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The Weekly Banner. E8TABLI8HED 1832. > 1 ATHENS, GAl FRIDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 24, 1911. $1.00 YEAR THREE TRAIN R0C2SS- HAVE BEEN ARRESTED One bad $600 in Coin upon bis Person; Confessed to Complicity in tbe Deed; Refused to Give Names of the Others Implicated; Arrest Was Made Near Dahlonega. By 8. P. Bicker*. (Special to The Banner.) Gainesville, Ga., Feb. 22.—Three men who are suspected of being mem bers of the gang which held np South ern through train No. 12 on the morning of Saturday, Feb. IStb, near White 8ulphur station, have been ar rested near Dahlonega. Detective T. N. Hanie, of the Southern Railway's special agent force, left tonight for the Gold City of I.umpkln, to bring the three prisoners back to Gaines ville to place them in jail here. He will return to Gainesville by noon Thursday. One of the prisoners now In the Jal' and under guard at Dahlonega Is John Luck. He Is not known In Dah lonega or in Gainesville, but Is be lieved to be a native of this section of the state. The two companions refused to give their names. One Is evidently a foreigner and la appar ently a tramp. The other also has evidences of being .a transient. Luck Had Money, Luck had on his person a package containing 1600 in gold and silver. lonega and had taken a meal at one of the eating houses there. They were suspected by the officers and the voluntary posse which was on the search for the robbers. This morning at an early, hour they were located In a vacant shanty about two mites north of Dahfbnega and the sheriff and the exsheriff quietly slip ped upon them as they slept. The two stole into tbe cabin and slipped the hand cuffs on the wrists of Luck while he was asleep. The other two men were arrested a little later. The sheriff and the ex-sheriff had a per sonal difficulty over a dispute be tween them as to which actually made tbe arrest—each claiming the honor of having locked the handcuffs on the sleeping man. Officers’ Th*ory. It Is the generally Accepted theory here among the officers that two ex perienced bandits led the party of five that held up the (train Saturday morning. That they picked up tbe three others as helpers and while they did tbe actual work of blowing open one safe and attempted to break tbe A which was being aent by expresi from 1 larger one the three others were used Mobile to a northern point. Luck practically confessed to bis part In the affair. He refused to give any facts, however, about his companions —either the two who were arrested with him, or the two who escaped. Officer* Fa If Out. The arrest was made by Sheriff Sergent, of Lumpkin county, who was accompanied by Former Sheriff Jas. Davis, better known In tbe mountain country as "Cussing'' Jim Davis. Tbe three men bad passed through Dab- to guard tbe train crew and watch for danger. It is believed that the three were given a part of the loot, probably as much as two thousand dollars among them, and were left to make their way across the mountain ous country, with which at least one of them seems to have been familiar. It is thought that the two experts either got away on the very train they had held up or caught a train nearby and are likely thouaands of miles away by this .time. WITH MODE THAN HALF THE TIME GOHE PdSTOffHit AOBIWHHOT HALF COMPLETED With considerably more than half ment and the Inspector has^turned the contract time already past the work on the additions being erected to the post office and federal court rooms In this city have not been nearly half completed. The construction company has been pushing the work ns rapidly as possi ble. But the government Inspector has been getting In bis careful work also—and there the secret of the slow progress Is explained. It Is stated that the concerns which bare been ■ending materials to tbe contractors have In some manner shipped quite a good deal of material which doe» not come up to the specifications requir ed by the careful rulpi of the govern- down a great deal of^it—especially terra cotta. It Is estimated that he has refused more than $5.00$ worth of material aa being unfit according to his judgment and Instructions, one dsy. It Is alleged, he turned down about 1400 worth of mnterlal. The construction company Is under contract to complete the additions to the building by May of this yeart—the work was begun last June, They are under contract to forfeit $40 a day for all the time required to complete the Job beyond the limit fixed In May. The company is doing all that they can do, so they state, and have had three superintendents on the Job. MARKET WAS ROBBED BF LOTS Of MEAT Burglar Gains Entrance Through * a Screen Door and Took Also a Shotgun. At an early hour yesterday morning the market of Russell Tilton on West Broad street, corner of Chase, near Lucy Cobb Institute, was entered and burglarized of a quantity of goods. The burglar effected an entrance Into the market place by cutting the wire netting from the screen door In front of the place. The articles missing are two and a half hams, a shoulder, a lot of sausage, one shot gun, and several other small articles. There Is no clew aa yet to the burglar’s Identity. GOVERNOR REVIW8 PARADE. Charleston, S. C„ Feb. 22.—'Wash ington's birthday was observed In Charleston by the suspension of all official business and tbe closing of banks and public offices. The chief feature of the celebration was a pa rade of the Third Regiment, National Guard of South Carolina, which wai reviewed by Governor Blense and hli staff. ' CHARLES FRANCIS ADAMS THE SPEAKER. Washington, D. C., Feb. 22—Charles Francis Adams of Massachusetts was the principal speaker this morning at the winter convocation of George Washington University. Tbe exer cises were held In the new Masonic Temple and Included tbe confering of degrees upon nearly one hundred students of the university. Washington's birthday pssasd and we did not see a single cherry. ATHENS GIRL WINS PRIZE IN NEW YORK Miss Louise Towns Wins Splen did Prize and Unusual Dis tinction in Big City. Mias Louise Towns, of Athens, was yesterday awarded a prize of $100 In gold for excellence in her work as a first year student In the Mount Sinai hospital at Mount Sinai, N. Y., win ning the prize—the only one offered —over a large class who are studying the three years' trained nurse course at that famous old hospital. Mlsa Towna resigned her position In tbe public schools of this city last summer after doing most satisfactory work In the schools as a teacher, to enter the hospital for a course m nursing. She matriculated last Sep tember at Mount Sinai. She Is a daughter of Mrs. Alice Towns of this city and has hundreds of friends here who will learn with pleasure of the distinction she hss won by distin guished proficiency. BILL NYE MEMORIAL DAY. Raleigh, N. C., Feb. 22.—Today was set aside In the public schools and colleges or North Carolina for the holding of exercises in memory of the late Edgar William Nye, the famous humorist, who was a native of this atate. The object of the observance waa to arouie public Interest In the movement for the erection of a "Bill Nye” memorial building at the Stone wall. Jackson Manual Training School. And now they say that government spies are alwaye on duty watching every movement of the employes of the Atlanta postoffice. Well, if the employes srs doing their duty, what ebould they care If half a hundred aplae wore watching them? Good Women of Athens Will Revive Society For Prevention of Cruelty To Animals. The god ladies of Athena will soon have the local society for the preven tion of cruelty to animals reorganiz ed, rejuvenated, and ready for a cam paign of much needed work In this city. It baa ben brought to the notice of many Intereated citizens of late that the state and city laws regarding "care of our dumb friends" have been violated time and again. The past few cold nights have em phasized the need for activity in see ing to It that the laws are enforced. There have been many horses attach ed to public vehicles which have stood for hours In the biting wind without blankets and have actually suffered. There have ben several cares of 1st* reported to the members of the so ciety of teams overloaded, animals driven almost to the point of exhaus tion, of animals underfed and over worked, of cruel beatings administer ed to patient draft-animals. The society will be re-organized and there will be a systematic campaign to see that the wanton cruel treat ment of these faithful dumb servants of humanity Is stopped. The city and county authorities are squarely with the society in th« ef fort to discover all caies of offense against the law In this respect and they will do their best to bring guilty parties to justice. [ One Louisiana Boy Made 138 Bushels of Corn on One Acre Third Day of City Court Was Consumed in the Hearing of This Dam* age Suit. FOR THE6AME Much Interest is Being Taken in the Basket Bail Game With Atlanta Friday. The occasion of the basket ball game tomorrow evening at th« Y. M. C. A. In this city between the Inter mediates of tbe local association and the Boys' High School, of Atlanta, promises to be not only nn event of much Interest to those wbo are partial to the sport itself, but equally as In teresting and delightful social occa sion. The following sponsors have been named for the game Friday evening: For the Roys' High School: Misses Sarah Mell and Josephine Wilkins with Messrs. Fleetwood I-anler and John Strickland. For the Y. M. C. A. Intermediates Misses Miriam Haaelton and Marlon Nicholson with Messrs. John Nichol son and Edward Dorsey, SEARCH FOR SPOONS OISnOlfEREO CLOTHES Woman Was Found With Cloak and Dress Upon Her Which Were Stolen Long Ago. In a search for a set of silver spoons which were stolen from the home of Mrs. Dye the local police force yesterday found the basis for two other cases of stealing. Millie Ann King, the negro woman wbo has been known to tbe police for some time, having been before the courts on various offenses, was the suspect. She bad worked for Mrs. Dye and the theft of the spoons was laid to her charge. In the search of her home for the silver ware there were found articles of dress which their respec tive owners had misled for some time: a dress belonging to Mrs. Geo. Mayne, and a cloak belonging to Mrs Eldsell. Both garments were of fine texture and valued highly by the own ers. They had been worn considera bly by the negro woman. The spoons ere not found. The King woman was committed to the county jail to await a trial for larceny from the house. EMPLOYING PRINTERS MEET. Portland, Ore., Feb. 22.—The Pacific Coast Congress, the first gathering of Its kind to be held Jn this section cf the country, assembled In Portland to day and will remain in session until Friday. Tbe at- .ndance embraces many of the prominent employing printers of California, Utah, Washing ton, Oregon and Idaho. Tomorrow night the visitors are to be entertain ed at an elaborate banquet to be given by the Portland Commercial Club. Scores are now making returns of their personal taxes to tbs city clerk. The city clerk ha* been very busy for the past few days receiving tba re turns of tax-payers Yesterday was not a legal holiday as far as the city court of Athens was concerned. The steady grind went on all day. The entire day was taken up In the hearing of the last testimony In the cue of Dr. A. C. Holliday against the city of Athens. The third day of this trial brought to the stand the last bits of evidence Introduced by the plain tilt and all the evidence presented by the defendant. The argument will be begun this morning and the case will likely be decided by the Jury before the adjournment of the court this evening. Many Cases on Docktt. There are away more than a hun dred cases on the civil docket of the court which are open and may be heard at this sitting. Several crimi nal caeca are also on the docket and awaiting hearing. FAREWELL TO ELLEN TERRY. New York, Feb. 22.—Ellen Terry, who has Just completed her tour of America, will be enterained at a fare- well dinner by her friends at the Ho tel Astor tomorrow night. Many nota bles will speak at the dinner, among them Joseph H. Choate, Mrs. Patrick Campbell and Kate Douglas Wlggin. Miss Terry will sail for home Satur day. ATHENS MINISTERS PASTORAL VISITATION Chairman of the Ministers’ Union of This City Makes State* ment of Position. The following communication will be read with Interest by the church members of Athens: In Justice to tbs Pastors. In the Athena Banner of Wednes day morning *fqfe*rcd»Kin article headed. ''Pastoral Visits Not In Fav or with the Pastors," In which the statement was made that "at a recent meeting of the local association of ministers of the Athens evangelical churches the matter of pastoral vial tatlon was discussed nt length and It seemed to be the general consensus of opinion that the conditions In these days and in this part of the moral vineyard do not demand much visit Ing by the pastors—the visitation to be confined to cases of Illness and dls tress.” As chairman of the Ministers Union I wish to correct the erroneous Impression which this article would make upon the public mind. The Min Ister's Union mpets each Monday af ternoon in the First Presbyterian church, and after reading the minutes of previous meeting and giving atlen tlon to matters of a miscellaneous na lure the program of the afternoon 1s taken up. On Monday afternoon Rev. A. J. Smith gave an outline of his ser mon, which was placed before the Union for discussion, and then Rev Troy Beatty spoke on "Pastoral Vis Ration,” after which four ministers entered Into the discussion of ths address of Mr. Beatty, two of whom said they felt they were called pr'each and not to devote unnecessary time to pastoral visitation, except In cues of Illness or distress: and tho other two magnified the necessity of pastoral work In connection with preaching. There are nearly thirty ministers in and around Athens, and about twenty-five are connected In some way with the work of the Union and It la nothing but lust to them that I make the statement ns to facts. Thanking you for giving me the space. I am faithfully yours. E. L. HILL. Chairman of Minister's Union. New Orleans, Feb. 22,—With the swing from cotton to corn, agrclultur- a] Louisiana has under gone a com plete metamorphosis, and with diver- silled farming has come a most re markable change In the temperament of the farming element. Two years ago the average farmer did not be- UeOe Louisiana soli would grow corn in paying quantities. This past year, many Louisiana farmers averaged more than 50 bushels of corn to the acre on land that had never before produced 20 bushels to the acre. Mod- ern cultural methods, superinduced by the ravages of the cotton boll weevil, were responsible for the Increase In corn production. As a result, the far mers of Louisiana for the first time in their lives are now flocking by the thousands to hear the far mlecturers that are appearing In the little towns at the instigation of the state agricul tural department and the various rail roads. and modern farmers are rapidly being created out of men, who a brlet while ago. turned up their noses nt what they termed "new fangled” Ideas. Reports just received by V. I,. Roy, United States corn expert stationed at Baton Rouge, show that Stephen G. Henry, a seventeen year old boy, of Melrose, Natchitoches Parish, Loulsi- ana, won first prize at the National Corn Show held at Columbus, Ohio a few weeks ago, in competition with more than forty-six thousand boys, for the best all round record as to yield, report of profits, quality of corn and essay on corn growing. He cultivat ed nine acres, and made 138 bushels on less than one acre at a cost or 1-2 cents per bushel. During the past season, young Henry also won first prize st the Natchitoches Parish fair, a gold watch offered by Governor J. Y. Sanders, and several premiums at the Louisiana State fair at Shreve. port. In addition, he won a trip to Washington, and In an address on corn growing before tbe committee on agriculture of the house of represen tatives attracted much favorable com ment. At the Columbus Corn Show he won a $500 automobile. He Is now at school at Port Glbion, Miss., on money he made by growing corn, and Is preparing to take an agricultural course at the Louisiana state univers ity. He expects to be a farmer. Young Henry, while a remarkable youth In many ways, Is only one of a number of Louisiana boys who, un der the guidance of Profeasor Roy, in competition raised more than 109 bushels of corn per acre last summer. This Is a state which two years ago was considered capable of producing enough corn for the feeding of its own cattle and stock well Illustrates the rapidity with which new meth ods have replaced the old methods of farming In Louisiana. At the annual banquet of the New Orleans Credit Men's Association here the other night, O. W. Crawford, a corn expert of the northwest, assert ed that within live years Louisiana would annually produce more corn than Is now produced by any state In the Union. Friday, at Rustor,. La., during the course of a farmers' meeting attend ed by some fire thousand farmers, one of the lecturers accompanying Prof. Roy, who is attached to the Rock Is land Hog and Corn special train on Its tour through agricultural Louisi ana, asserted that, because of ellmntle conditions and the rapid increase In the production of corn that Is annually taking place In Louisiana, this state Is now In position to produce more bogs of high quality than is Illinois. In a talk before the members of the Louisiana Development League s few days ago, Secretary Graves of that organization asserted that within five years -1.000,000 acres In the shape of drained alluvial prairies, would he added to the cultivated area Immedi ately adjoining New Orleans, every acre of which will produce 50 bushels of corn tinder broadcast sowing. An other member asserted that within that lime nearly all of the great plan tations estates In Louisiana will have been cut up Into small farms and set tled by thrifty farmers from the north and west, and cited the fact that with in the past four months some 450 such families have purchased subdivided traets of this character In Louisians, and declared that the movement has only just begun. Pete Daly Says Georgia Will Have Some Team This Year MEDIC8 MEET IN RALEIGH. Raleigh, N. C„ Feb. 22—Many prom inent physicians and surgeon* of Vir ginia and the two Carolina* are at tending the annual convention of the Tri-State Medical Society In session here. Dr. Joseph A. White of Rich mond called the gathering to order this morning and Governor Kltchln delivered an address of welcome. The reading of papers and the discussion of professional questions will keep the medical men busy over tomorrow. LaGrlppe Coughs. Strain and weaken the system and If not checked may develop Into pneu monia. No danger of this when Foley’s Honey and Tar Is taken promptly. It Is s reliable family med icine for all coughs and colds, and quickly snd effectively In cases or croup. Hefuse substitutes. For sal* by all druggfsta. X Pete Daley has a piece in the paper. Tbe paper la the Journal,' an after noon news-shett published at Atlanta, Ga. The piece Is about Frank Ander son's bunch of diamonders. Therefore and also ergo—his piece will be read with interest by every Athenian: Her* Is It. Baseball practice at the University of Georgia is on In dead earnest now. Every afternoon Coach Frank Ander son has about 65 ambitious candidates for tile 'Varsity on the field, and If “prospects" count for anything, the glorious old Red and Black bids to wave In triumph over all again this spring just as It did In 1908. Never hsve all supporters of Geor. gia had more cause for a feeling of satisfaction than they have now—for the old-time spirit of winning, brought back with the advent of Coaches An derson and Cunningham, Is on the campus again. Georgia even during tbe years when athletics was at a low ebb, was a bard team to beat at any time, and now that we have again come Into our own, we feel that the Red and Black must wave blgbeat. Of last year's great 'Varsity all are back with the exception of Luca*, catcher: Tabor, liras base: McWhor ter, H-, pitcher: Twltty, third base, and Boggs, utility man. But could you find a better nucleus around which to build a new team than the two Thompson brothers, Brannen, Brooks, Captain Bartlett, Ginn, Felker, Marlon Allen and almost all of the second team? Just think, four last year’s all-Southern men In thla bunch already. But we are especially proud of our new material. There Is "Bob" Mc Whorter, who Is just as brilliant a per- former on the diamond as on the grid iron. They say that pitchers turn pale when they see him standing at the plate. And there Is another Ginn, the brother of the best right fielder Ir the south last year, who comes with as great a “rep” as his brother. Down In the section where he came from he Is noted for his ability to bat, field, throw and run bases. Creekmore, who was captain of his prep school team, Is trying out for the Infield. So Is Johnson, from the Atlanta B. H. S.: Mitchell, of the Dahlonega team; "Kid" Woodruff, J cesa. Gentlemen, we are Mocarato, an Italian, who stabs any-; have some team. thing knocked within a mile of short. Chin,'a Clflnamsfi. r\o Is-consid ered already a regular "yellow peril" by ambitious youngsters striving for an infield position: Lncas, last year's big guard, and others. Coach Anderson Is trying out Cap tain Bartlett at first base. F-or new catchers we have Bowden, Hay and Feacock trying out. For outfield. Bob McWhorter, young Ginn, Williams of Riverside, Knight from Gordon, and Cliff Hatcher and two promising new pitchers are McDaniel, a southpaw, and English from Emory. There are numbers of new men try. ing for each position on tho team, and most all of them look good. There are dark horses galore, and no man ran rest assured that his place Is cinched, for In the first place Coach Anderson would not tolerate -such z spirit and again the wealth of ml terial Is enough to keep them all on tbe jump. Our last year's pitchers, Thompson and Brannen. are already In great shape. Thompson Is going to work so hard that he will be aa lean as a fox by the time the season opens. His little” brother Is again displaying all his old lime pepper and ginger. Watch him make a great name for himself. Shorty Brooks, at second, Is anxious to show up Lajole, Collins and Ever* this spring, and he may do It—you r.ever can tell. "Kid" Brannen, the little man who pitched such wonderful ball against Tech last year, is back on the job, tetter than ever.- Captain Bartlett will be right there again this spring with his timely hit*. The beauty about a team coached by Frank An derson is the good, clean hitting they He seems to be able to Instil In them his old-time ability to hit hard and in a timely fashion. Supporters of the Red and Black everywhere have a feeling of confl uence with Frank Anderson at the helm, for if there Is one man In the world who loves to see Georgia win It Is Frank, who has broken up many a game on Herty Field. He has the knack of coaching successfully, an ac complishment possessed by few. This year the material and Frank are both with us and there is no reason why the season shouldn't be a howling sue- golng to PROMINENT ODD FELLOW Bad Cmb of Catarrh and Othar Complications. Fully Ra* • stored by Panins. Mr. Cha«. L. Sauer, Grand Scribe, Grand Encampment L O. O. F.. of Texas, writes from San An- tonJo, Texas; “Nearly two years ago I accepted a position as secretary and t r e A surer of one of the leading dry goods estab lishments o f Gal ves ton, Texas. The sudden change from a high and dry altitude to sea level proved too much for me and I became afflicted with ca tarrh and cold In the head, and general debility to such an extent as to almost incapacitate me for attending to my duties. “I was inducsd to try Perune, and after taking’ several bottles In small doses I am pleased to say I was entire ly restored to my former nonnal condi tion and have ever since recommended the use of Peruna to my friends." INSURANCE C0MMIS- MISSIONER REPLACED Deposed Commissioner Will Be Succeeded by G. Thomas Taylor io Office. Mr. Chas. L. Sauer. Nashville, Tenn., Feb. 22.—Today Insurance Commissioner Reau E. Folk, defeated for re-election as s re buke for his political "Irregularity." will be succeeded by G. Thomas Tsy lor and will, It Is reported, take up a position of great financial responsibil ity- As insurance commissioner Mr. Folk won distinction by his efforts for a uniform fraternal Insurance bill. The adoption by the National Conven tion of Insurance Commissioners at .Mobile In September of such a meas ure, which tbs fraternal federation, later endorsed and now are support ing In the legislatures, was in s large measure due lo his work as chairman of the fraternal committee of the In surance commissioners' convention. This has made him a national figure In the Insurance world. Many reform Insurance laws havs been adopted In his state during his ten years of ser vice and aa result Tennessee 1> re garded In the forefront on ndraneed Insurance legislation. The defeat of Commissioner Folk before the Tennessee general assem bly was the one great surprise of the present session of the legislature, snd was accomplished by combination of "regular" democrats snd republican members. OKLAHOMA TEACHERS MEET. Muskogee, Okie., Feb. 22,—Okla homa school teachers took Muskogee by storm today and practically every accommodation In the city Is taxed to provide places for them. It Is quit* certain that a record-breaking at tendance will be on hand whan tbe annual convention of the State Teach ers' Association begini Its real work tomorow. The program is the best ever prepared for & meeting of tbe association. Heading the list of speak ers from outside the state are Dr. A. E. IVinship of Boston and President P. P. Claxton of the University of Tennessee. Fall* Victim to Thieves. 3. W. Bends, of Coal City, Ala., baa a justifiable grievance. Two thieves stole his health for twslrs years. They were a liver and kidney trou ble. Then Dr. King's. New Life Pills throttled them. Ha’s well now. Un rivaled for Constipation, Malaria, Headache, Dyspepsia. 25c. W. J. Smith A Bro„ and H. R. Palmer A Son. BISHOP CONSECRATED. Leavenworth, aKs„ Feb, 22,—With ell the splendor of the Roman Cath olic ritual, the Rev. Father John Ward, pastor of St. Mary's church, Kansas City,- Kas„ was consecrated blehop of Leavenworth In the cathe dral here today. Mgr. Diomede Pal- conlo, the papal delegate at Wash ington., waa the consecrator, assisted by Archbishop Glennon of St. Louis, Bishop Lllllas of Kansas City and numerous other prelates. The new bishop It a native of Ohio, but has been connected with the church In Kanes* since his ordination to the priesthood In 1884, EDUCATORS AT MOBILE. Mobile, Alt., Feb. 22.—Noted edu cators from every part of the country arrived In Mobile today to tak* part in the annual convention of th* de partment of superintendent! of the National Education Association. The sessions will begin tomorrow snd con tinue until the end of the week. Pneumonia Follow* a Cold But never folowa the use of Foley’s Honey and Tar, which checks th* congh snd expels the cold. M. Stock- well, Hannibal, Mo., says: "It beats all th* remedle* I ever used. I con tracted a bad cold and cough and waa threatened with pneumonia. Os* bot tle of Fotej's Honey ssd Tar com pletely cured me” No opiates, just a reliable household medlcla*. 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