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. 'j The c *r* Slip, iUor ESTABLISHED 1832. Co u THE BANNER, FRIDAY MORNING, APRIL 7, 1911. Ordinance Passed Last Nigh I by City Council Regulating the Speed of Machines. In order that the public In ceneral may become perfectly familiar with the ordinance passed last night by the mayor and council regulating the speed of automobiles, by action of council, it was ordered that the fol lowing ordinance be Jmblished for several day,: AN ORDINANCE To amend an ordinance entitled an ordinance to regulate the speed of automobiles and other like vehicles In the city of Athens, passed by the mayor and council of said city on the nth day of May, 1909, so as to de crease the speed limtis for said ma- chines and for other purposes. Be It ordained by the mayor and council of the city of Athens, and It Is hereby ordained by authority of the same, that an ordinance passed by said mayor and council on 6th day of May, 1909, entitled an ordinance to regulate the speed of automobiles, motor cars, motor cycles and other vehicles of like character, and for other purposes, be and the same is hereby amended; as follows: That section one of said ordinance he, and the same Is hereby stricken and In lieu thereof the following be substituted: ^ Section 1. Be it ordained by the mayor and council of the city of Ath ens and It Is hereby ordained by au thority of the same, that It shall be unlawful for any person to drive, run or operate any automobile, motor car, motor cycle or other vehicle of like character, propelled by any power generated from .gasoline, naptha, ker osene or other oils or substances, or by electricity over any of the streets of the city, of Athens, which lie with in the fire limits of said city, at a greater speed than ten (10) miles per hour; nor on any of the streets of said city which lie without the fire limits of said city at a greater speed than fifteen (16) miles per hour and that In turning all curves or corners of streets, and across street cross ings or Intersections, the speed of all machines or vehicles hereinbefore mentioned, shall be reduced so as to pass around such curves or comers of streets, and across and over said street crossings at a rate - * of speed not greater than one-half the speed limit allowed on the streets over which the machine or vehicle may bo passing: that Is to say, five (6) miles within the fire limits and seven and one-half (7 1-2) miles without the fire limits. That any person who shall exceed the speed limit or limits as herein prescribed, shall be guilty of negligence and punished as pre scribed In section 299 of the City Code of Athens. Be It further ordained that all or dinances and parts of ordinances In conflict herewith be, and the same are hereby repealed. Last Night City Fathers Had Their Hands Full of Propositions and Transacted Much Business; School Budget Adopted by Finance Com mute Amounts to Thirty-five Thousand. The mayor and council held a busy session last night which was the reg ular meeting for the month of April. Many petitions w r ere read and a num ber of citizens were present inter ested in various matters coming up before the council. Mr. A. H. Hodgson was present and requested the council to cause all deeds held by the city for property formerly belonging to the Athens Park and Improvement company, se cured from tax sales be canceled. Some years since, a number of lots were bid In by the city marshal at tax sale, but since that time It Is al leged that the receivers for the com pany paid off all tax fl fas, but In some way the records at the court house were not canopied. Many of the lots have bren purchased by citi zens since that time and Improve ments have been made, and In order that no complications might arise In the future, Mr. Hodgson asked that the records showing the property as belonging to the city be canceled. The matter was referred to the public property committee to Investigate and report back to the council. Mr. W. A. Mallory presented a bill against the city for fifty dollars for part in-n t which has been figured out on a very close economical basis. The increased appropriation does not com mence, however, until the first of Sep tember, the beginning of the school year. Mr, Magtll submitted a proposition for the grading of Hampton avenue, the cost to be six hundred dollars, the city's part not to exceed two hun dred dollars. As this Is an Improve ment which has teen desirable for many years and more especially now that the development has been made so much pioperty In that section of the city, the council thought well of the proposition and adopted the report of the street committee rec ommending the expenditure dt two hundred dollars. The street committee reported far- otable on the acceptance of the ex tension of MUIedge to Natahala av enue. provided the property owners donate the right of way. For many years the street sweep ings and the manure from the city stables has been sold to the highest bidder, but from now on tbo council has directed that all sweepings and- manure from the stables be carried services rendered In the purchase of t0 ,he P™Perty of the city on the PASSED BY COUNCIL Atlanta Council Will Have Whiskey Shipments Report ed to Police Hereafter. • (Special to The Banner.) Atlanta, Ga., April 6.—By a big vote this afternoon the city council of At lanta passed the ordinance which re quires the express companies doing business 1n Atlanta to make a report each day to the police of the city of all shipments of whiskey received In the city of Atlanta. The fight has been warm on this question and the ordinance will most certainly be at tacked when Its operation Is attempt ed In force. Club* Appeal from Council. The .Union and Mechanic club, ( a social club which was recently put under the ban by the council and whoae license was revoked, today went before Judge George Bell and secured temporary injunction against the city on tire grounds that the city had set up an ordinance which con tradicts the state la# with reference to lockers. The hearing for perma nent Injunction has been set for April 15th. lot for the East Athens school build ing In 1908. The matter was dis cussed by members of the council pro and con. and on motion of Al derman Woods, the matter was re ferred to the finance committee. A petition from a number of citi zens aaklng that hitching on Jack- eon itreet between Fulton atreet and Baldwin street he prohibited. The matter was discussed and on motion, was referred to the street and finance committees. The ladles of the Civic club ex tended an invitation Jo the mayor and council to meet with- the members of the club this evening at eight o'clock at the residence of Mis. E. R. Hodg son, Jr. On motion the invitation was accepted and ordered spread on the minutes of the council.. number of petitions for street lights were read and referred to the light committee. petition from the R. L. Moss Manufacturing company for a fire alarm box to be Installed near their plant at the Intersection of Cleveland avenue and the tracks of tbo South ern Railway company, was read and referred to the fire alarm committee. Mr. W. L. Smith, a member of the fire department, filed bis resignation, was accepted by the council and on motion Mr.-J. M| Edmondson, super numerary, was unanimously elected to fill the vacancy. Mr. Smith has been connected with the department for a number of years and haa made a most valuable mem ber of the department. The finance committee recommend ed the adoption of the budget as sub mitted by the board of education. The amount asked for this year Is thirty- fivo thousand dollrrs which, Is an in crease over last year of four thousand and five hundred dollars. On account of the growth of the schools, the ap propriation as made by council will barely carry the expenses of that de- Boulevard, where several acres of land arc now under cultivation. In a short while the council will commence the erection of a stockade on the city’s property and all convicts will be kept there, Instead of the city prison. Plans are now being prepared by City Engineer Barnett and work will be commenced on some of the buildings within the next few weeks. The stables will be erected at once, as the property now used for that purpose has been sold by the city "to Messrs. A. H. Dadlson and J. T. An derson. and the agreement calls for vacating within ninety days. New uniforms have been ordered for the police, to be paid for by the off kefs, but helmets will be furnished by the city, remaining the property of the city and to be worn only by officers while In service. In case of n alguatlon or removal, the helmet in to be kept In the possession of the city. The opening of King street was brought to the attention of the coun ell by the street committee and an ordinance was read for the first time providing for condemnation proceed ings and the appointment of assess- ora. Some time since deeds were given to the city providing for the opening of the street, but since that time complication! have arisen and It now becomes necessary to enter proceedings In order to secure the opening of the street. The ordinance goes over until the next meeting, when It will come for final passage, The Union and Mechanics club, a (colored) charged with keeping whis key on hand for sale, wss called, but on account of the absence of an Im portant witness in the case for the city, the case was carried over until a subsequent melting of the council. On motion, council adjourned after a session of several hours. MM MET In Interest of the "Home Boys" of Athens women Meet at the Local Y. M. C. A. COCA COLA CASE WON BY COCO COLA CO. I.lttle Judge Corrigan I* stirring things up In little old New York. He says that Mayor Oaynor Is to blame for the city being overrun with crooks and thugs and ye.igmen and all the claiaet of criminals who have caused a wave of lawlessness In Gotham for tbs past month or mors. After Six Weeks Fighl in Fed eral Court the Defendant Company Wins Out. In the hearing of the. Coca Cola company In the federal court at Chat tanooga the decision yesterday after noon was in favor of the defendant company. Manager L. C. Brown of the Coca Cola company of .Athena yesterday received the news* that this decision was reached—the dispatches stating that the company had won on every count. The government has appealed the case to the court at Cincinnati. , The case has attracted wide atten tion and consumed six weeks. There were forty barrels and twenty kegs of Coca cola syrup tried under a libel instituted'by the government.' It was charged that the ayrup was not what Its name Indicated, that the drink contained caffeine, a poison, and toms other charges. SQPHIQRE DEBATERS FOR PHI KAPPAS Men Named from Sophmore ■j Class to Represent Pbi Kap pa Literary Society. The sophomore debaters for ths Phi Ksppa Literary society of the University of Georgia were yesterday announced after a moat hotly contest- ed competition Injrhlch a larger num ber of the members took part than on any former occasion. The success ful contestants were Messrs. R. Hill Freeman of Newnsn, Edgar B. Dun lap of Gainesville and Edward Mor- ganstern of Atlanta. Tbo Demos- thenians who will represent the so phomore class In this commencement debate will be Selected tomorrow, Saturday. There are many trying for the places from that society else. Thd large and representative gath ering of mothers and other interested women of Athens who met at the Young! Men’s Christian association building yesterday afternoon guests of the Lacjies* auxiliary, to Bee at first hand the jvork of the boys' department and tg hear the address of Miss Parrish on the adolescent boy and the relationship of the asso ciation to his development, were, not only deeply Interested, but gave vol untary evidences of making the move ment to employ an assistant secre tary who will have full charge of the boys’ work a success. Over 60 women were present. The work of the 40-odd boys on the gym nasium floor .under the leadership of Mr. Peacock, gave to the assembled guests an Idea of the great value this work sustains to the growing youth Games of individual effort and of co operative team effort were played; a short drill and a few Innings of In door baseball completed the exer cises In the gymnasium. V The address of Mis Parrish wras of great value. Every woman Ir. Ath er.s would have been the wiser by having heard It She brought out clearly the great eplrltual and phy sical changes which tage place at this formative period; the necessity on the part of the boy to have vital con tact of an educative and uplifting in fluence with men and an organization adequate to meet his needs. Shp then showed how the association had Ihe knowledge and the ability and the fact that Its Work was planned to be to the boy jri this time what he needed, Her plea was for not only means to employ another secretary, but for a new modern ujdo-date building that would be an efficient working tool In the making of noble manhood. The general secretary then gave an outline of the present situation. The necessity for employing a full time sjcretajy. .!%,*!r. Peacock, the present part-time secretary, grsdu ales In June. Although there were no subscrip tions called for, as there was no de sire to unduly influence those present, one |100 subscription by an unknown friend and a 126, with seVeral sub scriptions on the monthly basis, were announced. Delightful refreshments „ were served and a social-good time en joyed. A spirit of determination to give "our own-boys’’ an adequat<f*opportu- nlty for full development Into a strong manhood under the best and ablest supervision and modern equip ment was the result reached in the hearts and minds of the noble body of women present. MR. IV. D. CAPITAL NEWS Many Items of State In' terest as Chronicled by Banner’s Atlanta Correspondent. Stripling Hearing. • Atlanta, April 6.—Fully 300 people were gathered in the sepate chamber at the capitol this morning at 8:30 clock when the state prison commis sion began the hearing of the petition for pardon of Thomas Edgar Strip ling, of Harris county, the convicted murderer who escaped from Georgia years ago and became chief of police in Danville, Va. Relatives and members of the fara lly of Stripling are present as well as relatives -and sympathizers witb the family of IV. J. Cornett, the man who wag killed. The crowd Includes hundred or more visitors from Har ris, .Muscogee and Dougherty coun ties, while people are here from Dan vllle and Washington, D. C. ^The Washington baseball team is among* the spectators. Indications are that by noon the senate chamber will be literally packed. Stripling himself, is of course not present. Many people were disap pointed by this, but It was never the Intention to have him here. He represented by Attorney T. T. Miller, of Columbus, and other distinguish ed counsel. The Cornett family, opposing the pardon, are represented by Attorneys Cameron of Columbus, and Isaac Oakes, of Lawrenceville. The weighty petitions, hundreds of them, both fbr and against the pardon of Striping? were firs?" offered in evl dence and discussed. The reading of them did not consume much time, as their contents were all more or leas familiar to the members of the board. No petition for pdfdon has ever created as much excitement not only In Georgia but throughout the entire south as this. Opinions everywhere honestly differ as to whether Strip ling should be pardoned or not. At lanta seems pretty evenly divided, The present opinion as to the out come seems to be that the board will likely recommend a full pardon, but that Governor Brown" Will not sanc tion It; that the governor will either refuse any clemency whatever, matter what the board does, or that he will agree only to a commutation of the sentence to a short term. This however Is only speculation. If the board recommends the pardon, rela tives of Stripling hope that even in the event Governor Brown turn* the recommendation down. Governor-elect Smith will free the prisoner when hff succeeds to the chair. ElET FOR GRADING ROAD Atlanta and Carolina Railway Co.,’ Will Be Built. Grading Commence Soon. Taken III Yesterday Evening at Six and Died From Paraly sis at Ten P. M. The "black right hand" for the at torney general of the nation will not somehow suit the people of the south very well—despite the fact that-be Is from Boston and waa a famous foot ball player at a white university. Mr. W. D. Arthur, a prominent cltl- zen of the city, aged stxty-two.yeare, died unexpectedly last night at bis home on Lumpkin street, after being ill only a few hours. Hlsedeath was a clear result of a stroke of paralysis. Mr. Arthur was apparently as well as ever up to 5 o'clock yesterday even ing, when be was complaining of not feeling quite well. Ha refused to have a doctor called for some time, but when Dr. Dillard waa dolled to see him a little after 6 o'clock It was apparent that be was auffering from rapidly developing stroke of paraly sis. He died a few minutes after 10 'dock. * * Mr. Arthur Is survived by his wife and seven children. Tbe children are Mrs. M. A. Andrews of Watkinsrille, Mr. W. O. Arthur, Mrs. George Jack- son. Mrs. Lem Edwards, N. 8. Ar thur, Miss Mina Arthur and Preston Arthur. The funeral apd burial will occur Saturday afternoon at *:30 at Watkinsvllle. He was a good m\n and a good cit izen and many friends will mourn his death at a peculiar personal lots. Stores sympathise deeply with the family In the bereavement which ba* come to them. Muncle, Indiana, ban gone White Sulphur Springs, Ga., one better; Just one lone bandit bad held up a train In that country with one hand—rifled the pockets of all the pateageri. too. Bill Miner will Save to come again. Showsr of 8sa-Fowls. Atlanta, April 6.—Riding on tho wings of tbe wind, borne upon the bosom of the whirling storm-clouds, a whole flock of helplese sea-fowl tum bled out of the skies Into Atlanta's streets during the torrential vjlown pour last night. Some of them were killed by strklng the earth; others were not hurt; they are queer looking birds, shaped like ducks, but slightly smaller, with tiny, helpless wings, and big web-feet with strong muscled feet. None of them can fly for any distance. They waddle helplessly on tbe ground, but in the water are active as eels. How any of them got up In tbe clouds Is a mystery, unless they were actually sucked up In a water spout. Negroes have tried to eat some of the birds which fell like manna, but found them to Bb of a disagreeable Ashy odor. More than 200 of them, living and dead, were picked up out Peachtree road. It will be of interest to the people of this city' to know that the con struction of the Atlanta dc Carolina Railway, Is now practically an as sured fact. During the last week Mr. M. Mason, president and general man ager took a trip over the line from Atlanta to Augusta, Georgia, with a party of contractors and financiers, showing them the route, as well as the possibilities of business from an operating standpoint. Upon his return to Atlanta he en tered Into a contract with contractors of the party, Messrs. Adams & Sturm, of Columbus, Ohio, for the grading of the entire line from Atlanta to Au gusta, the work on tbe first section from -Atlanta to Conyers to begin at once or as soon as grading forces can he gotten on the ground. The next section will be started at the earliest possible moment and Mr. Mason states that If the people along the line will lend him their co-opera tion there Is no reason why the en tire line should not be tinder con struction within the present year. The company has Already laid about three miles of track and the work of construction Is going on as fast as material ran be had. The work of track laying will be pushed as rapidly as the grading can be done and as soon ss the company gets a few miles completed, equipment will be sup plied and the operation of the line will begin. LIEUTENANT ATKINS UP FOR PROMOTION Will Go to Fort Striven at Sav- vannah for Examination On 13th of April. up a cemetery by the roots and cart It across-coiintry Into a new neigh borhood. They are going to hold a funeral with 200 cofflns In the proces sion, and start a new grave-yard—all in order that the real estate value of the old almshouse property may not be Impaired by the pretence there of the mortal remains of tbe poor souls who have died in that charitable In stitution during the past forty or fifty years. The cont&ct for digging up the 200 corpiet hssVbeen let to a leading lo cal undertaking firm. The actual la bor will be done by the county con victs. In cases where tbe old coinns have rotted away* the bones will be replaced In new wooden cofflni. Tbe dlgglngywlll begin this week. Fulton county hat only recently built one of the Duett equipped almshoueea In the world, on a splendid new site, and the old property is for sale. With the grave-yard only a short distance from tbe big bouse, however, It was difficult to find, any buyers. Now, af ter the bodies have been removed, and a crop of grass Is sown over the re-filled graves, the land will be put on the market again, and-It Is pre dicted It will bring a good price. 'The following from this week’s Red >dnd Black, the university weekly, will be of Interest to the many friends of Major Atkins, commandant of tha cadet corps of the university: ‘Lieut. J. A. Atkins, the command ant of cadets, has been ordered to Fort Scriven on the 13th of April, to stand an examination for promotion. After bis examination he will r’etnrn to Athena and again assume bis reg ular duties. "Lieutenant Atkins has been at Jhe university for two years. During that time he hat developed the military department In many ways. The pres ent batalllon Is one of the best In ths history of the university. “The cadet corps wishes Lieut. At- ' kins success in his examination, and wilt await the result with much eager- INSTITUTE TO PROMOTE PUBLIC PLAYGROUNDS, Row In Republican Camp. Atlanta, April A big fight Is on for supremacy In Georgia by tho two wings of the republican party, the "Lily-Whites" beaded by Henry S. Jackson, collector of Internal revenue, and the "Organized Republicans," as the faction Is called, headed by Wal ter S. Johnson, chairman of the state republican executive committee. The split between Jackson and Johnson Is of long standing. Jaokion was appointed to bis present office by President Taft without thf-en dorsement of Johnson or of Henry Blun, Jr., Savannah postmaster, and national committeeman. Jackson, who Is president of the "state league of Taft clubs, and who la alto vice president of the national republican league for Georgia, now wants to be made chairman of Ihe state executive committee In Johnson’s place, end the light will be on that Issue. It Is intimated Attorney Alex Akermsn, who la on the Johnson tide, may be a possible candidate for the chair. Moving Whole Cemetery. Atlanta. April 6.—The county offi ciate of Fulton are preparing to dig Courthouse to be Wrecked. Atlanta, April 8.—Within the next week or two tbe old county epurt- house will be wrecked, and tbe debris carted away to clear tbe site for tho new structure. How to raxe tha old building least expensively is the ques tion which now confronts the board of commissioner!. Everything from tear ing It down brick by brick, carefully preserving all the materials, to blow ing It up with dynamite and laving none, has been suggested. A middle course will likely be followed. The building will be torn down, piece meal, as rapidly as possible, and the debris will be sold for what it may bring. Fifty Families, Same Name. Atlanta, April 6.—One family of far- mere, Holmes by name, has recently contracted Tor a family telephone ex change, a line on which fifty families all the same name are connected, and no others allowed to "butt In.” The story which comes in good faith from one of the managers of the local Southern Bell office, beats anything in the south in the matter of tele phone contracts. John H. Holmes, who lives in the Knon church neighborhood, is the bead or the family, and he will hare charge of the exchange which will connect the 49 other branches. One branch family has eleven children, and the numerous offspring In oth ers show that there never haa been any tendency to race suicide among the Holmeses. Oiled Roads Fairly Successful. Atlanta, April 6.—The experiments of using oil on roads, as a binder and to keep down duit, tried out last year in Fulton county under U. 8. govern ment supervision, has proven fairly successful, and Peachtree Road, as well as some otithe other important thoroughfares, will he oiled again this spring. That the oil keeps down dust bat been unquestionably proven, while the local experts are now In clined to believe It makes the road better able to stand the terriffle wear end tear of tbe rapidly moving auto mobiles. Minneapolis, Minn., April 8.—Un der the auspices of the' Minneapolis Playground Commission, n three days’ Institute was opened here today for the discussion of plans to promote the playground movement in the large cities and towns of this section of the country. Illinois, Wisconsin, Iowa, Nebraska, Minnesota, Missouri and North and South Dakota hare sent delegates to the conference. George W. Balmer, Richmond, Va.; J. P. Brock, Atlanta, Ga.; John A. Culver, Atlanta, Ga.; C. J. Terrell, At lanta, Ga.; Dr. T. D. McDaniel, At lanta, Ga.; Miss Nina Ellentree, At lanta, Ga.; Edward F. Porter, Charles ton, S. Miss Jones, Atlanta, Gh.; H. A. McCall, Atlanta, Ga.; D. H. Johnson, Atlanta, Ga.; A. F. Patter son, Atlanta, Ga.; A. C. Cook, Rut ledge, Ga.; 8. A. Bond, Royaton, On.; Albert S. Johnson, Wlntervllle, On,; W. 8. Johns, Atlanta, Ga.; Col. J. W. Watts, Columbus, Ga.; Edward H. Bonhage, Baltimore; Md ;-J. E. Hay nes, Atlanta, Ga..; C. C. Steelman, Charlotte, N. C.; E. R. Rodenburg, Boat 8t. Louis, IIL; Lamar C. Rucker, Athena, Ga.; Gordon Knox, Atlanta, Oa.; Edward Maxwell, Lexington, Ga.; W. C. McCollum, Chicago, III. ■m COTTON STATES LEAGUE RACE is' ON. Jackson, Miss., April 8.—The race for tbe championship pennant of the Cotton States League began today with games scheduled In Hattiesburg, Yazoo City and Greenwood. The Jack- son team was programmed at the opponent of Yazoo City on the tet ter’s grounds, while Hattiesburg had the Meridian team as its gussts. Vicksburg lined up for tbs Initial con test against Woody Thornton’s play ers at Greenwood. The schedule pro vides for a season of 120 games, dos ing August 23. VIRGINIA Y. Ml C. A. Charlotesvllle, Va., April 8—For ths next three daxg delegates to the an nual convention of tho Virginia Young Men’s Christian Association will bs In session In this city. Each of the- clty, railroad and student branches of the organization Is entitled-to del egates, and all without exception are represented, so that tbe gathering to the largest of Its kind ever held In Virginia. Dr. Charles W. Kent of the University of Virginia, J. C, Moes of Lynchburg, J. A. Whitmore of the International committee. Rev. T. Clag- gett Skinner, D. D., of Roanoke, and Congressman Richmond P. Hobson are among the echeduled speakers. ROOSEVELT AT 8EATTLE. Seattle. Wash., April 6.—After spending the early forenoon In Taro- where he was enthusiastically received, Colonel Theodore Roosevelt arrived in Seattle this afternoon. He will remain here until tomorrow morning, when he will lenre for Spo kane. 'The local program provides for several features of entertainment. This afetrnoon the ex-preeldent de livered an address to the students of the University of Washington. MEETING OF RELIGIOUS EDUCATORS AT GREELEY Creehfi Colo., April 8.—Several hundred delegates, among them many well known divines and educators, gathered here today for the annual district convention of the Religious Educational Association. The terri tory represented it the meeting com prises Kansas, Colorado, Wyoming, Utah, New Mexico tad Arison*.