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THE BANNER, FRIDAY MORNINO, SEPTEMBER 22, 1911.
. on clidden tour
Athens Will Be Represented By Three
Machines Certainly, and Two More
Are to Enter Soon.—L. C. Brown
and Griffeth Co. Positively
Listed Yesterday.
(From Tuesday’s Banner.)
Athena Is to be well represented on
on the great (Bidden tour despite the
fact that she Is not situated directly
on the line of the National Highway
yet.
Mr. L. C. Brown of the Coca Cola
Company yesterday entered at Mitch
ell car he has Just purchased from
tt.e Orilfeth Implement Company of
Athens.
The Orilfeth Implement Co. also
entered a big Schacht car and will
make the trip.
Three cars comprise a team on tho
contest tour.
The third machine In the team will
be the car of the St. Elmo Massengah
advertising agency—the greatest ad
vertising agency In the South,
the Athens cars will be In mighty
good company.
Two other entries are expected In
a day or two—one by Mr. Varner and
another by Mr. Flatow.
The Journal had somewhat about
the Athens cars and the men who en
tered them last night as follows:
From the Journal.
Two new entries in the Glldden
came from Athens Monday, and are
the first to appear on the growing en
try list In credit to that city. With
tlielr entrance, another team to com
pete for the (Hidden trophy Is com
pleted.
L. C. Brown, of Athens, secretary-
treasurer and general manager of the
Athens Cpca Cola Bottling Company,
a member of the 1910 Journal-Herald
tour and one of the best sportsmen
In Georgia, has entered the 1911 Gild.
den as a member of the team with St.
Elmo Massengale, the Atlanta adver
tising man. Mr. Massengale's car, a
new Garford, was entered several
days ago.
Mr. Brown's entry covers a Mitchell,
model S, five-passenger car, a new
1912 model, close-counled body,
equipped with a six-cylinder motor of
50-horsepower and costing $2,250. He
purchased It through the Athens
agency, for the particular purpose of
entering It In the Glldden. It will be
delivered to him In New York direct
from the factory.
8econd-Athens Entrant.
The second entrant from Athens on
Monday la W. O. Orilfeth, head of the
Griffeth Implement Company, of that
city. His application covers a Schacht
car—a new machine In this part of
the country, though It has been on
the market for years and Is well
known In other sections, particularly
on the Pacific coast The Griffeth com
pany's Schacht Is a 4-cyllnder 40-
horsepower, 5-passenger car, made by
the Schacht Motor Company, of Cin
cinnati, and costing $1,750. It Is a
1912 model, and the brand new ma
chine will be delivered to Mr. Orilfeth
In New York direct from the factory.
Mr. Griffeth's car will be the third
member of the team, with Mr. Mas-
scngale's Garford and Mr. Brown’s
Mitchell. The designation of the
team Is yet to be decide upon and an
nounced.
The Griffeth Implement Company,
are proving that they are a live con
cern in the automobile game by enter
ing this Schacht car within less than
a week after they closed with the fac
tory for the Georgia state agency for
that make of automobile. They al
ready carried the Athens agency for
a couple of other makes of car, an-1
are experienced In this phase of their
business therefore. They have chos
en the surest method for letting all of
Georgia and the south know that
there is a Schacht car on the market
and that they ettnt the agency for It.
"We have tSvefp'conildence that the
car will d|^$Bttf*te .its worth by
coming ,6tough -V’Ji a perfect scoro
In tbe/t<mr." sbWIOUUwv
srsc**
Jel
trbduced joit favorably^to^Ihe aato-
moblllsts of the south. The company
that makes It has been manufacturing
automobiles for ten years past—Just
the same lentgh of time that we have
been In the Implement business in
Athens. They were the first automo
bile concern to build side-entrance
doors on their cars. They are pion
eers In several other features of auto
mobile manufacturing. They havo
been In the business long enough to
know how to combine excellence of
production with comparative cheap
ness of cost
Mr. Griffeth’s entry makes the third
brand-new car In a brand-new toam.
Mr. Massengale’s Garford end Mr.
Brown's Mitchell will, like Mr. Grif
feth’s Schacht, be delivered at New
York direct from the factory.
For Development’s Bake.
Mr. Brown’s application was for
warded by him to Chairman 8. M.
Butler, of the contest board, at New
York.
“Appreciating the fact that there
isn’t anything that has done so much
for building np the country and devel
oping good roads as the tours Inaugu
rated by the Atlanta Journal and the
New York Herald, and being anxious
to see this development continue, I am
entering the Glldden tour,” says he,
In a lettej to the Journal, written
when he signed his entry Saturday,
“Being bo unfortunate In the Jour
nal-Herald tour of 1910," he contin
ues, naively, "as to come in contact
with an Iron bridge at Lleman’s Place,
Pa., I expect to leave a good margaln
between the sides of this bridge and
my car on this trip, and to check In
at Jacksonville at the end of the run
within less than an hour nnd a half
after the pacemaker arrives.
Mr. Brown's statement Just quoted
demonstrates two facts—first, that he
believes In the law of compensation
and Is banking on double-crossing his
former bad luck with another make
of car by reversing the direction of
his tour; and second, that be Is ex
perienced enough as tonrlst to stay
well back behind the pacemaker and
escape the dust and confusion inci
dent to riding In the close company
of that official's car.
It demonstrates another thing, suf
ficiently manifested In the 1910 tour
to satisfy all who took part In that
memorable run—l.e., that Mr. Brown
is a gnme sportsman.
A Hoodoo's Pursuit.
His pursuit by a relentless hoodoo
on the 1910 run, and bis constantly
beaming smile upon the hoodoo, are
two of the salent recollections of that
somewhat heroic tour. Beginning
almost at Buckhead at the very start
of the tour, the hoodoo was unceas
ingly nt work upon Mr. Brown’s brand
new car.
The hoodoo first tried a succession
of punctures. A few blowouts next
varied the monotony. Then a spring
or two broke under the heavy strain
of trying to overcome the delay al
ready sustained by tho car. And In
the effort to make up this additional
lost time as well as the original delay,
something else went wrong. It was
not the car's fault It was not the
party's fault. It was unalloyed, bad
luck. • ”
Night and day, and day and night
from the time they left Atlanta until
they were bowling along a macadam
pike near Philadelphia, Mr. Brown
and his party battled with the hoodoo,
sleeping a few minutes out of every
24 hours nnd riding and working the
rest of the time. After the tour left
Anderson, S. C„ the majority of the
contestants never saw Mr. Brown's
and the enr hit the side of an Iron
after an all-night drive, Just In tlmo
tc check in and out again at the rear
end of the day's starters. He and his
party really did horolc work In get
ting their car through the three-da v
storm and upon the last high road In
to New York.
Wrecked at Last.
Then, Just before Mr. Brown's par
ty arrived within sight of Philadelphia
the fagged and utterly wearied driver
miscalculated by a couple of Inches
car again. He would usually arrive,
bridge and was wrecked there. Mr.
Brown and his party left the wreck
nnd rode by train Into Philadelphia—
where "the doc" smiled like a rising
sun upon bis clamorous and cheering
fellow-tourlsta and swore he was still
having the tliw of his life.
Did Mr. Brown take the "never-
again" pledge?
Not he. He said, then, that he must
be counted upon as an entrant In the
very next tour. And now, 15 months
later, here he Is with the entry.
It reminds one of Goldberg's car-
toonic argument that "they always
come back for more"—except that
the doc" is going to wear a rabbit's
foot In his pocket this time. And If
that teasing, fickle goddess, Fortune,
h“'“"-iks hAlf as much of "the doc's"
I dlan, .®«3ss ability to see the bright
ins
or dm fortune, as bis feIIow*tour*
iztg iolHte. 1910 run think of those
qualities, she will make up for her
former rather rough treatment and
see that even if only one perfect score
is mado In the 1911 Glldden, Mr.
Brown makes that score.
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Drummer - Preacher
Returned on Sun
day and Made
Bond All
Right
(From Tuesday’s Banner.)
Rev. H. C. Compton, the drummer
preacher, former pastor of an Athens
church, for whom N. M. Embreo of
this city a few days ago swore out a
warrant charging cheating and swin
dling, Sunday came to Athens—volun
tarlly coming to clear up the charges
against him in the warrant He Is on
the road and has been coming hack to
spend the Sundays here since the first
of September.
He stated that Mr. John R. White
nnd any number of other bankers and
business man tendered their sympa
thy and help and offered to go on his
bend if one should be needed. Mr.
Compton consulted wlt^ his lawyer
and Judge Young, before whom tho
warrant was sworn out, fixed the bond
at $300 for his appearance In a few
weeks to answer the accusation—Mr.
Compton having his large plantation
in Alabama to look after Ju'st at this
lime of the year In collection of rent
als, etc.
He and his friends are confident
that he will come out of tho test with
fying colors.
Mr. Embree, however, stated last
night that he will let the case take
the legal course; that Mr. Compton
called him up by, phone Sunday after
noon and stated that he would bo at
the cafe yesterday morning
straighten out matters; that he failed
to come: that his lawyer phoned Mr.
Embree to appenr nt his ofilce to meet
Mr, Compton and arrange matters
and that when he went to the law of
fice Mr. Compton had departed.
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JUNIOR GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP.
.New York, SepL 18.—The first
Junior championship of the Metropoli
tan Golf Association will be held on
the links of the Country Club at
Plainfield, N. J.. tomorrow. The
tournament Is open to boys 17 years
old and under, who are members of
ct have playing" privileges at clubs
belonging to the Metropolitan Golf
Association.
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McNAMARA UNAVOIDABLY
ABSENT FROM CONVENTION
Milwaukee, Wls., Sept. 18.—For tha
first time In eight yesrs J. J. Mc
Namara, the International secretary,
as not on hand when the Interna
tional Bridge and Structural Iron-
■orkers' Union met In the annual
convention in this city today. The
convention will adopt resolutions In
the case of McNamara, who Is ts in
Jail In Los Angeles on dynamiting
charges, and will take steps also to
aid In tho defense of the accused man
and his associates who are to be
placed on trial next month.
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NOTED AUTHOR 18 S«.
Boston, Mass., SepL 18.—John T.
Trowbridge, whose famous old poem
on "Darius Green and His Flying Ma
chine" hat Just been republished,
quietly observed his 84th birthday
anniversary today at his home in
Arlington. He was bom In New
York state, Uught school in Illinois
when s young man, but came to Bos
ton In 1848 to do Journalistic work,
and has been writing ever since. Mr.
Trowbridge Is the only survivor of
New England's famous group of au
thors and poets, which Included
Whittier, Holmes, Emerson, Lowell
and Longfellow. _
OVER700
Georgia Tech Ex
pects That Many
Students to En
roll This Year
Atlanta, Ga., Sept. 18.—It is ex
pected that the enrollment at Geor
gia Tech this year will exceed 700,
Tech opebs for business tomorrow,
and the entrance examinations are
new in progress. Whether the Instltu
tlon can take care of all who apply
for entrance or not, is n question. The
legislature cut $5,000 off the appro
priation asked for the school this
year, and its officials say It is some
what handicapped on that account.
But It will take all the students there
Is room for, and get along as best It
can.
Practice by the football squad at
Tech has-been going on all the week,
and there Is prospect of the develop
ment of some good material, it Is said,
dcsplto the fact that only four mem
bers of last year's team came back.
The only members of last year's team
who returned are Tackles Patters*
and Elmer, Half-back Lewis and Quar
terback Johnson. The rest of the
team has to be selected from new or
raw material, and Coach Hclsman has
a bard job on bis hands.
The first game of the season will
be played away from home this year,
with Howard College at Birmingham,
on Sept. 30. That allows a very short
time for getting green material Into
shape, but some hard work Is being
dene In that direction. The first game
to be played at homo will be on Octo
ber 7.
Not a Word of Scandal
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GRANDFATHER CLAU8E
UP FOR HEARING.
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ed "grandfather clause” cases were
called for hearing today before Judge
Cotteral In the federal court The
defendants are Jack Beall and Jack
Guinn of Kingfisher county, who are
under federal indictment for refusing
negroes the right to vote for con
gressmen at the last election by en
forcing the grandfather clause provis
ion ot the state constitution against
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INDEPENDENCE DAY IN CHILI.
Santiago, Chill., SepL 18.—The
ninety-ninth anniversary of the de
claration of Chilian Independence
was celebrated with elaborate festiv
ities throughout the republic today.
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MACHINISTS MEET IN
DAVENPORT, IOWA.
Davenport, Iowa, SepL 18.—The an
nual convention of the International
Association of Machinists opened In
this city today with about 2tfo dele
gates from the United States and
Canada in attendance. The session
promises to be unusually Important,
ns the general strike threatened by
the railroad machinists Is to be the
principal subject of consideration.
Nothing Talked of in
Atlanta Now But
New City Char
ter Plan
Atlanta, Sept. 18.—When the aver
age Atlantan opens his newspaper
these days looking for news, about
the only thing that greets his eyes
are headlines something like these:
“Grand Rally Saturday night for
New Charter."
“First ward citizens hold meeting,
to oppose charter.”
"Why the new charter should be
adopted,” and so on' almost ad in
finitum.
In fact, so far as would appear from
the newspapers, there Is nothing else
going on. It la charter, charter, char
ter for breakfast, supper and every
other men!. It Is talked on the street
corners, in the restaurants, at home.
In the clubs and even In business of
fices.
There Is nothing like apathy float
ing around. Everybody Is lined up
on one side of the charter or the oth
er, and If therq Is foundation for the
claims of both sides, then the line-up
Is so closely drawn that It will be
difficult to predict the result until af
ter the election.
The fight over the charter Is fully
as lively ns was any race for mayor
In which various elements combined
to keep Jim Woodward out of the
mayor's office.
Both sides are well organized, have
headquarters and are distributing
campaign literature by the bushel
nnd tho carload. City officials are
handing out anti-charter literature at
the city hall. Justifying their partisan
action on the ground that It la a
question of tbelr Jobs. Employes of
city departments have been practical
ly put on notice to let the new charter
movement nlone except to the extent
ot voting against IL -All but a few ot
them are working quietly to beat IL
Many ot them have been made to be
lieve the success of the charter means
the loss of their positions.
Th« Atlanta Federation of Trades
has adopted strong resolutions
against the new document, on the al
leged ground that It makes no provis
ion for a vote on tho eight hour law.
both ot the original charter amend
ments submitted, provided for a sep
arate vote on the eight hour law—
that Is the observance of the eight
hour rule for labor by the city.
The People’s Defender,” a four
page four column dally paper edited
by B. M. Blackburn, former executive
secretary under Governor Brown, has
at last made Its appearance, and It
tells every day why the cltlssns of
Atlanta ehould vote against the new
charter amendment and commlielon
governmenL Atlanta’s three big
dallies ard all engaged In telling why
the people ehould vote for the bill.
The registration of 12,000, a pretty
good one under the circumstances. Is
publicly construed by both sides to
mean victory: bow they vteif it pri
vately, they have not let out
But men like former Mayor Robert
F. Maddox who hare gone over the
situation, express the firm conviction
that the new charter Is going to win.
Both sides are making a thorough
canvass of the city and getting a line
on every voter. Before the election
Is held it will come pretty near be
ing a campaign somewhat Ilka those
hlch Tammany conducts, with full
knowledge of Just how every man reg
istered Is going to cast his ballot
It is a pretty game with thn city
hell crowd and Us friends who are
numerous, pitted against the rest of
the folks who want a change.
Those working for the change may
get It, but they are going to have to
scratch for it
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COLORADO STATE FAIR.
Pueblo, Colo., Sept 18.—Colorado’s
annual state fair opened lta gates to
day at 8 a. m., for a week'a business.
All departments of the exhibition are
unusually well filled this rear, while
the racing program Is the best ever
offered here.
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IN THE OFRCE OF THE GOVERNOR
MR. SHACKELFORD TAKES COMMISSION
(Special to the Banner.)
Atlanta, Ga., Sept. 18.—Thomas J.
Shackelford was this afternoon sworn
lu by Gov. Hoke Smith as Judge of the
city court-of Athens. He received his
commission. This he considers offic
ially constituting him Judge of the
city court of Athens, a position trill
held by Jurge H. S. Went, whose term
has expired, on the grounds that Mr.
Shackelford’s appointment was not
confirmed by the senate and that
therefore no vacancy; occurred.
Before coming to Atlanta today Mr.
Shackelford, gas Informally notified
by Judge C. H. Brand that Judge West
bad applied to him for an Injunction
to prevent Mr. Shackelford from tak
ing the office under the commission
of the governor. Judge Brand bns
set the matter for a hearing on next
Saturday In Athens.
Mr. Shackelford stated today that
he was undecided ns yet whether be
will rest his case upon the Injunction
proceedings which Judge West has in
stituted or would Institute himself
quo warranto proceedings for tbs pur
pose of ousting Judge West from ths
office.
The contentions of Jndge West tad
Judge Shackelford are well known,
hinging altogether on the senaWfe
failure to confirm the governor'! ap
pointment of Mr. Shackelford. Mr.
Shackelford has spent the day in -At
lanta studying over the case in tho
state library and conferring with the
governor. He saya he find* no record
whatever in the senate Journal of the
confirmation of the appointment of
Judge West, when that appointment
was made by Gov. Brown on tho
death of Judge Howell Cobb, then th«
Incumbent He says that he was In
formed that there Is no record ot It In
the senate papers filed under seal
with the secretary! of state. This as
sertion of Mr. Shackelford may figure
lu an important manner In the litiga
tion over the office. Mr. Shackelford
will return to Athens at once and be
gin preparations to meet the injunc
tion case before Judge Brand.
Biggest Cotton Producing Land
Brings Material For Many Miles
It seems strange to see the greatest
cotton producing country of the world
bringing raw cotton half way around
the globe and importing It tar use in
her own manufacturing Industrie*. It
Is nevertheless a fact that ths United
States, which produces practically
two-thirds of the world's cotton,
brought from China during the laat
fiscal year (1911) more than 9 million
pounds of raw cotton, at a coat In
tLat country of more than one mil
lion dollar* and from India In 1910
about 5 1-2 million pound*, at a val
uation of more than a half million
dollar*. Other distant sections of the
world were also drawn upon—Peru,
4 3-8 million pounds in 1911; Dntch
East Indies, In 1909, nearly a half mil
lion pound*; Haiti in 1911, nearly a
half million pounds, while other con
tributors Include Venezuela, Ecuador,
British West Indies, Santo Domingo,
Mexico, Panama, Nicaragua and Costa
Rica, while from EgypL the chief
source of supply of long stapled, high
grade cotton, the Imports In 1911
were larger than In any oariler year,
amounting to 88 million pounds, (n
addition to this tbero was Imported
from England about 7 1-2 million
pounds, presumably chiefly East In
dian, Egyptian and West African,
sloes England, of course, produces no
cotton. Raw cotton Importation! In
1911 were larger than In any earlier
year, amounting to 113,78(8,318
pounds, valued at $24,776,320.
High pries* of domestic cotton are
the cause of the large Increase In Im
portation of cotton, especially that
from China and India. The quantity
of cotton Imported from China reach
ed a quarter of a million poundi prior
to 1908, and In 1909 was practically
1 1-2 million pounds, In 1910 4 1-2 mil
lion and la 1911, 9 million pounds.
From *ndla the quantity Imported-sel
dom reached a half million pound!
prior to 1908, In which year the total
was over three-quarteri of a million
pound*; In 1910, 5 1-2 and In 1911,
2 1-2 million*. The Chlneie and In
dian cottone are aa u rule of ehortor
ataple than that of the United States,
and as a consequence are rated pt a
■omewhat lower price In the world's
markets, a fact which account* tar
the large growth In the Importation
of these cotton* in the recent years In
which American cotton bae command
ed exceptionally high price*. On the
other hand, Egyptian cotton which in
of longer ataple, higher quality, and
therefore higher In price than that
of the .United States, still forms a
large proportion of the Imports, the
quantity Imported direct from Egypt"
In 1911 being 88 million pounds out
of a total of 114 million pounds Im
ported In that year, and ita vain*
20 1-2 million dollar*, out of the 24 8-4
million dollara worth ot cotton Im
ported.
Cotton Importation has shown a
steady If not rapid growth, especially
during ths last 20 years. Prior to
the civil war the quantity imported
seldom reached more than one mil
lion pounds per annum. During ths
war the quantity Imported was quite
large, ranging as high as 38 million
poundi In 1885, but dropping to 6 mil
lion pounds In 1886 and less than 1
million In 1867. By 1870 ths total Im
portation of cotton was 18-3 million
pounds; In 1880, 3 1-2 millions; In
1390, 81-2 millions; In 1900, «7 mil
lions; In 1910, 86 millions and In 1911,
113 3-4 million pounds.
Col. Shackelford in State Library
Hunting up Law on City Court Matter
Atlanta, Ga., SepL 18.—Special
the Banner.—The afternoon Georgian
contained the following etory from an
Interview with Col. T. J. Shackelford
of Athena which will be of Intereet
to the many who are watching for de
velopment* In th« city court Judge-
■hip contest In Clarke county:
From the Georgian.
One ilde of the Athene city court
Judgeblp controversy was transferred
to Atlanta Monday, when Judge T. J.
Shackelford epent several hours In
the etate library at the capitol "read-
Ug up" on the law relative to the ap
pointment of city court Judge* and
the creation of the Athena city courL
Judge Shackelford was recently ap
pointed Judge of this court aa an In
terim appointment by Governor Hoke
Smith, after the state senate had de
clined to consider this with several
other appointments made by the gov
ernor while the leglilature was In ses
sion. Judge H. 8. WeiL the Incum
bent, whom Judge 8hackelford was
named to succeed, has declined to re
tire and la resisting In the oenrts the
claim of Judge Shsckeford to the of
fice.
Judge Shackelford said be bad been
informed by Judge C. H. Brand that
the latter had laaned a temporary In
junction petitioned for by Judge West
to prevent Judge Shackelford sitting
on the bench In the Athens court.
However, he had not been served with
the papers In the Injunction csss and
did not know when It would coma up
tar hearing. He expects that proceed
ing in a few dayi. In the meantime
be I* making no effort to aseumo tho
Judicial functions other than prepar
ing himself for the litigation that baa
been launched.
In the library Judge Shackelford
hunted up the leglelatlve act passed
back In the seventies, creating tho
"city court of Clarke county.” He
alio looked through the. senate Jour
nal of 1909, the first session following
the appointment fo Judge Weet to th«
bench. It la said that Journal shows
now record of bis appointment ever
having been confirmed.
Judge eWst was appointed some
thing more than two yean ago to HU
cut the unexplred term of tho lato
Judge Howell Cobb, whose term
would have expired on September 13,
1911, the adte from which Judge
Shackelford's appointment dates.
Judge West contends that until ths
appointment ot his successor is con
firmed by the senate no vacancy ax*
lets In this courL Judge Shackel
ford’s contention la that he has been
regular!y appointed to thle office and
sholud have been permitted to quali
fy and asiume It on September 13. It
li n matter for tho courts to deter
mine si to which contention Is cor-
rocL
There is no contest as to solicitor
ot this court, 8- C. Upson having been
reappointed.
Broke firm Sunday While Cranking
Another Man f s Machine for Him
(From Thursday's Banner).
Mr. Martin J. Abney, Insurance man
and tood roads enthusiast, had both
Mr. Ben Epps had an am broken Son-
afternoon while attempting to crank
the automobile of Mr. W. 8. Holman,
with whose he was driving over the
roeds of Clarke end Madison coon ties.
It was reported yeeterdey also that
Mr. Ben Eppe bed aa am borfcen Sun
day In the sun* manner. There
bare been several neeidente ot thle
astere bet* in the past few i