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I r 7w IL&k $^***big ^ 1 Weekly banner. established ATHENS, GA., FRIDAY MORNING, AUGUST 11, 1919. 9U30 PER YEAR PILHIMGE OF FARHS OF TOE OEORGIA COUHTIES TOjjjFjj. A SOLID WALL MANY COUNTIES PUNNING TO SEND DELEGATIONS TO SEE STATE COL LEGE OF AGRI CULTURE MITTEE NAMED MEN WHO WILL WAGE FIGHT FOR PRESIDENT WILSON'S RE-ELECTION. BET. TOOT BEATTY BEADS MASONS OF 810 DISTRICT ASSOCIM WATER TORRENT WHICH RUSH ED DOWN CABIN CREEK, TAKING MANY LIVES. The annual pilgrimage of the farm- era from the countlei of Georgia to Athens to see the State College Agriculture, inspect the farm in Ms growing time, and confer with mem bers of the faculty on matters agrl cultural— Has fairly begun. Hart county came yesterday. Franklin comes on the 15th. Madison county comes on the 16th. Hancock also oomos* on the 16th. And there are reports that Wilkes, Walton, Morgan, Oconee, Jackson, and other counties are to tnak for later in the month—to come to Athens, bring spread picnic dinners and make the day a pleasant outing as well as an instructive and profit- able occasion. The following is from Laron la: FRANKLIN COUNTY IS TO COME THREE HUNDRED STRONG. Lavonia, Ga., August 10.—(Special Correspondence to the Benner by Rush Burton.)—The formers of the county of Franklin will Journey over to Athens next Tuesday, August 15th, to pay the State College of Agricul- tuie their annual visit 'Preparations are being made in Franklin oonnty and at Athens for this trip. , people hare come to know that when Franklin county goes there that there Is some quantity and also some qual- Ity to the crowd. It is going to he up to Franklin county to carry a bumper crowd to Athens this year. Franklin has been the banner county for visiting ths State College and it la expected that some records will hare to be broken this year if Franklin outstrips tbs other counties in numbers to visit this Institution. This visit should prove the most profitable one tbo Franklin county people have over made to Athens. It has taken some trips to leant Just what to do when we get there. This year a program has been arranged In advance end those who go will know Just what to expect. One main feature of the trip will he the spread dinner on the grounds at the big barn. Thia dinner will be carried mostly by men, though wo men are cordially invited to make the trip. It ia not expected that this din ner will be served as exquisitely as some have been served in the Classic City but it will consist of as good tried chicken as ever walked the earth and tn abundance for ell who go. The professors at Athens ere cordially ldvlted to partake of thia dinner with the Franklin county peo ple on that day. The program for the day is published below. It is expect ed to adhere to this program as nearly as possible when we get to Athens. Ths Franklin Program. 10: SO—Assemble at auditorium at college; addresses by college pro fessors. 11:30—Visit college buildings; af terwards drive in can to Mg bam. 12:30—Spread dinner at Mg bam; those who go are expected to carry their lunches with them. 1:30—Visit ham end alios; inspect college herd of settle. 2:30—Visit college plats. This is the third annual trip the farmers of FqukMn county hare bade to the State College of Agricul- tare. Franklin county was the pioneer In this movement and boa always fur Wthed the largest crowds that visit the coUega. Three hundred are ex pected to make the trip this thus. (By Associated Press.) Cahrlcston W. Vs., August 10.— Cabin Creek, whose flood waters yes terday took fully at least flfty lives and did five million dollars' damage, today returned to their banks. Relief parties today believe the death list will be augmented. Five were drowned at Bskdale, five at United, sixteen at Ferndale, eight at Miami, two at Dawes, foug at Dry Branch, four at Holly, and live at Giles. Lineman returning from a tramp through the devastated district report ed forty dead along hit route. Persons getting out today, many in search of their missing families, sal water rolled down the valley In a solid wall. ' Those unable to reach the hills ware swept along in the torrent. Hundreds of houses were destroyed. West Virginia’s national guard are encamped with emergency aupplies at Roods tonight, four miles from Cabin Creek Junction. (By Associated Press.) New York, August 10.—Vance Mc Cormick, chairman of the democratic itlonal committee, announced to night the personnel of the democratic campaign committee and associate campaign committee of progressives which will direct the light tor Pres ident Wilson's re-election. The democratic campaign commit tee has a membership of twenty; the progressives, seven. The otOcen of the committees ere Democratic campaign committee— Vance McCormick, chairman; (Homer 8. Cummings, vice chairman; Wilbur M. Marsh, treasurer; Carter Glass, secretary; finance committee: Henry Morgenthau, chairman. (Progressive associate committee— Bainfaridge Colby and others. Nearly half* a (hundred Masons of Mount Vernon lodge, this city, re turned last night from Washington, where they atteMed yesterday the annual session of the Eighth District Masonic Conventfim. The meeting gas largely attended by representative^ °t 26 to 28 lodges —In all there belig from 500 to 600 Masons presenL The entertainment of the visitors wa in the usual lavish, hospitable Wlikei rise fashion. The proceedings of meeting were In teresting and proRtable and indicated tbit Masonry is regressive In this section of the at te. The officers elected were: Rev. Troy Beatty of Athens, mas ter; CapL Moss of Tlgnall, senior warden; Mr. Johnston of Greensboro, Junior warden; Mr. F. M. Harper Bogart, senior deacon; Mr. M. Shivers of EM ton ton, junior deacon Mr. A. B. Mjobley of Monroe, senior steward; Mr. W. T. Gresham Washington, Junior steward; Mr. Fred T. Moon of Athens, secretary; Mr. O. Callaway of Greensboro, treasurer and the tyler from the Greensboro lodge. The next year's meeting will be held at Greensboro; and Eatonton has al ready salted unanimously for the 1918 meeting. FEES FIXED FOR CANDIDATES IN THE PRIMARY TO DE HELD SEPT. BOUSE LOOSES REST ANNUAL BALL GAME IN FOUR YEABS PUTINS ROOSEVELT TO MAKE SPECS FOR BUGHES (By Associated Prssa.) New York, August 10.—Colonel Roosevelt will make Ms first cam paign speech for Charles E. Hughes tn Lewiston, Maine, lAugust 31. it was enounced today. The address will deal with national issues. MRS. EMMA CARTER DIED YESTERDAY A. M. Yesterday morning about 3 o'clock Mrs. Kmma Carter, sixty yearn old and for a long time confined to her bed, passed away at her borne on Paters street. Rev. Troy Beatty of Emmanuel church will,conduct the funeral this afternoon at 2 o’clock, from the residence of Mr. Joe Peeler on Peters street, and the interment will follow in Oconee cemetery. The pall-boarera will be Messrs. A. O. Dud ley. W. P. Eberhart, Henry (Mealor, Weldon Wood, Ralph Jackson, end Bob Wilson. She had no children hut left two sisters sod two brothers: Mrs. Martha Flournoy and Mrs. Louise Peeler, and Messrs. J. W. and F. Baker, all of this city. THREE HUNDRED BOYS AND GIRLS WERE ENTERTAINED (By Associated Press:) Washington, August 10.—The an nual house ‘baseball game was won today by the republicans, the score being 18 to 13. This woe the first de feat tor the democrats in four years. LEAFED FROM SINGER BUILDING TO DEATH SIXTY-YEAR-OLD MAN PLUNGES FROM 40TH STORY, MOR!i THAN 600 FEET. (By Associated Frees.) New York, August 10.—Albert Gold man, sixty years Old, today leaped to death from the fortieth floor tower of the Singer bnllding, nearly 600 feet high. His body narrowly escaped striking passerby on the sidewalk. R was mangled beyond all recognition. The Singer building ia 6)2 feet high, the tallest In the world. There Is no reason for the suicide given. The following announcement has been made by the-county democratic executive committal): In pursuance of calls heretofore made respectively iy the state demo cratic executive < remittee, by ths democratic execul re Committee of the Eighth Congrs aional district, by the democratic ex entire committee of the Thirtieth Senatorial district and for the purposaof nominating two representatives of the general assem bly from' Clarke eofbty, a democratic primary election will be held on the 12th day of September, 1916, in each of the election precincts of Clarke county. Said primary election will be gov- oread by all of thc-vulcs and tlons heretofore adopted by the state democratic executive committee, with the following additional provisions: 1. That no candidate or supporter of any candidate shall nse any whis key, wine, beer, near-beer or any oth er Intoxicant for the purpose of pro curing or seeking to Influence any vote. , 2. No candidate or supporter of any candidate shall nse any convey ance of any kind for the purpose ot transporting spy voter to the polls. 3. Said election shall be held ac cording to the Australian ballot sys tem. The following assessments are here by mode against ths various candi dates for ths offices hereinafter speci fied for the purpose of defraying the expanses of said primary election Congressman from the 8th Con gressional district, $20.00; Senator from the 30th Senatorial district $20.00; Representative of the General As sembly from Clarke county $20.00; Solicitor-General of the Western circuit $20.00. All candidates from the different ofnecs above referred to aro rcqi to pay the amount of the rep assessment to the chairman or vice- chairman ot this committee on or before twelve o’clock noon on the 12th day of August, 1916; otherwise the names of such candidates will not ap pear upon the official ballot tor laid primary election. Thia 10th day of Auguit, 1916. HOWELL C. ERWIN. Chairman, Clarke County Democratic Executive Committee. SENATE TRYING TO GET THROUGH BY SEPT.FIRST (By Aaaodated Prese.) Washington, August 10.—Democrat- senate leaders decided/ tonight to drive along without republican co operation in their efforts to dispose of pending legislation by September IsL They are hopeful that the ship ping and revenue Mils and conference reports con he disposed of and ad' journment reached early in Septem- Last night ths campus was a social scene—with three hundred ot the corn and canning clr;b boys sod girts, here for the ten days’ abort courses, guests of Prof. R. E. Pork, chairman the dormitory committee of the University faculty. Ice cream and oaks were served and the young folks enjoyed the occasion Immensely— most evidently. LITTLE HORSE-MAN WAS KICKED BY HIS PONY Master Charlie Hodgson, son ot Mr. and Mrs. C. N. Hodgson, was serevely hurt by a kick from one of his Shet land ponies yesterday, It being feared first that the Injuries might be se rious. He was resting well last night, however, with no bones broken, it was found on investigation. Why Endure 8ummtr Coldsf U isn't ns csss try to bavs suffered Inad, running nose. To cough your he&d off as it wars. All yon naed Is to uss Dr. Bell's Ptae-Tar- Honey. Ths soothing and hasting , * I *»ms opsn tbs cloggsd sir pais- ties and In s short tlma yon get re- I<et and start on ths road to recovery. Tour nose stops running, yon cough tat ad yon know yon are getting ’«ter. Get a bottle, me as MASTER BILLIE PHIN1ZY RESTING WELL AFTER HURT Master Billie Phlnisy. the bright little son of Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Phln isy, thrust a nail into one foot a few days ago and has suffered unuaually since—most unfavorable symptoms developing. An operation waa neeee- sary and serum has been employed to obviate aerions results. He eras resting better tost night Ths Best Laxative. To keep ths bowels regular ths bait laxative Is outdoor exercise. Drink a full glass of water half on hour before breakfast and sat on abundance of fruit and vegetables, also establish a regular habit and be rare that yrar MwM more ones each day. When a medietas is need ed take Chamberlain's Tablets. They are pleasant to take and mild and WILL OF MRS. R. M. WADE PROBATED IN SOLEMN FORM The will of the lata Mrs. R. M. Wade waa probated id solemn form before the ordinary's court on yester day, and ordered admitted to record. Mr. T. F. Green is nomad as the ex- mtor. Thirty-Nine Autos Loaded With • Hart County Farmers and Wives Here to Visit Agricult*l College Fashion and form oome pretty near- getting together sometimes. Just ths Thing for Diarrhoea. "About two years ago I hod a se vere attack of diarrhoea which last- over a week,” writes W. C. Jones, Buford, N. D. "I became so weak that I could not stand upright, a druggist recommended Chamberlain’s Oollc, Ciolera and Dtarrbsoa Remo- Ths first doss relieved ms and within two days I was os well as Many druggists recommend remedy because they know that reliable. 0 Thirty-nine autotaoUles, with Just about two hundred Hart county peo pio—including twenty-five or thirty todies—were in Athena yesterday to vtolt the State College of Agricul ture, inspect the farm, fields, experi mental ptaU, the live stock and pool- try, the Improved machinery, the greenhouses, the pastures, barns, silos, and dairy. They came early In the morning and left late In the afternoon. They represented iHsrtwetl and practically every militia district of Hart county —several business men being along, but moot of the party being mature planters, their wires, practical farm- owners and farm-makers. The party went over the gronnds and buildings of the college, con ferred with the faculty-members, and had a good day. several of them stay- tag Over for the Winder-Monroe ball game on Sanford Field in the after noon. The party waa In charge ot Farm Demonstrator ®. C. Dillard ot Hart county and Mr. Jack G. Craft, oeahler of the Hartwell Bank. The editor ot the Hartwell Sun, Mr. Lonla L. Morris, was also with the party. Ths Names of Many. All the party did not register for the trip bnt all of the Allowing and quite a few whoso names wore not procurable, visited Athens yesterday: A. L. Skelton, Glenn MnUentx, C. J. Cleveland, Jos. T. Etheridge, W. H. Gaines, Thos. M. Gaines, W. H. Mo Leakey. J. H. McLeskey, W. B. Me- Leaky, C. R. Thrasher, O. T. Thrash er, F. D. Powell, T. C. Gerrard, B. A. Teasley, Jr., T. -D. Johnson, wife, son and daughter, Moo Cobt, John Harper, Ransom Cobb. Robert Cash, Erwin Locke, G. C. Lewis, W. W. Brown, 01. O. Teasley. J. A. J. Teas- lay, J. W. Bowler, G. E. Herring, Jr, H. P. Dickerson, L. P. Cleveland, A. H. Cleveland, M. T. Milford, 8. U Richardson, W. if. Nsaee, J. W. Ward, L. H. Cobb, 8. L. Thornton, J. Amiens T- afley. Jno. W. Madden, Sol Madden. I F Thorn:- n K M.'Shelffet, John T. Powell, J. T. Williams and wife, P. P. Gulley and wire, Z* D. Gulley and wire, T. Cardell, E. i». Norman, C. W. Nor man, W. W. Fleming. W. C. Flem ing, TJ. Rocker, Miss Fannie Bus Rocker, F. C. Gaines, J. B. Gaines, J. E. Mann, O. W. Brown, T. B. Thornton and wife, J. B. Thornton and wife, Wm. A. Mots, M. T. Flem ing, W. B. MoMulIan, w'fo and daugh ter, T. L. iMcMollan, Sr., L. L. -Mc Mullen, E. B. Vickery, wife, daugh ter and son, 8. C. Fleming, J. D. Tur ner, Joel Turner, Cofer Turner, G. G Skelton, Asbury Parks, Archibald Parks, W. R. McConnell, Weston Mc Connell. J. T. Bennett, J. A. Dyer, T. O. Herndon, J. O. Daniel J. C. Hern don, H. E. Robinson, T. G. Vickery, O. L. Carden, Wilson Moore, O. W. Brown, A. E. Brown, W. J. O’Barr, J. M. Byrum. W. C. O'Barr, J. D. Byrum, W. H. Byrum, J. 8. Bolaman, J. P. Isom, J. D. Johnson, J. N. Hayes, Mrs. J. N. Mayes. L. S. Brown, O. M. Parks, E. M. Scott, M. C. Mew born, -T. O. Fleming, W. O. Mewborn, J. M. Price, M. M. Norman, J. W. Norman, B. B. Mason, Miss Annie Norman, Miss Emma Norman,' Mias Essie town. Miss Vernle Brown, T. M. Bowen, W. P. Bowen, C. W. Cash, J. O. Cobb, Jno. O. Richardson, T. V. Richardson, Lester Wakefield, E. J. Hays, J. B. Bennett, C. T. Johnson, L. J. Brown, J. G. ttoft, T. E. V. White, T. M. Myers, Pierson Myers. Tom W. Myere, W. C. (Myers, F. W. Brown, L. C. Teasley, R. B. Eavan- son, D. B. Brown, J. M. Adams, B. D. bom, W. E. 0*8017, J. C. Cosh, L. E. Powell. Zi. L. Morris, J. B. Ward, B. C. Dillard, county agent. Look Good—Fsel Good. No one con either'feel good nor look good while suffering from consti pation. Gat rid of that tired, dreggy, lifeless feeling by a treatment of Dr. King's Now LUe Pills. Bay a box Ur day, take one or two pills tonight In ITALIANS AND RUSSIANS KEEPINfi (IP SfRflNG OFFENSIVE FOR GAINS EIGHTY-NINE BAPTIST ASSOCIA TIONS TO HOLD MEETINGS IN NEXT FEW WEEK8. There are to be no fewer than eighty-nine associations! meetings of the Baptists ot Georgia daring this month and September and October. There ore Chat many associations In the state division in territory of the Georgia Baptist Convention. The (let of the entire eighty-nine meetings—place and date, is publish ed in ibis week's Christian Index. Some of the meetings in this part of the state are announced as follows: Sarepta, at Maysville, September 19th—to this association the Baptist churches of Athens and Clarice county belong. LawiwncevlUe, at . Lawroncevffle, August 80. Btxme Mountain, at Social Circle, September 6. Tugolo, at Lavonia, September 13. Appalachee, at BethObara, Oconee oonnty, September 13. Mulberry, at Taimo on the G. M. Railroad, September 19. Chattahoochee, at Sardis, near Gainesville, October o. Hebron, at Bethel, near EMwrtont October 17. VIENNA ANNOUNCES THE CAP TURE OF 4,100 ITALIAN PRISONERS ON DO- BERDO PLATEAU TWO MORTALLY SHOT IN OFFICE 0FJ.QFP. (By Associated Press.)' Gordon, Ala., August 10.—Deputy Sheriff Alvan North and Joiin New- a farmer, both wore probably fatally wonnded in a pistol battle her# thto afternoon between the deputy and John and Jeff Newman, father and son. > The shooting Is said to have grown out ot the arrest by the deputy ot Robert Newman, a brother of John, charged with unlawful riding on a train. The battle occurred in the office of John T. Brown, a Justice of the peace. 0 IMPROVEMENT OF WIRE LESS AS A RESULT OF WAR (By Associated Frees.) London, August 10.—The Italians and Rtaeiana are keeping op strong offensives against the Teutonlo Allies' in Austria and Ootids. The lost reporta record important setae. The weather is said to be hamper^ lug the operations of the munch and British in the western fighting. tm the Isonso front the Italians have thrown additional forces across the river end continue to fight their way east of Gorilla. They have taken strong Austrian entrenchments south of Qortxla and occupied the town of Boeehim. <Ju large number of prisoners ora reported to have been taken. Vienna, admitting the lose of Gori lla, announces that the evacuation followed a repulse of‘new Italian at- on .tiie Doberdo plateau, and sold 4,100 Italian prisoners were cap tured In thle region. The Russians in Galicia have driven farther westward in their' efforts to capture the central portion of the mOroad running from KOIomea to Lemberg. They have forded the Zlota Llpa river, southeast ot Holies ( and cap tured Krypita on the Stanlstau-Nad- vorni railroad, southeast at Hal lex. The Germans claim a now j ha- boon Occupied uouthw- oeirios and south of the 1 KUROPATKIN NAMED GOV ERNOR QEN’L TURKE8TAN (By Associated Press.) London, August 10.—General Alexei Kuropstkin has been appointed gov ernor general ot Turkestan, a Central news dispatch from Petrograd today ■ays. (By Associated Prase.) Rome, August 10.—No nctable sci entific discoveries or inventions are growing out of the great war, In the opinion of William Marconi, the wire less inventor. In on interview with a correspondent ot the Associated Praia he amid: 'As for -war inventions, on the whole there have been no great ones that occur to me. Most of them have been minor ones, or applications of knowledge previously at our disposal, in the case of poison gases, It these msy bo named at all. In my own field there has been some advance In prac tical wireless by which we are now able to direct the artillery fire of.a ship by signals from an aeroplane, which hap been mode possible'largely through the big Improvements In air craft. "The big lesson In Europe has been one ot organisation, of the physical handling ot big material problems by the armies. I doubt If any one before this war ever realised the meaning and value of railroad transportation a large scale, as It Is practiced In the United States. Europe, too, has learned how to do big Industrial Jobs overnight, to assemble raw materials and turn ont needed factory products. I refuse to play the prophet role, I would rather not say how many these war products will be ot nse ns when peace comes." Since the beginning of the war Mr. Marconi has had on usual opportu nities for observing the practical side the war, having early put his sci entific knowledge nt tbo service ot his country. As a senator of the king dom ho has V'sltsd England, Belgium, Francs, and other countries, and In troduced Industrial and shipping re forms. WILSON TO DE ASKED TO HELP MEDIATION APPARENT DEADLOCK IN THE NEGOTIATIONS BETWEEN ROADS AND TRAINMEN. With only a few more working days the present legislature the rules committee-have taken charge of the schedule and will rush nlng over the work the morning that stuffed, dull feeling j while it has Is gone »nd you feel better at once. | much (By Associated Press.) -New York. August 10.—President Wtlaon will bo asked to take a hand in the settlement at the differences between the four railroad brother hoods and their employers, unless the apparent deadlock in negotiations which developed today con be broken, it was indicated tonight by repre sentatives of both sides. The federal board of mediation met with the managers of the roods tor three hours this afternoon. Earlier in ths day they hoard tbs side of tho brotherhoods, who demand an tight- hour working day and time and holt for over-time. What the next step to ho taken win be is to be considered by the board tonight, according to Martin A. Knapp, one ot the mediator*. A TAX PROPOSED ON ALL GOODS TO FOREIGN LANDS (By Associated Prees.) Washington, August 10.—A not profit excise tax on all manufacturers selling goods to Bo reign governments, as a substitute tor tho munitions tax In tho pending revenue MU, Is being seriously considered by the demo crats of the senate commutes. HEAD OF DOG WHICH BIT LITTLE GIRL ANALYZED " The head of the Pulaski street dog which bit tittle WIUU May Heims, fee daughter of Mr. and (Mrs. Dave Nelms - * - to ‘ * “ department to ascertain | wan, by any ww not t