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THE BANNER, FRIDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 22, 1918.
Favor State Aid For Roads;
A Real Highway Commis
sion;. Plan State
Auto Tour.
(From Tuesday’s Banner.)
The executive committee of the
Georgia State Automobile Asoclatlon
held a meeting In this city yesterday
morning, with the local motor club of
Clarke county, In the rooms of the
Chamber of Commerce.
This was the first o fa series of
meetings of the committee to be held
over the state at points where there
is an affiliated organization of motor
ists—the next meeting to be held In
Macon on March 18th.
“Those Present Were.”
Those who came over to the meet
ing from Atlanta—and they wfere all
Atlantans, except Mr. M. J. Abney,
president of the Athens Chamber of
Commerce and official In the Clarke
County Motor Club,—were Mr. W.
Tom Winn, president of the state as
sociation; Mr. Wylee West, chairman
of the executive committee, Mr. Frank
T. Reynolds, general secretary; and
Mesrs. N. J. Wooding, jr., Geo H.
Holliday, T. G. Woolford,' T. R. Gen
try, and John M. Harrison.
With them at the meeting yester
day were Messrs. C. D. Flanlgen, pres
ident of the local auto association,
M. J. Abney, a member of the state
executive committee, O. R. Dobbs, Joel
A. Wler, J. W. Jarrell, H. J. Rowe, I*
C. Brown, representative of Clarke
county In the legislature, W. S. Hol-
ruan, "father of top soil road” making,
A. Rhodes, D. G. Bickers, E. -W. Car-
Toll, Hugh H. Gordon, Jr.. J. Warren
Fmith, E. W. Baker. Rodney C.
Wilson, and others.
Mr. Winn Presided.
Pres. Tom Winn presided over the
meeting—which resolved Itself into a
conference having for Its object the
centralization of thought and effort on
making sentiment to support needed
state legislation for permanent roads
In this state.
Mr. Abney spoke of the possibilities
-with state aid to match federal aid,
v lth concentration of the automobile
tax on definite -permanent work, and
with a real highway commission for
the state, divorced from the prison
-commission and from political influ
ences—«f thousands of miles of eon
•crete highways, main thoroughfares,
In this state Inside the next lew years.
.Mr. West spoke of the organization
ef the ante auto association—Its ob
ject and purposes, the plan to arouse
eeeetiment for the foundation work of
real state aid to make possible the
federal aslstance for roads.
President Winn spoke of the roads
as a n\llitary necessity as well as a
commercial and agricultural facility—
ef the saving in cash to the people by
reason of good roads; of the need tot
capitalizing the auto tax for perman
ent road making, of the absolute nee-
eslty for state financing road work
ing—to make Georgia roads eventual
ly like those of California, Connecti
cut, Haryland, New York and other
slates which have reaped millions in
direct financial results from systems
of good roads, and of the object of the
association to crystallze / sentiment
and plannlg for permanent road work
in Georgia.
Local Speakers Talked.
Mr. Holman was called upon and
epoke of the sensible way to build and
maintain roads. Mr. Flanlgen ex
tended a hearty welcome to the com
mittee and alluded to a number of
Sne road projects. Mr. Gentry called
attention to the next monthly meet
ing—at Macon in March.
Great State Tour.
Mr. Woolford, chairman of the com
mittee named to arrange the_state
tour In April, outlined that tour. He
stated that the trip was to be made
beginning at Atlatna on Monday,
April 15th—to la*t one week, and
cover ns much of the state as possible
m that time through 64 counties and
making 55 stops.
He stated that there would be fif
teen official cars of the association to
etart from Atlanta—going In three
groups. They will be accompanied by
as many o$her cars as possible to en
list. The fifteen cars will go direct
to Macon, then to Valdosta and to Til
ton. [At Tifton the part breaks into
three groups headed by five officials
cars to each group. One group goes
to Americus and Columbus and back
to Atlanta; the second goes to Way-
cross, Searcy, back to Macon, and
then to Atlanta by MlUledgevlIle and
Mcnroe; while the third will break
through new auto teritory from Sear
cy to Anguata and then along.the Fed
eral highways via Athens to Atlanta.
The tour ends In AtlanU Saturday
evening. *
3n motion (when attention bad
EXPLANATI
r
(By Associated Press,)
London, Feb. 18.—The public mast
wait at least another twenty-four
hours for the government’s explana
tion of the retirement of General Rob
ertson and the decision of the Ver-
eailes conference.
Bonar Law and leaders of the house
of commons today declined to antici
pate the premier’s statement, which
Lloyd George will make tomorrow
atternoon, if he recovers sufficiently
from a severe chill.
Law's speech Is Interpreted as an
expression of the readiness of the
government to meet a vote of censure,
bat, in view of Robertson's accept
ance of another command, no serious
Issne is expected from the premier’s
statement.
Shipyard Strike
Comes To An End
F CONTINUED WOULD HAVE RE
SULTED IN LOCKOUT OF ALL,
OTHER INDUSTRIES.
(By Associated Press.)
Washington, Feb. 18.—The pres!
dent's intervention has terminated
he eastern ship-yards strike.
Reports tonight to the shipping
board from union heads of all dis
tricts In which the carpenters were
out said that strikers would resume
work by noon tomorrow. William L.
Hutcheson, president of the carpen
ters and Joiners brotherhood, Is ex
pected here tomorrow to take up the
ltuatlon with government officials.
William Blackman, director of labflr
or the emergency fleet corporation,
ssaed a statement today declaring
hat the ship-yards strikes threaten
the life of organized labor throughout
the country, as further shortage of
ships would force the closing of mu
nitions plants and Industries general-
y.
"The ship-yard strike,' he said, "In
effect is a lockout aimed at all labor
n the country.”
.Would Have Germany
Come to Understanding
With the United States
T
FOR OWN PEOPLE AND ITS LIVE STOCK
(By Associated Press).
Washington, Feb. 18.—The planting
of an Increased acreage In spring
wheat and the production oi an in
creased supply of food products and
livestock, particularly hogs, are urged
in a supplemented food production pro
gram issued today by the depart
ment of agriculture.
Thu South is urged to provide food
for its own people and livestock and
then plant as much cotton as can well
he cultivated and harvested.
“Our best efforts will be required
to produce food enough in 1918.
whether the war lasts or not,” the
statement says.
Jt is believed that the labor situa
tion can be better surmounted than
last year, with beter oragniaztlon and
deferred classification of skilled farm
labor.
(Special to the Banner.)
Atlanta, Ga., Feb. 18.—The matter
>f the flour purchase and sales regula
tor In force in Georgia, which has
net with a small nagging antagonism
rom an unimportant, unauthorized
ource, in respect to authorization
rom the United States Food Admin-
stration at Washington of the card
>ermit system for relief of fanners,
hould permanently be put at rest by
he following telegram Just received
rom Mr. Hoover’s office:
"A. M. Soule, Administrator; Y6ur
,-onservatlon rules, outlined in letter
>f February 11th, are most satisfac-
ory and have our hearty approval.
(Signed) HALLOWELL.”
In addition to the foregoing the fol-
lowing ruling ^1*° has come from
Washington;
Many telegrams are received each'
day by the Food Administration from
people who object to the enforcement
of the wheat substitution ruling. In
reply to such complaints the follow
ing form telegram is being sent:
"Flour substitute regulation as In
terpreted by your state administrator
must stand. It is accomplishing the
purposes if flour stocks remain com
paratively Inactive. Deviations can
not be permitted. Situation critical.
Rule was made to save wheat flour
and help win the war. Consult State
Administrator as to local problems.
U. S. FOOD ADMINISTRATION.
THREAT OF NEW INVASION OF RUSSIA
MEASURE CARRYING HALF A BIL
LION FOR ARMY AND MUCH
FOR OTHER BRANCHES..
(By Associated Press.)
Washington, Feb. 18.—The billion
dollar urgency deficiency bill, carry
ing half a billion for the military es
tablishment and large- sums for the
navy and other branches of the gov
ernment, passed the Mouse today with
out a record vote. The total carried
by the measure Is $1,007,220,000.
The senate Is expected to
promptly on the bill.
act
Mr. Geo. Atkisson
Died. Sunday A. M.
WAS REARED IN ATHENS AND
LIVED HERE FOR MANY YEARS,
TILL LAST YEAR.
• Washington, Feb. 18.—Presl-
» dent Wilson's last address to con-
• gross is interpreted by two of the e
• largest newspapers In Sonth Ger-
• many as showing a desire to con-
• tlniie pence discussions. Edl-
• torials In these papers made pub- •
e He here urge the statesmen of the •
• Central Powers to endeavor to •
e come to an understanding with
• the United States.
been called to the fact that the Sooth
era Good .Hoads Association and the
Bankhead .Association will be meeting
In Little Rock that April week and
many will got from this section) the
tentative date ot the week of April
15th was changed to the week of May
6th.
The object of the tour Is to Inspect
the roads of the state, to visit the
county sites and talk good roads, to
arouse sentiment In favor of the
bills which have been pased by the
Georgia senate and are pending la
the house which will provide for the
state aid of road-making which Is so
badly needed to make progress- even
with federal aid, now In this state.
Literature will be distributed and
general enthusiasm and interest stir
red.
Change of Law Asked,
A resolution was passed unanimous
ly by the committee favoring a
change In the laws of the state so
that on the question of a state bond
Issue for roads or a county bond Is-
rue, two-thirds of the voters voting
may authorize such Issue—Instead of
two-thirds of the registered voters.
CASTOR IA
For Infants and Children
In Use For Over 30 Years
(From Tuesday’s Banner.)
Mr. George Ellis Atkinson, age-1
thirty-six years, reared in Athens and
living here till he went to Atlanta
early last year, dl:d Sunday morning
nt Ills residence, 76 Adair street, De
catur, Ga., after a brief illness.
He waa a son of Mr. and Mrs. O. 8-
Atkisson, of this city, aud besides hfe
parents leaves a wife, formerly a Miss
Wallace, and^three small children;
three sisters, Mrs. J. W. Hansford, of
Raxey, and Misses Eva Atkisson and
Annie Atklssou, both of Athens, and
one brother, Mr. Horace Atkisson, of
Washington City.
He was an expert printer and was
engaged at one time and another by
radically all of the printing estab
lishments of this city.
The body will reach Athens this af
ternoon over the S. A. L. railroad, at
28, and will be taken Immediately to
the residence of bis mother, on Ftank-
Iln street, to be then carried t* the
First Presbyterian curch, wher« the
funeral services will be conductepd at
4:30 o’clock by the Rev. Dr. jJ W.
Lynch. The interment will be In
Oconee cemetery.
An honorary escort from the Atlanta
Typographical Union will accompany
the remains to Athens this afternoon.
The pall-bearers, who are requested
to meet at Dorsey’s funeral chapel at
3:15 promptly this afternoon lb meet
the train, are Messrs. H. J. Rowe,
Fred 3. Orr, A. W. Dozier, W. T.
Forbes, Walter W. Hayes, aid Geo.
H. Thornton.
Mr. Atkisson, spending most of his
Ife here, had made many friends
who are grieved at the new; of his
unexpected death.
f
Father Mr. Hubert
Buried on Sunday
Mr. J. H. Hubert, cashier ef the
} eoples Bank, was called Frldiy last
o Warrenton, where his fath«r, Mr.
. P. Hubert, was at the p<int of
tenth. The death of the elder Mr.
iubert occurred soon after tie ar-
lval of his son, the funeral and Inter
nent being Sunday. Mr .Hubert was
Jghty-seven years old, had been
romlnent In Warrenton for yews,
county official and leading cltixei. He
once lived for several years in this
city.
Death Hugh Willet
A Shock to Athens
FOLLOWING AN OPERATION POP
ULAR GEORGIA ALUMNU8
PA38ED AWAY 8UNDAY.
[
YET IS GROWING
SLOWLY BUT STEADILY THE
FUND IS SWELLING TOWARD
THE FIVE HUNDRED
MARK.
TWO ATHENS BOYS
GET PROMOTIONS
It will be interesting to maty
friends to learn that Messrs. Harod
Hulme and Lee Bradberry, popultr
Athens boys, In the quartermaster;'
corps at Camp Johnston, Jackson
vllle, Fla., have been made seconi
lieutenants.
(From Tuesday's Banner.)
The announcement of the death
Mr. Hugh Willet, Atlanta, came as
shock to hundreds of friends and ac
quaintances in Athens. Yesterday'
Constitution contained an account
his death as follows;
“Hugh M. Willet. Jr.. 23 years
age, son of Mr. and Mrs. Hugh M. Wil
let, died yesterday morning at
b’clock at a private hospital following
an operation. r -
"The funeral will take place from
the residence, 1185 Peachtree stret
this afternoon at 3 o'clock and will
be conducted by Dr. Charles Daniel,
pastor of the First Baptist church.
"Mr. Willet is survived by his par
ents; by his grandmother, Mrs. John
Lester, widow of the late Judge Les
ter, of Thomasville; by one brother,
Lawrence Willet, a student of the
Georgia Schol of Technology.
“The news of Mr. Wlllet's death will
he a shock to bis countless friends
not only In the eomunity where he
greatly beloved, but throughout the
state, where he Is well known. Ho
was a graduate of the law school o!
the University of Georgia, June, 1917,
and soon after his return from Athens
volunteered in the Emory Unit, Unit
ed States Medical Reserve. Later -Mr.
Willet decided to study for the
aviation department of the service.
He had passed his examination, and
had been accepted. A subsequent
physical examination indicated the
need of a slight operation to In
sure his fitness for Immediate service,
sud It wae through unforseen con
ditions which arose following the op
eration that he passed away.
"Mr. Wlliet was active in athletics
a member of the Y.' M. C. A. and a
leading spirit In the K. R. frater
nity. ’
“He left a splendid record In his
school and college-life and on the ser
vice flag and honor roll of the First
Baptist church there ls.a star to show
that Hugh Willet has served his God
In steadfast church relations, and
had volunteered to live or die foi
his country."
Costa, Captain;
At a meeting of-fhe candidates for
this year’s baseball team yesterday
at the High School Joe Costa was
elected captain of the 1918 baseball
team and Horton Watson was elected
manager.
Practice will begin at an early date
and there will be many new faces on
this year’s team.
All of last year’s men hare graduat
ed leaving only new material from
which to make this year's team. But
a team that will be a credit to the
high school will be turned out.
Do without yonr smokes for a day
this week and send the worth of It to
Those who can't nurse can keep
people from getting sick—and what’s the Tobacco Fund for the Boys In
that about an ounce of prevention? pYance.
The Smlleage Fund i* growing-
lowly but nonetheless steadily. Ath
ens has 'always and every time come
to the mark set for accomplishment
In Overy laudable undertaking, espec
ially when public spirit and patriot
ism were the Inspirations.
Athens will come across with her
quota of Five Hundred Dollars for the
Smlleage Fund—to afford the boys In
camps and cantonments admission to
the finest theatrical and dramatic and
musical attractions that the country
affords.
There Is more needed for this fund
and there can be no better way to In
vest In the soldiers who are training
for yonr fighting than by aiding
them to secure entertainment of the
first and finest sort. Buy a Smlleage
book—phone Mr. E. R. Hodgson, Jr.,
this morning to put your name down
for a part In this good work.
The list now stands:
List To Data.
Previously $212.60
Miss Margaret Morton 1.00
Rev. H. F. Clark 2.00
Mr. T. H. Nickerson 10.00
Y. W. C. A. Lucy Cobb Inst. ..’ 10.00
fudge A. J. Cobb 6.00
*. R. Palmer & Sons 5.00
McGregor Company 5.00
Russia, Torn by Internal Dis
sension, Her Battle Line
Denuded of Men, Help- /
less in Path of Hun
Charge.
$250.00
Privilege Trading
With Enemy Granted
RED CR038 HA8 BEEN GRANTED
8PECIAL "TRADING WITH EN
EMY” PRIVILEGE.
Atlanta, Ga., Feb. 18.—The latest
privilege that has been granted the
American Red Cross is that of “tiri
ng with the enemy”, the license for
which has Just been granted by the
War Trade Board, according to In
formation received , from Washington
on Wednesday by Colonel William
Lawson Peel, manager of the South
ern division.
In return for the privilege of send-
ng letters, food and money to Amer-
can prisoners of war In Germany,
which was granted exclusively to the
led Cross, the German -government
las asked that the Red Cross act as
medium through which German fa
thers and mothers can send a word
from home or a remembrance to none
confined In American prison camps,
and, to a minor extent, to her prison
ers in French t.nd British camps.
Since this, in a sense, constitutes
trading with the enemy,” the sanc
tion of the War Trade Board was ne-
* (By Associated Press.)
With Russia in the grip of Inter
necine strife and Its battle line denud
ed of men, Germany has begun carry
ing out her threats of invasion, her
troops having crossed the Dwlna, ac
cording to a Berlin official report to
night.
Reports from Sweden say that the
Germans are pushing their troops Into
Russia's two remaining Baltic prov
inces, Estabonla and Livonia.
Belated Petrograd dispatches re
port the capture- of Kiev, the capital
or Ukraine. After sanguinary fight
ing. with 4,000 killed.
Another big battle was fought at
Odessa. The Polish legions at Minsk
ere said to have been defeated by tbe
Bolshevik!.
Operations In France continue- min
er, except for artillery duels.
The Germans have Increased their
aerial raids and bomb-throwing ex
peditions.
British casualltles for the past week
wore tho lowest In many months, 1,-
043 officers and men being reported
killed,
Operations Resumed.
Berlin, Via London, Feb. 18.—Oper
ations have been resumed on the Rus
sian front. The Germans have cross
ed the Dwlna, was the announce
ment'made by tbe general headquar
ters tofiight.
Central Powers Agree.
Amsterdam, Feb. 18.—An agree
ment has been reached between Ger
many and Austrla-tlungary whereby
In the event of military action, Ger
man troops will be confined to tbe
frontier of Greater. Russia and Aus
trians to Ukraine only, a Vienna dis
patch says.
Petrograd Is Starving.
Petrografi, Saturday, Feb. 9.—Tbe.
—-The Bolshevik premier, Lenine. has
Issued an edlcit forbidding war prison
ers and refugees from entering
“starving Petrograd,” and the non
producing sections of north Russia.
He says that counter revolutionists
are sending, refugees to Petrograd and
Moscow In the hope of aggravating
tbo food shortage.
' The bread allowance in Petrograd
has been reduced to three-eights of a
pound dally. 'j
Three Raids, Three Nights.
London, Feb. 18.—Hostile airplane*
are attempting another raid against
London tonight, making the third raid
in three successive nights. No dam
age or casualltles are yet reported _ '
Italian Troops Active. • ;
Rome, Feb. 18.—Italian troops are
now showing much activity and har
assing tbe enemy all along the line.
Artillery; ghting is also severe, ac
cording to a headquarters report Is?
sued tonight. \
.
WOMEN GIVE OUT. /
essary. This has Just been granted,
U/ofenn Unnncnw authorizing the American Red Cross
Watson, manager 0 communicate with prisoners of war
he world over—enemy, alllea and
leutral.
This makes the Red Cross the sin
gle International post office and cable
office for prisoners of war all over the
world. The war department under-
akes to send only the barest informa
tion to relatives concerning killed a: id
wounded soldiers and those taken
prisoners, but the Red Cross supple
ments the fact by securing tbe de
tails.
Recently a naturalized Austrian
came to the Red Cross, asking to be
allowed to send supplies and a letter
his ton who was a prisoner In Ser
in ttye letter he begged his son
not to allow himself to be exchanged
and sent back to Austria or Germany
because In that event he would be
Housework is hard enough when'
healthy. Every Athens woman who
la having backache, blue and nervous
spells, dizzy headaches and kidney or
bladder trouble*, should be glad to
heed this Athens woman's experi
ence:
Mrs. Louisa Smith, 951 E. Broad
St., says: “My back ached constantly
and J had dull pains across my loins.
At night I didn't sleep well on ac
count of my-hack. When I went to
stoop or straighten, sharp twinges
darted across my kidneys. Dlxxy
spells bothered me and often dark
specks floated before my eyes. Blad
der weakness gave me some annoy
ance. I got Doan's Kidney Pills from
Smith A Bros.' Drug Store and they
cured tbe attack. Here lately, a cold
settled on my kidneys and I at once
used Doan's Kidney Pills. They
brought me the same relief.”
Price 60c, at all dealers. Don’t
simply ask for a kidney remedy—get
Doan’s Kidney Pills—the same that
Mr*. Smith had. Foster-^Jlbura Co.,
Mfgrs., Buffalo, N. Y.
The squirrel does not know bow
to can. but be stores hfs food for the
lean season. Learn a lesson from tho
squirrel. *
forced to fight Americans. The father
wished him to stay where he waa len
til the war ended and he could
to America.
Scores of similar cases are coming
to tbe Red Cross for attentlor.