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’■■S T PAH £"* rnr WEDNESDAYS and Saturdays two Bi* Bargain Days of the Y UU JT UKviL 1 « carries the “VERY SPECIAL”^ering of Athe^^fagand rooef E ] THE ATHENS VOL. 2. NO. 60. ATHENS. <.A„ TUESDAY THE METHOD OF ELECTING COUNTY COMMISSIONERS DECIDED TOMORROW FELIX DIAZ MEN FOR PROTECTION . K (By Associated Press.) Verm Crux, October 28.—General F«Ux A)ijtz applied to the American consulate during the night for protec tion and was taken aboard the Ameri can \ gunboat Wheeling. Two other Mexican* and one American newspa per correspondent were , also taken on the ehlpr for protection. . l \ The fact that Din had conpanions on the American warship was not known by the Mexican authorities until this morning. He fled from the hotel over the roof. commemISess PAYS TRIBUTE'TO LATE SENATOR J, T. INDICATIONS POINT TO MUCH SMALLER VOTE THAN THOUGHT. ALL TAXES PAID SIX MONTHS AGO, Only Those Men Who Six Months Ago Had Paid AU Taxes Then Due Are Qualified to Vote—Mr. Howell Erwin Gives Written Opinion as to Who Is Eligible—Athens Vote Will Be Polled at County Court House—Justices of the Peace Will Manage Polls in Their Respective Districts —Advo cates of Amendment Have Prepared Election Will Be Quiet—One Polling Place in Each Militia District. STATE DEPARTMENT FIRE Q CONSIDERING WflAT $|)sp[|| BE ME OF DIAZ (By Associated Press.) Mobile, Ala., October 28.-—'The del egates to the Southern Commercial congress paused in their discussion of the Pdnama Canal today to pay trib ute to the late Senator John T. Mor gan, of Alabama, who for 30 years advocated an -ocean-to-ocean passage. Memorial services were held at nbon in thirteen churches and halls. Sen ator Morgan was eulogized as one of the first advocates of the canal. The Women's Auxiliary •met today. We wonder how so much Sdlzer before breakfast affects the New York appetite.— 1 Ex. *. ^ OPTING OFTHE PANAMA UA’NAL WILL NOT DOUBLE EFFICIENCY OF THE NAVY expensive or require one-half Secretary Daniels Denies That (By Assxiated Press.) Washington,. D. C., October 28.— Bear Admiral Fletcher, in command of the squadron at Vera Cruz, in a message to the navy department this morning reported the presence of Gen eral Felix Diaz and party as refugees on the gunboat Wheeling. The navy department immediately called on the state department to decide <what dis position should t be made of the fugi tives. The Wheeling has been kept at Vera Cruz for the sole purpose of protec ting refugees. Because of her light draft she can run close to shore. The battleships ate forced to anchor six miles out. The officials h£re say the United States has the right to protect Diaz. They claim that they obtain Statement The I their authority because Mexico is in a I state of political anarchy. In the case of Diaz Washington is prepared to furnish a marine guard, it is believed. It is presumed Diaz will be trans ported to a battleship and then put on a liner for another port. Compli cations may arise because of the fact that Diaz is a general in the Mexican army. Diaz was given refuge in the Ameri can consulate at Vera Cruz and tner on the Wheeling at direct instructions of the United States government. Sec retary Bryan cabled the consulate to shelter Diaz if his safety is endan gered. The election to decide up<5h .the method of electing the commissioners of Clarke county, will be held tomoTn row. The commissioners are%at pres ent elected by the grand jury. Last summer 's bill was passed by the leg islature submitting the matter to the voters of the count, as to whether the mode of election should be changed and the commissioners heucefdrth elected by a direct vote of the people. ■Thos who favor the election by the people, will vote a ticket having there on the words “For ratification of the amendment/' and those who favor the appointment by the grand jury, will vote a ticket havjgg thereon the words, “Against the ratification of the amendment.”.' There is not ipuch interest in the election and the vote promises to be inuch smaller than, at one time thought Only these men are qualified the Further Mobility of the Fleets Will Add So Much to the Sea Power of the United States, but Admits That Such Mobility Will Render the Navy More Efficient. (By Associated Press.) Mobile, Ala., October 28.—Conced ing the vast benefits that will accrue to commerce througih the opening of the Panama Canal, Secretary Daniels told delegates to the Southern Com mercial congress tonight that the opening would not double the effi ciency of the navy. He denied claims that thfe furthered mobility., of the fleets would add so much to the sea power of the United States. He ac- knowlcdged, however, that such mo- ' bility would render the navy much more efficient. ' “Daring the long campaign to In duce the American people to pay the millions necessary to construct an isthmian canal,” said the secretary, “one of /the strongest arguments for the large expenditure was that such a canal would double the efficiency of toe nsvyt 'We were told also that if would make for efficiency in the army and make the' United States the dictator of the Wester* Hemi sphere and toe mistress* of the seas. "Now that the canal-is nearing com pletion and the day id near at hand when ships*‘will sail from San Fran cisco to tHe Caribbean in about 240 hours, as against 1824 hours it took toe Oregon to tail around Cape Horn, we are told that the. building of toe canal demands twice as large a navy ss formerly-and that control of the canal demands a large , standing army so the Isthmus.” Y Secretary' Daniels referred to toe declaration of Count Maurice de Per- Igny, a celebrated French explorer, that “this gigantic and remarkable e United ~ ‘ Mr. E. W. Wood, It Is Claimed Threatened |o Shoot Chief, Was pended From Department. Mr. Wood Claimed That He Got-Gun Only In Case Trouble Should Arise—Trial Lasted About ThirtyfMiirotes. Tbe trial of Mr. f?*W. Wood, who on Sunday morning'when quarreling with the chief of tb# Tire department, went after a pistol, was held before the fire committee of the city 1 council jplrect Commissioners i Attention to . _ n&t^ Grand Jury Hadn’t Time to Give to Election of and That Pebple Should Choose There Officers. The following card Wat ing sent to The Herald for publica-: tion by one ofthe advocates of the direct, election of county temmisaion- ers. The card speaks for itself and is as flours: M Editor, Herald: On Wednesday the' citizens of Clarke county will vo£e on tod hill passed in toe last legu- lature providing for the election of county cominissloners to the people. Tt is very important, that the people yesterday afternoeu&t 6 Vslock./At 0 ut and vote on this new bill, the trial the actidn of Chief McW *%£?££’SSS. sTnsfe tt. DEADLY DUEL OVEg.WOMAN. Lexington, Ky., October 28.—In a duel over a woman-at South Quicksand creek. Breathitt county, Sunday night, Clell Miller and Woodson Allen shot each other dead. Both fired,a bullet throught the others heart. KILLED IN AUTO SMASH. East Orange, N. J., October 28.— Former'Mayor Walter A. Flint of this city was killed outright here last night Wheif th^automobfle which he.was driving 'vais cfnrik by. a ^troBay* car and tarred over. Mr. Flint's neck was broken and his skuU fractured.; troops as man predicta. “No great achievement comes with out sacrifice and cost, but the benefits to be derived will be worth the mod erate cost its protection and operation will require in all the years to come, and with the expansion of trade the benefits will increase an hundred fpld whereas the expense will remain prac tically stationary. “The Panama Canal is a mammoth carving knife that cuts and slashes distances in a record-breaking way. And cutting and slashing the distances between New York and San Francisco means to revolutionize naval, as well commercial, conditions. The mili tary significance of the canal of course js that it enables the quick movement of the fleet in either ocean to the other in time of war. ‘It will be the most vital chord in that system of transference by which the navy of the United States can come promptly ^o the support on either coast of the local defenses. With competent navy, and'with the canal secured, not merely as to tenure, but with gsms of surh range as to insure deployment in the open sea at either end—a necessary condition of all eea- coast fortification—invasion iwill not be attempted, for it can lead to no ad equate results. Without tne’c&nar tt would require four months for an At lantic “fleet to round Cape Horn into the upper Pacific; with the canal it will require less than four weeks.” Secretary Daniels, referring to Spanish-American War days, lauded toe battleship Oregon’s hazardous trip of 13,400 miles in a.record breaking time, declaring the cruise helped pow erfully to build the canal. “A few months hence,” he added. **the navy—the .chief cause which led to the construction of the canal—will proudly sail through the majestic waterway from to® Atlantic to the Pacific. Beaded by the'Oregon, the imposing fleet will teach to all the (world the fact that the navy of thi republic, long anchored in one ocean, work of the United States is insuf- has hoisted anchor jmd iR equally at Sdinlly ^pNtoeUd in a ’ military home on the Atlantic'■mutoePacifie, l ," u ' "7 to vote in the election, who six months- previous had paid all taxes and who since that time have registered. The registrars of the county are now ‘bus preparing- a list of th equalified vot ers. At :heir request Mr. Howell Er win, chairman of the democratic exqj cutive committee has prepared -an opinion as to those who are qualified*. ‘Mr. Erwin stated this morning that a man coulc: register tomorrow and Vote, provided he had six months previous paid all taxes then due. His letter to the registrars is as follows: October 28, 1913. To the Registrars of Clarke County, City, Gentlemen: Complying with your request that I give you my opinion as to what per sons are entitled to go upon the regis tration list so as 'to be qualified to vote in the election to be held Wednes day, October 29, 1913. I have to say that no ore is entitled to register for said election who has not paid all taxes required of him; at least s/. months prior to the date of said elec tion. Yours very truly, HOWELL C. ERWIN, Chairman Democratic Executive Com mittee, Clarke^ County. There will be one polling each of the militia districts county. In the 2T6th district G-, M. the district in which Athens is located, the polling place ’fill be at the counjtjj man in temporarily suspending Woods was .sustained, and UTe fireman was suspended for a period of 10 days. The fire. Messrs. R. L. N. Betts and Mi ex-officio. These evidence of both cided that the i should be indorsed. /pThe trial lasted about thirty minutes. vX The evidence submitted was as con tained in The Heralds story of yes terday afternoon. M?. Wood-‘stated that b^ad gone to ahe chief* to inquire about the * chief had made, am cussion wich insued, his gun. He said ‘ what might-fee in and that he wantei tection. The . c,oi that the rami man’s did not justi that EXCHANGE MEN IN CONFERENCE TODAY (By Associated Press.) . _ Washington, D. C., October 28.—■ Representatives of Southern cotton exchanges today are conferring with officials of the department of agri culture on the standardization of American grades below middling. The conference was the outgrowth of tie recent determination of representa tives of American exchanges to effect an international standard. Tlje presi dent of the Waco exchange pointed out the advisability of a standard to simplify marketing cotton abroad. He said all American exchanges would adopt toe new standard. EDITOR REITERATES CHARGES OF BRISKING AT RODDEHBERY FUNERAL county is ip favor of thp» brtt. Th* ■grand jury,which <h*ve been electing; commissioners in the past have more, to do at their busy tensions now that? they can well attend to. The Increas ing amount of criminal proceedings incident to a growing city, the validity of the records of all county of ficers; justice of-toe peace, the inspec tor of county institutions. Thes duties are enough to take up all the time of busy men drawn for a few day* away from their private affairs. County commissioners are the most t officers ’of the county. They a—.,— r , principal agents. Thaff-ex* pend all the county funds, decide on all road improvements. In their hands toe welfare of the county rests. .Such important positions should to fuletLby the' v^tes of the people. The people, are entitled to name their agents for their affairs. . . The bill is a good measure ' and should receive an overwhelming ma jority. ' V A CITIZEN. ftotRTASOTlIKEEl TO PROTEST'SEEING ; DIAZ ON WARSHIP wfifh •tives ftate, allot rejoice to Welcome neht resident!. Igson has been actively toe United States army for 38 years, and during that th»e*haf taken part in much actual service; He is in fact known to the ritfee ja an aid Indian • fighter, ioht 'ohe year ago he was obliged] undergo treatment in the Walter ted army hospital on account of fail- g health and since that time has not en able to assume active duties. Col. Hodgson was a student in the University of Georgia ,'in the Soph< more class in 1877, when he received the appointment to West Point. He graduated at West- PointQWith the class of 1881, and wsis then assigned second lieutenant in the S5th Cav. dieted that American missionaries Vill CHRISTIANIZE FOR MILLION DOLLARS - (By Associated Press.) ... Kansas City, Mo., October Turkey may be Christianized for a million dollars, was the declaration to day of Dr. Charles T. Tracy, before the missionary meeting in connection with the national council of Congre gational churches. Dr. Tracy is pres ident * college in Turkey. He pre- airy which was busily engaged at that time putting down the Indian j uprisings in Arizona and Nerwy e fallowing clipping from The Washington Star contains the news protected in The .- Frenchman calculated toe that 125,000 men would barely be suf- acient to guard the waterway. “But in these statements,” Secre tary Daniels continued, “as in almost ill other things, the truth lies between two extravagant assertions. The canal Vill .not double-toe effectiveness of Its ability to defend every* part of the coast on the Pacific as well as on' the Atlantic. It jrill ftax yirtui * multiply the numbers of toe army, will make necessary fortifications and toaoM, but ft need net be nearly.so and defender- of Ameri- and American interests. “If it be given to those who have gone before to look but of the win dows of. the skies and find happiness in the doings of this Worid, the heart of John T. Morgan will thrill as he sees the realization of .a dream that our navy, but it wifl greatly increase took him out of y th6 lowlands J 1 thought and gave him the visiqn that Courthouse pn Prince, avenue. toe polling paces will be under-tod management of the justice of the peace in that district and the justices Will themselves appoint the necessary clerks. Owing to the fhet that Judge Foster » in such poor health, Judge C. T. Young will be in. charge at tba court house. In the 217th district, the'Georgia factory, Mri W. A. Phil lips will be in charge of the poll. The Puryear’s district, the 218th' will be under the management of Mr. Jas. W. Morton. The 219th, ‘Sandy Creek, will be under the management >of Mr. S. E- Suddeth, while the 220th, Buck Bradch, will be managed by Mr. J^A. Suddeth. The . polling place in the last named district Will be in Winter- ville. At Bradberry’s Mr. J. R- Nun- nally; at Princeton factory, Mr. Levi J. Hemerickj .apd at Kenney’s, hjr. E. S. Dobbins Sv&be the managers." It is thaught tMt^ihe heaviest vote in favor of the •change will fed polled in the country districts. The advo cates of.-the direct election are con- t ending that all of the people should have » voice in the Election of the county commissioners, and have pre pared ^ statement showing that whii-? * v were 1566 white men registered comes only to those who live upbti toe in l$l2\there. Were only 24l names in the grand jury box. The opponents of the change contend that the present method is satisfactory, and /that bet ter, men can be obtained by election 1 .the grand jury than could be obtained by the direct election methtod. ^ ^ ^ ' - . (Special to The Herald.) Atlanta, Ga., October 28.—Editor W. G. McNelly of the Fitigeiald n>«M qumnoties oi « Press; mho puhli.hed the sen ■■ tinmil. c *™trsl Texas and artic], recently that some of the Gem- Itral Oklahoma yet to g|a "edfigressmen who attended the Roddriibeny funeral were drunk, has refused to accept the denial made by & member of the congressional party, and has reiterated his charges in ami other issue of bis paper. Mr. McNelly says: “Thftnames of the two congressmen so weak to human flesh as to allow themselves to become debauched with whiskey while en route to the funeral party who came down from Washing ton. The Press has no desire to ex r pose theee gentlemen. Their awn conscierices no doubt have told them of their depravity and they know their own guilt. However, should it be denied by those who were sober on tour 1 funeral train. that none of their party ‘were drunk, tjie Press -Is in position to furnish the munea of tbe drunken congressmen,' with proof to sustain-every word we have^aid. JUDGE % ~ vL-i “* Mount Airy, Ga4 October 28—Jndge Emory Speer pasted, a restless nigid Sunday night, but Ins general condi- , A ’ >w» steady — s (By Associated Press.) Washington, D. C., October 28.— It is considered' likely here uhat Huerta will not protest receiving Gen eral Diaz on an American warship. He may be satisfied with putting him in what he considers, the ridiculous po-< sition of a fugitive. General Diaz is declared to fee in no danger in. Mexico. COEDILL MAKES COTTON REPORT Cordill has issued the following re port on cotton crop conditions: I have gone slowly and carefully through Texas arjd parts of Oklahoma and north Texas has a good large crop—had it all year. East Texas has nearly an average crop; central Texas as a whole rather poor; south Texas, as average crop picked; west Texas and Panhandle, poor. West Texas has not made a normal crop since 1908. South Texas would have made much late cotton but both worms and weevil destroyed all late cotton. The great damage to Texas is in grade and sta ple. The damage to yield from rains is negligible and more than offset by the filling out of immature bolls. Im mense quantities of cotton in norifc and central Texas and south and cen tral Oklahoma yet to pick. Many fields have never been touched, much cotton yet to open which is opening fast with present clear and cool weathe.. Both grades and staple are improv ing in north Texas and south and cen tral Oklahoma, grades are much bet ter in Oklahoma than in Texas. Tbe* picked too much wet cotton all over Texas. T see no reason to change my views on acreage. Both Texas and Oklahoma have the largest acreage ever, planted, none of which was aban doned. This, coupled with toe good foundation that was - laid in _ both states, must be reckoned within the final analysis. CHILD BURNED FATALLY PLAYING BEFORE GRATE Claxkston, Gal, October 28.—Rosalie Hill, the 4-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Will H. Hill, of this city, died yesterday catching fixe from an ten grate. She was playing before e fire wfaen her clothes caught. - SCADTS ESTIMATE. New Orleans, La* October-28.—3. W. Scady makes the following esti mate of the crop, including listers: tt kra ono of .his retirement: Col. Frederick G. Hodgson of the Quartermaster Corps has been trans ferred to the retired list of the army on account 'of disability incident to the service. He is from Georgia and was graduated from the Military Academy in June, 1881. He served with the 6th Cavalry until March, 189£, when he was' appointed captain to tita JSBtertarmastePs department,-in which he~has ■servda'tb' date, reaching' the grade of colonel in July, 1910. Most of his early service was in the far west. Ha did considerable scout ing duty and was in the campaign against the,Apache campaign in 1890 and in the field in Wyoming in 1892, during the rustler troubles. During the Spanish war he was lieutenant colonel in the Volunteer Quartermaster’s Corps. For several years he was stationed in the Phil ippines and he has several tours oi duty at the war department. Re cently he has been under treatment at the Walter Reed Hospital. soon bring the empire to forsake its religion and most of its inhabitants profess Christianity. WEEKLY WEATHER REPORT Washington, D. C., October 28.-^ The lowest mean temperature, 46 de grees, occurred at Asheville, N. C^ and BentonviUe, Ark., and the highest 68 at Corpus Christi, Texas. Killing frost occurred generally over th< northern portion of the cotton region wnd light to heavy frost occurred in the southern portion except naaf the west Gulf coast. v * . sician, Dr. Hams, be. is not yet out ■of danger, and his ultimate recovery is in considerable doubt. STRIKERS AND MINE GUARDS IN BATTLE; ONE GUARD KILLED (By Associated Press.) Trinidad, October 28.—In a battle this morning between 1,200 strikers and 300 mine guards in the minim camps one mine guard was killed. Three strikers are, said to have been killed. The national guarfl is moving towards the coal fields and will reach here perhaps by night. Martial law will then be established. SPLENDID FEATURES AT THE CRYSTAL “The Death Stone of India,” fea tured in three of the greatest reels ever seen. Don’t miss it. Mr. Raphael S. Drott is singing at this popular Jiousefof amusement. Mr. Drott is a celebrated lyric tenor singer of New York City, and is the best Athens has ever heard, and you will say yourself after hearing him he is great. Mr. Drott nrill be at the Crystal all this week. He will sing today, “To Have, To Hold, To Love,” and “When It’s Springtime in Virginia.” Be sure and hear this wonderful singer. Mr. Drott sin^s from 4 to 7 in _ afternoon, and 8 to 11 in the evening. Program changed daily. (Adv.) the statement of hur phy- : Atlantic states, 6,550,000 Gulf states, 3,500,000.. .Texas, 8,800,000. Tatal, 13,860,600. portion of •. Texas. Mean tempera tures were below normal throughout th* cotton region, the greatest ae» ficiciency 9 to 10 degrees; being over' eastern Alabama and western Geor gia. Weekly mean temperature* ranged from 46 to 64 over the eastern, dfrom 52 to 66 over the central and from 46 to 68 over the western part of the cotton region. More than two inches of rain fell over the greater part of Arkansas, and also tne central cotton growing states. Snow and sleet occurred over the northwestern part of the cotton region. The greatest weekly precipi tation 13 inches is reported from Gal veston, Texas and Calico Rock, Ark., reports 4.50. Heavy rains were de trimental in some parts of Arkansas and showers in Mississippi o*i four days prevented fall work. NEW TUNNEL OPENED ' . Paris, October 27.—The short but important railway tunnel through Mount d’Or, near Vallorbe, on the Swiss frontier was opened recently. It is 4,770 feet long and shortens th> railroad route from Paris to Lau sanne. by about three hours. The tun nel has been building for three yean and not a workman has been killed or injured. __ $25,000 FIRE AT SUMTER. Sumter, S. C., October 27.—rThe main building of the Mclver sash, blind and door factory was destroyed by fire early yesterday morning, re-., suiting in a loss of 'approximately $25,000. The origin of tfei blaze ix a mystery, the fire being qUcoveipd M at 6;301 o’clock, when it bad 'gaihed considerable headway.* The building was'owned in part by. the city. APPEALS IN DYNAMITE CASES. Chirago, October, 27-—The appeals of /thirty of too thirty-three labor hnion; officials convicted in Indian apolis; last December of conspiracy and complicity in the McNamara dy namiting plots will be argued before the United States circuit court of'ap peals feere for three days beginning^ next Wednesday. ,J IF YOUR TONGUE IS COATED YOU NEED DODSON S LIVER TONE A Coated Tongue Means a Sluggish Liver, Calomel is Dangerous. Take Dodson’s liver Tone Instead. When your doctor looks to see if your tongue is . coated, he is trying to find out if your Kver is working properly. A few years ago doctors bad to prescribe calomel—there was nothing else to give. Recently Dodson’s Liver Tone has ,r»ctk»Uy token the jlace of c®I- omef' a liver, remedy. Dodsoh’s Liver Tone is mild, pleasant tasting and harmless—which makes it a -fine medicine for use when your .children become bilious or constipated^' But the most remarkable feature oi Dod son's Liver Tone is the tact - tjiat every druggist who . sells it guaran tees it absolutely. Your druggist will ’return* your money without argument if a bottle fails to give en tire, satisfaction. Price 50. cts. at all druggist*. (Ady*) ' * , ' ft mo