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•jmm LOCAL C9TTON 13 11.16e THE VOL. 2. NO. < MANY CANDIDATES PROPOSED FOR COUNTY KOMMISSlONERS ATHENS. UA.. MEN WHO ADVOCATE AMENDMENT PROPOSE CANDIDATES FOR PLACES. STRONG TICKET JUST PROPOSED Messrs. H. C. Tuck, W. L. Childs, and R. L. Bramblet, are Sug- ested as Candidates by Major ity of Men Who Favored Amendment—These Men Are Approached by Many Friends. No One Has Yet Announced Hut Expected That All Will I)o So—Other Announcements' Expected—Mr. J. M. Hodgson May Enter Race — Election Held on December 3. While as yet no candidate has an nounced for tKe position of county commissioner it is understood that several announcements may be pected in the course of the next few days. Of the present commissioners it is practically certain that Messrs. Pittard and Holman will not be can- . didates ia&he coming election, thought,- however, tnat Mr. J. M. Hodgson wilt be in the race for aftb* places. He has been promi- 'nentlx mentioned for the place and though tk yet, he has made no an- nr>”T?,-ement, definite work is expected from him at almost any time. Around on the streets this morning the men iwho favored the passage of the amendment providing for the di. rect election of the commissioners, OF COMMERCE HAS SOME PRIZE OFFERS Will Give $10.00 in Cash to the Person Furnishing the Best List of Georgia Products Suit able For Serving at a Dinner on “Georgia Products Day”. Other Prize Offers. (Special to The Herald.) r Atlanta, Ga., October 30.—To the person furnishing the best list of Georgia products suitable for servin L at a dinner on Georgia Products Day, November 18, the Geof-gia Chamber of Commerce will give a prize of ten dollars in cash, provided the list be received by November 7. To the Georgian sending in the best menu of Georgia products suitable for sarving at the dinners, a prize of ten dollars will be given, provided the menu be received by November 11. Finally, a prize of ten doliais will be given for the best menu actually served. The judges will be selected from among the best known hotel men in Atlanta. The idea of the dinners on Georgia Products Day, which has officially been named as Tuesday, November 18, is to stimulate interest in the im mense variety of products grown in Georgia. As has been stated in an of ficial publication of the Georgia de partment of agriculture, it is stated that Georgia is so blessed in her pro ducts that, if a wall should be built around the entire state, it would be OIRECI ELECTION COUNTY OFFICERS' . W8NJSTERDAY ,MAJ< 'Y Dll RATIFY DIRECT ELEC TION OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS. CITY AND COUNTY VOTE IN FAVOR Election Yesterday One of Quiet est oCunty Has Ever Ex- • perienced—752 Votes Cast, 456 of Which Were For Amendment-Election of Com missioners on December 3. City gfrfes Amendment a Ma jority Yof 56 Votes—Under stood That Several Prominent Men Announce as Candidates. discussing certain men as prob- able to maintain in comfort not only able candidates. It seems certain that the present population but ten million the men who are favored by the ma- additional people. To give publicity Jonty of amendment supporters are j to this idea, to teath the people of the Messrs. H. C. Tuck, W. L. Childs, and R. L. Bramblett. These men are all being approached by their various friends and urged to enter the race. As yet none of them have announced, but it is generally believed that all of them will do so in the course of a very short time. AH of the men are well-known here In Athens. Mr. Tuck is a prominent lawyer* well acquainted'with county affairs. Mr. Childs owns ana operates large farming interests down in the lower edge of the county and resides in Athens. It is believed by his sup porters that on account of his inti mate knowledge of conditions and the tact that he twill have the time to de note to county affairs, that Mr. Childs mill make a most valuable commis- lioner. Mr. Bramblett is a merchant !n the Princeton factory district, and if he decides to run would make the country member of the proposed ticket. Mr. Bramblett is well known throughout the county and if he be comes a candidate will enter the race with a large backing, \ Besides these men wco have been mentioned it is generally thought that there will be other candidates in the field. Several prospective candidates are known to have been testinf the sentiment of the people and though no one has yet announced, a lively »nd hotly contested campaign is gen- irally expected. - * The election will be held on the first Wednesday in December and the suc cessful candidates will begin their term of office on the first of the new year. They will serve for one year only. At the general election next October, commissioners will again me ilected and will serve for a term Tour years beginning on January 1, 1915. state how wonderfully blessed they and to instruct them in the poten tialities of Georgia the plan of hav ing at a set hour on a set day an ex ploitation of what Georgia can furnish to eat wan conceived and will be- put into execution through the efforts of the Georgia Chamber of Commerce. Already enough assurances have been received by Messrs. Haden and McKinney, -jvho * -are -piloting the af fairs of.the state chamber for the present, to indicate that at least 15(1 towns in the state will give public dinners on Georgia Products Day, though not every county is yet repre sented. At these dinners speakers will be provided by the state chamber who will endeavor to impress upon all the people the greatness of Geor gia. On the night of November 18 details *of the various dinners, num ber of diners, etc., will be wired into the offices of the chamber of Atlanta, whence they will be put into news form and distributed through the channels where they will bring the greatest amount of advertising Georgia. The forces of the organiza tion are struggling now to line up the cities throughout the state so that not county will be' missin^from the list of diners. Meantime every Georgian is invited to win one or more of the prizes of fered by the Georgia Chamber Commerce for the best menus and best and most complete list of Georgia pro ducts. All lists must be received by the dates nominated above and each should be addressed to the Georgia Chamber of Commerce, 1001 Hurt Building, Atlanta, Ga. DUKE PLEADS NOT GUILTY. Seattle, Wash., October 30.—Laiw- The amendment providing for the direct election of the county commis sioners carried in the election of yes terday by 160 majority. The election was one of the quietest even witnessed here and the vote cast was . compara tively small. Out of something over 1,500 registered voters in ihe city district only (512 votes were cast. The total vote was 752. About no’on yesterday it could be seen that the amendment would carry and as forecasted in The Herald, both ,the city and couiiTFy. precincts went for the measure. The country pre cincts gave a majority of 104 and the 216th district, the city of Athens, gave a majority of 56. Two of the country districts, Winterville and Buck Branch went against the amendment by ma jorities of 12 and 17, respectively. The election for the commissioners will be held on the first Wednesday December. At this time- three com missioners will be elected to serve for period of one year. At the regular H COTTON! RIME Cotton 6inne$ Prior to October 18, Shows 1 Increase of 114# Bales Over Last • Yea/—Mr. John Anderson Just iri'Receipt of Letter From Bureaii of Census — Increase May Go Even Higher. The latest ijovemment report shows that much more cotton is being gin ned in Clarke county this year than was last. Air. John T. Anderson,^ihe president of-the Andersozt company, Is just in receipt ter from Wm. J. Harris, director 0i the bureau of the census, showing a comparison of the number of bales ginned here in ; Clarke county prior io October 18 in the year 1912 and 1913. The report «j)hows thaf'While last year *4,817 bales had been ginndd prior to Octcfoer 18, this year 5,963 bales had tyeen ginned prior to that date. This is an increase of 1,143 bales, and at the present price of cot ton is of untold value to the people of this city and section. In the report rouna bales were counted as half bales, it is believed that before the season clones the increase will be more marked on account of the late crop. Mr. Anderson is? the agent here for the government a$ to the number of bales ginned and hs to the quantity manufactured. Tliej; letter from Mr. ttarris to Air. Anderson stated that his early telegraphic report was com pletely verified by the later tabulated gmners reports. > general, election to be helt^in October, 1914, the county commissioners will again be elected, this time to serve for a period of four years. At all other elections the commissioners will be elected to serve for four years. At all other elections the comraissien- will.be elected-to serve for four year'terms. The successful candi dates in the election to be held this ecember will begiiv their term of of- ficeon the first of next January. As yet no candidates have an nounced for the places though it is understood that several promineni men are contemplating making the race. The chairman of the board will receive a salary of $400 per annum and the other two commissioners $300 each. The adoption by the people of the amendment is considered as quite an indorsement of Representative Rhodes, who ran on a direct election platform and who introduced the bill providing far the election of yester day. Mr. Rhodes was strong in his support of the amendment and was much gratified by the result. Splendid Display of Agrricultiir* a] Products, Live Stock and Other Exhibits Being ✓ Shown.! The official figures are as follows: For Against. Dist. No. Ratifi’n. Ratifi’n. 216— Athens 284 228 217— Ga. Factory OCONEE COUNTY 'JAIL IS HELL,” SAYS HAWTHORNE WITH HER ANTICS Julian Hawthorne, son of the famous author, and himself an author of note, has just been freed from the Federal at Atlanta, Ga., to which he was sent for fraudulent use of the mails in promoting a mining scheme. Jail is' hell/' said he when he step ped off a train in New York. Hawthorne seemed vigorous and a trifle heavier than when he was taken to the prison. He and his friend and fellow-promoter, Dr. L. W. Morton, were released at the same time. New York, October 30.—Mra. Effie Pope Hill Alsop, who married Edward Alsop, the 76-year-old millionaire f Pittsburg, last year, is back" «* town, an item that might have been placed in society notes if she had not gone into a tangonian hotel in West Thirty-nirith street late this after noon. * She issqed alone about 7 o’clock and entered a taxicab, instructing the chauffeur to convey her v -to another home of terpsichorean grace, three doors away. In there she did not re main long, and when she came out the chauffeur was told to make for the Hotel Ansonia. '/■' The chauffeur followed instructions, and when the hotel was reached ha asserts that his spirited passenger walked into the lobby, did a few tango steps, and then came out to Broadway, her head so high that she didn’t no tice him. Humphrey Courtney, the chauffeur, asked her for the taxi hire, $1.80, a request, he says, that was heeded -with a remark that he v’as no gentleman. Courtney called for the police and the patronmen made their entrance at a moment, they say, when Mrs. Alsop was in the middle of an exhibition of all the steps known to dancing, fjrom the renaissance forward. The patrolmen bundled Mrs. Alsop into the taxicab and took her to the West Sixty-eighth street station where the chauffeur said what he had to say and Mrs. Alsop said practically nothing of consequence, so the lieu tenant entered a charge of disorderly conduct against her. “Telephone my husband at once,” she said, “for I have no money.” \ The lieutenant seemed surprised at this statement for she was weariifg about $9,009 worth of jewelry. He didn’t know that Mrs. Alsop usually burdens herself with $20,000 iworth. Mr. Alsop soon arrived and imme diately went forth in search of anoth er bondsman. He did not find ont, and Mrs. Alsop was later taken to the night court and discharged, her hus band paying the taxi charge. Mrs. Alsop is 28 and comes from Georgia. She was married here on February 15, 1912, to Alsop. They have a beautiful home in Washington. US FREED Two Hundred People . Sat AS Night in Courtroom Awaiting ii ilwf Verdict—Woman Bust iilnto Tears For the First Time Since the Trial Began—Thank- r<ed the Jury Individually. (By Asaadated Press.) Plymouth, Mass., Octobe SO.—Mrs. Jennie May \ Eaton waa early this morning acquitted of the charge of murdering: her husband, Rear Admiral Joseph G. E^ton, after the jury had been out all night. . Although there seemed little pros pect of a verdict before this morning, more than two hundred persons sat through the tedious night. Mrs. Eaton thanked the jurymen individually. She burst into tears for the first time since the trial started. Because of the prominence of the rear admiral, the trial attracted coun try-wide interest. The admiral took a prominent part in the battle of San tiago. After his retirement he set tled down at Assinippi on a chicken farm.. He died last March. His wife was arrested about a week later, ac cused of poisoning him. 218— P dry ear’s 219— Sandy Creek 220— Buck Branch 241—Bradberry’s . 1347—Kenney’s ... 1467—Princeton .. 11 0 Ocoazee County f^r opanedto- day for a two days session. The fair opened with the biggest, best and most; ^attractive -displays of agricul- turaTproducts, domestic science, man ual arts, live tstock and other at- nual arts, Live stock and other at- tactive displays. This is an annual affair, this being the third time same has >een held, and only products of Oconee county are exhibited. The largest crowd is in attendance at this time than at any fair hereto fore held and interest is being gen erally aroused in progressive farming throughout the county. Oconee is on^ of the foremost coun ties* of the state as to progressive farming. The fair is being conducted under! supervision of Rev. J. W. McWhorter, county school commissioner, and other officials of the county. The following schools of Oconee county has exhibits from Watkins- ville, Mars-Hill, Bogart, Booth's Academy, Bishop, Salem, Doves Creek, Mary Carithers. The displays are a’l well made up and show that the rural schools of Oconee county are among 'the front rank rural schools of the state. .a 11 a ■frn STRIKING MINERS ARE III UGLY MOOD (By Associated Press.) Trinidad. Colo., October 30.—The coal strike situation in southern Colo rado looked more serious this morning. than—Kt any time since the trouble started. The troops. were scattered throughout the camps to preserve or der. The strikers are in' an ugly mood. ' \ , . > Six hundred members of the state 1 militia rested in the camps, .today awaiting orders from the adjutant- general. They expect to Receive In structions to . " (By Associated London, October 30.— committee was formed h ask the British goyernmei sider its decision in regard pation in the Panarna-Paci tion. The movement is bactl heads of steamship, comme manufacturing companies, 'a 1 mittee points out that circun have changed since the Unita JUDGE MILLER IN WASHINGTON TODAY Washington, D. C., October 30.— Judge A. L. Miller, of Macon, is in Washington to appear before the su preme court in the case of Salgue Totals 456 296 Majority in favor of election by fife people, 160. WEATHER FORECAST rence Duke, son of Brodie Duke, j against the Aetna Life Insurance wealthy tobacco manufacturer, plead ed not guilty yesterday in the supe rior court to the charge of manslaugh ter preferred when Duke’s automobile ran down and killed two men «on th$ country rood near here two berly and Jfsse Harris jfte the oppos ing counsetT * “That will do, John Henry. I gave you no letter to mail.”—Judge. TWO ARSON CASES ARE DISPOSED • > OF IN JACKSON SUPERIOR COURT * (Special to The Herald.) Jefferson, Ga., October 30.—The August adjourned term of Jackson su perior court, which convened^ Monday last, adjourned; liitc yesterday'evening after disposwmt several rivil cases •of but little importance and the fol lowing criminal cases, to-wit: The case of tho State v*. “Bear” Mont gomery, coj., charged with burning a 1 in Jefferson la*t May, occapf the state’s witnesses. The jury found the defendant -guilty and the court imposed a sentence of twelve and a half years in the penitentiary. The case of the State against Will Cummings, charged with burning the barn of Barselton Brothers 0 couple of months ago. This also .was a case of considerable interest owing to the prominence of Braselton Brothers, and the peculiarity of the case, it being contended that the defendant, onl; SOUTH [DOOMS Will HOLD IHOCE (By Associated Press.) Nashville, Tenn., Qctober 30.—Ed ucators from throughout the.$outh are arriving here today* for the opening session tonight of the Southern Edu cational conference. The meeting will last three days. The attendance of more than a thousand delegates 13 expected. Many prominent educa tors are on the program for addresses. or add^esi TAKES UP FARMING. Mr. W. F, Coleman, a popular ma st for some time in the employ of chmist for some time an the employ of R. L. Moss Manufacturing compand has decided to take .qp the agricultural life and is now on % his farm a few miles -out of Athens. Mr. Coleman states that he contemplates punching large-sized bole in the high cost of living. by Mr^.T. D. Davis, known as the old short time before the burning, took 'Webb Dairy barn, in which Mr. Davis up with his brother's wife, a pretty id that ■; and his sons lost several hundred dol lars of fqed stuff and stock, on which [ there was no insurance, but the barn ► * was insured by its owner, Mrs. W. J, Martin. This case was stubbornly , fought, and was a long case, consum- 1 teg about two days, the defendant be- -• teg represented by Messrs. T. J. Shackelford, A. C. Brown and E. C. Mahkffey, and the state by Solicitor General John B. Gamble, assisted by J. A» B. Mahaffey and J. 3- Ayers. A goodly number of witnesses were used -both rides, Ex-Mayor W. R. Joy- figll * little sixteen-year-old girl, an< they, together went to the barn late on the night of the burning, and tho defendant, in lighting his pipe in th$ barn, threw the match down in hay and fodder niicl caught the barn on fire and made no attempt to put out the fire. The little girl, who was cor roborated, cfot only by several state's witnesses, hut by the defendant him self in several particulars, was the principal witneis for the state.. The defendant; was found guilty and a sentence of. five years in the peni- of Atlanta, being used as one of tentiary was imposed by the court. If Tammany should learnt hat to be pulverized is to-be Sulzerized 1—Ex. REMOVAL NOTICE We have removed our Studio from 164H Clayton street to Clifton’s old stand on College. avenue. We have filed the majority of the negatives made by Mr. Clifton covering a long period of years, as well our own, and they are in an excellent state of pres ervation;' hence sharp prints are pos sible and all orders for prints, can be promptly excuted. BOWDEN’S STUDIO, College Ave. Clifton’s Old Stand. adv. Louisiana—Fair; frost to coast, freezing in north;- Friday fair and warmer. Arkansasr-Fair and freezing; Fri day fair'and warmer. Oklahoma—Fair; not so cold. East Texas—Fair; frost; warmer in northwest; Friday fair and warmer. West Texas—Increasing cloudiness and warmer. NoA^ Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, . Alabama ami Mississippi- Fair; heavy frost. Florida—Fairt frost tonight north; Friday iVin. The Weather Map. New Orleans, LW., October 30.—The map shows fair wAther in entire belt, no rain except atiWilmington, N. C. Killing frost is the southern „ and the eastern" Indications cold weather wil ing slightly in east of the Mis:, general, killing yfbi-„ There were hattonn Texas, Palestimuchew killing frost a1 Memphis, Vic! son, Miss.; iiliH