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THE ATHENS DAILY HERALD
THE WEATHER j
Fair and cold. f
VOL. 2. NO. 117.
ATHENS. GA., MONDAY EVENING, JANUARY 5, 1914.
DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY. $5.00 PER '“EAR
FIGHT TO FINISH,
DECLARE GENERALS
Of PRES, HUERTA
, i They Will Not Give Up Un-
i| They Defeat the Rebels or
I nlil Every Federal Soldier Is
Killed—Assert That They
Have No Intention of Retreat
ing to the United States.
LIKE OTHELLO, JUDGE ROWE
FOUND OCCUPATION GONE
(By Associated Press.)
j,naira, Mexico, January 5.—C
Francisco Castero, the leader of
M<-\irttn federal army of the not ch,
general Inez Salazar, command*
the .Mexican federal volunteers
, intend tg tight until they defeat
rchel.s or every soldier is killed.
-aid this morning that they do
intend retreating to the United
he fighting continues. A dimrnu-
i ,,f federal ammunition is the chief
lit so far. Hundreds of federals
unhuried in the trencher
United States !x>rder patrol,
paring for anything .desrito
laration of the federals <hat
II not retreat into the United
The
Red Cross has wired for more
es because the federal? and
are sending their wounded
the Rio Grande.
Remarkable State of Affairs at
Police Court This Cold Janu
ary Morning—May Be the
New Year Resolutions or May
Be Lack of Funds to Concoct
a “Whoop ’Em Up”—No Court
on Wednesday, Cases to Be
Tried Thursday.
Mayor Rowe and
All his policemen
Walked into court—
And then walked out again.
JUNES MAY RESULT
(By Associated Press.)
iivcr, Colo., January 5.—The oflfi-
of the striking coal miners’ union
morning began preparations for
•< t <rn of “Mother” Mary Jones
was yesterday deported from the
• zone by state troops . Orders
been issued by Adjutant General
e directing the arrest of “Moth-
i»n<*s if she returns. She will be
incommunicado under military
iithority. Adjutant General Chase
II not try deportation again. He
it! the action of 'yesterday was in-
rided as a warning that her presence
ill nut be tolerated. The union min-
» greatly incensed.
FOR THE MILITIA
(Bv Associated Press.) ,
Washington, D. C., January 5.—
an issues have been iu»ue between
; war department and the United
it os National Guard Association,
noral Wood has issued a circular
luuncing the decision of the judge
-ocate general that the militia must
et the organization standards oi
regular army or else be deprived
federal financial aid. Few militia
anizations can meet these require-
Many alleged baseball players are
cd in the dissolution
Sort of king of France and
40,000 men stunt, that which the
genial mayor and the police attache?
did this cold January morning, for
you see the court docket was as bare
of cases as Mother Hubbard’s cup
board of nursery rhyme fame had
been when the old dog wanted a bone.
Broke All Records.
It was a remarkable stata of affairs
this “nothing doing” at the court of
the recorder, considering it was a
Monday morning and in a season when
the docket is generally quite heavy.
The police say it breaks all records
of the court, and they are somewhat
%t a loss to account for the situation.
(Thief of Police Brooks says he nev
er seen such a state of affairs on a
Monday morn so soon after Christ
mas before, and thinks it is probable
because the people have no money to
“get bad on,” or that the efficiency
of the Athens police force may have
got ’em all in a moral tone. The cold
weather may have something to do
with it, for it is too frigid to get out
doors and whoop ’em up (fine weather
to whoop ’em up in the department
of the interior, though), and maybe
everybody did that if the fearful cold
had not gripped Athena, would have
furnished the court some entertain
ment today.
Worse in Warm Weather.
Criminologists have said that crime
more prevalent in warm weather
than cold, so that fits the case here.
Last Monday there was about two
dozen cases in the police court, and
the session was a lengthy one, to say
the least.
Yes, Athens is very good, thank
you, but it may be only a case of too
much New Year resolutions, that will
grow weaker as the days go by, and
soon the court will h/.m as usual.
No Court Wednesday.
There will be no court on Wednes
day morning on account of the mayor
being at the annual meeting of city
council at the hour of the usual hold
ing of the police tribunal. Cases as
signed for Wednesday will be tried on
Thursday by the new recorder. Hon.
E. S. Price, who will make his debut
as police court judge.
IY OF JESSIE
IS
ON CONEY BEACH
(By Associated Press.)
New York, January o.—The body
of Miss Jessica E. McCann, the pretty
.settlement worker w'ho disappeared a
month ago, was found on the beach
at Coney Island yesterday. It whk
taken to her father’s home in Flat-
bush this morning. An autopsy
proved that death was due to drown
ing. The family agree with the pub
lic that she either suicided or was
drowned accidentally. The girl’s fath
er does nbt blame anybody. She was
aged 23 and popular.
RESULT OF MONEY TRUST INVESTIGATION
SEEN IN ACTION OF MORGAN FIRM MEMBERS
Sixteen Per Cent
P. O. Increase
Over 1912
Along with lots of other things
point to the progress of Athens is the
neat increase in postal receipts for
the quarter ending December 31, 1913
The increase was 16 per cent over
1912 for same period.
The Athens post office is doing a
fine i nisi ness for your Uncle Samuel
and in Postmaster Rucker has an able
head. The Herald may give some
more figures on this subject in a few
days.
CLAIM INADEQUATE PAY
M CARRYING MAILS
"THE LIVING CORPSE.”
Tense dramatic power Rives “The
LivinR Corpse" s tremendous appeal.
Beautiful photoRraphy and exception
al dramatic work make this story of
Count Tolstoi’s a superb feature.
“Inspiring, RrippinR, dramatic!” is
the way one writer has described thi3
wonderful story. „,i I therefore the major service perform
pi . Ct , U r i J L‘_ be o.?.Fi ed by the railroads is in carrying th,
(Special to The Herald.)
Atlanta, January 5.—Thai the rail
way officers of the United States feel
that the companies are today under
paid by at least $15,000,000 for their
services in carrying the mails, is the
startling statement made in railroad
circles here today.
The declaration came up in connec
tion with the proposal that the gov
ernment should own its own railway
postoffice cars. The railway men say
that such a plan cannot be favorably
upheld on any plea that the railroads
are now overpaid for this portion of
the mail service.
Postal cars do not even carry all the
mail over the railroads, for the rail
roads always supply apartments in
combination baggage cars. The gov
ernment, however, pays absolutely
nothing for the distributing space
used in such compartments jinlesa
they are forty feet or more in length.
The weight of mail carried in such
•nmnartments is very small, and
Him
si 1 CUKE
OF BYHAMITE
Allen Ware Will Lose Most of
Left Hand as Result of His
Too Much Curiosity Regard
ing a Dynamite Shell—Hap
pened Yesterday Morning.!
Washington, D. C., January 5.—
The resignation of. five important
members of the firm of J. P. Morgan
& Co. from the directorates of many
large corporations tyt which they have
held dominant pow^r for years was
looked on in Washington as nothing
less than the direct .consequence of
the money trust investigation last
year by the house banking and cur
rency committee.
S iat committee found, after many
ths of investigation, that the
members of Morgan^ £ Co. were on
the boards of the largest corporations,
and dubbed this system “interlocking
directorates.” Herein* was found the
money trust. The close association of
these men with official*) of the First
National Bank, the National City
Bank, the Bankers’ Trust Company,
the Guaranty Trust Company, and the
Chase National gave them knowledge
of the inside workings of all the large
corporations and also, it was charged,
of all large credits in the banks.
Many of the Democrats in the house
gave the credit for this action of the
Allen Ware, the 15-year-old son ft
Mr. and Mrs. Acy Ware ,of Madiw**
avenue, Barberville, was the victiiq
yesterday moaning at about*# o’clpelrffj?*
of a very serious accident, 6ne
practically means the loss of hialtft
hand, and some injury to his right
hand. A dynamite cartridge was the V v
cause of it all. Young Ware Jiad j
found the cartridge, and sat down in 1
a rocking chair and commenced pick- fil
ing at it with a knife, l(e extracted *
some ordinary powder, and did not
think that the shell contained afty- j
thing else but the ordinary powder,
when he struck the dynamite part,
and a terrific explosion took place,
that threw him from the chair with
great force, shattering the thumb, fin
ger and third finger of his left hand
and somewhat injuring the right mem
ber also/and lacerating his face; He
irave a scream and his parents and a
neighbor rushed to the. room. He
suffering intensely as a matter of
course. Drs. McKinny and Coggins
were hastily summoned and did Mil
possible to relieve the lad’s suffer
ing. He, it is stated, will lose three
fingers off his left hand.
■CfjarJes S&oe2c t
Morgap firm (soon to be followed, it
is understood, by similar action by
other large financial institutions of
New York) chiefly to Samuel Unter-
myer, the counsel for the money tfust
committee. It was his dogged per
sistence which brought out the exist
ence of the interlocking directorates.
Y oung Hopeful of
Recorder - Eieqt
Want's to Knotty
JUDGE CROSSLEY
E
Opened Court Today and Entered
a Number of Judgments
by Default.
the Crystal today. By all means see
it. Price of admission only 6c and 10c.
if tin can trust.—Danvill Rgeister.
Ingratitude is a pump of soot wlveh
filing into the dish of friendship de
frays its s.ent and flavor.
SPECIAL NOTICE
I or the week beginning Jan. 5:
» lbs. Standard Granuiated
Sugar $1.25
111 lbs. Silver Leaf Lard.. 1.40
II cans Pride of Bedford
Tomatoes 1.00
11 Packages Oatmeal .... 1.00
1 gallon can Pure Georgia
Cane Syrup 65
U cans White Sugar Peas
'vith Bacon 1.00
* lbs. Santos Blend Coffee-
Try it
j* Packages Post Toasties.
Snyder's 25c Catsup . i....
Everything hi the ’grocery
,ine !lt living prices. We are
I' adquarters for Chickens, Eggs,
gutter and Produce. Fresh Rab-
lits every day. Here is where
•"f metallic ring of the almighty
“liar asserts most signj,leantly
,ts Purchasing power. «
puinpro A nil M QT
IflfllMO HUHiiiu i
distributing space. Yet for thin dis
tributing space in compartment cars,
the Rovernment makes no payment,
except for the small amount of dead
weight of mail carried in it.
,Rather Peculiar Struggle That Took
Place Near Above Place.
(By Associated Press.)
Washington, D. C., January 5.—
Charges of severity, bad food, favorit
ism and other abuses against the ad
ministration of the Atlanta Federal
prison arc contained in documents
submitted to the department of justice
by Representative Howard of Georgia.
1.00
1.00
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THE ADAMS MARKET.
EFFECT OF PARCELS POST.
Hartford, Conn., January 6.—Ac
cording to the annual report of the
Connecticut public utilities commis
sion, just made public, the parcels
post has created havoc with the re
ceipts of the express companies. Ev
ery company operating in this state
reported marked decreases which, in
one instance, amounted to $89,872.
(By Associated Press.)
New York, January 5.—Lillian Sin-
nott, a prominent young actress, was
found in her apartment with her
throat and wrists cut, dead. She had
been despondent over the recent death
u f her fiance, Leslie Kenyon, a promi
nent English actor, who died Satur
day. The girl left a note asking for
giveness.
JuugL- Carl F. Crossley got busy
this morning at the initial session of
his 216 District G. M. court, and en
tered a number of judgments by de
fault and disposed of several non-
litigated cases. He will be right on
the job from now on to assist justice.
Judge Crossley is a young barrister,
but he is one well versed in the ways
of the law. He will make an excel
lent justice of the peace.
RECORDER-ELECT PRICE
TALKS OF 5 P. Mt»SB88MNSfo<»aMWCsg
May Be Afternoon, Instead of
Morning Tribunals When His
Honor Price Dons the Judicial
Ermine—Be a Hardship on
the Prisoners, It Seems. —
ALPHARETTA MAN HAS
FIGHT WITH AN OWL
Recorder-elect Price said this morn
ing that he favored holding police
court in the afternoon instead of 10
m. as at present.
Chief Brooks rather favors the
idea as the night detail of police can
then got a longer sleep in the morn-
ings.
The afternoon hour for police court
is the rule in Atlanta, it is understood,
and a juvenile court in the morning.
The afternoon court may be a good
idea, but it will work a great hundi-
repine behind tho bars about seven
hours longer.
The Herald’s police court reporter
takes the liberty of differing with the
gentleman who takes up the recorder-
ship Thursday as thef wise thing of an
afternoon session. Get the cases out
of the way in the forenoon and clear
up the docket, but, it looks mighty
A ike an afternoon session under the
reign of Recorder Price.
Well, the Athens Herald readers,
who have been kind enough to say
how much they enjoy the skits of the
court from the police reporter’s pen
cil, will have to enjoy them like a
cold meal, for the “stories” will get
to them the day after the happening,
but they will get there anyway, and
there’s going to be “pep” in them as
my baseball friends are wont to re
mark, even if they are warmed over,
and pretty nearly twenty-four hours
th<* Ho'ondantJi. who have been I late in the serving.
TOLL OF THE MINES.
Charleston, W. Va., January o.—
Reports from six of the coal-produc
ing counties of. this state for the first
eleven months of 1913 show that for
every 700,000 tons of coal mined, one
miner was called upon to give up his
life.
gleaners start co-op. plan.
Kankakee, Til*.. January 5.--For
the purpose of distributing groceries
at cost to the farmers in the northern
part of this state, Illinois Gleaners
are arranging to operate a store at
this place. Twelve counties are in
terested in the venture. (
DR. S. WIER MITCHELL DEAD.
Philadelphia, January 5.—Dr. S.
Wier Mitchell, noted author and phy
sician, died at his home here yesterday
morning. Death was due to influenza,
the seriousness of which was accentu
ated by his advanced age. He was
in hi? eighty-fifth year. Funeral serv
ices will be held Tuesday.
Dr. Mitchell was stricken last Mon
day with what was at first thought to
be a mild attack of grip, and until yes
terday no apprehension for his recov
ery was felt. Hisrondition, however,
became grave last night, and the dis
tinguished patient did not rally, the
end coming a few hours later. Mem
bers of his immediate family were
his bedside.
Alpharetta, Ga., January 5.—Last
Saturday morning, about daylight Bud
Mathis took his gun and went down to
the creek to kill a large hootin’ owl
that had been hoo-hooing for several
mornings.
Seating himself on a log, he began
to imitate the owl ils best he could.
Presently he thought he saw through
the moonlight, the big owl sitting on a
tree thirty yards away. He again
called, and as he did so, the owl arose
from its perch and swooped down
upon him, striking him in the face
with its claws. Two of the claws en
tered the skin of his forehead and two
of them jip»t under the eye. But for
the fact that he had his hand to his
mouth while calling, his eye would
have been put out.
This is the first time on record
where an owl has been known to at
tack a man with such determination
and ferociousness.
Mr. Mathis’s face is badly scarred,
and he is thankful he came out of the
scrap with both eyes intact. And he
feels sure some comfort in the fact
that he afterwards reached for his gun
and killed the owl. which measured
several feet from tip to tip.
locked up all night, and will have to
GEORGIA HAG RECEIVED
NO INHERITANCE MONEY
(Special to The Herald.)
Atlanta, Ga., January 5.—Although
the inheritance tax law is now theo
retically at work, and all ordinances
have received instructions to see that
it is carried out, no inheritance moriey
has yet found its way into the state’s
coffers.
It will soon be piling in by the
hundreds every month, however, and
there is a good deal of interest at the
capitol to see what county makes tho
first returns.
It will be recalled that the law,
which was passed by the legislature
last summer, was practically a dead
letter, so far as enforcement was cpn-
cerned, until a few weeks ago when
the comptroller general’s office and
the governor called attention to the
duties of the various officials instruct
ed with its enforcement.
Do you get me?
Recorder-elect Price tells the fol
lowing one which his little boy wai
the author of: • * V-f
“That boy of mine had heard About
me being elected recorder, and that
hereafter I would be called ‘Judge/ .
instead of ‘Mister,’ said th$ recorder- )
ing to call mamma?’"
Mr. Price’s friends say that he re
plied; “Oh, she is the real judge, you
know,” but the reporter won’t vouch
for that statement.
TWENTY-FOUR PERISH
WHEN STEAMED SINKS
(By Associated Press,)
New York, January 6.—The tank
steamer reported in trouble off Sandy
Hook yesterday and later reported
sunk was the Oklahoma. Twenty-foui
of her crew perished. Eight
saved. This information is by wire*
less this morning.
NATION-WIDE STRIKE
LIKELY, SAYS MOVED
NO IMPORTANT DECISIONS.
Wishing*”". n C. January 6.—
The supreme court did not make any
important railroad rate dociaiona to
day.
We are willing to wager that Con
grass isn’t enjoying its rest hail as
much as the country ia.—Sa.
NEAR BEER LICENSE
$200 IN COLUMBUS
Columbus, Ga., January S.—The
near beer license for Columbus in 1914
will be $200 per year for both whole
sale and retail, the same as in 1913.
There are 40 wholesale and retail
near beer d-Bl.r* in Columbus. So far
as known practically every saloon that
conducted a business during the past
year will continue.
The district also remain the same
as for the put year.
ATLANTA OFFICE ASSOCIATED
PRESS FIRE-SWEPT SUNDAY
(By Associated Press.)
Atlanta, Ga., January 6—The of
fices of the Associated Press in the
Austell building here were fire-swept
yesterday. All records, papers, etc.,
were destroyed. Other offices on ths
same floor were damaged. The cause
of the fire is unknown.
WHAT THE PRESIDENT DID.
Gulf Port, Miss., January 5.—The
president motored here this ptorning
and played eighteen holes of golf with
Dr. Grayson. This afternoon he spent
the time automobiling along the
(Bv Associated Press.)
Chicago, Ills., January 5.—Charles
H. Moyer, president of the Western
Federation of Miners, is today credit
ed with saying that Samuel Gompers
and othor officials of the American
Federation of I .a bur ara soon to meet
in Washington to consular calling a
nation-wide strike of. all unions in
sympathy with the Michigan copper
mine strikers.
FEDERATION OFFICIALS
DISCLAIM STRIKE YARN
Washington, I). C., January 6.—Of
ficers of the American Federation of
labor here profess no knowledge of a
meeting of the executive council to
consider the Michigan sorike. Pres
ident Gompers is expected here late
today. Vice President O'Connell does
not credit the proposal for a general
strike.
TAKEN BACK TO
MADISON COUNTY
Two Whte Men Deported Acroaa the
County Line on, Misdemeanor
Charges.
June Hardeman and Carl Harris,
two white men of Madison county,
were arrested yesterday by the Ath
ens police and cent back to Madison
to atand trial.
Each are charged with misdemean
ors, and will be tried at the next term
et tilt superior court et Midiwp.
MARY PICKFORD
“In the Bishop’s Carriage”
ELITE TOMORROW
January 6th.
This is a fascinating drama of
the underworld, that approaches
tragedy and ends in romance.
Don’t miss this special foal
Four reels.^ Admission price al
ways the same—
“If we AdrertiM It, Its
tionally Good."