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local cotton 12 %e 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 .23 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."