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VOL. 2. NO. 128.
ATHENS, GA, SATURDAY EV^N|Kg, JANUARY 17, 1914.
DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY. <5.00 PER YlAR
SUES HUSBAND’S
BROTHER FOR ALLEGED
ALIENATION OF HUSBAND
petitioner wants
THE SUM OF $50,000
ensational suit filed
LAST AFTERNOON IN
FEDERAL COURT.
Alleges That Her Husband Was
Lnduly Influenced, and That
lie Is Being: Kept From Her.
Has a Child That Needs His
Financial Aid—Says Brother-
In-Law Opposed Her Marriage,
A rather sensational suit was filed
te yesterday with United States
immissioncr Cornett in which the
fendant, a lady residing in Nash-
7c*.n. f brings a long series of
legations against her husband’s
other, as to his causing her husband
he estranged from her.
Her husband, it i,s alleged, is now
the Mate of South Carolina, soirtc-
,ere near or in the town of Ander-
The suit is one of a kind usually
Hid in the state courts, but on ac-
unt of the parties to the suit resid-
p m differfit states the matter
mes under tjurisdiction of the
urt of Uncle Sam.
The Petition.
The petition covers about ten pages
!""a! cap, and so will not bo given
full as the gist of it can be stated
an extent to illumine Herald read-
s as to the “story.’*
A few paragraphs will be quoted
from the original petition Os a start-
reads:
In the Matter of Mrs. Nina Alford vs.
A. N. Alford, Complaint.
The petition of Mrs. Nina Alford
As to the honorable court the fol
ding facts:
Fir*t. Defendant, A. N. Alford, is
resident of Hartwell, Hart county,
vreia, and lives within the court’s
risdu-tion. Petitfoner lives in Nash
!lc. Tcnn.
Wants 950,000.
Second. The defendant has dam
aged petitioner in the sum of $50,000
t reasons herein alleged.
Third, petitioner and her husband,
ften Alford, were married on the
th day of February,, 1912.
Fourth. Defendant is the father nf
•d Owen Alford and father-in-law
BREEDERS HELD BOARDS
AT THE AGRICULTURAL
COLLEGE ID CONVENTION
The Georgia Breeders held the
boards today at the auditorium of the
Agricultural college, and some splen
did talks anent cattle were made by
men who have made a study of the
matter, and know whereof they speak.
It was the annual convention of the
association, and was well attended.
The following program was carried
out:
Address of Welcome — President
Andrew M. Soule. •
The Work that County Organiza
tions Can Do for Seed Improvement,
W. K. Stanley and Henry Milam.
BOLD TRAIN ROBBER GRIFFITH & WELCH
L
W, & A,i MAN HELD
Atlanta Police Arrest Suspect
Who Claims to Be John Jones,
a Carpenter—Believed to Be
James Nolan, the Bandit, Who
Wounded a County Policeman
in n Pistol Duel Before Mak
ing Getaway.
Fifth, Petitioner for some time af-
r the said marriage possessed her
husband's full affections, and they
e<i together happily, until the de
fendant hv his acts and words, as will
herein he set forth, alienated the at-
ADAMS MARKET
Extra Specials for the week
Frensh Green Spinach, Car
rots, Beets, Oysters Plants,
Spring Turnips, Green
Beans, Bell Peppers, Squash,
-New Irish Potatoes, Turnip
oiau, Cabbage, Fresh To
matoes, Egg Plants and
Snwf Potatoes, Fresh Coun
try Butter, Eggs, Hens and
rrvers. Everything in the
grocery line at cut prices.
• v u « on just one bill of
groceries, and if you are rot
convinced that we can save
• ou money don’t try us any
m °re. \v e have just received
1 ’ ar £ e shipment of Snow
p e ” R abbits from the Blue
‘‘age mountains. Try them.
°nlv 18c each.
—W. W. Rast, Pidcock. Discussion by
R. R. Childs.
The Possibility of the Fulghum Oat
—Judge Henry C. Hammond, Augus
ta, Ga. Discussion by Jesse Trawick.
New Features in Cotton Production
—Dr. O. P. Cook, Washington, D. C.
The Probable Variation in Selected
Plants—R. J. H. DcLoaeh, Director
Experiment Station, Experiment, Ga
Our Greatest Needs in Cotton
Breeding—D. S. Starr. Discussion by
L. E. Rast.
Afternoon Session.
Adaptation s Alfalfa the South
—Joe E. Wing, Woodlawn Farm, Ohio.
Discussion by John-R. Fain.
Improvement of the Cowpeai—W.
M- Rowland, Augusta.
Abruzzi Rye—S. P. Coker, Harts-
ville, S. C..
Report of committees.
Business session.
Judge Henry Hammond of Augusta,
made an excellent address on "The
Possibilities of Fulghum Oats,” show
ing a wide acquaintance with his sub
ject.
At 8 o’clock this evening Mr. H. G.
Hastings, president of the association
will deliver an address to the conven
tion.
SIX CHILDREN ARE
BURNED TO DEATH
(By Associated Press.)
Cobonconk, Ontario, January 17.—
The six children of Mrs. Weatherby
were burned to death today. The fire
destroyed the home. The mother es
caped by jumping.
T «E ADAMS MARKET
fcctions of his son for petitioner, and
permanently separated them.
Oppos'd Marriage.
Sixth. Defendant opposed the said
marriage and refused to permit peti
tioner and her husband to return to
Hartwell, Ga., after said marriage.
In the Seventh paragraph it is al
leged that the defendant did certain
things to'set the husband against the
wife, and in the ninth paragraph it
is touched on that the defendant tried
to alienate husband from wife by
bringing up to the husband the great
chasm of social and financial standing
that existed between them; that the
husband was superior socially and
financially to his wife, etc.
Hu a Child.
Paragraph eleven sets out that the
husband was influenced by defendant
to deseX his wife and go to another
suite, that it was all a deep iaio plan
of defendant.
In the thirteenth paragraph it ts
alfcged that petitioner was at time
of alleged desertion pregnant, and in
paragraph sixteen it is stated that a
child had been born and petitioner
needs usistance of husband to care
fur same; also that defendsnt refuses
to tell her the address of her husband
so that she might communicate with
him. .
Paragraph nineteen prays that due
process may issue to get defendant
to court at next term.
Attorney Lawton Mallcy, of Atlan
ta. represents the petitione/- j
(By Associated. Press.)
Atlanta, Ga., January 17.—The po
lice are confident today that the man
arrested last night is the bandit who
a few hours earlier terrorized the pas
sengers on a Western and Atlantic
train and robbing them of several
hundred dollars. The prisoner claims
to be John Jones, a carpenter, with
out knowledge of the hold-up. The
police think he is James Nolan, of
Des Moines, the bandit who last night
wounded a county policeman in a pis
tol duel before escaping from the
train. Jones is detained as a sus
pect.
Story of the Holdup.
Wearing a blue handkerchief, cover
ing his face up to his eyes, with a
cap pulled down to the bridge of his
nose and his coat coiiar turned up, a
well-dressed lone bandit boarded the
Nashville-Atlanta, Nashville, Chatta
nooga and St. Louis south-bounci pas-1
sengcr train, No. 1, as’it slowed down
at Vinings station, eleven miles from
Atlanta, at 7:.‘T0 o’clock last night, and
with a blue-steel, large caliber revolv
er in his left-hand, held up the eleven
passengers riding in the parlor car,
“Nyssa,” forcing four of the male pas
sengers to give up $280 in cash. The
robber* made no effort to molest two
women n*»KKPngers aboard the car.
Fifteen minutes later, after the ban
dit had fought a fierce gun battle
with a Fulton county poliefe Officer,
who happened to be on the. train, aided
by the negro train porter, Beverly
Vcrner, Officers Williams and Allen,
of the Fulton county police force,
picked up a man who first gave his
name as John Jones, of Mitchell street,
Atlanta, as he was walking towards
Atlanta from Bolton, five miles from
the city limits and the spot where the
train was stopped, after the bandit
had made his haul and hacl fled
After a half hour’s questioning,
Jones was turned over to Chief Mathi-
son, of the Fulton county police force,
and later lodged in the Tower on a
charge of suspicion.
Outmoved the Movies.
The actual hold-up of the fast train
outmoved the movies.”
Eleven passengers, nine men and
tiwo women, occupied the twelve scats
of the parlor car as the train neared
Atlanta’s gates.
Five of the men sat in the smoking
compartment of the parlor car chat
ting on various subjects.
As the train neared the flag station
of Vinings, Conductc. Dunn, in the
smoking car, pulled the bellcord for a
stop This was unusual, a3 Vinings
is bu a small station and the Nash
ville-Atlanta train very seldom stop
ped there.
One man, whose face the conductor
does not remember, left the train.
The starting signal of two short
pulls on the bell rope was given and
the heavy six-car equipment started
to roll towards this city.
So soon as the engine drivers again
gave out the steady staccato of speed,
a man, wearing a blue mask and clad
in rather good clothes, surprised the
smokers in the small compartment by
standing in the doorway, pointing
hpavv blue-steel pistol, and saying, in
a quiet voice, “Just a minute, gentle
men.”
Kindly give me all the money you
have and be quick,” were the next
words of the hold-up.
One of the men went into hi* trou
sers pocket and-produced about $4 in
change.
Not that stuff. I want' your
purse,” said the hold-un.
None of the men in the compart
ment had presence of mind enough to
even hold their hands over their heads.
The usual performance demanded by
all copyrighted hold-ups was over*
looked.
Four of the men gave over various
sums of cash, all amounting to $280.
Just as the bandit had stepped into
the compartment, the Pullman porter
seeing the mask and gun, had rushed
through the car and into the passen
ger coaches shouting, “Robbers.” Fol
lowing on the negro’s heels was the
train news agent, James K. Green,
(Ceatuued on Page Fivo),
CASE IS DISMISSED
Clerk Cornett Receives Instruc
tions From Judge Newman.
Athens Pottery Case.
Deputy Clerk Cornett of the federal
court, has received instructions from
Judge Newman authorising him to
mark the bankruptcy proceedings in
the matter of the firm ef Griffith &
Welch as dismissed.
The records indicate that John W.
Welch, • member of the firm, who did
not consent to the petition. for vol
untary bankruptcy, after conference
with C. B. Griffith, the other partner,
has agreed to make good even,- obliga
tion of the firm. In this guarantee
he is endorsed by James . White, John
White and John White Morton.
The creditors of the firm will he
paid dollar tor dollar.
It is_learn«d that the business will
probably be reorganized.' Mr. Welch
will take it over and may associate a
partner or partners with him in the
future conduct of the business.
Tlf COBB WILL NOT
COMMENT ON OFFER
OF FEDERAL LEAGUE
LIKE
UNWISE VIRGINS OF-
BIBLICAL FAME-NO LIGHTS
(By Associated Press.)
Augusta, Ga., January 17.—Ty
Cobb, the Detroit outfielder, was told
today at Royston of the $76,000 for
five years offer of the Federal league.
He declined to comment on it until
his return here Tuesday.
SPLENDID PROGRAM
FOR MEN'S MEETING
A denial of bankruptcy has been
filed with the clerk of the district
court here by W. A. and T. R. Harsha
and Cobb & Erwin, creditors of the,
Athens Pottery Company. The pro- 1
ceedings deny that the company is in-
A few days ago the president of the
company, F. B. Hinton, and other
creditors, filed n petition to have the
company adjudged bankrupt and a re
ceiver appointed. The Harsha broth
ers arc the general managers of the
plant.
VOLCANO FATALITIES
MAY BE MUCH LARGER
THAN AT FIRST THOUGH!
(By Associated Press.)
Tofcie, Japan, January 17.—The in
dications that the fatalities in the
Island of Sakura, devastated by the
eruption of the volcano Sakura-Jima,
may be much larger than supposed
were' received here today from an of
ficial sen* to Kagoshima to investi
gate. He reports that 0,000 of Sts-
kura’s estimated population of 19,000
had been accounted for up to the
evening of January 16.
Dr. Stewart Roberts Will Deliver
Address—Walter’s Orchestra
Will Furnish the Music.
Tomorrow afternoon is the greet
day for the large mass meetings for
men that will be held at the Colonial
opera house, by the religious commit
tee of the Y. M. C. A.
Dr. Stewart R. Roberts, of Atlanta,
prominent physician of that city,
has accepted the invitation of the
committee to deliver a special address
to cur 2nd stud?!?!® on
of personal purity. Dr. Roberts has
selected for hU theme to discuss “The
Rea! Courage.” He is a man who is
eminently qualified to handle this deli
cate and important question in the
right way from the standpoint of a
■scientist and of a practicing physician,
and of a Christian gentleman, who is
interested in seeing men live accord
ing to the truths of God in the world
of nature and in the world of his spirit
life.
Dr. Roberts was heard in Athens
three winters ago, when in spoke t
the Association two consecutive Sun-
' k f- 1 ' =w*--mhm T ' T .
Seventeen Prominent Auto Own
ers Fined $3.00 Today by Re
corder Price—Failed to Have
Lamps Lit on Parked Ma
chines on College Avenue Last
Night—Ten “Beans” For Next
Offense, Says Recorder.
"Let your light
so shine,’’ etc.
VOLCANO AGAIN IN ERUPTION
Kagoshima, Japan, Jnr.uary 17.—
Two further violent eruptions of the
volcano Sakura-Jima, accompanied by
a severe earthquake, occurred last
night, causing the collapse of many
more buildings. Many of the inhab
itants who had returned fled again in
terror. Tho ashes are falling thick
today.
MAYOR REFUSED
THE PHOTOGRAPHER
You See He Might Fall and the CUy
’’ Would Have a Damage
1 Suit.
A photographer applied to Mayor
Dorsey today to be allowed to ascend
the water tower and take a bird's eye
photo of Athens. The mayor declined
the request. It might mean nn acci
dent, and an accident might mean a
damage suit against the city.
INVESTIGATORS
LEAVE FOR MACON
(By Associated Press.)
Washington, D. C-, January 17.—
Representatives Filz Henry, of Illi
nois, and Volstead, of Minnesota, and
Nathan Williams, expert attache of
the house judiciary committee, left to
day for Macon, Ga., to inveatigate the
charges affecting the conduct of Fed
eral Judge Emory Speer. Represen
tative Webb, nt North Carolina, will
join them Monday.
The White Life.” He made a pro
found impression at that time.
It is fully expected that from eight
hundred to a thousand men will crowd
into the Colonial opera house Sunday
afternoon to hear this scholarly phy
sician, who has been in such-demand
all over this land, to talk to men upon
this most important subject
The religious committee has placed
at the M. & W., Palmer's Drug Store,
with the College Secretary on the
Campus, and with the city Y. M. C. A.
tickets which will guarantee the hold
er a reserved scat, if presented at the
Colonial Sunday afternoon before 4
o’clock. At four o’clock aharp the
doors will be thrown open for general
admission.
Walter’s orchestra will open the
service at 3:30 with a special musical
concert lasting half an hour. All men
in Athens are urged to attend. If you
have not your ticket be there by four
and get the seat of some fellow be
cause he has failed to show up, be
cause you cannot afford to miaa the
address of Dr. Stewart Roberts.
Recorder Price could have used to
advantage an S. R. O. sign if such
a thing had been possessed by the
court this morning, for the room waa
full, and the cause was a round-up
yesterday of the autoists of this good
ly city who had, like the Foolish Vir
gins of Biblical fame, failed to have
their lamps trimmed and burnjng, and
that is a violation of the traffic law
of the city. —
Prominent Folks.
There was a goodly number of them,
prominent folks who feel quite out of
place in a police court, present, and
they all pleaded “guilty” to the
charge, but said they had been ig
norant of the exact conditions of the
ordinance. The judge told them that
“ignorance of the law” was no excuse
lor bleak,., K it, aim he noaid impose
a fine of $3.00 on each violator, and
they all paid up promptly, though
there was some kicking, one party
saying it was certainly a “crazy law,’’
and another that he did not sec how
the judge could fine him under the
auto ordinance as he had no auto,
but a lot of “junk” that maybe some
one took for an auto. Recorder Price
soon solved that problem for him by
remarking: ‘
“Well, if you consider it junk you
can let the city have it instead of a
ing, and park their autos on College
avenue. Night fell yesterday and it
seems hardly any of them thought'
to have the lamps lit on-their'ma
chines. The police had their 'eyes
open and noted this fact. Result waa '
a generous issuing of subponeas to
attend court today.
Need Light Keeper.
One offender said he thought it a
hardship to have to drop his work at
nightfall, and go to the street to light
up the lamps.
“Guess I’ll have to hire a small boy
to act as light keeper for me,” said
ho as he walked from court.
Ten “Plunks” Hereafter.
It was $3.00 for the "unwise auto-
virgins” today, but the recorder gives
warning emphatically that in the fu
ture it is to be $10 for the offense.
The Ordinance.
Section 14 of the traffic ordinance
is at follows:'
No motor driven vehicle shall
be operated in the city showing
what is generally known as elec-!
trie searchlights for headlights
unless said lights are so modified
as to throw a light that will not
dazzle or blind. The headlights
used shall be of such strength and
brightness as U» easily S,»OW t..S ,
presence of the vehicle, but shall
not be of such brilliancy as to
throw an unnecessary bright ray
of light, which is calculated tO>
Mind or dazzle the drivers of ve
hicles coming within its circle.
The “Unwise” Ones.
The following were the defendants:
in the auto cases:,
Messrs. W. F. Dobbs, Floyd Palmer,
E. Sanders, Herbert Hasper, Dr. J.C.
ReV. Cl. ’ W.
Holliday, E. S. Riley,
I Cooper, R. O. Emory, W. C. ritttir,
Defendant shut off the. argument. claude Xuck , E . K . Lumpkin, O. R.
Dark. Lamp*.££^,sC_ Hinton. W. 3. Eberhardt, H,r# Col-
The majority of t(ic offenders have Her, C. O’FarrcIl, I>r. I. II. Goss, W.
offices in' the Southern Mutual build- P. Davis.
COL PENDLETON'S
FUNERAL
COMPROMISE I
ON ARBITRATION MATTER
(By Associated Press.)
London, January . 17.—A compro
mise has been reached on the question
of arbitration, which threatened
wreck the International Conference on
Safety at Sea. It is now expected
that the convention will be signed
January 20. The English delegates
abandoned their demand that all dis
putes and violations of the shipping
laws shall be arbitrated, and under
the new arrangement disputes ansmg
may be substituted to The Hague by
agreement between both parties.
FIRE LOSSES DECREASE
New York, January 17.—The total
fire loss for the United States in (913
was lower than the year before, ac-
ording to figures made public by in
surance interests. The total property
loss was $203,4083150 as compared
with $207,463,000 in 1912.
KAFFEE GKSELSCHAFT.
At Emmanuel church Parish House
Thursday, January 22, 4 to 0, 8 to 10
Come and sec what it is!
It’s “made in Germany” and should
jpleate everyone. Admission 16 cent*.
WANT COMPLETE
REPORT FROM
BOND COMMISSION
At an informal meeting of the
mayor and council last night a reso-
lution was passed, requesting an early
meeting of the bond commission of the
city of Athens and also for a full and
complete report from that commission
of all matters in their hands. The
council wants this data-to work on
during this year’s city business pro
gress.
The commission is composed of
Capt. James White, chairman. .Messrs.
M. Stern, S. Michael, J. N. Webb and
T. H. Nickerson.
Macon, .Ga., January 17.—The fun
eral of Colonel Charles R. Pendleton,
editor and part owner of The Macon
Telegraph, will be held tomorrow at
temoon at 3 o’clock and the services
over the remains of the deceased will
be conducted by Bishop N. D. Pendle
ton, of the Church of the New Jeru
salem (Swedenborgian), of Pittsburg,
who is the^roungest brother of the
dead editor. \
Governor John M. Slaton ahd his
staff will attend the funeral. A spe
cial car containing friends of the de
ceased from Waycross will arrive in
Macon tomorrow for the funeral. The
interment will also be ip Macon.
Mr. Pendleton waa born in Effing
ham county, Georgia, June 26, 185<£
He had been connected with The Tele
graph for the past fifteen years, part
of the time as full owner, but pfterJ
wards selling a large interest therein
to Mr. Will T. Anderson and Mr. P. H.
Gambrcll.
The Tuners! will be largely attended
and many beautiful floral offering,
are being received, in addition to many
telegrams and letters of condolence.
REACHES KEY WEST
(By Associated Press.)
Key West Fla., January 17.—Tha
steamer San Jacinto, a Mallory liner,
arrived here today with all the pas
sengers of the steamer Lampasas,
grounded near Dry Tortugms yester
day. The Lampasas came in port la
ter, being pulled off the ground by
the revenue cutter Miami. The dam
age is not announced. The passen
gers were transferred early today. •
Naalieai Note.
The Sea of Matrimony is filled with
hardships.—Lippincott’s.
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164 W Claylon St.
(Upstairs)
The best tervice for the busy
business man or University stu
dent. No long wait for the cals.
GOVERNMENT PLANS
INLAND WATERWAY
(By Associated Press.)
Washington, D. C., January 17..
The war department today recom
mended to congress the federal gov-
ernment's construction, in connection
with the chain of waterways proposed
for the Atlantic and -gulf coasts, of a
five-foot draft continuous inland wa
terway from Choctowhatchee Bay,
Fla., to the Rio Grande,' in Te*as, at
total estimated cost of $3,632,010
for first construction, in sums .of
$800,000 annually:
Generally
Bryan.—Ex-
speaking — Secretary
/
GORGAS TO BE NOMINATED
SURGEON-GENERAL of navy
, (By Associated Pt;ess.).
Washington, D. C., January 17.—
The nomination of Colonel William C.
Gorgas, of the Isthmian Canal Com
mission, as surgeon-genaral of tha
navy, was prepared today at the
white house for presentation to the
Completeness of cuMac and
coorteajr to'aU la ibe motto cf
the Holland folks.
Regular meals 50c. Breakfa«t
7 to 8; Dinner 12 to 2:30; Sap
per • to 7:30.
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