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VOL. 2. NO. 143.
ATHENS. GA„ WEDNESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 4, 1914.
DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY. $5.00 PER YEAR
FOUND MAN IN BEDROOM OF HOME;
KNIFE AND PISTOL USED IN FIGHT
JOINT CASE DOCKETED
AGAINST TWO
MEN.
had w arned man
TO STAY AWAY
Mr. Thomas Beasley, on Return
ing to His Home on Last Sat
urday Night, Found D. W.
Nelms in His Bedroom—Made
Attack Upon Nelms, Who
Grabbed Loaded Pistol and
Pulled Trigger Twice, But
Weapon Failed to Discharge.
Beasley Inflicts Stab Wound
W ith a Knife Upon the Arm of
Nelms—Case to Be Triad
On The police docket there stand a
jr rt ca.'e against D. W. Nelms and
Thomas Beasley, charged with viola-
ti-n of city code section No. 363—
disorderly conduct.
This case will be tried as soon as
Attorney Roy Strickland returns to
the city, which will be in a few days
This case promises to be one of
the most sensational ever tried in the
Athens police court.
It was reported lastlSaturday night,
January 31, by Mr. Beasley, the po-
li c -tate—that is the police were
phoned of the trouble by Mr. Beasley
»nd the case was placed on the docket.
Revolver and Knife.
A revolver and a knife played a
part in’the affair, which was a fight
between Messrs. Nelms and Beasley
at th° home of the latter on Washing
ton «t»-eet, it is learned from a most
reliable authority.
Found in Bedroom.
The Herald is informed that on
la«t Saturday night about 10 o’clock
Mr Reasley returned home and found
MEXICAN ANTAGONISTS MAY
NOW HAVE ALL ARMS DESIRES
(By Associated Press.)
Washington, D. C., February 4.—
Customs agents and officers of the
border patrol were given instructions
today to place no further restrictions
on the exportation of arms to Mexico.
This is in accordance with President
Wilson’s proclamation late yesterday.
The promulgation of this order marks
a new era in the relations of the
United States to Mexico. Not since
hostilities opened in November, 1910,
have the federals or rebels been al
lowed to import arms from the United
States on equality.
MEXICAN NEWSPAPER
INCENSED AT ACTION.
Mexico City, February 4.—“Presi
dent Wilson has dropped his false
mask of Puritan and declared himself
the friend and protector of the reb
els.”
This seven-column headline was
placed by El Pais over its account of
the raising of the embargo on arms
from the United States, and this
newspaper declares that American
manufacturers of munitions of war
are behind the president's proclama
tion.
JUDGE PRICE STILL PUTTING ON
PENALTIES FOR WRONG "PILOTING”
Auto Ran Into Buggy Near Geor
gia Depot—Owner of Car Lev-
.ied on to $10 Extent—Court
Docket Continues Congested
With the Cases Against the
Drivers of Autos and Other
Vehicles.
And it so happened on the fourth
day of the week there came before
Price, he of the police court tribunal,
who giveth out judgments as to traf
fic law violations by they vehicle driv
ers of Athens, drivers defendants who
had navigated unwisely, thereby frac
turing the laws of the city in that
some had driven on the right when
they should have driven on the left,
and others had driven on the left when
Nelms in his bedroom. Mrs. (they should have driven on the right,
Beasley was present at the time, it I and some had rode on the sidewalk
if. -aid. Beasley at once attacked I with their hikes, and some had run
Nelms, and the latter picked up a into other vehicle!, and gome had no
leaded pistol from the dresser, and.
placing it against the stomach of
Bea.-iey snapped the trigger twice. The
iveapnn failed to fire.
b >■' that the pistol belonged to
Mrs. Reasley.
Reaslev had drawn a knife on Nelms
prnr to th» latter grabbing up the
revolver, it is said. Nelms, though a
frailer man than Beasley, then man-
ac*d tr> throw him on to the bed.
H .never, during the scuffle Beasley
bad managed to inflict a stab wound
on tbe fourr part of Nelm’s arm.
Had Warned Him.
b is said that Beasley had warned
that he must keen away from
bi, bouse.
Mr. Beasley is a witness in the
Like the Ghost of
Banquo Mule
Wont Down
That mule story is growing.
Remember about the mule the Her-
a i has been telling about lately, that
* bch is concerned in a damage suit
^!ffi hv Mr. H. P. Hinton against Dr.
• V /'• Hat hews for $353? Well, you
c*:!i: down that mule—it grows (or
1* -host grows)every day. First the
(,il "l nia.u wrote about the mule,
t?"’*"*'T mule was dead; then Mr.
. ^• Bridges contributed: “Looks
* K<> a case of Banquo’s ghost, this
to-^ story.”
Maybe another chapter will be add-
lamps lightcdT ml.
TO WIRELESS HEROES
TO SOON BE STARTED
(By Associated Press.)
New York, Febru^ny 4.—Work will
soon be begun, it was. announced .to
day on the memorial monument here
to Jack Phillips, the wireless operator
of the Titanic, and other operators
who have given their lives at sea.
It will be a fountain of the finest white
granite, and will stand at the base
of the barge office tower, at Battery
Park.
Hero of Monroe Wreck, Who Swam Two
Hours Holding Up Unconscious Wife
DEMOCRATS WILL
NOT LET SUFFRAGE
(By Associated Press.)
Washington, D. C-, February 4.—
Majority Leader Underwood today de
clared in a speech before the house
that the democratic party is opposed
to woman suffrage . He made it clear
that the democrats did not intend to
allow the suffrage question to come
up in congress, but regarded it as
Ike Maxwell had ran his auto into
a vehicle on Broad street, near the| f s 's U e’foV ’thc'states" to'settk.'
Georgia depot. The night was dark,"
and the hill was steep, and he had
turned a bit wrong and into a buggy,
driven by a colored man, he crashed.
The lights went out on the auto, and
the buggy was damaged. Judge Price
decided that ten dollars would about
square matters with the city. It was
paid.
Walter Butler, a small boy, had
hiked on the sidewalk, and he pleaded
guilty. Judge Price decided a $1.00
fine would make the punishment fii
the crime in this case.
Enoch Walters was the next one.
His bond was $2, and* it was ordered
forfeited. Traffic troubles had beset
Enoch.
One or two other traffic cases were
sounded and then His Honor rang
down the curtain on the morning mat
incc. "•
INTEREST DISPLAYED
III y, M, C, A GAMES
RECORD ATTENDANCE MARKS MEETING OF '
THE CITT BARAGA-PHILATHEA UNION TUESDAY NIGHT
The meeting last night of the City
Baraea-Phflathea Union was more
largely attended than any other in
its history. The attendance, in fact,
was over 25 per cent greater than
that of any previous meeting.
One new class was received at the
mefting last night, the Wesley Baraca
of the Vnung Harris Memorial church.
The banner was awarded the West
End Philatheas, and the Oconee Pliil-
atheas, coming second, were given
honorary mention. Other business
was also transacted by the meet
ing.
It was announced last night by the
union that Mr. Marshall A. Hudson,
the founder of the Baraca-Philathea
Union, and president of the World-
Wide Baraca-Philathea Union, will be
the guest of the City Baraca-Philathea
Union some time in April, spending
one or two days in Athens and deliv
ering a number of addresses during
this time.
The scripture lesson was read re
sponsively by the West End Baraca-
Philatheas.
The feature of the evening was the
splendid address by Rev. A. L. Flury,
pastor of the West End Baptist
church. His address was well re
ceived.
The special song by the Tabernacle
Philatheas was greatly enjoyed.
The following was the attendance
by classes: West End Philatheas
(banner class), 19; Baptist Tabernacle
Philatheas, 17; Oconee Philatheas, 14;
Last night at the Young Men’s
Christian Association there was con
siderable doing. The new basketball
leagu** seemed to have their entire
line-ups on the floor for a very stren
uous workout and signal practice.
Thero has bttn some very excellent
basketball demonstrated in Athens in
previous years, but it would seem to
those expert in basketball, that this
post-season league, but recently or
ganized, gives every indication of be
ing in a class alone. Theri are four
teams, each captained by an expert
well seasoned and tried outffor many
seasons. ■ These captains know just
how to get the best out of^sscH
on theft* team. These four teams will
play a double-header on Friday nighft
the game beginning at 8:30 sharp.
Coach Cummings has selected for
his team a tall, scrappy bungh of the
younger playing clement of the asso
ciation. He is sure that Captain
Wood, who is captaining the Business
Men, will have to work for each point
scored more than ever before. Captain
Wood is probably the older player
in the league, and will give a splen
did account of himself and men. Mal-
com Vonderau is again in good form,
and should do some star work. “Chake”
Hutchins, who is looked upon as a fu
ture great Athens athlete, is holding
forward position on the Business
Men’s team.
Brock and his ponies will meet Lid
dell on what seems to be a close foot
ing. This will he their first effort in
the new league workout, and will be
The herd of the wreck of the Old
Dominion steamship Monroe was
Thomas R. Harrington, a young man
of Bridgeport, Conn. For two hours
he swam in the almost icy ocean off
the Delaware coast dragging along
his unconscious wife by holding her
hair in his teeth. Her arm was
broken from the collision of the Mon
roe and the Nantucket, and she cried
out to him that rather than undergo
the pain of his holding her arm she
vould die.
Here is Harrington’s story of his
struggle in the water:
At first I tried to hold the poor
girl up by her arm, but it pained her
horribly and she screamed and
wrenched so that I saw it v would not
do. She was faint one minute Ipnd in
shivers and struggles of paid the
next. I twisted her hair into a tight
rope as close to her head as I could,
and then took it in my teeth and tried
to keep her head above water by
keeping it on my chest while I swam
on my back. That must have hurt her
too, but she didn’t say anything ex
cept, ‘That’s better, Tom.*
We had been getting along that
way for about fifteen minutes—it
seemed like two or three hours—wIhmi
lifeboat. came along. They went
within ten/feet of us. I asked them
to take the girl aboard. They never
even answered—just looked at us and
y. Strength seemed to go
after that-and out of her,
too. I got lower in the water and her
face was under at almost every wave.
“After a long time—they tell me it
was two hours, but time didn’t seem
to count one way or the other—an-
othy boat came along. I held Mar
garet up to them and a sailor said:
“ ‘Let her go. She is dead.’
“ ‘She is not dead,’ I said to him,
‘and you take her aboard if you do
not want to go to hell with murder
on your soul.’ So they took her in.
And she opened her eyes and smiled
at me and made the sailor turn and
look at her.
“But when they got me aboard the
ship they put her in a stateroom and
left her and put me in another. I be
lieve that if a doctor had been with
her right away with stimulants for
her poor, overtired body, she might be
alive now. But they were all mixed
up, and when I found where she was
lying all alone she* was dead.
“That’s about all, except that a
steward came Into the room and said
in mlafcirti mlLAJti
Mayor Dorsey received in this
morning's mail the following letter:
Gainesville, Ga., Feb. 3, ’14.
Mayor of City of Athens, Ge.
Deer Sir:
The debating society of the Gaines
ville high school asks the opinion ef
tho following subject, “That the mu
nicipalities of Georgia should own. and
operate plants for supplying water,
light and transportation." It seems
your administration has been com
mended by the public and haa set a
new standard for city government, eo
we feel your opinion would bear much
effect on this subject.
HEYWARD HOOD.
The mayor answered the letter to
day.
ante (r
iMlfcaili | ,
the body overboard and I smashed 1
in the eye bo that he fell outside the
door. Then I shut the door and
locked it, and stayed* with her until
wc got to Norfolk.”
THE “WHISPER” EDITOR HAS
TALKED WITH GRAND OPERA STAR
West End Baracas, 14; First Baptist |ndic , tion of what m be
Philatheas. 10; Oconee Bararas 10;, H „ f them durj thc next four
Oconee Sunshine Philatheas, 7; P irst j llin- | ca
Methodist Philatheas, 5; Young Har
ris Memorial Baracas, 2; Baptist
Tabernacle Baracas, 2; First Meth
odist Raracas, 0; First Baptist Ba
racas,
1 hi.
A" article saying that he had seen
mule pulling a dray a few days
j* un Mr. Hinton tells the Herald
* n ’Hat the mule broke its leg, and
rioubtful if it was able to pull
>' n *0 soon after the accident,
morning another chapter is add-
fl l ‘> the mule legend. Dr. T. E. Jago
thC' \T ,n worda to that effect) that
tvf\- e -* 8 not on,y *l* ve > b ut was
t/, 1 ;* ,h wagon on the day The
t. a,d K was. He states that
v.a s the first day that the mule
^ rh u Cn Wor ^ od ’ but that he saw him
r « f6 hls ovvn e >' c - He states that he
i‘ r 7 not , Jnderstand why Mr. Hinton
‘ ' that the mule is not able to be
4*vi ^. e ,J 10te ^ s * hew automatic call
v C j en * sI ®epers ill any room
tr *. a ° ud hell at any lime set in
Ct ‘ on » dial in the office.
, CROOKS
get jail
(By Associated Press.)
New York, February 4.—Joseph
Cassidy, former democratic boss of
Queens county, and William Willett,
a former eongressman, were sentenced
t(ylay to serve one year and six
months in Sing Sing and to pay $1,000
fine. They were recently convicted
of thc illegal use of money in con
nection with Willett's candidacy sev
eral years ago for the state judgeship.
Wiilctt, according to the testimony,
bought his nomination from Cassidy.
Louis T. Walker, a politician eon
victcd as a go-between for Willett
and Cassidy, was sentenced to three
months ad fined $1,000.
DEATH OF CONGRESSMAN
MOMENTARILY EXPECTED
(By Associated Press.)
Baltimore, Md., February 4.—Rob-
PRESIDENT Of PERU
IS TAKEN PRISONER
(By Associated Press.)
Lima, Peru, February 2.—Guiller
mo Billinghurst, president of Peru,
was taken prisoner today by thc mili
tary revolutionists.
' Premie^ is Killed.
General Varela, premier and min
ister of war, was killed in the fighting
when the revolutionists unexpectedly
attacked thc palace today. Dr.sAu-
gusto Durand, formerly a revolinion-
ary leader, has taken possession of
the palace and it is believed that he
will reorganize the government. When
the attack on the palgce began thou
sands of the inhabitants dashed into
the streets panic-stricken. So far
as is known only one non-combatant
was killed. Alarm prevails through
out the city and business is suspended.
BOARD OF HEALTH
HOLDS SESSION TONIGHT
There will be a meeting of the
board of health at 8 o’clock tonight to
consider certain matters relative to a
report to city council on Thursday
nieht. among which will be the ere-1
r**ataiy preposition, i;wu. to b: laid, t
weeks.
The management of the Y. M. C. A.
extends a cordial invitation to all of
its friends, both ladies and gentlemen,
to attend these games on Friday night.
There will be a small admission
charge of ten cents.
VOTE IS EXPECTED
IN THE GLASS CASE
(By Associated Press.)
Washington, D. C., February 4.—A
vote on seating Frank P. Glass as
senator from Alabama was expected
before adjournment when the senate
again took up the debate on his case
today.
Senator Goff declared that Mr.
Glass could not have been selected le
gally because the amendment super-
ceded all previous provisions for the
choice of a senator. This, he declared,
invalidated any power the governor
ever had to appoint. The question
was raised as to whether the senator
is a state or federal officer. The
opponents of seating Mr. Glass de
clared that the office was under the
United States government and the
governor could have no power over it.
ORDINARY’S COURT.
The adjourned session of the Or
dinary’s court will be held tomorrow.
Several matters of estates will come
UP * _
Whit-* Fruit Cake.
Oid Fashion Pound Cake.
Lady F?; —wz makn thtm.
Arnold & Abney.
Madame Vaccari, the leading star
among the many singers who compose
the San Carlo Grand Opera Company,
arrived in Athens today at 2 o’clock
from Macon. She was seen by the
Herald's representative, who will tell
you some interesting things about
this song bird.
Madame Vaccari is very pleasing in
her manner and received the writer in
a gracious way which made me feel
that I was welcome, but despite the
fact that I spoke very slowly and dis
tinctly she could not understand my
■words. Finally 'her husband came in,
and she quickly informed me that he
could speak English. He acted as in
terpreter and, through him, I found
out what Madame Vaccari wished to
tell me.
She has a deep, well trained so
prano voice and when she laughed I
caught a delightful hint of what her
singing must be. She will take the
leading part in Lucia, the opera which
will be sung this evening at the Co
lonial teater. She was bom in Ve
rona, Italy and studied voice there at
the conservatory of music. Madame
Vaccari has sung in the principal the
aters of Europe, Australia and Amer
ica, where at Venice, Florence, Milan,
Nice, Odessa, Melbourne, Sidney and
Mexico City, she was well received.
In Augusta, Ga., the lovers of music
and grand opera were enthusiastic
over Madame Vaccari’s voice and her
singing.
The San Carlo Grand Opera Com
pany has with it a 15 piece orchestra,
and 3 cars of scenery were brought
with the company for the production
this evening of the well known op
era, Lucia di Lammcrmoor.
Madame Vaccari seemed rather
pleased fchai the Herald interviewed
her for this afternoon's edition, and
talked freely but—all in Italian. Pris
cilla Prince tried to get her to con
verse in French, but she would only
look at her husband as if expecting
him to translate for me all she sj
She could not say'how s’/ likes our
city for she had not had tUe to look
about. She likes the soi.\ better
than any other part cf thejountry
for it reminds her of h^nome in
Italy. She will sing her sweetest this
evening because she feels that the
writer wiJI be listening and will ex
pect her to do her best.
ILL SENATOR SENDS
FOR HIS DAUGHTER
Georgia's Senior Senator is
Threatened With Traumatic
Poisoning.
Washington, February 4.—Senator
Bacon, who has been confined to his
bed for several days with fever, is
threatened with traumatic pneumo
nia. On the advice of his physician,
he wired today for his daughter, Mrs.
W. B. Sparks, of Macon, Ga., to come
to his bedside.
During thc Christmas holidays,
Senator Bacon fell in a bathtub, while
visiting friends in Albany, Ga., and
fractured the sixth rib on the left
side. He thought little of the inci
dent, and the fracture was not set
until ten days later. He seemed to
suffer no inconvenience until last Fri
day, when a fever developed. Dr. Jo
seph W. Morgan was called in, and,
as thc fever persisted, he today sug
gested to Senator Bacon that he send
for some member of the family.
John T. Boifeuillet, clerk of the for
eign relations committee, issued 'this
statement concerning Mr. Bacon’s
condition:
“Senator Bacon has been confined to
his apartments at the Netherlands for
several days by a severe fever. He
has telegraphed to his daughter, Mrs.
W. B. Sparks, of Macon, to come to
Washington, not because he considers
his illness grave, but he wantc to have
her with him. There is every reason
<o believe that, with the proper at
tention, the illness will be subdued
within a few days. The attack is not
connected in any way with his. rib
that was broken recently, as be has'
almost entirely recovered from that
injury.-
BROWNLOW IS DEAD
(By Associated Press.)
Knoxville, Tenn., February 4.—Mrs.
William G. Brownlow, the widow of
Parson” Brownlow, one of the most
prominent politicians Tennessee ever
produced, and who wae Whig govern,
or of this state during the turbiRw;:i(
days, died today at the age of ’ 95{,
Mrs. Brownlow was widely known in-
the south. Many notable men have
he»n visitors at heT home here, amotig
them being Colonel Roosevelt. ■ Mrs.'
Brownlow was a most' remejkablf
woman, and was extremely active un
til the occasion of her last j. illness,
Her. children are prominently • con-
TWKMfc
FIVE BURNED TO DEATH
IK MINNESOTA HOTEL FIRE 1
(By Associated Press.) ' ., 5
Memidji, Minn., February 4.—Five
men were burned to death and savon j
others received serious injuries when
fire destroyed a hotel at Ktllehar, near
here, today.
Pumpkin Yam Potateee—30e the
peck. . ,
Arnold 4b Abney.
MR. PEMBERTON OUT AGAIN..
The many friends of Mr. Lee Pem
berton, a member of The Herald’s
linotype force, will be glad to learn
that he has recovered from hit recent
indisposition. . >
Bell Pepper.
Cauliflower.
Fine Celery.
Head Lettuce.
Ripe Tomatoes.
Arnold ft Abney.
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THE HOLLAND.
164 Vh Clayton St. (Upstairs).
A la Carte Service and Reg
ular Meals. Commutation Sleal
Tickets. Special Attention to
Banquets and After Theater
Parties.
The dining place of those
who expect most in service
from a cafe. Here you se
lect from a menu affording,
full choice of the season’s
choicest viands—and each
item is served in a manner
most enticing and appetiz
ing—that’s the WHY of its
popularity.
Completeness of enisine . and
courtesy to alt is the motto of
the Holland felts. r
Regular meal* 60c. Breakfast
7 to 8; Dinner 12 to 2:3«; Sup
per 6 to 7:30. Merchant's
1 to 2:30, 35c.
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