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VOL. 2. NO. 151.
ATHENS. GA., SATURDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 14, 1914.
DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY. 95.90 PER YEAR
SENATOR AUGUSTUS 0. BACON DEAD;
END CAINE AFTER IMPROVEMENT
Bright's Disease Was Cause of
Death — Fever Had Abated
and Patient Appeared Much
Better—Georgia's Senior Sen
ator Was Born in 3ryan Coun
ty, Georgia, and Served
Through the Civil War—Has
Been a Member of the United
States Senate Since 1891.
Possessed Highest Qualities of
Statesmanship.
SEN, GORE DENIES
S
(By Associated Press.)
Washington, D. C., Feb
ruary 14.—Senator Augus
tus 0. Bacon, of Georgia
died this afternoon at a hos
pital here after an illness of
several weeks. The end
came suddenly, his fever
having abated earlier in the
day. and his condition had
been pronounced much im
proved. His ailment was
Bright’s disease.
I’. S. Senator A. O. Bacon, of Geor-
■ia. was horn in Bryan county, Ga.,
(ctoher 20th, 18.39. He served through
he war and after the surrender began
the practice of law in Macon. He was
*vted to the Georgia legislature in
'71. and was prominent in public life
•om that time to the present, a period
' forty-three years. He was declared
• he one of the finest presiding of
fers that ihe Georgia house pf re
presentatives ever had.
On the death of Alexander H. Ste
phens, Baron was a cannidato for gov-
*. and came within a hairsbreadth
of being nominated. At the critical
oment, a receas iwas taken during
nirh the opposition combined and
nominated McDaniel. Several years
he was a candidate for the gu
bernatorial nomination, but was de
feated by General John B. Gordon.
In 1894 he was elected to the United
States senate, and served his state
eontinununly at Washington sines that
As chairman and member of
» of the most important commit-
at Washington Senator Bacon had
been a national figure, and his
po.>t under the Wilson administration
- chairman of the committee on for
um relations was an office which
a fried with it recognition of the high
est qualities of statesmanship.
(By Associated Press.)
Oklahoma City, February 14.—
United States Senator T. P. Gore to
day denied on the witness stand the
accusations of improper conduct made
by Mrs. Minnie Bond, who is suing
for $7)0,000 damages. The senator de
clared the suit was a plot of political
enemies and disappointed office seek-
Counsel for Senator T. P. Gore de
cided just before court convened today
to call several witnesses in an effort
to impeach the plaintiff’s witnesses.
It had previously been planned to put
the senator himself on the stand as
the first witness today. The first
called was W. F. Fisher, an Oklahoma
City lawyer.
ING J
(By Associated Press.)
Washington, D. C., February 14.—
Cotton consumed by the United
States during January amounted to
54,874 bales. Included were 14,054
halts of foreign and 23,735 lintels.
These compared with 533,743 con
sumed in January last year.
In independent warehouses, 2,900,-
January 31, 1,851,490.
In independent warehouse*, 2,974,-
STEAMERS ASHORE
ARE FLOATED 01
SHIFT IN THE WIND
149.
Import^, 19,624.
Exports, 1,052,198.
STEEL OUTPUT INCREASED.
New York, February 14.—Condi
gn* in the steel industry during Jan-
<Hitput increased 30 per cent, com
pared with D?cember, and a larger
gain was made In the operations of
wills. Large orders for black and
galvanized sheets at an advance of
U a ton, with increased orders for
oad equipment indicate a decided
upward trend in tha steel market.
READY FOR BUFFUM TRIAL.
Little Valley, N. Y., February 14.—
A special term of the supreme court
is to convene here Monday for the
trial of Mrs. Cynthia Buffum and Er
nest Frahm on charges of murder- in
the first degree for the poisoning of
the woman’s husband, Willis Buffum,
by means of arsenic mixed with his
food. The trial promises to attract
wide attention. Much indignation has
been arous ..’ against the accused per
sons by the fact that the victims of
the alleged poison plot included two
of Mrs. Buffum’s children as well as
her husband. Mr. Buffum died on
August 27 last. In the preceding
May a four-year-old son died. Laura,
a twelve-year-old daughter, died two
weeks ago after a lingering illness of
many months. Four other children of
the Buffums were ill, but recovered.
At the time of her indictment and
arrest Mrs. Buffum made a confession
to District Attorney George W. Cole,
in which she is alleged to have admit
ted placing poison in the food pre
pared'for the family. Her motive, it
is alleged, was to get her husband out
of the way so that J sThe would'be free
to marry Ernest Frahm, a young
farm hand, who was indicted jointly
with her on a charge of murdering
Buffum.
CHATTANOOGA’S CLAIMS
EOR REGIONAL BANK
(By Associated Press.)
Atlanta, Ga., February 14.—Addi
tional arguments in./avor of a region-
,al bank for Chattanooga were pre
sented when the organization com
mittee of the regional reserve curren
cy system resumed its hearing here
today. The claims of Columbia, Bir-
mingharrj, and Savannah will be heard
later in the day.
Edgar Watkins, of Chattanooga,
urged a bank region embracing Vir
ginia and the coast states south. He
said Chattanooga is the logical finan
cial center.
W. F. Stevenson, of Columbia, fa
vored a district embracing the Caro-
linas, eastern West Virginia, eastern
Georgia and Florida. He said Colum
bia should be its bank city. Other
witnesses from Columbia endorsed his
proposals and said Richmond is the
second choice for a regional bank.
(By Associated Press.)
Norfolk, Va., February 14*—
The British steamer Katherine
Park and an unidentified tramp
steamer, which went ashore yes
terday off the Virginia coast,
were both floated early today by
a shift in the wind.
They had been pounded by heavy
seas all night and their position was
considered perilous. The Park, a
freighter, bound from New Orleans
to Hamburg, was fast’ off Cape
Charles. She was floated without as
sistance and proceeded for this port
under her own steam.
The tramp steamer ashore off Cape
Henry got away without her identity
being learned. The high seas
tinued today, but the weather had
cleared.
MAN KILLED BY ONE OF THREE;
TWO JURIES ACQUIT THEM ALL
Though it was admitted by everyone
that one of three negroes killed a
fourth, the combined verdict of two
juries has cleared all three men. Such
is the peculiar case the last part of
which took place in Jefferson this
week. Mr. T. J. Shackelford of this
ity represented the accused party at
this trial.
At the August tarm of the Jackson
superior court three negroes, Jim Gib
son, Coot Davis and Fred Heard, were
jointly charged with the murder of
Will Allen, another negro, and put on
trial for the same. After a vary
lengthy trial two <)f the negroes were
cleared and Fred Heard found guilty,
and sentenced to life imprisonment.
Relatives and friends of Fred, how-
been a miscarriage of juitic* and ac
cordingly they employed Mr. Shack
elford to handle the caa« in the higher
courts. | t
Mr. Shackelford made a motion for
a new trial before Judge Brand which
was granted and on Thursday the case
of Georgia vs. Fred Heard was called.
The case lasted all day and after the
argument of counsel the jury retired
and in five minutes brought In a ver
dict of not guilty. It was shown con
clusively that though one of the ne-
rros must have killed the deceased, i'
•ould not possibly have been Fret
Heard. The other two negroes, how
ever, had been previously cleared and
under the constitution of the state
cannot be tried again. According,
therefore, to the verdict of these twp
NEW ENGLAND NOW -
COVERED WITH ITS
FIRST LARGE SNOW
ever, were convinced that there had | juries, the man has nevtr been killed.
WAVCROSS THEFTS
CHARGED TO WHITES
OF
URGES
Opening Speech Announces That
Government Will Ask Full
Franchise for Women.
i On, Phase of Advertising
jj BUILDING
J AND CONTRACTING
^ In New York City there are
several firms of contractors and
i builders who have reaped spleit-
did results from campaigns of
\ newspaper advertising.
4 Their success is doubtless be-
J ing duplicated in many another
i lily '
King Gustave of Sweden, in his
speech from the throne to the Swedish
Parliament, which he opened in per
son last week, announced th* intention
of the government again to ask par
liament to grant to women the fran
chise and the right of election to of
fice and to parliament on the same
conditions as arc enjoyed by men.
Women in Sweden and Denmark al
ready have municipal suffrage. In
Norway and Finland they vote for all
elective officers.—The Woman’s Jour
nal.
TO MEN TOMORROW
Tomorrow at the Colonial opera
house the Men’s Meeting of the Young
Men’s Christian Association will be
addressed by Rev. M. A. Jenkins.
Dr. Jenkins was for over two years
pastor of the First Baptist church in
this city, where he preached to hun
dreds of people at every service. Dur
ing his ministry his church received
many additions, on profession of faith
and by letter, to its membership.
Dr. Jenkins was here in December
at one of the men’s services, when his
lecture was one of the strongest that
has been delivered. He is a strong
man with men, has a message worth
hearing and one that grips his hear
ers.
-very case their advertis-
X >ng embraced a series of inter-
\f e.sting talks directed at those
j about to build. They were
v plain, straightforward business
J talks about a hundred and one
, matter-of-fact points in plan-
J nmg and construction—the very
a things a man wants to know
when he’s about to build.
^ They knew their business.
J They interested possible cus-
* tomers.
^ TVy did it with common
sense and frankness which not
it nllL **\ em crc< *it but got
J so much business that they
X to *top advertising!
i u.T!r n ot ^ er contractors and
d "' J, ‘ < *ers took up the idea and
J are «t It now.
3 And It is safe to say that the
* ‘ Ufi turner* secured by such up-
, -doing methods got a brand
j ^ rv,ce e 9ual to the quality
j or the advertising.
Trv The Athens Herald
si f°r Satisfactory Results
BAILIFF GETS ONE YEAR.
Columbus, February 14.—The jury
in th<? case of R. L. Willis, charged
with the murder of Luther Hawkins,
returned a verdict yesterday of guilty
of involuntary manslaughter in com
mission of unlawful act. Judge Gil
bert sentenced Willis to serve one
year in the panitentiary. Willis shot
Hawkins some time ago while trying
to arrest him. Hawkins was charged
with having beaten a 50 cents board
bill. Willis, a bailiff, went to arrest
him. Hawkins ran, Willis in pursuit,
with a pistol in his hand. Willis fired
at the fleeing boy, killing him in
stantly. Willis claimed the shot was
accidentally fired. t
BROWNS OFF FOR FLORIDA.
St. Louis, Mo., February 14.—An
initial push was given the baseball
season today with the departure of
a squad of the St. Louis Browns for
the spring training camp at St. Peters
burg, Fla. Manager Rickey was in
charge of the party, which included
more than a dozen of the young play
ers. The veterans will follow in
about ten days. About the last week
of this month it is expected that the
entire list of players reserved by the
club will be on duty and ready for
the warming-up practice. The club
will remain at St. Petersburg for sev
eral wicks and will then play exhibi-
ion games through the south and cen
tral west until the championship sea
son is opened in ApriL J
His subject for tomorrow afternoon
will be: "Facing Life's inevitables.” A
man of Dr. Jenkins’ caliber will be
able to make out of this subject an
address that will be stimulating and
uplifting.
Walter’s orchestra will open the
service at 3:30 with a half-hour’s mu
sical program, the address beginning
at 4.
NEW CAFE AND HOTEL.
The old Athenaeum Hotel and
Athenaeum Cafe have been united
under on-^jnanagement and will hence
forth be known as the Wolf Hotel and
Cafe. Mr. Joe Wolf, who is well
known here as manager of the old
Wolf House on Hancock avenue, has
taken over the management of the
new hotel and will be directly in
charge.
The new place will be operated on
both the American and European
plans and the cafe will of course be
open to the general public. The cafe
has been thoroughly overhauled and
the whole place brought up to date.
Mr. Wolf cordially invites the public
to inspect his kitchen at all times.
His many friends are predicting for
him a great success in his new un<
dertaking.
Waycross, Ga., February 14.—That
white men are guilty of some if not
all of the recent robberies in Waycros&
is the opinion that is gaining ground
here in view of disclosures made
known today. Two white men, whose
descriptions have been given, were
.seen yesterday in a section where only
short time before a nogro fireman
nployed by the Atlantic Coast Line
as held up and robbed.
In reporting the hold-up' the negro
gave a description that fits the two
men seen prowling about the city
early in the morning, first in ReiA
ville, and later in Old Wine. When
last seen the two men left a Greek
restaurant together, but separated as
soon as they got out of the place, one
going one way and the other in the
opposite direction.
The finding of the body of a negro
on the Albany branch of the Atlantic
Coast Line later, while resulting in a
coroner’s verdict of death from the
freight train had passed; over the
body, has given rise to th * suspicion
of foul play. The>negro
to talk after he was injured and died
without anyone finding out who he
was.
Ever since Julius Joiner, a white
man, was robbed and shot to death in
Waycross last October there has been
a general undercurrent of opinion here
to the effect that he met death at the
hands of white inen and not negroes,
gs he supposed attacked him. James
Dyer, a negro, was the second man
killed by hold-ups during a six-month
period, and while negroes are blamed
for the crime officers feel that white
men may have had something to do
with the affair.
GOLDEN JUBILEE OF PYTHIANS
TO BE CELEBRATEB THURSDAY
SENATOR ROOT HAG
TOTH TEAR i SENAT0R mor gan and the canal
E. K. LUMPKIN, JR.
Mr. E. K. Lumpkin, Jr., is in Madi
son today on business of a legal na
ture. He will probably remain there
for the opening of the superior court
on Monday of next week.
15-YEAR-OLD WHITE BOY
SHOOTS AND KILLS SELF
Ft. Gaines, February 14.—Leonard
Pearce, the 15-yjar-old son of T.
Pearce, shot and instantly killed him-
solf yesterday while out rabbit hunt
ing with a tingle barrel shot gun.
Washington, D. C., February 14.—
Elihu Root, Republicaa leader in the
United States senate and generally
conceded to be one of the ablest men
who ever occupied a seat in that dis
tinguished body, will enter upon his
seventieth year tomorrow. Senator
Root shows few signs of his age. His
face has few lines and his hair lacks
the frost appearance usually associat
ed with the locks of a septegenarian.
Yet no man in American public life
today has had a more active or distin
guished career than the senior New
York senator. While the world fame
has largely been won in the last eight
years, since he became secretary of
state in Roosevelt’s cabinet, his work
in reorganizing the war department
during the four years he held th# war
portfolio was a good index to his sa
gacity, skill and constructive ability.
Mr, Root’s legal ability has been
recognized in his appointment as
member of the Alaskan boundary tri
bunal in 1903, his services as counsel
for the United States in the North
Atlantic fisheries arbitration in 1910
and his selection as a member of the
permanent court of arbitration at The
Hague.
H e trained Cuba for self-govern
ment, helped pacify the Philippines
and framed the organic act for both
islands and instituted their civil gov
ernment. His tour of Central and
South America accomplished marvels
in the way of bringing about a better
feeling of harmony among the south
ern Republics. The award of the No
be! peace prize for 19J2 to Senator
Root was a worthy recognition of his
great services as a statesman and an
advocate of peace.
Washington, D. C., February 14.—
Thursday next will be the golden jub
ilee or fiftieth anniversary of the
founding of the Knights of Pythias
and lodges in every part of the United
States and Canada are preparing to
celebrate the event in an appropriate
manner. The order was founded in
this city, and the greatest celebration
will be held here. The exercises will
begin Wednesday and continue
through the remainder of the week.
The grand lodges of all the state* and
provinces will be represented by dele
gates.
The celebration will be ushered in
Wednesday evening with a reception
and entertainment to be given by the
Pythian Sisters of the District of Co
lumbia. Thursday afternoon the jub
ilee exercises will be held in the ball
room of the New Willard Hotel. Su
preme Chancellor Thomas J. Carling,
of Macon, Ga., will preside, and
number of prominent speakers will be
heard. Among those present will be
Abraham D. Vanderveer and Edward
S. Kimball, who were the first mem
bers initiated into the order.
The celebration will be continued
Thursday evening with an anniver-
meeting. Secretary of
State William J. Bryan, who is past
chancellor of Lincoln Lodge of Lin
coln, Neb., will deliver an address on
“Fraternity as Exemplified by the
Knights of Pythias.” Supreme Vice
Chancellor Brigham S. Young, of Ohio
will speak on “Friendship,” Supreme
Pfelate Joseph H. Spearing, of Ten
nessee, on “Charity,” and Supreme
Master of Exchequer Thomas D.
Meares, of North Carolina, on “Be
nevolence.”
Friday will be devoted largely to a
review of the work of the several
branches of the order by their officials
and prominent members. Maj. Gen.
Arthur J. Stobbart will speak for the
uniform rank of the order, Union B.,
Hunt of Indianapolis for the insur
ance department. Imperial Prince
Charles E. Rice for the Dramatic Or
der Knights of Khorassan and Mrs.
Ida M. Johnson, of Colorado, the su
preme chief, for the Pythian Sisters.
The formal exercises of the jubilee
will conclude Friday evening with a
great mass meeting at the New Wil
lard Hotel, at which Supreme Vice
Chancellor Young will preside. There
will be two addresses, one by Walter
B. Richie, past’supreme chancellor,
on “The Lesson of Friendship,” and
the other by Rev. Allen A. StockdaW,
of Toledo, on “Pythian Power.”
In the whole range of fraternal and
beneficiary societies there is probably
no one that can equal the Knightft of
Pythias in its record of growth. Fifty
years ago the order was unborn. To
day it is the third largest organization
of its kind in America, its membership
being exceeded only by that of the
Free Masons and the Odd Fellows.
It was on February 19, 1864, that
Justus H. Rathbonc, a New Yorker
who was employed in one of the gov
ernment offices here, called together a
few of his friends to discuss the for
mation of a fraternal society. It was
just at the close of th* civil war and
the time wm» considered I auspicious for
forming such a 'society. -The initial
steps were taken and it was decided to
call the order the Knights of Pythias.
The order prospered from the start.
From its humble beginning in this city
it spread to every part of the United
States and Canada. The total member
ship now exceed* 700,000. Ohio, Penn
sylvania, Indiana and Illinois have up
wards of 50,000 members each. The
Pythian Sisters, the women’s anxiliary
to the order, is organized throughout
the country. The military depart
ments boasts of 20,000 members, while
the insurance department has about
75,000 members who carry an aggre
gate of nearly $100,000,000 in insur
ance.
(By Associated Press.) j
New York, February 14.—New j
England is envelspafc today in tne
first big snew of Ihe wiftter. • . j
Th# storm began at' 6 o’clock last «
night and continued steadily today. i
It hampered all railroad and street car ,
traffic and crippled wires. " ■*
Wireless reports announced that .
several transatlantic liners would be
many hours late in arriving here on
account of the heavy snow storm ever
the sea.
FORMER ATTORNEY
Biggest Case on Record in This
Circuit Before Judge Brand
Next Week. - ? A
The Morgan superior court will con
vene Monday morning with Judge
Charles H. Brand presiding. Judge
Brand, Solicitor Gamble and other
Athens lawyers will leave either Sun
day afternoon or early Monday morn
ing for Madison to attend this session
of the court.
One of the biggest cases ever tried
in this circuit will be brought before
the court at this session. Mr. Hill, a
former attorney of the Georgia road,
has entered suit against them to' re
cover damages in the amount ot'fSO,-
006 for personal injuries. The (kse
has created no little interest through-
oat this section. Many prominent Au
gusta lawyers and physicians aijdl'he
on hand as well as prominent Atlanta
lawyers, who either aa attorneys,or
witnesses will participate in the cue.
The outcome is being awaited ’With
much interest her*.
GOMMERCE WDMJUfl
IS BABLUim,
A German scientist says he will
soon be able to cable photographs.
These will be real moving pioturcs.
The proposal to honor the memory
of the late Senator John T. Morgan
by the erection of a tablet to his mem
ory at some point on the embankment
of Culebra Cut serves to call attention
to the anomalous relation he bore to
ward the Panama Canal. It is almost
universally agreed that it was his un
relenting fight that resulted in the
decision of tha congress of the United
States to construct an inter-oceanic
canal. And yet, he was as determined
as any man could be that the Pana
ma Canal should not he built. He
thought that the mistake of American
history would be made if the United
States were to decide to build an in
ter-oceanic canal at Panama. He
urged every sort of objection to the
project, asserting that a lock canai at
that point was not feasible and that a
sea-level canal would cost too much to
place it on a piano of consideration
with the Nicaragua canal.
He also urged that there were no
powers which could sell the rights to
build the canal at Panama to the
United States, and, after the cese3-
sion of Panama, he was mere bitter
than against the project. Yet, in
spite of all this, the name of John
Tyler Morgan will rightly go down in
history more than any other respon
sible for Uncle Sam’s possession of an
iiiteroceanic canal across the Ameri
can Isthmus.
The story of the great battle waged
over the various routes is told in a
way that will catch and hold the inter
est of every reader in Frederick J.
Haskin’s new book, “The Panama Ca
nai.” See coupon elaewher. in this
issue.
Commerce, Ga., February 14.—Mies
Cleo Arthur, daughter of W. C. Ar- .
thur, and a recent graduate of the
Girls’ Industrial normal of Mllladgt-
ville, was badly burned at har home
at Apple Valley yesterday meming.
Her clothing was practically allTkurn-
ed from her person. It is thoujfntthat
the injuries will prove fatal.
Her grandfather was considirably
burned wh’ilc trying to extinguish the
flames. Her clothing ignited whit*
standing in front of a grate.
ATHENS POTTERY CO,
HEARING POSTPONED
The hearing in the Athens Pottery
Company case which wss to have been
held this morning before Judge F. L.
Upson wss carried over on account of
the illness ef Mr. W. H. Shelton.
The Athens Pottery Ce. was recent
ly adjudged a bankrupt, the answers
objecting to the proceeding!, filed by
certain creditors having besn with
drawn. At the first meeting of the
creditors held en the 11th of this
month Mr. George S. Williams, the
receiver, was elected trustee in bank
ruptcy and is now handling the funds
of the estate. There was to have been
a sale at that meeting but for various
reasons it was postponed
FIGHT FOB REDUCTION
EARNESTLY CARRIES OR
The Chamber of Commerce is still
busy on the reduction of coal rates,
and today Messrs. Fortson and Bon-
durant are in Nashville* obtaining
data far this purpose. The dealers
are all working together, and with
the amount of interest taken by tha
Chamber of Commerce, and the enemr
ef tha markers in the cause, there
seems to be no chance far the project
to fail. ,a* c-
In a New English fireproofing pro
cess for timber chemicals are used
which do not discolor wood but per
mit it to be nailed, guted, painted or
polished as though it had not been
treated ,
Word was received here this morn
ing by Mr. H. Abit Nix, formtrly Of
Commerce, ui*l ism* Arthur naa died
of her injuries. The grandfather of
the girl, Mr. Wait Davis, was alio
badly burned, and it is thought by
30'me that on account of his extreme
old age the injuries may prove fata).
Miss Arthur and Mr. and Mrs. Davis
occupied the same house a few miles
out from Commerce. The house was
burned to the ground. Mr. Nix who
was related to the parties lsft this
morning for Commerce.
12Hc for green hides at Athens
Hide Company, 7*8 Bread St. miSc
A Great Problem
Has Been Solved
The moat difficult thing to da ia to 1
satisfy your stomach. J '
The Holland Cafe, 16dtt Clayton
street (upstair*), is without any
question of doubt th* only up-to-date
Cafe aad Restaurant in this city, !
where for the meat reasonable prices j
possible yen ean get th* nest this j
glorious land produces coaked by mss- I
ters in their lints, cleanliness thtir
motto, speedy service that will sur
prise the busy collage or business
man; a papular price tenth ream; also
private dining room far ladies and
gentlemen suitable for th* most crit
ically inclined- In fact THZ place to
eat. Everything your little stomach
could long for. Opan from 6:30 a. m.
to II p. m. Complete table d’bautc
dinner, 16 ceureas, Me. Excellent
business man’s lunrh, 35c. Finest
coffee anywhere. A. specially selected
Sunday dinner, 6 to 8:30 p. m., amg|
friendly smile of Mrs, Bowden,
appreciates your patronage. -
THE HOLLAND CAFE
1641b Clayton Street (Upstair*.)