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local cotton I 13 7-16c j THE ATHENS DAILY HER AT P I THE WEATHER Fair, somewhat e*M«r. 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*.)