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THE ATHENS DAILY HERALD [
\ 01..2. NO. 157.
ATHENS. GA„ MONDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 23,1914.
DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY.
DENSE FOG ENVELOPES GEORGIA
POLITICAL ATMOSPHERE JOST NOW
W ithin Ransre of Possibility That a Dark Horse May Re
ceive Appointment as Ad Interim Senator to Fill the
Late Senator Bacon’s Seat—Political Prognosticators
Prophesy That Governor Will Appoint a Man From
the Southern End of the State.
It is given out from Atlanta that Governor Slaton
will not announce his appointment of an ad interim sena-
tor to succeed Senator Bacon before Wednesday of this
week.
It need not be surprising if the governor should name
a man from the southern end of the state. Certain “in*
siders" assert that none of the men most prominently
mentioned for the place will get the appointment, but that
the indications are that someone whose name has not
been strongly brought forward will secure the honor.
The wise ones declare that neither Boifeuillet, Howell nor
W est will be named.
IN A PERPLEXINGTOSITION.
These political forecasters are aruging that Governor Slaton
has been put in a perplexing position. They argue that the gov
ernor would injure his own prospects with the voters of south
Georgia if ho should appoint a north Georgia man ad interim
senator; that the only way out for him will be to appoint a south
Georgia man. Should the governor announce himself a candi
date against H&rdwick for the unexpired term of Senator Bacon
he will incur the displeasure of those who are contending that
north Georgia has no right to both senators. Senator Smith’s
term does not expire until March, 1915, and those who claim
that south Georgia has a right to one of the senators assert that
Governor Slaton’s only hope is to wait and compete with Senator
Hoke Smith for the latter’s seat in the United States senate.
HARDWICK A DISTURBING FIGURE.
Admittedly Congressman Hardwick is a disturbing element
in the ranks of the Joe Brown faction since he has positively stated
that he will enter the summer primary for the unexpired term
of Senator Bacon. Mr. Hardwick, is a recognized tighter, and
there are those who keep in mind the fact that he was the only
man to go up against “The Laird of Mountaintop.” It is admitted
that Mr. Hardwick will give any man who enters the race for the
unexpired term a ‘.‘run for his money."
Thus it will be seen that Governor Slaton will have..to pro
ceed with caution and diplomacy in the choice of an ad interim
senator. In the meantime the friends of the various aspirants
.'.re "on the job” and the anxious bench is well filled.
SPEER'S ANSWER
TO PROBE CHARGES
JAMES CONLEY IS ON TRIAL
IN ATLANTA AS ACCESSORY
TO THE MURDER OF GIRL
(Hy Associated Press.)
Atlanta, (ia., February 23.—James
J ,,nle y. a negro, was placed on trial
‘‘ ere l<, dHy f the charge being an ac-
Ce ' sor y to the murder of Mary Pha-
? an- pleaded not guilty. The
,ur - v vvas quickly completed and the
’•'•T GUvtiui. of testimony began with
• reading of the records in the trial
if I*co 11. Frank, who was convicted
the murder.
The testimony of Conley, in which
e said he helped to dispose of the
■ a ^ ter Prank killed the girl, was
read.
The attorneys for the defense will
A Great Problem
Has Been Solved
Tho most difficult thing to do is to
latisfy you r stomach.
r lhe IIo,,and <afe. 164 H Clayton
re 't (upstairs), i s without any
. j °f doubt the only up-to-date
«her and Kestaurant in this cky,
’ or the most reasonable prices
!° SS,Me >'° u can got the oest this
t triou.- land produces cooked by mas-
it their lines, cleanliness their
,p ** d y service that will sur-
ram tile * >USy col * e K® or business
. ' a P"pular price lunch room; aUo
t " V * te llimn K r °om for ladies and
riI|v "r <n suitable for the most crit-
il( ' ' r _ , ' lln ® d ; 'n fact THE place to
' vor 3'hing your little stomach
,, ori|: for - Open from 6:30 a. m.
Complete table d’kaute
contend that this did not constitute
the act of accessory to the murder.
The reading of the record occupied
many hours.
COTTON SEED CUTTER.
Mr. W. J. Barrett has just pur
chased a cotton seed culling machine,
which is now in operation at his mill.
This machine will be of great benefit
to all cotton planters, as it separates
the good seed from the defective. The
machine will be run at the Barrett
mill, on the Noketchce creek, about
three miles from Athens.
MINISTER'S SON
ELOPES WITH GIRL
Savannah, Ga., February 23.—Mor
gan D. Ainsworth, son of the Rev. W.
N. Ainsworth, pastor of the Mulberry
Street Methodist church in Macon,
eloped from Macon to Savannah with
Miss Eleanor Porter, daughter of G.
N. Porter, a wholesale grocer of Chat
tanooga. They were married yester
day afternoon by the Rev. John S.
Wilder.
Mr. Ainsworth says he is 21. His
bride is three years younger and pret
ty. They had considerable difficulty
in securing a license after their ar
rival in Savannah. They had sat up
all night in a day coach from Macon,
and although tired from their journey,
they searched all over the city for
the ordinary’ 8 clerk. Finally they
learned he was at the Isle of Hope, a
suburb eight miles from Savannah,
courses, 50c Pwn»nt' in(1 there P rocec<1 *d in * n aut0 ”
men’s i’ h « t..Mobile. After securing the license
■ hnch, 36c. Finest they went back to Savannah as fast
Sunday dj e ' A specially selected^ the machine would bring them and
f r j f „ ,nn * r, 6 to 8:30 p. m., and a | were married.
nL ’ ‘ smiIe Mrs. Bowden, who! ^ ,
pprec, *,*s your patronage I Miss Helen McCarty of Atlanta, re-
TJif iifit , .v. Iturred home Sunday afternoon, after
iCji ... “ AND CAFE jspending the week-end here with Miss
a * 10 ® Street (Upstairs.) J Florence Hooper. t
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Macon, Ga., February 23.—Judge
Emory Speer of the Southern district
of Georgia, whose conduct both on and
off the bench has been the subject of
a two weeks’ investigation by the spe
cial sub-committee of the judicial com
mittee of the house of representatievs,
with a view to ascertaining whether
impeachment proceeding are warrant
ed, yesterday released for publication
his answer to the charges.
This answer, which makes 323 book
pages, was filed with Chairman Webb
of the sub-committee, Saturday
Washington. It is signed by Judge
Speer and his five counsel, and at no
time is the first person singular used
Every charge is taken up separately
and in the best apparent temper. The
keen wit and at times merciless repar
tee which he flung at his accusers
while on the stand in Savannah for
three hours at the close of the open
hearing has not been indulged in.
He Reviews the Record.
Instead, he has confined himself to
a review* of the records of each case,
citing stenographic reports of trials
and official reports in great number.
The expressions of some three score
lawyers of their opinion to the effect
that he was tyrannical, partisan, dic
tatorial and arbitrary on the bench to
such*an extent that litigants shunned
his court and could not at any time be
assured a fair trial, he answers with
photographic reproductions of the en
dorsements of himself for appointment
to the circuit court of appeals to suc
ceed Judge McCormick, who at that
time contemplated retirement.
The endorsement of the Savannah
bar as reproduced was one of the most
eulogistic of all, complimenting him
hi'ghly as a judge, a man and a friend
of the people. Appended to this en
dorsement in the record are facsimiles
of signatures of every lawyer who tes
tified against him Savannah. Simi
lar endorsements from the bar asso
ciations of Macon, Augusta and other
cities are also reproduc3d from photo
graphic plates. They all pay tributes
to his fairness and ability as a judge.
The Jamison Case.
As to the Jamison habeas corpus
case, in which he granted a writ of
habeas corpus, taking a negro from
the Bibb county chaingang because he
held Jamison was given a felony sen
tence for a misdemeanor, and on which
he was reversed by the United States
supreme court, he holds that the su
preme court did not reverse him on
the merits, but because the plaintiff
had not exhausted his remedies in the
state court. As to the much-debated
charge that he had refused to obey
the mandate of the supreme court he
cites the record of the case showing
that such was done as soon as court
held open session in Macon.
As to the famous Huff case, in which
Attorney General Felder and Colonel
W. A. Huff testified that Judge Speer’s
court had kept an estate in bankruptcy
for years and dissipated its assets,
Judge Speer goes on to show that by
his administration of the property he
ultimately had it sold for $31,000 more
than the valuation that Huff put on
it in his testimony, and sets forth
that if it had not been for the ob
structions the defendant put in the
path of the progress of the e-jurt in
the case, Huff himself would have
saved $40,000 out of his estate. He
refers the committee without reserve
to the court record in this case.
Bankruptcy Proceedings. .
As to the charge made by Attorney
General Felder and others that bank
ruptcy admission in the district was
so expensive that lawyers for cred
itors of the inquiry attempted to set
tle on almost any terms rather than
to get into court, Judge Speer submits
statistics to show that the percentage
of cost of administration of bank
ruptcy business in his court is .097
less than the average in the districts
of Representatives Webb, FitzHenry,
Floyd and Volstead, members of the
subcommittee which examined his rec
ord, their average being .192 against
.95 in the southern district of Geor
gia.
Drawing of Juries.
As to alleged illegal drawing of
juries and unfair charging, he denies
that this was ever done, and holds
that it is upheld and sanctioned by
the federal statutes governing the con
duct of judges.
As to the nepotism charges K
involving ,hi* in *• - *
ward, Jndge Speer denies them fa
toto, and seta
in bankruptcy each time ru-.j ,
poiniment* of ilie mi'iii of 7*!iey !
Heyward, that on one occasion when!
a referee asked him il there waa any I
VIRGINIA WILL
DERATE CAROLINA
IN ATHENS IN MAT
The University of Virginia will
meet South Carolina in this city on
the evening of May 2 in an inter
collegiate debate. At the! same time
the University of Georgia will meet
the University of South Carolina in
Charlottesville, Va., and the Univer
sity of Virginia in Columbia, S. C.
This is a very unique plan, each col
lege debating on neutral ^ round. The
subject for discussion wi I be, “Re
solved that the United St ites should
cease to maintain a posit on as one
of the three leading naval powers in
the world.” Each of the three col
leges will have a team lu febale both
sides of the question.
P. J. SMITH WILL
BE AJANIIDATE
Another Entry In Rac ■ For the
TALK OF ARMED INTERVENTION
IN MEXICO HAS BEEN REVIVED
Office of Justice o
' Peace.
the
After the solicitation of many
friends Colonel P. J. Smi h has con
sented to become a candid ite for the
office of justice of the peaw, the place
made vacant by the death’of the late
James F. Foster, and his announce
ment will appear in the announcement
columns. Mr. Smith is an attorney of
this city, having offices in the Holman
building. He is a graduate 0 f the
law class of 1910 of the University of
Georgia, and was horn aril reared in
the county of Madison. Having no
funds by -which to educate himself
he has by his pwn effort made his way
through the law school, ss the same
time experiencing the hardships and
inconveniences that arise from being
cripple. He is 36 years .'of age and
has a family of six. j
NOT KIDNAPED GIRL
(By Associated Press.)
Springdale, Ark., February 23—The
girl found near here Satijjday, who
(By Associated Press.)
Washington, February 23—The
Mexican situation is again upper
most in the public mind here. The
execution of William S. Benton
and the disappearance of other
foreigners at Juarez, have revived
the talk of armed intervention.
The administration officials rea
lize that the situation is fraught
with all sorts of possibilities.
Senator Shively, acting chairman of
the foreign relations committee, con
ferred with the presidant today. Pres
ident Wilson gave him all the availa
ble facts regarding the death of Ben
ton. Mr. Shively said afterward that
the incident is “still in process of in
vestigation.”
Thus far the state department has
heard only General Villa’s version of
the Benton killing. It is admtited that
Villa had the right to execute Benton
if he attempted the commander’s life.
The story of Benton’s friends that he
was unarmed, and was killed in cold
blood, is being carefully investigated.
Tha consuls at Juarez and Chihuahua
have been urgently requested to use
every means to ascertain the facta.
Rebels Dynamite Train.
(By Associated Press.)
Vera Cruz, February 28.—The gov
emipent troop train carrying 55 offi
cers and men and an English engineer,
was blown up Saturday by rebels, »nd
all on board killed. It occurred on
the Inter-Oceanic railway, one ihund
and forty miles from Vera Crus.
CITY COURT WINDS UP
CIVIL DOCKET TODAY
was held ar’Ortlrart
the girl kidnapped from Indiana last
March. Dr. W. A. Winters of Newcas
tle, Indiana, said on his arrival here
this morning that the child is not his
daughter.
Messrs. P. T. Pend^rgross and D.
L. Wilhite of Jefferson, are in Athens
on business.
objection to the firm being appointed
he wrote him a letter telling him to
look up the law and govern himself
by that. Judge Speer never ruled on
a case whera their fee was contingent,
he says.
Case of McDonald vs. Bolton
Leading Case Today—Suit on
Promissory Note—Criminal
Docket Will Probably Be Be
gun Tomorrow.
The city court of Athens was in ses
sion this morning for the first time
since last Thursday. Owing to the
death of Judge Foster on that day a
recess was taken until this morning.
The last case on tha civil docket
was wound up today, and the criminal
docket will probably be called in the
morning. The principal case of the
day was that of McDonald vs. Bolton.
A. J. McDonald, a mule dealer of this
city, brought suit against J. L. and
C. M. Bolton for $190, which he
claims was the balance due on a prom
issory note given him by J. L. Bolton
and endorsed by C. M. Bolton as
surety, back in 1911. The amount of
the note was $540, and McDonald
claimed that only one payment of $50
had been made on the note, but that
Holton had Jftraed over a pair of
against him as surety, and not as
principal.
Mr. McDonald’s testimony as given
on the stand was so confused and his
memory as to some of the main facts
at issue was so poor that his chances
seemed slim. It took the jury only a
few minutes to render a verdict in fa
vor of the plaintiff for $75.40, the
amount admitted by Bolton, and costs
were taxed on McDonald.
MR, YOUNG DAVIS
WILL MANE RACE
Young Attorney Begins Cam
paign For Unexpired Term of
Judge Foster.
^■had Jnr^B
Tlrtrtrf- -mWw with
that a $300 credit was
the note for their value.
Bolton alleged that he had made a
cash payment of $100 on the note, and
showed a receipt for that amoum
from McDonald. He also claimed that
the mules were turned over to Mc
Donald with the understanding that
he was to be credited with whatever
amount the mules brought on sale,
and that the mules sold on the follow
ing day for $395. He admitted a bal
ance due on the note of $75.40, hut
said that that was all that the plain
tiff should be entitled to recover. He
also said that if judgment isued
against C. M. Bolton it should be
Notables Attend Celebration
of Washington's Birthday
Announcement was made this morn
ing of the formal entry of Mr. Young
Davis in the race for the unexpired
term of the late Judge Foster.
Mr. Davis is a well known young
tM understanding- keen
ns to be made on r “ * h# T* th , e **?'*’
so he should be thoroughly familiar
with the run of business in that office.
He was admitted to the bar last year
after having completed a correspon
dence course in law and also having
attended the lectures at the law de
partment of the University. Since
that time he has been practising law
and has made many friend who will
support him in his campaign.
Of WINTER
CRIPS IRE
IT
(By Associated Press.)
Chicago, February 23.—The Middle
West is today in the grip of the wevst
storm of the winter. Telegraph and
telephone lines are demoralised all
over Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Iowa, Ne
braska. Kansas and Misseuri. Many
trains are stalled on drifts. Over a
wide ares, interurban and street oar
traffic is tied up. Columbus, Kansas
City, Indianapolis and St. Louis were
among the larger cities reporting blls-
zard conditions.
ATTORNEYS BACK
Messrs. Blanton E. Fortson and H.
Abit Nix returned from Washington,
D. C., on Saturday afternoon. Their
trip was taken in the interest of tha
Athens Chamber of Commerce for the
purpose of filing before the Interstate
Commerce Commission an “interven
tion” in the matter of freight rates
on coal from Virginia, Alabama and
Tennessee to Athens. The commission
is investigating the matter, but it will
probably be some time before a de
cision is made. It is believed that
their efforts have been successful and
that a decision will be granted in their
favor.
APAN'S NAVAL GRAFT ‘
SCANDAL INCREASING
(By Associated Press.)
Alxandria. Va., February 23.—
President Wilson and many high
officials of government, national
as well as state, were present here
today at the observance of Alex
andria's century-old custom of
celebrating Washington’s birth
day.
Vfte President Marshall, members
of the cabinet, members of congress
and Governor Stuart were among
those who reviewed the military and
civic parade pass historic Christ
church, from which Washington was
buried.
The annual Alexandria-Washington
Masonic lodge celebration was
added feature. Washington was the
first worshipful master of this lodge.
OPENS IE STORE
Attractive Place on Lumpkin
Street Opened by the Reid
Drug Company.
bPAYRO]
Put Your Name
on a Pay Roll
There’s plenty of work for those who
want it in Athens.
Those who want to can put their names
on pay rolls.
Finding work is a matter of using one’s
eyes and brain.
Your eyes will find the offers of employ
ers in,HERALD WANT AD columns.
Your brain will tell you what pay roll
you are best fitted for.
Read HERALD WANT ADS and put
your name on someone’s pay roll.
As additional proof of the growth
of Athens and of the variety of busi
ness opportunities which continually
offer themselves to those who are
clear-sighted enough to grasp them,
comes the opening of a new drug store
in our city. The Reid Drug Company,
composed of Messrs. R. J., I. D. and
I. H. Reid, this morning opened the
doors of it’s attractive place of busi
ness at 255 North Lumpkin street, and
is ready for business.
The firm is composed of a father
and two sons—all experienced men in
the drug business. For some time
past they have been in the drug busi
ness in Toccoa, but hearing of the
growth and progress of the Classic
City, and one of the splendid openings
in their line of business, they decided
to pick up and move—drugs, fountain,
fixtures and all. Several places were
offered them, but they chose the
Lumpkin street place as being con
venient to the down town section and
most desirable in every respect.
The new store will carry a general
line of drags, toilet articles and foun
tain pens. A full line of cigars and
tobacco and a very handsome soda
fountain will add to the attractive
ness of the place. The company has
a large and, spacious place of businesa
and the handsome cases and fixture*
make it look as fine as any in the city.
The young men in charge are hustler*,
and their motto of “courtesy to all
alike,” is hound to assure their suc
cess.
(By Associated Press.)
Tokio, February 23.—Three promi
nent Japanese contractors furnishing
supplies to the navy were arrested to
day on charges of graft. A letter re*d
in the house of representatives indi
cated that the naval scandal is far
more extensive than at first expected.
High Japanese officials art named as
benefiting by the graft.
—
HENRY M. TELLER IS
DEAD IN COLORABO
(By Associated Press.) ;
Denver, Col., February 28.—Henry
M. Teller, a former cabinet member,
and for mere than thirty year* United
States senator from Colorado, died
here today. He was 83 years old, and
had been ill two years.
Mr. Teller was one of the original
“Silver Republicans.” His services in
the senate were interrupted by sev
eral withdrawals to take part in otner
enterprises. He resigned in 1883 and
became secretary of the interier in
President Arthur’s cabinet. He left
that office two years later and again
entered the senate.
Mr. R. D. Brown ia in th* city.
Ji
Miss Frances Caldwell is still con
fined to her home. During her Indis
position her place at school is being
filled by Mr*. Will Crsne.
Mr. B. C- Fairclouth of Griffin, is in
Athens*
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good as Octagon, only 25c. ,
The best Florida oranges lije 5
dozen. '
One man came in this morning T
and said, have you got any mm
of those good oranges. I went them
for my sick child, and the doctor
said they were the best h* had seen 1
for her and for the price. We have i
a large quantity of them. Look fof j
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