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THE ATHENS DAILY HERALD
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VOL. 2. NO. 166.
ATHENS, GA„ THURSDAY EVENING, MARCH 5,1914.
DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY. «8.M PER YEAH
IF UII1TEI) STATES
•resident Personally Appeals to
a Joint Session of the Nation
al Congress to Sustain Coun
try's Honor in Matter of
Treaty Obligations by Repeal
ing the Panama Tolls Exemp-
tion Against Which Great
liritain Objects.
BLIND TIGER TRIAL DREW
DIG CROWD TO CITY HALL
Case Against Mr. Van Deadwyler
Was Called in Recorders’ Court
This Morning—Many ■ Wit
nesses Testified—After Hear
ing the Testimony a Recess
Was Taken Until 3:30 O’clock
This Afternoon.
Washington, D. March 5.—
TrcviHont Wilson personally ap-
ppaled to congress, assembled in
joint session today, to sustain
the national honor of the United
Slaff* in upholding treaty obli
gations by repealing the Panama
tolls exemption against which
Lrcaf Britain protests. He asked
roncress to do that “in support
of the foreign policy of the admin-
ntration." and added that an ex
emption for American ships not
only was “a mistaken economic
policy,” but was in contraven
tion of the Hay-Pauncefote
• I shall rot know how to deal with
»rhcr matters of even greater deli-
:ary and nearer consequence if you do
iot grant it to me in ungrudging
measure," said the president.
"The large thing to do is the only
thing we can afford to do; a voluntary
withdrawal from a position every
where questioned and misunderstood.
iVe ought to reverse our action with-
nit raising the question whether we
nere right or wrong, and so once
r.ore deserve our reputation for gen-
►rosity and the redemption of every
legation without quibble or hesita-
I'resident Wilson’s address, the
fhottest he has yet delivered to con-
gress—exactly 420 words— was as
follows:
"Gentlemen of the Congress—I have
Mr. Van Deadwyler was placed on
trial in the recorder’s court this morn
ing on the charge of violating Section
•317, which has to do with the illegal
sale of, liquor. The alleged offenses
for which Mr. Deadwyler is being tried
oeeurred on February 13 and 27.
The courtroom was crowded with
spectators and witnesses, apparently
mostly witnesses, attorneys, officers,
etc. About thirty witnesses were
called by the city and quite a number
by the defense. The witnesses were
not permitted to remain in the court
room during the taking of the testi
mony.
The first witness called was Mr. E.
O. Gordon, who jtvore that, on the
morning of February 13 he purchased
pint of whisky from the defendant,
paying him $1 therefor and that he
returned in the afternoon and pur
chased another pint, for which he paid
another dollar. Attorney Ry/ec, for
the defense, asked the witness if the
defendant had not told him that he
could pet no whisky from him. The
witness stated that what the defend
ant had said to him was that he should
not get drunk while his employer was
out of town. The witness says that
he guyed the defendant, telling him
that he “had more sense when drunk
than the defendant had when sober.’’
The defense undertook to show that
the character of the witness was bad;
that he had been brought before the
court a number of times, and that he
had been indicted before the grand
jury of Madison county. The witness
said that the defendant had reported
the matter of his drinking to Manager
O’Callaghan, of the Georgian hotel,
he witness was employed as
come to you upon an errand which engineer.
can h 0 very briefly performed, but I ^a^er 0’C|iUghan WV called to
be^r that you will not measure its im- the stand and testified that he had,
portance by the number of sentences | upon his return to the city* received
Jn which I state it. No communica-j* letter from Mr. Deadwyler, dated
1 have addressed to the congress Atlanta, in which he asked him to not
carried with it graver or more far-
reaching implications to the interest
of the country, and I come now to
spea!. upon a matter with regard to
which I am charged in a peculiar de-
freo, by the constitution itself with
personal responsibility.
“I have come to ask for the repeal
of that provision of the Panama canal
act of August 24, 1912, which exempts
vessels engaged in the coastwise trade
of the United States from payment
of tolls, and to urge upon you the
justice, the wisdom and the large pol
icy of .such a repeal with the utmost
earnestness of which I am capable.
•‘In my own judgment, very fully
considered and maturely formed, that
exemption constituted a mistaken eco
nomic policy from every point of view,
a r d is, moreover, in plain contraven
t:on of tho treaty with Great Britain
concerning the canal concluded on No
vember 18, 1801. But I have not come
to you to urge my personal views, to
you a fact and a situation. Whatever
m 'f be our own differences of opinion
concerning this much debated measure,
Its meaning is not debated outside the
United States. Everywhere else the
(Continued on Page 8.)
Do You
Drink
Bludwine?
BetUr fa| l into line. Other people
are en J°y> n (f it more and more.
The increase in total sales of
Rl " d "' ne from year to year tells
an interesting story.
arc the figures:
S *' < ' s fnr '911 over 1910, 23 per
ffnt increase.
fnr >912 over 1911, 33 per
c?nf increase.
: al ‘"- for 1913 over 1912, S2 per
f ent, increase.
’el-s for January, 1914 over
Janu "y- 1913, 50 per cent increase,
, ! ' 5 for February, 1914, over
” r '‘ >ry - ‘TIT, 245 per cent In-
take any action against the witness
as he had no wish to see him hurt.
Quite a number of other witnesses
followed Mr. Gordon, very little of
value being gotten from them. Mr.
E. G. McCarthy was called and swore
that he was present at the time Mr.
Gordon called to see Mr. Deadwyler.
He stated that Mr. Gordon told the
defendant that “You know what I
want,” and that the defendant had re
plied that Gordon could get no whis
key from him if he had a thousand
pints. Mr. McCarthy proved an in
teresting witness and provoked some
laughter in the court room.
Mr. Tom Hunter was another in
teresting witness who furnished some
of the humor of the trial.
Deadwyler Makes Statement,
statement from Mr. Deadwyler
was read and thus became a part of
the record of the trial.
Mr. A. V. Deadwyler’a Statement.
On the 13th day of Feb., 1914, Jack
Gordon came to my place and sat in
nfp office about thirty minutes. There
were several parties in there at the
time. After he sat there for a while
he told me he wanted to see me. I
told him to look at me. He said, “You
know what I want.” I said “I do not.
He said he wanted some whiskey,
said “I haven’t got it.” I said, “Jack,
isn’t Mr. O’Callahan out of town?
He said, “Yes, he has gone to Wash
ington, D. C.” I said, “The idea of
you out hunting whiskey, leaving your
place of business to go to rack and
to ruin and your boss man gone. That
is exactly the time you want to show
your loyalty; you want to be right
on the job and not touch a drop of
whiskey, beer or anything else, as no
nan can fill a position drunk or drink-
ng. Jack, if I were you and wanted
to drink whiskey I would wait until
my man returned, so that he
could look after his interest and pro
tect his place of business, for the
duties you would neglect while on a
spree.” Jack said. “Mr. Dq*dwyler,
do you know who you are lecturing?
r said, “I think I do. I think it is
Mr. Jack Gordon.’ ^ck said, “Do
you charge anything Tor your lec
tures?” I sajd, 44 So, l do not, except
good will.” He said, “Do you give
many people these lectures?” I said
“I do.” He said, “Do many people
stand for these lectures?” 1 said,
“They do He said, “Well, here is
one that won’t stand for it.” He said,
“I know the reason you won’t let me
have fre whiskey; you are afraid of
O’CallahanI “«*•<*, you are
mistaken; I haven’t got any whiskey.”
not going to let
said, “I will blow. I am going by the
Colonial theater and put up a big
sign on the door that you are going to
lecture on Sunday afternoon on the
subject of ‘Prohibition and Drinking
Whiskey,’ admission 50 cents. That
the proceeds go to the home mission
fund.” Jack left my office. Those
who heard the conversation were as
follows; E. G. McCarty and Toni
Hunter. In about ten minutes the
phone rang. He said, “This is Jack
Gordon talking; I am at Weldon
Wood’s saloon. You didn’t treat me
right a while ago. I want you to
send me something up here.” I said,
“Jack, I have done told you that I did
not have anything, and foi* God’s sake
go back to the hotel and resume your
duties and stay off of Wall street and
anywhere else you have no business
You cant’ hold a job and do like you
are doing.” He said, “I have told you
once that I didn’t care anything about
my job; you seera to be more inter
ested in my job than I am, and I will
tell you again that I will not hear
any more of your lecturing unless 1
hear them in the Colonial theater,
which I am f going to advertise that
you are going to deliver a lecture on
the subject of ‘Drinking Whiskey and
Prohibition’ on Sunday afternoon.”
Later in the day Weldon Wood
called me up and said, “Is this Mr.
Deadwyier?” I said, “It is.’* He said,
“What are you knocking my place
for?” I said, “Mr. Wood, I have not
knocked your place; if I have, I beg
your pardon.” Well, he said, “All I
know is that Jack Gordon told me
that A. V. Deadwyler said to stay off
Wall street if he didn’t want to lose
his job.” I said, “I told Mr. Gordon
those very words, Mr. Wood, without
any reflection on a living being on
Wall street. Jack Gordon seemed to
be drinking; his employer was out of
town, and a man I have the highest
regard for. I wanted Jack Gordon
to go back to his place of business and
not get drunk and lose his job.” Mr.
Wood said, “I will see you in person.”
Later on I saw Mr. Wood in person.
In the personal conversation Wood
said, “Jack told me that you positively
would not let him have any whiskey.
Jack thought awfully hard of you, as
he was in bad shape and thought that
you ought to have let him have the
whiskey; I have seen Jack Gordon
since I talked to you over the phone;
Jack came back to see me and apolo
gized to me about what you told him
about loafing on Wall street. He
said he thought that he had left the
wrong impression on Wood and that
he wanted to correct it. He told
Wood that I just merely, advised him
to go back to his job. That he didn’t
think that I had any evil intentions
or any ill will against anybody on
Wall street.
On the night of the 25th of Febru
ary, 1914, the phone rang late in the
afternoon. Jack Gordon said, “Is this
Mr. Deadwyler?” I said; “It is.” He
said, “You have been telling damn
lies on me.” I said, “Jack, I think
you are mistaken.” He said, “Shut
up, and let me talk.” He said, “You
told Mr. O’Callahan that I was at your
place of business while he was gone
wanting to buy whiskey and you
wouldn’t sell it to me; also told him
that I was drunk on Wall street.” I
tried to butt in, but he still wouldn’t
listen, and said, “Van Deadwyler, I
don’t know which would be more grati
fying to me to come down there and
cut you all to pieces or to have you
prosecuted. I think it will feel better
to prosecute you. I am going to make
case against you for selling whis
key.” I hung up the phone, as I was
ready to leave my office. When I got
home there was a call for me. I called
the number and it was Jack Gordon.
He said, “You have caused me to lose
my job, and I am going to prosecute
you for selling whiskey.” I said,
“Jack, you can’t prosecute me and
tell the truth/'
The following men heard Mr. Jack
Gordon say that he was going to
prosecute me because I had done him
a dirty deal; that I had gone to Mr.
O’Callahan and had him fired: Mr.
John Burch, Mr. John Pitner, Mr. Dave
Partee, Mr. Dick Burch and Mr. Hen
ry Culp. The following men will
swear that they could not believe Jack
Gordon on his oath: Messrs. W. P.
Bray, Guy Carlton, Fred Bushncr,
Henry Hodgson, Henry Culp and Len
Flournoy.
In addition to my livery business
which I own and run. in Athens, and
which 1 have turned over to Mr.
Crowe, and which is run under the
name of Crowe & Company, I have
three hundred acres of farm land In
cultivatiorf to my own farm. I have
leased from Judee Hamilton Mc
Whorter his entire farm for six years,
consisting of about 150 1
bought eight mules this spring for
the purpose of cultivating my farm
land. I work twenty-five hands and
work forty horses and mules. As I
, a id before I have turned over my
THE SITUATION IN
MEXICO ATII HALT!
(By Associated Press.)
Washington, D. C., March 5.—Felix
Diaz came to Washington today to
attempt to get a hearing before the
senate foreign relations committee. It
is understood that he will try to con
vince the committee that he could
establish a stable government in Mex
ico if ho had the backing for the revo
lutionary movement.
Secretary Bryan conferred with the
committee today, but Would only say
that he discussed “all phases of the
Mexican situation.”
The apparent halt on the part, of
the United States in pursuing the in
vestigation of the Bentpn, Baugh and
Vergara cases is only temporary, ac
cording to those familiar with the in
tentions of the administration. It was
explained today that tho United States
has a two-fold purpose in awaiting the
reports from the Mexican officials in
regarding these cases. Optimisti^ of
ficials hoped that reports would clear
up the cases entirely. It was pointed
out, however, the first purpose could
not do less than to clear up some of
the points at issue, and lay the foun
dation for any further action the Unit
ed States may care to take. The sec
ond purpose to be served by the Mexi
can investigations will bo to give key
to the present attitude of the consti
tutionalist federal government toward
the United States. Carranza's report
the death of Benton, the disappear
ance of Bauch and Huerta’s answer
to the American demand for some in
formation regardin gthl leath of Vcr-
agara may be important in shaping
the future policy of this government.
Officials today were apparently pleas
ed with the opportunity thus to ascer
tain in what light the two Mexican
factions hold /uch matter.
SPLENDID ADDRESS LAST NIGHT;
DR. GEORGE STEWART TONIGHT
Address of Dr^ Coburn One of
the Most Appreciated Ever
Heard in Athens—Talked of
the Evidences in Egypt of the
Civilization of the Times of
Moses, Joseph and Abraham
Speaker for Tonight Is One
of the Leading Temperance
Orators of the Country.
The third session of the Union Bible
Conference which is meeting in the
First Methodist church was held last
night at 8 o’clock. Dr. Coburn,
archaeologist, and member of the fac
ulty of the Allegheny University at
Meadesville, Pa., author of a number
of technical -books and works and a
noted Bible conference worker, was
the speaker of the evening.
Dr. Coburn has spent many years
among the ruins in the Holy I^and,
excavating for the signs of civilization
of the past ages.
Dr. Coburn’s lecture last night was
entirely different from the usual Bible
lecture. He told of how he himself
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correctness of the Bible.
He spoke of the evidences in Egypt
of the civilization of the times of
Moses, Joseph and Abraham.
Dr. Coburn declared that the exca
vation made during the past twenty
years and the tablets and documents
discovered had done more to corrobo-'
rate the Bible than all the discoveries
of the fifteen hundred years previous
had done.
To Dr. Coburn was vouchsafed the
discovery that substantiated the word
of the Old Testament record as to the
work of the-children of Israel in their
period of bondage in Egypt.
After hearing Dr. Coburn quite a
number of Bible students, who for
years have made special study of this
great work, said that they learned
more from Dr. Coburn’s address lajt
evening than they had during many
years’ close application to study.
Dr. George Stuart will address the
meeting tonight. Dr. Stuart first
made a reputation as orator and
speaker while traveling with Sam
Jones. He is one of ths foremost
temperance lecturers in the south,
and is most popular in drawing large
audiences. He is pastor of the Centen
ary Methodist church in Chattanooga,
Tenn.
Tomorrow night Rev. Mell Trotter
will speak to the Bible conference.
Rev. Trotter is a rescued tramp, and
has spent many years rescuing
tramps. He speaks in tho language
of slang, but is a most magnetic plat
form speaker, and shows a wonderful
knowledge of human nature.
These last two speakers. Dr.
and Rev. Trotter, are expected to move
their audiences even more than the
splendid speakers who have already
addressed this conference.
Tonight at 8 o’clock the services
will begin and a large attendance is
expected.
“1
JOBLESS ARMY IS
HELD ON BIG BAIL
ON DISORDERLY
CONDUCT (MCE
DID PRESTON ARTHUR SUICIDE?
CONTENTIONS OVER THE POINT
Case Involving Question Was
Called in City Court This
Morning, But Continued—In
teresting Points Involved.
Other Cases Continued.
The adjourned term of the (tity;
court of Athene convened this morn
ing on schedule time but en account
of the fact that the only caiee eat
for the day were continued, the court
unaiMm—i NyN»YB3.siai
(By Associated Press.)
Atlanta, Ga., March 6.—A well
dressed stranger executed a daylight
holdup in the heart of the business
section today, netting him- $45. He
entered the office of the Jefferson
Loan society shortly eefore noon, cov
ered the clerk, and secured all the
money in the cash drawer. When the
clerk refused to open the saf th rob-
br walkd away laughing. Passersby
saw him disappear around the corner.
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As goes America in the twenties
century, up or down, so will go the
whole wide world. The American peo
ple are now railed to the moral lead
ership of the human race that through
us peace, prosperity and civilization
may spread over all the earth.
thot there _
called some time in April rad that if
this was not done, the eases would
probably go over to the regular May
term.
. The first case called this morning
was that of Callahan v». tho Athens
Railway and Electric company and
was continued on account of the ill
ness of Mr. J. Y. Carithers. Rev. J. H.
Callahan, of Chipley, is asking dam-
agas of the street car company for in
juries alleged te have been sustained
when he alighted from a car here some
two years ago. Rev. Callahan was in
Athens attending a Methodist confer
ence at the time.
The Arthur Case.
The case, of Mrs. Arthur vs. the
Woodmen of the World was called
this morning but on account of the
absence of a material witness, it was
postponed. Mrs. Arthur is suing on
an insurance policy which was taken
out by her son, Preston Arthur, who it
will be remembered, was found with
a hole through his breast on the night
of September 25, 1912, and who died
from the effects a few days later.
The company is resisting the pay
ment of the policy on the grounds that
Arthur committed suicide. At the
time of the incident it was generally
understood that Young Arthur shot
himself because he had been rejected
by Miss Grace McKinnon who had a
few minutes before the shooting told
Arthur that she preferred her other
suitor, Gerdine Phelps. It will be re
membered that Arthur wax taken to
(By Associated Praia.)
New York, March 5.—The .
greater part ef Frank Tannen-
baum's “Army ef the Unea- -
ployed" was held on a $1,81* bail
today. They were charged with
disorderly conduct in connection
with the invealon ef a CathoHc
church on Broadway during tha
services last night, with a demand
for food.
One hundred and ninety men and
one woman are under arrest. Tranen-
baum is held on the charge of inciting
to riot
Attorneys of the Industrial Workers
of the World today are attempting to
secure their release.
A search of the prisoners today're
vealed that but one had the money to
pay (or a meal. Bills amounting to
l were fsund en Hyman Flnlcle.
stein. He offered no explanation.
LESTER CAPTAIN
BASKETBALL TEAM
Squad Presents Coach Peacock ]
With Token of Thefr
Regard.
He said, "You are nm — | - , ... rmJf ,
me have it?" 1 said, “I cant let you|P.cry business to Mr. Crowe, because
bare what I haven't got.” “Well, ha
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ATHENS HERALD
FEBRUARY CIRCULATION.
The circulation of The Athens Daily Herald
for the month of February, 1914, was as follows:
February l...(Sun.) February 15...(Sun.)
February 2....3,141
February 3....3,115
February 4....3,143
February 5....3,135
February 6....3,127
February 7....3,115
February 8... (Sun.)
February 9... .3,113
February 10.... 3,277
February 11.... 3,279
February 12....3,279
February 13.... 3,281
February 14... .3,127
February 16... .3,141
February 17... .3,170
February 18... .3,126
February 19....3,138
February 20... .3,161
February 21....3,137
February 22...(Sun.)
February 23... .3,161
February 24....3,138
February 25... .3,243
February 26... .3,242
February 27... .3,385
February 28... .3,416
Total for February, 1914 76,590
Daily average for February, 1914 3,191
Daily average for January, 1914 3,140
The Athens Daily Herald has a circulation
in Athens approximately twice as large as that
of any other Athens newspaper. Advertisers
and agencies are invited to test the accuracy of
these figures in comparison with the claims of
any other Athens newspaper.
that she lsved him end would marry
him if he got well. Such is the con
tention of the W. O. W. who intend to
prove this by the testimony of Ger
dine Phelps, now in Atlanta.
Miss McKinnon was in tha \ court
this morning and is understood to
have stated that she had never accept
ed Phelps and that she was to have
married Arthur. It is believed by
some that present attitude indicates
that she does not believe Mr. Arthur
committed suicide. The mother and
brothers of Mr. Arthur are denying
that he committed suicide. It is not
thought that Arthur made any clear
statement as to how he came to be
shot, tfiough accounts of the affair at
that time were all to the effect that
Arthur had shot himself.
The case is causing no little In
terest and the trial is being eagerly
(waited. Mr. Claude Mahaffy and
Col. T. J. Shackelford are represent
ing the plaintiff and Mr. John J.
Strickland the defendant.
Mr. T. S. Brand, captain and man
ager of the Univenity basketball
team, entertained the members •tjh
team with a supper party at the In
land last night. At the table Coi)h
Howell Peacock, who has baen so suc
cessful in putting out winningjtooka,
was presented with a sot of.silver mil
itary brushes tho compliments • of thu
squad. Immediately following the sup.
per Mr. L. Letter was elected esptain
the team for next year.
These present at the banquet were
— r^r-Brand, Peacock, H-.j Peacock,
Carter, Lester, Rawson, Brown
and Crump.
ATHENS ELKS ELECT
, OFFIGERS FOB YEAR
HELEN GARDNER APPEARS
IN “CLEOPATRA" AT THE
ELITE THEATER TOMORROW
Misa Helen Gardner is a glorious
poem as Cleopatra. The part would
tax the art of Bernhardt. Miss Gard
ner’s rythmic boauty and dramatic in
stincts, her intellectuality, culture and
delicacy, have combined in her -work
to vivify and ennoble the character of
“Royal Egypt,” even as Bernhardt
might have done at the age of twenty-
six. Her costumes are truly gorgeous,
representing not merely money, but
exquisite taste, thought and culture.
In several scenes she wears shawls
and draperies and gowns that were
made in Egypt hundreds of yean ago,
and jewels that cost ovtr fifty-thou
sand dollars.
Ths picture is remarkable for tta
refiged sumptuousness, its tremendous
dramatic power and gripping interest,
and its entire freedom from those
vulgarities common to Oriental dra
mas. In short the picture was pro
duced for American men rad women
ef culture rad taste.
The regular annual election of the
Athene Lodge of Elks was held last
night. Mr. Joe L. Deadwyler was
elected delegate to the grand ledge,
which meets in Denver in July ef this
year, and Mr. Jasper C. Haynes was
elected exslted ruler. The newly
elected officers take up thoir official
duties at the first regular meeting held ]
in April.
The officers elsctod are as follows:
Exalted Ruler—J. C. Haynes.
Esteemed Leading Knight—B. F.
Tuck.
Esteemed Loyal Knight—Colonel W.
L. Erwin.
Esteemed Lecturing Knight—Earl
Fambrough.
Treasurer—S. R. McDuffie. .
Secretary—George H. Palmer. -
Trustee—W. A. Mallory.
Delegate to Grand Lodge—Joa U
Deadwyler.
Alternate Delegate— : E. Bancroft.
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