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DAILY HERALD
WEATHER FORECAST.
.TVashington, D. C. f October 21—
Forecast for Georgia:.Generally
Fpir .tonight and Friday;, probably
rain and cooler in southeast.
VOL. 4. NO. 54.
ATHENS, GAp THURSDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 21, 1915.
DAILY, EXCEPT SUNDAY. $5.00 PEB YEAR.
Many Will Attend Gteorgia-Virginia Game
nutttkta
Working to beat
Saturday Is Athens’ Big Foot'
ball Day—Tickets For Game
Went on Sole This Afternoon,
Mass Meeting Tomorrow
Night—Coach and Players DC'
termined to Win — Virginia
Eleven Will Be Entertained
Extensively.
Only one more clay remains for
the Georgia team to practice for the
bifg Virginia game. A light scrim
mage and signal drill by the varsity
was held -this afternoon. Tomorrow
afternoon the team will go through
a series of plays and a light signa
practice. No scrimmage will
practi
held.
A monster mass meeting will be
held tomorrow night in chapel at
o’clock. The band will be on hand
furnish the music and cheer leaders
McCall, Longino and Campbell -wil
be there to lead the boys in a few
practice yells. They intend to show
the Virginia bunch a brand of root
ing that they have never heard be
fore.
The cadets .will drill down to San
ford field tomorrow afternoon to
watch the team in a final workout.
All of the local fans interested in
the team are invited to come down
with the students.
Reports from Charlottesville show
that Virginia is working hard in
preparation for the Georgia game.
They are expecting to meet worthy
foes, and they prill.
Dick Jemison, sporting editor
The Atlanta Constitution, is in Ath
ens today dnd will stay through tta-
game Saturday. He stated that
probably » thousand people would
come over from Atlanta <fn the Sea
hoard special. The Georgia and Vir
ginia alumni in Atlanta are planning
to see this big game between the
two big colleges.
Regular Line-Up.
Dave Paddock, who wa» slightly
injured in the Citadel game, is now-
in good shape and will direct the
team from his old position at quar
terback. Captain John Henderson
will be at the center of the line-to
pass the ball and speak words of en
couragement to the players. The
other members of the team will line-'
up the same as they did last Satur
day. Conyers and Garmany will he
the guards; Thrash and McConnell,
tackles; Garrard and Thompson,
ends; Dezendorf and Powell, half
backs, and Hioltzcpdorf, fullback.
Georgia will, probably underweip
Virginia by a few pounds. The lines
of the two teams are about equally
matched Ip weight hut the Old Do
minion backs are several pounds
heavier than the Rpd and Black. In
speed it is probable that Georgia will
have the edge slightly. Reports
show that Virginia has a rather
speedy backfield but Georgia’s is
,i? Ho iu\
Your Home.
A large advertiser
recently agid:
“Put confidence in
YOUR home. Put
cheerfulness there.
Put faitji there. Put
thdre a nejy piece of
furpiture t a new rug,
or some improvement
fjo show to your family
and to your neighbors
that we, are mQvjng
qnickly’ into fetter
times. Don’t Jet your
Homes get into, the
condition of some rail-
roe<j»—so run <Jqwn
that they may never
“catch ' up” again-
Oncp run down, any
thing costs twice as
much as it should to
build up. But kept al
ways in good condi
tion,, thipgs arc kept
effipleht at the least
expense — a railroad,
a piece, of machinery,
a store—or YOUR
home.”
And as you think
thisoyerpef bapsyou
.can find some helpful
suppestions in the ad
vertising columns of
The HeraM-
Ladies to Hold
Friday to Platt Hospital
COMMITTEE TO MEET
AT HIGH SCHOOL
Friday at 1 O’clock Is Set For
the Hospital Campaign to Be
Launched—Every Lady in the
City, Who Is Interested Urged
to Be Present—Teams Will Be
•Organized and Work Started
at Once—A “Tag Day” Being
Planned For Day of Clemson
Game.
On Friday afternoon at 4 o’clock at
he auditorium of the Athens High
chool, about one hundred of the
most prominent ladies of the c7ty
will meet to organize and determine
the plan of campaign for the city
'lospital.
The committee will decide ’when^tc
all the mass meeting for the entire
ity. They hone to havo the date
Jet for the early part of next week
At the meeting on Friday, teams
will be organized and the plans will
at once be put into action. The ladies
say that they want none of the men
of the city to take part in the cam
paign, that this is a fight for the la
dies of the city, that all they want
the men to do is'to respond wi
money when they are called upon.
The plans are to havo a' ••tag day'
for the hospital either th<
the Auburn Clemson game. They
also hope to have a “district school”
and a ‘‘charity ball.” Every stonl
within the city •will be turned to
raise enough money to build a hos
pital.
It is rumored that at least three'-of
the railroads coming into the city
have promised their work, to the new
hospital if it is built At the pres
ent time most of this work goes out
the city.
Only last week Columbus, Ga.,
city of about the same population a;
Athens’ started to work on A $100,-
000 hospital. The ladies of Athens
say that they can start a hospital to
running on $5,000. They hope to
raise more, but their main object is
get started, and make improve
ments later on.
We hope that every lady jn the
GRAND JURY CLOSES
ITS BUSINESS FOB
THIS YEAR
city of Athens will respond and at
tend all meetings, when she ia called
upon.
Now is the opportunity for Athens
build a hospital. It will Ac built
the men and business houses, ol
the city will only back up the ladies,
Any lady in the city \vho is inter
ested in the hospital is invited to
meet at the high school building Fri
day afternoon at 4 o’clock.
Salary of Superior Court Ought
to Be Raised Says Grand Jury.
Judge Brand Commended For
His Excellent Service of the
Past Year — County Books
Found in Excellent Shape.
Judge Park Thanked For His
Work.
After a long session, the Clarke
county grand jury yesterday after
noon finished its work, and made its
presentments to the court.
The jury recommended that the
salary of the judge of the superior
court be raised to $5,000 per year, and
that a hill be presented to the legis
lature at its next session to that ef
fect.
Judge Brand was commended for
the excellent service he has rendered
the county during the past year, i
his efforts to see that justice was
done.
The jury reported that the books
of the county were found in excellent
shape, and commended the various
county officers for their work.
Judge Park was thanked for his
service to the county, in acting for
Judge Brand when he was disqualified.
Reports of the various committees
were read, and the jury recommended
that the fees of jurors and bailiffs
be allowed to remain as they were last
year.
TRYINC TO FORCE
GREECE TO ASSIST
SMALLEST IN YEARS
JEFFERSON CITY , .
COURT NEXT WEEK
The Jefferson city court will meet
next wgek, beginning Monday, in a
railed term- Civil cases only will be
tried. The calendar haa been made
out and is quite heavy with a num
ber of important case*. Judge Ma-
haffey will preside. Several Athens
attorneys have casea in this court
and will attend.
With the election of the city offi
cers, mayor and aldermen, only a
month off the registration for vot
ing is about 300. This is the small
est registration at this time of the
year that there has been in a num
ber of years.
From the third ward there arc less
than fifty voters registered and this
Is one of the big wards of the city
There dogs not seem to be much in
terest in the coming election.
The ordinance, passed last August
by the council, which stated that
vbtera had to he registered fifteen
days prior to the election in order to
b. eligible to vote, docs not go into
effect until next year, 1910. It was
at first thought that this act went
into effect at once.
The books arc open for the pay
ment V>f the last installment of city
taxes from October 16 to Novem
ber 1. The last day of registration
ia November 20. It is probable that
interest in the election of the differ
ent city officials will wax warm in a
few days.
speedier this year than ever before.
The Virginia team will arrive at
noon Friday over the Southern and a
welcome is being planned for them.
It is probable that they will hold a
workout in Athens on that after
noon. Saturday night, after the
game. Dr. II. C, White, of the Uni
versity of Georgia faculty, has plan
ned nil entertainment for both teams.
After the reception at Dr. White’s
residence both the Georgia and Vir
ginia football teams will be the
guests of the Colonial management. Of«„,vrf|o Aiue T/»/a
The show for the benefit of the col- dtf UgglC L/Vvl, ICC
Icgians is “The Red Rose.”
Reserved scats for the game arc
now on sale at Palmer’s drug store.
General admission tickets may b«
bought at the following places; Cos
ta’s. Ye Garden. Foss’.Place and the
M. & W.
The genral admission to the game
is *1. Auto parking space is $2,
Reserved seats will cost 25 cents ex
tra to the old grand stand and 60
cents to the new grand stand.
It is urged that tickets be bought
early bo that there will not bo a
rush at the gales. A large crowd ol
out of town visitors is expected m
Athens and it would be well to make
your reservations in advance.
Harry, of Georgetown, will referee;
Wahoo, Carlisle, umpire; Brookes,
George Washington, field jwlge, and
Graham, Washington and Lee, will
act as head linesman.
Water Causes a
Bad Spill
Entente Allies <Are lining All
Possible Means to Get That
('minify tp; Define Unequivo
cally Its Position Towards the
Other- Balkan States—The
Serbian Army Is Seriously
Menaced —r German Attacks
East of Rhjeims Repulsed.
(By Associated Press.!
London, ,Octopcr 21.—All possible
pressure is being brought to bear to
get Greece to ‘define .unequivocally
her position toward the other Balkan
states. The ; entente powers inti
mated t^at an announced Greek
policy on neutralitv will be difficult,
if not impossible, to maintain owing
to her geographical position and the
Serbian treaty- ’ The question, in the
opinion of diplomats of the allies, is
one of not permitting Greece to con
tinue her present course until the
Germans are able to utilize Greek
neutrality to their advantage.
The Greek government is now con
sidering the offer of Great Britain to
"ode Cyprus immediately if Greece
joins the allies. 'The Russian foreign
minister has issued a statement in
which he says that he considers that
itified in adopting
prevent the Gcr-
:e of the ncu-
power.
orts os to
avo occu
pied Varanva, on the Nish-Salonik’
railroad. The principal press*.*
against Serbia is from the Bulgarian
ddo. An official statement issued at
Nish yesterday says the railroad t*
Snloniki was cut in two plaros. The
Serbian armv is seriously menaced.
No further Important German ad
vances are recorded. The German
attacks cast ofi-Rheims on* the west
ern front were repulsed, says the
Fjwpch war office-
DAMAGE SUIT CAS
IS BEING TRIED
THIS MORNING
Fitzpatrick vs. Brown Now at
I Court’s Attention—Plaintiff
Asks $5,00 Damages Because
Automobile Ran Into Hack.
Four Divorces Were. Granted
Yesterday — Will Jefferson
Found Guilty of Burglary,
The Clarke county superior court
started business promptly this morn
ing at 9 o’clock.
The divorce case of Mason
son was settled by granting a di
vorce. Divorces were also granted
cases of McGee vs. McGee and
Mathews vs. Mathews.
In the case of Frances Tye vs,
I/)vc Griffith, the plantifT’s disabili
ties were removed due to the fact
that Griffith has a living wife. Some
months ago Griffith married the
plaintiff and was indicted for biga
my. He is now serving on the chain
gang for the same.
The case against Will Jefferson,
charged with burglary of the home
of Air. H. V. Head was finished. The
jurv returned a verdict of guilty,
with recommcndution of mercy. The
‘ourt has not vet sentenced him.
The next case taken up as aw civi
case, A. J. Fitzpatrick vs. L. C.
Brown. This is a suit for $5.no*
daamges which the plaintiff claims
arc due him. because the automobile
of Mr. L. C. Brown ran into his hack.
This suit will probably consume thi
entire morning.
MR, L. GREEN HEARD
King Albert Refuses
to Work For Peace.
, Romo, October 21.'—King Albert of
Belgium has refused to initiate steps
looking toward peace. This is his
inswer to on autograph letter from
Pope,Benedict asking him to act.
Russians Announce
Important Success.
Pctrograd, October 21.—The 'War
office today announced an important
success in the Baronvichi region.
Several German positions, 3,062 pris
oners and ten machine guns were
taken.
POSTMASTER SHOT DEAD
Sheffield, Ala., October 21.—Earl*
Doud, acting postmaster here, was
■hot. and killed Tuesday. His wife
was arrested charged with the murj
der. According to the police, Mrs,
Doud claims that her husband wad
choking her and had threatened to kill
her, and that she shet him in soil de
fense.
(By Associated Press )
Fort Smith, Ark., October 21.—J.
L. Casper, of Kansas City, the al
leged head of the moonshine con
spiracy, who pleaded guilty in the
United States ceqrt yesterday, was
sentenced to nine years and three
days in the Leavenworth prison to
day and was ordered to pay $33,000
fine. The sentences of the six others
vayied from six months in jail to two
years in the penitentiary. All were
fined $1,000. . > ,
This morning at 10 o’clock nt the
University chapel, the student body
was addressed by Mr. L. Green, of
Washington, D. C., on the subject of
“Freight Rate Adjustment in Geor
gia.”
Mr. Green is considered an author
ity un freight rates and his lecture
was enjoyed by the large number of
students present,
Mr. Green is the general freight
traffic manager of the Southern rail
road.
. H i n; —— 1 \a\
GENERAL VILLA TOLD
TO GIVE OP HIS
STRJGGLE
Notified by Mexican Convention'
alist Party Leaders to Come'to
the United States—Reported
That Prominent Generals Will
Leave Him Unless He Com
plies—Villa Said to He Con
sidering an Ultimatum.
(By Associated Press).
New York, October 21.—Mexican
conventionalist party leaders are re
ported to have notified General Villa
to give up fighting General Carranza
and come to the United States. Un
less he docs prominent generals will
quit him. It is understood that the
conventionalists here believe that
the fight for a constitutional govern
ment caji best be waged by 6 wait
ing policy. They will not attempt to
violate United States neutrality.
General Villa is reported to be con
sidering an ultimatum.
THREE U. S. SOLDIERS KILLED-
San Antonio, Texas, October 21.—
Three United States soldiers were
killed and six wounded when Mexi
cans attacked Ojo Do Agua at 2
o’clock this morning, according to a
report to General Funston. ■
SEVERAL MEXICANS KILLED.
Hronwsvillc, Texas, October 21.—
About seventy-five Mexicans at S
’clock this morning attacked fifteen
United States soldiers at Ojo De
Agua, sixty miles up tho Rio Grande.
Three soldiers were killed and six
wounded. At least five Mexicans
were killed. There was a forty min
ute battle. Some of the Mexicans
fled across the border when tho cav
alry arrived.
BANDITS RAID RANCH.
Brownsville, Texas, October 21.—
Mexican bandits raided a ranch near
Sebastian today* They fought Texas
rangers and deputies who pursued
them. No casualties, are reported
Sebastian is fifty- miles from the
scene of the battle thia morning.
Yellow Meta! With Which Eu-
rope Is Paying Rer Wtar Bills
Is Almost' Overwhelming
Force at the fUnited State?
Assay Office in New York.
Handle $38,000,000 in Last
Teg Days—Amount Ordi
narily'Handled Is $100,000,000
a Year.
(By Associated Press).
New York. October 2J.—The force
of the United States essay office here
is ulipost overwhelmed by the flood
>f gold being poured in here to pay
European war bills.
The force worked the l*s( two Sun-
Jay* melting coin and sending it to
he'Philadelphia mint. Usually they
Handle $100,000,000 yearly. They
have handled $82,000,000 since July
und $38,000,000 in the last ten days.
••DAO" PALMER WILL
PREP |
Nellie asked Charlie for a drink of
hi». ice water yesterday and he said
‘‘All right.”
She climbed uo in a chair to get
the bucket of clear, cold water off
the shelf and he grabbed her just as
she grabbed the bucket. A' scuffle
followed and the water was-poured
down Charlie’s neck. Nellie also re
ceived- some of the cold fluid op her
clothes.
In fact when she arrijred at police
fase < ’ahe*!ookeci had ATHENS PEOPLE M*Y
been in swimming. She had a case GO T^O. VYjVSHINGTON
made against Charlie and the result
was that Judge Price heard the story
this morning and, fined him $2.
also fined Nellie $1-
Thfc other cape in police court thl4
morning was against Mr. W.I* Les<?
ter, a white man. for being drunk;
It was his first offense so the fudg'
suspended his fine of $5.75 durinf
good behavior. * i
The Georgia Railroad announces
that those who wisji to tend the
Erst Georgia Fair at Washington,
will be accommodated by n change of
schedule for tomorrow. ,
The train tomorrow will l** ve Ath
ena at 8:56 a. m. and returning will
leave Washington at 6. The train
Will make connections at Union Point
so that the Athena people can get back
at 9:50 p. m.
Tomorrow will be a big day at
Washington for the - Athena party.
The University freshman football
team wilt play the Academy of Rich
mond county at the fair grounds. The
game will be a good sue and. will
prove of especial interest to tha many
Athens people who will be in Wash
ington.
Tonight at the Masonic temple,
the master’s degree will be given to
Mr. Malcolm Vondcrau.
Mr. II. R. Palmer, better known,as
Dad,” will be the presiding officer.
Coming right after the circus, his
presiding will throw a cloud over the
funny memories of Barnum and
Bailey’s brightest clowns.
Every Mason in this vicinity will
miBs a groat treat if they happen to
be absent at the meeting.
All the hoys know “Dad” and they
arc invited to turn out and see the
fun. ; . '■ '
HUNTER KILLS DEER THAT
POSSESSES GLASS OPTIC
Salinas, Co)., October 21.—Abater;
do Cooper, white hunting back in tho
fastness of the San t.ucia range,
killed a four-point buck that had a
glorious green glass eye in one of the
socket,. Besides, the cars had been
swallow-tailed, a common practice in
marking the ears of cattle, and its tail
had been cut off in some manner so
th«t only a stub an inch long stuck
out. ,
It is thought possibly the deer was a
pet of one of the ranchers, and win
the “running” season started the deer
answered the call of its mates and
went into the wilds.
TO HOSPITAL
Bullet Took Effect in Negro’s
Lung—He Is Npw at St.
Mary's Hospital in a Serious
Condition — Doctors Think
That He Will Live—Person
Who Did the Shooting Still
Unknown — Authorities Are
Searching For the Shooter.
Sheriff Jackson informed a Herald
reporter this morning that the re
port which circulated arouad the city
yesterday concerning the killing of a
negro an the Danielsville road was
wrong, in that the fact is that the
negro did not die from the pistol
shots as first reported.
When first shot the negroes around
thought him dead, but it was discov
ered that he was breathing. He Has
since been removed to Sb Mary’s
hospital, where he ia now resting.
The pistol shot took effect in tho
negro's lung and there is a chance
for him to recover. At an earl#
hour this morning he was resting
well, and the doctors think that he
is much improved.
The sheriff says that the person
who fired the shot is still unknown,
hut that a diligent -search would be
made to find him.
MILITARY INSTRUCTION
IN CALIFORNIA SCHOOLSj
(By Associated Press).
San Francisco, Cate October 21.
California will furnish military In
struction as a part of the high school
course, the state board of education
has announced.
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Standing of Athens Girls
in Festival Queen Contest
Miss Jane Webb lias 144 votes and
Miss Lil Hodgson has 519 votes in
the contest for queen of tho Georgia
Harvest Festival.
The matter of voting was taken up
at the m f-'tings of the Elks’ club and
the chamber of Commerce which ware
held Wednesday night, and at the
chamber of commerce meeting sev
eral hundred votes were cast.
The fiends of Miss Webb should
get busy and heln her in her cam-
paign a- Miss Hodgson is way ahead
in the standing today.
The votes ere expected to be
raised into the thousands by Sunday.
The citizen, of Athena should get
busy and elect an Athens girl
"Queen” of the big festival. It will
be a big advertisement for Athens if
either of our contestants win.
Votes are one cent each and they
should be put in the ballot boxes at
Costa's or Ye Garden, where envel
opes for voting are to be found.
Let’s all get together and cast a
big vote for the local contestant*.
Joe Walker, “Tiger,”
Gets a Fine of $75
“Joe Walker, are you guilty or not
guilty?” asked Judge Price.
“Guilty, suit”
Joe was charged with running a
blind tiger and his ease had been set
for next Saturday, but when he awoka
.his morning ho decided that it would
je^hest to go ahead and confess so ho
Captain Emcrick stated to the
ourt that Joe was a good negro,
hadn't been before any court for four
years or more and that he had been
110
The fudge, on recommendation
from the officers, accordingly fined
the confessed tiger, $76 or four
months,
37 WERE KILLED
WHEN WORKMAN
DROPPED GRENADE
(By Associated Press.)
Paris, October 21—Thirty-seven
lersons were killed and fifty-ono ser-
ously injured, some probably fatally,
in the explosion wrecking a factory
yesterday in the Ruo do Tolbiac, ac
cording to the latest casualty list. A -
workman dropped a grenade acciden
tally while an auto truck was being
loaded. -
CUSTOMS OfflciALS
ARE GIVEN ORDERS
(By Associated Press.)
Washington, D. C., October 2L—
The treasury department has ordered
all customs officials along the Mexi
can border and at all porta not to
permit the shipment of war muni
tions to anv Mexican faction except
Carranza. Tho state, war and jus
tice departments are cooperating.
What The
User Thinks
Advertising a n-
alysts before prepar
ing copy always try to
find the “view point of
the user.”
It is tho first stcy
toward making a suc
cessful appeal.
But do they always
search for the user’s
point of view when
they come tq place
-their advertising?
' Ilf they did, the
newspaper would be
tho one great universal
medium. •'
The newspaper is
the place where the
consumers as natural
ly turn for the adver
tising message as they
do for the information
as tq current events.
The secret of the
success of nowspaper
advertising is the
faejt that it reaches
“the viewpoint of the
user.” *
.