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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1916
Page
1
In Indianapolis on August 3 Associated Press reports progressives will not nominate a presidential candidate this year. They will form a 15 member executive committee to perpetuate the party and adopt a resolution criticizing the national committee for endorsing Hughes in Chicago in June.
Judge C H Brand appointed D G Anderson of Athens and J P Nunnally of Bar brary s district to be jury revisors for the ensuing term in place of Mesers Jack F Jackson of Athens and J F Payne of Whitehall whose terms have expired. The board will begin the annual revision work in a few days.
Judge Brand schedules a slate of important hearings including a motion for a new trial for J W Partee in a recent murder conviction and a cross bill with an auditor petition in the Hodgson estate case. Also set for alimony petition by Mrs Clarence Allen of Buford against Clarence Allen, amid prominent business and social circles.
One thousand two hundred people are destitute in Baldwin and Escambia counties due to floods along the Alabama river bottom. J W Roberts of Perdido reports arrival in Mobile and asks for immediate relief funding from Congress.
Mexico City August 3 The government named Luis Cabrera Ygnacio Bonillas and Alberto Part to negotiate with the United States on the questions at issue Cabrera heads the commission with Juan B. Rogo as secretary. Also included is advertising copy about Sloan's Liniment for various aches and vacation mishaps.
War news reports no gains for belligerents after Thursday fighting across theaters. Russians and Austro Germans clash in Stodhead. Germans push failed against British in Deville Wood. Battles persist along Dneister and Serb rivers in Galicia. Czarist forces bayonet Turks near Diarbakir, taking 300 prisoners. Italians press Austro Hungarians in Travananzes valley while Austrians bombard Italian positions in Adige valley. Bulgarians reportedly attempt Danube island seizure triggers alarm in Bucharest.
Rev J W Lynch leaves tonight for a month long vacation to Wrightsville Beach. Pulpit coverage during August by Rev Henry W Battle of Charlottesville Virginia. Dr Battle is noted as a leading Southern Baptist minister with refined culture and wide reputation.
Twenty five people are known dead after a cloud burst near Tazewell Tennessee. Blair's Creek rose and flooded homes along a six mile stretch. Rescue teams report widespread destruction with many homeless and some estimates placing deaths as high as fifty. Rescuers continue working.
Farmers report damaged cotton from prolonged wet weather rotting inside bolls during fruiting. Clarke county fields show similar conditions, with growers urged to inspect crops closely for signs of decay.
Mrs Charles T Young wife of Judge Young former councilman and justice of the peace and hotel proprietor died suddenly from heart trouble about 1 o'clock this morning at Jackson street home. She was sixty five and widow of Hortense Kinnebrew before marriage. She leaves three children W J Young of Macon Mrs Ida Thomason of Athens and Charlie M Young of Washington City. Funeral tomorrow details to be announced. She was a member of the First Baptist church and a Christian example mourned by hundreds.
Norfolk August 3 So far as is known the Deutschland is safely at sea on her homeward bound voyage after eluding Allied warships watching outside the three mile limit off Virginia capes Captain Hinch of the Neckar who directed the departure declined to say when the Bremen will arrive but indicated he knew the time
Mr J W Williams of Statesboro, a large planter from Bullock County and former legislator, visits his son Geo S Williams at Mr F B Hintons on Prince Avenue. Also includes a testimonial for Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy from W C Jones of Buford North Dakota praises quick relief after a severe diarrhoea attack.
The speaker questions the fate of Georgia if it possessed hundreds of Morgans valued at sixty nine million dollars and residents left to collect a 2.5 million transfer tax from estates. They argue this would erode interest in keeping Georgia's ownership of a railroad like W A Railroad.
In Atlanta, Felder is accused of fatally wounding or seriously stabbing Q. K. Wasson, the East Point, Georgia door-keeper of the lower house, amid conflict over a bill to recall Savannah’s mayor. Wasson was allegedly stabbed during a dispute at an Atlanta bar where Felder was eating.
Athens moves rapid on new water works plant under City Engineer Barnett. Jack Watson oversees construction as 25 acres are set aside for the facility. The lake will be 40 feet across with a 200 foot base and about 63 feet deep, holding 82 million gallons and feeding a 20 inch pipe to the filtering station for pure water to residents. Chairman Tibbetts has focused on this project, promising a reliable supply for years to come.
The Hardman Club here organized a campaign group with officers named including President Geo H Hulme Athens and Vice Presidents John R White M M Arnold Athens James W Morton Clarke County George Thurmond Clarke County H J Oldham Princeton Dr F W Colle Winterville. Secretary Sam E Woods and a large executive committee were listed. By Saturday night supporters predicted enrollment of five hundred in Athens and Clarke County with expansion to nearby counties. Headquarters are in Holman Building Room 411 and supporters are urged to visit for updates and campaign news.
Athens notices announce Miss Mildred Rutherford of Athens will address the Confederate Veterans Reunion in Americus on August 24. The program includes civic welcomes, a governors’ response, multiple addresses, and a reception for official ladies.
A recruiting station for the national guard of Georgia and the U S army has opened in the federal building in Athens under Capt A P Leard of Hartwell with Sgt J B Magill Corp J H Estes and Private W W Ayers all of Hartwell in charge. The Eighth district will be canvassed and officers in charge of other districts are named with their three manDetails.
Special to the Banner reports August 2 changes: trains 11 and 13 run daily Knoxville to Asheville with Morristown connection for train 26, train 11 to Knoxville then connections to trains 25 and 7. Trains 27 and 28 unchanged Knoxville to Cincinnati. August 34 restores trains 42 and 9 Asheville to Columbia, plus trains 41 and 10 Columbia to Asheville. trains 9 and 10 still carry sleepers Jacksonville to Spartanburg and Charleston to Spartanburg. An August 6 start expands coach service. The note also mentions a municipal agenda and local reunion events with rail rate support for Americus.
Clarke County Tax Receiver Dorsey reports a $500000 increase in taxable property without help from a board of tax equalizers. Comptroller General Wright commends the 1916 digest as properly made up and consolidated. State Tax Commissioner Hart acknowledges receipt and lauds Dorsey’s efficiency and fidelity, noting the public’s good opinion.
Charleston August 3 The findings of the court martial trying Lieut W S Nichols on a charge of allowing torpedo destroyer Terry to run aground in Porta Plata harbor Santo Domingo will be sent to the Navy Department in Washington. The trial closes today after four defense witnesses testified he was not to blame.
At the courthouse yesterday morning an ear of corn displayed by tax collector W. A. Mallory drew attention for its unusual shape. The ear measures ten to twelve inches and resembles a slender forearm and hand of a woman, with the thumb laid back as if in a mitten.
J C White a white man was bound over by Judge Carlisle Cobb on a charge of disposing of a mortgaged automobile. Arrested at Fort Valley, Bailiff Wood pursued, a habeas corpus action arose. The Athens bailiff gained custody, captured the train, and took White away.
Red Cross officials announced steps to ship hospital supplies to Germany and her allies. The move follows the re establishment of Red Cross units in these countries.
The Piedmont College Summer Assemblies run from July 30 through August 11. Miss Mildred Rutherford will lecture in costume on The South of Yesterday to Demorest on August 10. The free event is funded by Demorest townspeople and Piedmont College with volunteers offering services to uplift the community. The Athene W C A girls will attend in large numbers to honor their president.
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