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Associated Press Dispatches
ATHENS, GA., FRIDAY MORNING, AUGUST 18,1922
Single Copies'2 Cents Daily 5 Cents Sunday.
LARRY GANTT'S
DAILY COLUMN
The Burns Brew*
Band Was Popular
( BY T. LARRY GANTT)
h( , other day 1 met on the 'street
friend of long ago, Frank Patat.
; St | believe, the only member
living of the “Burns Silver
Cornet Band," that was one of
,he best known and moat popular
institutions In Athena from 187B tp
ltsn. A| that time his Was he
only brass baud in Northeast Geor-
,ia ami oar citisens were proud
Of it. Every public occasion the
was requisitioned end turn!
shell music. And the members
IMS band closely alligned with tho
history of our city.
MITCH BURNS
THE LEADER
Mitch Bures was the head and
leader, Mitch came from the Burna
family of Jackson county, who are
numbered among the honored aud
jfeper. but devoteed to muster He
The Taylors built the house now
owned by Mr- E. K. Lumpkin
Among the members of this band
were W. H. Jones, Hope Hale, 'J.
t Gardner, Frank Patat, John
Franklin. D. M. KKenny and othaSi.
H. Janes was a prominent
citizen of Athens and one of the
leaders in the Chandler-Spesr raco
for Congress.
He was brimful of entei
and could ever be relied on
Athens needed boosting. Hope Hale
was also a well known citizen. He
a music store In Athens and
everybody was his friend. Jule
Gardner was the father of Gardner
who operates a stationery store on
Lumpkin street, and a printer by
tnde. He published tor many yearn
weekly paper'ln Athens. Jnle was
tlways musically Inclined and be
longed to the qhoir of the Metho.
diet church. John Franklin was also
of sn old Athens family, and died
many years ago. His family now
live In Birmingham, Ala. Dave Ken
ney was a contractor and the first
min who moved buildings in Ath
ens without demolishing them. He
was the non of Judge I. M. Kenny,
for many years Justice of the Peace
In Athens, and alWays mannged
(lections and carried'the return to
the court house or city town hall.
In thote days mifslcsl instruments
were scarce and costly and my ini'
preesion Is that the Burns band
*u equipped with second-hand 'n-
itruments some of the horns har
ing eeen service In our civil war. I
not know the number of pieces
In thin band but It was hot a
large one, but contained several
excellent musicians. Frank Patat,
when I met him on the street the'
ether day, had a case filled with
mednln and badges, but be did not
here time to talk long with me,
hot promised to give me the tvU
history of the band If I would call
his home.
ATHENS IS
HOSPITABLE
Hon. H. C. Tuck the other day
ailed my attention to an old Incl-
lent lu the hiitory of Athens that
' had forgotten. In the -70’a there
eiieted In Georgia the State Agri-
cultural Society, und which was a
huge political machine. It claimed
represent the farmers, bht the
telegates sported plug-hats and
boiled shirts. But it was accepted
dat to be prenldent of thgt society
h* s sure stepplng-atone ' Into
•he Governor’s manslbn, Gen. Al
fred H. Colquitt stepped from” It
luo office In 1878, and CoL Bob
Hardeman, one of the sleekest
thckn in the Georgia political mud.
Mdle. and a leader in the society
State Treasurer, and bis
bother. Tom Hardeman, Its presl-
lest, represented the Macon Dis-
{[bt in Congress. Bnt. the best
bain In Georgia belonged to it end.
held annual meetings. But these
seeting were geneAUly Attended by
■ly the select few. who spent their
ome making political slates more
ttnn discussing matter pertalng
to the farm. In August, 1878,
< wee arranged for tha society to
***• In Athens, and our citizens,
Mowing the real work and mission
"that body and expecting only the
Mual band of politicians, made no
reparations to receive them. But
“ “* surprise and consternation
J® ,r °m all over Georgia poured
Athens and many sure enough
ii Favors City
Abattoir For Athens
At f Meeting Thursday
COMMITTEE MEETS
IT LOOKS LIKE} IT’S GONNA BE KINDA CROWDED
Vaccinations Are
Arranged For Here
School Attendance Officer E.
Sterling Price has called attention
to the parents of school children of
the vaccination requirements be
fore pupils can enter school. Dr.
Applewhite Is charged with doing
the vaccination and his office Is at
the-city hall.
The schedule arranges for chil-
jeadiog citizens of this sectiod dren of the different schools as
Mitch (Burns wa| a^fo a 'WaMlgl'fBHows. the children to come to
his office: Oconee street. Aug. 21st
married Miss Mary Taylor, daugh- 'Nantahala school, Aug 22nd. Childs
ler of Col. Dick Taylor who mtiVed pwet school, Aug. 22, Baxter street
to Athens from Oglethorpe county, ’sehool, Aug. 24 and College avenue
on Aug. 25th. The hours for the
vaccinations are, from 2 to 12 each
day.
Splllf SHOT L l|.
MMHISlia
Came to Athens Thursday
Morning and Requested
Leave to Report to the
Sheriff.
Funeral services for Mr. Harde.
man will be conducted this morn
ing at 11 o'clock from Union Bap.
tist Church. Interment will be In
Union Baptist oemetary. ..
Mr. Hardeman had lived In Mad-
&&**&*■?***■
He Is survived by h^s father.
Pope Hardeman And two sisters,
Mrs. Roy Brooks and Mrs. L. C.
Wardlaw. both of Athens.
Pall-Bearers will be selected this
morning.
Bernstein’s has charge of ar
rangement!.
Citizens Commend Inter
est Of Aldermen In
Health Of Athens And
Urge Building Of Pro
ject. 1
“CANNOT DO IT TOO
SOON r TELL COUNCIL
Inspection Of Milk May
Follow Agitation For
Better Health Safe
guards Here.
Following liearty en
dorsement of the plan to
build a municipal abattoir
in Athens, city council
Thursday night appointed
a committee to investigate
various propositions made
with reference to the pro
ject and report to council.
. Declaring that “Im
mediate action is needed,”
Mayor Thomas, as chair
man of the ' .committee
called it ihto session for-9-
Srarch For Booze,
Find Chinks
(By Aeeooated’ Press.).
RICHMOND, Vai—Federal prohi
bition officers while searching
motor truck for liquor near Peters,
burg late Wednesday discovered
eighteen Chinese hidden in the
conveyance, according to a report
received here today. The Chinese,
who dry agents believed were
smugglers ashore from Norfolk, are
being held In the Petersburg Jali
awaiting an * Investigation by the
American authorities.
GE0RGIBIRGI1
NEREIS POSSIBLE
Allen R. Fleming Post
Joins Athletic Authori
ties In Urging Game For
Athens On Nov. Xlth.
VIRGINIA PRESIDENT
INVITED SPEAK HERE
iEinsanE
snw
Regent Bill For Universi
ty Is Killed. Enabling
Act Is Passed By Both
Houses.
APPROPRIATIONS
NOT ACTED UPON
Many Important Meas
ures Awaited Final Ac
tion. EttripiThis Morning
With Legislature Still
In Session.
Legion Also Told 82nd Di
vision Men May Hold
Reunion Here That Day
And Attend Banquet.
“Witness” Demands Payment of
$5,000 By Walter Calmer For
At that Tmi XuiVs «»
•J*F a college town of I CM than 5.-
inhabitant* and accomodations
«re in keeping with ouf town. A
“oraittee of citizen* Investigated
Jr c °mmi«»ary, and found that
Jr® enough rations In town
nvisitors besides housing
A m - that time the town wea
har-rooma and the only
^; n :.n h tV pl * B ‘ rofw “ Uquo,:
c HICKEN ‘
AVENUE „
,? ut wlle “ it come* to hoapitallty
. *hoie town nnltad In entertain.
2™ ““expected host of visitor*.
■nS?* atreet, then known a*
iWell . Avenue” happened to be
w, •“WlletJ with poultry , and
km J* 1 *«t ower the country ‘ti
(L-7** PKlamrP oootr’P , 0 ece—
fc, “*d In the eatable line. And
People of Athena did
(Turn to Pago Six)
Homor Murray, rehabilitation
atudont at the Unlvtnlty of Geor
gia, who Wednesday night fatally
shot L. Quills Hardeman on the
Ila road, (0>out 7 miles from
Athens, in Madison county, waa
plqced In the Madiion county Jail
at Danialavtlla Thursday morning
about 10:15 o'clock. <
Murray waa * treated by Sheriff
Hall near the scene of the shooting,
while on rbute -from Athens to
Danielaville to give himself
When the artest waa made Sher
iff Hall had ’not received a war.
rant, but one.had been sworn.out
In Clarice county earlier In the
morning bjr P. D. Hardeman, fath
er of the dead man and Issued by
Justice Milton W. Thomas. The
warrant charged Murray with mur.
der.
REPORTED TO CLA88ES
WEDNESDAY MORNING.
At the usual hour Thursday,
morning Murray reported to W. D.
PaachalL head of the rehabilitation
men at the University, and In a
cool manner requested a day's
leave ’from room work ao bs could
report to" the sheriff of Madisop
county and give himself up.- He
stated that he hoped to make bond
and continue with hla studies. )
He hae been a member of th*
rehabilitation class of the Univer
sity for several months and la re-
ported to have been a splendid
student He was disabled while
serving with the American forces
In the world war. .
After securing hla leave ha left
with another student, Edwards,
who waa with Mm Wednesday
night .when th# shooting occurred,
and was met by Sheriff Hall Just
a abort distance from MlddlebrOoks
and Hardeman’s atom near the
scene of the tragedy.
Turn To Pag* Three
o’clock Fnday morning in
his office at the city hall,
The committee la composed' of
Mayor Thomas, George C. Arm.
strong. Paul H. Conolly, W. C.
Thornton, Charles E. Martin, T. W.
Head:,Dr. A. Q. Richardson, veteri
narian at the State College of Ag.
rieulture. City Engineer J. W. Bar-
nett. Henry C. Culp will serve on
the committee temporarily for Paul
H. Conolly, who waa appointed as
a member or the finance committee.
A representative from the Rotary
club will also bo named.
COMMEND
COUNCIL
The mayor and council were com
mended last night by citisens who
attended the meeting called for the
purpose of discussing the abattoir.
Need for the project waa pointed
out by market men and meat con
sumers. It waa shown- that the pro
posed abattoir will prove of vast
!1ERIY.NLC.L
Secretary Forbes Re
ceives Letter From
State Health Board
Showing It Bacteria
Free.
benefit to the city, for safeguarding depths of the pool, the shallow
Dan Redfern Back
For Business Stay
Dan H-. Redfern. old Unlvaralty
of Georgia student and graduate
and now » prominent lawyer of
Albany, le In tb# city consulting
the llbarry of the Lompkln law
schooL
Mr Redfern la working on a text
book, “Wills and Administering
Estates,” that has been pronounced
• splendid contribution 1 to legal
literature by tbcae who have read
the manuscript* and Is here in th*
-ntereat of this work.
While here he Is spending the
afternoons playing golf and calling
on old acquaintances. ' ■ • .
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Eubank,
of Greenaburg. Ind„ are gueeta at
Mrs. 8. O. Pitta on Mllledge ave
nue. . - _ —.
health and will yield a good rev
enue. ,
In addition to reviewing plane for
the abattoir the committee or
council will take steps at- once to
provide for Inspection of, milk sold
In-Athens. It is pointed out that In.
spectora can moke; > Inspection* of
dairies near the city, bu^.a Urge
amount of milk la eeld..to Athena
which la brought from adjoining
counties from dairies which' thu
local health board cannot InepecL
In making the motion for a com-
mittee to develop plana for the
abattoir Alderman Henry Culp
urged that steps be taken to pro-
vide for more adequate milk In.
apeetton. /
Several citisens, answering May
or Thomas’ request for those In
terested In the abattoir to attend
the meeting -heartly aprpoved of
the pUn to build a slaughter house
here and give the city better pro.
lection In sale’ of meats. Mayor
Thomas stated that the abattoir
and better milk inspection waa
contemplated by the Health Board
In electing Dr. Harold Hodgson,
graduated veterinarian, as chief
health officer. . ^
It was pointed out that estab-
ltahment of an abattoir here will
eventually tend to Increase live
stock production In Northeast Qeor
gta as w*lTds better protect that
According to a letter received by
Walter T. Forbes, general secretary
of the local Y. M. C. A., the water
In the **Y’’ pool I* “splendid and
remarkably free of bacteria.'
Recently sample* of the water
were taken from three distinct
end, the deep end, and the' middle.
Analyses showed the middle por
tion to be completely free of b»c-“
terla, the shallow portion to con
tain twenty bacteria per cubic cen
timeter, and the deep end, thirty-
five. .
The letter Is signed by H. C.
Woodfall, director of the Division
of Sanitary Engineering, of , the
State Board of Health,
This communication. It Is believed
will effectually stifle rumors cur
rent for same time that the water
contained bacteria to an excess.
JMRDWIGK TO SPEAK
AT LEXINGTONTUES.
- pi--,,-.
Acquaintanceship Sprang,
It Is Said, From Mrs.
Byfield’s Attendance to
Candler Race Track.
IIMBlf TD IGffiE
Adjourn Conference Un
til Friday. Harding To
Address Congress Today
On Industrial Crisis In
U. S.
(B/ Associated Pratt.)
ATLANTA—'August Dreyer, New
York Uwyer, whose mono appears
on the letter which Whiter T. Con.
dler received from Clyde K. By-
field after the men had had a fight
In Mrs. Byfleld’s stateroom aboard
NEW YORK—Hallway e»ecu-
called Candler by telephone Thura- , d Br0tbrhood CWefg
.ter. . a Jr.» %**
the Atlanta Journal Thursday. Friday without scoring a fall.
“Dreyer knew nothing about the
Incident between Byfiald and my-
self,” said Candler, “a* he was not
there, and neither saw nor heard
any part of It.'
WASHINGTON—President Hard-
Ing waa said by administration ad
visers Thursday to have decided
virtually to ge before Congress In
■Dreyer Introduced to me as hla ( virtually to go before Congress in
friend'one of the three gambler* ment of the ipcustrlel eituatlon.
menUoaed In the petition. “•<>! indications were the President
Candler.” who frequented the ship. wou , d d , lleTer bil meiiBge by
He went with the party to Paris noon _ i ( known, to have com.
and mads blraaett generally offtcl- j pleted bls melI »ge, which
cue, and was witness to Byfleld s, WM l#nt a p ab u c printer Thors-
statement. Dreyer claimed to be a' d|ly nigb £ ,
lawyer and made a demand on me! SoB0 , dT l»8rs said Hording felt
of five thshsan^ before leaving | h0 <bou , d no Iem<er detay prefen t.
Parle, wMch 1 did, not pay. 1 |ng the administration’s case to
tfea DkRaIA wiriest nssavtn/1 In p ...
ln h^n! c . on r?. M ’ .adless of the statin'
damage suit that she had been !of atrlk ^ negottaUon. now In pro-
made seriously III by an nlleged,
attack by Candler, was reported to
The American Legtoi has Joined
with the Athletic Assoch tlon of the
University of Georgia L an effort
to secure the Georgla-VIrginla
football game scheduled to be play,
ed In Charlotteaville, Virginia on
November Uth for Athena on that
date. This action was taken at
special meeting held by the Allen
Fleming Post last night.
An effort le being made to have
the game transferred to Athene and
the Legion la working with the
Georgia authorities In Inviting
Presdent Alderman of the Univer
sity of Virginia to' make th* main
address of the day here that day,
which would be observed' In a big
patriotlo celebration, culminating
the Georgia-Virgin la game and an
American Legion, banquet that
night.
If this game la secured for Ath
ens It means that two extra big
game* will be on the local ached,
uls next tall, Virginia and Vander
bilt in addition to four other
games. /
82 DIVISION MEN
TO HOLD REUNION
Major. McCoy, In charge of the
82nd Division trains In this area,
waa present at the meeting’last
bight and indicated that a reunion
of the former officers and men of
the 82nd Division In this section
would be called for Athens on Nov.,
ATLANTA —(Friday)
The Georgia house voted
down the proposed $9,-
000,000 good roads bond
issue designed to meet
federal aid and took simi- -
lar action on the proposal
to create a state forestry
board at a session which
tvas still being prolonged
Friday morning at 1:30
o’clock with the hands of
the legislative clock turn
ed back. The { senate,
earlier in the day, passed
the Mann-Perryman high
way bill. s
The senate eyaa still In soH*| on
early Friday morning with no In
dication as to when It would end.
Final action remained 'on tho ap
propriations for tho University of
Georgia syatem, confederate pen
sions, general appropriations and
Tho houso late Thursday
measures designed to strengthen
tho stato banking net and onable
counties to adopt tho county man
ager system without a special act
of the legislature. The enabling net
for tho Stato College of Agricultu
providing for appropriation
county funds for the employment
of; county agents working in coop
eration with tho extension dlvlelon
of the agricultural college now
awaits the governors signature to
become law.
Tho Regent bill, providing for a
board of managers for tho Univer
sity system, which would bring
about a re-organizatlon of tho con
trol system of tho University wus
kiucd. -mm
11th and that the banquet of these . _ _ m-jGW
vets would be merged with ‘hat Jam** McClUITl T ,
given by th* Legion.
This reunion Is expected ao as
semble several - hundred -former
members of that, division here.
It was decided not to have a bar
becue this summer but to concen
trate all efforts towards the big
banquet on NoV. Uth:-The ques
(tlon of club rooms was carried for.
ward until next meeting, 1 -
MAY HAVE FIGHT
ON LAPOR DAY
After! * debate .of tho question
last night authorised ,by a vote of
Died Htursday
Funeral, services for Mr. James
B. McCli|j-d, 5$. who died at his
home oh,aBrrptt.street Thursday
morning...will bo conducted
tho residence Friday aftei
four b’cjock. Reverend Wa
thony -wllViOfficlatc.
Mr. Mctjluril, a victim of
7 to 5, $. A. Opodson and others
be somewhat Improved Thursday.
■ Governor Thomas W. Hardwick
will speak at Lexington next Tues-
,day, August 21, during the
health of eitlxena. T. W. Reed, rtp-i sBf fc clty court.' It was announced
resenting the Board of Health.,*#- ,Thursday lilghL. “
dared the city has no protection > Governor Hardwick, It
dared ....
now other than that which meat
markets are able to provide and
meat cannot be inspected by “Juet
looking at lt.7 •
WOULD HELP
8TOCK GROWING
Chancellor Barrow spoke hearti
ly In favor of the abattoir. Sol J.
Boley and C. W. Crook together
with Charlek E. Martin, declared
the Klwanla dub composed of six.
ty or more business men favored
the plan. L. O. Price, representing
Governor Will Address
Citizens During Recess
Hour of City Court.
Speaks Here Next
Month.
Is stated.
will begin hit speaking tour’ lm.
mediately after adjournment of the
legislature, which waa last night.
Ha plans to speak all over the etate
coming to Athena on the night of
September 6, speaking at Denials*
ville that morning.
INDICT 21* MEN
WELLSBURG W. Va.—Two hun
dred and sixteen men were Indict
ed Thursday by the Brooke county
Grand Jury for alleged partlclpa-
.TI ' nrk „ tB declared they all were tlon la a battle In Clifton mine, at
anxfouf* for th* city to build an ■ CllftonTllle, on the morning of #*ly
abattoir. He eato the market men 17th. Seventy-eight ere charged
are doing all they can to give their | with first degree murder, the rest,
customers -sanitary meats hut an with conspiracy. All but fifty are
(Continued «n Page Six) custody.
ATLANTA, Ga—(By the Asso
ciated Press.)—Love for flue horses
which drew them together at Wal
ter T. Candler’s private race track
on hie estate near Atlanta where
his racers performed for charity or
'before gueeta In preparation for the
Grand Circuit and "other tracks,
was on* of the means of develop.
Ing tbq acquaintance between the
Candlero and Byfleld families, It
waa said Thursday by mutual ac
quaintances in commenting on
charges that Mr. Candler had at-
- atSaob If torn ‘ Olvda ’XT
SALISBURY, N. C.—Governor
Morrison, after Investigating the
situation In the’Southern railway
shops here, aud at Spencer, an
nounced Thursday he would not
order troops to Spencer at present
tempted to attack Mrs. ’Clyde K,
Byfleld In . her stateroom aboard
the steamship Berenbaria.
- Mrs. Byfield's suit tar 8100,000
filed.Thursday against the million
aire banker mentioned the gather
ings at tbq .Candler track, and
Clyde K. Byfleld In his written
statement. denying Mr, Candler’s
charges that- he had attempted to
“extort 125,000 from the banker as
a result of the affair on the Be-
rengarU, also told of having pur.
chased a race horse from Mr. Can-
events at the Lull Water track.
CANDLER
DENIE8.
Prior to the departure of Mrs.
Candler for California shortly be.
fore the European trip, Mr. By-
field's statement said ha and his
wife were frequent visitors at the
Candler htgne and in his* buelnees
as an automobile dealer he was s
customer of-the Central Bank and
Trust Corporation, of which Mr.
CORBIN Ky.—The walkout of
-members of tbs Big Four brother
hoods on the Cnmberihnd Valley
division of the Louisville and Nash
ville railroad ended Thursday. The
men, at a called meeting, agreed
to accept the agreement negotiated
by committees of the brotherhoods
and railroad officials.
The men began-Immediately pre
paring to mole trains.
• BIRMINGHAM—The . third ah
tempt to dynamite tracks of the
LonlsvOle and Nashville Railroad
waa tnade here late Thursday when
a charge exploded between ties and
under one rail near Grace, accord
ing to local officials of the rail
road.
Major Hunter of
Elberton Is Here
Major Herman Hunter, president
of the Elberton Rotary Club and
Alt' Round Fine Men, Is In Athens,
coming over for a few rounds of
golf on the Clovsrhurst links and
to shake hands with friends here.
Thursday afternoon he was en.
tertalned on the golf course by C.
Candler Is vice-president. At a D. Flanlgen, W. C. Jordan and H.
(Ceatlnosd on Page Six) Abit Nix.
who might be named, to promote
prlxe fightejj theatrical and nth
letle entertainment*, upon approv
al Of the Executive committee. In
behalf of the Legion but on a per
centage basis. It le understood that
the first of these entertainments
will be given on Labor Day
The action of the post last night
has nothing to do with the enter
tainment here on July 4th, all the
proceeds of that day going Into
the poet's treasurr'an* cannot be
expended except It be appropriated
at a meeting of which written no.
tlce has been, given-and then upon
a full vote of the members.
Commander-Frank A. Holden nptl,
Committeeman Goodson leave,Fri
day for. Augusta to attend a.meet
ing of the Executive pommittee and
at this meeting.date* for the_con-
Tha reunion ' I* expected- to M-
be announced, probably. JuUftVTI.
and 5th.
McClurd. one son. Lee G.
of Etowah, and obo brother.
McClurd, of North Carolina.
Interment wUl be in'Ooonqk <
etary. and the fallowing will acf
as pall bearers:
Messrs. Fred Bell, E. D.
. W. Dozier, Robert Wood,
nrd Higginbotham, and I
Hughes. Funeral rites will
charge of the Woodmen of
World! Dorsey’s has charge of
rangemehts. .. -’
■■MM ?•-*/
Defy Government
Cane. .T It Watson nndj hu
Mr. M. L. Watson, are nuking a
motor trip .through Sodth 5 'Oeor-‘
gta. “ .. S . • i ; n *’
. (By Associated Press.)
” JPEKIN—^..auenipt to
popular gover^mppt
the verge of ^plldlu
n suryey of CqndUjot)}
nJi|t»tt©ntion of foreit
Jjilitpiry leaders are op
'‘‘.bmeg*
me,the :
sibilates Of,ripply posts, the trena-
ury le empty S|y 11 cm t^-OS.
Jobs.
Girl Kills Father Who Objected
To Romance With Neighbor’s Boy
(By Associated Press.)
Pass was shot through the 1
WHITESBURG, Kentucky—Mis* dying Instantly. The bullet’
Ethel Fasa pretty aixtocn-year.
bid high school student’of Mc-
Roberts. Kentucky. Thursday was
Indicted for murder In connec
tion with the death of. her father.
John Pass, a ■ miner, at his home.
It Is expected the girl will be given
a trial during the present term of
court. __ j_ _
. , t _
fired from the rear. Friends
girl‘stated following Pass’s
tho miner whipped hla daui
severely after binding her and
she was under threat of pul
ment at tho t!m« her father
slain. Pass objected to a roman/:
affair between his di
a neighbor boy, it was
was
