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VOL 90
No. 297 Associated Press Dispatches
ATHENS, GA. WEDNESDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 20, 1922.
Single Copies 2 Cents Daily. 5 Cents Sunday.
DUDLEY RE-ELECTED READ
OF Y. M. C. A. BY DIRECTORS
URRI GANTTS
daily cm
Winterville As j
A Seed Center
B/ T. LARRY GANTT
Mr Torn Stanley hoa been down
Oirli-thorps county surveying,
mjrkira, ,iff ■> i“ r KC belt of timber
,hat Mr Tom W. Powell of Corn
er iws sold to a lumber company
m'llMt county. Mr. Stanley says
it Is ;t Hue body of timber and
ir„m I rouKh estimate Mr. Pow-
,11 will receive between >15,000
anil 0.00(1 r«T the timber alone.
,ntl have the land, and which Is
ter? riel, .md lies well. left.
This s it port of the old John I.
Callaway place, and which has
tseti cut up an** sold to citizens
ot Athens, .Mr. rharfey Hodgson
also owns It large belt of timber,
,n this place, as also others, out the
istrder etltre of the Flatwoods. But
Mr. HmlKSun says tils trees are not
as yet for sale, and he expects
some day to leave, his family and
fortune in this timber. If the sub-
railway track is bu|lt from their
tine hy .Messrs. Wilkin* and She-
hane. it will pass very near or
through this Callaway place. But
a good dirt road leads to It from
Stephens, where a plaining mill Is
located and also tho shipping
point. The timber business Is de-
.wlotxng into a big thing in Ogle
thorpe county and Alls the missing
link left by the Pull weevil. Large
Mies of hne virgin forest are left
over large strips of Oglethorpe, ex
tending from mear Stephens to
Broad river .
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IU BY BfURD
Effective Service In Ath
ens And Northeast Geor
gia Is Reflected In An
nual Reports, *,
RETIRING PRES.,
HIGHLY PRAISED
L.*F. Edwards Re-Elect
ed Vice President And
Joel A. Wier, Secretary.
NEW ROUTE
FOR TOURISTS
A few days since representatives
from Georgia, Tennessee and
North Carolina met at Bryson City,
X c. Cor the purpose of arousing
toucreta-act) on in opening a new
mil from Bryson City, (o Knox
ville. Tenn. This Is the new high
way of which I recently wrote and
told about Its importance to our
city it will shorten the distance
between Detroit, Mich., and Mhupt
Florida, at least 200 miles and
open up a lino and romantically
beautiful region In the “Land of
the Sky." When this highway is
completed thousands of tourists
travelling other routes will enter
Georgia through Franklin, N. C„
ai-l follow State lloute No 15, and
which passes through Athens to
the Florida line. It W.ll divert to
ot a great part o fthe travel now
Sling via Greenville and Spartan!
burg, s. C., for the tourists
"“t tidy saves .distance hut a far
f"r" attractive and desirable rout
it offered.
The route passes through Jef-
fcrsun and Athens and the Jackson
Htrald is insisting that the link
front Jefferson to Clarke line he
tnaik one ot the best roads in the
.State, Thousands of cars to and
fioni —
Appointment of division chair
men for tho new year 1 , election of
officers, reports and resolutions
thanking E. R. Hodgson, Jr., for
fifteen years service as its’ pres
ident featured the meeting of the
Board of Directors of tho Young
Men’s Christian Association Tues
day night.
A. G. Dudley, who was elected
president of the association last
month to fill the unexpired term
of Mr. Hodgson was re-elected for
the new year, L. F. Edwards was
rc-eicctod vice president and Joel
A. Wier, secretary.
LUNCHEON
SERVED
The meeting was held in the as
sociation building and luncheon
was served by the Woman’s Aux
iliary. The reports of General Sec
retary W. T. Forbes, Industrial
Secretary T. R. Weems, Physical
Director- C. W. Jones and Boys
Secretary D. D. Quillinn showed
how far-reaching and effective the
association’s work has been dur
ing the year just closing.
Mr. -Forbes’ report pointed out
that the association-has purchased
land for a great summer camp
which is playing an important part
in spiritual and physical training
of boys and girls in Athens and
Northeast Georgia. It was also
pointed out that the Boys’ Depart
ment won the International Hex-
athlon Championship in Class C-,
the participants scoring a higher
average per boy per .event than
any of the largest associations in
the world. •
Resolutions thanking Mrs. W. T.
Forbes and the women who assist
ed her in the work acc implished
by the Auxiliary were ndoptrtl by
the directors. The budget for the
new year as prepared by a special
committee from the board was
adopted without change.
HODGSON
PRAISED , ,
Following are the resolutions
adopted thanking Mr. Hodgson:
“For fifteen years, Mr. E. R.
Hodgson, Jr. has served this As-
tweiation as President of its Board
of Directors. He inherited the mem
IF WE COULD ONLY GET EVERYTHING WE WANTED.
A-
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BETTER FIRE PROTECTION IN CnY
SCHOOL URGED AT BOARD MEEHN6
MS Ml Bill:
WILL DISCUSS STEGEMAN RESIGNATION
Alumni and friends of University of Georgia Athletics will meet
in the city hall today at 12 o’clock for the purpose of discussing
the situation brought about by the resignation of Herman J.
Stegeman as head coach, it was announced last night.
SIDE OF DEFENSE
PUBLICITY AND DETERMINED
ATTITUDE OF WOODRUFF HAS
HELPED BARROW SITUATION
Christmas Yonder
MT. HOLLY, N. J.—Five con-
\ victs, shackcled to each other,
brought here from the state pris
on at Trenton, testified Tuesday
for the defense of Mrs. Doris Bru-
nen „ and her brother, Harry C.
Mohr, charged with killing “Hon
est John” T. Brunen at Riverside
last March.
The convicts were questioned in
an attempt to upset testimony of
Charles M. Powell, confessed slay
er, who said he shot Brunen at the
instigation of Mrs. Brunen, and
Mohr. The convicts testified
Powell raved and barked like a
I dog in his cell in the Burlington
county jail here. The five convicts
were in the same jail awaiting
sentences when Powell was arrest
ed end imprisoned.
The ’defense is trying to prove
that Powell was insane at the
time of his confession.
When the court opened today
Mrs. Brunen went on the stand
again, and the prosecution re
sumed its cross examination. The
showman’s widow was composed
and tranquil in contrast to her
condition yesterday. She denied
she ever citlied her husband
Governor Hardwick Be
lieves That Danger
Has Passed As Result
Of Strong Policy Fol
lowed.
Says Publicity Centered
Attention Of State On
Situation And Aided In
Handling It,
HAS BEEN CHOSE
“His love and loyalty have been
throuirh^ Athona t'" bership of his'father in the board!stand taken bv Foreman
-ana- 2 x te »**■« *”'»“i"
travel, only recently 210 carsl* ho responsibility of tn» presi
cars passed through Fitzgerald, J
ten hours and Athens will ““ . „„„
'tea iar more central and impor-1 pr PJ? n J" C j*rf n term of of-
isnt, hm'nt xt_ <K J r . m I *It w&s during ms term oi 91
North 1 1-oiiTto^AiS WM
“It was through his interest and
influence that a gift of ■ 210,000
gave impetus in the campaign for
the construction of a building.
“His continued interest and ser
vice, for the fifteen years during
which he was president were no-
ln, ‘ as a primary route through
Georgia already established by our
■Mate Highway Department This
route, I ’think will make four
National highways entering, Ath-
tn ». and it will be the most im
portant of them all. I shall keep
‘ n eye on the progress being made
m establishing thia important
them all. I shall keep an eye
progress being made in es-
Ubhshiag this important route,
101 it means much to our city.
winterville
5EF.I) ( ENTER
The beautiful and progressive
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ATLANTA — Governor HartJ-
wick, although he has not yet had
a report from Adjutant General
Pope on the situation in Barrow
County, expressed the belief, based
on reports from last week’s mass
meeting in Winder, that whatever
trouble may have been a prob
ability there, because of the clash |
between the Ku Klux Klan and
the foreman of the grand jurv has
passed. That, he says, he believes
is entirely due to the fact that
public attention was centered on
the situation in that county
through the publicity given it to
gether with the firm and fearless
R. Zj.
order.
PUBLICITY
HELPED
Regardless of disclaimers in
resolutions or otherwise, the Gov
ernor says, the fact remains that
there were threats made against
an official of the court, the fore
man of its grand jury, because he
sought to carry out the obligations
imposed in his oath as foreman,
and that parties dressed in the
garb of the Ku Klux Klan and
paraded the
This City Will Be On the
Official- Route of the
Aircraft Association of
America.
LEXINGTON ROAD
FIELD SELECTED
using its signals
which he. was president were no- street> flnshcd thoEe gi(rna i g on hig
table. Thia service was interrupt home and otherwise harassed the
ed only once, and this interruption fami , y of Woodruff .
wm caused by nis *temi as Y; "• va pitrtrpr
C. A. secretary Ever seas during NO FURTHER (
the'World War, where he worthily dainwsk
represented our association by ser- Had Woodruff taken a more
- weak-kneed. attitude toward the
County Commissioners
Designate Landing
Place.. Boy Scouts Do
the Marking.
To the Editor:
; Thank you so much for the
courteous way in which you grant
ed my request for a little space.
You have always put the columns
oi the Banner at the service of any
' cause. Yod and I agreed that*
idthanyheoplewduld have a
happier Christmas if they were
told the address of the Near East
ern Relief ministering to the or
phans, the sick, the exiles, of Asia
Minor..
Neither Serbs nor Poles, neith
er Belgians nor French have suf
fered more horrible tortures than
those inflicted on the non-iMoslem
people of Anatolia during the last
three months. “Whatever the sins
of commission and omission of
their Government, the American
Rotary Banquet
To Be Enjoyable
Affair Thursday
Dr. Andrew M. Soule Will
Discuss Brazilian Trip.
Big Time In Store.
A joyful time is in store for
members of the Athens Railary
club and Rotary Ann’s who attend
the annual banquet at the Geor
gia Hotel Thursday night at 7
o’clock.
The holiday decorations and
spirit will predominate and those
attending arc'expecting one of the
most pleasant* occasions of the
year.
Dr. Andrew M. Soyie will dis
cuss his recent trip to Brazil, as
one of the 'features of the pro
gram.
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SMTP. U RUE
OF
Board Decides To Tur^F
Out Schools Thursday
Instead Of Friday For
Holidays.
WILL HOLDTIRE
DRILLS WEEKLY
8 ALIENS INCLUDING
ni.
CLEVELAND. O— Eight aliens.
Including one woman, left hero
Tuesday in charge of immigration
sne ever cauea ^ ner nuspnna a of(cerl ot New y rki whe „ they
brute or Intended to get a divorce. wl „ be depprted The WODlian „
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WASHINGTON.—Hearings
roral cerdlts legislation before the
senate banking committee neenfj
a conclusion Tuesday with mem-
lore of the committee predicting
that a comprehensive bill embody-
Inc features ot several of the farm
rrilef measures now pending would
b* ready for submission to tbe sen
ate early next week.
At Tueeday’s session Ben V.
Mar.-h. who said he represented the
People’s Reconstruction' League,
composed ot progressive farmer
people have always responded I and labor organizations, declared
nobly to the. cry of distress.’’ I solution of the present agricultural
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Athens Is to be on the official
a'rplane route of the Aircraft As-
i) .elation of America.
A local committee has been work
ing for some time in an effort to
secure n landing field for Athene
a ad the County board of commis
sioners )it Its meeting Tuesday
morning designated a field on the
Coutgy farm three miles Out from
the city on the Lexington road. (
C. D. Ftanagen, chairman of the
committee appointed from the
city, and Ben T. Epps, voteran fly
Ing expert of Athens and owner
of a commercial plane here, appear
cd before the board and urged that
a field bo furnished On the county
farm.
“He also made a considerable
gift for a Boys’ Camp ten years
before the camp was purchased.
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Clarke Farmers May Not Pay
High Price For Arsenate As >
Was Predicted Here Recently
Norther,st Georgia farmers may
able to buy calcium arsenate
»ith which to fight the boll weevil
' [ thirteen cents per pound or less
r'tee,| 0 f prohibitive prices pra-
•’‘ctcl a fe w days ago, according
"Mt from Atlanta.
IMPORTANT
"h'fiLOPMENTS
The
port from Atlanta fol-
T«„
have 1
th,.
important developments
■'■n place in the calcium-
situation since the recent
nent of the Stit« Board of
:y that it would decline
into any contract for a
'efficient for the needa of
■ of Georgia at prevail-
Fir
there is official informa-
" th.n foreign concerns are now
, )fftn throarh their
- u ■" this state, to export from
■ountrie* to the’ United
other
Statu
Z**” Practically any amount, pt preps
L » l Pri«* l'Ufigiih? rate.
from 13.50 cents per pound to
13.70 cents per, pound, f. o. b.
Savannah, Second, quotations have
been made in the past couple of
days oh domestic catciumarsenate
at a drop of three cents per pound
delivered under what the best quo
tations were the midle of last
week.
MAKE NO *
STATEMENT
While no statement is available
from the State board at this time,
it is understood that the board
sees ho reason, as conditions stand
today, to change the attitude ex
pressed in the statement issued by
its several daya ago,.which is tak
en here to mean that, if cptton
farmers continue to remain pf the
market for these goods, it , ,wiu
mean a substantially dtfmite.price
for delivery at approximateljtJD
cents per pound, einpp.lt a»s pqan
found that ’foreign concerns • are
prepared to handle orders at that
Klan, the Governor believes, there
would not have been an end to the
trouble at this time, but, rather,
there likely would have occurred
something for which the State of
Georgia would have been made
rishamed in the eyes of the nation.
As the matter stands today he
#** not believe there ia now any
further danger of any attack of
any kind being made upon Wood
ruff or the three other citizens
named in the threats, or that there
will be further- depredations in
Barrow County.
Bishop Quayle Is
Reported Better
BALDWIN CITY. Kans. — Im
provement was noted in the condi
tion of Dr. William A. Quayle. blah
op of the St. Louts district of the
Methodist Episcopal church, who
Js 111 ot hia home here. The Bish
op suffered an attack of paraly
sis Sunday morning and again Sun
day night. The two attack* were
a recurrence of a similar attack in
San Frangiaco during the war.
Tbs third attack Jpft. the Blabpp
unable tops* hlpyoic* and .doctors
in .constant, attendance. A
nt will bp f issued Tuesday,
S'Mcian* mM Monday
giving a diagnosis of the. ill
ness
COMMISSIONERS
AGREE TO THIS
Both Mr. Flanagen and Mr. Epps
pointed out the growth of this
business all over the nation and
told of how It'would work to Ath
ens’ good to be advertised over
the country that a, landing neld
whs located here 2nd also that It
would mean that many planes,
probably some of the big army
deriglbles, would stop over here,
since the route Is to be Anally tak
en over by (he Government.
Mr. Epps is now using a Held at
the County farm but this Held is
smaller than the one necessary to
meet the requirements and the act
of the commissioners will enlarge
W. A. Lloyd, Just back from the situation lay In passage of the Nor-
awful scene, writes: “I have j ria government corporation bill,
buried a wee babe of less than a rather than in the extension of
month old, torn from its mother’s ' farm credits. What agriculture
breast and held downward by its noei’.s. he said, is not credits, but
two-chubby little feet and torn in
to pieces.’’ And he tells how Greek
and Armenian fathers, rather than
higher prices and legislation which
will '‘divorce the farmers :rom the
Walt Street owned and controlled
that they should fall, into the 11™ 8 ™'
hands of the Turkish soldier, had
ral courage to kill their’ own SEW" *!? St
the moral courage
daughters, while they hung around
necks crying piteously, “Daddy,
daddy, don’t kill me. O daddy,
daddy.”
The Banner will forward contri-
aide of the case before It ade
quately, but was giving a hearing
to ail bankers’ represents live* wi.o
wanted to appear.
fiiRs.'tarfeg i :[][F£H|5E FIGHTING
charged with having stolen the af
fections of her slater's husband.
With her. was her 14 year old
daughter.
The woman, with her daughter,
arrived in this country July 22
from Austria, where her husband
died recently, sho. mode her home
with her slater at’ Martin’s Kerry,
Ohio; until the latter, cliitning she
bod won* her husband’s favor, eject
ed tbe woiiikn and child -who ihea,
became public chargee.
Another of the deportees Is Wm.
Lewie of Hamilton, Ontario. Sev
eral ot the others were recently to
leased from the Ohio penitentiary.
Dec. 24 Set As
<f Peace Sunday”
—W. H. B.'
Fireman’s Bravery
In Ship Wreck
Remarkable
3AULT BTri. MARIE. Mich —
The wireless Tuesday tolda ta’e of
IN HERRIN TRIAL
MARION. Ills.—Severely cross-
examining state's witnesses, the
defense for five miners charged
with murder during the Herrin rl-
remarkable heroism' dlsplay-d by n»* Tuesday continued to lay foun
Billy Gnw. fireman aboard tbe tug Jatlons for Its case.
it.
BOY tCOUTS
MAF
TO MARK FIELD
The Aircraft ABoclaCon works in
'conjunction with the boy scouts
of America and the local troops
will have charge of tbe markings
on the held. These markings are
made of rock* or cobble stones and
are frequently whitewashed so
that they can be easily seen from
the air and located byt the flyer’s
map.
The Held Is ideally located here;
Is but three miles from the city
on a paved road and near the.
county term; which affords tele
phones and-tothsr accommodation*
needed while the hangar owned
now by Mr. Epps will afford sher-
tPr for an additional plane. The
the longitude is 83-26’.
tion Is 700 feet.
Reliance after the vessel, carry
ing 36 persons had ground on the
rocky shores cl Lizaru Island in
Lake Superior nearly a week ago.
Sunday night, four days after the
tug had grounded, Cow volunteered
to swim ashore with u rope auJ
enable his .trended rompanlnnr to
mnke their way to ’he Island on n
raft eonrtructod from Ice akllfa be
longing to the Dominion F‘sh Co o -
I any. which the Ueli-.noe v. as car
rying.
Only one of the tug’s boats was
nLle to reach the shore I he otburs
had been lost the first dav when
attempts had been made to Inline!,
ihem. The advihes received to lay
say three lives were lost at this
time. The fourth to die. an unnam
ed Finlander, succumbed on the
tug while being taken tc llm Foo
for treatment after he had rallea
ill.
From Wednesday until Sunday
the Reliance hard aeround. wad
buffeted by gales. She struck a
quarter ot a mile from shore hut
by Sunday night the pounding
waves had driven her to within
75 yards of shore.
It was then that Gnw voluutcer-
to reach the Island. Plugging .nto
the Icy waters with a rope tied
ground bit waist he airu.-k out
Special attention Monday wgs di
rected to the exact time of the
killings, by A. W. Kerr, chief coun
sel for tbe defense All of yester
day's witnes.se for the state were
cuestioned at length in this point
and their estimates df the killings
in the cemetery varied from' 9 to
10 o'clock in the morning of Jund
22.
The witnesses also were-closely
questioned on their Identifications
of the accused meu by the defense
attorneys who were carrying out
their announced Intention of prov
ing an iron-clad alibi for each ot
the five ddfendants.e
Washington — The council
Of Churches of Christ In America
Tuesday Issued a request to 100,000
congregations in the Dnlted States
to observe December 24 a. ‘World
Peace Sunday,” to demand that
the governments'of the world And
ways to settle Jheir disputes' other
than by war.*
The message also, asked the
churches to sot In ooncort through
out the year toward attainment ot
wariess world through interna
tional co-operation. Christiana in
27 ctaintries will observe world
peace Sunday, It was added, un
der an agreement reached last
summer at Copenhagen by'the con
fereade of the world alliance far
International friendship through
the churches.
Big Meeting For
Local Elk Club
A big meeting has been announc
ed for Friday night for the Athens
Elks. Several new members will lie
Initiated and a good cheer meeting
will be held, since this la the final
one ’ -*are Christmas.
Exalted Ruler Roes Crcokmore la
jinxlons to have record attendance
at thia meeting gnd promises some
thing worth while to Elks..Visiting
brothers will be cordially welcom
ed.
Members.. Will.. Visit
Schools Each Month,
Plan Formerly Used.
Two petitions requesting better
fise projection for Athens school"
were read at the Board of Educa
tion meeting Tuesday afternoon.
The petitions seers signed by tho
Baxter t»nd Childs street Parent-
Teachers Associations.
The Board referred the requests
to the committee on buildings with
piwdr to act. Amotion by M. G.
i Micha4l to hold flrt drills, each-
week instead of every two wee
^TJi* d< B*xter street petition re
quested a thorough inspection of
tho buildings-used by that school
sating that “in case of r. serious
fire there is no visible means of
escape.' . ,
The Childs street-petition urged ;
that fire escapes and. fire gongs
be provided for each of the schools
setting out that the “Childs street
students and teachers would bo
greatly 1 endangered in case of
fire.*’. . I. H ■
The Board also adopted a reso
lution .releasing tile school chil
dren oh Thursday instead ot Fri
day for the Christmas holidays.
Mr. Michael also introduced a
resolution requiring all members
of, the board to .visit .the, schools
nt least once each month. In this
way each member-would visit alt
of- the schools during the school
term. Mr. Michael stated that this
system was in force some years
ago and urged that It be revive,i.
the motion .was adopted. Mr.
Michael set out that if those visits
nrc made board members would be
kept in closer touch with the need*
of the schools.
HEALTH
CRUSADE
Request was read urging in- ,-4j
stallation of the Health Crusade in
the schools. Superintendent Bond
explained students would, be giv
en credit for report* on personal
habits. Tho matter was referred
I Michael to hold fire drills each |
tion, ■■
Park Named For
Marshall Foch
■billings. Mont. — The spot at
crow agency where Marshal Kerdi
nand Foch was Initiated into, tbe
Crow Indian tribq November in.
1(11, has been named f och-w&M
by the Crowe Ind'ans In general
council. At, the dame session a
letter-was Written -to Martin. VKoch
nKklr.g that Ah-Ba-Ko-TarBafftij
Chlah, or Grief of All Warriors, as
the Indians called him, send -.them
gome 'fitting memorial to place in
Ithq park-in hie honor- The French
General/wa»~ made an hpju)&&
I Chieftain of the Crows at the .ela
borate inlt’atlbn which thousand-t
n trender. ]t la the plan to set the
pork aside, a* a slghseeincS
similar to the Custer battlenettjj#
attract the attention of tourism.
The Indians have asked prdfifE
ably, a Small captured cannon be
placed in the- park.-s '
‘
Elks Play Santa
Claus For Poor
The Athens.Elks will play Santa
Claus to nearly half a thousand less
fnrtunateu of tbe city Christmas
Day. Tbe local lodge, with Ross
Creekmore exalted ruler, is pro
oaring to send out over 350 bas
kets and the contents are being
gathered now and will be distrib
uted on next Sunday morning.
The Elks, known as the “Best
People on Earth,’’ have a happy
ot. spreading good cheer at
for land.’ For a time It reamed as times like Christmas and due to
It he would foil, but hu kept sturd-hhei unfortunate' circumstances
By on. , n -- I many families kfc In this year they
Finally be crawled upon “
toekr-shores. The ' rope was
I ’IIUIIJ laiiuurii »ic iu guts jcai iiw/
the I have extemlejl themselves and are
wo* I playing Santa on a big scale.
latitude of the Held, is 33-20’ while stretched tight and the rafts’j Many Athens people will praise
The eleva-j vreta launched. Clinging to the lirejthelr spirit on Christmas Day this
the party pulled 'themselves eslu.n- v ,
MEMBER OF KU KLUX KLAN OF
SIXTIES MAY VISIT ATHENS;
IS ON HIKE THROUGH GEORGIA
tht *lork I have in
14M
William G. Reed, 80 years old,
Confederate veteran and a mem
ber of the Ku-Klux-Klan of the
sixties, may visit Athens on his
hike through Georgia/’ • -
Mr. Reed, a resident of Savan-
accomplish
hand-
“I snv going to start out from
my residence on Andprson street
Ircar Bdll end go Into’at least a
-thousand homes in Georgia before
nah, has announced his intention I stop. I walked four yean for the
of visiting 1.(00 homes in Georgia Confederacy and I guess I can put-
and establish the altar at their in.a year on foot for the cause I
firesides.. now espouse.” - r
He Is doing this for two reasons, OLD * ’ . W
one because he thinks he can ac- KU-KLUX.
complish some good .and the other
because he wants to show the
folks who have been saying he is
too old to do anything that he is
as spry as a man of 60 years if
not a bit sprycr.
TOO OLD
“I have been boycotted because
of my age when-I ask for work,”
he says, “and an embargo has. baen
put upon my gray hair. I have a
chance to solicit subscriptions for
the Christian Herald • paper 1
have read for fifty years and I am
going out on foot to do thld wtirk.
I do not go as a pauper nora beg-
Mr. Reed served with, the Ku-
Klux Klan ip the late sixties, and
say* lie is proud of the work lie
did then, “We stopped ’em teach
ing in the schools of Georgia that
Jefferson Davis ivas .caught wear
ing woman's skirts and we sqp- Wi
pressed pisturus in school history
showing Robert E. Lee and,Stone
wall Jackson in chains,” he said ■
today. -/■-Jewu
“But my pilgrimage this time
has nothing to dd with' the Ku-
Klux nor the war. I am going to
show ’em. what I am capable of do
ing and at the sane time perform
gar; but to show that I am able to a service for Christianity