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VOL. 90 No. 302 Associated Press Dispa tches. ATHENS, GA., THURSDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 28, 1922.
Single Copies 2 Cents Daily. 5'Cents Sunday,
ROTARIANS WILL AID
IN ADVERHSING BIG
FARMERS CONFERENCE
NO WONDER THE \V v ORLD HAS A HEADACHE.
LARRY GANTT’S
DAILY COLUMN
Flour Mill to
Be Constructed
(By T. Larry Gantt.)
Two of our leading farmers, so
1 am informed, Will build at Pitt
man Shoals, oil the Oconr.e rvqr. a
first-class flouring and corn mill.
Many farmers are raising wheat
an,I they will be ready to grind it
r„r them. Both mills will be mod-
mu with latest machinery and
very great benefit to that fine see-
;|rn. They will make a specialty of
water-ground meal for the city
trade. This is a fine power and
ili v l.nmrnt i-> of importance.
Work will begin n the plant as
,aon ns preliminaries can bo ar
ranged. It is hoped to have the
mills in operation lor our next
grain crop.
motne time since T wrote about
strange Bloiy of a Mr. flash,
COMMITTEE REPORT
C. D. Flanigen States
Signs Will be Placed so
Tourists Will Find Trav
el Easy.
% Dr. J. Phil Campbell Tells
tc- of Work Being Done by
County Demonstration
Agents.
The regular weekly meeting of
the Hotary club held yesterday was I
one of the most interesting of the
fall and winter season.
The address of Dr. J. Phil Camp
bell was received with close atten
tion by the members, fie told of
who lived near Commerce, who I the great work which is being done
i.,i his memory af.er a spell' of|by the representatives of the State
.kness and never regained it. 11 College of Agriculture elasifying
nu t Mr. Nath Saturday on the
sticet and he tells me that whit
Ilia health in perfect, his mind !•
fti'.l a blank about everything that
recurred before he was taken down
lie snys what is m>t vexatious is
that, he cann.it remember his fath-
u- or mother. He anys he has
started suit to recover his loft
property.
, FARMERS
((INFERENCE *
1 have been asked to impress
upon the farmers in all that re
gion round about Athens the im
portance of their attending the
conference to be hold at the Ag
ricultural College in Athens from
January 22nd to 27th, inclusive un
der the direction of Dr. Andrew
M. Soule and Director J. Phil
Campbell. A most interesting pro
gram has been arranged-und’ this
meeting will be of very great in
terest to every farmer.
Some of the foremost authori
ties in the country have consented
to be present and address the
meeting. Each day there will be
lectures and demonstrations by the
outstanding men who have made
their subjects a specialty and with
recognized ability in their respec-
tive lines. Marketing will be one
of the principal topics of discus-
sion and exhibits will be made or
a number of farm, commodities by
county agents. Prizes will be o'-
fered for packages in the best
markaetablc condition and the
proper way to prepare farm prod
ucts for marketing shows. Half of
each day will be in charge of the
various divisions of the college,
with lectures and demonstrations
designed to be of most benefit to
farmers. The other half of the day
will be given to the discussion of
current farm problems of produc
tion and marketing.
WHAT ATHENS
NEEDS
A prominent citizens, who has
devoted considerable time and
thought to the prosperity and up
building of our city, sags that-the
trouble with Athens as Has always
been the case is that we “scatter
too much,” and kept too rnany
irons HI the fire at one and the
same time.
We generally have some half a
dozen propositions on hand to
boost our city and somehow
iliey never materialise, but die a-
borning. He says whst we should
do is to center on one important
enterprise and carry to success be
fore taking up another.
If we decide that Athens
needs a park let us all unite on
working for a park until we get it.
the many departments of that in
stitution and telling of the splen
did work which is being done
throughout the state by the dem
onstrators and experts. He touch
ed especially on the extension work
which is being so successfully car
ried on and told of the expert body
of men who arc giving the people
of Georgia the benefit of their
knowledge in raising livestock,
poultry, soil improvement, land
scape gardening and many other
important development for the
best interest of the state.
Judge J. D. Bradwcll, in a brief
but instructive talk told of the im
portance of the great farmers’
meeting which, is to be held at the
State College of Agriculture next I
Barnett
of New
City Engineer
Says Laying
Lines Will Be Completed
in Spring,
New School Buildings,
Bridgets, etc., Run Total
to Be Spent in 1923 Into
Thousands.
Plans for public improvements in
Athens for 1923 embrace more con-
[ structlon than has been under way
here In many years and will sur
pass the figures of 1922 by many
thousands of dollars.
Many of the projects are already
under construction while others will
bo started with the coming of the
new year. ,
Sewer improvements to the ex
tent of $30,000, the amount voted
In bonds this year has already been
itnrted and this work will be com
pleted In the early spring, ac
cording to Captain Barnett, city
engineer. The work was bgun on
Barber street and carried out that
street to the Marks property where
it cuts back to the Southern Man
ufacturing company’s section, and
then after covering the areas in
the vicinity of Hlawassee, Lenoir,
Nacooehee, Satuia, Bnena Vista,
Boulevard and Boulevard extension
crosses Prince avenue from Geor
gia avenue and extends out the
Mitchell’s bridge read to Holman’s.
This is the main project and is
ANOTHER BOMBING
UNCOVERED BY OFFH
IN COLUMBUS
Belated Ship
Reports Terrible
Storm At Sea
One Ocean Liner ,May
Have Been Lost in Gale.
Ship Aground Off
Charleston."
run him
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IS CALLED Blf DEATH
Mrs. Lucy Griffcth, age 47, died
at her daughter. Mrs. J. A. Still’s
home near Winder Wednesday
of the moz; important- gatherings ijig' w*L”a°rLJf“‘ JlHi!
held in this cityin many years and)' 1 *'- 8 be held from the Temple
he called upon the members of tbe.Cn’rch near Arnoklsille Ftidny af-
club to give to the conference I teinoon at one o cloc.c.
their endorsement. R*v. R, L. Porter, of the Athens
His motion was unanimously Christian church, will officiate
adopted by the club and on mo-!and interment wil! follow in the
tion of Judge Bradwell a commit- jTon.ple church cemetery,
tee of three was appointed to seo Mrs. Grifeth, who is well known
that the coming conference was hive, ,s survived *>y her husband,
properly advertised and to nsk the H A. Griffeth, of Arnoldavillo;
cooperatin of all bankers and 1 five suns, Robert liras, Ben, Hoke
business men of Athens to see to and Pearl; two daughters, Mrs.
it that nothing was left undone to Still, of Winder, and Louise Grif-
Masons Attend
Bogart Meeting
make this meeting one of much
value to the community and to the
State of Georgia. J. Warren Smith,
H. J. Rowe and H; W. Dews were
appointed as an advertising com
mittee. —
Chairman C. D. Flanigan, of the
road sign committee, reported
that the signs had been shipped
and their arrival was expected any
day. He told of a map and a chart
suggesting the porting of these
signs in order that tourists will ex
perience no trouble in coming into
the city and getting out without
delay.
The information furnished to
him as to the wording and signs
to be distributed on all the high
ways leading into Athens and on
the streets of the city leading to
some central point from which all
tourist can be directed as to their
destination will be worked out and
a complete and acurate system of
road information will be in
augurated so soon as the signs
have been placed.
feth, of Arnoldsville; her mother,
Mrs, Sallie Anderson, of Arnolds-
vilic, nml a brother, J. T. Ander
son, of Athens.
Slayer of Brother
Waves Hearing
COLUMBUS, Ga.—Dillard Ow
ens, confessed slayer of his broth
er in a drunken brawl Sunday night
waived preliminary hearing when
the case whs called in police court
Wednesday morning. Owens is held
on a murder charge and was re
manded to jail to. await trial.
The four other persons held in
Several members of Mt. Vernon
Lodge of Athens attended the in
stallation ceremonies of the Bo
gart lodge officers Wednesday
night, and were guesjs at a de;
lightful supper served by the Bo
gart Masons.
The new officers taking charg
of the lodge affairs for the
suing year and who were installed'
arc O. H. Bradberry, worshipful
master; J. A. Christian, junior
warden; J. J.* Nunnally, chaplain;
W. A. Nunnally, senior steward
and J. A. Daniel, junior steward.
The Bogart lodge is one of the
most active subordinate lodges in
Georgia Mnsonry, and under the
new officers will no doubt make
additional progress.
L CONDUCT ME
SERVICE ON SUNDAY
of the most extensive ever un
dertaken by the city In one season
_ i Other sections to have sewer
connections are University Drive
extension off Milledge avenue and
Pclaski extension.
MORE THAN
TWO MILES
Every member of the family is
expected to attend the evening
service at the First Baptist church
iKif Sunday for the "Home Ser-
Over two miles of sewerage will'
he laid and in putting this In a tun
nel over a thousand feet In length
will bo cut through the Marks prop
erty in getting train Barber street
ncross to the Southern Manufac
turing company.
Nothing but local labor la being
used on this work and Captain
Barnett ha* direct supervision over
E MEMBER OF
nFHm
CLEVELAND O—Search of Lake
Erie tor the tug Cornell In an ef
fort to solve thu mystery sur
rounding the disappearance 'he
vessel was continued Wednesday.
Finding of a life boat containing
the frozen body of Michael Pathos
one of the eight members of the
craw, dispelled any belief that the
In urging members to be pres
ent Dr. J. C. Wilkinson, pastor,
makes the following statement:
“Next Sunday is the last Sun
day of the year. It is also the last
day. Sunday night will therefore
bo the last service of our church.
“It would seem that there could
be no better way to observe the.
last service of the year than to
have a “Home Service.” By this
wo mean a service in which the
home shall be fully represented. It | Dougherty street
is possible that before another Another important
year has passed that the home will
be broken. We may have a chance
to worship with members of the
family then that shall be absent
before the year has finished that
begins on Monday.
NEW YORK — The French Lin
er Savoie, arriving here Wednes
day after the roughest steerage
In her history reported the possi
ble loss at sea of the Steamship
Tudor Star, bound from Seattle
Washington for OlaBgow. The
Tudor Star is operated by the Blue
Star line of the Union' Cold Stor
age company.
SHIP AGRQUND '
TO BE FLOATED
charleston; S. C. — The
Steamship Santa Rosa,* Grace Line
Steamer, which van aground yes-
Tuesdny afternoon during a fog
about 4 miles south of charles
ton, off Folly Island beach Is ex
pected to be floated Wednesday
afternoon when the tide Is high.
Four tugs are /standing by ready
to pull her lnt ■ deep water. She
it about 3 miles off shore and is
said to b6 in no danger. Efforts
of the tugs to float the steamer
Tuesday and early Wednesday
morning failed. The sea is calm.
The Sunta Rosa Is bound for this
part with a cargo of nitrate.
L a r g e Manufacturing
Plant and Handsome
New Apartment Was to
Have Been Destroyed.-
Detectives Hunt
Clue to Murder
Of Pretty Child
Home of Miss Anna Grif
fin, Woman Member of
’Commission Included in
List. No Arrests.
The paving program for the new
year Is not an extensive one, but
some important work wilt be done
on the streets of the city. Milledgr
avenue will be paved to the old
city limit*, which means about two
additional blocks out the Whitehall
rood and an additional block will
be paved on Broad street in the
down town section, from Lumpkin
to Hull, completing the loop to
ALL ARE
INVITED
“Let every family of our church
bo fully represented by every
member of the family and es
pecially every member of the
family that is a member of the
church. If husband or wife or chil
dren happen to be a member of
Cornell Is -safe. The yawl and Us another church we shall be delight-
stretch of
paving that will be laid will be on
Madison avenue, beyond the River
street bridge, connecting with the
county paving which will extend
nut The Danlelsville road several
miles. The Jeffrson road will also
lie Improved out by the Normal
school to the Jackson county line.
TWO NEW BRIDQE8
UNDER CONSTRUCTION
In addition to the sewer work
and the paving will be the work on
Ihe two new bridges across the
Oconee river, one of which, the
River street bridge, is now tinder
construction and will be finished
within the next four weeks If the
contents were picked up Tuesday. e 4 Vo have them with us oh that ( weather permits. The second bridge
. .. , . ... _ . * < ninhf Wn aholl nnnnt nil din.lnum" ...111 *... .1 At- — -a -A
connection with the killing, tnclud-! T6n miles west of the point where i night. We shall count all “in-laws” I will be built at the Oconee street
lug a woman, were released Wed
nesday morning. The woman, Ethel
Wilson, was fined $15 for drunk
and disorderly conduct.
Seattle to Pass
On Fatty’s Work
SATTLE, Whsh.—The morality
of each Uoscoe Arbuckle motion
picture will determine whether It
The ••me way with a fair, ..tourist i Is shown here the„ Seattle board
(Continued On Page Six.)
Pre-Inventory
Store News
Has a meaning and a value
at this time of the year that
makes the most interesting
newspaper. There’s a reason
fur it.
Athens merchants are pre
paring for their annual inven
tory. Seasonable goods are be
ing marked down rather than
being carried over into the new
year. The next few days shop
ping in Athens are entirely in
favor of the customer.
The enterprising store’s
profit comes off when these
seasonal reductions are made
liefore inr<ta/.ory—• garment
sc Id at half price is sold below
rut. Hut it dears out the
shelves, cuts down the inven-
turns merchandise intr
ns the way for
vjew goodi jvfng for Spring
selling.
READ
HERALD i
YOUKDOLLAI
11LE D S, TY TO*
of theatre censors has decided. The
board determined not to pass on
the fitness nf Arbuckle to return
to motion picture work. , . •
Two Million Dollar
Gifts For College
CRD Alt RAPIDS, lown. — Two
?Ifts of $1,125,000 each to the col-
leRe of medicine. University of
town, one from the General educa
tion hoard, and the other from the
Rockefeller foundation were an
nounced here to^y by president
WT. A. Jessup of the University
through W. R. Boyd, chairman of
the finance committee of the state
hogrd of education.
Northeast Georgia Boy Scout
Council Will Hold Important
Meeting Here Friday Evening
Representatives from Boy Scout,by a representative of the Nation-
troops at Elberton, Commerce,Iai CoonciLwill be a very interest-
Gainesville and Mnnroe will meet ing feature on the program.
at the First Christian church here
Friday night in the interest of the
Scout movement inaugurated by
the Northeast Georgia Boy Scout
Council.
A committee consisting of J. L.
Sexton, L. C. Zelglcr, A. T. Levie,
and James White have arranged
a good program. There will be one
pr two addresses by distinguished
representatives of the National
Council B. S. A., a few songs and
demonstrations in knot tying,
nigiialing, first aid, and fire by
friction will be given by some of
the Scouts under the direction of
Scoot Executive, E. P. Clark.
TO PRESENT
CHARTER
The presentation of the Charter
The Entertainment Committee
composed of W. A. Capps, J. War
ren Smith, William Ray and Jake
Joel have arranged n supper that
will be a very enjoyable part of
the occasion.
Invitations will be sent out by
the Invitation Committee. This
committee consisting of H. J. Rti i,
Sidney Bolcy, B. R. Bloodwurth,
Abit Nix, and P. H. O’Kelley.
Provision is being made to en
tertain a large delegation of Boy
Scouts from the several troops of
At^ww.
the boat was located aevral float
ing oil cans were sighted. A slight
film of oil covered the water.
A message received by the Great
Lakes Towing company, former
owners of the Cornell, stated that
the crew of the tug Charles A.
Potter saw what tbey believed was
the Cornell three miles off-ahore
between Ashtabula and conneaut,
Ohio, Thursday night. This Is the
only record of the Gotnell having
been sighted sidee she left here
Thursday for Buffalo.
RICH HEIR 1510
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as part of our fold for this service crossing and will be a handsome
and hope they shall feel so. . concrete structure and will be built
“The subject will be “Home Re- during the spring and summer. The
ligion.” If you haven’t a church 1 River street bridge Is a steel strue-
home we invite you to come witjiiture.
us for this service and make your
church home. If for any reason
you are not going elsewhere come
.und worship with us Sunday
night.”
Toledo’s Costliest
Apartment Bums
To this construction must be ad
ded the two new school buildings,
one on Chase street that Is now
being built and the other on Lump
kin street that will be built In the
spring. These two buildings will
cost approximately $80,000 and are
being built on the same plan as
the sewers are being laid, with lo
cal labor and local supervision.
NEW YORK — Twenty detec
tives Wednesday bent , their ef
forts to discover a clue to the mur
iter of pretty ten vear old Thresa,
McCarthy who was shot through
the beart while playlhg alone with
tier Christman toys at her home
in Brooklyn yesterday.
The glrTa mother found her
•lead, clad -in a night dress when
she returned from a visit ■ of n
COLUifBUS, GA.—The Mus
coffee county grand jury will meet
Thursday ntorninff for the purpose
of making a full investigation of
the alleged bomb plot against
members of the city commission.
The names of several persons
oelicyed to have information re
garding the plot hare been placed
into the hands of the jury.- *
City authorities here \y«dnesday
night charge that ont of the
twelve plotters who met Tuesday
night at a local cemetery to map
out the pMns of attach, three
were members of the police force.
• COLUMBUS, Ga.—A plot " to
| bomb the homes of all members
of city commission, n large man
ufacturing establishment and the
Dimon court apartments, was un
covered hero Wednesday after
noonL
Included in the list of places
against whom the men are said to
have plotted is the home of Miss
Annie Griffin, . the only jwoman
member of the city commission
nnd_ the first one’ of her sex to
nold publib office in Columbus.
The larffe manufacturing: plant
is that of the National show case
company of which Mayor J. Hom
er Dimon is president.
Mayor Dimon is also the chief
stock holder of the Dimon couri
few hours. The house was locked
und the windows closed. There
were no signs of a struggle or of,
ill treatment. Their little poodle
log. Rag*, was Imprisoned in the apartments which is named in the
inthroom barking frantically and
scratching on the door when Mrs.
McCarthy entered.
No weapon was found. Powder
marks on the flest Indicated she
bad been shot at close range. Not
a finger print or a footprint could
bp found apd the police admitted
there apparently was no/motlve.
Two Mentioned
For Supreme Court
WASHINGTON, D. C.—President
Harding Is expected to send to the
senate within the next few days the
nomination of a successor to Jus
tice. Pitney of the supreme court
who has 'tendered his .resignation
to take effect January 1. Retire
ment of Justice Pitney will create
a fourth vacancy on the supreme
bench which, Presldpnt eHardlng
has been called upon to All.
Two name*, those of Governor
Miller, of New York, recently de
feated for re-election and Chief
Justice Robert Von Mischslsker of
the Pennsylvania lupreme court
have been mentioned most promi
nently ts possible successors tq
Justice Pitney. It is reported,
however, that* Governor Miller has
indicated he Is not'a candidate '
the appointment Chief Justice Von
Mlschzisker recently was In Wash-
ingtor for n conference with the
president and bm friends confi
dently predict he will be selected.
list.
Tills is the second bombing plot
experienced by Columbus in the
P**t six mpntlu. In the early part
of the summer, the entire front of
the home occupied by Mayor
Dimon was blown to bits by an ox-
posfon.
Fortunately, the members of
the mayor’s family were in the
re 5f part of the house and none
suffered injuries. .
Although numerous - arrest 8
charging implication in the affair
.vere-made at the time, nil prison
ers were later released by reason
of lack Of sufficient evidence ip
convict. , "“jr ;
Bootlegger King:
Suffers New Loss
NEW YORK.—Sir Derrick Wem-
ber, son of the late Sir Julius
Wernher, who was said to havo
made more than $50,000,000 In the
South African diamond fields an.l
-Mir i a Ramanov, a young
Russian, were married secretly two
weeks ago, the bridegroom admit
ted ?We<jjisBdar. Both he and his
bride denied rumors she is pf royal
blood.
Sir Derrick wbo said he was in
the advertising business first at
tracted public attention when his
father published in Egypt and con
tinental newspapers he would pay
no more bills for the young man.
The son was said to have accumu
lated debts totalling $200,000 at
Eton and Oxford and $$75,000 more
at the races in France.
When Sir Julius died it was
learned he had left his son $8,000 a
year until he reached 70 years,
j when the annuity was to be ln-
' creased to $11,000. Sir Derrick said
Mach interest la being manifest
ed. m the coming*event and the j he was a “poor” man. He met Miss
occasion should be. long remem;(Romanov socially .two years ago.
betedby those who , attend. A' de- j The wedding was performed at Stj
tailed program will appear later.'George’s church.
TOLEDO.—The Delmar apart
ments, the costliest apartment
dwelling In Toledo was destroyed |
Tuesday night by a fire' that Is
presumed to have started in the
bailer room located in the west
wing of the structure.*
W. At Fauncy, 65, of the Eastern
Mortgage and Realty Company, is
dead as a result of the fire. More
than a dozen persons were Inlure I
from inhaling smoke. The fire
damare * building and tl><*
property loss of the tenants will
aggregate approximately $800,000.
Free State Agent
Receives Threat
Open House During Holidays
At Athens Y. M. C. A. Attracts
Hundreds Of Young Boys. Daily
NEW YORK—Daniel McGrath,
acting consul here for the Irish
Free State who was threatened bv
an anonymous letter writer with
death unless he gave up his post
br December 26, was at his desk
Wednesday but announced he ex-.
l>e£ted to, bo relieved of further games
duties within 24 hours. He declined
dined to say who the new consul
Would be. *
The threatening letter, dated
December within 24 hours. He de
tent Military Authority," charge 1
Mr. McGrath with being responsi
ble for the death of Rory.O’Conner
and. other Irish republican leaders.
Open house at the Athens
Young Men’* Christian Associa
tion during the Christmas holli-
daya has been the usual thing for
many yean.
All boys and young men who are
at home for the hollidays have the
privileges of the Y extended to
them, whether they are members
or not. ■ , ■ •
>The Game and Reading rooms
and the Fellowship Lobby are
filled with the members and visi
tors. The renewing of old friend
ships is common and one of the
pleasant features of the Christ
mas gatherings.
BASKET
BALL
Basket ball leagues and match
are played from early
morning until dosing time.
Weiinesday morning at 10:30
o’clock the little fellows, boys of
the Jtmior A played their games
at 11:30 the Junior B league took
the floor. They were chased to the
shower* at 12:80 o’clock when the
old boys, the Business Men’s (Mon
day volley boll class started their
NEW YORK.—Anthony Cassette,
alleged bootlegger king, convicted
List month of smuggling liquor
from* the Bahamas and now serving
a two-year term in the federal pen
itentiary at Atlanta late Tuesday
lost by default a $50,000 alienation
suit filed by .Milton Hlrsch, W’hoHfa
wife admitted accompanying ICua-
seae to the liquor loading islands.
Mrs. Hlrsch, .better known as
Edith Stevens was tried rcently
on a charge of aiding CasSese to
violate the prohibition enforcement
law but was acquitted.
fun. In the afternoon at 8 o’clock
another boys’ class was 'held,' and
at 4:30 the big noise 1 nthe shape
of the Intermediate Basket Ball
League of four, i picked teams,
played two splendid games.
There was some brilliant work
exhibited in this league yesterday.
Friends, both ladies and gentle
men are welcomed to see these
games and they will find them in- {
tcrcsting.
At G o’clock another group of |
business men had their period on
the floor, and at 8 o’clock the boys
of the Industrial Department had
their class and play period.
. Holidays far other folks, means
a full and busy day for the Y. M.
C. A. force. But that is what the
splendid plant of the Athens Y. M.
C. A. is for, to utilize the spare
time of the boys and men of our
community in such a way that
manhood,' that is clean and. strong
may be developed in A then*, boys
and young men. • > . •
There is no busfar place In Ath*
ess than at the Y. They are about
their fathers’holiness. ,
A Good New
Year’s Resolution
Would be for every
Athefos citizen to- re
solve that for 1923 I
will trade with, wher
ever possible, Athens
merchants and call
for and use Athens-
made goods.
I am going to do
this because local Ath
ens merchants and
manufacturers em
ploy thousands of our
home people; they dis
tribute many thous
ands pf dollars here at
home in Athens.
/That’s a good reso
lution for 1 every citi
zen of Athens to
make. / Suppose you
toyJL. in";.. I
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