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ATHENS COTTON:
Holiday.
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No. 305 Associated Press Dispatches
ATHENS, GA., TUESDAY MORNING, JANUARY 2,1923.
Single Copies 2 Cents Daily.
LARRY GANTT’S
DAILY COLUMN
Mr. Harold
Hulme’s Farm
One
V T. LARRY GANTT)
of the most interesting and LnairS, (jrlaSSWare, Plates,
Knives and Forks Were
Hurled in Riot, Quickly
Quelled.
making trips I ever tooK was
iust .Saturday with Mr. Harold
ilulme to his beautiful and mod
uli farm about six miles from
Athens, near Winterville. My,
hief mission was to investigate j
h, sweet potato business, and CONTRABAND BOOZE
,x huh is u profitable new Indus- j nr * « .. . .. .
,y for our farmers. j WAS BEING HUNTED
The sweet potato is one of the j
!d standard food crops of the ■ a hit j
' nth, grown in the old fashioned»ArrCStS MtlClG ill
and preserved in banks. The| St. Louis For Volstead
Violations. Record New
Year Crowd.
ST. L.OT T IS — Two men v-ere
tilers after being dug were heap-
ill up in some inclosed spot near
tin- house, then first covered with
i un-stalks and a layer of dirt
banked up into a mound. Some-
1 ie'es the potatoes kept allright
•mil at others they rotted. No *hct and wounded, a woman was
i are was given in selecting seed I injured and a barrage of chairs.
I at the little strings were kept B,ns8 ware, plates, knives, and
for this purpose. | forks were hurled promiseuosuly
i RANGE TAKES In a riot which occurred at the
I’LACE fashionable Hotel Chase in the
A revolutionizing change has
taken place in the manner of se
lecting seed for bedding, the cul
tivation, diggilng, sorting and
separating the tubers and then
curing in a regular dry house. Not
only was the quality of the po-
teto improved, but they are
smoother, free from any disease,
and preserved with all of the
sugar and other qualities Intact.
If you will try,a potato raised in
the old way with tubers properly
produced and preserved by mod
ern methods you will sec a differ
ence in quality and flavor. The
west section of the city early Mon
day when guests In the main din
ing hall objected to the Intrusion
of prohibition enforcement agents
.and a sound of police who were
searching for liquor.
No nrrests were 1 made In connec
tion with the disorder which start
cd when the enforcement officers
began lifting table covers and
searching for^liquor. Falling to
And any of the contraband, the
officers first were upplaudcd, then
hooted and Jerred and finally the
rumpus was In swing- It lasted
only u short while.
The Chase hotel, like all the
sweet potato Is one of the most I other leading hustelrles and res
nutricious, palatable and cheapest I taurants reported record breaking
articles of food produced and they! reservations for celebration of the
should W more J fcenstraljy con-1 New Yenr.
suincd. As on old farmer with Ji I A dozen nrrests for violation of
large family of children once re-1 the Volstead act were made by
marked to me. “I raise them young j the dry agents and police who pa-
’uns mostly on sweet potatoes, trolled the various public places
Give a hunfery youngster a baked I where celebrations were held,
potato and it is both meat and _
bread, and the most filling fast 1
thing you can cat.” And this is un-1
questionably true.
In this sketch I shall only touch i
on the sweet potato part of the;
Huimes farm and in future articles j
tell about the most progressive |
and finest farm I have ever visited
CORONER’S JURY FINDS SEAGRAVES
NOT GUILTY MURDER IN SMITH
5 Cents Sunday*, j1
m
UbAjragjJl
;•
Judge Blanton Fortson, Sheriff
Jackson and Clerk E. O. Crawford
drew the petit Jury Ust Monday
morning for the January term of
the Superior court that will begin
its first session of the new year
on the third Monday in this month
Just two weeks off.
The same grand Jury as served In
October will be called back at this
term and It Is expected that r he
work coming before that body will
be light.
The petit Jiftors draw are; to re
port Monday:
Lee J. White, L. A. Kirk. T. L.
Elder, W. T. Sanders, R. T. Good-
1922 Dies Cold
And Wet; 1923
Dawns Bright
Usual Stray Shots and
Parties Mark Advent of
New Year. Better Out
look For 1923.
(By Chas. E. Martin.)
And this Is 1923!
It was a rather rain bedrabbled
hour that ushered in the new year
In Athens Sunday night and other
than a few stray shots here and
there, a minute after the midnight
hour had struck, but little out of
the ordinary marked the passfng
JUSTIFIED MING
wyn. F. B. Fowler, J. H. Brinson I °f 1*22 and the advent of 1923.
Felix Philips, C. B. Spinks. H. O. the new year parties
■ rfl*t little-trip was surely n rev
elation to me and will be to any
one who will visit this ntodem
and intensive farm of some 600
acres. All In the highest state of
cultivation and productiveness.
TALKS WITH
HAROLD HULME
I have been several times' rc-
, quested to investigate and write
up the sweet potato business and
was told to- see Harold Ilulme for
what he did not know about the
HE IS II RADICAL
DENVER. Colo. — William Z.
Foster, nationally k..own labor or
ganizer anil leader of the Nation
wide steel strike two year* ugo
News of the Day
Bonar Law Reaches Paris
In an address here Sunday night
DUBLIN — (By the Associated
Press) — Conditions under which
the Irish Free State would make
peace with the Republicans were
set forth Monday by Michael Cos-
grave, head of the Free State*
A meeting «of former officer* of
the Tipperary Brigade of the Irish
Republican army held In Thurles
Saturday passed a resolution call
ing for a peace conference and
declared
“I am a radical. If I saU what
I think I would be urrested on the
spot.”
Foster delivered his address
before a large audience in a down
potatoes or any other crop, was i town building surrounded by po-
not worth hearing. i lice to guard against possible vlo-
Mr. Hulmc has now stored In| lence which attended his attempt
his two dry houses, some seven, to address a BlU ‘ er " K h * a ® **' r "
or eight thousand bushels of po-1 * ra '7 ,ont . h \ “«° wh ®“ *“
tatoes, and have marketed a great | ejected from the state by
many. These dry' houses are the- a ‘« e commriml °*
latest thing in that line, as shown d ^ . ( ..
v... .a„ r„„, .k„. find Referring to that Incident. I-os-
* ter said:
by the fact that you cannot find
a single decayed tuber, but al! are „ An attorney tol<1 me that „ 0
I ie«« than 2S laws were broken by
thtsc houses is kept around SO ds
gr .’es, and the potatoes stored in
crates. The buildings are Ihorotih-
ly aired and ventilated, ami the
orates arranged in ro vs, so that
they ran he kept carefully in-
spcctcdspected. They are the Porto
Uioos, smooth and beautiful po
tatoes, all about the same size, in
(Turn to page two)
the rangers of Colorado when
they kldnnpped me nnd took mo
to Cheyenne when I was schedul
ed to speak here several months
ago. There Is no law for me or
the working man, but If I wore
the president of the chamber of
commerce how different It would
be.”
HUNDREDS ATTEND NEW YEAR’S
RECEPTION GIVEN LAST NIGHT
BY MEMBERS OF WOMAN’S CLUB
forwarded a copy to Coagrave
who replied
“Before you go further with
your endeavors to secure peace. It
1* well you should understand the
position clearly. r
“The basis for peace must be:
“That the treaty (Anglo-Irish
treaty) shall,. stand without abro
gation, explicit or implied or any
Part of it.
“That the parliament established
under the treaty and the constitu
tion shall he the sole and severign
For Conference.
RAID CABARETS
Ambassador Rarvey
Lands in N. Y.
German Chancellor Cuneo de
clares Premier Poincare has reject
ed Franco-German -non-war pact
proposed by Germany to France
through mediation or a neutral
power.
HGIIfSf
HUGE ID IMIS
Bonar Law reached Paris for
vital conference and admits its suc
cess is problematical.
British destroyer arrests Ameri
can steamship close to Irish coast,
suspecting the United States ves
sel was seeking to land cargo of
arms for Irish Irregulars.
London Times announces Geof
frey Dawson has been appointed
editor to succeed Henry Wickham
Steed.
SAN FRANCISCO—Heavy gales
Whipping the north Pacific coast
Played havoc with the schedules
several coalt wise vessels Sun
iy night and In one Instance
*• Is a possibility of something
more serious.
A call for assistance from the
tug Foret King, towing the Darken
tino Forest Dream from Puget
Sound to San Pedro, was picked
up at Astoria today. A tug and
the revenue cutter Algonquin re
sponded.
The tug was unable to WclUe
tug or tow and the cutler after
gettlng outside the Columbia riv
er was forced by heavy seas t<>
Eptlng, A. J. Oldham, Jr., H. J.
Reid. J. N. Wler, H. J. Oldham, J.
T. Fletcher, R. J. Hardeman, G. M.
Caskey, W. O. Payne, T. J. Kerlin,
C. S. Collins, H. O. Storey, Sidney
Boley, Grey Hopkins, T. S. Sea-
graves, E. C. Oldham, Joe H. Stone,
Hugh L. Hodgson, R. R. Hodgson,
J. D. Tribble, E. R. Hodgson. G. S.
Crane. H. B. Barton, C. H. Black
man, William Shohee,' William A.
Dunlap.
To report Wednesday; W. H.
Jones. A. Y. Woods, F..C. Thornton,
P. W. Nunnally, T. Roy Bray, C. O.
Talmadge, F. L. Davis, Sr., Jerre
R. Davlf), W. A. Dobfis, E. F. Por
ter, L. A. Clarke, John K. Davis, C.
D. Campbell, J. M. Burch, J. P. Bol
ton. W. C. Voyles. H. L. Garlbold,
W. T. Dean, J. C. Jester, W. K. Eld-
sun. E. T. Hale, Caspar Palmiasano,
E. E. Lamkln, Frank Murray. EL L.
Jackson, J. O. Mltdholl, F. L. Parr,
H. G. Hoatncr, W- E. Flanlgen, P.
H. conolly, C. L| Bennett, E. G.
Kambrough, Marlon Davis, Claud
Tuck.
The grand jurors that will be
summoned back for the January
term of the superior court are as
follows, the same that served
last October:
Herschcl Carithers, C. F.
Ccymes, J. W. O’Kelly, Thos.
T O •* •* “ -
and celebrations were on the calen
der for the night of the first, the
1923 youngster having slipped in as
a quiet wet Sunday was dying.
WHAT DOES THE
NEW YEAR HOLD?
Since the new year Is here and
trial balances are being run up on
the accomplishments of 1922 one
begins to take stock not only of
the year In front but of the one that
has just pasted. It would seem that
1923 has many good things In store
for the people of Athens, because,
indeed the dying year has be-
■queathed to us s heritage that Is
unusually rich In promise and ac
tualities.
However, Warrant Charg
ing Murder Is Sworn
Out By Brother-In-Law
Of Dead Man.
Seagraves Is Arrested
And Confined In County
Jail. Committal Trial
Thursday.
Within a few minutes after 'a ]
coroner’s jury Monday declared
the killing of Paul Smith, yard .
master at the S. A. L. railroad was
justified, Harvey H. Seagraves,
who shot Smith, was* confined In
Clarke county jail on a warrant
charging murder.
SeagraVes a night watchman for
the S. A. L„ admitted (hooting
Smith Sunday night, claiming .
self defense.
The warrant charging Seagraves
with murder emanated from the
court of Justice Milton Thomas at
the instance of Mr. Smith’s broth
er-in-law F. G. Strother.
The preliminary hearing will be
held Thursday morning at ' 10
Financially most of us may not 1 o’clock before Justice Thomas.' ,
see ourselves any richer than pre-|JURY
vlouely but condltlona are Improved! VERDICT
over what last January premised
and last year was not as disastrous
■as many predicted and look what
1922 has passed on to us
ALMOST A MILLION
TO BE 8PENT
W. Baxter, J.' P. Nunnally, Bobt.
J. Hardeman, Whaley W. Fowler,
George Deadwyler, W. P. Brooks,
8. F. Hardeman, R. W. Godfrey, The expenditure of 990,000 voted
B. R. Bloodworth, R. H. Wler, Ju
lian S. Goetchius, R. E. Johnson,
Ovid Bird, Cobb Lampkin, L. C.
Brown, A. S. Towns, C. D. Chan
dler, M. G. Nicholson, A. C. Er
win, John Barber Wler.
Prisoners Fight
In Clarke Jail
authority within :he jurisdiction
assigned to It by these instru
ments.
“That there shall be no armed
force or military organization und
no carrying of arms or war ma
terial except such as the same au
thority shall authorise or permit.
“That there shall be no claims
on the part of any person or per
sons coming under the proposed
pence to exercise powers of gov
ernment or to act os to threaten
or endanger life, liberty, proper
ty or contrary to the same author
ity and there shall be no interfer
ence with elections.
“Without these fundamental con
ditlons any so called peace enn
only he a false peace, endanger-
| Ing the whole future of Ireland
• nnd removing hope of National
I unity.”
Several hundred Athenians nt-
t'-mli'il the big New Year’s recep
tion given at the Woman’s Club
Monday night, invitations to mem-
l-ancls and various civiv organisa-
h'-i-s of the club and their hus-
tions being tendered by the new
president, Mrs. Lamar C. Rucker.
The spacious rooms of the club
h-me on Prince avenue were lav
ishly decorated for the occasion
slid refreshments were served.
VI.ling to the interest and ah-
toady handsome adornments of
tie home were many priceless
j 1 '" heillooms of silver, glass and
hrass. loaned by members and
friends of the club, these srtistical
dispu.wt about the rooms.
OFFICERS
OF (H II >
Mrs. Frank Lipscomb and Mrs.
Mention L'l-on presided over the
. and Mrs. Frank Hardc-
barge of the coffee
embers of the club
t >s-s and assisting
E. Proctor; chairman house F°' W 0man ’ s Club
Officers and crew of Cunard lin
er Antonio subdue fire while ship
rolls in heavy seas on way from
New York to England.
Mutiny of 600 guards at Turin,
Italy, suppressed after demon
strants parade streets shouting
“Down with Mussolini.”
Thirtieth Mexican conference
ends tumultuously in scene in
which pistols were drawn and chal
lenges to duels made.
Ambassador Harvey reached
New York from London and says
that Great Britain plans full pay
ment of war debt to-the United
States.
Has Big Party
mittee, Mrs. A. S. Parker; chair-J
man program committee, Mrs. ,
Harrie Dews; chairman ways and'
means, Mrs. Rufe Turner; chair- j
man publicity, Mrs. Milton Pami-1
gan; chairman library, Mrs. Hub- The new year's party of the Wo-
hard McHutton; chairman child! man's Club takes plsce at the
welfare, Mrs. Clinton Bryant; club's home on Prince avenue
chairman music committee, 'Mrs.
John Morris; chairman fine arts,
Mrs. R. P. Stephens, parliamen
tarian,. Mrs. Gerald Green; chair
man finance committee, A. S.
Parker; chairmen of arrangements,
Monday night und In addition to
the members, a host of friends
over the city have been Invited.
Including the Kiwanis and Rotary
cluh members und their wives.
The president. Mrs. Lamar
tea tabli
man were
urr.s, othi
acting as
eivi
Lin ke- in the receiv-
Mrs T F. Green, past
Mrs. Charles M.
aid the executive
With Mr:
Swelling aw
iwg line w
president*
board:
President, Mrs. H. B.
Ritchie, honorary vice president,
Mrs. .John I Talmadge, Jr.: treaa-
urer, Mrs. IV. I). It™ ham, seerc-
tary, Mrs. S. \. Sanford; corres
ponding secretary, Mrs. R. P.
Brooks, chairman educational com
mittee. Mrs. E. R. Hodgson, Jr.;
• hairman thrift committee, Mrs.
O. \v Davison chairmen household
economics, Mrs. T. V. Reed, Miss
MrsT'Simon Michael, Mrs. J. H. Rucker, has nude elaborate plans
Darwin; chairman grounds, M"., for the occasion f ad
E. K. Lumpkin ;_chairmen social ed to the most brilliant in the his-
committee, Mrs. ^Sinion Michael
and Mis. .J E. Talmadge.
ELABORATE
EVENT
The event was,one of the most]
elaborate and inspiring of the win-]
ter Reason and one in which many
joined to celebrate the New Year, I
reviving an old custom of meeting
tory of the cluh here.
New York police and federal
prohibition officers raid cabarets
and restaurants making welcome to
New Year apparently- least wet In
city's history.
Texas with 18 lynchlngs In 1922
leads us, with Georgia and Missis
sippi second.
he «ve to. | John L. Knighton and Joe Mo-
The const wisp passenger ,| ner !relll, two of the federal penitentiary
Dorothy Alexander of the Admiral Prisoners being held for Isolation
line, enroute frori Seattle to San Purposes at the county court house
Francisco, ran I n to‘u “0 mile gale entered In » rough and tumble
and was forced to .-e*nri> to Chal- I ,n thelr cel1 Sunday night.
Ian Bay, Washington. So fiercely did the fight rage that
The vessel had a capacity list Bniliff Huff telephoned for police
Four other vessels had to retreat ttld and when th ® P° l,c ® arrived
with the Dorothy Alexander nnd • 1nd thfi tw0 were separated It waa
The expenditure of the main part
of a city school bond Issue ot
9175,000.
The expenditure of most of $30,-
000 voted for sewers.
The expenditure of practically all
of 960,000 voted for brldgee and
Iroprovedstreets.
are anchored in Challan Bay, await
Ing calmer weather.
The schooner Levle Alxunder
waa torn from Its moorlngo at As
toria by the wind out was undam
aged. But ‘he high winds In the
northwest followed unusually
heavy rains.
Mrs. Bailey Laid
To Rest Sunday
Mrs. iMary Carr sues Alexander
Carr of ''Potash and Perlmutter"
fame, claiming $60,000 for alleged
breach of promise to re-wed after
she divorced him In 1919.
President Harding observes New
Year's eve without celebration and
Mrs. Harding's convalescence com
pels cancellation of formal holiday
reception at White House.
Mrs. Burnett Is
Buried Monday
Herbert Hoover declares that
the story of 1922 Is one of world
Funeral services for Mrs. Em
ma Bailey, age 65, who died at her
home on Cleveland avenue Satur
day afternoon, were held from the
residence Sunday afternoon.
Rev. M. S. Williams, of the
Young Harris Memorial church,
officiated and interement follow
ed In the Oconee cemetery. Bern
stein Brothers, funeral directors,
were-in charge.
The following inpn acted as pall
bearers; Ob'e Smith, M. H. Sprat-
ling, W. F. Whitehead, G. C. Mor
gan, W. R. Boyd, and W. B.
Brown.
Mrs, Bailey, who was an unusu
ally lovable lady, is survived by
her husband, R. E. Bailey, and
Mrs. M. N. Daniel, of Bogart, Mrs.
found that each had been rather
badly treated by the other. It being
necessary for a doctor to treat tho
cuts nnd lacerations.
It seems that one attacked the
other with a can opener and then
a curtain pole served as a weapon
for the ope attacked. The fight
caused considerable excitement
among the other prisoners.
It is expected that all the federal
prisoners, nine in all, will be taken
to Atlanta in a few days to ap
pear as witnesses in the “dope
ring” trial coming up from the fed
eral prison there. '
by the county for a John Mllledge
dormitory on the University cam
pus.
. The expenditure Of the greater
part of $100,000 voted for perma
nent paving on the county's roads.
The expenditure ot practically all
of more than 960,000 voted for two
bridges over the Oconee river in
the city of Athens.
The expenditure of part of the
million dollars raised by the alum
ni and friends of the Unlverelty.
The expenditure of thoueande by
the government for good roade here.
All ot tble we have handed us by
the dying year, so don't forget him
too lightly but have a farewell
word of thanks and only wish that
1923 will be as kind to us In as
many way* as was '22. A
And surely the new year will
bring to us additional steps of prog
ress of the nature of those listed
above, along with many otheri.
MANY CAU8E8
FOR OPTIMISM
■Theveriictol the coroners jury "
[was as follows:
“We the jury,' empaneled and
sworn to investigate the death of
Paul Smith find that he came to
his death by a pistol shot in his
left breast at the hands of H. H.
Seagraves and that the same was
justifiable^
F. I. COILE
IS FOREMAN < ■
The jury was composed of ■ Mr.
Coile, R. P. Weatherly, E. T. ■
Wood, J, M. Nelms, Claude Craft /
and Henry Smith. Judge C. N.
Weatherly, coroner for Clarke
county, presided.
The inquiry consumed the great
er part of two hours and the jury
was out about twenty-five minutes
after thd testimony was given.
It developed, at the coroner’s
hearing that Mr. Smith ' had
threatened to kill Mr. Seagraves
cn numerous occasions, The enmity
against Sir. Seagraves was'said -to
I have grown out of charges mads
against Mr, Smith that he stole a
quantity of cigarettes in intyntatd
shipment, and for which he was
under indictment in federal court
at the time ot hlv death. .
The case against vhls was d|«*
missed when • the preliminary J
hearing was held ;be^ire Usliau
mates Crmlsslontr W. O. Cornett. .
hot the federal aland jury -later
returned an Indictment.'
ONLY ONE * •' '
WITNE88
•Only one person. Fred Lewis - a J
negro, witnessed tho shooting ac
cording to’ testiony at the trial. •
Roy Jarrett came out of the ws)t^
War Savings Stamps
Arc Now Redeemable;
No Further Interest
The 1918 iflrtue of Government
War Having* Stamp* are redeem
able now by the Government and
after January flrat no additional
interest will be paid on them but
they may be either cushed or tran*
ferred to other Government securi
ties.
The Government prefers that
tranufers be made and the original
money invested be left In *eouri-
ties. However, they *re readily
cg*hed and thoie holding them lo-
tally may either cash them at the
T. G. Chandler,"of* St Hmo| Temn"' joa* office or handle them through
Mrs. M. R. Huff and Miss Sallic! ,he bank "' wher « the 5 r wl " *• tal ‘-
ii a** u.u „ t Mrs. Susie Burnett, 45, died at
friends* on* this'first day of the;'her home in Oglethorpe county
vc.tr and expressimr a wish for]near Bcrklej; Saturday afternoon
their happiness, etc. It is a tradi-Ut one o clock following an illness
‘ ra-Virre-tcd bv, the Athens of a few days duration.
Woman's Club which gave pleas- Funeral services were held Sun-
nr» to manv of the people of Ath- day from the New Franklin
eis 1 and an opportunity to visit Christian church and interment
fn the handTom? dub quarters. followed in the church cemetery.
Mrs h Rucker begins her admin-j Bernstein Brothers, funeral direc-
istration under the brightest aus- j tore. w«;
pices and the bringing together In
» _ ...vaiie wav the mem-
Mrs. Bumett, who was a native
economic progress and prospects
are bright for 1923.
Secretary Mellon In New Year's
statement appeals for more rigid
economy In government expenses
and greater saving among the peo
ple. ’
Negroes Celebrate
Emancipation
Bailey, of Athens
Petroleum Shows
10,000,000 Barrels
Increase For Year
cash • on deposits
Post master Smith Is prepared
lo handle the cashing ot thete se
curities and beginning Tuesday
he will handle them at fast t*
possible. It !• estimated that
$100 000 00 worth of these stomps
are held in Athens.
The negroes of the citv cele
brated Emancipation Day Monday
bv public exercises at the Morton
Theatre at 2:30 o’clock which
fneh a democratic way the mem-lof Franklin countv. is survived by were followed by a parade by the
E* lafrtS?friends on New her husband. J. W. Burnett, two, uniform rank of the colored
nnrl their friends on New her husband, j. w. oumni, two uniiorm rang of the colon
v/.r'. Ev« auirere «ell fer the daughters, Mrs. Grace Crow, and Knights of Pythias of the city.
tSt year as head Mrs. Gladys Young; and three) The exercises were attended by
hf^h?vrU6‘Which stands high of sons, Ralph, Verntr and Frank.a large number of colored people
a leider' add a cdmnidmty centfe?.jBurnett. , land several addresses were made.
WASHINGTON — Production of .
petroleum In the United States
w&H almost 10,000,000 barrel* more j
in November than in that month j
a ye*r ago nnd the number of
well* was 1.450, an Increase o( j
651. the geological survey nnnounc
ed Monday.
Production totalled 47.WI9.000 ‘
Mexican Secretary
Leaves Soon For
American Hospital
MEXICO CITY.—Gen) P. Elias
Dalles, secretary of the Interior,
will leave about the middle of Jan
uary for Rochester. Minnesota, to
t! “P d l ™ p ? rta . r re ‘ “fidergo hospital treatment. He will
000 barrels. Estimated conm.mp- |*> JoIned there by hu w|{e who bl „
tlon amounted to s3.443.ooo 'mrreln i been a patient in a Los Angeles
exports were sss.ooo barrels, and hospital for several weeks
stocks on November, 10 aggregate! I Tbe secrWary baa been 111 for
376,858.000 barrels, or !S5 days' I many months with a baffling dlt-
■upply. Stocks a year ago totalled j ease which has hot yielded to tbe
17M0M00, barrels ot 110 days’ treatment prescribed by American
‘“IW- I physician* last gummer.
1 Ing room at the 8. A. U depot
Certainly, we continue to have 1 rXout the time the shot was Ylr9d
our University, our Normal School, and saw the wounded man; reel .
our Lucy Cobb, all bigger and u»d full, he stated. (He said the/
greater than ever before. Out shooting occured about midway
churches have alreadv planned foi I of the building. Tbe nefto;;<tlP“
the best year In their hlatorlea | clared just before the ahootjhjr
while our city school system Is Mr. Smith told h|m ho wai -“at/
rearing two new buildings that ter' Mr. Seagraves and intended -
will come Into use in 1923. kiting him. The nesro clalma Jys,
The Georgia and High School ran at the sound of the explpefifir
athletic teams promise new thrills of the cartridge. . l-Tw.rt
fpr the new year. The basketball | J. L. King, taskmaster of the-s. i
team ot the Red and Black la al- A. L.. Charlie Ross, telegraph dls-
ready off on its quest of a south-, pstcher for the 8, A. L- J. ,p.
ern championship. .The baseball Curry, policeman, John Gleason,
record of last year was brilliant and B. c. Curry, depot freight Parent • ■,
unsurpassed by any team in Dixie, tor the some railroad nnd’ Fred ■
Ui* * ™ ar *.*° shoot at but that; Fumbrough all sworn that Smith
Georgia spirit Is always to surpass
and not to equal. The football out
look for the new year la bright and
plans are now under way for auc-
ceaa In that department of sports.
But few failures In tbe commer
cial lines harp disorganized this
section the past several months de
threatened to kill Seagraves in -
their presence. Mr. Curry declifi”
ed Smith told him last spring that;
Seusraves had accused him. un
justly of the cigarette theft' ohd
he would kill him tor It. ,
Policeman Curry testified that
Mr, Smith stopped him one night.
lM t .nn th ^ e ,h«*v t F^ > . COme at . ,hl * “ h ' ,Q he woa .t tbe depot with
season or the- year the even tem- \j r Heum-aves Mr Curry uld -Mr
per of buslueas will, not be serl-1
v -z i smith cursed Mr. Seagraves, who,
ou..y d,,lurbed - ’fcjsarx «-•" •** ---
mi^y*private^^ncenu d are*Dlan (1 = h “‘ i
P"*»- U,reate.,2d to kill Seagraves at V 1
many private\concerns are plan-
•Rwaraayjrssi-g- zss -■ *8
Pie. Tbe pessimist, and we have
our share of them here, of course,
sees nothing but ruin and harder
times this year while tbe optimist,
end thank goodness the number
far outstrips those In tbe formers’
ranks, sees something better and
will work with this vision before
him. and thus be enabled to accom
plish more than the person who
sees no sliver lining to the cloud
that has dimmed the business hori
zon tbe past two years.
It seems to me that Athenians
should view the new year with
more than usual optimism. Surely
we are over tbe crest by now and
If the “first two years are the
hardest” then we should be near
ing some coasting again. So—
Have a good word for the infant
that came to us Sunday night. He
might grow wp to bp g wonderfully
taST l *" ,0n * hl * r *^°*' Wfto ’ «Mh
j 1 cuslnn he wished Fumbrough .
could get Mr. Seagraves Job. The
eeme threat was again made, ac- /
cording to Mr. Famhrough, wheV^f
said he told Mr. Seagraves to;
"keep his eyes open.” • - ••
THINKS 8MITH
WAS DRINKING
Chuj-lle Res. dispatcher fo the/
S. A. L., stated he saw Mr. Smith
Sunday afternoon. "I thlnli' Mr. ’ •
Smith was drinking at that time,'',
said Mr. Ifoss. “He told me he
was celebrating and when I sold' ;!
I was going to o. 8. a’train he
said he would like to O. 8. 'Hard
’Harvey." "O. 8.” ig the abbre
viation for "reporting out a
train.'
Afchough the defendant node a
Statement at the hpg|nnlng,of.tS|f
[coroner's inquest Sunday niftth.
repeated .It Monday.
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