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I III IH ItNILIMI Jl investigate Today I To Regular Subicrlbara of THE SANNER-HERALD |l,000 Accident Policy Frea. m Daily and Sunday—10 Centa a Weak. 1801 Dally and Boday—10 Cent* a .Waal. VOL 91 Aiaociated Praaa Service ATHEN8 GA., FRIDAY, MARCH.23, 1023 N. K. A Service Simla Copies S Cents Dally. S Casts Sunday. Outlook Pessimistic As Plan Of Passive Resistance Continues Million t ^WoSlilESiEii Bv Berlin to Carry Out Plan. FRENCH GLOOMY OVER OUTLOOK Belgian Soldiers Imprison Sixty Having “Banned” Papers in Occupied Sec tion of Ruhr. {By Associate* Preee.) USbK.V—A credit of four bun- million marks baa been grant- ,,1 commit coal syndicate by the Doilin Kiivernment us an aid in the conilnundce of the program of piMitr resistance in the Ruhr ac- conllm: 1“ un announcement made Friday. Additional credits running Inin the hundred billions has ltka- vino liern arranged by the Central government for Ruhr Industrallsts It was generally asserted. putv persons were reported to have been arreeted and Imprisoned at Gladbsoh and Bottroh by Bel gian patrols on charges of having In their possession copies of news papers published In unoccupied Germany, the appearance in the oc cupied area of which I,)' the authorities. FRENCH ARB PESSIMISTIC. Every step reported as having l,ten made hy the Germane or on behalf of Germany loou.i..: tr.vard negotiations for a settlement of the reparation! queetlon is regarded In French official circles ns a ma- noeuver with a view of strengthen- lug Ihe German hand. It was said at ihe French foreign office today. At ihe same time it was again of ficially denied that any negotiations sere In progress on behalf of the French government A high official reiterated that llcrlln must talk directly, plainly and officially with Paris before any German suggestions are taken into consideration by Premier Poincare. The french government,'it wae ■aid. has'received n». Information whatsoever tending- to show that the Germans were ready to talk In a way offering prospects for a set tlement. There le, on the contrury. a feeling that the Berlin govern ment intends to exhaust every pos- ■Ible means of resistance before giving in, and that when It doee get rendy to consider a surrender. It will Uu so only after Bounding every possible ground for intervention by neutrals. ALLIES ARE CRITICIZED. There Is In evidence now a well defined state of pcaalmlsm In tge discussion of the Ruhr eltuatlon in purllamentary circles, white It la said things are not going so well SS they ought to; that the quantity of coal and coke thus far obtained hy the alllee la ridiculously small. Offering no proapect that tho Ruhr occupation will nevsr become sub stantially productive. The nllles are crltlclied for Ihe Inadequate meant (Turn to Pag* Fits) SCHNEIDER MURDER Mrs. Buzzi, Former Housekeeper of Slain Man, Is Again Taken Into Custody. (■y Associated Prats.) NEW YORK-Mn. Anna But 1. housekeeper for Frederick Schnei der, a wealthy Bronx contractor, who was (bund dead on February 36, was arrested Thursday after noon, one charge of homicide. Mrs. Butil was connected with the case at the very start sad was questioned by the police List af ter the slain man wda t ■ "id. She waa released shortly afterwards, after being held ai a material witness. 15 COUNTY HAS THREE THOUSAND TIX DEFAULTERS Of Seven Thousand Who Returned Taxes Last Year Nearly Half Have “Forgotten” to Pay. COLLECTORMALLORY ISSUES A STATEMENT Four Thousand Taxpay ers Have Paid 84 Per Cent of the Total Assess ments For Last Year. There are three thousand tax de faulters In Clarke raunty. That ia BREAKS RECORD Harris Jones, crack, young Athens’ golfer and UWvetJrit of Georgia student, broke the coarse record, on the Clover- hurst Country dub golf Onto Thursday afternoon' by shoot ing a 66. This is one under par end several strokes better than any player has ever done on the course before. All through Young Jones played bril liantly and the only “bad" hole waa the second where he got a 6, one above par. Be did the pheiWaal stunt of shooting a one on the tenth hols which la a par k. His op- 'lonent was Marshall Pollock. Jones score Waa as follows: Out: S-6-4-3-3-4-3-4-4—IS. -In: l-S-4-3-3-3-3-3-4—31—«S Jones goto a number of hit and golf clubs by becoming ■ member of “Hole in one club.” there are thla many lax payer* who gave in taxes In 1922 and have not pnld the icaieaaments. Thin la three- aeventh of the total number of taxea given In for Ii-.bI year. According to Tax Collector Mal lory there were 7000 taxes for the yeur 1022 mid up- to March 10th but 4000 of theae hud paid up for the year. This seems.like a high percentage In numbers, and it Is. but taking the amount of money collected and the amount .vet un paid it small .percentage la shotvyt .. . . . uncollected compare-! to- ilia total Detectives, who arrested Mrs | number, of defaulter., Only 1? per Buxsi Thursday, slated that they’ cent of the taxes in money liuj j had uncovered new Evidence which .toiled to be*collected, forbidden w|u connect her wlUl th , | The tax .Uuutlon Schneider waa shot to death, * n bl^™ ^n.w e Slo 0 nx h ^ Ut0m0 ' I “m^ra “^Citne^^or^in. ~ woman leave the scene of the mur J der but neither was able to post- 1 Nvoly Identify her. 1 The theory of jealous love was advanced by detectives who sought, to fatten the crime upon Mrs. Bussi, but with the lack of evi dence this wae impossible, C.~- Pagt Five) Georgia Pr.7efe.ra Go On Fishing Trip ATHENS MEN RETURN FROM ATLANTA MEET Local Men Back From Prison Conference in Atlanta to Evolve Lash A party of University factulty members left Friday for Burton lake for eeveral days fishing during 1 the Easter holidays. The party left Substitute. K In two cars, cnVrylwr flahlror-taohle suiwumw;. \ In 'the party are R. P. Brooks. W. . Payne. Ous Stephens, • E. M. Coulter. O. W. Johnson and Scdtt Holland. Prof. Payne ia u veteran with the hook, line and caster and la heading the party nnd expects to land some big "ones" while away. NO SALARY FOR TOLBERT WASHINGTON — The reel appointment given by Pnaident Harding attar adjoarnment of Con gress to Joseph W. Tolert as Unit ed States Marshal for tbs Western South Carolina district, will carry no salary with it unless >Mr. Tol bert's nomination Is confirmed by the next senate. A ruling to that effect by the .u.-wt. -u... Department of Justice has been ISa given Mr. Tolbert, who Is RepnbU- 3. H. Oriffeth and J. M. Hodg son. of tho board of county com missioners, county engineer H. K. Nicholson and warden R. L. Estes have returned from Atlanta, where they went to attend the confer ence Thursday caltsd by, tho State Prison Commission to evolve some system to enforce work from con victs since Governor 1 Hardwick has abolished the lath In Georgia. Over three hundred wardens and commissioners were in atten dance at the meeting end a system wag adopted whleh is believed will result in effective work from the convicts. Briefly the plan Is as follows: Withdraw priritegs of receiving mall and visitors from prisoner, who disobey rules. Give the war- Former “Pupils” Give Miss Sarah Moss Big Party Time When Elmet 1 ,'Craw ford Hid Bell Clamper Is Recalled and Causes Much Glee. * By DAN MAGILL i' The time when “Elmer” Crawford hid the bell clapper and canted the pupils to stay away from school that day was recalled and brought faith much merriment Thursday, , night when former “scholars” of Miss Jul\ Moss surprised her with » party on the occa sion of her birthday. “Gerald” Greene, who, al ways liked to “speak pieces” and had lawyer inclination*, did the talking and on behalf DIRECTORS OF NEW ED MILLION DOLLAR BOOZE PLOT UNCOVERED BY PROHIBITION M - AGENTS IN NEW YORK STATE 'a w i U CAPITALIZES STOCK BI6 VOTING “SNOWS pj" Elect ,T0 MILLION DOLLARS SEVEN OF 1922 » . } BOARD RE-NAMED Empire Many Suggestions For Program of Work Are Made and Being Tabu lated. Total Vote 277. r ,__ State Chemical Company Increases Stock Half Million; Is City's Largest Concern. The Empire State Chemical com- ,-any. one of the largest fertiliser minJfacturlng dpmppiiles In .the ■even member, of the board [entire country, la neklng for a re- Which recently resigned and four newal of Its charter and Increase ... .... 1 ... , . tf its capital stock to one million *■**'* organisation were elect- || |Ur „ wh|ch wll | mag. It „ the directors, of, the Chamber of | arK est commercial corporation of imcrce In the balloting which ' the country, surpassing the South 'd Thuraduv nlahL ! ein Manufacturing company by one |a -tniAi .till tutfinin hundred thousand, now the largest A total cf 277.ballots were cast. - f , h „ country . -two of which were thrown! Th , present capital atock of the oqt for various reison.. {u>ii-puy- Empire State Chemical company la .of duea. mil voting In the j |r,00.000 and the charter expires on :rod envelopee, yotlng fori April Ilth. .1S24. The new stock than fourten member.. Tiic will bo either common or preferred Irt* which ended Thursday night or both us the stockholders see fit stored higher than the primary to issaue. Which time 240 votes were cast.' The jiew charter la for twenty of the requirements f jr vot- years with the privilege of renewal, was payment of dues (Or one-1E. R. Hodgson. Jr, Is president of nrcmiiTTEE of the former pupils piasent ed the beloved Miss Julia with a beautiful silver flower vase. When the roll was called each of the pupils answered as he did when in the little school. “Brushed my teeth and studied at home.” Ned and Harry Hodgson came in all “diked ouf r in abort trousers and sock*. Eighteen of the boys who daily made their way to Miss Mots' little school at the Moss home place (the house is rter- following members were J. W. Burnett. M. J. Coats. O. Dudley, H. If. Gordon. Jr.. W. Erwin. Hurry Hodgson. J. jaricli. Jr., Frank A. Holden. Ablt II. Nix. Janie* White. Jr.. Hugh W. White, David F. Paddock, Andrew M. Houle. J. C. Wllklneqn. The •ommlttcc which, had churjrc of the b.isiotlntf. composed cf D. W. Hyther and W. Milton Thomas call-" pdKa mcet'ng of the new board of diris-tors to elect offlcora nnd Presi dent White has announced Monday after no* n at 4 c .’clock as the date and hour. ’ The following members of the iboard are elected fw two years: J. W. Danielt. *1. J. Costa. A. O. Dudlyy, H- II. Gordon, Jr.. Abit Nix. James White, Jr., Hugh W. White. Tl\p following for one year: W. JL I'rwdn. Harry Hodgson. J. the company and Erwin. Erwin and Nix are the petitioning attorneys. . The petition Is found on the legal advertInement page of Fdlday's Ban- ner-llerald. nome puce (the home is -J* t-rwiii. narry Hodgson, J F- ’ radd£k! nl, Andraw FIREMEI 1 [Red and Black Perform ers Will Open Trip With Show At Elberton Fri day Night. Interest Becomes Intense in White Way Populari ty Contest Only li More Days. Heavy voting In the White Way Popularity Contest Friday com pletely “snowed node:" tn, com mittee In charge which waa engag ed more than two hour, eiunting the votes. - ' Interest In the contest li at fev er heat and with only 11 more days after Friday in whleh to vote the Forged Permits Were Being Used 16 Withdraw Big Amounts of Bonded Whfskey. WAREHOUSE MEN HELD BY AGENTS Charges Plan to - With draw Ten Million Dol lar?. Worth of Liquor From Storage. (By Aiioclatrd Praaa.) NEW YORK.—A bootleg whis key plot running higher than om' million dollars, upon liquor with drawn from warehouses upon [forged permits, was uncovered Friday when authorities seized X’jKrrurr'flus, 1 !- r ,h r' I | tion s bonded storage. The forged permits bore tho count. The handsome prises. Ford coupe. .3100 In gold, 369 In gold and- $30 In gold are worth going after and the variops sponsors of the candidates pro out to win the dlstinottop for thelr nominee. The bonus, offer of three to one vote* closes Friday at midnight This will be the. largest bonne of fer to be offered by the committee. WILL HILP PLAYGROUND name <Sf E. C. Yellow ey, acting Federal Prohibition Director for New York state. , ftVr Ralph and Charles Sabbattmo, brother-owners of the warehouse were arrested by Acting Prohi bition Director John A. Murphy turned over to the police and held without bftUe Bonded liquor valued at 310,000,- 000 had been stored in the ware house by the department of in ternal revenue and the withdraw- The votes cost only one penny ale today, of fity barrels in two y will | trucks were to be the first in n each and the surplus money be nsed in providing s playground system for Athene. Supplementing other fundi already raised. Ath ens aea4e a playground system and in addition fe helping along the youhg lady of tbclr chotco votes will be helping raise money for a place where little children may plav without danger. . The contest closes April 4 when the White Way -will bo formally opened with a big celebration (Turn to Page Five) The aeorgiit Glee club opens In . Elberton Friday night with the In- M. mat road aerfntfaanoajrtLjhe year., JL. presenting- ihe 'Mtna apleadkt at- .4| u traction that pleased so highly hero 1111 I IIUS I'M KMMMEOI. Save Ooe Thousand Prisoners in Allegheny County Workhouse Fire By Firemen’s Work. can National Committeeman for South Carolina and arhote nomina tion Jwlco failed o( confirmation. I’ve Arrived in Town With A Summons! That means that every man, woman and child who reads this paper is instructed to heed my counsel. As director general of the Official Com munity Sale, for mal announcement of wftich will be made in a forth coming issue of this paper, I will say that your mer chants have co-op erated with me - most whole-heart edly in forcing prices to new low marks. While values are extreme, quality remains at the same high standard—as always. Look thru this paper tomorrow and in following issues—, if economy means anything to you. t illlvr <¥ii/nA*l<! 9lt+/yi|6 Official Community Cop. xbn eta etsrO aaeiitA i .anlaiiiio ) xaliualmoa adl elm V/ ha.; aUW eift 10] a aham iteis.a* nl ir« = 11 ’ ■■■■t=== . ■: —: handcuff prisoner*’ hand* and feet for purpose of confinement, fasten their hand* above hetd while they are compelled to etand noright or each two of other mode* of punishment as shall suggeit It- self to wardens. No difficulty la said to have been experienced wl/h prisoners in this county to date aa a result of the ban put on tho laih but when • prisoner refuses to work gome method must bo enforetd to make him work or convict labor will have to be dlepenied with on the public roedi and free tabor em ployed so the authoriNes state.. Several Instance* have already been reported to tho State prison commlidon of convicts refusing to PITTSBURGH.—Fire which broke out In u brush factory at the Al legheny County workhoute at Ho boken. a small town miles from here Thurdny waa brought under corftrol after a hard Aght by the firemen. if The flames started in "one of the main buildings, in which more' thap one thousand prisoners are confined, nnd rapidly spread to oth- ALCOHOL VICTIM IS Foft Benning Soldier, Member of Quartet Which Drank Wood Al cohol, Is Better. (■y AsaoclaWd Praia.) FORT BENNINO — Post Head quarters Thursday night gave out the Information that Private Car- roll. who lost his eyesight because of drinking wood alcohol, which proved fatal to two of four men who partook of the potion, ban been partially restored the use. of bis eyes. Hospital attaches announced that Carroll was abta to see to some extent. Ho could see faintly objects held near hi, eye* bat could not-distinguish objects across the room from him. The medical authorities were hopeful for bis recovery. FYcts in She affair wilt nbt be known until Private Ltewllyn Hern donly. another member of the quar tet who took the poison drink, but I woe not seriouslv affected, la able to appear heron the Army Investi- gfttion Board. ..aAs.aoott.aa Iferndonly to able to isfipeae-gp ,U>vee*lsMJoq . will j be bema>40)fi»<l oubiwheii* and from whom the goldlen got the alcohol. The prisoners were marched out in orderly fashion as the fire be gan and .were helping the firemen when the building collapsed. Of the many prisoners, both In the- main building which ia one pt the largest of Its kind In the etale. and In the other buildings not a single death haa been reported, due to Ihe prompt work of the attend ants. The damage wrought by the fire will run up into tho thoiuandg. 8.01 Ml# HEVFillEI Party Managers Are Ex pecting to Reap Practi cal Advantages in Next National Election. WASHINGTON.—Republican par ly managers are expecting to reap practical advantage presidential cs comeback 'whirl making, i Only two .days'* fttVj the disltlu slon ment 4fi (hrilMcibn last No vember. oifel .ufUtaei nationally known republican advisers of Harding naked about the outlook for 1924. predicted the president*, re-nomnlntion and added: “Everyhthing points to a period of prosperity and If we give good times, we’ll carry the election all right." That Is why reports showing that the farmers are getting on their feet are so eagerly sought by re publican managers here. Their, ef forts confirm In a general way the result, of the aurey Jurt concluded by the United News There ia a gen- eral feeling of confidants in almeat every agricultural state. Illinois farmers, for Instance, ware aa(d .to havo received 3lM.tM.0M more foe thei* Inst crops than for thorn of the year prefous. WUkiaiofi. Suggestion, for a program of, ,„ lu>lul> . woik of the new Chamber of Com-1Tuesday plght when MMS WN,ngglMLm« arc being, henraul performance was given for tabulated. | , lh0 pleasure of the Georgia faculty. Following the Elberton perform ance tho club bows .to an Atlanta audience Saturday night and will Sinn also for the Atlunta . Journal radio while there. Fourteen performances will llivon in the two weeks the club will be an tour. The following cities will be played: Mar. 2Jrd. EnArton: Mar. 24th, AtiuAta: Mar. 24th. Oriffln; Mar. Eigiii Athens gnd Clarke 25. County Boys Accepted .dosta: Mar. 3tm. Jacksonville. Fla.! For Armv in Past Fpw A|>r - Snd * Brunswick: Apr. 3rd. Sa- xut CXI my rn rttsi rew vannab . Apr . 4thi Augusta: Apr. UayS. 9th. Winder; Arp. Oth. Gainesville; * Apr. 7th. Athena. Eight -more Athena and Clarke Sundays will be spent In Atlanta County boys ware accepted recent- , und Jacksonville, This ia th* first ly at the local army recruiting eta ,,ln * ,n 0 numb * r of * h ® cl “b Don. and forwarded to the main htt " ,vto,ted th ® Florida metropolis, station. Fort McPbenon, Oa.. fori 1 * 01 ’ Jone * u lMd * r ' Teany Randall enlistment. O. W. Shaw, H O l ,oud * lh • orc heatra. *DJck" Harper Smith and T. L. Jackson, of Ath-i‘" bu » ln *“ manager nnd Uoyd ena. were accepted for tafant“. mck " n I" Publicity manner. They will be stationed at Fort McPbenon. Oa. W. J. Young and F. c. Elliott, were accepted for the coast artillery forpe, and will lake itatlon at Fort Barrancas, Fla. O. A. Parson. L. L. Fl.kgerald and T. D. Parr also, of Athena,, were accepted for air service. Aviation Section, anil will take station at Maxwell Field. Alabama. Tho armv la over six thousand men short of Its authorized strength at this time, stated ser geant William Ryan. In ebarga of the local army recruiting itatlon. and overy effort la being made by all recruiting officers to cut thla largo percentage down to a mini mum In the next thirty day*. All branches of tbe aqgvlce are open for enlistment and w > Mao 1 need Musicians for the eighth U. A Infantry band at Fort Screven, Savannah. Georgia. Men are want ad who can play band Inairumoata. One trap drum, and one piano play er la naeded also. , For' further Information rail or write the Army Reernltlna officer I Athens. Oa. HART PREPARES TO FIGHT WEEVIL ca|icvuii| iu rra|i mntaae in the next catapatatr. from) |the hlch the' farmers' are 0ft HIT HP itirm Health Board Chairman Cites City Ordinance. Prizes Offered Scouts and School Children. Athena can be spared much sick ness If citlsena aid In the “Clean- Up Campaign'' now under way here. It was declared Friday by the commute in charge. At the same time Dr. J. C. Me Kinney, chairman of the Board of Health, urged all citlsena to aid In the campaign by not throwing trash and paper on the streets “We ap peal to the civic pride bf the people not to do this but If necessary We shall rely on the city law," he said. Prizes ore offered Bey Scouts and school children who nre In the campaign. The Boy Scouts are lo cating the owners of vacant lots and notifying * the mayor and at the name time asking the owner to clean up the property if it is lit tered with' paper and rubbish. The Sanitary Department will aend wagons anywhere til the city to haul off trash provided it la previously placed In a container. School children and Boy 8couts are working hard for lha prises to be given In the campaign. Not only will a set of Chorals Dickens novels be given the school whose dlktrict deans up the bast but prises will be given individual school children and Boy Scouts, The prises to be given the Bey 8couta are aa follows: One dozen Palace theatre tickets given by Manager E. O. Oidley; a Boy Scout knife given' by the Athene Hardware company and a Bo- Reed scheme to remove 31,000,000 worth Yallowley skid. OFFICERS TRICK PLOTTERS, v ggjaj The conspirators ware thwarted and th* plot uncovered, prohibi tion authorities explained, through the.nrentended connivance of Johi A. Murphy and Lester A. Reeve,, /resistant prc0)ibiton directors, each of whom accepted 310,OCO in the office of Director Yejlowlev for liauor permits on which the forgeries were made. ' The monej waa accepted with Yellowley'n approval whllo he was out of the city, in an endeavor to trap tho man “higher up” it was stated. \ On the forged permits were written tho name of a prominent wholesale drug company, officials of which were unaware of the use of th* firm’* name, pinhibition authorities said. 7 ? r, «s, \ Lawrenceville Attorney- „ Says He Was Special on her laurels of last Prohibition Officer At "* ,B ' ‘ h “ ' Hearing in Atlanta. ATLANTA, Ga~That R. B. Fortune, Lawrenceville attorney on trial charged with blackmail, represented as n special govern ment prohibition a-ent, was test) money offered in Fulton superior court Thursday afternoon by Jndra George L. Bell. This testimony came .ag q der nouement In the trial .whiab-had occupied a! 1 of Thursday morning (Turn to Page Five) About Fifty Thousand Dollars Worth of Cal cium Arsenate Is Bought .By Fanners. HARTWELL, Ga. — Encouraged by what waa, without a doubt, a decisive victory in the hardest fight H«rt county formers •v•^^*‘ !0 “ , belt given by H. «I made to make a crop of cotton laat |Clothing company, year, thoy an making preparations | aa never before .to not only eus- taln tbe county'* gin record of some 13,040 bales In IMS but go over It If bard work, early prtparaUons, ♦••• ■••• n* proper f'.rtihsere, the planting of pure aoad. ’Me use of •-iron and tba Indomitable spirit of-the best aggregation cf farmers that ever turned a clod of dlrt<—If these count. Hart county I* going fb 'mxhe ■ showing on her cotton c^-'e 1*33. I* perhaps a better feeling 'airidhfi all tbe people of Hart now *hri ever before—a closer feeling, co-operative feeling,” that be- ■peak* only success. Hart county to no! laying back year, but merely using tbe good cotton crop an Incentive to work harder -ml go beyond it, If poeaiblo, by the use of poison and every other method known to auccetsfnlly com ba* the weevil. Some $60,000 worth of calcium arxenate will be oaed In the county inns upon tons of high-grade gu ano. and hnndrada of bushels of pure bred lead especially recom mended for Hart county have .al ready been bought and aro/nowito readiness for -the -Hrat'- ahe^bf P.T.A. IIT HIGH SCHOOL Principal E. B. Mell Elect-, ed Temporary Chairman, Bond Praises Work of Associations in Athens. In response to an Invitation from tbe priadpel. E. B. Mell. a large gathering of the patrons ot the Athens High School met In that building Thursday afternoon for the purpose of organizing Parent-Teacbar Association. Mr. Mell waa elected temporary chairman and appointed the fol lowing nominating committee: Mr*. J. Phil Campbell. Mr*. Harris Dewa, Mr. O. A. crabb. Mrs. A. C Hancock. Mr*. S. A Smith. OUTLINES HISTORY - —- •qo3 v.liiiuimnoj Iui-jiHO Ptaaanraa While the nomloatlng committee Hart's to* iff thtf tm*nr*rf[Mf. waa In session Mr. Melt made a Weevil. ± (Turn to Pag* Three) 310.000.000 VALUE OF WAREHOUSE. Additional permits were 'said tn havo been delivered to the con- spirators today for 320,000, for which they were to have been privileged to withdraw 100 bar rel*. in the name of another drug company. Prohibiten pflficaW declared the conspirators oft*n talked of withdrawing the entiri 310,000,000 worth If the first at tempt proved successful...-— •- Tho barrels contained whiskey six anil seven years old, valued at $2,000 a barrel, it waa Bald. The bonded liquor was owned partly by tho Sabbatino brothers and the balance was the property of various companies and indivi- duals. Tho Sabbatino brothers, who wv,e vnarged with conspiracv and bribery, were alleged by Di- rector Yellowley to be the chief movers in the plot. - MSBEM to nresn Col. Gantt Outlines ’Pro gram For Elks Spring Festival Which Opens April 9th Here, a,™ _ :l*y T. LARRY GANTT .There it not a society of or ganization In the country that haa oxorelMd greater charity ami helpfulness to the poor, or haa done more to make happy the Ilt- tlo ones than the Elks. Wherever you find a lodge of Elks. you may I know tba* tbe poor gad fieedy are looked after)and their wants re- lleved. and-, on Christmas dav every poor child ta made, happy by .some little gift. In my travels over different states and visit* to cities, I have noted that whenever a movement Is organized to pro- more any public enterprise or charity work Is to be done, that the Elks Lodge always leans the van. Thla waa ahown In Athens during tho recent bond election. And another fact about thla so ciety, to becomo a member of the Elks one must be a thorough bred and a gentleman. Bus the Elks also believe in look Ing on tho bright side of life and blend uplifting and unquestioned pleasures with duty. The Elk* be Here In enjoying -the- good things of llfo and to have their friends nnd fellow townsmen partake of Uiose pleasures with thton. in Alliens there are now 225 tfibmbera of the Elks lodge, and trflen the canvax for members now on Is com (Turn to Page Flva)