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1 .\«fcK’r —: r- • » ,„V l"'l J, Investigate Today! to Regular Subvert ban of the banner*herald $1,000 Accident Policy Fra*, m I ATHENS COTTON? Middling 38>4c Previous Cloeo 2»y,t Daily and Sunday—10 Cento a Weak. Dally Etl Baaday—!• Cat* E WML f«T ’WEATHER: Oft 7 Clear and Cooler V »» VOL. 91 NO. 41. ' Aaaociated Proas Service ATHENS, CA..THUR8DAY v MARCH, *9 1923 N. E. A ( «ervlea WOUNDED CONVICT IS RECOVERING; REFUSES TO TALK OF ESCAPE FARM MARKETING iff “Millionaire Bandit" Chapman, Silent When Daring Escape From Pen Is Mentioned GRAY WAS TAKEN back WEDNESDAY Chapman Will Probably Be Removed to Atlanta Friday. Guarded By Fed eral Deputies. Gerald Chapman, “millionaire (audit" who escaped from the federal penitentiary near Atlanta Tuesday morning and'Was caught tear Hull Wednesday morning In company with Frank Oray, another prisoner who eaeaped with him, is .till at Sf. Mary’s hospital where it is recovering from three ballet wounds received in the battle with Nflcers. In an adjoining room to Chap man la another Federal prisoner, joe Morillo, one of the nine prison ers brought hare for Isolation pur poses when the dope investigation was begun at the penitentiary. “Watch Your Hip” Is New Slogan of Prohibition Men Railroad Travelers’ “Hip Life Savers” in Constant Danger Under New Haynes Ruling. (By Associated Press.) WASHINGTON.—Instead of the time worn advice of the elevator and stret car men of "Watch your step," will now be added another end newer slogan—“Watch your hip.” It aeeme that Prohibition Commis sioner Haynes has told his men to keep an eagle eye on the hip pockete of travelers. There will be more promiscuous drinking on trains, and HIES Id Important Subject Will Be/ Discussed At Cham ber of Commerce Meet ing Thursday 8 P. M. WILL SHOW HOW TO PACK PRODUCE H. Abit Nix Will Preside and Experts on Farm Marketing and Manage ment Will Give Talks. WVtat Is declared one of Clarke county’s greatest needs, “market ing machinery for surplus food crops,” will be discussed by the first forum meeting of the re-or ganized chamber of Commote# If a little dram Is to be hod. It must Thu ” d * T n, * ht ' REFU8ES ALLu CONVERSATION When (lob Thursday morning by "-a# Banne-Herald represents^ chapman refused to talk and would only answer questions as to how to felt Ho refused to say how be left Atlanta, where they wan beaded, where 'they secured the pistols and ammunition they had or to dismiss any phase of the at' tempted escape. Both prisoners are under per- moai guards who sit at their door ud the Banner-Herald represento- Mve waa the first person except the bospltal attendants and officers to ■ He Is not badly vunded and will be removed to Allanta just as soon ns he is able I < to make tlie trip, probably Friday. MAY CARRIED BACK THURSDAY any, the other captured prison er, who was'lodged In the Clarke county Jail, was removed to the federal penitentiary Wednesday afternoon,' offleesoh carrying him through the country In an automo bile. He refused to talk also. Both men were armed with army 45 caliber pistol* and had plenty of ammtuilttoii. Chapman tot 1153.00 on his person. It Is stated that Federal offl elili an anxious to have Chapman removed-to Atlanta and that time will not be given for him to entire ly recover from hla wounds. One ft the Federal officials, W. S. Mc Carty Is hero in charge of him. be taken with the utmost secrecy and: with the eyes looking out of the corners, for a shadow may darken the door of the smoking room at any time mud take the drink and the “drtnkee” along with It—to the Mg Jail. Not only will the eleuths arrest law offenders drinking liquor, but they will also haul them In for drinking “alleged” liquor, which ' Is theonly thing this country ain't got ncthlng else but. In the words of Octavius Cohen. So If you happen to belong to-the “funnel gang,” take a tip from the commissioner end— keep It hid. Horn’ Dog On Topmost Lirril Twenty-Nine Pound Carp Caugbt By Rabbit Chaser in !tyreetop According to Georgia School Teacher Bt*tU Copies 2,Canto Dally. > Canto Sunday. MAN’S IDENTITY KEPT SECRET Morgan Speak on “The Devil” Here Attendance At Morgan- Collisson Meeting At the Prince Avenue Baptist Increasing Daily. 10 FOR ONE OFFER CREATES INTEREST Popularity Can didates Will Take Advantage of Bonus Give'By Commit: tee. Ends. Saturday. KHiis mu h Colonel Gantt Delighted With . Greene County Place. Enjoys Trip Through Country. By T. LARKY GANTT It is just fifty minutes ride from Athena to Watson Spring in a car. over a good mud and through r: ' of the finest farming sections la Georgia or the south. A few ■ • e, in company with Mr. Bussell of Connecticutt, tho gen tleman who is organizing our Chamber 'of Commerce, Mr. Ralph Stye, and Mr. T. Kd: Williams, ' look this trip, as Mr. Russell wanted to see something of our MCtion before leaving, and also i i visit Watson Spring, of whieh to had heard such favorable te. Ports. And just here let me add t. at on his return to the city that gen tleman suys the half had not been told, and he was especially delight fully surprise,I to see such a mod- and lieautiful hotel at a rural health resort, and added that to its capacity, they had nothing in the North to surpass it. Mr. Ralph BrightwaO, leasee of the hotel, raptured our party by his gem- alty and hospitality. MUCH LAND 18 BROKBN , Now about crops on the road. In the flttt place I was surprised to see SO much land broken, in •Pite of the continuous rains since Christmas, and the advance far- para had made toward a erop. farmers in that section are noted f or their enterprise and industry and they took advantage of the 5 "T weather in the early winter to break their lands- I am satis fied that fully one-fourth of the land on or mar the road hah bpen Planted in amall graH»i ! Ami ’thro* crops are promising indeed. Both *heat and oats are we!! advanced An avalanche of votes Is expect' ed to follow announcement of tho White Way Popularity committee that ballots cast by Saturday morn Ing will result In a “two for one” bonus for tho candidates. While several of the candidates have a nice lead it was rumored Thursday that two or three of the nominees who hitherto have been Jigging along will .make s' big spurt between now and Saturday morning and take advantage of the “two for one” offer which will pnt them In ths prize winning The meeting will be held in the Chamber In tho Georgian Hotel. • Crowds Hear DTi Cards telling of the meeting have TTUO M . boon mailed to each member of the organisation. The new pro gram of work for the organisation will also be announced at the meet Ing. In addition to speakeiy en gaged for the meeting every mem ber Is Invited to present nlii views for open discussion.. The subject of the meeting' is “How Can We Find A Better Mar ket For The Fbrm Products Of This, Section of Georgia?" An attractive and Instructive «X- hlblt of fapn products and, litera ture on marketing has been, ar ranged for the meeting and a de monstration will be given In pre paring for market sfeet potatoes, •Kfa, peas, peanuts, tomatoes, and other produce. - H. Ablt Nix will preside c >r the meeting and addresses will be made by Harold Hulme, Claude Tuck, well known farmer, Mrs. nle Mae Wood Bryant, county demonstration agent; Dr. Andrew >ul«, president Stnte College rt B rrcuIture;T)r.'J.Thtl Camp- 11. State College; Dave Paddock, on the Curb Market; J. W. Firor, county -farm agent and otbera. JAKIN, Ga—Gordoh L. Coop-. Ctottahoochee River running rab- er .who ia principal of the higb blto and aoch other thlnga aa came achool hero, relates what he terms into hie path, treed a flah in the a “fiah tala.” He aaaerto with ob- very top of a tree. It waa a carp, vidua aincertty that a perfectly .that proved when caught to weigh r id rabbit hound treed a big carp I no leas than twenty-eight pounds. the top of d tree, an occurrence Oh, gre! Tho fiah waa In a tree unique. Hare to iMr. Cooper’s tdp and 11 the thoughts of the itory: canine could have been told he “Down in thin section .are to wtaremoeh puttied a. Mr. Min* be found a.great many m'enwho -During the ascent >ralna the prise among thrirpotaeasiona rome ^ jETfloodea iu bank. In vmr WMttarkMtai. (M wme place., and had backed up *}' of ? kn T' °dji *?' into field Aiovea.. As the water re- i?,^S d rlU MM 14 th « «* h stranded In hunting, and mret ” our r»d e U- , .malt cove in which were sev- tens look upon banting at a great era j faMen j t wu jn $j, B apott. . • top of one* of these trees that the “It now geea the rounds that dog found hit- huge carp. In ail H. E. Minter, of Jakln, has all of hla excitement, he drew the of the other sportsmen surpassed, attention of his master, who sue- Among Ms more or lets worthy,ejedod in getting the fiah out,i - . on .. M „. llv dogs U to be found a brown euriUtoreby ending ono orf «the mort ^o^thS S?" n,r cxperimcM of the his quiet roamings along I attorney general, said bad threaten- 'ed to blackmail him became of hla acquaintance with the model, unices he got blm a Job with the depart ment of justice. Daugherty, appearing voluntarily Attorney General’s Son Goes Before Assistant District Attorney and Gives Information. Says Acquaintance With Model Was Purely So cial. Did Not See Her Alone. (By Associated Praia.) NEW VORKc—The limelight of public Interest which- waa shifted from character to character In the Dorothy Keenan murder case Thnra* FMiKEnn own util The audiences In attendance at the special meetings at the Prtnco Avenue Baptist Church are a won- IHJR FOR REST TANGIER THENS POLICE NAB FOUR MEN ALLEGED LABOR AGENTS HERE Husband Is Suing Gloria Swanson In Divorce Case Famous Movie. Actress Is Made Defendant in Di vorce Suit Husband Charges Desertion. Member of Faculty Gets Prize From. Georgian; “Does Dodo’s Doom Dog Doodles?” v , Another Athenian newspaper prise. This time It derfnl testimony to the drawing ; J. W. Cantrell of tho Physics em power of the gospel in the present day. The attendance Wednesday night vu the- largest yet on n week night during the campaign. Wednesday afternoon over three hundred boys and girl, attended i. An- the meeting addressed by Prof, home Collision, in the course of which There have been other* to win fifty dottors to be sure, but with the i award to Mr. Cantrell the con- All votes cast this week are one penny each and the money goee to the Playground fund. Tho con test will close shortly and tha win nere announced at the White Way opening April 4. Four priaoa are, offered: a Ford cdupc, »100 in gold, ISO In gold and |20 in gold. No change was recorded In tho standing, which is as follows: Lovie Jowers 217,115 Harriet Stephens 10147* Laura Hammond 86,310 Beasio Jacksnn 69486 Nellie Griffith 4462 Mrs, Davis 2315 Mabel Parr 1823 Mollie Whitehead 1474 Mrs. P. N. Chiiivia .... 1489 Neva Crymes 1188 Elisabeth Harris . ...- 1018 Clare Boll Rutherford.. 1070 Mary Sima ......,...r 1007 Earline Wilder 1091 Will Enter Into Discus sion of Securing Better Markets For Produce in . This Section. Pauline Toney Martha McAlpin ... Lillian Edwards ... Sarah Hall ........ Erma Booth ....... Carrie - Booth Carrie .Beer Nellie Christopher . Fany. McDorman ... Mrs. W. D. Paschal .. Mrs. Clarence ■ Stone Nina Sue Carter ... 1186 1186 . 4086 . 1026 . 1007 ,. 1007 . 1007 . 1108 .. 1006 .. 1011 .. 1006 . 1004 ' Restraining . Oil Drilling in* yard Will Profane Graves of Dead. The first Forum masting of the reorganised Chamber or Com merce is scheduled for the assem bly room at the Georgian hotel Thursday night when subjects of vital importance will be discussed The main subject to bo taken up is the one pertaining to find ing better markets for the farm products of this section of tho stiti, This is a question that must be worked out by tha business men of Athens, members of the Cham ber body and some ideas arc ex pected tobe advanced and soma definite action token Thuraady Sight that will offer a solution to tho problem. Tho wiring to call ed for 8 o’clock and « large at tendance ia expected. Every mem ber of the Chamber is invited to bo present and bring a'visitor and an invitation will be extended for the expresson of views by in “ ‘ SB 5 FEME he demonstrated the force of bad habits by sleight-of-hand perfor- „„„„ „„ mances. The work’ Ofthe special ne at huui of fifty dollars, chorus choir is Improving steadily every night, and the whole atmos- phefte or the meetings ia growing- ly enthusiastic. Thursday evening Dr. Morgan will spook on “The Royal Highway of the Holy Creep,” and the whole service will be of a nature prepare tory to Good Friday. Friday than will be a specla service In the afternoon at 4:80, at which hour Dr. Morgan and prof, collision will bring (Turn to Pane Seven) parrassn'. or tile university of Geor gia, who la ilw winner of 'fifty dol* lore from the Atlanta Georgian for having tho best tongue-twister. -DOES DODO’S DOOM DOODLES?" before Ferdinand Pecore, assistant district attorney, discussed with blm his acquaintance with the slain girl and then avodiing reporters, vanished after giving the prosecutor the name of the alleged blackmail- This name, Mr. Pecore kept to himself. Tho only hint that would give newspaper men was that the man In question already had been questioned In connection with •nether matter. N . ■ 1 PROTECTED PROM REPORTERS Mr. Pecore, who for nine days shielded Mitchell from the press, to- - day took too some precautions to DOG see that Daugherty's wishes to i avoid Interviewers were fulfilled. That's a twister ail right; there The latest witness waa whisked In esn be no doubt about that. And pn<$ fortunately the Georgia editor bum thought the same thing and to Mr. Gam-ell coasn the check for the test cornea to n close. It might be end ot the conference, Mr. Peeore Won’t You Help This Tiny Little Girl* Little Georgians Bsksr, tho bright eyed, amiltngbaby^ girt that waa found deserted ' Georgia hotel Sunday night, is ’. of course in need or clothe*— • es-4 tsms. Ilfa.aeiUU Sore Mlfla re and her Ufe*might bo mad# a bit more cheerful with • toy, a rattler or two. Until a homo to found tor her she to enjoying the bounty of local hospital and tha charity of those organizations inter ested above ail others in such unfortunates. But will not some of the people of Athens who love ba bies and bies and who can well afford It help to boy some needed Clothes and little playthings for this unfortunate one? ; Perhaps a bright snSUe might play around her tiny’ mouth and enlighten her ‘ chubby cheeks If she had a new Convention Opens At the First Christian Church Friday. ’ Big Religious Event .For Athens. , i* . ! may have fegB’ ^real (By AMoelited Prtts.) PONCA CITY — The brder re straining the C. E. Knox ,011 Com pany. of Enid, Okjahomtf. from drilling for Oil in the Prarle View churchyard In the TonRawa Oil Field, was still In power Thurs day. ’ , The restraining order was lean • ed tote Tueaday night. In the Dto* trict Court at Newkirk,.by Judge thri members of ttifl’ehurth. Tn, the. hle» for a restraining or der, the church members set fortli *n<! if not calamity overtakes the. churchyard would profane (Turn to page Mvan) | (Turn to Pagt 8ov#n) (he in Athens, tratnltto . there to none bettet' than Sturgis, Natoinal Song-Evan gelist of Cincinnati, phio, who will com# to Athens TWday to 7 direct the singing In the School of Methods whch will be held at the Christian church during tho next three days- Every session will predent an entirely different program and in spite of many other gathering!,In Athens, a large crowd is expected to pack the house at each session. Friday evening at 8 o’clock, pre- two for Easter- Anyone who cares to contri bute to a "chest” fund for this little baby may send tha con tribution to the Benner-Hereld and Mias McGinley of the Hos pital will see that it to admin istered to her needs. •old then, It seema that this tangler Is the climax to the hundreds cf thousands of others that have been directed to the Georgian office. It will’be recalled tons In two other contests by newspapers Ath ens people were the .winners of large prises, and one of these was 8. V. Sanford, another member of 'Qll the University faculty LOS ANGELES — Gloria Swan son, morion picture actress, was made defendant in a divorce suit Med today by Herbert K. Som- born, her husband. The complaint charges desertion. Mias Swanson waa married to her present husband in December, 1916. just a year after her first husband Wallace Beery, film actor, obtained n decree ot divorce on the grounds of desertion. Fere latent rumore that their married life waa troubled cnimlnat ed finally in an announcement by Miss Swanson in September, 1921, that the "report that my husband and I have separated Is true.” Bom bom later verified this an nouncement, but aald a divorce was not contemplated. ■ —<f|pa .. - Twelve Negroes, From Old Men to Babies, Were Being Taken From Oco nee County. . Vg NEGROES RETURN ■ TO LATE HOMES Darkies Say They Could Not Resist Talk of White Men, Who Deny Charge. smiums BELLS SAT. To Remind Home Occu pants That the. v “Clean- Up” Campaign Is in Pro gress in Athens. * " ■Four alleged labor, agent*, three [of them white men, were arreeted In a general round-up by Athen. police Wednesday night and, earl? Thursday mornlmr. Thrco automobiles, filled 1 with negroes, from old men and women to bableo were being taken from Oconee county by tha men and were detained In the city police headquarters, while trucks arrived to take them back home, “where we b'longs to be.” - « . J The four men.. two cf them In the Clarke couqty Jail muat face charges of transporting labor from one state to another. C. E. Bolles, one of toe white men and John Roland, the negro, are In the county jail and G. D. Bplles, brother of the former and W. W. DePrleat. were hold In the city prison Thurs day morning awaiting warrants from Oconee county, where they will be taken for trial. WORKED FOR J. O. PRICE. Six of the twelve negroes In ths round-up were tenants on the plan tation of J. D. Price, member of (Turn to pass ssvsn) j s3Bl out ot the criminal i/jufts ding, and hla meeting wltn Mr. Psoora held In tho office of another j jlrose outer.' Daugherty, who was accompant-- ed by a friend, whose name was not! reVMlod. was closeted |wpth Mr. Pccora about 15 minutes. At the had confirmed newspaper reports , of Ms- 'casual, friendship with Mias Keenan and the attempt made by telephone 14 blackmail Daugherty, .he sold, told hi (Turn-to page eeven) MILLION DOLLAR OIL Fi Refining Plant of Sinclair Oil Co. Suffers Million Dollar Loss. Flames Un der Control. (By Aii'eelaeed frets.) NEW ORLEANS—Flames were still sweeping the refining plant of the Sinclair Oil Company early Thursday as frantic efforts wars being marie to Ipfi the blare un der control. The lose wait placed .-at a mil lion dollars antj is the largest oil fire Shta section has .over seen. Four of the huge tonka, filled with oil, have ul ready been burned khd the fire fighters are trying to keep the flames from reaching tha others. ’ The refining plant ia situated at Merrraux, a small place about eight mites from here. At a later hour Thursday, the flrempn seemed to be getting the MEET HERE IN MAY Clarke County Allotted Minimum of 300 Dele gates to State-Conven tion Which Meets in Athens. Clarke county has been allotted 100 ;aa a minimum quota of dele- gate* -for the Regional conventlor of the Georgia Sunday School As eoqlatiup. to be hold in Athena,.on Mny 14,15, 10. 'Officers of toe local County Sun day School Association are urged to do all they can to secure at least the mlnlmun) quote of date; gates, and as many more os pos sible to attend one of there conven tions. Every countv reaching Us Quota will have an attractive at tendance banner prevented ta toe county officers. The quota to baaed oh the population and the distance from the convention cities. Many countlso will hare large quotas to reach, to receive toe attendance banner. YOU CAN WIN ONE Set of Dickens novola for achool whose , district' to’.host olnonnri trivnn 1 (iv — ■ cleaned, given 1 by Mayor International Webster's dic tionary given by Klwanls club to colored schools on same con ditions. Individual prizes to colored children given by Mrs. Lamar C. Rucker. The "Boy Scout prises are: one dozen Palace theatre tick ets given by Manager E. O. Gldley, a Scout knlto given by Athena Hardware company and a Scout bolt given by H. J. Reid Clothing company. Costas will give six.soda checks each to five achool child ten who clean up the! grounds around their .own home- the Saturday morning, bright ani( early—at least It to hoped the weather will be bright—Athens Boy 8couta will start out qn door ball ringing cruise. Babies Find Home Through Want Ad In Banner-Herald Brothers, Melton, Who Live in Athens, Adopt the Little Girl afid Boy. John Ernest and Myrtle Hun- suckcr hpvo fotlnd a home through the "want columns" Shortly afte rth# story appeared In the llanner-Herald Wednesday afternoon, telephone "18:o-J” began ringing furiously and continued to ring while people, touched by ths appeal of the mother through the “want ad” asked permission to adopt tho two fatherless children. Thursday morning, after many requests were made to Mrs. Hun- aucker, two brothers, R. L. and J. L. Melton, adopted tho little boy and Slrl and will' roar them as their own. The adoption was agreed upon by voluntary contract between the mother and the two men, the form- cr'alleging that .the father hod re linquished,all claim to them by de sertion. f - J. L. Melton, to whose home Baby Myrtle Emory Jeanette Hunsucqer WILL BE FEATURE HOLD DISTRICT , ... M| . flames under their control and the damage will no run moch Mgher CONVENTION than wos fim retimated., * worktBe up SBn . _ _ . _ . _ , day School Interest throughout the “FtomThe Castle To The-Gutter”-And Back 0for *» Bund * jr Bch00 ’ ceding an address by one of the bond—and good. Nntlonal turcs of moving plc- orld's Greatest claudo' Duvall, .upon the plea, ot Bible JSchool Class” at work will TORK.-L.Msy Tobe. wbow lv WHta<« life;story resemble* nothing- so aa a roller coster, I* on tha again. mcr musical com«d] who married a Lord, got chummy enough with too late King of Eng land to call him Eddie, ran away with ths soldier son of an as-mmyor of Now York, married and divorced him. was reduced to staging In a i Francisco's Barbary served as a nurse In Africa in the war and worked os a Janltreas in a Seattle ship yard, to once more on ' <•». be shown. This trailed attention to.'Georgia.,ab4, every Athodie In the same rich contralto voice that made her the toast of two con tinents; she song her old soitgf. icture has at- I Were Only You"-and “That rom California Girl of Mine” at Keith's Bushsrlck that tho drilling for oil in, tb * should avail themselves of the op- portunl’v of attending and seeing (Turn to Paga Sevan) and Theatre In Brooklyn koto expects to make her reappearance on Hroadway si the Colonial next week. • —-i — —- - - - — - —- — --- ww-w — — — — — — . - — — - — ABBwiiition las FmuTEiTu Again,*Is The Story Of Woman Who Mas O / . conventions oh either the 1 Scrublady And Friend Of King And PriAces ventions will ba “Putting New Life the district first or Into the Sunday Schools** Follow- k. humor itadtmmwt II,, , thsn.M.triet conventions, will Ow’ttdssltudee of hermore them od«W,"Cohnty.wIds School Vlslte- oveqtUl Ilf*,, she told last night,In ttM^hjtrfy Sunday. May ttb, and her dressing room of sums of ■ tho atnqli m», Trill,, vfslt to* echo-— to things that'hare happened to Mar tell thsor of ths opportunity affdrd- ainca the days when aa lady Fran- ed in there regional conventions for cis Hope she wore the famous Hope training and Inspiration, diamond and was toe victim of the Two spyctel features of the State malignant Influence It seems to ox- Osnvenllona will bo the •relee over Iu owners. mid on Sunday school work for 1 suppose ever yone knows of my toe one-room church, and the marries* to Lord Francis," slier retd. Dolly Vacation Bible School. Tho -but I dcu't think many anow.4hat program will be unexcelled in Its I was engaged, to him-before I had (list of out-oS-ktate (speatyeri out The launching forth of thq Scouts on the door boil ringing ■prow will be one of the big tea- tares of the “Clean-Up Campaign” now in progress in this city. But a few days retrain for the cam paign and the Scouto win ring tho door bell of each home and re mind the occupant of the vacant lot he has failed to have-cleaned or hla own back yard. * The “Clean-Up" committee de clared Thursday several people, who have been notified, have fail ed to have vacant lots cleaned. They aro urged to get busy and when tho trash has been collected and placed In a container the sanl tory department will sand a wagoi after It Aside from beautifying the city by cleaning ofi the vacant lots as wall as those occupied, diseee- breedlng places will be deetroyed and the dtisens perhape^baved from * uttering an epidemic of yel low fever or other pestilence. goes, lives on Foundry street and operates a small store. The other man, R. L. Melton lives on ths cor ner of Qroad and 'Hancock avenue. Thd' eldest child, John Ernest was adopted by him. In tho "want ad" which appeared In The Banner-Herald Wednesday the mother claimed she could not support the children and asked s home for them. Announcement wax made Thursday that the case bad received tho attention of ths Rod Cross and two other relief organise tlons before. R. L. Melton, who adopts th« eldest child, haa r.o children, whits his brother, J. U, has a son fire year* of age. ’ ( t waa engages to mmnerore i nodi Hat of out-o!Mtate , spender!, out tha slightest Idea that he had a title. | wall aa Georg It's best worker*. An Hq to one ot the best and kindest outstanding music leader. C. Hsr- men In tha world, and after all toe, raid Lowden. of Philadelphia, has ronrow 1 caused, hire by running bean,secured, and In every respect bmmj with Major Strong* do you then convention* will measure up know what he did? Ha nomad bis te those .of preceding yeara- old songs. -’Tf fleet, child by Me second wife May.) Ax'one -of the regional conven- — -.v •“I. can't / too-good tlons will be In Athens, an unusual .iHjpe and I opportunity wilt be nrrori«.'the bam’t wtY. narthkig itetv-bndl about Sunday school people here to hear Major -Putimra itrqdlee Strong, the leaders of the Sunday school whose ■ father • ws* Mayor William work throughout the convention L. Strong of New Torlc.” 1 ape-ik. WIRT i Plans Continue For Inter- City Meeting. N. H. Nefi biing Introduced As New Member of Club. D. W. Griffith Produc tion At Palace Thursday and Friday Scores Hit Pleasing Audiences. . By JOHN E. OREWRY There Is a thrill, a chill and a good laugh at tha Pataca Theatre where D. W. Griffith's nsw cinema. -One Exciting Night.* opened Thursday In a two days run. “One Exciting Night” is tery drama, with Just,' edy to relieve a tense’,,* hen .the plot begins to While Mr. Griffith his from the heavy he I (Turn to Fags i Filled with pep and ginger the weekly meeting of the Athens Ro- t try club held; Wedfcnsdh£ was most successful.. Morton Hodgson, president of the club nnd cheer leader, intro duced « number of songs and re! hearsed the chorus to perfection. Some of tho members of the cho rus were slow to get on to the scores of the various cantata it is believed that under hit tion a few rehearsals will : tho singing wonderfully. _ ever, if he does not succeed, i bdlicved that James White ' be able to reorganize the ch< and present a most Fleasing j forntancc at the next meeting. IVpot-siw <1 tal.f. bang otii xstrT to iHEWL-v. ttsm* rep ria ns ojtp underway for an lu-uai occasion to be held b Uf ira. | (Turn to Pago Sovon)