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ATHENS, GA. SUNDAY, APRIL 22, 1923.
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Single Copies a Celts Dally, , ■ Cents Bmday.
Bandar. '
navyjmay be called
on to STOP WHISKEY5
RUNNING OFF COAST
President Reported Con
sidering Calling in the
United States Navy to
Stop Rum Running.
HO OFFICIAL
STATEMENT YET
Custom Officials Believe
England and Norway
Will Help Fight Smug
gling of Booze.
(By Assoclatttf Pratt.)
WASHINGTON—An unofficial
survey la now In progress In the
Navy Department to determine just
what fucllitiek lire available *to
carry out any order that might
come from President Harding,
whereby the Navy would be called
upon to mako the United States
dry from the shoreline to the three
mile limit.
While there has been no Inti
mations from the White House
through official channels that such
a move is immediately In prospect,
naval officials Saturday accepted
the semi-official ‘declaration that
each a step was under * insiders-
IF.
CLAIMED B Y DEATH
Well Known Athens Wo
man Dies Suddenly At
Her Home on Hill Strget
Saturday.
Mrs. David F. Milter, aged 03,
died suddenly at the home on Hill
street Saturday at 1:30 o’clock.
Although Mrs. Miller had been in
III health tor some time her death
waa unexpected and a shock to the
fsmiry and friends.
Funeral services will be conduct
ed from the home Monday at 11
o’clock. Her pastor, the Rev. Dr.
S. E. Wasson, pastor of the First
Methodist church, will conduct the
GREAT DAMAGES ARE
RED BY TOWNS
IN PATH OF FLOODS
Canadian Town Com
pletely Under Water
With Loss Running High
—Crest Not Reached.
MICHIGAN TOWN
UNDER WATER
Many Lives Imperiled As
Water Continues to Rise.
Business Section Com
pletely Covered.
(By Associated Press.)
WINNIPEG.—Reports leaking In
from Portage La Prairie Saturday
stated that the flood had readier
a very serious stone and that the
Inhabitants were packing up Bud
waiting for word to leave the city.
The Asslnbolne River rose out of
ceremony. Interment wilt be in •*» banks Friday afternoon and
Oconee cemetery. The following completely Inundated the town,
gentlement will act as pallbearers: All through the night the swirling
Messrs. J. H. Orlffeth, W. c. Ash, torrents rose higher, while rescue
I* A. Clarke, J. O. Paine, H. J. p “ rt !p a did all they could tq Sava
Jackson. Tom Comer, A. W. Dozier, t J 10 live* of people, by using holts.
J. A. Rhodes. .Inch by lnch tl10 rtT * r ba * nteadl-
"•Mrs. Miller Is survived by her rl,len * n<1 th0 highest point has
husband, a daughter, IMiw. J. Mil- not yet been reached according to
ler Porter, of Washington. D. C.. »° the authorities, who expect the
and a son Frank O. Miller, of Atb- fv" «° overflow the entire com-
.ion a. Hgsin* Mtiffirinne uiithoritv «n«, two sisters, Mrs. H. P. Quit-, niunlty.
tion. as being wfaetont iuihority ||jm Qf WInder and MrB . R F W ,i- j The railroad yarda are under
liams of Camden, S. C. ] water and workman are forced to
Before her marriage Mrs. Miller use rowboats to reach po'its of
was Miss Adessa Aun Oliver, safety.*
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. D. cran j conditions at Brandon a little
Oliver, the hitter at one lime one ’ town near here were improved,
of the • leading business men of . the river at that place having drop-
Athens and later chief of police. i»ed a slight amount during the
Her marriage to Mr. Miller occur- • past twelve hours,
red on. December 6, 1982. I The flood has already done dam-
Mrs. Miller was one of this city’s; age estimated to run Into six fig-
most lovable women. She possess- j ures and If the waters keep ris
ed hundreds of friends here and Ing the loss will reach Into the mil
not only these but the friends and
acquaintances of other members
of the fatally were shocked ut her
sudden death. She took an active
Interest In the affairs of the First
Methodist church and her loss there
to warrant preliminary steps.
No statement could be gotten
Saturday from authorities In an
official manner as the officials ap
proached prefered to have any
statement come straight from the
White House.
Harding’s Stand On
League And Plan Of
Court Expected Soon
E
EGONOMI
STRONG FOR LEAGUE
Athenians Member of Na
tional Economic League
Representing Georgia in
Vote Just Completed.
Lord Robert Cecil Pays
Visit to President and
Discusses American Par
ticipation. ’
NO STATEMENT ’
FROM HARDING
Stand of Administration
on League Matters to Be
Made Public in a Few
Days.
F
Sermons Will Be Deliver
ed By Dr. G. Campbell
Morgan and P. C. Mor
gan At 11 This A. M.
DR. BROUGHTON TO
ARRIVE MONDAY
Results of u referendum conduct
ed by , the National Economic l
League among Ihrea thousand ol] c , d uresented directly. Saturday
the council membera upon which tp frceltle^nt Harding and to Sen-
All Sessions Will Be Held
At-Octagon on Universi
ty • Campus. Evening
Service At 8:00.
WASHINGTON—Lord Robert
Georgia Is represented by seven
Athenians qjiows the following Im*
portent facts:
1. The Council strongly favors
the League of Nations.
2. - Is almost unanimous for the
World Court.
ator Borah of Idaho hln explunu
tlon of the League of Nations. Its
achievements and Its hopes.
The noted British exponent of the
League who for nearly a month
has been advocating the Leaguo
cause in public addresses in the
Sermons by Dr. G. Campbell Mor-
UNITED STATES WILL
RECOGNIZE MEXICO IN
NEAR FUTURE, REPORT
WATCHMAN KILLED
IS HE IKES ROUND
Faithful Watchman Was
Found Dead With Big
Searchlight in Hand.
Killed on Rounds.-
.f;
Thought That Recogni
tion of Obregon Govern
ment Will Be Announced
Shortly By Washington.
PAPERS READY '
FOR SIGNING
(By Associated Press.)
PHILADELPHIA—A watchman
In the office of the Fels Soap Com
pany. here early Friday morning,
gan and Rav. P. C. Morgan at tba ma „ hot and kllad by rol)b , M
Flrat Baptlat and Central Presby-i , t „ thought that ( hc waltl , man (regarded by .
tertan* churches this morning wtnL n makln . h „ r , all , ar ro . lnda , ur .
Been in Hands of Ameri
can Embassy Since 1921.
Old Stumbling Block Is
Removed.
3. Would scale down War Debt, United state, had breakfast with
as part of ths general program of
international economic adjustment
and charge not over three percent
interest.
The Athens members on the
Council r of the Economic League
are. C. D. Flanlgen, Blanton Fort-
son. Harold M. Heckman. Warry
Hodgson, John W. Jenkins, J. H
T. McPherson, John D. Moss.
Senator Borah, one of the leaders
of the “Irreconclable group" in the
senate fight over the treaty of Ver
sailles and then went to the White
House where he had' an half hour
conference wltn the President.
The impressions nutde by Lord
Robert's visit on the president
was In no wish revealed, the White
House issuing no statement und
OTHER NATIONS
MAY GIVE. HELP
NEW YORK,—Confidence that
British and Norwegian officials
would aid In stopping the flow of
rum into America through smug-
gllng operations of. "Rum Row"
was expressed Saturday by Custom
Officials herf..
It is understood that the British
Consul General v will. >vla|t the rum
fleet off the. Jersey Coast To'dw-
off the Jersey Xtoiet
termine why officers wearing uni
forms of the British’MfrchAnt-’Ma-
rine are aboard the yacht Istar.
the flagship of the rum running
fleet.
What action will be takon by the
Consul General, in the event that
the men are wearing the uniforms
was not disclosed and it it prob
able that a report wtl be made to
the hoiut office, before any steps
ore take on this side of the water.
lions.
will be un Irreparable one.
ATHENS UNION WINS
ST1TEC.E. DANNER
Cet'aid L. Johnson, Ath
ens Boy, Elected State
Vice President At Clos
ing Session.
MACON. Og.—At » banquet at
tended by 1,000 delegates from
Georgia towni and cities, the First
Christian church Senior Society of
| Athens wu presented the state
- banner for the Georgia Christian
New Bridge Practically JJi d “ v n , i; h *‘' ocl “ lon nere 8 * 1 '
Finished. County Work-1 Ninety delegates were present
mon XTnn, rVnJinre till) from northeatt Georgia, thirty so-
IRCn NOW Grading rllll c | e y ea being repreaented. Athens
on Barberviile Side. I won the distinction of demonntmt-
___ I Ing more pep than any other city
Saturday morning ths flrat au-, In the south and the delegates made
tnmohiif. to pass over ths new river a big hit at every session and In
■Irret bridge was driven hetoa by.the parade.,
It L Estes In Shares nf the coun-l Gerald Johnson of Athena was
tr convict forces, in the car were 'elected stateJK!? l^Tho of-'
>■ M. Hodgson, J. H. Orlffeth. Tste «»me hl *
Th.b^hTUfn comp..,e.,!^*r.M"^y-™< S ’
ONTONAGON.—More than two
feet of water la running through
I the mala street* of thle city, flood-
I Ing basement* end creeping np to
I show case, and shelves In buslnesa
houses, with the probability that
the crest of the flood has not been
reached.
The Ontonagon River overflowed
its hanks Friday night and the
water has been steadily rising all
day. and the eludes* are that the
waters will go much higher than
thnv have yet reached.
The damage to .property, were
the floor! to cease Immediately,
would run Into the thousand! ot
dollars.
More thsn a hundred lived were
saved Friday night only through
the quick action -• •*■- r»..iie par.
ties, and It la thought that many
lives would be lost when the final
lists have been checked np.
No other town In Michigan along
the river has reported any danger
ous flood stage.
-ural day;\r VpSra Northeast O^rgta le.d the cntlre
filled In and tt will be atqte union In April. It waa an
I'i'l to be
»any weeks before , the structure
U ri*n 49 j trmanent ♦ravel The
approaches have to be paved and
the bafUpts’f l*tir in pht'W
brld't* Ir a substantia! steel
nounccd
The officers elected are, Clyde
Underhill, - Savannah, president;
Gerald L. Johnson. Athens, vice
president; 9. J. Wachc. Savannah,
*• a BUDS(.inim: Maraaret Lai
- ructur, erected by th, Virginia ‘JSodHon* Oe atata secre-
f'Mse and steel eompmV alter iBoop, Good Hope, Oa., state setre-
th« county and city built the I “O'-
•butments, qnd the retaining walls.
Mcrnergon, «ionn ia wor*. i Jtous
The membera of the Executive j Lord Robert confining his conduct
Council of The National Economic » t0 the nMer tion that be had a
League ore: Frank A. Vanderlip. • pj ouwn t diacusaiojf with President
Roger W. Babson, John Hays Ham- Harding.
mond, A. Lawrence Lowell, Nich* senator Borah however, made e
olas Murray Butler. George B.
Cortelyou. Frank ... Lowden, Llnd-
ley M. Garrison, Edward A. Filene
and George W. Wlckersham. Its
purpose is "to create an informed
and disinterested leadership for
public opinion—a leadership that Is
free from partisan bias or claas In
terest and that will be accepted as
representing the best thought of||K,iui C 3.
formal statement which while not
directly setting forth the impres
sion feft by the conversation de
clared the senator had told Lord
Robert that the vast majority of
the American people were undom-
promisingly opposed to joining sny
plan of the League which W'ould
involve Americans with European
INNERS IN DEBATE
upon the Court 1 of International
Justice and agencine of the
League was not dlaciooed by the as
sumption was that this formed u
major subject of discussion among
republican leaders' In the capita)
and Indications Increased during
the day that the president had de
cided to make wlthl the next few
. . days a pronouncement* of the sd-
Negative old6 Is Victor-j ministration's kanu on American
ious in Annual Sopho- * <lh * ,,on ’.
more Agricultural De-|«j
bate At College.
Whether Lord 1 Robert's confer-
with, the president touched
> nf Ini
In the snnual Sophomore Agri-l
cultural debate which was held ini
” AGENTS TO
STATE DEPARTMENT
WILL TAKE A HAND
Will Begin Work on Ex
tradition of Woman Al
leged to Be the Escaped
“Hammer Murderess.”
(By Associated Praia.)
ly
WASHINGTON—As a prelimin
ary to the formal request for the
extradition of Clara Phillips from
Honduras, the State Department
hne decided to open negotiation*
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11 Is o.vsr, four feet higher than
!h« nij covered wooden bridge end
l, above all known high water
mark,, it hae a roadway of ft
nix foot aldewalk and a
viaduct for tbo wattr main that
— to Barberviile.
6RADE CUT
T0 T'/t PER CENT
Th* county forctj are now busy
trading the hill beyond the bridge
d " w n to a' grali of about 7H per
•‘‘ut or a reductldn 1 of 8 per cent
hiu wiU be ‘paved, while.the
I)B nieisvtila road will be paved to a
P°tnt out beyond the city limits.
This road Is .one qf . the mal
highways into Athens, carrying
practically si Rhe travel to the
n< >rth and east over the Bankhead
Chapman Must Have Gone To College
Before The Hatless Craze Came In Vogue
gCause He f Sho Did Want A Hat Bad
It ia said that Gerald Cl.apnxn,
who*e eacapea and cscaps.ion have
caused quite u lot of excitement
snd comment r-t only in Athens
but.over the entire country of late,
Is a former college man. Once a
student at one of the country's best
known Institution, if not a graduate
Well that must have been back
in the day, before the fad of going
to don one of those please-dont-
m * hatless c.me to be so popu'av be
cause Gerald is ..-id to have been
very anxious before taking his
farewell of a local hospital to se :
Mxhway snd Rom, number 16 to juVeTome style of" fedoro to ndorh
_ When U>* I|,is versatile heed-
riwn city,, Tenn.
"ddgi- i, complstsd end the high
** y P»ved all the way
IC hlah- j I - Ve everything I need ex-
through l tapt a c * ap » j, reported to be among
®“«ty line,
tkhii, the bridge to not open to
'im.inent tr..,1 and those who
'"Tl’t to cross, especially after
1 ra ln. and before the fills hsv# i n r
will fln/1 >-ilh»r' hnnl trn- 1
dicular sheet walking stunt and
•tying farewell to pills and Mice
rain varieties he sent Out an 3 O.
S. for a lowly cap.
“My freedom, my freedom for a
Cap." Th ’
and sighed. ,
But alas there wqs no cap. Visit
ing New Yorkers down south us
ually wear big diamond studs, grey
uppers and derbies but no caps and
with all the shops closed none was
seen around loose and hence with
his “pointed” locks exposed to the
niivki’a ligntnPntniy limitlnhEFf Gnr-
the atitorium of the State College
of Agriculture Friday evening,
C- Bonner of Carrollton and
Chandler of Clarksville won
victory over the team of Jackson
Ing, J-
I t. V.
a 8-0r
BE
victory over me icam ox dacron ~ ■ ...... .. __
and Tuck, of Griffin and Commerce Commissioner Haynes to
"Xirafionner and Cltandler de- Stop to Careless Fir-
vuu.h.g.1- vaa.- ugv.u. H » , n mMkln g h |, regular rounds sur-
fomvBlly open the 1923 Athene J prised the robbers while they were
Bible Conference. | At work In an attempt to rob the
The flrat service at the University 0 '!!"; *"?*** ktUed by them.
Octagon will be held tonight at T he watchman won found by ai
®io°?,. 0 nTh k .:K: Dr. c uS b o!;k. w h h "u^
Broughton who with Dr. Morgan I l ^ d *bi.JT!"^frcT" 1 -!!!
and Rev. P. C. Morgan will wrong Sad bagy» » eearch.
deliver dally lectures and evening
sermons at the Octagon for the
next two week*, win not arrive
until Monday night. Rev. Cleude E.
Goodwin, the song director elao
will not reach the city until Mon
day.
The
dead man was found in the office
with his searchlight still clutched
in hln hand and a bullet wound Ip
his hack.
The office has bsen thoroughly
ransacked but the robbers found
no money as Friday waa payday
nnd all the caah on hand had been
paid to the employees.
The Bible Conference here bee
come to bo recognised aa one of
the gontetandlng event* of the year
and hundreds of vlaltors from over
northeast Georgia will attend tha
sessions in addition to th* Athena
people. ...
The first week will be devoted
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FAVOR COUNTY UNIT
Educators in Ga. Conven
tion Endorse Plan in
Which Clarke County Is
Interested.
ATLANTA, Oa.—A Mil making
It possible for any county so de
siring to ■- •—
fended the negative side of th*
question, “Resolved, That the Uni
ted States should establish rural
credit societies on the principles
n9 ties* IfAnvnn MoFeildnn Kill ’
of ths Kenyon McFsdden bill. 1
The debate began at eight o’clock
and a large audience attended. Mr.
F. D. Chastain, president of th*
Agricultural Club, acted as Mas
ter of Ceremonies. The judges
were Mr. Rice, Mr. Westbrooks, and
Mr. Jilts. The winners were award
ed medals.
OPEN NEW BATTERY
SERVICE STAIN
adopt what I* known as
the “County unit" system ot edu
cation will probably be Inthoduced
In the neat legislature as t result
of resolutions endorsing (hie sys
tem at the’closing aetiloH of the
Georgia Educational Association
here Saturday.
The endorsemant of th* “Coun
ty Unit” system was contained In
resolution* which urged radical
, — 1 * n /W ja. Il'hUIUllUUB WUILII UlgCU IMUtk.Bg
ing Into Cars By Offl- chaoses. In the state compulsory
cers.
education net which will “put
teeth” Into tha present law de
clared “Inadequate” by th* educa
tors.
WOULD UNITE
SYSTEM#
Athens Engineering Co.
•Obtains Washington St
Building and Will Oper
ate Station.
Prest-O-Litg Battery station
will be . opened on Wmshinston
street In the building formerly oc
cupled by B. Dunaway Sons, tin
dertakers. next Wednesday, It was
announced Saturday. The build
ing ban been obtained by the Ath
ens Engineering company which!
will own and operate the Battery!
Thu* he must have wailed fwtatlon in addition to Its College
Avenue store.
The new station will be manag-.
ed by H. C. - Towns. - who hne been
with the Athena Engineering Com
pany for-several years nnd Ir on
expert In his profession. The new
business will be opened Wednesday.
Th# Athena Engineering Com*
night's dampening atmosphere Ger- pony Is on, of the lending c scent,
old Had to saunter out into the ot Its kind in tlfe aouth and npen-
“croor’ world hatless, copies,—
bareheaded.
And all those collage boys around
town with a mania for exposing
their domes so shamelessly without
hats knew not what a chance they
- w|j) find It rather 1 hard go
" s “ will (be kept open until It
1“ closed again when the paring
«'■ under way.
bridge is a steel structure
concrete roadway and 5pan.
egeh from side to olds of
| r >ver. It was built with money
* ,lM In bonds, by fh* people of
"• rity and county list year.
Ust
min ns he start.d on the secondIwere taing in being mistake for
leg of hi. somewhet delayed •'“ ur -| th * Y “ n ’SdT.’^ noi to be
It wa* Just after Easier ycu know
Ing of ths Battery Service elation
is another step In Its service pro
gram for the public.
(•y Aiscblststf Press.)
WASHINGTON—The promiscu
ous shooting by prohibition ogsnts
at automobiles suspected of curry
ing whiskey, was said to be severe
ly disapproved st. the office of
Commissioner Haynes, and Is Ip
.likely thut an example will be set
In the case of the two prohibition
agents In South Ckrqllna, who re
cently fired Into u cur containing
two young girls.
The four men who are prohibi
tion officers fired upon the dur,
tained two Y. M. C. A. workers,
when they failed lo stop at the
-oTsSnded Ha,‘ 0 «“:
suit ot the shooting.
The "County Unit" sygtem pro
vides for consolidation ot the rural
school system with th* city school
system under oa* board of man
agement end superintendent. Th*
system also Include* consolidation
of schools In the rural sections Into
fewer but better schools Instead of
the "one room" type now existing
In the etate to such Urge extent
Other reeqlutlona adopted by th*
County • Wide Organiza
tion Perfected in Office
of County Agent Firor
Saturday Afternoon.
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■HE
LOOKS FOR FRIENDS
Sixty Year Old Man, His
Mind a Blank, Heading
For Baltimore, Held in
Charlotte. ’
(By Auoelatad Pre*«.)
CHARLOTE.—Effort* war* ,b*w
Ing continued here Saturday to
ascertain th* Identity, i>( -a man,
about *lxty. year* oldNnd suffer
ing from loss of memory who was
brought to tha city Friday, by an
automoblllst who plcke^ him
on the road between Charlotte and
Columbia.
Th* man spok* intelligently tip
on many subjects and seemed to
have a splendid education, but
could not remember his name or
where his home Is.
The man stated that he "wqk*
up'* eighteen days ago on' a road
in Florida and has been making his
way since then towards Richmond
or Baltimore, .where he has felt
that he has friends or that somt
on*, will recognise him.
He was sent to a local hospital
for observation Friday night.
WiU Hold Hartley
Funeral Sunday
oun-
d|nc
(By Associated Prase.)
WASHINGTON—The long con
troversy between the United states
snd Mexico has reached a stage, as
regarded by aomp.official quarters,
as foreclosing sn early complot,
rounds aur- agree ment between the two coun
tries.
Renewed assurances regari
the rights of foreigners, which
until this time has bean the atu
bling block all along. In the way
recognition of th, Obregon
ment by this country, ha
gent to Washington and a|
received by thle nation.
Title movement,-on the port
ths’Obregon government Is
by officials'*to be an Im]
step In the right direction tow
establishing mors friendly r
tlono between the United
and-the government tendering
The’ view, of Washington on
subject have been made known to
the American Embaaay In Mexico
City and discussion! are In pro-
gresa which are expected to lead to
a public announcement In a few
day*..
Ever since 1921 a draft proposing
n renewal of good relation, between
the two countries and Involving
the recognition of tho Obregon
glme by the United States has t
In tho hand, of the Embassy
Ing signature at the moment
satisfactory guarantees are s
In regard to American rights.
- - - - ’.a
When questioned Saturday o
clals would nqt state
whether or not tho time had
for the signatures to be atu
hut there Is a spirit of
Funeral service, for Mr. W. D.
Haiti,y will he conducted at Holly
Springs, near Mayavillo, Sunday
afternoon at S:g0 o'clock. Before
the remain* leave the home, cor,
ner ot Baxter and Bloomfield,
short prayer service grill be con
ducted there and Dr. Wasson, in
sisted by Rev. A. A,. Tilley, will
conduct the funeral services at the
cburcb. The Interment will follow
In the church yard. *
The pallbearers will be Messrs.
E. C. Oldham. W. A. Payne. U H.
Marbut, R. J. Hancock, A. 6L
Oils* and Cecil Wilder.
Dorsey’s la In charge of the ar
rangements.
Church Work. Hop. Ablt Klx.
.12:30 10 1:41 Dinner on the
r «: 17. Work. Mrs. W. C.
Groves, Chairman.
1:45 Song?
2:00 Scripture and Prayer, Mrs.
G. L. Sailors. V.-dSL
■■■ ■ *»5 Chorus, Sunbeam* of the
Changed Sorrow Into A New Happiness Dl ’ ,ri,:t -
Fate Turned Her Thumbs Down On This
Man; Then The Strains Of ,( Ave Maria
H. Ablt Nix. well known Ai
lun nnd 4 Governor-elect
Walker will be among the pijni
speakers nt :h© fifth Sunday
of tbe Fifth District of the Sj
Baptlr- Association at Comer
ir wa# announced Saturday.
Rev. W. 1*. Brook*. Jr„ an Aib*
►ris boy nnd University of Geoitri*
graduate. Is pastor of the Comer
Baptist ch’irch and tho J*a!;igton
church.
PROGRAM % 14
OLOWS '■'■■‘fST
The program for the rally fol
lows:
Sunday School Work. Mr. W. D.
Meadow, Chairman. ;
10:00 A. M. Local Sunday
10:20 Song.
10:26 Reports from all Sun,
Echols and comments thereon.
10:45 Special Song.
10:60 “Christian Citizenship.’’
Hon. Clifford Walker.
, Layman's Work Dr. J. S. Dan-
lei. chairman.
11:30 “The Layman's Part in
ret...—.!. tag,,— AMt X'lw
New York.—In this city of «ky
scrappers, money-mud humans and
nolae. every once In a while there
shifts through the din.snd 4he blare
of the streets a little sound that
makes bankers on the 'may to the
money markets pause, and brings a
(misty look In the eyea of even the
On Saturday members of the dif
ferent agricultural cluhp of Clarke
county Ynet in the office of county
agtfnt Firor ami formed a county
club electing Hal Vaughn, presi
dent, Boyd Butler. Vice President,
and George O’Kelley, Jr.. Secre
tary. •
These agricultural clube cqnelnt
most hardened of the hard.
This little sound Is the nolso of
human Interest, and U 1* the only
thing In the world that makes New
York hesitate for an Initant in Its
mad - rush.
There is an old man sitting In
one cf the homes for the aged and
the heJptau, who, years ago ranked
■nd those old winter top pieces
hSd been discarded (or Isst/um-
meris alfalfa straw, and l ;* ra * d
evidently felt tn« he would l»
out of (dare—and maybe noticeable
with no lid at all and as* “"P”’
mis* Detween being dieg-aeed by
being out of etyie with a wool chop
particular and fastidious in many
of his traits, for instance In eluding
the lew, but when it enmes to run-
ing around the eo.mtry bareheaded
well b* wanted a cap to wear
and ia alleged to, have raised no
little fuss about It!
But 1
“Out the window he did go, he
mu and not having the Inclination did go, did go” —chapeauless.
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YOU CAN HELP
A request for bad sheets, un
derwear and sleeping clothing
for a negro women who Is sick
Is made by the local, chapter of
the Red Cross. Those who de
sire to .help by sending bed
linen or th* other needed ar
ticle* are asked to call tbs Red'
Crass Secretary,. Mias Puller.
of Pig Club.’Cora "club end Pohltry ■* one of the foremost violin't. In
club. Plans were made at this J this country. He was a real art-
mcettng to start the training of Mat and It seemed that he
a county teem for entering the , tlneu to be known the world over
contest this fall In stock judging « a maker-of eweet music.
The team that win* this contest if. I This man was married and had
the state meet will be sent to the a son. who when he was very
International Uve Stock Show at young, he taught the technique of
Chicago, III. (the violin.,and the boy. aa ho grew
I older also showed great promise.
Everything was lovely and th.
Albert Shirley, a wntw man, was .world seemed to be all Rowan and
arretted Saturday by Policeman sunshine. W(.#n the boy waa Idd-
Mertta Nelms and bound over to napped. Then fete seemed to
the county court* by Recorder W. I have signaled out th* violinist.
J. Thornton charged with riola-ifor shortly afterwards the little
of the prohibition law. Ill* i wife, after grieving her heart out
bond was placed a «00. Jfor the kidnapped hoy. passed on
into a land where folks are sup
posed to be eternally happy.
Things went from bad to worse.
An accident severed two fingers
from the playing hand of the violin
1st and—his career was' gone,
though he had long since loet In
terest in It.
Came then the swift olid* down
the toboggan Into a charitable ob
Uvion.
' Blindness followed and then came
the journey to the home for the
helpless.
Last Sunday afternoon, a violin
lot gave a concert to the inmates
of the home. The last selection
he played was "Ave Maria." Aa
the high trembling notes of tbf
most difficult passage was reached,
and the violinist played this one
passage in his own way, a peculiar
way, an old man «onapned.
Yes. you've guessed It. The
violinist, now a man, was the same
boy whom years ago the old blind
man taught how to play that par
ticular passage in that particulat
way.
It won't be to long now. before,
the old man will leave this sorry
Httle world of ours and meet the
n be loved, but until then be
will be happy for, ho
bid boy.
2:1,0 Demonatratlon—W
rades, Comer Band.
2:|0 How We Know.
2:45 What Shall the Em
Mrs. T. C. Stevens.
2:53 Special Music. Comer Y. W.
4:00 Song and Benediction.
Governor Hardwick has
meeting of the Budgett
of the house and
meet In Atlanta on May
discuss the financial affair
state.
The members of the
are tho governor, the cl
the appropriations comml
the house and senate, Hon.
DuBoae of Clarke and
Walker of the Toomba
found attorney general
the comptroller
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MS
3:00 Song.
R Y. P. V. Work. C. T. I
chairman.
. 3:05 Reports from the
Unions.
- 3:15 "A Call to Duty."
Han T. Brown.
3:40 Awarding of Banners.
3:50 Special Music, Comer Union.
DU BOSE TO ATTEND
BUDGET MEETIf