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VOL- ,91. ^O. 74
Aaioeiated Praia 8ervlca
ATHENS, GA., FRIDAY, MAY 11, 1923.
A. 8. C. Papai: a
Blngla Coplea 2 Canta Dally. 6 Canta Sunday.
AMERICAN MAN WILL
TRY FOR RELEASE OF
BANDITS* PRISONERS
|gy Associated Press*)
PEKIN—Hopes of obtaining freedom for the cap
tives held by the Suchow bandits at present seems to
Jje in the efforts of Roy Anderson, an American of long
experience in Chinese politics and a personal confident of
several of the more important military leaders.
to A the C Uronghold' o'f the brigands Athens Observes
prisoner*. ,H« plan* to ‘ake along
„ supply of (ood lor, the prisoners
whom he declared yrere subaidlng
on short rttUons.
On Friday, a committee of three
prominent Chlneae business men
will call at each legation and say
the Chinese people are "alncerely
sorry over the outrage,” while
twelve representatives of commerf
dal bodies will strike out Into
the hills to offer themselves as
hostages to secure releaae of the
foreigners, If necessary.
makes
preparation*
The president of tho Uaited
Chinese Chamber of Commerce, the
directors of the Shanghai chain per
and the president of the commli-
sloii for the furtherance of Interna-
tilonal commerce met at Pekin
Thursday evening and arranged for
making rounds on the morrow.
They decided to fix the blame
for the affair upon tnlUtariam.
Banditry and lawleaineaa, they will
tell the powers, are due to this
evil, which they will pledge them
selves fo destroy.
From a more practical view
point. they will assure the lega
tions that a million dollar* In ran
som la ready. If needed in pay
ment tor freedom of the foreign
^The'Lcapt number of the latter
has not been exactly filed. Reporta
that still conflict In Important par.
ticulars come from various points
near tho scene of the daring raid.
Late word here Thursday night
Indicated eight foreigner*, Major*.
Finger and Allen, still were held.
TO OFFER
themOjelves
Twelve representatives ot Chin
ese commercial hoBIda ware to pro
ceed Immediately to the area tn
which the bandits are operating,
and offer themselves tn exchange
tor the foreign captives.
The business men who are be
hind those proposals also have de-
(Turn to past two)
District Governor Oliver
Will Be in Athens Tues
day. Market and Indus
trial Pommittee. Report.
Plans for the Inter-club conven
tion of the northern district of the
Georgia Klwant* organisation war*
outlined Thursday at the meeting
of the Athena club.
A splendid program ot entertain
ment Raa announced by Walter
Hodgaon, pbklrman of the enter
tainment committee. The Inter-
Club Committee headed by Martin
J. Abney also began Its Plans to
meet the visiting Klwanlans as
they resell the city Tuesday for
the meeting.
District Governor Frank Oliver
of Savannah will be'the principal
speaker ' at the business session.
The business meeting and lunch
eon will be held at tbs State Col
lege o| Agriculture.
Report/ were heard from the
Curb iMukat committee chairman.
Dave Paddock. Martin Abney of
the Ne|v Industrie* committee and
the "Op tq Atlanta" committee. Kl-
wanlap'paddpck reported the (1200
salary for the Market Master wis
comply.
RATE EXPERT
COMINp HERE
Mr. Abaty reported that the
Georgia Po|>1lc Service commission
will appu sand ah expert on rates
to Athens to look fntfo the matter
of adjusting the freight schedule.
Golden Knight, chairman of tho
"On to Atlanta" committee obtain
ed a list of Klwaalaaa owning cars
who will Uge passengers to the
Atlantp convention tho latter part
of May. The club will attend In a
body on Ma|r X. Kiwanlan W. A.
clarke. wag appointed chairman
of s committee to arrange for an
Athena badge for the Atlanta con
vention. •
Van Noy WIer announced that
the Greenville, 8. C., "Get Ac
quainted” tourists will reach Ath
ena Thursday, morning and will be
the guests of the chamber of Com
merce at breakfast at the Africul'
tural College- ,
KiwaBian C- w. Crook won the
attendance prise clvhn by Dr. H.
*• Ritchie •VIorerleA" was spell
ed. the name of tbb popular tea
mom where the luncheon was
MrT *A Th» last letter In the word
came mat with Mr. Crook s name,
living him the prise, a gold pencil.
“Hospital Day”
Here Saturday
Saturday Is Tag Day For
Free Beds at Athens
General Hospital. Com
mittees Named.
BASEBALL GAMES 10
FEATURE WEEK-END
FESTIVITIES HERE
Georgia Bulldogs Play
Two Game Series With
Auburn Tigers Friday
and Saturday.
SENIOR PARADE
HELD. FRIDAY
Annual Parade of Senior
Class Friday. Fraternity
Dance Friday Night At
Octagon.
Featured by the Georgia-Auburn
baseball games and two dances,
t of the most colorful week-end i
The stage is set for the observ- ? th %.? ea a * n
anco of "Hospital Day" In Ath-,ns '“ft „ Th ' '•>• base
Saturday when a tag day will put * *
on for the benefit,of the free ward
beds of the Athens General Hos
pital.
These beds are maintained by
public and private subscriptions
and are for the exclusive use of
patients who are absolutely un
able to pay the expenses of opera
tions or hospital treatment. Every
case Is thoroughly investigated be
fore attention is given and through
the charity of these beds much
human suffering and great good
was accomplished here last year,
the money to maintain the beds be
ing raised mainly by a similar
tag day at this date of 1922.
Those sponsoring the day are
the members of the ladles Aux
ilary of the hospital, made up of
representatives from the various
churches of the city and the Be
nevolent societies.
PERSONNEL
OF AUXILIARY
The personnel of the Auxiliary
Is as follows
E. K. Lumpkin, Mrs. J. C. Hutch
ens. Mrs. U, L. LaBoon, Mrs. -8.
Michael, -Mrs. Earnest iMlchael,
Mrs. H. O. Eptlng* Mrs. W* a
R. Hodgson. Jr.
This organisation has organised
the committees .that are to wdrk
Saturday aqd do the tagging and
these various committees am as
follows:
Methodist: Headquarters. Davi
son-Nicholson’s, Mrs. Max Hubert,
chairman; Mrs. T. yr. Reed, 'Mrs.
D. D. QulUfan, iMrs. L. 8. Trous
dale, Misses Amy Quillian. Sarah
WIer, Audrey Harris, Ethel Fam-
bro, Maud Peat, Fanny Peat.
Hebrew Association: Headquar-.
ters. Palace Theatre, Mrs. Earnest
Michael, chairman; Mrs. 8. Mich-
ael, Mrs. Aaron Cohen, Mrs. Louis
ftonkenstetn, Mrs. Lottie Cbhen,
Misses Susie Cohen. Rosa Bush,
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COL. GANTT WRITES
OF FlITS OFFICE
Says Clarke County a For
tunate in Getting Such
An Efficient Man As
Agent.
By T. LARRY GANTT.
AI few days ago 1 apent aome
time In the office of our County
Agent. Mr. Flror, who kindly ex
plained how be managed his bual-
neie end kept his office affairs.
Clarke county la certainly fortun
ate In aecurinlg the aervlpee of
such a thoroughly efficient man
to look after and direct it* agricul-
culturat 'Interests. Mr. Flror has
certain day* And hour* In hi* of
fice. but spends a greater part ot
his time out la the country end
among farmers. Instructing them as
at to the working of their cron*
and other matters pertaining to
their welfare. .
KEEPS FINE
RECORDS
He will visit overy “tanner In
Clarks county v sod has * Jiat of
each - farmer—what. line of . work
be han done and what said farther
needs. These lists are kepi po fUe
and 1 each » man« separately,. If a
farmer has soma product to sell,
or desires information on any sub
ject pertaining to hla business, a
note is made of the fact and on
return to his office Mr. Flror at*
(Turn to Pago 8ov«n) •’
oall game and* the A. T. O. dance
are the outstanding feature
Friday while the
the Rotary clubs of north Georgii
brought several hundred visitors
here.
SOVIET DELEGATION
HEAD ASSASSINATED
AT LAUSANNE FRIDAY
(By kssoclatsd Press.)
LAUSANNE—M. Vorovsky, head of the Rusaion so
viet delegation at the Lausanne peace conference, was as
sassinated Thuridajrnight. Re was shot several times and
killed outright
Germany Losing;
Hope of Outside
Aid in Problem
British Note Short and
Decisive. Realizes She
Must Work Out Own
Salvation.
(By Associated Press.)
LONDON.—Brevity and dJcislve-
> .raimv, ... ne,B were th ®' features of Great
r.e day meet of Britain’s newest note to GormanV
a large crowd here.
PARADE 18
BIG F6ATUR8 M
A big feature of the Friday pro
gram was the senior parade which
enlivened the baseball game. The
seniors, dressed in their varl-col
ored and varl-fantastic »*wtun*en.
formed on the campus at 3 o’clock
and headed by the band mArched
to Sanford Field and then encircled
the cinder path, pulling various
and amusing stunts and giving th
crowd an opportunity to seo that
even a dignified senior cai
freshman again, when tho l!mt
nears for the awarding of his dip
loma.
Friday rtlght the A. T. O fra
ternity gives its annuel dance at
_ _ . .... the Octagon and Saturday night many was friendly to the Unftgd
Mrs. A- S. Parker, president, w m ^ the Pan-Hellenic dance »t Stales, but that "she no longer
Mrs. John L. Booth, secretary; the gaAie p | ace . - -
Mrs. JL, J. Turner, treasurer; Mrs. trig features are th
“ " **“ "* “ games. Georgia and Auburn a!
ways furnish thrills whenever they
meet in any branch of aportv urn)
—_ __ - . the-baseball series this ysos- is no
Hooper, Mrs. R. S. Pond, Mrs. exception. , Georgia is fighting fpi
Hilbert, Mrs. L. M. Carter, Mrs. E. a championship and needs one more
game from the Plainsmen to ell
mlnate them 'directly and then only
Mercer stands In the way.
Two games are to be played
against Mercer here next Tues
day and Wednesday and then the
season closes in Macon oh Friday
and Saturday.
MANY OLD QRAD8
ARE ON HANO
on the reparations question, which
now Is complete. (
The document consists of. only
to typewritten pages and avoids
technical details, pointing out, pi
the simplest possible language, tie
inadequacy, from a British stand
point of the German proposals.
The note further urges Germany
not to become discouraged In her
efforts but to “try again.*'
Visiting, “Rotes” Spend
Morning At Ag. College.
Pageditrt Among Fea
tures. Many Attend.
ATTEND GAME
IN AFTERNOON
Large Delegations Attend
From North Georgia
Cities. Main Speech By
M. AMrena, head o? the soviet
prens bureau hi Lausanne, and M.
DidwilkoWsky. another Russia,
were wounded, the former serious
ly
Vravoeky and hi* party were
dining at the Hotel Cecil. A young
man seated a few tubles away
uro»>e after he had finHhed his din-
opened fire without
Vorovsky was the first victim
and the unauflgln then turned the
weapon on Ahrens, who was struck
by three buffet*, twice fn the thigh
und once in the shoulder,
AhPens. nevertheless, managed
to draw' his revolver on his assail
ant, but a waiter rushed forward
and knocked up his arm. Meanwhile
the assassin shot Didilkowski in
the body.
The ussassin wt./ seized as he
attempted to escape from the hotel
His ’ name is Maurice Alexander
Conrndi, und, according to the po
lice. who Subjected him to a severe
grilling, bolongs to the Canton ol
Orisons.
PROBLEM j C-nradi told the po!ice % Thursd«>
, : night that his uncle and brothei
NEW YORK.—Germany has giv- I had been tortured und murdered by
en up all hope of obtaining outside, the-bolshevik! during the terror li
help in the settlement of her rep- Russia. His act in shooting
arations problem and has come t#
the realization that she must work
her troubles out alone, said Alan-
son B. Houghton, American Ambas
sador to Berlin, who arrived hen,
for a four week's vacation Friday.
The ambassador stated that Gar-
looks to us as the country which
may help her."
DELIGlISJl
ROTIfly INTEB-CIT Y SUCCESS OF MARKET
LAST WEEK ASSURES
CR0WD0NSATURDA)
SWING HERE FRIDAY
Graham Hall.
A highly interesting pageant and
series of stunts put on by the
College of Agriculture, attaches
Against Krupp
Angers Huns
Intense Hatred Is Roused
Again By Sentenced Im
posed on Officials.
BERLIN—Germany Is singing
her ’‘hymn of hate" with Increas
ed venom. The French could hard-
Hiudent, featured the mornlnx pro-l ly contrlved . Ur up more
irrum of th#* Rntarlana whn spa' . . ....
gram of the Rotarlans who
meeting In Athens Friday In an In-
er-clty meet, ail the clubs of North
•ast Georgia being represented.
This'feature of the program wo*
curried out In Hardeman Hall and
participated in by half hun
dred of the Agricultural personnel
and was closed by a parade of the
entire student body.
The first event was "shooting the
Bull," or Rotary i>ast!mes and this
followed by "Defeating the
wan touowea uy -ueieaung me now state tnat any co-operauve nr-
boll weevil 1 ' or th, parade of Pro*- rangemente W |th France nr, Im-
nerltv. The “Billion dollar band- ... .
peril)-. Th* “Billion dollar band
it,” Billie Boll Weevil flret cam*
In und wai chased away by diver*
slflca Hon and a healthy application
of cnlclum arserate, all administer,
ed by collet* graduate* and thehr
■ork. 1
The parade of the hen ,ihe cow
and the hog wae a feature while
the Co-ed, wen loudly applauded
lit they depltcted dlffenot phase,
of education, from the flapper type
tu the reel etudloue. College acti
vities, such as th* "Y“, athletic*
and nut door recreation were In
cluded while the disabled veterans
of the World War mad* a splen-
Many of the old boys are back foi
the aerie,. Atlanta has eent fv*l
a large delegation In autos while
all tho neighboring '0111** arjun.1
Athena have sent their quota ol
fane here for Friday's game and
the crowds will Increase for Ball
urday>.
Both ganjes get under way nt 4
."clock and for Friday'* lamt
'•Andy flump" Chambers I* elated
to oppoae "8llck” Molton of Au
burn with Fred Sale and Sheridan
doing the mound duty Saturday,
that la unlesa the coachea switch
and change the lineup other thin
the way the dopster* ihave it fig
ured out.
UN PROGRAM Af
HIGH SCHOOL FOI.
\ ________
Hundreds of People Will
SSK AT COLONIAL FRIDAY
“Pan on a Summer Day,”
Was Real Treat to Those
Who Attended.
By IRVIN P. MYERSON
Pleasingly melodious to the ear
was tbnt exquisite poem set to
music. "Pan On A Summer Day.”
bSPaul Biles. Hewltchlngly charm
ing to the eye waa._U)o lovely girl
hood which rendered 10 beautifully
the abjve cantata at Seney-Storall
cnafiel Thursday evening.
Especially enjoyable and worthy
of praise was the notes sung by
the chorus In the “aummer shower"
number. One Instinctively looked
ont of the window to aee if rein-
drops were really falllnx, so realis
tic was the renderation. And the
closing number, when Pan listens
In adoration as all -the spheres
praise ‘‘Night.” reaches almost the
heights of sublimity.
: Miss Louis Rostand as director
la to be congratulated for its suc
cess. Mrs. Carl Eppa accompanied
the songsters moat delightfully on
the piano.'
Ctinriidl It 38~yeqrs of gae, anc
was born at Ander,. He expresaet
no fegret and admitted that he
had formerly served a, an office
in the Kusatan army.- He returned
recently from Kua,la and .came t<
Lauaantie today from Zurich, where -
(he has been residing. ? 1 «l»d showing and were loudly ap-
I plaudmt.
An examination of Dldwilkowakl
by nurffeons disclosed two bulieti GRAHAM HALl.
in the nbdbmen. which they *j*rc SPEAKS **
not uble to extract. Lute Thut^-*
day night his condition was alarm-i —_
ln«. He i* 20, years of age andjphlnlsy of the local club look ovsr
was 'Vorovsky's secretufy. I the meeting and speeches were
„ . . j heard by Dr. A. M. Soule. Dr. J, C
Mont of-the guests In the^dining ; willcln«on. "Rid" Greer of Elber-
room had finlajied dinner when the, ton and Qraham Hall of Nashville
nsgannln drew hi* revolver und ad- The , alter mtt klng the main Rotsrj
vajicing quickly, fired upon the 1 ape€€ n of the day.
Russian*. The first bullet struck Then came t he luncheon presld*'
Voroviiky behind the ear: he fell
ncroH* the table and uttered no
word; probably w died Immediate
ly. He wan struck by other bul
lets ulstf.
The general impression In the
Near Ea*t Conference .circles Is that
the event* of Thurnday night will
not directly affect the course of ne
gotiation* becau*e Vorov*kjr wni j
was regadded as the official Rus-.
sian delegate. Police officials an
nounced that *o far they haU fail-j
ed to find evidence wL.'ch would j
connect Conrsdi with Fascist! ni
Lsusanne.
ed over by Ablt Nix with Robert
». Parker tot Atlanta delivering
a strong address. The songsters ol
the local.«Uib wers very much In
(Turp (o'Page Seven)
Spurred onward by the success enjoyed last
by:producers who brought food to Athens and sold out
despite a downpour of rain, a lai-ye delegation of far
will attend the second day of the Curb Market here
ilrday. /
— OPENS AT ...
French Verdict 7 o'clock.
The Market will open at 7
on Broad street between
avenue and Lumpkin itreet.
According to announcement
day by County Agent J, W.
large number of farmers will
produce to the Market Sati
The success of the first day <
Market last Saturday when
one hundred dollars worth of
ducts" was sold despite tho
and disagreeable weather,
stimulated the Interest of
farmers who had not planned
take part in the Curb Market dayi
Mrs. Bessie B. Troutman^Mark!
Master, who returned
night from Summerville, Ga.,
she went on Invitation to address
the Chamber of Commerce,
dared* Friday the women of Ath
ens are planning to patronl: ’
Market Saturday and a large
will be on hand at
hour. 1
Mr*. Troutman announced
several farmers h^ve
bring fat. Juicy friers to the
ket. Tho girls, members
Clarke County Canning
der the direction of Mr*.
Mae Wood Bryant, will brin,
lie* and preserves to the
These delicacies ore so w8j
that they will go like “ho*
say* Mr*. Troutman.
FREE TO
PROOUCER ^
The Curb Market Is
free to the producers and
ihg conducted in Athens
benefit of the producer ai
sumer.
The first Curt) Market
held last Saturday and
held each Saturday and
teq as production Increai
,,Thp success of the op<
was veYy pleasing both
Athens women who patronizi
sellers and the latter,
Intense hatred than she did by the
heavy prison sentences meted out
to Dr. Gustav «Krupp von Bohen
head of the Krupp works, and hit
directors. t *
The verdict finding the Krupp
officials guilty of Inciting the riot
at Essen in which *14 Germam
were killed liy pollus has especially
angered the rich industrialists whe
now state that any co-operative ar-
posslbte. The French action hat
also' strengthened the hand of th?
extreme nationalists, those who
would overthrew the republic and
restore the monarchy.
President - Loebe, of the relch-
tag In an address Wednesday,
etated:
**! deplore the hate which, though
the verdict, has been eoWn between
the two nations and which aural)
will grow. The French believe
childishly, they can blind the eyes
of the world and can wash behind
the acreen of their horrendoui
justice the blood which clings tc
their hands but. which thay will
never toe able to remove."
The government plana io for*
Following thl, feature WSSBhrh^ril a not* to Part* protestint
against th. vtrdlct. According tt
advice, reaching here the Krupp
employees at Bason wanted to strlk.
In protest but were induced to con
tinue their, work by ageni* of
Chancellor Cuno.
It la doubtful whether the appea'
of the Krupp officials will avail
anything. In fact If tho .French
pursue 1 precedent* established
since th* Ruhr occupation, the
sentence will probably be Increas
ed. rather than dlmlnlnahed.
fjwd l
SPEAKERS TO TELL
OF S, S,
Prominent Athenians Write
On •‘Woman and the Ballot”
i Judges Bradwell and Fortson, F. A. Lipscomb, Give
Opinions on “Woman and the Ballot” an4
Kvery right haa Its
Ing duty. Th* right, or privilege,
to vote conferred by th* But* upon
Its selected citizens la accompanied
by certain duties.. And the first
of thee* duties l« to ggtrele* th.
right, or privilege, thus conferred,
those people who have the right
constitute
dation, 8:16 P. M.(
Hundreds pf people will attend
the High School carnival Friday
night gt 3:15 o’clock.
Proceeds from the sale of tick
et* will go to the Athletic Associa
tion.
. A splendid assortment of at-
tracUons haa been arranged and
the stunts will cause muen mer
riment and entertainment.
The High School students, many
of whom are ulaated acton, will
take pert In the production. The
public la Invited to attend the car
nival and enjoy the merry-mak
ing. .1
The vaudeville will show the
latest dances and pong* the Ori
ental show will be full of color
and witchery; the “Dog With Ten
Feet" will excite wonder: the
“Men With Two Head*" will en
tertain for an exciting few minutes,
and King Tut'* orchestra will
present a program of mnalc remini
scent of the inoient NUe.
Living Memorials
Tag day for the free beda at the deneral Hoepltal offers a
very lovely opportunity for families or friends to make a memorial
(0 some loved one.
Last year, aad again this, the members of the First Presby
terian church have given what they raised ea a memorial to Dr.
John Gertjlne, fhYi ’yelrlby the member* ot Emmanuel
church wllt be,need ai d hftmorial to Dr. Dan DqPre*. Them could
be no more flWng emf ,beautlful memorla|* than gfcji living'One,
mm ttiAKO I
Exercises Are Open to
Public. Atlanta Surgeon
to. Deliver Graduation
Address.
Athens will see the first gradua
tion exercisee conducted by th#
General Jlospftal Friday night at
J:4S o'clock In the Colonial the who contemiHate going to Allan
***•• • * Ita, even If only tor n day. should Iw
The public i* cMlelly invited G on hand and hear of the prepura-
tlonk made for the Ipral Kfks to)
LOCAL ELKS ARE TO
MEET FRIDAY NIGHT
Athens Lodge to Hold Im-
portant Meeting Friday S? w
Night. New Members to latlon. really compose the State.
Po Initiator! R is the voters who determine what
Ut llliuaieu. ‘the fundamental lew. of constltu-
t — j lion, of the State shall be; ,wh»
Beg’nlng nt the usual hour Ath. "halt be elected to the legUlatur.
en* Lodge -ao'B. P. o. Elk. wit' «“ 'he which th. whol.
have one of the most Important ir*" * mu« “her: *»d who .hall
meetings ot the year. Friday night I* 1 ® -levied to office to carry Int*
The meeting will open with th. ««** 'he hw. thu. enacted.
w«War hiialnea* eeselon at. whirr Thus, th. responeiblllty for th<
Urn* final plana will be mad* eon- (wslstenca and th* aucceesful pro-
cernlng the l.lg National Convention f , h „ depend, unon
which I..O he hew in Atlanta In J *. prtno J. VKLSTSl “S>“
July, and for which plan* qra he-. - The*. Mriinn .
.ng-tmid* lake care of b.lwee,' ;”‘ 0 ™ , ,h^ i h .^o'v“ mSTo^ for Tb"
an^nkT "ss.emT’ime^'Unt I K-wnmcnt la created by them,
and Klk*. Hcvrral Important com* j. e|*|j|- rpinoneikiiitv a >. nl ,u
mlttee* are to makg. their report! F. .rr*P<>n«1toility should be
at this meeting and nil memben fe,t ^ ‘t* 0 *® who bssr it
The meu and women who have
been given the right to vote should
Reasons For Opinions.
attend the exercises.
Davis, well known surgeon of At
lanUy will deliver the graduation
address.
THREE NUR8E8
TO GRADUATE
Three student nurses, having
completed the required course will
given diplomas. Theee young
women are, Mien Ida Callaway, of
Athens; Miss Dorothy Stone of
Athens, snd Miss N. Rose of Char
lottesville, Va.
The principal speaker of the
evening’s program, which sill be
held at the Colonial theatre begin*
inlng at 7:41 o'clock, wo* born In
I Albany, Ga. He la a graduate of
•the University of Georgia and lb*
University of Louisville, K*y.
During the world war Dr DavJ#
was lieutenant colonel in the medi
cal torpsL' He conceived : end eg
Knnised th* Butopy'Unit and was
medical director ot Baa* Ffoapftftt
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1
the committee*.
Following the regular eenslon, »h«
Lodge will Initiate *t>me twelve 01
fifteen new members, and the tie*
gre*''team hair never*! new stunt*
which make n* big a hit ft* did th»
last initiation.
A| the ronclUMion of the initia
tion will come the big foclal nee*
lion given in honor or the new
member*. The entertainment com-
^mlttee Hum been luted at work or
^he program for the night and a hlf
time J* aiMured for every membei
of the Lodge.
BANKERS MEET
(By Associated Press.)
SAVANNAH—The Convention o'
Georgia Banker* Annorlation II*-
tened to nddresaes Friday morning
on thv “Rcjqtonftibllity Toward
Sound Ranking Principles and For
eign Investigation*.? Friday after-
neon, the honker* were entertained
by g boat-ride lu their honor.
fully appreciate the oblige t lor
placed upon them. They should
prepare themselves for th# exer
cise ot the right of suffrage and
the performance ot the duty put
upon them. The more lntelllgen-
artd* better qualified the man or
woman who has the right to vote
the* greater hr the oblfisfon to ex*
errise that right.
The first thing to do le to quali
fy for voting. Under the existing
law, voters must be registered ir
order thut they nuly be entitled tc
vote. The purpose of registration
apparent: to prevent fraud Is
election*. Hurely. every honest
I man and woman favors this.
No one can tell when some im*
{portant issue may come before the
voters of this county. All demo*
cm tic people believe that majority
should govern. Tet In Clarke coun-
ftr. with a poplation of 2S.000 p*>.
pie. only 3.M0 voters are registered
lh ?, n Hfe«* 'he People
of the eouhly elqet fpe officers ,mj
fl.fermlne It, affeJlA Tbla facj
alou, should bo sufficient to in-'
dneo every voter In the county to
qualify himself or herself by reg
istering without further delay.
It le very appropriate .that i
special week should bo assigned
for tho purpoio of having tho la
dles register, and la significant ol
the Interest shown by our worn.'
voters In their duties a* cltlaeni.
J. W. BRADWELL..
May 11, 1M3*
If womea would use Iks power
the ballot haa given them it Is
ot course, necessary that they
register. It would be a distinct loss
to this community (If our women
do not perform tbit duty. They are
eo prominently on the aide of law
and order, good school*, good
health, and all public Issues Involv
ing conservation and general bet'
terment. that It would. Indeed, be
a calamity ahould they tall to
register and vote.
Your very sincerely.
BLANTON FORTSON.
May 11. 1923.
First, let me congratulate the,
ladles In sponsoring Registration
Week for womea voter* from May
7th to 12th. Thl* Is a great move
la the right direction, and I trust
your effort* mag be successful.
Women are new .In the business
o| politics and of coarse It. comes
awkward with them to get regis
tered. know where th* polls are.
keep UP with the payment qf their
taxes-and everything’of .this glad
which It necetaar- to make them
qualified voter*. It will, ol course,
require some little practice and
coaching to get them well trained
end' I thing the naming of Regis
tration Week will be moat bene
ficial mnd helpful to them. TralD
the women to register by all means
and qualify than to vote on all
election,days. We men'are looking
for the women to parity the bal
lot bojt and I for one rejoice that
thay at* coming Into their own. Wc
need them at the polls, we need
them to help purify things in poli
tics and I he* .brighter days, ahead
of us. May Ood bless your efforts
Very truly,
FRANK A. LIPSCOMB.
Clarke County Sunday
School to Send Large |
Delegations Here to the |
State Convention.
Speakers representing the Clarke
County Sunday School convention
Sunday will explain the purpose of
tho state convention here next
week at every Sunday school in the
county.
Dr. J. D. Applewhite, chairman of
the county Sunday school asModa-
tlon stated Friday he expecteu a
large delegation will attend the
daily sessions of the convention
from each school In the county.
The convention will open Mon
day night nt 7:45 o’clock and ad
dresses will be delivered by “Red"
Barron, famous Tech football and
baseball player. Prof. \V. A. Sut
ton and other prominent Sunday
school workers. The noted “Agoga"
Bible class “flying squaf
tl^ Tabernacle Baptist
Atlanta will be on
program.
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