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Inveetiaata TodtJI To Regular Subscriber* the banner-herald 11,000 Acctoom Punoy pro*. Dally and Sunday—10 Centa a Week. Ertall.hed 1132. Dally IBd sonay—10 Centl ■ WAR. ATHENS COTTON; Middling 28V* Previous Cloee .. 25ft WEATHER: ai» Cooler with shower*. L _Jj jft VOL. 91 HO. ' n - Associated Press 8trvlca ATHENS, GA, TUESDAY. MAY 15, 1923 A. B. C. Paper Single Copies 2 Cents Dally. 8 Cents Sunday. Bandit Prisoners To Be Shot TuesdayNight Is Latest Ultimatum Bandit Chief Demands Guarantees of Foreign Legatiops That Demands Will Be Met time UMITOUT IN SEVERAL HOURS New Army of Bandits Form and Lay Siege to Town of Hanon, During Monday. hew by the Chinese bandits have only a few more hours to live, unless the foreign diplomatic representa tives In China aarap to five the bandits their personal guarantees that the Chinese government will carry out all terms fixed by the bandits In the Shantung bills, and those guarantees must be given by Tuesday night The ultimatum from the bandits waa brought to officials by Esther bearers, an aged priest, who con ferred with the bandit chief Sun day In bis stronghold In the moun tain country of Shantung. The re port was made to the American Consul at Uncbeng Monday. Father Lenders described the bandit chief called-Wang. as being "a young man of clean-cut ap-. __ _ pearance, well dressed and wear- | daughter of Mr. and Mrs. j. C. lag eye-glasses." Father Lenfers Jester w hlle Miss Forbes is persuaded the chief of the bandits to eitend the time limit which he had previously set, one day. The limit would have run out Monday night, j ... The bandit chief told Father beaters that he would not accept the guaranteep of the Chinese gov ernment an their official pledgea meant nothing to him, therefore he preferred, to deal directly with the foreign. legations, and would accept no guarantees unites coun tersigned by the foreign represen tatives. The main point In tha demanda made by the bandlta chief Is that the Chinese government restore immediately all the bandlta to the status of regular aoldlera. with a pledge that they would rafter no reprisila. Tho original demand! Included a ransom sum of one million dol lars. but no more ban boon hoard of a ransom demand. i China Is stirred to It's depths by the actions of the bandits but seems powerless to do anythllng. Troops have been rant after the bandits and at the preaent time within strilklng distance, but the bandit chief has rant word that should an attack occur, the prison ers would he Immediately killed. MISS ELSIE JESTER TENNIS CHAMPION Wins L. C. I. Contest With Miss Frances Forbes. Eighteen Girls in Tour nament. In one of the hottest tennis games ever played on the Lucy Cobb court, iMdss Elsie Jester won the 1923 championship of that in stitution Monday afternoon, defeat ing Misa Frances Forbes. Misses Forbes and - Jester played two sets, the latter winning botb. The flrtt game was 9-7. one of tho ptettlest played and hotly contest ed ever held by the young girls a| the famous institution. Misses Mary Stephenson and Myra Belle Brown played to tho semi-finals with Misses Jester and Forbes. Eighteen girls entered the tournament and sixteen games were played, all singles. Winning of the tennis champion ship at Lucy Cobb Is recognised as a high athletic honor, the inter est manifested by the girls being very keen. Misses Forbes and Jes ter demonstrated unusual skill In their games. Miss Jester Is MERCER GAMES BE LAST APPEARANCE OF 17G CO-EDSAnENB 11 Considerable Gain Over Last Year Is Shown. Bet ter Grade Made By Wo men. Soule Hall Filled. One hundred and seventy-six co.educational students were en rolled at tho University of Georgia this year. Of this number one hun dred and thirty were enrolled as long time students, while 92 reg istered for the short courses offer ed in economics and home demon stration. These figures show a con siderable gain over those of lasts year's. Sixty-five counties of the state of Georgia are represented here. The scholarship record for the co-eds this year shows a slight Increase .over the scholarship of last year. The total number of grades made during the first anil second terms are as follows: 35 .HANKOW.—About cue thousand g r to to”#’ soldiers and ex-bandlta from Ho- *° 9 “' n( M to So’ and 2 nor nan have been Incorporated into 7 If 1p “"*• -®° to 70 ' ontl 2 per »n army and are camped aeren , K,rt«tered mile, from Honan, demanding trta Wtjjjm iitndraU •» bate of one hundred and .fifty 'ford.grora.aia.ter of ArU.Bach- thousand dollar* and n quantity - JSfwSr d'i«rture ltl011 ** *** priC ® °* ,lielr nomlc*. Bachelor of. Science Oen. departure- oral. Doctor of Law*. B. 8. Medical and Pharmacy. departure. The nnthoritllei pf Honan have so far refilled to comply with the demand*, and: tha.courae they will take ta a* yat unknown. The ban dits are desperate and tha outcome Is feared, ahould tha town offlclnla refuse, to meet the demand! of tha army (f aoldlera and bandlta. f Trains running between Hankow anil' Pekin are carrying detaoh DORMITORY ~NEARLY FILLED Soule Hall, the dormitory Is fill ed fo Its capacity, and nearly all of the space has been reserved for next year. A large number of stu M nSTUrSK dents during the year having been ZUJZ? “ Ch Wl,h living in hoarding house, nnd pri. ▼at© homes In various parts of tho ABC’S —of— rSPAPER ADVERTISING NEWS PLACINO THE ILLUSTRATION Ths position of the llluttratloB i" *n advtrt'Mmsnt Is Impor tant. Under usual conditions, where not too large. tho cut should be positioned In the upper ••ft corner, where It will moet aulckly Ctteh the eye of tho cae- U*l reader. It Urge. In proper- t'°n to tho tpaco to be ueod, It should bo placod at tha top In ths centor. Exceptions art In pic tures Of tho human figure or bust, when the picture chould fee* the *•"* of tho cdvortlsomont—for ■hi, position euggoots that tha reader leak at th* ttxt also. Cuts •* ">*eh*nle*l dsvlcts, sectional cute, or trademark cuts may b* P'sced in proximity to th* matter illustrated. It Is sometimes *4- tectivo to place a email cut tc w* r d the bottom, on either side >«a«ing a dear whit* space' at th* Typ* should never crowd mm- tretions. Qivo your tuts a chance to d, their work—give them room. " 'ha Illustration telle .its stsry ro* are net wasting spas* when you leeve enough white »'ound to make It stand suL city because of the shortage In the dormitory facilities. The girls rifle team and riding data are being aponsored by the Military Department. Among the women there are two national fraternities Phi Mu and Chi Omega. And there la oue na tional literary aorority known aa the Chi Delta PhL There are n large number of the local cluba Indludlng Pioneer, Heme Ecom., Zodofac and Alpha Mu. More and more > the female stu dent at the University of Georgia Is learning the tradition* of eflor- gla and la herself rapidly becoming n true and staunch of the Red and Black. ' Mr. H. Reginald Dies In Athens Mr. Henry Reginald, aged 82. died at the home of his daughter. Mrs. Charles Keljog, 198 Hall atreet here Monday afternoon at t o'clock. . Tho body was taken to Mandrln. Fla., near Jacksonville, Tuesday, for funeral and Interment. Bern stein Brothers, funeral directors, will be In charge of arrangements. Mr. Reginald, a retired banker, moved to Athena two year* ago. He la survived by n wife, three daugh ter* and one son. He wee « ntem- bar of the Episcopal church. The fnnerel win be conductwlby Rev. Shields from St John's Eplacopal church In Mkndrin Wednesday. Athens’ Last Glimpse of 1923 Bulldogs in Action Here Tuesday and Wed nesday. STONE TO~FACE ANDY CHAMBERS Sale Probably to Occupy Mound For the Red and Black Wednesday. Games At 3:45. The final baseball series of the year on Sanford field between col lege teams will be played' Tuesday afternoon and Wednesday between the Georgia Red and Black team and Mercer University. The Mercer team arrived In Athens Tuesday morning, and Is In splendid shape for the two games, having enjoyed a rest of several days.- These games will have no hearing on the final S. I. C. stand ing but will figure In the state championship. Sutton Urges Week-Day F Religious Education In S. S. Meet Address “Whipping Boss” To Face Trial on “Red” Barron, Noted Tech Athlete, Praises University Coaches and' Murder Charges) Type of Athletics. “STUDENTS NIGHT’ CLOSING SESSION; Walter Higginbotham and William Fisher Surren der to Marshall. Murder Trial Starts Soon. LOOD AND FUMES SWEEP! THROUGH BIG HUH RESORT Hot Springs in Grip of Flood. Fire Destroys the Marquette 1 Hotel. Wa ters Rising. COMMUNICATIONS DOWN AS RESULT Over Four Hundred Dele- Report Places Dead At gates, Here to Attend Seventeen. Eleven Feet Regional Conference. To Close Wednesday Night. BY JOHN I). ALLEN With Professor W. A. Sutton, superintend^::! of Atlanta schools; A. M- Smith, teacher of the At lanta Agogn Bible Class; Mbs Nell Warren, its sponsor, . and of Water in the City Streets. By Aasaolatad Press. LITTLEf, ROCK.—Fragmentary, reports by tha Little Rock Demo crat from Hot Springe Indicated that the report of a heavy lou of Tigo Stone, captain and premier moundsman of tho Mercer tear will probably iiurl the Initial game Tuesday afternoon., Stone la one of the greatest pitchers in tha South and If he la accorded the supiiort he deserves, will be a hard man for the Georgians tp defeat This l» Stone’s last yeal at Mercer and ids last appearance on Sanford Field. It he pitches Tuesday he will fa all probability be opposed by brutal treatment C Hlgginbohtma was whipping bond st the Putnam Lumber Company of which Fisher Is superintendent Service Caravan Attracts - Attention of Visitqrs. Is Andy Chambers who pitched'. , Public At Niehti against Auburn last Friday. wln-| Upen rUDIIC^m. niguu ning bis game. Both of the games will begin at 3:45 and the admiselon Is the same as the other recent games, 75 and 50 ceatB. After these games Georgia will go to Mercer for a couple of garnet Friday and Saturday. ' PITCHERS ONLY DIFFERENCE, BAY 'MACON.—Oaly a alight drill wa* held Monday afternoon by the Baptists, preparatory to leaving Tuesday for a two game aorief with tho University of cGorgli. baseball team In Athens. Mercor will return Thuradly and another two-gamo aeries will be played be tween tlieae two Inatltntlon* at Central City Park on Friday and Saturday. The rivalry that has sprung up between Mercer and Georgia of late, Insures soma hard fought games. Both teama have very Im pressive record*, In fact, more vie. torloa are chalked up to theso two team* than any other college ag gregation In Georgia, and these four gamda will go n long way to wards determining the champion- •hip of the south. GEORGIA HAS PITCHERS In only onn way ha* Georgia anything on Mercer to any notlc- eahle extent tbli year, and that le In the pitching staff. Mercer has one reliable twlrter, Tlgo atone, while with Chambers, Clarke,' Sale and Pantone occupj:ng the rifle pit for the Bulldogs, they have quite a formidable squad of pitcher*. So with four game* hang, ing In the balance, all of which art to be played during the conrae of five days, the outcome l« very doubtful. It will fall the lot of Hammock and Rya|* to pitch two games, while In nil probability Tige Stone will twirl the other two. There has been no relaxation whatever during th* paet week In the routine practice of the orange and black nine. Coach Cody has worked his man ptnnnonsly and Incessantly and they are in prime condition. A week of hard prac tice will do mnch toward* round ing a team Into shane. so It la to be expected that the team will pearance than they have during make a much more Impressive ap- any previous appearance this aea- Thoso who will maks the trip art Tlge Stone. Hop Morgen, Clay Rynls, Dan Hammock. -Smokey Harper, Harvey 8h*ppard, Shorty Poore, Rabbit Prentiss, Gldden Wilkes, Sid Ellison and Lambert Smith. (By Associated Press.) TALLAHASSEE.—Walter Higgin botham and William Flaher arrived here early Tuesday and surrender- ed to United Statea Deputy Mar shall, who held federal warrant*; against them charging conspiracy In connection with the alleged^brn- Putnam ^Lumbm^ompany'et Clara.! “Rod" Barron, hero of gridiron' life In that city due to flood and Higginbotham la scheduled to go, battles and right tackle In the i f | re were exagarrated, but one re- °haree* of fi'rat"deme^murder"th? prin£?al spooler:, of the pro- l*>« »»* ‘h»t six or eight perished, nnnnortinn *uh the death of Mar-i IP*ni, Monday night’s session j It has been confirmed that eeri- tin Tabert. a convict who died aJ ™* rkl 'd a big point in the work of oui Hoods along the White River the reralt of alleged whipping an? &h 0 ol ('unfcrenc'convened al th? aro » nd that even hl " h ° r Fit st Methodist church, according levels are expected to be reached to officials of the conference. More by_the waters, than .‘ix hundred delegates and visitors were present, crowding the building beyond its nohnal capac ity. Confcrencea on ‘Sunday school operation were held Tuesday morn ing beginning at 9:46 in the First Methodist enure h. Rev. W. A. Jonnard of Savannah, Episcopal (minister, delivered an address on “Building Up tho Church School;” Mrs- W. H. Askew of Atlanta spoke on “The Need afid Place of the Vacation Bible School;” Dr. R. O. Flinn of Atlanta spoke on tho “Evangelism in the Teaching Pro gram,” and Dr. H. E- Trade of New York spoke on the “Dynamics of Teaching.” Declaring that “the purpose of education.is to discover, to devel op. to direct, to perfect, and to utilize all the forces of nature about us nnd all the resources of tho human heart,” Professor Sut ton, the first speaker Monday niehL emphasized the importance of religious education If the defi nition ho true. ATHENS TUESDAY 75 Delegates Here. Font dealers, representing more than \ fifteen Georgia citlea, a semhled In Athena Taeaday for Two days' service convention. Approximately seventy-fWe vl.j I ton were expected to.rcgistqr for the convention by Tuesday night The convention la being held, for the purpose of Impressing the pub lic with the service furnished by the Ford dealers and an Interesting feature of the convention will be the Ford Service Caravan which will be one exhibition during the aesalona. i The Ford Service Caravan ta a complete service station mounted on six Ford trucks, demonstrating in actual use every type of ma chinery especially . dealgned to speod up and improve repair work done on Ford can. DEMONSTRATED IN ATHENS This' traveling service station was being demonstrated to Ford dealers and their shop experts all day Tuesday, and In the evening the public will be given an oppor. tunlty to see the outfit In opera tion. states C.' A. Trnaaell. of the Treason Motor Company, local Ford dealers. Tha convention program follows: Tuesday morning and afternoon —Registration of visitors. Demnn- •tratloln of traveling service sta tion talka by Ford Motor Com pany experts and' representatives of Oxburn-Abaton Co., of Atlanta, equipqient and machinery distribu tors. Tuesday evening—Public dem onstration of Ford traveling .ent ice etntlon at the city hall at the corner of Washington etreet end College avenue nnd talk* by repre sentatives of FOrd Motor Company and Osbarn-Abston. Wednesday morning—Instruc tion and demonstration by experts of correct .methods of assembling srd car*. Wednaaday Noon—Luncheon to til loaventlon visitor* at Georgian Hotel. Wednesday afternoon—Visit, to points of loterest and adjourn ment. Negro Fugitive Is Captured In Oconee Hiding in the loft of n barn In Oconee county, Alonso Htwklne, negro, waa arrested Tuesday by county Officers Huff and R. A. Saye. Hawklna la charged with a felony after having shot a negro woman at the county farm a few weeks ago. Hawkins escaped and was chased by bloodhounds shortly after the shooting occurred. The woman wan not fatally wounded. •• American cigarettes art ’becom ing very popular In China, where 8,509,000,000 wen Imported In 1122. “Religion is a fundamental in stinct, the most fundamental of all instincts," ho continued. “A man may forget thirst, he may forget hunger; hut he docs not become so exhausted or get down so tow,in tho scale of life as to forget the religious Instinct. I am apeaking of religion in itself, now, whether it be Buddhist or Hindu. Moham medan or Christian. Mir the thing that people think about in the direst extremity is the thing nearest the heart “Religion Is the bails of physi cal life. A man has to havo it in order to live. It is also tho basis of Intellectual life. The thing that has made our nation great is Its religion, for the mental clarity pf a people is absolutely dependent upon the clarity Of its spiritual vi,ion, and that clarity our fath ers possessed. And juet as truly la it the bash of social life. (Turn to Pag* Six) RAISE MONEYFOR FIVE FREE BEOS Total Now $1878.03. Will Seek Balance Necessary Kiwanians Urged To Continue Efforts In c BehalfOf The Farmer Univ. Students To Attend Last S.S. Conference Dormitories Will Send Large Delegations to “College Night” Session of S. S. Convention. BY JOHN D. ALLEN With assurances of attendance from many of the leaders in stu dent circles in the various educa tions) institutions In Athens, Wed nesday night, designated as Col lege Night by the officials of tho Sunday School Conference, ia ex pected to bring to a fitting climax tha aesalona now being held at the First Methodiat church nnd to close what is already raid to be the most constructive conference of it* kind held in recer.t years. Keen Interest hae been created between Lucy Cobb Institute, the State Normal School and the Wo man’s Building at tha University .... »* to which trill succeed In'turn- The White River waa two feet L"L°“‘ above the flood stage Tuesday morning and the waters were still rising. A three foot riee at New port waa predicted before Thurs day. The train service between Llttlo Rock and Hot Springs waa sus pended Tuesday and It was stated that all rail communlratloni would he down for probably forty-eight hoars or possibly more. TWO 80DIE8 RECOVERED BENTON.—Two bodies were re covered from the flood waters near the Missouri-Pacific railway sta tion at Hot Springs, Monday night, ncrordlng to j. W. Arnold, t lum ber man of Benton, who was in Hot Springs whan tha torrents rushed' down on that city. Arnold and two railway' men nr- ?*"’ *. nd ,,m ® atory rived.gram -. Hoi Bprillge - rartyjt—E 1 ^ R.Drtg^ mor,lln * on * n,Uw * r raa *^“ l0 ri!2!?^!£252, Tho Marquette Hotel at Hot Rprinigs baa been deatroyqd by flro. Thle was the only fir* re ported following the etorm Monday night. Tho water Is standing six feet deep In the telephone com. P*ny offices Ip Hot Springs. It waa announced. caslon. Between the men’s dormi tories at the Unlvenity, rivalry has been especially strong since the appointment Sunday of com mittee chairmen. Special seating ■ftrangemonts will be mndo for Wednesday night, permitting mem bers of jthe same contingent to alt together. “dLD" COLLEGE TO ATTEND “Old College will live up to Its ancient reputation-of being first in evenrthing,” declared W. G. Coop er, Jr., well known member of the junior claw, who ii chairman of tuneh to be right there Wednes day night.” 1 James M. Byne, Jr., a leader In freshmen activities, was equally •anguine regarding the delegation irom New College of which hr has been appointed committee chair- oanaa District Governor Oliver Speaks on Agricultural Program of Club. Mayor Welcomes Delegates. lunciieon’served AT AG. CAFETERIA Baseball Game and Stunts By Entertainment Com mittee Feature Lunch eon Following Session. With more than oae hundred Kiwanians present the first con vention of tho northern division of tho state organization was held at the Stato College of Agriculture Tuesday. — An early morning business ses sion, luncheon nnd entertainment program at tho College Cafeteria ahd tho Georgla-Mercer bndeball corned tho Kiwanians to Athens on for tho visiting “Wo Builders." Mayor George C. Thomas wel comed the Kiwanians ot Athens on behalf of tho city, praising the work of the clubs in thie division for their effort* in behalf of a better agriculture and extending to the visitor* the “keys of the city.” Kiwonian R. C. Norman of Washington responded to the w come ot the mayor, stating tl the people of this section an* ways of the opportunity to OLIVER SPEAKS Following tho welcome address and response Captain J. W. Bar- _ _ *, president of the Athens Ki- thc commute* ta that" dormitory S* n, ‘ Introduced the follow- You can look for moat of our ^dvernor Oh -* — - ver of tho Georgia duttrlct; Lieut. Gov. W. W. Mundy of Cedartown; Dr. M. AI. Stapler, president of tho Deaf nnd Dumb Inatituto of Ma con; Walter Hodgson, trustee of the Athens club; Dr. Andrew M. Soule, president of the State Col lege of Agriculture; Charles F Marlin and W. L. Erwin of tb Athens club. Kiwanian Oliver spoke of the a. prominent I aa editor of “SSKi,* district activities in ' behalf of ta mraitt * < \ chairman agricultural rehabilitation, prais- S'";‘'L,,' • , ing tho work being done to aid the Mss Sarah Nolle Gillann, who farmer place his farm on a bu"J- 7 w j th nets basis. He urged the clubs t„ religious activities during her stay at the University, speak* for the co-eds as chairman qf the Woman’* Building and affirms that hdr dor mitory will be the' best represented °f all. Mlea Gilland Is a senior. Edgar M. Dunatan. also a mem ber of the senior claae, is chairman of tip Danmark Hall committee, and stands high In the ranks of TEXARKANA.—Unofficial ad vice*. received from two state telephones from Hot Springs, state the known dead aa numbering rav- hM”«Ctm#J , ?h2 1 Jf. n . d ta7h W ~ c ^ d ‘b*t«rt. He threaten nos swept over the city In the past'to use all of Ms onftorva If neces- two davs. Th. r.n.F» ro-L. ‘ Mr y ( to m ,g 0 inmates^! the Hall come up with the best showing Wednesday night. Among th* striking features of the college night program are lec ture* by Dr. Hugh S. Hagill and Dr. H. E. Tralle, both of whom are nationally known authorities in tho Sunday school, field. Dr. Tralle will talk on “Worth and Wealth,” while Dr. Magill will lectftr. on “X Complete Program of Education in a Democracy/’ Special music for the occasion will be rendered. two days. The report further stated that tpe waiter wa* running eleven feet deep on Central avenue and was still rising. iiiilTii) Discussion of $76,000,000 Fund Will Come Before Southern Baptists in Kansas City. Three Athenians, Dr. John D. Mell, Dr. J. C Wilkinson nnd Dr. J. J. Bennett, will be present at tho opening of the Southern Bap. For Six Beds At General i^r^reiST” c “ y- “°" Hospital. Money for endowing more than five beds at the Athens General Hospital hia been raised by Dr. Mell Is president of the Geor gia Baptlat convention nnd Is al ways a prominent figure In the nc- tfriUee of the Southern Baptist •esetone. Dr. Wllklneoo. pastor of women through the varions church ,'l>e First Baptist chnrch, la n mem- orgnnlxation and tag sales on Hoa- j her of tha education committee pltal Day, It was announced Tues day by Mrs. A: 8. Parker, chair* man of the Ladles Auxiliary. I A total ot 11878.03 ban boon rais ed, more than one hundred dollars over the amount Saturday nighL This sum endows fivo beds and the women are going ahead and raise the balance necessary to endow sir beds for this year. , The Jewish people of the city wish (heir • contributions this year to endow a bed In memory of Mrs' Rachael H?l “ 10 ARRESTED AS RESULTOF RAIDS, Epdng and MqCune R^ R^, H?rlt Th0 „ rat Pre , b y. leased Under $200 Bond terlana church will endow a bed Ennh • Johns Not Yet ,n memory of Dr. John Oerdlne nnd uacn. jonns DIOI thn Epl«copal chnrch will endow Apprehended. ,n bed In memory of Dr. Den H. DtiPrec. Two of the three men charged | The money raised by each church with having whiskey In connection organlsatloln Tuesday was as tol- wlth two raids on the so-called .lon-a: Catholic church, Mra. John “Young Men's Club" on Thomu I Booth, chairmen, 1104.34; Chris- atreet were arrested Monday aft- tion church. Mrs. L. L. La Boon, ernoon by Bailiff HnR. .chairman. 9100.00; Episcopal The two men upon whom war-1 church, Mrs. Sara Nickerson, rants were served, Norbett Eating chairman, 1179.73: First Baptist and Johnny McCnne, were released. church. Mm. J. C. Hutchins, Sr., after making bond In the amount chairman. $329.85; First Methodist of $200 each tor tha two __ Ralph Johns, the other man. had not bean apprehended ~ ' “ morning. i* 4 ». Tha raiding 'Of the “Voting Man’s (Turn to Pag* Six) eknrch. Mrs. L. M. Carter, $215.0$: First Presbrterian church. Mrs. W. Tueadar D. Hooper.. chairman. $3.12.$$:- A friend, anonymous. $l$Atf;. Jewish, people, $43546. Mrs. SlmowMichael chairman. *. •; of fhe convention and Dr. Bennett, now pastor of the Prince Avenue Baptist church. I* a member of the home million board. Delegates representing the J- 367.63$ white Baptists of the South Will meet In Kansu Cltv for con- venflon. Approximately 6.000 dele gates wilt attend. This will b« th* *8th sessions of the convention. WILL DISCUSS $75,000,000 FUND One of the moet Important Iteme to come before the Kansas City convention will be, the matter of arranging to aucoeufully com plete the Baptist $75,000,000 cam paign. and It la likely that plana will be made for a campaign of some kind to follow the present one. | Since the preaent campaign was launched In Atlanta, four years ago. It la predicted that the eon. ventlon will meet In Aaltnta again lir 1024 for the purpose of launch ing new plane. It Will be brought out In the con vention that th* total value of Io. cel Baptist chnrch property Is now $114442512. nnd that Baptists con tributed to all causes last yearns . . . - total of^ 514AU.1L . _ just south of here; BIG TULL OF LIVES Fifty Dead and More Than Hundred Injured As Tornado Sweeps Through Texas. (By Associated Press.) FORT . WORTH—Fifty persons were killed and practically a hun dred Injured near Colorado, Tex es, when n tornado swept through that section, according to meagre reports telephoned Into this city Monday. Since the news was received communication has been cut off due to damage I by .wind. The worst damage reported waa near Big Springs. A long distance message from Sweetwater at (1 o’clock stated that the tornado struck the town of Loraine, In Mitchell county, and that .the death (i*t would probably reach fly*) in that county,' all of whom are farmers. DEATH LIST IS ' " STILL GROWING COLORADO CITY—Eight bod tea of persons killed by a tornado near here early Monday morning, have been brought to this city and It I* reported that several more are on their way here. Twelve persons have been count ed dead, gnd ft ia thought that tbs injured list will run into the nun- drede, some perhaps fatally. Persona doing relief work re- ported that the dead and injured are being found In nearly every farm house around bars in the rural sections. One man and his two small children were killed and a number injured when the torna do swirled across the Spade Ranch continue their work. ATTEND HALL CAME Tho luncheon, served at 2 o’clock in tho Collego Cafeteria, was turned over to the entertainment committee and several stunts were performed by visiting and local Kiwanmne. Songs' were given by Kiwanion Jimmie Bishop, the Im perial Russian Kiwanis Quartet, and visiting ladies, with Kiwanian Sanford making an address. following the business sension nnd luncheon the Kiwanians at tended the Georgia-Mercer base ball game on Sanford Field. CALLED BV DEATH Widow of Late Senator Dies Suddenly Monday Night At Her Home in Thomson. THOMSON, Ga.-—(Special. Mrs. Thomas E. Watson. Widow of the late eenator from Georgia, who died last September, passed away at her home here Monday night. 8he had been 1(1 for several days, but late this afternoon her condi tion suddenly became serious and and she died of aa acute attack of diabetes. . . Mrs. Watson was one of the most prominent women In the south. Shortly after the death of her bus- baml aha was.offered the appoint ment aa Ms successor by Governor Hardwick, hut tills honor she de- cllnett .Shd was essentially a homc-lov- lns person, but always was wltl her husband In flic thick of the numerous conflicts which he faced. TWO GRANDDAUGHTERS Mra. Watson la survived only by her two granddaughters, Misses Georgia I^o and Georgia Watson, both of whom ore attending school In Washington, D. C. They were notified by telegraph of their grandmother’s death. Funeral services will he sei.t sometime Wednesday after the ar rival of the two girls from Wash- Ington. ___ An-Athens lady. Mrs. Lowe. Is an aunt ot Mrs. ’ whom Mrs. Watson has many Hraea. Mrs. El Ecklo: a daughter-in-law of -Mrs. ■ owu will attend the hlch will be held i