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VOL. «t. NO. 122.
Associated Press 8ervlca
ATHENS. GA., THURSDAY, JULY, S, 1)23.
A. B. C. Papsr
tlnila Copies a Canto Dally. ■ Cento Sunday.
E*B*Dunlap Is Elected Legion Commander;
or Next Convention
DELEGATES RETURN
TO HOMES AFTER A
THREE DAYS' MEET
Resolutions Introduced
Thursday Cause Lively
Discussion. Child Wel
fare Work .Proposed For
Adoption By Legion.
COHEN ANF AIDES
GIVEN TROPHIES
Thousands Saw Big Day
light Fireworks Demon
stration and Torch Light
Parade Here on July
Fourths
. Acclaimed by all as the moat
enthusiastic, iiarmonrus, largest
attended and best all-roOnd conven.
tlon yet held by the Georgia, de
partment, the 1923 American Le
gion Convention closed here Thurs
day afternoon following the ’ final
session which began at 9:30 o’clock.
Delegates began to returti to
their homes at noon Thursday,
others plan to leave on trains In j
the afternoon and night settle a
few will remain over until Friday.
Tha convention met three days
with thouaanda ot visitors and-del-
egatea here tor the program given
under auspices of the Allen
Fleming, Jr., post of Athens, ,
Th,.. offering ot several resolu
tions on the floor of the contra-
thoy final
session brought forth some healed
debates and discussions. One;that
brought: many of the delegates to
their feel'was that to Intered# the
Legion in general child wflfore
work ana after this reaobitioWyas
discussed If, was evident tha# .the
spirit of, the Legion Is to confine
its activities to keep fresh those
sentiments made dear to It by the
war and [to fight for the rights of
the disabled and to ever be Inter
ested In the children of disabled ct
dead cx-soldlers but to keep away
(Tern to Page Sevan)
A LITTLE GEM
(By Associated Press.)
PRESCOTT—A resolution re
gretting that Tommy Gibbon:
"failed to knock Jack Dempsey*:
block off was adopted Wednes
day night by the Arizona Exe
cutive Commltee of the Ameri
can Legion which was in session
The resolution Bays, ‘•Resolvec’
that the Executive Commute*
of the American Legion, Depart
ment of Arizona, having beer
nlformed at the conclusion o:
it's general session, of the re
suit of the Olbbons*Deinpse>
fight, regrets that Oibbons fall-*
ed to knolk Dempsey’s blodk
off."
“ s Npw I iMust Tay
For My Fun”, Little A
Shelby SMourns Today
,TI
Hi S. AS RESULT OF
F
(By Associated Press.)
SHELBY—With It’s frenzy o'
excitement subsiding, the little ol
boom town of Shelby shut down
Thursday to take inventory and
count up It's losses, following tilt
momentous battle of Wednesday
which was the biggest fiasco in the
history of the prize ring. '
On the debit side of the ledger
the little Montaha cow town"*wh!ch
»stood out In all it's glory Wednes
| day as the fight renter of the en-
j *lre world, must write down a de
jficit of approximately $100,000.
| It coat the town on hundred thou*
:sand hard earned iron men to bu>
[the world's heavyweight champion*
j ship title and bask in the spotlight,
of fistianal for a few short hours. A
i check up' showed that exacts!}
seven thousand two hundred people
paid admissions to enter tha arena
There was an outlay of $21g,0$<
for the title holder and $26,000 fot
the promotion of the fight. Then 01
top Ot this the arena ate up $8S,00f
more.
With the exception of salvage ot
the huge pine bowl where th*
fight waa held, which la estimate*
to be around $25,000 and '920i,00(
in gate receipts, from which Fed
eral taxes of over $22,000 must be
deducted, the entire Investment Wi
dead loss.
However, Shelby haa learned bj
her mistake and they did hold th*
fight there aa It had been announced
—and that helps salve the sore
spots a little.
I Bank of England, in
Raising Rates Gets
In Line With U. S.
I * (B • Associated Press.)
I LONDON.—The Bank of Eng*
(land has raised its rate to four
I per cent from three per cent level
i which had prevailed for a year.
|The chief reason for the present in
crease is to bring the present rate:
more in line with the United |
States where money for some time
has ruled only one and a half per
cent above London.
This has induced American
traders to borrow funds in Lom
bard street, assisting in the de
pression of American exchange
which is down to foyr fifty-five.
SAT 1600 AS RACE National Race Pass
HITS TO STAY IN
GE0R6IAT0 LIVE
More Than 100 Injured in L______ _ _
Annual Celebration of flfC PFR 1 ? Tfi QFFK
Independence Day By UrNULIlU lU ULLll
Shooting Firecrackers.
(By Associated Press.)
CHICAGO—A score o<
deaths and more than one
hundred injuries resulti from
fireworks explosions and
other accidents incidental to
the nation’s observance of
Independence Day Wednes-
day, according ■ to reports
from various sections of the
co unify.
'Although efforts to prevent the
usual casualties were practically
universal fatalities occurred In all
of the principal cities of the coun
try. Most of those killed were
children. Six deaths wtre record
ed in Pittsburgh, two as a result
of firecrackers and four a» a re
sult of automobile accidents.
Rich Mineral
Deposits Are
In Franklin
Col. Gantt Writes Anoth
er Interesting Article
With Historic Notes on
Neighboring County.
BY T. LARKY (JANTT
I was indeed fortunate in having
Mr. Dorsey Davis for companion
du voyage on my recent trip
Kiwanis Meets At
Ag College Friday
OF LEGISLATURE
Governor Is Guest of
Honor At.Rotary Club
Meeting.^ Discusses Tax
ation Issue in Address.
Conference of Leading
Negroes in State Sends
Communication to Legis
lature on Negro Immi
gration.
CONDITIONS IN
HANQS OF WHITES
Association For Advance
ment of Colored People
Asks Federal Troops to
Protect Tuskegee Head.
fOy Al.ocl.tid Prttt.)
ATLANTA.—Negroes sa s race
<!o not desire to leave Georgia and
I ho south and a remedy for exist
ing conditions Is In ths hands of
• he white man, according to a com-
munncatlon addressed to the Gen-
fisl Assembly and tbu people of
Georgia, adopted at a state-wide
Fired With. patriotism and love inferenceiofleaders laths negro.
Over Marion, Ohio
(By Associated Press.)
MARION. Ohio.—Five of the
balloons which Wednesday were
released at Indianapolis in a na
tional balloon race passed over
Marion Thursday morning. They
were visible at daylight and so
slowly did they travel that all were
distinguishable at seven o'clock.
Three of them were going north
easterly! one headed due east and
the fifth northwest. There, was
scarcely any wind. The gas bags
were traveling high. No messages
were dropped so far as is known.
ATHENS AS CENTER
FOR BABY CLINIC
OFRALLEI
Savannah Cnofeen As the
Next Meeting* Place By
Unanimous Vote. Time!
to Be Selected Later.
PUNLAP SUCCEEDS
RODNEY S. COHEN
Alex R. Fawcett of. Sav- j
annah Named S e n i o i
Vice Comnjander, H. C
Hosch of Gainesville Ad
j jutant.
Athens Klwanlans will meet st
the State College of Agriculture f or hin alma mater, (lovernor tfllf- race hor# Wednesday.
Governor Delivers Special
Tex Message to Legisla
ture. Extra Legislative
Session Suggested By
Him. .
(By A.IMl.t.tf »r.M.)
throu gh franklin und adjoining j many
counties. Mr. Davis was bom and
ratted near Lavonia, he knows
every old citiaen and everybody »a
his friend. He also knows the his
tory of the different towns and
sections. He enabled 411? to meet
many farmers and others and gam
some important facta for my arti
cles.
After pausing through Daniels -
ville, Royston was the firat town
ATLANTA—Several systems of we made. It is just one hour and
taxation, Including the classifies- 'forty-five minute* ride from, Ath-
tlon ffamp tax and Income tax en». Royaton U a pretty town and
were 'suggested, to the General As* a good business center. It Is sur-
aembly Thursday by Governoi ‘ rounded by a splendid country,
- 3 -- thickly settled with progressive
Clifford Walker.
••Ileal economy In the state
county and municipal government
and the repeal of the Tax Equali
sation Law. the adoption of an in*
crease system which will relieve
under burdens no» borne by th«
owners oi real estate, by placing n
fair share of the expenses of gov
ernment upon owners of intangible
(Turn to page seven)
farmers. And Roystnn is directly
on the great National Highway,
passing through the Carolina! and
via Athens. A fine road is being
built from Royston to connect with
the good roads across the Savan
nah. but between that town and
Danielsvilie there is some broker,
and rough roads. But a fine line
(Turn to page eight)
THE TURNER COUNTY PLAN
A Series of Article 8 Showing What the “Cow and
Reg and Hen” Has Pone For, Qne Georgia County.
Local Officials Will Be
Asked to Aid in General
Round-Up of Casr Miss
ing.
Athens and Clarks ceunty law
enforcement officers will be gakei)
to join In s general round-up . ol
outlaw automobiles in Oeorgla, nc.
cording to announcement by the
secretary of state Wedneadey.
Under the state law It la a mis-
demeanor to operate an automo
bile with an Illegal tag and license
number and a complete |l.t of the
"lost or stolen" numbers la to be
supplied Immediately to police and
sheriff. In every community in
Georgia with the request that ■
close watch, be maintained by the
The Athens police department
keeps a list of ell auto tog num
bers which ha. enabled them to
trace down sctgws of automobiles
Htolen in this vicinity. A fine le
Imposed on car owners who fell
to register tbelr care at the police
headquarter..
More than 1.300 passenger car
number, have been reported ee lost
Representative of Ameri-I
can Child Health Asso-:
ciation Here to Confer!
With Applewhite and
Others Thursday.
Representatives of the American
ford Walker lit tho Rotary Club fp he confine* waa presided * Child Health Association were ir
meeting. Wednesday blazed the way over Flipper 0 f (he Athens Thursday conferring, with
in an unusual forceful address set- African Methodist Episcopal church l County Hea,th Commissioner J. D.
t:ng at rest any doubt which might of Atlanta. While declaring his u p. I Applewhite and representatives ol
have been In the minds of the peo- PoB | t |on to any migration of 4hel clvIc organisations In regard tr
pie as to his attitude towards the nPKro Bishop Flipper said he did I -Atftswnw* bid for the child health
tax question and the support of the not *Ji, e n gsr ro aa we ji .. -clinic to be established In the south
higher educational Insttlutlons oi fl , 0 *»j gr race ousht to have ths I Th ® representatives arrrivgd in
this state as well aa that of the r ,- ht to Bca i te Jl t0 a j| of Atlanta early this week and after
common schools. * i< he fjSon ^ OI |conferring with ths state board oi
His-address was delated before j I health set ov\ Is Inspect the sever
the m,etrib#i« of nta« • jRotary cltth The bishop as well as othnr |localities in Georgia bidding for th*
und a number or invited, guests speakers branded “social •quality" j child health demonstration which
members of the American Legion and “negro supremacy" aa bugs- I will be fdstered in a southern com
from all sections of the state, nt. boos created by political dema- J munlty by the association over t
-- _ the weekly meeting Y/edrtesday. gogaea. {period of. five years. .
Mrs. W. W. Puryear of fHls hearers caught the spirit of th' | The meeting was called to die- j Athena has made a strong bid
Plnrlrn Pounfir Pt-inn-o 'purpose of Governor Walker | cuHs'the negro exodss and plans'for the clinic, every civic and offl-
clsl body in the city extending &r
invitation to the association to hole!
Its demonstration here. Athens of
fers advantages for such a demon
stration as no other locality In the
■tute can offer, it Is pointed out
Friday at 2 o’clock, Fleetwood La-
niej*, secretary, announced Thurs
day The meeting was postpone*
froin Thursday on account ot th-
American Legion convention.
ripe Ikon
CITY CURB MAORiT
Clcilke County Brings in f,t„ Absolute devotion to education! for ending It
Early Tqmatoes Wfaich and from lh« beglnlng of hi. re- |
Find Ready Sale. un,J
marks until*'he had taken his seat, CLAIM MOTON’S
Luscious ripe tomatoes, grown
in this section, were for sale on
the curb market Thursday morn-
Ing, brought by Mrs. W. W. Pur-
say they went like the proverbial
year of Clarke county. Needleaa to
“hot cakes.” Another wagon load of
corn waa brought to the market
Thursday.
Mrs. Bessie Troutman, market
master, states that the sales are
Increasing each market day and
.j. stolen during the firat six. producer* arc very much pleased
months of this ydhr, the secretary with the results obtained thus ter.
of state announces. !™ e next market day Is Saturday
the members sat In absolute sllenci
absorbing evert word which wiu
well modulated, sincere und to th*
point, calculated to sink deep inti
the minds of everyone present with,
out the least tinge of evuslon of the
all. important matter of-taxation.
' It was Governor Walker's birth
day. He Was born July 4, 1877, ir
Monroe, Gn. t "his natal day seem*
Ingly having endowed hint with
those essentials to true American
ism, the mark of men wh.
achieve.”
SPEAKS ON *
EDUCATION
Governor Walker wHs 'presented
Offlcers^re ot the opinion that*Nearly 400 permit* have been Is- Governor Walker wSs 'j™*"*®?
,n North ~* lw
appropriated by wblakay blockade i Oeccgla.
runner, aa a protection against
having tbelr cars traced.
Twenty to 40 ’brood hens (pre
bred, preferably).
Ten acres 'In corn, velvet beans
and North Carolina peanuts.
Five acres in oats, followed by
peas or other hay crop.
* Tfe* rColumbia. 8. C,. State has cows, (pure bred, preferably),
reproduced In parAphlet form n TWntv to 4o brood hem
remarkable series of. articles by its
Managing Editor on .the Turner
County plan.’ A Georgia Associa
tion b*s been formed to extend thl*
plan to every county in Georgia
and similar efforts will be mad# In
South Carolina. The Benner-Her-
aid through the '■ courtesy of the
Columbia Stats, will publish a se
ries. of articles summarising the
Turner County plan. The Herald
has also secured a limited number
of reprints of the State’s pamphlet
and. will be glad to mail one free
to any one making a request for
.*?Vfcat **• Turner County^' ,A$d-
culture Program? „ '
Turner County's Program
(Based on One Horse Farm Unit)
Three to bIx good producing milk
Four acres In wheat, followed by
8panish peanuts.
Five acres In Spanish peanuts ot
watermelons or divided with to
bacco.
Three acres In sweet ' potatoei
and ribbon cane.
Twelve acres In permanent past
ure, sown to carpet 1 ’ grass, l>all|»
gt+nd and tospodtea' fllov«r.>Lu n ’
Five acres In cotton:
Objective for 1023
Increased rream productkwr to
100,000 pounds the month. (Enough
ta make a South Carolina cream-
(Turn to Page Three) *
France Honors
American Heroes
In H e r Legions
Hard-Earned Sous and
Francs of French Poor
and Children Build Mon
ument.
(By A«»oelated Preaa.)
PARIS— A monument In
ot American volunteer. In Un
French army who lo.t their llv.i
In the world war waa unvellet
Wednesday In the Place De* Eton
Uni*.
More than 89,000 French peoplt
threw In tbelr hord earned HOI
and franca when Franc* p»*.ed th.
! hat.
, Contributions ranged from 20,00'
francs given by the Bank of Franc*
to ten centimes, brought Ip proud ! Mason; ii is on
honoi
; Phlnlzy and in a five-minutes tnlk
he covered many matters of vita*
Importance and of unusual Inter
est. He said that he desired for
the people in Athens to understand
fully his position on all matters an*’
especially those ftlatipg to the tax
nuafter of a centnry ago. IIs said
That he f#lt th;it thScre ’ had been
(Turn to page eight)
“SOULS FOR SALE” IS
PALACE FEATURE
Picturization of Rupert j'Writer of ''My
Old Kentucky
Home Honored
LIFE IN DANDER
NEW YORK—Doctoring the
live, of R. R. Moton, president otlThe eduontlonal Institution* thru
Tuakegee Institute end of negro i th.lr official* gavo alio Invited
■urgeaona at the United State* Vet-
terani hoapltol st Tuskegee, Ala-
bama, had been tbrentened by
maaked mobs, tbe National Auod-
atlon for Advancement of Colored
People Thuradny wired President
linrdlng urging him to send federal
troop* to protect them. t
RESULT OP KU
KLUX PARADE
inor.t of Colored People In r*que*t-
Inx military protection for Dr. R
It. Moton, head of Tuakegee Insti
tute, and negro *urg*on,i nt the
Veteran* Hoapltol mulled.
th* clinic to thin city.
Sir other localities are' urglns
entabllihment of the cllnlo In thelt
environ* and It Is probable the af
•octotlon will select this state fot
It* work and possibly Athena be
cause of Its unusual advantages.
Ths appalling number of Infant
deaths In this ntats and country
has told th* Child Health Asso
ciation to establish theap cllnlct'
with a view to helping people re
dues the tote of Infant mortality
and the Athena people are deeply
Interested In having tha cllnfc fot
auppoacd, here becauae nf a parade j BURNING GASOLINE
of seven hundred members nf thel FATAL TO PRINTER
Ku Klux Klan Iters .Tuesday
nlng.
Edgar II. Dunlap of Oalncsvllli
was unanimously elected
Commandor or the Americ;
glon hero at the closing sei
Thursday morning.
Savannah was selected
1921 convention city. Rome
the only contender for the convg
tion next year, but Sav;
unanimously chosen. The time ^
_ ... be selected by the new ;
the southeast established here and . committee. ’ _ ‘
Alex R. Fawcett of Savannah a
elected senior
Asa W*. Candler ot Atlanta, i
monsly re.olccted national coan
teeman ; H. C. Hosch ,
vlllo, slato adjutant. Ne:
convention was limited to t
LIST OP'OFFICES
cotamunden-tEdgar B. Dun
lap, GaimavllleV
'Senior VI8o-Commnml*r —
Alex R. Fawcett, Savannah,
Junior VlJte.Commander —
Statham Qulnni Washington.
Adjutant—H.« C. Hosch,
Gainesville. I
Chaplain: E.) N. -McKinley,
Washington.
National Committeeman —
Asa W. Candler. Atlanta.
Treasurer — Barnes Bankston,
Atlanta.
Historian—L| E.
Atlanta. !
Executive Cotimlt
Moore, Macon;!,Will
nlllialt. Savannkh; (
Eddy, Columbus; Hoy root
Statesboro, flrlt district; J.
West, Albany. I second dlstrl
It. L. Crawford! Amorlcns,
district; j; n.|Fltzpatrirk.
lumbus, fourth District; Osc
Co*. Atlanta, I fifth dlstrl;
Usher Wlnslc(t,’ Macon,
district; Dr. P. L. Knox, Ml
ta, sevonth district;
Toomey. Washington,
district; Harris IV. Moore,
mlng, ninth district; J. P.
hart, Wairenton. tenth dlstri,
J. a Johnson, Valdosta, "
district; M. P. Webb,
twelfth district |
ATLANTA, Ga. — Clarence T.
- #. - Luerman. 37, printer> of Union a . ^. — v
The Klansmen darched hv Tue- City, died Tueeday a> th* mult of 1 mention of Dunl inhf name
igee Institute before making theli burns he suffered recently when ... LL
bara La Marr Heads the 1
Cast.
By JOHN E. DREWERY
' A photoplay that Is ter out ol
th* beatin paths is Goldwyn’s ne*
Rup|rt Hughes’ film, “Souls tor
Sale,” adapted and directed by Du
author from his novel of life
among the motion picture colon)
in Hollywood, which Is now on view
at the Palace theatre. This is un
doubtedly one of the biggest and
most Important productions of th*
to ten centimes, nrougnt in pruua .season; it Is on a bigger scale
ly by little school boys and girlr| t han anything Mr. Hughe* hsi
woh, when disaster threatened, hitherto done for the screen. • H*
their tireuldee, were barely old
enough to lisp their admiration fot
"Le# American.” The Monu
ment In bronse, waa executed
Jean Boucher, a young French
sculptor, who fought beside thos
earfy American volunteers. It repre
sents an American in ,pYSnch un
form calling to his compatriots tr
follow his example. The afe* of
Ithe state has been executed In the
likeness of Allen Seger. the acldler* f
poet, who wrote a prophetic poeml
of a rendezvous with death ■
|some disputed barricade. On the]
base of the monument are en
graved the names of all Americar|
volunteers in the French army
who were killed In France, Includf
jng Norman PHpce, Victor Chap
man. Kenneth Wefka, KiffIn RcOT-
well, Russell Kelly, fclchard aH*’
Edward Half, Eafle Flak and o(h
-T*- «v* ' u* . ,
It took three years to collect th*
(Turn te >age eight)
BARD8TOWN-—A special ‘rail,
from Louisville and scores of auto,
mobiles from points ove.* the staff
hrnight a host of Kcntuckyians tr
this place for the formal dedica
tion ns a state shrine of Federal
Hill, the old Rowan home, where,
in 1852, Stephen Collins. Foster, o
visitor during Ms 'honeymoon
wrote “My, Old Kentucky Home."
The dedication of the state
shrine, which marks In tangible
fprm the crystalllrntlon of tho sen
timent of Kentuckians for their
native staje .falls on the ninety,
seventh Hnnlv*rj.iry ot Fouler’/
state, gnd Pittsburgh, bis birth
birth,
Pennsylvania, Foster’s native
place, were given a prominent place
has consciously selected a theme
peculiarly adaptable to the fUmi
and capable of a broader and mor*
spectacular treatment than b* euM
tomartly gives to his theme*. ,, -- - . .
Ion the program. The chamber ot
Th# Introductory movie seen# commerce of' Pittsburgh had pre.
In the deaert are picturesque an< | pa red n bronze plate recording the
most human—In fact, the movi<!fact that Foster had written the
people Intipduced are always hu-lgon* nt Federal Hill and also had
man and are distinct individuals | entrusted to Its delegation a frill
ekgee
way to the downtown atreots
Spokesmen for the paraders said
the demonstration symbolize 1 n
protest of fifty thouaand Alabama
Klansmen against placing the ne-
uro personnel to man the Veteranr
hospital.
Death Summons
Athens Man’s
Mother Thurs.
Mrs. W. A. Hardy Dies
After Short Illness. Fun
eral at Philomath Thurs
day Afternoon.
_ recently when
burning gasoline was sprayed over
"•hi by a motor on which he was
working. He is survived by his
wife, two daughters, his p a rente,
fod/ brothers and one slater, all of
Oklahoma.
ICE CORPORATION PAYS
. __ $14«,44« DIVIDENDS
.ATLANTA, Ga.—Payment of
$146,446 in dividends to stock
holders of the Atlantic Ice ft Coal
Corporation, waa announced Tues
day. This is said to be the largest
amount paid this year by any one
local concern to its stockholders.
The fund# distributed repfesent-
ed the regular 3 per cent semi-an-
nu*l dividend and 2 per cent divi
dend on common stock. Holder* of
preferred stock were-miid $8l.m
*“• owners of commoii stock U
ceived $62,248.
O. Sparks of tho* Jotteph N.
Post In Macon placed
ville man In nomlnatioi
commandershlp. The
was secondod by Robert.
Crawfordvlllo, Roy r
Earle Cocko of Dawson, nstk
vice commander, moved tha
nomination for commander
closed which was unanlmou
done.
Dunlin*, succeeds _
Cohen of Augusta. -
Tho new commander Is ©ni
the most enthusiastic men in
glon circles. He hns been the U
• r i-i urtMiil/ation of zevi
in tho Ninth district
a splendid conmiai
nominating him Mr. Sparks .
out that hfs war record was . ■,
lent and his Interest In th**
(Tarn to page eight)
not film typed. Tbe epectuculat
climax In the burning of the big
circus tent. In a great storm
gives a thrill that one will remem
ber. The photography Is splendid
The cast Is one of the best evei
tsembled. In the six big feature
roles are ‘ Eleanor Board man. Ma»
Busch,* Barbara La Marr, Frank'
Majkg^lUchafd Dlx mtd Lew Cody
AhuMUrfe
'length nit portrait of the comp*
corded from nn original which
hiifce !*» the Foster memorial
Pittsbureh. to he nlaced above the
mantel In the perl or of the house.
Oltv officials of Pittsburgh and
members of cMc organizations to
gether with former. Congressman
John Francis Kurk<y spokesman
tor the alatk of. Pfuutylvajila: Mrs.
AlaxaDil.r T). Ro»o. a gnnditoneh
Brin- tea.,of th. romnosqr. ufo.Btbor
ben or th. Foster family '»ere
siren placet with lending Ken-
toefctonx Id the exercises.
Z*u a \\VJ it [FIRST BLOW AGAINST GEOR(
Philomath at l;*o a. m., Thursday P - - ^
reached tbe city early this morning
She was the mother of Messrs
Harry B. and Frank B. Hardly, of
the Hardy Hardware Co., of Ath
ens, and their friends join In ex
tending condolence and sympathy.
Mrs. Hardy was one of the moti
beloved women of her home sec
tion. prominently connected, «utd
henldes her family and relative:
leaves a large circle of friends to
urn her death.
Surviving* her are her husband
r. W. A. Hardly, of Philomath
and six sons: Hugh M. Hardy
Parish, Ala.; Chaa A. Hardy
Washington. Ga.; Clarence N. Har
dy. Philomath; Eben M. Hardy
Atlanta and Harry B. and FYank B'
Hardy of Athens.
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Funeral and Interment will' be
held at Philomath at 4 p. m. Thurs
day. ‘
LIQUOR LAW MADE IN GENL
ASSEMBLY THURSDAY MORI
IB- Associated Press.)
ATLANTA—A bill to repealjthe Georgia prohibits
law which would leave the fulfrespoMibility for enforc
ment of the Volstead act in the state upon the federal
emment Thursday was introduced in the house by
Craig Arnold of Lumpkin county.
“Prohibition has heen a total
faillire in ttoorgia.” the represen
tative declared In discusing the
measure, adding that he believed
ths.presence ot. the federal tow and
the state set hsd esuted a "con
flict in enforcement,” and that tho
gov-l
Dr.!
Charging that there now exists
"great deal of rivalry between f«d-|
eral and county officer*
drive for whiskey-running automi
bilea," Representative Arnold tai
there la more interest on the psi
of county sheriffs and deputies
repeal of tho Georgia iteWte would eeBturmir earn whirl! are' con(hi
res ult in a itronger CnfoveemehtiCSted under the Georyi,. | uw thsnJ
here on the part of the govern-jin the apprehension of alleged erirn^