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Investigate Today) To Regular Subscribers THE BANNER-HERALD $1,000 Accident Policy Freo THE BANNER-HERALD Dally and Sunday—10 Cento a Week. Established 1032 Dally and Sunday—10 Canto a Week. 1 •’—"l ATHENS COTTON: PREVIOUS CLOSE 2S|jc THE WEATHER: Light Showers With Lower Temperature. VOL. 91, NO. 124 Associated Prase Service ATHENS, CA., SUNDAY. JULY 8, 192S. Northeast •Ingle Copies t Cento Dally. • Cento Sunday. Georgia Farmers Organize h-fr 4*-4* 4*-4" 4^-4. 4^-4. 4^-4. 4—4. 4—4. 4—4. 4^-4. Summer School Enrolls Over 2,000 *-* 4-—4 1 4-—4- 4*—4* +—4- ATHENS ELKS BEGIN TOAGAIATTENDMIiGE TD BIG Smith-Hughes Vocational Course, At State College Will Also Bring Large Number to Athens. MANY PROMINENT WOMEN TO ATTEND Summer School Course For Club Women Only $1 For Entire Week. En rollment to Exceed 2,000. Registration for the Woman's (Hub iCouxse andi -Smith-Hughes vocational short course this week is expected to send the Unlvorslty Df Georgia Summer School en rollment skyward—beyond the 2,000 mark. The University School Is already the largest in tho South Atlantic States. TACONVENTI Local I-odge to Send Band and Delegation of Two Hundred and Fifty Members. A number ol persona, prominent In volitional t education will bo hrre during 'the week'to lecture, and to Join in the discussions con cerning vocational plans. F. E. Unci, state director of vocational education in Georgia, will lecture Tuesday at chapel on the Univer sity campus. Later In tho day ho lecture to tho agricultural teachers and (the Homo economics teachers at the State Agricultural oliege. Dr. C. II. Lane, of Washington, D. C.. In chargo of Agricultural training in tho United States, will here all the week. R. B. Maltby,' Federal agent for tho South Le. gion, which Includes twelve states is expected Monday. Mr. Maltby wan formorly supervisor of Agri cultural education In Georgia. State Superintendent -N. H. Ballard, and Supervisor E. Af Pound wll lalso attend the convention. Some of the state's leading worn- en will be here for the course, among them Mrs. Alonso Richard* son. of Atlanta, Mrs. R. L. Berner. Macon; (Mrs. J. E, Hays. Monte zuma, state president; Mrs. Mc Cord Roberts. Atlanta; Mrs. A. P. Brantley, Blackshewr. The course will run for one week, opening Monday morning at 9:20 o’clock with Mrs. W. C. Kellog of Atlanta, as chairman of the pro. gram for that day. On Monday lectures will be de- Jlvered by 'Miss Susie Lee Crum ley and Miss Charlotte Templeton on the library. Miss Mary Cres- *HI. of the State College of Ag riculture an export home econom ist. will lecture on "How the Club May Help Intrpduce Home Econo mics in the Schools of the Town and (County." (dodge. The local lodge will carry a large band over to take part In tho pa rade. and Exalted Ruler P. S. John son urges that all local Elks or member of this lodge, take pn«rt in the parade, if they are in Atlanta, as It will help advertise Athens. This is the largest delegation sent More than two hundred and fifty members of Athens Lodge No. 700 will represent this city at tho Na tional Convention of Elks, which opens in Atlanta -Monday. Following tho final meeting of tho local lodge beforo the conven. tlon begins, which was held Friday night, many members signed up for tho convention, bringing tho num ber to between two hundred and fifty and two hundred and sixty- five. The uniforms which the local Elks will wear In the monster ua- rade during tho convention, in which every lodge in the country will be represented, have arrived. Tho uniforms aro both striking and unique—something out of tho or. dlnary. It consists of a large straw farmor’s hat, with a purple hat hand with the letters and number of tho local lodgo. White shoes with purple laces, the colors of the order. White shirt with purple tio and a brilliant purple suit of overalls. They will represent "Tho Boll Weevil Boys." The Friday night meeting was attended by one of the largest crowds of the year, as discussion of final plans worn taken up and instruction given tho members how they could find tho headquarters, a soven room house, when they reach Atlanta. Saturday afternoon, the Elks entertained their wives at a big barbecue at the Elks’ Country Homo, and Saturday night the E. B. C.'s gave a stag barbecue sup Woman Murders Another Who Broke Up Home Grabs Homewrecker By Hair and Fires Twice. Holds Crowd Off With Revolver. (By Associated Press) CHICAG^p—Charging the other woman with having stolen her hus band, Mrs. Annie Bernntowlcz, thir ty eight years old and a mother of four children, shot and killed Mrs Annio Andruxki on a crowded atreet corner here Saturday. Mm. Andrnskl was about tc board a stret car near her home, when the Irate woman, who had ap pearuntly been waiting for her, rushed upon her with drawn re volver. Screaming, "You thler. Yoi hoinebreaker," Mrs. Berjiatowlc: grasped the struggling woman by the hall and before eye-witnesses could Interfere or try to save th* woman, shot her victim twice, kill ing her almost Instantly. The body slowly slipped to the ground a»*-1 the woman died an Instant later. Then leveling her weapon at by standers who sought to approach her, the woman slayer held them off, but was overpowered a few minutes later when a police dis order squad arrived and arrested her. Atlanta Flooded As Elks Pour in CTED SIT. ON EOF Walter Higginotham Is; Convicted For Second Degree Murder in Death of Tabert. Fleming Post "No. 20 of th< American Legion I wish to ex- tnd to th City and County Of ficials'and the Chamber of Com our heartiest thanks foi ?o-operatlon during th* rontlon. the many patriotic citizen: rendered us service In mak- •this the greatest of all Le- Conventions by their un co-operation wo owe t of gratitude which we can repay HENRY H. WEST. Commander. FRANK O. MILLER. Convention Chairman. WILLIAM O. McADOO 'Friends Throw His Hat Into the Ring ByThousairds appeB, _ (By Associated Press.) LAKE CITY Fla.—Thom, as Walter Higginbotham was late Saturday found guilty of murder of Martin 1 Tabert of North Dakota in: the second degree by a jury! here. The verdict carries a sentence of twenty years in prison. The jury was out one hour and twenty minutes. There was no demonstra tion in the court room when the verdict was reported. Attorneys for the defend ants immediately made a motion for a new trial. Hig ginbotham was in court when the jury announced the decision. He was released on $10,- 000 bond pending hearing of BANKERS OF SIXTH RESERVE DISTRICT MEET HERE FRIDAY Dr. Soule Announces Im portant Conference on the Agricultural Devel opment of South At Ag. College. Indications A.r e T h a t More Than Fifty-Five Thousand Elks Will At tend Convention. (By Associatod Press) ATLANTA.—-With the vanguard already rolling Into'thls city, Indi cations aro that more than flfty- (ivc thousand KIk., from all parts per to tho single members of the of the nation will take part In the Bankers from each state In the Sixth Federal Roaerre District will meet In Athens at the State col. lege of Agriculture July 13 for a conference important to agricul- the smith. Dr. A. M. Soule, ■ it of the State College an. -nouncod Saturday ‘ Charles B. Levis of Macon, r,-airman of the agricultural com mission or the American Bankers' Association for the Sixth Federal Reserve District, will preside. LAKE ERIE National Convention, which open* I T.ipiitPfiAntit here Monday. ' The entire Grand Lodge officials have already arrived In Atlanta, and are busy mapping program for the buslnesa sessions of the convention. J. Edgar Master, of Charleroi, Pa., Grand Exalted Ruler of the to the convention from any town ; order arrived here Friday and of the same size any where over ; opened his offices at the Analey the United States, and the local Hotel. With him were Charles H. lodge Is anxious to make as good iGrakelow. Grand Esquire and Fred an Impression as possible. i Robinson. Grand Secretary, who Any Elk who wishes to find the j stated that everything waa In location of the beadifuarters of : readiness for the convention open- his lodge may do ho by Inquiring j Ing. at the office where the delegates The convention opens Monday, register an that office will be notl- I the 9th. and will run through Sat. fled ao as to give correct dlrec- afrdayi 14th, wfth an entertaln- tions. Iment program that has never been Many Athenians who are not ' excelled, according to statements Elks have signified their lnten_ j fnsued by the officials who have tlon of going over on the day of .the convention in charge, the big parade, for the South has | The huge parade, which will bo never seen one surh as this will ,one of the features of the entire be—fifty thousand Elks In all types convention, will probably be staged of fancy costumes with more than j Thursday. Wore than flftv thou- seventy-flve bands heading the pa. rade. 'sand Elks are expected to take part. Roth and Null Believed Lost After Long Search. Were in Balloon Race. (By AMociatsd Press.) CLEVELAND, Ohio—All William Gibbs MeArfoo, native Gcorobn, farmer Secretary of the U. S. Treaeury and conform- idoblo contender for tho prool- doncy next yoor. McADOO BOOM LAUNCHED BY Meeting, Will Be Held At Chamber Commerce Office At 11 O’clock Success of Curb Market Inspires Producers to Make Plans For Handling Anticipated Surplus Food Crop in This Section Next Year. Inspired by the reraarksblt success of the Athens Curb Market, representatives from each of the Clarke county communitied and counties in .Northeast Georgia will meet here next Saturday to perfect an organization for marketing surplus crops grown in this section. The meeting will be held In ihr Clumber of Commerce headquart- TDK IRES HERE HALT IN DECLINE N V CDiCMno Report of Receiver J. H. • I. FRIENDS I Dorsey Shows Loss From. di JTTr , v a. i Hi & h Peak 1919 Is Plans Will Be Made Later. Slowing Down. Believe Him Strong " Contender For Nomina- . T *“ bl »p ro pertyinciarke C oun. tion in 1924. (By Asaoeiatcd Pratt.) NEW YORK—Detailed plana foi launching a "William O. McAdor president" boom has been worked out at a dinner of a dozer of bln most Intimate frlenda here The Evening Pbst aald Saturday. Although McAdoo has not form ally announced hla candidacy, hie supporters were declared confident hla hat would be In the ring. .The. diner* meeting recently os tensibly waa lo honor Samuel Ami* don. national democratic commit teeman from Kansas and picket' Amldon to handle the McAdoo cam paign, tho Evening Pont nays. The diners discussed the relatlv* I strength of fornyr Governor Cox a' Soule stated In a letter. „ rnry Ford ^ nator underwood. "Tho Banker-Farmer Conference for the Sixth Federal Reserve DIb- trict will begin at threo p. m., on Friday, July 13th, In the auditorium former Ambassador to Great Brit ain John W. Davis, concluding that McAdoo could enter the convention with four hundred delegates and fJSSJifttL —T« r«d7.o’mritch they had regia* Agriculture. This promises to be a‘ !o , 1|n| ^ gathering of considerable Impor- trrr(1 .. f; , vorU '; ^ n .V"n ol '™ ' tance and moment lo tbo wrlfari. of our agriculture. It Is expected that hanker representatives will be In attendance from the various states composing tho Sixth Federal Reserve District. The meellog will be presided over toy Hon. Cbarlea B. Lewis of Macon. Georgia, who la hope that Lieutenant L. J. chairman of tho Apricnltural Com. Roth and his aide Lieuten- »'“'<«> of the American Bankers- ------ Association for the Sixth Federal ant T. B. Null, pilots of the muling navy balloon A6698, R “ erT * D "‘ rict which left Indianapolis on July 4 in the national elimi nation air race, were living was abandoned here Satur day night. The crew of the tug H. Stanley, found the ill-fated aviators, uniforms, leather coat, log, records and charts entangled in the ty was returned at $18,366,120, ac cording to the digest of Tax Re ceiver J. H. Dorsey, It was learned Saturday. This la a decrease 0 f $948,635 over the rotnnrs of 1022 -which amounted to tl9.314.856 and $2,- 674.601 loss over 1931 returns. Tbo decrease, however, this year was smaller than last year. The city property was returned at a value of $15,977,000. while tho other districts returned property as follows: 217th $466,COO; 218th 8213570; 219th $148,070; 2J0tb 8709.145 ; 241st $90,030: 1347 $178.. 515; 1467 $100,235. SEES IMPROVEMENT IN RETURNS ATLANTA, Ga.—Tax digests from seventeen counties In Georgia to Henry J. Fullbright. tax commix, sloner. show decreases In taxable property In each of them except tires, but when all have been filed the proportion of Increases and de ers In the Hinton Securities build ing and tho agricultural and'mar keting committees of that organis ation aa well aa othero Interest.’- In agricultural development of 'till, section will take part. The Curb Market, It le pointed out. baa shown farmers what they can do with food crepe, If they properly grade their products and puck them attractively. Although the local demand for moat fond crops has not peen supplied many farmers are encouraged and arc planning to produce more vegeta bles and other food cropa next y-.-r. In order to make plans for ready and profitable marketing of these crops It was thought that a meet ing should be held now -o perfect marketing plans and not delay un til next arason when It will be too late. total of 447 permits to sell produce oh th Athons Curb Mar ket has been Issued to farmers In Clarke nnd adjoining counties nr well as some on the outskirts of this nnd (he ninth congreasfona district. A letter Im being sent producer to whom a permit han been Insued asking that a repre sentative be named from*each com- is CM .100.1 (i.irh creases la expected to be about TREATY SATURDAY French Chamber of Depu IN DEBT PAYING' Senate Still Uncertain. (By Associated Press) Community Wagon &Hs ^sm^oN.-w^thst to. , .," --- ” . rrencii i namner or uepouee .nan drifting part inflated bal- j $136 Worth of Produce ranged the naval llmltatlea treaty extend an invitation; Mias Ross Woodbury, principal the Roes. Woodbury School, will lead a round table discussion on lively topics. Dr. S. V. Sanford will lecture on club Journalism. A cordial Invitation Is Issued to >11 womon and all organisations to meet with those classes as they are equally woll adapted to all semens’ public activities. 'Mission ary societies, members of tho U. I) C„ the D. A. R.. the League of Women Voters, the Auxiliary of the America! Legion and nil other or ganizations aro urged to Join with the club In u most beneficial week work and PtoX- Registration will .bo made. In -a body Hall en the University campus Monday from 8:20 to 9:20. The fee Is $1 (one dollar) and In cludes all the lectures, all the en tertainment^ given by the Sum- tner School and two tickets to the Strand or Palace thoatrea good any afternoons of the week. Monday's Program Is as follows: CHANGE IN program A number of changes have been trade In the Summer School enter tainment program for the week July 8.14th. Tho revised program '* as follows: Sunday. Jnly 9th. at formal School, Near East moving (Turn »o F*l« Six) THE TURNER COUNTY PLAN A Series of Articles Showing What the “Cow and Hog and Hen” Have Done for One Georgia County. Tho Columbia, 8. C„ State has reproduced la pamphlet form remarkable series of articles by Its Managing Editor on the Turner County plan. A Georgia Associa tion baa been formed to extend thle plan to every county In Georgia and similar efforts will be made In South Carolina. Tho Banner-Her ald through the courtesy of the Columbia State, will publish a ae ries of artlrles summarising the Turner County plan. The Banner Herald haa also secured a limited number of reprlnte of the Stato'i pamphlet and will be glad to hall free to any one making a re quest for same., (Third Article) PROGRAM IN BRIEF Turner's program ns finally en tered upon two years ago. differed In particular from that of 1923 which appears with this artlhle because two yean of test have In dicated certain changes, but In principle the program la unaltered Crudely and briefly described. It Involvee the ehlfting of the prin cipal farm activity from eottor growing to the production of dairy producks, awlne and chickens. This was accomplished through dlacreet hut adequate advances by the local banka to all farmers good repute desiring them, with which to buy a modest Initial ael up of cows, hogs and chickens, at' of good quality. The formers engaged to handli these faithfully, under guidance ol the farm bureau and the county agent. The bualneea community and the extension forces undertook to provide dependable marketinr facilities for all that the farmer! might produce under the new sys tem. The farmers were to. grow all their feed and to forbear from any beyond absolutely necessary purchases of equipment NO PLUNGING DONE Nobody “plunged,* no costly barns were built at the outset, few alios were erected, few cement floors laid. Even stanchion* for the milking eheda were made bj hand from scrap lumber. The Idea was to build up good herd* and flock* gradually. Some pure bred bulla of the two better breeds Guernseys nnd Jersey*. were bought by Individuals and other: by neighborhood blocs. Turner, (Turn to Pago Two) loon bag about twenty-two miles south, southwest of Port Stanley, Ont., about noon Saturday. On all aides, the crew of the tug found mute evidence of a heroic struggle in mid air. Evidently overtaken by terrific winds and an electri cal storm Roth and Null fought desperately to shift tiieir ballast and rise above the gale. . Somehow the bas ket was ripped from the buffetted bag .which was found seared and water logged by the crew of the Stanley. The log shows that the air men had been sailing at an average height of 800 to 900, feet before the storm engulfed them. Then comes the significant items: “threw thirty pounds of ballast ov erboard. Rose from 1200 to 2500 feet.” . .Later nn just one word: “broken.” in One Day. Butterbeans Sell Fast. ((bat lias reached Washington from | abroad for many a day. For many reaaona, not all The .following facta ware gather ed at the Curb Market yesterday- One woman, by selling vegetable: direct to tha consumer, haa been enabled to pay for naceaaarlen o life at her home and make pay- 1,1 wura or raury- Ri.Kts on debt* contracted by th. po*ers la romplete than ap. family last year. I pears to be little apprehension A community wason of produce I among American orridato of a*, from High Shoal* in Oconee “ ~ * “ which have been apparent, on the surface of events, favorable action by Pfttnce had been awaited with unusual concern. Although the French sonata still must give Its accent before the cycle of ratify- ty, directed by W. H. Burge** *old In one day $1*6.00 worth am' total of $260 worth In threo day* last week, $20 of the $135 was de rived from .the *ale of‘cream to th« Agricultural College creamery. Thlr same wagon, started last Novme her, has never sold more than $*( worth of cream and other produce In n single day. Three men sold thirty gallons of huttrbeann In thirty minutes, am* had scores of calls for "more." C. E. Wiliams of Lyons. Oa.. at tending the Summer School her** told of it market similar to th* Athens Curb Market organized by business men In his home town rlous composition or delay In that quarter. Foremost among the causes for gratification here Is that French acceptance of the treaty will nut *ho can-nheaf on Uie most porUn- tlotiM diplomatic undertaking of the uarr'fn* administration br actual, ly giving vitality to the Washing, ton Conference Plan to end com petitive building of small boats^ equal, according to the official. Lanier, Echols and Warren are the counties to date reporting In creases In values, whllo Bartow, Dade, Wilkinson, tMiller, Seminole, Jones Lincoln. Randolph Pike Union Taliaferro. Crawford, Heard and Atkinson have recorded slight decreases. ) *t A total of $4,480,000 will be col lected in ad valorem taxes, this yqar, In the opinion of Mr. Full- brlght. This figure compares with approximately $$,000,000 collected In the stateSs banner year, 11201 Approximately $200,000 la expect ed from inheritance tax. The total valuation probably will be $1J)00^ 000,000. munlty In Clark and each county In thin section to attend th© meet ing next Saturday. The communities In Clarke win. will Bond delegates arc. Fowlers, Oconr* Heights, Bandy Creek. Tuckston, Centerville, Whitehall " d I tinfoil- Iti own. Wlntervllie has already named H. E. Dunlap, and Fowler*. O. L. Fleming. The meeting will commence at 11 o'clock. The letters are being mailed out but those who have been issued permith to the Curb Market are usked, upon reading this an nouncement, to appoint their ro- intatlve to the meeting and send It to Mrs, Bessie Troutman market maatcr. In calling the meeting states: 'It seems desirable that tomr form of organization be perfected for the purpose of carrying on th< work started by the Athena Curb Market. "The Curb Market has been and Is a success. However, it Is very. J likely that problems will arise In Bandits Again Hold Up Train and Keep Prison ers For Ransom. Police Organized. the near future and that these problems can be met and solved jbest through some form of organi zation. Furthermore it seems likely that during the. coming season ther* will be some surplus products In this section, that Is a greater quan- tl»y of fruits, or vegetables or poultry than tho Curb Market will bo able to handle.. Plans should b laid for disposing of thes things HONOKON'C!—Bandits Saturday morning held up • train on the Cen ton-Kowloon Railway, fifteen mllet from Canton, killing one Chinese military officsr and one soldier and carylng off about ninety upper class Chinese who are being held for ransom. The bandits also carried ofl about $10,000 in booty. No foreigners were among the passengers kidnaped by the ban dits, though there were several on the train when it was held up and robbed. “Swaps” Two Daughters and Son ^ He also said his father sold $600 9 worth of dewberries from of land. He planted the Lueretir dewberry. Planted now they wll! bear next summer, he said. Oscar Osborn sold $27.60 worth — ■| of butter and peaches yesterday Mr. Jake Bernstein has Jtst re- Mr. Osborn bring* hi* butter on turned from Baltimore and Grand j fee. Sales yesterday amounted Rapids, where he spent some tlmrj /Jorind $1*00. Someone lost Bernstein’s Buyer Back From Markets! In th Interest of the ‘firm of, umbrella with Initials on It “Jf. M Bernstein Bros, one of tho large,’an<1 can set it by asking Mra furniture houaee In this Motion oil Bessie Troutman, markrt master, the country. Turj.iny li next market day. for Horse, Cow and Calf—Jail ; <Bv Associated Press.) CORTLAND—Alleged to have traded his two daughters and one son for a horse, cow and, a calf Lark Thornlngfon of Truxton, was convicted Friday night of impropet guardianship before Judge Champ- tin In Children's Court. George flhaw. also of Truxton, the man with whom Thoringtor mad# the barter was released on on one hundred thousand dollar: ball on a charge of attacking the younger daughter. The younger daughter and son will be committed to the County Home, the court ordering that th« father pay for their keep. The elder of the two girls wax found In the Bhaw home and wat detained for mental examination It cams to light in the •investiga tion that the children had nevei a railroad train until rscentl) and had always been closely con fined. Old Georgia Boy Appoint ed By Governor As Ad jutant General of the Empire State. adjutant general of the state by Governor Clifford M. Walker, K waa officially announced at the cxocutlvo offices Friday afternoon. Tho announcement stated that, to completing the organization of the military department, the adjutant generalship had been first offered to Colonel E. E. Pomeroy, who. r, was compelled, on ac count of the demands of hla law practice to decline the appoint ment. Major cox will rank as brig adier general. John P. Haunson, state com mander of the Spanlsh-Amorican War Veterans, haa been appointed (Tern to pago sis ) kite.