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VOL.' 91. NO. 134.
Associated Press 8ervlce
ATHENS, GA-, THURSDAY. JULY 19, 1923.
A. B. c. Paper
•Ingle Copies I Cants Dally, I Cents Sunday,
City Council Alters Stand On Police And Fire Board
•M'
*1*" *1* *!' ■ •I*
&. M. Schools
Bill Introduced in House
Would Divert Appro
priation! to High Schools
For Ag. Instruction.
INVOLVES~$250,000
APPROPRIATION
State Will Be Without
Machinery For Tax Col
lection If Senate Passes
StoVall Bill, Is Claim.
LATE NEWS
(By Adaoclated Preaa.)
ATLANTA. — McMichaers
amended resolution for Inves
tigation of Highway Depart'
ment passes house by vote of
140 to 40.
Bell of Burke introduces
bill to create new county of
Comer with Ssrdie as county
scsL
Senate adopts Carswell res
olution celling on house to
"get busy" and enact craer-
gcncy'" revenue measure to
pay sums due Confederate
pensioners.
Overhead Street Cars as Parking Stations
With the adoption of overhead street cars In large cities .as shown here,
problem might be eolved. The torpedo-ehaped car is the invention of Private De
Los Angeles. It has been approved by that city’s poles department and Cali
. . Mil
Detective Fletcher E. Felts qf
. r , ---- —. —. —-—, - — —. California railroad companies
have asked that the esles rights be withheld until thoir engineers can study the plans of the proposed
01 LIFE;
TO LIVE F0I1, HE SAYS
may be without.
ANV TAX 8Y6TEM
ATLANTA—If the eenate
passes .the house bill repealing
the tax equalisation law and tha
aovernor signs the measure, op
ponents of the repeal Thursday
expressed the opinion the .state
would bo without the machinery
for tax collection, taking the po
sition ' the propoeed law would
■,iot re-enact statutes In effect
before the present system wss
adopted as claimed by the re
peal proponents.
ATLANTA—A bill to abolish ail
twelve of the district Agricultural
schools In the elate Was Intro-.
duced In the house Thursday by t and went Into his room.
Representative Harris of Jefferson Uo go to sleep, she thought, but
ibrfiing.
pic Thursday
Had Brooded Over Slay
ing of Daughter’s Hus
band.
Mr. W. H- Bnree, aged <4$ night
watchman at tho Virginia-Carolina
.Chemical company plant and city
I dog catcher, killed himself at hie
homo on River Ktveet Thursday
! morning about 9:30, shooting hlm-
Isoir through the temple with
;caliber pistol ho carried as a city
offlcor.
Acocrding to Mrs, Bruce, his
came home from tho fer-
plant about hlye o’clock,
usual.
• offlcor.
j Acocrd!
I wife, he (
-ftilixer pit
and Wlmberley of Toombs.
They proposed to Introduce ler
Islatlon to use the funds amount
ing to 1 approximately $250,000 per
year appropriated for these schools
to meet the 8mIth*Hughes'federal
vocational education fund for th«
purpose of placing an instructor of
agriculture In every qualified high
school In the state.
HAVE SERVED
THEIR PURPOSE
Agricultural schools, they stat
ed, In discussing the measure
were established at a time when
there wab Insufficient number oi
high schools 1 nthe state. "They
have Sehved their purpose, declaret
the representatives, and are not
r^nderlnr service commensurate
with ihe appropriations they arc
getting/*
few minutes ho .came out
with the pistol l| bin hand and
she cautioned “him < about having
It and tdld lilm to put It upv He
went back in ms room, at 37$
River street, an' 'he followed him
to the,door and <ie went over to
a dresser and she thought he was
going to put tho gun down when
she. saw him raise It to his temple
and before she could do' anything
he had pttlled the trigger and he
fell to tho floor in a crumpler con
dition and the gun dropped out of
BROODING SINCE
SMITH KILLING
Mr. Brnca.wa* the father-ln-lav’
of J. R. Smith, who was killed In
Greene county several weeks dgo
(Turn to psge eight)
TfflS TURNER COUNTY PLAN
A Series of Articles Showing What the “Cow and
Hog and Hen” Have Done for One Georgia County,
she go At
Minnie Jordan was being sen
tenced by Judge Thornton In
Ihe late session qf police, court
Wednesday. "I aenlence you to
payment of a 330 fine nr alxty
days In the city atockade,’ be
gan the judge. “Wait a mlnutv,
Judge,’ ’cried .Minnie who was
eyeing Lula Sanford, a witness
In the case against her ebony-
hned sister. "Walt a minute.
Ice. L thinks this sentence Is
ig .tp-.-ho more -flisn-eluty
days,’ ’aa she made a lunge for
her detainer. The police finally
separated then). "I lenience
you.” Megan Judge Thornton,
after all was quiet again 'o the
court room, "to olnuty dtys to
tbe‘ Blockade,” and Minnie
seemed to be satisfied.
! ;
Council Faces About; jFHMICE LIKELY
Fire Chief Gets Trip TO ACCEPT BRITISH
NOTE PARIS STATES
THIS UP ANOT!
PLAN TO GET
h\
“We Acted Cheap,” Says Alderman Hill, “In Scratch
ing Expense Money Out of Budget. Chief Has
Served Too Well to Be Denied Trip.”
Culp Seconds Motion.
Ftrs Chief George W. McDormnn money for the trip to the conven-
v. Ill vet his trip to the Chiefs Con- tlon laat year, city counoll voting
ventton next fall after all. down the proposal that It appro-
City council voted Wednesday prlate an amount necesaary to pay
night to appropriate $100 for the for the trip. A eum of money nec-
purpose of aending' the veteran canary to pay the expense of tht
flr6 chief to the convention aftor trip wai raised by. private sub*
voting One month ago not to In- scrlptlon, however, nnd the chief
elude a elmilar amount In the bud- attended- the meeting,
flfrt for the fire department for Alderman Hill voted in June to
(hat purpose. strike from the budget the ap-
Council took a ‘change of hear propriatiop money for Chief Me
aner Several member* agroed It Dorman. Thursday he explained
waa acting chenp.” said one mem- his change of attitude by aaylng
her In explaining the reversal of that Council could not afford tc
posltofn. be “cheap” in dealing with a man
The motion waa made by Alder- who has served the oity as faith
Kent Hill of the Second Ward
and given a second by Aldermnn
Henry Culp of the First Ward. Al
derman Culp made the motion In
previous session of council to
strike out the fire department bud
get $100 designated as expense
money for Ihe chief on the con
vention trip.
•REFUSED TRIP
LAST YEAR
The chief wss refused expense
a,, -rs re *t e tne wnitenaii uouu, jusi <
Attorney For Family of „ f win M»«e.th.,iiret
Slain Men Says Indict- * *» rl **° f ,w| ' nmln * » pd a, »’
Returned Against Offi
cers.
Austin Bell, .ttorrt.y retained by
the Smith family to prosecute Jt
71. Ohaetley and other officers In
Greene .County charged with the
murder of J. B. and Jet Smith in
June of this year, stated Thursda)
that this matter will be taken up
by the Grand Jury In Greene county
on next Monday, the 23rd,
He atated thpt it will be showr
| to the Oi;and Jury tn&t the homl-
jcltde occurred at a point In a pub
Uc road of Greene county where an
Claim Germany Working
to Include Clauses That
Have Been Bone of Con
tention.
TROOP WITHDRAWAL
IS MAIN ISSUE
1?
Votes Wednesday Night
to Increase Personnel of
Board From Three to
Five Members.
TWO MEMBERS WILL
BE FROM COUNCIL
Proposed Amendment to
Bill Changing Law Said
to Be Nearer' Meeting
Approval of Clarke Rep
resentatives.
City Council Wednesday night,
altered Its position on changing
.at tttf.t | the Civil Service Commission in
ance if Troops Withe .order to get representation on thfl
drawn and Exiles Allow- b0,rd b,r T0,,n « *° lncrfaH "
ed to Return.
fully and efficiently as Chief Mc-
Dormnn. “It got under my skin.**
said Alderman Hill and I made ui
my mind to Introduce a motion
riving the chief his vacation
Council was acting cheap in de
nying him the trip and other mem
bers of council agreed with me.**
The appropriation waa unanlmouil)
ndppted,
mond. Va. in' October.
CONTESTS AT LAKE DIXIE
Friday afternoon at 5 o’clock
Lake Dixie, Atnens* new swim-
mine and amusement park on
the Whitehall Road, just out
PARIS-—Germany, through
coming British note to the French
government, her willingness to
cease passive resistance In the
Ruhr, subject to certain concession!
on the part of France.
This information has reached the !
Fren
The "convention meet, to RJch -|it»rted « unquexUoiuible but membST
official! authority. Three concea-‘.V".
elone. It was declared here, wouldI hu i h " * , h tin
be unacceptable to France becauer ,„ Tb ' ‘JlJJ?' ,‘ h , ’
they ire unaccompanied by a dtfl-j pr0, l"" r,,r “
nlte assurance or guarantees that L' 'jSUJoll ih/T, ,
Mnnsalldna wnllM . ClCCteU frOO! COUDClI, tRO list 111”
torto»mtoV joludlna ,h. mayor who was ho-
Th» British Csblnst bead pro- “"J*
'fcursdsv morn- 1 Advocates of the bill Insisted
personnel of the commission t
Instead of three members, two of
whom shall be from Council.
The law cannot be changed, how
ever, except by passage of a bill
In the legislature, which will Un
sought at tho present session.
Tho resolution changing coun
cil** stand on the bill was unani
mously adopted. / The bill, adver
tised several weeks ago, provid
ed for amending the Civil Bervire
Jlaw so ns to provide for election ot
__ . . . Jthe three members from council in-
...m. h„. .,„J■ t « d ”f ‘he clty-at-large. council
It now standi?
T
VISIT THREE CITIES
i automphlle/ could easily have betn
started wllWut tl* use of fir.
arms, aa tha roads were very nar-
gins Journey oouwiwaru. }now Bnd hJld hlgh pppkajon #nhei
To Stop At Three More •«#-. thnnt-wiii t» shown further
A P _ i that tha automobile waa fired upon
Alaskan Towns.
(By Associated Preaa.)
SEWARD. Alaake—The '
from tt)r tear and that there sr-
numerous holes In the back nl
aama; that the younger Smith,
wham Ohaatley claims fired upon
Naval him, died with a cigarette In his
The Columbia, 8. C. Stato baa
reproduced In pamphlet form a
remarkable series of articled by Its
Managing Editor on the Turner
County plaU. The Georgia Associa
tion bat been formed to extend
tbla pits to every county In Geor
gia and similar efforts will be
mode In Soeth Carolina. The Ban
ner-Herald; through the courtesy
of the Columbia 8tate. will publish
a aeries of articles summarising
the Turner County plan. The Ban
ner-Herald boa also secured a lim
ited cumber ot reprints of the
Statute pamphlet and will be glad
to metl one free to any one making
e request for same.
TURNER CREAMERY
DEVELOPS VOLUME
Kay Factor In Permanent Pros
perity Program. ,
BuvJng t Cream , Oclyr-Huiwlrad
i Merer MbeeHFifty; HB*4teV
if Each to Install Initial jMeehgnlx
cal Outfit.
Continuing the report begun lost
week from Aahburn, *Ga., regard
ing the “Turner county program
for permanent prosperity." thle ar
ticle deals parUcabtoy with the
creamery' at Aahbura and ,eomo
typical farmers among those who
supply Ita creom requirements.
One hundred business men put
up 350. each to buy tho mechanical
equipment needed to start op- the
urn! remanding that were (be
creamery a commercial success,
they would be reimbursed to mon
right hand. The bullet riddled
clothing of the two dead men wUl
be exhibited to the Orand Jury
showing bullet holes to' the real
from lust above the trouser knee,
clear up the back.
A number of other etreumatanoee
will be disclosed to the Grand Jury
stranger than those out
lined. he said.
Attorney Bell stated that. In hla
opinion. Indictment.? wtould bj
promptly returned. He called al
teration to the fact that under tbr,
law of Georgia, a committing offt-
bind a defendant over
where he haa reasonable grounds
to suspect the guilt of the defend,
tne party is to o« w.en ou, we , of th . charged: and to
the automobUs T 0 * 1 * .connecting th . conMtlon h« noin ted nut that
Transport Henderson, with Presi
dent and. Mrs. Harding and their
party aboard, was |o. leave here
early Thuriday morning, steaming
out of Resurrection Bay through
the recently chrlstlned Harding
Gateway and'for the Oral time Ir
two weeks turning her prow aouth-
ward. Although lha President ant"
hla party will visit three mor<
Alaskan cities, Valdes, Cordova and
Silks, be la en route toward the
States" for tha first time since
he left Tacoma, Washington on
July 5.
The Henderson la due to arvlvt
at Vuldex sometime Thursday and
the party Is th ba taken out ove,
Vuldex with the Rldhardaon High
way, Alaska’s North, and South
main road. Hare the travelers will
get their first view or tho majestic
Keystone Canyon.
Another Athens
tend tho contests Friday, free
of rhargs.
There will be four main
events to be divided Into the
following! One event for ladles:
one for men; one for girls
tinder fourteen years of age
nnd one for boys under'four
teen. Prises will be given the
winners In each event.
Many local mermaids and
fish (no pun intended) have
already signed up to take part
In the contests, which will* start
at five o'clock on the dot.
The Day’s News
Senate to,Follow Suit
ON TAXREPEAL
,Monte Blue and Marie.—
j Prevost Have Feature'^!
Roles in Picturization ofnej
! Famous Novel. Comedy
! Also.
! Th
said,
Fran
wltb<
troop
Ala
flclal
from
Marriage as practised nowaday!
hy' the .cynical end careless gate
■n awful blow tn "Brass,” a pow
erful Warner Brotbert classic, ot
tho screen.from tbe novel of'sdml
Charles O. Norris, which la being, vies
offered at tbe Palace theatre | wh,n
Thursday and Friday. Marie Pro
vost and Monte Blue are to the
feature rolea. In tddlUon to tills
main attracUon n Lorry Semon
comedy, "The Counter Jumper.” la
also offered.
Not only tbe ollllnesa of people
going Into marriage without know-
'hursdoy morn-
tbe proposed
its formed th<
discussion. Up.
'hursday ufter-
ln whether the
> forwarded to
ent, Including
'huraday night
which, U b
I*"" ,'?’ Immediately after announcementX
1 of Council’s acUon was inn,In up-
; position to tho proposed i hai
o? oermsn wl« a - The Rotary Club
nrlrn expelled ! a r< ' Mlu ' 1 "' 1
■cturn to thel. jg wto *. th e. «?“"«» r< '“ l,p
ring of local:
nil civic
no change in the civil service i
were contemplated in th* \
posed change or would be attempt
,ert. The only difference in opera
lion of tho law would be in ♦•lec
tion of tho commissioners from
council’s membership Instead of the
body of citizens It was said.
OPPOSE j
ACTION
i begun.
Former EmprcsG Dying ,n * each other well, but • their
readiness In exiting and bee-lining
for tbe divorce court la shown, to
Opinion* expressed that Senate , way unforgettable Indeed it
will follow tha House In pissing is any sober preachment In tho
tbe Stovall Equalisation Tax He-' must not be supposed that there
peel Bill. picture: far from tt. "Brass’’ tells
— !a corking good story, a story that
Mexico, Insane alnce 1837, re- moves every minute of the time
Mexico. I usance alnce 1*67. re- „ |, projected on tbs aereen. and' LAVONIA, Gae-Waycrore gets
ported dying at Brussel*. Is Maxi- that delighted the b>( audience I ‘I 1 " 1»»4 convenUon of the Oeor-
mill**', widow. I that beheld If. Abeorblng «* few IJJ* Pr 7".A UovUt £ n ' clly
I picture, can be. with e plot cram- onr w **‘ Polnt *•’
; county to vots against it.
iro"jaiiuarv"li';Individuals also actively
,ra January 11
j It is understood that tho bill, as
lit now’stands, comes nearer, meet
ing the favor of the Clarke repre
sentatives than originally. Alder*
man Henry Culp, who Is understood
to have n copy of the bill ns now
proposed, was reported in Atlanta
[Thursday, presumably In the inter
est of the mcasuro which is sup
posed to be Introduced at this
slon of the legislature.
The two members from council
will servo during their term ns p n
Press Association Will
Hold 1924 Convention in
Waycross. Lavonia Meet
ing Big Success.
Orergl. editor. ...set Weycree. 'SSi'»
f« 1124 Prca. Aacoclatlon Conven- ^ , Mn ^ , Ter ybody In need of
lion, at close of Lavonia aeoslon. gem,!,,, enJoymanL
Nearly everybody know* the
■tory. from the popularity It
*." Philip
this conectlon, he pointed out that
Judge Sibley in assuming to sit ns
a committal poprt. came to th«
conclusion that there was reason
able ground to suspect the guilt of
' the defendants of ftn offense under
jthe .laws of the Stateand hence,
.bound them over to the state court
. I Attorney Bell atated further, that
D A . r Wine I4nnni*! ln case there is an Indictment the
Doy wins nonorwni. f ihan protewiity, beset
u\ - **I, j»fi .. j " ’ • ^ ‘V'itowii tor hdal nexl
The /ollowtnf Bv O. T, C^C^deU
have meen commended tor uu-
usual excellence displayed while
ey or service; If not, they would #c j| n _ M temporary company com
forget it ,
Ash burn creamery, operated as
a department of A*hbum Distrib
uting company, a corporation has
for Its superintendent an expert
commercial buttermaker, H. V.
Larson. It buys cream, sweet or
sour, exclusively, on butterfat test*
operations were begun October 1,
1921. the milk coming from about
100 shippers, all of them amal! pro
dpcera. NowJtsJW of a^l^Ahlo’
an<J*$te
SSSBBaBBB
moutb oggregst*. *30,009lb'331#P30
tho month. Tbo.obJeUre ** ‘ h « en<1
(Tara lo pxge eight)
mauders:
O. E. Davenport, Belton. B. C..
clemaon college; J. H. Welker, At
lanta, Ga.. Emory Unlreralty: C.
C. Garrett, Lauren,, S. C- Clem-
B on College; H. O. Hairston, Chi-
core, Miss., Miss. A end a* College;
c. J. comer, Macon, Oo.. Bran
ham and Hughes Military Acade
my; E. L. Griffin. Plnewood, S. C.,
Wofford college; J- L Allmen,
ill, oe., Oeorglm Tech.; W.
estbrook, McComb.v • Silas.,
S'-’Yeih.; M. 1 K. Hay; Pu-
Tfti'.; CBtYer*lly[ of; Ten-,
name; D. M. Dornblnlt. Athens,
Ga., Unlreralty of Georgia.
For Georgia Giiis
(By Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON, D. C.—Tbe life
Ibiurence rating schedule for glos
In Georgia, Virginia, South Caro
lina, North Carolina, Florida. Ala
bama and Louisians, carries an
added charte of twenty-fire cents
per 3100 for those not grounded by
effecUve wiring, tbe United Slate*
department of agriculture has an
nounced In 'urging 'the proper
wiring ot gins. Ccorgi*, Arkansas.
North Carolina, Oklahoma , and
Texas nimpraMfy suffer the great
est Iona through the burning of
cotton gins, It wax stated.
City Connell to emend bill
changing Civil Service Commla-
slon. Two members from council
la plan.
Lieut. Maughan starts on sec
ond attempt of “dawn to dusk’
flight between New York end-San
Francisco.
Local men go tn Atlanta to guard
Interests to move to place ban on
poolrooms In stato.
use. cl(.
commits suicide In fit ot despon
dency.
, climaxes that surprise' and fascl
Harding party tuma southward nP^tllklf '• -»£. ‘ ■ ■. ’ .
l first leg of trip homeward. MonU Bme never acted better
Reaches Waihisgton August 29.
Insurance Rates o.if
Tovmamont gets underwsV at
Macon. Local golfers entered.
Married 7 Times:
But Not Bigamist
(By Associated Pres*.)
COLUMBUS. O*.—Seven time*
married, yet not a bigamist This
Is tha record of N. J! homing, 83
years ol,|. who recently moved
here from Fiord county, where ha
wss born and reared. Six of Mr,
Lemlng’s wive* died. HI* seventh
le- now living with him here., Mr.
Lealag be* seventeen non* nnd
three daughter*.
Joyed ea s "best seller." Philip and
Marjorie Baldwin, young nnd mar
ried. suddenly wake up to find
themselves utter strangers,
motber-to-law partially account*
for tbelr distance, but eapecially
does Marjorie’s weakness for cab
aret* and good times. Attee a qaar
rel she Mvea him forever, and
Philip picks out the scattered
threads of bis life as best he can.
Two women como Into his life, tbs
whlln Marjorie divorces him end
renurrles. The ending Is led np to
Innposterlr fashion. ,vlth thrilling
than he did here, giving a superb
Interpretation of the likable pns-
tled-Philip. Praise Is alto due the
able supporting caat which In
clude* .Marie Prevost, Harry
* Rich. Helen Pergu-
K-cnan. Edward Job-
. ct Scddon. Cyril Chad-
Pat O’Malley. The eplen-
'direction Is by Sidney Fnnk-
lln, and the producUon was mode
by Harry Rapf.
Miss Ginsberg Off
For Eastern Markets
Mlu Annie Cltuberg* leaves
Thursday for Baltimore, New York
qpd other points In the east to
buy new f*U, goods for Ginsberg
P$y, Goods Store, on -Broad street.
wWch caiylas s splendid line of
goods. _•
Ing Wednesday.
Officers wars sleeted ae follows:
C. D. Rountree, of the Wrightsvllli
Headlight. president, succeeding
W. O. Sutllve, of Savannah; Er
nest Camp, of Monroe, first and
Mist Emily Woodward, of Vienna,
aecond vice president; H. M. .Stan
ley. corresponding and C. E. Bennr
of Butler, recording secretaries: Jl
J. Howell, of Cuthbert, treasurer
The retiring president was voted
haerty thanki for Ha admlnlstra
tlon and a (Iftydollnr remem
brance; (be Incoming president
made a happy Inaugural address.
voted to hold n mld-wlo
meeting, the. time and place to be
flged, by the Incoming executive
committee. Invitation from the
Southeastern fair to attend an press
day, October 13. was referred to
the new administration.
John T. Rolfeulllet wss elected
an honorary member of the eapo*
elation.
In the afternoon cession pr. A
M. Soule presented the need of
trained farm leadership, and 17. T
Anderson, of the Macon Telegraph
propoeed a plan which was endors
ed for the newspapers to arrange
for offering as prizes for boys and
girls to the atat* scholarships *1
tht State College ot Agriculture.
CITY OP WAYCROS8
PLANS CREMATORY
WAYCROSS, Ga.—The dty of
Waycross is preparing to erect e
crematory on s thirteen-acre
tract jnst outside of the city
limits, according to en announce
ment by Commissioner C. V. Stan
ton. 1 The ileal for the land was
consummated last week, and work
on tho new crematory is, expected
to begin at once.
member of Council, th© propon©?)
ohhngo provides.
The Civil Service Commission
hns control of the Fire and Polk^e
department*. The members af
present are W. D. lleacham, chair
man nnd Commissioners J If. Ep
IIiik and .1. H. Grlffeth, .
Introduce Bill
Designed to End
Exodus of Labor
(By Associated Prose.)
ATLANTA—Representative !>©- I
La Pierre of .Jackson county and
T-Oran of Ranks submit ted a Mil j
Thursday In tho house whtrh
make it a felony for any person i
concern to solicit labor In Georgti
for other states. Tho term of im
prisonment from three to
years.
“Passage of tho bill,” DeLaPlerre |
said, “will result In checking
exodus of negroes and nth©
labor In Georgia to
It does not allow et
labor agents to operate
state. The present labor r
In Georgia demands drastic
Tation nnd this measure is one I
which we think best to provide re- 1
Uef.** ,
Representatives Stanford and 1
Copeland of Lowndes Introduced a
bill calling for a deficiency appro
priation Of J!0.000 for the Oe.
State Woman’s College at Va
The sub-committee of the
constitutional amendments com* j
mlttee took up for ronsldtanition L
of the Dekalb dele* I
gatlon which would plane county f
Officials on a salary basis Instead ]
of a few system. I
The measure was referred to the^
sub-committee, comprised
Steele, Guess and Barret*,
amended hjr the full sommittee, ,
amended the Mil wM permit i
(VKinty t* adopt the :salary
if desired. Originally It was til
ited to counties having
4 2, WO population.