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Investigate Today! To Regular Subscriber, TUB BANNER-HERALD $1,000 Accident Policy Free Daily and Sunday—10 Cento a Week. Associated Press Service ATHENS, GA„ TUESDAY, AUGUST 7, 1923, /AITING FOR fHEMANWHO WON’T RETURN Athenians Will Seek to Prevent Discontinuance of Line Between Bel mont and Athens. S. A. L.TOOPPOSE MOVE OF ROAD Cities on Route Affected By Suspension Will Also Send Representatives to Hearing. FIFTY ARE KILLED IN BATTLE (By Associated Press.) MANILLA.—Fifty Moro s were killed and many more were wounded. In a battle near Lake Iaanao on the Island of Minda nao late Monday, with members of the Constabulary Force. In the fighting three of the members of the Constabulary wore wounded, one of thers thought fatally. It was state L the report of the battle which was given In at the Governor- General’s office, which gave few details of the fighting. FIVE ARE DEM Hi Harding’s Home Church Irhe most famous dog in ]the world, “Laddie Boy,” i sits at the door of the /trite House watching (Members of the loeni committee _ ~., . * • M to appear u,.iore j U d S e w. ii. liar- Two Others Among Injur- rett in protest against disrominu- I once of service on the Gainesville- Midland railroad from Athens to Belmont will go to Augusta in time for the hearing Wednesday morn ing. The managers of the road,, tin der the bankrupt' receivers have asked for the discontinuance on thin branch of the road and Ath ens, Jefferson and other points „ , along the line are fighting the I morning when a freight train hit move. Such action on the part of an automobile in which the victims the road would leave Jefferson en- w cr e riding at a crossing tfrely without *railroad frJ*ilitieB j RIfryi. .Toilet and Eastern Rpil- und there are located there many road tracks. Physicians of Eighth eressional D i s t r i c t to Hold Annual ' Meeting Here on Wednesday. HOLD BARBECUE AT EAST LAKE Mayor Thomas and Dr. Reynolds to Make Wel come Addresses. Large Attendance Expected. A delicious Georgia barbecue will feature the meeting of the 8th dis trict physicians when the Associa tion moets hero Wednesday for th<* annual district convention. The place of the session Is East Lake I and between the morning and aft ernoon business meetings will be I the barbecue/ served In the open ! w *Di the trimmings that make tfaptlSl. theso affairs especially palatable church * (** Georgia. two more will die, as a result of I f d.u p urnciVIpnl’ It is thonplit that tho final ’Vayor George C. Thomas and Dr. a collision here early Tuesday 01 ™ e ** ** UiOUgllL trial- IDG Iinai || arf> M I. Reynold* will extend services for President Harding, which will take place welcome to the visitors on behalf if ed May Die. A a Result off Crash'With Freight! Train. j (By Associated Press.) I HUNTINGTON.—Five persons) were killed and four injured, of which number it is likely that again. business concerns whose life would be placed in jeopardy. It is clalra- waiting to greet his | ed, if such action Is taken. :e^ema S t«r,whoseL^X^X , - , ^S i he Will never hear day. John U. Gamble, representing j the Seaboard Airline, the Athens Terndnal company and other in terests will also oppose the move. ■ The committees named from the I vnrfous stations along the line will i probably have attorneys to file a formal Intervention in the case and will go before Judge Barrett as actual parties In the hearing and V»t merely on-lookers. SUICIDE SUPPOSED TO BE CASHIER OF BUNK PERSONNEL OF COMMITTEE Tho composite committee Is composed of, from Athens, John E. ,Talmadge, Horry Hodgson, E. M. Howell. E. J. Rondtwant. A. O. Dudley nod W. F. Dorsey; Gaines ville, J. II. Hoseh. W. J. Healor and J. II. Mershohn. renderprass, J. A. rrooks. .1. G. ttlchsrdson. P. J. Roberts; Jefferson. M. M. Bryan, J. C Turner, Homer lfaneoek, J. E. ind J. 8. Ayers ns attorney. Talmo. A. J. Murphy, Dr. W. C. Kennedy and J. W. Davts. Signatures of several business houses have been affixed to a pe tition agreeing to consign a cer- tain amount of frelpht to thq G-M orts of Policeman William J. nf thc „ nP ls ,„, t discontinued, tovldson to prevent him. Tho of- Thla was circulated by tho who was about half o block ,-|, nm Dt-r of iTommeree, and will be one of thc fcatnroa of tho hear ing. 1 iRills Self Near Washing ton Monument in Spite of Efforts of Policeman to Prevent. (By Atcociated Press.) WASHINGTON/ D. C.—A man (supposed to be L. II. Adams of La llrange, Ga„ killed himself near tho (Washington Monument here Mon- play afternoon, In splto of the cf- plcer way saw him tako out his gun nd stnrted on the run toward him, ■but It waa too late. ,Thc man I? hot two bnllets Into his abdomen, sank In a dying condition as (Turn to page six ). SUM “KILLS” 500 It was stated that the automo bile attempted to cross the tracks l>efore the freight train ami failed to get across in time to escape .the following crash. . Market Bureau Wins' In Committee Fight ATLANTA, Ga.—Tho senate ag ricultural committee late Monday decided to recommend that a bill previously favorably reported to destroy the Bureau of ‘Markets be not passed. This action was taken after a prolonged and heated ses sion. An effort was made to kill the $100,000 appropriation for tho Mar ket Bureau but it failed. It was charged that the Bureau does not need that amount to conduct Its business. in Marion, will be conducted from this church. IIS Awhit Action on Bill Cre ating Nttv Judicial Cir cuit. Grand Jury Will Report Next Week. JEFFEIISON, Ga.—The An purl term of superior court for Jacksoi county opened Monday morning, but before organizing ndjournel over until next Monday. The iHistponomont of the court for a week was due to the great! (Turn to Pago 8ix) The Day’s News Funeral Tram Late • FIFTY~KILLED Washington Waits I of the cUty and the local assocla tion and following these speeches ill be subjects discussed by vari ous physicians and surgeons. Tho officers of the association are. f>. W. E. McCurry, of Hart well. president; Dr. H. M.-Fulll love of Athens, councillor; Dr. W. If. c.r hlness of Athens, vice presf- The Harding funeral train was Train Making Slow Progress Through Crowded Communities to‘Give Op portunity For Citizens to Pay Last Tribute. Enters Pennsylvania on Last Leg of Trans continental Trip. LATE FLASH 4 (By Associated Press.) BALTIMORE.—The funeral train carrying the body of President Harding will not reach Washington before midnight, at the present rate of progress, in thc opinion of operating officials of thc Baltimore and Ohio Railroad at the offi ces here. The train entered thc state of Pennsylvania at Morgantown at 10:20 o’clock, Eatern time, and started on its last lap, a two hundred mile trip, which will end at Garret, on the Maryland-^ • state line. . ' , . WASHINGTON.—The city of mourning awaited fr-^uaxuw today to pay a supreme tribute at the bier of seeretaty and treasurer. The pro pram followa: THF. COMPLETE Ohio reported eight hours late ing Yoyngstown, Ohio. leav-l PROGRAM WOMAN ASTROLOGIST FORETOLD DEATH AND NOMINATION OF PRESIDENT HARDING ing before the body is taken to lie forever in , soil among the kin folks and neighbors that he loved and who loved him, not so much for the greatness of his place in life but for the generous heart so sud denly stilled in death. Hours before the long spec ial train with its load of sadness was due, the folks of Washington, high and low, had begun to gather along the way to the White House. The report of the train’s delay had not altered the plans of thousands here to be in their pla waiting patiently through the summer heat, . a glimpse of the casket as it rolled by behini tering cavalry, escort. Storm Causes Slight Damage : In This Section Fifty Mores killed in a *W. ! ^ beforeYhelong with Constabulary, says report to; Executive Session 11 a. m. Governor-General's Office at Ma-. Invocation—Dr. J. C. Wilkinson, nila. Address of Welcome.—Hon. Geo. . , JP. Thomas, Mayor of Athens; Dr. House Committee on Apuro-1H. I. Reynolds, priations refuses to report Free' Response to Addresses of Wel- School Book bill favorably. j come—Dr. J. Harold Nicholson, | M*'»»*on. Washington awaits arrival of Reading Minutes of 1922 Meet- (Turn to Pago Six) I (Turn to Pag* Six.) As the hour o rival drew near, the government t and the great „ part men is grew l rain’s ar- iery of move ;inur >ew Works Incessantly to Put System Into Nor mal Condition. Manager Regrets Occurrence. Reports from the Southern Bell ■Telephone and Telegraph Com- Ipany here indicate heavy damage I to »}s plant, there bdlhg 500 tele- I phones out of service. I The heavy electric and rain Istorm coupled with considerable [wind Monday between 2tf0 and 14 p. m., caused great damage to [the telephone plant. Cables run- [nlng in alldirections are badly |nffected on account of lightning | burning wires inside the lead ca- [b'cs and in many places punctur- I ing the lead sheathing that holds the cable wires allowing water Governor Loses Fight to Provide Text Books Gratis to ' First Grade •School' Children. ATLANTA—There will be free school bonds In Georgia next year, aa a mult of actldn tako Monday afternoon tho appropria tion, committee qf the house of representallvcB In voting to report adversely tho bill providing for a $60,000 fund for, purchases of freo text books for first grades of the By HARRY B. HUNT WASHINGTON.—Fate ran truo to pnjphcy In Hid life and death of Warren G. Harding. iDrobably no more atriklng in stance of the Influence of the stars on human affairs, as preached by oconltlsts and osteologists, ever was kno.wn than that la which, months before nis nomination, Harding waa picked aa the president by a Washington aatrolo- gist, Madam Marcia, who at the time predtted that he would live out only a little more than half hla term. “The end." ahe Bald In making the prediction in February, 1120. “when It cornea will bo audden, after an lllnesa of abort durath-n.' I went to aee thta aitrologlst with whose former predictions 1 w,s familiar, on Tundny, July 31. when President Harding lay III In San Francisco. Tho bulletins from thc bedside, at the time 1 called, announced the patient was Improv ing. ’ He waa on the highway to recovery, the attending physicians agreed. Rut Madam Marcia, who had spent thn morning poring over the l.oroscopb of thn 111 man, shook her head. . common schools. Governor Clifford Walker -and School Superintendent N. H. Bal- It is the end, ahe said. He lanl ureed a favorable report of; will never recover. The crisis will the 1,11) | come Thursday ulghL Ho will be During thc hearing preceding the. dead by Friday." vote of the committee. State Ip the face af the doctors’ hullo- School Superiotendent Ballard ar- [ titfb, I smiled at her. But ahe was gued the necessity of thn measure' immovable, steadfast in her tragic . . - nnd pointed out that returns from i forecast. "He can not recover." Dorn the rams tr enter the eaMe ^ pen ,| l(U n‘ In providing free ,he persisted. “Jle -will be dead by which also put out a lm«n- b.S,, for children of the first Friday." her of telephones. A number of _ coul ,| nn | he summed tip Inj Believers In fate will find In dollars and cents. He delved Into, Madam .Marcia’s readings of what MADAM MARCIA of Summer Broke Over Athens Monday After noon. Considerable Rain. A heavy rain and wind storm poiea on Peter srtcet were blown down. fhe long distance lines In al most oil directions were In trou ble hut many of these were clear ed lath ’ Monday afternoon, haw-, ever, ' ’’ Burs-'' 11 townrde Madison, Gainesville. Wlttervilte, Lexing ton and Elbcrton are gtill In trou ble. The entire plant forces Tho charts were drawn and ma- , told hor. In the course of the read- dam proceeded to study of what lng, “will he thn noxt president of they foretold. Half way thrrugh tho the United States. Ile.t be will not rnadlng she painted to Mrs Hard- life- out hla term. Ho will die a details and made a strong and forceful appeal' for favorable ac lion. ■ I Tho principal argument aealnsl the textbook hill was that th« ansa, asked for would necessarily,tome from the general school fatal and the experiment Involved would be at the sacrifice o( the' school ays life held for Harding seeming proof to sustain their faith la the gov erning power of the stars. . , .k nack In Pebeuary,lU»i fohr women, all pnkhown to thaostrolo- gfill called' on,iM.idem. Marcia, “Woiwaat our horoscopes re they said. ■ “We want to • know which of ra in to' ho the i Ing and said: “If any of you ladies are to be the first lany. this Is the one.” Some' time later tho woman who hiiif been aeloeted aa the futon firxt lady, w hooe Identity wtt silk again.' • *• Iwant you to read this horoa-c cope," tho said, giving a birth data of Nov. 2, 1865. at 3 a. m. sudden If not violent death. 1 In order to Identify this horos cope. It waa marked with tho In itials, "P. K. It.” given by the still unknown caller. 1 denllnl possibility with Initials F. K. 11. I can not understand It." { “I didn’t say those wera tbs ■ Initials of the person whose horos. . cope that la,” Mrs. Harding re- ■ idled. "They are my Initials." She then disclosed her identity. "I have come to you for advice,’ she continued. "Mr. Harding I, under tremendous pressure from the highest party leaders to with draw aa a candidate. What ehould he do?” "He must click,” Madam Marcia aald. “Ho will not be nominated until after noon on Saturday of the convention. But he will be nomin ated." BLOCKS HARDING’S WITHDRAWAL At 10 mlnutea of 12 on Saturday, during the convention at Chicago, the nomination aeemed deadlocked. Harding sent n note to Mrs. Hard ing. who warn seated In the audi torium with Me». Harry C. Wood wool. wife of the congressman from West Virginia. > "Florence" tho note rend, "why do you not want me to withdraw when you do not wgpt me to have itr "Slav until after 12 o’clock and t'U tell you." Mrs. Harding wrote back. T On the next ballot the deadlock broke. At 10 mlnutea after 12 IVnrccn G. Harding bad been nom- oiated. Mrs. Woodward, who was with Mrs. Harding at the convention, was the woman who first took her to visit Madam Meeds. The other two of the party ot four: wrm' Mrs. Poindexter and Mrs. | purpose of erecting terminal fadll Sutherland, both wives of senator- j tide, warehouses and cold storage Thuusanda of government work ers trooped out to- join the other citjzcqs In the sorrowful throng. Sharpest Electrical Storm'n*d iVflm^thTbrie?'^^ nt thc station and amin Whit.* If■ nink at the White House. „ The funeral train bearir body of tho late President ing arrived nt Youngstown, Oh at D:25 thix morning und ,v swept over Sandy t reek and Pur- ' bfJS" year’s district Monday afternoon, doing considerable damage to eight h^ra lata I^v L y * bout growing crops nnd uprooting a M ” Iate Icavl "K Younga- Dn May 20. 1920. this.. number of trees. Tho sharpest electrical stopm of the summer broke over Athena at two oc’lock Monday afternoon and this waa followed by gain that con tinued most all afternoon. Tho cloud that caused the damage In the districts.' on the eastern sec tion of the county followed thia (Turn to Pago Six.) STATE FOR PORI House Committee on Con stitutional Amendments Votes to Recemmcnd Bill Providing For Election. ATLANTA. Ga.—(Spelal.l—The constitutional amendments commit tee of the house Monday night voted unanimously to report fav orably upon the hill which pro pose* to bond the state of Oeorgfa In the sum of $16,000,000 for the who had presidential aspirations The visit, made In Jest after a foa- filled afternoon at their wblat club, following Hanllng’s nomination and election became a mighty oe- an I floua mMNr'to them. uidtnbwnPto Mariam Marelat>«alMi called aentn on Madam Marcia:! For It raised a aaar, question The madam could not longer re- j whether ntMT Is or tt not after all BUraln her cariosity. a thing of destiny/ no Instrument can not figure It oat.” she. In the bands of fate, simply play- "Tbla person will ho the next, Ing Mx pert tn a role cast for I ’ plants 'at some point In Oeorgto.; The measure was Introduced tn the present session of the legisla ture by Representative Dixon, of Jenkins, and the Chatham county delegation, and I* commonly refer red to ae the "state port bill." If the measure fa passed by the present house It wilt b» submit ted for ratification to the totem of Georgia In the f The president will not be buried beside his mother and sister in Marion. After thc funeral serv ices there Friday, tho body will be placed in n receiving vault at the (Turn to Page Six.) WIIY REFUSE THE BUSINESS THAT MIGHT BE YOURS? 110 YOU DO TH.—‘ ■' Ever see a youn„_. .*» plate of Ice cream day? Did he have enough? Ever sei* an ambitious who**© record to i him? The biggest store in World is constantly f i not merely to hold It fmt to Increase it. i It’s fhe f.iw of the that what Isn’t going tending down. (tunning on a dead level taking chances with thc tore. The business which is out fo grow is the one that wins the approval of the public—if only the trying is done in the right way. Consider it. Is your bust- ne*s big enough? You wouldn’t refuse more if it came to you. Then why not invite it to come? Unless you do this, you'i in the position of refu business. Invite as many as y reach, and show then they want to accept. Advertising in