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THE BANNER-HERALD
Daily and Sunday—10 Centa a Week.
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VOL. 91 NO. 152.
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OLDEST GRAD’**'
HAS BIRTHDAY
SAVANNAH, Ga. — Major
Charles S. Hardee, oldest grad
uate of the University of Geor
gia, was celebrating his ninety-
third birthday here Thursday,
lie has been city treasurer for
forty years, being never oppos
ed.
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ATHENS, GA* THURSDAY, AUGUST 9, 1923.
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91,000 Accident Policy free
Effort To Return Pay
Of Suspended Poli ce
Fails In City Council
Motion By Alderman
T. Dottery to Give Back
Seagraves’ Withdrawn
Salary Is Defeated.
TIE IS BROKEN
BY MAYOR’S VOTE
Opposition Asserts That
Action Would Be “Step
ping on Commission’s
Toes.” Officer’s Service
Praised.
City Council Wednesday night
refused to return the pay of
Chief of Defective Seagraves anti
two policemen who were suspend
ed for three days nevcral weeks
ngo l»y action of the Civil Service
Commission,
Discussion of the motion to bring
about the above brought forth the
assertion that 11 smacked of all ef
fort to “usurp the power of the
Civil Service Commission” which
controls the police and fire depart
mentis and suspended the men ns
punishment.- The final vote result*
c<* in a tie and was broken by May
or Voorfi' C. Thomas, who opposed
STATE’S YOUTH HERE
TOLLS DEATH KNELL
OF DRIFT CITYWARD
Six Hundred Boys and
Girls, From Everywhere
in Georgia, Catch Vision
of New Agriculture.
By DAN MAGILL
At least six hundred Georgia
homes, will, from now’on, have no
trouble keeping Johnnie or 8iilli«
on the farm.
Johnnie and Sallie have been
with their our eyes .‘he romance
of the future of agriculture In Geor
gia: they have become enamoured
of the spirit of the soil and they
will go back from their week's vis
it to the the Stale College of Ag
riculture—six hundred ol the best
of Georgia’s boyhood and girlhood
—determined to "stick"' on the old
farm and make It the place it de
serves to be.
Anyone who went to the genera
assembly Thursduy morning at tht
College will vouch for the above
first Alderman R. T. Dotterj j n „| x hundred Georgia home
of the First Ward urged that De- uV cr the entire state, th<
tectlve Seagraves’ pay be returned pro i,i t . m „f the “drift to thc^ity”
to him becntiaa of his faithful and w „, Ilt , ver niar t he pleasure
lengthy service to the city as n theso children'* parents. ’
member of the police department
extending over a period of nearly
twenty years.
Alderman Dottery w«. asked to,to -atl.ried until they begin to
include the name* of the two po- i quench the thirst for-knowing how
llcemen, «U*h Moore and I,. C ; to do thinK* which they tire erent-
Cornellsnn, In his motion to return i Ing here this.. Weeks. 'They'll com*
pay withdrawn during the thre* {back to “old Georgia” 'for more
day’s suspension. He readily • Georgia’s agricultural re-birth hai
agreed to this, stating that he dl< really begun*- Regun In the heart*
not know the other men were sue of six hundred’ boys ami
pended. j stirred to the depths of their i
Obcctlon to return of the , by those great teachers at the
pay of the pollcement and de-liege; sp
tectlve was Immediately raised b) | tainme -
President Harding
to Capitol Last Time
HARDING’S BODY
BACK TO MARION
FINAL FUNERAL
RITES
WILL BE HELD FRIDAY
Little Town Receives Body of Noblest
Son in Silent Sorrow. Lies in State
At Home of Father Thursday
and Friday Until Hour of
Interment.
(By Associated Press.)
MARION, Ohio.—Grief stricken and saddened
with sorrow, the little mother town of Marion, Thurs
day opened wide her arms to receive the dead body
of Wanen Gamaliel Harding, her most illustrious
son, as he came home to rest beneath the shade of
the two gigantic oaks on the little family burial lot.
The h.ome coming is marked by an almost over
powering sadness. The very atmosphere seems
charged with a grief so deep and so sincere as to be
almost oppressive.
Caisson bearing the body of President Harding as the procession from the White House to the Capitol
turned into Pennsylvania Avenue Wednesday morning.
Kin*.
\ Shouts of “Traitor” Greet ~ I
German Chancellor When He \
Appears Before Reichstag
BERLIN—Passive resistance will f and will help ourselves.
Alderman Dottery then withdrew
Ihe names of the twO policemen
and pressed hla orlglnnl motion
providing for passage of an appro
priation to repay Chief of Detec
tives Hengraves for loss of three
days' pay while suspended. The
vote was a tie 4-4, broken hy vote
of the mayor, who voted against It.
Alderman Dottery deelared that
In his opinion the Commission “did
not treat Chief Heagroves right."
Alderman Thornton answered by
saying It was not a question o>
whether or not Chief Peagraver
Alderman W. C. Thornton, and seen—lit
George C. Armstrong, who declarer
it looked as If the council were try
ing to “exonerate the men” ant
override the ruling of the Clvl'
vice Commission. As six hundred cherry voice?
swung Into the lively strains of
“Alina Mater” Thursday morning,
anti—with eyes shining, faces
smiling and lithesome bodlef
swaying to th» rytlun of the music
told the story of their new foun*4
love for the “Old Mother.*, it did
not require any unusual powers ol
divination to seo those same , hoyI
and girls, grown to manhood and
womanhood, crossing the thresh-
hold of (fiat great institution nnr
eventually Igpving its sheltering
arms to return to their own hqme?
und usefulness to the common'
wealth. ....
The boys and girls are here nt
the guests of the various organl*
stations throughout the state wh*
were guilty but a matter of uphold- J have provided scholarships fflr th*
Ing the Civil Service Commission week's cm , r * P „f Instruction. Th*
In the performance of Its duties. | assembly Thursday morning war
Alderman Culp stated that it was j addressed by I)r. Andrew M. Souk
not a question of whether or not 1 president of the College; Miss Mary
I’hlef Seagraves were guilty to I Gres well, state home economics dl-
whlch Mr. Thornton replied by | rector; G. V. Cunningham, s.tat*
«lying that If either were guilty | club work director and Rob Me-
the Chief of Detectives was noire | Cormick, prominent Bartow county
*o than hla men because he had* (Turn to page eight)
been n member long enough to j
:Says City Pays
OF LATE
know Ita rigid rules.
SHOULD
exonerate
Alderman H. B. Heywood de
clared that he believed Conner
should act In favor of Mr. Dottery’?
motion “showing the people that
Council exoncrn.es Chief Hen*
graves.** Alderman Armstrong too*
f ne position that Return of
• he detective’s pay would amount
to ‘Stepping on the toes of the
Commission.'* although both he and
Alderman Thornton spoke highly
°f the work of Chief Hengraves.
The vote follows; Those favor-
motion; Culp. Heywood,
Rucker. Dottery. Those opposing
Thornton, Howland, Crymes and
Armstrong and the mayor.
C.IVES IIP RHODESIAN
. CLAIMS: PAYS $18,750,001)
LONDON.—The case of the
British South African Company,
known as the “Chartered Com
pany.” which some time since
«ske#I for sovereign rights In
Rhodesia, has been settled. The
British government wJU pay the
company $18,750,000 and the
rlafm wIU be withdrawn. The
™rap*ny ,||ts been operating In
Rhodesia for 33 years.
Banks Too Much
Interest on Loans
Alderman J. H. Rucker
Tells Council Banks Are
Not Treating Municipal
ity Right.
Alderman J. II. Rucker Wednes
day night asked City Clerk James
Barrow If the banks here are not
charging the city eight tier cent
for loans and when told such was a
fact proceeed to lament such a
situation.
"Tho city Is being chanted ex-
horbltant rates of Interest by tho
local banks during these trying
times when It Is forced to borrow
money for operation expenses be
cause of trying '' be lenient with
eftfsens In tax bills. .The banks arc
not treating the city of Athena
right." ho deelared.
The alderman naserted that In
Atlanta the banka are charging
the municipality only fire per cent
Nation’s Dead Chief Is
.Eulpgized By Hugh H.
Gordon, Jr., in Address
Before Club.
Momorlal aerrlcea were held for
Presidont Harding, who was a Ro-
tarlun. Wednesday at the regular
weekly meeting of the Rotary club
In this city.
Hugh H. Gordon, Jr., delivered
an address which la in part as
follows:
•■Regardless of whether he
lived In the south or else
where In this great Republic,
regardless of what hla political
affiliations may be, I am quite
sure that there Is not a one of
the thousands of Itoturlans
throughout this country who
does not reapond, with a seri
ous mind and with sincere ap
proval, to tho suggestion from
International Headquarters
Unit a short period be not aside
hy each Rotary club this week
to honor the memory of the
chief executive of this nation,
whose tragic death In 8an
Francisco last week shocked
tho eatlrq world. .
■■p do not feel that I'am
qualified to apeak to you In
eulogy of President Harding,
f know no more of him than do
, you, who In tho last few days
have read the story of hla life.
1‘ can not speak of of him In
any personal way, nor tall yon
of those traits of character
that endeared him to those who
were privleged to know hm n-
tmutely. I never saw Warren
O. Ilardlng. but Warren GO.
Harding was t|ie responsible
head of the government I love,
and. as such, his death has
come home to me and not only
has my heart gone out In deep
est sympathy to the woman
who shared the Joys and vicis
situdes or his splendid career,
but I have been conscious In
my dolly life of a very real
sente of lota.
-There la a tendency on the
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he continued with nl ithe strength
of the German people, "free from
mad acta of violence and terror”
and tho people in the unoccupied
territory will “support actively*’
those in the occupied region. Chan
cellor Cuno asserted in addressing
the Reichstag when it convened for
u short extraordinary scsalon Wed
nesday.
When the chancellor rose to be
gin his address he was prevented
from speaking for some time by
the communists who greeted him
with' epithets such as “traitor,*’
“swindler’' nnd “the president of
the Htlnnes company's board Is go
ing to speak.’*
“tf‘there is no light on the hori
zon which promises us speedy help,
then it Is for us to keep alive
our Iron determination," said
the chancellor In his preora
tion “and to make every sacrifice
In this we must rely solely on our
selves. Wc stand alone and mua*
Troops on Guard
Over Ballots in
Race For Mayor
Chancellor Cuno reviewed th.'
International nnd external situa
tion and alluding to the British
note, said that the principles upon
which Great Britain based her pro
posals really wero not plt-asut foi
Germany.
There were mnny suggestions In
the draft which nppe\rcd lr«pos*
sible to the German government,
so far as it was able to Judge with
out knowledge of tho supplemen
tary documents asserted the chan
cellor. adding that In an endeavor
to maintain good relations with her
comrade in arms of yesterday, Eng
land had gone extraordinarily fm
in her concessions to the French
standpoint.
“It la not our business," declared
Herr Cuno, “to expatiate on what
England considers her interests. W<
are not so foolish as to Imagine
sympathies for Germany when
there are none.”
Visitors coming to Athena In
fnturo wlU Hoe far hotter Jook-
ling doublo barreled cannon
than tho ono now on the city
hall lawn. Council, as a result
of a motion by Alderman H. B.
Heywood, Wednesday night
authorized repairing of the fa
mous piece of war which Is
known throughout the world.
The cannon was recently used
to advertise Athens when the
Elks took It to Atlanta for the
big parade. Council* authorized
paym&hrof the expense of that
trip Wednesday night, flfl” od'
dollars.
DRJICIBISS
LIS
AS RESULT
OF RECENT ATTACK
Solicitor Stoney Leading
Mayor’s Race in Charles-1
ton Race According to | Young Physician Elected
Unofficial Returns.
(By Associated Press.)
CHARLESTON, 8. C.—Troopt
remained on guard at Hibernian
Hall where three boxes of still
ccunted ballots are being held
K ndlng a final disposition. Thesa
Hots were cast last Tuesday in
the municipal primary. Until these
votes are coanted by the execu
tive committee at noon, Friday,
the final result in tho race between
Mayor Orace seeking re-election,
and his opponent Solicitor Stoney,
will not bo known. Stoney had a
lead of five hundred and ninety-*
two votes according to unofficial
returns.
Seeks $1,446.69 Damage
From City of Athens
Damage* aggregating $1446.69
are sought from the city by K. M.
Howell, according to a notice read
to City Council Wednesday night.
Mr. Howell states that both he and
Mrs. Howell were Inuml when hie
automobile wed IJetfced suddenly
when it struck, a man halo : or
sewer heed on CMtelend eve nee,
recently. The matter man referred
to. the finance
President, of Athens
Board of Health By
Unanimous Vote in
Council.
Di f . Linton (tordine was elected
president of the Athens Board of
rath' by city council Wednesday
night Mayo- George C .Thornaf.
nominated Dr. Gerdlne and th
vote electing him was unanimous
Dr. Gerdlne succeeds Dr. J. - C.
McKinney who h.*is he* n a number
of the Board of Health six yegrs.
Dr. Gerdlne is one of th*) bent
young physicians In tho state, lie
Is a graduate of the University of
Georgia and Johns Hopkins at
Baltimore.
Sensation Caused As
Double Killing Takes
Place in Court House
NEW YORK. Washington Heights
court was thrown Into an uproar
Wednesday when Norman Rob
erts, a negro wlu> had boon sum
moned to court 6n a complaint of
his wife, allot tier dead In the cor
ridor and then fired on the pa
trolman that tried to capture him.
The negro was then shot dead by
a policeman.
Sheriff and Deputies
Gyard School to Prevent
Repetition of Tuesday
Attack.
MILLEDGKVILLE.—Sheriff L. 8.
Terry, on Instructions from Oov-
! ernor Walker spent Wednesday
night on guard at the Georgia
Training School for Boys, a re
formatory institution. He Informed
reijorters that he had a sufficient
number of armed deputies to with
stand n possible repetition of the
attack of Tuesday night, when an
tinsuccesi.ul effort was made td I
seize two nogroes, Thomas Doug
las and his wife, employees at the
school, for the purpose of whipping
then
OF THIS DISTRICT
Succeeds Dr. W. E. Me
Curry. Endorse Move to
Get Child Health Clinic
For Athenp.
Dr. W. H. Csbnnlss of Athens la
ha newly elected head of the Med
ical Association of the 8th congres
sional district. He was named at
the closing session of the meeUng
here Wednesday, one of the larg
est attended end most beneficial
ne well as enjoyable the doctors of
the district have ever held.
Dr. Csbanli, succeeds Dr. W. E.
McCurry of Hartwell. Other offlc-
ore named Wednaaday were. Dr.
W. C. McOeery of Madison, vice
president; Dr. D. M. Carter, Madi
son, secretary and treasurer, end
Dr. H. M. Fuilllove of Athens re
main. councillor.
OR. DUPREE
REMEMBERED
There is no blare of bands and
shouting and tumult, as when this
son loft the little town to take his
seat in the United States senate
eight years ago, to begin his serv
ice to his country. There is no
joyous celebration such as accom
panied his departure for the White
House over two years ago os the
chief executive of the nation. Only
a spirit of silent reverence attends
the homecoming of the man who
triumphant in life now lies still in
the glory of death.
With -bared heads, these friends
of the dead man, the friends who
were close to him in life, his
homefolks, stand silently as the
funeral train slowly pulls into the
little station, bearing its sod bur
den. There is no talking, not even
a whisper, for the sorrow is too
deep, the sense of loss too great.
Laden with all honors th«
people of this America could t»«: -
stow, the nation Thursday cavi-
buck to Ohio the eon who had
servetLlt so well for more than two
years. Wednesday whilo the Re
public mourned at his bier, the
great government of which he had
ween the head, performed cere
monies such as are reserved tor de
parted presidents.
Friday, In the shady quiet of a
grassy slope, Marlon will entomb
her citizen, tho fifth son of Ohio
brought homo from tho executive
mansion to his final rest.
Tho final rites will bo simple, pn
ilmple as to almost be sever?. It
Is the wish of the heroic wi£*r of
the dead man, tho wife and
Officials at the state Institution
my that ihe tactics employed by
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GENEHAEMlCT
IS
Rules Committee of House
Places Milner Cigarette
Tax Measure on Calen
dar Thursday.
(By Ac.ocl.t.d Praas.)
ATLANTA.—In assuming the
control of legislative procedure ot
the House Thursday, the Rules
Committee side-tracked the Qen-
crul Tux Act. which has been un
der consideration (or two day* and
pieced on the calender the Milner
Cigarette Tex Measure nnd the
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I Punlon who battled with and
Dr. Den Dupree, ■'former mem-j(»r him up the long hill which end
her of the s.-x-ntlonoml promln- led at the Whit. House, that no dts- '
lent Athon* physician and surgeon J play bo mode ns tho 'body hi laid
who died several motrthk ngo, was , to rest.
Imeraorisllxed by the association There win no non.- eg tho im-
end ■ Oramlttee appointed to draw|prM*lve nnd solemn display with
up resolution, on his death. The | which nations entomb th.ir chief
■ - —■ — magistrates.
FUNERAL TRAIN
ARRIVES j.
The funeral train, hearing the
body of the dead lender to hla
last home crossed the Marion
county lino nt thirteen minutes
after twelve o’clock, just two miles
from Blooming Grove, tho little
Morrow county village where hu
was born. . - y
As the funeral train crossed the
line into Marion County the bell
in the county court house began
its sorrowful tolling to let the
crowds know that the body of
their comrade, now lying still in
glorious peace, was drawing near.
The progress of tho train was
slow, tortuously slow, for the
crowd lined the right of way ami
got just ns close to the track as it
Was possilde without losing life.
Many of those who waited wero
boyhood chums and neighbors of
the dead one nnd bis family. As
the special slipped silently by tho
head were hared and bowed in a
mute sorrow. Many openly cried.
The silent tears of one who mourns
for another touched by the hand
of death.
According to the wishes ot Mrs.
Harding the funeral services Fri
day will be in direct contrast to
those Wednesday in Washington.
No military pomp, just a few
simple words of tribute and a last
prayer will mark the passing of
Warren Gamaliel Harding to his
eternal resting place.
Since the first faint brush of
dawn tho roads leading into this
city have been packed with a liv
ing stream of humanity, nil come
to pay a last tribute and final
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commlUoe Is composed ol Drs. W.
H. Cabanlet, chairman; Linton
Gerdlne, J. 8. Stewart nil of Atb
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ELBERTOil SELECTED
FOR 1924 MEETING
Eighth District Masons
Vote Thursday to Hold
Next Annual Meeting in
Elberton.
DANIKLSV1LLF., Ga.—The Ma*
tons of the *th Congressional dl*«
trlot ere holding their annual meet.
In* hen* Thursday. The mornln*
seeelon was featured by address*?
hy Grand Master J. B. Bowdoln an^
past Grand Master, N. H. Ballarf.
nnd a number of other Masons ol
the district who made short talks
The convention was opened by
the John H. Jones lodge on the M
M. degree nnd was called tq ordei
hy K. C. Pnlne of Athens, Master
for the district. Rev. George Ston?
of Athens officiated as chaplain and
| Judge B. T. Mosely delivered th«
address of welcome. The respons*
was made by Robert Ashford of
Watklnsvllle.
At one o’clock the annual barbe.
cue was served nnd more deliciour
one was never spread before •
crowd than the one enjoyed by tht
wearers of the square snd compass
The members of the Iocs! lodge
basted themselves In entertslnlnp
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