Below is the OCR text representation for this newspapers page.

jflp Investigate Today! To Regular Subacribera the banner-herald )1,000 Accident Policy Free THE BANNER-HERALD - Daily and Sunday—It Cents a Week. Established 1833 Daily and Sunday—10 Cents a Week. V ATHENS COTTON.' ’ No market on acccunt of Hard ing funeral. THtt WEATHER: Continued showers and slightly cooler rruiay night. VOL. 91, NO. 153 Associated Press Service ATHENS. «A_ A. B. C. Paper Single Copies 1 Cents Dally. S Cents Sunday. WARREN REST Athens Joins In Paying Last To Warren G. Flags Fly At Half Staff and Exercises Are Held As Body of Late President Is Committed to Rest in Marion. Local Scouts Pay Tribute. Athens joined the rest of the nation Friday in paying tribute to Warren Gamaliel Harding, former president of the United States. Friday afternoon the body of the beloved Ameri can was committed back to the dust of his home town, Marion, Ohio, after lying in state all day Thursday as his townspeople filed by in solemn reverence to look for the last time into the face of their distin guished “son.” KIWANISHERE Although no general ami net ner- vlres* marked the tribute paid by Athens, our people carried In their hearts sorrow for the departed •Vhlef.” Flags, of course, were flying sorrowfully from half mast and all government employees paused In the routine duties and their .thoughts wore turned to the sad funeral procession in Marion, Ohio. Resolutions were drawn and for warded by numerous organizations here condoling Mrs. Harding in her sorrow and lamenting the sudden death of the beloved president. Class rooms at the University of Georgia Summer School spspend- cd Friday while the faculty hat 1 Kiwanis Endorses Project and Will Go Before City • 'Counpil to Urge That It Be Dorfe. t ment to widen,* grade and previously met and appropriate. pave Broad street from Lumpkin resolutions were drawn on the I street to MMcdge.. nvtAue was president’s death. £ launched Thursday at th« Kiwanis Following put Instructions of j e!Uh meeting held lit tlic Linger Postmaster General New the post | Longer Lodge. office wns closed all day Friday, j The club was told by President with the exception It th** windows J. W. Barnett that the property which were open from 12 until 1 owners arc anxious that this im am! the morning delhVrles were | provement l»o done and that there All actual labor ceased from j is a general demand for it. Upon •1 until 5 o’clock during the funer al services. The offices of the Bed Cross wen closed. President Harding, ns has been customary for many years, wns honorary president of the Red Cross. Announcement was made Thurs day that the offices and filling stations o< the Standard Oil com pany here would be closed from 4 to 5. These instructions were fol lowed. The Boy Scouts of Athens at 8:00 paid tribute to th» late pres ident, the honorary president al so. They will gather r.n the lawn of the court house and Ahlt Nix will preside ovpr the meeting. The Scouts will read the oath to the flag and hear dlhe President’s mes sage to International Rotary on the Scouts read, sing America-, and stood at attention as the bugler blows taps. Many business houses closed oul of respect to the president and al* Athens took on an air of rever ence on the occasion of the last rites being paid at the graveside o' our country’s distinguished lead boy scout - f, PROGRAM ‘ Memorial services to President Warren O. Harding, late honorary president, B. S. A.. City Hall. Ath ens, Ca„ Today, Auguat 10th. at 8 r. m: Program 1. Invocation—Dr. 8. E. Wasson. 2. Scout Oath and Lnws—Boy Scouts. 3. Song. L President Hardlmrs ’Address to Rotary Convention—Mr. J. War- ren Smith. 5. America. 6. President Harding’s letter to President of Council presenting names. 7. Address—Mr. Ablt Nix. 8. AUegiencc to tho Flag.—Hoy Scouts. 9. Tap*. GERMANY DIVIDED ON PROHIBITION HAMBURO— Enemies of the liquor traffic In Germany are di vided Into two classes, "temperenx- Iprs" and “abstlnens-lers.” As the words Imply, the former favor restrictive measure, while the latter are for the complete abolition Of the traffic. motion of Ilarvey Stovall the endorsed the project and appoint ed a committee to go before-Clt> Council and urge that body to tak< Htepn to carry It through to com pletion. The committee to go before council Ih composed of Judge T F. Green, Judge Blnnton Fortsoi’ and Harvey Stovall. Captain Barnett Mated that «ur veys hnve already been made for the work and that the rout will approxlmae $10,000, one fourth of which will he borne by the property owner** on the street. Kiwaninn C. J. Decker pointer out that In Ills opinion if Lumpkin street is Improved it will diver* considerable traffic from Milled.*^ avenue, especially tourists and visitors to the city coming ove: the Watkinsvllle road. The club also adopted a resolu tion providing for a meeting of th* highway committee* of the Hart well and Athens clubs looking to ward the Improvement of a stretch of rond between Danlelsvllle anC (Turn to Pago Three) TH E"C. OofTSPENDER" This Ik n Hood Time to Decide Why He Keally Is. Months ago the reckless spender panned out ove: the * business horizon. Some of us called him a “good spender.” Rut he wasn't. He was merely lavish pro ^He wasn't food because he wasn't reliable. He was a "food thing”— too "good” to but. The really good spender buys semubly. for sound and substantial reasons. He is permanent—h? a a trade “repeater.” ’ 1 If yon can aatlafy him, you cin hac his trade, not once, but steadily. Reaaon-»hy advertising ap peals to him. He appreciates real service and real bargains. He Is thrifty. And— In the long run— THE THRIFTY-BUYER IS THE GOOD SPENDER. He la the backbont ft the re—" 'cade Salute the good who la re|UIy good—a manent. , . 0 , And go out after him.' , He’s worth a Mg investment of your advertising money. RITES SAID OVER OF TWENTY-NINTH PRESIDENT AT MARION WHILE NATION MOURNS Simple Services Mark Passing of War ren Gamaliel Harding to Eternal Rest in Family Burial Plot of Home Town* Services Begin At 3 O’clock Central Time. (By Associated Press.) MARION, Ohio.—While a sorrowing nation paid its last silent tribute to the memory of Warren Gamaliel Harding, the body of the late president left the little home of his father where it has lain in state for the past twenty-four hours, and began the short trip to the cemetery where it will be committed to rest forever beneath the shade of the two gigantic oaks which stand guard over the graves of the mother and sister of the departed executive. At three o’clock central time, the hour at which the final ceremonies take place, the entire country will cease business and pleasure alike and stand rev erently silent as the last words are spoken over the body of the man who until a few short days ago had been the chief executive of this nation. STATE RESTS C1SE“"£- Frank Pearson KEPNER ON OF “Other Woman” Takes Stand in Trial of Hus band For Murder of Wife, Thursday. FREDERICK, MU—Th. .(ate late Thursday concluded Its case against B. Kva*-d Kepner,. on tlrnl here for the alleged murder of hie wife, Mrs. Grace Simmons Kep- ner, June 18. Testimony for the defense began immediately. The principal wltreL-s for the -nterutiori was Mix** Lulu Rick c(ts. known as ‘"the othe* woman* In the case. Miss Ricketts repeat ed testimony given before the cor* oner’s Jury several weeks ago. She admitted having taken automobile rides with Kepner. and having ac cepted gifts of money, lingerie and Jewelry from him. She denied there had been anything Immoral In their relations. The witness re mained calm during her testimony, but Kepner was very nervous while she was on the stand. Miss May Tucker, friend of Miss Ricketts, called by the state, said she had been along on some o' the automobile parties, but ha/ never seen anything wrong take place. George Med eery, the flrat wit ness for the defense, testified that Ezra Houck, Jr., brother of the woman, had told him shortly after Mra. K,pn,r'a body wna foun< that. idie had tried aulelde before itpiick. In prevloua testimony fo> (Turn to Png. Thra.) Jill. FLORENCE, Arlx.—Manuel Mar tine* wns hanged at the atnte pen itentnry Friday morning for the murder of J. Frank Poaraon. The murder occurred at Ruby. Arl*., in n border bandit raid In Augu.t, 1921. The condemned man walked to bis fate with no display of emo tion whatever. His step was firm and from th* look on his faco he might have been going; to a base ball game. When rabid If he had inching to aay, merely shook ills head and immediately .,o death cap waa fitted over his heao. The trap was sprang, the body Jerked and twitched convulsively for a short time and'thnr was still. This oaeoutlon camo after t and or ganisations of highest standiuc nil over the. slate bad trier every pos sible means of having the sentence commuted. The state board of pardons and paroles however euuld not see their way clear to com mute the sentoucfl and tho man was Imaged. FIRST PRIZES HERE !L! Dr. Bennett to Preach Sunday Dr. J. J. Bennett, newly named pastor of the Prince Avenue Bap tist church, will take up his pas torate Sunday morning when he delivers hfs initial sermon at the 11 o'clock services. He will preach again Sunday, evening at 8:30. The public la cordially invited to attend these services by the church. 4 John Thurmond and Paul Fleming Lead in Swine and Dairy Cattle Judg ing At College. Two Clarke county boys, one a youngster of fourteen years and a novice at the game, won the swine and dairy cattle judging contests held by the four hundred club boys attending the short course at the Ftato Collepo-of Agriculture, it wav Announced Friday. Tho two top-notchrrs from f’larke arc John Thurmond, son of L. R. Thurmond, and Paul Fleming, sot* of Tom'Fleming. The former won tho Bwirto and the latter took first place in the cattle judging contests. Hal Vaughan, won fourth place in the dairy cattle judging. Young Thurmond Is In his first year as a judge of swine Tho youngsters were given cash prizes. The winners, announce:* by G. V. Cunningham, state cjub agent of the college.' who is directing the training of the four hundred boys ftom all over the Htate here fur th? short course, follows: Experienced Judging Swine’ John Thurmond, CKrJte, first; B. R. Emlgh, Jr., Richmond, hoc* ond; Allen Oliver, Pulton, third; Paul Myers, chandler, fourth. Inexperienced Judging 8wine Willis Templeton, Richmond, first; Graham Clarke. Seminole, second; Alton Jones, Elbert, third; (Taru to P»jp Three) j The Day*8 News j Nation Pays Finaj f Tribute to Warren Hfarding. body lahTto rest Move to Widen Broad St Clarke Boys Win Club Contests.' President Warren O. Harding I* laid to rest In his home town Mnrion, Ohio. Athens Joins notion, In paying last tribute to the dead chief o.’ the United States. Northeast Georgia housewives will make uniform brand of catsup from tomatoes grown In this psc- lion and sell It through local deal* riann under way to build gener al nthietlc field for Athens pub lic -schools at Chose street Ipt. As the train pulled in Thurs i .y. absolute silence reigned. Then started the march to tho homo <.f the father, awaiting tho body uf his son. Flanking the hearse on cither side, tho soldiers and sailors and marines of the guard of honor named for this office In San Fran cisco, walked In column. Their uniforms and those of tho two of ficers leading the way gave tin- only touch of military pageantry to tho scene. Otherwise, it might hnve been the home coming of any dead and respected citizen, *..vu for the crowds along the gidewaik.4 atm! the guardsmen stand’ll* at sulute. Tht route led around thrn.mi. East Center Stand beneath tl.a windows of Ths Marlon Star build ing. Up there a big, vacant d*-«k Tomato catsup, bottled uniform- stood in a book-lined room with : Jy, labeled and bearing the gov-t* simple band of black and white ernment stamp will be made by'stretched across Its workmanlike northeast Georgta wonen and sold* surface. Beside it stood the drapod through Athens dealers. It wag de-i oWlc * chsir of the dead editor w|iip| elded Thursday by t»w executive "Jowly below through committee of the Cifb Market of *?•?“*"* ■«, tr t eet * Here Warren which Mrs. Bessie Troutman Is H-rdIn|r tolled long, hard but hap- ebairman. W hours in fitting himself for the The committee met In the office J taak ***• ***** wcro hri,, s of County Agent J. W. Fkror and decided to make the catsup In or-» 11 ** h • ndurM common J» J ” . l . ur . thp common anrmwa that air hi dor to handle the large aurp’Ua of MIKE HD SELF CATSUP Product Will Be Uniform ly Bottled. New Method of Grading Chickens At Curb Market. tomato*, crown In Uil, Miction each yogr. Agreement waa olio reached to mako the price of to- matoe, tram 3 to 5 cent, per pound on the Curb Market. Those ot the 3 cent, clan, will be aplendid for making cat,up or canning. It waa polntod out. Tho cataup will bo made accord ing to a recipe laauod by the gov ernment which will bo dlatrlbuted at tho Curb Market Saturday by Mn. Annin Mae Wood Bryant, county homo economic, agent. Th< recipe will be adberred to In order that the cataup may be uniform. Ona dealer baa already agraod to handle the cataup. A now method ot grading chick on, on the Curb Market aim. waa arrived at by tho committee. In •tead of Hating them aa frier. It waa decided to doaignat* thoae In tho clan not weighing over two pounda aa “brollara' 'and aell then at twenty-five cent* per pound, while thoae weighing avofao twe pounda will be deatgnated ’’•tags' and sold at twenty cent! per pound. Crawda Continue to vlalt .tho Market each day. Tuesday, Thura day and Saturday and inlet are al- 'waya brink. Klwnnla launch*, movement, toj widen, grade and pave Broad Street , _ _ . from Lumpkin atreet tn Milled,., MCBlOFial SCYVIC6 avenue, co.ih.fc about tto.oo*. p or president in Paris on Friday Clarke county club boys win first priz** In Swine and Dairy Cattle Judging contests out of four hundred contestants at ths Stats College of Agrlcuiurs, RESIGNS RECTORSHIP SAVANNAH, Ga.—Rev. M. G. Andreaden haa resigned aa re of the St. Paul’* Greek - Orthodox church here. He left (hr a trip to Europe. When he return, to thta country he plana to take up hla feork in New York. PARIS— Bl.hop Kin,Giving who hha charge of the American Epis copal church In Europe conducted memorial aervlce. tor the late President of the United 8tates In th# Holy Trinity church Friday. He waa asaiated by twenty clergy men, repreaentlng all th, Prote.t' put churches In Pari a Secretory of th, treasury, Mellon waa th, chief repre.entatlvn of the United State, and AmbaaMdor and. Mad am, Jiimrud arrived from Eng land Jutt In time to attend the the conunon Borrows that nil hi, countrymen know. 'H.ro he achieved what wan once, when he wn, a printer at tho cn»o, hi, hlgh- c,t ambition, th, chieftainship of Buch a paper ns Tho Star. Here, twrhaps. tho first thought (Turn to Pago Throe) Commissioners Order Clarke Roads Scraped Talmadge Gets Contract For August Supplies. Discuss Oconee Bridge. Complete Paving on the Danielsville Road. All the top rail roads ot the county were ordered nerapeil at onct by the county commission, i a at meeting Friday morning. This work In to go forward even if the paving qf several rood, has to bo ■topped. It wax also announced at the meeting that the lant concrete on tho county’s part of the Daniels ville rond would be poured during the day and thin project left In tho hand, of the city, with the execu tion of rounding off the shoulder, and a few odds and ends. It will take the city about three weeks to finish the work within the city limits and the road tfcould he opened some time In Septem ber. Work is progressing on the ' Jefferson road, whjch ihouhl bo completed early In September. Talmadge Bros. Company was awarded the contract for supplies for the month. The Oconee street bridge war discussed but work "will hardly be started on this until next spring. . Fifty convicts nre employed at the county farm. At tho next meeting the tax rate for the year will be made.