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ATHENS, GA., THURSDAY, AUGUST IS, 192J.
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Arrest Eighty-Four In Savannah Runt Raids Thursday
jMorc Reductions
As Gas War Goes
1 Merrily Onward'
(By Associated Press)
j NEW YORK.- As the gas war
| continued the Standard Oil of
•New Jersey announced a reduc
tion in the tank wagon price of
1 two cents per gallop in West Vir
ginia and cne cent reduction in the
.northeastern and New England
I states. Reports from the Standard
f Oil of Kentucky said further re-
j duct ions might be expected in the
!southeast soon. *
First Open Cotton
Boll Is Brought In
Tho first open cotton boll of
the season was seen here
Thursday. It addorned the lupel
<ft Hugh W. White, manufac
turer ami planter of Whitehall.
Mr. White reported that ho
found three open bolls in his
imrnlng’s stroll through his
fiilds, which are more promis-
Iiik for a good crop than last
year.
Mr. White also stated that he
found more weevils Thursday
morning than any time this year.
This is the beginning of tho
^migration season and the time
when dally examinations of tho
fields are necessary.
BOY HELD BY POLICE
Cashier of the Exchange
Bank of Savannah In-
EsgttSW 10 OBIT FIGHT
_(By Associated_Prcss.) 01 BOLL WEEVIL AS
SAVANNAH.—W i t hi
eighty-four persons al
ready under arrest for
the violation of the con
spiracy section of the
prohibition enforcement
act, Department of Jus
tice officials stated that
they believed that they
had finally rounded up
one of the largest of the , , , , m
linnflnn. .i to mako n good cotton crop, nrc lard Trouton, whoHo body
forces in the en- getting ready to mako tho lost I found In Line Creek Tuesday with
n th ° lnV “ l0n ° f th0 i ‘be skull crushed and five bullet
holes In tho body, around which
CITY COURT J
AID STATE
GETS $25,BOB F
Deficiency Appropriation
For School Goes Through
—Governor Fails ti
Name City Court Judge.
President Andrew M.
Soule Pleads With Far
mers Not to Relinquish
Battle With Weevil Un
til Crop Matures.
Judge J. D. Bradwall remains
judgo of the city court through* the
failure of Gover^r Clifford Walk
er to either nai.io a successor or
to mako a ro-appointment. Tho
present term of 5tu)ge Bradwcll ex
plres on 5op^’l2th and this ap
pointment now holds o#r for an
other year, since the appointment
has u» ne eonnrmed by the sertkta
at a regular session.
Dennis Penny, the newly named
r» c*a j •• Tr solicitor, takes over the duties of
r ormer otllutent At uni- the Office on the 13th of Feptember,
versity Here, Held With I '-»">»'■ r Rucker, th.
Four At Newnan. 1 prPSPnt ,ncnmbent ' Mr ppnny 8 ap -
Daniel in the Lion's Den
Julian Glenn Carpenter,
tire United States.
Other important arrests were
forecast and ,t was stated that
indictments will bo sought not
only under the Volstead Act, but
also under the Customs laws
a K«| n »t smuggling in contraband.
Thursday’s activities both by the
grand jury and by the raiding
squad follows months of investi
gation here by government agents.
Those indicted are said by officers
to be the leaders of the alleged
band which they say has been
bringing into this country and dis
tributing large quantities of intox
icating beverages.
Those indicted include many
prominent in the business and
social circles of this section. They
included John J. Powers, vice pres
ident and cashier of the Exchange
Hank of Savannah; Jostmh B.
Berner, merchant; Samuel Berner,
1 ormer police sergeant; A. Carl
son, merchant; C. Graham Baugh,
lawyer; Frank Balcon, grocer;
and many others—all well known
in Savannah.
In connection with the furor
which was created here Thursday,
beginning with wholesale arrests,
which began the middle of the
morning, haa been the action of
the federal grand jury. The first
indictment the new grand jury re
turned and upon which an imme
diate arrest was made upon a
bench warrant, was that against
William H. Hanr, alias Willie
Haar, charged specifically with
conspiracy to violate the national
prohibition law. The defendant
gac bond in the sum of $10,000 for
his up puma nee to answer the in
dictment. , /
AUTOISTS MEET TO
NEWNAN.—The killing of Mil-
boll weevil
Although the rain of the last
polntinent, along with other ap
pointments made s y the governor,
was approved by .be senate late
Wednesday afternoon.
AKlIHlUiU HIV S .Sill Ul tlltj tun. I . ,
few day, haa made fighting the; J* dcepcalt niy.tory has closed,
weevil very illfflci.it the farmers, " OTme 1.' • earin K Thurs-
are not discouraged hut are stand-11'" 5 : ''. lth I ^ re ! t °* , ve mc ”.
lag their ground and "going nfler " c *•<"■« ,l0 ' 1 . lkcp :" , - | » w <“»■
the pest" with the intention of brother-in-law of tho dead jnr-
rMeting them I A 8earch 18 baln K mado%
The next few weeks will be | » h » '» »«*'' t0 , h **» ’«*«
crucial weeks for the farmers of, «*ty Wednesday whole thought
this section who have planted cot- l‘“ Vf closely connected wit), the
ton. and nenrly all bavo pat in r ,,, er ‘ _ t _
some cotton acreage. Those with L J «« an 0 enn Ca-penter. one of
fewer acres to the plow will not '"J five prisoners, .niton Into cus-
ffn.l it ns difficult to handle the! '™Iy Wednesday Is said by the
weevil as those who have planted i ,hari « hav0 *»>“» ‘he .’u.pect
large acreages, It Is pointed nut. >* «* Nowmn In an automobile
Farmers In lids section found . st) eriff Carpenter did not .ovoal
last year that constant fighting Carpenter* •name, hot it was Irani-
helped control the boll weevil and j (Turn U^pagf Oignt}
despite adverse weather conditions j _
they will he found the next few IM' arnn Auto Theft
weeks battling against the enemy iwacon " ul °
of the cotton crop. I Gang Leader snot I In August. 1925.
DR. SOULE'S . { L. E. Cooper, local barber wat
STATEMENT I » (By Associated Press.) i* also named Wednesday a member
At the request of tho Banner- MACON.—Jack King, alias Jack J of the Georgia 8tate Barber Ex-
Herald, Dr. Andrew M. Soule, pres- LivIhgNton, leader of au alleged I amlners' board.*
Upon O. A. Nix, Lawrencovilln.
Trustees of the fTnlverslty oi,
Georgia named by Governor Walk
er and 'confirmed by tho senate are,
Judge George F. Oober, (Marietta,
ro-appointed to Berve from August
" i 13th. 1923; E. B. Barrett, Galnos-
ville, named to succeed Howard
Thompson, Gainesville, to serve
fr*>m August 13th; W. H- Fleming.
Augusta. to succeed Bowdro
Phlnlsy, to serve frorii August X3th;
W. E. Slrraons, Waycross, succeed
ing John W\ Bennett. Waycross, to
serve fyom August 13th; Howell C.
Erwin, Athens, to succeed H. J.
Rowe, Athens, who will serve from
Aug. 15th. in the new trusteeship
created bv tho legislature for the
purpose of giving Athens three
i members on the board. The next
(trustee appointment) to expire ll
ule. i
ident of the State rollog* of/ Ag- ( gang r.f automobile thieves was shot
riculture, has written the following i In a pistol battle with deputies and
rules for fighting the weevil which city detectives Wednesday. King is
will be of value to the farmer: i in a hospital and the wound will
“Various methods of fighting the! not prove fatal. About a dozen
boll weevil hivn no doubt been in- shots werp fired in the battle which
stltutod and followed by our fa-i. - J occurred on Cotton avenue a
era during the present year. It Is j thickly populated business dis-
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declining the appointment as Judge
of tho nowiy created Piedmont elf-,
cult, tho governor, named Lewis
Russell of Winder ftr tho place.
Mr. t Russell is at present secre
tary to Senator Waltor George In
Washington. Pemberton Cooley of
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Daniel Frohman (center), theatrical impresario, takes a chance with the jungle kings on the lion
farm of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Gay, in Los Angeles. He’s b$en tipped off, however, that the brutes hod
just finished their* breakfast.
(Oy Associated Press.) i Infact some of them said he ought
LONDON.—Tho rejuvenation of not to do It. ftne prominent aoelal
women us well as men and with
Out the aid.of the beauty doctor p.nd
the dressmaker, has been prom
ised by Dr. Voronoff, the famous
monkey gland expert. I)r. Vor-m-
off explained during the recent In
ternational Surgical Congress that
he was making exiierimeuts at tho
present time, and expected to be
ablo to announco the secret of
everlasting girlhood about Novem
ber.
Tho announcement that ho ex
pected to make grandmothers into
debutantes caused a sensation
among the delegates, and many of
them were frank In saying that
they bellovcd It utterly Impossible.
worker of London declaring:
I “What tho doctors should do Is
'to fled somo means of preserving
tho strength of women of seventy,
so that they could give the benefit
of their ripe experience to those
in need of it
“Women who bavo grown old
naturally prefer nature to tako Its
own courso. Thero are women who
would give anything to havo thel
lost lKJUUty and youth restored, but
they aro of tho selfish type.”
Dr. Voronoff refuses to discuss
the subject further than to say ho
has progressed to the extent that
ho is certain of success.
Famed Doctor ZVowMsesiFARMEBS UBfiED TO
Everlasting Girlhoot
Monkey Gland Expert Says He Can Make Grand
mothers Into Debutantes and Creates Big Sen
sation. Will Not Need Aid of
Beauty! Doctors.
E FIGHT ON
BOLL WEEVIL HERE
III CLUBS ENJOY
ANNUAL OUTING
Convicts Are Own Guards. Under Louisiana Penal System 3
Conations of highways In this
section of the state will be dis
missed by members of the Athens
Automobile Association at a meet
ing in the Chamber of Commerce
rooms at 6:30 o’clock Thursday.
The meeting was called by Pres
ident F. J. Lawler and some very
important business will come be
fore tho association pertaining to
highway development. It Is pos
sible that the matter of improving
a stretch of road on the Bankhead
Highway In Madison and Franklin
counties will also be discus 8 ed.
Plans for attracting more tour
ists through Athens and making
the highways In this section the
most easily travelled will be the
principal subject for discussion.
The Automobile Association was
organised last year and Is pri
marily interested In road develop
ment Recently plates with “A. A.
A.” were given Jthe members of
the club.
The Association, organized as a
separate unit, has beepme affili
ated with the Chamber of Com
merce and now forms « part of
that organization.
Attend Joint Outing o:
Clubs Enjoys Barbecue
At East Lake.
dollar bonds each.
“Jo." lifer at the Louisiana penitentiary at Baton Rouge, keep* the bloodhound, and tralna them.
1 ii a daughter of a prison official. Those walls don't look
The little girl i
BATON ROUGE, La.—A peni
tentiary without a cell! A prison
where convicts guard themselves!
And there, in . substance, you
have the Lousiana State Peniten
tiary under the administration of
Governor John M. I'arker.
Governor Parker’a theories as
regards prison, reformation arc
attracting national attention.
They are revolutionary. And those
who have visited the "Big House"
here say they are producing the
desired result*.
Except' for the wail and the
sentries posted thereon, one would
not suspect he was in a prison.
The convict* sleep in huge dormi
tories, kept spotlessly clean. No
bars bind the windows. Only
screens to keep out insects of the
night, that the
sleep the better.
; so difficult to male, do they?
The idea of trusting men who
hsve made a faulty step, starts in
the governor’s very home. His
butler is a former prisoner, a man
who haa' gained the esteem of the
entire household.
For, as Parksr explains it.
"How could I expect other men
to employ ex-conricta I know to
be all right, If
self?"
The most striking thing about
the strange prison is the prisoner-
guard system. Crack shots, who
have good records, are chosen for
the task. No other prisoner is al
lowed to come within 30 feet of
one of these guards. Guns are
loaded with bi)ckahot, and in the
few attempts^ _ within_ the past
freedom,
ears, of breaks for
m haa been a<
“A guard knows,’
four yi
prisoners may, the aim has been accurate,
explains, "that if he misses he is
demoted, and never given the op
portunity again.”
One particular prisoner-guard,
up for a stretch or JO years for
killing, has the particular affec
tion, if one could call it that, of
the governor.
“The money he makes as guard
—oh, yes, we pay them for the
work—is aent back to his wife
and children.
“These men are not brutal to
ward othSr prisoners merely be
cause they hsve been shown this
exrta confidence. They simply
arc firm. And the other prison-
Memhcrs of tho Athens Rotary
and Kiwanis clubs nnd their
guest* forgot the summer heat
anil bu*lnes» worries Wod iosdiy
jand oninved the annual joint out-
jing nt Fast Lake.
A barbecue ami other entertain.
.went features i icluding singing
■of one of Morton Hodgson’s lat
est songs, dedicated to Porter
Plerpont, district governor of Ro;
tary, helped make the occasion
one 'of the most delightful over
he'd by the two clubs.
President. B’lbips " Phinixy of
Rotary and 4. W. Barnett of Kl-
wanis wan at their best and con-
bt&UtM mueh'tewnrd the fun of
the evening. The: attendance was
tha largest ever enjoying the Joint
bsrberue of the two clubs.
Mike Casta and Joel A. Wier,
chairmen of the outing commit
tees for the Rotary and Kiwanis |
undone to^make the barbecue andj FARMERS CONTINUE
ontortainment features a success/ ■■ ■ —
The* barbecue was well prepared^^ Fight on Weevil. Tech
It was served at 6 o clock. j . - . * A ^
.After the barbecue was finished • Gets Important Appro-
an old fashioned square dance was! nrintinn From State,
held in the pavlllion on the lake.) P n «HHl rrom BIUIC.
Morris* band furnished music. r . ttM mi ,
The awarding of prizes was one' Leriristure adjourns Extra sea-
of the bright features of the en-! “'o'’ ,n November promised.
tertainment Eight prizes wer*| . . ... . .
given, tho winners being desig- 1 Auh ' lrn e 1 " 1 A , IaI, * n ' 1 i ;
noted by various schemes. Those I "> Ix>*t-*eo*on football game after
who won prizes were Major Hun-: Ion* S>eH<x* of non-mlaUona.
North Carolina
Lieut. Governor
Is Under Anrest
Brother, Son anjLBusiness
Associates Also. placed
Under Arrest ' on’ Fed
eral Warrants.
Col. Gantt Declares Pros
perity of Southland De
pends on How Fanners
Go About Combatting
Pest.
By T. LARRY GANTT
"There is a tide la all men’s
lives, taken as tho ’flood leads on
to fortune.” And that tide Is now
upon tho cotton growers of the
aouth and Its flood la right at them.
A little insect, the boll weevil,
has coat the cotton growers hun
dreds of millions of dollars and
threaten! to destroy the greatest
money^ron nt any country on th >
globe, and ’n (he production of
which crop that narrow atrip of
territory known as tho Southern
Stales nf North America 1ms a
practical monopoly. And It Is cotton
that gives our country tho hnlanco
In Its foreign trade. Our farmors
cannot compete with tho rich
prairies of tho west In the produc
tion of grain and like foot! crops,
but no other part of our great
country-ran grow cotton in compe
tition with tha south. ,
Already tho oppetimnro of lhl»
little peat ha* causod the mlgrn
lion to other states of thousands
of negroes and la forcing many
whites to desert tho form. So It Is
ejeariy seen that tho prosperity and
future of our beloved Southland
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LDE VALERA PROVES
(By Asaocijtad Press.)
nAI.ElGH, N. C.—Lieut. Govern
or W. T. Cocpcl Thomas E. cooper,
lilu brother am! Horace C. Cooper
his sen, with Clyde L. Lassiter,
business associate of the family
wf re arrestf d at Wilmington Wed- .
nrriday on Federal warrants charg- j
Ing them with a conspiracy to
wreck tho defunct-Commercial Na
tional honk of that city, it waa
lonrnod Thursday. Lassiter is held
finder a five thousand dollar bond Til r Pn PP HTITTnO
and the other, under ten thou..ud j j [||. |- || ^ [ }) IM tllD
The Day’s News
Auburn and Alabama to
Resume Relations in
Athletics.
era, scenting the confidence we —.. ,. .... ...
place in all by the mere fact of, ter Harris, Mr*. W. B. Steadman, . . ,
having prisoners to guard pri*oa- Mra. Joel A. Wier. Mr,. Thomn, Bradwcll remain, city
era, Jo nut try to take adrantagu M.- Powall, Mis, Leila Mae Hull, I c™” J«<lae through failure of
,of it. They could not get awayjMis* Katherine Wier. J. T. Pit- Governor Walker to make appolnt-
the governor I with it, anyway." jtnrd and Mrs, E. F. Porter. Iraent.
As Prisoner, He Is More
Dangerous Than When
He was At Large, So It
Is Claimed.
fBv Associated Press.)
LONDON.—Tho English pro. a
lose, no sympathy on Ramon do
Valera, but on the other hand It
show, no tendency to congratulate
the Free Staters who arrested him
at the political meeting in County
Clare Wednesday.
It It generally agreed that hi,
captor, hive a problem in the ar
rest of the republican leader, the
relation of which mpy coat them
dearly.
The prevailing opinion seems to
be that De Valera i, less dangerous
as a fugitive than ha a prisoner
and that he takes the role as some
what of a "white elephant" on the
hand, of the Free Stater,.
TO PROBE AG. DEPT.
ANO REPORT LATER
Compromise on Confeder
ate Veteran Pensions
For $1,300,000. To Devel
op Earthenware Indus
try in Georgia.
Special Session
(By Associated Press.)
ATLANTA.—Governor
Walker stated Thursday
that he would call an ex
tra session of the Legis
lature Friday and at the
same time would make
known the personnel of a
special commission, com
posed of members of the
legislature, farmers,
bankers and merchants to
study the tax problem for
the purpose of reporting
to the special session. It
was stated that the ses
sion will probably be call
ed for November 15th,
though it may be conven
ed earlier.
ATLANTAr Ga.—Both
houses of the Legislature
adjourned at 2:30 -Thurs
day morning after the last
hectic hours of trying to
clean up, compromising
on the Appropriations
Measure which provides
for $1,300,000 for pen
sions.
The House killed the
State Auditor Bill before
its adjournment.
Eight members from
the house and four from
the Senate were appoint
ed as a committee to in
vestigate the report of the
Department of Agricul
ture and tender a report
to the governor within
sixty days.
All tax reforms were
killed by the House by a
close vote.
At tha last minute, the House
approved an appropriation or ten
thousand Hollars for the establish
ment of a department of ceramic,
nt Georgia Tech. Tho final pas
sage required the reading of ihe
constitution of the public school*.
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IN MEMORIAM
In Life’, benutiou, garde n
—nmde beautiful by such as
she who was ’taken away
Ihe great Gardener came vif t-
!y Monday evening ar I by the
light of the atari tenderly
plucked one of the lovclio.-t ,,f
all the lovely blossoms that
bloomed in Ilia garden u that
tho sucetncaa of her character
and the gentleness of, her
heart may make a sweeter
fragrance near His Throne
and add to Heaven more of
Heaven.
In the passing of .Mrs.
Charles Joel, this i
loses one of tho
souls that ever made it
home. Her loss can a-ver
measured as her tovo
mother, wife, and friend
never be measured. She lcai
a void in the heart of 1
dear or.ci and In the hearts
nil who knew her, for truth
fully, all who knew her love,
her, that will always remain.
To those who loved her
whom she loved know that
whose life was such as her’*
cannot die but will live always
—always in the hearts of you.
If at times cold reasoning
says she's dead, the warm
heart of you will shout a,
high as tho furtherest sky—
“She live,!” For soub, like
■heris
“There is no death,
The stars go down to rise upon
some fairer shore."
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