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ATHENS, GA., SUNDAY, AUGUST 19, 1923.
irmers Told How
To Save 80 Pounds
Lint Next 3 Weeks
A. B. C. Paper
Stogie Copies 2 Cents Daily. 5 Centa Sunday.
flinty Agent Dedares If Weevils Arc Kept From
Puncturing Bolls Now on Stalks Clarke Farmers
Can Save $19.20 Per Acre By Fighting
Insects Next Three Weeks.
piarko county farmers can, In
i next three w?eks, save eighty
Jinds of lint cotton or, at the
|rket price, $19.20 per aero by
venting- the weevil from punc-
Jlag young bolls now on the
Ilks, •County Agent J. W. Firor
blared Saturday In a statement
king farmers to “stick to their
Es” in the final onslaught against
the destructive enemy.
“In 1922 the average productidG
of lint cotton per acre In Clarke
county was eighty pounds,” states
•Air. Firor. “That was a cotton crop,
although wo dislike to call it such.
There is no doubt that the aver
age production per acre will be
greater by at least 80 pounds than
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Whew! And Think
They Stopped the
Flow of the “Nog”
(By Associated Press.)
SAVANNAH, Ca.—Five hundred
tons of eggs. was a part of the
cargo arriving here recently on
the American steamer, Hawaiian
of the American-Hawaiiun Line
The eggs were shipped from Chino
to Portland, Ore., then renhlpped
here. The eggs which are prserved
in some manner by tho Chinese
are used mostly by bakers and
restauranfers..
TOACT ON B1ETT
MACON POLICE RATTLE KIDNAPERS
GEORGIA ATTORNEY GENERAL CHARGES
STANDARD OIL MANIPULATES PRICES
Appointed
Wilkes County May
Get 10,000 Spindle*
Cotton Manufactory
Held Captive
. IS SMB
Census Bureau Announc
ed Carry-Over of 2,087,-
[919 Bales During Year
Ending July Si.
(By Associated Press)
WASHINGTON. — Cotton con
sumed during the month of July
amounted to 461,57’ bales lint,
44,775 linters as compared with
542,166 bales lint and 49,635 linters |
In Juno of this vear and 458,002
lint and 65,502 lingers in July of
last year, the Census Bureau an
nounced here Saturday.
In tho preliminary annual state
ment of tho domestic supply and
distribution for cotton during the
year ended in July, the Bureau an
nounced that the aggregate supply
was 13.610,218 bales. Consumption
for the year was placed nt 6,644,710
bales with a carry over on July
of 2,087,919.
j Governor McLeod to Hear
Defense of Four Mem
bers of Barrett Firm in
Fight Against Extradi
tion.
(By Associated Press)
iCOMTMBIA, S. C.—Four mei
hers of the Barrett firm.
1 H. Julian. Thomas, and
Thomas Getzen, will bo hejml Mon-
j day by Governor McLyfd In con
nection with their uftraditlon to
j this state cn rharersk of obtain-
] Ing mm t y under Ja\*\ pretenses
i it was «i nounce^ hore\lato Sat-
! ur’ay.
I U was that the
j whom the mUnsition paper!
j ‘•equested nsjred to be heard
j the governo/ before any official
action was /aken.
WASHINGTON, Ga.—(Special—
Washington may get a 10,000 spin
dle cotton mill.
After havJtv» spent Monday,
Tuesduy and \vodneaduy in Gas
tonia. N. C., where he went ovei
a 10,000-spindle cotton milt. May'
or K. A. Wllheit returned tc
Washington enthusiastic over the
proposition of the mill to come here
The renson of the desire to move
Is that the mill property has be
come so valuable right in
heart of Gastonia that taxes
«ume nil of the profits made by the
mill: and when the mill is moved,
the site on which It now standr
can be sold for half a million dot
lars.
The proposition made to Wai
ington is that the owners of
mill will sell n* $20 per
take $150,000 to yfut up
the bulTHJng and Install
chlnery. \hls accompli*Wash
ington wouVl have a $7®,000 prop 1
erty nt a cow of less thin half that
amount, ns lotton mllls|today cost
around $76 ger spindle.
ATLANTA VICE
SQUAD CHIEF
IS ARRESTED
The attfrncy general Friday
recommended that the papers be
Issued by I the governor tor the
Effort will bo made by national \ r f t > ,rn of l the four mcn * h "
headquarters of the Disabled Vet-j "Ji 1 * 0 * on jhargeg sworn out by a
crans of the World War, at Cin-! W “5 ner ’ T C " *. er : . ...
cinnati, to obtain freedom of C.! J* 10 povfcmor decided to with-
Ilooven Griffis, Hamilton, Ohio, actlol until he had heard
(above), held prisoner in Germany! counsellor the defendonts,
in coricction with the alleged plot Th e formag^request for the req-
to kidnap Grover Cleveland Berg-1 ulsitlon paper^vas made by
doll, slacker. Griffis was one of i M. Smoak. an
No Let-l/o in Big
Cagtnaign For
Bonds in Franklin
two captured.
American. Griffis is a son of a
prominent Dayton manufacturer.
person. Smoak represents
LAVONIA, Ga.—(SpccloD-^Thcre
will be no let up In Franklin coun
ty’s campaign for Miter roads to
be launched by yling of $100,00?
worth of bonds/do Improve
highways.
county^rflde organization hat
been conu^ed nnd is securing thr
names or citizens to have the or*
dinat-y^ull an election to vote
This ors-inizatJon has elect-
E. W. Coker, chairman: Dr. B
ETI T. Rucks vice chairman and Swln
i u.n.. n ut ..........
Charged With Murder in
Connection With Death IQC Ornfinirn nrijl
of Another Officer Fri- /ME ntrilfjlllj UlHU
Lybrand. and went Into Immedi
ate conference with tho attorney
general, introducing an affidavit
sworn out before Magistrate W. B.
Unborn of Aiken, In support of his
requisition papers.
day Afternoon.
(By Associated Press),
ATLANTA.—K. |C. Splgall. city
vice-squad chief, was arrested hero
Saturday night on a chnrgo
murder in connection with t
death of/'W. H. Hames, whom
warrant charges Spigall shot tn
death Friday.
J. H. Kirk, and Ernest Stanton.
also were, it was alleged, victims
of SpigQlTs markmnnship, both be
ing wounded.
Tho warrant charging murder
was taken out by L. C. Humes,
brother of tho dead man.
An investigation made by the po
lice Saturday revealed, It was an
nounced. that the three men shot
bv Splgall. were unarmed. Spigall
rlaimed he shot In self-defense,
following an argument with the
trio over his methods of conduct
ing liquor raids without search
warrants.
Splgall was exonerated Friday
night by the police committee of
city council, following an investi
gation. Ho was also congratulated
by the chairman of that body on
"lh good markmanship.”
Hames, Kirk and Stanton were
private Investigators, nrd tho
shoe.ting, It was said, was an aft
ermath of a hitter feud that has
been obvious In police circles for
weeks, in which Spigall has been
the center.
Famous Actress
Passes on At Age
Of Sixty-Eight
Leading Woman For
tl. - 1.L J CJ nI D!aO
Cruiser Leaves For Santo
Domingo to Investigate
Report. Port of Objec
tion Issued Denial.
Requisition Is sought, Mr. Smoak
said on the grounds that Julian
Barrett nnd Thomas Barrett, Jr.,
representing themselves and the
other defendants named, laid all
of them open to prosecution in
South Carolina by coming to Wag-
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(By Associated Press)
PANAMA.—The suddeM depar- j
ture of the United States cruiser-
Richester, with Rear Admiral Day-
ton aboard, was said to bo tho!
result of reports received hero ol ]
a reported uprising In San POmin-j
ton McDaniel, secretary.
Five hundred or more name*
have already been signed to the
petitions which were circulated by
citizens in various communities in
the county.
Cheese Factory At
Lexington Now in
Full Operation
FOR PARLIAMENT!
g<»*
The Cruiser Gulvestet wnr, ex- 1
iWted to tottrw. NavM n'fic>nt» More Than Four Hundred
were silent but it wa-» rwwfi-l , s\..x n n ox_i. t>
t)iat seventeen ljiari
killed in tho uprising in San Do-
*ngo.
Out For Free State Par
liament. Entry Fee Stops
Some.
(By AuonlhUd Pro)
DUBLIN.—Nomination, tor par
liament of tho Irish Free State
WASHINGTON.—Tho navy do- wore being made Saturday.
WASH I NOTON
IriVESTIGATES
imrtmont has received no word ot! More than four hundred candl-
LEXINGTON, Oa. — Special)—
With nn initial capacity of fire
hundred gallona of milk, the larg.
eat any has started out with In
thl» state, tho Lexington choose
factory la now In full operation.'
L. H. Mnrlatt. export In chees.
making from tho Htate College ol
Agrlculutre, wan hero for tho open
Ing and ahowed tho manager, Wal
lace Amnion, how to. make th<
cheese, which Is pronounced of fine
quality.
Oglethorpe county people arc
proud of the cheese factory and It
pronflson to produce extra money.
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l\ 1 if o
f I
Chamber of CommcrceiA|l| IHJ1/FQTIR A f I>HI
Members Will Meet Next,'''" Hlitu I lu H I I Li II
Tuesday At Georgian - *
Hotel. Parks Is Major state Can Begin Lo al
Prog
forum meeting font ho purpose
discussing parks/ and play
grounds for Athenjg ono of tho
planks in tho Gruber of Com
merce major prr.e^lm for 1923, was
called for Tuesday night by Pres- \
Idcnt Hugh \y White.
Tho meefipiC will begin at 8:"o
o'clock an'
Georgian
Tho
Proceedings to Step
Making* Prices “At Nod
and Beck,” Napier
Rules.
Appointment by President Cool-
idge of C. Bascom Slomp a, “sec-
• the
retary to the president,’' gives
BEATEN 1 PLAIN
VIEW OF PURSUING
POLICE
Street Fight Saturday
Continuation of Series
of Kidnaping in Central
City Begun Ten Days
Ago.
(By Associated Press.)
MACON, Ga. — Police
engaged in a pistol battle
in front of the Macon ter
minal station shortly be
fore 3 o’clock Saturday
(By Associated Press.)
ATLANTA, Ga.-Gaso-
tii bo held in the/ij ne prices in Georgia
s contsinod in tho fot-! “fluctuate at the nod and
JowJnjr''*t»fcmei>t from tho Cham- > » *
her which sets forth I^i—, | Oil
administration, politicians say, tho morning with cl gang of
services of a man strong politi
cally m the south. He comes from
Virginia, and is noted as being
gathering southern
effective
votes in a convention.
*'•* -"-’t" " which appar-
iiki'il It kjBtom Of narka and Pl">-lp n tl v hnq virtual enntrnl
Itronndx for tho city In a aurvey. nat> . Virtual COnirOi
— on the situation locally,
it was revealed by State’s
Attorney George M. Na-
made a few months ago:
"In the eivnr planks of the ma
jor program ot work outlinr-d for
the new Chamber of Commerce nn
result of a thought survey, of
tho members, obtained through a
•erles ot group meetings of the
ircmhershin last April, “Parks and
Playgrounds” received sixth place,
1).’lowing "Agfcultifm* Develop-
men,” “Industrial Development.”
•Fducattonal Improvement,"
^Housing" and "Tsx Revision."
'“Numerous eommlttee* meetings
nnd sevornl forums have been held
to discuss the five sibjects and
the Chamber’s committees have
accomplished worthwhile i 'suits
along those several lines, as will
be shown In the semi* mnual re
port September 1.
MEMBERS WANT
PLAYGROUNDS
"But the question of a public
park and playgrounds tb»n far lias
received little consideration—n
(Turn to Pago Six)
pier late Saturday, in a
letter to Governor Wal
ker, following an investi
gation during the week of
prices on that commodity
in the state.
The Attorney General’s invent*
imtlon. * whtch. will ootrtfcn.- •
til a satisfactory st#iutl<;; th-
situation is obtained," i»r ■
to the letter, which addv* it
during the week despite n*
coaled machinery on the part ,t tht
Standard Oil Company, munljiula*
tion of prices Is going on in the
state.
OPEN HERE SEPT' S
Indications Point to Rec
ord Enrollment. Two
New Buildings Will Be
Re&dy For Occupancy.
Counterfeit Bills
Passed on Bank in
Oglethorpe County
ALLEGED MURDERESS
F
Woman Held in Murder
Charge Recaptured.
Charges Death in Dyna
miting of House.
If necessary can institute legal
proceedings under the laws con*
crrnlng monopolies nnd cotnblmr
tions in restraint of trade In ordei
to effect more nominal retail price
on gasoline," the attorney genera’
ruled, but the state must have f J
strong case against the oil com* 1
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Preparations are now underway - .
for opening of tho city schools hero *** *
Beptember^f. when two
new buildings will be thrown
fur the first time on Chase and
Lumpkin streets.
These two buildings are being
constructed at a cost-of over $100.*
000 and are built on one floor. They
are convenient and safe from fires
The Chase street building has bqon
completed for sometime and fin
ishing touches are now being put
to tbo schoo) just off Lumpkin
known as tho third ward school.
Tho Third Ward school will take
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Anthracite Parley
Resumed Monday
LEXINGTON, Oa. — (Special)—
Counterfeit five dollar batik note*
nre circulating around this town
At .least two such notes were de
posited with the Oglethorpe Coun-
Rank this week, detected by i
dent.
Assistant Cashier George Paul
discovered the counterfeit. They
the required* dnjMBit ot IM l^"' ££“1”*£25? „ " V * "S
disorder* In Santnn nominee, hiit. dates were announced tor tho 16*
Is Invesllcatine tho rerorts, and seats, hut It Is unlikely that all
also tho movement of naval ves-1 n t these will he able to furniab
.els from Panama. TL r pro'GoveXm°rortyCa , ‘lU ^ »talln B that aho planned to commit
candidates tor seats while tho Re- _Lf“ ^ f l . lnK w “ m0,t ln '
Ordinarily tho moventonts ar.
reported to Washington, but of
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candidates (or seat, while tho Re-
. public,a candidate, numaer 85.
CunOy German Chancellor, Olives
His Recent downfall To The
Lowly "Spud”, Or Lack Of It
(By AtMCl.ted Pres.) .lied In tho depreciation of cur-
BERLIN.—"Yes, wo have no po-'rency, which make, pnrehue. out-
taloes today," Is th cunlversal side the country ImpoMible. The
xeniously nnd expertly done. Evi
dently photo engraving had been
made of a not* and from these en
graving, back, nnd fronta had been
prlnte on separate piece, of paper
The bllla were then pasted to
gether with a piece at oiled tlaeue
paper between to give them the
thickness and reel of a genuine bill
Halm wore placed between thr
sheet of tlMUe paper and the two
section, of printed paper so as to
give the bill the appearance ol
having the silk threads that are
shown on bills.
, _ • *\i taloes louay, is ui muiu iu ^ • **
Booth and Salvam L)ieSl compIaint In Germany, which lack of grain has forced Germany j
Friday. Was Daughter of
Naval Commandant.
(By Auocihted Press)
NEW YORK.—Marie Wain-
wright, who iupperted, a* leading
woman. Booth and Salvanl In their
notable starring tour of 18». died
late Friday at Scranton, Pa., ac
cording to reports received hero.
Her death was first reported to
the Actor’s Guild.
The famous actress was adough-
ter of Commodore Walnwright cf
played a largo part in the downfall to forego largo uantlUea ofq the {
cf the Cuno government and indl- bread which plays so great a pait;
Athens Baptists
Will Welcome Dr.
(By Associated Pres.)
LOUISVILLE.—Mrs. HinriWls
Wagner, ago fifty of Paducah,
charged with murder In connection
with tbo death of Mrs. Rosetta
Warren and her unborn child, who
wns killed when thoWarrcn home
was dynamited last May, nnd who
escaped from the Hapktnsvllle jail,
was rc-oarrcsted late Friday night
in a statement b/fMrs. Wagner,
she said that the thought of es-
cape came to her when she sud
denly discovered that tho door of
the Jail wss open, Sbo left a note
suicide, but this was
'divert pursuit.
ruse to
Oconee Business Men
Conduct “Fellowship”
Tours to Neighbors
cates the most Important lash
which Chancellor Stresemann
face. In taking over control In the
present food and financial crisis.
Frederick the Great fought a
food war which was called the
"petato war.” tie and his brother,
■Prince Henry, led the Prussian
troops In 1778-79 against the Aus-
Bennett Tonight
In the diet of the French and othor * 8
extensive wheat growing neigh
bor., with the result that the po-1 Athens Baptist, will attend ‘he
tato Is of mere Importance In Oer- j welcome services to the Rev. Dr.
many than It t. In Ireland. | J. J. Bennett,- new pestor of 'he
When Peru sent potatoes to Cen-1 Prince Avenue Baptist church Sun-
tral Europe, by way of Spain, nnd | day night In ths tatter church,
when Sir Walter Raleigh popu-l There will be no aervtces con-
larfted It in the British Isle., an | ducted nt the other Bepttst churcb-
triana In order to obtain food sup- Important economic factor entered I es at the evening hour both pas-
plies. The food shortage also was Europe from thd new world. E«
one of the chief causes for ths j thonta is scofflngly called “the po
collapse cf the empire which tato republic." by Russians who
... .. , .... .. forced the former Emperor Wll-1dlallke that country. But Eathonla
the United 8tates Navy and was lltm to become an exile In Doom.{is proud ot the title and decline
aUty rears oMLWte made fwr last |' So German history Is merely r*-|u* people were fed on potatoes
In “Captain Apple- penUag Itaelf. nnd the republic'. 1 when the Rna.lan. were .tarring
inability to feed Kiel! la empha- (Turn to P.B* 8lx.)
tor nnd congregation taking part
In the welcome service to Dr. Ben
nett, beginning et 8:30 o’clock.
Mayor George C. Thomas will
welcome the new oaator In behalf
of the city. Dr. J. W. Lynch, form
er pastor of the First Baptist
church will be one of the speakers.
WATKINSVILLB, Ga.—(Special)
Oconre «’ountjr business men arc
telling the world’’ about this coun-
ty's prosperity and “gaget it" ipirlt
ln a aeries of fellowship tours l»e
ln^conducted to neighboring U>wn»
and counties.
The first tour was se^fe recent
ly when a large number of bust-
ness men visited Jackson. Haber
sham, Rabun. White, nnd Ifnti
counties. TJie people of three coun
ties wers told thut in' addition tr
beating the boll weevil with oth
crops and poison the county doer
not owe a dollar and has over $20.-
work hard, lick of thoroughness
false notions nbout salary and pro-
motion, and tack of principle ar«
the five chief reasons why *»0 net
nt of the hoys and x'rix of the
» lose their first J**bs,
•fter‘prosperity, through livestock * according to a report out do to ibe
and poultry raising and eottor. rhlcago Association of Commerce
growing. by A. D. White, statistician of fcwlfi
(By Associated Press.)
WAfeilINGTON—President Cool
Idge whs given a report on th*
progress of the anthracle negotla*
tions In New York late Saturday
by Members of the United Stater
Goal Commission who have been
attempting to mediate between thf
miners and operators.
Arriving In Washington at *
o’clock In the aftornoon the com
mission members, headed by Johr
Hays Hammond, the chairman,
wmt to the new Willard Hotel,
where President Cool idge is tern-
potarily residing and fit once wen*
Into conference with the chief ex
ecutive.
Chairman Hammond left with thi
president in writing n review of thr
Non York discussions Including
the agreement of the operators anf
miners to renew negotiations Mon
day at Atlantic City.
KING! CO. PUT
Fear of Trouble At Rich
mond Branch of Kingan
Company Calls Police to
Plant
RICHMOND.—An automobile load
of police were rushed to tho Her
mitage plant ot Kingan and Com
pany, when It waa reported that a
crowd of negrooa were gathering,
following tho shooting tn death
Friday night ot n negro laborer by
Nathaniel Ooodwyn, plant foreman,
and a subsequent attack on Fore
man StUorwhlte’s life.
Katu-rwhltes Is believed to hnvt
boon mistaken for Ooodwyn. The
rollce quelled the dlaturbanrt
there Friday nlgW, but It was re
ported that tho negroes were again
massing late Saturday night and
that there was a Spirit ot trohble
In the sir .
men who had kidnaped a
white man.
Cries of “Police, Mur
der, Help,” came from an
automobile fifty yards
from the main entrance
of the station. A group of
men who responded faced
several shots. They dodg
ed to cover and Patrol
man Rowe started toward
the car. He was fired
upon and returned the
fire.
The kidnapers speeded away
from the station as they passed
and could be seen beating someone
was stated by
The police commandeered a cat
and pursued the car to cast Ma
con, losing the car In the chase.
Several more shots were exchang
ed in the chage.
The victim of the kidnapping,
according 4o tho police, made no
report of the affair.
The sheriffs 'office bad just es
tablished a motorcycle patrol to
meet such an emergency but it did
not work to perfection, the first
(Turn to Pago 8Ix)
Tom Stokes Attended-
Funeral of Harding
In Official Escort
Athens friends of Tom Stoke*
University of Georgia graduate nnu
member of the A. T. O., fraternity
who wall with the Athens Herald
two years ago will ho interested
to learn that he was a member ol
tho official escort of WaBhingtor
newspaiier men to attend the Hard
ing funeral.
Mr. Ktokes represented The Unit
ed News which agency lie coven
the White House and other big
news events for in the capital city
of tho nntlon. In the funeral .pro
cession Mr. Stokes sat In the nuto
mobile occupied by President and
Mrs. Cooltdge.
Business Men Ghe Reasons
Why So Many Boys Lose
Jobs When They Start Career
State Rangers Ordered to
Texas Towns By Acting
Governor to Investigate
Whippings.
(By Associated Press )
CHICAGO—Lack of « sense o(
responsibility, unwillingness
Tho** making the trfn were Johr
. McKee, T. B. Fullilove. James
C. Maxey. J. H. Downs, E. P
Johnston, C C Parson*. C T. Max
ey, Dyron Williams. A. R. Branch.
Hnrvie Down*. A. C. Camp, Em
mett Robison. S. D. Truitt. L. F
Johnson, J. Leonard McKee. W M
Nicholson, W. K. Hardlgree. J
Ashlev Osborne. Fred Fsmbro. A
C. Elder, W. Shannon Elder, Row-
an Mcltcc and J C. Ecbolx.
and Company.
Mr. White** report noted that 90
percent of the boys and girls lose
their first positions. The tepo.-t ol-
so shows that in nine cises out ot
every ten, the loss of U* posUloi,
can be traced to one of the five
reason* noted.
His report continues-
'Lock of
things first, snd the expression of
'a general *1 should worry* attitude
"Unwillingness to work hard, U
shown by being late to work,
stretching the lunch hour, and
stealing a few minutes at the end
of the day, watching the clock,
and wasting time by social conver
sations and telephone calls during
business hours.
"Lack of thoroughness. Is Jndi
csted most frequently by unwlll-
iugnees to begin at the bottom and
to go through the drudgery of mas
tering each step before going ahead
"The real secret of promotion Iiei
In constantly doing more than you
are paid to do. Keep yourself un
derpaid. As soon as you are over
paid you are bound to go bock*
word.
"Lock of principle to shown by
•ncealment of mistakes, untruth
Ity Is shown by neglect of work, i fulness, and the constant making
failure to put the mdst important of
(By Associated Press.)
AUSTIN, Tex.—Acting Governui
Davidson moved to quell the re-
portrd floggings In two additions
Texas towns Saturday.
A detachment of State Ranger*
were ordered to Port Arthur, when
two citizens ward kidnapped i>y un
known persons Friday night and
have not yet been found.
An investigation was institute-
Into tho whipping Wednesday ol
a farmer near Wichita Falls.
State Rangers ore already a»
Amarillo and have made severs'
arrests In connection with th«
flogging there Tuesday night of t
railroad laborer.
’I
City Court Will
Meet Here Monday
City , court convenes Monday
morning at 10 o'clock uith Judge
J. D. Bradwoll presiding. Only-
business that can be disposed nt
without a Jury will be taken up.
The appearanco docket will he
called Tuesday and judgment:
taken tn default cases.