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SHAT.
New; ford Coupe «t
Hdd On Charge Of
Murder Following
Fire Kiling One
C0NOIXV MOTOR CO.
: DECATUR, Tex.—Anver Dean It
^in Jail here with a murder charge
to be placed against him Tuesday
■ according to officials. The, fire
l which started Monday
troyed the home of W„ H. Miles,
near here, burned to death H. T.
,Jone«, 65 years old, employer of
Miles
The charge made by Miles ii
substantiated bl his daughter. The
daughter sdSra she was awakened
and discovered Dean ip the house
As he fled |»e set fire ta the house
in which ten persons were asleep
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278 Claytott Street,
^ _ * • - ’ * • <S ■
For Friday and Saturday
Fall Dresses . /
Special
$14.95
Smartly simple things—the good taste
frock of Silk; Satin, Canton, Sateen, Flat
Crepe, Satin Charmeuse and Crepe de
Ghirie. Young ladies planning their college
wardrobes will find our styles advanced
and authentic and that Mayburg’s prices
will ilot'o&rhix their allowance. Sizes 16
to 44.
lilored Wool Jersey Dresses
effect—they wtir
_ fllaek, Drown, Tan, Gray.
lftiifrii" See our styles before buying
$11.95
MAYBURG’S
The Small Shop of Big Values
TRANSPORTATION SITUATION
iuJ? Uf * ,, ^h*' e Mdit , of t the r c»rrier» r w l »«^b»d,'due f to , Uie 1< WfM»l 0 of^he , l , ''ienrt«te°cSn-
E£S ^t’Umtry wn. then doing.
Dretent time Americap railway. nre rendering to American buelnc.. more
jrrice than at any time |n the history of the country.
Iwaya are accompli.hing this achievement at coat to the traveling and ship-
nj^phbUt. lower than prevail anywhere elae in the world.
. |7^r to fit themselves toifj*.JwFSrtS
■during. 1923 for equipment, management la Juatified
and one-half billion, of (Joll.m (»1^^.0M.OO). ln t ji e .pjrit
^industries. j A
wlSm^^mt^sr jrMWcUve^^ 1 ^^j^^^ , ^J*J^J rt 1 ^J!2iSrtaSon ^rt"for Jra.-,
generally aeem willing to permit a tnai p . jj 0 jj v iew can assist.
“ nd R ' prcMnUtl ™ ,n
Compress, their sentiments. “ i
in bwuii»i»k Y
Congress, their sentimenti.
1 Tha need of American taxtawj‘ h ,°
eST^jSiSd to°eam^uffici*nt’money to provide adequate equipment and fadlltie.
that will prevent these conditions. , . . ,
'JffSLWTA the 'average wholesale pr, of. all
^material, supplies, tpxes. “ P rl!i wa in no condition to withstand
necessitates the present level of ra***- j 1920 ^,ere was .^deficit of net railway
1 reduction, in ‘heir revenue, at prewnt, *" ln 1922 it was 4.46 per cent.
th * tE T
{prior to July 1, MW. .. .... n f railway
higher than in mb while the Banner-Herald Want Ads
average wholesale price of all com-1 . Too Lato to duality -
modltlea Is 57 per cent hlghe rthan I
ln 1,23. Itoreover, laat year, while .T
in 1823. itoreover, last year, wane
commodity prices were Increasing, I W g M TF.n_Man with car tu sell
**"’**“ ...... .... ,w,u,_w i- J ve 1 , Mm p] e te line high quality tires
and tubes. A. money making
MR8„TATE WRIGHT H0NER8
MISS OTEY VINCENT
One of the loveliest of the smal:
social 'affairs, of Thuraday after
noon was Mrs. Tath Wrlghf. small
and informal bndie party for Ml*>
Otey Vlndest who recently rs-
i eturned from a very delightful
trip to Europe. ■
Brilliant shaded sennit of yellow
and red Were artistically arranged
1 Jn french baskets throughout the
| attractive home. * „ ' .
Delicious refreshments followed
the interesting game, and prettj
novelties were awarded as the. at*
tractive prises.
Mrs. Roku Rogers Guild
young son Ned, have returned from
Virginia where they spent several
weeks.
Mr. John J. Wilkins leaves th<
latter part of the .week for New
York : to join Miss Josephine Wil
ktns who will "probably return home
with him.
WOMAN’S COMMUNITY
COUNCIL TO GIVE
KID,PARTY FRIDAY
The Woman's Community Coun
cil of Oconee Heights will give a
kid party Friday evening ht f
o'clock at the school which prom
Isos to be a most unique and en
joyable occasion. I
MRS. JAME8 G. PAINE JR-
ENTERTAINS BRIDGE CLUB
Mrs. James O. Paine, Jr. enter
talned vers- Informally her bridg,
club Thursday ufternoon which as
sembled two table, of players fol
the usual enjoyable game and de
lightful hospitality of the gracloui
hostess.
- * —in—
Miss Margaret Sizer has return*
to Atlanta after a visit in the
homo of Mr. and Mrs. John J. Win*
kins pn Milledge avenue.
Mrs. L. A. khackelford of Haw*
klnsville Is visiting her aunt, Mrs
Fannie Crane.
JU-
The friends of Mrs. Alex Baye
Jr., will be glad to know she is do
ing nicely following an operation at
the Athens General Hospital.
—a&—
-Misses Frances Talmadge and
Jean Flnnigen have roturned from
Bryson City and other points
North Carolina.'
PROF. AND MRS. D.FORE8T
HUNGERFORD ENTERTAIN
NURUB ON TUESDAY.
Tuesday afternoon Prof. and
Mrs. DeForest Hungerford enter
mined royally the nursea of ths
graduation claaa of SL Mary a hos
pital on University Drive at a very
delightfully planned picnic, follow
ed by ii theatre party at tha iYI-
ace. The gueste of honor were
Misses Eatelle Scott, Nella Ebar
hurL Coralee Ramey. Rose Delay
and Benrila Mae Bates.
CALLED MEETING ATHEN8-
CLARKE COUNTY TUBER-
CULOSI8 ASSOCIATION
A meeting has been called of the
Athena and larke county Tubercu
losis association to meet In the
Red .Croas rooms Friday morning
at 10:10.
Mi.a McGInley tho new purae hai
arrived." and the cammlitee will
bald its first meeting with her.
P. t. A. MARY ANN
LIPSCOMB SCHOOL MEET8
FRIDAY; 4 O’CLOCK
' The P. T. A. of the Mary Anr,
Lipscomb Elementary school ol
Lucy Cobb .prill meat Friday after
'anna at S n'cloclf.
at 4 o’clock. „ .
Mothers of the kindergarten pu
'pllsare cordially Invited to meet
with them.
WOMAN'S BIBLE'CLASB
TO PICNIC FRIDAY
All members of the Woman's Bl'
ble clan of the Flret Methodist
church and their families are re
quested to meet promptly Friday
afternoon at 4 o’clock at the church
for the picnic. Cara will be pro
vlded for alL
The friend! of Mias Josephine
Wilkins will be Intereeted to learn
of .her safe arrival from on extend
ed European trip. She landed on
•he 10th at Montreal and Is now on
a visit to her klnipeople. Col. and
Mrs, Wyeth of New Tork.
Mr. A. C .Bruce of Roanoke, Va
le visiting hie motner, Mrs. W. H
Bruce on Strong street
cent. MV. Wlnbum asks if any oth
er large American Industry reduced
to the consumer the cost of It*
product in 1922.
He declares that the future de
velopment of transportation hinges
upon the ability of the railways t
and-secure suffcllent capital to keep
pace with the business demands of
the country and nska for a .fair
trial of the pr^seht transportation
act for a reasonable length Of time
under normal'conditions.
Attention Is directed to tho fact
that despite widespread public <le-
liuf there io-no d per cent ■ "guar
antee”' of railway earnings, hut
that the law oh the contrary limits
the -earnings of transportation
companies without making up ;de
Mr. and Mrs. Julian Miller nnd
baby are spending two weeks la
Mountain City.
. Mr. Charles Blckerstaff Is spend
ing a few days In Augusta.
Miss Jennie Smith returned Sun
day night from a delightful visit
to Pennsylvania and Washington
-D. C-, where she visited Mrs. Wal
ter. Boawsll and Mrs. Hardeman
Brumby.
Mr, nnd Mrs. F. N. Drewry mo
tored ,to Atlanta last week.
WANTED—Bid on rough lumj
Ate build cottage, delivered at
Athsni, q£ . A- E ( , Davison.
“ it J *mi.
ficits.
proposition for either full or
part time. Exclusive territory.
Sterlingworth Tire & Rubber
""Co., East Liverpool, Ohio. »14p
MASONIC NOTICE'
A regular communication
Mount^ Vernon Lodge,, No.^
sonic Temple thia (Thursda,,
evening, September ,13th, at 8
o’clock.
All candidates prepared with
thi examination for the several
degrees will present them
selves promptly. By order of,
E. O. KINNEBREW, W. M.
JNO. G. QUINN, Secretary.
I.ESTER—Wm. Hiram. Friends
of Mr. Wm. Hiram Lester and wife;’
Messrs. Wsrren Lester, Robqrt
Lester, Wallace and WJHIe Lester,
Mondames W. F. Epps, H. H. Paul,
G. B. Smith. H. T.lMghle; Messrs.
Wiley and James Leater, are In
vited to attend the funeral for Mr.
Wm. Hiram Lester at the Oconeet
Street Methodist church Friday at
T P. M-, to be conducted by Revs.
Horton :and Quilllan. -Dunaway &
Rons, funeral direcora. In charge.
Interment will follow in Lester
. ■ in, I,tv, on Ij-xlngtnn road.
Read Herald
Want Ads.
Substantial Reduction in Prices of
WillardBatteries
Cars Washed
tmd
Dbpcd
For All Cars.
Trade in Price
for
Ford, Dort, Chevrolet
$16.15
Clarke Storage Battery Co.
Willard Service Station
Phone 677 ' Athens, Ga.
WITNESSES ATTACK
CHARACTER OF MILLS
IN MACON TRIAL
(Continued from page one?
ship and Dr.‘Green admitted
membership.
MACON, Ga.—-The prosecution
lata Wednesday retted Its case In
ike trial of Dr. C. A. Yurinvogh,
Macon dentlit, charred with riot
ing In connection q-lth floggings in
Macon during tho past two yean,
and the defense began Its effort
to break down the credibility of
the wltneuea -offered by the state.
When conrt adjourned at 6:55
o’clock tho defense had placed on
the witness stand eight witnesses,
two -of whom attacked' the eredl-
hlllty.of W. W. Arnold and five tho
reputation of R. F. iMIlls, who Is
the prosecuting witness In the case
on trial. The eighth witness was
put on the stand to testify regard
ing the reputation-of Mills but
stated that he could not say wheth
er it was good or bad.
Wm. Hiram Lester
Died Wednesday
/;
SPECIAL SALEiOF CONGOLEUM RUGS
Two days more you will have an opportunity to buy Congolcum
Rues considerably cheaper than the regular price. I his sale
wilflast for only two days more. Many pretty patterns to choose
from.
Majof and Mr*. Hunter Harrli
Wil 1«peud Sunday at White Sul
phur with Senator and Mre. William
J. Harris of Washington, D.
who ant sojourning there for o
Qiontb. *
The blends of Mre. Ben Thornton
will regret to hear ehe epralneil
her ankle very severely at Lake*
mont gnd wue brought home thii
week.
'Act'tura'^ver'to^^government'.'hau'of id earning, above 5 3-4 per cent.
r^y. are ZStf BS5?
!{»"g! ! %.o r '1-^Am.ri'c.n induat^ ,h.t ^ con
sumer the coat of tte priancts. t ^ thing _the ability of
The future development of transportatbn hl ^* u PJ ith the business demand* of
th. Alhv.ya to aecure -offctent capUaljo To attract it, ln-
th. ennntry, cannot b» Ate retirn, fair ire.tm.ut, and fr«do»
vectors jnust be assured of a reasonaDie r.ie
i-r :K
railway management a chance to * -j- over to government ownership.
Mr. and Mre. Julian McCurry
have returned to the city after an
extended absence in Atlanta, Mad*
lion and Hartwell, and will be mos;
cordially welcomed by their many
friends. *
The many friends of Mrs. J, A
Darwin who has been ill for severa'
weeks at the General hospital fol
lowing an auto accident will regret
to learn ehe is Buffering with i
severe cold.
w. A. WINBURN,
Praeident. Central of Georgia Railway Company.
Jtgvnimnh, Ga., September 11, 1923.
Funeral earvices for Wm. Hiram
Lester, eg* 76, whn died st the
residence la Boulevard Heights
Wednesday night at 8:30. will he
held from Oconee Street Methodlit
church Friday at 1 P. M-, conduct
ed by Beva. -Fury, Horton and
Quilllan., and Interment will fol
low in Lester cemetery on the Lex
ington road. Dunaway A 8on«,
funeral directors, In charge. Tho
following gentlemen will act as
pallbearer*, nnd nre asked to meet
at th* residence at 13 W., Friday:
Messrs. J. L. Hltchell. Grover
Preanell, L. C. Beavers, E. a Bur
roughs, David Newtome and Alon-
xo Anderson. . . „
Mr. Lester Is survived by his
widow and tha-following immedi
ate' relatives! Sons, Warren Leater.
Danielsvllle; Robert Leater. Steph-
ena; Walace L. and Willie L. Les
ter, Athena. Daughters, Mrs. W. F
Epps, Danielsvllle; Mesdamea W.
T. Nash. H. H. Paul, G. B. Smith
and H. T. Mahle, Athena, and two
brothers. Wiley Lester, Wlnter-
ville, and James Lestev, of Oconee
Heights.
Mrs. Marion DuBooe and yount
son, liarvln, Jr. were called here
from Dahlonega Thursday v. ..
count of the continued Illness o:
her mether, Mrs. J. A. Darwin.,
Miss.- Frances Taimadga and Mtsi
Flanigan have returned from a de
lightful visit to Bryson City and
ether point sin North Carolina.
Mrs.]Beil Steeiny and Miss Edith
laaAl* n# Dnaslanhliss, abba eawls.
Steedly ' of Spartanbur^are regie
tered at tbe'Georgian. Tdrs. Steed
ly nan* here to enter her daughter
at ,Lu<&r Cobb,
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Powell
leave the latter part of the week
for, ** v!;!t to AtlareU Ufurt uk-
ing poMeeleon of the house recently
vacated by Capt. and Mrs. John
Nicholson on Cobb street.
Mies Van Clave Wilkin* has re*
turned from a visit of several
weeks to echoo 1 mates in North
Carolina.
Miss Roberta Jonee left yeater-
-V fir Athene, where l&c *.vUi
■J enendlthe winter at Lucy Cobb.—
MacortTeleBraph. i'uijn* *
5110 BE MUST
Congoleum Art Rugs
9x15 feet
9x 12 feet
9xlOVz feet .. .
9x9 feet ,-. .. .
7‘/2x9 feet .. . .
6x9 feet
3x6feet ... ..
3x4*4 feet - • • ■
4*^x9 feet ....
18x36 inches .. .
Without Border
. $20.00
,. $16.90
. $14.75
. $13.00
. $10.50
.. $8.25
.. $2.15
9x15 feet ....
9x12 feet ....
9x10*4 feet ..
9x9 feet
7*/*x9 feet .. ..
6x9 feet.
. $12.00
" $9-60
‘" .. $8.50
....$7.25
.. $6.00
... $4.80
$1.60
.,$1.75
3x6 feet-
$2.40
.. $3.50
.... 50c
UA? ivvli . ..-••• • I
4*/4x9 feet .. . .
.... $3.50
Davison^Nicholson Co*
ATHENS’ BUSIEST STORE
SAVANNAH'. Oa—The two ont-
stapding features of the t«n*l»r-
tatlon sitnation at tho present time
are th* fact that the railways are
rendarlBg to American buelneaa
more efficient service than at any
time In the hiatory of the country,
and aro acoompllahlng this ach
ievement at cost* to the traveling
and shipping public lower than pra-
v*U anywhere else in the world.
These statements nra made in a
review of tho traneportaUon eq
uation by W. A. Wlnhurn, presl-
.'•nL r-ntral of Georgia Railway
Comnanv*
yrar thr railway* nre-texpenuinp
for pquipmAnt,' ad'ditiong 'and ilfl
«<rnt’i"rr«iTild Ahl* PllOmiO'l* *11101 O
• 54 Sales and Servici
170 College Avenue
Down
Is AU We Ask
to Install This
Humphrey Gas
Water Heater
-Ifi Your Home!
It insures" plenty of hot
Water from your storage
tank at all times.
And It Costs So Little
SPECIAL OFFER
Only 95c down—*1.50 per month, payable
with gaa bills. 819.95 installed.
Thia special otter good only from Septem
ber 1st to September 30th, 1923.
■-
Athens Gas, light & Fuel Co.
Only 95c Down
Puts It in Your
Home.
