The Banner-herald. (Athens, Ga.) 1923-1933, September 23, 1923, Image 1

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*1,000 Aeeidemt Policy Frag
THE BANNER-
Dad? awl Sunday—10 Cents a We«S,
BrtrtHsW MM
VOL. 01, NO. 1*0
Associated Pnaa Serrlca
SHOWDOWN NEAR IN OKLAHOMA CRISI
ymMR^yslIlOVEMENT ON FOOTj
TO THWART TAX COMMISSION WORK
FID 11200.000
10 BE RAISED FOR
THE OKLAHOMA SITUATION
“COLLEGE BIGHT
REPEAL OF I0BIICC0
TAX, GOV. URGES
Makes Public Letter Sent
Out By Tobacco Grow
ers League Fighting
Law.
MOM
(By Aaaeelaud Praia.)
ATLANTA, Ga.—As
serting that “while his
special-commission is “out
in the open in an orderly
effort to reform Georgia
tax laws,” other plans are
being made to thwart
these efforts, Governor
Clifford Walker Saturday
night made public a letter
which he said the Tobac
co Consumer? League was
sending out in an effort to
have the Milner tobacco
sales tax lew repealed at
the extraordinary session
in November.
Although the eomralnalon haa
made no deflnlto determination In
"College" night et the Unlversl-
ty ot Georgia will 1>« Monday night,
according to announcement! that
were given out Saturday.
A complete program la being ar
ranged and will be announced In
afternoon r»pers Monday. Thoau
who are aelecUng the tpeahcr* nay.
that men well known to Georgia,,
boy* and people who arc Interest- ,
ed In the well-fare of the collge”,
will conatltuto those selected-W
addition to the faculty member*,
and outride .posher*, men promln-
ent In unlveralty life will also
»«rak to the atudenta.
The plans tor “College nl|M
are being mude by the University
Y. M‘. C. A., and Athletic assoc!#--
tlon. _ .
THE ETERNAL
FEMININE
(By Aaaociated Preaa.) ■
ATLANTA, (ia.—Hn. Ollle.
iuatiaa. 25, shot and Inatant-
ly killed Dewitt Turner aa ahe
rod* with Mm in an automo
bile late Saturday.
According to the atory ahe
told the police, U was a caae
of deserted love. After killing
the man ahe took the wheel
and stopped the automobile
and whan an ambulancn ar
rived wa* holding the dead
man’s head in her lap.
SCHOOL CONFERENCE
WILL BRI
DESPITE OPPOSITION
CONVICT PROBE WILL
Solicitor Ignores gover
nor’s Demands and
Pushes Inquiry Into
.Leased Convict Camp
Conditions^
POLICEMAN STIGHi
(By Associated Pre*«.) '
MONTGOMERY—'The blame rot
[the mutiny In the Banner Mines by
convicts leased.the Mine* by th«
state of Alabama, near Binning*
; ham on September 10, In which the
convict* rebelled aaraln*t Ny*
guard* wa* laid to newspaper w
.. des and*Elans. Public In-
TO SERVE FIFTEEN
] convicts rebelled agnlnri »' Knvnnet, and guns'rcady to f|r, stand at the door of the State Seaat, DerS Ot UK! State legisla-
br,r.r is-scs; „ —*■“- —*■» " ,e , ir *"
, Poyd, hers Satnrday morning. haa declared a fight to the death with the up luu* man in to meet in an CXtraordl-
■ Ho doollnod to discuss his ap-1 i ^ ,— 1 vxr-j j
ponrnnee before the Krnnt! Jury In-
vcutigntlon Into condition* at the
. n • Rnl * e^nvlcf camp and he would not *aj
State Superintendent t>ai- wh0fhf . r ,h 0 convict* would i»e per-
lard Will Outline Poll- mitt-i to t-ti?r -r net.
Superior Court Jug Re-
turns \ erdicb uf LUii«v
made no deflnlto determination In of Voluntary MatU. aUg
Its atndy of the tax question, pro- 4gr Lite Saturday,
'pathtory to aubmlttlD-: IU report I —
to the legislature nt the nxtraor j (Py Associated Prana) .
dlnory ice tlon, the governor aald XT lanta. Oa.-Pollcaman a
•ttwo or thrae ohaarratlon* from, c stlga ll w aa found guilty
tho meotlngi already held” In aev- [ untary manalaughtar by kimvt
oral Georgia cities ware llgnlflc- ( , uptrlor court her, late Sntnr y
for th, slaying ft W. H. Hume*, a
private detective
He outlined thsae observations
na follows
PROPERTY
THAT PAY*
"L The people are unanimously
of the opinion that tho present ad
valorem system baa broken down.
Not on* dissenting voice waa heard
to question tho fact that owneri
rivaic urivt-Mtwt
gtlgall was aantancad to atrve not
leas than fifteen year, and not
more than sixteen ,n,p rt*°";
ment. Th, defense Indicated It,
would aak for a new trial.
Stlgall ahot and killed Hamea th,
night of August IS and at the aamt
time wounded two men who wer«
scrapping with Ham,s In ths down
to queatlon tho fact that ownora, «"w™ "•••■ „ ew datlona In rural district* and 1 ad
of 'and between H.me. option of the unit lac. for counties
erty am bearing more than their oui i a . ha|<
hesrins more than their out of III testing uerwran
SM tbo'tax burdens and that! «nd tha Utmn man iugHnd I; thrif
from one-half to two-third* of the i ^ ^quad. .The police
Pt °£, l ?» and ° f ** y commute of the city council
**!!? & .‘^.“tatnra oroxress'of P°rmptly 'exonerated gtlgall and
“ J - 7?“ ^. '"^r nrin commandsd him for the -hooting
the auto demand* that this in- ioon n( „ r , he klm „g.
Councilman
LUC It lulu utiiiuuuo n**m* - —
equality be eometed at the earll
eat possible moment.
“I. While of course, there haa
not been unanimity aa to th* plana
of taxation, a very largo majority
of the people have expressed con
fidence In the Integrity and pa-
tr.oUsm of the commltteo and de
clared that the people should get
back of any recommendations
which tho committee may make to
the legislature. It in not antici
pated that any plan of taxation
will bn perfect, but plans sug
gested can be amended tram time
to time, and In this way approxi
mate a Just and fair system.
PROVIDE
BUDpET
“4. Th* eommlttee’a suggestion
that provisions be made for a
business-like budget system to
control largely and economically
in. expenditure the money that
may bo mixed In the future has
met with approval.
In calling attention to the let
ter which he aald la being circu
lator by the tobacco consumers
league which Itai office. In At
lanta and la aald to bn directed by
Ftonk Weldon and T. J. Blmmons,
the governor remarked that the
org-uiaatlon wai asking of cn
Jobber and retailer of tobacco and
others connected with the Indus
try a membership too of ton dollars
BE MECTING PLACEilT^,,, ot
Oovfctvor Brandon also would not
my a* to whether the convtctn**
would be bought before the irurf
Jury. * * c
Again Saturday there woe a
I who stated that the cpr
jaChools h " required to oppeir
"Will Be'DiscuBsed. ""
teen Counties to Send
Delegates.
Nearly $90,000 Worth
Food Animals Killed
Pit Athens Abattoir
story of camp conditions.
Solicitor Davis begun tbs Inves
tigation and pushed It.ever.In the r-r , ... ----- --
race or a letter to hhn Worn the home thousands of dollars for-
— lulll.. klm .low Ik. In. «- .mss* Wall la Man ifl IPB
Governor telling him t(t stop the In-
Two hundred or more city and vestlgatlon immediately. Thl* the
county school officials «nd teach- Solicitor refuted to do and the gov®
di..i.o ..A- .nswiHnillng rrnn. nlnfnt hprIr thhl th* nrnhi
county school officials ana teaco- wouciior reru^ea to no nna xne rov-
era from Clarke and surrounding emor stated agnla that th# probe
counties meet In the city hall hers must cease and that Daria vma
Wednesday morning for a regional usurping the governor's personal
... ... a nnthnrltv In th* mntlor
educational conference.
The conference waa called by
N. H. Ballard, state school super
intendent, who will be one of the
speakers. Representatives of the
schools In nbotit fourteen counties
In this section will attond the
meeting which begins at 10 o’clock.
authority In the matter.
Saturday Governor Brandon
would not state as to the convlctf
testifying while Davis says the*
will, and also that he expected m
Interference from tho governor 1 r
CONSOLIDATION
TO BE DISCUSSED
One of the principal anbjeett for
discussion will be achool consoll
and cttlca whew It can be practl
cally worked out The public I* In
vited to attend.
The county unit plan content *
plate, consolidation of the dty and
county school board, and opera
tion of tho achool, under one aup-
orvltor. Tho rural ichool, would ho
Councilman Jroro Armuteaa ervuur. ---~
chnirm,n of the commlttM appear, (oqncentrated Onto trio or throe
(Turn to -ago Five) - ( T « m <» p *“ ply *>
Shad Dinner Figured
In Selecting College Site
At Least, Dr. Sylvanus Morris, in “History of Athens
and Clarke County,” So Intimates. Interesting
Book, Published By H. J. Rowe,
Just Off Press.
ach.
•An accountant baa eaUmatod
at If smceasful thl, movemxnt
III ralae a fund of |we,&00, he
Id. “If there la a roaponae by
ic-half thoae called on the ram
IIOMW will he ralaod. Juri
iw thl, fund win ho expand<id
of courao, unknown.
abould know what la goto*
• By DAN MAOILk
A ahad dinner, eaten near the
bold apring which u,ed to be back
ot tho Phi Kappg Ha|l. on the
.nnertv of runlel 'Kaaley. played
an Important part In tho aelectlon
of tho.Uhlyenlty of Georgia.
Dr. Bylvanua Morrl,. author of
the Initial article In the HUtory of
Athena and Clarke County” dtdn t
say to. bat he mentions that the
committee from the leglaUture
which rlalPHl Eea.leyv n *c» en-
loved tho "ahad caught that day
below Easley’s dam." and waa so
pleated with tho location that they
decided It tor tho college.
perhaps the committeemen II*-
nrM i that the boy* would be at
tracted to the University It If was
rituated near a good ’-nih pond.
Dr Morrl,' Intern,ting article l»
om of many of hl.torlcal value In
?h“ THIatory of Athena and CUrtta
tintv*' nablfsbed by Hugh J.
nowe, X whlch Is Juat off McOregor’a
TOO Braid of Editor. I* *«a-
pW <dClm»c.norD.vWC.B.r-
row. Db
The book la "Interesting to the
core" as thou who have scanned
InlUal copies declare. It la chock
full ot intereatlog aldellghla on the
Uvea of ramoua Albanian,, event,
that helped shape thl, city and tho
Unlveralty Itulf, naming of thi
principal atreeta and sketches ol
Athens’ chief executive.'
For Instance, very few people
know that C. D. Flanlgen. now
president of the Athena Railway
* Electric company, very nearly
estabUshed an Ice factory loro In
1819 when it sold for five cent*
per pound. Mr. Flanlgen came hero
for that purpoae bat found, after
-ZSX!S-giSifSi r
the history contains sketches of ww» •— r.;::
the University. 'State College of completely to _. floa
a*riculture. State Normal School, At the dose of the
the • matter.
JAPANESE 1VT IS
oy
,ra-^— 1
llnhmtnt of the Athen* AbUat- a
loir has Increased the demand
merely sent we*t. I* *aan In the
faqt that Mil animal* were
elaughtered there between la*t
• a __.t L’elilnv nlffht.
Estimate Made By Minis
ter of Navy. American \
Business Men Return to
Tokio.
- (By Aaaoclated Preaa.)
TOKIO.—The Ion to the Jap
anese Navy duo to tho recent
earthquake Is estimated at more
that 850,000,000, according to Ad
miral Takarabe, Minister of tho
Nxvy. '
American borineM men who left
Yokohama and Tokio by tho tint
available steamer after the dls-
aater are drifting. back to Tokio
having titered their previous view,
that buslnera would mow to Kobo
or Osaka.
While tho city haa been struck
a terrible blow of courao. ,tdl
many who left are coming back,
both natlvoa and foreigner, and 1
work la Immediately starting on
the r=So!!d!ns which will !»»»•
larger acale.
I
■auugu.v, wy. ... ...
January A and Friday night.
It to estimated that th, five
thousand and more onlmele
' elelightered eold for n lot,! of
abont IM.eoo. fully half of
which would hove gone weet
If rigid Inepcctlbn regutatlone
adopted by the city health
beard In conlunctlon with ea*
tabUshment of tho sbbettolr,
had not resulted In atlmvlatl° n
of tho demand for native meats
It le further eotlmuted that
around IlM.aoo. now being eenl
out of tble section annually tor
meat could be kept ot home If
formes In, the Athene territory
would re tee their own feed,
develop permanent pastures end
raise cettlb for market.
• The above 1100.000 represents
what I, spent Outside this ter
ritory for food animal, stone.
Dairy cattle' raising Is another
thing. Revenue from dairy cows
would 1m an additional Income.
Each farm could rail# dairy
cattle and base ana cattle for
food purpose., it Is eaid.
Establishment of creameries
and cheese factories and In
creased demand tor nntlv,
meets os s result of ths abattoir
hero has opened more markets
for -dairy products and hogs
and cattle for good. U O.
Price, secretary, atntea. Farm
ers are urged to consult with
their county agents end Ihs
Plate College of Agriculture
on how to Increase production
• along this line nna keep money
from being sent oujylde t tie
territory for whet fnn bo raised
Just as easily here.
Now, You Tell One ■
"If the other freshmen hsva
their half cut I want mine cat."
Sound almoot unbelievable
doesn't It, coming from a trashy
man.
Hut It* |rue. II. F. DoLanoy
la a blind student. Cams to
Georgia from the Roys High,
Atlanta, registered freshman A.
0.. and is a regular fnahls.
I.a-t week.bo walked np to a
bunch of aopha naif demanded
that they cut his hair. Hla lock*
meant nothing to him com
pared to being “on* of th* rag-
ulir rrd raps.
Under protect tho shear*
were wielded. *
After only * day or two on th*
campus DoLanoy goto around
anywhere ho wants to go. ua-
assiated. Tho “Y" will aa* to It
that hn la rood to nightly and
ho experts to flnlib hla course
her? and b* awarded an A. a
< '*UpTiiitemUnce recall* that
of Welter McDonald, bllndlaw
student her*, now a member ot
the Public Berylco commlaalon.
BE TIGHTENED IF
PLAN FOR SESSION)
IS IT
Governor Walton Says j
Sricter Measure to Be j
Taken Unless Legislators
Cancel Session Call.
(By Associated Press.)
OKLAHOMA CITY.—
A threat to close the Okla
homa State Fair and place
Oklahoma county under
even stricter martial law
and enforcement of that
law was made here Satur
day afternoon by Gover
nor Walton, unless mem
bers of the state legisla
te meet in an extraordi
nary session next Wed
nesday with the intention
of inmeaching the gover
nor.
The governor declared that the
members of the legislature from
their own defense of lawful au
thority, ovidenty intend to ride
thron^li blood up to their bridles
and that any one
them nro wading
slaughter house into
Plans to Put
Self-Sustaini
Being Wi
College.
crave.
‘ high
Plans for a simplified, conatruc-
Uv* program to put ths farms of
tho state on a self-sustaining basis
with a surplus for th* cities are
now beldg worked rat, stated Dr.
Andrew M. Soule Saturday In re
gard to the farm 'program for 1924
which will b* presented by th*
College ot Agriculture within tho
naxt few days.
College officials have boon bnay
daring tho post weak In confer
ence formulating a definite pro
gram for north and south Oeorgla
and s gnat deal of Intonorls ccn-
CAPTAIN LOONEY
REMOVED
(By A
ISA.
tlona College aothorlUea will make.
Commenting on th* plana brief
ly Dr. Soule aald: "W* will rec
ommend that every farm be aolf-
suatalnlng above all. and that a
surplus be produced to supply tho
needs of the local market*. The
production of sufficient food crop*
will b* on* of tho foatuna of our
vocatn Captain Joseph
who haa been presidini
sessions of the local i
mission for the past
was relieved from ’
turned to his civil!
urdny morning.
Captain Looney. «.
member of the state
for tho capital later in the
The reason for his relief wa
—I- public.
.~,t Saturday Captain I.
made the atatement publicly
capacity as a atate n—
the federal govemmo:
called upon ot insure i
form of government l
if Governor Walton
grant permission for .....
dlnary session of tho legislate
MARTIAL LAIN HR
COUNTRY-
The plan will be outlined for thl*
saetlou here Friday. x .
Th* sorly planting of cereals on
a larger seal* win ho urged and
Ian Increased production of winter
legumes both as feed and cover
crop* wUl bo recommended. Tie
dairy Industry wUl bo oncouraged
to supply th* creamer!** of sooth
Georgia and Ike chaeM factories
of north Oeorgla. In Southweat
^*mSi , rad P ^r.SU° ,, w.5
(Tun* to Pag* Five)
MAKES STARTLING
STATEMENT
(By Aaaoclated Pn
CHARLESTON, w.
Kiddies Cheered
Rin-Tin-Tin As
He Acted Here
To Make Stringent Ef
forts to Curt) Spread pf
Revolutionary Agitation.
Report Denied.
mnue w rejnwBi
University of ““ A .»g that
— oo A 1.1.1 tmUtsal
ENROLLED AT GA
Those people who lov, to M« and
hoar children enjoy themselves
should have gone to Uio Palace
j theatre at one of the performance,
I Thursday ur Friday ami heard the
(hide chccr at the heroic deeds "f
| Rln-TIn-TIn, the Genian police dog
that afforded moat of the attrac
tion In the picture. “Where tho.
(By Asooslatad Pro**)
PARIS—The Bulanrtan Logutlen
late Saturday nnnouncvd that »
had received word that the govern
ment at Sofia haa decided to ds-
Clare martial law iiauaabsst
country In order to prevent »h*
hprtad ot ln*urr*ctlonarjr a*lU-
irantlup ,h /‘ '!
the Ku Kiux Klan held an ini
tion in tho dining room o
White House, was n state,.,
made by Rev. Basil K. Newton
Oklahoma, representing the Klan
nt tho Imperial Council, in an ad
dress before a large audience of
Klansmon and other* at Hurri
cane Friday night.
In his ndtlrr s, he stated that
the Klan had 227 members in the
house of representatives and 27 in
tUn esnsto
Georgia Y. M. C. A. 5S d » Tt ~
the Klan had
VXCU.S.Cts.xv;. wh.;
Elects Of,ficers«**£? tomcntionthBtfive
, men In the Harding cabinet _
Final Balloting Ended ShuXi'
Yesterday. Alton Hosch nowspanermen In front *<
Named President Ofli- ”
cei s Active
Yiar.
For uig
newspapermen In front --
Rev. Churchman la tho head of t
Klan in tkta Motion, ft ii r
Now offlcora tor tho University
ha'd' ^tVra « absolute denial uf'osorgta Y. M. C. A .have bran
from Sofia of ths roports^thal t * announced. Tho oloctlon has boon
under way over alnco tho opening
msnt had bran proclaimed In soma
part* of th# country.
offh
for that purpose nut loumi. oner A total of 1251 ! l ‘® d ®“ t .‘
aeanras. that Athenians preferred ““Ve‘™ STirtav
; tlon in in* pic*urr, *» *= »•—i Accordinx to olflctal
• North Begin*-*’ Th!* of couron. ta J W |,| r h yrtr? made public BaturdnY
directed at tho*« who didn’t go. i th# ou tbr»>nk* are aald to ba con
That picture proved highly Inter* f , nw j to section known
—. iinrti it, iiiy
-t^toe ™^tok..Y^Tcoe,,y m.nnre rarran that hra • - •b.^ra.lo.
good well water, a g when t. W. Reed * of- bren Installed by the Palace of the martin! law were glven ojjt
week that has been given
. . ... a— —.lalsafbra
Agriculture, State Normal School,
Lucy Cobb Institute, AthraF com- tho Prat wmk 1,# *
maretal rowth. th. leital prof..- ^ftntoMd a*
•km. history of tba medical pro- Before registration is nninw^
been Installrd by the raiac® i* ot iha martial law wer«
proving highly *atl*factory to tha | an a u |« not known In what part*
patron* and the management haa, of the country the law will be moat
received many compliment* on the. etrlctly enforced,
improvement, It fa stated. | .....
Athena' la enjoying a tplendldj STUDENT TO MEET ROPIR
of attractions now and th* j BARNKHILLB. Oaw—Wat^Corne
■Ion, history of tne rocuicai pro- — --
feosjon, Athraa churches, luduatrial ’SSTSIfra lXW^Lunte wlU
r attractions now ana ins iUBXbi'iu.a ™- . " ,
here are lower, the public Is. lias, haaeywatett of Valdosta, who
d. than In other dries the now to ntt.ndlng OorBon Instltnto,
- — mi, the picture, * •— - 1 —-d to mast Boh Ropot
'155.
unuor **«/ '
of regtstration Monday and tha fin
si balloting and raledon waa Sat
urday near noon.
Th* men ratocted to officer th*
popular Unlveralty organisation
era all popular In college affair*.
They are Alton Hoach of Gain*-
vflle. president-. V. O. Cooper, At
lanta, vlcapraaldent; William Tat*
of Tate, treasurer; and Chart#* *.
Anderson of Macon, recording sec-
rotary. . . .
Throughout tho wo* of registra
tion nt tho university tho
ally Y. M. C. A., its now -
been very active In —
WASHINGTON
DENIES STORY _
WASHINGTON.—The atatemen
of Rev. Newton that the Klan had
held an initiation in the dining
room of tha White House,
address made at Hurricane,
day night, was declared by
House official, to be too "
to even discuss.
Marston Is New
Golf Champion
FLOSSMORK—Maratol
Philadelphia Saturday won
amateur xolf championship from
Jess fiweetarr, defending champion,
two op. Kweisec had the k'“*
luck of hivta.- three stynles
f.,r him on the !-«t four hole*.
Ing th© match f<>r him.
• th* ph»v©r Jhat_<