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VOL. 91, NO. 196
Associated Freaa Servlet
ATHENS, GA., SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1923.
A. B. C. Paper
Single Coplea S Cento Daily, i Creta Sunday.
TORNADO AND CLOUDBURST TAKE TOLL OF LIY
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Macon Flogging Case Ends In Mistrial Saturday
IT OF
OKLAHOMA DENIES
PLEA OF
Rehearing of Appeal of
Governor Turned Down
By Supreme Court Bal
loting Tuesday.
(By Associated Press.)
OKLAHOMA CITY.-
Prospccts of a vote on
Tuesday authorizing the
State Legislature to meet
and consider the conduct
of certain state officials
were dimmed late Satur
day when Judge O. L.
Price of the State Dis
trict Court rendered a
temporary order, which
prevents the State Elec
tion Board from holding
the balloting.
(By Associated Press)
OKLAHOMA CITY—Tile Stale
Supreme Court Saturday denied thl
application of Governor Walton fat
rehearing hla appeal from tne de
cision of Secretary of Stato that
hare presented a rote on
■raeoday oo an Initiated blit to per
mit the State Leirlalatoro to ton-
veno Itself to Inreetldato the offi
cials. " " V"
This remorea the Hat legal ob
stacle to the submission of tbs
question and It will be voted on
unless some new action to prevent
It le Instituted before Tuceduy.
THIRTEEN DO
OTHERS MISSING II
Dr Soule Outlines
Farm Program
For Use In
N. E.Ga.
LLOYD GEORGE GIVEN
UNIMPRESSIVE
FAREWELL ON
EVE OF TOUR
(By Aaeoelated Prase)
LONDON.—An impressive fare
well was given David Lloyd George
here Saturday as be left London
lor a alx weeks' tour of the United
States and Canada.
A large crowd ot admlrcra end
bis farmer cabinet associates as
sembled at the Waterloo station
and cheered him with spontaneity
and enthuelaem, reminiscent of the
days of hla premiership as the
train pulled out
JURY DISCHARGE!
MACON “FLOG” CASE 60. W. T. WOMACK
AFTER A DEADLOCK
Happy Reunion
BEBMANY; NO DEAD
A farm program for nortbeaet
Georgia with the purpose of sbp-
plylng part of the 9iOO,000,<XX>
worth of Imported food prod note
Into Georgia each year, waa out
lined i Saturday by Dr. Andrew M.
Soule, president of the State Cal-
lego of Agriculture, following a dis
trict conference of couniy agents
at the college the day before.
The outstanding feature of the
statement made by Dr. Soule la a
warning to northeast Georgia
Isrmera not to Increase th* cotton
acreage next year.
It- waa pointed out that more
than 9200,000,000 worth of prod
ucts was brought Into the state
which should be grown at home
and that every section should en
ter our~!lvedtt-bome baete through
out the year.
No radical changes In the system
which has been followed for the
last tew years were recommanded,
(Turn to Page Pour)
Rioters Almost Take Pos
session of Police Sub
station in Dusseldorf
Suburb.
(By Associated Press)
DUBSELDORF.—Rioting which
lasted several hours occurred in
The trouble started with an at-
the suburb! of this city late Frt
day night and Saturday morning.
■ tack by men believed to b« Sep-
I statist sympathisers, on a small
I police aub-atatlon.
* R-lBfereements drove off the at,
tanking party and It was stated
that several member* ot the band
were wounded.
The station, at the time of the
attack, was guarded by only alx
inexperienced policemen. Several
shots were fired at the officers
and the riotera ware about to dis
arm the police and take posses
sion of the station.
At this point aid arrived and
after fighting with (he attackers
for a time, succeeded In driving
them off. The attacking party Is
said to have numbered several
•core.
The Incident hae excited the am
prehension over whxt may happen
when the Rhineland Separatists
gather here for a demonstration.
German city authorities are
bending their efforts to make what
they call a "dead” Sunday with tha
Intention of averting clashes with
the Separatists.
Lloyd Barrett, 8-year-old Wash
ington, D. C., boy—bom in Massa
chusetts, Is said to have been pro-
claimo dby American and foreign
artists as the “perfect typo” of
American boyhood.
10 SUBMIT TWELVE
Vote For Conviction
Stood At Nine to Three
After Seventy Hours De
liberation.
(By Associated Prats)
MACON—Th© Jury In the case of
Dr. C. A. Yarbrough, a prominent
dentist ot this city, who waa be<
leg tried on a charge of rioting In
connection with the flogging of W.
O. Barnett, waa discharged 'Satur
day afternoon after seventy hour.,
of deliberation.
The members of the Jury, it waa
ild, stood six to six on the first
ballot, seven to five on the second
and finally stood nine to threo fof
conviction.
Court attaches Mid that the trial
carried the longest lurv delibera
tion of any trial for a mlidemeinof
in the Mstory of the county.
Yarbrough was tried and nc*
emitted Inst week on a stmlini
charge in connection with the
whipping of R. P. Mills. Mo-e
charges are_ Mill tiifi^M^nflMi |
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Macon .flogging.
Largest Crowd Ever At Opening
Game Sees Georgia Beat Mercer
The largest crowd that aver at
tended an opening football gama In
Athene turned out Saturday to aer
Georgia and Mercer battle In the
sweltering sunablne for two and one
quarter hours, counting much time
° U Keen Interest tn the game and
the promise of an unueually close
ecu re brought the crowd out and
outside the elowneee occasioned by
the hot weather a good game was
afforded. Mercer brought by far
one of the beet teame In her his
tory, here. She held Georgia on
several occasions
yard line and waescoredononlj
bv having a punt from bshlnfl th*
Jgo.il line Mocked, th® Ine ^‘* b £
Joe Bennett getting In front of th<
boot again and felling on the oval
for the ecore.
FINE SPIRIT
PREVAILED
A fine spirit prevailed between
(tic t\v„ .iml-nt l.n.li.... Merer
ZOO of the Orange and black sup
porters were on hand and occupied
two sections of the stands. Every,
of yells and cheered the players,
on both teame as they wen
llered.
Both contingents congratulated
each other of the showing made
and likewise the crowd bed a glad
hand for all.
OGLETHORPE
18 STRONG
And Vat Saturday comes Ogle-
thorps. ‘Oglethorpe yesterday 'held
Tech to the close scon of II to
Zl, the first half ending IS to 14
In favor of the Jackets. This
means that next Saturday Georgia
has her work cut out for her and
cannot toes a minute's time In
preparing for the battle.
A crowd that will he greater
than the one Saturday Is expected
to turn out.
The prices remain the same,
•Lee' and »t.eo and the game
•tarts at 4 p. m. jr
Washington’s Proposal to
Extend Limit For Whis
key Seizure to Be- Sub
mitted to Conference,
(By Associated Press.)
LONDON.—The fact that the
government has undertaken
submit Washington's sugestlons
for the twelve mile limit for liquor
•elsuree to the British Imperial
Conference opening here Monday,
draws from the Dally Telegraph
editorial condemnation on private
British participation In Uquar
muggllng and denounces such en
terprise as scandalous and dis
creditable to England's reputation.
The paper says that "the trade
bids fair to become the come of
offense to American opinion and
we hope It will be studied from
thie point ot view at the confer
ence." . , „
Shackelford Buys
100-Acre Tract
Acquires Burger Proper
ty; Consideration Was
Around $25,000.
One ot the moat Important real
estate deals of the year, wu made
during the part week when Judge
R. R. Burger, of Watklnavtlle, sbld
to Col. Thornes J. Shackleford the
Burger property containing about
100 acres located near the city
limits and front.ng the National
Highway about 2000 feet
Thie property I* one ot the most
beautiful tracts ot Itpd around
Athens, and to located on one of
the most popular driveway* out of
the city. It la understood that the
purchaae price waa around 426,04 >.
It I* also understood that Col.
Shackleford will build a handsome
home on a part of this property In
the early epring and that ho will
aub-dtrlde and sell tha balance.
The transaction waa madd
through Campbell A Barrow.
FIND NEGRO
ASHEVILLE^M^ waT^etatad
here late Saturday night that John
c. Goff, former negro conrlct
for whom a search for the paat
two daya. for an attack on an aged
white woman pf Spruce Pines, has
been conducted waa apnr*»ie»(!?-
and taken to ReMxh under mill-
tary escort.
Statesboro Man Will
"Commence” Life Wlhen
Most Men Are About
Ready to Quit.
After thirty years of teach
ing and nearing tha age of
68, W. T. Womack of States
boro, Gn„ Is attending the Uni
versity to Georgia to get au
A. B. degree.
Mr. Womack is aa aettvo aa
a Freshman, although he Is not
registered as a member ol that
claas. Ho la taking work In all
claases, however, from Fresh
man to Senior and expects to
graduate In two yean. When
he geta hla dogreo he will bo
the oldest mail over graduat
ing from the Unirerslty ot
Georgia or any other collcgo
In this state, so tar as la
known.
Mr. Womack attended c„I-
lege at Newberry In South
South Carolina thirty yearn?,
'■uj—
years work and then began
teaching school. Since that
tlmo he has always wanted to
retugi and complete hla degree
work. lie married, howover,
and the responsibilities of the
bead ot a family kept him from
returning to colloge.
A year or so ago hla wife
died and hla only child hav
ing previously married, he de
cided to return to college and
finish the necessary work to
ward a degree. He Is here,
living with two member of
the Freshman class, 287 W.
Clayton atrset. O. A. Plrkle of
Buford and W. D. Young ot
Fort Valley.
Mr. Womack finds !t such
•aster to master hla work now
than when ho waa a Freshman
thirty yean ago, he declares.
_ i He will resume teaching
Athens Family Off when he
Judge Brand Leaves
For Washington
Ephraim Zimbalist, famous violinist, finally succeeded in bringing
his mother end father from Tetrograd. It took seven years to do it.
Here they are' at Zimbalist’s homo in Astoria, N. Y.
Broadus Zellars
MILE ZONE MONDAY! vwtw to city
{ Broadus Zellars, Hartwell at
jtorney, an alumnus of Mercer Unl-
j versify was one of the vteitora to
I Athene Saturday to witness the
I Gcorgla-Mcrcer footbaal araie.
'• Mr. Zellars wae formerly a law
partner of Julian B. McCurry of
Athena end wae a member ot Gov-
ernor'e Hardwick's military etaff
Mr. Hellara asserts business In
Hartwell la aplendld. He eaye the
business men are enjoying the golf
course sow being completed et the
new country club. Oscar Herndon,
prosperous Hart county fanner,
was also a visitor to the game.
On Trip to Cubs
Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Morris end
son Albert leave today for a tour
through Florida and to Cuba;
They will spend most of the time
while away In Miami and Coral
Gables.
GEORQE HARRISON BACK
George. Harrison, second bai
man de luxe back . In the daya ot
Horace Clemente. Tiny Hender
son. Luck, Ginn et cetera here. He
fe the guest of hie friend Captain
J. H. Rucker. G so rale's first base-
hall captain.
BANNERS GREETED MERCER
Banners with "Welcomo Mercer-
on them greeted the Maconltea as
they pulled Into the Central elation
et 14:60 Saturday morning. More
than 200 Mercer students were here
for the game, many of them having
arrived ahead of tha special,, trav
eling a la stda door Pullmans.
Congressman C. H. Brand loft
for Washington Saturday after
noon to attend to some Important
departmental matters and to placo
hla daughter, Miss Carolina Brand,
Id the Colonial School for atria
for theensulng school year.
Motorists Will Pay Two Cents
Additional Gasoline Tax Monday;
Price, If Unchanged, Be 22 Cents
The additional tax of two cents on gasoline in Georgia goes
into effect Monday, or to be exact Sunday at midnight. A tax of
one Cent P®r gallon is now being collected on gasoline in this state
and .in accordance with the new law passed by the last legislature
the total retail tax will be three cents.
Those who fill their tanks today will save the additional
two cent*.
If th* yrlc* of gasoline remains unchanged it will retail here
Monday for 22 ctnts per gallon.
ATHENS PEOPLE IN
Eight Mourners Drown'
As Flood Waters Wash
House Into Streams
Damage High. >
(By Associated Pros*)'
OMAHA—Thirteen persons ar®
known to be dead and three othcrll
missing and more than two dozen 1
seriously injured aa a resuJt of %;
terrific cloudburst and tornado^
which swept through western IiwfiM
and Eastern Nebraska 1-tte ridnjf^
night. . M
The damage to property Is tsti*) |
mated et over half a million doF?l
lars already with the probablllt#?
that it wil run Into th® millions m*
ion ns It Is posslblo to wuko an
icurhtc estimate.
At Council Bluffs, when Jho tor
nado struck five persons were k %i
ed three others missing and f!v| ;5
riotisly injured. The tornado
hit the town shortly after nln® ‘
lock and raged through the !
vn upsetting houses and break-rj
fng telephone and tclegraph com- j
nuinientlons w ‘ ^
Eight mourners were drowned at*
Louisville, Nebraska. when
*.vehro tho body of Mrs. Mary-
McCrdvcr lay, waa washed into th®
Tho tornado In some section
as tho worst In the history of thsrj
str to.
While the lots of life ib
at thirteen, It Is probable that -ffV
i much higher When th*
final check has been made.
Six Are Missing.
In OklalmmM
Following
Inquiry
%
LATIN ASSN.
Local Citizens Attend
Meeting of Catholic Lay-
men’s Association in Au
gusta Sunday.
AUOU8TA.—Resolutions com
mending the prees ot Oeorgla,
'which almost without exception
has manifested lu both news ar
ticles unit editorials a hearty sup-
port of every effort calculated to
abate Intolerance In this great
uunic intolerance in mis peni,“ , ..— — . —--—-
I state" were adopted at the eighth P" 1 }? Encampment msetlnj; com-
1 -■ - ■■ I In* fn February and' the Odd Fel
low! proper In -March.
COMMISSION IDLE
(By Aeeeelated Frees) I annual convention ot tho catholto
ATLANTA—Oovernor Clifford Laymen' Association of Goorgla
"?. l . k<l L 8ltU ^Jf d V- n ?- ll ”?-.f~ i heW be« Sunday and which was
while then would be no meetings I attended by' 700 delegates and
nf tha ■nonlal lav Mmmiillnlt -- • > ’ . t
of the special tag commleelon
which he created to tnreitigate
and to get the opinions of the cit
hern of this state on the tax prob
lem, during the coming week, the
commission woud bold s public
hearing In this city on October 9.
At this time the commission will
hear the views end opinions of
some of the leading business men
In the state.
Large Crowd Expected At First
Baptist Church tonight To Hear
Morgan ’Blake And Joe Bennett
With an attractive music pro
gram, furnished by n male chorus
and a malt quartette, together wltn
Interesting talks by Morgan Blake,
•porting edltoV of The Atlanta
Journal and Joe Bennett, captain ot
the Georgia footbat Ileum, ‘'Stu
dents Night" at th# First Bsptlvt
church tonight promises to be one
ot the most enjoyable occasions ot
the college year.
Preparation hag been made to ac
commodate tho large crowd of boys
end glrle which will attend the err-
vice which begins at to'clock.^ In
addition to Ulk* uy Smm»« euu Ben
nett, Dr. J. C. Wilkinson, pastor ot
the First Baptist church and Dr. J.
J. Bennett, psetor of tho Prince
Avenue Baptist church and father
cf Captain Joe. will welcome the
boys and girls to Athens on behalf
of the Baptist churches. Bervtcee
at other Baptist churches In the
city will be called off for the
“Students Night” program.
Tho statewldo Importance of the
meeting Is seen in tho tact that
Louie D. Newton, editor ot The
Christian Index will be In Athena to
report the program tor that news
paper, the official Baptist organ.
The music program will bo under
direction of Huih Leslie Hodgson
one of (tie nrtmiV Sewat *i?*!i*ra
mu.[elans, whn Is director nt music Mayor J. Tomer Dbnon. the Rotary
at the First Baptist church, (Turn to Page Four)
members from' every section of
Georgia.
The association expressed
pleasure at the growing change ot
public opinion outside Oeorgie.
“where this great commonwealth
is no longer regarded as dialing-
nleheri above all other by an at
mosphera' of religions • prejudice.
It declared ,lte full truet in tho
laws and institutions of the . nltek
States, “which have established
this nation In liberty and honor
and which wil> preserve It In hap
piness and peace. Cod bleu our
constitution, our courts, our flag
and our country.” The branch as-
soclatlona, which exist In seven
teen cities In Georgia were com-
mended for their participation in
civic movements calculated to pro
mote the* common welfare and
were urged' to continue their actl-
villas In this field.
"Love thy neighbor u thyself"
was the burden ot the remarks of
Rt. Rev. Michael J. Keyes, D. D.
to the convention. CsthoUca dn not
hate any one he uld. and they
must hate no one “tor the church
refutes absolution to thou who
harbor hatred In their hearts
against any of their fellow-men.
Catholic, or non-catholic, Christian
or non-Christtaa. We want no
quarrel with ony one. Wo do not
wish nor Intend to fight say one,
but only to defend our rights.”
n,h.,« expressed through
Odd Fellows Hold
Two Important
Meetings Last Week
Two important meetings of in«
terest to Odil Fellow were held in
this section last week. Thursday, . .
at Commerce a Division meutln* of t
th* G«n*ral encampment was bed,
Carey Aldman of (Commerce, Di
vision Deputy Grand Patriarch
prealdfid *j«1 the ladles of tho P.e-
bekab served supper. A l.mg
number of Athens encampment
member* a* well us *tato offic
ials trere in attendance.
Friday th® 14 division Odd’ Fel
lows held a meeting and enjoyed a
delightful barbecue at Pocataliga.
Thli meeting was also attended by
a number ot the state officials.
C. A. Von der Leith, of Atben*,
Division Deputy Grand Master,
was In attendance.
Doth of these organization* will
meot next tlroh in Athens, ‘
(By Associated Pros*)
TIjLSA—Six persons are mis**
Inf? from Tulsa County, following,
their appearance before Coverlet
Walton’s military commisison t*
relnto their experiences at ttMl
j hands of masked bands. __
The people missing are belfl||
souRht hy detachments of tro<Bft*
over four counties It was announ^y
ed at military headquarters.
Three men and three women
being very Import
in the
actions growing out of the
bn\e disappeared from their li
r-inco the appearing befor the
itsfy. S9
HARTWELL TAKES
High School Defeats the
Royston Team 19-9. Mc
Connell Kicks Field Goal
For Royston.
(Special, to BannenHcrald.)
HARTWELL, Gi.—Hartwell wae
victorious In the first football game
of the season at Royston Friday
when tho tatter team waa defeat
cd 19-9.
Hartwell scored three touch
downs, kicking goal oca tlmo. Cap
tain Sphaffer Skelton, tackle; Jack
Maglll, end; William Norris, quir-
back; Joe Martin, end, did out
standing work for Hartwell while
McConnell and McCrary were stars
for Royston.
“BUCK* NEVILLE HERE
“Buck" Neville of Rabun Gap,
fullback on Georgia's tram a few
seasons sxo, urns hero Saturday for
tho Initial gams of tho season
“Buck” and “Gost” Tanner hMM
tha Ooorgla spirit Jtln. op about
the (lap and are always here wb..»
the football whistles round.
Trial Never Begins. Judg
Imposes $20.00 Fin*
Through Attorneys Fd ,
Men, Ending Case. |
Payment of a $20.00 fine, set bjr
Judge W. J. Thornton before
In recorder’s court Saturday, eadaL
tho Almon-Chafin shooting my*»
Ury so far as police record? s#
concerned.
Judge Thornton stated that
torneys for W. B. Aimon and How
ard Chafln, tho principals in tl|
case, told him Saturday morning
they wanted to settle the
their’client*.
Neither of tho defenda
through their attorneys, deniod
admitted tho charge of disorder!
conduct against them. Judge
Thornton said the attorneys agketf
to settle it out of court and liq
fined, each $20.00.
The cases were docketed agali
Mr. Aimon and Mr. Chafln as a i
suit of a*shooting affray last Mol
day night at which tlmo Mr. Al
a slightly wounded,
charges Mr. Chafln with havii
shot him. Tho latter denied
charge to a reporter. <Mr. Ainu
riding with a y<>
when he was shot. He claims
fired three shots after Mr. Thai
Mrs. JuILa Currithers, D.
and Policeman E. C. Poss
summoned as witness©® In
case. The case was set for SatQl
day night.
“BILL” TURPIN CHECKS IN
“Bill’* Turpin of Maeon blew
from tho Central City Saturday, j
one of the interest
of that city and *
here.