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ys . hratliiU May] ff To KcfllX Subscriber* -t tub banner-herald / |..tM Areldeut Policy Fro* THE BANNER-HERALD Dally and Sunday—10 Cento a Week, * ‘f“ aubllakod 18U •«?•» Dally and Sunday—10 Cento a WhL — ATHENS COTTON: MIDDLING 29 1-4c PREVIOUS CLOSE .... 29 I-4c THE WEATHER: Continued Rains Tuesday and Wednesday. VOL. 91. NO. 110 ATHENS, GA., TUESDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1923. A. B. C. Paper Stalls Copies 1 Cantu Dally. > Cents Sunday. FLOOD SWEEPS DOWN UPON OKLAHOMA CITY 4^4 * : •M 1 4-4 4-4 4*—*4 A A V V 4—4* *4—4* 4—4- 4—4* 4-4- 4*—4* 4-—4* -4—4 4^-4* 4*-4* 4-4* Jacobs Gives Up Effort To Bring Back Oglethorpe 11 SPOTLIGHT IT THE AMERICAN LEGION CONVENTION BS5$ » Speaker At Conferece of Child Heglth Association ProposdsrRadical Chang es in Child Training. SHOULil DEVELOP NERVOUS SYSTEM Basis 'Lines of Physical and Mental Organiza tion Laid Down in Pre- School Age. (By Associated Press.) DETROIT.—.Suiiostlona tor rad ical departures In the training of America's ebldren were mede Tuesday’before the annual meet- Ina of the American Child Health Aiioclttlon, by Mra.Marletta John, son, director of the Falrhope Sum mer School, of Greenwich.' Conn. Postponement of all Intellectual nctlVtles, inch as reading, writ ing and arithmetic until the child It eight or nine yetre old was one o( the revolutionary moves Mrs. Johnson would make. Tho abolition of the "Three Ha’ trom tho curriculum of children ot lender years, she said, would make tor an Impressment of the body, the ro’nd nnd the spirit "1 nullin',t.” nho declared, ’That Pus. of thu needn of the body In that the.'order of tho development of tho nervous system shall not be violated by any work of the nchool that the body should be al lowed wholesome freedom that all speclelifod activity ehall be poet- poned until a later period. This alone would mean quite a revolu tion In our, public school system It would mean, first of ell. not more than .0 pdplls to tho teacher, that all ilntejlectaal activities, huch a s reading, writing and numbers would M poitponed until tho child Is eight.or nlno years ot ago. MIND NEEDS INTEREST “Tho mind neode Interest. Tho fundamental condition of thinking Is tutorial. Tho achaal sa'll then ask: 'What are tha Interests of childhood t; and will endeavor to provide these. “Wo know that all children are Interested In things of the sense— In handling, oreatlng. Investigating and experimenting—In other words In making and using things. This would mean that tho school would he turned Into a workshop and that tools and material would be pro. sided for tha moat wholesome aort ot selt-promotod, creative ecttvi tr- H Ot the training of the aplrtt. Mrs. Johnson laid: “Tha sR'rlt should ho fearlehs. Belt-consciousness Is fear. Fear la death. Education la Ufa. Therafore, the school, must not permit, much leu impoes, conditions which de velop selt-consclousneu or fear. "All grades, marks, systems, of promotion made for aslf.conacl- ouaneu and are. therefore, inimi cal to health of the apirlL” Mrs. Johnson also urged a sys tem through which i to child would he taught to keep clean and’ eat the proper, food not because of fesr but. because there has been !n- Sttlled In It, a preference for clean liness and.a desire for the right tort of food. Alvin Owsley, nations! commander of the American Legion now in convention m San Froclsco. The two women next to him ore Mrs. Joseph V. Costello, Snn Francisco society woman, and Miu Louise Wells, national president of the Women's Overseas Sonrice Legion. t DETROIT.—Methods of teach ing to older school children who have not been so trained ita their earlier year* were discussed by Mlu Maud A. Brown, director ot child heklth.education In Fargo. ' where the first tha Coipmon. Health Demon- la being conduct- DEAL8 WITH » PRE-ADOLESCENCE In her address Mis* Brown dealt almost exclusively with the pre- sdolescent boy—the youagitar of The subject of her paper was Teaching Health to Older Chil dren.” "Of all' human creatures the most,difficult for the ererage wo. men to understand 1 .’ ’she said. “I* the pre-adolescent male, hence h* “ the most difficult to appeal to (Turn to page eight) Bonus Is Slated to Come Up For Action. Stronger Americanization Pro gram Is Planned. SAN FRANCISCO.—San Francis co has surrendered. Tho Golden Gate metropolis capitulates In the face of an Invading horde of 160,- 000 American Legionnaires and turna over the keys of the city to roterana of the World War, who will conatitate an army of occu- pafon during the leglon’a fifth an nual convention now In session here. The convention will he a mom- Mnatlon of work and play. There will be division reunion!, parades, dances—eren fleet maneuvers—to regale the ex-eervice men. And then will be serious business. Problems expected to be In thf, forefront ot debate when tho le-1 glon assembles Include: Measures urging more etrln- gent Immigration laws. A program for aolvlng tha problems of disabled war vet- arana. Provision for orphans of World Wsr veterans. A men stnnuous American isation program. An International air disarm ament confemnc*. And, last but net leaet, the old question of adjusted com pensation. BONUS IS UP AGAIN The problem ot adjusted com- pensatlon, or a national bonus, may furnish most ot the emoke at the legion’s sessions. It le not un- Merchants Begin Signing Up For Support of Campaign For Trade Revival in This City IB STORMS Tli c =%£™ it BERLIN STOCK EXCHANGE, IT likely that t|w election of a Uonal commander will b ni e around the tattle The question, It le believed, will come up In the form of a resolu lion advocating that Congress pass a compensation measure. That Congreas will do so at Its next session Is conceded by some of the bonus’ foremost opponents, Includ ing Congressman Theodore E. Bur ton of Cleveland. But. according to forecast, tha bonus question will become Involved with amendments moiHficattons and provisions to such an extent that the measure will occupy much of the conven tion’s time. Legion leaders. It la prert’eted all will be drawn into this debate, and thus It may become the real battle-ground for tho commender- ■hlp candidates. Square and Compass Meets Tuesday The Square and Compass club ot the University of Georgls Is to most Tuesdsy night In Dr. B. P. Stephens’ class room In the Acad- emfc Building. This club Is the Masonic organi sation ot the student body. (By Associated Press.) LONDON—-A mob tried ts force Its way into the Berlin stock exchange Tuesday morn ing, aayt a Central news dis patch from the German capi tal. The deor* wSrs promptly closed end the'police took up the tack ot dealing with the at tacking' throngs. A mob also tried to storm the City Hell, the mcicag* states, but the - police appeared In a strong fores and seemed to be mast ers of the situation after fierce fighting In which a number of persons warn Injured serious- iy. The city hall and stock ex change have been locked end strongly guarded and the WII- hsmstraass closed to pedes trians and vehicles. Saw Mrs. Stokes In Apartment, Is Claim of Witness (By Associated Press) NEW YORK.—Hf*. Anna Doer ing, ot Norwalf, Conn., witness pro cured by Hatfe Johnson, negress active -In obtaining evidence far W. E. D. Stokes In hla divorce ac tion testified she he* esse. Mr:. Stakes on a stairway 'n tue apart ment house of Eugef T. Wallace. Mrs. Doering said aha hu.l also eeen Mrs. 8tokes at a hotel In the same apartment house In which Wallace’s apartment was located and It was on a visit to the daugh ter that aha saw Orre. Stokes on the stairway . She admitted the negress had called on her with Stokes several times. Enthusiastic Response. Act. on Results of Can vass Probably Wednes day. Five team* ot Athons business men took the streets, Tuesday morqlng in a canvas* of tha city for the purpose ol signing up tho merchants and business man tor tho big trade month that will b« Inaugurated hern |f sufficient in terest is manifested. The canvass will be completed Tuesday afternoon and Wednesday a meeting of Wo business men of tbe city will probably be called to determine what action la to bo taken on the results obtained. It a sufficient number ot business I Saturday night. The program will bousee enter Into the proposition j be elaborated but these events arc committees will be named to the main attraction!, launch It and It la the belief of thou who are backing tha avent EXPECT FARES that the prises will be swarded end BE REDUCED that all the merchants and busl- ness houses wlU enter Into the | It le expected that one way e con E HE TB BE BIB EVENT Plans Started Tuesday At Meeting of Committee of Alumni of University Here. BIG DANCEHELD OPENING NIGHT Program Opens Friday Night With Big Rally. Virginia Plays Georgia Saturday Afternoon. ’iHome Coming Day,” November 10th. when Georgia plays the University of Virginia in Athena, will be a fin la event here this fall. Plan* are underlay to makf this one of the biggest football ?amee ever stuped In Athens am’ a committee meeting was held Tuesday morning to perfect an organisation and to advertise ‘ar.d nonage tho details of the day. Athens' business men arc co-oper ating with the athletic authorities of tho University in arranging the program. DEATH LURKS IN ROARING WATERS Fifteen Thousand People Abandon Homes As Flood Waters Rise and Threaten Lives. Relief ' Bodies At Work. DECIDES NBT TO PUSH REQUEST TO BOOK Withdraws Request in Deference to Sentiment of English People, Geor gia Educator Says. ONE PURPOSE OF TRIP REALIZED E. H. Dorsey is again chairman at the committee on decoration. He to going to call upon all (He buitacn houses to decorate their pl.ee, of business and It ii very probable that a handsome - price will be offered for the best decor ated window. The program will open up Fri day night with n rally at the chapd whan yells and speeches krill be the attraction. There will be a dance that nighL For tho forenoon of Saturday a parade will be worked up for 11 o'clock, this to be followed by an alumni luncheon and a meeting of the “G” men. The gam* it at S o'clock In the afternoon and following this will be receptions at the chapter houten and dormltoriei while a “G" club dance will dote the day's events (By Associated Press.) OKLAHOMA CITY.—A catastrophic flood grip ped Oklahoma City Tuesday. With virtually the entire south side inundated,! Nations. ‘Jhe flood waters of the North Canadian river were ’ rising rapidly and creeping relentlessly upward from the lowlands cariy Tuesday were lapping the very threshold of the retail business center of the city with every prospect that the crest of the high water will not be reached for some time. The raging torrent, swollen to unprecedented proportion* by nifna of the past four days broke, through the municipal reservoir Sought to Make Sacred Memory of Founder Tie of Good Will Between THIS TERRIER IS SOME POSSUM TREER stimulating proposition. (Turn to page eight) FRENCH DO NOT “TAKE TO” CURZON PLAN, IT SEEMS (By Associated Press) PARIS—T3ie French government is not disposed to provide British and other allied governments with a specific plan as suggested by Lord Ctirxon j n his speech to the Imperial Conference Monday,/ tell ing Germany how she should col lect reparations funds from her own people. The French Idea, at expressed authotfatively Tuesday, fs that it It for Germany to pay and to pro vide her own meant of payment. Must Die on Gallows For Slaying of Another. Jury Was Out Only Five Min utes. A verdict o( murder was render ed Monday afternoon by tho jury trying Great Johnson, colored, for tho killing or Guy Colbert, sues Guy. Hawkine, In Athene lest Au gust. The Jury was out but flee min utes and left no alternetiro (or Judge FUrtaon but the sentence ot death on the scaffold. The Judge had not named the death -date Tuesday morning but was whiting for the doomed man to testify In the case agalnit Warren Bhew, colored, who Is also Implicated In tho killing. , It was at Shaw’s house where Mte fatal .hooting took piece and Johnson Claimed on the stand that Shaw gave U’m the gun with which he tired tha fatal shot and told him to shoot. He also stated that tha dead man was killed In a scuf fle over the weapon. Shaw’s trial la awaiting the selection of a Jury. Homar 8mlth was being tried Tuesdqy morning (or assault and battery, It bel. g claimed that ha .napped a n’.tol at Homer Wil liams. The grand Jury la still la session but ft I. expected to present its presentments either Tuesday aft ernoon or Wednesday morning. Tho audits of tha various county Officials will ha a part of the pro- senlments. , < fares- will ba granted by the vari ous railroads entering Athena and that special trains will be operated) here over the mein line*, espec-. lally from Atlanta, Macon and Tha game I* on* of the two re maining to be pleyed here and will draw the largest crowd of the season. Last year Virginia xnd Georgia tied, 7-7, as la the custom of the two teams it seems tnd this tie will be broken In a victory of one or the other teams is the gen eral belief and Georgia will I»lnt for thli big homo gam*, the first after the Auburn g»me in Colum- n the' 3rd of November. Ifewsll and Walter Hodgxoi at the night hawks’ pastime. A few months ago Walter Hodgson had an excess of fox terrier* et'.ils house and made 1 M.ck Howell a gift of one, “Trixie, Jr.” and the puppy snon became a pet around tho wholesale house of Webb and Crawford and many a rat has met Ita daath before her on slaught. Monday morning whon tho janitor of the store went to the front door to open up Trixie was barking frantic*!- •- on the Inxlde and when the door was opened sh* sprung out and behind a flour sign standing doss to tho wall and upon Investigation back of it was found an o'posaum, young but genuine. Mack is growing the ani mal for an , early entertain ment while Walter is thinking of going Into the fox ttrrier- 'poeium dog business. ten miles west early Tuesday nniTl flung a nine foot wall of water to spread further disaster to the al ready stricken lowlands of tho city's southside. IT. H. Gordon, Jr., Guy Han cock, Howard McWhorter, Rots Crape and ono or two other champion o’posaum hunt ers of tho city were green with envy Monday morning-, mu wiu bukucii sccuun, ivu.jati (q ^ycr tlj# success of McBrido of life is reported but mnny per- memory Ur,.’«rM nn>l Wnlfra,. t-evra. os-*. * lilt*IIIury gtu ing the atrickcn section. No-loss (By Associated Press.) LONDON.—In deference to 1 !!sh sentiment Dr. Tfccrr.woll cobs, president of Oglethorpe Uni versity, has decided to withdraw the request of his university that the body of General James B. Oglethorpe, founder of the state of Georgia, bo transferred to a pro posed shrino on the campus of (bo Univi rnity in Atlanta. Dr. Jacobs, In announcing hlu decision, said' his request wan two-, fold; first, that the gravo of Ogle thorpe, exact location of which had actually been forgotten in England, might be made a center of instruction for our youtih in the great principles upon which Gen eral Oglethorpe founded our com- liivnUy. The second purpose was the do- afro to . make him and hfn *ncrwl bus on ! Trial of Garrett Resumed Tuesday (By AmvvmiUc) Press.) CMBERLAND COURTHOUU8E, Vs.—Th.' second trlpl of Robert O. Ganrett, charged with tbe mur der ol Rev. Sydney Pierce, started Tuesday. The Juno-wa* being ee- 1 acted from a centre of 60 South hampton county cltlxen*. Two talesmen teatUled they bad con tributed to a fund to prosecute Garrett Police Arrest Men Believ ed Train Robbers. (By Associated Prase.) ■PORTLAND. Ore.—MorrJ* White and Frank Howard war* arrested Monday night at McMInuvIlla and brought 10 Portland for Investiga tion on suspicion they were con nected wlih the Southern Padttc train hold-up and killing ot (our trainmen near Bjohl-You, Oregon last Thursday. Gulf Storm Loses Force As It Goes NEW ORLENA1L—A gulf storm which moved rapidly during the night taking ou hurricane propor tions Tuesdsy apparently bed pass ed I’nlnnd somewhere east ot New Orleans and loot It* force as It sped overland. Damage along the coast dpperently was small. eternal tie of good' will between England and Amorca. fret purposo was nccornpllHh are imperiled. "« accompli.! reservoir reached tho city .at 4i »,i l --.i.; nRd Hy thn jir.rir.. o’clock Thiewlay momlnir ai.d With, testes ol te" Knell,!, ,, In an hour had spread to within IS blocks of the principal business section. The swirling current with powerful undertow defeated the efforts of city firemen to reach 16 arsons marooned in the Mulligan Irovo district One man la said to be hanging desperately te the rafter of a church and a family of 12 I* re ported marooned In a house In the Grove district. In a small grocery store a man and hli wlf* wore Isolated await ing rescuer*. The boatmen sue- ceded In carrying several per sons to safety before the ewiftly rising waters covared Mulligan Grove neighborhood. Oglethorpe University ravor to see that his grave Is for ever remembered. DR. if™ REVIVAL SERIES 1 Dr. John E. White began Monday night a series pf services at tha First Bapt’st church which prom ised to attract largo crowds. Dr White preaches at 8 o’clock In the evening and IX o’clock In the morning. He Is on eloquent and engaging speaker ad hla messages are certain to attract widespread attenton In this city. Dr. Whfto is ono ot tho south’s leading Baptist preachers. lit spoke Tue.duy morning on 'Tie- Ordered to places of safety. vlv „i 8 /. Monday evening by city authorl-| tics approximately 15,000 residents abandoned their homes In an area of the flood’s path comprising 117 city blocks nnd were being shel tered and fed by hastily formed relief organizations. The uptown street swore choked with refugees. Doctors, pressed into srevice by the city adminis tration. gathered from all over the city at points of concentration xnd ambulance* and fire trucks ind automobiles clanged their way In and out of the danger zones. ACCIDENTALLY KILLS HIS WIFE, THEN ENDS OWN LIFE cotftizr's^-o. »iW:“^ri f ,. b b^; a&r AoX irre 1 ^ n'sFssnx?* Rhodes accidentally killed his wife while cleaning a gun then, overcome by the tragedy, com- rolt’ed suicide. Rhode* and bis wit* ware shot twice. then shot himself through the heart. Rhodes had lust coma from work. He was employed as a night watchman. Mr. add Mrs. Rhodes celebrated their golden wedding anniversary September >0 when there waa a According to Mrs. Sally Black, tended by 41 grand children, two their daughter, after her nfother J tamfly reunion In their home at- had been accidentally shot her i great grandchildren and eight 'mar- tathcr rushed Into the yard and at- tied aon* and daughters. LATE REPORTS SAY CREST IS REACHI® Every hospital in the city la filled with refugees, while breat and cofee line* nave been forme, te give sustenance to those, forced to abandon their homes. Later in the day it eras reported officially that the water at the reservoir had dropped six feet and although it had not yet dropped in the city, It waa taken to indicate that the crest of the flodo had been reach ed. Pandemonium reigned for a time aa thousands of refugees clogged the uptown etreete. BIG WHISKEY HAUL IN NEW YORK CITY (By Associated Prcts.) NEW YORK—Twenty-tour pris oners were taken and IXIJIOO worth of bottled whiskey confis cated by the police ot Westchester station In the Bronx early Tuesday la the capture of a 76 foot cabin cruiser mirage In the Long Island Sound. LOW WATER ON ALTOMAHA LUDOWICt, Ga.—Tbs water In th* Alumaha river to at a very tow ,bb and according to latest re ports to still falltor. , .mu’ GULF REFINING CO. CUTS PRICE OF GAS 2 CENTS WEDNESDAY Local Representative An nounces Company’s Re duction to 20 Cents Gal lon Effective At Athens. Announcement has been mailo by Sidney S. Thomas, Athens reprb- sentative of the Gulf Refining com pany, that the price of Gulf gano- llne at thp service station here will be reduced Wednesday, Oct ober 17, to twenty cents per gal lon. Thta includes the 3 cents tax. This reduction follows tho act/on of tho Gulf company at its service stations In twenty four states, Georgia, included, according to Mr. mas. The Gulf Refining com pany is the only company making tho reduction says tho 'announce ment. CONGRESSMAN DIES GREENVILLE. Miss.—Hen jam ta Grubb Humphrey*, for more than 20 years a member of from the tbfrd Mississippi district died suddetly at hla homo hero Tuesday. DeaUt was duo to h, trouble. destroy