The Banner-herald. (Athens, Ga.) 1923-1933, October 18, 1923, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextATHENS COTTON: Middling 29c Previous Close .. .. ...... 29c THE WEATHER: IsreetlftM Todeyl ' To JtofaUr Subscribers THB BANNEB-HERALD 11,000 Accident Pollej Fret Continued nine Thliredey. and Friday with declining temperature. Dally and Sunday—10 Centa a Weefc 'WH Allocated Press Serrlce LTHENS, GA., THORSDAY, OCTOBER 18, lOJJ. Bin(Ia Copies I Cents Dally. I Cents Sunday. Oconee River . - _ , r . .. t—r •M* *M* •M* M •M' 4» M 4*—4* t ATHENS MERCHANTS SUPPORT TRADE BOOM PLANS TWO-THIRDS OF THE Magnus Tries Out His Chair Athens business men are taking to the plans for a trade revival here in November«"like a duck takes to water,” accord ing to reports of the can vassing teams' at the Chamber of Commerce general meeting Thurs day morning. Fully two-thirds of the funds necessary to put across the trade campaign has been subscribed— the teams meeting with enthusi astic response from the merchants to whom they have explained the plans. automobile sitting in the front hallway. E DIE !»...... EFFORT TD GET HERE’8 MAGNUS Here's Mangus Johnson, Min nesota’e crrt rarmer choice to the nation’s highest ruVng body. The new senator is shown seat* ed before h*«s desk in the senate office building. Great things are expected of him when he gets into action. WIDE CUBAN D00R8 SOLVE QUESTION OF KEEPING CAR8 HAVANA.—There are many strango sight sfor the tourist to onp In B.W.W fci* ; (By Associated Press) of the most surprising comes wherf ; BERLIN.—Frequency of rioting he vls\tp a* Cuuan fyme umi »*. • j n Saxony and the defiant stand taken by the Socialist Communist ministry at Dresden ajo causing such concern here thatihe Central government is prepared to send additional troops into Saxony should the situation require them. Havana la also Closely watching the events In her neighbor (date. GELSENKIRCHEN, (Ruhr Val ley.)—A mob of women attacked and badly damaged tho Edmlnis- tratfon building of the iMtonnos- mnnn Iron works here. The assault was In protest against nonpayment of wages due the women’s husbands. The women also balded* food shops and visited nearby farms searching for food. Says Negroes Made to P-Orf -Double Rents lit The canvasaeri, despite Incle ment weather, launched out Thure- day to complete tho fund »na ex pect as hearty welcome from mer chants to be seen as was given by those who have already subscribed. Arthur, Booth,: general, chairman of the campnlen, on account of tbience of Mike Costa, * »lll _ _ ^fSS'SsS E New York ‘Black Belt Commerce in order J^at their names may be put on the list. Bir, MEETING NEXT TUESDAY A general meeting of all buai- ness men of Athene will be held In the city holt at 10 oclock next Tuesday morning at which * final report on the results of the canvass will be toiade. The trade plans, in brief, pro vide for stimulation of buying and debt paying here in November, the campaign to continue through out the month. The futod now >eing raised will be used in an extensive And intensive MVertis- ng campaign encouraging buying in Athena. Vagrancy Cases Are Postponed Engaged PAYS PHYSICIAN FLAT AMOUNT TO KEEP HIM WELL (By Associated Press.) PHILADELPHIA.—Five years have now elapsed s* nee Samuel M. Vaucloln, president of the Baldwin Locomotive works made a con tract with his physician to > keep I him in good physical condition for ten years. He agreed to pay a flat turn every year for being kept well, In- , creaa’ng this amount each year on assumption that the older he grew {the more difficult la the work of ‘the physician. If he falls sick a deduction Is made. During the five years the physician has examyictl him not less than every two weeks. He has not lost a day from business since entering into the contract. TWO OTHERS IN NARROW ESCAPE J. Boyd Jenkins, White County, Is Vic tim When Auto Hurtles Down Em bankment. Sikes Mobley and Charlie Wilson in the Car. Prosecutor Pays Court Charges In Worship Case It coit Julo» Lumpkin, colored. Juet $23.45 to pnuecute Walter Jackion, colored, on the charge o! disturbing divine wornhlp. Jules charged that Walter Inter fered with the worship at Timothy Baptist church, out ,!n the western section of the county ecme t'me ago, and nought to have him pun- lilted by a Judge and jury In the auperlor court but-after tho testi mony was taken and the witnesses heard the Jury decided that Juice •a* -asSTS ey, made during the campaign •gainst “street corner loafers, launched by Chief H. W. BwMji have been postponed until October 23, Eleven arrests were made the drive against vagrants I nost of them .HSl -be triad on the twenty-thil David Lloyd-George Is Better ; Resumes His Tour of Country CHICAGO. — Former Premier Lloyd George of Great Britain after > Uu u*yi* i’tsjvfcer? hie American tour Thursday, leaving tor Springfield, III. If* Phyaioal condition appears to be greatly Im- iroved and there la little evidence his cold, HANY THOUSANDS >F DOLLARS will be spent In Auteui for Sslnrday week-end shopping end it la safe to aay tn»t * largo portion of these dollare. will be guided by the etore aewe and business announce- mints that appear In Tha Banner-Herald. With a circulation that en ters orer 5.000 homea every evening with the day's new* and at a time when every member of the famBy han the time to read and discuss bora •he day’* news and the van- one store messages of enter prising merchants, it I* no wonder that Banncr-IIerald ■ds have the habit of making business for those who use them regularly. Take our tip—Before yon shop tomorrow in the Stores •f Athens, show first tonight in Tho Banner-Herald. prosecute Walter so they eet the the coat FIVE FOR DEBATE Two Alternates Also Chosen For Annual Freshman Promptu De bate. 75 Try Out. The Freehman Impromptu hate held at Phi Kappa Halt. Wed nesday night, with President Wil liam Tate of Fnirmount, presiding resulted in the selection of the fol lowing men who will meet Demos thenlsn debates in an annual clagh A. J. Klngery. Summit, On.. Rob- art Travis, of Savannah, do.. S J. Whatley, Bsrnesville, Os., J. T. Webb. Atlanta, da.; F. W. Bell nf MliMilgevllle, Ga. The alternates selected were: T. F. Thompson, of Bnvannnh, On.: and C. M. Arak, of Elmhurst, L. I. Over 75 freshmen tried out. The contestant, nlt/knitcd be- twehn the two subjects: “Resolved: Thsf all freshmen at the University of Georgia should he pfiulred to room In dormito ries.” and. “Rsolved: That the United States should ally herself with and participate In the World Court." Prof R L. McWhorter and Dr R If. Coulter of the Univeretty faculty actilt a» judges. NEW YORK.—New York* “black belt” In Harlem In rap idly expanding southward and landlordn are aupplmnt/ng white tennanta with negroes at double rente, protesting New Yorkera testified before the state commission on hous ing and regional planning, In support of statements that 705,612 persona were without adequate places of abode. “Now can the negroes pay twice as much a* the whltear' asked a member of the com mission Joseph H. Flynn, rep- resentagve of the West Har lem Tenants Association un owned that landlords of "white" apartmenta coerce the|r tenants to move by fall ing to keep up repairs, rais ing rents to the limit, permit ted by the emergency laws; by offering $100 bonuaes to ten ant! It they move and, an a last resort, by InstnUihg negro agents. Tenants than get pan- fclty, thinking negroes are about to become their neigh- bore end get out, Flynn nald. Boon the apartmenta are filled with negroes, paying twice the previous rental, Flynn continued. They herd In roomers, ns many ss 15 to an nnartment, he said, who sleep on double or triple shifts, paying the partment hnllnani enough so he can after] to pay the house landlord the f x- torbltant rentals demanded. MANHEIM, Germany.—From sht to eight pereons are reported dead nod many-others wounded ae a result of Wcdneaday’a food riots hero. Arrests Follow Fire in Which Six People Die (By Associated Press) NEW YORKr-A sensational termath of the fl»? which last Monday destroyed a Brooklyn horns und caused the death of six per* son* came Thursday with the or* rest of William A. Ford, real es tate broker and son-Jn-law of one of the fire victims and Raymond Anderson, on aehargo of murder und arson. Fire Marshal Brophy declared he had obtained a confession from Anderson, on a charge of murder of Georxe Kelm/p lay wright. whose death In tbd fire came on the eve of the production of h!a first plsy. They had formerly been In the the* atrical buslm , J- Boyd Jenkins of near Cleveland, White county, was drowned in the Oconee' river Wednesday night between eleven and twelve o’clock when a Dodge automobile he was driving went over the embank ment on the west side of the river near the College avenue bridge and landed in the waters below. In the car with Jenkins were Sikes Mobley of Athens and Charlie Wilson of Dunlap, who escaped !unhurt. Hj j * ZT 71 . _ From accounts given of tho Uncle U£tVe Is P ,ttn K° H*® car, Jenkins who was driving, and Wilson were drink ing. At potfeo headquarters TKura- • Mrs. Kennedy Wheeler, popular and attractive member of Wash ington's social set, is, according to announcement by her mother, en gaged to marry Dr. Paul Lesiin- off, first secretary of the Bulgar ian legation. Wedding date hat net been set. Grand Jury Is , Tho- grand jury of ths currant tt-rm of the 'Superior court com pleted' Its work Thursday morning and tha presentments and reports will ha mado to the court aome tlmo during the afternoon seeilon, about 6 o'clock. Finishing with the case against Walter Jackson, oolored, Thursday morning the court -recessed until 3:30 whan the civil docket was taken up again. FERTILIZER MEN lAME Mill VICE PRESIDENT E. R. Hodgson, Jr., Hon ored. Would Insist on *, . . . , ,- Use of Calcium Arse- Host of Admirers nate in 1924. _ „ , . His Birthday Is Marked By Many Good Wishes and Answers to His Re quest For “Presents.” Remembered By A Use of calcium arsenata in light ing the boll weevil next year will be employed extensively through out *ih« south If ru solutions adopt- /U in Atlanta Wednceday by the Southern Fertilizer Association are Thru With Work The resolution. Introduced Harry Hodgson of Athene, request members of the association, mer chant! and bankers to insist up on use of calcium arsenate In tht battle on the weevil In order that coton may continue* aa the ohia’ cotton may continue aa the chief And, to makq, the resolution ef* fectlve, tho aeeoclatlon went on record to help provide arsenate at tbd lowest rate pqoslble and hav4 it ready for distribution when the cotton planting ifwson of 1114 ar rives, * New York Favored As City For 1924 Democratic Meet SENATE CLUB TAKES IN 30 INITIATES The Senate Club of the Univer sity of Georgfa initiated thirty new members Tuesday night at* the Alpha Tati Omega house where* the Initiation was held. The Senate Club is a social or ganization of the university. COLUMBUS, Ca.—Many people flocked to attend the ail-day sing ing recently held at the court house here by the OeorglivAla bama singing association. Baored harp r/ngers from many towns and cities fn this part of the country attended, the meeting being pre sided over by. J. J. Henley, its president and dinner was served on the court house grounds. The next meeting was set for the sec ond Sunday In April of 1924. NEW YORK.—Cleveland uas withdrawn from the race to got the Democratic National conven tion, John R. Young, secretary of the committee that la trying to get ™— — — together but th#r«' It for New York, announced. Chi ts said to have been 111 feeling be-1 cago withdrew several weeks ago, tween them for some time. he said. . BUT CLOTHING* FROM ROME TOl The resolution asserted that ex perience has proved that calcium arsenat.t Is the most effective poi- con for the weevil and wtrongt* lecommends its use.. ,, The apoclation closed Its session after electing officers, honoring B. R Hodgson, Jr., Of Athens with vice-prerldency. ’Mr. Hodgson Is president of the Empire State Chemical Company, one' of th< gi>iatest concerns of its kind ii the nation. Hl| election wss re cognition of his high standing lw the Association's council. E. I* Robbins of Mississippi was sleet* ed president. The retiring president J. Ruj* sell Portdr, was presented by Har ry Hodgson with a silver loving cup, the gift of the association. (By Associated Press) ROME, Ga.—Club work results In development of all women that participate, even if some of them are "social butterflies” and otheij timid and shrinking according to Mrs. Robert A. Helnsohn, of Syl vester, president of the third dis trict, is a report,,to tho Clubs, in seslon here. * "It is Impossible to Interest one- self and take part In the many phases of federated club work with out developing, without having the vision broadened, the senslbllitbk quickened, the faith In mankind strengthened, and the love of hu nfcnity and God degpenjid,* she buy jDr. Jno. E. White Speaks At Chapel MENACE TO MERCHANT8 One great menace to local mer chants in Georgia is "woman'.' in clination to go elsewhere foi clothes," Mrs. D ,C. Ketchum, pn|f- Went of the third district, told members of the State Federation. "The wealthier women think they must go to thj* eastern clUes and even to Paris fo r the best, while our poorer women think they rau't resort to the mall order houses for the cheapest," ahd said. "No wonder so many merchants in Georgia have failed. ninety .percent of the consunuVf are club women. Surely we do not buy them oureclvea Let us pledge at least this mkt year U Georgia—buy In Georgia and Georgia product^" In speaking on the subject of "The Federation's Relationship in I»- J ° h " E - White. Baptist min- l,tcr who (• conducting a rertrel floni Tm. TinT ^h. nTuh d .omTn th * Ffeet BapUit chureh, spoke In IremottS. i at ,he Unlremltjr of Gaorfta chapel h«». nrai.tad In oromotln* county mnm g,.. f^ wnrort.'n «elrenm. w Dr . c ; Wllkln.-on of th. Fire. 'Baptlat chorda here Introduced thr Georgia products dinners and curb and chancellor Barrow markets, she said. "The curb market, perhaps. It the bert medium through which the clubwoman can work for ,dl* rect Hunts," she aeserted. "This brings the farmer and hou|ewifs In direct contact and does away with the coet of the middle man It produces the product and the demand at the sanvl time. A dub In my own district ran a curb market ro successfully that th* men of a neighboring town asked thetij to help launch theirs. It provsd a great succe p at frlrst, end the farm.'** were delighted But It was short-lived and I hav< slwayp believed It was because there was na woman's club back of It.” Mrs. Ketchum raped attention ». stated last yegr at Athens that the fact that cannerbh are operat ing ln$ this state and that other product g nre produced which ehould purchased, she said, by Georgians. .. . f \\ thanked him for being present, "he chapel was well filled. Glee Club to Hold Try-Out The Initial try-out for places on the University of G,4orgia Glee and Instrumenetal club Is to held fn the chapel of ths Unlverfty Thursday night. * # It is asked that old and new men both be preset at this try* out. Eddie Polo, Star Of Movies, Seeks Divorce From Wife LOS ANGELES,—Edward Wy- man. better known *s Eddie Polo, jmotioif picture actor, has Clod mlt for divorce against Pearl E. Wyman, charging desertion. They were married in 1908, according to complaint ' By CHA8. E. MARTIN Threo rcor» years and eleven of honor, kindness, love and ad* miration! , \ That’s Chancellor David Crenshaw Bartow who Thurs day, Oct llth, observed his 71st birthday. Hundreds of greeting! came In during the day addressed to "Unde Dave,” the enduring "nickname” by which ho is called by the thousands of ‘Georgia’ boys and girls over the state. Typical of his thoughts since he long ago became connected with the University, he was thinking only of its welfare and requested those who were going to remember him to do so In a way that would be not a tribute to him but to 'Old Georgia' and the heroes who, wore her colors and fell carry ing thore of our country. He urged that checks be mailed to Dr. Brooks for sub scriptions fqr Memorial Hall, now under construction, and during the day many came In. "Uncle Dave" has been chan cellor of the University since June, 1901, succeeding the emi nent Dr. Welter B. Hill and al most ever sfqce his graduation from 'Georgia' In 1974 he has been a member of the faculty In some niannefc* or other. Twenty-two years before that he was born a farmer boy In Oglethorpe county and he has t never lost h!r love for the farm end the country. He always has a good garden because he works It himself. He knows as much about the right tlmo to plant onfon seta English neaa cabbage and potatoes aa he does about managing boys. He Is a deep student of hhm&n nature. He Is a phllosoper. he tm mn nnllmiit snd he never forgets in handling the Uni versity boys that he himself was young once—end a tynl on! college boy, even to the freshman. Whenever he talk* his lan guage Is couched In the sim plest but wisest words and often much greater knowledge Is to bi» gained from a five minutes* talk by him In chapel than In an hour's work in a class room. . ‘Georgians* everywhere hon ored "Uncle Dave” Thursday. Athen'ans roueclally offered him good wishes on the occa sion of his birthday. Slight Decrease in Cottonseed Crushed WASHINGTON, — Cotton seed products industry's monthly report Issued by the census bureau Thura day shows 300,298 tons of cotton seed crushed during the two months period, August and Sep tember againat 379,341 In the same period last year. day morning Wilson had only hazy recollection of what happen ed and couldn't say whether Mob ley or Jenkins was at the wheel. He was on the rear seat and was rescued by Mobley before help ar rived. According to Mobley, who says that Jenkins was driving the car, he had gone to Water street earlier in the evening with Howard Chafln to pull tho car out of the rtver bank on that street and when it was righted the two men implored him to drive for them. This he agreed to do but Jenkins later re fused to let him continue at the wheel and’ relieved him and after they crossed tho bridge coming to wards tho o*ty he (Jenkins) lost control of tho car and if plunged into tho waters below. According to Mobley'* story when he rescued Wilson tho latter exclaimed. Thank God I’m safe,” and wontto a near-by house to warm himself. car of the City moned* and the oved sufficiently tit from beneath wheel, where he All efforts failed Tho wrocklo* garage was sui wrecked auto : to pull Jenkins tho right front had been throwi to revive him. Tho car belonged to Wilson who said that ho hardly knew tho dead man. who was visiting a relative. Walker Powell, near ibis home at Dunlap. They )md ridden to town together in tho afternoon. Tho car boro no license tag at the garage Thursday morning. '* Tho body of Jenkins was taken to Dorsey’s undertaking parlors and relatives were . summoned from White county. This is the third automoLi'le within tho past several months that has gono over tho embank ment near the College avenue bridge. Several weeks ago an en tire family escaped death almost at tho game point when Roy Farr's car went into the river and Mrs. Fan- saved tho life of her baby by holding It above the water until rucuod. - . JtiSE Mr. Janktns was St yeatg jgnBH is survived by his mother, Mr* Virginia Jenkins who lives in Na- coocheo and 8 sisters, three of | whom live i^ear here, Mrs. T. W. Power of Wlntervillo. Mrs. N. A. Adams of I!a and Mrs. Charles Palmer of Lexington. HOLD INQUESTS THURSDAY P. M. An Inquest was In progress Thursday nfternoon over the death cf y.T. Jenkins, ths two other oc-k cupants of the car were question ed and tho scene of the accident visited. A verdict was to have been rendered upon the return of Coroner Weatherly and the Jury from tho river. TWITTY IN SAVANNAH SAVANNAH, G a.—Peter 8 Twitty, state game and fish com missioner, is expected to spend several days here this week ac quainting himself with what 1* needd to protect oysters, fish and lid game in this section of the state. Tho commissioner also Ur xpected to visit Brunswick.