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Associated Press Service.
ATHENS, GA.,' THURSDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1923.
A. B. C. Paper,
Single Copies 2 Cents Daily. 5 Cents Sunday.
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EW RHINELAND REPUBLIC PROCLAIMED THURSDAY
iH* W* •M* 4H* *M* W* ^
-4 T -t —r * • • V* • • • • • • • . ■
: 0RMER DIRECTOR FORBES OF VETERAN’S
fUREAU IN HOT WATER AS PROBE GOES ON
(By Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON. — Po-
itical intrigue as well as
lebauchery and corrup-
5 LOCAL POLITICS “LOOK
ETAS PRIMARY DRAWS
NEAR-TWO ANNOUNCE
■TE1LLE FAIR
OPENS FRIDAY
AT
Judge Thomas Announces Candidacy
For Mayor, Tindall For Aider-
man in the Fourth Ward.
They're off!
Following the action of execu
tive comm'ttee Wednesday of net-
ILIjCI Y OltU waawj# UTS CUIIIU1 lice nouaicoun; vi
in eennartion witK* ttag November 27th as the date
ion in connection wiui f6r « lhe primi>ry e , eclton mu .
he letting Of contracts ! n lclpal officers two announcements
i" hiiilriincr of hos- came Immediately.
101 tne DUliaing OI liua Ju(|(te aeorge c . Thoaa. Incum
litals IOr war veterans, bent, haa announced as a candidate
ras brousrht to light here “> aucceed blmaelt as mayor and
ate Wednesday ^charges w ' R « •""«—
ilaced before the Senate
nvestigating committee
iow probing the Veter-
in’s Bureau, By Elias H.
lortimer of Philadelphia.
He testified that while seeking
hospital contract in 1922 ho
nned 35,000 to Charles R. Forbes,
hen director of the bureau; that
n another occasion he advanced
im an additional $1,000 or I1AOO
nd tbit none of the money had
ten repaid.
DVANCED
2,000
man from the Fourth Ward
Tindall Is a cauYdate for the place
now hold- In the aldermanic hoard
by Carlton Thornton who will not
offer for re-election.
Mayor Thomaa was elected In
the .primacy and election of two
years ago and is serving his sec
ond year bat first term as the city’s
executive and. aa fa coatomary. la
making for a second term. Whether
he will have opposition remains to
be determined In the next few
weeks before the entries close.
Several possible candidates have
been mentioned bat no definite an
nouncements have been made.
juvoxvm, the witness .
mmittce that Jamas W. —-J-—..
member of the Chicago firjn,
’ OTHER CANDIDATES
’•ARE MENTIONED
iZit hadJokThlmJhat Uj jo
3 ‘i-yfThom^th. j H n a H.rood V...
her pwrttMrjhiid made succeeaor to George Arm
Forbes, »««*»«”» Third haa nc
Mortimer taattfied alio that he
d paid Forbes' expenses on
tiotts trips about the country,
ficial and unofficial. '
Mortimer’* story, which required
ur hours for the tailing in a
owded committao .re®®* W M
tenpersed with Incldvnta^o
nt he described as drinking
(Turn to page «• )
ICON DENTIST
■uvui »*• ■ ,
nounced. Friend* of B. R. Blood
worth, well known and popular
bualneta man, are mentioning him
at a possible candidate and" it may
bo that ho will cast his hat In the
ring. In the fourth Mr. Tindall Is
already out 4nd a successor to
A. L. Howland In the fifth hag
not announced. Friends of Vincent
Matthews are urging him to enter
Che race and hit candidacy Is a
■trong possibility.
Announcements are , •*5*cteJ>
dally now until • full field' of can
didates from every ward gets
warned up. The campaign will be
ashort one aa well as a quiet and
clean one. features that usually
mark municipal elections here.
(By Associated Prejj)
WACOM.—A sacond mistrial waa
flared in city court in the case
ir. c. A, Yarbrough, charged
rintlnar'ln r-fintlPCtion WltR IHO
h rioting 7n connection with the
King of W. O. Barnett hers
unday. The Jury took the case
‘dnesday night and waa q>
irged shortly after noon Thurs*
fa Through was acquitted f-t the
it trial of a aeri
ta - —tIm of charge*
ilnat ihlm that related to the ti
ed flogging of R. F. Mill*. The
y foreman reported that the
y stood 8 to 4 and It waa OP-
Icially reported that the majori*
favored hit acquittal .
IT
. „ Speaks Friday on “Lead
while a successor to George Arm- . - „
•troug in the Third haa not an- er8hip.
. n n Rlnod-
Grenades Explode
In Presence of
Italian Premier
(By Associated Press)
ROM 0.—According to a
Turin dispatch to Messaggero,
six grenades exploded at the
military horse show being held
in Turin,-in the presence of
Premier Mussolini, one lieu
tenant bqng seriously wound'
ed while a sergeant and four
privates were slightly hurt.
The explosives were to have
been used' in the performance
but exploded prematurely. <.
Cheap At Half the Price
A largo number of Athenians wilt
probably attand the opening of the
Wlntervllle community fair at the
school there Friday morning at 10
o’clock. . ,
The educational and agricultural
exhibits will be very interesting
a, V.’inL, s'ile community la one
of the bext farming aectiona- In the
state.
The Wlntervllle fair plana have
been underway for eevaral woehn
and- all detail* have been com
pleted. The fu r will l»at only one
day but it .will be aday filed with
interesting and entertaining events.
The officere. of the fair art J.
T. iPittard. president; F. C. Chan
dler. secretary-treasurer; T. N.
Ga',ncs, publto'ty; H. F. Pittard.
premiums; Mlaa Marion Colle,
pageants; Mlaa Suale Bumm,
. home 1 economics; MrA C. M.'Bol
ton, homo economics j Mrs. James
Vf. Morton, program and recrea
tion; H. E. Dunlap, poultry, and
I Fred (Jdhnaon. grounds.
Communist Bands
Marching On Berlin
Says London Report
(By Associated Press.)
COBLENZ.—The Rhineland Republic 'was prd- . Ji
claimed Thursday morning at the former quarters
of the American Forces in Germany at Andernach,
ten miles northwest of Coblenz and at Arhweiller,
Soden, Birel and Gaistcnheim, small towns situated
respectively in the districts of Wiesbaden, Bonn and
Rudcsihcim.
WHITE GIRLS CAUGHT
AT
’^KdSr.i in tha’Ftrst ward Homy T.|0tatc--€onvention of Kl-^
O firm! 1 Culp. Oe I'mrnmbant, ,1 expected wan , 8 Opened in Colum-;
that ho i to announce _ for re-election.Dr. TNinrodnw TV Smile F.lrnv DpPius
Wdllio \/|ICIlvU 111 VAMMi** |
bus Thursday. Dr. Soule Elroy DePius Renders
r,—■_ vn-jj— — “ T — 1 “Casey At the Bat.
Clubs Opened nero inursaay wun Tne rni nappa wwwr/
a great crowd of delegates on enjoyed one of its most enthuslas
»•—e* tfc meetings of th* year Wednea-
expected day ifght with a program of varied
Chicken Thief
Raids Flock of
M. Stem Here
Fifteen friera, two hen, and n
duckwere atoien from; the chicken
houae of Meyer Stern on the cor
ner of Reeao and Pulaahl atreeta
Tuesday night.
The thief pulled the iitap^r out
of the lock and entered the chick
en houae. He evldnetly PuRed the
head, off the foul aa one headieaa
friers as found in the house.
COLUMBUS, Ga.—The state
convention of the Georgia KIwanis
Clubs opened hero Thursday with
, filled with inta»,t. Si,Sl One of the largrot and ma’n waro al-
iV*s dln &rtj« jszstt&zzr■** A ^ ens 4 Mercha aS% fl w il!
of the Stale College of Before the regular debate BJ* ^ GlV6 AwflV $2,650 ID
Dr. White Ends
Revival Series
Thursday, 8 P.M.
IN IS KILLED
’tlliam H. Crymea, brother ot
arman CUud# F. Crymea of
en. died In Atlanta Wadneaday
n Injuries reccfved front an
trict dhock at tha Ford motor
it where ho waa employed.
Ir. crymea waa removing an
ilng from a window In the Foro
it and It cam* tn contact with
a"
The final aervtce if the revl Tsl
■erie* at the Flrat Baptlat church
wUt he held Thuraday night at 8
° The^aerlea began lait week, con-
dnlti to Dk John E White of
S™oa^»d.h.mrtUtoa
mwltlta of the BapU.t denomta._-
tlon and hi. aermona hava been
very Intereitlng and helpful.
The cloning *'
to be on ewhlch wl' 1 ree“U dn
oral Joining the church.
hand.
Friday’s program
to be one filled with
Among the
Dr. Andrew
preiident o"
Agriculture.
The program for Friday fol-
1O 8*30 A. M.—Bulineaa .cation,
Builders' da., room, Flrat Bap
tist church.
Invocation by Rev. L. A. Hen
derson, Columbus Club.
Kiwnnis songs.
Report of District Governor
Frank M. Oliver.
Report of Dlitrict Secretary
Joel A. Merriman.
Report, of committees.
Address by Dr. Andrew M.
Soule, president
Agriculture, “The Need of Ade
quate Rural Leadenhip. .
Address, by P. T. Andcreon,
district chairman, on work for
under-privileged children.
Unfinished business. (
Reports of clubs on years busi
ness. '
New business.
Election of district officers.
iSfc«ussrw
rf 3 Co, r b M.-B“ln«. «aaio".
Builders’ class room, First Bap- |
powered ipio* on w"
he building. He waa employed
aachlatst and h*d haan with
Ford plant seven years. Ef-
i to revive him by the pnlmotor
Intent 8ld not aucceed. I>«-
s his brother fn Athena he la
Ired by three others and two
trs, a wife, two sons and four
ftitera.
st Tuesday Last
Citv Court Return
Day For Nov. Term
it Tuesday Is the lrat return
for the November term of City
t which convenes November
tist church.
Unfinished business.
Election of district offtcert im
Selection of convention city for
1924.
Adjournment.
VALCANO SUPPLIES H E AT
I HILO. Island ot Hawaii—Strom
{lowing everlastingly from. a fla-
' the ,tde of the volcano o(
Kllauro Tsnow being urod to h«l
the office building of the Hawaiian
National Park Comroirolon.
ami»h llahtlng and ventilating arrango*
WASHINGTON.—Senator Smith « M#k „ e ,pected to safe-
_ . . Mart, phiiiiplon . a ska haaiiH n( senators.
WA8HIN«tun.-‘ w “—' m ent wnlcn is
W Brookhtrt ot Iowa, champion (the health of aaaat'WW
r’lho embattled farmer, will burr. The Senate office building had |o h* T> and sxsrclss a delta!
J! t ^ e f in rues coating $1,500 no t been renoratad for fourteen goTerIltnen i*I policy in Europe,
his feet in ruga MMt0B for yetn , and tome ofOcaa. It wn» senator Underwood opened 1
When he return! toWaahlngioit y nam]ed new rugs-The high campaign at Nncm
Bis i™ ---- w htngton for yeara. and some ottmes. .. --- senator Underwood opened me
when new foond. needed now nPjTJatW prroldcnUal campaign at Nncoon.
the opening of con*" nimmer coat of living under the Republican T
rags are the vetojt of a anmm ro. , norMM d the price of —
hou.ecle.nlng at the ropttoL ..jurat, ida .Hah an extent that tbo
„ OT .ecleanlng lit the t»9j““ T ated ! rog. to auch nn extent thnt the
The Capitol haa bean nno • )u , cd senator Brook-
nt a n coat of $761)00 .nd hjHotme ( . n , llnB IM o each
ami senate trffico roulll hlvc been bought a few
'oo'each The senate Chamber could have been
has-been equipped' with a new years ago for $194.
Lawton Speaks. Demos-
thenians in Regular Ses-
?ion.
The Phi Kappa Literary Boclety
Curb mor.sy broke: s in London, Eng.; whore this picture was token,
report a thriving business raffling off German marks—100,OOft for an
American ceht. Nice for Wall ppper.
No White Men Allowed in
,-nni i/inni Establishment Woman
N | Dll KAPPA Tells Detectives Raiding
H 1.1' n I II H I I fl ''Riverside Drive House.
(By Aasoelated Prase)
NEW YORK. Sixteen white girl*,
ranging In age from 18 to 20 and
twenty-eight men. all Chinese.
.Japanese, Sangalcae or Filipinos,
were arrerted here early Thurs
day morning, when police raided
a dance hall on Rlverg'de Drive.
As tha detectives mounted the
stairs to the hall, which Is on the
second floor, they were met by a
woman, reported to be one of the
manager* of the place, who told
Before the regular debate Ed- in
ward P. Lawton as Senior Orator t"""'
brought a message ot great Import
to the college student ot today. |
Elroy DtfPula. In tha capacity
Sophomore Decialmer, gave
unique reniFtlon of “Casey At the
BaV In the representation of the
eternal Tan of America. TSiie waa
followed by a, discourse on “True
Nobility” which waa offered aa
Freshman Declamation by Andrew
J. Klngery. _ . , ‘. .
The debate, the subject of hlch
„s. -Resolved: Thst the ntimber
of counties In Georgia should bo
reduced by half." waa colorful and
hotly contested. The affirmative
as represented by T. F. Green,
George Goddard and T. O. Smtba.
while the negative waa defended
by John Tallferro. Thomaa Walton
and Marvin O'Neal. Over twenty-
five took part I ntho open house de
bate on the same subject which
followed. Prealdent William Tate,
of Fairmount, presided and ren-
dared the decision tn favor ot the
affirmative.
Meets Death As He
Saves Fellow Worker-
In Front of Train
Oklahoma Got.
uiree o ci
1\ m • I f|1 that lars
Uetermmed 1oh,h
DieFightingFor
Law And Order I!
COMMUNISTS
ON 5IARCH
LONDON. — A Central News
dispatch from Berlin shortly after
three o’clock in the afternoon
large bands .of Communists
thing on the Gcrmanscapi-
tbo police have been
rushed out to intercept them.
(By Associated Press)
ST. JOHNS. Kan.—Oeorge
(’lowers, 28. .action hand, lost
his life before n passenger
- t-rain In the daring rescue of a
fellow workman tn the Santa
Fe Railroad yards Wednesday.
Clowera and Oeorge -Roberta
were working on the track and
did n.it hear the approucbjng
denly and saw Co train Just a
(ow root away. He pushed Rob
erta from the track and waa
•truck by the tradn before he
had a chance to leap to aafety
himself.
Tl
IDR. WHITE SPEAKS
TO ROTARIANS AT
MEET WEDNESDAY
Prizes’ Advertising
Starts Next Week.
DEMOSTHENIAN HOLD8
REGULAR PROGRAM
Tha Demosthenlan society held
Us weekly meetlnt at the same
time oa the Phi Kappa, a regular
weekly program being carried out.
UNDERWOOD OPENS
PRESIDENTIAL WORK
The Rotary meeting held Wed
nesday war one of the most Inter*
sstlng meetings -that dul{ haa held
In seme tlmr. the ocenslon beta*
an address by Dr. H. C. White, of
tha University of Georgia.
Dr. Whits nddreered the mem
bers on the sublrct of "Cotton."
but he prsaehted a new thought
and dealt with the possibilities of
cotton beta* supplanted as a fibre
by other materials. "The day of
artificial fibres Is near at hand,’’
Tha big Athena trade month
campaign which opens November
3 will bo announced nut week in
advertisements appearing In twen
ty dally newspaper* la this part
of Georgia; the publicity commlt-
toe decided Thursday.
Prices orth 82650 will be given
away by the merenants m the cam
paign. Two major prlge* will bo
given away. The major prlaea will
be Ford sedan*, on* for Inside the
city limits of Athens and the other
for outside, the city limits. Nine
teen other prixes, nil cash In gold
will l)» given away. '
Fifty dollars In gold will ho given
away each week. The prxles will
said Dr. White and then he went
on to show how so many products
could through chemical purses be
converted Into an artificial fibre
which would replace cotton which
Is now so commonly used In cloth
of all kinds. His remarks opened
n world-wide question and one
which Is receiving the attention of
chemists and authorities In thir
and other countries. Even In Great
(By Associated Press.),
OKLAHOMA'
CITY.—A dozen or
more members forci
bly attacked Repre
sentative Callahan,
smashed a chair and
threw him out of the
room when he declar
ed in a bitter arraign
ment of the Ku Klux
Klan that N. C. Jew
ett, Grand Dragon of
the Oklahoma Realm
was dictating the kind
of legislation to be
enacted in Oklahoma.
Callaahn’s words
hardly fell before one
member f h o u t e d
“That’s a black lie.”
Another member
sprang for his throat
and both rolled to the
floor in the scuffle.
Twelve or fifteen
other members rush
ed towards Callahan,
some of them trying
to get their hands on
'him. Clenched fists
were waving in the
air as Callahan was
forcibly ejected into
the cloak room where
he stood guarded by
two members while
the sergeant at arms
ordered the other
members back into
the chamber.
SEVEN ARE
KILLED
-AIX LA CIIAPPELLE.—Police
Thuraday morning attacked the
rierung Jalace, tho only re-
,.,-ining public building in the
hands of the Separatists. Five
policemen and two Separatist:,
wore killed during teh fusiladc.
Later thirty-five members of the
police force called at the Belgian
nilitary headquarters and ~
lucstcd f ' •’
CLASHES AT
COLOGNE '
COLOGNE. — Clashes occurred
Thursday morning between armed
civilians and tho Separatists in
Crcfcld, following tho hoisting of
tho republican flag over the
Ratbaus, according to reports
reaching Cologne. The Scparatmta
any that they number 4,000 strong
in Crcfcld. hut Belgian office™
estimate their number at about
1,000.
away each week. Tho prales will UivLAtlvnlA Oil 2. finally auccumbcil to disease snd
be awarded buyers In Athens dur- Declaring in a Statement, deth occurred this morning,
lag the trade month who hold the , A Ho in survived by bis widow and
r that they bo disarmed.
RUNS AMUCK; STARS
3 WOMEN AND IS
KILLED BY PORTER
ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexfce —
man apparently bccamo insane and
stabbed three women and a con
ductor on a Santo Fo train Ju*t
thla aide of LaJuntai Colorado.
Wednesday night and wan then
shot to death by a negro porter.
A report of the affair Thursday
morning to tho police did not give
tho names of the women or the
conductor.
Patat Funeral to
Be Held on Friday
The death of Mr. Frank S. ratal
removes another of our citizens
who lived in Athens for many
years.
Mr. Patal ctme to Athens some
s)xty years ago and spent Jy’s Ilf*
hero working industriously at hi*
trade and setting n good example
of fidelity, honesty and thrift.
Some two are three years ago hi*
health failed'and he became almost
an Invalid. Every effort was made
AVT A TTDTVT A PTTVJ to minister to kfs recovery but ft***
UiYL/AnuiU/1 Yflll.— .nccumbed to disease and
.'ng the ttade month who hold the , , ° «a.u«
lucky coupon*. Eleven more bu^Y* 1SSU6G tO tile people OI
nnsa nnitPAPnl ThlirCllAV ■ubsci'lbcd I-lin vnojivln (VAirAimmAnf ^
Iucicy coupons, swren more uuj-’ 8*jbmvm w v*,v
nesa concern, Tburettay sutaertbed jjjg visible government,”
Lcroas in'worth ttyt “a conspiracy for the
>Tha nnnoapn. ■iihtorihlnv ThtlFS* AvnwAoa mnmnan rtf ncfiDC.
The concern* subscribing Thurs*
day whose names wore not re
ceived In time to be Inducted fn the
list printed elsewftere In The Ban
ner Herald t*re» W. L. Hancock
Coal company, Armstrong it Dobbs
ously ronsidert d. Vt Is Ixpected
that Dr. White’s full remark* will
be given the pres* in a few dayr
(By Associated Preps) and will creato much Interest and
DALLA8-—Senator Oscar W. bring on a discussion which I*
Underwood of Alabama, *• ctndl* I bound to result In more than or-
date for Oho Democratic Prosldeu- J dinary Importance
tia! nominatfes declared «ui ad* • Judge J. I>. Bradwetl introduced
dress at the stato fate here that* Dr. White, in appropriate and
America has surrendered the Isad- b/ao'Jful language and paid a trl*
^.hta. ta worid.rf.ire.by lo..n.,.,u.. ta him ...
and other countrie*. Even In Great Co#1 c0n , pan y > story's Waresouse,
Britain, the matter of supplanting ^ w Rogerg# planters Warehouse,
tho use of cotton sr a fabric har} Athen8 *i* {re servlco. Moss Bonded
been taken up npd the use of oth- W8rehoUBet independent Wsre-
er products for this purpoo* ovn
Attack on Klan
Is Ruled Out of
Richmond Meet
erswp in worm aiuire 07 -- - t vr,„ n r
herself nl partisan politics snd profeaaor of the .Unlveralty or
that the mloln duty that Ves ahead»Georgia. ,
1. to return to the principle, g^d-1 Among rjjjuwer. iWnjr
Is to return to tne principles kui«- ****■''■■'» _
Inc America In the great war and: Qullllan; of Brooktown. Os™
puuuc nraiui uu«‘« — .
sstte, John C. Hughe*, of New York
and Ralph Hodaron. or this cltr.
POLISH AND PILLS
FREE ALE FOR 20 YEARS
WIGAN. Ensland.—A shoe *leal-
• advertising for a repolv "'at'
romt-es work for twenty years.
id free ale during all that time. 1
LONDON—Ronatd McNeill. ;W
I’., has Uunched a campslkn V>
stop the (trnntlna of titles tr ‘^"rr^LaTSt-'ioaUllttwL
''makers of shoe polish and pills." addrfsa could not uc cunemucu.
Warehouse. Independent Ware-
hetne. Independent Warehauie,
jq'llw A Company and Atlantic
Ice and coal Corporation . -
(By Associated Pres.)
RICHMOND. Va.—A Ormr Ollmer
Oklahoma £lty attorney was halted
ta tha midst of hla address her.
Thursday before the International
Association of Fir. Engineer, end
hla talk etrickan from lb. program
when he lavncbod Into aa attack oa
the Kn Klux Kl»n after ho had de
scribed the Oowrnot of Oklahoma
aa a .''tyrant."
Hearty, applause greeted the
rollng.of Prealdent lunger that the
express purpose of press
ing impeachment charges
against me” existed be
fore the convening of the
present extraordinary
session of the state legis
lature, Governor Walton
of Oklahoma, Thursday
said that “whatever the
future may hold for me
personally, I shall die as I
have lived, fighting for
orderly, constitutional
government honestly and
fearlessly administered.”
In his statement, the Governor
sold that he had Information that
“the Invisible empire had larg*
sums of money on hand to he used
to pey the expenaee of members
In their first attempt to meet un
lawfully on the 21th of September,
being disbursed by Mr. McBee, the
present speaker, which money wag
reported to have come fro
Ku Klux Klan.
one son, Harry F. Patal. and fivn
daughters, 'Misses Ada and Mabrl
Patal, Mrs. D. E. Williams and Mrs.
W. J. Krydor. nil of Athens, and
Mrs. F. A. Byron, of Columbus, Ga..
to al lot whom the sympathy of
many fqemte Is extended 1 In thla
hour of Borrow.
The funeral service will be he ld
at Bernstein’s Funeral Home on
Broad street ot 4:30 tomorrow
(Friday) afternoon.
JERSEY CITY—Children In the
Hudson County schools are being
made victim* of the drug habit l»y
peddlers, who are using the eebqjDl^
to develop their future cllente!-.
Juvenile Courrt Judge Meaney, t<»ld
mmbere of the attendance off!-
atrs Association at their annual
meeting hero Thurnday.
“Drug psddters are going through
our public school* and are. making
drug addicts,’* he said.