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VOL. 91, NO. 238
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ATHENS COTTON;
middling 33 y,c
PREVIOUS CLOSE 33He
THE WEATHER:
Fair Sunday and Monday. No
Change in Temperature.
Associated Press Berries.
ATHENS, GA., SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1923.
A. B. C. Paper.
Single Copies 2 Cents Daily. 5 Cents Sunday.
List of Municipal Candidates Unchanged On Final
Day for Entering; Women Voters Issue Questionnaire
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Italy and England Join Hands In Ruhr Issue
HONEWEIUTRIES
MADE YESTERDAY
WHEN TIME ENDED
Athens’ democratic mu
nicipal primary will be
held November 27 with
more than one candidate
in the mayor’s race and
three of the words, it de
veloped yesterday when
no additional candidates
entered the lists before
the time limit for entering
ended at 12 o’clock.
No last mlnuto entries were made.
The mayor’s race stands ss it was
Friday with Mayor George C.
Thomas seeking re-nomlnatlon and
O. H. Arnold-, Jr.. In the race for
nomination, in the First Ward,
Henry T, Culp is seeking rc-nom-
Ination with E. U Jackson aa op-
iosHIob.
GENERAL ELECTION
DECEMBER S
in the Second Wnrd the incum
bent. Dr. H. Ik HeywootLlauans.-
posed by J. P. MdCall. In the Third
Want, B. It. Dloodworth Is asking
lor the tost now occupied by
George Armstrong. In the Fourth
Wnrd W. 1L Tindall Is unopposed
lor tho seat now occupied by W.
c. Thornton and In the Fifth Ward
n. Dunaway and Vincent Matthews
are seeking the nomination. Alder
man A. I* Howland ol the Fifth la
retiring.
The primary will be held Nov-
ember *7 and on December 3 the
general election will take place.
GERMAN PENALTIES
TODD
NEW RESIDENTIAL
TD
Beautiful Hampton Prop
erty Will Be Divided In
to City liots—A. E. Dav
ison Makes Development,
Word coined from Terre Haute,
Ind.. that Eugene V. Debs, Social*
ist leader, is dangerously ill at his
home there. The above photo was
taken Just after Deb* had been
released from the federal prison
in Atlanta.
Walton Quits
Impeachmen
Battle
Sherlock Holmes’
Ghost Stalks On
The Scene Again
(By Associated Press.)
CHICAGO.—The deed* ot Sher
lock Holmes were recalled here
Saturday following tho robbing of t
a cloak room.
The imprint of a trade mark on
a rubber heel left in a bath tub by
the thief aa he climbed out of the
window after stealing a mink coat
valued at $1,500 and diamond
ring! worth $2,000, was the only
clue.
Detectives working on the case went flatly on record as opposing
a few hours later arrested Paul further occupatons of German soli
Sprat and aecund * confession and any demand on Germany for
from him, when-it was found that surrender ot the former crown
the heel print in the tub corns-1 prince.
ponded with one of hit. 1 .-i -must say the ftaian govern-
I ment could not approve the tddl-
I tlonal occuptlon of German terrl-1
tory," said Mussolini. "We must
not think of destoying the Gorman
people which had our own civili
sation and will tomorrow be an
Integral part of European n'villta-
tton.”
. As instances ot ltaHap-Brittab
collaboration he cited their stand
on Secretary Hughes’ proposal for
an examination of Germany’s ca-
| pacify- to pay.
J ’’Today.” he said, "wo are fac-1
I tng another damatlc Incident and ;
TO GET INCREASE
Pictured above is Calvin Cool-
cai Himself, j/ 0 i ers Leag^ Queries Candidates
On Abolishing Ward Lines, Recall,
City Planning, Among Other Issues
L BE
ER.
INVISIBLE” GOUT.
W. G. Sutlive, Editor and
Legislator, Here on
Week-E n d Visit. Dis
cusses Tax Reform Pros
pects.
Cotton Held Up
By Failure of
Barrett Freed JjHOE f|J fi [| C f0 (|
Georgia’s “invisible govemm-ut'.’
idge, who has been dubbed by his' insofar he the house of repress,,
associates “Cautious Cal.” This is tsGres Is concerned. Is the "down-
the first posed portrait made ot trodden farmer," according to W.
the president inside the White O. Sutltve, Chatham county legta-
Houae. The sitting lasted thirty lator and managing editor of Tho
minutes. Savannah Press.
. , a T* J » /N1 tins until, ur uuuiauc luviueut on<i
Advisory Board OI Cham- that ■!§ the question of military
ber of Commerce Sug- c “ n ^°> of o«™»ny and the return
_ ° rtf (tin onsnin nrlnna Tltiltr nasal Pnv.
gests Cotton j Program
For Next Year in Clarke.
(By Associated Press.)
OKLAHOMA CITY.—
Following the turn of
events in the trial on im
peachment charges of
Governor Walton * Satur
day, there was every indi
cation that the trial would
be brought to a close some
time Monday.
Earlier In the day Clovernoi
Walton’* defenne counsel had with*
drawn from the trial, the execu
tive giving; aa hla re an on that he
could not have & fair trfnl and
‘‘could no longer stand the humlll*
ntlon to me and my attorneys.’
The trial proceeded and other
witnesses were questioned without
representation by the defense.
The Governor’s action came af
ter the Senate Court by roil ea
vote of Si to 13 had declared that
the impeachment article charging
that the Usunnce of a large nunv
to stimulate creator
, don of cotton par’aSPfn
Clarke county next year .the Ad
vlaory Board of tho Chamber of
commorce has recommended to
the directors that prizes be award
ed to thoae doing the beat wbrk.
The board recommends that tho
warehouses, banks. Rotary club,
Xlwasia club, si wall as the Cham
ber of Commerce sponsor the pro
gram which, although It recognises
the Importance ot farmers raising
their own food and foodstuffs,
points out that cotton is the prin
cipal monsy crop for this section
despite tha Boll Waovll.
The advisory board will anbmit
the program to the directors at a
meeh’ng next Wednesday morning
at 11 o'clock for final actlpn. John
T. Plttard of Wlntervllle la chair
man of the adriaorr board which
Is continued of twenty farmers and
several business men of Che city.
ot the crown prince. Italy and Eng
land nrs acting in harmony. Un-
mlstagably. extradUon of the
crown prince would bo a klunded
which would complicate tha situa
tion." -tie* y
WATCHFUL
WAITING
PARIS.—Final efforts to
Simultaneously with the
closing of the lists for
candidates seeking the
d e m o c ratic nomination
here Saturday the Athens
League of Women Voters
announced it had com
pleted its questionnaire
_ _ _ and mailed each candidate
rnilPT ■ «»py. The questionnaire
LUUKI 111 V LitJ iutor U rrom P voting,to put into fp-iSST’ h .? Wer * of „ clnlma - Tim cot-,and the answers of eadt
-w* • "w , Him* thnt u ,|ii i. n j tOQ In tho WATOhoUBO WR8 VfllUGtl | _ J{ J n ± *||
mlir Mr p at moro ttao HQO.QQQ and has in- j candidate will be publish-
C T A FITS ADi 1 Mr suGtvo'spant'tba week-end' crPa “ e < 1 '■> values »ioo.ooo Mac* ed before the primary is
MAIUo Urs-tsr.te*,„
Uiu ,t„.. ct . u 10 ve All of-the ones Ions are of con-
Inti rest. Two ot them
I Fear that ha will do something>
i that might, offend the farmer and; SL Uh
; thereby Jeopardise hi. Political ■M'io’tto^'rie.lTSS
Courts Order Release of
$400,000 Worth Here. In-HOC flC TUC 1/flTCD
creased $100,000 While UuL Ur Itlt lUltli
in Court.
Owners of 2324 bales of cotton,
held in tho Independent Warehouse
here as a result ot litigation fol
lowing the failure of Barrett &
Company, can get their cotton by
paying charges, - it was ortierod
yesterday by both tho D. S. Bank
rupt and Superior court for Clarke
county.
Action ot tho courts releasing
rniyto,—riimi viturvs l» MV® i
the entente from disruption will |
probably bo put over until Monday,
as the British carnet la aeeming-
ly not r®ad yto give the final word
to Jt’i ambassador hr to aa to Jt’f
position on the application of fur
ther penalties upon Germany.
The efforta which will be mad® ,
In the megnwhiio to prevent the' business, ana the comptroller gen- their constituents and
TAX
ilont ut tho State Normal School.
—— I - In dlicuaslng the chances ot the
.. , ' special session of ihe legislature
ATLANTA, Gs.—The Georgia adopting tax reform measures, Mr.i - „ ,
general, tax act cannot be fore. Bottiv. d«ta™d that tha atata i. Holda J JJ Athpn8 , JJ&J Jfo Ba ft
ad in the collection of licenses sofrering trom lack of man wttbj smith am , .Goldstein of Atlanta,
from representatives of eoropan. nerve enongh to vote for eon- for charleston Tri-up;
let engage*! in a strictly interstate struct vo tax
sldcrabl
The action taken yesterday aft-fare on matters which hare Iwwn
••moon »ri<!s tin* court action inso- ’ dlscus.-pd hw-o recently, con soil-
far as tho Independent Ware- dation of tho q'ty and county
houses is concerned and the cot- ! schoolg and uniting the health de-
to \‘b ready for its owners. jpartments of Athens a-id riarke.
Attorneya represented
lor von- 'attorneys for the Charleston Troup; Tl 'f candidate’s position on tha
V” H. Fleming. Augusta and 3. a "“g -“"'f aa.lJ. at5l
a . , . »ay. '**! irnsnn Athens nttornevs for ihn tltude toward the present system
break an regarded In poetical dr aral can be held personally llabla have raboj >• /ur tsar: Bv the beat; t L r ' . ' „ j,,, . . y . AUCU8 . i of a.——*-- Jm ti.. •
clea here aa despairing, the French ,ior anempung to emorte an un- Interests of. ttc it .j. What are JT 0 ™*'^ f|uom
and British govenment being toe [constitutional law, the state su-f you going to do about Itf" ' ... ,, , , , to y
* pram, court ruled Saturday. | Mr. SuUlvo said that every dayl^eSSuS, Galloway and Howard'.! -
the ruling waa m tho case of | speeches are made on what the Ewln Erw |„ and Nix. John B.! 001 n cl1
the Dennison Manufacturing com-t.rmera will have to «uffer" jCimbl , i „ cllry c . Tuck or Athe , n3 -extension
psny. an-.i others, against W. A. Ir tho taxes are Increased. Not rtDn ,„ nted lh ,, . tate court lemdtng p
tar apart in their poeltlon to make prams court ruled Saturday,
any agraement possible.
be expunged from the records.
The dcfeQs® counsel took excep
tion to the vote, declaring that the
Governor was being denied
equal protection of the law guar*
(Turn to Part Three)
Convene Monday
Work on the opening up of
new and, whst promises to be,
Important residential section will
l»e begun Monthly, when the divi
sion of the old Hampton property
on University Drive Into city lots
will be undertaken, according to
the announcement of Mr. Albert E.
Davison, who recently purchased
this beautiful *«tate.
Comprising thirty-odd acres of
land, wall eltvnted and wooded
with oak and pine trser, the Hamp
ton property Is regarded as one of
the moat beautiful tracts of ground
within or evsn near the city, and
that It Is to b® subdivided and made r> Ain 4 Will
available for practical residential Llty LOlirt Will
purposes is a development that car*
rles with It more than ordinary
Interest.-
The twoperty is bounded by uni-
versify Drive on the north, prop* The November term of city
orty of Plnecrert Country Club on court will convene Monday mom-
thr south, Falrview (or Hampton.ing at 10 o'clock,
avenue) on the west and Agrlcul-I The following order of business
tursl (*ollege property on the' watf issued by Judge J. D. Brad-
mat. Inmtdfrtdter tM Mr. *,*u r
Davison will give the city the j “Georgia—Clarke County:
neceesnry land for the extension “The City Court of Athens will
of Hampton Court, O’Farrell [convene for the November term,
street anil • Bchtt street through 1923, on Monday, November 19th.
his nroperty and one new street -at 10 o'clock,
to ha called Nicholson 'street* willl “For the week beginning Nov-
b* provided. According to the [ember 19th, the court will devote
surveyor’s plans this will give him its attention to criminal business,
seventy-three lots, each with n The civil docket will be taken up
frontage of seventy feet and n on Monday. November 26th.
depth of 30® feet. The old Ilamp-1 “The appearance docket will be
ton home, together with four acres called on Tuesday, November 20th,
of land, will be reserved by Mr. ( at 9 o'clock, but a* this will take
Davison for his own occupancy ( only a short while the court will
and it is understood he will moye proceed to try cases that day.
to his new home Just ns eoon'asl “Cases not called on the ^day
certain repairs can b# made, [assigned stand for trial in their
According to plans for this Im- order on the following day, or
portant developmen t.lights, water 1 when reached in their regtilar or-
nnd sewerage will be provided der. preference being give* to
throughout th® property Just as eaves specially ihpm.
rapidly as these improvements can, “J. D. BRADWELL,
be effected, and already, It Is £Uy tourt of Attena."
•|nted, definite plans are on foot “E- J. CRAWFORD.
(Turn to Pace Three) | “Clerk City Court of Athens.
The program adopted by the ad
visory board In part followo:
.. “First: Adopt on® variety ot
° 1 * her known and tried, merits at to field
yield (letting lint yield be a aec-
onday conq'deration), textile
strength and tuple, each a varIcty
as will measure one Inch to on®
and one-sixteenth inch staple. A
census recently taken of the cot
ton mills In Georgia show thst tho
overwhelming preference ap:ong
LONDON.—Strong efforts art
being made over the week-end on
(Turn to Pane Throe)
White Man Charged
With Abandoning
Wife and Children
her of special police commissioni,
wa« a matter of law ami that a»J thaiatSs t#r a ffemfn’ch stsW
previous testimony on th. subject I - 8w0 nd: Select inch types ol
aqp’l is will produce maximum
yields, and, diligently follow,'ns Iho
ott-repoated maxima ot thorough
t-renara'lon ample tartillzation,
(request cultlTatlon, and diligent
efforts to control Insect peats ol
many kinds, strive to make all the
cotton poialble on tha smallest
across- possible.
“To accomplish this procram. we
think material aid can be render-*
ed by the Chamber of Commerce,
(Turn to Pans Three)
_ system
Ins city realty. The ques
tlonrmlro also asks tho candidate
-W..UU „, [M[ ^ „ mH „. Sivn ihis views on the -idee of
Mr. Sutlive said that every day 1 gtttcki'and.'fialioway a'nd Howard. I of employing an export to Work
—l... — —*'-- — — - - —~ “ city plan to control, future
na and developments, in-
lOhlle park,, pl.tygroiedi
opening of new atreeta. Tho candl-
-late's stand* on abolition of ward
lines. Is sought as welt aa^ regre-
sentatlon of women on the’ Board
of Education and :t!nn mi ike
memhera of that body by the city
nt large. The position of the
didntn on issuing school boqtfo^ta]
1924 Ig also asked.
Tho VotcrH league Ig a nop-]
than organization, (Its prtrii
purpose being to inform voters
to tho qualifications of caadldab
tmpanrtially In order that the
(Turn to Paga Thrw)
Wright, comptvohcr general, «P-.having farmora In hla constituencyand clslmnnis to cotton;
^” , , r ~^ ll ,!? n (orth M ihit' Mr ’ M,d h ® 4M»’t Snowljudye B. T. Moeeiey. Daniesvilla
court. The .recert aet terth jjat, w h«thor farmers are any more an- Bnil K . g. Anderson. Madison, rep-
the comptroller general collect«l, ,« Kon r»Uc to taxes than any other r( ,, cn , c o ■„ ot claimants
a 3600 Itcenae fee from Harry S. ,„3 lv|(hlal but he d , d kno ; m01t r***ataa_»jroqp of claimants.
Chriatie. agent for the Dennison |c a | a |atora were afraid to rote tor
company, threatening ‘“'constructive tax measures for foar
•”»* down •* ,h# —
^“Chriari. ‘he ^Dennisen'J&nT’ r ri,^
Woman Held in Ohio
City Is Wanted Here
U. S. Commissioner W. G. Cor
nett said hero Saturday afternoon
company sued to recover the "* _s nett said hero Saturday afternoon
money together with interest, but I *” the'tatter ' that Eslhpr , 1 - Huff - h . cl , d J n Ci P'
ths dg aet?o“ w5a L w'n«t tte comp- j “** touS!ice f A C t, , |» n Lpt-
Miiton Thomas foiiowing hearing g- SX
sAzv&EL sSHSSfcjSP*'iwsasr' wu huk ’
^h55 j ^7.\,m n ; 1 ^-i in T?nra
Joe Paine, a white man residing
In Clarita county, yesterday was
bound over to the City Court on . cllon Wfl . bkuuisl hr vuhiw-i .. .. .
* m ‘ n, ™“ nor i™”*r *.TTi £*"!?«£ te taTLSSWfflS
Judge Cornett said Will
soldier, claimed the woman was
hla wife, aild 3383.07 waa seen rad
by her through the War Risk In
surance allotment. The govom-
, ... . . . ment contends the woman is not
Mr. Sutlive ,utc, that the Ut- Huffs wife. She ilw* at White
Mrs. Maggie Benton
Is Granted Alimony
Judge Blanton Portion of super'
lor court yesterday granted tenr
porary alimony of $15 per month
to Mrs, Maggie Benton against C.
B. Benton, whom she is suing for
divorce. Mr. Benton was given
custody of cno child. Grace, and
Mm. Benton the son. Ted, with the
permiesion of the judge for the
children to visit each other.
Ig in nil vl 1ICIHI LBIIUcltJ, MI1..I.
an individual, and wat.
• wholly without lawful authority
Another Large Crowd Visits
Athens Saturday; $100 Gold
Given Away To Five Persons
Another crowd of people filled
Athena stores yesterday to take
advantage of the bargains offered
daring Trade Month and bo given
opportunity to there In the 32500
prizes to be given away.
Tha award of five twenty dol
lar gold pieces was made fn fron>
of the University on Broad afreet
yesterday at soon and hundreds of
people from all parts of northeast
Ooorgta wars present with cou
pons. Two persona living Inside
given away the tame way ntxl
Saturday. Coupons Issued the find
day of the Trade Month campaign
which closes December 4. will be
good until the .end. Two Ford auto
mobile,, four-door sedan.- will be
given away, one for a person In-
aide the city limits and one with-
ouL In addlton to the SaMrday
awards of 3100 fn gold -everal
hundred more dollars will be riven
away In the course pf the cam
paign.
Thoae who were given twenty
tha city limit, of Athens and three dollar gold pieces yesterday fob
outside wen awarded the gold; low: Mrs. Hunter Harris. Athena,
pietm., holding the numbers en- and M.». Abe Link. Athens,
tltltag them to the money. Albert Wier, J. H. Ashwe.ib
Another 3100 fn gold will bo nnd Mrs. Lavender, of Attica.
hf» Mr ’ aui,,v * y «*- Hurr* wife. sj» mv**
SLulw,r “ ha | coming week w«l prov. Ut. evu-1^ eounty.
off Mat nower. | c|a| of tb# >!M , clal IMI | on . | »
“If we do anythin* ft will be done V cffPO Fined S50
next week." he. said. There 1s •
official power.
King George Soon
To Create 2 More
Royal Dukes, Report
(By Associated Press.) (
LONDON.—King George will
shortly create two moce royal
dukes In the persons of his young
er son® Prince Henry and Prince
George, it <a stated by some of
the court- intimates who claim to
have Inside knowledge. In ths case
of Prince Henry the announcement
may he expected soon.
The Step has been urgeiT upon
His Majesty for sometime, as the
royal dukes of England have been
conspicuous for their smallness ol
numbers since the days of George
III. whose ample family supplied
seven holders of d’Jkcti'oms, The
numbers of this rank gradually
dwindled until in the latter part of
Queen Victoria's reign they were
chance of the Lankford Income tax
measure being favorably repotred
out of the committee on constitu
tion*! amendments to which he be
longs, Mr. Sutlive laid. The senate
has already passed tils bill. The
house, however, has renealed the
(Turn to Page Six)
For Drunkenness
John Kansas, negro, waa . fined
130.00 each in two cases yesterday
In City Court. Kansas was charged
with. having liquor and being
drunk nnd disorderly <m the'pub
lic highway near Wlntervllle.
i.pti,—,,y. ■'
Leader In Wotnen's League Will
Address Athens Public Tuesday
Afternoon 4 O’clock City Hall
S20.000.000 FIGI
(By Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON. D. C—Preside
Coolldge ihas given his approval
the treasury plans for the expool
ufon of the coast guard for thg
prevenfon of i
Miss Marguerite Woolley, the
young and attractive granddaugh
ter of the Confederate Secretary
Tr^tury under President
-- . - . . Jefferson Davis, will tour Georgia
confined to her three tons, and at in the j nterest of Uggue of
the coronation of George V; there Women Voters.
oni, two—Ibe Prince n'j Shc wi n dt || ver a ddren
the city hail in Athena Tuesday
afternoon at 4 o'clock under aus
pices of the Athens Ltaguu of
Voters. The public la invited to
attend this meeting. Mias Elinors
Rxoul, state treasurer, will
company Mias Woolley.
Mias Woolley is th* secretary of
the Third Division which includes
states of North Craoiina,
■South Carolina, Tennessee, Alaba-
Wales as Duke of inrawsll, and
the Duke of Connaught.
At the present time this number
has only been supplemented by the
creation of Prince Albert In 1920
ss Duke of York, and the err'itolng
number Is barely sufficient to of
ficiate at the opening of bazaars
and the unveiling of monuments
and to attend to the other duties
which fall upon royal shoulders.
ma, Mississippi. Louisiana, Geor
gia, Florida and the District of
Columbia. Miss Woolley hes just
•pent three weeks in Louisiana and
haa attended the meeting of the
Board of the National League in
Washington, D. C., from which
•he win come with the lateet in
formation upon the policies and
aims .of the league.
SOCIAL
SERVICE „
Miss WooUey. ss all lesgua wo
men, looks upon politics as the
greatest form of social service
that can be rendered the rommur
(Turn to Pago Thrco)
nning.
The plans contemplate the
penditure of 120.000,000 for ne'
craft and an additnonal persons*
Tho president Is expecting
mention the poposed expansion
the service in bin fBl'tuCGaSsj
to congress. It has
been yet determined whether tl
budget bill will be reopened to. li
elude the ad<Vtional estimate
assurance has been gAven that^tl
appropriation will be asked
early In tho session.
Fined $21:70 For
Carrying
John Vaughn, a whit* man :
fined 921.70 yesterday by Judge j
D. Bradwell of City Court for <
rylng a concealed weapon,
charge ngaimt Vaughn, that
violating the prohibition law,
dismissed, th*- care being-
mmeml.itlOA .4
Solicitor Drr.-'i Penny upon
reoommendatHi nf the
officers, C. K. .figravea, Kidd, 4
Cornellaon, policeman. *