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THE BANNER-HERALD
THE WEATHER:
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VOL. M. NO. 242
Associated Press Serrice.
ATHENS. GA., SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1923.
A. B. C. Paper.
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Political Upheaval Still Continuing In Germany
ITIOWTS REFUSE TO'CO-OPERATE
WITH EBERTS SELECTION OF LEADER
IINET; HER9T READY
•M* •M*
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Over300 Tuberculosis Victims
Found In Clarke, Stfys Nurse
(By Associated Press.) inriTii nr Tnin nr
BERLIN-—Herr Von Kardoff was selected by [][-jlT|| fit Tfl f] fit
President Ebert Saturday afternoon to undertake BLHIII Ul illIU Ul
the task of forming a new ministry to take the place
of the ousted Stresemann ministry. He appeared
willing to undertake the work but the German Na
tionalists refused to co-operate with him.
Thereupon he tried to form
coalition from among the Social,
lets and German. Peoples party but
the German Peoples party declined
to co-oparato with the Socialists.
Von Kardoff waa therefore oblig
ed to renounce the task of cabinet
making and' withdraw.
President Ebert then went into
consultation with tho Nationalist
leader. Dr. Hergt. It was latet
i..ported that Dr. Hergt had ex
pressed to the president his will
in
Ingnns to attempt to form a eabi-
LONDON.—The downfall of the
StreiemanT government is viewed
here as an event of the utmost
tignlfleUnee, possibly -Involving
developments destined to havo a
deep and' lasting effect on all
Europe. The Times, In calling at
tention to the loes of the Ruhr,
which it aays, was “tom from tho
Reich end will remain separated
for a generation or more” alao
asserts that “a new Europe ia be
ing shaped at. ur doors.” •■France
has had her way,” the paper de-
darts. "Her curiously systematic
and coldly logical effort la nearing
its goal. A now political and
tconomci entity 1a making tta ap
pearance in Europe, moulded and
dominated by France."
Perfect “34”
IENI
INSTITUTES PROBE
Request Clarke’s
Lawmakers Oppose
Proposed Candy Tax
Clarlse's two representative* In
ih Utnrral Assembly hav# been
asked to oppose a proposed tax o'
ilvs cents per pound on candy
manufactured and eold In Gtorgls.
Palmer and Sons, along with
other candy dealers hare, rtclsvsd
telegrams from Tbs Nunnaliy
Company of Atlanta Saturday ad*
vising of the proposed tax and
urging them communicate with tba
representatives for an opporal. It
is claimed that the tax would op
erate against Georgia manure-
turara.
lit responce to the message
Calmer dfc Sons send the follow.
i»ir wire to both Mr. Holden and
Me Du Bos#:
“Proposed bill of tax five cents
Per pound on candy which aapplies
to manufacture's and Vetallers
ullke I* a hardship to both,
(By Associated Press.)
CINCINNATI — following tno
death of three women patients at
the Longview Hospital for the In
sane here after they had received
Injections of a widely known sped,
flc for biodd disease. Dr. E. A.
Baker hospital superintendent
STARTLING CONDITIONS
UNEARTHED HERE; MANY
OTHER CASES, IS BELIEF
LTOIIT
SET FOR
IS
.28
(By Associated Press.)
OKLAHOMA CITY—The ar
raignment of J. C. Walton, s de.
posed Governor of thla state who
Cases have been found in 137 families in the last! Mnat. court, and who waa lndlct-
fcW- Weeks. I ed 1 ld*y °n a«v«n counts, woa
More than 300 people in Clarke county have tu
berculosis.
•*
Combining School A
Health Boards Of City
AndCounty Is Favored
Quizzing of municipal candidates by the League
of Women Voters has developed the fact, it was
learned yesterday, that a majority would oppose any
effort to eliminate ward lines, nearly all are in favor
of combining tlhc county school and health depart
ments, the recall finds some support, and that election
of school board m’embers by the people is as vigor*
ously opposed as abolishing ward lines.
The qu>
Service
Investigation has revealed that 260 individuals 1 .”‘cJ'judic V ciMk here!*' 0 ” Dl>
,T' n dr t u. C to l, T.k U, thI 1 'stMe m H£ifh f | * n the county have been in close and constant contact | *■ E - Davenport.
Board to make # chemical annly. with persons dying of tuberculosis, and that some of j Eduards. the former' aovernorf,'
“th. pa,n«. were ™ff,H„,from|these already show unmistakable symptoms of tu-lSy*™ ^
paresis. Dr. A. Z. Domone, staff bcrcillosis.
phynlrfnn had prepared to glva In-1
jcctlona fourteen ,f the m.., High Schod Wffl
care, the best of food, fresh air, — —
sunshine and rect and cannot get
them under exritiug conditions.
serious esses In the hospital.
Voters Choose
^aawov - i ui in uuiier cjisuuk ruuuii'ous. * a • 1 f W * W
C ., Kour iteupio, titad tub..a;ft^ Aid ot Library
I t y Officers tads in th,- county last work. ~ ;
Next Tuesday
, ' STARTLING
| conditions
Democratic Primary
Takes Place Nov. 27th.
Mayor and 5 Aldermen
to Be Nominated.
Tbe voter, of Athena will go to
Tho above are eoma 1 of the
startling facta brought to light In
a report of a prca mlnary canvass
ot tbe county made by Miaa Made-
Ion McGInlpy. county unU-tubercu
baicttloale nurse, which was made
publ'c yesterday through! the
the polls next Tuesday and nomitt. OUrko County AntbTuberculoala
Miss Katherine Moore, 18-yetr-
old beauty, won 2103 and was se
lected aa the "goddess" for the
New York auto shew. She’s a
perfect 34.
ED LLOYD IS
ate a mayor and five aldermen,
one of the fatter from oach ward.
Slnco the first candidate an
nounced the campaign ha* lusn
one of the quleteet In the blatory ot
the city. The general public haa
shown but little interest in the
election and It la predicted that
the vote will be unuenally light,
that t for a primary.
IT
TO ANSWER CHARGE
(By Associated Press)
NEW YORK—Charges that Her.
eld Lloyd Corporation apptoprl
atrd the plot of the Owen Davis
ploy "The Nervous Wreck” and
mad. il into n motion picture, en.
titled “Why Worry,” wm con
tained In a suit to recover 1100,
TWO CANDIDATES
FOR MAYOR
I Mayor George c. Thomas, ia a
candidate to succeed himself and
[it opposed by O. H. Arnold, Jn,
I who was announced and placed
Into the race by a number ot
frlende over the city. Judge Thom-
aa ie eervlng V* Brat terra aa tbe
city'e chief executive end la ask
ing for re-election.
There li opposition for council
In the Test, second and fifth
warda. B. R. Boodworth In the
third and W. R. Tindall In the
fourth are unopposed.
in the flnt Henry T. Culp, the
present Incumbent, la opposed by
E. U Jackson. In tbe Second. Dr.
.ily request that you <■*. ooo damnees, filled In the aprems
every possible effort to defeut this court.
The complainant. Include Rob.
ert H. Davis, who collaborated
with Edith R.R Bralnnrd In writ
ing the original story from which
the dramatisation was taken.
1UER0F
(By Associated Press)
CHICAGO.—/*» alleged confes
sion by Otto Malm, arraited for
robbing a butcher shop, that he
killed Edward Lehmann dua'ng •
robbery savers! weeks ago at the
Knit Goods Factory, baa exonara
tf>(1 Walla* Drusbalmai. haM 'f/v
led Walter Bookelman, held 'for
•laying the man and Identified aa
>he slayer by Ethel Beck, ble al
leged accomplice.
The aatboritlea had considered
(heir rase against Hookelman as
footplate. The woman, when ahe
»aa confronted with Malms, admlt-
l*d that ; she had gotten tired of
being i Queg*’oned end thinking
•wokelman had (old tbe same
•lory, agreed that they were tho
one sought. • Malms* confession
named his wife as his nccom-
Assoclstion.
These (nets are made public In
order to Inform the publle as to
the conditions existing In Clarke
county which the association has
been trying to 'relieve since last
year. . I
Tbe Tuberculosis association be
gan active work last year follow
ing a report published by Dr. J. D.
Applewhite, county health commie-
a'oner, pointing out the alarming
niimber of tuberculosis victims
and deaths In thla county. A cam
paign was conducted and funds
sufficient to employ a nurse raised. |
This nurse haa been on duty three
month! and hae made a prelimin
ary aurvey of the county. HOri
findings are nothing ehort ot I
startling, officer! of the aseoo'a-j
Present Play For
“Professor Pepp” WilTtSe
Presented Saturday, Dec. j
8, By Members of St«-|
dent Body.
Great Interest la centered In the
Initial entertainment at E. B. Mel'
auditorium Saturday evening. Dec
S. when the Seniors ot the Athens
High School present "Profetedr
Pepp.”'
The play delineates college Ilf-*
In a highly amoalns manner in il
acta, each brim full of laughter
and fun.
The characters have been skil
fully allotted * n u bring out
the best talent of the school. Those
who nre taking part have entered
Into'their parts with Interest and
enthusiasm and the teachers ns-',
slating have been untiring In their
(Turn to page fire.)
tlon declare.
When Dr. Applewhite made hla
report last year, a report based on
the number of deaths and cues he
“bad advertising for tba county:”
llc-was astounded nnd be wiia
H. B. Heywotif. the Incumbent It ffR'fhatf *M tnrmdd
opposed by J. P. McCall and In the'"tod advertising for the county,”
fifth Vincent Mathewe and
Dunaway are candidate* for the
place now held by A- L. Howland
who Is not offering for re-etecion.
POLLING PLACES
ANNOUNCED
The following polling places
hav* been announced for the elec-
MAN PUT UNDER I E KSn-eJ.
bond of jure \ S5«.Sriv s t:K KS
The report, however, awakened the
people to the grave eltuatlon and
the Anti-Tuberculeela Association-
set about to employ a special nurse
for thla work. The report ot Mias
McOInley, which la far from com
plete, bears ont the etartllng I'g-
urea given by Dr. Applewhite and
hae even startled members of the
(Tum to Page Five)
FOR $4.00 THEFT
ward. V. M. C. A.; Fourth
fire hall, corner Hill and Prince;
CMP*be —■■A It D fairanoa'a alnm .
(By Associated Press.)
PHILADELPHIA^ Two terrific
bomb explosions In tho Foreign
Consulates In the downtown
trlct early Saturday injured scores
of persons, damaged many houses
and threw the southern sectln of
til*, city into, wild excitement.
’ No' oho shis seriously hurt, . so
far ns the police could learn.
The first explosion occurred In
the Spanish Consulate about ont
o’clock nnd the second nt the Sons
of Italy Bank, In which the Itali
an Consulate Is located.
Pollc«> worked on the theory that
lioth explosions wjrre perpetrated
by the same party as a part of a
terror campaign. i •,
IV. Dsmetta. Spanish Consul
cablrd his government a warning 1
fearing action here. He said it ‘
might presage demonstration*
elsewhere. He pointed out that a
bomb was found In *he Spanish
Embassy In Paris a ft v weeks ago
and declared that he' suspected r
cor.nplr.ncy of terrorizatloki.
ionn&lre also bring*
out tho fact that the question of
city planning in Athens Is being
given general consideration and
that tho people are anxious for a
park and playground system.
Tho Longue questionnaire was
sent to all of tho ten- - candidate*
nnd not one failed to answer. The
complete anrwor of each candidate
to each question is published in
The Banner.Herald today on »
I page purchas'd by tho League.
Six out ot tho ten candidate*
vigorously oppnn**d to doing away
with ward linos. These six favor
lotting the system of electing
councllmon remain as it is. How*
over four of the candidates, >wbR*
not favoring elimination of ward
lines, “tnte they believe elncMon
or the councUmcn by the city nt
largo retninlng tho feature of W
rqpruumtatlon would be better
than th«‘ prevailing system.
IX
Right of the candidates
consolidation of the count
city health boards, seven
combining the city nnd
boards of education nnd
uncertain. None of the candidate
would oppose n bond election for
tho schools In 1924. they state. **lf
d Is urgent nnd the city's
One cnndltfits^
When a coffin-maker In La Pat.
capital of Bolivia. S. A., fills an
order ho takes it personally to his
customer. Photo was taken by a’
reesnt visitor in the South Ameri
can coOTtiy,'*, ‘
finance .permit.”
howrwr, declares, that
oppose n bond issue unless Barber-
(Turn to Pape Fivs)
Motorman Given
$100,000 Damages [
By Supreme Court I
—1-1— 1
NEW YORK—Charles N #1 Olson,
former athlete nnd ftreet car mo.
torman has been awarded #100.001
by a Jury In supreme court for
Injuries received a year ago when
a large truck belonging to » metal
puckiigt* •■••rniittiiy X- w York
“Athens Nearer Market
House Than Ever,” Mrs.
Troutman S tates. Np
Market Next Thursday. 1
Negro Loses in
Suit For $25,000
crashed Into the street, car Olson]63 year old
(By Associated Press)
LAP0RTE, Ind.—The story ®€ j
how a 17 year old girl had thg
tholce of death or marriage to *
brought to
light Saturday In Porter county j
superior court; when Sarah
of Valpnlriso was granted \ j
vorco from James C. Raker.
The girl sm'd she was married ]
(By Associated Press)
PLAN COTTON BLOC
WASHINGTON—As a step --
n, a ’ d ,L h M r ” n '”'!?r Baker In Kentucky LTuUaft*
Fifth ward, II. P. Lawrence's atom
at the 8. N. 8. post office .The
polls open at 1 o'clock and close
et 4 p. m.
, (By Aaaoclated Proof.)
MACON—Clsud. B. Tanner, mall
carrier of Mllled*evllle, wne placed
under a 11.000 bend here Saturday
on a charae of embexxlement. Ife , /. . « ■■
I. nllexed to have np,-ned a '«!*|ReV. E. Ae CaldWCU
and taken therefrom $4 00 In hill,,
all marked. The letter wa» enld to
have been placed In the mail, by
poetal Inepectoreae a decoy.
Bogart Chirks Can
Now Scratch Easier
One of the largest hawks ever
asm In north Georgia wa* shot
down near Bogart Friday by Eu
gene Daniel, a young and expert
ihot of that section.
The bird measured three fret,
eleven and one half Inches from
tip to tip and was diving at some
doves when young Daniel caught
him on the wing.
Will Preach Twice
In Athens Sunday
Speaking at tho morning hour
on tfca subject of "Getting Ac
quainted” and at tha evening ser
vice on “The Sip of IngnUtnde.”
-Rev. E. A. Caldwell of Monfoe will
AGfllttST INAUGURAL
BALL AT LOUISVILLE
(By Ateoelated Press.)
LOUISVILLE—William J. Field,
Governor-El.ct of Kentucky
mated that he would not attend
the Inaugural ball, scheduled to
be held in lha executive nutnelon
on the nlaht of December 1. “If
such a ball la he'd. It will not
Athens la nearer a municipal
market bouse than ever before,
Mrs. W. L. Troutman, market mi
ter declared Saturday.
Tbe curb market mored Into one
of the Doxier building on Clayton
•treat: yesterday and will not re
turn to Broad street until neat
s^rln*.'It waa announced.
Fifty-three stalls have been built
fn the building Into which the pro
ducer, mpred yesterday, and at-ten
o'clock forty-one were occun’ed.
Tbe bunding wne crowded with
people throughout the morning
demonstrating that the market will
be followed and patronised- by
Athens hone*wire# wherever
goes. The poducers were delighted
with the new arrangement aa it
takes them out of the cold. The
ahonpere are alao glad for the op
portunity of buying nt the market
without experiencing the dleagree-
ableness of cold nr niny weather.
.‘The eucceu of the market yee-
terday and the Urge crowd which
crowded- the bonding delighted
Mrs. Troutman. Bhe declared there
It no reason why Athena should
not construct a building where the
roaret can stay both winter and
ST. LOUIS.—The circuit court ST hourelE,'"' "S.”'"Sere jj" mldrtS
here Saturday rendered a verdict atatrs met Saturday to dlacuw ?J5 th |“’ “ h ,® 1*? # h*? h £JSlf P**®
'n favor of the defendanU, the St. methods of aiding the cotton (row-1***
Louis and San Francisco rxVIroad! i ere. Representative Vinson of | uncle 1500
la a suit brought by * negro law- Georgia attended the conference. ,rnapnea
mow fo. E4C AAA Ik. Ik., 1
yer for $21000 on fhe ground, that
day coach to a coach reserved ta?il,110 FAVOFABLE VOTES ARE
NEEDED TO CARRY BONDS!
negroes whan tha train entered
Oklahoma from Mlsaouri.
Tbe Jury held that although the |
negro had paid for the comforts of j
the day coach, the
*n!h. maneloe."he aummer.,
mortal church worehlp today. | th>t h . ana wlfo dM rh- market le located In fie
A* the holidays dray nearer and •pp r0 vo of it, h* said he wo.ild huild'ng occupied hy the boya club
do nothing to interfere with danc.|exhlb’U during tbe recent fair.
Jng outside tho mansion. * Housewife* arc urged to make or-
In the meantime, a committee of I ranxements for fcoducc for
citizens Is jroing forward with IThnnksglv’ng on Tuesdav as the
plans for holding lh«* hall. jinaikct will not be open Thursday.
been arranged for bolb eeurlces.
At the morning hour the ML Ver
non MasoiYc Quartette will aing.
The public le cordially Invited
lo tho aerrlcea.
_
into aay coacn, inc nma w»s i 11 Athena votes .favorably-on tho menu will be discussed and a gen* I
obliged to comply with the laws I^Mue that haa been feral attendance of the cltirenry, ]
of the state, through which It op-|“»«l for December fifth for the [especially the vot-rs Ik urged bt j
erated - purpoie ot patVnx and grading 1 those who have called the
Broad street from Lumpkin to Mil- Ifng. ....
Tn.Min.Ml ri.u*iein lledge It will be necessary that! The proposed Improvement wilt j
inrreasca Eiiecinc |two-thMa of the voters voting linkup Bread street from Lump-j
Ratos Affect Users cast a ballot In favor of the bonds kin to OiCUcdge. thereby opening ]
... -vi- .— — • ■ • — needed I
Whn'oealn Pna-er Onlv ,,,,, two-thlrde must be a ma- what Is considered a much
IV nO.esaiBT'OWer uniy; lnrlly 0 , l(ie regutcred votere of, thoroughfare In'o the clt
r*■'.“ . v,7 i, ’^|the dtv. [that section.
.ppllratlon for Increase fn pow | ,n t,n-.e-.iin. *t>. .> V . I ..... . ■
dtp
_ , h . A1 n„, 1“ other words, according to the ft has been pointed out that the j
—P? ! raglatratlea Itata at present 3A18jpavtng of the street will relleTal
‘ *" OuaVfled, 1.110 of these trafRo that hae become congeetadj
must vote In favor of the bonds [on MUIedge. Hill. Prince. Haa-|
on which will be held before the
Public Service Commission In At.
Ysnta offsets wholesale
usvjrs in ’ Athens only of which
there are hut fourteen, C. D. Flan!-
gen, president, stated yesterday.
CLARKE GINS 2.889
BALES OF COTTON
Cotton r!fined In-Clarke county
with leaa than one third ot thla
number casting ballots agmlnat the
bonds for them to carry.
The task feeing those who are
Interested In the lasue la to get to
the polls on election day 1419 Athena an Imr
voters who favor the bonds.
The meeting called by the Cham
ber of Commerce and open to >11
the people of Athena Interested In
prior to November 14, according.the paving* expecUd to cause a
report made y?sterday by the great deal of interest at th* City
Bureau of the c*nsu» at Wa#h-|Han Monday night at 8 o’clock.
Ington. amounted to M89 bales'A FREE
against 9.748 bales at th's time I DISCUSSION
last year. { Every l pl<3se <ot the Improve
cock, Hull. Lumpkfn and othofl
streets leading f'n from the wggfc I
At the samo time It will aborta^l
the route Into tho city from th*|
Epps Bridge road and will giv
fnt that
cost less If accomplished now I
at anv later dat<\
Right of way has Wn •
br the city engineer all along I
street and the project will
around JfW.OOO, the mount**!
proposed Iwwie.
Tho people v<
Decemhor 5th, the same
y elect a mayor and aide
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