The Banner-herald. (Athens, Ga.) 1923-1933, December 02, 1923, Image 1

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$1,000 Accident Polity Fmo . To Rtgular Subscribers THE BANNER-HERALD Invtitlgoto Torfoyl BANNER-HERALD' Daily and Sunday—IS Ceuta a .Week fliunfn artaUUbcd IMS, Daily and Sunday—IS Cento a T7eet ATHENS COTTON: l| MIDDLING 35#c | PREVIOUS CLOSE JSftc. | THE WEATHER: Fair Sunday and Monday With ■.title change In Temperature. VOL. 91, NO. 248 Associated Preaa Service. ATHENS, GA„ SUNDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1S2S. A. B. C. Paper. Single Coplea 2 Cento Daily. S Conte Sunday. GEORGIA TIES CENTRE COLLEGE 3-3 v *1* 4 'I* *1* 4 4^-4. 4—4. 4—4 4—4 4-4 .4-4 4—4 .4—4 4—4 4—4 4—4 ' 4—4 4—4 4-4 • 4—4 4—4 ^ Flames Gutted Deupree Building Sunday Doped To Lose, lied And Black Battles 11 BELIEF PBflGRIAA/r/-Tl/BE#?(MOS/S LIKELY 10 BEST IN CAMPAIGN TO BEGIN Visitors To ues u« nccciuiiTc! IN ATHENS MONDAY Drajpl® DFSENATE Ant c [|(S m EIT NEXT WEEKirMJ^rSi i O’clock At Luncheon At Y. W. C. A. Rooms. (By Associated Press) ATLANTA. Oil.—Governor Walk, reformation program early Clarke county citizens will given an opportunity beginning BY MARCUS BRYANT. Battling as only a “Fightin’ Bulldog” can, the Red and Black of Georgia, in the final game of the sea- on, held the famous ‘‘Prayin’ Colonels” of Centre 1 ollege to a 3-3 tie, Saturday afternoon in what willi r „' t J 1 < “ M ‘k r »T(irto"u ,, |aw , de“«. _ 20 down in history as one of the hardest fought i™** “> ,he <•' m« a « or «i" l ^f dl }t l r t< ?„f‘ < f Qo S ACitute, where the Lankford income apitad of tuberculosis in the coun ^ameoi ever played on baniorcl riela.’ it 4 ,x bill. us equalisation repeal|ty and decreasing the annual After being battered at the hands of Vanderbilt i "w «»<i budget commission .**‘|> r, ‘* jnd Alabama the inspired “Bulldogs” staged a! IT** rlTr°ctm" ,cb * du,,d ‘° Lion win conduct • i»ic of chrut- mighty come-back and their superiority over the' The k0 '“* which mcX m. 1 !£**■;, ; *| 8 * >c | l ,f*T., l|! r P. u »t'rd Kentuckians was evidenced throughout the game. I to buy th«c *«•» and help make The Oeorglam exhibited Iheir 'ha', , h , Ennt revenue department {* po " lbl * *3 continue the fight he,t football of'the year In the! ' meaaure nnd the Pace audit bill, el- ”®* ,n on disease here lut mine Saturday. Their Interfer-! | | rcady pu,^ by th , „ na te. on Ita e tvna the beat of any on Bon-11 epi n 1. *. enlendar. One of the tlret tub- I Field this yeer, the backs had , A II v I CSSllIllslS jjects It will ronalder Monday, areal driving ability, and the for.. ... , e» , ' however, will be a revolution, by .arda were charging nnd dumping ; Y/QrQ U1S UlUV ! ! Kepreaentallve Parka, of Terrell to were worth. | _ * ! adjourn the assembly sine die Sat- i (By Associated Press.) I ULGENTRC,. Calif.—Butt ! $100,600 damages has been ire Chief Injured In Fall; Damage Is Placed'At $.100,000 for nil they .... , T4*ll Losers Saturday ! vlsltora were held to four. nnd I | \wo of them came In the final pe-; ' rl.nl. nod one from a penalty of,' - rwaa c martim two yards. The '‘Bulldog- first By CHAS. E. MARTIN divided throughoutThere are a few "I told you aos” the- uf fair. ,,u "’d | ... a *'vaiNp raiMT money ioh.ui j on iu u t • »•» In Ocoreia today bbt these are Ur £2 , , , 1 , fight on thc.diseaso in the c-.unly i <>--"1 of Mcssra: Klnnehrew.-Tm- ’ ■ SS year. ’iW. Marion and Ralph Hodgson A total of two hundred nnd fifty < outnumbered by the fslntheartod. (Turn to page eight.) THENS TB OBSERVE r To Gat As Simple a Meal As Near East Orphans and Give Them the Dif ference. Feather-legged ones v/ho are ***i- lug, "Ob, but 1 wish I handn’t been •o pessimistic and gone to that game." .When the whistle blew on San ford mead yesterday afternoon nod twelve stalwart red jdrjed ath letes charged Into as many wearers of the yellow and wfcito; .new wore up there In the stands 'Several mouse nd persona whose hearts were witn tne Red nnd iilack, hop ing, wishing, palling—pra>i'.ng. They believed that tne debacles oi tale, Vandcvbllt and Alabama adjourn the assembly sine die Sat urrtuy. December f. In introducing the resolution last Wednesday, shortly before the house recer«cd for Thanksgiving holidays, Mr. Paries declared the ssembly had been In Chief George McDorman is at St. Mary’s Hos- ... ..... j p j. t “ ! * ith “ badl >’ fractured leg sustained as a result agnin.t chief of pone. Hardwick «t tailing through an elevator shaft in fighting a fire '■■nd other officio), pt Calexico.h, th«it.gutted the old Deupree building early Sunday 1 Andre* Lnreter nnd his wife, who IflUIlliflC. 2 allege that Laseter was kidnapped ; by police oflcisls while undei treatment In a hospital here. If was unread that Lasetfr we* three o'clock: _ will hold the annual memorial services at the Palace Theatre for those of the member ship “who rt U come no more.” 7k’is Is a j early feattr*» with the local lodge and un vxse'bmt pro- According to .» announcement Mb musical end oratorlal. lent week by the atiociatlon there h ** •> c * n n ' n " , * rl1 ,or tJl “ “A" are more than 200 cimb. of the “““• H . diaca.se in tho county. These ctfles Mra. Katie Orlffeth nrtll render have b*«n discovered by the coun-. flereral organ selectlone. the Ms ( tv tuberculosis nurse employed by’*°®^ c Quartette will Mrs. .... • . ... tho attocliuon, 7 \Morris Yow^res a vocal solo and h«nd was amputated .•t.the The nurse has been engaged in'I..' Deifffwjkr. former city at-, hospital Soon al.rward he wo.- her work in this connty only three' tomey of this city, now of Ashe-1 returned to Mexicali, months. The association will, I vine, N. C., will deliver the me-1 through the flale of Christmas i mortal oration. Seals, raise money to^carry on tho; The Maaonlc Quartette is com-, The fire was discovered by Officer Hart of the police department in the top story of the three story - M ..., building at 12:20 Sunday morning and it soon devei- Sunuajr Hi arnoon a ^ kidnapped and spirited across thelCpcd into OI1C Of the IHOSt difficult to fight in the ’ - - - ^International, border line into low* j history Of the C*ity. Chief McDorman \ad reached the | third floor In an effort to prne- or California, despite the fact that he was an American citizen J It 1* said that Laseter Is a native* of Georgia. He is In jail in Mexf* ! co. just across the Hue. I Lnreter was arrested by Mexican officers several weeks ago after a battle with line riders In which one man was killed and an officer wounded. He wns brought hene •inf* Mrs. 1 suffering from a bullet wound am* flxd. If this la done, hs predicted the lawimikruvwlll work faster and complete action on the most portant subjects In <th» call the extraordinary session. were impossible. Borne there were ' betwee i the two i The senate will be called upon to consider the amendments tacked on the Lankford Income tax bill by the house. Should the senate disagree with the. house antond- mentr, the bill will be thrown Into conference, where an nbly branches thi ATLANTA—Many Athens people • e signified their intention of Irving golden rule 8unday. to-1 0ne or two touchdowns, y. according to H. A. Eartman. jj ul «j| these were there. Some director of the Near East Re- ot t hem might have been faint- f in Atlanta. ! beiwted but they were there. Tmluy the people of the United Ret these with the regret today! Hiatts are asked to eat a simple Thoge weak-kneed, weak hearted meal, such as Is served to the little I ttni j spirited members of the orphans In the Near East nnd to horn t00tiDg brigade when nd le that Georgia would win outright. | ^Vhen the senate passed There were others who believed-— * Lnnkrord biii, ibe measure pro- and backed up their belief—that I vlded for a net limited Income tax. Centre wouldn't wm by more than I with exemptions the same ss those ymt. ILL 8BLL auu,.„uu .. . BALS HERE WAnld Lang Syne.” 1 The services will be short and Booths will.be established at j the public Is cordially. Invited to • .. . * the post office, Palace theatre and j attend. Michael Brothers store and will be The’program follows: PAR1B—The unwlIUngnes of the kept open every day until the end l; Largo from World Symphony. American government to appoint of thig month. Different organ- (Dvorak)—Mrs? Katie Grlffetb. | members bf the reparations com- izatlons of the *eity will have 1 charge of the booths dally. The Anti-Tuberculosis Associa- INDIANAPOLIS. indictments zzlor larcc false pre trate fo a place where the fire could be reached and fell through an old elevator shart, dropping two stories to tho ground floor. His left leg was badly crushed below the knee while ho received other bruises nn«l lacerations. All the time he lay unable to move and aa he was being carried out of the budding and even en route to the hospital h wag giving direction* ae If still at his post. He was finally quieted when told* that tho fire IIMuiiir;—min. unimm. ——• 2. RVi aU^tlc Eendces by ofn^rs mission * Investigating committee .of local lodge. J Is a disappointment to the French *<»»«! the difference ,to h^lp feed the iittln orphans. Mr. Eartman requests that all contributions on djlden Rule Sunday be sent to the office of the near east relief in ths Atlanta Trust Company building Atlanta, ■ .. - Or. Jarnigan Attends Live Stock Meeting Dr. M. P. Jarnigan. head of the „ . _ '■oi artment of animal husbandry at * never see a better football dame »h«? Stato College of Agriculture leave* Sunday to attend the In ternational Livestock Exposition In Chicago, ;; . . * team's winning and leaders of the anvil chorus when a few reverse! are met were among those miss- lug. They had given up coming to the game, and cancelled tickets and hau‘ ctymed in on the chorus, “Ob, wbat's the use, It'll be the same old story as came out of Nashville and .Montgomery, 40 to 0 or something like that." Yes, those boys were missing and to their dying day they’ll than-was that one yesterday. Glory be they missed It! In the federal law. The bill also provided for the crediting of nd valorem tax payments against in. come tax assessments,'ndn vice versa, and contained a clause re ducing the ad valorem tax rate for state purpose* from five to three mill*. The house struck out the word "net" a* It relates to income and the crediting section, but made no change In the- provisions limiting the tax to five per cent and re ducing the ad valorem'rate from five to three mills. Elimination of the word "net'’ will be the chief Ineplratlon to controversy In the senate, accord. Ing to predictions by observers and those opposed to the income tax proposal. Opponent* of the silicon- tend that it would give the legis lature authority to levy n five (Turn to Page Five) tlon plans to raise $5,400 from the sale of the Christmas Sesis, averaging 20 c#nta per capita for the population of the county. Last year the *v*rage was six cents per capita. Eighty per cent of the funds raised by the .sale of the seals is kept in Athviis «nu iim YOW. for tuberculosis work only. .The remaining 20 per cent goes to the work in other parts of the state where the communities have no organized fight against the dis- (Turn to Page Fiva) MAJOR MCGEE WILL SCOUT INCREASES j Athens Sector of Army Association Meets Mon day Night At Georgian. Medical Program. S. A. L. Trains m .- _ _ |UIUUT pm/cia «uu luaiH Change Schedule "“'h wrre * i, ° ° n h * ni1 ' Several members of the Georgia Tech team wltnesied the game, guests of the Georgia loam Mc.iv other players -and coechee it the Effective on dates Indicated Sea- hoard train six which has prev iously passed Athens at 2:42 P. M "Hi pass here at 2;45 P. M. ef- foetlve December 3rd. 1822 and I rain five which hae previously I'K-sed Athene it 2:12 P. M. will ’ here at 2:48 P. M.. effective ntl ember 4tb. 1923. Treln 12 due ' a»s Athena it 11:24 P- M. will rass here et 11:19 P. M. .effective Ik-i-ember 2nd. MADISON choir MEETS AT COLBERT j 'Edison County Choir will nfbet ^ 't’t'i the Baptist church at Colbert t Sunday afternoon at 2:30 and the ** n S'*rs of Athena, and surrounding | ^munity, are cordially invited to m *-t with them, and thus-help In Wmulitiig the Intareat in better ■T**!-national singing < | tt chtJrr h and Sunday school. Shoots Man Who Honked Car Horn There was more than one happy. (By Associated Press.) GLENDALE. C*Hf —J. M. Bur- The Athena Sector of the A. A. V, 8. has planndd an Interesting and Instructive program for the winter meetings. tsol The first of three meetings will be held at th* Georgian Hotel on Monday evening. Dee. Srd at <:10 p. m. This program will be in -hsrg* of the Officer* the Med ical Corps and the address will be 3. Quartette Selection—Meter* Horton Kati'e Klnnebrew. Tutwller, Hodgson. Ralph Hodgson. 4. Handel’s Largb—ttre. Orlffeth. 5. Oration—Joe L. Deadwyler, 1*. E. E. «. Solo Selection—Mrs. Mnrri* 7. IntormcvEo from Cavalhrla Ruatleans—>\?r». Katie ‘Griffeth. 8. “Auld Lang 8yne"—Quartette and the audience. Postlude (Oullmont)—Mrs. Katie Crlffrth. goveinmtnt nnd the memberf the commission inilsmuch as they feel that the lack of American pnrtlc'thtlon would greatly di minish the authority and prestige with which the committee could have worked. Th* American atti tude wns not unexpected, however, and what should be ion- in such circumstances has already been Informally con*ldere4 The situ ation In Germany Is such that It Is felt that the expert committee #vr>n without aid of the United States must undertake to devise a con structive plan to restore the Ger man government's finances end the currency. Fate of Air Pilot Unknown Saturday Scout Executive E. P. (By Assoclat.d Pres.) Clark Makes Annual Re-1 san rRANCisco.-Tbe tat. at g irt Slinwim, Growth of' cl,lre • v,nc *- tf' 0 * who )1T snowing urowm OI Frida, after leaving l'gamzation During this city to Oy to Reno. Nev.. re- Year. tualncfi ti iknown late Saturday and preparations were made at ll.o tenses rt turned by the Marlon county Jury Friday had not given bond whan - the <kmrt house , was closed . Saturday night until next Monday. The governor’s bond.had been fixed at $25,000 by Judge James. Collins . of the criminal court, and the county sheriff wag WM inatructed hot to aerve the capias on the.grand Jury indictment be fore onday 1 although many be lieved that the bond would be given Saturday. Governor McRae was in confer ence during tho day with his at torneys. The •Dcupr corner Bi Mnny yen building gutted is what woe a* Ihupree hall, or the ejnillding, that xtond at the I and Thomas atreest, uko the xecond floor the main dancing hall for the cologe dances. The first floor was occupied by the Wcrree •*. f Smith drug company. Bob Wright’s market. Rosenberg’s hose "hop, Wingfield's Cash Grocery, whllo the store room* or the latter firm was on the second nnd third On December 3rd Scout Execu tive E. P. Clark will have com- pkted one full year of eervlce with the Northeast. Georgia CoundJ Boy Scouts of America as Scout Executive for List organiul'on- psst twelve months is here given The rep I .captain of "Th# erod Wagon" caravan that made the Oregon Trail was Jesse Apple- gate. which Emerson Hough In his story slightly changed to the ftc. tivc appellation of Jesee Wingate. Mrs. Maud A. Rucker, grand-niece of "Farmer-Captain Applegate." of Wilkes Barre, I»a., recently saw the production and met Ernest Tor. rence between the acta and ’mis takenly haded him ns grand uncle, not realising it* was Bill Jackron Instead of Wlogate that he por trayed; The actor undertook to convey her felicitations to Char!#* Ogle who successfully portrays the role of her ancestor. The “Covered Wagon" ,wU! floors. Tho fire Boomed to have origin ated Iq the third, or top story, oiu gradually ate »ts way downward. Duo to tho hclchth of tho and Ite construction It was dim cult for th<- f'rcmen to reach the flames, though It was evident from tho beginning that the fire would ho confined to the one structure, j There* were one or two offfce«mi J tho top floor but /nost of tho two Cov- upper floors wer«- used by tho Wingfield store ns storage roam. It wns impossible to estimate His lore last night but It will reseb mote than $100,000 damages to the bu/Idlng and the stocks, it Is be lieved. Tho building * s owned by ten Uunnicutt estate. TWO OTHER FIREMEN ' ARE INJURED After Chief McDorman's injury twef other firemen were injured. Lee Guest was badly cut lir the faco by falling glass while It. H. Peeler received a bad cut on th# air mall field and at Reno for the | ■The. ^Covered Wagon .win b« trm< However neither was Hertoua- sendlng out of parties £n the mow "* n th# Colonial for three por. \ y injured/ “SS- clad Sierra* for the flyer. | romances commencing Monday j At 2:30 this morning .the actual fire had not reached the Warren J. made by Major James C. Magee, for the benefit of all who are In- * person In Athens last night but|„eU aroused auch ln«Vfn*Uon In, Set“«m- Sfl^ t6d i* ™' ng ^ \ . . h...n» ..•■ui.i I nr.ii ...h.n ho mm.1^1. 1 K P ur Assistanr cniei war-, meul advance.- i to anyone than to Dr. and Mrs. W. C. Cleckley and 'Miss Connor iCIeckley, father, mother and sla ter of Hervey Vlcckley. the speedy foackfielil acc v.-ho win one of tho brilliant star* of the game. HerVey (Tarn to page five.) honked bis auto.n<nrn in tho street, near the latter’a Home that Brown roused from slumber by the noise went outside and shot the offender, according to police official,. This lecture will show the funr. tlons of 1 the Btodieal Department and the necessity for cloee co operation between the Medical De partment and tho Line. Brown is. being held pending j The program for the January Burnett’s recovery. — - Strange Case Brought to Light As Judge Annuls Marriage of Brother And Sister Who Lived Together on For 16 Years; Will Be Prosecuted,^; DYER DIE8 , at I-ANTA-C. E. Dyer died Sat. "May from icunshot wound* In- (holed by his business partner. K o-Fline. Cline who hod only on, eg. told police he fired In (By. Associated Pratt) St. LOUIS.—A story reading am toth tbotuth from .(he pen of O. Henry baa been uncovered In this city. Circuit Ctmrt Judge several months ago annulled the marriage of Mr. and Mre. Kattler after the conple bod been married and liv ing together for sixteen yean. The marriage was snnulled when the marred couple told tho Judge bed- Joef iM-nod that ttay meeting will b. on the subject of Supply and Transportation and wilt show rb, source, nssemb'inr, storage and distribution of all clasaea or supplies and the melhr.J. used In transporting and Issue nt everything required by tho soldier. The program for February will l inform;)lion and Reconno'is. and will bo handled by the 1 Cavalry and the Air Service. The program for March will be prosecuting "attorney’ for" ^ 1 £ EZS £ f -”4 ^ ►2. tkSTUm cS 1 -' I a*"" ,h ’ Ch,m1 ”' I Th * At * u PtwlAm win be Infan. .i . J trr ,n Attack and will .bow the sold that he had learned that the „ totlon , of . or vice. to the In- woman'! father had denied tho f a „ tr y in combat, story told tho Judge which was In I Arrangements are being made by effect that Kattler had left home , h . Rector to bring to Athena, the before she was horn and that later I informed officers of the Ser- shc had been stolen by gypsies sod , dc to gftx the I.. :.., nriiTfolo' VoiInvri'"joZ'lr"’ ' Ono year ago there were active registered troops as follows: ■. | Athens. 8; Commerce, 2; Elber- Athens Voters to Elect Nominees Vnd Vote on Broad Street Bone Wednesday; Need 1,200 Votes in Favor of Bonds to Carry issue Mil; P *’ n “ ,0,, Athens vote In the general elec- Tlrhty Athene has 11 active * ton ,or and the five alder ragltterad troops; Commeree, t; nominated In the primary last Elberton. 3; Gainesville, 4; Now Tuesday. Thoy also voto on the Holland. 1; Carlton. 1; Jefferson, bond Issue of $I0J)00 for the pur- 1; Loganvllle, 1; Princeton Mills, pose of paving and Impron'ni 1; Winder, 3. Total 27. This don Broad stmet from Lumpkin to Mil not include the troops at Monroe, lodge. ga will be seen. i So far lire interest in this Inue has lagged and but little effort DOUBLE IN I baa been made by the cttlaens to NUMBERS ' Insure Its paiaage and nnlns some heroic work la accompkahed bo- A year ago Athens bad fewer tween now /rad the time 1 the polls than (0 registered Scouts; today clow there Is hut Uttle chance for Athens has more than 139 regia- tbs bonds to carry . fared Scouts. ) Practically 1490 favorable votes A year ago (he combined regia- are needed' to carry lha bonds and tend Scouts In the towns named leee than two hundred more than above numbered 172. Today, they this number coat ballots In thd number 429'. an Increase of nearly primsry last Tuesday. This moans ISO pay cent. a light vote next Wednesday. One yeer ogo there wee one DIs- ' The money Is propoftd to be trict Court of Honor. Tldar there spent In gndlnr. wfden'ng and Im am five District Coarts of Honor proving West Broad street from and one ConneU Conn of Honor. - Lompkln to Mllledge, thus short- rjtncter of new Scoatnmat- eslng the rente Into the city from (Turn to raga'Pivej - (the woot and relieving i Next Wcdoeaday the voter* of on Hill, Prince and other *tr ‘in that secl’on of the city. It Is stated that no additional taxes will result from the Isaac as the im provement in the property will Uke care of thlt feature. Smith Drug store but the stocks* there as well ag those of the groc ery concern were deluged ; n thw flood of water that had been pour ed into the building. Fear was felt for a while for the Story cotton warehouse is rear of the building but the high wall of the Duepree bulldtag held the flame* In check. At three o’clock Sunday morning the fire was *t»ll raging in the rear of the Deupree building but still hadn’t brokeu through to the ground floor. Tho auxiliary puiopa had been thrown Into action and every effort of the departmeot waa being taxed to stay Its progress. The nominees In ths primary to be elected are aa follows: For ennan from the first .wand. Henry warns club recently showing *"• Indebtedness which hun* second ward. Dr. H. B. Hey wood; for alderman from the thlbr ward. B. R. Bloodworth; for alderman from th* fourth ward, W. R. Tin dall; for alderman from the tfftb ward, Vincent Mathews. The election of these officers la merely to comply with the law as the Primary la tantamount to an election. Following the election Wednes day council will Immediately meet to declare the results. The newly ;L.dfftyatu MS* ofl’to the fir.i of :b« yea; MONTEZUMA FINANCES GOOO MONTEZUMA. Ca.—The financ es of this city are in tlon now according to the report th, Ki- that ___«>¥ek the city In 1919 had been paid iff nnd that a sinking fund to retire bond* nt maturity, the Issuer b«- Ing 31,000 dollar*, is being »H aside at the rate of 11.000 pe r year. Besides paying off a debt of more than 330,000, the city has add<«i materially to Its expenditures and equipment by addin*; a fire truck, a tractor, a truck and .in arts# rate In th« rlfy 1 by half and th« etty I In the best flnanskl 'BSB