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MIDDLING — 35e
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THE WEATHER:
Rain Monday Night. Little Change
In Temperature.
ATHENS, GA., MONDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1923.
A.B.C. Paper-
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WARDING OF PRIZES
TO) TAKE PLACE HERE
TUESDAY AFTERNOON
I Athens’, trade month campaign closes Monday
light at l2_o|clock, declared by many as the most suc-
essful biisihpss promoting period this city has exper-
jnced in ,many years.
The award of profit sharing prizes will be made
b front outlie University campus Tuesday afternoon
k 3 o’clock. '
" '-"-A'-- prizes will be
the methods
Holocaust of the Flames
—the twenty
during the cimr
Oac Ford sedan to person
living outside of Athene.
One Ford sedan to peri on
| tiring innlde of Athene.
4 One hundred doilar bills.
? Twehty dollar gold piece*.
I Ten dollar gold piece.
It is expected that a great crowd
[ people will be here when the
rials are made. Last Saturday
m !eei.u«l 1 f t- — f e44f.«d
t urgesC ciOWu that has nttend-
i awai
| Tie trai
Uts are pleased with the re
vert! was present.
•ado month campaign has
y successful and the mer-
Ia*my T l!!t' 0 1 F
OF
BURNED BLDG, SflON NflTIOBWL Y. W. C. A.
1
Actual Damage Resulting
From Dupree Building
Fire Not Yet Known. Re
modeling Plans Begun.
A feature of ,the closing of tht
np-tlgn will bo the auction of, a
in Mil Athens. on Oconee
Let, that la owned by the Sal*
;on Army. Thla lot was donnt.
to tho Army lost year and la
» btlrfg put on the I?!*** lo
« current expenses. The lot la
y aulUml for building pur-
i»ti in that section of the city
nd worth several hundred dollars.
*wtlcular« In advance may be se*
urtd by Culling the Salvation Ar-
y headquarter*. Tha lot la BO x
T. H. iJpxler will preside at tht
mi announcement meeting Tues-
I
inaljPlans For
r.B.’ Capipaign Is
r'ade. By Workers
tl\e
The Deupree building
corner of Broad it ml Thomat
atreeta will be remodeled at 'once
Deupree Ilunnlcutt
who tfo* cnarge of tH'e property of
the Hupnlcutt estate.
Monday morning the loaaea caus
ed by the fire that gutted the bullri<
Ing early Sunday morning could
not be ascertained and until the
adjuster* arrive and appraise the
damage the figures will not bf
known. Outside of the damage to
the building the other heavy losera
are the Warren J. Smith Drug
company, the Wingfield Cash
flrocery company nnd Rob Wright's
market.
It is understood that approxi
mately $11,000 Insurance was car
ried on the building. Insurance
on the stocks of the stores dam
aged was not given out Monday.
Tm Juana, lower Calfioma, jukt und*r the Mexican line, glowed red against the night sky as the
flames which laid it w««te ate tfleir way through the houses. T-a Juana was celebrated as a race
track center and a rendezvous tot members of . the sporting element.
my EVENING IT
JW’*W¥S£5\II
ELECTION OF SPEAKER
OF HOUSE ON; FIGHT
STARTED BY BLOC
WASHINGTON.-The sixty-eighth congress con
vened Monday at noon, faced by many important
issues scheduled to come up at this term and with the
interest centered in the fight being waged by the
progressive bloc.
At the outset of the session it was stated that the
_ ,. T _ , . election of the speaker of the house would imme-
Dudley Is General Chair- diately begin and should a deadlock occur, an over
man of Annual Drive., night adjournment would be called after two or three
Amount Needed $14,000.; ballots.
Teams Announced.
ATHENS SECRETARY
Severe Shocks Are
Felt in Japan Sun.
(By Associated Press.)
TOKfo-—A sudden and seven
earth shock* which tasted forty
seconds was felt at Nagoya, 17C
miles southwest from here, on the
island of ) Hondo, late ' Sunday
night, according [to advices reach
ing this city early Monday morn-
Miss Gertrude Coon, For-| 1“
For Natlomd Organiza- ■CONDITION OF\
tion, Accepts Local Posi
tion.
COACHES TOFETE
Tho campaign organisation, com- J
posed of one hundred of the lead-i
Ing public spirited citizens of;
Athens, is,ready for the opening of!
the current expense campaign ofi
the Athens Young Men’s Christian;
Association Monday evening at a}
workers' supper conference at 6:30.
• o’clock.
I The amount to be raised In sub-
jeeription* this year is $14,500.
; Thiri, with th# estimated income to
jbe earned by tho building amount
ing to $17,950, will provide tho
j amount necessary to run the work
1 for tho year ending October 31,
1924.
Gene’s Fiancee?
, Under Utr leadcnnip of Alonzo
[G. Dudley, as general chairman of
_. * , „ jth citizens’ committee, which is,
The L nlversliy of Georgia var- composed of twelve teams of eight *
slty football squad will be enter- men each, and supported by the I
tained ut n dinner at the Georgian hundreds of friends and support-'
hotel Monday night by the coaches erg of the Y. M. C. A., this amount
of the team. Only the varsity cun b: raised during the week,
-guad and the managers will he In j J. Audlev Morton will attain
Me DORMAN
IS IMPROVED
Miss Gertrude Coon* formerly
Natonal Town Secretory of the
South Central Field Y: W. C. A.,
has accepted the position of; gen-j Fire Chief George McDormnn
cral secretary for Athehs. I This; who suffered a compound fracture
good new* was announced at an; D f his left leg below the knee when
enthusiastic meeUng of the board. he , frn two stories through an ele-
of directors Wednesday noon. . V ator shaft In the Deupree building
Athens is most fortunate in se-J Saturday night, la reported as "do-
curinfc the services of Miss' Coon. j ng . nicely’* at 8t. Mary’s hospital.
She gave up her worka year ago The chl#t WM Jwi(Jlnf h|- men
Two sfnrle* of the building were
A meeting of the Clark# County [ nlmost completely demolished am
Kd-TubeirUloslB Association was • only the four walls left
*M In the Y. \V. C. A. rooms in Jin the rear. The fire wns soon
Smith building Monday at 2. controlled In the front part of the
Nk «t which time final plan* structure nnd at no time did It
mndufetlng tht Christmas Real come through the celling of the
here Were made. | first floor. The hall thnt hns been
it* campaign opened officially the scene of so many brilliant
day and seat* will be for rale {dances war demolished, the roof
» day until the end of the falling In and only the floor re-
th. it Is the aim *pf the or- malning. water soaked and scarred.
tuniMiIon to sell enough aeals to’ Monday morinlng Wingfield s
in order to take » inticH need d to nn advantageous place In
rest, and has recently decided} priding from which to fight the
to resume active wotic. | flrtt lhat w«* raging there when
The local Y. W. C. A. has r«., h# Ml , nto the ahaft .
jgretted deeply the deljy *J| •ecur-j Sunday he was suffering a great
.“** *» -,*« “ ,f ‘' | deal of pain out tm* wo# relieved
ta«Ut.nt on ccrUIn qu.llfIcatloni Mm , w|)at bcfo „ nltht and he
The»«r wfere difficult M Ull. a. th« w(w , fa|r|y wa|u „1. Injury
demand for .ecreUrie, ejceedetno however, waa a painful on* and It
supply. A number or the ooaru wlll ^ maMV wesic. twfnr* h»
members have met Miss Coon *t
Bmtlnue the' antDtuberculosIs
r «rk in Clarke county where ovei
• nse* hAve been discovered by
tiibenhitosYil nurse and county
•with authorities.
Mrs. A. 8. Pat-ker ' heads
'Tristma* Seal campaign.
place
but
IVilliam.J. Proctor
r open for business
the Smith drug company's doors
were closed, awaiting the nrrlvnl of
the adjusters. The stocks. there
are water soaked, especially In
the ( the rear where the water poured
I down from nbove in torrents as
I the hose played on *he Games.
{This firm will probably open ngn;
fiGj ,, __ & j_. t a n noon as the losses nre appraised
Uied Here Sunday hv the insurance people.
William J. Prtlctor, aged 82 died
! mday night aV »:45yO’cIock at 258
tfir •
SnrinRdalb itreil. the re^dence of
The fire department did snlendld
work, even after the loss of the
chief, in not only confining the
fire to this, one building but «4n
i!» *l»ter,"hltga Rosa Maddox. Mr. ru bduing It before
Droctor ia minttved by his widow.(structure was consumed.
Thr body Was shipped to Coco* t •
“LSfS.KKS-.W: Cousin of Athens
— Man Is Killed
the entire
rment tpok piece. Mr. .Proctor
■ Confederate veteran.
more
G' DAYS'
SUOPPl
' 'T
■ Miss Carrie Belle ptfr«1en,
sin of Professor Daw
of the Athens High *
Miss Clara Durden
Qobb Institute wne
nutomoblle ncident
Durden
School and
of the Lucy
killed in %an
Orgy-
aiont-Swalnshoro hlghrruy Sund.y
night, according to news ,whlcn
ranched Athens MonOsy.
Ml*" Durden was riding in tne
cur with ra».i»I ether y"""- o ,tn
end women when It ernshed Inin n
,rae. Other, hi croup were
injured.
H-tVK YOU BOUGHT YOUR
HIRISTMAS SEALS YET?
AIRMAN MARRIES
CROWLEY, IA.—Louis A. Kloer
Jr., former lieutenant In the naval
air service, who In the winter of
1*20 with Lieutenant* Farrell and
Hinton was lost In the
wilds after their baloon had been
blown off its course, was married
to Miss Louise McCorkle of* Crow
ley Friday. Blnce resigning from
tfc* navy he hss.been working in
Loulslscna and Cuba a* *»
chemist. -- •
^ , jjpr im
that she Is more thin woHh wait
ing for.
Excellent reports were given st.
the board meeting. tre«sur-|
er’s report showed a good balance,
partly due to not having
tary, and partly due to
cient management. The finance
chairman's report showed that the
public has ' looked with fsvor on
wlll be many weeks before he fully
recovers.
Many of his)friends called to see
him Sunday while hundreda in
quired about his condition.
Bflendarrce; in addition to “ thc7iervc ll,l as l ,campaign" l *TasE!er) i *an7?
co *i h ** I Walter T.’ Forbes will act as cam - J
The following wlll be seated for.paign dir«ctot. ,
the dinner: Captain Joe Bennett! The work«ts’ supper this even-,
— - Day j ing at 6:80 o'clock wlll be served
nnd John Fletcher. T.
•*8had" Frier, Levle. 'Tke** Jose-[by a group of ladies under the
love. Spencer Grayson. Mark An- chairmanship of Mrs. Morton
thony, J m Tayloi^ Jake Butler, Hodgson, who will be assisted by
Richardson,, J. D.. Thomason. Mrs. Robert White, Mrs. Walter
"Billy” Phllpot. "Buster" Kllpat
rick ‘'Scrappy" Moore. Lorln Ran
dall, Hervey Clcckley. Charlie
Wlerh*. Trm Nelson, Jim Rass
Max,Oliver, 8mlth, Herrlot, Tlppln,
Hodgson. Mrs. C. W. Crook, Mrs,
M. G. Nicholson and Mrs. E. K.
Hodgson, Jr."
Tho campaign workers will meet
each day this week through Friday
Tom Windhum and Slmowitx. The for a 2 o’clock dinner conference,
following managers Reeves. Fesper-jThe campaign will bt closed on
man", D*Ant)gnac. Musgrove nnd Friday, December 7th, unless the
Johnson nnd Coaches Woodruff. |amount i* raised aarlier.
Stegcmnn. Bachman, Thomas and * The 2 o’clock dinner on Tuesday
White and Jimmie Carmichael. I for the workers will be aerved un-
Idcr the chairmanship of Mrs, E,
J. Crawford, assisted by Mrs. T.
U r t U.U.1.« ; Ura n H Du.
Ipreg and Mr*. O. M. Robsrts.
Bn. PLiMPTSili,
Pauline Garon, charming movie
actregs* Is reported engaged to
Gene Sarasen, professional golf
champion.. Neither she nor Gene,
however, will comment on the
rumors. I*ut ih—fn Hollywood
they say Sarasen is giving her
daily lessons on tho links.
Republican Insurgents In the
house have given notice that they
will block organization. Those In
the senate have made no publid
announcement but admittedly they
have the votes-to tie things up
there If they elect to do so.
In view of this situation, repub
lican leaders nre entirely at sea ns
to when President Coolldge will bo.
able to deliver hiq first message to
congress.
In the senate the program of the
MrajOiuj aiwili ia )||Q a——-
Ing in of newly elected senators
nnd nn adjournment until Tuesday
out of re«pect to members who
have died since last March 4. There
seems to be little disposition on the
part of the republican Insurgents
nnd democrats to upset this plan.
Reiterating the determination, of
the progressives to block organiza
tion of ihv houre. Representative-
Nelson, of ^yisconsln, chairman of
the bloc, declared In a formal
statement that "congress Is at
tempting to organize under the
same old guard, and under tha
same old cry, ‘Hall. /Tall the^
Gang's All Here."’
••The Opening maneuvers oT the
oh! guard lenders." he said. >"lndl-
f cate promises of continued service
I to the railroad manipulators, gr.\n
j gambles, coal operatorg and InGu-
I entlal tax dodger*, but none what
ever to the citizen who Is unnbl"
to mnlntaln n lobby to represent
him here, n lobby thnt serve* as
the liaison between secret commit*
tee* and the favored Interests.”
!CAMPAIGN
I ORGANIZATION
isiDMEHIY SENDS
OPINION ON GIG
ATHENS TO VOTE ON;® TO PRESIDENT
(Turn to Peg# Six)
ISSUE WEDNESDAY
Athens voters Wednesday In ad
dition to taking p*r$ in the *eneral
election for mundpal officer* will
either approve or disprove *
$50,000 bond issue for the Broad
street paving.
it 1s pointed out that the im
provement of Broad street will di
vert traffic now confuting Han
cock and Dougherty, ’It
(By Associated ress)
WASHINGTON—Attorney Pen-
era I Daugherty's opinion on the
application for clemency for Comp
troller Craig of New York City,
sentenced to aixty days in Jail for
contempt of court, probably will go
to the White House- sometime
Monday. '
Although officials of the depart
ment decline to discuss the sub
ject It is expected In some well in
formed circle* that Mr. Daugherty
wlll recommend the commutation of
Craig's sentence but at the same
time will suggest that the Presl-
. dent express In vlgoroue terms, hie
wiu'rh- * disapproval of the comptroller’s nt
Head of National House
of Ginn & Co., to Speak j
in University Chapel
Tuesday A. M.
Ths completed campaign organ
ization is as follows: ,
A. G. Dudley, general chairman;
J. Audle” Morton, campaign caah-
(Turp to Page Six)
Dr. George A. Plimpton, senior
member of the publishing house of
Ginn 4b Company, was to have
reached Athens some time Monday,,
and Tuesday morning at 10:45
o'clock is to address the students
and faculty of- the University of
Georgia in the ?hapcl. The ad
dress !■ to f dc«»!, it is announced,
With Shakespeare, and will be il- *
lastrated.
While in the city Dr. Plimpton
“ - -
BODIES OF 137 ARE
REGOVEHED IN WAKE
OF ITALIAN DELUGE
Elks’ Memorial
Services Drew
Large Crowd Sun.
i Interstate, C u in mtw25-
Commission Refuses to
Reconsider Work in the
Physical Valuation of
Roads.
(By Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON—The Interstate
Commerce Commission Monday re
fused the demand that it reconsider
all of It's work In the physical val«
uatlon of the country's railroads.
The petitions maklna; tho demands.
(By Associated Pr«»»)
Annual Memorial Services for
departed £!)(■ were held at the
Palaco Theatre Sunday afternoon,
by Athens Lodge No. 70S B. P. O.
Q. and were attended by a large
crowd, friends and relatives of de
ceased member* of the local lodge.
The program arranged by the
committee was short but impress*
|lve and was one of the beet that
has been given In recent year*.
Mrs. Morris Tow, delighted the submitted by the National Confer
audience‘ with a vocal selection. I s nc * on Valuation of Amerlcar
the Masonic Quartette sung two Railroads which la headed by Sen
selections, befog Joined by thej at0 *’ LaFollette of Wisconsin, wen
audience In singing "Auld Lang dismissed.
Syne." Mrs. Katie Grlffeth render- j
ed four number* on the organ and* SETS NEW *
Joe L. Deadwyler. former city at- | BASIS
. torney of this city, now of A»h»-1
| vllle, delivered the Memorial Ora-| WASHINGTON-A n**w
J tlon In which he paid tribute to. application of the Intcrst
"the absent brothers’* and review- Monday by the Intern
... j _ . 4 BERGAMO, Italy—One hundred e«I the work of the order,
will alto speak at Lucy Cobu Ir-* " had been 1
ztitut* and will address the fhi ree0 vcrcd Monday morning from BM S\ p AJY x*
Bot. Kappa .ocl.ty of tho v JJ2 r ^, u „uJ. where Ml'S. O. F. Martin
^L* 1 R"mpwVl h JuuT n M : in n . t ! ■ Claimed By Death
AMsrs SMWarAtsr-as rsi
cook and DouthartF. -It ".tnude toward ih. federal court*. Dr. Plimpton stand, at the head
quire 1110 favorable rote, to cam _ , , lof one of Amerca , ( ifreatrat puh-
univeraity >tate<l that the l*»t, ”L" rLV ~iiai»ed Eatur- 1 Mta. Waaboth Martin. a«a* t»
time Dr. Plimpton waa In Athena. J'* 00 u "' whlc> ; c °"* p ** d :<«*d at the homd on the Newton
wot when the l*te Dr. Hill waa da > . p!vm a B parties b|, Wge road early SuQda” morning.
chancellor of th« univeraity and 1 f™ 1 * 1 ^h^Iihout 1 ^^nlaht ^In tervlcea werr *
the prerent chahecller. Dr. Bar- Th/^d .nd watir ^klw thS "’■>""»* *> U o’cl,
row, wa. Juat beRinnin, his career ' f t(|e , vlc ,| m , of th. da- c b»P«l with Rev, 1. U.Jolly
“ » Y®»"« mathematic, tnatruc-, ^"Sureh'wl" k D?™yl"
tor.
the election.
The following demooratio nomi
nees wlll also he voted upon: O.
H. Arnold. Jr„ for mayor: Henry
T. Cul;>, Cornell tirst w*t«L Dr. 7L
R IXcywocd. couftci! Ward:
B R. Bloodworth, council Thfrd
ward: W R. Tindall, council Fourth
ward; Vincent Matthews, council
Fifth Ward.
Postpone Exhibits
" Of Clarke Products
The “Clarke county product,
weak" which , tdj Woman’. Club
waa to have conducted thta .week
ha* been postponed until next
month, it waa am.
incM
MeCRAY 8ERVEO jliahing houses and
INDIANAPOt-IR—Governor Me-ivety dittimtuished aeholar I
Orary was a«rved Monday • with j apeaker.
warrants for hl» appearance tq | — *
anawrr eharfea remained in e.ao<, pR!S0NEB9 SUR *n M «.OEO
(By Associated Prase.)
GRANTS REPRIEVE
COLUMBIA—T. Jetlr Chandler,
youna Oreenvllle map who waa
sentenced to did tn the alactric
chair Friday for tha murder of
Mrs. Rom Bramlett. hta mother-in-
law three year, ato, waa .ranted
a reprieve until January 4, by Gov
ernor McLeod pending the Imres-
tisatisr. of h*s-B!»5t*! —ndnion. Vdlns place of the prisoners.
LANSING. KANSAS — Thirteen
priaonern who escaped from th;
Kansas IPentltentlary hare Sunday
night gre believed to be surround-
de by guards near Ettenaon Sta-
t’on, south of here. Reports state
that the prisoners and gauul
engaged In a gun tight and while
it la not definitely known hether
aR the escaped rohvlcta are lo tho
party surrounded. It la thought to
from the flHng coming from the
lug.
miles.
The disaster took the largest
toll of human life In the history of
this tevtion of the country.
WALTER MALLORY’S
MOTHER CALLED
BY DEATH
funeral directors In chance.
•Mrs. Martin te survived by her
husband, Mr. O. F. Martin and two
children. Johnnie and Lucy, and
her parents Mr. and Mrs. Laven
Monday l>y the Intrcctatc Com
merce Commission in a decision
which refused the American Rail
way Company the right to make
the general Increase, which is
usked. The express companies *f»r*
ordered to, establish their new
schedules bn or before February
next. Incorporating any changes.
(Bv Associated Press.)
NEW YORK.—The cot
ton market broke 74
dra. or oconn Height, she is at-.points shortly after the
Monday. March
Jarkaon county. Fred Homer, Jim, contracts Were down to 36
Mr. Waiter Mallory was eallod
to Concord. Georgia Sunday oa ac
count of tha doatb of hla mother.
Mrs. Yates Mallory which occurred
durfng the day .
Mm. Mallory was 14 year, old
Friends nf Mr. Mallory hero eyn .
pathlae wlth him Ip hla bereave
ment.
and George Iavendar.
cents or $5.50 per balei
from the recent high. In
creased crop estimates by
DANNENBERG, G or m an y.^~im-ivnto aiifharitias csiismI
Every dog in this village muatlP nvatc aUtnontieS caused
. pay the equivalent of the vmiue of a general unloading moVe-
T4X r."n; h ^?o‘ h ” ‘° n ?. n r f fr; rt t t 0f cura P enr^ f rt ^. l ^^^‘. following a weak-
rote* will be charged from quar-|ncss m the Liverpool mam
ter to quarter ns butter fluctuates t. n *
ill gold value. i* 11 * - -d