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(1,000 Accident Policy Free To Regular 8ubacrlbera THE BANNER-HERALD Investigate Today! ATHENS COTTON: Daily and Sunday—13 Cents a Week Istabtlakod 1831, ' -*l Dally and Sunday—13 Centa a Week. THE WEATHER: Cntinued rain Wednesday. Clear Thursday. I VOL. 91, NO. 231 Aaaoeiated Presa Service. ATHENS, GA., WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1923. A. B. C. Paper. Single Copies 2 Cents Daily. ( Cents Send ay. ERY SLIGHT VOTE POLLED WEDNESDAY •I*—*!* 4*-4» M 1 -h—4- <M> M 1 4-4- 4—4* 4*-4- 4*—4- 4^-4* 4—4* 4—4* 4—4« 4—+ +-* -1—4- 4—4* ;i 'j igh Enthusiasm Feature Y. M. C. A. Campaign Like A Dream VIED RAINS (“Athens Will Respond With Characteristic promptness” Chairman Dudley Says. Workers Meet 6 P. M. Wednesday. Rain, which haa pourea at Inter- InL since Tueiday morning, has Itapened everything but the spirit |of the buelneee men who are out n («« 114.600 In subecrlptlons to I the V. M. C. A. current expense I fund. It wee evident Wedneadey. I Following a report ot workers at lb,tiding Taeaday at 2 o'clock at I the luncheon at the assoetatton I.hid, time It was announced (hat I $0037.00 had been subscribed, the I member* ot the twelve canvaaelng I team?. determined to raise the Inn,rant sought before IVIday, the I closing day. began work again. I The near report of workers will Ibo made ‘ Wedneeday night at 6i I O'clock at the aeaodatlon bolding I when the canvassers will meet for I rapper, served by the Ladles Aua- I Illary. ■ i ■ . ... A. c. Dudley, chairman of the Irimpalgn. declared Tueedey he DR. APPLEWHITE DISCOVERS MANY SCHOOL CHILDREN WITH PHYSICAL DEFECTS, REPORTS HEALTH OFFICER EXAMINED'1 Pres. Conlidge, LaFollette and McAdoo IVin JT (By Associated* Press.) PIERRE S. D.—President Calvin Coolldge, William O. MaAdoo and Senator LaFollette were'endoried. as,presidential standard ; bearers for the Republican, Democratic and Firm-Labor rsrties jrespect- At the age of 83 Mrs. W. G, Mahone has the chance of becom ing probably the richest woman ami in the world, accordlng to reports. ( the , ute propoisl^neeUng She is a native of Atlanta and la _ 4 gM . said to be the rightful heir to $200,000,000 in New York City real estate. Prlta winner* at the c/oae of th« Athens Trade Month Al - . . TueBday afternoon rarapaigue uctwisu * — - Knows Athen* people will respond endcd Tuesday to the need’s of the Y. M .C: A. t ^ e award of two Ford sedsmv in that wholehearted apVrt which * d „ avera i hundred dollais In has characterized rfvlng to the moclation. "Athens relalze* the Important part the 3'. af. C. A. Of ita I pan In tlio upbuilding I roans manhood,’ Mr. Dudley sold. | -I feel certain that everybody ap- I preached wUl, if postlble, snb- I «C, bo to the current expense fund in order that the efHcelncy of the a**nciatloif may not be Impaired The Athena Y. M. C. A. la per hap* one of the heat equipped! and mo,t e xpertly managed In the en- Wo i ountay. It baa functioned In the religious, physical and social life of the community «o long that It has become en institution which cannot be allowed to suffer, bust nr-- titen point out. An Indication of the way Athens hualneas men feel, toward the aa- xoq'atton Is found in the feet that one hundred have left business. for the 114,500 fand, It la pointed out, The report, by team. Tuead.y follow: J. W; Barnett. 10 aube, *3*0. ('. W. (.'rook, 14. *460. A. W. Doxter; II. 3686. T. H. Doricr, Jr.,' 0. 8t0!. tv. ,L Erwin,- H, H» Hugh H. Gordon. Jr.. 37. $1,330. T P. Green. 28. 8480.80. E. R. Hodgson. Jr.. 31. 813)30 50. M. s. Hodgson, >1. 8388. St. 0. iO'cbolson. 14. *307. <. A. Rowland', 20. 8432. Joel A. Wler.'It. *820. Totnl suhscriptions 242 amount *6059.00. Total 10 ICE CREAM MEN Athenian Delivers Annual Address At Convention Of Southern Association Which He Heads. (By Associated PriM.) * LITTLE ROCK, Ark.—Between 200 and 400 tee cream manufacture 'th from all over the south were h-re today for the opaaing of a •hree day session of the eleventh A*sodafS£ of Ice Cream anufac- annual conven|'on of the Southern t'irers, according to local member* ‘‘hare* of arrangements. Registration f' began Tu®»d*r ^o'nlng and tha mayor, Ben D. Uric khouss waa to deliver,the wel come address, which waa to be respond** to by Ben JC. Brown of New Orleans. M. J. Costa, of Ath- *•"«. Oa. t president of the associa- •l«n, waa scheduled to deliver hit annual address Tueiday afternoon. Other scheduled epeakers et the afternoon, session Tuesday were W. Campbell. Shreveport. La.: "'Ill Terry. Uttla Rock. Ark.; L. N. learned, Memphis; George A were as follows. .. 5«rS: J WiS 1 ^ Ml.. Mamie McRee. Wetlnsvllle, 1 w“ P 0 ,< rl'tman. Madison'county, *ioo' ii'ii. The selections In turn were made over Senator Hiram Johnson and Henry Ford, who was put for ward by both the Democrats and the Farm-Laborites. r cAdoo beat Font 89.018 to *.- and tafolletta defeated him in the FermerLeborlte vote by 31,- 991 to 7,247. Of 1463 children exam ined since school opened 943 have physical defects of one kind or another, in cluding teeth ,throat or gland trouble, Dr. J. D. ‘'- r «•» «*>*»*»‘ Cool- Officer Tuesday to the tufce to deliver bis flret annuel McAdoo waa nominated by State Chairman W. W. Howes .of Wol- sey. who made a stirring appeal for the Indorsement of e "progrro- slve and enlightened democrat with an unchallenged record for constructive performance for the public welfare.” . Ford was nominated by Junes F. Houi'ltair of Watertown, en officer of the South Dakota *— President club. . ,. fected with defective heart, Fit- r-emnmend to .lt abandonrocnV-ot Ford-for- Seventeen out of. Come 200 dele gates cast their votes for Ford, who received acattefed votee from eleven out of slxty-llve ocuntles. Codington county, from which Houlihan Is e proposal men and Spink county, tho only two coun ties which voted solidly for Ford, cast a combined vote of 2.098. J. W. Porterfield, Statham, 8100 W C. H. Childers. Athene 400- Miss Neua Wilhite. Athens, «19-. Miss Vera Johnson. Athens. 320. Mrs. A. U. Stetson. Athens. *50. Miss Elite Bradbc-rry, Athena, 820. W W. Hayes. Watklnsvllle, *20. Whltey Davis, Athens. *20. ' Mrs. Ban Thornton. Athens. *20. W i. Kr.ex, !-yl-*ton. *20/ Mrs Grover r. Moon, Athenoitne nwjoniy prer-r—***■ ... I republican presidential primary by Awarding of the pH sea Tue.day'lthe South Dakota republican pro- *- ... — • Httsnded bv jpoaal convention,,^ wlunnlg, CTer thousand people despite Senator Minus' -f K.. tad w2“her ciored the bl* Iron,'., by a vote of 80479 to 27.- trade campa'dtn which resulted In!340. Later, on*a rising ^ ol ®»^J 1 ® over $500,000 In business befng; Indorsement waa made unanimous, ronducted durlng November. iCoolldg. and Johnwn were President Coolldge waa given the majority preference for tha BEQUEST FOR | only names before the convention. ' Senator Arthur Capper, of Kan WESLEY MEMORIAL isaa, waa nnsnlmously Indorsed for ATLANTA. Oa.—Ten thousaud ‘vice president, dollars In the will of James N. Rent-roe, was left to the Wesely Memorial hospital In honor of his mother Mr|. |S«rah B. Renfroc. Mr. Renttpe was a prominent At lantan fog a number of years re ceding his death. The hequett to the hospital which Is to be l: own as tho “Sarah E. Renfro" * ;• ment Fund" was a small tart ot the Renfroe estate, valued at over Sanford Goes To Washington A tumult of applauee and pro longed cheering greeted the an nouncement of tho vote on the presidential poll. Senator Robert M. La Follette. ot Wisconsin, was given tha farm er-labor presidential endrosenient by a vote of 21.999 igainst 7.287 for Henry Ford. Tom Ayres, chair man of the state centra tcommlttee won the senatorial place by a large majority over Mark Bates, farmer leader Is the non-partisan league. Dr. S. V. Banfnrd. professor ot journalism and English at University of neorgla also faculty director of athletics leaves Athena Wedneeday night for Washington. t„ tc bo In attendanco ot the I A A convention of which he la the president Mueh Impo-ta't business Is to come befor. tho body at thia session. Dr 8anford states. Kiwanis Elects Officers Dec. 13 Officers of the Kiwanis club for 1924 will be elected at the meet ing of the club Thursday. Decem ber 13. Fleetwood Lanier, secre tary. announces. There will be no nominations, the voting being done dircctlv by each member. The officers of the club for 1923 follow: J. W. Bar nett, prealdent; E. E. Lamlcjn, Wee president; Charles E. Martin, im- r _ •* . a. —a-Uo-4. TValtae R mediate paat president; Walter B. Hodgson, trustee; Harvey Stovall, treasurer; Fleetwood Lanier, sec retary; Van Now Wler, associate secretary. 'Board of Jiiwtoa: FIRE CHIEF HERE WASHINGTON—Plans were oa foot here eariy Wednesday for the organising of the sixty-eighth con gress following the statement that an agreement had born reached Tuesday night by teadsre tn tht Republican Insurgent and *' 4 reg ular organizations <n the house. Under the agreemenL Olllet, ot Massachusetts, whose re-election as speaer baa been blocked for two daye by the Insurgents, Is to be returned to ofl'ce. This would Board of Health. message oa Thursday. Dr. Applewhite reported that/ 616 have defective feeth; 261 de fective throat; 70 defsetiva heart. A total of 1453 defects were found by the health officer in his exam ination. stated this is the largest number with a disease of the heart that he has found since assuming his duties as county health officer four years ago. He will begin ex amination of county school child ren immediately. In each instance whefe a' child has been found with a defect the hedlth officer hhs notified both the teacher and the child's parent For instance where A child is afflicted with a defective heart tl(e teacher and parent are told as'well as the child In order that the maxlmhm of care may be taken to prevent the child from taking violent ex ercise which would prove harmful. REPORT BY SCHOOLS The Lumpkin Street School port follows: ' Number examined 243; number with defects 135; teeth 93; throat 30; heart 10; underweight 85; to- <HJ, HC"Ib IVi Ull tal defects 202. Chase Street School: examined 240; physical Factions Agree On Gillett A? Speaker Announcement ot the agreement Powers in the House ! Entire Democratic Ticket Voted In. Broad Street Project Project Killed by Apathy of Voters Weather, It Appears. Between them these two men just about will run things in the present eession of tho Houso of R cpresentatives Left shows Speaker Republican floor f ( £ 1 n ( £5j M,m ' ln Nlc b ^fworth of Ohio, Just chosen came late Tueiday night after • ;p|ju>yf Cnlnn Tn conference between Representative EdDCrt OOIOI1 10 Longworth, of Ohio, the organise- J I ]rrra Tav Pvnmnl Mon leader, and RepresentaMve '-' r g e * ax CiXeiDpt Nelson, of VfsconMn; Woodruff, of Michigan, Laguardia. of New York. Mr. Nelson and his colles- gues said they could not speak for the progressive Woe. but would the fight on Olllett. The way for tho conference wae pared by a statement Issued late Tuesday by Mr. Longworth after the house bad tad another four rounds of futile balloting. Mr. Longworth announced that after due time and within a,month the house would be given full oppor- portunlty to adopt such rulea gov erning Its procedure" as the ma jority may desire.” The Insurgente from the first of the k’Sht tad stated that ail they wanted was this opportunity for the huoee to * C R'here sill remained • dlffer- between the two groupa. bou nties committee Could consider vaHous changes from the members ^ n amendments by the house be- j the adoption of any rules. This difference waa Ironed out In more than an hour or dlcausston. Mr. LongwortB agreeing that the trgenta would have freedom of on in offering amendments to and all of the rules as pro- Law For Industry Frank A. Holden of Clarke "Has- Bill' to Ex empt Cheese Factories and Creameries. BUY SEALS Buy Christmas Seals and help fight Tobtrculosis in Clarke county. Three booths Tuesday sold over $70. worth ot Se&li. Hava you bought yours yet encabKweentna iwofrou^uuv- tfa|l WM carrlod# The measure, *j r l “*n. therefore, again waa placed on the deUy In acUon uni*, arte. Kvufviar.tatirs Hsldan. (Ily Associated I'reaa.) ATLANTA, Ga.—Representative Stovall, of Elbert, will attempt to get eariy action in the Georgia house on his metunre to exempt from taxation for a period of sev en years all nsw industrial enter prises, including creameries and chesse plants, ha stated today. When Introduced originally, the Stovall l>U| killed by the house, but the following day tho author mov ed for 10 consideration and his mo tion was carried. The measure, calendar. Kvpfmar.tstire Holden, ox Clareo, also had a bill to ex empt cheese factories and cream- MSI teeth U0; throat 38; heart POeed by the rir.ro comns ttee. 15; total defsA. 289. jjl —»— &e?u "lo'jFive Diphtheria j .hrort A;! Cases Last Month Childs Street; Number ed 321; with physical ‘ teeth 139; Throat 67. total number defects, 302. College Avenue: Number exam ined 328; with phyaicnl dafets 206; j^ ve ca ,„ of diphtheria ware re- teth 166; throat 57; hart 13; un- to the Board of Health derweight 111. Total- number de-l ltt Athen , |„ November. Three fecta 324. icasro of scarlet favor were report- Ocone. StreetiNumber exa»h.-i«4 f°or eaata ?f S ed 247: with physical defects, 169;! forty-four esses of measles, ru teeth 101; throat 55; heart 13; underweight 128; total number de fects 284. Dr. AnpleVrhlto vaccinated 615 against smallpox and 76 against diphtheria. Assistant Chief Takes McDorman’s Place Tem porarily. Montgomery Assistant Chief Now. D. D. Newsome, assistant chief of the Athena fir* department Tuesday night was appointed act ing chief by the Civil Service Commission. Mr. Newsome will McDorman, injured in line ot duty McDorman, injured in line fo duty at the Dupre* fire last Sunday. Captain W. P. Montgomery eras appointed acting assistant chief. The fire chief reported the' follow ing alarms were answered last month: Four to business bouses; 6 .residences; 1 motor car; 1 grass director*;,firs and 1 unnecessary. 9anken,’Augusta.'Oa.; Kart W I Joel A. Wler. chairman: H. J.I Chief of Police Henry W. BeusM ’•“lies. Little Rock, and L. A. istegemon. T. W. Baxter, Wm. L.J reported 87 tnfffie cases, 27 of Corning, HamM N. C. Erwin. Dr. Jere M. Pound, An- which were for speeding. The po. Tuesday night the -'Dixie Fly-(drew J. Cobb. A 'lice department imported $1,863.16 (Turn to Pass Five) ! J' 1 * business during the montn. Board of Health announces (hat diphtheria antl-tosla may bese- cured at tha city hall office or from county Health Office J-ttMpk- white and Dr. Linton Gerdine nt any time. U. S. BIRTH CONTROL LEAGUE STATES 900 WOMEN UNDER OBSERVATION IS FRENCH SENATOR PLEADS FOR MODE CHILDREN ment with the Elbert county law maker to Include the provisions in the tatters MU. The Stovall bill is designed to encourage industrial enterprises to locate in Georgia. The execu tive council of the Country Bank ers Association of Georgia has endorsed it. Governor Walker re cently received a letter from a large manufacturing concern stat ing that it would locate in the State in the event the Stovall bill were finaUy ratified. The principal sections are as follows: "Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Georgis, and it is hereby enacted by authority of same, that Article Seven (7), Section Two (2), Paragraph Two (2) of tha Constitution of the State of Georgia, be, and the same COOLIDGE SIGNS WARRANT FREEING (By Associated Peril) WASHINGTON.—A formal war rant, remitting the jail sentence of Comptroller Craig of New York city for contempt ot court was signed by President Coolldge and will Be Brinw-i to Mr. Craig Sr rnii'l aometime Wednesday. No detailed statement either from the White House' or the De partment ot JuaUce will udeompany the warrant nor will the Comp troller be given a copy ot the opin ion In tho case, recently made public by Attorney General Daugh erty. POINCARE CONFERS (By Associated Press) PARIS.—At a conference be tween Premier Poincare and Louis Barthou. president of the Repara tions commission a revised text, deFnlnc tha powers of the expert committees to Investigate Ger many’s condition was agreed upon here late Monday. is hereby amended by adding at paragraph V <!• known as “Para, the end of said paragraph another Atw nerson natural* or *“ * OI, J*' L " u " w panicipnuns “* S,hi .frerJannsrl 1 iwl'lsutro ultimately feel that it can- who may _ after January l, 19Z4, . . in »h. Only 259 votes had been cast In the general municipal and Broad street bond elections Tuesday at 3:30 oclock. The polls closed at 4 o'clock but inasmuch as it required 1120 favorable votes to carry the bond election it waa lost. Tho vote by wards at 3:30 stood. First 42; 8econd 41; Third 90; Fourth 51; Fifth 35. Total 259. Tho election for municipal can didates resulted In the entire democratic ticket going through without oppoultten: O. H .Arnold. Jr., for mayor; H. T, Culp, First ward for alderman; Dr. H. B. Hay wood. Second ward; B. R. Wood- worth. Third ward; W. R. Tindall Fourth ward, and Vincent Mat thews; Fifth ward. The municipal election, as usual wok a mere formality, the Demo cratic nominees election being conceded ns a matter of course. The faU‘ ot the bond election hung on the weather aud the orgr.r.lza- tlf-t of supporters, and there ap peared to be none of the latter. The much In evidence and if there had been a disposition on enongh vot ers to carry the election they would have been prevented from going to the polls by the* rain. Whether an effort will be made to put the Broad street bond issue before the pubfc again la not known. Tho Droad street Improve ment project has been talked and discussed In Athens for the last thirty years and a month ago it appeared very popular. However, during the last few weeks there has been very little effort made to push tho matter and Its defeat was admitted Tuesday hv some of Us most ardent sponsors. . x /, ABATTOIR OSaKS-J Tho Athens Abattoir broko all records in November for slaugh tering animals, a total of 815 bo- Ing Inspected by Dr. Harold Hodg son. chief Inspector. In tho ante mortem Inspection 13 cows were condemned. Tho inspection of animals, at the abattoir lead to ii'seovery of 41 cows with tubercu losis last month. Tho discovery of the tubercular cattle was reported Tuesday to tlio BoaAl of Health and that body voted to have persons who sell milk or, butter in Athens or any other products to have their ani mals inspected for tuberculosis m ninety days. When permits are re quested again in March tho - ' Tfi4» change waa mmda In thejc*nnot produce certificates show- bope that It wUl overcome Amer ica's objection to participating in not take aa official part In tie in quiry, steps will be taken here to (iip^ide for ^aoDfcIal American representation. bnild, equip, establish or enlarge " plant for the manufacture or pro- cecslng of cotton, wool, lindn, silk, rubber, wood, metal, metal ic or non-metaiic minerals, creamer ies or cheese plants or combina tion of same; or for the produc tion or development of electrfcitjr, of cooking amp are at- CANE GRINDINGS IN FULL SWING DAWSON, Oa.—The alluring PARI S.—Senator Maaiabau, concerned et the deficient Frewh birth ret* haa Introduced a bill providing that no man can be elected to office unless he be* at least three children, bia own adopted. The effect of the proposed law would be to make such men a. Premier Poincare, Aristide Briand, Rene Vivani and Louis Barthou ineligible for public service even as selectmen in the smallest town- WHILE IN AMERICA IT IS DIFFERENT * NEW YORK. — Announcement — S&SS fWSi “ * ^ '-"Si?? -L-sr« . operating .uccrosfully 0. "LT ttedmS STWi- 35=JE h Avenu. .Inc last J.nu.ry Log of tho building J^-Jg cnjoyln. ,o tt. bSh^di^ ffi" The LegWaror. tamtitT em- "i***"* »f Although be made at an annual lunch- n Wednesday of the American |rth Control League, Mrs. Mar ket Sanger haa admitted, in eleven months of its exiat- ce, Mrs. Sanger said, the grad- te physician of the clinic h»s S 900 women under observetion chre and haa aupplied then* with birth control information and advice. malts provisions for of thia paragraph powered to make the operation by appropriate legislation.” “Section *2. Be it further en acted, that when this amendment shall be agreed to by a vote of two-thirds of the members electad to each of the two Houses of the General Assembly, qnd the s*me baa been entered on their Jour nals with the nyro and haya token (Turnfo Pegs Five) the season was not one of tho best for cane In this section It Is reported that quite a large amount baa been made and that the aver age farmer wUl make enough syrup for home consumption and some tor the market. Sugar cane grinding 1* always one of the moot Pleasant events ot the harvest sea son In South Georgia and the sea son of festivity Is now in full swing. j tag their auloala have been in spected for this disease mill be 1c- nied permit.-*. lOmoie SHOPPING, DAV51 BEFORE. RUT NOW IS THE TIME TO SUBSCRIBE TO THE V. M. ( . A, MAINTENANCE FIND. J