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|1,000 AccitUnt Policy Fro* To Rogular 8uboerIbtrt the banner-herald Invootlgoto Todtyl ATHENS, CA„ THURSDAY. DECEMBER 6, 1928. Dolly ud Sunday—1$ Cento a Weak 0 W#spn H*t»bll*hfd 1832, Dally and Sunday—IS Ceuta a TTeek. ATHENS COTTON: 1 Middling .... 34c Previous Close .... .... ., 31c THE WEATHER: Cloudy Thursday night, probable showers. Associated Press Serrtce. A. B. C. Paper, ' Single Copies 2 Cents Dally. I Ceuta Sunday. And Opposes Bonus In His Message Thursday !f-+ •*—+ 4^-4. *-4. 4. 4^-4. 41-4. 4^-4. o Y.M.C.A Tell Workers "Y” Has I.Helped Them Morally As Well As Physically Reports of workers in the Y. M. C, A. current cxp&ltta'campaign Thursday at luncheon report ed a total of 396 subscriptions and §10,528 had been raised. The campaign ends Friday, Duster"-Kilpatrick, who wu wi *» | Sanford Leaves With Stegeman For Washington Dies While Playing Harp in Automobile (Ry Associated Press.) CENTURY, Fla. — William Bratcher, 21, of thia city, while riding in an automobile playing a harp Wednesday night, died in the] machine. The car went over aj bump in the road and Bratcher! was seen to throw up. his hands] and sink down in the car. ’ Bhyai* Bell's cians say the young man bdrsted a blood vessel while playing the iharp. OPPOSE DEFRR OWN EXPENSES TO FIGHT RATE BOOST Calls His Father “Failure” thl. season, told workers In | tin: Y. M. C. A. current expenoo campaign who met at the associa tion for supper and report ot amount raised sines Tuetday~t n»on, that Us making tha Oeor- ;la team this year should be at tributed to the training received In the -"Y.' SOURCE OF STRENGTH Jock Butler, fullback for tha uuUdogs, first presldept of tlio lll-Y club and a splendid speci men of phjtalcal manhood, declared that Wt training In the association and tha morel Influence of tho Hl-Y has beep a source of strength him In his athletics. Armond “Big-Boy" Mnpp end Waiter Forbes. Jr., members of that sensational Freshman team at the University this year told the caraualgn workers ol the help the S'. M. a Alls H|ven them. Oeorge Ashford, Troy Davis, Scott Epps, lluseoe Eidfng. Jimmie Harris, Harvey Head, Melt 8tei>bensou, Frank Stewart, Bob Wingfield and Dr. W. W. Brown, bead hlih school e ach for fcoyxt gave short tettl- raunlals to the Influence of the Y. M. c. A. on the High School foot ball team. SUBSCRIBE w.i37.Su Report of campaign workers ilfjlTV ulckl showed that IP.- 137,00 had bean relied of the *14,- 500 kurrent expense ftlnd. This amount war subscribed by a total "f 300 subscribers. Jcjds'ng from the enthaalasm Instilled Into the workers by the testimonials of the boys who were tueste at the supper Wednesday night the re mainder of Uie 114,600 should be raised by Thursday night. Dr. H. V' Sanford and Coach Herman J. Steftcman left Thurs day morning for Washington D. C. where they go to attend the an nual meeting of the S. f. A. C. Dr. Sanford la president of the Conference and Coach Stegeman will attend a meeting of the phy sical directors of the conference. The schedules for the Red and Black basketball. buMbull and football teams ore cxpected.to.be competed by Dr. Sanford while on thin trip. The aeorgtn party joined similar Verdict of Not Guilty Rendered By Jury in Trial of Yarbrough At Macon. Motion to Have Council .Appear At Rate Hearing in. Body De feated. Ask Time Exten sion. ] City council Wednesday. ‘ hight adopted a resolution frequenting the Georgia Public Service Com mission to extend the time fof the * hearing on the higher power rata petition of the'Athena Railway and Elctrlc ' Company. The hear- 1 ing Is set for December 18 and the. councirmanlc resolution -'Bein' out that one of the city'* valuable aides In making *up ita caae. Cap tain'J. W. Barnett, will not be physically! able to help by Descent- her If. In addition to urging extension of time for th* hearing ' Council also adopted a resolution oppos ing the rate Increase, pointing that the city's electric power WlU be several hundred doll This exclusive photogr»ph, m»de recently, show, the Britiih pre mier. von, Oliver Baldwin, with hi. pet Finnl.h wolf. The premier’s son is campaigning_ for the Labor Party and calls the government's foreign policy “terrible" MACON, Go.—Dr. brough woe acquitted of the more per month than It ta charge of rioting in connection j The resqutlon sets out that In *hi with middle Georgia floggings, by I opinion of council the company is from AuburmL j ur y j n Macon city court at 6:30 “unjustified” on making the .nAi .. quest for an increase. AttO! Alabama and Tech in A,tl/jnta nnd j o’cloii- Wednesday night. The traveled over to the Boptfiefn to jury had been out 24 hours, the cepltol city. | jn!, w „ th , , ourt h trial of Yarbrough. At the tint trial ha waa acquitted. The next two trials were mistrials. The Jury hearing the case of J. F. Alexander, alleged {logger, on trial on a charge of xiiMt and battery, wei taken from the court room while the Yarbrough jury made its report. Alexander, Macon grocer, charg. ENDS IDDI1 FOR ATHENS DISTRICT; WOULD CREATE OFFICE OF SECRET! OF EDUCATION (By Associated Press,) WASHINGTON.—A legislative program touching almost every aspect of national life was presented by.. President .Coolidge today in his first message to Con gress. He endorsed President Harding’s proposal for American membership with revervations in the world court; unqualifiedly approved Secretary Mellon’s tax reduction plan, and announced his opposition to en- actment of soldier bonus legislation. n .1 n . He also went on record as fav- Jonathan Davis Would Take the Job If Pressed (By Associated Press.) GREAT BEND, Kan.—Jonathan M. Davis, the dirt farmer governor of Kansas is ready to contest for the Democratic nomination for President If the call comes to him from Kansas Democrats. H# declared Wednesday night running City Attbrney Carl Crosslsy, Captain J. W. Barnett, city en gineer, and Aldermen H T. Culp, II B I ley wood and A L Howland ar^ designated official representa fives of council before ths hearing. A motion by A Merman Wallace Bell which would have pledged all members of council to appear in person before the commission nnd pay thel^ own expenses of the trip failed of passage. The IfORO FOR PRESIDENT CLOO CONFERENCE FACIE FIGHT AT OUTSET, IS REPORT mum gum jp HAVE TAKEN. OYER oring stimulated consolidate railroads, reorganization of tho railroad freight structure as ap plied to farm products; and gov ernment assistance in the disposi tion of exportable wheat. He de clared against price-fixing for farm products; against repeal of the rate section of tho transpor-. tation act; and against revision of the tariff law. Making his first pronounce ment on many public questions, the president presented a series of succinct recommendations with out attempt at argument. He used exactly nine words in disposing of that he did not seek tho nomlna-.thc bonus question. After urginjr lion but he woulil wllllnxly nbldejkdequatc cxro for disabled former by the wlehee of hi. friend, ahould service men and generosity in pro- Urey tleilre that he enter the vlding such care, he said: “I do not Br field of REPORT OF WORKERS <•.. i The report of team. Wedneida/ Mxht ulve. the foloodnf totals: I'.plain J. W. Barnett. 13. *474. C. W, crook, 34. *636. T. H. Dorter. Jr„ It. *913. A. W. Boiirr, 33. *70*. W. I. Erwin. 24. *346. Hugh H. Gordon, Jr., tl. *1483.60. T. F. Green, *1; *670. K. R Hodgson. Jr. SI. 11463.50, M. S. Hodgson. 3*. 16*4. M. O. Nicholson, 3*. 367.80. I c. A. Rowland, 3*. *81* 60. Joel A Wier. 24, *1,09*. The Kiwtnio club Thursday was K'lest Of lt»r. tl. a A. St the i neheon of campaign workers held at 2 o’clock. ,’Sy Asserted Be...! CHICAOO—Lawrence Bosnjk of Joltit win nrrested enrly Thure day on suspicion in connect!,,! with the kidnapping of Roee Borth, 13 year old girl who disappeared Sunday night while on an errand. Police soy that Bosnjk admitted aervlng a term In prlaon for an noying young glrla but that he denied any knowledge of the Borth girl. R.O.T.C. REVIEW FI ed with eisault nnd battery in vote, * a announced by the mayor, connection with the flogging of for the Bell reaolutlon waa 4-1. OHIO M. Perry on the night of Ught coupcllmeiy were present August 9, 1923, went on trial shortly after noon. Met of Wed nesday morning waa takan win, the select 1 "" "f a lury. two K nels of 24 men each being ex ulted whan only eleven Jurors had been chosen. Another panel (Turn to “ NO SOLUTION OF THE SROOKY SOUND3 BEHIND WALLS when the voles was taken, motion to pave Pulaski from Wash Ington to Clayton waa defeated Three, however had been ordered to the hoarlnr. I third imrty * movement. Thle, It la n* underatood will be onnoaed hv the tucae Y5 SHOPPINC BEfOQE 1 - (By Associated Preea) WINCHESTER, 'Mnae.—Myiterl- ou.h explosions which have been occurlng almost contlneously q’nce hut Friday behind the bed room walla In the home of William Hud son bare bafflad state and city Inspectors. j The explosions ere described aej .being similar to exploding me-. .... chine gun bullets and have been First Parade of Year Will heard by Major Moulton, state Ho 14old Pnlnnol Ware chem,,t who 1,Te, next aoor - Be Held. Colonel w are hl> kDOCk ed from tbs Announces Sponsors!waits. Also, Members of the University U. O.; T. C. will parade for the flrat .tlme- this year Friday afternoon at ! 4:38 o'clock. Colonel Ware com-| msndsnt announces. The R. O. T. C. has made eplendld progress this year and the review promisee to be a good one. Examinations for all It. O. T. C. , claim will he held Friday. De-1 CHICAGO.—Police ere seeking comber 14th at 9:09 e. m. 'four men who Wednesday night The names of the following seised and flogged H. Thompson sponsors and malda of honor are| Allen, formerly of Nashville, announced to date: ;Tenn. It Is thought by authorities Reserve Officers Training Corps,,that the flogifng may In some way Provisional Regiment, Miss Zona be connected with the action of Infantry, Miss BUT NOW IS THE TIME TO SUBSCRIBE TO THE Y. M. C. A. MAINTENANCE FUND. Allen at Nashrillo which result'd In his securing a divorce from his wife. LOCAL ELKS HOLD IMPORTANT MEET FRIDAY NIGHT Friday night at eight o’clock. Athens Lodge No. 710 B. P. O. E. will hold the regntar weekly meet ing at the club rooms In the Hol man building, at which time sev eral matters of great Importance will be brought to the attention of the lodge. Each member Is re- Motor Transport Company Nb.’i. »tneited to b» present and vote on Hamilton: her malda MIm Alice Hall, Mina Griff*. Company A, Infantry, Kathleen Merry. Company B, Francis Little. Company C, Infantry, Mias Roee Bush. The aponaora for the following organization* will be announced within a few day>: Infantry Battalion, Cavalry Squadron, Troop A, Cavalry. Troop B, Cayolry, Troop C, Cavalry, Motor Transport Unit. Scabbard and Blade. the Issues which will come up. WHERE DO YOU STAND? To (he CTtlsena of Athens:— The Annual Campaign for. the current expense budget of the Young Men’s Christian Association is now os and Approximately two-thirds gf the neceoeaiy *14,500.00 has been raised. Ins the work of canvassing the city during like past two days, we have been greatly hampered by aurorae weather cooiftlons and coiuequently many people have not been seen. We are going to try to give everyone an opportunity to Join ua In supporting the Y. M. C. A. In Ita splendid work by eubscriblng to this fund. We may, howevar, overlook some who would subscribe If they were seen. | ■ • • slgu We want to ask our people to see any one of the undersigned and give his or her subscription to this fund. Subscription* are payable In four installments and we believe Oat there ere very few people ttt Athena who do not want to be aligned with the splendid work at the local ”Y,“ so are urge that you either phone (n or mall In your subscriptions to any one of us. Wa are leaving our business and devoting our time to this cam paign becauae we believe that the Y. M. c. A. I. tilling a need In Athena .that can bo filled by no other agency. It Is a Mg active factor In tho development or our young mnahood. We believe that tho people of Athena owe tbit institution their hearty and cordial support, not only for what It has done but lor what It can do with proper support * We are for the £ M. C. A. end urge your support. Where do you stand? II. M. Arnold J. W. Barnett J. V. Bruce K U. Braswell D. C. Barrow C. W. Crook \ A. O. Dudley T. H. Doaier. Jr. K. It. Doraey II 0. Kpttnf V. ‘Green * Welter W. Ifayea H.- Li. Hancock H. II. Hinton E. R .Hodfeon J. M. Harrie H. H. Linton Brymn Lumpkin W. K. Meadow Fred McBntlre Dan H. Mafill O. Nlcboleon D. F. Paddock Billupe Phinlsy H. B- Ritchie • B. L Bacraot 1 Geo. Thornton W. C. Thornton J. J. Wilkin*. Jr. E. L. WHkina - Respectfully. J D. Applewhite T. W. Baxter W. H. Beacon W. W. Brown K. J. Crawford o. a. Doxler j, K. Davie W. U Erwin A. C. Erwin Jno. B. Gamble W. B. Hodfeon L. L Henderaon M. K. Hodfeon W. L. Itopklne J. B. Ji»«l A. T. Levle Pleetwoosl Lanier C. McKinney ■ John White Morton Tom Nelbllnf , F, J. Orr L.' O. Price D. I>. QuiiUan C, M. SnelUnf Walter Home W R. Tindall J. C. Wilkin eon R. C. WlUmn H. 8. Wfit Jr. C. C. Axhford (By Associated Prssa.) DETROIT— DeYegate* to n con* | underatood will be oppooed by the ference hero on December. 12 of, Michigan and Ohio delefatee. Ford For Preaiurni Ciube will face a flfht at the outoet, accordlnf to, Information, reaching the local aupportera of the manufaeturer* | I The flfht, it I* indicated, win ■ dome between thoee aupportinR the I "Third Party" movement and those favoring Ford an the Democratic j standard bearer. 1 . i w r,rr. ,h wir”£ Consolidate Returns in Iss :h-! Both- E!? ot ' n riu Held on Wednesday and Declare Results. Forty-Five Against Bonds. I Only 288 votes were cast In the municipal election Tuesday for mayor and council candldatea. A total or 280 votes were cost In the t bond election wl^ch wag lost. Of the votes cast for bond's S4R were 'ton ifHUing 150,000 bonds to lm-. prove Broad street from Lumpklq to Milledge and 45 against the pro- j eJcL It, was necessary for thb hi- sue to get 1120 favorable votes !« order to pass. ' The mayor and council met • Wednesday afternoon and, after , consolidating the votes in the bond election declared It defeated. Wednesday night the same body ' consolidated the votes In the elec tion for municipal officers and de- - c!are«| the election of O. H. Arnold, Jr., for mayor; Henry T. Culp councilman Flrat Ward; Dr. H. B. • Heywootf. Second Ward; B. R. j Bloodworth, Third Ward; W. B. i Tindall. Fourth Ward; Vincent [Mattbewa. iffth Ward. The votes for municipal) officers • by wards follows: Pfrst Ward, Arnold 4J, Culp 48; Second Ward., »Arnold 49, Haywood, 49; Third .Ward, Arnold 98, Bloodworth 98; Fourtf) Word, Arnold "61; Tindall •1; Fifth Ward, Arnold 87; Mat- • thewa,' 37. The vote W the bond ’ ejection was the same with the ex- i ception that the two more people- voted in the bond election than jn I the general flection for municipal I officer*. i Normal Glee Club To Play At Ga. The Glee club of the State Nor mal School la to give m perform ance # at the University of Georgia Y. M. C. A. hut an the campus Thursday night n>Th!» entertainment will be the regular nweekly, social affafr here. It far.announced by E. L. Seerest, ikrytecrcttry. jir, , , favor the cr a ntini; of , BRIEF ON TAXATION The treatment of the worief court and tho Mellon tax plan wa* almost as brief. In approach- inir the court problem he noted that American foreign policy al ways had been guided by tl.o principles of avoidance of perma nent political alliances sacrificing independence and jof peaceful set tlement of international controver- | nies. He called attention that th» 1 United States acting on these principles had for- nearly twenty- five years been a member of Tho League Tribunal and added that the proposed world court w«« ‘‘u new and somewhat different plan.” "This is not a partisan ques tion,” he added. “It should not w _ re,*.. irnnnm assume an artificial importance. 2*21? . W< ? w * "V*- • Th : ' r ^y Ai’l wish to xo. a court esiabli.h- od. ana — »*^ r“T^- ; r~ 11 imiSS the only practical plan on which many nations have ever (By Associated Press) HONG KONG—Parties' of mar f inaa from foreign gunboats an chored off Canton ara reported to have taken possession Six foreign gunboats are known to b eanchored off Shame-Kn and the number includes two Ameri can, two Frenph and two British COOLIDGE TO SPEAK TO NATI R. Buluck O. A- Booth W. W. Crew* P. II. Conoily A. D. Wosler I'. H, Davenwort U F. Ed wan! i* II. H. Gordon, Jr. j. 8. Goelchluft Harry Hodgson II. L. Hodgson E. U Hill B. K. Hardeman E. E. Lamkln F. A. Llpeeotnb W. !,. Mow* K. B. MeU J. Audiey Morton A bit Xix J. I\ Proctor J. M. Pound 4*. A. Rowland J. Warren Smllh X. G. Rla lighter M. X, Twtwller John J. Wilkin* H. P. Williams J. A. Wier* James ,Wbtte.„Jr. though it may not meet every de sire, I therefore commend it to the favorable consideration of tho senate, With th** proposed reserva tions clearly indicating our refus al to adhere to the League of Na tions.” ' f. The endorsement of the Mellon plan was presented in the course of n discussion of the fiscal condi tion of the nation, during which the president called attention that (Turn to Page Five) useoTmIIents (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON.—The air y II be cleared for 15 minute* next Monday night * while President Calvin Coolidge apeaka to tho whole nation through the radio. President Coolidge will give a eulogy of Warren O. Harding. Secretary Hoover Thursday quested lint! all commercial radio at,J broad Jauttng stations remain silent during the address. , IB LIFE VALUABLE? A lot ot people in Athena think ao. Three booths operat ed by a D. A. R* committee un der leadership of Mrs. W. F. Watson sold $115.00 worth of Christmag Senla Monday and Tuesday thus aiding In the fight to rid Clarke county of tub#r*u!oa|a. You can help fight thia dlaaase. It la not necessary, to make a big sub scription. When you run across dm of tbese booth* bux a nicklt** or a dime’s worth of •oat* If everybody In ths county buys twenty cent* worth th* antl-tuberculo*f* work In Clark* can go on next year. In baying these seals you may be saving you own fife or that of a friend or relative. Who knows? , » TUBERCULOSIS is con- TAQIOUS! '' * Alderman Rucker Intro duces Ordinance Prohib iting Intruding on Monu ments on Broad Street. Declaring that It was a wonder "the men whose name^ are lr:- ncribed thereon didn’t arise from their rniVM nnd protest" such 00*1 tVort Alderman J. it Ruckor Wed nesday night scored tho uao of tjii monuments on Broad street *by the trade month campaign in awarding prises’* and asked council to adopt an ordinance prohibiting such action in the fu- tunre. Captain Rucker asserted that "week after week tho trade month campaign committe used tha n.nnument from which to make their awards" terming ouch vs cn "act of desecration.’* The ordi nance waa adopted unanlnim-sly and prohibits anyone fitting, tlimbing, or otherwise Intruding on tho monuments. Miss Mildred Rutherford, noted exponent of tho south’* cause In the war between the states. ap peared before council to urge pann age of the ordinance but arrived shortly after, it was ad.-ptM. dne to. It** Introduction early