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VOL. 94, NO. 78
' Allocated Preee Service.
United Pres* Dlspatehaa.
ATHENS, GA„ THURSDAY, APRIL 52, 1926
A. B. C. Paper.
' \ Billie Coplea 1 Cent! Dally. I Cento Bonder.
Bankers, Farmers Attend “Alfalfa” Day Here
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Agricultural Contests Here Friday And Saturday
BFST83
BY MARCUS BRYANT
Coach Jdsh Cody was
expected (6 send Crosen
to the mourid Thursday in'
an effort to divide the
two-aartie series with the
Georgia Bulldogs. Geor-1
gia won the opening game
Wednesday, 5 to 3. Oppos
ing Crosen will be either
“Shaky” Kain or Emmett
Tully.
Hurting duties for the Bulldogs
rested upon Jack Waller Wednes
day and utell did he perform.
Four of hi- total of six aumn*
deiotl hit:; were garnered in the
seventh and eighth innings, equal*
ly, however, a ragged defense fig
ured largely fb two visiting tal
lies in the eighths Waller whif
fed five and Walked one.
Willi the exception of Middle-
brooks* homer in the first inning/
,whcn he was tlif fitst Bulldog to
face the visiting hurler, did Moss, 1
a lefthander,, get. into serious'
trouble- untli the seventh. During!
the last tw‘o innings the Red and,
Blacker* hit (Timely for a victory.!
Mo*u fanned four batters and
walked two.
4% nomcr
The afort-.mentioned homer of
Harry Middlehrooka was the only
run until th?. first half of the
seventh, when the Commodores
pushed over a marker. Hendrix
singled, but was caught at second
on Yearwood’s sacrifice, the latter
living at first. He stole second
and came home when Miller sin
gled to ceiiterfield.
Georgia (cored two runs in her
SCORES OF GIRLS
TORE
Flies—At 81
STATE MEET
Scores of boys and girls
from the district agricul
tural schools of the state
will be in Athens Friday,
and Saturday for the var-j
ious contests to be held in
connection with the elev
enth annual meet.
Prominent in the contests to h«
staged are the athletic events ou
Sanford Meld Friday morning.
Some of the best prep athletes In
the state oonte here annually for
; these contests and h number of
Ircctidn ure liable to tumble when
i the entrants begin their activities.
Equally Interesting will bo. the.'
other contesta Where the best
experts from the schools meet to
vie with each other in stock lodg
ing. buttermaking, sewing, borne
management, spelling, music, de-
j hating, recitation, niowinp, etc.
All of the entrants will attend j|,to no .' “j wasn’t
. it was fun/’ she said afterward.
EARLY RATIFICATION!
OF FOREIGN DEBT 1
AGREEMENTS SEEN
IN THE DAY’S NEWS
Fidac
Stops Robber
DEMONSTRATES
TO VISITORS, CAN
WASHINGTON.
—(UP) — Early ratifica
tion, by the senate of the
five remaining foreign
debt settlements was cer
tain Thursday as the re
sult of a decisive vote of
54 to 33 by which the $2,-
^3 1042,000,000 Italian debt
' ; funding plan was ratified
' | by the senate late Wed
nesday.
Thd Belgium debt, . funding
agreement as well as the proposed
Rfttl«tm»n»p with liUiiiuiiitt,
Esthonin and
v:crr, v uioihkih, CsStnonia nnu
Latvia, nil of which have been
approved by the bouse, were ex
ported to be ratified. bjf the sen
ate with much leak opposition
than the Italian plan.
Only Franc#
At the same timeUhe ratifica-1
Mrs. Eunice Howry of Balboa, tion of the Italian settlement.
Calif., celebrate b., r s:- t tLti,-' -hjvn provided comparatively I Ueultbant Coiunsl Gorge R.
day by taking a ilde in an air- lenient ternw, «r«a regarded aalCroafieM of London, preaideat of
i the l^croaae game on Sanford 1 , , 1 "T Vlt nervous-., inuring v similar agreement with : Fi ,i„ c , | n tn-allied veterans organ-
r,£ri“.e,:is«!ni!ijjl|(jy fjjfj jfaj
— 'and returned to the front as a
pilot. He is shown here with Mrs.
Senator Charlene of IxvuU- • S^HoM. ,™ond game I
. . betireen the y ar9 | t y tcanjH,
Alfalfa, one of the most
profitable feed crops that
can be grown, had its dnf
at the State College of
Agriculture T h u r s day
when over one hundred
and fifty bankers and
farmers inspected the
prize alfalfa fields .of the
institution and heard lec
tures on its advantages.
“Alfalfa Day- was arranged
by the College at the request of
the agricultural committee oftho
Georgia Bankers Association
which has become interested in
the production of Alfalfa in the
Piedmont region of the. state
, where the crop esn be grown ad-
.inirably with excellent profit,.-
A luncheon nt Camp Wilkin',
given by th* Athens baa£a„Btf
i the feature of the social part of
' the day and brief addresses were
delivered there by the College ex
perts on Alfalfa. Dr. Andrew M.
Soule, president of the College,
tercet will In- manifested in tb«
games, one to be played Friday
and two Saturday when the Geor.
j gia and Tech Freshmen teams (
half of the seventh. Johnson, j thc , lnn S ''lark frock cost, p.pu.
first up. walked, and Waller fol-i ,arl >' known as the Prime Albert.
iana, now in his 82m. year, hold
the distinction of having worn I Following Is the complete pro-
gram of thu contest*:
lowed with an infie cl hit, advanc- i° r . sixty-one years. He sticks to
ing Johnson to second. Middle- 1 Jt in hot weather, nnd in his will
brooks’ .sacrifice - advanced theil* 18 directed that be be buried in
runners to second and third, and! 1 *'- He Has served many terms in
when Moss made a w«d nitch* the state legislature, but never
when Moss . made a wRd pitch
Johnson scored, Waller taking! ™h* °“ lce be hqs
third. Captain Richardsons Jdu- J*>PPO* , t , °ii.
blc sent Waller across the plate. I ;
Consecutive hits by Saunders
and Waller, coupled with a field-
era' choice and two costly Bulldog
bobbles allowed Saunders and i
Waller to come home in tnc
eighth, again cytning the count. *
“S-r'ininf'’ \fmPn la.I n/f ivilli n '
ADDITIONAL TIME
FRIDAY, APRIL 23
Morning.
J) u. mr—Athletic Contest San
ford Field.
9 a. ra.—Essay Contest In Ag
ronomy laboratory.
10 a. m.—Home Management In
Class lloom U. Annual meeting
of principals of district schools iu
office of Fresident Soule.
11 a. m.—Spoiling contest In
Class Room C. Art contest
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JULY 4TH BLOWOUT]!® CONFERENCE;
Sanford Nelson, Seattle
senger boY. saw- five twists he!:
up a pay car. He jumped off his
bike, caught one of.them, disarm*
ed him and held him until the
police came. Now SnntHe busi
ness men arc raising a fund so he
can get nn education. He sup-
poits his mother and crippled
father and goes to night school.
E, RICE IN PASSAIC STRIKE LACROSSE TO, MAKE ITS
TRACK TO BE BUILT!® RANGING FIRE!
M »S;rappy” Moore led off with a
single in Geoigia’s half of the
eighth. TuUy sacrificed the for-
mer to secondhand atter Shiver
, had niado the second out, "SLevl*
(itirn to page eight.)
Judgeship Bill To
... i Be Takeii Up By
HClS !!! ntSSIHb! House Thursday
SELECTED
FORD. A. 1 AT
July 4th. Indcepndence
Day, will be held in Ath
ens under auspices of the
Chamber of Commerce, it
was learned Thursday
when a special committee
appeared before thc
PASSAIC. N. J.-(UP>
—Effects of the move of
Governor A. Harry Moore
to convene a meeting of
strikers and mill owners
in an effort t« end the'
INTERCOLLEGIATE BOW.
HERE FRI. AND SAT.
.Soule, pri
presided.
Significant Vitit
The visit of tho bankers and
farmers is regarded as a long
step forward in making this, sec*
tion a producer of great quantities
of Alfalfa. Already several far*
I mer* unrinkUri over iht S**t*v**
have grown Alfalfa and found it
profitable and able to meet th*
need of this section for a bien
nial or perennial forage crop. It
1 exi-iedingly hard to
find either a legume or a grass
that would meet the conditions,
D^r. John j. Fain, f expert agrond-
tions of* the state, Alfalfa »eema
to be thc best crop to HU this
need.
The average value of- Alfalfa
hay per ton is $20.00 per ton as
against fram* to $2(7.00 Top
penvine, peas and sorghum, sof
beans, meadow grass, Johnson
grass. Alfalfa ylejds an average
cf |88.40 per acre as against $48.-
55 for Johnson grass, the next
highest in the list above named.
From three to six cuttings of
Alfalfa can be obtained annually.
Acrcugcs of from five to tan are
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League Of Women
Voters To Meet
Saturday P.M.
J—(UP) — With all evi
dence for and against
j prohibition about com
pleted—and not a single
| vote in congress known to
!be changed, wets and drys
| staged their respective
.Washington.— <up) — H.r 'epilogues before the sen*
triony prevailed Thursday in the ate judiciary . committee
^ron C rt t Thursday.
national offt/cM. .• f n | Drys have used twenty three
I S 1 *!-vjS3tm-£i?TSiin was hcurs of thp * r n'Jotted twenty
tn !trJ^rL. WWl2**nthIr ^ our *» nd wets hove taken up
named for JMWL-W^ile other twenty two of their timo but J
nominee* ^ -more ‘W^jj nsw ruling of thc committee, each
ces W: • side will be given three hour*
‘^rsf; %!»“"- h which to .lean up their
.Auiiiionai tunc «va» punted
. hf .. wjtrtvory keoersl. f_-, because frequent interruption.
LotrUI ““hdt'- ^°LV. l "M~ rK Ji„ ! froni both .hie. ha« not elven
tressure^iHther aid. complete use of the
K ;rt. Bfc, 'lfeSS“«• numbered hour,
BV MABCUS BRYANT
With the appearance here of the Tech lacrosse
team, Athens will witness this sport in the first inter
collegiate game* for Athens and the' University of
thirteen week old textile Georgia here Friduy and Saturday. Added to the
.strike, was in doubt ! varsity games will be a game between the freshmen
rnTTnV'v ['ommilLl™ Thursday with participa-'teams in a preliminary Saturday afternoon.
Lh "hinino® ™!fr«'‘ion of Albert WeiM.-
leader, question
by the houso Thursday or 1-riday track on Dr. D. I,. Pea-
... . O. - — WA8HINOTON.—TOo „„
WASHINGTON. Judfteship bill, providing a new . . , .. strike
middle district, will bo (then up labor tO Complete the raCC l.
by thc honso Thursday or Friday track on Dr. D. ,1,. Pea- ",
of next week under a speolal ruin , , , , , . i There was little doubt that
which was formulated Wednesday COCK.S place On the J<*f-j Weiebord, youthful Harvard
by the houso rule* committee.
Three judgeship bills will bo
, corresponding secretary-gen'
dy one ticket is before the
This new time may give Wayne
B. Wheeler, chief of the Anti-
Saloon League a chance to ans
wer the challenge of Senator Jim
^associate* a? the meeting, Wheeler to tak'e the stand «««
-e iknii Assured. Tho office 1 submit to cross examination on
^pStTesneral will be the political and financial nctivl-
■ ” - tiea of hla onranimton.
waSTrow
. T w;.' n ) the director of, WASHINGTON. —A row was
- m(d‘ wives of a num- precipitated In the sennte prohi
r i (Turn lo Ua*a Eubt) v
tak* n up under the speolal rule
aitrcrd upon Wednesday—the Geor
,ia bill, a measure Increaainr the
salaries of federal judge* nnd a
general omnibus Jndfeshlp bill
which provides for additional
"flcatlng Judges" fer a number of
states.
The Georgia bill was included
by the rules committee upon re
quest from Repreiontatlve Larsen,
author of the measure and Repre-
eentallvo crisp, who went before
rte rules eoramlttee.
It was decided tq bring up the
various Judgeship bills after the
bouse had completed consideration
which will be taken up Monday.
This Is expected to be completed
by Wednesday or Thursday, leav
ing tho way open for considera
tion of the Judgeship bills.
Larsen said Wednesday that ho
expected passage ot hi* bill cre
ating nu additional judicial district
after a brief discuaalon. lasting
perhapa .10 or 40 minutes. Repre
sentative Lankford, who has op.
posed the bill because of tho In-
elusion of th« Valdosta division
In the southern district instead of
the new middle district, will not
oppose tfie measure >»n the floor,
according 10 assurances be has gly-
on othpr member* of tho Georgia
- ildegatton in the
flitter o’clock, while tho first of
Saturday’* doublo.hnad*** start* at
2:30. This will be tho first game
since lucre*st* lit* been added to
fprann ronH “ I gradate"’ holds" the"strike”reins ! 10 ll - t «* at < h " University,
Ti. i-.Vn.il. .. . . ’«nd most observers believe his which ha* created much Interest.
.hJwork exclusion would nullify thc cf.
which 1? nlwTout "Srecffou” hi of the a * l ' in *
f^Timml/o^Vhc' rh'am'h^S A «5rW «f
rommercc stated thal. SS, U f V ”'
the District Fair wilt be held on I tT *'" |B “**'
the IVacock place next fall and
the State College of Agriculture
I* co-operating with the Chamber
of Commerce in holding the Fair.
Thc committee which went be- I
fore the Com mis {tinners Thursday J
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Death .List In
Undersea Boat
Blast Now Three
MOTION CALLED
TO CONFEDERATE
WAR DEBTS
I reparation for these games has
been going at a rapid puce and
Coach Ira Nicholas’ varsity und
freshmen teams are in gcod con
dition. In on exhibition game here
earlier trig s-ason. the varsity do-
fented tin fn shpti n team, though
both teams have Improved and ore
determined to score victories over
j the age-old rival*.
* Credit for ihi* sport at the Cnl-
I rersity I* due lit a large measure
: to Captalu Nicholas, stationed
* army officer in the R. O. T
! nn!t. I!iJ dlfiiU «**« b*?«n
! tiring and under hi* direction
; the team* hare made much pro.
gre«».
The Athena League of Women
voters mceta Saturday afternoon
at the Woman’s club and will be
addressed by Abit Nix. This Is
one of the moat Important meet*
Inga ever held by the League
slpco the various elections for lMt .
will he discussed- Hans will be
launched for a special registra
tion day between now and Mar
3rd. wh'ch Is the final date &
qualify for any of th« prlmarW or
eVftrtlong tn the state nnd county
thl* year.
This la an Important election
rear. In addition to tn* tmamnf
of County commissioners for the
county U. S. senator will t
Crenshaw Coach
T« ch's lacrosse team is poached
by Ur. J. <IL Crenshaw, faculty
- I LONDON*.— ffTP) —TV Assn
NEW LONDON, Conn.—<UP) elation of British Chambers of
With ihe Six men still in th- Commerce Thursday unanimously. of nth,otic*. Coach Cren.
hospital suffering from injuries adopted a resolution direoUng 9w- ,,„ w formerly played lacrosse at
Chamberlain lul j, |, n . Hopkins and last week hla
rt-ccived when the bdtteWe* ontholcign
. I hiusiaslppi, _
died nnd three others recovered • South Carolina hid defaulted witn
enough to be discharged from the respect t* £75,000,00© borrowed
hospMal. Two of the six men from Englishmen for monstrue*
still '\n the hospiUl are in a se- ,tkm put poses after the Civil War.
rlous condition but it is believed I The reeolution was adopted
they have passed .the .grfcis. . ,'after a discuixioa of war debts. -|
Officials for the games will ln-
Coach Farnum, of tlus Win
der High School and Lieutenant
Lawr*n<H> Smith, stationed army
officer In th** R. O. T. C- unit.
(Tara to po« pighW ...
I named, congressmen from the'var
ious (I'strlctR, superior court
Judge, state house offlcere in gen.
**ml and members of tho state sen-
j ate and housd of representative.
I Tne public, especially the wom
en. Is invited to attend the meet
ing Saturday afternoon at' four
o’clock and hear Mr. Nix end the
othem who will be on the pro-
GULFFORT, MUa.—(UP) —
Harold “Doc” Jackson, white, the i
“swamp terror” was removed
from the county jhi! at Poplar
viUe, Mississippi, by a mob o:
twenty five men and hanged tc
the framework oi w bridge peer
Picayune, according to reports rc-
'•'t Her* from the scene of the
lynching Thursday.
yacxaon was being held in cut
cdy to awuit further Action of
the grand Jury which Tuesday
failed to indict him for the mur
der of John A. Me Lem ore and
William M. Mingee, federal ento
mologists.
The mob gained entrance to tho
jaQ by using blow torches on the
steel doors, according to the re
ports. Bashing to Jackson's cell
they bound Us hand* and feet,
tied a rope around hie neck and
rushed him to Urn bridge. \
JtMe Favre, alleged moonsbia-
erf sentenced to life in priso**
accused Jackson of the crime
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