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Athens Woman Elected National D.A.R* Officer
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DAILY AND SUNDAY.
BY THE CARRIER.
THE BANNER-HERALD
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Established
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VOL. 94. NO. 79
Auodated Praia Service.
United Praia Diipitch*.
ATHENS. GA„ FRIDAY, APRIL 23, 1928.
A. B. C. Paper.
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ATHENS COTTON:
MIDDLING 17 l-4c
PREVIOUS UI.OSE . 17 ijjP
THE) WEATHER: 1
Generally fair Friday night. Fail
and warmer Saturday.
j, Cent* Dali/, i Cent* Sunday.
Berenger Meets With American Debt Funding
Commissioners To Settle France’s War Debt
“Norge” Pauses On Way to Pole
Mrs. Julius Y. Talmatlge
of Athens has been elected
national vice president-
general of the Daughters
of the American Revolu
tion, it was learned Fri
day-
This is the first picture to reach America of the dirigible “.Norge'* as.-it looked at Pulham, England,
where it made its first stop on the way from Romo to Spitsbergen, the base of Captain Roald Amund
sen's proposed flight aciosa the North Pole to Point Barrow, Alaska.
Prohibition Problem To
[ , , J ,•
No Place On Program
Mrs. Talmndgo was elected.*F|
h*»v nf the. national convention
Washington. She received .-mi
votes than all the others - nomi/
nated for the office.' There were
thirteen nominated forthe-officc*}
The election ol Mrs. Talmatlge
to so high an offied in, tha na
tional-organization is regarded i\\
a ditth»' , t , cOmplimimt'tO‘the;;Geoi>i
gla * and Athens Chapter:; A over m
which 'she - has presided as a
Mrs. Talmadge is one df • tho^A
leading D. A.'R.'members in tha
country and* her pdpulfnrly nad'
the high regard of her., executiveJ
ability is indicated by fc tljr sjflen-A
did vote-she received for the*
Vice-Regency of -the* Natural
ganization.
Or Senate, Party Leaders LEADERS OF
SENATE
I WILL REJECT ALL
1
BILLS. Si
Roosevelt Switches His
Stand Or Prohibition;
Now For Change In Laws
Abit Nix Will
Address League
Here Saturday
WASHINGTON.
/fjp n „ c n i * n fho' Abit Nil G wt » known Athenian,
—tur—u e s p i le we wU , de|jvw , hc prircipnl addrtl ,
liquor hearings and all the meeting of the League of
the agitation on prohibi- Women Voter. Saturday. after-
., .a . a» noon at 4 oclock ot the Woman »
tion in the existing con- ciub.
gress, leaders of both par- win be launehed for *
r. I special registration day between
ties are agreed that mens- now and .\j ay ^ which ia the
ures for tightening or final date to qualify for any of
VnlotooJ the primaries or,elections in the
modifying the Volstead „ tatc and coonty thia ycar .
Act will have no place This is an important election
„ n.nir.nm „r year. In addition to the' naming
Upon the program Ot 0 j County commissioner, for the
cither house. county a U. S. senator will lie
The bill euggested by Lincoln rnmed, congressmen from the va-
C. Andrews, dry caar, for more J>ou. district*, superior court
stringent prohibition sentences fudge, state house officer in gen.
will shortly be reported out by cral and members of the etate
the senate judiciary aub-commit- and house of represents-
2 <; All bills for beer and light,
sea will be rejected by the co. Th- ..ublic, especially the v wo-
ttee along with othere deaigneo -a., le Invited to attend the
modify editing lawa. . meeting Saturday afternoon at
ThUT will leave the prohibition f?ur o’clock and hear Mr. Nig and
question in • its present shape and
any changes that may be made
Win be up to the comlitg Decern-
Dry. still hope to push the An
drew* hill through but wets com
mand a minority in the senate
Wtjrh will atop the measure.
Bodenheimer To
Make Address
At Crawford
, Saturday morning at eleven
o’clock. Mr. Dodcnheimer. Aasistant
Stale Food Inspector of the Stole
Agricultural Department. will
apeak ot Crawford, ia connection
, with the . Pure Food and Poultry
f Sbrw which opens there neat
i 'week.
The show It the flret put on end
le held under the stwpict* of _the
I t.adies t’lnb of Crawford. The
' will continue throughout the
stock.
STRIKE CONFERENCE
IS GALLED OFF BY
E
Was “Dry” in 1924 Race
Against A1 Smith For
Governor, Backed By
Anti Saloon League.
As far as the education
al institutions of the state
are concerned the recent
session of the legislature
was a success, according
to representatives of the
educational system at the
Kiwanis Club meeting
Tlmrsday at Hotel Hol
man.
Chancellor' C. M. Snelling de.
dared that Georgia
MELLON D HO «
IOENT AGREEMENT
FUNNING SOT IS AMERICA
NEW PROPOSAL
WASHINGTON—A new proposal for settling the $4,277,000,000
E r 2AL"? r **• submitted Friday to the American Debt
Funding Comasiaaion by Henri Berearer. French imtisaadns Its
drtaiia were not immediately availahle.
Subsequently. however, it developed that the Berenger offer
contemplates • dsty-two year payment plan with initial payments
i ,h * fl?' f J." '« 923,000,000 yearly and Increas
ing thereafter to an eventual figure of $100,000,000 or m
annually.
WASHINGTON.— (UP) — French Ambassador
Henri Berenger and the American Debt Funding
Commissioners Friday’met each other across a con
ference (able in the “debt chamber” of the Treasury
Department in an effort to settle France’s war debt
to the United States.
Agricultural ! Schoois
Spend Two Days Meeting
Heer Frida) At College
Athletic Contest First in
Long Series Including
‘Modification or Repeal*. North Carolirus^nine to put over, Plowing, Cooking and
Necessary,” Says An 1 ”- 11 *"? tlw ,ut * —_ «*■«"•. I Music,
Advertising Agency.
NEW YORK.—(UP)—Modifies,
tlon or repeal of th*. Volstead Act
«s necessary to check the murder,
corruption and other Crimea that
havo followed In lu woke, Theo
dore Roosevelt said at the annual
dinner or ths Bureau of Advar.
Using of the American Newspaper
Publishers Associations here.
Rocitvelt. who recalved th*
backing of the Anti-Saloon League
when he made hie unsucceaeful
race against Governor Smith for
governor of Now York In 1924,
urged strict enforcement of the
prohlblUon law as long aa It re.
mains on th* statute hooka.
What You Will
Hear On The
Radio
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it* state *400*1100*! systems. I
Chancellor Sncllinjr said that the Representatives of the twelve
Eg isru?&£ “ .Ihoou in
provided, were hr from dlaeour-. Georgia were engaged here Frl-
aging. On the contrary the peo- day in the annual athletic am! lit-
ple of the atate are beginning to erary contests. The event is
realise that unless something is sponsored by the State College of
Tone for the University the state.Agriculture,
itself cannot keep pace with its j The various contests will close
sister state*. (.Saturday when prizes will be
President J. M. Pound and awarded at 11:30 o’clock in the
Dean H. B. Ritchie of the State auditorium of the College. Con*
Normal School also pointed out | tests in athletics, essay writing,
the progress of the movement in | spelling, home management, mu-'
Georgia toward more adequate. • rum »« nag» j
support of its educational institu-1
tloas both higher and common*
(Turn to pcs* eigiit.)
„ SEMITE LEADERS TO
STOCK MARKET Oil ^ j 0 um
SATURDAY
PASSAIC. N. J.— (UP) —The
proposed coufr rente to negotiate
a settlement in the New Jersey
textile mill strike was called off
Friday by Governor A. Harry
Moore.
The tgovemrr announced at hia
heme In JersSy City that since'AT-
bert Wclsbord. si Hire ’ leader, 'had
refused to step aside and permit
only Actual Mill employees to eotf.
(Tare to Page’ Right) ' ”
WIP — Philadelphia. 909
metres, 8:15 p. m., EST—
Opera -La Traviata.”
WRAF—New Yark. 492 me
tres, and WFI—Philadelphia,
299 metres. Id# p. m„ EST—
Debate en Military Training,
Govern meat Club*.
WBZ — Springfield. 1S9
metres, 9:19 m„ EST—
American Iwgloa Program.
WO AW—Omaha, 929 me
tres. 1*:9* p. m, CUT.—
Nightengale*.
WGN—Chicago, 94] me-
tree, 8:30 p. m, CST Light
Opel* Program.
IUYINB RAMPASE
AGAIN FRIDAY
Blf MAY IS-
York’^tock’^merkeL ^.fter'^acve'rai ] leaders in the senate Fri
&£ ?>id.’y b ;t|{ la >: prepared to speed up
a rush of buving which sent prices legislation to dispose Of.
t« high level,, turnedi the opening (the more important meas-
hour into a frenzy of trading anil I u
roUed up toui uie of 456.500.ures which have been ar-
shaiea for the nret half hour-* ranged for consideration
trading rate of more than 4,000,- •
000 »harea*per day. | b y Stoermg Commit*
The New York Federal Reserve,tee.
Bank reduction of the rediscount)
rate was the technical reason, ac-1 Efforts will be made, it Vras |
cording to the financiers but re-l'"--»ed. ♦*** —»
Dorta on the street indicated-many early- hdjoornmimt—pcrKap# f>$
had been wafting for such an op-1 16. . '
portunity to re-open campaigns I The-Belgium debt settlement |
which had their inception during'and the bill authorizing $165,000,-
the recent bear market. (Tun to Page Eight) i
WASHINGTON.
-(UP)— Administration
FIFTH WINS
Th, Flrat District A. C. M.
of Monro, won - tho athletic
confetti hold on Sanford Field
Friday morning with a total ot
,21 point.,■ the Sixth Oletrict
waa ikcond with 20 points:
The eighth District wee
third with IS, tho Fourth
Dletr.ct placed 4th with 9
points, while- tho Ninth Dlitrlet
came next w!th;7 points with
the Sevcoth Dlitrlet scoring 5
points and the Tenth District
scored one point.
Following it the ovens name
ef winners, points and time er
distance,.
100 yard dash—Barren, 5th
DltL—let; Pullen, Cth Diet—
2nd; 1 Adame, 8th Diet.—3rd.
Time, 10 2-5 seconds.
. Shot put—Nall. 4th .DIsV—
tat; Watkina, 5th Dial.—2nd;
Gunnells, Bth Diet.—3rd. Dist
ance 40 feet and 3 half Inches.
220 yard dash—Lews, 4th
Dltt—7*1; Gulley. 8th Diet
'2nd; Pulton, 6th 3rd.. Time. 22
3*5 seconds.
Broad Jump—Aogerg, 7th Diet
.1st; Devil. 4th. Oiet—2nd;
Chaitln. 8th Diet—3rd| T>l|-
tancc, 19 fret, 6 3-4 Inches.
120 hurdle—Jones. 7th Diet,
—tit; Davie, 4th-2nd; Chaitln,
•th—3rd-. Time, 1# 4.5 iecends.
Running high Jump—Hay
wood, Sth—let; Frye, 9th Diet
2nd; Gunnells 9th—3rd. Dio.
tance 5 feet end, 8 Inches.
440 yard dash—Barron, Sth
Diet.—tot; Gulley. Sth Diet—
2nd; Stovall. 9th DlaL—3rd.
Time, 52 1-5 eeeonda.
Pole vault—Sarror, 9th Oiet.
list; Taylor, 9th Distv—2nd;
Hubert. 10th Oiet—3rd -Dist
ance 9 feet and 7 Inches.
Relay Race—9th Diet.—1st;
5th Diet—2nd; ith Diet—3rd.
Time. 1 minute. M 1-5 seconds.
Tout poln4: Fifth Dltsrlct
flret with 21'points,.sixth Dio-
’trlct 2nd 20-points. Eighth Dis
trict 3rd 10 point*. Fourth D-i-
'trlct S points Ninth Olstrlct 7
points, ttvohth Dl,trlct - «
DO Hit*. TOnth Dlotrlct 1 polat
Friday and Saturday afternoons
the laoroau teams! of Georgia'and
Georgia Tech pliy on Sanford
FU ! d. Besides tho two varsity
games, the freshmen teams play
Saturday afternoon Ln a nrelim-
lnary affair.
Friday's same will be played at
4:15 o'clock, while the freshmen
teams will play Saturday at 2:30,
with the varelty game scheduled
Immediately following the fresh
men affair. Admission, both Fri
day and Saturday will be fifty
cents.
These will bo the first inter-
eo'legists lacrosse games foi
Athena and • University of Geor
gia teams and large crowds are
expected.
Captain Ira C. Nicholas is coach
of the Georgia team, while Dr.
J. B. Crenshaw, faculty director of
athlotles at Georgia Tech coach
es the Jacket teams.
After • lapse of naailjCjjte — j j
months since negotiations »vrv
broken off with Joseph Cnlllaux,
former finance minister, Secre
tary of the Treasury Mellon, for
mally re-opened the proceedings
with an address of welcome to
Berenger.'
Mellon' and Berenger were both
confidant that an , agreement to
liouidat, tie vmA ' '
can be reached in a few days.
Member* of the American Com
mission predicted “all would bo
settled within - one week.” •
Informal diacussion between tho
two financial genii have paved
the way so that the American
Commission •»;» j—— »;?*; ;„ ,;7.
than to Consider a
tne jacket teams.
...Coach Franum, of the Wihder
High School, and Lieutenant liw-
renre Smith, of the University R.
O. T. C. unit, will he the offic
ials.
French proposal already drafted
for presentation by the ambassa
dor.
Premier Baldwin
Takes Charge Of
Strike Problem
Law Enforced In
Chicago, Mayor
Deveer Declares
. WASHINGTON— (UP)— Boot-
leggers and beer maker* besieged
the city of Chicago from subur
ban rendezvous. Mayor William
Devesr of the nation* second
larxtit city, told the senate pro
hibition committee Friday.
"There are no public vice re
sorts in the city itself" the
niayof said. “But the men we
have‘chased out of town congre
gate in hordes in Cicero and
other outlying settlements."
In Evanston and Oak Park,
where the law is being enforced,
we have no trouble, but in other
suburban sections w* do not ob
tain co-operation of local police.
LONDON. - (UP)— Premier
Bald WiFi rnuay look personal
charge in the fight to avert a
J’ in ° ** rik * on May 1 and tjje in-
duatrial disorganisation whvrh
would follow.
Baldwin pretidad over a Joint
meeting of miner* and mine own
er., representatives at th* Mini*-
try of Labor. After nearly two
hour* of diacussion the owners"
repreoentatlvea, lead by Herbert
Smith, left tho conference room
end five minutes later they wvre
followed by the miners. Baldwin
will meet with a sub-committor of
the owners’ oxecutto committee
’•te Friday.
We
like we
cago.
We can, by
about respect for
ST
isure, bring
‘In that sense the l*w could he
enforced in my judgment. That
ia thf ambition of all officers.
But how far that can be develop
ed, lie* in the nature of human
Turk McBce, Jr, Is
Bijr Hit At Palace .
With His Xylophone
„ . A. JUHAN ;i-
Turk Met!*.. Jr. blllod.ah'lhr
wn
sensational na-year old boyl
xylophenilt ia appearing at 'th,
Psloco for tho week-end. and
Thursday night ww s enthusfiril.
call} ■ received by capacity augt.
rnpo* at both perfonaaaec-. with
the aame degree of opproval 'that
la being accorded grand opera
stare in Atlanta.
In addition to pounding (If his
artistic toudiobouldbooo atylrd.
out some rare and enjoyable nnm.
bora he certainly struck a rcapon -
alva chord with hia wet. which Is
entertaining aa wall a- unusual.
The boy I. a wonder. * , i
You don’t hare an opportuoltv
to boor a xylophonist olten. and
yon’ve probably never beard a hw.
ter performer than this UJT .
He will appear at th* iSgUar
houra Friday aftarnooa and nisht
and Is hilled ha part of ths ehil-
drea’a mallno* al iha Dalaaa'Cat
dreu’a matinee at Um Palace‘Sar
nrday. Hia nnabor wlll dehshr.
the children Jnst aa much a. th.
vDeevsr criticised some judges
Vho ht said “interfere with ourigrowp-.nps. Hi* aaslaUaL Yrnmu
becaua* tbry do not heliovoj Alloa at tha piano, of cour..- qgq,
'Prohibition low and rcfuMl tribute hia jiart to tha (erforra.
im-yi’T
in. the Iprohil
U.U»ittk th* people in IL’