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VOL. 0.1, NO.< III
Associated Proas Service. United Press 0 In patches.
ATHENS, GA., SUNDAY, JUNE 26. 1927.
A. B. C. Paper. . Single Copies 2 Cents Dally. f Cents Bunds*
Soil Scientists Given Vast Amount Of
IlnraiipalMpixnit Georgia’s Resources
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INSTITUTE OF POLITICS TO OPEN HERE MONDAY
S-7*
Inaugurated Georgia’s Governor
UK CROWD
TOM
-ATLANTA, Ga.—(AT)
—Ur. Lamartine G. Hard
man became chief execu
tive. of Gcorsia Saturday
in succession • to Clifford
Walker, who retired after
two terms of two years
each.
The program called for Chief
Justice Richard I!. Kii>h<*1! of
the state .supreme court to deliv
er Hr* oath of office to Dr. Hard-
Sqnator E. B. Dykes, pres-
„ .... past fiw tlavt
’several subscriptions for tht
flood sufferers have been sent
In through the Red Cross.
\ It is beginning'to look like
Athens and Clarke county ore
rearing their “zero hour” in
finishing their quota. This to
very gratifying to those who
have been most interested, anti
this section of tho country
will rejoice in having done its
pari for thoS> Its? fortunate.
• The* following subscriptions
v??ra received Saturday: .
People of High Shoals. .$32.00
Woman’s Auxiliary of
Clarke County Medical
Association 5.00
Second and Third Grades
Wintcrvillc School 1.60
Total... ..
Previously
acknowledged
lent of the senate, was master of j Total to date .. .. $1,075.70.
ceremonies. The official program , l .-’Hi.' i »nt m
iioooiitufori 4»i; .Adjutant Amount .n^Ofww -#24*21
Chbrlmf Cox, feature*! the open- — 4
Hg chorus, “Dear Old Georgia,”
Ly the Chorus Club of Commerce,
home town of thu new governor. _ _ »
The words and music, of the song I UrilS KvCS IQ
were v/rituii* by _Garland Sherry, * Uril» AU
oe J Another song, """
w ft'
Who Will Help
Raise Final
$24.21?
Georgians New Chief Executhc
pro
•by Charles .\{. Gibbs',
induction of *
r. into office w
Ay a throng from v
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rogri
d
rLANTA^H/PI—The state
Colonel Lindbergh
The Future
u *
n'eW YORK f/mr-fTpl Charles
A I.lnilhc'rgF 'inturday *-**t about
makliiK Id** difeam rniftcf true. . *.
The* young 1 tiwh*-Atbfotm-'9U4V
'erred here with Ids financial ml*
vise™ on Ihe i>mctiral application
|"f L. • ill hi- \< PM ,, t I . Ill- Li- k-
{ground of thp dtocumdnii wag tils
ihat -the public* Interest that
jhad beep aroused in aviation would
(toad to tlie establishment of p re.-"
ular commercial alrl'nd in Mi* Uni-
I |red State'. ; * * '
Eventually, he hopes, a network
of air muted would cover tht fcoun-
|tfj£facillatlng couimunioation nnd
_ hoiu-s between
VARIED Ffifess
of i Commander Byrd
'AUDITOR’S TICKET 1 LEG .
ENJIBLbS OWNER TO
ATTEND LECTURES;
LEGALITY OF
MARRIAGES
DOUBTED
-*Wi
0+Bl " 'r'L^VTm'rVTTert'v^Held On Runway
arked by ontutandhiK ;By Bad Weather
jsses t In the fields ot modi- |
farming, bonking, mantHat*. i
lafg. togtotoiLn, nnd commerce. 1
UdkrtfM Uritfln 1
Imaii is n native son of i
gbi. having beoii born. In [
boa* county April l’4. 1R56.
faiber was W illiam Benjamin
son Hanlu Ap. a noted fjgum
c<T£fa history. Ilia mother
Sasun Elizabeth ColqnHt.
p a bis maternal ancestor*. Dr.
' nan inherited n long tradi-
of gubernatorial distinction.
Ill Qecfjpi >M
*agt* Five)
f ’ OEtS OFF
ROOSEVELT FIELD. N. Y.
announce*! here at, one
>y«a fopre*entfng both
the “onster'' proceedings
ill tiled bv John White Morton
B. R. flodcson. Jr., against
,.i U. cdonlon. -Congressman
rles Brand and John E. ■Tal-
Ige. rormtlv «*I**cted directors
lie Southern Mntuul Insurance
ipanv. appeared before Judge
J ferryman of th** Toombs
uif at Line* Inton- Saturday, at
ih time It was contended that
cas«* rested on a point of fact
u*r Ilian :< I“‘"" “f |.«w
idge Perryman ruled that tho
j rested on >a point of fact in-
ad «*f law and set July 13 as *he
for the -hearing bef*re a Jury
larke county.
was stated that the defense
!d likely Ole a demurrer at
time and if tho demurrer
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*f y ctotk Sunday morning that
Commander nyrd <would hop
off between four and six
‘o'clock Sunday morning for
Paris. If.the wind at the field
changed enough, to make a
takr.tff from the runway pos
sible. . : , ‘ . ? .
NEW YDRK.—t*UP)—The giant
transatlantic p’aue, America,
Saturday night still stood poised
for,Qlght; at tho head or tlio
Il*o3<tvek Flfild .runway while
Commander Htcbard E, Byrd,
awaited thb x dispersal of a stub-
born storm scenter athwart his
course off tlie\0rand'Banks.
Little hope exlated that the
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ATLANTA, A woman’s
driving glove, ntuin^d with blgod,
'was fopnd by Solicitor General John
A. Boykin and other offtclala who
f*<itrch*Nl an «ufo under which C. D
Niablt, Hapevllle mechanic, was dls-
covemt dead Tuesday.' ir was
learned Saturday. _ .
Mrs. Nlablt. v.idow of the dead
man* who waa ordered held by a
coruner’a Jury for further Investlgu-
tlun.on a chage of murder, was re- J
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. . V LAMARTINE G. HARDMAN
W’ho yesterday was inaugurated Governor *>f ticorgiii fi»r the uext two
yeara, succeeding Clifford M. Walker.
Clarke Representatives
Propose Changing Name
Of State NormaS School
TRIAL MOTION
HI 0. INLET
Hill By Erwin and Beii-
nelt i’iopo^: Name Be
Changed to Georgia
Slate Teachers’ College.
Senate Gets One Bill.
ATLANTA, —W1— The house
of the Georgia legislature, in a
fifteen minute se7sid| Saturday
morning, heard and relegated to
the committee on .banks and bank
ing, a resolution - by Duvid S- Pope,
Walker county representative, for
the creation'of a special joint
committee from the house and the
senate to consider all matters of
hanking legislation offered at this.
session. The proposed commit
tee would be composed of three
members of the house and two
from the senate to I* named by,
tho speaker and^ the president.
Representative Pope's rcsolu-'
tion took official cognizance “of
wholesale bank failures in recent
months” and sets up as the pur
pose of the committee speedy en
action of “sane bank legislation.”
Representative J. S. Davis, of
Floyd county, offered a bill to
exempt from the. claims of credi
tors insurance policies payable to !
the wife of the insured.
Representatives Bennett and
Erwin, of Clarke county; offered} -
a bill to change the name of th«* , ’JL . .
State Normal School to’the Geor- PA III S'■The-body .of Lau-
gia State Teacher's College. The ■ emx* 5tuu»hy.*^. an American ar-
house took recess aftei adopting ( tiKt * was found. Haiurilay in hU gas-
resolution calling for adjourn- fftllv*l tpartmaut in the Lutln Quar.
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■ A - ATLANTA, ~i/P)~ Motion , for ft
»»*•» trial for W, D. A!anicy^ presi
dent of the .d**f*in*'t« Bankers This*
ConuWiy, win* iHjUmlei a nine to
t«-'ir yuui Mtileiiev for alleged fruu-
(fulent Insolvency *>f the Furmers it
Traders Bonk, way *ti*ni>*^ by Judge
(Torn In nave Two.)
Over sc-. Ateen hundred
Summer School students
in BtldiUon to t large num-
Iki- of people from Athens
and surrounding cominu-
nilies will enjoy the Insti-
Ituie of PolitieK :iml F\ T.
A. InstHut<• held -it the
Univ rsity of Georgia
this week.
T&o Institute of I*nUUes bnflaf j
1 .Monday and will oonUuue IbrvURh
[July 8. In the hetuml week Jose,
nine; Dali!. ]-*, editor of ilm Raleigh
[News amfyQbiciver and-{Secretary j
.hi Na»i in-!hr -ttbiuci » Wood- ]
IffcKf WTsori. will be one of the |
1 : ;u-ahi-i's <lm in;- ii*! v.
All owners of Auditor's tiek**ta j
I will bo allow «-d to attend any lec-
:uti- in Hi" In Uinta *f Polities, j
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U. S7 PATIENCE
STRAINED BY
ATTITUDE OF
BRITISH
WASHINGTON —(UP)— Tim
administration patience is giving
way to displeasure over alleged
British attempts to sidetrack^ the
Geneva naval conference. **
I!rit i--.il m<)\ ■ t.. it-"|m ii null .1
ship limitation fixed by the Wash
ington treaty and to question.the
United States right to equality
with Great Ilrinin in auxiliary
craf must be.: blocked, according
to an order cabled from' Wash
ington td the American delegation
at Geneva late Saturday right-
“This government cannot and
will not accent anything but pari
ty with Great Britain in all class-
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Movie Actors To
Make Fight On
Salary Cuts
,HOLLYWOOd7 Cal— (UP) —
OryanDed' efforts to flg'it reduc
tion of ten to twenty five per cent
decrease in salaries if motion dc.
lure actors “for the good of the
industry", are planned by actors
affected, the United Press teamed
authoritatively last ; Saturday
night. ' • .v I
Appeal Is planned to the Actors
Equity Association ct Now York
against the arbitrary cut. W'.iHt
percentage of the Hollywood pdr-
Koiiucl will Join in tho protest. Is
undetermined hut many Berlin
stars am fllre»dy_nmm»>er* vt the
01 ganlzatl* n.
KLKTON. \Mil —(UP)—Re
gality of some 5no marriages .
per. r ormed| by I*3kt*»ns new
•■marrying' t»arson” since h<*
c«imc hero in January was'
questionod by G’qcll county
ami church ‘mitiiorfUes Satur
day.
Reverend Richard P. West,
ren is the preacher Involved.
He is about '50 yeafra of ag«\
State’s * Attorney. Henry L.
t'onstahlr said that itcvrrcml .
J. W. Coloma. Wupesrint•-n*t*nl
of tho Wilmington dlktrlrt.
Methodist Episcopal Confer
ence, had charged Westren is
nrt qualified to . r-efform the
marriage ceremony.
Bishop Dowell of tin din
cesc has taken l ho saino
stand. Constablo said.
SURPLUS) IN DISTORT
STATE COLLEGE ARE RIVEN
ITAII
WASHINGTON
greatest surplus
the Treasury—mi
over the, amount Saved when tax
es >wcre at the war time peak-
will lx: announced by Secretary
Mellon on .June 30.
The surplus today on the Trens-
utjr staUment amountcxl to $626,-
3(»8J23498, compared . with $376,-
74722.10 on the books on the
ranie date last y6ar.
With this huge surplus in sight,!
Treaosnry officials began gather
ing data for formulating tax re
duction recommendations to con- 1
grtss a( Its ..ext session. |
A cut of about $300,000,000 *will 1
probably be recommended at th-
Mfirt- than two hundred scientist, American and
roreiRii, left Athens laty yesterday afternoon carry-
in); away in their valises and heads more informa
tion about Georgia's and Clarke eounty’s soil than
ttv.y ever before possessed, information which they
will impart to natives of their own countries who
desire to locate in good farming sections in the United
States.
The rfciptitiats. members of ths
World CongrosK of Soil Scientists, •
were brought hero upon invitation
of Dr. Andrew M. Soule, president
of Lk« State College of AgG^'d-
ture which' they visited ’ a&d .
through the efforts of Dr. JotarU. --
- -Fafrrwto iM,ww6a*rormnohT\
committee from Georgia.
Glvsn Kaurtatnmant
A general committee comprise
lug Dr. Soule, Mayor A. u. Dudley,
and captain J. W. Bsrnotr. city **n.
gineer. arrangod the entertain,
ment features including a ha rite.
cue at the Athena Country Club
and a drive over the county. At
the Country Club the visitors wore
honor guest a sjjd the rmirte«l«t
of the club were extended thorn.
These mm were sent by the va«
. . , , rl«»us countries to the latemation«
rushed her* ol 8oil Con grese held In Washing
ton. D. C. June llth-33rd. T%e
American delegation raised by
bscriptlon More than
fifty thousand dollars to giro the.
totting delegates s .trip through
United States The party
IS SERIOUSLY IU -
HT HOSPITAL HERE
(UP)— The philanthropist, c*
r saved by and historian, Is
is of dollars | the Athens G<
where sha has l>c
Friday after Lei
Kibe
to the hospital
muntry as u
or. authoress
riously ill at
il Hospital,
on fined
taken ill
public'
surplus of'this ynr
utilized exclusively
debt retirement and
the next fiscal year
as great, officials sa
rill be j
for public j
xurpus • for
will not ix* I
CRAZED BY HEAT.
TOOTH SEAYS 3
AND KITES SELF
J visited Greensboro, N. C »n June
! 23rd. Knoxville, ,Tenu.. on tha :
j a-Uh and will go to a point In Mia-
j MiHsippi on the Mtb. The entire
j trip through the country will re- ,
| quire atwut thirty days. H to
I ilimfnct honor tor Georgia ir> -r ,
j tnrtaln such a group of men and S,
j no doubt it will result In much in.
| tcrnntlonal advertising of splendid
j value, It to asserted.
AO, DEPARTMENT BY
Arrivsd At Ttn-
The scientists reached Athsns,
j on their special train over the
COLUMBUS, Kan. ,—</!’)— Wil- h« xhoard Air Line Railway at ton
Him Ji/'tii-r A3. Jab: :.atur*Iay J «vi«ck and wore mot by a motor.
shot and killc*l his mothei, proli- ( a«|«> «»f iTio ciUtens, They were
ably fatally wounded two sisters, ( | r j vwii through the • University
!» and 17 year old, and then kill- ,. Bin p UW where the students of the
cd himself at his farm home in ! Summer School were assembled t .
al, Kansas. . . | extend a welcome, on to the Agri.
iiUurul College #tmpus and fartm
had I *
n-ia;
heat.
COOL WEATHER
RETARDING
CROPS
WA8HINOTON~-(UP)— Cool
Weather (a retarding cr* p» In
many sections of tho country
whiia excowrivo raitt to some
states has hindered cu’tivalloq
and delayed harvesting or tim
winter wheat, crop, ’according to
la* Agriculture Department.
Reports to . the Department
t*h»w cool weather throughout the
torn belt has resulted in poor ge
mination and slow growth. Corn
Deeds dry, warm weather quite
generally, the report said.
Cotton plantations repert' fre
quent rains have retarded cultiva
tion causing grass to gain head-
way. rotten, however. Is makiq?:
good progress in the far south-.
WML
and his hr
been cultivating corn i
nearby, and it in belie
cam** deranged from
William went to the h
j drink of water, obtair
I gauge shotgun he shot
ids mother, calm’y reloaded thi
gun, and th*
trrs, reloaded again
(himself. The two girl
Hall, the main building
of I hi- college, they were show-
map . f Georgia constructed of th**
| various kinds of soli found •**
, Ljii' j 1 slale There were also exhibits
1 K 1 - 1 of blocks of soil taken from dtf-
■ferenl sections *>f the slate un*l
Athens for the occa*.
killed j
brnuxht
j ed to
ATLANTA—-Sweeping changea Kansaa,
in the tfcpartmnnt of.the Com-)
mtosloner* of Agriculture are rec
ommended in the report mode by
EuKhitc Talmadge, who succeed :
cd J. J* Brown to that office Sat
urday, to Governor Hardman-
Mr. Talmadge recommends the
repeat of all the laws now gov
erning the inspection ?if gasoline
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hospital at Pitts
Neither will live
rush- io, ‘ ,
burgh, Thc
OY YEARS GONE BY
j v
SEW VOUK —iffy- rv.wnlne
l-ttl, groun.I a dccado aeo.
of Iho notorious Hudoon Diisior
UK -»■ tho MMlo early Sahmlal'
Use Of Third Degree Methosd
By New York Prohibitum Man
Brings Suspension Of Heise
And Transfer Of Chester Mills
WASHINGTON.—(Al*)—Transfer of Cluster P. Mills, prohibi
tion administrator for New York, and the mmpeneion ni Aiffvst
Heise, assistant administrator, was announced Saturday bf
Commissioner Doran. .... - . s
The suspension of Heise was caused by the disclosure* of third
degree methods in New York enforcement. “Heise*a amroeimioiy
is effective at once." Doran said. “If reports that he sltowi
third degree methods on person* are found to be true, hr*' wilM
dismissed. There is no place in the prohibition bureau fur
methods, nor ter any man who will use them. The soorat* i
hiiinn enforcement agencies are rid of nueh method*, the
it wilt he for all concerned.” »
Mills had Income embroiled in a number of controcerate*, i
muuic of two M Ml, »„i, rial. »f 111. h»r««« Mid. and tiw ui-fulsw. h, bw. »**«
«h*« h«ltot w»«d., w./.. four IT-«
blood PoilR, ...tern atiln »nd hi, «»« territory will he dltaraM _
, . a po nr bit M.urfe. Cimpbell, former ion. .oo-r.lfor for thu -tMtora I
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Maurice Campbell, former
1 middle western *late«i l # he JUB*’ gla?e 9% UjLlt