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ATHENS, GA.. WEDNESDAY. NOVEMBER 1 1827.
A. a C Paper. S!c*Ie Copies 2 Cento Dally. f Cento Snaday.
To Flout Mandate Of Gov.
1W.LEHS1
'COASTGUARDSMAN
IS ACCUSED OF
HIJACKING
DENVER. Col.—(UP)
—The threat of the Nat
ional Guard hung over
southern Colorado fields
Wednesday as striking
miners prepared to re
sume picketing in defi
ance of the orders of Gov.
William H. Adams.
Adams ordered the return of
ir:e guard airplanes from Pueb
lo to Walsenburg, recommended
the arrest of all pickets, and an
nounced that the .guards would be
called out if it were necessary to
prevent picketing.
MIAMI. Fla. — (UP) — Larry
Chrlitlunien, a coast guardsman,
Wednesday (became with C. H.
“Pop” Nesle.-a leading figure in
the turn hi-jacking case which re-
ft'tltod in Nesle'a armst by Ba
hama authorities several months
ago.!
Christiansen, according to L. A.
Oates. British vice-consul in South
Florida is wanted as an accessory
In the Neale Case. “Pop’* Nesle,
former prohibition agent was
taken into custody off of Plmini
Island. British •authorities charg
ing jhe had seized British vos
The governor’s action came in
answer to a vote at I. W. W. meet-
inps in Walsenburg and Trinidad
to resume active picketing.,
The vote to picket followed a
day of quiet in the coal-fields, af
ter i» eke ting had halted momen
tarily in compliance "With the gov
ernor’s request.
sels, liquor laden, when they were
in British territorial waters.
AScharge of “piracy" wan first
brought against Nesle.
Oates said Wednesday instroc.
tlons had been received from the
British Embassy In Washington tn
bring formal charges against
Christiansen but action was stop
ped upon telegraphic advice from
Sir Esme Howard, British ambas
sador to the United States.
DR. WILKINSON TO
ADDRESS THRONG
AT BIG COMMUNITY
iFAIR ON FRIDAY
CALHOUN HIGH WAY BRIDGE
Special Train To
Be Operated For
Georgia Bulldogs
First picture of (he magnificent bridge across the Savannah river on the Cnlhiun highway, ^
new artery of travel to the east that has its westlr.i terminus in Athena, which will be formally dedi
cated on Arniisticc Day. The bridge has been maS? a memorial to the rten who.lost their lives in the
World War from Elbert and the adjoining South Carolina county wheiC the bndg? spans the river.
Congressman Charles H. Brand and Mayor A. Q. Dudley will bo among the speaker, for the dedi
cation. ,1
The University of Georgia
football team will move out
of Athens Thursday night on
a special train over the Cen
tral of Georgia, bound for
Jacksonville, for .the annual
tilt on the gridiron against
the University of Florida, Sat
urday. -if
The special train, that will
make no stops between Ath
ens and Macon, will leave at
8:30, and arrive in Macon, at
•lt:30, The team prill travel
out of Macon on the Southland
leaving there at »12:36, and
arriving in Jacksonville at
8:20 Friday morning, where
it will be quartered at the
Manon Hotel.
Returning, the departure
from Jacksonville will be-at
9:43 Saturday night. Tho ar
rival in Athena will be at 12:10
Sunday, oVer the Central of
Georgia, stopping in Macon
for breakfast.
Thirty-three players win
be taken on the trip. Coach
Woodruff announced Wednes
day
One far*?, plus 25 cents, ob
tains for the trip, goor for In
dividuals, as well, as members
of the team and party.
SEEK III ST. 101 MEET
. £3* LOUIS, Mo.—(UP)—A Resolution with the
significance of a political platform awaited the en
dorsement here Wednesday of three hundred middle
west and southern leaders in the fight to obtain fed
eral farm aid. - 1
RUTH ELDER STILL !S
EB TO
Paris'.WfJI*)— Undaunted by
the catastrophe to the plane, “Am.
erilan Girl" Ruth Elder announ
ced Wednesday, she expected to
be the first filer to .take off on a
Full significance of the doeu.
meut lies in tho fact that mm.
bcrshlp of the committee Is whole
heartedly non-partisan. Including
allko Democrats and Republicans
of aU shades and cotton and what
national prora/nonce.
While the conference of turin
leaders from some twenty Missis,
sippi valley states ostensibly is
chletly oconomlc there Is a strong
current of politics running
through It and talk of available
Defy Governor
DENVER, Cdw—iW—A want
vais of the southern Colorado
coal fields to-determine wether
ion striking miners who voted at
IValseburg Tuesday night to re
sume picketing would carry out
their intention, w»S nwaitfcd Wed
nesday by Governor W. H. Adams.
The governor declared (he stats
would step in if pickets appeared
in such number that the situa
tion l auld riot be patrolled by lo
cal authorities.
deeting at I. W. headquarters
H’alseburg, the-100 miners vo
ted to ignore the governor’* edict
that nicketing was illegal after
listening to an Impasehmad ' ad-
dreg* by Kriaten Svgnuf, L W. W.
strike leader, who was released
from pall Tuesday. He urged the
men to “pav no attention to the
capitalbtic Governor Adams.”
The chairman^ of the meeting
pleaded with the miner* to Obey
the governor's demands but was
hooted down as persons on the
floor shouted* "To hell with mar
tial law” and "Kill the guy who
don’t want too picket-”
"The I. W. W. id being doubled
crossed at every turn of the road"
Svanum declared. '
“We have won this strike but
our efforts have ‘ been In vain if
We stop picketing now" he added.
This threw the meeting Into a up
roar and resulted in an over
whelming vote to disregard the
governor’s order.
IN MISSOURI
JEFFERSON I2ITY, Mo.—(UP).
Dr. J. C. Wilkinson, pastor of
the First Baptist, pill deliver an
educational address in the school
auditorium rit Winterville Friday
November, 4th at II o'clock. This
address will fit into the program
<ir 5 fl» i “Wlatorvine Community
Fair that will be (held there on
that date.
..At to o’clock the doors of the
exhibits will bs thrown open,to
the 'public,I where will be viewed
the finest from the fdrms and
flocks of that splendid communi
ty. The address at II o’clock will
he followwl by a real Georgia
barbecue dinner. This vicinity has
quite a reputation for serving.the
finest stew and the most delicious
meats and tho feed this time will
further that reputation*
At 3 o’clock basket ball games
will be pltvcd oh the school play
ground and the Fair dav will be
climaxed at 8 o’clock in the even
ing by the play. “When a Fellow
Needs a Friend.” This rousing
farce is sure to please. Quite a
number of people will <ro out from
Athens to hesr Dr. Wilkinson, to
eat dinner, and to see tho exhibits, i
G01ECTE0 WITH
III
Work Of Athens Young Women’s
Christian. Association Praised By
New York Official On Visit *Here
KEY WEST, Fla.—(UP)—Mon,
roe County commissioners and en
gineers announced Wednesday the
"overseas highway’’ which will
connect Key west with the Flor.
Ida mainland will be opened he.
fore December 16.
At present motorists are forced
to come here by boat or train.
Mis£ Martha E. Sparks,
Of . National Board!
Points Out Service Ren’
(Jered by Y. W. C. A.
And Girls’ Reserve.
FILE MOTION TO
QUASH CHARGES
IN INDIANA
INDIANAPOLIS, lad. — (UP)-
,Interest In Indiana’s political
tangles switched hack Wednesday
from the Indianapolis mayoralty
fight to state affairs when a mo.
tlon was filed to gnash robbery
conspiracy charges against Gov
ernor Ed Jackson and two associ.
Governor Sam Baker of Missouri . -
®a« prepared to dispatch national; Motion wan-filed before Judge
«u.rd«men-to protect property of *»•» A - Collins, who sent Friday
the Consolidated Coal Company. l0T arguments. Jackson nnd his
Lexington? In evenLadlutaiiMSen- °«™«> 'E- Coffin, re.
oral Adam. it .d.iuhla. publican leader, end Robert I.
Adama reports It advisable.
Adams waa ordered by tha gover.
nor io proceed to'-Lexington, In-
'■MtlKate the situation and make
a report following a clash between
"cion and non-union miners Mon-
" a '’ night.
publican
Marsh, attorney, were to be-nr.
rolgned Monday on the charge
ATLANTAN’ KILLED
OCEAN SPRINGS. Miss —UP)
—When an automobile which he
•governor annouced he was driving **n off “v
•““Id not permit the guardsmen. went on the Old Spanish. Trail
<» Interfere with tho striker, but near here late Tuesday night, Ed-
»»nid order them to confine their ward Pom, non of Mrs. J. W.
activities to Ktmrdlnglives and Bop ? » Atlanta, wa? killed and
Property Olen F- Perkins of Mobile, was
injured
Praising the work of the Athens
'Young Women’s Christairi Asso
ciation which she is visiting Miss
Martha E. Sparks of the National
Y. W. C. A. Board pointed . out
Wedneaday some of the features
of the service iendrre<i by that
organisation,
“I am in your delightful little
city on my regular visit to asso
ciations in this section. 1 have
been attending * ur leadership
conferences in this section, Knox-
ville, Tenn., Louisville, Ky., Lex
ington, Ky., and Memphis Tenn.
Our volunteer women are much
-interested in taking training for
their whrk. T^ie work In Athens
, Is encouraging.
I “Athens is one of 1123 assoda-
. tlons in the -United States, in ci-
| ties, towns, rural communities,
I schools and colleges. You have in
' Athens two student associations
WASHINGTON —(UP)—’ Pos-(and your local association. All
TY. COBB WILL NOT
PLAY NEXT YEAR
in the United
sibility that a contemplated cor- the association
SIT. “a? ^Ta? ^’'.Thri^ln^™^
reduction in railroad rate* was ..
„ ..... , (he United States >f America. ,
discussed by the house ways and Its Program
“The Program of the assoc is-
means committee Wednesday
when Dr. C. S. Duncan, economist
for the Association of Railway Ex
ecutives appealed for a. ten per
cent corporation tax ala^h. ^
Duncan'declared be could not
promise reduction of freight or
passenger rates but that reduction
of the corporation tax from the
present thirteen and a half per
cent would cut $23,500,000 from
the railroad’s anneal tax bill. This
reduction in cost of operation
would be considered by the Inter
state Commerce Commission in fix
ing any new rates, he said.
tion is built upon the purpose
which is to associate young wo*
ns.n in personal loyalty to Je
sus Christ as Saviour and Lord
to promote growth in ChrisUln
character' and service through
physical, social, mental and apir-
itual training and to became a so
cial force for the extension of the
Kingdom of God.
“While th? program of (he as
sociation is built on the purpose it
is adapted to the local community
tn which it is located, stressing
those things that are especially
(Turn -to Pap* Three)
PHILADELPHIA. — (JR) — Ty
Cobb will not ha with the Phlla.
delpbla Athletic* next year.
Thl* was announced after an
hour conference with the famoue
ball player and Connie Mack,
manager of the local team Wed.
pescay.
C.rib did not aanoance hl.i rc.
tlremont hot told Hack that he
thought he might. Mack announ
ced that Use Athletic manaaemenl
could not ate Ita way clear to re.
coga>» th* great American Lea.
get player for next year.
"We Ilk* Cobb, we like We play.'
lag and we would like to have him
next year”. Mack aald. “We re-
grot that thin ’la not a Sunday
baseball town which would, fire
us greater revenue and permit u*
to retain such a player as Cobb”.
frock nnd with a chick cloche hat
clampod snugly over her hair the
howitchlng girl from Lakeland.
Fla., admitted that she Jn very
happy again, to be attired in font.
Inina ralnfent but explained:
“Naturally I am very happy tc
be visiting the dressmakers anil
shops bat flying Is my game and
I’ll never bo satisfied:'until I have
flown across the Atlantic’’.
Mitt Elder and her co-pllot'Cap.
_ . . . tain tllorge lluldeman were tn
.Though the .ntton«nnoa..jtt. the, -have torch Wednesday, with
LOCAL LEGION
POST DISCUSSES
ARMISTICE DAY
regnnr meoting-of -the American
Lpgloi was somewhat (there the
average Tuesday night, there Is a
great den! of Improvement neces
sary to bring It up to a satlsfac.,
tory standard. "1 Every veteran of'
the great World war In or around
the city rt Athens should be to-
tfriyited In the welfare of tho Am
erican Legion and should be a
number of the local poat.
It Is-not a matter of whether
or not you have brer been a mem
ber of this poat, or whether or not
you have ever been asked to join,
the organization need* your aerv.<
Ices, and I believe it to be a sac-1
red duty to your comradea and
frlenea who have patted on. or
who are suffering ah a result of
the war. that you rally to the
Support of thla work.
Legionnaires must ’ not forget
that ihe state convention la to be
held in Athens next year and that
this In Itself It no little task.
Every red-blooded American cltl-
rlals of- French aviation firms.
Later they were scheduled for tea
at tho French Aviator’s club.
Theso t lm preliminary repasta
were to bo. followed by a dinner
with Maurice Bokanowsl:!, .Mints,
ter of (Commerce.
£ IS
WAY EAST BUT
'farmer candidates" for president,
has featured private discussion# of
delegates.
In addition to ft demand for
passage of a relief hill, observ-
ers believe the resolution might
include a national call to farmers
to “disregard party lines" in the
next presidential election and vote
for an avotted advocate of federal
aid to fanAers.
It embodied a demand for
earliest possible passace of a bill,
embracing the general features of
the AfcNarj-Haugon bill sent to
the White House by th^lnst rortt
gress nnd vetoed by President
Coolldge.
FARMERS’ WEEK AT
AG. COLLEGE AGAIN
IN JANUARY, 1928
Kansas city, mo. —m— a
cold wvae, starting In the Rocky
Mountain qtates moved eastward
Wednesday alter breaking up aev.
ten la rnxlous to serve humanity | ' ' a “: r
and th^o^nunUMor -v.j&gg
The morcury In Kansas and
County Commision
Approves Plan
For Consolidation
Although the board did not ac
tually appropriate the money for
the construction of a building, the
County Commissioners at th*
meeting Tuesday approved th*
-Ian of the hoard of education to
'Uild a consolidated school In the
southeastern section of the ceun-
(Turn to page, five.)
- Mr. Marlon Phlnlzy, aged 68.
•lied at bis residence on the Jet.
ferten Road Wednesday at 1:30
o'clock. Funeral j arrangements
hare not been complated. Mr.
Phfnlsy will be buried tn Athens.
He was a son or Ferdinand Phln.-
Isy sad a brother of the late Mr.
Blllnpj phlnlzy.
Mr. PhinUy Is survived by two
half-brothers, Mr, C. H. Phlnlzy
of Augusts and Mr. Barrett Pbln-
Izy or Athena, and a sitter. Mrs.
A. \V Calhoun of Atlanta.
McDorman • Bridges Funeral
Home will have charge of arraage-
westorn Missouri stood In tha up
per thirties. Wednesday mornlgn.
a drop or mors than thirty de
gree# from Tueeday'e maximum.
Snow flurries and rains were
reported from the Dakotas to nor
thern Oklahoma.
HOLD ROLL-CALL
AT PRINCE AVE.
CHURCH WED.
The regular monthly church
conference of the Prince Avenue
Baptist Church will be held Wed-
nesday night at 7:45 o'clock at the
churchy
There will he a roll call to that
the clerk can get * correct church
roll
Dr- Tippett, pastor of the
church, will also preach a special
sermon nt this time. All .mem
bers are urged |o attend tbtf roll
call and answer to their names.
Tho twenty-first Annual Farm-
rs' Week nnd Marketing Conte!*,
one© will be held during the weak
of January 23,28. 1928, at .the
(loorginj Stato College of AgricnS.
ture, It was announced todny by.
Dr. Andrew M. Soule, President.
Dr. Soulo further stated, “Twen
ty successful conference of farnii
ers nnd agricultural workers have
boon held during the last twenty
years. Those annual conferences
furnish the opportunity for lead
ing farmers, directors and execu-’
tives of farmers organization,
county agricultural agents, and
tho agricultural people of ' rai|-
roads, and other corporations, dTs-'
trihutors of farm products, ad.
others to gather together anmmll’jk
and formulate marketing plans for
tho ensuing year. A program Waa
been tentatively arranged
will bo completed in ample tlmerj
Tho program this year will etu
phasl/e production, conservation,
utilization nnd marketing of Geor
gia’s farm .producta. Noted'
speakers, who are students of
these various phases of our pres
ent farm problems, will have
prominent places on this program.!
“In addition to the regular pro
gram conferences will be held for
tho women interested in prohlemf ,
of tho homo. The application
modern science and inventions to
promoting health, recreation and,
Industry within the farm homes
will receive careful consideration!
Forest conservations, and the
utilization of our supply of prod
ucts will also be taken up at a
special conference.
“I wish to state that the Geor
gia State College of Agriculture;
and our staff of specialists, are *
giving ^special attention *to tho
development OC this conference,
and that every farmer or business
interested in agricultural-
ss of the dtate is cordially
Invited to the Twenty-first An
nual Farmers* Week and Market-'
ig Conference.”
FajH-Sinclair Oil;Trial Ends In Mistrial When Judge
Dismisses Jury Because Of “Tampering” Affidavits
IA8H1NOTON. —(UP)— The
'-Sinclair oil conspiracy trial
“4 prematurely Wedneaday.
mtlce Frederick L. Blddoni *n-
nced a mt-trtnl as a result
barges of attempted Jory tam-
Vanwhile a grand ldry lares-
ted tho charges In another
o of the same courthouse,
orerament lawyer*,said they
adad* to start again as soon as
ilble their tremendous and
Ir'aftoR-to tw*' Harry E.
lair, r 11 millionaire and .ports
man. and Albert B. Fall, former
Secretary of the Interior, to prison
on charges or conspiring to de-
frond the government In making
the Teapot Dome naral oil reierre
Owen J. Robert*, government
counsel definitely announced that
he would ask for a new trial In
January. He notified defer—#
counsel . Informally Immediately
aftcr court adjeurned. Hi* orig.
Inal intention wa* te-make the
motion'tn open eoart Wednesday
I but the Judge adjmrned the ees-
One uffldarlt charged Sinclair
was the real employer of the de
tectives.
Justice Sfddons advised juror
Edward KJdwell of the fact that
two affidavits made -charges In
volving him which he was at lib.
erty to examine. Then bo re
viewed hit consideration of the
government charge*.
"The July panel is discharged",
the judos said at 11:20 o’clock,
after which coart adjourned.
At the opening of coort the
judge ordered the Jury brought la
■B—aJMMli
wammamm
erts will present hi, reqi
tha judge privately later in the
day.
The trial ended dramatically in
Its thirteenth day as a result of
four affidavits submitted by gov
ernment counsel that one juror
boaated he expected to profit from
an aegntttol and that fifteen or
atxteea Bhfn* detective* were
dogging the' footsteps of jurors,
making contacts With their friend,
and acquaintances-and Investigat
ing their financial standing.
to hear for the flret time of the
sensational chargee of Jury tamp-
r">* rW'h had been laid before
„ WPftrttT morning. Horry
F. Sinclair cam* Jauntily Into
coart and wee smiling. He was
followed soon by hi, co-defendant,
Albert R Fail.
For ton minutes Justice* Sid.
done talked of thee harge* which
And brought to a sudden and on-
forueen end tho government’, at.
tempt tn convict Fall and Sinclair
of conspiracy.
Hie talk over, he dismissed the
jury and another of the step* In
the long chain of th* oil case was
temporarily ended.
. Justice Blddoaa declared that
the wide publicity given the sffl.
davits oa jury tampering: fur
nished “addltloiul reasons" for his
declaring a mistrial
Juror Edward Kldwall, whose
talk of expectation of receiving
"s car t< long as-thin block" In
event of an acquittal, who wa* one
of the bases for the mistrial, did
not leave the courtroom with the
other Jurors. _ _ ^
He was pal* as be waited be
tide the government counsel,
Owen J. Robert* and Atieo Pom.
•rone.
'Asked If ho had anything to
nar./KIdwell replied:
No. not nt this time."
' The dobonsalr Sinclair and for
mer Secretory Fall registered no
vfaable emotion at the verdict.
Smiling, the eleven other mem
bers of the Jury walked nut of the
courtroom, finally discharged from
their Jury service.
Within a ludf hour after the Jury
*
-- h ■ - -
was discharged, Kidwell was sum
moned before the grand Jury In- ,
vestigating the Jury tampering
forts charged by the government
Kidwell later denied to report-*
era he had made the statements
attributed to him In the affidavit^
“I never said a word about
clalr or an * automobile, n'thouglk
they (King and Akers) tried , t,0. •;
lead me on", he said.
District Attorney Peyton OcD-w _
don announced the entire July,
would l 1 ' 1 called Thursday before
the grand Jurjr,
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