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ATHENS COTTON:
middling*';*. 20 l-2r
PREVIOUS CLOSE .. .. 20 l-2c
Dafly and Sunday—IS Centa a Weak.
fetabllaked 1IJ1.
Dally and Sunday—IS Centa a Weak.
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THE* ■VEATHER:
Continued fair and < ;of Thursday
nifrhf. Friday fair and cooler. I'im-
aiblc light frost.
VOL. 95, NO: 25S
I,fated Press Berrien. United Press Dispatch™,
ATHENS, GA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER S, 1927
A. B. C. Paper. Sir fie Copies 2 Centa Deny, ( Cents Sunday.
TY SIX NEW FLOGGINGS UNCOVERED IN ALA.
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Tracing New Leads In Oil Case Jury Probe
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mw Winterville Community Fair Opens Friday
twenty-four ARETfnny
FEARED KILLED ILUUI
INSTORMS
[lieu icu w wrc
rminatiori of the effort i_
) place the Teapot Dome
use in the hands of a
iry.
With charges that Burns detec.
ves in the employ of Harry
inclair, had attempted to gain
intact with .turors and that one
' the jurors had boasted that he
ipected material gain from a
•rdict In the esse, the goyern-
icnt had already' placed 'teati-
onv before the litqufsltorial body
i affidavit form, (f
Thursday, as a result of new
ads developed, the prosecution
irned temporarily from it* pl»n
. have aU of the iwgra. whoae
smissal was ordered *^^Deada7
ipear for questioning and turn-
1 to others Including Mark B,
hompson, of New Mexico, one of
ic counsel for Albert • B. Fall,
hose lease of the naval oil reserve
Sinclair brought about Indict-
cot of the two men.
Thompson said his appearance
id to do with a pereonal tale-
lone call to Daniel Jackson, ax
sistant attorney general./Neith.
the Fall attorney nor Mr.
irkeon would go further than to
v the call was pereonal, decl*r-
u that to do bo would be in die-,
card of court procedure.
Mr, Jackioa was not called, but
id at hla office that the tele-
Hum to Page Eight)
WORK, SAYS SMI!
NEW YORK —(AP) r Counter
IV A SHINGTO N.— CARDIFF. Wale*— <UP>—Hun-
\V Ahnl«u * trip. c{ gomes and coal mines
AP)—In an .atmosphere h ,„ been flooded and railway.
,f calm which contrasted {-“-“aSKWSgS
harply witn the tense ex- torrent i a i ram* in southern w*Je*.
ifpment df ( 'the lest two It Is feared that twenty four f wc#w iyjlxn . ——
, - *ci_i| CJnploir lire* hare been lost on two Irish charges of open gambling m re
lays OI uie U all-SinClair vegge j g which have not been heard publican clubhouses, together with
111 conspiracy trial, the from since Friday*, storms. the additional charge that in one
lovernment Thursday .«h dub armed , gunmen w.«
iroceeded to lay before’a
rand jury, the evidence
vhich led lb the dramatic
such club armed gunmen were
■ —, hired to protect the play, were
—I made today by Governor Alfred
Chancellor SnelliniT n. Smith in a statement replying
L-nanceilor * t0 , inl ii„ c harg« mad* againrt
Celebrates A Birthday • democr aUc clubhouse* b v colonel
. .1 Theodore Roosevelt .
Colonel Roosevelt, in his key-
note speech at the republican state
convention in Rochester which was
supplemented in a recent speech
in an uptown schooThouse, assert-
November third, today, is
the birthday of Chancellor
Charles M. Sndltng. He spent
part of the day attending to
matter* pertaining to his of
fice at the University, and
was the recipient throughout
the dey of many messages of
congratulations from his
numerous friends throughout
the country.
The Chancellor Is recover
ing from a recent illness and
in an -—--
ed th.it Governor Smith having
been identified throughout his
political career with Tammany
Hall must accept responsibility
for the corrupt conditions the
sneakers attributed to Tammany
Hall- He termed the governor
.the “bellwether" of the democrat-
log from a recent illness and j c political organisation
operation and has been back | The governor prefac’d his state-
home from the hospital but n. [mept with the rMnerk- thab tt
few davs. - —" must seem strange.to the people
Thursday he wished the of the state that “the voung colo-
footbad team good luck on the ' n cl2 should deyjte himself to
ev» of their denarture for a n attack upon me and my admin-
Florida. and will inend a istratlon" in to* "
q„,rt evening trihorn^ J^SL. S JSM
of grave importance.* The .state*
ment ended with a return to his
subject. . „
I Urge* Real Service.
“Why don’t you try to render a
'real service to the *t*te? he
I asked In conclusion. “Talk about
| the pending constitutional amend-
ments, no matter yrhich side of the
nucstlon you take. You will at
least be stirring up public inter
est In the real issue of the cam-
(Turn to Page Eight.)
ENGINEER KILLED III
VERY PECULIAR
Mr. E. V. Snipes, for 28 years
an engineer on the Seaboard Air
Line, was tnstantly killed Thurs-
„ - Line, was tnstantly kinca in“r«-
IHAYSON
m*' • ! Mr, snipe.
PLANS,;;
IITINEIIT F
•D ORCHARD, Me. — (AP)—
“more nmbltious project,"
h Mrs. Franc*. Grayson said
was considering at her preq.
Mr. Snipes was running
freight train north out of Atlanta
when the accident occurred. As
he neared the Peachtree Creek
grade he stuck his head out of
the cab window. A steel ppajj
on the bridge struck Win, crush
ing his skull and death followed
'"'Mr^Snipe* was a citizen of At
lanta, but was known throughout
this section, as he had made daily
runs on the Seaboard for tuaoJ
years. His body was returned to
Atlanta. He was 43 years old.
“RIGHT TO KILL”
flight. Daring her thre,
* stay hers whll? engaged
attempted flight to Denmark ]
'came known that she con-
la ted such a dour,
was learned that the was en
TONBRIDGE, England —(UP)
—Mrs. Felicia Walk died her;
Thursday of arsenic admini»tored»
police said, by her daughter, Mr*.
Margaret B. Delviga*, 34, In Eng
land^ second “right to kill case
within a fortnight. ,
Mrs. Dclvign* was, arraigned
-Tuesday on the charge that sh.
| had given the poison to relieve
:her mother,of terrible suffering
(from taalignant.cancer of the hv.
BRAIN TORN, BOY
STILL HOLDING
ON TO LIFE
ATLANTA.*—(UP)—Doctor* re
mained, baffled Thursday because-
Loren Leister, 12. Is still-alive.
Accidentally shot in the head
Hallowe’en, the bullet entered the
boy’s forehead and ranged through
the left side of his skull, coming
to rest In th® back of the head.
Physicians at Grady Hospital
Thursday said a large portlMi.pf
the. brain tissue hail been torn,
and deqth had been expected any
minute since the boy entered the
honnltal Monday night.
The victim has remained uncon.
sclous since the accident.
GROUNDS TO OPEN Alabama Governor Islgnoranl
AT TEN 0’CL0CK; Of Rumored “Break” With His
MANY ATHENIANS;Attorney General, He Asserts
RUTH ELDER NOT
ABLE TO HOLD
BACK BLUSHES
ID ATTEND EVENT j McCall Wants to Put An
End to Lawlessness. Gov
ernor Balks At Expendi
ture of $10,000.
MONTGOMERY. Ala — (UP) —
If thuro is any “break* between
Govorucr' Graves and Attorney
General Charlie McCall, it la news
to the governor.
This statement was matle by
Winterville’s annual
Community Fair will be
held Friday on the school
grounds which long have
been a community center.
„ , ... . , n Allin muiuucui XU UMU8 UJ
The fair will open at 10 Governor Graves Thursday fol-
o’clock' and close with ai wwm publication by, an turnonm
. „ „ by Mi| all of on Interview Wltll
play; When a Fellow orave.1 Wednesday In which the
Needs a Friend,”, at 8 ■° r 111,1 uoxninx trials and in.
- ,, veulqatlons. wna discussed.
0 CIOCK. | when Graves objected to a pot-
Dr. J, r, Wilkinson, paster of; B n.lo oxr-ense of $10,000 for spoc-
tjie- Athens First Baptist church promeutdrs. McCall said:
PAltlS.—(JP)—Some =00 ton it'll),
line membere of the American
colony In Paris Tliursday Kara
Ruth Elder a welcome which
brought a blnsh to her cheeks and
made hor aemi-apebchless with .
pleasure bfeMe illpner wlVhe served at
Hailed as the “lovely, daring, (12:.=0 o'clock on the Fair grounds,
darling of Co’nmbla". Mhi Elder _At 3 o'clock, two basketball garnet
accompanied by. Captain George. Jgin Ht* played. . ,
W Haldemati. wna guest of honor Th* boys' and girls* chib* of the
luncheon at the American
club, where she enlovod the de
lightful position of being the sole
woman on whom the eyes of the
great room full of men rested ad.
mirlngly.
The American girl, who,Washed
and saulrmed through u speech
of laudation, was unable to an*,
wer when she wa.i forced to arise.
“As a speechmakor. I tun a total
flop”, she murmured. “My heart,
get* mired up In my throat.”
During the morning Miss Elder
and Captain Haideman managed
to slip to LeBonrRet where they
made a flight over the environ*
of Paris circling Versailles and
Fontainebleau In a spring Ilke-
sunthlne.
YEGG MAKES BIG
MISTAKE BY
LEAVING
ADDRESS
PULASKI. Tenn. — (UP) — A — .... .
handbook containing the name of 790, B. P. O. Elka, will hold the
nr.o or the yeegs believed to have regular meeting- Thursday night
one tint the po.itnfflce safe here at eight o'clock at th* club home
Wednesday morning was fonnd In on Washington street. The visit
•bo bidding. Tho doe, It Is ha. 0 f the District Deputy Grand Ex-
Keyed, will soon lead to the arrest cited Ru’er W. H. Beck, of Grif-
<;»*tho robbers. fin, to Athena, wil be discussed
Thev escaped with several hun- at the meting as well a* other
dred dollars In stamps and $109 matters of fmportonce to tht
tn cash. lodge.
deliver an educational address t to ld the.governor, that I be.
,t 11 o'clock at tho Falrr ,A bor. )| evr ,i | t *•„„ worth $101)00 to
lirr.ak up this lawlessness.’ He In.
formed me that the treasury was
Romewhat depleugt and I told him
f figured Alabama's credit wu
good enough to put a stop for
ever to what I considered a reign
of terror brought about by mem.
bers of tho Ku Klux Kian.” ,
“He stated 1 Oiat 'no such con.
dltion existed in the state at the
present time and I told him that
probably tho only reason it didn't
exist was because of the Oneouta
trials
Wlhiertlll* cqmmuntty will h«r<
exhibits In addition to the cx-
hlbltn of the Woman'a Commun-
ty '.Club.' the agricultural crops
and Urettock.
Tho Wlnterville Fair always at-
-icacts a-large number of people
from other, sections of the county,
particularly Athens. This com
munity has made a rnputatlbn for
modern farming methods which is
widespread. The .Wlnterville Pure
Seed Association ns the first or
one of the first organised In Oeor-
gla and attracted much attention,
many others having been organ,
lsed as a result of Us successful
management.
Th* Wlnterville Community
Fair officers follcw:
T. N. Gain**. President; J. H.
Wilson, secretary-treasurer; M B.
Plttanl. advertising; n. Keith.
Homs Economics Dept.: Ain. W.
B. Coile. Woman’s work: Sirs. M.
D. Mobley, program and reerea-
tion. I
ELKS MEET
Members of Athens .Lodge. No.
JUSTICE TAFT
SPEAKS ON
CRIME
WASHINGTON —(UP)— Chit!
Justice William Howard Taft of
tho United States Supreme Court,
told the Notional Crime Commis
sion conference here Thursday
that tin whole country 1* becom-
Ini? arouied to the neccwity foi
better legal machinery for the
prosecutl m of crime.
“Th? Baum®* Law.” he said,
“seenis tp indicate thst the fpr*
eotten man—%he victim of, mur
derer, robbery—I* belngr remem-
hsred* We mu*t not allow out '
interest in criminal* to cauue ui
to make the proeecution of crime
subordinate' to reform.”
RIVKR8 ARE LQW
ROME. Ga.H^—R‘ T « r » in this
*i ••, nr*, at the l^w^t levrt In
- ■flirt', dhe to continued d*T w ®®*
ther.
as consId^rinR at ner pre%« ..a|« DDITTIVIT?
on* Island headquarters w'VUN iKll IV?IIL
-.HrfS' S:' ACCEPTABLE TO „
UNITED STATESLiSTSBU.»
W - of S. M. Waite, «? of the leading
rss learned that she was en- | WASHINGTON) —(UP)- Tjw
ring to obtain 4h» service* ' appointment of Bsron Von Pntt-
nt Bslchen- as pilot for sn Und Gaffron ns German sm-
itton nakt . summer whkh j.^or to th* United States, is
have a -program similar to ' c(ptjA i e to the ^United States
arried out by De Pinedo, the ^.j^ment and the
t aviator. . . will probably be granted within a
S would ! involve a crossing - ^ m tvro .
/Turn tn Page ElfhtY Th® Bsron is 44 years old.
OI a* .11, S*ev n
hop grower* In Kent county, f*m_
ed for the hop* which make most
of England’s beer.
tho Athens Young Women s. nommati^ ^ , he(r misa Iona-v
an Association is arcom- to d also for their so.ials.
r much good, M<«. *» • I ^ j. ounr .people of the com-
:halrmUn of the Y. W. L; i ,, 1 becom ng more and
enslon committee ^ ac^in'w wKh ft. Y. W.
. . - ... c. A. program through the Neigh-
borhood House, she etates, ;nd
although many attractive larties
hive been held there alrtsd.- the
next year's programs includes
many more.
The religious nrogram of the
Y W A., ic also bring brought
into contact with the young P'0-
1,lo 0 f the community and the or
ganisation's endenvors toward
«b^ ' 5 l rr :Mr, Kirk.
immunity center. In addi-
1 the kindergarten, which >«
•ted thsre dally kr Mr* n ;
leenerr -.the) Nriphborliood
is used for aB klmU nt
>nme activities. Mrs. Kiric
Th* kindergarten Is a part
• city public school mtw.
e Oconee street school ImiM-
' werowded the use of-the
REPORTED SLAIN
AMONG BEDOUINS
LONDON —(UP)— Th* Dill)
Express’ Jerdsalem correspond'nt
reports that dispsUhs* from Da
mascus. state that two^ hundred
have been killed or wounded in
clashes between two sections ol
the Rtulla Trtsat, most powerful
of the Bedouins.
The fighting occurred in the
neighborhood of Derma, close tc
the Pels* tine frontier, according
to the reports. , . ,
It Is feared that the feud may
spread among other tribes, mnnv
of which already are on the war-
^The conflict is reported to bay
started over the question of loyal-
- — heads of the well ..known
tribes, after Freneh In-
failed. Gnlt conae-,
fcartd ‘/t
HIGH FLEVEN PUTS
ON F
WESTERN STATES
AND PART OF
EAST FEEL
COLD
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah —
(AP)—A three day blltzard along
the Continental Divide in western
Wyoming Thursday ■ left upwards
of seventy-five motorists maroon
ed at Medicine Bow, while many
tourists were forced to abandon
autos at other points.
While there' were report* that
several passengers on a bus oper
ating betwen Laramie and Medi
cine Bow. were* injured, wjten th«
machine overturned, there . was
nothing to indicat any of the pas-
singers were in', a. serious condi
tion.. A drivtr of another bux
was burned and the passengers
forced out Into the snow when
the car struck a high tension
wire. The passengers were tak-
eh to Medicine Bow.
Although passengers on the bus
which burned declared those of
their number were last seen fight
ing their pray through tho storm,
officials were unable to verify
tbie. Tho driver claim* all his
passengers were .taken to Medi
cine Bow.
iManv persons who abandoned
autos at Laramie and Rock Springs
Wyoming, arrived hero Thursday.
FIRST SNOW
WHEELING,, W. Va. —(AP)
—The first now of the season fell
her*. Thursday while apple an4
pear trees were in bloom for the
second time thle year and violets
wer* flowering.
The ,now listed fifteen min
utes;
DISTURBANCE
WASHINGTON —(UP)— Ths
West Indian tropical disturbance
was reported Thursday by the
United States Westhsr Bureau at
central about latltud* 30 north
1 longitude 74 weet, moving north
ward. '
No strong winds have been re
ported yet. •
SNOW FALLING
BALTIMORE, Md- —(AP)-A
long predicted change In the
weather occurred In this eltj
Thursda- pith rain and erise
breezes. The nearby country which
renorts to the weather bunas
said, was covered with snow. Ire
formation at the bureau had snott
falling In Garratt county in thi
western part of the state and th
parts nt Virginia and Maryland
It wax predicted that Baltimore
would escape this snow.
ATTORNEY GENERAL
OF
INTO NEW OUTRAGES
MONTGOMERY, Ala,—
(AP)—Fifty-six persons,.
both white and negroes,
have been victims of
masked violence in Talla
dega county, Alabama^
since 1924, Attorney Gen
eral Charlie C. McCall an
nounced late Wednesday
night.
Tho floRglnfs wore uncovered
by state Inve&tigntors working dL.
rectly out of the Attornoy Gen
eral’s office nrnl In ninety per cent
of the cases, Mr. McCall said,
“Tho whippings were perpetrated
by men wearing the robes and re.
galia of tho Ku Klux Klan”.
Tho Attorney General said some
of the victims were so cruelly •
beaten that bits of their clothing
were embedded In their flesh. In
addition to tho flogglngH the At*
tornoy General said evidence had
been found to chow that a num.
ber of barns and other building®
were btirned and two houses dy-
namited after their owners had
received mysterious warnings.
All but a few of tho persons
flogged In Talladega countv bav»
fled tie sWto. TVIr. McCall said,
and arq now living In Texas or
Tennessee, Georgia, and other
nearby atatpq.
‘‘At the time I consider apnro.
priato". 1 he said, “I will be ( in Tal
ladega county and the people who
have been molested and those who
know-of violence done can come
to me and tell me what they
know. There will be no danger
f nucli information becoming pub-
lie.”
Mr.
With the announcement
McCall made public names of all
the fifty six persons who hav®
been flogged In tho county.
When the Red and White boys
of Athens High School meet the
strong Thomson High team on
8anford Field Friday afternoon at
3:30 o'clock a hard battle will
take place, a battle In which two
undefeated high school teams will
make a brilliant attempt to hold
anch a record.
This gamo will be one of tho
best high school games played In
Athens this year. Both teams
are strong and both are unde,
fee $ or. hut one must taste the bit-
tor sting of defeat on Sanford
Field Friday afternoon.
Some of the football funs
around Athong are Just a bit doubt,
fu* about how the game wil! come
out. They havp heard so, much
about tho strength of the Thom-
son team and all abma the cham
pionship team that Thomson had
last year. Well It Is all true.
Thomson Is strong this year. It
I®" also true that Thomson had
a championship team last year
and more than that -every man
that played on the/Thomson team
last year with tho exception of
one lii foand'playing In hla aam®
position this year and Jnst to show
you how good they are. th!® par-
titular out) that' I* nat back is
making-'a great showing
University of Georgia Bulipup
e WeU that Is a good line for the
'ihomeon team. But why worry
of out the i trength of the Thom
son outfit* It Is true that thn teem
Is strong but In our opinion the
Red and White boys of Athens
High are jnst a bit stronger. They
have shown ns In the games that
they have played.this season that
they are sfrong aud we are con
fidant that when tho game *h ovot
Friday afternoon the standards cl
the Red and White will be waring
on top.
And wa hare reason »o b«*llf?
that Athene High wil! defeat
Thomson and a»so OnlnwriUe f>»
that matter, but right non we ore
Moaakin* ef Thomson. A look at
the past record of the Red and
White team pnd some of the play-
era or probably ell of them iff evl.
dance enough that Athens High
has one of the strongest teams
that can be found tn Ncfftbeast
-Georgia.
Taka a look at thejtamee al.
ready plarcd. Athens High'has
defeated Dublin. Hartwell, and
Fulton High. School® with very
little trouble, probably the hard.
VESSEL^ COLLIDE
SYDNEY, Australia (UPVr*
Nino persons are dead, forty ar*
injui^d and several are nti®«>jW
following a collision In Sydney
hartor Thursday when the steam*
*er Tahiti rammed a crowded* fer
ryboat.
The ferry, whose passenger®
mostly were women and cmUrwn
bound for a picnic, sank within
a minute in the shark Infested
waters. \ . . ...
Some passengers were terribly
injured in the crash Itself. Other®
were imprisoned in »• JJI.
. the engincroom crew In the noli*
| Tho United Press correspond*!**
'witnessed the- tragedy from the
*^Bound for New Zealand from
San Francisco, the 7398 ton Ta
hiti ran down the fcirj/boat, be
fore its happy excurriotdsta rea-
(Turn to Page Eight.) . ,,
EFFORTS ARE 10E
TO REPEAL THE
est game that Athens has played
this season was the game with j
Fulton High fn Atlanta somo V j
days ago. fttlton had an nnde- j
footed team, aud a strong one too,»
but the good record was lowered
when took the the gpice
by a 13 to 0 score. The game
with Dublin High was a **lb
away whRo the Hartwell game
which resulted in a 47 to 14 score
In favor of Athens was Jn®t abonl
n» bad. New all tho games have
been good and we are expecting
the game with Thomson to be
the same way
In the gomes already played
tho Red and White line has made
a wonderful showing. Jnat look
over the line for a minute. Tho
two end*. Pnrrett and E. Hamilton.
Th»v arc mighty good enda and
have sore displayed some good
work In the Athens High battles.
In the game with Fulton High
f’amllton played a wonderful de
fensive game.; He averaged throw,
fog the Fulton hoy® of loaaa® of
three yards overy time they came
around his end. The tackle®,
I<ra*ners and Lambert ar® far the I
bast tackles In this part of th®
state and It yonld Uik® « Jopg and
(Turn to page two,!
IN ATHENS; LIGHT
A cold «ave appeared to be
doecendlDx upon Athens Thurs
day.
cr prevailed hero until Wednesday
nleht,v.lien a shower preceded by
hall, almost xnve tho community
tho lonq-nended rain. Thursday
morning It war cooler and bv noon
it was considerably cooler.
Wednesday morning tho thrr.
mometer nt the State College of
Agriculture read n« and tho high
reading was 72. Thursday morn-
!ng (ho reading was r,9 and at
noon It was =S.
NAMES DEPOSITORY
ATLANTA. — UP> — Governor
Hardman has appointed the Peo- time saerrnt.. *.■«
pies Bank at Glenvllle Go., ax a peacetime- exaction
state depository, end has ro-ap- -- "•» "f f"
po'nied the Darien, Ga., Dank, ns
a depository,
WASHINGTON -(UP)- Nut-
sancc taxes. Including those oa
autos, music and adnrssions, were
opposed before tho house wave
and mean committee Thursday vf
■••ipi.cuuiui' itpuu /xiiicua a uui■- reprfiscntotivcs of intsrcstH
day. At least it felt that way. dustrie®.
While sunshiny. Aprll-llko wcatb'.’ Appca
Appeals were madV that the*#
(axes* inaugurated tn wartime®,
be repealed In the new Tev^nue
hills upon which tho commit*?#
is now holding hearings.
At the same tmv» a st.^temenl
was jssued by the National
mob(l* Dealers Association opoo^
In? Secrctar*. of Treasury Mel.
Ion’s pronosat for retention of uta
automobile taxes.
“In the stornrr dry* of UJtM
we did not question the advhoWL
itv, but consented to tho nricinl*
ns n nntriotic duty tn win ths
war.” the statement said. "A war.
time sacrifice his now be-om» r
peacetime exaction. (A "iff !»h
or the altar of fr<"<lom is to
collect'd nerne'dall-
1 ground of exj>edicncjf.8