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VOL. 96, NO. 1S4
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ATHENS. OX., FRIDAY. JUNE 15, 1928,
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CURTIS NAMED AS VICE PRESIDENTIAL NO
CURTIS SELECTED
FIRST BILLOT
Rill ITE
FOR SECIY. HOOVER
CURTIS NAMED.
KANSAS CITY, Mo.—(UP)
Senator Charles Curtla. ot Kan
sas, was chosen to fill the vice
presidential place on the tick
et by the convention Friday.
He was selected on the first
i allot. Curtis irot 1052 votes;
Pawcs 13; MeNider 2; not vot
ing 3; and Bkem, attorney
general of Wisconsin, 13.
KANSAS CITY, Mo—
(AP) — Senator Charles
Curtis of Kansas appear
ed to have the vice presi
dential nomination in his
hands as the republican
convention met Friday to
name the running mate
for Herbert Hoover, New
York and Pennsylvania
having voted solidly to
support him at meetings
held just before the open
ing of the assembly.
Adding iho 90 votes of New
York and the 79 of Pennsylvania
to the middle western support al
ready behind the. republican lead
er li the senate, gjvc him ru.'h a
lead that leader.) believed his noni
_ "it looks , like Curtla,” Senator
Vice President Dawes, declared as
he started for Conventlol Hail and
the Curtis news swept through the
city.
TIDE SWELLING
CONVENTION HALL, Kansas
City. Mo.—(An—A swelling tide for
Senator Curtts ot Kansas set In
as the republican convention as
sembled at noon Friday to select a
running mate for Herbert Hoover
and finally adiourn.
Already endorsed by New York.
Pennsylvania,' New Jersey, Illinois
and a string ot smaller states, the
Kansas Senator appeared certain
to go into the voting with at least
an Imposing load over the field.
Just before the noon convening
hour of the convention both Sen
ator Moses of Now Hampshire and
Senator Edge of New Jersey an
nounced they would refuse to per
mit their names to go before the
convention and would swing their
support to Curt!*.
Senator rtorah of Idaho, who
originally had declared tor re-nom-
nttlon of Vice President Dawes,
also not only switched to Curtla
but consented to make the nomi
nation speech for him.
WASHINGTON—(UP)—Herbert Hoover, repub
lican presidential, nominee, was cheered by employees
at the Commerce Department Friday on his first ap-
pearance in public since the Kansas City convention
nominated him for the presidency.
Brimming with emotion (because
of the honor paid him, Hoover
temporarily resumed his duties
as Secretary of Commence.
Early Friday, after learning of
Early Friday, after learning
his nomination by radio, Mr. Hi
ver told hii personal secretary'he
would ’-e at his desk by 10:00 a.
m. Tears vfere in his eyes as hs
talked- 'If ws? shortly after mid*
rtfght and he had just heard the
overwhelming vote cast for him.
The unofficial notification—4>y
radio—^was a dramatic scene.
Hoyer was in his library, tho door
opened so he could hear a radio
in the next room where guesta
were assembled.
, The guesfi’, mostly neighbors,
were sifting around the hides of
the 1 living room. In the adjoin
ing* rOoni, newspapermen waited
on Hoover. Tho secretary kept
in' seclusion, but* several times en
tered the guest chamber to speak
to frfend*.
'Thy guests* nerves wero on
edge. Women, gowticd in freau-
|iful evening dresses giggled ner
vously as the convention proceed
ings came over the ah*.
When the crucial minute ar
rived and the balloting started*
the visitofs^ applauded vigorous
ly every time votes were cast for
Hoover.
The Secretary was embarrassed
b~ this demonstration and was
trying to remain cairn.
A fbat—bird of ill-omen to the
superatitiout—flew in the . win
dow of the living room. Guests
laughed and butlers were called
to cha o out the l«t
Then the vote went past the ne
cessary majority. Then a cheer
came from his friend*. They rush
ed into the library to congratulate
Hoover.
Hoover came out in a few min
ute* to say:
“I have no statement to make
at present.”
The republican nominee plana
to follow his usual routine of
arising and retiring early. Ho
(Turn to page fire.)
WAS SELECTED .
NINE HONORARY
DEGREES GIVEN
BY UNIVERSITY
L
BY JOHN MCIB
KANSAS CITY, Mo. —(UP)
The following is he full text of
Jne following if he mu text oi
the nominating speech for Her
bert Hoover, delivered at the re-
wi *ican national convention
Thursday night by John McNan,
California attorney and close
friend of the Commerce Secretary-
“Mr. Chairman, Ladies and Gen
tlemen of the Convention:
‘‘California 1 * delegation* elected
by 600,000 votes in an uncontested
primary, presents to you for the
presidency of the 'United States
America’* greatest administrator
in human welfare—Herbert Hoo-
“The united Pacific coast strides
into this convention to declare him
(Tarn to page three.)
Weather Forecast J
Present Awards In High School Meet
Here; Commerce Enters Finals In Big |
Debate; Stewart Again Heads Group
im ire
Nine honorary degrees 1
conferred by the trustees of the
University ot Georgia at the aes
aion Friday morning. Among
fchme honored was’ one Athenian
and one former Athenian, Presi*
dent Andrew M. iSoule of the
State College ot Agriculture and
Dr. W. L. Moss, now of Harvard
University, Cambridge.
Those awarded degrees were;
•Dr. Charles H. Herty, New
York, and General Walter A. Har
ris, Macon, LL.D.
TIED FOR FIRST IN
LITERARY EVENTS;
TENTH WINS DEBATE
Oo«ap
prizes were • awarded
Friday to winners in the
literary, athletic, home
economics arid oratorical
contests held by the Geor
gia High School Associa
tion, following the debate
in the University of Geor
gia chapel which was won
by the tenth district, rep
resented by Warrenton.
The Second and Ele.enlh dle-
trlcts tied for first place In the
literary ebenia. each ecorlng sir-
teen points. They were awarded
banners and will hold the literary
cup for elx months each. Twelfth
district won second place with
nine points and Fifth district third
place with eight points.
Fourth district was awarded the
banner and cup for scoring the
highest number ot points In the
athletic cents, having registered
twenty points. Ninth district scor-
I ed nineteen points, winning sec
ond Place and tenth district scored
fifteen points and won third pl*ce.
S The negative won the', debate.'
♦ hegolred: That th» preeeat
(Turn to P»0» FI»») t£
COOLIDGES SEND
TELEGRAMS TO
THE HOOVERS
SUPERIOR, Wle.— (UP) —
President Coolidge, Informed
Friday ot the selection of Her
bert Hoover os the republican
presidential nominee, Immedi
ately dispatched to the Sec
retary ot Commerce a message
ot ’(elicitations.
The message was brief and
canted a wish for success. It
was accompanied by a mes
sage from Mrs. Coolidge to
Mr*.’ Hoover, in Washington.
- President Coolldge's message
reed:
•'You have been nominated
for the most Important po.
sltlon In tho world. Your
great ability and your wide ex.
perience Willi enable you to
serve our party and our coun
try with marked distinction.
I wish yon all the success that
your heart could desire, Msy
God continue to bestow upon
you the -power to do your
duty.”
Mrs. Coolldge's telegram read
as follows:
"The President end I send
to yon and your's our love
and best wishes”.
LITTLE INTEREST
IN KANSAS CITY
CATTS DEFATED FOB
GOVERNOR—PROTESTS
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. —CAP
—Declaring the primary election
just closed “was the culmination
of tbs greataft orgy of political
corruption the state of ‘Florida
ever ha* _seen, w Sidney J. Catta,
former govertipr and again a can
didate for the office* Friday plac
ed a protest with tho state demo
cratic canvassing board.
PRESIDENT S SPECIAL—(UP)
President Coolldge's apparent In.
{difference towards political de
velopment* seemed more myatf.
lying than e'er Friday.
Although by a specnl
Installed radio step to keep abreas
of tiie convention uev^opmeuts at
Kansas City, tho President retired
Thursday night before the nomi
nating speeches had been con.
eluded and was asleep when Her
bert Hoover was named as the
republican candidate.
The radio has been used little
during the trip from Washington
to the summer White House at
Cedar Island Lodge, near Brule,
Wisconsin.'
ROGERS HORNSBY
IS SUSPENDED
BY HEYDLER
NEW YORK—(UP)—John Hey.
dler, preeldent ot the National
League, baa euapended Manager
Roger* Homeby of the Boeton
Braves for ceuelng a demonstra
tion In Thursday's game between
the Braves and the St. Louie
Cardinal* at Boeton.
Umpire Pflrman was bombard
ed with pop bottles by the tans
when Hornsby protested a. decis
ion at the plate after being-called
out on atrikee. The aa*peniIon is
forftraday*. ■_ >
Dr. W. L. Moos, Cambridge;
and Edwin H- Scott, of G, S. C,
W.. MUledgeville, Sc.'D.
Litt. D. Miss Seiaie Kempton,
Atlanta, member of the legisla
ture from Fulton county.
C. Lelahd Green, d:an of the
Berry School, Rome, Fed. D.
Agri. D. Governor L. G. Hard
man, Commerce and Dr. Andrew
M. Soule.
D. D. Rev. James B. Lawrence,
Amerlcui. i
Mainly routine business came
before the board at the second
session, but a .discussion of the
Lumpkin Law School rj-org» Dilu
tion question is scheduled to en
liven the meeting at four o'clock
Friday afternoon.
Tho report of the special com
mittee, composed of Sanders 51c-
Dantel, Atlanta; G. E. Maddox,
Rome and Chancellor Sneiiing,
was brought in Friday morning,
and was referred, after a general
dlscu sion, to the regular law
school committee. The contents
of the report were not divulged
after the meeting Friday morn
ing. ’
GEORGIA DHE6ATES
STAGE SHOW AT
CONVENTION
IS ELECTED TO
OF DEPARTMENT OF
; LITTLE THEATER PINED
CORDELL HULL TO
RETIRE FROM .
COMMITTEE '!
M
CARTHAGE. Tcnn. —YAP)—4
Representative Cordell Hull, Ten
nessee’* member of the* riemocra-
ita national committee, Friday an
nounced that he would retire when
his term expries during the ap-
EXTENSION WORK SANFORD TELLS OF C»» hinK con nti0 11 uston *
IS COMMENTED ON m * “ nnn u unden,t00d
BY CHANCELLOR
KANSAS CITY, 5to. -(API-
After having witnessed two good
acts staged on the floor by the
Georgia de’egation, the national
republican convcnion expectantly
awaited the curtain Friday on the
question of national commitfke-
man.
Only once when they cast 18
votes againn the minority farm
plank, luve the Georgians been
able to announce a vote without
individual roll call from *ho chair.
With both the Ben J. Davis
and Joe Watson factions claiming
•victory In the race for national
committeeman, another roll call
(Turn to Page Three)
Development of the ex
tension service of the Uni
versity of Georgia is
pointed to in the report of
Chancellor O. M. Sneiiing
to the Board of Trustees
Friday as one of the most
important phases ojf the
institution’s growing: ser
vice to the state.
Under the direction of J. ' C.
Wnrdlaw, formerly superintendent
of schools in Atlanta, the exten
sion division of the University
now has plans for carrying the
facilities of the University of
Georgia to the door of every cit-
Isen in the state, and already hun
dreds of citizens in even the re
mote st.-lions of the .state, are
being given tho opportunity to
take college work without having
to take up their residence stray
from their homes and business.
Thlt new department of the Uni
versity, established only a few
years ago, has become one of its
most popular branches- Homo
study groups and correspondence
courses are included in the service
given by the extension division.
■ Gifts Mentioned
ChanceUor Snelling’s report
records the gifts to the institu
tion in the last year, the most no
table being the Hunt echolarehip
fund established by the late Mrs.
Aurora Hunt of Gainesville and
that founded by Misa Mary Jett
Franklin of Athens. 'The Chan
cellor recommends that the foods
provided in Miss Franklin's will
be used to aid in maintaining the
department of music which begins
next term under Hugh L. Hodg
son, of Athens end Atlanta, us
director.
Of outstanding importance
the Chancellor's report is the de
velopment of the junior college in
Georgia. The report points
that the number entering
freshmap class at the University
last term was smaller than the
previous year because of tho fact
that the junior colleges in the
state are taking cate of those who
(Tarn to page five.)
PLANS FOR JUNIOR political significance is Attached
AND SENIOR GROUP!
ULiiuvn \jawj Caro]Jna thafc 19 j. 2 votes ot tba
—— j i state’s 24 are definitely commit-
. • # 4 - , . . I fctd to hia candidacy for the presi-
A junior and senior col- dential nomination. He thill not
lege system within thei 1 *» v » for Houston until eeriy next
University of Georgia]"' 0 " '
With provision for awurd-jJJEQRQES CAUGHT
ing certificates to those
who complete the junior
work, is the aim here, ac
cording to the report
made to the Board of
Trustees Friday by Dean
S. V. Sanford.
Dr. Sanford, who it doan of tv
University 'and president of
Fritnk.in College, points out that
(Turn to Fags Five)
TRYING TO ROB
HOUSE THURSDAY
In tho arrest of Wiliio Leo
Smith and Will Sanders, two
young negroes, police believe ithey
imvc th: burglars' who have enter
ed eevcral homes in Athens dur
ing the last few weeks. •
Smith and Sanders were ar<
(Turn to I’nge Three)
Presidential Compaign
To Be First Political
Race Hoover Has Made
CONVENTION HALL, KANSAS CITY.—(UP)—
Herbert Hoover has broken thrqugh the first of tho
two big barriers across his path when, for the first
time in his life, he will be voted upon in an election-
This, is the first time Hoover,
a life-long engineer and business
man, ever has run fob public, of
fice and despite hi* final victori
ous sweep through the republican
national convention, far anead of
any rival, the experience has been
a con, harrowing one than befalls
most cadidates, especially as
Hoover should not be nominated
tive man.
Long before Hoover last Febrn-
ary agreed to become a candidate
his enemies in an out of theparty
had! been conducting determined
-propaganda against him in the
hope of makig his nomination im
possible.
The personal attacks against
him went beyond any of thou
tun in the open by,.this genera
tion. It it necessary fp go back
to Biaino to find thein equal.
Twenty-two “ysnsih." v-jrhy
Hover fhould not he nominated
were given recently by John J,
Curry, chairman of Senator Cur
tis’ New York organization.
Among the reasons alleged by,
Curry were these:
Hoover’s alleged failure to take
any part in political affairs until
ba was 43; his Tong connection
with British firms and a residenf
of 21 years under the Brtish flag?
his advocacy of the League oC
Nations; his seconding of th > ap«
peal of tho late President Wilsori
for the election of a democratic
congress; alleged war time dis
crimination iby holding dowr*
wheat prices in the north while
permitting southern cotton to soar*
an alleged unforgiving attitude to-*
wards the Germans afer tho war*
and his abolition of negro ^egre-*
nation in the Census Bureau i
■Washington
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