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VOL. 96, NO. 174
Associated Preys Service. United Press Dispatches.
ATHENS. GA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 2. 1928,
ONE KILLED, SIX INJURED!
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IKES STATEMENT
TOGA. VOTERS
ATLANTA, Ga.— <AP) -Ad-
dressing: his admitted first state*
ment of his campaign to “the peo
- pic of Georgia," Eugene Talmadge,
commissioner of agriculture today
replied to charges he claims have
been made that he is building up
a “more powerful political ma-
chine than you overthrew two
years ago.”
He had met his opponent’s
challenge of two years ago that
whether he was elected or not he
would name the employes of the
Department of Agriculture for the
next, two years, Mr. Talmadge said,
with the promise that the ap-
pointecs of his oppohent, J. J.
Brown, would not serve one day
after he went into office.
“If I had broken faith with the
people the fame aggregation that
is now opposing me would be on
the payroll of the state and would
be singing my praisesthe com
missioner continued.
lie charged that Fred T\ Bridges
is chief lieutenant of a campaign
now being waged against him.
Regarding the alleged charge
that he is building a political mn-
chino of proportions, Mr. Tal-
mpdgc said that he had written a 1
communication to the governor of
Georgia and the general assembly
asking that they cut out at least
200 jobs to which appointments,
he charged, wero formerly made
by the commissioner of ‘agricul
ture, and as a result, the number
of job holders fell from 200 to 0,
the statement said. “Is this the
way to build up a political rah
china?”
“A good deal of propaganda is
going about to the effect that I
/spent'$8,550 more in the first six
months of this year than was ex
pended by my predecgaaori i n the
first six months of 182?,” Mr.
Talmadge’* statement said.
“The expenditures of the De
partment of Agriculture, exclusive
of oil inspection, from January 1,
lD2? r to June 25, 1927, were $203,.
566.88. The total expenditure for
the Department of Agriculture,
exclusive of tubercular inspection
and fruit inspection, from January
1, 1928, to July 1,1928, were $171,-
978.98, shoeing a saving to the
state of $$1,687.90.”
These figures do not nidude the
expense of oil inspection for this
period for the reason that the oil
inspection has been taken- out of
the department of agriculture and
tiffin PLANE FORCE
mwi ii on si oor
“BE YOURSELF,” JACK DEMPSEY’S STAGE
ORDERS, BUT HIS FIRST REHEARSAL
FOR SHOW TRIES HIM SORELY
Ten Thousand a Week His Pay For Being Careful;
Not to Do Any Acting in “The Big Fight.”
SEARCH FOR PLANE
S. S. CEDRIC.—(By Radio)—(UP)—The American liners Min-
newaeku mnd President Hayes are in the vicinity of the C'.urtney
plane. The Whale, in latitude 42 north, longitude 41 west, and are
searching for her, the S. S. Minnetonka advised by radio Thura-
d *The Minnetonka advised all ships of tho position of The Whale
anad the fact that tho American steamers had reached there.
LONDON.—(UP)—)A radio message assumed to
be from Captain Frank P. Courtney, Hying from
Hortia, Azores Islands, to Newfoundland, said that
the airpalne G-CAJI was down in the Atlantic at
about latitude 42 degrees north, longitude 41 west,
and needed immediate help, but was riot in immedi
ate danger. ~
The message was picked up at!
62 a. m. oaettm standard timo (
by the trans-Atlantic liner Fran- ( |
conia, which relayed it here.
The Franconia’s message said:
'G-CAJI is down in water. Ap
proximate position 42 north, 41
west. Wants immediate help but
no immediate danger. Steamers
Cedric and Celtic are handling it.’’
The position given in the mes
sage la about 729 miles northwest!
of 'Horta, Awes Island, and 880
miles southwest of Cape Race,
Newfoundland.
Courtney is making the flight to
the United States after weeks of
waiting.
tip
then he has waited, making
eroos attempts to tak* off.
Wednesday, Courtney received
word that Commander Ramon
Franco was en route to tho Azores
on a flight to the United States,
and thence around the world.
Rut Courtney did not hurry. He
had tried one take-off in the
morning and it failed. Then he
moved his seaplane to a more calm
stretch of water, taxied it through
tho emooth surf and then gave it
tho gun. This time the big craft
took the power, roc; slowly and
Courtney’s hope of itartlng the
haa been reduced to only atx oil dust leg of a trans-Atlantic flight
- *• * * was fulfilled.
inspectors, and the work ia now
handled in the department of the
CO "You° will K remember that the
'oily boys’ were one of the chief
topics of conversation during the
campaign that you ,0 bravely
rallied to two years ago. Oil in
spection from January 1. )®27,
until I went in office on June 26.
1927, cost the atate of Georgia
376.072.87. Add this to tho
amount stated above of 131,587.90.
which was the gross headed for the ’Axons and thence
by the department during the firiM^ Newfoundland coset. They
The English captain, a serious
appearing student of aviation, is
accompanied by three companions,
E. B. Hosmer, Canadian million
aire. who is backing the flight:
Fred Pierce, mechanic, and E. W.
Giimour, wireless operator.
This ie Courtney’s eecond at
tempt to fly across the Atlantic.
On September 3, 1927, Court-
r ey, Hosmer and companions, flew
away from Plymouth, England,
ocEiaiem
PORT OR HUELVA, Spain —
(UP)— Riding the surf at the
tittle port of La Rabida, from
where Christopher Columbus
started on th* voyage which re
sulted in the discovery of Ameri-
WASHINGTON.—(UP)—A liberal part of the
$4,000,000 the republicans expeet to spend in their
efforts to elect Herbert Hoover, will probably be de
voted to win negro votes.
This became evident Thursday,
with the announcement that a col
or’s bureau wi’l be c’tablishei at
Chicago, and possibly New York,
with main headquarters here.
An advisory committee of 200,
bended Charles W. Anderson,
cf New York City, includes men
and women from all section i ol
the country.
“A spirited campaign in which
hutiners, professional and reli-
■But why—which—arrb—flub—flub.’’ spultcrcd Jack Dempsey, a. and^ttw" Mrt’-'wiiFle
3en he haa waited, making mini- *"ore modern method to rech that wafl
ored voters division of the repub
lican national committee had been
formed to direct the campaign
among members of the negro race.
The announcement, made by
Chairmen Hub:rt Work of the
national committee, did not speci
fy whttner an intensive drive wai
to be made among southern ne
RToea. It was believed, however,
that main efforts would be cen
tered on tho large negro voting
population in New York, certain
mid-west states and tho border
territory.
John R. Hawkine, -of this city,
who seconded (Hoover’s nomina
tion at Kansas City, was appoint
ed chairman of the executive com
mittee directing negro activities.
Robert L. Vann of Pittsburgh,
heads the publicity committee. Or
ganization committees and speak
some America.
The plane, piloted by Comman
dant Ramon Frano>, was forced t.
land at La Rabida after having
strted from Cad& on the firs)
part of around the world flight.
Engine trouble, developing in
the first hour of the flight from
Cadiz, a flight which was to hav?
its terminus at Horta, Aizores Is
lands, was thought responsible
for the forced landing-
Franco and hi* three compan
ions, Captain Ruis De Alda; Cap
tain Emilio Gallarza and Mechanic
Pablo Rada—.remained in seclus
ion after the landing. Th e -y indi
cated that they desired to start
again for the Azores as soon as
was possible.
six month, of this year.as com
pared with the five months and 25
days of last year and youhavea
total of 3108,660.77 css than the
department of agriculture cost the
people tho first month* of ‘h»
year as compared to the five
months and 25 days of 1927 be-
fore I went in °Hice.
Two New Activities
wero foced to land at Corunna,
Spain, when head winds pr*vent-
.. St-1- —A*—*— — a-
CHICAGO — (UP) — Charles
i/.mpy CJe
found guilty on seven counts in
connection with th* $183,000 Ever-
HEARS MESSAGE
NEW YORK. — (UP) — The _
Swedish liner Gifpeholm Thursday | green'Park Hail robbery here iast
advised the Rad Id Corporation of I February and Charles Wharton,
ilS-lSS. Disced on America that she had picked up a former Assistant State’. Attorney,
“The last legislature placed on i mM „^ from Capta'n . Fr.mk I was found guilty on one charge
sa Annzrtmont at agrirUltUre two !r nll . l . av >. mnlano KaWtur 4. J*.
the department of «p*™Uu re twe
new, nativities which tha depart
ment had nevfer hffriwfore. Off
was tubercular inspeltion, that
tMting rattle for tuheruclosis over
the state of Georgia, which Is now
Hr.no Another was fruit
Courtney’s eet plane saying the
craft was down at about 42 de
grees north latitude and 41 degree
went longitude.
The seaplane needs immediate
„ , help, the message from the Grip-
a being done. Another was in. , holm ,», d
inspection covered by the peach
arufapplo standardization bill. The
carrying out of these two laws
hare added materially to the du-
p ties of the commissiener of agri
culture and have cost the state
this year »8,58335, which expense
is not figured in the above amount
as there were no comparative fig-
Pures on these new activities.
Even if this expense that my prv-
!i, crasor did not have Is counted,
3 oTKlon!
Of "Thc° 0 aiMve figures «pres»nt
-' this year under my *dminUtration
and the five months and 25 days
° f "Two ^ymtt ioT promised^ 1 you
MM
SlstatajW not comply wRhUw
mers
btrs annualb
“The
The message received here said
that Captain Courtney was in com
munication with the White Star
liner CedKc, which was about 100
miles north ot the position cf the
stranded seaplane.
in the indictment!.
Th> charges against the two
men accused them of robbery, rob
bery with a firearm and conspira
cy* to rob the malls. Cleaver was
found guilty of all while Wharton
was found guilty only of the con
spiracy charge.
The maximum penalty
Cieav2r would be 47 years in the
state prison and $10,000 fine, and
for Wharton the penalty would be
two years and a $10,000 fine.
(BY HORTENSE SANDERS. NEA Service Writer)
NEW YORK.—Jack Dempsey has gone Thespian
he is in rehearsals now for his forthcoming Broad-
wav debut in drama. Bi>t if Jack follows the.advice
of Broadway well wishers, he never will try to learn
how to act.
-Be yourself. Play Jack Demp
sey. That’s the character the pub
lic wants to see,” are the instruc
tions with which Jack t> commenc
ing his career in “legitimate.”
producers of Jack’s first
show, ‘‘The Big Fight,’’ have
chare of this is estimated at 310,-
000—all for “being himself’’ not
for acting.
Less Valuable la He Could Act.
To be sure, this proves that an
ex-champion's time isn't quite so
bjiuw, Jim ajis a j£>no, Mflyo cA-uiainpiwi s vji/jv- tan i. ifunc au
agreed to pay the ex-champion valuable as a champion’s, tor at
and his wife, Estelle Taylor, just i this rate, it will take Jack a year,
12,000 berries a wesk. Jack's I (Turn to page asven.) ,
'—n'6#'vth*'«r,Maude, oMfce-3*;
000,000 republican wsP5ihrt 1
be used is a, mater of apemlatlon.
Perhaps one-third of it will be de
voted to pohlicity and speaker*,
Other expenditures will be made
for special bureaus for labor, wo-
then, service men, foreign born
voters, farmers, commercial trav
elers, clerical help and office
maintenance.
E IN 5. A. L.
A change in the schedule of the
Seaboard lAJr Line railroad waa en
dorsed by the Chamber of Com
merce .Wednesday afternoon. The
Public Service Commission waa re
quested by the Chamber of Com-
S1SH-UP ilT CROSS
TO ill DOOLEY;
Marvin Dooley. 20 year
old youth of Eastville,
Oconee county, died at the
General Hospital Wednes
day night from injuries
received in the aftemon
in an automobile wreck on
the Athens-Monroe road
near Bethabara church.
Eugene, ago 8 and Orrto. age 7.
children of Mr. and Mrs. O. K.
Walker. C'lilrago, are also „• ib>.
General hospital and Jesse Dooley,
16, formerly of Eastville but now
of ML Doro, Fla.. Is at St. Mary's
hospital as a result of tho ssmo
accident while elx other persons,
occupants of tho care Involved
were lees seriously injured'.
At Cross-roads
Tho accident happened where
raerce to grant the change wh?ch t!l ?
■tho irattroad 4s seeking. ”°" roe br a nc hoflhe Bankhead
According to Dr. D. Saunders.' W' h » > r- Mr -Watk«r had been to
secretary ot tho Chamber of Com-1 f visit his parents and
mere?, the change In the schedale ™ e " r ™‘* '? 1C , h l' a ^.,T,,L L ;. 1 .. M .
will give Athens much better aarr-
lee over the Seabard than it now
has. The schedule proposed by
the railroad, as explained by the
officials who inet at the Chamber
of Commerce Wednesday, would
discontinue numbers 11 and 12
tud supercede them with through
trains, number 203 and 204. Num
bers 29 and 20 would be discon-
• « n ned^ north ot Athens and local
work from Athens * to Monroe be
performed by numbers 5 and 6.
Numbers 17 and 18 would
tQjAth-
wlU be by
and 204 Numbers 207 and 208 are
added and .will perform through
Mrvfce only stopnfng at Lawrence-
Ville. Winder. Athens. Mberton,
AbbevlUe, Greenwood, Clinton and
Walker and Iho two children and
was driving in the direction of At
lanta. Marvin Dooly, in company
with five companions, Francis -Par
rish, Eastville; Jesse Dooley, Eaat-
villo; Hoyt Rfdgeway. Eastville;
Vesta Dooly. Eastville and John
Clark. Eastville. were on their way
to Wfpder for a ball game when
tho wreck occurred.
Tho roads cross at right ansles
and the viow of one from the other
is not very good and it Is believed
that neither dd'ver saw the other
dntil they were sd cTo&e'that tho
numbers'203 boys were r « 1-,t- i n Ford wYA *
the Walkers wero in a Denver nr.
Both cars were practically Me-
mollshed.
Aerial Stunts Get'Uuder Way
At Epps Field Ajter Ships
Arrive Here From Atlanta
The arrival at Epp» Field early
Thursday ot the flyer* and atunt
men who are to present the D. A.
V. Air exhibition at three o’clock
this afternoon completed the ar
rangements which have been un
derway for the past week. Cr
sidering the prospects ot go,,,
weather there Is apparently noth-
tug to prevent one of tho largest
gatherings of She season to view
these spectacular events.
Gets Underway
The program started promptly
at ibi?a o’clock with, a bombing air
| my appponant who ig JSff
u fertilizer mam- suddenly apmng up in that *«tor.
in ch “j£to Page Three) j This was followed at three thirty
bjr a stunting exhibition by the fa
mous Doug Davis in the plane with
wife}! ho 1 broke the worlds speed
record
Find Race
The first race will be staged at
4 o'clock after which a thirty
minute Intermission will bo de
voted tof carrying those who wish
to tfrie at* five o'clock an aid raid
will be conducted using rubber
balloons. The parachute Jump will
be attempted at 6:30 which will
be followed immediately with the
final race, a handicap affair be.
tween the fast rt*p driven by Mr.
Davia and the other smaller ahlpa
present. . ,
PHILADELPHIA, Mlss~(UP).
Senator Fak Harrison, eloquent
iMisU'ss'ppl democrat, pleaded for
religious tolerance in a campaign
speech for Governor Alfred E.
Smith at the Neshoba County Fbir
here Thursday.
•‘Tho*e who today attack the
democratic party because Its nom
inee for -President !s a Cathode
not only advanco a new policy in
our scheme of government but
discredit the teachings and chal
lenge the wisdom of our illustrious
forebears”, he said.
“Why should a man who Is in
every way qualified by -training
and abflity and character be de
nied the Presidency »of the united
States merely because be
Catholic T”
Harrison recited a long list at
imminent southern leaders past
and preson:, who have been mem
bers of the Catholic chnrch. The
Smith, he said, must pqjtat the way
to religious tolerance in the forth
coming presidential campaign.
He praised Smith's record as
governor of New* York. During
fcmth’s fc*ur -term*, be said, no
finger of suspicion has ever been
pointed towards him—scandalous
ongues have never attempted to
besmirch his character.
“Nobody doubts his ability to
serve as President of the Un&ed
States- His keen mind, bis un
daunted courage and caodor, bis
grasp of public! questions, bis big
and sympathetic heart imminetly
quaffy Wa.”
are hard. He understands their
problems because he came from
the sidewalks of New York, fight
ing and battling greater odds than
ever confronted the youth of Am
erica".
“Yet, when we go to vo-ie for
this great New York democrat,
whose heart beats in sympathy
with us ot the south and whose
character is unassailable, and
whose nomination came from dem
ocrats of every part of the country,
we are told by some;
’Do not do it, he is a Catholic’."
DEVELOP BOYS,
NIX URGES ‘ROTES
ATLANTA, Ga.—Abit Nix, cf
Athens, district governor of Ro
tary for Georgia, addressed tho
Atlanta club Tuesday at the Capi
tal City Club. The occasion was
the fifteenth anniversary of the
Inral organisation, and was Mr,
Nix’s first official appearance
here since the recent establish
ment of the Georgia district. He
outlined plan* for the current
year.
Lou Hicks, the oldest surviving
past president of the club, presid
ed And introduced the principal
speaker. A colorful touch was
added with the reading of the roll
of the first 35 members, who met
at the Chamber of Commerce to
organize thn club.
Vocational service and “big-
brother” wrok with boys are the
things to be stressed this year,
Mr. Nix said, and added tha f “The
greatest opportunity for Rotary
to justify its existence is afforded
In the movement fostering the de
velopment of American boyhdad.”
Chester.
FIRST SIX WEEKS
IS NOW IT 2.645
CERTIFICATES IN
MUSIC AWARDED
TO SIX STUDENTS alr?aibr nearly two han't red In ex-
Six students In tbs departraen-
of tnualn ot the Sumner School
wow awarded certificates Thurs
day morning at exercises held In
She Commerce-Journalism bidd
ing. Mualc was rendered by Mr*.
Were. Memphis, on the harp. Mr.
Michseim played the vlol'n end
Mr. Stable! and some at his stu
dent! sang.
Certificates were, awarded to
Mre. RaeL of Waahlngton, D. C.:
MTte Daniel, of HeudereonvIUe, N.
C.: Mre. Llewellyn, of Covington.
Ky.: Mies Nestte. of Young Harris;
“Hie heart beats for those whose 1 Oa.; Mias Bruce, of BUckthetr.
burdens are heavy and whose taekejoa. lira. Stanton of StUljnore, Ga. tlons are made each gMaton.
of the full nine weeke’
slon laat year. Figures gfven out
at tho Summer School office
Thursday) allow the enrollment at
present to be 2.845 a* against 2-
458 for the nine weeks' course Jett
year. The etx weeks course will
end Friday. The examination* hare
already begun.
The three more wekee of the
eeaelon will bring the enrollment
to an even larger tlgnre, it la
believed.
The summer School (hie year
baa been perbape the most suc
cessful from every standpoint, that
baa ever been, held at the Data
versttj. It haa grown ptead'Jy each
year and Improvements and addf.
MEXICO CITY—I Ah—Firm faith
In Mexico In tbit time of ita trial
and tribnlatlan and confidence
that ke problems wilt be tattled
by orderly process of lew were
voiced by< Ambeieador Dwight W.
Morrow In en addreee as honor
gnest nt the dinner of the Amert.
can Chamber of Commerce to
night.
Ambassador Borrow praised the
calmness and staaciheia shown by
the Mexican government end itho
Mexican people alnce the assas
sination of President-elect Obre-
gon. end he counselled Americans
and other foreigner* to help Mex
ico by abowlng thetr faith In Its
future. If American bnelneea men
are to encceed In Mexico end Mex
ico mtml have confidence In them,
he said.
The Mexican people have been
passing through greet sorrow,, '
the embassador aald.
“Three weeke ago a gallant
young officer of the Mexican army
.lost hts life In the air after he had
already aton hi# place In the world.
In a peculiar way hta death was a
loss to the Untied Statee because
he died while completing a flight
binding our neighboring nation,
closer together.
ATHENIANS ARE
ON PROGRAM FOR
MEDICALMEETING
Annual session ot the Eighth
Dletrlet Medical association will be
held at Madison August 3. Several
Athenfana are on tha program for
papers. Gny O. Whelchet, preor
ident ot the Athena-Clarke County
Board of Health will respond to
the welcome address.
Dr. John A. Ilunntcutt wUl read
a paper on "Chorea, a Dangerous
Comptlcst’on of .Pregnancy; He.
port of a Case Treated with Caes
arean Section. Dr. W. H. Cabanlee
will lead a discussion of "Zinc
Ionisation In Chronic Purulent
Otit’e Media'’. Dr. Whelchet will
open a dlacuaat'on on "Peptic
Ulcer” end Dr. H. M. Full Hove will
open n dtscuaelon On "Malforma
tions of the Brain end Spinal
Cord”. Dr. H. W. Birdsong. Ath
ena wjn read a paper on "Urethral
Stricture”.
Dr. H. I. Reynolds ot Athens ta
jlce.prestdept of the assoclation.
Children Injured.
Tho Walker children wore badly
cut with broken sh ra mid mif:Vroct
o*her bruises. They wero rushed
to the General hospital by passing
motorist along wVh Marvin Dooly
and Francis Parrish, and their
parents ant! wero reported Thurs
day not to' be seij'ously injured.
Mr. and Mrs. Walker escaped any
serious injuries In the smashup.
Younif Parrish was treated at
the hospital but d'd not remain.
Jesso Dooley and Hoyt Ridgeway
were taken to St Mary’s hospital
where an exam»nnt*on showed that
Dooley was rather badly cut about
*“he face and head but that Ridge
way was not badly hurt. Vesta
Doolc and Clark were not taken
to a hwrftal.
Dooley Funeral.
Funeral services for Mr. Dooley
will foe conducted Friday afternoon
from Ray’s Chapel and the inter
ment will be in the church yard.
E:v. Lunsford will conduct tho
service, and Bernstein Brothers
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I.C.T.U.
MEETS FRIDAY TO
A meeting dt the W. C. T. U.
will be held Friday afternoon at
fjve o’clock at the home of Rev.
W. P. King, on North Lumpkin
street, next door to the First
Methodist church. Mr?. King,
president of the Athens W. C T.
U., has announced the following
program for the meeting:
Mrs. W. P. King, presiding.
Music directed by Mrs. J. L. AH*
D.votional and nraycr.
Miss Virginia Dillard, director
of L. T. L. work will be presented
to the union. * -
Report*.
iFive minute talks on “Drink, a
Social Evil.”
First, Miss Carolyn Cobfo, At
lanta and Athens.
Second, Mrs. J. C. Trammel, At
lanta. . > V
Third, Rev. .1. L. Allgood, Ath
ens.
Fourth, Mrs. W. F. Watson,
Athens.
This program will ib* followed
by an Op^n Forum. “Bring any
question toncerning our political
situation and feel free to discuss
qu'v.tions in open forum.”
“Capable men will be present
help you sn'v^ your problem.” Tha
Mihl'o is invited. Circle feeder#
f all chURhe, urged t, 0993, -