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Aaaodated Frraa Service. United Preaa Dispatches.
ATHENS, GA., MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 1928.
NEWEST PICTURES OF
ROCKFORD FLYERS
HERE’S THE SECRET, FOLKS—
It’s “Sax Appeal" That John Coolidge Has!
•London., —.(upi— Attar win-
nine acclaim from the British
fighting crowd aa the former
heavyweight champion and from
I'terary clrolea aa a student. Gene
Tunney Monde left for Paris, He
■w/1 Yoln Thomtort Wilder, fha
airl.or in the French capital and
together they will make a f've
reeks walking tour through parta
of Franco, Italy! and Swltierland.
Before leaving Tunney took Vo.
lent exception to e re pored In.
tervlew In the New York Dally
Newt In wb'ch Mlsa Polly Lauder,
bis f anco. had xald their wedding
would he postponed Until at the
glamor over Tunney had aub-
AL/SMITH
/JjtkRNAW
IfR^DENT
CL ADD MAHAFFEY
1 nni a Democrat because 1
believe through conviction In
the.tribe fundamental princi
ples of Jeffersonian Democ
racy. "j
I believe'in this democracy
with a clear and untrameied
eonscionte, and I assert my
suffregnlrlghts by supporting
the democratic nominee. 1 em
in duty abound to support any
nnd all ftominccs of the dem
ocratic'party.
I liaVe always supported
and will. continue to support
the democratic nominees, so
• long as they hold to the true
f principlca, regardless of their
' religious or whiskey views
when it comes to a presiden
tial .nominee of the United
. States: >
The greatest president of
these United States, the an*
, thor of the Declaration of.
Independence, Thomas Jeffer
son, who claimed to ba an in
fidel, wrote . that averlaating
monumental language, "Con
gress shall make no' law re-
si<ctlng ita establishment of
religion, oje prohibiting the
exercise thereof," and thnt
law' will never be changed un
til a two-thirds majority of
our United States Congress
nf firms.
The President of the United
(Torn to page six).
The recent clearer definition of
issues, and a measurable reveal,
meat of the peraonal qualities of
the candidates, have not quieted
the raging cross-currents of con
troversy. Each presidential nomi-
ness continues to lose the allegi
ance of members of his own party
circle, and to gain recruits from
the opposition. Conflicting re
ports, puzzling rumora of good
nnd evil import, and real political
snrnWsce follow one another in
constant procession. Candidates
and their managers arc tom
among many schools of advice. I
Manifestly, even the ampler •
campaign funds proposed for J92S,
cannot 'at spread out efficiently, y:
over the whole country. By one
method or another, those in charge
of party destinies must hit upon
■ a plan of action that will concen
trate their efforts at the points i
of greates promise. Similarly, the!
candidates themselves must sort
out the states into which they wllli - ■
party to lend the help of hi3 pres
ence in state usually marked off
as hopeless by one side or the otli- -^
or at the outset of the campaign. P’ m, » hut
It is probable lhat within anoth'
c>. week, Mr. Hoover nnd Gover
nor Smith, each wi'l have disclos
ed in what sector ho proposes to
strike. Both now are deep in con
sultation with their followers, and
Labor Day'
Authorities »t noon tddny had
not yet found Will Hava, negro, |
who escaped from the city stock
ade this morning, ran through
..‘-tHjbi strieta nnd disappeared. |
Hays was serving- a sentence for
operating a,dance hall, without a
■iicahse. An Athens woman was
, driving down Hancock avenue
this morning, and when about op
posite the houso. of Policeman
William McKinnon,' saw the ne- j
gri,. —— “as holding up his |
chains and running ranidly. She ■
cnllcd out. and McKinnon, who .
was sitting on the porch, jumped .
~ —1 ran alter the ,!
unable to catch || s(
runs,-,.- / . - - ,‘e 1
A few minutes later when, the -re
name woman had driven into
Reese street she again encounter-
Mt ATWibW
IJ.TWW*
DANCE;
*4**>«^
While President Coolidge longs foz his son John to settle down to
some such pursuit as international banking or railroading, - John
keeps himself amused by attending pajama parties, singing and
dancing nnd conducting hlmscH altogether liko any other young col
lege man of his vears would.* John toots a mean saxaphone, at
which tlte president looks askance, and also plays the plane and sing3
popular songs during dance intermissions. The young man is oaid
to have received an offer from a Broadway musical comedy producer
that ran into five figures'. Meantime a special secret service man is
alwiiysat JbtmVwklAta sec-that Ms “pax appeal” doesn’t carry him
City Merchants
Remain At,Work
During Labt'Day
the season
: hould sec iiiese prepnrntions l,c-
gin. to *‘.nar definite results.
it goes without aayTmf that-
whatever other decisions they piny
make, both Smith’ nnd Hoover will
C ^Bsrve n considerable part of
Ir stump-speaking for the East.
No plan nf campaign' has been
brought forward in either party
which does not contemplate a ham
mering offensive along the North
ern Atlantic Seaboard, where elec
toral votes grew thickest and
wharg both parties profess to see
encouraging signs. The East will
he stumped early and late by both
Democrats and Republicans, and
TRAIN VICTIM TO
BE BURIED TUES
AT COLBERT, G
lx,.'Hi hnqkji^nd 1 fl jer shops
clor-ed fur If doorh i r.ui* hjsrurr-
of Labor's ufflcla J,|lTlla'.v.' Mi-
Athens merchants vrcniained at
work, *nd Cowl blued! bus’ness. No
official celebration nisrkcd the day.
in Athens, altboughef public Labor j
Day barbecue was hold at the Moss j
warehouse on Broad street Tor She
benefit or the East Athena Bap.
tlst church.
Otis Peeler, city fireman, re.
cclved a broken arm yesterday
whon ho Jumped from a lire truck
Shat was answering an alarm at
Costa's. The big olectrlc n'gn- | -
board which has recently been in- day night or car!.v Sunday morn,
■tailed over the doorway there,
caught fire In some unknown way.
and the flames spread “■ *■ *■—
ejitlre Inner space of
hlazo was first disc
i BY tVi6)i.as‘ T.
I VlHcd J -1: ' .1 .
WASHINGTON-
found' thy r djmotrati
NEW YORK.—'‘Whom the gods
would deetroy politically they tfrst
make stupid. This applies to the
leadership of the Republican Party
In the State of New York. Noth.
Ing has done more to make Oov-
ernor Smith a national figure than
the senseless opposition of the Raj
publican bosses to hie progressive
Policies’’, according to the Demo
cratic National Committee.
"The selection of. H. Edmund
i.Machold as Chairman of the New
York Republican Stato Committee
is a case In point.
"Muchold has been the political
brains of ths water power crowd
wh'ch hie fought Oovernor Smith's
policies in the interest of the per-
j COPENHAGEN—(UP)—Mysie. Pie. ' ' ■
r'ous flree seen on Edge Wend off "Machold was the brains behind
Spitsbergen a fortnight ago. were the attempt to wreet the lest
believed by isoterologlats Monday water power resource* from the
to tell the loot itory of either the I people, but this effort was blocked
seaplane of Roalf Amundsen, or I by Governor Smith. I
the envelope of the d'rlg'bie Ralls. "Manhold has been opposed to
A hunting vessel reported seeing I the introduction of the business-
•ome fire and officials were de. like executive budget system ad-
vlded as to whether the fires were vocated by Oovernor Smith In New
censed by the burning of the dir'. York State end approved by the
glide or the Lethem seaplane. j people.
Already parts of the seaplane In "MaahoCd la the personification
wblch'AmUndsen and the five com. of Bourbonlam and the reactionary
pinions started on the resc'ue mis- point of view In pol'tlcs. |.
■Ion to the Italia have been found “If Coolidge had the offrontery,
and taken hack to Tromsoe. Then to appoint Roy O. West, the coun-
Sundajr the captain or ths vessel ael of Samuel InsnU, the arch man. |
H'ssoe arrived at Tromsoe and tpulatar of public utilities regnla. t
reported another hunting vessel, tions for the privileged tew **'
saw a fire off Edge island A fort. Secretary of Interior, why ahonid t
night ego. The crew also saw the not the Republican organisation
fire. Efrorta were mede lo reach select Machold Chairmen of tbo I
the Island but tee prevented. There New York State Commission,
were no other hunting vessels In A few of Hoover's young lead-)
the vicinity and these men he. era bad some difficulty In swill.,
Ilered wlthut doubt that the fire low'ng this bitter pill, but the
wee from the envelope of the steam roller worked. The narpTny
Italia, which carried six men away of death prevailed,
after the big dlr’gllx'o crashed May »
30th.
Meterollglsta In Tromsoe, how- P ** E *® B " ’ _
ever, believed that the fire might NEW YORK.—An Italian sn**.
Have been from Amundsen's plane, away from her native land but
They pointed out that the Latham three months, way terribly put out
plane could have been In the vl. when she mailed a letter to her
c'nlty of the :,Und when it wae relative*. She made the mistake
forced down. Other meterologtsts or trying to mall It In a t're hot
—believed Monday that the myi- When the epperatas arrived and
terloui firm afford an indication an interpreter told her What ah*
of the possible presence of Edge had'done, the apologised quit* i
Islands of survivor* either of the profusely. Police end firemen
seaplane of Amnndaen or the so. MCked It over end decided to let ;
called gas bag party of the d'rlgl- her go homo, after (nailing the let-
1 bio Italia. , ... ter In a green box. 1
• ml iK-vn-ns: ini.'"I "l *i „
nnd recreation to prepare him
for the campaign grind which will
begin scon niter the middle of
this month.
The governor did not take this
occasion to make a formal cam
paign nddress on labor issues, as
nave. many democratic candidates
in the post, but a host of party
speakers were deployed Monday
ail through eastern territory,
where democrats will carry the
battle.
Smith will hive his children and
grandchildren and some of his
close* friends about him Monday.
Weather permitting ho plans to
play golf in the afternoon with
OPEN HOUSE AT
Y. Me C. A. NEXT
FRIDAY, 8 P. M.
I “Nerves” Cause Of
Stampede In The
New* York Subway
halls tomorrow, school officials
say. One of largest enrollments
Jn the history of the institution Is
expected. All dormitory apace wlU
be crowded to the utmost, end
some trouble it expected In boua-
Inr ell the new arrivals.
The first of she students have
already begun to move Into their
rooms, and dormitories have be
gun to take on a lively aspect. I
This will only be a sample of what
tomorrow’s appearance wilt be.
Ofriclal registration starts In the
(Turn to page six).
FRANKFORT, Ky. — (AP) —if
Pleading guilty to misdemeanor.)
charges eight of twenty-three men
indicted recently by Frankilrdl
county grand jury for violaticnfU
of the state anti-lobbying lxh.ii
were fined $250 and costs each by
Judge Ben G. Williams in circui. t
court here Monday.
Those fined Monday were Mor- .
rls Galvin, Robert E. Crowe, Wi',- .
liam Ituffey, Charles Arnett, if.' 1 ’
Muir, Joe Johnson, H. Smith fcijU
C. J. Neocamp. 1
The eight pleaded guilty after G
original felony charges againntfk
them which carried $1,000 to.|
$."),000 or one to five years, im-H
prlsonment had been modified oqjg
motion by Wade Hampton Whitei
lc" commonwealth attorney. ,
Crowe was an unsuccessful can'- ‘
didate for the demcxmatic nmr.i-.,
nation for governor in 1927; Csh',a
vin is n member of the republican,,
state centra! committee; SmtijLjy'
r-cretarv of the State Bantu^ri^
NEW YORK. —fUP)— Nerves,
developed (red reading reports
from recent Midway crashes were
developed from, reading reports
that developed Sunday when the
blimed Monday for ho Inquiry
third accident on tbo Interhomugh
Rapid-Transit linn within ten days
occurred.
A train on the cast sido linen
short circuited ip .the dark tube
under the East river. Womon
screamed, men end women tramp
led over each other trying' to
reach the doors which were held
shat- Windows were broken.
When the final check-up was
made Monday ‘t was found thn:
111 pereon* had been treated for
suffocation and inf injuries. Many
of those Injured hsd been tramp
led aa the narve* of ths hundreds
The beard of directors of the
Athens Young Men’s Christian
Axaociation are planning to have!
an "Open House” on Friday even-
ing of this weak, September 7th,
at 8:00 o’clock In the association
building, the occasion being plan
ned to introduce the two new em
ploye**—Dr. Glenn Gentry, phytl-
cal director, and Roy Grayson,
bees’ eecretsrv.
The board ia specially anxious
that the entire membership of
tbs association be present, both
men and boya, together with their
parent*. Also the mothers and
fathers of hoys who are not mem-
ben, so that the”, too, msv get
put out tho blaze with a. hand ex-
tinsu'shed. . The algn wpa Ptactl. |
cully unlnJurod. Peeler wxa taken.,
a_ CVS tl.mt." hnanltil fnr trout.
two wekr, for relaxation, but also
will attend to much pending
Missing Treasurer
state business, and complete plana
for his campaign trip.
ICU naa 'vi — ~
of pMeenKtr** I**® ***
general Tu»h ‘.for tho exit was
o arted. No ono wxa ki'led.
MISS POWERS TO
BE SECRETARY OF
Y. W. C. A. HERE
A. G. Turk Will [
Leave Athens
Resume Old Post
WASHINGTON— (AP)-The
Weather Bureau’* general fore-
ccst Monday *aya: ,
A. G. Turk, Educational Direct^
tor of th« Prince Avenue Baptist^
church for the thirteen months,
has resigned, hi* resignat'on tak-,
.'nK effect September 15. Mr.
Turk has been called baok to.^
Alexandria. La., where \\o wai W
cated before he came to
Avenue church.
He was with the Emn.a-
tlst church before be can
cn». hut *oes back an e<U
director of ‘-he Cglvary.
church. Mr. Turk wj»* w
Emmanuel church
and h's fam'ly hive
rrb*nds wh’le tftey tiret s*.
Athens who rt»Kr<’t kn® I
are leaving. ~JLl f
* - girls of Athens, having directed miles ne
For nine peers, C. S. Carnes, the Y. W. C. A. summer enmna of model
■hove, was a respected Atlanta, nnd having been a member of the intensity
Ga„ business man and treasurer; Lucy Cobb faculty for the past '
of the Southern Baptist Homo; session. She comet to the eaao- 800 1
Mission Board. When he disap-! elation well prepared for thio po- SEQDI
reared white on a business trip, sition, since she ha* had exten- hundred
fnvsatigation brought a etatemant. sire experience with girts’ club known t
from Bertlllion experts that work to Louisiana and MUslexippii Hoods it
Carnot had served two peniten- and ha* had special training tn| The Gov.
tlary terms for using the mails to physical education. Miss Power*, ported I
defraud. Members of the board; it a graduate at Louisian State house* »
began an audit of the treeiorer’il University, where ahe took an, torrent
boUkt. j active part In college scUvities.J through
rtate tick.* to win, but tne i
tion of how big n majority cl
Tolled up, interests them mo