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i VOL. 96. NO. 204.
■TBaUr had Bsaday-II Crate a Week.
THE WEATHER:
Showers Wednesday night
WHY
I AM FOR
AjL SMITH
for
PRESU)ENT
By 8. B. VOW
Democratic Chairman. Frink.
Iln County
Representatives Iran more
than throe-fourths of the
states toted in Houston lh
tutor of Al Smith as the Dem.
ocratlc candidate for Presl.
deni;. ) am « Democrat, and I
bellete in the role of the ma
jority. F
Al Smith 1s a (teat econ
omist and administrator. His
record of twenty fits years -
public service as a member
of the general Assembly of
New York, sheriff of New York
Coobty and Gotemor of She
State of New York commands
the respect and elicits the
admiration of all who are fa.
miliar with It without re.
card to party or creed. Hia
reorganisation of Ihe state
government, whereby millions
of dollats were saved to the
tax payers In the reduction of
taxes, the legalising of decis
ions of arbitration In commer
cial dleputea, abolishing the
‘ evils of child labor and limit
ing the bo are of work of
women, enadtment of many
other laws* for the welfare of
women ahd children, hla 'labor
code,- sanitation and public
health tews./ Alt these acti-
vines mark, an-epoch In the
history of legislation. Hb In
terest In Public education 1a
shewn by She fact that In the
nine'years since be first be.
came governor, ,tho state ap.
propriat(on for this purposo
woro Increased from cloven,
minted* to eighty-six million
dollars.'
Ho |a In favoR of consorts,
tlorf. 'of the establishment of
public perks for all she peo.
pie, of reforestation and the
prevention of destructive fires;
of the public ownership of all
water power; of the proper
development of our water-
ways.
Hla appointments have bean
made for merit ahd efficiency.
In his reorganisation' of the
govemmentel machinery of
the Mate, whereby one hun
dred and eighty-seven com-
missions end departments
were combined Into nineteen
depertmehts.'ISb governor has
the* power of appointing the
heads of sixteen departments,
who constitute hla cabinet.
.These appolntjnent* were
made by Al 8mltb on fitness
•Tone. I might say In passing
that Ihirteen were -ProteMants,
one a Jew, and two Catholic*.
He believes In t!)s freedom
of speech. He secured the re
peal of lain eacted that would
have controlled freedom o'
speech and opinion, and par.
doned all who were political
prisoners under these laws.
His position on the relation
of chorch and state te that of
an UeaT'Rmerlcan sltlsen.
sen: "I recoanlse
He says; "I recognise no
power In the Institution of
my church to Interfere with
the operations of the Consti
tution of the United 8tetei of
the enforcement of the laws of
the land.
v*I believe in «he absolute
freedom' of conscience for ell
men and In equality of ell
chuiybes. all eecte. and all be
liefs before tho law as a mat
ter of right and not as a mat.
ter of, favor.
"I believe in the absolute
separation of church and state
and lh the strict enforcement
of the provisions of the Con.
Mltptlon. Ihst congrese ehall
make no law'respecting an es.
tabllshment of religion or pro-
hibltlng the free ' exercise
thereof.
I, believe In the public
, school! sis one of tho corner,
•tones of American llborty.”
Can anY American be truer
to the Constitution than Al
Smith In the statement of hla
creed?
Hie stand On prohibition
frank, manly, and honest. He
•ays. it be ratoon la and ought
tobq a. thing of the past; that
. the prohibition law will ba an-
toroid in the Unit of hla abil
ity; Sbat the etate alone ahoutd
have the right, by referendum
to Its voters, to mske whiskey.
This 1s the good old Southern
Democratic doctrine of State
nights and home rule.
He believes that this coun
try should bare no entangling
ifllnnccs with foreign nations:
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CARNES SHOHIIGE MNKNOWN
READY TO W
ON BIO ISSUE HE
PROJECTED
BY THOMAS L. STOKES
United Press Staff Correspondent
ALBANY — (UP)—
Governor Alfred E. Smith
is riving careful thought
to the treatment of the
Prohibition issue as he
blocks out his {campaign
itinerary, to be announced
within two days, realizing
that this issue, which he
projected so openly, is go
ing to play a vital part in
both “dry* and “wet” sec
tions.
JOHN ROACH STRATON
Is against Governor Alfred E.
Smithy and has invaded the heart
of the solid South to fight the
Democratic nominee.
He is ffeed with the nroblem
of satisfying the "dry*’’ at well
at the "wets,” for he must carry
tome so-called dry states even if
h. should swing he -dominant ATTACKING SMITH
STRATON INVADES
GEORGIA ON TOUR
•tates In the wet cast.behind him.
Already the champion of the mod'-i —
flcatlonlsts, ho Is now considering ATLANTA —(UP)-Dr. John
the ^fA co .Y“ W ft,IIow vrith ‘ he . Roach Straton came Iqto the heart
prohibitionists. of the old South Tucsdsy night to
Tho Democratic candidate is l»- push his attack-on-Governor Al-
Ing accused by Republican:! of rais- 1 tee E. Smith St n rally jf “Hoov-
Ing “false hope? among tha wets er Democrats.”
by hia. program of modification.! Mora than WOO Georgian* Jam-
He la expected to meet this ac-| med the city auditorium to boar
cusatlon by going Into some detail the New York Fundamentalist and
Georgia Primary Waxes Hot
As Rivers Asserts Hardman
ing “Double” Iii Race
IsPlayi
No Reply from. Hardman
Yet on Senator’s /As
sertion that He" Has a
Hoover and a Spilth
Manager.
BOB WINS!
ATLANTA —(UP)f- The Geor
gin pre-primary campaign^ espeu
■ally heated aa it affects the tw
candidates for governor, i Stst
Senator E. D. Rivers and Govrrno
Ha.dm»“. turned to Its laat stage
Wedneada.
Senator Rivers stood flatty :f
hia pu'.-Iie statement that he would
support the National ticket, fol
lowing an attack on him for al
leged “closed door" remarks
against Governor If fed E. Smith
and - turned a broadside-’against
Governor Hardman, accusing him
of “trying to plsy both ‘
against the middle" ' '■
According 'to Blvtib, Governor
Hardman should be held responsi
ble for Jila. brother's' stand hi favor
of Hoover. He also'accused the
Governor of having two campaign
managers, one i pro-Heovcr—the
j v Hubert -M. LuFpUdtlO
BROADCASTING SET
1
TO
By PAUL R. MALLON
UP Staff Corerspondsnt
Washington.—a ins.ooo ra
dio broadcasting campaign to be
staged every nigbt beginning late
In September baa been decided
upon by Herbert Hoover and bis
campaign counselors.
For forty-five nlg'ute before No
vember 6. thte Republican apeak,
era' bureau will broadcast one-
half hour each night on a national
network.
In order to roach every voter
with a rad'o .set, the program will
alternate on- the - National and
Cdlumbla broadcasting network.
Hoover’s advisers have estimat
ed the cost of sotting up each
national network will bo about
$3,000 nightly. In addition expen
ses of the speakers nniRt l u paid
together with additional ex.
ponies arising from- the tremend
ous teak of staging a show for
■ . .. fqrty-flro nights without a repeat
Who .has won i-o-nomlnataon to 0 f t |, 0 program. <
the United States Senate from
managers, one ..nto-tioover—mo Wisconsin, defeating Ids opponent
as well as rcgulara.,- 4 ' — i
Early Wednesday, Governor!
Hardman had net answered Riv-I ■— .
Following a statement of labor I HEAVY RAINFALL
officials that Governor Hprdmeu
in by going Into some detail the New York Fundamentalist and officials tnat Governor nfromsii nronnnm ini
Canadian system of control,! dry denounce the record of, the was not acceptable to them, R. S. IV Kr.l .1 IKIlr.il I in
ho advocates, .yxplelnlng Democratic presidsntial candidate. 1 Elrod, chairman of Ihe state legia-j f _____ pi,T/ip_
how it works, emphasising Its ben- There was only occasional hecker- latlve committee .of the Brother-'! PITY SINCE^FIRST
efits as he sees them ms compared ing. and that, feeble outbursts of heed- of Locomotive Firemen diid*| V** • • MX*Was A UW
with American prohibition, which ''Hoorah for Al Smith!"
he says doea not prohibit, and clt-l ‘'Smith’* quarrel to not with
ing figures in proof. I John Roach Straton; not with Wil-
Th.New York governor Is' liem All*n Whlte; not with SuMt-
Icnown for hla ability to preaent Intendent Miller, of the New York
complex problems clearly. Ha will. Civic Learie, but with hi. own
(Turn to Page-Three) | record," Straton said. “Smith has
Engineers bora down on the legis.
latlve record of Senator River*.| -
He claims Rivsrs was not- a friend . Remembering Jiunday’s Steady
of organized -labor. deluge, and the ever-wet weather
SHORT!
C. S. CARNES
Missing. Baptist treasurer, who
Is short, no tolling how much, au
ditors of the books of the Mission
Board report.
Never before lma the, radio be«
used ho extensively by any a
verefslrfg «\t busings rtorporation,
much leg* by a political camta-Rn
but thf Hoover HtraleKlst.s believ
tho money could riot' bo boent
more profitably. The nominee
himself intend* 1 to make iniy four
blfc speeches. They are all to bo
broadcast nationally but tliey can
not cover oithtr the subjects or
the people which , will bo rusched
by a concerted radio program.
3/ PLANES ARE OFF
1 3000 MILE RACf:
TO LOS
I against the things that help and
uplift our lives. Me is the great
est foe in America of morality and
true political wisdom.”
Straton, referring to Governor
(Torn to Pago Three)
(AP)—Thirty seven alt planes
took off Wednesday in a 3,000 mile
PROPOSE TOBACCO
BE BURNED TO
STABILIZE PRICE
wet month are coming more and
more to be realised.
UIKSliliCU •tmuvtm Uw*U|,v, aiiu »llw ttw'wpfc nnwenu* .
The Fulton county campaign,of the week so far, people will not!
was actively underway with two bo surprised to know that B.78
• mu™, rerasaa* t rallies scheduled fdr Wecjiepdavj inches of {rainfall have ‘fallen
I been for the things that destroy J r hfht { n behalf of county candU, since the first of September. The
land tear down our livet; and . {reading was made by Mrs. J. K.
f 0 [ Whitehall road, who has
Blt , BBO a „nnnDTiMr auran I aiT^accJirate rairtfaO fnatrument
RIVERS SUPPORTING SMITH t J* h Prospects for a colJ,
ATLANTA.' — Branding anX -
statement 4hat. he Is not support
ing the democratic national ticket
**as wholly false’*' and «tating in
“the plain and most unmistakable
language" that he has supported
Smith and:. Robln|on* *lnc«
were nominated, by the Houston
convention. State Senator E. D.
Rivers, candidate for governor. Is
sued a statement Tuesday that
Governor L. G- Hardman, his op
ponent, "is double dealing** on thi*
question*
Senator River, charges Ihst the
Presbytery Of
Athens Holds An -
All-Day Meeting
RALEIGH. N. C. —(AP) — Dis-
lmK ou »• cu.ic»u*, ... . ...... appointing prices for tobacco at
nee to Los Angeles..Thlrty-reven market, in the r h*oM«d Tnesdav Bensior rovers ti»«™ •—
minute, after the firat craft left bright! belt which opened Tnesday ^ Ter#ot ., brother. T. C. Hardmsn,
the ground the last plans took tha haw brought te a statement printed In The
air. An overnight halt will ba Christian Index, said he would op-
made at Columbus, O. 111,000,000 poundsoftlwlrpoorest | “ri <£,"erhor :A1 Smith and aup-
Albert R, Jacobs ef Philsdelphm grade In an effort to reduce their {joee Hoortr . (nd thlt thli gtate. .ler, who has been
occompanied br Sam Lowden, also aupply- . ‘ ment to T. C. Hsrdman “*»» t"" 1 ® | p “ p,e of 5* b "?
of .PhlladsAsa m raremyer with the governor's hno-led*. and y.»nr prepteo^
sS’j as.TJsr. jtsjrs ara,5«!=-=
sales which were estimated to bt- ch * r *” tb * 1 non of the synod of Georgia. His
erage from twelve to fifteen cento Jo'uW subject wssJ-Young peoples Sun
In price. , - I Qmith^ sndTThe other P supporting j dsy School work."
Around six million pounds of to-! St»[‘“ •n® ln ® 01 | During the mid-day yecsss
took off first, and the remaining
planes departed-at exactly one-
minute intervals. The race Is the
first of four sponsored by the Cal
ifornia Air Race Committee and
staged in conjunction with the Na
tional Air Races in Los Angeles.
The Contest, starting Wednes
day, was for planes with motor
displacement of less than 510 cu
bic inches. Two other classes will
start Thursday and a non-stop
flight contest will take place
Wednesday, September the 12th.
Cash prises of $52,600 will be dis
tributed among the four divisions.
A meeting of the Athens Pres,
bytary was held at the First Prew-
byterten church Tuesday, and a
rather targe crowd was on hand.
A number of .visiting ministers
were present, two of whom nude
addresses. Tho Rev. Dwight MU-
worklng with the
county, spoke to
their school life,
in the afternoon an address was
Rivers' made by tho Rev. George Bclln-
baceo were so'id Tusiday. while art i n , demonstrated Cunch waa served on.the lawn be-
3 s 1-- kAth hinri thn rhiirrh. Edvard Russell.
most markets reponad it impos-1 Bo lt ts arun- both hind the church. Edward Russell,
aible to determ ut the avenge «»t ^^"aiddle «d •. true son of Chief Justice Richard B.
price, It WB. calculated at not a ®nds against the mwaie an , |R „ of thc 0wr ,|. Eupreme
great deal more than 12 cente. » neither butJs false hots. ^ pnalM (h , meetlnI .
Unfavorable weather was !>®M, 0, ® , "*" , JSvera went on to state Young R'^ss'I It president of tho
rnsniinsiMn frtf thf* Rmflll RmYpS. 88|l*tor lUVWB WB»l On W • * « * I asoiin nf thn
DIVISION IN LAFOLLETTE RANKS
HAS APPARENTLY LOST GOVERNOR'S
OFFICE TO “REGULARS” IN PRIMARY
responsible for .the sm.ll , »'«•! unmZ convey:
^^500^^^!^ UnU,U ‘ l,y l0W ' 'on
warehousemen said. j_^n gmlth ^ nd tbrew h |„ mipP ort
to Senator, Georye of Georgia for
the Dempere-*'® presidential nomj-
nstloh, but that .trc. their noml-
nation he hss supported SmKh snd
“Young Bob” Wins Easily
For Senate Nomina
tion; Beck, LaFollette
Man for Governorship,
Is Second in Four-Cor
nered Race.
MADtSON, Wis. —(UP)— Reg
ular Republicans ' and Conserva
tives apparently had won a major
victory In Tuesday's primary, on
taste of latest returns Wednesday.
Tha regular Republican candidate
for governor, Walter J. Koler, had
a commanding lead dear Joseph B.
Beck, progressive candidate.
Governor Fred Zimmerman, run
ning for re-nomination and n
member of the old LaFollette fac
tion, vtaa left tar behind. It was
the first time in thirty-three
yean that a Governor of Wlacon-
tlnsfailed to bt sleeted for a sec
ond term.
However, Rifcert LaFollette, son
of “Fighting Bob” LSFolIett,, was
successful Tn hi* effort for the
nomination to the United States
senate over George W. Mead, the
‘regular Republican candidate.”
Returns from 1,536 precincts of
the 2,750 in the state showed the
following results:
■lowing results:
For Governor:, Koler 106J14;
Beck. 93JU6; Zimmerman, 49,112;
Ferris, lJUt.
For senator: LaFollette, 116,-
950; Mead, 59,081.
SENATOR RIVERS
SPEAKS HERE AT
8:30 WEDNESDAY
Senator E. D. Rivers will speak
in Athens Wednesday night at
8:30 o'clock -on.Hs-cahdidacy for
the Democratic nomination for tho
goVernordhip.
Arthur 6. Oldham, young Ath
ena attorney, will introduce Sena
tor Rivers.
If it te not raining Senator
Rivers will speak form a truck
at tho corner of Clayton street
and College avenue, but if the
weather is not utisfaAory for an
open air meeting ha will (peak In
the county court bouse, in one of
the court rooms. ,
Young Pebp-j'* League at tho
church. “Officers of the league di
rected an open forum, which was
held on the subject, “Whst Con
stitutes Christian Bqcletyr’ Mrs.
J. A. (Morton waa In charge of
arrangements for the day.
FRENCH FLYERS ADE
FORCED DOWN; BA 1
IT SITING POINT
CASABLANCA, MOROCCO
(API—After *n air jaunt south
ward from here Wednesday morn
ing tho French trans-Atlantic
flight aspirants Jean Asaolant and
Rene Lefevre returned to Caas-
blance and telegraphed for orders
They indicated that they bad
abandoned for the time being tbelr
project of flying to either south or
north America with Armond Lot-
ti M passenger
The mcehule came down here
late Tuesday after it had taken off
from LsBourget with New Rork
ns its announced destination. An
oil leak caused the halt. This waa
repaired overnight ,but further
mechanical difficulties are under-
reuetreloped
stood to have dereloped later.
HEAD OF 0110 IS
“CAUGHT' BY F
STOCK SALE FRAUD
FIRST COTTON IS
SOLD AT 22-CENT
PRICE TO PHILPOT
Tho first bnlo of 1928 cotton that
was received In Aihens Tuesday;
wa« sold \Vednesday at tho office
of Miller and Company, warehouse,
and auctioned off to T. M. Phil pot
for 22 cente per pound* Tho bale
cCa88cd /nlddllng and welgl^d 525
pounds*
1 FEDERAL
BILOXI, Miss.—(ff)—Trlsl of a
negro and two men charged with
r/csstlng the federal etatnte by
collecting funds for * federal pat
ronage appointment was postponed
Wednesday until next January by
Judge Holmes In ths United States
jystrict Court of the Southern
division.
Al WILL REQUIRE
SOME TIME TO MAKE
AUDIT. EXPERTS SOY
ATLANTA — (U P) —
Any attempt to even ap
proximate the amount of
shortage in the Southern
Baptist Home Mission
Board funds is at this time
useless, Audtiors Ernst &
Ernst have informed offi
cials of the church, it was
learned Wednesday.
As checking up or tho hooka of
Clinton S. Carnes, mtas'ng Board
treasurer continue*. It wag Imped
to ascertain with/n a few weeks
whether the shortage of funds wai
a matter of three or four figures.
Until then, membere of the Mis*
fslon ‘’Hoard !.said,\ any guejs is
as good as another.
The assets of Carnes, including
his pretty home here, his three
cars, and other holdings have beeiv
placed by bis family In the hand*
of the Board until tho amount of
the shortage is definitely known. ,
Inasmuch as Carnes, at treasur
er, bad dealings with more tha*-
100 banks in the eighteen tUtoa
where the denomination hag
churches, the complex problem be
fore 'the auditors was magnified.
Tho Board's entire finances were
in his bands—something like |4,-
000,000 !n cash, securities and
other assets, during the nine yeais
f wnh treasurer.
Search for Carnes had progress-
ed no further Wednesday. It wai
expected police search would be
come very extensive aa a result
itbe financial development-.
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Tho poatponomont was granted
The semi-monthly meeting of
the Clarke county c >mmiadonors
was Yield yesterday at the court
house, and the usual routtn* both
ness was considered- A detegabM
of citizen* appeared befora uh
commissioner* to ask for
p meet expenses for a- dMpffcl
o n tho plea of tfefonsc counsol that calf contest They ai
an Important witness A. J. Nel
son, hotel keeper of Pass Christian,
Miss., waa III and would bo unable
to testily. If tha caso woro called
at thla session.
The plea was mads after Judge
Holmes had taken under advise
ment motions of Iks defense to
quash tho Indictments against the
defendants Edward L. Patton,
! negro and two white men. John
L. TannehUi and William A. Mil
ler.
Tha motion <0 qussh wae. based
on a question raised as to the au-
tborlty of Mable Welker Wills.
' brand!, assistant U. 8. Attorney
| General to appeal before the grand
Jury that banded down the Indict
ments last July.
BOSTON, Mass.—</P)Joint
FREIGHT TRAIN IS SJSTR0SKS
WRECKED! SEVERAL
nf MAiMtrttli
AREHURT FATALLY
MAUSTON, Wis. — (AP)
Wreckage of nine freight cars that
plied up with terrific impact on
tha Milwaukee read twelvd miles
east of hers early Wednesday re-
nelled tho onslaught of reseuors
fighting to reloaao victims believ
ed beneath* ita heavy weight.
The battered body of one youth
ful “rider of tho rode" haz boon
taken from the debris and list un
identified here. Ten other maimed
“passengers” known only ss itin
erant worker* were brought to
hospitals here. Phyaittaaa said
several would not lire. Several
form* have been glimpsed by res
cue crews.
malls to defraud through
f nearly tl,090,000 worth
of securities In farm companies
was returned by * federal grand
{try here Wednesday.
Those nhniod In tho Indictment
were Ony Huston, and John T.
Huiton. of Chicago; Walter E.
Cravens, Kansas City; Oran F.
Schee, and Vernon V. Sigler, Dm
Moines; John L. Boyles, and Har
old A. Smith, Chicago.
They were charged with having
told securitise In three companies,
the Missouri. Kansas Farm Com.
pany; the Perm Company of Mas
sachusetts and tea.Partners Fund
of Illinois, to-. Investors In New
England. Including a number of
prominent resident* of Massachus
etts, araogn them • President A.
Lawrence Lowell, of llsrvcrd.
Miller McOilchrist, department
of Justice agent, was questioned
ckteelr on both hie own and Mrs.
Wlltobrandt’s right to participate
In the grand Jury proceedings.
Defenso counsel told the court
that they challenged their author
ity; bectuso their appointment did
not cover thl* can* and was not
■Igned by the Attorney Oeneml.
Tho defendants were charged
with seeking $500 for tho post,
master appointment
MAKE NEW NOMINATION
KANSAS CITY — (AP)— The
exeentir* committee of the - Far
mer-Labor party met here Wed
nesday to fill vacancies on Ha na
tional ticket , caused by tho refusal
of Senator George W. Norris of
Nebraska to &e the presidential
candidate snd of Will J. Vereen of
Moultrie, Ga.. to be vice-presiden
tial candidate, _______
under consideration.
A report on county roads .Id*. VS*'
rlous loralfttcR was read. Ceftsin
bridges and county buildings wuf*
reported upon. Temporary repairs
were voted for a smalt bridge, m.
tho TaUanae** road, which 1« yMp
to have unstable floorint
high water. The question ot bill#}
ing a driveway for the new G&liea
Consolidated school w-a« not-ob
Iho docket for later consideration.
Report on tho highway work wa*
mado by tho road .supervisor.- -1
The Justice of tho peace n«af,
Princeton reportd that he didn^t
have a satisfactory place foi*
holding court and election*a Ad4
asked that a small wooden build*
ing he erected for this purflotft*;
aa derided *o build a gtrueUfre
this purpose on the grounds
nearby school, the school
thorltlos acceding.
The matter of buying
jfforms wa* discujjged,
aterial to he bought
upon. The commission!
considered the ]
road gr.
being on hand to
decided, bowevt
grader in shape
he cQju-nf win]
BOOTHE MEET j
i
this amount with f 180 In-
order to ra'se enough to cany
out the cogent. Several, pupvH
spoke of the good publicity'affoftU.
cd tho county in the pa«t bf tld
holding of theso events. It wa«'^
stated that much Interest la ®lrV r ’'*
ways taken in the event by CRaHkd/
county! boys, who had the fclfl&lfct
record among state br«*edfcn& ’Af
carload of winning calves U usu
ally sent to the Southeastern fair
from Clarke county t» compet® M
stock prizes there. The mktter
of making the donation was placet^