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ATHENS COTTON: MIDDUNG 10 l-4c PREVIOUS CLOSE ,, ..19 Me THE Dally and Sunday—IS Cent* a Week. ' W ■btabHshed jra, 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: v (Turn te Page Sight) ' . -- - • " - - - fS ?o | Smit ti] M ay Sug gest ■ Etad ica' . Enforcement a langes | 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-. (Turn to Page Three) 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^