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VOL. 96, NO. 207
Associated Press Serrice. United Press Dispatches.
I ■ ATHENS, GA., SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1928.
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WHY
I AM FOR
AL SMITH
for
PRESIDENT
J. T. PITTARD
When Jt Is possible tor a
decent, bpnest, upright person,*
male or femalo,- to bo appoint
ed Post master of the most in
significant post office, or re
ceive any other federal office
appointment In the South un
der Republican administration
without first having to obtain
the endorsement of the negro
chairman of the State Repub
lican Exeeultve Committee, of
the negro cha'rman of the
congressional executive com.
rolttee end the negro chairman
of the county executive, com
mittee In which he or she
' Uvea; when the Republican
party discontinues Its efforts
to foster ihe Force bill, the
antl-Lynchlng bill and other
Indignities on southern white
people- when white employees
are ho longer forced to work
Side by ail. with negro em
ployees 'as has been tha case
recently In the Depsrlmrnt of
Commerce presided over by
Mr. Hoover In the National
Capitol, I may have some re
spect for that party.
Until then 1 am a dyed.ln.
the.wool democrat and will
continue to vote the straight
democrat's ticket aa I have
done the paat fifty years with a
clear conaclence. There can
h< no "Antl-Smltb democrat's:'' -
or “Hoover democratic” ticket.
One who votea for Hoover
must vote a republican ticket; .
on- who votes the democratic
t’ejset must vote for Smith.
That's A. self-evident fact that
admits of no controversy.
In making the foregoing
statement I yield to no more
concern end dealre for the en
forcement ' and perpetnatlad >
of o'ir nrohlbitlo laws than I
entertain.
• ——eteL. -Min
Congressman Brand Strong On Stand For A1 Smith
4/S Ml OK
PITS’ LISTIT
tillVEBSIU; TO,
OPEN WEDNESDAY
Hughes Elected
Judge In World
Court At Geneva
Complexion? No, Conviction, Is Prime
Requisite For Women Democratic Orators
DATA FOB TOUR
OF WEST SOON
What will probably be
the largest freshman reg
istration in the history of
the University of Georgia
is expected by/ officials
Wednesday when fresh
man week begins and the
1928-29 school session
gets under way.
About 475 freshmen applica
tion! -have been received so. far,
and it ia expected that there will
to 600 of the first year itudenta
to enter daring the preaent year.
Thla la an Increase of about 100
over last year’s enrollment, which
hod fallen off. - Mo it of the in
crease of students will bfe among
the. men. Women’s registration
which totalled approximately 336
’ CHARLES XL HUGHES.
GENEVA — (AP) — Charles
Evans. Hughes of the United
States, was e'ected a ja-lgs of tho
World Court of Intert iuni.nl Jus.
two si-'he Hague Saturday by tho
Assembly of the League of Na-
BY HORTBNSE SAUNDERS
NEW YORK.—Exami
nations for women who
aspire to honors in politi
cal oratory now are the
order of the day at Demo
cratic National Headquar
ters, with Rosamond Pin-
chot Gaston in the role of j
professor. She is vested
with exclusive flunking
privileges. '
'Oils nloco of the former Repub
lican governor of Pennsylvan'a.
Olftord Pfcichot ■ who renounced
her debutanteshlp a few seasons
ago to play the role of )he nun ,'n
“The Mirada.'' admits she is no
orator herself, but she esn tell a
good speaker when she heara one.
Women who yearn to take to
the stump and the soap box and
electioneer for Governor Smith
must first spend to m'nutes with
her, and prove their ability.
What Counta? Conviction
Conviction, not complexion, Is
what counts In a woman campaign
last ■ year, will remain about thejtions. The election, "fill, a v.c .p^ter." raid a JToT ex"
tame. I cancy caused uy the resignation of; puinlnir how she Daises on cand,
n JSJSriS SSEfiLm MOOre ' an0th ” Am ’ !a»t... Sr 'B0.aty 4. no requirement
ties ™11 be strained °to taite care I"Fo?t' y -ono of the forty.-eight
or ' A mun'len? voice CT
Hiliifn.lilSL rvniJEtf 1 any woman, hut first and foremost
U ™ , , . £ ‘ I I ,tle apeaker must he able to con-
moudy. ' d 1 h | vey an tinmlstakablo message't
of tho Incoming - male freshmen,
lut the situation among the co
eds will be relieved somewhat.
The house on the campus which
has been occupied until now by the
I'll 1 . Mu sorority will -bo turned
oyer to the Dean of Women, and
a nunv.cr of gir’s will fee accom
modated here. Most of the occu
pants will be freshmen and sopho
mores. They wl’l receive meal*
at the Sophomore house, the for
mer home of Chancellor Barrow,
and will have their rooms a't the
old Phi Mu house. Sorority hom
es will also be full.
ALBANY; 4* tUP) —- Governor
Alfred R Smith will buckle down
next week' to the Job of gathering
data and' preparing notes for the
s'x speeches he will make in the
west, beginning September II at
Omaha,' on the Bret of Ms three
fprded by the making over of tho
first floor of Soule Hall, on tho
campns of the Georgia State Col
lege of Agriculture Into rooms for
women students. About 100 ex
tra women win be accommodated
hv thh arrangement. The unper
floors will be In use si before.
The principal Increase of room
ing space, however, will be nf-
Havingb.cn 1 eiccted by both the -iKSSSSS fS
jiineil and th,- Assemldv ho w*« « »”d tie applicant are present. The
Council and the Assembly he waa' ^AT * 11 "”" ‘".’[’T 11 '
formaLly declared a Judge of the 'XX V\ iSJSS
M MILLION BALE
CHOP ESTIMATED
BY II S.
✓ campaign trips.
The , Democratic candidate will
apeak extemporaneously but he
will have plenty of material at
hand. Ho wUl outline his address
es Id general way, he haa announ
ced hut m*r discard any previous
plan at anytime, according to
campaign developments and take
an entirely different tack.
That Is the way he bse always ■
campaigned In this state.
In order to have at hand all
necessary mSterlal to meet any Is
sue that may be raised, ho will
have a reference library or the
campaign train. He can sl'-p away
to this library as tho train speeds
between scheduled stops, pall
down any volume or record of
prevjoue speeches, and then peruse
It In the- comfort of tho special
car In which ho will.travel on thw
compa'gn'trip, the “St. Nicholas”
owned by William F. Kenny. The!
5. ELLEN LI
Mrs. Ellen Mathilda Bishop
Lowe, aged 84, widow of the late
U«t*w !•' f nu-n GktdflWt\ mflthpC
Henry E. Lowe. Chicago, mother
of Mrs. Harry Hodgson, died at
the home of her daughter here
Saturday afternoon at 6 o’clock
tfter an Illness of two weeks.
Since coming to Athena nine
-ears-ago, and while visiting Mrs.
WASHINGTON '-<*)' —The' De
tainment of Agriculture announced
.Saturday that.n . cotton crop of
14,439,000 equivalent- 000 pound
bales Is Indicated' for this'year mhd
that the condition. oL the. crop-on
September 1, was 40. 3 percent of'
normal.
The' September condition .of the
crop which compares with 44.1 per
cent a year agd, n. a m IMf and
64.2 percent In . lets.. .Indicated an
approximate yield of ItJ.t pounds
per sore compared wlih’ 1S4.S lii
letd; and 1411,. the. ten . year'
average 1917.21.
On the baste of. September 1, re
ports there was Indicated area of
44,916 acres.for harvest.
On Beptsrnber I. the condition In
Georgia was El; Florida St; Ten.
neasee t6 and Alabama 5S. ,Ths
Indicated production ' In' Georgia L
100,000;' Tennesaea 441000;. Alaba
ma 470,000.
Breaks 44 Points
Chicago—December . cotton broke
44 points on the Chicago exchange
a speech she may hive prepared,
or she may speak extemporaneous
ly. giving her reasons why she Is
in favqr of Smith and why she
thinks others should be.
“I stpdy her polsf, her Intona
tion, her arguments, and her abil
ity to Interest me,” said Mrs. Gas
ton. ''Particularly I notice how
much enthusiasm she can generate
and bow aho can work np to her
d imax, and how much magnetism
abs has.
Bridge Table Subnets No Aid.
“Women have a reputation—oft
en unmerited—for great lo4uacity,
for argumentation, lor wanting tha
latt word. Bub the woman who la
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ANTI-SMITH MEET
AT MACON AFTER
STATE PRIiOY
wunant r. nennr. years ago, and while visiting Mrs. rminid foliosHni
will oho superintend this Hodgson Ufore then, Mrs. Lowe ", ivESraSimen' £5X2?
4 keen Interest the prep- had "endeared herself to a wide
'•ration of his personal effect. for cirele'if'friends'and'wM bolovod SSroTbStoS
bgjy. \*r »« »»**»■ who taew her She
Was, a member of a prominent for. a eg minute session, tho only
Bhe came to market to remain open after the
family in Chicago.
Athena to make her home with foreaet
Mrs. Hodgson upon the death oft December re.opened stlS.lt, orf
v— t I. th, ' 44 points from tbs previous sale.
Surviving Mn. Low* Is Mrs. sagged to ll.oe and rattled to 11.14
Hodgson* five grandchildren and |WhIoto *,« „ pom,. und er Friday',
two great grandchildren. 'dose.
great grat
Funeral services will fee con
ducted Sunday afternoon at 6:80
PARIS — (AP) - Po » Negri,
film star is at tho American hos-
tiital litre seriously 111 as tho re
sult of being thrown from her
horse while riding in, the Boise
de Boulogne. The Occident occur-.
Wed Friday. . .
\\ It was learned that
Yfceration wa * found necessary and
slat it was performed at the hos-
pl'sl during the night.
The star’s mount wns nmbling
through tho Boise qulrt’y enough,
hut a passing automobile fright
ened it. The animal shied so and-
dr ply that the actress was thrown
vioientlv from her saddle.
Friend t of Polo said that at otic
time Friday night her life was
desnaired nf.
It was learned that for several
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o’clock from the home of Mr. and
I Mn. Harry Hodgson, 126 Millodge
avenue fey Dr. A. G. Richards,
rector of Emmanuel church, assist
ed hv Dr. J.T. Wilkinson, pastor
of the First Baptist church. In
terment will be In Oconee cemo-
tera.
- The ne\l-bcsrere will he Messrs.
E. R. Hodgson, Jr., ' Walter B.
Hodgson. Morton S. Hodgson,
Frank A. Lipscomb, Hugh H.
Gordon, Jr., and Morgan McNael,
Jr.
Joan Crawford And
Younsr Doug Announce
Their Betrothal
HOLLYWOOD. — OP) — Joan
Crawford, fUm actreis and Douglaa
Fairbanks, Jr. son ot tbt famous
screen star Saturday announced
their engagements but U only set
tha film colony buss'ng on. whe-
ther ihe two were already married.
TOP, VIEW OF
OBSERVERS
ATLANTA.—(DP)—An bxcep-
ttonally heated campaign for
state offices In Georgia came to a
vlrtnal rloao Saturday n'ght.
The race between Governor L.
O. Hardman and State Senator
R D. Rivera for the nubernatorlal
nomination was. viewed by .some
ptfltfcel observers ae a tot. up
with the primary, three days
away.
Rivera ha« made more than
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WRIGHT NAMED CHAIRMAN
ATLANTA — The appoint
ment of Barry Wright, Rome
lawyer, eon of Seaborn Wrlabt
as chairman of -the Antt-Al
Smith Democratic Party ot
Georgia was announced
Sautrdsy tn a statement ilr n -
id by Louie D. Newton, editor
of the Baptist Christian Index,
Mrs. Marvin E. Williams, pres
ident of the W. C. T. U-, of
Georgia and C. T. Norman,
Mate tax rommisaloner. met ti
ded In the announcement was a
group of >24 Georgians from ell
parte of the state who will act
ao an advlaoyy committee. Party
headquarter* were opened.
VETERAN MEMBER OF
CONGRESS TELLS WHY
HE FAVORS NOMINEES
AND FLAYS HOOVER
J
Congressman Charles H. _ Brand, who has seen
service in the House of Representatives under both
Democratic and Republican administrations, sets
forth in today’s Banner-Herald some of the reasons
why he is strongly supporting the nominees of tha
Democratic party in the national election in Novem
ber. >
TAX HIKE PROBLEM
MONEY FOR HEALTH
Judge Brand go* 1 * into detail on
many questions of importance be
fore the people of the country,
especially those of the .South, and
he does not mince words m ex
pressing his views.
Judge Brand was called upon
for an expression on tho presi
dential race and asked “If he was
for Smith or Hoover and Why,”
by Charles K. Martin, member of
the Executive Committee from tha
Eighth District of the Young
Men’s Democratic organization of
the state, und his answer, in h:i,
open letter through the Banner-
lleruld, is as follows:
You have asked if I am “For
Smith or Hoover and Why". I
Call be practical in my reply, dis
avowing. however, any intention
of being critical vr offensive to
ward any voter.
I prefer Smith for President lie-
cause I am a democrat und e>
cause Smith has been a democrat
nil his life. I am against Hoover
because in 1917 he said he was
neither a republican nor a demo
crat, tl\pugh.a* a,candidate he has
stamp of the Republican ma
chine. ^
I prefer Smith because he is
. ,. tu*st. courageous and wcorrujMi
co-operate with the com- hie. Governor Smith's bitterest
— _j:—a; ^’enemies concede this. I 'do'"* not
ntegrity and charae-
A committee composed
of Hugh H. Gordon, who
is chairman; Frank C.
Shackelford, Sidney Bo-
ley. Harry H. Elder and
Abit Nix, was named as a
committee of citizens at a
meeting in the office of
the County Commission
ers Friday afternoon to!
Says the beautiful Rosamond Picrhot: “It takes more than beauty
to make a woman a success as a stump speaker." Site is busy at
democratic national headquarters selecting feminine si-ell-kinders to
spread Al Smith enthusiasm. At the top you see two camera studies
of her at her desk tn the Demo offices. Below, she is pictured in a
critical mood as Hiss Marguerite Nieto demonstrates her. ability at
political oratory.
ATHENS SCHOOLS
OPEN WEDNESDAY
WITH CLASS WORK
All prblic schools in Athens wiH
throw r.pen their doors Wednesday
and will begin tha year’s work
in earnest. Registration, exami
nations, classification, and other
routine will te out of tho day, and
there will be nothing to do except
atari straight into ho class work.
Regiaration for the high school
began September L and students
were Unity during the past week
making out their schedule, choor
ing their claaaes, etc.
ate, cnooe-
The first
MONTGOMERY, Ala.—(ffy-V
P. McDaniel, arrested Friday In
Birmingham in connection with
the death of Mrs. R A. Vaughn,
who was found dead tn a hotel
ATLANTA.—(fr)—Mrs. Marvin
Williams of Atlanta, president of
the W. C. T. U. of Georgia Bat.
urday said that Mrs. Mary Harris
Armour prominent Georgia tem
perance worker would apeak In
Macon September 19, during a
rally of “Antl-Smtth Democrete”.
In a statement Mr*. Williams
“At a meeting of Antl-Smtth
Democrats held In Macon Angoet
II, called by Dr. R J. Forrester
ot Sparta and Mre. Marvin WV-
Items of Atlanta plana were made
for a statewide meeting of Anti.
Smith Democrat* at the City An.
dltorinm In Macon on September
It at It. o’clock a. m. At this
meeting a statawtd* organisation
will bo made and a platform adopt
ed.
"An announcement of tho detail,
ed program for the Odacon meet
ing will be made within a few days.
It now 1a definitely settled that aft.
ervthe organisation during the day
there wilt be a mass meeting at
night. Mr». Mary Harris Armour
will bo the principal spotter,"
ten boys and ten girls reporting, h,r * Wednssdsr nlght. was releta.
to each Indirittel teacher £ZlaJ •“,»"» curtodyat noon Sriunlay
morning, will conriitute a class. .' ollo " ln * h “ a ™
Second choices will be made «ftwr j Boltc tor W. T. Seine!, and
"•la. Examinations will be held j Sberllf John. Sepggln.
Monday and Tuesday. Wednesday | Mrs ; Vaughn Wa* found dead In
morning’s work will begin
chapel exercises.
US BY
CHICAGO —(AP)— Upholding
the validity of the special grand
e rics that have -jeen Inveetlgnt-
g Irregularities in connection
with the ADril primaries. Judge
John FrO’Connor. In Criminal
Court Saturday decided that
Judge Emanuel EUer, his father.
Morris Ellgr. city collector and 18
co-defendants most go to trial
September 17.ton 23 eharres of
conspiracy, including conspiracy
to murder Octavios Granadv, Jte-
gro opponent of Morris Ellers In
twentieth ward.
a rest room with a belt around
her neck and her body covered
with bruises and lacerations. A
coroner’s verdict of suicide was
changed to death by strangulation
following an lngB*St.^^^^^^H
; A negro, hell bpy employed at
the hotel knd R A. Vaughn, who
was registered at the hotel with
hie wife and five year old son.
Billy' are atUI held In jad charged
with tho murder.
' Vaughn r 's from Columbia, S. C„
and his wife was from Clearwater,
Fit. •« ar
‘ Information gathered from state,
ments by the woman's son. led po
lice to wont the suicide theory
and order Vaughn, whe had been
released earlier ht the night, after
hetnw Jailed for bolsteronsneas In
the hotel rearrested and a charge
of mnrder placed against him.
, The lad tiald' his father and
mother quarreled Wednesday night
ovef a sum ot money. He said
later led from the room by
two negroes. Vatiehn d-nit-t hav
ing fought his wife but he admlt-
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missioners in adjusting a
difference that is appar
ent between the amount
of money the county will
have next year and the
income from taxes, based
on the rale thaf is now in
effect.,
. Tho conference Friday followed
a similar, ono Tliursdav when tho
Commis tioners mot with trustees
of the Tuberalosis and tho Athens
General Hospitals.
Health Expense. -
It was -slated hy tin* county
health board that if the same
hcaith program that has been in
effect In the county this year ia
kept up, along with other expen
ditures necessary, it would neces
sitate raising tho tax rate at least
two mills, or two dollars
thousand.
The amount appropriated for
health purpose::, including inter
est on the bonded -indebtedness
created when tho T. B. hospital
was built and the Athens General
taken over the county, that of
the health board and the sums ap-
ptopriated for tho maintenance of
tho two' hospitals totals nearly
£ >0.030 annually. This. amount
was termed excessive by many of
(Turti lo* Page Four)
nemics cone
question the
ter of Hoove . __
only deal with him and his record
as a public official.
Kace Question.
I prefer Smith 'because I am op
posed to social and racial equality.
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LUCY COBB OPENS
WEDNESDAY WITH
FACULTY CHANGES
Final, preparations have k
completed at Lucy Cobb for.
opening « next Wednesday, the
12th. The. first faculty mcctinir
of the year will bo held Morula,
HUH THEATRE TO
OFFER INNOVATIONS
SEPTEMBER 24-25TH
Announcement was made Satur
day that the Palace Theatre would
present on Monday and Tuesday,
■September 24th and 25th, moving
pictures’ latest and greatest in
novation, the Vitaphone and the
Movietone.
econUng to H. A., Schiller,
Locw executive of New York city,
who wan here on a visit Saturday,
Athens is one of the smallest, if
not Lutual’y the ’smallest city in
the United States to be favored
with the new inventions so soon.
Many larger cities are without
them, he stated.
The Palace opens its fall and
winter program with the innova-
CTvrn to D«re four.)
FAVORS CULP FOB
GENERAL ASSEMBLY
With ono dlngent-ng vot* Athens
Typographical Union Number G-***
Friday afternoon endorsed tyanry
Culp for' the General Ax**«tibK'
of Georgia. Mr. Culp holds n card
of the year will be held Monday
night at 8&0 to plan the work
and to appoint committees for the
work of classifying students the
next day.
All local or day students,
whether new or old. are expected
to report at 10 o’clock Tuesday
morning for the* first assero"jly,
and to remain until they have met
the classification committee.
Boarding students will be ar
riving during the day and an af- [An th® Mualt
ternoon session will fee hold to candidate for th** D*
classify them. Work ii expected nation for tho Hour
to Jttcgin on n tentative schedule t tat Ives In the prim;
Wednesday morning. Jnendny.
It is’very important that all who I T. W. Paschal, wh.
expect td attend be present at the {endorsing Mr. Culn
opening. - . |h® loppoood tho q
. *<A number of changes have been| factional Politics - ’
made in the faculty. *Mis? Kath-jnlso mid he*
erine Klein succeeds Miss Timber-1 candidacy and that
lake as head of the English
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H*»
two,
voted against
declared that
ni'>» 'enr.vrlng
Mr. Pft*ch*t
Mr. fiitD 1 *
If th® Ualotx
andldate It ahouJ4
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