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ATHENS COTTON: MIDDLING .. .. .. .. .. 16%¢ PREVIOUS CLOSE .. ... 16%¢ YOL. 96, NO. 215 1 AM FOR AL SMITH PRE_S?}EENT PROF. E. M. COULTER I am for Al Smith because 1 am for honesty, efficiency, and for clear thinking and fearless expression. Through out Smith’s whole public ca reer, no one has accused him of dishonesty either in act or purpose. This is something to remark at, in an age when publie corruption has held so dominant a sway. No one can doubt that he has given New York as efficient an adminis tration as the state has ever had throughout its history. He has forced his political antagonists to support his measures. His thinking is clear, unclouded, and distinet ly to the point. One of his worst enemies at present, not long ago said that Smith had a mind unmatched 1 , punlic life today. : 1 am for Smith hecause I am against hypoerisy in all shapes and forms; 1 am for Smith because I am against all political trickery and ho kus pocus. Whether a person agrees with Smith’s policies or not, no one can doubt in the slightest ‘what Smith stands for. I know Candidate Hoover is not clear (and I be lieve persuasively s 0) on the subject of prohibition—else why is he being played up by the New York wet Republi cans as standing for modifi cation of the Volstead act? As for prohibition, no intelli gent American citizen can possibly doubt that whisky is plentiful, is widely drunk, and of the worst kind—if the Volstead Act is not heing nul lified by the present Republi can el;%rtyifwhy is it ng; en fore f it cannot be en memus cape the logic of modification. There is more transparent cant on the subject of prohi bition today than on any oth er subject I know of, I am for Smith because I am for religious tolerance, and I know that many people who are against Smith are not for religious tolerance, de spite the fact that they try to hide behind prohibition, which is non-existent. I am for Smith because I am tired of hearing people talk glibly about the evils of Tammany Hall, and forget ting to mention that New York is one of the best gov erned cities in America to day—and also forgetting to mention that Chicago (under a ‘Republican regime) is a blot on the honor of the Unit ed States and a disgrace to democracy. I am for Smith because I am for the Democratic Party. If now when for the first ‘time in a century the leadership of the, Democratic Party rests in New York the South refuses g) play the game, then the Democratic Party as a nat ional institution has number ed its days. Often one of the best reg ommendations a person can have is the enemies he makes; 'Srrlnith is no exception to this rule. NEW YORK snms,‘ NEW YORK —(AP)— The size of the vote, especially that of the women, was the chief point of in terest for political leaders of hoth parties in the state-wide primary clections Tuesday. The size of the vote, it was hop ed, would give some indication as to how the state will go in the presidential eleetion .this fall. | | 3 HEAVY VOTE . BOSTON —(AP)—An unusual ly heavy vote was expected at the polls Tuesday as members of both major parties re-acted to the most active primary campaign Massa chusetts has seen in years. - Practically every important nomination within the gifts of either party was tre subject of snirited contests with one excep tion, U. S, Senator David 1. Walsh being unopposed for renomination un the democratie ticket. R —— STREAM BAPTISM LONDON—-The first baptismal ~ service in a mill stream near Sit . tingbourne since the days of. the Canterbury Pilgrims took place regently. Thirty persons, mostly wémen, were immersed in a stream fed by what is known as . Thomas Becket’s spring. THE BANNER<HERALD Daily and Sunday—l 3 Cents a Week. Associated Press Service. Senator Robinson Urges Rel?ef qu Floridq STORI DEATH TOLL RSESTO [0 Wires To éeorgia Coast Townsßlo}vnDann By Stoim DR. BROUGHTON PREACHES ON LOST POWER OF CHURCH; POSTPONES SERMON TO YOUNG PEOPLE ON “CAKE EATERS” Monday night at Prince Avenue | Baptist church, Dr. Len G. Broughton, who is now cenducting a series of evangelistic services with that church, changed the subject .of his evening sermon, which had been announced as “Jesus’ Attitude *to the Modern Cake Eater and Flapper.” He stated as reason for the change the reception given at the First Baptist church to the stu dents now in the various colleges of Athens. Dr. Broughton stated that he knew nothing of the re ception when he made the prev ious announcement, and since he is very anxious to reach the young people of Athens, ™ students and others, he was postponing the discussion of this subject until Thursday night of this week, at which time he hopes that there will be nothing in the way and that he may have a chance to address the young people of Ath ens. | After making the announce ment with regard to the postpone ment of the special young peo ple’s service, Dr. Broughton. pxo (By United Press) Upwards of 1,000 persons have been killed by the tropical hurricance since it started up from below Guadaloupe last week, according to the latest United Press reports from the stricken region Tuesday. The Island of Guadaloupe and Porto Rico appear to have been ‘hardest hit. Following are the death totals: Gyadaloupe 510. ; Porto Rico 200. X Monserrat 25. Florida 27. Nevins Island 13. Virgin Islands 6. Accurate estimates of the dead i;L Porto Rico and Guadaloupe are immpossible spending re-establish ment of full communication fa cilities in those islands, The total dead in Florida may exceel 27, as the fatalities thus far reported are scattered from the Everglades to the north-central citrus region. Tuesday—the second anniver sary of the disastrous hurrricane which struck Florida in 1926— found that state slowly digging it self out of the ruins of the pres ent storm which apparently had claimed 27 lives and jammed all kospitals with the injured. Back across the islands of the Caritbean Sea, there lies a 100- mile path of death and destruc tion, part of which a courageous people are rising to re-build their homes and re-coup their fortunes. To the north, Georgia and Ala bama and the upper section of the Florida peninsula waited with fear Tuesday for the hurricane to strike that section. Reports from Atanta said the gale had veered towards Jacksonville, where a ter rified citizenry waited behind bar red windows. The tiny islands of Guadaloupe, a French possession, apparentiy bore the brunt of the hurricane. French officials still were trying to estimate the number of injured persons after they had officially placed the death toll at 510 per gons, ~ Fairly complete reports from all ‘sections involved in the disturb ‘ance indicated that the total fatal ities would e somewhere between 700 and 800, After Guadaloupe, United Press Dispatches. | ceeded to speak 'on “The I.ostl Pewer of the Church,” taking his text from Judges 16th chapter and 20th verse: “And he wist not that the Lord was departed from him.” In discussing this text D:. Broughton said: ‘ “The first thing that we desire to do at the present time is to getl a proper understanding of what is meant by power, as it is one of the most misunderstood words in ail our language. Tln dealing with it in this connection we do not, mean that there has been any loss of numbers in the church; numbers‘ do not furnish power. There never wos a time when there were as many people holding membership in churches as today, and there never has been a time when there’ was as little spiritual power man ifested in the church as today. “We do not mean to be under stood as referring to the loss of wealth. Wealth is not power. The | majority of the world thinks it is, and hence there is a mighty grap ple for wealth, running all sorts of risks and .e,ngagi:;g,'m all sorts onaadTuen o P B thi).... ",« ek TAER2O-Page RIgHE) - .. Porto Rico was the chief sufferer with 200 dead. Reports were still lacking from several points in the interior of the island. BRING RELIEF JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — (AP) —With thirty-eight known dead, nmore than 150 injured, several thousand homeless &and property losses estimated into the millions, the hurricane-stricken sectors of Fiorida Tuesday endeavored to ascertain the full extent of the low, While reliei measures got under fuller sway in the Palm Beach sector, expeditions were enter ing the Lake Okeechobee region, where varying accounts’of loss of life and property damage have been given by persons who came out of the territory seeking aid for those behind. T'ifteen were known to be dead in Okeechobee City area while the relief commit tee at West Palm Beach counted 14 deadsand the police at Del Ray reporteéd three lives were lost there. IFive of the deaths reported by the relief committee were at Pa hekee and were accounted for in a iarge measure when Lak Okee chobee overflowed its banks and flooded the countryside. Hun dreds of homeless families were *eing cared for at refugee homes in West Palm Beach, Palm Beach, Lake Worth, Boynton and Delßay. Hotels, apartment houses, schools, churches and court houses were thrown open for this purpose. Howard W. Selbv, chairman of the Red Cross chapter in West Palm Beach estimated the dam age to that area at $20,000,000, of which he said $10,000,000 was for the Palm Beaches. The hurricane Tuesday plunged onward towards Georgia _and South Carolina, its furity greatly abated. Radio, for the most part, told the story, a fragmentary one, of (Turn to Page Eight) £ [ Established 1832, { 'ATHENS, GA., TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1928. PROMPT AGTION NEGESOARY, SENATOR WIRES-—DAMAGE WILL BE GREATER THAK IN 1976 RURRIGANE WASHINGTON.—(AP)—At least twenty nurses and money to carry on rehabilitation work is ur gently needed in the Florida hurricane, said a mes sage received by the Red Cross Tuesday from Sena tor Robinson, democratic vice presidential nominee, who has just come through the storm section. “Storm area appears to extend from Fort Lauderdale to Titus ville, about 145 les in width ’;q. curred in the storm of 1926. Cas ualties are not fully known and cannot be ascertained for some time, “Something like 200 have re ceive’(‘i treatment in hospi.als which have been greatly damaged. Local organizations are without funds. - | “I am convinced that immedi ate action by your body is neces sary if adequate relief is to be effected. A part of the territory is totally without organization and at least twenty additional nurses to those which ‘can be pro vided here are required and about an equal number of social work ers. “Medical assistance believed to be adequate. Rehabilitation work on large secale will be necessary and funds are required for imme diate use.” ‘ g | ROBINSON DELAYED ‘ ALBANY, Ga. —(A Pj)— The Atlantie Coastline Railway report ed to the Albany Herald Tuesday ‘that Senator Joe Robinson, demo cratic vice presidential eandidate, will not be able to reach Atlanta to fill a speaking engagement Tuesday evening, . The railway ‘'stated that the Robinson 'special was held behind a wasiout on the Atlantie Coast line between Jacksonville and Folkston, Ga., and it would be necessary to re-route the train. Application blanks for football tickets were mai’ed out to Univer. sitv of Georgia alumni Monday and orders will be filled in the order they are received. it was stated in the notice that practically the same seats as heretofore had been allotted to Georgia for the Tech game. Friends of the Univergity in Ath ens and this vicinity have always enjoyed the priviloge of placing their orders for tickets through the Athletic asgociation and thoge who take advantage of that privilege and are mot on the mailing list are advised to forward “heir orders at an early date to Chas. K. Martin, Box 533, Athens, Ga. The scale of priceg this year is as follows: For the non.conference games, Mercer and Furman, $2.00 for all the Conference games, with the exception of Tech, $2.50. Tick. ets for the Tech game are $3.00. Registration and handling fee of 26 cents must be added to each order, : HODVER MAKES BD FOR LABOR'S VOTE N NEWARK SPEECH NEWARK, N. J.—(UP)—Her bert Hoover laid down his pro gram for helping labor in a speech delivered here Monday night open ing his campaign for the doubt ful east. Continued prospeirty under a republican protective tariff, sta bilizatien of employment by sea sonal distribution of construction on public works, and restrictions against excessive injunctions were promised by the republican presi dential candidate. Hoover also urged continuance of restricted immigration with only such modifications as are necessary to relieve hardships against families; freedom in col lective bargaining; and measures for increasing efficiency to bring about more perfect living condi tions. “We can build towards perfect tion only on a foundation of pro:gderity.” the candidate said. “Kducation, prohibition, inven tion, scientific discovery, increase ‘n skill in managers and employees have contributed to magnificent progress.” “But now the immediate prob lem is furnishing a job for every man who wants to work,” ne add ed. He denied that there is any widespread uneimployment. -He admitted there era depressions in the textile and bituminous coal in dustries which must be relieved with all the energy the govern ment can afford. During the last two months, however, he said, there has been a higher record of production and consumption of goods than during corresponding months of any previous year. LOS ANGELES —(AP)— Leo Pzt Kellpey, convicted of the mur der of Mrs. Myrtle L. Mellus, his gcciety woman sweetheart, Tues day, was sentenced to be hanged at San Juentin prison on Novem ber 28, next. | e < CAR WRECKED A North Carolina tourist skid ded on the Danielsville road Tues day morning when he attempted to pass another car near a parked truck and completely wrecked the body of the sedan he was driving. He crashed into the parked truck. Fortunately the impact was back of the front seat in which he and his wife were riding, and neither was hurt, with the exception of a‘ few cuts. " bt The car was driven into Athens for repairs. , o Daily and Snndny——l..“’(""? o B Week. VR, NAT 0. ARNOLE DIED I ATLANTA EARLY TUESDAY Mr. Nat D. Arnold of Lexing ton, Ga., died at a private- sani tarium in Atlanta at 3:00 o’clock Tuesday merning. He had gone there for vest and treatment about ten days ago and death came suddenly from heart attack. Mr. Arnold was born in Ogle thorpe county in 1859 and had made his home there all his life. He was educated at Martin Insti tute, Jefferson, and at North Georgia Agricultural College at Dahlonega. For many years he lived on his plantation in the northern part of the county, about six miles from Crawford. He was successful with his farming oper ations and agspmulated vast hold ings of land.™ Latér he moved to Lexington and had lived there for twenty-five: years, N e rel nent men "ih”tfiatwgécfion xm# state. ' Mr. Arnold was the son of O.‘ H. Arnold, Sr., and E]izn'bet’nl Johnson Arnold, prominent citi zens of OglethorSe county for many years. - Mr. Arnold represented Ogle thorpe county in the legislature for twenty years. During one term of his service, his brother, 0. H. Arnold, Jr., represented Clarke county, and another broth er, the late Dr. R. J. Arnold of Hampton, Ga., represented Henry county. His father, 0. H. Arnold, Sr., also represented Oglethorpe county at one time. } Mr. Arnold is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Hugh H. Hardin )of Forsyth; three grandchildren; one sister, Mrs, L. F. Edwards of Athens; one brother, O. H. Ar nold, Jr., of Athens; by two neph ews, Robert O. Arnold of Athens and David J. Arnold of Hampton; the following nieces, Mrs. Jennie iArnold Dorsey and Miss Eugenia ' Arnold of Athens; Mrs. Paul“ Brown of Elberton, and Mrs. D. Timon Bowden of Wilmington,' N; The funeral will be held at Lexington Wednesday at 11:00 o'clock, and the following will‘ serve as pallbearers: Messrs. Paul Brown, Willis Lindsey, E. H' Dorsey, Jr., Thomas Comer, David J. Arnold, Robert O. Arnold, John Knox and Ernest Stokeley. Bern stein Brothers Funeral Home is making funeral arrangements. ‘ ; SEVEN DOLLARS 50 Contributions to the hurri. cane relief fund of the Ameri can Red Crogs which are being received through the Athens Chapter of the organization are slow here, An appeal for con tributions for the relief of suf. ferers in the hurricane-strick en sections was made by the American Red Cross Monday and transmitted to Athen‘ans by A. E. Davison, chairman of the Athens Chapter. Three Atheniang have responded. '\ The names of those contribut. ing and the amounts contrib uted will be published daily by The Banner-Herald, The fund to date stands: Madame Lustrat ...... SI.OO (Turn to Page Eight) e I DR. KING UNDERGOES MINOR OPERATION Dr. W. P. King underwent a‘ minor operation at Wesley Me moria! hosiptal in Atlanta Mon day morning. His many friends are delighted that he is getting along nicely and expects to return home in a few days. " g A.B.C. Ps_r. Single Copies 2 Cents. 5 Cents Sunday- SAVANNAH EXPERIENCES G 0 MILE WIND; BRONSWIGK 13 GUT OFF: MAGON DAMAGED MIAMI, Fla.—(AP)—A death list of 149 persons from the area smitten by the tropical hurricane in southern Florida Sunday was reported Tuesday to the Miami News. Of this number 18 were identified. The identified list follows: - John Anderson Blalock, West Branch; Bob Fink, negro, Julpiu,i'a | Ella Jones, negro, Delßay; Will Jones, negro, Delßay; Infant Nelms, son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Nelms, Kelsey City; Mrs. Arthur Van Neumhauser, Kelsey City; daughter of Mrs., Neumhauser; Mrs. Smith, Pahokee; Wallace (no initials), Jupiter, negro: West brooks, negro youth, near Deerfield; Mr.s Julia White, 78, Delßay. The unidentified dead were two negroes at Jupiter, four negroes at Delßay Beach: twentj at Belle Glade; ten whites and fifty negroes at Pahokee; twenty negroes at South Bay; fifteen in Okee chopee City area; seventeen in Palm Beaches area. e ATLANTA, Ga.—(UP)-—Telephone and telegraph companies reported at 6:00 a. m. Monday that all wires were down to points on the Georgia coast. The last word from the United Press correspond ent at Savannah came shortly after midnight. He said a sixty mile gale was blowing On account of mountainous seas pounding on Tybee Island, all resi dents there had moved into the city. N. C. SHERIFF IS CERTAN THAT HE SAW C. S. CARNES BREVARD, N. C. —(AP)— V. B. McGahz, former. sheriff of Transylvania county, i 3 sure that h» saw Clinton 8. Carnes, missing treasurer of the Southern Baptist Home Missions Board, for whom a nation-wide search is being con ducted, on the highway about five mi'es from here Sunday afternoon. Carnes was headed towards Greenville, McGaha said. Carnes asked the sheriff, the latter said, some questions about the highway directions and the former officer engaged him in conversation. Becoming suspicious he asked the man his name and was told “I lost my name some time ago.” The former sheriff hurried into Brevard to get another look at Carnes’ picture and was convinced he had been talking with Carnes. He drove back out the highway, wut ‘was unable to locate the man. OMAHA GIVES AL SMITH Bl OVATION ON* ARRIVAL FOR WESTERN CAMPAIGN OMAHA, Neb.-—(UP)—Governor Alfred E. Smith took off his brown derby and waved the west a New York welcome here Tuesday. et Omaha, in the heart of the farm country to which Smith will appeal, waved back and gave the demo« cratic candidate a characteristic “Howdy, stranger.” ~ Throngs greeted him at the sta tion. A crowd curious and eager to see this man who rose from the East Bide of New York. Smith has seen this city before but never like he saw it Tuesday. Farnam Street, the main street, was thronged with countless per sons who cheered wildly as the Governor and his party drove hy. Ag his train came to a stop a band at Union Station started play. ing “The Sidetvalks of New York" and a great cheer went up. It .was ten minutes before the Gov ernor and his party could emerge through the pack of humanity. The democratic candidate will THE WEATHER: i Probable fair Tuesday night and Wednesday. Cocler Wednesday. Diminishing northwest winds. | Brunswick reported a stiff wind at tmidmght.. Then the lines went out. g C. F. Von Herrmann, weather bureau forecaster, said the inten sity of ithe storm as it hit Georgia wag congiderably less than when it swept down on the Florida east coast. All wires from Atlanta to Char leston, South Carolina, went down Monday, 2 : SIGNS DOWN 5 MACON, Ga.—(UP)—Signs Were beaten, down and corn n.x‘ ar cane reported damaged by a wind and beating rain that struck Macon early Monday, % It was believed the city was om the western rim of the hurricane. The weather bufeau predicted heavy damage in the ,tmhi raing continued, R A e Ay P RUSH FOOD @i FORT PIERCE, Mla.—(UP)-=All available doetors and nurses fire were sent to West Palm Beach with medical supplies and food stuffs. \ ove el The Red Cross unit here had a (Turn to Page Eight) ™" head a parade through the ¢ity and later will visit thie stockyards. Mrs, Smith and her diaughter, Mrs. John A. Warner, logefhar with other women in the party, will be guests at a luncheoyr) tendered by Omaha democratic yvomen. Govs ernor Smith is expescted to say a few words at this affair. The special campaign train pass« ed Monday night -fi!rlqug‘h lm the state of Herbert . Hoover's birthplace and the d emocratic can didate recelved an enthuglasric welcome at Clinton ‘shortly before, night from a erowd which had waited a long timey. o = iy
