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ATHENS COTTON
MIDDLING ..1854«
PREY. CLOSE ..
Daily and Sunday—13 Cent* a Week,
EaUbllahAd 1882.
Dally and Sunday—IS Canta a Week.
THE WEATHER
Fair Sunday and Monday,
With slowly rising tempera
ture.
VOL. 98. NO. 285.
Associated Press Service. United Press Dispatches.
ATHENS, GA, SUNDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1929.
A. B. C. Paper. single Copies 2 Cents. 5 Cents Sunday.
,20 TO 6
Doomed to Hang
E IS ON THE
FOR HI! OPERATION
(Copyright, 1928)
LONDON, England —
(UP)—Lord Dawson of
Penn, physician-in-ordi
nary to the King told the
United Press Saturday
night that the King is
holding his own against
his illness, and in the
last twenty-four hours
his, progress has been on
the upgrade.
There would be no object In an
operation, he said.
“An exploratory Puncture and
tin x-ray both showed no appre
ciable pleural -,'j‘usion. Therefore
there, is no object in any opera-
tlon."
“During the last few Safe the
King’s stoength has been main
tained. He is holding his own.
Mantaining rtrengtb necessarily
means his heart. He'had a good
Saturday.”
sioei
(THREE MEN DIE;
THREE HURT IN
BLAST ON BOAT
POUT ARTHUR, Texas.—(AP)
[—Three unldentif'ed men were
killed and at feast three Injured
In an explosion on the Quit Refln.
{ lug Company tanker Ouitiand
Saturday. Tbe bod'es ot the three
men killed were so badly burned
that identification was impoealble
until ships papers couid be check
ed.
Judge Prescribes Birth Control
ROME, Italy — (UP)—
i Premier Mussolini of
Jit Italy, warned his coun-
try’s legislature Saturday
night that “the truth* is
that the whole world is
arming.”
“Newspapers daily are record
ing tho launchings of submarines
and other devices which certainly
are not peaceful”, he told lb/ final
session of tho 27th legiaaturc.
ATLANTA, Go.— (AP) —Plans
are already underway for a gtgan-
t'e alumni gathering to be held
, by tha University ot Georgia
I when the Bulldogs meet Ysie at —
I Athens next toll. It was snnoun- _fd^lhhrium, but we
Iced by Dean 8. V. 8anford, d'. ...... — -~r -
I rector ot athletics at the Athens #d, spoke In a low voice which he on * couple. The Kourims ,par-
Their hut plea for clemency Institution, at the Oeorgla Aurimt Infreonentlv raised for emiAssii. fnta of three children, hid come
Icep Saturday.” hav.ng been turned down by the Association meeting here Satur. * v,hlt « handkerchief protruded hef°« f,' !
The United Press obtained ttfe, Louisiana Board of Pardons, Mrs. a,. «* Pocxet of nls black coat. *’’* " w ,l ~"
foiLwing additteS ^l!SnSl| A<l« LeBtostf and Dr. Thomas • ^ W * 1 “- £“• b » ndb o h fi d A red rd "
able facts about the King's coSdl- : S r * h * r l* 110 ™ a j» v « ,0 <e/ r * nk - E,,orU w, “ 60 “»*> W get in tC^^smcS ; { rora *‘ m9 t0
Uon.from the highest authority touch with aU Oeorgla alumni and timo bSr ' m,,Un * *■
Nation-wide comment has been
•routed by the’ ruling of Judge
Harrison W. Ewing of Cleveland,
..... j directing Mr. and Mrs.. Otto
'The number 6t cannon and £°“" m £_ t , h J, t cit { v 40 practice
bayonets is increasing”. i krth '“ nftr 2| tbre ® years.
fit is advisable that we harbor Ju . d *» Sffi S’ ^ipdsey of Denver,
no illusions shout tho general po-1 acknowledged that a precedent
litieai situation in Europe” it w ,“ bc,n K M by tho order recog-
“We do not want to perturb the I the legality of birth con-
uropoan equilibrium, but w»i* ro, > but •» disagreed with Judgo
must he watchful.” I Ewing, holding that no court has
The Premier, faultlessly dregs- 1tba ri ei>t to impese brth control
iicm ,uc poexot of nis black coat, vorce. Kourim and the children,;
’ " ' left to right, Bertha, 4; Otto, 1;
and Edward, 2, are pictured
i orat mm team
mm OF IlME
BY HORACE C RENEGAR
/Associated Press Sports Writer
ATLANTA, Ga. —(AP)— Georgia Tech’s Gol
den Tornado swept to undisputed championship of
the Southern Conference Saturday by crushing its
ancient rival rival ,the University of Georgia Bull-
dogs, 20 to 6 in a stirring gridiron battle.
The Athens Bulldogs, however
LEAD TO ARREST
OF DOPE SELLERS :-i
provided sufficient thrills. More'
than 35 000 saw Maffett, a roving
end of Georgia, take a pass over
the Gold and White line in the
; first period to give his team a
6 to 0 lead, t!.e first time this sea”
‘ son any team 1:as held a margin
* over Tech.
above.
but he certainl/Is now id anle. ‘hat, Mre. LeBoeuf and Dr. Dreher, •' Yale alumni Uvini In ’ the aouth
position than a week ago, because raatUy ni loue. hired Jmnea Beadlo, „ jj *(,<, urged to attend'the
hia doctors arc dealinjr with a lo- * trapper, to nheot LeBoeuf, whose , , , ",., h
cal coH.tion rether than an infec- i was mutilated and thrown in coatMt > A special aectldn w.U be
Hon im airing. tig . '
■ a lake... The itfry recommended life - reserved. for them* 1
The King ww oshIw uomd’ 1 for Beadie:' The'crirao''wii8 coni* ‘ , 1 ^, M
.Kutur.h.v ait— a allzhtN^dowii ni.tcd on July 1. 1927. I.__&'•*■•"■**** —*L **•“ ln,tl '
ward turn Friday. ' ‘ “
PRINCE DEPARTS
CAIRO, Egypt. — <**. _ The
Prince of Wales, en rfuto home
to the bodsido of his father, left
Cairo for Port Said at 5:40 ]
Saturday.
1 p. m.
- COIR WILL
POT 00T 1,000,000
ISWER10TE0F
UNITED STATES
on their tint trl]
terr tory for a
Sanford sa.d.
TWO BANDITS ARE
SLAIN IN FIGHT
WITH OFFICERS
NEW SHARES SOON i-Sr
LUGANO, Switzerland.—(flo
ras announced Saturday night
that the council of the League of
Nation* undoubtedly will-answer
T the United States to
on the opium question.
IN WALKER CASE
I
SAVANNAH. Ga—(AV-U’udgo
GEORGIA RAILROAD
PLAYERS* CONCERT
(Penan Athena Y. M. C. A.)
Co'onial Theatre, Saturday,
December IS; 86 ta'ented ar
tists compose the cast.
Tickets on sale all the week
at:
Coata'a,
Hammett's Pharmacy.
Cltlzena* Pharmacy.
Reid Drug Company.
Patrick's Pharmacy.
Y. M. C. A.
BUY TOUR TICKETS NOW.
% “A" . - J > , ^
Wd/aNArOLM. '■
Two men were ulaln and two po.
Hfce office ns s'.ghty wounded
when a squad of police frustrated
} an attemjt to.hold up a small dry
I goods store hero early Saturday. A
third man was captured.
! The men killed were Carl Kit.
trell* 34, and Otto Prlce( 40, both
of Ind anapolls. The officers were
wounded sightly, etch In the
band.
'‘Stumpy” Thomason, p great
hall buck and “father" Luniintin,
powerful sopnomore lutiuack,
• . j however, could noc be denied, it
.. .. I was the ramming, '.auering
NEW YORK—(AP)—Inspection Lum P kin “ ho "' au « ■ 8 yard dive
of the hus'resH (lies of Arnold aionK * n the middle of tne second
Rothsteln. slain gamh'er, by fed- < i u » r '- er and 't was this same li
era! agents probing tha activltks J u ™ m,r , who came back in tne
cf an Interuafonal narcotic syrdl. ? ext pcrlod a « a;n wl >ee, over
cate has resu'ted 'n the arrest of ‘««t guard lor anomer six pointer,
a man In Buffalo, a woman In Ihcmason, alter giving the
Chicago, and leisure ot three "°* d a . *u ad erlul exh.bltion of
tninku lull of narcotics. i broken fit Id running, pace chang-
The man arrested at Buffalo, ' na , and the t,iniis ot mustier
taken from an express train as he at ’ i,ed
was taklag tw?j ot the trunks to
eond
the
touchdown to ;
> it aafe in t
■CWmrj. ^
world as Joseph Kin n, federal of
ficial said Saturday, hut his real
name is Joseph Unger. The
feur yards ut.d a touchdown,
maren atartta on Teen s own 42
yard line wn t n Thomason took
man in the case, arrested in the 8 £ unt aI J, d rai ?
Hotel North Sheridan < Cb'cago. °™ ifl l d t 3“*^ Wji
daellh-*f an Invitation W. H. Barrett haa signed an or- Tickets for the rtenr.i. R.'i
• to nominate candidatea for the der in Unltod States District Court ."tJgSISL
— - I central * v.srd to be instituted f un- transferring the case against John be ng Mid M- the dlrecmre
ATLANTA, Oa—(AP)—Stock- Berthe Geneva opium tonvention. D Waker to Macon for trial * : of t ^ e y, M. C. A., the ladles,
ho’ders of the Coca-Cola Com. Whfle. expreaaing vd_Mhgnes,_to ^lis announcement was made aPd ot ), er interested friends of
itu another trunk full of nar<
cot cs, is Mrs. Juno-Boyd.
.The narcotics seized hero had
anestimated value of 82,000,000.
ATLANTA, Oa.—(AP)r-Declar.
ing that ihe principal need at the
University of Georgia is not of
men but fecTtlea, Chancel’or
Charles M. Sne'ling ot the Uni
versity, told Georgia alumni here
Friday night that hie greatest am-
blt'cn 'a to see the institution
drive, aided by Ai.zell and Lamp-
kin, straight across the goal Lna.
! Tech was on the olfensive most
• of the way. From the outset, the
I charging Lumpkin, brilliant Thom-
‘WHEAT KING” OF S
* tel.ing gains while Frank Waddey,
end, was playing a great game,
I offensively and defensively. Ho
I unaggoJ several pusses for neat
gains.
Georgia's only touchdown carao
the first period , when Fetor
CHICAGO TAKEN
BY DEATH
CHICAGO.— (AP) —James
“provide not only Instructors and £ auan ' lau,ad ‘'* ,h , e ^ k | D *'' c f I* und - T « k center, made a poor
n'rofessors but scholars and aclcn: ,ho Chicago Board of Trade, died pass to Mfacll, woo failed to p.ck
- - - dling's ad: at t*' 8 home' here Saturday. The up the bail. Palmer, Bu.ldog end.
— -* r ~" —- NEW YORK (AP) —A uoso _ .
SftT'SSS the^Georglp‘itakroadf "5i« «" TJn . , J or ^U •
show w II be given in tho 17 o frnm e>i, lnv .. rlns’nr nrice. ' v> potentlsl'toe, ho said, I
dn.s was delivered at a dinner year old mllicnalre had been finally recovered tile free .ull on
given by the At'snta Alumni As. ® oo'y a short time with double Tech’s 17 yard stripe and ran five
•oe'atlon to graduates who ' are Pneumonia. i' a ,r d3 i . Then afier three line plays
here to attend the annual foot,
hall game between Ceorgit and
the directors'.to tsane 1000M9 onium. the Unted States voiced counsel for Walker and wns con- ml.
par value common dissatisfaction with the Geneva f—»d at the District Attorney’s c-,.
shares of no par value common oisrensiacuon wire tne uoneva j ~-a at mo District Attorney* p.i„ PI .i Theat re on Saturday,
stock paying an annual dividend ,, ■ ... December 15th. tnd a record
&\l . rC .h. B re r0 ani CS:l0bl * “ ^.^wriuTre W.^ngt«.men’rSf^.‘^‘fn 'rinlS^'fund ^ U i0 “« md '
The action, taken at a eneriai that the -Geneva opium conference bond of Sparta, Ga., . - . .
cal'ed meefing of J^ckholdTrs. vra, a mretl/g of MV.reiw ^to, .with tho hTationel ~
*wl'l double the number of eharo.s aoremnHshed the beat pos- in 1918, has been
of common stock oufstend’ng end ?!to***!^" the Lft'h^id 4 " 0 W ** k<
Jlrnd 9 re U ‘:t^ 0 hoM.re n <d‘ l r« 1 : c^.S.^e'* 0 ^ ‘^ ( "N.'Zdicatlon are.
ord as all stockholder* of record i ff iS.i be time tb * t Wsllter wii! (or point* In their gymnasium
GEORGIA PUTS
v..w o, M v r.,h.nM ihiiiniiv. tbs Un verslty* first need Is not,
the Un verslty** first
ord as ail stocknoiaera of record ' .■'3”7rr 1 *.-T^r.V',” r* Ah r*
on January 15, 1929, will receive be tried,
one share of the new stock for .5, ”.“•"‘*‘5!. °lS r S
each iharo hold « "ttat tto. , UnilCC DCPECCCC
i?/" 8 " 1 WJUcarrT06T0t -1~HOlwl tlLutuutb
Stockholders, at s meethig held' centre-board; under ^ths opium “
W. ,SW ■wrr-1 NPW vong —fjSP^Paner va’. I ’The stmosposro or crearvensss, | wahhinoton.—, tut*) —.me
-°, rb “ d J™'s,,V of stocka traded on the Now!of research, of accompVsbment It estimated cotton nrodnctlon of
Potato will be awarded ‘Jo team* 0 | traded on the now ,, tmtnre ^ |n , cIent fle zftolrg this year was 14472.000 eou’vm.
for each ticket aold by therh, ana Tor » otocR racnanganmve lorunK _ Mreatlv inrretMd." contiu- > lent 600 oound ba’e*. the Depart-
,n addition th. hoy . Mil.ng.tho more th.n^ “ S/SgJLKT'£ 4TSS ^Lt jf^t^ture .nnouved
yards.
failed. Huoas paused to Mai Lett
over the goal lor a touchdown.
Tech first scored in the second
quarter, when McCrary’s fumb.e
gave them the ball on Georgia’s 18
yard line. Lumpkin finally went
over.
The Tcmad< scored soon after
the third period opened. After
taking the kick-off, Georgia failed
to gain and Hill punted to.Thoma-
ton on Tech's 40 yard line. The
whirring halfback ran the punt
I back three yards and on the next
p.ay broke awuy around left end,
Hu-** t ^ , b ffhtl
ln S N a w h York r, 'n OctotoTr"■ convention The council iatsr will
Id a r e g ua rq u i r t e rl y* v'd en d”^f «'«««.
51.50 ; to stockholder* Payable f"*^ d ‘f‘ h « bo ^. »
January 2, 1929.
Ifilfium C10E
Justice of Peace
, Election is Held
In Jackson Co.
D'AFFAIRES SENT
HOME BK BOLIVIA
■ COMMERCE, Ga.—(Special )—
At the recent election in, this
/county for Justices cr the Peace
>nd Constab'es, the fol'owlng well'
and favorab'y known gentlemen
SS’SSSb*js ssA'a.Msr.tc h,
j-jrsgjgirAS
WASHINOTON.— (AP) —Com
prises.
The Georgia Railroad Show Is
one ot tha best ot its kind, end
w th Its eighty .'toe talented ac
tors and musicians, a real treat to
In store for all those who attend.
The ent’re proceeds of
ptecent after passing the bl'lion 1 show vlil he’given to the Y. M.
dol’ar Poatoff'rc-Trcasurv snuro- ' C. A. aa the Georg's Railroad’s
. Pointing to tho growing number Ocorg’e, 121; 1.020,000.
of northern students In Mothere I Florida, 100; 20.000.
, unlverelt'e* and the 'nereaslng. A'gbama. 145; 1,0*0400.
' number at etndsnto seeking the I The acresge left tor harvest , and
higher degrees, he said, “There 1* | the percentage ef abandonment
a growing etrong demand tor n after Jnly 1 were:
doctor of phlloeophy degree” end “
dr,Par Poatott're-Treasury appro., C. A. as the Georg
priatlon bUI, the .house rereesed volunteer contribution' to ihe'v
.to ■ go aheed I
wets elected tor the next four Bou'der Dam >h«* already pro-
weaUa. 1 JnAAil at 41,1a sAsoInn '■ siuul Aaal
y*»*
duced at . this session *a good deal t
LA PAZ. Bol'ria.— (AP) —The Jeltprson Metr’et—Judge M. F. of argument totf lute e’se, Twol
Paraguayan Charge' tif Affaires Morris, J. p.* and Messrs. J. W. lntsrpreutlons havs been put on)
was given Ms passport.and atari. Bteokton and R. L. WaddelL con- President CooUdn’s statement J
ed under guard for Pern Petnrday stables. about the project In’h'e message i
while President Sites xuspendsd Harrisburg District—Judge L. to consreue. 'I
the municipal o’ectfon because of W. Mauldin.;J. P.; and Messrs, ! A’l concerned were certain that
]t\
the municipal o’cctlon bCcaune or w. Mauldin. J. P.; and Messrs, ! AM concerned were certain tuatl ATLANTA, Go.— (AP) —Police will, between presdent-eiect
the s’tuat on created la th* Bollv., C. R. W’iks and E. T. Jones, Eou’der Dam would cause more Saturday p’seed s ban on all In- Hoover and Vore’gn Minister AI-j
ir* Paraguayan frcnlfsr elaah. | constables. trouble but .In-th* room where formation concerning the search barto Jalados. ot Bolivia, person.
ATLANTA, Os— (AP)
’seed s ben
concerning
that Oeorrla “most s’thsr equ’p
Itself to afford these opportunity
or else lose It* students end lose
prestige beside the state endowed
Inetltut'ons of it* sister states In
I tbe south.?
■ I other speaker* st ■ tho dinner
ABOARD U. 8. 8. MARYLAND y, 0 ehsncel'or,. included:
EN ROUTE TO VALPARAISO— Sin a v Ssnford, Oaorgto’s
Wood.
Unlv’crety AtMst'e Association,
l Chile. Saturday marked an on- ’ a C ^ L - under-gradnato
I change of expressions of good- of the Yule football
■Police win. between Pree'dent-eleet 8
Atlanta Police :
Act Like tlams (AP)—A Ml'taut fraction on the of" ith'etice; H. P. V
I T.., Mnvilaec ’a’ter^eck of the U. 8. 8. Mery- cor g graduate treasurer of
In lWO murders lend, anchored off Antoeegesu. rnivciWtT Athlet'c Assoch
President
'Congresk‘afet Id-«eCrtt »esslon ' Attics Dlstrict-rjudgo J. F. the senate public lands committee (or the slayer of R. M. Brandon, al Representative of
.nnd a committee was appointed Hale. J. P.; and Messrs. Hale end had arranged to cone'der the nom. i wealthy mortician, after receiving Fernando SHee.
to tako care of tha uttuatlon’. tf. C.. D'xon, constables. ■ Inatlon of .Rot O. Well ’of CM- : a compla'nt fro-i Mayor Ragsdale t Bes'des Dr. Palacios and other
Popular demonstratlnna tcok-l Center District—Judge E. 8. cago, to he Secretary: of-,the. In- that by reason of severe! recent members of the.Bolivian ceb'net,
p’ace 'n the emp'tel with thous- Ryles, J. P.; end Messrs. J. H. tertor, v there was nncerta'nty. hnntleldes of a sensational nature, the ,function waa .attendad by the
ends ot citizens parading through Parmer and Jim Fitzpatrick, con- There was tome who ezpected Atlanta la receiving much untav. President and members ot tho
the streets.' The, revelry sons- stables. {West, to be asked pointed ones- ore He puhlrlty, house of deputies who mode the
“ —>- - - w — 1 Before the oqtetoled'ct barring'long Journey from la Pes ectoee
AGED COUPLE IS
MURDERED BY
BURGLARS
... The, revelry eouu- I
drone were p’aced'mbonl the Per-1 Newtown Dietr'ct—Jndse B. O. lion* but this was largely specu-1 Before tbe otftclsl ed'ct bsrringMong Jouniey from Le Pas acres* EATON. Oh'o. — (AP) — Mr*,
auuayan ic-atien. nion, J. P.; end Messrs. Albert lotion. »- ■' aU comment on the caso-to news. GhHe »o that Mr. Hoover miaht Lora 8’lver. I*, was kiUed and
FT'se Ayala.' the .Parasnavan Houner and James T. Nunn, con.• Th* committee Saturday asked ' pepermen, dstoetivss had sdm’t- rerelve In person Wct'sUons , her hnsbsnd,.Dr. Horatio St ver,
charre. was given h'a passport stables. . . .. . . -JSseretary Wsst to appear before ted that their investigation so.tog(Trem,the-Jnmnd, rejwblle during 55. pnoilBehtJMrsfcton here, was .... .
Saturday aftemocn by Under: Ml'lerie District—Jnd» M. A.. It In opsn meeting next Wsdnsa. h»d developed nothing taaitolehb LetULAmgricen goodwill tdnr. {.wemided; totally; by two band ts pnWto dsrwn
Secretary VIrrelera. The latter OrKfeth, J.' P.; end Messrs. C. N. . day to be questioned 'n connec-.thkt m'gbt lend to th* trail of ai Mr. Hoover regnestod Dr. Pal-1 who entered: tljelr homes early |
(Tarn To Page Eight) (Turn to Page Eight) j Uon with hi* nomination. _ _ J suspect. i J (Tnm to Page E(gM) • Saturday. I
North Carolina, 14H.000.
South Carolina. 2455400.
Georg's, 2.719400.
rorid*. 95.000.
Alabama. 2495.000.
WASHINOTON. —(AP) —A tax
refund of I9S9.SJ5 has been riven
by the Treasury to Senator Cons,
ens, republican, Mlch'gan, from
■ whom It had sought to collect an
I’addltlontl aeeesament at 410400..
1 000.
1 ■ The refund follows fal'nro of
tt "> government's atten-nt n( three
WASHINGTON. (AP) — Tho years ago to levy addlt'onal as.
Census Bureau announced Satur- sessments amounting to I'nit
day that cotton of thIs,/Te*J«-j«3000 000 nr.Hn.t tbe orvinal
growth, ginned prior to Dhcotnber 'io'ders ot Ford Motor Company
1. totalled 12.561.618 hales count, itock
!ng reand bales ss belt bates. >r Ssn'stor Conrcns V98 t^c main
The dumber of hair* ginned defendant In th» government's nr.
GINNING REPORT
Hon which fol’nwed ctosclv Ihe
dispute 'n which Conzens enraged
Scrctary Mellon over adminis
tration of the Treasury.
In connection with the refund.
by states ro’iows:
Alabama, 1,024,492.
Ftor’da. 19,611.
Georgia, 970.799. ,
OFF 2460 BALE
NEW ORLEANS, La.-(AP)- Booster Couions said.
The cotton market planged down -This )a a concrete piece ot ev'.
nearly 5440 a bale Saturday when deneo of the mlsmanarouhont of
the government crop and ginning, the bureau of internal revenue,
estimates proved larger than tho „ n dor the greatest Scrrct-.-v .,(
trade bad expected. January con- Treasury since I'inr'fon's
tracts so'd down from 19.76 to timo. If oonpresa v/pru p.Wr to
1S.90; March 19 S4 to 19.-2, and compute the entire losses to the
May 19.75 to 19.03, or Z2 to 8G )jovernment under ptjr*! Tunnnee.
I'nts down. nient, It would he foemt to hwe
After tho call the market ral- rurl ' a tQ thr hundreds of mil,
I lied akfhtlyi t ’lioua.'’ j