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ATHENS. GAn THURSDAY. DECEMBER 27, 1928.
Star Tech Guard And A
Substitute Guard Are
On Influenza Roll
King Better, Queen
Braves Rain
Five Generations of Champs
PASADENA, Calif.-(UP)-Influenza will
kecp>RaIeigh Drennon, right guard, and Jim Brooke,
substitute'guard, in bed Thursday when Georgia
Tech'works out in the Rose Bowl for the New Year’s
Day football game here. - •
They became III 'ate Wednesday iir’il—i nr IT* 11
NEW YORK. —(UP)— Cam-
mander Richard Byrd and his
South Pete expedition has reach
ed the first objective in its trip
tit. !' St# it.. »..l'd
to the i.ottom of the world.
The’ great ice barrier across
Ross Sea, the gateway to the
SAPELO ISLAND, (ia. —(UP)— A day of re
laxation, the routine of which might include cither
fishing or hunting, was before President Coolidgc
Thursday on Sapelo Plantation, the remote and heav
ily wooded island estate here of Howard Coffin, mo
tor car and aviation magnate.
*————— - —■ ■ On his second pleasure I rip into
HOLDER BRANDS IS S
, before ruturn’njf to Washington
cmcc dcdddtc mzs^srj&sA
n'dht but both probably wtt be
able to work out-agaln Saturday,
Tecb official, ,olil. Should Dren*
noil be kept from the game, the
Yellow Jacket line would be hard
hit aa lie was one of the outstand-
Ing aters’of southern football this
season.
Keener, an.end. probably w'll
Ml In aft gnard until cither Dren.
non or Brooke returns.
In addition"to bul'ding up a de
fense for the expected Cal'fom'a
passes. Georgia Tech has demon,
strated Its readiness to meet
everyth'ng California has shown
in past itahies. The Tech resenres
the gateway to the
South Pole, was. sighted Christ,
mss Da-- and. the expedition lhad
reached a point 2.400 miles from
the last outpost of clvilfzatiotu
Through the New York Times-
the St. Louis, Post-DlSpatch am
associated papers. Commands]
Byrd sent the following m’estage
to the Secretary of the Nhvy
Curtis D, Wilbur:
“We have reached today the
great mysterious Ice barrier. It
presents to- us an ice cliff highet
than the mast of tho ship. Or
this Christmas Day, we. an
thankful and proud to 1 report
that we have been able to’carry
‘w- I Rest for 1 the president, bow.
mm EXPENSES
which fell considerably "Tow par
n on h'a Thanksgiving day vlnlf to
VALDOSTA, Ga. —W>— Thr ‘he Swannanoa Conntry Club near
question a. to whether an extra abound on
session of the state legislature the Is'and. Should he prefer put-
will be called to consider highway t’mc in a sport In which he Is no.
affairs will receive the .ttentlon usually prof
of Governor L. G. Hardman upon — -
his return to tho capital after
a holiday visit hers, ho announcsd
Thursday.
“As toon aa I return to the ex
ecutive. office this question wlT
went through’the Bears plays and
seemed'to have them down, pretty
well,
The eontberners have not re-.
I ii. i I... : i . plane, that Instrument of good-
' - will, should reach, is furtherest
I point south on Christmas Day.” ■
The appearance of Queen Mary ,r We ore 2,400 etatilte mile*
outside the gates of Buckingham from the nearest human dwelling
Palace was taken by anxious sub- in the only area in the world
Jects as an ind.cation that the where a ship can get an far from
condition of King- George was im- civilization. That we are here
proved. Here the queen is shown safely l.t due to providence and
being sheltered from the rain as my loyal and stout-hearted ship-
shc attended th, unveiling of the mates, who have worked together
Mercantile Marine <War Memorial unselfishly as a unit. It will
on Tower Hill, London. There probably bo some days before we
vested much- concerning tbe'r of
tensive plans but they have used
In -practice -whs fast and showed
that tbs'Tech linesmen know how
to Charge'. '
Coach Brice of Callfom'a said
that he’ sftrnld sh'ft hie backlte’d
in praetUe Thursday, using Brek.
enridge at quarterback 'natoad of
Elsan and Scta'lchtlng at one belt
po.dt on Instead of Clytner.' Lam
will bo 1 at the other halfback and
Schmidt wll bu at fullback.
the President
might take tho hook and line and
cast his bait for fish of a dozen
varieties native to Georgia's ra
ters.
Wednesday. Immediately nfter
Inspecting tho spacious estate
which w'll be his home for tlie
next several days, the President
submitted to his fret sitting for
Frank *0. Salisbury, noted Brit ah
aitiaty commissioned by tlio New
York Genealogical and B’pgrsp’if-
cal Society to pa’nt Mr. Coo'ldge's
portrait while a guest of Mr. and
Mrs. Colfln.
Mrs. Coolidge will spend the
day w'th Mrs. Coffin. Fond of
outdoor wxlkinr, *t.v.'as thought
.. ....... like’jr that, the first lady might
He announced that .became, of explore more thoroughly ">» «*-
tho state of his health - II.: would tensive and picturesque Collin
bo uns io to go to SapeR>"Jsisad estate,
to extend his prrsonai-grevHngs -
t > Pri-irent . n ; Mr*. 1.V.1, ig ( . ■
an ho had-planned. KILLS Five
- l)■: SAPELO ISLAND. Ga — (APt—
\ 1 Sallying forth ’n wide so'mbrero,
"ACT THE\ PACTS" j britches and h'gh bools, I’resl-
! JEFFERSON. Ga- —(/PJ-tfohn dent Coolldgo Thursday morning
N. Holder, chairman of the State haggled phensnnts and two wild
Highway Beard, Thursday /char- turkeys In hln f'rst ahootlng «x-
actcrized as a "mwtatement of podlt on of his mid-winter vaca.
facts" published reports that the tion on the eHtato of his host,
board ir indebted to\ the. extent, Howard E.-Cof'In. .
of $7,000,000. \ j P’ana for Thursday's ..hoot'ng
Mr. Holder ia at hit home here were hurriedly made as the sun
recovering ‘from a recent attack dispelled the chill, salty breezes
pi influenza. \ of the preserve. The fresideiU,
lin , . _1 . accompanied by Colonel Oiouun
Published report. Thursday »c Latrobc, h s military aide; A ired
i* High- W. Jones of Brunsw’ck; Edward
tTLimf* r^r *” pentt * d Vw. a relative of Mr. Coffin.
Income, are and Colonel Starling, of the secret
jSJSSSr* j 1 ?? a * d “ a P" service, proceeded from the (*of-
^debberate ’misstate- fln estate to tho we’l-Htocked prc.
£**{* • ••M. nerve on Little Sapelo, separated
Atlanta l tvT>h* C * C *# .°^ c * ‘ n from the Island proper by one of
CASES INCREASE
WASHINGTON. —(&)— Fifty
eight cities Thursday .reported tc
the Census Bureau that 710
deaths from influenza occurred
during the week ending Decern,
her 22. The figures compared
with 475 deaths from influenza in
62 cities during the' previous
Public health officials esti
mated that there were about 1,*
250,000 new cases of influenza in
the United Statec last week. Thir
estimate was based on reports of
240.562 cases, in all but seven
states
Official, noted the increase in
the death rate aa well aa the in
crease in the number of cases
hot said ti)is was not unexpected
i in as much aa any widespread
disease affects many periz-w of
lowered vitality and do Increases
the death rate. ■ - ‘v,
No, this isn’t n, morning after scene. It'D n picture of five gen*
orations wt champion. Boston teielers owned by M-i. M. C. McGlone
of New York, und some of the trophies they hav. raptured. That'S
grandfather Up at the very top—Champion Moahalu IB!ink. The baby
of the family, Uu.mpion Bearcat, ia shown at the, bottom. In the
center, left to right, are Champion Jun'or Bl'nk.' Champion Little
Tommy Tucker, and Champion Million Dollar Blink.
MINISTER FREED ON
BOND'AFTER CAR
RUNS INTO COP
KING GEORGE IS
CONTINUING TO
GET BETTER
Athens High Quintet
Plays All-Star Team
1 Here On Friday Night
Thursday was taken as meaning : -
Siisnt "so Jndre BVmton. Fortaon. today
f 1 ™* 0 ”*- oiit *DP oiaUd ttoea new memlmhr for
i hni^Tn. ,he Clarke County Board-of Rok-
b .rni lirl dally state, tatrara to fill vacancies-created by
meuta unnecessary. rtficnit'oni,.
The ’K ng passed a Quiet night The - new membors 'am* Mm
iinftPd^PrMs that^Ss rendition W * R - Bedgood. Arthur Old-
United Pre.s that h.s condition miQ, \V. c. Greer. They
was unchanged. succeed John O. Qnlnn, Mrs. W. M.
| Hartman sqd tlroadns Colle. Tliey
Front Riink Golfers are apponted SO. fllPt-nnexplred
rruai 1\<UUI uuucrs termi Th , regular term la for
Cnmnpfp on T!nv I lulft *” Y®*™* o’clock and the price of admlaa’on
vumpeic UU liuy UUHS r,, new Board of Regia Iran wl’l be IS cents
has not had n meeting to elect a A close battle Is assured local
AVALON. Santa Catal'na Is. cha'rman and tske up the quo.tion fans when the two quintets meet
tand. Calif.— (API —Ouv a t'ny of who ia eligible to rote In the w’th the Ufatars holding a alight
from of a fro't links which ho’ds forthcom ng special election Jan- adge, due to also and esnor'ence
an open sesame to the so'far's nary 12th. to elect a tax recslver The All-Stars defeated tba strong
greatest treasure—a bo'e In one— to succeed the late Mr. J. H. Jofferaon Athletic Cinb last Frl-
a $2,500 tournament wa. held on Doraay. day night by. Iha count of 25 to
Ddrember 21. 22 und 23. Attorney General George M. 21. without much practice before.
The llnke offers the player .lx Napier Ass ruled on the qnal'fl. hand,
chances to hole out In one, for cations for voters In the special, Both teams will go through
two-th'rd. of the greens may be election, a copy of which was dal’y pract'ets from now nnt'l Frl-
roached from the tea by the seen, pr nted In the Banner-Herald yas. day In order- to be In the best of
rate dr'ver. Many of the cards terday. The Rond of Registrars ahane by that time. •
turned In during the three-day has not mot to dec’de whether The All-Stars boast such stars
event drew'a nationally known they wl’l make up’ the regietra. u Humphrey Haywood. Sidney
* «1_* miau a.n’at. Mrlftlu Pine* flap in LaeAslenaa eeslPt* Pkn ^ - e *-■ ■ a - .■
headquarters'’ following the
NEW YORK BROKER
FINED BY JUDGE
IN BOOZE CASE
PHILADELPHIA- (AP) —Al
fred. B, Norrte. New York broker,
was fnhd Thursday $200 on a
charge of consplrai y to r otate the
prdhlbKIon law in ths transporta
tion ofl'lnndr.
The fine was 'mpo.od by Fed
era: Judge W. H. K rkpatrick.
who ruled that the purchaser rf
liquor Is guilty of violating tho
law If trnnspOrtat on enters Into
the agreement to buy.
Tho deals on wss regarded as
highly important by the federal
authorities who raised the qnes-
tlii that under -the eghteentk
uutOddmont and the Volstead Act,
It was no cr'me to purchase li
quor. ’
WASHINGTON. — (/PI — The
Treasury’s annual list o( tax re--
W, eoverln'r tho fiscal year
ending last June JO, when $142-
303.507 in illegally and crronc-
ruaiv collected taxes was returned
to 158,501 persons and corpora-
t'ons. made its appearance Thurs-
The list, made public by the
house committee on exoenditnres
carried only thoie refunds over
$500. |
Ten refunds amounted to more
than $1000,000 with the Ry- J.
Rcvnolda Tobacco Company of
Winston-Salem, getting the larg
est amount *6,213,808. The Am
erican” Tobacco Vompany of New
Yc-V W»» next with 84,270050. |
The list carried tho following
refunds for Georgia: Atlantic |
Ice and Ccal Corporation. Atlan-j
ta, 838^13; Atlantic Steel Com- 1
pany, Atlanta, 8106.213; Grant-
ville Hosiery Mills. Grantvillc.
$07,207; Thamaston Cotton Mills,
Thomoston, 830,620.
Reveals Tragedy
fa* Roberts’ Life
ahotter 13 par figures. It is ,340
yards uphill to . a torracad green
| which la severely trapped.
Bigamy? Never
Heard of It
TRAIN WRECKERS
FULL SPIKES TO
WRECK FAST TRAIN
YALE ELEVEN TO
PLAY CHICAGO IN
CHICAGO IN ’31
SAN BERNARDINO, Cal. —
Train wrecker, weakened the
tracks and caused the derailment
of the Santa Fe ’’Navajo". 35
miles north of here near Hes
peria Thursday.
Official reports from the scene
Celebrating the anniversary of
St. John, the evangelist. Athena
mason,- w,ll have an especially
Interesting meeting this evening
at tho temple. Dr. Rumble,.pas-
tor of tho First Methodist church,
will be on the program, augment
ed bv the regular ritualistic cere-
Monics.
Installation of tho ncwlv elect
ed officers will also ta'j; place,
and-refreshments will Ce served.
AN members of the local lodge
and visiting Masons are cordially
Invited to he present. ]
called for disembarkation In nor.
Ida where ha will rest before bo-
Klun'ng the actual work on his
administration program.
NO MOTIVE GIVEN
FOR SUICIDE OF
HOWARD NESBTT
TOTAL VALUE OF
GEORGIA CROPS
SHOWS DECLINE
ball eleven will come to Chlcaco of one rail and a connection angle
on October 17, 1931, for a game * * J1 *‘ J
with the University of Chicago, It
wae announced Thursday.
Scheduling the contest and tbo
1929 game w'tli tho Untvorsity of
Georgia at Athens, breaks down
Yaie’s established custom of not
play'ng football on any forelgu
fields except those of Harvard and
Princeton. The gamo will com
memorate A. A. Stagg’s 40th an.
niversary as coach at tho Unlver-
s'ty of Chicago.
md by h’g Wife i^LANTA,^ - (AP)' - Th.
ltB to a va ue °* Georgia crops tor -tae
tlv« was not MW «en»on was estlmsted Thurs-
Uve waa no< t day al 1222415,000 'n the otftclal
- ' annual summary released bY V. Q.
i\ nniBM Childs atata itatiatician of the
Ll WntlN Kovernmcnt d'viilon of crop and
' livestock climate,. Th'a total
* At iTO «ho wed a decline frouj '."t year of
a mi 1 V | abont 127.000,000 or about 10 par-
iCQIWr: cent, and waa about 0 percent be-
IJOIllU , low the five year average.
. !. it was explained by the sum.
— Six perwns I mary' that the decrease reflected
tv when a Soo the effect on production of • lata
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Special Delivery
SHANGHAI. Ch'na. — (UP) —
Communist uprising In Shanghai
and other clt’es are expected to
occur shortly and aathoritlee have
adopted unusual precaution, to
avoid serious outbreaks.
The Till of the late Theodore
Ruuertk wealed tho other day a
bittcrnpM;,between Robert, and
his. fanny' that endured from the
lata actor’s yontb ta his old age.
Roberts’ mother had wished him
to enter the m ulatry end h’a fa
ther wanted him to learn a pro.
feaaton. Roberta chose the etaae
and i«mi*J an axils from Me
peop’e ell hit l fe. Tte actor left
hiai estate or $10,000 to Edward
Roberta H gfiha; above, of whom
re wae fopd. HUgloa formerly
wed an X3A Service artist at Maw
YOjrk* 7 •* i
(NEA Denver Bureau.)
RABBI JOSEPH UT8CHEN
A ANNOUNCES 8UBJECT
X- FOR FRIDAY NIGHT
■I <a,~~
ic- Friday evening, December 2$,
en Rabbi Joeeph UUchen wilt preach
on the subject 'Jacob’s Last Will
nc and .Testament" baaed upon Gena,
■tx a’s 49:1.
it - Regular Sabbath asrriees am
sy held at ’ tha Synagogue Friday
aeven'nga.at eight o'clock and Sat- j
oao of spec'al delivery stamps last *T d'dn’t think It n< wrouc to
year, are now •bowing a pretar. marry two men—and I'm »n
•nee for air mall stamps. ry," Mrs. Margaret Arthur li.
^^aefera 1 **^ university students yeer-Oht nn.th. i. told Denver ]u.
here bought $22^00 worth of ipe- venlle court uuiliorltie-. who era
H Mi f||| *" *- annulment ino.
lilintT Arthur,
Last year
ising in Oak Park. and excesaVe jra'ns during much L
he auto, carrying seven paa- of the growing season. dal delivery stamps. The volume assisting bar in
Itvrv, had stopped as one tre.n Cotton, re are stating about *0|of spec’al delivery stamp, since celling*, a*a*na*k
J fry and then had gone ahead pereant of the total vaine of ail the eataM'ehmeat of a direct air whog>t*M married Ju»«ecently.
ctly into the path o' the ether, cash crept, accounted for mod of mail rente running through Chath-’ ’ Aleg>J.
h< dead were Henry Olsen, the decrease frem last year. Of palm, enronto fom Chicago to 1 father of ihelr 13-raonthk.oi t
er; Berwyn, minus; Mrs. the other* osnaUy exceeding $lr- Atlanta, has dropped off, and the daughter :ri.-ti to tiduup hi, who
ry Ohiant’palvor GHtn;kIrt.OO«,008 InvaUs, tohacco.watar- airmail stamp, v’ from h-r wcond huabund, aim. ..-
ver Olsen; their ton,’ Arnold, melons, peanuts and cowpeu, also vent, cheaper, is increasing rapid. It*e »ay, and vtarted the tavebil.
aft. UtjsaepB-(laughter, ‘j showed 8 reduetka* lil&U* *1* jpftta*. -
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