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jou. 98, NO. 127,
r.achers College Finals
At 10 O’clock Tomorrow;
Board In Session Today
dge Harry D. Reed,
formerly Governor of
(eorgia Kiwanis, Deliv
s Baccalaureate Ad
jress Wednesday.
70 BUY PROPERTY |
rhe trustees of the Georgia |
«ate Teachers College at a |
‘.;1‘.',“_,».; uesday morning em- "
gwered the prudential com. |
nitiee of the board to purchase !
} Holman 'property of 425 ;
ws on the Mitchell’s Bridge |
xad, incuding the home place, ‘
mke necessary improvements |
add it to the property now |
] he college. [
udee Harry D. Reed, t'm'mcr]_\“
drict ¢ rnor of Georgia Ki- |
imd now attorney for
e Tede Land Bank in Colum
.S, 1 vill deliver the bace —i
peate address at the Georgia |
hate 1 ers College tomorrow
ming 10 o’clock. ;
The gradusting exercises will be |
bl in Pound Auditorium. The |
stees of the college are in ses- |
2 todav with Chairman B, S.!
filler of Columbus presiding. f
The program for the g‘rmluutiny‘(
kereises 1 low: |
Preeessional-——Merch from the |
bnore Symphonie, Raff (‘UHC',L'(-}
rchesti |
Prave:. !
Waited for the Lord,” Men- |
arah Drake, Amelia |
wiford Walker, ’3O. {
Baceals te Address by Judge |
arv D. Reed, Columbia, S. C. [
“The Lord is My Shepherd,” |
shubert—Colleze Glee Club.
Delivery of Diplomas and Cer
iicates t
“Alms [ater.” i
Benedictior
Recessional Hero’s Mzarch. |
nnsor 1‘
The hoard of trustees comprises |
r. Miller, Governor L. G. Hard
an, M. L. Duggan, state superin- i
kndent of schools and Chancellor
hales M Snelling, ex-officio;!
frs, W. W Stark, Commerce; |
s, J. £, Hays, Montezuma; Abit |
iy and John D. Mell, Athens;|
hge Llovd Cleveland, Griffin;|
. J. Rowe and Howell C. Erwin,|
resenting the University: of |
eaieia trustees and the following |
strict representatives: Joseph |
[ smith, Reidsville;. W. V. Cus- |
e, Bainbridge; F. M. Green, Per-!
Mrs, Howard MeCall, Atlanta; |
R. Willincham, Maeon; Mrs.|
imie Freeman Johnson, Rome; |
B. Yow, Lavonia; T. H. Robert-!
, Gainesville; Mrs, Ira E. Far-|
e, Thomson; Jerome Crowley,
fayeross; H. L. D. Hughes, Dan-|
e and G. A. Mell, Athens, sec-|
ay and treasurer., {
Faculty Changes {
faculty changes were annour- |
el as follows today: Miss l"lrn'—i
e Young was granted a yeaxz’s
kave of absence from the educa-
I department, Miiss .Zoe Cowan
g was elected to succeed |
I, Sam W. Kinney, resigned:? |
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ichael Asserts |
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Churches Can End
All Illiteracy
e !
; : i |
he churches will bend
effort to get rid of illit
) here will be no illit
i n the United States
in six months,” said .M.
b. Michael in a commence- !
ent address at the Lexing- |
n High school Monday even- |
lestion of illiteracy is |
1 question of saving |
he continued. Forty
¢ per cent of the eriminals
r terate. To keep down |
literacy should be kept
N, Mr. Michael said. |
t €s not matter to me
h the population of
thens, Atlanta, New © York,
ner cities, has increazsed
ast ten years; but it
8 tter how much illiter
reased,” he declar
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Missouri Professor [s Ousted
Because Of Sex Questionnaire
, \OLUMBIA, Mo. —(AP)— Dr.|
[“X . Mever, psychology profes
-4l the University of Missouri|
k! -center in the sex ques-!
e upheaval a year ago, was|
,aiently ousted from the sac-
Bra t night by the board of
tor insubordination. ’l'hv;
vever, gave him a year's|
ent as research professor
n e Central Institute for xhui
Fat St Louis. ‘
1 ever, suspended for a yvear
1929, for allowing the|
_“lonnaire to be issued, assail
. e board in an address before’
¢ Southern Society for Philoso-!
». @nd Psychology at Nashville,
o - len days.after his ~rein-i
ement this year. In the ad-
Yess, which led to his trial for in
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lumbia, S, C., who delivers the
baccalaureate address at the
Georgia State Teachers Col
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“Miss Democracy”
Asks Divorce Frem
J. Fhomas Heflin
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. —(AP)—
A 1,600 word formal petition ask
ing that Jefferson county chancery
court to divorce “Miss Southern
Democracy” from J. Thomas. Hef
'in, was offered for filing yester
day by A. Berkowitz, a Birming
ham attorney, but was denied a
place in the court record by Judge
William M. Walker.
“Witty and clever, but beneath
the dignity of the court,” said the
judge after scanning the document
which among other things chargd
Heflin with abandonment and said
“he no longer fed and cared for
their pet donkey but brought inte
their happpy home an ungainly
elephant to which he devoted his
time and attention.”
The “defendant” was referred to
only as J. Thomas Heflin and the
petition made no mention of his
position as United States Sena
tor.
Special Session
Of Congress Will
Be Held in June
WASHINGTON.— (AP) — The
London naval treaty is to be taken
up by the senate at a special ses
sion to be called by President
Hoover probably about the middle
of next month.
In the meanwhile, it is planned
{hat congress finish its other
work and adjourn, with the Chief
Executive immediately calling the
senate back into session to dis
pose of the arms limitation pact.
This course has the approval of
Mr. Hoover and of the majority
leaders of both houses of congress.
The program was worked out in
a series of conferences ending in
an announcement late vesterday
of what had been accomplished.
Spokesmen for the house were
reluctant to discuss a date for ad
journment while veterans and riv
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Legion Members Will
Hold Smoker Tonight
Members of the Allen Flem
ing Post, American Legion,
tonight will meet at a smoker
at Legion. Hall in the Georgian
Hotel and hold the post’s reg
ular business meeting.
Several matters of impor
tance will be discussed and
Adjutant Turpin announced
&hat the members will be en
tertained by guest artists.
subordination, he referred to two
members of the board as “men
tally unfit,” and likened the hear
ing on the sex questionnaire to an
“inquisition.”
In a length statement last night,
Dr. Mever suggested his removal
iand requested the professorship to
continue pyschological researches.
! The sex questionnaire, which
‘}threw the University into turmoil,
'\\'as spread by a class taught by
Professor Harmon O. De Graff, so
‘ciology professor, and asked 1,000
‘men and women students igtimate
questions. DeGraff was dismissed
|by the curators. Dr. Meyer ad
' mitted knowledge of the question
lna'u‘e and that answers were 1o
:;;e been uséd in the sociology
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THE BANNER-HERALD
ASSOCIATED PRESS SERVICE
TWO AMERIGANG ARt
BEATEN IN' BRITISH
ANATEUR A 5 OTHERS
REMAIN IN TOURNEY
ST. ANDREWS, Scotland.—(AP)
—Two members of the American
Walker Cup team, Dr. O. F. Wil
ling and Donald K. Moe, of Port
land, Oregon, were eliminated in
the second round of the British
amateur golf championship this
morning. Two other Walker Cuph
players, Francis Ouimet and
George Von Elm, advanced to the |
third round after comparativel,\'!
easy matches, while a third, Ro
land MacKenzie advanced withoutl
playing when his scheduled oppo-]
nent scratched his entry. |
George Voigt, New York, won
his way into the fourth round by
defeating J. R. A. Stroyan, Sun
ningdale, six up and four to play.
Roland Saunders, Miami Fla..
advanced without a struggle when
his second round opponent, Stew
art Forsyth, Burgess, scratched.
Dr. Willing was removed from
competition by William Spark, a
Scot, two up and one to play, and
Moe fell before Rex Hartley, bril
liant young English player, four
up and two to piay.
Ouimet won from a fellow Bos
tonian, Joshua Crane, five up and
four to play, and Von Elm stop
ped Br. Gardiner Hill, St. An
drews, four up and two to play.
Tomorrow should bring some
real battles with Bobby Jones.
Jimmy Johnston, George Von Elm
and Francis Ouimet facing two
matches if they win in the morn
ing and George Voigt and Roland
MacKenzie called on to piay only
once. ;
' If Jones beats Cowan Shankland
of London in the morning he will
meet Cyril J. H. Tolley, the Brit
ish amateur champion, in the aft
ernoon. Shankland is a good
match player and has been run
ner-up in the Surrey champion
ship.
Federal Court /
To Convene In
Athens Monday
The regular June term of Fed
eral court will convene here Mon
day at 9:00 a. m., with Judge
Bascom S. Deaver, Macon, presid
ing.
Forty-seven cases, all of them
for violation of the national pro
hibition law except three, are
listed on the court calendar for
trial. Two women, Mrs. John
Watkins, Franklin county, and
Mrs. Virginia Lampley, Madison
county, are among those to be
tried. .
Twelve Athens and Clarke courg
ty men will be tried during the
term, all of them on charges of
violating the prohibition law, ex
cept two. John D. Elliott, Athens
attorney, is charged with accept
ing fees for helping prepare com
pensation papers for an Oconee
county world war veteran, Under
section 500 of the World War Vet
erans’ act no one may charge
fees for assisting world war vet
erans in preparing papers for
compensation. Roy O. Porterfield.
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Battlefront of
France Greets
Herces’ Mothers
PARIS. —(&)—Warm suus'nincj
bathed the battlefront region
when the secend contingent of
Gold Sta: Mothers today set out|
by bus to visit the cemeteries in
which their soldier sons lie in.
peace. 1
The rip was made in leisure- !
ly fasion with frequent resti
stops. Their visits to cemeteries
will be made tomorrow. i
Mothers of the first American!
contingent today remained in:
Paris. Now that they have had‘
a chance to recover from the fa-/
tigue and strain of last week’s |
travels they are anxious to see |
more of Paris. Many arose early |
for sightseeing expeditions. i
This was their last full day in |
the F-ench capital. On Thursday |
they will sail for home. |
| LOCAL WEATHER |
| Furnished by the Government |
| Bureau at the Stats Teachers !
| College, E. S. Sell, Observer, |
| for 24 hours previous to !
8:00 A. M. !
TEMPERATURE
Highest.. ' isci ouv i 820
Towest: ... ijue it DN
MEbl. . .ik e e U 0
Notmal. . ... aeiie . 138
RAINFALL
mEhel. = oot i 09
Total since May 1..:..... 438
Excess since May 1........ 1.26
Average May rainfall..... 3.66
Total since January 1.....15.87
Deficiency since Jém, 1.... 5.63
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Associated Press P'hinto
Edward P. Mulrooney, deputy
chief inspector of the New York
police department, was appointed
police commissioner succeeding
Grover A, Whalen
HIGH PRORIBITION
OFHGMLS CHARGED
WITH TAKING MONEY
SEATTLE, Wash.—(AP)—Five
men, prominent in prohibition en
forcement in the northwest, in
cluding’ Roy C. Lyle, administra
tor for Washington, Oregon and
Alaska, today were under federal
indictment, facing various charges
of bribery and censpiracy to vio
late the national prohibition act.
Besides Lyle, those named in in
dictments returned yesterday in
clude William M. Whitney, Lyle’s
chief assistant and legal advisor:
Earl Corwin, prohibition officer;
Richard L. Fryant, former dry
agent but mnow a deputy sheriff,
and C. T. McKinney, former at
torney,
Lyle was recommended for ap-‘
pointment by United States Sena
tor Leley 1.. Jones, author of t."-i
so-called “five and ten” prohibi
tion law. Whitney was appoint-}
ed by Lyle. Lyle was released on
his personal - recognizance in’lieu
of SIO,OOO bail. Whitney was re
quired to furnish $5,000 bail. |
Fryant posted a bond for $2,500¢
bail and Corwin and McKinney
were not under arrecst. |
Lyle and Whitney expressed sur
prise at their indictment and said
they did not know what the alle
gations were. Details were not
made public by officials. ;
The four men arrested issued a
statement in which they said:
“This indictment is based pri
marily on the statements of boot
leggers, convicted by us. It is an
astounding surprise and seems to
be the penalty for eight and one
half years of vigorc.s, honest and
uncompromising enforcement. We
were ready to meet these charges
before the grand jury had we been
permitted to appear. We have ab
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Father of Athens
Man Buried Tuesday
Mr. E. O. Davis, of Oxford,
Georgia, father of Mr. Glenn Da
vig, connected .with Michael's
wholesale department, who died
Monday morning at his home in
that city, was buried Tuesgday
morning. Mr. Davis had been ill
for several weeks. He is survived
by several chidren, Mr. Glenn Da
vis being the only survivor living
in Athens.
Flashes Of Life
By !
The Associated Press
{ NEW YORK—Elihu Root ~has!
!renewed his lease of the t.enth!
ifloor of a Fifth Avenue apartment'}
'buildin,f_r known as the house \vithg
jthe gold doorknobs because. of its|
i luxurious appointments. The an-|
inual rental stipulated when hel
!first leased in 1911 was $25,000. |
1 ———— |
! NOTICE CANDIDATES .
PATTERSON, N. J.—Mrs. D.
W. Morrow, who is campaigning
for her husband in his quest of
the republican senatorial nomina
tion has been advised by a woman
not to have any pictures taken if
she wishes to win votes. She told
here about getting the advice, and
added: ‘“Now what sort of remark
is 'that to make to a woman who
has just bought a new hat and
dress.’ .
HUGE THRONG
“NEW YORK-—A big crowd has
seen ,Betty Compson off to Holly
wood to make movies. As tabu
lated by the papers, it consisted of
1 band, 3 press agents and 6 cam
erz men, ;
A FINE IDEA |
RUTHERFORD, N. J—Ludwig
Lantebr must appear in court be-]
cause of the length to which his
—ESTABLISHED 1832—
ATHENS, GA., TUESDAY, MAY 27, 1930.
DR JOAN £, WHITE
INGWERED BY REV.
WALTER ANTHONY ON
CANNON CRITICISM
{ . SAVANNAH, Ga. —(AP)—The
ERev. Walter Anthony, pastor of
ithe Wesley Monumental Methodist
i church here, took issue Monday
| with the Rev. Dr. John E. White,
i @resident of the Georgia Baptist
’ nvention, who eriticized the
ethodist conference for not pun
hig Bishop James Cannon, Jr,
pr falleged speculation in stocks,
f2ln'a formal statement, the Rev.
) Mr. Atnhony, who has just réturn
l,dd from the conference in Dallas,
’fiid the Baptist pastor was in er
dyor and that the gencral confer
lence “did’ not refuse to bring
Bishop Cannon to trial, although
jthe conference committee recom
4.mended it,” as was cherged by the
“Rev. Mr. White in a sermon.
{ “It was the committee on Epis
'ieopacy, referred to by Dr. White,
waich reached the conclusion that
Bishop Cannon should mnot be
{prought to trial,” the statement
lsaid. “This action under our law
lis final. I do not think it ought to
[De final, but it is.” ;
rTae committee of Episcopacy |
L declared to bring Bishop Cannon
|to trial only after he made an ab
ject, humiliating heart-breaking
&‘cnfession of error publicly to the
jgonference, and issued a written
!afitatement. that his error was not‘
intentional and promised not to re
peat this conduct. 1
{ © “The committee issued a scath
i%g public reprimind of Bishop
]Gannon, calling him by name and
{ also derounced the whole stock
{ market plaving business as being
| gambling. ‘
| © “J personally deplore the alleged
[;*ock market transactions and as
| the conference advanced I became!
lconvinced Bishop Cannon had done
| wrong. I demanded an ‘“‘aye andl
[m' vote on lis continuance as
i chairman of the committee on pro
lhibition and social service. 1 am
on record as opposing his continu
| ance, ;
“Bishop Cannon is a broken, sick
man, physially. He has to walk
with a cruth. He almost ided of
an African fever contracted on one
of his missionary journeys into
that continent. His confession, his
apology, his promise of amends,
the public reprimand and the rest
was encugh, the committee
thought, to satisfy the demands of
Christian conscience. I personally
wish he had returned, for this
course seems to me wisest and
best.”
W. J. Harris Pays
Entrance Fee To.
Succeed Himself
ATLANTA, Ga. — (AP) — The
name of U. S. Senator William J.
Harris in democratic state com
mittee records as a candidate to
succeed himself, subject to the
September primary, today directed
attention to other members of the
Georgia comgressional delegation
who must seek re-election this
yvear,
Senator Harris sent his entrance
fee check to Mrs. Bessie Ander
son, secretary of the state commit
tee, yesterday, but the twelve
members of the house of repre
sentatives do not qualify through
this committee. Instead they are
assessed by their respective con
gressional district committees, the
committee having authority to des
ignate the amount.
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impatience fat ‘a grade crossing
drove him. A freight train 25
cars long delayed him and other
motorists. tI showed no signs of
moving until, as the complaint
avers, Ludwgi uncoupled it in the
middle.
TRAGIC END
COLORADO SPRINGS
Margaret Ferguson, 17-year-old
Colorado Springs high school stu
dent and one of the youngest girls
in the United States to hold a gov
ernment private pilot’s. license,
was killed todav in the crash of
her plane east of the city limits.
SETS NEW RECORD
-~ NEW YORK-—Thousands of cu
rious have been gazing lately at a
‘ball atop the flagpole of the New
York Central building. The ball
has been there a year or more
‘without attracting attention, but
somehow the report got around
‘that it is a flagpole sitter. ;
6,000 HOMELESS
COUSHATTA, La.— (AP) —Six
thousand perscns were reported
homeless today and 105,000 acres
inundated from flood waters of the
Red river and tributaies in Red
‘River and Natchitoches parishes,
Grand Jury Calls Jurors
Who Sat In Taylor Bribe !
Case To Appear Before It
Hendren Discusses Woman’s
Place In Changed World At
Lucy Cobb Final Exercises
Woman's place in a world revo
lutionized by the extension of
luiontized by the extension of
seientitic knowledge wasd discussed
last night by Dr. L. L. Hendren,
professor of physics, University of
Georgia, in delivering the bacca
laureate address to the graduating
class of Lucy Cobb Institate.
Dr. Hendren spoke in Seney-
Stovall chapel, where Dr.iJames
Brooks, president of the Instiute,
‘delivered the diplomas and an
nounced the names of those receiv
ing special honors as follows:
Junior Coliege—Eleanor Thomp
son, first honors; Josephine Stro
ther, second honors. Academy—
Mary Frances Carter, first hon
ors, and Doris Fein, second hon
ors. ;
The program opened with a
march by a string quartette com
posed of Miss Sarah Morrig, Miss
Minnie Cutler, Stanton Forbes,
Lloyd Gilmore and Rosa Brooks
at the piano. Dr. Lester Rumble,
pastor of the First Methodist
church, delivered the invocation.
Mary Frances Carter delivered the
salultatory following a musical se
lection by Doris Fein. This num
ber was followed by a vocai solo
by Ruth Rogers. Eleanor Thomp
son delivered the valedictory,
which was followed by Dr. Hen
dren’s address, The benediction
was given by Dr. E. L. Hill, pas
tor of the First Presbyterian
church, after which the annual
president’s reception was held.
! Hendren's Address
| i his opening remarks, Dr,
h-leudren expressed the hope that
| the new and larger Lucy Cobb now
’being launched would, while ecar
{xying. forward the best traditions
of the old Lucy Cobb and still im
parting to- her daughters that
Icharm of manner and spiritual in
sight that have characterized her
graduates in the past, not neglect
to face the reality that in the new
type of civilization just dawning
women will no longer be the shel
tered creatures they have been in
‘the past and will need a large
!store of knowledge, and trained
{and disciplined minds just as
;much as the men. =
| The address’ was delivered in
i two parts; first a discussion of the
{ nature of this new type of scien
[ tific civilization that is so chang
{ ing conditions of living, and sec
|ond a discusson of the place and
| status of women in this civiliza
| tion.
Under the first head the idea
was developed that modern: civil
ization is unique as compared with
all past civilizations, “in that we
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Methodist Board
Used No Funds in
Lobbying, States
WOULD SWITCH
WASHINGTGN—(#P)— Sen
alor Joues, the sponsor of the
stringest “five and ten” law
so- Volstead violators, an
aounced today he would vote
for prohibition modification if
his state—Washington—should
<0 vote in a referendum.
His statement was in ecom
ment on the republican state
convention which recommend
ed modification, an action
which Jones said- he thought
represented a “small section of
the people.” He made clea
that he believes in the d:y
law.
WASHINGTON.—(#)—An as
sertion that none of the furds ol
the Methodist Board of Temper
ance, Prohibition and Public Mor
als have been expended for lobby.
ing, was made before the senate
lobby committee today by Deets
Pickett, research secretary of the
organization.
I In the absence of Clarence True
| Wilson, general secretary of the
{ board, Pickett took the committee
iwitness stand to defend his or
| ganizaion against the charges of
| Representative Tinkham, repub
| lican, Massachusetts, that it had
}violated the principle of separa
i tion of church and state.
These charges, Pickett said
‘lw«:re “based upon a total misap
! prehension of the character of
lthe board, its methods of work
"the sources of its income and the
Inature of its expenditures.”
! He explained that the funds re
;ceived bv the board were fixed
iby a ratio based upon “the total
! benevolent receints of the church
{for connectional purposes” and
|that its support came from the
world service commission, organ
ized by the church to dire¢t the.
|work of six boards, ._. _ . -
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Associated - Press Photo
Bishop Arthur J. Moore of Bir
mingham, Ala., was eclevated to
college of bishops, Methodist Epis
copal Church South, at Dallas con
vention. 5
Bishop Moore to
Speak at Emory,
Live in Atlanta
ATLANTA. —(#)—Bishop Ar
thur J. Moore, recently appointed
head of Georsia and Florida con
}Térences of the Methodist Episco
val Church, South, probably will
call a meeting of the presiding
elders of two groups early in
June, according to. friends here,
The meeting, it was said, will be
held at Wesleyan College, Hacon,
Bishop Moore is to deliver the
commencemernt address at Emory
University, here June 7 and prob
ably will make his home in At
lanta.
DENTIST TARRED
AND FEATHERED
BY INDIANA MOB
HAMMONTY), La.~—(AP)—Dr. S.
1.. Newsom, prominent dentist of
Hammond, was tarred and feath
ered early today by a mob and
dumped out of an automobile in
front of an all-night restaurant.
The dentist was given until
daylight to leave Hammond and
at 5 a. m.,, he left town in an au
tomobile without announcing his
destination,
Dr. Newsom, a former resident
of Mississippi, had a large prac
tice in the surrounding country
side. Many of his patients being
women.
He was seizeac by a mob in the
early morning hours, covered with
tar and feathers and thrown out
of an automobile on the principal
street of the town. He ran
through the streets and took re.
fuge in a doctor's office, who re
moved the tar and feathers.
Newspaper men of Hammond
refused to divulge the details, say
ing it would imperil their lives to
cover the story due to the prom
inence of the principals.
Hammond was reported in a
state of excitement today.
Gaines Is Literary Speaker %
| At Winterville High Close
i —_————
i Likening preparations and quali
i fications of making life a success
‘ to David’s five stones he had when
{ he slew the giant in biblical times,
!'T. "N. Gaines, superintendent ofj
the Elberton schools, explained the
significance and meaning of five
“stones the young graduate must
use if he or she expects to sue-i
ceed in life in the b#ccalaureate!
address at the graduation exercis- |
tes of Winterville High school last
k. s,
! First, to succeed in life the
young man or woman must have
’hea]th. Second, he must have en
{ ergy, adding that the world owes
[no one a living in this modern
|age. The third stone in David’s
| pofissession, Mr. Gaines liken to
| patience in life, The young grad
| uate must be willing to make the
best of what he has and not at-|
tempt to “jump too far.” Fourth, |
he must have character, he must[
be true, dependable, and the fifth,
he must be educated, he must be
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- ATLANTA, Ga.—(AP)—Tor reast® &
gons. not announced by the sefféi- *=
tor’s office, the jury which Satur- =
day acquitted City Clerk Walter = =
(. Taylor on 10 counts and to:md’{
him guilty on one count charging ©
bribery, was subpoenaed to appear
before the grand jury today. = =
Solicitor General John 'Boykfiii;
declingd to give his reasons for' ' =
ordering the trial jury to ** :
before the grand jury. ao
The Atlanta Journal said it had . =
learned that a lengthy indictmen ’%
was being drawn in the solicitor's - =
office, making additional allga.f;
tions of extortion, against the City = =
Clerk.
Boykin announced Saturday, .
when the verdict was returned that . =
he was dissatisfied with it. He de- . =
seribed it as a ‘‘compromise veral
dict,” after learning of a states™ =
ment by the jury toreman,“fi","_'@?
Park L
park said thé vote was 10 to 3 ¥
for conviction on the first balo
shortly after the jury received the =
case late Friday. Saturday -‘ A
it was 11 to 1, he said. The lone "
juror, the foreman said, laten =
agreed to vote for a conviction om = =
one of the 11 counts if he would: =
be alowed to name the count., The” =
foreman would mot divulge the
name of the juror. In a newspapesq.
interview, Robert Harrison, Jr., am .
automobile mechanic who %g_gg&
on the jury, refused to affirm- %*"s'
deny that he was the juror ~s% :
held out for acquittal. Park said® =
the jurors all voted “their %
tions.™ * ot
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Against Union of |
U. S. Presbyteriang
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CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va—(#¥"
With the subject of church uniom
slated” for debate, the Southern
Presbyterian Geveral Assembl; <
today faced its most g;}g
legislative calendar since convens
ing here six days ago. S
A vigorous opponent of the &
union with four other chu ~,*,;'"';f;.,
planned by a recess comm 5'
Dr. J. B. Hutton, of Jacksong"®
Miss.. was to be the first speaker™
todav as the assembly resume tha = -
debate which ran for three hours =
late yesterday. A final voté dur-¥ =
ing the day was expected o& as
nlan. Accusations that the otef
thern Presbytevian Church, tha
body to which chief objection wages
raised by opponents of the:u =z; .
plan, was taking part in pel 4"§
affajrs of state were made by Drs™
. Tucker Graham, of Florence, =
The Southern Church, he 'saidgd =
being only one fourth as large a®® =
the northern body, would surens
der evervthing by union. Women'
ag preachers were warned against
b~ Dr. Graham in the evens fi::
union with the Northern Church.
A plan for ministerial aid unt ,j%g
the proposed ministers annbuie =
ty fund i 8 put in operation M{fg
toward completing the fund wer g*
maximum of S6OO a year fon® =
beneficiaries. Immediate steps =
been adopted today, lixing & =
urged by a standing committes® =
headed by Dr. T. W. Sloan,. of "
Greenville, S. C. e
| trained for his life work. TN
l Four students graduated with
honors. These were Mary Lesterg -
Frances Kidson, Ligon I*:Z?
and Kathleen Spratlin. ¥ e
. Diplomas were awarded to eley«
'en by Rev., W. M. Coile. Theyts
were: Misses Frances W ;
fElizabet;h Hardeman, K ’fi‘
!Spratlin and Mary Lester. Messisq4.
Frank Bryant, Noah Davis, }
}Langford, Rutherford O’Kelleyy
'W. A. Phillips and Hershel Sim«=
mons, L S
! Frances Eidson delivered ¢ o
! saluatory address. “We are trulyt
| commencing,” she said, “for ahead®
{ of us lie the roads we must travels™
| We have opportunity to accom lish§
| much, and it depends on our -fi‘?fi k
lage, energy, and ability whethe®™
{we will be suecessful.” R
| Mary Lester delivered the valés
| dictory. “The class of 1930 aes
[complishcd much, but we leave ta
future classes to do even r,%;
things ", g.;”a, g
g s 1 ol LN - 7 W PRI Se e