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[URRICANE MOVING NORTH AFTER LASHING
¥ orld Series Opens Tomorrow In New York
IEAT OF AN IN
I 5 CHIGAGD
By GAYLE TALBOT
ociated Press Sports Writer.)
EW YORK (AP) —The big
oulsated with world series
e tcday as the Chieago Cubs,
;‘HL; champions of the Nat
! league, and the New York
toes the boys - with'< thunder
heir bat prepared to fight it
in baseball’s greatest specta
it the Yankee stadium.
morrow they go atiit. Two
s here, then' three at Chica
then back here for two more
pe series goes the limit.
ve Cubs, slipping in under the
ORLD SERIES FACTS
(By The Associated Press)
ntestan New York Yankees,
brican league champions, . vs.
w 0 Cubs, Natiomal league
i) ons.
magers—Joe MeCarthy, Yan-
L 2ng Charley Grim, Cubs.
] tion—Best four out of seven
pedule of games—First game,
kee Stadium, tomorrow; second
¢ Yankee stadium, Thursday;
i fourth and fifth games, Oct,,
ing 3, at Wrigley field, Chica
sivth and seventh games, if
sary, at Yankee stadium, Oct.
b 6
stponements—ln the event of a
fjonement, che teams will remain
hichever city they happen to be
i they play the games scheduled
that city, dates for later games
g shifted accordingly,
ime of games—l:3o p. m., stand
time, eastern time at New York;
tral time at (‘hi(,'ug().“
robable first game batteries——
Yankees, Ruffing and Dickey;
(übs, Bush and Hartnett.
tather forecast for Wednesday
whably showers, moderate tems
iting capacities (Approximate)
inkee stadium 69,000; Wrigley
i, 52,000
mires—William J. Klem and
brge M Magerkurth, National
ie; William Dinneen and Roy
Graflan, American league.
lief scorer—Willlam Hennigan,
York,
dson at 10 a. m. this morning,
eto be given full possession
the great pile in the Bronx for
last-minute brushing’ up on
lding and a sharpening up of
iting eyes. The Yankees, too,
e to snap through just enough
'k to retain a keen edge for
leanwhile the greatest activity
S miles removed from the bat-
Kenesaw Mountain Landis,
m a central loeation, smooth
| Out the thousand and one de
'B, gave managers and umpires
Al Instructions. And in° the back
"l It went like this:
' Yeah, they're offering 8 to 5
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fowe is Injured !
In Car-Motorcycle |
Collision MondaYl
The left arm and left leg of]
OVis Crowe, of Bogart, were!
%N when the motorceycle om|
Pich he was riding collided witia
| dtomobile driven by—Henry
- Smith on Broad street h{ond.i.\'}
out 7 p. m. |
M. Crowe was ' eariled to the
Teral hospital., Cases of reck
~‘“ 'l:'.\ e was docketed against
" Crowe and Mr. 'Smith by
tY police.
mse#éft, in New Mexico, Has | l'iopes “
Carrying State, Republican Since 1916
By WALTER T.. BROWN
Associated Pregs Staff Writer.)
ROOSEVELT SPREGIAL EN
OUTE 70 COLORADO SPRINGS
\AP)—New Mexieco, the earliest
el of the states of ‘the Union
'® the smallest in population he
. Visit on this campaign trip,
" Was host to the Democratic
“Sdential - nominee,” Governor
m “in D, Roosevelt of New
“Vinging east grom Williams,
,’”‘"‘ 12, where he stopped yester
> Mr. Roosevelt will receive
¥ Mexico's official weléome at
‘ Junction, a few miles from
; ' capital city, Santa Fe.
b o Urquerque, (Javernor Ar
. Ccligman, United States Sen
,r Samue] Bratton and the
fre long congressman, Dennis
L V€ 2, all Demoerats, will board
L rain and continue on to Lamy
e the delegates to the party's
THE BANNER-HERALD
Full Associated Press Service.
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pear > erour hgurles in historic hunger-strikes; Mahatma Gandhi (right) who has stopped his *“fast until
Eea' .d ;s. Emmeline Pankhurst (center above) who refused food while fighting for women’s rights in
ngland; n i : I . :
‘cag(\r a;‘d :’Jb:;: V|slP_lnu Kar‘and‘kgr. loyal Gand'hi follower who announced that he would starve with his
i chet w) Terence McSwiney, who achicved. a martyr's death while im prisoned for Irish revolu
ivity.
By MILTON BRONNER
NEA Service Writer
Back in.the early days of the
14th century, Cecily de Rygeway,
a Nottingham housewife with an
obvious distaste for marriage, found
herself facing a quick trial ang a
painful death for the murder of her
husband. Lacking an adequate de
fense, she devised a new weapon—
the hunger-strike,
That same weapon has been
useeq by the Mahatma mohandas
K. Gandhi to force the
British Empire into revoking a pol
itical decision which he believes
will make Indian unity impossible,
And once more England, where
the hunger-strike originated, finds
itself seeking a defense against this
peculiar ~weapon, The mahatma’s
position as a leader of India's mill
ions makes it imperative that some
counter-stroke be found.
Release from prison, a move which
has sometimes worked in the pastL
is not enough for Gandi, The ma
hatma has announced that since he
is relinquishing food for‘a principal
not at all connected with his impris
onment, he will die of starvation
even though released, unless a com
promise is effected.
To make matters even more diffi.
‘cult. one of Gandhi’s most important
‘followers, the Pundit Vishnu Kar
andikar, hds announced a similar
decision.
Suffragettes Tried It
Not only did Cecily de Rygeway
create the hunger-strike, but she
won a full pardon from King Id
ward IIT after she had gone without
food for 40 days. The sheriff’s jury
never had a chance to decide her
guilt or innocence, g detail thai
seemeq less important than the em
barrassment her starving caused
the authorities. )
There have been other hunger.
strikes, however, which causeq the
British authorities even more diffi
culty, and were not settled so easily,
Leaders of the women’s suffrage
' ———
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state convention will be gathered.
’ The convention meeting at San
ta Fe will recess to meet the par
ty's standard bearer,
There is a feeling in Democratic
circles that New Mexico’s other
United States Senator, Bronson
Cutting, an independent Republi
can, may* lend support to the
Democratic national ticket.
Senator. Cutting has been identi
fied with the group of which Sena
tor Norris of Nebraska is a lead
er. Senator Norris is supporting
Roosevelt, and on Wednesday wiil
meet the governor at McCook,
Nebraska.
New Mexico voted for Woodrow
Wilson in 1912 and 1916, but in
1920, 1924 and 1928 it was in the
Republican column on Presidential
elections.
Mrs. Roosevelt, who Joined the
! (Continued on page three.)
Details of World Series to be Given
By Associated Press Service From
Banner-Herald as Each Play Is Made
News of the world series
, games in New York and Chi
cago will be brought to Athens
as- the contests are piayed by
means of the Assocrated Press
tele-typewriter service in the
Banner-Herald news rooms
A - play by play detail of the
games and an accurate sum
marization and interpretation
of them will be printed in the
Banner-Herald on the same
afternoons the games are
played. The news will be sent
to the printers as fast as it
comes in and the papefs will
be off the press a few minutes
after the games are over.
The play by play detail will
~.alto be broadcast "by WTFI
Dr. S. V. Sanford
Main Speaker at
College Opening
Dr. S. V. Sanford, president of
the University of Georgia, will de-|
liver the principal address at ‘the
formal opening exercises of the‘
University Wednesday at 12 ‘
o’clock in the chapel. {
Announcements concerning tho‘
scholastic year, presentation ot"
university officialg, and music will
be a part of gthe program. Mem
bers of the faculty will attend in
a body. They will meet in front
of the Academic building at 11:45
and wear the formal cap and
gown.
Prof. Hugh I.{odgson, head of
the University music department,
will furnish special music. Dr. G.
1. Hiller, rector of the Emm=anuel
Epispopal church, will deliver the
invocation and Rabbi Abrakam
Shusterman, of the Jewish Syna
gogue, will deliver the benedi’ctf;n.
Reglstratiop for upper class stu
dents continued at the university
Tuesday., Classes will begin Wed
nesday for them, Freshmen class
es began Monday.
Macon Branch Office
Of Agricultural Credit
Bank Will Open Soon
WASHINGTON AP — The Ma
con, Ga, branch of the $3,000,000
Agricultural Credit bank with head
quarters at Raleigh, N. C., will oven
within the next 15 days, Represen.
tative Vinson, of ‘Georgia, announc.
ed yesterday. 4
Representative Vinson said the
opening of the institution would be
4 great help to farmers of the south
east. He said he cam® to ‘Washing
ton_specifically to urge officidls of
the Reconstryction. Finance cor-.
poration to place the ‘“credit in
operation at the earliest possible
date, 4
Athens, Ga., Tuesday, September 27, 1932
from the Banner-Herald office
through an arrangement with
the paper and the Associated
Press.
The first two games, Wed
nesday and Thursday, will be
played in New York. The next
three will be played in Chicago
and, if neccessary, the remain
ing games will be played in
New York city. The games in
New York city begin at 1:30
eastern standard time and
those in Chicago at 1:30 cen
tral standard time. )
The teams will take a day
off in traveling from New York
to Chicago and from Chicago
to New York, if the latter is
necessary to decide the win
ner of the seriés.
Salvation Army to
Begin Campaign for
Funds Here Oct. 18
The Salvation Army campaign
will begin October 18, Captain E,
S. Noble announced Tuesday. Ar
thur 8. "Oldham has been named
chairman of tke drive this year.
FEnsign Charles Johnsno, who di.
Yected the campaign last year, will
again be campaign director. He
will arrive in Athens next Monday.
Headquarters will be Ilocated in
the building next to the Colonial
theater, on Washington street.
e
CUBAN SENATE HEAD SLAIN
HAVANA. — (AP) — Clemente
Vazquez Bello, president of the
Cuban ¢enate and head of the
National Liberal party, WS Assas
sinated Tuesday afternoon at the
Havana Country club. & A
Athens Red Cross Completes Plans
~ To Increase Membership in Drive
With a call from the National
Red Cross for increased member
ship this year because of ‘ne
emergency caused by the heaviest
demands for relief since World
war, H. M. Heckman and Mrs.
David Michael, co-chairmen of % ¢
local membership drive, completed
plans for the work to start Wed
nesday, October 5, in Athens. 1
“In the absence of a separate]
Red Cross call for unemployment
relief fund, the Red Cross confi
dently looks to the people of all
communities ' for “increased mem
bership support this year,” Mr.
Heckman' said today. “The Athens
goal has been set for a minimum
of 2000 members, and of those we
want at leatt 1,000 five-dollar
memberships. At present, less
‘than 850 Athenians are mem
bers.”
Mrs. David Michael stressed the
PLAN OFFERED FOR
NILK SETTLENENT
REECTED |
;SrLANTA, Ga.—(AP)—A flvc-l
i?"i ;‘«(plq‘n for settlement of lh",
Geargia milk price war was put
forth ™ today with approval of At-‘
janta milk distributors but (Imw;
prompt disapproval from an offi
¢fal of the producers’ Orguniz:uiml[
who said it would “put the 1)1‘)-‘
ducers in the hands of the distrib-{
utces from here on out.” ;
The plan, which = would provide |
for a permanent commission r‘ur‘
settlement of present and future
disputes between dairymen anl
distributing plants, ' was made
public by a publicity agent for the
distributors, who said it was sug
gested by a “prominent producer,”
whose name he was not at liberty w
to divulge. |
The distributor:, the publicity
man said, approve the plan “in its
entirety.” :
H. H. Hardin of Forsyth, vico
president of the Georgia Milk
Producers -~ Confederation, Inc.,
which- recently called a holiday
,on milk shipments to Atlanta
from 20 counties, said the plan
was gent to him by B. B. George,
head of Pedigree Dairies here.
“It is not acceptable to the pro
ducers,” - Hardin said, “because it
e Zive L distributors four
men on the commission and the
producers two. Such an arrange
ment would put the producers in
the hands of the distributor: from
here ‘on out.” '
He said another paragraph of the
plan also was not acceptable. It
reads:
“Phe producers and distributors
' to cease immediately all picketing
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ECONDMY 15 GOAL
OF HOUSE GROLP
Appropriations Chairman
To Be Economical With
Supply Bills
WASHINGTON —(#)— Economy
and expedition were goals set today
by Chairman 2yrns of the house
apbropriation committee in the
handling of the big government sup
ply bills during the coming session
of congress.
As head of the powerful. group
that formulates the appropriation
measure, Byrns said every effort
would be made to cut government
expenditures and thereby reduce the
Treasury deficit. In addition, at
lenst three of the bills are to be
ready for immediate consideration
when congress convenes for the
short session.
The app}roprlatlons committee will
begin hearings about the middle of
November on the Treasury and
T ostoffice $1,000,000,000 " bill, the
Agriculture anq the Interior depart
ment measures,
Byrns said that while no goal
could be set now as to how much
federal expenditures could he slash
ed for the fiscal year, 1934, the
committee will ‘“continue its sucC
cessful effort for economy my mak
ing reductions wherever possible.”
“I do not see how it will be possi
ble to restore the salaries to federal
;employes tat they enjoyed dur
‘lng the past year,” Byrns said.
“With the government’s revenue re
duced the employees’ salary cut will
be continued for another year in all
probability,”
It was variously estimated that
the reduction in salaries and the
furlough system considered by the
last congress would save from $65,
000,000 to $85,000,000,
fact that relief on a tremendous
scale must still be continued this
winter. “Facing what we hope is
the last winter of the depression,
with unemployment, sickness and
hunger at our doors, we shall ask
Athenians to give more than ever
before in a hope to meet this
greatest emergency.”
‘ Georgia is the last state in the
Union in its percemtage of Red
Cross membership’ to population,
according to figures just release:d
|by the national organization. And
yet 113,977 Geeorgia families were
lfurnished flour in the. first seven
| months of 1932; to September 3 of
Lthis vear 123,883 barrels of flour
had been distributed in the state:
lz;,m)x pounds of yeast were fur
| nished _here for pellagra preven
tion: 24,435 families were furnish
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| Congressman Chg:les R, iCrisp\
of Georgia today was appointed by
President Hogver to the tariff com
miscion to fill the place of Com
missioner Dixon, Democcrat, Indi
| ana, who recen®ly died. Mr. Crisp
I ealled at the White House later in
;Um morning and accepted the ap
| pointment.
CRIGP IS VAMIED T 0
TARIEE COMMISSION
Hoover Appoints Georgi
an to Succeed Indiana
Democrat Who Died
WASHINGTON.— (AP) -—Pres
ident Hoover: today appointed
Representative Charles R. Crisp
(Democrat, Georgia), to the Tar
iff commi:sion * filling the vacancy
croated several days ago by the
death of Lincoln Dixon.
A statement © from- the . White
House pointed -out that the Tariff
commicssion is a bi-partisan body.
of which not more than three of
the six members can be members
of tlie same politlcal party. § o
The appeintment of Cricp, it
was explained, will preserve the
bi-partisan charaeter of the com
mission. AT
The late Commissioner Dixon
served as a Democrat in congress
for roveral terms before his ap
pointment, and was a member of
the house ways and means com
mittee during his service. .
Crisp was acting chairman of
the house ways and means eom
mittee during the latt session.
The Georgia Democrat, who re
cently was defeated by Governor
Russell, of Georgia, in the primary
race for a senate seat, has called
twice at the White House in re
cent days. He conferrkd yesterday
(Contimmed ou Page Six.)
EMMETT L. WIER IS
" COUNCIL CANDIDATE
' FROM SECOND WARD
"Emmett L.. Wier, well known
‘Athens business man Tuesday an
inounced he will be a candidate for
'cily council from the Second ward
in the democratic primary to be
held some time in November, The
date has not been set.
Mr. "Wier is with Webb-Crawford
Wholesale Grocery company, He
resides on University drive, Mr.
Wier will be a candidate to succeed
Albert E. Davison, who was nomi
rated for county tax collector in the
primary held several months ago.
He is the only candidate to an
nounce for council from the Second
ward. W. R. ißedgood and Captain
J. H. Rucker have announced from
the Third ward for the place now
held by Captain Rucker.
. (. E. O’Farrell, city marshall
states that citizens who desire to
register for the primary must do so
fifteen days Drior to the day of the
‘primary. In order to . qualify, all
,taxes due at the time of the primary
must have been paid, It is pointed
out that many Athenians are reg
istered at the court house which
gives them the privilege of voting
in he county and state lection, but
are not registered at the city hall,
LOCAL WEATHER
(loudy with occasional show
ers tonight and Wednesday,
somewhat warmer in north
and west central portions to
night,
TEMPERATURE
Highont, ... siiaivass gus iy 10D
FOWBELE .“ ik Gahas wavins iR
Modt, i, oaniciding s cra B 0
NEFMBL L, .o o e B 0
RAINFALL
Inches last 24 h0ur5........ 0.00
Total since September 1.... 1.01
Deficiency since Sept, 1.... 1.85
Average Sept. rainfall...... 3.87
Total since January 1..... .36.58
metlilaney sinck danvari .. 258
A. B. C. Paper—Single Copies, 2c—sc¢ Sunday
PUERTO RICO
City Of San Juan
Ravaged By Gale;
Worst Since 28
TALMADGE PLANS
T 0 GUT EXPENGES
Covernor-Elect Already is
Laying Foundation to
Carry Qut Promises
By GLENN RAMSEY [
(Asasciated Press Staff Writer.)
ATLANTA, Ga.—(AP)—Eugene
Talmadge, Georgia’'s next gover
nor sa'd today that he had begun
laying the foundation to give Geor
gia what he advocated during the
recent campaign—a retrenchment
in governmental expenses. |
Piercing biue eyes flashed from'
behind horn-rimmed spectacles
during an interview in which he‘
rapped a desk with heavy fitt to!
‘*nphuslzo,that he was “going to
[hat” to bring about changes he
lellleved necessary for the future
of Georgia.
Talmadge has been Commission
er of Agriculture for almost six
years, He hat been either in
court or before legislative investi
gating committees fighting his bat
tles almost continuously since he
defeated J. J. Brown in 1926.
His political enemies give him’
eredit for hiz scrapping ' abilities.
He hangs on to his beliefs with a
tenacity almost impossible to
‘break.
When asked about his plans on
legislation next year when the
general asiembly meets for the
fist time under the Talmadge ad
ministration, the commissioner
(Continued on Page Six)
Coolidge to Head
Group in Study of
Railroad Problems
NEW YORK.—(AP)—The Her
ald-Tribune today said former
President Coolidge has agreed o
head a non-partisan commission
to study the problems of the rail
roads.
Others who have consgnted to
serve, the paper sald, are former
Governor Alfred E. Smith, Ber
nard Baruch, financier; Clark
Howell, Atlanta, Ga., publisher,
and Alexander ' Legge, former
chairman of the Federal Favmn
‘board.
' The commission s sponsor:,
‘the Herald-Tribune continued, by
a group of influential banking
and other business organizations
and its purpote will be the for
mulation of recommendations to
congress for legislation intended
to protect the financial founda
tions of the railroad industry.
Formal announcem<iit was pre
dicted for sometime today or to
morrow . -
JUDGE SUTTON GETS
BIG POPULAR VOTE
ATLANTA, Ga—(AP)—Judge I.
H. \Sutton received not only the
highest county unit vote but alsß
the greatest popular vote in the
recent primary race for the judge
ship of the Court of Appeals, Miss
Stella Akin, secretary of the state
Democratic executive committee,
announced yesterday.
Miss Akin said a complete re
count of the votes showed Judge
Sutton, inecumbent, received 110,-
995 popular votes; Judge Adams,
105,546; R. B. Blackburn, 25,582,
and William D. Custer, 25,093.
President Hoover Favors Suspension of
Railway Wage Negotiations During 1932
WASHINGTON —(AP)—A sus-,
pension of railway wage negotia
tions during the rest of 1932 is fa
vored by President Hoover.
The Chief Executive feels the]
economic situation after the first;
of the year will afford a clearer|
background for discussing a pro-|
' posed additional 10 per cent pa.\'l
cut. i
His prgposition was made known |
yvesterday by Secretary Doak. As-l
ter conferring with Mr. Hoover.l
Doak said in a formal statement:|
“In the matter of the ranway‘
wage discussion now going on, the
Rresident last week expressed the
view, both to the representatives
of railw&lahor and to the lead
ing railway presidents who have
conferred with him, that he teel4
that it is desirable that this ques-
Rion shouxa be deferred at the
present time,
s TR present agreement does
HSME
'EDITION
THIRTY DEADIN
STORM’S WAKE
BY EARLY CHECK
SAN JUAN, P. R—(AP)— At
Jeast thirty persons are known to
have been kilied in a terrific hur=
ricane which struck this city last
night,
/ The full force of a 120-mile wind
struck before midnigth and lashed
the ecity until 2:30 this morning, .
causing property damage evem.
greater than that left in the wake
of the disastrous 1928 blow.
Hundreds were injured and
thousands were left homeless. Most
of the dead, the first reports indi
acted, were in smaller outlying
towns, such as Barrios, Sabanals
gana, Catano and Rio Piledras.
Here in the ecity the loss of life
was materially reduced by the po
lice who took the precaution of
rounding up hundreds of women
and children, removing them from
/their homes and placing them for
safety in the more substantial
church and school buildings.
The villages, consisting for thae
l most part of flimsy homes had no
such protection. Eveh in San Juan
‘homes were unroofed by the score
i'and torrents of rain poured in,
First reports gave the following
death toll:
Barrios, 14 dead; Sabanallana, 4;
Catano, 2; Rio Piedras, 10.
Various reports from the last
named town placed the death toll
there as high as 40, with seven
members of one family killed in
their home. Rio Piedras is about
five miles east of San Juan, direct.
ly in the path of the storm. Tha
unsubstantial native dwellings
stood exposed on the hillsides, ;
WASHINGTON «(#) — Reports
to the Wea.gber bureau here indica
ted this morning that the storm
which sruck Puerto Rico last night
would pass along the north coast
of Santo Domingo and Haiti some
time today. <
The disturbance, the bureau said,
was “continuing to move slightly
north of west at a speed of at leaik;
12 miles an hour.” o 8
The center of the hurricane, the
bureau said, passed a short distance
south of San Juan, Puerto Rico at
{ a. m. The lowest barometer read
ing in that city was 28.95 inches
with an estimated maximum wind
velocity of 120 miles an hour.
Meanwhile, the Red Cross chapter
in Puerto Rico reported to the Navy
department that severe damage was
wrought there.
The message said:
“Center of hurricane of great in<
tensity and long duration passed.
over Puerto Rico last night,doing
great dqamage to propertys and
crops, No revort of loss of life or
injured yet available. Wind velocity
| e
3 (Continued on Page Six)
Russell Commutes '
Sentence of Negro
Condemned to Die
] ATLANTA, Ga—(AP)—Execu~
Ition of Will Davis, Negro, sen
!tenced to die in the electric chair
| today for a Long county slaying,
{was commuted to life imprison
‘ment late yesterday by Governor
Richard B. Russell, jr.
The Negro was in the death cell
at the state prison farm in Mil
ledgeville when the executive or
der was received.
Governor Russell said he allow
ed the Negro clemency on recom
! mendations from 10 of the jurors,
Ithe trial judgé and the sheriff of
the county.
not expire until February Ist next.
The President’s view was that it
might be well agreed to defer fur
ther discussions until the end of
the vear, as the general economic
situation would be much clearer
at that time and negotiations could
be based on a better understanding
of the actual circumstances ex=
isting.” i
Mr. Hoover's intervention had
been sought by the railway labor:
executives association after this
sroup refused to confer *with rail
road presidents on the subject of
another wage cut, A one-year 10
per cent reduction was agreed to
last year. M
“We desire to suggest,” the La
bor executive had said in'a state<
ment left with the President, “that
when the government is called
upon to lend public money to the
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