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PAGE EIGHT Mahatma Ends Three . Weeks' Protest With Glass of Orange Juice. JFOONA "INDIA,—(#)—"In God's name 1 began this fast,and in God's name end it caid the Mahatma Gandhi Monday as he broké a three weeks voluntary abstention Irom fopd in the “untouchables” cause Ry Fipping a glass of orange juice, He began the fast at noon May, 8. Phe end of the fast was as im-| pressive as it begining. ; The NMahatma concluded his per jo@ as abstinence at 12:40 pm, and' thug he was wholly without food for~three weeks and forty minutes, The. residence of Madame Saro- | in Raidue poet and lecturer, where hé was cared for, was hesieged by | his friends of all castes, Hindus, | Mohammedans, Parsees and I-Jm'u-i peans, f Madame Raidu stood at the tnl»! of the stairway, selecting those | to be admitted, I Finally 150 men and wumen‘ friends and a score of newspaper- | men were admitted into the hig‘% white hall. | In a smaller room behind open | glass (10()1's,~the Mahatma lu_v‘ motionless, on a bed with' wet| clothés on his head, ! Beside him was a half glass (:l‘i yellow fruit juice. Gandhi’s bed then was brouglt into the largest room, where he voicelessly asknowledged the greet ings of all present, ] On declaring that his {ast wzls* ended as it begun, “in, God's name,” the Mahatma continued: 4] am glad the untouchables are | here with us. I do not know what God expects from me now, but whatever it may be, I know he will give me .strength for it.” 800 Workers Walk QOut ike in ~ Out on Strik ~ Mills in Two States BELTON, 8. C.— (AP) —Four hundred employes of the Belton mill, local textile plant, walked from their posts Monday., Approx imately 200 members of the night shift are also affected by the strike. L. J. Blake, president of the mill, which operates more than 50,000 spindles, said hé did not know why the employes struck. “The mill management will be glad to discuss any grievances with any employes,” Blake said, “but we will not deal with out- Biders. “We have not been informed why the workers struck. We have made no wage increases because we did not make reductions when ather mills in this area did.” The Belton mill makes print .gloths. Belton is ten miles from Andérson and was the scene sev eral weeks ago of a severe tornado that claimed nearly a score of lives In this section. : MARKING TIME ANNISTON, Ala—(AP)—Strik ing workers of the American Net and Twine company marked time Monday pending resumption of mill operations Wednesday, under an agreement ending a walkout lqgrng nearly two weeks, « F. Wiliamson, manager -of the plant, announced Sunday night - that the mill and striking workers had reached an agree ment and operations would be re sumed Wedanesday, with the 400 employes returning to work. . fll’der the agreement the work ers' union would be recognized by the mill, and the efficiency sys tem, cause of the strike, will re min the plgnt. i rge (Googe, representalive of the American Federation of Labor, Williamson and C. L. Richardson, Tepresénting the United States \Department of Labor, were pres ent for the meeting. Gainesville Bank | ~ Sells $50,000 i E s 320,000 in | | Stock to R. FCI WASHINGTON—(®)—The recon- | struction corporation M on d a vy agreed to purchase a total of 3200.-‘ 000 of preferred stock In three banks, two in the South, . One half was for the First Na tlonal bank, of Gretna, La., which succeeds the Gretna Trust and Savings bank. The Calais National Bank of Calais, Maine, 2 new institution, secured a SSO 000 subscription. A 850600 subscription to assist the Gainesville National Lank of Ga}’esvi’lln.\ GGa., to reorganize also was agreed to By all three instances the purch asey are contingent on subscrip tion of an equal amount of com mon stock by others, Stubb Vice-President ~Of Savannah Bank Co. ~ SWAVANNAH, Ga—(AP)—Edgar | A. Stubbs, formerly of Atlanta, has been eclected vice-president of | the Liberty ‘National Bank and | Trust company here. ‘ Mr. Stubbs is vice-president of | the First National Bank of Atlan ta, of whose banking group the Liberty Bank and Trust company | is & member. He at one time ser- | ved as State Bank Exominer, and i 8 well known in south Georgha, | where he form:rly engaged in | banking at Wayeross. He is a| Brother of H. W. Stubbs, vice- | Dresi@ent 10f the Bank of Quit- | . Baan. { Mr. Stubbs has taken up per hmanent residence in Savannah. i The Humorous, the Tragic and the odd in the News | By The Associsted Press { | NEW YORK-—Magistrate Folwell .rj.\‘ boning up on Chinese, A po-‘ {liceman told him that little red] Islips taken from Chinese were | gambling slips. Defendants Ten | Yung, Joe Yung, Harry Hear and | Wong Low said they were laundry ‘tickets. The magistrate turned: them ‘upside dawn, rigatside up | and sideways—and decided to post- | 'pone the matter a week. I | NOT SO SMART PHILADELPHIA. — Cracksmen spent hours drilling into the safe| of Skloroff, Belovsky and Granoff, fish dealers, and got away with $lO5 but Sam Skloroff still hasn’t| a high estimate of their ability. “Humph!” said Sam, “the poor saps. The safe wasn't locked.” | NOT ENOUGH KICK ’ OMAHA.—A. W. Riberdy is be moaning the lack of wallop in his| homebrew, : After two holdup men had taken! his purse, he jinvited them home| for a few rounds of brew, hoping the drinks would be so potent that he would get a chance to telephone for help, The pair accepted, but after con suming several bottles, left under their own power. SOBS AND GAS OKLAHOMA CITY--Two young women tourists sat in a decrepit car near the postoffice here, sob bing. An officer investigated, “If we keep this up long enough,” one of the girls explained. “Some one almost always buys us a few gallons of gasoline.” . OOH, SKINNAY, LOOK! OMAHA, Neb.—Backward pupils may be relieved of the unpleasant task of signing dad’'s name to re port cards if an experiment being tried here becomes popular. In one grade school, semester re. port has been abolished and at an other teachers are sounding out the sentiment of parents with a view to discarding the time-honor =d system of marking students in ‘ndividual subjects, FROM SUNNY TENNESSEE WASHINGTON—(P)—Three men picked to talk for the Unitead Stateg in the world eccnomic con ference were ‘born within a few miles of each other in the hills of Tennessee. . They are Secretary of State Cor dell Hull; S. D. Mcßeynolds, chair man of the house foreign affairs committee; and Norman H. Davis, ambassador-at-large, Hull was born in Overton county, now Pickett; Davig in Bedford county and Mcßeynolds on a farm near Pikeville, Bledsoe county, FUNERAL NOTICE s (COLORED) MARSHALL.—The friends and relatives o fMr. Clarence Mar shall, Mr. and Mrs. John Mar shall, Mr. George Marshall of Athens, Miss Beulah Fortson, Mrs. Ola White, Mrs. Lizzle Jones of Elberton, Ga., Mrs. Mahala Hester 'of Sweet City, Ga., Mrs. Janie Lee Tate of An niston, Ala., Mr. John Fortson of Herdmont, Ga., Mr. Joe Hen ry Fortson of Elberton, Ga., Mr. J. B. Fortson of Philadelphia, are invited to attend the funeral of Mr, Clarence Marshall, Tues day at 2:;00 p. m, May 30th, 1933, from the First A. M. E. church, corner Hull and Strong streets, Dr.' H., J. McCombs will officiate. The gentlemen selected from . Georgian hotel bellmen will act as pallbearers and please meet at Mack & Payne Funeral Home at 1:30. Interment in Gospel Pilgrim cemetery. Mack & Payne Fun eral Home. i NUNNALLY.—The friends and relatives of Miss Allie Bell Nunnally, Mr. and Mrs. Bennie Nunnally, Mrs. Mary Sims, Mrs. Sarah, Hill, Mrs, Cornelie Bil lups of Athens, Mrs. Mattie Cooper, Mrs. Nancy Turner of Cleveland, Ohio, Mrs. Rosa Hill of Cincinnati, Ohio; Mrs. Millie Hill, Atlanta; Mr. William Coo per, Athens; Mr. John Copoer, Atlanta; Mr. James Cooper of “Warren, Obhio; Mrs. Estelle Young, Mrs. Lila M. Hill, Mrs. Ada Mae Cooper, all of Athens; Mrs, Gussie M. Caoper, Win- . terville, Ga.; Mrs. Hattie Mae I Hill, Mrs. Gertrude Ealey, Mrs. Ruba Billups, Mr. Robert Coo per, Mr. Willie Hill, Mr. Arthur Cooper, Mr. Lucius Cooper, Mr. Willie Cooper, Miss Anna L. Cooper, Mr. Charlie Cooper, Mr. | William Cooper, all of Athens, . are invited to attemd the fun | eral of Miss Allie Bell Nunnally, | May 30th, 1933, at 3:00 p. m. from the Shilo Baptist church. The pastor, Rev. Jim Sims, will officiate. Interment in church cemetery. Mack & Payne. | | WINDER ROBBER CAUGHT - One of the three men who is belleved to have abducted Hoyt Martin, 19, when they robbed his gasoline service station of sl9 on May 19, was arrested by police fol lowing a gun battle in Goed Hope, Ga., on the night of May 19, it was jearned here. Martin was put out of the car on the Hog Mountain road, and the Barrow county sher iff tralled the Irobbers to Good Hope. One of them was in a gas oline station, and two were sitting in the car when the sheriff drove up. The men in the car escaped while firing at the sheriff, and the man in the station was arrested. All three are thought to be from Atlanta. 4 GRACUATES HEAR LEHVIAN. BARICH 'New York Governor and . Financier Get Oglethorpe . Honorary Degrees. | ATLANTA, Ga—(AP)—Ameri: 'C:l's vouth was called wupon to %shuu]dm' a share of the burden of 'social and economic rehabilitation 'by Governor Lehman of New York' {and Bernard Baruch, the financier, {in speeches ‘before the graduating l(*l;ms of Oglethorpe university here Sunday night. ‘ Baruch, war time chairman of }lhe industries board and an advi i%or to President Wilson, and Gov ernor Lehman were awarded Doc ‘mr of Laws degrees, while Paul 'S, Block, publisher of The Duluth Herald, Duluth News-Tribune, Milwaukee Sentinel, Pittsburgh | Post-Gazette, Ne wark Star-Eagle, Toledo Blade and Toledo Times, weceived that of Doctor of Com mercial Science, Several others were similarly honqxied. In accepting the honorary de gree of Doctor of Commercial (Science, Block told the graduating class of 38 he regarded it as a compliment to the mprofepsion of Jjournalism rather than as a per sonal tribute and added his ac ceptance was “with thanks and with gratitude for all my co workers on. all newpapers, who so loyally give their servites to perpetuating a free press and a ifree people.” Stock Market Is - Sent Upwards in - Monday’s Session ‘ By VICTOR EUBANK Associated Press Financial Writer ’ NEW YORK—(#)—The bull mar ket in stocks rolled forward again Monday, after some hesitancy during the firgt hour. Trading failed to touch the fev erish pauce of Saturday, but week end business news, indicating fur ther gains in steel production, pro )vided considerable bullish ammu |nition. In commodities, wheat |{luctuated uncertainly., Sugar, rub |bor, silver and copper were firm, however, while cotton rose about 50 cents n bale, Cantinental gold currencies stiffened a little against dollars. | COTTON ADVANCES NEW YORK.—(#®)—Opening de clines in cotton were followed by advances Monday on a renewal of the buying moviempnt influenced by much the same factors as have been responsible for recent ad {vances, as well as continued talk |ot possible developments in Wash ington with reference to acreage reduction, ;"; New York Cotton . A Open High Low Close P.G. |July . 9.05 9.24 8.95 9.15 9.09 loel, . 9.80 4.40 3% 988 93¢ ‘Dep. « 9.47 8.64 9.35 9.65 9.50 { COTTON ACTIVE [ NEW ORLEANS —(#®)— Cotton ‘was again guite active Monday and {prices following an early dip on %l.iquidntion in advance of the mem rorial day holiday in New York to lmormw, scored a shap advance to inew high levels tor the season. i New Orleans Cotton Open High Low Close P.C. July . 8.96 9.18 8.85 9.11 9.00 Oct. . 9.280 0.44 9.10 935 923 Dev, . 9.87 9.50 -9.24 9.3 9.39 ’ ATHENS MARKETS i | Continuing its recent advance, lthe Athens cotton markets closed Monday at (9 1-4 cents. The prev ious close was 9 cents. CHICAGO: GRAIN High Low Close WHEAT— MY BN 1R 2% IREE S een vl TN 2% 1% Papt, vy L 4% T 6% Dec. .. \ b TN - TIR BN | CORN— MAY .0y 0o AN A% At M L e A 45% 46% Sept: .5 b .. A 9% .AW 48% FTe. i .o .o % oM BN OATS— : MAY o i v 2% 28N N Suly L. o il 20 BB 25% iSept. b ke as AR 28 2% FEMRCTT, L L 8 AT 2TR l ooD T 5 I Demand Roosevelt = !R. e | | Reverse Position on C i I | Compensation Pay I WASHINGTON, —(P)—Six Re publican members of congress who ;served in the. world war Monday signed a Round Robin going on record against adjournment of congress “until the president hasi reversed his position” with respect to reduction in allowances to ser vice connected veterans cases un der the national economy act. The signers were Senators Reed of Pennsylvania and Steiwer of Oregon; Representatives Fish of New York, Swick of Pennsylvan ia, Bolton of Ohio, and McGugin ot lArkansas. “Reports from every section of Ithe country on the effects of the !President’s regulations under the ‘authority of the act of March 2th, show the utter horror of this ‘New Deal’ for disabled wveterans” the round robin statement said, “All of us Republicans who voted ‘broad power to the chief executive did so in the sincere belief that ‘marked economies would he ef fected without doing grave injust tices to the disabled veteran. “However, the regulations, un der this authority were so drastic and indefensible that every sena tor and representative in congress now has scores of speecific cases that unmistakable indicate thees- THE BANNER-HERALD, ATHENS, GEORGIA ] £ y Week-End Guests Of President Get | "~ “Scare of Lives” WASHINGTON-—(#)— President Roosevelt’'s week-end guests on a yacht trip down the Potomae had the fright of their lives when a se vere squall struck the Sequoia Sat urday night. ; One of a seriest of storms thit swept through this wvicinity that day, this particular one developed near-gad force as it reached the river well below - Quantico, Va., where the .Presidentigl paigy had embarged. 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FLANIGEN, Vice President | / b A CITIZEN WHETREV ER W-E ‘'BRWVE 'JOHNSON TO HEAD ' WORKS PROGRAM I pcriad | (Continuea From Page One) -|after he can.sign it into law. As l;c;;rly senate vote is being sought. The legislation provides for an l‘:ulminisxtmtor of public works and | a separate agency for the new reg | ulation of industry by relaxing the {@nti-trust laws and permitting t.:x’:reemen}s through trade associa tions. i Roberts Advisor || Y. W. Roberts, assistant Secre .| tary of the Treasury in charge of ' public buildings and one of the | outstanding consulting engineers :oof the south, is.to be principal ad ' viser. to Johnson. It was said authoritatively that 'an army engineer wolud be assist ant in .‘harge of rivers and har [ hors work, : Bids for $50,000,000 of new public ' buildings will be called for immed )| fately after the bill is enacted into 411:1w, and Qoberts said another SSO - I}ooo.ooo probably would be readv - |ayithin 90 days. .| In addition, exploratory work is 'inow being don< on jossibl: con . |struetion projects throughout the | country. ] l The administration intends 1o starl the wheels moving as soon as possible with the view of syn chronizing mew purchasing power | with /the upturn in business shown in recent weeks. ; l' Johnson is wunderstond to. have I pledges of cooperation from a | number of industries = which are ]now going through the processes {necessary to effect the new agree ;ments. } | Gerard Swope is understood tc {have brought the electrical supply {industry into line more or less def !inite]_\', a men’'s clothing associa- Itisn was formed here last week and some half dozen other indus tries are reported moving in the direction of cooperation with the i goverrmént to make jobs and raise !wziges while . reducing working | hours. - R » TAKE PROMPT STEPS -NEW YORK.—(AP)—With the | passage by the -house of the nat ional industry recovery act, indus iry is taking prompt steps to beat the draft- and enlist as a “partrer” < of -the government in its battle against unemployment and corporate deficits. Some 50 trade associations have gignified their intention of align {ing themselves with the new gov ernmental program. ’ The’ National Ele:tric Manufac turers association — involving 269 | manufacturers who employed 250,- 11000 persons in 19_2'.I—»voted special ‘| power to its board of governars p ' last week to carry through yhat ever measures _are necessary to i put the industry into partnership [ with the government. ; The textile industry, the rayon producers, ~ the woolen associa tions, the Silk Association of Am |erica, Inec., the garment and cloth "ling industries. and. the pulp and :ipaper companies have also taken | steps leading toward a similar re ! -|lntionahip. ‘| While the steel industry has not ] ;}yet taken definite action, a large : majority of the steel executives 43!‘6 reported as favoring the re teovery bill in prir}ciple. ' The Associated General Con i tractors of America, Inc.—repre t-senting 1,500 construction firms— and the cement, brick, and lumber | industries associations have meet'- : linng scheduled in the near future. | he .$2,000,000,000 drug industry |is the latest to announce a move toward the objectives outlined in .Ithe Roosevelt vrogram. An an inouncement Sunday said the Drug | Institute of America, Inc., has been formed to unite all divisions {of the industry in an effort to {maintain fair wages and end cut |throat competition. MONDAY, MAY 29, 1933 efa s idledt il Woman Murdered n Mur ered, Officers Seeking 17-Year-014 §, gl i FLINT, Mich, —(Ap)— A wis spread search was under . a \ urday night for 17-year-olq Ba} Macdonald, whose disappearay, was noted Saturday morning incident with the discover, th his mother, Mrs. George B, Ma donald, 54, wealthy ang socia) prominent widow, haq been heat to death in her bedroom. Mrs. Macdonald’s body W found by Wesley Flowers anq h wife, Doris, employed as 1 usem and maid by Mrs. Macdong), Two heavy book-ends whi h g aparently had been beaten We found, 8 The- search for young M leDo ald started after Detective Char Raab reported that Mrs. MaeDg ald had called him to the palati home Friday to discuss the boy habits. =At this conference Ra said, the youth threateneq to k himself because he felt his moth was too eritical of his conduyet,
