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/’/——'___-_____——_— COTTON 2“&‘23?'3505'.;.:.:“.:.:".'..::13%2: REY. O Vol. 101. No. 165 Prompt Response Is Given In Athens To Economic Recovery Plan RESDENT ENCOLRAGED BY INMEDATE SUPPORT FOR S PLEK Felton Asks Permission To File Ouster Proceedings Against Huiefif 10 CARRY CASE TOO SUPREME COURT IF OFTITION 1S DENIED petition Cites Huiet to Show by What Right He Holds Position on Com mission , : NEW ROAD SUIT IS FILED BY BARNETT ' o Ousted Commissioner Mc " Donald Plans Bill to Curb Governor's Power ATLANTA, Ga.—~AP)—Permis sion to file ouster proceedings against Ben T. Huiet of Atlanta, his successor, was asked of Supe rior Court Judge E. E. Pomeroy here Tuesday by Jule W. Felton, of Montezuma, one of the five suspended members of the Georgia Publie Service commission. Under court procedure in a quo warranto action, the ‘petition is first submitted to the judge and if received by him is.turned over to the clerk of the court and filed. The date for a hearing is then set. i The petition cites Huiet to show cause by what right he holds a position on the commhfsion for merly held by Felton. Felton said the petition was submitted to Judge Pomeroy in conference along with a request for formal permission to file. He said that if the petition is denied he will carry the fight to the State Supreme court. | Felton's petition atacks the val idity of an old law under which the governor suspended Felton and the other four commissioners un til the next session of the gen eral assembly. The next regular session is in 1935. The petition read: “Relator (Felton) contends that the above act of 1878 purporting to give right of suspension to the governor, if unrepealed, 1s viola tive of and repugnant to Article three, Paragraph eight, Section seven, of the Constitution of Geor gia providing ‘no law or ordinance shall pass which refers to more than one subject matter or con tains matter different from what is expressed in the title thereof. Should Be Ousted “The title of any act of the leg islature is for the purpose of giv ing notice. to 'he exact subject matter intended to be covered by the bill and in this act there is no reference in the title, directly or indirectly, that the alleged Yight of suspension would appear In the bill. For this reason the order of the governor is negatory and the ouster of respondent (Huiet) should occur.” Felton said the act also was void in that it purported to give the right of suspension of aun elec tive office without judicial hearing and provision to defend himself in the courts and that it was in con flict again with the State Consti ution. “Under the law of this state an tlective officer holds the title to his office unless impeached under ::* law,” the petition read sur er It may be a public trust; the salary may be forgotten; the right 10 earn it and colleet it may be lgnored, but the right to protect "f‘{"l'n character, the right of de- Velcpment of which is God's high “st gift to man, is made inviolate tider said Constitution provision. (Continued on Page Three) Mother of Edward Allgood Will Fight For Custody of His Child, She Says Mrs. John Petropol, mother of Edward Allgood. who killed his Wife and himself in Atlanta Sat urday, will institute- court pl‘O-‘ ceedings, if necessary, to secure custody of her grandchild, Jean Allgood, now being held by Mrs. Allgood’s grandparents in Rock ingham, N. s Mrs. J. 1. Cox, daughter of Mrs. Petropol, said today that her nother was attempting to get the hild of the couple and the body °f Mrs. Allgood, to fulfill a wish made hy Mrs. Allgood, herself, before her death. Mrs. Petropol said that her d2ughter-in-law recently told her, Should anything ever happen to Ed angd I, T want you to take care b our daughter.” She said that Yoth her son and daughter-in-law hid expressed the ‘wish to be bur FULL Associated Press Service. Pacifist Fights For Citizenship 160 L . ‘Q “~;,<j._.\’zs' ; ;i:.ie';?:?f:‘:?"; : e S s S Y. ¢ S A ,'éf ; Rebecca Shelley, above, Michi gan pacifist who lost her Ameri can citizenship in 1922 when she married Felix Rathmer, an alien. will fight to' regain it at a repatriation hearing in De troit, Mich.. Aug. 17. Miss Shelley's attempt to regain the status of a U. S. citizen in 1931 was . denied. upon her refusal to bear. arms in time of war. WOODRUFF 15GUES DUSTER STATEMENT Sick Commissioner Con fident He Will Ulti mately Serve Out Term ATLANTA, Ga.—(AP)—Albert J. Woodruff of Decatur, one of the five suspended Public Service commissioners, who has been ill in a hospital since he collapsed dur ing the hearing before Governor Talmadge on charges by the State Federation of Labor, in a state ment said he confidently antici pates “I will ultimately be permit ted to serve the term to which you (the people of Ceorgia) elected me.” “Since 1 had no opportunity to make a statement at the hearing,” the statement read, “I wish to say now that my every official act and vote since I have been on the commission has been an honest and sincere effort to perform the duties of my office ynder my oath, and that I have always acted fearlessly without favor or the hope of reward.” v Regarding the use of passes on railroads and identificition cards on buses, Woodruff said that when the subject first came up counsel was sought from an zssistant at torney general under Governor Hurdman, who said that such ac tion by the commission granting the members and employes the right to use them. No action was taken at that time, he said, and later another assistant attorney general also approved it u.nder the Russell administration. Then the rule was adopted. : i “Since the adoption of this rule by the commission,” the statement went on, “J. J. E. Anderson, assistant attorney general, as signed to the commission by Gov ernor Talmadge, has advised me ‘-'tha.t in his opinion such action was legal and authorized. With out giving the reasons prompting !my vote and without any inten |tion of reflecting on those voting for this rule, I wish to say that I opposed this action, and only after a majority vote of the com (Continued on rage Seven) jed side’ by side whenever they |dled. I Stating that she would not at ltempt to forece® members of Mrs. |Angood's family to send the body |to Athens if they objected, Mrs. Petropol declared that she was merely trying to carry out her daughter-in-law’s wishes and to do a human kindness when she asked an Atlanta undertaker to take the body. The body had been laying, without care, in the mor gue when Mrs. Petropol arrived in | Atlanta Saturday. Although she {lwill not try to make Mrs. All ‘izood's family turn the body over ‘| te her, Mrs. Petropol said she »Iw6uld fight to get the child. < : Miss Mary Hale, sister of Mrs. :[Ammod, who obtained an order - (Continued on Page Seven) - THE BANNER-HERALD FARMERS OF DIXIE | - BEGIN PLOWING UP 1933 COTTON CROP Plows Busy in Many Sec tions While Permits Are Awaited by Impatient Farmers in Others WILL REDUCE CROP 3,500,000 BALES Some Farmers Turning Cotton Under, Others Using Mowing Machines , ATLANTA, Ga. —(AP) — Dixie, where cotton and cash have been synonymous for generations watched the plows of planters mow down the crop in scattered communities Tuesday while other sections awaited only permits frcm the government to start re iducing acreage. : l Actual destruction of the crop 'under ‘the federal program 4o re | duce -the year’s potential. yield by ‘3,500,000 bales to stimulate the market was reported in Georgia, parts of west Texas and ‘west lTennessee Monday while permits were issued to place additioaal planters in position to lay waste portions of their fields Tuesday. J. Phil Campbell, director of the Georgia Extension Service and Dr. 8. V. Sanford, precident of the University of Georgia went l(n Walton county to see the first destruction of cotton here and !Found‘T’aul Burson, master far ’mer. turning under fifty acres 'higher than a man’'s waist. ! Burton had been credited with i.’mn pounds to the acre and when it was suggested his crop “looked 4likn a bale to the acre (500 ipnun(ls)". he replied it was so {much the better, “we are after [cotton not acres.” Numbers of !(’arm@rs in the county were plow ting up their creop, Campbell said, '.3an th'ere was a waliting line seek linr: permits at the county agent’s ioffice in Monroe- . Distribution of permits to far mers in Bibb eounty, Ga. to plow under their cctton and to farmers in Richmond covnty in the same state. also has been started. = Officials in Alabama said they expected destruction to start at omce. Permits v ere being dis tributed in the Carolinas and of ficials in Louistana, - Oklahoma, and Arkansas said the formal 00 THEITENS IOTHELST TEXS ~ HOUSTON, Texas —(AP) —The menace ¢f a major flood spread !over the northern part of eastern i'l'oxus Tuesday following rains ‘that have averaged 15 to 22 inch es since Saturday. : | l Every where rivers and creeks | were on rampages, washing out |corn , cotton aind watermelon | crops. Carcases of numerous ani 'mals were seen floating down the | turbid currents, {indication ot | heavy livertock less. | Shelby county estimated its loss would he around $1,000,000. Panola ?county's damage will be around i $500,000, it was thought other ;damage frem Laufkin north to the | Louisiana border will run- into hundreds of thousands of dollars. So far there had been no less /of life reported. <ive men, who %had clung to branches of trees for I four hours when trapped by ris ling waters of Flat Ford creek, 1 | were rescued about 8 p. m. 1 Highway and rail traffic around | Center and Joaquin' was at a ! standstill. ‘Whole sections of 'roadway were washed out on Ihighv\'ays leading from these i{towns. B 18 INCH RAIN I SHREVEPORT, La. —(CAP) — A continuing downpour of rain ‘which Tuesday morning had to taled more than 18 inches after 'three days duration sent streams rampaging in north Louisiana Tuesday and tied up urban- = and rural traffic and communications. " The rainfall broke a 28 year rec ord. g st Athens, Ga., Tuesday, July 25, 1933 Addressing Georgia Masons, Nix Asserts “Political-Climbers” Bear Watching; Is Fearful of Plight of Public Services INDIAN SPRINGS, Ga. — Abit Nix of Athens today sounded a warning against a.conflict of pur pose between federal, local and state #Svernments which would defeat the aims of the rational re covery administration. Speaking to a large crowd of Georgians at the S'xth District Masonic association’s convention here, Nix urged Masonry to exem plify its “time-honored interest r public affairs, by assisting in mak ng government the servant of ‘he people rather than the tool of po lit'cal climbers.” Crand Master W. B. Clark, of Savannah and B. R. Turpin, of Stockbridge, district worshipful master, were among the speakers. Pinta lodge of Barnesville, was host to the meeting. A barbecue was served at noon. Sees Conflict “I -see,” said Nix, “a conflict be tween the purposes of the federal recovery administration and the attitued of many local and state governments which, in my opinion, will do great harm to the efforts of our president to restore a great er measure of prosperity. 1 refer to the program of inflation which the federali government is pursuing on the one hand, and the program of deflation which many local and state governments are pursuing on the other hand. Our taxes have been reduceéd sgeveral times during the depression and reduced tax di- Kests this year will bring about a further: rgduction. Still further re ductions might be necessary if we ‘could obtain necessary governmen tal services. But with money icheaper we may expect; in fact, are ‘witnessing today an increase in NAME MISS AKIN CUMMINGS™ ADE Savarnah Lawyer, Demo cratic Worker, to Assist Attorney General WASHINGTON. —(AP)—Stella ‘Akin, of Savannah, Ga., former secretary to the Georgia State Democratic committee, has been appointed attorney in the Depart ment of Justice and special as sistant to Attorney General Cum mings. e The new special assistant will be the fifth woman ‘lawyer in the department and will be assigned to the court of claims division. The others are assigned to the ‘criminal ‘division. . Miss Akin is a native of Sav annah and was educated in the public schools there. Sifortly after quiting a typewriter in a law office to open an offite of her own she discovered a talent for poli tics, and ' for ‘lthe ‘past ten years has taken an active part in both state and national affairs. Miss Akin took. a business sourse after ' graduating from high school, and entered the law office of the late Don Clark at the age of 17. She Soon became inter ested in Mr. Clark's extensive law library, and under ‘his training «ontinued on Page Three) Adventurer, Secret War Correspondent, Blindfold Artist Will Perform Here Three performances will Dbe, made by Captain Rube Perkins, blind-fold artist and globe trotter, here Friday and Saturday in con nection with the ‘“‘Pre-}nflaticn Sales Days” carnival. ~ Captain Perkins will drive a car ‘through the downtown traffic | ‘while blindfolded from 2:30 to 5:30 p. m. Friday, and from 9:30 to 10 a.” m., and from 2:30 to| 3:30 p. m. Saturday. ' } Interesting is the life of the man ‘who comes to Athens to drive a | car, throw knives, walk the edge| of the- tallest building, and play pool - while blindfolded. Leaving | this home - in.- Brewster count_v.i ’Texas, to ranch in South lAmerica. | Captain Perkins has traveled | practically all over the world and worked in numeraus occupations. | ~ The cowboy dropped ranching in ‘South America and fought in sev 'en revolutions. Later he moved north and became a majer in the army of Villa in Mexico. The ad lyenturqr has fought in tweo wars, ‘the Spanish-American and the 3World war, for the United States. ~ Acting as a su‘!rot war~ eorres } e l, (Continued on Page Three) | ~—ESTABLISHED 1832 ’ living ‘expenses. It will cost more so operate our local and state gov ernments on the proper basis a few months from now, if the nat’oral recovery program is successful. “With the cost of obtaining neec essary governmental services in creasing every day. statesmaivship does not cons'st {{IFMa-Wfirn Ctle does not consist in further curtail ing revenues, but in setting up a plan whereby more revenue can be obtained. It is not statesmanship to destroy the publ'e schools by eontirunlly Aeereas ng the revenue by which they operate. We have reeently seen our state governmen* in the face of decreasing tax di gests, cut the advolorem tax rate 1 mill. Friends of education throughout the state have po'nted out that the 1-mill state tax re duction is nothing more than a hand-out to the large taxpayers of the richer counties, at the expense. of the rural schools. In this coun ty, the schools stand to lose money becajise they receive maore from the state treasury than they pay in, yvet the average taxpayer will save less than thirty cents by the 1-mill tax reduction. Growing Dependence " “We have steadily grown to de pend on local, state and national governments for services which we eannot buy as cheaply if we had to do it individually. A man must pay $50.00 per year taxes to his municipality, yet have from one to a half dozen children in the public schools of that municipality. He eouldn’t, for the life of him send even one child to a private school § $50.00 per year. We ought to / (Continued on page three.) STILL LOVE DAVE, MR DECLARES Los Angeles Evangelist Can’t Believe Hutton Has Asked Divorce ABOARD THE LINER CITY OF HAVRE—(AP)— Aime Sem ple McPherson Hutton, the Los Angeles evangelist, returned to America Tuesday, prdtesting | she [stfll loved her husband, David Hutlon. : , Asked ahout his recent action instituting divorce proceedings, 'she‘ said: “Oh, I can't believe it. Of course Ix still am in love with him." I Attended by a nurse, she lay on a bumk in the captain's quarters 'to rgceive newspapermen 'as the City ‘'of Havre pulled into port. ’ “It is all so hasty that I don't knew what to say,” she said. “His Ilast word wag that he was count {ing the hours until I returned. It {has been a tremendous shock.” E She was pale, and her lips and |e,\'és trembled as she talked, and 'on one occasion after she had talk ed a few minutes her nurse, Miss ‘Bem‘adette Middlaton, protested |Mrs. Hutton was unable to con tinue. The interview was resumed after a brief pause. Aimee deglined to say what (Continued on Page Three) RRR o = Pl S 3% Ao e SEE S e R < g R 3 R e 30 SRR SN R B e A b i T e “ R 2 e e e Spsconige 3 ; o o s AR & Y S e - S gl e R e o oA e o RO et SRR R RO TR e R RL Sl S R e W SO Ti R R T R AR R %zr&:: Gt R & ol R R TR R S R e : B N R IP RN s e 3 B Y SRR e i e . o e TR R s TR Sy b T # e aagis o P B i We P } iy i RS $ ey g l Ree $ R 8 - SN ; 5 e g 3 P 3 f IICHAEL'S WIRES * PRESIDENT IT 1 O ENTIRE PLAN David B. Michae! De clares Athens Merchants Will Respond W.ithout Exception, He Believes COOPERATION OF ALL IS PREDICTED Chamber of Commerce Has Not Yet Received Johnson’s Instructions Prompt response in Athens to President Roosevelt's appeal to the nation to unite behind the great "movement for economic re covery is ird'cated by action of Michael's, Inc., who today wirel the president its wholehearted sup-= port, and prediction by David B. Michael, secretary-treasurer, that local merchants without exXception will support the program. The Michael telegram said: “President Franklin D. Roosevelt, The White House, Washington, D. C. : “With complete faith in the principles of the National Recov ery Act our company pledges its wholehearted support in agreeing immediately to s'gn -vour univer sal code. Michael Brothers, Inc. By David B. Michael."” ~ Discussing the vast program Mr. 'Michael said: " “In my opinion, the business men of Athens will respond without ex ception to the president's appeal for voluntary adherence to the ‘National Recovery plan. " “Knowing them as I do, I cannot conce've of a single Athens mer chart engaging in smart practices, or trickery, to thwart the purpose of this great economic program. I go further than the president, in declaring that to support this movement is not only a patriotic duty, but it ig-impelled by economic self-interest. We are for the pro gram ,minimum salaries and maxi mum hours of work. Michael's has too often seen and enjoyed the fruits of cooperative effort, to lag beh'nd in such a movement as this. “It ‘s apparent to everyome by now that, unless this program for economic recovery ©is successful, the future is well-nigh hopeless. Sensible business men will support its without stint, because it is the only alternative to complete col lapse.” At the chamber of commerce, it (Continued on Page Seven) FEDERAL AGENTS HOLD GANGSTERS Five Gangmen Held for Questioning in Connec tion With Kidnapings I By The Associated Press | Federal gevernment agents held | four member: of the “Terrible Teuhy gang in Milwaukee Tues day on warrants charging them lwith kidnapping and arrested an !other Chicage gangster, Leo Mon fgoven, 4 survivor of the George |“Bug” Moran gang, for question ling in connection with a epidemic |¢f Kidnapping throughout the na- The TFouhy mob was charged with the abduction June 15 of William Hamm, jr.,, wealthy St. | Paul brewer later released ° for lsloo.ooo ransom. They were arres [ted in Elkhorn, Vis, last week in | connection with snatching of John | Factor, Chicago .barber turned lstock operator, who was held for imore than a week for $50,000 ran lsome. Factor's son, Jerome also was a ¥kidnap victim a few weeks ago. [No arrests have been made in | ~ither case. i Relatives of Charles F. Urschel i Oklahoma City oil man, kidnaped }la‘t Saturday. requested the au |thorities to drop the case that ithpy might “make contact with the fkidn:tpers" themselves. | John J. O’Connell, jr.. of Albany IN. Y.. kidnapped 19 days ago was still unheard from, althcugh rela tives Tuesday announced the first word from the victim momentarily. l Frank A. McCiatchy of Phila ldolph{a was shot and fatally woun . (Continned on page sevem) A. B. C. Paper—Single Copies, 2c—s¢ Sunday, 'Aiding Recovery 'l Act Campaign ¥{ o ! : | | PR e (el 000 B R g ' Kinks in national. recovery act plans “crowd the portfolior of l Frank Walker, shown here at his -desk .as executive secretary to “the preésident’s udvisory council. Walker, national I Democratic treasurer, is men ~ tioned as possible successor to . Treasury Secretary Woodin if i the latter should. resign. \ ————— Firms Announce Inten tion to Immediately Raise Wages, Cut Hours MACON, Ga— (AP) —John L. Morris, manager of the Macon Chamber of Commerce and head of the local campaign to raise wages and increase jobs, has wired Administrator Hugh S. Johnson the outlook is ‘“excep tionnily gooa here” and that sev eral firms already have voluntarily placed provisions of the blanket code for industry into effect, Morris also informed Johnson a local committee has been n2med and is ready to begin work as goon as instructions are received from Washington. The Union Dry Goods company, Macon department store, has an nounced a 19 percent pay increaso for its employes numbering abou 140. Thhe raise is.effective at once. Officials of the store said July | ‘business is about 50 percent | ‘haead of the same period last | ‘[na.r. | CODE I 8 ACCEPTED | GRIFFIN, Ga. — (AP) — The Southeastern Textile Roller Cov ering association organized, adopted and forwardec to Wash ington ' Tuesday night an indus trial code governing their part of ‘the industry. The code provides a 40 hour Aveek . and a sl2 minimum wage. ey i {Continued on page seven.) Says Textile Workers Who Testified 1 At Hearings Are Fired Without Cause GREENVILLE, 8. C. —(AP)— The Greenville Piedmont said Tuecday thay several textile sork ers who testified at the recent stretchout hearing in this city or were prectent te testify, have been laid off by the milis for which they worked. +‘A - number -of . complaints have been made to Senator James F. Brynes,” the paper said, “by tex tide - workers for mills in this sec tion, some of them in Greenville. “One man declared he was told the morning following the open hearing here that his services would no longer be needed, even though he had been at that par ticular mill for avout 20 years. “No reason was given as to his dischavge, he said. : “A- number of others who testi fied here, and some who were only HSME| AFPLIES. POURING I BY THOUSANDS. BACK P RODGEVELT'S PLEA Appeal of President to Nation Monday Night Brings Quick Response By Wire and Phone 4 ] 3,000 PLEDGES ARE * QUICKLY RECEIVED “Honor Rolls” of Busi nesses Cooperating to Be 3 Made Public : WASHINGTON —(AP) & The American lied, White it Blue is the coloring ‘of the “Badge of Honor” which em ployers ‘cooperating in the na tional recovery ‘movement will + display in their windows .and = on their goods. -t A distinctive eagle, holdin in® jts ‘talons an industrial cog-whael and a sheaf of light ning belts representing ¢ 7"* power of united action, makes a splach of blue in the cen ter,. against a white backs ground, . ° e At the top in huge .red blocks are the = letters “N. R. .. »'A." which stands for N tion- ' al Recovery -Administration. | The word “mempber” in blus ! comes directly under y, g while at the bottorn of the '% badge a brilliant red line says: | & “Wie IO QUK PATED. coniein i (v ! WASHINGTON ~—(AP)— Pres ident Roosevelt was repr ‘f"* at the White House Tuesday as exceedingly encouraged by the ims . mediate response to his summonS for employers to raise wages and shorten working hours. e ~ Even before mid-morning, a most 3,000 pledges of support for his course were stacked on desks in the executive offices. & More arrived at the industrial recovery administration, :*‘” Hugh S. Johnson—the chief™ f,”'k —and his aides sped stud ;;fi&“* proposed wage work ag "*‘“’ for a variety of specific industriess All ‘the communications were to be brought together for compilas = tion of the ‘honor rolls” of thoSeu enlisting in the campaign. "’ - Tuesday night, are to be posted in postoffices for publie scrutiny. . Meanwhile, hearings on compe= & titive “codes” for the oil, lum wool and rayon weaving industries = prozreised with attempts by f’i eral agents to have labor andwthes employers agree. . ¢t Watches Reaction . The President was sald so, * (Continued on page uwh. A s LOCAL WEATHER L e g | Cloudy with showers Wed-' & | nesday and in west and ex , treme north portions T TR l night. | Slightly cooler We ;._,.}fff I nesday in north portions. sf TEMPERATURE .0 o HlGheßt 1o siva ss o i s FOWEBL. .\ . Gias Swe e J | Meaß. ... wcre seisps LOBB6 | NOTIAL. s «vssry eße muns SN l RAINFALL: siimeid | Inches last 24 hours.... sss } ‘Total since July 1....... ~en 18 |+ Deficiency since. July 1...... 2,28 i Average July rainfall...... 4,860 Total since January 1......21.40 l Deficiency since January 1 8.91 ll)rq’ent but not actually ~*‘“ | were also let out a short time la [ter. No reason was given (that their services were no longer | needed. Ty d | The hearing the paper referréd [to was conducted by a special feds = leral committee appointed undes | the- Industral Recovery act to de | termine if the machine load of = | operatives shculd be limited under = |the textile code. s e { R T LAP < E . TO MAKE COMPLAINT | WASHINGTON — (AP) — e ‘formed of reports from Greenville, | South Carolina, that mill opers [tives who testified in the Tecovery¥ administration’s investigatis ,_W‘ the “stretch out” system had been discharged, Dri- Leo . Walmii, ——=. bt L (Continued on page sevem) . =
