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Chairman Flint' and Secre tary Gardner Made Certi fication Yesterday. Governor Dorsey Wil) See to it That T'cket; and Blanks Are Prepared for Election. , (Special to The Banner). Atlanta, Oct. 8.—Acting under the Neil primary law, and jn order to comply with the code provision which requires the state executive depart ment to supply every ordinary in the state with the necessary ticket forms and blanks for the generSl election at least ten days before that election . (Special to The Banner.);*' Atlanta, Oct. 8.—If the State Legis lature had not so tied the hands of the executive department that It ban not use any part Of about a million dollars of the automobile tag thoney which is lying Idle . In banks, needed new as a amporary loan for 30 or , _ 40 days, there would not be another Chairman J. J. Flynt and Secretary new tllianc jai mu ddle which Is handl- Hiram U Gardner, of the state execu £s pplw . this public school system. tlve committee, today certified to Gov ernor Dorsey the entire list of noml nees of the Democratic party in Geor gla, to bp voted on In the November election, as follows: For President of the United States, James M. Cox. , For Vice president of the United States, Frankln D. Roosevelt. For Presidential Eloctors for the State of Georgia: For the svtta at larger A. W. Cozart, . William B. Sioane. First Congressional ditrlct, A. M. Lucas; second district, P. D. Rich: ,thlrd district, 0. C. .Alston: fourth district, F. M. Curwood; flftb district;' R. R. Blackburn; sixth dis trict, A. H. Bullards seventh district. Noe Stitt; eighth district, T„ M. My ers; ninth district, Thomas A. Brown; tenth district, George T. Wllaon; elev enth district, John M. Cox; twelfth district, Eugene Talmadge. . For Uultjid States Senator, Thomas E. Watson. [ -for Governor, Thomas W. Hard- wltk. For Secretary of State, S. O v Mc- °A4toim», .fie»as«l,-»ft«q»E»'V*< Napier. tM L. ... . ji This comment was made today by Governor Dorsey, In sonflVmlng the statemogt that the Et^te .treasury finds jHlt at this time finable to pay. ^JRomary 10 per ednt of the $ ‘' ,00* common school appropriate which Is always paid In Octobjy. ' As the |ituation now stands, t|ete no money in the treasury with which to turn, orer to tile educational de partment the ,$400,000 It should now l-sve, and the necessity has arisen far making preparations to float another liscount of advance school wMgjBts The result of this is tbatthdfWtato will have to pay-out of tMgposs al lotments to each « the tmuntles, a higher rate of interest for borrowed money than the State Is drawing on the Idle million or so Which JI-lying in ban :s within Georgia to jhe‘ CTedlt ofth-} highway department. From some sources the argument is made that the failure or the inability to meet the customsiry October war rant for 10 per cent of the school fund brings the public school system of the Statu face to-face vrtlh a- crisis That-la. dtlWrf<Wdtadlwf»)W>'hV» For State Treasurer, W. J. Speer. For Comptroller General, Wm. A. Wright. -Fof Comlssloner of Agriculture, J. J. Brown. For State Superintendent of Edu cation, M. L. BrKtaln. For Commissioner of Commerce and Labor, H. M. Stanloy. For Commissioner of Pensions, John W. Lindsey. For Prison Commissioner, E. L. Rainey. For Railroad Commissioner, Paul B. Trammell. . For Justtco of the Supreme Court, Walter F. George. For Justice of the Supremo Court, H. Warner Hill. For Judge of Court of Appeals, Alex W. .Stephens, For Judge of Court of Appeals, O. H. B. Bloodworth. For Judge of Court of Appeals, Bci» H. Hill. - ... 'For Judgel Superior Court, Atlanta circuit, John T. Pendleton. For Judge Superior Court, Alapahu circuit, R. Q. Dickerson. For Judge Superior Court, Albany circuit, R. C. Beil. For Judge Superior Court, Blue Hldgo Circuit, D. W. Blair. For Judge Superior Court, Chattu hoochee circuit, George P. Min., oe. For Judge Superior Court, Cherokee circuit, Malcolm C. Tarver For Judge Superior Court, Coweta circuit, C. E. Roop. For Judgo Superior Court. Dublin circuit, J. L. Kent. For Judge Superior Court, Eastern circuit. P. W. Meldrim. For Judge Sunerior Court, Nor hem 'circuit, W. L. Hodges, For Judge Superior Court, Oconee circuit. Ebuhol Graham. For Judge Superior Court, Ogeecgee circuit, H. B. Strange. v •For Judge Sunerior Court. South western circuit. 7. A. Littlejohn. For Judge Superior Court, Stone Mountain circui't. J. B. Hutchinson For .Tudeo Superior Court, ^Tlftou clrr.ult, R. Eve. Fbr Judge Superior court, Toombs- circuit, H. T. Shurley. S For Solicitors General- Atlrnla circuit. John A. Boykin. Alapaha circuit. R. C. Gardner. Augusta elpr-vlt. A. L. Franklin. Plud Ridge Circuit, John S. Wood. Chettahoochee circuit, C. F. Me- Longhlln. Cherokee circuit. J. M. Lang Coweta circuit. W. Y, Atkinson. Brunswick circuit. Alvin V. Sellers Dublin circuit. E. L. Stenhane Eastern circuit. W. C. Harfridge. Flint circuit, E. M. Owen*. Meeon circuit. C. H. Garrett. Middle circuit. Waiter F. Way. Northern circuit, A. S. Skelton. Ocmulgee circuit. Doyle Campbell Oconee circuit. IT. H. Boyer. Ogeeeheo circuit. A. S. Anderson. Pataua circuit. B. T. Castellow. Rome circuit, E. S. Taylor. Southern circuit, C. S. Hay. Southwestern circuit. Jule Felton. Slone Mountain circuit, A. M. Brand Tlfton circuit. R. 8. Foy. Toombs Circuit, H. L. Felts. fact, but It docs not mean that the operation of, the system-Is Jeopardized, for there will be advance warrants dls counted to meet the payments the counties have to make to the teach era, and for other expenses. It dgpr mean, however, that It will cost the countips of the State a penalty In t)>- form of high Interest, for the bor rowed money and Just that much re duce the funds which they will havr for expenditure in their schools. The Iscount rate on the advanco schoo 1 warrants does not come out of tbr pockets of the teachers, as some peo ele suppose, but Is deducted from th( gross allotment to the county on the basis of school population. That there Is anything in this sit nation to further add to whate*oi cecessity there may be for an extrr session of the General Assembly is no' admitted by the governor, nor har there developed anything yet tjy" de terminc whether or not thero it aerious likelihood of a call for an ex tra session, Certainly the governor has not yet indicated when that ques tlon will bo settled. Exporting Cotton Is Favored by Harding Sayo Germany Alone Needt Two Million Bales. (By Associated Presa.1 Birmingham, Ala., Oct. 8.—Cham cloning the export cotton, association Idea at a meeting of cotton men here tonight Governor Harding of the Fed eral Reserve Board declared he had been informed by a commercial agent of the German government that Ger may alone needs 2,000,000 bales of cotton for which they Jiave mills ready. . * He said under such an organization they could arrange to ship this cotton which Germany cannot pay for now because of a depreciation of her mon ey and have It sent In manufactured form to countries whose money haw "Spicer ... not depreciated and have It paid for in good American dollars. Western-circuit, W. O. Dqah. For Members of Congress: First district, J. W. Overstreet Second -district. Frank Park. Third district, Charles R. Crisp Fourth district, W, C. Wright. . Fifth district, Wm. D. Upshaw. Sixth district. J. Walter Wise. Seventh district, Gordon Lee. Eighth district. Charles H. Brand. Ninth district, Thomas M. Bell. Tenth district, Carl Vinson. Eleventh district, W_. C. Lankford ■Twelfth dh-trict. W. W. Larsen. Since the nomination by the Dem ocratic primary of the Stat els tanta mount to election, the foregoing nom inees will bo formally elected In thr November balloting and the list, there fore. Is a record one. MANY KILLED IN WALL STREET EXPLOSION. Troops from Governors Island holding the crowd hack at the scene of the explosion, corner of Broad and Wall streets. Bodies of victims may ho seen lying In thq. street. COX SCA DEN01 G.0. Says Hi Selfish Athens High Plays Maristj attack was made ln „ , -j I Pftr An (tin mat While Georgia [GIT HIS PP0NENT Attitude Is Provincial COMMITTEE MET id Press.) ict. 8.—A scathing ■e tonight by Gov. Tackle Tech High. g t Cox on tho recent league pronounce- b crubs | raen t*' of-Senator Uirding. Harding’s .'Athens High School versus Marist CoIMgh-J College of Atlanta. - Georgia Scrubs vqysjls Tech High School .of Atlanta, That Is the football-menu which has been set tor Athens football fgps here ' ,y and it la expocted that a large creed. *Cox declared, was forced ”un der pdewure of athreat from Senatbr Borsh,” and is“ America and America only.”' * “To preach such, gospel of selfish ness Is an offense to the decency of Amerlea,’ said Cox, citing humanity and commercial and other world re lations))^. "Such a proclamation of incialts Effort Made to Secure Agreement From All Creditors—Adjourned to Thursday, f a expocteathat a large,.provincialism Is lltt’*- abort of treason oppoi header. The two game* will be Ath ene agalnat Atlanta and the local fane should be on hand to root for the honfc boys. i The first game will begin at 2:30 o’clock In the afternoon and will be between Athens High and MaTlst. The outcome of the game is doubtful hut both schools are represented by a good team. Athens showed up well last week when they defeated Elber- ton by an overwhelming score. This la the only game that the locals have played. Marist has played two games this season. She defeated Marietta- High School last week 53-6. and won from Lanier University Thursday by tho score o( 72 to 0. The scores prove that Marist has a strong offensive team. The real treat of the afternoon will come when the Red and Black scrubs buck up against the team from Tech High School. Tech High always puts out a gpod [eleven and under tho coaching of Charlie Thompson, they should be bettor than usual this year. The Junior Smithies left Atlanta early tills morning In aptomoblles and should arrive In Athens early in the morning, fit for the fray. They are minus the services of two of their V at line men, Helvey and Pittman, but nevertheless, they will put up a stiff Tho scrubs are in find condition and eager to show their wares before a local crowd. They are expecting a stiff fight but believe that they will bo able to overcomo the Atlanta boys. The Athens High-Marlst game will -be called at 2:30 and the other game wl follow Immedlatey. All students of tho University or of Athens High School are admitted free. The line up of the Georgia Vcruhs and Athens High 8chool follows: Ga, ccrubs Athena High Venable Center.. .<..T»lmadgc Carson J- * ...Goodwin Colley. f- L... Hargre'tt r. Upshaw Conyers 1. t.... ...1. e... stand agalnat the present League, Co^. asked wheth er Taft and other Republicans favey lug American membership in tho League would continue supporting Harding. G. 0. P. Leader Will Support Gov. Cox (By Associated Press.) New York, Oct. 8.—Herbert Per sons, a member of tho Repuhllcan Na tional-Committee and tho Republican National Executive Committee from 1902 to 1916, announed hie intention ‘today to vote for Governor Cox. He said he was for Cox because Cox fa vors entering tho I.ea',uo of Lotions and Harding is 'again-.: It. New England Mills Close to Employees Augusta Fire Does Considerable Damage (By Associated Prase.) Augusta, Oct. 8.—The entire plant of tho A’ugusta Stock Yards, togethor with somo forty head of cattle and a score, of horses and mules, was de stroyed by fire late today, which did a damage estimated from 160,000 t.» $70,000. W\ B. Bighorn's warehouse was badly damaged and several Geor gia railroad passenger coaches wera consumed by the fire. Government Estimates Corn 3,216,192,000 H. Rlgdon Wtehrs ... Spence ..- Mobley • Richardson ..Palmasslno .Fowler .. .Thompson Kenney p, b —..Ashford ”..r. h. b. Grayson ...X h. b Kilpatrick f. b —...Butler Speakers Denounce Burning of Gin^ (By Associated Prose.) Atlanta, Oct. 8.—Threats to burn notion gins made generally over the South recently Iwos denounced today by former Oovernor Manning of 8outh Carolina, and other speakers at mass meeting called In the interest of the $10,000,000 cotton corporation pro posed by the American Cotton Asso ciation as a means of enabling pro ducers to bold their cotton for reason able prices and to reach foreign mar kets. A meeting of the committee repre senting the Welch creditors met yes terday and after some discussion of the v&rlous matters and the passing of a resolution, the committee ad journed until next Thursday. ' The committee was authorized to pas on all claims and to settle with those who had signed- the agreement which was submitted to the meeting of creditors: some- time since... —* Another committee was jippomted and authorized to see those who had not signed with a view of modifying and adjusting their claims. This com mittee was appointed as - follows: Chairman, J. B. Gamble; W. W. Scott, R. S. Crane, J. A. Noland and J. War ren Smith. Chairman Gamble hopes to have e'l matters adjusted and a complete set tiement perfected at the meeting which Is to be Jield next week. Action Caused Prices. by High (By Associated Pro**) Lowell, Mass., Oct. 8.—Employees of tho Lawronce Manufacturing Co. hoping to make It posnible to continue operations at tho company’s hosiery and underwear mills here, have offer- ad to accept a reduction in wages. Agent Walker said today there was no market at present tor tho com pany's products because of the high prices and he was unable to act upon employee’s proposition now. Thirty- five hundred persons were employed on these two departments of under wear machines which shut down to day and the hosiery workers will be laid off shortly. Walker said. The Bay State Cotton Corporation closed today until November 1. Em ployees number about six hundred. To Hold Celebration Tenth Anniversary Advertise your Wants In The Banner. (Special to the Banner.) Washington, .Oct. 8.—Forecasts of production this year of the country s principal crops, estimated from their condition Orfobor 1. or at time of harvest, were announced today/by the Department of Agriculture aaiollowB: Spring wheat, 218.07,000 bushels. All wheat, 750,648,000 bushel* Corn, 3,216.192,000 bushels. ' Oats, 1,444.362.000 bushels. Barley, 191,386,000 bushels. Buckwheat, 15,532.000 bushels. Con dltion 85.6. _ . , White potatoes, 414,986.000 bushels, condition 87.1. . . , Sweet potatoe* 103,779,000 bushels; condition 87.1. Tobacco, 1,478,7S8.000 pounds; con dition 83.3. Flax, 11,704,000 bushels; condition 62.8. Rlcp, 52,298.000 bushels; condition 881 ’ Sugar beets, 8,970,000 tons; condi tion 93.4. Apples, 34.287,000 bushels. Peaches, 44,523,000 bushel* Killers, 139,503.000 bushels. Peanuts, 39,217.000 bushels. Peanuts, 39,217.000 bushels. Beans (six States), 9,364,000 bush els. Central Presbyterian Church Will Hold Exercises To morrow Morning. (Special to The Banner). Atlanta,'Oct. X.—The seriousness o! the, gas manufacturing condltlm* Ir Georgia .was further emphasized today by tko'riUtng with the poogrla Rail road Commission of an application from tho Savannah Gas Cpmpany foi authority to increase its rates 50 cents on the 1,000 cubic feet to the customer The company now charges a rate of $1.50 per thousand, gross, and deslret to make that rote $2. The application advances the same arguments and reasons used In sev oral similar petitions which have been filed with the commission, some of which have been argued and passed upon—that it Is almost .impossible tr get raw material at alt, and the price has gone so high gas can not be made and distributed at the present rates The Savannah case has been set foi hearing November 9. October 14 the commission will hear the similar application from the Augusta company for authority tr make an increase In iyear and a half The application of the Macon com- pany for authority to increase its rate from $1.46 to $2 16 has already been argued to the commission, but no order has yet come down. The same thing Is true of the - Brunswick com pany’s petition, which seeks to In- urease from $1.25 to $1.75 per thou sand. The Waycross company was recently granted authority to increase its rate to $2.10 per thousand, that suthorlzation being the - second In about six months. Ma«m~£otton-Mills Are Forced to Close Refusal of Fanners to Sell Cotton Seed Cause of Ac tion. (By Associated Press.) Macpn, Ga., Oct. 8.—One big cotton mill was closed here yesterday and another wes-abut down today. It wni sold others will close Monday because of tho refusal of the farmer* to'sell seed at the present price. The Olvo Mill* here,crush approx imately 1500 tons of cotton seed an nually. The low prices offered for cotton sogd compared with the high prices pro vailing a year ago are said to be responsible for the conditions. The mills here today afe offering $38 a ton for coUpn seed against $75 a year ago. The oil mills said there were no bidders today for their out put Ob'S 1-3 cents a pound for crude oil 'which brought 20 to 22 cents a Commerce Commsision Orders deal Moved (By Associated Press.) Washington, D. C„ Oct. 8.—An or der for the movement of coal to ten ritory cast of tho eastern boundary bom-dsry of Montana, Wyoming. Col orado and New Mexico was Issued to day by tho Interstate Commerce Com- mission. All outstanding permits fqr the use of coal cars for transportation of other freight were cancelled, effec tive at midnight, October 10th. • Post Office Scared By Dynamite Warning (Special to The Banner). Atlanta, Oct. 8.—Commission' of Agriculture J. J. Brown differs metrically In his views in reference to cotton conditions with rPesldent J. S-. Wannamaker of .the American Cotton Association. Mr. Brown, In his address to the meeting of bankers, farmers and busi ness., men held here last week, made an earnest plea against any untoward action on the part of the 1 Individual tanner of the cotton belt. Yeaterday, In discussing the information which had come to him of notices posted- on gin houses in half, a dozen or more counties, he earnestly advocated co operation on the part of all farmers to bring Immediate cessation of these blogs. Today, further commenting on tho same situation, Mr. Brown ex- pressed the strong conviction that the people who take inch steps Ore sorely misguided and do not realize the in* Jury they are working to tbemzelves. ‘‘I have not belleigd at any time.” said Mr. Brown, “that the courze of good judgment tended to any enforced stopping of the prompt ginning of cotton. Indeed, It stands to reason that the moat beneficial thing for the cotton farmer to do Is to get his cot ton Just as nearly In shape to convert Into the dollar as be can. It should be carefully picked when it It ready £or picking—not green—and ginned, last as nnder ordinary conditions. When bated th ([cotton, should ho taken to a bonded ’ The Central Presbyterian church wilt celebrate the tenth anniversary tomorrow morning, at which time It In earnestly urged by the off,-era of the church that even’ membdr^ bo preaemt. Tlie Central Presbvterial church will celebrate the tenth anniversary, both of its orgaization and of Its o.nly pastorate, that of-Rev. Samuel J. Cartiedge, on Sunday morning, Octo ber 10th. We are very anxious to have every member of the church present on this occasion, and we beg each of you to make special effort to .attend. In addition to the interesting pro gram which is being prepared the aac- rrmcntl of the Lord's'supper will be administered. The Saviour said “Do this in remembrance of Me.” Come, and bring the children with you., Let us worship our God, com mune wlUi our Lord at his table, en joy fellowship with eaeh other and renew our allegiance to out church. If yon are away from home, or for any satisfactory, reason are unable to (By Associated Press.) Waycross. Ga., Oct. 8.—An extra force was placed on duty by the police around tho postoflice here hecauso of a warning received by the poatraastei today that it will be dynamited within twenty-four hours, Tho police think it in a hoax. ir It. Where the farmer owes say a thousand doliara to. a merchant or: business concern, and he hasn't the. money available to pay that debt as it matures, he is the ntn position to Uke his ten warehouse receipts for ten bales of cotton on bonded storage, tell the man whom he owes that he hae tho cotton but doesn’t want to sell It under present conditions, offter the business mitrthe use of the necessary bonded warehouse receipts to cover 'he maturing debt, so that b ecan pat himself in position to extend, or fur ther handle tho paper, and then let the farmer sit steady In tho boat. '' in respect to the gina of the State generally, I have found that their po sition Is a vary reasonable one. For instance. In my county, I had a eon- venation the other day with ono of the blgges tglnners. He takes the DOBitton that his gin is thero to serve the pecple when they want the serv ice. His gin was posted with ^pne or . three notices by ‘we the citizens of everywhere' hi regard to which he mya that wonld nave been entirely uncalled for because, If the -people of the community had held an open mass meeting to discuss this situation, and that taass meeting by action of a ma- icrity of the farmers bad adopted a resolution raying they did not want Ml y cotton ginned before November 1 all th egins of the neighborhood, would simply, of their owp accord, and on such action by 'a mass meeting, have closed down until that. time. On tUe other hand, so long as the farm ers of the community coptlnno to brine - their cotton and offer It for ginning. It Is the duty of the gin. as a public servant, to continue to tur nout the cotton." It Appears from.such Information aa can be gained on the subject that the primg object of the effort to force cessation temporarily of ginning ac- tiyltjes—which ‘/originated In Texas and Dually has spread throttlth Ala- bum to this State—la tp x reduce the shoeing that ordinarily would be made in tho ginning report. Governor Dorsey today had heard nothing further from the gin pooling and no complaints have been m$do *» him, other than that of yeaterday by citizens of Carroll County, which ho he brought to, the attention of the- sheriff of that county. —IBB One Dead; 12 Injured When Kiln Collapses (By Asaoclated Press.) Chcttsworth.' Ga.. Oct. 8.—Rev. H. C. Shepherd, .15, the pastor of a local Baptist churc* who Vas workloads a laborer In a jirlck kiln of tho Chatts- worth Brick Company, was killed this nfternoiJn when the kiln- collapsed. Four other workmen suffered Injuries which will probably prove fatal add eight others were painfully hurt. attend, write a line to the pastor to acknowledge the invitation and allow your continued interest in the church. The Session. "The German government |s ready, whan all other penT tkm have been settled, to examination of the bail* to or League of Nation*.” -:)• ,.',2, G. 0. P. Stand Taken From Germans—Baker (By Associated Prcsi.) Boston. Maas., Oct. 8.—Secretary Baker in an address here tonight charged the Republican party under ter\Mor Lodge’s leadership with adopting its poalton on the League of Nations from that of tho. Into Count Von Hertling, former Imperial Ger man Chancellor who In January 1911,