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VOLUME LXXXIX.
PRODUCTS** ATHEN8, QA., FRIDAY MORNING, MAY 27, 1931. , *«U»B BBOfcOIA PRODUCTS"
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RESERVE SFfKEtS’ TRAINING CQ^^WIi BE OOAYEO.
liVERSITY OF GEIKGIA TODAY 3:30 SAYS COMMITTEE
89 YBAR8 OLD PPICE FIVE CENT*
Closing Feature of Year By
Military Department at
Sanford Field.
WILL CLOSE WITH
’ REGIMENTAL PARADE
Cavalry Unit Will Stage Ex
hibition of Jumping and
Roman Riding.
The Reserve Officers' Traioinr
corps at (he 'University of Georgia wll
hold the closing military exercises ant.
prise drill of the year at Banfort'
Field this afternoon at 3:30.
The program includes features by
every, unit In the corps, and will af
(ord an afternoon of pleasurable cn
tcrtalnment to the pabllc.
The following Invitation has beer
Issued by Maj. B. L. Burch, of thi
headquarters of the corps:
■‘The public Is cordially Invited t<
attend the military exercises ant
prim drill at Sanford Field. Saturday
May 38, beginning at 3:30 p. m., Trooi
and Company drill, and Regiments
parade will be held.
"The students In the Cavalry uni
will put on a special exhibition li
equitation, Jumping. Roman riding,
rescuo race, and Cossack riding.
"B. L. BURCH.
"Maj., Cav„ (poll P. M. S. & T.”
Program.
I.—Troop Prise Drill (Cavslr
unit.)
Tropp '‘A"—Captain H L. FHU
commanding.
Troop "B"—Captain P. K. Ander
son, commanding.
3.—Company Prise Drill (lufantr.
unit)
Company "B"—Captain E. W. Hlgl’
smith, commanding.
nssssirr * w «•»< •
Data So Voluminous Reply
In Support of Governors
Pampnlet Not Be Ready.
Articles From Regular Class
’ Work Will Be Shown To
gether Household Arts.
commanding.
(Company ''A" and company
eliminated In preliminary contest.)
3. —Cossack riding and Jumping b
members of the Advanced Course
Cavalry unit.
4. —Rescue Race (Cavalry unit.)
Troop "A”—Lemon, J. D.. and Shaw
R. ®.
Troop <B"—Ponaldaon. D., an'
Bruce, D. F.
6:—High Jump (Cavalry unit,)
Troop "A’*—Captain E. L. Fill*
Uenienant T. W. Alexander.
Troop ‘'B''—Captain P. K. Andci
son, Lieutenant D. Donaldson.
Unasslgned—"A Future Cavalry
man."
6. —Roman Riding (QavaIry unit.
J. W. Howard, A. B. Williams, D
Donaldson.
7. —Individual Prise Drill P** 1 ' 1
pated In by four selectee men froi,
The annual clothing exhibit of the
State Normal school will be held Mon
day afternoon and all day Tuesday,
May 30th and 31ft. Articled chosen
from the regular class work ,of tho
students in the Freshman. Junior and
Senior classea will be on dlaplay, and
will Include millinery, lingerie, outside
garments, dress accessories and house
furnishings. The public Is cordially
Invited.
There will also be cn exhibition
drawing and color work with pencil,
harcoal, colored crayons, watercolors
and oil paints. In the construction
work In wood will be found boxes,
book-racks, baskets, toys, tools, etc.
In paper nnd cardboard such articles
is booklets, hlotterpads, furnitpro for
doll houses, envelopes, portfolios, etc.
Ill tin tho following articles have been
made from discarded cans: Miniature
“Ford” truck, miniature "King 8" car
<nd mlnlaturo locomotives.
In the household arts department
the exhibits will ho under tho dlrec-
tlcu of Miss Bessie M. Baird and In
the manual arts department Miss An
nie Linton will have charge.'
Mr. Sam Stone Now
WjtlU)eany Motnc,
•Co. Service Dept.
(Special to The Banner)
Atlanta, Ga„ May 27.—Anndanc£
meat Is made today by the executive
committee which is preparing the re
ply-statement to be Issued In support
of the booklet "The Negro in Geor
gia," that the mass of data they are
working on Is so large It will be Im
possible for the committee to com
plete the statement In time for its re
lease In the Sunday newspapers of
the state as had been Intended,
will, however, be handed to the press
the early part of the coming weak and
will, It is said, be rather exhaustive
of the subject.
It is learned today that there has
heed circulated In the state, especially
among the negroes, a booklet desdrlb-
Ing in minute detail some of the most
hngrible lynchfngs that ever occurred
m the state, and drawing a pen pic
ture in lurid wording of the particu
larly atraclous lynching of one negro
woman.
It Is understood copies of this book
let have come Into possession of »lat'
officials and the nature and origin of
it are under Investigation.
Appropriate Exercises Will
Be Held at Octagon Mon
day Afternoon.
TAfS.
TO try next Monday to under
stand each otked as fellow-crea
tures of the same common clay—
, this la tile Brat- and greatest trib-
, ute we can pay -to the men who
| cared enough for all of us to die
! in our defense.
4-- ■■■ » 1 — —
CHAPEL TONIGHT
Six Men of the Junior Class
at University Will Speak
Tonight. .
Mr. Bam Stone, for several years a
leading automobile engineer and me
jhanlo In Athens, is now handling the
Bosch magneto and Gray A Davis
ervlce tit the Denny Motor Co. Mr.
Stone, already it very One magneto
and electrical man, took a course of
tevcral weeks' study and practical
work at the official Bosch and Gray
A Davis service station In Atlanta and
is how* ready to handle all service
work for Bosch magneto and Gray &
Davis starter equipment.
■■Rcmcnibor," says Manager Demiy,
“a motorlrt using a Bosch magneto
never has any battery trouble. No
earn unable to run because the bat
tery Is 'dead.' Leave your switch on
>11 night, and It does not matter—
ihc cranks off Just the same. Then
DEFEAT ATLANTA
oacb Infantry and Motor Transp rt too n p 0B€ .|, | a!!ts the life o( the car.
Company and Cavalry Troops.
Company "A,” Infantry—Cook. B. j
R.. Cox. W. H.. Hayes, C. Murray.:
M. O. . . , i
Company "B" Infantry banteit. J.
H., Betts, L'N,. Williams, Alsa !!..
Mills, J. L. _ . ’
Company “C," Infantry-Benton, A.)
O.. Miller, G. W.. Power, P., Wheaton. |
K Company ''D,’’ Infantry—Rythor, D '
W„ Hanaban, M. L., Henry, C. G.,
M M* r T C C? Company No. 1.—Cohen.
C. II., Edwards, T., Lundy. W. A.
Reid, T. F. „ , „
M. T. C. Compsny No. 2.-Davls. f.
K„ Del-den, H. W., Hart, W. J-. Mul
Its, W. G. „ ..
Troop "A." Cavalry-Dean. A. F.
Putnam, A. W„ Thomaa, E., Slhert
J w.
Troop "B,” Cavalry—GllllfP 1 ®. J -
Phlnlsy, T. B., Richardson, S
Watson, O. 0,
8.— Regimental Parade.
(By Associated **•*> .
Washington, D. C., May
senate expenditure committee tod 1
favorably reported a resolution by Sen
ator Walsh, democrat, from Jassachu
Ex-Service Men Doubled
Opponents’ Score Win
ning Sixteen to Eight.
The chapel bell pealed forth an
other Oeorgia victory yesterday an' 1
recorded a full but friendly refuta
tlon of that much blazoned slogan—
"Atlanta Always Ahead." for the re
habilltatlon students’ team at Jhe uni
verstty had managed to put lfi run
ners across the home-pl-ite while tht
Atlanta Business college nine coulf
only shove across half that number—8
Whether It was a presentment that
the same fate would he their that
kept the Tech Rehaba. from filling
their "date” In the classic city last
Wednesday It la not for this deponon*
to.<testify, hut It Is certain that the
ABC'S go a very healthy drubbing
at .the hands of the same fine lads who
helped to crumple up the Hindenburr
line.
The game had any number of fea
urea, but the very shlningeat ones'
were Parish .of Georgia Babe-Ruthed
one In the third and Erwin of the
ABC's came back with a George-Kelly
In the eighth.
The. attendance was not what the
rehabilitation men deserved for pro
viding the fans with an opportunity
This.evening, at the chapel, 8t 8:30
o'clock, six mon of tho Junior else*
of the University of Oeorgia will pre
sent their oratorical efforts. Tho sub
jects of the several speakers present
a heterogenous aspect this year, vary
ing In subject matter from philoso
phical to Industrial and political trea
tises.
The following speakers and their
respective subjects are announced:
• Biasing Trails," O. 8. Morton, of
Lumpkin.
"Education and Democracy.” A. B.
Culbertson, of Llthonls.
■'The True Elixir of Life," E. K,
Wat-on, of Atlanta.
“The Influence of the New South
on American Politics," W. D. Durden,
of Bogart.
"The Opportunities of the Ameri
can Boy," T. Edwards, of Monroe.
"Ambition and the Principles It In
culcates," Charles Slack, of Gaines
ville.
A handsome medal Is offered the
best -orator In the competitive con
test and competition Is bound to be
rife, as the above men only won ont
In the preliminaries after a tierce
struggle. '
The blstorjr of Athens, Georgia and
the south is rich In',tradition, the life-
story of the brave «nd loyal men of
this section—thels Heeds and accom
plishments ln;war.AB<i In peace—uave
made us “heirs to^l the ages In tho
foremosj’ flies of tinge," and the proud
heritage will ever feraaln undimmed
and unequalled, but^ae time roHe” on
there come new evmjts, adding lustre
to Illustrious namisi by sacrifice of
sons of noble sires—the heroes of the
Revolution and Gettysburg and Am-
tterdam live again ip the conquering
ranks o( Rellleu Wood and the Ar
gon no. and dying tor the Stars and
Bars at ChanoellorsrRIe their spirits
rise to see their hoys meet death
bravely under the (BUrs and Stripes
aiqjd the popple;; on the Helds of
'WmmJ \
J.|jr the .fortunes « war and the vie-
■lories of peace ebejeomes again Mon
day to a day on the calendar when
love for tha Jiving and remembrance
for the dead will he breathed In
prayers and voided In tributes of
praise for those wlfiee later sacrifices
are fresher In our Winds, hut not our
hearts—a day when the flowers of our
gardens will mtsgte with Nature's
own on the sod above the aleeptng
soldiers In her "sllout city." and when
phantom-hands wlHjrcscb-Aut across
the soas to grasp In tovhg sympathy
the hands ot countless thouaaDdn for
whom also they wusbt'end died.
Appropriate exerclsea- hare been
planned to be held at tha Octagon, and
as there Is a movement on foot U*
aid by our loyalty the widows and
orphans of France when we-wear the
crimson poppy adopted as the .flavor
of the day, provision having been
made where these cun be obtained.
Mrs. George Mell, who has charge
>[ the sale of the popples la Athens,
has appointed a committee of ladles
to assist her and announced last night
that the popples would be on sale to
day at the post-office.
mrIoHgen
DDWNBENSQNWAGE
setts. for general Investigation of the
condition* of former service men. im
■ludlng hospitalization, delay In *»■
risk payments and other affairs.
The resolution will probably come, to .ee a good came,
up next week with Its adoption gen-; The teams meet again in Atlanta at
enUly predicted. Another measure an early ogle.
favorably reported wea the Lenroot | The following Is the score by In
resoletlou for a general agricultural j nlngs: .
•urvey by a Joint congressional com- Atlanta IMO 112 PM- f
mlttee. . «> Mi 1 Georgia 211 459.11»-18
(By Associated Prsss)
Washington. D. C., May 27.—Upon
rejection today by the American Ship
Owners association of a tentative
agreement covering wages and work
ing condition as approved by Chair
man Benson, of the shipping hoard
and marine engineers Secretary Davis
turned his efforts toward having the
shipping board and men agree on
points In the controversy.
Davis conferred an hour with Pres
ident Harding this afternoon but made
no announcement.
Dr. S. P. Wiggins
Is Reported Better
After An Operation
(By Associated Press)
Atlanta. Ga., May 27.—Friends of
Dr. Sterling P. Wiggins, pastor of the
Park Street Methodist Episcopal
Church. Sooth, were pleased to hear
Friday that his condition la greatly
Improved, following an operation sev
ers! days ago. Dr., Wiggins’ condi
tion wss reported as critical for sev
eral days following the operation, but
officials at St Joseph's Infirmary re
port that he I* doing nicely at pres
ent
Mr. C. D. Flanlgcn, president t
the Athens Railway A Electric Co.
and former president of the Athens
Rotary club, left yesterday for Edln
burgh. Scotland, where lie goes to at
tend the International convention ol
Rotarlans representing the Athem
club.
A large number of Rotarlans gatb
ered at the railroad station to bli
him goodbye and to with for him ai
enjoyable trip and safe return.
I Mr. Flanfgen enjoys the friendship
| esteem and love of every Rotarlan Ir
| the city which was fully demonstrat
ed yesterday.
I Just before the arrival of the trair
the Rotarlans gathered around Mr
Flanlgen and sang a song composed
by Morton Hodgson, “Bring Back r
Taste of Scotland," which waa greet
ed with cheers from the large crowd
at the station and as the train ap
preached from around the curve an
other song was sung entitled, “Thr
Douglas Train."
The songs in full are:
BRING BACK A TASTE OF
8COTLAND.
(Tune—Bring Back My Bonnie to Sic.)
Old Douglas will ride on the ocean
To Scotland away cross tho sea.
And all of ns here have a notion
He’ll see all that one man can see.
But.
Brfug back, bring back.
Bring back some Scotch, and we'll
Give you a watch. It you'll
Bring back, bring back
A Taste of old Scotland to.us.
THE DOUGLAS TRAIN^ _
Your traln*ls~coroln' around'the bene
Good-ble C. Douglas, good-bye.
It soon will bring you back again
Good-bye C. Douglas, good-bye.
We wish we all could go.
But we just can't you know.
Good luck. God speed you. ok!
Good-ble C. Douglas, good-bye.
LOST 0(11 SENATE
Group in Conference With One Was For Suspension of
President Say With It~|
Lies Power Restoration.
Washington, D. C.. May 27.—A
group of banters and financiers from
every section of the country will be
consulted by President Harding be
fore he concludes the series of finan
cial conferences begun Wednesday
night at the White House dinner,
when eastern banking Interests were
chiefly represented.
No appointment tor fosther confer
cnees are yet made, but It la probable
that a group of financial leaders from
middle we»L will be next summoned.
It was Indicated today In administra
tion circles that so far as the senti
ment baa been canvassed financial
men arq virtually unanimous in be
lieving that the federal reserve board
holds the key to a proper readjust
ment of the general financial condi
tions.
Those consulted are understood to
have told tho president the board
could go a long way towards restora
tion at normal conditions by exertln3
its Influence to keep losns at a rea
sonable rate and on a sound basis.
Opening Exorcises .of Com
mencement Attended tiy
Large Audience.
The recital by the pl$m- depart,-mint
of> the State Normal •cbo#r'umlor’ r dt-
rection of Mrs. Agnes Kberlurt last
night gt the Pound auditorium opened
tbq commencement exercises of thr
Institution, was largely attended and
was a brilliant success.
The following program wss rend
ered:
Fackeltans Msyerbaei
Buluh Shirley, Helen Boynton,
Agnes Collins, Doris Gulll.
Rondon in G .. ■ Beethoven
Annie Lou Bartlett
Harmonies du Soir Paclittlskl
Lydia Dannie!
Don Joan—Last movement of third
act Mozart
Annie Lon Bartlett, Mayrns Bacon.
Pearl Gill, Elmer Jackson
Sons Bole Victor Staub
Agnes Collins ■
Arabesque .............. Chatnfnudr
Pearl Gill.
Polka Rubinstein
Annie Lon Bartlett, Pearl Gill.
Concert Etude MacDowoll
Lucille Jackson.
Shadow Dance MaoDowell
Grace Buct
Pas Des Cymbaies Cliainlnade
Agnes Collins, Bulab Shirley
Rhapsodic No. 12 Llsst
Bulah Slbrley
Concerto No. 7 for three plsnon
Moser:
Lucille Jackson, Grace Burt
Bulah Shirty.
Naval' Construction Plans
By United States.
(By Asseelatsd Prase)
Washington, D. C., May 27.—Final
action on'disarmament questions and
agalnn beginning a new Pacific coast
naval base waa taken today In - the
senate, but other amendments to the
naval bill were not disposed of when
sdjourument was taken over Decora
tion day.
An amendment authorising and di
recting the president to call a disar
mament conference was already in the
bill, but one today tor him to sus
pend naval construction Ir order to
arrange the conference and to suspend
construction In part or In whria It u
disarmament agreement Is ttmehed
was voted down.
Another, requesting the president to
send representatives In a cons,riling
capacity with the disarmament com
mission of (be league, was also lost.
OPPOSITION TO BORAH
AMENDMENT IN HOUSE. .
(By Assoolatsd Press)
Washington, D. C., May 2T.—Oppo
sltion developed In the house today to
the Borah amendment to the naval
bill, authorizing nnd requesting the
president to call a conference of Great
Britain, Japan and tho United States
to reach an agreement on reduction
In navol forces.
Republican Lender Mondell, after a
conference with President Harding,
said be thought a reduction In naval
rtrengtb should be accompanied by
partlal reduction on land. An Inter
natlcna! conference should approach
the question with this end In risw,
declared.
UTi
Carries Provision Designed
to Prevent Dumping For
eign Goods Here.
(By Associated Press)
Washington, D. C., May 27.—Presi
dent Harding today signed the emerg
ency tariff bill which wilt, become ef
fective tomorrow and for six months
duration will affect most fanp prod
uct* and carries a provision designed
to prevent the damping of foreign
goods In this country.
In event of the adoption by con
gress of the Longworth resolution, un
der which new Import duties become
effective immediately upon Introduc
tion of the permanent tariff bill, bouse
leaders said It naturally would super
cede tho emergency measure, which
carries only * few Items, compared
with thousands In the general bill.
House republicans plan to deride
Wednesday whether the resolution
will be ihade a party measure.
' POSTOFFICE THEFT
Physician Said to Deny Ht
Knew Bonds Stolen—Go)
Them in Whiskey Deal.
(EGON If
FRUITFUL TO MEX.
(By Associated Press)
Mexico City, Mex.\ May 27.—
Through arrmngezhent .mads by tho
Mexican foreign office, George T. Sum
merlin, American charge (faffalrs, will
meet President Obregon probably to
morrow to discuss the memorandum
concerning recognition of Mexico by
the United States, which It Is under
stood Sumerlln brought to' Mexico
City this morning. >
It is learned from an acthoritatlve
source that the memorandum Is In
no sense an ultimatum calling tor a
Duftr: or, protwovimfta-efvaewe'wsr
(nation . from - the United States de-
pdrtment ap to a bails upon wklfB
recognition might be extended.
(By Associated Press)
Louisville, Ky„ May 27.—Rumlfica-1
tlous dr an alleged plot through which '
4.000 cases of whiskey were removed
from Kentucky distilleries on forged
permits from Pensylvanla began to
develop here today, post-office Inspec
tors announced, through the srrozt of
Dr. Clifford Goodman, Loulsvlllf pby
stciun.
Goodman-Is charged wl ,k negotiat
ing $13,450 In securitle' a Chicago
soap* company, part o • consignment
stolen from the post-office at Ver
sailles, Ky„ In February. Authorities
said Goodman denied he knew the
bonds were etolen. but admitted sc-
London, toy 27.—The cabinet has
-decided to Mad large reinforcement*
to Ireland and It Is rumor*il that new
measure* wilt be adoptad against re
publican forces In the south and weal,
according to the London Times.
A large number of mobile troops,
the newspaper saya, will be employed
Jn a systematic round-up of rebels
over large areas, but It adds the de
tails are unsettled yet, as, owInV to
a' continuance of Industrial troubles
and the; need of sending troope to SI-
ceptlng them *» commission for ne- (t j, dtfflcclt to. spare troop*
gotlstlng a whiskey deal.
at the present.
STILLMAN LAWYERS
DENYSETTLEMENT
DIVORCE RUMORS
Dr. Andrew M. Soule
To Deliver Address
Ga. Military College
Dr. Andrew. M. Soule, president of
tbs State College of Agriculture, hae
accepted an invitation to deliver the
. baccalaureate address at the Georgia
I Military college at Mniedgtvllle on
‘ Tirsday. This InsUtutlon has had a
most prosperous year sad one of the
largest attendances. In -Its history.
Strike of Paper
Workers Settled
, By Arbitratioh
. May'37.—B
of the itrike of workers In many pa
per plants in the United Statee, Can
ada and Newfoundland may he
brought about next week hy submit
ting the question of wages and work
ing conditions to arbitration. It waa
learned hare today.
New York. May 27.—Counsel for
James A. Stillman, New York banker,
today Issued a statement denying thev
had taken any part In negotiation, for
settlement of the divon-e action to be*
brought against his wite.
The statement said there never was
a time when Stlllmm was ready to
acknowledge the parentage of Guy -
Btftlman.
It was aalil to bo the banker's In-1
trillion to file suit for divorce. The •
next hearing wii be June 1st.
WHO’S
WHO
MAX MICHAEL.
IN KIWANIS
By Chas. flf. Martin.
Favorable Report
In Senate on the
Mingo Investigation
(By Associated Frets)
Washington, D. C.. May 27.—The
resolution of Senator Johnson, repub
lican. from California, for a senate In
vestigation into the Kentuckr-West
Virginia mining disorders was report
'd favorably this afternoon by the
senate committee and placed la posi
tion for senate action next week.
(MAX MICHAEL, prominent young
Athena’ attorney and rice president
of the Klwanl* club. Is celebrating •
birthday today. I knew how old he
really Is but be Is still so young look
ing—and handsome that I abaU not
tell you just how far beyond thirty be
Is. At a very tender ago he gradu
ated from the University of Georgia,
class of 1994, received an A. M. from
Columbia In 1909 and an LU B. In
1907. He Is e prominent Shriner and
"member of the Synagogue. During
the war he was active In all civilian
war activities and especially the Red
Cross. He kaowa more Income tea
-
aecrats than anybody In town. Just
to show that he will tackle aaythlag
Mae west after the Intricacies of tlie
income tax regulations—and master
ed thsm, and U you are not quit* cer
tain about whether yon paid the gov
ernment enough tax or not be will fix
your figures for you. - Green and
Michael la the style of hie firm and
fata office Is In the Southern Mutoal
building and bis home la 110 Ondy
are. May the 28th la his birthday
and since he would nut coast dev any
pinochle or mint Jultp parties bis
Mead* nay aspect him around cos
ta's aU today.