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FRIDAY, JUNE 29, 1934, ATHENS BANNER-HERALD blished Ev Evening Except Saturday and P“,md on Snmy Morning by Athens Publluhlnzsuélgf, .M i.,.s ’fi :Ir.uw-ll «+es Publisher and @eneral Mlnlgel ~ 4. Roy Lesnosveestenssavirssseetsas.ansves BAItOP gryan C, Lumpkin ............ " ‘Managing Editor M anonu.j Adv-ruul;o Representatives chas H, Eddy Company, ew Ypork Park.Lexingto: #ullding; Chicago, Wrigley Building; Boston Old Sgutg pullding; J. B. Keough Rhodes-Haverty Building, At. Jopta &% Members Of the Assoclated Press The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to the use for republication of all news dispatches credited to it or not otgm. credited In the pa.{)er, also to all local news üblished therein, All rights of republication of special S{sgatcm also reserved. = 1‘,.,59% Wire of the Assoclated Press with the Lead e ing Features and Comlcs of the N. ¥. A, . A Vici i icious Circle L 8 By BRUCE CATTON As the people of Mississippi get ready to vote on a state liguor control bill early this summer, one of the traditional fights against alcohol is being waged anew. : The fight is like those we used to see before the 18th amendment was even introduced in Congress. 4 great deal is being said about the “Demon Rum”; speakers are telling the old stories about homes and lives which booze has wrecked. And this revival of the old type of campaign might be a little reminder that there is one angle of the liguor question to which we have not paid much attention, so far. Someone once remarked that while drunkenness ecan cause poverty and misery, poverty and misery can also c¢ause drunkenness; and before our new attitude in ‘respect to the liquor trade gets fixed, it would be worthwhile to examine that thought a little. The liquor traffic aroused widespread public in dignation in America, roughly speaking, between the time of the Civil war and the enactment of the 18th amendment. It is interesting to not that that was precisely the period in which the great indus (rial development of the nation took place. 4 In that era our cities became great. Our indus trial towns developed themselves then; the coal pelt spawned its endless series of mine towns; the workingman came more and more under the sway of the great corporation. The pace of life was quickened; simultaneously, the frontier closed, leaving the ordinary man more at the mercy of the outside forces than had been the case bfore. All this put a heavy pressure on the individual wage earner. In hundreds of thousands of cases; it forced him to live in dreary and unsightly homes, it closed his horizon, and it made him feel that there was very little hope for him. 1s it going too far to suggest that this had much to do with making the liguor problem acute? When the whiskey bottle looks like a man’s only escape, it is not surprising if he takes it. Misery led to drink and drink led to more misery—a vicious circle growing from un environment men felt unable to change, If all this is true, the ultimate solution may lie less in restriction of the liguor traffic than in im provement of the common man’s lot to the point where he does not feel that periodic immersion in an alcoholie haze is the only way of making life supportable. HOLLYWOOD GOSSIP By DAN THOMAS NEA Service Staff Correspondent. HOLLYWOOD.—Acting in serious business, more than art, to Frances Fuller, former Broadway beauty and one of the more promising actresses among Hollywood’s, younger set, Yet she's only completed her second picture here. “T tried other things before turning to acting and know that if necessary I could go back to them. However, it was not until T went on the stage that | experienced that feeling of satisfaction which comes only with the work you really love. “] have often tried to figure out just why acting appeals to me 8o strongly, but so far I've had no SUCCESS, “I know it ivn’t because of any particular artistic strain in me, because I don’t regard acting as an art. It isn’t sufficiently lasting for that, Hence it must be classed as a business.” With only two pictures to her credit, Miss Fuller already has nearly every director in town bidding for her services. And for good reason. She pho tographs beautifully, has a charming manner and an intelligence not exactly common around Holly wood ~ Found: The champion joiner of Hollywood. He's W. 8. Van Dyke, who admits being a member in good standing of more than 50 organizations. And every single one of the memberships was literally thrust upon him, It started several years ago when Van Dyke went to the South Seas to make “White Shadows of the South Seas.” There he was made a member of a native tribe. When he returned he found himself possessor of memberships in numerous local clubs hefore he knew whht had happened. When the director went to Africa to make “Trader Horn” he became “kimg” of several tribes whose names he can't even pronounce. When he returned he found memberships in numerous ad venture societies awaiting him. The same thing happened when Van returned from making “Eskimo” in the Arctic, bringing the total up to more than 50 organizations. Van didn’t want to hurt anyone's feelings, so he accepted every membership that he was offered—although he admits that he knows little about most of them. However, he has a record which nobody in Hol ilywood even will attempt to beat. Which reminds me of Joe E. Brown’s pet story about his recent trip to the Orient. Ask him about the jaunt, and hi§ first words are, “Say, let me tell You about a dinner we had in Shanghai—3s courses.. The meal lasted four hours and we had to" eat the whole thing with chop sticks or our fingers. 1 used my ‘fingers mostly. What a meal!” . Evelyn Lay's first picture, when she arrives from Europe in September, will be “Tiptoes,” slamorous romance of the German Imperial Ballet. This is scheduled to be one of the outstanding musical pro ductions of the coming season. o e i Local gossipers are beginning to wonder how soon wedding bells wjll ring out for phillips Holmes and Florence Rice, daughter of Grantland Rice. For five years their romance has flourished, although under diffieulties most of the time, since Phil was here and Florence in New York. Now shé is out here with a contract to the Co limbia studio and she and Phil have become prac tically inseparable. S e In 1930, there were 116,60 federal and state pris oners in the United States. i More than 55,000 doctors are registered in Great Britain, it More than 9,300 white rats have descended from 2 pair brought to the U. S. Department of Agri culturé’ §n 1925 for nutrition experiments. ~ The Romans started the custom of forcibly feed inf geese to enlarge the livers. A goose that is fed by force every few hours soon develops a liver of S&veral pounds’ weight. Excavations near Mexico, D. F., have brought to light well-preservied remnants of the bathing Places of the ancient Aztec aristocracy. The “tubs” Were carved from solid rock. U. S. Currency is printed with 98 pounds of ink on every 100 pounds of paper. Kach sheet of p:p:!‘ money i counted ; 361 and y R MARB BN | AN OFF YEAR IN POLITICS On account of no presidential election this year, the term of “off year” is ap plied, but in reality, it will be one of the livest in the history of the country. Be sides the state elections, all members of the lower House of congress and one-third of the senate will be up for election. In the national offices there is much in terest between the Republicans and Dem ocrats, the Republicans fighting to gain control while the Democrats will be fight ing to hold the majority ‘of both Houses as now constituted, Should a landslide occur for the Repub licans, President Roosevelt would be ‘hampered in the congress of 1935. While many Republicans voted the Democratic ticket two years ago, it is possible for them to be whipped into line in voting their for mer ticket. However, no such condition is anticipated, but such a change is possi ‘ble. It behooves every loyal Democrat to remain loyal to the cause of Democracy and take an interest in the fall elections which have so much bearing on the future .success of the Democratic party. ~ Since the adjournment of congress, ’members of both branches of congress ‘have returned home and commenced ac tivities for the coming elections. In prac teally all of the states party oppesition has arisen and the campaigns will be fought out on strictly party lines. Charges and counter charges are being made in an ef fort to discredit the Roosevelt administra tion and to booster up a dying varty that has little to offer the people. President Hoover’s administration was not a success; it was responsible, in a great measure, for the creation of the period of depression which has brought on a condi tion from which this country will not re cover for years to come. That, however, is past history. The mistakes made during the Hoover administration were costly, de moralizing business of all kinds, commer cial and industrially, but with ti'le incom ing administration of President Roosevelt, it has been improved and growing more normal each day, “as we are on our way” to recovery. . IS GERMANY KEEPING FAITH? Under an agreement reached at the Paris air meeting in 1926, a relevant clause was inserted in the Versailles Treaty, Britain, Italy, France, Belgium, Japan and Germany mutually agreed, not only that caonstruction of importation of armored aircraft into Germany was for bidden, but that German civil aviation should be maintained within normal lim its. It appears now that Germany has been a large purchaser of airplane parts dur ing recent months, which is in direct vio lation of agreement as entered into by the several nations. However, nothing better could be expected of these people; their first thoughts being self preservation irre spective of the interest of other nations. 1t is alleged that Germany has ordered 350 engines from one British firm, ninety from another and 2,000 from the United States. A further report states that 112 American airplane engines were shipped to Germany in the first quarter of this year. Another report, says: “Sir John Simon, British Foreign Secre tary, replying to a query in the House of Commons a few days ago, admitted that one of the recent German contracts was with the British firm of Armstrong-Sidde ley, a subsidiary of Vickers, the great ar maments firm. But he added that the “or der itself is for a form of airplane engine that it is perfectly lawful for a German firm to order.” : e In view of the foregoing admittance that England and the United States are selling airplane parts to Germany to enforce the agreement of 1926 would be inconsistent. While it is alleged that these engines and other parts are not adaptable for war pur poses, but purely for commercial usages, there may be an excuse for this country and England to continue the sale of such parts for airplanes. However, there is room for Germany to trespass in their purchases of such parts and step over the bounds of commercial purposes into that of war usages by merely changing and re modeling the parts. Let us hope, however, that the Ver gailles agreement will be lived up to, not only by Germany, but by the agreeing na tions. SHOWING IMPROVEMENT According to the Federal Reserve Board, recovery in all lines of business and indus try is reaching a peak more encouraging than had been expected. In May, the fig ures for the nation were 87 per cent of the figures of 1923-25, compared with 86 per cent in April and 72 per cent in November. Another encouraging sign of the recov ery reaching a high peak is the condition in the steel market. Steel is the barometer of industrial activity under all conditions which has shown an increase from 54 per cent of capacity in April to 58 per cent in May. Lumber has also shown a marked in crease in price. The output in textile in dustries has shown a small decline. That condition, however, is not to be taken seri ously, but in the near future, the decrease will be far more and ahead of the minor decline during the past few weeks. The output of petroleum has continued to increase while the coal industry has held its own, neither up or down. Employment in the factories and industrial plants have remained normal with little change during the period of April and middle of May. Employment on the railroads and farms and in building have shown a decided in crease. Recovery signs are multiplying and sub stantial increases are reported from many authorative sources. All which goes to show that the country is rapidly coming back under the recovery acts of the “new deal”. 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Oh yea, oh yea, oh yea, all the candidates for the Athens postmastership have received notices from the Civil Service Commission announcing their fate. l Some received papers showing their rating while some received notice telling them of their failure to make the grade. That feature was unfortunate. If all of the can «idates rated eligible for appoint ment, it would not have done any harm as only the three highest are eligible for appointment, Three or four of the candidates failing to 'make the required per centage was a surpris® to us. However, we ‘have no way, that is certain, of knowing the whys and wherefores of the rating plan as used by the Civil Service Commission, but we do sympathize with our friends losing out for they are all splen did citizens. i We think we know the three highest applicants—that is the three rated the highest by the government agency, but we are leaving that to Bryan Lump kin to tell i nthese news col umns this afternoon. If you do not see it in the Ban ner-Herald, you may bank on it not being known, for if it is known by anyone, Bryan Lumpkin will tell you about it in big black head lines. He likes a sensation and grows fat off of spot, news— “when it is news,” This is being written in advance, but on another page of this paper, possibly page one, you will find the whole story sad as it may be for some, but cheerful for others. Even though nine of the bakei’s dozen should be rated eligible only three names can appear on the eligible list and only one can be appointed from that list. ' Paul Smith has made a good postmaster for the past dozen years or more, and if he had not grown excited and blew up at the wrong time, he would have held over until February 1936, ‘ However, we suspect that some of the Democrats were impatient ‘and wanted him to resign, but that was no reason for him doing }so. He lost his nerve and, with it, he lost the postoffice;, and now pretty soon he will be out of of fice, and have a long time to wait for another Republican administra ‘tion. A change in control of the ‘major parties may come in the next ‘half-century, put in our belief, the 'Republican party will not only un ‘dergo a material change, but that one on the essentials for its success wiil be a néw name and new crowd sponsoring it How'lli you bet on this post mastership, anyway, pal? It is a dead cinch to win, hands down, if you will bet on the right candidate. Trim up the harness, turn on the gas, and let’s ride, boy. We have our preference, of course, for the postmastership, but there are several who would suit us. If we had our way about the darned old office, we would divide it up into three parts and have three postmasters, one woman and twe men, but to tell you the FORMER BASEBALL PLAYER IS HANGED Paul H. Kauffman Dies in Kansas City Today for Girl’s Murder KANSAS CITY, —(#)}— Paul H. Kauffman, 35_, World War veteran and former minor league baseball player, was hanged in the county jail here today for the murder of 17-year-old Avis Woolery of Webb City, Mo., whom he lured to Kan sas City and attacked in Swope park four years ago. His home was in Columbia, Pa. “"The trap wag sprung at 6:03 a. m, Kauffman protested his inno cence, announcing from the sgcaf fold that he expected someone to come forward and save him. Prior to the first of his two trials, he confessed he met the young girl when ghe arrived from Webb City in response to hig ad vertisement for a nurse-mald, choked her to death in the park after the attack and buried the body in ®w .shallow grave. The body wag discovered two months later after Kauffman had been ar resteh for an offense against an other girl. Calmly awaiting the execution, Kauffman smoked, wrote letters, tried to finish a song he had been writing and recalled his brief base ball career with the Reading club of the International league. He ordered his personal effects gent to his mother, Mrs. Harry G. Kauffraan, Columbia, Pa. NEWS OF GEORGIA'’S GAME AND FISH Work sheets on the improve ments of the trout hatchery at Summerville and the building of a new hatchery unit for FERA last week. Immediately upon the com pletion of this survey Louis Wright and C. C. James Jest for south Georgia to choose a site for ths scuthern hatchery, seeking first a centra] location and adequate wa ter supply, and second =~n area that can be developed at little cost, r Plenty of water is the prime re iqulrement in the hatchery for we are planning to build these units so that they can be .expanded and ‘enlarged as the revemue of the department permits it. As soon as this site 'is chosen and made av pilable to the department, surveys 'will be made and cost sheets pre wpared, We have two weeks to ‘make preparations for the hatch )'ery development to get under way. After that time it will have to be fast and furious work to get these iunlts into operation as rapidly and as efficiently as possible, truth, two women and one man would suit us just as well, if not better. When we theard about these notices being received, we commenced a canvass of the list of applicants, and it is surpris ing to learn how few people stay at home nights—that is in the early ipart of the evenimg prior to mid i;nlght of course., After that hour we are not intorm:d as if is cur job to hammer out two columns of editortals and a column of this kind of suff you are now read ling—that is, If you are reading t. Tourist (in Yellowstone Park) ~—*“Those Indians have a blood- curdling yell” Guide—"“Yes, ma’'am; every one of 'em is a college graduate!”— ‘Christian Leader, BEN BEANIE'S FIRST MOVIE SHOWS HERE Old Maestro |s at Palace Saturday; Strand Fea tures John Wayne Hollywood hag scored another ’hlt with the recruiting of Ben Bernie from the radio. Following }m the long line of radio stars who ‘have made movies, the old Maes ‘tro makes his screen debut In “Shoot the Works!” showing Sat \urday at the Palace. The radio “raid” began when “The Big Broadeast’ was- filmed, quh Ring Crosby, the Mills Bro thers, Kate Smith and a host of others. It continued with Russ Columbo, Rudy Vallee, Burng and Allen and many others becoming gscreen as well ag radio favorites, Now Ben Bernie has been recruit ed, and his first picture, “Shoot the Works!” is one of the brightest and cleverest comedies to come from the movie studios in a long time. L Six ~musical numbers, which have already proved their popu larity over the alr and at dances, are featured in this production, including Bernie's comedy-hit: “A Bowl of Chop Suey and You-ey." Besides the famous oOrchestra leader, “Shoot the Works,” boastd a superlative comedy cast includ ing three of thel most popular laugh-makers in 'movies: JacK Oakie, Alison ‘Skipworth and Ros coe Karns, Karng made hig first big hit as the soldier pal of Gary Cooper in “If 1 Had a Million" and he and Oakie took the part of Tweedledee and Tweedledum in “Alice in Wonderland,” Arline Judge furnishes part of the love interest. vaf’fiixlfially good short subjects have been arranged to till out this all-comedy program tomorrow. JOHN WAYNE PLAYS AT STRAND SATUFPR.DAY Every year litepally hundreds of college football players finish up their glamorous careers on various and sundry football teams through out the country; are rewarded for their stellar abllities by being placed on honorary *“All-American,” “All-Eastern,” and “Ali-this, that the other” teams. What becomes,of these star foot ball players? ; Hollywood, home of the motion picture world, has taken its share of these football- heroes of yester year and has placed them in roles ag assistant in production, tech nical advisers while some are making names for themselves as actors. Included in this latter category is the nmame of John Wayne who .%Mfi“"l‘fl“j g N ‘3t | ~!ml R 7 SECT SPRAY_TS o N D - 1 10 > A |N§F—C‘S o - L 5 BECAUSE MADE WITH §& PYRETHRUM axnd DERRIS is starring in the Lone Star Pro duction, “West of the Divide,” which is at the Strand tomorrow ‘Wayne, born in Winterset, lowa, went to high school in Glendale, Calif. and continued his education at the University of Southern Cal ifornie, where for two years he was a star tackle on itg football team. \ While working as a prop boy at Fox studiog during a summer va cation, Wayne was selected by Raoul Walsh to play the lead in “The Big Trail.” Making an in stant guccess in this plcture, 'Wayne gave up whatever thoughts he may have had about becoming & grid iron hero and dropped out of gchool to continue with his career in motion pictures. 1 The supporting cast of “West of the Divide” includes Virginia Brown Falre, Lloyd Whitlock, George Hayes, Yakima Canutt, Billy O’- Brien, Lase McKee, Blackie White ford, Earl Dwire, ‘'and Dick Dick: son, R. N, Bradbury, the authot, also directed. MACON MAN DIES MACON, Ga.—~(®)—A. H. Small, 80, assidgtant to Chief of Police Ben T. Watkins, died suddenly at his Yome Thursday of a heart attack. He was a member of a prominent middle Georgia family, but was born in Whitfield county. “So ’elp me folks, it’s got the mosta of the besta of fun, love and song hits . . . yowsah!” “Shoot ‘the Works” ALSO OUR GANG COMEDY “FOR PETE’S SAKE” ALSO—CARTOON STRAND WITH CARTOON AND SATURDAY ‘Fighting Kit Carson’ i e e e HE PLAYED A FLASHING GUN-GAME THAT TURNED UP A PACK OF X ~§§§§:;:: .U‘:A; BAND’”’ g . o A o % ~ B N E . g | Sa % o e A gh e eg, Yt 1 S 0 0 s * ¥ .::‘ Lone Star , PRODUTIONS S Presents s | a 5 r B ‘“‘ N EP el ofi v } \ oy 3o t“‘-"v ;s b . i ~?“€‘y i"""'. onT g ‘ i~ Ay > \ "a 2 \\ = «‘% BN . ‘ . \ \ 58 Bk -y ot " it : WiTH s . e \dIIRdGlfllA BROWN I!;AI%% i RIE S PAL L MALVERN RN BRADSURE e ————————— .—— A ————— TODAY Baer vs. Carnera Fight “House of Mystery” PAGE ONE-A Morgan Blake Is in : - L Hospital in Atlant ATLANTA .—(#)—Morgan :3; ‘ sporting editor of 'The Journalk who has been absent from his desk for the past six days due to the | fliness, is now In the/ Pledmomit | hospital, e Mr. Blake was taken ill suddens ly almost a week ago and was confined to his home until yesters day when his physician advised that he be taken to the hospitalss A rest of several more days wals his chief need, the doctor said. MAY MEET CHAMP MIAMI BEACH, Fla—(#)—E. He Griffith, manager of Joe Knight, said Thursday he Is instituting: negotiations with the Nsw[; Boxing commission for a world light-heavyweight title fight be= tween the Cairo, Ca., southpal and Champion Maxie Rosenbloom. TO GET 12 MILLION = MOULTRIE, Ga. — (#) — Dean Paul Chapman. of the Universit of Georgia college of agriculture, says tarmers in Georgia will ress ceive more than $12,000,000 thi vear in AAA benefit payments. PALACE JACK OAKIE DOROTHY DELL ARLINE JUDGE ALISON SKIPWORTH ROSCOE KARNS BEN BERNIE'S BAND LAST TIMES TODAY “The ’ Thin Man”
