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Newspaper Page TextCOTTON MARKET WIDDLING .o weet = PREV. CLOSE.-» :§:| m]' No. 156 L m—————— THE ,Washington Lowdown Rodney Dutcher /_____,_,_______-———_ | punch Drunk \ Calls His Staff Tugwell's Memorandum . —M” anner- Herald Washington Correspondent WAg;nxu'l'u,\‘.-—(’:enera.l John son 18 wm-x,-\h unk. rpe game old pattler has fought ntil his health and nervous Sys em are shot: His mental efficien~ y sutfers. He has outlived much ¢ his great usefulness an‘d many { pis punches swings 80 I_a.l' wu}e o Ihe mark as to grieve his riends. Betore long, he probably il be out of NRA. " But no one yet can persuade him o quit—or even rest. Groggy but im, he still thinks of NRA as his Wi one-man <how-—and plunges il rhat's the inside explanation of oosevelt’s creation of the Indus rjal Emergency Committee and appointment 01 NRA Chief Coun el Donald Richberg as chairman. rimarily, according to those who kuow best, the idea is to have & egency for NRA — such as was porecast in this column about three veeks ago. The lEC will be super jsory and it will report and rec mmend 0 Roosevelt. It was the only means by ‘hich the president, who had long onsidered Richberg as Johnson’s euccessor, could elevate Richberg ver Johnson at this time. Richberg, fed up and out of tune hwith Johnson, had resigned from NRA. Roosevelt persuaded him o stay, promising him a chance to traight out things which most yothered him. The orignial idea was to name a ommittee to run the recovery show - while Johnson retired at least for the rest of the summer, 3ut Johnson, who never has fear ed to refuse to —carry out - White jouse orders, flatly declined to eave. It Roosevelt, wanted to fire him, he sald, okay. But Roosevelt, grateful to the general, wouldn’t orce him out. | [nstead, he named a Tecovery ommittee which includes Johnson, ut also Richberg, Secretary Per (ing and Ickes and Administrator jopkins—four who sharply disa ree with some or many Johnson deds Johnson won't take anything 1y ing down. He would be hard to islodge, for industry supports him nd trusts him more than any other member of the IEC. One in ier circle prediction 1s that he will esign by September, but that weems to contain elements of guess pork, Meanwhile, if Johnson blunders tartle you, remember he has een killing himself with 16-hour ays and occasional 48 to 72-hour Siretches of intense work. He re mains a monumental figure, .A certain NRA official called s it o sad addremeed thole \'»:i} ) f\e been here a R year now and not one of 0u hag ever sent me & memoran e o e SR i ;~<~l iave no reason to Vhat the hell?" of them &re RO e hell? Roosevelt carried with him to he West Indies a confidential nemoandum from Under-secreta!:y tex Tugwell on “American 'l‘l‘o9l-‘ Pal Policy,” baged on Tugwell's ox-. ended first-hang study of Puerto lco and the Virgin Islands. ‘ Roosevelt falled to adopt his No, ] Brain Truster's proposal Or putting them, our other islands, "d Alaska under a bureau in the State Department, but many Tug vell economic recommendations‘ Vill he carried out, f “Puerto Ricang apparently would ather have children than a higher flandard of living,” he reported. . . "The virginity of the Virgin Islands 138 been vastly exaggerated. There $ nothing maidenly about their olitica) op economie ideology. “They supply an admirable test ube top Studying the impact of "® New Deal on guch elements in >ealeitrant yyuman nature as stu ldity, gragq Prejudice, guperstitu -11, ignorance and entrenched po itical anq economie privilege.” (Parentheticalry, 44 should be V%erved that we need more fuss nd feathepg more purple and old, in oyp official tropical econ -2018, Thege People do not appre- A Jetferson simplicity and fa ity The Sack suit and Re- Publican HH*‘»‘-rfry of ' manners .’_'»—»JY not “"“-Er“”()n, but con ;:‘f;, ‘T"““_ British, with thelr “The 1o % knew thejr stuff.) Bessy, o SON of the tropies 1g the hias. 7 the ey Deal—a more ‘;}‘“r"}q";«;' ife in w hich the ends of Ineags it O Confused with the P TRRY 1934, N Service, Inc, amiCARING POSTPONED gia ”:;‘;x\’:# < ~P)—The Geor has pocto ,'\“!‘V"’_“ commission Pregg ~ O its hearing on ex- W ”;T ‘" Georgia yntq next o':4»,}'“‘ H“ AMnounced at the -‘“?”f-f?ul:;ﬂ‘ to ',‘_ The hearing wasg sy (2 P Monday, 7he W ® appeas ® Bave -el Pear, ATHENS BANNER-HERALD Full Associated Press Service Mass Meeting Set For Tonig g I i Engelbert Dollfuss, - Fiery Little Chancellor, Is Source of Report APPEARS DETERMINED Death Will Be Penalty For Mere Possession ‘Of Explosives By WADE WERNER VIENNA —(#)— Engelbert Doll. fugs, Austria's fighting little chan cellor, announced a huge new drive againsf# Nuzis today after concentrating in his own hands all the military and police power of the nation. The death penalty will be dealt out for the mere possession of ex plosives, Dollfuss announced, in an effort to stop widespread bombing outrages, In a cabinet shakeup Dollfuss presented the resignation of the whole group to President Wilhelm Miklas and then submitted a new list for Miklas' approval. | Dollfuss appeared determined to stamp out the whole Nazi move ment in Austria. | New Cabinet Taking a leaf from the notebook of his neighhor and friendly pro tector, Benito Mussolini, Dollfuss will add several cabinet portfolios to his active duties. ‘ He will be chancellor, foreign minister, minister of defense, pub lic security and agriculture. All military and police power in Austria will be concentrated in his hands through the defense and se curity posts. A communique asserted the step was necessary for peace and order and.-to wipe out “the last vestiges of treasonable movement."” Almost daily shombings and other acts of terrorism have kept the government nervous for months. Austrian Nazls were blamed by Dollfuss supporters, They are bet ter foes because of the chancellor's —— \ (Continued on page seven.) ] ’ ‘ | ( Foreign Correspondents Whose Reports Aroused { Ire May Be Banned By WALTER BROCKMANN l Associated Press Foreigr Staff BERLIN — (AP) — Germany threateneq today to expel foreign correspondents whose accounts of the bloody “Second Revolution” ' arounsed Nazi Ire. |' Adolf Hitler's own newspaper ‘the Volkische Beobachter, edi rially underscored a warning giv en thHe journalists by Paul Joseph Goebbells, sharp 'tongued minister of propaganda, in an address last night. “We wish to emphasize the min ister’s Ifrank warning that ‘the German government is no longer inclined to tolerate foreign cor ;respondents Inciting nations |against each other,”” said the ' newspaper. k Germany otherwise was <¢om paratively quiet, following days of bullets and then of oratory. ! (Continued on page seven.) ~ Exchange For Physicians and Surgeans to Be Started Here Announcement was made here vesterday of the opening July 15, of a Fhysicians and Surgeonst Ex change, to be conducted by Mrs. J. F. Proctor, assisted by her daugh ter, Mrs. A. P. Rice. The service will be without charge to the pub lie. Mrs. Proctor, in explaing -how the exchange will function, said all large citiess now offer this service, but that Athens will be among the first of the smaller cities of Geor gia doing likewise, The exchange will give twenty four hour service and, in addition to physicians and surgeons will also include druggists and trained nurses. When physicians or surgeons lea\:e their homes at night and their office is closed, the physician or surgeon by name, Mrs. ?roetor tell them where he will be and any call that comes in will be relayed to him. For this the physicians and surgeons will pay a monthly fee. .The exchangg will- also list Negro doctors. Any call must specify the doctor or surgeon by nam,e Mrs. Proctor ‘said, thus obviating any possible W. T. Anderson Speaks At Morning Session Of Women’s Club Institute I—————-——-——.____..________ IMAE WEST PICTURE AGAIN NAMELESS | S L | HOLLYWOOD, Calif.—(#)— ; Ma= West's latest picture found \ itself a nameless child again | today. Already the butt of ~ censors’ criticism and revised “ accordingly, the production, ~ originally entitled “It Ain’'t No | Sin,” lost its sybstitute name ~ “B=lle of New Orleans,” when a chorus of protests from the southern city reached the pro ducers’ ears, The first name was dropped after New York censors had objected to certain scenes. What the picture may be come now was something even the studic which produced it would like to know. GIL SLAYER AGA i b FREE IN ARKANGAS i Makes Fourth Escape From State Farm by Feigning llliness LITTLE ROCK, Ark.—#)—"“To whom it may concern: I'll never be taken alive,” was Helen Spence Eaton’s grim warning to prison of ficials as they searched today for the comely White River country girl, slayer of two men, who made her fourth escape from the state farm for women near here yester day. ‘ The note was found in the 22- year-old fugitive's locker this morning as a posse led by ‘two bloodhounds combed the country side between the women's farm ana the White River country where prison officials believe she is headed. Helen, who eschews clgarettes, but smokes an occasional cigar de spite her complete femininity in appearance and manner, is armed with a pistol which she stole from the night watchman’'s room. Her fourth .escape Came on the exact day she was paroled by Gov ernor Futrel]l last year from a two yvear sentence for the courtroom slaying of Jack Worls, allegea killer of her father. The jury had just started to leave the room to consider her case. . Helen Spence arose from her courtroom chafr and fired a bullet into Worls’ head. After much delay, she was sent enced to prison, and escaped one time before her parole was grant ed, Coming here where she ob tained new clothing and employ-‘ ment in a case, she worked less than a week when she enteredl (Continued on Page Seven) I LOCAL WEATHER ————— e ———— ———————————————————— eiee B S S A Local showerg tonight and Thursday. TEMPERATURE Highest.... «cu. §oece +4,.80.0 LOWeRt. (v e wls iR 0 MORT. .55 ass o weonum: Hainie RINN Normeld. .. cids savw i vekane DN RAINFALL Inches last 24 h0ur5........ .39 Total sincg July 11......... 3.47 Excess since July 1........ 1.87 Average July rainfall...... 4.96 Total since January 1....32.89 Excess since January 1.... 4.89 partiality. Mrs. Proctor said doctorst had asked that druggists be included so that late calls for medicines can be fiilled at once. She said “the drugstores would rotate as to which would be on call for emer gencies. Nurses would pay a fee of $1 to register and pay the eXchange $1 for every week's work obtained through the service, according to Mrs. Prgetor. She said the ex change registry would take the place of the registry books mnow kept at the local hospitals. She said the hospitals had agreed not to take any calls after the ex change began functioning. The exchange will be operated from Mrs. Proctor's home, 456 Mile ledge avenue and the phone number will be 762. Until the new phone directory is printed, patrons may ask information for the number. She emphasized that all calls will be confidential. For many years, since the death of her husband, Dr. J. P. Proctor, prominent Ath ens physician, Mrs. Proctor has had wide experience in nursing and h"sf’“?“ 'Qm."‘..; S 0 ee Y Athens, Ga., Wednesday, July 11, 1934. Large Cathering of Club | # ' Women of State Hear ; Other Addresses ~ OVER 150 REGISTER Two-Day Meeting Comes To Close Today With Luncheon ‘ “The big point stressed wnen education is mentioneg in G’eo:% is usually the necessity for educa tion for white people,” W. T. An-. derson, editor of the Macon Tele graph told the Georgia KFederation of Women's Clubs Institute at the University of Georgia today, “but I say that any program must em brace the highest and tne humb lest. We have been taught the contrary for 70 years. It's time for a change.” | Health, education, recreatlon.l family life, and other community problems were discussed at today’s session of the Institute, Miss Louise FitzSimons of the Emergency Relief Aaministration; Dr. W. Hines Roberts, past presi dent of the Georgia Pediatricians Society; Dr, Bowden or tne State Department of Public Health; Mrs M. E. L. Soule, head of the de partment of Physical Education at the University of Georgia, and Dr. Josephine Peirce, second vice pres ident of the General Federation of‘ Women's Clubs, were also distin guished speakers on the progran. Speaks of Neighbors If one man owned the earth and had no neighbors, it wouldy not be worth much to him, Mr. Anderson pointed out. It is the individuals surrounding one ihat give value to existence, and the worth of each individual in increase? in prupor= tion to his education. Picturing the situatioa as th 2 relief office sees it, Miss FitzSim ons, who is assistant to Miss Gay Shepperson, spoke on *Family Life at the Crosroads.” 1 There are 100,000 families on re lief in Georgia, she said. What can we do about it? Shall we give "dole, and keep them in that con- (Continded on page seven.) I CONCILIATORS FOR | William T. Ray Is Clarke - County Representative Of Federal Body Federal Judge Basom Deaver of the middle district of Georgia, to day named conciliation commis sioners for the Athens district who will officiate under congress’' re cent amendment to the bankruptcy act providing extension and conf position of farmer's debts. One commissioner was named for each county, who will serve for a one year term after posting SSOO bond” and taking the oath. Farmers who are insolvent or unable to meet debts as they ma ture may file petitions asking for an extension or composition of their obligations under the amend ment. Commissioners will act to bring creditors together to reach a sat isfactory agreement without forc ing the farmer into bankruptcy. Farmers desiring relief under the amendment may apply directly to the commissioner in his county or file application with the clerk of federal court, V. G. Hawkins, U. S. clerk here, explained this morn ing. The clerk will refer all ap plications to the c¢ounty concllia tion commissioner. Those named by Judge Deaver in the Athens district are: William ‘T. Ray, Athens, Clarke county; Peyton S. Harris, Elber (Continued on Page Seven) Fresh Labor Troubles Crop Out in Textile And Steel Industries By The Associated Press Fresh labor troubles cropped out today in the textiles and steel in dustries as the government strove to settle the long strike of Pacific coast maritime workers. Two other disputes ended. Peace returned to Seabrook Farms, near Bridgeton, N. J., scene of a se ries of disorders. The striking employes accepted a settlement and returned to work. Tugmen at Toledo, on strike since June 1, went back to work pending arbi ‘tration of their grievances. | The steel industry’s third larg est company—Republic—announced the end of itg relations with the Amalgamated Association of Iron, [Steel and Tin Workerg because of what it termed the union's ‘“radi cal element.” ? Censor of Films egS s S b S e R R s Bl e g R e S k- Bl o o ~ ?’M W e S SRS o RS R Wy s’\i ('? B B R R R\, Boßeny "7"\3;.. 3 T e o 4 Bl TR e hEam zi,;sés%féf:f:iefr:»:“*' o o . e e Recem o : M ... Qe e o f’"‘f;.-’:?r 5 : Poba s e . gy f sU R B bR pevaE S SRR s S 2 % L LA - 5 Here's the new morals czar of the movie industry, Joseph I, Breen, former newspaperman, later head of the Will Mays or ganization censorship committee. Breen has been made director of production and advertising codes of the Association of Motion Pic ture Producers of America, Boy in Case of Oklahoma Beauty Queen’s Death |ls { Still Missing ‘ | kbt } NORMAN, Okla. — (#) — Belie! that Marian Mills, 20-year old leampus beauty queen at the Uni 'vergity of Oklahoma, died as the result of an attempt to prevent motherhood was expressed today by County Attorney Paul Upde graff. | ' He said he based his theory, pending a post mortem report.‘ upon the story of Mrs. Hazel Brown, cook for the Delta Upsilon] fraternity, in whose apartment the girl’s body was found yesterday afternoon, shartly after Neal Hy ers, a pharmacy student, had sum moned a physician and then disap peared. Mrs. Brown, said Updegraff, ad mitted that'Miss Mills, the daugh ter of Elbert M. Mills, an associ ate professor at the university, had been taking a “quack” medicai preparation. ‘ Search was continued for Myers, who had come to the fraternity cook's duplex apartment with the ! girl Monday, remaining until yes ‘terday afternoon and telling Mrs, Brown that hel and Misg Mllisl were married. At the time, the girl's parentr‘ (Continued on Page Seven) WOMEN'S GROUPS Missionary Societies of 10 Methodist Churches Gather in Oglethorpe A large number of women are expected to attend the meeting July 17, of the Athens Zone Missionary societies of the Methodist church, to be held at the Glade, in Ogle thorpe county, Mrs. Claude Tuck, district secretary, said today. Missionary societies of ten churches will be represented at the meeting, which wili last all day. Those attending will bring lunches, which will be eaten at the church. Churches to be represented are Athens First, Young Harris, Oco nee Street, Center No. 1 at Steph ens, Center No. 2 at Center, Pros pect, Red Stone, Tuckston, Win terville, Glade, {Boggs Chapel, and Cherokee. On the morning program will be Mrs. Marvin Harper, Washington, Ga,, who, with her husband, has been a missionary in India for sev en years; Johnnie Howard, Ne gress, sent by the societies to Paine College, Augusta, who will speak during the afternoon. Others to take part in the pro gram will be Mrs. Lester Rumble, Mrs.- W. B. Amos, Mrs. E. E, Beacham, Mrs. Claude Tuck, Mrs. J. W. Firor, Miss Grace Rogers,‘ Center, and Mrs. G, W. Kelley, | Carlton, zone leader in charge of the meeting. ‘ Officers of the Athens zone are: Mrs. G. W. Kelley, Carlton, zone leader; Mrs. A. E. Barton, Winter ville, Spiritual Life and Message; Mrs. H. A, Haygood, Superintend ent of Mission and Bible Study; ‘Mrs. Bynus Bryant, Superintend ent of Christian Social Relations; iMrs. E. E. Beacham, Superintend ent of Children’s Work, and Miss ‘Bessie Garibold, Secretary. : = : | 'Final Session Held Here | This Afternoon at ! University \ - - COOPERATION ASKED 1 Boponiprriin Anderson, Collins, and Jones Speak at Final Meetings Today Georgia must tax Itg mtanglbles‘ and relieve homes, farms pots and pans of the burden of almost com- | plete support of gtate activitieg ed- ‘ ucators were told this morning by‘ W. T. Anderson, editor of the Macon Telegraph, Tangible values and the values of bonds, money and the like are equal, he declared, both amounting | to two billion two hundred million dollars. But, he contrasted, the tangibles provide five million dol lars annually in taxes while the intangibles return only $370,000. “Our intangible goods, if fairly taxed, should pay the state at least 11 million dollarg a year,” the Macon editor added. He predicted that some plan “to rémedy this injustice will again get before the people of Georgia” and asked for support for it. . Jones Speaks Dr. Ashby Jones, Atlanta min-1 ister, speaking on a ‘“New philoso phy in Education” questioned that such existed today, “except per haps,” he qualified the statement, “in the better colleges of educa tion.” There is no such philosophy because ‘“there {s mno agreement among trustees, regents and fac ulty members—that is an agreed idea of what such a philosophy ought to be, an agreed course and an agreed purpose,” he said. In formulating such a philosophy ‘Dr. Jones helieveg that it will be the job of the teachers to develop a certain kind of personality. “This personality will include a consci ousness of relationships, obliga tions and responsgibilities with re spect to others,” he continued. “The hope for future prosperity and leadership lles in trained men | and women. Children are born a.nd’ (Continued on page seven.) ———— Is First President to Make Particular Trip While in Office CRISTOBAL, C. Z. —(#)— Presi dent Roosevelt's cruizer, the USS Houston, dropped anchor in the harbor here today, received aboard Secretary of War George H. Dern, and started through the Panama Canal at 10 a. m. The war secretary, who is in charge of the Canal Zone, de scribed the canal as not only a vi tal factor in national defense but lso as “the greatest of non-military activities.” The president came on deck éarly to witness the trip through the gigantic canal connecting two oceans. The Gatun locks were crowded with spectators awaiting the ar (rival of the president. Tlnfantry 'men and Canal Zone police were Iguardinz all approaches. I Mr. Roosevelt ig the first pres -Ident to make the canal transit while in office. ’ The giant undertaking had mnot been completed when Theodore ’Roosevelt nearly 30 years ago ‘broke the precedent against presi dents leaving the United States byl coming to the scene and personally encouraging the workers, | President Arias of Panama wﬂll (Continued on page seven.) f . Catholics of Georgia ‘ - Called On to Protest ~ . . Against ‘Vile’ Movies — | ATLANTA—(P)—Georgia Catho lics today were asked by the mostl Rev. Michael J. Keyes, bishop of Savannah and head of the Catholic church in this state, to sign the pledge of the “legion of decency"‘ in protest against “vile and un wholesome motion pictures.” The signers pledge themselves lto remain away from all motion pletures except those which do not “offend decency and christian mo rality.” k | The pledge condemns “vile and unwholesome motion pictures,” and says its signer will “do all that I can to arouse public opinion aeainst the portrayal of vice as a normal condition of affairs, and against depicting criminals of any ¢lass as heroes and heroines, pre senting their filthy philosophy of life as something acceptable to de cent men and women.” 4 ¥ A. B. C. Paper—Single Copies, Citizens Of Athent! Gather To Discuss City Bus Situation Ceorgia Power Company Issues Statement on Bus Service | In justification of its petmon" ito City Council for authority to discontinue bus service in Athens, the Georgia Power company has .issued a statement through Mr, T, A. Gibson. The statement was submitted to The Banner-Herald Tuesday afternoon, but the paper had already gone to press, conse quently, it is published today, as follows: | The Athens Coach Company was organized and put into operation on June Ist, 1930, under an agree ment with City Council whereby it was agreed that the Athensl Coach Company would continue operation of buseu for a period‘ of two years or until June Ist, 1932, No agreement was made to continue operation of buses in definitely. Continuous decreases in bus patronage caused revenues to drop each year as follows: 1930—538,673.44 1931— 31,125.16 1932— 20,505.39 1933— 16,052.31 Despite reduction in operating expenses and use 0f eVery econo 'my possible, net losses for the‘ }above years were: ‘ ‘ 1930—516,776.74 | 1931— 7,854.91 l | 1932— 11,241.49 | 1933— 9,411.05 | ~ In May and June of this year, Coach revenues were further reduc ed, comparison between same months for 1933 being May 1933 $1,362.48, May 1984—31.090.07.; June 1933-—51,287.50, June 1934— $911.08. Net losseéson Coach oper ation for May 193¢ were $912.12 and June $1,115.32. These losses} do not include any depreciation on ' operating eguipment, or interest on investments. ~ Net losses for six months ending June 1934 were $5,076.22. These losses are such that we were forc- “ ed, to take the action towards abandonment of coach operation. We feel that the competitive trans portation is wanted by the citi zens of Athens as evidenced by d¢he reduction in coach revenues and the increasing patronage of the cabs. It is clearly noticeabls by every one that since the cabs began operating that the citizens have preferred the cabs due to the fact no doubt that the cabs do mnot follow a fixed route, but run to all parts of the city and are avail able on notice Without making it necéssary for the customer to .wait on the corner for a bus. DEMILLE REPLIES TO MOVIE CRITICS A . . N R e i A ot .~ HOLLYWOOD, Calif. — (AP)— Cecil B. De Mille, who has pro duced or directed 60 motion pic tures, said today the film industry would “clean house in a hurry, but the danger fecllows this house cleaning.” “There i grave danger to the industry in this protest by the church and other groups against what they feel are salacious films” said De Mille. “We may have to deal with a censorship of pictures which really do not require con 'sorship. Reform movements in variably go too far. The innocent will have to suffer with the guil '.y." “You cannot censor an art, and film making is a distinct art,” he continued. Mississippi Holds Place Among Dry States By Vote Of 2 tol JACKSON, Miss.—(#)—Missis-~ ‘sippi today held its place among the dry states by a vote of approxi ‘mately 2 to 1. ‘ ' On the basis of incomplete, un official returns from the prohibi tion referendum yesterday the voters defeated the hara liquor bill by a dry vote of 47,275 against a wet vote of 25,246 in 658 of the 1,- 596 precincts of the state. Late last night the wets con ceded defeat, Senator W. B. Rob erts of Rosedale, co-author of the Roberts-May compromise hard liquor regulation bill, said the re sult was a ‘“mandate to the gover nor, sheriffs and other peace offi cers to make a determined effort to enorce the prsent laws and end the present unspeakable condi itiona." | The people of Mississippi rebuked their legislature by voting dry. The last legislature authorize@ beer at the same time it put the liquor is sue before the voters an@ four per cent beer was just as far as Mis sissippians chose to go in the le galization of alcoholic peverages. The victory of the arys 1n retain ing their 25-year-old state prohl- l b ied chn e o e Both Men and Women Are Invited to Meeting At Eight G'clock Transco Company . - . o Considering Athens A new angle in the bus gitu ation developed today when the Transco Company, of Atlanta, notified The Banner-Herald that they were seeking a trade with the city of Athens, whereby they would take over the public transportation responsibility in Atheng under certain conditions, The Transco Company 18 headed by Wiley L. Moo Ore as president and J. C. Steinmetz as vice presidént. The latter, talking to The Banner-Herald on long distance telephOne, as~ serted that lif a satisfactory trade can he made with city council, his company will come into Athens with the same number of buses as was for merly operated by the Georgia Power Company and render a similar service at a passenger charge of five cents. g Mr. Steinmetz stated Mayor Dudley was in Atlanta today and he hoped to contact him sometime during the day and get his reaction. He made it plain, however, that his com~ pany could not consider Athens ‘unless city council should guar antee protection from wunbridled taxicab competition. The plan Mr, Steinmetz has in mind is that Transco Com pany come to Athens on a three months’ trial basis. If at the end of that time, the ex periment shall have proved suc cegsful, his company would be ready to enter into a contract covering several years; if un successful, his company would be at liberty to discontinue ger vice. g Mr. Steinmetz asked that thig be published for the informa tion of those who plan attend ing tonight’s mass meeting. 4 The fact that the Georgla Power Company has sustained an operating loss on a 10 cent fare did not appear to dampen Mr. Steinmietz's ardor, as_ he. believed hig company would presper on a b cent fare if given protection from the taxi-. cab . competition. At least he wants to try it for three months in case efforts to have the Jeorgia Power Company buses restored fail, e Athenians, both men and women, will meet tonight at 8 o'clock in ‘the council chamber at City hall to consider and discuss plans look= ing to a restoration of city bus service which was abandoned last Saturday noon, following action Friday night by the counell in giving the Georgia Power co'm permission to abandon the servic Since cessation of the bus serve ice citizens have been mapping plans whereby the service ml&f be restored in an amicable settle: ment of the problem, if possible. These plans will be presented to the mass meeting tonight. It 18 expected . that a large mnumber of women, as well ag men, will be present to take part in the delib= erations. S OQutgrowth of Action. R The present situation is an oate growth of the action of council in allowing the Power company to (Continued on Page Seven) bition law barring hard llquors was hailed throughout the =state as & signal triumph for the prohibition element along which Governor Sennett Conner is a leader, The governor signed the bill for submission to the people and them campaigned actively far its de feat. T g } Last night, Governor Conner from his residence in Seminary, lMlss., where he registered his yote with the drys, intimated that as head of the state he would seek enforcement of the law against bootlegging. g He said he was “gratified, but not surprised” at the result of the election as he had predicted defeat of the liquor bill at wne pofls, The referendum was a doubles barrelled one and in the case of one county, Jefferson Davis, it furs nished a three-fold question, 4 While returns were missing early today from Jefferson Davis county, it was believed the county followed the dry movement both as to county optio nand statewide pro= hibition, since it went on record (Continued on Page Seven],