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Newspaper Page TextR COTTON MARKET amcsm— MIDDLING ¥i s dianh W pREV. CLOSE. . v exense ...18)g¢c |ol 102. No. 207. THE Washington Lowdown —— Rodney Dutcher i penny Peanut Bar i This Johnson Man ’ ‘ Just Think of | | Banner-Herald wa_shington ! Correspondent '\\"‘\rv'.\HN(,}T(,)N—The pf:"m' pea- ! Lut bar has come t 0 be one of the | more DI sing probiemg here—and cnat's only a phase of the entire eaput situation; which is more ng and complicated than you ;r uld yi['»lm.\f(‘: * There ig going to be a peanut orocessing tax S 0 48 to fix up the e mers Who STOW nearly a billion sounds of peanuts each YEBE, most o¢ which go into those penns' and el bars for kids and other peo- T ongress, you Know, inslstedl b declaring peanuts a pasic com- l “\\;:IH the plain facts are. thatl ihe penny bars are threatened with cxtinction, because there are justl as few peanuts in them now .as .(ur children will stand for. l The American peanut bar king o 0 the AAK that LR youthful ~omsumers can tell to & half peanut O eut in the peanut CORMSRE whereupon they turn in disgusut to a 1 day suckers or something and -a.u-.wlv: she peanut bar industry hankruptcy. 1f peanut prices on the farms +iee above $65 a tom, he says, vou <mply have to put in &t least ona loss peanut. Then goodby nenny bar! 4 j f".z;‘ ravs of hope shine :through. The farmers probably will be gatis sied with $65 a ton—if “they can oot if. And on account Of an in'l terplay of complexities which in volve the peanut oil sitnation :mdl which give me g bad headache when the erudite Mr. Dan Dent of \AA tries to explain them to me, ine farmer probably will pay the tax. which means the price should- | o't go any higher. ; The big idea is to keep the pea-‘ ~ut millers, who' receive thle pea e all dirty,, then clean, shell,l nd sell them, out the picture as The old system gave growers on v about a cent a pound year be fore last, whereas last year's AAA marketing agreement produced a ~sturn: of 2~7 cents, Wwhich was nretty good. perhaps you'd ulso like- to know that the peanut magnates agree that the number of «alted goobers n a five-cent bag has been cut to a bedrock minimum and -if ‘there were any fewer the salted peanut usiness would go blooey, too. That's important. because a lot ¢ ns are going to be eating more neanuts this winter when we see he prices of some other eatables. Bethany Beach, Del, was a tiny quiet place on the Atlantic where vou could hide away from wvirtually everybody, lie in the billowing sand, contemplate the surf, and relax so blissfully that you didn’t even hear the dinner-bell. You seldom saw more- than a iozen folke on @ mile of heach and if you felt energetic you could toss a fish-hook into the slﬂ'f and p“u out a fish, There are about dozen cottages scattered along the shore and a quaint little hotel where the food is very good. in ideal place, in fact, for Gen eral Johnson—and I wonder who frj%.i him about it—to go and soothe his nerves. _But now that Bethany has become famous ag the Bite of his historic’ v ation Johnson prcbably has ruined the place ag effectively as he wrecked such litle peace &! mind as this administration used to have, . This sumimer the soety SEwd here swarmed over to popular Re :‘.““\"'n Beack, about 40 miles to Lv e north, and now what they r.,-Y‘.nX\‘ ahout Bethany—as so. few °f us did—they'll be overrunnjng that, too. ~ The only cabinet member who "asn’t an official *“personal flag” now s Secretary of Agriculture s A. Wallace .and. the .navy, m,-,1,“.“h Imsz'n'b anything to do ox wopt Dian e& Wi R pould like to take care of the mats , These flagg are hoisted on the L TmaSt WSS 8 cahinet mem n,,.\.-.‘.‘,"”A'z“" a naval vessel and i nifty for parades or even Yi>:r ,' r-‘rn-m\!' in the offiqe if yon 1 hat sort of thing. | i Tatley * and " Homor Cims | Nt | (:F ¢'s the attorney general} | “,n_w‘.».‘ theirs aftel’-deoadps nt | {:“.“:..md the Hydrographic Of- E the ;‘Wd a special supplement to \ nta P ”‘Arnational Codes of Signals | he flags are Blue with a white . :. meach corner. The central = ) nf' the Cummings flag is a o .' ,‘v;:r.mtion of the eagle-perch = !»:hnld motif, but if any of ~.,-D-.s'r-\n fishermen see a flag i ;y>'l»]:'_' Eﬂnn'ping brown horse Farcoring down upon you. that's - 1:;-~‘,~gp is mounted hy 5 fel vy 7 blue coat and white pants .. 'S suppesed {5 5 n 1 haes. e carrying B zoing is reported in vre i .{llﬁoogere“ces as to a Wa]; in 2l the grang, fraite, el e s, fruits, and veg- S (Continued on Page & , v ATHENS BANNER-HERALD Full Associated Press Service Over 200 Persons Are Still Missing In Ship Disaster Talmadge Ends Campaign Here Monday; Race In Clarke Hot i l 2y LABOR MAKES FIRST ! H l THUrdd = | 1 : . | BIE TEXTILE STRIKE | e ‘ | : ‘ | | e ! Gorman Suggests Board ofi ~ President Be Granted 1 ~ Arbitration Powers l ity ! 'WANTS MILLS CLOSED , | Owners Would Probably Insist Upon Normal ! Resumption | | e ‘ { BY RICHARD L. TURNER | r; (Associated Press Staff Writer) | WASHINGTON—(®P)—Labor ab ruptly submitted the Tirst peace proposal to the great textlle strike, last night and ‘“challenged” the mill owners to accept it. With both sides preparing for a t grim and crucial test of strength !un Monday, Francis J. Gorman, '!nalionul strike leader called for ar pitration, with all mill§ to be clos -2“1 during the negotiations, and strikers and empleyers bound in izulvzmco to abide by the result. “I come now to the mosy imports !ant announcement that has been made since the strike began,” he, said in a padio speech. “We have demonstrated that we can stop the wheels of the textile industry in | wool and worsted, cotton and silk. ‘ “The mills are closed. We can i keep them closed indefinitely. | There is no doubt about that. l Propose Formula : “Kvery conflict ends in peace !PP&l(‘(' must come to the textile in ‘idusn"\'. We now propose that | peace formula. ! “We propose that the present { presidential board become a board !of arbitration. We propose that { larbitration begin nog¢ later than !},lunnluy, September 10, 1934, We Ipropose that both sides agree to i accept the findings of the arbitra-~ i tion. | “We propose that meanwhile all imill:: in all. branches of the indus | try remain closed. If the employ im's. as employers, through their | various associations, agree to ar ! bitration, then we propose that imn- members picket all mills and guard them against damage. ‘ “We propose this now, so thav i further murder of our fellow work | ers may be avoided. We challeng? ;manugnment to agree to this or |dorl,\' procedure toward peace.’” | i Might Differ { The mill owners, close observ !ers were convinced, some already ir-hary of arbitration, would at least | insist upon resuming normal opera | tions through the weeks thai the ‘bonk‘d might {jfind necessary for | peaching a decision. i However, the Gorman bproposal | was a hopeful sign and Its announce | ment was received with a gisposi ltion to believe tha; concessions { might follow that would permit | arbitration with the mills in oper | ation meanwhile. ! Means and methods of arbitrate | ing the dispute were discussed ear ] (Continueq on page four.) ! Bl R Sy il | FUNERAL RITES FOR | MRS. MOONEY HELD ! SAN FRANCISCO — (A — A ‘“working man’s” funeral ceremony was held here Saturday for Mrs. Mary Money after her cortege had lheen refused entrance to San Quentin prison where her widely known son, Thomas J. Mooney, s under life sentence, ‘ The small cortege, consisting only of members of the family, a few friends and the pallbearers crossed the bay by ferry to pass bafore the gates of San Quentin. Denied entrance, . they returned to San | Franecisco. TueE NEws IN A NUTSHELL Emergency teachers - training school that was scheduled to open last Monday and ]ast for two weeks will begin tomorrow and run for] one week instead. i Several members of the Leaguel of Women Voters of Athens will | attend a convention held there Oc- ! tober 30-31. Preston Almand was recently re appointed head of the Boy Scout Court of Honor here. Local Lions club leads in the | state of Goergia in the establish- I ment of new clubs. A i Dorothy Pearl Hubbart returned | home Friday night after Anthony.! her alleged abductor, frightened byz the intended entrance of Federal au- ' thorities into the case. left her in Marijetta, Ga. i g Strenuously Contested Campaign For Governor Will Close Wednesday Athenian .Dies s R | Vo e i i %v l G S S e a 0 e g . W] T eoy | o sl @TI e g g 5 T i | e g ki B o B o o B e ; e L B : L By e R L R .v J. L. SEXTON dHIV"LS ks ULX i UN Services at Resklence Monday Morning for Prominent Business Man By DOUGLAS FLANIGEN Quietly and peacefully, seated in hic arm chair, James Tester Sex ton. businessman, churchman, RO tarian and gentleman, closed his eves on Saturday morning ' and passed to the reward of those who have lived righteously and : have served their fellowmen. A native of Wisconsin, he spent his early life in that state and later traveled abroad. He gradu ated from Beloit College and com pleted his preparation for life with a degree from - Harvard Law school. His business life has been spent jargely in the south, the last 20 vears being spent in Athens, He i« survived by hig wife, who was Miss Margaret Branch, of Savan nah, Ga. Funera] services wlil be from the residence. 598 Prince avenue Mon day morning at nine o'clock and the funeral party will leave im mediately for graveside services (Continued on page four.) . Slayer of Albanian Sought by Officers b s ABBEVILLE, Ga.—(#)— Officers Saturday night were search for the stayer of A. E. Ittner, in charge of the construction of the court house at Mcßae, Ga., whose body with the throat cut and ‘his own belt about the neck, "was found near here Saturday. - The body of Ittner, who lived in Albany, also bore other knife and razor woundg and a coroner’s jury reached a verdict he died at the hands of “unknown parties.” Officers found $19.70 in the pockets of his clothing and the knife and razor that Kkilled him were found nearby. Deputy Sher iff Max Smith said the inquiry had uncovered no clues as to the slay er but that a rigid investigation was being made. Mr. Tttner left is home in Al bany Wednesday for Mcßae and when he did not appear there friends started n search for him. By Jack Braswell 14th division of the I. O. O. F. will hold a joint meeting with William’s Lodge No. 14 Monday. ~ Misses Elizabeth Millican and Madeline Moore turned over sev eral times late yesterday afternoon in the car that they were driving, however, no injury was suffered by either. Fashion Revue and Peach ball plans are rapidly nearing comple tion. They are slated for Tuesday, September 18. With 2,000 enrolled, registration in the Athens city schools will continue through Tuesday. School will begin Wednesday. Clarke county Pittman club chal lenges Governor Talmadge to an (Continueg on page four.) Athens, Ga., Sunday, September 9, 1934, Voters of State Choose Between Talmadge, Pittman, Gilliam OTHER RACES “HOT” Howell Cobb, Prominent Former Athenian, Runs For Attorney-General By K. W. MAYO Associated Press Staff Writer ATLANTA — (#) — One of the most strenuously contested guber natorial campaigns in Georgia's history will come to a close Wed nesday when the state's voters will make their choice between GoOver nor Eugene Talmadge, Judge Claude Pittman of Cartersville, and Alderman Ed A. Gilliam of At lanta. All three of the candidateg have waged vigorous campaignsg, Tal madge standing on his record and a promise to get the state out of debt if given an endorsement term; Pittman on a platform of “honesty in government,” and Gilliam on his opposition to the =state’'s bone dry law. Predict Victory ~ Governor Tamladge has predict ed that he will ecarry “practically every county in Georgia”; Judge Pittman believes the wvoters will give him more than a hundred counties, and Alderman Gilliam, while not predicting victory in the September 12 primary, says he will ‘get into 3 run-off with Talmadge and that he will win at the sec ond election. s.. Speaking at Rome Saturday Governor Talmadge asserted he was confident of victory and said “it does one’s heart good to see thig display of loyalty and confi dence” by the people who have at (Continued on page four.) OKLAROMA STUDENT 1S FREED BY JURY 21 - Year - Old Youth s Acquitted of Death of Co-ed Beauty . NORMAN, Okla.—(#)—A jury of farmers Saturday night acquitted Neal Myers, 21-year-old Pharmacy student, of charges of murder in the death of his 19-year-old col-j lege sweetheart, Marian Mills, which the state attributed to an effort to avert motherhood. | Myers bowed his head and tears came into his eyes as the verdict ‘was read. He was shaken visibly. His parents, Dr. and Mrs. P. B. Myers of El Reno, who had ' been at Neal's side constantly during the trial, rushed to their son and threw their arms about him, sobbing audibly. ‘ Judge Tom Pace had warned the spectators in the crowded court room that there must be no dem onstration, but many of the crowd cheered. The jury was out for more than five hours. One of three sentences—death, life imprisonment or acquittal— was possible under the murder charge, which accused Myers of causing the death of Marian Mills, 19-year old campus beauty queen, in an effort to avert motherhood. The state, however, did not ask the death penalty, and did not seek to qualify the jurors for a possible capital punishment ver dict. ! The defendant, a 21-year old ‘pharmacy student at the Univer .sity of Oklahoma, stared at the ’ﬂoor throughout Saturday's clos ing arguments, his eyes heavy from loss of sleep. He was re turned to jail while the jury de liberated. Frank M, Dudley, i (Continueq on page four.) Councilman H. T. Culp Reported Near Death Councilman and mayor pro-tem Henry T. Culp, who was removed tc a local hospitaj several days ago in a serious condition, became worse yesterday afid was not ex pected to live through the night. Councilman Culp several weeks ago suffered a sun-stroke, the ef fects of which caused a second illness two weeks ago. He was reported in a dying condition early this morning. JEWISH SERVICES ] TONIGHT, MONDAY | FOR NEW YEAR’S 1 e e S e ———————————. Jewish New Year's services will be held at the Synagogue tonight at 8 o'clock and again tomorrow at 10 o'clock. Rabbi Abraham Shusterman will preach tonight on “A Prayer for Life.” His subject tomorrow will be “The Way Out.” At the exercises tomorrow, Max Michael, president of the Congre gation, and Milton Lesser, vice president, will assist in the scroll service, while A. Brooks will have charge of the service known as the blowing of the ram’s horn, symbolizing the religious re-awak ening which has been a feature of the New Year's ceremonies for centuries. The music program for the New Year's services will be conducted by Miss Nolee Mae Dunaway, organist and choir leader, assisted by a choir comprising Miss Edith Hodgson, soprano; - Miss FEulalia Vaughan, contralto; Roose\_'elt ». Walker, tenor, and William Stew ard, bass. New Year’s is one of the im portant Jewish religious holidays. i Diplomatic Representa tions From Two Coun tries Heard Saturday By CHARLES P. NUTTER Associated Press Staff Writer WASHINGTON—(P)—Diplomatic representations by two countries, one a protest, reverberated Satur day from the senate probe into war making materials—an investigation which senators said had only geratched the surface. The Argentine government for mally protested in writing to the state department against a state ment by Senator Bone (D., Wash.) The remark ftvag declared to have reflected upon the “integrity” of an Argentine official. The Chilean government also asked the state department for full facts concerning statements mede at the hearings about its officials. The Chilean embassy said the men in question would be either pun ished or cleared of “reflection.” These representations and a protest against open hearings, made by the Du Pont interests, de terred the senate committeeman not at all. “The inquiry will go on”, said Senator Nye (R., N. D.), chairman of the investigating committee, “Revelations thus far merely (Continued on page four.) NEW ESTIMATE IS South’s Crop Forecast Is 57,000 Bales Above Fig ure of August 1 Associated Press Staff Writer. WASHINGTON.— (&) — The South’s cotton crop was estimated Saturday by the Department of Agricuture at 9,252,000 bales, an increase of 57,000 over the yield forecast a month ago. Should the final figures approxi mate the September 1 estimate, the 1934 crop would be 3,795,000 bales less than last year, 5,414,000 less than average production in the five-year period, 1928 to 1932, and the shortest since 1896 with the exception of 1921, The department noted that cot ton prospects were improved dur ing August in all states east of Alabama by generally favorable weather conditions. West of Ala bama further damage resulted from drought. i Along with the crop forecast, the department reported a decline of 631,000 bales in world con sumption of American cotton for the yvear ended July, 1934. During the same period consumption of Indian cotton increased and use of Egyvptian cotton reached a new high. Total world consumption— -25,094,000 running bales—was the largest since 1929-1930. The report placed the condition of the domestic crop on September 1 at 53.8 percent as compared with 60.4 on August 1. The yield per acre was estimat ed at 162.6 pounds, against 1609 a month ago. The indicated ' production this vear will fall 3,748,000 bales below normal consumption, of 13,000,000 and will ecut materially into the 10,836,000-bale carry-over. Ginnings to September 1, as reported by the Census bureau, was placed at 1,397,886 running bales as compared with 1,398,139 in the same period a year ago. Governor's Race Waxes Hot In Clarke; Pittman Club Hurls Challenge Covernor Asked to An swer Questions in Athens Speech | THRONG EXPECTED Talmadge Program Be gins at 2:30; Pittman Rally Tuesday Night With Governor Talmadge bring ing his campaign to a close here: tomorrow afterncon and thel Clarke Pittman club making plans | for a rally Tuesday night, a.‘ whirlwind battle is underway to capture Clarke’s four unit votes | in next Wednesday’s Democratic | primary. ! Supporters of Talmadge .:md' Pittman both are claiming Clurkei county for their candidate, and the governor’'s race, one of thef bitterest in recent years, is thei chief topic of conversation on the | streets., The Clarke - Pittman club, of‘ which Abit Nix is president, yes- | terday hurled a challenge at C‘.ov-! ernor Talmadge to answer in his | address here tomorrow Uhjree questions involving alleged :Lt~| tempts to “intimidate” the faculty of the University and citizens of Clarke county into voting for him in the primary. The challenge to the go\'@rnor‘ was sent him by special delivery | letter, copies of which were givenl to the press. The letter begins: | “In view of the palpable et‘t‘orts] on the part of your followers in' Clarke county to coerce and in timidate the members of the sac-I tulty of the University system intol supporting wvou, Wwe respectfully ask you to answer these question®’ - when- you-amarch your army into Athens: ‘ Ask Explanation “1. Do you uphold your follow ers in making the statement that ‘Clarke county and the University need Governor Talmadge more than Governor Talmadge needs (Continued on Page Seven) -y Armistice Agreed Upon To Keep Armed Forces From Poils Election Day NEW ORLEANS — (#)— Under] threats of bloodshed and complete martia] law for New Orleans inl Thursday’s Demoecratic primary, an armistice to keep all armed forces away from the polls was agreed upon Saturday night by Mayor T. Semmes Walmsley and his politi cal adversary, Senator Huey P. Long. ; Both Long and Walmsley fac tions accepted an agreement drawn. up for g peaceful election by the executive committee of an organi zation of 100 citizens who issued ‘a “call to duty” ad enlisted re cruits as a “npon-partisan” group ‘lof intervenors in the Long-Walms iley dispute. . Under this agreement Long’'s 2,- 000 state militiamen and Walms ley’s 1,500° polticemen wikh thieir arms will be barred from duty at the polls and the conduct of the election will be placed in the hands of an arbitration committee of five men who will settle all disputes and back up their decisions, with a force of 300 armed special police. The committee’s decision will be final. . Both sides agreed to recognize the terms of the recently-granted federal court injunction which pre | vents the removing of any name from the present voters lists and linrhids any person from voting whose name does not appear on the list. This truce removed the menace of martial law for New Orleans (Continuedq on page four.) LOCAL WEATHER e i i W Generally fair Sunday and Monday. TEMPERATURE EHEhost: i s s uieeve wes eB4O TioWest . .ic b oie i s sesuna 000 MO i i St i i Teaen e tßil WORBRE. : o har s v Pens TRO RAINFALL Inches last 24 hours.... .. 0.00 Total since Sept. 1.. q..... " :11 Deficiency since Bept. 1., 158 Average Sepff: rainfall.... 3.50 Total since January 1......39.47 Excess since January 1.... 2.95 A. B. C. Paper—Single Copies, 2c—s¢ Sunday Heads Board o i ey G e R R R R S e P ‘.;j,:;:;‘.;:;;;;_),_:;: R S iy 3 R B e ~ 3 S 888 o 00l R AR R 2 SRR T b ? i e o eTR ::fi. S 3 S R 1 . = . o ARYh e TR o g Pk ' B L RN < g B pesies, e PSR AR e i R, s . - e R be st %(A 3 RRO R ) & friseneta v % o RS E: O R :5:;;335:3:;::;:;:;"9 . . "W‘ i ><’ L. T oot o 8 Rk Ll B 0 B aaeen S e Gov. John W. Winant, of New Hampshire, whom President Roose velt named chairman of the board to bring about a settlement of the textileg strike. Terms Ranging From 10 . Years to Death or Ac quittal Possible BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — (AP) — Twelve men Saturday night sat in judgement on Harold Taylor, 28, who the state charged slashed the throat of Faye New, pretty 19 year old ‘brunette coed, g few hours after he met her the night of August 20. Ringing in the earg of the jurors as they filed out for luncheon with one of three verdicts possible, were the words of opposing council, the state clamoring “death or freedom” and the defense shouting “he is innocent, set him free.” Judge J. Russell McElry in his charge told the jurymen a verdict of second degree murde®r carrying imprisonment of from 10 years to life, first degree murder punisha-« ble by life imprisonment. or death, or an acquittal could be returned. The crime with which Taylor is charged was committed some (Continued on page four.) World War Veteran Given Jail Sentence FINCASTLE, Pa— (/) —Major Robert C. Kent, jr., World war veteran ang scion of a prominent Virginia family, was sentenced to 13 years in the state penitentiary here Saturday after having been found guilty of Kkidnaping Mrs. Mary Jane Hastings, Blue Ridge Springs hotel proprietor. By their verdict the jurymen expressed their belief that Kent had kidnaped Mrs. Hastings from the hotel she operated, on June 24, and that he had expected to reap some monetary gain from the act. The bullet-pierced body of a woman, identifieq as Mrs. Hast ings, was found near Stroudsburg, Pa., three days after she had left with Kent on an automobile trip, but Commonwealth’'s Attorney Phillip Kohen said that he was undecided whether to Dprosecute Kent under an indictment for the murder of the woman, which is still outstanding. Plans for Peach Ball Here on September 18 Being Completed Plans for the Fashion Revue and Peach Ball which will be held at the Athens Country club Tues day, Sept. 18 are rapidly nearing completion, iy was announced yes terday. The general committee In charge of the event comprises C. A. Trus sell, chairman; James Sartor, presi dent of the Kiwanis club and Mrs. Edwin K. Smith. The ball is be ing sponsored by the Clarke Coun ty Century of Progress committee, of which Tate Wright is chairman. Plans for the Fashion Revue are being made by a committee head ed by Milton Lesser. It is expect ed that all Athens stores which have department's for women's HoYE] HOYE 330 ARE REPORTED RESCUED SATURDAY Number Perishing May Be as Low as 130 After Check Is Made : TOWED INTO PORT Many Tragic Stories of Night of Horror Told By Passengers : BY R. H. HIFPELHAUSER (Associated Press Staff Writer) NEW YORK—The Ward liner Morro Castle, ploughing back’ to port from a Havana crvuise through thick fog and a heavy nor'caster, was raked from bow to stern by fire off the Jersey coast Saturday with between 130 and 2256 persons dead or missing. ‘The liner carried 5568 passengers and members of the crew, Still aflame, her superstructure a mass of wreckage, her hull sear ed, the luxurious ship was towed toward the shore Saturday night by the coast guard cutter Tampa and beached near Asbury Park, N, J. A lisgf of the survivors complied ‘at the Ward line offices showead 333 rescued and 225 not accounts ed for, but it was pointed ouy that New Jersey private homes might hold many not reported. May be Only 130! Other checks made in New York ‘and Jersey coast towns indicated the number of deaths might run as low as 130. National guard head quarfers at Sea Girt, N. J., hows ever, said 171 bodies had been res ported in various communities. = It was a double tragedy, The ship was a funeral pyre as well a 8 ' a holocaust of horror. ‘ The master of the ship, Captain ' Robert R. Willmott, died Friday inight, stricken on the bridge by I:u‘uto indigestion. His body lay m the quarters aft the control room Iwhen wire broke out In the eariy - morning hours. § l The radio was decommissioned with the spread of the inferno and nothing was learned of the dispo= sition of the body. Harms in Command Captain W. F. Harms, chief of ficer, assumed command. With the few of his aides and crew® that stayed aboard the ship, he -abn doned the boat after the cutter had her securely in tow in the mouns« tainious waves and boarded the Tampa. Earlier, officials on the Ward line said the cutter would tow tha. . ship of distress into New . Yo% harbor. But, as the storm con tinued to rage, it was decided to | beach her. ! 3 Immediately, officials of the federal government and the Mne opened investigations. B Ward line officials refused to speculate on events aboard the liner in view of the numerous con. flicting stories of the fire’'s ori gin. 3 ¢ Many survivors were in agree ment in declaring the fire origine , (Continueg on page four.) FIRING IN AUSTRIA CAUSES EXCITEMENT VIENNA—(#A)—Gitn shots fired Saturday night into a wall of ‘the home of Prince Ernst Von Star hemberg, vice chancellor, caused a flurry' of excitement for a half hour in jittery Vienna. After a Hemwehr alarm squad had withdrawn and the street re< turned to normal, the incident was explained semi-officially as owing to the carelessness of a Heimwehe guard. According to this version, the zuard bumped his rifle against a wall, causing it to discharge. wearing apparel will ente, one or more models in the Fashion Revue. “Miss Athens,” who will bs among twenty Georgia girls who will compete for selection as “Miss Gieorgia” at the Century of Pro gress Exposition in Chicago, Sept ember 24, will be given a prize ot SIOO to cover all expenses {ncur red in attending the Chicago l'h‘g. If she wins the statewide contest, she will be given, among other prizes, a Ford automobile and l tour of the state. S : Admission to the dance will be by tiecket. Tickets will be sold at SI.OO for each couples and qﬂ (Continued on Page Seven) _