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/w LOCAL COTTON l 4iDDLING .. .. .. S T AR ‘pREVOUS CLOSE .1 .. . 1% vol. 103, No. 32. Back Yonder .- AND NOW =% |[ b gyl B R e AN ATHENS CHRONICLE Number Seven By May 1828, the senate of the rnited States had passed the tariff act, 26-21, g measure which aroused the South and caused many an inhabitant of this _section +o rail against: the administration of John Quincy Adams. At Dan jelsville, on July 4, at the celebra tion of Independence Day, when it came time for the regular toasts to Washington, Jefferson, = the sate of Georgila, etc., a toast to whe tariff of 1828” was described gs, “the illegitimate off-spring of prostituted parentage, begot in coruption and brought forth in in ity e Students Protest Commencément exercises at the University of Georgia, were an nounced by Asbury Hull, secretary of Franklin college as beginning i July and closing with Com nenecment day on August 6. Fea tures of the commencement pro oram were to be addresses by Judge Augustin Clayton and Judge 7. M. Berrien. The latter became Lttorney general in Andresv Jacke on's cabinet. Even the students Lt the University were incensed against the tariff and adopted res utions at a mass meeting con emning it, urging the use of Southern goods as a means of re aliation against the North, as vl as to overcome the prices vhich were believed to hawe been aused by the high-tariff pelicy. 0. P. Shaw, editor of the Ath nian. was urging the growth of nanufacturing in the South, as the hest means by which this section ould become self-sustaining. If he South followed such/a course, the North would soon learn how important the ‘South was to the tnion. Referring to the tariff vhich the senate had just passed, Tditor Shaw declared it was wthrown upon the country as the <purious off-spring of an . ill.timed conspiracy against the interest of khe South”. “The growth of this holitical hydra”, the editor de clared, “should at least be check- Nothing But Politics Ny other subjects were consid wed as important as the tariff and ne impending presidential election. n congress @nd. ouf, the entire ountry, at least that portion ofl t susceptible to political excite ent, wag unconcerned about any ther subject. provoking George R. silmer of Georgia to declare in the ational house of I'eprßsentativesl nat all other questions were made econdary to these two. And Inl i< oninion the presidential elec ion alone was sufficient’ to 8ai“l he qttention of legislators. "Na.me‘ he presidential candidates”, hel xclaimed, “and every one listens vith the most lively interest; speak t the Constitution, and you m‘e'f jull and stupid”. i Athens population in that year‘ ad reached the gratifying figure ¢ about 1,100, of which 588 Werei whites and about 517 were blacks, nly 499 less than the population f Milledgeville, the capital of the‘ tate The figures above quoted ncluded the students and faculty ¢ Franklin college. Many and ex-l ensive improvements had been nade in the community in the last ive vears, the Athenian proudly mnounced. The villagers owned % four-wheeled carriages and a\ like number of gigs, sulkeys, etc.”. nd there were twenty-six widows n the community. { (To Be Continued) | e | rof. Whitehead Is Sunday “Y”’" Speaker Prof. T. H. Whitehead of the niversity of Georgia seience de artment, addressed the Sunday Y ub vesterday at the ¥. M. C. A. le told of the numerous processes n every hand that are absolute v dependent upon the chemical ctions of certain elements. He 150 pointed to the many possibili ies of the future in chemistry. The art chemistry plays in medical liagnosis and crime deteetion was Iso discussed. The point contest ended with a plendid last effort by several of ¢ leading teanis. L.ester Rum le, captain of the Lions broke into he lead with 13 new members and grand total of 781 peints. Mc ain's Flkg were second with 527 oints and Hulsey's Panthers third vith 485 points. The mew contest ezing next Sunday with the elec ion of Majors, Captains gnd Lieu enants, After the meeting Pop n and peanuts, a treat by “W. was enjoyed by the boys. TTACKS UPON GERA PROTESTED BY TWO ATHENS MINISTERS Two Athenians, Dr. €. C. Jar ¢l presiding elder of the Athens flberton district of the M. E. irch and Dr, Lester Rumble, 2stor of First Methodist church, ve joined a group of Georgians protest against the attacks up " the Federal Relief Administra- N in Georgia, recently made in © slate legislature. In addition to the Athenians, the Vowing signed the protest: Dr. J. McCain, president of Agnes “ott College: Dr. Lounie D. New e - (Continued on Pagg Thres) ATHENS BANNER-HERALD Full Associated Press Service New Deal Triumphs In Gold Decision COUNTY DAY’ T 0 BE REGULAR FEATURE AT COMMUNITY CENTER PROGAMM OF CENTER PROVIOES FOR AOUND (F PLEASURE FOR ALL School Children, Members Of GCrowers Market Guests “‘County Day.” A REGULAR EVENT Legionnaires Continue Canvass Awaiting Com missioners’ Decision. While .the completion of the American Legion’s Community Center is dependent upon appro priations of SB,OOO each by the city and county, officials of the Post in discus.sing plans for a continuous program of activity, revealed today that “County Day” will be a regular event at e Center. “We want to make the recrea tional center a real Community Center,” D, Weaver Bridges, chairman of the Legion, Inc, board of directors, said today, “and as a part of our program of activity we propose to set aside a day to be known as ‘County Day.’ “On ‘County Day,’ the members of the Athens Growers Market and their families, will be guests of the Legion for a cooling splash in the swimming pool. We also propose to have on ‘County Day/’ the school children of Clarke county as our guests for an en joyable program of entertain ment. Be believe ‘County Day’ can be made an event which will prove of great value to our com munity, as well as a means of providing pleasure.” Heretofore, it lis pointed out, Athens has had no place where residents of the city and county, or visitors to the city, could gath er for recreation. It is believed that the Community Center will, therefore, be. a means of bringing the people of Athens, Clarke county and this section closer to gether than they have ever been in the past. Legionnaires today were con tinuing their work toward sreach ing the goal of $6,500 which they are seeking,’s part of the $12,500 which must be raised locally to match federal funds aggregating SIB,OOO with which to complete the Community Center. More than $5,600 of the fund has already (Continued on Page Seven) Moon Will Manage New Ten Cent Store Announcement was made today by Warren J. Smith and Brothers that John Moon, Athens, has been named manager of Smith's five cents to one dollar store. The new store held a gala opening Satur day and one of the largest crowds ever to attend the opening of an Athens store filled the aisle from early morning until late Saturday night. Myr. Moon. son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Moon, of this city, has had thirteen years experienceé in the ten cent store business. Formerly he was connected with S. H. Kress and company here and at one time was assistant manager of Kress' largest store in Atlanta. In keeping with their policy of “An Athens owned and operated institution for Athens peope.” General Manager Marion Conolly today made the above announce ment which will be of interest to the many friends of Mr. Moon in Athens and this seciton. Emporia, Kansas Has Hot Time; Herbert Hoover Comes to Town EMPORIA, Kas. — () — There’ were big doin’'s at the home of William Allen White last night. Herbert Hoover was in town. The sage of Emporia, who has been rushing to meet editions as a writer and publisher most of his life, made one “deadline” after an other for i¢he event—one of those homey affairs for which Bill and his wife, Sallie, are noted. It was a spontaneous affair. When White heard the former president, his long time friend and political crony was coming through, he telegraphed his Republican compatriots: “Let's give a party for Hoover. Bring your tux”. Hoover came, as did his Qon, Al -lan, There were a half dozen well THE FIGHT ON COMMUNISM That the country as a whole is not disposed to pool pooh the suggestion that communist activities are ram pant in the United States may be assumed from news e dispatches in the Sunday papers, detailing combative measures that are being inaugurated in different sec tions. In Boston a charter was granted to an association of school masters who pledge themselves to use every method at their disposal to instil in their charges, a spirit of loyalty to their country, and an aversion to those subversive influences, which communist agitators seek to inculcate in the youth of the land. The American Legion promised an early sensational disclosure of the names of the chief promoters of a far reaching campaign of un-American activities, with es pecial reference to the Soviet plan of ‘“‘educating” boys and girls—the men and women of tomorrow, In Washington, it was planned to introduce proposed legislation today to strengthen the hand of the govern ment in dealing with those who seek the overthrow of the government. And to get nearer home, the Georgia Legislature has before it an anti-sedition bill and also a proposal requir ing that all instructors in state supported institutions of learning subseribe to the oath of allegiance to the United States government. We will have to admit that we never thought the day would dawn when our lawmakers should deem it ex pedient to require an oath of allegiance from school teachers in Georgia—Georgia, with a .white population that is prepon?erantly Anglo-Saxon and gingularly free from alien influences; Georgia, whose honorable tradi tions for patriotism and loyalty has never been ques tioned and whose escutcheon is unsoiled by the taint of seditious proclivities in any form or fashion, Yet, with the tentacles of the Moscow regime seeking a strangle-hold even in the most remote section, there is no justification in assuming that Georgia will be neg lected in this colossal and insidious scheme of world revolution and universal chaos. So it is perhaps a duty that Georgia owes her boys and girlstosee to it that they do not come under the plighting influence of school teachers who are not loyal to the government which en trus(;cs to them the proper education of the youth of the land. : j It is possible that there are school teachers in Georgia who will refuse to subscribe to the oath of allegiance— but we doubt it. It is our opinion that our public instruc tors, in the main, are loyal Americans, but even sO, there is mo impropriety’ in having them re-dedicate themselves; moreover, should the time ever come when soviet sympathizers seek ‘to enroll as school teachers, such a law may prove very useful. We would like to see the Legislature go a step further and require the same oath of visiting lecturers who fre quent our higher institutions of learning. Pray what do we accomplish, when we make loyalty to government and its institutions a pre-requisite to employment as teachers, if we continue to admit to our campuses SO - “guest speakers” who expound doctrines which, if not red, are in many instances a decided pink? Let them sign the oath of allegiance before being admitted. If we plan to close some of' the avenues of possible ingress of doctrine that is foreign to our belief and our traditions, and calculated to arouse discontent and dis trust let’s do a good job and stop all of them. LOCAL WEATHER Partly cloudy tonight and Tuesday; no change in tem- ' perature. TEMPERATURE ' FltaheaE I.V e e RRO NONORE .i s ive idan kap RN s e e WOMBAL. v s e Rav il RAINFALL Inches last 24 Novvs o ks 0B Total since February 1 ... 427 Excess since February 1 .. 113 Average February rainfall.. 5.13 I Total since January 1 .. .. 6.38 Deficiency since January 1. .83' ’known S Republicans, and theirl 1 wives. | Mrs. White stirred up s()mei Kentucky spoon bread; there was | sliced Kentucky ham and straw | perry shortcake. ‘I “Nothing fancy,” White explain ried. “Just plain staple groceries | without ‘drugs., paints, or oils.’” t' The host explained there wasn’t ‘the “glightest political signifi | cance” attached to the dinner,” | just a lot of past masters in the | | has-been society,” putting on ] «the work from the grand lodge.” | Several of the “past-masters” at the dinner also were in attendance : l in 1927 when Hoover was a pguest of the Whites for an outdoor din . e ll (Continued on Page Three) Athens, GCa., Monday, February 18, 1935. TWO WOMEN SPIE3 DECAPITATED TODNY Others Given Life Impris onment in Germany; Al legedly Poland Aides. By RUDOLF JOSTEN Associa-ted Press Foreign Staft BERLIN .—(#)—Baroness Renate von Natzmer and Frau Benita von Falkenhayn were decapitated today as spies. The double execution was an nounced officially at 2:50 p. m. (8:50 a. m., ES.T.) today. Strict secrecy was maintained until the official announcement was made. The official announcement said Reichsfuehrer declined to exercise his prerogative of mercy. The two mwomen were beheaded in the courtvard of the prison in which they had been held here. Previous to th&; afinouncement of (Continued on Page Seven) NEW YORK ELEVATOR OPERATORS STRIKE NEW YORK,—(#)—Sixteen em ployes of the mid-man-Hatton building, 1385 Broadway, walked out on strike at 8$:30 a. m. today without disorder. The building’s twelve elevators ceased running. A crowd of 500 strike sympathizers milleq about in front. The building is 20 stories high. The walkout was the forerunner of a general walkout of elevator operators and building employes in Manhattan, scheduled to begin at 10:30 a. in. i A 3 = —ESTABLISHED 1832— 31 COMICTS BAEAK JUL N OKLAHOM; 18 STILL AT LARGE Nation's Only Feminine Woarden Shows Heroism In Wholesale Break. TROUBLE ALL WEEK Ringleaders Use Guns Smuggled Into Prison to Make Cetaway. By FRANCIS E. BARDEN Associated Press Staff Woriter GRANITE, OKLA. —(®)—Eigh teen desperato convicts were at large in the southwest today after a wholesale break from the state reformatory in which women and children were used as shields and one guard was shot to death. Back in the cells were 13 other convicts who had Jjoined in the Sunday gash for liberty, while Mrs. George A. Waters—the Nation’s only feminine warden of a male prison-shunned praise for her hero jsm and sought the source of pls-‘ tols smuggled to ‘the leaders, Hastily sumoned sheriff's posses rode throughout the night over the short grass plains seeking to flush the felons from their hiding places. All major highways were blockaded and farmers grimly guardeq their homes against possible depreda tions of the freed killers and rob bers. Fallows Investigation The break followed an investi «fition into reports of cruel treat ment of the inmates, _;IW,e ha\'e been having trouble (Continued on Page Seven) BYAD EXPEDITION 5 BACK ON CONTINENT Antarctic Explorers Re turn Today; Assistant Leader |s Married. DUNEDIN, N. Z— (&) —Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd and the members of his Antarctic’ expedi tion returned today to civilization in an aura of romance. After the expedition’s flagship arrived here, Admira Byrd's sec ond-in-command, Dr., Thomas C. Poulter, and Miss Helen Gray were married. Admiral Byrd gave the bride away. el Arrangements for the wedding were completed by wireless. Dr. Poulter first met Miss Gray when he was a member of the faculty of Towa Wesleyan college. She later assisted him in scientific work and during that time Dr. Poulter has been in the Antarctic has been caring for his three children by a former marriage. Admiral Byrd's first word was one of thankfulness that he had succeeded once again in leading his party homeward entirely safe and sound. “The highlight of my experi ence as an explorer,” he said, "is (Continued on Page Seven) DR. DUNCAN NEW BAPTIST PASTOR Thomson Minister Ac cepts Call to Prince Ave. Baptist Church Here. Dr. Pope A. Duncan, pastor of the Thomson Baptist church, will succeed Dr. T. W. Tippett as paster of the Prince Avenue Bap tist church when the latter takes up his duties soon as state sec retary of the Georgia Baptist Sunday School association. - The ecall to .Dr. Duncan came as the result of a unahimous vote of the congregation following spe cial services at the church yester day morning honoring Dr. and Mrs. Tippett. The call was im mediately dispatched to Dr. Dun can and his acceptance came yes terday afternoon. Dr. Duncan has been pastor of the Thomson church for the past three years and before then had served pastorates in Glasgow, Ky.; Muscogee, Okla., and Cordele, Ga. His charges have all been First churches except in Oklaho ma. where he was paster of the Central Baptist church of Muso gee, A graduate of Mercer univer (Continued on Page Seven) - Chief Justice T o PR Ro I 2 s\-::‘ L ’,_.f-::'x"-'\v'_:_'.ti‘ £¢ S D e 2R R s GSL R R 3 R ’ L R R R e 5 S L ol X S SRS e g * st i' 2 J AR IR o SRR Io % T Bt L e B 2 PR S N . 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Furneral afrangements will be an nounced later by McDorman-Brid ges, after arrival of relatives. Surviving Mrs. Rogers are two daughters, Mrs. Rosa Guild of Ath ‘ens, and Miss Lily Rogers of Chica zo; three sons, John D. Rodgers, Navasota, Texas, R. A. Rogers, jr, St. Petersburg FKFIa., and H. Sellers Rogers, Dallas, Texas; . a sister, Mrs. William F. Gray, Richmond, Texas, and one brother, R. H. Sel« lers, of New York. Mrs. Rogers was born in Hous ton, Texas, but had lived in Athens for the past thirty years. | Rated as one of the most accom plished musicians in the south, Mrs, Rogers attended school in Bal timore, where she graduated in voice and piano at the Peabody school of Musgic. For two seasons she took prominent part in the operas conducted at the University by Prof, George Folsom Granberry. At one time she was a member of the First Presbyterian church choir in Wichita Falls, Kansas. She was known throughout this section for her great love Tor music and until (Continued on Page+Two) Bomb Sent Through Mail to Huey Long Fails to Explode WASHINGTON.—(&)—A bomb which failed to expode was re- ceived in the mail today by Sen ater Huey P. Long. ~ Long “}as'absem from the cap jtal spending the week-end in New York on private business when a package was delivered in the mail. . . Earl Christenberry, the sena tor's secretary, said he opened the package without noticing from where it had been sent. The ma chine was found witHin. He immedaitely telephoned pos tal authorities and inspectors were sent to take charge. ‘What was described as a “bomb” was contained in a cardboard box about six inches square. Inside was a small dry cell battery sim jlar to those used in pocket flash lights. A wire connected it with a small bottle. The bottle was broken, and Christenberry said he believed that possibly prevented the explosion. = ALty A. B. C. Paper—Single Copies, 2c—sc Sunday Supreme Court Rules Private Bond Holders Can Not Get Redress Wall Street Securities Surge Upward With News of Decision. COTTON PRICES JUMP Trading |s Stopped on . Minneapolis, Chicago . Grain Markets. NEW: YORK.— (&) —Securities markets surged upward upon news that the supreme court had upheld abrogation of gold clauses in pri vate obligations today. Wall street tickers gquickly started to hum. Railroad bonds jumped as much as 2 points -in - many instances, and numerous early losses in stocks were -converted into gains of $1 to $3 a share. . COTTON PRICES UP NEW. . ORLEANS. —(£)—Cotton prices on the New! Orleans ex change took a sharp upward spurt with rather wild trading whaen first news of the supreme court’s gold deciston was received. The first understanding was that the government had won on all counts, but this information was later changed. Prices rose 256 to 28 points above Saturday’s close. TRADING SUSPENDED MINNEAPOLIS.— (&) —Grain trading at the Minneapolis Cham ber of Commerce was suspended “until further notice” today fol lowing the gold clause decision by the supreme court. Prices shot up before operations were stop ped, » PRICES SHOOT UP TORONTO.— (&) —Prices shot upward on the Toronto exchange - on announcement of the decision on the Unitet States gold clause. Mining issues advanced 10 to 20 percent and heavy advancea were chalked up in the industrials. MARKET CLOSED CHICAGO.— (&) —Trading was stopped on the Board of Trade today with announcement of the supreme court's decision on the gold clause. How long the. market would be (Continued on page two.) JAGK HARRIG DIE 3 SUNDAY IN CORDELE Funeral Services to Be Held Tuesday; Was 24 Years of Age. Jack H. Harris, 24, dieq at a Cordele hospital Sunday morning as a result of injuries received in an automobile accident about two weeks ago. He was a graduate of Athens High school and the University of Georgia, where he excelled in scholastic and campus activities. He was a past Master Councli lor of the Frank Hardeman chap ter, Order of DeMolay. Mr. Harris completed his B.S. Commerce degree at the Univer sity in 1932, in three years., He took one year of law before enter ing business at Hartley, Ga. * While at Georgia, Mr. Harris was a member of Commerce Hon orary society, president of the Demosthenian Literary society, (Continued on Page Seven) ForeicN NEws ON THUMBNAIL By The Associated Press INNSBRUCK, Austria. — Italy was reported to be reinforcing its garrisons along the Austrian fron tier near Brenner Pass. ROME.—A government spokes man, while saying he was unable to confirm reports of troops move ments near the Austrian border, asserted it was “evidenit” that Italy did not intend to weaken its northern garrisons. DUNEDIN, N. Z.—Rear Admiral Byrd’s Antartic expedition return ed to civilization and its second in command, Dr. Thomas C. Poul- Cl.ause -E.;I-—le_g Invalid But Government Can Not Be Sued. NO LECAL COMPLAINT Private Bonds Need Not Be Paid in Gold, Says Highest Court. By JOHN |. SUTER Associated Press Staff Writer (Copyright, 1935, By The Associat- ed Pr:ou) WASHINGTON,—(#)—The New Deal triumphed today in the gold cases. z The supreme court held invalid the resolution of congress saying government obligations neeq not be paid in gold, but it also ap parentlx closed the door to recov ery of ' damages DUy saying that bondholders couid not sue for re dress, > The court completely sustained the government with respect to private bonds, saying they need not be paid in gold. - * It also ruled that the: holders of gold certifitates had mo legal cause for complaint, since the devalua tion act merély carried out the power of congress to regulate_the ‘currency. d " _ Chief Justice Hughes read the opinion, el il Roosevelt Silent = - ‘While President Roosevelt with held comment, elation was ‘evident among his’ advisors’ both in con« gress and ‘downtown. = : “We are not’ concérned with con sequences,” said the court, “in the gsense that consequences, however serious, may excuse an invasion of constitutional right. gl “We are concerned with the con stitutional power of the congress over the monetary system of the country ang its attempted frusra tion, ¥ ‘“Exercising that power, the con gress has undertaken to establish a uniform currency, and parity be tweer. kinds of currency, and to make that curreney, dollay for dol lar, legal tender for the payment of debts. e “In the light of abundant exper ience, the congress was entitlgd '-j; to choose such a uniform monetary system, and to reject a dual sy stem, with respect to all ébligations (Continued on Page Seven) Codos and Rossi Fail On Non-Stop Flight PORTO PRAIA, Cape Verde Islands.—(#)—Undaunted by fail ure of their first effort to set a mew non-stop flight distance ree ord, Paul Codos and Maurice Rossi will try again as soon as they get back te France. The fliers tinkered today with the engine of the “Joseph Lebrix,” their four-year-old plane, to deter mine the cause of the failure of its oil pumping mechanism. When next they attempt to ne gotiate the 6,830-mile route from Istres, France, to Buenos Aires, they sald, they wrill be certain the plane’s oil system is working per fectly. The defect almost compelled the ¥renchmen to come down in mid ocean. With their engine rapidly becoming overheated, they sent out an SOS at 8 a. m., G.M.T: (3 a. m. H.8.T.) yesterday and then turned back toward Porto Praia. ter, was soon afterwards married to Miss Helen Gray. FORTO PRAIA, Cape Verde Is lands.—Paul Codos and Maurics Rossi, French fliers forced to turn back in their attempt to set a new long distance non-stop flight record from Istres, France, to Buenos Aires, said they would try again as soon as they return ed to France. AL NAPLES.—The second conting .ent of Italy’s Hast African ex peditionary force. 2,000 strong, embarked -on the transport Gange.
