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GEORGE B. HAMILTON 1
eorge B. Hamilton, state treas
b, will deliver a “Flag Day” ad
pss at the Athens Elks club to
kht at 8:15 o'clock, following a
kbecue to be given by the lodge
Cooper Springs on the Lexing
road at 6 o’'clock.
rovernor Eugene Talmadge and
er state officials have heen in
ed to attend the meeting.
@he Elijah Clarke Chapter, D.
R. is sponsoring a “Flag Day”
gram over WTFI tonight at
45 o'clock at which time Mrs.
Blian B. McCurry will deliver the
incipal address. She will be pre
nted by Miss Annie Crawford.
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85 Active Gardens
ng Relief Clients
Among Relief Cli
.
Reported in County
here are 235 active gardens
ong relief clients in Clarke
unty, Miss Alveretta Kenan,
RA administrator for this dis
et announced today.
These gardens were planted un-
FERA supervision, and are
pplying relief families with
enty of vegetables and fruits for
me use. Approximately 80 per
t of the families in this county
e realizing yields from gardens
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0f the 235 active gardens in
e county, 190 are in ‘the city,
bd 45 in the rural section. Miss
tty Norton is garden supervisor
this district.
All surplus.vegetables and fruits
oduced in 'the gardens should be
nned or dryed, Miss Kenan said.
Bl FERA is urging that this be
ne, for winter use. Miss Nor
hh has been conducting meetings
r demonstrating canning in the
tnty for the pasgt month, and
1l also supervise the canning and
ying projects.
Such vegetables as beans, okra,
uash, Irish potatoes, peas, cab
ge, lima beans arc being planted.
ack-eyed peas, corn, tomatoes
hi squash are being planted for
hly and August harvest, Miss
enar said.
1t is urged that land be prepared
mediately for fall gardens, as
will soon be time to begin plant
2.
ATHENIAN PROMOTED
WASHINGTON.—(#)—Approval
By President Roosevelt of the se
ction of 225 navy lieutenants
r promotibn to lieutenant’ com
anders as vacancies oceur has
ben announced by Secretary
wanson.
The list includes: H. D. Pow-
Buford, Ga.; C. D. Murphey,
Newnan, Ga.: W. W. Smith of
bmmerce, Ga.; H. L. Meadow
Athens, Ga.
eet A e ’
ROOSEVELT INTERVENES
WASHINGTON — (#) — Presi-
Bt Roosevelt today personally
fked that the threatened strike in
e bituminous industry be called
f until July 1, and both the union
kders and operators’ leaders
greed to recommend jt to confer
ces of laborers tomorrow.
rTATE NEWS BRIEFS
By The Associated Press |
NEWNAN, Ga. — Mrs. B. L.
tdwine, wife of one of the largest
'mers in this section of the state,
d Mrs. Jim Wise, also the wife
@ farmer, were fatally injured
°re today as a train strugk tneir
1 mobile near’ ‘the ‘downtdwn
ction of Newnan.
ATLANTA—(P)—A big “German
Clice” dog was arrested here early
day on a charge ‘of trying to
'cak into a house.
Squad cars got a hurry call to a
‘me in @ residet.cial section short
' before dawn on a complaint
"4t an unlawful entry was being
ttempted and found the dog, 2
epherd of the type frequently
ained for police work, pulling 2
Teen frngm a window with her
outh,
ATHENS BANNER-HERALD
Full Associated Press Service
UNOFFICIAL ESTIMATES PLACE DEAD Al
ONE THOUSAND IN GERMAN EXPLOSIONS
oENATORS HOPE 10
PUT SECURITY BILL
THRAOUGH NEXT WEEK
Huey Long Will Seek to
“Strengthen” Measure
In Resuming Fight
APPEARS RESTED
“Kingfish” Says He Quit
Drinking; Recommends
Same for Reporters
HOUSE PASSES NRA
WASHINGTON — (A.P.) —
Racing against a Sunday night
deadline, the house today speed
ily agreed to senate amend
ments to the resolution extend
ing an_abbreviated NRA to next
April 1 and sent the measure to
President Roosevelt for his
signature.
WASHINGTON — (#) — After
sleeping off the effects of his-anti-
NRA filibuster, Senator Long, De
mocrat, Louisiana, strutted forth
today bent on giving the Roosevelt
administration further trouble by
seeking to ‘“strengthen” its social
security bill.,
Only a trace of hoarseness in his
voice betrayed the strain of the 15
1-2-hour speech he had made in an
unsuccessful effort to kill the bill
preserving a remnant of NRA.
Greeting reporters, he unfolded
his plans and denied that he had
been served “spiked’” eggnogs dur
ing the all-night filibuster that
ended yesterday morning.
Declaring that he has been “on
the wagon” for 19 months, he lec
tured the reporters thus:
“Never drink or smoke if you
want to keep fit, I've lost 30 pounds
since I quit drinkings {’e careful of
what you eat, too.”
Sozial Security
As for social security, which wasg
the senate's subject for debate to
day, Long said:
“‘l'm going to try to have the
tax provisions changed, so that the
money will come from the holders
of great wealth instead of from the
laboring man and state govern
ments.” '
He also said he wanted to see
the amounts of pensions increased.
Grimly, a group of “freshmen”
senators who have announced hat
they are fed up on Long's tactics
went to the senate chamber pre
pared to make every effort to keep
him within the bounds of “senator
ial courtesy,”
The group, headed by Senator
Schwellenbach, Democrat, Wash
ington, made no announcement as
to what they would do if he started
a filibuster on the security bill, but
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2 Electrocuted at
Milledgeville Today
MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga. — () —
Two convicted murderers were
electrocuted at the state prison
here today. They were:
Robert Mullinax, white man from
the Cave Spring community, near
Rome, convicted of the slaying of
his step-son, Navin Hancock; and
Charlie Beasley, Negro farmer,
slayer of Dan Daniel, well-known
Troup county (LaGrange) planter.
Captafn Rollie Lawrence, super
intendent of the prison, said both
men had admitted before today
their guilt,
Mullinax, 34 years old, went to
the chair at 10:05 a. m. eastern
standard time and was pronounced
dead at 10:10 a. m.
“His only statement, as he went
to the chair” Captain Lawrence
gaid, “was this:
“q hope to meet you people in
a better world’
AMERICUS—County agents from
nearby counties met here today in
the office of J. K. Luck, Sumter
county agent, to discuss the cotton
and peanut acreage contracts. Oth
er meetings were called for Ma
con, Newton and Tifton.
AMERICUS—Ott P. Jbhnson, an
umpire in the Georgia-Florida
paseball league, is confined in a
hospital here suffering with a
stomach ailment.
ABBEVlLLE—Arrangements are
being made here by the chamber
of commerce to enter a display of
farm products st Fitzgerald’s 40th
anniversary celebration mnext fall
when that city will send invita
‘tlons to people of the drought and
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A famo.us resort city welcomes the nation’s governors in their annual conference, state executives
assgmbhng at Biloxi, Miss., to confer on the many problems tliat beset their administrations. This
striking view shows Biloxi' on its peninsula facing the Gulf of Mexico. At right above is Gov.
Paul V. McNutt_ot\lngizaua. chairman of the 1935 parley, and below is Gov. Mike Sennett Conner
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GOVERNORS OF 11,5,
PLANWAR ON CRIME
Chief Executives in Con
vention Charges Work
Relief ‘‘Politicalized’’
BILOXI, Miss. —{#)~— The na
tion’s governors, in convention
here, today challenged a govetn
ment official’s statement that fed
eral work relief was not “politi
calized.” ;
Waxing heated over the ques
tion, the chief executives still
found time to propose a coopera
tive war on crime, affirm their
belief in state’s rights and plan a
substitute for the national recov
ery act. 5
But the real] flare-up was over
relief “patronage”.
The controversy first arose yes
terday when Aubrey L. Williams,
Public Works administration spok
esman, was challenged by Gover
nor Sennety Conner of Mississippi,
who has been relieved of relief su
pervision in his state.
“Are we to understand, Mr. Wil
liams,” he asked, “that in work re
lief this problem of human suf
fering is going to be put onthe
same basis as postoffices and be
come mere political patronage?”
“No,” Williams replied, “it is not
a political set-up.”
‘Well, it's being made that,” in
terjected Governor John C. B. Eh
ringhaus of North ‘Carolina.
Governor Guy B. Park of Mis
souri, came to Williams’s assist
ance. “As long as the people are
getting the benefit I can't see why
it should make any difference wha
js administering the program,” he
said. - "
Governor Frank H. Cooney of
Montana, was also satisfied.
“If the federal government is
going to put up 90 per cent of the
money I'm willing for them to be
in charge,” he said.
Governor Paul V. McNutt of
Indiana, proposed that the states
take action to eliminate boundary
lines and lift legal barriers in ‘a
unitfied war on crime.
Citing the success of the federal
“3” men in rounding up criminals,
he suggested that “reciprocal com
pacts between the states be form
ed.” '
Several governors were dubious.
Governor Park of Missouri, said
there was danger of “giving sher
iffs and constables too” much lat
itude” and warned of a . possible
encroachment on state’s rights.
YOUTH 1S SENTENCED
FOR BRIDE’S MURDER
NEW YORK.—(®)—Joseph Lieh
Steinmetz, 22-year-old Bible stu
dent convicted of manslaughter in
the slaying of his young bride
when he found her partially dress
ed in the room of a drunken priest,
was sentenced today to eight to 16
years imprisonment by general
sessions Judge Charles Nott.
The youth was not ‘tried for the
slaying of the priest, the Rev.
John J. Leonard, chaplain at the
Morris Hall Home for the Aged,
Lawrenceville, N. J., who was shot
to death at the same time. The
state has indicated it will not at
tempt to convict him in the latter
death., . 3
—ESTABLISHED 1832
Athens, Ca., Friday, June 14, 1935,
HELEN WILLS MOODY
SUFFERS FIRST LOSS
LONDON.~(#)—Helen Wills
Moody suffered the first de
feot of her tennis comeback
campaign today, bowing to
Katherine Stammers, third
ranking British star, 6-0, 6-4,
in the semi-final round of the
Kent championships.
Facing the sternest test of a
campaign that had brought
her eight successive victories
in Englar&d, M?flW’YGund
herself overmatched by Miss
Stammers, left-handed holder
of the British Hard Court
championship.
Miss Stammers used her
backhand to make openings for
winning drives and was helped
no little by the fact that the
‘Californian lacked her wusual
accuracy.
PREPARING BRIEFS
IN BEER PETITION
Attorneys Will Submit
Contentions in Writing
To Judge Fortson
Attorneys in the bheer injunction
suit here are preparing briefs to
submit to szge Blanton Fortson
of Clarke Sdaperior court.
The legal tangle which has de
veloped out of the petition of Nick
Christakos and Pete Chilivis, Ath
ens beer dealers, has given rise to
a situation which may result in
nullifying the intended effect of
the beer law.
‘C‘hilivis and Christakos are pe
tioning for a permanent injunc
tion prohibiting Solicitor General
H. H. West against arresting them
for violation <of the 100-yard
clause in the beer bill; that is, the
clause which prohibits sale of
beer within 100 yards of the cam
pus. of a school.
At the hearing on the petition
befere Judge Fortson this week
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What the House of Representatives needs is a few good, old
fashioned murders, in the view of Maury Maverick, the Texas
congressman whose salty personality is well revealed by these
three action studies by the candid camera. Maverick caused a
sensation recently by urging two special days, Quaker Day, when
none could talk except by divine inspiration, and Murder Day,
when all who talked on Quaker Day would be *liguidated” in the
Russian manner. Thus “purged,” the House could get some work
done, Maverick argues,
OMAHA STREET GAR
STRIKE BRINGS RIOT
Elever ‘Persons Injured,
Many Others Cassed Be
fore Order Restored
TOMAHA -~ ®) — Rioters injured
11 persons, looted a grecery, damag
ed .street cars and battered police
wquad cars before order was re
stored by the police with tear gas
and riot guns in a renewal of dis
orders incident to the two months
old street car strike: in south
Omaha.
The police estimated that a mob
of 2,000 sympathizers took part in
today’s riots. Similar disorders
yesterday resulted in four injured,
three shot and hundreds, including
a six month old infant, being gass
ed. Numerous disorders have oc
curred since the strike began April
20, The tram employes walked out
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TEMPERATURE
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MERR .. .. vn s paowe on 80D
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RAINFALL
Inches last 24 hours .. .... .06
Total since June 1 .. .. .. 1.67
Deficiency since June 1 ... .29
Average June rainfall .. .. 416
Total since January 1 .. ..26.20
BExcess since January 1 ... 1.80
Texas Editor Lists Fifty
Most Powerful Figures in
United States At Present
Gene Howe Says Roosevelt
Has Lost Much Power
But Not Popularity
(EDITOR'S NOTE: In 1930,
James W. Gerard, former am
bassador to Germany, listed
sixty-three persons as the lead
ing influences in the United
States. Last year, Gene Howe,
‘Amarillo (Texas) editor and
son of Ed Howe, famous Kan
sas journalist, declared one
man — President Franklin D.
Roosevelt—controlled the politi
cal * destinies of the TUnited
States. Today he says that Mr.
Roosevelt “has lost much of his
power, but not his popularity,”
In listing the influential per
sons he says there has been an
“astonishing change” in the
president’s advisors. The views
expressed in the following
article by Mr. Howe are, of
course, his owin an{l are present
ed for the news interest they
contain.)
BY GENE HOWE
Editor, The Amarillo Globe-News
AMARILLO, Texas — (#) — In
selecting 50 persons who are hav
ing the most effect on the immed
jate future of the nation, as was
done last year, it cannot be said
they are in control.
There has been an astonishing
change in the president’s advisors.
‘The country is bewildered, but
the 49 men and one woman having
the greatest influence upon it are
easily discerned.
President Franklin D. Roosevelt,
who, a year ago, had complete
mastery of the nation, now is beset
and assailed by excited minorites
which have thrown the country
into confusion. Roosevelt has lost
much of his power but mnot his
popularity. 450 P
J. Edgar Hoover, director of the
federal bureau of investigation, is
close to Roosevelt in popularity and
is his greatest aide from a political
standpoint,
Followed by Court
President Roosevelt is followed
by the nine “horse and buggy”
members of the supreme court.
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FRANCE DEFAULTS N
WAR DERT PAYMENT
Is Sixth Consecutive Time
Of Non-Payment; Note
Expresses Hope
PARIS — (#) — France, in de
faulting her war debt payment to
the United States for the sixth time
today, expressed hape “the situa
tign in the near future would jus
tify” negotiations for a settlement.
Premier Pierre Laval’'s note of
default was approved by the coun
cil of ministers today, after it had
been cabled to the Washington em
bassy last night for delivery to the
state department tomorrow.
The note thanks the United
States for the remewed suggestion
in the American “statement of ac
count” that France submit a pro
posal for payment,
The French government, it added,
“wishes for its part to refer to its
previous communications @&nd to
recall that it is ready to seek a
basis of settlement acceptable to
both countries as soon as circum
stances permit,
“It being impossible to formulate
a proposal, it can only hops there
wiil be a satisfactory evolution in
the situation such as to justify in
the near future the opening of ne
gotiations to discuss the prompt
accord for ‘which both citntries
alike hope. (Signed) Pierre Lav
al.”
The war debt was ohly one of
three big problems before the cab
inet.
Decrees to avert another finan
cial crisis, with its possible threat
of. devaluation, formed a major
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PROSPECTS SLIM FOR
'‘RURAL SCHOOL AID
WASHINGTON ,—(#)—The pros
peet for any additional relief
money for rural schools in Geor
gia looked slim today.
Asked if he had finally disposed
of the state’s request, Administra
tor Harry L. Hopkins who turned
down the proposal several weeks
ago said, “I have, yes; but no one
else seems to have.”
Following this statement, Repre
sentative Tarver of Georgia said,
“I do not think there is any hope
unless the Georgia delegation takes
‘the matter in a body to the White
House. The delegation so far has
not decided to take this step.”
A. B. C. Paper—Single Copies, 2c—s¢c Sunday
Children of Confederacy
Conclude ‘Annual Session
MACON, Ga.—(#)—Miss Mar
garet Burdette of LaGrange
was elected president of ‘the
United Children of the Con
federacy in'Georgia, which con
cluded its convention here late
yesterday. ;
Other officers elected: Miss
Elizabeth Hertzburg of Atlan
ta, first vice president; Miss
Martha Harrison,. Macon, sec
ond " vice president, and Rus
sell Hall. of Savannah, third
vice president. .
The 1936 convention will be
held early in .June in Atlanta.
A new state director will be
elected to succeed Mrs. N. M.
Jordan of Tennille at the state
convention of the United
Daughters of the Confederacy
in Savannah this fall.
First prize for the best scrap
book on historical events went
to Alice Tyler Gray chapter of
Columbus.
ENGLISH LAW MAY
oIV MRS, WALEY
Old Axiom That Wife Has
No Will of Own May
Save Prison Term
BY LELAND HANNUM
(Associated Press Staff }NI-itor)‘
(Copyright, 1935, Associated Press.)
TACOMA, Wash, — # — A
principle of old English law—that
a wife is the mere chattel of her
husband—was cited by Tacoma at
torneys today as likely to save
Mrs. Harmon M, Waley from a life
sentence for Kkidnaping George
‘Weyerhaeuser.
‘While the 19-year old Mrs. Waley
and her ex-convict husband re
mained incommunicado in the coun
ty jail at Olympia, federal agents
followed up fresh clues in their
intensive search for William Mahan
the third suspect in the $200,000
kidnaping.
Near Butte, Mont., they searched
a mountain cabin, from which a
mysterious occupant was believed
to have fled when the owner ap
proached it yesterday. Finger
prints were taken of articles in the
cabin to determine if the recent
resident might have been the scar
faced Mahan.
As 'Tacomans speculated about
about the outcome of the federal
kidnap trial, attorneys cited a bit
of jurisprudence from the middle
ages which is an important part
of modern federal law, that a wife
has no will of her own.
It holds, in effect, that when a
wife takes partinacrime with her
husband, she is assumed to be act
ing under his dominance — that
Margaret Thulin Waley allegedly
helped secret George, helped take
him into Idaho, and helped pass
part of the $200,000 ransom, mon
ey, under her husband’s duress.
It is said that Margaret Waley
contends she knew nothing about
the kidnaping until George was
taken to the “hideout house” in
Spokane, when the scar-faced,
fleet-footed fugitive Mahan told
her she was just as deep in the kid
nap as he or Harmon.
Federal agents say they captur
ed Waley through his wife’s confes
sion, then both Waleys confessed,
implicating Mahan a the extortion
ist, and helping recover much of
the loot,
A department of justice spokes
man indicated today that the Whal
ey case may be ended before Ma
han is caught. Proceedings await
the return from San Francisco of
J. Charles Dennis, U. 8. attorney,
who may arrive today.
Employes of Athens Division of
Georgia Power Co. Gather Here -
Meeting in the interest of mak
ing their work safer and more
effective, 50 employes of the Athe
ens division of the Georgia Power
company attended an all-day op
erating practices meeting at the
Electric building on Hancock ave
nue today. T. A. Gibson, Athens
division superintendent of the
company, presided.
’ After reviewing the several ac<
cidents that employes in the, div
ision had been in during the past
six months, Mr. Gibson introduc
'ed R. L. Russell, new Athens dis
trict superintendent, who recently
succeeded W. A, Mathis. Mr.
Russell discussed the importance
~of linemen and electricians doing
klean work and keeping their
\tools and equipment in order. -
~ Other speakers at the morning
ksenlon were S. A. Hale, division
OFFICIALS OF PLANT
SAY ONLY &2 DIED
IN GREAT EXPLOSION
Only 26 Bodies Recovered
So Far From Debris by
Nazi Workers
RICID CENSORSHIP
Survivors Are Ordered Not
To Discuss Catastrophe
With Qutsiders ;
By LOUIS P. LOCHNER
(Copyright 1935 by the Associated
Press.) . B
REINSDORF, Germany—(#)—"
Nazis, grime-streaked . and grim,
dug into the ruins of the explos
ion-shattered munitions works
today to bring out the bodies of ¥
the dead, variously estimated to
number from 52 to 1,000, "sediay
Survivors of the devastating
blasts, many of them suffering
from shock and possessing only
the clothes on their backs, stream=
ed from the town on orders that
it be evacuated.
Flames which followed the éx
plosions late yesterday added ‘to
the destruction. :
A rigid censorship, enforced by
police rifles, was thrown about
Reinsdorf, a huge munitions cen
ter and therefore an integral part
of Germany's rearmament pro
gram. i
Official Estimate
Nazi officials said there were
52 dead, with 75 seriously injured
and 300 less seriously: hurt. But
unofficial estimates placed the
number killed up to 1,000, , -
The burgomaster told the Asso
ciated Press: i R
“ think an estimate of 2,000 *
killed is too many but 1,000 would
be more accurate.” st
A -witness. to the terrifying
scenes, he described it as “a helk
of heat and explosions.” The
shock was felt over an area esti
mated at 675 square miles. *
" All forces of the Nali govern
ment were aiding in the task of
rescue and rehaiblitation., 2
Firemen, police, storm troopers
and workers attempted to get at
some 30 ‘bodies reported togbe
lying in the midst of ashes' where
a factory stood yesterday. = ° -
Survivors,” under striet - orders
not to discuss the catastrophe
with outsiders, stood '’anxiously
about ‘in ‘"Wittenberg, -' of which
Reinsdorf ‘is a suburb, - awaiting
word from loved ones. Many of
them had bandaged ‘' heads and
hands. s rhEAN A o
Government Spokesman - -
Otto Heidenreith, Nazi district
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Braddock to Defend
Crown Next Summer
NEW YORK — (). — Jimmy
Braddock, newly crowned heavy
weight champion, today agreed to
defend his title for Madison Square
(Giarden against Max Schmeling,
former titleholder, in the summer
of 1936, thus eliminating any
chance of a champicnship fight in
September. ; e i
In announcing the new champion
would make the first defense of his
title next year, James J, Johnston,
head of boxing at the Garden, said
Max Baer would be offered a bout
with Schmeling in September and
if victorious would be substituted
for the German in a return bout
with Braddock.
As for Joe Louis, the Detroit
Negro, and Primo Carnera, who
will meet June 26 under the pro
motion of the rival Twentieth
Century club, Johnston said: “Louis
and Carnera are out of the plc
ture.” . iRy
power salesman;’ J. G. Watterson,
division engineer; P. C. Lynchf
Hartwell district manager; W. R. |
Pollard, superintendent of the au=
tomotive department of the Pows
er company, of Atlanta; and L.
M. Shadgett, chairman of the
Power company safety council and
superintendent of wholesale oper- P?g
ations, of Atlanta. m"g‘:%
Mr. Hale streigaed the imm&fi;g
ance of eliminating pranks m&fa
tricks frem the important, dous .
tasks of line and equipment work- =
ers, as well as in driving automo
biles, Mr. Watterson explained
the types of wound infections and
the proper methods for avoiding
and treating them, . . S
* Mr. Lynch said that the persum.
who is at fault in accidents proh.