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Three Faction Will Clash In Gongress On
Type Of Law To Keep Us Out Of War
Strict Embargo Advocates Face Battles With
Group Urging “Moderate” Plan
And With Profit Hunters
The great probiems facing
Congress and what may be
done to solve them are mat- ‘
ters of vital interest to the na- |
tion, as House and Senate pre- |
pare to go into session on Jan. |
3. Rodney Dutcher, NEA Serv- |
ice. and The Banner-Heraid |
Washington correspondent, has |
written a series of three ar- |
ticles, of which this is the sec- |
ond, teling in detail of the |
outstanding problems to be |
tackled and what Congress is |
expected to do about them. |
By RODNEY DUTCHER }
Banner-Herald Washington Corre-|
spondent |
WASHINGTON-—Neutrality lez- |
iglation, social security, and agri- |
culture—unless the U. S. Bup mm-;
Court upholds the AAA in toto—|
wil! provide ,three of the chief |
fields of combat in this session ufl
Congress. ‘
A neutrality law must be devised
to replace the makeshift compro
mise law which expires in Febru-
ary.
The issue here will he fought
out by: .
1. Those who would keep us out
of war at any cost, short of arm
ed invasion. :
2. Those who say it's worth tak
ing a chance ir return for the
profits of trade with belligerents.
3. Those—and here apparently
one must include the administra
tion—who don’'t care about the
profits, but feel the president
should have discretion to’ choose
sides among belligerents for either
moral or strategic reasons.
The battle will begin almost at
onee. 'The Senate munijtions com
mittee has scheduled prompt hear
ings on the banking phase of its
investigation and will draw infor
mation from that the demonstrate
sgain how this country drifted
into the World War.
pPlan Tight Embargo
The commititce has been work
ing on & proposeéd neutrality bill
which ‘s expected to include:
1. Mandatory embargoe: on
Joans ard credits as well as on
munitions and implements of war
to belligerents.
2. Power for the president to de
fine and embargo “war materials”
(which might include oil) and re
fuse pas:ports into warring na
tions and war zones.
8. Provision that all merchanss¢
shall be transported to belligorents
at the buyers' risk.
Some of the more determined
teekers of peace will insist that
key war materials be specifically
barred from our trade with bellig
erents, and Senatcr Bone of Wash
ington urges an automatic embar
go on any commodity a belligerent
declares to be contraband.
The administration is sure to
demand scme discretion here and
j¢ expected to fight pronosed ap
plication of mandatory clauses to
parties which enter a war after the
original belligerents.
The present temporary law
makes it mandatory on the presi
dent to bar muntions shipments
to Italy ard Ethiopia, for instance.
but wouldn't apply to England or
ather League nations which sub
sequently might get into the con
flict.
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HO“ONTAL Answer to Previous Puzzle 17 Eyei tu!;‘)or.
I,6Leader of [ART] [FTATUINITILIE RIOlY) 19 He ls the—
— recent AT [;]mm» AICIEIR of war.
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13 filfchlnl‘ USE'E SINTIOGERTORER 22 Superfluous.
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16 Sounds. Ei[g%gg S ggg@ 28 To imittatg.
18 Tiny particle. |! T g 29 Part of the
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21 ’hadq?ge in g[flg FAUNTLERO |_ sg; :lVayside hotel.
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25 Genus of 48 Bagle's cli 4To regret. 42 Bay horse,
palms, - 52 Male sheep. mn, 44 Destiny. )
27 Genius, 53 Plant., 6 volent, 45 Last word o
80 Excuse. 55 Cover, 78ea. S a prayer.
83 To think. 56 Husbands and 8 Doctor. "W, 47 War fiyer.
34 Pine fruits, wives. 9 Afirmative #9.Wholly
35 Hearsay. 58 His military vote. 50 Mfiatlon.
27 Dogma., title (pl.). 10 Tardy. 51 Natu power.
38 Inlet. 59 He has been 11 Heathen god. 52 Tatter. °
39 Like. appointed ———, 12 Amphibian. 53 King of
40 Drone bee. 15 His coup —— Bashan.
43 Credit. VERTICAL the monarchy. 54 Hour.
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Strong Act Likely
However the differences are
settled, a neutrality act on unpre
cedented strength and scope is ex- :
pected to emerge. Congress and
the admini tration are united on
a policy which they hope will pre
vent greedy commercial interests
from drazging the United BStates
into war by demands for “freedom
of the seas’'—which Admiral Sflnel
defines as “the freedom 1o make
profits out of countries engaged in
a death +truggle.”
Take-the-profits-out-of-war leg
iglation, resting with the Senate
finance committee since the House
last summer patssed the amended
McSwain bill, will also be up.
The House bill giveg the presi
dent power to fix prices, com
mandeer factories, set material
prices, and conscript management.
It alto provides that drafted men
shall not be asked to fight on
foreign sofl, and jmposes a 100 per
cent tax on excess profits in war
time—but neglects to define “ex
cess profite.”
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Bill Limits Profits
The bill in the Senate, which
probably will be modified by the
finance committee, limits corpora
tion wartime profits to 3 per cent,
raises income taxes to a point
which would eliminate incomes
over SIOO,OOO a year, and empow
ers the president to draft corpora
tion executives at war pay of SB,-
000 a year.
Congress would be sure to gtand
pat on the social security act
passed last session were it not for
the rapid spread of the Townsend
Old Age Revolving Pensions idea.
Townsend pressure for pensiong
of S2OO a month to perions over
60, however, is likely to result in
liberalizing of the act.
The provision in the securlty act
‘to encourage sld age pensions is
| that the federal government will
[ match state pensions up to a total
lof S3O, meanivg a maximum fed
| eral contribution o® $156 a mounth a
person, But there i some strong
sentiment to make the federal
government match larger sums
and to cut the age limit to 60 in
.stead of the present stipulated 65,
with temporary exemption to 70 if
states desire.
Such a compromise might tend‘
to take the Townsend heat off
Washington and transfer it to
state legislatures.
Scek Townsend Vote Ban
The third geficiency bill carry
irg $93,000,000 for old age pen
lnion and other social welfare bene
fits to states will be up <oon.
Present administration plans ar
to head off a House vote on the
Townsend plan itself at this g™
sion, though it's possible they will
be changed. Last year the plan
nbtained 56 votes and this year it
would be sure of 100. A petition
to force a voie on a modified form
'nf the plan now has 47 names. It
may be difficult to avoid a Sen
ate vote if any senator insists on
forcing one by attaching a rider to
other legislation. -
Nature of AAA legislation which
might follow an adverse supreme
court decision would depend on
whether the court invalidated both
proce: sing taxes and benefit pay-
ments to farmers.
If Congress had merely to find
a new way to get revenue to mee!
the taxes, it probably would in
cline toward higher income and
inheritance taxes, although 806
great is the aversion to new taxes
in a campaign year that some
effort, perhaps successful, would
be made this year to get the
money from relief funds .already
appropriated. ‘
Farm Bil's May Pass
Before there would be any new
AAA tax, the administration
would explore the possibilities of
an excise tax on processors and
manufacturers of farm products.
Other farm legislation ig likely
of passage, such as ihe Bankhead
bill for relief of tenant farmers.
Substitue legislation for the
present unpopular potato control
bill seems ceriain.
Bkt st e
MELL IS INDUCTED
INTO OFFICE HERE
BY JUDGE FORTSON
(Continued ¥rom Page One)
employes have been given a 10 per
cent increase.
Councilman Weir then withdrew
his original motion and moved
that Mayor Mell's salary be set
at $1,200 and that action on sal
arjes of firemen and policemen be
deferred until an investigation can
be made intg the financial condi
tion of the city.
1t was voted to appropriate the
same amount as last year to the
Red Cross, $3,000 for public wel
fare purposes,
| A bill for $136.93 as the city's
'part for special relief purposes
was presented by Joel A. Wier,
chairman of the relief committee.
Councilman Wier moved that the
bill be paid, and that during 1936
the city appropriate $1,200 for
relief work. Both motions were
unanimonsly carried.
Names of A. G. Dudley, H. F.
Kirk, and Robert Lester were
submitted for council to select a
successor to Mayor Mell as a
member of the bond commission.
Councilman Bedgood moved thet
Mr. Dudley be elected to fill the
position on the commission, auad
the motion was unanimously . cav
ried.
Mayor Mell announced that in
terrst ¢n the bonds, due today,
amounted to $11,622.50, and thut
about si,Boo is in the bank. A res
olution, drawn up by Attorney
Rucker for Mayor Mell to borrow
|BIO,OOO with which to pay the in
terest, was adopted.
Couneil unanimously voted to re
tain four policemen, elected several
months' ago to serve until Janu
ary 1, to serve three more months.
J. H. Epting, a member of the
Civil service commission, asked
council that the policemen be re
tained. Councilman Seagraves
made the motion, and it was un
animously carried.
! Only one standing committee will
'| be maintained by council this yeaa,
t| it was indicated this morning when
I‘Mayor Mell appointed the person
-1 nel of the finance committee to in
t | clude Councilman Wier, chairman,
- | Councilmen Bedgova and Martin
' | The mayor is ex-officio member of
)| the committee. No other commit.
teer were authorized.
y| The meeting of council was open-.
o] ed with prayer by Dr. J. C. Wilkin.
1| gon, pastor of First Baptist church
J Frank Shackelford and Will
. | Scott appeared before council to
| ask that a two inch water main on
Ilolman avenue, given to the city
about 6 years ago by the Holman
Estate, be lowered deeper into the
ground to protect it during freez
ing weather,
Mr. Shackelford said that since
the main had been. put down by
the estate, it had served 16 hous
es in the Holmon avenue section,
but now water was furnished 10‘
only about five houses by the|
main. The city laid a main on
King avenue some time ago, which
affected about 11 houses that pro
ivously drew water from the twa
incly main, :
Due to natural erosion and
scraping of King avenue and Hol
man avenue by the city, parts ci
the small main were above the
surface of the ground. During
¢ l& weuther, the main freezes aad:
bursts, preventing those living on
Holnr a 2 avenue from getting wa
ter. 5
Alderman ‘Seagraves motioned
that a committee be named to in
vestigate the situation, before the
pipe was lowered. Alderman Cen
ter amended the motion to the ef
| sect that the main, which is now
bursted, be repaired by the city
immediately., The amendment was
rapproved. Aldermen Seagraves,
Bedg&i\:nd Martin, and City En
gineer J| S eacham were ap
pointed to mate lowering the
pipe. - :
It was voted to hol eetings of
council the first Wed ay of
each month, at 8 o'clock" in the
winter months and 8:30 during the
summer.
Funeral Services for
Lumpkin F. Griffeth
Are Postponed Again
Funeral services for Lumpkin
F. Griffeth were again postponed
today when weather conditions
continued to be bad.
The funeral will be held at 2:30
o'clock Friday from the Johnson's
Methodist church near Watkins
ville in Oconee county. Mr.
Griffeth 'died Saturday afternoon
after being fatally injured in an
accident on Tallassee road when
the automobile in which he was
riding skidded from the road and
struck a bridge, throwing - him
from the car. i
THE BANNER-HERALD, ATHENS, GEORGIA
There is some doubt whether
enough signatures can be obtain
ed on a petition for the Frazier.
Lemke farm mortgage refinancing
bill to force this one to a vote. It
s a $3,000,000,000 inflationary
measure designed to refinance
$9,000,000,000 in farm mortgages
at low interest rates tlarough issu
ance of new currency. If PasSed
by both houses, it is expccted to
be wvetoed.
Democratic leaders are quietly
laying plans to balk completion of
the petition, using. “pressure” on
members.
The Bankhead cotton control
bill probably will be killed by the
gupreme court, but thus far noth
ing has been proposed to replace
it except the AAA voluntary cot
ton adjustment program.
NEXT: Government and busi
ness and labor in the next Con
gress.
“KING OF KINGS” IN
PROTEST TO LEAGUE
(Continued From Page One)
led these indications:
‘“The ITtalian planes did not mean
to bomb tents of the Swedish Rei
Cross and other Red Crosses, al
though it is well known that Eth
iopian chieftains take shelter un-
der Red Cross gigns when they sce
italian airpianes.” =~ -
Although first Ethiopian reports
said nine Swedes and 23 Ethiop
ians of an ambulance unit died in
the asault, the Italian government
reported:
“News of the number of .dead
is not definitely stared.”
The Swedish Red Cross unit was
believed by Ethioplan officials
themseives to have been in the
head of their troop masses which
have been menacing General Gud
olfo Graziani's army.
While fascist officials thus de.
fended . vigorously the conduct. of
their campaign, other Italiang at
home saw the New Year in more
quietly than wusual, but with the
customary cry—‘'Viva, I 1 Duce!"
still on their lips. ;i
Itaiians went home early from
their New Year's Eve celebrations,
under the economy rules of the
fascist regime, decred to combat
League of Natlons war penaltles,
They did not, ag in former New
Year's live celepbrations, cast junk
into the streets, or breax crockery
on the pavements to herald the
New Year.
Most of their junk had gone into
the regime’s war chest; the rest
they saved
Put fascists looked hopefully te
the New “¥ear to bring them deci
sive milithry triumphs in Bas
Africa and an end to the Leagues
sanctions siege at home. £ o 4
Britain’s traditional welcome to
the New Year —the issuance of
King George's honorg list — also
reflected the East African con
flict,
Sir Sydney Barton, minister at
Addis Ababa, became knight grand
cross of the order of the British
empire. Two of the king's sons
the Duke of York and the Duke
of Kent, also appeared in the lona
honors list.
HUNT FOR KARPIS IS
PUSHED IN MISSOURI
(Continued Irom Page One)
A. Smith, chief of the De-
partment of Justice of Investiga-
tion here, said G-men were press
ing the search for Karpis, although
they had “nothing definite to go
on.”
“We don't know hoew much of
Fanning’s story to believe,” the
bureau chief said. “He wag de
clared insane in lowa in 1934, aft
er mal¥'ng a lot of extravagant
claims when he was arrested there,
‘Psychologists at the University
of lowa examined him and report
ed he -had been drepped on his
head as. a baby, actually, and had
suffered .a. skull injury which as.
fected hig mind.
“Our files show a jury declared
him officially insane.”
~ Fanning, questioned until this
morning by Kansas City police and
fedral agents, clung tenaciously te
‘his story that Karpis was his come
panion.
“I ought to know,” he insisted,
“I've been with him constantly for
the last four months and I served
a 4 sentence with him once at Ark.
ansas City, Kas.” 1
Smith said Fanning had been aa
inmate of the Kansas State refor
matory while Karpis served a sen.'
tence there, and ‘probably knew
him."
At Kirksville, Mo., where Fan
ning. had operated a photographic
shop for several months, officers
raided his hotel room. The re:
ported they found several pistols
and a number of radio receiving
sets.
+ Fanning was arrested yesterday
after leaping from a stolen car
police were pursuing. His com
panion escaped in the machine
driving madly over curbs and
through shrubbery to elude the
officers.
Fanning concealed himself in g
school house and was arrested
when he left ths building aftes
hiding for several hours.
BIG-EARTD SWANS .
KANSAS CITY — Three swans
on Ira Drymon’s farm “must have
had ears as big as their wings,”
Drymond said. He planned 1o
capture the swan which had
adopted a lake on the farm as
their home. Next day, the big
birds {lew away. 1
THE
OMNIBUS
A FREE RIDE FOR
EVERYBODY
Unknown to many Athens peo
ple, short wave radio played an
important part in the ice and
sleet storm that has covered the
southeastern states for the past
three aays.
Ralph “put” Palmisano, local
short wave radio operator, was
summoned by the local power
company at 4 o'clock in the morn
ing Saturday. Mr. Palmisano was
asked by the local company to see
if he could contact Atlanta, after
all wires leading out of the city
had been torn down by the snow
| and falling limbs.
. For a period of twenty minute:
’au effort was made to get in
touch with Atlanta by Mr. Pal
' masino from his station W4DSF
The operator then gave a signal tc
,station D4CCP in Gorgas, Ala
}bama and learned that the wires
from that city to Atlanta were in
fair condition, and communica
iitlonu were being sent through. In
- Gorgas the short wave radio sta
tion W4CCP had already been re
moved from its original location
and placed in the power company’s
offices there. Athens could then
talk with Atlanta via Gorgas, Ala.
by short wave radio.
The following letter was written
to the American Radio Relay
League by Vernon J. Cheek, loca’
ishort wave operator and director
of controls at WTFI, asking tor‘
'the right to have one-sixty phone\
operators in thig city. |
American Radio Relay League,
West Hartford, Conn.
1 Dear Sirs:— . |
Mr. Ralph Palmisano, who re
cently became identified with the
league, operates from his statior
W4DSF, here in Athens. A little
episode drawn from his activities
will probably be of interest to you
At four o’clock, December 28
W4DSF received a telephone call
from the loenl powpr gcompany,
requesting his aid in contacting
Atlanta. The company’s commmuni
cation facilities were paralized by
the worst ice storm in the history
of the company, in this section.
For a period of about twenty
minutes an effort was made to
contact. Atlanta with no results.
Mr. Palmasino (W4DSFSs handle)
was then called by W4CCP of
Gorgas, Alabama. The call was
answered and it was learned that
his transmtter had already been
placed in the offices of the loca’
power company in that city. Mr
Palmasino was then informed
that the lines from there to At
lanta were then operative.
The hook-up was ready to func
tion in twenty-five minutes afte’
the telephone call had been re
ceived by W4DSF.
This accomplishment chalks up
another deed justifying the exis
tance of one sixty phone opera
tors, doggone “em. :
: Very Truly Yours,
' VERNON J. CHEEK,..
‘ ‘W4ADN, Athens, Ga.
Look¥ouTt BOYS!
IT'S LEAP YEAR
An ancient legend will uphold
the rights of a girl when she wish
es to ask her beloved to be her
husband this year, as 1936 is a
leap-year. For some this will be
the first chance since 1932 since
those figures were the last which
could be divided by 4. Once every
four years February has 29 days,
and this is (ne of those years.
Omnibus Driver 4
Offered Free Ride
Leonard Postero, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Tony Postero tlephon
'ed the Omnibus Driver, who gives
everybody a free ride, and asked
the Driver to thank all the many
friends who helped he and “Lit
tle Brother” win:- the minature au
tomobile in the Patrick Pharmacy
contest recently.
Said Leonard: “Wish, ’em. a
Happy New Year, too Mr. Driver.
and I'll give you a free ride in our
litte ecar, if you'll take time off
from driving the Omnibus.”
Fear Quail Crop
Damaged by Snow
Although no reports have been
given concerning the damage of
‘the ice and snow to the quail and
other game and birds in this sec-
Mtion, local sportsmen were afraid
/that a small percentage of the
birds have been killed.
Several Athenians who spend
much of their time hunting and
fishing stated that although they
had not heard of the condition of
the quail, they believed that quite
a good many had been frozen.
cold natured more so than almost
any other bird. . :
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Home-Made TONEE
Anti-Freezers
As a drizzling rain mixed with
sleet fell on Athens again early
this morning Athenians were
buying more.qcandkes and “other
| remedies for keepthg rain from
!t‘reezing on the windshields.
. Everything from chewing to
baecco to table salt was being .used
on the freezing glasses. Local
| filling stations were selling a mix
ture that many local cabs were
“using. Many were recommending
the use of an onion while others
were applyving lemon juice to their
Avindshields. Kerosene as well as
tnotor oil were uvsed on many of
the glasses. Many motorist were
envying the drivers who had
bought the latest thing for keep
ing the windshield clear. It was
an ordinary windshield wiper with
a new type of blade that had
been chemically treated for this
purpose. The average person was
applying what was most conven
jent to. him whether it was chew
ing tobacco, lemon juice, onions
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Test your industriousness by
getting into this contest. Clip out
the above pictures, write under
each the name of the person you
think it represents and then write
'a description of what, in your
opinfon, makes their attitude to
'ward the people similar, then mail
both to the “Old Hickory Contest
Editor, Athens Banner-Herald” not
later than January 6, at 6 p. m.
Do not make your essay more than
200 .words long.
Michael’s, in Athens, is offering
cash prizes totaling $25.00 to the |
boys and girls of school age in
the Athens area who win in this
contest, First prizo, sls, to either|
boy or girl, will be awarded thej
sable salt, kerosene, motor oil or &
candle.
Be careful with those candles
however. They’ll crack your wind
shield, 3
SNELLING ASSERTS ;
CITY OWES DUDLEY
DEBT OF GRATITUDE
(Continuea From Page One)
of Mayor Dudley and the retiring
Councilmen Dußose and Phillips,
and referred to the spirit of har
mony which has characterized the
activities of the mayor and coun
¢il. James Barrow, city clerk,
thanked the mayor and council for
the cooperation they have given his
office.
In summarizing the record of
the municipality in the last ten
vears, Mayor Dudley pointed out
that $29.000 worth of new water
mains have been installed during.
that period; new machinery cost
ing $13,000 has been installed at
the waterworks plant; $67,000
worth of street paving +has been
paid and other similar permanent
improvemgents brings the total for
the period to $125583.
Mayor Dudley cited the im
provements at the ecity hall, en
largement aud modernization of
the health department, justallation
of improved plumbing facilities for
the public toilets, substitution of
a new and more sanitary city .jail
for the unsightly building formerly
located on the city hall lot, con
struction of a women’s rest room
in the ecity hall building and mod
ernization of the living quarters
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person sending in thé. best' litlle
essay, together with: the above
pictures and the correct names of
the twg men shown here. For the
next best essay, submitted by a
girl a prizé, in cash, of $5.00 wi'l
be awarded. And the boy who
submits the second best essay for
boys will also be awarded $5.00 in
cash—making a total of $25.00 in
cash.
It {8 not every day that a boy
or girl can get the chance to make
cash money, so get busy and study
up on these twc men, and write
your &ssay. Be sure and send in
to “Old Hickory Contest Editor,
Athens Banner-Herald,” not later
than 6 p. m., January 6th. The
winners will b~ announced Janu
ary Bth.
of the city firemen, including in
stallation of new plumbing facili
ties,
School System
Reference was made to the city
school administration which has
succeeded in reducing the cost of
operating the systemi, saving the
taxpayers more than $30,000 an
nually. In addition, funds have
been made possible out ‘of cur
rent municipal revenues to enlarge
school bulldings to accommodate
an increasing enrollment. The
school book rental sy:tem, install
ed by the board of education in
the last ten years, has saved pa
trons of the schools thousands of
dollars every year.
An active city-county health de«
partment has helped give the com
munity healthful conditions, a lab
oratory which examines 5,000 spec
mens annually aiding physicians
ind the public health service in
protecting the city and county
from epidemics. In the field of
prevention, for instance, the health
department has, with the coo-op
aration of Athens physicians, main
tained a well baby clinic where
last year more than 400 infants
and pre-shooi children were un
der observation. A elinic for the
free treatment oo° social diseases
has been established: In a two
year period during the last decade
the Athens community escaped
without a single death from dip
theria. The mayor praised the
record of ' the health department
as outstanding. s,
Within the last year the citi
zens authorized issuance of bonds
for the purpose of building a new
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 1, 1936,
waterworks plant which, with
federal aid, will give Athens one
of the most modern watcrworks
in the country.
In bidding the council farewell,
Mayor Dudley declared tha: his
asscciation with ite members and
other officials and employes of the
city in the last ten years has been
a great pleasure to him, and ex=
pressed his avpreciatior for the
cooperation which has been given
him in his efforts to serve the city
efficiently.
The police department made 3,-
330 arrests during the pa:t year,
including 723 for traffic violations,
2,260 for cother violations, such as
drunkeness, disorderly conduct, etc.
and 337 or state warrants, Chief
E. W. Waeds report shows.
Record Yincent Matthews dis
missed 427 cases, put 249 on pro
bation, failed to try 9 cases, sus
pended 35 and bound two over
to state court.
Property Recovered
Fines collected in police court
amounted to $13,517.28, with §7,-
626 being worked out on the
streets. Stolen property recovered
amounted to $18,424.
During the wear 1,656 white
males were arrested, 1,253 colored
males, 97 white females, and 324
colored females.
The fire department answered
245 alarms during the year, 18 of
which were false. Value of prop
erty at risk from fire during the
year was estimated by Chief IL.ester
at $262840, and contents at risk
amounted to $115,125. Insurance
on buildings threatened or de
stroyed by fire during the year
amounted to $252,000 and contents
were insured for $112,000.
Insurance loss on buildings and
contents amounted to $10,475, and
fire loss, not insured, was SIOO.
December was the busiest month
of the year for firemen, with 36
alarms being answered. In Janu-
ary 29 alarms were answered;
February 26; March 29; April, 17;
May, 18; June, 15; July, 9; Auge
ust, 11; September, 20; October,
23; November, 18; and December,
36.
1,553 Inspectlons
A total of 1,563 inspectipns were
made during the year, including
1,078 for fire prevention, 365 for
fire protection in the business sec=
tion, and 110 smoke flues.
Nine- alarms out of the city
were answered, Chief Lester re
ported, and loss from these alarms
are not included in his report.
The budget for the upkeep of
the department showed $37,5610 was
spent during the past year, for
lights ana power, fire alarm boxes,
chemicdls, fuel, badges, rubber
boots, suits, automobile tires, hose,
payroll, and other incidentals.
W. L. Stanton Recent
Visitor to Athens
Mr. W. L. Stanton, of Birme
ingham, Ala., was tne guest sev
eral days ago of his sister, Mrs.
Walter T. Forbes. Mr. Stanton
spent his freshman year at the
University™ of Georgia a good
#hany years ago, later going to the
University of Michigan where he
graduated and became a member
of the faculty. :
Following the World War, Mr.
Stanton entered the employ of the
Russian government as an engi
neer and at the conclusion of a
large -project he returned to. the
states and is now connected with
the Federal Housing Administra
tion in Birmingham. :