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Vol. 103. No. 305.
Rainfall In Last
24 Hoursßeached
2.20-Inch Total
According to E. 8. Sell, govern
ment weather observer here, rain
fall during the last - twenty-four
hours ending at 8 o’clock this morn
ing was 2.20 inches. This will be
increased since rain has been fall
ing all day. This figure is nearly
half of the average rainfall for the
month of January, 4.83 inches. The
steady rain last night and early
this morning gave Athens an ex
cess rainfall of 1.88 since Janu
ary 1. The government weather
forecast is for continued rain.
Temperatures during the same
period, as reported by Mr. Sell,
showed the mercury did not budge
from one point, 31 degrees. Normazs
temperature for the period is 43
degrees.
The effects of the terrible weas
ther became apparent today as
local hospitals reported four pneu
monia cases, two of which proved
fatal.
Condition of Mrs. Peter Brown
at General hospital was reported
improved and that of B. A. Smith,
‘Winder, prominent Barrow county
farmer, at the same hospital, was
reported unchanged. .
Two Deaths
Mrs. Bell Barrett, 74, died at her
home, 115 Mitehell street, after an
illness of two weeks from pneu
monia. Harold G. Norman, Lin
colnton, Ga., was the other pneu
monia fatality.
Yesterday and last night ingen
jous Athenians worked out various
ways to secure better footing on
the icy streets,
One woman had purchased the
type overshoe that has a sole end
ing under the instep and a narrow
band around the heel. She had
then had large broad head roof
ing tacks pushed through the
soles from inside and was merrily
going her way while others were
slipping all over the place.,
One man had taken the alpin
stock from its place over the man
tel and was putting it to good use
in securing a grip on the ice.
Shortly after the gentleman had
made the rounds of the business
gection, imitation alpinstocks made
their. appearances, citizeng using
pointed sticks, furnace -pokers, etc.
Additional damage was done{
telephone lines in this section last
night according to J. W. Uarrell,l
head of the local telephone com
pany. “I would not be surprised
if there was not a great deal of
damage done although I do not
yet have reports from all sections”'
said Mr. Jarrell this morning. I
One crew was sent to the main|
line between Atlanta and Athens|
where considerable damage wasj
caused. Several of the large cab-l
les were torn down last night
leaving approximately fifty tele
phones out of order. Approximately
150 phones were useless during the|
first part of the week but fifty|
have been restored to use and the
other one hundred are expected to
be back in use by the last of the
week.
Additional damage was caused |
last night when tne slow ra,iul'
wag freezing on the trees about!
midnight and additional limbs fell}
actoss the wires causing breaks. |
The rain that fell last night and
today was of great help to line
meén because it improved conditions
underfoot. If the rain will con
tinue to fall and melt the snow anai
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Money for Boys
And Girls—
On the inside of today's
Banner-Herald are two pice
tures, togetner with instruc
tions, on how boys and girls
of school age in Athens area
have a chance to win $25.00
in cash in a contest sponsored
by Michael’'s, Athens. Look
for ‘the instructions and get
into this interesting and prof
itable contest.
STATE NEWS BRIEFS
By The Associated Press
ATLANTA .—(#)—Georgia's main|
highways, some of them blocked |
by ice and debric for severa] days
all were open to traffic today the|
state highway department announ- |
ced. A
The state highway engineer said"
roads between Macon and Athens|
and between Athens and Atlanta
were open to traffic early today. |
ATLANTA —First large payment
of money under Governor Eugene
Talmadge’s financial “dictatorship™
was slated for today with State
Treasurer George B. Hamilton due
to pay almost SIOO,OOO in interest
on the siate’s fixed debt.
The governor came inte sole
control of the state’s monies yes
terday when the old appropriations
bill died. The last session of the
legislature adiourned without pass
ing a‘new money bill but the gov-
ATHENS BANNER-HERALD
Full Associated Press Service
Congress to Tackle Major Issues Nex:. Week
F ir;t K/laj?or *Ethzop?dn*Of}ens’;ve* IS*E@;}efing* Se:imt_; Stetb&ks
“DFFIGIAL" SILENGE
ENFOLDS ACTIONS OF
VINISTER OF WAR
Attacks Against ltalians
Reported as Meeting
Stern Resistance
ANXIETY IS FELT
; .
‘Covernment Denies That
- 2 ltalian Aviators Were
f Beheaded By Foes
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' By DEVON FRANCIS
(Associated Press Staff Writer)
The first major Ethiopian of
fensive on the northern front of
the Ttalo-Ethlopian war zone since
the start of hostilities three
months ago, is -encountering seri
ous sethacks, authoritative sour
ces in Addis Ababa disclosed to
- day.
Official silence enfolded move
ments of Ethiopian War Minister
Ras Mulugheta, who was report
ed to have launched general at
tacks against the Italians last
Saturday, but informants in- the
capital city said he was meeting
stern resistance.
The populace was enthused by
government descriptions of vie
tories for Ras Seyoum’s forces in
the Tembien sector and Ras
Ayele's followers in the Scire
area, but nothing was made pub
lic concerning activities 'of Ras
Mulugheta.
Anxiety Expressed
The movements of Ras Kassa
another major Ethiopian leade)
at the northern front, likewisc
were undisclosed. Anxiety war
expressed by . Kthiopian . eircles
over g large amount of new guns
and ammunition sent to Rar
Kassa, who has failed to commu
ricate with the government since
the offensive started.
As Addis Ababa awaited word
from the north anxiously, the
government clarified confusion
over the Italian bombardment
Monday of a Swedish Red Cross
ambulance unit, It termed an
“odious lie” an Italian charge
that two Faseist. aviators whe
fell at Daggah Bur were decapi
tated.
The government, which threugh
Emperor Haile Selassie had pro
tested ‘to the League of Nations
that the Fascists employed pois
on gas in the attack, announced
in a final report of the incident
near Dolo that only two Swedes
were wounded and none Killed.
The casualties, said a com
munique issued at the Ethiopian
capital, Addis Ababa, were 28
injured KEthiopians being treated
in a Swedish ambulance. The
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Leader of Touhy Ga
Is Seized in ghica‘glfi
CHICAGO. — (#r — “Tommy”
Touhy, long sought as the leader
of the “Terrible Touhy” gang, was
seized today in a west side apart
ment, Lieut. Thomas Kelly of the
| state’'s attorney's police. disclosed.
Touhy is wanted for question
ing about a long list of postal rob
beries, including a $130,000 holdup
in Charlottesville, N. C,
Eldest of five brothers, the 41-
vear-old “Tommy” was accused
by police of organizing the Touhy
bootleg gang which controlled il
licit liquor sales in northwest
Chicago and its suburbs, defying
the most powerful Chicagg crimi
nal outfits, including the Capone
mob. :
ernor has said he will not call a
special session.
No executive orders/ were issued
as the year began and Talmadge
clung to his policy of silence in
regard to his plans, remarking
only “she’s still a-movin’” when
questioned.
First crisis in collections may
come January 25, the date for oil
companies to remit fuel oil taxes
to the state. There have been re
ports the firms might refuse to
pay this levy in view of the lack
of an appropriations bill.
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JEFFERSON, Ga.—George West
moreland, attorney for four young
men held in the investigation of
the torch death of Lawrence Bar
rett, Jackson county farmer, said
today he would seek preliminary
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Through this U. 8. Senate doorway, members of the upper house
will file on Jan. 3 to- pender decisions on the .bonus, nevirality,
goeial mecurity and farm legislation and other problems vital to
the nation. , Pictured here opening the doors of the chamber is
Chesley Jurney, right, Senate sergeant-at-arms, with Senator
Arthur Capper, Kansas Republican. -
Warm Rains Break Ice Grip Ovet
Northern Part of Georgia Today
MYSTERIOUS FIGURE
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Attorneys for Condemned
Man Say Unidentified
Man Fisch Associate ‘
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TRENTON, N. J. —(#)— Brunoj
Hauptmann’s lawyers injected an|
unidentified man into the Lind:
bergh kidnap-killiiis today, dis-‘
closing they were checking a story |
that the man and the late Isidorl‘
Fisch were associated in the crime, |
The latest move in defense ef
forts to keep Hauptmann from the
electric chair the week of Jan. 13
developed on the first anniversary
of the opening of his Flemingtun‘;
trial. |
“We are investigating a lead)
sajid Attorney Frederick A. Pope.
The counsel for the convictedl
glayer of Charles A. Lindbergh.‘
jr., declined to disclose the iden
tity or whereabouts, if known, of
the new figure. Until the lead
was fully developed, he indicated |
details would mot be made public.
At his trial, Hauptmann testi-|
fied he received the Lindbergh ran
som bills found in his home from
Fisch, hiz former business part
ner. :
Fisch died in Germany before
the trial. His sister testified for
the state that he arrived in Ger
many virtually without funds. Oth
er evidence was offered in an ef
for to show Fisch was in impecun
jous circumstances while in the,
United States.
Governor Harold G. Hoffman, »
member of the Court of Pardons
was expected to fix today =a date
for hearing Hauptmann's plea for
clemency. |
The court has indicated it would;
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FIRST PISTOL SHOT ?
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OF YOUTH IS ‘GOOD @
ATLANTA—(®)—Firing a pistol,
for the first time, 16-year-old T.
C'. Bruce today wounded one in
truder and routed another after
they had broken into the W'all|
Sodea company in the business
district. 5
The wounded man, listed at the
hospita] as Ben Pratt, was wound-!
ed in the left eye. Hospital at
tendants said he would recover.
He was under guard, but no’
charges had been placed, . l
Athens, Ga., Thursday, january 2, 1936
e
IRoads More Passable as
l lce Thaws Somewhat
| During the Day l
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ATLANTA. —(#)— Warm rains|
last night ard today broke the
grip of an ice storm which has
disrupted life in Atlanta for four
days.
Trees, roofs and streets shed|
most of their ice during the night
and today traffic conditions were
more nearly normal than they
|have been since Saturday night's |
Iblizza!‘d struck the city. |
Additional street cars were put'
into service today, and a greaterl
number of homes again had elec
tric and telephone service.
| While considerable ice still re-!
Imained in unexposed places, streets
tlost their glaze and automobfle'
traffic proceeded normally. '
Telegraph, telephone and elec
tric power linemen continued their
efforts at repairing circuits,
Early this morning, the temper
ature had risen to 34 in Atlanta.
Skies here were overcast.
Cloudy weather als, was report
ed in other parts of the state.
Macon reported a rainfall of .96
of an inch last night, and 1.17
linches for the 24-hour period end
ing this morning. Heavy fog there
delayed traffic during the early
morning. Macon's early morning
low temperature was 36.
l Valdosta reported a low of 36
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%MayoTMme;l—*F irst To Buy
-~ “ Jackson Dinner” Tickets
| Mayor T. 8. Mell, staunch Dem
| ocrat, today became the first pur
chaser of tickets for the Jackson
| day dinner which will be given in
Athens next Wednesday night un
der auspices of the Clarke County
Roosevelt Young Voters club.
Mayor Mell's tickets were pur
{chased from Mrs. H. A. Birch
| more, co-chairman of the commit
tee on sale of tickets for the din-
Iner. The mayor, in launching the
sale of tickets for the event, de
clared that the Jackson day din
{ners, to be held throughout the
nation January 8, should be and
no, doubt will be attended by
(housands of joyal Democrats,
The dinner will be held at the
Georgian hotel, beginning at 8:00
_o'clock and the only speceh will be
that of President Roosevelt, broad
cast at 10 p. m. Athens time. A
program of entertainment, includ
—ESTABLISHED 1832—
Preventive Program For .
. Health Protection Here
$ [s Maintained Last Y ear
Com. Brown Makes An-!
nual Report to Athens
~ Board of Health
~ SERVICE EXPANDED
'Record in Control of Ty
phoid and Diphtheria
l' {s Qutstanding
| e |
| Continuing its preventive pro- |
{gram, with the cooperation of the |
‘lmedical and dental profession, the
City-County Health Department
ilast yvear maintained its forward
| stride in safeguarding the public
i. heaith. 3
‘ Among many activities, according
[to the report of Commissioner Wi
;W‘, Brown, submitted to the board
‘of health today were: :
| I.~—Maintenance of an excellent
|record in contro: of typhoid fever
{ with only seven ecases and no
| deaths hdving been reported for
| the year.
[ 2.—Continuance of 2n outstand
i ing record in control of diphtheria,
with only ten caseg and no deaths.}
3.—Bstablishment of a free elin
{ic for treatment of social diseases.
4 —Enlargement of the laboratory
'with an attendant increase in exa
mination of specimens, extending
the aid of that division in the pro
gram of public health protection,
In his report to the board, Com
missioner Brown praises the co
cperative spirit of the Athens ana
Clarke county dental and medical
profession and the Clarke County
| Anti-Tuberculosis association. It
lwas through the efforts of the lat
teir organization that a Negre nurse
p !~wa¢mbgnined whese work hassbeen
useful in aiding the health depart
ment to wage a succeusful fight
lugainst communicable diseases.
Staff Increased
The commissioner also reported
that through the Works Progress
administratio@ the department has
been furnished the service of an
additional white public health
nurse, who began her duties last
November 30. She will devote the
major portion of her time to ma
ternal and infant welfare, The
commissioner expresses the hope
that the infant mortality rate in
Athens and Clarke county will be
materially reduced through her
efforts during 1936.
A sanitary engineer has Dbeen
added to the regular staff for an
indefinite period, to carry on an
intensive campaign for the erec
tion of sanitary privies, septic
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LOCAL WEATHER
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GEORGIA:
Rain This After
-3 ) noon Ending
‘::i’ & Early Tonight;
2 g Somewhat Colder
/i in Extreme South
_rg!_ur' ! ‘ Portion Tonight
‘!!h ,’/ 'l,lu and North Por-
LI “{///i'{ tion Friday.
SRaiigs ] |
RAIN
TEMPERATURE
HAGHhOBt, .Xs Fess seds noses 310
Lowest.... econe i - vedp LD
MOBN .4 2istisidacasss reins B 0
NOPRIIE sl si as duisvas 0D
RAINFALL
Inches last 24 hours.... .... 2.20
Total since January 1..,... 2.20
Excess sinee January 1...... 1.88
Average January rainfall.. 4.83
ing orchestra music, is being ar
ranged for the diners.
It is pointed out that Athens has
benefitted greatly under the pres
ent Democratic adminjsration, with
| a larger farm income for thig sec
| tion, refinancing of homes for
iscores of citizens, with large fed
era] payrolls for the district of
‘rices of governmental agencies.
Therefore, this community has a
vital, economic interest in helping
financing the re-election of the
Roosevelt administration. Buying
tickets to the Jackson dinner, and
thus contributing to the Democra
ic party’s campaign fund, is de
seribed as a ‘“‘good business prop
osition for Atheng and all Geor
gia”.
The purpose of the Jackson day
dinners, held with the cooperation
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of
L-I-F-E
(By the Associated Press)
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WIORKING IT OUT
TRYON, N. C.—Twev.ty-five re
sidents of Tryon started the New
Year by paying up their back water
bills and taxes—with work.
They answered a call from city
officials to help remove snow from
the streets and their labor was
applied on delinquent water and
tax bills.
WELL NOURISHED
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Floyd
Pate ate: ¢
Soup, two orders of roast beef,
sausages, trout, half a chicken,
string beans, lettuce sslad and
corn bread. .
He workg for the weather bur
eau but said sidelines of adagio
dancing and weight lifting stimu
lated his appetite.
COSTLY NOISE
| SOMERSET. Pa.—Merle Faust
welcomed the New Year by pulling
\the trigger on a 150-year-old
)musket once owned by his great
grandfather.
i The old muzble loader burst and
'a piece of steel pierced the youth's
'eye. Doctors used a magnet to re.
move the sgliver,
HE LOST HIS PANTS
OKLAHOMA ClTY—Barl - Her
ron, Oklahoma A, and. M.. College
half-miler, couldn't. run fast enough
to keep his trousers. «Ile-dost. o
race with a burglar, evidently a
sprinter, who made off with Her
ron’s trousers and $6. Herron,
Lowever, was handicapped—wear
ing pajamas and mo shoes.
Colquitt County Representative
Renews Criticisms of Talmadge
Rep. Milton Shirah Says!'
State Elected Governor,
“Not a King"
MOULTRIE, Ga. — (#) — Re
newing his criticisms of Gowvernor
Eugene Talmadge for operating
the state governmen* without an
appropriations bill, State Repres
entative Milton Shirah of Colquitt
county today urged the legislature
to convene itself to enact such a
bill, {
He said Talmadge has “appro-|
priated to his own use the legisla
tive prerogatives” of the state, ana
urged the presiding officers of the
two houses of the assembly to “fix
a date for the convening” of the
legislature.
“There is no constitutional provi
gion against convening the legis
lature in voluntary session, whenl
an emergency exists, for it is clear
that the framers of the constitution
intended that the members of the
general assembly should be quall
fied and ready for action at any
time during their term of office,"l
he said.
The constitution, Shirah said,
specifically declares that *“no per
son” discharging the Ilegislative,
judicial or executive powers shall
forever remain separate and dis
tinct and no person discharging
the duties of one shall at the same
time exercise the functions of eith
er of the others.
7“Mark the words ‘no person.’
They mean the governor, too.
Shirah added:
| “The people of Georgia elected
{a governor, not a king. They want
and expect representative sgovern
|ment-—not the tyrannical rule of
! dictators.”
1 ROUTINE umn‘no.fik,\,
| WASHINGTON—(#)—A check-up
by the White House social secre
tary revealed today the invitation
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BODY OF WHITE MAN
FOUND IN MIAMI BAY
MIAMI, Fla.-—~{#—The battered
body of an unidentified man about
40 with $505 in his pockets and in
a money bag slung about the
neck, today was found floating
here in Biscayne Bay.
Constable Charles Dillon said
the man might have been a foul
play victim, but other investiga
tors held his wounds — & crushed
| gkull and lacerations over the left
}eye——could have resulteq from an
accidental fall.
A. B. C. Paper—Single Copies, 2¢c—s¢ Sunday
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Vice President Jghn Nance
Garner, presiding over the U. S.
Senate, faces one of the most
momentous sessions of Congress
in the country’s history,
FLETCHER DEMIDS
FQUALADIDRGHTS
WASHINGTON.—(#)—The New
Deal's = surprise move to start
congress off with a night broad
cast by President Roosevelt be
came an explosive political issue
today, with the Republican lead
ership ‘demanding quick access to
the same radio audience to make
a reply.
Republican Chairman Henry P.
Fletcher declared plans for de
livery of the message on “The
State of the TUnion” at a joint
session at 9 o'clock, E. 8. T, to
morrow night brought this annual
presidential dquty “down to the
level of a political speech.”
He served notice on two major
radio chains—National Broadcast
ing company and Columbia Broad
casting System—that the G. O. P.
expects “an equal opportunity to
place our case before the people
with the same facilities, the same
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Foreich News ON THumgnaz «
By The AssC&iated Press
“Fhe m’i_ft major Ethjopian offen
sive on the northern front is en
countering serious setbacks, au
thoritative sources in Addis Ababa
disclosed, .
A final Ethiopian report on the
0010 bombing incident said two
Swedish Red Cross workers were
injured by Italian projectiles and
28 injured Ethiopians killed, :
Public resentment over the bomb
ing arose in Stockholm, .
Aerial bombardmenis appeared
to be headed for discussion by the
League of Nations council in Gen
eva.
Italians expressed coneern over
probable ‘hanges in America's neu
trality policy, a possible Franco-.
BONUS, NEUTRALITY
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AOINTS OF INTEREST
Session Opening Friday
May Be Epoch-Making.
One for Lawmakers
ll TO PRESERVE PEACE
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Bonus Issue Compromise
Seen as More Likely
Than Previously
] PREDICTS PASSAGE
WASHINGTON, — (AP) =
Senator Robinson, the Demo
cratic leader, today predicted
f passage of a cash bonus bill
! which will “receive executive
approyal.”
WASHINGTON, — (P) —- The
prospect of quick action on the
bonus, and a sharp Republican
reaction to President Roosevelt's
fothcoming broadcast address to
congress greeted political observ
ers today with the new legislative
session but a few hours away.
Ag the leaders of three major
veterans’ groups expressed unani
mity on a new program providing
for iramediate bonus - payment,
some observers foresaw speedy
action at Capitol Hill on the old
issue. P
The ex-soldiers’ spokesman ar
gued that the usually quoted $2,-
000,000,000 bonus cost would be
! halved for the present, under the
| plan. Fer one thing, they said,
amany v%rn s woulé hold their
Icerttflcates instead of cashing
them now, because inducements
would be offered in the Jform of
interest on unceshed certificates.
No Method Named
Method of raising the cash was
left up to the government in the
proposal announced by leaders of
the American Legion, the Veter
ans of Toreign Wars and the
Disabled American Veterans.
Republican Chairman Henry P.
Fletcher was quick to respond to
the President’s announced inten
tion of addressing the joint ses
sion tomorrow night. . !
He declared the plan brought
the annual presidential duty
“down to the level of a political
speech,” and demanded that the
broadcasting systems accord the
Republicans “an equal opportu
nity.” y
This would ‘mean free radio
time for the G. O. P. since the
President’s message on the state
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Washington Streets
Are Coated With Ice
WASHINGTON.—(P)—A light
rain followed by freezing tem:<
peratures turned capital side
walks today intg virtual ice skat
ing rinks. - Lot
The worst condition prevailed
during the busy gaing-to-work
hour. There was many. a bad fall
as pedestrians sought vainly to
get a footing where there was no
footing. Thousands went to work
with the mincing step of toe
dancers. .
Occasionally an automobile
would perform ‘a pirquette amid a
wild tooting of horns. :
Later in the day aneother rain
and somewhat higher tempera
tures partially remedied the sit
uation. . i
British defense accord, and re
‘tarded of their armies. ;
Lloyd's vnderwriters, considering
Itrouble in the Mediterranean more
remote, reduced war risk insurance
ton cargo. =
! —————
BAYONNE, France—Donald Day
‘, Dewart, 28-year-old American
writer, who was taken to a Bay
onne hospital last night with a
pistol shot in his head, died from
his wounds, the hospital ammounc
ed today. .
Officials said DeWart left a note
declaring he was “unworthy” of
his wife. :
LONDON-—The waters of QQ
Mediterranean held today the
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