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uiiey Reed, 16, of this
city, was instantly killed and his broth-
or, Ralph, 10, died in a hospital here
four hours later, as a result of a
Provides Little ColleQe Support Poiitlcai SnuationvIn Unsettled Condi
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Athens.—Only three states are be-
low Georgia when it comes to appro-
printing money for maintaining Btate
institutions, according to a bulletin
tlon—Other Revolutionary Moves
Reported in Past Week
Bmashup which occurred when thQ |: Jssued by the university. Dr. Brooks.
automobile in which the boys were
driving collided with the Rome ex
press of the W. & A. railroad at Parks
crossing. Returning home from a drive
in the county, Riley, who was driving
the car, did not see the approaching
train on account of a street car which
obstructed the view. The street car
tracks run parallel to the dirt road
and railroad tracks between them.
Parks crossing la about three and one-
half miles south of Marietta. "The
boys were driving at a very moderate
rate . of speed,” said D. B. Parks, a
witness to the double tragedy. “They
crossed the tracks in the rear of a
street car, just as the train breezed
through. The force of the collision
knocked the automobile about 26 feet,
completely demolishing the car.
Washout Causes Delay On A., B. & A.
Montezuma.—As a result of heavy
rains recently there Is a washout a
quarter of a mile long and in places
fifteen feet deep between Li’ly and
Byronvllle, on the A., B. & A. rail
road, A freight train was caught on
the track with a washout in front
and behind it and has stood there for
some time. The regular passenger l
train from Fitzgerald to Atlanta left
Cordele at the rogulnr schedule time
but Was stopped between Lilly and
Byronvllle, 14 miles from Montezuma.
After standing on the track until day
light the train backed to Cordele
where it proceeded to Americus on
the Seaboard Air Line and then came
to Oglethorpe on the Central. Pas
sengers on the train report that two
work trains had reached the scene of
the washout. , ..
alumni secretary, has gathered the
facts from correspondence with uni
versity and college heads and tax au
thorities. The facts contained in the
bulletin are brouhgt out mainly by the
use of tables and graphs. The first
table gives the maintenance funds ol
[variouq institutions. The University
•of California topB the list with $4,299,-
,292 with 14,446 students, giving an
•amount of $298 per student The New
York state college runs its amount
per student up to $1,742, while the
figures for the University of Georgia
including the agricultural college, are
$165,000 per year for maintenance—
• 1,366 students, or $122 per student per
[year.
Fitzgerald Plans New Creamery
i. Fitzgerald. — Arrangements have
been completed between the owners
of the Cordelo Creamery and E. L.
Dorminey, manager of the Fitzgerald
;ice plant, to install a creamery at the
•local ice plant as rapidly as the nee
lessary machinery can be secured and
,installed. The local creamery is to
be a model In point of equipment.
l; The stock of the company will be
Eleven Students Tried For Hazing
Atlanta.—Following their suspension
recently to charges of hazing fresh
men at Emory university—a practice
strictly prohibited by collego authori
ties—11 students mnde preparations
to leave for their respective homes
at an early date. Eight of tho 11 men
at an early date. An Interesting
development concerning the alleged
hazing during tho “freshman dismis
sal" proceedings came to light when
owned jointly by the two corporations
and will bo managed by Mr. Larson,
president of the Cordele Creamery,
and E. L. Dorminey of tho Fitzgerald
Ice company. To assist farmers in
tho territory to stock their farms
with millc cows', a revolving fund will
be created by the local business in
terests and the banks, with which to
purchase high grade milkers which
will be sold to the farmers at cost
and on easy terms.
’ Hardwick Frees Emmett I. 8mlth
Macon.—Emmett ff Smith, who wai
'convicted January 11, 1921, and given
;ten years for the murder of Mrs. M
E. Marsh, better known as Ethel Kel
ley, has been pardoned by Governor
Himlwick, It became known boro.
iSmlth, a former member of the 161st
machine gun battalion, of Macon,
shot and lolled Mrs. Marsh while she
was seated In an automobile in Wall
street alley. He also wounded her
[daughter, Mrs. Phillips, and the lab
t-n- died from pneumonia. Smith had
| Sofia, Bulgaria,—The Bulgarian gov
'eminent was overthrown recently bj
an organization of reserve officers
[supported by the active army.
|' All the ministers were placed unde)
( arrest. A government has been form
I ed by the Communists. The move-
! ment is supported by the provincial
i garrisons.
1 Order prevails in the capital and
, throughout the country.
I The Bulgarian peasant government
headed by Alexander stamboulisky, as
premier, was first formed in October,
1919, and has continued In of-ice since
that time with Bomo changes In the
.cabinet personnel. The present move
ment originated in the popular resent
ment throughout the country against
the war policy pursued by former King
Ferdinand, who threw the country in
ori the side of Germany and the cen
tral powers.
The Stamboulisk^ government took
a strong stand against the members of
the former ministries whom it accused
of aiding in the war plans of the ex-
king, and brought a number of the
former ministers to trial. Consider-
•able sentiment, however, developed in
favor of the imprisoned statesmen and
some of them were returned to par
liamentary seats in the last elections.
The political situation has been in
an unsettled state for some time and
several revolutionary attempts have
been reported, the latest only last
i week.
Bucharest, Rumania.—Special edit
Ions of the newspapers here announce
the overthrow of the Agrarian gov
ernment at Sofia, Bulgaria, saying
that the military league and the oppo
sition bloc placed themselves at the
(head) of a popular movement. The
papers report that the military ele
ments surrounded the parliament
bulldingB, arresting all the reputle?
and ministers present, and later ar
rested the other ministers at theii
homes.
No trains left Sofia and all the fron
tiers were closed.
Emory authorities admitted that tho
men expelled wore masks for a time j beert infatuated with Mrs. Philips, it
during the hnztng. The masks were | was claimed. Smith’s plea for a par
don was based on the claim that he
fell from a motorcycle while serving
in France and had suffered from a
blow on his head, which, It is claim
ed, had rendered him mentally irre-
contrived, it was nddod, by the simple
expedient of tying handkerchiefs over
faces, but college officials emphasized
the fact that after a few minutes
these were removed.
Cherokee Politics Are Warming Up
Dalton.—Voters of the Cherokee Ju
dicial Circuit have been put on no
tice to look out for plenty of poli
tics in the circuit in 1924, for, with
the primary more than a year off,
three well-known lawyers of the cif-
cuit are already a-gunshoelng. Joe M.
Lang, present solicitor general, whose
home is Calhoun has announced posi
tively that he is , a candidate for the
Judgeship now held by Judge M. C.
Tarver, of this city. With Lang out
of the way C. C. Pittman, of Carters-
rille, state senator, and Noel Steed,
Of Chats worth, assistant solicitor gen
eral are in the field for solicitor gen
eral.
sponsible.
Baxley Bank Cases Up In Brunswick
Brunswick.—When the Glynn super
ior court convenes to take up criminal
business, Judge P. W. Meldrln, of Sa
vannah, will preside, ho having been
Invited by Judge J. P. Hlghsmith to
officiate during the week in the Baxley
bank cases, in which Judge Hlghsmith
Is disqualified. The first cases to be
called will be those againBt P. H,
Comas, former president, and J. Q
Harmon, former vice president and
cashier of the Baxley Banking com
pany, now defunct.
Police Capture Liquor And Car
Atlanta.—Seizure of a large new
high-powered automobile at a down
town garage concluded a three-day
city-wide hunt for Florida bootleggers
who, according to notification received
by the local police, were headed for
Atlanta. The car contained approxi
mately $7,000 worth pf that much
sought-after pure, unadulterated rye
and s Sc<rtch iiq UO r.
Poultry Sale In Floyd County
Rome.—Eight, new members of the
Floyd County Poultry association
were enrolled at a meeting of the
organization recently. The first co
operative poulry sale will be held
June 9 when bidders will pay the
highest market price. A prize will be
given the person who bring3 the la {-3j
©st number of roosters to the sale.
Sc9utmasters Will Meet At Mercer
Macon.—Plans have been perfected
for a state conference of .scoutmas
ters at Mercer University June 22 ar,d
28. It 1b expected that more than
200 scoutmasters and several national
Boy Scouts will attend. The confer
ence will be held in connection with
the Southern Training School foi
^pout leaders. .... «*
Emergency Farm Program Adopted
Elbcrton. — Banks and business
houses of Elbcrton closed to join the
farmers of the county in a meeting
at the courthouse to consider and
adopt nn emergency farm program
for the remainder of this year. After
talks by Raymond Stapleton, Z. V/
Copeland, Z. C. Hayes and H. P. Hun
ter, in which they told of their recent
trip to Turner county, an emergency
program for planting peas, corn,
grasses and other feedstuffs and pay
ing special attention to livestock, re
ceived the hearty endorsement of the
large gathering, many signing for the
program. During tho week meetings
Will be held throughout the county
to enlist every farmer in the move
ment.
Concrete Bridge On Roswell Road
Atlanta.—A concrete bridge will be
built over the Chattahoochee river on
Roswell road, It was voted by the
public works committee of the Fulton
county board of commissioners In ses
slon. The structure will replace the
present wooden bridge as soon at
bids can be advertised, contracts
.awarded and work begun. A contract
for laying concrete paving on three
and one-half miles of road, now sur
faced by the penetration method, on
Roswell road from Buckhead to Pow
ers’ Ferry road, also will be let and
ultimately the entire length of the
road in Fulton county will be paved
with concrete, it was decided.
Butte, County Assured Of Fair
Jacksoife—It has been definitely de
termined to hold a county fair here
this fall and work will be started at
once on the premium IIbL Every mem
ber of the boys’ and girls’ agricultural
and livestock clubs will be rewarded
with a prize. Thore will be a com
plete showing of the agricultural and
livestock resources of the county, and
all indications point to one of the best
fairs tho county has ever had. S.
Foster is president of the Butts Coun
ty Fair association; J. D. Jones, sec
retary; H. L. Daugherty, treasurer.
Revelry Marks Ohio Grotto Meeting
Cleveland, Ohio.—Midnight revelry,
street carnivals and dancing and a
monstrous burlesque parade' through
the downtown section, of .the city,
brouhgt to a closp the second day’s
program of the three day conclave oi
the Mystic Order of Veiled Prophets
of the Enchanted Realm. Competitive
drills by the prophets and caldron
teams, the latter the woman’s auxili
ary, featured the events during the
day. Fifteen uniformed grotto patrols
met in competition which started ear
ly In the afternoon and continued tin
til late in the evening. Announce
ment of tho winner was not made,
The honors of the. woman’s auxiliary
went to the Mohasseq patrol of. Daven
port, Iowa, for the second consecutive
time. -
To Compile Code • Of Civilian' Usage
Washington. — Anouncement was
made by the National Americanism
commission of the American Legion
that President Harding would open -a
conference, here “to compile a code o!
civilian usage for the American flag”
while the meeting will he held under
auspices of the commission the an
nouncement said, it will be Attended
by delegates selected by many natipn-
al patriotic organizations who “will
agree upon the manner 'on which the
flag should and should not be used,
for ceremonies and decorations/
When the code is drafted it is plan-,
ned to have the patriotic organizations
“educate the nation at large to thp
proper flag usage as officially adopt
ed."
Dakota Students Steal Girls’ Lingerie
Vermilion. S. D.—Seven University
of South Dakota students were denied
their, diplomas at the commencement
exercises pending investigation of an
alleged raid on the girls’ dormitory,
where, It is allegedil the seniors stole
lingerie of the co-eds, later staging
a parade in the down-town district*
garbed in the pilfered garments.
Life Sentence Given Slayer Of Woman
Montgomery, Ala.—Following 22 min-
utes’ deliberation, the jury returned
with a prison sentence of life for Jo
seph Reynolds, convicted of the mur
der of Miss Elmer Hammer here two
months ago. A plea of insanity was
made by Reynolds.
Hundred Houses Will Be Erected
Waycross.—With plans, specifica
tions and bids placed before them the
citizens of W’aycross who recently
pledged themselves to Immediately
build a hundred odd houses In this
city, will meet to take final action
on thef ormatlon of a building group )tr * ct:s take similar stens.
to speed up the building of homes In •
this city.
Efforts Of Coast Guards To Stop Liquor
Washington.—Efforts of the coast
guard to check the operations of rum
runners, inaugurated a month ago by
treasury orders, are well under way
All personnel of the service has been
active since the orders became opera
tive. Commandant Reed at New York
was the first to employ the wide dis
cretionary powers accorded in the in
structions and has organized his own
anti-rum fleet to operate within his dis
trict. It-is expected here that com
mandants of other coast guard dis-
and most
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