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Mr. Jones wants to buy Mr. Johnson want to sell. Herald Want Ads make the trade just as easy as—anything. VOLUME XXXI, No. 291 Augusta Will Be Mecca of Grid Fans of Two States on Saturday Thompsons Sentenced As Accessories to Murderj)f Hattie Wimberly Mother, Son, Plead Guilty; Are Sentenced to 12 Months Were Charged With Being Accessories After the Fact. Mrs. Thompson’s Sentence Suspended WARRENTON, Ga.— Arraigned in superior court here Friday morn ing before Judg- E. T. Shurley on the charge of accessory after the fact in connection with the murder of Hattie Wimberly, Augusta girl, Mrs. Rachael Thompson, 55, and her son, Bloome Thompson, 25, pleaded guilty to the charge. Judge Shurley sentenced the boy to 12 months on the state farm and the mother to 12 months on the state farm and six months in the county jail, the entire sentence imposed on the mother being suspended on condition of future good behavior. SNIDER, HATTAWAY SEEK NEW TRIAL Eugene Snider and Charlie Hat taway, both married and the former the father of eight children, who were sentenced Wednesday to life imprisonment after the jury had found them guilty of murdering the Ifattaway girl, but recommended them to the mercy of the ocurt, have appealed for a new trial and they will be held in the county jail here pending a hearing of the mo tion. The Wimberly girl was killed near the Broome home, .14 miles from Warrenton. Hattaway and Snider are alleged to have carried the body to the Ogeechee river, 10 miles away, and after attaching weights to it, threw the body into the stream. The body was found several days later. Snider, who ad mitted shooting the girl to death, said it was accidental. Mrs. Thompson and her son were charged with being accesso ries after the fact, In that they knew the crime had been committed end failed to report it to the au thorities. TRAFFIC CLUBS Of America In Session at Atlanta ATLANTA, Ga.—An inspection of the Confederate memorial being carved on the side of Stone Moun tain was the principal item on the program Friday of the Associated Traffic Clubs of America, holding its annual sestson here. The association Thursday select ed Kansas City as its 1925 conven tion city. At the sessions Thurs day it went on record as opposing government ownership of transpor. tation facilities. It decided, how ever, that it would follow a "hands off” policy until after the close of the coming session of congress in March. Only 1 More Day Until the Georgia-Furman football game to be played here. Purple Hurricane sup porters plastered Augusta last night with the follow ing: “BEAT GEORGIA, AU GUSTA, OCTOBER 18TH. “GEORGIA—O “FURMAN—? “AUGUSTA BOUND.” It sounds like the Purple Hurricane is going out for blcod and a piece of the Bulldog’s hide. The mighty Bulldog that magged a six point plug out cf the Blue of Yale is rceing Red and Growls like it is going to make some thing look Black. THE AUGUSTA HERALD DAILY, sc; SUNDAY, sc. LEASED WIRE SERVICE. THE ZR- ZR-3 SAFE AT ITS HAVEN AT LAKEHURST > '«*'“• ' aa This exceptionally fine photograph of the ZR-3 as it was being nosed into its hangar at Lakehurst, N. J„ Wed nesday, was taken by M. J. Ackerman, NEA Service, and Augusta Herald staff photographer. The act of housing the great Leviathan of the air was the last act in the thrilling adventure which brought the ZR-3 from Frit>lrich shafen, Germany, to America in a journey that broke all records for lighter-than-air craft, and which was marked by many thrilling experiences. The ZR-3 will be taken over by the U. S. Navy as a war reparations payment by the German government. NAT E. HARRIS IS NAMED TO SUCCEED 'MAJOR McGREGOR ATLANTA, Ga.—Gov. Clif ford Walker Friday announced the appointment of former Gov. Nat E. Harris to the unexpired term of the late Nlaj. Charles E. McGregor, state pension commissioner. Mr. Harris has taken the matter under advisement. GA. PRESBYTERIANS MUST RAISE $500,000 TO SECURE SEMINARY ATLANTA. Gal—Presbyterians of Georgia Friday were facing the task of raising $500,000 which is the sole remaining obstacle in the way of bringing the Columbia Presbyterian Theological Seminary from Columbia, S. C., to this city. The last two of sour 1 synods which own the seminary voted Fri day to remove the institution from the South Carolina capital to the -Georgia capital. The seminary is i owned by the synods of Alabama, Georgia, Florida and South Caro | lina. Last week, the Georgia synod I approved the move and imposed tip on itself the task of raising a half million dollars to endow the insti tution. Half of this amount is to be raised by the Presbyterians of Atlanta, the other half by the mem bers of that church in the state ouside of Atlanta. Wednesday the Alabama synod went on record as being in favor of the change and yesterday both Florida and South Carolina regis tered their approval. Prominent local Presbyterians last night Indicated that but little trouble is anticipated in raising the money. It was said that already three sites have been tendered as donations for the institution, but that no selection has been made as yet. About 100 theological stu dents are expected to enroll In the institution when it opens up for lits first session in Atlanta, it was -said. “Poisoning Parson ” and Mrs. Sweetin Face Arraignment MOUNT VERNON, Ills.—Ar raignment of Lawrence M. Hight, former Methodist Episcopal min ister of Ina, 111., and of Mrs. Sweet en, on charges of murder In con nection with the deaths of the ex minister’s wife, Anna, and of Mrs. Sweden’s husband, Wtlford, was on the docket of the circuit court here Friday. A Joint indictment charg ing murder was Issued Thursday by the grand Jury. % Al Smith, Jr., Is Married In N. Y. NEW YORK —Alfred E. Smith,’Jr , son of Governor and Mrs. Smith, and Mies Bertha Gott. of Syracuse, were married Thursday morning In the rectory of Holy Cross Roman Catholic Church In West 42nd street. The religious ceremony, performed by the Rev. Father Duffy, eupple mented a civil service performed ee cretly last Tuesday morning In the marriage license bureau In the Bronx borough hall by Deputy City Clerk McCabe. Thursday's ceremony was performed st the telephonic request of the governor. • - Smith. Jr.. Is a law student st Fordham University, New York City. On procuring the marriage license, he gave his age as 24 years and the bride said she tvat 26. THE ONE PAPER IN MOST HOMES—THE ONLY PAPER IN MANY HOMES. Pitting Mother Love Against Science, Woman Confident of Proving Prisoner Is Her Son ATLANTA. Ga.—Confident that she will emerge victor from the conflict between a mother’s love and merciless science, Mrs. F. W. Bergeron, of Menasha, Wis., has re fused to accept as final finger print evidence showing that Robert E. St. Clair, Atlanta federal prison in mate, is not her son. Urban John Bergeron, who was reported killed during the World War and believed buried in Menasha, a story printed Friday in the Atlanta Constitu tion says. The aged woman de clares she will remain in Atlanta l until prison gates release the man ! she believes to be her son, the | newspaper’s article continues. In the meantime, the protesting mantle of the American Red Cross has settled about the woman who refuses to believe mother love and instinct is at fait. With her con stantly, the Constitution says, goes a member of the Red Cross, south ern division staff, to see that no possible confidence operator has an opportunity to exploit her grief and faith for gain. RED CROSS TAKES CHARGE OF CASE. . The Red Cross here took charge of Mrs. Bergeron upon receipt of a ietter from the secretary of the Red Cross chapter at Menasha, who wrpte that she had known Urbnn John Bergeron since his childhood, and said that there was no doubt but that the body buried In the family plot there was his and told of identification marks which she said made positive to members and friends of the family that the wrong man had not been burled under his name. The Constitution also quoted Red Cross officials as saying that Mrs. Rorgeron had told them that St. Clair had urged her to turn all the family property Into cash by the time his term In prison Is up so President pi Bank of Italy to Turn Institution Over to Its 2,200 Employes SAN FRANCISCO. Oal.— Twenty years ago A. F. Olanntni, commis sion merchant, pave his business, then one of the largest of Its Kind, to his employes. Friday he was ready to resign as president of the {Sank of Italy, as the first move in a plan to permit the 2,200 employes of California's largest financial In stitution, to take over control of the bank. . Tho board of directors of the institution yesterday approved the plan proposed by Mr. Oianninl. As a preliminary move Mr. Oian ninl is to retire from the presiden cy of the J 360,000,000 bank and James A. Baolgalupl, the present senior vice-president, is to succeed him as head of the organization. The Bank of Italy Is among the seven largest banking corporations in the United States. It has ap proximately six hundred thousand depositors and S 6 branches through out California. Oianninl, who founded the bank 20 years ago and who first proposed the plan of giv ing the bank to the employes, will continue to act as chairman of the hank's executive committee and fi nancial committee. L>. Hcatena will remain as chairman of the board of directors. The plan calls for the obtaining of a controlling block of stock by active employes, a change'ln the Hist of officers and the directorate at least every five years and to al low promotion to these offices from the bank's employes and the full AUGUSTA, GEORGIA. FRIDAY AFTERNOON, OCTOBER 17, 1924 she, lie and “father” can go to the "far west" and start life anew. Prison officials say they have been informed by Mrs. Bergeron, the Constitution story sAys, that her husband and her daughter, Mrs. Louise Emmerllch, of Milwaukee, are en route to Atlanta and that she expects her daughter to sub stantiate her belief that St. Clair is her son. MRS. BERGERON IN SECLUSION. In the meantime, Mrs. Bergeron has gone Into seclusion, the news paper states. At the rooming house where she has been for the past month reporters were met with the advice that she had moved and had left no forwarding address. Prison officials say, however, that she ap pears at the prison regularly on Hundays and Wednesdays, the reg ular visiting days, and remains at the hospital bedside of her sup posed son the full time for visitors. Mrs. Bergeron came to Atlanta upon receipt of a mysterious letter from a woman in New Orleans who signed her name "Mrs. Lulcllle Old horn,” which requested information regarding a young man named "Urban John” and gave other de tails which led Mrs. Bergeron to be lieve her son still lived. She ident ified St. Clair as her son when she reached here. t The war department a few days ago officially declared that the finger prints of the prisoner, St. Clair, do not coincide with those taken of the man who enlisted in the army as Urban John Bergeron. St. Clair has served two months of 18 months’ sentence imposed in New Orleans after he had been convicted of transporting a stolen automo bile from one state to another. He Is said to he wanted In a number of western cities. protection of the rights and present potential earnings of the 14,000 stockholders. Tho bank has $17,- 500,00 stock outstanding and an ac tual capital strength of $50,000,000. Under the plan the hank will set aside 40 per cent of Its net earn ings at the end of each half year to he added to the sum contributed from the wages and salaries of the employes. The 40 per cent contribution of the bank, including devldends, will be given to the employes gratis In accordance with the amount that each individual contributes to the control fund. The actual control will be expedited If the employes return the dividends to the fund and It is presumed that most of them will do this. No employe will be permitted to subscribe more than 10 per cent of this salary to the fund and the minimum he may sub scribe has been placed at 3 per cent. • Thus those receiving the larger sal aries will be prevented from gain ing control of the stock of the bank through gift or otherwise, STORM WARNING WASHINGTON- The weather bureau Friday issued the follow ing storm warning: "Advisory, 10 a. m. Tropical dis turbance remains almost stationary without material change. Intensity lowest reported barometer 2(1:48 Swan Island. Caution still advised vessels bound for Yucatan chan nel." G. 0. P. INTENDS TO GET $1,300,000 MORE FOR ITS CAMPAIGN » CHICAGO.— The republican national campaign organization intends if poaaible to collect an additional $1,300,000 to carry on its work between now and election dsy, William B. Butler, chairman of the republican na tional committee, testified Fri day before the special senate campaign fund investigating committee. CHICAGO. Tlio senate cam paign fund investigating committee struck Into new territory Friday in continuing Its inquiry into sources of contributions to tho three major political campaigns. It planned to extend its Inquiry into finances of the republican or ganization and for that purpose called William M. Butler j>t Mass chusetts. chairman of the national committee. Members desired to obtain from him Information as to the policy of Ills organization and other matters. Tho Investigators prepared also for an examination of the republi can national committee's disburse ment for publicity mM newspaper service, which William V. Hodges, national treasurer, testified yester day had reached n total of some $473,000 on October 10tli, George Barr Baker, head of the national publicity organization, which has conducted tho work of the republican national committee in the newspapers and periodical field was summoned before (he committee. THREE ARRESTED For Highway Robbery Near Blackshear, Oa. BRUNSWICK, Ga.—One 'woman and tw 2 men are in Jail here and another is being held in the Way- 1 cross Jail, following the highway robbery of J. L. Thomas, of Offer ma \ near Blackshear, Wednesday, relieved of $250 and left on the roadside for dead. Thomas was later found by a passerby, taken back to Waycross, from whence he harf started with two men, one a jitney driver, And placed in a hospital. Ho recovered soon after and was able to depart for him home. The trio being held Is Dule Cros by and his wife, Thelma Crosby, and George Robbins. The youth being held In Waycross Is Ward Cannon, 16. Crosby is about 25 years old, and his wife several years younger. According to the story related to the police, Thomas went to Way cross to draw some money from a hank. He drew out $250. Lat*r, he hired Crosby, a Jitney driver, to take him to Offerman. Before leav ing Waycross, Crosby picked up Cannon. Between Waycross and Of ferman, the two pounced upon Thomas, who is a man about 60 years old, and rendered him uncon scious with a blow over the head. They then dumped him out of the car, and returned to Waycross. Crosby, a. few hours later, hired George Robbins, a taxi driver, to bring him here, where his wife was. County Chief Norris was notified to keep a lookout for the man, and when the two reached Brunswick the police chief waited until Cros by had met his wife and they had all set out in the direction of Flori da. He then arrested them, placing all in Jail. The trio will be carried to Way cross, where they will Join Cannon. Later all will be taken to Black shear for trial. (ASSOCIATED PRESS.) City Is All Set for Clash of Georgia and Furman; Both T earns Here Today SHENANDOAH NOT TOVISIT'FRISCO ON PRESENT TRIP SAN FRANCISCO. Calif.— The naval dirigible Shenan doah, delayed by storms and bend winds encountered last night on her trip from San Hiego to San Francisco along tho the California coast Thursday put a message in the air to Mayor James Rolph, Jr., Buying the aircraft would not visit Win Francisco until her return trip. The Shenandoah continued on her way up the California coust with out entering San Francisco Bay while thousands of disappointed early risers watched 4rom house tops for the expected Initial appear ance hero of the giant aircraft. Copies of the message received by Mayor Rolph were also addressed to the commandant of the twelfth naval district. Army officials at Crissy Field hero also were taken by surprise by the unexpected an nouncement from the dirigible commander. A number of airplanes were ready to take off from the field, which is jußt inside the Gold en Gate to fly out ntul photograph the Shenandoah as she entered San Francisco Bay. SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.—The navy dirigible Shenandoah ap proached the Golden Gate at the Farallono Islands near San Fran-' cisco at 4:52 a. m., according to word received from the navnl ra dio operutor on the islands. SANTA BAJtBARA. Calif Weighted down by a silver dollar a letter was dropped from the 0. S. S. Shenandoah when It circled over this city Thursday afternoon. The message was from Chief Ma chinist Tom Dickerson and was ad dressed to Mrs. I.«te Dickerson, his mother, who resides In Summer land. a suburb. Dickerson dropped the letter us the big cigar-shaped bag floated over the eastern edge of the city. Timed almost perfectly, it dropped within a few blocks of bis mother's resident, where It was (Continued on Market Page) British Colony Carried Off By Russians NOMK, Alaska.—A colony Intended to establish British title to Wrangel Island, In the Arctic Ocean north of (Siberia was carried off by the Rus sian armed transport Red October, which raised the Russian flag there August 20th, it was learned here Friday. NEW YORK —Vllhjalmar Htefansson, who ft year ago founded the colony on Wrangell island Vhlch Is reported from Nome to havo been carried off by a Russian transport, said Friday that the colony compris ed 13 Eskimos and Charles Wells, of Untoßtown, Pa. The colony was not founded In behalf of Great Britain, but the United States through an American corporation In Nome, Mr. Htofanason declared. "This situation Is up to the United States,” he said, BANDIT SURRENDERS Says He Robbed Bank and Killed Pursuer REA LINO, Pa.—Voluntarily sur rendering to the local police, Phil lip A. Hartman, of Annvllle, pa., early Friday confessed, according to the authorities, that he had shot and killed State Trooper Francis L. Haley after having held up ami robbed the cashier of the Abbotts town (Pa.) State Bank of more than $1,200. He said he had planned the robbery by hlrnslf, was alone when it was committed and shot the state trooper, who had overtaken him af ter a chase of 25 miles when he was cornered. The authorities found $1,280 in cash In Hartman's room at a local hotel and ho told them this was the loot except about SIOO which ho hn.d spent for silk shirts and two new suits of clothes. Hartman said that he had started his career as a bandit after losing his Job In Columbus, 0., a few weeks ago. Declaring that he was desperate ly in need of money and that "they also needed money at home,” Hart man told the police that he had decided to rob the Ahbottstown hank and then quit. He said ho had a wife and child at Palmyra, Pa., with his wife’s parents. "I fought with myself for about an hour before deciding to rob the hank,’’ Hartman’s statement said. "ThcnT went in the hank. One man was on duty. I pushed a gun at him and took all the monev I could put In my pockets. Then f ran from the hank, Jumped In the car and drove down the Lincoln high way.” 18 CENTS A WEEK. WEATHER Purple Hurricane Breezed Into City Early In Afternoon—Bulldogs Report Later In Day—Supporters of Rival Warriors Begin to Reach City—Augusta All Aglow For Big Event Furman’s Purple Hurricane breezed into Augusta Friday at 12:25 in charge of Assistant Coach “Dizzy” Mc- Leod. The squad of thirty-one men was piled into wait ing automobiles and driven out to a local winter tourist hotel in The Hill section of the city. The team will put up at the hotel and will be given a stiff work-out on the Country Club golf links Friday afternoon. Coach Laval did not accompany his men here, going from Greenville to Columbia, where he went to attend the Carolina P. C. game this afternoon. The coach is expected to arrive hero Rriday night. The Georgia Bulldogs arrived here later Friday afternoon. The Georgia team will also be put up at the tourist hotel where the Furman boys are quartered, and will hold their work-outs on the Arsenal grounds. Governor Clifford Walker, of Georgia, will sponsor the boys from the Slate University, while Governor Thomas G. McLeod, of South Carolina, will be here to cheer for Furman. Supporters of the two teams were beginning to pour into Augusta Friday afternoon. / DAVIS RESTATES HIS POSITION REGARDING KU KLUX CHICAGO—John W. Davie, the Democratic presidential candidate, devoted his tims during most of Friday to conforencoo at tha Hotel where Ho atoppod, and rotted be tween the brief intervals allowed him by hie collars for that purpose. He prepared after a series of ad dressee Friday night in the Bo hemian, Polish and Jewish quar ters of Chicago, to turn south again, headed for Illinois and Missouri. Many of those who visited Mr. Davie Friday said they had called for tho opecifio purpose of con gratulating him on tho address Thursday night in which he re stated hit attitude on tho Ku Klux Klan. It was explained that Mr. Davis welcomed the opportunity given him by a hecjder tn tho audience to reassert his position on the klan, although he had not Intended to makq his appearance at tha au ditorium on the occasion for a re statement on that matter. Tho sle. nographlc official report of Mr. Davis’ remarks on the klan was ] given general distribution Thurs day in response to numerous re quests for It. It said, in part: “In my Judgment no greater mis fortune could Overtake the Ameri can people that a division along the lines of race or religious beliefs »ind that, whether it was called the klan or any other name, any or ganization that challenged the doc trine of religious tolerance did viol ence to Ameriean Ideals and could not he approved by those who be lieved, like myself, in those princi ples. "But the gentleman (referring to the queatloner in the audience) must permit me to add something more—that, after that speech (Sea girt, N. J.), I ventured to express the hope that the nominee of the Republican party would Join me In a. similar expression. And I sug gest that the gentleman’s question is addressed to the wrong quar ter.” WILLIE HOPPE LEADS NEW YOnK.—Willie Hoppe led Alfred do Oro, 400 to 261, Thurs day night at the conclusion of the eighth block of their six hundred point three-cushion billiard match lloppe won the afternoon session, 60 to 30, In $7 innings and took the evening engagement, 60 to 40, In 41 Innings. Hoppe's run of nine at the night session was high for the match. Le Oro's best was five. GEORGIA BULLDOGS HERE FOR CLASSIC The Georgia Bulldogs, 26 strong and ferocious, reached Augusta about one o’clock Friday afterneon, ready to moot tho Purple Hur ricane of Furman in their annuel clash hsre Saturday. Thomatson, regular fullback, Captain John Fletchor, Day, centar, and Jotelovt, guard, did not make tho trip on account of injurioa. Head Coach Georgo "Kid" Woodruff and Aeeietant Coach Frank Thomas accompanied the team. Dr. S. V. Sanford, faculty director of athletics, and H. C. Stegeman, director of physical education, were alto in the party. The probable line-up Saturday will be: GEORGIA FURMAN Tnomoseon F*ft End Tilghman Taylor Left Tickle Smith Lexis Left Guard Lanford Center Coleman (Capt) Rogers Right Guaid Dobson Luckie Right Tackle Brown Curran Right End Beasley Moor* Quarto-back Crawford Sherlock Left Halfback Heriong Kilpatrick ....* Right Halfback Harrall Boland Fullback Dempsey HOME lepition Aufluta and vicinity: Fair tonight and Saturday; little change in temperature HOLDS ATTENTION r OF TWO STATES. People everywhere, over this sec tion of the two great sister states of Georgia and South Carolina, are talking about the Mg football classic between the University of Georgia and Furman University to ho played here Saturday. Georgia and Carolina newspapers are all full of it. Here’s what Col. B. P. Davies, editor of the Barnwell Peo ple, at Barnwell, H. C., has to say on one of the sidelights of thegamo: “We sen by tho papers that Gov ernor McLeod, of South Carolina, and Governor Walker, of Georgia, will probably attend the Georgia- Furman football gamo in Augusta Saturday. Wonder what these two governors will havo to say to each other?” Not only are Governor Walkeg and Governor McLeod expected to attend the games, but Governor elect John W. Martin, of Florida, and Mayor John T. Alsop, of Jack sonville, havo also said they were going to bo here. Notables of Lot lx states, from every walk of life, will be here. Educators, professional men, big political figures and peo ple high In the social life are plan ning to come. It is to be one great big get-together affair for the sons and daughters of sister states. The Caroltlnluns are coming, with their Purple and White rlhbonn streaming in the wind? heeled and hollering for tho great Hurricane of Furman, while Georgia's support ers will march on tho city deter mined not to let the wind storm from Greenville blow the Bulldog off the map. Furman and Georgia are both Confident, but not over-confident. Furman realizes that she is going to buck what is termed the wonder eleven of the south, while Georgia has not forgotten the terrible war fare necessary in years past for her to come out on top in her contests wllth the scraggy South Carolina Baptists. Everyone will want to see the team that held Yale to a margin of one lone point on week ago In ac tion, and against one of the Re! and Blacks’ toughest foe*. AUGUSTA TO GIVE ROYAL RECEPTION. The reception Augusta Is to give tho warriors of the two schools is becoming more and more evident, as every day another store blos soms forth with tho colors of the two teams. Rome of the most striking displays are to be fountl at the Modjeska theatre, Culley & Hair’s and Gardelle's. The theater has mounted two powerful-looking figures of football players, one wearing the Jersey of Georgia, the other of Furman, and Is apparently a picture of action. The Georgia playur has the hall and the Fur man tackier is bracing for his. spring to down the winner. Cul ley & Hair have a football game In miniature in their window, the two teams lined up for the fray, and the goals at either end of the field. In Oarcdelle'i window appear three bronze bulldogs, with Red and Black . . n V (Continued on Market Page)