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Georgia And Mercer Open Season Here On Saturday
Way Is Cleared
In Oklahoma
For Special
Ballot
(By AModatid Press)
OKLAHOMA CITY.-
When the Oklahoma, su
preme court late Thurs
day reversed the action of
the Oklahoma county dis
trict court in granting an
injunction restraining t 1 -
state election board from
proceeding with the plans
for the referendum, the
way was cleared for tV
special state election call
ed by Governor Walton
for October 2.
The (ate of five constitutional
amendments. In eluding a $55,000,-
000 soldiers* bonus proposal, and
an Initiated bill to legalise special
MASS MEETING
A general mass meeting of
the studentss of the University
of Georgia Is to be held In the
chapel Friday night at eight
o'clock at which time enthu
siasm over the Georgia-Mercer
game Saturday will be worked
to a high pitch.
It is a custom at the univer
sity for the students to have
mass meetings the nights be
fore days on which games are
to be played by the Georgia
team and the one Friday will
the first such this year.
Attending this meeting be
sides the student body will be
the band, student leaders,
coaches, and faculty members.
Germany Orders
Officials In
Ruhr To
Work
Mo Danger Here
Of Big ’Quake
(By A,,«ci,t«d Pres,)
BERLINS Chancellor
Stresemann Friday morn
ing notified the entente
ministers of the German
government’s decision to
cease passive resistance
the Ruhr and the Rhine
land.
One Reason They’re Going
TOUGH FOE THIS
YEAR IN BAPTISTS
Both Teams to Present
New Systems and the
Game Promises 'to Be
Highly Interesting.
BEGINS PROMPTLY „
AT TOUR O’CLOCK
nil I DUSSELDORP—„ —
Says Dr. White ;atch received her, announce. that
— I the German government nu Issued
tt i -a Tt e _ » j ! orders to the offlcUl, In the Bohr
University Professor Ad-j t0 re , ume worka nd ce».e passive
dresses Kiwanis Club, (resistance.
! Seats Selling Now; Mer-
Berlin di«- cer Spends. Friday Night
in Madison; -Reaches
Here Noon Saturday.
Next Meeting At Win- BERLIN.—A state of emeigenc;
terville, Friday
noon 6:30.
After-
Athenians need have no foar for
earthquakes of serious nature, ac-
.= 0. V texture upon, White, p™-
nil of a majority of n ember*. I«
bound up In the proposed election.
With only five day, remaining
litfo'ro the date aet for the vote,
come doubt oil,ted Thuraday night
a, to whether the poll* would be
No ballof yot bare h ...
hut all other election material ha»
been ordered, according to W. C.
McAllister, aecretary of the elec
tion board. Ballots oould be Print
ed a nd distributed throughout the
■tato In life for an election Thun-
day in the event the remaining
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hat been proclaimed By both the
Stresemann government and the
Bavarian government, presided
over by Premier ron KnlUing. and
for the moment the altuatlon In
Germany la, a complicated and un
certain one. No Indication I, manl-
fesor of chemistry and geologist f(d around government quar-
at the University of Georgia, who |" * uk , an ttn duly
Thurwlay .poke to the Klwanl. 0 J the turn of affaire
Ur. White wa, Invited to addrM,
the Klwanl*#* on the cauare of
japan- Law-* — ” Dr.
Dr. White’assorted that his seJ-
Ion of tho country .has irnssed
■ MURDER CASE
GIVEN 10 *
(By Associated Press)
WHITE PLAINS—The W ““* r
Ward murder trial went to the lury
Friday shortly after noo n.
The trial has been one of the
most sensational In tho hlstory ol
this .tale, due to th. mystery which
surround, the case and tta proBh
nence of the man Implicated In the
cans. .. , , .
Walter 8. Ward waa Indicted ana
tried on a charge of firat degree
murder, tor the killing of Clarence
Peters many months ago. Ward r
plea waa aelf defense, although no
weapon of any descriptI6n war
found on the body of the deaf
man. Ward later charged that h*
had been blackmailed and had pai l
out more than forty thousand do!*
Inra, but refused to give the details
of the blackmail charge.
Mrs. Ward was In attendance at
the trial of her husband from the
first and only broke down Just two
IwV^ri-VnV I «">* bulMln,.. to cos.
Slowly, the selecting of the Juror, | (n >(| jyjo.oe, and 1,00,-
an a ween.
through tho atago of earthquakes
and volcano* which chiracterltes
formation of new countries.
Of a technical nature, hla ad-
dress waa enjoyed by the Kiwan-
Ian, and a rising vote of thank*
for the visit and lecture of the ro :
fostor was given by the rluh. ■
The club accepted an Invitation
to hold Its next meeting at the
Wintervllle Graded School and be'
the guests of the domestic sclenou
class at luncheon. This meeting
will bo hold FTfday afternoon at
8:30 o'clock. The Invitation was
extended by Klwanlan J. T. Plt-
taru of Wlule.*vllle.
Klwanlan J. C. Jeeter won the
nttendance prlxe given by Klwan
lan L. F. Edwards. The club mot
at the V. M. C. A. wher enulcboon
was served by the ladles auxiliary.
O. L. Haytfen, of New York, a
friend of Klwanlan H. M. Fulll-
lovo, waa a guest of the club.
GET* ARMY RANK
SAVANNAH.—Carleton B. Gib
son, superintendent of 8avannah'n
public schools, ha, received a com
mission as major In the United
Stato Officers Reserve Corps. Mr
Gibson aerved on the 'Ioovu com
mission In Europe during the war
and hl» commlsalon In the reserve
corps comes In recognition of that
work.
BUILD ALASKA A. R. TERMINAL
FAIRBANKS, Alaska—Construc
tion of terminal facilities for the
Alaska Railroad here Is progress
Ing rapidly with a large force o!
men at work. The improvement,
Include passenger end freight de
pots, engine end oil houses, water
slons taking more than a week.
What promises to be one of the
most eventful and colorful foot
ball seasons in the history of the
gams will be opened on Sanford
Field Saturday afternoon at 4
o'clock wfcen the Mercer Baptist,
and the Georgia Bulldog! trot put
at the sound of the season’s Init
ial whistle here.
This game as an opener prom-
. .. - ’ t j ulI1 an y
la
tragic view of the turn “"'"llsc^ittpre interest I
created by the latest excise of J^ntaf buttle at
amenities betwsen Berlin and yean. There la m
Munich and the apolntment a* die- ^ this intrsest.
mgr ■MU* \mmmM
hi, days as premier of that elate,momemnue new ,m .-
was tho especial bane of the Ber- plays; Mercer baa an unusual
tin chancellor. strong-team, fulljrjlftj^per cent
Although Herr Stresemann and
hia assistants wer* visibly nettled
at tho precipitate manner In which
the Bavarian action waa carried
out, the Berlin government heads
Thursday night professed the be
lief that they one* more have be
come tho victims of Bavarian
Idiosyncrasies and seemingly real
ised their own ability correctly to I
apfralse (Munich psychology do-
spite their past experience with
Bavarian diplomacy.
stronger than in 1922 t
fever crippled them so that it was
hardly possible for a full team ot
itayei
well Vv- to tok* th*.field:
Msrrsr also has a new aet of
coaches.
THE OPENING
GAME THRILL
SCOUT SECESSION
TALK
The talk of revolt and accession
by Bavaria la scouted In official
circles la Berlin, where the Im
pression Is given that the two gov
ernment. are In complete accorl
with respect to cqmmon aim* and
that ttelr proclamation* In no way
collide.
A. I. Almand Is
“40-8” Delegate
A. I. Almand, vocational student
at the University and one 6f the
moat latereeted end enthnelaetle
Legionnaires in the entire state
will go to the convention In San
Francisco In October. Mr. Air wind
goes ea n regular delegate from the
'40 and S” and an alternate from
the state to the legion proper ron*
ventlon.
He will travel with the Georgia
delegation and will leave Athens on
October 5th with F. O. Miller, dele
gate to the convention from the
atate and the local poet.
Miss Moine Michael will Mao at
tend as a delegate from this state.
Then there is the thrill of the
opening game. After ten long
months the dull thud of the kicks,
the rattling out of the signals, the
fierce tackling of the forwards
and backs, the sensation of the
sweeping end runs, the tingling
excitement oT the score will all
add to the interest oi this first
game.
Mercer Is reported coming to
Athens more determined than ever
But this year they have a heavy,
well developed team and if It la
remembered the firat' minutes of
last fall’s game came very »
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NO VERDICT YET IN
ALABAMA FACING POLITICAL REVOLT
RESULT OF SQUELCHING INQUIRY
CONVICT CONDITIONS IN MINES
(By Associated Prese)
MACON, Ga.—At 1 o’clock Fri
day the Jury continued with the
case of Dr. C. A. Yarbrough. Ma
con dentist, charged with rioting
In connection with tho whipping of
W. O. Barnett
The Jury has been deliberating
{since Wednesday afternoon. Tbb
I, the second time Yarbrough bat
leged Ku Klux Klan activltie.
here. He was acquitted the first
trial. .
mm
MANY THOUSANDS
OF DOLLARS
BIRMINGHAM, Ala—Political
ttSoQ.l
revolution is In the making here.
Iti area of agitation centers about
tality and return of the lash sys
tem to Alabama's prisons at
brought to light during a rscent
convict revolt in th* Banner coal
mines at Jefferson county.
During this Insurrection,
pris
oners dynamited thousands of dol
lars worth of valuable machinery
and held peace officer, at bay
during s complete day of undis
puted, ebsotutel control of, the
mfttee end Solicitor James C.
Davis alleged deplorable conditions
existed among the convicts rented
on lease.
Charges have been, made that
prisoners were forced to work be-
yond the point of physical endur-
nnce, that medical eupervlsion
was lacking, that many were
compelled to dig coel while elck
end bare-footed, and that Warden
J. D. Evane, an ex-saloonkeeper,
was incompetent.
The situation has Just corns to
■ crux due to Governor Brandon a
, — refusal to permit riotous convicts
tsfesssssli
been
farther aggravated
in the face of an official writ is
sued by Circuit Court Judge H. P.
Heflin, ordering the immediate
surrender of the prlioncre to ex
amination of the jury probe.
Although the eourt’e order brit
tle, with “teeth," and by innuendo
warns against interference, Gov
ernor Brandon ha* reiterated his
stand, that the convicts shall not
teetlfy and even went to far
a, to order th* quii halted.
Feeling haa grown throughout
the atate and open accusation,
have been levied charging Gover
nor Brandon with attempt to tub-,
serve the civil authority of the!
courts and t«ks upon himself the
mantle of dictator with "a eat In
tho hag to hide,” tantamount to
martial rule in Oklahoma.
will be spent in Athene for
Saturday weak-und shopping
and it is <aft to nay that a
largs portion of thsM dollar*
will bs guided by ths store -
news and basins,, announce-
ents that appear in > Th*
Bsnn,r-K.'ra:o.
With a circulation that an-
tare over 6,000 home* r.rrf
evening with ths day’s «sw*
and at a time when every
member ef the family haa tht
time to reed and dleeusa both
the day’s news and ths vari
ous store messages of enter-
prielng merchants. It Is na
wonder th* Banner-Herald
ado havs the’ Mbit of making
SLEEPING CAR SWI
INTO PLATTE RIVI
BY RAGING TORREN
LATE THURSDAY NIGHT
Passengers Cling to Half Submerge
Cars and Beg to Be Rescued. Cul
vert Oyer Creek Gives Way,
Causing Train to Plunge Into
the Swollen Stream.
esti-
(By Associated Press.)
CASPER, WYOMING.—The Burlington .
S er train No. 30, bound for Denver, which plun
ito Cole Creek late Thursday night, went into
raging torrent, causing a Toss of life which was
mated Friday morning at approximately forty to on:
hundred.
Three miles before the stream is reached, the roi
of the waters, swelled to flood height, can be he;
as it rushes over toe cars lying in the stream.
m rr< m .1 What Is ordinarily • dry
California has morn than climate to attract World War Vetcrar,^to-
tne national cutivehlivh .In 3-It . FrairtUvw r.axt manth. Ruth AllcnL
itnian type of California beauty, U one of the 1
•aid to be a perfect Cectllian type of California beauty, le one i
bostaseee for the trig affqlr..
FOOD YIELD SHOWS
50PERGENTBOOST,
IN CLARKE COUNB
Production of food crop* in at a standstill! seemingly bocaust
Northeast Georgia In the lusthiflx rufiicieni'prtKluciion v« whole
tarn; to meet the present local,
demand and Inability of moat
during the summer, was suddenly
swollen Into a raging torrent
heavy rains Thursday a few htj
before ths passenger train was i
to reach the creok.
At about nine o'clock the
ver train swept around a curve
^hort distance from the
aklng up time and not knov'lug
hat the stream was even
few seconds later p
the water.
Apparently the engine »
‘across the culvert before,
ed by the flood waters,
porta nave way ' —
of tho tranl.
elno got aerose, tho i
train pit
•wept one hundred ;
the Platte river.
VIC 1
RECORDS
TtpwmMe
ream. ,
It Is believed .that
In this ear
tho time rest
old Ihn water hail i
ored the car
■Ido.
Thu Platte river at
Is mors than n mile wide
inly four of the i
lost their 1
twenty to
sleeping 'car
nod from the top of
which was partially
In tho stream,
fits rescue irela srrf
.... min; to meet tne present local—i i - ' .cene of tho tragedy at
™ demand and Inability of nMiresuuamMm.mumSSa.nd Immediately It
creased, fifty percent,-according to f armBra to produce cream for tlio^^^S^SS535525Srehe beet chance of
repibrt of county agents.at & dls* local creamery profitably and the
trict agricultural conference Fri* corn 6rt< j out* crops have been*, j / /strung from tho east
day morning at the Agricultural .about the same as the last few Then were more
““hlTe report,, mad. during th. ! pfr'lJd^taT c^ty”'Wore Hfle fa 311(1 He3T the N 'L*™' *°
conference held to qiap out a rarer not_ planted this season, according
ile Faced Red Seal Rec <
program for th* next year for thlr‘to Mr. Firor** report,
district, also stated that in moni j Attending the meeting from
communities renewed Interest in Clarke county were J. Warren
cotton production has been revived Smith, banker; Ligdon O’Kelley,
Claude Tuck, J. T. Pittard, banker*
farmer; J. W. Scoggins, Mrs.
j Walter Childs and E. W. Carroll,
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The discussions continued # t < ». t i
cram wa* developed to sun me pc. Negi o Deputy ^>1
Concert and Operatic
(Ffctow)|
sleeper, all begging
Ing <o 1m rescued.
The ecene of the reck
tourteen miles sast ot Ci
sandy, rolling
rhere the crpek flows
fdatts rivsr. The river I,
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country
Eight.)
gram was developed
eullarltlee of the eoll In each coun
ty of tho fifteen represented, ovet
which T. L. Aebury of Augusta
preride, 'm supervisor.
According to County Agent
ton production, poultry retelng an,'
In the hurt e!x months, partly ne r
result Of the Curb Mnrket. hue In
creased production of fhilts ana
vegetables fifty percent.
The' ocretge planted to bur clov-
eh In C(ark> haa Increased fifty
few good Tow-land pas j
Vain Attempt to IodIoin llutrumenl<J
Escape From Law-partii
HtEPUBLIC RUMORED
(Wagner)
& Nettro Who Was to Sellj^**} <w.
‘ . .Affidavit and Evidence'
Against Mrs. Stoke ^ ocal
Jo Escape.
(By Assoeiatsd Press)
rillCAGO—Kobcrt Lee, a negre
Ttira* are being ettsbllshVd, with deputy and one of the
prospect for a healthy In questioned by the state’s attorney
In the investigation of charges by
The acreage rf crimson clavrr I
this county will Increase' .TOO i«;s
cent with several farmers so win
up to fee acres each w,th i attempted to"Jump‘from “the “vrt^
. dlir.n’-d dow ' h * h ‘ ,d b " n confronted by
thsm regularly.
■»»w‘
shop tomorrow
of Athens, shop first tonight*
In The Banner-Hsrald.
W. E. D. Stokes, that
husband had conspired to defram*
her reputation, at'emjied tj Jump
from n window of Proeecufsr Whar-
ten's office Friday morning.
The negro was caught by a de
tective sergeant and taken to Jail
short time before the negro
another negro who sold Lae and
*^L h °“ e ‘ b ' ln * I • , "** f,h B™""**- 'he .11^ p.y
outer purpo.es, off man now being sought, efTtred
rninvivr AT hlm l,nd on sddltlonst lie
A,n - T " day far ths time he epent In New
' I York If he would make an affidavit
fn th "" d ! "“' r
reiaing
BUine liiu ncm....
Speak At Bejitist
Church tin Sunday
Captain Joe Bennett of the
University of Georgia football
team and Morgan Blake, sport
ing editor of The Atlanta Jour
nal will be the principal speak*
era at th* M 8tudents Night"
program at the First Baptist
church Sunday.
Captain Bennett Is one of the
most popular men In college
and la known throughout the
state and south as one of Ita
leading athletes. Morgan Bloke
la known to every college boy
la the sooth, or at > least In
Gsorgta. - ‘ yi» 1 l- 1 J
<IU0tudenta Night” rronUSea «#'’
t bs on* of the matt driWiffal
ns of ths fair eenlestir. ’
Although No Confirma
tion For Rumor Ye
Thought to Be Virtual Ij
Certain. *
(By Associated Pre«.)
PARIS—A Havas dispatch
Vienna says that It Is rumored t
a republic has been declare 1
Turkey, though there has been
confirmation from direct comce.
■The flight last November, cf i
[Sultan of Turkey has left »he
litfcml status of that
doubt. Tho Sultan did not i
Jsnd hap since claimed that h
still the rulfng head.
■ •‘• In <
Kemaliar i
» tho Sultain U tht
packed with imyji and girM
the two speaker* are favorite*.