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S:hoo!s to be Organized
by State College of Ag<
riculture. Experts to
Impart Information.
. 'Pile College of Agriculture Is now
ready to organise Itinerant schools
through tta extension department.
These schools will be given to any
community from which apetltlou by
one bandied persons Is received. The
schools to commence with will prob
ably not be more than three days In
length, and the work will be planned
to fornlah tbe people of any given
community with information suitable
to local conditions. It la proposed to
open tbe school at nine o’clock in tbe
morning, adjourn from twelve to one.
and continue from one to four. This
will give six bours of Instruction per
day, or eighteen lecture periods in
all. The three night sessions will be
devoted to illustrated lectures, oue
being given to co-operative activities
on tbe farm. to agricultural edu
cation. and the third to problems of
interest to the ladles.
Prom three to five experts will at
tend each of these meetings and there
wlH be opportunity for discussion. A
question box will be a feature of the
gathering, so that each one may have
the particular problem which con
cerns him taken under advisement
and considered. Those attending who
desire to take up correspondence or
reading courses will have an oppor
tunity to make arrangements with
tbe Instructors to carry on this work,
in other words, the College of Agri
culture proposes to conduct, as will
be seen from this short description
traveling school In as many communi
ties as the appropriation provided by
the state will permit Communities
applying will have their requests con
sidered in the order received. M the
state appropriation was not available
t l S^mff ri inauy 9 vfe 1 -3
The question of one dollar checks,
which has been so freely agitated
throughout the country and this state,
since the announcement that the gov
ernment had made It Illegal to draw a
check for a sum less than $1, has
been finally and H la hoped Irrevocs
bly settled and from now on the peo
ple who desire to utilise this method
of diminishing their bank accounts
should they be so fortunate as to have
them, will be permitted to do so with
a clear conscience and no fear of un
dergolng federal arrest and penalty.
Here Is a statement sent out from
Macon recently, where the citizens
were so Interested as to secure
statement from a noted federal au
thority, which disposes of the Idea
that after January 1st it would be Il
legal to draw checks for less than $1
Macon, Ga., Jan. 3.—There are no
legal restrictions, federal, state
otherwise, prohibiting the issuance of
checks for sums less than a dollar.
A statement from the United States
department of justice, made by Attor
ney General Wickersham. at the re
quest of Mr: L. P. Hillyer. of Macon,
acting as secretary of the Georgia
Bankers Association In behalf of its
members and the bankers and people
of the south generally, has set aside
as erroneous the reports, based upon
misinterpretations of the law. that It
was a penal offense to write a check
for less tahn one dollar, under the act
of March 4, 1909.
The law is intended solely to pre
vent, according to the attorney gen
eral's ruling, the putting into circula
tion of fractional Individual curency
by private individuals, firms or cor
porations, some times In the form of
metallic checks and some times in the
form of shlnplaster.
First Baptist Church Was Crowded With lmme«e
Audience. Athens to Give $5,000 Building to Farm.
Commerce Will Contribute Similar Building.
Committees are Comifig Round.
Sunday eevning there was a union
service at the, First Baptist church in
this city, where all the other church
es of the city closed their regular
Sunday eevning services and the
congregations gathered at the First
Baptist church to atend the union ser
vice which was held In the interest of
the Juvenile Protective Association,
and particularly In the interest of the
at Center.
Then telling of Ms experiences in
other cities of the south, where he
had released boys, of tender age, from
the stripes and manacles of the’ con-
vict, and bad secured men to watch
over them and give them a chance,
Rev. Jackson told of the work that
the Juvenile State was expected to do
in this state, as the first institution of
Juvenile State, which is located only (this character to be established In
the south. It is patterned after the
George Junior Republic In New York
state which has been so highly suc
cessful, and is going to do as great
a work in this state If tbe people take
thdl nterest In It and give It the fin
ancial backing necessary to make it
six miles from this city, near Center.
After the conclusion of the regular
service Rev. Millard Jenkens intro
duced the Rev. Crawford Jackson,
who Is general secretary of the Ju
venile Protective Association, and
w ho is the founder of the movement
nlaiy first, and It -will hi- the policy
as far as possible to hold the first
ones In South Georgia so as to place
tbe- information In neat* of- the plan
ters before the crop season opens up.
. Among the subjects discussed at
these schools will be the origin,
'source and relative cost of fertilizing
materials, the mixing of fertilizers
for different soils and crops, prob
lems concerned in the cultivation of
the soli, crop rotations, feeding and
earing for farm live stock, the selec
tion of corn and cotton seed, insects
and diseases prevalent In the commu
nity and the best methods of con
trolling the same. In sections where
trucking or other special lines of in
dustry predominate the work will bo
modified to suit local condition* The
men who have been employed by the
Board of Trustees for this work are
thoroughly trained and experienced.
This is an opportunity for any pro
gressive community to obtain through
the agency of the College of Agricul
ture much vital information without
going to the expense of leaving borne
to secure It. It is a movement of
momentous importance to the farm
ers of the state. Each community ap
plying for a school will be expected 10
furnish a hall properly seated, and
with light, heat and 'blackboard fa
cilities free of cost, and to assist in
advertising tbe meeting and in en
tertalnng the speakers. Every other
expense will be borne by the col
lege.
The merchants of every town and
village in Georgia have an interest In
a school of this kind as well as the
farmers, and It Is advisable that the
commissioner of roads and revenues,
the county sAool commissioners,
members of flKmers’ organizations,
1 U»e mayor and oUlcers of tbe town,
a’nd representative citizens generally
should take an Interest In the organ
ization of the school. Local commit
tees will he needed to Insure the suc
cess of the work, and the more per
sons who can be brought In touch
with the movement during its Initial
-tagee, the greater will be tho
chances <rf success and the benefits
which will be conferred on the com
munity.
Georgia is leading In tlje movement
for extension teaching for her farm
ers sad dtzens generally. It la one
of tbe most certain, as well as econ
omic methods of putting within the
-ach of thousands of people at
Every Train Coming to tbe City
Brings Scores of Returning
Students.
Today is the opening day for the
three large educational institutions
of this city, and the hundreds of stu
dents who have been spending the
Christmas holidays at their homes
throughout the state are returning by
every train to resume their studies.
The University of Georgia opens to
day after the Christmas recess
the collegians are already beginning
to return, while hundreds more wll
arrive today. The boys appreciated
the holidays all the more on account
of the fact that the first term exams
came to a close Just before iha col
lege adjourned.
The State Normal chool also opens
today and yesterday every Incoming
train was thronged with the students
returning to their work.
Lucy Cobb Institute also opens to
day after the holiday recess and the
many young ladies from all over the
state are returning to resume their
work, refreshed by the round of holi
day gayeties which are a feature of
the ten days of Christmas vacation.
With the opening of the University,
the college gayeties in the Classic
City will take on renewed interest and
there are many dances and other so
cial affairs planned for the ensuing
month. .
A FORMER ATHENS BOY
MADE HIT IN “OLIVETTO
The people of Athens will he Inte
ested peculiarly In the continued suc
cess of Wilbur Cox, an old Athens
boy, for twelve years now In comic
opera. The Chattanooga papers have
many nice things to say of his work
there last week. He will make re
turn engagements to many Georgia
cities, where he has already been
warmly greeted.
during the past few years. With the
co-operation and active interest
those whom this work will certainly
benefit and inspire great good Is
l-ound to follow In its wake. The
"ollege Is ready and anxious to do Us
share. • Let eevry community inter-
tritUag cost some of the very essen- ested In this great work Indicate its I son. Juvenile State Farm,
tial and fundamental facts pertaining nproval by sendlmr in an application’ Ga„ R. F. D. No. 4.
which have been accum- tor a school at the earliest possible
through scientific research date [ Smoke V. P. Cigars.
in this state.
Rev. Jackson opened his addTe3s
to the immense audience, which filled
every seat In the church, by telling
the story of how he became
Interested in the Juvenile movement
and bow the work was actually start
ed.
He told in simple hut eloquent
words of the boy whom he saw arrest
'd for some minor offense and car
ried to the police court. His interest
was aroused in the case and he in-
•pstigatod. finding the boy lodged In
the city jail 1u the midst of hardened
criminals, both white and black and
male and female, and when tbe case
against him was called. Rev. Jackson
made a plea for the waif.
Homeless, motherless and never
having a chance in the world, the thir-
tecn-yearold boy bad been on the po-
authoriUes^Ker?puz5e7^r&f
with him, when Rev. Jackson urged
the judge to give the youth a chance
and pledged himself to be responsible
for him. This was done, though the
judge doubted whether the waif
would even stay with his probationer,
but contrary to expectations the boy
did make good and has worked his
way up. leading an honest life, after
being given a chance and shown the
right way. This was the start of the
movement and the second waif to be
helped was the same boy’s younger
brother. From the simple beginning
has grown the work that is now es
tablishing the Juvenile Stake and has
helped nearly three hundred boys in
the past year to get the necessary
chance to live right.
Rev. Jackson told of the work done
by this boy and how he came back
from his cruise around the world
with the U. S. Navy to help in the
work in Atlanta. This boy is now the
first governor of the Juvenile State
After the close of Rev. Jackson’s
address Judge Richard B. Russell- of
the court of appeals of Atlanta, made
a touching plea for the Juvenile State,
which he called attention to the thou
sands of homeless waifs in this and
other southern states, who ought to
have an equal chance in life, but who
will not unless to the Juvenile States
Is able to make headway and be
ready to receive them. The only
way to relieve this distress and re
move tbe stain upon the state
through the organized effort of the
Juvenile State and as It has even now
a more auspicious beginning than
similar institutions after which It
modelled, it should in a few years be
a great institution and itself a model
to succeeding ones. \
He told ofc.;$he response^b^the cit;
Izens of„the
And Large Attendance For the
Session Promised. Chancel
lor Barrow Spoke.
Yesterday was registration day for
the University Cotton School and
over 2? had registered during the
morning and afternoon, which Is ex
ceedingly encouraging for a record
attendance during the session.
Last night the formal opening
ere tees were held In the faculty room
of the University of Georgia and
there was a good attendance present
to hear Chancellor David C. Bartow
of the University In the first of the
series of lectures. Chancellor Bar-
row spoke on “Waste on the Farm.’
and made a .most convincing talk, full
of valuable information to the farm
ers who were present There will be
a lecture every night and during the
day the students will be out at the
ericultural hall attend the classes
and demonstration work In the labo
ratories and dair.es.
CLARENCE CHEATHAM
CUIMEDJjY DEATH
He Was for Years a Steward of
Boggs* Chapel, Methodist
Church.
Mr. Clarence Cheatham, aged shout
torty-five years, for several years do
ing a mercantile business on Prince
avenue, died at his home on Park av
enue yesterday morning at an early
hour, after a tedious and lingering
illness.
The funeral will occur from Boggs'
chapel this morning at 11 o’clock.
Rev. Geo. E. Stone preaching the ser
mon,
i rhti,p»iuijie»4»" FrvmMrifcmji Fa
folds Annual Meeting To
morrow. Officers Will
be Elected. Club is
Prosperous.
The Ladles* Garden Club will hold
Us annual meeting tomorrow morning
at eleven o'clock at the rest rooms of
the Y, w: C. A. on Clayton street
At this'meeting the officers for the
ensuing year win be elected and other
important business attended to. ,
The club is in a most prosperous
condition and its members are enthu
siastic In all the work of the dab. '
The past year has witnessed some' ex
cellent work on the part of the mem »
hers and .the meetings of the dub
have been or much benefit to all mem
bers who have attended them.
Tbe meeting tomorrow will mark
the beginning of the new year, with
the ctub. Every lady in Athens who
Is interested In Sowers or the garden
win be welcomed. Those ladles who-
board or who live in fiats, where they .
had no space for flower gardens, will
no doubt be Interested In the work of -
the dub in promoting the cultivation
of flowers for window decoration.
There Is no expense attached to the »
club except small annual dues that ,
are used to pay for the printing of the
premium list and to defray the ex
penses of the annual Garden Club
Exhibit.
The ladies of Athens who are In
terested In the work of this dub are
cordially invited to attend the meet
ing tomorrow morning at eleven
o'clock.
has also bet!
similar building and the citizens ol
this city will not tall to make good.
With a closing appeal for the Ju
venile State, where the children , of
the state who otherwise would run
astray, providing problems for the
law and the charities, will be cared
for and taught to be independent and
honest, self-controlling and self-sup
porting, ho announced that the com
mittees would be around today and
receive tbe subscriptions for this fund
from the citizens of tbe Classic City.
This work is one that deserves the
most generous backing of the citizens
and it is certain that the business
men of the city will not allow the
committee to fall in seeking the nec
essary amount. With the placing of
the Juvenile State, rendered possible
by the magnificent generosity of Dr.
L. G. Hardman of Commerce, on- a
firm footing, the future welfare of the
state will be greatly benefited.
bam. and by a host of
□ed. him as a man, loved'him
» _ T .BippiL- [ _. r _ n _.
tf and honor now his mem-
GRASS FIRE THREATENED I
TO BECOME DANGEROUS
Yesterday morning about twelve
o’clock the fire department was called
by telephone to the vlcinty of the
Georgia railroad depot, and from the
number of cotton warehouses and the
cotton compress being located In that
section of the city, there was no little
excitement on the streets until it was
learned that the fire was not serious.
The flames were found to be a lot
of burning gross, which had caught
some inexplicable manner, and fanned
by the high wind was being rapidly
swept towards the surrounding build
ings and had already caught several
fences and one or two outbuildings
when the department arrived and was
dangerously near a stable, In which
there was a lot of bay and feed
stored.
The department, assisted by the
quickly gathering spectators, had lit
tle difficulty In extinguishing the
flames with the chemicals and hastily
improvised brooms and sacks, and the
fire was put out before any material
damage was done.
ANOTHER GRASS FIRE
ON SPRINGDALE STREET
The uptown section of the fire de
partment was called out by the tele
phone yesterday afternoon about one
thirty and found that the grass in the
vicinity of Mr. Albert Conway’s resi
dence on Springdale street had been
ignited and was blazing merrily.
The department made a quick run
to the scene and had little trouble in
extinguishing the flames and the dam
age was merely nominal, though tli
wind threatened to make the fire dan
gerous before the firemen arrived.
It is thought that some of the chil
dren of the neighborhood set th
grass afiire and the flames got beyon.
their control.
ST
ory as a true Christian gentleman. He
was for many years a -Steward of
Boggs’ Chapel Methodist church and
was an active and consecrated official.
THE FUNERAL OF
MRS. E. W. SPEER
Held at the Residence in This
City Sunday Afternoon,
January 2nd.
FOR SALE OR EXCHANGE.
Large, desirable house and lot in
College Park, Ga.. beautiful suburb
of Atlanta. Will sell or exchange for
Athens property, or improved farm,
preferably in neighborhood of ’Juve
nile State. Apply to Crawford Jack-
Athens,
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TREE THAT OWNS ITSELF
BEING ADVERTISED BY BANK
The tree that owns Itself Is being
published broadcast as one of the
unique curiosities of the Classic City,
and the story of how this happened
Is an Interesting one.
The Citizens Bank and Trust Com
pany decided this year that they
would open the new year with a new
design upon the checks of the insti
tution, and cast about for some design
which combined originality and at
tractiveness. The result was that the
new checks of this enterprising bank
ing firm bear the usual printed state
ment and In the center of the cheek
an unusually neat and handsome rep
resentation of the iamous oak.
Sunday afternoon at three o'clock
at the residence on College avenue
was held the funeral of Mrs. Eustace
W. Speer in the presence of a large
cumber of sorrowing friends.
Quite a number of floral offerings
were sent by friends as loving testi
monials of the love they bore the de
ceased.
The choir, consisting of Mrs. W. W
I-ampkln, Mrs. J. W. Brumby, Mrs.
Frank E. Griffeth, Mr. F. E. Griffeth,
nn'd Mr. Ralph Hodgson, sang sweetly
I he opening hymn, “That Will Be
Glory for Me.” Rev. M. L. Troutman,
pastor of the First Methodist church,
offered prayer and the choir then
sang, “The Far Away Home of the
Soul.”
Mr. Troutman read the 23rd Psalm
and other beautiful and appropriate
selections from the Scriptures, and
preached a sermon of rare beauty and
helpfulness, In which be paid n lofty
trlubute to the beloved dead.
The concluding hymn was "Asleep
in Jesus “.after which the casket was
borae to the hearse and the funeral
cortege wended Its way to Oconee
cemetery, where the Interment took
place.
Smoke V. P. Cigars.
NOTICE.
To members of the Athens Manu
facturing Co. Burial-Association: The
annual meeting win he held at office
of the Athens Manufacturing Co. Jan.
4,1910, at 8 p. m.
J. T. PARKER, Pres.
R. K. SUMMERS. Sec.
NOTICE.
Don't forget Wednesday night. Jan
uary »th. Lot will be raffled
Thornton’s Cafe. Get you a chance
at $500 lot E. G. Whitehead.
Mrs. Hugh Freeman, of p
county, mother of ’MV. R. L. ,
of thb city, is desperately ill at
home In that county.
Last week Mrs. Freeman had: tbe
misfortune to tall and break her hip ]
and on account of her advanced age :
the injury is likely to prove fatal. ' | ' ;
THREE VOUNG PIANISTS
ARRIVE, 1(1 ATHENS
From the West to Take Mualc Under
Prof. Sadler.
Three young pianists. Misses Grace
Finley and Elizabeth Yan, and Hr.
Cart Hillyer arrived In Athens Satur
day from Kansas, to study music un
der Professor George Francis Sadler.
These young people have been stu
dents of Mr. Sadler for two yean, and ■
come South in order to continue their
course under him. Mias Finley has
been organist In the SL John's Eplsco-
pal church in Hiawatha, Kansas, for
two years. Mr. Hillyer was assistant
director of the First Baptist choir In
the same place. It Is certainly a com- -
pllment to Mr. Sadler that students
come from such a distance to study
under him. tl speaks well of - his
teaching.
ANOTHER COLD WAVE 18
DUE HERE THIS EVENING
According to the best obtainable In
formation of the weather men then; •
Is another cold wave on the way to
Georgia. It may arrive tonight It
the storm which centered over the
Southwest last night does not slide
up the valley and head off the bliz
zard you may remember the balmy
whoa-haw weather of yesterday and
tie your batheroom up In a warm flan
nel rag some time between now. and
Tuesday night
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KNIGHT8 OF PYTHIA8
INSTALL THEIR 0FFICER8
SL Elmo Lodge; Knights of'pythlas.
No. 40, Installed their officers for the
present term at their castle hall last
night The lodge now has more than
two hundred active members and is,
therefore, entitled to three represen
tatives to' the grand lodge which
meets In May at Brunswick. The fol
lowing representatives were last night
chosen: Knights M. J. Abney, A. B.
Harper, and Rev. Troy Beatty.
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