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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, 2t 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 _ ■■ 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. a HH HhHHB