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GEORGES CLEMENCEAU COMES
TO UNITED STATES ON FIRST
TRIP SINCE A STUDENT HERE
Returns in Ripe Old Age to Win Sympathy of Amer
ica For His Beloved France. Tiger Is Given
Stately Welcome By New York Com
mittee At Pier Yesterday.
Alumni From All Parts‘of
* Georgia Flock Back to
Alma Mater For Foot
ball Game.
Sphinx Initiates, Thalian
piav, Frat Parties and
Dances Also Help Gay
Program of Day. ■
With hundreds of old graduates
ami members of the Alumni Society
i ami Georgia and Vanderbilt
colors flying everywhere tho Uni-
\*‘cdty of Georgia celebrated its
lirit real "homecoming" in sev-
.ral years Saturday.
The events of yesterday marked
: , most brilliant day of festive
,,-ormms held at the university
since the centennial celebration
dpi nine with the Thalian play at
the Colonial theatre Friday night,
uhiiTi uas followed by the Pan-
Hellenic dance, the week-end
sunn? into a colorful occasion of
Marili tints appearance and when
the hundreds of visiters began to
pour Imo the city Saturdav morning
as special trains arrived the
streets soon became crowded while
:i lobby of tho Georgian hole!.
Wsdi'in'r'l'-rn for tho visiting |;lay-
ere. swarmed with the wearers of
hoin the lied and Black and Go d
awUUaiG. - ■ - -
T': . '■ ,Wj-r
0IJ8Y PROGRAM
IN CHAPEL 1
H 12 o'clock tin* old “boya -
mitbereil in the historic chapel
andtnade merry for nearly an hour
and then went to Denmark Hal!
where a buffet luncheon was f irv-
ilme atmosphere with tho tunos
that used to prevei! in tl'.e days "f
old when lie was a student b< re
while “Mr. Gallagher and Mr.
Shean" in the persons or Oscar
Kluebrew and Eustlce Stevens,
Ifforded a lot of cnioyment Harry
Hodfson, Murphy Candler. Chan-
rfllor Itarrqw and Dr. Brown and
Coach McGugin of tho visiting del-
, egatlon made sliort speeches as did
Loiter prominent Ccorgia alumni.
nit . , ... thn enrfnn fit
NEW YORK—(By the Associated Press.) —
Georges Clemenceau, Tiger of France, came to Am
erica Saturday and was welcomed by thousands at
Battery Park.
Proceeding up town to City Hall where he was
officially welcomed by acting Mayor Hulbert, the
war premier explained dramatically that his mission
was "to do you some service in letting you know how
we Europeans judge the American people."
ThiH was necessary. he said, be
cause there was a world crisis th#u
U.D. C.
CLOSES
MRS. FELTON IN WASHINGTON;
WILL PROBABLY TAKE SEAT
IN SENATE MONDAY AT NOON
Senate Leaders Agree
That Cartersville Lady
Has No Legal Right To
Seat,’ But Won’t Object.
Editorial In Saturday
Mornings Enquirer-Sun
Takes Superior Court
Judge To Task.
I.oyless Tenders Resigna
tion To Take Affect At
Once. Says Differed In
Opinion With Harris.
Solicitor’s C*r Runs Off
30 Foot Embankment At
(Mrs. Felton’s Sole Desire
Is To “Blaze The Road
For The Womanhood of
America.”
WASHINGTON—Mr*. W. H. Fel-
COLUMBUS, Ga.—Julian Har-
*, General Manager of the Co-
, , , , , liumbus Enquirer-Sun, local morn-
!md not been settled. Ilow .his cr!-'| n(f newspaper was cited for con-
sis vvmtl.i end nobody knew. tempt of court because of an edi-
r vott take the wrong side— t orial appearing in this morning’s
well then the war amounts tn' e(|ition of the by Jud
nothing and we may have to go to G e p M unro Judge of the
war again, he assertedI. If it turns ' Chattahoochec circuit superior
mtf right court, but was released Saturday
after a lecture lasting an
i done at Ihe right time then it
! be one of the greatest stops in the
i civilization of man." -
Washington Invitation,
Extended By Mrs. Hat-• encourages
ton Is Accepted. Pledge |C_
Aid Stone Mountain ! He said the friendly greeting it
Project.
hour and thirty minutes.
The citation and order for the
appearance of Mr. Harris states
“Dead Man s Curve.” I ton came to ^Vashington from her
Escancd 5 Without A j ,lome In Georgia with the announc •
E’S.LuytJUVTiouuuo ^ „ d intenUon of rfeekta* the dls-
beraten. tlnctlon of being the flnit woman
■ j to Sit in the United States senate.
» .Mioito- of | Whether her ambition will be re-
Lamar 'allied. However, apparently will not
ltflib ^Saturday about l determined until after congress
noEn'conven/s at noon A* Monday. J
I.rr a thirtyJToot embankment at 1 The question which will arise If
“Dead ManlSSbrvV on the .Daniels Mrs. Felton presents tierself to Vice
viile road, *' i President Coolldge grill He unpre-
■ Solicitor Ruckfer escspld with
out a scratch but the car was com
pletely overturned and landed on
its top. Thd-autoptobflf jvas con
siderably damaged and was towed
liack to thefjcity.
Mr. Ruckeh was returning from
Da nl e 1 sviile > where he Had bdsf-
eedented. She wai appointed on
October 2 by Governor Hardwick of
Georgia to the place made vacant
by tho death of Senator Thomas
■Watson. Since that time, hov
er. Walter F. George has been
eted to fill out Mr. Watson's un-
Augusta Sends
Train Load To
"Home Coming”
Approximately Five Hun
dred Citizens of Rich
mond County- Here For
Football Games And
Festivities.
Approximately *oo Augustfns
spent Saturday in Athens, coming
here for the Richmond Academy-
Riverside game primarily, but al
so tor the Georgla-vanderbilt
glme primarily, but also for the
Oeorgia-Vanderbllt game and for
"Homecoming D»y” at the'.Uni*
vcrslty. J
Most of the visitors niade the
trip by train although a'.number,
came in automobiles. ■ ■
students of • the Richmond
Academy and .of Tubman High
school made, up th- bulk of Hid
visitors. A special'-excufsioT. Was
run by the Georgia Railroad for.
their benefit , j J
Among tho prominent Augus-
tans here-were. Frank. II. Barrett;
of Barrett & Company cotton fac
tors. Georgia P. ltutle, comman
dant of tin- lti.-linf.n-t Academy:
T. 1). Caswell, ti-asurer of tin- .• 11y
Edgar l’robyn, sec-
Declar-
United States Could
Not Hope to Continue
Supplying Worlds
Athenian Is Elected Pres
ident of World Cotton
Congress and Invites
Conference Here.
Propaganda Is being spread In
Brazil by foreign countries in an
effort to produce a great surplus of
cotton In that country and lower
the price in the United States, stilt
ed Dr. Andrew .M, Sonic, president
of the Georgia State College of
Agriculture Saturday upon his re
turn from the World Cotton Con
gress at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
•'The report was made by the
English delegates that the United
ous and scandalous and has for
its purpose of bringing the su-
, , , , , ,,. perior court of the Chattahoochee
bel < leve C he G< wou{'d°ga?n C access lo'^^^re^arui otj^
that ~‘said~ article iy false, rnalici- j ness and. tbV steering whfal timst
, have locked, on hi* car casing
him to fall In making th? sharp'
turn when the- accident occurred.
A truck driven by an
of the Weatbyook estate m.l
I American minds. "I must be al-1"l K t . and dcfr »! ,lin e the cnarauer a small t0U rtng car alii collided
BIRMINGHAM, Ala.-The l n " 2 lowed to speak as a free man to I J* **'‘£ C X P 1 !E' 0 " r °lJ™ “ f nn ,hp DanlauhHIle ro»d H.rtffil.v
convention of tho United Baugh- frRC men w |, 0 are n „t afraid of any- this court. The order was return-
ters of tho Confederacy came to an ■ thing,’ ’said the Tlgor.
official close hero Saturday nigt t; \] clemenceau then left for the
after Washington had been se- j ] 10me Q f Charles A. Davidson
lected for the meeting next year. ( -, n f 0r o attending a perform-
The invitation upon -behalf of tho ance tMll afternoon at the Metro-
BNwffiV
Mcii he will address his Hr»t Am-:
erican audience next Tuesday night .
M. Clemenceau paid tribute to
America’s part in the world war,
saying:
"! have seen them—the Ameri
cans—In tho fight and I have Bonn
, Mr*. -Walter-E. Hatton.
A targe number of delegates will
leave Birmingham tomorrow morn
ing for Montgomery to visit th"
Confederate shrines at the first
capital of the southern states. Spe
cial trips will be made to the horn-
of Jefferson Baris, president of th '
, . Confederate government and to the j -----_ „.u on tbe Amcr-
.... ‘Jesse James”, with his hnr- Alabam sta to capitol which housed g ," n(lfir the command of Oen-
motiics and banjo cjreatbd an oW tho SO uthern officials during tll,! , oral j.orshing took hold marvelous-
early period of the wnr. j Iy at st. Mlhiel releasing a great
Member* of the donvenrion at j ^ people. When I arrived tho
their session today pledged them what did I see? All the
sedvea to ntlse *80.000'for th^e com - | Amer| J mo t or s in the old city fuli
pletion of the monumentJokto | of French women and children and
son Davis at ilia birUilla flowers, a’liese poor people who had
Kentnekv. Money will be ^ ^ aUow ^ {0 get out of tho
able “instander.' :
The action of Judge Munro,
followed the publication this morn
ing of an editorial appearing un
der tbc head of “Putting out a
J lire...with.
view, Kentucky. Mone: ui
raised by the Individual chapters not ucen ‘“‘“r,, rescued came to Columbus from the Au.
well as by the general organlza- j ^ t|)e Amcr j cans . And I saw tho gusU Chronicle, where he was
Editor for many years. His part-
tions.
following this was the coffee and
■Mulches at Denmark Hall, then
ii», wg parade and finally the
colorful game at 3 o'clock.
SPHINX FURNISHES
BIG NOISE
» I-., .knhinx initiates. George
Clark ami Arthur Lowia afforded
worlds m' amusement all during tin
ewis was dressed to reproson'
Gmnp while Clark was hi-
rampaicn manager. Five dusky
wiuwstvrs ninile up the ban-’
hoo^tin.; Andy’s rare for confcresr
"»! his campaign songs Andy
mde several speeches and said he
van certain to have his lead in
creased in the re-count that ia be
inn wade. The portrayal of thes®
characters i sthe best shown here
by the Sphinx in many' years.
The festivities, getting undot
v ft i href*k-neck sfceed *Yid:vV
came to a brilliant culmination Sat*
njay night with h datic^ At tne
Mow auditorium. The' hoo War
♦Thaj® the largest attended nurt-
hfr on the gala program.
PrcbqHv five hundred persons
"ere on ’ ami and tripped the “#i*ht
Untastlc” until the hour of mid-
ni«ht called for a halt.
It was conservatively estimated
hit aigh. that eight hundred old
sndt and atumui cama hack to
Athens for home coming The at-
hndanc** at the Vanderbilt game
t > b:* -. ’ ^on between six am*
?< *ven thousand.
Leqion Appoints
New Committees
R.
Committees lor the Allen
v, “tn'ni; |„,st American .Legion
has l,eon appointed for the new
< '"mmunder Henry It.
\V
They nre as follows:
KXK' t TICK—Frank A. Holden,
haitma-; n. .1. Tolnas. Fleetwood
FNTkhTAIXMENT—MaJ. A. T.
,, ‘C.,y chairman: R. D. Hraneh.
'. A. Gooilsnn, Tinuis Lang. Lee
MEMliRRSHIP — Carl Epps,
riv'ii'ma,.: K. K. Beacham, W. O.
‘VHirs. T X. Gaines, T. J. Atkin-
"iNA W’F,—James White, Chair-
!M f: T H. Mellatton, Dr. H. D.
Cotfee.
half of the Stone Mountain Memo- 'ng. I think I in a_whlle
teday for the ““j: AttaMrn ---- , h ' „ attIfi t00k placo when
T A e -“L ve ;?°“id^ y n ci 8P fo the-all of the city had been emptied of
widow of General Luke E. Wright,
who died In Memphis Friday
REV. E. H. JENNINGS
are all
SMILES
Northeast Georgia Bap
tist Ministers Confer
ence Adopts Resolutions
C o m m en d i n g Well
Known Preacher.
Resolutions commending iiev. E
H. Jennings, former pastor of the
Athens Prince Avenue Baptist
church, but now of Bradentotvn.
Fla., have been nriopted by th-
Northeast Georgia .Minister’s Con
ference, it wa sannouneed Satur-
day.
The Vesolutions follow: f
“Whereas, in the providence o
God. our beloved brother and oo
laborer. Rev. E. H. Jennings, for
—or "astor of the Prinee Avenue
church our city, has recently en
tered the pastorate of the Bapt t
church, of Brailentown, Fla., uni.
"Whereas, bv his removal, wo
the members of the Haotist Minis-
tors' Confarenee of Norths ist Gerr-
“I saw sometimes the worst. I
have seen Americans in the mud of
tho trenches for days and davs
without being relieved and look
ing very sorry, but the moment
1 come and brought them the
crosses of war thev bad so mag
nificently gained, they were all
smiles. We shook hands and we
spoke of the old nlace—America
v.-as the old place. They did not cry
spd I could soo tho twinkle in their
eves. Of course they knew I was
Umlrs and they were ihine. One
'lav in Ihe highway I met a' troon
of soldiers going home and thev
made me feel sad when they spoko
of the old country. ,
“They said ‘won't you rome to
America some day?’ T said. ’No, 1
mu tro old: I cannot think of going
there.’ I said. ‘You make me make
speeches and it tires my lungs. I
have very few of them left, poor
miserable things.’
HARRIS IS NAMED
AS NEW EDITOR
COLUMBUS, Ga. — Due to dif
ference in editorial opinion be
tween Editor and General mana
ger, Thomas W. Loyless, Editor of
the Columbus Enquirer Sun has
tendered his resignation,' to take
effect at once, according to
stories to be carried in both the
local papers Sunday morning.
Mr. Loyless one of the most
noted newspaper men in the state
on the Danleisville road Saturday. Ir. view of this senate lenders
The driver of the Westbr""" truck pprea with Governor Hardwick tin t
was painfully but not serlouMy in- .ni rs . Felton has no legal right to
Jured. . ■'> ■ ’• ’:mjr
of Augusta: J.
rctary of tho Augusta Y. M. c.
, nn pnids *, and promin nt Hidarinn, TV. .1. ’'-i ‘ h :' ii"i'gaies tint I
the s’elt Mrs Fol- Eill'u rirk, llarrold live, Archl- States could not hope to continue to
commission for the seat Mrs. ei j baM n | nC |' (3 ), ( ,„r, Led Cotter. John »»PPly the world with cptton on oe-
» Sancken. Gordon I.amt>aek,, W. D. count of the ravages of the boll
! Irwin. George Sancken. Sam L. • weevil, hut I mado It plaiu that l>>
nn'ye, Jtarveen Duvall. Henry B. tho tiso of calcium arsenate and im -
Garrett, Coles PhinUy. Ben E. ivcs- j proved methods of production, that
ter. Klmer I. Ransom, Jas. An-( Ihe United States will continue to
drews, Chns. Wright, Frank J. |lead the world..in cotton production.
ton seeks.
Miller.
George B. Barrett,
senate place, but they said' Sat- J Curry, solicitor of the city court.
..an.... . ■- * — —- “ -““rSty
urday they wore not disposed to In • I J. C. C, lack. Judge of the cl
terpere oh.iei tlons unless M ". , ' " ll f l Lanpiir; B. :Lec| I e1111 >
George shottld make demand lor [ HiHr, Hillurj MiammL WHi Ha
"ml that they could look to ttys
country anil expect an adequate
supply of raw goods."
CONSIDERED
PROBLEM
Crowd At Picture Thea
ter Delighted Last Night
When Sphinx Initiates
Appear ’Tween Acts.
ner in the Enquirer-Sun was
Julian Harris, son of the noted
Soutnern author Joel Chandler
Harris, and former European ««| > e 0 plo*s choice,” guarded by
manager of the Paris Edition of faithful manager, strode down
the New York Herald. I ttie aisles, stopped the show and
t’ Beginning with the publicaUon J^ aye an i m p r0 mptu address to the
of the Sunday edition the ; astonished but delightfully sur
quirer-Sun will ^ appear ^ prised audience.
JuHan Harris as Editor and Gen
eral manager, it was announced
tonight.
PROGRESSIVES ill
KIT TO
At The Palace? annate, If only tat a flay.
However, It was agreed at a
conference Saturday between Vico
President Coolldge and Chairman
Curtis, of the senate rules commit
tee that Irrespective of Mr.
George's attitude. If any Individual
senator offered objection Mrs. Fel
ton could not bo sworn lo if prece
dent were followed. This precedent
was made by former Vico President
Marshall In the case of former Sen
ator Benet of South Carolina who
arneored to succeed Senator Till-
nmn. Mr. Marshall ruled that Mr.
Benet cessed to bo a senator when
Ms sm'oessor was elected.
Should Mrs. Felton be seated.it
was stated that she would serve
without pay under the statute
which provides for tho beginning
of the salary of a senator elected
»o fill im uneXpired term on the
day of his election. Mrs. Felton's
friends declared the salary was not
a consideration—that as she herself
had stated It was her sole desire
to “blaze the road for the woman
hood of America’ ’to a senate place
Mrs. Felton holds that whethci
net she Is seated, she has cleari
ed the wav for the service of tho
»omen In tho senate by the fact r.f
In r appointment to that tody. Aps
s'e'.ton arrived here early Saturday
inattended. Because of her nrt-
j"uncoil ape- S7 years—she uas fa
lse. d by the trlii from Georgia a'lJ
The picture at the Palace yester
day was a good one. The comedy
was a scream. But— ' \
Oh, Min! DIdja see Congressman
Andy" Gump and hi* campaign
mhnnger, and the placards, and the
band, and everything—at the eight
o'clock ahow?
Well, anyway, the newly elected
legislator, he who “wears no man'*
collar” and who undoubted I v
You see, George Clark and Ar
thur Lewis were being initiated in
to the Sphinx club of the univer
sity. The impersonation of 8yd -
ney Smith's two now famous char-
jacters came as a part of the cere
monial in which they were chang
ed from neophytes into full-fledged
members of the honorary society.
And getting back to the perform
ance at the Palace. “Andy"
also’about I The WorId Cotton Congress,
mnnv of wh,ch " as composed of delegates
.... 'gentlemen , from England. Belgium. Switzer-
being accompanied 6y their wives. 1 ,ttnd ’ 'Portugal, America and ail
South American countries consid
ered in great detail tho problems of
II. S. DM CE
OF STIFF DISH
Maj. General James G.
Harbord Quits Army
For Presidency Of Radio
Corporation Of Ameri
ca.
DECIDES
TO COME
■ One morning I was in my private
house bordering on the sea when I
-ecelvcd hud news from America.
' h"ard had names, We were cail-i'
'mperia-ists and militarism. 1 think
•hat Is horror and I thought I ha l
better go and tell them how tilings
iri-i feel keenly tho loss of his g ■- haonened to pass and to show them
*» • —..... fAtisvu’ahtn *h : it thr»ir judgment was not cor-
nial presence and warm fellowahin
with his wise counsel, therefore.
“Resolved, That we shall ever
Vherish with pleasing and gratify
ing memorv tho friendship and as-
-"cinfion of onr brother It; onr con
ference of which he was a leading
nremoter and ardent supporter
and in the general work of the
Master’s kingdom into which he
threw most ardently and conse-
cratediy Ills best powers.
COMMEND
HEARTILY
•Resolved, secondly. That «e
commend most heartily our dea:
(Continued On l’age 6)
ni ' • i I
“On" dav a British newspaper
arrived. It contained criticism from
a man of very high standing, call
ing Amcricr. bad names. At that
moment ! decided I bad better go
to America. That Is the reason why
I am here.”
RAIL MAN KILLS SELF
ATLANTA.—The body of H. C.
Bailry. division passenger rernt for
the Louisville and Nashville rail
road was found In the Brookbu-en
lake of the Capital City country
chib late today. County police ex
pressed the opinio nthnt he had ta
ken hi* own life.
not so blind as to forget that Con- spent the day quietbjn her room
gressmen as well as other publfc st a hotel. Soon after her armal
officials like to be re-elected ^ received n e ' v> #| ^" e spond^nls
and was vielted by the national so-
Call For National Con-, tbere ^> ere marshmallows for the
ference Of Congression- ;:adieb and cigars for the gentlemcj., men's party.
al Group Is Said By i
Senator LaFoiiette. Dr. Frazer Returns
To Sheffield, Ala.
WASHINOTON.—(By the As
sociated Press.)—A Call for fi
rational conference of Progres-' •
r e Ld ZtoWe “evasive j Ur. G S. Frazer, of Sheffield, Ala.
i. ia.ued returned to hi* home yesterday at -
Salurday nighty Sector La- ter spending a few days with Mr.
Fol let tee, republican, Wisconsin, nnd Mrs. J. Warren Smith. Dr. Fia-
and Representative Huddleston. | zer conducted the funeral scrvices.
democrat!! Alabama, chairman ! assisted by Dr. G. F. \ enable, of
and vice-chairman respectively of |^“oj.d^ Smith. the m jioa ot
ihe peoples' legislative service-
|Mr. and Mrs. Smith, who met with
! a tragic death Wednesday after
noon.
MR. F.
BURIED Oil FRIDAY
Passing Of Mr. Billipgs
Brings To Many Here
Keen Sense Of Personal
Loss.
The passing over on Thursday in
Mop'-omere of Mr. Fay M. Billing,
for the nast four years a citizen of
. , Athens, brings to many In Athens n
Crawford Long Asso. j keen sense of personal loss. Quiet
Meet To Organize and " nM « um ' n * he "*"
Athens Members Of
Previous to announcement of
the conference call Senator LaFol-
iette issued u statement declaring
that “the time has now come foi
the organisation of a well defined
group In sepport of accepted pro
gressive principles and policies"
and the defeat of the. administra
tion ship subsidy bill, proposed
antt-sirlke bill and the projected
transfer of federal interests to hers of the Crawford
tile interior department. | Memorial association which has
The call issued by. Senator La- been organized for the purpose «.f
Fsllctte and Representative 'Hud- ] placing the staue of the famous
dieston. the latter a strong labor j Georgian in the Hall of Fame at . . ...
champion in the house, announced [Washington,will be held some time L lrch ^ nan | n t he
i. '.fn. ,h. nr.,.[„t!An i this week I the faithful churenman in cue
ion the hearts
greeting or some act of thoughtful
» .i. . 'ated, as he went about doing good.
,i |^ng I cheering the unfortunate and
Hpreariitig sunshine by his cordial
greeting or some act o fthoughtful
ami Mvnipathetic kindness
In his dally life he exemplified in
that it was
of an active
congress.”
for the organization i this week. ; v; - -- -- <„
working group .In j Other members will be added to, strength of his in g y, hi
the list from Clarke county ami trustworthiness, his loyalty to Ills
’plans made to raise the quota al- friends and his devotion to his
1 church
FASHIONABLE VEILS | lotted to the county.
Heavily embroidered border* are Those from Clarke county who He had not been in active bust-
noticed on some of the newest lare member* of the organization ness for some year* but thirty years
veils. Brown* and’tan* are the
most popular shades and are fre
quently a«en in, combination.
are: Judge Andrew J. Cobb. Cbas.lago he occupied an Influential po-
H. Phinizy. Mr*. Charles M. Sncl- • ——
ling, Mi*. Frank Lipscomb. j . (Continued Op Paf* 6)
WASHINGTON.—(By the As
sociated Bros 8.)—Retirement
from the army of Major General
James G. Harbord. deputy chief
of staff and one of the outstand
ing military lenders in the world
war, to accept the presidency of
Ihe Radio Cor|K>ratlou of America,
was announced Saturday by Sec
retary Weeks. He will be suc
ceeded in Washington by Major
General John L. Hln^s. now com
manding tlie eighth corps urea.
General Hui-bord's retirement
becomes effective December 2!l
cotton production and sources of
‘Kunplies. Dr. Soule was representa
tive from the United States anfl-
explained the cotton attuatlon in
America and Ita relation to the'
manufacturer’s interests . through
out the world. He stated with much
emphasis that America was not out
of cotton production as bad. been
reported, but would continue to- i
produce a normal crop.
Dr. Soule explained the purposed
and plans of the Georgia Cdtton .,
Growers’ Co-operative Association
furnished x hlm by President J. HJ.
Conwell, and contradicted the
statementthat the cottop pools In
America were endeavoring to or
ganize and fore the world to pay
exhorbitant prices, as a delegate
from another cohntry had stated.
He stated that the producers UF . ' <•'
organizing so as to get a fair price
and they felt that the spinnefs 9
should see that they get a price
which is commensurate with the
cost of production.
There is a growing propaganda 1 In
Brazil, promoted by English Spin
ners. slated Dr. Soule, to Increase
the cotton productloh so as to aup-
, ply not only the needs of Brazil but
j outside countries _ as well. The
manufacturers hope to get a chsas
and he will take up his new deties supply of raw cotton from South
January l. He had been selected : American countries and are enconr-
to succeed dbnoral I’ershing as Increased production. The
chief of Staff on tile I atter's re- ' , ’ , ' ; ' ?lll!in government lias employ-
lirement and Secretary Weeks ; G d -'If Arno S. Pearse, general’aec-
said in ids format announcement i rPf, iry of the International Feder-
that the loss to the active forces j ation of Master Cotton Spinners -
of tlie army through General Hur- ] *nd Manufacturers* Association of
bord's separation from the serxlve Manchester, England, to conduct
“cannot be rdequately expressed." I 1 * survey of tho Brazilian provinces
In his letter to Secretary 10 lf cotton can he grown sucr-
Wecks. applying ,-ir retirement. ! cessfully throughout the country. _
Genernl Harbord pointed out that | Mr. Pearse has just written a;bOok . 5
he had been on active service for | on Brazilian, cotton to awaken tb«
33 .years, “having enlisted on Jar.- neople to the nossibiltties of whlcX.
uury 10, 1880, With continuous I Is being distributed all over tho
service since enlistment over is country,
years -of such 1 service tic ilia I ■
abroad." WE FACE
' ‘COMPETITION '■ *
Special Invitation
T)r So'llP HU}
*ar Hev.
• Harris
ni«In is
.Ainorirfl faces tlv;,
O D 4 i mnrtition * from
10 near t\ev. AcrCCj South America in c-oiton production
—*— ; in the .future, llrari! has treme0*L, \*'
dous territories in which cotton,C»n
h*» urown successfully. Tho soil ft
very similar to that, in the south*
with extensive and wide river bot*y -j
toms on which cotton can be grown ^
successfully. Thev are endeavoring
tn grow iong staDle cotton in nor* ^
them Brazil, which is a very dry-j f’
countrv. Efforts nre being made At .
frrigntion which is very difficult on
account of the contour of the land.
It is very probable that they will
A special invitation to
CL M. Arree .at Your
Methodigt rhurth Sumta
extended the public.
Rev. Acree. who i»av s Athens
for the South Oeorgia Conference,
will deliver a sermon ho preached
■•‘Out one month ago, the text he-
ing ’’Son CJive Me Thy Heart
Seagraves Recovers
Car Stolen In 192!
An automobile stolen from C. D.
Yarborough of Oconee county, was
recovered Saturday In Franklin
county by Detective Charley Sea-
graves of Athens. The car w a s In
Possession of W. R. Treadwell
who bought it some time ago. it
was stolen in June, 1921.
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have to use fertilizer and certain
ly they trill have to improvd their
methods of production.
It costs about twenty-five dollar#
an acre to produce cotton in South
America but whan flfot class equip
ment Is installed it will raise this..
The labore rjs poorly paid In cout-
parison with this country.