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ATHENS COTTON: MIDDLING -• . 26 30* l>i:i VIOL'S CLOSE 26 l-2c THE WEATHERS Warmer with Increasing cloud iness and possible showers. VOL. 90 No. 309 Associated Press Dispatches ATHENS- GA., SATURDAY MORNING, JANUARY 6,1923 FARMERS TAKE STEPS TO MARKET SWEET POTATOES Decision to organize a Sweet Potato Growers As sociation and to make a survey of the soil in Clarke county for the purpose of advising farmers what! special crops to grow this year, were outstanding ! features of the Farm Bureau meeting here Friday afternoon. Claude Tuck presided- I It was iilso decided to have com- 1 I mittccs representing- the farmers, i merchants and bankers to meet and discuss plans for aiding the farmers in raising and marketing LARRY GANTT’S DAILY COLUMN Miss Rutherford’s Scrap Book By T. LARRY GANTT . I am indebted to my good freind Miss Millie Rutherford for a copy „f a neat publication of 28 pages .ntetled 'Miss Rutherford’s Scrap bonk—Valuable Information about ,he South," Volume X. January, 19.3. Like all that emnates from the ,,en of this gifted lady, this little vubllcation is a literary gem of great interest and intensely South ern. in so few pages {t aeems im possible to condense ao much in formation pertainlpg to our South -, a nd. I have read many histories „f the War Between the States and the causes that brought on ru. great conflict, but in this pamphlet I secured more Informa- rion and authentic facts In de fense of our section than I could rull from these many volumes, by ho greatest writers of the histori ans of their generation. And as a prologue to my sketch, lot me say that Miss Rutherford has enlightened me. that when we speak of that struggle at “the civil War," or the "War of Seces- we are in error and do In justice to the cause for which our soldiers took up arms in 1SS0 and Mfird for four years. Neither was it a war of rebellion. It was "the War Between the Slates,-’ for the non-seceding States made war upon the seced ing States of the United States to fcrco them back In the Union. _ eon TV RENEWS CAUSES special crons. These committees opend until the next few days it was stated. Weekly meetings of the Farm Bureau -will be held for the first few months of the year at least, it, was decided. These meetings will be for the purpose of discussing one particular crop. The first com modity meeting, as they will be called, will be held next Tuesday afternoon at the court house at which time peanut growing will be discussed. Those interested in growing peanuts will be at the meeting and men who have suc ceeded in making money on the crop the past season will be there to give their experiences. The meeting to organize the Sweet Potato Growers Association will be held in the Chamber of Commerce headquarters Tuesday morning, January 17. REDUCEDlTES FOB BIG FARM MEETING klss-ifiutherford: say* -please . it s»*«i«rt»8aPinfcF » '•*s*^*: ot course in my limited spapo I cannot do even partial justice to this publication. The editor re- iews the causes that load to the war between the States and In n b-w words throws a great flood of light on subpects that for a cen tury before the Struggle began to. agitato our Republic. I gained from this little- volume some valu able facts that I did not before thoroughly understand, i would like to see this "Scrap Book" made a text book In evsry South - n school, and even men familiar with history would be benefited and enlightened by reading It. in her summery of causes that led the war between the States. Mias Rutherford briefly takes up and explains « the following, and -•ho clinches her every statement With facts and data: Jealousy on the part of the Free States lest the Slave 8tate# would have great er imwor In Congress, 8, Fear lost the Louisiana Purchase (1803) would Increase the number of slave States. 3. The invention of the cotton gin, which gave great prosperity to the South on account of free labor. 4. The Missouro Compromise an unconstitutional wet. limiting slave territory. A. The tariff acts, 1828, 18J2 and 1888, unjust to the agricultural States >f the south and unconstitutional. «. The war with Mexico, which tcsulted In injustice to the South m siring territorial posaeealon. : The unjust distribution of mon ey In the treatury. I. Refusal to stand by the Omnibus hill In re gard to returning the fugitive 'laves. 9. Continued violation of the slave .trade la after 1808. 10. Tho election of Abraham Lincoln without an electorial vote from Ihe south, 'll. The anti-South par tv that put him In power gave no l" pc of justice to the 8 uth. 18. The refusal to give forts on South f, rii states soil; an agreemuit en- tered into when the forte were i-uili. Then John Brown's crime: t'ncie Tom's Cabin: the Wlltnor I'rovtso: Kansas-Nebraska bill; and more anuses. Bach of the above greievaoces against the South le briefly re- -irwed and made plain. Miss Rutherford shows that the •'-'-uth was paying Into the treas- ur' two-thirds of the money there; vet the soldiers of the RevoluMon "ere pr.id three times the amount • f pensions In the North that tney - ere In the South. The same un- '■‘t'tallty in favor of the Norm ap- Phed to road building. light houg- • and all internal improvements. SECEDED REPEATEDLY ■-ii-' shows that Massachusetts ’"peutedly threatened to secede f "tn the Union and form a Nor- lh "n Confederacy, and the right 1 a sovereign State to secede • as never denied or questioned ■til the secession of south oere- l « Alexander Hamilton stood (Continued On I’sge Six.) Rotary Club Committee Secured Reduced Rail road Rates To Confer ence Here January 22-27. Reduced railroad rates from all points in Georgia to the big farm ers conference here January 22-27 has been secured through the ef forts of the Rotary Club commit tee advertising the meeting, It, whs announced Friday i >e one ana onc-ipi— That is, the round trip can.be made for three-fourths the regu lar round trip rate. , Athens business men are adver tising the big conference in letters and cards sent to peonlc through out this section as well as by pla- cards which the Rotary club com mittee has had printed. 23 Dead In Crash Of River Bridge KELSO. .Wash.—With the num ber of known deaths In the disas ter caused by the collapse of a bridge here Wednesday increased to two the list of missing persons early Friday stoqd at 28. Harry Klrd, one of the Injured died Thursday eight and Oeo. O. McDonald died of Injuries Thurs day. The list of missing was being compiled with difficulty. Checks by. employers of transient labor continued to add names of men who had failed to reappear for work. Up to Friday, morning none of the bodies bad been recovered but the arrival of grapplers from Portland was ordered to facilitate the flndlng of the dead in Die Cnwlltt river. i R. B. Rounsaville Visiting Here Mr. R. B. Rounsaville, special representative of the Aspironal laboratories, is a visitor to the city in the interest of this well known preparation for coughs and colds. Mr. Rounsaville is well known here being a graduate of the Universi ty and since his college days he lias visited here often. He is on a tour of the country in the interest of. his company and expects to visit many of the eastern states, where Aspironal enjoys a large sale. Single Copies 2 Cents Daily. 5 Cents Sunday. SE AO RAVES HELD TO GRAND JURY CHARGED WITH MURDER OF SMITH IICADE MADE BY NEGROES BEING FOUGHT BY WHITES Armed Negroes Hold House Which Whites Tried All Night to Enter, But Failed. ATTACK ON WOMAN BEGAN THE TROUBLE All Fla. Stirred By Race Warfare. Thousands Rush to Scene of Bitter est Fighting. GOVERNROR TO AID IF NECE88ARY TALLAHASSEE, Fla.—Gov ernor Hardee of Florida, when informed by the Associated Press early Friday of the out break at Rosewood immediate ly made efforts to get In touch with the authorities at Rose wood to determine whether store order. The calling out ot troops would be necessary to ra the units of the Florida National Guard depends on how serious the civil authorities view the situation, the governor said. [nvai Alleged Masked Activi ties There. Four Are Killed And Several Hurt In Train Wreck LACLEDE, Mo. — Wrecking crews were busy Friday clearing the wreckage resulting from the head on collision early Thursday nlfcht of two Chicago, Burlington and Quincy freight trains bttyeen Meanville and Laclede. Mo.,, in which four trainmen were killed and several Injured. The dead: . B. N. Barclay. 60 enf> n ** r ot the train No. IS: B. F. Erdman 52 engineer of train No. 72; p.-W. Birmingham. 20 brakeman No 72, N. R. Wilson. 30, fireman. No. 13. Clyde Moling, fireman of number 72 and Ernest Wood, brgkeman of number 7* . t Tdw-r- ,, ‘ “ -- s -Hot* torn'up. BASTROP, La —Legal represent atives of the state ot Louisiana were ready Friday for Its Inquisi tion under civil process into masked band depredations in More house parish, but with state troops standing by to step Into the gap at any time should any emergency arlse to warrant the assumption by the military or the police powers of the perish. The hearing w!U open at this o'clock Friday morn ing. Bastrop, parish seat, was quiet, but with an air of suppressed ex citement. A detachment of cavalry Is stationed across the roadway from the parish court houst., a ma chine gun unit Is'on guard at the court house and n'msrbine gun de tachment is guarding the parish prison and a company of inf.imry is encamped within a stone’s throw of the court building. At Mer Rouge, headquarters of a detail of depart ment or Justlco Investigators who hare assembled evidence which is expected to result In sensational disclosures nnd wholesale arrests, another Infantry company and a cavalry detachment is on duty. With this background everything is In readiness for the open hearing Into masked mob operations at whose door is laid the responsibil ity for the kidnapping snd slaying of Watt Daniels and Thomas Rich ards and other butrages of lesser Importance. COCO AND ATTORNEYS HAVE ARRRIVED Cost of Living in Ger many Increased in Dec. PARIS.—French military'author ities at Montmarte wore tor hgvo reported 4II troops to form In their ration or confer* w A. V. Coco, state attorney 'gen eral, and his corps ot assistants are here to conduct the Inquiry. Imme diately after the arrival of Mr. Coco yesterday he announced the ap pointment of Howard Warren, state senator, of Shreveport, as Ms spe cial assistant Mr. Warren will act of „ In conjunction with Mr. Coco and I ley Baldwin, chancellor ot the ex T. S. Walmsley, O. S. Oyon and I chequer, and Montagu C. Norman, Paul A. Sompayrac, assistant at- governor of the Bank of England, conference NTParts was announced. LONDON.—The Daily News said the engagement of the Prince or Wales to the daughter of a Scottist peer would be announ. ed within three mcnthB. WASHINGTON.—The treasury department reported ’-ecolpts from Import duties at the customs houses during 1922 aggregated $468,000,(100 or $163,000,000 more than for 1921. BERLIN.—The cost of living in Uermany increased 63.6 per cent in December. LAUSANNE.—An opinion *was expressed In silted circles that 'he breakdown of the premiers’ confer ence would stiffen the attitude of the Turks who would seek to profit by the division among the a’>|es. NEW ORLEANS.—Rear Admiral Singer, U. S. N., retired, who was injured In an accident, died. BmnsToi to T IN CAPITAL CITY ,F EJIUKS PAY Sittriiiv ItMawy-WifiSh QTTER CREEK. Fla.—(Ey The Associated Press)—Two white men, two negro men and one negro wo man are known to be dead while it : is believed there are many bthor I casualties as a result ot race trou ble Thursday nlcht and early Fri day at Rosewood, 12 miles from here. With the exception ot three buildings, the entire village waa burned by a mob shortly after da<- break, according to available re ports here. at She Could Count on Support of Belgium and Maybe Italy. - ROSEWOODrPla.—(By ROclated Press)—Hundreds of cit izens were early Friday preparing to renew their efforts to smash a I barricade behind which 26 or more ! heavily armed negroes are making free to handle ' a stand here In a small hut Two the reparation, question .coord- blacks are believed slain In tho fighting which took place early Thursday night PARIS—France, Ins to her own formula turned Friday to the task of making Ger many pay. The French govern ment apparently has tho support of Belgium and is less certain of Italy's aid. Premier Polncalre will discuss Belgium cooperation with Pre mier Theunls before the latter returns to Brussel; Friday even ing. He also planned to have u talk with Mr. Bonar Uw prior to the British Prime Minister's de Deputised posses and citizens, said to be numbering in the thou sands were pouring Into this vil lage early Friday morning. Many cars heavily laden with armed men have arrived, some coming from a distance of about 76, miles. All night long dtlsens surround ing the hut kept up a heavy fire and at Intervals volleys of lead were fired from behind the barri TRIAL WITNESSED BY LARGE CROWD AND CONSUMES ENTIRE DAY, ENDING AT 8 O’CLOCK .Harvey Seagraves, night watchman at the Sea board Air Line railroad station here, Friday was bound over to the Clarke county grand jury on a charge of murder of Paul Smith, following prelimi nary hearing before Justices Milton Thomas, J. P. Nunnally and Thomas A. Holbrooks. , V The trial, which began at 10 o’clock Friday morning continued until 8 o’clock Friday night when the decision of the court waa reached. The defense contended that Soa- graves shot Smith in self defense, putting up several witnesses to bear out this contention. The' wit nesses testified that Smith had .threatened the life of SeagrmvSs in their presence charging that the nightwatchman was instrumental in charges of theft being made tgainst the yardmaster in federal court BE SETTLED THRU U. S. Government, With Break Up of Paris Con ference Pins Hope in State Secretary. British Deny That U. S. Called An International Parley to Meet At Wash ington. WASHINGTON.—The American government, with the break up of the conference ot the allied prem iers In Paris, appeared Friday to be pinning Its hopes for a settle ment ot the reparations crisis, largely upon the adoption by the al lied governments of the plan sug gested by Secretary Hughes In his recent New Haven sp och. Put forward as an alternative to attempted forcible collections In Germany sbouIJ the crisis reach a point regarded here si now meas urably approached,- Mr. Hughes’ proposal would refer the raps ra tio: s question for advisory scorn- rneiidatina both as to tho amount Or, many can pay end the method Ot payment to an intern .- '• nil KILLED SUNDAY Smith woa shot Sunday night Vfc the S. A. L. station. A coroner’s jtiry freed Seagraves the follow ing day and immediately after the hearing Seagraves was re-arrest ed on a warrant charging murder issued at the instance of F. G. Strother, brother-in-law of tho slain man. The court room was packed with people from the time .the trial opened until the court’s rendered a decision. BEGINS WITH LIVELY TILT Wolver M. Smith and Austin Bell represented the state iri the' absence of Solicitor Dean, who is ill, and John B. Gamble end Judge George C. Thomas represented the defense. Immediately upon the call of the case one'of the liveliest tilts ever witnessed in a justice court hero developed when Attorney Smith announced that his client chal lenged the right of Justice Mil tun Thomas to sit on the case since That Secretary Hughes' sngges- his father, George C. Thomas; wag* tlon was offered “In order to leave one of the attorneys, charging that several doors open” to th.i premiers (father and eon were associated in tn event of an emergency was the.the practice of law as a partner- only authorisijd comment on the:ghip and ell fees were divided situation coming from the state 'equally department, Mr Hughes having j Thl ,' challenge brought forth I! ere inu.S «ree nn suIT™' 80me he » ted «8Uments and L. Dennis Penny, young attorney for- mlBftfon with the sanction of the with Thnmnit parture for London. It was un- ( c *de. At the first break of dawn derstood, however, that the Lau sunno conference would be the subject-of this conversation. It Is regarded here a« probable that Premier Polnc.lro will take as the basis for action uguinst Germany the recent decision of the reparation* commlssoln in ad judging Germany In default in her deliveries of wood. In a few days. It is confidentnlly 'believed the commission.' will also find Ger-, many has defaulted In her coal de liveries. Sir Jpbn Bradtxiry. British mem the whites were preparing to rush the houso from all aides. Author ities believe unless the negroes will surrender "they will bo emoknd out.” ' At an early hour the number of negro deed could not be estimated but the hut is said to be riddled with bullets from Its flooring to the roof. TWO KNOWN TO BE DEAD The dead white are. Henry An- " ,r “ 7" „ ”T.«i 0 n is iald to ‘‘I®’" 1 ’ superintendent of the Cum- Ilave adriwd PresMent narthou” Lumber tompany’s sawmill. WASHINGTON.—’Members of the Washington to take up with Ara- Washlngton take up with the 'Am erican commission the funding of Great Britain’s war-time debt ot more than four billion dollars, were putting Into final shape Friday de tailed data bearing on their aide of tho funding problem preparato ry to the formal discussion which he will not attend the meeting next Tuesday at which tho Coal deliveries and Germany's request for a moratorium will be taken up. i ' -JL.J m.1- I I, . h.M tn I.Vonrh ULlBr UlOCi. nnd Boley Wtlkerson, of Sumner. The wounded are: A man believ ed to be R. J. Odom, of Jackson ville, employqed at a box factory at gover.-.ment if Invited to do so. With the present moratorium on reparations payments not explrt.-ig un'tl Januarv 16. there la believed to be yet time for a decision abroad to examine tbe possibilities of the American suggestion. CONFERENCE IN WASHINGTON DENIED merly associated with Thomas and Thomas in his practice, was put on the stand to verify tho con tention of the state’s lawyers. Some amusing chatter passed bo- tween the witness and Judge George Thomas and everyth i me from flattering compliments to the lie wee passed around before a ruling waa finally made by the three justices, who conferred, that LONDON.—(By The Associated IW. Milton Thomas was qualified Press)—The Berlin correspondent to sit on the case. of the Cemtral News seys he I'vcni from a well Informed source "that In accordance with the request made by the British'on Wednesday the United States government in tends to call an International con ference In Washington next week to consider the reparations dead lock. The correspondent pointed uui inch a conference would come tn time to save the French from the necessity ot taking separate action. The British foreign office Frt- STATB OFFERS - H 4 WITNESSES After this tilt, which consumed over half an hour, the first wit ness waa called by the state, jhjt witness waa J. B. Thnrmand who • testified that tie was in the sit ting room of the depot when tho shooting took place, heard the . shot and in three or four minutes went outside and saw Smith; on tha sidewalk. He also testified I dav afternoon denied It ;iai »e- “ """ quested the Untted_8tate. to call .SgL 1 * an International conference on rep- 1"*°“ r.rations as reported by the Central | “®“® K ere asked him on >ro»* ex- News correspondent. This decision !»’ held in French circles as an Indication that Great Britain Intends to abstain from participating in tbe affairs of the commission. - » Sepheus Studitill. of Rosewood. Warner Kirkland, of Rosewood. The bodlea of Andrews and Wit kerson lay all night where they fell. No one was able to venture, so hot was the fife from behind tbe barricade, to rescue them. Andrews leaves a wife and three children and Wllkerson a wife and five chil dren. The hut wee tn total darkness Since the arrival Thursday night I L, T 1 throughout the night but effort* of the commission headed^by aStEST .?5£ i *! PRE8ENCE OF BRITI8H MINISTER IMMATERIAL s The presence or absence of the « et under British ^Minister as Immaterial is until next week. , , polnUd out | naBK , u cn as the nfa- tomey generals. •Mr. Coco would not venture an estimate of the time which mignt be required to complete the tn->es- I tlgatton. He Indicated that ih» I question as'to whether the oidal grand jury would be impanelled af ter the hearing was a matter yet to lie determined. Only one man thus far Is being held on charges of mUrdcr In cnn- there had been no official state ment as to what program the <ora- mlssion was prepared to present os a basis for discussion. Members of the American com mission also declined to discuss the situation. As to the advisability ot seek- Ink any changes in the debt fund ing act to give the American com mission more latitude in the nego- nectlon with the kidnapping and'JL liEtTii''IL. °* °l ,ln,on killing of Daniel, and Rlch.ri.-T. J. Burnett, -a carbon plant worker who is in Jail be.re. Dr. B. M. McKoin, forme" mayor of Mer Rouge, who was arrested In Baltimore In connection with the death ot the two men and later re leased from that charge with the understanding he would return to Louisiana was expected to mrdve here Friday to oftsr tssttmonr to prove he had no connection KPh the Morehouse kidnapping. The hearing will be presided o/er Odom of the sixth court. ury officials and some members of the commission. Reports persisted Friday that the first step by the foreign delegation would be to attempt to establish the confirmation of the American commission and os a basis fur later calculations tbe approximate annu al amount Great Britain can pay. CLOTHIER DEAD . MONTCLAIR, N. J.—Frank S. Turnbull, president of Rogers, Peet A •Company, New York dotb- jters, died here Friday. must only be confirmed at next | ricade m - et wlth Vheavy fire. The week's meeting to become opera- negroes seemed well suppplled with ttve. Sir John Bradbury cast the | ammunition, most of It being back- only dissenting vote on the ques- ; tlon of the default. - | sheriffs and their deputies frtm If Oermany Is officially declar- j neighboring counties arrived here ed to be behind in her coni de- rounding towns have been placed liveries, only the phyeical' mant- 1 during the early morning while In testations of coercion would he the meantime negro Tillages In snr- necessary. These steps it le be--1 under heavy guard and martial taw. lieved will no doubt Involve the l W8B warned. At Sumner and Bron- mliltary ocupation of at least part; BO n armed men are patrolling the of the Ruhr Valley. j itreets. No real outbreaks other It appears rather uncertain that , than at this place hare been re- “the polite disagreement" netween | ported. France and Great Britain will be i limited to the reparation qu5s- 1 ATTACK ON WOMAN tione. . BEGAN THE TROUBLE Nothing could be more fatal than , to Imagine, says The Journal, that i Since Monday this section ot France could for Instance trull j Florida baa been stirred as the re- behind the British at Lausanne, j suit of an alleged criminal attack amination. The next witness put up by the state was a youth named Roy Ja;- rett who proved • dramatic wit ness and seemed to take a delight LONDON—The Dally Telegraph .in telling what he knew of the' supporting the government, says: 'shooting. He claimed to havo It will b* recognised in neutral seen the affair from the waiting BRITISH PAPER8 COMMENT ON BREAK France's policy, this newspaper ■aye is based on freedom of ac tion and cannot be divided into compartments. French opinion echoed by the press remains moderate. It le the expression of hope that tho cor dials will be resumed as before tbe war with each party maintain 0** J i.'—a —w — upon a young white woman at Sumner. Three negroes are alleged to have taken pert In the attack. Monday night one negro was shot to death when be la said to have admitted to a mob he bad trans ported one of the wanted negroes in a wagon. Early Thvnday night a report (Continued On Page Biz.) atates and with apodal clearness in the United States In taking the stand he baa taken at Paris.’ premier Bonar Law has been fiaht Ing the battle of every pedple to whom .general pacification and settled internal conditions are ob jects of supreme Importance.” Tbe Dally Chronicle says 'if the French occupy the Ruhr th*y will act in Isolation. Doubtless pres sure ot outside opinion will he exerted. Americans *wiU not be disposed to periplt the floating of any loana, and of cour B e. shall not remit the French debts when French money Is being wasted ruminaKurope.” ^ the plst0 | was pointed din vrettabWnd ^urv ■erious'dMnv** in llis d(racti » n ' All he heard rn AnLin r-encvT the exclametion, “O, lordy.” In Anglo-French relations and w u 1 _a room door, where he was watching a yellow cab drive off with a trained nurse who had attracted his attention. He said he heard no conversation between Smith and Seagraves before the shot was fired but before Smith died ho exclaimed, “O, lordy, Harvey, you have got me, I’m dying.” f,: On cross examination be show ed further interest in the, yd!•• ■.' cab and occasioned a . ripple of- langhter in the crowded court room. Newt Williams, colored, testi fied that he saw the shooting and [ran as soon‘as the shot was fired as the pistol was pointed directly forsees, besides tbe obvious ef fect on the German economic situation peril for French finance and French prestige. The Times declaring that tbe re suit will be received with r e "l grief in Great Britain expresses deep concern at the “risks France has taken upon herself.” Criticising the French action the paper continues: "The whole fabric of peace in grave danger. Ws cannot but re gard the Position of Franco her self with anxiety; She could not but bav* benefltted from the In- aRtfBfea re distress of Ettrope. W. M. Langford testified brief ly about as the other witnessed that he heard no conversation be fore the shooting but heard ' a groan afterwards. Ail testified it- was raining but quiet otherwise. All the witnesses questioned oh; the point testified ' they saw no one search the body of Smith and' remove a. weapon. SEAGRAVES’ STATEMENT * Wjih,iji*. conclusion, .of Lang- ford’a. testimony >tha state rested ind Attftrncy .vqinble announced hat the defendant would make (Ceatfamed On Page Six.)