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\ THEN’S COTT6N: ! MIDDLING 26 1-2e ! ,'itKVlOl’S CLOSE ..... 26 l-2c THE WEATHERS Continued clear with a low tem perature. Cool weather, but no extreme cold la seen. No. 310 Associated Press Dispatches ATHENS, GA., TUESDAY MORNING, JANUARY 9, 1923 Single Copies 2 Cents Daily. 5 Cents Sunday* LARRY GANTT’S DAILY COLUMN Hills Mixture Big Sensation (BY i- l«"> ; Hill Mi' LARKY GANTT) n. Houbt about the far- , i nutation and influence aimer and Herald. Until nation of a notice of the ture for exterminating weevil was made in our ii.i one in this section (nd ever hiard or knew anything a |, 0 „t that preparation except the ronni.litre of farmers who went f r ,,pi thi> section to Burke county. Hut today it is the sensation over ,’ nl . pijntiy and of the greatest jiitinst to farmers. Within tho t mo weeks I have been asked !”• farmers from Clarke, Jackson, q,.„,Barrow, Oglethorpe, El- jjpt-f Madison and Banks about (Sis’iiuxturc and several counties ‘ v -|l M . n d ilelegations to Burke to investigate its methods. Mr. char! ■ Hunter says a committee i,"being organized in Oglethorpe fur thi.' purpose. NO PERSONAL Interest U. S. OFFERS FLAM It Was Officially Announ-J ced Monday That Hughes' Debt Plan Has Been Sent to France. SMALL TROOP TO OCCUPY ESSEN Belgians and Italians Aid French in Forcing Ger many to Make Debt Set tlement. Now I have no personal interest whatever in exploiting this prep aration, and my only interest and desire is to assist our cotton grow ers to fight the iniquitous calcium arsenate trust and to do all and (verything in my power to ad vance their interest and aid them. I have been very careful not to pen a line that would mislead our farmers or give them false hopes. But since my last article on this subject appeared I have received additional evidence that the Hill mixture will do all that Js claimed for it. There is not a publication in America that stands higher than the Manufacturer’s Record of Bal timore, Md. This magazine would never endorse anything unless its value had been established beyond diiobt or question. And the Manu- facturer’s Record gives the Hill mixture its unqualified endorse ment and says this solution solves the cotton situation for the south, so far as combatting the boll wee vil is concerned. One of Hs repre sentatives has personally invest!- T fctfcw mtetwyaiW qgttMIt,% strongest possible i endorse ment. * . .1. S. Wannamaker, of St» Math ews, S. and president of the American Cotton Association, is one of the largest planters and leading citizens of his state and the south. I know Mr. Wanna maker personally, artd have un bounded confidence in any state ment he makes. What Mr. Wan- namaker does not know about cot ton is not worth learning. The before the Athens party via PARIS.—(By The Associated Press)—The occupation of Essen by a small French force, accom panying engineers and customs of ficers, la now slated for Thursday morning, it was stated on good au thority Monday. Belgian and Italian engineers and technical experts will accompany the French but only the Belgians, it Is understood, will c ontribute to tho force of occupation. * “France Is going just fat enough in action In the Ruhr to show Ger many she Is In earnest,” it was said in official circles Monday. There ia every desire on the part of Franca, it is stated, re avoid any unnecessary show of force— ‘ any. Indication that the French i government is disposed to rely on ' force alone to reach a satisfactory agreement with Germany. Premier Poincare does not in tend to mobilize a single soldier in addition to the regular forces under arms nor call out a single additlon- I al railroad man to effect the oper ation it Is declared. NO MILITARY SHOW IS PLAN The silence of tho government regarding its plans to seize guar antees conceals no designs to make a great show of military force, it is affirmed, hut la only a natural pre caution on the part of authorities responsible for the success of such a serious undertaking'as-that in view. BANKERS WILL MEET HERE TO S MAKE PLANS TO AID FARMERS IN FIGHT ON WEEVIL THIS YEAR Eim.Es noon that the reparations sion would vote Germany in vol untary default In coal deliveries-for last year, after the final hearing of the German experts which was set for S o'clock. , The appearance of the Germans was considered a mere formality as their arguments are well known to the commission. Tho question would be decided, It was forecast, by the affirmative votes of France, Belgium and Italy, with Sir John Bradbury, the British mataliet . . probably abstaining from voting, it led Hough to investigate the Hill was uncertain whether the vote mixture, Mr. Wannamaker had'would be taken late Monday eve- aiso visited that place. I vcryjnlng or Tuesday, morning, this de- much regret not meeting .him. QUIET PREVAILS I FLORIDA AFTER RAGE WAR THERE •"sSify’-fiT****** Officers Expressed Belief Monday That Outbursts Are Now „ Well' Under Control. MEWS OF WANNAMAKER Hut since hiB return home, Hoh. T. J. Shackelford wrote Mr. Wan namaker about cotton conditions, and in reply rccevied a long letter. Mr. Wannamaker in speaking of the ravages of the boll weevil, says: “Our section is literally wiped off the map; two complete crop failures on top of the ruin ous deflation.” Mr. Wannamaker then proceeds to give his views about the Hill mixture and treatment for boll weevils. He says he visited Mr. Hills plantation and made a per sonal investigation of his methods. He was very much struck with his method of boll weevil poison. It la claimed that the mixing of cal cium arsenate and syrup has the same odor as the cotton bloom, and that it attracts the weevil that cats the- poison and is annihilat ed. it is far less expensive than the dry calcium. Mr. Wannamak er says be saw Mr. Hill’s cotton growing in the fields and talked with a number of people who used hi- poison, and there is no ques- ■inn but that they made good crops. , * Mr. Wannamaker explains that the cotton bloom is absolutely necessary for the propagation of the hull weevil, and they would perish if it were not for the bloom, they suck the juice,fiom the ten der hud until they get access to the bloom. It is only after cot ton blooms that the weevil in- 1 oascs. Mr. Hill claims that the ■ mont makes a great mis- pending upon the lohgth cf the bearing given the Germans. The French plans for independ ent action are bound up In the Com mission's decision, since Premier Poincare will use It In sri.port of tho contemplated seizure of guaran tees in the Ruhr, declaring in the chamber of deputies, it is said, that the default entitles France to Ihn punitive measures against Germany under the treaty. AMERICA MAY HAVE A WORD . , It was considered probable that Roland W. Boyden, the American representative with the repara tions commission would have something to say on the question before the final vote. It Is customary to call upon the American unofficial delegatas at times when important decisions are to be made and . Mr. Boyden, it is believe J. will point out that while tho default of Germany is clear the circumstances under which it occurred were suet, ns should causo the commission to ac company Its decision with a state ment of the facts. Mr. Boyden, It la ’also thought, holds the opinion fat the facts of the case sl- u that Germany is unable to completo the remaining 20 per cent of her deliv eries because of a shortage at home and that her punishment, there fore, should be tempered 'to tit the circumstances. ROSEWOOD, Fla. — Rosewo d was quiet Monday following the racial disturbances of the past few days In which seven persons were killed, as the result of a search by officers and citizens posses for Jesse Hunter, negro. wanted for an alleged attack on a young white woman last Monday. Will Help Lucy Cobb Endowment Mrs- Katherine Tift-Jones Appears In Recital Jan uary 10, At Seney- Stovall. Athens people who Have had the pleasure of hearing Mrs. Kath- erine-Tift Jones in recital before will certainly not earc to miss the two recitals in which she will ap pear this year. One of these on Wednesday night, Jan. 10th, will be on the regular lecture course of the Lucy Cobb. The other on the following night will be under the auspices of the Lucy Cobb Alumnae Association and will Be for the benefit of the Endowment Fund, Mrs. Jones appeared in Macon at Sumner | year before last. The next mom ing the Macon Telegraph carried Federal and State Au thorities Continue to As semble Further Evidence For Trial. nextmove"not YET ANNOUNCED Lake Where Dead Bodies Were Found Is Restrict ed in Order That Facts May Be Secured. BASTROP, La.—With a lapse of n day in the open court bearing in observance of a state holiday. At torney General A. V. Coco nad bis corps of assistants directing the state's investigation Into the kid* | napping and slaying of Watt Dan iel and Thomas Fletcher Richards and other masked band depreda tions in Morehouse parish turned , _ _ , their attention Monday to a digest ! between British ard American rep' of evidence Intended to establish by , resentatlvia on the British debt to 1 scientific deduction and physical. tb f. Unite! States opened Monday exhibits that the two men .were (»*«> the first fornal conference be- subjected to extreme cruelties be- i tween the two debt fundings com- fore they were put to death. I missions. The British government Meanwhile federal and state In-I™' represented by Chancellor vefctfgatora continued the assem- (Baldwin of the exchequer and Uov- bling of evidence on which It la ex- ! "rnor Norman, of the Bank of Eng- pected a score or more of men will J*® 11 ' wbll « on the Americmi side of the conference table sat Secretary Mellon, of the treasury, Secretary Athens Legion And Auxiliary Meeting Tonight Plans have been completed for tlje big meeting of ex-service men, their wives, sisters or mothers at the Knights of Pythias hall Tues day night at 8 o’clock. This will be the first combina tion meeting of the Allen R. Flem ing, Jr., Post and Woman’s Aux iliary and promises to be one of the outstanding events of the year. ^ The Legion post has on exhibi tion at Reid’s rug Store the big loving cup won by the Georgia or ganization at the national conven tion last year for best attendance. raHToiIf BRITISH DEBT TO u. s. WASHINGTON.-(By The Asso ciated Press)—Actual discussions or oiks mis SEEHONTIITTH0 Dr. Andrew M. Soule, President Of State Col lege Of Agriculture In vited To Meeting. CONVENEHERE ON WEDNESDAY Realize Necessity Of De veloping Some Plan Whereby Poison May be Supplied. ultimately be placed on trial aa members of the black-hooded band alleged to have been responsible for the kidnaDDine and slaying. No announcement was made by Attorney General Coco-In advance of a conference with his assistants Monday as to tho next move to be mail-- and linw far presentation n( Invitations have been sent the following bankers and other busi- | net* men fa addition'to Athene i^Mxrsnsss saas-fite. jus* “ H A M amount of money the British gov- A(>riculttire,_ fk J. Hood, Corn- officers nre still without c clew the following tribute; “Katherini >s to the whereabouts of Hunter. Tift-Jones is so completely an ar- Offlcers arc inclined to believe j tint that even those who heard her that the burning, of twelve houses, \ !■-ririay night and had never been all that was left of the negro especially interested in dramatic quarter of Rosewood Sunday ef- art) were moved to the very depths ternoon mark, the end of th ejby hcr wonderfu | voice work and racial clashes, tb ®y. I the exquisite finish of hcr per The negroes whose houses were *» ‘ITrhv'woods nut ,k !f K fear UK Tho I 0n las ‘ Frid *y shc appeared be- £2. wereVreld t f a ar num T ^r J Congressional Club In Of White men. while a crowd look- Washington. The newspaper corn ed on, but no one could be'found ™ ents J**«> 7 er V enthusiastic and who would say that he saw the Mrs. Fre nghuy.en, wife of Sen- ‘ator Frolmghuysen, said that it was the most perfect afternoon the club had had. On Jan. 16th Mrs. Jones will read before the “Fine Arts Club” in Atlanta. Lucy Cobb is very proud of this gifted daugh ter, and feels very fortunate in be ing able to have two readings by hcr this winter. -* tski- in stating that there is no for poisoning until after i.- 1 Tr is ten per cent infestation. !i s J( ys: "I personally decided USI ' 'lie Hill mixture for the I! \D SAME EXPERIENCE -r.'.dersr.anil that Mr. Salisbury, relates the largest cotton ' i the world ,has had practi- >i'- same experience with.it, “■•‘■le from that calcium nrse- ' i- unattainable and the price rohibitive. > lr ; Wannamaker says the boll Vl1 problem, added to the la- imniit-ration and the credit so- " n of the sooth, brings the (tontiaued On Page Six.) HUQHE8 PLAN 18 SENT fO FRENCH WASHINGTON.—The plan, for settlement of the reparations con troversy between France ant. Eng land outlined by Secretary Hughes In his New Haven address ha* been communicated to the Fren .a fc< v- emment through official channels. No final reply has been made by Paris, although It was learned Monday that a preliminary answer .liuuuo) — l” - 1 uc cuuiiuinoiun had been received here from tu<j i Q{ governme „t Am ' thoroughly ut with calcium arse- ^^Mn ortlce. it was said at the state department that the proposal was regarded as still be fore the French government for decision. It was not staled when tho Am erican communication was sent but Indications were that It t mltted through diplomatic channe a before Mr. Hughes delivered Ws address at New Haven, houses burned, according to coun ty officers. The burning Sunday afternoon came as it sequel to the previous destruction of it large part of the negro section and the clashes be tween white men and negroes in which the fatalities occurred. Two white men were killed In the conflicts and live negroes fell victims, two of the negroes being shot to death in a rain of bullets on a dwelling in which the blacks barricaded themselves, the other being slain at different times. Authorities have in custody sev eral negroes in connection with the clashes, the officers stating that prisoners who have been spirited away for safe keeping, were among those who barricaded themselves In the house and were fired on. Officers Monday expressed hope of. controlling the situation with out further outbreaks, however, the section 1. still much aroused ovey the disturbances. Albany Without Legal Rule, Said ALBANY, oa.—Albany will be without a legal city government after Mondav night, according to contentions made by advocates cf the commission city manager form Further Efforts to Rid N. Y. of Booze ATHENS ABATTOIR OPENED YESTERDAY District of Columbia Offi-,«£*** T , , issuance of .warrants will come bo- cers Trace Leaks Thru fore the week-end. Which Stores Find Their; visit to Way Out. : LAKE MA ® E wabmimu-i-onZa Cl,.. Ch.ro • A vlBlt Monday to Lako La WASH I NO ION—A clog* cheek p ourc i,e by pathologists who exam- in * u « ur *;» d b y Federal t jj 8 bodies of the men, accom- prohibition authontisi on liquor J 1>an i e ,i i,y a representative of the shipment, eonsigned to foreign attorney general and department embasaieg and legations hero with a view to determining whethef- diepropertionate supplies are be ing brought through the American customs to these favored destina tion!. >f the Investigation discloses that an embassy or legation if re ceiving supplies out cif proportion to the needs of its staff for per sonal use and official entertain- ■eg, the etate department will be asked to cell the situation to the attention of the tofeign govern ment involved. FORMER MINISTER AMONG ARRESTED During the latest raid by the vice squad which included federal officers, a large' quantity of im ported wines and whiskies was seized and a man who said he was Joaquin Mendez, former min ister from Guatemala, was taken into custody. Lieut. Davis said the man arrested claimed . owner- that his son told him he recognized ship of the liquor and protested J from beneath their hoods, J. P. against its seizure on the ground rSklpwith, exalted cyclops of the that it was the property of a dip-1 Morehouse K. K. K.; Dr. B. M. Mc- lomat. A Mrs. Elizabeth Hecht, Koin. former mayor of Mer Rouge; also taken into custody in the!“ n <l Laurie Calhoun, a Morehouao raid, was said to have udmitted! deputy sheriff, that the liquors found In her —- of justice agents gives rise to re ports that efforts would be made to drag the lake In which the bodies were dissovered floating two weeks ago for missing parts of tho bodies, but It was stated Monday that the trip to the lake was to obtain measurements and make observa tions as to tbe effect on the shore of u dynamite explosion set off by unldehtifled persons, shortly be fore the headless and mangled bod les were found. Testimony Implicating others ai members of hooded band* who have operated in this parish was expect ed to bo developed during the next few days. The names of three prominent Morehouse citizens have already been mentioned as partici pating in a mob action In tbe early part of Augast when Watt Daniel was accosted but unbanned. 8AYS HE COULD RECOGNIZE THREE J. L. Daniel testified Saturday I Ians for aiding Northeast Georgia farmers purchase Calcium Arsenate to be used in controlling the boll weevil this year will be discussed by bankers 'and other business men of this section hero Wednesday morning, it was learn ed Monday. The meeting was called by Hugh II. Gordon, Jr., president of the Commercial Bank and will be held in the directors room of that in stitution at 11 o’clock Wednesday morning. In addition to representatives ‘ from every Athens banking insti tution, tho meeting will be attend ed by officials of the Commerce, Elbcrton, Winder, Jefferson, Mon roe, Maxeys, Winterville,. Craw- Hughes of the state department.' £ ord i Lexington, and Watkinsville Secretary Hoover of tho depart- ment of commerce, Senator Smoot of Utah and Representative Bur-1Our PLAN ton Of OblO. • v‘ “ Invitation. tioi Indications were tbn*. the ■; -,sion developed only general discussion The Athens Abattoir opened Monday for -business. Several head of live stock was brought to the company for slaughter, some owned by Athens market men and others owned by farmers who sell meat in the city. ’ The Board of Health has adopt ed an -ordinance which requires that all meat offered for sale hen- must be inspected by a health of- icial before and after slaughter. This ordinance will be rigidly en However, the Identity of mem bers of the August 24 hooded band said to have been responsible for the kidnapping and murder of Dan iel and Richards have not been re vealed In testimony so far. The cldei Daniel and \V. tS. Au dreys, both of whom were whipped by that mot>, declared they could not recognize any of their asiali- ants. Andrews said he has been asked. many times since the inci dent ns to whom he suspected. When asked by an attorney Satur day whether any whom he had un der suspicion asked him be replied they had. He said he believed klansmen made up the mob. Wit nesses during the present week Walter Wanderwell, who Reared i to taeltrie many ilk... mnnik. members of tbe Daniel and Rich- apartment were front foreign sources. Inquiry at both the state de partment and the Guatemalan le gation, Lieut. Davis said, brought 'the information that Joaquin Men dez had no present connection with that establishment. World Traveler Injured; Passed Through Athens event an agreement” la made 'to amortize tbe payments of nearly five billion dollars within the limit of 26 yearn prescribed by congress. There were suggestions tbnt the Interest rate would be among tho Drat concrete phases to bo consid ered since It was believed that on the rate of Interest depended to an extent the nature of other terms to be fixed. Tbe British chancellor has in sisted that his commission bas no definite proposals to make, and the American commissioners repeated ly have declared tbey have no In timation of the British plana and that the American government’s position will not be determined un til somo proposition has been laid down. eminent lb able to pay annually In mered; H. P. Hunter and W. 0. -.. Jones, Elbcrton, R. L. Carithers, 'Winder; J. C. Turner, Jefferson; B. S. Walker, iMonroc; W. T. Brightwell, Maxeys; J. T. I’ittard, Winterville; H. T. O’Neal, Craw ford; Joel Cloud, Lexington; C. Ashford, Watkinsville; Harold Hulmo and E. R. Hodgson, Jr. Athens. It will be remembered that last year Athens bankers and other business men .raised n fund of flMOO with which experts were em ployed to aid farmers in this and adjoining counties to fight the boll weevil. It is realized thrft tho farmer must have aid in purchasing cal cium arsenate this year and inas much ns it has been proved that calcium nrscnnte will control the weevil if properly applied the meeting Wednesday will discuss the situation nnd work out a plan whereby the farmers may have access to sufficient arsenate to fight the pest this year. TALL PRESIDENT Popular Student And Athlete Named To Suc ceed C. A. Lewis Who Graduates Next Spring. Dave Collins, star of the Uni versity of Georgia football team, and one of the most popular men at that institution, was elected president of the University Young Farmers Interested In the Raising of Peanuts Will Meet forced since facilities for slaugh-- tbr ough Athens several m ° n JJ“ ; ard g families, including some wo- Monday that during Sunday night Ut tering animals in one place are’“8° >n an automobile tour of thc j menand children. 'notices containing a skull end An available, it is stated. ,S ro ! dd ’ , wa * injured In Geneva,, ^ crossbone nnd bearing tbe state- d ® cel H.f»* UnenLI i 1*1. Sufityowland QnnHtiv mrrnt neprim. _ — .. __ i. _ nim.*_ t_ . _Tku. — TH6V MA Harold Hodgson, city health Switzerland Sunday night, accord- off jeer and Dr. R. M. Walsh rep resenting the state veterinarian were at the opening of the abat toir. Council Meeting Is Postponed WASHINGTON — Itrtngrj.ap- ,, plication of the Padlock provi- „.J he „ re J uI * r monthly meeting of sions of the prohibitions laws are City CodnjU which was ty have tn be invoked in an effort to fur- b *«\ h * ,d n >eht wa». poet- >r clean up the liquor .situation-I»ned. No meeting will be held NewWork. lt'vraa uUd Msnony ^Wednesday night, the Tegular mite in »j. 0 j»bat a number of nationally known meeting night, on account of'hav- cated that It revolved *bout SE* are included ln ,tbe,*»gribeU the regular meeting last suggestion ‘ b » J n I ‘e r ? b ^“ 1 u i a , e Uit prepared b/ Acting State dl, Wednewiay at which time thi n minders be cglled .rector, Yellowly for observation, -council members were sworn fa. a reparations payment plan. j* ing to dispatchse Monday. Public Schools Wanderwell, either jumped orj , - - - fell out of a window, it is stated.Y (jnpnpfl IVIotlORV His fall, however, was broken bvj V/pCHCU lUUlIUay an awfiingr. Athenians Will recall i : . . his visit to this city together with! After enjoying an his wife and two young women, of holidays the thousands of Atn- They made pictures of interesting : ® ns , ?c * 10o J chMren collected their scenes to defray their expenses. ! hooks and lunch and bei?*n their ^ .trek back to school Monday morn Mr. V. E. Coile With . ,n The high school and all the Rhodes Motor Co. I grammar schools opened the - — l spring term Monday and no ■■ Mr. V. E. Coile. formerly con- brighter day could have been se- nected with the Miami «4et«l for^ the opening. Practical- Company, Miami, Fla, has -lbeljted ly all the schools had a few fa /.than* and is with the Rhode*)Changes fa the’student bodies, a Motor Company in tbe capgeity bf [dropping nut white some new - —pupils came fa.' '. v ' 1 irko county Interested fa the growing of poo- nuts tor commercial purposes are to meet at the court House Tues day afternoon at S o’clock'for tho purpose of discussing .planting a largo crop fa this county this year. I Alex Dunaway, of Smithsmils. who hat had much aucceoas fa rais- Men’a Christian Association Mon- Ing peanuts, will be present ’ day t j make the main talk. E. e. Wost- Dave succeeds C. A. Lewis, who ° f m graduates next spring The new ‘‘‘"Ft ‘ EO £ e preiidentVwill take office next fnli. and giVe • ulk 0,l . t,le BHb ’ tat °a"t e are selling this year for ^a * }3 ° P ® r 400 a “ d * torge Cr0 P W** ,n >ouU » Georgia where tlio leader fa all activities there. Hts cr0 p succeeded the advent of the boll woevil. Jones Purcell, coun'y demonstration agent, sta'-is that the soil of tbe comty fa well suit-’ ted for tbe growth of peanut3 but 'thatthe price fluctuates from year DnonUrn Uf>>iinmn lto y tar and therefore the growth Receive warning,has been unsteady. White Spanish , |i» the best commercial nut grown SAVANNAH — The police were ?“ d ** a . te |I 1 * Planted fa notified bv several negro pastors 4b,B county It Will be o. this vario- averago acre of gronnd pro duces about 1,006 pound* of nuts, ment: ’-This is a white man’s They are grown with but Uttlo tor- fight. Keep out” were -.acki-d on ,* n ? do not require a great varous negro church doors. Tho amoiint of culuvatlon.^ police removed the notices. Later election will be received with in terest throughout the state. Savannah Negroes All the farmers aud business men of tbe county who are Interested In this farming feature are i&vited to meet at the court honse Tuesday In the day a delegation of negro pastors headed by Rav. V. A. Tal- taftoro, a white Baptist pastor .. _ ,. ,, . called upon Homer F. Geiger, the e'terooon at S o clock. only known representative of the • K. K. K. In Savannah to Inquire if NO COAL STRIKE the Klan was responsible for the posting of the notices. iMr. Geiger assured his callers the Xian had nothing to do with it The notice* are supposed to refer to Tuesday’s election for mayor. Professor and Mrs. F.. W. Bed- nett annbnnee the birth of a son, Robert Lester, January 6th at St. Mary’a. WEST FRANKFORT, DL—(By the Associated Press.)—Assurance that there would not be a coal miners’ strike next soring was ex pressed by Frank Farington, pres ident of,the Hfaote mine workers, in a telegram Saturday afti-romm to Lon Fox, presMent of the cut Frankfort sub-district of, the Union.