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LARRY GANTTS
DAILY COLUMN
Farmers Give
Fine Reports
HV T. LARKY GANTT
K,„ tin* past several days I have
bffn interviewing farmers and
,,, friends I meet on the street,
in,', they (five most encouraging
„f tne future outlook. And
. iS not confined to any one
hut it is general all over
upper and middle Georgia.
„nd tieusse; of the wholesale
h , jU „, .11 1’itner & Beusse, says
Ins ijnsiiiess carries him all over
upper t.eorgia
and there is
question about conditions
jmpioving. Business is' normal
a u‘,n iu.o farmers and merchants
an', ti. peiui for the future. Mr.
bcusae nas aiways argued that if
vou would sit steady in the boat
in,.i mu grow disnearted that all
would oe well. He says by next
fml mat times will be, so good
that we wilt forget' abbut the
trials and tribulations through
wnicn we have passed,
ueurge Kite ox Hutchins in Ogle
thorpe county is one of our most
enterprising and successful farm
er?. ucorge says most folks in
this section arc in goes) shape and
have enough home-raised rations
ti carry tuem through. They have
got over the despondency that
seized tnem at the collapse in
prices and are going to work this
year with old time hope and en
thusiasm. George says he has
kmeu enougn meat to more than
do him, has plenty of corn and
food stuff and most of the farm-
,n nis section are in the same
fix. But they will not pay any
robber price for calcium arsenate,
but try other means to fight the
boll weevil or not plant cotton.
(iODKREY GIVES
HIS VIEWS
K. W. Godfrey is another good
farmer who lives in Clarke coun
ty, near the Oglethorpe line. God
frey says the exodus of negroes is
the best thing that could happen
for the country for as long as our
larmcrs can get cheap labor they
will continue to plant ■ cotton St
matters not what be the cost for
poison and fertilizers. ■ > He says
farmer has ever made money
growing cotton with fjegro labor
but if has kcptTtftf'Stf ' “
in debt. Godfrey says he has not
worked a negro in' twenty years,
but uses white labor on his farm.
We can work white labor in spite
of the boll weevil, make one-tl
crop of cotton &nd thi* will
brinjf more money than bumper
crops *t low prices. Twenty-five
crops at low pricesc
years aj;o he made BO bales of
cotton and sold it at five cents
for his Staple. Moat farmer* in
this section have enough supplies
to make a crop, but below him ow-
infr to the continued jraina they
are in bad shape. With help they
can pull through. He never knew
farmers to be more determined to
do something than they are this
year. They Will plant plenty OX
foal crops an only a small acre-
arc in cotton.
RAISES FINE
LOT OF HOGS
My friend Crose showed mo a
l»n of nineteen fine Poland Chins
hogs he raised on his farm necr
Maxeys and brought to town to
x ll. Cruse says he has sold about
$300 worth of hogs and they’coit
him practically nothing, as they
range during the summer and ho
feeds them on stuff grown on his
farm in winter. He has some fine
gilts for which he gets 916 each,
i ruje says there is good m-mdy
in hogs and he >01 go oXt.nsive-
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IS Mil TOE
BBIU STIFFENED
Mine Operators Said to
Have Decided to Do
Their Duty t to Berlin,
Troubling French.
GERMANY HOPES
FOR U. S. MEDIATION
Deliveries Being Made to
Every Nation But
France. Only Ready Coal
Seized. To Work Forests.
ESSEN — (By the.. Associated
Press) — The French military au-
thoritiee today inetituted court
marvel proceemngs against six
Ruhr coal magnates, whose
names were withheld. They were
I charged with “Ketueing to obey
the orders of the military author)
ties in the territory under state,
of siege” the magnates have not
been taken dnto custody.
Miss Millie
to Speak To
And Veterans
mal School.
Students' Constance Teimadge and "East
,:. t l Is Wesf'-^-a combination fit to
At IS or-1 charm the most critical patron of
i the- photoplay. This combination of
itlhg <
, scintillating comedienne and one
MUs Mildred Rutherford
Athens will be the principal speak
er at-the exercises in honor of
Robert E. Lee’s birthday to be
held at the State Normal School
Friday, -it was announced Tues
day.
The Cobb-Deloney Chapter of
the United Confederate Veterans
will be the guests of the school,
and after the memorial exercises
in Pound Auditorium at 12:00,
dinner will be served the veter
ans at 1:30.
. of the great stage successes of re-
'cont years opened a two-day en-
nto the ous.ne-s. He will set
"lit z hundrjJ fig trues f >" an ex
periment, as he thinks they can
be made profitable. He Is also in
vestigating the business of grow
ing red pepper and sage, as he is
told both are paying crops. There
is a red pepper farm near .Colum
bia, S, C., and seveAl in North
Carolina. Druggists, butchers and
others use red pepper and there Is
a big demand for it. It is said that
the best sage is raised in the
South. It costs but little trouble
to gather it when the bushes are
at out and it pays well. Cruse
says there are a number of side
erops our farmers can grow. He
'■ill investigate and try them for
he has planted his last seed of cot
ton.
Mr. Jones Purcell our demon-
strati n agent, who will leave to
■ vrept e better paying job in Hall
county, says he does not f know
"bo will tak; his place. Mr. Pur-
has done some splendid work
ami we regret to lose his services,
tb; says that crop prospects for
this year in our county ate brtr
and for every farmer, tp *®"
"ark in earnest. A larf,
grait, crop has been planted and
11 is looking fine. Lest fall about
‘"‘c hundred acres in alfalfa were
Planted in Clarke county. * Mr.
1 “.cell says he thinks the wortt
over and beginning next
will have a return of good
ex. There seems to be a
ous intention by farmers to
Ivnty of home-made provis-
fall
’.r Charlie Hunter Ntyi that
'•txtngtnn is on a boom »nd I
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4T UNIVERSITY
CHAPEL
Col. T. S. MoH will deliver the
principal address at the Robert E.
Lee exercises in the University
nt Georgia chape) Friday morn
ing. The meeting will be held at
11:40 o’clock.
Colonel Mell is recognized as an
orator of rare ability and his ad
dress commemorating General Lee
will be heard by a large audience
of Athenians as well as Universi
ty/students.
CITY SCHOOLS
HAVE HOLIDAY
Till the public schools of the
city system took recess Thursdsy
afternoon over until Monday, on
account of the Lee holiday. Many
of the pupils will attend the exer
cises at the Normal school and
university chapel.
The regular examinations of the
semester were completed by the
upils In all the city schools
pupils in an me cny senums
Thursday, according to a state-
ment by Superintendent Mell, and
the holiday will come as a wel
come relief to them following this
strenuous period of work.
gngement at the Palace theatre
Thursday and proved to’be the most
entertaining production seen here
In a long, long time.
In connection with the picture
offering, an unusually 'delightful
musical selection bas been arrang
ed by Jimmie Bishop, the Palace
organist, who Is pisylng the role
especially arranged for this picture.
The roje of Ming Toy gives Miss
Talmadge her greatest opportun
ity and she makes the most of it
Ming Toy, dainty and tempestu
ous. lovablo and unmanageable,
swift to coquette and just as swift
to do battle In her own defense Is
snatched from the “love boat” by
Billy Benson Just as she is about
to be sold Into slavery.
Ming Toy flees to America where
Charlie Yong sees her and covets
her. Then follow complications and
thrills till iMIng Toy clears the way
for her own happiness by saving
Billy at the crisis of the play. Then
comes an unexpected denouement
j which unites the lovers happily.
Among the supporting players,
the most conspicuous Is Warner
Oland as Charlie Yong. Hls per
formance is a notable one.
Edward Burns Is a clean-cut and
likeable Billy Benson, the young
American who falls In love with
Ming Toy. Winter Hal! Is austere
and dignified as the father while
Lillian Lawrence plays Billy Ben-,
son's mother. Nigel Barrie Is pleas
ant in a somewhat slender role.
Chinese parts are well played by
E. a. Warren, Frank Lanning and
Nick De Ruiz. They look truly Chi
nese even when side by aide with
the real Chinese players btaded by
Jim Wang.
Ford Car Wrecks r
Three Are Hurt
Mr. Senaca Pittman, of Center,
G*., sustained a broken leg, Mr.
Ed Archer received a scidp wound,
and Mr. Carl Ray a badly bruised
knee when a Ford car m which
they were riding wrecked on. Cor
tege avenue Wednesday afterjioon.,
ml IaOdHio. With *
IERL1N.—(By The Associated
)—A general stiffening of
an resistance In the face of
:h ultimatums is indicated by
Berlin newspaper correspond-
In Ruhr. The mine operators,
ken and iapor leaden are rep
uted as standing together In a
slon to do their duty by Ger-
many.
France and Belgium appear to
be:the only nations to which Ger
many refuses to make repantlons
deliveries, for It is declared here
that shipments to Great Britain,
Italy, Poland and Jugo-Slavia iqjll
tod.
WALLACE REID
not be interrupti
PEACE OF GERMANY
18 ENDANGERED
Commissioner''Fullbright
Will Call Meeting With
in Next Few Weeks For
This City. , >.
Tax official* of the. Eighth con
gressional district will be called to
meet in Athens at an early date
to confer with state fox officials,
according to plans announced at
the office of State Tax' Commis
sioner Fullbright Wednesday.
It is also Understood to be the
plan of Mr, Fullbright to recom
mend to the next legislature that
these meetings be mqde obligatory
each year in every congressional
district in Georgia.
In 1922 Mr. Fullbright inform
ally followed this plan, end has ar
ranged to hold - similar meetings
for 1928 within the next few
weeks. Inasmuch as the meetings
under the present system arc
called at hie request, however, at
tendance is only voluntary and he
feels that it would aid in the leg
islature should provide for such
conferences.
He has invited members of the
incoming legislature to attend
these meetings this year. While
hls itinerary is not yet completed
he will hold meetings in Athens
Clarksville, Ellijay, Rome, La-
Grange, BsYaesville, Milledgevillc,
Thompson, Statesboro, Fitzgerald,
Americus, Bainbridge, Valdosta
Dublin, Jesup and Atlanta.
J. R. Brantley’s
;; Father Is Dead
. John R. Brantley, ege 74, for
merly-of Atlanta, died at the home
of. his spri,. P. B. Brantley, of Ma
con, Wednesday afternoon. He is
survived'->y hi* widow, three
daughters, Mrs. H. F. Cole, of
Ranger, Texas; Mra. John Hunt
— o,
add Mrt. C. B.
, John
Galloway, of At-
Dewey Pace, who was driving t)>e
car were returning to their homes
at Center, and while troing down
the hill to the Seaboard station
some part of the ear broke and
the driver .attempted to turn into
a driveway bayond the trestle to
avoid running into an automobile
they were following. Ip
the turn the car ran Intow ho '*
and turned over, injuring the
three.
Mr! Pittman was carried t° the
AtheVD hospital where hi,
injuries war* attended
Athens and P. -B. Brantley, of
Macon; four brothers, Dr. A. H.
Brantley, of Fort Worth, Texas;
B. H., F. B. and W. B. Brantley,
all of Clermont, Fla.; and two
sisters, Mrs. Lucy Forth, Plains,
Ga., and Mrs. J. H. Jones, of
Sonora, Ga. ft
VETERAN DEAD
RAISES RATE
BERLIN — (By the Associated
Press) — The Beltchbank Thurs
day raised Its discount rate to 13
per cent from the ten per cent Rational guard
established pn, November It !s*L jlxhursdgy morning.
STILL INCOMPLETE
Clarke county’s quota to the
fund which is being raised to per
petuate the memory of Dr. Craw
ford W. Long by placing his statue
PARIS — (By the Astociated
Press) —- After a meeting of the
French cabinet Thursday it was
stated In official quarters that the
pcilcy of Passive resistance adopt
ed by the Germans was regarded
as ox great danger to the peace
of Germany.
- Continuation of, the present ntti
Ruhr ItnlustileUstJ^lt" was
said, gave rise to (ears that the
'Nationalist spirit may be aroused
to such a pitch* as to provoke seri
ous trouble.
It was pointed out that reaction
had already, been felt In upper
Silesia, 'where secret Aeries are re
ported to be exerting great effort*
to bring about' strikes..
The French policy In the Ruhr,
It was emphaslsod, is. to facilitate
the Industrial .activity in the
Ruhr rather than to.. place ob
stacles In the way, as charged py
the Oermans.
FRENCH DO NOT
TAKE OUER MlfjES
t e
ESSEN.—(By The - Associated
Pres*)—The Ruhr valley coal op
erators, who thought for. a time
Wednesday night that tho -French
were to take over the mines Thurs
day morning, found themielves still
In possession of their properties
Thursday and learned that only
coal mined and above gronnd came
under the revised requisitioning.or
der of the French. The magnates
alio learned that they fee* court-
martial Instead of aqtual arrest as
s result of their refusal to deliver
coot to France. , M . ;. j
The economic commission
reaching It* final decision on
policy to be .followed, 'concluded
that became of the shortage of
technical expert* It would be bet
ter to requisition only obel ready
for delivery and to return to
France all shipments Intended for
German domestic consumption.
It was also said that certain na
tions, ‘notably the United States
and Orest Britain looked with dis
favor upon the term “confiscation'
ns It had been applied to the
French Ruhr valley poUcy by the
Paris press. s
What attitude labor would take
In the event the mines were seized
also caused the commission serious
consideration for It realized the
French will be under a heavy hand
icap should the German engineers
refuse to do'their work. t
LOS ANGELES — Wallace
Reid, motion picture actor,
dfed at 1:30 /Thursday after-
nodh in a Hollywood. sani
tarium, where, he waa taken
about a month ago after a
nervous breakdown, said by
his family to be due to-a fght
sgainst the narcoticTiabiL Hia
wife and child were at his
bedside.
Reid, st the height of his
career as a motion picture ac
tor, eollapshd several months
ago. It was stated his break
down waa due to nerouaness
and an eve trouble. His moth
er-in-law announced: the drug
habit resulted from. Ills tak
ing stimulants- in New York
more than a year ago in an
effort to complete a picture .
he was worldng on.
His wife was Dorothy Dav
enport?~a picture actress.
MANY NATIONAL
CHARACTERS WILL
SPEAK IN ATHENS
ior Court
nes Civil Cases
Thursday’s session of superior
court, turned out-a number of con
sent verdicts, -a few cases going
into trials, and wound up for the
night’s recess with a satisfactory
record for the day’s run of busi
ness. Only civic cases are being
tried, and the call Friday morning
will be a continuance of the dock
et
It was thought that the session
would likely come to an end late
Fridav.
Members Are Optimistic
Over OiitlObk of Curb
Market .. Establishment
ith
In Athene.
“LADIES’ NIGHT” TO
BE BRILLIANT ONE
Pipgram Arranged For
Agricultural Session Is
Most Elaborate Seen in
Many Years.
HUNDREDS WILL 3S
BE IN ATTENDANCE
- — mV ; v j
Conference Gets Under
Way Next Monday and
Will Run Daily For an
Entire Week.
i
■ - ••
Interest is growing dally in the
bis Farmer*’ conference that be
gins at the (State -College of Agri
culture Monday afternoon and
continues- through the entire
week. s.
The program .Is the most elab
orate ever arranged of the many
yeip-s the conferences havo been
held,and will bring to Athens tbs
leading experts of the South on
practically avery phase of agrlcul
lure. The opportunity offered the
farmers, especlslly In this section
of the Btate where they can come
and attend with small expense, i*
a rare one nnd hundreds are ex
pected to take advantage of tin-
lectures and demonstration*.
MANY PROMINENT
SPEAKERS HERE
Among tho list of prominent
visitors scheduled to come horo
are fuupu such experts as: J.
I conwell, president of the
FsiTm cotton Groweri’ Co-ou—.«
- _ Association who’ will speak at the
first, meeting Monday, Hon. B. S.
BID IS IDENTIFIED
’enthusiastic report from the
n in «»
Club Endorses
Demonstration Work.®
Dose ta Cterke County KSS^V»
And Asks Continuance. G«or*e a Maiopey ortho u. s.
r J Bureau of Entomology, H. p. Seve
ly of tho U. S. Extension Field
Agents department, R. M. Strip-
11*. secretary of the S. E. Fair, J.
F- Jackson, Agricultural agent of
tho C. .of Ga., Hallway. Roger Mil
lor tf the Macon chamber of Ci
incrce. H. F. Stucky of the
cla Experiment Stati
.com
mittee named lost week In coni
iBtetioa THth fsgtabltihlng a curb
market In Athens. D. F. Paddocl.
made the report and T. H. McHatl
, _ , V: -h- iuu .cultural. College augmented the
Fired Eubanks First Wit-; report with short talks.
ness To Reveal Name
Member of Barty Sus
pected. .
ton and J. G. Oliver tof the Agrt. S*
cultural Colleen nulrmentod the M aJor H. P. Tlunter
the .Oeojgla. Bankers .Association
janil many others Including a nun
her of women for the conference
NEWT GRAY WAS
MAN HE MENTIONS
Mi’.>?mdock
to the one desire cl
was established In
It. Ha^ Been Brought Out
in Trial That Ttyo Slain itS week.
Men Were Seen ip’
t Truck, Gagged. , f
i ■■ **'■
*0r Athens, muuuauuu in
Rome, another in Cartersville and
a third one in Dalton last year and
411 are, functioning profitably, for
tlje -entire business interests of
these citlei and ,even those, who
oppose them for bnsiness reasons
did a larger volume of business on
market days, than other days - of
BABTROF— (By - The Asso
ciated Press.) -r Testimony ,
tending to catablisli the iden
tity of at least one member of
the masked band Which kid
napped Watt'Daniel, Thomas
Richard, and several others,
and tortured Daniel and Rich
ard to death, waa offered
Thursday at the opening of 1
the hearing Into activities of
the hooded men in 'Moore-
house Parish. Fred Eubanks
testified he was held up br
masked men on the Bastrop-
Merrouge highway the eve
ning oi the kidnapping,» and
reognized Newt Gray as a
member ofitho party.
TA8K OF WORKING
GERMAN FOREST8
x. .1— w- .The mission Thursday In addi-
ton U “5l incomplete.* 1 W “ hinfr tlon t0 “* tronb,M with the coal
While only $1,000 was assessed
this county . and a committee of
Athens citizens have waged i
this r
an ac
tive campaign to raise this money,
the full amount has not as yet
been contributed.
Athenians and Clarke citizens
are urged to come forward ami
help in this most worthy cause.
The campaign will not be closed
until Saturday night and contribu
tions received before that date by
either Mr. Charles Phinisy, or the
Banner-Herald, will be accepted.
deliveries also faced the task of
working the German forests on the
left bank of the Rhine, a* dnjered
SAVANNAH, O*. — Major J. J.
Csudry. a retired officer in the
Georgia died
by. the French. Italian and Bel
governments. This step Is a penalty
for Germany’a default In deliveries
of wood.
Whether a third power, perhaps
the United States, will come to the
rescue of France and Germany, In
ducing the former to withdraw her
troops and the latter to resume
payment of her obligations, I* a
subject of earnest discussion In
German circles. It is pointed out,
however, that the time for medi
ation by a disinterested power doee
not seem to be at hand. ,
Samples of the German senti
ment In the occupied sons may be
seen In two Instances reported
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BA8TROP, LB. — (By the A*»o-
dated Press) — With seventeen,
prospective witnesses oh band, to
testify the itato was rehdy early
Thursday to present - evidence
tending to establish the identity
of members of the black-hooded
band which kidnapped Wat\
Daniel and Thomas F. Richard on
August 24, according to an an
nouncement made by Attorney
General A. V. Coco.
On toe 4l*f of wttneeie* lor
Thursday, were Jewell Harris, H»1
ly Rogers, John Hood, William H.
Holman, Max Broadnax, OlUe
Spencer, Henry Jones, ■ W. H
Pipes, Marlon Hickett,' “Cud”
Hickett, A. p. Wimberly, J. M.
Wimberly, J. H. • Jons*. J. IL
King. William J. McDonald, 0.
Wagsdale and T-tf. Harp.
The names b< several of the
ARE OPTIMISTIC ’
OVER PROSPECTS
ke the market
„ — — conference
relative to home economics nnd
home life.
PULL DAV 8E88IONS
TO BE HELD
GOVERNOR WALKER
COMING THUR8DAY
The meeting will be held
the mornings, afternoon and at
night; toe morning sessions be
ginning at 9:00 o'clock and con-
tRbulng until lunch. The after-
noon aeislons teat from I until n
while the night sessions begin at
8 o’clock.
Mr. Paddock was enthusiastic
over what he believed such a mar
ket would mean for Athens and ho
stated that there ” should be but
little opposition to its establish
ment. Additional work will be
oil-'will -be asked to give Its con
done by the committee and conn-
sent and to pass what ordinances
are necessary, to maki
a success.
LADIES NI6HT
TO BE FANTASTIC
The committee in charge of| Interesting 0 f the entire week Dr.
"Ladles Night,” which will be next, J- Hardman . will preside at
Thursday night announced that ton session.
Thursday.at 1* o’clock Govern...
Elect Clifford Walker will deliver
tho main address of too day and
is expected to outline in,a meas
ure some of toe policies of his
forth coming administration In so
much .as It will touch on toe farm
tag Intereats of tho state.
--Mr. Walker has accepted the
Invitation to be present and Ills
address will bo one of the m.
■;
all. the attendants would) he ex
peeted to come in fancy dress',
tacky costumes or some form of
“getup.” The club took to the Idea
with ready enthusiasm and every
one present voted to wear some
kind of fancy drdss and to attend.
The meeting will be at the
==5 . --=_>- x. —
the
I - n ~r^ program
committee is working out a special
program of entertajninent and
stunts. Over'a hundred vfill be in
attendance.
FARM
WORK
The attention of the eiub was
called to toe rtcent resignation of
Jones Purcell as farm demonstra
tor of to* county, and the secre
tary -waa instructed to write a let
ter to the Board of Codnty Com
missioners commending them for
the interest taken in this work , in
men scheduled to take the stand S.
have been • mentioned repeatedly eurc - * * n4ee *e° r *°r Mr. Pur
in testtmbny’ since the: hearing
started.
Thursday's session therefore fol
lowed two uneventful day* of
“dry" testimony has all Indica
tions of being a lively oqe.
„ . ... ifeell
so that the work already, started
here would be continued.
A committee ws* also named,
compose of Golden Knight, Frank
Lawler and Martin Abney to con
fer with the Washington club re
lative to the work on' the Athens
and Augusta highway via LegHig-
ton and Washington.
A committee was also named v>
make a research of Athens’ indus
trial field and of compile data
. _ wanted by new enterprises for the
forty years old and besides city. W. T. Forbes called attention
rusband she leave* one child, t the piaygrunj
MRS. ANNIE NEBSB DEAD
HARTWELL, Ga.—Mrs. Annie
M. Neese, wife of Tom Neese,
died at her residence in Hart
county Tuesday morning.. She
her husband she leaves one child,
Grace; one brother, Glen MulUn-
ax, her father, Columbus Mullin-
ax, and several half sisters. Fun
eral services and interment at
Sardis chruch Tuesday afternoon.
work being done
by Mr Weems of the Y, M. C. A. J.
G. Oliver, district’ demonstration
scent for the State College of Ag
riculture'was introduced as a new
member by President Barnett;
Dr. soule will be a prominent
flguro in all tho sessions and
direct the entire conference.
■has been mainly through his in.
fluence that *o many prominent
men have been brought to Athens
and he will devote practically hls
entire time during toe week to
toe conferences and toe entertain
,ment of toe visitor* and distin
guished guesfs.
FIGHT ON CANCER
C H I C A G O.—A campaign
against cancer was ready for
launching: h*r6 Thursday at the
opening session of the Chicago
dental society, bringing together
estimated crowd of 10,000
the United States,
France, Belgium
BIG DROP
IN USED CAB PRICES
And yet the Auto dealers of
Athens are taking, more pains
than ever before to see that
every car sold is in tip top
shape.: Many of these rebuilt
motora.Isre ,ev|n bring sold
with new-car guarantees.
Hot summer holds no pleas
ure greater than cool, long,
quiet drives—
And your opportunity to
join the procession of Joy rid-
era at small cost Is in your
hands. Turn to the want ad
section ofsthis paper and pick
yonr car—
Remembering thpt only SOO
miles pf driving makes a sec
ond-hand vehicle —- which
means JhaMMMp. used . tar*
are good «s new.
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