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VOL 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- ... .... .i- . u. ...in 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 (Turn to page two) 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 (Turn to Pape Two) 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. PHONE 75 FOR WANT ADS Yesterday’s Combined CIRCULATION OF THE BANN 5,107 Copies