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The Weather: Increasing cloudiness with pos- .1,1,, jhovers; declining tempera- ' Athens Cotton: MIDDLING 28 Me PREVIOUS CLOSE 28c VOL. 90 No. 319 Associated Press Dispatches ATHENS, GA., SATURDAY MORNING, JANUARY 20,1923. Single Copies 2 Cents Daily. 5 Cents Sunday- LARRY GANTT’S DAILY COLUMN War Record Of Elijah Clarke NOW IS A GOOD TIME TO PRAY FOR RAIN ACTION REGARDED TO BE WEAKNESS (By T. Larry Gantt.) and informed citizen remarked to me that he r , I, t ■ ith much interest my ar- tK-it- about Elijah Clarke and he ,l„ub'cd if one of our citizens in i.n knew the history of the man for whom Clarke county named. Of course the life deeds of this gallant old Revolu tionary soldier will bq of interest t„ our people, for they naturally desire to know the rechrd of the man thus honored. In my sketch condensed from the University bulletin, I only touched on the career of Gen. Clarke after the war and not his military record, which is thr brightest page of his life and shows that our people should feel a commendable pride in honored name their county bears. PROMINENT FIGURE Even before the Revolutionary war Elijah Clarke figured con spicuously and gallantly in the early settlement of this section and in our troubles With Indians. He took an active part in the bat tle of Jacks Creek, in Walton ounty, in which engagement the Indians were crushlngly defeated and the way paved for the setr.'e- mei.t of that section by the whites. Some years ago the late J. Y. Carilliers acted S3 my guide'whcn 1 visited the old battle-ground ol Jack’s Creek. It la not far from the home of the late Mr. Hugh farithers and on Jack’s creek near the Athens-Monroe road. This is a historic spot and should marked on the tourist guide for that highway. The battle-ground is a ravine with hills on either side, the whites occupying the hills and the Indians the flat on the banks of the creek. But tuc most conspicuous ser- re by Elijah Clarke was at the battle of Kettle Creek/ in Wilkes county, in which engagement he iief* ated fhe British and saved upper Georgia from conquest. The British were carrying all before them and with a strong force had advanced from Auguata to over run the upper section of the state. This was one. of the decisive bat- leading Announcement Is Made That Customs and For est Control Orders Will Be Promulgated Soon. ES FAMINE PREDICTED IN RUHR VALLEY * *f , ffw RdWatfcteior tt , ;chook- ed the enemy in their victorious esmpsign in Georgia, and turned the tide in favor of the struggling Unionists, But Elijah Clarke was always found when and where most need ed, and no individual officer has tendered better or more timely service to his country. In my recent sketch I briefly told about how upper South Caro lina was being ravaged with fire and sword by the victorious Brit ish and Tories under Tarlton and Ferguson, with ComwalNe and his main army camps at Uharlotto, N. C. At that time it seemed that the cause of the struggling Colonists was lost. Ferguson wrote King George that he waa "cleaning out a few nests of rebels in upper •Smith Carolina and which would end the war." At this time Elijah Clarke crossed the upper .waters of the Savannah and marching to a point in Spartanburg county far from the battle-field of Gowpens formed the American Praise Greets German Note Saying French Are Incapable of Running Mines. Marks Run Low. ESSEN — (By the Asoclated Press) — The announcement at French general headquarters that the customs and fewest control to be inaugurated Immediately In the Rhlnelar.d, would be promul gated shortly in the, Ruhr, brought forth the comment In German cir cles that the French military au thorities are reluctant apparent ly of such, penalties In the newly accupidd area. Delaying enforcement of the measures here it regarded by the Qermuns as a sign or weakness. They declare that the Rhineland ers, halving submitted without a murmur to four years at occupa tion. are now the drat to be thus punished. As the French,'Italian and Bel gian customs experts completed their plans for controlling the ex port business of the Rhineland, which includes 70 per cent of Germany’s dye trade as'well as the products of the K’UPP plant at Alx-Le-Chappelle. 1 the • Ruhr Valley offered neither resistance nor opposition to the requea'lon- Ing of coal shipments. The amoupt thus, taken over so far Is nail. There, was great rejoicing Fri day over the letter written to Gen oral Benvigne by Dr. Oruetzner. president, of Rhennlsh Prussia, In which he declared that the ranch have been responsible fur increased'living costa in the Ruhr and that they are incapa- Tir. j " ***“ l ~ 1 "r , :r?: l"V MiEsne {Manager Ahrens Is Ar rested For Refusing to Deliver Coke^-F aces Court Martial. The people of Athens are cor dially invited to attend the radio concerts now being received by the Physics department of the Uni versity for the Benefit and enter tainment of the students. These concerts are received in Mine President Thought the ?»>ysic. lecture room ° nth * RAILWAYMEN WERE TO STRIKE FRIDAY ence. of administering the Ruhr valley industries. FAMINE SEEN TO BE NEAR The communication also warn ed the French that famine spr«tr ed unavoidable. In reply to the French retort that this was an at- tempt at blackmail. Dr. Oruotz- nor asserted that export houses in Canada and Holland which have been supplying the • Ruhr with cerealg and other food. Have giv en notice that shipments could not be continued. The Frisnco-Relgian order for bidding the singing of “Duechland Uber Alien" or the "Die Wacht Am Rhlen” under pealty of a fine of 200.000 marks or fix months im prlaonmcnt, is resolved with dis gust. The Germans, as the occupation bgglns Its second week, continued to concentrate thelp resistance to economic and financial line*. To _ a neutral observer this appears troops, Clarke brought with him! to.have put the French'on the de- about 300 Georgians, and they! fsnsive. The commission, how- were all seasoned fighters. Thill ® v ® r ' ®«°Pt® an optimistic atti- little command greatly enedurag-i ‘“*® a ® far “ n * ‘ h *‘ i*® ed the South Carollotns still ln| i I Yl lUn „,“ d 018 Ruhr workln * :, many of tl EXHIBITS TO BE 016 FEATURE OF “FI of the leading features of ■JMeak that onus, in fact, d'ers had-given and pone to their AT CEDAR SPRINGS Elijah Clarke met Col. Thomas and his little command at Ceda' Spring, aboyt four miles east of th” town of Spartanburg, and •hey resolved to continue the war tu the bitter end. The British commander, now at >dd Ninety-Six in, Abbeville county • card of this gathering and sent a troop to annihilate ,the Cdlonies. But the wife et Col. Thomas, who was at Ninety-Six, heard of this contemplated attack and that n . : , t, "tounteing her steed, rode to ! edar Spring to warn her hits- hand ar.d friends. So the British found their enemies prepared for them and the British were routed (Turn to page two) the- Ruhr the ant. man will be the first tosuffer from the struggle ,uch Uctlc *. French assert ** that they are doing everything in their power to provide food for the workers. Eleventh District Press Assn. |Meets WAYCROSS. Oa., — Members of the. Eleventh District Press As sociation were gathered here to day In annual convention. The meeting waa presided over by B. T. Allen, president who responded to the opening address of welcome made by Mayor Cowart > Among Interesting . addresses made during the morning were those bjf Charles Hk Brown, editor of the' Oordelle Dispatch, who iipoke. on "bow-to build up your circulation;" J. - Kelley Simmons, paat president of the Georgia Press Association, and Editor of the Nashville Herald and W. T. Sbytle, editor of the,AdeI News, who 'spoke: on. "Advantages of to Country Correspondent;’ TO TlLL^SRl LF BLAU TODAY’S STORE ,^' VS FOR WEEK-END . BARGAINS • Athens merchants are offering many rare bargains at this season "hen it | 8 customary to qlear the -helves for spring goods arrivals. 'nil the wise shopper is sjie who r< ais the store news in the adver. • iMng columns before making pur- euases. 1 ndoubtedly thousands of dd- l; ! rs 1,4v c been saved by Athens -hoppers during this month by graphic Society in Washington, 11 " :n ? the advertisements as mm. C, was in the psychopathic ‘•’"we on their shopping, expedi- hospital Thursday aftea she was •"ms. ’alleged to have attempted to fling Good values of every descrip- herself from a third story apart- <"m are being offend by the ment window. A janitor told the '•-re* this week-end. Before shop-,police he prevented her from pm? in the stores of Athens, shop jumping from the window, while (lrs t in ‘ he was showing her the apart- THE HANNBR-HERACb ment., CHICAGO.—Mias Elisabeth O. Wilson, believed from papers in her possession to be secretary of the nresident of the N**<ona! Goo- the State College of Aglculture Monday afterfioon will be the fair put on by the.liO men and wo men county demonstration agents of the state. The exhibits sent here by these agenta will net on ly be interesting to see but will help solve the marketing problem for many farmers If they will but heed tho method of grading and packing of. the different' commodi ties to be seen at the fair. PREPARED FOR MARKET When notice was (ent out to the different agents that they were to participate in the fair they were told of the rules and regula tlona to govern them and particu lar stress was placed on a' select ing the oommodlty and in pack ing, it for transportation. Ex perts at the College eay that if a commodity is properly selected and properly packed for market tt is easily disposed of. Fifteen Items were specified for choice among the agenta and each one la expected to have on exhibit a package ot at least ope of there. A prize list hag been offered tbe winners. The package will be ■hipped hers by utnal routes of transportation. FAIR OPEN8 TUESDAY Thl fair will open at tbe Animal Husbandry building Tuesday morn Ing-and the public, especially the farmers and truck growers, It In vited to attend the gair during the week. It will show not only how to prepare articles grown on the farm for market but will also be an Index to the wondorful variety, though not complete, of market able items’ grown in Georgia. An agent can exhibit nothing, except what is grown n his own Coun ty. THE FIFTEEN ITEMS ' .The nfteen Items give; the agents to.select frqm are as fol lows; first marketable package of sweet potatoes; .second, mar- News of The Day Germany Sends Mission to England Asking Mediation. OIL PRICES JUMP Italian Troops Will N Replace U. S. on Rhine. '.N^'tORK -I.immh,..: . __ Pcarti h and Bradley Jones flew fr^m Dayton, Ohio, to New York. In r.'ur hour* and three minutes, b-rviiiKg the record'to- that dls- tnue. DALLAS. T-i.ta-j — 1‘rlcts of Credo oil in Kunsq-1. CkJahoma in’. Trias-wen.- advantod by the Magnolia Petroleum company live' cents a barrel on oils under tt de grees gravity and ton cents a bar rel above 28 degrees gravity. NEW YORK — New life Insur ance paid for last yosr by the American people totalled M.ttS,- 415,87 as against 85,887,417,359 In Taken. French Seize Reisch Money. Germans Passive. LONDON — (By the Associated press) — All the German branch banks credit inetitution and tax collectors of Finance, in the old' and newly occupied territory ot the Rhineland have been confltcat ed by the Fcench authorities, says S Central news dispatch from Bet lln. STATE MINE8 ARE BEING 8EIZED ESSEN — (By the Asoclated Press) — Seizure of state mines In the Rujir by the forces of occii potion waa begun Friday. The Bergmandsglneck and Wester- hold pits near Bqtr were occupied by* the military and Manager Ah rens was arrested- for refusing to deliver coke. Troops appeared at •the Mueller pit* at Oladbeck and at the RheinUaden mines at Bat trap. A general strike of the freight railwayman throughout the Ruhr waa expected Friday afternoon. Orders for tbe strike was receiv ed from Berlin Friday morning by- the railroad workers and at noon the union leaders were In session with the order* before them. The Frencl) expect them to repudiate their promise, to con tinue work and* obey the Instruc tions from .Berlin. „ Dr. Raiffeisen, president- of the JURYMEN COMMEND FORTSON AT END OF SUPERIOR COURT University Radio Concert Tonight second floor of the Moore building each Saturday evening from 8 p. m. to 10 p. m. The best results from distant stations, ’such as Pittsburg, can Bo expected on a cold dear night Announcements and lectures are received fairly well under almost any weather conditions bnt music is. very often distorted and marred by "static” except under favorable conditions, when the concerts can be heard over the cntjre lecture room dear and undistorted. Two Panels of Traverse Jury Set New Precedent When Resolutions Are Passed. ENDORSElUDGE’S OFFICIAL ACTION Commends His Able, Fearless And Prompt Administration A n d Dispatch of Business. The traverse jurors serving at the January term of Clarke super ior court passed a resolution just before adjournment Friday after noon commending Judge Fort son on the manner in-which he con ducted the. session and at the same time thanked him for the t'onsii!- cration shown the jurors. Judge Fortson is firm in his be lief that every citizen when called upon should give sendee to jury duty’and makes it clear that he believe* that only on such a basis can the duty by equitably distributed and the courts kept to the high standard they should, bnt at the same time he exercises discretion and makes the duty less onerous By excusing jurors for a day or two at the time, or for an hour or two when their presence is not needed in the court room. The commendation also praised the judge for his stand on dispos- McGregor Case Which . _ Pnmp Tin From Ponrtl in & of C44e * where no legal ex- ,, U P cuse is Offered for a continuance. of Ordinary Is Sustained In Verdict. Closing with tbe case .that in- late . .. .. McGregor, the January term of state min* administration a) Beck 1 Clarke superior court -adjourned tenhausen responded to an In- Friday afternoon after disposing', vitatlon to appear before the mtU ef a l»rge volume of business, tary authorities- and had hot re.l mos t]y civil. turned up . to Friday urternoon. It — is believed he waa arrested. It 18*1, It announced by the Association ot life Insurance presl dents. LONDON—Germany is sending a confidential .mission to London to request the British government to meditate between Franco and Germany a dispatch said. v WASHINGTON — French occu pation of the Ruhr may be ex pected to temporarily promote iron and steel trade in the Unit ed States. Great Britain and Bel gium, Luther Becker, Chief ot the Iron and Steel division of the de partment of commerce announc ed. CINCINNATI, Ohio — A work ing agreement making possible the re-union of the two factions ot the Mstbodist Episcopal church waa agreed to by commissioners representing tbe Methodist Eplsco pal church and tho Methodist Episcopal church Soiith. .Washington—Italian troops will not take the place of Ameri can troops withdrawn from Ger man territory. It was stated in well. Infqrmed circles. GREENSBORO, N. C. — Eton College guttered a nre loss esU- ®t between 1160,000 and 1100,000 when the main ad ministration building was destroy ed and a dormitory damaged. „ ... . BERLIN —The German govern- ketabl* container «of apples: third. } “J 81 ,j*®, forbidden state rail- truck, each exhibit o* this to Con- | ®f«*fal* and worker* to re tain hut one commodity; fourth, 1 2P® 1 * 1 ® ** forwarding- coal to ham;, fifth, live. pounds of farm r PT ance and Belgium, butter; sixth, bay; seventh, to- I ■ ^ “ * J ; . FLU IN MARYLAND BALTIMORE, M. D.—Influenza In a mild form Is virtually epi demic in Maryland, reports to the state board of health disclose. Fire hundred and sixty four cases bacre; eighth, ’ shelled . horn; ninth, brown 'eggs; tenth, white eleventh, * containers ot Georgia cane sfrup; twelfth, 12 containers of 8g preserves; thir teenth, 12 container* of fig con serve; fourteenth, 24 containers of soup mixture, nfteentb. it jars were reported for the first' 18 days is, 4 jars each of cucum- In January a* compared with 143 cases for tbe entire months last year. The outbreak has reached the Naval academy at Annapolis where it was reported that 151 midship men, 43 enlisted men and several officers were being treated at the naval hospital, o. of pickles, 4 jars each of cucum her*, sweet' menu, watermelon rinds and sliced green tomatoes. - One hundred and fifty of those exhibits.. In all varieties, properly packed for market will offer one of tho most Interesting fair* ever held in the state apd tho Informa- (Continued On Page Six.) —- T — „ manufacturing possibilities here. President Bar nett hits named a series of com mittees that will function along this line and each committee has been instructed to gather all the information possible under' the heading the committee is to func tion. . By gathering this, information and having it on hand concerns, individuals and corporations who show an interest in locating plants here can be furnished readily with all the facts desirable. The dub hopes by this move to induce some new enterprises to locate her* and (it may be that it will become active in going into other sections and work up interest in factories for Athens. LI8T OF COMMITTEE8 Tim committees and their func tioning field are as follows; M. J. Abney, general chairman. Law* Relating to Manufactur ing in the CaroliAas and Georgia; A. J. Cobb, T. F. Green, DuPree Hunnicutt. Taxation: W. K. Meadow, W. L. Erwin, Blanton Fortson, T. H. McHatton. Power, 8upply and Cost: Joel A. Wier, M. L Manne and U. H. Dav- “—rt. operty Available and Values: Chas. E. Martin, R. L. McWhor ter and J. C. Jester. ^ Local Manufacturing Advah- Baxter, tages: R. P. White, T. H. H. Hinton. ’ Railroad Rates: Wslter Hodg son, Van Noy Wier, J. Y. Bruce and Sol J. Boley. Finance: C. H. Spelling, J. White Morton, J. M. Howell. First Farm Credit Bill Up in Senate WASHINGTON — The Capper bill, first of the farm credit meas ures was before the senate for fi nal action Friday, with debate end ing at two o'clock under an un animous consent agreement reach ed Thursday. A vote with, almost unnmious support of the measure Is said to be assured, was schedul ed to follow; the discussion, An amendment offered by Sen ator' Trammel, democrat, Florida, authorising loans on, farm real es tate up to fifty per cent of its value by the co-operative associa tions provided for in the bill, was pending when tbe senate conven ed Friday. All other amendments offered yesterday were defeated. . NEW SWEATERS Open-work strides, or filet lace effects are featured on the most elaborate sweats)*. The slip-on model adapts itself particularly to such elaboration. were seised, the workers beottoe greatly agitated, threatening that all the miner* would corns out ol the Pits If thi French entered. FRENCH 8EIZE MONEY * IN GERMAN BANKS DUES8ELDORF — (By. th« Associated Press) — The French authorities Friday appropriated the money In the Duesseldprf branch of the Reisch bank: They also rounded up the automobiles of depositors who had come to the bank to Stew money from the institution, seised the money with drawn and retained possession of tho automobiles. A demand was made. by the occupation authori ties for a detail-of forty police t' close the streets adjoining the bank but tb* authorities refused to supply the mgn. COBLENZ — (By the Asoclated Press) — Flv* French chief in speotors took j\>r tho customs district* of t h e Rhineland Friday iu nuking a complete ring around the ,-rritorv. Tho s*t» wilt .*o d.-rio in a few day* In the Ruhr valley. Thelnspectora at the *• me tim» .seised the customJ funds, forests ur>J coal taxes. LITTLE RETURN FOR THEIR TROUBLE BERLIN — (By the Associated Press)—XRBr a week of France's economic grip in the Ruhr. It seemed here Friday that H. Costs and General DeOouttee hod received little more then their trouble for their polne in their at tempts to enforce reprisals. A few barges Intercepted here and there and an occasional coal train re- consigned wsfo the only fruits of the occupation- apparent in the capital, indeed it trss saljl that more coal eras shipped Thursday to places outside of the occupied area than on Tuesday. N it' is feared that the reluctance of shippers to move coal on the Rhine In the fate of confiscation by )>• Trench may result in a complete shutting off of the do mestic supply. So for, one of the chief effects ! the occupation noted here nas !en the fail of the mark, which was accompanied by the raising the Reicbbank’s discount rata from 10 per cent to 13. It Is point «d out that such a ir.cmentous event as the outbreak of the world war served to Increase the rate only one point, from <lve per cent to six. The executive council of the Imperial union of German. Indus tries has decided to telegraph Frits Thyssen a message express ing gratltud* and pride at the manly attitude of the Ruhr Indus trialists and urging them to oon. tlnue to hold out. Dr. Burehr, act Ing chairman of the council, said that Germany's wareh word must be to hold out undr.- ell circum-, stances. He asserted that the Flench nation would evantually realize that premier Poincaire’s policy was disastrous. The McGregor case was ly the hardest fought case It Is very common - that grand juries pass resolutions similar to the one drawn up by the travers" jurors but it is very seldom that such a . thing is done by trial bodies and this action is a dis tarlet tribute to-Judge Fortson. COPY OF THE RESOLUTION’ - r “We,' the Traverse Jurors who have served during the January . . (term of the Clarke county Super- proD, lor court, duly appreciating the - , J - ? aso ®f "•[consideration shown all concerned entire session. It- was brought up| by the Honol Honorable Judge Blanton W. McGregor, deceased, Thornton was named guardian of the minor by Judge R. C. Ott,: or dinary, when the ease came np for disposition in his court and the appointment was opposed and an lication of- Mrs. Margaret ilker, a half-aunt entered, and it was the question of determin ing who would be guardian, Mr. Thornton or Mrs. Chalker that oc-. casioned tho suit. The jury brought out a verdict, r a v- nLFortaon, have passed * V-iinf .resolution, express : inf resolution, | J?® 01 *? timents on the manner in which he has conducted this court: “Re It Resolved that Judge Blanton Fortson has conducted this court in such a manner as to indicate- that he not only has th - interest of justice at heart but has hlso given the utmost' considera tion <to the* jurors and all those who bavs been interested in the he has dispos- eburt’s proceedings. “Wo feel that the policy adopted in th* method of •£? r ,? n *y ,* /•* “JjHing of cases where there is no le- liberation, in favor of Mr. Thorn-. ^ etMe f or continuance is n "I j ,, . .-.most wise and efficient one and Judge Henry West represented j j^qu] j |» appreciated by those thJ nd mi?o°r We «nd who **** *** ta*ld«n of taxation represented the minor and Mr. a* we ]l at thoie who BUapprove of Thornton. Judge Fortson will open court in Watldnsville Monday. GISUWPJ. SAN DIEGO, dpi. — R. V. B. Clarke held in connection with the myiterions death of Frits Mann, dancer, whose body was found on (h® beach near here Monday was reported by the police to have been partly identified Friday as the man who accompanied the dancer to a cottage In La Jolla 8 tin day night and registered as '’William Johnston and wife” The partial identification was waa made by A. E. Kern, owner ot the cottage, through a photograph of Clarke. Kern said there was re markable resemblance between Clark and the man he had known as "Johnston" but said he would not be poeltive until -he> had met Clark In person. He said "John ston” had a scar on one cheek which was not revested In the pbojograpb.. Sanford Speaks to English Teachers ATLANTA, au. — Teachers of English from *11 sections of Geor gia ore here Friday for a two day convention, opening sesalon of Which was scheduled for Friday afternoon. - ' Among the speakers are Dr. M. M. Parks, state superintendent or Education; Dr. W- V. Melton of Emory University. Mlsd Parlett. Dr. Perry ot Georgia Tech; Dr. B. V. Sanford, of the Univerglty of Georgia, and Miss (Annabel Home and Miss Ida Nelson, ot Atlanta Girls High school. dilatory court proceedings'. Such a poll9y ia certain to reflect in a greater efficiency of tho court and a higher regard for law among the-people. “Having confidence in Judu- Fortson wc wish to express our I appreciation of his discretion, fairness, ability and justice and thank him for the courteous con sideration shown us.” THOS. L. ELDER, Foreman Panel. No'. 1 , A. M. DOBBS, Foreman Panel No. 2, Mass Meeting ' At “Y” Sunday A matt meeting for tho.s.. in terested In the Young Men’a Cliri* tiun Association, will be hold at the ‘’Y’’ Sunday alternooh a: three o'clock. * This meetlng^b be held in the Y” gymnasium, will take tits place .of the regular boys' Sunday afternoon meeting. Dr. J. C. Wilkerson will tn.iko the address. The Y. M. CV A., it a relation .to the Boy,.and Its place Ip the community. Thia meeting has been o-Hed »•> that the people of Athena may have the chance to see gomeihina of the work that the local "Y” is doing, and the place It cm Dll in the city. i ' Last’s Week’s CIRCULATION Combined BANNER-HERALD Wag as foflows “ ABBRa Tuesday 4.890 Wednesday 5.087 Thnnday 5,109 Friday 5,095 Sunday 4,550 No bane of the Banner is pub lished on Monday morning. No is- ■de of the Herald is printed on Sat urday evening. banne¥herald ATHENS, GA. Yesterday’s Combined A msM&eA ■ ; 5,075 Copies