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' ■ f * ’ — The Weather: I ,ir tilth a rising temperature. Athens Cotton: 28 '1-ae CLOSE ..... 28 l-2e ■M VOL. So. 90 Associated Press Dispatches. ATHENS, GA., FRIDAY MORNING, JANUARY 26, 1923. Single Copies 2 Cents Daily. 6 Cents Sunday- Kiwanians And Guests Make Merry At “Ladies Night” Celebration At Georgian Hotel Thursday Evening WE’RE OFF! ALMOST Kiwanis “Ladies Night,” held at the Georgian lloU‘1 Thursday night was a success from beginning LARRY GANTTS DAILY COLUMN to end. eighty-five Athenians enjoying the enter; taining program arranged by Chairman Walter Hodgson and his associates. President J. W. Barnett presid ed over the meeting. A banquet, fun, music, interspersed with just a little seriousness, helped to make the evening one which will long be remembered by those at tending. | Everybody attended the ‘ban quet costumed, some as French maidens, others as pirates, sailors, soldiers, clowns—Dave Pad- dock was so disguised no one was able to tell just what he represent ed. Dave was “all over the world' 1 ‘though,! over 1200 articles to pick from. DRESSED AS "Y” SECRETARY Kiwanian Walter Forbes was dressed as a Y. M. C. A., Secretary on a Summer Camp. He got away Interview With Fred Hunnicutt T. I.arry Gantt.) with pleasure that I met il Fred Hunnicutt, who is attending the Farmer’s Conference and a guest of his uncle, Dr. J. A. .. UTU „ , T- J i; . .With the disguise fine, too. Lots of Hunnicutt. When a lad Fred lived .„,j UI_ u„ .. . Athens and like all of the name, was my good friend. He is now uxvn-r and editor of the Southern Cultivator, the oldest agricultural publication in the South. This papi r was established in Athens and for some years after the War between the States it was owned anil edited by Dr. Jones. Rev. El lison Stone set the type for the people told him he ought to be a “Y” Secretary. Kiwanian Elmer Crawford was dressed as a little boy, but if anybody could have seen him tackle the plate filled with good things a man with a jim swinger coat placed before him, they would have known he was just playing like be was t boy. Cuyler Trussell, one of the Ro- i va uT,,, in tarians somebody let in was drew, around'theoffice^Dr'jones ™-mbling a money out of the Cultivator for some years after the war and lould have mado much more but j would not publish even a stand ard medicine advertisement at any price and limited his advertising space to such houses he knew and could endorse. ONLY AG PAPER At that time the Cultivator was the only agricultural publication n the south. For many years it printed on an old Washington hand press and which I bought when l started the Oglethorpe Echo. Dr. Jones had bought a sec ond hand power press. The doctor also hud a farm on the Winterville road, but as a practical farmer he was a total failure,- although a learned and scientific man. Fred Hunnicutt told me that in his travels over the South h found a county in the southern part of Alabama where farmers did not use poison and made as good crops of cotton as ever. He the boll weevil, when it first collectsd man on the Columbus police force. Radio Sanford came as an Ad miral,' at least his uniform looked like it might have been worn by Mr. Paul Jones. He got along nicely until someone yelled “Sub marine.” Last seen he wqs trying to trade ' his uniform for the female attire in which Gus Clarke hid his real identity. Captain Barnett was wearln Davy Crcckett’s hair and a uni form he borrowed from Some where. Morton Hodgson was dressed up like a Spanish lover and delivered himself of a splendid speech prepared jointly by Abit Nix and Mr. Tennyson. "Fess‘ Davenport even went to the I ex- tet of shaving off his mustache and was dressed in the togs of a clown. Charlie Martin was a Spanish •otnctMng.i He -tried-Ye—make -a speech on “Kiwanis” but the erbwe wouldn’t listen. He’s going to print it in The Banner-Herald, so the fellows who drowned him out needn’t think they got away with anything. Kiwaninn Jerry Pound spoke. He made a good talk on Kl- wanis, quoting freely from the speech Charlie was to have de- infests a field, always in spots, and if left alone cventu-, ijvered. ally spread all over the fietd.I Two new members were intro- These farmers when^the pest first duced to thc eIubf Frank Holden, .... w. . -* re p reaentBt jve-elect appears, hunt out these spots, that are in extent from a small patch to a half acre and set hands at work picking every weevil and the squares that drop. By this method they keep down the pert and save the rest of the field. These infest- and M. N. Tutwiler. Both tried to make speeches but were forced to sit down without saying a word. Frank ia going to introduce a bill next summer preventing supression , , , , of free speech and “Tut" says he'll ™ spats are marked and closely gct even w jth the next Kiwanian watched. Mr. Hunnicutt saya hcj wbo tr j es to “get on” at his bank, investigated thc matter and found Jimmie Bishop was a wild one. that these farmers correct for: h c was dressed up like Cap’n early in the season the weevil is I John, of pirate fame except ht. Guests Flee As Hotel Blazes «:*£!) mi Many Regular * Support ers Not Seen For Vari jus Reasons. To Reduce Camp Debt With Their-i Athens over-the-top! Same old story, In the same old vay- nnly found in a fow spots and it i»l didn't have a wooden leg. He was an easy task to keep them down. DON'T LET THEM SPREAD Ho says oven the negroes have niught on any they tell him that they do not mind the weevil, for it '* easy to make cotton if you non't lot them spread all over the field. Mr. Hunnciutt aaya we can grow cotton successfully under Doll weevil conditions, but you iim.it first make up your mind that you intend to have a cotton crop 1 lid then begin to fight early. The first application of poison should he made before the cotton is chop- M out. Commissioner Brown also recommends this practice. He says begin to use poison as soon tllL ' plants show signs of bud. nut the most essential thing is mat a farmer when he plants must firmly make up his mind that he intends to grow a crop of cotton, and then go to work and do it. If n man plants cotton with a fear mat the weevil will catch him he w more than apt to fail. thousands of dollars "ILL BE SPENT In week-end shopping In the stores of Athens Friday and Saturday. It is safe to aay Holt a large portion of these week-end dollars will bo guid- <<l in their week-end shopping by the store news and busi ness announcements in Fri day's Banner-Herald. 3,273 copies daily of the Panner-Hcrald are circulated in .Athens alone—few homes in Vthens are without either the Danner in the morning or the Herald in the evenings. Only homes out of the. 3,273 fake both the Banner and the Herald, less than 6 per cent. BEFORE YOU SHOP IN THE STORES OF ATHENS SHOP FIRST IN THE BANNER-HERALD. ferocious looking that ho brought along one of the little Bishops to keep him tame. Those attending were, S. J. But, NO! Athena and Clarke county have way of doing things—and al ways with the same signal suc cess. but tv the campaign to raise $11,000 for the current expense i fund of the Y. M. C. A. Athens did more, than succeed—the work ers reported over-tho- top at the Thursday luncheon by $446, bring ing the drive to a close with prob ably -more enthusiasm than has ever been witnessed here in any former endeavor.- This was largely due to the splendid record the Y. M. C. A. plant and subsidiaries have piled, up during the past In construc tive work for the boys—and girls —of Athens and Clarke county. A large number of regular sup- R Me 1 Mrs S J Moss P° rtenl of the Association were BUho”; S F™'nk°A:!-t_-n^r L various reasons. An urn. 1 Mi.= I m.isV Mnrtnn Jim- opportunity however, will be giv- cd have combined to bring to the Hoiden, Miss Louise Morton, ^ make the , f ugual „ ub . gcr8en a photopIay th at blda falr to the Y. M. C. A. work ****&£ Mae Hull M and whl,e tho mone y wiu not f f„rd T A An PD‘ on the maintenance fund it J Abney, S- V. Sanford, T. A. An-: F, decreasing the debt derson M. L. Manne, Miss, Nino _ Tk„ 100a Scuddcr. . „ „ ., Miss Susun Scuddcr, J. O. David son, T. H. McHatton, Mrs. H. 3. Ritchie, C. G. Taimndge, Margue rite F. White, Mrs. J. R. North- CORDELE, <3a.—More than- a- hundred guests at the Suwaneo hotel were forced to flee through smoko-filled halls when fire was discovered in the basement ot the building early Thursday. Slight injuries by flying glass were re ported by -a few persona . The flames wero under oonfirol before the guests had left the hotel. “KICK IN” SCORES HIT AT PALACE By JOHN E. DREyVRY “Kick In,” George Fitzmaurle's Paramount picture being shown at the Palace tneatrq Thursday and Friday scored a decided hit when it was offered for the first time Thursday. It contains a group of famous film folk, in addition to a corking good story, one that has all the elements that go to make a successful motion picture. Bet ty Compson, Bert Lytell and May (McAvoy are featured while Gareth Hughes, Kathleen Clifford, Maym Kelso and Walter Long rendbr effi dent support in the capital screen version of Willard Mack’s famous stage play. The players mention- COMES TO CLOSE; IS Attorney General Coco in Winding Up Investiga tion Boldly Attacks Ku Klux Klan. WALKER PROMISES MORE FUNDS FOR STATES HIGHER INSTITUTIONS EIGHTH DISTRICT P.U E 2 Will Be Attended By Mrs. Bruce Carr Jones President Of State As sociation. 50 DELEGATES TO COME TO ATHENS Sessions To Be Held Ir. Auditorium At State College of Agriculture. The 8th district Parent-Teacher Association’s convention will, lie leld in Athens Friday, February !, according to an announcement liven out Thursday night by Mrs. Joyce Ficklin, Jr., of Washington, Ja., district president. The sessions will be held at the auditorium in the administration building on the campus of the State College of Agriculture, be ginning at 9:30 a. m., and con tinuing throughout the day, with an intermission for lunch which will be served in the college cafe teria. Mrs. Bruce Can- Jones, of Ma- on, state president, will be among FARMER ADVISED TO ADOPT % BUSINESS METHODS; TURNER ? COUNTY PLAN IS OUTLINED Governor-Elect Walker Says Kimball House Lobby Must Go Out of Existence. (By J. D. Allen.) Dirty politics at tho Kimball house are forever dead to far ai Governor elect Clifford M. Walk er la concerned.. Addressing the agricultural conference here Thurs day at noon the governor elect said: Aa far aa I am concerned, I am Farmer Should Establish Close Relations With His Banker, Says Hun-i ter In Address. < (By J. D. Allen.) r- “Financing the Farmer," “How We Made a Success of Dairying' to Turner County,” and “Experi ments in the Use of Calcium Ar senate in Contolling the Bqll Weevil," were the subjects of ad dresses delivered last .night before Ithe state conference of farmers interests*'? l^ne^Tara aHunUr.^esideifto| the Georgia State Banker’s Asso ciation, spoke of the problems of office. This state hat been cor rupted for many year* by a dirty lobby which had Its headquarters in the lobby of the Kimball house In Atlanta, but the skltic have been placed under them, *‘l appeal to you to get your repreientatlvee to see to It that theee people are burled forever.” Referring to the tax' situation In Georgia he declared that the reduction must come about with* in the city and county. “Your county, your municipal, and your apodal taxes are Infinitely large compared with itate taxes, which could hardly be decreased,” he eald. ‘‘If all state taxes but those absolutely essential to the main tenance of our state Institutions wero dropped, only two dollars farm finance, outlining tho posi tion of the banker and stating what may be expected of him to ward relieving farm conditions in Georgia. r “The farmer has obligations to perform,” he declared “to make himself eligible for credit at the bank. He must systematize his business so as to show whether he is gaining or losing on his op erations; he should make a full statement with ais bank at least once a year; he should establish close relations with his banker; he should keep idle money in the bank so that it may be used for produce were cropped, only iwo doners. . f per thousand, would* be saved to the tax payers.' On account of a. very Important the prominent association officials |bus!neaa engagement In Atlanta, present, and the sessions will be Mr. Walker returned directly to presided over by Mrs. Fickleu. Ithe Capital City after delivering Thc Athens associations, under hie message In Athene, tile general chairmanship of Mrs. | Continuing his address, the gov- F.. B. Hudson, will participate in. emor-olcct said that the great in- the convention, a fuU program of | terests of the state employ the which will be published in Sun-l^gt talent in an attempt to pre ■lav’s Banner-Herald. ■—* »«— -—* * ~t . There are twenty-two associa tions in the district and each will be represented by at \ least two delegates. JlASTROP— (By. tlio IASao<|lu- ted 'Press)—Thc stabs's open hearing here Into (he so-called “Morehouse hooded atrocities" In vestigating floggings, ' deporta tions, kidnappings and the death of two men, was concluded Th rs- day, Uold of having seen two since January 6 Leon Jones, of Moselle, Miss., ho last and only witness Thurs day. told of having se seen two Main Rail Lines on Each Side of Rhine River Tied Up. Express Trains Are Stopped. (By the As DUSSELDORFF.- cars with masked men near Lako , oca jtcd Press.)—Virtually the LaFourche tho night Watt Daniel j entire railway system of the Ruhr and T. F. Richard were kidnap- I valley and the occupied* territory ped near Bastrop. Two bodies, mmediately adjoining was par- vent the enactment of taxes, an<! after enactment the best legal minds are employed to dodge them. , 'The tax burdens of Georgia Character, capital and capacity are the three elements of banking, Major Hunter said. The banker to day is bending every energy to en courage thrift and industry, es pecially on the part of the farm BUSINESS METHODS “If the farmers of Georgia will adopt business methods and < the co-operative system of marketing)” he went on to say, “in a few years lie will need the' banker more than ever. Not, however, to' borrow “ * o JsVJtf UwVVviOi| uvfciyl. are abaolutely unequal, he declar-' money f rom but to go to for ad- ed. “The present system has been vice j n investing his surplus an utter failure. Of course, it has soma good points, andrthoss points we wish to keep. I am willing to accept what is good. MUST ABOLISH OR AMEND on the Summer Camp. The 1923 budget was cut to the bone and no provision was made for securing money to decrease the camp debt. Subscriptions from those who can vassers were unable to see dur- *Y i iinvnnbls Mrs T H.i vasser * wcrc unaDie to see aur- McHatton, E. J. Crawford,' U. H. ing the campaign will be used in .venport, Abit Nix, Mrs. Ab.t thUway.^ ^ ^ uru.,.. H i for Thursday follows; two classes as they really are and Mrs. Hotort McWhorter, M. . No j_ 12 subscriptions.. $164.50;people who like to know the truth egeman, E. F. Porter, Mrs. Jtl. J. No 2 _g g ubacr |ptions .. 76.50,about all phases of life will find to linger in the public eye (or a long time to come. In New York one may in a few minutes walk from the fashion able district to the slums where crooks and the beggars make their homes. Between these two classes of society there Is but a narrow line, yet the man from the slums often finds himself confronted ytth almost Insurmountable ob stacles when he attempts to ap proach his more rorunatc neigh bor. “Kick In” portrays those Stegeman, , Stegeman, C. M. Snelling, Bolling S DuBose Mias Katherine Park, W K. Meadow, Mrs. Bolling DuBose, Dave Paddcok, Mrs. Dave Paddock, Mrs. J. C. Hutchins, Sr. Robert P. White, F. J. Lawler, Mrs. C. A. Trussell, Mrs. Gus Clarke, Mi?* Louire Abney, fiw Clarke, Mrs. T. A. Anderson, Mrs. C. M. Snelling, Miss Carolina Vance, Miss Otey Vincent, Mrs. S. V. Sanford, - Mrs. E. H. Dorsey, Jr., Mrs. F. J. Lawler, Mrs. C. G. Talmadge, C A. TrusseU, Dan Magill, Mrs. E. J. Crawford. W. T. Forbes, Mrs. W. T. Forbes J. R. Northcutt, M. Knight, Mrs. G. M. Knight, J. W. Barnett, H. M. Fullilove, C. E. Martin. _ _ A _ H. B. Ritchie, Mrs. E. F. Porter, Walter Hodgson, Mrs. Walter Hodgson, W. L. Erwin. Miss Jose phine Wilkins, Robert McWhorter, Mrs. Morton S. Hodgson, Mortal lodge on, Linton GerJine, Miss Mary Gerdine, Miss Elizabeth Harris, Fleetwood Unier. Miss Natalie Bocock, Mrs. J. M. Howell, J. M. Howell, E. E. Lam- kin, Mrs. E. E. Lanikin, J. G Oliver, Mrs. J. G. Oliver, Mrs. Joel A. Wier and Joel Wier. No. 3-^6 subscriptions No. 4—23 subscriptions . No. 5—9 subscriptions . No. 6—6 subscriptions . No. 7—11 subscriptions . No. -8—5 subscriptions . No. 9—16 subscriptions . No. 10—26 subscriptions . No. 11—14 subscriptions No. 12—6 subscriptions . 25.00.this amazing picture well worth 211.00 seeing. 140.001 The musical program in Con- 73.00 Inectioa with this offering under 189.001 the direction of Jimmie Bishop is Identified as those of Daniel and Rtchard wlere found floating la dhe lake on December 22. Before adjournment of the hearing Attorney General Coco made the statement to the court concerning outrages In the Parish charging the Ku Klux Klun wl.b responsibility for them. The Attorney General declared that s lnce the advent of the Klan In tho parish there had aris en "A condition of disorder and lawlessness, which hud rlpented into a supercession of constitute;] authorities by the K. K. K., and the establishment of a govern- erment of Its own.' The Parish, he added, “was on the blink of riot and bloodshed,' when' Governor Parker sent troops here and ini- tliv.fed the investigation. Mr. Co co, declared that while it might be conceded many klansmen did not actcally participate In acts of lawlessness “they never the less may be deemed responsible there for by reason of their silence and action. Judge William K. Barnett, counsel for Dr. McKoin. T. Jeff Burnett and “Newt" Grey, Identl 52.501 highly delightful and adds Im- j fled by numerous witnesses as 91 AA manidltf tn fha nln(iu>A Uanlf ' • t • • — m (..._ 121.00 monsoly to the picture itself. 369.50 01.60 38.00 Total, $1561.60; previously sub scribed $9,884.60; grand total, $11,446.00. General Chairman John White Morton, of the campaign commit tee thanked the public, the work ers, the ladles’ auxiliary (provid ing luncheons), and the newspa pers for the splendid aid and co operation given the organization. DRAPERIES FOR HATS Bandanna handkerchiefs, so popular for neckwear and girdles, are now used effectively as drapes for hats. They are tied in rharac taristlcr.ily careless fashion. NEW GINGHAMS The first gingham frocks ot the season come in Urge checked and plaid patterns, and are trimmed with bands of coarse white linen crash. FOUR NEW ORLEANS BUILDINGS BURN NEW ORLEANS — A row of four tbree-story brick buildings in the retail commercial district on Barrone Street near Canal were practically destroyed by fire early Thursday. Preliminary estl mates by fire authorities placed tho loss at $300,000. The fire burned Into the build ing next to the Grunewald hotel having been members of various masked parties, also issued a statement attacking the legality of the hearing and the testimony given by* those summoned Judge Bamekitg statement the first formal comment from the defense, follows In part: •This proceeding has pern un der section 1.011 of the revised statutes of this state. “The statuiV does not provide that witnesses may be drawn be fore a court and grilled and cross examined, but In order that their depositions may be taken. "None of this has been- done in this case, therefore this whole proceeding In my Judgment Is it nullity, and 1 the testimony ad duced Cannot be legally used in any proceedings whatsover. and there was Intense anxiety I “nnot even be used legally be- among the guests when ac alarm I tore a grand Jcry It would be was sounded, warning them to get | hearsay and any bill of indict, dressed and be ready for flight 1 ment predicated upon Oils testl- in the event the fire spread Into i u»ny would be quashed by tho the building. ■ court. lyzed Thursday by a strike ai .he railway men. The disorganization of public itilitk-R, which has been slowly spreading throughout the Ruhr lince the beginning of the Franco- Belgian occupation, thus received i great impetus. The main rail lines on both the right and left banks of the Rhine arc tied up along a stretch of nearly fifty miles between west to thc north of Duesseldorff and Cologne and south to this city. The Paris-B^rlin and Warsaw- Paris expresses are stalled in the Duesseldorff station. Two trains of foodstuffs from Holland repre sented the only movement by rail into the interior of the Ruhr dur ing the morning. In addition, the telephone and telegraph employes of the postal service informed General De Got- :ee that the operators would strike at midnight The mobile crew of 4he tele graphers, which customarily fol lows President Millerand and his >fficinl tours has arrived in Dues- •eldorff and is ready to take over the service in the «eveht of a strike. Woman Editor Is Visiting Athens Mrs. Alice Lyttle, editor and owner of the Columbia Sentinel, b attending the conference of farm ers here this week at the State College of Agriculture. While in the city she is the guest of Con gressmen Brand and family. Mis. Lyttle is one of the beat known women in the state. She has been active in the affairs of Georgia for many years, and dur ing thc life of Senator Thomas E. Watson, she held the position of managing editor of the Sentinel. She ia one of the most forceful and versatile writers In the stats and under her direction the Sen tinel has become a po<vcr in state and national politics. “But, the present law must either be abolished or must be so amended as not to be recognizable in decent company.” Commenting briefly an “politi cal hot air,” the governor-elect stated “thc vast majority of men and women demand that there shall be something more in poli tics than hot air. Service to the people must be the watchword of every official. If he is not willing to give that, to consecrate him self to what his conscience teaches him ia the best interests of Geor gia, then he had better step down and out. I, for one, am willing to do so, when I cannot believe that what I am doing is for the welfare of my native state.” Referring to Georgia's educa tional institutions Mr. Walker an nounced his attention to ask the i ext legislature for a larger ap propriations to support them. He stated, however, the citizens uf the state would have to help by making known their wishes to the legislators. Larger appropriations, he believes, can be made if the tax system now in force is amend ed so as to reach invisible prop erty. Two members of the senior class at the University, Miss Mollie Whitehead and W. A. Lundy, spok* briefly preceding Mr. Walker’s ad dress and presented the viewpoint of the student toward the prob lems that now confront Georgia. Miss Whitehead, declaring that 90 per cent of the women will at some time do home economics work, urged that large appropria tions for Georgia’s university sys tem be made by the next legisla ture so that the inadequate pres ent facilities for teaching econom ics and other subjects may be kept going and enlarged. “There moat be-continued sup port for higher education of wo men,” she declared. “Up till five years ago, a Georgia girl who wished to secure higher training had to go to a northern universi ty. Now she can find it within the borders of the state. “But the present facilities are not enough. Each year, girls who wish to come to the University for certain studies must be turned away because .the capacity in those branches is not enough to care for them." monsy.” • ■ ■ ■ George T. Batts of Ashburn, Ga:, and active in developing the dairy industry of Turner county, told how dairying had been made a success in that section. “Dairying is not meant to take t(ie place of cotton,” he pointed. out, “although Georgia probably would have been better off had she never raised a bale of cotton. It is, however, a paying business, and one that can be made a big success by any farmer who will go scientifically into it. “The business men of Georgia ere more responsible than the far mer for present deplorable condi tions in agriculture. They have failed to see clearly the needa of the situation and to help the fann er out as they should. “Rut the fanner is not guilt,less. Out of 800,000 farm* in Georgia, 1)5,000 of them are without a cow. 185,000 have no brood sow*, anil PRAISES COLLEGE In concluding, Mr. Betta praised highly the State Agricultural‘Cef- lege, asserting that it is the big; gest asset economically of- the tate. Figures showing the effects ot calcium arsenate dust on experi ment plots supervised by the Southern Oil Company were given by A. E. Grantham, of Richmond, Va. Mr. Grantham is employed by the company in agricultural wpklr. “These demonstrations,” he said, “show that calcium arsenate, prop erly used, will control the bol! weevil.” He advise3 against t)ia use of -arsenate until there is ten per cent of infestation. U*e : <cC 1 Iain dust, he said, is th* only method that has been shown to control the weevil. GEORGIA BEHIND Georgia appropriates less money for higher learning than any other state in th* South,” Mr. Lundy said, “and in 16 years her legislatures have given only $100,- 000 for the construction of new (Tum to Page Two) BLACK AND WHITE Black and white silks, printed In Persian designs, are very smart. They are more conservative than the brilliantly printed silks, and have much charm. Smart three-piece costumes of twill show variations of tho swag ger box coat, and are trimmed with soutache braid and lined with figured silk. s Last's Week’s CIRCULATION Combined banner-Herald Was as follows Tuesday 5,031 Wednesday 5,098 Thursday 5,107 Friday .6,075 Sundsy 4£96 No bans of tho Banner is pub lished on Monday morning. No is sue of the Herald is printed on Sat urday evening. BANNER-HERALD ATHENS, GA. Yesterday’s o mbined 5,164 Copies