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Newspaper Page TextATHENS COTTON • uincLlNG 28 3-4 PREVIOUS CLOSE 28 3-8 WEATHER Fair and Cold THE'BANNED® Investigate Today! To RecnUr Subscribers of THE BANNER-HERALD 91,000 Accident Policy Free. Daily and Sunday—10 Cents a Week. Established 1832. Daily and Sunday—10 Cents a Week. F?U Associated Press Leased Wire Service. ATHENS, GA„ FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1923. Single Copies 2 Cento Daily. S Cents Sunday. farmers conference HERE T0N0RR0W TO BE VALUABLE SESSION Leaning Farmers, Bank-, , : imd Merchants to Trv to Solve Problems \uw At Hand. PLACE court house, time. TEN O’CLOCK Ho'-. Farmers May Put C\t~!) Into Their Pockets Will He Told. Big Crowds Expected. SIB a MIBI With preparations 'under way ,r a I. cord breaking crowd, the irm uiiitercnce to bo held hero atur.li>. February 17, at 10 (.],«k til the court bouse Is ex- t<> lie the most valuable and istruetive of Its kind within re- ry farmer, every banker, merchant interested In the re of' Clarke county and northeast Georgia has been urged end and lend aid in helping re Hie problems that (ace the community and state. I nf these problems were dis ci at tho recent state confer- of farmers held at the college nf agriculture nnd if Clarke coun- ulneas men and farmers, want to learn bow Turner county peo- ple began filling their pockets with rash they can do so by attending icetlng at the county corirt house Saturday morning. In addition to hearing Oeorgo r. lletis. president of the Georgia Uamiation, discuss ther program of tlie organisation, “a cow, sow ami lien” for every Georgia farm owner wants to make more motley, the meeting will be address .d by oeperts In boil weevil cen tral. IS STATE WIDE IN IT ft 8COPE meetlLg Is one of a series being conducted by tbe State Cal lage of Agriculture, Mite tmpnft- ment i.f Agriculture, railroad agri- rtiltural departments and . the soil Imiimvemsnt bureau, together with the Georgia Association. Turrer county has made a na tional reputation In the lakt few as a result of farmers and business men there getting to gether and deciding on s practl- e»l program for agricultural and hanm development Farmers who >'»re in the ‘'rut" have emerged thprofrom, paid off debts and are In enviable financial condl- The farmers didn't accom- nllsh the results atone, howevur, 'he business men helped and have thereby profltted. It is declared. other speakers at tbe meeting • III be Frank C. Ward, boll weevil ert or the Agricultural Col lege; David D. Long, soil special no. j. C. Greer, Georgia Cotton Growers Co-Operative ■' Assocla- . A. D. Robertson, agricultural department S. A. L- railroad. $500,000 Is the Amount New Orleans Beauty Asks of Millionaire Heart Breaker. \ ATLANTA, O.,—A suit against Asa a. Cannier. Sr., will lie filed here tomorrow on behalf of Mrs. Oneslnm DeBnuchelle, his former fi ancee, accord! k to a story appear ing today In the Atlanta Journal. The Journal gives as authority for the story* dcxnatchos received from New Orleans this morning, in which it was state the suit would l»e filed by Albert Howell, an Atlanta attorney, who will represent Harry (lambic, of New Orleans, personal attorney for Mrs. DeBouchello. Mrs. DeBourhclIe, who Is a rfsl- dent of New Orleans, said In a state ment some months ngo that Mr. Candler broke off their #*i gmgemnt to tie married. DEATH OF CUM Was Shot And Left To Drown, He Says Body of A. Brooks Was F o u n d in Clump of Woods—His Head Badly Bruised. Negro Believed Dead Returns and Tells How He Was i Captured By Masked Men. Six Indictments Against White Fanners Returned At Jefferson. HE MAY HAVE MET WITH FOUL PLAY DIES IN ELECTRIC II .(By Staff Correspondent) < 1 The personnel of the grand Jury JEFFERSON, Ga. — Because he returning tbe Indictment is. H. V. sued a white man to collect a debt j DcLaperriere, foreman; J. O. Mll- Jones Maxey, middle-aged negro ler, J. E. Tribble, R. J. Hartley, claims he was taken from bis homo J. O. Stapler, T. C. Garrison, Claud Ira Harrison Pays For His Part in Killing of J. C. Amette of Columbia Last May. Coroner Says He Met| Death By Unknown Causes. Report of It Was Delayed. OUT ADI TODAY Armour and Co. Blaze Threatens Morris and Co. $2,OQO,000 Damage Already Done. OF GREAT IMPORTANCE conjunction with Mr. Batta outline of the Georgia Association plan .the purpose of the .meeting almas best methods of boll II control, restoration of North Georgia standard inch Maple, adoption of « bettor crop- plttc system and benefits derived (mm co-operative marketing. Another matter that'to expected prove of great interest to the farmer and business man will be the discussion of plane for.flnanc- Ing tit- farmer In the purchase of cure tired cattle and poultry. In "titer sections of Georgia, It. Is pointed out, the bankers and bnal ttess men havo co-operated fully with the farmers of their com munities in organising markeUng associations and in helping to fl- ram e their produce. \ similar meeting with the earns "F akers win be held at Wstktna- v i!|o Saturday afternoon at 3:20 in tie county court house.' Twelve Polish Troops Were Wounded, and Sev-’ ' ial Lithuanians Hurt. N'ti Fatalities. c.tw—clashes between Polish unci Mthunlun regulars have t .cl several places during oc- • the neutral xone allotted i *1 by the council of Ambas- I'ollsh soldier* were wound- che Mthunlans left aav- rot.'il on the flid before they retreat. No loaa pf tied. I cart of the .Southern Important aectlpn of no given' to Poland Is ouler t.tthunlans nf the remainder of Ipe OMAHA. Neb. — Fire which has been burning In the Armour and company packing plant at South Omaha since t'arly Wednesday, broke .out with renewed vigor ear ly this morning and a changing wind blowing from south to north caused apprehension among (re man. ' With the wind liPthqj'dlrtd® Uon fear was expressed that fall ing walls might allow the flames to jump to tbe adjoining Morris plant on which firemen are trans ferring their attention to prevent furtkdt' spreading of the blase. Nothing remained of buildings 17. 18 and Jt except the walls, on which clung thousands of Idles while In the basement of tbe build ings the flames still raged and fanned by*the wind, threw thous ands of specks and flaming embers in all dlrscUons. The Are, the most disastrous lo tbe history-of the packing Indus try.- already hss caused s lots estimated at 33,000,000. Despite the shifting wind, dro mon later- expressed the opinion that with additional Qr« apparatus called to tbe scene, the blase would be kept under control. Officials of Armour * Company, beaded by. A. Watson Armour ar rived here yesterday and. stated t>tons for rebuilding.of the plant wbuld be storied immediately. POWER RESOURCES NEEDED IN ATI CLAXTON, Qa.—Mystery sur- round* the death of A. Brook*, well known citizen of Claxton whose body with hi* head badly bruised, was found in the wood* near hi* coun try home, five mile* from Claxton, late yesterday. officer* invefltlfatinv use divided In opinion as to whether Ilrook* met ith foul piny. The coronor held ail lu<iue*t and arrived at the vordlct that Mr. Brook* came to ill* death from un known cause*. Mr. Brooks drove out to hi* place \Vedne*dny morning and when he failed to return for dinner hi* fam ily became ularnied. They never.re ported the matter to officer* until yesterday. 'A imrty of searchers found his body In a lonely stretch of wood* nlwiut naif a mile from where he had parked III* car. at mid-night, carried by six hood ed men to the Jefferson and Bar- row county lines, shot twice and left to drown in the waters of Mulberry river. Maxey, however, did not perish In the river, as his assailants be lieved. Although suffering with bullet wounds nnd deep cuts from having run Into a barbed wiro fence, he managed to wado and swim across the river to safety on the Barrow county side, were weak from loss of blood, hungry and half-frozen he crouched in the com fields of the river low lands until next day when he told his story to the authorities. All this happened last fall. I.ate Thursday, the Jackson county grand Jury returned six indict- bleats against white farmers, all | charged with assault with Intent to murder the negro Maxey. Macon Postmaster Takes Life Today MACON, Ga. — Hillyer Rudislll, i.NJacon postmaster for the last year committed suicide this morning In his office at the Federal building by blowing out his brains with a revolver. COUNTRY RECOVERS fl Montgomery, J. E. Bradberry, R. Swarlgan, Hollis Henderson. W. S. Mnrphey, Claud Little. W. B. Barnett, W. D. Duck. H. P. Hol brook. E. A. McDonald. J. A. John son, T. A. Evans. W. A. Carter, D. H. Nix, M. C. Arthur and J. S McDonald. The kidnaping of Maxey occur red on October lit. 1922. The man whom he sued for collection of the SIX WHITE MEN ARE INDICTED The Indicted men are, Lim Maul din. Laster Porter, Homer Rich ardson, Shade Storey. Arthur Mc- Ree. nnd Mell Porter. None of them has been arrested. Sheriff Ben Collier stated here Friday that the warrants will be served some- 1 time between now and the next j term of court. REPORTER READS * DEATH WARRANT Convicted Criminal Dies Without Apparently Ever Regaining Use of His Mind. 5eht"*ta"f.«•»***Porter”*"*!* 1 <h» ! COLUMBIA. 8. C. Ira Harri- pat | on has bewildered Reckenhsu- toen Indeed ,he ®° D W8 H eIec A I ? cut ? d *‘ the « t «‘« sen. Most of the Inhabitants wan- ■ n lndlcted ' Prison here today for his part In der about th8 ^ peering at tha few twl. - *—■£ HI8 8TORY , in the death chair at 10:46 A. M„ (and four minutes later physicians According to Msxey's story to pronounced him dead. Harrison MORE ARRESTS AND EXPULSIONS MADE IN OCCUPIED AREA FRENCH OCCUPATION French Headquarters Are Keeping Watchful Eye .... Tni .,.y on Gelsenkirchen Where BEWILDERS TOWN Fricti0 ” —■ Citizens Walk About the Streets Peering At Troops and Wondering What Comes Next. RECKLINHAUBHN (By the As aoclated Press)—The French occu the Grand Jury the hooded men came to his houso on a Saturday night. He first learned of their bresence when he was v.vakoned by the sound nf a volley of shots over his bed. The men had broken down the door of his home, on the farm of Ben Wright four miles from Jefferson, and stood by his bed with pistols emptying I apparently nnconsclous, was car ried to the death chair by two prison attendants. Harrison remained In the state of apparent unconsciousness which has marked Ms csss, for most of the last two months. He did not show any signs of consciousness nor utter a wqrd. Tbe death warrant was read to bullets Into the walls of the house. | Harrison as he toy on I cot in Ms Olaxey was told to get up. put on ! cell by Lane Bonner, newspaper his clothes and keep his mouth reporter. Vapt. Roberts of tbe shut. With a sack over bis head nrlRon guard. #h( (Turn to Papo Two) MISSING IN PACIFIC Frigid Wave Is Broken Although ^Cold Weather For Next Few Days Is the Forecast, Industrial Expansion of This City Depends on Power Facilities. Com' mittees Begin Work. CHICAGO — With the backbone of the cold wave broken, the up per Mississippi valley and the northwest today made further pro-, greas in recovering from the bllx- xard which pa rallied transcontin ental transportation, demolished telephone and telsgroph lines and cut off many factions from com munication. Continued cold weather waa pre dieted today hot this was accom panied by fair weather signals. A slowly rising tapiparatare to ex pected to follow during the next few days. Train service In the northwest rapidly was resuming normal today. Through trains on three transelntinsnUl lines arriv ed here snd at wastern terminals the first to resnme schedule since the billiard caused almost com plete annihilation of railroad ser vice the first of the week. Telegraph and telephone com panies were busily at work today repairing lines of communications. Roadway i In rural sections made Impassable by tbe htgn snow drifts were being, cleared away. Industrial expansion n» Athens to impossible with existing power re sources, C. D. Flaatgen, proldem ot the Athens Railway and Electric company told the Klwante club Thursday. Going further tbs ipeaker as serted that extension pf power mak‘ log facilities hers would Involve expenditure of one million dollars and Insofar as Ms company |s con cerned It- would bo .Impossible. uU; leee a fairer return on investment could be procured than now Bje- a! a result of Mr, Flanigan's declaration, concerted action, wilt be token by Athens' Civic bodies toward relieving existing conditions If a suggestion of. President J. W. Barnett of the K|wenis club |s car ried out. • Following tbe addreee of tho Power Company head, Mr. Barnett (Turn to Page Fivt) British-French Parley Is Ended LONDON — (By the Associated Press)—The conference In -Down ing street between British cabinet members snd a French mission rgsardlng control of British gone in the Rhineland ended this sftor- The French mission hearted Polllh adm(nistratlen-„ n^ht^ Scaecy'to <* ln f “* "•fJSSfS ad in British offlctoLdrcla. Ing tbe derision. Two New Committees To Serve in Chamber Fate of Tuscon Causes \Alarm. ? essels Met Disaster here Yesterday. \ Special Grand Jury Re- £ * ure ®* s grete‘ Mob Action" But Not Enough Evidence For Indictments. prison guard, Oho usually performs he was placed In the front car of, this ceremony, was suffering with two automobiles. Seated with him J eye trouble this morning and Bon- were four men. In the car was s {n»r was especially deputised, big rope. In the rear was a slnjle-; Through the reading there was , no sign from , Harrison that ha [ heard or knew'what was going on, • although Dr. R. T. 'Jennings, ths j prison physician today again com municated to Governor Thomas ! McLeod his belief that there was [ no reason to change Ms opinion that Harrison was malingering. 1 Rev. H. F. Schoeder, pastor of • the church of the Good ijhepperd -visited Harrison in tbe death cell this morning He attempted to RAGE BRONSON. Fla. — The Investiga I tlon by e special grand jury Into, the resent racial clashes at Rose- ■ wood stands ended todpy, after a. thorough fnvestlgatlon and the din-! charge ot tbe body by Judge A. V. Long yesterday without com-! mont: The grand 'jury which has • been in session since Monday wq*; unable to find sufficient evidence ! on which to base Indictments accord, Ing to tbelr report to judge Long, j Mob action was deplored In the re-! port. About 16 - witm SEATTLE. Wash. —(By the Associated ’ Press) — With" the crews bt three vessels that yester day met disaster In that dread re gion of navigators In tpb Pacific ocean west of Weshlngion and south of Vancouver Island, wire less operators along the coast tMs morning were reaching into the air for word , of the steamship Tuscan Prince. No authentic news of the Tuscan Prince had come since she sent a message yesterday morning her wireless apparently falling be fore she could give her position. The steamer Nika which burned j examlned during the sitting, to the waters edge after she lost' her rudder near Umtilta reef, was a drifting hulk off Cape Flattery while her crew was coming to Seattle. The Steamship Santo Rita which went upon the rockt near Oar- manali light bn tbe west aide of Vancouver Island was believed to be .still afloat through expected to be a total Ipss. Her crew with a few tents camped on the coast In that viclnl ty. Tbe tug Sea Monarch wgs ex pected to pick them up today. The Motor ship. Colcha with two of her officers aboard was clinging, to the rocks at Albert Heard, near Victoria. administer the last rites of the nasi church lo the condemned man, bnt Harrison did not respond. . iUBTTOlHO IK MM ring at tha military and wondering what Is to corns next. Tor more than a weal ths French have been patrolling the thoroughfares . The central square is filled wi’-ih tanks,' while armored apparatus of some sort or other presents Its stern front to the pedestrian at many a (treat corner. If all started with the boycott against the French when tbe stores closed and tbe Schultspolia refused t salute the. French officer*. For a time dtlsens swarmed Into the headquarters of the protection police to tell their troubles to the director, but this consolation went by tbe boards when that official was arrested by the French on va rious charges. The civilians then crowded into the Ratnaua, unbur denlng themselves to' the Burgo master and his assistants.* But now the Bugomaster nns disappear ed and with Mm have gone all the other lcty offlcalls. The French toy they do not know what has be come of them. FOOD PROBLEM BECOMES ACUTE Attacks on French Result in Arrest of Prominent Germans. Others Have Been Expelled. > i ESSEN (By the Asaoclated Press —Two Frsnth soldiers wers wounded here lest night by German security police who Interfenred in a cafe al- tercartion. The teuton which al* ready wen high hoe been Increased by tbe shooting and today the French moved tanks Into the city., ARRESTS or HIGH * ' OFFICIALS MADE. DUsBelDORP (By fie Associat ed - Press)—French headquarters is keeping a watchful eye on- Gel senkirchen, where there to evidence of increasing friction between the military and civilians, severe! ar- twiafa kntra kaan ennltb tn Annan. GEN. ALLEN LEAVES America!! Commander on Rhine Prepares to Re* turn to U. S. Few Offi cers to Remain. , OOBLEN^—(By the Associated Press) — Major Oenqral Henry T. Allen has practically completed ■ the winding up of his affair* and City Engineer Is Named ®f pec . t ' ,a * ve *°, r Bremen with ^ . ° _ . . ' hi* Btafr hv annnlnl twain Chairman and A, r Dud ley, Vice Chair. Committee. The committee on. committees named by the campaign executive Six negroes an,l two white men, commlUee t0 , ct witb ^ Board lost their llvos In the disturbances: of Directors' of the Chamber of Which were the sequence of an al- j commerce in promoting tbe drive lagad attack on a white girl by «ifor a rejuvenated chamber In Ath- negro, the flret clash occurring on 6ng |,j a made selections for the tbe night of January 4, tost. The alleged attacker to still at liberty. Old Homestead” chairman and vice chairman of the entire campaign. captain J. W. Barnett has cepted the cbalrmaniMp and A. G. Dudley will act as vice chair man. This' announcement cam: H ' _ Cnkiwlaii Friday morning after several con ere oaiurciay ferencei wars held by committees which Is composed of Morton 8. Hodgson, chairman, J. W. Jarrell. Ji*. Ablt Nix, B. R. Blood worth and C. D. Flanigan. . I TUSCAN PRINCE'S FATE UNKNOWN Questioning thonghout last night _ ... was concerned almost wholly with Of Ontrfmerce Drive I the fate of the Tuscan Prince. This UI ^ounnerce unve| 420 f<jot BritlA an ,i ‘ freight liner with her Captain and Two additional committees have crew of 42, was the subject of con- heen named to serve on the Cham- tradtetory rumors throughout yes- ber of commerce drive. Tb*se | terday. committees were announced Friday \ A report that she had been morning at a mooting of the com- 'poslte general campaign commit tee and the directors. Captain J. W. Barnett, the new ly named general chairman, pre sided. The committees named are. ? v > Ic Evening committee, M. J. Cos ta, chairman. Frank A. Holden, Col D. W. Ryther, Mrs. Lamar C. Ruck er and Mre- Julius Talmadge. This committee will have charge ot the big citizens' rgUy at tbe Colonial i theatre Tuesday night) i For « Cltltana' dinner commit tee. the dinner to be served on the night of the 2tth, Mrs. Lamar c. Rucker. Mrs. JUllua Talmadge, Mrs. K. R. Hodgson. Jr.. Mrs. H B. Ritchie and Mrs. Clinton Bry ant) were named. . Killed in fine Exclusive Home LOS ANGELES. Cal. — Earl Remington, avlutor and electrical engineer, was shot to death short ly before midnight Jn tl)e yart of his home In one ot tbe moat, ex- mlnf«ter of,«*b- % lie works will leave-(or haws-to? ARgc(ea. ; , l Ci»fiun>»tM»«!.8Iirr«)))fld proved mystifying ln*early i of the police investigation today. found and her crew- saved waa dis covered to be based on heresay. During the night's report that a vessel had been seen afire near Pachena Point, on the west side of Vancouver Island, led to the be lief that the Tuscan Prince. Uke the Nika, might have fallen a prey to flames.. But, early today the Canadian salvage ship Algerine wMcb had;. character of Chi" ■ Picture Version of Fam ous Old Classic At x ' Palace. Pachena. reported that a thorough search bad showed he sign of the burning whip. In search of the Tuscan Prince, the coast guard cutter Algonquin was bound today for tbe vicinity south of Cape FlaMeiy. The Algon quin was expected to reach this scene this afternoon. Clarke Fanners, Look What This Man Did! What J. T. Richardson ot Hart county did with one-eighth acre of land will be of Interest to Clarke county and other farmers In Northeast Georgia. Mr. Rich ardson comes fohh with tbe an- ouneement that on the one- igh'fh aert he' fittoed turnips and fiM (fold *B4‘ wrfrthi already aqd :r lfa- i'"tttgtfilr|>gMliy - tor sa|A Last year he sold 31*0 worth on a quarter avre. The following fiom ‘he New York Timas ludlcnie* the manner In'which this pi-Jauc::on was re ceived in New York> It is a pity Uhat oeuiiian Thoinii- son Is not alive to e.e the Para mount picture version of his class ic, "The Old Homestead," which en thralled the audiences at the Capi tol fheatre tost night. It it one of the best pictures from every point of view that has been here In a long time. The direction by- James Cruse to splendid,' the act ing of . tbe big all-star «hi4 Is su perlative and the settings nr* per feet. The old homestead set is one of the most beautiful and convinc ing ever shown, while the sjorni scene fairly thrill:ri the spectators. Theodore Roberts makes a wonder- Josh cast Atlanta Police Row Is Tied Up ATLANTA* Oe.—Th* Atlanta po lice shakeup so far w Chief of Po lice Reaver* is concerned was defi nitely tied up today it was declared •today by tt+orge npence, counsel for Beaver*. Mr. Spence said that It will l>* July before the state courts can hear h* petition by Chief Beav er* against city council police com mittee. . Beaver* was served with a couti- c;:man:r committee's notice of sus pension early last night, ha being rharwail ' tv» h IniulMnllnillMi. Ha .bis staff by special train Monday nlghL Colonel Harts and 29 men Of will remain here for. the final clean up. The Carman wives of four teen enlisted men wtll leave on tha 1 asm* train as Genera! Allen's par ty. The exact time of departure has been kept secret to avoid a possible demonstration by tbo Oar man* wboiptan to axpraas their ap preciation) of Ms four years ser vice in the coblenx area. “We are losing our bast friend,' ■aid one prominent German today and Ma sentiment was echoed by many. General Alton's train will pro ceed by way of the Ruhr. All of the officers will wear- civilian clothes, while the enlisted men will be in .uniform but are forbid den ‘to leave the train. ‘ ” < Tbe transport George Washing ton \to Hated to. sal! with Geheral Allen on the morning of February 21. General Allen will report to tbe commander In chief at Wash ington. Ha Is due to retire from the army on April 30 on Ms sixty- fourth birthday, bnt may possibly be retained In the government ser vice. a report to currant here that he to ala ted for a, high diplo matic position hecanxe of Ms suc cess in a difficult position on tha Rhineland. - charged 'wlh Insubordination, rtused to recognise tbe legality tbe oimmnnw action .and later on rests have beep mad? in quence of Jin attack upon French officers. The' Burgomaster, Chief of police, dfractor of tbe Relsch- bank, and other cty officiate wore already in-custody. Five Germans, among whom aro Burgomaster Ardastien and Vice Lord Mayor Schaeffer of Essen, art scheduled to go on trial at Bredeneo today before a court mar tial, charged wlgi variously ob structing the occupation. The protest strike at Essen brought French infantry and ma chine' guna to tbo city hall, which was occupied. The boycott at that city has resulted in an announce- m.io that th. Bcl.1l.-- u.1 II ment that tha soldiers will , be‘ mttted to appropriate where such are withheld by proprietors of the shops. Railway Rates on I Calcium Arsenate Are Cut Fifty Per Cent ATLANTA, Ga. — Fanners in the cotton prpductng states will be greately benefitted by (be de cision of the railroads entering preventing tfcrfertng with him in discharge hi* dutic*. ' n Ma^li 3* was set as the date for una i a hearing on the temoprary Injunc- nr« i H'*»- | Chief Beavers waa to be tried in a i ihf police court tonight on various The Old tfotnestend w.ll *»« J* 16 charges filed by the police commit- Palace specinl utti'i»vUi'n rot- Sal* ter j n advance of the committee urday one day only. hearing, he filed a petition tlomrl obtained a court restraining order preventing th* committee from In- ****** ffolfht rates on calcium arsenate fifty per German Agents in • j— ... . < London to See if Tom Kinney Laid BrifinWiii Mediate' To Rest F r i d a y LONDON (By tlie Associate.' | • Press)—German asenis. The Tele | Funeral- servtcss for Mr. Tom graph says, have been extraordl , Kinney, superintendent of the naryily active in Lordon recen.Jj Princeton factory who waa alec- in - their efforts t-> estimate th trocuted Wednesday night by ac- possibility of British mediation in ) drienully touching a high tension the Ruhr. SoumURae have heel [power wire, were conducted Fri- made In various directions, the 1 day morning from the Baptist newspaper oeserJ*. aCCPg taut the church at Bogart. Rev. George reaulta obtained (ll win to a ,de [ Slone of Athens conducted the maod that iQenwan) mpi# magnates before a . suggest, on. of J and »»• one Of the fimat popular mediation could be entertained. I employees of the Prtncdtoh mills. cant, calcium arsenate to said by agricultural experts to be tbe FOOD PRICES ARE SERIOUS CONCERN. I ' * 'C-* PPPIPIBI Food prices In the Ruhr are coining a question of serious c„„ corn.. With'transportation out ot gear the provision dealers find ■■ they can practically make their own prices nnd consequently the- charges for stab.ca have doubled In the test week. 1 The German newapapera have a campagn against the apecutetoni and. urging the government to act. The food sup plies* for 10 days are available in both Euiq and In this city. Expulsions continue to oomo thick and fast. Among the Gor man officiate who have most re- liapd of the occupation aro :i Ithlueiand functionaries who are to be sent Into Mn> ulterior On the constructive aids of the dccupation ledger th- French note ■ an incrsaM In th* number of coat train? leaving the Ruhr for France apd Belgium dally. These, they , Lit S.090 tOnu >.. » n ld, are carrying about 5,000 tons ■ while Rhine barges and steamers are moving further shipments. T3tu French point but that on Wudnsa- day tour hundred and ten passen- I i ger trains ware moved In the Ruhr, divided almost cqunty between the arrivals and departures. Cat Scratch Kills Hart County Woman A cat’s scratch caused tha death, of Mr*. Martha Fleming of Hart It»*a learned hero Krl- dajr: Mre. Fleming was ill for ono weak and died from Mood poison- “t- Among hor survivors are »tr«. Lula Burden and John Hlpks ot Elbert county qtotar and .brother. Timely Tips to Athens Merchants As a matter ot fart, Mr. Dreamer, opportunity kMrin nt every merchant’s door > nn. principal weapon used In tha wai< with those manufacturers upon the boll weevil In the aoatbj . adrert^tWr own goods to The reduction to made Intentots and Intrastate, thus enabling the farmer to profit on the entire haul from manufacturer to receiving point The announcement of halving the rate to made by Georgia Pub lie service commission this pro posal being made by the railroads following a ruling nlsal by the com mission calling on the railroads to show cans* why th* rates on Cal cium' arsenate should not b* re duced to a deals fifty per cant Mgh ar than tha rate for (ertilixare. •HADED EFFECTS The use of chiffon In layer* to a practice that to griding in popu larity. ■! Sometimes fett a dozen different tone# are usad to gat ths Mind- afreet: Rose shading Into delicate pink, or purple that blends Into- lavender or orchid are much liked. every morning. It to the op portunity for that day, to sure. But it is at least chance to start sbmethi • And that day’s use | opportunity .may affect _ whole course of Urn future. Just to prove that there’ ' value in er«V I who An investigator reports that “when retail stores fail, it * almost invariably foam!- th th* bulk of their stock to non-adyertised goods.” "Sticker*,” for which there to little demand because the public knows little about them, make ap the larger part of tbao* “distress stocks." In liquidating such stocks, the advertised goads that hap pen to b* included can be turned ii into cash at muck less And when sales companies that specialize in tbe handling af these distress stocks take hold. It is often necessary for them to “sweeten" the medley with advertised goods that srs! , jTS.ir fe ”' Think it overt ’