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ATHENS, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1923.
Single Copies 2 Cents Daily. 5 Cents Sunday. ,
PIE OF COTTON
FULLY EXPLAINED
General Credit Deflation
and High Priced Inven
tories Are Among Chief
Reasons.
COTTON FUTURES
law beneficial
Clifford Walker
And C. S. Andrews
Speakers
NEW PRESIDENT
I federal Trade Commis
sion Submits Valuable
Document About Cotton
to Congress.
. AHIIINGTON—The sharp, fall
djtton prices which began in'
\|,, l 11120, and continued for
■ than a year was due to the
,r Cn erid credit deflation, the great
in crease in high priced invento
ries, and the subsequent buyer’s
.trike, the Federal trade commis-
set forth in a report sub-
m it ted today to Congress. The
price inquiry was made by the
commission in accordance with a
resolution adopted by Congress
last Murch and the present pre
liminary report it was said, would
ire followed by another dealing
particularly with operations of the
cotton exchanges.
POST WAR
DEFALATION.
The post war price deflation,
the commission declared as of
world wide character, affecting
all commodities in this country
in varying degress, and cotton,
for which prices had gone higher
before the break, more than any
Other in the low level of prices
reached. The most important and
immediate factors in the decline,
however, the commission found,
«0 Ire the “marked increase in
supply and decrease in demand”
the report went exhaustively into
market conditions during the war
period and immediately after
which brought, cotton prices up to
the peak in April 1920. Supply
and demand were found to have
been the controlling factors
throughout, with the nigh - price
level prevailing in 1919-20 attri-.
buted “in part” to the expecta
tion that there would be a world
shortage of cojton.
In the subsequent recoyery, cot-j
ton prices in “money” since Aug
ust, 1921, have been above the
1913 level, the report set forth
and measured' in commodities
cither slightly below or more re
cently considerably above the real
exchange value of cotton in that
car.” While i it thus appears that
cotton, prices', compared with the
«cneral level of prices, are not
depressed at the present time, this
docs not mean, ilhe report said,
thai cotton prices “are at a level
which affords a compensation to
the grower which justifies such
an extensive use of land and la
bor in its production.”
Dr. Alfonso Quinones Molina
will be inaugurated March 1 as
president of San Salvador, one of
the most prosperous of Latin-
American nations.
GIRL RELATIVE OF
91
“Greater Athens” Dinner
At Georgian Hotel.Mon-
day Night to be Big Oc
casion.
TRADE BODY DRIVE
BEGINS WEDNESDAY
Governor-elect * and Dis
tinguished Orator From
Chattanooga Are Main
Speakers.
All is in readiness for the “Great
er Athens” dinner and meeting: -of
the Chamber of Commerce set for
fbr 6:30 o’clock Monday night at the
Ge origan he tel. Service win begin
between 6:45s and 7 o'clock. The
program hns been ^arranged to give
the bulk of the time for the two
CHARGED OF GRAFT,
Boy, 10, Tries to Sell
Articles Stolen at
Georgian to Police
Sunday morning Milliard.Thom
as, young ten year old white’boy,
Wandered into a couple of rooms
in the Georgian hotel and took
possession of a number of loose
articles around on (ablcs, includ
ing, a gold watch, chain, silver
pencil and a lot of foreign made
cigarettes.
He came out of the hotel and
tried to arrange a sale of the
Watch in the Georgian Paint Gar
den and was told if he took it up
to Chief Beusse he would get
more for :t. He acted on the sug
gestion and walked right into the
hands of the law. The watch was
recovered in that manner but a
solid gold chain with a Princeton
University tri-angle on it with the
name of Nathan Mellon on the re
verse side has n6t been found.
_ The youth claims that lie lefit
and Father Defends At-j il nea r the curbing on the Jack-
. r-, •.. , I son street side of the hotel and
tomey Fosdick. i if it has beerf found or purchased
| by anyone itfie police would like
W. H. Anderson in Sunday
Sermon Says He is Vic
tim of Tammy, “Wet G.
O. P.” Politics.
4 CHARGED WITH
MISUSE OF FUNDS
John D. Rockefeller, Jr,,
Speaking For Himself j
With four, offi - j to have It returned. For senti
Saloon ! m ental reasons the (owner is very
. , ! desirous to receive it.
League under subpoena, acting Dis
NEW YORK
cials of the state
Monday morning the youth was
trict Attorney Pecora expected to turned over to his mother upon the
present to a grand jury today evi- | promise that he would be kept a-
ITS FINAL WEEK
In the Senate, Harding’s
Shipping Bill is to Be
Buried As the First Act
of Week.
NO IMMEDIATE
ACTION ON LEAGUE
House Tackles Deficiency
Appropriation Measure.
Norris Amendment to
Be Pushed.
dence concerning the manner In
which Supt. William H. Anderson
handled the organization’s finances.
Yesterday Mr. Anderson speak
ing in an Albany pulpit declared he
was the victim of a “far reaching
conspiracy*’ in which Tammany,
distinguished speakers from cut of wet republican machine politicians.
town, Goornor-elect Clifford Walk
er and Chan 3* Anarewn. the dis-
Miss Myrtice Dixon, 19,
Who Has Aunts* and
Uncles Here, Meets
Horrible Death.
tinguishod man and orator of Chut-
tonooga.
Mr. Andrews i*. rived he.e Monday
morning from Sew Vo •»;. % He
edmes of n distinuished Georgian
lamily. H1m tUA.w was a (‘indent
r.nd graduate of the University of
Georgia and his grandfather form
ed one of the first Georgia cra-
panies in the civil war. Mr. An
drews said that he felt, almost like,
he was coming home when he
came to Athens, because he had
heard so much of Uie town* from
h*» father. »
IS CLIMAX
MEETING
The meeting Monday Is the
climax of the preliminary period
of the campaign for a Greater
Chamber of Commerce. No ser
vice or financial requests will be
asked, the purpose of the meeting
News was received in Athens
Monday of the drowning of Miss
Myrtice Dixon. 19. at Ft. Mead of*" eral occaslons We feel that *’ le
.. . . . . ... u * tat possibilities Ol Atncnt ,.<1., nf alt nf nnv nr-
antl wet financial • Interests'were
Involved.
His charges that the conspirators
were using Raymond B. Fosdick,
legal representative of the Rocke
feller’s as a defacto stool pigeon,
a wet talking personality hostile
employee of John D. Rockeferrers
to Help their fight, brought an im
mediate response from John D.
Rockefeller Jr.
Telephoning from Ormond Beach
Fla., Mr. Rockefeller authorized a
statement, which said:
“If Mr. Fdsdick Is guilty of parM
clpating In any wet conspiracy, 1
am guilty too, for he has repre
sented me in this matter for two
years and I have fully approved his
every action, and he has had and
still retains my full confidence
“Insofar as the gifts of my fath
er and myself to the Antl-Salooq,
League are concerned,
home And off the streets, both day
fand night.
He created a rather embarrass
ing situation at the hotol wheh he
WASHINGTON.—Congress goes into
high gear Monday to endeavor to
clean tip Important legislation caught
In the pre-adjournment jam on which
efforts will be concentrated for the
remaining week of session.
/While the senate. In the' words of
Us supporters. Is performing the final
"obseques” for the administration
shipping, bill to make way for other
Harding's League
Move Not To Be
LOVE DRAMA ENDS
went from Mellon s room to -he; legislation, the house tackles first
adjoining one, which was also op
en and left some cigarettes .tnat
belonged to Mr. Mellon in his
neighbor’s suitcase. The pend 1
was also found in that room.
1 The boy will be sent to the
juvenile court, police stated, if he
gives further trouble.
NEW YORK—Holding her twin
ten months old daughters in her
arms Mrs. John Healy, her clothes
aflame, stepped to the window of
ye hitveJljar burning third stor apartment
ourselves published them on rsv- in a west side tenement early
IOTTON FUTURES
TRADING.
Turning to a decision of cot'bn
futures trading under the cotton
futures act, the commission found
that the law '“apparently has
brought about! a marked improve
ment in the methods of trading
on future exchanges.” As to the
provision of the sellers option in
futures contracts, however, per
mitting delivery of any one or
more of ten grades with a price
adjustment to equalize, the com
mission expressed the opinicn that
tlic effect of these opinions on the
Part of the seller is generally to
make the future's lower than it
probably would bp if a correspond-
uur buyer’s option were used in
stead.”
l .\. GOVERNOR TO
ATTACK KU KLUX
i’I i If AGO—John M. Parker, govern-
"t l.'jiiisimta, Wat here Monday to
il vss an "all nation* ralljr” against
1 Ku Klux Kian, under the auspice*
(ho American Unity League, Le-
Peroy former U. H, Senator of
ssis.slppl te also on tonights pro-
am The proposed series of meet-
' w as described by P. H, O’Don -
h "ne of the spongers as a "uniting
‘aces against the K. K. K."
plus will lie made for a permanent
h( and for a National antl-Klan
'•■utlon which it le hoped to call
icot iii Chicago, probably In May,
meetings will be non-partisan.
• will lie. simply for American
’h"i Inga.
Florida at 7 o'clock Monday-morn
Ing. SMfss Dixon was the niece of
Mrs. C. C. Haynes, mother of little
Luctle Haynes xvho died last week
after drinking linament while on a
visit to her grandmothers.
Besides the aunt of Miss Dixon
she had three uncles living in Ath-
ettB, Messrs. L. H.. Lee and DalUs
Lewis.
Her death was caused when an
automobile that she was driving
was lost control i of and ran Into
an abandoned phohpliate pit that
was well filled with water.
The body of Miss Dixon is to
be shipped to .Athens from Ft.
Meade Monday night and will
reach Athens sometime early
Tuesday evening. Funeral ■ ar
rangements have' not been com
pleted, but the funeral will be
held in Athens.
Only meager details have been
received in Athens of the horribly
accident in which Miss Dixon lost
her life. ,
FULLRIGHT TO BE
through organized effort before
the people of the community.
There Was reat enthusiasm at
campaign headquarters Monday
morning over the turn that has
taken place during tne past few
days. Indifference ■ is rapidly giv-
in way to the definite plant ond
the organized force of the cam
paign and when the drive starts
Wednesday morning, it/ ig expect
ed that the strongest team organ
ization in the history of Athens
will be on the job. •
Reports Monday morning from
the majord of divisions in the
team organization indicate that
the captains are meetin with suc
cess in building up a splendid qr-
ganization for the drive.
The drive will Btart at 10 a. m
Wednesday when the team organi-
tion will meet at campaign head
quarters for the final instructions.
It is expected that the campaign
ill t end officinly at Friday’!
source of all receipts of any or
ganization such as the Anti falcon
League should he made known,
and also that a full, public account
ing should be made of the use of
the money so contributed. An or
ganization who purpose is to In
fluence public opinion can hardly
afford to have financial secret?.”
Mr.! Pecora’s inquiry specifically
relates to $24,700 spent by the
League for publicity and charges
by C. B. Phillips collector for the
league of “splitting of commis
sions.”
El
State Tax Commissioner
to Hold Important Ses
sion. He Flays State As
sembly.
State Tax Commissioner, J. H.
Fnllbright, will be In Athens Wed
nesday and hold an important tax
IHSTIIFIH
Prominent Theatrical
Man, Formerly of Geor
gia, Now a N. Y. Direc
tor, Visits Friends* Here.
HI A. Sbhiller. formeriv head of
Lowe’s theatrical interest in the
southeast but now a managing di
rector of the New York office with
supervision over the entire cun
conference here at noon with the, try spent Monday In the city on
tax officials of twelve counties of ,business and the guest of • frie-.ds
HOME BUYING
V*. J
CHEESE BUYING.
” ' i difficult question to discuss, for
the final showdown tho ono lo
“lout a, el>y „ tho other. The -big.
Cf-.t difference is that the home buy-
"i denotes success—determination—
■tod any et( | can buy a hunk of
s a plain, proven statement.
u, jy that can pay srdlntry rsnt
a house of his own.
“0 Idea lo just te act started.
T ”e Real Estate ads In the Classified
*dverti,ii) B section point out qiilek.
d 'd ecay method* ow home owner.
this section.
Mr. Fullbrigbt Is conducting
these conferences all over the state
in an effort to adjust any tax prob
lemn that have arisen in the cari
ous
situation
Clarke’s'receiver, says that the H , was on Q^mo,. Hardwick’s
here.
Before going to New York .Mr.
Schiller was not only one of the,
leading theatrical dtrertoVs of the
tnat nave arisen m se car.- gouth but he Dlayed an lmportant
counties and to discuss the part , n the j, ug | nes8i c i T | c p , j
.nv« H t^ r8 t e h« l ” oalal " te of Atlanta and Georgia.
Six Year Old Girl’s Body
Believed Concealed by
Assailant. River Being
Dredged.
Caught in Flaming House,
Mother Throws One
Babe to Street—Jumps
With Other.
Monday, flung one child to the
street and jumped with the other.
The mother nnd the child she
threw to tlhe street died.
The other * child was injured
severely.
Firemen arrived after Mrs.
Healy jumped and rescued her un
conscious husband with ladders.
THIRD HE TIFT
Lone Bandit Robs Fast
San Francisco Mail and
Makes Escape. No In
side Job.
NEW YORK—Postal inspectors
and railroad police Monday de
clared that Sunday night’s rob
bery of mail pouches on a Chica-
o train with through mail from
Ian Francisco by a lone bandit
was the third that took place on
the same train within two mon-tis.
The bandit escaped.
Both postal inspectors nnd rail
road police spoffed at the theory
that the robbery was an “inside
job” declaring it their belief tha
the robber had boarded tha train
at some upstate point.
The bandits sole haul was sain
to have been one registered pack
age of unknown value, mailed in
Chicago.
The robber wqs discovered by
track walkers making his way out
of New York Central yards, with
a small package under one arm.
They gave chase, calling officers'
conference is an important one and
will be largely attended not only
by the tax receivers but by many
df the county commissioners of
Northeast Georgia.
FULLBRIGHT ASSAILS
STATE LEGISLATURE
AT TAX CONFERENCE
JACKSON, Ga.—The feature of
the tax conference of the counties
of the sixth district, held in Barnes
ville, for the purpose of fixing
tentative values for this year, was
the arraignment of the last session
of the legislature by State Tax
Commissioner H. J- Fullbrigbt and
the defense of the general assem
bly. by Sam Rutherford, of Monroe
AAltntV •
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Phone 75
Fop W«nt Adf
county.
Upon motion of O. E. Smith,
member of the Butts county board
of tax equalizers. It was voted to
-reduce real estate values 20 per
citot tfcla year. J. O. Gaston,-of
Butts, wss chairman of the meet
ing. and T. O. Smith, of Monroe,
was secretary.
military staff. Is a prominent
Shrine? end was largely resp»r.»’-
ble for the building of the hand
some Palace theatre In Athens, a
house that he take a persona) In
terest In, due to his nt.-ny *»'hnds
here and his high regard for Ath
ens.
While here Mr. Schiller Baid that
conditions were fast reaching their
normal stage again and he felt
certain this year would be a pros-
uernus one for the South and this
section. ,
PHILADELPHIA—Search for
six year old Lillian Gilmer who,
with her five year old sister Dor
othy, was kidnapped from in front
of ner home Saturday, driven in
an automobile to -the outskirts of
the city and assaulted was con
tinued Monday.
The police had orders to exam
ine all places where the child or
her body might be concealed. The
Delaware river and nearby
streams are being dredged.
The condition of Dorothy, who
after having been put out of the
mo'Jor. car ui an isolated section
made her way home and identi
fied a suspect as the man Who car
ried her and her sister off, was
reported today as improved. Dor
othy’s story led the police to be-; fi ria Uy - eluded them,
heve her-sister was killed. She I The same train was
said the man firsi attacked Lil
lian, threw her.body on “the ice"
then drove farther on and as
saulted her. Lilian’s body was
civered with blood and her eyes
were closed, Dorothy said. ’
Willie Morgan, 28, identified by
Dorothy as the kidnapper,’ is want
ed in Texas on a similar charge,
the police say. He is said to
have come to this cil<y from Maud
Texas, bloodstains have been
found on Morgan’s clothing and
on the rear seat of his automo
bile, the police'assert.
the deficiency appropriation bill. This
usure and farm‘credits legislation
be ponsidered in the house tomor-
lsidered in the nouse tomor- j Seena Wnkh & actor
the two of major Importance ' beauty and George Walsh, actqr,
inn mu. ...... haVe heard the call of curtain
on their personal drama “Hus
band and Wife.” Walsh won the
divorce on grounds of desertion
and alleged that Seena thought
him too slow because he didn’t
smoke or drink.
out of about 100 other bills and
lutions of which there is prospect of
enactment. The fate of many of these
rests more in the house than in the
senate, where the pre-adjournment
jam appears not as bad this year as
in the lower body.
SHfPPfNQ BILL /
TO BE BURIED.
Indications Are That De
cember Term of Cong
ress Will Be Earliest
Possible Date;
OPPOSITION NOW
SEEN TO PROPOSAL
Irreconcilable and Reser-
vationists Assume Sus
pecting Viewpoint. Lit
tle Comment.
WASHINGTON—A resolution
to carry out the new administra
tion proposal for American mem
bership in f the International Court
of Justice organized by'the League
of Nations, was introduced in the
senate today by Senator lying,
democrat, Utah* There was no
discussion and it went over indefi
nitely.
The shipping bill, the deteal (if
which is conceded, coming (first tin
pending motion to re-commit, is ex%
I’ccted to survive that, but is certain
on the next move to be buried finally j
by displacement for the '’filled” milk
bill or some other legislation. This
will -put in line for action also in the
senate the “truth in fabric” bill,
which raises the prospect of another
fdibutdering movement there with
threats of this seen almost against
several other measures in both houses.
The renate is expected to find time
for some sharp debate on the admin
istration's proposal for conditional
American representation oil the JHagqc
Inteniatlondl iT'oflFtVbf justice under
the oLague of Nations, although no
action Is expected on it.
lCforts for enactment* In the final
week are expected to be concentrated
on the government employees' salary
re-classification and the foreign ser
vice re-organization bilhf. Vigorous
attempts t usecure action in the house
will be made in behalf of the Norris
Measures 'Taken in Ruhr
to Facilitate Work
French Possess New
Strips of Land.
DUSSELDORF — (By the Asso
ciated press) — The French Mon
day \Y6re“' in ' jjowession of the
strips of territory between tho Co-
logne and Coblenz and the Cob
lenz and Mayence Bridgeheads,
thereby securing railway lines that
heretofore had been In occupied
territ9ry. The operation was plan
ned t(^ strengthen the Rhineland
customs control. <
Between 12,000 and 15,000 civi
usiitutional amendment, shangitig Han workers from France and
the date of the presidential inaugural I Belgium are awaiting the order
id the convening of congress, and
Mississippi flood control bill.
Washington Patrolman In
Dying Condition From
Wound Inflicted By Fel*|
low Worker.
WASHINGTON — Shot through
the head by a fellow officer after
a wild automobile chase through
tho heart of the city which began
when-he is alleged to have stolen
i bumper from a confiscated boot
legger car in front of the police
station, Fred Q. Stang, sixty years
old, member of the Washington po
lice force, Is In a hospital today In
a dying condition.
After evidence of previous at
tempts to steal the bumper Detec
tive Thomas O’Donnell, who gave
chase and' shot Stang was posted
To watch the confiscated car. park
ed in front of the station. O’Don
nell testified at a hearing on the
case that he saw Stang and Ruby
that will put them at w'ork on the
railway lines throughout the Ruhr
and Rhineland. Plans for operat
ing the roads, It is expected will
be completed this week. German
employes are to be offered their
former jobs with the understand
ing that if they refuse to return
to work they will be expelled.
The dlsdpllng of tho city of Bo
chum for its attitude toward the
cdicpatlon has been featured by
wholesale arrests as well as by tho
virtual declaration of a state of
siege. The French showed their
strength by bringing tanks and ma
chine guns to tho town and then
Issued an order forbidding resi
dents to be in tho streets after
nine o'clock in the evening. Most
of the persons arrested have been
released.
L SHOT
FROM AMBUSH
PIPES FREEZE IN COMMERCE
COMMERCE, Ga.—A great
manv water pipes froze and burst-
o<! during the recent freeze in
Commerce, and considerable dam
age was done t« the heating plant
in the First Baptist church here.
On the other hand, it it report
ed that the cold weather has not
injured the fruit cron in Ahe sec
tion, and will probably result in
the production of ‘a bumper peach
crap” this year.
Gasoline Up 2c
A Gallon Monday
Gasoline was up two cents In
Athens Monday, selling for 25
cents. This Ik an advance of four
cents within the lost few weeks
qn the local market and gasoline
dealers predict that it vHll go to
thirty cents before the summer
season. The last advance In price
came two weeks ago.
The advance in the price of
crude oil and the large consump
tion of the refined product la giv
en as the reason for the ad
vance. ‘
-
_ their aid. They fired at the 1 Downs, another policeman, tako
fugitive who dodged about elec- ' the bumper from the car late yes-
trically-charged third rails, and j te relay, and’ put It In their owtr
j machine and drive off.
looted of • Ho immediately gave chase in
several registered mail packages j another car, following the two
a week ago, postal inspectors said. | through crowded streets while they
^ raced ahead to elude him. He fir-
SAYS REPUBLICANS 1 ed the shot wbiSt struck O'Donnell
J. J. Lancaster of Rhine is
At Eastman Hospital.
Identity of Assailant
Unestablished.
WASHINGTON—More definite
indications of the reactions o£
Senate groups to the administra
tion’s sudden request for authori
ty for this country’s participa
tion in the International court, of
justice organized under the League
of Nations, Was looked for today-
on the eve of the foreign rela
tions committee meeting to con
sider the matter. ‘Meanwhile in
dications increased that the sen
ate probably would not be pre
pared even to initiate action on
the proposal during tho week re
maining befqre adjournment and
that it would go over until tho
December' session.
While pendipg the cimmittco
meeting tomorrow “the/, irrecon-
bilhWe” and “rehervatlonist”
group'in the senate generally were •
withholding open expressions of
judgement, already an attitude of
suspicion, .and, in some instances,
hostility to the administration re
quest! was evidenced among the
former faction. It appeared to
face as bitter opposition from
that quarter as the League of Na
tions itself did. Indications of
luke warmness among administra
tion leaders, largely belonging to
Ikn “roaowniinniat” in tkn ■
the “reservationist” group in the
League fight also weretscen in'
some quarters in the failure to
come forward with immediate ex
pressions of'approval. '1.
Among league proponent^ to
the democratic side, however,
there has been general indorse
ment of the-aims sought in the
administration program particu
larly among the so-called “Wilson
group.” Even this indorsement,
though, has been coupled with.
reservations as to details. -
ram
He Thinks, However, That
Action Should be Broad
er Than President Sug-
EASTMAN, Ga—Fired upon
HAVE BLOCKED VOTE
ON OFFER OF FORD
WASHINGTON — Charging
that the republican leadership hud
refused to allow the -Ford offer
for Muscle Shoals to come to a
votte, representative Byrnes, dem
ocrat of Tennessee, declared in the
House Saturday that the adminis
tration had turned a deaf ear to
the farmer’s appeal for relief from
the “British controlled nitrate
trust.”
Mr. Byrnes asserted that Chair
man Campbell of the rules uom-
mittce and Rreprcsontative Mon
dell, Wyoming, the republican
floor leader were directly res-
jnsible for the failure of the
uscie Shoals legislation at this
session of Congress and that in
preventing a vote qn the question
they “had misrepresented the
House.”
“Had the House voted on the
Ford offer," Mr. Byrnes said, “it
would have been accepted by a
vote of 2 to 1 or more.”
after he had ordered the pair to
halt, he said, and just as -he al
leges they * made an attempt to
throw the bumper out of the car
when he had overtaken them.
Down was, suspended from tho
force and Is held on a charge of
larceny, (pending investigation ot
the affair.
Charge Packers
With Violation
WASHINGTON — Armpur &
Company nnd Morris and Comppnny
Chicago pacckors. were todny serv
ed by the Secretary nt arjeulture
with a complaint charging them
violation nt the. packers and stock-
yard:! net In connection, with the
tentative acquisition. of the plants
pnd business of Morris and com
pany by the Armous Interests.
Secretary WaJt 'ee set April 2 for
a hearing In Washington. Ar
mour and company of llllinols, Ar
mour and Company of Delaware, J.'
Ogden Armour and Morris and
company were named In the com
plaint.
from ambush late Saturday night,
J. J. Lancaster, marshal at Rhine,
Ga., was seriously wounded and i3
at a hospital in Eastman where
he was receiving treatment, it was
stated today that chances for his
recovery are small.
Officers investigating have
been unable, tho state ao find a
clue as to the identity or where-
nbouts of Lancaster’s assailant.
The shooting occurred on the main
street of Rhine and officers be-
MIAMf, Fla.—William Jenning
Bryan, while expressing his ap
proval of the step taking by Pres
ident Harding in proposing that
the United States take n condi
tional'seat in the International
Court of League of Nations in a
.statement today said: I
“I think our action should l>e
broader than the presidents pro-
jposals. His appeal is only to the
i Intel-national Court. *~ I MB
That on ly
deals with matters' which can bo
arbitrated. I think that an in
vestigation of all disputes is as
necessary as the ,arbitration of
those to which arbitration can be
applied and that therefore' we
should be represented on the tri
bunal that investigates only and
ns well on that Tribunal that de
cides, reserving at all times the
independence of action as in the
thirty treaties.
■“We cannot afford to allow our-
licvc that the assailant was hid- j s el™ a to be bound by opinio...,
den under a bridge that spans a j a j-those who represent other na-
small ditch. Lancaster had been J 1 .®! 13 because their colonial am'
marshal for only a few months.
Naval Recruiting
Office Re-Opens
P. V. Fitzgerald announces
that the Navy Recruiting Station
in the post office building has
been re-opened since Feb. 19, 1923
and has resumed recruiting in
this city. Up to date several men
from this city have been sent to
Atlanta, Ga., through this office
and have passed the test.
Mr. fltsgerald is pleased with
Athe results of the past week from
the results of the past week from
and that Athens will nott fhfl to
keep up the good work. Men desir
ing information may obtain same
‘ at Room 32t P, O.
>ft
bitions and commercial aspirations
are different from our.”
TIMELY TIPS
Te ATHENS MERCHANTS
WHon your store Is all equipped
and ready for butlnes) which It
Isn't doing, for lack of customers,
then you're letting waste eat away
your profits.
Waste of equipment, waste.of
Investment capital, waste of clerk
hire, waste of Invested capital,
your possible growth. *
I '*** of *hle could be stopped by ,
- going aggressively out after cus-
■ turners, telling -them what they
want to be told In the place where I
they want to find It— their news. ' !
paper— > ■
Tha Banner.Her
Athens, Ga.
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