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Investigate Todiyl To Reflular Subeeribera THE banner-herald •1,000 Bcnoont Poney rra*. THE BANNER- Daily and Sunday—U Conti a Waafc. Sitabllihcd 1831. Daily Ui BHaby-ll Mb k ATHENS COTTON: MIDDLING I -2c PREVIOUS CLOSE .. .. 27 1-<C WEATHER: Fair and Warmer. ' VOL. 91, NO. 59 Associated Praia 8arvloa ATHENS, GA, MONDAY, APRIL 23, 1923. N. E. A karvlca Single Coplaa I Conta Daily, I Cento Sunday. FULL CONFESSION /S’AUTOEItfTHUSIASTS made by prelate as TRIAL DRAWS NEARER (By Associated Press.) LATE DISPATCH MOSCOW—The trial of the Rev. Dr. Tikhon, for mer Patriarch of all Russia, on charges of treason and hindering the carrying out of Soviet orders has been postponed indefinitely. The trial was set to be begun Tuesday and much interest was manifested in it’s out come. MOSCOW—On the eve of the commencement on Tuesday of the trial of the Most Rev. Dr. Tikhon, former Patriarch of All Russia, on a charge of treason and hin dering the carrying out of soviet orders, the soviet press today is filled t ith a reputed confession of the prelaeL The "confession indictcs that Dr. Tikhon must have undergone numerous preliminary examina tions Not one word In his de fense is found in the newspapers. On the contrary the dispatches of the official government agency from the provinces tend to show that meetings of working men are demanding Tikhon’s exteution, as a counter-revolutionary. Dr. Tikhon will go before the soviet court admitting that he is an implicable foe of bolshepism, the reputed confession saying that the former patriarch has admitted the many charges. EMilWEL PARISH Sunday Services Given Over to Celebration of 80th Anniversary of the Founding of Church. Thu 80th anniversary of Emman uel purioh wan observed at Emman uel Kplscopal church Sunday and the services of the morning were given over to these exercises. The iKirlsh was organised on April 22, 1843. l>r. Richards related , Sunday briefly Sunday the history of the parish during the post thirty years and Dr. Sylvanua* Morris had the distinction of sitting In the audi ence and heurlng read a report he- rendered thirty years ago when he outlined the first half century hia- tory of the parish. All that was necessary was for l)r. Richards to bring this history up to date. At’the time Mr. Mor ris wrote the history of the church he was a member of the vestry and historian for the occasion of celebrating the fiftieth anniversary. TRIAL OF CHAPMAN’S CONFEDERATES IS ON Athens Nurse , Appears Before N. Y. Commis sioner to Identify Alleg ed Confederates. Abe Sllvcrzteln and Demlnlck Rida to, thj two men indicted here n connection 1 with the .escape of <Jerald Chapman from St. Mary’s hospital are expected to be brought l*efore a TJ. 8. commissioner In New York Monday to be U-ntlfled before being returned here for trla! the t.\ 8. court now In sesslo. The hearing was postponed from Saturday until Monday It was an nounced by officials hers Saturday afternoon. Miss Contlea Ramey, a student nurse at St. Mary’s hospital who ‘Inhns she conversed with the two. hus gone to New York to identify the men und will testify at the hearing. It Is i>osalb1e that the two will l"‘ returned here Tuesday after- iHM.n or Wednesday morning. Funeral Services HeldMonday A.M. Mrs. D. F. Miller’s Fun- veal Conducted From Home Monday Morning At 11 O’clock.' Funeral service* for Mra. D. F. -Miller, beloved Athena woman who died suddenly at her home •Saturday afternoon, were con ducted Monday morning from the home, 347 Hill atreet, at II o’clock, ‘he interment followed in Oconee cemetery. Dr. S. E. Watson, pastor of the Metbodiet church of “Inch she waa a life long member, conducted the service*. A Urge crowd of friends and ’ relatives of ‘"'family attended and a wealth “f floral offerings attested the high eajeen, and friendship with which she waa held. Acting aa pallbearers were: stmaas.^ 0 - War Veteran On Dance Floor For Non-Stop Record Dallas Man Dances For Hundred and Seven Hours. Surgeon General Condemns “Craze.” (By Associated Preaa.) DALLAS.—A record, thought to be approaching the limit of hu man endurance on the dance floor, was set here Monday morn ing when R- J. Newman, local ath lete and world war veteran walked off the floor, after one hundred and seven hours of continuous dancing. Newman, who started dancing at four forty-live o'clock. last Wednesday seemed to be in good condition and good for several hours longer, but stopped to avoid greater strain on his constitution. WASHINGTON. — Surgeon- General Cumming took unofficial cognisance of the endurance danc ing erase and In symposium of opinions with other celebrated physicians here, warned contest ants that their excesses might cause acute dilation of the heart and Hidden death. At best, he added, the dancers may expect crippled hearta for the remainder of their ltvea, while the probable shattering of t(teir nervous system will make-them-easy'prey to dU- ease. Dr. William C. Fowler, District of ColumbU health officer, des cribed the' erase as the “most foolish and harmful thing” he had ever heard of. but he knew noth ing he could do to prevent such contests. Dr. D. Percy Hickiing, celebrated alieniat, expressed the opinion that the fad would disap pear. but coma back in some form Being based ,on a craving for pop ularity and a desire of the contest ants to get their names in the pa pers. iSix Miles of Road in Franklin County on the Bankhead Highway Need Improvement. ASK LEGISLATURE TO TAKE ACTION Athens Automobile Asso ciation Begins Move ment Monday to Make Better Highway. Another important step in mak ing the Bankhead Highway from Athens to the Carolina line as “smooth as glass” was taken Monday morning by the Athens Automobile Association when a petition was circulated which may lead to improvement of six miles of highway in Franklin county. The petition was directed to the Clarke county representatives in the legislature, Toombs DuBose and Frank A. Holden, and at noon twenty-six members of the asso ciation had signed it. The signa tures of the remaining members was expected to be affixed to the paper by night- In commenting on the move ment to have this stretch of road in Franklin county improved, C- A. Trussell. who put the matter before the association, declared perfection of the work will make the highway between Athens and the Carolina line ideal. Hart county recently improved a long stretch of more than nint miles to the Franklin county line- GET IKIES Athens Man Named on Ways and Means Com mittee of Georgians, Inc., to Meet Friday. Johh White Morton. Athena banker and capitalist, has been ap pointed a member of the Ways and Means Committee of Georgians, Inc., the organisation formed In Atlanta rocently for the purpose of inducing more Industries to locate In this state. Mr. Morton, who is president of tile National Bank of Athens, is one of the prominent buslnes men of this state who will yimpose the Ways and Means committee. The members are, Robert F. Maddox president of the Atlanta Natlonu* bank; W. W. Banks, vice presi dent of the Citizen's and Southern bank, of Atlanta; C. B. Lewis, pres ident of the Fourth National bunk of Macon: Claude Norman, ut Washington; Claud Bond of Toe- ; MaJjr John S. Cohen, editor of the Atlanta Journal; W. E. Page, editor of the Columbus Led ger; John White Morton. Athens bank president and capitalist; P. 8. Twltty. of Dublin; and the Geor gia Railway and Fewer company ol Atlanta. The committee will meet Friday morning in the new offices of Georp glans, Incorporated, room 304 Haas Howell building. Plans for putting the organisation on its feet finan cially will be discussed with the ob ject of submitting a series of rec ommendations to the state-wide In dustrial conference In Macon. May i. At that meeting permanent of ficers will be elected und a definite program of activity adopted aimed to bring new industries Into Geor gia and to stlmulte the develop ment of Industries already located in ths state. WAR SOUVENIR KILLS BABY LOUISVILLE,. Ky.v Three year old Hilda -Bowman killed herself while playing with a revolver her father bad brought home from.the r* " I •/: ! cAthens Honors Confederate Heroes Here ^Memorial Day 6n&bext Thursday, the 26th, will : exercises dedicated to the honor Memorial day in Ath6i be observed as usual with « of the heroes of the War Between the States. Major General W. A. Clark of Columbia, S. C., an officer of the Confederacy, will deliver the address of the day in Athens and the Veterans will enjoy their usual an nual dinner at Lucy Cobb Institute. ^* 88 Milled Rutherford is work ing on the program for the day and BIG CROWD GREETS OPENING OFJHINS E Bob-Haired Girl Sentences Seven Robbers to Death Young Woman in Early Twenties Sits As Presid es Death Sentence. MOSCOW. — A bobbed-haired young woman in her early twen ties aat as presiding judge at a trial in the Moscow district court Sunday and in a calm voice and sentenced seven men to death for robbery with violence. She waa Citixcness Anna Gluzman, former ly of Kharkov, who several months ago ao attracted the attention of the commissariat of justice by her shrewd decisions in the Ukranian {courts that she was invited to Moscow and became a member of the presidium of Moscow district court. UNIVERSITY DEBATES 1CBLLEGET E A M S Prominent Georgia Speak ers Will Clash With Ala bama and Virginia Uni versities. The petition sunt out by the Auto Association follows: “To Honorables Toombs DuBose «nd Frank Holden, Representatives From Clarke County. “Dear Sirs:— “It has been callod to the atten tion of our Association that six or aeven milts of the- Bankhead Highway from Athena to ~ the South "Carolina line, located in Tranklin county, is in very poor condition, Mid aa this la a very im portant lime in this Highway we urge you to take this mattci up with the State Highway Depart ment with a view of enlisting their cooperation in immediately im proving this part of the Highway. "Thia Highway it a very impor tant feeder to Athans and on that account w e are intensely inter ested in it. “Respectfully, “ATHENS AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION" Those signing oy noon Muniiay: F. J. Lawler, president; J- S. Goetchlus. H. H- Gordon, Jr.. H. W. White, Morris Yow, J. H. Griffeth, Jr., Abit Nix, Martin J. Abney, John J. Wilkins, Jr.. J. R. Crane, treasurer; J. Warren Smith. Joe S. Miles, E. M. Cohen, Sol J. Boley, N. S. Arthur, D. B. Michael, M. G. Michael, W. T. Collins, B. Dunaway, Roy Epps, M. S. Hodgson, T. H. Nickerson, John White Morton. B. P. Joel, H. E. Ertxberger, B- T. Epps, G. M- Knight, secretary;' C. A. Trussell. Ill have It completed by Tuesday. LUNCH AT LUCY COBB AI 11:.10 the veterans will meet at the city hat land frum there wilt itn to Lucy Cobb where dinner 111 lie served at 12:30 or one 'clock. Thta year the D. A. K.'e re Klvlnc the dinner nnd the ing Moscpw Judge. Pass- ‘ h % v “ ed'tbaT^I honorary members of tho U. I). C. Will not be Inrludeil ns heretofore due to the fact that the veterans have been invited to bring their wives to the dinner. * The Lucy Cobb girls will present an impromptu program for |he en tertainment* of the veterans and Dr. Len G. Broughton will deliver a short talk. Miss Mildred Ruth- eford will also make a sho*-t talk aa well as some of the ministers Who are f; 1 attend. All tho min isters of the city have been In vited. Exercises in THE OCTAGON Dr. Len G. Broughton Ar rives Early Tuesday and Will Begin His Lectures. Song Director Here. P. C. MORGAN WILL SPEAK TONIGHT Opening Service in Octa gon Sunday Night Con ducted By Dr. G. Camp- . bell Morgan. Athens greeted Dr. O. Campbell Morgan with a large crowd at the first evening service of the Athens Bible Conference which was held Sunday night in the University Oc tagon. The second day of the Conference began Monday with Dr. P. C. Mor gan lecturing at the 9:30 o'cfock hour on "The Hpritual Symphony of the Scriptures.” Dr. Morgan will lecture on this subject each morning this week at the first ser* vice. .. . The public exercises will be held In the Octagon on the ct mpus probably at 3 o'clock and It la here tliHt General Clark will speak. lng the address those who want the privilege of doing *o. The hour Monday . u,. .Broughton, graven will be ..let*,rated with | however, will lecture at thla hour flower, nnd flagn, the monument | r ,„. h morn | nlt th „ WMk . M 4 wilt be decorated nnd a Iiulute wilt, oclock Monday afternoon Dr. O. In- fired at tha cemeteiy by n squad 1 Campbell Morgan began his •»- !e* of lectures on ‘'An Old Story DR. BROUGHTON HERE TUESDAY. On account of tho delay In the . ... . I arrival of Len O. Broughton, no tho cemetery will »>“' e I service wa „ held .at the 11 o’clooll *-f Georgia cadets, probably a squad made up of grand sons of Confed* crate veterans. The veterans will bo furnished with autos in which to ride to nml from the city hall to Lucy Cobb nnd Mrs. A. S. Parker Is In charge Freeman C. McClure, of La Fa/' ette, the legislator student In ai-i?' tendance at the Georgia college, ' Ml “ M,ldred Lutherfo and J.' Alton Hooch, of Galnesvill# were selected to represent the uni versity aguinst the University of Virginia in the debate to be held Miss Mildred Ratherford has declined a number of invitations to other places for the day but wjil Reconsidered. 1 Monday night 8 o’clock Drj P. ('. Morgan will preach and Rev. Cla'ude Goodwill-the song director, who arrived Sunday night will lend the oongregatlon in community singing. The song service of the Sunday night session was splendid although the director only arrived shortly before the service and did remain In Athene to be Hniong "her „ot have Urn* to ortanlae. Virginia in me ueuaie iu oc neiu and may deliver an addreee n r . p. c . Morgan epoke Sunday Jin Columbia. 8. C.. In May whan “! J* 0 "" 1 otho1 ’ placc on Frld “X. I* 1 'I morning at the Central Presbyterl- 1 ih. f * . n .„t... a. ..-Ill .l.f.H.1 »L* - * til. I „ — pkumk n net Tv ft f*m tnnKall MEET THURSDAY Memorial Association Will Hold Its Annual Session Here April 26 At Athens Y. M. C. Singers from five northeast Geor gia counties will gather In Athens next Thursday for the purpose of honoring the memory of the late John D. Vaughan, celebrated song composer end muat|ian whose "Windows of Heaven" und other song books are uged throughout the civilized world. The John D. Vaughan Memorial Association was permanently or ganised in Athens April 29. 1922 with L. W. Cooper of Athens us president . Dr. J.'L. Pendley of Athens is secretary; J* L Moore, vice president and chaplain. Beth lehem. i The meeting will be held at the Y.' M. C. A. building and - Instead of having dinner on the ground this year It will be served in the ’Lit tle Price” dining room on Clayton atreet. Sessions will begin at 3:30 and c'ose at 1 oclock for dinner. A: two o'clock the singers will .*t- convene for a buslnes session nml more Binging. A welcome address will be de livered at the morning session which will be responded to by the following Vice presidents; B. H. Collier. Jackson; J. W. Brown. Madison: B. H. Meadow. Oglethorpe K. B. Wells, Oconee county. Jthe Georgians will defend the negft- tle sjde of the question: Resolved that an excess . profts tarf^shoura 1 be made a part of our federal ijrf- tern. Clarence Paulk waa choeer alternate for ths encounter. Mr. McClure is probably one of the best known students at the university due to the fuct that he is the only student who has ever at tended the University of GeorgU and at the same time was a mom-, ber of the Georgia legislature. Mr. McClure has held a representative'! place from his home county during tt}e .ntire period that he has been in the university and thla la hit senior yeur. In addition to this dis tinction, he is a member of the tutor staff of the college, assisting in the language department; hat acquired practically every speaking honor offered by the college; It liked by the atndentt and hat mad< a distinguished record in schofas tic work. Mr. Hosch la the younger of three brothers who have attended the university, all of whom have won distinction in practically ev ery phase of college life. Altor Hosch, the one now in college, har taken-every speakers' honor offered in addition to honors in other de partments and as a climax is chosen to represent the uni vers! t> in the debate with Virginia. Vir ginia defeated Georgia In the clash last year but a different regult It expected this season. W. Colquitt Carter, of Atlanta nnd Kdgar M. Dunatan, of Brazil, have been designated to represent Georgia in the debate with the Uni- ersity of Alabama to be held at Tuscaloosa in May. Georgia will have the negative aide of the ques tlon. "Resolved that the United States should adopt a policy of the cancellation of war debts, or h proportional part of them, undei an agreement with the Allies that a reciprocal policy be followed b; I them.” Thla la the same subjec ts the one with Vanderbilt. Both I of the v men selected to represent {Georgia in this battle of words ar« I dstingulshed members of the stu* I dent body, well known in ail phases of oollege life. ATHENS M SOON BE “FLYLESS CITY” Citizens Want Fly Evil Removed. Law About Manure Called to Atten tion. Athens—not the Classic City, but the city which boasts of be ing the nly city in the entire South without flies. This is the ambition nnd goal that has been set by some of the actle nnd far scc)ng civic leaders of this community, and In the hop? that this may he realise 1 the think ing people of Athens are being ap pealed co-operate In a move ment that will make this u health center beyond all dispute. Recently a "Cleun-L’p' wkek was observed In Athens nt whiFh time the people of tho (^mmunMy were appealed to to remove all trash and dirt that had accumulate!!. Some, it is rejHirted, did this; oth ers derelic ted their duty. In ’this connection it is pointed out by the far seeing and Athens Hmbitlous citizens that it the town * HAVE RIGHT is to win the reputation of being I jq inquire the cnly "Flyless City" In the south, special attention must be (Myed to the barns and stables around the city, for here Is the place where life flies are breeded. Th law on this point is thut be tween April 1 and December 1. It la unlawful, for any iierson to al low and accumulation of manure, either horse or cow. to remain on her lot linger than one week. This is still the law. It is said. {an church and Qr. O. Campbell Morgan at the Flrat Baptist church. Taking the second verse of the twelfth ohapter of Hebrews. Dr. G •Campbell Morgan 8onday night showed how Jesus waa the authoi and perfector of faith und died on the cross "despising Its shame” and enduring the "gain aayings of tin ners against themselves” because he believed In God and Man and Use ultimate recovery of the hu* man soul. The verse he used reads: "Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of faith; who for the Joy that waa ret before him endured the cross, despising Its shame, and It aet down at the right hand of the throne of God.’ The whole argument of (he word "looKing” la "If we can but see that vision, Jesus, we forget all the en cumbrances and do not commit the easily besetting eln.” the preacher declared. Speaking on the verse in Deute ronomy "the secret things belong unto the Lord and the revealed things for us and our children,' Dr. Morgan Sunday morning de clared that there Is no harm In In quiring Into the aecret things. ’The very grandeur and mysteries of the Christian faith constitute a per petual challenge to investigation,' he said. EVERYTHING READY FOR RE-OPENING OF NEAR EAST PARLEY : < .saJMNUII- ! • (By Associated Press) ..^3 LAUSANNE.—The stage is all set for the resumption Tuesday of the Near Eastern peace conference which was so l dramatically ended last February. Stone Mountain Commtitee Will Convene Monday Final Plans For Raising $250,000 Memorial Fund to Be Discussed in Meet ing. ATLANTA, G«,-Having se cured aouthwide endorsement of plans for pushing the Stone Mountain confederate memorial through the governors of south ern etatea, or their representa tives, and assurances that finan cial and moral support from these etatea would be forthcoming at the proper time, the executive committee of the Stone Mountain Memorial Association will begin immediately,* statewide appeal to Georgians 'for 3250,000 with which to finance the beginning of th* work, it ,wat announced in committee meeting Monday. IS Conference circles anticipated that the United States may play the leading role before the curtain falls on the last act, with tho finai scene either the signing cf a peace compact or the renewal of war. In the public mind the prospective importance of the United States ■■M present confereix •• is ascribed to the Turkish parliament's recent ratification of the Chester concession, granting • extensivo rights for the construction of rall- road* throughout Turkey and the { xploltatlon of mineral properties n a zone within twenty kilometers either aide of the projected rail way line. France and Great Brit tain both are looking at this con cession with questioning eyes, and economic subjects will form ono of the .chief issues in the disputo between the Turks and the allies, both these countries may oppose it here. The outstanding feature'Of tho resumed conference is the elimi nation of soYiet Russia. The cor respondent of The Associated Pro*, learns that Moscow diplomatically sought an invitation th partici pate in the conference but that tho inviting powers, Great Britain, France and Italy, returned a politu .negative. PEANUTlWERS .Man has n right to inquire, he said. "The spirit of revolt la the secret of all scientific! discovery.” Th4ro are the aecret things which no man understands, he said, but by obeying the law of the revealed things the secret things are found to be working in harmony, i A sailor does not understand thr J «e-|ret of the wind but he knows I if he hoists his sails the boat will J t ries with it puninh- | |, e moved by the wind. That it obeying the law of the revealed to make the secret things work. An man obeys the law of the re vealed he la brought Into relation ship with the God and his mys teries", he said. Federal Court Is Again in Session Will Attend Meet In Elberton of 2 Day Presbyterial jMr. C. C. Jones Dies At Bostwick -'oderal court re-convened Mon day morning nnd took up the trial of criminal cases. Trial of ca'sei Involving violation of the prohlbi- law will probably take up thr greater part of the court’s session tills week. WINS $20,000 IN 20 MINUTES. NICE-—Sir Leonard ,Mitchell, a young Scot, won $20,900 In twenty minutes’ play nt MonteCarlo and took the next train for borne. * Several women from the Athens Presbyterian churches will attend the meeting of the Presbyteriat In ICH*crton Wednesday and Thursday Among those fating to Elberton for the meeting fr.»m Athena will 1m*: Mrs. Audley Morton whj ts vFe president, Mr*. George D. menus, treasurer and active secretary.. Mrs. Paul Holliday who ia secretary of •he Young People’s worker* and several others. GETNEWMEMBERS FOR ALBANY BODY TRAIN DESERTED BY FIREMAN , IJOUISYJJLLK. Ky}—Becoming suddenly Insane. Fireman John Kl- 11a leaped fro mtbe engine of a passenger train near here and dis appeared. Mr. Claude C. Jones of Boat- wick, one of the most prominent men and leading citizens of that section, died Sunday night. Mr. Jones was well known in Athena where he viaits quite often and the newe of his death will be received here with genuine regret. He is survived by his wife and one brother of South Caroline. BOOK8 TO BE FINISHED IN 203' LONDON*—The Royal Fommls- ■lon on Historical Monuments la preparing a set of books which win be finished in 2434, ALBANY,—“Over the top” waa the report of the workers In the big chamber of commerce reorgan ization drive. A total of iS4 mem bers had been secured at that timet and ns 500 was the minimum num ber desired, the goal was passed with a good margin to spare. It le the earnest desire of the campaign committee that a total of 000 be reached, and It Is confidently ex pected that this will be done be fore th* drive is declared at;a* end. ' J. P. Ba'laityne. of. the Anerlcen City bureau. Pi charge of the cam paign. declared that the record made by Che workers has been re markable* Chamber of Commerce Adds Its Approval to Help the Producer Of Food. Haartjr endorsamant of the Curb Market which opens hen Map 5 waa given by directors of th* Athena Chamber of Commerd* Monday morning. ' TWrCllW. Marked .will, be heM one day each week on Broad atreet between College avenue and Lumpkin. Mr*. Bessie Battey Troutman, formerly of Rome, who. hat successfully operated three Curb Markets, will be mar ket master and assembling agent, while J. William Firor. county agent, will be superintendent. Th* producers of vegetable* and othtr products for salt on th* market will not be charged one penny for the privilege of eelling at the Curb Market The market Is baing opened in order to make it easier for farmer* to sell thtir product to Athena housewivca and it is believed will !*ad to making this city the marketing center for produce grown in northeast Georgia. ATHENS ROTARIANS Billups Phinizy Elected President of Local . Club By Directors, Monday. Officers Chosen. Rotarian Billups Phiniay waa elected president • of the Athens club at a meeting of the board of directors hsld Monday for the purpoee of electing the officers for the ensuing year. Other officers chosen at the meeting war- B. F. Hardemkn, vice president; Joe Billing, secre tary, and J- L. Sexton, treasurer. These with President Phinixy will be installed at the regular meet ing to bo held Wednesday wnen the dub - will have it* luncheon meeting at the Linger Longer Lodge. The new board of directors of th* club if as follows: C. D. Flanigen, H. H. Gordon, Jr.. D. W. Byther, Jam** Whit*. J. E. Tal- madge^Jr., Billups Phinixy and B. Harris, Officer Negro Teachers Association Tariff Body Won’t Dock et Oil Schedule For Re hearing. Assurance Is Given to 1 Webb. , WASHINGTON—Peanut grow- a of. the South have for’the pres ent won their fight to prevent the re-opening cf the vegetable oil ►ohetlule. of tho Fordney-McCumbef tarif uct. .... Chairman Marvin, of the United States Tariff Commission, has promised W. W. Webb, of Huh Ira, Ua., president of- the American Peanut Growers* Association, not even to dockfct the case for a hear ing without -notice, and without giving the growers , a chance to register protests. It la claimed by Mr. Webb and those for whom lie acted, that the request for a hear ing’ regarding the schedules was Bled by manufacturers of soap anxious to reduce the tariff so a* to admit foreign oils which would be securable at greatly less cost. Mr. Webb declared that even the reopening of the schedule ' would frighten farmers,” and cause them tb abandon the planting of nuts which, he declared, had it possible for thq farmers South to prosper despite the vary lng price of cotton and .the depre< dntlon of the boll weevil. The growers of peanuts are Dem ocrats, but In this emergency aro acting in consonance with tho Southern Tariff Association, tho leading members of which are Re publican, and which believes In a high protective tariff. Democrats in Congress declare the Southern farmers mistaken, and predict that they will find n? foreign market available for their surplua b&caus* of ' tho high rates of the tariff. They declare that the effect of the tarif was demonstrated to the sor row of the farmers when the co« called emergency tarif wg> devised for their benefit, and the effect of which, it la now admitted, was dis advantageous to the producer of the South. But the Democratic far mers are completely "sold'* respect ing the benefit of the tariff rates vegetable oils, and Mr. Webb declures that tfye price of peanuts this Spring as contrasted against the price last Fall is organic ut enough for him und his associates. ' pea-. *<‘ d « of tha Every Other Person in Athens Went to Relig- ous~ Gathering Sunday Morning and Night. Professor Sam Harris, principal of tha Athens Industrial Hiifh’ School, colored, was elcctad vie* president, from the state-at-lam at th* closing session of the Georgia State Teachers and Edu cational Association in Atlanta Saturday. The association held a three- day session in Atlanta last week which wae attended by a large number of colored teachers and educators from the various schools In Georgia. Quite a Urge number grant to th* convention from Ath- Dr. J. S. Stewart, Dr. W. B. Hill , and U. S. Commissioner of Edu-i cation John Tigert were the prominent speakers. Nearly every other person in Athens went to church Sunday. This is the estimate of the attend ance at various churches made by representatives of the different denominations. Services held at all the churches attracted large crowds and every building: where a religious servicn was held was packed to overflow** ‘"'The closing session of the Fire! Motto dist church revival » Sunday niffht- Rev. Dr. drew large crowds to his and the singing of Justin Lawri delighted the rrowds. believed that ten among I people attended churches i Jens Sunday m<— : * -