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Investigate Today! . To Regular Subscriber* THE BANNER-HERALD $1,000 Accident Policy Free Dally and 8unday—10 Cento a Week. Eetabllehed 1832 Oally and Sunday—10 Cento a Week VOL. 01. NO. 131 Aeeocloted Prcce Service ATHENS, GA. MONDAY, JULY IS, 1923. ATHENS COTTON: MIDDLING .. 26'/,e PREVIOUS CLOSE 2«},c THE WEATHER: Fair With Little Change in \' Temperature. A, B. c. Paper Single Coplea 2 Cento Dally. ■ Cento Sunday. *-+ ill To Repeal Pension Acts s m A A ■4' i 1 -t- -t- V "I" France Will Not Alter Position On Reparations POINCARE SAYS COUNTRY WILL HIS MAKE NO MORE CONCESSIONS Shadow of France’s Official Answer to British Plan of Reparations Seen in Strongly Worded Speech of the French Premier. Will Stand Pat on Versailles Treaty. LATE DISPATCH (By Aaaociatad Preca.) PARIS—Premier Peincare’a address at Senglia Sunday waa a mere reiteration of the French govern ment’s policy and was not intended aa a reply to the re cent reparation apeech of Premier Baldwin of England, it waa explained in official circles here Monday. The entire address, with the exception of a few paragraphs waa written before Baldwin’s speech waa made, it was stated JU 4' T T J T T |, 4* •!• * •M 1 M 1 fH 1 2 SERIOUSLY INJURED IN CRASH SUNDAY GENERAL MEETING OF CITIZENS HELD MONDAY Exalted Ruler Call Meeting Monday At City Hall to Discuss Plans For Holding G.-M. Rail Service. (By Associated Press.) • ... t r\xrr%n\r u____ nnolim ; n ,, nlliPrl The receivers of the road have (chosen by acclamation hi coi)v*n-ji LONDON—Bntwh hopes of assuming the allied applled to w „ BarrPtt tion at Atlanta, succeeding J. E. leadership in the negotiations for a settlement of the repa- southern di.tHct, u. s. court. 'Master.. MacKarland la an attor-| Kush Burlon , ;dl , or of , h e La rations question, with Germany are considered here as for a discontinuance of thla aer- ney and has been prominent In Time*. Is host of the occa having received a seri6us sot-back during tho week-end, v * co ani * he has net July sist a» jElk circles for some years. la<r.n and eimirmnn n f >h« anunain by reason of the speertrTHWw Sunday at Senglis by X.tMch'w,,, MfcSlJtU' 1 . . Premier Poincare of France. business „,m from jeffer.on. ha. Bl||H||l!rQf>TI, ll||j I The call sent out for the general meeting at the city hall Monday af* ternoori at 5 o'clock for the purpose of discussing saving the railway service on the Gainesville Midland from Athens to the junction above Jefferson, Belmont, Is expected to assemble a large number of Athens business men and the general mem* hership of the Chamber of Com* merce, Annual Meeting Begins Monday Night With Speech By Gov. Walker. Burton Chairman. The annuul meeting of the Geor gia 1’rexH Association begins at Lnvonia Monday night when Gover nor Clifford Walker and Mrs. Cora Harris deliver addressee before the .Cracker editors. , The meeting will* last through (Friday and the editors will visit _ -mi * . m 'many places of interest In North* James G. MacFarland; Water-Georgia, Including a trip 4c town, S. D., is the grand exalted j the Georgia Kailway and Power ruler of the Benevloent and Pro- company's huge developmenta tective Order of Elks. He was Hartwell, Koyston and other thriv of the section around La Ton la. DR. 1 f MRS. COLEMAN {RE DF Injured Woman in Seri ous Condition As Result of Wreck. Physician’s Condition Better. AMENDMENT TO STATE TAX EQUALIZATION LAW MAY BE OFFERED SOON (By Ai.ocl.toU Preir.) ATLANTA—Three measures designed to repeal acts of 1920, 'creating new Confederate Pensioners, the passage of which', it was estimated, would save the state approximately two million dollars a year, was intro duced mto the House Monday by Representative Kenip- ton of Fulton and Representative Harris of Jefferson. A measure to restore the fifteen hundred dollar property clause, under which the veterans owning this much property are not qualified for a pension and the re quirement that the widows of veterans must have mar ried them prior to January 1, 1870, would be restored by the repeal of the free tax measure of 1920. Tii»«e act. removed the REV. JIM. MORRIS HONORED AT YOUNG and he him net July 21at as jEl! U»r date of the hearing, ,. . Tbit J meeting, which will bo attended by business men from Jefferson, hafc Jfowever, the British officials who returned to [been called for the purpose ol Downing Street early Monday morning to resume their suarantfein* mom business to the task were not so sure whether the situation was as, gloomy-as the news from Pans seemed to indicate. A . g. Dudley, acting president is The British attitude as it was reflected in official! the absence of president w. ~ circles Monday seemed to be, “the least raid about Poin care’s address the better.” Proclaiming the French govern m.nt'e poeltlon ne now unalterable, th. Premier, eald that the nation would Inalat on the German debt .funding at 132,000,000.000 gold mark., and would nlao not agree to any International financial com mute which 1 would replace the rep- i,ration, commlaalon. Wording hla apeech carefully nnd refraining from mentioning any name, or the epeech of Britain'. Premier, Rtnnley Baldwin, Poln-1 care’a apeech wna taken na the, French government'* preliminary anawer to the Brltleh poeltlon In regard to the occupation of the Ruhr. , . In his speech, a strongly worded address, Poincare said that France wan tired of temporising with Ger many and of making further con- rt>H«lona to her. M. Poincare chose for his pro nouncement Senilis, which marks, the farthest advance of the Ger-, mans and where th- latter execuf . id hostagea. placed civilians in the line of the French fire and burned part of the town In reprl sal against alleged civil resistance The premier based hl*-conduslon» on France's legal right under the treaty "signed by nations and which cannot be considered aftei four years ns an antedeluvlan fos- TO HONOR /BOBBY (By Associated Preaa.) ATLANTA. (Ja. —Governor Walker Monday telegraphed Bobby Jones, , congratulating him on winning the National Open Golf Championship. "You have signally honored your native state and Georgia is proud of you. The people of the commonwealth send cor dial greetings and congratula tions," read the telegram. Returning from the Presa Asscciation meeting at Lavo- nia Monday, the governor will join in extending a welcome to the new champion when he reaches Atlanta. Preliminary plans for the welcome include a brass band and parade. White has called the general meet ing' of the Chamber of Commerce and all the members are urged to be In attendance. sion and chairman of the entertain Jn?nt.committee, fie. has arranged u program that will make the aes- nlon one of the best In the hlatory and BELIEVE EARLY INDIANS STUDENTS OP ANATOMY ; j NORWALK, Conn.—Did the In- jdians of colony days in Connecti cut know the art of surgery? • The question wan raised here S when contractors building a bou levard to Calfpasture Park, on] • Long Island Sound, came across | an Indian burying ground and un- •covered scores of skeletons, the I bones of one of which were «p- ! parently wired. To Choose Between Hard ing Adherent and Fol lower of LaFollette At Polls Monday. (By Associated Preaa.) ST. PAUL.—Voters of Minneso ta Monday are writing the verdict in the unprecedented contest in volving the selection of a United of the meetings. The program for Monday Tuesday Is as follows: Monday July 16th • 11:30 a. m. Editors will arrive lit Toccoa to be the guest of th< Toccoa Klwunis club for the day. 6 o’clock arrive In Lavonla from Toccoa and homes will be assign ed. Thofle who come In cars oi on trail* will be assigned ss the) arrive. 8:0 p. m. Opening Meeting at High School Auditorium. Meotlnj presided over by W. G. Sutlive President of the Georgia Press As aoclatlon. Invocation—Itev. Geo. C. Steed. ■ Instrumental Music. J Address of Welcome—By Mayoi * Dortch nnd others. Vocal solo. Response to Welcome Address— A. J. Perryman, editor Talbotton. New Era. Instrumental Music. Records indicate the burying States senator to succeed the l*te [ground dates back more than twolKnute Nelson. ...ill 1.,. ..La«l I Tm i ItMn — centuries. Experts will be asked | to look over the remains. In three thousand five hundred (Turn to page six ) Special Services Cele brate 93rd Anniversary of Oldest Minister in Southern Methodism Service. SHORT ADDRESS Two person., Dr. M. A. Born Mid and Mra. Nancy Coleman, .re ly. Ing in the Oeneral ho.pltnl In a serious condition a. n result of an automobile amaahup on the Wln- ti'.ville road Sunday- afternoon 3:30 o'clock. Dr. Born and Mrs. Coleman were a Ford roadster that wa, be ing driven by Mra. Coleman’a hus band. Lonnie Coleman, and in a ef fort to make a sharp turn In the -road near the Empire State Chemi cal company's plant the car swerved, going at a high rate of speed it is aald, and .mashed Into iCONG. BRAND IN a .tump near tho roadside, result-I ing In the car being almoat total- I ly demolished and all' throe of the ' occupants either badly Injured and shaken up. The three wefe rushed to tho hospital and Mra. Colemsn'e Injur ies were found to be of a serious nature. Her chest wu bruised and It Ik believed that she suffered In ternal injure, and possibly the ■fracture of several ribs. At ths hospital Monday at noon sh. was reported ss doing as nicely ss could be expected bat the extent of her Injures could not be fully deter mined. Dr. Born was unconscious when he reached the hospital and It waa several houra before he revived but It developed that be was not aer' ioualy injured, only bruised, slight ly Inc, rated and shook severely. He Is still in the hospital but not con sidered In an extremely serious condition. j Mr. Coleman w$s brought to the {hospital with hla wife and Dr. Born but It waa found he waa scarcely Presents Minister With One Hundred New Dol lar Bills. Been in Serv ice Q8 Years. fifteen Address—"Editors and Ethics,"— Uurt and was not confined. Mre. Cora Harris. Details of the accident are maa- Addrrea—Hon. Clifford 1\ nlker I gfe happened outalde the ctly (Turn to. Pago Six) < Turn «• p *»* »«> ■II." Poincare nrofeesed to have no hatred and no eplrtt of revenge for the devaetntlon. the trace, ot which were vlelble from where hr spoke. "We ahould like no longer to tnlk of devastation or to think of It." he declared. "We ehould like to Wet—even to forgive. France, said M. Poincare, hat' been no better treated In repara tion. than In the conceeslone wrung from her nnd the security 'tented her, •'In the reparation* commlaalon ttn-atabllahed under the treaty." he uld. "we are tn the minority, although ours la the major Interest Nevertheless It ha a* been .ought fur four year, to relieve *hle com: mission of Its powers, to replace it with International financial com mittee. so as to attempt to coalesce againet Interests opposed to oure.' WOMAN OFFICIAL NAMED TO AMERICANIZE ALIENS SAN FRANCIS CO — California boast, the first women naturali sation official In the United State! to be appointed by the National Bureau of Naturalisation to con duct an educational campaign teaching Immigrants how to become American citliene. - She la Mias LllUon P. Clark, for merly of'Cleveland, Ohio, and sht arrived‘la >-8ah Francisco for s '■inference with Assistant Commis sioner of Naturalisation Raymond Crist of Washington. OF COUNTY SCHOOLS Bob Jones Wins Highest Golf Honors Sunday IT SUMMER SCHOOL Atlanta Boy Crowned as America’s Best in National Open Sunday Heads of County Schools From All Parts of State Here For “Superintend ents Week.” County school superintendents from all parts of Georgia began arriving in Athens Monday morn ing, to attend the “Superintend ents Week" at the University of Georgia Summer School. A special program of lectures nnd entertainments has been ar ranged for the week’s course. Meetings will be held dully on the University campus, at which edu- With Match AH Square At Eighteenth, Jones Sinks Par 4 For Title. Jones Turns in 76, Cruick- shank 78. 7,000 GaUery Follows Match. “Big Four” Makes Sorry Showing. (By Aaaociatad Frets.) INWOOD COUNTRY CLUB. N. Y.,—After knock- , insr st the door of the National Open Golf Championship, problems'Will be discuss, the pinnacle to which every golfer aspires, for four long ed and prominent educators will j years, a sun-browned boy, with steady eyes and steel lecture. Summer school officials | j, an( j g for wrists, finally rose to the heights and carried state that a larK * of coun ' the title safely back with him to his home in. Dixie, ties wUl he^rep S nott , (1 j Bobby Jones, the Atlanta golfer, scarcely turned divine, will deliver a new series of twenty-one, runner up with John Black last year, turned lectures on "The Jesus of d* the trick when he defeated Robert Allen Cruickshank Fourth Gospel” l 1 "'?"*.*!'. 0 :*7he the Westfield, N. J. golfer, in the play off Sunday, the These lectures. wiU.be be. _ —u wo having tied for first place Saturday afternoon. the fairway. Jones, 100 yard: .longer with hla drive, lay in tough, parched gram six feet to the right ot the fairway. Cruickshank played solely, pitching 26 yardi abort of tho brook guarding tho green. The New Champ each nighL^The°puh- j Playing in one of the faeteet and,ws. 73. hie opponent'*, 73. fi!^l.“ l |nvi!ed'to"attend. " " |by far the largeet fields that ever Tim music will be in charge of: entered the Open. Jones, an ama-* seventeenth hole young Jones nmt Mra George Folsom Cranberry, jteur from the south, bu ® p '- ■ „ i ... iii.-inn mid a brand of golf that IS fast for 'professionals and amkleurl | would go America's premier golf- from all'other aeetlan*of the coun-hog honor.. >” try. swept threogb to victory. When | Cruickshank’* eighteenth he played the final hole In a par almt, half topped,"-landed behind 4. Jones' total for th* It holea’.a clump of tree* and to tbe left of Jones aelectod his iron, a heavy onei took a mighty awing. The ball hit the green dead for trie cup ran slightly to the left of It and rested four feet away. The southern boy needed to hotel j hla pull for a birdie, and two putts i would put him down In four, ul-1 most certainly enough to win. Bui» Cruickshank W a chance to tie ; slim as It waa. If !»•* could pitch- to the pin and hole his putt Jone*’ would need the birdie to win. j The Bcot drew a long breath, he j studied almost every inch of thej ground up to the cup, smiled, set himself and ahot. Hla bqll hh the -green, but rolled Into a ahal* low trap to the loft, 'll** had to hole from there or be certain of de feat. Again he studied the terrain again he amllcd and shot. The bal overran the cup 15 feet. Then waan't a ghost of a chance left, but he putted and missed. Then he walked to Jones,to con gratulate him, signifying th^t hr had cofjeded defeat. Hut Jones elected to putt it out. BOBBY^JONB^O^- BOBBY JONES, of AtbnU, Ga. who won Amrka’a highest golf dig honors at Inwood Country Club Sunday, when be defeated Robert Cruickshank, in a plsy off of tho tie for first place. THE WI8DOM OF 93 YEAR8 Gleaned from. Rev. Morris' sermon: Some folks—preacher#— know too much. Thoae people who go to church regularly on week-dayt aeem to enjoy more of the world 1 proaperlty ua well as thut which flourishes in His kingdom. I have never preached by my watch. If I can HTAND and preach you certainly can SI? and lleten. Trouble? Why trouble? "Stand etll and see the salva tion of the Lord." Things have always worked out well for me and I haven't worried about them. Yes, I never married until I was past fifty. t But there wen many thlnge to' delay me. No, I was never squarely "kicked” by but one lady. “Watch their ears, and when they back them why It's time to get up and leave/' (But boys that wae In the days prior to modern coif fures.) We shouldn't ■ welt until a child Is grown to tell him his name and wbo he was name’ Why I waa 21 before I knew what my name was or whr. I was named for. If a preacher selects a good lesson to read, good songs to sing and a good text usually the sermon takes care of Itself. When one is born of the Holy Ghost It makes a man out of him, and hs Is not much of a unless he is bom of the Holy Ghost. When I was a bachelor I used to preach on family govern ment. Smoking? Well maybe it's all hundred property clause vide any widow of a veteran, whn married the soldier prior to Jan uary I, 1881 # would be qualified to receive the pension. The ineRaurcs were referred to tho Ways nnd Means Committee. Senator Pace of Amerlcus con templates a measure, which lnstH.1.1 of repealing the Tax Equalization Law, would emend It, it beoamo known In legislative circles Monday afternooa Senator Pace was said to l.e discussing the plan with others of the legislators and believed that It would be worked out. The pro posal was eald to provide an amendment which would bring in a tax on money, notes and other called *intengJt)|Mf* and also contemplates a state Income tax. Tho state would bo authorized to impose any tax desired except a levy on personal property and real estate, under the provisions o. a measure drawn by Represonta- tive^Bussey of Crisp county for in troduction In the House at an early date. j 4, |M| This measure, which in effect! designed as n compromise provision embodying the principal provisions of all revenue bills now pending in the legislature, would prevent th» state Imposing taxes of any descrip tion upon the real estate and per sonal property after next year. “Stepping Fast” Is Name of Sensational Movie Offering At Strand Mon day and Tuesday. ',. right hut Ijt always got tne to & man Just sitting, pulling In and pushing out smoke. t And some people, yes I, have seen them, actually have to open up this puffing at the table, be*, tween courses. Hard liquor, nicotine and dis sipation have had no part in Dr. Morris’ longevity. the boy from Oeorgla as he real* I zed his great ambition and cap- With the match equare at the tan played sate, rullhte hie f-’l tt can golfdom. the edge of the cup and sink-'*.g it Gene Sarngen of Brier Cliff, whe In four. W ^?he n Vo11owlng i* an outline of Dr. Morgan’s lectures: 1. Why Wa* the Gnepel Wnt- (Tum to Pag* 81*) There were more than 7,000 spec tators around the green U* ctaeei finished sixteenth yesterday. "Oh* but it was bonnle," said Grufeksbankt afterward, "My, whal a.ijzoJCe* that boy ls. He's the greatest champion ot them all. He is Hsrry Vsrdon at his .Hast, or (Turn to page two) By CHA8. E. MARTIN Sunday morning at tbs Young Harris Memorial church on ths Boulevard special services were held celebrating the 93rd anniver sary of the birth of Rev. James Varnel Mehaffy Morris, revered Athens* minister, the oldest In ock preach- • announced The little church ed when the eleven log hour came and it by the pastor) Rev. Williams, that Mr. Morris would preach. There were many visitors at the church many from other denominations, all (Turn to page six ) (BY M. S. COOK)* :-’ Tom Mix acorcs a thrill a min ute In his official role of champion ♦ k racer in his lat- u. offering, “Stepping Fast,” which opened nt the Strand Thca- tre Monday for a two days run. In this melodrama highly charged with astounding thrills and sweet romance Tom choo»es tlv> United States and faraway China for hla excitement locdle. Ho and the lovely heroine escape ,from a dungeon in darkest China -when rom lassoes a’ mouse and ties n "help message" around its at*k and puts It out the window. Then follows a mad dash across th* Pa cific in which Tom nnd the loVely heroine with the aid of a speedy yacht race tbe hlackguards to the hidden treasure. It is at this stage of the play that the versa tile Tom qualifies as champion trick racer. The heavy on horse back attempts to get away, but Tom flinging himself in his prizt racer comers tho ruffian by an extraordinary skillful and scien tific exhibition of driving. Then follows a hectic struggle in which Tom emerges as victor. The day is saved, he heroine and Tom smile broadly for the final happy closeup—the first he has had time for during the run of the picture. Claire Adahu is the heroine of Stepping Fast” and pleases with her wonderful acting talent. Tom Mix, the universal hero of all kids between the ages of 6 to 60, lives up to his reputation*] "Stepping Fast” is a worth seeing. ii i picture well ONLY DEHORNED CATTLE WANTED IN GREAT BRITAIN TORONTO.—Less than 5 per cent of the store cattle that have been exported to Great Britain since the removal of the embargo have carried horns. overseas have shown ly, no interest in cattle have not been dehorned. All the principal British dealers ex press a preference for dehorned or hornless cattle. ,-i. - i.