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Rumor of Civil War Hovers Ov
rmany
GOVERNMENT DENIES
TRUTH OF RUMOR; IS
PREPARED FOR WAR
French Say Resistance in Ruhr Has
Steadily Decreased. No Cases of
Sabotage in Past Six Days.
More Trains Running.
Paris Pleased Over
British Attitude.
BRITISH REP LUO
GERMANY READY TO
BE SENT TO FRANCE
Filipino Movie Star
Communication By Great
Britain Probably to
Stand As Already Draft
ed. Dispatched Friday.
(By Attaclatad Praia.)
LONDON.—Additional alteration*
wore made Friday morning In the
text ot the Britlah reply to Oer-
nianq'a reparation memorandum
by the Britlah Cabinet, which met
In the premier's room In the ilouae
lor Commons. Unless It should seem
expedient to make some eleventh
hour changes In the document. It
will probably be dispatched to tho
Allied and American governments
Friday night.
It Is understood that the lug.
(By Associated Press.)
BERLIN—The German government, according to a
semi-official statement issued Friday morning, does not
believe that there is any foundation for the recent news- „ .....
paper references to the possibility of civil war in Ger-1 gosted reply contains about tour-
many, inasmuch as an overwhelming majority of the peo- teen hundred word* and is up to
pie will not allow themselves to be led into such “criminal
foolishness.”
However, should attempts be made on any side to
revolt against the will of the majority, the government
will ruthlessly use all means at its disposal to overcome
such an attack against the existence and constiution of
the Reich and it was added, the government has the
means to do this. ft*"--Sr .-,
The statement was apparently
made In reply to the recent Na
tionalist and Communist nawapa-
per allegations, that each side was
preparing for the revolt and parti
cularly to a letter which a Nutlsn-
allat member of the Reichstag
wrote to Chancellor Cuno, alleging
that the Prussian Minister of the
Interior was favoring elvll war lo
be Initiated from the lotL
RESISTANCE
LESSENING
DUBSEXDORF—French head
quarters here expressed the con
viction Friday that German resist
ance In th# Ruhr was weakening.
No sabotage Incidents have been
reported for the past six days
Thursday five hundred and seven*
ty-fwo trains were operated tn the
region or something more than
double the amount running up un
til three days ago.
French military patrols ere
watching closely the plane of the
Communist demonstration an
nounced In varloue parte of Ger
many for July St. General De-
Uoutte, French Commander In
Chief will forbid such demonstra
tions In the Ruhr, It Is thought.
PARIS
PLEASED
COIUIMITEE MEETS.
HERE SATURDAY
Report of Canvass of
Cropping Plans For Food
Will Be Heard At 11:00
O’Clock.
the standard at cogency and force-
fulness usually characterising doc
uments prepared by Lord Curxon,
British foreign secretary, and that
it is marked throughout by n most
moderate and amicable tone.
There Is still some doubt wheth
er the much discussed supplemen-
mwrnrr-t"- n '
nature will be seot with the draft..
CONCERT FRIDAY
PRESIDENFS TR IP ESTIMATE SUM $1,000,000
THROUGH ALASKA IS
Harding Views Twin Gla
ciers on His Homeward
Bound Journey Friday
Morning.
(By Associated Pre'ee.)
ABOARD S. S. HENDERSON
WlHH HARDING.—A visit to Cor-
duva, the oqean terminus of one of
LARGE COTTON FACTORS
ARE FACING BIG FAILURE;
Augusta and Athens ’Banks 0 Are Not
Seriously Affected. Firm Purchased
Hardeman and Phinizy Com
pany in 1920. Seat on Wall
Street Cotton Exchange *
Has Been Given Up.
, AUGUSTA, Ga.—(Special Dispatch)—Rumors of
the financial embarrassment of Barrett and Co., local cot
ton factors, and regarded at one of tho largest and strong
est firms in the south, came to a head Friday morning,
two railroads nlerclng Alaska's . « nno ““ c * m «nt was made on the New York and New
Ulterior, was one of the features 1 ® r l e “ nl . c °1 t °[ 1 exchange* of the resignation of the firm
of Friday’s program for the prest- |® u ® *° to meet its obligations. Locally tho
dent who is nearing the end ol j news was confirmed in an interview with Frank H. Bar-
| hia visit, the first ever made by rett and Co., who also stated that a conference was be-
a president of the United States) Ing held by the principal creditors with a view to pre-
oxpect^Tlak.'^The P Coppe e r nt RTvS ° f ‘ he “ nd f ° r the »> rotec ‘ io " ° f
and Northwestern railway for a l. ,
run out to the Miles and; Child's ! _ *“ e statement is made that the principal creditors of
Olaciera. j Barrett and Co., are large financial institutions in New
BANKS SAFE
bridge. The place Is said to be the |Vangementa were made with out-stde banking institutions,
only spot In the entire world, where ,,,,, , sets. ,~ AUGUSTA
I <V<p one glacier can be reached
| train and the president .expressed
j a desire to see them.
According to reports, the trip
| bf the efitef "executive hoe boon
I one of extreme Interest and plea*
| ure to him and everywhere he has
etnpned, ho has been received with
SjWItL ASK scon W.
"ALLEN III DISCUSS
great enthusiasm.
Noted Soprano .to Give
Miss Elena Jurado, first Filipino movie star, “broke in'* when all
San Francisco was combed for someone to fill n special pert She was
such a success she now has her cwn company. She is a college grad
uate and Will make pictures from her own scenarios, using scenes in
her native land for a background.
PARIS—Delay In the preparation
of the British note la causing a
faoraMa Impression In the French
Foreign Office, for the reason that
It Indicates the care and thought
with which the document Js being
framed.
This la regarded as warranting
the hope that the note will mark
a .step towards tht solution of the
reparation problem.
Premier Poincare’s reply will be
considered with equal care and tt
may therefore take seeral daye to
prepare It after the Brltleh c
munlcatlon la received.
NO NEBD TO PUZZLE
YOUR BRAIN OVER
THAT SUNDAY DINNER
■ Athens grocers and butchers
have anticipated your needs,
and on (he back pags of to
day's Banner-Herald wiU be
found their adrertlsementn of
fering a variety of the sea
son's choicest edibles.
Learn what is available by
reading the advertisement!,
then make your selections.
And when a grocer or botcher
think* enough of his wares to
tell, you about them, you may
be sure he known the quality
and- the price are right. It
will pay you to patronize
Another meeting of the Produc
tion Committee appointed luat
week at a meeting In the Chamber
of Commerce will be held Saturday
'chick fur the .purpose of
enlarging plana for planting bigg**
food crops in northeast Georgia
next fall.
The committee last week In
structed the county chairman to
make a canvas* of their communi
ties and find out Just what is go
ing to be planted for sale on thi
Curb Market and outside market
ing. A report from these county
chairmen will be heard Saturday
A list of corps which will find
ready sale on the Curb Murket If
Issued by' the production commit
tee also. The committee Is com
posed of J. William Flrur, chair-
F. C. Chandler, Winterville
OCHE RRBil/FS
! MARKETING PLAN
CONCERT TONIGHT
Mary crsl* PIsueTon, soprano
will give s concert at the Pound
Auditorium Friday evening at
8:16. There will be room for
about 600 Athsnlsns. We cord!
ally Invite lovers of music to
attend.
J. B. STEWART,
Director Summer School.
Tho development of appreciation
of an art la as essentlsl ns the
study pf the art Itself, and In
bringing to the students of the
University of Georgia Summer
School, the varied and artistic
group of concert artists embraced
by the series given this summer,
the music department of the Uni
versity under the able direction of
Mr. Oeorge Folsom Cranberry
New York, is creating an times-
Athens Business Concerns
Help Boost Better Farm-'
ing Program Launched
in Neighboring County.
8peial To Banner-Herald
G;M. HEARING IS
Kiwanis Club to Invite
Atlantian Here. Prof. E.
A. Pound and Miss
Vance Club’s Guests
Thursday.
Daughter of Mr. and Mrs.' Clarke county's better ngricul-
E. J. Bondurant Suc- :t “ r *‘P ro ‘E? m *** «? v , en impetus
T „ . at the Kiwanis Club meeting
CUmbs After Illness of,Thursday when a resolution was
Two Years :adopted Inviting Scott \\. Allen,
(general manager of Uic L. W.
Judge Barrett, of Augus- th r.’«„^rchK M^’.^Vra' 1 ™^"^ ^kSPeS
ta, Postpones Hearing to j K . j. uonduranL dildatii^Jf. *£
Be Held Saturday For m'dn.,ht .t .he hotn. of har prat- femer°Commence y news-
Two'Weeks. |Xm£W,2£! * wHh ,he Roge ?
Tho deceased had a wide circle I The resolution inviting Messrs,
of friends not only among the'Allen and Hsrber to Athene was
Hearing on the petition filed hy
vice Chairman: H. E. Dunlap. Ed «•* , norecia-
Johnson. i:«K. Bldson. W. W. Bur- Phero of "*“e art X muaiC
geas. O. dr Carney, Roy Holmes, tlon for the supreme art of music.
• ewe, u. . ... ! If_ Dlfftiapnn nfl IntrodUC-
T. A. Henry, Mm. Annie Mae Wood
Brjant. Vice-chairmen for each
coUnty were appointed. 8. D
Truitt will be vice-chufrman o:
Oconee and will name hia commit
tee; W. R. Eskew, vice-chairman
of Madison; J. T., Pittman, vlo*-
chairnmn of Barrow; C, I* Veatch
vice-chairman of Jackson; Hoyl
'Harris, vice-chairman of Ogle
thorpe. , »
Seeks Abolishment
Of Oil Inspectors'“ ,hfera >ople
SPLENDID.
ATLANTA—With the subml
sion to the house of a favorable
report by general agricultural
committee number one on the
Mann bill providing for distilla
tion test for gasoline instead of
the gravity test as at present,
Representative New, when the
measure was brought to the floor
for consideration announced he
would seek to amend It so as to
abolish the offices of oil inspector
in various Georgia cities and pro
vide for only three state officers
to perform these duties.
perform tnese arnica.
Representative New Is author of
a aimflar measure with the excep
tion hi. measure provide. - for
abolishment of numerous pH and
fertiliser Inspectors and reduetttn
of the fertiliser tag tax from thir
ty to ten cents a ten.
Mre. Plgueron needs no Introduc
lion to tha Athenians who were
fortunate In hearing her recital
WATKINSVILLB, Oa. — Plane |the receivers of the °* in *** lu * younger set with whom she as- llntroduced by Dr. Jere M. Poi
for a If,590.00 marketing oraanlsa. .Midland railway company for „ oc 'atod hut manv nr the older I president pf the State Nor
A Btatemcnt wna issued by
Augpfta clearing house assof.Ht
composed of nil the bunks in
gusta, to tho effect that th#*
nouncement of the failure of I
mt and Co., .Friday morning in
New York and New Orleans cotton
exchanges Involved no local banks
t,lf Principal creditors of this
represented by New
concern _ _ .
York, Chicago and Ne
nanclal institutions. Local bank-J
Ing arrangements only took care
or tho minor operations of this
corncern, ns tho ningnltudc of its
business was such that it had to
••cure financial arrange
Inrger centers.
FRANK BARRETT’S
STATEMENT .
President of
garret, and Co. when Interviewed
hy a reporter of tho lierahl In
II" ,"; >“» resignation from thi
v , — - /mm the
re.-hi.lf"’* nn<1 ? ' CW ° r,M n" notion
-x nnngoH, confirmed the fact of
such resignation, and state,I that
hlJ IO h,M ,nabnit V »•* meet
hja obligations nt the present time.
Mr. Barrett stated further that the
principal creditors of Barrett end
conference with
g out some plan
tho preservation
Barrett and Co.,
Co.,
a view to
>f llQuidatli
tlon for th. purpore of kindling (discontinuance of service on the |B*l3r iC Alien, rerantly"con-1 credit"* "** pr ‘"'"' u
food crops raised In Ocones coun*
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specially - during her Hines, and,ducted an axtensive advertising. Vo ,
become endeared to har. admiring I campaign for the Rogers store, , , 1 »>“ 1
.at • Pointing out tho crons fJcnrtrls I : «*«ouni invt
THE TURNER COUNTY PLAN
A Series of Articles Showing What the “Cow and
Hog and Hen” Have Done for One Georgia County.
> ijua-uiuu enuuartui 10 nor* manuring ^.
— her tn the connga and cheer with Pojfting out tha crop* Georgia ,
I which ahe bore her llineaa. cah raiae to advantage which re- one of ,
Forced lo leave High Behool at g lwJ . .tonfm^ble attentltm .yd^
tho vfr.y time when most girls ,»re «?*?„**”
Just beginning to enjoy life, *she f *xUIUSrfliV ^MthL KA
was stricken with theNllness that * -hlan^nrMidttf^ K *
rrsnltf.fl In hf*r .Insth snat h.A .ho l^*”!*”**
Ivrd In the
ssl-jb a- jaw-: arnssr^ S8£
ASH BURN. Ga.—On Mrs. W. D
Fountain's place, one mile east of
last summer. Her read gift of song, t . dslrvman S»
joined to a peraonallty at once >"■>>*. «■ W. Bell, dairyman. 20
charming, vivid and magnetic cow. Just in from erasing were be-
makes the memory of her singing Inr milked and It
a lasting one. Not all perbapa real -
lie that Mrs. I-lgueron Is a south
erner. a native of the Empire State,
and In has- voice, personality and
musical ability, she shows, lo the
world the alfti that lie In the
heart, mind ond throat-of the
TRACER;! :
Trained under the beat of mas
ters. Mr. Hubert Wetherapoon of
New York, for year? himself a
noted baaso connected with the
Metropolitan Opera and teacher
of many noted singers. Mrs.
Pigeron has had a phenomlnal
success both on the concert pint-
form and In opera. She comes to
her Athens public fresh from new
triumphs In New York, where she
was the'soloist at al* of the con-
s - «... M.w. Vnelr Pltw In
certs given by New York City In
was eloquent
testimony to the richness of the
pasturage that although feed was
In the trough, not one of the beads
In the long row of stanchion* was
lowered to the mixture, but every
cow was chewing her cud tn con
tent and placid repletion. On this,
firm great pains are taken with
Athens High School this year.
* 1 Surviving her, besides her moth-
frnrn Uhlrh bring in a yearly aver- rr and fsther, are . two sisters.
n Ke of li.ooo. Under and between Kllrabeth and Birdie end one
the trees carpet grass and leaped- brother, John
continued well ahe would bnv. Mis. Carolyn Vince and
graduated with the class of the Prof. E. A. Pound, brother to Dr.
J. M. Pound and state school sup-
the permanent pasturage and allinm milking right
ega provide luxuriant pasturage for
the /Cows ar.d hogs.
Joe Hobby, a young farmer, un
der 30 in nppennince who bus earn
ed from his farm every dollar th<i»
went Into Its purchase, now pds-
seses in fee simple his little place
having under cultivation 35 acres
He began of his own hard sense,
five yenr*« ago t to put in better
cows. He grows all of his feed. “I
The funeral services will be con
ducted Saturday afternoon from
the home at <«o’clock and the In
terment will follow In Oconee cem
etery.
just fothr
the soil and fed back to it through her first
the cows, pigs and poultry. Thick
celebration of Its Jubilee. We are
of the dairy, barn Is a farge field
that ta Just how mid-thigh diep in
lush oats and.vetch.
Not far away, one mile cast of
Sycamore, la it smaller 'but corn-
pletely self-sustained and ..tost
homelike unit, the Holly Poultry
farm, which swept the board for
ribbons on Barred Plymouth Itockf
at the last Macon fair. This farm
last year made the unusual recorf
of taking In $800 on 100 hens. Ten
cows are milked and there aye four
brood sow*—one to the plow—
which litter in March and Septem-
proud to welcome this southern
song bird again to the, Athenian
public and Jn
lust pride, for she Jtelongs to th*,
south.
.^despite <1 devssta- Able for a. fine If
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ber.
8. V. Brown's ptaco. two miter
below.Aahburn. la a cow. Hok and
two ranch, npsrated on the Tumre
'program, but' , otherwtee roimrk-
avove'-of
a tbrivh.c little family and we
don't stint ourselves the leant bit
on milk «r butter, otherwise my
check would be larger. I've got
some nice chirked*, too, ami some
good pigs. I’m not complaining al
all."
George Owens of the Clements
(By Associated Press.I
ATLANTA—Thomas E. Watson,
Into United State* Senator from
ervlsor. were guests. Miss Vance
delighted the club with soveral
readings and Professor Pound
gave an interesting talk.
STOP KNOCKING
HE ADVISES .
Asserting that Georgia has DO
6-10 of Its white children of school
age In school Professor Pound
declared that there is no reason
why Georg)one should continue to
knock' th*. sjata for its shortcom
ings. He said that the progress
made by educators should be
given It* dua praise whtcl
as encouragement to them In their
work. In discussing the progress
cf education In Gfqrgia professor
Pound touched on farming and the
need fur education along tin
lines of grading and standardis
ing products for marketing and
advertising them to the world.
The success of California in this
f Barrett
° largest cotton firms In
ry. the business was
magnitude and estimates
of larg<
vary from tsoo.ooo to ii.ooit.iiiio
amount Involved.
SAYS SITUATION
IS “SERIOUS”
(By Associated Press.)
AUGUSTA, Ga.—“The situation
is serious”, said George Harrett
member of counsel for Barrett and
Company, prior to meeting of cred
itors. He would not commit‘him
self further but nnnounet.i Jat.-r
that a full statement would ho in-
sued by counsel. Creditors in the
two Carolines. Louisiana, O^ortfia
and New York were gathering hero
today.
nsorgia Friday was paid a tribute Mg* waa pointed out as an ekem-
In memorial exercises at a Joint Pl e *
that
section said: “I have always'session of the house and senate. | 'Captain Ba” 1 ®**
tnised my feeds ar.d milked ainu ! Governor Clifford M. Walker, tT. ™ Chamber of Commerce 11 en-
cows, if l hadn’t I’d never have. fC Senator W. J. Harris. Secretary |thusiostically •uPP^rtlng j the pTO-
owned a home. Of course I have I of Htate McLendon, Mrs. William |
done a lot letter since the cream-}Felton, who was appointed to suo-itne Curb fl
eeed Senator Watson* Senator I to put thil
f I hadn't I’d never have.8. Senator W. J. Harris, Secretary inusiasiic-iiy i wu :
home. Of course I have < of Htate McLendon, Mrs. William .Ifroni to enlarge tne activities oi
ot better since the cream-1 Felton, who was appointed to sue- jthe Curb Market. We are going
ery and the
bureau started.
All of us at my house are areal
hands to drink rich milk and e*t
butter, but e ven so»« and thoufrH J
am milking orly four uowU'W^rw*
rnt. i my :-orsa»nery :'-eh*dwtf| W
Hurt ,fauwwittftthrf 1
$5#-.a -month. 1 Have w'two horse
IS year uld pecan treea, the trot* farm, with 2S In ’Cti!Uy*Uon. M
i program over and In a
Captain Barnett, also a
George, elected to succeed Watson i big way, 1 .
nod other officials were on, the director of the Chamber of Corn-
program* jmerce, reported.
”' , 'Benat0i i Watson hsd, more) The attendance prize, A hug?
frienitt’In’OedhrYi Who wrould alfbox of candy, was won by Cap-,
WH rtwA’ hdlbw him thbh any pub*, tain Barnett, who promptly pre T
He 'mint ! Within 8 my time," Senator sented it to the dub's guest, Miss
ll4rr!s > skid. ‘ , Vance.
RUSH THREE MILLION8
TO, AUGUSTA BANKS .
; (By * Associated o reta )
AUGU6TA. Oa.—Shipment ot 1
three and a half million dollars in
currency wan received here Friday
through the postofflco fr&m At
lanta Federal Reservo bank to
“prepare for any eventuality,*' Post
master McAuliffe declared.
FAILURE SURPRISES
WALL STREET
(Ry Associated I*ress.)
NEW YORK.-—Frank II. Bar-
rett, cotton broker of Augusta, »
Ga., has notified tho New York
Cotton Exchange that he is unable j
to meet his obligations and re
quested that his seat on the ex
change J>e sold.
The announcement canto as
complete surprise in cotton circli
His failur**, it was said, would a
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