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Daily and Sunday—10 Centa a Week. Established 1832 VOL. 91. NO. 139 Associated Press Service Daily and Sunday—10 Cents a Week. ATHENS COTTON; * ATHENS COTTON ' Middiing —.. Nomian. THE WEATHER: Little change in temperature. ATHENS, GA. WEDNESDAY, JULY 25, 1923. A. B. C. Paper Single Coplea 2 Cents Daily. 3 Cents Sunday. Rewards Actress For Her Kindness To Him When Ill IK? CERTAIN •fr—+ f-+ +-+ *—4 +-+ 4 4 4—4 +-+ •5*—5" <■ 4 4-4 44 4-4 if>ne Coleman, known on' tha as Ann Murdock, receives 7.s, ;• by the will of Alf Hay* n, for many years general man* •r for the late Charles Froham. two were associated profes- nnlly and were close friends, rinp one of his serious illnesses nursed him, it Is said. IlIBKEY TRI OVER ALLIES WHEN 1151! TREATY SIGNED, SAY PAPERS Lash Is Abolished In Athens Public Schools«m™ ONE HUNDRED AND Corporal Punishment Is Dealt Death Blow More Hot Weather According to C. F. von Hartman weather “prophet" for this section J of the country, predicts that the next several days will be “as hot ns Tuesday was" Tuesday night as the warmest night of, the Expected Fight Over Move to (do Away With System : »nmmer here and was the first time j TO BE HEARD SAT. Did Not Develop. Vote on Motion Whs 5 to 4. One Member Did Not Vote. Athens First of Southern Cities to Take Step. general complaints have been heard about the absence of the usnal cool' TiVvutcnn ■ Inn breezes at night. ;Judge Fortson to Hold; no rain promised. ■ Hearing on Order Re- A Mtyn/Mvxy * irnr straining Cotton Remov- ANYBODY HERE al From Warehouse. SEEN PARSON 1 co. courthouse SCENE OF HEARING Corporal punishment as a means for correcttng un ruly children in the public schools of Athens warf abolished T TIT • -%rn by a 5-4 vote in the Board of Education Tuesday after- XllLL O IV E, L L Y . Tito committee on rules and laws was instructed to Bargain Prices Prevail Charleston to devise a ways and means for punishing children to take, Victim of “Stege” pQO p "’’ p '' 00 “ 0 - |the place of the lash. Athens Is said to be the first city in the south, certainly the only one of twenty-nine of the most promi nent southern cities, to take this step. Carried over from the June meet ing of the board at which time the motion to abolish the system pro voked considerable discussion the j question was expected to cause con troversy at the board meeting Tues day afternoon. The expected con troversy, however, did not develop Although four members could not get their own consent to vote In Goes on Shopping Tour Wednesday Morning. \ ON DIVISION OF WESTERN CIRCUIT Kelly where art thou? Kelly of the top piece fame, straw and fedora. sion of Cotton Stored With Barrett. The hearing on the petition filed with Judge Hodges of the North ern circuit restraining anyone from 'moving cotton in warehouses here The price of cotton may have. *;tbnt might be involved In the pmb London Newspapers Ad mit Turks Scored Vic tory At Lausanne Over Allied Diplomats. (By Associated Brets.) favor of aboll.hment. One member gjjj Reported Favorably did not vote at ail. / „ .. . , « .r Cut of judicial Commit- The member, votlnB In favor of abolishing corporal punishment tee. Has Good Chance to Pass Legislature. The bill to divide the Western were. Chancellor D, C. Barrow,' c |j- ( , u n of the superior court, now ^UyMfwjQaorga C ^Thomn*. L< \-noN—7ho outstanding not, Mtchact. Dr..J. C , L a „L«|, in* wLtncsdsv’J Molt,nno '' ; lho '"’ 0 t’P°*J n * were 1 Jackson and Banka, -was report*! a Nicholson. Vincent Matthews, A. favorably out of the committee v, '; t'eaco^reMv at Lau ! Rhode " nnd J ,Y' B r hn T * ! room of the house Tuesday, com- ^,1'CsVar t. a ^nk a *admt U .. , "»«■, '» committee ,ion of Turkey’s complete dlpto' | prCT " u ' K • number one. mmlc victory over the Alllea. T hc ,i gh t naalnst corporal punl-| / large dcleaatlonfromnverthe The Times doscrlbed the docu- lh ™*, | nunc hcd In the June circuit appeared before the com ment as a model of generosity „ y M „ M | c hael who do-. pUtfee and recomiKcndcd lho prs- Justice, while the Daily T«le»roph. _|„ re< * . t , lg » a r el!e of the d^rk «age ot th© bill. «t being * h, / ! which takes a gloomy view of the „ MnV0 r O C. Thomas Joined that in some instates the docket terms of the Treaty, expresses th«| hlm '. n denouncing the system de- is five years behind 01 account of opinion that If the Troaty of Sevres c | ar j nR jf “the state of Georgia can i the congestion caused by ,ho hnd hren ratified, a settlement tmAnnyre Its convicts without the heavy work of the court.' rrrutor! thereby would have l uge of tha i ns h why not try the ex- Judge Blanton FOrtson Is at nerlment on the school children of j present judge of the circuit (Hid Athens?" shattered. Opinions of some officials seem* "d to indicate that the Armenian problem, which was not solved Is h« treaty will still loom large ar me of the sticking points in the arrylng out of the terms of th' ■raty. Py the terms Of the treaty, all Ore. ks now In Turkey must return to their homes In Greece, and nil Turks In Greece must likewise go Kirk to their home country. ThU *i!l make for tho greatest move* n»nt of humanity .the world has fvrr known In the opinion of some. The treaty also provides for the Immediate withdrawal of all foe* flrn troops, and n divslon of the mandated states aunh ns Mesopot amia, I’aimtlne and others. P. C. MORGAN TO Mr. Mlchnc! wrote twenty-nine southern cities since tho Inst meet ing to find hut whether they hnvc nbollahetl corporal punishment. Not W. O. Dean of Monroe Is sollcHiir. Tho hill should pass now with out any opposition and In tills event an entire court personnel will have to created lnsldj the one St them replied In the nfflrmn-. n( , w c | rcu |t > w htch will be mmpol tlve. He also wrote twenty-nine . of (h0 cm ,ntle8 of Owinctt, llnr. other cities, th. largest ln '^'r„ w> Banks and Jackson. ,.(t In Slnlet they repres.nfed._ Of j the ' Weiler n circuit will bo (.lurk. Oconee and Walton. cities the following long ago abol ished corporal punishment: Chlrn- go, Newark, N. J.. New York City. Baltimore, New York abolished corporal punishment, in 1870. OFFERED APOLOGIES Even the cities who retain the system. Mr. Michael snld, offered apologies for holding on to It. “I beUevr the time will come when corpora! punishment will 1m> driven from nil the schools In the United The Governor will o,»joint the judge and solicitor to item until tho next election. Tho bill a» Introduced «» ihe house came from the Walton coun ty representative but carried the signatures of‘ Heprosentativos .Im pose and Hold« n from this county and tho delegations from Gwinett and Oconee In addition. I States." Mr. Michael declared bc- ■ fore the vote was recorded. “We • I may not do it here today but it wll’ jbe done some day." ■j Corporal punishment Is seldom 'resorted to In Athens schools at . present. Only two children were Arrangements art now com-' whJp|MM f last school year. “It did PM..,I whereby Dr. P. C. 'Morgan > Bnwl , n both cases.”, stated Super- wiU spend the month of August In | n tcndent O. G. Bond. A child enn- city conducting classes for the not ^ whipped under the corporal rbi'ly of the Bible. 'punishment law herir without con- Attendaneo nt the sessions will gent „( its parents — ~ '.Imited to those who enroll ns -• • - •*— ■tiainnts. Classes will b« planned at different hours of the day and guardians. '•Imited to those who enroll ns under the new law they cannot be whipped at all. f nlngs so as to suit the convent* r" °f the student©. Courses on m.‘ following subjects will be given fjutiine Studies of the Books of ihe Bible; The Fundamentals of Bibll- ral r lirlstianlty; Biblical Person* Evolutionary Hypottteses ln ’he Light of the Biblical Revel* and a 1 special class la being armhged for on the Rudiments of x, v T.hinment Greek. T,r - I*. C. Morgan Is Just hack Lay Cornerstone To New Building On Univ. Campus Formal exercises attending lay ing of the cornerstone of the New John Mil ledge dortnltory on thf University campus Wednesday af* Umo ILCI slumped on the New York mx* change Wednesday morning but the fleecy staple had nothings on the price of Kansas straw In the manner of summer time top pieces on the local market. There was a general scuffle among local dealers of the a! the Clarke county court house be* j for* Judge Blanton Fort*on. . j a, sandwich. In the absence of Judge Fortson. 'from the community the lnlt'a! pe-j i (VV .. was filed with Judge Hodge* ' falfa and oat straw twists and._^* n< * **• the temporary re f* prices far below the 1-4 and ^ r "lnlng order and appointed J. J 1-2 off bargains In vogue about Wilkins and B. F. Hardeman tern* This time o’ year prevailed as 'Pwnry receivers until the hearing “Parson HID" of the Klwanls 2 Uld ** hnd on what Permanent club, the Cloverhurst Country ««Po"Jtion would se made of th* Club and incidentally of one of \ i * ,on ’ . the city’s leading churches, f Tho * e who * r ® Interested In the trekked down town barehead- SION RESOLUTION FOR INVESTIGATION Representative Stewart Says Majority of House And Committee Have Affixed Signatures. Lieutenant. Russell L. Maughan army flleiw failed for tho second Make Plea For Posses- " mt ' to "tr the onn(lnent from dawn to dunfi;. lie flew 3925 miles, however^ before being forced down j at Bock Kprings, \>yo., after av* eraglng 165 miles an. hour Iron i . New York. An oil leak compelled him to abandon his second attempt Above Is plioto of his plane romft)& to it stop at McCook Field, Dayton r;ll be heard Saturday morning Sf . , . ' ho Clnrko county court house t.o-! 6 - lll « h ' H Maueh.n nnnlhllutlna [matter, that is those who have cot- stored In the Independent warehouse here, which is tied up on the temporary court action are urged to be here, or be respresent* el at the hearing But unlay morn- ed and wound *n and otW of thd^ various men’s emporiums look ing for a summer bonnet—and also keeping a keen eye and a strong arm out for one Herman J. Btegeman, prize tldle de winks player of tho .town.' It seems that Tuesday after noon Herman J. was whetting . - ... m> hi. favorllj bsrl.ccus appo- IM ". c .? nc ' rn *'» b * tits with a swim' just bsforn ??„7c jud.o Pori..!. th * hl,,lr,,,T *** Joel Wler sounded mesa flail Jl < ’*° Fo ‘ t,on - at the country club huf Instead fng. the Bank of Chart>*ston has agents here making an effort to se cure possession of the cotton and BIG BREAK (By Associated Press.) NEW YORK—A break of one hundred and tort} points in July cotton con tracts was recorded on the New York Exchange here, shortly after the op* fining Wednesday morn* *ng. I (By Associated Press.) ATLANTA—With on© hundred nnd four signatures of member* of the House already attached to hi* resolution which demands an In- {vestigatlon of the State Deportment of Agriculture, 1 Representative Htowatt of Atkinson County, Wed nesday, stated that thla was a ma jority of the lower House and th.-it the passage of the measure jwas now certain. The' resolution was referred to Agriculture Committee Xo. 2 of which plnety-five per cent of the membership, according to Stew ni Is composed of legislators whe have already signed the measure. The, Investigation of the depart ment was asked for after charge- had been made that tho Depm t- jment of Agriculture had been con verted into simply a great pollti. .0 j machine and had been wasting the public appropriations of tho state In demanding the Investigation. • it was stated that the Commission er of Agriculture. J. J. Brown, had illim to p«ge eight.) ON SCHOOL NAMING HIGH LIGHTS Of the Annua] Meet- I itur of tho Gcorjfia Forestry Asso ciation. PAGEANT TO DEPICT So Says L. M. Carter, Chemist At the State College of Agriculture In Interview. of principal speakers. „ 'our with Dr. <1. Campbsll 1*™°" at “"twin In which th.y have tr«vrl-| Tho tii-rclspn from Athens as far east as w York City, and as far west as s,0,a m .Springs, Ark, where they * Pr, ‘ "Pikers at the great Bible inference. Thos* desiring further ‘nform.ition about the work of Athens Bible Institute' art to telephone Rev. K. J. Mor- EV* ”85. who is acting as the •walstrar 0 f the Institute. Class* !" J vHI b# k*n on Wednesday, Au* L end continue until Friday, UK U ,t ||. These classes are be- wK a ^ rnnfe ' 5 particularly for those v? to put Ip some time in arning against the mixture of arsenic and lime for poisoning the boll weevil was Is sued here today by Professor L. M. Carter, chemist at the College of Agriculture, who says a great deal of damage Is being done to tho cotton crop with this mixture nojv. It has come to our attention thnt a num»*er of druggists are selling arsento to be mixed with be used in poisoning thr boll weevil" stated Professor Car- conducted 'ter. "Arsenic mixed with,lime will of taking his exercise ln the water he was disporting hls manly form around the curb ing of the pool, the gallery bring rather a large one and the "Parson", essayed to shove him off and spoil hls silken bath ing suit This peeved * Her man J. and with the connivance ef Abe Wler - tie “Parson's" best Sunday hat, one of thn«e of the Leghorn specie, was add ed to Herman’s costume and decorated In It as ft top piece the latter named did some fanev diving* for the amuse ment of “Old Man" Ed Dorsey and hls grand-son John Nlehol- son. Jr., along iwth a few others and when the hat was taken down to the custodian of the clubbers’ golf clubs he said he couldn't do anything for that make but thrft h# could fix Dr. Wilkinson's if it were In the same shape. But Doc's couldn't found nnd the "Parson" had To go... shopping alone Wednesday I Harris Hovt W< mprnlnr, vowln* that he wm ” trading on a charge account, account of Herman Stegeman and Joel Wler dnd of course all the ©tores wanted the prestige It would give them to have him wearing one of/their hats nnd lienee the price was the last thing considered—that Is, be yond the fact of who the new kelly wns charged to. TUC Court Convenes At Jeffersoh On Mon. Decide To Name 'Build-' !(Contlnued ,ro H m er ^ daJ '’ , Banner ings For Prominent Cit-j By mrb. r. c. orr izens and Not Schools Themselves, At day’s Session. Its action, on naming several of the public schools'for prominent Now, in i.Mrg. Stark’s report Tues- (chairman of tho 9th district a ' vlfe president Georgia Fores Association) wo have a very “high light" from our recent moot ing of tho Georgia Forestry An- sociation. It is bright enough to citiens was rescinded Tuesday . mako the other districts iu (Jt-or- by the board of education. jfl* *H dp and blink their eyes. After the previous action was . I am asking every newspaper in^ ! renclndcd the Bonnl vot.d In namo Geor*l« whoso editorial oyo »oo«5 JEFFERSON, Jun adjourn i>d term of the citv court. 11 St>rr1nt fC JuH». C r ,V T“nril.n d ’l' Fridav Nieht At Eieht the bundlnw it thMe‘KhMlf’for[tiii» report to please copy and i»a». I y mm «>• man whoso name formerly'it on. The Banner-IKraid has a is representing the utate^ ^ ^ Offered were conferred upon tho nchaols good many cxclianRcs umonK the TTie dvil datket wo, taken un 0’ClOCk Colorful follrwing: A. H. Brorkrt. M. W. Carruth, A. T. Arnold. H. 0. John,on, Y. D. Maddox. G. R. Rahlcn. W. 11. Gnnnlon, Arthur Vandiver. W. M. Thurmond. O. L. Ivey, C. E. Free man, D. H. Nix. J.,P. Benton. O. O. Adams, Hed- ., r% L. Archer, W. E. Bailey. R. A. m * n - Harria Hov* Wand. T. O. Turner, W. T. Whitehead,. T. W. Moore, N. IN. Rreaelton, W. W. Hancock, W. iH Deavoure. W. E. Hi'l, E. J. Hancock, M. F. Morrison. country weeklies, and they in turn havo other exchanges. It ought not to bo a hard matter to h\vd thla report reprinted in every news paper ln Georgia. As our friends the Masona say, "So moto It bo." itrict by lira. W. Pro- themselves. end s number of cases disposed of.I Af Agricultural College ** * vesnR of 1,10 hoard'a nc- Tk-v.. nttendip- court ere Judge rigriCUHUl ctl college. t)oB Tuew i, r tho |, u lldlns at Cnl- W. W. SUrk, Gel. E. G. Stark and! . ‘ fh . lege Avenue school vrifl ho known Gel. R. L. J. Smith of Commerce, , ’ ”"^n? nrn. »* tho H*'"' 1 Building”; Gol. Rupert Brown of Athens and °. f “L* *"ly"” m !P t . Chase street school. "C. D. nanl- the Ineel bar. The Jury attending " f gan Building"; Childs street at this session is composed of the A^rlcuUure Frldlr of school "John D. Mcll Building": hi. w,.k A * rlCU " Ure rr,d " T v High School , academic hulldlng The theme of the pageant will “» O. Michael Bnlldlng"; , new of Commerce, tlcorgia. _ prc.nl In graphic form the hist or, auditorium nt High School. "E Tho object of my work has been of agriculture tn America, begin- a Moll Auditorium"; tumpkltt. fourfold: A King with George Washington nnd street school. "D. C. Bnrrow Build- j .1st To Intorcst tho club women Thomns .Jefferson who were sue- Ing"; Oconee street school "Louie ( id tho study of forestry. Cirsful formers as wel las states- Lane Building.” J Sni1- To P ul forestry la *n ed- cn. , The board at first mmed fhe ucatlonal way In our schools. The wife of the American farm-i.ehoois themselves for the above' 3rd. To interost our boys in rr nnd the Amerlcnn farm boys and|u ste ^ , n ,, n n nd women. Chairman wood-craft, nlrln will he introduced, after which j nhn p Moll Tuesday suegested fth. To give wide publicity the farm wom.n will tell of her multitudinous duties, mentlonlns (Turn to Psoe Six) Chief Beusse Is On Duty Again THE TURNER COUNTY PLAN that It rescind previous action and forestry In my district. A Series of Articles Showing What the “Cow and Hog and Hen” Have*Done for One.Georgia County. Chief of Police Henry W. Beuwe reported for dpty Wednraday after a thirty day© nuapennion by the Civic rfervie^ Commission. Relatives of Dr. Georgians and Bontb Carolinians reading these articles on the Tur ner county program naturally pon der what differences exist ln fun damentals between their own counties and Able South Georgian combinations are being worked out elsewhere, some notable Instances being, happily. In Sonth Carolina. Turner happens to be a partlcu. larly striking and effective exam ple—(1) because of Its desperate Sam J. Ware Die,tie* i ^principle end If so wherein ■■ ■ - jit should be modified of extended The many friends here ef Dr.' In its details. Ram J; Ware are aympathliln# Precoding articles have provided * with him on the double aadnes that | data for comparison! as to eer- courity; whether the Turner pro- (estate two year* ago aa contrasted gram Is applicable to their conn- with Its sonnd condition now; (2) because Turner hod no marked physical or economic advantages to start with, and (2) because an »‘ - , . .. nM * with him on tne double naanes tnai; aaia ror comparisons as iu ill [under the antpl^p of Mt Vernon not msk«' «Wun^ n0 , la . com . lnlo hl . „ t . o.rou*h the;tain phases. It Is proposed now to I^dgc Masons here Grand Marter * ' ' 1 * h ’* B . rpe " tao „- h J dewth of h»< aript. Mrs. Ocorgi. / supply general Information as to Joe P. Bowdoln was one of the clum nreen.ile as a |»lson, ne hi. th.i th„ In. LECTURER AMONG SCORE INJURED IN TENT COLLAP8E SISTEKSVIIXB. IV. Va—Dr. raid. | Durham In Winder Monday and hia Turner coanty boIIb, bo that the in- A mixture of arsenfe and lime *'* t * r - Mr *' 8,m Rberrnrd, who terested reader, knowing the soils will dani.iK" the cotton plant very nerlouBly’* '’ontinued Prof. ’Carter “The pure araenlc will burn the leaven an«l rery often oauBe the death of th© plant, and ahould not died in Oaineavltla Tueaday after-; of j,| B own locality, may make his noon * I own comnariaons nnd draw con- rlouBly Injured when a tent filled “'""V to put Ip some time in with o c a *^ U ralSaT SnLSW «* B»»*1 "T u b 0 "' n T“J£T IVrvZ. Phyri- Prank Loveland, a lecturer frum.be used under any ■ cireumstaneea rldcnBo was seriously hurt nnd Calcium arsenate Is the meet twenty or more per so if» less Ware was attending the, clu>|on< for himself, funeral of hia aunt in Winder when he received the nawa of the death NOTHING NEW BUT 8UCCES8 th-r ° r tne * uZl Turaday afternoon. Phyri- - «***** of-th* next few d I would recover. efficient > poiaon now In uae in flatting the boll weevil sniPfarmera. should conipjt t^e cougty t, the! AjrricuJtural of his Bister. Mra. Durham was burled Tuee* f*L “■”*; | There I. nothing new In th. Tur- Ferment It kf^ Bheiwrd takee program be8» A_P«tb to punter a^door T*- ofi.eanaa Turner ‘ J ' hie provhiefl /not a extraordinary degree of communl ty ro-operatton has been snmoiiow developed there. Turner Is typically'tut Over long leaf nine land, as are most other counties In pouth central Oeorgfa. Until some JO .yesni Or less ago It bore e fine stand of timber. The county Jles wholly within the cos tal plain and most of the ealls ere of that provtncp, with the excep tion of the alluvial, which are In the rirer flooded plain. -The al- lnvsl nils are of slight area. The principal.agricultural soils pf Turner, c^nhty ere slightly low- cr in nltrpgen and very much poor- name only tho buildings for th people for whom the schools had been formerly named. A motion by Vincent Matthews, member of the board from the Cth ward, to recall naming of the schools and not even' namo the building was made but was never seconded. Mr. Matthews declared that the board had been cruised for naming the schools for Individuals and be considered tho action the board was about to Jake would When I accepted this chairman ship 1 did not realize what a stu pendous task l had undertaken. With no funds, no printed In formation In tho way of leaflets cr reprints from papers to dis tribute, my first work wns to edit a forestry department In the Com merce Observer. I asked for contributions to this department from our leading men who were conversant with /ftut forestry needs and problems. My first articio was. “Why I Am be ttradrilinj? Hie ’Issne.' i "lt wjll Intcrcated ln Forestry." ,Tht*n the quell critfclsmrio name th© build- following articles appeared: tags and not the schools” aald f “The Great Need of Timber Cul- Prof. A. Rhodes the other Fifth j ture In Georgia." by Bon no 11 II. potash. .than , (Torn to page nix ) ' wa* tabled. ward member. Mayor Georgo C. Thomas spoke In favor of amending the board's action nnd'name the building* far 'deserving servsnts of Ihe city schools." "It will be a recognition of tbelr loyalty and fealty to the schools" said the mayor. The board postponed action on tilling a vacancy created by resig nation or Mis, Mattie Lou Brad- berry from the grammar school fae ulty until next Tueaday In order that local people desiring to make soplicatlon may do so. Dr. J. T. Holliday moved for postponement and the vote was tied tho chairmen breaking the tie by voting In favor of postponement. "I think Athens teachers should be given tho pref erence for the place” he said. E. D. Sledge offered hie reslgne. then th* same typer tlon as secretary. The resignation "Shall Wo Conserve and Protect Our Timber?” by C. II. Harman. “Forestry and Land Develop ment,'' by Andrew M. Soule. “What Shall We Do When Trees Are Goo«?7 “Fammig and Historic Trees.” “The Georgia Forestry Associa tion.” “Georgia's Soil Waste Erosion and Deforestation,” and many oth er articles. I had eleven hundred and eighty reprints made from these and sent out all literature for programs as follows; To every county superintendent of education In 9th district. 19 To every woman's club in 9th district, 2.1 In all. To overy public school and high (Tara to pegs six ) • *- lifajiWntifii n f