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ATHEN MIDDLING .. PREVIOUS Cl THE V Continued Sh( Cooler, 1 Established 1832 ATHENS, GA., MONDAY. AUGUST <i, 1923. Investigate Today I To Regular Subscribers THE BANNER-HERALD 31,000 Accident Policy Free \ VOL. 91, NO. 119 Associated Press Service URTLES Agreement Is Reached In The Ruhr Coal Fields Between Two Countries German Coal Operators in Ruhr Dis trict Reach Agreement With Franco- Belgian Authorities to Cease Op position to Coal Shipment. . Germany “Deeply Regrets” the Recent Bombing Outrages. (By Associated Press.) PARIS.—German coal operators in the Ruhr dis trict have come to an understanding with the Franco- Beljnan authorities who are operating Ruhr rail roads. According to the agreement, the Germans will cease their opposition to the shipment of coal on Italy’s reparations account, providing the shipment be made over lines operated by the Allies. This agree ment which was announced by the foreign office to day is regarded in French official circles as a dis- . . *=* - i tho nrnrrvnm nf mi SSI VP day is regarded in nenui uuitwu ~ ~ . tinct sign of weakening in the program of passive resistance to the Allied action in the Ruhr district Direct contact between the Ger man manufacturers, miners ana local authorities with the Franco- Belgian officials in the occupied region is becoming more ami more frequent according' to a statement made by a high French official. He declared that this was sim ply the development of the occu pation and not the result of spec ial authorization to the occupation authorities l>y tho French govern- ment ns has been reported by a!Hmc sections of the foreign press. “DEEPLY REGRETS" BF.RLIN.—It is unknown wheth er there Is Justification 1for the French suspicion that the bomb inir at Duesseldorf, Saturday was an net of Germans, but that should inquiry prove that such is the ease, the government would be deeply regretful, states an announcement Mumluy made from official quar * C Thc government, it Is added, can emphatically repent its recent that" 1 !t" ‘condemns 0 ever? form of I violence and believe, that such acu can fulfill no useful purpose, merely serving an injury to Ger many’s caasc. II PIT OF DEM Tcmperattire Reaches 104 Sunday Night. Is in Very u Serious Condition States Physician. i Speaks on of J e ” !SUS The sessions of the Athens Dibit irsr«~ sr s.p‘- church. At 7:SO Dr. P. C.Morgan will continue the course on Fundamentals of Dibllca Christ f _ hen he will deliver the „,,.„nd lecture. His theme at that houP wil he "The Deity of Jesus. At the »:30 hour tie Will K lvP the second Of the outline .tudtes ol the iHKiks of tho Bible, the book for this evening’s consideration be- '"5.“ course, ore designed to help tlioso Who are desirous ot studying the Bible nnd the funda mentals of Biblical Christianity Enrollments may be made at any of the sessions, or at any time by communicating with Bev. K. Morgan at 1155. courses present a Kreai opportunity for Athenian to study under a man who Is devoting his life.to the preaching and teaching of the Word of Ood. and It l» hoped that many wilt 1 avail thrill- selyes of this privilege. CONVERT HOSPITAL DUBLIN—The current numliet of (he Irish Builder and Englneei annnunre, the Boyat Hoapltal lCilmAfotiMH. bring converted In to a parliament house for tho Pro. State parliament. U la axp«led the Dali trill use tha hall. TOPEKA—Governor Jonathan M IMvIh in in a ■erlmm condltoln f*.*oni Influenza at the exeoutlvi mansion, his physician. Dr. L. M Powell nnnoiincrd late Sunday night. * The governor haw not lioer getting on.woll ffir more than ? week, member* of his family said. Hi* Illness, however, did not force him to take to hla bed until Sat* urday afternoon.^ The governor’* temperature wai almoHt to the 104 decree mark throughout Sunday afternoon. Dr Powell Bald, addlm? there was no threat of pneumonia nt present The medical staff attending Gov ernor Dnvls was Increased to three phyBlrlnnB Sunday. After a con sultation the physicians pronounced the Rover nor "a very sick mdn.” ThrouRhnut th» afternoon no one hut the physiculns. tho nurses am’ members of the governor's family were allowed In the sick room. Many Physicians To Attend Meet Here Wednesday Meeting of Eighth Con gressional District Phy sicians Expected to Draw Many. Barbecue Wednesday. THE LAST PICTURE DEMAND PRISONERS RELEASE DUBLIN—Wild scenes oc curred In Dublin Monaay In ncftion with the Irish Tdne Un ion Congress. Delegates going to the Mansion House found tin approach blocked by a crowd o! demonstrators who tired to selxi the building, shouting, "Release the prisoners" and "Up Larkin.*; Police were absolutely powerless to prevent the fccenes and at u la to hour, the disorder had not terminated. ONE KILLED ID TEN INJURED IS Immense Property Loss and Three of the In jured Will -Very Proba bly Die. NORWALK, O.—One man w«r killed rind ten ware Injured In the explosion of an ammonia tank In , the Glass building, a five story . hiudnesa block -occupied by the C. , F. Jackson Department Btore, Hchnclter was Instantly killed. Witter was fatally injured. I... clothing and entire skin were torn from hi,, body. Only shoes and belt remained. Mrs. Elisabeth Sipple, a pedes trian who were gazing | n the store . „ , „ 4 . . a w, . window, was thrown across the was taken just as he was about to enter the Palace Hotel in San r rancisco, street by the force «r the explosion The above picture was the last taken of President Harding. The picture here Floors of tho building caved and the street In f<ont of It w*a torn up. Windows of surrounding buildings were shattered. Only the foor walls remained standing. Three men, L. B. Hchaclter, Chaa Witter and Ouy McKaln, were re- pairing the tank In the basement of the store when the explosion oc *d. Many Line OfWaylnSoi As Special Ps Thousands From All Over St Iowa Stand Silently As Ft Train Dashes By in Early Me ing Light. Lost Time Being Rapidly Made Up. (By Associated Press.) ON BOARD THE HARDING FUNERi AT OMAHA, Neb.—The west has paid tribute to the memory of Warren Gamaliel and the east was given its first opportunity | the man in death, who had until last Thur been their chief executive in life, Monda death train bearing his body from San Washington, sped through this town on east. By a silence as eloquent as were th paid the late president in the westeri^B people eastward from the Missouri river plainly their love and affection for Harding. EXTRA SESSION OE THOUGHT , Hh * "“Hared probably ratal Inter- which was to prove the scene of his sudden death. The president stopped ^ and motor . President Cooiidge Has Shown No Intention of Calling Earlier Session, Says Gompers. A large crowd gaih station here as f ini, bearing it* toward its last re sting 1 cd in. With heads i bowed, the crowd r< during the. time the through. Little if I,’ .■!•' : in! h«*r®' the alight soli <> t•«• In .ml a.s the* car i9 widow of the dead ma|j ing, flashed through t As the train stole sileii the early morning lights silently dispersed- an instant to allow this picture to be snapped, though it is evident from thc | J«**.' portrait that the president was in pain even then and a sicker man than his j at , M0M0 . JEFFERSON, lowa.H) ini train bearing t President Harding pa this town at t»:20 o’c morning, nearly one physicians thought at the time. Harding’s Last Words As a Private Citizen jFranklin County j Citizens Here to Study Farming (By Associated Press.) WASHINGTON. — President its scheduled time Cooiidge apparently has no inten-. <?red around the stai ticn of calling an extra session of & re traia tin " . .. congress at the present time, bill I “••P** 1 " pa8Bed th congress at the present time, but : .’L , , . 53 those who cnllcil upon him Monday thdr last trlbulu t0 “4 morning are under the impression AII that he has not yet fully made up ophtitp his mind as to what course he will I 1 AKTS ® ST ATE pursue. | MARSIIALLTO Franklin county business men ^ poaMbility of an extra |{’V r l < ‘ r ;‘ l tr “ in ar , r i ved * and farmers were "taking In" I" 10 " wai discussed by the . h,,w * e the ililiiBs nt th- Stale college 0 f a... I (lent with Samuel Gompers of tho ln |s *tnte ricultiire Monday. (American Federation of Labor and the morning at Cou: large delegation of eltliens I SecreUry Morrison of the nme has not passed over How President Harding as president strove to fulfill the ideals he cherished as a private citizen is forcibly shown in the following state ment, made by him in March 3,1921. just before he was inaugurated— his last words as a private citizen of the United States: ame oyer to study new farming organisation. Con icthods nt th« rollege and to hear president appei dresses by Dr. Andrew M. Houle Intention now cf t Thin republic esnnot and will not fail if earh of us doe* his part If we but work, are thrifty and seek that understanding which reveals mu tuality of interest, no differences can long abide. Our great assurance at home lies in an in telligent, resolute people, in a land unravaged by. war, at enmity with no people, envying none, coveting nothing, seeking no territory, .striving for no glories which do not Become a righteous nation. |f there is one thing in my heart mere than another it U that at the end of the coming ad ministration there remains the America we inherited from our fathers without the sur render of a single _ part. I only wish ^or <>ur A large representation of physi cians of the Sth congressional dis' trlct Is expected here Wednesday to attend’the annual meeting sche duled for Athens. Deslds d»scusr- Ing subje<1s of vital Interest to the medical profession a barbecue be enjoyed. -Th»* hui Iness meeting and barbecue s ill be held nt Fast Lake The local members of fhe A^r elation are planning . a p?<>* for the vl.st?™ that will insur splendid tendance pectcd. ' ,A ±° are piunimut t» , «roi(Tnr. i, vlaiore that ’ wui ;fn-» r f *’ time nn-I IIif- InrK-'ri I'H'. • of .Mveral yeeF. I’d 'ex-! America a M>ul truly American. I know there i> not n man or a woman who does not rejoice in American solidarity and who docs not want it preserved. We crave fraternity. We wish amicable re lations everywhere, we offer peace and choose . to promote it, "but we demand our freedom end our own America. I believe an America, eminent on the eeas, respected in every avenue of trade, will be safer at heme and greater in influence throughout the world. I like to think nf an \Amcrica whose citizens bW Jfrekter .development end fl“W3n“f velopmen ' like to think lawful mission— everywhere under the .shining- sun. There is a ne4 world relationship and when the next administration comes into power we're going to play our part. We’re going to ask for nationa associated together in justice; but it must be an association which surrenders noth!**? of American freedom. Our governmental good fortune does not lie in any surrender at ether end rf the avenue (at either the Capitol or the White House nt either end of Pennsylvania avenue in Wash ington), but in the co-ordination and co-oporn- tion wheih becomes the two branches in a great and truly representative popular government. I.have been thinking nil the time of getting an organisation best fitted to serve this country. I am a partisan. I believe i*i party government. I have chosen n UepubMcan cabi net, but no selection has been made because of party obligation without consideration for the , best service of the country. I would rather have the respect and confi dence* of my home-town people, who have known me intimately all my life, than to have been elected president. And I have a feel in" that so long as I ran continue to hold their respect and confidence I will be credited at least with doing my best for ell the American .£3&r.I 'am-through.down at Washington l nl-an*-to-ho able to some back homo and-again.! Ii*a-partoftho homo community. !q>,. mlr.««e» by Dr. Andrew M. Soul. pre.lUcnt; Dr. M. P. Jnrnnan. J. H. Wood, Dr. J. B Pain and othrr •pn-inlima nt th. Inntltullon. Prnnklln county haa Jolnr.1 th, rnnka of many other Qaonrla coun* tiro now Interratod In b«tter farm- InR methods. IN THE EVENING IS THE TIME TO READ Nnbodv arqnlrca more Infor mation than he will receive. When your adrrrtiaement cornea to a man at a lima when he doean't want It, or in a form he doean't want, it doean't reach him at all. He aimply won't take it in. It la thla which make* nre.pfiper advertiaing, year in and year out. tbe form of huilnmi mcaaage w k I c k riarhex 'he reader’ll mind aa well aa hla eye. For when he retd* his news paper he is looking for news your news as well as all the rest—if you have news for . gly and Hi-.. trailing congressit>»y Ihcir last reaper' together ahead of time. bnf. wurjmer chu-t ..t' the nati reserving his definite decision. I Thousands h:»\ * i parts of Iowa The new chief executive of tho selves along the rigb nation affixed his signature to u giv.- a In-t testimonh paper Monday authorizing Mrz. love fur the man w! Villa B. Pugh, a clerk in the g*n- special—silent in del eral land office, to sign his name' to land grants. She is the Only MAKING UP person in the country with the au-ITIME RAPIDLY thoritv to sign tho name of the! . . ipresident to official documents. I TAMA. I-.i.i teavl I Al.- , I. !o thn uiilium nf ■ I son, lOW.’l OTIO htlUI* hin lie’s In the mood—he’s pre pared to give it hla attention —he’s prepared to be Inter file' is. Also SHB Is. ■ The Banner-Herald take 1 atdre • n*#k " Into the df Athens at n time uhen there is the time to read , ‘a* ■lj -j Mrs. Pngh is the widow of «j, Ia TL,. former member of the. law board ■ eeheduled tl of the land office. She . pointed to the position by former President Harding. County and City Boards to Meet City council will meet Monday night at S:*0 o'clock In prelimi nary oesslon to the regular Au- giAt meeting which will take place Wednesday night .j-thc special mains of Pi ward to the ! IIy made up the flashed hrough thli I fifty ono o’clock, oi minutes late. The man i tie of the special Is ( up the time so that ( which are thronging I bed to pay their 1>o disappointed- lost tlmo is bfing i BROTH Ell MEETS BROTHS The Board of Health meets Tue»-i CHICAGO.—S day afternoon at 4:30 o’clock "nd J train, Dr. Geo at 1:30 Tuesday night the Civil j brother of the 1 Service Commission will hold# ItfjCnrI Sawye meeting. jfrom Mario The Clark* ’ County CommUi ers will also hold j bv W. H. Fit (Chicago mg t