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InTMtigtte Today! To 1 tegular Subacrlbera / IBB BANNER-HERALD 11,000 Accident Policy Freo Dally and Sunday—10 Centa a Weak. Eatabllahed 1832 ATHENS COTTON: j OLD 2Se| NEW 27'/,el PREVIOUS CLOSE 26'/,c f THE WEATHER: Fair Sunday and Monday. I VOL. 91, NO. 178 Aalociated Preaa Strike ATHENS, ,GA„ SUNDAY, SEITEMHER 9, 1923. A. B. C. Paper Single Coplea 2 Centa Dally, 5 Centa Sunday, GHOSTS BEST FRIEND f SAYS GREENWICH ARTIST GREEK-ITALY AGREEMENT REACHED JAPS BEGIN TO RECONSTRUCT IN RING OF Millions Labor Feverishly Cleaning and Restoring As Soldiers Compel Peace and Order. (By Associated Press) LONDON.—Within a ring of bayonets extending around the gigantic shambles where a week ago Tokto and Yokohama woro in flames, teeming millions of Japanese are feverishly laboring, piling up the dead; clearing away the homeless thousands, who are encamped like great armies in tents In the streets and'the plazas where the cities stood. This ring of bayonets, backed by Japanese sol diers. symbolizes the power that I saved Japan after earthquake, ' ..J fl.r. L.. InldSunatn nnn flood and fire has laid waste one of the richest and most thickly settled section* of the island Em pire—and the dlstrct where near ly all the foreigners in the county lived. . When every other Instrument, of law and 1 order seemed annihil ated, with the new cabinet only in* the process of taking office, the in iuu process oi wxuk viuiw Japanese government still had its FLORA MARIAN SPORE, WHO SAYS GHOSTS DICTATE WHAT SHE WRITES. BY JOSEPHINE VAN DE GRIFT NEW YORK Afraid of ghosts? Well, don’t be, says Flora Marian Spore, Greenwich Village artist. “Ghosts,” ahe adds, "are your best friends, and they get their happiness ont of helping folks.” Look what ghosts did for Flora Marian: ... Took her out of Bay City, Mich., where the was following the I and Its own commleanes ready for somewhat prosaic calling of dentist, set her down in Greenwich Vil- earthquake, for In a land of rum- lage and taught her how to paint. jhilng volcanoes nightly fire, and Told her they'would teach her how to play the piano and write»earthquakes weekly, and disastrous stories. ... - {typhoons every year, horror is Turned her into a prophet by whispering warnings of a world!never faraway, war and the fate of nations. . . I TT—L. ... . I Took her on an ocean voyage and told her where and how she Nagasaki—considerable anxi-, would meet tf»c man whom she would some day marry. J ety is fslt everywhere regarding j ^ WM , w WMM V u, twl , Brought her back to New York and dictated a movie scneario to [ ■ ftMttr■"n dftrtenc,,a will prevail for a few., inlttec to bold And now—a movie conconj bda taken over the scenario.. If her'*” »-**-♦—* Strike Settlement Reached As [ (] Miners And Operators Sign A New Wage Agreement 9 P.M. Sat. TO BEGIN IIS SI ECLIPSE OF SUN WILL BE VISIBLE Here Monday > A total orlipap of tho attn will be visible in some parts of the U. S. Monday, In the extreme southern part of California. In Athens Jt wJJi bo only par* tial but more than naif o # life sun’s surface will be obl!» .'rat ed from view by the shadowing moon. The eclipse will begin at 3:36 o'clock. Eastern time, and will reach Its greatest maximum at 4:43 and will pass out at 6:43, The magnitude of the eclipse, ra lit:., w.ii «.<,*. the diamater of tho sun being 1.00 or. in other words, it will be an eclipse when between six and seven tenths of the sun's sur face will be obliterated. Astronomers from Mount Wilson, Ycrkes, Washburn, Goodscll. Lick, McCormich, In New Plan Miners Get Eight Hour Day and Ten Per Cent Wage Raise. (By Associated Press.) HARRISBUJIG, Pa.—Anthracite Saturuoy night signed a new wage agreement. It was expected that the new agreement would be pre sented immediately to the union* scale committee, whose memlw E | ji*'*ntary School Does Not Open Until October • First Under Mrs. Ran dal! Weems. IRELAND AND LEAGUE OENBI’A—Tko Irish Free State is recommended for ad mission to the league of nations Saturday by a unanimous vote of the commission membership. ■ Speeches of congratulations tc the Irish delegates were made by many prominent representa tives of other nations in . the league, I [TENSION OF CRISIS Lucy Cobb InsHtute will begin Its sixty-seventh annual term Wed- 'n*rrtny, tbo 32th. Appropriate ex ercises will mark the opening of had been holt! in Harrisburg, the school. awaiting action of tho conference, »• Miss Mildred Mell, the president The new contract will cover n * is very optimistic over the nros- Period of two years, expiring in poets for the new year and states US. CHURCH DETER HIT - . x . - r » --- — — -- Thursday night during’ revival 1 , ' • e , sca ‘ e committee was that nearly a dozen states of the services at the Methodist church called immediately to approve it. union will be represented .In the at Bogart the pastor called upon Provisions of the new agree-, tindent body, 'all those who wished to dedicate ment, drawn up in conferences* The kindergarten department their Uvea to the Savior to come which continued almost through- w iu not open until Monday, October forward and indicate It by joining out Saturday w*cre base' 1 sTncri* us Moll nnnounefs. *the church. ly upon the four points of the At the exercises. Wednesday. ?cj Four came forward, one of them settlement plan put forth by Gov- be hold In Seney-Btovall chapel, being a young girl hardly in her “— « “ L i won a "** * — " ~ —“ — i* '■*“ ” * ** “ • REACH AGREEMENT Greece Accepts • Stipula tions of Council of Am bassadors Without Eea-d ervations. ITALY ACCEPTS, WILL EVACUATE let nor Pinchot when he called rep- l)r. J. C. Wilkinson will welcome teens, Miks Edna Martin, aged 16, Believed tihe Danger of War Has Passed, De spite Details Yet to Be Worked Out., (By Associated Press.) •ROME. — Italy accepts xlrls and fiivr nn Ineotra- daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. L. the terms of the Council resentatives of tbd operator,q and \h#* i . ___ {miners together in Harrisburg tlonal talk to the student bod *. All’Martin. She indicated her.inton- A m h n c a a ri n r a nnri Hast wqck. These four points in-j patrons and others interested are tion of dedicating her life to one, 01 A DabSduuiB <uia [eluded a flat ten per cent increase Invited to these exerclhes. ' Igiven in tho service of the Master agrees to (iVaCURte CoTIU Pnris amt other centers have [for all mine workers; establish-) set up instruments in Callfor- * h * -»*'>«*• da* ***.«»- n’a and Mexico where the corona will flare from behind the moon's shadow and will make photographs and studies of the eclipse. A piece of ordinary window pane, smoked over a candle, makes a splendid Improvised "telescope M through which to view the sun and observe it more in detail, however, the eclipse Monday will be pro nounced enough to follow with the naked eye. There will be a number of stars that will be visible and the light will bo toned down to* a softened glow wt»lle In the sections where tho eclipse will be totai partial ment of the eight-hour day, recog- ’ FEW FACULTY nition of the union and of the. CHANGE8 principles of colective bargaining. HARRISBURG.—Tlie wage con tract wbo'o completion and Tatifi- catlon insure a resumption of an thracite mining at an early dato was more than half written v noon Saturday when operators and miners temporarily adjourned tho negotiations. A complete agree- and s. h tdow™fobb1ng ad Ja CCnt when of peniuyico. 'Greece has satisfied all of The other:; were received into Hrmvindq nf rpnar. In tho unifw school there are the church but hardly had the, . Y S ac,n “ nas 01 l e t )ar tew changes in tho faculty ol young girl taken her scat than a atlonS. last year. Mies Dorothy Rowland sigh was heard from her trembling I 'will take Mrs. W. C. Davie' place'lips, n shudder passed over her' LONDON Greece aC- Vplcndid euccoas in her teaching work and with great enthuelaem In planning for the earning year. ment era. reached on practically j’ Mm, J. H. Anderson of Auguste 'all Issues. en added member of the ‘music faculty. Mr». Anderson 'pleasantly known to Athenian! screen testa come out a.i right, Flora Marian is to star In her ghost written photoplay. Under the fon'rol of her "People," which is what she call, her ghosts, she will paint the sets for it. And her “People’' tell Frora Marian that her name will be known all over the world. Pretty good, don’t you think, for a girl who three and u half years ago was trying to^ keep people soothed, calm and cheerful ill a dentist’s chair back In Bay City, Mich. 7 ITRENI [First 1923 Bale Of Cotton Brings Record Price Here Walker Names Dr. J, H. T. McPherson. Suggests Meeting Here Next Week. Appoints 13 Mem bers. (By Associated Press) t | ng them uaya or tne rxoauu or ATLA,NTA*~Oovernor Cltfor^ M. j th? neRro northf by t ho** who The first bole of 1023 cotton brought to Athena was sold at the Cotton Exchango Saturday morning and brought the fancy price of 60 6-8 centa per pound, or approximately 14 centa above the market price. It was > bought by the Coker Cotton company. The price paid la one of the highest paid for a firat * hale In the entire state, it Is said by cotton, men. The bale was grown by J. D. Daniel, a m?gro tenant on the farm of W. D. Beacham, and ‘ is an Illustration of what can still bo accompiiiiurd here, dur ing these days of the exodun of Walker Saturday announced personnel of a commission to study thre needed ffhance bf the state for the next ten years and taxation measures to raise the money in aj} equitable manner. The commission, composed of work and farm systematically. The cotton t Is “Over-tRe- top" variety ’and classifield strictly middling with a staple of one and one sixteenth Inch, above the average. It was auctioned by C. W. Crook of Is that Osake. Important industrial center, Is outside the gone' of the disaster. Lending blinkers are optimistic /tn to the ability of the Japanese ‘ banks to meet at their obligations, providing no alarming rumors dis turb the public confidence A1j present no sign of such (I’armis) reposts are to be seep. The principal Tokio banks are I ESSHS^ilRE FQUIIIO GUILTY pan Is ready to assist to the maxi IS EITHER ID SON In tho Domestic Science Depart- body and—she was dead! | ... She comes with a record of | Medical aid was summoned from CCDtS the Stipulations Ol ’ •" w the congrcffation when Dr. L. H. i.u p F minP n n f Amhaqua- Elder responded, but Jt was too» l "C council Ol AttlDaSSa- late. she had made her vow andidors relative to the Greco- Heavenward” 1 w “ waft<!d away “ | Italian controversy, with- Friday afternoon funeral servi- out reservations, aCCOrfl- and."tfeamuT. .W to an Athens dispatch place ami it is reported that Fri- to the Sunday Express. day niRht when the meetings were resumed a new spirit pervaded the: PARIS.—A feeling of relief and. congregation, the entire neighbor-l cp timi.-m is prevailing Saturday hood and that n greater good than j ni ,, )lt h , and diplomatic ever was anticipated is resulting J circles which look with satisfaction from the revive!. upon the action of the Inter-Allied Rev. Jolly of Oconee Heights 13 (Council of Ambassadors in the pastor of lho rhurrh n.id R ev >;Greco-ItaIian crisis. Austin of Carl in assisting him.. Aftcr n „tifyi„ K ’ Greece of the Mr. Austin had preached iihurs*, 0 f Kettlement that had day nipht and his text i ,Y ns »Jhccn agrccul upon at its Friday's Hodgson “Grieve Not tho Holy Spirit mj.eulo,,, the Council met Saturday God, M A large number has l 0 ' 1 ] 0 ”! afternoon to draw up instructions hrrausc of her presence here foi two eraalons of the University ol Georgia summer school studying Mr. George Folsom Granber- John L. Lewis, union president, notified member's of hie oealc co»u- . thcmcclvca in rcadl- rv and winnlg her teachers certl issembly tiaturday floats this last session. Mrs. An ovonlng to tako tho first stop In dersoit has had tho best ndvan- giving the contract the Union ap- irt fhp study of piano In New proval. York ard Waohlngton, and comet UNION DROPS with (he bighaxt reeommendatlor WAGE ARGUMENT « tenchsy by Mr. Granberry. She Union negotiations dropped an hnn b-’sIdcM a charmlifg personality effort to got greater wage Incroaso hnd the K«t *»f • n *P |rI J 1 * for mine laborers than would bo students. Miss Edith rccoivcd by other anthracite work- t who has studied for * wo evs under Governor Tinchot's act- j a thoologlcsl seminary In N w jtlement nlniK Ton paragraphs out j Ynrk - «f T nnnalltlo nlnrtnnn that will . ron *iVO O *£*1lISr graded , . course of study. She did excellent Surork at the Seminary dnd Is well VrOllOn vO"\jp S qualified to give a splendid course of a possible nineteen that will constitute the new wago contract were written out and accepted when the adjournment was taken. J. W. Mlnter Sentenced to Death October 12 and| _ , _ A , His Son Grady to Life Cuba Goes Ashore Pacific Mail Liner MP8. WEEMS HEADS The commission, compo.™ .. , he Plan i er , Warehouse com-, thirteen memhere, repreeentlng the t pltny The cotton wa« brought legislature, profceelonal ana | n Friday, two weoka later than nest Interests will also have the. service!of atudenta of taxation nnd the dato of the first bale Inst "crvicoiwx: Biuurmt* -™- i yeir> economics, and “any other citl*on | of Georgia Interested In teal tax reform.“'who have boon Invited by the executive to attend Its hear ing. The commission is charged [■ with making u report before the convening of the extraordinary seslson of the legislature in No vember in order that the assembly might work in tho light finding.;^ 1 ' • of itst FPLTY ADDITIONS Fcr/Aer And Son In Winterville PERSONNEL OF COMMITTEE The c'ommleelon will >» com ; prised of Fuller B. Callaway of T-iOranKe: W. R Baker of, At lanta, R r>. Brantley of Black- •hear: W. B. Anderson of Macon: .Ram Tate of Tate; Dr. .T. H. 7* XlrPhereon of Athene. J. E. Conwell of Lnvonla; T. 8. Mason, of Hart; well. J R. Phimpa of Idtulavllle, H. C. Sltla of Tlfton; 4. D Had dock of .Damascus: Freeman Mc Clure rff LnFayette and J 8. Pet er, of Mancheat*. ■ In a statement announcln* tn«j AT UNIVERSITY OF GA. Several additions to the faculty of the University of Georgia for the new session beginning Wed nesday. September 19. have been announced by Chancellor David C. Harrow. Fbrreat Camming, of Griffin, a graduate of the University and * person with a wldo teaching ex perience, will aucceed Jamea P. Hill aa inatruetor In mathematics. Freeman c. McClore. of LaFay- vS; f.oi,M Kept 17/a tutor In this department Mat hlreefr^ he eua^'u. thc folln.-! year, and the tutor’s Place thin Zme PepC If ,’^r wi.l be Gllcd by Claude ^Mmr^BepL AUon Hoach. of Oaluesrlile,«» Hpnt 24* savannah F^pt- 27 and (other university graduate and win- , n ay Up ro*ar-j ner of many^onors while in at- lic! tendance at the Georgia college (Turn to Pago Four) WASHINGTON—Admiral Ander- & e DtenCe. son has confirmed the reports of newnan n* /nn^i.n the death of Consul Klrjassoff and urateunt com.rcl.1 att«h.'l^ d '"' «■ "SSTJZr* W “ Pr, "° U * U ’Un. Cr M * k ? d 0 ^^ M m t T r % T- reported alive. laot., Frlday afternoon waa found 200 FOREIGNERS ,» ullt)r of murder. REPORTED KILL60 ’ ° n commendation of the tury (that he be shown mercy, Judg* C. WASHINGTON—two hundrad ,E ‘ Roo, ‘ him to improtcr. foreigners were killed In Yokoha-. nwnt ,or ma according to the navy depart-* ^**e youth heArd his fate Imme- ment’s first direct word from there,after Judge Roop had hen*, received Saturday In two mes- j tweed his father. J. W. Mlnter u , sages from Admiral Anderson on the g«hows on October ’2,1 commander 1n chief of the Asiatic jT* 1 ® eWer Mlnter was found gtilltyj fleet. Trouton’s murder Thursday and|- Mj^cON—L. IX. Little At Point, Bennett Rucker, Mrs. the church since the revival started on September 2nd. ELEMENTARY 8CHOOL The Elementary School will op en with bright prospects under the leadership of Mrs. Randall Weemi *--• Miss Mary Ann W. A. Capps, Mrs J W. A. Capps. Mrs. M. F. Flckett. rttw Associated Pressi I Mrg - Carllslo Cobb and Miss Flora LOS ANOKI.BS, Calif.—Tho P*- f A “, , “ n wtp clfl- mall liner Cuba went ashore {. “ 'L,. p 8 h l ‘^ a f , at point ttennett on San Miguol 5‘*,1. Ftnh Ph Brath *and island Saturday morning but. U>^Sv«th%S5l«L and MM. LetaGd t7nltcd States destroyer Repo la and Mr „ Anderson will have charge hellcvet: to have rescued most of of lhe choru , work for th , entlrt tho pataongera and according to , chm> i wiroloiia messages Is trying to pick, Th „'« tlld . n , hoOv win. !- quitr up ether.. To Get Advance 15 Cents Pound Little Appointed , ,, 4U„ na, Alabama, Louisiana, Tenessee, Lnier uerk to tne i Krw and Mam.. Tb.«. Manager of D. & S. students will ail be la ths boarding a while three Georgia — , ............ ...... *iACON—L. II Little formerly families are moving to Athens thig One hundred and thirty foreign! Whaiency of the court had not been 1 yartmagtcr of the Macon. Dublin & fnl1 to be abl * to Pnt#r tb * lr daugh refugees, most of them American! recommended for him. pnd Englishmen were at Hakona I and others are arriving at Kobe * MOTION FOR pne massage dated Friday reported (NEW TRIAL the arrive! of his flagship, whil. Jhe other was dated September 5 | Attorneys fqr the MJntem , It seems fairly certain { that ths Friday filed motion asking that the who resigned. The appointment (Turn to Page Four) j (Turn to) ptfe four) ■•sms nmdo August I. Savannah Railway at Macon, hoe tore ln the Lucy Cobb. I been appointed chief clerk to » ( — kj™ SISHATUflES PLACED Conwell Announces De cision of Board. Is Three Cents Increase Over the 1922 Initial Payment which will bo given to the inquiry commission, to Ik* appointed by it, in its investijraton of the asH&ssi- nation of the Italians which broupht about the controversy. Thus all the Council’s machine) will be ready for prompt actioL n reply fa received from Greoc•; All the danqer has been taken out of the crisis, officials here are inclined to believe, though it is everywhere recognized that con siderable negotiations would necessary befor© the matter is fi nally settled. andaF of ATLANTA, Oa.—The Board Director* of Georgia Cotton Grew* era Co-operative Associating a' Its meeting In Atlanta last Thurs day authorized tho advancement o fifteen cento per pound on all mefn bers cotton at the time of delivery ri GENEVA.—’An impressive dem onstration of welcomu and friend ■hip for the Irish Free State ..... ... „ _ ... ... .. . tvsiured Saturday evontngV^ffilHH I caemopnlttan thl. year with atu- “1212pt tho League of Nations, when dents coming from Georgia, Florl- JacconUng to announcement "»« b y the unautmou rot* Of Mio mem- da, Routh CaroHnln. Norih Caroll-7‘ 1 ‘ 1 borslilp commlsalon, Ireland wa rn.. Alabama. Loulelana. Tenewee. , U?l*™t ' pound nt time of delivery which was the rate of initial advance during the 1633 delivery reeaoo commenting on the action ef the board President Conwell stated in recommended for admission. On Monday sho will become a formal part of tho League by the action n f flm Alteonthllr of tho Assembly. This, tho most palpitating week in the history of the League of Solving “Farm Exodus” Problem By DAN MAOILL Father and son hive joined hands In Winterville communi ty in solving the problem ot keeping tho boy on the farm. It was made clear there Fri day night when both met for s banquet in tbo High school. The meeting was held under auspices of the sgricultrsl class of tho Vocational School In Winterville, a part of the public school system. A deli cious supper was served by tho Home Economics class Of the school which fe undier •Ha tton of Miss Susie Burson, daughter ot Mr. and Mrs. W. Me Buncn or Athens .and one Of the mst proficient toachera of the art of cooking wo have ever^een nnd, if we do nay it, we claim to know* a good meal when we see one. The Father and Son Banquet Friday night is the second ever held by the agricultural department of the ’Winterville school which is now directed by Prof. Charlie chandler, a teacher whse devotion to agri culture makes of him an In spiring Instructor and leader /of boys who are fitting their Uvea to that pursuit. v Of course everyone who reads the newspapers knows of tho f»*!fl»»5d**hmsn»« In agriculture of tho Winterville cmmunlty. The pure Seed As sertion, which was organized in July 1922 with a member ship of about seventeen will reach an enrollment ot rojty members this year after hav ing sold over 33,000 worth of puf i seed at a profit of 32,500. This association is u direct re sult of the inspiration the br.ys and older men of USntcrvitln reived In the agricultural class. The agricultural class is not confined to boys. Tbo -regular class, which Is part ot the school, Is composed of boys alone, but a night c1«*<b In ag riculture, taught by Prof. Chandler, Is made up of men. One of tho outstanding ach ievements of the adult class In agriculture was tho formation of tho Poultry Association Which has boosted tho proiltio. tion'of poultry to a considera ble degree with many of Its members making a neat profit fram the sale of its products, For instance, H. E. Dunlap, whom iTof. Chandler says was "prize student," In night poul- * ••Link forii** month - (Turn to Page Four) ■■■■■ Ai U. 5. A. CLAIMS WASHINGTON,— Two conven tions between the ^United States and Mexico providing machinery for the settlement - of pending rilin’! between the two countries and their nationals were signed Saturday by the state department. The signatures affixed by the conventions in hehslf of the United States were those of Secretary Hughes and Charles B. Warren and Joh i Barton Payne, who negotiat ed the sett’ement under which di- p’omatb relations were recently resumed. Charge Telles of the Mexican embassy signed for Mex ico. giving out tho action of tho boar.! * Nations closes with general of directors “It Is hoped that thl* Joiclng that tho Grcco-Italian crisis increase ot approximately fifties t offers good prospects of settlement dollars per balo as nn Inltlnl ^d-' because cf tho co-operative acti- vance will enable our,member* to Titles of tbo Council of the Lea bo in a better position to tak~ care (Site, but with tho omvfction amon of their obligations nt the prsoenl t tho (.'^legates generally that the ns well ns to facilitate the delivery I question of tho League's compa- of all cotton agalnri which there (tcpc.v to net directly in such a nr© mortgages or encumbrances [ crisis, must bo settled once and "The present rote of advance 1 for all. will remain In effect until further Tho lasuo at stake is regarded action by tho board of director* atop the cotton, co-operative hut recently made final settement* with nil members who delivered the l»J2*crop to the association The average gross sale price for all members cotton received Inst year was 27.60, and the net price t< the grower member waa S$M Since the first of the year the os* hnotation has added approximately _ twenty-five thousand new mem-jUdT* * f « bers which brings the total mem- 'IVlISSlng L6CtUTeiT being entirely dear. Italy, member state, has declined to rec- ognizo that tho League, covenant obliges her to submit her dispute to tho League for settlement. Del egates of many countries pointed out that if wSat they termed tbo defiance of the League is left un- (Turn to P«qo Four) bershlp up to approximately forty thousand as against a membership of thirteen thousand, five hundred last year. Dr. F. N. Parker At First Methodist Today Dr. F. N. Parker ot Emory Uni versity will deliver two sermons at the First Methodist church today, one at morning hour on the sub* iect. ‘ Whui Dost Thou Hear," and In the evening on, “Life's Unrenl- i ‘1 hi.. !■* " ' Sunday school at the usual hour Class Barbecue Was Big Success For Ku Kiux Klan Found By Rangers The barbecue given by the Bara* ca clas sof the Oconee Street Meth odist church Friday evening was largely attended, nnd was a splen did success. The officers and mem* ben* bt the, class, and especial!? the committee In charge of the en tertainment, wlflh<>8 to thank every one who helped In anyway. mm .. AUSTIN, Texas—F.ev. John T. Renfro, missing Baptist minister and lecturer for tho Ku Klux Klan I have been located bv state ranswrst! * Jut hi* whereabouts have not leen madp knowr Tje minister whoso homo is in SI'iton, Texas, has been missing since August 22. Appeal had been made e tfte authorities and a search made for him. His whereabouts will be kept secret to prevent tho development of diffi culties or interference with bis re turn home. .^-“aateasi