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PACK SIX m BANNEH-gKRALP. WBMH, CgultOfA FIRE INSURANCE Seventeen Tears of Satisfactory Service. Stroaf Compaclst, Prompt Adjustments. CALL FLEETWOOD LANIER, MGR. INSURANCE DEPARTMENT, ERWIN & CO. Phone Thre**Four-Ffre NOTICE OF MEETING OF &£$&: ■ CREDITORS In the District Court of the United States for the Northern District of Georgia, Eastern Division, As a Court in Bankruptey.r In ‘ -- - MARKETS . ATHENS COTTON _ The local cotton market closed Th« Morton Drug Co., at' 35 1-8 cents Monday. The prev- A'.hcns, Ga. f Bankrupt. No. 1696.ious-cIose waa 86 cents. Bankru; - truptcy. To the Credlotra of Said Bank- rupt: t You are hereby notified that‘January then- will be a meeting of credi- March . tors of the above named bankrupt on January 12, 1224, at G01 South ern Mutual Building, Athens, Ga., at t0:30 o’clock A. M., for the purpose of examining bankrupt, allowing claims, selecting a trus tin' and other legal business. HOWELL COBB, Referee. Athens, Ga., Dec. 28th, 1023. NEW YORK COTTON Open P. C. .... 34.85 84.95 .... 35.28 35.36 lay...... 36.40 35.60 No bids. NEW ORLEANS COTTON Open P. C. January 35.15 36.10 March 35.46 36.38 35.15 35.15 i Mat I M«: Build Strength lo throw off the cold take SCOTTS % EMULSION * Ne market Tuesday. CHICAGO GRAIN Open WHEAT- Strides Forward Made By City During Past Tear (Continued From P*fl* On*) to th© nortli froSjbeen Riven an ctt*y egrtm m*id Ingre** to the* city by tho erection of the steel bridgo at Rlver'street and the paving for three, mileH beyond. The Jefferson road ha» been paved tp a distance beyond the city limit*. The *ame In true of the Princeton road, the main highway to the south. Within the city fttretche* of pave ment have, been laid on Washing ton, Pulaski street* and MUledgc Ml BIB ISSUE im 1924 avenue' and a sewerage project of, 130,000 completed, MANY CITY IMPROVEMENTS BANNER-HERALD WANT ADS. Too I.ale to Claaslfy. July Dec. .- .. May ..- .. CORN- July Dec. .. .. I M OATS- July .. — Dec May A farm bargain—then some! B yy, buy hom<’; v.-z terms: me for lots. T. L. Mitchell. Dividends (huge ones) make Equitable net cost way below: Figure it out! T. L. Mitchell. A I.ife-Annuity for self; Boys and girls savings; Christmns-gflts—permanent; Div-ieml?—amazingly big; Education assured your child: Fone 746: ~ 10614 10214 10814 7614 70% 74% 43% 43% 43% Southern Part of Alaska Will Seek To Become State Davison-Nicholson Co. J6c JUNEA for the southeastern part of Alaska the Panhandle, Is expected soon to be asked of congress. Meanwhile real dents of that district, expressini themselves In a convention here last I ’month, have asked congress to form the territory of South Alaska. This part, of Alaska embraced, when the census of 19S0 was taken |.„ got with old style picture of|>>.« 3 <J ^i*'L p0 ‘ lul r" Q r,. or 67 ' M0 .. i-i-ntleman in one side Re- Ilvln « at th * SM ' S1 ' “iuare 1 f , ,J. 1 Yj*..® iron Jtnlles of tho northeastern corner of ward for return. Rhone 1633 :. th* North American continent that J ,c President Lincoln'* secretary of stat* j ” ! William II. Seward, bought from Itus FOR SALE OR RENT—G o o d ft j a for I7.WV.000. house,- barn and 5 acres good | Th6 p ropo> *<i territory or state, for land in AI Ions vine on. the.White- whose formation the' convention pre hull road, just outside city lim- pared two memorials to congress qnd ‘ " framed a suggested organic ac.t would include nlll the first Judicial division of Alaska in Its present status and about one-third of the third judicial divlson. The first di vision in the Panhandle, a strip run ning about twenty miles wide be tween lirlltsh Columblu and the 1’adfJc Ocean. The third division Is southwestern Alaska, Including all the nou*hti*n coast running from tho northern end of the Panhandle far out to .the cod-of.tho Aleutian Is- The promoters of separate state hood for Houtli Alaska were inspired according lo numerous formal pulica- s. by the desire to be set off from second judical division, vast tern and northern Alasku, with ne as its known injint, and tho th division, interior Alaska, with ■hanks, often culled "the Chicago :he north" ns Its metropolis. Standing* out also os an achieve ment of great Importance Is whiteway. For years Athens had talked and dreamed of a whlteway but not until 1023 wa* it made reality. This project will he ex tended on other streets during the new yfarl ■ HflHQ The establishing of the Cprb Market was another accomplish* 106 % ment worthy of note. Thto meant 102% more for the farmer* as well 107% for the housewives of this section than anything done here* dlirlng 75% the year. CTorely allied with thie 70% was the building and opening of 74% the^bbattoir. Many conventions and important meetings were held In Athens dur ing the year. One of the largest was the American Legion conven tion in July which brought nearly thousand ex-service men tyere for their annual meet. The Georgia Dental Society hold its - conven tion here; the 8th distrlQt medical society convention was held hefo; the Eighth and Ninth District edi tors held conventions; the State Pptomertist meet was held here, the boy* and girls course at '‘.the Agricultural college in the summer was the largest ever, the Farmers conference early in the year was a notable event’ while the Christian Endcavorers brought tho largest tetlglou* meeting of the year to the city. NOTABLE YEAR IN SPORTS FOR SALE—Good yountf mule, with used wagon, for $60.00. • Apply Albert Davison. j2c FOR RENT- 1130. FOR SALE—Cheap, one Fordson tractor, one double disc plow, one twenty-wheel double section disc harrow, one worn! saw. All about as good as new. Also one hot air furnace. Box 228, Ath ens. Ga. j** i Trillion No Idle Job figured If Ada Thornton’* TUESDAY Dinner 50c Vegetable Soup >rk Riba, With Sweet Potatoes Hog Jowl and Peas Pickled Beets Macaroni and Cheese Muffins and Biscuits Lemon Pie Coffee, Tea or Milk TUESDAY V ; Supper 50c Broiled Veal Chop*, Brfom Gravy Hominy Grit* Baked Stuffed Potatoes Escalloped Apples Hot Biscuits Banana Pudding Coffee, Tea or Milk IARBECUE! BARBECUE! Every Day At BENSON’S BAKERY and CAFE Next Door to Strand Theatre INJURES HAND IN PUMP CARROLLTON GIL—A. M. Duck- eba, who ha* been in charge of the Carrollton water works for more than fifteen yearm recently hurt his hand seriously In a largo water pump. Two finger* <>f tin- li.iml were caught in a cog wheel and completely torn off, mangling the hand so badly that It la thought amputation may be necessary. Mr. Iluckeba I* the superintendent of tho Catiollton Water Works system and waa working on the pump when the accident occurred. MAKES LARGE LIQUOR HAUL TOCCOA, Ga.—Following a UP th<‘ police of thia city recently made the largest liquor haul ever recorded in recent years, la the center of town a motor car and truck were searched and In large boxes "•heetlng" from n cotton mill were found 258 gallon* of whiskey. Th* man l**n*d from the drivers seat* and attempted td **• cape but one being captured. Th* captured man gave his name a* ••Red" Jackson. In sports the city occupied n po- altlon of envy not only In the state but In tho country. Dr. S. V. San ford, director fo athlotlcs.of tbo University, wns re-Hrrted prr-sj- dent of the Southern Inter-coTlegc ate Association. He has also en joyed 4hp honor or being head of the southern division of the Na tional Association and Is on Olympic committee while II .T. I'mnn is on the national fool ball rules committee. Athens during the year waa thl scene of every branch of the lead- Iny- sport*. Mors Intersectional baseball games were played here than any other city in the south: tho best basketball battles were af ford* d by tho University schedule and the High school tournament of northeast Georgia held last spring. Th football season brought the best games of tho south hero. The University’s golf team won southern honors while the track ■"» of till* Vnlvorrity hud uniixi nl success. Golf, swimming, tennis and other sport* were engaged in here throughout tho year. In addition to th*. various other high school athletlo activities, tH* annual State High School contests woro held in Juno. The A. & M. school* also held their annual meeting here. The University Summer School surpassed all previous records for attendance and wo* branded as the most successful in the history of Walker Will . Again Spon sor Repeal of Tax Equal ization Law in Race For Re-Election. (By Associated Press.) ATLANTA,’ Ga.—Taxation will be the principal issue in 'Georgia 1 gubernatorial campaign of 1924, according to capitol spokesmen. This statement has a* its basis Governor Walker’s efforts In the direction of tax reform, develop ments at the recent extraordinary session of the general assembly and declarations of prospective candidates. It is generally understood at the capitol that the governor will have a 8 one of the chief planks in his platform for next year's race the repeal of the tax equalization law. In 1022, he was elected after making this one of the principal issues of the campaign. At the tegular session, the house of rep resentative* passed a bill repeal ing the act, hut the senate pre vented final passage. The same thing was repeated at the extra ordinary session. v “In-three general elections the people of Georgia have over whelmingly expressed their will in favor of the repeal of the tax equalization law,” the chief execu tive said in a recent statement. “The platform of the people in the last convention 'declan th* repeal of the tax equalization law. The present administration was elected on that platform, am thoroughly convinced that a largo majority of the people sin- rely desire the repeal of that law'. I am more thoroughly con vinced that there will not be that feeling of rest and harmony among the people which is neces sary for constructive progress so long as this law remains on the statute books as a subject of agi tation in each succeeding year.” Gerald Chapman’s Partner Makes Escape With Three Others (Continued from paq* on*) P* r ty#. Anderson was not pna:‘ of them. . In addition to Anderson the' fu gitives are: ; • ’ r Hiram Lepper. 50-year-old con vict sentenced at Baltimore, lfd, May 11, 11*14, to servo 1T. yenri 'altering United Spites alter* tlons, who figured in a previous rensattonal escape only to - be re captured In Milwaukee, and who faces a state charge in Alabama. Ludwig ScHmldt, serving a ten year term for robbing- the malls, sent to th* prison from Rochester, N, Y„ on May 25. 1921. sentenced # nt to serve for counterfeiting who Haynes, Chattanooga, Tenn. months for co«ntc would have completed hls r term* in February only to face a Tennessee state charge upon his release. Past Year Was One Of Prosperity For Mjaority of U. * S. (Continued from page one.) The children keep eominpr. an! that means p steadily tocreaslng num ber of mouths to be fed. These who stay by tho warm and do »{ood farming can look forward to better fines ns a reward for their yo.,r* of toll and hardship. Trope who-'c l#Ustilt-itaett depeud directly * upon farm purchases can find decided encouragement In thf,i .growing! scons Income of the farmer, for lu> I, will buy as his Income expand?. "The year 924 comes with t promise of continued improvement) . , in the material prosperity of the j In Automobile Parts MONPAY. DECEMBER « GREEN & MICHAEL LOAN DEPARTMEJ 417-421 Southern Mutual Building r •-'’'T' 1 “"d Eastern money always available for loans on farms and city real estate. [New Company Will Open Up For Trade faimer, and thte former contin to be the material ond : spiritual backbone of the nation.” J. T. Kirby, Jr ., Ga. Graduate, Dies in Newnan Prominent Member of the Class of 1922 Fails to Survive Operation. Had Many Friends Here. Friends and acquaintances of his in Athens were shocked Sun day to hear that Joseph Tollcsoir Kirby, 4r.. f University of Georgia were good. Some sections in the < alumnus, of the class of 1922, died H I ■ i Beginning • business Tuesday, January J, 1924, at 150 West Clay- ton ;8trcot, the Auto Parts and Supply Co., Incorporated, la to be one of : 'the new enterprises started In Athen*. to mark the advent of the new year business circles. Mr. Joe O'Farrell, who has" had several .yeartf expqrieaoe In this line, .will be managed, and In active charge of the business. In addition to stocking a com plete line of replacement ports and Ignition parts, the new com will do ignition service, and Mr., Roy Mewboure * !ll hav* charge of this work. Mr. Mew- bourne has tor the past ten years rpeclalized In this department of automobile service, and the com pany will have equipment and fa cilities for testing and repairing horns, generator*, armatures and all electrical equipment of cars ” This new enterprise starts out wlth every prospect of .ueoessfui operation, ana will no aoubt at tract a largo patronage. WOODROW WILSON BELIEVES HIS OLD MOTOR CAR IS BF.8T WASHINGTON. — Old friend-, old books, old songs, and eld wine. To these things that are “best” former President Woodrow Wilton has added, “old automo bile!.” Since he left tho White House In March, 1921, Mr. Wilson ha3 been using for his daily outings the old automobile which served him during his presidency. Re- cently, n group of friends helped him celebrate his 67th birthday by presenting him with one of Hie finest and most uptodate automo biles in tho work. Our Store Will Be Closed Tuesday Afternoon For Stock-Taking. ARNOLD-ABNEY &CO. Iceberg Lettuce Real Good Celery . Bell Peppers Fresh Spinach Ripe Tomatoes Collards Hog Jowls and Peas We Will Close Tuesday Afternoon For Stock- Taking. ARNOLD-ABNEY & CO. ANNOUNCEMENT We Will Open Up on January 1, 1924 Al 150 W*st Clayton Street, Carrying A COMPLETE STOCK OP REPLACEMENT PARTS ANI) IGNITION PARTS AND ACCESSORIES AUTO PARTS & SUPPLY COMPANY, INC. Rhone 146 JOE OTARKELL, Manager th. summer session. Th. Bible Conference held here under the dlrctlon of Dr. O. Camp bell Moriah and Dr. Len o, Broughton, noted divines wa. a decided success and did much ~tur th. monL Improvement « Athena. -TOa Northeast Georgia Boy Scout Rally brought hundreds of Ameri cas future men to our city for a three day stay. The Georgia General Assembly bald Athens a visit “Homacomln* Day.** •Trade Month”’instituted’by the Chamber of Commerce and apoh- •orod by th, progressive busmen, men of Athena brought thrn quar tern of a million dollars to this city. A new country dub came with the year while a boys' and gtri’a dub camp had its Inception during 1922 and will bo completed for Since the senate has twice re fused to pass the repeal bill adopt ed by the house, it has been gen erally conceded the .upper body again wilt take the same action at the next regular session, fn 1024, a new senate will sit in the capitol, for,; under Georgia laws, n different coinity in each district nominates candidates for tho u per house every two years, if t raw repealaM.’ Iln MilHgf iration act, the governor is of th opinion the repeal bill will t| passed by buth the house am senate. No statement as Jo whethjr i,.. will wago an active flvht for m- incomo tax law before the assem bly next summer has been made by the governor. In some circles, it is believed he will content bint- seif in calling attention to the recommendations . of the special tax commission and his message to the extraordinary . session. There are others who are of the opinion that inasmuch as the fi:<i of 1924 will witness the conclus ion of national, state, county a: ) municipal campaigns, a constitu tional amendment could not bo adequately explained to tha public in so short time as to-have a fav orable chance of polls. cotton bolt and in the wheat belt suffered from the ravages of weath er and insect peats, but tha aggre gate crop production was equal to tbo average of tho five preceding years. ■Considering money return we find that the values of most crops oro greater than In 1922. The total vatuo of all crops is 12 per cent greater. The values of the wheat, rye, rice, clover seed, cranberry, peach and pear crops are below 1922; In the case of wheat 11 per cent below. The values of all oth er Important .crops are greater. “It la difficult to measure the productive valuo of livestock dur ing tho Year, dependent as it is upon crops marketed in that form. In general. It has been a prosperous year for sheep grower* fairly good for dairymen, less satisfactory for producers of hogs, and discourag ing for growers of range cattle. Cattle, feeders, however, have done hpvy taxes to he met. The cost of production and of what Ihc farm er* buy remains high. Formers in the spring wheat territory especi ally are in sore etralts from con dition* largely beyond .their con trol. "Experience gnlned during these yearn, of depression, however, to gether with progress already made warrant n hopeful attitude for the coming year. Gradually crop acre- age I* being better ndtusted. Tile domestic market continues stroat at his home in Newnan Sunday morning following an operation, the news of his death being brought to Athens by telegraph to a member - of the K. A. frater nity of which Mr. Kirby was a member while at the University. Mr.- Kirby last June completed graduate work at Columbia Uni versity in New York City, receiv ing n blaster of Arts degree, and since that time has been promi nently connected with one of the leading banks of Newnan. While at the University of Georgia, covering a period of four years, Mr. Kirby made an excel lent record, being graduated with tho Bachelor of Arts degree. In addition to being a member of the Kappa Alpha fraternity, he was a 1 member of a number of other col lege organisations. Tho funeral was to have been held in Newnan Monday after noon. WIESBADEN.—The state thea- 1 tre of Wiesbaden which was well, patronized by offlcen and dough boys when the American troops were in Coblenz and which was badly damaged by fire last March, has been rebuilt and, it is claimed, has the most modem stage in Eu- Special precautions against an* other fire have been taken throughout the house. On the stage alone 300 automatic fire alarm connections have been in- r"j " * •; 1 ' A Real Bargain in Misses’* Children’s and Infants’ SOCKS AND STOCKINGS Our entire stock of Misses’ and Children’s and Infants’ Silk Cotton .and Wool Phoenix make of Stockings and Socks. At One Half Price This is less than the wholesale cost and it will pay you to take advantage of this big reduc tion. JOHNSON SHOE COMPANY WILL RESUME THE FIGHT- MANY ATHENIANS ARE HONORERD • thh m MM owtfrir* are of tbo opinion 1025 will witness cesumption of n fight fo an income tax law. Heraehal Elders, representative of Tattnall county, who several months ago announced ha probably would be in the race for governor, has declared he would take question of tax reform before nxr public in the next election. Mtjj Elders is the edvoeate of a sin tem of taxation very similar.to that of North Carolina. He vra* one of ths leaders this year in tin- efforts to pass an income tax law. Representative Covington, of llquitt, who also has been man- tioned frequently at a candidate for governor, wee another income’ tax lew supporter, ae was Pre*i- dent George Cerewell, of the ten ate. Mayor Sims, of Atlanta who. also has been mentioned in connection with the race, has an nounced his opposition to an in come tax law. Speaker Neill, of the house of representatives, has not made known his position, but several of hit close friends that desire him to run for governor went him to make the race on an anti-income tax platform. Therefore, even if the income tax question should not figure to a great degree in deliberations of the assembly, it will be one at the' next election, Alhens people, as usual, have come in for honor* at the hands of their friends over tho state. Dr. John D. Mcll was re-named head of tho Georgia Baptist Association whllo a number of our men and women were named on varioir hoards, directorships and trustee places with James II. Dozier hav ing been named utato uudltor by Governor Walker. Tho most Important “ideee” dr news to ■'break'' here during the year was the capture and subse quent escape of Gerald Chapman, the “.Millionaire bandit.” Tlie tdxKcst "flop" of tho year was the npathy showtf over the proponed bond Issue for II9.S00 to n qtfwspt may pav. Broad atreet from Lumpkin CUAS - nPPOSP J j mom to Mllledge. The bond railed hope-, - OPPOSE J. J. BROWN lessly through lack of Interest. These oro the outstanding fea tures of the year that Is There were many more'“happen- Ings- worthy of mention but which , h o m o this afternoon, have been omitted. Duilne.. com- r " has-been generally diUons Improved greatly during that j[ r . stewaft' intends .. H.. • dsi»el»» mounted f 0P commissioner of agriculture "im whlle the generai trend of com- tb e primary of 1024. He said it mercl.il affair* I* toward* a pros- was too early to make announce- porous year for 1924. iment in this connection but did ■' I not deny that he would be in the Chewing gum Is now expori-d ■ Irace against Messrs. Brown ami mi-rican manufacturers to 73 dlf- Hunnicutt, who a.c now candi- rent countries. dates. the Mg issues l .. according to observers. In addi tion, there ere supporters of other forms of taxation, including the •alee tax and classification levy. SAVANNAH, Ge.-Charice E. • I Stewart, of Axsbn, representative E - from Atkinson county, reached * Savannah yeeterday end left for tKirted i Ci run / > THE PROFIT IS YOURS STERN’S MIDWINTER CLEARANCE SALE Our .regular patrons are familiar with the spirit of these sales—their benefits, their economies. This is not a prepared sale but a sale which is a sequence. We never mark bur goods up for sale purposes—buit ’tis a bona fide cut price sale. The profits and benefit are yours. This sale is remarkable in as much as most of the suits and overcoats offered are the best cloth that ever cajne into this store. The better the garment the greater the saving. Many of you have been waiting for this sale. Noth ing reserved—all jvoods On at sale prices. $15.00 Suits and Overcoats At.. .. .. .. .. .. ' $20.00 Suits and Overcoats At *.. .. $25.00 Suits and Overcoats At $30.00 Suits and Overcoats At $35.00 Suits and Overcoats At,. ' $40.00 Suits and Overcoats At $12.65 $15.00 $18.75 $22.50 $25x65 $29.95 $45.00 Suits and Overcoats At $50.00 Suits and Overcoats At a $55.00 Suits and Overcoats At .. .. .. .. $60.00 Suits and Overcoats At $65.00 Suits and Overcoats At * $70.00 Suits and Overcoats At*. $33.35 $37.35 $39.95 $43.35 $45.65 $47.65 25 Per Cent Discount on All Boys Suits and Overcoats. 25 Per Cent Discount on All Shirts, Except White 25 Per Cent Discount on All Hats and Caps 25 Per Cent Discount on AH Knit Underwear A Big Reduction in A1I the Other Lines We Carry in Stock. This is the greatest sale we have ever offered the public. No mark ups to deceive you, no closing our doors to prepare for this big sale—but a straight reduction sale. NO GOODS CHARGED AT SALE PRICES. Chas* Stern Company HOME OF GOOD CLOTHES