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ore Central Property Changes //onc/s
^ J 6 VIOUS DECISION
Hi
DORSEY INVITED
AND SELLS BIG BUSINESS TOT ATHENS BY
\ Another hip: real ostatp deul was
bnhunited yesterday In the sale of
‘ Athens Hotel property, at the eor-
of Lumpkin and Broad streets, hv
Billups Pbinlxy to Mr. D. G. Art-
lerson, the well known real estate
cater.
i The property Is tho most desirable
1 the city and tho price paid for It
uns Into several thousand dollars. It
not been stated Just what im-
|rovements will bo made In tho prop
erty. but it has been suggested that a
(todom and up-to-date hotel he erect-
on the site. It Is conveniently lo-
iited for hotel purposes and a better
jivestment could not be made than
a modern hotel. The hotel condl-
here arc congested and thor-
ughly inadequate to accommodate
traveling public. Such an im-
jrovement would mean a great deal
Athens and Its future grhwth.
I'llh store rooms on the first floor
tho remaining five stories for
l purposes, tho - Investment would
)e most prolitable to tho owners.
Miles Lewis Lot.
The Miles Lewis lot, at the corner
Lumpkin street and Mtlledge ave-
ue was sold yesterday by Mr. Ander-
on to Messrs. J. M. llowell and
dgar Levy. The lot is one ot the
desirable in that section of the
It Is understood that Improve
ments will be made Immediately.
Other Sales.
lA number of other Important sales
le maturing and it Is expected that
pme of the largost deals yet made
[ill be announced shortly.
TRfllJY ADOPTED
(By Associated Press.)
JWushlngton, Feb. 26.—The Itepubll-
■n reservation regarding mandates.
^Eached to the peace treaty last No-
jvr-mber over opposition of 32 Homo-
fcratlc senators, was re-adopted 68 to -t
today after administration leaders
withdrew opposition to it. Although
Wb the first time qualification to
{['treaty waJ adopted with acqules-
' of Domocratle managers, and
[Wore than two-thirds of the
i voting together, It wuh not re
I as a sudden break, since It was
on in bipartisan conference,
y Democrats and 38 Repuhll-
fvoted for the reservation while
* noernts, Jones, Now Mexico;
ck, Wyoming: Walsh. Mon
■■L and Williams, or Mississippi,
kjjoted against It.
^^Biptatnlng his vote. Walsh said lie
not tlie “slightest objection to
Bn reservation except that It was
uHpccssary." Hitchcock dhln't vote.
Suggests Bryan
v Co-Operate With
Or Quit Party
(By Associated Press.)
iqw Vork, Feb. 26.—Unless William
1 logs Bryan co-operates so that
lemocratic party way “squarely
it" the prohibition Issue” to all
iple of the country, Governor
,rd$, of New Jersey, tn an nd-
li tonighl declared "It Is only fair
gest" to Bryan that "he leave
irty and take his proper place
prohibition party.”
m Food Control
Rule Invalid
Edwin T. Meredith, of Des Moines,
Iowa, new secrotary of agriculture,
and youngest man chosen for a cabi
net post by President Wilson,
tng forty-three years old.
(By Associated Press!
Louis, Mo., Feb. 26.—Federal
Judge Farls today declared
itltutional an amendment to the
Food Control Act when he rus-
matd demurrer of the defense - and
^Kissed the case of L. Cohen Uro
Com pan y. which was charged
M making an unjust profit in sugar.
He Farls said the amendment to
^^HLever act conflicts with the Sixth
^^^idnient to the Conattutlon w hich
Ryes that all citlscns shall he In-
pad of charges against them, and
the Lever act amendment vas
Indefinite and uncertain, and
ligates legislative power to courts
Juries and does not provide for
bnv.lng defendants of charges
dnst them.
GINNERS OF GEORGIA
PLAN CONVENTIONS
Atlanta. Fob. 26.—^Announcement
m*<'In in Atlanta today at. tho
headquarters of Hu* Georgia Ginners
Association of a sorb .s of conventions
to be; held during the month of March
l ovory congressional district In tho
tate.
These conventions, which begin on
on /dnreh 2 at Waycross, will run
through tho entire month. Conven
tion* originally arranged for the. nth
10th and 11th of Hu; month at Dublin,
Millnr and Augusta respectively, wore
postponed until later dates on ar
count of the annual meeting «t Mont
gomery. Ala.. March I)-]2 of the Ame
rican Cotton Association, as many of
the Georgia ginucra will he in at
tendance :»t the latter meeting.
“The cotton ginners of Georgia
need cooperation,” pays the associa
tion statement. "They new’ the com
biitution of effort that, v* id make
them all pull for the same goal at
•rdo
and
contributing
growth and
Southlar.d.
“Why foe.
cotton, and
prepares tin
-why do Du
III the f me
full
)»»!
for
/itli
“Cotton i
Inday. Giiinii
ho sells his
Rinner who
f he market,
vay their money
rket that deals
» cents n pound
Funeral of Infant
Mr. anil Mrs. J. F.
O’Kelly Held Today
Chester Wallace
Month:; old son of M
O’Keliy of tho Now
at their residence v*
:30. and funeral
frotn the residon
o’clock, luterm
Gordon Chapel
O’Kelly, four-
\ and Mrs. J. F.
ierp Road, died
>rning
ill ho
tills afternoon
following in
nmet'MV. Pm-
d onlay
pldes tho parents the little one is sur-
lved by two brothers and two sister*
Mr. Thos. Hardeman
Dies at Tuckston
Mr. J. T. Hardman, one of the best
known citizens of Clark** county, died
at his home in Tuckston yesterday
morning at 2 o’clock, and the remains
wen/ brought to the funeral parlors
of Bernstein Bros., in the city, to
await final funeral arrangements.
Mr. Hardman was 5S years cf age.
[» is survived by hD wiuow. Mrs.
lie Hardeman: four sons and two
daughters, all of the home address.
The members of tho Kiwanic club
were* in a happy .mood yesterday when
they met at tho Y. M. (’. A. for their
weekly luncheon and one of the best
mootings yet held by the club took
place. Several new members
introduced by Mr. Robert McWhorter,
secretary of the club, and those pre
seated themselves In a manner that
was apropos of the spirit of the meet
The now members include Judge
Andrew J. Cobb. Dr. Jere M. Pound.
Rev. Stanloy Grubb, Mr. E. J. Craw
fold. Mr. Walter E. Jackson, ITof. S.
V. Sanford. Coach H. J. Stegeman,
Mr. J. C. Jester. Mr. Paul Connelly.
Mr. Howard McWhorter. Mr. W. T
Forbes and Mr E. M. Kof'ell
May Inaugurate Feature
Mr. W. F. Dorsey presented a sug
gestion to the club that Athens have
a festive week some time In the
spring similar to the Gasparilo week
In Tntiipa, Fla., and that the club take
such a feature under advisement and
sponsor it in behalf of the business
and* civic interest of Athens. This
w; s referred to u committee and a de
tailed report will be made at the next
luncheon. Mr. 1). E. Fortson present
ed a suggestion from tho committee
previously named relative to the pro.
posed extension of the city limits-and
this will come before tho organization
for further action at a later date.
Governor Dorsey Invited
Tho presentation of the charter will
he an occasion of an evening ban-
plot about tho middle of March and
n addition to other prominent Kiwan-
ians who will he invited to attend
from Athens. Augusta, Rome and oth
clubs in the state. Governor Hugh
Dorsey, who is a Kiwanian. will be
invited to attend ond mako an ad
dross to the club.
Plans for this occasion are being
worked out by the hoard of directors
ho will appoint tho different com
dttea* and tho evening is being loo'
l forward to with a great deal of
itercet and enthusiasm hy the mew
hers of the club.
Clubs Exchange Greetings
At the luncheon yesterday a letter
./ax read from the Rotary club, whicli
•plebrated its fifteenth anniversary
Vedncsduy night, upon which oc
anion the Klwnnis club ffent a' lei
or of congratulations. That hot
iubs are working In harmony for Ath
ns nhd this community is attested hy
he spirit of the two letters, which
r«: reproduced below:
From Kiwanic to Rotary
,’o the Athens Rotary Club, Athens
Georgia.
Tho Athens Kiwanin club wishes to
(xternl its congratulations to the n»em
J ers of the Athens Rotary club upon
; ’if.* occasion of tho celebration of tin
fteonth anniversary of the founding
( f Rotary.
it will be jthn pleasure of this or
t unizi'.tiof: to cooperate with the
fort* in behalf of the advancement of
Athens and this community and in
* hoso HjftiflH Hint llio t wo clubs may
: ponsor and indorse.
May tip; two clubs work in harmony
or a Greater Athens.
C. H. PHINIZY,
* President Ktwanis Club.
From Rotary to Kiwanis
Mr. c. H. Phinizy,
President Ki wants club.
Athens, Ga.
Dear Mr. Phinizy: We have received
y. ur letter from the KJwanis club con
gratulating us on Rotary birthday, ami
we beg to thank you.
We wish to co-operate to the full
ent extent. .With the Rotary club pul!
ing together, Athens, the community
at large and the members of each
club will feel that broadening of spirit
so necessary to good '■ilizenshlp.
With our thanks and best wishes,
Yours very truly.
ROTARY CL! It OF ATHENS,
. By E. F. Porter, Sec:
Athens Rector
Conducts Atlanta
Lenten Services
I TO REPEAL
(By Associated Press.)
Albany, N. Y„ Feb. 26.—New York
slate Democrats through delegates as
sembled In unofficial convention here
selected delegates at large to tile
Democratic national convention and
instructed them to vote ns a unit In
all matters and also adopted a platform
demanding immediate ratification of
the peace treaty, and declaring for
repeat of federal prohibition amend
ment.
The platform also declared the
Democratic party of the nation enact
ed mnra constructive, progressive
laws "in half a dozen year:' than the
Republican party in a half century,”
and Indorsed the administration of
Governor Smith, congratulated Presi
dent Wilson on steady recovery of
health, opposed restrictions of free
speech, urged complete, enfranchise
ment of women and their full, equal
representation in party, -affairs and
pel a strong''campaign of education
the means of curbing radicalism,
ernor Smith. Mias Elizabeth A'ar-
f, Ncr.- York; Miss-Harriot May
Mills. Syracuse, and Louie Desbeekor,
of Buffalo, wore elected delegates.
Hollis Landers, convicted of the
murder of Sheriff Cliff Barber, of
Jackson county, under sentence to
hang on February 6 and granted a
reprieve 'til February 27, will not pay
the death penalty today.
Attomeys for the hoy announced
ast night that they bad received
notice of a further respite granted by
the governor, extending the time unlit
March 26.
B'hc case has been pending in the !'
supreme court slnco tho regular term
of Jackson country superior court
this month, when Judge Andrew
Cobb refused an extraordinary motion
for a new trial, and mandamus pro
ceeding to force him to sign a bill of
exceptions was begun in. the supreme
court after executive order staying the
execution had been granted.
Landers Is represented by Judge
George C.. Thomas. John a. Gamble
and Wolvor M. Smith.
He Is In tho Clarke jail.
SVET
Dr. A. G. Richards, rector of Em
manuel Church In this city, has boon
in Atlanta this week speaking at tho
noonday Lenten services held in tho
Y. \\\ C. A. rooms in tho Arcade
building. Reports reaching here are
to the effect that the attendance at
tli* s * services have exceeded oil ex-
l>F< tmoos, large numbers attending to
hear Dr. Rlchartjs at each hour. He
will return to Ather.s for the regular
•onicon at bU church bunday.
AV'i-.lilngifliil Feb:- Bio urrv
peace proposal to the great powers,
reported in official dispatches received
here today, Soviet Russia pledges es
tablishment of Democratic principles
in Russia and the calling of constitu
ent assembly and also promises to
withdraw the decree annulling Ru
sia’s foreign debt, restoring 00 per
cent of the liability; also to pay ar
rears of interest given an a guaran
tee of considerable mining conces
sions to an Anglo-American syndicate
In rethrn and in addition to formal
peace treaties the soviet government
would require Great Britain and other
countries to abandon all intervention
iu Russian affairs. It also proposes
that Knifed Ftatcs allow credit to Rus-
n conditioned on considerable con-
ssions in Russia.
Official comment was ’ withheld
since soviet proposal was not officially
communicated to the. United States.
The supremo council at London nas
announced it will not negotiate, with
sovfets for the present at least . This
<n’t hind tho United States, how
ever.
(Special to The Banner.)
At’anta, Ga., Fob. 2d.—Colonel H. J! ’
I’orry, of Gainesvillu, who circulated
the petition requesting the state? Dem
ocratic committee to put Hoover's
name on Iho ballot In tho Georgia
preferential primary, announce* that
the fight to place Hoover's name on
the ticket bus just begun. Colonel
Perry declare.;' Uiai fn the light of J^r,
Hoover's telegram, the committee can
»not refuse to permit Georgia Demo
crat:; to vote for or against Mr. Hoov
er.
Colonel Perry declares that an anal
ysl;* of Mr. Hoover’s telegram shows
that he is appreciative of the honor
which tho Democrats seek to bestow
upon him ami that it chows unmis
takably that Mr. Hoover has been
Identified with the Democratic party
ever since the war, although he claims
no credit for this connection on nc
count of the fact that he was in war
■service. Colonel Perry further eon
tends that \y!iile Mr. Hoover au
nouncGH that ho personally lias no Im
ientlon of filing ills name in tho Dora
ocratle primary. Mr. Hoover offers no
objection to Georgia Democrats, put
ting his name on the ballot.
rlahmcd tho sixth, new Sultan of
Tuk y—A new and j.--.erto • unpub-
Uhj:d photograph of the ruler of the
luRlry which is occupying a big
lac * in the deliberations of the A1
led, Supreme Council and will be
to remafh in control pf Con-
Hifitlnople. ''
Geddes Appointed
U. S. Ambassador
(By Associated Pros3.)
London, Feb. 26.—It was definitely
stated In tho lobby of tho house of
ominous ton Uhl that Siy Auckland
Geddes, minister of national service
and reconstruction, had boon selected
’as British ambassador ‘o Washington,
Official announcement, was awaiting
word from Waxhington that no is
persona grata, it was said.
WHAT IS A CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE?
A modorn Chamber of Com
merce is an organization through
which public-spirited •dtizens in
a community may ex»re»8 them
selves collectively on questions
of community welfare, and
through which they may make
their collective desire* effective.
A modern Chamber of Com
merce is a body of nu n and wom
en acting In their capacity as
citizens, not as representatives
any special group or ‘ lass, and
anti devoted to the material and
cultural advancement of the
whole community.
Nearly ew»ry in an considers
himself public-spirited and wants
to help make his t >w n a better
place in whicli to li\«• and work.
The Chamber of Commerce lx or
ganized to help every man who
wants to help his town. It co
ordinates all forces for commu
nity improvement and sivex them
direotJon and driving power.
(By Associated Press.)
Washington, Feb. 26.—President
Wilson in his reply to the British and
French premiers on the Adriatic ques
tion, adheres to his previous decision
that unless the terms settlement are
returned to provisions of December 0,
he “must take under serious consid
eration” withdrawal of the treaty of
Versailles and the French alliance
from Ibe senate.
With the exemption ol the prerafers’
response to this note which was dis
patched from London tonight, all ex-
barges on the subject were made
"ubllo tonk-ht. The premiers claim
the agreement of January 14. was
oven falrep to the Jugo-SIavs tn a di-
tston of territory along the Adriatic
than the agreement of December fl,
rod said they meant no discourtesy to
the United States. As President
Wilson was not at tho conference they
thought best to proceed wjtb nego-
Hattons and advise him.
In fits note of January lfi the pres!-
'ent had naked whether It was the
lot-ntlcn. of British and French gov-
-niments tn future to dispose of
•arlous questions pending In Europe
■nd to communicato results to the
-ivermrnnt of the United States,”
•dding that Clemenceau and Lloyd
"eorge must realize there are features
In tho proposed Flume .settlement
■dilch couldn’t bo acceptable to the
United States. Then February 10 the
-resident's note stated thp fact that
'taly rejected the agreement of De-
-ember 9 and accent-d that of Jan
uary 14 was proof that Italy wonld
•ecetve very positive advantages. He
’aid tho tnttor agreement “opens a
way for Italian control of Flume's
nriign affairs," and said It provided
'or "unjust and In'-xne'Mr-nt annexe-
-ton of all Istria” by Italy. Ho said
Tugo-SIavn might fe-1 foreed to no.
-:ept It rather than tho treaty of Lon-
'on but that thlB did not ultor the
conviction of tho United States that
t can’t approve of a »"tt>*merit that
-tolatns the -prlnolples for which the
T "lted States entered the war.
The premier's note Bays France and
"•rent Brltlan “view with constreoa-
-Ion" the threat of the United States
o withdraw from tho loague of
etlons and expresses hope that It
will not.
PLANTER. IS DEAL
Tha
i sh
ell ic-a go. HI.. Fob. 26.-
ing will carry tho Chicago convention
nn about tho twelfth ballot wiis tho
prediction made here today by W. J.
Carrington. Republican lender of Ok
lahoma City.
Mr. Carrington said that the Mc
Grow Hamon contest for tho nation
al Qomm'tteeman from Oklahoma in
which McGrow sought instructions
for General Wood and llainon for
Lowden, ended so disastrously foi*
McGraw that ho‘withdrew from tho
racQ, leaving the Hunion forces in u
position where they will very ^>rob*
ably be defeated hy a third Ilian.
The machine had matters fixed for
General Wood,” said Mr. Carrington,
nd thon a combination of bad plays
on tho part of the Wood leaders
smashed those plans. The Lowden
forces then had an opportunity to
capture the delegation, hut they play
ed the game a little to leisurely. Both
candidates seem to have lost their
chance. General tPorshing will prob
ably have the delegation finallv.”
Commenting on the possibilities of
tho national convention of Republic
ans in Chicago, Mr. Carrington gaid:
"Throughout the country every one
figures that if the Republican conven
tion ballots along without selecting
a candidate on the first' seven or
f»*eht ballots and homo one should
mention Pershing's name, there is
likely to be a stampede.
*My own Idea is that no one is go
ing to Chicago with anything like
the 401 delegates necessary to a
choice, and that the man who prob
ably will receive these 491 votes along
about the twelfth ballot is Jolm fl
Pershing.’
News reached the city last night of
ho. death of Mr. Robert Wise, well-
no,wn young Oglethorpe planter, at
Is home near Arnoldsville yesterday
t 1 p.m., after a week’s illness.
H^e was one of the most prominent
* the younger citizens of Nils section
member of tho Baptist Church, and
leader in the affairs cf Ills corn-
unity. Mr. Wise is survived by his
idfw, Mrs. Bernie Wise, a son and
aught or. besides his parents, a sister
nd brother.
Funeral service;; will bo hold from
ie Baptist Church in Crawford, this
fternocn at 2 o’clock, and interment
v111 follow in tho Crawford cemetery.
Rov\ Attaway, pastor of tho Crawford
Baptist Church will have charge of
the services.
Washington. Feb. 26.—-Union labor
today joined the movement to obtain
oelitical amnesty for all ‘'political
prisoners” hold In army disciplinary,
b Tracks.
It was said Senator F"a"ce. Repub
lican from Maryland, pledged him
self to introduce a bill tills week pro
viding general umneoty for all politi
cal prisoners held under the espion
age act and tho repeal of* the net it-
uelf. ✓
Baker Declines
Delegate Place
Tho annual meeting of tho Nation
al Council of the Boy Scouts of Amer
ica will be held in Hotel Pennsylva
nia, New York city, on March 25 and
26.
This will he followed by a monster
Boy Scout rally to be held March 27.
At this rally from five to ten thou
sand boys will give a scout demon
stration. •
?.|ajor General Leonard Wood has
definitely agreed to ho one of tho
speakers at tho National *)cout meet
ing, and other strong men will con
tribute to tho solution of the present-
day problems of America through tho
proper education of its boyhood and
young men.
Each local Boy Scout council is en
titled to ono National Council mem
ber. and an additional member for
each thousand boys under its juris
diction.
It is expected that at the tooth
annual meeting the half million
scouts and their leaders will ho as
fully represented as possible. There
are about 475 members. The last
annual meeting was attended by 116
members of the National Council.
, Mr. Steve Hartncy anti a party of
fi lends will motor to Athens Satur
day for the game i.nd dance.
(By Associated Press.)
Washington. F-b. 26.—Secretary
RakeV today declined to be a candi
date for delegate at large from Ohio
to tho Democratic national conventio
because ho Is a mombe** ■* f *
tional administration.
Urged To Veto
Railroad Fir
Washington, Feb. 20.—Pre-Lt)
Wilson was urged to veto tha ratlreei-
bill la memorials presented today
through Tumulty by railroad broth
erhoods, farmers, national council and
the American Society of Equity.
Mr. L. C. Harr»V ,r »
Goes to-Charlotte
Mr. L. C. Harrison, freight tra-te
renresentatlve Southern railroad, with
oSiccs In Southern Mutual holMtnv.
has been transferred to division odlees
of the Southern railway with hexiV
quarters In Charlotte, N. C, effective
March L Mr. Harrison ha* b-on lo
Athens only a short while bnt ha,'
many friends who wish him wall. THs
successor will be named at tn early
date.