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No Loans To Sustain High Price Levels
lit il BE PM TO SIIIE OF
. P. H HI
HIGK'PMBE
Congressman Brand Just RUSSIAN COTTON
INDUSTRY CANNOT
„„„„ ! BE SOON RESTORED
RESERVE BOARD TO
Stricked' While Addressing
Meeting of Women’s
Club Yesterday
Mrs. P. H. Mell of this vlty drop-
looirr? CTiTMiriwI - P ed doad at Auburn, Alabama, while
ISSUE STATEMENT Doubtful Whether Manv of addreS8 l n « <* meeting of the Women's
* ....... wnetner many or| club ye8terday> according to Associat.
Mills Will Ever Be Able ~
to Operate Again
Resolutions Drawn by Dele
gates and Presented Them
So May Shape Credit Pol
icy,
early
od Press dispatches received
last night by the Banner.
She was the widow of Ihe late P.
H. Mell who was a son of Chancellor
[ London—Russia’s sroat pre- war; Moll of the University of Georgia, apd
cotton industry has suffered to such] who himself was a prominent educa-
an extent during the revolution that 1 tor having ben a member of the fac-
—' I It Is doubtful whether many of the! ulty at Auburn and later president of
Congressman Charle H. Brand of mills ever will bo able to oporate Clomson college, Clemson, S. C. Be-
lEAGBE COVENANT
Leaders Aboard His Train
Positively Announced Yes
terday Afternoon.
NEW SAYS OFFER
M WILL NOT ftflOT AND HOOVER
ME COX DEBATE TAFT AND HUGHES
SETTLEMENT HIU.0WS AS A RESULT
IHIW
Advocates Some Form Inter
national Agreement—Is
sue Statement Position
New Yor. Oct. 14—A statement ex-
I ITTCDt V AOC!!I>rV r,,alnlni ’ r thd .position In the presldsr.-;
U I ICKLI nDJUlw tlal campaign of thirty one prominent'
Candidate Spoke at Daville
on football Fields—Gets
Irritated.
(By Associated Preoi.)
Aboard Senator Harding's Special
Oct. 14—Republican managers on Sen
ator Harding’s train announced deti
nitely this afternoon that the Demo-
Kiwanis Club Held
Important Meeting
Yesterday Y. M. C. A
Adevrtise Georgia, Athens
Woman's Club Home and
Georgia's Endowment
Movement Consid-
„ ered
men who have advocated some form
of International agreement was issued
today saying they would vote
the Kighth district has Just returned I again, says Sir Charles Macara, an fore her marriage to Dr. Mell she was
to the city from Washington where English authority In the world's cot- a Miss White, daghter of W. N. White,
he we/rt as a delegate appointed from ton trado In ’an Interview In the w)io during his .lifetime was one of("“®!^
the recent Atlanta meeting of agri- Yorkshire Post. Athena foremost' citrus. ] tl^n HelX^twLn Hanll^ and nov
aultulal intehest to protest against! r.-rsed upon information obtained 8he Is survived by two sisters, Mrd.|„°® d «ri t ®„,,7®*i I i a „„®"!,j 0
the federal reserve board’s alleged! f r0 m an Englishm:*’- who recently”re-,Vivian Fleming. Fredericksburg, V«.. c ° vox would not do accepteu.
policy of curtailing farm credits, and; turned from Russia, whore for 14 and Mrs. John T. White, Walton, N. Sector New, bead of the Republl
reports That there were representa- years he was the manager of a large 1 Y. Also by the following brothers or] caa speakCTs bureau said he had not
tlves from thirty three agricultural i-nttr.n factory near Moscow. Sir her husband: T. S Mell. John IF 61 received the proposal seift by
Mell, Professor
tlves from thirty three agricultural
activities present, and that a commit
tee of which he was chosen a member
-was appointed to draft resolutions and
present to the federal reserve -board
which Is also In session at the capi
tal, before the boara began considera
tion of Its policy. These resolutions
were carefully considered, giving
every agricultural pursuit a,nd every
crop grpwor -tho begem of a bearing
on tho market conditions of his par
ticular product. The resolutions were
cotton factory near Mc3C0W, Sir her
Charles estimates that of the 9,000, D.
reported back to tho delegates and] rflnq to the finished product, 17.000]
were unanimously adopted, with in-! werke-s having boon emnloyod under
structlons that the recommendations} normal operating conditions,
contained therein be passed on to the Whoa tho Bolshevikl assumed pow-
federal reserve board, a,ud that this or tho whole cotton industry was nn-
was done. Judge Brand was the only] tlonaliscd. At every mill commltteer
member of the lower house appointedj were formed and finally, in October,
on this important committee. Sena-} 1919, a degree was Issued that all who
tor Smith and he being the only Goor-1 had been connected with the former
gia members of the -committee chosen. I owners would have to leave. With
Officials of the board announced; the expertB gone, the mill slopped,
that the resolutions would be given uter a {life attempts were made to
every consideration by the board in. re-start it. but it was almost imno3sl
arriving at an impartial, safe and lib- ble to obtain raw cotton. Small
pral policy for the federal reserve! quantities were obtained which after
banks in dealing with farm credits. being diluted with 75 per cent Waste,
Harding of the board stated that Its] was put through the processes,
policy as determined at the meeting} The machinery now is in a very had
Thursday and .Friday would be an- state, In such a state In fact, tnat it
nounced on Saturday, a.ud every eye would be almost impossible to oper-
Is turned toWard Washington to sec ate the factory properly, according to
Just how liberal it will be. the. Information given Sir Charles
Judge Brand stated to the reporter whenever machines are damaged, otn-
last night that he was convinced- of; er machines are denuded of parts to
the gravity of conditior.3, and believ-, repair them.
cd that the federal reserve board- Sir Cliarles stated that there was
would adopt some policy whereby little possibility .of Engl'*£
they might he remedied. going to Russia for employment In tex
Secretary Houston of the treasury, were'turning nut o^lyTronf’S
It was announced In dispatches last t of thc norma i vroduc-
night told the delegates hat It 1» »^^"id, and English worker,
not In line with goal business for h( . almost , m p 088 ible task of
government to extend further c r®i ' iakin g u D for The four and a half
Ills to Europe, which would be the P textile manufacture
result if their request is granted. *„ ,C war
Houston declared the Treasury! owing to the war.
wluld not be a party to withholding,
erder^to "maintain artificially high SHARP COMPANY TO
^Senator Smith, South Carolina and CLOSE THEIR MILLS
ether delegates declared for extending
credits to Germany, saying that that ..
nation must live. “Give agricultural| Boston, October 14—Sharpe Man-
Interests a lower rate of discount Inj U f a cturlng Company announced today
this distressing time than you do to| , ta mlllB , n New Beuford.wlll close
any one else,’’ Senator Smith urged] indefinitely tomorrow as a result of
board. There was optimism among ■- '• ,n * h mar
OfiC s 1 Indies running In Russia before, Mell, J. S. Mell. Athens, and C. I.
the revolution not more than -.00,000 Mell, Augusta, and a cousin, Mr. G. A.
or 300,000 are now operating. ' , Mell also of Athens.
C’Te experience of tho English man-, Rev. Johp D. Mell‘and Professor E.
aver of tho Moscow factory were toM B. Mell leave this morning for Auburn
! as an examole qf the methods employ-, tc accompany the .body bteg to this
ed by revolutionists In dealing with. city.
vine of Russia’s great industrial assets,; Funeral arrangements, will be com
tho textile factories In-the Moscow I pleted niter the party's arrival. '
district. Th(a^particular mill carried - r — ,
oil all the processes from cotton spln-l
> (By Associated Press.)
Macon Georgia, October 14.—Re-
i:c»sl of farmers to sell and ship coton
Mell, John I J® 1 lne . Proposal iot oy j a responsible for the removal of
B.! Sen “V w on * har * e 01 “>« Do “; three trails a week from the Central
. npPHMP annoklnff nfronoumnnla on<I . » . ...
Harding. The names Included Root
Hoover, Taft and Hughes
Central Railroad to
Take Off Three of
Its Freight Trains
The Kiwanis Club bad a crowded
tor} house at its regular -bi-monthly meet
ing at the Y. M. C. A. yesterday, and
the enthusiasm that was displayed
augurs for a winter of great activity
r,n tho part of this organization. There
were a number of Visitors present,
among them be^ng Dr, Little a member
pf tho Macon club who la attending
his son. tbo Georgia student Injured
a few days, ago by a truck. Dr. Wea
ver. also of Macon was introduced to
tho club. Mr. Colemtyi of Milwau
kee, Wla., Mr. Forbes of Atlanta, Mr.
Proposition of Relatives of
Cotton Factor to Assign
Quarter Million to Apply
, on Deficit Taken up.
MEETINGHELD
ON YESTERDAY.
Notice of Acceptance of
Creditors Handed Welch
Interests by Committee.
Acceptance of the proposition of
Messers W. F. Eradshaw. Jr.. Robert
P. White, John White Morton and
Mrs. M. R. Welch to place $200,000 In
rash, the cancellation of a debt of $51,-
000 due by John W. Welch to Mrs.
W. -It, Welch, at the disposal of the
committee representing the creditors
for their benefit was made known at
a meeting held yesterday at the city
hall, and bring* to-agreement the par
lies at Interest in the recent failure
of John W. Welch, noted cotton factor
League of Nations
Cannot be Decided
November Election
delegates as they left, although the
board took no action.
The general conference ended yes
terday but a representative of each or
the thirty commodities at tho confer-
the thirty commodities at ihe confer-
statement on credits.
The gollowing report of the Go,tier- Unloilf g. c. October 14.—All cot-
nl Committee was unanimously| t(m m||ls , n this county will shut
adopt'd this morning by the National! n p^ay and Saturday Indefinitely
Convention of Farm organizations. accoun t of market conditions, it
conditions in the cottou cloth mar
ket.
COUNTY CLOSES ALL
ITS COTTON MILLS
on account . a .
was announced today. It affets about
3000 operatives.
IT ALIANQUAKE
KILLS FIFTEEN
meeting here, in the home of the Na
tional Board of Farm Organizations,
to consider the condition of agricul
ture In respect to credit ant marke
problems: ,
In response to the action °* *“*
Convention your General Committee.
to whom has assigned the duty_of in--| , ondon October 14.—Many were
vestlgating the conditions of the agr ( others wounded at various
cultural interests of the nation, be*} killen. mn..r*^ a tw<J hour
leave to submit the following rtpor t(k Thursday, aaya a Rome dls-
SKtSsr- ,&.'£& roosevelt'TRIES; TO
Interests gave on exhaustive sta1a GET DATE BUT CAN T
ment aa' to maiketlng conditions of
the product that he represented
These condHVyu!
uniform as to 'toe "“faTt that crncrCooUdge to meet him any Unto
Ihe price. now current In „ ar.y ptoen for Joint debafe on the
(Continued on Pago Four) ( League of NaUona. ,
were found Kvansvllle. Ind., October -’4—Frank-
to be practically similar en d lin Roosevelt tonight challenged Gov
Boslo^i, October 14.—The trustees
of World Peace Foundation, -tho mil-
nondollar endowment established In
1910 by the late Edwin Ginn, have un
animously adopted a declaration that
American entry into thq League of
Nations! .cannot, be decided by the
November election. The statement
says:
“The problem of the organization
of the world for peace Is greater than
any man or any body or men. Al
though the ratification of the treaty of
Versailles, with or without reserva
tions, was prevented by the failure
of the Prpsldent and the Senate to
agree, nevertheless, whatever politi
cal party may eome'Vnto power, It will
find that the int rest, the conscience
and the r.^use of duty of the Ameri
can people will require the nation to
take Its oart in . the essential work of
establishing and preserving the peace
of the world.
“The World Peace Foundation to
promote the organization of the world
For the prevention of wars. The trus-
tea of this Foundation believe that
the only practical .way of achieving
that result is by joining the existing
League of Nations, with such modifica
tions, if any. as tbo wisdom of our
statesmen may think proper for the
welfare of the United States. We
havA assurance that foreign govern
ments will welcome the TJnlted States
with any such modifications aa It
may think necessary”.
The board of trustees Includes both
democrats a,nd republicans. Their de
claration is signed by William H. P.
Fauncc, president of Brown Universi
ty; George W. Anderson; Sarah Lou
ise Arnold; Proffessor George H.
Blankeslet of Clarke University;
President A. Lawrence Lowell of Har
vard; former Governor Samuel W.
McCall of Massachusetts; Blit* Perry,
Albert E. Plllsburry, George A. Film
ton, and Joseph 11 wain.
Requisition Papers .
Issued By Governor
ocratie speaking arrangements and „ Georg f a , erTlCB between Macon
added. I would net for a moment and Americas, the road announced re
consider a proposition so utterly, Three trip8 a week lnatead ot
,u 2v ... ^, , . dally service, effective tomorrow.
Harding’s proposal, all hie leaders
have said, has been from the start to
develop his views In deliberate pub-.
He addresses. They said tonight he'
saw no reason to cb$V» that policy.
Loniiville, Oct14—The Democratic
administration’s attitude toward for
eign trade, Wilson's policy In Mexico
and the Versailles league covenant,
were special objects of attack by r<en
ator Harding en route through Ken
tucky today and In an address tonight.
At Danville today Harding spoke on
the center of the college, football
field and the team gave him three
cheers. Then as he began speaking
another group of students began cheer
Ing but substituted Cox for Harding
Harding waited until they finished
then pointing his finger at the group
shouted, “I like tor young fellows to
be hnthualastic about their leaders,
but 1 want them to be Kentucky gen-
t'emen and not insljt on interrupting.”
“Real American,” h j added, “shculd
listen to both aides of too use, espe
cially in a presidential race.’
E X’A
Coal Profiteering
Costs United States
$350,000,000 Year
(By Associated Press.)
New York, Oct. 14—Coal profiteer
lng participated In by operator! anti
railroads cost the people of the coun
try at least $350,004,000 during last
year, United States Senator Calder
chairman of the senate hogging com
mlttee, declared here today at a lun
cheon at the Arkwright dab. ,
Alabama Men Are
Put Under $15,000
Bond Night Riders
Jarrell of the Chamber of Commerc* 0 , thlB cltyi when ha became Involv
and Mr. Cole Morgan of Atlanta were sd to kn amount of $882,779 grots II-
Showing at Elite Again To
day After Being Seen by
Hundreds Yesterday
(By Associated Prut.)
Cullman. Ala.. Oct. 14—Two white
men, Edmund Voss and Dock Ya
hrough of Blount county, were Inn'-I
cd by Collman county grand jar;
on a charge of threatening to conunl
r.reon. were arrested today and
'irmight here where each gave a boni
of $15,000. Tholr arrests were the re
suit of threats against a gin nea
r Grrlow and are said to bo the first Ir
Alabama In connection with nigh-
riding activities.
PASQUALE’S HOUSE
REPORTED ROBBED
Atlanta, October 13. —Governor Dor
sey has Issued a requltton on the gov
ernor of Florida for the extradition to
this stato of Dan Wilcox, wanted In
Bacon county on a charge of murder.
The application’ charges that Dan Wil-
cox and Renzle Williams, on March
-28 this year, shot and killed Lawt
Henderson, Wilcox making hi* escape.
Sheriff James W. Oooge is named
state agent to bring the prisoner
back.
A requisition was issued on the gov.
ernor of South Carolina tor Do,n Miller
wanted In Chi-tam county on a charge
of violating tho state -banking laws,
by giving to Williams ft McManus a
check for $228.66 when he knew he
did not have funds In the honk to
cover the check.
Egg Harbor City, N. J, October ' 4.
tic and remarkably stirring picture-
Playing at the Elite today after scor- an S’^nce to the homo of Augusta
lug a triumph there yesterday. “Ma- P “ q J' 1 * e ’ ■S lle *£ , 1 , kldn ff , '>
Same X” may not be a pleasing pic- f ° f tbe Coughlin baby, mad. * hole
tore. It was not intended to plrase In a ‘ ho waU an<1 are b ? lleTed t0
the way wo usually speak of moving
pictures, but it Is a picture that makes ? ‘ D p Bert Wi ofchtnnn, be
you think. It burns iuelf Into your, tore Paa<iua,e5 do * dro,J the “ ofl -
heart and memory. It paints n pic-, -. . : __
tore ot life with a hundred different PLANNING ESCAPE
but familiar phases. It convinces: I
it I* true. It is screened with ever; j
detail and care. It has a star espec
ially fitted for the pert. It it a pic
ture every one should see.
Madame X” remains over tor
FOUR ARE LOCKED
(By Associated Press.)
Kingston Ontario, October 14.—
A plot to effect p. wholesale escape of
complete day of showings today at prisoner* in Portsmuoth penltqnt’ary
the Elite. It js worth more than an; and then blow p tbe prison with nttro
hour en a halt of your time. The pic- vglyser^ne was thwarted here today
runs continuously from eleven A. M- Officials-acting on a warning tore
! down portions of the penitentiary
wall and uncovered a store of rifles,
shotguns, ammunition and explosives,
four exceptionally dangerous convicts
wore placed In solitary confinement.
CLOSE TRAINING .
SCHOOL JANUARY
1 SAYS BENSON
CHAPMAN QUITS
FEDERAL RESERVE
(By Associated Prats.) ; (By Associated Press.)
Washington. October 14.—Chairman Washington. Oct. 14—The resigns
Benson < f the Shlppl/ig Board aonoun- tlon of W. T Chapman, secretary of
ecd tonight the training ichoc.: for tbe federal reserve board, effective
ferchant sailors at Camps Stnart,. Va. November 1 was announced tonight
would be doeed January 1st. Practl- He will enter private business. W. W
cal completion of the board’s build- Hr-ton. executive scertary of the beard
l,n* program and sufficiency of sailors will succeed Chapman and the board
were the reasons assigned. i created a new position of assistant to
■; — I the governor and appointed R. Q. Em-
Advertise your Want* In The Banner. | anon to it.
also in attendance.
Mr. Jarrell presented tbe facts ot
the .Southern Bell Telephone Co., to
tho club and in a clear and concise
way made clear the reasons why this
company is asking for Increased tele
phone rato3 In Georgia,
Mr. Cole represented the advertise
Georgia” movement and urged the co
operation of the club In the ralstag
of this county’s qi^ota of the $800,000.
to be raised In .the state.
Tho Woman’s club lu/Bie rtWem
was brought before the body In tho in the country, and Mr. welch was one
way of a reminder, the-club having of the leading factor* here, and the
ibllltles in cotton trading.
Announcement of the failure caused
Intense surprise in Athens cotton cir
cle* and from the first confidence
was expressed in the matter being am
icably adjusted N
Mr. Welch placed his affairs In the
hands of Mr. C. W. Crook, another
well known and experienced cotton
man, under power of attorney and or
dered Immediate audit of his
liquidation of t
-ndorsed the proposition several
weeks ago.
Col. C. M. Snelllng and Mr. W. F.
Dorsey made stirring speeches In be
half of the University of Georgia mil
lion dollar endowment fund and a
-ommlttoo Is to be appointed by the
ireslder.t of the club to represent the
-irgantzatlon In the local Interest of
this endowment
Former Athenians
Are Visiting Here
Distinguished Citizens of
Paris and Holland Visit
ing Athens Relatives
Mr. and Mrs. Ben Flessman, of Rot
terdam, Holland, and Mra. Charles
Joseph, of Paris, France, are the guest
of Mr. and Mrs. J, B. Joel,
Mrs. Flessmtyi will be remember
ed as Miss Blrdlo Marks, ope of the
meet popular and attractive young
ladles of this city. She was known to
all and was a* popular with the gen
tiles as she was with her own people.
Everyone who tyiew her loved her
every thoughtfulness and considera
tion of all. She was active in all civ
ic and charitable work Inaugurated
in the city, taking a leading part and
siding to the fullest every worthy
nnd deserving cause. When automo
biles were first brought Into uso Miss
Marks was among the first to drive
tbe pew Invention which attracted
eo much attention. She entered the
great Glldden tour from New York to
Athena and Atlanta, driving her own
car on the trip. When she returned
home she was met with an ovation
from her many admirers and a hand
some sliver loving cup waa present
ed to her on the occasion which wa*
quite an event In this city.
Mr. Flessman is head of bne of the
largest wholesale noticp houses In
Europe and Is one ot the most promi
nent and leading citizens of Rotter
dam.) Hla Interest and activities In all
movemepta for the good ot his city
and his country hap been marked
with much appreciation by his people
who esteem him very highly for the
news of tbe failure crested |statc-
wjdo Interest
WJion the affairs had been checked
up. and the report of the audit made -
Interested parties and creditors berm
at once efforts to setye the matter fol
ly among hemltlvea, and a committee
was appointed representing the cred
itors to Investigate tbe matter and
consider the nronootlon that had h**U
made to liquidate the debt*, This
committee held a meeting Saturday,
adjourned until yesterday, made its
report with recommendation that tha
offer of Metiers. Bradshaw, White and
Morton and Mrs. Welch be accepted
In connection with the application of
assets of John W. Welch to the pay
ment of hla obligations. All of the
creditors who ha$e been reached with
one exception signed the agreement
and hts signature will likely be affix
ed this morning. The following cred- •
Itors who have pot yet been located,
are being sought hr tbe commute*:
R. D. Childs. J. D. Jackson, W. O.
Jackson, W. T. Smith: and A. J. MU- r*
ler
Tho creditors committee acting In
the matter composes W. W. Scott, J.
A. Nolan, R. 8. Crane, J. Warren Smith
nnd John B. Gamble, chalrman.|
The Agreement
The tollowlnwg la a copy of - tha
agreement by the parties referred, to
above and ehows the amounts assign
’d hy each and accepted by the cred
itors: | -V®
GEORGIA—Clarke County.
To the Honorable John B. Gamble:
and others constituting a committee
of tho creditors of John W. Welch at a
meeting held in Athens, Oeorgla on
September 18, 1920:
1. It Is the desire of the undersign
ed and those whom they represent
suffer the Smallest possible less, anu
fn order that creditors may realize tho
largest amount and probably be paid
t int creditor* of John W. Welch should
In full, we desire to submit the prop
osition hereinafter set forth. Th(*
propostion is made In lisp cf the two
propositions submitted at the meeting
held on September $$. 1924
There hare been many objections
to tbo first proposition submitted at
said meeting because of the many con-
fcngemlct! Vrhjch might make the
Welch trust estate available only after
tbe death ot Mra. M. R. Welch of little
value to creditors ona under certain
circumstances of absolutely no value
servlcet he ha* rendered. (
Mr*. Joseph will be remembered. to said creditors',
as Mis* Helen Marks, of this city, who - Actuated by the doslre above - ex-
spent her girlhood day* in Athens.! prci8ed- both propositions submitted
Her husband, Mr. Charles Joseph, 1* I at said meeting nro hereby withdrawn
a brother ot Col, Max Joseph, of this a nd we submit the following proposl-
city. For many year* he operated
one of the largest millinery businesses
In Ne«rYork with a branch house in
Paris. On account ot the wonderful
growth of his -businoss in' Parts, fob
the post several years ho ha* devoted
his whole time to the Paris business.
The many friends In this city of
Mr*. Joseoh and Mrs- Flessman will
be pleased to learn of their visit hero
which will be for only a few days,
after which they will return to their
homes In Rotterdam nnd Pari*.
tlon for the con*tder*tlon ot the cred
itor* of John W. Welch.
2. We nrhoM names are hereto
subscribed, wlU provide a fund qf two
hundred thousand ($200,000) dollars
of which amount $150,440 is to be us
ed for the replacement of cotton in tho
warehouse, bole for bale, pound for
pound, and grade for grade or the r
ment to persona whoa# “
been stored to the warehouse o» .
W. Welch, at Athena,
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