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DO TO BE SENT
AWVESTEi
Necessary to Post Man at
Door to Keep Friends of
Palace From Inspecting It.
Carpenten, painters, decorators,
carpet layers, scrubbers and all those
engaged in putting the finishing
touches on the Palace Theater were
busy long past dark last night getting
the playhouse in readinesh for the for
mal opening on Monday afternoon at
1 o’clock.
And everything will be in readiness,
and there will be but few loose ends
to be gathered up and mended after
the box-office begins operation tor the
first time on the 7tb. Orders for ma'
terlal and equipment were placed fat
in advance of the time actually need'
cd during the building of this theater
and consequently practically every
minute article necessary was received
many days before'it was finally put
In place. , •
A feverish anxiety is being shown
by the general public to see the in
terior of the place and yesterday il
became necessary to station someone
at the entrance to ask those who
wanted to go through the theater to
kindly wait until later, on account
nr so many passing' in end out inter
fering with the men at work.
Today the carpenter! and painter
and cement men expect to have the
marquee and lobby entirely finished,
The last pieces of carpeting are being
laid and already the brass rails are
being polished and the seats being
treated with dusters. By noon Mon
day the entire place will look on
bright and new as a foliar-bill right
off the Cress.
Douglas Fairbanks, In "The Mark of
Zorro,” will celebrate the opening
.Monday and this popular atar will ap
pear In conjunction with vaudeville
and special music from 1 o'clock In
the afternoon until 11 o'clock at night
EFFORT TO IIEWE
NO TRADE IS
Germans Spending Millions
of-Marks Building Ships
For Trade.
TO ATTEMTALUED
Berlin. Feb. 4.—It was officially
stated today that Germany lias declin
«d to attend the allied financial con
Terence of experts to bo held at Brus
self, beginning next Monday.
The grounds taken are that Ger
many requires her financial experts to
lemaln at home for the present.
DEFENSE PUIS UP
ITER FIGHT
Hamilton. Ala., Feb. 4.—Efforts of
the prosecqtion to show that Serg.
Robert Lancaster, National Guards
man on trial here charged with par
tlclpatlon in lynching William Baird,
a miner, wore met by the defense this
afternoon wjth testimony of a score
of witnesses that Lancaster bore an
excellent reputation at home -and in
France, where hs fought the Germans
Lieut. L B. McBride and Serg. S
B. Thompson, of Lancaster's com
pany, testified that all members of
the company were checked and pres
ent between 4:25 and 5 o'clock on the
morning of the lynching, which has
been testified took place at 2:30 a. m.
sixteen miles from the barracks.
Landis Appoints
Lawyer Secretary
(By Associated Press)
Chicago, III., Feb. 4.—'Federal DIs-
trlet Judge Landis, baseball commis
sioner, upeet another tradition of thw
game today when he appointed Leslie
M. O’Connor, yonng Chicago attorney,
as ills secretary.
Baseball followers thought the sec
retary wouid.be chosen from within
the rankd of organized baseball, but
O’Connor’s only connection with the
game has been ns an amateur player
and ardent fan.
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(By Associated Press)
Hamburg, Germany. Feb. 4.—De
spite lack of tonnage, shortage of
coal, labor troubles and n depreciated
currency, Gerqian shipping Interests
have begun an intensive campaign- to
revive pre-war sea trade. Millions of
marks have already gone into lmpor>
tant shipbuilding contracts.
Hugo Stlnnea, reputed to be the
wealthiest man In the new republic,
and a heavy shareholder in a num
ber shipping companies, is report-
ed-to be attempting to extend his In
fluence. which is now the controlling
factor in the German East Africa line
and the Woermann line, and an !m
portant factor in the affairs of the
Hamburg-Amertcan Line.
Regular steamship services with
America. South America, East Africa,
Mexico, Cuba, Spain, Portugal, Aus
tralia and Mediterranean and Scan
dinavian porta have been re-estab
lished, and the North Sea, Baltic and
Rhine traffic haafinssumed a new aim
lively aspect. Handicapped by short
age of ships, the Germans have tam
ed their attention to conversion of
warships to commercial usagys, to
construction of motor ships out of
sailing veasels and to the study of
oil fuel as a substitute for the morn
expensive coal fuel.
Revival of German eominerco is In
dicated by the Increased number of
ships calling at the 'more important
porta. During the first eleven months
of 1520 4,365 vessels of a tonnage of
3.892.240 arrived at Hamburg, as com
pared with 1,854 vessels and 1.303,C21
tons In 1919 and 13.875 vessels of 13.-
000.428 tons In the first eleven monlln
of 1913.
The majority of these vessels, how
ever, are sailing under foreign digs
BOOTH CONFIDENT 8HE
WILL SUCCEED PARTLY.
(By Associated Press)
London, •Feb. >4.—Air AfibredBeotK
chairman of the Cunard Shipping
company, is of the opinion that up
to a certain point Germany Is bound
to recover her shipping position.
While it Is true,” he stated In an
interview here, “that Germany has to
start again practically from the be
ginning, It is also true that the be
ginning has already beon made.''
"The newly Issued German Ship-
nlng Annual tells the world that nine
German steamship lines are again at
work plying to tho two Americas and
to Mexico, to .Tndin and the Dutch
Indies, to Scandinavia, Cuba and the
Mediterranean, tho Baltic, even to
Antwerp and to England.
'The rumor that a further 200.000
tons of shipping is soon to go to Ger
many may be but a rumor," added
Sir Arthur.
"Certainly It is partly by blending
chartered foreign steamers with the
handful that was left to them under
the provisions of the Versailles
treaty; partly by an alliance between
Germans with experience and no
■hips and Americana with ships and
no experience, Germany la preparing
to return to her old place In the ship-
olng world."
Sir Arthur Booth said that the
chances of Germany's success depend
ed on whether those who held the
field now made the most of their op
portunltlea.
Trying to Stampede
Residents Believe
RoadBe Scrapped
T KeMied [ATKYIUJ
ERICANS REIECT OECEMOG BOROS i DRAUGHON'S 12
ID PASTOR MAKES
ALLEGED STOLEN TELLS THE STORY
Would Cancel All Inter-Al
lied Debts in Interest of.
Good Relations.
(By Associated Press)
Birmingham, Eng., Feb. 4.—The
British government formally proposed
cancellation of all loter-allled debts,
but the proposals were unacceptable
to the American government, said J.
Austen Chamberlain, chancellor of the
exchequer, in a speech to ljls con
stituents here today.
"To make *hem again," Chamberlain
said, "would be, I think, beneath our
dignity, and would render us liable
to a misconception of our motive.’’
"In tlielr making,” he added, “we
sought no national advantage for our
selves. We proposed a solution In
vrhlclrwe would have foregone claims
larger than any remitted to us and
we proposed It because we believed
It to be In the Interests of good re
lations among peoples, rehabilitation
of national credit and restoration of
international trade.”
“Our great International debt Is due
to an obligation we undertook on be
half of our allies,” Chamberlafo con
tinued. "If we had only ourselves to
consider we should be practically free
of external debt at the present time."
Memphis Banker, Dni|_
and Wife -Under Charges
Wholesale Disposal.
. (By Associated Press)
Memphis, Tenn., Feb. 4.—W. I-
Huntley'Jr., banker; H. Diggs Nolen,
drug store owner, and his wife,-Mrs:
Ethel Wyckoff Nolen, tonight faced
charges of receiving stolen property
us a result of today's police investi
gation of the -alleged wholesale dls-
pcsal here of stolen liberty bonds.
The detectives ]|ontinoed their ef
forts to trace "Mr. Cameron" and “B.
1st! Last night. Joe Bean's famous all-
■(hr girls' team from Draughon's, in
Atlanta, were guests and also victims
of the Athens “Young Women's Chris
tian association team, going down 1c
(defeat before the locals by a score
of 38 to 12.
It was a "right royal” battle and
reports have It that the girls
simply handed the visltbis a neat lit,
tie drubbing.
The line-ups and summary follow:
Draughon's.—Qraves (captain) (4),
rf; Phillips («), If; Lambert, e; Wal
ker (2), rg; 'Wilson, In.
Y. W. C. A—Barrow (captain) ,(9),
Anderson." names given by the menjrf; Jordan (13). If; Nicholson (14),
11 *» alleged. sold a quarter of a j c; Howell, 1*4 Williamson (2), If.
million doliare’ worth of bonds. | substitute. Frierson for William*
Beyond a statement that other ar
rests are probable., W. T. Orlffln, po
lice inspector In charge of the Inves
tigation, declined to Indicate his next
move. - -
Huntley, until he rf signed' yester
day, was vice prehldent and director
of a local hank. Hq declared, on re
signing, that his'
due to believing
Substitute, Frierson for Williamson,
Oxford Expedition
Go to Spitzbergen
(By Associated Press)
In the sale was Oxford, Eng., Feb. 4.—Oxford uni-
Iderson” was the verslty Is organising an expedition
rightful owner of t|ie bonds. Nolen, to Spitsbergen to start early this year
according to the police records,- has for the purpose of making geograph-
served a term fn ike Leavenworth leal discoveries on several of the
prison for misuse: fit the malls. All highest peaks which hare not yet
three were released, jon bonds. been climbed. The Evening Standard
In addition to tape arrests, a New | says the party will consist of six men,
York man, who gate his vocation as) who will make the journey inland
an automobile driver, I* -being detain from Wide Bay by means and sledges
ed for investigation . ’ and ski.
Widow of Confederate Vet
eran Sends Contribution
From Pension.
(By Associated Press)
Atlanta. Ga., Feb. 4—Employes of
the Atlanta. Birmingham and Atlantic
railway Issued a statement here to
day, through J. F. McCleery, secre
tary of the employes and represen
tative of the Joint council of labor
groups, denying thnt the road is Jn
danger of being scrapped unless
wages are reduced, as President Bug?
recently nnnonneed.
The efitement denied that wages
Increased three-fold under federal con
trol and charged officials with mak
ing addresses at towns along the
road “with the intention apparently
of trying, to stampede residents In
these communities Into the belief the
railroad would be abandoned if the
company cannot cut wages or change
the working conditions to suit It
self."
American Vessel*
tOMMMO
Set Canal Record
(By Associated Press)
Panama City. Feb. 4 —Vessels flying
the American flag led all others in
setting a n»-w record of canal traffic
in 1920. Till* Is shown by figures Juisf
given out by the canal authorities.
Of the 2.814 commercial ships using
the big ditch last year 1.-81 wetw
American. Orest Britain
with 807 and Japan third with 122.
NEW THINGS
OPEN TODAY
At The
Georgian Hotel
SUITS; DRESSES, BLOUSES, HATS,
FROCKS, COATS, SILK
UNDERWEAR
Our business career will resume its operations today after an
interruption of ten days due to the destruction of our business
homes by the most cruel fire Athens has ever suffered.
The harshness of our huge losses has been greatly softened by
the sympathy and encouragement of thousands of friends, and
with the love of our fellow humans as our guiding star we accept
the stupendous tasks of reconstruction with hearts full of hope
and confidence. HOPE in that we will prove ourselves worthy
of the continued kindnesses shown us; CONFIDENCE in that we
will overcome every obstacle in building a GREATER HOUSE
OF MICHAEL. v , .
On that stark plat of land so lately visited by ruinous flame and
fire the wheels of construction are turning. Soon there will arise
one of the finest mercantile homes in the state.
TODAY AT THE GEORGIAN HOTEL we will open shops where
various lines of merchandise will be displayed. They will be
shops of distinction and character, wherein you will find only the
most desirable articles. Every day in the year we will receive
new goods. Our stocks, will be full of fresh merchandise con
stantly and they will never be complete as long as there is a
TOMORROW—FOR TOMORROW NEW THINGS ARRIVE.
Our earnest desire is that we may be called upon in our tempo
rary quarters to serve our patrons often. We assure them that we
are once again in a position to give them MICHAEL SERVICE.
A MICHAEL SERVICE more determined than ever to be worthy
of its high ideals. \
MICHAELS
“THE STORE GOOD GOODS MADE POPULAR”
NOW LOCATED AT THE GEORGIAN HOTEL
(Special to The Banner)
AUanta, Oa., Feb. 4.—A superannu
ated Methodist preacher, wearing
thread-bare clothes, broken in health
and unable to snpplement the meager
Income paid him by the conference,
has made a second contribution to the
fund for the starving children of Eu
rope.
Of the thousands of contributions
received by the Oeorgia committee,
none represented a greater sacrifice
than this from a man who has never
known the meaning of anything but
sacrifice, in a monetary sense. Here
was bis letter accompanying his sec
ond contribution:
"Being a superannuated Methodist
preacher, 75 yeara old. wearing a
thread-dare suit three years old, brok
en In health and hence have had to
quit all “ effort to add to my Uttla re
sources, and with constant drug bills,
I sent you' recently only two dollars
for the starving and destitute over
yonder.
‘Looking at tho picture of the. girl
in your yesterday's advertisement,
felt that since four of my six daugh
tors hare thrifty husbands to provide
for tbttp, and the otherg have good
poaitlons, I ought, as a thank offering,
to risk tome more, so 1 enclose an
other check for three dollars."
Occupying also a place of honor
alongside of this magnificent contribu
tion Is another tpat came from the
wife of a Confederate veteran, accotn-
panted by the following letter:
“Please accept, with Ood'a bless
ings, this dollar as a small contrlbu
lion to the poor little starving chi!
dren In Europe. If is small, but
am qn old veteran'p wife and only
have what Is given me. I wish I could
send you one hundred dollars. Ood
bless the canse!”
These are the sort of contributions
that make up the bulk of Georgia'
fund to date.
OF STATE MEET
Official Program Will Be
Announced Within a Few
Days Says Secretary.
BON 1 HOTEL IS
DESTROYED BY FIRE
Famous Augusta Hostelry
Bums Entailing Estimated
Loss $800,000.
Augusta, Ga., Feb; 4.—The Bon Air
hotel, one qL the largest tourist hot
tellies in the south, and thu winter
home of many notables, was totally
destroyed tarty ’Friday morning by
fire of undetermined origin. The lost
is estimated at 0100,000.
The Ore was discovered ot 2:30
o'clock eating Us way through the
partition between the kitchen and
dining room. Crtea of a chambermaid
awakened Day Clerk E. A. Taylor, who
spread the alarm In time for most
of the guests to escape before they
were endangered.
Some of the gueets were panic-
stricken, however, and when Fire
Chief Frank'G. Reynolds arrived be
directed his men to search the rooms.
Several steeping guests were found
cn the second and third doom and
were removed to safety by the fire
men. A few guests Who were 111 were
removed to the University hospital
The huge wooden structure burned
like kindling and was doomed when
the firemen arrived. There was little
wind at first, and the flames shot hun
dreds ot feet Into the air, lllnmlnat
ing the city and the countryalde for
milea around.
At the height ot the.fire a slight
shower fell, followed by a wind that
endangered the Partridge Inn and
other surrounding buildings. The fire
men kept the flames fiom spreading,
bnt were unable to save the hotel. At
C o'clock nothing remained of thi
Bon Air except a servants’ house In
the rear yard.
Mr. Lee Morris
Makes Unusual
Offer to Trade
In this Issne of The Banner ap
nears an advertisement ot Mr. Lee
Morrla, the well-known clothier and
gents’ furnisher.
On account of the big fire soma
weeka ago, Mr. Morris' store has been
dosed, but he will open this morning,
offering some of the rarest bargains
which has ever been thrown on (he
market In this city.
He has a large stock ot clothing,
shoes, hats and general furnishings
which was not damaged la tha last,
but the entire stock wiU be placed on
the market at greatly reduced prices.
The slightly damaged goods will be
cold at giveaway prices.
Visit his store end you will be con
vinced khat he Is offering goods at the
greatest reduced pricea that has yet
teen given to the buying public.
As announced in The Banner somo
weeka since, the Georgia l(a»ufac-
turera' association will meet in this
city. The definite date was yester
day announced by Secretary lopp tor
the 13th end 14th ot April.
This association has a membership
of several hundred and the full mem
bership Is expected to attend the
meeting here.
It Is one of the most important or
ganisations In the sonth and every
large manufacturing plant in the statu
holds a membership to the associa
tion.
Mr. Harvep Stovall, of the Bludwine
Co., of this city, is a member of the
board of directors and, with H. J.
Rowe, chairman of tho convention
committee of tho Chamber of Com
merce, Is making plana for the enter-
talnent of the visitors while here, and
also arranging n most interesting
program. The official program, how
ever, baa not ns yet been announced,
but It Is expected that it will be com
pleted anil announced I11 The Ban-
-ner within the next few days.
Athens will have a number of con
ventions this year. The coming of
the Independent Order of Odd Fel
lows, the Encampment and the Ke-
beka lodge of Odd Fellows will bring
to this city over one thousand dele
gates. The- meeting of the Grand
Lodge of this order will be held In
May.
- (By Associated Press)
Washington, D. C„ Feb. 4.—One 0M-
slon of the Southern Commercial con
gress, which meets here on March
1st to 3<1, will be devoted to' Latin-
American relations, officers ot the eon-
gress announced today. At the an
nual dinner of the congress to tha
Latln-Amerlcan members of the diplo
matic corps. Secretary ot State Colby
will make wbat la described as, In a
sense, "his valedictory to the diplo
matic corps." - -
Hon. Edgar Watkins
Will Lecture Law
School February 9
Hon- Edgar Watkins, of Atlanta,
will Ov <ver 'a lecture on some fea
tures of Interstate commerce regula
tion* at tbs Lumpkin Law School
building on Wedn#»d*y, February 9ib.
Members at thd Athens bar and
others interested are invited to hear
him.
Vegro Saved From
Mob Freed by Jury
(By Associated Pros) .
Thomaaville, Oa., Feb. 4.—Ralph
Wilson, a negro who was saved from
a mob after an alleged attack ou a
white girt near Pavo, was found not
guilty by a 'Jury In the superior court
here this afternoon. The young wom
an was not pqaltlve ot his identities-
Mon. .
)r. Edward C. Davis 'i
University Alumni
Orator Commencement
Dr. Edward C. Davis, ot Atlanta, has
been elected to deliver the annual ad-
dreas to the University Alumni society
at Commencement. J
He waa a major in the medical corps
(a the Spaniah-Amertcan, war and a
lieutenant colonel in the “United State*
medical corps in the world war. He
I* a polished gentleman and an ac
complished orator. —>
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