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COTTON: 14.75c ATHENS, GA„ FRIDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 18, 1921 ■1 OF AMOS PASSED Main and First Work Will He Fight to Remove Le gal Disabilities. (By Associated Preci Washington, I). C\. Feb. 18.— political Hfc? of the National Woman’a p.»>ty passed away today and n organization bearing the same name mid colors was born tonlghl. Tim now organization, its leaders said, will function with the energy of tho old. the only difference being in its objective, which was described as the “removal of the legal disabilities of tho women” of America. Spirited dis cussions marked tho transformation and tho first fight developed over tho proposal that the committee work of the organization should he for diaar* | volting crime; mameut, whinli was Rejected Discussions covered n wide range of >ubjO'ts, Including an association of nations, birth control, plans for electing women to congress, and other federal and state offices until their representation Is equal to that of lb** men. rewriting existing laws regulat ing divorce, guardianship of children, sexual morality and changing the ntandarda to permit women full part nership under the law of family In comes. Resolutions embodying many of tbeso were voted down after the discussions reached fever beat and a resolution for work to remove legal disabilities was adopted. Resolutions condemning the action of “an aggregation of men” who at tacked the Clarke county courthouso and jail Wednesday night and took John Kberliart, a negro hold there in 'connection with a murder in Oconee ounty. from the cell in which he was .ned, carried him to the scene of ^Upg and burned him, were it meeting of the Athens MinlSf^jg.^sociation yesterday morning The text o?The resolutions follows: We, tho ministers of the churches of Athens and vicinity, have heard with horror the reportn of the mob violence in tills city on the evening of February 1 nth. An aggregation of men assaulted the county courthouse witli crow-bars, aeet 1 no torches and other instmrnents of destruction; took therefrom a prisoner held on a charge of suspicion in connection with a re •arrled him a short Open Championship Matches Columbia Country Club July (By Associated Pres,) Washington, P. C , Kob. 18.—head ing professional anil amateur golfera will play tor tho open championship Of tho United states oil tho links of Iho Columbia Country club here July 18-21. Inclusive. Tho United States Oolf association ba, received assurances from tho Royal ami Ancient Association of Ureal Britain that the United King dom's leadline professionals plan to play In tho event. Ted Ray. of Oxhoy, England, won the American open at Toleilt year, will come to defend Ilia till -, ilo will bo accompanied by George Duncan, present holder cf the British open championship; Abe Mjt known to golfers generally as one of tho gamo'a longest drivers, and by several other well known British and Scottish professionals For United States tile "big three" id the American professional golf., Jin gen. Dames and Hutchinson, and mores, cf lesser lights will play and attempt to wrest the ermvn of Amer ican professional golf from Ted Ray. Tho course over .which the open Is lo 'ho played bus been described by Yurdllil and llav course of A merle played during the championship It wilt i bo 8,601) yards in length and lias been 1 arranged so that accuracy is al a very high premium. All the holes are said by exp-its te be of Iho highest class. Addod-Interest Is i^iid In attach to the bringing of tie- open champion ship In Washington by the fact that President-elect Harding, an Interested golfer, may watch the professionals daring tho coming tvent. Kilby Denies He Withdrew Guard Because of Cost (By Associated Picss) Mnntgoimry, AIh.. F**1i. is In a formal statement thl* afternoon tinny* lug reports that ho ordered the with drawn! of tho Nutloiml Guard from .thn real strike urea *>ii account of tho coft of itn maintenance. Governor Kilby dcclarrff such an order would l**» "i.ollimi the pear© and dignity of llio Ktato for money.” Mystic Shrine At Des Moines To Be Mammoth Ceremony (By Associated Press) Des Moines, la.. Feb IS.-Morn than tllkoOD will be spent preparing for and entertaining tho 1921 conelnvo of tho nobles of the Mystic Shrine here. June 14th. tilth and 16th. R'P rcsentntlves of business men have as sumed $50,800 of the entertainment fund and the As-Ca-Zis Temple hero will produce the remaining *< hn. iti<i,mg wiiu ilr»*ieiiat(*t! tin* I ■ He* MoincK was designated meeting plat© early in Jnnuarv ai rertdy approximately fifty bund* an patrol* of tho Shrine have reserve* hotel orcommodationM. while a mini btr have made arrangement* for spe cial train*, in which they intend to Jive while here. distance frojm town, and. after chain ing him to a tree, slowly tortured hi in to death by fire. The details of this atrocity, as re port'd by eye-witnesses, are too r*v volting to ho here set forth; but shock every moral sensibility, and aro vio lative of every principle of law. or der and civilization, Irrespective of section, color, political* creed or re ligious conviction. We deplore the hideous crime with which this man was charged. None could possibly feel a deeper sym pathy than we with those loved ones and friends upon whom its blow fell with such shocking weight. The criminally insane act wherein a fair yorng mother was foully murdered wo condemn with all our souls. But we are convinced that mir, courts and our laws are amnlyi ade quate to tho meting out of retributive Justice, without t\e aid of such a mob orgy ns that which has only add ed crime to crime, and made increas ingly diffcult the legal processes which are our only security and strength Tills man was denied due process of trial; and while protesting inno cence. even in torture and unto death, ho was killed upon the basis of sus picion. the evidence bring circum stantial. Whether guilty or Innocent, his lynching was barbarism: U nuu^Uic substitution of tho law of the jungle for tho orderly processes of civilized life. At a time when the world is ueoth- who | f nc fn Hocial unrest and disquietude, last j anarchy overwhelms whole set- ,H ‘* tions of the world, when crime waves have engUifed many of our own sec- i tions and cities, wp hang our heads '*• j in shame, that Georgia, and Athens, tho seat of our beloved State univer sity. with its thousand* of youme men and young women, hero gathered for educational and moral training in fu ture elDz irnhip. should have been the place for the perfornian e of such vio lence and brutalities as those which have recently placed upon la all this bloody blot. Re it resolved, therefore: First. That we denounce tills mob , violence, as disgraceful, unwarranted, adiiig | Hurl without any vestige of JiislLfica- As it will be J non upon any basis whatsoever. We u ‘“ “ condemn the same as subversive of every interest we hold prrt'ious, com plicatlng, as It does, racial relations and domestic peace; adding fuel, an | It does, to the flames of anarchy which threaten us, and violating, a* It docs, every law of God and of man: Second. That wc earnestly domain! an Investigation of all the facts re luting to the method whereby a mot) secured access to a prisoner whose safety was guaranteed by tho oathr of the sheriff and his bailiffs, togv tlicr with tin* police force of tho dry of Athens Wo believe that the public has a rluht to an accounting by tho the constituted authorities of our city and state: Third. That we beg of our grand jurors and trial Jurors. oJr solicitor general, and our Judges, a thorough investigation as to the Identity of tho person or persons responsible for the destruction of the county’s property, and the gruesome savagery whereby a human being was deprived of Ills life. We beg that these parties be brought speedily to trial and. If con victed, that they »x» given tho limit of punishment prescribed In our crim inal code. Signed: WALTER ANTHONY. First. Methodist Ch. K. If. JENNINGS, Prince Are. Bap. Ch, E. L. HILL. •First Preshy. Ch, G. \j. VENABLE. Presiding Elder. Athens Dint. S J. CARTLEDGK. Central Pres. Ch. MORRIS LICHTENSTEIN, The Synagogue. FATHER CLARK. St Joseph’s Cath. Ch. STANLEY R GRUBB. Min. Christian Ch BRUCE NAY. N. E. Georgia Dlst. Evangelist. JNO. H. MKLL. Pres. Ga. Bap. Assn. ALBERT GLKK'N RICHARDS. Rector Emmanuel Ch. F. P. COILK K. Athens Bat* Ch. \V. M. SAVE. Interesting Subject to Be Discussed by Oconee St. Pastor. Tlio hoys’ meeting of the Sunday “Y" club will he addressed Sunday afternoon by the Rev. A. F. Nunu. pastor of the Oconee -Street Method ist church. Mr. Nunn has selected as the sub ject for his address to the boys who! attend these Sunday religious serv ices for hoys the following: “Chas ing Sly Reynard, or Fox Hunting." This is some subject and in the hands of an experienced a rid gifted speaker will he a most interesting one for those who will attend. This is the first meeting of fh<- Sun day "Y” club that Rev. Nunn has ad dressed since coming lo Athens. The committee i« anxious that, a large number of hoys should be pres- * nt Sunday at “ o’clock. Enjoyable Comedy Is Six Hours Work by Senate Turns Out Three Impor tant Measures. New Company Organized Under Edge' Act Begins Function of Relief. < Declared ;hy Admiral W. S. Hanson, poratlon, presented to Fred Morris, au eliairuinn rtf •the United States ship- ihorlzeil representative of the United Plug board, to 1m the "greatest feat States shlpffflig board, tho "key" of in <tmuect Ion with ship construction the shipyard. The key la of wood, in the history of the world," the ship, four feet long, and.silver painted, and building program nt Hog Island came Is symbolic of the great deeds In to a close Thursday, when M. 0. shipbuilding performed at the war. Brie'll (right), president of the Atner- time emergency yard, which is valued iexn international Shipbuilding cor- nt $86,000,000. “So Lcng Letty”'-Today | "Othello” at Colonial “So olive Lon? Letty. stage success, and by that mnafc r producer, Al Christie, opened at the Palace Theater yester day In eon junction with a vaudeville sketch. • lioekhart and Laddies, acro bat*. This big feature comedy pleaHcd those who saw jt hum ns*-ly yester day «n<l last night and remains at the Palace through today a* the Sat urday special. No picture should prove a better week-end production than “So Long Letty” and it certainly dJd not dis appoint those who saw it yesterday. It has. In addition to an naacinblage of hatiiing beauties, a cant including Grace Darinond, a celebrated beauty, nild Walter Heir*, tho Cordolc, Ga., boy. Columbus Rotary Club Sends Most To European Fund Athens Men to Address Elbert Farmers’ Meet Vigorous and intelligent as Is Mr. Fritz Lelbe|*V “Hamlet.” it falls short of the globed compU-tenes* which distinguish** hi* *Iago.’* In tho super- subtle Venetian lie bus found a part which evoktyi hIs very considerable powers and affords them harmonious expression. The second night au dience which returned to see “Othello” at tho Colonial on Friday evening was even more sympathetic and more pleased than it was by “Hamlet.” . . . f . - l„ lag., there Is an Intense single. il <» WO*™"* understood and belfev pens, it rontra.it virulence, which Is I edlhat tho farmer has made up Ills jieculiarly adapted to Mr. Loihor's j mind to reduco his acreage at least A meeting nf farmers, business men and bankors will be held In El her- ton on the 26th of this month for the purpose of devising some plan where by absolute reduction of cotton acreage can be brought about. While 50 per rent, yet those Inttrested le the welfare of the country are leav ing nothing undone to Impress on every grower of cotton the necessity of planting as little cotton as possi ble this year. An Interesting program lias been ar- tauged and promlnmit speakers will addresa the meeting, among whom is to be fivjwt.ii WaJono. The differ- will be Dr. Andrew M. -BouleC print; -XL once is not xuperllclal. a mere matter 'dent of thff State Col lego ol Agncul- lute: Hon. Tliomae J. Shackelford, , Commissioner of AgiMUtprb John J. ‘Brown and EditorClhrewce Toe, of irifhj.v He should make h great Shy lock, for very much the samr. reasons that lie makes a great lago. But it may he cn|ifidently predicted that his Shylwrk this afternoon will he alto gether different from his lago l*ft night. WH* h (h another wav of Hay ing that Me Lrlher i» really versa tile. Sear* ' fy a shred of hi* Hamlet (Special to The Banner) Atlanta. Ga.. Fob. 18.—To the Ro tary Hub of ColumbuM goer, the honor of raising tho largest amount of any slrglo organization in Georgia Tor the erep.t American fund to save 5(H),000 European children from starvation. The folninbiiH Itotarian*. taking ac live charge of tho campaign in their city, obtained contributions amounting | tjr Hgur lo $? 009.50. and II R. McClatchey. J rahul killful make-up or studied varia tion of detail. It Is fmid.'unenUI. On Thursday nicht Mr. Leibw wa* one man; on Friday night ho was an other. And an lago he In ayrer. more fluent, more at ease, inloro brilliant. His diction, always pure and flexible nnd admirably cipir, was l^t night nothing Ic«?i than enchanting. Ills support, which In “Hamlet” was occasionally ragged and unsure, never faltered in “Othello." Mr. Hall t» a superb Othello. Tn the early scenes, is a splendidly roman- one looks at him. the -iiturns which he alludes secretary of the club, has a'*nt Ills ] to in those magnificent speeches be- $ heck for that nmount to E. Marvin j fore tin* Venetian KO’mt/r become Underwood, stair chairman for G»or- riadiiy crcdihl**. in one rftspoet, how- gla. vood fo- of Her- Tho work of the Coluinbii dub Is*one of the finest thiir whole campaign, in Georgia where,”*Mld Chairman thider day. “They have Iho thanks of the Georgia committee, hot hort Hoover, flu* national chairman, and all his associate* at mMoiial headquarter!;.” Tho Cotinnhir* ronlrlhnthpn will feo«| three hundred starving children of Europe until Mm next harvest, when-it is cstlnmted that their own governments will l>c. able to keep them going. Numero^. other Rotary cL l>s in Georgia aro taking an active interest it) the European relirf campaign, and it I* hoped and expected that their of-j itv. fort* will hn enormously stimulated j mona hot am tho scenes in which lie is otherwise i*l hfs host, fn ve hement passages tin speech becomes Incoherent. This failure proceeds from an undue tightness of tho vocal chords. It is a difficulty well known to nil sinuers, ynd It may be cured by meti.oda /nLailia.* to Hitmen. In spite of this fault, Mr. HnIVtt Othello is deeply moving As said b"fa»re. the -a/mlJer part* were w**i| dour. Ml<n Crell. who took Miss Marshall's place as Emilia, has an agreeable voice, and she Inows how to dresH the part. Mis* Bronson, who played Desdeinona. retrievtd her comparative failure in the. earlier part of tin* pi iv by doing her most difficult | stone. Hie l ist, with admirable Adel* Ophelia, her Desde* telling when pathos la the Progressive Farmer. Funeral Services For Mrs. Flanigen Held Yesterday Funeral services for Mrs. f. D. Flanigen jwcre held’yesterday after noon at 4 o’clock from Emmanuel church, conducted by Dr. A. G. Rich art!*, and the interment followed lo Oconee cemetery. The services were attend**! by a large number of tho friends of tho deceaned mid her family—friends who ft"l that in her going away they have sustained a personal loss In friendship, in help «*nd Inspiration, nnd their great love and esteem was reflected In the many beautiful floral offering*. by the example of tho liiinbiis. Chairman Underwood aimouic day that practically half of tit OOO’.OOO fund undertaken In America has been raised, and tli.it « stonily ftreara oT contribution* in Georgia U lifting this state, day by day. nearer and nearer to its goal. Baltimore Representative Of Isaac Hamburger & Sons Is At Charles Morris Co. in f'o-1 ipiiiilrefl. Mr. Burke, an fnsttlo, was well reeelvoil in the drinking scone, i'll to-1 ,\lr. Sidney Elliott, ns the wretched $:"!,- alinplnton. Reilcrlun, made a Croat "lire Mr. f. J, OonsiUHii. s| tentative of T*a«i- Hambiirser & Sons. Inn.; of Baltimore, who opened Ills Hue of new apring and summer fahrlos -.1 the store of Uhns Morris Co., was kepi quite busy throusbout yesterday. Not only his retnhir eustoment. who are aerustmned I" buy from him. were in ovideme. hut many new cuatcmen W l,„ know Haile Hamboracr clothes ar tin* tx^t were added to tho list. Mr. GoKtfman will he at tho Uhn*. Morris U*>. store, on Clayton street, for the Ia«a day today. Saturday, and will take measures for spring and summer suits, to he delivered when *rted. This i* an opportunity to get fitted' l>i an expert and the chance to se lect front a largo and varied asMort- mer.t of the seasert’s choicest fabric* at prices greatly below former sea son*. It I* ne*djes* to say that each gar ment U guaranteed a* to tit. quality and workmanship. deal out. of this slight part. All the leaner characters, were much more In lit** picture limn they were In “Ham let.” Tfto nro'.tiling of the piece, espe cially as regards costuming, was sumptuous. I believe, however, that tlm triek of fonmlrm certain parti *>f the action against brilliantly Illumi nated window* i* a mistake. A* a roomerUry picture, it i* no doubt of- foctlvo. . But when, for iust iuce, Othello delivers hi* fine speeches in the senate as he Htands before tho glowing window, a moment when tho audience wuntn to hoc the play of expression on his face, he is only an eloquent silhouette. Besides, thl* ar rangement throws strain upon tho eyes or the i pectat’or*. Tin* last -mono of all was not in jured In thl* way. The arrangement, here left milling to be desired. It was. ns 'It should be, invested with a solemn loveliness. R. P. W. (By Associated Press) Washington. D. C., Feb. 18.—By the passage In. six hours today of three annual appropriation bills, aggregat ing more than $860,000,000, the sen ate demonstrated Its ability to work when fn the mood. The three bill* wiere tho post-office budget, annual diplomatic, nnd consular bills, and the deficiency measure. Semite amendments increased the three bill* about. $45,000,000 over the house total*, which necessitate ad justments In conference. The house has passed all npproprla tions hill* except one, but the senate still has. to pass the army, navy, agri culture, rivers and harbors, fortifica tions and tho general deficiency meas ure. Only two of the regular supply hills, the nnnual pension roll and the District of Columbia budget, were completed by both houses and sent to tho president. Tho senate and bonze republican leaders conferred to day on expediting appropriations. Futrelle Found Guilty Leading Attacking Party ‘(By AitotlaUd Pre*») Wilson. N. C. Feb. —H. B. Fu trelle. eonvlct'd Weil-* Vilay of lead- log the mob thnt stojCS/d the Warn, county courthoune at „ (itiboro on the night of December M, three necroes ImrRed whr seateneed today tr/tour the state orison. Fn and his bond waH niailA $4 others, eharsed with b^lqK of tho mob. had thotr until neat term. New Express Stock Oversubscribed In _ First Day Meeting (By Aasoelatad'Preaa) Washington. D. C.. Heh. 18. -Felrfa* Harrison, president cf the Southern Railway system, said "The hook* for aqbjjrrlplloii to I he million dollars of eanl al stock offer ed to tho people of thn south by I he Southeastern Kipresa coin pan y were ooeaed yeuterday mor liny and were clnwd at nlcht Tho stork was al lotted proportionally to nil tho tour- teen states served hy tho lines of the Southern Railroad system and the Mobile and Ohio railroad. The reports received this morning show over-subscription In evqry gt He. The stock list will be made tin of the names of »• least 2.600 widely dis tributed southern business men, hold ing on the average nbout four shares apiece.' No sole subscription In ex cess nf 100 share* was received and no officer or employe nf the railroad wa* permitted to participate, although many of them, especially the em ployes, offered to subscribe. This reaull ct a tent iff practical business democracy and Individualism iu the south nt n time of business depression was, of course, gratifying to us, hilt hac perhaps a larger sltltil flounce. Certainly. II fully justified our confidence that the people ot the south -dehlre «'.,ninetltioii III e*pi ;ss service and are willing to back their desires with their money and their soonort Iii other respects. Tho Southeast' rn Express rnmpanv will now proceed under the ublo man. agomert of its president. Mr. Joliu B Hockaday. to nurcha'il It 3 necessary equipment and will begin service al the earliest practical moment, of which annouucenicut wilt bo made." (By Associated Press) , New Orleans, La.. Feb. 18.—Thu first transaction of the Federal Intel- national Banking company, organised here under the Edge act, involving n shipment of 15,000 bale* of Missis* slppi cotton to Europe, which was formally approved by the company, mirks an Important step in the move ment to relievo southern producers, In the opinion of local financial ob servers. .Under It rms agreed upon, tho cot ton will be spun Into cloth and yarn for the account of shipper*, while the mills retain part of the cotton in pay ment for tbclr services. Fund* pro vided by acceptances created by the banking company lo be rccured by the cotton Itself, by finished product when manufactured, ns well as by responal- blllty of the exporting comfpuny and Individual owner of the rotlon. O11 approval of the first transaction for shipment of 300 bales of Texas cotton to Lisbon. Spain, was taken op and Ir. expected to be completed la a few days. ' More Arrests In Stolen Bond Case (By Aaaoclatad Preaa) Memphis. Tenn.. Feb. 18.—The Shelby county grand Jury today re turned Indictment.-, against W. L. -lunlley, Jr„ banker; M. B. Joseph, Jeweler; R. E. Prfddy, bond broker; H. Diggs Nolen, drug store owner: Jno. E. McCall, lawver, and one other, whose name Is withheld. In connec tion with the disposal here of liberty bond* Identified as part of tho loot obtained when a broker’*) messenger was rrbbed of $460,000 In bonds at Brooklyn on November 3<1. The In dictments charge them with receiving stolen oroperty. Huntley and Nolen were already arrested nnd on bond, whllo Joreph and Prlddy were releas ed on hoods of $5,000 each. All, four <hi> vliargei.—- . Nolen's wife 1s also under bond on a warrant charging her with thn saipu offense as Nolen. Tho grond Jury Ig nored, this charge, however, and ru- tnrned an Indictment against her charging attembted bribery on tha al legation she offered a policeman $50 rot to arrest her. It was stated the warrant against Mr*. Nolen would be dismissed. Oklahoma Now Is Under Snow Mantle (By Associated Press) Oklahoma City, Okla, Feb. 18.—A blanket of snow varying from two to six im In s deep covered Oklahoma toisl."hi and the weather bureau said a record snowfall might be made by morning W. Avernll Harrimau, head of the American Ship and Commerce cor poration. iu addressing members of the National Republican clcb, at a lunch thursd-iy, said; "Tho United States government and the republican party have pledged themselves to the | development of the'American mer chant marine, but to iny mind they have nnl dona a thing to help It. Amer ican passenger ships," he said, "could not compete with foreign lines until prohibition Is enforced on these for eign lines, or the American ships are permitted the same wat liberties." Argentina Refuses Request of Allies (By Associated Press) Bticncs Aires. Feb. 18.—Argentina has refused the r'quest of the allies that *he take measures to prevent Berman exportation of war materials to Argentina in violation of tho Ver- sillies treaty. The government take* the ground that Argentina Is net cou- i rented In stipulations of a treaty I between other nations. A London dispatch of January 15th quoted Berlin advices as saying that Zeppelin plants at 'Frledrlcbshaten were negotiating lo supply Argentina and Chile with airships, but that ow ing to thn uIIIok' restrictions there was no prospect of Immediate de liveries. Hirastlo Pt'oyrredon, Argentina for eign aqliiister, withdrew the Argen tine W. legation from the league of n»- tlomlassemMy at Geneva because the assembly refused to consider- amend- nientn proposed by Argentina, one of which) was the Immediate admission to ttut. league of all nations, includ ing Gtnnauy. Took Advantage Of Broad Street Clothing Store The people of Athens and this see- linn are continuing to take advan tage ot the sale where your mousy buys tho most which la being con ducted by Lee Morris, thn well-known clothing and gcnts'.funilsher on Brand [street lice the big fire there has not beer a dull day with Lee Morris. Whl.e some of his stock was damaged by fire and water, the greater por tion wa* not touched, but hn has thrown the entire slock on tho mar ket. and has h-en snllind It at dam aged price*. The people have realised tin' great sacrifice he has made In this sale and they barn shown their ap preciation of vali cs hy ducking to his store and fitting lliPimiolvcs for the spring nud fall. Here ho Is offering KnppenhAlmer cults, overcoats. Flor- shelm and Douglas shoes, lials. shirt* and general furnish lugs for meu and boys at prices which have never bean known before In thl* rltv. The grant bargain* he has given In the people have nttnicted attention In this en tire section and every minute of tha day his large force of clerks hare been kept bus.--. , There ha’s been no dull tlmea at I.-a Morris', hut it hm> been a case of not being ah!.' to wait on all the customers. Th« time Is nearing whan thla sale will be closed In order to allow the c.irpeulers to eater tha building ""I commence remodeling and rebuilding. When tills In dope Bin sale will be dosed and the great values which have been given the people will stop, ft |s only a taw days more now and the sale will be over Du not wait, but come while you can get bargains which you-wlil never have another opportunity to gat. K MB dt'-ti-ja Mrs. Walter Lee’s Funeral Today At Union, Oconee Co. Funeral services for Mr*. Walter Lee will be" held »t Union cbarch, Oconee eountv. this afternoon, eon- do-ted by Rev. George Stone, ot Athens. Tho funeral party will leave tha residence on the Mhitklnsrllle road at 3:80 o’clock. Tutermcnt will occv.in the Union cemetery.