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The Weekly Banner
volume lxxxix.
ESTABLISHED 1832
ATHENS, GA„ FRIDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 25, 1921.
89 YEARS OLD
PRICE FIVE CENTS
Great Enthusiasm and Inter
est in Work and Big Fea
ture Program.
Tim Older Boys’ Conference for
North Georgia oponetl with a rush
promptly cm time yesterday afternoon
«l I 30 o'clock at the First Presby
terian church. The Sunday school
room of the church was completely
tilled with over two hundred dele-1
gates from many points in north] .
CJoorKia Margaret Wilspn. daughter of the
The drat thine on tin, program. after .“"J
. . ii... . . vot • wdvocatcs tlie disbaudonment of.., . . , .
the devotional period, which whh led Uj io National Wiuimi’s party. The Judg
by W. T. Forbes, of Athene. .Mr. Mon-j militant section, headed by Miss Alice ” "* u ~*”' •
(ague, tho state boys’ work secretary,] is reported as •ntircly out of
ion ..[ oUlcers lor j K -' ,u,w "'>' with this suggestion.
i stated that this i
EFFORT TO FORCE
HO M
tailed for the
the convention,
was a hoys' conference, and that the
officers were to ho elected from
among their own number.
A very brilliant and democratic
election was held, several candidates
being nominated by spirited addresses
for each position. After counting -up
the results It wan found that the fol
lowing were elected to fill these posi
tions:
President, Jacob Butler, of Athens.
First vice president, Henry* North.
Jr., of Avgusta.
Second vice president, Howard
.Moss, of Atlanta.
Third vice president, William Ash
ford. of Athens.
Secretary. J. M. Adams, of Augusta
Assistant secretary. I*amar Sledge,
(By Associated Press)
Indianapolis. Ind.. Feb. 25.—Co-oper
ation between coal operators and
miners In six vutos to force high
prices for soft, coal by restricting pro
duction was charged today by a fed
eral grand jury indictment returned
here.
Two hundred and twenty six defend
ants. including a hundred and twenty-
seven operators and miners and nine
ty-nine operators’ associations or com
panies were accused of conspiracy to
violate the Sherman anti-trust law.
Defendants live In Illinois. Indiana.
Kentucky. Missouri. Ohio and Penn
sy) vania.
In issuing capiases for the arrest of
H. Anderson
tiled bonds of each at $10,000 and set
[ Mav 2d for hearings,
j Prominent. operators. Including
] Thomas T. Brewster. Edward f!.
| Xearfe*. Jackson Peering. Phil penna,
j William J. Kavanaugli. and high of-
j Hcials of the United Mine Workers
i of America, including its president,
j John L. Lewis, and secretary. William
! <Jreen. were named among the defend-
The National Coal association
FUNERAL SERVICE
FOR CHESTER P.
Remains of Athens Boy Who
Died in France While
Witti Army Reach Home.
ASKED OF U. S.
Thousands of Citizens Rush
to Enroll in the Military
Forces on Cali.
The hudy of Chester F. Adair, prl-1 Panama. Pel). 23—Thousands of
vate, llrst class, Commissary Unit No. I Panamians presented themselves at
Ply who died In a hospital at Toule. j the mayor’s office today to enroll for
France, September 14. 1919. from pneu-j military service against Costa Rlcn,
monia, contracted In line of duty with | as a. result of an appeal issued last
tlie A. B. F. forces, arrived in the city j by president. Porras, on receipt
yesterday morning from New York ; )f offlda , con nrmattoii that Costa
and is now at Do.mert(undetaking| occupied the disputed
parlors where It will remain mill. terrltory of Coto> bordering on the
Sunday morning, when it will he, ,, a(;)(ic f rt ,ntler „r the I wo republics,
taken to the Clarke county courthouse I ()n rea( p n g ;l Washington dispatch
where it will lie In state until 2:30 j today that Charge d'Affalrea LeFevre
p. m. At that hour the remains wmj had 08ked thc RotK l offices or tho
be takeu to the First Methodist church ] united States to prevent bloodshed,
where services will he held, conduct-; tho statement was authorized at of-
ed by Rev. Walter Anthony and Rev.' of the president that the; Panama
S. J. (.Tirtledgo. | government bad not asked for media-
Mr. Adair was the son of Mr. andjtiou and that a request of tills kind.
Mrs. J. T. Adair, of 155(1 South Lump-! If made by the charge, was unau-
kin street. ! Ihorlzed.
i (By Associated Press)
I LaFayctte, (Ja.. Feb. 25. — Mrs.
j Grace Robertson today denied reports
' that sin* received a telegram from her
j first husband, En d Williams, saying
tnd returning homo. WII
President Rhodes
President A. filniil's. nf the Chant
or of ('iiiiiiiicrce, has I’Xtondcd mi In
I tat inn In the visiting delegates nf
lip north Georgia older hoys' confer-
to ni'ike
pow
Mont llhod's will iln all In hi?
r In make (lndr visits pleasant.
of AtllCIIS
Aft it announcements by Mr. Mon , ,
tiigno. Uin mooting adjoiirnod until ,lumH ,!!lll >' 1,1 ,l "’ war, uciord
the rvonlng session, hold at tho YnllO’s .iig to lh** war dopaitmont. Ilia bonus |
Mon’s Christian association. I was paid and tho hoiiy roluriod here
Tho convention assembled In the! n u.| buried and Mrs. Robertson'-
gymnaHlnm of the Y. M. C. A. at x friends said she had no reason to be
o'clock, with tho two hundred-odd dol-j || CV o otherwise. Shu.recently rotnur-
eCatos occupying souls on the main i rlod and resides near here,
floor, and the gallery being llllod with
tho citizens—men anil women, boya j
and girls, of Alliens.
Afti r a few snugs and prayer, the | I D
addresses of welcome were made. ■ InVKCS DOV-S 10
Representing the citizens. Judge All- , /
drew J. Cobb; the churches. Hev. K. I l ilD’IlilPF I OTTimorCG
I,. Hill; tlie Y. M. c. A., Morton S | UltEIIlUCr IsVlIlIUCilC
Hodgson, chairman of Iho hoys' work 1
department; the Athens Hl-Y club.
Jacob Holler, president.
The response on thc part of tin |
delegates was made by James C.
Thoroughinan. of Newiian. v
Following thc address of welcome 1
C. n. I/Oimils, of the Internationa. J
committee, wlm Is the hoys' work sei ■
rotary of the southeastern region, con
, ducted u most Interesting open forum
of thirty minutes, which was partiel- I
paled In liy scores of tho young men
hi nlt r ndlinep al the convention. the
ohleet to dlaeover the problems of the i
older hoys In the Sunday sclionl. and!
solving how lo inlerest and hold them
The suggestions brought out hy the
delegates were most Illuminating. j
Following Mr. Loomis' rinsing re i
murks, which i mphsslicd tho nerni
«lty for tho all round program lo h -
conducted In the Sunday school, with
weekday activities—!largely self-gov ;
ornlng— the pageant. "The Promise ,»r.
a New Day," was then given. Thin
pageant was to Illustrate III" need nl j
the all round development nf the hov I
Jntelloi lii'il, physlrnl, spiritual and i
serial, or service to Ills fellowinm. |
This pageant was nmel liupreaslve. hr
lug partlelpaleil In entirely by bovs
running from the older hoys in tin-
Intermediate department down to the
little juniors. Tho full cast will he
Published In the morning papers on
Sunday.
This pageant was |»tt on under the
direction nf Miss Jessie McGregor,
who had work'd most devotedly and
i-urcessfiilly. C. VY. Jones eo opor.ded
with Mills, McGregor in the staging
end presentation of lids Impressive
psgenut
The entire program was finish'd al
in n'eliick sharp, wlilrli was only lit
teen mlutites behind th" schedule.
Today's Program.
Today's program is uh foil
Chester enlisted here on December .
12. 1917; was sent to Fort Oglethorpe/
„ . later transferred to Camp Johnson.]
was .mnong the corporal" defenilanls j ac k 8 o nv |||e. and from there went
The Indictment, which .overs a , )Vpra0Hli J(me , m8 . j
He nerved with (he American expr-!
dltionary forces from that time up |
until his sickness.
Besides his parents lie In survived
by several brothers.
Legion and Cadets as Guard
and Escort.
The Allen Fleming Post of the |
American Legion will- furnish t»io i
guard of honor while the body lies j
In state, and a company of University i
cadets will form an escort from the
courthouse to the church and erme-j
tery. The university faculty will altr>
furnish
Lee Walker
three-year period, charges.' among
other tilings, that, operators and min
ers agreed that coal would not be
»old at any time except at a profit to
the operator, that wage increases
would be added to tho price, that com
petition among operators bo elimi
nated. that no coal be sold below cost
of production, that means of increas
ing cost and production In the price
of coal should be hy closing and keep
ing idle the mines, that, operators by
agreement employed more miners
than necessary. The creating of fic
titious prices and provocation of
strikes also wore charged to opera
tors.
‘Twins Beds” Proves a
Sparkling Attraction
Sparkling with bright and whole-
Homo bits of comedy, "Twin Beds"
made Km screen appearance nt tho
Palace theatre yesterday, offering the
celebrated farceurs, Mr. and Mrs. far
ter DeHaven as the lending partici
pants In the bed room argument.
This story Is from the pen of Marga
ret Mayo, prominent stage writer, for
mer star and a popular member of the
Thought That This Action
Takes Question of Wages
From U. S. Board.
Reiterates Much of Former
Outline of Eolicy in What
He Expects to Do.
All the English girls that smoke
are reported to be using the spiral
pipe—so called—to prevent their flu
gers becoming stained. * It's all rigid
for a lady’s handbag but It would be
fun to si*o h man try to put it in his
vost pocket.
(By Associated Press)
Atlanta, Ga.. Feb. 25.—B. L. Bugg.
president of tlm Atlanta. Birmingham
Idle in the iity. to m ike usu I theatrical contingent tliat wefW.
f the rooms "of that organization. ] France during the war to cheer up
The visiting yo**ng men will b»*. the soldiers. "Twin iBcds" is her most
iven a hearty welcome to tho Chain (celebrated production and few people
of Commerce head qua r tors and there are who did not enjoy Jt on the
’ I legitimate stupe. Mr. and Mrs. De-
I Haven make It* just as appealing on
| tlie silversheet. It Is one of the orlgl-
! lint bed room farces that have become
so common on the American atage
I and still holds its charming originality
cf vehicle and ability to prfhice con
tinued fun and laughter.
This comedy will be at the Palace
again today, appearing In conjunc^ou
with the vaudeville swetch, Bernice,
LcBan and Beans, a sextette of har
mony Singers and comedy talkers.
This Ik an unusually delightful bill, the
best that lias been offered here. A
Mutt and Jeff coinedy also adds to the
r ■ program.
Organized Labor
To Urge Passage
of Johnson Bill
fBy Associated Press)
‘ WashlUKton. f). Fob. 25.—Orcan-
i/.oil labor will Ki'i-'li til" jikHtitRi- of
tho Jolmson bill, wblolt prai’tloally
bars ImmlBiatioo for n year, in ptarr
of tin* DllliiiKlinin bill, whloh limits
linniicratloM annually to 3 por
Iilli'ira horn, it was il"i lilcal today.
Bank Clerk Has
Disappeared And
$772,000 in Bonds
. . •* . , .. ' , i president oi me Aiiama. wirmingujun
li an L’scort, and flilso tlie frank . llM | A11 itn111■ railroad, who was madi*
talker unit of tho Woman’s Lo- rece |v» r of tho road today. 3001111011
gion at tho Norma’ school. ,] s tate tonight whether holding that
Officers of the American Legion n, 0 court’s order of receivership gave
have Issued Ike following roqueol to | him authority to lower tho wages as
(By Associated Prsss)
Montgomery. Ala.. Feb. ‘25.—John
W. Durr, Richard Hobble and W. T-
Sheehan, who wero appointed today
by, Governor Kilby ns a commission
to Investigaio and take testimony in
the Alabama coal mine etrike case,
perfected temporary organization this
afternoon and expect.lo begin the in-
vostigatlon early next week.
the members of the post:
The body of Glieater Price Adair
will be Interred in this city Sunday
afternoon, the-funeral being under the
auspices of the Allen R. Fleming post
of the American Lea lot*
Tho following tnon liavo been ro-
tho road recently sought to do. ho
would seek to make reductions sub-
ject to the court's consent without fpr-
mal approval by the United States
railway labor board.
The court's ordsr gives the receiver
authority to "employ slid dlschirg
IHICS ted to act as pallb'arers: Henry “" d SLSflSTJSf b!«
Wesl, t'arl Kpps. iW HoFOnge- £*»
i innnagement And local attorneys
wnwltr, Johti NoffheiifT hhttlL U; J ri1 -| „ oI nte,I out should Iho court's, con-
' Gei"l"'"i. A!lcn H. ralmadge, |)ent , 0 a wage cu t being obtalueil ami
\v (If I. I“rurm It tn IT llnnrintv ii*Fiini. . .. .. • ......
Jhree More Crimes
Added to List in
New York’s Wave
Bonus Bill Will
Be Shorn of Tax
Proviso Is Said
(By Associated Press)
;o. Ill . F»*l». 25 l*«li*'0 of tlm
nntloii toniebt ,ir«* on tho Infikout for
William Dalton. 17 yoar nbl. $»>- r
Hilo
Washington, D. C.. Fob. 25. Tho
Konato finanoo conunlUea wok miublo
to reach an agreement today on »h°
soldiers' bonus hill ami postponed
further oonsiilrratiou until tomorrow.
Republioaii loaders predicted that
(By Assoclatfd Pre*»)
New York, Fob. 2f»A-Three daring
deeds of violence were li«ted todnv
, , nvu. -w - 7r — on New* York’s trrtmtt*kheet. The
iff i.rw/n, win. K. Meadow, noet-, action attempted, a n»w angle latest occurred this afternoon, when
wood Lanier. o. J. Tolnas sand Frank of tUe transportntlon situation might
Miller. They will meet at Dorsey's tye fought out in the higher courts,
undertaking parlors at 9:15 Sunday j Sn authoritative statement is nb-
morning to take the body to the court- j talnable whether the court’s order
hoiiBo where it will Ho in state until | would change tho sUitus of tho labor
2:30 p. hi. The same men will again ' hoard or whether Bugg. an receiver,
meet at 2 p. in. at the courthouse to ! would seek to make such change. Nor
go to the church and cemetery. had union leaders Issued any ctate-
The local post will also have an J nienL
honorary guard with the body from i “
9:30 until 2:30 at the courthouse. One COURT ORDER CALLS
:ompsny of cadets will act. us escort I FOR REPORT APRIL 1.
from the church to the cemetery. j (Special to The Bonner)
All American legion members are • Atlanta, Feb. 2G.—B. I. Bugg was to-
requested to meet at the courthouse | day named received for the Atlanta,
at 2 p. ni. to act as honorary escort, j Birmingham ft Atlantic railroad by
tho United States court hero.
This action does not come wholly as
a surprise, growing out of the contro
versy between the road and ita em
ployees over the r pest Ion of whether
the road should rnctintjc to pay wages
aggregating *H>0.C00 a month more!
I than it can make, or whether a reduc-
— I tlon of Is If tho increases in wages |
fn thr grim* last night with N*w-1 maf fo effective since December 1017 f
t erry college the Red and Black wuro L hoil|f | | )0 adopted The employees
vlidnriou 5 by a score of 47 to 23. ] j. ave | )Pf , n ng|,ting the proposed wage
Tli»| S. I A. A. basket ball touriia- j r>H | Uc |i on neveral weeks, and forced
"Til laA ihmSi r TL2J.y. wh"uwi befora "r K, " le " 1 ' v ;t-
wlmion of tho names lo that time Bo “" 1 ' w . ,oro
will play off the flnals, decldlns Ui«' TOCt ‘ n 8 11,0 r,,i "' *° ,urll,er lnto
rhamplonship. conference with Its employee*.
Tonight, the ITnlversilv of Gcorgi.i [ Immediately that Judge Sam II. Slb-
Iilavs Auburn, who .won from Cldmsou | l«y Issued Iho court order naming Col.
last nlKlil *
(Special to Thc Banner!
Atlanta, Ga., Feb. 25—"If the legis
lature makes such appropriations aa
It has in the past I will veto them
It the stato cannot pay them, and I
shall know positively whether the
funds nro going lo be available to
make payments,” said Governor-elect
Thomas W. Hardwick in thc flr t pub
lic -Mfcli he has made, touching af-
fairsW state, oincc-hl.-i election. Mr.
Hardwick was addressing the Atlanta
real estate board, at a luncheon given
by that organization at the Capital
City club, and In this address he not
only reiterated much of tho former
outline of what has been laid down as
bis policy In office, bit added em
phasis and amplification.
"In reference to my intention to cut
ofr of the state's payroll unnecessary
office-holders, It should be understood
that my efforts In that direction will
net be toward anything that will im
pair real and essential service being
rendered tho state, but I shall en
deavor to get rid of the Innumerable
boards and cotntplzslonn now In exist
ence. nine-tenths of which are dead-
wood and do little or nothlug for the
state.”
Treating the subject of finances and
taxation, which was tho principal fea
ture of hti talk, Mr. Hardwick do-
cried any Idea that Georgia la nt or
near a slate of bankruptcy, though
much of the Information which haa
been bandied along that line of late,
he says, has dons the state Injury In
the financial centers. The temporary
financial difficulty under which the
state now la laboring, ho cays, “Is due
to the unfortunate tangle In the finan
cial arrangement under which It
Is operated." and Is au outgrowth of
regardless appropriations made by
the legislature wttli no assurance '
that the treasury would be able to
meet the payments when they became
due. a condition which conclusively J
demonstrates that “we must got back
to principles of economy anil the use
Kn'alMMitt.1llrA &'gilinA« •< - *
By a Score 47-23
Bulldogs Defeat
Newberry College ]
seven bandits held UP the office of
iho Connecticut Screen company on
West Twenty-eighth street sml escap
ed with 135,000.
At nooti two robbers c.rocsed thc
"dead line for crooks” and entered
Iho jewelry'slore cf Hatkoff Bros. &
Co., on the ninth floor of a Broadway
office building, knocked Jo-eph Mai-
orana, a member of thc firm, uucon-
ncious with the butt of a revolver'and
nscaped with $20,000 worth of Ilia
wares.
Barllcr In the day a watchman of
u Bowery theater, near thc police sta
tion, was found slain In the dressing
room after evidences of having en
gaged In a pistol battle.
Noted Surgeon To
Address Citizens
Saturday Night
,1 Ivailfjrs iiikuii.wu MrrTINK C RAWFHRn
month hank <'l" rk ' vll " s '] 1 shorn of its taxation provisions, 'he j
l iheft of $772,000 in Liberty Bonds yes- |)iM W n, hp r ,.,, 0 rt.’<! tomorrow to th"
" * T'""' '■ nni ' senate, hilt iloiibl that it will pass
before-adjournment of cougioss
Services held at First ITosbyt
church;
9 a. in.—-Devotional period. I'll hv
W T. 'Forbes.
9 10 a. m.—Group conferences
(a) lllch school delegates in clti'M
where thorn are Young Men's Glirls-
tiati associations, lod tiv C. B. l-oomis
<bl High school delegates In cities
and towns where there art* no !nuna
Men'u Ghrlstlau associations, led by
Prof. W. A. Billion
lerdav from th
] pany was mad
I lu iiils today,
halloo Is lieli
rlhern Trust ri
hy hank
■il In I
cruH’il
lh-
iau i the bonds ahnil Ids
went to li iuh Jot
sorting them in a •'
been s'l’ii since.
lolnc
School Flat
Jackson, of Atlanta
A live mini'll’ dlfi
each of tto.’O kiiIiJ"i !s
3:15 p. m "Boyhood
Lands,” by Kugene A. Turner, foreign j
ork secrcLirv. International lomtiiil j
riioiigh falling to agroo on
'on when He: (> ||| (|„. n nan ro ccnimltte
He was \ nl favorably today on the Watson hill,
and has not j which lias already been passed by tlie
I house and would extend privilegrs ol
war risk Insurance and compensation
by Otis M. heneiits.
•iirni will follow
s.
other;
('•I Kmuloycd boy dqlfgatea, Ivd *liy ■ 0 f tho Y M. C
U f # Vail I 1 p, in.- Re<*r«.itlrn. rtic* Kiwanlan
(dl PrenSatory school delegateu. ] a „d JlnUrians have arrang’ d for
led hy Dr Wm. A !>’-> slglil seeing trip - ' *“
•<••> Adult lead >r delegates led by Ka | oa
Prof. K. A. PihiiiI. The cilvary unit of the Fill)
10:30 it. m.—"Interviews." by Or J of Georgia has arranged lo give
Wm. A. Lee j vary demmixtrat
10:15 a. gi.- -"What Is All Older Hoy j the agrii n
Worth?” by Dr. W. A. Oanltold, pro- | ;dght«eoing part
Maxwell Mctor Co.
And Chalmers Will
Be Consolidated
visiting dele
rally
during I he drlvi
campus of tin
I 45 o'clock.
Evcrinfl Program.
C A. building.
, m Conference haiiflucl.
f the confi r
Ident of Centre college. Danville. K
11:30 a. in.—Conference photograph
First Presbyterian church. I 7:30 p m. <
2:30 p.'in.—Devotional period, led Toastmaster, president
by W. T. Forbes. cnee.
2:45 p. nt.—"How Employed Boys "What lh>c‘
Can Organize for Service." by llarry I Roberts, muni
Prince of Southwest LaGrnnge. i.-inational ec
"Wli'al Our Hl-Y Club Is Doing, by , C. A. benediction
Jas. Marion Adams, of Augusta. Announcements aud benediction
"What Our Organized Sunday '
ll Mean'.’." by A. K-
work department, in
mitten of the V. M
(By Associated Press)
! Indianapolis. Feb. 25 —Charles Mar-
| Hilda lo. nf Indianapolis, was appolntid
In tin• (rdoral district court here !o-
] day as master In chancery for tlio
Maxwell Motor Co.. Incorporated, to
j receive and adjust nil claims ntrainst
| the company within tlie Jurisdiction of
Indiana.
The action is preliminary to a re
organization of tho Maxwell and Thai
inern companies, which have been
merged. A master has been appointed
in Michigan aud one will be appointed
in Ohio, attnepeys for the ^laxwcll
company said"
CHAPTER POSTPONED.
The meeting of the Crawford chap
ter Children of Confederacy which
was to have been held this Saturday
at fp. in., lias been postponed until
Tuesday afternoon at 4 o’clock. A
splendid program has been arranged.
Merchant Makes
Sensational Cut
In Final Offer
Surgeon L. L Lumsden, of the Unit
ed ^tntes public health service, is to
visited Athens on Saturday. February
26th for the purpose of Inspecting thc
work of the county Jiealth offle. -n of
Clarke county. Under the recent ar
rangement with the public health
sen-ice, tills county has bosn granted
$2,000 from the federal government to
_ . , ...... , supplement tho funds now being ex
Bugg, who Is president of the road, as pended in the county for the improve-
rncelvpd he posted his bond of $50,000 j of sanitary conditions,
aud proceeded to go on willi the opor- Surg'nn Lumsden and Dr. Apple-
atoms under direction of the court, j white, the county bfalth officer, have
The court has derected that the first j been In attendance upon a conference
report of the receiver be made April! of county health officer.) In Augusts,
I. and fliiarterly repprta ho rendered! and will reach Athens on Friday eve-
thereaftcr.
The effect of this step Is to take
nlng. Jle has 'been Invited by Chan
Tllbr Harrow to address the stedent
As announced In The Manner, the
remarkable sale nf clothing, suits,
overcoat', shoes, hats and gents' fur
nishings being conducted hy Lee Mor
ris lull) I eonie to a close within the
next few days. In order to permit the
contractors to commence Hielr work
on the repairing of the building.
In onlcr to dispoau of th" entire
stork. Mr. Morris has made a deep
cut below all roasoo and is offering
the stock today a*, prices that will b"
surprising to every purchaser. But
the stock must go; the time ha)
fomc when It cannot in; carried over
the wage light out of fhe hands of the! 1,0,1 v " f ,hc University at 11 o'clock
Fwloral Labor Wage board and put It I ,,fl ^ a,uri * av * s not a n0 \ ci *
directly In Hie federal court to this T* wn ' bu ‘ an °* eel| f nt re P uta
idlslrlcl. w".ch has the aii.horltv to S&TDr'Yumsden will
! "* of T*"! “2 we " a,i Inspect ’Ohio of the sanitary measures
to direct all other details In tho oper- in-lalled in Clark", comity, and
| atlon ami management of tho prop j nn Saturday night, nt 8 o’clock, will
I Br, y. I address the physicians of the city and
Following appointment of a receiver, /.ther Interested citizens on thc ques-
I'ol. Bugg gave out tho following state-' llou of public healHi and sanitation,
ment: j at the High school. •
Thc appointment nf a receiver for Tho death rath for Athens last year
the Atlanta. Hlrmtogbam & Atlantie
Rahway -omoany Is a logical result
of the condition In which the rood finds
Itself, due to the relations between the
present level of revenues md the rale
of wages banging over front the war
period and the aftermath.
"While the frelpht rates have been
advanced about 56 per cent and the
passenger rates about 44 per cent, the
nay of the employees has been more
than doubled fn 1915 the total pay.
article In the store t.s I roll amounted to $1,347,873. which wus
thrown on 'he block at practical!) j 47 ner cent of tho gross earnlnns In
your own price. ! H>"9 the payroll amounted to *4.207.994
which was 72 per rent of the gross
Read his large advertisement on an
other page and you will be convinced
of the unusual value* he Is offering.
(Continued cm Pago 3)
was 16.4 p?f thoui’and persona, which
I* above the average for the state.
Dr. Luiniden will discuss some of the
factors contributing to this death rate
at the meeting Saturday night. It Is
especially desired that the various
pastors of the city, representatives o'
th-, Woman's club and other civic or-
eanliatlons come to discuss questions
relattr.g to the public health of the
cnaiuiuuity.
Dr. Applewhite's report shows that
tor the year 1920 the following cases
of communicable diseases were report
ed (or Clarke county: Influenza. 325;
smallpox. 19; diphtheria, 22; chicken-
pox. 8. tuberculosis, 6: mumps, 3;
rnoasle:,, 2; typhoid fever, 32; scarlet
fever. 54; whooping cough, 2.
of husinosH-lIko method?/
I expect to use the influence of
the veto power,” lie said, “to prevent
the legislature making appropriation]
which the stale treasury esnnot pay:
and I expect to see to It. aa far, as I
can. IBat no-|onger shall. the Insti
tutions of fhe state be allowed to
hawk the credit nf the state about
the financial circles of Atlanta and
New York, attempting 10 obtain
money op appropriations. In advance,
which cannot be met In payment when
they are due."
While Mr. Hardwick In this connec
tion did not specify the transactions
lo which he referred. It Is almost ob
vious that It was a roference to the
discounting In January of school war
rants In anticipation of rollictlon In
the fall of the year of taxo? with
which to pay a four and a half mil
lion dollars appropriation for common
reboots, for when thc last transaction
>if this kind matured It was necessity
to borrow certain funds to order to
meet payment, and that loan, liutcad
"f being Inndt’ on current Income, was
again an anticipation of money hoped
io come Into the treasury. This form
of "hawking securities" hue hoen go
ing on ever rlnco the method of dis
counting advance school warrants was
authorized hv thc legislature some'
years ago. The burden or ll. however,
iins been automatically Increased by
the arbitrary decree of the Hgisleturo
Hist one-half of the state's total In-
1 ome shall bo scl aside every year for
use by the common schools, and prac
tically all the other half of Its fn-
coino would be wholly obsnrbod by
pensions, which means nil other ap
propriations aro speculative In the
matter of when anil how tlrey can he
paid. * **i*l
In his discussion of the subject of
laxsllon whlc!| Is one uppermost In
tho minds of the people at this time,
Mr Hardwick said:
•'ll Is not my Intention to Increare
taxes. If it evil possibly be avoided,
; nd the stale government maintained.
Thore is. cvervwh'rrc, a general dls-
po«Hlon to relieve business of some
of the tax burden It haa boen forced
to carrv during the war. and to as-
rtit it thereby In paailng through tho
present difficult period. Personally.
I am In favor of the principle of taxes
on Incomes by both the state and the
nntlcn. but It would be unwire to con
sider a state Income tax In ilmoa like
theac. The present federal Inoomo
tax If still hampered with numerous
defects, and It will always be un
popular until it Is revised so as to
make a chirp difference In the- pro
portion of tax between idle capital
uni productive capital, and between
Income from property and Income
from labor, either physical or mental.
"These Improvements In the In
come tax law have already been
ms do iu England, and It la nisilom to
follow 1»n examnto of older roun-
Irlea In such matters.”
Mr. Hardwick also made .nascing
reference to the fact that It -hall
b» his miruose to bring onto the tax
hooks of the state the vast "Intangi
ble properties" la Georgia which are
not now hearing tbelr part of the
etato burden, hut bo did not outline
sny plan for accomplishing that.
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