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—^ The weekly Banner, VOLUME.LXXXIX. 89 YEARS OLD ATHENS, GA., FRIDAY MORNING, MARCH 4, 1921. ESTABLISHED 1182 PRICE FIVE CENTS Secretary of Treasury Leaves League Out and Pays Respects to the Industrial/ Complexities of Moment,'] HARDING POLICIES • IN A NUTSHELL Washington, March 4. — The Harding policies: No direction of old world poli cies. „ No permanent military alliance, political commitments or econom ic obligations which will sub ject our decisions to foreign au thority. Formulation of an association of nations conference. Recommendations looking to ward approximate disarmament. Creation of machinery for medi ation. conciliation and arbitra tion of International disputes. Clarification of international law. Creation of a world court. Resistance to assaults on vis itations. Promotion of interna tlonal trade. Reduction of normal expendi tures. Administration efficiency. Lightened tax burdens, sound commercial practices and ade quate credit facilities. Sympathetic concern for agri cultural problems. Abolition of government experi ments In business. Industrial peace. James John Davis, age 47. former steel worker, organizer of the Ixtyul Order of Moose and member of the Amalgamated Association of Steel Workers and active in union affairs. fl*- - i rsi -iB .crtaw) Edwin Detibv, age 50. lawyer, for mer congressman, gunner's mate In American navy dtiring Spanish-Amer- lean war. sergeant of marines in the world war. chief probation officer In Wayne county clerk's office. Detroit. FAI.L « Senator 'Pall, age 59, farmer, ranch er. miner, lawyer, former associate I, ... . ... , ' ' ' ... _ I financier, one of the extremely rich Justice of New Mexican supremo men the u nlte( , 8t , t es Identified court and United States senator, | with many charitable organizations. 1912-1923. Born in Frankfort, Ky. j Born in Pittsburgh. The inaugural address of President Warren G. Harding yesterday was di rected mainly to the administration's policies of dealing at once with the Industrial problems confronting the people of the United States, and while it dealt In brief and concise way with international relations, no mention was made of the league of nations or any other association of nations. in opening, Mr. Harding said: My countrymen, when one surveys the world about him after the groat storm, noting the marks of destruc tion and yet rejoicing in the rugged- ness of the things which withstood It. if ho is an American, he breathes the narifled utmospbere with a strange mingling of regret and new hope. We have seen a world passion spend its fury, but we contemplate our republic unshaken, und hold our civilization secure. Liberty—liberty wituin the law—and civilization are inseparable, and though both were threatened, we lind them now secure, and there comes to Americans the profound as surance that our representative gov ernment Is the highest expression and surest guaranty of both. "Standing in this presence, mind ful of the solemnity of this occasion, khm SUE OF ^^^■PASSM SIMPliST AND VET MOST DRAMATIC TAKES UP UFE AS PRIVATE« Eight' Storm-Tossed Years as President Ended Yes* terday For Him. John W. Weeks, age 60. banker and broker, farmer, member of houee and senate, candidate for presidential nomination In 1916. Born In Lancas ter, N. H. Judge Who Ordered Receiv ership Says “Nothing to Prevent Strike.” Building Will Be Remodeled and Made Ready For New Line of Spring Clothing. (By Associated Press) March 4.—Grand lodgs The closing. today, of the sale J which has been conducted by Mr. Lee Morris, the well-known clothing and Atlanta. Ga .. representatives of the unions on the B ' ntH ’ f " rnl ' t " , ’ g mPrchant " n nroad Atlanta. Birmingham and Atlantic I BtrePt - wl " m,,rk ,hp m0 " t s " ,>f e89f " 1 railway formally notified B. L. Bugg. j Ba * p PVPr * 1P * d * n t * 1 * 8 c *^ receiver, this afternoon that “It Is more than probable we will withdraw from 4be~nerHce ' withfn "the "irarr*from the loading 'ia#nufact^irers of twenty-four hours and remain out tin til such time as the proper tribunal may have opportunity to pass upon the justness and reasonableness of rates of wages established by the UHted States railway labor boinl." The notice of the Rtrike. which Is already sanctioned bv the interna tional heads, also said “if you con suggest anything that would preclude such action we will certainly be glad to li<*ar from you.” The unions apparently tonight for a possible nugg and In the meantime Federal District Judg*» Siblev. who authorized the receivership and wage reduction. Is quoted as saying unofficially tlierf Is nothing In the receivership orders that would prevent a strike. Colonel Bugg In a formal reply to night termed the union action as with out justification or excuse and de clared the sole rospons-ihlllty rests on The wonderful bargains and great sacrifices made in prices on goods the country atTorded the people of this section an opportunity to secure goods at prices they had never bought at before. Every article sold by Mr. MotI» was backed by his guarantee and those making purchases were Drama Centers About Re- ! Harding Is the First tirement Of Woodrow w.i-, Newspaper Publisher son to Private Life. _ „ r r n .. . To Serve as President HARDING AT WORK WITHIN AN HOURI Crowds Overrun the White House Grounds Opened First Time in Four Years. (By Associated Pre**) YAuhlogton. 6. C.. March 4.—The reins of presidential authority pass- oil from Woodrow Wilson to Warren G. Harding today in the Inaugural ceremony at once the simplest and most dramatic of the generation. The drama centered about the re tirement of Woodrow Wilson to prl- pleased with the prices and pleased j vatp llfp Insistent to the last that u-ith the coods he carry out a retiring presidents »lth the goods. customary part, he finally yielded to _ Positively Last Day. | ^ rP ] a t|ves' and nuvulclans’ warning Today will |>ositively be the last | that it might endanger his life and vcrc waiting 1 day I,( tllis K reat reduction sale. The , on |y accompanied his successor to reolv frori I contract has been let and bright and | the capitol. 1 ' ! early Monday morning carpenters and i Before Harding had been president mechanics will throng the store and an hour he revived a precedent set commence the work of remodeling | by George Washington by conferring this building, which was damaged by | with the senate In executive session, lire s few weeks since. Today will submitting personally the nominations be a last rail and a last opportunity of his t;n cabinet officers, all of whom to g,t the benefits being offered at [ were Immediately confirmed. Before this sale. If you have not made pur-j taking the oath at 1:18 p. m.,' -Her- Pleased by Pres. Harding’s Speech (By Associated Press) Washington. DM'.. March 4 - -Do< lur ing President Harding’s inaugural dress meant the "end of tin* league of nations.” Senator Johnson of Cal ifornia announced tonight he woa "de lighted with President Hdrditm’s reaf firmation of our national policy and with his emphatic words concerning old world entanglements.” ! Administered Oath feeling the emotions whl.h no one | them. If the strike is unsuccessful may know until he aenses the great the men will lose their Jobs by being weight of reai>onftibilUy for himself, rephued. he said, and if the strike is I must utter my belief in the Divine successful the road will he scrapped. inspiration of the founding fathers. I —■ Surely there must have been God s i fnlincntl intent in the making of this new | $enaiOr JOIUlSOn world republic. Ours Is an organic law which had but one ambiguity, and we saw that effaced In a baptism of sacrifice and blood, with union main taining the nation supreme and its concord Inspiring. Procress Proves Wisdom. “We hnve seen the world rivet Its hopeful gaze oil the great truths on which the founders wrought. We have seen civil, human and religious liberty verlded and glorified. In the beginning the old world scoffed at our • xpuriment. today our foundations of prlltlcal and social belief stand un shaken, u precious Inheritance to our selves, un Inspiring example of free dom and civilization to all mankind Let u.h express renewed and strength ened devotion, in grateful reverence tor the immortal beginning and ut ter our confidence in the supreme fulfillment. "The recorded progress of our public, materially and spiritually, in itself, proves the wisdom of the in herited policy of non-involvement in old-world affairs. Confident of out ability to work out our own destlnj and jealously guarding our right to do ro. wo seek no part in directing the destinies of the old worltL We do not mean to be entangled. We will accept no responsibility except as our own conscience and Judgment, in etch Instance, may determine. "Our eyes never will be blind to a developing menace, our ears never deaf to the call of civilization. We recognize the new order in the world with the closer contrasts which prog ress has wrought." After having called attention to the period of the war and its attendant perplexities, he continued: Reactions of War. “A regret for the mistakes of yes terday must not, however, blind us to the tasks of today. War never left such an aftermath. There ha< been staggering loss of life, and meas ureless wastage of material*. Na- tions are still groping for return to chases, it will be too late after the closing hour tonight. An Increased salesforce has been secured by Mr. Morris and he hopes to be able to hnve every customer waited upon, but if he does not it will not he from nny fault of his. lie has offered these bargains for several weeks and hun ilredrt have tuken advantage of them, but after today the building wlU be | in charge of the contractor and the | sale will be closed. The early buyer today will profit; do not delay, but go this morning. Rev. Henry Sweets To Address Boys’ Meeting'Sunday The mooting of the Sunday “Y” club for tomorrow afternoon, at th? Young Men’s Chriari-in assoelation. will be addressed by one of the strongest men In the Presbyterian church. Rev. Henry H. Sweets, ol Louisville. Ky.. who Is at the head of some of the most Important of the denominational work of Ills ehnreh Ills subjeet will he. "What Is It to Be a Christian V Every boy Is urged to he present at the Y. M. C. A. and to tell his friends of this great opportunity to hear ode of the strong ministers of the Presbyterian church. Bible Class. Tills morning, at 11 o'clock, the Bible clnas for older High school boy, will meet with Mr. Forbes in bis office nt the Y. M. C. A. for their regular weekly lesson. This rlass Is studying Dr. Jeremiah W. -lenks' course, entitled “Life Prob- b ms of High School Boy*.” ding attended Vice President Cool- Irtxe's Inaugural. Within another hour Harding had gone to the Whits House “to ham up his hat and ; a to work." ns he had often said, and had had unlocked the White House gates for the first time in four years. The public cele brated by overrunning the grounds and peeping In the windows to Bee the president conferring with hie cab inet officers. Reaching the White House shortly before 3 o'clock, P-ooldent nnd Mrs Harding had luncheon with Immediate members of their families. Dr. George T. Harding, of Marion, the execu tive's father, sitting at his son's table ns the guest of honor. Afterwards the Hardings held open-house to the people of Marion, who came on spe cial trains. It was late afternoon when the pres ident opened the White House grounds to visitors for the first time since 1917 nnd It was also announced that hereafter visitors with passes will be admitted to the White House Itself as In pre-war years. Most of Harding’s first evening In the executive offices was spent witii his secretary. George B. Christian. Jr. In making n preliminary survey of un finished business left* by the retiring administration. (By Associated Press) Washington. D. C., March 4.—War ren G. Harding Is the first newspaper publisher to serve as president of the United States. He Is the twenty-ninth chief executive, reckoning Cleveland’s two. terms as separate ones becauee he was the only president serving twice who was not re-elected. nineteen presidents were - lawyers, at the time they were elected. Three are classified as statesmen; two at sol diers; two aa farmers, oae as a public official. Mr. Harding might also fall within the class of statesman as be bad served six years In the senate when elected and was the first senator to be elected president. Virginia leads In the nativity of presidents. Eight of her torn. Wash ington. Jefferson, 'Madison. Monroe, William Henry Harrison. Tyler. Tsy- lor and Wilson—have held the high est office In the gift of the nation. Ohio has given seven native sons to the presidency—Grant, Hayes, Gar field, Benjamin Harrison. McKinley,' Taft and Harding. Eighteen presidents have been col lege men; one was graduated from West Point, nine had no college edu cation. COMMITTEE SAYS RY. EXECUTIVES National Association Takes First Step Reduce Freight Rates. (By Asaoclated Prats) New York, March 4.—The natlcnal association of railway executives meet ing today voted to abolish Its labor committee, asserting it virtually had completed Its work and Its further maintenance was a constant Invitation to saek uniform settlement of labor matters which'ought to be settled'be tween each road and Its own em ployees. Tba association also decided to stand clear of natldnal boards of adjustment, declaring Itself In favor of decentralisation In labor relations. This action It was said, constituted the first step to restore normal freight rates In this country. “Dinty” Pleased Many , . - Good morn- Hundreds on Yesterday lnl! (Continued on Page 4. Column 5) When President-elect’ Harding was inaugurated the oath was administer ed by Edward D While, chief Justice of th«* mpreme court. He swore in president Wilson fbr both terms, i | Labor Committee Did Not Attend Harding Inaugural (By Associated Press) Washington. D. C., March 4 —The executive committee of the American federation of tabor was in session here pructlcaly all day and did not attend the Harding Inauguration. - One Sub. Floated • One Still Stuck (By Associated Press) New Bedford. Mass.. March 4.—Sub marine 0-8 was floated this afternoon by n coast guard cutter. New York. March 4.—r-.ibmarlne 0-7 remained stranded tonight off Fishers Island but It Is thought It will be float ed before morning. Basketball Will Be Bill at Y.M.C.A. Saturday Night Christian college versus the Social Circle Athletic club and the -. M. C. A. Preps versus the Working Boys' , ; u i> iTmkn up the hill, and a lively time, may be expected. Or course the big feature of the evening will be the contest between the Christian College and Social Cir cle. itnil, by the way. thlA is not the glrlg’ team from Cbriatlen college, ns some seem to think. This is n real live! he-man team. The fwo teams have met twice be fore tills season and each team has won—or lo«t. an you will—by the nar row margin of one point. It takes more than one point to establish su periority. nnd the final game tonight to give aomebody the chance to show what they have. The game between the Preps and Working Boys' club Is also going to merry-go-round. Both teams have been feeding up on TNT and other things and are rearing to go. It looks like something will be do ing The fireworks will start at 8j o’clock. Costa Rican Forces Capture Small Town (By Associated Press) | Bon Juan del Sur, NIcarsuga. March 5;—Ouabito, a short distance north west of Bocae del Toro In Panama was captured by Costa Rican forces this morning. The Panamans retired to wards Bocas del Toro leaving eighteen dead and many wounded. CHAMP CLARK’S BODY W, LL LIE IN STATE ADM |ral BRYANT IS Bowline Green. Mo., March 4.—The body of Champ Clark will be taken to the courthouse upon arrival Monday and will lie In state until the funeral service* are held. It was announced by V. S Smith, mayor of Bowling Green. Members ol the local American Le gion post will constitute the guard of honor. ON WAY TO PROTECT AMERICAN INTERESTS. (By Associated Prase) Panama. March 5.—It la reported here that Rear Admiral Bryan hat re ceived orders to protect American In terests in the fighting xone and Is on- route from Nlcarauga aboard the gun boat Dolphin. There has never been a picture shown In Athens that gave such final satlsftctlon aa “Dinty," the Marshall Nellan' prodnctlon appearing at the Palace Theater yesterday and today and starring Wesley Barry, the youth ful screen nrodlgy of the First Na tional . studios. Nearly a thousand children aaw this production yes ter day afternoon at the special matinee arranged for them by Manager Old- ley and laat night the grown-ups and more children crowded the theater. Besides offering the star, Barry, the story Is an Interesting and thrilling one and the cast carries a galaxy of ■tars seldom teen In one production. In addition to the main photoplay there Is vaudeville also on the bill, a ’’Mutt nnd Jeff" comedy and a thrill ing comedy from the Vitagraph stu dio*. Today will offer the last allowing* of this program and It Is stating it mildly to say that It Is one of the very, very best yet teen at the Palace. 8MALL ROOF FIRE ON FRANKLIN STREET Th^ department was called to a small negro dwelling on Franklin street laat night at 9:15 n’rlock to put out a blaze on the roof. It la thought the fire originated from a defective flue. Only alight damage was done, as the fiamei were soon put out by the firemen. THUMB-NAIL SKETCH OF WARREN a HARDING, 29th PRESIDENT OF U. S. Warren Oamallel Harding, twen ty-ninth president of the United States. Born In Blooming Orove, Mor row county. Ohio, 'iNovsmber 2, 1865. Student Ohio Central coliege, 1878-1882. Entered newapaper business. Marlon. O.. 1184. and publisher Marion (Ohio) Star since that time. Married -Florence Kllng, Marlon. 1891. Member Ohio state senate, 1899 to 1905. Lieutenant-governor Ohio, 1904 to 1906, Republican candidate for gor- emor of Ohio. 1910 (defeated). Election to United States sen ate November 3, 1914. Elected president. November 2, 1920. Baptist. Home, Marion. O. (By Asaoclated Press) "Washington, D. C.. March 4.—Eight storm-tossed years In the presidency, ■filled with moments and scenes tha world will never forget, ended today for Woodrow Wilson—“just plain Woodrow Wilson," as he smilingly said this afternoon when Rear Ad miral Grayson, through force nt habit, addressed him “Mr. President/* President Wilson drove down Penn sylvania avenue with President-elect Harding, but on account of the dif ficulty in climbing up steps did not attend the Inauguration and, after signing so mA Mils, returned to his new borne on ft avenue, passing thn White House without even glancing at It. The crowds cheered him en route and another crowd waited at his home, unmindful of the Inauguration ceremony going on. By 3 o’clo-k several thousand per sona had gathered before the house nnd the president anpesreri st n win dow nnd acknowledged the demon stration. After the forni?r president disap peared and the crowd which gathered as part of a demonstration organized by the League of Nations association and the democratic central committee of the District of Colombia, showed no signs of dlmunltlon, Wilson return ed, accompanied by Mrs. Wilson, bow. ing and smiling. Upon rrfpeiteri re. Quests for a speech he contented him self with notating to his thront. Rear Admiral Grayson stated afterwards that Wilson was profoundly touched by the tribute and when he left the window his voice choked as he at tempted to speak to those near him. Wilson wss cheerful through a day' that taxed his physical powers and in his whimsical humorous comments there w^s no hint nt regret In retire ment from high office. There was but one incident when his cheerful mood seemed to fall. Telling Senator Knox he would not witness the Coolldge Inauguration on account of physical Infirmities, Wilson added “the senate has thrown me down, but I am not going to fall down.” Wilton's reply to Senator Lodge's official announcement nrlor to the In auguration that the slxtv-slxth con- gresa waited for adjournment, brought a touch of cdol formality to Wilton as he renlled: “I hnve no fur. tber communication to make, r ap preciate your courtesy. M. C. Engineer and Firemen Are Held Responsible (By Associated Press) Val Pa raise, lnd„ March 4.—Respon sibility for the death of thirty-seven persons In the wreck on Bundsy night at the Intersection of the New York Centi-1 and the Michigan Central was placed on tho Michigan Central engineer and fireman nt thn coroner’s Inquest today and they were formally charged with Involuntary manslaugh ter. Funeral Services Mrs. Lou Bailey Funeral services for Mrs. l-ou Stone Ballev, who died at the r-sltlence of her daughter, Mrs. A. F. Puckett, on Thursday morning, were held from the homo yesterday afternoon at 3 o’clock, conducted hy Rev. Walter An thony. assisted by Rev. S. J. Cart- ledge. Immediately after the service, tha remains were taken- to the Rtone fam ily cemetery near Cent'.r. Jin., where Interment took place. Mrs. Bailey, who was the widow of the late Bamuel Bailey, I* survived by her daughter, Mrs. A. F. Puckett: one son. John E. Bailey, .c Washing ton. Oa.: five brother).. E. A. Stone, of Greensboro. Ga.; John Stone, of Fort Worth. Tex.; J. A. Stone, of Hull. Oa.; L. A. Stone, of Bishop. Ga., and M. A. Stone, of Athens, R. F. D„ and a (Inter, Mrs. Maud Almond, of Jack sonville, Tex. Employed Boys’ Brotherhood Is Organized at ‘Y* At a meeting held at the Y. M. C. A. Friday nl*ht an Employed Boy*' brotherhood was organised, with Ablt Nix as leader. ‘Roy Dean, president; .Clyde Anderson, vice president- War ner Jones, secretary, and Edward Hlehtower, treasurer. This organisation Is composed ot boys between the ages of IS to ifl who are employed In the city. It Is wholly a Christian organization and with «t|ch a competent leader as Mr. Ntx will he a blessing and a help to tha employed boy§ of Athens.