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1111 * I ' « VOLUME LXXXIX. BANNER. 88 YEAR8 OLD ATHENS, GA., FRIDAY MORNING, MARCH 25, 1921. ESTABLISHED 1832 PRICE FIVE CENTS Iff IKIWAHS aUG RECEIVES BEPORT ^WHITE FARMER AND MHffll. ON PLAYGROUND EPUIPMfHT FUND : TWO NEGROES HELD GEORGIA FARMERS P Bulldogs Get Second Victory | Called to Seat of Govorn- . .And Go to Clemson To day for Two Games. ment to Confer With At torney General on Case. Luncheon Yesterday Mark-1 ed by General Activities) Of Special Interest. E BVIHIK HAVE KOIV Oile Ion?. lanky hall tosaor by the i name of “Jack” Frost proved yester-1 •lay afternoon that there is somethin?! in n name after all and with the ther* j niT'in* ter hanging around football 1 (By Associated Press) Washington, D. C.. March 24.—Un- j BE REPRESENTED AT CLEVELAND, O. One of Indicted Negroes Said to Have Confessed Eleven Had Been Killed. attended and without the knowledge of the public, Eugene V. Debt. Ini- temperature tills lad proceeded to P,1 ls< ! n . e< * socialist leader, came to *1 „ *, Toin in Welonminir ak into baaebal! at the University ^ashington today from the Atlanta 10 _* Jom in Welcoming f Georgia bv winning a splendidly I penitentiary and for three hours discussed his rase with Attor ney General Daugherty. The unprecedented trip was made with the approval of President Har ding. who recently requested Dough and make a recommendation on It. Deb* left on the afternoon train for At- , , * lanta. Uargherty said, but declined to I-or the first three innings yester-1 rBV ,..,| anything that took place dur- lay Frost worked like a house a fire, i conference trlklfi# out two out of three and at pitched game from the University of I'lmlnuatl by the score of 5 to 0. Frost oe upled the position on the uitfcind for Coach White’s "Bulldogr." irlindi means that Cliff Psntone will . f .,y the series open against Clemwn ) * r ^ .Dehs snots the Savannah river this after i.oonl same time keeping the hasps prae tiially empty. Not until the sixth In ning did the visitors find him for a hit. .McFarland getting a two-bagger Id left. In the seventh McDlermed )toted out a single to the same place ami In the final Inning the same player, which was the opposing pitcher, by the way, lucked a scratch hit to short for the final blngle of the afternoon, leaving the lanky Geor• glan the winner with bat three hits against him and eight strikeouts to his credit. Georgia Improves. Georgia showed a decided Improve ment over Wednesday's playing, com mitting but two miscues. both of which were harmless. At the bat she continued her heavy hitting, lacing out ten safeties off the offerings of Mr. McDlermed. Hutcheson, Mile amt Manufacturers and Grand! Encampment I. 0. 0. F. Although Kiwanlan Pat Lamkin wa?» awarded the attendance prize at the Kiwanls club luncheon yesterday he wasn't “all” there “were” there, neither was interest ami enthusiasm confined to said prize-copper. (By Associated Press) ita, (»;•., March 24.—John Wll- Department of Agriculture Issues Report Showing Farm Help Plentiful. (By Aisoclated Preii) Washington. D. C., March Russian Residents Told to Place Implicit Trust in Jap Soldiers. Men Sentenced for Attempt ed Arrest of Bergdoll to Hun Prison Terms. (By Associated Press) Washington, ft C.. March 24.—Sec reUiry Weeks ibid today that so far Tin re were Kiwanlans there, and [ aR f war depsrtnnMil is concerned then more Kiwanlans. and It proved j no request liaa'been s j nt to the Ger- to be one of the most important meet ! man government for clemency for i..t , #a ... j Carl Nuef and 'Ifranz Heimmer. Atner- Ings the club has had since Its on ^ detect|vef ^ sentenced to prison ganization, because some big things j as R rGS jjjt of an attempt to were done in a big KIWAN1S way. | arrest Grovor Cleveland Bergdoll in Industrial Tour. j said be. would confer later present lie that j with Secretary Hughes, but refused ‘ ‘ “ today to even admit the two detec* fives were officially connected with Fred J. Orr went on the Greater Tech tour with the party visiting the industrial ter* of the north recently, and ho that brought an awakening message back to Georgia and Athens. He is also enthusiastic about the second in- llaniH, a white farmer of Jasper conn* j Farm labor Is relatively plentiful this ty. and two of his negro employes J year, reports from all parts of the were Indicted by the Newton county t to lhB d „ purlmBllt of agrl . were said today to show. ed with murder in connection with the deaths of three negroes. According to Deputy Sheriff John son. one of the indicted negroes con fessed eleven negroes in all had been killed. Mr. Turpin and His Thin situation. It was declared, con trast* with one year ago, when the labor supply In all sections was far below the demand. Wpgea are gen erally lower. Reports from aouthern itatea de- i acrlbes labor as plentiful and wages j lower, but Georgia farmers were de clared to have no money to hire help, Ci.nn,, A U-w, - because of the lower price of farm aUnny tyCS/»rc nClC; product*, particularly cotton. Legionnaires Will Ask Leg-| *.’*2! islature to Pass Law Al-|and hr and the other members were lowing Soldiers Vote. enthusiastic about meeting the party —at 8 a. in . not 3. A committee, hfaded by VanNoy Weir and consisting of Walter Hodg* »r » l uirmivM .... Atlanta, Ga., March 24.—Supple j n,pntar y t0 1,10 ca, l for a "P° Uon and Martin J. Abney, was named - - dal meeting of the state department | to Join the committees from the Ro of the American Legion in Macon on. tary dub and the Chamber of Com Cody. Mnngum. Fitts and Rawson con < ted for one each. "7n thefourth 6 'frame, with two on April 4th, ns calledI last week by State merce In arranging mention details, ahead of him. Hutcheson picked out Commander A. L Henson, of Calhoun, . ntertulnmcnl for the party .luring Its one to his liking and swntted it mile under the scorebfwd field for a clean home Hln and then some, thereby causing Mr. Gasper Pal- mlssano to comp across with ten of the best two-fnr cigars lie has In bl* pon) emporium, Mize and ijodf £l»o hrT.kfe into the-HtnAtlgHr With dtftro- hsse tits. Roth of these, however, were of the two-bag variety. Georgia scored her five runs In the following fashion: It was In the third the state adjutant. J. G. C. Bloodwortli, I stay In Athens. right' -> r -. has directed a personal appeal to - 1 all posts throughout the stute to make every effort to have representatives present, as this gathering is second In Importance only to thp third annual convention of the Georgia department of the I,* Sion. which will take place Ih'roluifinua'sometime, this summer, the date to he fixed-son^. To date twenty-two posts have sig nified their Intention of having rej: Inning with Watson already down. I resentatlves at the Macon meeting and when our hero-to-be. Hutcheson, slam-1 while u few have replied It will be nn-d out a single, taking second when ! Impracticable for them to he repre- Mungiim grounded to first, unassisted, sent il. the Indications are that fully Mize then stepped Into the sped light ] 9(1 per cent of the posts In the depart- with his two base knock and -Hutch” | ment will send delegates, romped home for the first tnlly. In I At this meeting, nt which Lemuel Holies, national adjutant, will be an ! honor go. st. mutters of vital Interest 1 both to the state department and th< , national organization will be discuss- : cd and the groundwork laid for ac- 1 tlvltlcs of the state convention. (Continued on Huge 2) Playground Report. Joel Weir, reporting for the play ground committee, stated to the club that u method for obtaining the fund of $800 pledged- by the Kiwanlans for the equlptn at of one of the pro posed three playgrounds had been agreed upon, and that the money Would he In hand when needed. Convention Delegates. A committee was also named to work up u delegation to attend Hu mming convention at Cleveland, O. These and other things were mat ters nctfd upon and arranged for. but constructive work and enlivening pleasure extended a great deal fur ther. Then* was food for the Inner man-end also food for thought, much of It, contained In one of the main the American army. iBen Turpin, possessor of the fun niest pair of eyes In all the world and a heavy hitter In Mack Sennett’s fun league, Is in town today. He In the main attraction at the Palace Theater. Playing with him Is Phylls Haver, star headliner gin the California beaches and famous bathing suit model. It Is said that her photo graphs have caused more young men to go west than all the words Horace Greely ever gave out on the subJecL These two celebrities are here to day In Mack Bennett's laughable farce. "Married Life." in which Mr. Turpin shimmies with his eyes, while dear phylls wields a wicked rollin’ pin. If you are looking for a real comedy see this one today and tomor row-. Atlanta, Gas March 24— Confer- j Anil thla is no! all the Palace bill tloners of the |outh who have been Tile "Pep-o-mlnt" revue ofTers aome, In Atlanta have a new national an- very classy singing and dancing s» a them. It runs this way: i miniature musical comedy study. "So long liquor—hello sweets’ 1 Th. i-hiisp.. ™ u h. .i».n APPEAL TO RESUME TRADE (By Associated Preii) Toklo, March 23.—An official war of fice statement today s$ys in accord ance with declarations of last year concerning the occupation of the Im portant districts of Saghallen prov ince, Japan has decided soon to sta tion troopa on the mainland at Nlko- laleveck, Soflak, Dekaatri, Mago and other important district points. In the hope of maintaining peace and order by temporarily Introducing civil ad- mlnlatratlon. Russian residents of -the region have been requested to place Implicit tiust In the Japanese troops end show sympathy with the real motive for Japan s action, the statement as sert*. Candy Men Adopted New National Anthem (Special to The Banner) Chas. Morris Co. Clothing Sale iir*n r j c Iceorgia men in Will bnd soon ARMY SHOULD HAVE BALLOT STATE ELECTION. . I Atlanta, Ga.. March 14.—In conform Although many took advantage of u v with resolutions passed at the soo the flro sale prices offered on cloth- ond state convention of tile Georgia lug by Ohas. Morris Co., the well I department of the American Legion, known clothiers on Clayton street. | held last August, the legislative com- • ml their stock Is hroki ii In alios and nilttee. of the department will go ho-1 patterns, tliev still have a large mini I fore the state legislature when It con j her of desirable suits that they offerj'yencs next summer and usk that the] al price, far below wholesale replace-1 election laws be so amended us to] ment cost | allow Georgians In the army and navy I Many m-w spring soils are In the! to vote In all elections Then- arel sab- which gives yon nn opportunity I similar laws In New York and other to procure a high-grade suit for Easter | states and in the amendment which | nt small coat. will he presented lo tile legislature by i The sale will close III a few days ] this cammltl e will he embodied the I ’ | best features of these laws. - 1 It I can't have rum, give me candy for eats." "The bartenders are out of luck," said one, manufacturer. “A fellow used to plunk down a half dollar across the bar and ask for booze. Now he planks down a nickel for candy kisses and geta A square meal. That's, ts-smumle aerxw.'.BM-lu,. Whoever pays dues to tile bartenders' union is too much of an optimist for this old world. "You see. the people want some thing 'tasty.' They can't get liquor, so they try candy. And they are just beginning to learn that candy satlafle* that camel's longing for something to make the mouth water. Tile people of this country are Just beginning to realize that there Is more nourish- ment in randy thun any other kind j of food The children are to he given another ton-rent matinee by Manager Oldlev this afternoon from 1 to 6, amt all those under 12 years of age are ellgl hie to enter at this price. The pro gram Is for today and tomorrow. Understood American Offi cials -Studying British- Russian Agreement. (By Associated Press) Washington. D. C.. March 24.—Con sideration by the United States of the question of resuming trade relatione with the Russian* soviet government appeared to be a poitlblllty when the state department announced receipt of an appeal from the soviets for a resumption. It Is understood that American officials are studying the Brltlsh-Rui- slen trade agreement. . U. S. Navy Balloon Five Men Missing Since Last Tuesday (By Aeeeeieted Press) Pensacola, F!a.. March 24.—AU ef forts to locate the United States navy fr«e balloon and five men, mining I since It left on a practice flight Tues day night, have been unavailing, al though searching parties today cov ered the Florida coast from Penss- cola to St. Joe. The last information came by car rier pigeons early today. The first message nld the balloon was oft Bt. Andrews Bay, Florida, drifting to wards the open sea. Another mes sage. a little later, said ull ballast had been thrown overboard and the bal loon then was at an, altitude of one hundred feet and slowly slnkins- The balloon carried Chief Quarter master E. w. Wilkinson as pilot, 0. V. Bland, & L. Kershaw. J. C. Eldar ind W. H. Tiexary. MURDER OF FAMILY; Greek Advances 20 Miles Mother, Brother, Sister ami | Two Children’s Bodies Found at Home. riucing candy as faat »* they can, anil they are making good candy.” Where Colleges Play This Week Morton Hodgson To Address Boys’ Club on Sunday . ... , . , ,, ,, The car.ily manufacturers are tak- K wauls talks made by ol. M G. adv , nla / e of thia . They are pro- Michael, who has a reputation for he-1 v „ faat , in# u good und lmppy speaker nt any , tiino but is probably beat known for hiy efforts «s “nn after-dinner" speaker. The club will hnve nn active party in the entertainment of the Indus trial tour party, the reception and entertainment of the manufacturer*’ | convention, the Grand Lodge of Odd f Fellows, and n prominent part in every move for civic betterment. ' Coney Left on Return Flight (By Associated Press) Jacksonville. Fla.. March 25.—Lieut. 1 \V. D. Coney left Pablo Reach at 1:40' lution in question wus unanimously passed by the delegates to the con-1 o’clock this morning for San Diego [ Guilford collegt Friday. M^*rch 25. Atlanta. Ga.—University of Cincin nati vs. Georgia Tc'h. Raleigh. N. C- New York univer sity vs. North Carolina State col lege. Olemnon. S. C.—University of Geor gia vs. Clemnon college. Charlottesville. Va.—Princeton uni verslty vs. University of Vlrglni-i (double-header). Macon. Ga.—Yale university vs. Ala bamu Polytechnic (Auburn). Durham. N. C.—Trinity college vs. (By Associated Press) Florence, S. C„ March 24 —Edmund ( Blghtm, who went to trial here today, charged with the murder of his moth-1 «r, brother, sister and two of the lat Great Company Catholic Churchmen to Assemble Sunday for Funeral. (By Associated Press) Baltimore. Md v March 24.—The ter’s udopted children at the lilgham body of Cardinal Gibbons, who died place, near bore, last January, not here this morning, will remain In tho only suggested ft search for his broth j room where he died until Sunday, er’s body, which was not found sometime after the other bodies were found, but even indicated the general direction the searchers should take, according to witnesses for the prose cution when It will be taken to the Cathedral Asrumptlon of the Blessed Virgin Maty. to remain where hla people mry see bint for the laat time until Thur* day, when the fimernl will he held. He will be hurled In n nlehe In the (By Associated Pres*) Constantinople. March 24,—An ad vance of about' twenty mites was made by the Greeks on both the Smyrna nnd Brass fronts during the first day's offensive against the Turks. The Turks, who are fighting hard, declare they won’t retreat until every means of defense la_ exhauited. TURKS RKTRBAT IN DISORDER. (By Associated Press) Athens; March 24.—On the Smyrna front. In Asia Minor, the Greeks ad vancing against Turks hnve already made good progreaa In the Ushak and Brusaa regions, according .to the Greek commander. Airplanes report the Turk* retreating In disorder. .. .18 first thought Smiley Blgham cm under the high altar of'.ne rathe- klllul tile roar and suicided on ac-1 ''D' near where he wa* baptized and lonnt of family financial troubles and] "'here he wa* Invested with the va- the defense Indicated by questioning i f* 011 * r aa R* Hi the Catholic church, that it would make this contention. ! T* 1 * greutest company of Catholic , churchmen ever asaeniDlen in tno n f . nr I United States ia expected to gather rarmers Lost oo ! rumrai, Millions in Hogs ] Former Captain Is New Jersey Jury Finds Negro Guilty Killing Organist ntion on the broad general prln-1 in an effort to tiy front the Atlantl clple that disfranchisement was un-1 t0 ,| 1B p ar |fl r ,., (al)t in one day with fair to men In the service of their I hedu|#a gt country and because It was believed I , that In giving them the ballot It j The start was made In the same ! would keep alive In them Interest 111! plune lie flew (rom San Diego to 1 their home nfTalrs, even though they ] Jacksonville -recently, nn army D" | were In other staff*. I Havtlaml Four. nan association mo* - — ! The committee appointed by State i Lieutenant Coney was confident lie afternoon I- to be adiln ssed by the, Commander A. L. Henson of Calhoun, j wou|(| j an(1 ln iS . 1M nicgo bv twilight chairman of the boys' department.) present these resoiutl| this evening, lie expects to land The boys’ meeting of the Sat |* la >' “Y" club nt the Young Men a Chris tian association tills coming “ anaa ' to present thes ^e^rfor ..held Of Ma early thi* Columbus. Ga.—U. S. Infantry school vs. Gordon institute. Saturday, March 26. Atlanta, Ga.—University of Cincin nati va. Georgia Tech. Williamsburg. Va.—New York uni versity vs. William and Mary college. Clemson, S C.—University of Geor gia vs. Clemson college Charlotteavill va. University of Virginia Nashville. Tenn.—Nashville (South By Cholera in 1920 (By Associated Prats) Washington, D. C., March 24.— Farmers In the United State* los», about $35,000,000 last year as a re- 1 suit of hog cholera Held on Charges Murder of Major (By Associated Press) New Brunswick. N. J., March 24.— i George Washington Knight, age 22, a j negro, was found guilty by a Jury j here today of first-degree murder In l connection with the death of Mrs | Edith Wilson, church organist, who was attacked near her home at Perth Amboy on the night of March 12th. I Knight was sentenced to die during I the week of May 2d. (By Associated Press) New York. March 24.—Robert Ro- the department . senhluth. former captain In the JlStb Va'^Jolnis Hopkins I of * Rr, '' ult,lri ' estimated today. In call j regiment of engineers, was arreated 1 ing attention to producers to the ne : here tonight on a charge of murder cesslty of vaccinating without delay era "as joclation l "* va." Vanderbl'lt "uni- j h " RR <’*I><'S"d to the disease. Weather advice that encountf hov's viewpoint' r,"'held In mind hy | con. nnd Estes Horenm* and Hasll " 0> a ' ", wpolIU Stoekbrldge, of Atlanta. Maddox, of Rome: Hugh Oannon.^of | „ Md wlnd , W0U l.| which he salt! would hold his sp^d down twenty miles por hour. Should speak vho are llv sympathetic with the hoy f-lf.- Ginned in is wav of looking at life, and the \eUUim U1IUICU 111 the speaker are asked to sp*rl and hia .— - - . addresses arc prepared for boy*, and not for grown people, or a mixed an .Hence. Because of this the hoys have been unusually Interested In these Sunday "Y" club conferences. Mr. Hodgson Is one of the most forceful and helpful of all the speak or* wlio appear before these hoys, meetings from season to season. He has been specially Interested In work for boy* for years, having grown up in the boy*' work department of the Athens Young Men's Christian asso ciation. and It Is alwags with a great he equal the time on his east hound flight he will make DuIIun In seven hours. erslty. Goldsboro. N. C.—Baltimore (Inter-! •L nationals) vs. Wake Forest college, j Ray fit. Louis. Mias.—Louisiana. State university vh. St. Stanislaus. .leaV of "pleasure uniY profit that h* | nr ® h°j Included. I„ heard' I Total* for other nearb) The meeting will he held at 3 o'clock are: Harrow 18.364 : at the Y \( C A . and all hoy* ore Franklin. 33.067; ill extended a most cordial Invitation to! Gwinnett, 24.100; Hall be present. l.et rnch boy whq Is In th of attending» strive for tendance Sunday. Clarke to March 21 Permit Issued to Director sa^r^Tr*. of the hnJ Strawberry Growers reau of the census, department of com- rtf I a ( n MoU Wina merce, announces the preliminary r>- UI lad. LU ITldHC TTHSL l-ort on cotton ginned in Georgia for j the crops of 1920 and 1019. The re port was made public for the state at 10 a. m.. Monday. March 21. 1921. nnd show* Clarke's total as 16.651. Quantities are in running hale*, counting round as half bales. Llnterx Order Restored in Hamburg Shipyards (By Associated Press) j Berlin. March 24.—Order has been restored at Hamburg and rotnmun- 1 Isis were ejected from shipyards which they had occupied. RESIDENCES BOMBED IN SPANISH TOWN (B)l Associated Press) Madrid, March 24.—Five bomba In connection with the death Major Alexander P. Cronkhlte. | Camp Lewis, Washington, In 1918. Workers on Tow Boats to Strike >xplode< ballino, Or4»ns in rewidoncea at Car- province, laat night. 14.082: 16.129; Hart. 23.846; Jackson. 35.719: Madison. 30- habit S 717: Morgan. 29,820: Oconee. 18062: record at Oglethorpe. 28,798; Stephen*. 7,653, Walton, 35,093; Wilke*, 27,872. (By Associated Press) Washington. D, G.. March 24—A REVOLUTION FINANCEO permit fo manufacture wine out of (BY SOVIET GOLD IS strawberries for non beverage pur- SPREADING GERMANY, poses was Issued tonight to the Straw ! (By Associated Press) counties j berry Growers’ association of I^mls- London. March 24.—The communist Elbert, 25.876; | Inna hy the hur< au of internal reve- j revolt in Germany, financed, It is de- nLe - ] dared, by soviet gold, in spreading The permit provides no sugar is to! throughout the industrial district in be added to inerease the alcoholic I middle G ruiuny, threatening the contents of the product. The growers ! great amnunTa, potash, anthracite and plan to use the uurplus berries for j copper works, says a Central News dispatch frum Berlin. Experts Will Survey (By Associated Press) New York. March 24.—Orders for an immediate strike of marine work ers on ocean going tow boats alon$r Srlm/ilc nf Atlanta ! lhn Atlantic and Gulf coasts probably ulilUUio UI nisania w m ^ |ssti«*«V within twenty-four hours of the Fulton criminal court. Fighters of Corruption Aided by Women Voters (Special to The Banner) Atlanta, Ga., March 24.—That tha League of Women Voters welcome the co-operation of all civic organiza tions In arousing public sentiment against corrupt practices In elvlc af fair* la the statement made by Mrs. Murray L Hubbard, vice president of tbe Atlanta league. Tbe statement of Mrs. Hubbard waa made In connection with recent ex posures of alleged collusion between city officials and the gambling ring ns charged by Solicitor John Boykin, (Special to The Banner) Atlanta, Ga., March 24.—The em- j ployment of expert* to make s survey of Atlanta’s school system ami to pre pare a topographical and population! map, with the probable line of exten sion of thlezly populated areas. Is he- : Ing seriously considered hy the bond commissioner* who have the handling «( the City's $8,850,000 bond Issue. j According tc members of the com mission. advocates of a cosmopolitan plan hav,. a great deal In their favor j and yet t|i' proponents of the con tlnnutli.n of the present system have an excellent argument. as the result of recent wage reduc tions. union leaders announced night MESSAGE HOPE AND CHEER SENT WOMEN I BY WEATHER BUREAU I (By Associated Prets) Washington. iD. C„ March 24—• | The weather bureau tonight sent out -i message of hope and cheer I to the women of the United 1 Slates ft said: “For Easter Sun- i day outlook Is for generally fair I weather with moderate tempera- j tura over much of tha country.” Osteopaths of Georgia To Hold Convention (Special (o The Banner) Atlanta, Ga., March 24.—The nlae- teenth annual meeting of the Georgia Osteopath*’ association will be held on March 26th In the Carnegie library In Atlanta. Dr. H._ H. Thimble, of 'Moultrie, president of the association, will preside. Tbe vice president la Dr. J. W. Phelps, of Atlanta, and tba secretary-treasurer la Dr. A. W. Chaplin, of Albany.