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ATHENS, OA., FRIDAY MORNING, APRIL 8, 1921. PRICE FIVE CENTS GOV. Htifife M. DORSEY. VOLUME LXXXIX. ESTABLISHED tS32 "USE GEORGIA “U8E GEORGIA PRODUCTS" SB YEARS OLD City Turned Over To ; Tecfc Tour Party ury Out in Williams Peonage Case Trjiin Bearing 125 Members Of Georgia Tech Tour Arrived at 3 O’clock, "Dfffl! IKS AFTER FIVE SCOREtESS INNINGS THREE PROMINENT MEMBERS TECH PARTY HERE TODAY. ENTIRE CITY AT GUESTS’ DISPOSAL Pan , tone A Twirling for Geor gia Allowed' But Three Hits, Retired Ten Men. Party Be Met at* 8 O’clock—| Program, of Entertain ment at Georgian. i Persons who haw> promised tho tide of their automobiles in enter taining the members of the Teeli ! tour are urgently requested to havo 1 their machines at the Seaboard \ station promptly at 8 o'clock. All i of those who ran Hpare their mu- I chines arc uracil to place tliom at ' the disposal of this party. 2 TO 0 IS FINAL . OUTCOME OF CLASH Game to Be Given in Detail Over Wires to Chapel This Afternoon. The second game 6f the Georgia • called In Early this morning, at the zero hour of 3 o'clock, when policemen, newspapermen and the milkman only were supposed to he astir, a special train, bearing the Georgia Tech In dustrial party, on the last legs of tlielr tour of this state, glided majestically Into a siding on the Seaboard tracks. The members of the party, approxl matelv 125 business men, bankers, manufacturers and other leading men of the state, who. for tho past few days, havo boon making a tour throughout the state, with a few ex ceptions, remained In the folds of Moryhoiis, to be awakened shortly be fore the royal reception into the city at 8 o'clock by several committees of citlzejis. The special train bore, perhaps, the most distinguished personages ever Mercer Series will ba called In detail at the chapel this afternoon at o'clock. The price at admission Is 21 cents and all are urged to attend, The Georgia Bulldogs took the first game from Mercer yesterday after noon by the score of 2 to 9. The game was hard fought and developed Into a pitchers' battle' between Fantone and Bawln, with the odds In favor of the Georgia Freshman. • Fantone twirled an excellent game for the Red and Black, lie allowed the Baptists hut three hits and re tired ten men via the strike out route, Sawln. a "dark horae," did mound duty for Mercer and he pitched a fair game, but the Georgia batsmen connected with his delivery for seven safe hi ogles. Both teams went scoreless for five Innings. Both twlrlers were at their best and neither team was able to threaten. Georgia got men on bases twice, but they lacked the punch to o seem hied In one group on a tour of this state, who aro the honor guests I score a run. Of the Georgia-Sdinnl of T«chnolog*,J. m tip* sixth Hjnlpi: Georgia made ut Atlanta, their first tally. Cody, tlie first man - The Tech Industrial Tour party will 1 up, singled to right. Watson ground- remain In thin city until 10:30 o'clock.! ert t” Sawln. and. Cody took second, at which tlmo they will leave for El-1 Hutcheson singled to right and Cody her.ton, their next stop on the tour. | crossed the platter with tho first run During their stay hero th« party, Hutcheson was thrown out trying to which - -- .... lent OR. K. G. MATHESON, President Ga. School of Technology. HISTORY ENGLAND NOW HANGING FIRE Two Million Workers May Quit to Protest Organized Cut in Wages. TRIPLE ALLIANCE TO QUIT AS A SUPPORT JURY CALLS JUDGE,, NO VERDICT AS YEF With Death, Life Sentence Or Acquittal Facing Him, Williams Smiles. SHORTLY AFTER 11 .JURY ASKS FOR JUDGE Government Think Action is v Attempt to Intimidate Parliament of Nation. HON. JAMES L. KEY, Mayor of the City of Atlanta. CIVIL CASES WEEK The Athena Bar aasoctattod field It* annual meeting on ’Friday. Ailril 8. Hon. Wolver M. Smith was elected '•h consists of Mayor Key. of At-1 steal socond and Mnngum grounded i fjL^rjIlllhln^v'lon nrefhlenl*o ^Totnaa Governor Dorsey. Dr. K. G.j out* Sawln. retiring the side. Wlover M. Smith Elected to Head Association,, for Coming Year. FORTSON AND COBB ELETED OFFICERS BILLBEPRESENTED Plan tp Govern Juvenile; - Court? This District tdvBe Prepared. v secretary-treasurer, and Max Michael and DuProe Hunnlcutt, elected’ mem bers of the executive board. Mr, Mj|- tou Thomas, tho rctlrlug secretary- treasurer, made a report which showed the association In good financial con dition. t '■ The association pasted a resolution unanimously requesting the judge toi The county ordinariesxQf (he west ern Judicial circuit held their first conference on Juvenile court work In the Peabody building on the Univer sity campus on Friday rooming. Tho meeting was railed to order by Prof. James L. Sibley, who - extended a welcome on behalf of tho. University and outlined the program for tho con ference. Judge Andrew J. t'nhb was then selected as presiding officer of the meetiog. Those present were Judge It. C. Orr. Mdtheson, and many other distinguish cfcorglu addnd thoir other tally In ed persons, will he most royally on ' the atfenth. llise singled past third, tertnined by-the city and citizens of .McWhorter flew out to center field Athens. ) Mize went to second. Fittg The reception will he started at 8 grounded out to second and Mize ad- o'clock. when committees appointed: vanred to third. Sawln heaved a wild bv the Rotary club. Kiwanis club.'ball and Mize scored. Rawson flow Chamber of Commerce, a delegation | out to right pnd the Inning ended, of Tech uliimnl and University of In the ninth inning tho Bulldogs Georgia alumni, along with the Uni i filled the bane* with no outs, but wero versify band, will meet the party and unable to score. Mangum doubled esocvK them Into the dtv proper. to right. Mize singled.and Mangpm Tpe party will he escorted In auto went to third. Mize stole second. -Me* mobiles to the Georgian hotel, where Whnrter walked gnd the bases were they Will he the guest* of honor of full. Flits bunted to Sawln and forced . ~. ~r .7,1,™ nf th„ .nuter-, inSlci-,1 ,-irmit- the city of Athens ami Clarke county | h'angum at the plate. Rawson popped, R°lnted a committee to dcvjre and . Dawe-n of the Red 'Cro-a at/ breakfast. j up to Cogd-ll. who made an unasslst- 'aP° r ‘ ***** ■?'?*'“»• J!L“ C ‘ h ° d fnd BurrBhmkbirn of H ntste 1 'At 8:30 o'clock the following pro-1 ed double-play by tagging Fitts, ami I which the Coitflkt of the - two gram will take place at tluit hotel: I the inning ended. | courts coulff he avoided. It wax »ttg- Address of welrome to Athens. M. iFor today's game Coach While will j f e8 l*d that the April and October G. Michael, presiding, who will de- probably select Jack Frost to do i . < .' ar !f 0 "operloi- court - bn liver the address In the absence from mound duty. Mercer will pin their held on the fourth Monday instead postpone the civil docket of,the su- ; ' of Clarke county: Judge W. M. perlor court from the second to tho! Thomas, of Banka: Judge C. W. Par- fourth Monday to April *o as to avoid her. of Barrow; Judge O. G. Robin- the conflict with the federal court! son._ of Gwinnett; Judge George A. which convenes here on the second i Garrett, of Walton: -fudge T. B. Full!- Monday. The association also ap- j love, of Oconee: J -lge Blanton Fort- Sub-Committee Report to Accompany: Vetoed. .Bill At Representation. (By Associated Frets) Washington, April 8.—Republican members of the house ways snd means committee tonight adopted tho oub- commlttep report to accompany the re* introduction id congress Monday of ttic emergency tariff bill, vetoed dar ing the last session by Wilson. Tho report declares revival of business largely dependent upon restoration to farmers of their lost purchaalng power, adding conditions havo not changed with respect to the Inability of agricul tural Interests to dlsposo of tbclr products at reasonable prices. (By Associated Press) London,' April 8.—Tuesday at mid night unless there Is some new de velopments In the meantime will see commencement of the greatest labor struggles In the country's history. Ap proximately 1.000.000 workers will then have ceased duties In protest against what they consider an or ganlxed attempt on the part of cm ployers to enforce a general reductlcn of wages. This is the central fact In the labor situation as It developed today In the breakdown of the miners conference and the consequent decision of the triple alliance and It's entire member ship to . quit work Insupport of the strike of miners. The government's standpoint Is that action of the mlncr'o triple alliance to a direct attempt t'c Intimidate the parliament of tho na Hop., No Indications As to How . Lon# Jury Will Be in Reaching a Verdict. DIEDAPPOPLEXY (By Associated Press) Covington. Ga., April 8.—The fate of John S. Williams, accused of the murder of eleven negro farm hands to hide peonago conditions, wpnt to the jurv iatq today, but the early hours of the night wore away without word as to their decision. Judge Hutcheson ehargod the Jury on three verdicts—murder, which car ries the death sentence; murder with recommendation to mercy, which au tomatically carries life Imprisonment, or acquittal. The dozing arguments that occupied the day were admittedly powerful efforts by two attorneys with brilliant legal reputations and drew a crowd that filled every Inch of the courtroom. C Williams, surrounded by *Vx wife and family, watched attentively te he heerd himself denounced as the au thor of one of the “state's moat atro- dons crimes" and was little affected by the plea for his acquittal. Williams remained In the cot after the case went to the Jury, i ting with hie family, his face wreathed In smiles at eoraethlhg they said. Shortly after U o’clock tonight the Jury ruavested a bailiff to send for Judge Hutchetos, but wero told he could not be called unless a verdict had been reached. Without reply, the Jury room door eloaed. It was not Indicated how long the Jury would de liberate before retiring. Fifteen minutes later the Jury seat message to Judge Hutcheson, but Stricken While Fishimr at ILXV"* 00 Terrtkt tai Mitchells Bridge, He Was Rushed to Hospital tho city of Mr. Ablt Nix. Rpsponw, Gov. Hugh M.. Dorsey. Jio|>ch on "Tine” 8tone, thoir best b<tl °* H*® second. (Continued on Page •*») in the box. Tho Kamo In detail will culled at 3 o'clock at Uio chapel. SHU BEAK JUKY TRUE BILLS Glee Club is Composed of Pick of Famed Beauties, Great Program Be Given. Rrenau'd bevy of beauties, the nre nan Glee club, famous tho noutheaat over for their musical presentations, will he tl»n drawing card at the Co- lonlal Theater tonight, the perform _el.. M - fin (tVlflf’k anre starting promptly at 8:20 o clock. It l» rfxpected that many music lovora of this section will seize this opportunity to see the far-famed l»leo chib of this girls’ educational Institu tion In action and lo hear, the snappy. Jazzy and popular vocal ami Inatru, mental renditions to he glv'ii b> tho students. The Glee club Is composed of a very largo number af the pick from the beauties of thirty eight states rrp- re.-epted In the student body of Bre- (By Associated Press) Carrollton, Ga.. April 8.—Seven true hills, charging embezzlement, misap propriation of funds and making false entries, were brought by tho Carroll county grand jury against H. N’. Spence, special cashier of the Carroll ton Bank, which was closed on Jan uary 2d by a state examiner. Spence A committee was also appointed to I consider and report to the noxt meat- 1 Ing. the advisability of endeavoring lo organise the circuit into a liar as sociation and to call the attention of tho State Bar association to the mal- ter. It was auggesed that In times like these, lawyers should not only observo and . administer the. law In their business, but It should be known of all rnon that they were standing squarely, behind Iho law and opposing lawlessness In any form. It was fur ther suggested th'dt an organization of the bar of the circuit woajd be a means of Influencing for good many persons. That the propaganda of law by lawyers throughout the . circuit would stabilize many - thoughtless young men and lu. the end Improve the respect of the public for law, and Its enforcement The bar association by resolution agreed to have Its annual barbecue on April 21th. . . " , was arrestnd roerntl.v on a warrant! swnrn out by hank officials and held In JtO.IHM) bond. Solicitor General Alhlpson .states a sum ut 170,000 Is In-ilvtsfc, and Burr BlHckhu-n, board of public welfare. Judge Andrew Cobb expintoed the laws under whh h the juvenile courts operate, and then Introduced Burr Blackburn, who devoted a large part . of the morning in discussing with the ordinaries the details of the -methods j in handling juvenile court case:*. ' The ordinaries then presented con- j dltlons In their respective counties. | and It was the concensus of opinion I that tt'plan should he evolved for Ihej employment of a thoroughly trained probation offlmr to servp the need * of I the counties comprising the rlrniit. 1 A committee was appointed, consist ing of-Burr Blackburn and Professor Sibley, to prepare a plan for presenta tion to tho ordinaries to cover th“ Con tinuation W aphiftgton Conference on* Market Conditions be Held N. O. 'By Associated Press) New Orleans. April .1—-Represent atlves of tho Federal Reserve Bank at Atlanta and the War Fin roce Cor poration arc arriving tonight to meet with representatives of the Federal Stricken with appoplexy while fish ing near Mitchell's Bridge yesterday afternoon abont 2:30 o'clock, Mr. Em mett J. Hale, a prominent young bus'- ness man of this city, died rbortly after midnight at a Ideal hospital. Mr, Hale was to the act of setting out hooks on the river when he was stricken. Hearing a cry. a man work ing In a field nearby rushed ,o his assistance, but he wa3 unconscious ; when he reached him. He wS3 rushed i Into the city In an automobile and (By Associated Press) . . Washington. D. C.. April l._The Na- taken to the hospital, but ntver re I tlonal Association of Owner* of Rail. ‘ covered from the stroke. | road Securities Joined today with five Mr. Hale moved to Athens front railroad labor unions in proposing that Good Hope, Walton county, a fov/ ! Provident Harding call a conference years ago and entored tho autnmobll ■ I ot representatives of both owner* and business. handling several well known I emplovea to discuss the railroad prob- makes *of cam and meeting with sur '■ I*- particularly as It atfseta wage* ecus from the start. Later he wu i, * nrt working conditions. Joined here by a brother, Mr. Warner! 3 - Davies Warfield, president of tho K. Hale, who was. up to the lime of! ■»fi°elatlon. and Darwin P. Kingsley, his (loath last year, engaged hi th-ji l' rp s |,, 'n t of the "New York Ufa to- ter needs of. the local situation, which : international Banking Company o. include In addition to the rcgn j morrow for the purpose of considering number of plan* | 0 relieve the cotton situation larly employed officer, volunteer workera in each county __ The ordinaries formed n permanent - recent Washington conferenee when association of Judges of luvci.il" j officials of the finance corporation and courts, and elected. Judge 'Fortson a* member:* of the cabinet dtecuaeed with chairman ot the committee and Judge! southern hankers plans for the dxport Cobb as an advisory member. It wav j „f southern products to foreign uai- also decided to hold a conference on' kets. social welfare In each county, to ( ’ - which all public-spirited persona In n » n .1 i_ 1 the counties would he Invlterl to dls- HOVS DrOtllCrllOOd Imnlnesn with him. Surviving him Is hlr. widow. Mr . Emmett J. Hale: three daughters. Misses Emel, Ruth and Eula Hal*, of this city, and three brothers, Messrs M. and D. L. Hate, of Statham, surance company, conferred for an hour with the president and suggested the conference as o menu* of adjust* Ing the difficulties the rntrt* face. No comment on the conference was made at tho White House. film IU |T|IU»r I *1“ LUttVll iiH,ll(IIIUil. fl. _ _ | «f |W,«_|| |V it, • g-m | The meeting Is . contlnnatlon of the o. ' C '° 0 ' 1 The funeral services will be held i from Mt. Vernon church, Walton! county, Sunday tit 11 a. m„ followed by the interment In tho churchyard. AI. G. Fields Leaves Minstrel to Brother, Request be Continued i eu's local social needs and the work of .the Juvenile courts. No Diminishing in • Attacks on Police - In Ireland, Report! mm* i | E Harding Preparing 1 His First Message (By Associated Press) Holds Interesting j Meeting at “Y” e regular w*Jlfly meeting of the r P_ M-.a- f Employed Roys' BrotheYhood wl held 10 IfiCW umere^ PMSay night at 8 p. m. at the Y. M l (By Associated Press) Columbus. Ohio, April 8.—By his will probated today AI. O. Fields, min strel man. leaves his minstrel show to his brother, Joseph K. Hatfield and : Edward Canard, with the request the ! show be coplinued. k very Interesting program carried out. the most Interesting lea Washington. D. C.. April 8 —Prcnl^-j turq being the talk given by Mr. Harry j <* amber of labor In the Italian city (By Associated Press) (By Associated Press) i.in ‘at rialnoevlHc Ga., and; Dublin. April An official weekly siocanoim. niini a.—-loe.tension, message to eongres*. ft will he pre- JfV combined In on- aummarv of attacks against police, which has been noticeable betweeni sented Tuesday and It may ho the “ l,"l““lmncnt need no fur and military. I.aned today. Indicate* Ituasla and Finland la becoming more j executive will appear at a Joint ne« there were no signs of attacks dtmln*[ acute. The bol^ovlki have Invaded' slon to read It. Tho present under a standing Is that the message will j dent Harding to devoting much of his news manager of the Athens Chero 1 of were burned last night by ™™ |C S£±,'- Government by Jury (By Associated Press) London, April 8 —Offices of evening's entertainment need no tlicr endorsement. .mil tolling, but casualties suffered by the the Repola and Rora Jaavrl districts, 81. mS: war L atTln l^a Offtoe. snd' Lrown force, during the week dccreaa-1 te urhMh ******* Dtece treaty V'la^wr^^im ^‘0, ‘wenty.five. compared .» , guaremee. autonomy. ThO.tuhablUa,a attend the performance. eover a wide range of subjects. Inclnd log, besides domestic questions, the administration's peace program. Colp Co., on "What the Employer E» pects of tho Employe." This talk was enjoyed by all present and w" arc looking forward to tho next time Mr. Dews will bo with us. members of tho extreme nationalists' group, says a dispatch from Rome. Tho socialist# Immediately pro claimed a general strike, and formed precession with the Intention of g(st Wednesday night our club had' burning one of the nationalists’ clubs, the imvt unusual privilege of seeing j Encountering the procession of ns- some of Hiss Lucy Staunton's works! tlonallats a fight ensued and one man of art. | was killed and many Injured. Washington, D. C., April 8.—After deliberating a few minutes, s federal Jury returned a verdict of guilty this afternoon In the ease against If. B. Crone, ehargod with misappropriating about 828.000 worth of platinum be longing te the government while a chief chemist In the Old Hickory Pow der plant