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VOLUME LXXXIX.
The weekly ^aNNvg
E8TABLI8HED 1832
“USE GEORGIA PRODUCTS"
ATHENS, GA., FRIDAY MORMiNG, APRIU 22, 1921.
“U8£
GEORGIA PRODUCT8"
89 YEAR8 OLD
PRICE FIVE CENTS
GERMAN REPARATION
PROPOSALS MUST BE
ACCEPTABLE ALLIES
Pa/ore This Government
Will Transmit Them for
Allied Consideration-
GERMAN CABINET
MEETING TONIGHT
Thought that First Proposal
For Just Reparation Sum
Be Received Shortly.
; ' (By Associated Preu)
Washington, D. C.. April 22.—Any
reparations proposnlc .,'l-J Gorman goy
irmnont may submit to tho United
States (or transmission to the allies
must be of a character those govern
monta Will be willing to consider, and
therefore before being formally pro
rented to tho powers ns a whole their
crneral nnturo would probably be
made clear to the governments sepa
rntely.
Pending the reparations offer, which
It was expected might be received to
morrow as a result or the German
rabinet meeting tonight,' official com
ment w.Ts withheld.
It was mid tonight that’the United
States will not be the sponsor fpr
nnv plan suggested by. Germany and
will not assume any obligations which
might rrore embarrassing In bringing
the reparations proposals to the at
tention of the allies. Reports tonight
Indicated no lessening of allied de
mands. Premiers Lloyd-Ueorge and
Hrland wilt discuss reparations -Run-
day and French forcos are under
stood to He preparing to extend tholr
occupancy of German territory on
May 1st If the German position la un
satisfactory.
Of the United States Good
Roads and Bankhead 'Na
tional Highway Assn.
(By Asadclated Pratt)
Greensboro, N. C., April 22.—Phoe
nix City, Arizona, was chosen for the
1922 convention city of the United
States Good Roads association and
Bankhead National, ll.gliway assocla
lion In their annual convention here
today.
Tho appointment of a National High
way commission composed of live mem
bers from different sections of the
country was advocated by United
States Senator Townsend of Michigan
In an address today. This commission
would control the expenditure'of fod
oral appropriations and select the
trunk highways while the states would
build tributary routes.
(Specfil to Tho Banner)-
Atlanta. Gn.. April 22.—Pension
Commissioner J. W. I(tod»ey's office
will announce 8uuday the list of coun
ties which will be paid In tho first
batch of old-fist pensioners. A war
rant for approximately six hundrod
thousand dollaVs to cover half the list
already ban been signed by Oovornor
Dors'y and ro soon ds the checks can
• lie made up they will be forwarded
to those counties which come wfthln
the first list.
In this payment. It has been learned,
that Increase provided by the last
legislature, of $15 a year in certain
classes and $25 a year In others, will
not be Included, but the payments will
be made .up on the fame basis aa In
1920.
Fulton County Tax
Collector Files
Very Novel Report
S« n&TCHEfc.
- • - •*• rosfsrimf.^^.,4
Henry P. Fletcher, new Under-Sec
retary of State, who succeeds Norman,
H. Davla for the post
' (By Associated Press)
Tokto, April 22.—The diplomatic
advisory council today approved
attltiide of the cabinet on the mandat
question, after Viscount Uchlda,
dgn minister, had given an exposition
o{ the government’s viewpoint,
cording' to newspapers.
Nothing official as to tho nature
of the Connell's decision has been
nounecd. however. Jn diplomatic cir
cles tho Impression prevails that every
effort will be made to reach a settle
ment mutually satlafactory to the
powers concerned.
(NATION OF
Man Who Was Relieved of
His Command in France is
Objected to by Democrats.
(Special to Tho Banner)
Atlanta, Ga.. April 22—One of the
moat novel reports filed by the fee
officers of the state-and a number
of thorn hrtv« begun to straggle in
since newspaper* generally published |
the fact several day» M? tb»i U"»• j „„ , hn military record, although
law is being_ Ignnred-ls f' d , * j Secretary Woeks said the war depart-
T. W. Armlstcad, tax collector _ mnrt flics contain no unfavorable evi
dence in connection with his release
Washington. D. C„ April 22.—
Strong opposition by democrats ws:
voiced nt a inerting of the aenate mil
Itary committee today to the con
firmation of the nomination of Rrlga
dler General Clarence B. Edwards
first commander overseas of tho Tdth
New England National Guard division
to bo a major general.
Opposition was said to have been
Fulton county. He ahows he collected
no fees at all the first quarter, but
$3,125.
his offlco expenses wer-
Severnl members of tho legislature
have been discussing the matter or
non-compliance with this law, and the
fact is cited that, at the time the
law waa enacted, tho question was un
der serious consideration of doing
nwnv entirely with the feosiystem ov»r
the State. When opposition to that
movement became strong, because ie
legislature had but little iniormation
on what the fee syftem produced. It
was decided to pass a law requiring
oimi t«rlv rnport* from oil such
eer H during the Interval between **•»■
shorn of tho legislature^ Tt was not
Intended tho law should WAUnue In
operation, as has repeatedly been
Pointed out by Comptroller General
Wright. It Is pretty certain that a h II
will be offered this year repealing It.
«ti the ground that It has served Its
Purpose.
Games in Detf 3
To Be Given at
Strand Theater
from' command of his division seme
time before the armistice. Former
Secretary Raker said his reasons for
refusing to nominate Edwards was
shown In tho files.
A more complete Investigation. It
was said, was suggested to Weeks and
he was requested to supplement to
day’s Information at another meeting
tomorrow. Meanwhile the action on
ail nominations will be referred
The Georgia-Auburn . .
called In detail at the Strand Tlteater
on Monday and Tuesday. The game
E. A. Veal Makes a
Success in Bakery
Business, Hartwell
Mr. E. A. Veal, formerly or this
city, but now of Hartwell, Is suceded
lng most ' admirably In Alto bakory
business. He has (milt a business In
that place which is a credit to the
town and the quality of cakes turned
out from |tls bakery has attracted
attention throughout the country. Ins
pound rakes are said to be the finest
In the land and expert bak-ra have
nrononneed them the best on the mar
ket. His cakes are the finest grain
tenderness and tester' and are ship
ped to all sections of the country and
are nacked In neat packages, germ
PI jrr’ Veal Is to bo congratulated nn
Monday will be played In Anb.iin.| Mr . Veal I. lo be congratulate., on
as - "so* m w "i ss sr&SJRS »
hatfin in nofnmbuf. I brought*
Admission to the detail will be 25 j ,«° k n .‘° botlnZ" °
cesu. Ml are urged to come. I the bakery business.
Local Lodges and Rebckahs
Will Meet Monday for
Special Program.
On Monday night at 8 o'clock at
the Odd Fellows hall oti Clayton pt„
the Odd Follows and Rebeccas of this
city will celebhate Jointly the anniver
sary exercises of tho order.
Odd Fellowship III one of the largest
orders In tho world, having more than
3.000,000 members In tho United States
Thin Is tho 102nd birthday of the fra
teraity. The tenets of the order Is
friendship, lore,. and truth, and the
paramount purpose of the order Is to
support the widows, educate the or
phans and bury the dead'. .
Much effort has been used by the
program to make ths occasion _
r.blo, many* addresses for the goo<f (if
the order will be made by prominent
Odd Fellows of this section.
A musical program has been
ranked under the direction of Mr. B.
Y. P. Duvls of this city, and those that
known Mr.. Davis feel assured that the
best In music will be glvon them
The Rebeccas of the order will fur
nish delightful- refreshments for the
occasion, and a very tasteful menu
will he nerved.
In connection with these exercises
the now hall will be dedicated, H will
be remembered that some few months
ago tha old hall was destroyed by fire
the new ball Is very spacious and Is
modern, new and up-to-date, and Is
appropriately decorated with symbols
of the order.
No pass word will he required it
these exercises, Tt Is open to all Odd
Fellows, their wives, and nil Rebec
cas, who Rre cordially Invited to be
present.
If you love the order and want to
bavn a good time pleaso be on bend,"
Is the slogan of the committee.
The program wll bo pubished In the
next Issuo of this paper.
Huge Me^al Body Passed
Over Americus, Over Wil
cox County and Landed.
'• t 1 -
(Special to The Banner)
Atlanta, Ga., April 22.—The meteor
which passed over Americus. crossed
Wilcox county; and exploded Jest
above the town of PIUs on Tuesday
wa# of the'Iron ^type. That fact was
established today, by State Geologist
McCallle from a conversation tgith Dr.
L„ S. Ledbetter, .of Poik county, for
mer member of the legislature, who
was In the vicinity when the meteor
passed. Vi j S:
State Senator W. II Dorris, of Cor-
dele. and a friend were driving along
the highway, near Pills, when the ex
plosion occurred and a large piece ef
the meteor fell In alymt forty fset of
their car. . Mr. Dorrfx. using a heavy
piece of sth;k, dug the fragment from
the ground, finding It stilt at almost a
red heat, and eooled It with water.
The fragment, about three Umes the
size of a large man’s fist, weighs ap
proximately six pounds and has the
appearance of manganese, the outside
being smooth and slick as -tllough alt
the dross had been milted away by
the friction while passing through Jhe
air. Tho sample has been sent by
Mr. Dorris to tho state geologist for
analysis.
Mr. Dorris said the explosion,
which was followed by,an Intense
scattering of small particles of* the
main body, sounded for » short time
like the firing of a machine gun.
Negroes In fields nearby were
frightened, ran away from thalr work
end believed "Judgment. day bad
come."
VAST EXPANSE IN THE
PRODUCTION OF COTTON
NEEDED FOR THE WORLD
AUGUSTAGAVE
II
Alfred P. Dennis, Commer
cial Attache at London
Declares After Study.
WORLDS CAPACITY FOR
CONSUMING IS GREAT
Lord Jolcey (now a Baron—former
ly Sir James Jolcey) Is believed to- be
the largest and wealthiest coal mine
owner In the world—the true "King
Coal.” His industry Is threatened
with f. complete shuttywn owing to
England’s current labor crisis.
RECALL OF M)
Organization of Plari$ 40
Find Out True Situation
Before Filing Protest;
Soys of Sunday
“Y” Club to Be
Treated Tomorrow
The boys who are In the Jiabit of
attending (he meeting of the Sunday
Y” club at the Young Men’s Christian
association each Sunday afternoon
have a, special treat to store for them
tomorrow.
Mr. A. D. Mason, one of the leading
fire insurance men ot Memphis, Tens,
will address tho boys at that time
having chosen ss his subject: “Some
Boy.”
Mr. Mason Is a prominent and suc
cessful business man In his home
city, and Is one of the leading Pres
byterian laymen of the South.
All boys who read thin notice arc
requested to *eo that the attention of
Washington. D. C„ April 22.—Tha
recall to diplomatic service to Dr. Da
vid Jayne Hill, of Now York, and
Henry Lane Wilson, of Indiana, both
of whom served as ambassadors un
der the last republican administration
is understood to be under serious con
rideratlon by President Harding. Hill
Is understood tn be the foremost In
Harding’s mind for ambassador to
Japan and Wilson to Romo or Con
stantfnople.
Crawford Chapter
To Attend Seney-
Stovall Exercise
Miss Mildred Pntherfnrd. president
of the Laura Rutherford chapter, U.
D> C.. and Mrs. r . A. Crawford, presi
dent of the focal chapter of the Chll
dren of the Confederacy, have
nuested all members of the latter or
ganisation to attend the exercises at
Seney-Stovall chapel on Monday night
at 8‘o’clock, as an address will be
delivered especially to them.
An Explanation
their friends and associates Is called
to this service, and to urge them to be
present promptly at 3 o’clock on Sun-
the pine* at Beech Haven, tho weather
lng. .
unployed Boys to *
Have First Social
Wednesday Evening
At the regular weekly meeting of
the Employed Boys* Brotherhood held
last night at the Y. M. C. A. plana
for tholr Brat social toeetlng. which
will be held next Wednesday night nt
n’clrck, were discussed.
Sepper will be served by the Ladles’
Auvlllary, aftdr which Mr. Morton
Hodgson will ftpeak to the hoys. An
enjoyable and humorous program ha*
been mapped out and tho boys are'
expecting a “biff time.”
' A> -'a
The Banner feels that It Is due Its
thousands of readers an explanation
for tho write-up of the Georgla-Oglt
thorpe game which hppeared In Its col
umns yesterday. %
The conduct of Coach Anderson In
delaying the game waa Inexcusable
and the unsportsman like methods be
employed were not those of a Georgia
man—an alumnus of the University.
The targe crowd who attended the
game, had n right to expect of the
visiting team—and especially of the
coach—manly conduct and net that
of th- small-boy tyne.who is too ten
der In year* to realize and understand
the meaanremanta of a man.
The crowd was outraged nnd Justly
an over the efforts of Coach Ander
son to delay the game In order ths*
It might bo kept a tie. Such conduct.
however, 1 Is unbecoming a roach, and.
If continued, will prove detrimental In
the athletics of the institution with
which he Is connected.
The origins! article was written by
Jem* Jones, of the University, whe
has been reporting the* gam-* frr The
Banner this season. Much of the
original write-up of the game was ret
and the closing paragraphs, eensurine
the stndont body for conduct unbecom
ing true sportsmen, was done by »
young man recently connected with
thld pancr In the capacity of reporter
HI* acta are greatly deplored by The
Banner; Ms criticisms being unjust
and- unwarranted, and without an
thorlty. ,
In Joitlce to Mr. Jones and to The
Banner, this explanation la made.
At a meeting of macnfarluMrs and
representatives cf other finer of In
dustry using electric current aa oper
ating power purcha/od from' the
Athens Railway nnd Electric company,
hold last night In the Chamber of
Commerco rooms, plans were outlined
and on organlaatlon perforin-! by
which tlie users ot such power expect
to. find- put lbs true fait • id. (9’.
sumors’ side of the rate question,
fora miking a, united and' concerted
effort as a protest against tho grant
ing of the company’s ptftlon to $hc
Georgia rhilroad commission for an
Increase In rate*.
Between seventy-five nnd one hun
dred manufacturers and representa
tives of powerpsern wore present at
the meeting lest night, and the matter
was thoroughly gone Into from their
standpoint, ’and It was decided, ac
cording to a report of the meeting,
that complete Information would be
fought as to the relative rate* other
power companies are charging, and a
comparison of conditions and facts
will be made before a formal protest
will be launched /
Tt Is expected Chat at the meeting
of the mayor end council on Monday
night, called for tho purpose of ar
tlon on the notification by the com
pany of the filing and hearing of the
application for the Increased rates,
that representatives of the manufac
turers will he present to present their
position In the care, which Is under
stood to he that of open faltneas to
the electric and power company, but
wllrnot be defined until full Inveotlga-
tlon Is made according to tlielr plans,
and which will be based largely upon
the results of their own investigations
WililD
Error Made in Reports, Col
umbus Says She Will Go
Far Above that Quota.
!
Atlanta, April' 22 —W,hen the error
In giving out the totals ot the first
days campaign for a'greater Georgia
Tnch by which Columbus was credited
with $30,000 which should have been
Augusta’s first days’ report was-called
to the attention of the Columbus com
mittee today, the objection raised was
that the sum was not enough; that a!
though tbp Columbus committee will
not ipake Us first report until -Monday
they expect to report/at thft time con
siderably more than $30,000.
Augusta, to which city tha $30,000
should have been credited, has now to
its credit a considerably larger sum,
although the totals for this tlty, aa for
Atlanta have not been announced def
initely according to the Atlanta com
mltted. The total raised hero la around
the hair million mark with the cam
palfen Just begun, however, the exact
sum Is being withheld for tha present
And Will Overcome the
Present Record Overcarry
of the Staple, He Says.
(By Associated Press)
Washington, D. C., April 23.—Ths
world’s cotton acreage mutt undergo
a very marked expension In the years
to cone If'the supply of raw cotton
Is to keep pace with the world’s need,
Alfred P. Donnie, the American com
mercial attache at London, reported
to the department of commerce after
an exhaustive study of the world’s
capacity for consuming cotton goods.
At preient, he said, there ie n rec
ord carry-over, of raw cotton. Com
bined pith thle, he continued, there
fa an Immense amount of under-pro
duction In the chief cotton spinning
centers of the world. There has been
a marked eetback to the purchasing
power of the world In the amount of
cotton good9 and a corresponding set
back to the production of cotton.
Mfftiiijj Was Postponed
Thursday on Account of
Baseball Game.
imw
York. 6. C. April *8.—'The charges
that Violet Shaw, aged 60. a negro,
cast spells over Miss Margaret Thom-
aason. an aged white woman of Bbene-
xer, thereby obtained $3,800. wore die
missed In court here today vtfien Miss
Thomaeson said eotnc "it* ?•** P"* the
spells on her.
Georgia Graduate
On Duty in France
, Wins Promotion
The adjourned s-arion of the board
of directors of-‘the. Chamber of Com
merce waa held yeatordsy afternoon at
* o’clock. .The regular meeting date
Is the third Thursday.'hut the Georgia-
Oglethorpe game occasioned the rea
son for Its bqlng called off until Fri
day afternoon.
It was decided at the meeting that
part or the chamber’s work of pro
motlng the success of thp Odd Fel
lows’ grand lodge meeting would be
In contributing the expense of th’
badges to be worn by the visitors and
local committees;
Action was also taken on the Invi
tation from the Clinton, S. C.. trad- ■
body to send representatives to the
meeting In that city next ,week for
the purpose of inaugurating a move !
ment to establish a Rockingham to- j
Ath-na highway, connecting 1n Athena
with the Bankhead.highway, the'main
route of which Is thrnngh this city, j
A committee waa appointed nnd enr
. (By Associated Press)
Boston, Mass.. April 22.—Conditions
In tho rural districts of the south
wen* described an worse than -liya of
slavery hy David R. CroCkor, South
Carolina cotton grower, addressing the
convention of the National Asaoclatlo
of Cotton manufacturers here today.
"The average farm labors
south receive* Just enough to
body and soul together," he ui
return to tho smalt growers
borers Is not enough to Keep th
n decent state of civilization,
present price paid for cotton In the
south Is only a little -more than half
the cost of production.”
Russell a Lowe, of Fitchburg, was
reelected president of the association
SUES OF FUMES
(By Associated Press)
Washington, D. C., Aprlf 22.—Spec-,
powered, to fully co-operate with the j ulatlen In farm products through tales
trade organisations ■ In other towns on future* exchanges without actual
■ dwnereblp of the commodity would be
made felonious under a-blll endorsed
today by the National Farmers’'union.
In convention here. It waa announc
ed the measure wilt be introduced to .
congress and will hare the united sup
port of the cotton and grain member
ship of the farmers’ union.
along tho rente of th* proposed new
highway in the movement to esUb
llsh IL
Tho resignation of Secretary A. A.
Johnson, which was filed formally ter
era! weeks ago. was accepted ovtr
protest, to become effective May 1st.
No successor was chosen. The elec-*
tlon of a secretary was left In th«
hands of the officers of the chamber.
H
-Athens friends of Capt. William
Henry Quarterman. of Winder, Ga.
who. upon graduation from th- Hnl
verslty early In the war. wont Into
the service as a lieutenant, will bn
Interested to learn that he has 're
ceived • commission ae oaptafn In
the United State*'army, taking* thav
rank from July, 1920, when the rec-
ommrnriaUnn was passed.
Captain Quarterman Is-still to for
eign service, being with tho Graves
registration szrvlce In Franca. . He.
with his wife and little son, arn at
present residing to Parte.
(By Associated Press)
Sylacauga. Ala., April 22.—P.
Dcuarddeben. a local druggist, de
dared today that he did not know the
identity nor tho object of white men
who seized him-Tuesday night and
carried him Into the country and
severely beat him. He said the men
said something about the way he con
ducted his business, but after the first
blow ho was In a soml-daied condl
lion, none of tho men have been foum 1 .
as yet.
Yankee Radical
Returned to U. S.
. From Mexico
lairedo, Tex., April 22.—Linn A.
Kgale. sn American, who waa recently
deported from Mexico for radicalism,
arrived here tonight and was turned
over to th* military authorities at
'FOrt McIntosh*
Man Executed in
Presehce of a
Priest, Ireland
Dublin. April 22.—Fqr the Bret time
to the history of the troubles in Ire
land raider* have executed a man la
the prdkence of a priest summoned
to adminlrtar the list iltes. He was
John Reilly, a former aoldler.
Upshaw Asks a
Loan to Farmer
f From Government
Washington, D. C., April 22.—Rep
resentative Upshaw, democrat, of
Georgia, today introduced h resolution
to authorlxe a government loan of
$30p,009,000 to the farmers.
Helen Holmes at V
The Strand Theater
"The M»n from iMMHclne Hat.” with
Helen Holmes will be seen at
Strand theater today. This ft
first time thle theater bee been <
to several weeks. Part of tl
from today’s performance
tho Chinese relief fund bel
ed by a number of Athena
A splendid p<
those who attend.