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I volume lxxxix. E8TABLI8HED 1832 “USE GEORGIA PRODUCTS” ATHENS, GA, FRIDAY AY MORNING, APRIL 29, 1921. H U8K GEORGIA PRODUCT8” 89 YEARS OLD PRICE FIVE CENTS Fourteen Hundred Attended Meeting AthensL’Alliance Francaise. The meeting of tho Athens group of l.’Alllance Francaise last night at the ponnil auditorium, on tho campus of the State Normal school, was ono of the most delightful sessions of that organisation yet held. There were fully fourteen hundred present, including tho study body of the Normal school, many llnlvorslty students and lllgh school pupils, as well as citizens. Tho members front I.tiny t’obb Institute could not bo present on account of an entertain- Incut at that Institution. Hr. Jere M. Pound, president of the Slate Normal school, made a most elo quent and Intoroatlng address of wel come, In which he spoke of the groat Impression made by the French on the civilization of this country, especially In the colonial days. Prof. Josoph I.uslrat, president of the Athens group, was master of cere monies, and Introduced those who look part In tho program. Miss Inez Collins, of the State Nor mal srhool, sang sweetly In French the song, "Florion," nnd wag encored, otter which aho sang "If No One Mar Ties Me." Miss 1.Hello Jackson favored the large audience with a heauliful piano solo. Professor Lustrat; in Fronch, then introduced Prof. IV. O. Payne, of tho t'nlversity of Georgia. Professor I. trat spoke briefly of the French Hcvoi lutton and thrn Introduced tho speaker of the evening. Professor Payne gave a most de lightful nnd Interesting talk on "The New’'French Revolution,” emphasizing the fart that tho historians pt tho prebent day have brought out so many things about tho French Revolution, that tho Judgment of the present-day thinkers ns tti the causes and the ef fects of tho French Revolution Is quit- different from what the people of former days thought. Hho gave a number of Interesting illustrations as to the causes of the French Revolution. Among other • ‘ilngs. he showed that »hf 'American omhusaadnr,' Benjamin FfatfMiri. In an ImAII-, ni mnHiiilli liml tnissalt tn' iTn Mllilt LEAVELL PREACHES Revival Services at Prince Avenue Baptist Growing in Interest. Indirect manner, hail much to’do with The sermon of Dr. J. fl, Leavell In tho Prince Avenue Baptist church ro- vlval last night was a trumpet blast against religious presumption. Ono hearing the ^e^uyssage could not help recall Lord, keep bai sumptlous sins.’ 1 The proachor read frome t.ul tho story bf how Christ was lost to His parents and was later fuund In the temple, und drow a graphic picture of the search for tho lost Christ. Mary and Joseph had supposed that Josua was with them till they discovered He was lost, and tho minister rang tho changes upon the word "supposing.” “Many church members are travel ing along supposing that they aro Christians when thoy| are not,'’ he Bald, "A great many church members have never been converted, or else they have lost the power of Christ’s presence. A worldly-minded, dancing, theatergoing, covetous church mem ber should ask himself whethor ho has over been really converted—the probability Is that ho has not. Ami the church member who persistently neglects tho House of O.od, or who does not have the missionary spirit, does not have the spirit of (Ttirtst. Such a person Is a ’supposing' one, who should search Ills heart and life to make certain that he has horn . The minister further pointed out that many non-Christians are reztlng upon presumption. The person who Is •’supposing" that Oo^l is too good to punish sin is presuming upon God, and so Is the one who Is trusting Ills personal morality. "Moro people go to ,hell," said he, "because presuming upon their good works of morality to save them than from gross Immorality. Hell ia full of 'good folk*.' and alt who continue to feel themselves to bo good are sure to go there, for God's child never feels himself to be good—he Is rest- Jngsolcly uponAAo hbwl oftho Ci'obs._ There is no reception room where you can meet with God DIPLOMATS TENDER Red and Black Coach Re turns to Athens After an Auto Accident. Coach '-Bill" White, of the Univers ity of Georgia baseball team, returned to Athens Wednesday afternoon, after being forced to quit the Georgia "Bull dogs” Saturday following the final game against Alabama. Tho coach was painfully Injured In r nn automobile accident In Tuscaloosa late Saturday afternoon. The Georgia team was being accorded an automo bile ride over the Alabama campus be fore leaving for Auburn and the car In which Mr. White and a number of tho team were riding was forced to run into a concrete post to avoid hitting a Ford sedan In which a number of small children were riding and • the Georgia baseball mentor sustained a severe Injury in his right foot. It was first thought that sovcral hones were broken but an X-ray examination show ed only a slight dislocation. Ho underwent a slight operation at St. Mary’s hospital yesterday after noon ami Is Improving but la Unable to walk. Immediately after the accident Coach Stegoman was wired for and joined the Georgia In Auburn and la accompanying It on tho trip to Vander bilt and Kentucky. German Proposal Unaccept able to Great Britain, France and Belgium. Washington, D. C., April 28.—Diplo matic representatives of Great Britain, France and Belgium today transmitted to Secretary Hughes tho views of their governments on Germany’s repa rations proposals. Official announcement Is withheld, hut it Is understood they declared th- Gcrinan offer In Its prosent form un acceptable. Whether any suggestions were made that Germany be asked to put forward new and more liberal terms was undisclosed. Alpha Alpha Chapter Worn en’s Old Fraternity Install ed Yesterday. JERSEY CHYIM2 kayo Calvary. • . ■ fit |1 JIIGGV want - •itlrrlng up the French people before Tlu , rB | H no platform whore you and the revolution. Thoy wore Interested | (jort can s tand together savo the blood In the American Revolution and j 0 j j oa „g." would ask Franklin about It and | n conclusion, the minister declar- Franklin, not knowing much 'French, would Invariably reply “All right” to ult questions asked hitn. So tho French began to think much inf tho new country, whore everything was all right, when they knew everything wan all wrong In their own country. Profeaaor Puyno gavo an Intere t- Ing resume of tho work of various his torlnns. especially tho work of Taltic, whom he declared to he the greatosl of alt, In spite of his rather gloomy way of looking at things. At tho conclusion of tho lecture. Mr. Mutton Sheffield wna Introduced and he gavo aovfral ptecos on the guitar and sang In such entertaining manner that he was applauded to the echo and had to appear again and n,•tain. John Slaughter's Jazz Orchestra was on hand nnd made a great lilt with tho large audience. The people teemed loath to let them go, even after thoy had responded to several j The Normal school student body sang the "Marseillaise" as the con cluding number of the program. ed that tho loot Christ could only be found whore Ho had boon lost, mid that Just as Mary and Joseph found Him 111 the tun pie and "about Ills Father's business,’' so we muet find Christ whore Ills work is being car- lied on. Tho congregation wa3 very laign at last night's service and there were three additions to the church. The meeting begins at 8 o'clock this even- Aig. There will be no service on Sat urday. but a great day i3 expected on Sunday. Army Appropriation Will U»H Fight-Ac- ■ ctninV'oi? Increase. (By Associated Press) Washington. D. C„ April 28.—With every amendment relating to disarms ment thrown out, tho naval appropria tion bill, carrying a total of $398,000,- 000. was pass: d by the houso today, 212 to IS. Immediately after tho measure was made ready for the senate, the army appropriation hill, carrying $367,000,- 000 and passed last session but ve toed, was taken up. The navy hill went through the house In the same form as originally passed, blit there are Indications of a fight on tho army budget because of an Increase in tho entitled force from 158,000 to IBS,000 Tickets Ready Next Week. For Dempsey-Carpentier Fight Prices $5 to $50. New York. April 28.—Arrzngcmeuts for the Dempsey-Caruentler .heavy weight championship at Jersey City on July 2d are rapidly taking form. It was decided Today to start the battle at 3 o'clock daylight saving time, which Is 2 vft'lock Standard Eastern Time. No minor bouts have been arranged yet, hut probably will be. Tlckota will bo placed on sale earlier than usual and are pfomlzcd tor delivery nest, week aud will Immediately ho distributed throughout the larger citioB of the cowitry to authorized agents for sale. The prices are 85 to 850. Alpha Alpha chapter of the Phi Mu fraternity was installed at the Uni versity of Georgia today, being the first woman's fraternity to be estab lished at the Unlveralty. This and the fact that It Is the second oldest o.gan- Ization of its kind in America, having teen organized at Wesleyan (Macon, Ga.) In 1852. makes It of especial in terest. The nationsl vice Presldenti of Phi Mu, Mrs. Charles O. Eidson (Kappa, of Greenville. S. C.) and'Mrs. Ralph E. Blley (XI nf Tltton. Ga.l were the in stalling officers. There are now thirty-four active chaptora and fifteen alumnao ac,jcla- tlons, chaptera having been formed at nearly all of the state universities and at many of the leading women’s col leges. The alumnae memheta In Athena are Mm. Lamar Cobb, Mrs. A. J. Lyn don. Mrs. Murrell. Mrs. C. M. Snell- Ing, Mrs. Walter Mallory. Mrs. Ptps- ton Brooks, Mrs. U. H. Davenport, Mrs. John R. Northcutt, Mtss.Mary D. Lyndon. Mrs. Munro Dearing. Mr A W. A. Clarke, Jr.. Mrs. Mid Wingfield. Mra. Laurence Parker, Mrs. Carter Daniel and Mrs. Ned Cohen. The members of Alpha Alpha are among the most prominent In the ac-. Grilles that women at Georgia take part In and of fine ccbolarsblp, the charter members being Mlsaea Stella Sparks, Adelaide Ruge, Alice Walker, Ida Pound, Mary Richards ColvJn, Anne Ruth Moore, Iris Jarrell. Luclle Cbumbley, Mildred Slack end Gertrude Stlth. GQvemor Notifies the Court Officials to Take Action At Once. (By Associated Pit at) Atlanta, Ga„ April 2*.—A formal re quest to court officials in Taliaferro county to take steps to atop alleged brntal treatment of negroes by “night riders" was made this afternoon by Governor Dorsey on receipt of an ap peal from a white citizen of that county, while federal authorities be gan Investigation of . the reported murder of a negro on the road be tween Covington and Maeben^o de termine If peonage was Involved. The writer of the letter, who d» dared his life would be In danger If his name was mentioned, said a mob of men and boys took a negro from his house and heat him almost to death because the night before i be cursed a crowd annoying another ne gro, and asserted local officials had done nothing. Bill Permits Ohio Companies to Buy Stock Under Act (Special to Tho Banner) I Atlanta, Ua„ April 28.—Reports I from over the state, received by the I Greater Georgia Tech campaign head- j quarters here, aro to the effect that of the 85,000,000 fund now hoing rais ed for a Greater Ted*, cities, towns und counties In Georgia have definite ly accepted quotas aggregating more than 82.500.000 and are working stead ily away at them. Tills Includes the 81-500,000 quota accepted by Atlanta, but does not In clude the 31,000,fiOO addition to tho fund being raised by Georgia Tech men In New York City and the east. Among tho cities and towns to an nounce their acceptance of quotas and to get down to work quickest may be mentioned Augusta, 8278,000: Bruns wick, 820.000; Amerlcus, 825.000; Co lumbus. 8295,000; Atlanta, $1,500,000; Carrollton, $30,000; Roopville, $1,000; Temple, $1,500: Whlteburgh. $1,000' (By Associated Press) Camilla, Ca„ • April 28.—Goth the ftate and defense In tho trial of Will Reeves, charged with mob violence, as the result of the lynching of Jim Roland, a negro, closed late today and arguments were begun. On the stand Reeves said lie aided in the search for Roland, who had _____ ______ allot and wounded a white farmer, J Concord $1,100; Meansvllle, $850; Mo- Rut denied he took part tn the lynch- IenB _ Williamson, $680; Zebulon 81,450: and others. Counties showing special prompt ness In accepting their quotas and setting to work Include Bleckley, $5,000; Cobb. $48,475: iDodge. $7,500; Hancock. $10,000; Laurens. $20,000; Lincoln, $2,500; Pulaski. 87,600; Ta liaferro, $2,500; Washington, $15,000; Wilkes, $20,000; W'llklnson, $15000, Elbert. $31,200; Hart. $12,500; Jack- Funeral services for Mrs. Nannie Mn $2 5,860; and others. Shad who died at the residence, 162 'Telegrams received by Gov. Hugo Rryant street. Tuesday, were held yes- M Dorsey from governors of nearly Onlay frmn the Whitehall Methodist [ „ M the states in the Union assure him church at 3 p m„ Rev. W'illle Sayejthat the eyes of the nation are on • onducllng the services. I the Georgia movement to provide for Besides her huabnnd. Mrs. Shad Is the state echnlcal «hoo am1 the survived by an infant daughter, three messages already haw* a di tin brothers and a sister. I gratolatory tone. (Special to The Banner) New York, April 28,—Governor Da vis, of Ohio, according to word Just received liy tho committee oil organ ization of the Foreign Trade Financ ing corporation, has signed the hill permitting state banka, trust compa- plea and other important corporations in that commonwealth to invest In tho capital Btoek of corporations organized under the Edge act. This makes a to tal of twelve states which, within the past few weeks, have taken such en abling action. The Florida senate has Just passed an enabling act, of thts nature. A similar bill has pass ed both houses of the Now York leg islature without opposition nnd awe'ts only the governor's signature. Legis-1 lation of this character Is being fa-1 vorably considered in other stab's, of Clarke county will soon have com puted one of the finest top-soil roads in the state—the Danielsvlllo road. A representative of The Banner, with Chairman Joseph M. HodgBon, vn- spected this road yesterday and found It In a most excellent condition From tho city limits to the Madlsoil county line II Is a distance of fix miles nnd every foot of it is perfect. A large number of convicts are rap idly completing th- work and when tho road has b»cn i rOught to the city limits, Clarke and Madison counties will have one of the best roads In the state. Madison county is pushing the work through In that county to Dan- lelsvtlle and the road Is being c*n structed the seme as tn Clarke county. It Ih believed that the federal gov ernment wit! lake over this road when It has been completed, which would mean a considerable amount of money saved to both counties. Tho Mitchell Bridge road has been completed, tbo last touches boing placed on ;t yesterday. Clarke county will soon have tho beat roads In tho stale and with proper resurfacing and filling these top soil roads can be kept In apple-pie order at all tlmos, re gardless of rain. New York, April 28.—Before the United States entered the war, Ger many offered Charles M. Schwab $100,000,000 If be would break bla con tracts with Lord Kitchener, declared Darwin P. Kingsley, president of tho chamber of commerce of New York state, here today, eulogising Schwab’s war record. "England learned of this.” Kings ley added, "and countered with an of fer of $150,000,000. Mr. Schwab laugh ed and said Germany and England together hadn't money enough to make him break faith with England." mem 'W. ,C. Jordan Made High Executive in Royal Arch Masonry at Macon. (Special to The Banner) Macon, Oa., April 28—Thh follow ing officers were elected Wednesday afternoon by the Grand..Chapter or Boya| Arch. Masops of .Georgia, at their annual convention here: TV. C. Jordan, Athena, grahd high' priest; A. O. Miller. WaycToss, grand king; J, T. JJIarke. A'masts. grand treasurer; C. H. Andrews. Macoli, grand aeribfi: Ft. H. Johnson, CotumMl*. captain of host; E. A. Mellon, Macon, grand sec retary; w. A; Sims, Mansfield, grand chaplain; A. E. Sonsburn. LaGrange Royal Arch faptalo; H. VL Tuylor. Cuthbert, master third veil; R. 8. Tal madge, Montlcello, master third veil. Sheriff of Hart Gets Car and 30 Gallons Whiskey District Attorney Alexander Used As Character Witness (By Aasoclatad Press) Atlanta, Ga„ April 28,—Defense whichYhere are seventeen, where le-l counsel for members of the city dc- Mrs. Nannie Shad's Funeral Held at 3 O’clock Yesterday gal technicalities made Buch lfglslu lion necessary. Special Importance is attached to tho action tn Ohio, in view of the sessions at Cleveland noxt week ot the National Foreign Trade conven tion, gt which particular attention wilt be paid to the Foreign Trade Financing corporation, the largest of the companies 10 be organised, under the Edge act to extend long term credits to foreign buyers of American goods and to American exportort*. The corporation's organization committee states that good progress Is being mado In the formation ot tho cor poration. which, with a capital of $100,000,000 and a surplus of $5,000.- 000, will bring Into existence finan cial machinery, nation-wide tn scope and under the supervision of the fed eral reserve hoard, to check the pres ent flurry in American exports and. Hi addition, to help to place the coun try'* foreign trade on a permanently satisfactory basts. tcctlvc department accused of conniv ance with criminals, put up a aeries of witnesses Including United State* District Attorney Alexander before the council Investigating committee this afternoon to testify to the good character of W. L. Payne, detective accused of accepting $200 por week protection money from a confessed negro bootlegger, and also opened up an attack on Solicitor Goneral Boykin, accuser of a number of.detectlves. ft was declare*/ the Jwnd of Harry C. Page, hold on a charge’ of larceny of an automobile, was reduced frmn $5,000 to $2,000 and when he left town j his bondsman was allowed hy Boykin | - to settle for $ 1,000. R. P. Jones coun- The Ad Men's club meeting will be sel for the detectives, declared Page held at thq Georgian hotel this after- Hartwell, Oa., April 28.—An eXdt ting and novel race occurred after thirty gallons of moonshine" yester day. The participants were Sheriff Rucker Brown, the eagle-eyed sheriff nf Hart county; his brother and dep uty sheriff. Britt Brown, and son Josh Brown. Josh Brown was return Ing from the Brown farm and spied a car In which he thought there was moonshine whiskey concealed and phoned his father at’the sheriffs of ficc at Hartwell. Sheriff Brown and his deputy .tart ed In pursuit and overtook tbo occu pants of the “booze car” Just as it was pulling out from the Georgia shore In a ferry boat, headed for the Smith Carolina bank. Sheriff Brown misjudged the dis tance and leaped for tkj boat, hut missed It and fell Into the waters of tho Savannah river. However, he was undaunted and waded until he overtook tho boat and climbed in. The occupant ot the car then leaped *rom the ferry boat and start ed swimming down the river. Deputy Sheriff Britt Brown seised a bateau that was attached to the large boat and overtook the swim mcr. He was arrested and the thirty gallons of liquor carried to Hartwell and poured out in the courthouae yard. The officers were hurrying to capture the parties before they got beyond thelr Jurisdiction on the South Carolina side. Made Deal for a Memphiu Banker Through Broker age Concern. Athens Jurist President of ’ Georgia. Society JVill Read Paper Today. The meeting ot the Georgia Histori cal Society in Macon today, will be a most Interesting occasion. The prog ram, as outlined, shows that papers, by some ot the leading hiatorieal writ ers of the state, will be read, and these will be ot great value to those who are Interested In preserving the tacts ot history of Georgia. The tentative program for the occa sion has been announced, and aotns of those who will make addresses or read papers, or send papers there to be read, are as follows: Judge Andrew J. Cobb of Athens, president of the society, will read a paper In which be make* a compari son of the Confederacy Constitution and the Constitution of the United States. Dr. E.M. Coulter of the University of Georgia, will read a paper on the ante-bellum academy movement In Georgia. Colonel John T. Boifeulllet will read a biographical sketch of Senator A. 0. Bacon. Marry Stillwell Edward* will de liver an address. Mira Mary Lane Is to read a paper In behalf of the Macon History club, en titled.'“A Bit of Macon History.” Hon. Henry R. Goetchlus, of Colum- bus, who Is a leading member of the society, but who will be unable to at tend this meeting, has forwarded a paper which will be read, being an appreciation of the Confederate cotdter. This array !■ sufficient to Indicate that the session of the society this year will be one of the most interest ing In its history. ANDA.B.&A.OEASE - (By-Associated Press) Atlanta, April $9.—Negotiations be tween* representative* ot the striking employes ot the Atlanta, Birmingham A Atlantic railway'and the receiver, • B. L. Bugg, In accordance with sug gestions from the United State* Rail way i-ahor board, will not be resumed. It became known today through a let ter from Buck to Chairman Fitzpat rick representing the IS unions tovolv- ed. Bugg declared there wa* ao dispute of any kiAd between the roed and Its present employes and that tha men Fitzpatrick represents are no longer connected with the road. Fitzpatrick said tonight be would report the receiver’s action to th* board, but declined to comment on It. BUGG DECLINED POSITIVELY TO TREAT WITH STRIKER8. * (Special to Th* Banner) Atlanta. Oa„ April 21—Col. W. L. (By Associated Prets) ^Memphis. Tenh.. April $8.—Maurice B. Joseph, a Memphis Jeweler, one j Bugg, receiver for tho Atlanta, Blr- Of sis men under Indictment In con mlngbam and Atlantic railroad, to- nectlon with the alleged, marketing I day made public correspondence be- here of $466,fiU0 Liberty Bond* obtain- j tween himself and Val. Fitzpatrick, cd In the hold-up of a broker's mes- [ the latter representing the striking lienger tn Brooklyn last Tall, teittfled today he disposed of a block of $65.- 000 of bonds for IV. L. Huntley. Jr. a Memphla bankor, through a local brokerage firm, Prlddy Williams Co , and receivi d $54,461, and turned the entire amount over to Huntley. Joseph was a witness for the state In the trial of Huntley and H. Diggs Nolen. A motion for dismissal of the Indictments on grounds of faulty word ing was overruled. Publishers Told Not to Stampede On Prices Paper Ad Club Meeting This Afternoon (By Associated Prets) New York. April 28.—‘Efforts of la bor unions to fix the telling price of articles wore condemned today by the annual convention of the American Newspaper Publishers' association and tho members were urged not to bo stampeded Into buying newsprint by threats or prodictions of higher prtcos. Japanese Press Welcomes Wood was a “confidence man In explaining Payne's accumulation of money It was declared he bought and sold automobiles, apprehended many army deserters, rented out auto mobiles and “would skin a Rea for his hide and tallow.” men of tho A'.. B. A A„ In which Col onel Bugg declines positively to treat with tbs^ striking men, on the ground that they are no longer employes ot or connected with the railroad, and ror that reason there la and can be no grievance between them. Mr. Fttspatrick addressed a letter to Colonel Bugg. under date ot yes terday. calling attention to the sug gestion contained In a decision of the United States railroad labor board, that the striking employes .and the • railroad have another conference. To this Colonel Bugg replies that the de cision of the United States district court la that the men who went on strike left the employ of the railroad of their own volition and are, there fore. no longe.r connected wi(h the road. This is the position of the re ceiver, also, who tails Fttspatrick be had the right to appeal his case to a higher court, hut did not do so. There fore. the receiver now takes the poet- lion that he will stick to tha men who came to the aid of the road when tb* old employes ouM In a body- add 'sought to wreck Hie rood." Hoovtr Suggests Board as Relief noon at 2 o’clock, to which every; member and every cltlaen. interested [ In the good of Athena la Invited. (By Amaoeiatad Press) Toklo. April 28.—The passage of Major General Leonard Wood thiotigh Interesting addresses Will be detiv-i japan, en route to the Philippines, ered by a number of prominent busl-1 has evoked a welcome frum the press nesa men and a program of Worth-! and also speculation as to how far bis while feature* haa been arranged. I mission concerns military matters. (By Aasoclatad Press) Washington, D. C„ April >$.—The creation of a national food marketing board, under the chairmanship' of tb* secretary of agriculture, wltk the ex isting bureau of markets as Ue ex ecutive arm. was suggested today by Secretary Hoover ns a means vf re lief to farmers and consumer*.