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VOLUME LXXXIX
89 YEARS OLD
ATHENS, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, JULY 1, 1921
ESTABLISHED 1832 PRICE FIVE CENTS
Resolution End State of War Passes Congress
Dempsey and Carpentier Fight Today For Title
IDAY "WILL
Members Both Houses to
Attend Big Celebration
July 4 Union City.
WATSON NOT TO
ADDRESS BODY
Both Governor and Senator
However Will Speak at
Farmers’ Union Rally.
(Special to Tin* Banner)
Atlanta, Ga., July 1.—Both iioufioa
of the general assembly are now in
holiday recess, having adjourned yes
terday to reconvene on Tuesday
morning, after celebrating tile Fourth
of .July. Some of the members have
fcone to Darien to attend the open
ing of the Altamaha bridge, otheis
*ill spend a couple of days at homo
and return to Atlanta in time to at
tend the big meeting at Union City
on the Fourth, when speeches are to
br delivered by Governor Hardwick
and Senator Thomas E. Watson. Chas.
S Barrett, originator of the plan for
the big rally on the Fourth, expects
a crowd eff at leust 20,000 people.
Information received today from
Floater Watson is that he will arrive
In Atlanta on Sunday. Arrangements
have been made for apartments for
him at the Kimball House, but there
la a possibility that he will be enter-
tallied at the home of Mr. Barrett fit
t'nion City. -He will leave Immediate
ly after his speech Monday, in order
to get hack to Washington by Tue*.
day night, becausq of pressing busi
ness there which will not admit of a
longer absence by him. For that rea
son, lie has stated to friends, it will
be impossible for him to appear be
fore a joint session of the general
assembly, in compliance with an ot-
filial invitation.
On Tuesday, when the assembly re
convenes, the senate will be in com
plete organization, the standing com
mittees having been organized in that
branch and active work on bills will
begin after the day’s routine sesati*^.
Id the house, committee announce
ments are expected to come from tli
speaker Tuesday morning and Wed
nesday there will, under the present
unannounced plans, be a joint session,
to which Governor Hardwick will per
sonally deliver bis first message. The
governor gave over all of yesterday
ami today to exclusive work on the
message, which iH understood to have
b«en completed.
Ho has held that no advance an
nouncement will he made of what he
contemplates presenting to the as
sembly, since it Is Ills Idea the first
information on any subject to be han
died by him should go direct to th
Chambe
Leads in
Entertafl
The directors of the Alliens Cham
ber of Commerce, at their meeting
held recently adopted a resolution
asking the city council and board of
county commissioners to appiopriato
$150 each toward the entertainment of
the students at the University or
Georgia Bummer 'school.
For several years it has been the
custom for thise two organizations to
unite in providing some form of en
terUinment for the Summer school
students who are here from every
part of the state.
Fleetwood I.anler was appointed
chairman of the entertainment com
mittee for the Summer school from
the Chamber of Commerce. The other
members of the committee are: M. o.
Nicholson. Dr. A. S. Edwards. Julleu
Goetchius and E. W. Carroll. Tills
committee will have charge of the
form of entertainment to be provided
for the Summer school with the
funds to be appropriated by the city
am) couuty.
Will Be Taken to President
at Raritan, New Jersey,
By Messenger Today.
OPPONENTS WERE
ALL DEMOCRATS
Shields, Walsh and .Watson
Voted With Republicans
for Its Adoption.
Dempsey and Carpentier
Have Long List of Victo
ries Behind Them.
w (By Associated Press)
Washington. I) C., July 1—The en
actment of the compromise resolu
tion ertdlng the state of war with Ger
many and Austria was finally com
pleted today by congress and the
measure will be sent tomorrow by spe
cial messenger to President Harding
Ht Puritan. N. J.
The president is expected to sign
it immediately.
All the opponents of the measure
in the aenute were democrats cut
three.
Democrats Shields, of Tennessee;
Walsh, of Massachusetts, and Watson,
of Georgia, voted with the republi
cans for its adoption.
Heed, of Missouri, paired In its
College Park Bank
Robbers Confess Is
Alleged By Officers
I
(By Associated Press)
Atlanta, Ga., July 1.—Complete con-
f»-unions were obtained front J. H.
Brooks, Charles Hayes and Joftfv'lVy-
att, arrested and charged with bold
ing up the Bank of College Park- Dep
uty Sheriff Basemore announced this
afternoon.
Eddie James, a suspect, has been
l cleaned.
The bandits obtained only a bag of
pennies, which was recovered.
ATHENS BONDS IN
Congressmen From Fifth
Georgia District to Lec
ture at Octagon Monday
Night.
fav
(By Associated Press)
New York, July J.—Veterans of nu
merous gory ring battles will lace
each other In the ring when Jack
Dsmpsey -defends his heavyweight
rr. If! against tlio challenge of tieorges
Carpentier In the Jersfy City ring to
morrow. Through several campaigns
both have won and lost contests In
nearly every possible manner. Uotli
have won by knockouts, on points anil
b> fouls; both have lost on pelntB
uml by knockouts, although Dempsey
mver hup lost a derision on 11 foul,
as did Carpentier to Frank Klaus,
when Manager Dcscamps climbed Into
the ring to save tile Frenchman from
turther punishment.
Carpentier. lighting since 1907, Is
the more grizzled veteran of the two.
In winning Ills way up from tho ban
tamweight ranks to the heavyweight
class, Carpentier. who started hosing
at U, has engaged in elglity-llve bat
tles. In seventy-one of these he
(merged, from the ring the victor.
Thirty four times he won by knorle
, euls: thirty three times on point de-
| clsion, and four times on fouls by '
! opponents.
The Frenchman Ims fought only live I
draws; bus lost once on n foul and
has been knocked out but once. To
a French youth numed Gloria goes'
the credit for being tho only oppo-'j
nent who has stood over the chat
I-Inal action Oil the peace resolution
was by the senate, which adopted the
conference report. 38 to 19, utter a
day of debate, in which the democrats
made u lust assault on the resolution.
The house acted yesterday by a
yolo u{ 21)3 to, iH,
The' signing 61 the measure will
i.pin a way for the resumption ot
diplomatic relations both with Ger
many uml Austria, but administration
officers have Indicated that plans ■».
this iiuve not been worked out.
Senator McKrllar, democrat, from
Tennessee, uskod Whether ^or not the
resolution would cause Immediate
withdrawal of American troops (rum
Germany. Senator Brandegee, repub
lican, from Connecticut, replied that
lie believed it would, since the pres
Ident could not maintain troops in a
country with which the United Slates
was at peace.
Congressman W. D. Upshaw, or In
other words "Earnest Willie" of the
Fifth district will apeak In the Uni
versity of Georgia chapel Monday
evening at 8:45 o'clock, according to
an announcement made Friday by
Dr. A. S. Edwards, superintendent of
the summer session at the univer
sity.
Congressman Upshaw will apeak
upon the subject, "America and
World Liberty," and hia address will
be one of the features of the Unlver-
aummer session.
Commission Pays Off $13,-1 “|t y OD o f o e or^a
000 of a $25,000 Issue j Likewise, It will 'be a feature of the
Due Yesterday.
The bond commission of Athens
yeoterday insued a check for $13,000
in part pa> ment on the $26,000 sewer
bond 1IM which fell due on that
date. The remaining $12,000 will be
covered at an early date, according to
a statement tainted by the chairman
of the bond commission Friday.
In connection with the payment on
iIiIh bond issue, an interesting story
is told of the experience of Billups
Phinlzy of thin city and his trying to
buy Athens bonds. This story
based upon facts. .
Mix I'lilmzy had been given a check
for something like $25.0U0 by a local
concern and had been authoritod to
use it in buying Athens bonds. He
went to Atlanta, called st tho bond
Vlhdcw ot one of the largest banking
Institutions lr. that city, and asked
for Athena bonds. The knan at the
window smilingly said, “Why, air, we
never have Atheus bonds.’’ Some
what amazed and puzzled as to what
to say next, Mr. Phinlzy made fur
ther inquiries which resulted in his
being told that Athens bonds uevor
remained in that bank's bauds a sin-
gle day. ‘‘They are the most popu*
Ur ones we over handle," the clerk
Ha id, “and Valdosta, Ga. comes next
to Athens," he continued.
CLARKE MEDICAL
ISM FI
Fourth of July celebration In Ath
ena.
Mr. Upshaw has for a number of
years taken a prominent part In the
educational work of the state and
south and It la Indeed fortunate that
the students and teachers attending
the summer school of the Univer
sity of Georgia will have au oppor
tunity to hear such au experienced
man and delightful speaker.
For a number of years Mr. Upshaw
has been publisher of the Goldsu Age,
a magazine devoted to Georgia and
southern problems Including those
along educational lines.
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WASHES)
SHIT TAU
In Turkey Lectures.
••glslature Itself. It is believed, leng'r and listened to the toll of the YoUllf? Athens Medical Of-
thougb, he will confine himself gen- j referee. I f - w j Was Detained
orally to tho lino of presenting ’ini Jack Dftmp»ey has fought nlxt>- 1 - vv I!U aa
niiuly.Hlft of atato affairs and suggest- four battle* and flrty-fivo resulted ...
tag avenues and ways for their cor* ♦ Victories for him. The champion has
reellon, but leaving tho decisions ns J knocked out forty-five, or almost
to what methods shall be employed! three-fourths, of his opponents in six
to the discretion of the assembly. Hu | years of boxing—a remarkable record,
will, too, invite, upon conclusion of | Nine times he lias won on point de-
Pigmentation of his message, ques- j cifilons and his only victory on a foul
Hons from any member of tile house | was over the jionderous Carl Morris
senate.
Fulton Delegation Will:
Have One or Two Ready)
When Bodies Re-convene.
| Atlanta, Ga.. July 1.—Two pieces of
I highly Important mate wide legislation j
are planned for introduction In tho
general assembly next week which;
way yet arrange
To MAKE ADDRESS.
(Special to Tho Banner)
Atlanta, Ga., July 1.—Information j
l fl te this afternoon is that Senator |
Wat non Is being especially urged by
A feature of the regular semi
monthly mating of the Clarke Meet- j I'ja’vo 'to do with'the capital removal
leal society which wa« held last eve-1 movem( ,„t.
nlng at the city hall waa the talk by [ g 0 „, ( , member of the Fulton delega-
l)r. Joseph S. Stewart. Jr., who re-1 1 | ()|| w |,lcb one Is not known, will of-
The champion has fought four draw I *“ rn * d " C *"‘ ly *" I ter « bill In behal> of the city of At-
lelsloiis; has lost on points twice ; 8I V.'art pictured ' lanta-or a measure In some form
and has hit the canvas only once to
stay there for ten seconds. "Fireman"
Jim Flynn, in 1917, achieved that
startling feat, but later the 'Tueblu
Fireman" was knocked out In less
than
very 1,
be
vivid manner the conditions
saw them while serving us a cnnsii
lar representative of the tinned
Slates In the medical service,
•lilcli will get the matter before Mi*
legislature—proposing to make a gift
to the state of a new governor's man
sion In tho nature of a trada with the
mute to disposa of any further con- !
Mends liero to delay his'return to i latter
^ axlihmtou long enough to deliver a ( pfonBhip.
brief speech to the general nss*m- <wo no-decision bouts
My on Tuesday morning, in time to
ral ‘li an early train that day for
Washington, whirls it is believed he j
<an arrange to do. Previous an
nouncement had been made he could
hot appear before the legislature u<?
oauso of business demanding Ids at
tention in Washington.
a minute by Deinnsev when •••*! I u ‘ ,allon of conditions In that part of | ^deration of the movement to submit;
waa on Ids way to the fiain the worl ‘ l nH compared wPn other , u vote of the people the entire j
hip. Dempsey also has fought i w “ (loarly hrought mit hy »e*tlon of a new capitol and man-1
FIRMS M
Stewart.
m addition to the talk by Dr. Sie
: art, several matters of business we
i brought before tho meeting and we
takes rare of promptly.
slon.
Georgia Campaign
Committee Meets
John E. Drewry Now |
Member Banner Staff
The general campaign committee
of the war memorial tund of the Uni
versity of Georgia held lt« regular
j weekly met ting at the campaign
headquarters lr the academic build
school ing of Franklin college yesterday
Although several of the
John R, Drewry. a graduate of the | Thl , fir8 , „, rV j c( , of mis
University of Georgia. I*n° w covering, w m , )e b( ,| d at th e First Methodist I afternoon
the city and the University lor T h°; church on Sunday afternoon, July 3, j members ot the committee were ale
banner., with this addition It Is ex-1 at 4 p m j )r \y A Shelton, of I rent, matters of material Interest in
l ected that this feature of The Ban- j y;mory University, one of the regular the campaign organization were
her will he greatly improved. members of the Training School fac-t taken up.
Mr, Drewry was graduated from the U | tv , w m speak. j The committee la during tho sum
University of Georgia this past com- A t this time also, full detailed an- 1 mer months perfecting the organlza-
hieiicement with the bachelor of arts j nouncemeuts will be made concern-[ tlon of the alumni over the state
and journalism degrees and Ims had j mg the piogram of exercises and J preparatory to the campaign which Is
considerable experience in tho news-; class »ork i-r the week to follow. I to take place during the fall. All
Paper work He was in associate edi- Itegular dally addresses «>n topics matters of detail are handled at these
( °r on the college paper the lied and of popular Interest to all teachers. | weekly meetings and other matters
'dark; , Prvod „ y,,; p nn dora stair, and particular to the Sunday school directly concerned with He work,
in,| hjs done work for the Atlanta I teacher, will be delivered at 9:20 a. 1 On the general campaign commit-
JournalAnther'dalle Ds~r.inThe-at the Normal School, aud at It tee are Chancellor David C. Barrow,
itale ,, 0 , r . y m at the university grounds. Em- Harry Hodgson, chairman, 8. V. Han-
ipon.ih! e . wa * ,n 8 larR ® ® e * . the inent speakers whose names have at-.ford, Hugh Gordon. R. P. Brooks, R.
Un?vel b0 f “r the organliatton of »• i ready 'been given out will deliver P. Stephen., R. E. Park and H. A.
| tW. Scum of hddre*... | iMbrem. J. W. Jenkln. end others.
j The details of the plan, it la learn-,
ed, are these: Governor Hardwick'*
proposition, which -as been put In I
the form of a bill, to dispose of the
present mansion property and apply I
approximately $270,000 of the proceeds
to retirement of that amount of sti te I , . .
bonds which will fall due In January, I rtnglo-jgpgnei!
or thereabouts, and apply iioo.ooo to 1 Treaty i.i Force
The watery carnival held at the
swimming pool In the City Y. M. U.
A. building last night was a big suc
cess. The msny novel and Interest
ing features provided by Dlreuior
Joues, the large number of witnesses,
plus the keen competition offered by
the Klwanla and Rotary clubs In the
relay rare, which the Klwanla entiles
won, made the evening one of the
most delightful ever spent In the “Y."
The victory of the Klwanis club In
the relay race glvts them tlyee vic
toria* over the Rotary club this year,
having already defeated the Rotary at
golf and baseball.
The result of the different entries
In the carnival were as follows:
40-Yard Breast Stroke.
Harris, lirst, 37 2-5 seconds.
Ashford, second.
Upson, third.
Nov-lty Race.
Dudley, first
Upson, secoud.
Ashfoid, thltd.
50-Yard Dash, Intermsdlatss.
Forbes, first, 22 2 5 seconds.
Kilpatrick, second.
Mell, third.
Klwanls-Rotary Relay Rac*.
Klwanla won.
Competition Races, Intermediates.
2«-yard dash, Forbes, first, 19 1-5
seconds.
Mell, second.
Kilpatrick, third.
20-Yard Dash, Preps.
Epps, first, 19 3 5 seconds.
Mell, second.
Allgood, third.
20-Yard Dash, A Juniors.
'Elliott, first, 20 2 5 seconds.
Johnson, second.
McClain, third.
20-Yard Dash, B Junior*.
Mell, first, 13 4 5 aecouds.
Lockltn, second.
Elliott, third.
Life Underwriters
Association Will
Meet Tuesday Night
The Athens Life Underwriters' as
sociation. an organization composed
of all the lucurancf* writers of the
city, organized for thp purpose of glv
Ing to the public certain valuuble sug
ge-tlons through Interesting meetings
held at regular Intervals, wifi hold
their next meeting In the city hall
next Tuesday evening at 8:30 o’clock.
At each of these meetings a special
piogram, which Includes a iiuinbei of
llvo features by both foreign and lo-
cal talent, is rendered. At a recent
meeting Miss Marguerltliu Morris, of
Athena, one of the most accomplished
violinists who has ever played In Ibis
city, rendered several selections.
It D understood that an unusually
attractive program Is being arranged
for the meeting next Tuesday night.
If Is probable that a prominent III
If Fight Goes Full Twelve
Rounds Winner Can Only
Be Newspaper Champ.
New York, July 1.—Pugilistic his
tory nlll be made In a huge pine-board
arena in Jersey City tomorrow whsn
Jack Dempsey defends the heavy
weight championship against George*
Carpentier. Every section of th*
globe will await with keen Interest
the outcome of the battle between *
the American fielder of a long rec
ord of ring victories and the Frencb-
scrance man from out of tile city wllli llote<1 efiuatly for file proves*
speak. Other live numbers will be onj L",, t , he , al . 1< ! *.l* n,er * > ** , *‘
the piogram.
(By Associated Press)
Chicago, III.. July 1.—Railway union
leaders tonight were undecided In
their final attitude toward the gen
eral 12 per cent wage reduction effec
tive today on'vlrtually every railroad
by an order of the United States rail
way labor board.
P*4ptt* considerable dissatisfaction
among the employe*, no reports ot
«aaattwaw8*ia
chief* today.
Approximately 1,500 delegates from
the big four brotherhoods and other
railroad employes met here today to
canvas* tho situation. The heads of
th* four brotherhoods and of sixteen
American Federation of Labor unions
mtt previously, but It waa said that
they took no action other than to
place th* entire situation In the hands
of th* committee headed by President
Jewell, of the railway employes or the
departmtnt of federation.
While Ihfro waa no Indication or
dissension. It was said that the broth
erhoods fsvor accepting the wage re
ductions as "a necessary evil," while
the shop crafts add maintenance of-
way men are said to be opposed.
Jewell declared, however, that the
final daclslonewaa 'unanimous by all.
field during the world war.
There will be spectators, too, g»y
resentlng almost every country In th*
world and the advance sale of ticket*
tunlalit hud amounted to almost
$1,509,000, making It certain that Tax
Rickard will clear a larger net profit
than he ever did before.
Dempsey will get $300,000 and Cad
pentier $200,000 regardless of tha re
sult. The gov .rnment will get almost
half a million In taxes.
Dempsey Is two and a half to Oh*
the favorite hi wagering and than
are thousands cf dollars In uncovered
beta hete tonight, although tha bat
ting by Carpentler’s supporters In
criaaed noticeably within the last few
days.
Due to the fact that Dr. T. J.
Woofter, dean of tha University of
Georgia cummer school, Is having to
he out uf the city quite a bit this
summer, Dr. A. S. Edwards, profaa-
sor of psychology In the Peabody
school or education and associate
superintendent of the summer ses
sion, la directing the work during tll4
1921 term. /
This present session of the sum
mer fichuol Is the nineteenth In the
history of the organization. Of these
nineteen sessions Dr. Woofter baa
served In seventeen aud has bean th*
directing-superintendent for tiftean
sosslons. Under Ills careful buf ag
gressive supervision the school ha*
grown rroin an enrollment of less
than four hundred to a student body
that numbers mure than 1200. Whlla
this groat Increase In students he*
been taking place, the broadening of
the courses of study has kept pac#
with the increased attendance, th*
■tendency being to Incress* those
courses that give higher preparation
to teachers and more adv'Jncail col
lege credit.
Gradually the growth of tho bum
mer school lias been fending toward
Winder Ga Julv J —Jmlse Hint. ! a continuous session of th*
» 'is? .1 JSSSL . ' I unlve, ally, the summer session to b*
,, i. .1 iinivfiBHj-, uiu MuiumiT aesflion to
“.“I 1 °“'y another link completing tho
hers this week, held au examination
for applleanls to the bar tiere on
Wednesday.
Among those who stood the exam
limtlon weie:
Julian E, Ross, of Winder.
Thomas E, Drake, of Winder.
Thomas J. McGhee, of Athens.
K. A. McWhorter, of Athens.
James W. Arnold, of Athens.
Oaortf* T. Mann, of Athena.
A. B. Colls, of Wlntervllle. m
These’ bright young men will add [ pervislon of the summer lehool to
Vteatly to the strength of the bar in i keep it thoroughly abreast of tha ed
ucational needs of the times.
nual chain of work. Already tha
members of the hoard of trusts** of
the university have approved a plan
to continue regular university class**
for a full «nnim«|. term of eleven
weeks, thus making a college jmttf
of four quarters. The summer nor
mal dlvislcu of six weeks will be con
tinued u>t usual aud Improvement*
will be made from year to year, for
li has been the purpose of Dr.
Woofter at alt times during his au-
HAVE ^QUARTER r ,
COLLEGE YEAR, H
this territory
For Another Year
tlm purchaHo of a piece of private
reflidenre property In Atlanta (which |
Is reported already to have been se
lected) sh3ll be driven through the' (By Associated Prats)
legislature and then, instead of apply-; i- B( * nil .
In* the $100,00(1 Ao the purchase of a' Axencv sava In, n H*r ? eU 1 ! er f.
,vizx..« .. ..... ' AKenc y W* U understands that tha
WHO’S
WHO
WELBY CORNELIUS JORDAN
IN KIWANIS
piece of properly for a n-w mansion.! An«toJan.n M T ..... .7. . IT -
Atlanta will make an outright gift of | u m v continue m r W *J* automatic- r
a mansion as Its hid lo the legl.U- i a" U h.a ’L". 1
lure to accent that gift In navmnnt 1 ’ ■ ^ 8 formally de- WELBY’
By Chas. E. Martin.
J-j
: l
lure to accept that gift In payment 1 nounced
fm- the killing of the bill, to submit
tho Issue to it state wide vote. I
The Hamo scheme contemplates .1 1
later move on the part of the Atlanta
committee, to have set aside from .
some other souree, by appropriation or
otherwise, a sufficient fund with which I
lo purchase the Jaoli-on estate prop-
To Turn Camp Gordon
Into Hoapltal Site
:
(Special to The Banner)
itlanta. Ga.. July 1— J. M. Wain-
erty across the street from the prea- wiight. assistant secretary of war, ar-
ent capitol and erect thereon a capt ; rived In Atlanta last night from Co-
tol annex; that part of th* echeme I Iambus to Inspect Camp Gordon and
being the same old proposition ad- make a report on It* feasibility as a
vanced In the legislature and fought {hospital. Congressman Upshaw has
for by the late Judge Spencer R. At-1 wired to Atlanta that the future of
klnaon, and which tba laglalatdrM the camp wilt largely' rest on Mr.
promptly killed at that time. | Walnwrtfht'a report
CORNELIUS JORDAN
comes from the ranks of the bankers
and la vice president at the active
head of the American State bank. He
la a native of Davlshoro, Wasbingtou
Cloverhurst Country club, being a win
ner one year of the cup. Th* Ma
cons and K. P.'s also number him
among their ranks and In the former
order he Is grand high priest ot tha
t _ ....... _ ' tSr *nd Chapter of Royal Arch Masons
county. Georgia, but for fifteen years : 0{ tbe , tate He pl(7a hard boU
has teen a luauiug citizen of Athena, work ..ltd sport and aa a result th*
Its la au alumnus of the Georgia ' American State bank ranks »«gs
School of Technology, but ft Is not | among the hanks of the state end
necessary at all that lie and his fellow-' any opponent who faces him tA golf
collegian, "Happy” Wler, alt together
at meetings for fear of a Georgia
Tech outbreak. He Is, a member of
Slgntn Alp!.." Epsilon fraternity and
is a member of the Baptist church.
or any other sport know* that
must play hi* heat to win. HI* address
Is tbe American Slate bank. HI* horn*
Is 618 Mllledge avenue. HI* Mauds
call him by tba nlcknam* ot "Wlady"
tad la aa enthusiastic golfer at tba a*d Ms birthday fa Dacambar 1st.
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