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The weekly banner 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. f**.*.•*: ■VWVWU*- 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. -