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ATHENS, GA, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1923.
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II WILL BEFORE
HE Si IT, CHARGE
Lawyers in Arguments
lledart* Athens Banker
Employed An Attorney
in Advance.
I (*;(i.\I. BATTLE
COMES TO CLOSE
judjro Green Makes Final
Argument. Judge Orr,
Ordinary, Has Not An
nounced Decision.
Tli
Hollg Bornstein, Athens
employed a lawyer to
i.p-.k" the will of his Into wife
l,/„),• ho ever saw it, was charged
tVi-inoMlay hy attorneys for the
..Miders In arguing the cage
l„(„ r i. nr,llnury R. C. Orr.
Thf trial, which began Monday
in mill:;, came to a close at mid-
u •-,ln,'S,lay after Judge T. F.
i; r ,, a,* had made the final argu-
moot- -
11, i-i.ion had not been announced
lit. Wednesday.
[.anal hattlo over the $100,000 ea*
i,.*.. „f Mrs. Hannah Bernstein
whir h Is disposed of in the will
•h,' i said to have made while ill
In Boston, Mass-, has been perhaps
Ihf most lengthy ever fought in an
Athens ordinary's court. Testimony
was completed Tucaday at noon,
iu- ,-vidence being voluminous.
WOULD HAVE L
GOTTEN ALL.
The will In question loft life Ba
le on 120,000 to Mr. Bernstein,
ll.ono aid some jewelry to one
daughter. Miss Hannah Bernstein,
ftoeo to another daughter, Mrs,
Arthur Muutau, and .500 each tc
her tw,• Children, Jack and Arthur
Flatan. Jr. The bulk of the estate
is I, ft to slaters, brother and
nephews of Mrs. Bernstein. Under
the cergia. law, It she had noi
left a will ,tho estate of Mrs. Bern
stein would have gone to her hus-
bund.
Tlie beneficiaries', witnesses
(Turp to yogc two)
in
IEI
‘Down and Out’ Girls .
Rescued in Athens
Salvation Army Report Shows Good Work Done
Here. M. G. Michael Will Again Be President.
$5,000 Needed—Captains Volunteer.
Three girls, “down and out/ 1 In
sofar as the world was concerned,
were found In Athens by the Salva
tion Army and sent to the Green
ville Rescue Home, conducted by
the former organization, it was
learned Wednesday from the 1922
report of the local branch.
Facts showing the splendid work
of tlie Army were given at r meet
ing of the Advisory Board here
Tuesday afternoon at which time
all officers of the board were re
elected. They are: M. O. Michael,
president: Rev. E. L. Hill, vice-
president; B. F. Hardeman, secre
tary; W. F. Dorsey, treasurer. The
report showing the work done by
tlio Army was read by Captain
Julia Curts. .
After panting out that $5,000 Is
needed to further the work of the
organization horo John J. Wilkins
volunteered to captain one team
composed of M. O. Michael, E. L.
Hill, B. F. Hardeman, W. F. Dor
sey. T. H. Dozier, A. C. Erwin and
Joel A. Wier was appointed to pro j
cure seven more captains and set. HANDS CUT OFF
OF
BODY A BAFFLING
DEATH MYSTERY
Dead Remains of Man Is
Located in Clump of
Woods Just Out of Chi
cago, III.
Mabel Normand Wears
Wedding Ring But She
Denies Being Married
tho date for tho campaign.
In addition to helping put hope
into the heart of these girls and
Instilling within them the desire
to mako their lives an asset In
stead of a liability, the Army gave
175 meals to people unable to buy
food; furnished beds for flftecn
stranded here without funds or In.
temporary want. The Army gave
away 200 garments to help keep
warm the ill-clad unfortunates
coming ujuler their gaze, helped 62
families with food, groceries, fuel
and medicines, converted 25 per
sons to a batter life, held 60 ser
vices In jails and convict camps,
as well as street 'meetings with
and raise $500. A. C. Erwin and 1 an attendance of 16,138. The offl
Mrs. Aaron Cohen also volunteered j corn visited 976 families la a t^-
to captain a team. A committee tal of 958 hours.
Temperature in Georgia
Began Dropping Wed
nesday. Florida to Es
cape Blast.
Dne of Athens’ Oldest and
Most Prominent Citizens
Lost in W. J. White-
head's Death.
Funeral services for Mr. W. J.
Whitehead, age 82, one of Athens'
oldest and most prominent cltl-
:*n», who died at his residence
l«5o South Lumpkin street st 7:16
I'. M. Tuesdsy, will be held from
the home Thursday at 10:20 A. M.,
conducted by Dr. p. E. Wasson
»nd Rev. Oco. E. Stone, and Inter
ment will follow in Oconee oeme-
. tery. The 'following gentlemen
! will act as pallbearers: Mr. Frank
Thornton. Mr. Ben Thornton, Mr.
Talmadge Allen, Mr. Henry. Pat
man. Mr. j. j. Fowler, and Dr, W.
C. Iturkharl.
RESIDED IN ATHENS
thirty.FIE YEAR8 /
Mr whitehead was a son of the
late R. M. Whitehead, of Oconee
countv. He had resided In Athena
for thirty-live years, end always
toot a prominent part in thp hast-
nm, social and chnrch-tlte of tho
city. ii.. was a retired merchant
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Timely Tips to Athens
Merchants
WHEN “18" MEANS '
“WILL"
No matter what yon think
»f the newsnras or the oldness
or the wisdom or the folly ef
15c Cone method ef gutting
bolter and better qvury day,*
*»y doctor will tell yon that
fmntal attitude la a Mg factor
in good health.
Express It any way yog
bke. The virtue ef itj eon-
••"I* in having the > mind in
an active, aggressive attitude
tosird betterment.
The one! who repeats the
oc» formula often enough—
a- the basis of the “cure”—
hut- himself in hn optimistic'
mu.ul «f resolve.
That is why the optimist in
business is usually the sue-
cj'slul individual. Not the
flabby optimist who sits back
and maintains that things are
b< und to be all right as thsy
an. hat the rugged optimist
. i says better things are in
h, "bt because better things
can he won by fighting.
1 he possessor of that brand
»' optimism believes—to pare-
Phrase M. Cone—that “
CHICAGO ,— Winter's severest
cold wave that came down out of
Alaska and the Canadian North
west Wednesday was tncrsaslng
In Intensity and spreading rapidly
over the upper Mississippi valley
and plain states, already having
embraced the northwest It was
forecast to extend to eastern half
of the country by Wednesday or
Thursday, tumbling the mar :ury
in all sections except Florida.
In the Wake of the storm in the
nbrthwort' tralnz wore reported
stalled by snow drifts and trans
portation and communication gen
orally demoralized.. The mometer
IT
AND FACE BURNED
Efforts to Banish His
Identity Successful. Car
and Two Men Had Part
in Crime.
CHICAGO — Officials of Geneva
Ilia., forty miles north of hero
Wednesday were confronted with
a mysterious slaying with the Bull
ing of the nude body of a man hid
den In a Held five miles northwest
of there.
When the body was uncovered
Tuesday night it was found that
every mark of Identlfleatlon had
been obliterated, even both, hands
being cut off at the wrist Joints
and the features of the face burn
ed beyond recognition.
The victim had been shot from
behind and investigation disclos
ed that an automobile drove into
NEW YORK—Mabel Normand,
movie gtar, denied tuday that she
Was married but declined to ex
plain her diamond studded wedding
ring. She arrived last night' on tho
steamship Baltic after several
months abroad. Thro, was gossip
nnrong the passenger! that, sho
had been married lazt December
In London but when newspaper
men asked her alxiuj it she said;
“No boys. I'm nr-t married. Don't
be allly.”
But lit an unguarded momept she
drew a glove from he.- left hand
and disclosed the ring. Sin- smiled
when she was asked about it and
repeated her deplql.
HOLLOW FLAYS
GA. TAX SYSTEM
FRENCH TO IMPOSE HEAVY
FINES FOR RUHR SABOTAGE
SEEN BY BRITISH
Address By Premier Bo-
nar Law and Sec’y Cur-
zon Reestablish Attitude
of Great Britain.
Smyrna Harbor Is
Laid With Mines
MARSKILLIES — Smyrna bar:
bor is thbroughly laid with mines
which extend out to son for a con
siderable distance, according to
the captain lot the steamer Pierre
Log, which arrived here Wednes
day morning.
The captain said that when he
attempted to enter the harbor the
fortg signalled that If he did so it
would be on his own responsibili
ty. He said be then requested a
j Turkish pilot and after wsitlnr in
Entertainment Last Night
By Legion and Auxil
iary Enjoyed By Those
Attending.
The “Heart to Heart" party given
by tee American Legion and Auxil
iary at the Georgian hotel last
night was one o fthe most success
ful meetings yet held by the Le-
glannsires and Auxiliary members
Ir, Athens. \
Following a short business ses
sion dancing was enjoyed in the
main dining room. The “Bulldog
Troubadors” made the music and
the party lasted, until twelve
o'clock.
A3 the business masting It was
decided to hold the meetings for
a while st the Georgian hotel and
this arrangements will probably
JS&cTta"I^r-secHoVranged j Prevjxt. until after the convention
'TchiraJo fejSE /oMhe was t.^n l up B ta.tTht bU A
district said the cold wave would i "tnouVuon ^occupy
reach the eastern limits of this ®.2 U °Vmrans'tf
Wednesit.v .1th the rold continu- brou * hlt forth a b.t of Uve-
Wednesday, with the cold continu
Ing severe until Thursday or later.
The crest of the cold wave was
announced to retch Chicago Thors
down to ten below. Early today
ly discussion and upon motion of
Mr. Holden, who introduced it, It
was laid on the table until the n*xt
meeting.
down to ten below . Eeary tottay
the thermometer stood at 8 gbove hlI . mnllv nx-shtdior* who
LONDON -! (By the Associated
Press) — Although the addresses
/ ' 'of Premier Bonar Law and Per-
!clgn Secretary curxon at the open-
Noted Expert and Polltl- lng of parllmant added little ta
PAl Writer Honor Oliost what wa * generally known con-
cai writer nonor uuesi cnrnlne Great Britain’s policy In
At Faculty Meeting Last the Ruhr question, the British pub
XT}—!,,. , 1 lie knew Wednesday that both
svigiiu ! Rtatc8meu have their doubts as to
. —!— .. . 1 the success of France's venture.
A stirring attack on the tax r.ys-, Mr. Bonar Law said frankly that
as administered n the state ! he dld not m ~ how tte
of Georgia featured an addissi her i„ ro qo lng to get what they want*
U.t night by Jame. A. «ouonj.o. j ^ cu„on expressed much the
Waablngton correspondent,of Thai^,^ opinion pointing out that
Atlanta Cosstltutlo end a rocog- . p™™ , nd Germany are engaged
„ -r n . u f d e *p ert question of whal m |g ht bo termed an en-
the thickly wooded glen where the j ■'a te systems. , durance race. In the address ol
body was found last Monday night. Ignorant and thoughtless leglnla- | each there was varied the feeling
Foot prints In the snow led of- l® rs - many of whero, accororng to that the position of the British
valru for 24 hours put the ship on
her course for Marseilles.
Telegraphic and Tel e-
F hone Service to Paris
nter^ered-With By;
More Trouble.
FRENCH DENIED
USE OF MOTORS
Strike At Stinnes Works
Is Reported. French
Have Resorted to Whip
ping in Places.
28 AID IN TRADE
fleers to believe that two men who i him. do not-know their A B C's
came in the automobile bid the | Were bitterly flayed by Mr. Hollo-
Ix^y. j m °n- for (he way lr.- which from
! yenr to year they make a “politl-
I cal football'' out of the University
lef Georgia and Its apprlprlatlon.
I These fnen, he said, arc .-esponulble
' for the univerelty being In the bad
humus
1(111H
Harold McCormick and
Opera Singer Who Mar
ried in Paris, Wed Again
in U. S.
a drop of 28 degrees in 14 hours.
Colder weather was promised in
East Quit states, excepting • orida
for the next two day«. Tempera
tures In Georgia began falling ear
ly Wednesday. Drops of 20 de-
- - - - Aw mnM worn nnMllet«d ' fflP
gross or more were predicted 'for
Arkansas, West and East Texas
and colder temperatures In Louisi
ana and Mississippi. Tbs cold
wave was to reach Texas Wednes
day night. 24 years ago to the day
meeting but many ex-soldlcra who
are not members of the ’ Legion
were welcomed. Tho Allen R.
Fleming post hopes to increase Its
membership through a series of
these parlies and all -ex-service
men are Invited.
Commander H. H. West presid
ed at the Tuesday night’s meet
ing ana Major UCCoy, Chairman
of the intertainment committee,
was In 0aarge of the prigram.
Chicago — There was another
prospective name for Chicago’s so
cial register today, Mrs. Ganns
Walska McCormick, the name that
Ganna Waltka. opera singer ac
quired In Paris six months ago by
her marriage to Harold F. McCor
mick, head of the executive com
mittee of the International Hsrves
ter company.
Although Madame Walska had
the name several months Illinois
laws could not. accept It until af
ter a second ceremony Tuesday
as Mr. (McCormick's marriage to
her In Paris occurred within less (
than a year after the divorce oh- |
talned here by Mrs. Edith Rocke
feller McCormick, December 28,
1921. .
Before the official statement
that came from McCormick's of
fice, nothing was said either by
him. his wife, or members of his
family.
way financially tha.l It is today.
During the course ef his nd-
dress. Mr. Hollotmn paid a high
tribute to womanhood of Georgia
and to the extension work that Is
.being carried on by the agricultur-
al branch o the university.
In showing how poorly the state
of Georgia provides for Its state
university, the tpeakdr called at
tention to Soulh Carolina, Nicrib
I Carolina, Virginia, Mississippi and
Louisiana, all of which states pro
vide far better thou does Georgia
ter their -institutions of higher
learning.
Others Id speak last night were
Dean Choxlet M. Snelllng, T. W.
Reed." Dr. Tt. C. Whlto and Harry
Hodgson. Dr. Joseph 8. Stewart
acted os master of ceremonies.
Last night Mr. Hollomon was
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VALENTINE NOT
troops ton the Rhine was at least
uncertain.
“I fear” the premier said, “that
tho result of occupying tbs Ruhr
and the left bank of the Rhine has
been to intensify the feeling of the
German nation and that danger
will come later. We still have our
trooiis on the Rhine. I do not
know whether ft will be possible
for them to remain there long."
As long ns Great Britain has
military representation in the
Rhineland, Mr. Bonar Law pointed
out. the government remains in
touch with tbs situation and has
“the chance of a say In the control
of It.”
The Central' newt learns that
15,000 French and Belgian railway
men are now in the occupied Re
gion ready for nip order to take
aver tho rati roe da.-. German em
ployes hare been given a choice
nf working on the lines or ieavlhg
the Ruhr.
Board of Directors and
Athenians to Reorgan
-ize and Expand Local
Commerce Body.
when the coldest chronicled westh-, n JJ . s *r ;
er there in Texas was recorded.' J flUTt 111 Iralll
The mercury at that time fell to
10 below.
!0 WITNESSES IT
in rami
Street Car Crash
Thirteen Yesterday Told
of Clash Between Whites
and Blacks in Rosewood
Recently.
da
“every
in every way, boaiMM H
ri-.ming better and better.”
11 ' believes it beciose bails 7
ruifident that be can hetpetot
■•be it better and betttfjnsi;^
I hutv the ■ratal attitude
itui has cured many a
*>u»n, .
BRONSON, Fla. — Twenty wit-
none have been summoned to ap
pear Wednesday before the special
grand jury Investigating the recent
Rosewood race dishes in which
taro white men and six negroes lost
their live* and the negro section
of Rosewood was wiped ont by
Are.
Thirteen witnesses testlfled as
to racial disturbances on Tuesdsy.
tka hearings nr® In secret nnd
George DeCottes. prosecuting at
torney, declined to discuss tbs prob
duty of Indictments.
Eight nefroes will he taken be
fore the investigating^ body to tell
what they know of the riota, the
prosecuting attorney said. Vir
tually all of the negroes who fled
from 7 Rosewood when the^ burning
of their b 0106 occurred have re
main'd sway (Mr. DeCottes assert
ed.
Russian Jewels
Not in Coffin
NEW TOMC-NOIW
" Acrdwtf><|s»»l* 0 ^|W*rfl *
when Fie bodr.
lyn cemetery, -
Jay by the go;
llnterrwd to-
COLUMBUS, Gs —Harry E. Bixe
engineer tor the Central of Geor
gia railway and the mosj serious
ly injured of three men AS the
result of a collision between pas
senger train of the the Central and
a street car, was resting easier
Wednesday morning, it was sHated
at the hospital, where he and the
other Injured were rushed immedi
ately lifter the crash. None of the
passengers were fatally hurt.
Bise was severely cut about* the
foes, his note being almost com
pletely severed, his left collarbone
was also broken.
J. C. Dawson, motormsn of the
attest car In th collision was also
severely lacerated about 4ie head
and bruised.
The other injured was James
Wheat, Pbentx City negro who suf
fered n scalp wound and lacera
tions about face and also ■ bruises.
HIMES iffll
MUM ME
Dealers Declared That
Sales of Valentine Gifts
Have Dropped Within
the Past Few Yeats.
Building Housing Fam
ous N. Y. Jewelry Places
Burns, Think Jewels In
tact in Vaults.
Modem Tastes
Bitterly Flayed
BEKELEY; Cal,—Facing a class
• “ f. G. L
of both sexes, Prof. G. L Mont
gomery, of the English depart
ment, declared that there are 70,-
000 students in the University of
California “who should be attach
ed to tho handle of a pick hr a
frying pan.”
Seventy per cent of the univer
sity’s 10,000 stodsntp, ns said yes
terday, are more interested in
dancing than pursuing tbs subtle,
tics of Shakespeare. ,
CASHIER REARRESTED
COLUMBUS, Ga.—T. H. Avlrett
former cahier for Kay aad Town-
send.i local wholesale .grocers Was
ibices tad-ttUb mornlbgby city
defective* tsnu-BUsnre: of felony
in emmeetion feUb <h* alleged *r°b-
feehr uf the cash box of the com
pany the night of January 2.
NEW YORK—A fortune In gems,
gold and silver estimated at $2.-
000,090 and upwards, lay buried to
day in the Bales In the smouldering
regions of a six story o.ffice build-
ins that was destroyed by Ore in
Malden Lane, the jewelry center
of the world.
More than sixty jewelers and sii-
venunlttis occupied the building,
when the walls ana floors collapsed
during the height of the blaze the
safes were sent tumbling into the
.deep cellar..
Experts said the valuables un
doubtedly would be found IntacL
Meanwhile blue coats from ten po
lice precincts and a hundred pri
vate policemen were sent to guard
the ruins. Nearby streets were
roped off to keep back Inquisitive
crowds.
Jury Commission Tues
day Selected Panel From
Which 12 Men Will Be
Taken March 5.
Twenty-eight Athenians, Includ
ing the board of directors, will
take part In the organisation of
the Chamber of Commerce expan
sion program, it was announced
Wednesday by President Hugh W.
White.
Announcement of the executive
committee followed s rousing
luncheon-meeting at the Georgian
Hotel Tuesday at which time over
one hundred Athens men and wo
men gathered to lay plans for the
“civic -revival” which the Chamber
of Commerce has launched.
The committee wiQ set In an
advisory capacity to the repre
sentatives of the American City Bu
rcau who tre here to conduct the
enlargement plans of tha chamber
of Commerce. Plans for the cam
paign were Ming worked out this
afternoon st a meeting of the head
quarters. - a chairman and vies
chairman of the edvleery commit
tee was to be elected also.
The committee Is composed of:
Ablt Nix. Joel A. Wier, C. D. Ftani-
gen, W. T. Forbes, Morton 8. Hod*
son, Col. C. M. Snelllng, Harris W.
Dews, A. Rhodes, M. O. Michael,
iMfs. Lamar Rucker, C. W. Crook.
T. H. Doxier, Jr., Mrs. Annie Mae
Wood Bryant. Martin J. Abney and
Charles E. Martin, and tbs board
of directors of the Chamber of
Commerce who are, Hugh W,
White, Frank A. Holden, Harold O.
Hulme, Dr. J. C. Wilkinson, J. W.
Billing, James White, Jr., D. F.
Paddock, B. R. Blood worth, Mrs.
Julius Talmadge. Mies Katie Pal
mer. W. L. Erwin, Sol J. Boley,
H. O. Eptlng and J. W. Jarrell, Jr.
GELSENKIRCHEN,— It la re
ported in French clrclM that se
vere sentences are to be Imposed
in consequence of acts of sabotage
which have caused an Interference
in telegraph and telephone'com
munications. with Paris.
Similar penalties It Is said will
be effected at Bochum, because
the Qvfenan authorities there have
refused to permit the French to re
qulsltion motor cars. A threat to
murder the chauffeurs in the auto
mobile* are taken over has come
to the attention of the-occupation
officers; So far 140 can V ve
been .appropriated. The ( French
are paying the driven IS franca
a day. The shops have re-open
ed at Cciscakirchen, the franch
agreeing not to buy foodstuffs.
Reports from Essen assert that
s strike'is In progress at two of
the Stinnes mines in consequence
of the arrest of the directors.
CITY TO BE HEAVILY
FINED FOR DI80RDER
BASTROP, La. — The next offi
cial step In the Inveatlgation into
the Morehouse kidnaping
which resulted In the death of
Watt Daniels and T. F. Richard.
WMI. At tha tt mo— la,t August, will be the drawing
wane some »f the oM-tlmera on March 6 of the names of the 12
and quite a few young Athenians
thought enough of the ancient cue-
"sfasas! sr vs*r_
men who will comprise the new
grand Jury from the nanel selected
8 Hurt in Train
1 Crash, Americus
AMERICUS, Ga—Eight persons
were hurt, none seriously at An-
dersonvllle, Ga., Wednesday morn
ing. when two sections of the
Southland limited, a tourist train
running between Chicago and St.
Petersburg. Fla., collided near the
Central of Georgia depot there.
CRITICALLY ILL
BRUNSWICK, Ga.—Albert Fen-
dig* wealthy naval stores mana-
f*r, is In a critical condition at
his home. He has been ill for
savers! days, and a specialist from
Savannah has been called to at-
I him. He is t «. imminent
u.„k«r, sad president of the Sea
board Naval Stores.
heart a valentine today. St. Valen
tine’s Day Is not what It used to
be, remarked one dealer this morn
Ing.
The dealer said the sate of
valentines as compared with for
mer years has dropped (remend-
ously. candy and ftowors are sent
the lady fair theso modern times
Instead of valentines.
Times do change. It Is evident
in observation of tho worthy
saint’s day. Where several years
ago a Isd would lend'his lass a
valentine which cosL. $25 at the
risk of her not being sure who
sent It, he now sends her a box of
candy and pats in It a card bear
ing approprite verse and hla name.
Either that or he orders flowers
for the young lady and makes
ears that she knows who sent
them. You eee, the modern youth
does not take any chances that
way.
The mod* of behavior among the
youth of the city on that eventful
night baa changed remarkably al
io. Yean ago it was the custom
to hurl brickbats on s man's porch
and best upon the floor with clubs,
thus waking the entire family and
causing great alarm. Then, too,
Mr. Jones was liable to awaken- In
the morning *«nd llnd Farmer
Smith's cow In his’ i Ofr.*JenAs*V
kitchen, or Mr. Smith .found. Mr.
hla house
top.
The style of valentine, while it
has not suffered any great depar
ture,- has changed. Comic valen
tines of the insnltlng type are
taboo. Some still send them, but
these are gradually growing ex
tinct: The comic valentine has
grown from a sarcastic verse and
picture upon a sheet of paper to
sn appropriate bit of sentiment
and humorous picture, not sarcas
tic, on a postcard. The sentiment
of the day has not changed a bit.
Dan Cupid still being the Idol of
the hour.
Many buy pretty valentines of
taco for It cents, bat non* will vem
tare over that Bark, on* dealer
stated.
Mdfmi
sold for minimum prices today.
commission, consisting of six dtl-
xonn of the Parish.
The venire of 20 names Included
eleven farmers, one livestock own
ct, one building contractor, three
merchants, one sawmill man, one
oil worker, one clerk and one fac
tory worker.
Four residents of Bastrop and
four former Mer Rouge dtlxenx
are represented in the Jury selec
tions with all the other leading
towns of the farish represented.
It was announced, by Attorney-
general Coco, who had personal
charge of tha open hearing several
weeks ago, that the qtate was
ready to present the testimony ob
tained st the hearing to the new
grand lory whan it convened on
the Brat Monday In March. It was
also reported that he would Inquire
Into the records of the men com
posing uis jury paneL
DU8SELDORF — (By the Asso
ciated Press) — Ono hundred mil
lion marks, representing the fine
■levied on Gelsenkirchen as a re
sult of the dash between German
police and French troops Monday
are dne from the town Wednes
day while tho French retain In
custody several officers arrested In
[connection with the incident
Ono report from Gorman sources
[declares that tha men arrested, !n-
5 the Burgomaster and the
chief of police were subjected to
a beating. •
The city haa been considerably
Inconvenienced by tho patrotlsm
of Gorman telephone girls who
walked out rather than work with
a French operator whom the of
ficers brought to. the exchange,
i Service was Immediately slopped.
The expulsion of German func-
tlonalres for refusing to carry out
tha orders of the French has ex
tended to Von Hlakd. Tha Burgo
master and the Chief of police
have been advised to leave town.
Sensational ' Disclosures
Halted Tuesday, When
Photographer Lost His
Arm.
OF, BRIBE GIR
Hotel For Dogs
To Cost $50,000
LOS ANGELES.—A hotel for
dogs is to be erected in Lot An
geles bv Wm. Gottlcib, at n cost
of $50,000, he announced. It will
cater to the tourist trade in dog-
dom and its pstrqps may have
rooms “with bath” or “without" as
their owners decide. ' It roomi
“with bath” an chosen, the occu.
pants will be bathed, massaged
and brushed by uniformed attend,
ants every day of their stay.
42 Sentenced to
Death in Russia
MOSCOW.— Forty-two persons
have been sentenced to death and
1.262 to various terms of impris
onment as an outgrowth of ,a
Jhrea and a half, ■serin's campaign
against, i bribery,dn Rfe-:!s^ a ‘
ing tw an aniMaaesmemt am ^ _
lai .Vsssilioviteh Krylenko, moo* jesfeiJuBNte sad Cfetriaa F.
none revolution-
cutor in the supreme
ary tribune.
CHICAGO — Alfred Ballln. bliss
Balonow, formerly an operative
for private detective agendas who
under oath haa made sensational
charges against two patlonally
known agencies and which. Trank
P. Walsh, attorney said would be
used In connection with the. de
fense of the trial of th* 22 men ac
cused of radicalism st SL Joseph,
Mich., February 26,' Wednesday
waa ordered to continue bin al
leged ezpoeures.
The taking of Balanow’s testi
mony is a deposition was halted
Tuesday when Nicholas McDonald,
a photographer for a Chicago pa
per, suffered an accident resitting
In the Iota of a part of hit right
arm. Flashlight powder ha was
pouring into the denotating pan ox*
plodefl shattering windows In the
office where the hearing was held
and injuring lose seriously Miss
Silverman, a stenographer.
Jacob SpoIansM. chief of the
Radical bureau of the Department
of Justice In Chicago, whom Ba-
lanow charted with soiling govern
meat secrets to the Thiel egeacy,
said he would start criminal ac
tion against Balauo- if permitted
by Washington authoritle*.
J. B. Robertson Exoner
ated of Taking $25,000
to Let Insolvent Bank
Continue.
t.i" ■
former Governor of Oklahoma,
stood freed Wednesday of ebargog
that ha accepted a bribe whflo to
office to permit an Okmulgee bank
to operate after It had became In
solvent
A demurrer to tho Indictment
against the former executive which
was returned by a district tourt
grand Jury In Okmulgee Mar:;i 22
of last year was sustained by In
district court hare Tuesday right
by special Judge Hal Johnson, of
| Shawnee.
■Judge Johnson held 'bat the
lofflcial acts charged ta tho tadWk'.
went wore not within scope of
the official duties of tho. Govern
or and hence could not ba the sub
[feet of bribery.
Supervision of Mate banks end
;tha depositing of state funds Is
solely in the mends of the unite
hank commissioner under the
statutes, judge Johnson -dad..
CHARGED WITH
TAKING $25,000
Dr. Brooks V-Pres.
History Society
Dr. P.. P. Brooks, author of
Brooke watery of Georgia, has
fees elected vice pr*sld*nt of the
Georgia Historical Socf^ y, it was
learned Wednesday.
Dr. Brooks was elected at a
meeting of the Podcty in savannah
at which tlm* vw. W. Gordon of
cR»Jwas reflected president:
D*. iBroefca. i vioe i president. Alex-,
04" JO
Groves, all prominent Georgians,
Mr. Robertson was charged with
[accepting part of a bribe of *25.-
aoo. altered to have been paid Fred
Dennis, former state banking com-
ehmmlssloner to allow the yasrap-
tv state bank of Okmulgee to con
tinue business when It was known
to bo In a falling condition. It
was also charged that $150,000 In
state funds had bean deposited in
•he bank ta an effort to pull it
Ithraigh. •
■Upon sustaining tho demurrer,
Jndgo Johnson discharged Mr.
Robertson and exonerated his
^■tmen. Th* court held that
| tbs tacts stated ta tho Indictment
coaid not form the basis of a new
Indictment although the Indictment
l.waa ordered referred to the coun
ty attorney of. Okmulgee county
bruffSfegi lupllus.
“Tint Gillespie, newly elected
olgee county attorney gave
notion of an appeal to the state
criminal court of appeals.
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