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mmmsm n iimniii in i m,ii ATHENS COTTON^ ’vl'i'.l S CLOSE " .V 28 1* WEATHER Fair and Coaler. Daily and Sunday—10 Cents a Week. Established 1832. Daily and Sunday—10 Cants a Week. ' S'T< Investigate Today!' To Regular Subscribers ol THE BANNER-HERALD 11,000 Accident Policy Free, x ol.. !H, No. 3 ,- F-'ll Associated Press Leased Wire Service. ATHENS, GA, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1923. Single Copies 2 Cents Daily. S Cents Sunday. |[l 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 (Turn to page two) 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 (Turn to Page Two) 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. -■