The Banner-herald. (Athens, Ga.) 1923-1933, February 15, 1923, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Text/• Daily and Sunday—10 Centa a Week. DaUjf and Sunday—10 Centa & Wadi. Frfl Associated Press Leased Wire Service. ATHENS, GA., THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1913. Single Copies S. Cents Dally. 8 Centa Sunday. G GATHERING BE GREAT EVENT Fi,General Meeting in Expansion Program of Chamber of Commerce Is Arranged. WILL BE HELD AT COLONIAL THEATRE Soted Chicago Speaker, Dr. F. E. Jaynes, to Be Heard. Invitations Are Mailed Out. th« I'h j, expected to be the great* ,■ moitW- in local history n nimounced for next Tues* lit at O'® Colonial theatre, iiloci a "civic conference." ie first general meeting of imber of Commerce expan- ... ,vement. Invitations are ,..|ng mailed out with tickets. Dr. Bennett, New Athens Pastor, Will Arrive In April Dr. J. J. Bennett who has ac cepted a call to tha pastorship at the Central Baptist church will be gin his pastorate here about April firaa probably on Boater Sunday. When he accepted the call It was agreed that ha was to have suffi cient time to close up' his affairs in Atlanta and take a vacation. However, he will probably come here before taking up hla regular work and fill the pulpit at differ ent intervals. Sunday Dr. P. C. Morgan will preach at that church, both at the morning and evening hour. G. B. NIGER IS “Electric Power” Was Hi$ Subject.' Coad Also Speaks. Next Session At Normal School. mu Ennmn Fire Today Partially Destroys Prof. Giles’ Home, Milledge Terrace Mercury in Georgia Was eted to Expected to Drop 25 Degrees. Week’s Cold Seen. , FOUR DIE BECAUSE OF SEVERE COLD Fire that waa discovered on the roof partially destroyed the home of Prof. J. K. Giles at 160 Milledge Terrace Thursday morning about 10 o’clock. The fire department rushed to the place and despite j the high winds soon had the flames under control and kept tbe lota to damages on the rbof, the ceilings of the top story and water damages. Mr. Watson, a rehabllltaUon student, lived upstairs and Mr. and Mrs. Giles occupied the lower floor. The Are Is supposed to have started from a detective flue and caught on the roof. Several hun dred dollars damages were done. Blanket of Snow Covers < Many States, Halting Traffic and Train Serv- Strong Winds. „ ice. ATLANTA, Qa.—Colder weather is forecast for today for the South east rn states, with the exception of the Florida peninsula, extend- lngfrom the' cold wave from the west. Kalb Is indicated by the weather bureau In the east gulf and south Atlantic states and the cold snap KIIEYMLY KILLED LUST NIGHT AT SINCE YESTERDAY Early Today Most Des tructive Fire in Packing House History Was Not Extinguished. COLD INTERFERES WITH FIREMEN Twenty-0 n e Companies j Try to Hold Flames to 3 Buildings. Crowds in Cold Watch. FRENCH TO DISARM GERMAN ’ POLICE IN RUHR BECAUSE OF INCREASED HOSTILE ATTITUDE UNEMPLOYMENT TO BE RDHR PROBLEM; ESEEN An address by C. D. Flanlgen on “Electric Power." especially In Admission will be free but because ■ 8 o much as Athens la concerned, is expected to continue throughout „( the limited capacity. It wns de- j was delivered before the Kiwanls the week. elded to confine the meeting to |club at the luncheon at the' Oeor- [ A drop of the mercury to 20 de- thuse who are Interested in the up , gfan Hotel, Thursday. The local grees wns predicted for Atlanta iiulldimt of Athens through organ- |club, to msklng a study of condl- I early today, which would bring the iieil effort. Tickets may be ob- j lions prevailing in Athens re- 1 coldest weather of the. winter. ir.ii.ed by calling up either the latlve to the location of factories j Chnmber of Commerce regular of- {and new enterprises here and Mr. WHOLE COUNTRY IN dee. No. 272, or the headquarters, No. 1026. part of noted speaker TO BE PRESENT.' Campaign . Flanlgen's address was {this program. i James A Coad of the American jcity Bureau, also spoke briefly {and told of the work of that or- ■ ganlzatlon In reorganising tho lo be nothing j C ai trade body. Tho meeting will ,hmt of a civic rally with a noted The meeting was attended by Chicago speaker. Dr. Franke E. ! a large number of the members Jaynes, as the headliner. Several a nd was crowded with action for short snappy talks, commun.ty the entire hour, singing, and Individual musical | “ ‘ TO MEET AT NORMAL SCHOOL numbers will mako up the r*»t «< ihe program. a special committee will named today to have charge of tha, meeting and they will be instruct- ,d to endeavor to make It one of •he most interesting public goth- erirgii ever held here. The campaign oxecutlve commit- met Thursday moaning and a nmmlttee of five was named ns a rommltteo «n commltteps and tho first work done was dh*-naming occasion. and_th»;..cluh.jv111 alsq nr the general chairman dnd a ytcq chairman. ’ Tire committee on committees is composed of M. 8- Hodg- *,.n as chairman, Abtt Nix, B. R. Hlnodworth, C. D. Flpnlgen and J- W. Jarrell, Jr. oilier committees wll be turned Inter by this committee and the chairman and vice chairman. CHIME The next meeting will be noxt Friday evenrag at the Stato Nor mal School at 7:00 and this will bo one of the most enjoyablo meet ings of the year, even rivaling the “Ladles night” session of a few weeks ago. Tho Normal Gleo club and other departments of the school will give programs for tho Mlve a program to offer. m ■ Judge ‘ R. C. Orr, Ordi nary, Says Final Action in Will Case Will Not Be For Few Days. GRIP OF COLD WAVE. Decision In the Bernstein will cate which ended a three day’s .... , nr—on—,,, Tnrii. 1 hearing in the court of Ordinary Wireless Messages inul I r. c. orr hero Wednesday at noon, cate That One Ship Is on will not bo reached within the next ■ few days. It waa atatpd today by Fire, and Others Lost At Sea. SEATTLE. Wash.—Early today a radio Station in Everett. Wash., reported hearing from tile coast guard cutt.'r Snohomish that iho hail been four hours vainly search ing in tho vicinity from which the wooden Steamship Nika at 4:10 o’clock yesterday reported that ahe had lost her rudder. , At i:2» this morning the Radio station at Puget Bound naval lion, Bremerton, Wash., heard a Judge Orr. Tbe case was probably the long' eat ever tried In the Clarke court of ordinary and on account of- the large volume of evidence Judge Orr will require several day* In which to make hi* review and de cision.- Tho will 1 waa contested by Sellg Bernstein, hnibend of the late Mrs. Hannah Bernstein, and Involves disposition of an estate.valued at approximately 6100,000. sage: We are on fire, help." Nn signature woe caught owing, it was said, to Interference. I’eni to the BriUsh Steamship Tuscan Prince, somewhere In the N'iirih Pacific as Indicated at 4:10 o'clock this morning When the Navy radio station here caught lurt of tho message. II waa said "S. n. s. Tpscan Prince, aabdre, position •• at this point this ver »rt s wiroitre set apparently broke Unconscious Man Be Electrocuted boat SAILED LAST SUNDAY. •S’ FRANCISCO, n Prince, h freighter of W76 owned by the Prince Line. <l. sailed from Bin Francisco •■attic last Sunday. Her home is Mew CasUe, England. COLUMBIA. 8. C.—Ira Harrison condemned at one of the slayers of J. C. Arnett, tod*> was carried to the death cell In the state prison here on a cot. Tomorrow moraine he probably wlU be taken to the electric chair In tbe same manner. Harrison has been In apparently unconscious condition sinco Ot- cember IS. He waa taken Into court on • stretcher end sentenced .to die on December 21. but’sen- „ , tea. itfcnce wee stayed by Goeeraor Har Cal-—i-vey on February II, becauseot an- Burdett Refuses To Take Offers Mihough “Uncle” Like Burdett f Wilkes county, well known In ithens, has retired “for keeps” '•■I is enjoying himself on his aiin. -ix miles east of Washington - othor counties In Georgia need- ■ a giod county agricultural ‘■■••nt will not lap him atone. ac- ni'lirig to word received hero, "ini- It ha. become known over : sla t) that Mr. Burdette has re- i ni 'l a» Wilkes 'county’s agentl • has been “felt out’ ’on several ■ I'aiior.s to see If he could not be • ruiaded to attain put on the har- ' "i and In two Cases he hae been i '“ cached In a more direct way. wing received offer* of 32.00U per 'ar to take up’ tbe work in *lv- Georglg counties. However. i arte” Luke refuses to budge and tuuiua “mired.” .... — — a-—-, ,i CHICAGO—Practically the en tire country woa in the grip of tbe cold wave today with little relief predicted. A blanket of enow cov ered the greater part of the coun try. cuuglnK delayed train service and u demoiallxatlon to lines of communication the only* relief promised for today was the abate- bient of hleh winds which have no- companied the cold wave. Heavy property damage had a loss of life was reported flom the various s"c- nions of the country. l-’rom the weal o.raes reports of stoims along the Pacific coast, one 'ship w-us ashore, a . Becond, rudderless was fighting heavy seas, trafllc In-Seattle virtually was at a Standstill: und Portland was partly snowbound today as a re sult <f gales and blixxards on the mirth Pacific const. Tho wooden motor, ship Coolcha, was aground near Vancouver. B. C. The wood en Ship Nika was tossing helpless ly In heavy seas south ot Cape Flattery, waiting for nsstsjance. Seattle’s transportation* systems suspended servioe nfter 18 inches snow .the greatest' tall in many venrs. Train service was halt'pd oq some lines. Four deaths In the last 24 hour* were attributed to the storm. Clear, cold weather has settled down on the Missouri Vnlley, fol lowing the high winds of yester day and Tuesday, which sept the mercury tumbling to below xero. Further relief from ■ transporta tion difficulties resulting after (Turn to page tiro) Princeton Cotton Mills Superintendent Meets Death When He Touche9 Live Wire. i Tom Kinney, aged 28, suiierlnt*'** dent at the I Tine, ton Cotton Mills, was almost instntly killed about ,7 o'clock Wednesday evening when be came in coniAct with a high tension electric power wire while working with several ohter men In removing transformers at the pow er house of th- factory. The p-.w- er used Is-not generated at the factory but Is brought in from an other 'plqnt and transformed for local use.' He died almost instantly and failed to revive under resuscitation treatment. He Is the son‘of Mrs. Robert Kinney of High Shouts, is married and has two children, both boys. He is survived by bis mother, five brothers and two sisters. The body was brought to tbe fun eral parlors of Bernstein Bros and prepared for lntermenll The funeral will be conducted Friday morning fro mthe Baptist church at Bogart with Rev. George Stone conducting the s rvloes. The IntermcnJ will follow I nthe ceme tery there. Mr. Kinney was a popular young man, well konw In Athens, he had many member ot the I. o., O. F. lodge Passive German Resist ance, Sporadic Strikes, _ Dlgdu and General Add to Gloom. Hostility OMAHA. Neb.—A fire that al ready has caused a I ss estimated at about 12,000,000 to the Armour find company's, plant in inductrfallats. unemployment may was still burning fiercely thi. 800D be prob iem confronting ESSEN — (By the Associated Press l — in the opinion of Ruhr rooming, with firemen making an effort 'to confine tin* blaze to the three nine story buildirgs. 17. 18 •and 19, which are wrecked by the fire. The other structures threat- eneded hy.ihefliearehuIMI^ f—^VThs? fae“ “IlflooT French and Germans alike. The directors of the various branches of the Krupp works say that there is .fnoogb repair work on band to keep the plants running awhile ’ Innnna tint (fiat (ha nntlnnlr frtr 20 and 21* lard refineries, the tie struction of which would entail fur ther tremendous less* More than a thousand workers will Ik* tem porarily out of worx ns a result of tihe tire. The fire Is declared by veteran packing men. • to be the most de structive fire in the history of America's packing industry. The fire was discovered early yester day morning. Twenty one fire companies were concentrating all :ff rti on th.* brick fire wall pd Meeting build- number 20, one of the lard re fineries. If the wall holds, the blaze will be confined to build ings 17, 18, and 19. Should the wall collapse, th: firo may get be- yound control. DEFECTIVE .ELEVATOR MOTOR CAU8ED IT. > « 1. ~wnon me iiremen reacneu f Mb 'iSftrJ* «*P Erl0l ' <:e < 5 irt.nds. He was a fi^ty j n making wnter com C. Willis, general mf.nar.-er' of the plan) declared lust night that the flro started In the- r.Ditl) stow .... . at bplldtnw 19, from u defer.lve oft- -urging the soldiers to revolt sod the future Is dark In view of the tightening o tthe ring. Despite the success of tha French In maintaining s limited railroad servtoo and otherwise gs'n ing control of the industrial area; It Is the belief ot the Germans that passive resistance will check-mate tho allies. Both sides admit that economic conditions in the center are be coming worse es the smaller In dustries close. Yesterday the iron and wire factories. near Dus- seldorf, employing 3,000 workers were compelled to sbnt down be cause of the coal shortage. J In Dortmund the Frenchf have opened food kitchens where they nre feeding nearly 1,000 civilians dally. In tho Essen district the hostility toward the French and Belgians Is admittedly lncres ilng as tho nationalists have taken' a stand against compromises ot any kind. Pamphlets, printed, in French, ildlers- to revolt and leave Germany to herself have hi-en distributed through the bar racks of tbs military In various parts of the Ruhr. TMT French say that this Is plainly a German accident thaj caused his death. mum Athens At Last Shakes Off Flu Athens has at last shaken off the “flu." Not a single case is registered In health office at the city hall, according to the records Thurs day. This nsws will be received with much Interest4(nd thankfulness by Athenians who a few weeks ago were very much concerned at the large number of flu cases here. At one time around 209 cates were registered at the health office. The first real cold snap a few days ago sent the number down ward and since that time It has been gradually declining. The present cold enap, as did the last, will make the atmosphere more Wilkes County Author! ties Nab C. C. Marett, Alleged Labor Agent- Out on Bond. healthful gnd destroy “flu” germs. Wilkes ' county authoriilles be lieve they have nabbed one of th# person* guilty or “kin" to the gang who has been terrorising negroes in Clarke and adjoining counties by posting signs warning them to leave this sec^On by s certain date. It was learned here Tbura- day. C. Cj Marett, said to be a labor agent, waa arrestsd'snd lodged la the Wilkes county Jail at Wash ington. Later bis brojier from Anderson county. 8. C., arranged bond for him. Th* Wilkes county sheriff claims Marett made sev eral trips la that county each tin# taking off a* feany negroes a* ElDg ngfatfgfcfiBU nc a; c , • PoilP|v warning: n“l» oei other appeal. - Tho condemned man; |,gve have been put up In several has been in"the ’prison hospital • xortheast Georgia, counties. It it more than a month. Prison physi cians claim he Is shamming. ./ New Air Speed - Record Is Made PARIS — Sadi LaCoite, the French aviator,-firing a 300 borae Nouport, today maintained a apeeil of • 377,067 klioimetere (234. 04 miles) an hour for a distance of four kilometers. This eclipses the record made by Brig. General Sim. Mitchell, assistant chief of the American Air force who flew 224.05 miles an hour at Belfrldge flteld, Mich., on October IS. la*L. BOY 8UES CITY A8HLAND, Kans. — Frank Dal-i ton, 17 year old high school boy, has filed • suit for 310,000 dam ages against this, city and It* board of education, It wan made known here today. The soft result of a haring recently; Da'ton -rooted; for " ■aid this-to the work of labor agent* who. after frightening the negro#*, come along and picture to Vietn the wonders of the eaut and north and Induce tnom to leaW Georgia. 1 . Marett i* charged with operating In. this stato without paying the 11,900 license f##. . -. Oglethorpe county’cltlxens hart already taken action on posters put up fn that county warning negroes to leave instantly. The negroes have been assured it waa not th* work of clSxens of that county. Mrs. Davis Dies Thursday A. M. PRINCE OF WILES Mrs. Josale Ann Davis, 90, wid ow ot the laUe P. L Davis, died this morning ut 9 o’clock at her home six miles out from Athens Just off the Lexington road. The funeral will be held at th* residence at 1:10 tomorrow af-teinoon. the Rev. Alien ot Wlnterville officiat ing. Interment will be In tbe nun- ily burial ground. Tho deceased la survived by on* sane, H. A. Davis .1 Appalachee; one daughter, Ella, who lived with her motner, one sister, Mrs. John Frierson ot Athens; one daugbtet- In-law; six grandsons; and four granddaughters. Tbs pallbearers have not as yet b«ta selected. The defeased was a member ofithe Methodist church. Dorbey Undertaking Parlors are in charge of tbe funeraL 1 Negro Dead; Six Whites Wounded LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — One negro was stabbed to death and three white men and three white women were seriously cut early today when Eddie Reason, negro fan amuck In tho residence section here. Reason was shot and taken to a hospital In a dying condition. The trouble started, police say When Will Houston, the negro who was killed Interfered In a quarrel at the home ot Reason’s mother- in-law. Forbes ResignsAs Veterans’ H e a d WASHINGTON—The resignation of Colonel Charles R Forbes, as di rector of the Veterans Bureau baa been platted, Jn, the-bands of Preri- . dent) t HsrdlR* god the .feagldent JLoal*, fo*i Jacques l» conridfiring **»ipl*tte*i*t Ureo t fq»0W»-.°P*4»*as'« J the directorship, it; beau tredsdrto Philadelphia in I ex ,was,definitely announced jffrg'frjgss for Oeorg* Smith, rikW- His Royal Highness Chats With 36 Who Were Hopelessly Hurt in Re cent War. LONDON -i- The story pf a visit made by the Prince of Wales to a hospital where 16 hopelessly dls figured war veterans are spending their days Is printed by the Dally Mail today; After seeing 29 of the men and No Tail Light Draws $5 Fine voter motor.' When the firemen reached dlf- connec- . , tlons, because of the sub-zero wen- _ here and his friends and relatives thcr | t wa8 , a j d , Low pressure ■ trick to Incite the eoldlers- w - er .® at iH? ^ nf J ort . u J Uto ! further hindered them In flghiinK ‘ tho flames. Huge stocks of Jard which mclibd and ran ovor the buildings like liquid (Ire, nullified the efforts of the firenrtn. The fire Is the most spectacular. "as well as the worst In Omaha's history. Firemen became encrust- «d with Ice and some of tliem lit erally froze to their hese line*. As slstant tire Chief W. J. Blneen. Was blown eight feet Intq the air by the explosion of an ammonia tank .and was removed V> a hospi tal I Six other flremea were over come or injured und removed. (During the day thousands cf Omahans braved the cold to watch the tire. Polio? reserves were colled out to keep the prowds at a safe distance from tailing walls. Trial of Editor For Aiding Enemy During War Causes a St PARIS — The return of Ernest Judet, former owner of the news paper L'Eclalre, to face charges of communicating with the enemy during tbe war, has caused a stir in French political circles. ✓ The former publisher Is credited with possessing a number of sensational documents. All aorta of revelation* are foressen for the trial, which probably will be held in May. Judet'a lawyers say that he will subpoena 100 witness. Including Georges Clemenceau and other celebrities. The Echo National, the Clemen ceau organ, affirms that the pro secution will withdraw from the pgse. A promise to that effect had been made to Judet before hla return from Swttserlaad. HUI1EIH SIEfEMK / Asquithian and George Liberals to Ask Com mons For Commission With Ut S. Member. Because German Police Are Inclined to Shoot Too Quickly, Their Guns Are Taken Away, GERMANS' BOAST OF GETTING COAL Despite QloCkade, Mo: e, Mop to Have Coal Is Said Gone to Germany Than Allies Secured. Athenians wfio Insist on enjoying the pleasure ot operating automo biles without tall lights will con tinue to draw 35.00 fine* In recor der’s court. It waa announpad Thursday. , | Flvo autoltts were arrested Wed nesday night charged with driving cars without rear lights. Police .are keeping up their campaign against traffic law violator* and the vigilance la rewarding them as qnmber of violators Is being de creased, fewer people are passing street cars while .passenger* are alighting or boarding cars, the nnm her of ipeedera la declining and traffic condition* are being ma terially Improved. It la declared. Probe of Race Trouble Delayed LONDON — (Bjf the Associated Prees)—Tbe Asquithian and Lloyd George Liberals urge that tbe League of Nations appoint' a com mission on which the United stato* would be asked to have a representative to study Germany’s capacity to meet her reparation obligations. This proposal,Is to come before the house of commons next Mon day In -the form of a Joint amend ment to. the address In reply to the speech from the throne. The amendment, agreed upon by both liberal groups, requests the gov ernment to seek assistance of the League In the present European situation and advocates that the proposed commission not only In vestigate Germany's capacity to pay but also to consider how the payments may be best made. shipped out despite tho efforts ot the French to place soldiers at tl possible loop boles. However, they did not begin to boast th* French discovered the J FIST WTO KS iff it sim INDIANAPOLIS — Is It patriotic to watch the world's greatest auto mobile- drivers spin around a speed way at 90 miles an hour?- Throughout Indiana the audi tion la being debated bitterly as a i In* ' bill pends In* the State Legislature . . that would - wipe out the (ambus goneral, loath Indianapolis Motor Speedway raco ,n Ruhr, Introduced and pushed through the Senate by Robert L. Moorhead, Indianapolis, a colonel In the World War, on request of officials of the Indians department ot the American Legion, she O. A. R., and. Sons of Veterans, the bill be came L a storm center when It np-. peared It would ha passed by tha House. BRONSON. Flo. — -Doubt was expressed early today that the s occlsl grand jury Investigating tho racial clashes at Rosewood early In January'would hold a sit ting today. The body was adjourned yester day while George Cotte*. proseent- * u hM t^ n impractical In !n- SPJTMS- ‘oVatt *—* o- DUS8ELDORF — (By the . elated Press- ■— The tboi German security police throughout ' the occupied region are to he dis armed by order ot General De Gbutto. It jras,/exp(ained at French head quarters today that tbta action wag deemed advisable because of the geqpret attitude of the polite' toward the forces ot the occupa- tlori. „Jtereofter the Schutzpollzi are to be,considered by the Stench *s the protectors of Ruhr com- manltles without. any connection wlto Berlin. , : to addition to the recent Incl- QffeonWrchen, the French * consider that the polite are.lnclln- ed to use their arms too/ freely, especially when they get Into dis putes with French soldiers. Head quarters here has on record 12 Incidents when the police used firearms against military, it Is al so, charged that In another In stance a member of the force was discovered In the act of setting on fire a house where soldiers were billeted. BOAST THAT GERMANY RECEIVES MORE COAL. tha orman* are boasting since February 6, unoccupied < many baa been receiving Ruhr coal than Franco and Bel gium. They point proudly to the statement that during the p wook 60 train loads have been 18a 41, a aMakIh a* Public Works > Minis and Occupation Gem Ask Aid of Englan Transportation. LONDON — (By the Praia) — M. LoTrocque French -minister of public hud Oonefol Payot, “quarte l. leader of the French are In London to explain to Premier Bonar tho difficulties encountered occupation forces In the tlon,of coal from the France. It wan understood French officials would asl don government to OPPOSITION TO BIG RACE French facilities, for moving through fee British Rhineland i witnesses. The next session will depend upon the service of these papers. Mr. Decottes said. ' Eight' persona were killed »’td Alter SCVIUI IlV ui uiu iiuju nuu _____ offering them hi* condolfncw, tbe Prlnco-askcd where tho.other rev- hnnM ' * f " r “ “ horned after an alleged attack on a white gtrl by a negro In the te- cent dtatnrbaneee. • . Two Arrests After en were. He was told'that these were so shockingly mutilated that it was hardly desirable tor him to see them. 'Hie Prince insisted and attendants took him Into the Ward. , With each of the tlx be found A XU • 1 J f Lasa there the Prince chatted cbeerful-J fellO V U« 8 C Ijr and then asked, where'the 7thl He was told that no one ex- > COLUMBUS. Ga. — Miriam Re-' cept Ihe physicians and nurses (veals. 18. to In th* dty Jail charg- were allowed to see this sufferer,'ei with larcyncy, following an ex- ward. aervance of Memorial Day because ot the hurrah end confusion con nected with the ran," sold Moor heed with th* lichrdluhedrOPdtn head. “ If wa must lose Memorial Day or tha race, I say Joo* the Opponents answered In s full ge advertisement: MEYERS TO 8T. LOUIS BROOKLYN — The Brooklyn National League club today an- noancod Hy Meyers, veteran cen- terflelder, had been traded to BL ques Fournier, first tost Ctamoe Mitch tohsr und;first fi isni In,on? lsrc«ncy, following at who lay alone In another ward. The | citing chase lost night on th* low Prince expressed s desire to visit t *r part of Broad street between him. > - - the bov and his companion and The member of the hospital staff plain-clothes officers, tried to dissuade his Royal High-1 Many shot* were flrtd by the ness, bn£ the prior* iss Insistent officers during the chase and el and was' conducted Into s little cltement prevailed In thit section room. He walked firmly to the bed‘of the city tor some time. Joe side but turned very pale when ho Alreed, IS, of Phoenix City. Ala., saw the afflicted veteran. For a, was later arrested and Jailed on few moments he stood with bowed is charge of Isroency. It Is alleged head. Then he slowly. stooped down and kissed the shattered face. $70*000 Fire At Asheville Today ASHEVILLE* N. C.—Four, build ings Including the planning mill and about 4,000 leet 'Of lumber of th* Winum’s-BrownWelt "i pMMuk telegraphed 1 from 'here, that a mill comgfiSft Md8dmnteWtete(S ’French 'teatroyer had been teak ttobtroyotet* fi!*' tbttvaStflRn# a W Tdrtfah gunflro at Smyrna. An that he wa* one of Recell’a com panion*.. Sunk French Ship -CONSTANTINOPLE — (By th* Associated Proas) —There to ab solutely no confirmation of th* report*, understood to have been W’-Nittttiogtuflre at 8m OffMgl wireless mcssai Smyrna today makes no Id at the roes. Law ^ ,-_v*d before, during, and after th* no* by sol diers in the American uniform. "After tbe* Memorial Day cere mony, live Americans, for approx imately six hours, tough at dang er and show th* aome stuff that American* showed at V and Gettysburg and th “The best way to do REVOKES LEGION’S CHARTER Skldmore-Dean Poet, American Legion. Indianapolis, adopted a resolution opposing th* bill. Perry Faulkner, Shelbyvllle, fad., grocer, * private In th* let* war, and Deny Turks Have ,u - comm “ der o, - the le * lon -' ,m mediately revoked th* post's char- Post official* ^called Faulkner a ’csnr.7 * All Indiana Jxmped Into th* fra cas. pouring petitions for and against to the legislators. Evan other Indianapolis 1 posts Jbined th* Skid mors-Dean bays ptulkner revoked th* charter fa St Mlhlel-Loer Post favored the Ufa This question. It to said, was cussed by the cabins yestei but no decision was reached lr much as th* ministers’ were w out full information as to French proposals. Whether the concession will granted Is * matter of conjecl and. public opinion Is strongly d! ed. In some quarters, a favon reply to Franc* wonld bo appr ed bnt elsewhere there to emnhi opposition to such a section of th* press c It the French urge the portnnety, the British be withdrawn from C PARIS — (By senate.nt th* re- body tost ^month,' . totter of resignation ready within a day o M. Bourgeois, wb< a vacation at Nice, i tertnlned to dtvoto i which of his life to the .... tlons. He his represented In fa* I league council one of th* . French n to th* assembly. Only NBMUUtiLM tcsii i.'6sris&-z.it High School Cadets Will Parade F m l If the weather permit) school cadefa wHi stags cadefa down* town Friday 11:30 which will ha 1 tend ind iurtlcftetmr students who drill headed t d in by a