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IN City Court Does
m Honor To DuPre
Noted Scientist In Ad
dress Here Says Men At
Capitol Not Awake To
Our Needs.
DEMAGOGUE
FLAYED IN
EECH
External And Internal
Defense Discussed. He
Was Guest of Civic
Bodies Here.
City Court adjourned shortly
after noon Friday .in order that
court officials and attorneys might
attend the funeral of Dr. Dan )!.
Dupree.
Cour will recen until Monday
morning when the criminal doek-
■ J will be taken up at 9:30 o’clock.
The case which consumed part of
the morning was that of tho
Brunswick Phonograph Co, vs. P.
H. Durden.
lEIUDEW
mini
9RIEBSI
NUB-HEIB
Temporary Armistice
Reached In Filibuster
Which Has Blocked Sen
ate Since Monday.
AFFAIR IS SETTLED
Publisher Puts Aside
First Wife And Will
Live With Pretty Macon
Actress.
TO HANDLE MINOR
BILLS SATURDAY
After Two Hour Session
Saturday Morning, Sen
ate Will Vote On Presi
dent’s Pet Measure.
end
WASHINGTON—An
senate whipping bill r«#ht appeared
near at hand today through an agree
ment made behind eloaed ooc.*a for a
Apathy of congressman to the
ni-odi of the nation waa scored
Iasi night by Dr. Hudson Maxim,
internationally famed scientist, ;
„ho spoke to a large crowd of;
Athenians at the Colonial Theatre 1 NEW YORK — The separation
on •External and lntenulDe- ! ,al ‘ «f Mrs. Eleanor V. Brewster temporary armistice, m me filibuster.
( i enie •• against (er husband, Eugeno V. which has blocked all business sines
I)r Msilm was here ss the meet Brewster, publisher of Motion Monday.
-•"** picture magostne brought because In executive session, the senate
Of hi* attentions to Mlu Corliss asreed to adjourn tonight at S o'clock
Palmer, formerly of Macon, motion, t “ k « »p minor blMs for two hours to-
picture actress, boa been settled., morrow and then proceed with the
Mrs. Brewster's attorneys an-, rhippins 'bin. hut with the poeelbimy
flounced today that a 150.000 home of » v °te in the ip Mn tlme for recom
at Rotlyn, L. I., with furnishing mittai.
valued at M0.000. and alimony had After the agreement administration
Legion. Dr.xIc.'wiiitVfir^,^" «*»•» to thelr client -Mr. |ead.rs conred^ th« the .hip b...
Of the PI At Bantlst church. 1 Brewster receives tho custody of w “* “* «°°° »» oeno. not asr
n wnltK.I,.mi a boy three year* Old. |lh“" tomorrow nighty It wna said, the
, CnI ?'„ W .'J?.* her 0f 0,8 Dnl Brewster has franVy admitted tote on recommittal would come and
his Infautatlon of Miss l'almer. ‘he bill would be Interred with prop-
I er obaqulea.
Convicts Finish
. Cavalry Field
The coudty convicts finished
tho cavalry drill field Friday- at
noon and the force and eoulpnwnt
waa immediately moved. The
grading of this field gitos- not
only a splendid drill ground for
the cavalry but afford* ample
parking space for automobile* for
athletic contests on Sanford Field.
It la sufficiently large for polo
matches and on effort is being
made to have a number of polo
ponies shipped here for use by
the nolo team Butt Will represent
Athena in games played in the
South.
All -fiat is necessary is enough
money to pay the freight on these
onies to Athens and an appeal
as been made to the civic bodies
of the eity jto raise this money.
SBEcimm
liifc
■HE Dill
Twenty - Two Captains
Busy Selecting Six lieu
tenants Each For Great
Campaign.
WEDNESDAY IS
BEGINNING DATE
nr the city upon invitation of vari
ous civic bodies. He was Intro
duced by Will L. Erwin, attorney.
Seated on the etate were Dr. Will
Moss, president of the Athens sec
tor Association or Army Officers,
Henrv H. West, commander Allen
Fleming Post of the American
FORD AMY RECEIVE
DEMOCRAT OKAY
Possibilities That Auto
Maker Would Receive
Endorsement For Presi
dent Good.
and
varsity of Georgia.
Pointing out the Internal darg-
rrs lo the country sa a result ot
tho "political demagogue,- crimi
nal classes, the human paraslto
and destructive Insect pests, the
r.eaker also directed the attention
of tho audience to the peril* of
unpreparednett for external de
fense.
congratulates
GEORGIA STUDENT*
He congratulated the south tot
having bare “the tree Nordic type
of manhood to rapport the back
bone ot the nation” and pralaed the
R. O. T. c. at the University al
iening that -it was the second
finest body of young men he ha*
reen. »
To meet the needs of external
defense the speaker advocated a
large merchant marine, Mg navy
and enouah officers to train men
In time of war. He urged military
training In every school la . the
(Turn to Pag* Three).
BELIEVED CAUGHT
5300.000 LOSS IN ITHREE PERISH, NINE
FIRE
Blaze Which Swept a
Suburb of ,Pensacola,
Fla. Finally Brought Un
der Control.
Under The Name “Dr.
Coppage,” Man Who
Gave Bogus Checks
Here, Nabbed In Macon.
Going under tho name ot “Dr.
roppog*'' the man who fleeced
throe Athene merchants out of $M
hy passing bogus checks here Moa-
day. is believed to have been ap
prehended In Macon.
A. a. Johnson, secretary of the
Merchants Protective Association
there, telephoned the Athena po
lice from iMacon Friday morning
stating that a “Dr. Coppage” had
hecn detained there end answered
the description of the V. McClure’
“'ho operated In Athena this week.
county Officer R. A. Say*, Jr„
aecormanled by an employee from
one or the concerns where the had
'hecks were passed, left- imme
diately for Macon. They carried
with them warrants for the Arrest
of "Dr. Coppage” If he prove*'to
he the men wanted here.
Representing himself aa a rail
road conductor living at “ISO Boole
vard” here, McClure ‘ bought ent
ries of merchandise from three
Athens stores Monday and gave
cheeks ot large denomination, re
ceiving In exchange cash totalling
190. He visited other place* and
*'>uld have made a bigger haul,
police believe. If om of the mer
chants bed not discovered that Me
■'lure wee a confidence men. He
bed left town, however, before po
llen were notified.
McClure waa very particular
about the condition of articles he
bought upon their arrival at hie
fake address "i»0 Boulevard.”
TIMELY TIPS TO ATHENS
MERCHANTS
Tht Cash Register Remark*
The bass take* small profits,/
hut I rln* up to many sate* I*
take* the v whole multiplication
‘•hit to figure the total rake-off
the one of the month.
Civ* your buelnte* a real Chino*
in do whet you’re running It for
-attract the public.
Honest service.
Honest advertising
“•ooedleg tpttornoxaa
of auassewAe ennoTs
and several hundred barrel ■ of
turpentine were burned end- prop
erty of the company destroyed.
The blase is bclieved..to have ori
ginated by sparks from' a loco
motive. i ..
At a late hour lest night the
fire waa brought under control
though it waa hours before the
flame*-were entirely extinguished.
All of Pensacola’s fire equipment
was put into action and several
Louisville A Nashville engines
were-used to haul away endanger-
•d stores#
Rolling off of burning barrelr
iy,volunteers saved 3,500 barrels
>f turpentine in storage' tanks
im aesl
from destruction.
FOI01. HI ME
Prominent Athens Phy&
cian Laid To Rest After
Imp:
Frio
restive Ceremonies
day P. M.
Fnnsral services for Dr. Dan H.
DuPree, prominent Athena physi
cian who . died, suddenly errly
Thursday morning, were conducted
from Emmanuel Episcopal church
Friday afternoon at four o’clock,
A. O. Richards, rector, assisted by
Dr. J. C. Wilkinson, officiating.
A large concourse of friends nnd
relatives gathered,to par dnsl tri
bute to this highly esteemed Ath
enian while the floral offerings
were gorgeous and .profuse.
The members of the Clarke Chon
tv Medical Society, numbering Dr.
DnPree'a fellow professtcnal
friend*, acted ae the hqporary es
cort while the members'Of-thd T.
Hi C. A. hoard of 'directors: of
which he waa a member for a long
of time, fellow.member* of
— W imi.
Big Loss In Human Life
Feared In Blaze Which
Destroyed A Rooming
House.
Tax Now Due
KANSAS cm. »U“--Thre*
persons were burned to death-and
nine other* were reported missing
in a fire here early today which
destroyed a two story brick-and
frame rooming home at 911 Kan
sas avenue.
'Between 20 and 30 persons oc-
floor**jMlwliuiidtng. Seventies- I Commutation
C *!rhe firJ U flo<3r*of the building
waa the H. and H. Garage, in
which about 15 mo'-br cars wsr*
destroyed. Chief John McNary,
estimated the total property dam
age at $20,000.
A transfer man escaped- with
his five year old daughter. He
was unable to bring the rest of
his family out
Mrs* Ella Ssi _
from the building with her seven
year old daugh-ar, said she was
-positive her son and mother-in-
law had perished in the fir*.
Mrs. Sargent raid she was
awakened by her motb*r-inlaw’s
screams, pleidng up her daughter,
Mrs. Sargent ran through the
flames out of tha building. She
a last raw her mother-in-
king up’ ter son nnd that
' not amir out No trace
fouiM of the six mem
bers of Ae Brown family.
that Henry Ford might be endor
sed sa the party’s presidential
candidate in i924 overshadowod nil
other business before Michigan
democrats when they met In state
Indications Are That A
Large Number Will At
tend “Greater Athens’’
Dinner Monday.
:'-W
MORE BLOOD SHED IN RUHR
AS FRENCHKILL ONE GERMAN
and BAdly HURT TWO OTHE
■r-f
on no
won M
Dispatch Says Free State
Arrested Prominent Ir
regulars. Doyle’s House
Burned. \
LONDON—A Central news dis
patch from Dublin, reports a ru
mor that the Free state govern-
Twcntv.twn rant■ in. ... mur oust Vue p-reo Slate govern-
..Boling M, lieutenants each for the rre t a£d*u7£^ E * m ° n °° V ‘
big Chambv of Commerce
which will start next Wednesday
morning. Thr menu division of th*
team organisation w.l Icon slat' at a
i*l four majord. twenty-two
and 1st lieutenants. This
:es a total of 15S men. Added to
will be special committees, and
a woman's division. It will be on# at
tho greatest team organisations ever
formed In Georgia.
The captains are Hugh H. Gordon.
DETROIT, Mich. — Possibility ,r " c - Trussetl, Frank H.-Hards-
. M. J. Costa, Morton b. odgaon,
H. If. Hinton, John R. Nnrthcutt,
David Michael, Arthur Uooth, E. c.
Weston, L U Stapleton. U. F. Vteph-
enson, Hereebel Carlthara. Milton W.
convention here today to adopt a *• *; “US'’ * r '• A 5IL2‘
platform and nominate candidate* £ \ D £ 1 ^ u jr;* nd , ley ; V’ ~ , Crook J
for minor state offices to be filled !*■ *• jjloodwocth, Joel a. w*ir. end
at thd spring election. i°' r ' p * ddock -
Some ot tha party leaden frank-
Col. D. W. Ryther Is th* colonel of
ly expressed the fear that the pro- I "jalroiT jV James mu,
posed Ford endorsement might j
cause a split and turn tho convtn- I , HoWen ar Vv*
ai_ n _ A-maJ-ir, “ TC-1 The captains met yesterday at the
tlon front • Jolllflcation Qv*r thl 21ot*l Georgian to oe!®ct their lieu*
party* success last Novambar in-
to a divided camp. I h . Mnran^ITv *• beUeved
Efforts were made before theHjj" ror 'in^rartinn*.™' id—*-•
convention to Iron out the r„, Ath E
cultiee. leader, holding clo^ eee-
?P°° i la at a
Detectives of th* Irish criminal
Investigation department, the dis
patch lays, made several impor
tant captives early today. The
men taken Included five ot the
principal Irregular leaders. The
dispatches were extremely retloent
as to the result of the operations,
but it !• rumored that DeValera
and Lynch were among those
taken. >
It ie understood the orrospon-
dont asserts that the rregultr
army council was surprised while
in session a bouse at Drumcooda.
DUBLIN — Tho Freemans jour
nal says that among the Irregulars
captured at Bromconre this morn
ing was Zean Fitzpatrick, describ
ed as the acting commandant of
the Dublin brigade or irregulars.
The residenoe of Michael Doyle,
member of the Dial Eiroann for
Wexford. wa* burned to the groan i
last evening at TagouL
Nicholas Williams, a member
(he Dublin defense force, was
dead at Brumcondrm teat night
*d the she
dental
School Cadets
Stage Parade
With the officers displaying their
newly acquired Sam Brown belts
and every cadet shouldering a rifle,
'the High School R. O. T.. paraded
through, the principal streets Fri
day morning.
The parade waa led by the bend
with a special motorcycle officer
detailed u the pathfinder. The
R. O. T.. Is under the enpervlston
of Major Hunter Harris U. & Army
retired and the training given by
Major Harris Is already helping
the hoys as shown In their soldier
ly appearance.
Mach comment wee heard on the
street on tho “nappy” appearance
of the boy*; all dressed In regute-
1th overseas
tlon. uniform with overseas cap*.
MRS.C.6.TW6E
DIES EARLY FRIDAY
Fatalities Occured
French .Fired Into
Jeering Mob At
Building.
TRANSPORTATION
TO BE BETTERED
Difficulties Are Threat
ening Allied Customs’
Ring As Result Of Ber-
Jer.
w
Gloom Cast Over Entire
Community By Death of
Prominent Athens Wo
man.
DUSSELDORF — (By tbs Asso
ciated Press) — Blood has again
been shed In tho, Ruhr in the
course of a French "dlgring In”
process. One German ciyilian was
killed nnd two others seriously In
jured at Bochum yesterday when
two French soldiers fired upon a
crowd that had gathered to watch
tho occupation of the courts build
ing. Observeip said the shooting
was done by Poilus who wore ob
viously Irritated by tho Jeers of the
bystanders.
The decision of Premilm Poin
care nnd Theunls to operate the
railroads through an allied civil
nflmfr.fsf rntfrm fa soon finnt «« «
wife
shooting was aoci-
S Wells Talmadge,
. Talmadge, died Fri-
ir ot d*y morning at 8:30 o’clock, fol-
shot lowing an Hues* of several days
L it i and a delicate operation test week.
delicate i
Friend* hag t>
her. condition i'
anxious
ID became very
sion for th* purpose deciding upon
H course that would assure bar-
a course that would assure bar- 1
mony. Opponent! of tha proposil
felt It was said, that presidential
Indorsement should be left to the
primary.
Mr. Ford was selected by.Weyna ' v ', d8
county democrat*- to head the del*
Cation of 137 In today** conven
tion bnt few expected the manu
facturer to appear personally. No
•atement has been made by Mr.
Ford’* close friends as to hte atti
tude on the political situation.
rate that InSIcale* a groat
[ crowd Mondoy night, according to at-
flclaU 'at campaign headquarters. A
report la/expected toda$ on the ac
ceptance of -a very distinguished
Georgian that baa. been Invited to
vide tho time at tin meeting will
noted Chattanoossn, Uhaaipa V.
I to dt-
; 4
Judge Webb hf
Athens Visitor
KD US EM
HSU
serious and. at times had hope*
of her recovery hut she grew
gradually weaker until the end
came Friday more
. ornlng.
Before her marriage to Mr.
TSlmadge in Baltimore in October
1903 aha ytet Mist Lucy Marian
Wells^daughtor, of .Major and
Qne Has Been Dead J^or ; m^TrosT smith S? Attest a ei*:
A Week, While The Oth
er Is Frozen And,
Hungry. * |
admteistnrtlon Is seen here as a
transportation
move to Improve
conditions although General Payola
asserts tho railroads already opera
ting under French nnd Belgian
supervision are doing their work.
Details of tho now plan will bo
worked out nt conferences among
General DoGouteo. General Pay-
tte, officials of tho "French ministry
of puhllq works, rpresentatives of
the Railroads, and Paul Tlraql,
president ot the International
Rhineland commission.
DIFFICULTIES FACE
CUSTOMS RING
;
The functioning
customs ring Is threatens!
difficulties In consequence
tin’s order that no
to tho 'occupiers. Such
the FMere! minister of
to W«
decreed, will not be
and the government
German customs
been reminded of their
bltity to the Relscb and 1
and tetef to Balti- ernments confidence
During Mrs.' Tahnadge’s
iqd the' Wells family moved
Commutation tox payable In
Clark* county is now, dot accord
ing to an announcement mad* by
Tat* Wright, clerk of the county
oommteiionera. This is a road tax
and to assessable against all males
. , , . of age living outside of the cor-
e*ceped porate limits of towns of the
. — .. - coun ty,
.The amount of tha tax te $3.00
and if not paid the esieei* 1s
liable fpr ropd duty.
, . tMwtn YniM-Wahh fcroth^!P 0 * 8 ,h * e«®e.back to ! ™si»t keisnre of their
Judgo Edwin YsiosTWobb, broth entering e cottage at Dayton Ken-1 j, Br 0 j,j to live when (be waa u much firmness
•r of Mr*. J. A. Darwin, left fot tuekr. test night found Mr*. Marla 1 married. Her" father. Major shown hy Industrial
Florida Friday morning alter spend L. Mansflold. 17 half ftmuhod ““d wSte/died aiwsralyssrs apoHc Meanwhile the Fr
Ing a few day* with tho family df helplera lying in bed beside the wra weil knovm here snd n; '
Mr. and Mrs. Darwin on Mtiledfn froeen body of her sister Hp Mar- many visits to Athens. Ho™
The authorities today we
deavdring to dttfcrmine the
of the fBe." sw
origlr
s
FLOOR LEADERSHIP
on i
eturtwifit after
University whp honored htitf
u.i devotion to «>*m Ini hill
connection with the Cniwfoni. Wt
Long innrma | T' ®*®t^>» ey^ a>H, Wlaagt, for an
sirma Nu fretemltv, ot wWi
warn member. Univertlty «
fin faculty members all Joined
with hte personal friends, hie reto
lives, tb* members ot the Em-
m..i church and those who es
teemed him as a citizen In the pro-
cession that led from the church
to the grave in Oconee cemetery.
The active pall bearere were.
Morton S. Hodgson. John S. Tal
madge. Jr.. H. H. Gordon. Jr. An
drew C. Erwin, O. A. MAIL Vf. B.
Steadman. Dr. Andrew M. Bottle
and W. T. Forbes.
Rnrvivtn* Dr. DuPre* »«. hi*
HOWARD EUL06IZES|
DEO. WASHINGTON
avenn*. dec* 1 Lenhain, U. Both woman were
Judge Webb was formerly a fully clbthed. there was no heat food
member ot the United States Con- .or srater In th* boust.
grees. He Introdaced and wse co- I Coroner W. a Hughe* nld he be-
author of tho Webb-KeOyon blU M«v*d Mrs. Lanham had been dead op SURVIVORS,
which brought about tho prohtbi- for perhaps a week and that death'
many .
consulting engineer for the South-
aan church.
Meanwhile the FrencL
that their customs barrio
cure and' that the course
many’s economic life
i been diverted.
LARGE NUMBER
tlon amendment to
tlon.
constltn-
White Man Tried
For Killing Negro
’AMlij
waa due to pneumonia brought on by
■tanratloo and cold.
The Germans on their
elan through the press that .
are adamant in their dotermi
tlon not to yield and point
Itie* as the *:
■Y J. D. ALLEN
With a glowing address In which ho
paid tribute tb the sterling character
o( our first preeldenL Hon. W. M.
Howard, of Augusta,
greoaman from this
Alabama Senator
prominent barrister, was th* prln
elpal speaker at the exerelees held at
noon Thursday In tho University
chapel to commemorate the natal day
nf Oeorge - Washington.
, “It would he a misconception
.And th* Purpose for which ere have gath-
of with see eradd taking ot test!- j
mony continnad this morning 'In
the trill here'Of Joe Jenktas, whits !
man charged',with the ihsrder ot
"cox” Jpaefe, an Old im. *t Mil-
haven December 30. The Trial was
begun last night, and court ad
journed about 10 o’clock until this
morning: • c
n ta ogpected that attorneys for _
the state and defease will make official statement which has been
_ their appeals to the Jury same- pnp ared under the direction of the
former Con- time this afternoon and 'bat the cam paign executive committee for
district and cue will go to tho Jury late this t |, e expansion movement It'has
Surviving Mr*. Tmlmadrs are, in
tha immediate family, Mr. Tal- ’such penalties a* tho expul
Mrs. Manaflsld refused to bo uksn madge, Two sons, Coke Well* and German fnnetionaries only ntreng-
to a hospital declaring she rad' her ; Marian Lyman, and two sisters, i then the German position.
sister bed "never beUeved in physt-IMrs. A. B. Patton of Athens nd pulsions of the Rohr-and Rh
Mrs. H. W. Bchnltx of Baltimore. —* * — ™
two uncles, Mr. E. I. Smith of
Athens end Mr. Robert Smith of
Lag.Angelee end Mr. Tklmadgu’s
IS DF
TRADE BODY
'-.“What will th* expended Cham
ber of Commerce dor
This question ta answered In an
Wife Go To Europe. Rob- r,^’^mJTSa^n.
add to 1
inson, Arkansas,
ceeds Him.
Sue-
WASHINGTON — Senator Un
derwood, of Alabama, has dosed
hte service da democrat floor lead-
we might ear would add to th* luatro
or detract from the glory which sur
rounds the name ot Washington.
PRAISES EVERY
WALK OF . LIFE
"As a general, as a legislator, as a
president, as X husband, as a friend
all the splendid things that have
The
of the
senate minority leadership
new Congress.
today virtually fen upon Senator
Robinson, of Arkansas, who I* stat
ed to be chosen Is the next Con
gress as the successor to Snnatcr
Underwood, who an nonce) test
FirorTo
Here Ft
v 9Q«lo her of Commerce.” . It ta accom
ft mOUI* panted by a tetter from the com-
J. W. Ftror, newly elected County
Agricultural v Ag*«t (or Clarke will
taks up Ms duties htre February SS,
soordlng to a latter . hs wrote th*
Chamber ot Commerce, received her*
Friday.
Mr. Floor, now (Wh llie A.' B. V A A-
railroad I* enld tb 'Ke r.ne 'of tho out-
been pat In a four-page printed
pamphlet and 1s entitled. “Tb*
Plans gad Purposes of the Move
ment to Expand th* Athens Cham-
mittee anting every dtisen to put
hte Shoulder to the wheel. Th*
alms of the greater organisation
and a picture of Its field ot activity
are given la the opening statement
as follows:
Itutaf 'experts In thjs
country. He will aid
er or the senate. Aceompanled M L,,. _,. UB8hou /„." ?!! ;TL“ section of ,.
Mr*. Underwood, he has left here . t . bw _ ^ greatly in finding'miMiet* for ex^rit
" pS h «Ja? # OTwT ^ ,ood ^ ^
lar npprbpriution bills or ibs stai-
aSssBfsasuwseflk.’B as
ed, because'he stood for freedom, lor
justice, for a government represents- .... ...
Uv# of all th* people sa* devoid or __ * ® MW|
on that savored of monarchical pow- COLUMBUS, O*. — Dillard Ow-
AIM8 OF EXPANDED
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
Be He ring, that Athens, baa tmu-
raal possibilities tor development
in'trade, commerce. Industry and
edicatloo* and that thew posslblll
fullest mew
ties can ha attained In fullest mew
ure through qrgsnjfed.eBurL^the
Reviewing at length the anceetry
and th* boyhood Itf* ot Washington,
November that he would retire SfJSSSS ^‘^.“^,^..^0
from the leedersMp with the end cchteremeeu at hi. uter rear, to
of the closing
Underwood’* health hw been some
whet impaired by fftost trouble
and his physicians have advised t
long rest to me tors hte speaking
POST OPPICE RAIDED
■ DUBLIN—A. Unps’band of men
armed with rifle* test evening
•* Louth village wss sml-
the strong character formed by Itf*
experience In th* Indian Wart and to
the Virginian culture in" which Us
lived. That Washington waa not a
gnat scholar, and that today every
|con*** student Is educationally bel
ter prepared for tho duties of life
than he, wen striking points brought
out' by th* speaker.
"This Is not said la order to dis
pense education.*' 'We: Watsfin • I -But
Washington educated. himaelL In
•Pit* at unfavorable etmieneteneu
educated himself fo zettlstnahlp' and
(Turn to pqge eight)
■'
isis’SSsi.uSiSs
Killing Brother movement which. If earnestly ra|
have
1U to
by tho commuc
.Vi
reacning erroct upon
—r. , — „iowth and prosperity.
ens, charged with murder in coo- Thle movement lnolod*s.th* foi
nection with the death ot his broth lowing alms: j
er Perry Owen* on Christmas era j i. To organise In tb* moat of
night, ww declared not guilty by fectlve way ton citizenship of Ath
a Jury In Superior court here Fri-
day morning.
To etlmntata among our dti-
i greater appreciation ot their
Mona as citizens aid of their
Mrs. Simmpns
Dies In Atlanta
ny the c
ens and vicinity.
2. To stimulate
sen* a _
obligations
opportunities for constructive
leadership through a modem Cham
ber of Commerce.'
$. To develop and adopt an "Ath
ens program," a comprehensive
lire. Natalie Chandler Simmons, of plan for thn upbuilding or tha city
£ r - 11 - - -
died St a.huspitel there Fri I
rnlng. ' Mr».r Sjnimpps has ta* trial.
: survivors )a Athens: Ck tural.
', me brother, Mra. RlehaM
nd Mrs.. James Park, two of
nmercteL
il To attract
tho'most ipodern
, (a death hw cwt
>ra. of wdnbss over all Ath-
. Besides being a member of
one of 4he city’s most prominent
families she had hundreds of per
sonal friends who friar* her
death. She ww a leader among
her social friends and ww just
in the prims of womanhod. She
ww a member of the Presbyteri
an ihurch.
FUNERAL
SATURDAY.
The funeral will be conducted
Saturday aftemon at five o’clock
from the residence, 1275 Prince
tend df officiate already total -
the Germans allege.
Fire In a Tenement
Forced Three Persons:
To Leap To Safety. In
cendiary Origin.
NEW YORK — A woman of 80
n?*? t“wfn 22S‘F tfB “ d 1 men J um P C( i ™ri y to-
£ PtmhvtnrInn' I da 3 r ***** window* and fire esciiiMs
fSJPr 1 ' In an Bast side tenement house
raS? , eeSto^ t#rmeBt W “ l "I"** «>•«•"<» S’thepollco"to have
The palllbeareintrill be, Messrs. werelSriotute hurt*' 11 ' A "
lian'c v U Stiweli, F 'Pral I ^wore^persons were rescued
James^anow 1 and’ C.^H. S'S gS^ji
Dorsey’s te in charge of th. ar- SSftS ,he
range rtlents.
ms hue
MOiFK
Tho fin ww the fifth that ocour-
red within a radius of three block*
In an hour. The four others were
quickly discovered and put out
with small damage. All were be
lieved to have been of Incendiary
origin.
Meager Details Say That
All Workmen Were Re
moved To Safely Unin
jured.
. WALLACE Idaho.—The Here-
cules min* at Burke, north of here,
rted on fire shortly liter 1
this morning. Tha mea
ger messages'received here stated
that all miners were on* of the
mine and that a helmet drew ww
ig to enter and locate the
Industries hy
and effective
•MU
000.
, totalling more than’$14,...,
AJead-silve- ore is mined.
thousands
OF DOLL
9LLAR*
Will be spent Saturday In th*
•tore* lu Athens fee the regular
weqjc end shopping; both by our
•wn eltlxene end by netrby nsigh-
bere. Saturday ha* become’ ths
mm eheppln'g day fee theuiands
—/ .net a
portion at thtst Saturday week
end Shopping Dollars that will bs
(pen* In Athene tomorrow will bs
guldsd chlttly by th* store nsws
In
BEFOR’VOV SHOP IN THE
STORES SATURDAY; SHOP
FIRST TONtOHT IN THE BAN-
NER.HERALD. IT WILL PAY
YOU TO TRY'IT.