The Banner-herald. (Athens, Ga.) 1923-1933, March 16, 1923, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Textinvestigate Today! To Regular Subscribers .of THE BANNEH-HtRAUr $ 1 ,ooo Accident Policy Free. Daily anil Sunday—10 Cents a Week. Established 1832. Daily and Sunday—10 Cents a Week. ATHENS COTTON* Athens Spot Cotton 30! ic THE WEATHER j, Ql' * Continued'., Rains BO 1 -. 91. N°- 30 . saoeiated Press Service ATHENS, GA., FRIDAY, MARCH 10, 1923. N. E. A Service Single Copies 3 Cents Daily. S Cents Sunday. Ill STOP Uff IMS Ely IE If OKS TO JK “Blind Tigers” Frighten By Him in Court, Asserts. Capnot Haling Mayor 'ury Fails To Bring Indictment In Mer Rouge Murders VOTING IIU TRADE contempt charge HEARING SATURDAY flavor and Police Say Liquor Was Sold. Over Counter At “Johnson’s Place.” Nothing "ill atop him from rid- flig Athens of the whiskey traf- en visions of a Jail sen Mayor George C. Thomas declared Friday. At the same time the mayor promised "another arrest of a no torious blind tiger within the next (f *Vhi'l< y the chief exceptive assert- 0,1 he hint no formal statement to ipahu in connection with the In junction and contempt hearing be Could Find No Evidence To Warrant the Indict ment of Individuals in Killings. LITTLE EVIDENCE . LAW VIOLATION Prosecuting Attorney Re fuses to Make State ment. History of Horri ble Case Given. BY THE Judge Blanton Fortson Satur- at 11 o'clock, he declared In IPI stance when elected t promised ihe good people of Athens I. would ,toii bootlegging and trading In whiskey. I am going to do it. Jail or no Jail.” WATCHED BY POLICE The mayor faces charges of con tempt of court as a result of a pe tition filed by Pate Johnson, pro prietor of Johnson's Place closed A88OCIATED PRE88. BASTROP, La.. —No indictments were returned by the Morehouse parish grand Jury " in connection with the slaying uf Watt Daniel and T. F. Richard on August 24 last and various hooded band ac tivities, which the Jury has been investigating for the post ten days. The Jury's report was given to Dis trict Judge Fred Odoih late today. In the report the grand Jury re ferred to the masked band case as “the deplorable crime of August 24," and stated that while it had gone thoroughly Into the affair It could find no evidence that would warrant the Indictment of any in dividuals, MISS JOB HU LEWS III WEST Three Candidates Have Earned 5,000 Bonus. Others Expected to Come In On Offer Miss Lovie Jowers jumped back into the lead Friday in the White Way Popularity contest which closes April 4 with a big celebra tion. Three candidates Lave already received 5,000 vatec each this week and arc entitled to tho 5,000 extra to be given by the committee. They are Miss Jowers, Mis< Jack- son and Miss Hammond. Twenty-Eight Members to Be Nominated For Board of Directors on Initial Ballot. ;T TRAIN! One French Soldier Was Killed and Six Others Injured When Troop (Train Was Wrecked. BALLOTING TO CLOSE AT 7:30 To Begin Counting Votes At Eight O’Clock. Group Meetings Continue As Big Success. EVERYBODY SHOULD VOTE Although several organizations have candidates in the contest everybody is urged to vote. It costs only a penny. Select someone and vote for her. The surplus money goes to the playground fund. Prizes to be awarded the win- '•'Ai to the deplorable crime' of ners are a Ford coupe, $100 in August 24, 1922,. when five men I gold; $60 in gold and $20 in gold. were kidnaped on the highway of Morehouse parish we have -areful- ly 'considered all the evidence brought before this grand Jury us Friday is the final day for the candidates to take advantage of securing the extra 5000 votes by they themselves securing that many. Friday night at midnight this hut week by the police on order I w the activities of masked and ! tbf mayor after Johnson ana al hooded men," the report states In .«gp- -*■-1*--* ft- -m prohibition law- 'furnished w P as not sufficient to ffttSElfiEftLf'SE T - a _ I1 , UCCl .k* C vrarrant tho finding of true bills against any particular party. td." has been watched by the po- Her. It had a reputation of selling whiskey right over the counter. A i could go in and buy It by the Ilri.-k. 1 hud it closed and Johnson gnt the restraining order and open ed again. 1 hhd It closed ugaln and he asked for contempt pro* ttedlnga." GOT Q00D8 THIS TIME Police say Johnson's place 'line been raided several. times. They claim whiskey was sold from a pitcher or coffee pot and when of ficers walked In the liquor would be dashed Into a sink leaving only the smell of whiskey in the place NO FRICTION AY8 REPORT V “As to reiu>«$4 published In cer- apers UflHUW MIC LUUIKL'U OULUIUU^ IIIUMI- inf? it will be determined just who have benefited by thq. special of« fer. EXPECTING JAM TODAY. The ballot boxes are exp The C'batitVer of Comn eivr. jo.H r r.:«. i ritnary nomlrActor of di rectors will close Friday evening at 7:30 and the counting , of the vote-will begin at 8 p. m. Ballots have come In by every moll and it is anticipated that there will be a very heavy voto cast. There is no way pf guessing how the vote is running as none of the ballot envelopes will be Opened un til Friday evening, when ihe elec tion committee counters and checkers meet to • open the en velopes and make the count. Members who are Interested in the outcome of. the nomination are invited to be present at headquar ters In the Georgian Hotel and witness the count GROUP MEETINGS CONTINUE SUCCE8S Any members wno have not yet attended a group meeting of the members for the making of sug gestions to tho program of work are invited to attend and a group meeting wllll be held. The group meeting.Thursday evening brought out a large number of very valu able suggestions as to- what the Chamber of Commerce should do for the benefit of Athens and It now looks as If the program will be exceedingly interesting and practical one. Members who have not voted are urged to do so at once and de- ,frtj | liver their ballots to the Chamber lCU .1 <» »w> « nn KALUM RIVER BRIDGE BLOWN UP Telephone and Telegraph Lines Destroyed. Fifteen Thousand French Troops On Way. a« evidence to convlot. “Wo got the. seven true bills on mutters aside 8«>ds on him this time, however," Ihey declare. Johnson was arrested last Fri day Ills license waa revoked Satur- tain newspapers that friction has developed between the grand Jury and’ the attorney general and his assistants we wish to brand same ag- absolutely false and unfounded. Si members of this grand, jury and ed up to"the! tbs attorney general and his -staff efforts, have at all times been pleasant and harmonious. "Some 125 witnesses have- been examined during the session and we have Inquired into all matters reported to us, having retrned toSTjEaSK 1 isuias i night and practically all the can-1 to _f ‘ . "•"’.Tchare, of' »h. didate. who are taking a live in- ele ^ n c “ rl »i • D w! terest in the race are expocted to, R ther> chairman; W. Milton “go over the top’’ and have a to-| Thor „ton, Dr. Applewhite. E. L, t*L<}Ofi|PW or movo ballots mark-; Rent | emen wm act as moderator. — their credit for the week’s and w m be asi'---* ■— **•- —* from the mot, cases. We find little law violation except In the cose of the prohobltton law and In several of these the district attorney has The standing follows Lovie Jowers ....... Laura Hammond .... Bessie Jackson ... Nellie Griffeth ... Hariett Stephens . Mrs. Jonah Davis Mabel Parr Mrs. P. N. Chilivis 12,592 ... 10,163 .... 9027 .... 2856 .... 3993 .... 1617 ,... 16.51 1439 (by morning and the place closed already filed lulls of information.” by the police. Saturday nftenioon I Attorney Genera! Coco and George he obtained a restraining order Qulon, assistant, left Bastrop to- irttn Superior Court temporarily [ day prior to the grand Jury's re- enjolnlng the mayor and council I port. Mr. Oulon suid It waa not from interferrlng with conduct of I likely that Mr. Coco wold have any hi* business. The mayor .Is said I statement to make as to the grand 10 have refused to rescind the or- |jury's report. Senator Howard tier - n ot ing tho license and then Warren of Sreveport special J'>hic.on obtained a rule ordering counsel for the slate tn the Mer lin, mayor to appear before the Rouge cnees, wan present when the court Saturday and shiw cause'report was filed, but left lmmedl- Why he should not be held In con-'ately fer Shreveport, without la- ' - . suing any statement. tempt of court. And Then The : Exodus From Tthe South Will Take on Renewed Im petus. Saturday, Wear ' A Shamrock For St. Patrick's Day. By T. LARRY GANNT Mr. Plcmiag, our hardware mar- jhtnt, says the other day he over- Matd some negroes discussing the moving of their people North. One darkey who seemed to be s loader . said: “The white folks don't know what’s coming. The colored people are just wsiting lor warm weather to sat in when most of them left will move. There ain't going to be many niggers left Whon tlia mnwtiti* afriTW ** "hen the moving stops.' Thcro is doubtless some truth in this and those farmers who nave negroes working for them nad better prepare to lose them. Those who have gone ahead are sending back money to their kin- oced and friends, with the most glowing accounts of their treat ment and notification of their In tent to leave but pack up and heard the train. SOME SECTIONS stripped of blacks More negroes have left the counties south of Athena than one ■apposes. A gentleman from Oconee told me the other day that ne believed fully sixty per cent of the negros in his county had moved away, and some sections were stripped of blscks. A gen tleman from Oglethorpe says in some parts of his county, few ne groes were left end he knew of one large land-owner with several thousand acres that has but six negroes left oh his farms, — Saturday is ‘'Shamrock Day” whomever the Irish are known, aud that's all over the world. March 17th. St. Patrick's Day. In Athens there will be a smat tering of the green worn on the lapels of coats and such Irirh de scents as M. P. O’CSlisglian and others will be bruising about on the streetls and shewing their “national colors." There is no set celebration of the day In Ath ena but. in many centers of the country where the Irish are many there will be tableuas, plays, din ners, speaking and-the like. Usually St. Patrick’s day is a day , of special pleadings for the “ITeedom ; ' of Ireland" but the agreement with England has abong settled this question and the “In surgents” will hardly muster much interest this year. Nora Crymes 1183 Elizabeth Harris 1013 fClara Bell Rutherford . 1064 Mary Sims ...; 1007 Earline Maddox t 1091 Pauline Toney 1125 Martha McAlpIn 1060 Lillian Edwards 1036 Sarah Hall Katherine Ashfotd . Elizabeth Arnold .. Katherine BradWell ■ Erma Booth Carrie Booth ..... Carrie Beer ....... Nellie Christopher : Hazel Hodgson .... Frances Holden ... Ethel Jackson Fay McDorman .,. Mrs. W. D. Paschal Katherine Park .... Janie Powers Mary Sims Mrs; Clarence 8tone Louise Upton Mathilde Upson 1VW v 1026 \ 1001 1001 1001 1007 1007 1007 1103 1001 1012 1002 1006 1011 1101 1001 1000’ 1005 1001 1001 und will be assisted by the follow Ing counters and checkers; M. J. Costa, A. W. Dozier, J. R. North- cutt. B.. R. Blpodworth, Georgs H. Thornton, . D. Applewhite, E. L. Wilkins. Carl Croasley, Fred Orr, Linton Gerdlne, J. C,Jester. D. D. Quilllan, G. O. Davie, Max Michael.- J. W. Thompson of Salvation Army is On a Visit Here Nina Sue Carter 1004 Capitol Jokes With the arrival In Athene of J. W. Thomson of the home eervlco department of the 8alvatton Army, active preparations were Inau gurated for the annual appeal to cover maintenance budget of the local corps during the coming year. President M. G. Michael of the Athene Advisory Board of the Sal vation Army held a conference with Mr. Thompson and diseased plane for the forthcoming appeal, which will bo held within the next two or three weeks, definite date to be announced later. Mr. Thompson has been engaged <n nlvatlon Army field work In Florida, and reports splendid prog ress and n wonderful spirit of friendship on.all sides for the great work the Salvutlon Army Is doing throughout the Southern Division. (■y Associated Press.) DUSSELDORF — One French soldier waa killed, three other soldiers phibsbly fatally injured and three French railroad men badly hurt when a French troop train was wrecked near Treves as a result of sabotage early Friday morning. This was only one of several serioua cases of sabotage reported from various parts of the territory occupied by French troops. A train was diverted from the main line by a switch being thrown which resul Dd In a bead on crash with a freight train on the sid ing. Another case of violenco was the dynamiting of a railroad bridge ovar the Kalum river between Duis burg and Dusseldorf. Tbe French patrol guarding tb« bridge were fired upon by the perpetrators but ‘ ‘its members were injur- May Prevent Yellow Fever Outbreak Here By Aiding Clean-Uj Health Commissioner Says Yellow Fever Mos quito is Domestic. Epi demic Follows Dengue- * PRIZE OFFERED BY MAYOR THOMAS Sanitary Wagons Will Go Anywhere in City Upon Call to Get Trash. iree miles of telephone and .jlegraph cable which Included fourteen Important military wires were cut and destroyed. , 8EVEN DIVISIONS Athenians may prevent an out break of yellow fever if vace'i 1 . !>ts cans, tube, cisterns filled with old water arc done away wttb during the cleau-up campaign which be gun Thursday, Is the opinion of J. D. Applewhite, county health commissioner. a statement Issued Friday morning Commissioner Applewhite directs attention to a statement re cently Issued by the U. S. Public Health. Service In which tt was snul that yellow fever epMnhtlcs usually follow outbreaks of Dengue fover. Dining the past summer fail! Dengue fever appeared In many southern communities. This dls- ense is not often a cause of death but lineally precedes yellow fever which Is very dangerous, It is de clared. Parent-Teacher Council Recommends Addition of Four Staff Instructors For Grammar Schools. TALK OF BOND ISSUE IS BEGUN The yelow fever mosquito Is a do- meetlc' Insect. It breeds by prefer ence In any standing water about the household, such as cisterns, rain barrets, or any collection of water in old buckets, bottles, cans and tubs. It does not breed In the fields, swamps and woods, which are the favorite resorts of the ma laria mocqlto. It does 'not fly very far from the breeding places of Its own volition, but shows a cat like tendency to remain about the place of birth or adoption. "Bearing this In mind we readily see'that If we have this mosquito Plans In our homes the chances are It Is | * breeding eome where about that' HCTC. particular home. It’Is suggested! '*■ ilint iinh household have system-! ; _ , , atlc searches made of the premisesI Four additions to the speclai- at frequent Intervals during the 11st staff in the Athens gramma r High School Will Qet P. T. A. Pre-School Circle Big Program spring and summei for breeding pieces of the Inseot as referred to above. It water is stored for any length of time It can be made un suitable at a breeding place'for mosquitoes by putting kerosene In CLEAR OUR PREMI8E8 YELLOW FEVER FOLLOWS DENGUE 'Yellow fever,” Commissioner Applewhite states, “Is transmitted Tbe clean-up cumpaign here will last two weeks. Every cltisen Is urged to aid by cleaning up va cant lots and destroying all rub bish accumulated any place. A prize by Mayor Thomas will be given the school whose district presents the best appearance after the campaign Is ended. * Citizens are asked to remember that the sanitary department does not clean up premises. After the owner or occupant cleans the lot, piles the trash In a container and calls the department a wagon will a certain species of mosquito, be sent to haul It away. It wa's announced Friday morn ing that due to tho continued in crease in violence, fifteen thous and French troops and five -thous- • and Belgian troops will be added j to the military force already In' .tbe Ruhr. This will make a total ’’of seven divisions In -the occupied section. Loiterers Are Not Allow WILL GO ANYWHERE City sanitary wagons will go anywhere In the city at any time to take up trash which has already ts.sn placed in a container. The Woman’s Club and other organizations urge co-opera tion in the clean-up campaign to beautify aa well at make the city free of disease-breed ing places. CO TOPOWEII MEET Will Join Efforts To Bring More Industries schools was recommended Thurs day by tho council of Parent - Teachers Association. In general session. A bond Issue to provide aud 1 .- t-triums and gymnasiums “tr.r- crj- Ing need of tho schools now,” was also discussed by the p. T. A. Council. It was declared the need for such a bond Issue was pointed Out Drat by male oltlsena and pat rons of the schools. CONTAINED IN RESOLUTIONS FOmntKElKS The recommendations of the 1’. T. A. Council are contained In a resolution adopted by the board of dtrectora and later by tho gen eral council and signed by all the officers .It will be forwarded to the Board of Education for action. The resolution asked for an Art Director, Physical director and Music Director and an Elementary Supervisor, "to give the children of Athens opportunities for cul ture and advancement iihyalrally ■ and artistically enjoyed by others ■ attending schools in cities with modern systems," it was declar ed. The Condi urged employment of these additional instructors In or der that the rudiments of mtislo taught and chorus singing in the schools encoraged. An art direc tor would also Instruct in techni cal and free hand drawing, wood New Officers to Be In- staled. District Deputy | work and basketry. I ‘ At the same time plans for ex- Athens Lodge No. 790, B. P. O, tending the “Pre-School Circle” E. is to hold it's 1 lost meeting of worii-hi Athens were discussed dn- tho flscul year Friday night, at ed In Sweden. Vagrancy: rp Q Q eor gj a Meet in At-ling the* Laws Are Being Put In; i anta> fa Force. j | Athens will “alt In” on the con ference of newspapermen, manu- (By Associated Prsss.) STOCKHOLM.—Habitual hoboes j f ac t u rers and business leaders 1“ Sweden will hereafter go- to whlch wll ^ heId ln AtIanta Sat _ work or bo sentenced to enforced labor for two or three yenrs. If the recommendations submitted by the Government Committee on Legis lation for the rare of the Poor are adopted. This committee, which has been at wcrli several months, has made a thorough-going social and statistical sidy of trnnjpa or ganized vngrants, gypsies, and other ant|.soclal tvpnM In the country, anil now suggests penal laws designed to mako good citi zens of persons In the classes named. Ohio, BY JAME8-T. BEGQ U. 8. Representative From Thirteenth District 4BORO down In Alabama waa ur- TIMELY TIP# TO ATHKNS MERCHANT# When you buy white space in the newspaper selected by the people whose trade you want you buy 'eleo— Circulation. - You buy slco— Interest. You Buy oleo— Reader confidence. - Thlo moans that you buy— Tho chance to Influence tho minds of tho people who road tills To • Influence them "In your fever. This Is the chance your bust; nets needs. • . It Ic a chance yeu can get in ne ether way. Let us tell yeu the returne yeu may reasonably ^aspect if yeu adept an eggrecelve, persistent advertising policy thlo spring with .our columns so your medium of London Will Honor John Howard Payne urday night under auspices of the GeorRla Railway & Power com pany for the purpose of bringing more Industries tij Georgia. Upon Invitation of Preston S. Arkwright, president of the Geor gia Rahway A Power tom puny. President J. \V. Barnett of the Kl- wants club haa appointed Martin J. Abney, Fleetwood - iAnler and which time the lodge will b* of ficially visited by Past Exalted Ruler Arthur Flautau, recently ap pointed District Deputy lor’ the state of Georgia. The meeting should draw one of the largest attendances'of any dur- paet year, for the officers ensuing year will be In stalled during tbe regular business session, which will be followed by what will be the beet and largest social session of the year. The newly elected officers who will take up their duties tonight are Percy Johrison, Exalted Ruler; John Booth, Esteemed Leading Knight; Joe H. Lumpkin, Esteemed Loyal Knight; Charley Gueet, Es teemed Lecturing ^Knight;'. Frank Postero, Secretary; Henry Eecoe, Ilnner Guard; "Chile" Hancock; Tiler; Earl Fambrough; Treasur er; Judge J. Strickland, Trustee. ' The retiring officers urc Ross A. Creekmore, Past Exalted Ruler; Captain McGarrlgle, " Esteemed leading Knight; Carl F. Crossley, Esteemed Loyal Knight; John L. oel A, \Vler to attend the confer- j Booth, Esteemed Lecturing Knight rested by a col ored coiiqtable and brought be-1 fore a black justice of' the peace. The Justice couldn’t read or. Write. but he frowned porten- culprlt, 1 and tously at- the turning thepagee of volume on hiedesk, said: “Nlggar. dis yere- Is de statutes of de Btnte of Alabama and I'm goln' froo It till 1 finds de btg- ges’ fine in sech cases made an' pervlded. An’ I’m boln' cha'gf you dut fine.” f He ruffled the pages slowly and. eventually announced; “Die yore coat fines yoUfSeven- teen dollahe an' a half.” The defendant paid the fine and Started to walk out. when the te stable whispered to him: Nlggah. you done foolish. Tou could 'a' argued him down to two dollahe an' a qua'tah.” : know my business,” replied the other. “I kin read an' write an' I knows dat wasn’t no statutes of Alabama. Dat was a mail order catalogue. An’ thajedge was foolin’ around in the tinware section when be finds me.,.If I'd V argued the chances,Is he'd/'a'.idone tu'n. ovah to de autonu4>!|« section.?,-,n . English Will Celebrate First Singing of Immortal “Home Sweet Home,” Written By Former Athenian Whose Sweetheart’s Home Still Stands Here. A few days ago a news dispatch from London. England, told of the celebration being planned In tbit city to oommemorate tbe first singing for' tbe world known song, "Home Sweet Home.” written by an American', John Howard Payne, who bad a connections to Athens in that hi# - sweetheart lived bpre and her old home now stands on Hancock avenue. Mr. Payne himself lived here for a while and bbe original copy of the song is now in possession of an Athens' woman, Miss Erie Jackson. Tbe song was first song, accord ing -to the London dispatch, on May 8th 1823 In the opera, "Carl,” or “The Maid of Sfllan.” lWfwrre WHAT LONDON STORY SAY8 The news sent out from London Is as follows: "LONDON — One hundred years ago next May. 8, "Home , Sweet Home” we# sung In pub lic for tbe Qrst time. The melody tame in the second act of an opera called "C#rl, or the Mold of Milan,” produc ed at Covent . Garden. The libretto was .written by a wandering American ' actor, John Howard Payne, and the music wan composed by Sir Henry Bishop. ' ‘ ‘- 1 - "Tbe opera died and was soon forgotten, but the ceh- tenary of tbe song It bequeath ed to the English-speaking world is to be observed here. As yeS tbe nature of the com memorative ceremonies has not been decided upon, but leading musicians hare ex pressed hope that tbe anniver sary will he olwerved by the singing of the song at concerts throughout the world. "Payne evidently found bis way back to the home of which he sang so sweetly, but he re sumed his wanderings and died on foreign soil, at Tunis, where he had gone as Ameri- can Cotmsul.” ence. Receiving assurance that any ln> dustry they may secure for their communities will find available | abundant electric energy, represen- I tutlves of the cities will join in u co-operative discussion of plans to show the manufacturers of the country the desirability cf this section for industrial location. Athens will be tne only city not on the line of the Georgia Railway Xr Power company with represen tatives a.’the metl. j The guests will be ienterMlned at the cnpiU! city dub at dinner. Among ihe speakers will bo H. M. Stanley, commissioner of com merce and labor and an enthusias tic supporter of the movement to bring new industries to Georgia, Governorelect CUford Walker, John S. Holder, former speaker of the house; Major John S. Cohen, editor of The Journal Clark Howell of the Constitution; W. M. Basker- ville, Mr.r.aging editor of The Georgian and others Governor Hardtack has been hiv.tcd to t ilk. The committee in cnarge of the social session have prepared for two hundred Elks an this Is the last meeting night of the fiscal year, the installation night for the new officers, and the official in spection by the District Deputy Arthur Flautau, and it Is hoped that a largo part of the member ship will be present. IW PRETTY GIRLS Ifll ‘RED WIDOW’ der direction of Mrs. H. J.- Stags- man.- chairman of the local, work. Mrs. Clifford Walker, stato chair man, was to have delivered an ad dress But could not attend the meeting. Announcement was made l,y Mrs. Harrie Dews that a F. T. A. Will be • organized at the High SchooL within the nert few'days. Mra/C.- A. VerNoy announced that Superintendent of Atlanta School within-the next few days, er with other noted experts ln child welfare will attend the con ference to be held here some tlmu soon. Officers signing the -resolution urging four more departments ln | the school system were Mrs. B. 13. Hudson^Mrs.„J. Phil . Campbell, Mr*. H. J. Stegcman, Mrs. Oecnr Daylsoh,, Mrs. F. G. Blrchmore, Mrs.’ Jf. C.'Hancock, Mrs. It. a pond. -Mri. '• -Harrie - Dews, 1 Mrs. amee’-F. Tibbetts. HIIIB hi mer Fifty Captivating Pretty Maidens At Colonial To night. Auspices of Local Legion. Musical Comedy Success Which Has Broken All Records is to Play At Colonial. "MEANEST tHIEF” JAILED NEW YORK— Elliot Kemerllng, twenty-five, of No. 1109 Manhattan Avenue, Brooklyn, was sentenced to serve not more than three years nor less thnn six months In the penitentiary In Special Sessions yesterday. He was characterized by the coart as one of the meanest thieves before them In some time. Kemerllng, a clerk In the employ of tho Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, was trusted with the safekeeping of a Christmas fund of several thousands of dollars sub scribed by fellow employes. Short ly before Christmas. Kemerllng was taken lir and did not return to the* off lea.- 'He.-was-- Convicted of I the sped fit! i theft- ot i $g. 1 " 1 '"' "B vJj At the Colonial theatre on {Saturday evening will be pre sented the sensation of Musical Comedy !>lays “The Red Widow" which continues to break all rec ords among musical shows for the season. “The Red Widow” was written by Channing Pollock „ and Ren- nold Wolff with the music! by Chaa. J. Gebest and Is presented by the' Garrick Producing Co., for this limited tour a special or ganization of well known favorite., have been assembled headed by George Dameral and Myrtle Vail whose work in the “Merry Wid ow” will nog be remembered. The greatest care was taken in select ing His balance pf The e lln the Brawn "Folliee of 1928” 'the theatre going public of Ath ens will be offorded a highly in teresting college glee club perfor- mane at the Colonial theatre Fri day night. < yw The Allen B.-Fleming Post of the American Legion: is spnnuorEjs ing the appearance of the "Fol lies” here and the proceeds will go towards the entertainment fund of the state convention to be heM here in July. The Legionnaires are especially anxious that a large- crowd greet tbe girls from Brenuu Friday night and'assure the pub lic a performance thxtt will be- ( well worth attending. The show 1# a sifappy one, with a program featuring many dclight- Iful specialties. The singing is unusually good this year, the danc ing is classic while the comedy features are highly amusing. WILFORD WATTERS THE DIRECTOR. iThe Glee Club is under the dir ection of Mi. V,'Ilford Water* , Miss Ethel Bowers and the pro gram indc-lea some extremely clever tuts o- songs and dancing. Particularly good- is the dance of the “Dutch Cleansers” and “Pa- ^e of the Wooden Soldiers.” No ■‘jAtjufred in the costuming, ’page' leven) 0 >r*v?