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Prettiest in State Athens business men believe that the plans for a big trhde revival here next month, worked out by a special committee, will "bring business to this city” if properly promoted, according to the way they are subscribing to the fund to put the campaign across. C.nvaulng teams met Monday Still Smiles Accident Occurs When Car Hits Sand Bed on Commerce Road. Broth er Lives Here. Representative of Tatnaljr. i County Would Call Con stitutional C o n v e ntion | Instead of Extraordi nary Session. (By Associated Press) PARIS—In a duel fought here (By Associated Press.) Monday morning Duke Laitsa • ATLANTA, Oa—A request that de Camastera, Italian noble* j Governor Clifford Wniker amend man, was wounded by a thrust hi* call for an extraordinary res* from the sword of -Jacquea slon of the Georgia general nssem* Rlchepln, author and husband bly next month so that the legls* of Cora LaPatocris, actress and Intors might pass a resolution pro- theatre manager. . ■» vldlng for a constitutional con- The duel grew out of a dis- ventlon war. made In a statement pute Sunday night when the issued here Sunday night by Her* * Duke presented two compllmen- rebel Elders. Tatnall county repre- | tsry tickets at the door and re- rental!ve. fused to pay the war tnx. “or twelve months I have etudl- When Rlchepln attempted to cd the tax questions in Georgia and | explain, the Duke hreamf angry the other forty-seven states/' said and appjied *a epithet- where- Mr. Elders. “When I went to thi upon Rlchepln si,ipps^hls f ice. p gulpr roaMon last summer I .The txchtnge of cards foIlQwrd.-^rimew iHr^tlHf The Duke Is Hurt In Duel After He i G*;ts Face Slapped | PARIS WORRIED Ait automobile, driven b7 C. A. Freeman of Hull, struck a sand bed on the Nicholson-Center road about noon Sunday, turned over twice and so seriously injured Martin P. Payne of Clarke county that* he died shortly after. Mr. Payne was sitting in a back doorway of tho automobile when it turned over. He was pinned PARIS.—It is understood here that Premier Poincare doubts the success of the Separatist move ment in the Rhineland and is ap prehensive that increased difficul ties for the Allies will follow in the wake of the movement, if it is successful. There seems to be more worry in (l.o French official circles over the situation in Bavaria than in the Rhineland. TO EXPLAIN THE PLAN meeting the plans for At this Ln..—.. n.. r - tho trade campaign will 'be ex plained in detail end any business man whom Ibe committee has been unable to see is given the oppor tunity to join the movement. All business men arc urged to attend the meeting. Over eighty.business men have already subscribed, a partial list ol which has been,, printed-, The others will be published after Tuesday. Arthur Booth, general chairman, believes that the busi ness men (and ovary concern do ing business of any kind In the city is included) will put the cam paign over big. Other cities hsve tried tho cam paign and have been enriched thereby. - r i, RECOGNIZE TREATY Freeman. The occupants. fin. Peyno, who was elightiy injured, i her husband end two children and Mr. Freeman, were returning from ] Commerce. When the car hit the sand bed the driver lost control, tend it completed two uido turns. ’ No one wee seriously hurt except Mr. Payne. FUNERAL MONDAY , ' | Funeral services over the body of Mr. Payne were conducted Ten White Men in . Gambling Game Ace. Nabbed By Police come to oru poople. I Introduced bills covering eight fundamental propositions of tax reform. If put Into law, they would relieve the farmers and laborer* and the poor people and the land from the great burden of unjuat taxes and place It on the rich, and at the same time develop thli great state of oura. "fly the end of the regular ses sion I wa* convinced that there wn« not the necessary number* In the house or senate to pass my re form measures. I know today we have, enough votes In the house to pass them. I refret to eay I *m reliably Informed that two-third* of the senate will not pass tax re form bills. I ant trying to talk plainly to the people of Georgia, j "A constitutional convention lr the way to settle the tax question and the school question And the reformation of our court procedure and every other vital thing that needs reforming. “Eight years ago. I lost this fight In the house and v four years ago 1 lost It in the senate and I have a Atlanta' house, all charged with gambling. The men put up $10.75 cash bond each. The cases were docketed for triel Monday. Those nabbed in the room ell charged with gam ing follow: Joe Wheeler. W. C. Johnson, Joe Smith, B. F. Watson, Mercer Whittle, Joe Carson, Wad Hampton, John Jones and A. L. from the Union Christian church in Oconee county Monday afteiN noon at 3 o'clock with Rev. J. A. Quillian, I pastor of the Oconee t Methodist church of Athens ating. Interment followed in Union ceraatcry. Bernstein , lers, funeral directors, were in charge. Tha body of Mr. Payne Miss Julia Emery Is credited with being the “most arrested woman in the world.’ H?r fault, is ijr leading picketing parties and 1 sending literature not in accordi with gpverpment wishes. She 4 * again In the national copital. 1 Mist Irenie Pergantis of Atlanta, Ga., won the honor of being the Stn most beautiful girl in her state, a state which prides itself on Its off* beauties. The contest was held in conjunction with the Southeastern, tho (Fair in Atlanta.* The board of County Commi* A sioners will meet on the first *■ Tuesday in November to consider the recommendations made by the grand jury last week relative to an investigation of the offices of / tax collector and receiver In the the county. Bo< The auditors for the county* Alonso Richardson company, of * Atlanta, stated in the audit that «" certain “irregularities” exist in ce * the system employed in both off! » ces end the grand jury referred w the investigation to the Board of i 1 'was carried to Bernstein’s funeral would go;home Sunday where It was kept >r their op- through the night, end all these Mr. Payne, a brother of James n<! too much A. P»yn* of Athens, is aurvlvetl 1 .hall keep by hi* widow, three daughter* and constitution!* three eon., in addition to four let it." i brothers and throe (liter*. Mr. resolution pending i n the preeeut house (or a eonstiutional conven tion. 'The member, of thi. convention would be fresh from tli. people end would do what tho people warn don. about tUrae reforms. Then HIS MISSION OVER, JACOBS COMES HOME I Mr. Fratman. tha driver of tha ■ cur, is a section foreman on the 'S. A. L. railroad. Mr. Pam was 47 yean old and had lived in Clarke county three year*. ‘ZEV” SWEEPS ENGLAND’S BEST ASIDE AND FLASHES IN THE WINNER BY FIVE LENGTHS , (By Associated Press.) LONDON—Dr. Thorn well Jacobs, president of Oglethorpe University sailed for Nrw -York Saturday on tha Mauretania. "" “ Commissioners and the tlon will b# taken up at Danielsville Road Open For Travel Monday The Danielsville road and the street in the city limits from the River-street bridge through Bar- berville ware opened for public travel Monday aftsmoon when the city forces tore down the barri cades at Rivers’ store and at tha - ,—-,- T Members of the family of General Oglethorpe taw . him off and thanked him tor re- IU vlvlng the almost forgotten name r Finn °f the founder of the state, ot tOeorgU. Several of the General's [relatives favored Dr. Jacob's plan of Mrs., to enshrine tbs body on the cam* Athens, pua of the University, but a great QUITMAN—At an forty ho Ur Monday morning flames, breaking out In three different seotions of the business district ot this city had already caused damage esti mated at more than $100.00J and the probability that the total dam age will run much higher than this enter th# practice of law with ths (By Associated Press.) figure. well known firm of Caroler, Thomp CHARLESTON, III.—Bandits es* At 1:30 Monday morning. the ■urn a Kitsch. »C hSTV TV-ITT* 1 *—* n* flr,» flee hrnlr* iwt. tha alarm Mr. Hsrrold Is a nephew of Gov-{twelve held up the night watchman* coming In from the Qultn. ■" M »- rrnor Walker and a ton of Mr. and and blew open the vault and vote/ chine Company. A few minutes Mrs. Frank P. Hsrrold of Amerl- of the.First National Bank of Oak* j later, while firemen were battling cus. He recently graduated from land, early Saturday and eaeaped the first fire, another call came in Oxford In England a* a Rhodes‘with $15,000 in currency and I for the department from two <>f the Scholar. He completed hie Oxford bonds. Telegraph and telephone uptown stores and ft was neces- i Judge Brand Is Back From Trip To Washington Mrs. Sarah Collier . Died Late Saturday Ur.. Sarah Collier, a*«l *7, died &t the home on the Smlthonia* Comer rood Saturday night at 11:40 o'clock following an illness of two weeks. Funeral service* were conducted from the residence Monday after noon at S o’clock with Rev. W. P. Brooks, Jr„ officiating. Mrs Col lier was n member of the Baptist church Interment was In the fam ily cemetery, Bernstein Brothers, fun«r|d directors. In charge • Mm. Collier Is survived by four! *l*tero, one brother, two sons. Miles and Ralph Collier. 2 .iL 4JsHKE3HI5hseSH Congressman .Charles H. Brand Is back homo after several days' stay In Washington wher« he went ' '>n official bn sines. He states that politics fs all a-buaa In tha capital I offy and that the Republicans ore ill at ease over the election next yeer. Judas Brand states that from what he could gather around the corridors President Coolldge Is not r n popular a* he was Immediately fotbm»ng' tho death of President Harding and that his nominator (m not aseureil by any moan*. ZEV WINS! ZEV! ZEV! That cry came from 70,000 throats as Zev, belonging to Harry Sinclair, . ._-.-_t.-j r. C! " gland’s pride owned by Ben Irish, gentleman farmer, in the first international match race in America. in a race at a mile and a half at Belmont Park, N. Y., i ’ *’ jThe winner received $80,000 and a gold cup; the loser, $20,000. ATHENS COTTON: middling 29 s-«e PREVIOUS CLOSE .. -. 29 5-8c THE WEATHER: Clear Monday Night and Slightly Cooler. Clear Tueaday. Dally and Sunday—10 Cents a WeeE, 1 5 Cents Sunday. Invaetlgal, Today! To Regular Subtcribw* THE BANNER-HERALD <1,000 Accident Policy Fra* THE t Dally and Sunday—10 Cents s Week. ■ilMSefWfTP^ Established 1832. VOL. 91, NO. 215 Associated Press Service. ATHENS, GA., MONDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1923, 'J A. B. C. Paper. NEW REPUBLIC FOR GERMANY 4—4* ,to T T ♦ ■ »I« ’ 4*-+ 4*—4* 4*-4* Merchants Ready For Trade Boom M ee ti n g 4--4- 4*—4- 4- 4* 4—4* 4-4- 4—4* 4—4* 4*—4* 4—4* One Dies in Auto Wreck Near Athens Separatist Movement Is Gaining Headway Monday As Rhinelanders Advance morning in th* Chamber of Com' merce, made reporta of work done since last Friday and then out again to see other business concerns, ft order that ovary business man in the city may have a part in the bt^ trade boom the central committee baa called a mass meeting at th* city hall Tuesday at 10 o'clock. P. KILLED WHEN AUTO (By Associated Press.) MAYENCE, Germany.—Rhineland forces en tered Mayence Monday morning but met with re sistance when they attempted to occupy the city hall here. Two Separatists were wounded in an exchange of shots. The governments of the Reich and of Prussia are reported to have invited leaders of the several vari ous Rhineland Separatist parties to meet their repre sentatives in Cologne Monday afternoon to discuss the immediate establishment of a Rhineland State within Germany. Berlin, It is said, believes that such a stato must be proclaimed immediately to put an end to the lastspreoding Separatist move- Peckere, 60 ‘ ufacturer, who is one f Ute leaders of the Separatist roup at AJx-La-Chappelie, 3*id ere Monday that the Separatists were ready to assume their share of the reparations a* provided by tho treaty of Versailles and were willing to recognize the treaty. He added that Coblenz would be the capital ot the new republic and said that Rhineland forces nizid into filitury for mations but are as yet unarmed. However, he added, they know whore to find weapons, if it be comes necessary/’ mam fires E 1 HEART OF T More Than $100,000 Dam- ■ age Caused By Early Morning Blaze. Investi gation Starts Immedi ately.