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• • • ' • ■ Investigate Today! To Regular Subscribers THE BANNER-HERALD 11,000 Aooldenl Policy Prog -HERALD' Daily and Sunday—10 CenU a Week. EoUbllaked 1832. Dally and Sunday—10 CenU a Week. ' ATHENS COTTON: MIDDLING 30 1-2r PREVIOUS CLOSE .. .. 30 3-8c THE WEATHER: Clear Friday Night and Saturday. Cooler Saturday. YOU 91. NO. 219 Associated Prtaa Service. ATHENS, GA., FRIDAY. OCTOBER IC, IC2J. A. B. C. Paper. Single Copica 2 CenU Dally. 5 CenU Sunday. INTERNATIONAL REPARATION PARLEY LOOMS 4—4* 4 1 —4* +-+ 4—4 4*-4* 4*—4* •£—+ 4>—4* 4* 4 4* -4* 4*—4* 4* 4*-4’ 4* -4» 4* 4* 4—4* 4—4* 4—4- 4* 4* 4- 4* 4*—4* Mrs. Justice Sentenced To Life Imprisonment * VERDICT 0 F GUILTY ATLANTA, Ga.—T h e trial of Mrs. Ollie Combs Justice for the murder of DeWitt Turner, whom she said she killed to protect her younger sister from being ruined by the dead man, which has been fraught with dramatic incidents throughout, came to an end here Thursday night at 8:20 o’clock, when the jury, having begun its deiibera tions by kneeling in pray er, filed into the court room and rendered a ver dict of guilty and recom- mended her to the mercy of the court. Judge O. H. Howard, prcaidlar, by Ilia law ot tba atate (ram lh« recommendation of tha Jury waa forced to Impoia a sentence ot lift - Imprison moat on the clnvlcted wo. Mra. Juotlca'a couoaeL Murphey Holloway, mado lio motion (or a new trial and did not Indicate whether he will do so. although ha la given twenty daya In which to aak (or a wow trial. It *»• thought that Mra. Juatlca WIU ae- copt har aentenco without appeal tor a now trial. Tha Jury left tha court room ot 1:10' o’clock Thursday afternoon. The (Irat act of the Juroro after. tiling Into their room woo to koto, In prayer, according to opoctotore who could eee the ellhoutte of the knteltns m*n on tha fro*gmm window* batwoan Ui* Jury room * "shortly 1 after*? o’clock the Jury Indicated that there was no pro*- I tact of an early vardldt. and Judge deputy eherlffa for auppor. After reconvening It took the Jury only about 5# mlnutea to agree on the verdict of guilty. Friend* and relatives of the prin cipals In the care and number of cuato seekers remained 4*—4 4—4 A J, T T Gov. Walton Suspended; Trapp Is Acting-Governor LOVE FOR BROTHER’S 1 KILL, sirs ROGERS Douglas Man Confesses to Killing Brother. Says Dead Man’s Wife Helped in Burial. (By Associated Press.) ! _ , „ _ . OKLAHOMA CITY.-By a decision rendered by ! F °«tball Tickets the State Supreme Court of Oklahoma late Thurs- j For Three Games Go day, Lieutenant-Governor M. E. Trapp, became Act ing-Governor of Oklahoma. The decision of the court made permanent a writ of prehibition against Gov ernor Walton and Judge Tom G. Chambers which restrains them from interfering with the assumption of office by the Lieutenant-Governor. The court announced its decision orally after a brief conference following an afternoon of argument. The decision, it was explained, made the writ effec tive against J. C. Walton as an individual and not as governor. Judge Chambers was enjoined in his offi cial capacity as judge. The vole of the court was five to four. The decision sustains a resolution adopted by the state senate suspending Governor Waiton during his impeachment trial, and nullifies an injunction ob tained by the governor in Judge Chambers’ court On Sale Saturday E IS CONFERENCE WITH FEW RESERVATIONS Tickets for the Georgia*Au« burn game, the Georgia-Vir gin:* game and the Georgia* Centre game go on sale Satur day morning, October 27th at 11 o'clock at Costa'*. The price of the tickets la $200 each for each game. The Auburn game will be nlayed In Columbus on Nov. 3rd, the Virginia game will be played In Athena on November fOth and the Centre game will be played In Athena December flrat. Pageant Depicts Growth of School, (By Associated Press.) PARIS. — The French government is willing that an International Conference of experts be | named by the Reparations [Commission and be called i to consider the question [of reparations in con formity with the Treaty of Versailles. The French government, It stated In oflcla] circle*, FrHnv morning would bo moat happy in the government of ithe United State* would name an expert to participate In *uch a conference It waa announced that Premier Poincare, In the name of the French government, already bnd Informed ftoerttary Hughe* that he would Accept an International commission of experts to determine Hermany’a capacity to pay but that they must be named by the Repa ration* CommliRlon. The British government. It Dr. Charles P. Stcinmetx, who died suddenly while at breakfast at hi* home in Schenectady Friday morning. Hit death waa due physical breakdown which waa brought on by an attack of the heart, due to a recent trip to the Pacific coaat. Famous Electrical Engineer Answers Call of Death at His Home in Schenectady Friday (By Associated Proto) ■ bo wot rrtart)ml not only ot the SCHENECTADY, N. V. —Dr. treatest electrical eng’neer la tbo Charles P. Stq’nmetx. electrical wfsard, died at bla home here Fri day from a physical breakdown, duo to a trig to the Pacific Coast from which he rerenUy returned. The attending physician stated that breakfast waa being nerved to the petlent when hla heart redden- ly seemed to give way sod ho died mmedlatrly. Dr. Stdlnmets arrived In this country (n lSl*. where, pennllepa and able to apeak bat little Eng- » goodly !(,!,, |,e began hla work ,’n this of cuatomary curiosity-1 country which waa to take ti'm to wmalned In tb. court room) the hlgbeat paid engineer's Job In bear the outcome of the trial. When eentence **• pronouncM. Mr.. Juatlc. wae rrturnad to the Fulton tower by daputy sheriff*. Khe -earned to be nose the wont physically for tha ordeal of the two-day trial. ' Testimony waa completed ai It:!# o'clock Toe,day morning, In- eluding a dramatic statement o> Mrs. Justice, and the afternoon aea.lon waa devoted to argumoota| by counsel and Jud#» Howard# chart* to the Jury. REPUBLIC HAS BE1TERCHANCE OF SURVIVING COBLENZ.—The Rhineland rtt- tmbile's chances of surviving have bean considerably enhanced by the Rewly applied HiWtch policy of recognising the de facto statoa of the Separatists whatever they -aeceeded to definitely InetaUn* them selves and also giving mili tary protection to their movement, of ground. It It neceeaary to the mn'ntenance ot public order. the world. He waa born In Iht city uf Bres lau, Germany, on April 9, 1865 and was educated at It's famous uni versity. At tha tins of 'hla death. world but one of the greatest mathematicians. Dr. Stelnmet's flrat Job In this country waa with the Rudolph Elckmeyer eatablV.hr msnt at Yonkers. where he was a draftsman. In 1882 the General Electric company bought tha Elckmeyer business and 8(elnmets went Co th# Lynn, Maas., plant In 1882 .he waa transferred to Schenectady and In 1918 he wae appointed preetdent ol the board of educa tion of this city. He wae honored with degrees by Harvard colega and Union College In this city. He was author of many books relating lo a Metrical tog’es. It la reported be received a salary as chief 'engineer ot 8180,000 a year. He never married. f.Mlon. «r Lore, amt make It appear -outsider* murder. After spending th* evening away, from home the taro returned home 1 late pnd found Love asleep. Mrs. n..... 'he— ■■aalaV m.aoa.1 rest 0 8,1m* Ora iWinterviue Fair DOUOLA8—Falling madly In lov* with the wlf* of bis brother. Love. John Rogers, farmer, Thurs day night, confessed to Sheriff Tanner that ha had alaln him and hurried the body In a field where It was found by neighbors. Pale end nearing collapea, Rog- __ ,. vt tmm ^ ^ ^ rale ra.d of‘com!^To ,n<r vi,T'' m? whichwould have prevented th7 WenaiU-govornor! Community At the brother and whUe there of becom-j Irom becoming acting governor. ‘ / Ing Infatuated with lfrs. Hosrre. I llle attentions were not repulsed,! — ■ i — -t-^SS'-illlHDEFEAl^D FRESHMAN: TEAM MEETS TMKBSSSsSS BSpIgHtlt t - SWaMS-SUS £o r * t “ rn,n * h0UIM ' Roger* j tliXngh oL. known, the Writ U . .rao w. Kras. - and » V lr0Ugh . tCh ?° l man! appear, to be "I fired three ahota Into hla body. We undreraed him, wrapped the body In a quilt and took It to tha crude grtiv* and dropped him ln, r the brother fairly screamed. •ill* wife helped me pile the dirt over him. Then we eloped and were married. I wa* captured with her In Florida where we had fled That la all of It. May God. have mercy on my ooul. M When flrat arrested, both Rog er* and hi* wife said he had fired to protect her from an attack by her flrat husband, who, they said, wa* Intoxicated. LONDON—The official British opinion concerning the reaponae of Secretary of State Hughes of th- Unlted States to Lord Curznn on the Reparation Conferenco lnvita* tlon I* both cautious and reserved. Broadly, however, there ia a fuel ing Jn the government department* that America's clear cut declaration ga an International Conferenco Reparation* appreciably neur it wan stated here Friday Former Athenian, “A. P.” Operator Now in Ministry Friend, of John R. Potts, form erly a resident n! Athens, will be Interested to learn that ha baa en tered the mlnlatry of the Prraby- teifan church. Mr. Potta Uvad In Athens ear. era yearn where ho was oporntor for the AiaocUted Prase on The Athena Herald. Ha and Mra. Potto tnadn mgnf (rltodi In Athena who regret to aee them leave. Mr. Potta la fa Columbus now and has accepted t call to the pa* torate of Holt chapel In Colum bus. He wa* operator for the A* hoefated Prea» over twenty years, beginning In the early day* of th»t famous new* agency. Mrs. Potts' son. E. C. Pott*. lived Is 'AftTr* until recent)?* CHICAGO, III.—Uck of lm- ag,'nation la said to bo raepori sible for so many people mak ing up tbo American public ordering bam aad eggs, tha old popular menu- according to Horace Boo. of Loo Angeles, president of the National Res taurant Association. "Eight out of ton people who enter e*tV>» Blacoa order this dish,” ha said hers. Savannah Bids For Yearly Grid Affair Between Ga~Fla. rubber stamped Sculotor Visits MENU, HAM AND— VI8, “ Daughters of Dr. Crawford Long J. Maasay Rind ot Now York, noted sculptor who has been ea gaged to carve tba statue of Dr. .Crawford W. Long, discoverer of anaesthesia, (or (be Hall of Fame, In Washington, to rhYtlng with Dr. Jacobs in Atlanta and visited Ath ena Tbgrbday to • Intervl (»■ the danghters of Dr. Long, Mre.FsnnJe Long Taylor. Mr. Rhlnd Is a native of Scotland. , Mr. Rhfnd waa accompanied to Athena by Dr. Joe Jacobs of At lanta. who presented a ptecque of Dr. Long to the University several yoara ago. Dr. U O. Hardman of Commerce woo also In tbo party oa waa Mr. Anderson ot Marietta. A •Mnu'etta marble company wll do nate the marble for the atatne. which will be d Joel S inches tali and represent the eminent physic ian ae ha was at the ago of 28. N0 Ca h Ds C Hflljr 8 V?f aS R Grea « RC T d F v e Ye n r \ Red development that^as ^ Caps Have Not Been Scored on Yet. Paige Bennett’s Dah’.onega Team to Battle Georgia Reserves At 2:30. It’s a bargain day on Sanford Field Saturday child *'— 1 J M * How tbasa llttlw children broke through tha, ahull w* say prig* glshoaaa7 of tha people In Winter Winterville in the fore front of American com' munitiet. waa depleted In a peasant at the Winterville Fair Friday morning. Th. pageant, directed by biles Ma- (Turn to Papa Pour) Julian Berg, of Eaetman, *h< foot with buckshot. Toe police nr* bunting Cor Pol lock who la alleged to have fired fix times with a shotgun at persons SAVANNAH. — The Savannah University dab. of which Judge Peter W. Meld rim fa president, and David 8. Atkinson„ secretary, at Its cnartsrlv meeting Thursday night expressed itaalt aa strongly In favor of making every effort to SS-Lft-SL tb " U«» vbon bo performed Ibo inttie street In front of hla place ■KM'.ir.sr' ter of Dr. Long, entertained the perty et dinner. Mias Emma Long la also a daughter of Dr. Long and was a guest at tha party. University of Georgia and L’n’rer- slty of Florida football game la this city. It being on comparatively middle ground. ENCOURAGE8 BOV EMIGRANTS MELBOURNE.—The now tar- Lavonia Man Dies After Auto Wreck ANDERSON 8 c,—||f, f. P, Thrasher, of Lavonia. Oa.. who waa 'arameat to about to adopt o policy Injured left Sunday when nn auto-[of taking over private estates uiv mobile turned' over with him nod 1 dor corapulaion. If neceaaary. to three other, near Toccoa. Oa.. and faeMItata the establbbraent of tern- brought here Wednesday after- porary training farms for en- noon, from Iwvonla In an ambu-’ grants. New arrives will be allot- lance, died nt Andereoa ' Cdpnty, tod bold toga of boys to Australia j'lnapltsl at midnight. ; la to be particularly encouraged. O tf V. a avaat wttvuiuai afternoon and you can see two football games, good ones, too, for the price of one. At 2:30 the Reserves play Dahlonega. At 3:30 those unscored-on Freshmen tackle the N. C. Freshmen. one T 5i e m iCe ° f admi8sion remains at the of to» dnrimt'.h'^ ginT wwi^rj Austin Befl Dies nosing elghty-one points i. no! . 3ro. r 5Sf”^p„E«SlS! At Local Hospital and local fandom are mauifeeting i atrepg interest in their game with Saturday*** C *” ,in * Fr ** hnwr |'"J. and well known Athenian died In ft I II ft I D I T ll/ITII The gcum will be th. second uf 1,“, tX P R l N C l P L E WITH .d^U-bllledprogram here Sat- ws.'csrelcdtn th.U.^tal iw' 1,1 11 U M LL 1,11,1 In tba first gsma the day night in a sarlou* rnnalitim' l SEIZURE PUN Practice behind closed doors has rallied but hb strength began! been the order for both squads ter waning nbout noon. Funeral ar- the past week, only one day baa rangentents hare not been snnoun-l (By Aiiocleted Press) scrimmaging found its way into red. Mr. Bell to survived by hU| LONDON.—The Brltlih govern- camp. The Bulldog’s schedule calls widow, three children, Stella,lmeat has accepted In urna'ple the for a lay-off this week. Nancy and Frank, and his parents,! proposal of the American govern- The probable line-up for thi Rev. and Mrs. J. A, Ball. , ment that vessels In American. Reserve., is: Carroll, center; Tip- _ ^ ,waters be afised for contraband Kf.iUfl.-.l nV.-I III.- I'oi.llilK'- latratlon to rr*tats it ao *p ly and cJaarly in the paj»«ri la a distinct foaling of i tlon over n helpful and tona of tha renewed offer < operation. ■ * “Navy Day” Will Be Observed At giiuimai u* mv pcupic in muw m ■ T+ESSbS&Z "S’. Georgia Saturday Colonel James E. Ware to Speak in Chapel At 10:15 A. M. on “History of the Navy.” "Navy Day’’ U to b* oh* tha Vnlvertlty ol CJeorsl day. At the 10; 4S o’clock hnu *'.ay morning. Colonel Jai Ware, commandant at the ity, will apeak In tha chap History of the United 8tat | The public la urged to these exercise* commune National occasion. Freshmor! •'—•■in iwriner ciljr ttUON rreebmer Wf , nd wf j| j,„ own Athenian died ot u local hospital Friday aftcr- 2:30 o’clock. Mr. Bell HAWKIN8VILLK. - Fire moo wore iwounded In a shooting affray that occurred on the streets hare Thursday night, and tow of them ora believed to be In a dying con- dlk'on. The trouble is said to here started In a poolroom after the proprietor. 1L F. Pollock, to said to hove ejected a patron because of bolsterouaness. The wounded: Aaron Mannheim, member of a eeeuerrea ie: uirrou, renter: ,.p- . . -■.«.* ■■■■n ,„r .nunianu prominent family. Shot twice In t8io Pi" oodLevie. guards; Baas and|]6 YEAR OLDS CANT I Honor within twelve ml.es of the - - - Carmichael, tackles; Cloud end' n n P nn,. aertni’T O. American above line. at tea .uumerry Smith, endi; Philpot, quarter-1 UKAIV r KLM1 jaUUJhliAl The export committee of the !o-1 Mr. Ogletree region of the heart, with buckshot. Believed to bo dying. Frankie, traveling clothing as lee man from New York, kit li side by stray bullet Condition sari ous. Iaador Mlrsky, shot In toot. Joe Coley hit In leg with buck- Aged Athenian Is Called By Death business. Pollock disappeared Immediately after Ike amoks rolled away. According to the police Osorge OrVutead. who waa ejected from the pool room, went to tha Dixie VuleanlVng company, and obtain ed the propifetor, Aston Mann- helm.The tiro returned to tha pool- room together. Then they left. Orlnateod going to hla- stoco and Mannheim to Ms place of tsieloesa. but returned a few mlnutea later. They found Pollock armed wllh a shotgun, defying them to approach ' I, pl.-io- Witnesses say that the two men (Turn to Paps Four) back; Windham, with Blount ot Slmowfta at halves; and Harriot at full. Practically all these men. hava seen service in the past games of the season, and will pat. up a hard light against the Dah-| lonagians. Another enure for interest In this game ia the fact that Paige Bennett, ca-Ccorgla luminary coaches the visiting team. A strong team to boaeted this year, I and they aspect to throw a score for the Reserves. Following Oils asms, th- charges under Coach Bachman will meet tha Junior Tarheels The Coro- Unions defeated the Georgian, last season, but will hava to go some to repeat this (eat. Riverside clemeon, and Auburn, have hoen IN NUDE ANYMORE l"riel Conference, which has been studying the quetfon under For eign Secretary Canon has drawn up plana which are believed meet the essential points American request. At five tblryt Wednesday after noon occurred tho death of Mr. Ho ward A. Oslethree. at his resldencs at 14S Mulberry street In thl. city. trenty-iiins By STATESBORO.—Case of R. EL Chance, charges with the marder of Watson Alen on Christmas day 1921. waa expected to reach the played and neither hnn crossed th. • torr Frttintr alti Uutipupe cool line. * <**»co’o (bird trial. NEW YORK.—Drawing tram the nude to the art class of the Kewlou High School. Htooklyn, has been abolished as a result of proteafa by clergymen and parents, iaador L. Arch, principal, said nn- draped models have bees need «'» the class for 18 years with out protest, and that hla pupils were serious minded and that curiosity seekers had been kept out. The class |h made up of 8S pupils over 18 years of ago. THIRD TRIAL (By Associated Press) The Freshmen are strong In ev ery Octalrlnient thin yenr. Theif back* poaacae the ability of ram- he line, skirting the end* (Tern to pege four) The Vrst total ended In a mis- trial. AI the second ho was given life Imprisonment butwas granted a new trial He claimed self de fense. Robt. A. Lawrence Called By Death Robert A. Lawrence' died at hla residence et 399 Hancock avenne, Thursday afternoon at tlva o’clock at the age of fllty-nlno yoara. The funeral service* were con ducted by Rev. Joe Bennett from the realdence Friday morning at eleven o’clock. Mr .Lawrence la survived by hb Idttw, formerly Mrs. Loretta WU- Ifamaon. Mr. Lawrence moved to Athena several months since from Ocala, Fla. The palbearers were Joe Poaa. Jim Wagee, C. M. Bowden, T. O. Bell. Bon Yearw-ood and Jack Me- rail Quire. | Inju Dunaway, funeral directors, barge. years old and had been Ol for >om- tlme. Hoi’s survived by his wldou and two eons, L. E. Ogletree of .M»- ham*, and E. E. Ogletree ot this city,, four daughters, Sira. R. w Bailey of Middleton. Mrs. C. V Bagwell, of Blrmnlgbam, Ala.. Mr< J. T. Hale of Attica and "Mra E. O. Barber of Athena. . .-9a The funeral servlets were C0h3 ducted by Rev. Jolly, avs'cle.l nv Rev. Willie Saye. at tba Atilc* Baptist Church, Fivday morning at 12:00, B. Dunaway. (Unreal direct ora. In charge. S. H. Asbell. J. H. Bisson. J s. Woodall! W. Peterson, O. L. Flem ing and W. L. Femlng. acted »s pallbearers NINETEEN HURT MONTREAL— Nineteen pereona ore Injured, four aeriouely. when eight coaches of the Csnsiltan p»- YancouvepToronto Krprcs. left the tracks through a broken lavanne, OntaWo. The e In Colonial cars ou Mi