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InMUfato Ta<tay» T, Ragular Subteribara rlfi BANNER-HERALD 91,000 AeeiOant Pallay Fra* THE BANNER-HERALD Dally and Sunday—10 Cent* a Weak. Establiahcd 1832. Daily and' Sunday—10 Ceuta a Weefc 1 ATHENS COTTON: MIDDLING 31 l-2e PREVIOUS CLOSE Sir THE WEATHER: Rain Sunday; Fair Monday. VOL. 91, NO. 225 Aaaodatcd Press Service. ATHENS, GA., SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1923. A. B. C. Paper. Single Coplea 2 Cent* Daily. ( Centa Sunday. Trade Month OpeningCrownecpg Success 4> 4—4* 4*—4* •fr—4* ^ 4—4* 4—4* 4—4* •I* *1* 4* 4* 4*-4* Separatists Prepare to Defy Belgium Troopi 79 Plan To Intake Town Of Aix - La- Chapelle In Spite Of Tr oops FEDERAL COURT TO SIBLEY PRESTDING 2:00 A. M. FLASH COBLEN Z.—Joseph Matfhes, a Separatist leaded, announced Saturday in what he .labeled an official communication that it was the intention of the Separatists to re-occupy Aix-La-Chapelle. “Wje are planning to re-take Aix-La-Chapelle,” he sdia in his communication. “And within a few days otir troops will be marching into the Balatri- nate and other-of our forces will seize Essen. That is our answer to Belgium’s action at Aix-La-Chap- elle’^h'disarming our soldiers and bringing about our tetreat.” SITUATION discouraging (By Auoclatecl PrtM) BERLIN—The Bavarian govern* mint, it, was learned on good au« thority has sent a letter to Chan cellor Stressmann demadning the creation of a dictatorship for the Reich, bused on the Bavarian mod el. The letter adds that unless such n dictatorship is established in Ber lin forthwith, the Bavarian govern ment intends to send troops now concentrated on the Bavarian fion- tler against the capital. The announcement was made that Defense Minister Classier has ©r- dfred the dissolution of the im perial Council of the Working Men’s Societies, an organization chiefly dominated by the radical labor leaders. It was stated that New York’s appraisal of the mark on the baais of one and two-thirds, trillion to the dollar moved j Chancellor Ktercsemann to convpke a midnight session pf his rump cabinet, at which time several emergency or dinances were proclaimed for the purpore of forestalling a airallaf .collapse of the mark In Berlin. MARK 9TILL It BA8I$ The government now will permit payments to V« made in foreign currencies, although It Is prohibit ed to specify gold exchange as the sole medium of payment. The fad ing paper mark will still rank as the official currency, and Its ac ceptance as such is made obliga tory. - • It Is also decreed»that foreign currencirji must be reckoned on a baais of the official rates of the Relrch Bank and that the new Herman gold loan which In the past few days has been made* an object of speculation, will hereaf ter only be bought and aold at the official rat**. The Reisch Bank fix ed Saturday's dollar rate at 420,* 000.000,(K>0 marks. / Bandit Jesse Her Granddad .One Hundred and Twen- . ty-Five Prohibition Cas es Listed For Trial Dur ing Term. TEN FROM - THIS COUNTY DOCKETED One Peonage Case From Clarke on Calendar. Di- dato and Dominick Not Likely to Face Trial, Judge Samuel H. Sibley convenes federal court here Monday morning at 10 o'clock and lmmedlatdy af ter organization of the court triai of prohibition cases will begin, with one hundred and twenty-five list ed for disposition by the court.' Ten persons from Clarke county are on the calendar, all charged I with violation of the.national pro hibition law in addition to three other men, Ed and Earl White and Elsworth Williams, charged with violation of the national peonage laws. The ten ine» from Clarke county charged with violating the prohibl tion laws are Fred Flournoy, C. M Langford, Son Peterson, Ervin Ramey, Reuben Walker, E. J Free man, W. M. Msyeon, Ed Sail ors, Joe and Carl Kittle. There is very little chance o: Dominick Dldato and Abe 811ver stein, Indictdd by a federal grand Jury in connection with the escape of Gerald Chapman, bandit, from a hospital here, being brought to trial at the November term court. These men are in Jail in New York awaiting results of an appeal to the Supreme Court from an or der passed by a federal Judge which would send them back to Athena for trial. Dldato and 811- verstein arc# the men who came to Athens the day Chapman escaped and are said to have aided him mak the plans for the getaway. And Now They Walk on Water ATHENS MERCHANTS REPORT UNUSUALLY > LARGE BUSINESS; WILL GIVE MY TWENTY DOLLARS GOLD NEXT SATURDAY A good sized slice of winter weather failed to keep visitors away from Athens and “Dollar Day,” opening “Trade Month” yesterday was acclaimed a big success by merchants taking part in the event. TVantol *„ I Slorea t00fc 0B the -ppeumne Dental r.XpertS to I cbaracterlatic of Chrlatmu t-m. Address Athenians | and rae^hante report unusually And Students Herel lar *° >ale «- The afreet* wm crowded with people, most of them here to trade and take advantage of the offer of $2500 In prizes which the trade month organization will give away. Strolling, across San Francisco Bay! Sounds inreedible, to be sure. Yet D. .F Sheldon (left), of Ventura, Calif., and Rev. W. W. Reilly of Wcathervi Is. Calif., are doing it here. Walking tandem in jvater skis invented by Sheldon * brother, A. N. She don, Ventura rancher* the two men made the trip from shore to shore. Now they’re getting ready to hike across the English Channel. » Remember Jerse James, the rob ber bold? Well, Just a moment. Mete his granddaughter, Josephine Frances James. She’s a private secretary in Kenosha, Wis. Her father, Jesse James, Jr., is a re tired lawyer. BOOTH’S WIFE SAYS ^ LIQUOR WAS PUT IN HIS-CAR BY ENEMY Chainiten jof “Forget Me Not -Day” Here Announced Yesterday Chairman, of the six teams Athens women who will have charge of “Forget-Me-Not” Day here next Saturday were an nounced yesterday by Mrs. A. S. Barker, general chairman. The members of the five teams will be announced some t/me next week. “Forget-Me-Not” Day wor . _ . — ,, observed In Atlanta yesterday and T&X1C3D Driver Told, Wife is being observed throughout the country next week for the purpose of raising fund* with which to gfve relief to disabled veterans of the world war. The chairmen of the teams to he in charge of the work here next Saturday are, Mrs. Horace Holden, team number one; Mrs. B. G. •Peeples, team number two; Mrs. W. H. Ashford, team number 3; Mrs. W. W. Crews, team- number four; Miss Rose Bush, team num ber five, and Mrs. J. L. Sexton team number felx. Prince Gustave Is Married Saturday (fry Associated Praia) LONDON—Before the ancient altar of the intimate little Chapel Royal of St. Jamea *Palace. where many a king and queen have been married since the days of Henry VIII, Crown Prince Gustave Adolph of Sweeden took as his second bride Saturday afternoon. Lady Lotiia Mountbatten, niece of the reigning sovereign* of England. Says, Someone Was Go ing to Put Him Out of Business. In a statement to The Banner- Herald yesterday Mrs. Charlie Booth of 250 Satula avenue charg es that someone put whiskey fn the automobile of her husband to “run him out of the taxicab business.** Mr. Booth was arretted last weefc charged with violation of the pro* htbition law . Officer Hugh M Moore-arrested Booth after finding several pints of whiskey in the latter’s automobile parked on So|- lege avenue. Booth faces chargee in city court for violation of prohihtion law. Mrs. Booth’s statement follows: "Phase publish the following: In regard to the whiskey that was found In Charlie Booth’s, the taxi drivers car, I his wife, wish to say he did not know It was In there: he had been told that a certain par. (Turn to Page Five) Among th« other cases listed fox trial on charge of violation of the prohibition law are E. M. Bond, Morgan; Floyd Evans, Ranks. Per cy Tampton and Gilbert Little, Jake Carter and Willie Odum, Morgan:'Charles R. Massey, Bank* E. C. Whitfield, Banka; E. D. Bry* ant and Bctry Jordan, Franklin; Will Duncan, Banks. Corbitt Jor dan, Franklin; Llge Walters, Oldes Walters, Hart; Anna Bell, Ogle thorpe; Orin Bowers, Franklin; J C. Clarke, Franklin/ Lee Fowler, Oglethorpe; Tim Hargrovb Jack- eon; O. C. Hlppe, Hart; EX Mar- ett, C. A. Marrett and H. B. Ran- . doll, Franklin. 1 Jack McDaniel, Barrow; .Elbert Norton, Banka. Press Parker, Wal- ton; P. C. Preston, Oglethorpe; John Porterfield, Wrtw Scoggins Leroy Scoggins, Will Scoggins Oconee; Rader L. Roberts Paul B Williams, Barrotr. Ben Smith, Banks; Burrell Smith Franklin. Charlie ’Smith? Ogle thorpe; Ralph D. Smith, Jackson; W. C. Aery, Banks; Charlie Ben ton. Madison; Ben Beusse, Madi son. J. M. Brown, Madison; rFank Mobley, Madison; Garvin Wilson, Madison: Tom and Jesse Howard P. C. Ruark, W. C, Lovin, Cliff Power, W. E. Kirby. James Dick inson, Dave naU, George Rab- some, Dennis Davie, Greene. T NICE IE BY SEC. MELLON IN REPLY WELL, WELL, SO THIS IS HOBOKEN (By Associated Press.) WASHINGTON—In a formal statement Issued by Secretary Mellon, ns a reply to Governor Plnchot of-Pennsylvania, the'com troveray over the enforcement of the Federal dry law which been carried on between the two for several days, the Secretary of the< Treasury said that " all per sons Interested In the enforcement the ftw will see the futility of any controversy between myself and the Governor of Pennsylvania who la considered a strong aspir ant for the presidency. The statement was designed to serve as a reply to Mr. Pinchot's most recent letter in which federal enforcement again was criticized and, according to Mr. Mellon, in which Governor Pinchot charged that the treasury department had] made “no effort to enforce ths national prohibition.aAt in Penn sylvania and* Inferentlally, no e*- j rious effort generally." Instead of attempting a detailed! answer to the various Inquiries of I the governo , Mr. Mellon said he purposed to confine himself to "a statement of the* efforts to enforce the law that have been made in Pennsylvania and throughout the country.* . At the same time Mr. Mellon went into the problems which the fed eral enforcement officials havi . had to deal with and declared that i f-rretf again with Managing H- the notation. In ’part, wa, mow rector Meyer of tbe War Flume* (By Aiiociated Free*.) .NEW YORK—Deciding that Ho. boken was not America, an lS-year old Austrian Immigrant swam the Hudson River to Manhattan at Vi frigid-hour early Saturday morning. The youth, Mnrljnna Strilelch, walked down the gangplank of liner at Hoboken last Monday and started looking for his aunt and uncle who live in that place. He could not get'anyone to un derstand him and after four days decided that he had not reached America. He got a glimpse of the castles across the river and con cluded that this must be the plade het sought. He waa dragged from the river by a tug boat crew, al most exhausted after he had been In the water more than an hour. (NO 10 DEPUTIES FACE LIQUOR CASE One of the principal features of te state convention of the Georgia Dental Soolety which meets here Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, will be the outside lectures to bo delivered for benefit of students and citizens by experts In dentis try. Wednesday at 12 o’clock Dr. Percjf 'H- Row* Boston .Mass., will deliver an -address at the State College of Agriculture; at four o’clock Wednesday afternoon Mis* Gladys Eyrich of Jackson, acts* will deliver an address at the High school auditorium under auspices of the P. T. A. Thursday afternoon at 4 o’clock Dr. Alice Moses of Atlanta will speak at the Woman's Club build fng and at 7 o’clock Thursday ftight Dr. Otto U.* King of Chicago rill speak at the State. Normal School. Friday at 9 o’cldck Miss Gladys Eyrich nmd Miss Verna B. Thorn hill of Atlanta will speak at .two of tbe public schools. Morehouse Parish • Trials to Betrin Monday Morning (By Associated Pross) HA STROP, La.— 1 The writing of nnothc-r chapter of mystery of mob Violence in Morehouse 1 Parish will begin In the sixth ’strict court here Monday when over n dozen citizen, of (hr Parl.h face Jtidg, BARGAINS frail JL Odum for trial on ml.de-1 meanor charge, growing out of the j Although the g i; .Saturday ushered In a chill, rainy day and early In the morn ing it appeared that there would be very little business done by the business concerns of the city. How ever, early predictions proved wrong and before noon the buying lT’Ktln, increasing in volume) as the day progresses and cashiers la most of the store were glad when darkness brought an opportunity to rest from a vigorous day’s work. Not only did the merchants re port an unusually large amount of cash sales but “paid” and ’’paid on account” notations at the close of day appeared on many of the business ledgers, indicating that people are out to liquidate old debts as well as buy new goods during the trade month campaign and take avdantage of the oppor tunity to win one of the two ma jor prizes and the hundreds~of dollars »!n addition which will be given away to holders of lucky coupons during theh month be tween November 3 and December ATTRACTIVE ATLANTA.—Sheriff E. S. Garner of Qwlett county, two of la’s depu ty sheriffs, Howard Garner and J. M. Ucmatid, and A. L. (“Red”) Tosh, an Alleged bootlegger, were indicted Jointly here Friday by a federal grand Jury on ft charge of conspiring to violate the national prohibition act Sheriff Garner and his deputies p. P> Richard of Mer Bonne' f _* i were I'nil'cted aoreral month, ago. T wo mutilated hof ra were found U by otlerln * ot unu " a *l «•- but the Indictment was qua,Mil t n Lake La Fourche four month, ts. m. . . . . „ . later and ^Identified a, SSlTEg ty dollar gold piece to the person holding the right coupon. There after twenty dollars in gold wfll be given away each Saturday at aetivifiAH tna',L'i •" k* a' ""."HI M»e bargains offered cttvities of masked bnnsd Inst. by merchants “Dollar Dav” ■«,* year. The operation, of the hood, very atoriftlv. tha trmto ed men culminatedI A.gu.t 24 with orgTmm^n JPan. to »"«!<!•/ during the campaign on.Ta? here on October 22, when Judge Samuel H. Sibloy sustained a de murrer. Tho judge ruled .no In dictment was not clear and indi cated how It should have ?*een drawn. HU Instruction* were fol-j of the missing mm. (m Ai-ocfated Press.) lowed In the indictment relurneJ Friday. ib has not previously been In dicted -n connection with tho cas®, and tho government action was taken it was understood in order J to strengthen tho case. Tosh Is the principal witness in the caso, and as a co-defendant his testi mony Vs expected to carry much weight. Attorney for Sheriff Garner and his deputies requested Judgo Sibley AMERICA MAY TAKEj; WASHINGTON. — Tho govern.. lo „ x a hnmI for w . client.. The mont’a Inquiry Into the advantage* , declined to do so. declaring of tho co-operative system marketing ns a means for farmer relief was carried a step further Saturday by President Coolidge who called Into conference C. S. Barrett of Georgfa, president of the Formers’ Union and also con* Peabody Wants to f See Georgia and Tech Play Again I (Bv Associated Press.) ATLANTA.—George Foster Pea body of Saratoga Springs, N. Y., a non resident and (j'fe member of the University of Georgia board of trustees Saturday telegraphed Governor Walker bis congratula tions on his effort* to have Geor gia Tech'and the University of Georgia to resume athletic rela tions. “I am rejoiced to see you advising Tech and the ITnlvera’ty to act sensible Christian,” the telegram read. money for expansion of the gov* ernment’s enforcement unit. In ad dition to money, however, Mr Mellon aald tbut "patience, pro se rvance and united efort are nec essary to’th* undertaking.” FSLAI that tho bond on tho ol dlndict- ment bad naver/ been aet aside. ‘In * against Sheriff Gamer. Deputies Garner anj Bernard and Tosh are tbe outgrowth of an al leged pact entered Into between the ofl’cerg and Tosh by which, it wa ssaid, the elleged bootlegger waa to be given protection In haul ing wiihite/ through Gwil ett county. LA FAYETTE.—County authori ties have located relatives of S. T. Henderson, a stranger in this com munity, who was shot and killed i Thursday by James Hlxon, Jr„ • naar Cedar Grove. A nephew of * the dead man waa located In New York and he has been Informed of the details of the tragedy. Henderson waa killed by young Hixon after ho had approached Mlti Clara Hixon, 18-yearold girl, in her homo hero and is alleged to have made advances toward her. Il’xon, the brother, Heard her screams and, running to tbe touse, obtained a pistol and killed Hen derson. Hixon surrendered to tho sheriff. It Is believed In Cedar Grove that Henderson was of n.isotnd mind. He spent part of the day pryor to hla visit to tho Hixon home in the store of a merchant and appeared to be In a dazed con dition. Corporation. Tho Georgian explained to thr president tho progress made in tbe co-operative movement under the auspices of his organization and told the cxetcUve that through co- operafon farmers can throw off the present depression In the buy ing and selling of tjum machinery and fertilizers and of product*. He will confer with President Coolidge again Sunday, when he will take luncheon at the executive mansion with the president. Over 3,000 May Not Gain Admittance to The United States iBy Associated Prsst.) NEW YORK—More than threr thousand would-bs-immigra n t* in cluding 1,36? who cams on the Le- vlalhsn which arrived Saturday fWq» England faced deportation t ■Van announced Saturday night ly Commissioner of Immigration Cur ran,! who said, yearly quotas of several countries had been ex- •“•“d. • I FALSE FIRE ALARMS Quota, of ,l,v»n countries In. ARE ALARMINO BOMF eluding Great Britain have ■ been exausted, Commirslone* Curran said he had l»****n In Termed by telephon- by Commissioner of Im migration General Husband of Washington. Mr. Curran said he expected about 2.000 British sub DESTROYED BY FIRE THOMASTON, Ga.—The home of Dr. Lincoln McConnell, former pas tor of the Baptist Tabernacle, At lanta, was totally destroyed by firs here Friday. The entire contenta of the house. Including a library of 5,000 volumes, tpany handsome oil paintings and valuable places furniture wars.burned. Insurance amounting to 919»dOri waa carried on the home, the loss smmountlng to approximately $20,000. Dr. McConnell’* estate was one of the prettiest in this section, many citlssns of Georgia havo been guests at the home on various oc casions. SETTLEMENT. SAID (ROME. Ga.—This city has been the victim of at least ono false fire alarm each .m’ght for at least a week and on some occasions sev eral more. Recently there was one sandwiched In between two real 1 sent back units* fires and the police and fire d**- some of then' along \rith subject# partment are attempting to find of oth*r countrie* were allowed trjthe --.er***!* who are responsible nter under special ruling*. t for the needless alarming. Reported At While House That Restrictions May Force United States to Remain Aloof. » (Bv Associated Press.) * WASHINGTON — Restricfon on tho scope of tlie proposed expert committee inquiry Into German ca pacity to pay reparations may ren der It useless to proceed with tho plan in the view of President < GooI» •dge, as made known Saturday at tin* white house. Tne Original American proposal, ft was declared, was for a "com-* plete and Inclusive” examination cf the question and official ndvlcss thus far received from ab.-oad have indicated acquiescence n tnat plan. Press reports of speeches made by Premier Poincare of ranee have Indicated a de*’re to restrict the inquiry, however, and It was point ed out that tbe Washington gov ernment was as yet uncertain as to what its attitude would bo towa.*d an Invitation to participate unof ficially |!n a .restricted Inquiry. 2 o’clock boon. / The two major prizes are Ford four-door sedans, one to be given away to a person inside the city limits of Athens and the other to 'someone living outside the efty limits. In addition to the two ma jor prizes and the twenty dollar gold piece* each Saturday, two one hundred dollar bills will be given ft way at the close of the campaign, one or person inside the city limits and the other someone out- s’de o this city. Four fifty dollar bill* will be friven away and one ttn dollar gold piece in general. Everywhere Blgns and posters are displayed notifying the buyors that “trado coupons are gives away here” and the coupon boxes Inst night were heavy with the load of stubs therein, testimony to the HUccess of the opening day. WALKllIlST ON TAX REFORM . It was indicated (hat In the event restrictions were placed on the scope of the expert committee In quiry which. In the opinion of of ficials hero, would render its studies not hopeful of good results, American participation probably would be agreed upon only with the distinct understanding that the Washincton government believed from the outset that the effort to settle the reparations question in that way would be futile. Although no steps have been taken toward selection of the American representative or rep resentatives on the committee of experts, the president has decided that no member of the cabinet shall be selected. The statement was (Turn to p*fe four) (Turn to page five.) ATLANTA—Governor Walker’s memiage to tho Georgia general as- a* mbly which convenes in extra ordinary session next Wcdnaday to consider taxation reforms and fV« school book legislation will be specific and In support of to* special tax commission)* recom mendation, Tho chief executive Saturday night said he intended to deal firm ly with the* subjects before the legislature but did not wish the lawmakers to gain an impreaalqty that he waq attempting "to die* late.” The subjects of tax reform, tax collection machinery and fire# school hooks demanded he oon* tinued that he "go straight to the point’’ and Insist on action. **\ plea for "real statesmanship and abandont»d of petty pohtiea" ■xpected lo be Included In the message. Confidence that the M* sembiy will give “serious coneM* ration" to the —Tnltimri of the tax commission was e*w pressed by the governor, , * M