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'r.'i FOOD RIOTS BRE AK OUT IN BERLIN TYPEWRITER TO SCREEN J "Nighthawk” Editor Kills Klan Attorney Monday KILLING U1D TO Mnreelle Berquin, who a few short months iago was a typist to Paris, now j$ working in moving pictures. She won a stenogra phers’ beauty contest. ON TAX OFFICES “Forget-Me-Not”.... T Day For V eterans Here on Saturday Saturday la "Forget-Me-Not” day In America and It mil be observed In Athena where doaena ot pretty and attractlre glrla will aell tor. gct-mc-nota on the atreete tor the benefit of the ' wounded ot the Worttf war. The day la held under the aus pices of the Disabled, Veterana ot tho World!war, James A. McFar land, commander and Mrs. A. S. Parker la chairman ot the day otr Athena. All dozens appreciative of the sacrifices made by the veterans of tho great war are expected to par ticipate la this day hy buying the little flowers. The public should not be satisfied with purchasing a single flower hut should buy whole bunches ;( them.-ltils polnetd out The organisation‘hye Is being perfected now and by Saturday everything will he In readiness for the sale and It Is expected that patriotic Athena will buy liberally. a» I'ltisi. 1 To Plant Trees Along Bankhead Highway If Permission Is Secured From Land Owners. Tho county commissioners held the regular first of tho' month meeting at the court house Tues day morning and In addition to the routine business the auditors* re port presented to the grand Jury a few weeks ago was taken up In so much as it referred to alleged Irregulas’tfes in the offices of the tax receiver and collector. The appenranco of Mr. Mallory, the tax collectors before tho board was postponed until Wednesday morning at 11 o’clock and Mr. Dor sey requested that his hearing be postponed until the meeting in De cember, stating that he was Ju*t out of tho hospital where' he had been suffetrng from carbuncles, This request was granted. Mrs. Julius Talmadge and Mrs. 8. V. Sanord' also appeared before the board and requested that the memorial trees due to be planted along the Bankhead tyghway this year In memofy of the men from the county who participated In the World war bo set out by December 6th, Arbor Day, and a resolution was passed authorizing 100 treci be planted on tho Bogart road pro. tanes, which revolve In the op vided the committeo of Mrs. Tal- Mcltni window, Dr. <\ 0. Abbott of raadgo and .Mrs. Sanford secure the tBe gm'thionUn Institute has sue- permit from the land owner* ceded In measuring the heat of White oaks will be selected very ^ to n, e hundredth mH- probably nnd some enterprising || ont h degree. , farmers along the Bogart road. Experiments carried on at the have an opportunity of beautify-1 Moi i nt W u i(m , Cal., station with Ing their farms If they communl* tba of g gnAt m !nch reflector os usual. 1 -—Ask For Trade Coupons— Atlanta.—William 8. Ooburn. attorney for the Simtions faction ot the Ku Klux Klan was shot four times and Instantly Vlled while in his office In the Attanta Trust iBuildlng late Monday by Philip Fbx, editor of the "Imi-erial Night- • hawk,” official publlca'/on of the] Imperial Palace ot the Klan on Peachtree Road. It la stated that Mrs. J. Hol brook, Capt. Coburn’s stenograph er witnessed the killing and made a statement to the police In which she said that Fox stepped into the attorney's office with the remark, "I'm through nt the Palace to- H’ght, Coburn.” With these words he drew a pistol and fired four shots In quick succession. As the last shot was fired, Coburn crumpled up dead. FOX MAKES STATEMENT Later, Fox at tho statlo, mado a statement In which he said, "Un der the circumstances It was the only thing to do. I couldn’t do anything different. Fox stated that be would make a complete state- ment later. Klan • offIcials asserted’ that the 1 tragedy grew out of the recent legal fight la Fulton superior iourt lust week when David M. UIttenhouso and others sought a receivership for the Klan. Coburn krts one oi the attorney* for me complaining Klansmen, According to a statement made by Henry Norton, head of the At lanta Juan No. i, wnicn has se ceded from tho imperial order, Fox made sn attempt Sunday night to shoot Dr. Fred Johnson, of San Antonio, Tex., a iifll.onaire and close personal friend of Emperor Simmons, but was thwarted by Morris Moore, a Texas ranger and also a friend of Colonel Simmons. This attempt, It was reported, was made at the imperial palace . ALSO HAD KNIFE Fox, after emptylg his pistol, the police were informed tnrew mo weapon at Captain Coburn. When Fox was searched at tho poi'ce station, a long spring dou- ble-odged dirk was found in his pocket. He had made no attempt to use this, however. Shortly after being locked in a cell, tho slayer sent a request to Police Chief Beavers that lie .bo removed from the police station to me Tower for protection. The vJiIef took the request under ad visement. In the meantime, Fox waB locked in a cell alone at a point (Jn the prison where there Is no exposure from a wind »*. An Investigation toy the police showed that Fox wqnt to the Ans- IRE WEDNESDAY !N HE DAY’S MEET The courthouse at Bastrop, La., which came into prominence when several alleged Klansmen were tried for the murders of Thomas Richards and Watt Daniel, has once more become the scene of a hot legal fight when three alleged Klansmen, tried once before in connec tion with the murders, were convicted of carrying fire arms on the premises of another. Dog Saves Nine From Gas Fumes NEW TORi:—The heroine ot big life rescue in Brooklyn was busy attending tho latest arrivals In hrr family wl$en Interviewer* called oi her Monday to get her story of the brave deed. “Lady,” a fox-tcrrlr, had saved nine live* by ripping the bed clothes from Samuel Gelbart, her master,'as ho lay asleep. Gelbart awakening, drowsily pushed- dog away. Hhi* persisted, franti cally tearing at the bed clothes. Gelbart then was thoroughly aroused find that the house wm full of tho fumes of .coal gas. tTe threw- open the windows, called out a doctor, and the loves of eight others were saved. —A»k For Trade Coupon,— Pie CLUB GAR IS Car Load of Pure Bred Pigs Returns After Win ning Over $400 in Prizes At Fairs. Opening of State Conven tion Will Take Place At Georgian Hotel At 10:30 O’clock. SUTTON SPEAKS WEDNESDAY NIGHT Two Dental Fraternities Hold Meeting Tuesday Night. Much Interest in Convention, The fifty-fifth annual convention of the Georgia Dental Society op ens In Athens Wednesday at 10:30 •'clock In the parlor of the Geor gian Hotel. Prior to the opening of the con vention a meeting of the execu tive council will be held In the Georgian after which registration of delegates will take piaqc. The executive council is composed of j DeLo * L. Hill, chairman, Atlanta; 1 A. A. La wry, Valdosta and J, Itus- icll Mitchell. Atlanta. Owr two hundred Georgia den tists will attend the convention which will be primarily’conducted . for preventative dentistry. The Faculty Decides to Ask owning meeting will feature ad- Solons and Invitations 5. “ •Are Extended to House) «n<i-Dr, Andrew u. soui and Senate * wlth I,r ‘ D * p Atk,ni,oa ot nrun * The Georgia Legislature U to be invited' to vteit Athens and the UzTverslty of Georgia Saturday of th|s week, it was decided by tho University.faculty at a meeting Monday afternoon. E TU BE INVITED TU VISIT UNIVERSITY Decorate Now For • The Virginia Game E. H. Dorsey, chairman of the decoration committee for Home Coming Day, urges every merchant and business house in the city to decorate for the game next Saturday. This was dons last year, and the year before, and made a lasting impression on the Vir ginians. The colors of Virginia are or ange and blue and many mer- chanta have the colors from last year. It has bean suggest- ' ed that windows and stores be decorated in both red and black and the visitors' colors, as in Columbus and the com mittee in charge «urges that the decorations be attended to now and not delayed until Friday or Saturday morning. Those who went to Colum bus were struck with the painte and expense gone to there for decorations and it ie hoped that Athens will be as gaudily decorated. Ask For Trade Coupons— BANDS OE MEN AND IN BERLIN Min (By Associated Press.) BERLIN. — Looting of food and clothing shops c o n t i n u ed throughout Monday night in the northern districts of Ber lin, while in the fashiona ble west end of the city, numerous automobiles were held up, the occu pants of the cars being robbed of their personal belongings, and in some cases of even their clothes. Considerable anti-Sem itic rioting occurred in FIFTY MINERS Ups&C-JZ I by gangs of men and youths SAID TO BE BURIED"”" BY BIG EXPLOSION Tho car load of pure bred Berk shire and Poland Clhina pigs, which tho Clarke county pig club has A . - « . nbeo showing at different fairs, re- *J*J, , The mombets of tho legislature will .be entertained at tho luncheon which la to bo one ot tho feature events of “Home Coming Day” Saturday, and In the afternoon they will be guests at the Georgla- Virgin’a football same. The invitation to come to'the University and Athens will be pre- seted to tho leaf stature Wednes day morning when tho extraordin ary session convenes, by letters from Prof. W. D. Hooper, secretary of the faculty and Chancellor Bar- row, which hove been forwarded to the heads of the House and Sen* ate. !ley hotel about noon Monday and [asked for a room and paid the [rent on It until seven o'clock. Ho ______ j carried no baggage and a search of the room disclosed nothing ev- WASHINGTON.—U,in, the rxdl- cept a package oi cigarette,. Ralph ometer on the »M principle a, AUmelor. cleric of the hotel elated the little toy of black and sllvei that Fox seemed normal in every way. The next record of his move- merits obtained by police was when •be appeared at Coburns office Just before’the shooting. Tho grand jury completed its In vestigation of the shooting before oon Tuesday and wa sto report to tho court early Tuesday afternoon. turned to Athens yesterday. These j pigs were put on exhibition at the | Southeastern Fq’r In Atlanta, the' 9palding county fair at Griffin the State Exposition at Macon and the Tri-State Fair at Savannah. Hal Vaughn, president of Clarke County Boys clubs accom panied the pigs on their rounds and attended* to the exhibiting. A total of over $400 was won in Pf'zes at these fairs. Among tho prizes won were two Grand Cham pion, one won by Paul Fleming at Atlanta and one won by Hal Vaughn at Macon. Ten Champion prizes were won by Hal Vaughn, Paul Fleming and Hughes Evans. The pure bred pigs owned and exhibited by <the Clarke county club boys are among the best blood stock to bo found anywhere. These boys are placed at the very door o local armers an excelletn opportunity for getting started in pure bred stock. With the unm- ber of young pigs available hero now, no one. needs to rafso scrubs cate with either of these women at wer g beKtxn In July and the results I Mrs. Fox, although reportKt HI unless they arw/ndittejont to tho once. ! ' nt her home. vWted her hu.band value of pure bred plg«. George O'Kelley, Jr., and Fred Carney were also among tho prize winners at these fairs. Plans have been made to put this tar load of pigs on exhibition at, the Clarke county fair next w/?ek. —Ask For Trade Coupon*— Talmadge Bwa Oampaajr waa | pffjgfoig hero as of the highest Ira* ~*' J ““ -•—* portance. * ’ awarded the contract for supplies for tho month. The roads of the county are be ing scraped, following the recent rains and will be In splendid shape now. » —Aik For Trade Coupon!— Coolidge Issues Thanksgiving Day Proclamation Tues. WASHINGTON D. C.—rrc.ldcnt Coolidne’s Thanksgiving Day proclamation Issued Tuesday, calls to mind that the year has brought to the American people two tragic ;banke here rarly Tuesday experiences, the death of President made away $11,0##. Harding and the'fatazfoe earth quake, hut nays thitf such exper iences serve to test and refine men and nation*. The proclamation also said that during the year th** nation hadj been blessed with much material] I pertly. the bank vaults. OF .S1UN0 TUESDAY (By Associated Press) SPENCER Ind.—A band of rob ber* variously estimated In num ber at from 14 ho W robbed two and Two citizens were wounded dur ing the robbery. Travelling in four autoraobUen the robbers first isolated the town by cutting all telephone and telegraph wire* and ion posted guards to prevent In- rruptlon while they blow open twice at tho Jail Tuesday morning, leaving hastily the second ‘line when sought by newspapermen. For Tuesday morning refused t»* add to his statement that he kill*-, Coburn Stonday night because Co- bum had false affidavits attacking his character and had planned to publish them. In the meantime the Solicitor Genreal Boykin has ask ed th* grand Jury for a murder Indictment against Fog. ' At the prisoner's home It war reported that his wlfq was pros trated and unable to see newspa permen. A small son of Fox ap peared at the door. —Aik For Trade Coupons— 'Chicken Dinner At Clarke County Farm Inmates of the Clarke countv farm -njayed a vhlck-n dlnn.r li.t in Wednesday. Fr.ed chicken, chick- ,„, lldln „ d „ lmy , d hy flr , en dumpllna. hot blur-nit, nnd PaT0 Mondiy nlfht Th , chcken nravy were nerved nnd • m800 , greatly enjoyed. Clarke Legislators I^ave For Atlanta Representatives Toombs Du- Bose and Frank A. Holden of Ath ena left Tuesday afternoon for At lanta where they will take psrt Id lh*» extraordinary session of the Oorr *a legislature. —Aik For Trade Coupons— $40,000 FIRE (By Auoclnt.d Pr«,s) MOULTRIE—J. A. Kennedy's hardware store, a moving picture !» and th* offices ot two phy. FAIR WILL TAKE PLACE WHERE IT DID LAST YEAR The Clarke County Fair and Odd Fellows Festival will be held this year In the same place It was held last year, J. W. Arnold, one of the promoter* of the fair and festival stated Tuesday. (By Associated Pros*) BLECKLEY. W. Va— Between thirty five and fifty miners were reported to be entombed in the Olen Rogers mine of tbo Raleigh- Wyom'ng Coal Company at Olen Rogers, by an explosion Monday morning. First reports wgro lacking In de tails but it was said that at the time of tho evplosion between wick responding Dr. J. C. Wilkin H<Jn. pastor of th« First Baptls* church will deliver the Invocation PRE8IDENT TO SPEAK Tho address of President Newton A. Teague of 'Atlanta will be deliv ered nt 11 o'clock after which Miss Gladys Eyrlch Jit Jackson, Miss., , , ... . M ^ will .peak. Report of commute.. “ Ix J “ m 80T °? t K, f j v . 0 T T and motion picture, will Ink.. up In the mine and that twenty-tlireo th. remainder of th. mornlne pro. "ad been brought out uninjured. j Twelve bodies have been taken At *2:30 o'clock Dr. Otto U. King. ' rom ,h .° jg* 1 »« a l0 , te ho "17f": editor of th, "Journal." Publl.hed »* Ie lo P«entertained In the inter..t of th* profewlon! 10r »?• men .atilt within the at Chlcaio. HI. and aecretory of;r rl " nK dCr ’'| r, , mCnt 0f th9 mlne "' the American Dental A.eoclatlon 1 11 J!'’* '‘ported, will .peak on ''Dentl.try-Ye.Ur. 8 “? n .. wer ® ln lho strength some cases as large as three hun dred. Women freely participated in the storming of the food and clothing shops. The price of bread Tuesday, morning was fixed at 80,000,000,- 000 marks per loaf as against 1140,000.000,000 Monday morning* j It was stated that the Rhine- .land Separatists have completed [their evacuation of the Cologne ) —Ask For Trade Coupon*-- ERWIN WILL LEAD L will speak on “Dentistry—YesUr* day, Todoy and Tomorrow.*® Other addresses for that after noon will be delivered by Dr. OHn Kirkland of Montgomery, Ala*. Dr. Regnald Maxwell of Augusta, Ar thur A. La wry, Valdosta, Wednes- day night at 8 o'clock Prof. Willis A. Sutton of Atlanta, noted eduen- tor, will speak at the University chapel on “Health and Education." The public is cordially Invited to hear the address of Prof. Sutton, who Is a recognized educator. PUBLIC ADDRE88E3 I Wednesday Dr. Howe will speak at 12 o’clock at. the fftate College of Agriculture and at 4 o’clock that afternoon Miss Eyrlch will speak at the High School un der auspices of the Parent-Tench- c«r* Association. Thursday at 4 o'clock that night Dr. King will at the time of the explowloa ami twenty-three were brought out un injured. —Ask For Trade Coupons— ELLIS FAVORS STATE E TAX BILE Mr. Arnold and Jake Joel, mem bers of tho comni ttoo appeared be fore city council at Its'preUmiuar) meeting Monday night to answer any objections made against hold ing' the carnival. The University trustees and stewards of the First Method’st church have filed ob- Jections to the carnival with the city clerk. Mr. Arnold stated that the Odd Fellows arc sponsoring the fair and financing the premium list fnd unless the carnival Is held down town the fair cannot be held which- would d'sappolnt the boys' and B A . p c\Z t b3 l ho 11 Zn°£ Tlfi OKLAHOMA CITY.—The’ death f®* 1 - lB ... Ul ® ■•/?!??• ...fB? 1 g* threat which Governor Walton Mid councn d'd not have • quorum In- ^ b( ^ || j M clal , Uf . h , m Arnold and hie committee th«r d'd J®’*•**•' **• not object to the cfcrnlvll anywhere * ' If the people rcridln, on th. .tr«ti It. will he bald do not object. Mr. J*® * t “ r i ’ l,tol J®”‘ Arnold Slated Jlbrnlir »h« Mr and ® JSKLJ? 1_ VL festival will be held on Wiihlmt- ?e ?hn ,.,1 $ />v«M,An iimii iko curto nouncemeut of tne results of the ton and Clayton streets, the same MnBt » os last year. (By Associated Press.) ATLANTA — Equitable clasfif- fled property tax system with an Income tax of moderate rate for this state was urged by Represen tative Ellis of Tift, a member of tho sub-committee that formulated __ tilt Ctport of the special tax cony apeak at the State Normal. The I mission. public Is urged to attend these ad-{ Representative Ellis will be one dresses as they are held for the of tho principal speakers at a din ner tendered by the governor to members of the legislature Wed® nesday night —Atk For Trade Coupons— benefit of the lavmen. Tuesday night two dental fra ternities, Pst Omega and Pal P^l, will give banquets at the Hots) O/orchri, —Ask For Trade Coupon*— DEATH THREAT SENT TO WALTON ONLY A TOY PISTOL STATED E OF VESSEL IN 12 MILE HE IS senate •'nvestigatlng committee. H. C. Schillings, an attaches of Will I,. Krwin. counsel for the'the governor's offioo told the Hen- Moss estate, appeared before coun-1 ntors that the note which news- q’l and stated that the tax asses*!paper men said the governor r* had added $10,000 to the as-lcelved while sitting at the table a, i sesame nt on the Mors Auditorium j with hl« counsel, was in reality S I*, illegally and requested council to neatly investigate it. 'ing th (By Associated Press.) .LONDON. — Dispatches \ from Jacksonville reporting tbo seizure of :i British vi*fcsei «urrying liquor tho Louis F.. within the twelve mile Umjt, which Is featured prom inently on the first pages of Lon don nowspapers caused somo sur prise here In the British ministerial quarters. There is an apparent desire on the part of officials here to make It clear that while tho proposal by Secretary Hughes for tho curbing ranting has been tentative ly agreed to, It has not been en acted Into a law or embodied Jn a treaty. It Is felt here that until th's li rapped package, contain-)done, the existing three mile ter- toy idstof. 'ritorial ling't must remain in force. Oaptal William L. Erwin was elected president of the local sec tor of the Association of the Army of the United States at the meet ing at the Georgian hotel Monday night, succeeding Col. W .L. Moss. Lieut. Joseph Stewart was named vice president, IJeut. Julian M/ller secretary and Capt. A. B. Pstton. treasurer. Captain Blanton Fortson was named Judge Advocate and tho executive committee la com posed’ of Captain Ohas. E. Martin, II. 1. Reynolds, and Lieut. J. W. J-y-ror. Lieut. W. D. Paschail, who has bo**ii coordinator here for the past several years in the rehabilitation work and who baa accepted o com mission in the regular army, was present and was presented a sabre by the members of the sector. Mr. PuHchall leaves in a few days to Join the Fifth Field Artillery, where he has been assigned for duty. The sabre was presented by WlU'am K. Meadow in an appro priate speech. 1 ®*»M ' Col. Watson, an old Athens man was present and brought a me*- suge from corps ‘headquarters. He told oibout the present opportunity for becoming reserve officer*, stat ing that after midnight of the 11th it would be necessary for all ap plicants to take a mental test He urge! those who served in th* work and wno hag accepted a corn- ready become reserve officers to apply at once. Athens is one of the leading cities of the country In the number of reserve officers, having about six ty now against less than a dozen * year or more ago when Major McCoy came here and' ft is due maliy to his untiring efforts that the list has grown to such large proportions. Col. James E. Ware, command ant of the University R. O. T. Cl, was bro present Monday night and made a short address. —Ask For Trade Coupon*— Fni Kappa rhi Is New Honorary Club At Ga. University Phi Kappa Phi is a new borer* ary fraternity that Is to be Install* ed at the University of Georgia Friday, November 30, with 4 din ner at the State Oollege of Agri culture diif’r.g hall. The membership of the new fra ternity is composed acuity menMiff ternity Is composed of faculty ■, members and stgBent* who b*f* jj excellent record.