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VOL. 91, NO. 238
A fseriated Press Sendee.
ATHENS, GA., TUESDAy, NOVEMBER 29. 1923.
A. a C Paper.
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GERMANY MAY GET FINANCIAL AID
Impeached By Oklahoma Legislature
TO OUST GOV.
WALTONMON.
(By. Associated Preeo.)
OKLAHOMA CITY.-
j. c. Walton, fifth gov
ernor of Oklahoma, was
removed from office Mon
day night by unanimous
vote of the state senate
ter*his trial^on charges of
corruption in office, neg
lect of duty, moral turpi
tude, and general incom
petence.
A formal verdict was returned
alter tbe executive had been found
auUty of 11 of tho 19 cbarxoo pro-
united. Tbo vote wao 41 to 0.
Six of tbe orlftnal 23 chargee
constituting tbe Impeachment bill
were dismissed by order of the
court.
Corfu Heroine , Future Queen?
GERMAN SPY WILL
'BE
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(By Aoooclated Proto.)
WASHINGTON.—Lothar Wilke,
convicted during tbe wer oa a
German apy and eared from death
by Prealdetn Wlleon. baa been or
dered released from Leavenworth
Prtaon Wednesday.
Wlske, was at one time In the
employ of former ambassador Von
Bernatorff and was convicted tnr
bit operations around the military
post on the border, where he was
■aid to have gained Information
concerning troops, resources, etc.
(Reports to the war department
•tnce his confinement show that ho
haa been a high clast pfsoner and
la now acting at chief clerk in the
prison power plant
Mlaa Grace W. Blackwell,
shown I v Lady Phyllia King, daughter of
above, a Near East -Relief nurse!the Earl of Lovelace. Io considered
who was mentioned in dispatches I one of the few eligible* for thu
for heroic conduct in caring for I hand of the Prince of Wales, still
„ wounded during the bombardment f left In England. And London so
The court, by a standing vot*.. 0 f Q gt f at has just returned to Am- defy says hit royal highness real
nted a motion tor a ntw trial or h. a , she served during the war |y takes her seriously.
*“ aa a nun* in France. —- -
fflaciwTMsi.
dented ■
which Governor Welton'e countel
filed Immediately after the ver
dict was announced.
The governor’s removal, nl-
^hoagh. .ml fnrmnllv nrdpred until
alter a rent'd! had been returned
on each charge, wao mado certala
Monday afternoon whan tho court
found hln\ guilty of atmatng bio
pardon and parole authority, the
Bret charge to b# voted upon.
Forty-one senators lacking only
one of the total momberehlp of
the body, voted for conviction.
Senator Jock Barker, who haa con
sistently voted In the governor's
favor throughout tho 14 days of
the trial, vnu abaent.
The articles of Impeachment
were filed by the lower house of
tho state legislature, which less
than two month* ago tho execu
tive had dlipereed by military
force.
By tht removal of Governor
Walton, Lieutenant Governor M.
B. Trapp became governor.
Trapp has been llenlenent gov
ernor during two four year ad-
ni'nlstratlons and haa been acting
governor ilnce October 23, when
be acute suspended Governor
Walton attar the filing of the fm
peachment charges.
Lieutenant governor Trapp, now
governor by virtue of the Impeach
ment cf the executive bu himself
Stood t><al In Impeachment pro
ceedings. brought against him In
1**1 from which he was acquitted
through a .notion to quash the
charges, by a vote of 27 to II.
l;ng won
ICON PRIZES
Fowl* from tho p u of Monro
O. Hearing wore e*p\/dally promi
nent In tho pri*e win or* at tho
aflr last week. A eockrt took flr*t
Prize, a cook firat prize t id a hen
first prise while a pullet w Iked off
with first, second and thrift prises.
Mr. Hearing was til durln. • the
week and not able to attend th * ex
hibit hut ho was well rep* - *** ted
n* the results show.
- Schools-Aro-Asked
Solicitor Dennis Penny
Wins First Case Before
Jury As Solicitor of City
Court.
Solicitor Dennis Penny Monday
won his flr»t Jury caae a* county
prosecutor when BllUe Winfrey, o
itrgto, wnm fwuvu guilt/ of Stilling
whlakey and aentenced to
month* Imprisonment without fine
by Judge J. D. Bradwell. Win
fray's caae waa tha firat aolicltor
Penny ha* tried before a Jury sire*
being appointed by Governor Walk
er.
Tueaday morning ‘ fifteen bond*
were forfeited In City Court. The
caae agalnat John Booth, negro re-
aulted In a mlatrial. Booth wai
chanted with violating the prohl
bit Ion law. Louie Walton 1 and
Louise Ilaycs, negroes, were fined
160 each for having whlakey after
enuring a plea of guilty. They
were fined $6 each by the Judge
for being late at court. •
ENGLAND PAY8
MORE FOR FOOD
LONDON.—Wholesale prices on
food Jn England made noticeable
advances in September, as com
pared with August. Cereals ad
vanced 3.2 per cent, meat and* flah
6.2 per cent and other foods 8.7
per cent
PARIS.—Many Frenchmen be
lieve tbe Germans are conducting
an*'-French propaganda
through the movie*. They point to
the fact that tbe scandals of
French history; night life In Paris*
and unfavorable aspects of French
politics are used so often by the
Oerman producer* that the pur
pose clearly Is to hurt French
prestige.
School For Bored \7ives Will Stir
Torpid Minds of Vassar Alumnae
(By Associated Press)
CHICAGO—Bored wives, alum
nae of Vaaaar, are to be provided
with a school where they can get
“way from husband*, children rnd
annoying callers, Prealden: Henry
Noble MacCracken announced here
today.
Here, according to Dr. Mac
Cracken, alumnae members may
return to write the book or play
they have held In the back of their
drains for gears, or take up the
■tudy of better schools and pris-
°n*. and do the reading every wo-
man plans to do, but scarcely ever
finds time tor' with her tasl^s a*
•The Idea originated,” explalnfd
Dr. MacCracken, “when in 1921
nlun nae were Invited back to In
vestigate the college More than
16,000 were present at that time,
and litany expressed their deelre to
return to school again.”
Tho building, which will be com
pleted In the spring at a cost' of
,1400,000, was a gift of the daugh
ters of the late Dexter M. Ferry.
Detroit seedsman.
Urllke any school In existence,
ft will be without a Dean or faculty.
unorganized, with no course ' of
study or professors—A school toe
ATLANTA—TalhiUah Falls In
dustrlal School, the property oi
the Georgia Federation of Wo
men** Clubs, now haa two addl
tlonal perpetual scholarships found*
ed by the Atlanta . Federation of
Women's Clubs, In honor of the
two women who organized
Federation.
These scholarships will be named
the Bally Chase Pattillo and
Fannie Fort Brown scholarships, In
honor of Mrs. W, P, Pmtillo, and
Mrs. Julian Brown.
Each will.carry an endowment
cf 52.002 to be raised la part this
year.
Twenty-five such scholarships
will be asked of the state of Geor
gia by the Greater Tallullah cam
paign committee:, headed by Mrs
John King Ottlsy of Atlanta.
Eleven have been raised to date
and they will be called Founder’s
Memorial rctolarahlpa.
R. H. McCrary, who tf.ed In New
Orleans Sunday, following an auto
mobile accident, was at one time
cashier of the Athena Bank *
Trust company, which failed here
about ten years ago.
Mr. McCrary waa connected with
the Steam Radiator Manufhcturtg
company In Molneeapolla, and waa
going to New Orleans on business
when the automobile accident
wR$*ch caused his death occurred
He was a brother-In-lav^ of Mrs.
F. O BcrhmI.okga hewaa ahrdluo
F. G. Blrchmore, of Athens, and
was at one time a resident of Roys-
ton, Ga., where funeral service*
were held Toesday.
Mr. McCrary waa the firat man
to employ Ty Cobb to play base
ball.
(By Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON. — Appropriation
of more than $10,000.000 for carry
ing on the work of the prohibition,.«...
burep’i, fluting Jjjfl jwxt fiscal year coin,
was said by a prohibition official n -
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Newest Airplane Rivals Bird in Flight
Americans Are
Interested In
Reported Loan
(By
BERLIN. — The Boer-
sen Courier says that ne
gotiations are in progress
between a well known
Berlin bank and a group
of American, British and
Dutch financiers for cred
it to Germany of 1,400,-
000,000 gold marks.
The granting of thus
credit, states the paper, is
dependent upon the con-
•dition that there will be
]no change in the internal
political situation in Ger
many and that the offer
Here is-the Perry helicopter, recently completed at Lombard. Ill. During n recent flight it lifted will be made Only to the
3,500 pound* of deed weight directly off the ground etreight up into the uir. It has two pairs of wings IRtresemann government
superimposed one above the other and revolving in opposite directions. The wings have a aprecd of 4(1™. government,
feet. It is said the craft ca.i rise or land In a ground speco of 100 feet end c»n fly eideways or hover I the guarantee for the
In the air like a bird. I loan j g £ 0 Jj e assum ed by
Man’s Life Hung
On Flip of Coin
to hove been (neluded In tho treas
ury estimates submitted' to the di
rector of the burget.
The esUmetcs Include 91.250,
On Increase of 9500,000 over this
year’s allotment for the enforce
ment of the narcotic act.
ROBT. O. HUTCHESON
BURIED TUESDAY
Died Sunday At Summerville—
Funeral and Interment
At Winterville.
The funeral end interment of the
remains of Mr. Robert Orr Hutch
eson. of Summerville, Ga., was
conducted Tueaday morning a*.
Winterville. Rev. Mr. Allen offici
ating.
Mr. Hutcheson died at his home
in Summerville Sunday night,
death being caused by toniilitU.
He was 38 year, of age, and la
survived by hie widow end two
•mall children, In addition to sev
eral (latere, one of whom, Mra. A.
W. Dozier, and an aunt. Mr«. T. H.
Dozier, rezide in Athene, both of
whom have the sympathy of num
erous friend* in their bereave
ment. Other listers surviving ere
Misses Mary Lou, Kato and Zillab
Hutcheson, of Atlanta.
CONVICTS SELF TO
SAVE BROTHER
TELEGRAPH COBB
OF DEATH
NEW ORLEANS. La.—R- H. Mc
Crary, a / traveling salesman of
Athena, Ga., who died In a hos
pital here early Sunday from lu-
ruries received In an automobile
acedent near Lutcher, M.. several
days ago, waa captain of the 8 ret
baaebal! team of which Ty ebb
was a member. It waa learned
B(odday. The news of Mr. Mo
crary’e death waa telegraphed to
Cobb.
(By Associated Presa.)
SAN FRANCISCO.—Georgs Ban
dera, himself only 21 yean old end
teeing t life sentence In Folaom
(By Aeaociated Prate.)
JACKSON, MUs.—Roger Slrae,
conrlctcd of murder by n Jury
wl|’ch tossed a coin to detormino
whether be should be lound guilty
or not, was pardoned Monday by
Governor Russoll.
According, to affidavits present-
cd, tho iury was divided tlx and I
tiz, when It wat decided to nip the. Ex-CongreSSman
At”- Augusta
HOWARD ELECTED
TO
Man Who Financed
Germany in Late
War Dies Monday
the German government
; rather than by private in-
I jdustry, continues the pa
per, adding that intema-
jtional capital will proba-
jbly be invested in the gold
(By Attoclated Prett.) ...... .. . -
Berlin.—Dr. Rudolph el a. j bank note, which it is pro-
Havrnsteln, president of the .posed to establish.
John B. Gordon
Home Is to Be
Preserved
ATLANTA—Preservation* ot the
John B. Gordon home in; Kirk
wood. Ga.. i a being sponsored by
the Kirkwood Civic League, a
member of Georgia Federation of
Women's Club*.
This home was the gift 'of the
eouth to General Gordon and was
i <iu9iibw us jrwtaa «• uiwvvu »*>,
southerners.
Standing on ah rlevatlon and
surrounded with wide grounds, It
is a fine example of the style of
southern home architecture, and
while the nsidence of Generali
Gordon It was the rcene o2 many
gatherings of distinguished people.
The home will be conyertid into
a Georgia museum and library, if
the Kirkwood club succeeds In
carrytn* out Its recent plans, It
was stated by officials.
Rclchbnnlc is dead. Ho had been
president of the bank alee 1907 and
had charge of financing the recent
J wor for Germany.
/-t* I Dr. Havenatein's successor will
L<nOSen ( probably be Dr. HJalmar Schacbl
Meeting.'
bulldogs May Play Caro
lina Team There Next
Year.
PICE BILL, CALL!
FOR STATE AUDITOR.
With Dr. 8. V. Sanford of
University of Georgia faculty, H.
J. Stegeman of the Georgia coach
ing staff, and Hugh II. Gordon Jr.,
of the Alumni and Athletic associ
ations in attendance from Athens,
alumni of the University of Geor
gia at Augusta Monday night per
fected the organisation of a Uni*
fersity Alumni 8ocl*ty. Ex-Con
gressman W. II. Howard of the
district In which Athens la locat
ed was named the head ot the new
society.
It waa agreed at the meeting of
the Georgia alumni held s at the
otrrency Oomn^wwloaer of the
Reich and managing director of
the Darmsteader Bank.
Winter Quarters
For Market Will
Open Saturday
Must Arrange For Booths
Thursday At Noon With
Mrs. Troutman, Market
Mast*!’,
(By Aeaociated Press.)
LONDON. — British government
officials conq'dered Tuesday morn
ing that all danger of a disagree
ment with France on the question
of the former drown Prince and
the matter of tho resumpfoa of
inter■-allied military control In
Germany has passed, it v
The Athens ctirb market will go
Into winter quarters next Saturday
with a special sale of turkeys at
thirty-five cents per pound, Mrs.
Troutman, market master,
announced Tuesday.
The market will bo conducted
Richmond Hotel that concerted #f., In one of tie Dozier building* on
forts are to be made to get a Clayton street which was occupied
Penltent'ary Monday pleaded sc
successfully for his kid brother.
Hoy, nineteen year old, that Roy
escaped with a sentence to the re
formatory.
The brothers were convicted of
robbery.
“Olve this kid a chance,” George
aaitarf "Un H-nnMn't Art a Ihln#
Chamber Directors
Meet Wednesday; to
Act on Farm Plans
(By A,sedated Prats)
ATLANTA-Jhe Pace Bill which
would create a State Auditor wee
again pasted by the Sen,to end
heat to the House Tuesday. Tho
measure waa pasted once before
hot wat rcpassed i'n order to con
form with the amended cell of the
governor for the eztm session. -
IS
BODY FOUND
(By Attoclated Prett.)
NEW YORK.—The body ot Irv
ing Pickelny four nnd n half year
old ion of W. 0. Pickelny, who was
kidnapped In front of hit home on
Grand street on October 31, Tnee-
__ day waa found in the cellar of n
tariTO 'the'tdea of creative work Suffolk street tenement house,
and study.
' bodly slashed by knives.
A meeting of the Board of DU
rectors of the Chamber of Com’
mere* will be held at 11 o'clock
Wednesday.
Adoption of the farm program
having for its purpose Increase in
the production of cotton in Clark<
next year will probably be ac
compllshed.
The farm program will be sub
mitted to the directors for ap
proval by the farm adviaory board
of which J. T. Plttard ot Winter
vllte Is chairman.
COMMIT8 SUICIDE
MOLINE. Ill—John 8udl«e. 46.
part owner of tha Moline Dispatch
committed Biocide here Tuesday.
He had been despondent because
of ill health. For three successive
terms he had been president of the
Inland Press Association.
DEWED PERMISSION
TO CLEAR HER NAME
‘•Oeorgla’” football game at Au
gusta for next season. The ath
letic mentors, at tho University are
co-operating In the movement end
j It l« possible that the Georgia*
South Carolina, or Georgia-some
other game will be played at Au
gusts.
Tho banquet at which the Augus
ta alum.nl of th* university
fcoted thrlr organisation Is report
ed by Athenians who were there as
one of the most brilliant and de
lightful occasions aver held
graduates of any college Ex-Con
gressman W. H. Fleming pre
flded. as Is described as an ex
tremely capable and delightful
toast master. * His talks during
the courar of th# evening added
seat to the occasion, it is said.
Hon W H Flemming, newly ap
pointed trustee of the University
and a father on one of last year's
graduating class’ honorary mem
bers. made a pleasing address.
Others from Augusta who ' were
heard at the banquet were Hen.
George* Hines, a University^ alum
nus, and Attorney Jackaon.
Dr, Sanford, Coach Stegeman end
Mr. Gordon, the Athenians nnd
representatives of th© university,
each spoke to the gathering.
last week by tho boys 'club ex
hibits. Boolus will -be built Jn tho ^
bulldlnz tn order that, each pro- AlltiqUCS
dnear nay have a place to keep
hie products.
Arrangements for booths auit
be made with Mrs. Troutman
Thursday at noon at the Breed
street curb market A small charge
will be made for Abe booths tn or
der to pey tor tho rent ot tho
building. Producers are very en-
thuelasttc about the market and
Us success and several have al
ready made arrangements for
booths. In order that each pro
ducer may hare the opportunity
to share in dletrtbutlon of tbe
booths they ae urged to meet In J^ei
DDARREL BETWEEN
FRANCE
hero Tuesday.
Officials expected that, tho coun
cil of aiubasHadore would reach s
compromise unlsss some unex
pected obstacle at the last mo
ment o the question of the Kaiser’s
heir.
It was forecast here that a pro
posed note to Germany will hold
Berlin responsible for cny m.ert
act on his part.
Will Lose Out Now
front of Mrs. Troutman’s office
(By Associated Press)
PARIS. — Antiques, particularly
period furniture, have long been
material to tho Jokesmiths, and re
cently have figured in law suite
and museum scandals, but those
who have ret^ned their
faith in te genuineness of every
thing that has an ancient appear
ance mcelved quite a shock the
oter day when it was discovered
genuine old furpiture” was
„ . I being made on a wholesale scale
promptly it 1! acsu Thursday. |,„ a Os trade Jcur-
KIWANIS MEETS
AT Y. M. C. A. 2:00
P. M. THURSDAY I'pri^..’ with five per cent sextra
— when the articles are "painted in
Ths Klwants Club most* at ths Imitation old grey or ivory lsc-
The prospectus of one manufac
turer offers R line of goods espec
ially for antiquarians at specified
T. M. C. A. Thursday at 2 o’clock,
Fleetwood Lanier, secretary,
nounced Tuesday. A splendid pro
gram la being prepared for
meeting;
Christmas Amnesty By Coolidge
Hinted For Men Harding Refused
WABHINOTON—President Cal
(By Associated Press.) v j n Coolidge I* expected to git
WASHINGTON. — Mrs. Kather-1 mn*t of tbe thirty-two remaining
Ine Mortimer of Philadelphia, wife political prisoners their liberty as
of Elias H. Mortimer, star wtt-| a Christmas present. It was stat-,
ness agalnat former D 1 rector For- e d at the White House today
bet of tbe Veteran’s Bureau, tried
unsuccessfully to testify before the
senate investigating committee
Tuesday.
Mrs. Mortimer stated that she
wished to publicly vindicate her pending. Shortly after
good character and good name. the White House, Mr.
It was stated previously In the
was having the cases Investigated
and would act as soon a* he re
ceived results ot th* inquiries
This was taken to mean general
amnesty for war offenders was
entering
Coolidge
trial that Forbes had been found
Mortimer In an apartment wfth
Mrs. Mortimer.
made known his sympathy with a
policy of forgiveness.
More recently he oonferred on
the cases with Senator Borah (It.
Idaho) and he Is believed to have
touched th© subjects in his talk
with Senator Pepper (R. Pa.), both
Senators favor amnesty. '
Th# General Defense Committee
of Chicago has started an "Am
nesty by Christmas" drive with
Sunday, Dec. 23 aa a day of dem
onstration. Virtually all the pris
oners belong to the Sacramento
group, which President Harding
declined to liberate, on tbe ground
they wer* guilty of overt acts.
If Mr. Coolidge takes the ex
pected action it will probably be
over the protest of tre Department
of Justice.
quer. A ten per cent increase is
asked for ’’old lacquer.”
These atlcles are guaranteed to
bo “of an antique type of
struction done fa old wood, peg
ged or uioritciu* and fully squf.
ped with "ancient incrustations.”
and slgnu of usage.
$1,000 REWARD
HUNTINGTON. N. V. —A rusty
tin can picked up by two boys
playing on Huntington Bay Beach
Monday waf> found to contain $10.-
000 In Jew* Is stolen from the room
of Henry C Wilcox, vice president
of the American Surety Company
of New York two months ago. The
boys were a'ven $1,000 as a
ward.
MIDDLETON DIES
PHILADELPHIA.— Rev. Thomas
C. Middleton, president of Villa
Nora College died Monday at tbe
age of 81. He was one of tbe i
dest members of the Order ot BL
Augustine in this country, having
joined more than 60 years ago.