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ATHENS L'Mfffiri 11,000 Aooldent Polity Fra, To Regular Subscribers THE BANNER-HERALD Investigate Today! Middling .... ... Provlouo Clooo .... .... ,.... THE WEATHER: Cloudy Thursday night; < Friday. Dally and Sunday—1J Cento a Week ATHENS, GA, THURSDAY. DECEMBER 13. 1923. r l♦ N WMSSMS. Government Forces Concentrating Near Vera Cruz To Stop Athens Women Heirs To $200,000,000 Estate Tp: CAUSE AND Advance of Rebels Direct Descendants of Martin Key Said to Own , ,J“ y Associated Press.) BJ MEXICO CITY.—It is generally felt here that the decisive battle between the Sanchez forces and the troops loyal to President Obregon will be fought on the Vera Cruz front near where Carranza was de- feated by Sanchez in 1919, soon. The government is continuing to concentrate its troops in that district to oppose the advance of the 77 Acres in New York City Worth Many Mil lions. (By Associated Press.) ATLANTA. — F ox, sitting; beside his wife, appeared more cheer ful at the outset of his trial Thursday, when the case was resumed. He wajked briskly into the court room, neatly groomed. As Dr. StoCkbrldge described how he.found Cobun dying on .the floor of his office after the fatal shots, Fq.v beat a rat tat on the table. Mrs. Coburn, the widow, placed a black bordered handkerchief. to her eyes during the description. Fox constantly ran his hands through his hair, now partly gray. ATLANTA, Ga. — Fol- owing, the selection of ne jung'which occupied ill of Wednesday, the tufa nnrl rla/nnon i'n fkn. TWO TOWN* SEIZED Report Says Country Will This twisted debris' bf the automobile \hat stelli-,1 or. the New York Central tracks at "Dead Man’s Crossing," Forsyth, N. Y., Is all that reveals the indirect cause of the wreck of the Twentieth Century Limited, its three occupants jumped to safety when they heard the first a Mon of the cre-k Twentieth Cantor; Limits thundering down on thent Forctd to stop, the train also halted the second eection. The third icetion, dashing past warning signals and flares, crashed into the rear of the second section, leaving a tangled mass of wreckage in which 9 peiiccngeru lost their lives and 50 wen more or less seriously injured, e . i ’ ■' • THE RESULT JBe Forced to Announce Bankruptcy Without I VERA CRUZ—The cities of Merida nnd Progrew in the state of Yucatan have been eelxed by • rebels commanded by Colonel . Alcalde, accordlnr to Information Jreachlr- 1— in n muddle. The Athens heir* to the estate, (By Associated Press) ' BERLIN.—An appeal by the Gorman government to foreign 1 countries to help It out of It's fi- Jn&ncla! difficulties Is ogpected In many snorters here within a short time. ‘ . , The appeal may take the form of a request to the League of Na tions to take control of Germany's finances. The action ;for financial help u regarded as Inevitable on the .ground that without such assist ance the government will not bo Able to poyit’8 officials and will be force<r~TO announce It's bank ruptcy. It la forecast that in a last j desperate effort drastic taxation measure# will be instituted. revolutionary headquar ters here. i The advices say that Governor Carlllo of Yucatan and his follow ers have disappeared, taking *ith , them export tax money and other funds. Travelers reaching Esperansa from Mexico City report that more than 1.000 federal troops or# con centrating at San Marcos, midway between Mexico City nnd Vera Crus nnd on the line of march the revolutionists .,«• taking to the capital. If these- advices prove correct it Is presumed the fjrat Important battle between the rebels _ i the government force,, will be '££? uSSX-ZZT B * n 8n4r " " nd »- * trade In New' _____ •portod Thursday I FARMERS OFFER AID - ~-e Qs tho Ural UABO, Texas.—Right Win-': ' their tolls for], d wrl1 ,,rn,,,<, o'"! mounle.l tho troooors ,11.1 formers of the lower Juaro* val- offered their support to government in Juares any threatened re- tucl Prieto, collector ince<| Wednesday, quiet throughout republic. H. do la >f Mexican' tryiops from Presidio, Texas, was no truth to Was Bound For N York With 20 Cases Whiskey. Car and quor Seized. SAID SHE WAS SOLE HEIR S. N. S. Special To Be Run By the Central of Ga. I ” *• USUUI18 luo iroi)|KMH tutl , . not arrest her but contented them- !“ J ' c!: I selves with .her auIoinobUo and the . °f r< * t>n ; twenty cases of hitch grade contrtt- band which the coupe contained, of euatoma ! Ridley Released ,ho nor *hern part m, ^ | aoeardlng to /Mr. Prieto. On Bond of $400; Jliar , z - t ^ y ' OJInaga. opposite I nnd declared iherf ATLANTA*—Rev. Caleb A. Rid- the r *P°rts that tho town ley, former pastor of the Central mcnnc ed by Dela Huerta Baptist church and Imperial kludd ■ * of the Ku iKlux Klan, was roleaaod I La rife Crowd Hean Wednesday afternoon by city no- -r r» lice authorities under • $400 bond! of COU which was fixed by .Recorder j Agent and Add! George E. Johnson, who bound the' - defendant over to the state courts The series of niu.irated on chargea of operating an uuto- being given at the vurloui mobile while under the Influence In the county hy Dr I i by Mar- Ibermarle ;nie Central of Georgia will op erate a special State Normal School train out ot Athens to Ma rtin on the morning of the 29th. Tho train will carry the hundreds of students of that scbbol who live south of Athens. r he train will meke connections Madison,, Machen. Macon and Other connection point, along the The train will leave Athene ct 7:40 on the morning pf the 20tl> ac cording to an announcement made Tburaday by' Commercial Agent, J. Y. Bruce. Planning Commission Is Discussed At Rotary Meeting Dr. Ridley, who* nppeared in court, waived preliminary hearing. The only testlraogy heard' was that of Patrolman Shumate, tho arrest ing officer,'who stated that about a quarter of a plot of whiskey was found In the tonneau of the car and that when Dr. Ridley was INTER-CHURCH ; CORPORATION % | DISSOLVES JURY 18 . SELECTED W. l Beard. 340 Lakewood eve- nue, Western Bectrta cotdpany. l. T. Cook. T Langley avenue. Armour Fertilizer company. V. E. McKnmy, 1!) (lordon ter- n ™. electrician. s. P. Skinner. 184 Lakewood Fred J. Orr, at the Rotary meet ing Wednesday brought to the at tention of the members a moat vital matter for the bettccmeti* an- Improvement of tbli city—that of creating a city pUn commliploa to work In connection with •Ncnm- rnittee appointed by the Alumni of the Unlverelty of Georgia to eatabliah a Southern Plant Station: and Institute lu this city. The I purpose of such an organitmtlon to be for the growth, distribu tion, and observation of economic and ornamental plans and Inter- of spending: for the year, setting apart sol *■ —* for clothl •y Associated Pres, , J NEW YORK—The • dissolu tion of the Corporation of- - the Inter,Church tVbrld Movement was assured in eupreme court Thursday when repreeentatlvee of thy mate Attorney Generul’e office did not appear tv oppose the action.' A default was en tered. much for educa* Turn to Pa?« Eight) SECOND LECTURE OF COOKING SCHOOL PROVES BIG SUCCESS (By Associated Prese.) (By Associated Praia.) LONDON—Lord Alfred Dou glas, eon of the late Marquis of Qusenibury was found gull- ty of criminal libel upon Win ston 8p*nc«r Churchill, formar first Lord of tho Admiraltyg by a jury here Thursday. Dougfaa published a state ment that Churchill llaaugd a false communique after the battle of Jutland for the pur pose of influencing the clock market*. He wet sentenced to elk months In prison at flip ex piration of which ho must give surety to keep the peace, particularly towards Churchill. Otherwise he must undergo six months more imprisonment. ATLANTA — The Stovall- Holden bill, tb give counties and municipalities the right to exempt from taxation for a period of five, year* all new In- dutiiral enterprises, including cheese fpstories and cream eries, -wee passed by the Sen ate Wednesday. Thursday the bill wee given a favorable report by the House Constitutional Amendment Commitee. Rer*.««*#ntat;ve Stovall co author of the hm t» from El- berton While Holden represents Clarke living in Athens. Demonstration of Holiday Dainties for Gifts a Parties Enthusiastically Received By Audience Friday Last Day of Cooking Institute. n nou rn vrl". ?' **£ ?}"* lum P—lbly deny the . 2H.2. M ° L Medil1 Cooking ceaa or the school. No klndenra School, many Athena houaewivee enera would have been m helped to eolve their problem. ot frankly appreciative- of7he w. Christmas entertaining through dere of the great world nut* Whit. InThe'uSUS*on "'homS^ nSt‘ U rad , ' 0 "ouiiI11«." , Them^' 3- iMnnlry, 619 Washington fected for the city plan commle- . Southern Freight nsswla- alon orlth Mr. C. D. Flanigan e» chairman, which commhulnn will E. Rohlnann, 500 Cooper act with the committee from the (Turn to Pago Eight) alurant association with Mr., B. W. Hunt. Of Eatonton aa chairman. A representative of the Banner- Herald In an Interview with Mr. Flanlgeir on the propoeetT project secured from hjm the following outline of the purpoae.of the com mission and Its workingn: OUTLINE OF PLAN "The housewife plana her house keeping. the home builder plaaa h'e home, society plan* lu func tions. tho hualieM man plan, hie ■drarilsing and ealaa • campaign. Discussion of Better Highways Will Be One of Features. Session Be gins At 10:30. O’clock. WILL STAGE CROSS COUNTRY RUN COll-MPUR. on,—Plena . have hoen. completed for the big New Year-, relay cross country run he- twaan the Y. M. C. A. tram, of Le- arange ondgCotumbua. Runners will atari from the T. building In folumbur end the first team to reech tho hunting i„ Lao range. 44 mltaa away will be awarded the prise. The runners will run In SUOPOING days BEFORE , Edltoyn Of tbs’ eighth and plntb congressional district meet In Athena Friday morning at ia.10 for themselves but protect oth er. from catching the disease. end punctuated with tho many questions with Which her feminine audience bombarded her. A moat appetising orange bread wan mixed first and whlla It was cooking a similar bread wfiich had hoen baked In the morning wan P***ed through the audience. Fol lowing this was a moat attractive tray of decorated cookies,' a tray that capard m.nnj 1 gaap» and oh'n! of ndmlratl^n. . Chrlitmas : treee, polnjeitas, and , hotly _wreathe! ■If you have drought Christines I Soots already buy fonts . mors. • Buy soma every day.- Wednes day tho D. C. Barrow P. T. A. with Mrs. W. B. Broach to I charge sold Seals. Friday the I 1 College Avenue P.. T. A. wll' hare charge with Mrs F O Blrchmore,' chairman. Bnj ’-'bottle Seal* and help fight tu- i-erctrlrial* 1 ' 1 Tt-nnnctTLOsiP is font a- ntovtr. ‘ 1 ■ ■ gram. - One of tho principal fea tures will bo dtacusalon of how the newspapers of this eection ran help develop highway,. / XT, T. Anderson, editor 6f the »ieon Telegraph nnd mtthber of ,»he highway' commission, will apeak on “How the Ororsla Preee Can Beat Co-opemte for Better Illahu.-iys." C.inenlidatlim of the two asm-, (Turn to Page Eight.) ‘ aeev- luitiictg Will rvin In relay of thrt+ tenths of a mils each, wfth officials arcompitnfngr them in automobtlM and keeping xn accurate check oq the time. The roods arojn -good . 'oao4Ufoq tho county In the past few weeks by tho Miss'of’thu nuts. Tho crop as been unusually hgood this year both in the amount of the yield as wi ll ns the* f|ii’illty bf tho ante with wan unmrpaaaed In the hle- tory of the county. •Pi It I*.expected thargood Unto rill be made. The runner* . ,wfll M»VO ;»i»tow to nick them up;when heir part of the refay 1* com- •l4-te*l Tlwre hundred and nlxty frred In th*