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VOL. 91, NO. 260
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ATHENS, GA, SUNDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1923.
A- B. C. Paper.
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J. H. DOZIER TO BE STATE
$3,000,000 MORE REVENUE
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EXPERT DECLARES FOX TO BE INSANE
AUDITOR;
■ SIGHT
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SUPT. STATE
ASYLUM ON
STAND
(By Associated Press)
ATLANTA.—Philip E.
Fox, former Ku Klux Klan
editor was declared in
sane by Dr. R. G. Swint,
an expert alienist in tes
tifying for the defense
late Saturday during the
trial of Fox here on the
charge of the murder of
William S. Coburn, a Klan
attorneys „
Dr., Swint testified the
type of insanity which the
defendant was suffering
is regarded as extremely
dangerous defining it a:
“paranoia.” The expert is
the superintendent of the
Georgia State Sanitarium
for the. Insane. He testi
fied he had been a special
ist for 22 years.
Dr. Swint added that a man who
ban a delusion can hnVe at, the
rime time a motive. The etate bus
declared U would prove that a man
who la Insane at the tjme he elaye
another cannot be prompted by any
motive,/
The prosecution had previously
announced that In the Introduction
of its rebuttal testimony It would
■how that there wae an alleged
motive behind the killing: that
Fox went to Cohprn'a office be
cause Coburn had In hie poeeteslon
an affadavit damaging tn Fn ^' ?
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TO FOUR YEARS
ESCAPE OF GERALD CHAMPMAN
CULMINATES IN A ROMANTIC
MARRIAGE HERE FRIDAY P. M.
A romance that grew out of the escape of
Gerald Chapman, alleged “Million Dollar” mail
bandit from St» Mary’s hospital last spring cul
minated Friday afternoon’in the marriage of
Miss Coralea Ramey and Col. C. P. Goree of
Atlanta.
iPRISOilEI
Famous Cumberland
Courtfhouse Trial Comes
to End Saturday.
(By Aliociated Press)
CUMBERLAND
COURTHOUSE, Va.—
Larkin C. Garrett was
found guilty of volun
tary manslaughter and
his punishment was fix
ed at four years impris
onment by a juiy Satur
day for his part in kill
ing Rev. E. S. Pierce
last June. His brother
was sentenced several
weeks ago to five years
and his case is now
pending on appeal.
When Chapman was' con
fined at the local hospital,
following his .capture In Mad!-
•on county where he was
ifounded In being taken, Miss
Itamey was a student nurse at
the hospital and was on duty
the night the sensational es
cape was made.
Later she testified before
the United States court grand*
Jury here, and Immediately
thereafter two New Yorkers,
Dominick Dldnto and Abe Sil-
verBteln, were indicted as
aides to Chapman In his es-
cupe. Assisting the district
attorney In securing the fn-
• dictments was Mr. Goree, the
groom, assistant district at
torney.
Later It became neeessary
for Mias-Ramey to go to New
York to Itfentt'y the two men
held there and who were sup
posed to be brought, back here
, for trial. She made this trip
and along with her and -
chaperone went a court at
tache. This official, wos Mr.
Qoree, several years bor* senior
but nevertheless eligible for a
w»nk from Dan Cupid.
It seems that it was on this
trip that the little god of loVe
stepped in as one of those in
terested in the case that grew
nation wide In scope.
Chapman was free but cap
tured the net of romance
were the two principals or the
marriage Friday.
Mr. Goree arrived In the city
on the afternoon vestibule
from Y/mshuintcn, D. C„ —?
met at tho train by his fiance/
the liconie was secured and
the ceremony performed' Im
mediately by Rev. B. M. Miller
at the home of Mra. R. E. Full!-
love on MiU street, where the
bride ibad an apartment
They will make their home
in Atlanta it Is presumed as
the groom lives there when
not in attendance at the vari
ous session of Judge Sihley’s
court.
MR8. C. P. GOREE, who be-
for# her marriage Friday, was
Miss Coralea Ramey of Ander
son, 8. C., and Ament. Her
marriage to Mr. Goree grew out
-of the world-wide hunt for
Gerald Chapman, the "million
aire bandit" after he escaped
from an Athens hospital whore
she was a student nurse.
(By Associated Press)
CHICAGO.—A victim of mistak
en Identity, George D. Pteriotls.
was convicted in 19*1 I" federal
court in New York and served
thirty-three months in the Atlanta
Penitentiary for a crime that
Joseph Sakelos of San Francisco
has admitted he committed, ac
cording to detectives. *
Pteriotis aold his business to
Sakelos who located faked bills of
lading. Several years later Pteriota
who had gone to Europe and re
turned was arrested. He was not
able to prove that he was not
Sakelos.
12182 PROM GOAL
The Y. M. C. A. campaign is
nearing thg "vanishing point."
Teams of* business wen solicit
ing subscription* at their lei
sure rf ported. $15 yesterday
which redures the amount
needed to $118! and the vanish
ing pplnt Is nearer than it was
Friday. Those who hays not
been seen by the slllcitors will
be read>< to subscribe next
week and help reduce tho
amount necessary to complete
the budget.
. HELP REACH THE VAN-
IP KING POINT!
COTTON SUFFERS
SEVERE BREAK
SATURDAY
(By Associated Preaa)
NEW YORK.fi—A several break
In cotton prices, sending March
contracts down to 33.25 and May
to 33.45 occurred in the local mar
ket Saturday. Tho break represent
ed’ 95 points loss overnight and
practically $14.50 per bale since
tho government rcop estimate were
reported.
The chief reason for tho decline
was tho withdrawal of mill buy
ing and southern .hedge selling
Appointment To Be Made
When I Governor Returns
From Cumberland Island
This Is tho first baby born to a
Yank soldier’s wife on the Rhine
during the American occupation.
She hi the little daughter of U. F.
Kelsey and wife of Bantu Ana,
Calif. Just 4 years old couple
weeks ago.
DECEMBER ALUMNI
RECORD IS ONE OF
BEST PUBLISHED
of the
7more
suomNS, bams
True and loyal be.
Ever crowned with
glonr, .
Georgia, bill to thee. 1
praise
What about next
by Harry
The December” Issue
Alumni Record Is out ar.d is one
of the best of the year.
The frontispiece Is simply
word from Chancellor Barrow
the nuture ’of Christmas greetings.
The piece in worded in his simple
but impressive language and is as
follows:
•Searon* and set days work off
time and give it Interest and vital
Ity. A busy -man forgets the day
of the week: hut who forget*
Christmas? The diary I use, and
havo used for many years, , has
several pages under the heading
•Remember at Chrirtmas.*
"Also, Christmas is our time
for going over our affairs. How
did I come out this year? How
nearly have erops nnd prices met
expenses? How has my business
prospered?
year?
"These of course are questions
which cause serious thought .
‘Along with all of this, nnd in
spite of It, Christmas Is a glad
time. The spirit of Christmas Is
one of remembering nnd givinT*
People will remember, nnd they
will give, at Christina* time. Fre*
ouently we strain a point at t
Christmas time. T have done this. theeditlon.
myself. I don’t Relieve I have ev- The football‘season la reviewed
er regretted the exuberance of the by Cbaa. E. Martin ’ll! a statue
Chriatmaa aptrlt. I can recall cer-lof the War Memorial fund is
tain occaalons when I let prudencejR»v*n a sketch of JV. D. .Anderson,
overcome exuberance, and wa, r#l. prfaidept of the Bibb Mann-
rather regretful 9 factoring company. Macon, Is Blv-
"Very few of us, very, very few* en, while the usual . exchange
will rermlt prudence to depclv an, ‘ other departments are
little children, ora dear old mothei-varrl..I
of the <«>y ivJifrh Christmas brings i Sweml picture* brl*ht».i the
Hhh tha I of the December !«*u» also.
Miss Elsie Todd and Miss
Mary Hall Awarded Di
plomas At Public Exer
cises. Praise Club.
In addition to making a profit
of (694.88 the taat jrcar aa a mem
ber of the Clarke count, (Iris’
cluk. Miss Elite Todd, who was
one'of two graduates awarded di
plomas at public exercises Prlda,
night-declares white a member of
the club Bho learned to cook good
bread, can anything and make It
keep, make iber own clothes, pre
side at public .meeting* and think
on. tha business side of ererjr-
thlng.
kind of remembrane, which th, O* GIVEN
alrl promised Aer admirer: “No DIPLOMAS
dear. I’ll not forget you, TO tie a I >■ I
knot In my handkerchief to re-1 Todd graduated with Mto»
member you by- Mary Hall Friday night, both
“The eon who remember. hu reading papers telling of their ex
mother only whan the united nerlence as club girls and ths In
thread of his life need# her loving JJaence of the club wort upon their
flnse re to unravel the marl, la not;**' ,e *- Mies -Todd, a daughter of
a .on who arouses our admiration. I Mr. and Mrs. T. I. Todd of Tucks- .
Alma Mater, thee well honor, ’ 11 0 ®, ha, won 9 tint prizes and 61
second prlxee and three scholar- |
mnd' ships to the chort course at the
| Stole College of Agriculture for
boys end girls. She won six prises
In bread making.
The total amount made by Miss
Todd this year was 1764.3* at an
expense of (I6*.*9. She made this
MANY OTHER
ARTICLES
■ There-a an arflote —...
Hodgson, *», on the subject ■ “°«y canning fruits and vegeto-
"Three Jumna Ahead.” making an hies raised In her garden and per-
appeal for the hedges that «rs ennlal orchard. The first year Mies
didthe ifemorlal And. Another Todd rude (39.46 from her peren
le by tho editor of “Homecoming”. nIt * gardoo.
while atlll another by tho editor tel M '« Hall, daughter of Mr. and
a tribute to Dr. J. H. T. McPher- Mrs. H. C. Hall of Beth Haren.
eon and his services to tho stite.i-ho haa made a remarakble rec-
John Roes ’to. recently elected ord as a club girl, read a paper
Important banking position Ion "Retjnlremente of A Club Girt”
In Now York, le the rablect of an She also has made big profits
article while the usual timely canning and aelllng frnito and veg-
rdttorlala by Dr.- Brooks editor In etoWea as taught In the chib
chief, make up a .bright section of course. Mrs. Jessie Suddeth Hrll,
the flrat Clarke county girl to re
ceive a diplopia for club work;
spoke on “What Six Years Club
Life Has Meant to Me.”
taiUg
III we he
’HELP.THE FIGHT
The College Avenue P. T.
committee captained, by Mrs. F.
O. BIrchmore Frldoay sold $22.71
rorth of. Christmas Seals to help
right tuberculosis . In. Clarke
county.. The succors of the.Col
lege Avenue P, T. A. I* similar
to that .of other committees of
women who have been selling
Christmas Seals and will con
iinue each day this month,
rh.fo women are* Interested
mough in the plan to fight tu
berculous to leave their home
duties in order to raise
money necessary to wage
fight. They are unselfish
ynough to stand on the street
throughout the -day* and
citizen* to bjiy Christmas Seals,
only a penny each to raise the
necessary funds. Are you In
terested In the welfare of the
people of this county, perhaps
your own family, to buy a few
pennies worth of these Seals
nch day? Tuberculoris Is a dis,
ease , that con be cured if the
necessary precautions are taker
early enough. There are 100 or
more cases In CJarke county.
The Anti-Tuberculosis Associa-
Mon employ* a nurse to give
inrtructions to these victima to
help them throw off tho .11-a-o
and .to .take care, of themselves
they will not spread the dis-
-MM*. Surely you care • iKmch
for your own welfare to buy
Christmas Seals and help them
in this flgfct? Athens is re
sponding characteristically ts
this appeal. Keep It up. onlj
buy Christina* Seals but put
them on your letters and pack-
ages and help 1 nthe educational
campaign > Monday another
committee of women will sell
there Seals. Re sure and buf
some and help citrry on the hat*
,t!e axainat this deadly disease.
tuberculosis IS CON*
TAotom ;
LEGISLATE ENOS
! WIGHT;
LITTLE DONE
Search of Records Re
veals Six Acts Passed
in 38 Day Session.
ATLANTA—The Georgia general
| aarembty adjourned sine die at Ci30
o’clock Friday night, after an ex
tra sossion that Had lasted thirty-
eight days, without enacting an In
come tax or other form of new
revenue law. Both branches gavn
up tofter the seventh conference
committee on the Lankford income
tax Had failed to agree, and the
house of representatives declined
to appoint another conference com*
mitts*. 7 1 ?* resuita of th^ oxtra
session wer* six bill* of general
epplication.
Within an hour of the time previ
ously set for adjournment, the sen
ate considered a motion to concur
in the house amendments to the
Lankford bill, but votsd it down
24 to 18. The senate than took ua
the house bill to repeal the taw
equalization law, and defeated that '
measure by a vote of 24 to 17.
Tax Enforcement Measure Passed By General As
sembly to Bring in Big Increased Revenue.
(By Associated Press.) !
ATLANTA.—Approximately $3,000,000 addition-,
al revenue will be received by the state treasury next
year as a result of tax enforcement measures passed
by the reent extraordinary session of the Georgia
general assembly, according to capital officials.
In addition to this inreased revenue officials as
serted more eonomical operation of the state govern
ment would result from the passage of the Pace audit
bill .which created the office of state auditor.
GERMAN OFFICIAL
I , *
J* Through this action of tho
I at« in tho final hour of th* session,
! two of th* purpoooa of Governot
! Walker's call for th« oxtra aoesion
i were defeated. Tho chief execu
tive had mad* reform of tho rovo-
nuo itws tho main iosuo before
i the extraordinary session, end hod
bent every effort both for ths
| adoption of a new tax end tho re
peal of th* tax equalisation law.
Governor Walker declined Fri
day night to make any eomment on
the reiuKe of the extra aeeeion,
declaring that the things accom
plished and tho thlnge loft undone
would speak for themselves. H#
stated that he "had made a con*
scisntious effort to lift the bur*
dene of taxation from th* backs
of those who now beer them, or at
lerst lighten their loads."
Six ?enoral bll.'s wsre passed
by both houses, after four of them
had none to conference committees
and been ch*nn*d from th*i,- err
ginal forma.
Asks If France Is Willing
For More Talk With
Germany.
(By Associated Press.)
PARIS—Herr Von Hbesch,
German Charge D’Affalres In a
h:»lf hour interview with Pre
mier, Poincare Saturday asked
if the French govimmant was
willing to engage in convursn-
, tlona with tho German govern
ment regarding the occupation
of the Ruhr and its consequen
ces and modifications Introduc
ed into tho occupation of the
Rhineland as affecting railroad
transportation.
The interview was one of the
friendliest nature, Herr Von
(foesch however was unable to
outline the proposed conversa
tion* with sufficient detail* to
enable the Premier to give an
answer at once.
It is understood on good au
thority that the German gov^
ernment doe* not expect to en-.
gage in direct conversations
with France on the reparations
question but that it does aim to
flubntitute itrelf for Ruhr In
dustrialist* nnd local 'German
authorities In such negolliOons
ns have been going on bPWteen
local Intents in the Ruhr nnd
•he o.-cupotlon authorities. !
The tax enforcement *nea*nrei
were the Innis Revenue departmen
bill and the Milner tobacco salegf
tax collection machinery bill.
Governor Walker is expected td|
appoint the state auditor
revenue commissiontr soon afMtft
hi* return from a hunuog trip M$1
Cumberland Island. / I
Jame* Dorter, of Athct* whgf
wa« prominently identlflel wiflbj
t:*** Govc-ns-r's two campi.r^ fet
(-lection ha* been selected for the
state auditor’* position, according
to information from authorltatlye
MEETING
The Royal Ambassadors of the
First Baptist church wljl meet this
afternoon at 4^’cloclc in the Junior
department. All members
urged to be present.
(By Associated Press)
'PHILADELPHIA.—An all 1
investigation failed to clear up tg
the *atlefaction of the police, some
of the circumstance* connected
with the death of Charles W.
Nevin, who plunged to his deatB
Friday nijpht from the n(nth itorf
of a hotel.
His two companion*, Frank P.
Nicholson of Brooklyn and WIN
liam F. Cotterall, Jr., of Port?
Kenney, Pa., who admitted being
in the room drinking with N’evhfc |
are still being held in custody.
CONVICT8 COHEN
(By Associated Prose)
NEW YORK—Loui* Cohen I
urday was convicted of second de
gress murder In connection with
the shooting of Nathon Kaplan.;
wh;i. was known to East skiers ai|
“Kid Dropper.” in a taxi In front!
ar*Jof the Essex Market court Ittty
August. -
GEORGIA TECH IS
WIliFB OF BOIO [“PARSON” hilus flock strong'
ui iiumj 'BOX LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS^;
VISITED BY YOUNG JESSE JAMES
i
VIENNA IMPROVES TRANSIT
VIENNA—The Socialist govern-
ment of this city is extending Its
ambitious program of public work*
and'thil* steadily reducing unem
ployment ' «
Its latest enterprise Is to
over thi
BIRMINGHAM. Ala. -Georgia
Tech took- ell the possible honors
In the. annual road race of the Blr<
mlngham Athletic club here 8qt<
urday although held to a narrow
margin by the University of Ala
bama. George Irons, Alabama.en
trant led tbe entire field, of run
ner* by 250 yearde at the finished.
He clipped 19 2-5 seconds off t he
recoHTeet by Ellsworth Richterv
last year. The 8. f. A. A. cup was
won by University of Chattanooga.
MR WITOS BURIES HATCHET
WARSAW—Prime Mini iter W!<
- - -r - to* has forgiven ’ Court Alfred
take • Chlapowekl, a v elatlvo of the fa-
underground or belt rail* j mow* Polish dramatl; artist, Helen
hich has been out of com- jModleska. for having named a dog
mission Since the second year of jisDttoi* in derision of tht e prime
when Its• equipment■ was*minister during the election earn
ed for military pnr|w>*eH Th-
•MM. Hall praised Mrs. Annie nine will be electrified nnd made
[ae Wood Bryant, county home j part of the municipal sheet rail-
amonstntlon agent, r ho directs J way *y*tem Th*» new equipment
(Turn to Pegs Six) I* to be constructed in the country.
palgn of last year.
To show that the Incldetit |e
closed, the County ha* been Invited
to accept the po*t of Mlr.futsr of
t?c Interior.
Maybe It was because thejf
thought a "uarson’s flock" -was
sweeter than others or maybe
was because they pogs***ed
idea that - if - chickens ptirloined
from the hen house of a minister
Wouldn’t get them In trouble that
caused several yungsters,. white
boys at (that, to Invade tho hen
nery of Dr. E. L Hill on Cobb
street several days ago and ab
scond with several of his' fattest
and fine feathered members of tbe
duck-duck family. •
; Anyway Dr. .H1U began mlssipg
Jjls chicken* • and reported tKs
fact to the police department.»
Friday the youngsters who 'bad
A keen appetite for the Doctor’s
chickens were taken in tow by the
officer* of the law. They con
fessed and‘after receiving ft stiff
lecture from all concerned and de
positing the equivalent In silver
the value of the fowl* were al-
PILLAGE VOTERS’ LEAGUE
"STRONG BOX’’ ALSO
While the.se boys' appetite* wesB^J
running to drum-sticks and
like some other aneak thieve
the city were more nimble
gered and rea bed for th® coidj j;
cash, or Jts equivalent—checks. a
One or more of the latter foun4&
an entry Into the home of thejl
treasurer of the League of WomeoSl
Voters organization and rifled the . J
strong box that the 19th amend- fl I
ment created. The amount oI "
money secured wasn't so large bto|
the police want to urge the wo*
men of the,city, and other*r to
curdy fasten their doors and Witte
dow* when they leave no one ft#
home *•
These little petty thieving per*
tie* are usually stated, they
hen everybody's away from hotttft
and some door ©r window
unlocked.
This is a warning that