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VOL. 91 t 261
Associated Press Service.
ATHENS, CA.. MONDAY, DECEMBER it, 1923.
A. B. C. Piper.
Blngl. Copies 1 Cals Dally. ( Cats Suday.
Posses Scour Jackson County For Suspects
Officers of Jackson and
I Clarke coutnics are exert-
I ing every effort to unrav-
I el the mystery that
shrouds, the finding of the
eharredf bodies of a wo
man and young girl in the
debris of a burned farm
house Sunday morning on
the Athens-Jefferson road
| near Attica.
The bodies Sunday
I night were identiffed as
those of Mrs. Mag Sim
mons and her daughter,
Lizzie, of Jefferson.
Saturday night about midnight
fire destroyed » three or fobr room
I untennnted farm' house
f Martin, farm n«-ar Attica but on nc-
I count© f the heavy rain that wai
falling
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Prosecution To Attack Insanity Plea Of Fox
Rebels Reported To
Hold Key To Mexico
City By Recent Coup
(By Associated Press.)
VERA CRUZ.—With the reported capture of
Puebla and Cuautla, revolutionary headquarters here
Monday claimed that, they held the two lower points
of the triangle which has Mexico City, their goal, as
the apex.
In the statement isnsued by insurgent headquar
ters it was said that General Fugueroa in the state of
Guerrreo and General Jose Lagunes, operating in the j
border states of Yucatan and Tabasco, have broken'
with the Obregon government.
The expectation in government'
nc nt thut hour no on. or tho
hborhood seemed to have gone
m the keen* of the flames. Sunday
nlag Fred Hardy, of the mlgh
hnrhood wa. pairing the smolder -
Ins ruins and. through curiosity
mopped to take a closer 'look. H.
■ii«c overed romcthlng near what
vm?4 , romcthlng near
sas tho center of tho house that
renemblsd human bones and upon
furiher dnvestlgatlon discov*bed
ihnt they ware human bones.
SHERIFF COLLIER
RUSHES TO SCENE
He Immediately rushed to I a
neighboring telephone and notified
sheriff Coiner of Jackson county
of his discovery and tho aheriff ac
companied by Dr. J. B. Pender-
srafs, hurried to the scone.
When the sheriff arrived he
found a gruesome right sad a deep
mynlery confronting him. Lying
circles is that a big battle la im
minent between the government
troops amt the rebels east of the
capital.
ft Is rcmweiT ,,... „„„„
arisen in the rahks of tho r rebel
and that there is a plot on foot
among somo of tho leaders to
eliminate Adolfo de la Huerta as
their chief.
MAY LEAVE
HUERTA FORCES
EL PASO, Texas.—The El Paso
Times lsto Sunday received the
following telegram from Francisco
Torrsblanco. private secretary to
President Obregon:
“On Board Presidential Special
Train. Apizaco, Tlaxcula, Decem
ber IS.—After reviewing the troops
engaged in the operations again it
tho city of Guadalajara, where the
rebel divisional commander, Enri
que Estrada, is active, and giving
the necessary instructions for the
campaign, President Obregon re
turned to Moxiro City. After a
few hours in the capital the presi
dent journeyed to Apixaco, where'
he spent the day reviewing the
TOLL AT COLUMBUS
(By Associated Press)
Blaze of Unknown Origin
Breaks Out Early Mon
day., One Building Gut
ted, Other Damaged.
Ihere Is the charred smoking ruins , , lbout , tUck the lottet
«r ihe abandoned form house wart of ^ general, Guadalupe
■he bone* of two human being* g tnc h ez .
with their headi near together and ujj* fi rgt forma! fightine prob-
thelr feet pointing In opposite dl-L^jy w ||| occur Sunday or Monday
ration. The bodies were burned i an d *ji probabilities indicate the
iryond recognition and the doctor f orcc * W M be completely
had difficulty In establishing the rou tcd. The republic generally re.
color, age or *ex of the victims. He| mB f na quiet and no* branch of th*
finally determined however that public service h*g been interrupt-
the remains were those of a woman
of middle age and a girl of about
H years.
ed.”
IDENTIFIED BY
TRINKETS
Kvery vestige of a clue that
would Identify them waa searched
f»r and all that could be found
was a burnt an twisted bauble
‘hut had at one time served aa an
*ar bob, a blackened ring and a
hair pin. .Tfe^ee bite of evidence
were preserved but after a cor
oner's evidence the earthly re
main# wer«* Interred In a burial
ground near the scene of the hor-
ribie discovery.
All day. Sunday Sheriff Ben
(, ollier and his deputies scoured
hie county In an effort to , find
anyone missing who might have
been the unfortunate couple.
Experts Say That.
Wife Murderer Is
Totally Insane
(By Associated Press.)
MILWAUKEE.—E. Ray Tomp
kins, held on a charge of wife
murder, is insane, according to the
findings of a lunacy commission
of five alienists.
The findings of the commission
were mode public Monday and de
clare that Tompkins’' condition is
such that be is unable to confex
intelligently with his counsel or
conduct his own defense.
efforts were fruitless until after 1
••’clock Sunday night when John
H ‘mmon* of Jefferson, whose wife
* a " employed In the Jefferson
'mtton mill, said thaf his wife and
•laughter left home Saturday and
had not. returned.
?!:. gUnmotv* waa Iht jtold of
th ® ‘lndi*g of the charred remains
2 nd «hown the trinket* worn and
be readily identified th* cor bobs
nnd ring as those of hla wife. A
f l *te*n year old eon identified the
hnir.pin as being on* of a number
he had made for his mother from
* lr * at the factory.
Quarrel
SATURDAY
It was determined by the offeer*
* h «i the bodlea were those of Mr*.
K| mmon* nnd her daughter and
***taj|0 of her leaving home were
r ®»ated.
According t«i the young eon Mr*
Ammons nn<i her husband quar-
id later
r H«d Saturday morning and
'he went to the bank and
out i
(Tmim
A DEADLY D18EA8E
Tuberculosis can be controlled
In Clarke county. Despite the
fact that health authorities have
uncovered more than 300 coses
In the county it Is the purpose
of the Anti-Tuberculosis Asso
ciation to carry the fight for
ward in this community until
the death rate Is materially re
duced. It can be done ‘but It
will require the cooperation of
•very cltisen. You can help by
buying Christmas Seals. A
committee of women is selling
Seals from booths in the city
every dr.y and you are urged to
do your share In fighting tuber
culosis by purchasing . some
every day.
The Central Presbyterian
church committee will be In
rharge of the sale of Seals
Tuesday, Mm. G. E. Story In
charge. v
Monday the Childs Street P.
T. A. was In charge with Mrs.
A. N. Bowers In charge.
TUBRRCULOSI8 IS CONTA
GIOUS.
COLUMBUS, Ga*—Fir# of
an undetermined origin, which
for several hours threatened to
wipe out the heart of ,Jho retail
district of Columbus caused
damage estimated at $200,000
her* early Monday morning.
Tho Humes Music Company,
occupying th* basement and
three floors ef the Humes
building was th# greatest loser
In th* conflagration whleh
gutted tho rear of ihe struc
ture. . ,
Charlie Mizsll’s haberdashery
and Foley and. Cargill’s shoe
store suffered damages through
the smoke and water.
The flames had made rapid
headway, before they were dis
covered, It was stated.
^Mellon Sends Plan
For Tax Reduction
T
To House For SftttfyMiNY WITNESSES
IN COUNTER ATTACK
(By Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON.—Secretary Mellon has reduced
to definite form his ta5c reduction proposals and for
warded a complete redraft of the revenue act to the
house ways and means committee for use in consid
eration of tax revision legislation to be begun Tues
day.
The treasury secretary, 1 na let
ter accompanying the redrafted
measure made public today at the
treasury, noted that the reduction
program “appears to have met
with a most favorable public re
ception,” and advised acting Chair
man Green of tho commltteo that
treasury officials are prepared to
present at anytime arguments in
support *>f the proposed revision.
Ttr un nnalysis of the changes
proposed, Mr. -Melon placed first
the 25 per cent reduction on in
comer below $1,000 and tho add!
tional credit of 25 per cent to be
granted on earned Incomes, show
ing that in tho caso of earned In
comes of $4,000 or less .the reduc
tion contemplated really amounts
to about 44 per cent.
SLATED FOB LEADER
(Photo Copyright, Harrit & Ewing.)
Mil* Elizabeth Gordon Hanna, granddaughter of the lato Mark
Hanna, la the moving spirit of the Dramatic Club of Wgahlngton,
D. C., an organization of young aoriaty people. Photo ahowa her in
coztumo of one of tha parta the recently portrayed.
tUJ.
DIEO SUNDAY 7:45;
EDAL
DIRECTOR OF CHILD
HEALTH CLINIC HERE
"W.
Mr. George W. Brown, father of
former State Senator L. C. Brown
of Athena, died at his homo here
347 Hancock avenue, Sunday ngihl
at 7:45 o’clock. Mr. Brown had.£“'
ill several week.. .Monday, tho
uneral
BE
(By Associated Press.)
ATLANTA. — Superin
tendent Swint of the State.
Insane Asylum testified
Monday in the trial of
Philip E. Fox, for the kill
ing of W. S. Cobum, that
the defendant will be
hopelessly insane for the
rest of his life.
The morning session of
the trial was consumed
by cross-examination of
him by the prosecution.
Senate Insurgents Will iWTicn asked by a state's
Throw Strength to Sena- C0 “" 8e * ,f I a “ an suffering
tor Smith For Interstate lw,th a delusion could have
Commerce Chairman. a ® 0 fy e an ® c0lac * con “
trol his actions, even to
wAsif^STON-nepuw^n in- ] tll c selection of the time
MirgentH wont forward Monday ant * place OI the killing
with their plan to either fore© one land the purchase Of a pfo-
ot their compromise Candida.,, &|)d „ knif<( the ^
to the position of chairman of the
senate Interestate commerce com
mlttee o r to throw their support
to Senator Smith, of South Caro
lina, a democrat.
The day’s developments brought
no hint of a compromise in the
deadlock which hns resulted In tho
senate over the fight against Sen
ator Cummin* republican, Iowa,
for the chairmanship, and
ness answered in the af
firmative.
ATLANTA. — Counsel
for the prosecution in the
trial of Philip E. Fox,
charged with killing Qpp-
Th- fnn.r.1 «,!!! Will b# brought about Of ft d«=»-
The funeral services will be
KK. StainYV. S Coburn pre-
place before balloting Is resumed P&rCu Slllldfly 10 begin A
unusual .uuation| v jg 0rous a ttack Monday
Mr. George Washington Burch,
aged 4S, died at a local hospital at
lock Sunday afternoon with
pneumonia after an Illness o
about ten days.
Funeral services will be con
ducted from the home of Mr
Burch’s leister, Mrs. Walter P
Marbut, 5C4 South Lumpkin street
Tuesday morning at 11 o’clock.
Rev. E. L* Hill, pastor of the First
Presbyterian church and Rev. S, J.
Cartledge, pastor of the Central
Presbyterian church will hvas
charge of the services.
The Interment will be In Oeonee
cemetery with Dorsey* funeral.
r itore In charge, Tbe^ paUbear-
wlll be. Messrs. Ed~'Parr. W.
F. McElreath, J. H. Patman, R. T.
Dottery, Dr. J. W Galloway and R
J. Jackson. The local -Elks will act
at honorary escort
Mr. Burch Is survived by two
sisters, Mrs. W. P. Marbut and
Mr* T. E. Smith, of Athens; one
brother, Mr. J. M. Burch and two
uncles^CIcero Burch of Wiley, Ga,
and John Burch of Calhoun Falls,
and a number of cousln a including
Mr. Arthur Burfch, Miss Ruth
Burch, William and Rufus Burch
sad Will and George James, Miss
es Leila nnd Mary James, and Mr*
W. E. Power and an aunt, Mr*
Artie James. . ‘ .
*' Mr. Burch was assistant man-
fnger of Johnson's Hillard Parlor
and had lived in Athin.s all his
life. He was a member of Athens'
Lodge No. 790 B. P. O. Elks.
D A r iHr«.£u^THIBTY MINERS ABEIES
Mr. Brown
preach the funeral sermon,
tics Here. Will
Survey At Once.
Make
Dr. Bernard W. Carey, who will
be director of the child health dem<
onatration to be conducted here for
the next five year* by the Amerl
can Child Health Association, ar
rived Monday morning to begin
his duties. He waa accompanied by
Miag Cara Harris of tha New York
office of the association and Is a
specialist in training In health
education;*
Dr. Carey Monday conferred with
Dr. Linton Gerdlne, president of
the Athens Board of Health and
Dr. J. D. Applewhite, health com
missioner, preparatory to begin
,ning a-preliminary survey of health
conditions In the city and county.
The demonstration will be con
ducted through the local agencies
augmented from time to time by
the Health Association with
aim of reducing tha death rale fpr
mothers and children.
Dr. Carey, the director, comes tt
Athens from Boston, Masa, where
he was assistant public health
commissioner for the stale.
INI
DOUGLAS MAN
IS MURDERED
LATE SUNDAY
(By AMoeixted Praia.)
■DOUGLAS. Ga.—Jesse Tanner,
a young white man about twenty-
five years of age, was shot from
anilei.-. 1 '. .tn.l kill*-.! here at a late
hour Sunday night..
The killing took place near the
home of .Gordon Tanner, several
Ie» from Nichols, Ga. The sher
iff and coroner investigated the
case Monday.
conducted from the resideneo
afternoon at 3 o’clock.
Wasson, pastor of th-
Methodist church of which
was a member, will
funeral sermon. H*
will b. assisted by Bar. Ernest
Campbell of Lavonia and Dr. J. J.
Bennett, pastor of the Prince
Avenue Baptist church.
Interment will be in
cemetery with Bernstein Brothers
in charge. The ions of Mr. Brown
will be the pallbearers with' the
following honorary pallbearers:
Portions of Mine Collapse j. b._ McWhorter, c. n.
Early Monday. Prison-
In
ers in Great Danger of
Losing Lives.
(By Aaaoeiated Press.)
TOKIO. — Thirty miners were
entombed in a coal mine at Kasu-
ya in FukuUca prefecture, in south-
wettsra Japan early Monday
g, according to advices re
ceived here.
The report stated that the men
are being held prisoners by th*
gas in the mine and it is thought
that the men will probably not be
reached by rescuers in time to)
save them. t
Tha collapse of tiveral nortions
of the mine was given as the
cause of the men being entombed.
Rescue work is proceeding with
the greatest difficulty due to the
gases in th* interior of the mine
Weatherly, J. M. B. Thompson and
Dr. Whole he!.
Mr. Brown is survived by bis
widow, ond the following chil
dren: L. C. Brown, Athens; Mr,.
W. S. WIlder. ilrs. W. A. Fowler,
Mis, Howie Brown, Mis, Nsnns
Brown, Athens; Mra. C. B. Al
mond, Winder, and Hr*. C. E.
on the plea of the defense
of insanity on the part of
the accused.
With the opening of
court Monday, the fifth
day of the trial, it was ex-
PROGRESSIVE
VICTORY
Not all of the insurgents have
announced themselves nn willing to
mipport Senator Smith, but those
ro h ,° M h r„ ve e“e't d hl ey .hr i d ZT ^ted that the testimony
xanlsatlon of republican, refu,o to of Dr. Roger Swint, SUp-
^i«n r .rN.“ "Si; erintendent of the State
republican, of Michigan, who will Insane Asylum, who testi-
X r .eL “STL' V,r- a/natora «ed Saturday that he con-
ha%*e been Indorsed by Senator Sldcred FOX insane, will
La Follette^ of Wisconsin, the In-
surgent leader, who also has an- 06 res Umea.
nouneed that the election of Sen
ator Smith would be s 'dear-cut
victory for the progressives to the
senate and In the country.”
An outline of the insurgents’
plan, which they say will be fol-
Porterfield, Comer; A. M. Brown, I !? w * d hr* number of thoio against
Miwogee, OUa.; Jo* Brown, Cummins, la to have Sen-
Athens; Worth Brown, Athens; j ^° r 'f?*! 1 . 1 , their vote on
IL Brown, Orlando, Fla.; S. R.I Ul - •»»<>«: Senator Cousen,
Brown. Toeeoa, Ga.; G. T. Brown,|® n tt - — con J «nd then to turn to
Tallulah Falla, Ga.; thirty-one. s-"* 10 - Smith.
and it 1, feared that all attempts!
grand-children and ’ two great-
grandchildren.
Hr. Brown was bom to Hart
county’ and moved to Athens
■bout five years ago. He is well
known as a hotel man in northeast
Georgia having been manager of
the Franklin Springi hotels ui the
popular days of that resort. He
was sixty-ntoe years of ago.
to 1
will prove urur
the imprisoned miners
unavailable.
BOY TRAIN WRECKERS
ADDRESSES ENGINEERS
SAVANNAH Go.—The local chap
ter ot marin* engineers was ad-
«*•**•«*#d I nth# Knights of Pythias
hall by William S. Brown, presi
dent of the Marine Engineers Be
nevolent Association hero recently*.
Matters affecting the organization
set 1 * discussed by Mr. Brown who
s conducting an official tour ‘.of
■oast towns and giving lectures to
local organization:
ARE APPREHENDED
SAVANNAH—Under Jackson 11
and Arthur Olenn, it, negro beys,
were apprehended and arrested by
railroad detectives here recently,
ebagsd with wrecking the shuttle
train of the Atlantia Coast lint
railway. The boys were arrested
the scqpe of the accident
near i
WllTf
DC. Swint, a defense witness, $t*
dared Saturday that as a result of
u three-hour tocamlnation of PoX
;it Fulton tower on IVcember 3 he
bas reached the conclusion that
the defendant Is a paranoiac,
ot> the most dangerous types
madmen. Solicitor John A. Boy
kin. and Attorney William Schley
Howard, special state counsel, pre
pared Saturday night and Sunday
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Pendulum of City
Hall Clock Breaks;
Orders New One
Athenian, who are in th* habit
of glancing at the clock on the
city hall to (ram tho time of day
are having to rely on their Inger-
*° r» or Walthams, Elpins or other
reliable indicators until a new
pendulum can be gotten from afar
with which to repair the official
time-piece of th* city.
The accident to tho city hall
clock occurred Sunday, and as
soon as tho cause of its Christina:
strike was ascertained a new at-
irre the train was derailed du«' Uc)imcnt w(u orfejej and wiI1 (*,
to nn open switch, which caused, p i aced in position—authorities say
it to enter a stdlnr where It we* plenty- of time to show Sant*
derailed. The boys were tried in Clans just when to make his des-
pollce court here and l>ound over tojrent of the chimneys so the ItiJ-
the superior court. 'dies won’t be disappointed.
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