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<!KcB! ,1 ' 000 *** ,d ' nt P#1,#sr rn * To Regular SubwHboro urc I the banner-herald lavottlgaU Today! THE BANNER-HERAEtf Dolly ud Sunday—:It Cost* h yfttU •wi'fl’riT™ Established 18*1, Dally ud Sunday—IS Centt E .Week. ATHENS COTTON: Middling 33 3-* [ Previous Close — 33. THE WEATHER: | Cloudy Moday night; little change] in temperature. ^ 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 - T - -S. * ” T' V f-d> •M' 4—+ J. .f. T V a|«. - *J« *1* *I« --*Ja •M 1 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 (Turn to Page Six) 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. 6 'shopping V