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11,000 Aeelitont Policy Fra To Rogulor 8ub,erlb«ra the banner-herald (nvoitlgato .Today! ATHENS COTTON: Previous Close .. .... 33 1 Middling .... 23' THE WEATHER: Clear Tuesday and Wednesday; slightly colder. Doily and Sunday—is Ccnta a Week Daily and Sunday—IS Cent# a Week. Aeaociated Preaa Service. ATHENS, G.\., TUESDAY. DECEMDPR 18, 1923. Aesoelated Single Coplea 2 Cenla Daily. S Centa Sunday. Greece’s Rulers To Leave Tuesday Night stiller: (By Assocatcd Press.) LONDON.—A dispatch from Athens states that I the King and Queen of Greece are leaving for Ruma nia Tuesday night without signing any decrees. The report also says that Admiral Roundouriotis I nill lie appointed as regent. Premier Gonatas and Colonel Plastrias, the ad- I rices state, signed a letter requesting the King to leave after they had been interviewed by military and naval delegations and others who urged the re- [ nioval of the dynasty. A letter to King George, it is said, was couched in [ stern terms and contained the information that his departure by Tuesday night at the very latest was imperative. * FOUR BODIES FOX WILL HOT BE TAKEN FROM PLACED ON STAND FIRE RUINS'll OWN DEFENSE,! SMITH TESTIFIES!- \SHINGTON.—The dead* lock in the senate over the election of an interstate com merce committee chairman •cpntinued today, but the house perfected its organization by approving ita standing com- mitee slates. Five more ballots were taken by the senate which will re sume voting tomorrow with the exception that the repub lican Insurgents will give their support td Senator 8mith, of North Carolina, the ranking democrat on the committee. This vote with that of the democrats would result in his election. The Insurgents Monday sup ported first Senator Howell, republican, Nebraska, and then Senator Couzens, republican, Michigan, wh'o on the last bal lot received a total of twelve votes. In addition to that of the insurgents he drew support from Senators Cummins, of Iowa, who has been Indorsed by the republican party con ference for the chairmanship; Gooding of Idaho; Jones, of Washington; Norbeck of 8outh Dakota, and Borah, of Idaho. Widow and Daughter li!i CANTO HARBOR TUESDAY City Associated Press.) HOUSTON Texas.—-Four bod ing hav^been recovered from the . Japftol Hot*, ‘ L story downtown structure which wag destroye by fire early Tues- [diy morning. ■ Several other adjacent buildings I were aiso*destroyed in the blaze I v hich lazed the' hotel a;id it is (xp.cted that man/ other charred J bodies will b« found before the Kjcjich for tbe dead is concluded. The property Ions is estimated j to run over $300,000. The guests were awakenod ip the inly morning hours and had much Governor’s Car Colorado Convicts ATLANTA.—When the' 1 Attempt Escape ]n trial of Philip E. Pox, charged with the killing of Captain W. S. Cobum, opened here Tuesday, it was stated that Fox will CANON CITY Colo.—While Gov ernor .William E. Sweet and hi, advisory board on imrdona were lioldlwt a aeulon within the auto penitentiary grounda here Tuesday during the entire trial in Wta.lty in escaping in want, hjg QWn defe „ se by a par _ jty closely associated with not be placed on the stand I'" u convicts. Paul Rand and Albert i o .a * • i • J, Green, jumped in tbe official au- dimmer Hio ontn-o trial in £5 by the governor and 2 Georgia Youths Carried to Trial Under Heavy Guard (By Associated Press.) COLUMBUS.—Guarded by Mua ■ogee county sheriffs Willie Jone* and Gcrvis Blood worth, Reynolds youths charged with murder in luiinection with the slaying of H. Underwood, medicine salesman, were carried by automobile to butler Tuesday morning. The two I boy a were to go on trial there | *ome time Tuesday. Commissioners Authorize New Road Tuesday A now public road leading from the Bpps bridge road to tbe Prince ton road and Intercepting the lat- i«t near the Cloverhurst country • Inis wa* authorized *by the county «ommlesioners at a meeting Tues day. a large delegation of properly mvnora along the road appeared •" fore the officers In behalf of the new route. Other business, piore or less of n routine nature, occupied the (fine of the meeting .which recess ed at one o’clock until a later e defense. The state ment came as somewhat of a surprise as it had been thought that the ac used man would be put up probably Wednesday or Thursday. Fox f* able to converse Intelli gently on many subjects this party added, but the defense counsel after a lengthy deliberation has decided that it would not be wise to have him make a statement in his own behalf. During z clash between thq op- i>osing counsels Tuesday morning Solicitor General Boykin declared tbat he would attempt to prove that Fox had heard “the voice or God’’ only after he had consulted with his attorneys. He referred to the passage frequently quoted by the defense that this voice prompt ed Fox to kill Coburn- During the.trial Monday after noon Solicitor Boykin made sen sational charges that Dr. Linton C. Smith. the physician who attend ed Fox at police station, was call ed Into the case by two Imperial palace' detectives and that hp gained permission to see the pris oner by pretppding that he bail been called by Mrs. Fox, and fur ther that the doctor had told Fox to make no statement when the latter was beta* quizzxed by de- (Turn to Page Three) Students Leave William McAdoo Shies His Hat Into Ring For Presidential Candidates LOS ANGELES.—William OlulM Mr.Vdoo, war-time director of tho American railroad., Monday night formally announced bin candidacy for the democratic preaidentlat "onilnaUon In a telegram to W.'W. Howee, democratic atate chairman, Pierre, 8. D. The telegram read: 1 "Having filed my formal accept if-* t\f Ilia nlalfnpm ail'iinlMl* 111 J nce of the platform adopted' by •he democratic proposal conven tion. na required by South Dakota. 1 desire again to expreaa by. ai>- !.r..elation of the honor conferred "ten me by the convention and i<> 'ay that I am willing to fight with ard for the people of Sooth De- through the republican policlea of ataml-atllllam and wlatful wl.hln, for these problems to solve them selves. "The democratic tuirty .tend, for progress and popular rights. H welcomes the opportunity lo d-> battle-fur them." GERARD ACCEPTS PLACE ON TICKET PIERRE. S. D.—.Tamei Gerard New York, who was Indorsed for tbe democratic nomination for Vice president at the slate proposal convention here December 4. de- dared In an acceptance, filed with the secretary of .tale today, tint If nominated and elected he would kola 1„ support of the progressive If nominated and e.enoo nc worn-. KW * th ' m «i w?' "'"We shall get no relief from tbe-lihe'prot-sii rnnvenllon »nd_oh,y horde.., now oppressing .... nnr | the perty recall Invoked against stall progress In any diction 1 Dim. *— hlf party and drove through (lie gates. Both were wounded by rifle fire from guard* on the wall and were later recapture* After wrecking the automobile u few block* from the prlaon In at tempting to turn a corner, The photo show* Miss Zoe ter and widow of W. S. Cobt by Philip E. Fox, as they appej ^ cution Is making a vigorous i m and Mrf. W. S. Coburn, daugh-1 ihot and killed recently In Atlanta) 1 at the trial of Fox. The prose- cn the insanity plea of Fox. (By Associated Press) HONG KONG.—A flotilla of foreign gunboats are Ir* the harbor of Canton, where a tome situation has prevailed oir.ee the recent threat of Dr. Sun Yat Sen, 8outh China leader, to seize custom funds. The gunboats are preparing for any eventualities that may arise from the situation. ' Some of the warships are lying off Shameen, the foreign section of Canton and have been cleared for action and French sailors have been land ed from the warships Jules Ferry at Shameen. No report has been made on five United States destroyers which were ordered from Ma- t nils to Canton haroor, though it was thought at the time the hosts were sent to Chinese waters that It was simply as a precautionary measure to pro tect American Interests. HIT , (By Associated Press.) ATLANTA—Police Chief James L. Beavers of Atluntp, !h (scheduled to be. arraigned before the police conmfltre* of city council Tuesday 526,000 individual income surtax payers, Representa-j T , S*Mnou!il^nt?by (By Assocated Press.) WASHINGTON.—Substantial relief would be afforded by the Mellon tax reduction plan to only tive Gamer, of Texas, ranking democrat of the house | n.ni t n.j.n j.m w. Armi,t,qd ways and means committee, declared Monday night j , h rThurs n, T,.un.'si. 1 how.vre' tmv. in a statement. He asserted, however, that “most of i-»h .hat any effort to try, or the administrative amendments embraced in Secre-I J"^wm*i m fo'g^ r rou«wtai tary Mellon’s tax recommendations and several'm. » u .i»nsion m.t ...k, ct>i.i others not included should have early, and favorable ^ , t "" m n ^“i" I S 1 T h „ r “'r‘ ,,l Kira; consideration.” CommoniJng on the benefit* to he derlyed. Mr. darner wild “con gress could repeal th* entire in come tnxee on th* MM,WO with fugtivea took to tke hill* on foot, Income* of $5,000 or lets, which iHireued by a poaae. ' wouW Involve n lot* of only !«.- When overtaken tfce convict* it- {7®®.®®®. thereby leaving thp 525,000 fu*e<l to halt until tbelr pursuers ,ar »® lncom * " urtnx PW", «• th « headed by Sheriff Sara Jope*. chief beneficlnrle* of the plan.” nnskrapd fire. » *’I am astonished,” aald Mr. C opened fire.. r “I «m arionisnea/' *ata Mr. Gif*. • ner, "at the amount of ‘ false oi (misleading information that I* be- I lng ao ayatfnwUicaMy fed out tc the American people to the effect that great and wholesale tax re- rur A Al/llUCiJfOi ductlon would result to the people, | generally, under the Mellon plan, j Such propaganda la a fraud Each day of this week Is seeing!the country. many of - the students of the Uni verslty of Georgia leaving for tbeli homes and elsewhere to spend the Christmas holidays, students, as they finish their examinations go home. * The last examination will b* held Baturday Which day marks the official close of the first term. The second term begins Thursday, Jan uary Baseball Star At University Hurt Playing Football Delacey Allen, shortstop on tbe Georgia baseball team, broke bis collar bone while playing football with a group of students Tuesday morning. Mr. Allen will be confined to tbe diversity infirmary several days. • Let The Banner-Herald’s "SHOP—O* • SCOPE* column* assist you TO BUY. TO PAGE 2. TURN There is no probable opposition to the remove! of such taxes as those on telegrams and admission* to theatres. I am willing even to magnify the Mellon proposals ta any ordinary extent and am anx ious to aid in securing the fullest mearure of equitable income tax reduction, hut I can not justify a policy'that would limit relief to the American people measurably to Mr. Mellon'a 625,000 large In come sprtax payer*, thereby Ignor ing. If not by Implication excluding esch and all of the other methods of wholeaale relief xjrhlch I have pointed out. AUSTRIA’S BEET CROP GOOD VIENNA.—Austria will be stye to supply one half of ft dsotnsfle consumption of sugar owing to In- erased acreage and quality of fills year’s beet crop. The wtne crop was small but of good qualify. KEEP UP THE FIGHT If Clarke county can keep up tho fight against uln rcuIoaU long enough that disease cau bo controlled. If thetAnti-Tu- berculosii Association Is not supported by the citizens of the city and county the fight can not gd on and to the 300 cases already found many will be added. The tuberculosis nurse la engaged fn instructing vic tims or the disease .how to take care or themselves In order to throw pff tbe disease and to prevent its spread. Tbe sale of Christmas Seals Is providing the money to continue the fight In this county. Every clUxen should help by buying a few Christmas Seals from tbe teams of women who sell them each day. Not only buy them, uso them on your letters and pack ages. Monday a toam from tbe Childs Street P. T..A. captained by Mes. A. N. Bowern sold $IJ.7& worth of Seals. Tuesday the Central Presbyterian churi h team captaHed by Mrs. G. E. Storey was In charge and Wed • nesday the High School P. T. A. with Mrs. W. P. Warren In charge will sell the Seals. Re member, the money to carry- on this anti-tuberculosis work must be raised between now and January 1. Don’t wait to buy your Seals. And don’t fall to buy. TUBERCULOSIS IS CON TAGIOUS. i superior court, and resumed con • troi of the police department Bat , Urday. The order wns In the nature of a temporary restraining Infunctlon and set December 24 as the date when It will be decided whether thh order will be made permanent or dlrmlsaed. ; "Judge Thomas’ order as eon- ntrufd i by the police committee, prevents the order of suspension No arrest has been made in the tragedy that re sulted in the horrible death of Mrs. Mag Simmons and her young daughter, Lizzie, Saturday night. Sheriff Ben Collier of Jackson county spent prac tically .all of Monday in Athens trying to pick up a clue that would lead from the arrival of the ill-fated pair here to the lonely house near Attica where their charred bodies were, discovered Sunday morning by a casual visitor to the scene of the fire. REBELS EVACUATE 1 MEXICO CITY The Fherlffs Investigation in Ath ens threw additional light on tho tragedy but he failed to connect nny party or parties with tho crimo sufficiently to warrant an nrrent. He Is satisfied that the woman and little girl, said now to hava been but seven years of age, came to Athens on the evening train and were met at the depot by an un known party, said to have beon a rman dreseed In overalls and wear* (By Associated Press) MEXICO CITY.—The revolution lata evacuated Puebla Monday night, the War Department an nounced here Tuesday morning. Federal forces occupied Almaxa and Lucas Gonzales. Th«r« I* stJll a paucity of exact news as to the situation in Mexico growing out of the revolutnolary uprising fomented by Adolfo de la Huerta against the constituted au thorlty of the republic. Only meager reports, and the)* much delayed, are coming out of Mexico city dealing with tho oper- ntloas of tbe government forces. These, however, breathe a spirit of optimism that eventually the revolt will be put down. From rev olutionary sources emanate re- ropts of .new gains by the rebels, In the nature of further advances by the De la Huerta troops or fresh adhelslons to the De la Huerta cause at various points. One Mexico City dispatch says tho government forces, with Pres ident Obregon at their head, have begun a movement eastward of A?efclco City against tho rebels who are trying to drive In their wedgo} To flml on tho capital of the republic from ** the region of Vera Cruz. ing- nn nrmy overcoat. The youth who was brought hrr<t yesterday afternoon tq tell about seeing Mrs. -Simmons and her daughter get off the train, whs closely questioned by tho officers but h* revealed nothing that would warrant an arrest. i BELIEVES WOMAN WAS "RUNNING AWAY” It was revealed Monday that Mrs* Simmons who with her hus band. ha* worked at the Jefferson Cotton mills for seven years, In tended leaving Jefferson and her hbsband this month. She was re ported to have told around the mill "that she was going to take her baby/' meaning the little girl didn’t murder and bodies resulted, ry but ft prob- KILLED IN TEXAS SAN ANTONIO—Captain Harold F. Sturcken,' commander of tfc« 47th school squadron at Brooks l««u«l ><y the rommlttre laat W«d. knd Sergeant c. E. Ryala ne,dny nlaht from becoming ef-.were killed when their olane fecilvc ngalnet Chief Heaven «n-1 oraehwi' at Pendleton, Texan. They til he hue imer. formally Med and w . w route , 0 n a |i„. sergeant convicted of Inefficiency. Chair- nyg|,* horn* waa at Olenwood, Go. “THE COVERED IEtT LIVES UP TO EVERT EXPECTATION AND IS HAILED AS A GREAT * By CHAS. E. MARTIN "The Covered JVagon.** that wonderful moving'picture that will, live ns the classic of the days of ’41 just as the "Birth of a Nation" will live aa the 1 spirit of reconstruction days, played ft* initial performance at the Colonial Theatre Mon day night and every expeeta-’ tion of the ( widely heralded success was. met and not on*- dissenting voice to the general praise was.heard. Thi* picture Ik from the story by Emerson Hough and was adapted to the screen by Jack Cunningham and directed by James Cruse, both well known .to moving picture habitues. K Is a Paramount production. The picture Is one of the least overdrawn w# have ever (Turn to Pag* .Thr*«) convicted of Inefficiency, man Armlsfesd mid. "The order doe* not prevent tb« commit!* from proceeding with his t rial on any charges now lietttUrg. but It doe* hold that the hill of certiorari now hefot* th*| superior court prevents u* from suspending the chief until he hs*| hren found guilty of tho chgrgM.* „ J «* r.no<ly. giving hi. .go an Th- fight lo remove chief Benv*« greentod here Tuend.y by ere from office began FUbrunr, ! .(» («'• Kenedy 1. ch.rg^ !«. when the committee Inaugural- ntralli.g an automobile *- Alleged Auto Thief Caught movement to reorganise thi deportment. The chief carried thf cn*<> to the courts. Recently the state utiprense court handed down a decision giving the committee authority to try the officer. EPAKTA Ga.—Lumber continues to ipour out of Hancock county to local and dfstnat markets. In a stesdy stream. Both poplar and Pine are being cut In large quan titles nnd the planing mill* In some cases have enough timber to* carry them well Into next year. 5 more SUOPPING DAYS BEFORE * Greenville, 8. f-\ The eer which he le nald lo have itolen wet alia confiscated by the i-otlce who ere holding both the auto and Fcnedj nendlng arrival of Greenville no. Ijfe. nd child In Athens o r they left here on the death back to Jackson county Is thr confronting the officers ol law. \ It Is believed that someone knowledge of th* movements c two after they left Jefferson the oficers nre searching for -19 The horrible circumstance* Hurround th*- ip.ith .. the w and child are such that thev *le mand a complete and thorough In vestlgntlon nnd Sheriff Collier I • I f h.1 r : Milling u 111 n< undone in nn effort to bring to tin bar of Justice the guilty part; parties. Jefferson nqd Jackson count nnturally greatly stirred over crime. To murder’a woman la had enough. It Is felt, hut to tn life of an Innocent child nnd th burn the two to cover up the foul deed I* something that no com munity will t>* satisfied to »,-r c <i unchallenged. If tho meagre tails of the crime point tr particular person It Is a safe diction that the person will h rested and charged with the nnd given the opportunity of Ing Innocence at court. (Turn to Page Three) “The Drawl” New College Magazine; Granath, Journalism Student, Editor former editor of Georgia Tech' Yellow Jacket, as its editor-in- chief. and sponsored by the Henry* W. Grady School of Journalism of the University of .Georgia, Th# Drawl In a new literary magazine with humorous features just au thorized - by the university pru dential committee nt a special meeting which will appear In Its first Issue sometime this month. tudent, tditor it the new publication %. Merritt of Macon, Al ii of Gainesville, John I). l.-iude Much of the material for th# in itial Issue of the publication In cluding a very attractive cover de elgn la alryady in the hand* oi printers In Atlanta who are pub lishing the magazine for the uni versity. Those who are familiar with the nature of the new maga- shine declare that It will be not only tbe most brilliant magazine appearing at the University of Georgia, hut in the south. It will draw materia! from alt journalis tic students and, In addition Savannah, and „ _ editorial ‘and business staffs the magazine which announced will doubtlesft Include many or all of these named others, Editor Granath Chancellor David C. Barrow of j the university and many member J of tbe faculty who know of the new magazine are enthnalnatic ov- er it nnd declare that it h.ta art opportunity of becoming a great Southern publication clrcnlatM not only among student nlumni of the unlversit iroughout the state nnd- S I. H. Granath these, from any other students of ( known widely because of M the University who care to contrl-j llancy as exhibited when - but* to It. . (The Yellow Jacket nn<5 throu. Prominent ftudent* of the tinl- contribution* ro ninny verslty other than the editor, Mr. I publication**. Tie | p n« Granath, who have aided In bring-1 Journalism at the university.