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11,000 Jkeeldent Pol lor Proa To Rtfluiar Subscribers THE BANNER-HERALD investigate Todayl THE BANNER-HERALD ATHENS COTTON: | Previous Close 34 3 THE WEATHER: I CUar Wtdneslay and Thursday,.] Dali; aid Sunday—IS Ceuta a Weak EsUUiahed 1832. Daflj and Snnday—II Canto a Weak. VOL. 91, NO. 268 Aaaodated Press Service. ATHENS, GA„ WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1923. A. B. C. Paper. Stella Copies a Cents Dally. I Cento I AIRPUNES SEARSmftLOST ORIGIBLE •f*—^ •{«—*{• d*—d* e^—4 1 *1* 4* +-+ + M* * + British Warship Sails For Mexican Waters SINCE LUST FRIDAY; VEILS 1 Body Of Man Who Murdered Six] Is Dug From Grave and Burned In House Where He Killed Wife | ICO' SHHIL^ ^ wo ^ ter Women Saturday America’s Greatest Liner Grounded! MERICANS KILLED:'! ■'-■ L L JEFFERSON, Maine—The bods John Know was exhumed Tuc»* | day from the solitary grave where buried yesterday and placed • In the cottage where be killed his KINGSTON, Jamaica.—j»‘"* r — * 8al ' mi -v t. r* t urday. The house was then set on The gimboat CapetOAVn f|rc Thc charred body was found sailed Tuesday morning, in tho ruins later In the, day. County for Mexican'waters it was Attorney WcMon M. Hilton hn. be- announced here Wednes- * un *” teveeuntton in an effort FOR HIS RETURN TO 8 day morning. The warship belongs to Great Britain and it was stated that its hurried' departure was due to the revolutionary situation in Mexico. Dispatches coming out of Mexico failed to tell, of any such crisis which would explain the sending of the warship to Mexico. 1 gun an Investigation In Former Premier Decides to Return to Greece Soon After Meeting Leg- The countryside was stirred when It was learned that Snow, after killing the wife and son of Deputy Sheriff Frank C. Jewett at their home in Whltefield, had come to Jefferson where his wife, her aunt and her grandmother lived and had j islative Delegation. shot the three women, then ended his own life. Although the medico, examiner characterized the murders as “the work of a midman." threat* that Snow's body would be burned were said, to have been made-the next day. , Funeral services were held* yes- BELIEVE AMERICANS KILLED IN WRECK terday for^ tho three women Wiled here and burial was in a cemetery In Jefferson, Authorities re fused, permission for the burflfT rmm •(By Associated Pres*) PARIS—The announcement was made here Christmas Day .that former Premier Vcnizelos of Grceco had yielded to the pleas of his friends and countrymen and would return‘Ao his country immeiately. leaving Paris for .Greece probably In next day'or so. The former Premier reached hh decision after conferring. with a document signed by 270 members of Monday and' delivered to him a EL rASO.—Details of the train • bt \ d F ,n thc **m#t#ry u ln ' | document sign© by 270 members of *t*k in which.many Americans •rc believed to have .been killed •re expected here someUttfe Wed nesday. according to Wavier* who strived here from Mexico late lue.iday. It is though that the wreck was th» work of rebels who thought that tho train was carrying fed-, erals troops to aid in the defensb of Mexico City, More than a •core of persons were killed and it is thoyght that the list of the dead will leveal the' names icvcrai American citittna. Intcmupt '\ communication be tween Ei Pa*o and Mekico City prevented obtaining details of the obtaining di *reck late Tuesday night* The pa„cn t .»,of the train arriving ft., notm^^H|SiSa^^H ver, aaid that the apikea vHkh held the raila to the tlea ted been removed shortly before •he faat limited train batween the too title, passed. Tho train waa derailed; levoral coaches overturn' C. M. Eyler, Ga. If Eyler, Alumnus, Gets High Honor MI l.LEDOEVILLG. Go.—Major tl' inrnt M. Eylqr. alumnus of tho IMvom'tx of Georgia, and now nnni'cted with the Georgia Mill- »,ry College, has pean presented C’h , hnnd 'imc gold cane bp the »"> « Uthlo Claaa of the iltlledge- vl11 '’ RapU.t, church. Theto art aoxoptp.five In thla claaa M II to as Id Pat the maaterfnl "♦•entatto. of tho Sunday School «M| h'unday la a feature of In' t hereff vnrk. ■ You’ll Be Heard In the Want .Ads Hur wares, your wants, your •♦rviees^ y 0Ur hire—The Want I'd f-olum.i is your friend. The wumer-lJernlfi Want Ail Page * read by thousand* who con fute A fruitful field for .you. Wc r <eive youi ad? Phone 75 B A\NERHERALD terred without esremony in - a Hcrlf-i FORTY EIGHT SI ID FORTUNE IN WILL STREET, SAID Son of Leonard Wood- De nies That; Speculations Bringing Over Half Mil lion Included Philippines. (By A**oclated Press) NEW YORK.—Lieutenant Os* home Cutler Wood, 26 year old sou o{ Governor-General Leonard Wood of the Philippines lias ad- j milled making between $70,oo<i ( and $800,000 In speculation in Wall I street securities conducted by ca- i bio from Mantja Where hn |g- an •aid to his, father, says a copy righted dispatch to the New' York {Times Wednesday. opyrlghted story by Rfch- Helplessly stuck in the mud off St. George, Staten Island, New York harbor, tho giant liner viathan of the U. S. Lines was held prisoner for about six hours, nndios had been sent from the ship^d V. Oulahan says ho approached after it left England to the effect it was hoped 2) minutes would be clipped’from the westward trip .General Woo-1 regarding the re record. Within sight of its goal, it grounded! Passengers were taken from the vessel by a ferry boatiporu that his son made money * • • *• Mi. • IsnernlaLire. u (shown inset), while tugs trying to release tho big boat. Human Interest Element Enters Courtroom As. ' Pa th e r Barters father ketl him I of till DEFENSE IN KILLING ,.rr.u ........... — —. - . j thn taaMttte-'utiomhly . _ . ■ EMz: UUtm ” hmiU \^To^^S%^tStx Children For His Freedom County uuthorltle. were not I ih, fov.nment nnd uv, th. coun-1 , , , “ouF. lr vrn “irtoM lh . . tK j And Judge Approves Living Bond Mil l/L/ITU Hf the cottage had been daatroyvd. .representatives of !• tlsctoral dia- J 4 |VI!ILIfllll IUL Funerals for Mr«. Jewett and} trjctu who avere away in the pro- | » her non will be held sometime v j nce » « tth# time the document ' SAN FRANCISCO—HJppolJte La this week. It Is th# theory of the W aa drawn up also favored the pachet here haa bartered hie six authorities that Snow. wlg» had rfqu #*t, which thus waa support- been ae pa rated from his wife and e( | by moPe 340 deputise out placed under bonds to kftfP the of the 393 constituting the asaem- peace becaure of complaints that h# had beaten her, killed h*r and her relatives D#caus# she refused to return to him. and that he kill ed thc deputy's wlf# and son be- the dputy’s automobil to come the deputy's automobile to come here. Program • Rendered At M e 11 Auditorium At tracts Large Crowd Christmas Day. Delight ful Occasion. bly. children for freedom. ) They consulate a bond,of living flesh pending the father's trial on; liquor McADOO’S SON IS MARRIED ON X MAS DAY , speculating uml that | called In 'Mh son an<T I about It In the prese . eorro«nnjjd#»iit. | Lieutenant Wood Intend# to ro lled that lie had made InveeSmentf b'Jt'sHid that fifty were all Amer ica r trunfuetions and none of them Philippine Investments. Lieutenant Wood Intcds to re- . *gn his commission by the end of January, the article says, with the purpose of entering tho diplomatic service. His stronk of good for tune begon In Septepiber or Oc tober of last year, whence Invest ed in Stanford Oil stock juat prlo ||» It's MMisjitlon.il list-. Before the overwhelming sent!- • a charge of violating the ment of the country as thug iox-' w««d M. y.nl..lo. Informed Tbu< , n motlha Umw h „ , General Danglis, head of the mls-t •ion. .h.t h. could not r.fua. ,o j r.-.n«tn.«t of 8hok«p~r.. lend his help to the country, but r famous play, "Tne Merchant of declared that his political action Venice." taken place, with would have only a temporary char-1 role of Sbylock veated ln acter. Th# former premier added government, that he had no intention of form- Should Lapachet not appear on |Man Who Stabbed Wife, l Holding Baby, As She. M , T o tan!ev I Woe KSvinrr ninnor i:. S ; a " !C - V , Died Sunday Here Was Fixing Dinner, Im-! proving. ATLANTA—That Kufus Bird (By Associated Press.) PASADENA, Ca!.—Robert H McAdoo, sou of the former Direct- - or-Qeneral of Railroads William G. j.who hriitally killed his wife JJj® 1 McAdoo, nnd hl ? bride, formerly I chrl *. tIn V. Kv * b ? r / U . b V In ^ ^ r . 1 Miss Lorraine Rowan were the the date set for hearing youngsters are forfeit. Just what would happen to them. In such event la a matter grave legal minds are pondering. night. ing a cabinet under Ms denry nnd that his entire efforts would be bent toward bringins the cuontry back to normalcy and « hen considering the work to be' grave legal mlnde aro pondering, my - t Cn n one. 1 Prohibition agents, declare they IxCDOIT 10/ LE868 M. Venlselos* ban against popu-J found several stills on Lapachet’s - l inr demonstrations Upon hi* a*; ranch. ■ •* Uf MC&SICS Here rival caused keen disappointment; Lapachet denied hla guilt, but among hi* followers who bad could proffer nothing of value aa planned to outdo An magnitude the welcome accorded the late Kins Constantino upon his return to Greece after hla exile In Switzer land. . Mr. John T. Stanley, agecr 45. died at the home, 251 Franklin street Sunday morning at 9:30 o'clock following an illness of sis death* with an lac pick, inflicted weeks. • - . ... . . ... two wounds on his daughter and j Mr, Stanley is a native of Spald- their honeymoon Wednesday after• ijun, turning tho pick on hlinse.£ |ing county but had lived here a Yu it'tide wedding at tho home ofj plunged It eleven times 4 n his owt (stout, thn-e years. Funeral crevices the bride’s mothrr here Christmas! breust, had previously threatened were -held ('hristmaH Day at two Lthe life of his wife, waa shown Wed i riesday by the fact that Mrs. Bird, Quiet Christmas; MHl Auditorium Chrl.tnw. D»» | OlllV Ten C0S68 hold m huppy thron* of people to ■ _ —Of Drunkenness take pari In the' special Christmas program arranged by a committee of women with Mrs. W. W. Crews as chairman, Tho outgtgndlng event of chrtst- The program began at 5:M mE|| | nso fa r a8 dlalurbance oi j the slain woman had obtained peace warrant for the man about j u week ago. —- _ - ! ' rh c killing which took place os - j I he mother was preparing the Sltiri* rifkrAmnPI' I Christmas dinner and while she UU1LC LfCVCIUUCr A iwas holding a young ,baby to her I brothers and o n c , ______ j bnast. war h*!d to tbf fact thatjtlon to his parent / • the husband was said to ba undoi A total of 167 cases of measlc^ influence of drogs. has been reported to tho Board of I The peace warrant was issued Health hero nnJcc December 1, It 1 b > Jud ** Rosser at the requesl «... 1 <■-. J. t-.. ... nf Hint's «r)r« hnl flio BaU. "Money I have not," he tdld Fed eral Judge John 8. Patrldge. "But my bambinos! They are six. Pleas# Mr. Judre. take them. It is proof that I wlB not ran atyay.'" For some time the court debated the plea; then accepted it. The edict, creating legal prece dent and history, placed Eugene. 17; Lawrence. IB: Emily, 13: Franoes, f 11; Blancha ’16; and Johnny Lapachet. t, in -nominal | An cpldemie of measles Is re- 1 Assured by physicians that custody of the United States of ported underway In Lavonla, HI-< self-inflicted Injunie* would o’clock In the afternoon from the Hampton, Ga.. Christian church. Tho body was shipped to Hampton Tuesday morning at 7:30 o'clock over the S. A* L. Berneteln Broth- ■ •1-. itiii« rtol home, was in iluirgc. Mr. Stanley Is survived by bls’thi Widow, one daughter, one son, six gr (By Associated Press) PARIS.—Officials at the Ministry of Marine stated Wednesday that although they had re ceived many messages reporting -the presence of the missing dirigible Dixmude over various parts of Tunis and the seacoast, they consider ed that the latest trust worthy news was an of ficial dispatch from Bis kra, last Friday an nouncing her arrival there. If she has landed it ia considered improbable that the'landing could have been effected with out incident. The revised number of persons aboard the airship is 48, twelve of which number are of- , . ficers. AIRPLANES ■ SCOUTING A number of airplanes * have been sent from north Africa posts to search for thc lost diri- - gible, the ministry of marine announced. The planes will trp to locate the ship and rescue it from its plight, and will also search for any evi dence of the Dixmude’s wreck, in case it already has been forced to earth. Speculation jih to the fate of th# crew envisage* fears of grave dU- nster. In some quarters, it ia ftagdrf Mtarvation has overtaken the w was learned Wednesday. So far, »• »(•« but the bond was only one cut ha. resulted In I bbleed nt h low fltfure, also on th. death, the secretory to the board I ptea of the murdered woman. Vhc stated. Tee first ,rc (n December urnuunt-of the bond was i::o. 31 cases were' reported. 45 the »Meh wa. Immedlau ly pnivl,lcd aeeond week ar.d 91 last week. '; hy ItirdV son. ' - . * Assured hv bis _'cloek »ml marks n reylv.l the custom of public slnslns of Christmas Carole. Th. prorrara was opened by Morton H. llodR win on "The True Spirit of Christ. m.. 1 ’ after which th. Carol, “M^rt th. Herald Angela Slog" «“ .ungi Chancellor Ddvld c. Barrow than offered a prayer after which the Christmas .lory waa told In tinted picture., reproduction. of th. foremost art galleri.. In Eu* rope. , The atory of Chrlatmas was In* terpreted by Mil* Mildred Ruther ford. Mrs. John-Harris and Mr. tho peacn wa. concerned was a wreck on the comnr of Cobh street and Mllledge avenue, caused. It la said, by reckless driving of Will Witcher, a negro, who was drunk according to the police. Witcher wee goto* down Mil- ledge to Prince and a I). 8. mail truck was going out Cobb. The truck was bit by Witcher, car when It got In the middle of Mil- ledge erasing to Cobb. Witcher's wife was thrown from the ear and hurt severely. It la stated. Witcher ras released on 3100 bond pending trial. Katie Oriffeth. Min l-uelle Kin-1 Ten drunk and disorderly eases nebraw then sang a nolo followed were recorded by the police Tuea- .1 IIUolw Vltvhf **JOV ' ‘ ■’ hy the Carol. "Holy Night." -Joy to the World" was then sung and the benediction pronounced by R,v. 8. J. Certledge. The program waa enjoyed thor oughly by the large audience. The program wa. arranged under aui- day. No casualUea from .hooting fireworks or hunting were report ed. America. • barton. Reystco and fliitwell! wove of s-rlou. consequence. Bird On a prevloua occasion Lapachet where e large number of eases baa I fl^urn to page six.) parted with hla children. been reported." Parents are vrgcil J • That waa when Juvenile court not to.allow their children to con- _» > . officials took, them away follow- grate with others and to tax.- every Brooks ailQ airmen and that at least some of , dexprrate may have leaped ov rd from the Riant craft to tor* tain death below. Elsewhere. Ik* , ohablc fate of the derelict icrow* upon the I maxi nation of Htrirkcn familic*. It i* conjectured that thc crew may have rlppcll open thc Dixmude'* #a« ha# Ink plunged Into the desert waste* of northcaHtern Afnlea, or Into tho mediterranean off the Quit ot Cube*. Report* reaching Marseille* Mjr the garrlMon at KebUl, a military Pont in Tunl* nl>out 75 miles Inland and west of the Gulf of Gabea. frighted -t jscarchlight in the *|ty at ■ ■ ■— t .7 ••’clock Monday night. A dte- patch reaching Tunl* from Btukal- Mt. Vernon Lod^C Wlll|rou°»b lOOmlle* northwest of KeM- rpIpfirAtis Tnnn Tho u * r ®P° rl * a l*fh* ,n the * k F- V tICOiaiC aM. •JOlin ine ^ to have the drifting airship wa* seen at 8:30 Monday night. .SPECIAL MASONIC In# th# mother’s unfathomed de- precaution possible to prevent tV l parture four y«*re ago. further spn*uri of the opidcinir. They were BUbeeauently returned’ when Lapechfet demonstrated hi# unqtieffVoned capability of carlnx for them WtP/kfr “Since my wife went away I am both father and mother, too,' packet *ald. - \ "My bambinos t love more than (Turn to nasre six.) Lawrenceville Boy Captains Football Team Dice, of the fine arte department Meyer, of Davenport, conducted of the Women’s Club and Mrs one of the mo«t unusual funeral cmr. was warmly congstrulated services ever held here when Dan- , the splendid presentation. I lei Relnbold. who died th'rty-flve Thoea who aided In making the.veer* ago lo Minneapolis, Minn., nrogram a anecew. were. Ml«a Lu- lwwa buried. -Ille Kltmeh/ew. Mrs. Pufe Turner. I .Mr. Ileinhold was buried 'n a \rl-s Della Reeves. Mr.- W. W. Minneapolis cemetery .hurtle af- Crews. Mr. R. 1’ Water. Mr. Mor- ter hla death. Recently the city of IfodKteoii. M-r. Divld narrou'. j Minneapolis ri^ ided to use thin Thurston IV*hi!« y!«»r Mr. j»t»metery for a park, and Mr lte‘n- . hold'* horiv wa* removed ami eiu'p- FUNERAL RITE8 HELD FOR i MAN DEAD 36 YEARS) DAVENPORT.—The Rev. H. F.f MILLEDGKVILLI’. O*.—A. P. Patterson of r^iwrencevllle, *tu- mmm dent nt the Oeo*'xVi MHitarv rot lege hero, ha* been elected cap tain of th«* 19?4 football team of the institution. Mr. Patterson play* center and ha* played in every game tho Institution ha* engaged in *ince he ha* been there. iW In* pjavod the ent*re sixty minutes In each game. Mr. Pattervon |h a brilliant stu-j Rob having won many other Ion-{four Mother of Dr. Carl Holliday Died Tuesday Jenkins Arc In Washington Dr. It. P. Brooks, dean of the Unlvenity of Georgia School o Commerce and Prof. John W. Jen kin. Have gone to Washlpgtog, D. |P.. to elt-nd tho annual convcn lion of the American Economics Mr*, ciaudle R. Holliday, nged society. Representative, of arhoola M. died at the home In Joeksxn of commcice throughout the Unit ed Stole, nnd well, known experts In the Few will be at the Wash Ington goFering. county Chrlatma* day at 4 o’clock in. the mornlnr. She wa* ill tivj month*. Funeral cerrlce* were conJurte*! Wednesday afternoon At 2 o’clock from th* Lebanon church In Jack- unty with Rev, Kskcw - f. th« MethmUat church In charge, inter ment was In the church c-met^y with Bernstein Brother* fun'»ral home In charge Mr*. Holiday wa* the mother of Dr. J. Carl Holliday of Athens and on aunt of Mr*. Dr. VERNON, Texas.—Mrs. John A. C Holliday. Duke, wife of a laborer of this Holliday was the wife presented h*»r husband with Mr. Pharle* p. Holliday. Bb# 1* w k*t *■ probably the most unique 1 by her husband. three i Christina# present , on record for daughter*. Mr* F D. Tuck. Mr*.] 1 * 1 '* s " f;,r - «he n #h«* gave her t Davie, Mi** Adi** Holliday ' husband three lueLv lunged trip- on*. Mesar*. Clifford, flevc- * w ’«» s "»‘- and a dought TEXAS WOMAN IS WINNER IN RACE I FOR UNIQUE GIFTS Evangelist At Temple Thursday Night The annual celebration of St. John the EvangoLat will be held by members of ML Vemon Lodge ■Masons fin the Masonic Temple here Thcradny night at 8 o’clock. Tho following program has been prepared: - Worshipful Master, Wm. L. Er win, presiding. bodge opened In duo and ancient form by the officer* of Mount Vernon I*odge. Invocation by the Chaplain, Rev. Song by Masonic Quartette. Reading minute* of past meet ing. , Examination* ami balloting. Sorg by Masonic Quartette. Installation ceremonies. Presentation of Past Master* Jewel to Past Master. E. O. KInne- brew by Past Master. E. C Paine Song, "America” by the Lodg Address by Past Master. X. Michael. Song by Masonic Quartette. Addre** by Dr. W. 8. RoIhm» Song by Quartette. Bu*lne*.H for the good of the Dr. Coulter and Prof. Johnson Go To History Meeting: Dr. B. M. Coulter, profe**or of hietorv and’ political Koience .at |fl v e lfnlv#T#Vfv of Georfla. god Prof. J. O. Johnson, professor of economic*, have left for <’olumbu# t Ohio, where they will bo in *t- tendance at the annual gathering lie American Historical Asso- ciatlon. Dr. Coulter will be one of tho principal *[>eakerfl at the conven tion. his address having to deal ftli the early democracy In Ken tucky. Prominent professors from universities and college* through out this and other nation* will b# present at the gathering. ft 't<lf mia re Tnwwlav, The husband . ex- OROINATION SERVICES Ordinal bm servicen at Prlne# Avenue Itapl^t church Wednesday evening at fto’clock Pour addition#! Deacon" will be ordained Wedn«#* dav evening at Prince Aren## church. The pastor. Dr J. J. Ben nett will ba asafoted by two Baptisf pastor* of tbe cl tv. In service. We urge add of th# 1 bernbio to be prMOSt «■!