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ESTABLISHED ISA.
ATHENS, QA., FRIDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 24, 1920.
ESTABLISHED 1832
Drag Oconee At Cemetery Bridge For Missing Man
AID TO UNIVERSITY
Big Crowd Cheers Candi
dates’ Attack On League
And “Howell Ring.”
SURE OF SUCCESS
Says He Would Have Been
Nominated Before Had
i He Got Square Deal.
Irate Posse Seeks Black Who
Shot Greene County
Commissioner.
UNIVER8ITY 8TUDENT8
AGAINST HARDWICK.
In s poll of four hundred stu
dents of the University of Geor
gia Uken yesterday before Mr.
Hardwick's address at the Moss,
Auditorium, the student* ex-
nressed a preference for Clifford
Walker over Mr. Hardwick by a
proportion of about nine to one.
The vote whs 363 to 37.
(Special to the Banner)*
Greensboro, Ga., September 24.—A
posse of several hundred citizens of
Greene and Morgan counties are
searching tonight for Charllo Wright,
negro, who shot Uobort B. McWhorter,
a prosperous Greene county fanner
this afternoon with a pistol on tbo Mc
Whorter farm between Penfleld and
Watson Springs in Greene county.
It Is said that McWhorter ordered
Wright to leave his place and latpr
Wright returned when the altercation
resulted. The negro bears a bad repu
tation] and when the difficulty began
he fired twico at -McWhorter, wound
ing him In the hand and thigh.
McWhorter, though painfully shot,
is resting as well a* could be e *P*‘; , ® d '
Wright was soon disarmed after fli*
| DK on McWhorter and It issahithat
tie was handled severely aifd left for
1 promising that "when" he Is elect
ed governor, he will make the Unk
verslly of Georgia the greatest in the
South and appealing to the suffrage
sa&s: sfsstrsfgsi
that ho was not given a fair
the Orst primary, former Senator
Thomas W. Hardwlch last night ad
dressed ■ crowd of more than 1,500
Won M ssjrsrsa-r. -•
presided over the meeting opened
^h U . few remark, in whlph his rea
dy fiowofwlt ppt the big rrpwd In a
BE TRUSTED SAYS
: F(
Made- Race In Last Primary
On Misrepresentation of
Espionage Vote.
WALKER CONFIDENT
Says Combined “Pure In
Heart” Vote Was.35,
000 Greater Combined
When people went totbe assistance
of McWhorter and hurried him to n
physician, the negro quietly made hls
S °Go’lng : to hls father's home where he
armed himself with a Winchester rifle
and a pistol. Wright retreated Into the
swamps along the Oconeo rlvcr at dark
tonight, although he had exchanged
about twenty shots with his pursuers.
Sheriff Htton Is leading the party to
pursuit of Wright and It '» h«»« v «j
that serious trouble-will develop If
Wright Is caught by friendi of Me-
Wright
The wounded man was recentbr elect
ed a county commissioner and Is venr
popular among a wide clrclo of
friends.
was l ?vld^t b t 1 h I at r- lt» P prePonderence i Wilson Refuses To
In favor of the speaker of tb*
Mr. Hardwick was Introduced by
former Lieutenant. Henry II. west,
who declared that h * was only ■»«
of eountlesa thousands
who were supporting Mr. Hardwick
He staled that h« rar? th“ t
him now In the faco of tbe fact thst
be had wrltton the commander of the
local Laglon post this »«“mer
Inc that they enter the ®fibt of tne
Atlanta post to d-Bleat brthJVatoon
and Hardwick. Ho said.he had writ
ten the letter under the mlsapprohcn
slm that Mr. Hardwick had attached
the*Legion but that ho had found that
Mr. Hardwick had never *1®*®" °* “
except In term* cf highest P™*J a
Mr. Hardwick was £*•■**„“*
burst of applause as the Henry «;
Grsdy of the present day ln0e ° r *£„
Mr. Hardwick opened hie *««**»
with n few remlulnsconses of hi. col
lege days at the University of Goer
gla. White ho spoko with »re and
vigor be Showed plainly the strain
of the furious campaign he has wag
ed from the stump in hls race for the
governorship. / ,, ' ...
"Whon I become governor, declin
ed Mr. Hardwick, end the audlenei
cheered the use of the optimiatlo pre^
osltlon. "I am going to do all In my
nower to mako the University or
Georgia the greatest fnotltutlon nr
learning In the Southland. It ehouW
surpass the University or Virginia a*
Georgia surpasses vlr K| n “- , I h “L
nothing but the deepest loyalty. «n
love for the Institution in whichi
spent aome of the happiest years ot.m>
Mr Hardwick then launched Into
the meat of hls spoech, doclari n K‘h»t
If he had received Justice at the hands
of the officials In charge of the fir*'
Primary he would now be the noml;
nee for governor. He went ovorth
details of hls claim for contest In Bar-,
tow and Decatur counties an 1 nsser
ed that it waa through the Influence
of the "Howell ring that hls con
tests had been thrown out. without
n hearing or an opportunity to pre
sent hls evidence of Illegal voting ■»
the Decatur county case.
“I am sure as 1 am of myGod, thst
If I had been givcn jcstlce l wouIC
have been nominated,’ rtedared
Hardwick, "and the people will
buke In no uncertaip way th. InJ
tlce done to them and
they go to the polls on October 6.
Mr.*Hardwlck payed bis ..
vehement terms to the Howell iring-
He declared that "the w«n orw^w
eed ably led ring had held unshakable
grip on the sUte for yeara. ” e "J
scried that he and Mr. Wntswi and
Hoko Smith bad "broken it* back
In l»Ot and that he waa *olM»°
It rorever on October 6tb. The *pwh
er went Into detail* of the
tlon of the "ring." dc »" tW "f,
(strength, orga.nltatlon and method^
In a way that brought frequent
laughter and cheers from hi* sup
porters In the audience. . .
"They have hounded and <**““**"
every man who dared to
head against ‘bem or ‘breaten their
nower." declared the »Pf»h* r _
have hounded Tom WaUon, Hoke
(GoutInusd on P**e Fiv**
Abrogate Treaties
As Congress Orders
(Special to The Banner.)
Atlanta, Ga., September 14.—In a
powerful statement issued today, for
mer Attorney General Clifford Walker,
candidate for governor, draws atten
tion to the official record of hit. op
ponent, ex-Scnntor Thomas W. Hard
wick and declares that no other argu
ment la needed as to why Georgia
will not have Mr. Hardwick for her
governor.
Mr. Walker declare! that Mr. Hard
wick. Irrespective of Individual opin
ion orf matters of politics. Is unworthy
‘jo be governor If for no other reason j
than that he made the race In the first
.ANOTHER AUTO PRICE 18
CUT TO PRE-WAR FIGURE8
Elkhart, Ind., September 24.—
The Elkhart Motor Company to
day announced that prices on all -
models of Ita output would be re
duced to, the pre-war figure.
L
CORRUPTION IN ’18
E
Republican Insinuates Big
Corporation Gave Him
$5,000 In Race.
G. O. P. PRESS SCORED
Cox Charges “Conspiracy Of
Silence” And Attempt
To Dodge Issues-
(By Associated Press.)
Washington, September 24.—Em-
lain um UC tuu r»ve >u tuu um, . - . - ... u
primary on a deliberate mlsrepresenU P‘°f r “*harg° that Governor James M.
tlon of !act. This came about, through ^ ,S ,lm
(be fact that Mr. Hsrdwlck won f»»r MeUl Com
vote# In the first primary because the th o Dayton. Ohio. Metal Products Com
voters believed thst he bad opposed
tbo espionage bill when it came before
the Senate during Mr. Hardwick's
membership In that body, some two
years ago.
As a matter of recorded fact, the
official voto on that blU, aa appears
from the Congressional Record, shows
that Mr. Hardwick voted for the es
pionage bill, belna ano of sixty sena
tor* voting ''aye.' 'sgeiest twelve who
Will Not Carry Into Effect Mandate
In New Merchant Marine Act
On Special Tariff®*
Washington, .September J he
State Department formally annonpc-
ed" today that President Wlison de-
clded not to carry out (he I" 1 *™®;
lions from congress to annul existing
treaties between the United Staten
and foreign countries by which
United States to Prevented from
granting special Import tariffs jpd
transportation rat** on Imports car-
rled In American bottoms.
The president holda that the ter
mlnation of certain ‘re»He. as di
rected by congress in the Merchant
Marine Act would bo wholly Irrecon*
cilable with tho historical respect
which tho United States has shown
for Its International engagements and
also holds that congress exceeded Its
authority In giving such directions,
Gaming Charges In
Big League May Be
Sustained By Jury
rhlrago III.. September -24. — Tho
Cook county grand Jury, Investigating la what causes me
the alleged ••fixing" of games In last
the alleged -—- - - . #
year's world series and charges or
gambling by major league ylayers,
has found such convincing evidence
of crooked work that It will not dis
band when Its term expire* on Sep
tember 03th, but will keep Its Inves
tigation going on In special session,
It was announced tonight.
After the Jury had adjourned until
Tuesday. Henry H. Brigham, (fore
man. said tho ramifications of the al
leged gambling were so widespread It
would be Impossible to complete a
thorough Investigation during the reg-
ular session.
New Candidate Out
For House Speaker
Atlanta, Ga., September 24 —A new
candidate Is in tho field today for
speakership of the next house of rep-
tesentatlves. The announcement to
by letter from Hon. James T. Vocelle,
of St. Marys, that he Is preparing to
make the race for that office. Mr.
Vocelle la a lawyer, la wilt known In
that section of the state, and a mem
ber of the firm of Cowart and Vocelle.
He was elected representative from
Camden county In the recent primary.
Representative George Carawell, of
Wilkinson, one of the two oldest can
didates for the speakership, I* In the
city today. He came np yesterday
earning to meet with anamberof
bis friends wha are here In connection
with hls candidacy.
voted “’no. 1
Regardless of anyone’* personal
opinion of the propriety of that bill.
Mt. Walker points out, It Is certain
that Mr. Hardwick has allowed the
Impression that he voted against it to
become teneral throughout the state
and baa largely based hls campalgr
on that pretense. Any man/who woold
thus tako advantage of a filse posl
tlon, declares Mr. Walker, cannot In
trusted with the highest office In the
gift of the evoters of the state.
Mr. Walker opens hls statement
with a brief outline of the position
of the race since the first primary and
predicts a certain victory over Hard
wick In tho rue-over primary on Octo
ber 6. Hls statements In full Is
follows: *
-Stnco the date of the first primary.
I hare been exceedingly busy In con
forenco* with my friends and In ar-
ranging njr organliatlon for tho aoc
ond face. I ba/e boon tremendously
gratified by the remsrksble flow of let
ter* which have come to my head
quarters* from practically every county
in tho atate. assuring me of the whole-
hearted support of tho loyal demo
cratlc voto. The former supporter* of
Mr. Holder, between whom and myself
thore never we* any difference of par
amount views st *11, representing •»
we do tho same loyal school of thought
are coming to my help almost* unenl-
IU "ThTs fact, whon It Is recalled that
tht combined Walker and Holder vote
on September * was more than 36.00*
greater than the Hardwick vote, be
ing a.cloar majority In 105 counties
la what causes me to feel so surei of
success on Odtobet; 6. If tny frlends
over tho state will keep op th* ghod
work they aro now doing there can
bo no doubt about tho roault. And
this, I know they will do.
"Tbla majority of 36,000 lias already
spoken convincingly of °®? r * l “‘
whelming repudiation of Hardwick
Ism Tho people of this state epunoj
be confused a* to !**»••. »|W ««"»{
b* argued Into forgetting the official
recordT which stand* In black and
white for all who will read.-
“Without a trace of personal ani
mosity, I have eonflned myiielf during
the race to opening up Mr. Hardwick*
official record m »
neople to see. There can be no debate
on this record. It Is written In in*
perishable Ink nnd not all tho nimble
wttted oratorical .fireworks In the
world can expunge It.
"In the first place. It Is a known fact
to every voter In Oeorgla thst one of
the main plank* to the platform on
which Mr. Hardwick baaed hls pies
for vote* on September • last wee the
belief that he had vogoroualy opposed
espionage bill, a bill which, whether
rightly or wrongly, many Georgians
believe to have been nn Invsslon of
their rights of free speech, free press
and free assembly. _
‘As n matter of fact, the official
record vote of the £qnate at Wash
ington, shows that Mr. Hardwick, con
trary to opposing this bill, actually
voted for IL This cannot be argned
sway, cannot be denied or disputed.
It I* e simple batter of recorded fact,
open to pnbllc view nnd Inspection.
‘ (Continued on last page)
peny and sent the annate campaign In
vestlgatlng committee off on a new
tract today. On the demand of tho
Democratic members of the commit
tee, Immediate Inqelry was ordered,
itlthough It waa agreed that the Ohio
stato campaign was' outside the com
mittee's Jurisdlaf Ion-'
No direct cbsrge Vvi 'msde, hut clt-
leg as authority. Mtt«d*chinar of the
House Aircraft investigation Commit-
(ee, Geo. B. Lockwood,- editor of tho
National Republican, yolunteered that
tho committee might Investigate
whether a certain check drawn by tills
Metal Product* Company June 29,
1918, waa to "pay a personal note of
fames M. Cox." tl
Lockwood named E. M. Talbot, who
he said was president of the Metal
Products Company and of the bank,
as a witness who should bo called end
a nicseage to Talbot waa sen| Imme
diately.
LEAGUE TO ENFORCE PEACE
8PENT $851,000 IN 5 YEAR8.
Wahslngtoq. Sciffember *4.—Contrl-,
buttons to the League to Enforce
Peace during the Inst five years to
talled $861,000, Herbert C. Houston,
the league’s treasurer today told the
senate committee Investigating cam 1
palgn expenditures.
COX A88AILS G. O. P. PRESS
FOR- CONSPIRACY OF SILENCE
Denver, Col.. Septan-'»or 24.— At
tacks upon Chairman Hays of Re
publican National Committee and Re
publican nowspapers charged with *
“conspiracy of silence" "against the
Democratic cause featured Govsrnor
Cox's Colodado' address today.
New lines of assault of the Demo
cratic presidential nominee who
charged that Hays was acting for tho
Republican* committee and that Re
publican newspaper editor* were con
spiring to suppress the news and di
vert the Issued of Cox. The charge
was made by the Governor lu speech
es at Trlnlndana, Peublo and here to-
^Polsonlng" was the terni Cox appli
ed In hls charges regardift Republi
can newspapers and he Ifkeuva isaya
to a "sneaking guorlUa who In the
olden day* poisoned well* for the de
struction of hie enemlds.”
Cox chafeed Hays soot an advance
agent to confer with the Colored ed-
(ton as well as to Now Mexico to plan
tho alleged undermining of the Dem
ocratic campaign. Co* said ehe edi
tors were asked to "divert tl\e public
mind from the League and other par
amount Issues to minor affaire Cox
asserted that the Republican National
Committee 1» maintaining a large or
ganisation for this purpose.
WATKIN8 WITHDRAWAL AWAITS
HARDING’S PROHIBITION STAND
Washlngon. D. C.. September *4.—
The withdrawal of Aaron 8. Watkins,
nominee of tbo Prohibition parly from
the presidential contest, wee said by
members of the Prohibition Execu-
Ure Committee to be dependent upon
receiving a reply by Sunday fro*
Senator Warren O. Harding, to the
committee's proposal regarding en
forcement of prohibition.
DEMOCRACY FACES EXTRA SESSION IS
THOUGHT
Lily White Republicans And
Organized Negroes Wage
Bitter War.
WATSON ASSAILED
Lily White G. O. P.’s Under
Edwards ./seek To Break
Party-Supremacy-.
Good Business Said
In Prospect For Year
Washington. D. C.. September *4.—
Good business for the rest of the year
despite disturbing factors In the com-
mfrclcl. Industrial snd agricultural
outlook Is predicted In the. report
made public tonight by the commit
tee on statistics and standards of the
Chamber of Commerce of the United
State*. . -i.iJtti
'
Atlanta, Ga.. September 24J—Two
-very significant political develop
ments have corno upon the state with
in the past couple of days. Both are
pavers of tho way for attack uidm
the Democratlo party In Georgia, ar
wcl as la tho nation.
Yesterday * afternoon the Progress
rive Republican Party, of which Har
ry Btlllwet Edwards, of Macon, Is the
chairman and senatorial candidate,
and II. O. Hastings, of Atlanta, Is the
treasurer, published In Atlanta half
page advertisement* addressed to the
peoplo of Georgia, Inviting compart-
sdn between Edwards and, Thomas
B. Watson for fitness to represent
this atate In tho United States senate.
It was a well worded document, set
ting cut those things for which the
Progressive Republicans stand In this
state, stressing the fact that. Its organ
ization waa with the view of creating
a substantial “second party” com
posed wholly and exclusively of thoji
white people, and specifically calling
on the votere'of tho slate, before act-
liirt on tlieir ballots In the go/u-ivl
election, to measure the fitness and
Ions of .the two candidates
-x-Watson nnd Edwards—and solicit
ing the votes of Democrats apt Re
publicans alike for Edwards.
The publication was an outright In
vitation to dissatisfied Democrats,
whose desires were not successfully
mel with In tho recent primary, to
bolt the result of that primary when
the general olectlon comes on, and to
throw their support to tfie Progres
sive Republican nominee.
Tho other development, and It Is
probably one of vastly more Impor
tance In the wide future effect , than
If Session Is Called Raise Of
Tax Rate Will Be Asked
Of Assembly.
Atlanta, Gfi., Scptomber 24—Jufor-
matlc>n today Is that Governor Dor
sey will docldo next week whether
or no^ there Is to be called an extra
ordinary session of tho legislature.
Judging by the signs of the \lme,
there Is nothing to Indicate that con
ditions, or demands are such that a
session' will bd called.
Among opinion expressed by capi
tal officials comes the expression of
chief dork Harrison, In the comp
troller genoral'a office, that an extra
scslon will not cure the financial ail
ments existing between the state and
Its institutions -unless the legislature
wll meet and make somo Immediate
provision for changing tho constitu
tional limitation on the tax levy from
five to eight mills.
It Is not at all tyillkely, should
there be. an extra session, that this
will bo passed, the view being to ho
arrange that tho Justice of peace
election this fall may be arranged aa
*' "general election," though It Is not
so now on account of the fact that
four of tlio cou/itlos do not. In their
cities, voto for those offices, munici
pal courts having displaced the Jus
tices.
W. IBRADWELL OF
IS
Thought To Have Been
Killed For Money He
Had On His Person.
UNFOUND LAST NIGHT
Kilby Stands Pat On
Demand For Action In
No Clues To Solution Expect
ed Until Body Has
Been Recovered. .
Alabama Coal Crisis •''“ r ccmet«J e
„ , opposite the
*7 ■ft—.r—,«■-1 - .sitting. Ho 1
A score of men were dragging the
Oconee river pt Cemetery bridge, Just
Inside the city limits, by searchlights
last night for the body of \V. T. Tread
well, of Oconee county, who Is thought
•o bavo been murdered and pitched
into tho stream this morning. Robbery
Is the supposed motive of the suppos
ed crime es Treadwell is known to
have had several thousand dollars on
hls person when last see® alive,
• No arrests have been made and
police havo been unable to go deep
onough Into the mystery to fasten su»
plclon on anyone.
Treadwell Was In Athens Thursday
on business and after eating supper at
a local restaurant disa '
lice.cacuot find where
night. About 9 o’clock :
lng George Colley, a
liner who was
-•j.
Will Call Another Extra Session Of
Legislature If Present One Falls
i. r— To Take Action.
the Edwards advertlaemsnt. It the
fact that the attorney general's of
fice has been called upon by certain
Atlanta negro politicians of the
"black and tan” Republican
for an analysis at the recent opinion
by Attorney General Denny on the
rights of women to vote In the gen
eral election—*tate and federal —
without registration.
,Tt was msde perfectly plain that the
purpose of tho Information sfiught Is
the organisation on the part of the
negroea of the atate of their women,
nnd tho demand that they'be allowed,
under the Anthony amendment to the
federal constitution, to be allowed to
vote In the November elections.
Besides the effect thle will have on
the comparative vote for national of
ficer. In November, the Rernb.lcams Qfl (JQLDEN WEDDING
havo In nomination at least one can
didate for congress. In sn up-tste dis
trict, where It Is Intended to pile up
as Urge a vote es possible. Tbo real
purpose, though, of tho unusual activ
ity of tho negro Republicans I* said
to be a special desire on the pert of
Henry Lincoln Johnson, the negro Na
tional Committeeman of the Repub
lican party, to make showing to Oeor-
ela ,thls year of the largest Republi
can vote tho state has ever pollod.
None of -tbo negro men or wpmon
it Is si Id. will vote for or In enywlsi
■rapport Herty Stillwell Edwards, b*
bauco of tho fact that the principal
feature of the organisation of the Ed.
wardb proposed now party in this
state Is making tbs negro a political
outcast. For'this reason they will op
pose snd fight him with even more
vigor than Mr. WaUon. the Demo
cratic party nominee.
Whether or not there will be any
way (o nxclude the negro women from
the balloting In November M.a seri
ous question. If they can mdet all
■he stato law requirements, other
than that of" registration, which en
title electors to participate In the
general elections, then It to held by
soma authorities—that of the state at
torney for Instance—tha womcp are
entitled to vote In November.
It I* held, also, that there Is no
reclatratlon refulrement In n general
election, bv which they can be pre
cluded, under the technicality of hav
ing been compelled to register six
months prior to the date of the elec
tion. That registration provision U a
slate statute which covers the pri
mary elections only.
Assuming that all this Information,
which Is Uken to bq reliable. U well
fomded snd tho efforts will he car-
rlcd out then It appears the approach
ing general election In Georgia will
be ar( affair fraught with things of
which member* of the present state
r'cnate sounded serious warning a few
months or so ago.
(By Associated Press.)
Montgomery. Ala., .September 24.—
DccUring ho would have no hesitancy
in calling, mother special session of
the legislature If that body adjour
sine die .without enacting legislation
to meet tile coal crisis. Governor Kilby
today addressed a messago to tho leg):
tore submitting tho agreement pro
posed by ooal operators under which
they pledged themselves, under super
vision, to supply coal to Industries and
hcusehcldors at certain fixed prices.
Approximately one hundred thous
and toca of coal monthly aro pledged.
It was said, snd that sum Is expected
to be doubled. The price at the mine,
under the agreement ranges from $3.80
to $5.00 a ton.
Tho pledge will be Inforced during
the present emergency and any other
crisis up to February lat, 1823.
The governor stated he expected to
determine upon s reasonable differ
ence between the mine price and that
paid by consumers and recommend
legislation to carry out the agreement.
“UNCLE ALBERT" HAS
WIRE FROM DORSEY
Aged University Employe
, Congratulated By White
Friends On Day.
'110016” Albert Brown and hls wife
celebrated their golden wedding anni
versary laat might at thalr residence
on Hancock avenue In the presence of
a large number of friends. Tho house
was beautifully decorated and the pref
ect* > sent by friends In honor of the
occasion were many and appropriate.
"Uncle Albert" ha* served the Uni
versity of Georgia as one of Its em
ployees for thirty years and the mem
bers of the faculty united In sending
him their grading* together with a
splendid present.
Quite a number of white friends
called to wish him and hi* wife many
more years of happiness.
The regular wedding coremedy was
performed by Rev. N. J. McCombs and
Rcv.-W. A. Fountain, after which deli
cious refreshments were served.
Uncle" Albert and his wife are types
of the old-time Southern negroes re
spected most highly by both races.
A number of telegrams were re
ceived from friends. One that "Uncle”
Albert appreciated very much waa a
telegram from Gov. Hugh M. Dorsey,
who was a college boy when he first
entered the service of the University.
Bolshevik Lose Many
In Warsaw Assaults
Warsaw. September 24.—After four
teen Bolshevik attacks three divisions
in front and south of Grodno; all of
which the Pole* repulsed, soya to
night’s Polish official statement.
One thousand Russians were left
on the field.
nnd found that the car
Treadwell. In It were hls hat with IiIh
Initials snd on the floor hls watch
chain. .No blood or other evidence of
combat wore found In tho car and tho
theory of tho police Is that ho was done
to death during tho night ond take® to
the bridge for disposal. Tbo road
through Oconee cemetery Is winding
and thick shrubbery obscure* tho road
■ftcr each succeeding tarn.
Treadwell was about forty years old.
married with flro children, lie was re-
putcl to bo a clean liver and not a
drinking man. Tho means l>y which
ho was lured to bis death, where ho
spent tho night, how ho was killed,
are puxzltolg the police.
About ten yeara ago another man
was killed and thrown Into the river
from Cemetery bridge under much tho
same circumstances with robbery as
tho motive. It was three days before
hls body was recovered hot tlm mur
derers were run down, one hanged
and tho other given a Ilfo sentence,
hlmrelf'being killed by a fallow con
vict on the Wllkea coucty chalngong.
The police and county officers ar* -
at work on the case, but expect to
make no progress toward Itn sola
tlon until tho body of tho slain man -
Is recovered flora the river. It can
then bo determined how ho was kill
od and poaslbly other clues found that
will lead toward solving the ynyjv
tery. , , , _
Tho brother-in-law eitd ston-In-laW
of Mr. Treadwell hastened to Athens
yesterday as soon as the Informatlbn
concerning hls disappearance reached
hls homo In Oconee county. They
Jointly offered $100 Vcward fpr the re
covery of hls body from tho river.
Mr. A. H. Taylor, who married Mr.
Treadwell’s oldest daughter, Theo,
and Mr R. C. Willingham, whose sla
ter. Ora, Mr. Treadwell married, of
fered the reward.
Surviving Mr. Treadwell are
wife. Mrs. Ora Treadwell, tt
daughters, Mrs. Taylor, Averno
Mary Bob. one son Job, and n
weeks-old baby whoso name count
not bo learned last night. Ho Is sur
vived also by one sister. Mrs. An
drew Cooper, of Carrlther’s Mill atvl
two brothers. Ira and Richard Tri ad-
well. Of Walton county.
Neither Captain of Detectives Char
lie Sengraves nor County Officer, B.
A. Say-?, who are In charge «f the
ease for the city and county respec
tively, were willing to offer any the
ory aa lo the crime until after the
body baa been recovered. The fact
that there has been a crime committ
ed will not bo technically established
until then. -
Tho case Is considered similar to
that about ten. year* ago when Von-
dro Kennon, of Oconee county, wa:
murdered nnd robbed by two negroes
Bud Whitman, negro, jess ' ' ■ '
and hanged and Climber Cc
gro, convicted and'sentence !
Imprisonment. Collins was
ed by another convict on the
county gang. \
The’Treadwell marker, however, in
believed to hare been commuted by
white men as It was a nils man who
was last seen by Mr. Colley running
away after the object supposed to be
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