About The Athens daily herald. (Athens, Ga.) 1912-1923 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 28, 1922)
«2*—*i* 4* 4*-*!' *J*—^—•{* . 4 1 —4* 4* MURDERING OF CHILD BAFFLES POUCE HD JURY IN PROBE BOMB PLOT Plan Unearthed Late Wednesday in Coluftibus to Bomb Homes and Big Factories There. ' s FIRST ATTACK SET FOR THURSDAY A. M. 12 Men Said to Be En- volved. They Plotted in Cemetery Against High City Officials. COLUMBUS, Ga.—The Muscogee county grand jury will conveno, here Thursday in extraordinary session to investigate the alleged bomb plot unearthed here Wednes day which caused the police to place guards around the homes apartment house and a large fac tory. The police repdrt$d Thurtrflfay' of the five city comnilSBlbnfers, dh there was no visible move made Where .Trouble Is Feared' This shows the village ol Mer Rouge. La., la the nailonal spotlight as the scene ot the murders ot F. W. Daniels and T..F. Richards. Federal agents now are Investigating Ku KIux Klan activities In the neighborhood. State troop3. are suardias the streets,.' ~ THER TROUBLE ill TUG AND T 7 paints a discouraging picture. He the part of the alleged plotters expresses the fear that the pres- Wednesday night. The police continued their activi ty early Thursday to obtain evi dence and to round up suspects and said they were ready to pre sent the grand jury full details of ihe so-called plot which they claim has been formulated to bring about wholesale destruction in the city. Marshal Morton, a city commis sioner in a statement made public Wednesday night, claimed that the alleged plotters had planned their lirst attack early Thursday. He said !u> based his statement on what had taken nlace at a meeting of tho alleged plotters held Tuesday night in a cemetery. In his statement he intimated that the authorities have the names of every maiv who attended the meeting, although it was sup posed to have been veiled in the deepest secrecy. Another meeting had been planned for yesterday but the activity of the police is be lieved to have called of their ses sion. The police say there are 12 men involved in the alleged plot, which includes members of the Columbus police department, malcontents, communists and one or two per sons from the Alabama cities lo cated across the river from here. At a meeting of citizens called Wednesday afternoon, it was stat- M by the authorities they had in formation to the effect that the plot was for the party to divide each n’rouj, going in an automobile car- (Turn to Page Bight) ent lull in th^ military operations is only temporary, that republi canism is* still strong enough to cause the government infinite trouble. He attributes the constantly ore-’ viving activity among the rebels to women, 75 per cent of whom, he asserts, probably sympathize with the irregulars. He declares even the wives of some of the minis ters are passively, if not actively rebels. He points out that although the I national services are controlled by the government they are not func tioning with freedom and regular ity. The ministers still are com pelled to live in the government buildings, those who made brief visits during Christmas have had to return to their office fortress- IS ORDERED TO LA. Extradition Papery For Return of Former May or of Mer Rouge, on Way to Baltimore, Md. DR. McKOdHiAS HABEAS CORPUS Interest in Unusual Case Shifted to New Orleans, Hearing Slated to Begin January 5. BALTIMORE, Md. — Dr. B. M. McKoin, former mayor of Mer Rouge, La., .Thursday lost his fight for immediate release on habeas- corpus proceedings. He was re- PLAYMATE Mary Miles Minter Leaves Mother For House of Her Own LOS ANGELES, Cal. — Mary j Miles Minter, motion picture ac- ! tress, has left the home of her ? mother, Mrs. Charlotte Mhelby, j iuid has set up her own establish- > ment, according to a story printed • in the Los Angeles Times today, i A report is current, acording to « The Times, that mother and daugh j ,t«r have qiiarraiea. « -Brooklyn’s Keenest De- Wtervlewed at her new home, < TP„.. Miss Minter said he? mother was “ideal” but admitted: “It is true we have quat reled, but we had only motherly and daughterly quarrels. I wanted a home of my own, where I could do the funny little things I like to do, and ^got me one.” At the Shelby residence in quiries about Mis Minter met with the statement she was out on loca tion. v CLEVELAND, ’ o. There was n*mded “without prejudice” tq n air ol expectant kerb LONDON.—Reviewing the year- ^nd, conditions • in Ireland thp • Daily Mail’s correspondent v m T)ibljfi*:day pending -receipt - ofr-ir report ’ MCKoirTawST arredtef^5er„ _!_*— W.' £rom a tug' Ordered seht from LTuesday at the resuest of Govern 5 - Erie, Ra., by the Great Lakes tow [ 0r Parker, of Louisiana, who ac inic comnanv to view wreckage Cused hIm of murder ln connection mg company to view wreckage with the. Morehouse Parish kid- reported having been seen in napping last August. Lake Erie near that city Wednes A Good New Year’s Resolution Would be for every Athens citizen to re solve that for 1923 I will trade with, wher ever possible, Athens merchants and call for and use. Athens- made goods. I am going to do this because local Ath ens merchants and manufacturers em ploy thousands of our home people; they dis tribute many thous ands of dollars here at home in Athens. That’s a good reso- day. The derelict is believed to be that of the -tug Cornell which with seven members of her crew, has been missing a week. Two aviators from the air mail field here reported late Wednes day they sighted what appeared to be the hull of a boat a half mile from shore five miles east of Erie. Because of the blackened appear ance of the craft, the airmen be lieve the derelict is that of a ves sel which went down as a result of an explosion or fire. The aviators declare they saw boilers and machinery above the water. The veeel disappeared mysteriously while 'enroute from here to Buffalo. Japan Population rumors” j N ow 57,658,000 Referring'to rumors VfHichT are —— indignantly denied by the. authori- TOKIO — (Correspondent of the ties, that sections, "of the Free Assoicated Press)—The population State army are .not over loyal, of Japan proper at the present having been undermined by rebels time is estimated by the National propaganda,the correspondent census board to be 67,658,000, corn- says: ‘j ' ' * pT ■ : t I pared with a population of 55,961,- “WJiatever the facts may be! 340 at the census of 3920. ■ This there have been cases where whole’ shows that the population Increas garrisons of the National troops, cd at the rate of 730,000 yearly, have been captured with, ease by 2,000 daily, or one in every 43 see the rebels.” onds. The dispatch concludes as fol lows : “Atop of all is the imminent possibility of death to every mem ber of the cabinet who had hoped the appointment of Timothy Healy as governor general would tend to bring the parties together. Unfortunately it has not done so. The walls of Dublin are painted with scathing references to Healy, who now rivals Richard Mulcahy as the object of attacks.” The Daily Mail • has professed strong sympathy'’for the Irish government. ^ Federal Prisoners On Triad Again The nii\e federal iprisoners being .held in the Clarke county, j»il for isolation purposes awaiting the ‘ j outcome, of Ihe “dope” trail that • has been developing at the federal '■penitentiary in Atlanta for several | months have . been summoned to ; Atlanta for another hearing on i January 3rd and it is expected {that they will be sent for about jthe second of the month, j These prisoners have been taken • to Atlanta once as witnesses but llltinn for ovorv oiti- iwere returned here. During their muon ior every Cltl- j firat stay here several of them zen of Athens to make. Suppose you try it. .'/'-I* The Banner-Herald Athens, Ga. [registered complaints on the food ’ served but they stated that upon having to stay : in the Atlanta tower for several days the Clarke county jail was a “palace” to them and no fdrther 1 kicks have been heard. BASTROP, La.—Chief interest In thd Morehouse kidnapping case was shifted Thursday to New Orleans where Governor Jno. M. Parker ib‘ scheduled to hold a conference with Attorney General Coco and Special Prosecutor St. Clare Adams, ap pointed bv the governor to assist the attorney general’s office in pre senting the state’s case at the open hearing to be held here January 5 to discuss policies to be adopted at the hearing. A warrant for the arrest of Dr. B. M. McKoin, who is held in Bal timore at the request of Governor Parker, was issued here Wednes day on instructions from Mr. Coco. Hearing on * writ of habeas corpus obtained Wednesday by Dr. McKoin to prevent his return to Mer Rouge for questioning in connection with the kidnapping and killing of Watt Daniels and Thomas Richards, ia scheduled to come up^Thursday In the Maryland city. Advices from Baton Rouge stated requisition papers would be issued as $oon as the warrant was receiv ed there. The masked mob which kid napped Daniels and Richards was composed of about 75 men, accord ing to one, of the investigators who (Turn to Page Eight) British Ships Ordered to Near East Following Parley Rupture MALTA — (Bv the Associated to “employ to the fc.st limit of its Press) — As a result of unsatis factory news from *Lausanne. it is understood that the ships of the British Mediterannean fleet , which arrived here December 23 for’a 3 weeks “fisit” have v .received orders to returnsto the-Near East. . Naval authorities were reticent Thursday tout jt, was believed Ad mir&l De- Rotoeck, commander in chief of the Mediterranean fleet,, was. prepared* to leave Thursday afternoon with gU available ves sels. . • - - ’■M&M** 1 > th»t -rifis oughts Iron'Duke,' Mttrtbo- The dreadnoi rough and Ajax, the light cruiser Concord and all* “he destroyers were to sail eastward at four o’clock. LAUSANNE — (By the Asso ciated Press) — The Near East cdnference was faced with a seri ous crisis Thursday as the sharp and apjjarfcntly irreconcilable conflict between the Egypt and the Turks, over the Mosul oil fields reached a decisive stage. Lord Curzon’s statement that the “Turning point of the confer ence had come” and England would decline to continue the Mosul con troversy was in direct conflict with Irmet Pasha’s note asserting that the Turkish people have decided* UULF HARD v to; bridge r r Between these two • extremes there-is a gulf which seems likely to be difficult if not impossible for tbe conference to bridge. Great: uneasiness is manifest throughout conference circles be cause of the .crisis which the an- settlement over the; straits and status of nitiiorities, Indicates thdtj the confidence is fast approach-: ing a climax ajid both sides are preparing for a final showdown. 1 This tendency was emphasized at today’s session of the commis sion on capitulations on which, no prograss was made and after some KILLED 10 YEAR OLD GIRL •ooklyn’s Keenest De tectives Puzzling For Solution to Tragic Slay ing of Child. WAS SHOTTHROUGH HEART IN HOME Theresa McCarthy Met • Death While At Play. Can Find That No One Was With Her. . NEW YORK|—Brooklyn’s keen-' eBt detectives puzzling (or a solu tion ot the mysterious shooting o( I Theresa \ McCarthy. 10-year-old ! school girl in her home Tuesday. ; took note o( the slightly upward course of the 22 calibre bullet that pierced her heart, disclosed by thft autopsy,, and Thursday inclined more to the theory another child at similar age was responsible for the tragedy. The deduction was that the bul- let's course would have been throwing out 200 cases now Mnd-1 downward rather than Upward had ing in the court of appeals. an older and taller person fired the Wilson 66 Today; Again In Politics APPEAL MADE IN A special session of the Georgia -islatnre was urged Thursday the Athena BaT-Association for purpose of amending acts creating the Athena and other city courts in the state affected by a decision of the supreme court A special meeting of the Bar Association was held Thursday morning and after discussion it was decided that the Athens city court will be affected by' the de cision of the supreme court. The chairman of the meeting Thursday, Judge J. D. Bradwell, and secretary of the Bar Associa tion, O. J. Tolnas, were instructed to petition Governor Hardwick for a special legislative session. NOT TO TRY CIVIL CASES It was also decided not to try any civil cases in the special Jan uary term of the city court but to hold them over until February while awaiting developments. The special, term of the court will be held, however, on the fourth Mon day in January, at which time criminal business will be brought up for trial. As a result of the supreme court decisioh' the judge of the Athens city court would be de prived of the right to either deny or allow motions for new trials and instead of appealing cases di rect to the court of appeals cn a bill of exceptions the procedure would be by certiorari to the super ior court, thence to the higher court. Only one case from Clarke county is among the 200 thrown out of the court of appeals by de cision of the supreme court but a large number of motions are pending in tbe local city court which will be affected^ the disdhssion Thursday morning a peculiar situation as regarding the local court was brought out. The act 'creating it does not conform to the supreme court decision as to a constitu tional court and a later amend ment denies the right of certiorari and. as the only way to appeal a case now would be by certiorari the. tulihg. renders the court ineffecn tive. . * The supreme court holds that, to be constitutional, the city court must cover three points:, 1. It must be located at a county site which has been incorporated as a city; 2. The act creat must provide the; IS the court and the methods of pro cedure which, however,' need not be absolutely uniform but,'in dis cretion of the legislature, may be fixed to.eonforin generally to the of the Allied delegates declared |constitutional requirements; . 3. That a jury of 12 men must be provided for both sides in- litiga tion, civil or criminal, and either or both, sides must have the right to trial by 12 jurors upon demand. CORREIA II LEAVES CABEDELO, Brazil.—(By The .Associated Press)—Tho seaplane Bampaio Correia II left this port 'for Pernambuco at 7 o'clock Thursday. This leg of the plane’s trip from New York to Rio, de Ja neiro is about 100 miles. the conference had reached a dead lock pending arrival of Angora In structions. At this meeting a sub committee presided over by Sir Horace Hum- bold reported to the full commis sion it had been found, quite im possible to reach an accord with Turkey which insisted upon try ing foreigners v in the Turkish courts. As the Allies could not accept this,' the'sub commission reported tlie negotiations has failed. shot, and in this belief the search was continued for one of Theresa’s playmates, frightened into silence by tbe tragic consequences. The police, working on various anv.les In hope of the merest clue and with a dragnet over the city, have in custody James P. Gr»— -* Brooklyn, 25, a collector, on com plaint of the, father o' a 6-year-old Bronx girl who was attacked by a man in the hallway of her borne December 6. Thus far, however, nothing has been established, the police said, to connect this man with the Brooklyn mystery. The slain child’s mother has been unable to aid the police in identi fying any person she thinks may have been entering the house to see Theresa while she was alone in the day time. ’ "There were very few girls that Theresa ever played with In the house.” she said, "and never any hoys. Occasionally, on, very cold nights, she had one or two girl chums in the house to play." Scores of motbers and children ip the neighborhood have been questioned in an effort to trace the owner of a 22 caliber weapon. The pupils ot Saint Cecilia’s school, ’nearby, also have been asked to' 1 help the detectives but none could recsll knowing a child haying one. Sara Berhhardt Out of Danger WOODROW WILSON By HARRY HUNT WASHINGTON.—His sixty-sixth birthday anniversary—December 28 1922; finds Woodrow Wilson again ln the. edge of the political spot light" . . Whether that spotlight again wUl swing to put the fortner preside A In the' center of Its radiance is to many tbe most engaging question before America today. ■, There seems little doubt that Wilson today is physically better than at any time since his collapse ln 1919. Though his left side Is still part ly paralyzed, Wilson now Is able to stand without his cane and he even walks a few steps In his gar den- without its aid. His color is better. He has taken on weight. And there are evidences that hl3 stronger physical condition is per mitting a more active following of natiqnal affairs. Wilson has been writing letters on public quhstionfe—notably bn the late elections. Also his Armis tice Day speech to admirers gath- -ered at hfa home revealed he does not yet concede defeat in the cause In which be sacrificed his health, and Indicated his expectation that American participation in'worid at-' fairs would become the dominating issue ln 1924., Wilson unquestionably Is the leader of the democratic party to- - .(Turn to Page Eight) PARIS.—(By the Associated Press.)—The condition of Sarah Bernhardt showed marked provement Thursday. The doctors believe she is out of danger but she must' remain in Bed for some days, perhaps a Mme. Bernhardt received - her son Maurice Thursday morning. Coincident with the Improve ment Irr the actress’ condition her gyed butler Arthur/who has Meat' with her' for 46 years, has be come' seriously 111.- He was' str’ek- en with pneumonia as a result of tits night 'vigils to attend Mme.' Bernhardt's needs. ' ' '' MussoliniMay Not Be At Meet PARIS — (By the Asoci&ted Press) — Reports received by the French, foreign office of conversa tions Vrith Premier Mussolini in Rome, were said Thursday to tadi cate that the Italian premier may be prevented by questions of In terior politics from attending next Tuesday’s conference of premiers ‘ in Paris. ^ It was added that Signor Muso- lini at the same, time expressed an earnest desire, .to be assured that the Paris conference would accomplish something toward final settlement of the reparations prob lem. TWO FUTILITIES ON iRNIY ATLANTIC PLYMOUTH, England.—(By The Associated Press)—Two fatalities at sea directly attributable to the terrific storm encountered on the Atlantic during the past week were reported by vessels reaohing this port Thursday. . ‘William Holmes, trawling with, his wife and five children on the British • steamert Haimop which ar rived from Baltimore, ■ was killed during the voyage t when, he was thrown to' the deck, suffering a fractured skulL He was buried -t sea. .. • v- > f • v ■ , .. • the? second, inate of the, steamer Neotizfied, hound . from" New, Found laud to*Bremer Haven was washed overboard" n: ar.f! " several members of the*crew seriously in jured, while the;,vessel was labor ing in the terrific sefcs. STORM WARNING IS ISSUED \ WASHINGTON — The weather bureau at 9:40 ami., Thursday issu ed- the following storm warning: "Warning ordered 9 a. m., Pro- yincetown, Mass., to Block Island Rj I„ storm' bf marked intensity- will be attended by strong North East gales today and tonight along the north Atlantic coast be coming dangerous between Block island and.Cape .Cod.” • TERRIFIC GALE ; l STILL RAGES ; ^ - HAVRE, ' France.—A terrific gale which has been raging on the (Turn to Page Eight) IE INTIMATES i [tiil DEFINITE SCHEME First Day of Debate on Conference Suggested' By Senator Borah Brings Revelations. END OF SENATE DEBATE NOT SEEN \ Speeches Both For and Against Borah Amend ment to Naval Bill Ex pected Thursday. WASHINGTON, D. C..— Presi- dent Harding Thursday asked :tii*5 | senate not to report Senator' Bo- j rch’s proposal for a new* economic, international conference saying m a letter to Senator Lodge that for* mal congressional action on the subject now would embarrass .him in negotiations he already is con ducting looking to such a confer ence. ■ ' , The president’s letter was sent to Senator Lodge for presentation during the senate’s second - $ay’s • debate on the Borah proposal wjhieii is embodied in ah amendment to the naval appropriation bill. 1 The president acted dlreetlv to 1 block senate action'after he had ! consulted with .Secretary Hughes and »ftp- Senator Lodge had visit- [ dd the White House and had -re ported on the progress made ««» J determined - fight already being waged against the^ Borah amend ment by administration leaders in the senate. * '■ :j WASHINGTON.—Tfee end of the senate fight over the* Borah proposal for the calling of an in ternational economic and disarma ment conference {by the United' States was not in sight Thursday as friends and opponents of the proposal prepared to continue de-] bate on it‘. Senator Johnson, re publican, California, planned to j speak in opposition to the propos- j al, presented as an amendment to the naval appropriation bill while other addresses was expected to I be made by Senator McNaryi re publican, Oregon, who is I under- ; stood to favor the amendment* and by Senator King, democrat* Utah. Action on the proposal went over Wednesday after four hours j of debate opened by Senator Lodge j of Massachusetts, the republican floor leader, in a speech" in wlych the first official disclosure -was made that President Harding now j is negotiating toward an interna tional conference for the consider ation. of Europe's economic ■prob lems. Senator Lodge in opposing the amendment as now - drawn urged that the president be not embarrassed in his effortS“in this direction. --ill While the state department de clined to add anything to the bare announcement by Senator Lodge it 1 .was leayned that President -Hard ing Xvas considering seriously transmitting a letter to the senate giving infromation of Jiis negotia tions before any possible, interven- (Turn to Page Eight) \ Pre-jtaventory ? . Store News ‘ Has a meaning and a‘value at this time of the year that makes the most interesting .newspaper. There’s a treason lor it. . ■ , , Athens merchants arc pre paring for thei{! annual inven tory. Seas enable goods are be ing marked down rather than being carried over into the new year. The. next few days shop-" ping in Athens are entirely in favor of the customer. ■ Kj * The enterprising 'store’s profit comes off when- these seasonal reductions are made before inventory—a garment sold at half price is sold below cost. Bat it clears out the shelves, cuts down the inven tory, turns merchandise into cash and .opens the way for hew goods" arriving for Spring sellihg:>'<-'-!:! READ THE BANNER- HERALD ADS A?JD M YODR DOLLARS DO E BLE DUTY TOMORRO BhHBb
