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ATHENS. OA THURSDAY EVENING. JANUARY 4, 1
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Era Fontaine
ury in $1,000,000
On DANCER
Drunkenness in
Athens Shown to
Be Q$t the Decline
Drunkenness is on the wane in
Athens, public drunkenness ■ at
least
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OUJJICUIC V^ULAA L/
Vacates Annullment of
Her First Marriage to
Adair.
The police records show that
.111 cases less were docketed dur-
InK 1922 for this offense than the
previous year and 1921 showed
| fewer c." tea than 1920.
I In 1920 a total of 572 arrests
ere made charging drunkenness.
In 1921 there were 496, or 70 less,
recorded and in 1922 a total of
S85 arrests were made, or 240 less
than in 1920. ^
BRIDGE COLLAPSES
HER MOTHER ALSO
HELD FOR PERJURY
Found That She , Lived
With First Husband a
Year and Not 3 Hours
As She Said.
NYACK. N. Y.—Miss Evan Bar-
rows Fontaine, dancer, and • her
mother, fare Indictment tor perjury w . , TriN
in connection with the dancer's ' WASHINGTON,
T
EFIT
ON PROHI
THIRTY OR IRE
i I
Just As Traffic Was
Heaviest Wednesday
Night, Bridge Over Cow
litz Caved in.
-The ten
si noonoo breach ot promise suit .i>r°U6ht by_ foreign steamship'com-
— In.t rornellus Vanderbilt Wh't- Pauiea and the two brought by
. Harrv Payne Whitney (American operatora to conteat the
S constriction placed by Attorney
supreme Jourt ** in Sustaining ! Generai Daugherty upon proliibi-
Supreme • . .. * Hnn onforrAmAnt ant tpapa tin for
supreme v• » . whitnev Uon enforcement act were up for
Seating the annuitant** the ^ ‘^e raUn^oreimi
d mnrrincA to sterling Thursday. Under the ruling foreign
Adair, of Waco. Texas, ordered the
- — attorney ot Rockland'to *g£&*SS222&&* *«££.
PEDESTRIANS AND
AUTOS JAMMED IT
1 Truck, 10 Passenger
Cars, 100 on Foot Known
to Have Been on Fallen
Structure.
KELSON, Waah.—(By the Auso
elated Press) — Names of eight
r4he grand jury with a view of to
...dieting the dancer and her mother.
"A gross fraud has been- perpe
trated on the court,”- said the jus
tice, ‘ and rank perjury has been
committed by both the plaintiff and
her mother.
Majestic Bearing '
British Debt Body,
Reaches N. Y. Late
NEW YORK — The White Star
Liner Majestic, bearing the mem
bers of the British debt commis
sion arrived at the entrance to the
New York harbor early Thursday
The steamer dropped anchor off
quarantine to await daylight be
fore proceeding to her dock. Heavy
storms delayed the ship.
Assistant Secretary of the Treat
ury Wadsworth is to go down the
bay in the revenue Cutter Manhat
tan to greet the commission which
is headed by Right Hon, Stanley
Baldwin, chancellor for the British
Exchequer.
. it was planned to bring the par
ty to New York on the Cutter
Manhattan in order to catch an
early train for W r ashlngton.
PRELIMINARY TRIAL
FOR WOMAN WHO
scores and American ships would estimates ct the number last ran
he prohibited from, selling liquors} a s high as 30 when rescue parties
aboard at any place" ^f-The -pauge J resumed Thursday their aearch ot
came before - strewn waters of
from a decision by Fdddral^Judge.; the cowiltV. river into which the
Hand in New York upholding-.thej' ol a suspension bridge here, bear-
attorney general.. ‘
The argument
night.
.Miss Fontaine who is now said to Thursday with a notable array of
1m* specializing in oriental dances I counsel including former Attorney
in San Francisco, obtained her an-1 General/ Wicketsham.
miitment on the ground that she . Expressing th6 belief “that the
had lived w ith her husband three iq S6 liquor did more than Any one
.vhereas the records showed thing t6 debauch and degrade cur
manhood and womanhood and that
* t ingr scores of women and men col"
continue j lapsed at five o’clock Wednesday
they had lived together a year af
ter their marriage, the justice said.
Adair died after his wife obtain
ed the annullment and subsequent
ly she brought her suit against
young Whitney.
A prominent position in the suit
was occupied by her infant son
born December 14, 1920, whom she
said shfc was going to name Cor
nelius Whitney. ‘
She was appearing to New York
cabarets when she met yonng
Whitney, known as “Sonny.” That
whatever hardship might be the
direct or indirect result of prohibi
tion it should count as nothing in
STATE ADJUTANT
L
Asked $100,000 for Kisses
Movehouse Parish Was;
Maintaining Its Status!
Quo Thursday Under*
Army Rule.
GOVERNOR’S HIGH
OFFICER IN CHARGE
Man Who Disappeared
•Friday Night Not Found.
.Preparations Are Under
Way For Trial.
HEMPHILL. Tex. — Strong
points for both prosecution ami
the defense to be used in the trial
of Mrs. Lillian Knox, charged with
.. .. . ... ..miAvtr'iInfi amp OI .urn. Aaini.iu ivnuA, viisisvti **slix
,.e““ n a nassanver 1 the murder here ot her husband,
Hiram Knox, wealthy East T-xatj
truck and at least 10 passanger
automobtes were its the bridge
when it fell. The structure gave
way In the midst of a trafic jam
caused by a stalled car.
Most of the persons on the
bridge were thrown Into the swirl
Inc river and many were picked
swam ashore. Af-
vlew of 'the evils to be removed ! U p by boats
government attorneys insist it was • ter darkness efforts to recover
and the blessings to follow,” the j bodies were futile,
the purpose of the prohibition * of those rescued two are bellev
amendment to make the United j ed fatally injured. Six others
States absolutely dry. They also were taken from the water seri-
argue this has been recognised as, ously hurt.
the content of the amendment ard 1 The missing Include Beo Barr,
court in recent decisions under county commissioner elect. Mr.
enfpreement act by the supreme and - Mrs. A. G.. Huntington, pion-
, „„uwu „„ which,foreign, vessels were prohib- eer ' residents pf Kelson and sev-
ns in March; 1919, when he was a > {ted from transporting intoxienting j er al employes of logging camps.
Student it Yale | liquors in American ports and for- |
i elgn liquor shipments in bond were ; FRANTIC RELATIVES
• fnrhidrt.n .cross United States ter- ' uiimt cod miccimg
Georgia Sets New
Record For Prohi 'admit congress
Law Enforcementi can prohibit
i forbidden across United States ter-( HUNT FOR MISSING
iritory. • i
| Early Thursday there was A
rush of frantic relatives seeking
l some word of lost loved ones and
, la constantly growing list of mls-
| Counsel on both sidles admit con- 1 g j nK persons was expected.
ATLANTA, 0*.—A new rccord.in j gress can prohibit foreign steam-) The CJIac t death toll may not be
prohibition enforcement was set in ships ffom bringing intoxicating li-. known f or several days as the
Georgia in 1922, according to Fired I q Uor into American ports but while 9wol i en waters of the Cowlits and
B. Diamuke, director of enforce- ; counsel for the government insists tho Columbia into which it flows
mmt in the state, In his annual re-* that the court should. Interpret, tho | about two m n eg bG iow the city,
port made public today. .present laws as Having that effect,! may 8w i r i t he bodies ot the vic-
Thc ri-iiort shows a' total of 2.- Mr. WIckersham asserts that had tjmg mar , y m lles.
tills destroyed during the past congress Intended to bar liquor | The br [ (]KC connected cast and
lumber man, on November .28 were
expected to leak out Thursday
when the woman's preliminary
hearing is re-opened.
It is expected the state will seek
immediately to have Mrs. Knox re
manded to jail without bail to
await the March term Qf court.
The trump card of the state
thought to be forthcoming Thurs
day Is the report of the 21-day
coroner's inque&t and the investiga
tion into Knux*s death embodying
voluminous testimony which was
placed in the hands of County ^At
torney T. B. Hamilton, late Wed
nesday.
The main point favoring the de
fense consists of letters written
by the lumberman shortly before
his body was found, a bullet hole
in ins head on the morning of
November 26. Neither were touch
ed on at'the hearing Wednesday
Although a few moments prior
to the beginning of the hearin9
Wednesday, Mrs. Knox was visit
ed in her cell in the Sabine coun
ty jail by her family physician
who stated' the prisoner was suf
fering from an extra high blood
.' BARSTROP, La. — ’ Morehcus# !
farish maintained its status quo |
early Thursday under control of '
flvil authorities but with addi- j
tional military forces on hand and !
«w.atlfe.vnmusi»«mjggi m tpoi--J
ground ready td act under direc
tion of the Governor in any situa
tion that might arise in connec
tion with the states investigation
of masked band depredations
hlch is expected to result In
sensational disclosures and wholo
sale arrests. , I
The coming of Col. L. A. Tombs,
adjutant general of the Louisiana
National guard and the arrival of
detachment of cavalry to rein
force two companies of infantry
and a machine gun company al
ready stationed at Bastrop, the
Parish seat and the village of Mer
Rouge, resulted in an air of ex
pectancy and reports of impending
action by the military to take ev
er the police powers of tho Par
ish. - .
Col. Tombs denied such action
has been decided upon.
“I am here as the ranking mili
tary representative of the Govern
or to take such action under his
direction as the situation ma>
warrant” Cdl. Tombs said. “As
conditions present themselves
CAUSE OF BREAK
British Experts Sat Up
Half Wednesday Night
Preparing Memorandum
For French.
HOPE HELD FOR
LATE SOLUTION
Although Everything
Pointed to Collapse,
Some Were Optimistic
Over Continuance.
Stolen kiaacs" worth $100,000 (her valuation) molt he said for, lira.
Alma Smyth, ot Alexandria, Va., told the 'Washington court. She asked
that sum in her suit against Leighton Taylor, secretary to late Senator
Boles Penrose. I
OFFICIALS ITCH
PREMIER’S PARLEY
F
WASHINGTON.—Official Wath-
ington continued to give closest at
tention Thursday to the threatened
j break-up of the reparations eonfer-
[ ence ot allied premiers at Paris,
. ... I with Ambassador Harvey, sum-
they will be met adequately. Tliu . moned frbm Lfcndon by the
far no action has been taken j departmentf stll , on the
30 MILLION FOR
El
WASHINGTON.—Immediate au
thorization of from $25,000,000 to
$30,000,000 for erection of buildings
agencies now in rented quarters
in Washington to house government
' was recommended in a report to
congress Thursday by the public
buildings commission of which
Senator Smoot, republican. , Utah,
is chairman.
Other Items listed were: from the sea stores of foreign ves- j wegt Kelgon . A cable support pressure, she maintained an ani
II,mu nf mhlolrnw dofltmVfid. ' enln 44 swnnld hfivA hoPTl ATI) licit to .... _ , .1 1 is tn Otari n linparonm rfnri ntr WpdllPS
Gallons of whiskey destroyed. jgels It would have been explicit to buckled anj tbe bridge threw
27.:t:;x ; gallons of beer destroyed' that effect as It was in excluding
2.116.449; fermenters destroyed smoking opium.
'31: total value of property de- . The foreign steamship compa-
>vwi $624.-48.91; taxes reported I Qjes are W properly before the
asments $1,623326.63. Num- court the government Insists and
Vr of arrests 1.143. Number of
prosecutions 2,133.
"Wn have set a-reeord which Jibs
ant been approached by any other
state so far as we know." Mr. DIs-
nmke pointed out that the Georgia
have other relief open to them un
der the law, if the interpretations
of the attorney general are not
sound. Should the court determine,
however, to decide the cases on
their merits, the government con-
(orcos number only 28 men. “Many, tends that the argument of the for-
of ih** other southern state's have i elgn steamship companies-that the
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vice as large as ours, but national prohibition act does not go
'li not report as much activity." (beyond the Hmits of the prohibition
'limits which only prohibits the sale;
Importation and exportation and
DO YOU LIKE
\ GOOD COMIC?
Then read daily the; comic
page in the Athens Herald. .
Among the Herald’s famous
'Omic strips yon’U find—
Freckles and His Friends
Salesman Sam
Doings of the Dnffe
Old Home Town
Our Boarding House *
Out Our Way
Jack Daw’s Adventures
Everett True ’
Adventures of the Twins.
Attention Kids'. Make Dad
dy read to you tonight and
e 'cry night, Jack Daw’s Ad-
'eulures iji
THE ATHENS
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hot mere possession of * liquor
should bd considered In the light
bf-declared policy ot the country. ■
All ships, foreign and American,
the government insists; have been
forbidden to bring wines and In-
tbxicatfng liquors into this country
as a part of their 'cargoes. There
being no legal distinction between
cargo and sea stores, the govern
ment argues, it follows that con
gress did not- intend to exempt
bed stores from the operatiqn of
the prohibition laws. In the Am
erican steamship cases th(y contro
versy centers largely upon the
proper construction to be given the
word “territory” as used by con
gress in extending the prohibition
act to “territory” In the jurisdiction
of tho United States. The govern
ment contends that the nations
"territory” extends wherever the
United States has jurisdiction.-,
and that having jurisdiction)’over
American vessels on the high seas
• 1»» nnrtu fllP llTnll 11)1 “
trucks, autos and wagons and their
passengers into the torrent,, swol
len by recent flood** Many leap
ed to safety as the span sank.
•Had the bridge collapsed a few
minutes earlier the toll would
have been greater* During the
afternoon workmen had been mak
ing repairs on the draw which
was partially raised at times.
Survivors .told almost identical
stories of the snap and crash of
the falling structure, the sudden
plunge into the racing river and
the battle for life in thfe muddy
current. To swim ashore encum
bered with heavy doming, was a
test to be met only by the strong
est and most adept. *
EXPLORATION ,
BEGAN THURSDAY
mated appearance during Wednes
days heading.
Dr* H. T. Arnold who ‘attended
Knox the night of his death testi
fied he found no powder burns on
the dead man’s body. S. E. Beck
erd an employe of Knox’s testified
to hearing Mrs. Knox threaten to
kill Knox four years ago.
The testimony of T. C. Carson,
secretary to Mrs. Knox was prob
ably the most important of any
taken Wednesday^ Carson hav
ing admitted he bought a vial ol
a sleeping portion at the request
cf^Mra. Knox. iHe also testified
to calling at the Hemphill express
office for a package containing a
black dress 8 ent to Mrs. Knox
three days before «the body was
found. Mrs. Knox spent Wednes
day night in her palatal home
under guard.
Exploration of the wreckage was
not attempted Wednesday night,
owing to a fear bodies which
might be caught among th^ tinl
and in foreign ports the prohibi-
law automatically applies to
UUBUV , UO “***“**o *-^
bers would be released and car
ried away in the darkness. This
was begun with daylight and an
endeavor was also made to grap
ple for submerged automobiles in
which bodies might be held.
The estimates of the nhmber of
rescued from the river was 60, J.
F. Hamilton, a construction en
gineer, a, witness or the disaster
commented: ' %
“Some will say that the height
of the river and the log jam that
had accumulated against it weak
ened the structure and caused it
to collapse. I cannot agree with
this. Only a few days ago I in
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6 Narrowly Escape *
Death When Tenement
Burn In New York
NEW YORK — .Six persons had
narrow escapes from death' and
more thanNa hundred others, scan
tily clad were driven into the snow
covered streets early Thursday
during a fire which damaged sev
eral tentement buildings on Green
wich street. Starting l n the two
story double building occupied by
a paper box factory, the flames
spread ’quickly to tenements <wi
Which Which • rrr aU T ° n l Jtt\ Economy through rental suVinva
a hlch which worn pia , ground lor the conference with was the basis of the recommeu.la-
ish under contr officials in the important task of tions which Included also a pro^oa-
and reports tp the contrary are in fee j ing way toward some al tor erection in the historic ren-
correct.” ! . I slon building court where nuny
Col* Tombs would not comment j oituation. presidential inaugural balls have
further on reports current, which • ine situation,
included one that a proclamation. If there-has been any Iecisidn
of martial law- had been prepared . reached ot steps taken as a result
and only awaited promulgation t* 1 Harvey’s presumed con?er-
make it effective. ences with'President Harding Wed
nesday at the White House where
' be is the president’s guest, or his
meeting later in the diy with Sec-
Attorney General A. v ’ C 'V^ i retary Hughes, there had been no
Into maake^Snd^peraUons, chief . indication Ttmrzday ot what those
jy among them tt>e kianapplnK ao'J Jcere.
. ... , col. Harvey refused to discuss
any, questions relating to foreign
relatiohs.:
j The senate comes into the
PARIS.—(By The Associated
Press)—The allied reparations con
ference here broke up shortly be
fore 7 o'clock Thursday evening.
- “It is.an amicable rupture,” said
a member of-the British delegation
as he was leaving the conference.
“We are going home Friday
morning. France goe* ahead with
out us.”
PARIS.—(By The Associated
Press)—Collapse of the reparations
conference, perhaps Thursday at-
ternoon, was generally foreseen
Thursday. '
Tto British experts sat up half
the night.preparing the memoran
dum for distributing among the del
egates but according to the Excel
sior the note was only an knswer
to, Premier Poincare’s objections
to the British plan. At the same
time there were fresh British ob-
I Sections to French proposals. There
was no indication Prime Minister
Bonar-Law Intended to' grant the
, sweeping concessions necessary to
I make possible the continuation of
the discussion. Hence the general
opinion was that the meeting
Thursday afternoon would result
In the break-down of the negotia
tions. *
There was, however, still an in
clination among some, observers of
similar conferences to Hope that
some development of the solution
might be found to avoid a tuptcre.
The fdrelgn editor of Le Matin re
called Thursday there was once
just such a deadlock between Lloyd
George and Briand over the, Sile
sian qneation and that the* same
Marquis Della Torreta who Is sit
ting as . Italian representative at
COCO LEAVES
WITH HI8 AIDE
alleged slaying 'of watt Daniels
and those of the Richards, Mer
Rouge Citizens left New. Orleans
accompanied by an assistant. He
was expected to . reach here this
morning to prepare tor an initial
investigation tomorrow.
The question of a prelimlnarj
hearing for T, J. Burnett, Carbon,
plant worker under arrest °»V a
Charge of murder.- w. connection
with the death of Richards and.
Daniels is held in abeyance until
the arrival of Mr- Coco, Attor
neys for Burnett were fn frequent
conference today.
Search for Haroia Teegcstrom
sphere of developments again
.Thursday with signs of another
approaching storm of debate, cen
tering this time around the pro
posal by Senator Robinson; demo
crat, Arkansas,, to authorize the
president to appoint offiMal Am
erican representatives on tbe rep
arations commission to aid la ad
justment ot the reparations tangle
there. Senator Robinson was ex
pected to speak ln the senate
time keeper at the Plant whe'e Thursday on his resolution present-
Burnett was employed when he j ed Wednesday but whether another
disappeared last Friday night con j general debate on the reparations
tintied Without result. Depart- ] and connected questions would de
ment of Justice agents and the jyeiop before the foreign relations
sheriffs’ forces had no tiding of
the missing man so far as known.
It is the belief of investigators
Teegerstrom was kidnapped.
Expected warrants tor. tbe ar
rest for the men alleged to,have
lenemems on for tne men ttuesvu w wmv
both sides. Carl Kurin, his wife, been implicated -In live , Mer
floor apartment,
ed them after
Firemen reach-1 they would he those in authority
perilous climb. I here declared they could not say. ropean situation.
committee had presented its report
on the resolution appeared uncet-
taiu.
Chairman Lodge of .the senate
foreign relations -committee con
ferred . with President Harding at
been held, of steel racks for filing
government records. The inaugu
ral hall has been abandoned for a
number of years.
New appropriations for public
buildings, the commission recom
mended. sbonld be available at the
rate of two or three million dollars
annually. If this should be done, the
commission said, the government
activities would be. housed ln gov
ernment-owned quarters |n a tew
years. - v .
Tbe report stated that the gov
ernment paid $1,135.(1(10 for rental
of buildings in Washington ln 1919
and. only, $524,000 at present, as a
result of supervisory work q£ the
commission.
Another recommendation (of the
commission called for destruction
f certain historic buildings; inclnit-
lng a large theatre on the, business
block opposite the treasury departr
meat to provide space for three or
four new structures. The comthis
sion in detailing the expense of
renting, buildings, for government
purposes said the department of
agriculture was housed in 22 scat
tered structures and The general
accounting office in 19.
Cost of collecting income taxes
would be decreased 25 v to 30 per
cent, it was said, if internal reve
nue bureau units could be housed
together.
the present conference found a -way
out of the dilemma by inducing tho
parties to refer their arguments to
the League ot Nations.
BOT KILLED IN OWN HOME
MOULTRIE. Qa- — Sandy Mos-
lpy; 14 was killed accidentally at
It was pointed out that - The
Bourse did Tiot seem to believe a
•reakdown was imminent and that
the market was firm throughout
Wednesday’s session. There was
plenty of activity In foreign ex
change, with very slight modifica
tion of rates. Sterling rose moder
ately. . . "• .;' } yV]
Little justification for an opti
mistic view was generally held and
it was thought that the reparations
question might be put by France
into the hands of Marshal Foch,
who after January 15, would pro
ceed tp execute judgment on the
/defaulting debtor. A suggestion
that tbe terms of the French plan
be submitted to qermany in the
form of an ultimatuin previous to
any aettoh omtbe Ruhr found little
Support. 0.’' -»
i The French press continues to
hold its moderate and liberal view
of the proceedings. j «
Before the British delegation
left its headquarters Thursda:
the luncheon given by. Pres..
MUlerand in the palace of tbO
see It gave the impression
the reparations conference
continue for another 26 or
hours. The members would not.
say this indicated a change for 1
better.,
Despite this refusal to expres
an opinion the intlmatl
. B the home of h!s parents here late-i longation of* the
the Whitie House during the _morn-/ Wednesday when in leaning, over* rise to a feeling t
and Tour children Wjcye trapped by: Rogue kidnapping shafts jiqt. .bees jin*. Jfc us assumed that the discus- to untie his rabbit dog his shotgun was ' somewhat .......
smoke and fire ’in their fourth j issued early todays; How sonH sion touched on this.Robinson reso- was discharged. The entire load another day or a day ;
lution and other phases of the Eu-1 entered his neck and head, almost continuation of the
Severing his head from his body. 4
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