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ATHENSVCOTTON: MIDDLING 26 l-2e PREVIOUS CLOSE ..... 26 3-4* < Daily and Sunday—10 Cents a Week. - The One Paper In Most Homes—The Only Paper In Many Homes. vol. it* No * 98 Full Associated Press Leased Wire Service. ATHENS. OA THURSDAY EVENING. JANUARY 4, 1 4»—4* 4—4* 4*—4* 4 4 4*—4* 4"—4* 4*—4- 4—4* 4—4- 4-4- 4-4- 4—4* 4—4* 4-4 4*—4* 4*—4* 4—4* 4—4* . 4-^ *-4. 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 4*—4* 4H> 4“-4 > 4*—4* 4* 4* *4—4 4*-4* 4 1 —4* 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 *. . , .....— 1 .7 . in* tlflf (-.1 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 ,2 L 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 Continued From Page One) 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 (Turn to Pa