The Athens daily herald. (Athens, Ga.) 1912-1923, February 08, 1923, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextSEVERE WAR ON BRIGHT LIGHTS IS WAGED Tii.‘ campaign inaugurated by il,.' i oiiv •• department and the Civil ,; frv ii-,> .ominission against bright Ij.jits will be put .into renewed lonr Thursday night when the poioriied and other officers of department are ordered to f ,rv. cnpirs of c harges on all tlriv frs ,*f autos with bright or glar- inr Halits in the city limits. * Bricht lights lave been blamed for several near serious acci dents the past few weeks and the civ;i service commission is de- tormined to stamp them ouL HOLD -PRACTICE” WEDNESDAY NIGHT Wednesday night the entire com .jssion and all the police forre ,iat could be spared frolh actual d’jiv held a “demonstration” meet i f it the intersection of Hill. jin-ct am. PriAce avenue and the I arresting officers had pointed out j t> th.-ni what was considered j lights that should not be allowed. Dozens of cars were stopped last niclit «nd the drivero remind? (-1 that thereafter they could ex- have cases made against Endearing Notes are Introduced as Screen Actress Sues and is Sued l*OS ANGELES, Cal.—A number of telegrams signed “Always George” were on file in the superior court here Thursday as evi dence in the suit of George Edwin Joseph, New York attorney, against Pauline Frederick, actress, for $36,000 for legal services and her counter suit for $46,467, which she charges is due her from him on several counts. . •* Miss Frederick's attorney, cross examining Josephs, brought from the plaintiff a declaration that he was not jealous of Willard Mack, Miss Frederick’s former actor husband, and that telegrams he sent her during the divorce proceedings were designed to “in spire her with confidence.” Some of these telegrams introduced by the defense to support !ts contention that Joseph's interest in Miss Frederick was, “more personal than professional” dating back into *1919 and sent from Winslow, Ariz., and New York, read: . “Pauline, loved and lovely queen of all the land of might have been; thy gracious, radiant smile, illumines every weary mile. George.” “So disappointed at not being able to hear some one's wonder ful voice. George.” “New York is empty now.” “Are you very, very busy ? George.” “Dear Polly, am overwhelmed with magnificent holder. Love to you. George.” A . * Miss Frederick is said to have termed Joseph “My great big friend.” DfiATI FP’EDC Baby Is Bom to DUUiLLU Lltu Princess Mary WHO TOOK BAILIFFS SOUGHT SOVIET RUSSIA NOT HOUSE LEGISLATION! TO PARTICIPATE it their lights were not ad- ^ l to meet the requirements, isi s wore made last night, SEANS DIMMERS |*ME REQUIRED 8* . The drive' against bright li K hts rails that autos operated on Ath- streets at night must be -mitred with dim lights and that ! li-se lleht* must be the ones used Bright ltvhts with the lenses paint oval, diamond or other rarl- u ill not pass ; muster while .... corrugated bright light lens « will bo sad (llsappointmehhts to rs if the light given off n the glaring. Ford own- witli direct lighting systems W better tone their pace of pro sufficiently to keep their litb.s st n low voltage while the - who throws his brights MOSCOW — (By the Associated Press) — Soviet leaders in a series of conferences held daring the past ^4fprtUlghW*A*B any European' N&r Eastern war growingout ?of the Ruhr or the Lansanne situations, the cor respondent learns. Russia will defend herself if attacked, but will take no active part in the conflict outside her own territory, in order to evade Ger man workers should revolution occur in German#. Russia's lead ers believe she needs a peace for her reconstruction. Dr. McHatton £3* out* Promoted to M a j o r ’ s tnkon in for speeding and bright lights, a combination that i* calculated to pretty soon bring maximum penalty as a fine, civil Service* commission. * f< of Messrs. W. D. Beach- v H. Epting and J. H. Grlf- s determined to break-up. as possible, disregard for the automobile traffic ordinances itv. They say that speed- been reduced almost to the minimum and that now ihe hr ^ebt liehta must go and the Wve apainst these gets inder wA/’ night so the public .might | w tlieir electric wicks triraii'Cd io "i‘ to the right tone. If the n>( ts of Athens are to be explor- ^ in an automobile. course the erring ones may St-1 solace in listening to the po- (ourt judge, which vrtR surely *the consequence if it Is persis ts that those “bright lights were 801 bright.” ‘ Death Grieved Dr. and Mrs. W. A. Darke’s Mother Dead. Tho SETTLEMENT BEGINS FORSYTH, Ga. — Sheriff Lee Holbrook, hfs deputies and other officials of Forsyth county, re doubled their efforts Thursday to run down the dozen or more men in a gang of alleged liquor run ners which Wednesday kidnapped Bailiff L. C. Thacker and his com panions, Tillman Hagood and Louis- F.arrls* on the Atlanta-Alpharetta road. 4 / The kidnappers held the Bailiff and his companions, he reported, until half a dozen liquor laden autos escaped, then took the three captives to Sandy Springs, in Ful ton county, where they; were re leased with warnings to keep their mouths shut about what had hap pened. Harris escaped amid a hail of shots and made his way here where he sword out farrants for Roy Wingo and Russel Westbrook. Wingo was arrested Wednesday night and lodged in the'Cummings jail, but Westbrook proved not to be the man wanted and a warrant was sworn out for his brothel Glenn. Wingo denies that he had any thin^ to do with the kidnapping. | LONDON, (By the Associated Press)—King George and Queen Miry are grandparents Thursday and Britain rejoices with them. { A» son was born Wednesday | night to Princess Mary, the wife | o£ Viscount Lascelles. The littie I Prince has already made something j of a stir. AH the morning news, j papers “made over” to announce his arrival. The King and Queen are being, showered with congratu lations upon the arrival of their I first grandchild. “There never will be a royal baby in whom greater interest will be taken" says one paper. Princess Mary’s child will not be called “Royal Highness” for that title by decree of the King is now confined to the children of a sovereign or a sovereign’s sons. Only the children ar.d grand children of a British King may be called '‘Prince” aud “Princess." GROVER CLEVELAND’S SON IS TO WED OF U.S. President a High Religious the House Ways and Means com- Pnsf. TTHftct WVaplr WASHINGTON — Legislation which would give effect to the Rank in Reserve.' Dr. T. H. McHatton, who heW the grade of captain daring the late war, has been appointed a ma jor 1 in the Chemical Warfare branch of the service and holds a commission in the reserve corps Since Major McCoy has opened 'headquarters in Athens the re serve corps has been greatly en larged "here and applications are being forwarded almost daily and within- a short time practically every ex-offleer’ in this section Will'hold a reserve commission. After’ November 11th next it will bb necessary^‘to stand a mental examination for 1 a commission bnt until that date those who have been in the service need only take a physical examination, which is given without cost to the appli- ^The officers who receive com missions in this section are'as signed to the 82nd division and in case of a war will have precedence over those whe do not hold com missions but who desire to enter the service as, officers. the House Ways mittee, Chairman Fordney hoped ;o obtain favorable action before night to r get house consideration of the bill tomorrow. As introduced by - representative Burton, republican Ohio a member of the American commission, the measure is in the form of a gen- eraf amendment to the debt fund ing law and would'approve and authorize the British settlement In addition it would authorize set tlement, similar In terms witn other governments indebted to this country “subject to the approval of the president." In it3 present fo*#i the bill was declared to be satisfactory neither the majority nor the minor ity of the committee. Republican members wanted the specific terms of the British debt settlement set out in the amend ment but it was not certain that they would insist on this. , _ Democrats on the committee re garded the provision authorizing the commission to make settle ments with the other nations “sim ilar in terms” to the British agree ment a* leaving the door wide open for much more liberal agreements. ,Their -chief objection, however was to the section authorizing future settlements subject only to the ap proval of the president. Free Bread Chicago Bakefs Fight in Bread War. • friends of Dr. and . Clarke, Jr^ will be J levt( l to learn of the death of P ■ ' larke’s mother, Mrs. P. N. in Atlanta ’ Wednesday i"h. V T’ e interment will J>eiin-the • nieterv at Doluifc .f*oina, r* I’ri'hiy. the exact time not vf. in Athens. Mrs, rto* i,, lla,i been a frequent guest in • "vrs find had many personal; here in addition to those BREAD 5 CENTS A LOAF . ' ,;T LAxI), ore.,—Housewives j oiHand were enjoying five Cent u>s “f bread Thursday as the , u!l “f the bread war among the no concern having put the white round loaves down *el. Price cutting 40n?i ‘ r, ' J P ‘ e8 *® re ‘ alBO be * nS t»ke ' S " m ° f * nu8 » according Ho Capt. Hinds Marine' 'Stlpt/ of Panama ■ v 'Canal; Los ANPELES, cal.—Capt. Al fred Walton Hinds, commanding- battleship NOW nounced-by‘davar . -vtTeapt: Hinds-wiiro tand'of after the riaVtfl manuevert ^tt p ama. , ’’"j ■ -v .■ ■ ■ SAILS FOR WASHINGTON HONOLULU, (By the Associat ed Press. J^-William P. Wrett. democrat. Hawdrt to Congress sailed weanwaay » the Steamer Matsonia tor San CHICAGO — Chicago customers of eighty eight chain stores of one Arm were assured of a greater sup ply of “tree bread Thursday” than on Wednesday when the entire product quickly was exhausted un der Ufq onslaught of patrons, most, IV school rthlldrpn: But Thursday!, the bread! ftrddueed by ektra shifts qf.bl&MSiwaa to,only go,,with minimum'purchases or fifty cents worth-tOf groceries.- C/.r ter, group of chain , stores, hich a price cutting war was engaged in. continued 'if sbll the sixteen ounce loaf, for .! 1-3 S LU-Tnid announced there would- mdd fth}j'*?teaL,prqwda vhit*->)»- sieged the stores forced the stipula tion of ^purchases'before^ receipt* of free . bread. He said 150.000 loaves would .be given away to day. At the start of the price cutting, both firms day by day announced in half page newspaper advertise ments gradual reductions in the price. of bread until one group WASHINGTON — President Harding has accepted an honorary chairmanship of the Hugenot-Wal loon, New Netherland Tercentary commission, organized by the Fed eral Couucil of Churches to ar range for t a. fitting observance particularly of the religious signi ficance of the founding of New York city in connection with the Tercentary celebration in April next year. In making this announcement Thursday the Federal council of churches also announced that the last Sunday of that month had been designated for special ser vices in the churches commemorat ing the landing of the Hugenot and Walloon Dutch India company. Honorary chairmanship on the commission also was said to have been accepted by Queen Wiluelroia of Holland, President Mlllerand of France and King Albert of Bel gium. • In his letter to Dr. John Baer 1 Stoudt. director of the' commission I accepting the-honorary chairman-j ship. President Harding wrote that the acceptance gave him greater; pleasure “because of my deep ap- ' predation of the contribution of this splendid people to the found ing, the development and the pres ent state of our common country.” “It was the fortune of our America” the president 3aid “to have blended in its beginning the number of the finest stocks of peo ple of the world; as it has also been our good fortune to have af forded opportunity and inspiration for the best services which they were able to render in making the nation. It is good for us to be reminded of so great a debt to those who laid the foundation of our nation, and we cannot too much' honor them on occasions of this sort.” NEW YORK—The engagement of Miss Eller Bougies' Gaylor, daughter of Bishop Thomas F. Gaylor, presiding bishop of tl»e Episcopal church of America to Richard Folson CWeiand; son of $£<WL^Cleveiand ,■twice president of the United States became kndwff Thursday in advance of the for mal announcement. Miss Gaylor is an honor gradu ate of Vassar college in the class of 1919. She later studied at Co. lumbia, obtaining the degree of Master of Arts. She taught Eng lish 'in a girl’s school at Garden City. Long Island, last year, and at present'is devding three hours a day to instruction in the school attached to -St. Mary’s chiircn Memphis, Tenn. She also has been active in church work in her fath er’s diocese in Tennessee. Cleveland Is a graduate of Phil lips Exeter Acaremy and Prince ton. He made records in scholar ship and athletics at both institu tions. W»:ile at Princeton he led a successful campaign to eradicate what was considered ultra-exclu- siveness in the University clubs. He was voted the most respected member of his class. He enlisted in the Marine corps as a private during the war and served in France. v PUT END TO SABOTAGE IN RUHR DUSSELDORF — (By the Asso- ; elated Press) — Reports from the Wupper valley where the French have occupied several < textile 1 towns, indicate that the temper of the civilian population is uncer tain. At Elberfleld which is sun- reunded by*a troop cordon, the peO pie are highly excited, although the city itself is not occupied. Agents of the “committee for defense and reprisals in the Rnhr M are said to be operating among the citizens. That the French are prepared to take- drastic measures to pre* vent sabotage is evident from the order notifying the Ruhr Germans that all persons found damaging railroad property will be sentenced to death. Soldiers guarding the lines have been instructed to shopt to kill whenever trespassers fail to halt upon being challenged. The extension of the Saara val ley miners strike into Lorraine is reported in advices from Metx. TWO french trains SAID TO HAVE COLLIDES _ BERLIN — ,A DuasaWort dis- patcb to the Deutcbe AUegemela Zietung says that two French mill tary trains collided Tuesday on the Draseldort-Kettwlg line and that the bodies Of 28 soldiers have been repoH»d la adxisas trotmMelx-^ newspapers 'lack confirmation. To Spank Man, 31 Wife Named As Mate’s Probation Officer. DETROITs Mich.—Joseph Les. zyn. 31, will behave for the next year if spankings and ‘the continual presence in his home of a proba tion officer *ave the proper effect. Mrs. Glady LeszeynakL.his wife, .proved to Judge Thomas M. Cot ter Wednesday that sbe was capa ble of spanking him—had been do ing it for a long time—and wap instructed by the court to admin ister punishment whenever she though 4 , necessary. She then wag made a special probation officer for the period of a year, to Bee that her husband came home at a vea. sonable hour, avoided bad company and conducted himself as a dutl ful husband should.' suitor AGNES AYERS Whom experts have pronounced as having the most perfect profile of any girl in the movies. Check up ou this the next time you see her. TROOPS IRE RESTING AFTER GALA DAY CHARLESTON. '3. C. — The transport St.; Mihiel bringing 281 men of the eighth infantry home from the Rhine,'arrived off Sulli van’s island here at 10:15 o'clock Thursday morning. LONDON—Orders of the French and British- war craft »t Smyrna to defend themselves if attacked by the Turks is the answer of the Paris and London governments to the Turkish ultimatum demanding the, withdrawal of , the vessels. - I Press dispatches from Constant tlnople assert that'the British have gone a step farther to order the ■ diversion to Smyrna lot other-shit^, of the Medlterrean fleet. Reuters, Constantinople corres pondent reported Thursday morn. ing that all was quiet in Smyrna. . Rear Admiral Nicholson, aboard the light cruiser Curaco, standing off 7 Mytleine: has been ordered to . enter Smyrna harbor Thursday to suport, it necessary the cruiser Calypso. the steame „ washing-1 reached two cents, whereupon the Francisco on way , othor announced free bread, ton. i> 1 ;i! Legion Head's f 4 ; t her Defends Man pnargetj; With Murder. "WICHITA FALLS. Tex.,—Major tLube^ep, 'tqspector; of th. Tex-. la 'National guard was placed on Hrikl Irer^ -Thursday on a charg® ©f murtlfer if. connoection with the shooting of M. L. Lamar on Jan uary 8. Lamar, a music salesman, was called to the door of his place of employment and shot after a brief conversation with Majo* Cul berson- The latter has been at liberty under $12,500 bond. His chief coun sel is Alvin M. Owsley, Sr., father of the National Commander of the American Legion. Banner-Herald Advertising Scores a Hit Athens, Ga, Feb. 7, 1923. The Banner-Herald, * . ” Athens, Georgia. Gentlemen: ... We want to express our appreciation' of the - t pulling power of The Banner-Herald as an ad vertising medium.. lit Tuesday morning’s Banner and Tuesday evening’s Herald, we placed a thirty inch adver tisement, announcing a two-day sale on a special lot of overcoats. There were thirty-six in this lot. By four o’clock Wednesday afternoon, only four of these overcoats are left,'with the possibility that these will be gone bjfcclasing time. In addition, sve haVe sold , nine other higher priced overcoats to cus tomers whom we were not able to pleas6 as to'' size and style in the special lot that was adver tised. 7 rx/'-'iilf We attribute the extraordinary success of this sale to three factors: The excellent values which we offered; the fact that the offering was ' specific; and the splendid distribution which the advertising received through the medium of The Banner-Herald. Yours very truly, H. J. REID & CO. By H. J. Reid. SAVANNAH, Ga., (By the, Asso ciated Press)—Some 400 soldiers who returned to America. Wednes day aboard th e transport St. Mi hiel from the Rhine and the fami lies of 24 of the men were resting Thursday at Ft. Screven after a hectic day here during which they paraded, feasted add danced. The soldiers had just ended a two weeks’ voyage On the ocean. Their buddies with whom they represented the United ■ States Coblenz as the army of occupa tion were early today .pnroute to Charleston aboard the. transport, where approximately 300 soldiers will.be unloaded late in the. after noon’... . f s" German, French and, Belgian wiyes who returned with the en listed men were expected -to ex* perierice d|ifflcutty . today , in ar ranging their households . at “ fort. ISome household goods and most have none. The vessel being too crowd ed, much of the possessions of the soldiers was left at Coblenz or Antwerp. WIVES REALIZE VALUE. OF A U. S. DOLLAR. The wives Thursday. were also becoming acquainted with,the poig nant truth that a dollar is just a dollar, and that, the soldier in the ranks, la. liald 'but' thirty of- them each months . While, some of the women dismissed .as an annoying bugaboo the - matter of rate • of ex change iin 'Gftfxjiany^ .others money,que^>j __ hearing otf- Tied : that, when to,a motion pic- adl.^much for arJfiySi a.'.fW. vant^tbr-a.monthsVwork., -.. L The matter or 5 studiously, co,n r jpenrian, wives apeak but little, EngUsb. . it appeared the soldiers found it easier than their wives to learn a foreign language. The German mothers-in-law are understood to be unaWe to speak a word of English. GREATEST CELEBRATION EVER WITNESSED. Savannah Thursday >has settled dpwn to quietude after what was (Turn to «Page Two) PARIS—(By the • Associated Press)—The French press attaches greatest importance to the Smyrna situation, regarding it to be so del icate as to render the declaration of war inevitable unless thd* Turks* recede from their position in de manding the withdrawal of allied warships. It is pointed out that there are probably ten large naval units' *at Smyrna. These include ish. crafts and one representative each of the Italian, Dutch .and American navies. m addition there Is d flotilla of -light craft. LeMatin remarks that to. expel warships anchored in a port before the signature of peace constitutes an unfriendly act. The Turkish government the newspaper says in forming the high commissioners at Constantinople of-its decision to demand the departure of the ships justified its position by saying.that British Warships could land troops gt Smyrna with a view to (akbig in thp rear the Turkish arzny iin Asia' Minor.' The commissioners Replied that the war ships would remain where they nre. Tor!this, LeMatin continued'the Turks an nounced that they would compel the craft to depart unless they went of their free will. The British and French . qom- manders then received orders to reply immediately to any attack. If such Incident arises, tiffe neWSr papers assert no power, however * anxious to preserve peace, -^ould be able' to llimt its effect.^ * FRENCH- CABINET CON8IDER8 THREAT r~* PARIS — ((By the Assodated - . th.,Press) — The Tarldsh order-that ( , ho “ aehol< J a ir ;,Sl® Jthe AlUed war ships must -leave “ ILL!' Smyrna was discussed at a meet ing ot the French cabinet Thurs day. The French government is ex changing views with London . and Rome regarding the procedure to be followed In the efforts to reach a stage of peace in the Near Eaat. Until further developments It is understood in French official cir cles that the Lansanne conference will be considered still in being and will be regarded qs Anally terminated only when the General Secretary gives notification to that effect. The hope IS that the ne gotiations will be resumed qs soon as Isntet Pasha returns from An- It supposed that ail the Allied ~ ships are remaining at Smyrna.,. These lnalude the French crnlser freest .Behan, the French destroy er Somali, the British cruiser Cambrian, the -Italian cruiser Yen entta and, the Dutch warship; id- ' tniral Tromp and founjAmertei destroyers. ,i'• Premier Poincare Informed the cabinet that the vail of Smyrna had explained the order that the Allied ships leave by the fact that the Turks feared the resumption of hostilities by the Greeks, and wanted to, he free to take such' measures of protection in the port of Smyrna as circumstance seemed to warrant V . ; The French government remains (Turn to Pago Two),; \ Yesterday’s

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The Athens daily herald. (Athens, Ga.) 1912-1923, February 08, 1923, Image 1