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EXPERTS WILL BE
■ SLID IMFFICIIILY
TO SIT IN PM
* -Coolidge Looks With Favor
on- New Plan as European
Allies and Germany Reach
Agreement
WASHINGTON, Dec. 11.—The
* way has been opened for American
* unofficial aid in solving the repara
tions riddle of Europe.
After many.months of discussion
i and many failures, the European al
lies and Germany have hit upon a
plan of inquiry which is looked
upon favorably by Washington.
While the U. S. government
cannot itself appoint official mem
bers of the two investigating com
mittees to be set up under the
reparation commission, it was an
nounced today at the White House
that President Coolidge and his ad
visors would “view with favor” the
acceptance of places on the commit
tee by American experts.
Presumably the result of this de
cision will be an immediate con
summation of the reparation com
mission plan by the designation of
i Americans versed in'the economic
k troubles of the old world to take
their places on the committee along
with representatives of the other
powers.
The determining factor ift shaping
the course of the American govern
ment was the unanimity attained at
last among the allies on a method of
employing American aid.
* White House Statement
This statement was issued at the
White House:
‘‘The government has been in
formed that the reparation commis
sion is considering the establish
ment of two expert committees, one
to consider the means of balancing
the budget of Germany, and the
measures to be taken to stabilize her
currency; the other, to take up the
question of the capital which has
been removed from Germany.
‘‘The inquiry of the first commit
tee would comprehend all the condi-
* tions to be realized and the measures
to be taken to accomplish the re
sults desired. All the representa
tives of the governments, members
of the commission, have expressed
the desire to have American experts
on the two committees. It is under-
4 stood that the government of the
I United States is not in a position
to he represented on these com
mittees. and that the invitation to
the American experts will be ex
tended directly by the reparation
commission.
‘‘This government believes that
the proposed uKjuiry will be of
i great value and in view of its direct
interest as a creditor and of the im
portance of the economic recupera
tion in Europe, it would view with
e fiyior the acceptance by American
experts of such an invitation.
AU Want American
‘‘The immediate proposal before
the reparation commission has been
made by the French delegate and
president of the commission, and
v has the support, it is understood, of
all the allied governments. The
British government has informed
• this government of its desire that
American experts should participate
in the inquiry.
‘‘The German government also
has brought the matter to the at
tention of this government, stating
that it would be much appreciated
if an American expert were to par-
• ticipate in the work of the first coin
mittee as above proposed, as it is
believed that in this way important
progress could be made toward the
solution ”T' the problem underlying
economic’ recovery.”
Information received here indi
cates that Germany will be allowed
membership on one of the two inves
tigating committees. No German
members will be appointed to the
committed having to do with exami
t nation of capital removed from Ger-
• many, but a representative of the
Berlin government would be in
cluded in the personnel of the com- ,
mittee whose inquiry -will be directed
to the state of German finances and
the balancing of the German budget.
- Butterfly Swarms
So Thick Motorists
Can’t See Highways
SANTA BARBARA, Cal.. Dec. 11.
Millions of big brown butterflies
migrating southward obscured the
highway south of this city yester
day and made motoring difficult. So
dense were the swarms of insects at
somb places that motorists scarcely
could sep the roadway.
County Horticultural Commission
er Kellogg went to the scene to get
some specimens for examination.
21 Shot to Death
In Year in Enforcing
Dry Law m Ohio
v COLUMBUS. 0., Dec. 11.—Twen
' ty-one persons were killed—seven of
them local dry agents and 14 boot
leggers and rum-runners —in gun
battles as a result of attempts to
enforce the prohibition laws in Ohio
thus far in 1923, a newspaper survey
revealed today.
The Weather
FORECAST FOR THURSDAY”
1 Virginia, slightly warmer; North
Carolina, slightly warmer; South
Carolina and Georgia, probably rain,
litlts change in temperature; Flori
da, mostly cloudy, possibly local
rains, little change in temperature;
extreme northwest Florida and Ala
t bama, rain, not much change in tem
| perature; Mississippi, rain, not milch
change in temperautre; Tennessee
and Kentucky, rain, colder Thurs
day night or Friday; Louisiana, un
i settled, probably occasional rains;
Arkansas, unsettled: Oklahoma, part
ly cloudy; east Texas, unsettled,
probably rain; west Texas, partly
cloudy.
Published Every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday
NEWS OF THE WORLD
TOLD IN BRIEF
WASHINGTON.—President Cool- t
idge’s praise of President Harding is I S
broadcast by radio to farthermost 1 1
parts of country-
LONDON. —Prime Minister Bald- '
win has agreed to carry bn and J
meet.parliament on its reassembling ’
Januarj- 8.
NEW YORK. Senator Hiram *
Johnson will campaign personally in .
Massachusetts, President Coolidge's
home state.
NEW YORK. —Dutch consulate I
protests seizure Friday of Dutch 1
schooner and its crew beyond three
mile limit. i
SACRAMENTO, Cal. Coolidge *
backers carry their fight into Sacra
mento* Hiram Johnson's home city,
by forming ‘‘Loyal Republican I
League.” ______ *
BUFFALO.—Captain Daly and lo
cal coast guard Crew are stoned ,
when they chase Canadian motor ‘
boat'to wharf at Fort Erie, suspect- ‘
ing it of rum-running.
WASHINGTON. Senator Cum- 1
mins declares that he will decline to <
bargain with Senator I>a- Follette s 1
supporters, in senate deadlock over
election of chairman of interstate j
commerce committee. j
'NEW YORK. —Bishop William T. t
Manning, of New York, tells citi
zenship conference he is not crit- (
ically a prohibitionist but believes f
personal liberties should be sacrificed j
to observe law.
HILADELPHIA. Presbyterian 1
church is urged to stand by its con- j
session of faith at great mass meet- i
ing of ministers and elders of Pres- t
byterian churches in Pennsylvania,
Delaware and New_Jersey. <
CHICAGO.—Rev. D. J. Ncwge- i
wirtz, head of the Jewish mission <
at Montreal, blames Paderewski’s 1
administration as president of Po
land for slaughter of 400,000 Jews. (
He recently returned from Europe. f
PRINCETON, N. J.—Bainbridge '
Colby, former secretary of state, in I
an hddress declares the League of
Nations is not dead and the question t
is not a closed one, as President c
Coolidge said in his annual message. s
ROME. Mussolini voluntarily ’
ends his dictatorship to bring about
elections probably in April. It is
said, he wants to prove to world that 1
Italy supports his principles as the i
country is almost certain to return 1
Fascist! to potyer.
CHICAGO. —Frank O. Lowden de
clares he cannot take presidency of f
the American Farm Federation bu- i
reau if it is offered him and denies .
he was at all responsible for 1
inoval of Executive Secretary Clo- f
verdale.
NEW YORK.—Joseph E. Widener, .
Philadelphia millionaire and art col- (
lector, has refused offer from Prince (
Youssoupoff of Russia to purchase (
for s.'>lß,ooo two paintings by Rem- (
brandt which prince sold him for
$350,000 a few years ago when in
need of money. j
WASHINGTON.—Director Hines, ,
of veterans,’ bureau, reports that i
government spent $447,648,639 for
relief of former service men in last n(
fiscal year. Mr. Hines declares ex
cessive political interference will
create same pitfalls that han di- '
. capped previous bureau administra- (
tion. |
WASHINGTON.— Secretary Hoov- j
er in letter declares German situa- -
tion' is one of ‘‘acute economic
breakdown” with 20,000,000 of mid
die class and urban population sac- ,
ing famine this winter, and '‘most .
constructive solution is creation of <
foreign commercial credit for food (
supplies, permission for which is (
now being sought by Germany.” <
bWHSmi
TO PRESIDE LT MEET
iraiffliojEX.
SAN ANTONIO, Tex., Dec' 11.—
Sixteen bishops of the Methodist
Episcopal church, south, five of 1
whom are in charge of mission work
in foreign fields, will be here De- -
cemlrer 14 to 17, to attend the semi
annual meeting of ,Ehe college of
bishops, the executive body of the
church. The college of bishops I 1
meets twice each year to confer on
the work of the church as a whole. :
and to inquire into the progress of
the church.
Since legislative powers are not .
vested in the college, no change of
policy in the administration of
church affairs is anticipated, accord
ing to San Antonio pastors.
Although there has been no defi
nite announcement made as to the
business to come up, it is freely pre
dicted that the. proposed unification
of the northern and southern i
branches of the church will be dis- ■
cussed.
Considerable time will be devoted, •
it is believed, to transaction of mat
ters in connection with the proposed ;
campaign to be conducted next year
for the purpose of raising $10,000,-
000 for the support of retired min
isters.
Bishop "Warren A. Candler, of At- ■
lanta, Ga., senior bishop of the :
southern Methodist church, will pre- '
side.
Bishops in charge of foreign mis- I
sionary fields who will be here to re-J
port on the progress of their work I
are: Bishop Sam R. Hay, China; j
Bishop H. A. Boaz, Japan, Korea and |
Siberia; Bishop Hoyt M. Dobbs,
South America; Bishop James Can
non, Jr., Mexico and Africa, and I
Bishop W. B. Beauchamp, Europe.
j Other bishops expected are James :
E. Dickey, E. R._Hendrick, Collins ■
Denny, W. B. Murrah, Edwin D. |
Mouzen, John M. Moore, W. F. Me- ,
Murray, I’. V. W. Darlington, 11.
M. Dubose and W. N. Ainsmith.
Woman Opposes Man
In Mayoralty Contest
MONTICELLO, Fla., Dec. 11—For
the first time in the history of this
city, a woman is candidate for
mayor in the white citizens* primary.
Mrs. Jack Taylor and Dr. George
Glover are the two opponents in the
race, and their campaign has arous
ed unusual interest among the
voters. The primary will be held
December 18.
MONTREAL.—Lord Thomas G.
Shaughnessy, president of the Ca
nadian Pacific railway, dies.
PARIS. —French foreign office de
clares It welcomes participation of
American experts in reparations in
quiry.
VERA CRUZ. —Column of Mexi
can revolutionists has reached place
about. 75 miles east of Mexico City,
according to insurgent sources.
WASH ING investi
gation of the federal farm loan
board is forecast by several sena
tors.
TOPEKA, Kas. —Two of the con
victs who escaped from the state
penitentiary at Lansing are saptured
at Texarkana.
BISMARCK. —Hiram Johnson au
thorizes filing his name as candi
date for South Dakota presidential
primary in March.
PARlS.—Poincare continues to
avoid declaring his position on wom
an suffrage when fight for it is re
newed in French parliament.
WASHINGTON. Republican
house leaders who are war veterans
Continue to make plans for pressing
bonus bill to a vote.
NEW YORK.—Never before in the
history of the weather bureau has
New York gone so snowless late in
the season.
LONDON. —Daily Mail asserts
that Mr. Acquith has offered his
services to Prime Minister Baldwin
in Great Britain's common interest.
CHlCAGO.—National league base
ball club owners pledge their sup
port to Commissioner Landis, assur
ing peace within big league ranks
at least for 1924.
WASHINGTON. Senate insur
gents continue to block compromise
in deadlock involving chairmanship
of committee on interstate com
merce.
YVASHTNGTON. Representative
Green, lowa, gives formal assur
ance that tax reduction legislation
will be considered promptly by
house ways and means committee.
MINNEAPOLIS?—Dr. W. J. Mayo
tells University of Minnesota board
of regents that college women should
stick to the practice of making up
their own beds while at the uni
versity.
PARIS. —Policemen, seeking pay
increase, have sharp encounter with
republican guards in the Place de
la Concorde and M. Guichard, di
rector of the judiciary police, is
badly injured.
IDS ANGELES.—Captain Rich
mond P. Hobson, Spanish-American
war hero and prohibition crusader,
is found safe in southern California
hills, unaware that he had been con
sidered lost. •
WASHINGTON. —Hiram Johnson,
in statement made public here, de
clares American people should be
told of all facts regarding repara
tions and says there has been
enough of secret diplomacy.
WASHINGTON. Negroes lead
attack against reduced southern
representation in delegates to Re
publican national convention, which
they declare, amounts to approving
Democratic disfranchisement of the
iegr o in the south.
MANILA. —The flagship Huron is
preparing to depart for Hong Kong
in connection with the situation at
Canton, where Sun Yat-Sen recently
threatened to seize the customs
house. Five American destroyers
already have sailed for Hong Kong.
NEW YORK. —President Nicholas
Murray Butler, of Columbia univer
sity. is elected a member of the
academy of moral and political
science of the ihstitute of France,
one of the highest honors France
can bestow. Woodrow Wilson is the
onlv other living American member.
DERBYS PEEL FOR
530.000.DD0 FAILS
TO»BRITISH
LONDON, Dec. 11. —Secretary
Denby’s annual report, in which he
requests the appropriation of $30,-
000,000 for the modernization of the
American navy, is prominently
printed by the London newspapers
The Daily Chronicle comments on
the happy circumstance that Mr.
Denby’s statement does .not cause
the least alarm or suspicion, as it
once might have done.
‘‘So far from either country tak
ing umbrage at reports of this kind,”
the newspaper says, ‘‘there is a dis
position in both Great Britain and
America to welcome joint responsi
bility in policing the waters of the
world.”
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WALKER PROPOSES
COMPROMISE PLAN:
SENATE REJECTS IT
‘Final Appeal’ by Governor
in Message Followed
Quickly by Refusal to Re
cede From Tax Stand z
In the face of an urgent appeal by
Governor Walker for a reconciliation
of the differences between the two
branches of the general assembly on
the proposed income tax legislation,
the state senate Wednesday morning
flatly refused to comply with his
request and tabled a resolution de
signed to carry out his wishes.
The governor's special message,
transmitted to both houses when
they convened; Wednesday morning,
recounted the history of the tax re
form program, the work of the spe
cial tax commi’ssion and the progress
of the legislative bodies in formulat
ing measures regarding income taxa
tion, state adults, repeal of the tax
equalization law, and kindred mat
ters. It called upon the senate to in
sist upon its position in standing for
a tax on net incomes only and for
exemptions, but it also urged that
the senate recede from its position
with reference to crediting ad
valorem taxes against income taxes.
Plan Outlined
The house was urged by the gov
ernor to insist upon its position on
the ad valorem credit proposal but
to recede on its stand against exemp
tions and net income taxes.
Governor Walker concluded his
message with the statement that
failure of the two branches to com
pose their differences would mean
the failure of 'he effort to accom
plish tax reform in Georgia at this
"me The governor stated that in
this event, it would be useless to
wa,Lte further time in an extra ses
sion and the general assembly might
just as well adjourn. He declared,
however, that failure to accomplish
the tax program would rest on the
legislature and not upon the execu
tive. ,
Arnow Offers Resolution
After the governor’s message had
been transmitted to the senate, Sen
ator Arnow, of the Fourth district,
introduced a prepared resolution em
bodying the requests made by the
executive, namely:
‘‘That the senate conferees be in
structed to insist on the original
provisions of the bill concerning net
income, so that the bill will provide
for the levying of an income tax on
net incomes only, with the provision
that this shall not be construed to
abridge the right of the state to
levy sales or occupational taxes.
‘‘That the senate further instruct,
the said conferees to insist on its
original porvision in the said bill
concerning exemptions and that -the
house amendments affecting ex
emptions tie rejected.
‘‘That the senate recede from its
position with reference to crediting
ad valorem taxes against income
taxes and accept the house amend
ment striking out this provision.”
President George Carswell ruled
that the resolution could be passed,
by a majority vote, as it would not
bind the senate or the conferees
further than to voice an expression
of opinion. , Senator Pace offered a
substitute expressing confidence in
the conference committee, and this
Was adopted by an overwhelming
rising vote. On a point of order! it
was ruled out as not germane to the
original motion.
Senator Lankford, author of the
income tax bill and the credit clause,
therein, expressed surprise at cer
tain features us the governor’s mes
sage, declaring that although the gov
ernor stated he had called the extra
session to distribute the burden of
taxation and to tax intangible prop
erties, he had urged in his message
the acceptance by the senate of a
proposition that would not relieve
those persons now burdened with ad
valorem taxes, but would, in effect,
increase the burden.
An effort to defer action on the
Arnow resolution failed on objection
of Senator Redwine, one of the con
ferees, and Senator E. M. Smith
moved that it be tabled. This was
done by a vote of 22 to 18.
Representative Covington, of Col
quitt, who had intended to intro
duce a similar resolution in the
house, learned of the senate action
and announced that he would not
introduce the resolution.
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CUMMINS' ELECTION
THREATENS TD KEEP
SENATE IN DEADLOCK
WASHINGTON, Dec. 11—The sen
ate again found itself in a deadlock
as it resumed balloting today for the.
election of a chairman of the inter
state commerce committee.
Senator Cummins, Republican,
lowa, who now holds the dual po
sition of chairman of the committee
and president pro-tem of the senate,
received 41 vote? for the chairman
ship on the first ballot to 39 for Sen
atoi - Smith, Democrat, South Caro
lina, and 7 for Senator Lafollette, of
Wisconsin, leader of the Republican
i insurgents. This left Cummins three
short of the necessary majority.
On the second ballot Cummins
again was short three votes of the
necessary majority. La Follette held
his seven Votes, Cummings got forty
one again, and Smith thirty-nine.
La Follette’s Supporters
Supporting La Follette were the
same seven senators who brought
j about the deadlock yesterday after
Senator Wheeler, Democrat, Mon
tana, a member of the interstate
commerce committee, had forced a
separate vote on the chairmanship.
They were: Brookhart. Iowa; Ladd
and Frazier, North Dakota, and Nor
rig and Howell, Nebraska. Republic
ans, and Shipstead and Johnson,
Farmar-Labor, Minnesota.
These senators want repeal or re
vision of the transportation act. and
in addition some of them are opposed
to one senator holding two such im
portant posts as those held by Sena
tor Cummins.
Cummins’ vote dropped to thirty
nine on the third ballot; Smith hold
ing hts thirty-nine, and La Follette
his seven.
With Cummins four short of a
majority the senate went into execu
tive session, and later adjourned un
til tomorrow, when there will be
more balloting, but with little pros
pect of a break in the deadlock.
Unlike , the house, however, which
was in recess while Republican and
Democratic committees were press
ing forward their work of making
selections for the various standing
committees, the senate- was able to
function, and a resumption of the
voting on the interstate commerce
chairmanship was put off until late
in the day. The senate Democrats,
meanwhile, withheld their contem
plated move to force an election of
a president pro tern, which, if it de
velops is expected to produce an
other deadlock after the present fight
is finished.
Refuse to Compromise
Three ballots taken yesterday
gave no sign of weakness on the part
of insurgents or either of the regular
i party groups. Seven insurgent votes
I went steadily to Senator La Follette,
! of Wisconsin, leader of the bloc and
i ranking Republican on the commit
tee, and the Democrats voted solidly
for Senator Smith, of South Carolina.
Senator Cummins declared he
would not bargain with the La Fol
lette supporters, whose position, as
outlined by Senator Norris, of Ne
braska, one of their leaders, is that
they are willing for him to continue
as nresident pro tern, but do not think
i it fair or right or in the interest of
j good legislation that he try to hold
1 both offices. Senator Brookhart, of
I lowa, another of the insurgents, said
I he was voting for Senator La Fol
' lette because he regarded him as
j “the best man for chairman” to
! bring about repeal of the transporta
' tion act.
German Farmer
Fined 2 Cents for
Going Afield Naked
BERLIN, Dec. 11.—“ I came naked
i into the world. I see no reason why
I I shouldn’t continue that w r ay when
11 please.”
j This plea by Fritz Luck, Alt-Lans
■ berg farmer, sentenced to 4 months’
imprisonment for wearing no clothes
I whatever while mowing his meadow,
I won his freedom. He was fined two
I cents.* £.
Atlanta, Ga., Thursday, December 13,1923.
THE BALANC E OF POWER
William Pinkerton,
Noted Detective, Dies
At Age of 77 Years
LOS ANGELES, Cal., Dec. 11.—
William Pinkerton, world famous de
tective. died here this morning at
the Hotel Biltmore.
One. of the first noted American
crimiqoloajsts to advocate and prac
tice hrunianitarian methods in deal
ing with felons, William Allan
Pinkerton, head of the Pinkerton
National Detective agency, was cred
ited with haying reformed more safe
blowers and bank thieves than any
other man in the country.
William A. Pinkerton was born in
Dundee, 111., April 7, 1846. He was
educated in public and private
schools and when ready for college
entered Notre Dame university. At
ths age of 20 he married Margaret
S. Ashling, of Adrian, Mich,, who
died in 189 G. Two daughters, Mrs.
Joseph O, Watkins and Mrs. Wil
liam C. Pullman, were born to them.
Mr. Pinkerton made his home in
Chicago.
RUM FLEET HALTED
IN LANDING CARGOES
OF HOLIDAY LIQUOR
NEW YORK, Dec. 11.—(By the
Associated Press.) —Smugglers and
dry forces today are fighting the sec
ond battle of Christmas off rum row,
while New- Y”ork watches.
A score of liquor carriers, com
ing from the Bahamas and other
points where distillation is lawful,
have found themselves blocked, at
least temporarily, from landing their
supplies in quantity by the coast
guard cutters harassing landing par
lies afloat and dry forceA.snalching
the liquor as soon as it torches the
beaches.
But rum row, although checked,
does not concede itself defeated. It
has deployed, until now it stretches
along the coast from Long Island
far down the Jersey shore, so as to
render the attack of the coast
guards less concentrated and keep
the land raiders on the jump as new
landing places are selected.
These land forces are what are
keeping the smugglers most worried
at present. Last year, before en
forcement agents, state police and
county detectives were as effectively
organized, it was a relatively easy
matter for bootleggers to scatter’
with their contraband liquor for
the nearest market as soon as it
once was landed.
Now it is not nearly so easy.
Highways and by-ways leading in
land from the wet spots on the
coast are under constant patrol by
armed operatives scouring the
countryside in automobiles. Motor
trucks get through now and then,
but enough have been captured to
make the bootleggers sit up and
take notice. ,
Action of government cutters in
seizing the British schooner Tomoka
and the Dutch two-sticker Zeehond
well beyond the three-mile limit has
I been followed by withdrawal of the
: rum fleet to the proposed 12-mile
line concerning which the United
| States is conducting treaty negotia
tions with Great Britain.
This is all right for the mother
ships, but it makes life harder for
i the small speed boats operating from
shore. It is not always easy to find
i the maritime market place in the
■ dark and fog. _
Governor of Minnesota
Denies Planning to Resign
WASHINGTON, Dec. 12.—Gover
nor J. S. O. Preus, of Minnesota,
today denied the report that he
would resign as governor to enter
private business. He said he had no
intention of leaving Minnesota until
he completed his term, but after
that his plans were somewhat in
definite.
MANHETRIEUTO
SW 8 MS ICO
TAKES'DIGGS'NDLEN
NEW ORLEANS, La., Dec. 11.—
II “Diggs” Nolen, who escaped from
a United States deputy sheriff at
Memphis/ where fie had been taken
from the federal penitentiary at At
lanta to testify in a narcotic case,
was being 1 eid here today pending
the arrival of an officer from the
Tennessee city.
Nolen made his get away while at
tending a theater with his guards.
He was taken into custody here yes
terday by City Detectives Jacobs
and Dominguez.
While the two detectives were
strolling along Canal street, Jacobs
spied Nolen and recognized him as
the man who, eight years ago, at
tempted to shoot him when he ar
rested the man with’a dozen. aliases
and cr'minal records in several
southern states at a local • railroad
station. Nolen at first said his name
was Applegate and that he was
working at the Jefferson park race
track but is said later to have ad
mitted his identity.
He vas taken to parish prison
and is being held under a. special
guard until he is returned to Mem
phis.
Four Children Die
As Flames Destroy
Home During Night
Loogootee, Ind., Dec. 12. —Four
children of the family of William
Fuhrman, a farmer, living ten miles
south of here, were burned to death
late last night when their home was
destroyed by fire.
The dead are Herman, sixteen;
Wilbert, thirteen; Peter, eleven, and
Harold, nine.
The father was severely burned
while trying to rescue the children.
Three Are Indicted
For Messenger’s Death
In Brooklyn Robbery
NEW YORK, Dec. 12.—Morris
(Barlow) Diamond; his brother,
Joseph, and Anthony Pantano were
indicted today by the Kings county
grand jury, charged with murder in
the first degree in the slaying and
robbery of two messengers of the
West End bank in Brooklyn Novem
ber 14.
SI.OO
Circumstances; which we
could not anticipate when
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NURSE IS INDICTED
AS AN ACCESSORY
IN COBDBN KIELINE
Mrs, Weaver Accused of
Having “Dared” Slayer to
Fire Fatal Shot Court
Room Crowded
At 1 o’clock Wednesday, the
following jurors had been ac
cepted forth etrial of Philip JE,
Fox: ■
W. I. Beard, of 340 Lakewood
avenue, employe of Western
Electric company.
I. T. Cook, of 7 Langley ave
nue, master mechanic for Ar
mour Fertilizer company.
W. E. McKainy, of 19 Gordon
Terrace, an electrician.
S. 1). Skinner, of 184 Lakewood
avenue, contractor.
T. B. Lewis, of 63 Parkavenue,
a t raveling aslesman for the
American Porto Rico Tobacco
company*
J. T. Mattison, express clerk,
of 9 Ward avenue, /
J. T. Edwards, carpenter, of
205 Windsor street.
With the dramatic announcement
by the state that Mrs. Margaret
Weaver, the trained nurse who has
been under surveillance for several
weeks, was indicted last Friday as
an accessory before the fact and that
similar indictments will be sought
against persons whose names were
not disclosed, Philip E. Fox, Ku
Khix Klan editor and slayer of Cap
tain W. 8. Coburn, attorney for the
Simmons faction of the klan, was
placed on trial for murder Wednes
day in Fulton superior court before
Judge G.; H. Howard, and seven
jurors had been chosen when court
recessed at 1 o’clock for an hour.
Both sides announced ready at
10:30 o'clock, after the usual pre
liminaries, and the work of select
ing tt jury was begun. The
two veniremen called were acty,fHed
and a third was obtained out of the
first five called. Neither si<J«
injecting the Ku Klux K&n issue
in the selection of jurors.
Three panels of twelve men each
were exhausted in obtaining the sev
en jurors, the defense exhausting ten
of the twenty strikes allotted it and
the state having run through only
three of the ten strikes allowed the
prosecution.
Wife By Fox’s Side
Mrs. Fox made her appearance in
the courtroom about noon. She took
a chair next to and
patted him on the arm, which
brought a smile from the defendant
Mrs. Fox was attired in black, wear
ing a small black and gold-lace trim
med hat. A black coat with a squir
rel gray neckpiece hung l-.osely from
her shoulders.
I Directly behind Mrs. Fox sat Mrs.
| Coburn, the widow, and members of
■ her immediate family. She was
• dressed in deep mourning.
According to the solicitor’s office,
j the Weaver woman, who has not
I been arrested, it is stated, is alleged
to have been in company with Fox
from the Saturday prior to the shoot
ing until a few minutes before the
klan publicity chief entered the of
fice of Captain Coburn on the aft
ernoon of November 5 and shot him
to death.
Said to Have Urgde Fox On
It was this woman’s! dare, it is
alleged by the prosecution, that
steeled Fox’s nerve after, according
to the prosecution, he is said to have
declared he had planned to kill four
men and that his “heart had failed
him” after he had drawn his gun on
three of the men.
According to the prosecution, the
Weaver woman has admitted that
she told Fox:
“Why you big fat baby, you
haven’t got the nerve to kill any
one.”
To which Fox replied, it is al
leged by the solicitor's office:
‘‘l'll show you!”
According to the solicitor’s office,
the Weaver woman's home is at
Cleveland, Ohio, where her father Is
said to be engaged in newspaper
work. She was detained in Nash
ville, Tenn., about ten days ago, bui
was released after she had been
questioned by attaches of Solicitor
Boykin’s office.
Early Arrest Expected
The indictment against her, 1 it is
announced, was returned last Friday
and the prosecution anticipates that
the woman will be arrested and
brought here before the Fox trial is
completed
In addition to the other indict
ments charging accessory before and
the fact, which the solicitor’s office
states will be returned, the prosecu
tion also announces that indictments
charging accessory after the fact will
be returned in the case.
With the indictment of the Weav
er woman, the state announced that
they had established the where
abouts of Fox from the Saturday be
fore the shorting until he went to
the Hotel A.nsley and registered ear
ly Monday, November 5. Fox’s
whereabouts during this period, it
was stated, had remained a mystery
until the information obtained from
the Weaver woman is said to have
revealed he was in >er company dur
ing that time.
Knew His Intentions
Mrs. Weaver, it is alleged by the
state as the basis for the indictment,
knew prior to the shooting that Fox
was going to shoot Captain Coburn.
In addition, it is declared by the pros
ecution, the klan editor exhibited
to several persons the 45 caliber au
tomatic pistol with which the shoot
ing was committed. Fox, it is al
leged, became acquainted with the
Weaver woman while he was engag
ed in newspaper' work at Dallas,
Texas, and she came here during the
Elks’ convention last summer, it is
stated.
Preparations for the trial took
shape rapidly Wednesday morn
ing in the criminal court on the
second floor of the court house, with
the chamber packed to capacity.
Judge G. H. Howard mounted the
bench at 9:01 o’clock and organiza
tion of additional jury panels was be
gun, in addition to the seven that
were organized Monday. The pro
. spective talesman filled more than
half the court room, 244 having been
•subpoenaed in anticipation of con
siderable difficulty in obtaining the
Jury* „ . .. ■ -