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-.THE - ^ >MAHA y.i >RNING _lEE_c.™_ I vnr kq xrr» ico tni^rt m SMoad-eim mmr mm n. OMAHA. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1923. * “It."Vthrli.B^,M(’,yJmV’*SVii»m.»V •■«<•»•••». •» TWO CENTS n» cm. itm*** , VUL. DO-JNU. ADO. oatifet P. 0. U»«w AM M *•«» I. ■*» ’ ___—— .. ■ ■ Girl Holds Office for Governor Taxpayer Seeking Public In formation Finds No One in Authority During Bryan’s Absence. Road Fund in Mystery Lincoln, Dec. 21.—Henry Q. Tax payer come to the state capitol today, liut was unable to transact the busi ness on which he came, as Governor Charles W. Bryan was absent in Chi cago. All that Henry wanted to know was the amount of federal aid funds due or forthcoming from the United atcs treasury. He found the capitol filled with dep uties, but with no one in authority to provide the information he sought, on "this point or on any other. Government Without Head. Under the system of government built tip by Mr. Bryan, he Is the head of each department, and no informa tion can be given out except through him. And with him out of the state, one might as wfell inquire at the tomb of King Tut as at the state house. The matter of the road fund is im portant. The governor has given out figures as to how much is due to con tractors. but has never made public the amount forthcoming from the federal government under the 50-50 arrangement by w’hich the state pays half and the federal government half. . , No Public Accounting. In the previous administration, Mr. Taxpayer had been' able to go direct ly to the department of finance and obtai na businesslike statement of the condition of state funds. Today, however, he was mjet by the govern or’s deputy commissioner, George Hall, who confessed himself unable to mak'e public any figures. He didn't know what amounts were due fro mthe federal treasury, he firs tsaid.. Then he added that he had no authority to tell if he did k now’. "Do you mean to say that a citi zen of Nebraska cannot come into the statehouse and find out the con dition of the public finances?" Mr. Taxpayer said. "This room is ful of books,” was |(**!he deputy's reply. "You or any other man ran look into them as freely as you want. But 1 can’t tell you any thing," “Come back'in a few days when the governor is here, and perhaps he will give you the information you want, the deputy wound up. Office Vacant. Mr. Taxpayer was still not entirely discouraged. “Surely this state has a governor or at least an acting governor,," he remarked. “Where can*I find the person who is in charge of public business when Mr. Bryan Is out of the state?" "You might go into the governor's anteroom and ask," was the advice. A few steps through the corridor took Mr. Taxpayer into the executive office. As he entered lie saw a young woman slip through the side entrance from thf finance department and take her position by the governor’s desk. Stenographer at Helm. "I would like to see the person woh Is taking care of the governor s business," said Mr. Taxpayer. “Oh. yes,” she answered brightly. “I am the one you want to see. I am his stenographer." “Then can you tell me the condi tion of the road fund?';. Mr. Taxpayer asked. "Oh, no, not that." she countered. “I only handle his letters." So far as can he determined here Lieut. Oov. Fred CS. Johnson of Hastings has not been notified that ^g^lovernor Bryan Is out of the state. Ford-for-President Clubs to Cany On Chicago. Dec. 21 —Despite Henry Ford's declaration for President Cool idge for president, the Detroit multl inillionay-e will be nominated ns a third party candidate for the nomina tion, Roy M. Harr<yp of Omaha, head of the Ford-for-President clubs of the United State*, announced today In Chicago. No Oregon Xmas Pardonn. Salem. Ore.. Dec. 21.—There will he no Christmas gift paroles or pardons from the state penitentiary this year, Governor Pierce said yesterday. Should there he releases of prisoners, the governor said, they will be made in the regular way on recommenda tion of the parole board and not in the spirit of the holiddny season. Today Shortest of Year, and Holiday Shopping Far From Completed This Is the shortest day of the year —and one of the two day* left to do your Christmas shopping. At 2:54 tills afternoon, the sun reaches Its most southern point, and starts back townrd the north. The sun rises toilay at 7.21 and will 00 set at 4:3t>, making a day of U hour* • „n,l is minutes. The longest, day of the year Is 15 hours and « minute*. The (lay isn't the only thing that's short. Isiok at the folks who have Just finished their Christmas shop ping. Strawberries Ripen in Canada; Posies in Bloom in New York By Associated Press. New York, Dec. 21.—New York, busy with its Christmas shopping, en joyed summer weather today, the last day of autumn. The weather. Fore caster Scarr said, merely was a con tinuance of one of the mildest years on record. Stratford, Ont., Dec. 21.—The latest out of season freak developed by the unusual springlike weather in On tarlo was reported today by Fred Crocker, who picked luscious ripe strawberries from the vines in his garden. Crocker's Christmas pie will be strawberry, Instead of pumpkin and mince. ^ White Plains, N. "Y„ Dec. 21.—A single pansy burst intq bloom in the yard of Mrs. M. M. Dade today, offi cially the last day of autumn. Capper Asserts Agriculture Is Gaining Power Senator Says Wheat Farmers Should Be in Better Shape in Year From Now. - % Washington, Dec. 21—American agriculture Is slowly climbing out of the slump and all Indications point to a substantial improvement In the industry during the new year. Sen ator Arthur Capper, republican, of Kansas declared today. "All indications point to a gradual improvement in the farmers’ economic l>osition during the new year,’’ Cap per said. “The wheat farmer, of course, is not yet out of the ditch. For three years he has produced wheat at a loss. But another year should show an improvement. The wheat farmer is curtailing his acreage, cutting his production to meet more nearly the requirement’s of the home market, and avoid surplus production which is always disastrous to him. Figures and estimates now available indicate a reduction of wheat acreage of about 15 per cent. "Better business methods, co-opera tion in the marketing of products, and some decrease in the spread be tween the cost of things he sells will contribute to the improvement in the farmers’ economic position. He still Is at the bottom of the ladder in com parison with other industries: He must have sympathetic consideration in any scheme looking toward the as surance of national prosperity during the new year. "His most pressing need Is relief from excessive transportation costs. I hope to see substantial reduction in freight rates at an early date. “Among legislative influences that should have a favorable effect on the agricultural industry during the year, reduction of war taxes is outstand ing. This should ease the burden that productive enterprise and busi ness is now forced to carry.' I "If is absurdly unfair that earned income should be penalised and un earned income eased of its share of the costa of government and the li quidation of war obligations. Aboli tion of the tax exmept privilege would go far toward a more equit able distribution of the tax load. "Whatever tax legislation Is writ ten should be written on the basis of such distribution, share and share alike, according to ability to pay." (Copyright, 1923.) 2 Women Claim Dead Man. Butte, Mont., Dec. 21.—Two women appeared at a hearing In Butte, each claiming to lie the widow of R. J. Armstrong, who was killed in Octo ber by an accident at the Apex mine in Utah. W. M. Knerr conducted the hearing for the Utah state board of compensation. The case involves a claim for $5,000 against the com pensation fund of Utah. Prosecutes in Effort to Shake Story of Souder Former Lincoln County Offi cial’s Testimony Is At tacked by Attorney for State. I ______ North Platte, Neb., Dee. 21.—Roy Relcnstefn, a farmer of near here anil his wife, who at the time of the old Lincoln county courthouse fire was a telephone operator here, today testi fied a small automobile with disc Wheels was driven Into the garage,of Samuel Souder at 12:10 Monday morn ing, April 30, the night of the fire. The testimony was introduced by the state in the case of Samuel Soud er, who is on trial for arson, charged with setting fire to the courthouse, in an effort to shake the story related on the witness stand by Souder that he was in bed at 10:30 Sunday night and.did not leave home during the re mainder of the night. Neither Reichsteln nor his wife, however, said they recognized the driver of the car. Mrs. Reichsteln, who preceded her husband on the stand, declared she could not say whether she had seen the person be fore. She was positive, however, in asserting on cross examination by Walter V. Hoagland, defense counsel, there was but one person in the ma chine. "You don't know who it was at all. do you?" asked Mr. Hoagland. “No,” the witness replied. Mrs. Reichsteln would not admit she had heard unauthorized persons had been In the habit of taking Mr. Souder's car out for "Joy rides." She and Reichsteln made their observa tions while sitting in Reichsteln'* open-top car, which was about 50 feet from Souder's garage, she said, after they had returned to her home from a picture show. It was a clear, moonlight night and one could see for a considerable distance, she related. The witness testified she was acquainted with Souder's automobile. He had given her "lifts" when he would see her walking home, and the machine s pe culiarity"—disc wheels — made a “roaring nois*." She asserted no one gpt out of the car when it entered the garage, its doors being open, and she saw no one come out of the place .afterward. Belief that she first was attracted by the “roar of the wheels" was expressed by the witness. In linewith testimony of his wife, whom he married about three months after the fire, Reichsteln declared he was acquainted with Souder's auto mobile, which he described as iieing of the closed car type. He told the Jury he looked «t his watch when ho saw the machine turn a corner and that it was 12:10 In the morning. Objection to his testimony, as well as his wife's, was made by the de fense, as Improper for rebuttal by the state, but was overruled by Judge J. L. Tewell of Sidney, presiding, who announced he would later give de fense counsel time to answer. |SUNNY SIDE UP By the way, custom ha* decreed the banishment of one gift that was a prims favorite many yetrs ago. What has become of the Individual cups In the l>arl>er shops—the cup that had your name find your lodge emblem thereon? How well do I re member the day that I viewed, with swelling chest, and fingers that sur reptitiously felt for somer evidence of bristle on the upper lip, my In dividual cup on the shelf alongside the many others In I,um Hill's bar ber shop, said cup being adorned with my name and a printer's com posing stick done In gold leaf. Securely nttaehed tft the cement curbing on Fifteenth street, between Dodge nnd Douglas, are a number of rings. There hasn't been a horse hitched to one of those rings for years on end. But there are the rusty old rings, a reminder of on other age. There are similar hitch ing rings on the north curb on Fni nam, between Sixteenth nnd Seven teenth. If some man should drive a horse up to the Far nam street curb nnd hitch to one of those ring*, the spectacle would doubtless nttract a great crowd of curious folk. Just a little surprised at Rev. Frank Smith. He done gone and went and made a Forefathers' day speech—a corking good one, by the ! way—In which he told several good stories, but failed to include that one about the Pilgrim mothers, who had to endure all that the Pilgrim fath ers endured, nut In addition had to endure the Pilgrim fathers. Hope Brother Frank doe* not overlook that one next time. Simply cannot understand nil this eagerness to brenk Jail, only to he (based and probably captured. Why not wait a few days and get a par don or a parole? Next Tuesday' Is Christ mus—ths sn niversajy uf ths birth of ths Savior That seems a long time ago, doesn't It? But there died in Omaha a day or two ago a wonderful pioneer woman of Nebraska. Her span of life encompassed one-twentieth of the years since the birth of the babe In Bethlehem. The first steam engine had not been placed upon American rail* when she was born. Hhe had passed the half century mark before the tel phone was a commercial prop osition. and a grandmother before the phonograph was Invented. The world has lived more and faster during the last SO years than it lived In the 1.S00 years before. Speaking of the old hitching rings and the barber shop mugs, as 1 was a few moments ago, will somebody please tell me whut has become of the shrill voiced bootblacks who used to curry boxes around with them and shine ’em up for a nickel? Old age must he coming on. 1 can remember the time when cowboys used to accompany train loads of cattle to the South Omaha yards, dressed up In fringed chaps and with big silk handkerchiefs around their necks. 1 mean the cowboys were thus arrayed, not the cattle. Now the ship, rnents ate accompanied by well dressed men who prnbnbly never leave the coach on the rear end of the train until they reach the yard*. The only time we see cowboys In these days Is when Doc Krye and his stork yards gang dress up to make merry at some big doings. Impelled to rush to the defense of an old friend. It Is John it., not John Dee Webster, who addressed the C'ornhusker team and who I* regent of the (Tnlversity of Nebraska. Heally, It should lie easy to distinguish be tween (he two gentlemen, by" Investi ture, If by no other method Two more shopping days before Christmas. KxctmA me. there are n | couple of things I had forgotten. | W. M. M. J Mate Says Plot to Sell Wife Myth Movie Director Explains He Sought to Restore Her Hap piness — Denies Negro Purchaser Lives. She Wanted Fine Clothes By Associated Press. Long Beach, Cal,, Dec. 21.—Klsier La Male, theatrical man and moving picture director, accused by his wife, Helen, two days ago In a divorce complaint of having tried to sell seh to Lou Harris, supposed negro leader of the Juarez, (Mex.) underworld, to day made a signed statement to the Long Beach Telegram, In which he (characterized the entire charge as a myth. He said there was no such person In existence as IgJu Harris, and de cla/fd he had Invented the story to "bring my wlf# back to life.” The statement asserted that his wife's brooding over the loss of five children by a previous marriage had induced him to Invent the negro-$500. OOO sale story to arouse her interest. “ 'Lou Harris' negro gambler. Is a myth,” said the statement. "Ne ne gro by that name exists, so far as I konw. I Invented the Lou H&ssis story to bring my wife back 'to life’ and to keep her from brooding con stantly over the loss of th#\flve chil dren which w'ere hers by a former marriage and who were taken away after she and I began living together. She was despondent over the absence of the children and also over our fl nanclal condition. Met Wife In 1914. "In 1-914, after Just getting out of the hospital, having been confined to my bed with rheumatism for a month, and when I was heartbroken over the loss of my wife, who preferred pleas ure to home cares, I met In Modesto, Cal., the woman who Is now my wlfs. "We became Infatuated with each other. At that time I was not di vorced from my former wife although not living with her. "We lived In Santa Cruz together for two years and were most happy. Then the authorities took the fivs children away from us and I was ar rested for contributing to the delin quency of minors. The charge was dismissed but the brother In Modesto of her first husband, was appointed guardian. Their mother was heart broken over their loss and much of the money she could get she sent to them. Larked Pretty Clothes. "We cam# to I/oe Angeles. I found work as a moving picture director, but later lost my position. Since I could not earn enough so that she could buy pretty clothes and send nice presents to her children, she was dis contented and anxious to do some thing to make a lot of easy money. "Finally I hlt.upon the 'Harris’ Idea as a scheme to make a desperate test of her psychological reaction. " 'Ah,' I said. ‘I know a man who could provide you with loads of money. He is a negro, very wealthy, owns 150 gambling houses In this country and Mexico and has a $400. 000 home at Beverley Hills. He Is Worth $4,000,000 and he would give $150,000 to any white woman who would yield herself to him.’ Trick Didn't Work. "The letter* ehe claims to have re ceived from 'Harris' I wrote myself. "The thought of a possible chance of obtaining a big sum of money brought my wife up from the terrible state of despondency In which she ,had been engulfed and she began to appear to be happy. However, her eldest son came down from Modesto to live with us and Immediately trou ble started. After several violent quarrels over this boy we sepsratsd. Tlvat was In August, 1921. Girl True Friend. "I went to iwllas, Tex., where 1 tried to put across a moving picture company proposition. That Novem ber I met a Mrs. Howe. I was finan cially 'up against It’ all this lime. I had a small studio there, with Just a few pupils, one of whom was the daughter of Mrs. Howe. I visited Mrs. Howe several times, trying to Interest her In my film company project. "Here I met the woman referred to In press dispatches as Mr*. Violet lav Mole. She has never been anything hut a wonderful friend to me." Mrs. Helen Da Male corroborate* her huslsvnd's statement In one par ticular. that they lived together a con slderable period as man nnd wife, without being married, and that they were not married until 1919. The ceremony took place In Stanta Ana. Cal. / His Smile Fades. William I air son, 36, doesn’t like to work. He sdvlsed Municipal .lodge Frank Dineen of this peculiarity when he appeared in municipal court Friday morning charged with vagrancy. He said he never worked, more than three months In ul! his life. "Thirty days," observed the Judge. I .arson smiled. "At hard labor," the court added. The smile faded. Marrit'd in Fount'll Bluff* Tha follow inn i*n tun* obtain*.1 iuirr«|* It. siihm in found! Illuffs yo§D*rt1ay: Nil in* and Addr«« A** Alfrml Iiihiiihm, Oninh* 4/ Dorothy F*ull#r. Omaha 46 (.Via Kirahio. OtitahA. ■ ^ (Ini In .lo In Inn 41 not.;, Omaha (. N (Jamba flmtthland, la . 4? Floy Dutton, tfmtthiand, 1a. 40, it There Anybody in School Big Enough to Call His Bluff ? * VwERE D YOU (SET THE1 b IDEA, YOU ILwere 111 WANTED v] A POUND HERE’ Leviathan, Fast on Reef, Is Freed Passenger* Land Safely— Liner Unable to Break Its Speed Mark. New York New York. Dec. 21 — The Leviathan, after being "sturk in the mud” on Hobblna reef, off Staten Inland, for more than aix hours, was finally put afloat at 5:15 this after noon and docked at Hoboken at 8:30. More than 800 passengers, anxious about making their Christmas trains, were taken off the big boat during the afternoon and landed at Pier 88, North river, by city ferry boats. A fleet of 18 Higs pulled and hauled at the great liner all the afternoon, and finally released It with the aid of the rising tide. The shtp Is de clared to have suffered no damage, as there were no rocks gn the reef where it grounded In the dense fog at 11:05 a. m. The accident, however, shattered the hope that the Leviathan would set a new mark for Itself for a quick passage across the Atlantic, a.< it had been predicted that It would cut nearly an hour from the time made on Its last fast trip. Greek Assembly to Decide Future By Associated Press. Athens. Dec. 21.—Premier Gonatas. replying to demands from the re publicans that tho government be turned over to them because of their successes In the election, today, an nounced that the government would retain power until the national as sembly had convened and elected Its president. Railway “Bargain Sale." Portland, Ore.. Dec. 21—"Bargain sale" railroad passenger rales, ns an experiment to lurn the traveling pub lic bark to the railroad from the automobile and stage lines, was an nounced yesterday by \V. D. Skinner, vice president and |uissenger traffic manager of the Spokane, Portland A Seattle railway. One way rates of 2 cents a mile, as compared with a 3.8 cent rate prevailing throughout the country, and round trip rates st A§ centsa mite, effective on the Ay tor-la division, were announced. Home Builders See Their Ideal in The Sunday Bee; to Erect One Just Like It \ year age Mr. suit Mrs. Fmll K. Kicker! of Grand Island saw a picture of Ihe beautiful Adolph Slots home In Kaimrrrs In tbe Alco-gravttre section of The Omaha Sunday llff. They liked Ihe a|t|M-nrnure of Ihe home so niiirh they dipped ll out nnd ltn\r been saving ll. Friday Mr. Klrkerl was In Omaha. He came to The Omaha lice olttcc, found llte picture In the Hies and a llltle later obtained permission lo go through Ihe Story home and obtain the plans by wlilrh II was built. “I'm goi.ig ini, k In Gt-aod Island and build one jus, 1*1,f It,” Mr Kicktrt|iG3. Revision of Freight Rates Is Proposed Nebraska Cities Entitled to Change, Commerce Com mission Rules. Washington. Dec. II.—Orand Is land. Hastings and Columbus Neb., are entitled to revision of the classi fied freight rate* applying on ship ments to them from points in the east, the Interstate Commerce com mission ruled today. Present adjust ments of classified freights, the com mission held, are preferential to Oma ha. Lincoln, Fremont and Beatrice. Neb., points at which jobbing busi ness competitive to that of the first named cities is located. To remedy a part of the discrimina tion the commission proposed that rates from the Mississippi river to the three cities on shipments originating east of the Indiana Illinois state line should be dropped by varying amounts, ranging from 3 to 15 per cent and on shipments from Chicago $i like adjustment was suggested. The decision has held the record was as yet insufficient tojustlfy rate orders completely dealing with the situation, and railroads were directed by March 24 to present a plan for adjustment of general classified freight rate* to Nebraska citlea which would accom plish the desired result. Pair in Grave Hoax Plead Guilty to Arson Charge Superior, Wls., Dec. 20.—Edward .1 Sallstad and Dorothy Anderson, his “sunshine girl," pleaded guilty to arson when arraigned before Judge F. S. Parker In the municipal court today. Judge Parker ordered the pair hound over to superior court for sentence. He fixed their ball at $2,500 each. They declined liberty and ware taken hack to tits county Jail. The Day in Washington “IHptomatic liquor" again figur ed In the polloe war on bootleggers. •The'government in the supreme court defended tile constitutionality of the Willis Campbell anti-beer art. With both houses of congress In nrres*. the ways and means rain- i mil tee roitlinued work on adml.lis tratiie features of the tax laws and tin'll suspended sittings until after i the first of the year. The I nitial .States, it was said, would not submit to arbitration with Itussia tlie authenticity of soviet Institutions made puhlir by the State department for mider liiiltlng tliis American gnvernnirnl. Jesse Mvirtnnre explained to tile senate puhlir lands committee the oprratioun to make a market for the stork of the Mammoth Oil riuu pany, formed to morale Trnpot Dome Heaerxe number S. Senator llimm Johnson of Cali fornia let It III1 allow u lie Intends to inquire into negotiations looking toward a rexlslon of treaty relation ships betwo- n Japan ami the I lilt ed Stall s in i anno, lion with Japan ca« land riglitr Deposed Police Chief Is Guilty j Alvin Jones of Plattsmouth Is Convicted on Three Counts. Special Dispatch ts The Omaha Be*. Plattsmouth Neb., Dec. 21.—Ver dict of guilty on three counts of the indictment againet Alvin Jonea. de posed chief of police of Pla-ttsmouth. was returned by a Jnry in district court here at 10 this morning. The Jury had been out since S'.SO last night. Jones was declared guilty of mal feasance In office, poesesslon of liquor, ahd intoxication. Fine of |20t) on each count and removal from of fice Is provided by law. Jury, which will try the case of Carl O. Frlcke. accused of embezzle ment. Was sworn in at 12:20 this afternoon. Trial of the case began at 1 30. District Judge James T. Begley ex cused all undrawn jurors, subject to call. He has not determined whether he will hear any more Indictment cases Christmas week, or let them go over to the January term of court, which begins January IS. Mrs. Ford Pays Rail Fare to N. Y. New York, Dec. 20—Mrs. Henry Ford spent today shopping In this city. It cost her *1.241J| In carfare to make the trip. She^tme In the Ford private car. Fair Lane, which In addition to Mrs. Ford, carried her maid, her secretary and several guests. Although Mr. Ford Is president of a railroad, he did not ask that his ra h ale cnr be carried free by the roads and paid 2X full fares from Ds trott to New York and back. Mrs. Ford declined to discuss her husband’s support of President Cool idge. She said she would be glad to talk about It If she weren’t so tired after her day's shopping. lirocer Held Responsible by Jury for Deaths lJncoln, Dec. 21.—L. R Whitney, found dead with his wife here yes terday morning, today was responsi Me for both deaths by a corner's jury. Witnesses testified Whitney had brooded over a suit for damages filed against hint, following an automobile accident. Whitney had uarrvled frequently with his wife, Lloyd Whitney, son of the dead man, told the jurors and | said she sexeral times liad therntenedj to leave him because he would not divide his property with her. . I The Weather Few 34 hour# «*tu1lrf 7 p. m TV<‘#mb#r | SI * T*rop#ratur# High*#!. 43; 31; m#*n. 4«* ;'i, total #&•#*» alttto January ) 3 31 Ptacipttatton, Inch## and Hundredth*— Total, trac# tot*! »tno# January 34 44 sics**, 3 • l Hourly TrmiHNuturra. 6 a. m . 3» I p. m 411 K a m ..... .. 34 S p nt ,,.. . . 4} 7 a m. - 44 3 p IW. 7 41 « a m .4» 4 r m .... . 44 4 a m 44 3 P m... . 4* Id a m 3# • P nt.ft II a m 4# T p m..... . 341 It noon ....... 41 I i>, ra .. 34, Slayer of' Lawyer Gets Life Term Jury in Fox Case Recom mends Clemency in Ver dict of Murder of Attorney. Defendant May Appeal By Associated Press. Atlanta, Ga., Dec. 21—"Guilty ot murder,, with recommendation for mercy," was the verdict returned to night against Philip E. Fox, Ku Klux Klan editor, who killed William S. Coturn, klan attorney. In Atlanta, November 5. The verdict, under Georgia law*, provided a life Imprisonment sen tence. After hearing evidence and arguments for more than a week, the Jury received the case late last night. At the request of the defense the Jury was polled. It was unanimous. Fox stood up. He shook, his head In the negative when the Judge asked if he desired to say anything. To Get Life Term. “You shall spend the balance of your natural life in the penitentiary of this state,” the judge said. Fox trembled and his head drooped heavily on his chest. Judge Howard directed the defend ant to sit down. Two bailiffls steadied the trembling man as he sank into his chaig. The court then cautioned all spectators to remain seated. Twen ty or more policemen, headed by Chief of Police Beavers and the bailiffs, surrounded Fox and he was escorted from the courthouse. Relatives Absent. Neither Mrs. Fox nor her 8-year old son was present when the ver dict was read. Mrs. Cobum. widow of the slain man, and her brother, Zne Coburn, also were absent. There was not a stir In the court room when the verdict was read. Seven minutes were required for the entire procedure to take place. As the verdict was being read. Fox sat at a table, his head resting on his hands. He was pale. His face twitched and his legs shook. From the courtroom Fox was car- • ried to the Fulton county jail. Only * one member of the defense counsel, Frank Hooper, sr.. was present when the verdict was read. He hurried from the courtroom Just after the de fendant was removed. Fox had noth ing to say while being carried to jail, according to deputies. Later Mr. Hooper said defense counsel will confer with Judge How ard tomorrow relative to filing a mo tion for a new trial for Fox. Under Georgia laws the defendant has 1# days in which to file such a motion. Youth and Wife, 51, Are Remarried Raleigh. X. C., Dec. 21—To make more certain their union. Burton S. Tucker. Jersey City. X. J.. youth, and the wealthy widow of Joseph Simpson yesterday were remarried be fore Squire Jesse Fry at Carthage. N. C , according to a story sent the Raleigh News and Observer. The second marriage followed a lengthy conference of the couple with V. L. Spence. Carthage attorney, and took place in the attorney's office. The license was issued this after noon by E. C. Mattheson. register of deeds, and as no "ktatement of per mission had been filed by the parents of the young bridegroom. Mr. and Mrs. Tucker made a deposit of 1200 with Mr. Mattheson in case he should be sued for the penalty allowed in such cases under the laws of North Carolina. “Other Man” in Triangle Killed Chicago. Dec. 21—M. Theodore I.oo*velt shot a fellow worker, Har old Logerqulst, six time# and prob ably rnortally wounded him today af ter Docs celt's wife had confessed un faithfulness and had named Loger quist. She is the mother of five children. Ix>o*velt approached Logerquist when the latter appeared for work, drew a revolver and emptied the chamber at him. Then the husband walked leisurely sway In search of a policeman, to whom he said I've Just shot s dog ” Greetings From Coolidges. New York. Deo. 20.—Christmas greeting* froip President an<l Mr* rooltdfr# to the children of the t nlted State* were aent out tonljtnt hy the Santa Claua association. which an nounced receipt of the foUow*nfr mo** “Through the Santa Claim a** mu tation. Mr*. Oooluige and I wiah the children of the l*nlted State* a \ery merry Christmas.'* Vuan’liist Must Serve in Pen. New York. Dec. 21.—'The appellate division of the supreme court today upheld a lower court conviction of Harry M Winltaky on charge* of criminal suarchy and also decreed that he must sei ve the 10-jwar sen tence imposed at that time Murder Jury Di-iigree-. Sioux t'lfii la IV. tl Afti ‘ liberating for nearly 2> bouts with out reaching * verdict, the Jury in the trial of Mi* Nellie Pritchard titled with M'coixd degree mur.M. was dlsvhcaiged yesterday