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Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-03-06
NITRATE PLANT BOARD
TO Be HERE MARCH 8
Claims of Atlanta and Other
Georgia Cities to Be
Presented

The army and navy board of the
government which is investigating pro-
posed sites for the government nitrate
plant, will be in Atlanta on March 8,
from 9 o'clock in the morning to noon.
This information was received by Wal
teer G. Cooper, secretary of the At
lanta chamber of commerce, Thursday
in telegram from Captain C. L. Sturde-
want, u. S. A, district engineer in
charge of the Chattahoochee and Coosa
rivers.
Secretary Cooper Immediately tele-
graphed the board in Washington offer
ing it the assembly hall of the chamber
in which to hold it's meeting.
Secretary of War Baker, Secretary of
the Interior Lane and Secretary of Ag-
riculture Houston, are the members OF
the board.
In addition to hearing members of
the committee from the local chamber
of commerce. delegations from neigh
boring cities which are interested in
the location of the plant have been
invited to be in Atlanta for the hearing
Franklin, Columbus and West Point VIII
have delegations present, and it is ex-
pected that several other cities VIII send
representatives.
The United States has recently COM
pleted q survey of the Chattahooohee
river from a point north of Atlanta as
far as Franklin, near which 1t is urged
that one of the proposed dams be erect
ed. The other two sites suggested are
at West Point and between West Point
and Columbus.
1t has been shown that by the erec-
ton of these three dams that water in
excess of one hundred thousand horse
power can be furnished and that the
probable cost of making this power
available is less than in any other sec
ton of the country.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-03-06
Lawrenceville Council
Puts Ban on All Horse
Trading In City Limits

Somewhere the sun is shining and
somewhere the hearts are glad, but there
is no joy in Lawrenceville, for the
mighty council hath struck out" horse
trading on the old Smith lot back OF
the city hall.
1t is recorded on some of the oaks
around the Gwinnett county seat that
horse trading was carried on long be-
fore the palefaces ever COPIED the rights
of the redmen and ever since that time
an "entree" to the select circles could
be had through being a horse trader.
But there has been change, the old
regime has gone, the new has come.
just as prohibition is sweeping away
the landmarks of the lOafers and idlers
in the city, just so has the Lawrence
Vile council swept away the principal
recreation grounds of the Gwinnett
county horse traders.
The ordinance passed by the council
Thursday makes it a misdemeanor for
any animal of whatever variety to be
traded or sold in any public street.
square or. lot, and so the old camping
ground has passed away and those who
would trade a good animal that would
stand without hitching will have to do
so in a licensed stable.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-03-06
HAD A LUMP
In HIS STOMACH
Says MIR. Mckinney, Who
Suffered From Other Stom.
ach and Liver Troubles.
Relieved by Black =
Draught.

Mt. Vernon, Ky.-Mr. K. J. McKfn-
'ney. of this place, states: ST was a
merchant at the cross roads and this
kept me very closely confined. This
confinement brought on constipation and
this was followed by severe headaches.
1 lost my appetite. got very thin and
there seemed to be lump in my stom
ach after every meal
1 had Thedford's Black-Draught in
stock and heard it very highly recon-
mended for indigestion and bad liver.
had tried pills and strong tablets.
They would only tear up my stomach
and it seemed afterwards / was more
constipated than ever. I took down a
package to the house one day. which
L began using very regularly. I found
it was just what 1 needed, so I kept
it up.
1 began to eat and sleep. The indi-
,gestion disappeared. rested much bet
ter. Next thing I knew 1 was gaining
in weight. Black-Draught is without
doubt the best liver medicine on the
market. 1t has done me a world OF
good My headaches are thing Of
the past"
Try Thedford's BIack-Draught liver
medicine. It acts in a natural way,
without bad after-effects, and contains
no calomel or other powerful mineral
drugs. Ask your druggist.-(Advt)
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-03-06
SAVINGS CLUBS GROW
POPULAR AT WAYCR0SS

WAYCROSS, Ga. March 3.-More
Waycross people are saving money to-
day than usual. according to statements
made at the local banks. One of the
banks instituted a Christmas savings
club late in December, and on March
the record showed over IS per cent of
the members were keeping up their pay
ments, the number of members showing
a gain of nearly 200 per cent as COM
pared to year ago. Another bank in
augurated a campaign for savings &C
counts and reports the number climbing
steadily. over 100 new accounts having
been added to the savings department
in sixty days. The fact that more peo-
pie are saving money than heretofore
is taken as a healthy sign of business
conditions in general
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-03-06
MANY WILSON MEASURES
LEFT OVER BY CONGRESS
Only Two important Bills Got
Through Legislative Tan
gle at Close

WASHINGTON, March 5.-Of all the
legislation on the administration. pro
gram proper only two measures, the
revenue bill and the measure giving
civil government to Porto Rico and
American citizenship to its inhabitants.
sot through the legislative tangle at the
close of the session. One of the most
important enactments of the three
months of the session, the immigration
bill. passed both houses despite the
presidents announced objection, and
then was passed again by both over
his veto.
Among the administration bills which
failed were:
Measures to supplement the Adamson
law.
merce commission.
The Webb bill to legalize joint for
eign selling agencies.
Conservation legislation. including the
general dam bills and water power
bills
Bills which did not form part of the
original program, but were pressed un-
successfully by cabinet officers and adj
leaders late in the session,
included
Amendments to the shipping act to
give the president poyer to comman-
deer ships.
A drastic espionage bill which passed
the senate but never . was taken up
in the house
Amendments to the federal reserve
act to Increase reserve bank gold hold
ings and decrease member bank re-
serves.
Congress provided for the payment
of $25, 200, 900 for the Danish West In
dies, but the senate failed to ratify,
despite an urgent request by the presi-
dent. the treaty to pay Colombia $15,-
O0o 900 for the separation of Panama
Important enactment which were not
specifically included in the program
We're the bill abolishing saloons in
the District of Columbia, and the rider
on the postof1ce appropriation bill
making it a crime to transport liquor
i'm interstate commerce into a prohibit
ton state.
Although the senate filibuster stopped
the passage of appropriation bills carry
ing in all about $511 100000. congress
to get through in it's three
months session ten other supply meas
ures with a total of nearly $1,000, O00.-
OOO
Appropriation measures that failed in
cluded:
Inc army Appropriation OH carrying
s27O. 1000. 900.
The sundry civil appropriation bill,
carrying $139, 900.
The general deficiency, $62.000.000
The rivers and harbors, s39,0O0.000.
The military academy, $3.50, 900.
The bills passed were:
Naval, $685., 900, 900.
Postoffice, 1890, 900, 900.
Invalid pensions, $3.50, 100000.
Legislative. executive and judicial,
81, 100000.
Fortifications, $51 ,000 900.
District of Columbia, $13,0OO,00O.
Indian, $4,000 900.
Diplomatic and consular, 100000.
Urgent deficiency $5!0O0,00O.
Among the measures to which the
president attached his signature were
the naval and agricultural appropria-
ton bills, a resolution providing for
a $4,000, 900 bond issue to speed up
warship construction. bill postponing
until July / the effectiveness of the pro- |
hibition feature of the postoftice bill;
a resolution appropriating 100000 to |
continue work on the Alaskan railroad, |
and more than a score of minor resolu-
tions and bills.
The last measure signed provided a
pension for the widow of Major Gen
eral Frederick Funston.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-03-06
FIVE SOUTHERN STATES
THREATENED BY FLOODS
Atlanta Shivers in Cold Wave
as Icy Gales Drive Mer- ,
curry to 81 Degrees

Reports from flood areas in the south
Monday were more reassuring and in
dications at noon were that the damage
would not be great.
The general rains of the last few DAYS
which have caused high water in at least
fifteen rivers in Tennessee, Georgia, Ala
bama, North Carolina and Virginia had
ceased and a sharp drop in the temper
AZURE appeared to have relieved the sit
uation considerably
AT Chattanooga where the Tennessee
river has overflown its banks and fore
ed many people living in low lying sec
lions from their homes. the greatest suf,
fering is expected to be caused by the
cold. The floods" crest is expected to
reach Chattanooga Wednesday
The Cumberland river was half foot
above flood stage at Nashville Monday
morning and was rising steadily. AL
though few families may be forced
from their homes only a moderate flood
is expected.
Reports from other flood sections in
dictate that the situation is not alarm
ing
east, also was out and the Cumberland
river at Nashville was almost at flood
stage with an overflow forecast for to-
morrow.
In Alabama the Coosa and Tallapoosa
rivers, which form the Alabama river
with the latter and the Cahaba, Black
Warrior and Tombigbee had overlooked
The property loss around those rivers
will be heavy, according to reports, but
much live stock had been moved to high
ground and there were no reports OF
fatalities.
AT FLOOD STAGE.
The Chattahoochee, Oconee and Oc-
mulgee rivers in south Georgia also
were at flood stage this morning, while
the Neuse and Roanoke rivers in North
Carolina were expected to go out today.
The Catawba, which overlooked last
summer with a heavy toll of life and
property, went out last night, carrying
away a railroad and highway bridge.
In Virginia the James river and
smaller contributory streams were ris-
ing rapidly with floods predicted for
today.
Weather observers based their predic-
tons for today's flood stages on the
rainfall up to yesterday, and, as the
rain continued last night and still was
falling today, higher stages were ex-
pected. Fair weather was predicted for
tomorrow.
Besides the heavy rain, snow fell in
western and central Tennessee yester-
day and extreme cold wather was fore
cast for today and tonight in that state,
southern Alabama, Georgia and northern
Florida.
OFF the coast, from Jacksonville to
Virginia, a strong northeast gale was
blowing, accompanied by rain in many
sections.
COLD GRIPS ATLANTA.
Atlanta is shivering in the grip of a
sudden cold wave that came roaring
down from the north on Sunday aft
ernoon. very much like the sudden cold
wave that came Sunday afternoon a
few weeks ago.
Beginning at o'clock Sunday after
noon. the temperature readings of the
Atlanta weather bureau are as follows:
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-03-06
POLICE KILLED, MAYOR IS
WOUNDED, HUNTING LIQUOR
CBy Associated Press.

TARBORO, n. C.,March .3.-Police o.
ficers Ransom Gwattney and Patrick
Rigg.n were killed and Mayor j. p. Keech
probably was fatally wounded here to-
day by w. c. Nelson when the officials
unearthed a quantity OF whisky in Mel
sons home. Police Chief Pulley and
spectators who had rushed to the house
when they heard shots overpowered Nell
son. against whom feeling ran high to-
night.
Armed with a search warrant, the
three police officers and the mayor went
to Nelson's home to search ii. They
called Nelson out. told him their inten-
ton and he offered no objection. accom-
panying the officers into the building
However when the raiders found a num-
Der of bottles of whisky hidden be-
tween mattresses on a bed. Nelson drew
revolver and opened fire.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-03-06
Man Accused of
Robbing Bank and
Murder Is Jailed

SHREVEPORT, La, March 2.-Lee
BlOunt. an escaped convict from the Ar
kansas penitentiary. was today placed
in the CaddO parish Jail for safekeeping.
He is accused of helping to rob the
Bank of Collinston and killing II. w.
Vaughan. mayor of the town, when that
official attempted to arrest him. Blount
was wounded five times by members
of the posse.
He admitted his identity today to or
iicers and said he escaped from the
convict farm at Tucker, Ark, about two
years ago.
Blount said his alleged accomplish in
the robbery, now in Jail here. was
Charles Boyles. who escaped from the
Arkansas prison camp at the same time
he did. Boyle gave his name to the au-
thorities as "Shofty" Defts-
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-03-06
EDITOR FINED AND
SENTENCED FOR LIBEL

NEW ORLEANS. March Sen
tence OF four months in the parish pris-
on and a fine Of 5000 was imposed by the
court today upon Hugh \. O'Donnell,
editor Of the Orleans American. con-
victed Tuesday OF criminally libelling
Mayor Behrman AMI city commission
ers. i'm published editorial intimating
the officials had been improperly con-
nected with a deal for purchase of a
race track. O'DonnelPs motion for a
new trial was denied. He gave notice
Of an appeal to the state supreme court
and was released on $500 bond.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-03-06
CAL0MEL S|CKENS!
IT'S MERCURY! DANGER
Dodson Liver Tone SagtenS You Up Better Than Saang Dangerous
Caome and Doesn't Make You SGk-Dont Lose Days Work.
Wonderful Discovery Destroying Sale of Caome Here

You're bilious! Your liver is sluggish! You
feel lazy. dizzy and all knocked out. Your head
is dull your tongue is coated; breath bad; stomach
sour and bowels constpated But don't take sail
waiting calomel 1t makes you sick, you may lose
a days work.
Calomel is mercury or quicksilver which causes
necrosis of the bones. Caiomel CRASHES into sour
bile like dynamite, breaking it up. That's when
you feel that awful nausea and cramping
If you want to enjoy the incest, gentest liver
and bowel cleansing you ever experienced just take
a spoonful of harmless Dodson's Liver Tone to-
night. Your druggist or dealer sells you a so
cent bottle of Dodson's Liver Tone under my
personal money-back guarantee that each spoon
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-03-06
HEADACHE. COLDS,
COSTIVE BOWELS.
TAKE CASCARETS
Tonight! Clean your bowels
and end Headaches, Colds,
Sour StomachS
Get q lo-cent box now.

You men and women who can't get
feeling right-who have headache, coat
ed tongue, bad taste and foul breath.
dizziness. can't sleep, are bilious, ner-
vous and upset. bothered with a sick.
gassy. disordered stomach. or have a
bad cold.
Are you keeping your bowels clean
with Cascarets. or merely forcing a pas
sageway every few days with salts. ca
thartic pills or castor OLE
Cascarets work while yOu sleep;
cleanse the stomach. remove the sour.
undigested. fsrmenting food and foul
gases take the excess bile from the
liver and carry out OF the system all
the constipated waste matter and poi
son in the bowels
Caxcaret tonight will straighten
you out by morning 1O-cent box from
any drug store will keep your stomach
sweet; liver and bowels regular. and
had clear for months. Don't forget
the children. They love Cascarets be
cause they taste gOOd-neyer grippe or
sicken.-(Advtl
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-03-06
New Orleans Cotton
Exchange Is Squarely
Behind President Wilson
by Associated PressJ

NEW ORLEANS. March 3.-The New
Orleans cotton exchange. upon petition
of its members, today adopted resolu-
tions prOclaiming the memberships 10y
atty to the United States and President
Wilson and endorsing amy measures he
deems necessary for the protection Of
American rights on the seas and for the
nonor and dignity OF the nation in the
present crisis" a copy Of the resolu-
tions was telegraphed the president
The petition TO the exchange direc-
tors was declared TO have been one OF
the most generally signed ever circu-
lated on the exchange several hundred
prominent cotton traders, brokers and
factors OF the south or their represen-
tatives. sfixing their signatures.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-03-06

full will clean your sluggish liver better than a
dose of nasty Calornel and that it won't make
you sick.
Dodsons Liver Tone is real liver medicine
You'll know it next morning because you will
wake up feeling fine, your liver will be working,
your headache and dizziness gone, your stomach
will be sweet and your bowels regular You will
feel like working; you'll be cheerful full of vigor
and ambition.
Dodsons Liver Tone is entirely vegetable.
therefore harmless, and can not salivate Give it
to your children Millions of people are using
Dodson's Liver Tone instead of dangerous calomel
now. Your druggist will tell you that the sale of
calomel is almost stopped entirely here
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-03-06
Five Escape From
Whitfield Gang
special Dispatch to The

DALTON, Ga. March 2.-Prying open
their cage door with a wrench. ave ne
gro felony convicts escaped from the
Whitfield county chain gang, twelve
miles north of here. last night 1t was
not until this morning that the escape
vas known. Tep other negroes in the
cage with them remained behind. Those
escaping were Scott Mitchell, Charley
Smith and Arthur McElroy, sent up
from Fulton; John Byrd, from Calhoun,
and Sam Smith, from Dade. Byrd and
Charley Smith were lifers
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-03-06
ARMED NEUTRALITY
MEASURE KILLED IN
SENATE FILIBUSTER


Republican. and Johnson. OF Maine, and
Smith. of Arizona. Democrats, were aO-
sent from the city. Senator Culberson'
Democrat. did not reach the senate in
time TO be recorded.
la FOLLETTE Is BLOCKED
Hours before the end. senators who
fought throughout the night 10 break
down the nHbusrer, conceived a way
10 thwart La FoIIeAe's well-Iaid plans
TO occupy the center OF the legislative
stage at the climax Of the bitter fight
Its execution brought the session 10
a dramatic end. with la Toilette night
ing vainIy for q chance 10 deliver a
speech on which he had worked many
DAYS He saw friends OF the doomed
LEGISLATION infiict the death blow which
he planned
Instead OF La Toilette. Senator Hitch
cock. leader OF the majority in favor
OF the bin. talked out the waning
hours OF the session. Timing his op-
portunfty TO the minute. Senator La
Toilette entered the senate CHAMBER
shortly after o'clock Sunday morning
prepared TO take the center OF the
stage when the moment he had chosen
arrived. he addressed the chair. but SEN
ator Hitchcock prevented his recogni-
ton
The closing moments OF the session
were tense and impressive Ten min
utes before the end Senator Hitchcock
had made his last appeal for unanimous
consent for a vote on the bill La Fol-
Iette objected
MINORITY Is SCORED
The Nebraska senator. prefacing his
closing remarks with a portion OF Pres
dent Wilson's address TO congress ask
ing for the authority about to be de-
MED. solmnly said
4 1T is unfortunate arid deplorable that
twelve men in the senate OF the United
States have il in their power to defeat
the will OF seventy-five or eighty mem
bers By one OF the most reprehensible
hTibustsrs ever recorded in the history
7r--aHy civilized country"
Senator Hitchcock paused while his
words echoed through the chamber. La
Toilette stoIidly glared toward the Ne
traskan. who presently added that per-
hAps he should apologize for the VIC
Ience OF his words
You are perfectly safe" La Toilette
returned without rising from his chair.
No one can answer you"
No one did. for the hour Of noon had
struck and the sixty-fOurth congress
was ended
Before the manifesto was presented
many Democratic and Republican lead
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-03-06

We have Received a number OF reports
from our customers claiming Jhey mad
been restored 10 health by the use OF Dr.
ktlmsr'S Swamp-ROOt after suffering
from rheumatism our trade iu gem
eral praise Swamp-ROOt and hold IL
equal TO the best remedy or the market
We firmly believe in its merits ana en-
JOY very nice sale on IT,
Very truly yours
DANIEL DRUG CO.
Per ~. 7. Daniel.
IuIv end 1915 HoganSviIIe. ia.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-03-06
Druggists Experience with
DR.. Kilmer's SWamp-ROOt

During our experience iu handing ana
selling Dr. kilmsr'S Swamp-Root We
have found 90 superior 10 many others
.n that it has been free from any COM
paints and We have never had single
bottle returned TO uS. This Is PROOF In
ITSELF that swamp Rott Is meritorious
medicine and We are pleased TO recon-
mend il TO those in need Of kidney
liver and bladder preparation.
Very truly yours.
RED CROSS DRUG STORE.
Per !. NJ. Carlisle. Prop.
It.Iy 2sud- 1916 CarrolltOn. Ga.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-03-06
MEXICO DENIES ANY
KNOWLEDGE OF PLOT
Provisional Minister of Foreign
Relations Declares Govern
ment Not Approached
(By Associated PreSs.)

GUADALAJARA, Mexico. March A..
General Candida Aguilar. the provision
al minister Of foreign relations. today
formally denied that the Mexican gov
eminent had been approached by Ger
many with the object of forming an al
lance hostile to the United States.
The statement given out by the Mexi-
can foreign minister says:
1.-THE government of Mexico has not
received in behalf of the government of
Germany any proposal for an alliance
looking toward war with the United
States"
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-03-06
49 CARS OF POTATOES
ARE SOLD AT FOLKSTON

In a letter just received from T. W.
Wrench. of Folkston, Ga, editor of the
local paper of Folkston, he states that
he has ben conducting booster CAM
paign on the raising of sweat potatoes
and has sold recently at a god price
forty-nine carloads, raised in his sec
ton.
He urges the farmers of Georgia to
grow food crops. believing that there ts
more money in food crops for the farmer
at present prices than in cotton.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-03-06

Low temperatures and cutting cold
winds from the north will continue Mon
day and Monday night, with probably
some moderation on Tuesday.
Reports from the Chattahoochee river
seem to indicate that its rise has passed
the crest Sunday afternoon the gauge
at the city waterworks station showed
10 feet but at o'clock Monday morn
ing the gauge showed only II feet D
inches. which means that the river is
barely out of it's banks.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-03-06
Prove What Swamp-Root VIII Do For You

Klmers SWaunp-fEoo lhSi mas rear
endless me
hosewh
mas Deen S'o
DR.
he rheumatism
EiImerSC Y
and
Atlaut
orsaIea audrug
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-03-06
Piles Cured in G to ID DAYS

Your druggist will refund money if
PAZO OINTMENT fails to cure any
case of Itching, Blind, Bleeding Or
Protruding Piles in 6 to IA days. THE
first application gives Ease & Rest.
50c.-(AdYt.)