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Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-05-20
Angry Parrot Nips Off
SIeepinu Mans Nose

& BONNER, N. H.-John Sparks, Of
this Village, has a parrot which Is a
wise old bird. The parrot has a COM
r1andg of language that at times is
positively an1aZing-if not shockin 8.
Sparks has been offered an even hun
1dTed dollars for the bird but refus-
ed to sell Now. howeyer,g he zta
read Ssto part IN Polly for any Old
price, and there is reason for his
change Of mind-as we'll as of face.
The other afternoon Sparks
stretched himself out on the parlor
couch and soon was sleeping. A
short time later Mrs. Sparks tip-toed
into the room and was surprised to
see the parrot roosting upon her
spouse's nose, which is-or was-of
pronounced Grecian contour.
At sight Of the woman the parrot
started TRADE of "cuss" words
that would have shocked even a
and gave the profane bird a couple
of slaps with the flat of his hand
The old bird sank it's ta1ons and beak
into the mans nose and quickly flew
away with a good part of it. The
member was badly lacerated. The
injured man hastily recovered it's
missing portion and fastened to Dr.
Sykes office to have it sewed back
to its proper place.
The doctor did a good Job, and as
sured Sparks that his nose will sure
ly be all right in about two weeks.
Meanwhile, any one who desires to
own the smartest parrot in the coun-
try will find Mr.. Sparks at home ard
willing to make almost any kind Of
dicker to be rid Of the bird
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-05-20
First Of Eighty-Second
Division is In Atlanta

A long train rumbled out of the
darkness and with final slide and
Jolt came to a stop. All around was
the soft velvet of the summer night.
A little breeze stirred, faint with the
scent of honeySuckle, but otherwise
1t was very hushed and quiet under
the stars.
Then, one by one, dim figures be-
gan to drop from the car steps. A
clang Of steel, q laugh, q growl,
somebody's voice, when do we eat?''
and next a rush of feet, a squirt of
gravel, one Of the figures locked in
q pair of straining arms and a cry
that broke to sob, Johnny! My
Johnny boy!"
Thus in the silent hour just before
Sundays dawn the first Of the
Eighty-second division came home
to Georgia.
Home after thirty-six hours on the
train from Camp Dix; home from
Bordaux, ten days on the water;
home from many weary months in
muddy billet towns of the Haute
Marine; home from the Argonne
Woods, the Mouse, the st. Mihiel
Home down the long, long trail.
No bands met them, no cheering
thousands, no waving flags or per-
spring reception committees. Just
the peace and darkness Of Georgia
summer night and a mothers heart
for her boy.
After ali, could there be better
homecoming? The bands and the
crowds aren't the real welcome they
are waiting for. and there's food for
thought in VIII Rogers suggestion
that the heroes sit in the grandstand,
while the home folks march those
twenty miles in the sun
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-05-20

of any county to issue bonds without
La vote Of the people. The courts of
107 counties aNailed Intensely of
it, and bonds were issued for rail-
ways extending In every direction
across the state. Some of the roads
were well planned, others were mere
camouflage to gather a carpetbag
full of good 10 per. cent bonds which
could be disposed of to eastern in
vestors. Long ago all the counties
but three-Dallas, st. Clair and
Knox Cancelled their Indebtedness.
These three rebe1ledr and since the
/ 'ipnoc emit hoIders,.,ss of the securities
s secured Judgment against
them have ssuccessfully repulsed
every fforf to collect by force.
! Knox county compromised its debt
some time ago. On January 1 Of this
year ST. Clair compromised it's orig
inal debt of $25o,O00 with 10 per
cent interest for forty-four years
over $1,500,000, for $685., 900 in new
bonds, and cleared the record. But
Dallas stands unconquered with it's
debt, which would take nearly half
the entire property of the county to
liquidate, still owing to eastern in
vestors, and its judges in Jail or
skulking from the marshals.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-05-20
County Judges Gam Office Only
By Serving Jail Sentences First

"Judge ]. S. Evans, Dallas, No.,
voluntarily surrendered himself to,
the United States marshall, to serve
six months In Jail for contempt of.
court" This item, which appeared
the other day in a western paper,
was the successor of similar items
that have been published for forty
four years regarding the county
judges of Dallas and st. Clair coun-
ties, in the Ozark Mountains, Mis-
souri,. For all that time the cleo
ton to the judgeship carried with It
two alternatives; hiding out during
the term of office or going to Jail.
Investors in New England and
New Il ork who i'll 1870 purchased
over half a million dollars worth Of.
bonds of the counties have been try
ing an the time since 1875, with the
aid Of the United States courts and
the United States marshals, to coll
lect their money. Altogether 1t has
made the queerest chapter of high
finance and determined constitu-
ency in the annals of nation. A
few days ago st, Clair county paid
over new bonds for $5S5,000, and
its skirts are clear.
Back in the sos Missouri had
law allowing the three tn1lnfy' fudres3
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-05-20
Actresses Note in Pocket
Wife Sues for Divorce

Because Mrs. Henrietta Caster says
her husband left in his pocket an
unmailed letter to a strange woman,
Harry w. Caster real estate OPP
orator, a separate maintenance suit
has been filed :
The letter in question was ad-
dressed to Mrs. Vergutz, in Los An
geles, and in the corner bore a re-
turn address. I'D. Naves, Advertis-
ing" The Cd, Naves," according to
the wife, is none other than Doro-
thy Naves. cabaret singer, whom she
accuses of being on intimate terms
with her husband.
The letter, Mrs. Caster says, stat
ed that hubby" had spent Easter
Sunday at Carmel with Dorothy
Naves and was recommended by the
cabaret singer to Mrs. Vergutz as
"a live one who should be treated
right
Mrs. Caster further charges that
her husband frequently came home
after a spree and hurled the family
dishes at her ore at a. time
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-05-20
he 4ygOnne,
4 HundredS
Soldiers
SEEK
!. CHANGE OF VENUE
ASCASE COMES UP
By WARD MoREuousE
(The JournaI,s staR corregponde,

(The Journals STAR Correspondent)
| BLAIRSVILLE, Ga. May 19.-At s
o'clock Monday morning an hour be.
fore the trial Of the Crawley boys
and Blaine Stuart, charged with the
murder Of United States Deputy Mar
shall Ben f. Dixon was scheduled tc
begin at the county courthouse here
attorneys for the defendants filed a
/ motion for a change OF venue, asking
that the scene of the trial be trans
| frered to another county.
A hearing of this motion was held
before Judge j. Il. Jones, of Gaines
vile, at 1 o'clock. In the event this
motion is overru1ed, it is expected
that counsel for the defense will file
9 bill of exceptions which might pos
Isibly hold up the trial Of the case
here.
In the motion for change of venue
1t is set forth that it is impossible
Ito obtain an impartial jury in Union
I.Eounty, that there is danger of vio-
Hence being done the Crawleys, that
sherln Sowery is greatly, prejudiced
/ "a the CraWley case, and that even
"a the defendants are acquitted they
1 are in danger of personal injury.
If the case goes to trial, it is ex-
fpected that 1t will require several
days; The state will be represented
H u
northeastern circuit; Judge w. q.
NCandler. United States commission
#er.; Tom Gambler and Pat HARRISON,
wppo was engaged by the relatives
&Ehe Crawleys and Stuart are Hughes
Spalding and John A. Sibley, both
Eof Atlanta.
81 George Crawley, Decatur Crawley
and Rose Crawley. are under indict-
#ment by the Union county grand
of
s&Elaine Stewart is under Indictment
Ron the same charge. Frank Crawley
rs not under Indictment in Union
so Jun y, but go is held on the govern
Rose Crawley is not present in
Blairsvflle for the trial.
The trial has attracted very large
crowd to Blairsyille. United States
sMarshal Howard Thompson arrived
sunday and will remain throughout
Inc week Etghty-six Jurors from
9n1on county have been. summoned,
and from this number the jury that
VIII try the case will be selected
Glenn Young, special investigator
Tor tne department of justice at
Asheynle. N. c., who captured the
as witness. Mrs. Ben F, Dixon
widow of the deceased marshal. will
be present in the courtroom dI1rine
the trial of the case.
In the event that the trial pro-
ceeds it Is expected that the Craw-
leys Will be tried separately Court
convenes in Blairsville at 10 O'clock
every morning and sdjourns at
o'clock in the afternoon. The Craw-
ley boys and Blaine Stewart are now
confined in the Blairsville jail, which
IS on the public square in Blairs-
vile; Relatives Of Deputy Dixon ar
rived in Blairsville Monday morn
ing and the hotels of the town are
crowded with visitors.
I'm the event that, the motion for
al change Of venue is overruled by
kdge. Jones and he sRefuses to SIGN
tne-hflt of exceptions it is likely that
Monday afternoon will be consumed
in the selection Of jury.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-05-20

.1NSWEk6
1-Timour, or Tamerlane, the second OF
the great conquerers of the middle ages.
2--Chi-hoang-ti.
1.-Two stars revolving about each other%
"A rapidly ting body and an elas->
tic medium between it and the ear.
5-In the case Of the glass it is because
it radiates heat most rapidly while in the
latter case is an example of those bodies
which conduct heat most readily, collecting
the moisture from the air.
6-From the Egyptian wildcat tanned thir-
ten centuries B. G.
THE common garden snail.
8-Chinese.
Elm the first century A. D. in China
10-Victor Hugo.
NEW QUESTIONS
/. Which presidents have been elected by
the house of representatives?
2. Who founded Quebec and When2
g. Who was the first Russian ruler to
take the title of Tsar
4. What ancient Italian city was unearth-
ed by the italian government in 1860?
5. When did the Thirty Years War
g. Where is the largest obelisk in the
world?
T. Where is the Pearl Mosque?
8. What ruler called himself Pearl Of
the Age?
0. What country has the most extensive
canal system in the world?
10. Who/was 1t opposed a queens mar
riage and contested 1t with an army?
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-05-20
Fires Bullet Into Brain,
Eats Two Meals and Dies

Herman Klotz, 73 years old, Of
New York City, walked downstairs
to breakfast after he had fred a
bullet into his brain.
During breakfast he chatted with
his daughter and afterward smoked
his pipe while he read the morning
paper. The bullet wound was COW
cred by a bandage which he had
applied as he stood before his mir
ror.
Late in the morning he had a head
ache, and his daughter sent for the
family physician. He gave a heart
st1mulant and went away
Luncheon was served at noon
Klotz ate with his usual appetite,
then sat down in his big chair in
the living room. About 2 o'clock he
lost consciousness for moment.
The doctor was called agajn and this
time he removed the bandage. The
old man died at 3 O'clock
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-05-20
Margaret Wilde to Write
New Story for The Journal

~ Readers of The SemiWeeIy Journal who
such keen interest "Deane's Diary
another serial to be published author on COM
pleon of the ~ ~
1t will be Dear Margery, written
pie style that has attractive wilde
having hit the happy
Intimate letters Margery.
The atmosphere nd will
be found IN the new story, which will begin sooni
Particular interest attaches of
fact that they written by
whose talent beginning expression story form
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-05-20

Hx w1ELIAM G.. SHEPHERD
ROMANCE. France.--Here, to thu
little town in the heart of the Al.
gonne- Mouse battlefield, will cerrSx
inatle near future, hundreds Of thoB
sands of American travellers. Thf!
little Village of Romagne will be, fel
many years, the Mecca of eyer
American father or mother who loa
son In the Argonne offensive. e
AZ military olicenan, who insistAf
on examining our passes, pointed otE
to us DIR direction
go on; straight through the town.
he said, to the outskirts. and on 4
hill before you youth see the Gem;
NO Curiosity Seekers
Special passes are required for vis1
tt1ng the great cemetery, which Is
now in course Of construction. This
is no place Tor curiosity seekers Oh
sensation hunters, and though the
few hume eds Of military visitors and
civilian workers. are carefully sifted
out before they are given passes in
Paris to- visit the American battles
fields, they are, nevertheless, given
anSthers Sitting before they are all
territory Their battlefield passes
so difdciFlt to obtain in Paris, do moi
permit entrance to the cemetery dis
itself.
AS we rolled into the camp, having
been stopped second time by nii-
ftary policeman, who wanted to be
sure that weshad permission to enter
the 1nclosurey ave caught our first
glimpse of the great cemetery, to
which will be tied the heartstringe
that reach out from the &c, 900 Amerf-
can homes in which the word Ro-
Sees Great Graves
On our right, on hillside we saw
what appeared to be a huge engineers
ing work. confess that I was dis
appointed to see that In place of the
single graves which@I had had in
mind saw before me great excava-
lions, much larger than the cellars
of average American homes. The red
dish, sandy earth. which had been
thrown out from these great gra yes
was piled six feet high beside each
of the holes.
These giant graves were perhaps
eight feet deep, and at least forty
feet long. The hillside before us
that there were at least twenty of
them, open, and as many more,
marked by the great oblong of fresh
earth, had been closed.
In the road between the camp and
the cemetery I saw great piles of
very strong and well-bu1lt baskets
These neat and solid boxes have
been scientifically constructed to en-
dure indefinitely.
I learned, however, that the ceme-
terry enterprise we were viewing was
not the greatest part of the work.
Stakes for U. $. Graves
LAS you go about the battlefield
said one of the engineer officers,
you will see our men with their
trucks working almost everywhere
for miles around. If you will notice,
as you move about, you will see
stakes put up here and there. Each
stake marks the grave of some
American soldier who was buried
where he fell As---the
battlefield is sixteen miles wide and
over thirty miles long, and as some
10000 of our boys were killed In
action on this field, you can begin to
understand what a task it is to
gather their bodies here in this one
place. Our scouts have combed every
foot of the $50 square miles Of this
field from the Argonne to the Mouse
and no soldier whose grave was
marked in any Wav will miss a, place
in the Roma gne Cemetery"
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-05-20
YOUR AUTO A B c.
BY OTTO KRANK
You Don't Have to Skid

Just because you see a car piled
up on the curb don't think that the
same, thing has gotta come to you
some day.
Thousands of people have been
driving autos for years and never
had a pile-up.
Most smashups come from skid
ding. And skidding comes from
making short turns or driving too
fast on wet pavements or slippery
road, especially when passing some
one.
There's a widespread idea that If
the.back end of car skids the thing
to do is to give her juice and turn
the front wheels the way the car is
skidding. This'1l work on a wide
road, but most likely when you skid
you're so near the curb or the ditch
that you hit 1t before you can
straighten out If you try that.
The safest thing to do when you
skid is to let up on the accelerator
lnd steer for the center Of the road.
II she keeps on skidding, give her a
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-05-20

The OBSERVATIONS will be made
from an altitude fof $4,000 feet and
more. By this means the scientists
hope to secure much better photo
graph of the great, corona Of light
about the sun when in eclipse and
to solve the long-debated mysteries
Of the phenomenon By means of
the airplanes, the observers can get
above the dense atmosphere just
above the earth which distorts their
observations, and the plan eliminates
also the uncertainty attendant upon
trying to view the eclipse from a
high peak where any change in cloud
conditions affects the view.
The total eclipse will last only
six minutes and whatever is done
will have to be done in a hurry.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-05-20
Cowboy Fire Chief Saves
Woman From DrOWninu

Because he had acquired skill with
the lariat when cowboy, Fire Chief
John Parker, of San Antonio, Texas,
was able to save a woman's life a
few days ago.
Mrs. R. S. De /Arment, of San On
tonic, was fishing in the North Con-
cho river. Her hook became caught
in some way and she waded into mid
stream to dis1odge. Suddenly a
three-foot rise in the river swept
down stream and cut off her return
to the shore. and the steadily ris-
ing waters would have drowned her
in a few minutes if Chief Parker had
not been summoned to the scene.
He always carries a lariat in his
automobile for emergency use, so he
brought it out and on the second
throw caught Mrs. De Arment I'M
der the shoulders and pulled her to
safety.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-05-20
Date Palm That Prays
Is Eastern Mystery

A praying palm" that bends
it's head at evening in homage
to Allah is one of the mysterious
sights near Faridpur, in Bengal,
India. 1t is a date palm that in
the morning lifts its crown of
leaves heavenward. but as even
ing approaches begins to bend
earthward. When the temple bells
call to prayer, the palm has
reached the earth, its fronds
humbly touching the ground as
though Frustrated in prayer. BY
morning its head is again raised.
This occurs every day in the
year, and the natives regard 1t as
a miraculous tree. 1t is visited
by large numbers of pilgrims,
who believe that offerings made
to the tree will be the means or
marvellous cures.
A noted scientist has studied
the marvellous tree and has writ
ten treatise to show that natur-
al causes will explain the pray
ing palm" but the natives do not
believe him.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-05-20
With Airplane and Camera VIII
Steal fha Cocyotc &c +bn Cir

There is going to be something
new under the sun; and, in order
that the sun may have good look
at it, the Something new" is going
to sail as close up under Old Sol as
possible. An airp1ane and a camera
are going to slip into the heavens
and steal some of the mysterious
secrets of the sun away from him.
An astronomical expedition, headed
by Professor David Todd, Of AM
herst college, has sailed for the
equator to make observations on the
total eclipse which will be visible in
that latitude on May 20, and the
main part Of their equipment will
be two United States navy flying
hnafs of the HIS TYNE
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-05-20
American Engineers
Expert Map Makers

The American engineers have sue
ceeded in interesting the stolid Brit
ish in their map-making record, for,
whereas the French and British have
never succeeded in turning out more
than 800 field maps an hour, the
Americans have succeeded in turning
out as many as 10000 an hour.
The Twenty-ninth engineers have
five-ton truck as printing and
1ithographing plant, while the Brit
ISL and French used a railway train.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-05-20
SiX-Foot She Wolf
CAPTURED in Tran

LEXINGTON, Mo.-The largest
she wolf ever seen in the vicinity,
according to old settlers, was cap
tured a day or two ago in a steel
miles south of Haywood, near
Charleston.
The wolf was 6 feet long, SO inches
high and weighed 165 pounds. She
had been visiting the locality for
several years, leaving the rest Of the
pack to prowl around, and put up
a tremendous fight before she was
finally overcome.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-05-20
Jap Editors Favor
Civil Rule in Korea

Japanese editors are advocating a
radical change in administration in
Korea, with civil authorities substi-
tuted for the military. This as a
result Of the recent uprising in I<o-
rea. They would give the Koreans
some hand in the government. Mill
tary officials are making as an ex-
cuse for an iron hand in silencing
revolters, the fear of Bolshevist
outbreak. The governor general of
Korea has admitted indiscretton on
the part of the military agents in
some of the Korean villages.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-05-20
Sudden Wealth Turns
Californian CraZy

Peter Barth, a San Francisco
Newspaper vendor, 81 years of age,
has been adjudged an incompetent
by Judge Van Nostrand, and A.
w. Finn, Jr., has been appointed
guardian of his person and estate.
Several years ago Barth pur-
chased 10000 shares of Gold Reef
mining stock in the Tonopah dis
trict at 1 cent per share. When
the present excitement began the
value of the stock rose from
nothing to 80 cents per share over
night and Barth, who had held
onto the stock during all the
years, sold it at profit of s24,-
900.
The sudden increase in wealth
turned his head, and he is now
patient in the st. Mary's hos
ital.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-05-20
6EAPL LANE NC
REACHESAZORES
IN F|FVH HOURS
Was Lame Duck Plane
With Commander Read in
Charge Towers Plane
Lost IN Fog lowered Over
Azores TIT Clear

The American naval ssaplane NC
{. under Lieutenanf Commander AL
bert c. Read OF New Hampshire. has
attained itss first objective in the
transatlantic fNehtE having landed
safely at, Hbrta island of F'ayal,
Azores. at gs:20 osclock Saturday
morhing, Washington time, after
wtnging herr way from Trepassey
Bay. N. F., In fifteen hours and thir-
teen minutes. u = i
Original nans were for the planes
to. land atSPonta Delgada, and fog
evidently caused Commander Read
co land at Horta.
Commander Read reached Horta
several hours ahead Of the scheduled
time for the flight, of11ei ais, having
estimated that twenty fouFs hours
would be REQUIRED for the seal planes
to reach P0nta Delgada. -
aEane Ducku Wins -
The fact that the NC-4 was the
first of the three planes to reach
the Azores drew comment from naval
officers hereg Tflfs ship was the
'slame duck''sof the division from the.
time 1t started from Rockaway
erty motors which drove the ship to
the Azores were installed after it
left Rockaway, because OF trouble
with the original motors.
The machine which will achieve
the distinction of being first to cross
the Atlantic ocean will be that which.
arrives first at Lisbon. Portugal, the
first EUROPEAN landing PLACE of the
flight and starting point of the last
leg to Plymouth, England.
While the performance Of the NC-4
aviation achfev emenf in the history
OF heavier-t han-air craft t. Commander
Read has not equalled the American
navy record either for duration or
distance in seaplane flying. The
greatness of the achievements It was
said. lies in the fact that it was en-
tfrely overseas.
WASHINGTON, 1Eay 1esEhs lost
Oonaluandsr .. u. Howers, Lost In mid
At1enf1c since 5:15 q. m. satuxday
morning, was today rep0rted TO ths
nevy department proceed1l1g toward
Ronta Delgada unaer ner own power
seven miles from land.
his message was received at the
navy department early this afternoon
from Rear Admiral jackson at Fon-7
&n DeagadH:
H9C-a located seven miles north of
E0nka De1gada under her own power"
The message was filed at 1910 p.
M washington time and while 1t
made no mention of the crew naval
of1ceTs were certain that Commander
flowers and his four men were safe.
Details OF the mems experience on
the plans during the more than for
ty-eight hours Shey spent in fog and
storm were sarecLed soon after the
NC-3 reached Eonta Delgada.
Admiral Jackson's report was
taken here to mean that Collraanuegl
Towers, altar having been forced toll
al1ght on the water by fog, had bees
driven noxthward and eastward byl
tina stoxua until ne was able sto taxi
probably SEQ miles from the point
where fog forced him down when
within short distance of the "laad
fall at the Azores.
HORTA, May 19.-(By the Asso-
ciated Press. 1.-The NC-4 was tuning
up this afternoon preparatory for its
fight to Ponta Delgada.