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Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-11-18
MANY NOTADLE:S To
ATTEND SOUTHERN
TRADE: CONGRESS-

WASHINGTON, Nov. 16.-Several
thousand delegates, including govern
ors, members of the Presidents cab
met and congress, diplomats and rep
resentatives Of trade, commercial or
CARNATIONS and municipalities, will
attend the eleventh annual conven-
ton of the Southern Commercial
Congress at Savannah, December 8,
8 and 10. Commissions are now be-
ing issued to the 100 delegates to
be appointed by the governor of each
southern state.
CoincidentalIy the annual conven-
tons of the Woman's auxiliary to
the congress and the House of South
ern Governors will meet at Savannah
The official call for the congress
was issued here today by DR.. Clar-
ence J. Owens of this city, director
genera of the organization.
The sessions will begin on the six
ty-third anniversary Of the meeting
of the organization in Savannah prior
TO the civil war. Honorary Presi-
dent Duncan U. Fletcher, United
States senator from Florida, and
President Robert w. Bingham, of
will preside.
The woman's auxiliary meetings
will be guided by Miss Louise G.
Lindsey, of Nashville. Governor
Hugh NJ. Dorsey, of Georgia, will pre-
side over the House Of Governors. A
feature of the meeting will be the
formal report of the organization
trade commission which recently re-
turned after an exhaustive study Of
trade relations between the south and
Europe.
Secretary Daniels has indicated a
number of vessels of the navy may
, be modified in the Savannah river
during the session of the congress.
The fleet of the Department OF
Delegates will be given an oppor-
tunity to inspect the vessels and
several short cruises are being
planned. 1t is expected the war de-
partment may be represented by
General Pershing and his staff. Ac-
ting Secretary Sweet will represent
the Department of Commerce and
will deliver an address.
The cong1 ess' will group it's dis
cussion under the following general
divisions
The south's part IN the American
merchant marine; the south's part In
the solution Of economic problems
of the nation; the extension of the
trade of southern states with Latin
American countries.
Governor Dorsey, of Georgia, has
issued an official proclamation in
viting the governors and citizens of
all the states in the Union to visit
congress.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-11-18
HARDING DENIES
BANKS WILL STOP
LOANSONCOTTON

WASHINGTON, NOV. 17.-Denying
persistent rumors to the effect that
the federal reserve banks have con-
templated the recall of loans made
on cotton or the future issuance of
loans. w. p. G. Harding. governor
Of the federal reserve board, in a
letter today to Senator Smith, of
South Carolina, stated the only
change made in the position of the
banks regarding cotton loans was a
tendency to stricter examination into
the grade of cotton shown by the
receipts pledged as collateral.
1.-THE banks will not assume the
value of even rs cents a pound" Mr..
Harding said, unless the receipts
do indicate the grade or other salts
factory evidence is furnished as to
what the grade is. There are SO
many different grades of cotton anG
the spread between the value of the
lowest and the highest grade is SO
great that it seems to me that some
knowledge of the grade is necessary
in lending intelligently on cotton as
collateral"
. Mr.. Harding declared there was
nothing to warrant the inference that
% cents a pound was to be regarded
as a maximum salable value fol
loan purposes, adding: I'VE know
that some long staple cotton recently
sold in New Orleans at Is cents a
pound and we know also that is not
unusual for the fluctuations in cot
ton to amount to as much as 200
points in a single day.
"In these circumstances it seems
to me that it is necessary to require
a larger margin in making loans on
cotton than was the case when cot
ton was selling at a much lower
price and was free from the extraor-
binary fluctuations to which it is
now subject"
While believing that the federal
reserve system should do everything
possible, with due regard to safety
and to the wants and requirements
of other commercial interests in the
country" to aid the cotton produc-
ers to market their products in a
gradual and orderly manner, so that
no one might be forced to sell at a
sacrifice. Mr.. Harding said the
banks should not be used as a me-
dunn to enable the owners of cot
ton to withhold it entirely from the
prices to an unreasonable level
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-11-18
GOMPERS WARNS
AGAINST PLAN TO
RULE BY STRIKE

NEW YORK. Nov. 17.-Labor
unions here are circulating a decla-
ration by Samuel Gompers, president
of the American Federation of La
Dor, in which he denounces govern
ment by direct action as the weapon
Of those who seek minority rule.
Mr.. Gompers points out that the
British trade union conference in
Glasgow rAfIsed tn indorSe direct ac-
ton and urged a constructive policy
for labor. The direct actionist phil
osophy, he says, is to "strike at the
ballot box with an AK" or to use
the strike to secure political de-
mands which could not be obtained
otherwise.
1.-THE political system, both in Eng
land and the United States, offers
a periodical and absolutely free op-
portunity for arriving at decisions
on political questions" says the pro-
nunciamento.
at is the conviction Of the Amer
lean people and specifically of the
American working people, that po-
litical democracy, as we know it, is
the best form of government yet
| devised. 1t must not be endapger-
ed"
The strike weapon is too valuable
to~be thus misused, the labor leader
says.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-11-18
Stock Market Breaks
On Railroad Decision

NEW YORK. Nov. 17.-The stock
market was subjected to another
sharp break at noon today. Heavy
selling was precipitated by announce
ment that the United States supreme
court had decided against the South
ern Pacific company in the suit in
volving 5000 acres of valuable oil
lands in California
Southern Pacific broke on extensive
sales from 1O6 5-8 to 101 1-2 in less
than ten minutes. The stock closed
last week at 1913 rs.
Union Pacific, which had been al
most the only strong feature of the
morning, also relinquished a large
part of its five-point advance.
The entire list broke with South
ern Pacific. although some stocks
held over their extreme losses of the
morning, when steels, oils, motors
and equipments were 8 to IS points
under last weeks final quotations.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-11-18
EARLY TRIAL IN
FAIRBURN BANK
CASES SOUGHT

STEPS are to be taken this weel,
not only to bring about, if possible,
the early trial of William B. Green,
Mrs. Catherine Queen Bradstreet ami
her husband, Clarence F. Bradstreet,
charged with embezzling the funds Of
the Fairburn Banking company, but
also to rehabilitate the bank and
enable it to resume operations on or
before December -, 1919, when the
cial auditors, will be made to State
Bank Examiner w. j. Speer.
On Monday morning at IL o'clock
at Fairburn a meeting was held at
which a large PERCENTAGE of the 600
or more depositors in the Fairburu
Banking company were present. r.
this meeting there was presented &
petition already signed by almost 100
depositors, urging Judge John b.
Hutcheson; of the Stone Mountain
circuit, to call a special term of the
Campbell superior court to try the
Green-Bradstreet cases.
The situation was thoroughly
explained to the depositors at the
Monday morning meeting, Attorney
Henry B. Troutman, counsel for the
bank directors, pointing out that the
directors and stockholders desire to
reorganize the bank, but that it is
necessary to clear the whole matter
up through a court trial in order to
show the truth or falsity of rumors
circulated in Campbell county to the
effect that the directors of the bank
were responsible for the present con-
dition of affairs.
According to statements from those
attending the meeting, more than l60
names were secured on the petition,
thus bringing the total number OF
names to approximately $50. A COM
mittee was also appointed by the
depositors to present the petition to
Judge Hutchinson at Conyers, where
he is holding court this week.
Justice of the Peace Homer NC
Daniel declared Monday morning that
he proposed to give a hearing on
Wednesday at 10 a. m. on the charges
against Mrs. Catherine Bradstreet
and her husband, Clarence r. Brau-
street Demands have been made for
an immediate preliminary hearing IN
these two cases and Justice NC
Daniel is anxious to dispose Of them
at once. -..
The petition of the depositors will
be presented to Judge Hutchinson in
support of the formal motion for a
special term of court. A hearing on
this motion was held Saturday and
Judge Hutchinson has indicated that
unless a better showing is made, he
will not call a special session.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-11-18

from him to Seattle; how Arend had
befriended and protected her in the
dark days that followed; how she
dreamed of his death on the battle
field if she did not save him from
military service.
Arend, who had been in the navy.
took all the blame for the false ques,
tionnaire which he and the girl had
filled out. Because of his previous
good record as a service man he
escaped with a sentence OF six months
in the county Jail
The girl hopes u marry him vas
/ soon as she can divorce the San
| Francisco husband and the Jail SEN
tence has been served out.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-11-18
CONF |SCATED SUGAR
SELLS FOR e To 81
CENTS At AUCTION

Sugar seized from north Georgia
moonshiners and put on sale at pub
lie auction at the Atlanta postoffice
at noon Monday brought from TWEEN
ty-tWo to thirty-one cents a pound
More than 200 people were assembled
for the auction and the purchasers
included both men and women; some
white, some black, some obviously
wealthy and others just as obvious
ly poor.
Five thousand pounds in all were
sold, most of it white granulated
sugar, the rest clarified sugar of a
time to time during the last few
shine stills in the mountains, and has
been stored by the government in
Atlanta.
Most Of the sugar sold was of
good granulated variety, which
brought an average price Of about
q cents, selling from rs to 81 cents
on different bids. Five hundred
pounds of clarified sugar brought
from Il to 291a cents a pound.
Recently, when the sugar shortage
became stringent, Internal Revenue
Collector A. o. Blalock telegraphed
Collector Roper at Washington for
authority to sell the sugar at twelve
cents a pound. Collector Roper wired
back orders permitting the sale of
the sugar at public auction, the only
method, he said, by which the sugar
could be disposed of under the law.
Thus the sugar brought more than
twice as much as the fixed govern
ment price, but it was sold only in
100 pound lots and 40 individual
was not allowed to buy more than
one lot.
The sale was conducted at the
Poplar street entrance to the post
office, with E. Walter Trippe, dep
uty in the internal revenue depart
ment, acting as auctioneer. AS lot
after lot was knocked down." The
purchaser gave his name and adj
dress and will receive the sugar
later.
At the outset of the auction United
States Attorney Hooper AleXan,
announced to the big crowd that the
purpose of the sale was to reach
as many individuals as possible and
was not to give anybody a chance
to profiteer. If purchasers of this
sugar wanted to sell it again, he
said, they would have to sell it at
twelve and a half cents a pound, the
fixed fair price. This announcement,
coupled with bids of twenty-eight
and thirty cents, effectually cut off
any possible plans to buy in the SUI
gar. and sell 1t later at profit.
Soon after the sale opened, one
man secured two lots. Mr.. Alexa nder
said he would let this purchase pass,
but that thereafter nobody could
buy more than one lot, sufficient for
himself and his family.
The bidding was good-humored, but
it didn't take long for the sums
to mount up. The first bid was ten
cents, but this soon went to twenty
eight cents. The next lot was knock
ed down for twenty-seven cents, then
it went back to twenty-eight cents.
| advanced to thirty on the next and
| thirty-one on the next. Curing the
rest of the auction it stayed between
| twenty-eight and thirty-one cents I'M
q
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-11-18
PUZZLE QUESTION BOX

All questions in regard to the puz-
zle game will be answered in this
column. None will be answered per-
sonally by letter.
1-Q-How many blocks can be
marked off at one time?
Just as many as may be marked
off 'on large chart without touching
anywhere except at corners, as stated
in rules.
2-Q.-Should blocked off charts
be sent in with answer
Ayes, in order that we may
verify the totals and see that blocks
are marked off according to the
rules.
Q.-3. Is it necessary to subscribe
for The Semi Journal in Or
der to enter the game.
A one-year subscription at
$1.25 must be sent in with each So
luton to the puzzle. The subscrip-
ton may be sent for the participant
Or for some friend. If the partict-
pant is already a subscriber his sub
scription will be extended one year
from his old date of eXDiratiOn.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-11-18
CURED HER FITS

Mrs. Paul Gram, residing at 916
Fourth Street. Milwaukee, Wis, re-
Gently gave out the following state
ment-: Il had suffered with Fits
epilepsy for over IA years. Doc
tors and medicine did me no good. 1t
seemed that I was beyond all hope
of relief. when at last 1 secured a
preparation that cured me sound and
well. Over 10 years have passed
and the attacks have not returned
wish every one who suffers from
this terrible disease would write R
P. N. Lepso, IS Island Avenue. Mil
waukee, Wis, and ask for a bottle
of the same kind of medicine which
he gave me. He has generously
promised to send it prepaid, free to
any one who writes hirn."-(Advt.)
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-11-18
Clothing Prices Reduced
Bv LARGE Manufacturer

Chicago, Nov. 17.-Mr. Jas. D. Bell,
head of the Bell Tailors, Adams at
Green ST., Chicago, ILL.,, said to be
the largest made-to-measure clothing
establishment in the world, recently
stated that his firm is now able to
quote prices on Fall and Winter
suits 35 per cent below what others
ask. To prove his point, he showed
the writer very; attractive piece
of all wool cashmere for which
they ask only $4,000 a suit made to
individual measure, whereas the same
fabric is now being offered by mer-
chants at $4,000 to $1,000 per suit.
Even larger savings are offered on
their higher priced suits. Every
reader of The Journal should write
Mr.. Bell for his price list, and a
free copy Of his style book No. 1856.
which contains large cloth samples
of many beautiful patterns.-( Advt.)
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-11-18

SEATTLE, Wash.-'Twenty min
utes in. the custody of the United
States marshall
This was the sentence recently i'm
posed upon eighteen-year-old Farris
Peterson because she elected to be
grateful rather than patriotic.
In part payment for kindness re-
ceived at the hands of Walter
Areud a waiter, she agreed to pose
as his wife in order that he might
evade the army draft.
She told pathetic story in court
how she had been mistreated by
husband who married her in San
Francisco at fifteen; how she had fled
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-11-18
Stomach Trouble or Tape
. Worm BaniShed

Many persons who suffer from
stomach trouble really have a tape
worm and don't know it. A guar
anteed remedy which has proven
to be remarkably effective in ex-
polling tapeworms and giving quick
relief in all forms of stomach trou-
bic is being sent on free trial by
the Schoenherr Co.. Dept. SIS. Milwau-
kee. Wis. They guarantee it to re-
move, in less than one hour, any
tapeworm with it's head No pain.
no dieting, no danger; also, to re-
lieve any form of stomach trouble
or it costs nothing. Take advantage
Of their free trial offer. Write them
today.-(Advt.)
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-11-18
Camp Gordon Troops
Entrain at Knoxville

KNOXVILLE, Tenn, Nov 15.-Six
hundred federal troops from Camp
Gordon, held here for the past two
weeks for possible riot duty, broke
camp tonight and entrained for
Camp Gordon.
Nine hundred other federal troops
stationed here since October 27. fol-
lowing disorders growing out of the
street car strike, will leave for Camp
Gordon Monday, it was learned late
tonight.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-11-18
Macon Man Cuts Throat

MACON, Ca, Nov. 17.-Lemuel L.
Uncommon, thirty-eight, senior men,
Der of the firm Of McCommon Broth
ers. dry goods merchants, slashed
his throat Sunday and died within
ten minutes. He had been in i'll
health for some time.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-11-18
Preacher 70 Years,
Michigan Record

MUSHROOM, Mich.-Lambert j.
Hulst, ninety-four years old, mas
been a minister for seventy years.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-11-18
SERVICE: MEN AND
INOODS|NE:N SEEK
BARR|CADED REDS
Reinforcenents Awaited Be-
fore Attempting to Storm
Stronghold of |, W, W, in
Forest Near CentTaIia

CENTRALIA, Wash, Nov. IT. -
members of posse attempting to
arrest alleged Industrial Workers
Of the World, awaited reinforcementS
from here before attempting today
to storm Hunters cabin on the head
waters of Hannaford creek, eighteen
miles northeast of here in which
had taken refuge.
Since Saturday night possemen
have guarded all outlets from the
dense woods surrounding the cabin,
somewhere in which is believed to
lie the body of John Haney, a posse
man, missing since searchers and the
pursued men exchanged shots late
that afternoon. Too few in numbers
to take the cabin by storm, though
it's defenders are thought to number
but three, the former service men
sent out a call for additional forces.
These were sent from here, but ow~
ing to the difficult nature of the
country to be traversed, 1t was not
thought the achievements would ar
rive in time for an attack before
late in the day.
Captain Lloyd Dysart, commanding
former service men engaged IN
rounding up suspected Industrial
Workers in this part of the state,
believes Bert Bland, man named
Hansen or Loughtenoff and one 9th
er, are in the cabin. Bland is ac-
cused of firing the shot which killed
Warren Grimm during the Armistic :
day parade here.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-11-18
LODGE RESERVATIONS IMPOSSIBLE" SAYS Wilson
"OUEEN OF CALIFORNIA"
PROUD OF HER THRONE.

Though kings and queens gem
orally are "on the hog" nowadays,
Miss Poppy Davies, queen Of the
California Livestock Show, finds
no lack of solidity in her throne.
c. B. Cunningham, president of
the California Swine Breeders
Association, kindly loaned Miss
Davies a prize-winning Chester
White SOW for the purpose.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-11-18
LEGISLATION NEXT MONTH
TO FIGHT RED DISTURBERS

WASHINGTON, Nov. 17.-Action
on Attorney General Palmer's re-
quest for additional legislation to
fight the radical disturbers will be
taken at the regular session Of con-
gress next month, house leaders said
today.
Such measures will be first in
order at the new session which
opens Dec. 1. Leaders realize the
seriousness Of the situation but are
inclined to blame Attorney General
Palmer for not having called the
attention of the country to the wide
activities of the radicals earlier.
Representative Volstead, chairman
of the judiciary committee, which
will consider the legislation, says
he feels certain congress will grant
all the authority needed. Much con-
sideration already has been given
to deportation legislation by the i'm
migration committee and Chairman
Johnson says more drastic laws will
be recommended early in the regu-
lar session
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-11-18
I. w. w. SOUGHT TO FORM
UNIONS AMONG MINERS

MORGANTOWN, w. Va, Nov. II.
Miners N the northern counties OF
West Virginia were urged to join
the Industrial Workers of the World
because it is the "only revolution
airy organization that is hated by
the capitalistic Glass; They were
asked to pay an initiation fee of So
and monthly dues of SO cents, but il
they desired they could transfer their
membership from one 'Yocar'. to any
other Local" by simply getting In
touch with the Industrial Workers OF
World delegate in the camp where
they might happen to be.
This interesting information was
found in the mass of Industrial
Workers of the World literature
seized by agents Of the department or
justice when they raided the head
quarters of the organization on
SCOTS run near here mad captured &
dozen Of the leaders last Saturday.
The Scott's run local, officially
known as Industrial union, No. 900,
had it's most important membership
among the Randall mine workers,
where only SIS of the 175 miners are
American citizens. Meetings were
held every Sunday afternoon in the
forest near the mine, always under
the leadership Of some Russian
miner. Other meetings were held al
a number of other points in the
district at the same time, it being
the policy of the organization never
20 unite in great gatherings all the
members in the region.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-05-02
Daily Health Talks
Better be Careful About Your
Kidneys
BY n. B. COOK, NJ. d.

Foods taken into the stomach go
through various chemical changes,
and some of these changes are poi
sons that must be sifted out and dis
posed of. 1t is the duty of the kid
neys to do this. When the kidneys
do not fully perform their vital
work, death may be only few hours
away. Happily, aNture has provided
warning alarms telling people when
their kidneys are not well. These
warnins come in the form of drag
ging pains in the small of the back,
weak stomach, low spirits, chills,
nausea, headache, scanty urine and
frequent desire to pass it, short
breath, numbness, cramps, coated
tongue, bad breath, puffs under the
eyes, thin blood, dry skin. ringing in
the ears, spots before the eyes and
many other symptoms. All come
from the one cause of kidneys that
are not filtering the poisons out of
the system. OF overcome these
troubles, DIR. Pierce, Of Buffalo, N.
Y, compounded what he calls
Anuric Tablets. No other kidney
medicine is it's equal in giving relief
and re-establishing healthful work
in the kidneys. The treatment is
very simple. as you need nothing
except water when taking Anuric
Tablets-a glass of water with each
tablet. This washes and flushes the
kidneys while the medicine itself is
dissolving the uric acid poisons and
driving them out. Anuric Tablets
are made double strength, so that
they dissolve uric acid the same as
hot water dissolves salt or sugar.
Most people need Anuric Tablets be-
cause most people have uric acid.
Better get that poison out of your
body for safetys sake, and better
begin to-day.
To gently and agreeably coax the
bowels back into normal activity,
take DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets.
They are just as good for costive
ness as his Anuric Tablets are good
for kidney disorders, and that is
saying a great deal.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-04-02
BOARD ORDER NEW
AND ADDITIONAL LIGHTS

At the regular meeting of the city
council last night several new lights
were authorized to be erected
throughout the city. We are unable
to learn the exact Location of these
lights, but we are gratified to know
that the city authorities have ordered
one erected at the Church street rail
way crossing. 1t will be remembered
by Daily Sun readers that we have
been making daily appeals for this
light for several months and we feel
sure that the citizens, as well as the
general public, will be gratificd TO
know that this one light has been or
dered erected.
It was also given out at this meet
ing last night that the water mains
in the west end of the city have been
ordered extended. This will be good
news to the rapidly growing section
of the city.