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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-11-12
TERMS or CONTEST

Two more days remain In which
you may enter your ghost story
IN the tiOo prine contest offered
by The star. The contest Ii In.
Hpired by Basil Kings novel,
"Earthbound." which II now be
ing shown at the strand theatre
In pictures.
First prize Is $50. Second prize
is $50: third. SO. fourth. 81, and
the next 10 prizes are 81 each.
The contest ends saturday
noon Stories must be no longer
than 500 words. They must he
real experiences OF the writer: no
fiction.
Write on one side OF the paper
only. TIRE typewriter II possible.
otherwise. pen and ink.
Herewith are some Of the stories
submitted
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-11-12
The Omen of the Sky
People

Mist hung like a gray pail upon
Mount Hekla. oonccailng the stark
upper slopes OF tho sleeping volcano
with "a filmy ahroud. Thor. son 81.
IiJorn. sat on boulder near his fos-
terfathers flock OF sheep. which
gnzed upon the sparse grass Of the
upland valley. Children In iceland
do not have the same fairy books 20
read as European or American chill.
dren. The foundation Of their cdu-
cation IN laid by the supcratitioua old
women ana men who regaie them
with awesome stories of huidu folk
ltho little people Of the rocksl. ter.
ribie trudlur and trudiskesEa giants
and myriad other creations Of fertile
lmaEinatlons.
Only IN. night before Thor and
several OF his playmates In tho VII.
lagc by the ford had heard from the
lips OF old Vaera the story OF the
shoemaker OF SyRi. whose amputated
right leg was at different times
buried burned or washed away by
the nea, but which always returned
10 the shoemaker'a house The fable
still rcVolyed In the boys mind. and
he olutched his knees foarfully and
stared at the low hanging. ominous
clouds for hours
yagrant wind. eddying about the
mountain peaks. moulded the mist
Into great wierd forms Above.
from the rays Of the sun. the spec.
trial shapes giowed with opaiescent
hues. underneath the colorH varied
from dark stone 10 aolled yellow.
Tho clouds. breaking Up into small.
or forms. assumed. In tho Eyes OF the
terrified watcher. tho shapes Of hu.
mans and sheep and shaggy ponies
Slowly at first. then with accelerated
movements. tho cloud people started
across tho heavens. driving their
rhontiy sheep and horses before
them.
In muitltudcs that numbered an
who had lived and died In the known
history OF Iceland the cloud beings
In panic. swept across the sixy--al.
ways away from Hekia. as tho some
awful thing pursued, them IL seem.
ed an evil omen 10 the terrified
watcher. and he FASTENED home early
that night with bis sheep.
Before dawn. next morning. Hckia.
for years dormant. erupied. casting
It's molten bowels into tho valleys nd
towering the whole OF Iceland with
several inches OF volcanic ash which
shriseled the grasses upon which tho
cattle fed. and made the land In
fertile In many regions The ash fell
into tho sea for days and destroyed
the fishing upon which a large part
lof the population depended for lis
livelihood. Vegetable gardens were
destroyed and the turf beds which
supplied fuel covered deeply with
ash. Tho eruption. forecast by the
fleeing sky people. caused incalcula.
bic suffering and tho effects WIRE
felt in Iceland for many years.
cThis IL a true story. which hap
pened about 20 years agol
l.. w. PEDRosE.
Sic Eilnckicy Bldg.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-11-12
Bet the Lawyer
Finds an Excuse

DENVER. Nov. i2.--"Judge. I
can't lie abou, II. I forged the
check James Kelly. 81. told that
10 Judge Hersey here. The judge
warned him that II he pleaded
guilty hn would have TO send him TO
jail -But. Judge. can't lie abou,
H. I did a." protested Kelly. Her.
sry continued the case and appointed
a lawyer 10 find some excuse to keep
Kelly from jail.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-11-12

We recognized as the wife OF the
factor. and whom We had known
Tor years. Sh. kept that distance
til We were out OF danger, leading
ua TO Old Post,
We babe her goodbye on the
Mckenzie and were mystified at her
appearance. where none trod that
month but uH.
We could not get close enough TO
speak. but followed confidently.
Three weeks later We were told on
inquiry about her that she had died
suddenly two days after we left the
post
MABEL MACRATH
1iT Harvard ~
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-11-12

PARIS. Nov. i7.--operators for
appendicitis viii soon be past. In
the belief Of Prof Paul Delbct. He
said anti gangrenous serum has been
40 successful IL will be possible TO
abandon TN knife.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-11-12

Paxton hospital, pr. George NJ
Fischer OF this city was using the
radium In the treatment OF tho can
Ger OF a woman patient. The radium
burned her and In irritation she took
of the handagc containing the tiny
radium tube and threw Il down a
drain pipe.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-11-12

sca,tie's 1TlReiief Program is
extensive. ~ your Red Cross
duea.--Adv.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-11-12

UTICA. y. Y. Nov is.--In an ef.
tort to locate a miiligram OF radium
worth sis.& woyesnen here are
earring up TN setr system Of the
feattie's Los}selicf Program Is
ss sa.lssl ~ Red Cross
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-09-30
MANUFACTURE OF
COTTON REPORTED.
| ASON INCREASE

That the cotton manufacturing in
dustry is on the increase in the cot
ton growing states and on the de-
crease in other sections of the coun-
try, is indicated by statistics as
sembled by Hal M. Stanley, commits
sioner of commerce and labor of
Georgia.
For the year ending August 81,
1920, there was an increase of 9,163
in the number of active spindles in
the cotton states, while the number
of active spindles in other states
Rod, Of 312,S31.
While there are still 4,244,847 more
active spindles in the other states
than in the cotton states, the num-
Der in the other states is smaller
the number in the south is larger.
sit is fast being realized" says
Commissioner Stanley, chat much
better results can be had by manu-
featuring cotton where it is grown.
In few years it seems certain that
the cotton-growing states will out
number all of the other states in
the union in the number of active
spindles."
In the past year there was a con-
siderable change in the number of
active spindles in the various states,
but the relative standing of the
states remained the same, with
Georgia as fifth in the manufacture
of cotton. Massachusetts, leads the
North Carolina third, South Carolina
fourth and Georgia fifth,
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-09-30
Irate Father Starts
To Whip Bride; Groom
Interferes: Is Shot

ROME, Ca, Sept. 27.-When A. B..
Vaughn, 224 Market street, Knox
vile, Tenn, interviewed to prevent
the f1ogging of his bride by her
father, Henry MCGUIRE, at Kingston
early Sunday afternoon, he was shot
by MCGUIRE, and is today in a Rome
hospital with a bullet hole through
Vaughn and Mary Mcclure Slip
ped away from church Sunday morn
and and were married. When they
returned to her home for parental
forgiveness, the girls father at
tempted to use buggy whip on
her. Vaughn interviewed and was
shot.
Mcclure came to Rome Sunday aft
ernoon and surrender to the police
He was conducted to Gainesville this
morning. The girl is with her hus-
band at the hospital
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-09-30
Balloon Race Most
Successful Ever Held;
Four Probable Winners

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Sept. 28.-
Although official announcement of
winenrs in the national balloon race
will not be made until records of all
checked, it was indicated today that
Richard E. Thompson, with army
balloon No. 2; Lieutenant Raafe EN-
ersons in charge of the navy entry,
and Ralph Epson, worlds champion
sent the United States in the inter-
national event, which starts from
Birmingham October %.
Lietenant Thompson, who pilot
ed the Fort Omaha, Neb;. balloon
aid, landed at Richmond, Ontario
Canada, and Honeywell, in the Kan
sas City IL, descended at Chatham
Ontario, according to Geographic ad-
vices received here. Lieutenant EN-
erson landed at Graytown, Ohio
without his basket, having been fore
Epson landed at EIyria, Ohio. BY
virtue of his title, he was expected
to draw a place on the American
international team.
According to announcement before
the race. which started from here
Saturday afternoon, three of the
eleven flyers will comprise the Amer
lean team to compete for the James
Bennett cup next month. 1t was not
known early today whether one of
the four competitors mentioned will
be eliminated.
Officials in charge of the race de-
clared it was one of the most sue
cessful ever held. There was nc
loss of life, nor injuries, according
to latest information received. and
every pilot was apparently able to
land safely, although some Of them
encountered severe weather in the
1ol
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-09-30
COX TALKS ON
AGRICULTURE
IN NEBRASKA

NORTH PLATTE, Neb., Sept. 81.
The League of Nations and agricul-
tural problems were prominent
topics Of Governor Cox, Democratic
presidential candidate, for his Ne
braska campaign which opened to-
day at North Platte and comprised
seven rear platform and two ex-
tended speeches, the latter this aft
ernoon at Lincoln and tonight in
the auditorium at Omaha.
Across the entire state early this
morning the governor had one of
the most strenuous programs of his
western trip, the last week of which
began today. Nebraska Democrats
laid out a gala tour for the candi-
date through the home state of Will
cock, administration leader in the
treaty fight.
Governor Cox brought information
to Nebraska agriculturalists re-
garding material as well as moral
interests of farmers and livestock
growers in the league. The COVER
nor's matter included reports Of de-
products. which the governor as
signed to lack of European credits,
ldIl1uS exchange ana unsettled con-
ditions at home and abroad with the
league presented as stabilizing
remedy for volume and prices.
After his Omaha speech tonight
the governor will tour South Dakota
Tuesday, visit Sioux Falls, s. D., St
Joseph, Mo, Atchison and Topeka,
Kansas, on Wednesday, spent Thurs
day in other Kansas cities. Return
ing to Dayton next Sunday, the gov
ernor expects to take two das rest
and leave Wednesday on another
trip, probably to Kentucky and Ten
naSSna
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-09-30
WALKER SPEAKS
IN ATHENS AND
OTHER PLACES

Clifford Walker will make a cam
paign speech in Athens Thursday
night and several others at places
and on dates to be announced later.
over campaign started, to make four
or five speeches towards the close
Of the campaign. .
Leading Walker supporters of
north Georgia will meet in Atlanta
Thursday morning for the purpose
part Of the state. A similar meeting
of Walker leaders in middle and
south Georgia was held last week
in Macon. Mr.. Walker will go from
the Atlanta meeting to Athens Thurs
day night.
A statement drawing. a parallel
between Mr.. Hardwick's nomination
for the senate as a minority candi-
date, by the Macon convention in
1914, and his present. claim of title
to the gubernatorial nomination be-
cause he led the primary as the
plurality candidate, was issued Tues
day by the Walker campaign head
Text of Statement
The statement is as follows:
"Mr. Walker will further discuss
Mr. Hardwick's double dealing with
the people on the question of free
speech, free press and free assem-
bly,. This question, which was Mr..
Hardwick's main hobby in the first
race, has suddenly. assumed minor
important, since Mr.. Walkers ex-
posture of Mr.. Hardwick's vote for
the measure which he now so bitterly
denounces.
Mr.. Walker will present the rec
ord of Mr.. HardWick on elections by
minority votes. Mr.. Hardwick claims
to be morally entitled to the nomina-
ton because he received plurality
Of slightly more than 8 per cent Of
the popular vote, a little more than
1000 votes out, of 10000, with the
divided, it's combined vote being a
majority of $4,000. Yet everybody
remembers how he and his machine
steam-rolled the Macon convention in
1915, with a small minority and
favoring Fielder and slaton, the lat.
| ter receiving plurality of the votes
"This steam roller Mr.. Hardwich
now seeks to turn over to William
Randolph Hearst with his machine
of city dailies-the Hearst who dur
associations with Bolo Pasha and
| other enemies of our country; the
Hearst who was so active in his
| efforts to lead US into war witt
Mexico; the Hearst whe ois,t other Pa pa:
"The people Of Georgia will neve,
| turn over this state to ring lee
by Hardwick, with his unsavory rec
ord before and during the war, with
his association with socialistic an
archistis and foreign Bolshevists
since the war-a ring controlled be
hind the scenes from New York by
William Randolph Hearst
Thank God the sober SECOND
thought has come to the people. Oul
mail increases daily with assurances
that the majority of $4,000 of tht
opposition to Hardwickism registered
on September will be greatly in
| creased on October g."
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-09-30

NEW YOR-Old employees are
again manning virtually all the sur
face cars being operated by the
Brooklyn Rapid Transit company,
and there is every indication that
the strike, which on the morning OF
August 29 tied up transportation in
the Borough of Brooklyn, is a thins
of the past.
Records of the company last night
showed a permanent operating force
of S,105 men, Of whom 5,241 origi,
nally walked out at the call of the
union and have since returned te
their employment. of the force
now operating the lines 1916 are
new men engaged since the strike
was called and 1,54S, the records
show, are employees who refused te
strike.
With the return of the old men
and the gradual upbuilding of a new
permanent force the company has
again enforced discipline, and the
fare Indicator once more moves I
point when a passenger hands the
conductor nickel.
What strikebreakers Received
The picturesque strike breakers
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-09-30
Dodge County Farmers
Are Joining Bureau

EASTMAN Ga, Sept. 27.-During
the past week campaign for mem
bership in the Dodge County Farm
bureau has been in progress, result
ing in the securing of more than 200
members. County Agent r. P. How
ard, who was in charge of the drive,
has been assisted by seven represen-
tatives of the American Federation
of Farm bureaus, with which the
local branch will be affiliated, to-
gether with large number of farm
ers and business men of the county
and city. The membership campaign
will be continued for several days
longer by citizens interested in the
movement, and it is anticipated that
the total membership will be brought
to 500 before the drive closes.
Within the next few days a meet
ing will be held for the purpose Of
selecting officers and perfecting
other details of organization. 1t is
the purpose Of the bureau to provide
adequate marketing facilities for all
kinds of agricultural products and
to lend every encouragement possible
to the diversification of crops in
this immediate section. It is also
likely that a cooperative stock yards
will be established to handle the
constantly increasing production of
cattle and hogs in Dodge and sur
rounding counties.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-09-30
Church Committee
Will Probe Charges
Against Minister

MACON, Ga, Sept. 2s.-Rev, Paul
w. Ellis, presiding elder of the Ma
con district, South Georgia confer
ence announced today that he had
ministers to investigate the charges
against Rev. C. B. Mcdaniel, of At
lanta, who was fined in the police
court of Savannah some time ago:
following his arrest in the home of
a negro woman. The investigation
is heartily welcomed by the friends
of Mr.. Mcdaniel, who reported the
matter to the bishop in Atlanta just
as soon as he could get away from
Savannah and asked for thorough
inquiry.
Mr.. McDaniePs friends throughout
action of the Savannah authorities,
pointing out that Mr.. Mcdaniel, one
Of the three accredited evangelists
of the South Georgia conference, is
known all over the state as one of
its most consecrated preachers. They
secured a rehearing of the case in
Savannah Saturday, when some OF
the best known men in the state
testified to the good character of the
preacher, at the same time pointing
out that he suffers from night blind
ness and that being comparative
stranger in Savannah he. did not i'm
mediately realize where he was after
he had told the hackman. to take
him to a quiet lodging place. Re
corder SchwarZ, however, refused 10
remit the 800 fine, 1t is probable
that the preachSeir rba 1re eodTt VIII take
The Investigating committee Is
composed Of Rev. Bascom Anthony,
pastor Of the yineyyiile un Met nc stet
church; the Rev c: w: curry pastor
Of the Centenary Methodist church,
and the Rev. S. G. Cliff, pastor OF OF
the Cherokee Heights Methodist
church. 49,, .a
Present to testify to. the GOOD
character of Mr.. Mcdaniel at the re-
hearing in Savannah Saturday morn
ing were three men who have been
intimately acquainted Win oa %e
Judge Thomas E. Patterson, mem
Der Of the Georgia prison commits.
sion and for. many years presldent
of the State Christian convent; j. A;
Darsey, solicitor of the court OF
Griffin and a former representative
of Spalding county in the general as
sembly of Georgia, and Jack L. Pat
ASSOCIATED with Mr.. Mcdaniel Tor
about twelve years as evanglical
singer. These three men swore that
for a lifetime Mr. MCDANIEL had
been immune to temptation. Others
who testified that Mr.. Mcdaniel bore
ally white" character were I Rev; y,
Methodist church. Savannah. and a
former presiding elder of the Dub
lin district: Rev. w. A. Hickaby,
pastor Of Grace Methodist church,
Savannah: Rev. Neill Anderson, pas
tor of the Presbyterian church; Hal
Bacon. James r. Cain, attorney; Rev.
Mr.. Ford, pastor of the Methodist
church at Kite; Tr. burden, OF Gray
mont. and many others.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-09-30
DEMOCRATS ARE
PLEDGING TO AID
CAMPAIGN FUND

Prominent Democrats in all parts
of Georgia are accepting appoint
ments and pledging active work as
county chairmen, according to an
rIouncement Thursday by c. J. Haden,
national Democratic committee fl
nance chairman for Georgia.
The response to the call for serv-
ice is most gratifying. Mr.. Haden
stated. He announced the appoint
ment of additional chairmen and is
sued an appeal for young men in all
parts Of the state to serve as four
minute speakers.
The following county chairmen
were appointed Tuesday:
William H: Beck. Griffin, spald-
ia, Richmond county; w. T. David
son. f atonton, Putnam county; w
T. Anderson, Macon, Bibb county
Doyle Campbell, Monticello, Jasper
county; G. H. Carswell. Irwinton
Wilkinson county: r. L. Hall, New
Preston, Webster county; John C
Butt, Buena Vista, Marion county
M. q. O'Neal, Greenville, Meriweth-
er county; Paul Brown, Elberton
Ebert county.
Mr.. Haden has requested various
tributions to the campaign fund. Sub
scriptions also may be sent to the
county chairmen; to Mr.. Haden, or
if desired, they may be sent to The
Atlanta Journal, at the pleasure of
the contributor.
The following letter has been sent
by Mr. Haden to the banks:
1.-THE solid value of the Federal
Reserve banking system to the south
need not be argued to you. It is
equally true that this system is in
danger of being crippled or destroyed
if the Republican presidential ticket
is elected.
"The national Democratic COM
mittee greatly need a reasonable
sum to present its case to the peo-
pie, and are largely dependent upon
the south for it's funds.
MAY we ask of you a reasonable
contribution.
also may be ask that you re-
ceive subscriptions for the fund
and also that you hang up in your
banking office a neat card board sign,
saying that you receive such sub
scriptions, which sign we will for
ward you in a few days. t
Thanking you for a prompt an
swer."
Among the additional contribu-
lions received are $40 from Foster
D. Smith, of Greensboro; $40 from
F. M. Mike11, of Atlanta; SIS from E.
no 0f
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-09-30
.HARDWICK DRAWS
OVERFLOW CROWD
AT TOWNSVILLE

BROWNSVILLE, Ga, Sept. 2S.-Tr
his speech here Monday to an en-
thusiastic throng of voters Of Thorn
Senator Thomas ". Hardwick as
serted that the result Of the first
gubernatorial primary entitled him
to preference in the turnover cam
paign.
Declaring with emphasis that he was
fairly and justly nominated for gov
ernor in the first primary, Mr.. Hard
wick charged that the CLARK Howell
machine, by technicalities and
fraud, withheld the nomination from
me and perpetrated a monstrous in
justice on the people of Georgia by
forcing a turnover
The Thomas county court room
was packed to capacity to hear the
speech. Approximately 200 people
were turned away. Scores or these
stood on fences and limbs of trees
in the courthouse lawn and Listened
through open windows.
Mr.. Hardwick spoke with fire ana
vigor. His voice, which gave MN
considerable trouble in his opening
speeches, was again at its best his
denunciation of the tactics OF the
HOWELL lIllSILloI ui1SillAiS AAANf - >AAO
big crowd to tremendous applause
while his caustfc criticism. of the
official record of former Attorney
General Clifford Walker provoked
noisy demonstrations.
CLARK Howell and his ring" de-
clared the candidate, put forward
Attorney General Palmer as cand1-
primary last April Mr.. Palmer re-
ceived 47,0O0 votes and 142 county
unit votes and was proclaimed by the
ring, and by the biggest national au-
thority, as the states nominee. IN
the September primary received
100000 popular votes and 40 cleo
toral votes.
Not Talking Much Now
"But the ring says I am not entl-
tied to the governorsh1p, out must
run another race with their machine
tool, Mr.. Walker. The ring is blow
ing hot and cold, when, as a matter
Of fact, it does not become the sterl-
ing patriots who control this ring TO
open their mouths
Mr., Hardwick declared that Hub
Dean, of Gainesville, is the M nber
Of the ring who furnishes conS1oer-
able of the money with which the
machine does it's dirty work" We
asserted that Lieutenant w. T. An
derson, of the Macon Telegraph, the
man with the big voice and the little
brain, and Clark Howell, ring leader
ton, direct the rings publicity"
They're not having a great deal
to say now" he continued. "for that
tornado of September eight has prac-
tically silenced the bosses and their
newspaper convictions over the state.
On the sixth Of October, with an
honest count, we will silence them
TO rthe rest of time in Georgia"
The former senator was given a
reception at his hotel following his
arrival in Thomasville Monday m orn-
ing. Delegations from Moultrle,
Boston, Cairo, coolidge and other
nearby towns were present, bringing
to Mr.. Hardwick encouraging reports
from their respective counties.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-09-30
Health Service Works
Against Fruit Beverage

WASHINGTON. Sept. 27.-Work-
which have flooded soft drink mar
ket since the ad ent of prohibition
was issued today by the public
health service.
Many of the orange beverages
now being sold, it was said, consist
only of sweetened carbonated water,
favored with a little oil from the
peel of oranges and artificially col
ored.
The department of agriculture has
ruled that provisions of the pure
violated in case such drinks are sold
under trade names which lead the
purchaser to believe they contain
the edible portion of juice of the
fruit named