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Pokrok zaÌpadu. [volume] (Omaha, Neb.) 1871-1920, 1920-02-04
POTOPE.
NIGH LODI BUDE
BRZY ZAHAJENO
Angie zvedne torpedo
vane lode j z hloub-
ky 20 stop.

Londyr. l. inora. Turista,
|ktery pfistiho lara anebo lata bu.
de Sc bliaiti KIN bfeham Angle,
|spatfi v praci mnohO muistev a pc.
|tapSah. kfeii mali pred sebou vel
1kol zsednouti kolcm tisice To-
la, potopenych IN vGlky ponorka.
mi ancbo .iinymi prostfcdky. To-
mel polovina p 9.0t3, - tun lodni-
|ho p%rosioru. ztracentho IN valky
Anglii, potopena byla nedaleko po-
u ie v dosahu potapscii. Adj
'm%iraliia Ifedns vyznacila 1000 To-
|di k zvcdnuti a dopravcni do su.
|chych doki anebo k prozkoumdni
"a zvcdnuii aspon jejich nakladh.
Moderni pfistroie, jez zdokona-
.leny byly IA vdlky, isou $ 10 zved-
nouti .iakoukoliv Tod, jez Sc nena-
.leza We yetsi hloubec ne2li 100
stop. Naklady vsak mohou byti
zvednuty 2 mnohem vetsich hlu-
bin, az ls2 siopy. Autcnticke "a
znamy nkaznii, ie spanelskg pc
tapcc, Angelo Erostarba, aachra-
nil z hloubky ls2 stopy IA $4,000
stribrnych prutii 2 vraku lodi
.Skyro. potopcne nedaleko Mysu
Finistere. Jiny potapec, Alexander
Lambert, zachranil $4,000 &c
spanelsktho postovniho parniku
Alphonso Nh, potopenfho '
hloubce l62 stopy nedaleko Las
ma osiroyech Kanarskych.
a w. Ridyard zachranil s~tfibrnych
prutn v Gene $25O,0O0 2 parniku
Hamilton Mitchell. ktery petopil
Sc nedaleko cinskeho pobfezf v
hloubcc $50 stop. Americana pax
docilili rekordu pc zahajeni svs-
tove yalky. kdy zvedli v Hawai-
skych vodach ponorku 2 hloubky
vice iak 200 stop.
Anglicka admiralita vypracova-
la mapu, ukazujici $ blizkmi pres
nosii posici kaade potopent lode
mezi Dnngeness, ma iiznim konci
Kentn. ynikajiciho do Anglickeho
.kanalu, a usti feky Tyne phi mort
Scvernim. Gene body ma ttrto ma
pc naznatuji posice potopenych
lodi. Pruhy techto cerntch re-
eek .isou huste pfi Dealu a Suf-
|folksktm pobfezi a nedaleko Al
denburghu .jsou tax ceine, re po-
dobaji Sc iedinemu cernemu poll.
Y tcchto oblastech Anglicane ia.
.kc dopadli ancbo znieili neivetsi
nemeckyeh ponorek.
Mnozstyi tccck naleza Sc tel pfi
1sti Temze. Mezi marlborough
Head a Whitby, phi pobfezi hrab-
styi Y0rsk6ho, Nemci nell take
bohatou zen. jak naznacujc husto-
ia teeek, jez vede jake ohon sme-
rem seyernim do Scverniho more.
yetsina t9chto lodi da Sc zvednon-
ii. ale jinak jc tomu V pfipad6 Ilu-
sitanie, jez potopena byla v hloab-
&c 294 stopy nedaleko jizniho po-
bfezi Irska. LODI tato mela ccnn
S10,000,O 900 a vezla nakIad v Gene
$500. 1000. NeiaAt pokns 0 dostize-
nj lode ttto Dude snad ucinan, ale
bylo by zazrakem zachraneni lodi,
jez klesla ia dino more v mistech,
kde poefnaji velke hlubiny. Ma
Sc "a TO, Re Dude ucinsn pokus 0
zatazeni yraku do mensf hloubky,
kde zachrahovaei pracs dali Sc L.
NJ proy1d9fi.
Pokrok zaÌpadu. [volume] (Omaha, Neb.) 1871-1920, 1920-02-04
VELKE NEBEZPEcl
MA BLlZKEM wy
CHODE PRO ANCLIl
Bolsevici jsou u bran In
die, Persie a take
Mesopotamie.

Washington d. c., /. mora. =
Ackoliv Anelie popfela pravdivost
2prav, Re ma v lmysln poslati sill.
nou armada k ochrani syfch
draw q zaimoylch sfer ma Biz
KEN VsTchcde, piece zda Sc bgti
praydepodobne, ze nczustane lho-
stejna K holscyickemn nebezpcci
v techto oblastech. Co v zajmu
ocbrany svych draw vykona, ne
nj urcitG znamo, avsak sotva oh
mezi se IA poskytnuti pomoci ar
madam Gruzinslia a Azerbadzanu.
JIM hrozi cd rudych armad ne
bezpeci bczprostfedni.
Ncbezpe6i Ma Blizky Vychod pri-
valilo Sc ma sklonkn minuleho ro-
kn. Sitnace V lctG byla Sc stano-
viska Angle a ostatnich spojencii
krajne nadsjna, nebof Denikinovy
armady ma jilm Rnska pronikly AZ
"a Orel. kterezt0 mesto naleza Sc
l75 mil TIA Jill cd Moskyy. Deni-
kinova .iizda zdala 30 byti ma ne
zadrzitelnem postum a mlnvilo Sc
dokonce o moznosti zivelneho po-
vstani sedlakn a jiste casti delhi
XII proti sovetskemu rezimu. Ma
severozapadni fronte Judenic po-
siupovaI smerem k Petrohradu a
Kolcak reorganisoval svoje vojska
k zastaveni rude why. zen0uci Sc
sm6rem vychodnim. Vnitfni ST.
tuace sovetskfho Rnska byla spat-
nj Sc stanoyiska bolsevikii n bylo
temGr dennG oznamovano move po-
vstanf.
Denikinovy armady odfizly boil
seviky od Donecke uhelne panyc a
zasobaren potravin v Ukraine.
Tovarny v sovetskem Rusku bylo
nntno nzavrfti nasledkcm nedo-
statku uhli. Nelke mnozstvi del
nictva ocitlo Sc ma zahalce. Ie-
min a Trocky ale tuto armadu ne
zamestnanTrh nenechali zahalet,
nybrz zverbovaIi vsechny telesIle
lschopne delniky do rude armady.
Teto sesilene armade pax podariIo
Sc zachraniti sovStskou situaci.
Denikin je zdrccn, Koleakova
vojska patti minuIosti a Judenie
je generalem beg armady. Boise
vicke armady We ctyrech mfsicich
zdrtily odpor svych nepfatel a o
City Sc Il t'erneho more a ma Kav-
kaze. takfka a bran Persie a Az
eanistamu. Rehcm sedmi mfslcd
Kolcakova yojska nstoupila LOO
mil, coz byla by vzdalenost 2 New
Yorku do Salt Lake City. Boiscvi-
exc armady v sedmi m6slcich zno-
va zfskaly asi 100000 ctverec-
mich mil iizemi, coz rovna Sc roz-
lozc. ~Spojenych Statn. z bJvale
earske rise ienom Polsko, east u
kraiiny, east Kaykazu a nejvy-
chodn6jsf cast Sibire, vedle ma
lych statu v Pobalti, ziiistavaji v
moci odpurcn bolsevismn.
Lenin je dosud shiny a voienai
odbornlci spojenci ocekayaji, ze
pokracovati Dude V zaboru. Pol
sko ma "a 10, Re atte!lk y asa:Feefi biz
de proti menu, mnozi vsak soudi,
ze Dude TO Angle, ktera pociti pfi-
III nder bolSeyickych armad. v
Anglii spatfujf rusti bolseyici pff-
zrak sv9toveho kapitalismu, ktery
hodla.ii zdrtit. JIM soudi, re nder
namlfen Dude proti Rnmunsku, a.
by doefIeno byio spojenf $ BuIhar-
skem. kde bolseyictvi pr,y nabyva
pndy, "a $ Uherskem, kde bolsevi-
ctyf ienom pred ncdavnem bylo Sc
sazenn : prestolm. Ma Blizkem W
chode vsak boiseyikiim kynon nej
v6tSf nad6jc a tax mono ocekavat.
ze zde zasadf pffsti svoji ram.
Pokrok zaÌpadu. [volume] (Omaha, Neb.) 1871-1920, 1920-02-04
America uzna re-
publiku Armenskou

Pafiz, 20. ledna. v xasedani
rady vyslanci oznamil Hugh G.
Wallace, americky ~vyslanec, Re
SpojenA Staty Sc rozhodly nxnati'
republican Armenskon, jejfz hra-
nice bndou stanoveny We smlouyc
S Tureckem.
Hyder Alaska miner., 1920-06-30
FIRE!
FIRE!
FIRE!

Delay is dang Buy extingusher and have sure protection.
 Congoleum Rug makes home comfortable and cosy. We have them. The very latest style of Ladies' Khaki Overalls The famous Black Bear Brand Mems Bib Overalls. FiIlsons Warranted to wear and give satisfaction" Khaki Pants.
 We can supply you with nails, locks, hinges and wall board. Paints oils and varnishes No cheap junk kept realize you demand the best
 Gneuv
 Salmon River Trading Co. Ltd
 New wManaan
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-10-26
EXACTLY.

She-They have a course at our
college on how to select and keep
help.
He-The hire education, Ell?
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-10-26
RESTAURANT EATS"
SURELY COME HIGH
PROPRIETOR OF A CHAIN OF
EATING HOUSES CLEARS
OVER $4,000 IN A WEEK.

CHICAGO, Ill.-Manager of one
large hotel and three cnain restau-
rant systems were summoned to the
city hall today to explain their res
taurant prices to the council commit
tee on living costs.
simultaneously Russell Poole, the
secretary of the city food bureau,
urged all down town workers to car
ry their own lunches until prices
come down, and announced that milk
would be delivered to the city hall
and sold direct to employees for 90
cents pint.
High Charges.
Investigation of restaurant prices
showed profits of seven hundred per
cent, Mr.. Poole said. Among the
items he listed, the first figures
showing the restaurant price and
the second figure the cost, are: Corn
Is to 20 cents, 2 to 4 cents. Toma-
toes, 25 to so cents, 31a to A cents
Coffee, 5 to % cents, 3 cents
French pastry, 20 to 80 cents, s
cents. Potatoes, Is to As cents, {
cents. Bread and butter, Is cents
a cents. Iced tea, 5 to 20 cents, J
cents.
John R. Thompson, owner of {
chain of restaurants, replied tt
Poole's statement today by declar
ing that his restaurants last weeE
served 964,208 meals at a profit OF
1 ga cents each. This is substantial
lv the same profit made on 10000
600 meals served last year, he said
On the basis of Mr.. Thompson
figures, his restaurants earned $16,'
1859 last week, and approximately
S875,OOO in 1919, which he said, was
his personal profit after all expenses
were paid.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-10-26

at infinitesimal mankind. The cattle
in fields are about the size of chick
ems and now as We climb higher to
avoid storm clouds the cattle are no
more than a handful grain thrown
on the grass.
: We are losing little time hunting
more comfortable levels and the
monocled Briton growls that we will
be late. The idea of a few minutes
more in the air may upset him. The
air again is clear. We are passing
a white, cardboard palace. It is the
palace of Compiegne, once the great
general headquarters of the French
armies. There is clump of city in
the distance. with a little spire against
the horizon. 1t is the Eiffel Tower.
We are dropping into the airdrome
at Bourget, where the French Gus
toms officers will count the number
of decent cigars we have brought in
to France. It is a great trip. | sup
pose the next time we cross they will
be serving tea Thump. We are on
earth again.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-10-26
RELIEF DONATIONS
PAY FOR WINE DINNERS
DIRECTORS SAY IN NEAR EAST
FUND SCANDAL. ORIENTAL
DANCERS AT REVELRIES.

CONSTANTINOPLE-Te stifying
at the hearing today of six Ameri-
cans who were arrested on charge
of having defrauded the Near East
Relief, Lieutenant Colonel Coombs,
director of the organization, admit
ed that many expensive dinners to
high allied officers had been given
with money belonging to the Near
East Relief.
He declared the arrangements
were made by a Mr.. Davis, one of
the defendants, and that champagnes
and other wines figured in the me-
nus. One bill for a dinner last July
amounted to $3.50. At this affair
there were Russian singers and
Turkish dancers.
Lieutenant Colonel CoOmbs denied
any knowledge of the trading at Ba-
tum last fall of a quantity of flour
for two carloads of whisky. He said
that Batum was outside his jurlsdic-
ton.
Davis testified that Lieutenant
Colonel Coombs had visited him in
prison and promised him immunity
if he would "tell all he knew about
those higher up who were trying to
get him (Coombs)."
Davis also testified that F. w.
Macalam, member of the executive
committee of the Near East Relief,
had visited him in prison and given
him a message from Charles V. Wick
ery, general secretary of the organi-
cation, that he (Vickery) was sorry
Davis was in such a position. Mr..
Vickerv was at that time in Switzer-
land. the defendant testified.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-10-26
GEORGIA LEADS
IN PLURAL BIRTHS
PERCENTAGE OF WHITE BIRTHS
LARGELY IN EXCESS OF THAT
OF THE NEGRO RACE.

During the past six months Geor-
gia has scored another record In the
race between the states to see which
one could roll up the highest total
of plural births, the Empire state has
come out victorious at the end of the
first half lap of the annual course
with 483 cases on record, or an aver
age Of Is for every one thousand
births.
Statistics reveal the fact that Ats
of these cases are twins; of which
1853 sets were male, 1873 female and
169 are male and female. There
are so far seven sets of triplets and
l set of bankruptcies. In the latter
"event" Georgia scored by a margin
of two during 1919, there being no
records reported from other states
DR.. Davis. of the state board OF
health, says that it looks as though
this state will take this. classified.
ton hands down again.
The 1920 birth rate, as estimated
in light of the past six months
promises to lead the country at 25.S
per 1000 of population. If this pre-
diction is realized it will represent
1882 births, which is an average
of 6,246 per month. Through June
31,566 birth certificates had beer
filed, and it is believed that 500
have been overlooked.
More Males Born.
It is interesting to note that the
male birth rate is in excess of the
female, yet it is popularity supposed
that there are decidedly more wo
men in the state than men. The male
births through June are 1871
while the female births are 1886
The population of Georgia is 81
per cent white and As per cent ne
gro. Despite this fact, the white brit
rate is disproportionately in excess
of the negro rate, being 27.46 ant
l15.O4 per 1000 of population, re
spectively This is accounted for b!
the fact that the negro birth rate i
decreasing rapidly. and also the faIl
ure of this race to report Dlrth
promptly and accurately. An add
! tional factor here is thaC Cne negi'
still7bith rate doubles that of tn
white race. go,
From January to June of 1922
there have been 278 white illegltl
mate births, and 1928 negro Civ
/ ing total of 1881 illegitlmate born
Death Rate of State.
Transferring the attention from
the beginning to the end, deatl
rate of 1929 per 1000 of popula
ton is found. This mortality rate l
extremely high, due to the recen
influenza epidemics, In normal year
pneumonia leads among the death
dealing diseases, but during 1920 IN
fluenza has reached the 1900 mark
pneumonia has barely passed 5OC
and tuberculosis falls short of 500.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-10-26
Stradivarius Violin
Is Found in Atlanta

ATLANTA, Ga.-Another social
ed Stradivarius violin has turned up
in Atlanta, and it doesn't belong to
a member of local orchestras, but is
the proud possession of no less a
parsonage than c. C. Barber, a for
mer deputy marhal, who was years
ago engaged in the highly adventur-
Gus if not musical occupation of chas-
ing moonshiners in the mountains
and running the risk of getting his
head shot off. -
The violin is one bequeathed to
Barber by his father, to whom it was
presented fifty years ago by stroll
Ing tramp of a fiddler who made the
elder Barber a present of it: Inside
the violin is cut the name of Stradl--
varius in Latin, with the date OF
1742, and sthe hall mark of the IA
nous master violin maker.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-10-26
SINGING ENCOURAGES OXEN.

In France the oxen that work in
the fields are regularly sung to as an
encouragement to exertion, and no
peasant has the slightest doubt but
that the animals listen to him with
pleasure.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-10-26
TWO BIG WHALES APPEAR
OFF THE ATLANTIC COAST
Crowd Rushes For Marine Glasses
With Which to Watch Them.

ATLANTIC CITY, N. Fash
ions and fair faces failed to hold the
undivided attention of holiday-mak-
ing autumn throngs in this mornings
boardwalk demonstration of the
modes. Whales were a counter at
traction, not down on the program
Two sportive mammals, playing polo,
soccer or something while they
"blowed" gustily about five miles
out in the Atlantic, entertained
Chelsea more than an hour and
brought everything available in the
way of marine glasses into play.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-10-26
Found Seven Rats Dead in Bin the
Next Morning"

Robert Woodruff says: "My prem
ises' were infested with rats. l tried
RAT-SNAP on friends recommenda--
ton. Next morning found seven dead
rats in bin, two nearfeed box, three
in stall. Found large number since.
No smell from dead rats-RAT-
SNAP drys them up. Best thing l
have ever used" Three sizes, 25c,
soc. S1.OO. Sold and guaranteed by
Dawson Hardware Co.. and Crouch
Brothers.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-10-26
CLIMBS 15O-FOOT MAST TO
RESCUE INSENSIBLE MAN
Toronto SteepIejack Saves His Co
Worker From Tragic Death.

TORONTO, Ont.-In, the sight of
gasping hundreds Joseph Moulday,
construction foreman, today climbed
the 15O-foot mast of a derrick and
rescued Frank Carvell, a fellow
worker, hanging unconscious from
the peak after his left hand had been
crushed under the steel hosting ca
BILE.
Reaching the swinging figure, held
at the masthead only by a glove
caught between cable and pulley
wheel, Moulday slipped down the
steel spar with Carvell, still uncon-
seious over his right shoulder. Moul-
dav will be recommended for the
Humane Society's life-saving medal.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-10-26
We Continue Our
Lower Price
Policy

We expect this news to be greeted enthusiastically by
those who have already pro6ted in one way another
by the reduced prices in effect since the beginning Of the
month. But the women who have the greater part Of
their Fall and Winter buying yet to do will probably be
the most delighted Animated selling has been prepared
for with shipments scheduled to arrive frequently
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-10-26
OUR PRICES ARE
20 to rs PER CENT
LESS THAN OTHER PLACES

Ask for the same quality and workmanship in their
Ladies Readyto-Wear Time and time again we have
"Yom Ready-to-Wear looks so much better and is SO
much cheaper than that at so and sos. (out-oftown)
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-10-26
RANDOLPH'S LEGISLATOR
FOR SPEAKER PRO TEN

Popular Member of Legislature VIII
Popular Member of Assembly VIII
Friends of Hon. R. L. Moye, rep
resentative of Randolph county, are
interested in his announcement that
he will be a candidate for speaker
pro tenn of the next house.
During his service as legislator
Mr. Moye has made a conservative
and useful representative. His long
experience in various public capaci-
ties fit him for the position of speak
er pro TEN. He has assurances of the
support of number of his colleagues
and his prospects of election appear
excellent.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-10-26
ONE-TENTH OF THE STOCK
THAT is SOLD is WORTHLESS
American Public Loses 100000, 900
Each Year Through Fraud.

About ten per cent of the stock
offered to the public each year is
worthless, declared Charles ]. Andre,
secretary of the National Associa-
ton of Securities Commissioners, in
testifying before the "blue sky" law
commission in Massachusetts.
The annual loss to the American
public through the purchase of
fraudulent securities is estimated by
Mr.. Andre as S500,000,000.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-10-26

666 HAS MORE INVITATIONS
THAN ANY OTHER CHILL AND
FEVER TONIC ON THE MARKET,
BUT NO ONE WANTS IMITA-
TONS. THEY ARE DANGEROUS
THINGS IN THE MEDICINE LINE.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-11-20
$; ::::;:;::''''s'''

1--WE decided that Jacksonville, or
maybe Palm Beach, would be about
right for u.s."
Did your folks know you were
going?"
Sure. We had enough money to
get to Jacksonville. too, but on the
way from st Louis, Taylor lost part
of his money on the Pullman. SO
we landed here Wednesday with
Thus we came back to the main
idea, which resulted in these two
clean, clear-eyed, weil-spoken young
high school boys being locked up in
the Atlanta police station after con-
Tossing to two robberies.
Not Low-Brows
1t still was hard to get. They
were not low-brows, in the common
acceptance of the world They were
boys like the boys who go to Boys
High school and Tech High school,
or maybe like freshmen or sophie
mores at Georgia Tech or Emory.
L tried further.
But didn't you have a plan of
any kind?"
mot exactly" May still was the
spokesman. We needed the money.
We decided to get it this way; We
district. We got on a street car
and went out there. We saw this
drug store parker Branan) and
got off a block past it and walked
back. We walked past it few
times, looking in. There seemed to
be a lot of people in there. More
We're coming in. We decided to
chance it. We went across the
street to a motor car salesroom and
in front of that we put handEer-
chiefs over our faces, up to the
Continued on Page z, Column 81
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-11-20

Not unnaturally, l had an idea
that the two boy bandits captured by
the Atlanta police Thursday night
had got their idea from the movies
or from Diamond Dick, Jr., literature.
They said no.
ut was business with us" Eric
May said. I'VE had $40 when we
got to Atlanta from st. Louis. We
certainly did not want to beat. the
hotel. We wanted to go to Jackson
vile and get jobs there. SO we just
stuck up that drug store. We got
SO, exactly. That was not quite
enough. So we went out the next
night and stuck up another one. The
plan seemed to work all right
until the cops got there"
The police say they would have
got the boys the night before if they
had not been stopping at one of the
best hotels.
Sketch of youngsters
May is II and Taylor 10. May says
he was born in the south of Eng
land and came with his parents to
Winnipeg, Canada, when he was TO-,
soon after moving to Minneapolis,
where he was a junior in high school
He says that he and Taylor were in
grade school together, but went to
different high schools. Taylor work.
ed in the summer, travelling with his
father through Wisconsin; his father
worked in his vacations-clerking
and the like.
"Why did you decide to head
south?" they were asked.
"Oh, it was so blamed cold in the
winter in Minneapolis" said May.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-11-20
YOUNG MANHELD
FOR FAKE HORSE
RACING SWINDLE

Charged with operating wire-tap-
ping scheme and staging fake horse
races, Abe Powers, young white
man who gave the lice his address
az Houston, Tex, was lodged in a
cell at police headquarters Friday
about noon, following complaint by
NJ. E. Holley, Of Aiken, S. c., that
he had hnen swindled out of $1,000
on fake horse races.
n Holley told the police that
Wade Lamar, a cattle dealer of
Aiken. S. c.. had made the acquain-
lance of Powers in Atlanta last
week, and that Powers had promised
large returns on investments IN his
"sure-tip" horse racing scheme,
w, he is said to have operated
in Kansas City, Mo. Hhe said that
following Lamar's advice he came
to Atlanta Monday and lost $1,000
on Powers scheme.
Mr.. Holley said that Powers
claimed to have the "inside dope" on
certain horse races, and that he
had fake kilograms and all the
other pharaphernalia needed to OPP
crate the scheme.
Powers was taken in custody on
Luckie street, where he was seen
and recognized by Mr.. Holley. He
Is being held at police station.
charged with suspicion. He refused
to give statement to newspaper
men when seen in his cell. Just
exactly where he had his headquar~
tiers and how his scheme was work"
ed, is uncertain, but the police eX-
pect to have complete information
about him shortly.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-11-20
Warrenton Youth
Drowned in Tank
Of Oil IN Louisiana

SHREVEPORT, La, Nov. 18.-Mr.
w. A. Davenport, young man en-
ployed by the Standard Oil company,
was drowned Sunday night about
1880 o'clock in tank of crude OIL,
near Homer, La. There were 10 eye
witnesses to the tragedy, but it is
thought the young man climbed up on
the ladder of the tank with his guage
pole TO measure the oil and by some
means let his instrument slip from
his hands. In Climbing into the IN
terior of the tank, which is rooted
over, to recover the gauge pole, the
gas fumes must have overcome him
and caused him to fall into the
liquid.
The body was not recovered till 8
o'clock Monday morning. The, re-
mains were brought to the Osborn
undertaking parIors of this city and
were shipped to Warrenton, Ga, his
former home, for burial.
The young man had resigned from
the U. S. Military academy at West
Point only a month ago, believing he
had a bringhter. future in civilian
life. His brother and his wife, Mr..
and Mrs. j. r. Davenport, accompa-
MED the body home.