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Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-08-21
CUTHBERT CROWD
BRAVES BIG RAIN
TO HEAR WALKER

CUTHBERT, Ga, Aug. 19.-Not-
withstanding a constant downpour
of rain, practically all day and up
to the hour of speaking, Clifford
Walker, candidate for governor, spoke
in the courthouse filled with en-
thusiastic and sympathetic voters
Wednesday afternoon. He was in.
PRODUCED by James w. Harris. of
the local bar.
The speaker, after stressing 100
per cent Americanism on the part
of Americans, urged like efficiency
in educational matters. stability OF
the home and home-oWning and build
ing as the best remedy against I'M
rest and for stable government. He
also promised his best efforts, II
elected governor, for better highways
and for an economic and business
like administration.
He cited the records of his OPP
ponent, ex-senator Hardwick, assert
ing that in all of his political record
in congress not one vote showed MS
advocacy of constructive and helpful
legislation, but on the contrary MS
opposition.
advocacy of Martens and Russian
Soviet and read from the records OF
the senate investigating committee:
He also read previous utterances OF
Mr.. Hardwick in criticism of Thomas
E. Watson and of his present incoon-
sistent position of attempting to ride
into office on Mr.. Watson's coat tai.
Frequent applause was given Mr..
walker' and his speech was favor
abIv received throughout. He IS
Well eIii-known and popular in Randolph
county and his friends believe the
county will be found in the walker
column election day.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-08-21
Second Primaries
To Be Necessary in
Mississippi Districts

JACKSON, Miss, Aug. 19.-Com-
plete unofficial returns. compiled by
the Jackson Daily News, from Tues
days primary, show that second pri-
maries will be necessary in the First
and Second districts.
In the First district Congressman
E. S. Gambler will be opposed by j.
E. Rankin, of Tupelo, who has a
small plurality.
In the second district, B. G.
Lowrey, administration Democrat,
will be opposed by A. c. Anderson,
of Ripley, who has sharply criticized
the western administration in his
campaign addresses.
Congressman T. U. Sisson, of the
Fourth district, an administration
supporter, defeated Jeff Busby, of
Chickasaw county, by about 400
votes.
Congressman Percy Quin was an
easy winner in the Seventh district
over Hugh V. Wall, of BrookhaVen,
and w. A. Dickson, of Centreville.
In the fifth district Congressman
Webb Venable was defeated by Ross
Collins, former attorney general, by
a majority of $50 votes.
The vote polled in the state varied
from one-half to two-thirds of the
registration, being surprisingly light
in many of the counties.
Judge w. D. Anderson, of Tupelo,
defeated Judge Sam G. Cook, incum-
bent, for supreme judge for the
northern district by about 1000.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-08-21
Recognizes Son She
Last Saw as BABY

NEW YORK.-Although she last
saw her child thirteen years ago
in Bohemia when he was a baby Of
eleven months, Mrs. Anna Hanchek
of New Salem, Pa, Yesterday nicI<ed
him out among scores of others at
the detention headquarters at Ellis
island
The boy, who has lived with
friends in Czecho-Slovakia, arrived
on the Rochambeau July IA, but the
name he gave was not recognized as
that of Hanchek. Mrs. Hanchek came
several times from Pennsylvania, hop
ing he had arrived, but each time
was told he had not Yesterday she
made a pitiful appeal to inspect the
detention headquarters herself The
immigration officials were skeptical,
but permitted her to visit the great
hall. She instantly picked out
fourteen -year-old boy as her own.
Questioning of the boy proved she
u. right,
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-08-21
John B, Gordon Camp
Endorses Fight on
Watson and Hardwick

John B. Gordon Camp No. 4S, sons
of Confederate Veterans, mas lol-
lowed the leadership of Atlanta Cam nj
in indorsing the fight of various
posts of the American Legion or on
Thomas E. Watson and Thomas W..
Hardwick ,1,o
lowing resolution, urging the defeat
of Mr.. Watson and Mr.. HardWlck
was passed: NJ .e
Sons of Confederate Veterans, At
lanta, IN special call meeting hereby
taken by the United Confederate Vet
Grams in their resolutions upholdlng
the American Legion in the fight
which they are bravely making upon
Tom Watson and Tom Hardwick, VINO
are running for two of the highest
OFFICES in the gift of the people of
Georgia.
1--WE condemn in the strongest
terms the attitude and record, writ
ten, spoken and acted, OF these Two
war and especially to the unwarrant-
ed and cowardly attack which they
have made upon those brave boys
Drivates and officers-4-who now COM
pose the American Legion
~'Our sincerest sympathy goes out
ion, and we call upon every son
f the Confederate veterans within
he confines of our state to use their
Utmost efforts in defeating Watson
and Hardwick in the coming primary
Let US show to the outside that we
Georgians are as loyal to our home,
to our state and to our country to-
day as we have been in every crisis
since Georgia had it's beginning.
JOHN ASHLEY JONES,
"Commandant.
"Official:
H F. WEST,
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-08-21
Wilson Put One Over
On England on League,
Roosevelt Declares

BUTTE, Mont. Aug. 19.-President
Wilson put one over" on Premier
Lloyd George of Great Britain, in
the distribution of voting strength
in the League. of Nations, Franklin
D. Roosevelt, Democratic vice presi-
Dental nominee, declared in an ad-
dress here.
"The Republicans are playing a
shell game on the American people"
the nominee declared, because they
are still busy circulating the story
that England has six votes to Amer
ica's one"
cit is just the other way" he went
on. GAS a matter of fact, the United
States has about twelve votes in the
assembly. Until last week I had
two of them myself and now Secre-
tary Daniels has them. You know
I had something to do with the run
ming of couple of little republics.
Facts are that I wrote Haiti's const1-
tuition myself, and if I do say it, |
think it a pretty good constitution"
Mr.. Roosevelt said that Haiti. an(
San Domingo, Panama. Cuba and
Central American countries who had
at least twelve votes in the leagues
assembly, all regarded Uncle Sam as
a guardian and big brother, and that
this country virtually would have
their votes in the league.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-08-21
SAYS HARDWICK
COULD NOT BE
lust GOVERNOR

ALMA, Ga, Aug. 19.-In an adj
the interest of his candidacy for
governor, Speaker OHM N. Holder
paid special attention to the cam
paign of Mr.. Hardwick and the basis
upon which it is being made.
Mr.. Holder spoke before a very
were particularly interested in that
feature of his address touching up
on Mr.. Hardwick's record. Con-
corning Mr.. Hardwick and his race,
Mr.. Holder said in part:
MIR. Hardwick is certainly pay
ing a dear price for the privilege of
running for governor-the filling of
his heart and very soul with intense
animosity and consuming antipathy
of his fellowman. In such a cam
onstrating to, the people of Georgia
that he could not make a just gov
ernor, for no man should be govern
or of Georgia who could not be fair
to friend and foe alike, and no man
can be fair and just, who has the
Hardwick evidences by his public
utterances.
81 still say that in his public rec
ord he has not been a builder, but a
CRITIC and a destroyer. He has not
BEEN for things which would bene-
fit and upbuild the state and nation.
and keep step with progress and de-
velopment, but rather has been an
opponent to all these things with
out offering anything in substitu-
ton therefor.
1T is in the senate where he had
an opportunity to do great work
that he developed into a critic and
an obstructiontist. He favored dis
franchising the negro in Georgia,
but favored giving him the ballot in
Washington so that the negro, then
saloons in that city. He opposed the
ship purchase bill, parcels post, and
the federal reserve act, the best
laws in behalf of the masses that
have been placed On the statute
books in half century"
Following his address here, Mr..
Holder went with friends to Halle
hurst, where he spoke to an au-
dience of Jeff Davis county voters
this afternoon.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-08-21
'OUIJA KING HAS
NOFAITH IN BOARD
HE MANUFACTURES

CHICAGO-A jolly little fat man
sits in a rickety chair in dusty
factory office and laughs so heartily
he shakes like a quivering cone of
jelly.
Mirth overwhelms him when you
mention the ouija board.
For the jolly chap is J. M. Sim
mons, "Ouija King"
He can afford to laugh. For the
people are buying the ouija boards
he makes so fast that he's rolling in
money.
The public are fools!" laughs the
"ouija king"
continues. "The public belief in the
ouija board is a joke. We don't fos-
ter it. But the poor deluded fools
want the board and we're giving it
to them by the thousands"
The past year 100000 ouija boards
were sold by J. M. Simmons & Co.,
made in a little second-floor factory
side. Simmons said as many more
were sold by the William Fuld com
pany, of Baltimore.
Does "Ouija King" Simmons use
the ouija board himself? He does
not!
If the man who makes the ouija
really thought the ouija had any
down and ask the ouija to tell him
whether the ouija craze is going to
last through the winter
And-precisely quoting Mr.. Sim
mons:
IT amt such a fool as to waste
my time asking the ouija questions
about the craze. Gosh, though! I'd
like to know whether the fool pub
lies going to yell for the ouija next
winter. It's hard to get the three
ply lumber stock the boards are
made out of unless you order 1t long
in advance. I don't know whether
to order lumber or not"
Simmons probably will take a
chance. For he's moving into a fac
tory four times as big as the old
one. And if the ouija fails him he'll
go back to making toys.
Simmons says he doesn't foster
mystic belief in the ouija. Yet the di-
rections he puts out contain these
statements:
MANY scientists claim this board
does not answer questions from an
unki.own power; that it's ANNA
ton flows from personal magnetism.
Spiritualists claim that invisible
spirits guide it's movements, asupe-
rior intelligence ruling our future.
IF you tail to get results in play
ing the board. it is at no time the
fault OF the board. 1t is at merely
that the so-called psychic force is
undeveloped in the operators. In
that case, simply ask some one who
has played board before to oper-
ate it with you, and you will I'M
doubtedly secure immediate results"
"Of course, that's all bunk" says
Mr. Simmons.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-08-21
Heavy Rains Played
Havoc With Cotton,
SAYS Commissioner

Rains all over Georgia in the past
several weeks have literally played
havoc with the cotton crop, accord
ing to J. j. Brown, commissioner of
agriculture, who has just returned
from an extensive investigation of
crop conditions in south Georgia.
1.-TWO weeks ago there was a pros
pect of almost a normal crop in mid
die and south Georgia" said Com
missioner Brown. But now it is
certain that there will hardly be gath
cred any cotton crop at all. The
boil weevil has eaten all the large
bolls and is working back on the
small bolls."
Commissioner Brown regards as
absurd the statement that the south
will raise 100000 bales Of cotton.
He does not look for more than 49,
100000 bales.
There will be a meeting next week
in Montgomery of the officials of
the American Cotton association for
the purpose of recommending a mini
mum price for the 1920 cotton crop.
Commissioners Brown will attend the
meeting and insist upon a figure
which takes into consideration the
oh ortnaSs of the crop
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-08-21

TOCCOA, Ga, Aug. Ex-senator
most strenuous and effective days
Of his campaign for reelection here
yesterday afternoon with a strong
address at the baseball park. He was
late in reaching the city from Clarks-
Vile, owing to the condition of the
mountain roads, but he found await
ing his arrival a representative crowd
of citizens, farmers predominating,
that gave him a warm welcome and
an attentive hearing.
Here, as at GAINESVILLE. Senator
Smith paid his respects to Governor
Dorsey and Thomas E. Watson. He
reiterated his invitation to the gov
sion in the Atlanta auditorium on
any date after next Thursday and
before the primary on September 8.
The politeness of his language in al
luding to Mr.. Dorsey as contrasted
with the. governor $ character.
izations of him was the subject of
much favorable comment, and there
were present many who subsequent
ly expressed the belief that in view
of his personal attack on the SEN
ator the governor, in common fair
ness. should accept the senator's in
ASA " LetSS
of their records.
1t appears that Stephens county
is one of the smaller counties that
escaped the attention of Governor
Dorsey'S tax investigators in their
illegal collection of a tobacco tax,
but this oversight-for such it is
counted-has not lessened the interS
est of the people in the disclosures
respecting the activity of this corps
of special officials, who were so lib
orally rewarded for their efforts in
exacting for the state money that
actually was not due the state, with
holding 20 per cent of the money
as compensation for. their labors.
No one in Toccoa yesterday vouch-
safed suggestion as to why the tax
collectors had played favorites
among the counties in the matter
of the tobacco tax, but there was in
the city we'll known travelling sales
man who stated that one of the col
lectors had offered to divide COM
missions with him for a tip that
would enable him to find tax de-
faulter" from whom he could make
q collection.
Senator Smith only touched upon
the tobacco tax matter as incidental
to his discussion of the deplorable
condition of the states finances I'M
der Governor Dorsey's administrat-
ton, and this. coupled with the re-
lations of the governor. Thomas e.
Watson and the Atlanta Constitu-
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-08-21
Fulton Walker Club
Plans Mass Meeting

At a meeting held Wednesday
night by the Fulton County Walker
club plans were perfected for po-
the Atlanta theater on the night of
Friday, August 81. The feature of
the meeting will be the speech of
Clifford Walker, former attorney
general and now a candidate for the
governorship.
Wednesday nights meeting was
presided over by Jesse N. Wood, in
the absence of James w. Austin.
chairman of the club. Several
speeches were delivered by Mr.. Walk
er's supporters, among them being
E. E. Pomeroy, Stiles Hopkins, A. J.
Haygood, Clarence Calhoun. A. B.
CartrelI B l. Owens and others
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-08-21
CONGRESSIONAL
RACES WARM IN
EIGHT DISTRICTS

In eight of the twelve congress
sional districts of Georgia there are
strenuous campaigns in progress, and
the primary of September s will de-
termine the personnel of two-thrids
of Georgia's congressional delega-
ton.
The First district has a three-cor-
nered race between Congressman j.
w. Oyerstreet, of Sylvania; a candi-
date toasucceed himself; w. w. Shep-
pard, of Claxton, and w. F. Slater,
of Eldora.
In the Second district Congress-
man Frank Park has no opposition.
The race in the Third district is
Crisp, of Americas, standing for re-
election, and J. Gordon Jones, of Cor
dele. -
In the Fourth district Congress-
man w; c. Wright has no opposition.
Another three-cornered race has
developed in the Fifth district,
where Congressman w. D. Upshaw,
standing for reelection, is opposed
by United States District Attorney
Hooper Alexander and B. M. Black
burn.
In the Sixth district Congressman
]: Walter Wise is unopposed for re-
election.
The Seventh district race is be-
tween Congressman Gordon Lee,
seeking reelection, and Claude S.
Porter, of Rome
The Eighth district contest has re-
solved itself into a race between
Congressman Charles H. Brand, of
Athens, standing for reelection
Thomas ]. Shackelford, of Athens,
and Phil w. Davis, of Lexington.
The Tenth district is again the
scene of strenuous political battle,
in which the antagonists are Con-
gresham Carl Vinson, seeking re-
election, and Samul L. Olive, presi-
dent of the state senate.
In the Eleventh district Con-
gresham w. c. Landlord is unop-
posed for reelection.
The contest in the Twelfth dis
trict is between Congressman W., w.
Larsen, of Dublin, standing for re-
election, and Roscoe Peacock, of
Eastman.
The entries for all the congress
sional races have closed.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-08-21
Lightning Hits Oil
In Abandoned Well

CLEAN, n. Y-Lightning
which penetrated an oil well that
it's hackers had abandoned in de-
spair tapped and ignited a gas
pocket, encouraging the drillers
to such an extent that they re-
sumed work and have an oil we'll
in the center of the city that will
produce five barrels day, it is
estimated.
1t is the first we'll sunk inside
the city limits, and the "shot"
was watched by hundreds of per-
sons. The we'll is in a yard be-
hind Union street. 1t is the
property of the Nealo Oil com
pany, which invested $4,000 in it
and estimates that the returns
will be about SO Ga day. More
drilling is expected.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-08-21
SAYS Husband Is
Serving Term for
Having Eight Wives

Claiming that her husband is serv-
ing a sentence of from four to five
years in the state penitentiary at
Alabama for bigamy, Mrs. Annie
Ramsey has filed suit for annulment
Of her marriage to j. H. Ramsey.
The petitioner claims she was mar
ried December IL, 1908 and in Feb
deserted her. The first intimation
she had that he had committed big
amy, she says, wa searly in the pres
ent year when she received a sub
poena to appear in the criminal divi-
sion of the circuit court at Birming-
ham, Ala, to testify against her hus-
band. She says he was charged by
the court with having eight wives.
He pleaded guilty to four charges,
she says, and was sent to the peni-
tertiary. Mrs. Ramsey is represented
by Attorney James L. Moore.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-08-21
Senator Smith Leads
Both Opponents in
Kinbau House Poll

Editor The Journal: inclose copv
of poll. which you will please pub
fish. This was taken by Mr., A1dina
Chambers and myself in the Kimball
house lobby at twenty-five minutes
of II O'Clock, this date.
Dorsey, 6.
Watson, 8.
Smith, II.
l am sending a COW of this tn
each of the papers. ~
Yours very truly,
100 Lawton St, i IL
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-08-21
SELLS ALL WOOL SUIT
FOR $500

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Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-08-21
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Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-08-21
Hunger Striker Dies
After 43 Days Fast

POTTSVILLE, Pa.-After hav-
ing been on a hunger strike for
forty-three days, Charles Wilson,
a negro prisoner, died today in
Wilson, while serving sentence
of seven years for a series of
hold-ups, and attempted muir
ders, tried to escape some weeks
ago. He opened his cell door
with a key made from spoon,
beat the night Waterman into
insensibiIity and engaged in a
pistol duel with another watch
man. He was severely injured
in the fight.
He was re-sentenced to a to-
tai of twenty-eight years i'm
prisonment. Then he began his
hunger strike.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-08-21
Villa Had One Officer
To Each Two Privates

MEXICO CITY.-General Fran
cisco Villas army consisted of
55S commissioned officers
and men when he surrendered, but
he had nine generals among a
total of $50 commissioned Off
GERS, or almost ratio of one
officer to two -privates and nom
CONS. This was revealed here
with the publication of the Of
fetal text of the terms, of sur
render signed by Villa.
In addition to the nine generals
. Villa had tflirty-three colonies,
twenty-five Northumberland
thirty-three majors, eighty-five
captains, thirty-four lieutenants
and forty-one sub-lieutenants.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-08-21
Veteran Gunner Quits
United States Navy

SAN DIEGO, Cal, Aug, 19.-Capee
tain Leigh c. Palmer, U. S. N, chief
of the bureau of navigation during
the world war, rendered his resigna-
ton which has been accepted by Sec
rotary Daniels, it became known
here today. Captain Palmer is known
as one of the gunnery authorities of
the navy. His resignation came aft
err eighteen years of service. No
reason for his action was announced.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-08-21
Farmer Has Secret Way
To Ride Over Niagara

SHUBENACAnIE, N. S., Aug. 10.
William Barbrick, a farmer who re-
Gently made known his intention of
in a barrel, announced today that
he had constructed a secret con-
tainer for his plunge. Barbrick, who
served during the war in the Brit
ish merchant marine, said he would
apply next week for permission to
try the hazardous feat which this
year cost a British barber his life.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-08-21
Bryan Is Elated at
Success Of Suffrage

BARTLESvILLE, Okla, Aug. 10
William ]. Bryan, when he learned
here of the action of the Ten
nessee legislature ratifying the fed
eral woman suffrage amendment, ex-
claimed: "Hurrah for Tennessee" and
dictated kilograms of congratulation
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-08-21
Train Is DeraiIed, but
PASSENGERS Unhurt

TOLEDO, Ohio, Aug. ia to-
ledo, Bowling Green and Southern
traction car carrying twenty-six pas
sengers 1eaped the track, rolled down
a thirty-foot embankment and land
ed on one end in a ditch without the
injury of a single person at Cygnet,
thirty miles south of the city last
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-08-21
Take "Dodson's Liver Tone" Instead!

Here's my guarantee! Ask your
druggist for a bottle of Dodson's
Liver Tone and take a spoonful to-
night. If it doesn't start your liver
and straighten you right UP better
than calomel and without gripping
or making you sick I want you to
go back to the store and get your
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-08-21
Special Rail Rates
For Southern Veterans

coast lines today announced rate
of one cent mile for Confederate
veterans and members of allied or
ganiza tions for Confederate reunion
Houston in Oct6&-.