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Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-08-12
Steel Plant Planned
For Walker County
By New Corporation

The international Steel and Motors
corporation has been licensed by S.
G. McLendon, as secretary of state,
to offer it's securities to the invest
ing public of Georgia, should it's pro-
motors see fit; though they assert
that they intend the stock for a few
selected persons, preferably connect
ed with steel and iron manufactures
Plans for the corporation, it was
announced, include a great plant for
the manufacture of steel and iron in
walker county, near Estelle, to de-
yelop the mineral resources Of north
Georgia, northeastern Alabama and
east Tennessee.
Speaking of Georgia's resources in
this respect Harry L. Britain, of
New York, president of the new COM
pany, said:
To-day Georgia is producing almost
as much iron ore as Pennsylvania,
but where Pennsylvania has 1872 blast
furnaces in operation, turning out
16,5O0.000 tons of pig iron a year,
Georgia produces none.
Ohio, Indiana and Illinois do not
produce iron ore in any quantity, yet
these three states produce 100000
tons of pig iron a year. Since their
local supply has been exhausted, the
blast furnaces of the north are com
PEELED to haul their ore and lime
stone more than 1000 miles, and
their COdl SITUATION IS nearly as pad.
These conditions, together with the
new increased freight rates, will en-
able northwest Georgia to produce
pig iron $14 to SIS a ton less than
Pittsburg, or any other market in the
north. This is hard to believe but
nevertheless true.
Freight on steel products from
Pittsburg to Atlanta and other points
in Georgia, ranges from $17.7O to $140
a ton, so when you add together the
$14 difference in production cost on
pig iron, and the minimum freight
charge $17.70, you will see that these
two items alone will enable north
west Georgia to produce steel al
ready delivered in the state $50 a ton
less than Pittsburg can, or Birming-
ham, since Birmingham charges
Pittsburg rate, and must continue to
do so in accordance with the very
recent decision of United States SUI
preme court.
Thirty dollars a ton on 100000
tons amounts to $4,000, 900 a year,
that is, freight alone, to say moth
which amounts to more than the
freight. Six million will almost
build and finance plant of that ca
pacity"
Officers and directors are Henry
L. Britain, New York: H. Abner
Dean, Rome; John Bowling, Chatta-
nooga; r. A. Denny, of Georgia;
James M. Craig, Birmingham; K. l..
Jones, Atlanta, and Walter M. Mas
sey, Macon.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-08-12
Old Gold Brick Game
Is Worked in Kansas

WICHITA, Kan.-The old gold
brick game recently was revived
here, successfully, from the view
point of the swindlers, according to
a story told local police by the VIC
tim, a pawnbroker.
The pawnbroker said a stranger
called at his store and said he would
open a tailor shop here. His visits
were repeated and he and the pawn
broker became friends. Then, one
day while the stranger was present,
q man came in who said he had some
gold he wanted to sell. Stranger No.
1 said he knew a broker in Hutch
inson who would buy it and proceed
ed to call up the Hutchinson broker
by phone. Later the broker from
Hutchinson, representing himself as
Max Cohen, appeared.
The brick of gold, contained in a
black box, was produced. 1t was
tested and found to be gold. The
pawnbroker and Cohen agreed to buy
it for $500, the pawnbroker putting
up $4,000 and Cohen $4,000. Upon
opening the box during the absence
Of Cohen and the man who sold the
brick, the pawnbroker found it con-
tanned a brass goldcolored brick, but
not the one he had tested.
Cohen, who invested $4,000 in the
brick, never has called since. Search
at Hutchinson showed there was no
licensed broker there by the name of
Max Cohen.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-08-12

NEW YORK-Fourteen crap shoot
ers were held up by nine masked
men early yesterday morning in the
cellar of an apartment house on the
east side of Fifteenth avenue, be-
tween Forty-second and Forty-th1rd
streets. Brooklyn. and robbed of
about $4,000 in cash and jewelry
valued at $4,000. In making their
well-planned raid and escape, the
bandits practically put the whole
block of thickly populated apart
ment houses under martial law. The
victims were lined up against wall
by five of the men while the others
guarded entrances of the cellar and
drove residents of the block indoors
Louis RubinowitZ, a furrier. of No.
4216 Fifteenth avenue, directly OPP
posite the scene of the robbery, at
tempted to give the alarm when the
shouts of the gamblers attracted his
attention. He was forced to retreat
into his house by one Of the armed
robbers. Other residents of the
block went to their windows and
were ordered back by the bandits
sentries.
After the robbers had escaped into
the nearby entrance of the West End
subway on the cityward side, Pa
troImen Joyce and Reiss, of the
Parkville station, were summoned.
Communicating passing automo bile
they raced the subway train to the
Pacific street station, four miles
away. They lost the race and the
men presumably escaped into Man
haitian.
Bandits Interrupt Diners
Six gunner held up Peter Men
eds restaurant at No. 2235 Eighth
avenue early yesterday morning and
fed with a cash register containing
$500. Thirty diners were lined up
against the wall at the point of auto
MATES, but nothing was taken from
them.
Menedis' brother, Thomas, told
them, the police say, that an hour
before the holdup the gunner ate a
meal in the place and, when paying
their check, asked them if the res
Thomas says he told them that the
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-08-12

SEATTLE.-Every man aboard
the schooner Roosevelt, from the
master to the cook, in from a recent
voyage, said they would take an
oath that they saw a huge bald eagle
take wild ride on sa1mons back
in the stretch of water between Cape
Nudge and Seymour Narrows, Gulf of
Georgia. And they brought the eagle
to Seattle to prove it.
The Roosevelt was on its way to
Seattle from the fishing banks in
Hecate Strait Shortly after passing
Seymour Narrows members of the
crew said they noticed a bald eagle
flying close to the water near the
vessel. AS they watched the bird
skimming near the surface a spring
salmon, estimated to weigh about
twenty pounds, leaped clear of the
swift-moVing current. Quick as
fash the eagle drove his sharp tai
ons into the fish's back.
There was a great splash as the
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-08-12
Takes Nap on Telephone Wires;
Can't Say How He Got There

Several of the cops held the net
under the wires and Bush climbed the
pole and poked the sleeper with his
club. The man stirred uneasily, and
muttered something about taking an
other CT the same. Bush prodded
him again and the sleeper turned an
uncertain eye upon him.
How'd you get up there?" demand
ed the policeman.
"Darned if know" said the sleeper,
"got a drink"
The man refused to come down, but
Bush prodded him long and vigorous
Iy with the end of MS nightstick, and
at length the sleeper lost his hold
on the wires and fell with a roar
into the net He was then transfer
red to an ambulance and taken to the
Newark City hospital where he gave
his name as William Merkel, but re-
fused to give his address. He had
no idea of the circumstances under
which he climbed the pole and went
to sleep across the wires. He didn't
care to discuss it, in fact; he would
only say he had been out with the
boys" and he felt rotten.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-08-12
More Money Needed
To Combat Smugglers

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10-(By the
Associated Press.)-Liquor smuggl-
ing into the United States has
reached such proportions that 1t has
brought in it's wake a large Illegal
traffic in other commodities, it was
learned today at the treasury de-
partment. Officials have become so
concerned that they are considering
a Encouragement of the governments
coastal criminal chasing arms, with
a view to ting on what they
described as menacing situation.
The customs service, charged with
protecting the country from snug
glers, has found itself wholly in
adequate" to meet the situation, ac-
cording to Assistant Secretary
Shouse, of the treasury, who is head
of that government branch. He de-
clared the custom officials are handi-
capped both in men and in money
because of a refusal by the last con-
gress to appropriate additional
funds with which the service could
be exDanded.' -
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-08-12
Russian Crown Jewels
Struggled Into England

LONDON, Aug. 9.-The Russian
crown jewels, worth fabulous sums,
have been smuggled into England by
have been warned about them, &C.
cording to report circulated to-
day: The jewels include the cars
crown and the wonderful diamonds
and necklaces worn by the czarina.
1t is said that all the court jewels
were placed in the hands of bolshevik
agents, who sent them to Amsterdam,
London, Constantinople and New
York, with orders to sell them and
return the money to the soviet war
chest. The British learned of the
plan through a dealer who had long
been a resident of Petrograd and
who had been approached by a boil
shevik agent.
In the czar's scepter was the ia
nous Orloff diamond, weighing
1914 ga carats. The czar's collection
Of rubies is said to have been the
finest in the world.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-08-12
Gangs Of N. Y. "Gnnmen"
Stage Three odd RAIDS
In One Busy Days W/0rk

place had a great patronage and that
Sturday's business had been unusual
ly good. The six babe him good
morning" and departed. An hour
later, Thomas says, they returned
and, while three of them held him
and the thirty diners at bay, the 9TH
ers carried the cash register to a
limousine at the curb. Four hours
later the register, battered and emp
ty, was found at Broadway and six
tieth street.
Gunner visit Baths
Five smartly dressed young ban
dts drove up in an automobile to
the Lenox Baths, at One Hundred
and Fifteenth street and Seventh
avenue, at o'clock yesterday morn
ing and stole eleven deposit boxes
in which patrons had stored their
valuables. In their hurry they left
more than $50 deposit boxes behind
and obtained an aggregate plumber
of between $4,000 and $4,000, where
as the total valuables on deposit was
estimated at about ten times that
amount.
Edward Handler, of 1854 Washing
ton avenue, the Bronx, the assistant
cashier, was on duty in the office
when the five men entered the place.
They ranged from 20 to rs years in
age, according to Handler, and were
all unmarked and smooth shaver.
When he approached the window Of
the office door, through which the
business of the establishment is
done, Handler found several re-
volvers pointing at him. He threw
up his hands when commanded, then
opened the door and was marched
with revolver near the small of
his back to a large room on the
ground floor in which scores of pa
irons were asleep on touches.
Morris HICKMAN, an employe in
the dormitory, rose sleepily when the
assistant cashier and the two BAN
dts entered. One of the bandits
struck him on the jaw and HICKMAN
rolled over on the floor. After this
incident all was quiet in the dormi-
tory The bandits escaped before the
alarm was spread among the 200
batherS.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-08-12
Bald Eagle Has Wild Ride on
Salmon's Back, Sailors Say

big springer dived, taking the eagle
beneath the surface. All hands
rushed to the rail to watch the
struggle. Three times, they said, the
fish and the bird disappeared in the
water while the Roosevelt syeered
a course close behind them.
Finally the eagle loosened it's hold
on the salmon and Topped over on
the surface Of the. water completely
exhausted. 1t had put up a game
fight, but had lost it's prey. The
crew of the Roosevelt pulled the
bird aboard with bait hook The
eagle was nearly drowned, but on
deck it soon recovered and showed
fight
While the battle between the bird
and the fish was in progress two
other eagles, the Roosevelt's men
said, flew around the vicinity scream
ing loudly. Captain Barney Peder-
sa represented the captured eagle to
one of the local public parks.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-08-12
Costs $50 TO "Shimmy"
In This Illinois Town

CHICAGO.-The town of Normal,
the home of the Illinois State Nor
NAL college,, where 1891 students
are learning how to become teachers,
has put down its foot on the jazzy
Saxophone "shimmy."
An ordinance prohibiting the dane
ing of the Skinny in public has
been passed by the village, board,
prits, with a fine Of not less than
$50 for each and every offense.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-08-12
u. S. IS PROBING
THE CLOSING OF
COTTON MILLS

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10.-The de-
partment of justice is conducting an
investigation into the textile indus
try to determine whether closing of
cotton and wooden mills is due to a
conspiracy by manufacturers to con-
tinue high prices, it was learned to-
day at the office of Attorney General
Palmer.
Mr.. Palmer, a week ago, sent into
New England an agent who now is
directing the investigation. District
attorneys have been instructed ~
give him all assistance.
Information reaching n3.. only the
justice department but also experts
in the bureau of markets and the
commerce department, officials said.
indicates that manufactures now are
closing their mills to prevent stocks
of cotton and wooden cloths from pill
ing up. This would create short
demand begins.
Officials here today were studying
the closing of cotton mills at Fall
River. Mass. Cotton mills in Geor-
gia and North and South Carolina
are planning to reduce working hours
next week, according to reports
reaching officials of the bureau of
markets.
The closing down process seems
to be striking textile mills in all
parts of the country Thousands of
workmen are being laid off or dis
charged.
Idle wooden spindles July 1 num-
bered 949,066, according to commerce
department reports. Idle worsted
spindles totaled 1878.
The number of idle spindles has
been increasing for more than a
year. July / showed AZ per cent
idle: June 1, 2S.1 per cent, and May
I, lis per cent Manufacturers say
they are forced to close for lack
Of orders.
A Rochester, N Y, ready-to-wear
clothing maker recently sent DIR
cular to all retail dealers stating he
would be unable this fall to supply
certain kinds of clothing. This, he
said, was because he was unable to
obtain cloth. This manufacturer
named a big wooden manufacturing
concern which recently closed its
doors for Tack of orders"
The clothing manufacturer said he
previously placed large orders with
this same wool cloth manufacturer.
Cotton cloth manufacturers in the
past year paid enormous dividends.
Several Fall River mills paid more
than 10 per cent for the four-month
period just ended, according to re-
ports reaching officials here. During
the preceding nine months the same
mills paid total of 25 per cent.
NO INFORMATION ECETVEn
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-08-12
no INFORMATION RECEIVED
ON GOVERNMENT PROBE

No information bearing on the in
vestigation now being conducted by
the department of justice into the
alleged arbitrary closing down of cot
ton and wooden mills. in order to
shorten the supply and induce high
er prices hhad been received Tues
day at the office of L. J. Bailey, chief
of the department of justice for the
southeastern states.
This Office" said Mr. Bailey, will
take prompt action in all cases were
there appears to be a violation of
tho Lever act"
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-08-12
He's Tobacco King,
But Doesn't Smoke

Candy-making millionaires who
never use candy and distillers
and brewers who never use their
own product have an interesting
colleague here in the person of
Benjamin N. Duke, tobacco king.
Mr.. Duke does not smoke.
When asked whether he pre-
ferred pipe, cigar or cigarette.
the North Carolinian, whose ven
lures in the tobacco-raising and
manufacturing marts have made
him many millions, replied:
"I have never used tobacco in
any form in my life and have
never had any desire to do so,
although I have been connected
with the cultivation and manufac-
boy"
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-08-12
Rents Jump
40 Per Cent in October

CHICAGO-Flat dwellers in Chi
cago will have to meet a forty per
cent advance in rents next October,
it is announced by the Chicago Real
Estate Exchange. The increase is
necessitated by the scarcity of apart
ments and greater expenses in fur
nishing service, it is claimed.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-08-12
Seven Sisters Mica =
And Gold Mining Co.

MONTGOMERY. Ala, Aug. TO-
Following the report of the discov-
cry of bits of gold in Cleburne coun-
ty, Alabama, seven women notified
the secretary of state today of the
formation Of the Seven Sisters Mica
and Gold Mining company. with $780,
900 authorized and paid-in stock.
Headquarters will be at Hef1in, Ala.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-08-12
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Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-08-12
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Arizona republican., 1920-02-13
1O0 WOMEN ID AID IN. RAJ SING QUOTA FOR. ROOSEVELT MEMORIAL.

The Woman's Roosevelt Memorial association, through it's Arizona or ganization, is selecting committee of loo women from all over the state so that the work of raising S2,000, Ari- zona's quota may be put through without delay The committee has al- ready, or soon will have members in every county in the state, Mrs. J. L. B. Alexander, state secretary, announced yesterday.
 Bronze buttons of Roosevelt will be given all donors to the fund and their names will be inscribed in the "Book of Donors" which will be kept as a treasure in the birthplace homestead of Theodore Roosevelt, 26 East Twentieth street New York City The Woman's Roosevelt Memorial association has for it's object the restoration of the old house and the placing therein of the family heirlooms, and making of the house a repository of records and other intimate remembrances of the great patriot, in order that the house may be visited by all who loved him and by those who would study the influ- ence which shaped his career.
 As explained, the house is to be a living influence. with circulating li- brary containing all the writings of Roosevelt, and many other books on travel. history and the lives of great men. The birthplace and the house adjoining have alraAdy been pur- chased. These two buildings will be thrown together and will form what will be known as Roosevelt House."
 The committee of 100 will comprise two members each from Apache, Santa l Cruz and Mohave counties; three for Coconino; four each for Navajo, Gra- ham, Greenlee, Pinal and Yuma; Ten | each for Pima and Gila; Il for Yav- l apai and 20 each for Cochise and | Maricopa counties.
 Mrs John Wetnerill, Tucson, is l state chairman; Mrs. B. T. Daniels. | Tucson, vice chairman; Mrs. Dwight | B. Heard, Phoenix. state treasurer, and i Mrs Alexander. 604 North Third ave- | nue, Phoenix, state secretary. 1
Arizona republican., 1920-02-13
SPASH! MAY GO WATER OVER DAM AT F TONIGHT
Water Users Officials Esti- mate Overflow Will Be- gin Some Time Between 6 Tonight and 6 Saturday A. M.

Sometime between o'clock tonight and o'clock tomorrow night it is ex- pected that water will start flowing over the spillways of the great Roose- welt dam. At that hour the big reservoir which is the heart of the valley will be full to the brim and running over.
 It will be the fourth time in history that water has flowed over the dam, and the first time since 1917. It will be the best assurance of prosperity for next year that the valley could 1ave-far better than guaranteed prices for products-for it will guarantee that there will be no lack of water
 Yesterday there was 222.49 feet of water in the reservoir, an increase of l .39 feet over the day before. or a gain of PATH acre feet. At 225 (correct) feet, even, the reservoir will over flow. With only two and a half feet 10 go, the top of the dam should be reached within less than AS hours from the last reading yesterday morning.
 Freeze Will Delay
 Though it is impossible to say with any degree of certainty, it was esti- mated yesterday that the reservoir would be full to the brim by. midnight tonight, according to present indica- tions, though the time might be earlier tonight, or later Saturday morning.
 It is possible, however. it was pointed out, that the lake may not overflow for days, as a freeze in the Roosevelt region would stop the HOW into the lake altogether. delaying fur ther rise On the other hand, rain and rising temperatures would make the
Arizona republican., 1920-02-13

lake reach capacity even before ex- pected.
 At present the reservoir holds more water than at any time in more than two and a half years, and nearly four times as much water as it did January l. 1919, when elevation was only 135 feet-a gain in little more than thiP- teen months of almost a million acre feet. The big gain, however, has been in the last two and a half months
 Big Gain in Three Months
 Since November A, 1919, less than three months ago, the reservoir has gained in contents three-quarters of a million acre feet of water. On that date the contents stood at 5S2, 900 acre feet, and the elevation at 16S feet Yes terday the elevation was 227 feet and the contents practically 1925, ,00o acre feet. For the last 80 days the reservoir has been gaining in water at the rate of 9,375 acre feet a day.