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Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-09-21

NEW YORK.-Nearly $900,000,00O
in gold-said to be the greatest
amount of the precious metal stored
in any one place in the world today
wa transferred during the early
hours Of these autumn evenings
from the United States sub-treasury
at Broad and Wall streets to the
United States assay office, the new
white building next door east, re-
Gently.
The mental picture called up by
such a statement might be one Of
innumerable guards, rifles, bayonets,
even machine guns; of hawk-eyed
secret service men scanning every
passerby. '-.
But nothing Of the sort is happen
ing. Broad and Wall streets are
empty of humanity while the trans
fer is being made. There are no
soldiers, no extra police, no excite
ment. -.
There is wooden chute. about
eighteen inches square, extending
downward from the sub-treasury to
the lower floor Of the assay office,
and through this, in small wooden
slid.
The task has been going on for
Seyeral days and probably will go on
tsi several mouths, for there is a
tremendous amount OF tallying to be
dof.e in connection with it.
B4r9rs 1t was melted the metal
was iE the form of English sover-
eigns and French 20-franc pieces
was sent here during the war and
afterward, in payment Of debts.
Morgan & Co. received most of it.
AS the eof..s we're melted and val
ued. Morgan and other houses were
paid the equivalent in gold certifi-
Gates.
During the war the assay office
did not have vault-room enough, and
so several of the big sub-treasury
vaults were lent to it. The new
assay building has the largest and
most modern vaults in the world.
ard therefore the gold is being
taken.
The gold coins were melted into
oblong bars. about 6 inches long and
2 inches wide. These bars are test
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-09-21
''Phantom Burglars
Chloroform Victims
And Leave No Clues

NEW YORK.-The Phantom
Burglars" who several years ago
were the terror of Harlem and
Washington Heights, apparently re-
sumed operations last week at the
home of Abraham Altman, a grocer
living at No. 101 West 1870 street.
Jewelry valued at $4,000 and some
cash il Altman's clothes were taken.
The gang or individual thief gain
ed reputation some years ago by
the ease with which they or he en-
tered apartments without leaving a
trace and without apparently using
J1mmies or other burglars tools.
Drugs were administered to the
sleeping occupants of the homes en-
tered.
The same procedure was used in
Altman's case. When he aWoke
Thursday morning his head ached
and he had difficulty in getting up
His clothing had been tossed about
the room and the place ransacked.
The Altman apartment is on the
fourth floor and he had locked the
door, turned the safety lock and
fastened all the windows through
which entrance could be gained, the
night before. The door had seeming
ly not been tempered with and the
windows were all as he had left
them. Mrs. Altman also had been
drugged
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-09-21
Nation Putting Up;
Smoking Increases

WASHINGTON. - Figures made
public here indicate that the growth
and consumption Of tobacco in the
United States are on the increase.
The production from the 1918 crop
was 1,439,O71.000 pounds. There
were imported in 1919 leaf tobacco
and tobacco products to the value of
$S6.4S5.O35, while the exports of
leaf tobacco were more than $780,
100000.
The combined production of cigars
7,629.O00; of cigarettes approximate
ly 55,C0O,OOO,00G. and of chewing and
srn oking tobacco and snuff 427, 000,-
600 pounds.
There were 16211,769, 900 cigar
cites exported during the year, leav-
ing $4,000, 100000 factory made Gig
arartes for home consumption.
The exports OF le1f tobacco in
1919 amounted to 765, 913,164 pounds,
greet thy exceeding any prior year.
The revenue collected during the
year amounted to $205. ooo-cco
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-09-21
Two Thousand FMarys'
Attend Convention

NOBLESVILLE, Ind.-The sixth
annual reunion of the Marys of the
United States was held here recent
ly with an attendance of 1900. Most
Of the central states were represent
ed. Some came from as far as
Pennsylvania.
Everyone present answered to the
name of Mary.
Prizes were awarded to the oldest
Mary, the youngest Mary, the pref
test Mary and the tallest Mary and
the shortest Mary and to the Mary
who came the longest distance
Dinner was served after literary
and musical program !
Committees were appointed to
decorate the graves of the twelve
Marys, members of the association
who have died in different parts of
the country during the last year.
The next meeting will be held in
Indianapolis.
officers were elected as follows:
President, Miss Mary Hummer, and
secretary, Mrs Mary HarrellI
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-09-21
COX SPEAKS TO
WOMEN VOTERS:
MEN ARE GUESTS

SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. is
Mere man, unless accompanied by a
woman escort" was refused admit
lance today, to hear the address of
Governor James M. Cox, Democratic
presidential nominee, before the San
Francisco center of the California
Civic League, woman's organiza-
ton.
The speech, at a luncheon, was the
principal feature of Governor Cox's
last active campaign day in the San
Francisco Bay region. Tickets were
restricted to women voters, unless
member Of the organization re-
questeed the privilege of bringing
man guest"
Following this talk, Governor Cox's
itinerary called for an address to
the commercial club public recep-
ton at the Palace hotel and a speech
att the Oakland auditorium, across
the bay, under the auspices of the
state Democratic committee The
nominee will leave tomorrow for Los
light.
Governor Cox was expected to de-
vote further attention in today's ad-
dress to the Japanese immigration
question, burning issue in Califor-
mia. His audience also anticipated
an EVAPORATION OF his statement that
racial fee4lng was being inspired
by opponents of the League of Ma
tions and that it looks to me like
a German-American alliance with
the reactionary candidate"
He has promised such elaboration
here. 49,
Governor Cox after charging here
that the Republican senatorial oil
garchy" protected "the most shame
less ,profiteers in history" today out;
lined five practical, concrete and
definite measures" which he said
would reduce the cost of living and
eliminates the profiteer. They were:
Congress should grant the presi
dent a permanent revolving fund to
purchase as much Of the sugar crop
as is necessary to prevent profiteer-
ing.
A law limiting the period during
which goods may be kept in cold
storage.
A law requiring that the price at
which goods were placed in storage
be marked upon them.
A statute requiring all goods
destined for interstate commerce be
marked with the price at which they
left the hands of the producer
A law licensing and regulating
those engaged in interstate COM
merce to prevent uncomfortable
profits.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-09-21
Wildcat Division to
Hold Annual Reunion
In Columbia, S. c.

wildcats" in and around Atlanta
will be interested in this. The first
annual reunion of the Eighty-first
CWildcaD division of the late Amer
lean eXpeditionary forces will be held
in Columbia, S. c., Monday and Tues
day, September 20 and Fl. Every
former member of the division,
whether they went overseas or not,
is invited to be present and fight
the war all over again with their for
mer comrades. All who are expected
to attend are requested to inform
c. r. Elkins, secretary Of the Wild
cat Veterans association, Columbia,
South Carolina.
The association has made all the
plans, and from the announcement
they have issued to most of the for
mer Wildcats, the city of Columbia
has prepared a most memorable en-
tertainment for the boys who wore
the khaki with the kitten on their
sleeves. 1t says that expenses will
cease when the ex-soldiers get off
the train, and that there will be
"beaucoup eats" dances, automobile
rides and everything else that goes
to make up a regular party.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-09-21
Stolen Bonds Given
Back to Banks and
Sent to New York

Approximately 100000 in securi-
ties recovered from Rufus Right.
who is being held in connection with
the robbery of a pouch of registered
mail from a Southern railway train
near Cornelia, Ga, ten days ago.
were restored to Atlanta banks and
business houses Friday by federal
officials.
These valuables were again being
forwarded to New ork Saturday I'M
der registered cover, after having
been delayed for ten days due to the
rifling of the pouch in which they
were originally started on their way
to the north.
Postoffice inspectors said prac-
tically every bank in Atlanta partici-
pated in Fridays restoration of Sc
curities recovered from young
Right. A careful check of the bonds
and other valuables found in Rights
suit case revealed the fact that a
relatively small amount of the origi-
nal contents of the registered pouch
Of mail are missing.
w. d. Franklin, implicated by G..
G.. Monroe, young mail clerk, and
Right in their confessions as the
man who planned the robbery, was
still at large Saturday afternoon.
Inspectors expressed the opinion
that he has made his way beyond the
limits of the state, but were hopeful
that his arrest would be effected
shortly.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-09-21
Prince of Wales Has
Bic Time in s. Wales

MIoWERA, New South Wales eso
The Prince of Wales had the time
of his life here among the hard-rid-
ing, notwithstanding, outspoken
ranchers. and by his adaptabilityy
and good fellowship made himself
extremely poular. He won. their re-
spect when he entered five races
against these premier horsemen and
won all the events.
The ranchers are having a quiet
smile over an amusing but some
what embarrassing incident in
which the prince was involved
With his usual .'hail-fellow-we ell
casion asked every one in the house
to haye a drink with him.
After the drinks had been served
the heir to the richest throne in the
world discovered. he had no money.
He called on admiral Halsey, who
is touring with him, for funds, but
the only reply was: II haven't a
shilling on me, sir"
Finally another member Of the
royal party came to the rescue, and
the drinks were handed around.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-09-21
New Questions

New Questions
How soon will the 1920 census
be completed?
2.-Are. the. quarters without three
stars under the eagle genuine?
3.-What shall, use to kill insects
on plants?
stamped envelopes which have been
addressed or printed but not mailed
are redeemable?
5."What does the word. "Chautau-
Are there any wild tribes of
do humming birds go south
in winter? What do they feed on?
S.-Was Vermont one of the thir-
teen original .states?"s .,'
9.-What will remove stains from
gravestone? The stains were made
by. .decaying. vines. Z"
10.-Why is there such drive for
determination of rats when the gov
eminent states that bubonic plague Is
Questions Answered
1. Q-When did Peary discover
1. Attic north pole was reached
by Admiral Peary on April Z, 1909,
z; Q.-How large a stream is the
2. A.-Years Of observations have
established the fact that all the great
rivers of the world turQed into one
channel would not equal the tremen-
dous flow of the gulf stream. It's
breadth in it's Nnarrowest portion is
about fifty miles and it's depth about
1000 feet.
8. Q.-What colors would be most
appropriate for decorations for q
second wedding anniversary?
8. A.-The second wedding ami
versary is the cotton wedding, so
the decorations should be white com
bined perhaps with green: If you
wish to take the colors Of the cot
ton blossom, which is pink in the
morning and a deep lavender, by late
afternoon, they would be attractive
with white. Possibly you can obtain
stalks of the cotton plant with the
cotton attached.
4. Q.-Where is the Easter is
land?
A. A.-Easter island is in Polynesia,
and was so named because it was
discovered on Easter day, April g.,
1922, by a man named Roggeveen.
The inhabitants have no name for 1T.
1t has been an unorganized depend
ency Of Chile since 1888.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-09-21
TROUBLE FEARED
IN MINE SECTION
OF TUSCALOOSA

BIRMINGHAM, Ala Sept. 1S.-
Impending trouble in the, Brook
mine section of
Tusca1oo "a county; involving an al
legged plot of striking miners to blow
up collieries, was reported tonight.
A request that the governor be asked
for troops was declined by the
sheriff, pending personal investiga-
ton and he left Immediately for the
troubled district, according to word
here. -
Distribution of companies of state
troops continued today and while
there Were no outbreaks, reports in
Dictated the situation in the Alabama
coal fields remains tense.
The Opelika company, Alabama
National Guard, was sent out In
units to Pinckney City, Sayre and
Bessie mines. Troops were to be
s Toned "a gate across road IT
Sayre, where union miners had ue-
clared they would march during the
afternoon. The mine company
claims the road is private, while the
miners say it is public. Troops al
ready have been sent to Majestic
and Br dford mines. All companies
that have reached Birmingham have
companies were scheduled to reach
Birmingham tonight, one from Mont
gomery and one from GadSden. One
of these will be assigned to duty i'm
medic and the other held in re-
serve. a - ..-- IA r. 49,
Mobilization of three or four addi-
tionai companies of guardsmen and
the commanded - of a portion of
Rickwoo' ball park as a camp for
reserve forces of the National Guard
Steiner Saturday. Other companies,
the mobilization of which was an
nounced, will be held subject to inn,
mediate call.
Quiet prevailed throughout the en-
t area taken over by the troops,
according to reports made to Cen
eral Steiner's headquarters.
Company A of Montgomery, Com
pany G of Selma and Company L of
Alabama City ere ordered to hold
themselves in readiness for active
duty. ,s..
Colonel Dallas Smith, of the Rain
bow division. is N command of
troops in the Jasper district under
orders from General Steiner. Head
quarters will be maintained by Cen
esper.
Five companies of militiamen
were placed, on guard duty in Walk
er and Jefferson counties Friday
pany is being held in reserve in Bir-
mingham, ready to be rushed at a
moments notice to any point where
it may be needed.
Parts of Jefferson. Walker, Shell
by. BibN and Tuscaloosa counties
now are patrolled by troops, accord
ing to the declaration of General
Steiner lie gives assurances that
there are sufficient troops in the
state to meet any situation, and, if
for any cause the number should
prove too small, he calls attention to
| the fact that the governor has the
right to call every man in the state
from the ages of IS to As to arms
to suppress disorder
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-09-21
Hero Rescues Girl
From Certain Death
In Niagara Falls

BUFFALO.-Miss Matilda Schoe.
merit, of Philadelphia, was snatched
from certain death in the Whirlpool
Rapids at Niagara Falls recently by
Gordon w. Dunn, of Montreal. who
was severity cut in the rescue.
They were among the passengers
on a gorge route trolley that was
blocked at the edge of the. Whirl-
pool Rapids by a fallen rock. The
were walking Oh the brink of the
river. The girl fell over the slight
..mbankment some fifteen feet into
the river, but caught and chung to
a projecting rock. Dunn saw her
danger and vaulted the embankment.
He landed on a slight beach of rocks
and cut himself severely on hands
and Head. Getting to his feet he
seized the girl before she was swept
away.
Help was quickly at hand, and the
pair were taken. back to Niagara
Falls. Dunn. after his cuts were
dressed, left the hospital. The girl
is still suffering from shock.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-09-21
j. L." Metal Airplanes
Appear to Be Defective,
Acting Director Says

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1S.-The J..
L.. all metal monoplane used by the
air mail service, appears to be de-
ective in it's gasoline feed machin-
e-y, acting Director White, of the
cir mail service, said today.
J. L. planes were recently in two
'ccidents in which four flyers were
He'd The second accident occur
I'd Monday near Toledo, Ohio, and
re first at Morristown, N. j., Mr..
hite made his statement concern
g the J. L. on the basis of adj
nee reports from the committee
3yestigating the Toledo accident.
The accident was caused when
gasoline leak developed" Mr..
Thits said presumably the gaso-
ne was exploded by spark from
re exhaust. The same thing evil
entity happened in the Morristown
'ccident.
This defect can easily be reme-
led, we believe. Then the J. L. will
as safe as any other plane. If
ve fail to remedy the defect, we
hall of course, stop using the J. L. 4"
Tho J. L., a German-made plane, is
favored by postal and air mail serv-
zee officials because of its high
need. The air mail service is now
sing 1t in the trans-continental
s.rVice
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-09-21
4 FARMERS ARE
HELD FOR DEATH
OF TREUTLEN MAN


DUBLIN, Ga, Sept. 1S.-Four
prominent farmers of the Gillis
Spring section of Treutlen county,
north of Soperton, have just been
arrested in connection with the death
of Bill Hart, well-known citizen.
which occurred last Monday night.
At the time of Harris sdeath, he
was riding in an automobile with
four neighbors, Wiley Smith, Dan
Davis. Lige Coleman and 2SE ~
den, the four men who have since
been arrested. These men Explained
mat the car jumped from bridge
spanning a small creek and that Hart
fell into the water and drowned be-
fore assistance could reach him. An
autopsy revealed that there was no
water in Harris lungs and caused
the arrest of the four men.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-09-21

RUFUS KIGHT, who, with
G. C. Monroe, a railway mail
clerk, confessed to postoffice
inspectors Thursday they had
participated in the mail rob-
berry on a Southern railway
train near Toccoa last Monday.
staff photo by VIM.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-09-21
Americans Are .ImperiIed
BY Arab lnsurrection

NEW YORK, Sept 18.-The Arab
insurrection in Mesopotamia has i'm
periled the work of the Bagdad
branch of the American commission
for relief in the Near East, according
to cable message to the headquar-
ters of the relief organization re-
ceived here today from DR.. Phillip
Mcdowell, of Wooster. o., in charge
Of the American relief activities in
northern Mesopotamia.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-09-21
Business at Commerce
Suspends for Funeral
OF Victim of Otanto

COMMERCE, Ca, Sept. 1S.-The
body of Mr.. Raymond Ellis Luthi
arrived in Commerce last night from
Hoboken, being shipped from Ireland.
He was q victim on the steamship
Otranto, which rammed another boat
off the shores of Scotland in Octo-
Der, 1918. Mr.. Luthi was navy
lieutenant. Mayor Stark issued a
proclamation ordering business houses
to Celose to attend the funeral at
Grey Hill cemetery, heer this after
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-09-21
5000 Worknen
Occupy Factories
In Southern , Italy

ROME, Sept. 1S.-Thirty thousand
orkmen have occupied the factories
1T Terni. in southern Italy, This is
one Of the most important industrial
towns of the south. The only excep-
ton to the factories taken over is
the Idros plant, where synthetic
ammonia is manufactured and which
is controlled by American interests.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-09-21
Mother and Daughters
In Triple Wedding

VALPARAISO, Ind.-A triple we'd
ding, in which a motherN and her
twin daughters took part, was SOL
emnized here one night recently.
Mrs. Lillian Zane was married to
John Hively, while her children.
Cora and Nora. became brides of
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-09-21
Changing Old Stumps
Into Handy Dollars

NEW YORK.-A Wilmington.
Del, powder company has bought all
900 acres of land in Mississippi.
1t will use the stumps, millions in
number in a good reduction plant
to extract turpentine and their re-
moval will make it possible to put
the land Immediately into cultiva-
ton.
The idea reported in the foregoing
dispatch is not new to Georgia. A
Brunswick ! concern for some time
has been carrying on a mutually
profitable arrangement with farmers
by which their useless tree-stumps
leasing hundreds of acres for Gull
tivation.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-09-21
A WOMAN FEELS BLUE AND UNHAPPY

She is a "bundle
of nerves." suffers
from headache and
backache, all out of
sorts, from girlhood
to Wonanhood.
The modern young
woman is often
"high strung. ergo
tional-has fainting
spells-is frequently
blue and dissatisfied
with life. She should
ha ba1,>ad h,y n tonic
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-09-21

BEDFORD HILLS, N. Y.-The
young ladies are not studying Greek
dancing.
Nor are they taking the barefoot
cure.
They ares tudying voice culture!
Learning to sing!
They are students at the Bedford
Hills voice culture school, studio
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-09-21

camp, conducted by Madame Scherer,
famous French instructor.
The unique feature of the school
is that new students are not request
ed to use their voices for month
Or more after they arrive, but are
giving dancing, jumping and other
exercises as a preliminary. Above,
Miss Dorothy Hall, who is also seen
jumping in the lower picture. The
school is for girls only.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-09-21
Don't Send a Penny

astounding Rubber Boot bargain offered
boots made the
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-09-21
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