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Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1920-02-17
Ouija Board UnCoVers
STRANGE Birth Mystery

The "Ouija BOARD mystery" that
was revealed here when Mrs. AIDE
line Jones, a pretty Dem er matron,
discovered through the aid of the
esprit slab" that she was not the
daughter of a woman who had cared
for her from childhood was devel-
oped into a search for persons and
re cords extending from indianapolis
to San Diego, Cal.
Mrs. Jones, living with Mrs. L.
Snider, of Denver, whom she had al
ways believed to be her mother, dur
ing a "seancc" with the ouija says
a message came to her that Mrs.
Snider was not her mother anG that
her real mother was living in In
diana.
Confronted with the req O." for an
explanation, Mrs. Snider is said to
have admitted that she was not. the
mother of Mrs. Sonca, but refused
to divulge any further information.
Mrs. Jones : 0ea1ed to local po-
lice for assistance IN finding her
mother, telling them that the o;;ija
board message hat elated a strange
tale Of her mother living in Indiana;
that her father, who was supposed
TO have been veal y, III teen muir
dered and that she was the rightfUl
heir to q substantial fortune.
Denver police interested them
selves in the case upon the admission
by Mrs, Snider that she was not
the young woman's mother, and an
investigation has confirmed part Of
the story told by the ouija board.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1920-02-17
Hunters Use Airpianes
ShOOtinn Wild Geese

The first arrest under the mlgra-
tory bird treaty act for hunting wild
fowl from an airplane was made in
Missouri recently when the long arm
of the law reached into the air and
seized two men for hunting and kill
ing wild geese from an aircraft. The
arrest was made by a warden of the
biological survey, United States de-
partment of agriculture, which ad-
ministers the migratory bird treaty
act. Following their arrest the hunt
crs made the trip to the office CT
the United States commissioner at
Charlottesville, Mo, in their plane.
They had previously boosted of their
ability, while flying, to herd the
geese more effectively than sports
men on the ground can possibly do.
Hunting of the sort in which they en-
gagged is specifically forbidden hy
the federal law and the regulations
hereunder. Several states have pass
ed laws foTbiGding hunting from air
planes, among them being C2!iforni.
Michigan, New Jersey. North Caro-
lima and South Carolina. There j.;
considerable continent il sporting
circles Against t. pr-c,ico, on tn
ground that it ig 1'r.1or1c:n e tx.
\ r.. O. r-@l 90 broke JUS tcfoc.
I,
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1920-02-17
House Republicans
Stirred Over Question
OF Soldiers Bonuses

WASHINGTON, Feb. IA re
volt threatens ranks of house Re
publicans over the question of this
congress voting a bonus or legisIa-
ton for former service men.
The petition of senate and house
Republican leaders that all such
measures with universal military
training must wait year or two
Or until the present large govern
ment expenditures are reduced, Is
being assailed by a faction of house
Republicans, said to be at least
seventy-five strong.
A copmittee composed of Repre-
sentatives Johnson, South Dakota
Morgan, Oklahoma; Smith, Michigan,
and Monahan, Wisconsin, has been
appointed to demand immediate ac-
ton on the bonus measures at
least.
The position of the bonus advo-
Gates is that the matter should be
threshed out on the floor and not
kept slumbering in committees by
the leaders.
Failure to agree to this demand
will result in a Republican caucus
where bonus advocates would have
a good chance to add many votes to
their cause when party members
went on record. Petitions have been
circulated and more than forty sig
natures, the necessary number TO
force a caucus, have been obtained.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1920-02-17
Kansas Coyotes Know
, When SUNDAY Arrives

JUNCTION CITY. Kan-The Kan
sas coyote, conceded to be the smart
est wild animal on the planes, has
learned to distinguish Sundays from
ether days in the week, according to
the farmers of this section. He
has come to know that Sunday is
the day when the hunters gather and
go out to eXterminate his kind.
All wolf drives are held in this vi
entity, and on Sunday the coyotes
have voted to rest in their dens on
that day it seems. Last Sunday 500
men, armed with shotguns, partici-
pated in a hunt in an infested area
south of Junction City. Despite the
fact that many packs of from six to
a dozen had been seen frequently
during the preceding days, the hunt
ers were able to round up only three
of the animals.
The testimony of the Kansas farm
err as to the smartness of coyote
bears out a statement made Nby Sam
uel A. Derieux, in which he says
that dogs have been known to com
pUte time.
The dos and the coyote are close
kin. Here is what DeriuX says OF
the dogs ability:
I heard my father say that when
he was a country boy he went &c
school at an academy fifteen miles
away, leaving home on foot Monday
mornings and returning Friday aft
ernoons; and that after Friday aft
ernoon, some three miles up the
road, he was met by his dog. The
people around the house watched The
dog on other days. He never left
the yard until Friday came around
when he struck off up thee road
And. I have seen settlers that fricke(
about the place on week days put or
a sober, deacoh-like demeanor OF
Sundays, and walk sedately. aroun'
the yard or lie under the shade d
! q tree"
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1920-02-17
World Conference Of
Leaders in Commerce
And Finance Asked

MENICO CITY, Feb. IA reso-
luton calling upon American finan-
ciaI organizations to act Immediate
ly toward calling g. world conference
of leaders in commerce and finance"
for the purpose of stabilizing eco
nomic conditions was adopted by
the international trade conference,
meeting under auspices of the Am
erican chamber of commerce for
Mexico, 't it's closing session here
today
"Inasm ,ch as the international fl
nancial SITUATION is unsatisfactory
and hin&ers world commerce, we
urge the. such organizations as the
America Bankers association, the
Chamber of Commerce of the Unit
ed. States and the National Foreign
Trade council act Immediately to-
ward calling a world conference of
leaders of commerce and finance for
the purpose of stabilizing cOndi-
tions, the resolution read.
The conference recommended for
consideration of the American or
CARNATIONS the plan suggested by
John J. Arnold, Of the Bank of Italy
of San Francisco.
Mr.. Arnold in an address. deliv-
cred before the conference Wednes-
day, recommended that the worlds
banking and business leaders study
the resources and liabilities of all
nations, consolidate war debts as
well as outstanding trade balances
and form an international clearing
house to eliminate extreme fIuctua-
lions and standardize the worlds
currencV
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1920-02-17
England to Furnish
Her Quota Of Funds
For European ReI;ef

LONDON. Feb. 13.-Replying to
question as to what steps the gov
eminent proposed to take for the
relief of central Europe, Austen
Chamberlain, the chancellor of the
eXchequer, said in the House of Com
mons this afternoon that the final
arrangements could not be made I'M
til the congress of the United States
had granted the necessary powers
Mr.. Cham berlain said the British
government had informed the Unit
ed States that in addition to the
12,500,000 pounds, voted for the cur
rent financial year, it was prepared
to contribute a further sum, not eX-
ceeding about half the sum contrib
uted by the United States and not
exceeding 100000 pounds in ALL
| The question was raised whether
the government had under considera-
ton the suggestion of Carter Glass
recently retired secretary of the
treasury, that the United States be
paid her international debts in gold
1t was asked also whether, in order
to help this request, the British own
ers of ornamental. gold, such as
trinkets and plate, be invited to hand
them to the treasury in return for
interest-bearing bonds and thereby
assist the position of exchange be-
tween England and America
To these questions, Austen Cham
berlain, the chancellor of the ex-
chequer, replied he mad taken steps
to have the proposals Indicated care
fully examined.
Premier Lloyd George was asked
by q member whether he could see
way to force ~ drastic reduction
in the importantly of Iuxuries. The
premier replied the government was
not in position to enforce any re-
strlctions upon importations of for
e!Gn goods. He said less than two
per cent of the imports from Ameri-
ca were Of articles of luXurv.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1920-02-17
Secret French-Serbian
Documents Proposing
Alliance Are Published

ROME, Wednesday, Feb. 13.-The
two secret documents, which the
Idea Nazionale says were exchanged
last fall between the Serbian and
French governments-the Serbian
document proposing a military alli-
ance and the French document re-
spending alphabetically but with
reservations-are published by that
newspaper today. The Serbian pro-
posal, the Idea Nazionale says, reads
as follows:
I'm the event of a conflict be-
tween the French nation and Med
iterranean power, Serbia also will
mobilize it's fleet. The moment hos
tiIities are declared between France
and a Mediterranean power, Serbia
will attack. Serbia also will put at
the disposal of France her railways,
connecting the ports on the 1onian
sea with the Dalmatian coast.
France is to leave Serbia free
concerning the future settlement of
a naval base at Cattaro, the de-
lenses of which are not to be dis
mantled, so that in case of need
they can readily put it in an eff
cient condition. -
This military accord shall be part
of a secret convention lasting TWEEN
ty-f1ve years, with the option of re-
newal."
The second document according to
the Idea Nazionale, contained the
French answer, declaring the prof.
ect presented undoubted advantages
for France, as it afforded bases on
the Dalmatian coast in case of fu
ture conflicts and open fields for
French commercial expansion. 1t
said, however, it could not be applied
without radical notifications. In the
opinion of the French government,
commercial treaty and customs con-
ventions ought to precede the mill
tarv trpatN
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1920-02-17
1--WE Live Surrounded by Invisible
World Of Spints, " Says Preacher

PHILADELPHIA trust we are
on the borderland of great discov-
cries." said the Rev. DR.. Russell H.
Conwell, famous preacher and lee
turer and president of Temple uni
versity, whose statement that he had
held verbal communication with the
spirit of his wife has attracted coun-
try-wide attention and interest.
There is no doubt in my mind
that we live surrounded by an in
visible word of spirits. They are
cognizant of our acts and thoughts
and can under certain conditions
communicate with us. They are the
enCompassinS cloud of witnesses to
which Paul refers
DIR. Conwell said that at no time
prior to the appearance of his spirit
visitor had the possibility of such
q thing entered his mind! The uneX-
pected time and character of the
visits, their frequency and the sub
ject of the communications disposes,
to DR.. Converts mind, of any as
sumption that he was laboring under
a hallucination, the working of his
''sublimal personality" The tests to
which he subjected his visitor pre-
clude such a deduction, he thinks.
He explained why he withheld his
disclosure -four years.
THE whole question of spiritual
visitation or communica tion," he said,
has been beclouded and surrounded
by fraud and deception. Spiritualism,
so called, has been made the tool of
constituencies mediums, fakirs and
charlatans who have exploited them
selves to such an extent that it has
been made the tool of constituencies
mediums. fakirs and charlatans who
have exploited themselves to such an
extent that it has discouraged Sc
rious scientific Investigations and
called into question the most con-
vincing testimony.
7 have submitted the facts of
my own experience. l wish them
considered from a scientific view
point as phenomena worthy of inves-
LEGATION.
of one thing 1 am certain; it
has flashed a new light upon many
passages of scripture. 1 spoke of
the hope that the spirit of my
mother might some day manifest
itself ONE. Mothers are, perhaps,
the spiritual guardians Of their chill
dren here in this life.
THE story of the Acts of the
Apostles of Peter in prison. There
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1920-02-17
GRANDMOTHER" HILL HAS
1O7 DESCENDANTS, SHE. SAYS

Grandmother" Hill, of CircIeville,
Kan, smiled when she read the rec
ord of Grandmother" Beal, of Wash
ington, who is Boosting of 105 de-
scendants. 81 can beat that" she
said, then itemtzed her own off
spring: Children, 10; grandchildren,
II; t-grandohildren, A; great
at-grandchildren, 6; total, 10Y.
Remarkable versatility in finding
names for the 107 descendants has
been shown by Mrs Hills family.
There is but one Mary.
Mrs. Hill as Mary Jane RAIDER was
born at Brock Gap, Brockenham
county, Virginia, in 1885. and was
married to Franklin Hill, of Plat,
Mo-, in 1860. Mr.. and Mrs. Hill NOV
ed to Circleville in 1870. Mr.. Hill
died three years ago, but Mrs. Hill
still resides in Circleville, living at
the home of a son, Edward Hill. She
is spending the winter in Topeka
however, with a daughter, Mrs. r.
L. Smith.
Modern methods of raising chill
dren are approved by Mrs. Hill. She
comments favorabIy on laws on san
itation as she sits by window
patching quilt pieces.
Il love to see the world progress, -
says Grandmother Hill, now in her
eighty-ffth year particularly cam
paigns against flies"
Grandmother Hill is blind in one
eye. When she was young she was
peeling peaches one day when a fly
tickled her nose. She brushed it
away, but the. point of the penknife
she held in her hand grazed her eye
making scar. After the soreness
disappeared she could see perfectly
well again; but twenty years later
following a severe attack of grip, the
scar began to enlarge and now the
sight of the eye is gone. If that
fly hadn't been in the house that day
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1920-02-17
C0nfesses to Murder to
Allow Father to Escape

BRADFORD, Pa.-Margaret Dicel-
10, seventeen, can marry any one of
a score or more of men. She has
turned down proposals galore. The
little Italian girl has won the hearts
of the youths of her own people by
the cute way in which she protect
ed her father from the clutches of
the law.
Margaret's father was accused of
killing a man but was at once freed
when his daughter confessed that
she fired the bullet. When her dad
was safe in Italy Margaret admitted
that her confession was a lie and
was given only to allow her father
time to get away. There was moth
ing for the authorities to do but free
the girl and forget the father. ..t--'
\ "I'm too young to marry" she
tells all bidders for her hand
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1920-02-17
CHILD DUMB FROM BIRTH GIVEN
VOICE BY FRIGHT IN MOVIE

LOS ANGELES.-The miracle of
Temple street, in which a child,
dumb almost from birth, burst sud
denly into speech when her emotions
were stirred by watching a motion
picture film, is being repeated in
awed whispers from household to
household in the neighborhood where
the child resides with her parents.
The miracle was confirmed by the
parents of the child.
The beneficiary of the Movie mir
acle" is Lillian Ostersetzer, virtually
dumb since she was born.
During the eight years Of her lone
ly life the big-eyed child with the
golden brown curls has lived in a
land of silence. And it was recently
when, to heal the hurt in her isolated
little soul the kindly mother led the
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1920-02-17
DEATHS OF BRONX zoo ANIMALS
LAID TO GERMS SPREAD BY VISITORS

NEW YORK.-There is every in
dication that the heavy death rate
among animals at New York Zoolog-
ical garden, Bronx. has been due to
disease spread by visitors.
SO strongly are officials of the So
ciety convinced of this that they
are going to place glass panes be-
tween visitors and cages in which
animals are quartered.
There were 1873 deaths at the gar
den last year. The loss has amount
ed to nearly $25O,O0O. Pneumonia
and tuberculosis appear to have
made deepest inroads, according to
Lee S. Crandell, assistant curator.
Snakes suffered a terrific loss from
ravages of pneumonia.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1920-02-17
Missourian Has Old Coins
= Datinu Back to Year 1867

POPLAR BLUFF, Mo.-A recent
ly published account told of DR.. J..
J. Schneider, living in southwest
Missouri, who has a collection Of
old coins that date back to the early
days of the republic. Not to be out
done, James Chewning, living at
BIodget, ups" and reports the pos
session of American coins dating
1875 and 1909 and French 5-franc
piece dated 1903.
But now another champion from
this district comes up in A. P. Hays.
of Qulin. Hays states THAI he has
two American coins dating back as
far as 1888 and 1889, a Hudson Bay
coin dating 1929, a Japanese coin
dating 1890 and two Spanish coins
one dated as far back at 1862 To
prove his assertion, Hays has made
tracings of the coins on paper and
mailed them to a local newspaper
The dates on several of the coins can
be seen as plainly as the dates on
coins now in circulation.
Charity is to woman what verac-
n
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1920-02-17
Dog Catches Thief When
Two Policemen Fail

SEATTLE, Wash.-As a real thief
catcher, Seattle's portly, well fed
policemen are not in the running
with Utah, a trim Alaskan collie
owned by Louis Duncan, colored
newsdealer here.
A thief robbed the cash register in
F. 4uekis dry goods store a few
days ago. Yueki started after him.
Two policemen joined in pursuit but
the thief easily oucdistanced the
trio.
Not so Utah. Duncan "sicked"
him on. Utah sprang away, over
took Yueki and sent him sprawling,
after taking a nip at Yueki's flank.
Again Duncan "sicked" the collie and
when the tired policemen caughH up
with the dog 10 minutes later he had
the thief backed into an alley and
was crouched ready to spring at his
throat.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1920-02-17
Gwinnett Democrats
Called to Meeting

LAWRENCEVILLE. CAB. L.
Patterson, chairman of the
Gwinnett county Democratic commit
tee, has called a. meeting of the
members of the Democratic execu
tive committee from each militia
district of the county to be held at
Lawrencevile on the first Tuesday
in March at the courthouse at II
o'clock a. M, for the purpose of fix
ing the date for the Democratic Dri-
mary election and for other purposes.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1920-02-17

They are especially susceptible to
the disease, which develops before
anything can be done for them.
Their eyes become glazed and they
develop high fever. Once fever sets
in the snakes are done for.
although 1 have attended hun
dreds of reptiles suffering from
pneumonia. [ never have heard one
of them cough or utter a sound re-
sem bling q, cough" Mr. CrandeIl eX-
plains.
Many fine specimens of the mon
keykey tribe died from tuberculosis.
Some apparently arrived suffering
from the disease, while others con-
tracted it from persons who visited
the private houses.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1920-02-17

child into darkened cinematic the
alter, that the dumbness fell from
her. ,
Scarcely had the mother and the
child taken their seats when a come
dian on the screen struck another
flicker land comedian with what ap-
peared to be an iron pipe.
Mortified, the child jumped to her
feet and, in the stiffness of the lit
tie theater, gave a fearful cry, Don't
do that"
Amazed, and doubling her own
sense of hearing, the delighted moth
err hurried little Lillian with the
wistful eyes home to tell the mirac-
ulous news to the father.
And Lillian hasn't stopped talking
yet.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1920-02-17
w. & L. Railroad to
Issue $4,000 Stock

LINCOLNTON, Cav Feb. 13.-The
stockholders of the Washington and
Lincolnton railroad held a meeting
at the courthouse in Lincolnton last
week, at which j. r. .rDy-
son, president OF the road, acted as
chairman. The meeting was held for
the purpose of considering ways and
means of lettering the service of the
road. A. S. Holcomb, manager, dis
cussed before the stockholders the
condition Of the line and stated that
100000 was needed for new cross
ties, rails, drainage and equipment
for the road. He was quite optimistic
as to the future Of the road if prop
erly equipped.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1920-02-17
Dog Plays Hero Role,
Saves Cat From Fire

NEW YORK.-Patsy, an Irish ter
rier, was one of the heroes at a fire
in TrepeI & Berschad's dog and car
store. Brooklyn, recently.
Not to be oGtlone by patrolmem
who were saving lives in multiples
of nine, Patsy emerged from the
smoke carrying in his teeth a kitten
that has been his roommate IN Il
cage for several weeks.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1920-02-17

is the suggestion that the angel that
released him was the spirit of his
mother. She entered the prison, shook
MIN and said just as a mother would
to her boy. Get up, Peter She told
him to put on his clothes and tie his
shoes and not to forget his cloak,
just as a mother would. Then she
led him forth to liberty"
In the intervening years since his
unusual experience DR.. Conweu said
he has given closer attention to spir-
itual phenomena, particularly has he
been interested in the research. He
receives regularly the reports of the
French society.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1920-02-17
333 Lumber Concerns .
Charged With Violation
OF the Sherman Law

MEMPHIS, Tenn, Feb. 1l.-Three
hundred and thirty-three hardwood
lumber companies and individuals in
sixteen states are named as defend
ants in a bill filed in federal district
court here today charging a con-
spiracy to restrain trade in viola
ton of the Sherman trust law
through the operation of an "open
competition" plan in which the de-
PENDANT concerns are alleged TO have
Joined
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1920-02-17

the grandmother feels she still might
have the use of both eyes.
Nine of the ten Hill children are
living. One died at the age of "a.
The youngest child is forty-one years
of age. There are more girls among
the Hill descendants than boys.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1920-02-17
New Gold Fields

BERLIN.-TWo valuable gold
fields have been discovered
since the Russian government re
covered the Urals, According to a
Moscow newspaper. The field is said
to lie thirty miles north of the most
northerly mine of the I1katerinburg
mining center. The Soviet ehgi-
neers have reported that if machin-
cry were available these fields would
make it possible to increase Rus
sia's gold output by sixty per cent
within two years.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1920-02-17

SAN FRANCIsCoOne of the most affecting afterthewar
Blue greeted Lieutenant John Beckett, S.
Blue" the hardbOed
jacket
and
The terrier is helping the marines recruit.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1920-02-17

Don't expect any man to have faith
in your judgment if you call him a
fool.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1920-02-17

). Accept California" Syrup of Figs
o1.ly-looB for the name California on
the package. then you are sure your
Child is having the best and most
harmless laxative or physic for the
little stomach, liver and bowels.
Children love it's delicious fruity
taste Full directions for childs
dose on each bottle. Give it without
fear.
Mother! You must say Cali
fornia. - Advt.)
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1920-02-17

Exports Of cotton cloths i'll No
vember, 1919, reached 74,99G,03S
yards, compared with 54,129,217 yards
November, 1918.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1920-02-17

Charity is to woman what verac-
fty IS to man,
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1920-02-17

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