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Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1921-07-01
PERMIT GRANTED
ENDS ALL DOUBT
AS TO BIG BOUT
Dempsey apd Carpenter
End Training and
Wait Zero Hour
nv Associnted Pressl

Jersey City, June 3O.-Chairman
Robert L. Doherty, of the New Jersey
boxing commission, tonight issued
the permit for the Carpenter -Demp-
sey contest to the New Jersey Ath-
letic Club and George L. (Tex) Ric-
kard.
The issuance of the permit and
the statement Of Prosecutor Garvan
that he will not present the COM
plant of the International Reform
Bureau to the grand jury unless fur
ther evidence ofsa conspiracy is pre-
sented, virtually disposes of all le-
gal difficulties in the way of the con-
test.
jim Savage, Phil Ehrhardt, Dan
ny Sullivan, Jimmy De Forest mad
John Williams today were appointed
referees for the preliminary bouts
DR.. Wallace Pyle, ]. R. Comoran and
L. Hellstern were appointed as the
physicians to examine the boxers be-
fore they entered the ring.
DR.. Wilbur F. Crafts, of the In
ternational Reform Bureau, in a
letter to Governor Edwards made pub
lie today, demprted that he prevent
the bout. Governor Edwards, before
receiving the letter stated:
"You may say that the fight will
go on and will be conducted absolute
ly within the law"
In his letter DR.. Crafts declared
the governor would find himself in
an awkward position if he attended
the fight and it turned out to be
crime. DR.. Crafts also wrote Gov
ernor Sproull, of Pennsylvania, who
has been invited to the fight, as the
guest of Governor Edwards, asking
him to stay away.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1921-07-01
Dempsey Spends Day Loafing

Atlantic CHy, June 5O-Jack Demp-
sey after ga day of loafing and fro
licking around the house which has
been his home for eight weeks, went
to bed at $3.50 tonight with his mind
as peaceful as a five year old boys.
Tomorrow Tie champion, and his
party will leave for Jersey to rest
until called to Tex Richards arena
to defend the highest honors of the
prize ring against Georges CaEpen-
tier, champion of Europe. The hour
f the champions departure tomor-
row was a guarded secret. Not even
his Immediate handlers had been. in
formed. The location of the private
residence in Jersey City where Demp-
sey will spend the night before the
battle h& not even been revealed to
the champion.
While many persons have worked
themselves into a condition of eX-
element over the coming contest,
Pempse%, whose championship is at
stake. apparently was the least con-
cerned. He slt on the broad front
porch of the house this afternoon
cutting Joe Benjamin, one of his
sparrring partners, and joking with
close friends. Once he clamped a
deadlock, furnishing wrestling hold,
on the unsuspecting Benjamin and
squeezed until the latter yelled with
pain.
The only time any mention of the
fight was made when rain soaked
came up on a wheel and
yelled this at the champion: How
are you going to let GRIP lst, Jck?"
"Wait for As hours more and I'll
tell you," the champion replied with
a grin.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1921-07-01

morning Carpenter, accompanied by
three of his training partners, hur-
ried off to the woods. They pogged
for a while and when caught in a
heavy shower found shelter in an
old barn. Here Georges shadow boxed
for half an hour and performed
acrobatic stunts, utilizing a rafter
for his horizontal bar.
After lunch Georges went to the
gymnasium and worked for half an
hour. When he finished he jumped
on the scales and tipped the beam
at 172 pounds. He appeared delight
ed and remarked that this was the
heaviest he had ever been before a
light.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1921-07-01
NAVAL APPROPRIATIONS
TIED UP BY OBJECTIONS

Washington, June 30.-Objections
to house reductions in the naval ap-
preparation bill today tied up the
measure in The senate and with all
appropriations expiring with the fs-
cal year at midnight tonight caused
technical lapse in funds.
Final disposition of the bill tomor-
row was the aim and hope of leaders
Of both the senate and house, but
they were prepared to rush thruogh
an emergency resolution continuing
present naval appropriation, should
the deadlock continue.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1921-07-01
GO0d MOrnjng-

The devil never tempted man
who h efound judiciously en-
ployed.-Spurgeon.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1921-07-01

Local thundershowers Friday
and Saturday
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1921-09-08
GIANT AND FREAK
POTATOES GROWN
BY COBB FARMERS

The Journals assortment of agri-
cultural products is constantly in
creasing, to the great pleasure of the
editors and others. Two weeks ago
it was a "Whifflebat," last week it
was an unusually fine specimen of a
white sugar beet that is grown but
little in the South. This week it is
potatoes of unusually large varie-
ties, both as to potatoes in general
and for the season of the year in
particular.
The potatoes were brought in by a
truck farmer with family and by a
Youthful agriculturist of eight years.
The former, Mr.. w. T. McCurIey, of
Marietta, route 6. about miles out,
brought in potato the first of the
week that measured 81 inches in cir
conference one way and % IL in
ches another way and weighed exact
ly 1-2 poonds. The other was
brought in Wednesday by Master Wal
lis M. Bugg, son of mr.. and E. M.
Bugg, who live about two miles out
on the Powder Springs Road Wallis
potato weighed is the neighborhood
of pounds, was very freakish in
appearance and was nearly as large,
so far as total mass is concerned, as
the first potato brought in.
Mr.. McCurley has A 1-2 acres in
potatoes which he says will average
$50 bushels to the acre, or about 100
bushels on the entire crop. The var
iety is the ''Porta Rca Vans" Mr.
McCurley states that he has sold
about 40 bushels already at an av-
erage price of $500 per bushel. His
season average he expects to be in
the neighborhood of $100. This
will mean approximately 100000
for his crop, which beats cotton sew
eral times over, he states. He cures
by the ordinary banking process and
states that he can keep the potatoes
sound and fresh until the following
summer by this method. He is of the
opinion that the ordinary banking in
the field is fully as good as the hous-
ing and curing proposition apart
from the greater ease with which po-
tatoes can be handled by the latter
process. The loss is about one third
either way be states, arising from rot
.stnrg n tire caseo of banking and FIRM
weight in the curing hose.
Little Wallis M. Bugg has a small
patch of potatoes which he has grown
himself, and the reports are that the
entire patch is exceptionally good for
this early in the season. The indi-
cations are that in ties years to come
when he Is 10 llo1igor very ssi4s: ell i
y5tfgster that he will be showing
the people Of the county some real
farming.
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1921-09-08
A COBB COUNTY
FARMER STATES
OPINION Of BILL
Thinks Present Document is Sal
walton of County. Deplores
Waste Of Present System
WILL BE FREE OF FACTIONS
Facts and Figures Brought out at a
Meeting of County Citizens in
Marietta Last Friday

A very enthusiastic meeting of
farmers. lawyers. doctors, manufac-
tIrers, bankers real estate and news
naner men was held in Marietta last
FRIDAY evening in the interest of the
one man commissioner form of gov
eminent for Cobb county.
After the purpose of the meeting
was stated. short talks were made.
And from the facts and figures pro-
duced it did not take any argument
to convince the most skeptible that
something is radically wrong with
our present system of roads and rev.
enues. And that if the tax payers
Of our county could realize the sit
uation they would hardly be willing
to wait for election day to ratify the
change that is the salvation of our
financial affairs.
When we see our county warrants
going begging at seventy-fve cents on
the dollar and when we buy Rad
building material by the car load and
have to pay out hundreds of ollars
demurrage for lack of funds to pay
the freight after the material has
been bought on credit at exhorbitant
prices for lack Of good financial stan
ding with the business in general, we
think a change is very necessary.
We stated in a previous article
that the people had a right to know
what they were voting on. And since
the bill has been published in full and
we have studied it from every angle.
we now believe it to be the very best
that could have been gotten up. that
1t thoroughly covers the ground. And
as a measure that will eliminate all
factIonalism, we don't think that it
could be improved on. For instance.
there seems to be more criticism di-
rected at the plan for the bond COM
mission. Which commission will new
er function or have any power what
soever, unless the people should vote
Ibonds at some future date And in
the event they did vote bonds we
would have the commission aan .eadv
81 g. on with the work of improving
our public highways in every sec
ton Of the county. AS the different
banks of the county more nearly rep
resent all sections of and all inter
ests than any other single class of
men that could be thought of and at
the some time will be freer from
tactionalism than any other calling
or profession as they draw their pat
ronage from all interest and fact
ions. A COBB COUNTY FARMER
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1921-09-08
TROOPS CALLED TO RIOT ZONE
Three Regiments OF infantry Ready
For Immediate Service-AirpIanes
Already On The Spot

Charleston, W. Va-Gen. H. H. Band.
holtz announces that he has dispatch
ed telegram to the war department
ar Washington to send federal troops
into West Virginia at once In an
ncuncIng his decision to recommend
martial law, General Bandholtz made
the following statement:
Il am satisfied the miners will not
obey the presidents proclamation A
telegram has been sent to Washing
ton requesting federal troops at once" "
Washington. request of Brig
Gen. HI. H. Bandholtz for federal troops
in the West Virginia strike area has
been received at the war department,
mad has been referred to Major Gen
earl Hartford assistant chief of staff.
announcement of the course to be
taken toward the request, it is indi-
Gated, will probably be made.
Logan, w. Va.-Conflicting reports
of happenings along Spruce Fork ridge,
on one side of which armed bands are
gathered, while the other, Logan coun-
ty deputy sheriffs, volunteers and
state troopers did patrol duty, circu-
lated here.
Capt l. G. Hollingsworth came into
town and declared that deputies pa
trolling Crooked creek had been driven
down the hillside by band from
across the ridge. Immediately an
emergency force was sent out.
When asked to verify the report
shortly afterward, Col. w. Eubanks,
in charge of county forces, declined to
confirm it, or another said to have
been brought in from the Crooked
creek district, that two deputies had
been wounded. Others arriving from
the border denied that the deputies
had been forced back.
Capt. L. E. Lawson of the Mingo mi
litia, who has charge of Mingo and
Mcdowell volunteer patrols in the
Blair mountain region, brought three
prisoners into town He departed, say
ing he had been directed to return
to the mountsin district. At the same
time two airplanes passed eastward
flying in the direction of the Logan
Boone border.
Camp Dix.-Troops of the Twenty
sixth and Sixteenth infantries are
reported TO be awaiting orders for pos
sible duty in the West Virginia coal
fields. Horses and mules have been
loaded aboard box cars ready to go
with the regiments, but have been un-
loaded, because no orders have been
received
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1921-09-08
w. M. U. MEETS AGAIN

The Womans Missionary Union
of the first Bartist Church held their
first meeting since the summer va
cation on Monday afternoon with
the newly elected officers presiding:
Miss Mary Towers, President
having arranged a very interesting
program.
The Sunbeams with Mrs. VonHoff
as leader, and the Girls Auxiliary
with Mrs. Fred Dunn as leader civ
ing such splendid program that
they We're requested to repeat this
at some evening Church Service.
The ladies were enthusiastic over
the outlook for another years work.
An |iten1 of new business was
Joining with the Methodist and the
Presbyterian socities in paving the
expenses of Matte Durham and
Laura Williams (colored) to attend
the Missionary Institute to be held
IN Atlanta during this month.
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1921-09-08
CHURCH RALLY DAY
AT M. E. CHURCH

Early next week the pastor of the
Methodist church will send out a pas
toral letter to all the members set
tln't forth some facts and urging
more uniform attendance upon the
regular services and pressing each
one to be present on the third Sun
day in September.
1t is supposed that all are back fro
their vacations and are reasonably
expected to be in their places in Sun
day School and church services.
Half of the prayer meeting hour
wednesday will be devoted to sys-
tematic BIble stuy. Each ona is
urge to attend and bring his or her
Bible.
We are now within two months of
the Annual Conference and very
much every remains to be done. Let
all who have pledges to the Confer
ence Fund, for Missions, worn out
preachers and other interests remi
to +. b. Latimer, also those who have
not made a pledge.
The third Centenary Installment
should be completed at once. The
hrst Annual Installment on the Ed
ucatlonal pledges should be paid first
of November.
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1921-09-08
MEMORIAL TO MRS. HOLMES

In st. James Episcopal Church
at the morning service, by the Rev.
R. r. Claiborne, the beautiful mem
orial chancel rail, to Mrs. Margaret
Gignilliat Holmes, erected in loving
memory by her son Mr.. j. Hilton
Holmes, was best
The rail is of the whitest Georgia
marble, connected by gate of ham
mered brass, and is one of the most
beautiful andl graceful designs of
its kind.
Mrs. Holmes lived the greater part
of her life in Marietta. Of hap
Ply, cheerful and most loving dispo-
sition, she was beloved by all who
knew her.
The last years of her life, she was
a great sufferer, but she bore her
trials with smile, and always made
her friends feel the inspiration of
her wonderful Christian patience,
and cheerful resignation.
She has lefh "a large Circle of
relatives and friends, who will ever
remember her with tenderest love.
Mr.. ]. Hilton Holmes, who came
from Jacksonville, Fla, and friends
from Atlanta, together with many of
her Marietta relatives and friends,
were present at the service.
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1921-09-08
100000 COTTON
CROP FOR GEORGIA
STATES COTTON CROP DAMAGED
BY BOIL WEEVIL TO GREATER
EXTENT THAN ESTIMATED
STATE NEWS OF INTEREST
Brief News Items Gathered Here And
There From All Section OF
The State N

Acknowledgements cotton crop has
been damaged by the boil weevil to
even a greater extent than was believ-
ed recently according to ]. J. Brown,
commissioner of agriculture, who an.
nounced recently that he will revise
his estimate of 100000 bales for Geor-
gia and 100000 bales for the cotton
belt. Mr. Brown said recently he does
not believe Georgia will produce much
more than 100000 bales and that the
cotton belt will not produce more than
6,500,0OO.
The revised estimate was discussed
by Mr. Brown recently after he had
returned from the experiment farm at
Griffin. At the farm he found the boil
weevil conditions much worse than
he had first thought and reports re-
ceived at the farm were to the effect
that the condition of the crop in all
parts of the state is extremely poor.
"They have fifteen acres of cot
ton at the experiment farm Mr..
Brown said Usually they make
about fifteen bales of cotton in this
field. This year they won't make
three bales"
Mr.. Brown said the cotton raised
at the experiment farm was produced
without regard to expense and under
the direct supervision of agricultural
experts.
eff the boil weevil damage is this
great at the experiment farm there
is no telling how much it is among
the average farms of Georgia." he
said
Mr.. Brown recently returned from
trip over more than fifty Georgia
counties. He said everywhere he
went he found the boil weevil dam
age was greater this year than ever
before.
South of Macon the cotton yield
will not be more than one-sixth OF
the usual yield this year and would
be surprised if it is that much" he
said.
Mr.. Brown was shown a letter writ
ten by a prominent farmer who lives
near Augusta, to The New-uuaslz VZse1ssa4.4s'
that ne haH--56O- acres II cotton ant
that on this tract Of Ian he woulc
not get fifteen bales. He estimated
the total yield in the cotton belt a
less than 100000 bales. Mr.. Brown
said Mr.. McKee's story was much tn,
same as he has heard all over Geor
gia.
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1921-09-08
TO VOTERS OF COBB COUNTY

A special election is hereby called
to be held on September %, 1921,
in the same manner and requirements
as general elections are held as pro-
vided under an act of the General
Assembly of Georgia, past August
10, 1921 The matter as submitted is
as follows:
Those wishing to change the pres
ent law, will vote FOR the repeal of
the law creating board Of commits
sioners of roads and revenues for
Cobb County and in lieu of said board
commissioner of roads and reve-
nues and the creation of bond COM
mission for said county.
Those opposing a change in the
present law, will vote AGAINST the
repeal of the law creating a board
of commissioners of roads and reve-
nues for Cobb county and in lieu OF
said board a commissioner of roads
and revenues of said county.
]. M. GAM,
Sept. 1st, 1921 Ordinary Cobb Co.
36-37
COURT NOTICE
GEORGIA, COBB COUNTY
The large amount of business on
the dockets of the Superior Court
rendering it necessary that an adjourn
ed term of said cout be he'd.
Is is ordered that the July Term,
1921, of said court reconvene at 9 o.
clock a. m. on the merit first Monday IN
A. M. on the next first Monday IN
October next. The Grand Jurors
at the July term last and the petlI
Jurors who served during the second
week of that term, and who have not
been excuseds will report for fur
Their service.
Parties and witness in all crlml-
nal cases are required to be in atten.-
ness will be tried.
Let this order be published in the
local papers.
This August Both, 1921.
B. W. Blair Judge
GEORGIA, COBB COUNTY.
l, D. III. Collins, Clerk Superior
Court, said County. do certify that
the above and foregoing is true or
der of the Court as appears OF ME
and record in this offic.
Witness my hand and seal of said
Court this August both, 1921.
D. H. COLLINS,
Clerk Superior Court, Cobb Co. Ga
36-37-38-39*
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1921-09-08
FARMERS FEELING BETTER
AS COTTON ADVANCES

The past week has been the first
bright ray of sunshine in the pene-
trating clouds of depression that
have been with us in the South for
quite a while
During the last week the advance
in cotton has put cheer into the
hearts of farmers and business men
all over the South, it seems that a
turning point has at last arrived
for better times, and less strain
everywhere. No class of business
people in any line can long do bust
ness on what they produce, if the
farmers are enforced to produce at
less than cost, then every industry
in the nation suffrs.
Cotton mills if the South have
been in the same fix, they have
been making cloth for months now
at a, loss, mainly to give emplof-
ment to thousands and hold their
orftanizattior6 together. With the
advance in Cotton they feel too
that they can smile once more and
price their product at least at cost
If not at any profit, and stop oper-
ating at loss.
I Many cotton goods have been too
slow, and evidence of this past is
that this week, mills all over the
:. U. S. have been able to advance
prices from 2 cents to 5 cents a
yard on staple cotton domestics
such as cotton checks, denims, ging.
hams, chevoics, Glirtingsl bleached
domestics and Sea Island unbleach.
ed domestics.
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1921-09-08

Former German Army Head Dies
Berlin.-Field Marshal Count Karl
Won Buelow, who was commander-in-
chief of the German second army dur
ing the war, died here recently. Mar
shall Van Buelow, who was rs pears
old. was one of Germany's leading
commanders during the war. He was
raised to the rank of Field Marshal,
January 27, 1915, on the fifty-sixth
anniversary of the Kaiser's birth.
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1921-09-08
Death Car Occupants Are Bound Owe,

Death Car Occupants Are Bound Owe,
avannah.-Holding that an auto
mobile may be in certain circumstan
ces construed as weapon calculated
to produce death, the recorder here
recently bound over Jone Edmundson
colored, to the superior court for in
voluntary manslaughter in the KILLING
of DR.. Max Stein, an optometrist, Of
Columbia, S. c., visitor here who
died from injuries received when he
was struck by a car driven by Ed
mundson.
Strikers Dispersed BY Machine Gun
Uniontown, Pa.-Striking miners OF
the w. ]. Rainey Coal and Coke com
pany, marching into Allison, Pa, to
bring out the miners of the Superior
Coal and Coke company there, were
recently dispersed by Sheriff l. l.
Shaw, of Fayette county, and one dep
uty by display of machine guns
State police under Sergeant Freeman
later took over the situation.
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1921-09-08
Decides To Rewrlte Tax Bill OF House

Decides To Rewrite Tax Bill Of House
Washington.-De $4,000 reached
recently 665 81 tie senate finance com
mittee to rewrite the house tax bill.
so as to include in one document
every internal revenue law. on the
statute books. Chairman Penrose de-
scribed the house measure as series
of amendments to existing revenue
law and said it was the committee 5
program to make the bill which it
will report to the senate "all inclu-
sive." 1t was desired, he added, to
perfect a measure to which any in
dividual payer could turn and find
any tax provisions affecting his pay
ments to the federal government.
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1921-09-08
Strikers Dispersed BY Machine Gu
May Sell Estate OF General Pershing

Amite, La.-Unless a tax bill
amounting to $40 is paid, the sheriff
of Tangipahoa parish will, on Septenl.
Der 30, sell at auction the Louisiana
estate of General John ]. Pershing
and his brother and sisters, according
to a story published by The Pelica-
naire, former service mems weekly
publication.
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1921-09-08

FOR SALE-Household goods and
plete with spring and mattress-baby
bed complete, baby carriage, tables,
chairs, shades, portiers, draperies,
pictures, incubator, etc., etc. Mrs.
Ralph j. Hancock, 721 Kennesaw av-
enue, phone 414-J.
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1921-09-08

Fountain-pens figure among the
utensils cOnfiseated in America for
containing illicit whiskey. No won
der some of these Americans are such
spirited writers.-London Opinion.
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1921-09-08
$50 viotary MedS.s lesued Georgian


Atlanta hundred and fifty VII.
tory medals were issued to Georgians
in August by the local recruiting sta
ton of the marines in the Austel
building, according to Captain Peter
G. Geyer, Jr, officer in charge. 1--WE
still have large supply of Victory
medals on hand for ex-marines in the
south" stated Captain Geyer, ''and
will be glad to furnish medals to for
mer devil dogs,' who will mail ms
their discharges, upon receipt O
which, l will immediately send the
medal" Fred NJ. Braden, a forme
marine, now residing in Atlanta, re
ceived the largest number of stars anC
battle clasps issued to Georgians dur
ing August He was in every battl,
in which the marines participated il
France, and returned to his HON,
without scratch.
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1921-09-08

Berry School Turns Away Pupils
Rome.-The registration of pupils
for the Berry school for the approach
ing school year began recently and
was intended to continue but three
hundred pupils were enrolled, the full
capacity of the school. Scores of ap-
plicants for tuition were turned away