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Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-09-01
Validity Of Fertilizer
Contracts Questioned
In Appealed Case

CRAWFORDVILLE, Ca, Aug. 80.
The first case III Georgia to settle
the validity of the form of contract
used all over the state last year in
the sale of nitrate of soda fertilizer
for delivery to the farmers of the
state in the spring of 1921, has been
carried to the court of appeals from
this county, and has been docketed
to the October term.
The case involving the validity Of
these contracts is that of Smith, a
fertilizer dealer of Atlanta, against
Battle, a large planter of TalIaterro
county. and it was carried up to the
of Crawfordville, and Judge Glenn
ent E. Sutton, of Washington, rep
rcsenting Battle, who demurred to
the petition of Smith, when Battle
was sued by Smith.> The case raises
the point that the contract was one
sliced ard for that reason was not
enforceable.
IN this one case, hundreds of thou
SANDS Of tons of nitrate Of soda were
sold last year for future delivery,
and possibly as much as several mil
lions of dollars are now being claim
ed by the sellers of this nitrate of
5Oud against VIC 1dI VI lllC S|chlS
as damages for their failure to re-
ceive the nitrate of soda contracted
for by the contract in question. There
has not been a contract before the
court of appeals since it's organiza-
ton which possibly involves the de-
termination of the rights of as many
large farmers, or which. possibly will
determine the right of recovery of
as much money, as the contract now
carried Up to this court. -,
The decision in this one case will
probably affect all the large plant
ers of Georgia, as most of them buy
tt cir commercial fertilizers by con-
tracts similar to the one involved in
this case
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-09-01
Jubilee In Town
When Former Banker
Returns to Surrender

BLAIR, Neb., August S0.-Fred H,
Claridge, former president Of the
banking house of A. Castetter, of
Blair, which failed following his dis
appearance last February 81. was
greeted by shouts Of jubilation by
many citizens when he returned here
and surrendered to county authori-
ties.
Some Of the|stores were closed for
the occasion. He revealed that he
had gone from Blair to New YORK
City, where he worked as janltor
in a school building for $1.25 a day
but that his health forced him to
quit this job for one addressing en-
velopes in an office for SIS week
When the banker left here he hao
5000 in cash, but what was left aft
err paying his railroad fare to New
York was stolen from him in a hoteI
there, he said.
> Claridge was charged with taking
funds from the banks and loanine
them to himself. After discovery OF
the banks condition, the state bank
guarantee fund was called upon
about 100000 to meet the losses
Claridge waived preliminary hear
ing and was released on bond.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-09-01
French Is Called
\ Financial Nut

CHICAGO, Aug. 3O.-Charles W.
French, alleged head of a $50,000,-
600 "swindle trust" today was
characterized as "a financial nut
who wouldn't know good promis-
sorry note if he saw one by John w.
Worthington, who has indicated that
he may tell the government what
he knows of French's operations.
Worthington, said by federal au-
thorities to be the master mind"
of a band of mail and bank rob-
bers, whose operations they believ-
ed were related to those of French,
yesterday asked permission to ap-
pear in court when French is ar
raigned.
Worthington said he had handled
100000 worth of notes for q. w.
Davis, of Canton, at French's request
but said he turned down proposal
to float a $4,000 loan for the Ameri-
can Rubber company, one of
French's concerns.
French isn't a banker" Worth
ington asserted. II don't think he
can tell good promissory note
when he sees one. I don't know
whether his transactions are good
or bad, but if he has dubbed in
things the way he is charged he's
no financier. He's a nut"
Worthington asserted that all his
transactions had been regular and
that if he had handled stolen bonds
he was not aware of it. They've
made mountain of a mole hill" he
said
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-09-01
American Oil Magnates
And Mexican Officials
Conference Is Begun

MEXICO CITY, Aug. 30.-Govern-
ment officials and executive heads
of American oil companies who con-
ferred yesterday relative to petro-
leum problems are reserved as to
the subjects discussed at the first
meeting held late yesterday after
noon. In interviews with the local
newspaper men, the oil men con-
fined ther remarks to praise Of the
delightful climate of Mexico City
and their desire for an amicable ad-
justment of all questions now pend
ing.
w. C. Teagle, president Of the
Standard Oil Company Of New Jer-
sey, and Harry F. Sinclair, head of
the Sinclair Oil company, said it was
not advisable to make a statement
of any nature at the present mo-
ment.
1t is understood the oil execu-
tives brought a personal letter from
President Harding to President Oh
RECON, but declaration is made that
it was merely letter of introduce
ton, and was not official.
The Americans met Adolfd de Ia
Huerta, secretary of the treasury
again this morning and were later
to be presented to President Opre-
gon. who was understood to have in
vited his. entire cabinet to meet the
| oil men.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-09-01
UNIONS To PREVENT
PREMATURE STRIKE

CHICAGO, Aug. 30.-Railroad union
leaders exerted every effort today to
prevent local unauthorized strikes.
pending taking of the strike vote
of two million railroad employees.
Union agents were sent to every
large railroad center Of the country,
ostensibly to help get out the vote on
the strike question, but also, 1t was.
learned, to keep the men on the JOB
until the ballots are counted.
Messages were sent by B. M. Jewell.
head of the railway department of
the American Federation of Labor
and by other union leaders, to local
union organizations showing signs OF
restlessness. urging them to stay on
the job.
Threats Of unauthorized strikes
were received from several large rail-
l. road centerS.
Wording of the ballots Of the Order
| of Railway Trainmen which does not
leave it discretionary with oflcers OF
the union to call a strike, il mem
bers vote to leave the service" was
understood to be intended to appease
clamorings Of a considerable number
of members of the union for imme-
Mate action. Although w. G. Lee,
| head of the railroad trainmen, is con-
sidered one of the most conservative
of railroad union leaders. his organi-
cation has a larger proportion of 500
called radicals than any other rail-
road union. The one big railroad
union, which heads of the unauthor-
lied strike movement of year ago
are organizing, has found consider
able support among the trainmen, &C
cording to John Graudens, chief of
the outlaw" organization.
| With the strike vote Of the four
large brotherhoods progressing and
the vote of 100000 shop workers
favoring strike already in, the rail
road unions will present united
front within two weeks, according
to prediction of their leaders today.
The union leaders declare the men
might accept the wage reduction OF
IL 1-2 per cent which became effec-
tive on July 1 provided they had not
become dissatisfied also on other
Questions.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-09-01
16-Year-Old Forger
:: Escapes Reformatory

- PHILADELPHIA Aug. 3O.-Pollce
ARE searching today for Charles Hof-
imam. a 16-year-old forger and embez-
zler. whose exploits have before kept
them Busy in this city, New York.
Chicago, Memphis and elsewhere. His
escape from the Glen Mills reforma-
tory, where he had been sent for the
theft of $4,850 in checks and money
from his employers, did not become
known until last night. although 1t
took place Saturday.
After another escapade, about
year year ago, he was paroled after
forging checks for approximately
$500 on the Corn Exchange Ma
tional bank He admitted spending
the money in New York, and his Law
ish tips to hotel employees there led
them to refer to him as 1.-The mil
lionaire kid" Less than a year ago
he escaped from the Junior Republic
school, near Bethlehem, Pa.
After the theft, for which he was
sent to Glen Mills, he was followed
to Chicago, but eluded capture until
his funds were exhausted, When he
was taken prisoner in Memphis.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-09-01
JOB OF MOVING ENTIRE TOWN
NOW IN ITS THIRD YEAR

NEW YORK.-The United States
Steel corporation is just completing
in Minnesota the most extensive
house moving job in America. Ih1s
is the transfer Of the town OF lib o
bling, with a population of 15,O89,
and 200 buildings that were cons1d-
cred more worthy of moving to
new site than of destruction. The
big moving now has taken three
years.
Hibbing is in st. Louis county,
northern Minnesota, in the Mesaba
iron ore range, where, since 1917,
more iron has been mined tran from
any other iron region in America. In
1912 more than half of the iron ore
dug in the United States came from
this one range. Five of the country S
largest mines are located within what
was, three years ago, the village I'm
it's of Hibbing.
The town was founded by the late
Henry w. Oliver, of Pittsburg. Some
years later the mine workings had
become brink, at the edge of which
Hibbing, rich, but barring progress,
seemed to totter. The town decided
to part itself in the middle. Build
ings were moved, and when the SHOW
els had turned Main street into a
deep gorge the halves of the town
were connected by a bridge.
Hibbing stood this way for years.
With 282,000,000 long tons of iron
ore to it's credit, it decided at last
not to let the pride of position stand
in the way of adding more millions
Of tons to the total output, and so
told the steel corporation.
Down on lower Broadway, in an Of
flee where the force takes for it's Sc
rious guidance a wall motto saying
Cant Must Be Overcome" Judge
Gary told one of the company's engi-
neers to move the town of Hibbing
Mimi, about mile. The answer was
of course, fright away"
This engineer, who has returned
east now, went to Hibbing and in
found a site, a better one, from g
town-planning standpoint, than the
original, and at once began the work
of putting skidS under all of the per
manent buildings.
In addition to municipal and bust
ness buildings, Hibbing possessed q
WaterWorks and an electric light
plant. The lighting plant was moved
with the rest and new water syS.
tena provided.
The Oliver Mining company, a sub
had leased all of the mining priv
leges Of Hibbing about twenty years
ago. began to buy them outright wher
the town moving was decided upon
With the cooperation of the citizens
it bought up $2,500,000 worth OF
mine surface rights in an area OF
eight city blocks.
When IIibbing gets settled down ir
its new site and is ready to receive
visitors it will put on new door.
plate. This will read: New Hib-
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-09-01
Teuton Competition
In Trade Weakening

WASHINGTON, Aug. 3O-TGerman
competition in the field of foreign
trade is showing signs Of weakening,
Secretary Hoover said today. While
the reports to the commerce depart
ment tell of strenuous German COM
mercial activity in various parts of
the world, he added, the Germans are
having difficulties in handling the
business obtained through their at
tractive price quotations.
In particular, the secretary ex-
plains, the Germans are finding it i'm
possible to produce goods up to their
pre-war quality while at the same
time they are unable to execute
large numbers Of contracts. In Arg
entina, he said, the Germans were
compelled to throw up a contract for
large quantities of steel which they
could not deliver
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-09-01
STILL OPERATOR
KILLED BY OFFICERS

CAIRO, Ga. Aug. 30.-Archie
farmer, about 25 years Of age, is
dead, and Lee WEIGH, another farmer,
is in jail here, as a result Of duel
between the two and three deputy
sheriffs, when the deputies raided
a moonshine still IN operation ten
miles north of Cairo, about ~
o'clock Monday morning.
When the officers approached the
still from different directions Scog-
gins and Welch defied their oder
to put their hands up, it is said, and
Scoggins is alleged to have opened
fire on the sleuths. After firing two
shots from his pistol, however, all
of the officers opened fire, it is said.
Scoggins was killed instantly by
shots from the guns Of all three Of
ficers, it is thought, and WEIGH was
cut off from his shot gun, so that
he was forced to surrender.
Chief Deputy Farrell, accompanied
by Deputies Norwood Clark and john
Crimson, went to the scene of the
still, in a thicklywooded swamp, al
ter they ha dbeen told that the stu
was in full operation, and that the
operators had dared anyone to at
tempt to make a raid. In their eff
fort to come upon the still In oper-
ton, and while the operators were
at their work, the officers procceded
to the scene without delay: They The;
the still itself when Scoggins is
said to have observed Deputy Clark
pproaching. Clark Immediately or
dered him to consider himself under
arrest, but instead, Scoggins is said
IL o., 1t Se-fn n W
Statements of the officers, which
corroborate each other, are mat
Scoggins fired twice before they
fired, and he then fell beside a Irea'
his body pierced by load OF BUCK,
then ran to Welch, who had his
hands up and put his handouts on.
The sinners were armed with a
pistol, double-barrel shot gun ana
single barrel shotgun. Farrell had
a 1886 rifle, and Clark and Crimson
had shot guns, besides their pistols.
The still was comparatively small.
though the sinners were building an
additional one. which probably would
have doubled their output. 1t was
some little piece from public road,
and about two miles north of tie
Popes store settlement.
A coroner's jury, which had been
at work on the case all the afternoon,
early Monday night returned a ver-
dict that Archie Scoggins came to
his death by gunshot wounds inflict-
ed by officers of the law while in
the discharge Of their duties: 1t
also found that the killing was justi-
fable homicide, being done in self
defense by the officers.
WEIGH, in jail here, is said to have
told the jury that he was rabbit
hunting at the time the raid was
made, and that he just happened
along with his gun. WEIGH is mar
ried and has several children. while
the dead man was single.
Scoggins was buried Tuesday in
the vicinity Of where he lived.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-09-01
ASPIRIN
Name "Bayer" on Genuine

Take Aspirin only as told in each
package of genuine Bayer Tablets
Of Aspirin. Then you will be follow
ing the directions and dosage worked
out by physicians during 81 years.
and proved safe by millions. Take
no chances with substitutes. If you
see the Bayer Cross on tablets, you
can take them without fear for Colds.
Headache, Neuralgia, rheumatism.
Earache, Toothache. Lumbago ana
for Pain. Handy tin boxes of twelve
tablets cost fewcents. Druggists alsv
sell larger packages. Aspirin is the
trade mark of Bayer Manufacture OF
Monoaceticacidester of Salicylicacid
A(Advt)
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-09-01
Mrs. Gussnan Asks
Courts Protection

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. Aug. 30.-Al-
leging that she is in danger of being
kidnapped or placed in an asylum for
the insane. to prevent her from ap-
pearing as a witness for the state
against her father, Mrs. Ruth Steph-
enson Gussman, today asked Judge
Hugh A. Locke in the chancery divi-
sion of circuit court to RESTRAIN
and prevent city, county and state
authorities and all other persons
from interfering with her rights in
"any manner whatsoever"
At the preliminary hearing Of the
case of Rev. Edowin r. Stephenson.
charged in a coroner's warrant with
murder in connection with the STAY
ing Of Father James E. Coyle, Cath
Ollie priest, Mrs. Gussman, daughter
of the defendant, was the chief wit
ness for the state, Since she appear
ed against her father, she alleges
that threats have been made against
her. She asks in her petition for an
injunction for "such relief as the
court deems expedient."
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-09-01
level allied Mouse
Is Answer to Puzzle
Of Misplaced Earring

NEW YORK, N. Y.-The sun was
shining brightly when Mrs. Gene
We've Allen arrived at the district at
torney's office and took charge, as
usual, of the abandonment bureau.
There were a dozen women waiting
and one of them lost a diamond ear
ring. But she didn't know It at the
time. Later while Mrs. Allen was
stirring things up on her desk a
mouse ran out Of the top drawer, a
bewildered mouse with a shining tail.
Mrs. Allen did not scream. She
reached for the mouse and it jumped
, through her closing fingers and went
out the window. But as it jumped
the sparkle Of it's tail vanished and
Mrs. Allen, looking in the palm. of
Ter hand, beheld the missing: earring,
= The jewel is now resting in a safe
in the district attorneys Office
awaiting the owner.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-09-01
Postoffice Clerks
Protest Against Secret
lookout Galleries

WASHINGTON, August S0:-Fic-
ton may be robbed Of one of its pic
The National Federation Of POST
office Clerks today asked PostmaS-
ter General Hays to do away WIN
in postoffices throughout the coun-
- 1.-THE presence of these galleries
Indicates that postal employees are all
potential thieves" the organization
wrote Hays. .u AZ,
This and other matters will be dis,
cussed at the organizations annual
convention in Minneapolis, Septem-
her 5. Officers believe Hays Will
follow their suggestion.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-09-01
Florida Doctor Held
For Girls Death

CLEARWATER, Fla, Aug. so
The inquest into the death Of Miss
Virginia Turner, whose body was
found in Booker creek Saturday, was
continued today by Coroner Evans
until Tuesday morning.
DR.. I. J. Belcher, of Tarpon Springs,
arrested in connection with the death
of Miss Turner, was brought here
today from Tampa for a preliminary
hearing, which will be held Tuesday
DIR. Belcher, officers say, has admit
ted that it was his car which was
pulled out of bog at o'clock Sat-
urday morning at Booker creek
Turner was discovered, several hours
later, but he denies any connection
with the case.
The autopsy held over the body
Saturday by Doctors J. G. Bowen and
E. B. McMullen is said to have show
ed that criminal operation had been
performed
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-09-01
California Census
Figures Announced

WASHINGTON, Aug. 80. - The
population Of California is 1854 per
cent native white; 1919 per cent for
eign-born white; FL per cent Japa-
nese; 8 per cent Chinese; IS per cent
Indian and IL per cent negro, the
census bureau announced today.
Foreign-born whites now number
|681,662, an increase Of 31.8 per cent
over 1910. Native whites number 90
583, O49. an increase of 1872 per cent.
Japanese number 1852. an increase
of 50 per cent over 1910. In 1910
there were 41,356 Japanese. There
are 2.674 Filipinos in California; L.
723 Hindus; 772 Koreans; 70 Ha-
waiians; ~ Mafays; six Samoans;
5 Siamese and one Maori.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-09-01
Farmer Held for Killing
u. S. Deputy Marshal

SAVANNAH. Tenn, Aug So
Frank Brown, well-known farmer, is
under arrest here on a warrant
charging murder in the first degree,
following the fatal shooting of
Charles Byrd, forty-three, United
States deputy marshal and prohibi-
ton enforcement officer. The killing
is said to have resulted from differ
ences over the ownership Of some
timber.
The shooting took place near White
Sulphur Springs, fifteen miles. from
here, on land adjoining Browns farm.
Monday. Byrd had gone out with y
force of workmen to cut some timber
and Brown is said to have objected,
when words were followed quickly by
shooting.
Two loads of buckshot from a shot
gun took effect in Byrd's stomach. He
leaves widow.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-09-01
Ford Again Halted
In Effort to Cut
Rates on D. 7. III.

WASHINGTON, Auf. SO.-Henry
Ford was halted again Monday by
the interstate commerce commission
in his efforts to reduce rates on his
newly acquired railroad, the Detroit,
Toledo and Ironton.
Mr. Ford asked permission to re-
duce rates on coal 40 cents ton and
to make other cuts. He has already
put these rates into effect, but the
commission suspended them from
September to January 1, in order
that it might make an investigation.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-09-01
Potato Curinu Plant

SOPERTON, Ca, Aug. 30.-The
construction of the potato curing
plant for Troutlen county is being
rapidly pushed to completion and it
| is the intention to have it completed
within the next few days.
Many of the farmers are greatly
interested in growing sweet potatoes
for the market and the fact that ar
arrangements are being made to cure
them for market should make this
great potato section. The plant is
being erected on the M. D. & S. right
of-way near the guano plant. The
capacity will be 5000 bushels.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-09-01
German Restrictions
Decreed by President,
Border on Martial Law

BERLIN, Aug. 3O.-Germany was
today under restrictions closely ap-
preaching martial law, as a result
of a decree issued late yesterday by
President Ebert. Meetings, pro-
cessios, demonstration and the issu-
ance of publications likely to en-
forbidden in the decree and the warn
ing was given that ANY and every
Instruction" would be suppressed
with relentless severity.
Majority and independent socialists
have made formal demand upon
Chancellor Wirth that elements re-
sponsble for anti-republican activi-
ties be restrained by the government
and organized labor has informed the
chancellor that it is prepared to "de-
fend the renuhliC."
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-09-01
Eleven Suspects Held
For Coal Mans Death

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. Aug. 30
Eleven suspects have been arrested
in Campbell county in connection
with the brutal murder of Glenn B.
Mayes, of Knoxville, prominent coal
operator of the nnessee-Kentucky
field, and they will be given hear
ing Saturday at Jacksboro. Mr..
Mayes was beaten and stabbed, his
head was cut off and carried away
and his body was burned in his
mountain cabin near Titus, where he
had gone on business,
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-09-01
Four Years Added
To Life Of Man

COLUMBUS, . Aug. 3O.-The av-
erage life of man has heightened
four years in the last quarter CEN
fury despite the crime wave, war,
automobile and other hazards.
within another generation, the
allotted three score years and ten
will be ia thing Of the past" DIR.
George w. Hoaglan declared today,
basing his cleans on martality sta
tistics Of the American Insurance
union of which he is secretary.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-09-01
Cripple Girl Runs Off
In Her Wheel Chair

Townsend, 15-year-old cripple girl,
who ran away in a wheel chair from
her home in Baltimore to see New
York, went back home today with
her father, John Townsend, of the
United States coast guard service.
Tracks made by the wheel chair,
which Edna propelled to the railroad
on the scent and with the aid of the
Baltimore police, he arranged to
have New York police on Tne look
out when Edna arrived. Evelyn Ell
lott, aged IA, who accompanied Edna
on the runaway trip, also accom-
panied her father back to Baltimore.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-09-01
Midshipman Dies
OF Boxing Injury

LOCKHAVEN, Pa, Aug. 30
Word was received here of the death
early today at Annapolis Naval acad-
envy of Midshipman William B.
Hays, Jr., of this city, from an in
jury received in a boxing bout in
the academy gymnasium August 20.
He was seventeen yaers old and en-
tered the academy this year.