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Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-08-02
SID HATFIELD KILLED
IN 4 GUN BATTLE

WEIGH, W. Va, Aug. sid Hat
field, of Matewan mine war fame,
met better gun man today.
Hatfield and a friend. Ed Cham
bers, were shot dead in the court
house yard here today by c. E. Live
ly, detective.
Lively, it is said, engaged in an ar
gument with Hatfield and his COM
panion and was quicker on the
draw" as Hatfield made a move to
reach for his revolver.
Hatfield was in WEIGH to answer
an indictment against him charging
him with shooting up the town Of
Mohawk, year ago.
Lively and four others were ar
rested.
C. E. Lively, who shot Hatfield
gave thu most damaging testimony
against Hatfield and other defend
ants in the Matewan battle trial here
early this year.
Hatfield was chief of police in the
little mining village of Matewan on
May 10, 1926, when party of private
detectives were sent there to evict
miners from houses of the stone
Mountain Coal corporation. He was
charged with leading the people OF
the town, who battled with the de-
tectives as they were about to take
train for .Bluefield after the evic-
tons. Ten persons were killed in the
fight and Hatfield, Chambers and
twenty-five others were indicted.
At the trial. which was held at
Williamson, the county seat of Min
go county, early this year, C. E. Live
ly was one of the most important
witnesses for the state. He testified
that he had gone to Matewan soon
after the battle and, opening Il store
there, had gained the confidence of
many of those mentioned in connec-
ton with the shooting He admitted
on the stand that he was in the en-
ploy of the detective agency whose
men had been killed in tie fight.
Lively closed his store at Matewan
during the trial, which resulted in
the acquittal of Hatfield and his
companions, and his name had not
been mentioned in connection with
the Mingo industrial troubles until
today.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-08-02
WOMAN S PLEA GETS
ASSA|LANT MERCY
IN COURT MONDAY
Mrs, Campbell Fined S775
by Judge for Shooting
Mrs. |, A, Howard Re-
Gently

The plea in her behalf by the
woman she shot secured mercy for
Mrs. M. V. Campbell, of Greenville,
S. c., from Judge John D. Hum
phries, in the Fulton county superior
court, Monday morning.
Mrs. Campbell climbed the stair
way of a rooming house at 10 IL
North Forsyth street several weeks
ago, in pursuit Of her husband, a
Greenville contractor. When she
saw him at the head of the stairs
with a woman she drew a pistol
and opened fire.
The woman to whom Campbell
was talking was Mrs. L. A. How
ard, proprietor of the rooming house.
She fell, badly wounded, and Mrs.
Campbell is said to have cried, "My
God! I've shot the wrong woman"
Mrs. Howard was taken to the
Grady hospital, Mrs. Campbell to
police station, where later she was
released under bond.
in court Monday morning to plead
for her assailant when Mrs. Camp
bell was arraigned on two indict-
ments, one for carrying concealed
weapons and one for assault with
intent to murder.
While Mrs. Campbell, still dress
ed in black, sobbed convulsively
where she sat with her attorney,
Mrs. Howard rose and asked the
judge to be lenient with the woman,
who entered plea of guilty on
both counts.
"She has paid all my hospital bills
and done everything she could for
me-" Mrs. Howard told the court.
I'm sure she didn't mean to shoot
me-"
The same plea was made for Mrs.
Campbell by William Schley How
ard, Mrs. Towards lawyer, and by
Alvin H. Dean, of Greenville, S. c..
Mrs. Campbe1rs lawyer.
Mr.. Dean told the court he had
known the Campbell family for
years, that Mr.. Campbell had caus-
ed his wife such mental distress that
she had lost forty-seven pounds, and
that, in his opinion, Mrs. Campbe II
was mentally deranged when she
shot Mrs. Howard.
81 would advise that the Fulton
county grand jury investigate Mr..
.CampbelAs operations in Atlanta"
said Mr.. Dean.
Judge HUMPHREYS, stating that he
believed Mrs. Campbell did not in
tend to shoot Mrs. Howard and there
fore deserved mercy, but that the
court could not let her go entirely
free, sentenced her to pay $3.50 fine
or twelve months at the prison farm
for carrying concealed weapons, and
to pay a $3.50 fine or II months on
the farm for assault with intent to
murder.
Mrs. Campbelps lawyer told news
paper men that she would probably
pay the $1,000 fine rather than serve
two years.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-08-02
ASKS HABEAS CORPUS
IN 4 PEONAGE CASE

A new legal step to stop alleged
peonage was taken in Atlanta Mon
day morning, when Hooper Alexan-
der, United States district attorney
for the Northern District of Geor-
gia, went before Federal Judge Sam
uel A. Sibley to ask for a writ OF
kabeas corpus for Dave Worthy,
negro boy, whom he charged was
about to be forced into involuntary
servitude in Pike county.
Mr.. Alexander asked for the writ
in the name of the United States
government. This is an unusual pro-
Gedure and was taken by the dis
trict attorney only after he had con-
suited with the attorney general Of
the United States and obtained his
advice and authority for such a
step.
Judge SibIey set next Saturday
as the date for a hearing, when De-
tective Chief A. Lamar Poole, who
has Worthy in his custody, or the
sheriff Of Pike county, at whose di-
rection the police arrested Worthy,
or Worthys former employer, l.. E.
Millsaps, who swore out the war
rant for Worthy's arrest. must come
before the court and show why the
writ that will set Worthy at liberty
should not be granted.
Mr.. Alexander's application for
the writ revealed an interesting cor
respondence which the district at
torney has carried on with the at
torney general in regard to peonage
cases, with a view to finding out
if the government, acting as an in
dividual, could apply for a writ of
habeas corpus for pc sons believed
to be held in peonage.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-08-02
PEACE IN IRELAND
IS LOOMING NEAR,
REPORTS INDICATE

DUBLIN, Aug. 1.-Settlement of
the Irish question awaits only a for
NAL announcement, according to au-
thoritative information here today.
president" De Valera and his
cabinet were said to have accepted an
enlarged offer from Great Britain
which will make Ireland a republic
in everything but name.
listers position was reported to
have been settled by permitting her
to maintain a subordinate parliament
until different terms can be ar
ranged.
The cabinets decision followed the
return here yesterday of Art O'Brien
from London. 1t was commonly re-
ported he carried an important COM
munication from Premier Lloyd
George.
Before formal announcement of the
agreement is made, it is expected
that all members of the Irish parlia-
ment, the dali cream, will be re-
leased and permitted to ratify the
cabinets decision. De Valera already
mad called for such a session for this
week and arrangements previously
had been made for release of those
members still in prison.
Details of the settlement were
withheld, but the basis of it is that
Ireland is to have the standing of
dominion, with even greater powers
than canada, 1t was stated.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-08-02
RESOURCES OF GEORGIA ARE
OUTLINED IN BUILDER STORY
GROWERS SIGN Up
WITH COTTON BODY

In an announcement issued Satur-
day by officials of the Georgia Cot
ton Cooperative association it was
stated that 1000 bales of cotton
had been signed up in the first two
days of an extensive campaign
launched by the organization July
27. 1t also was stated in the an
nouncement that the association eX
poets to have covered every cotton
county in the state and signed up
thousands of bales by the time the
campaign ends, August 0.
THE actual cotton signing that is
going on at many of these meetings"
an official of the Georgia Cotton
Growers Cooperative association
stated Saturday. els wonderful, AMI
in many cases, surprising. Most of
the meetings are being held in new
territory and are intended to de-
Velop county committees to under
take the work rather than to obtain
actual signatures.
by August 6, if the remainder
Of our meetings are as successful as
quantities of cotton signed and will
have thoroughly organized commit
tees in all parts of the state launch
ing an active campaign. In the
second phase of our drive, to con-
clude about August 20, we plan to
have covered every cotton county in
Georgia.
The actual sign-up work for the
whole state should require only a
few weeks if we may judge by the
showing made in a few counties
where we had efficient organization
committees working before the pres
ent campaign started.
THE largest quantity Of cotton
signed ct any one meeting, accord
ing to reports, was signed at a bar
becue on w. j. Walters farm in
Screven county, Wednesday,. where
1900 bales were recorded.
"a meeting held at Gainesville
Friday resulted in the signing of l.
600 bales. This territory previously
had been opened by the association.
1.-The record for signatures in ter
ritory where cotton signing had no.
been operated previously was made
at Winder Thursday, wien 727 bales
were signed ur."
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-08-02
SEVEN KILLED IN
ELECTRICAL STORMS.

NEW YORK, Aug. AT least
seven persons were killed and many
seriously injured in severe electric
cal and wind storms that swept vac
rious sections of the country yes.
terday and Saturday night Four
Of the deaths were attributed to
lightning.
Loss to buildings struck by light.
ming and damage to crops, particu.
larly in New England, was said to
amount to thousands of dollars.
In West Mortified, Mass, Henry
Field, Jr., 10, was killed when light
ming struck a tree under which he
was standing.
AS she was leaving the golf links
near Lewiston, Maine, Mrs. Harry E.
Lay was killed by lightning.
Walter Whitworth, of Worcester,
Mass, was killed by lightning, while
seated under tree at Marlboro,
Mass.
Andrew Little, 80, was killed when
a tree fell on his automobile during
a storm at Benton, Ill, and Mrs.
William Belford and her 11-year-old
grandson were crushed to death
near Golconda, Ill, by the fall of
wall of their home during wind
storm.
At Travers Island, N. Y, thirty
members of the New York Athletic
Club had narrow escapes from Sc
rious injury, all of them being
knocked to the ground by a polt of.
Hail accompanied the rain in sew
eral eastern states. One hail stone
picked up after storm in Passaic
county, New Jersey, was reported
to have weighed eleven ounces.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-08-02
EUGEN|CS' MEASURE
IS AGAIN DEFEATED

For the second time during the
present session of the legislature
the eugenics bill requiring a physi-
clans examination and certificate
prior to the issuance of a marriage
license on Monday morning failed OIL
passage in the house of representa-
tiVes.
The vote for the bill was IS AMI
the vote against it was "a. The
vote necessary to pass a bill in the
house is 100. Therefore, the eu-
genics bill fell short Of passage by
Is votes. Only July 10. the bill re-
ceived Sc votes, which was ii votes
short of passage. Because it had
been voted on once before and re-
considered the bill cannot be recon
sidered a second time at this session,
and is. therefore, lost.
Representative Moore, of Appling,
the author of the bill, delivered a
very forceful argument for the Grad
ication of social diseases, in the
course of which he cited statistics
showing the alarming spread of such
diseases in Georgia and called atten-
ton to the fact that five other states
have passed a eugenics law within
the past eighteen months. This bill,
he declared, was aimed at the pro-
lection of womanhood and childhood
and he could not understand how any
body of southern men, mindful of
the traditions of southern chivalry,
could refuse to vote fro it. Others
who spoke for the bill were Repre-
sentatives Smith. of Bryan, and
Woodard,, of Cook, both of whom are
and Representative
knight. of Berrien.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-08-02
State Is First in Many
Branches of Agriculture
and Live Stock PRODUCE
ton

In the August number of the City
Builder, published by the Atlanta
| Chamber of Commerce, appears the
following interesting article on the
resources of Georgia:
Georgia is a wonderful state, the
largest in area east of the Missis-
s1ppi river and yet far from fully de-
veloped. Little more than one-third
OF its tillable soil is under cult
walton. The possibilities CT it's soil
production are without bound. Som e
Of the leading products of Georgia
SOIL and farms are cotton, corn, hogs,
peaches, lumber, turpentine, wheat,
oats, rye. dairy products, velvet
beans, beef cattle, sugar cane, soy
beans, sweet potatoes, Irish potatoes,
tobacco, apples, rice, pecans, peanuts.
Watermelons and truck.
The elevation of the state ranges
from sea level to 4,798 feet above,
with a coast line of 10 miles on the
Atlantic ocean; the growing season
ranges from 210 to 26O days; the
average winter temperature is As de-
grees; summer, Is.
Georgia stands, as it were, a key
stone in the arch of statesf forming
the territory south of the Ohio and
Potomac and east of the Mississippi
rivers.
"The fact that Georgia has 470,.
600 mich cows valued at forty-five
dollars each against $1,194,000 i'll
Texas valued at siXty-three dollars
each speaks abundantly of an op-
rortunity in Georgia that should not
be overlooked, for here the water.
climate and pastures are well adapted
to cattle raising, and land is cheap.
Then Georgia has an enviable
record in other directions. She is
first in peaches and swine. second
in sweet potatoes, sugar cane, corn,
peanuts and mules: third in cotton;
fourth in wheat, mich cows, feel
cattle and tobacco, among ten costal
plain commonwealth of the south.
according to statistics compiled by
the Southern Settlement and Devel-
opment Organization.
Georgia has over two million
horsepower Of undeVeloped water
to the sea. The southland is 50
blessed that it has more streams
than any other section of the coun-
try, and this is to the industrial and
agricultural advantage of Georgia.
Of the 295 navigable streams in the
country, totaling 26,410 miles IN
length, 148, totaling 1856 miles,
empty into the Atlantic; 80, totaling
1,606, empty into the Pacific; 1O7,
totaling 1924 miles, empty into
the Gulf of Mexico; 2, totaling SIS
miles, empty into Canada:
"The figures for the Gulf of Mex
leo include The Mississippi river and
all it's branches. Georgia has streams
that empty into both the Atlantic
and Gulf of Mexico, and Atlanta IS
on a ridge which divides the water
shed, part of the water from Atlanta
flowing into the Atlantic and part
into the gulf. In this connection let
us take note that the south produces
the following percentage proportions
Of the country's supplies of articles
named.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-08-02
COTTON MARKET Up
81 To $3.50 BALE ON
CONDITION REPORT
Forecasts Smallest Crop
in % Years 8,2O3,OO0
: Bales - Atlanta Spots
Quoted at 1866, Up $3.50

The lowest condition report On the
growing cotton crop ever made as
of July 25-64.7 per cent of normal
and the forecast of the smallest
crop in a quarter of a century-S,.
100000 bales-resulted Monday in a
bulge in contract prices ranging
from $3.50 a bale in New Orleans
and 81 to $3.50 in New York, advices
from those points state.
The condition report for the same
date of the preceding month was
69.2 per cent and for July 25 year
ago it was TAI per cent, according
to estimates of the United States
department of agriculture.
The average for July rs for the
past ten years is 1854 per cent.
A condition of 64.7 per cent on
July 25 forecasts a yield per acre OF
approximately 14S pounds, with
total of about S,203,OOO bales of 500
pounds each. The crop last year
totaled 13,365,754 bales of cotton.
New York 80 to 80 Points Up
According to dispatches from New
York and New Orleans, the market,
that has been rather Stagnant for
some time, or what is sometimes
termed a "scalpers' market" took on
real life upon the announcement OF
the condition figures and soon active
months on the board were selling
far above Saturdays close, the
range in the metropolis being from
SO to 80 points higher.
Strangely enough, the market,
usually susceptible to previous un.
official forecasts and generally in
mood to discount condition reports,
failed more than month ago to
heed a private forecast of 100000
bales, as it. was not believed that
such short crop would be made.
The official forecast, bearing our
this report, however, gave the mar
ket it's first bull tone in many months
and options lost no time in making
new highs for the season.
The big advance in New York and
New Orleans was reflected in At
lanta spots, which jumped SO points
over the previous close at ll.b3.
This is an advance of $3.50 for spot
cotton in Atlanta. New York and New
Orleans spots were up rs points
each at 1890 and 11.75, respectively.
the difference in New Orleans and
Atlanta quotations being only 10
points.
Comparison Of Conditions
Dispatches from New Orleans
quot Henry G.. Hester, secretary OF
the New Orleans Cotton Exchange,
as fixing the total carry-over of
American cotton at the end of July
at S,S71,000 bales against 6,216,OOe
last year. Included in the total are
$4,000 bales of linters.
The comparison of conditions by
states follow:
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-08-02
Trainmen Wear Black
AS Last Train Leaves

HARRISON, Ark. Aug. 1.-Train-
men wore sleeve bands of black
Crepe and festoons of the same ma
terial decorated with cars when the
last train to be run over the Mis-
souri, and North Arkansas railroad
left here Sunday, hidden farewell by
a cheering crowd at the station.
The road suspended operation at
midnight tonight under order of
Judge Frank Youmans, of the Unit
ed States district court.
Suspension of traffic followed q
strike last winter. Unsuccessful at
tempts were recently made to raise
funds to continue operation. A move
ment has been started among citi-
zens to furnish funds to reopen the
road.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-08-02
Smashes Record
For Water Dash

SAN DIEGO, Cal, Aug. 1.-What
was said to be a world record for
the 1G0-yard breast stroke swim in
open water was made today by Mike
McDermott. sailor. at the naval air
station here. McDermott's time was
one minute thirteen and three-fifth
seconds, according to authorities. the
best former mark is one second low
er, and is held by Cortland, an Eng
land swimmer.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-08-02
Four Are Drowned
At Eastern Beaches

NEW YORK, Aug. -Four per-
sons drowned at beaches in this vi
cinity Sunday, the sixth day of OPP
pressive heat, from which thunder
storms brought little relief. The
thermometer rose from rs degrees,
shortly after daylight, sc at p. m.
when the humidity registered Sc per
cent.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-08-02
Spurgin S Depositors
Will Not Lose Cent

CHICAGO, Aug. 1.-Depositors of
the Michigan Avenue Trust COM
pany, will not lose cent.
Directors of the bank, which was
looted by President Warren Spurgin,
who has been missing eleven days.
gave this information to the states
attorneys office today.
The shortage of Spurgin. for whom
may run rs high as $1,500.000, di-
rectorS said. but they are finan-
cially able to keep the bank run
uinG.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-08-02
Judge Gets Warning
From Ku Klux Khan

WACO, Tex, Aug. 1.-Erwin J.
Clark, former district judge, re-
ceived a note today signed anti
Ku Klux Khan of Texas" warning
him to leave Texas within thirty
days.
Judge Clark has announced that
he will not leave the city. The note
reads: "You are one of the leaders
of the Ku <lux Khan in Texas. You
must leave the state in thirty days
or we will plant YOU"
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-08-02
RAILROAD UNIONS
WIN IN DECISION

CHICAGO, Aug. 1.-RaiIroad unions
today had gained 4 victory by the
decision of the United States railroad
labor board that the roads must
treat with unions exclusively in
forming new working agreements. .
The case arose over petition OF
the Pennsylvania, which asked that
it be allowed to hold conferences
with employees who were elected in
stead of with the regular representa-
tiYes of the unions.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-08-02
Wild Animals Driven
From Georgia Swamps
Bv Series of Storms

WAYCROSS, Ga, July 30.-A Sc
ries of storms, resembling cloud
bursts during the last three days,
have driven many of the wild ami
mails from the Okefenokee swamp.
Total rainfall for the month is eight
cen and half inches, most of which
has fallen in the last three days.
The Cordova daily times., 1921-12-21
ITCH HAS
 WHEELING FOLKS "DIGGING'

WHEELING. w Va, Dec. 2l.- Hundreds ol Wheeling people are "digigng themselves. They are not former soldiers loaded with cootics. It's something worse than cooties.
 An epidemic of the seven-ycar itch has broken out here. and physicians declare there are hundreds Of cases in the city Urgent warning have been sent out that the disease is very contagious. Hundreds of peo- pie have complained during the last three weeks of itching. and they were of the opinion that ii was caused by some article they had eaten. Many blamed tomatoes as the cause. When the disease had gained con- siderable headway and physicians were consulted it was diagnosed as fhc genuine sevrn-year itch.
The Cordova daily times., 1921-12-21
''INDIAN HEMP" GROWN
 IN ARKANSAS VALLEY

LAS ANIMAS. Col. Dee. 2l. Wig orous measures to stamp out produc- tion of Indian hemp" are being taken by Bent County officials, fol- lowing the discovery here of sev- eral gardens in which the plant is being cultivated.
 The plant is known botanically IS Cannabis Satira. and when matured it's large brown leaves are smoked with result similar, il is said. to that of opium.
 Many Mexicans in the Arkansas Valley are reported to have been made insane from smoking Indian hemp" and an extensive traffic in the loco weed" has been going on in some sections of Colorado.
 State laws provide heavy penal ties for persons convicted of propa- gating Indian hemp"
The Cordova daily times., 1921-12-21
LOCAL RIFLE CLUB GROWS
 IN MEMBERS

The Cordova Rifle Club continues to meet weekly at their shooting quarters in the lower floor of the city hall building This organiz1- ton 'a steadily growing. new mcm- Ncre heinz added each week and keen interest shown hy all. With 3 naid uu list of some sixty members tho club was started in November 1o20. continuing through tn" winter ~hr members came regularly for practice becoming familiar with tho handling of a rifle. it's operation and use number of the members hay" qualified for high honors some who had but meager knowledge of shooting at the start rapidly becom- ing expert There are several mem hers who have won high honors in uifln Clubs outside. and the Condi- tiors under which inc indoor shoots arc carried on here are similar to those in towns and cities outside.
 Being a consistent performer with rifle is material aid in handling a shot gun In fact if the average man who goes out with a gun had some careful instruction in the pro- urr way to operate and care for it, there would be more pleasure for himself and less danger to the other fellow Hundreds of hunters each year lost their lives this being caused chiefly through ignorance or carelcssness in handling their guns.
 Just as long as firearms are made and sold instruction in their use should bc encouraged as a preCau- tionary measure X rifle range either indoor or outdoor is the loci- cal place to get gun knowledge, .Hd also to benefit by the experience ot others The Cordova Rifle Club members believe in tho safety first idea. safety to themselves and safety 'o others To load and unload to sight and to judge distance correct ly is all essential to safety in hand ling firearms. Those desiring to .oin the club may visit the range any Friday evening from to 9.
 Big Christmas dance Monday night at the Cabaret. 20-tf.
 Kodak finishing Scarborough.