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Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-10-20
CONGRESSIONAL KHAN PROBE
DOES NOT APPEAR LIKELY

he cor anyone else had grown
wealthy out Of the order and said its
funds were intact.
While questions of some Of the
committeeman indicated they dis
approved of the regalia, masks and
night meetings of the khan, the teS-
timony has not definitely connected
the khan with any of the So-called
might riding outrages," and mem
bers Of the committee doubt that fur
Their inquiry would establish such
proof that congress or the courts
would accept. On the whole, the
rules committee appeared rather will
ing to let matters drop after a week
or charges and counter charges. At
the outset the committee said 1t
would assume jurisdiction only If it
were shown the mails had been used
to defraud or overt acts had been
committed by the Ku Klux Khan.
Representative Edward w. Pou,
of North Carolina, ranking Democrat
of the house rules committee, showed
his displeasure over the presence at
the Ku Klux Khan investigation Of
agents of the department of justice
and the secret service. In all his
tWenty-One years around congress,
he bitingly observed, he had never
known government detectives to
''listen in" on a congressional in
quiry. Mr.. Pou indirectly indicated
his dislike for such things in 'ques-
lions asked Colonel Simmons, just
before the latter left the stand.
He wanted to know if the i'm
perial wizard had been intimidated
by the presence of such government
representatives as "the Sherlock
Holmes, of America, William J..
Burns"
AT the time w. H. Grim, assistant
attorney general, was in the room
and his face Redeemed and a bit of a
scowl came over it as the North
Carolina man by inference said this
was a congressional inquiry and the
uptown departments seemed to be
showing an unusual interest in it.
Chairman aCmpbell and the Republic
an members Of the committee sale
nothing during or after the colloquy
between Mr.. Pou and the imperial
wizard.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-10-20
SOUTHWEST GEORGLA'S FINE
ROADS AID TO MARKETING

Randolph county for the production
Of cotton and for combating the
boil weevil," he said. THE best
farming section of the county is on
a ridge. The cotton doesn't grow
so high as in adjoining counties,
and it is not so susceptible to the
depredations of the weevil.
weather conditions favored this
We RS cotton crop. We had a long,
hot, dry spell after the crop had
been made, and this operated to
check the invasion Of the weevil."
There are at present no plans
under way in Randolph county for
any organization among the farm
ers, nor is there being made any
especial effort to encourage diversi'
fled production on the farms.
Randolph county farmers have
produced surplus crop of corn and
oats, it is true, but it is not be-
lieved in Cuthbert that this surplus
will prove burdensome.
Will Be Used For Seed
"The surplus crop Of oats and
corn will be resold here in the coun
ty for seed" explained Mr.. Teal
1--WE haven't produced enough tc
warrant shipping, and we do not
anticipate any hardship or loss be-
cause of our lack for facilities for
handling corn and oats in CONNER
cial quantities"
The fact that the corn produced
in Randolph county is to be resold
locally for seed is one Of the big
obstacles that must be overcome al
over the state before the Georgia
farmers can produce corn in com
mercial quantities and on a success
full financial basis. AS long as mixed
corn of every known variety is
planted just so long will the corn
of Georgia bear low rating in the
grain markets of the country.
During the war, learned in
Cuthbert, hogs and some beef cat
tie were produced and brought sat
isfactory returns to the farmer, but
this industry is on the wane al
present. A few hogs may be ship
ped during the year, but the guam
tity will be nothing as compared
to the number shipped heretofore
1.-THE price," said Mr.. Teal" hasn't
proved sufficiently remunerative tt
encourage the people to continue
raising hogs for the market"
At Cuthbert there are ample ia
cilities for handling hogs and cat
tie for shipment, SO that the prac
teal suspension of this industry
cannot be attributed to absence OF
adequate provision. Moreover, there
is a market at Cuthbert, as there
is almost everywhere else in Geor
gia, for hogs and beef cattle. They
can be sold, but the prices, as Mr.
Teal remarked, are not attractive tt
the farmers.
Peanuts is a crop that has beer
grown successfully in Randolph
county. The acreage this year was
smaller than usual, and the yielt
will be correspondence less. There
is a market Tor peanuts at Cuth
bert, too, so that the reduction Of
the peanut industry can be attrib
uted only to the price. The farmers
have no difficulty in selling theil
peanuts when they are brought tt
town, but they do object to &C
cepting prices which they believe
Tn hn ton low
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The Atlanta Journal News Bureau,
623 Riggs Building.
RY THEODORE TILLER

WASHINGTON, Oct. 19.--There
was every indication Tuesday that
the house committee on rules will not
order a special investigation of the
Ku KluX Khan. Both Republican
and Democratic members of the
committee are reliably believed to
be satisfied with the preliminary
inquiry. There are certain things
connected with the Khan they would
criticize, and others they would COM
ment, but the testimony to date is
not thought to justify any extended
inquiry by congress.
Democratic members of the COM
mittee, still clinging to what Estates
rights" there may be left, evidently
believe if the Klan has done wrong
the courts and the state legislatures
can reach it. AS a matter of fact,
little has ever come of any inves-
tigation by congress and that body
has investigated everything from the
"steel trust" and the money trust"
and the leak on the Wilson peace
note" on down to the price paid by
the state department for an oil
painting, or the cost plus" system
used in building army environments
during the war.
Hearing Suddenly Halted
The house rules committee sud
denly halted it's probe of the khan
after Colonel w. j. Simmons, i'm
perial wizard, concluded his three
days testimony late Monday. There
is little indication the committee Will
report resolution for further prob
ing. Announcement by Chairraan
Campbell, of the intent of the COM
mittee not to hear further testl-
mony "at this time came after
Colonel Simmons had submitted a
long list of questions to be asked
about a series of newspaper articles
attacking the organization as mer-
cenary, and otherwise improper.
After an executive session which
followed the imperial wizards test1-
mony, which closed with the request
that C. Anderson Wright again be
called to the stand, Chairman Camp
bell said:
1.-THE committee has reached the
unanimous conclusion that no VII
ness will be recalled at this time
and no other witness will be called
at this time. At a subsequent time
the committee will meet and de-
termine it's future course. We will
not adjourn"
1t is probable the committee will
not be called together again for a
week and the general impression is
that it will not recommend further
investigation.
Influential members of the COM
mittee are said to feel that the in
quiry to date has developed little,
if anything, that would justify an
outlay of federal funds and the time
of congress in further investigation.
The khan has been assailed and de-
Tended at great length. There are
certain discrepancies concerning its
receipts and disbursements, as shown
in testimony, but the imperial wizard
said an audit of the books would
clear these up and at a hurried in
quiry he COULD furpish onlNvsa gen 9
eral summary. He again denied that
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outside the family
where two more have been working together.
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Journal is sent in.
The of the prize winners and the correct
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The Atlanta Tri-Weekly Journal.
In of te the particular prize prizes tied for
will aside and second Picture Puzzle of the kind
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the winner of each prize tied for No charge will be
the tying contestants for the second puzzle In the
the second puzzle all contestants tying for the
puzzle will the full amount of the prize tied for
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-10-20
By RALPH SMITH

EN- ROUTE, Oct. 19.-The fur
Their one travels by motor in south
west Georgia, the more he is con-
WINGED that Notwithstanding the alb
sence Of modern, means of market
ing farm products, the people of
this section have made rapid prog
ress in a development that is ele'
mental in it's relation to the mar
ket problem. I have in mind the
wonderful sand and clay roads that
traverse the entire section below
Columbus. They encourage and ex,
pedite traffic of every character,
and their maintenance cannot but
prove helpful in bringing the rural
and urban sections in closer con-
tact.
1t hasn't been such long time
since the forbidding nature Of the
public highways all over the state
made it difficult for the farmer to
take even the first step in the di
rection of marketing his produce
Indeed, it was task for him to
haul his cotton to the towns where
he might dispose of it. Now the
trip to the towns from the remot
est sections may be made with COM
fort and facility in any sort Of We
hicle. There are no isolated nor
inaccessible tracts Of farming land
in southwest Georgia.
Having taken the initial step in
providing facilities, for transporting
the crops, that are both adequate
and attractive, it is difficult tC
understand why more progress
hasn't been made in providing for
the hauling, storing, packing and
distribution of the products after
they reach the towns. ~
E. G.. Teal, a banker at Cuthbert
in Randolph county, furnished an
explanation of the reason why prog
ress has stopped in many sections
with the partial completion Of the
highway system.
"They All Bud at Once"
"People, for the most part, are
like trees-they all bud at the same
time" said Mr.. Teal, and then he
applied the remark:
when people are out Of luck
they are more amenable to reason
than when they are enjoying even
moderate prosperity. When cotton
was selling at ten cents a pound
it was easy enough to interest the
farmers in diversified agriculture
and it was no task to win his in
dorsement of the Sapiro plan fol-
marketing his cotton.
But when the cotton market
started on it's upward journey, anC
the staple reached twenty cents g
pound it became almost impossible
to talk to the farmer about the
Sapiro plan or any other scheme
for averting the possibility Of q
recurrence"
Mr.. Teal added that the norma
cotton production Of Randolph coun
ty has been materially reduced ir
recent years. but it continues the
chief money crop Of the farmers
1--WE are favored by nature ir
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CLAUDE A. WEST
INDICTED BY JURY

Claude A. West, formerly execu
tive secretary to three Georgia gov
errors, was indicted Tuesday morn
ing by the Fulton county grand jury
on one count charging larceny after
trust and two counts charging forg-
cry.
The warrant charging eFnbezzle-
ment, sworn out in municipal court
ten days ago, and set for prellm-
mary hearing Tuesday morning, was
postponed another week, and it was
understood that the warrant 1ould
not be pushed, since the grand jury
had taken charge of the investiga-
ton of Mr.. Vests alleged mIshan-
ding of funds in the eXecutWs de-
partment.
The larceny after trust fndict-
ment charges Mr.. West with frRUdu.
lently converting $292.91 entr>Nted
to him by Hugh M. Dorsey, tnen
governor, on January 8, 1918.
One forgery indictment charges
!, him with forging the name of g. Q.
Grower, of Statesboro, to state
treasurer's check for $2,484, on May
- The other forgery indictment
charges him with forging the Name
of Miss Myrtle White, executive
secretary to Governor Hardwick, to
a check for $112.85, on August 16,
1921.
No action was taken by the grand
i,,rv in the case of 81 500 alleged to
have been embezzled by Mr.. West in
Nav, 1920. Whether this case was
presented to the grand jury could
not be learned. This was the case
on which the embezzlement war
rant was based, it being alleged that
$1,000 paid by fire insurance COM
panies to cover a fire loss OF TWO
small buildings at the state prison
farm was converted by Mr.. West
TO his own use, after Governor Dor
sew had turned it over to him for
the prison commission. Whlch mas
charge of the prison.
Auditors were still at work Tues
day on the books Of the executive
Get2srtment. tracing down transac,
ri5ns OF money handled by Mr. West
during his several years connection
with three different governors. 1t
was not known by D. B. Blalock
the Orivate secretary Of Governor
Hardwick, when the audit would be
completed.
Mr.. West is now under bond of
$1,000 on the municipal court war
rant. He made the bond the day
after his arrest ten days ago, his
bondsmen being J. E. Belcher. OF
Atlanta, and Judge E. E. Cox, of
Camilla.
Warrants calling for his arrest
IN the three indictments were tC
be issued Tuesday, it was under
stood at the courthouse, and he was
to be arrested again and his bond
assessed in the indictment cases. If
no was able to make bond. he was
. to be released; if not, he would have
So so back to jail.
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ATTENDANCE MARKS
SMASHED At FAIR
ON CH|LDREN'S DAY
Huge Crowds Continue to
Pack Lakewood Park for
Great Exposition an d
Amusement Features

Tuesday and Wednesday were big
days at the Southeastern fair.
Tuesday was children's day anC
. the attendance broke all records
Wednesday was merchants day ant
most of the citys stores closed fol
the event.
! Attracted by the combination OF
Secret Order day ana Homecoming
day, the crowds which throKgeG
Lakewood Monday pushed the at
tendance figures up to the IL $50
MARKHAM increase of 20 per cent
over the 1920 total for the day.
The attendance figures for school
day last year were 3,60S. The best
figures for School day We're around
the $4,000 mark but those in charge
OF the movement to enable every
school child in the vicinity of At
lanta to attend the fair by distrib.
uting the reduced admission coupons
have expressed the belief that this
years total will mount near the
100000 mark.
Judging Continued.
The work of judging the various
exhibits was continued Tuesday.
vi TIC d"dIuS III
several classes were made during
the day and other prize winners will
be made known as soon as the
4 judges complete their work. The
cattle and swine barns present a
: busy scene as the judges proceed
with their work of inspecting the
entries of fine blooded animals.
The dog show, which is conducted
11r1dovs hn on nf tho flo 11f q
Kennel club and the American Ken
mel club opened Tuesday morning
with many canine aristocrats quar-
tered in the stalls. Very attractive
prizes are offered for the show which
will extend through Thursday. The
Joe Brown Connally memorial. cup
will go to the best local dog, the
Southeastern Fair loving cup for
the best dog in the show, and there
are other special prizes,
The Grand Circuit races began
Monday afternoon with a large
crowd of spectators in the grand
stand. Many of the thorougpbred
horses of the country are to appear
on the Lakewood track during the
present week. Three Grand Circuit
races and one southern class rate
will be run each afternoon. The
events begin at 1:30 o'clock.
The midway was thronged Mons
Cay afternoon and evening with a
\ crowd of merrymakers who were
making the rounds of the G. A.
Wort ham shows. and The riding de-
vices. The free acts, which are de-
ing run off in front of the grand
stand between the heats of the
Grand Circuit races and at night
following the fireworks, are eliciting
much favorable comment. The big
free acts are said to be the best
aggregation of amusement features
ever seen at a fair in the southeast.
Program
The Pre- gram for the other days
of the week follows:
Wednesday, October 10 - Mer'
chants day.
Thursday, October 90 - Club day
and Ladies Gay.
Friday, October 81 - Veterans
day and Blue Ribbon day
Saturday, October a. Labor day
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-10-20
PRINCE Of WALES
IN MOTOR CRASH

LONDON, Oct. 19.-Nnited Press.)
The Prince Of Wales, with his broth
er, Prince Henry, was in a motor
crash Saturday, and had a narrow
escape, it was announced today. The
information was withheld in accord
ance with royal custom.
The princes were motoring near
Cambridge, when their car collided
with a motorcycle. One wheel of
their car was smashed, and the
cyclist was injured, and the Prince
of Wales and Prince Henry were
shaken up.
The Prince of Wales, heir apparent
to the British throne, is to leave
shortly on a visit to India.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-10-20
Georgia Corn King,
Mr.. B. F. Watkins, ST.,
OF Jackson, Is Dead

JACKSON, Ga, Oct. 19.-Strick.
EN- suddenly with heart trouble Mr..
B. F. Watkins, ,Sr., one of Butts
county's best known citizens, died
at his home in Jackson Wednesday
morning. He died while sitting in
chair on the porch of his home.
Mr.. Watkins belonged to one of
the oldest and most prominent fami.
lies of the country. He was a large
and successful farmer, and was
known as the corn king of Butts
county. He held the record for Geor.
gian for corn production on single
acre, and his yield of IT'S bushels
attracted attention all over the coun-
try. He exhibited at the state and
Southeastern fair on several occa.
44sions. and won a. number OF pre-
rrliIlIras 55 ~
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-10-20
RULES OF The CONTEST -OBSERUE THEr1

Any man. child, living in the United States,
but outside of Atlanta empoye of The Atlanta
Journal TiWeekly Journal may submit costs
nothing try.
Answers mailed by postoffce closing time, No
and all subscriptions be mailed not later
than thai d.:=.
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Do not compound obsolete, archaic or hyphenated
word formed by the combination of two
English words where each word in itself object
The having the nearest correct list of names of
visible articles shown the picture that begin with
A. B. will be awarded first prize etc. NeatneSS
style handwriting have bearing deciding the winners
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HoW to Win the Bic Prizes

If the judges you first prize and you have sent in
one yearly subscription to The TriWeekly Journal
will receive $4,000 instead $1,000 Serond Prize S65oo
etc. (See second column of figures in prize lSD But,
you awarded First Prize and have sent in three yearly
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TWeeky Journal you will receive $500 instead of $1,000;
Second Prize $4,000 (See third column of figures in
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SENATE RAT|F|ES
HUN PEACE TREATY

WASHINGTON, Oct. 19.-Presi-
dent Harding may proclaim that the
United States is officially at peace
with the central powers on Armistice
day, November II.
Formal peace between this coun-
try and her former enmies was vir-
tually an accomplished fact today,
however, by the senate's ratification
last night of the Harding peace
treaties with Germany, Austria and
Hungary. The vote was Sc to 90.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-10-20
Tri-Weekly's Puzzle
Open to All Corners,
Not Subscribers Only

You don't have to be sub
scriber to The Tri-Weekly Jour-
nal to enjoy the fun and stand
chance of winning one of the
fifteen prizes in the big puzzle
competition now under way.
Any reader Of the paper, no
matter how he or she happens to
learn about the opportunity for
carrying away the big 5000 prize
or any of the other attractive re-
wards, may take a hand simply by
following the rules.
Come one, come all! The more,
the merrierl -.-~. ........ .-..-
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-10-20
Ex-King of Bavaria,
Ludwig III, Is Dead
At Hungarian Castle

LONDON, Oct. 19.-Ludwig III,
former king of Bavaria, whose
throne crumbled when the German
armies were defeated and former
Emperor William fled from Ger
many, died yesterday at Sarvar Cas-
tie, in Hungary. His death closed
a most picturesque career.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1921-10-20
Personal Mention.

Mrs. Ella Book and Mr.. and Mrs
Joe Willie Book, of Aiken, visited
Mrs. John O'Gorman several days last
week.
DR.. Harrison, of Varnville, veteri-
nary surgeon, was in Blackvllle on
professional business last Tuesday.
Jim Morris, of Surrency, Ca, is the
guest of H. H. Martin.
Mrs. Charley Martin, Mrs. l.. K
Free. Mrs. Harry Rich and Miss Rosa
Rich were among the number of Ia
dies from here who attended the fed
Grafton of women's clubs in. Allen
dale Wednesday, and they report II
as being very instructive and profit
able occasion.
Friends of Mrs. Judson E. Hair
will be glad to learn that she is bet
ter, after a spell of illness.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1921-10-20
BLACKVILLE BUREAU
Death of W. III. Walker.

Blackville, Ocv. 1S.-A message
from Beech Island to Mrs. ]. VI. Hal
ford was received here this morning,
bearing the news of the death Of her
brother-in-law, w. H. Walker. which
occurred yesterday evening a. sly
o'clock, at his home at Beech Island
the interment TO take place this a.
ternoon in the Beech Island. ceme-
terry. Mr.. Walker was from a prom
inent South Carolina family, ana
leaves many relatives to mourn his
departure. Besides his wife, who was
Miss Mary Narcissa Hutto, before her
marriage. he is survived by the fol-
lowing sons and daughters: Mrs. A.
G. Murray, Mrs. Marion Simmons,
Miss Mildred Walker, w. H. Walker,
Jr., George Walker and Albert Tlp
per Walker, all of Beech Island.
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in the habit of attending church in
town Sunday nights. They went for
a year or more without mishap
worse than a punctured tire. On this
particular night it happened for the
first time that no older person was
with them. One of the boys proposed
that since it was such a glorious
night, they ride awhile All vel
coined the suggestion with glee. A
drunken man met and crushed into
one OF the cars on a narrow strip OF
road several miles from anywhere.
4 ruined car, a broken leg, painful
cuts and bruises were the results.
Had there been just one Older per-
son in the party the suggestion to go
is likely to have met with disapprov-
al.
The fathers and mothers of the
country might we'll wake up to the
often neglected responsibility of pro-
tecting the young people from dan
gers of which, because of their lack
of experience, and trusting natures,
they cannot be aware. It is the chick
that starts from it's mothers protect