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Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-06-14
DENNY, ANCERED At
SIMS, ORDERS HIM
BACK TO THE j. s.

WASHINGTON, June 12.-Anger
at Rear Admiral William S. Sims
delay in answering his original or
in London caused Secretary of the
Navy DENLY to give summary orders
that the admiral return Immediate
ly" to the United States, it was
learned officially Saturday night.
Secretary DENLY felt that Admiral
Sims had unnecessarily delayed in
replying to his original cable di-
recting that officer to confirm or
deny the London speech.
Mr.. Denby's action today was re-
garded as the first step in dis
culinary action against Admiral
sims. His cable today CURLY or
dered the officer to return to the
United States Immediately and report
at once in person to the secretary
of the navy
The cable revoked Admiral Sims
leave, which the admiral has been
spending in London, and ordered him
to acknowledge" the present in
structions.
When Admiral Sims reaches Wash
lngton, Secretary DENLY will admis-
ter personal reprimand to him for
the London speech, 1t was belleVed
confidently here tonight. Mr.. DENLY
himself, however. will not say what
further action he would take. except
that the whole question will be
threshed out between him and Adj
miral Sims when the latter reaches
the navy department.
Relief of Admiral Sims from COM
mand of the United States naval war
college at Newport, r. l., his present
assignment, also was regarded here
as a probable step by the naval Sec
rotary. This. it is believed. I'm
doubtedly would cause Admiral Sims
to resign from the service. The
date for Admiral Sims retirement
from the navy is near at hand.
Secretary DENLY tonight reiterated
that his latest action was not
prompted by any outside influence.
either from the president of MEM
bers of congress interested in the
case.
According to press dispatches from
London. Admiral Sims has booked
passage for the United States on a
steamer leaving England next We'd
nesday. Because of Mr.. Denby's in
structions that he return to this
country immediately" Admiral Sims
is expected bv the secretary to leave
England earlier if he can secure pas
sage
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Buys Old Homestead,
Presses Secret Spring,
| Finds Liquor Stock

FLUSHING, N. Y, June 12.-Frank
Brossard, who recently purchased the
marks of this Long Island suburb,
was convinced Saturday that prohibit
ton in America was anticipated
years ago.
The Hicks house was built two CEN
turtles ago. Mr.. BIossard had carpen-
ters and painters renoVating the
building and they came upon a Sc
cret door in the wall. 1t sprang open,
revealing SIS bottle of a brand of
whisky that once was popular. Mr..
Brossard was not sure whether he
could be arrested for purchasing
1iouOr,
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Clint Mathis Denied
New Trial by Judge

LYERLY, Ga. June 12.-Judge
ruled the motion for q new trial for
Moses Wright Saturday over
Clint Mathis. convicted of killing
Lewis E. Kinsey, rural mail carrier.
on January 27. and who was senten-
ced to life Imprisonment
At the same time Judge Wright
denied a new trial to Clarence Pat
terson. negro preacher. convicted of
killing his brother and sentenced to
a term of twenty years.
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Child Swallows Peanut
Which Lodges in Lung;
Operation Is Necessary

AMEERICUS. Ga. June IL
The 19-months-old son of Mr.. and
Mrs. c.. C. Robertson was oper-
ated on TODAY at the Macon hos
pital for the removal of a pea
nut which the child swallowed on
Thursday and in some manner
lodged in it's lung. An eXamina-
ton by local physicians who were
called in on Friday, showed that
the nut had lodged in the lung
and an operation was necessary
to save the baby's life. The
child's condition is serious.
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Presbyterians Defeat !
Anti-Tobacco Move

PITTSBURG. Pa, June IA req
olution prohibiting as delegates thoEe
persons who used tobacco attending
the ninety-second annual synod ef
the Reformed Presbyterian Church
OF North America, in convention
here, was defeated by large vote.
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Two Armed Bandits
Kidnap Cashier and
Escape With Money

SPOKANE. Wash, June 1.-Two
armed automobile bandits shortly be-
fore noon today ente:ad the bank at
Addin, Washington. sixty miles north
of Spokane, scooped up all the money
in sight, kidnapped the cashier and
fled south in their car with him as a
prisoner.
No check Of the amount taken has
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Mennonites Not to
Migrate to Florida

TAMPA, Fla, June 12.-Mennon-
ties in Saskatchewan are not to mi
CRATE to Florida, as reported, accord
ing to private dispatches to the Tri-
bune from Florida capitalists who
have purchased the lands of the Men
nonites. The dispatches say the
Mennonites are to migrate to Mexico.
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STATE OF TERROR EXISTS
IN KHABAROVSK, SIBERIA

Associated Press. )-Refugees from
NikoIaievsk declare that a state of
terror exists in Khabarovsk, capital
Of the maritime province of Siberia.
and that political prisoners have
been shot by the Bolsheviki, who are
maltreating the inhabitants generals
ly. These statements by the refu~
gees, however, are not officially con-
firmed.
A Toxic dispatch Of June quoted
the Hardin correspondent of the
Hochi Shimbun as saying that the
Bolsheviki, who were preparing to
eyacuate Kahbarovsk. had shot 100
political offenders in the Jail there.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-15

0EoR0E and HarTy were broth
erS and Jane was their cousin.
Sho Lived IN the next block. ~
Nfhs three chilaren were 20 nearly
the same age-Jane being just about
In the middle between the two boy
and - they all liked pretty much the
same things. Of course. they had lots
OF fun together. They went swimming
in the summertime and played ball
in spring and fall (and in between too
II the truth were told). they went on
picnics together and skated In the
winter.
after their fathers gave each child .
pony and the three children learned
to ride. Then indeed they had good
times. Jane wore her jaunty little
riding coat and legginss and cap and
the boys their gay sweater coats and
the three children rode in the park
every afternoon and on Saturday and
Sunday mornings. Fortunately. In the
city where the children lived. the park
had beautiful roadways where horses
could saunter along without any dan
ger from speeding automobiles and as
the children were careful and the park
was not far from home. they were al
lowed 10 ride alone-this. Of course.
after they had learned to be good
riders.
One morning, when the crisp mid
winter made a person feel like having
a lot Of fun, Jane said to the boys. II
Just wish 1t was the time of the year
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resigned dap or so of his tan
hangs as limp and lifeless as a .,oss
ing out to dry. 'osA>
But hours later. while on ~.
nome with the. dangling fish flann,
and Shaping about your ankI.. y
VIII wait his chance to insert an.
MS stickers deep in the calf q, ~. =
leg. When you have satisfied vnus.ss.
tnat you have not been snake.h,..s.
ana you hold the string Of ssh
TOT a better view. you will So. ~, ~
Mud-cat is very much alive. his ~. ~
sun twfnkling and his smile a. NJ
as ever. a. oFoaa
AT all times and under all c,rcr,
stances. he wears the same ne...s.,
expression. while at the same tim. =.
may De feeling about for a tender .nc.
under your thumb-nail where he -,
Try one Of his singers. -
IN his feeding he is no pamn.,.a
epicure, but takes what the Wa.
Drine' without question and wi.bnn.
comment, be it an earth-worm, a was
OF cotton. brass button. a grawhon.
per or an acorn. His method Of a..
clolng whether a thing is edible :,
not is to swallow. and await respr.
he dearly loves to lie motionles, n
the mud and think. II he sees anv.
thlnS noating in his direction. hs
comes out Of his reverie long enough
10 gulp 1t down. and returns TO nj,
bed IN the mud. and instantly forpe,.
all about it. until a violent yank down
among his vitals tells him he ha, hes,
hooked.
He is not partial to any special kind
OF water. but is perfectly satisfied 90
long as 1t is thin enough to swim IN.
and not quite solid enough to BE-
walked on. We could learn a lot from
the catfish. II we would only study
him in the right way. as he ALWAYS
looks on the bright side Of things. and
gets the best out of life. as he sees H.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-15

be made with little material in a very
short time.
First plane up the board to be used
Tor tAe game. it is five inches square
and may be made Of any kind Of wood
preferably softwood, however,
Now follow directions for laying out
an octagon. First draw diagonals, To-
eating the center and then with the
pencil compass set the adistance from q
corner to the center draw arcs. a.
indicated by the dotted lines, By
connecting the points indicated .he
octason is formed ---
Saw the corners near the line and
plane to the line. Plane with the
grain to produce a smooth surface.
II will be We'll to lay GU, the loca.
ton for the holes before she corners
are cut. The holes can be made with
drill or punched with a nail or brad
awL II the latter means are used
care will have TO be exercised 30 .he
piece viii not be split. Sandpaper ill
surfaces preparing them for the paint.
The game may be painted red and
white or the white cross NAV he
omitted. This Is suggested il you are
not experienced in painting as II Is
very d!ficult 10 paint the white on the
red without having IL run beyond the
line. spelling the look. OF the game.
Photograph aeedles or section. Of
match sticks may be Sse6 fe. pegs.
escu,cheon pins have large round
head and make attractive looking
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-15
The Midwintcr Picnic

for picnics: Wouldn't It be fun to
stay out Of doors the whole long day? Z"
"wouidn't It be freezing. you mean"
laughed Harry. my toes are cold now!,
I'll race you to the turn there!" he
added and away the three dashed.
George beat and when they were all
jogging along together at talking
pace again he said, that picnic notion
isn't % bad after all. wish Ne
could.~
But we'd need n IRE" objected
Harry.
Santa Claus!" exclaimed Jane, teas
ingly. you're . regular north pole. you
are!"
well. why mot have a nre." said
George. in the tone of one who wishes
to obiige. "Ffres aren't much trouble,
and we could make one somewhere 50
1t wouldn't hurt the roots Of grass or
any trees"
"Oh. George!" cried Jane, do you
suppose we could? 1t would be such
dandy fun!"
From that time on. the children
could think or talk Of nothing but the
picnic.
Fathers and mothers were interested
and agreed not only to help. but ID
come as well and the date was set for
the following Saturday afternoon.
How the skies were watched for a
passing snow cloud! For. you see. un-
til the picnic was thought of. the boys
had thought they wanted snow fol-
coasting. But with such novel picnic
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:, The Mud Cat =

~HE Catfish. called by some Of his
admirers the Mud-cat. like the
mule. is plenty able to take care
~oG himself. He seems to have
the best time Of any Of the fishes. and
is one Of those blessed individuals.
who can get fun out Of anything. We
don't know why he is called q catfish.
unle6 it's because he has whiskers. and
has all Of nine lives. besides . few
odd ones that he Carries around in
case OF an emergency. He does not
wear scales like most Of the river
dwellers. but is smeared all over with
the slickest and the slimiest substance
known. Compared with 1t. the best
lubricator ever invented. is as rough
as sandpaper. Try to hold him In
your hand by squeezing and the hard
er you squeeze. the further he shoots
when he slips out and is gone.
And II you are not mighty careful.
before he leaves. he will somehow
manage to stick two or three Of his
.spines in your hand. and for a few
minutes the pain from his parting
stab is worse than that of hornet
sting. The one thing about him. that
you cant help admiring and liking
him for. is his everlasting. smile--a
smile that he dons the day he Is
Matched, and wears it until he settles
himself comfortably in the frying-pan.
- Even when he has been hooked. and
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you are doing yore best to pull the
barb from among his tonsils. he will
look at you with merry twinkle in
his eyes, as II he were having the time
of his life. and the corners of his
mouth will break into a regular grin.
He never does things in a don't-care.
half-hearted way. but puts his whole
soul in everything he does. be 1t ever
SO trivial. When he decides to take
chance at the squirming worm on
the hook. there are no preliminary
nibbles, but he goes for it like he was
trying to catch a train. and swallows
bait. hook. sinker and a good part Of
the line. at one gulp. Getting the
hook untangled from his vitals. is a
risky job, and is about as uncertain
as trying to thread a needle in the
dark. Any pain this operation may
cause him. fails to dull the twinkle
of his eye. or to lessen the width Of
the smile that won't come off. Once
of the hook and safe on the string
with the rest of the catch. he gives a
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-15

pegs.
Something should be provided for
holding the game and SO a oox and
cover may be made from cardboard If
boxessof the proper size are NOT avail
able. Designs for the cover may be
painted with water colors. Three sus-
gestions are offered.
To make the box and cover lag out
pieces seven and seven-eighihs incnes
oy seven and seven-eighths inches and
eight inches by eight inches. Cut the
corners. one inch by one inch. Mark
for bending sides with a blunt instru-
ment and fold on dotted lines. Cut
nnger holes in top piece. Cut eight
pieces Of paper one inch by one inch
for fastening corners. Fold up sides
OF cover and box and fasten corners
by FASTING one inch by one inch pieces
as indicated. Paste label or design on
cover Of box.
Play the game by filling all holes
but the center. Jump as indicated by
the numbers. The object OF the game
IS 10 jump the last peg in the center
hole. Remove the peg jumped over
each time until they are all elimi4a'ed
except the one that occupies the center
hole al the end OF the game ID rot
place number. or the board. Try 20
play the game without referring 10 the
table. These numbers and the table
are merely given 20 prove that me
pegs can al! be removed leaving the
las: one il the center hole.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-15

and disaster. His money, foolishly
squandered. Poe had a hard time to
get along. He struggled with his lit
erary efforts which. though at the time
when he wrote them were considered
outlandish tales have since been
classed as masterpieces of their kind.
Some charitable critics excuse Poe.s
sad and misspent life on the grounds
that he sought solace for his disap-
pointments in the use Of drinks and
drugs; but there is no excuse that can
be found for the wasting of a xioriou.
gift such as Poe possessed in his lit
erary talent. He was but forty years
old when the drugs which he took 10
dull his sufferings finally killed him.
Sad and unpleasant though lis life
was. we canno: help bu, admire some
OF the admirable poems and stories
that have reached The highest wafer
mark OF American Literature. which
emana,sd from Poe's m:sdi-ec;ed
genius.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-15

IN prospect, nobody wanted the snow
coasting could come another time and
while snow wouldn't exactly spoil the
picnic, it wouldn't help a lot.
Saturday morning dawned clear and
cold-not too cold. just right for out
Of door fun If one was warmly dressed.
The children were up betimes. teie-
phoning back and forth to be sure
everything needed was remembered
and planning last minute fun. All the
work Of the picnic had been divided up
so it wouldn't be too hard for any one
person. The boys mother was to pre-
pare sandwiches and pickles: James
mother was to furnish rolls and ween-
les for the crowd and each family was
to bring cookies and apples for their
own number.
To the boys was assigned the task OF
getting materials for the fire and Jane
was to buy and fold napkins for every
body. The boys walked over to the
park the evening before and picked
out what they thought was the best
place to have the picnic; a wooded
spot not so very far from the lake. but
sheltered from the heavy wind and
from the eyes Of curious passers-by.
Just after noon time the party start
ed. To be sure It wasn't far they were
to go, but they planned to ride q
couple Of hours, then come by home
and pick up the food and continue the
ride over to the picnic spot. The bright
sunny day made riding fun and very
early they were all Dragging about the
big appetites that each one had al.
ready acquired.
II could eat the side Of that house.
Dragged Harry.
"Humph!" said George in disgust
that house is nothing! / could eat q
beefsteak!"
"Beefsteak!" scoffed Jane. II could
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ne three-penny-worth Of bread. He
gave me accordingly. three, great
puffy rolls. was surprised at the
quantity. but took it. aud having no
room In my pocket walked OF with a
roll under each arm. and, eating the
other.
Thus went up Market street as
far as Fourth. passing by the door of
Mr.. Reed. smy, future wife's father:
when she. standing at the door. saw
me. and thought made. as l certainly
did. most awkward an3 ridiculous
appearance. then turned and went
down Chestnut street and part OF wal
nut street. eating my roll all the way.
Coming round found myself axain
near the boat came in, to which I
went for d.ausht OF river water.
and being filled with one Of my rolls.
I gave the other twosto a woman and
her child who came down the river
In the Boat with Us. and were waiting
10 20 farther. Thus refreshed. I
walked again mp the street, which by
this time hae many ciean-dressed peo-
PIE N I: who were al walking the
Same-way. J jc.Eed them. ard thereby
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-15
X JUNIOR COOK
COOKING WINTER TURNIps

Select good firm turnips. II You
are not used to pairing vegetables,
choose rather small turnips, as they
will be easier to pare.
Cut of the tops and cut out cone
shaped hole in each turnip. This takes
out the hard core and will prevent the
cooked turnip from tasting strong.
Pare the same as potatoes are pared,
only be sure-to cut of all woody skin,
Slice in very thin slices crossways
Of the root.
Drop into boiling, sailed water and
cook till tender. II slices are very
thin this will not take much longer
than for cooking whole potatoes-h
hour. ..
Season with a bit Of fried salt pork
and serve at once.
Turnips cooked this way are a
dainty, delicious dish.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-15
EDGAR ALLAN POE
(Born January 10. 1909

\Hu oou0nEy H. 10VSD
" HEN we think of the great
writer's Of America We must
~ not fail to recall Edgar Allan
:" Poe. whose birthday anniyers-
airy falls on the 18th of this month
He was born in Boston and when still
little boy he was left entirely alone
In the world upon the death Of his
father and mother, who had made a
scant living by acting upon the stage.
The little boy left thus friendless
aroused the pity Of some wealthy peo-
pie who took him under their care.
SO anxious were they to make the
boys life an easy pleasant one that
they made things too easy for him
and spoiled the boy by showering at
tentions and money upon and giving
him his own way in everything.
Now you know that it is not good
for any one to have everything he
wants whenever and however he wants
it. and you can imagine the effect this
treatment would have upon a little
boy who had never had anything that
he wanted before. The more he got
the more he wanted and very soon he
began INDUCING himself in little pleas
ures that were not good for a young
bow
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Two Great Men Who Were Born In January

was fatigued with travelling, rowing.
and want of rest; was very hungry;
and my whole stock Of cash consisted
Of a Dutch dollar and about a shilling
in coppers. The latter gave the peo-
pie Of the boat for my passage. who
at first refused to take it on account
Of my rowing: but insisted on their
taking it. A. man is sometimes more
generous when he has but little money
than when he has plenty, perhaps
through fear of being thought to have
but little. Then 1 walked up a street
gazing about. till. near the market
house I, met a boy with bread.
had made many a meal on bread.
and inquiring where he had bought it,
went Immediately to the bakers he
had directed me to. and bade him give
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uASAdys
DO you mean to say. George OAR
row." exclaimed Jane as she shook her
finger at her cousin, that you've lost
our matches and we, can't have any
picnic?"
George nodded sheepishly. He
wasn't used to seeing his little cousin
so riled up, and didn't quite know
what to make of 1t.
I'm awfully sorry. Jane" he said
contritely. but just naturally lost
'em out somewhere. But we won't
spoil the party cause I'll gallop home
and get some more"
Yes, and We sitting around here
freezing our noses while we wait for
you" retorted Jane.
"Well. what you going to do about
,1t?' asked Harry curiously.
This" replied Jane and she slipped
her hand into the pocket of her riding
jacket and brought out-the very box
OF matches George had dropped.
You'd make good woodsman," she
laughed as she handed her find to the
astonished boy, You dropped those
when you got off your horse
George laughed good naturally and
didn't care a bit whether the Joke wss
on himself or not so long as there was
prospect Of a quick fire and food.
Jane dropped her pompous manner
which the boys we'll knew had just
been assured for fun-and the fun Of
cooking the weenies began.
Such picnic as that was the chill
dren never had had. And when the
last vicente was eaten, the last marsh
mellow toasted, they gathered up the
papers and boxes and made a bright
blaze in the deepening twilight. Then
they jumped on their horses and
trotted home resolving to have another
winter picnic very soon.
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morning bath-the little fellow who
exhausted crept into a Meeting House
on his first day in Philadelphia. and
there fell sound asleep. ~
Let US look at his own account Of
his first day in the Quaker City.
Il was in my working dress, my
best clothes being to come round by
sea- I was dirty from my journey:
my pockets were stuffed out with
shirts and stockings. and I knew no
soul or where to look for lodging. !
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-15
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN
born January II, 17O6)

IA o one who hears the name Of
Benjamin Franklin remains un-
moved 10 think Of the great man
who did SO much for this coun-,
Try OF ours, but few think of him as
the humble little boy who found for
himself lodging in one Of the old
and crooked alleys Of the city of Phil
ndclphia-the little boy who plunged
daily into the Delaware River for his
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-15

was led into a great Westinghouse Of
the Quakers. near Market street
1 sat down among them, and, after
looking round awhile and hearing
nothing said. being very drowsy
through labor and want OF rest the
night, fell fast asleep, and
continued SO till the meeting broke
up. when one Of the Quakers was kind
enough to rouse me.
This was, therefore. the first house
l was in. or slept in. in Philadelphia"