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The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-09-09
MILLIONAIRE HELD
IN SWNDLE EXPOSE
z. w. DAVIS, OHIO FINANclER, UN-
DER ARREsT-RELEAsE ON
81, 900 BOND.
SIXTY OTHERS ARE ACCUSED
Officials Say Three Score Prominent
Men VIII Be Indicted in Connee-
tion With CSC, ooo, 900 Scheme
Evidence Published.

Chicago-Sixty men, many of them
leaders in banking and other business
connections in their communities. will
be indicted in connection with the al
legged Charles W. French $4,000. 600
"swindle- trust" federal officials have
announced.
Col. John " Clinnin. assistant dis
trict attorney. in charge of the inves-
tigation into the alleged gang, said he
had sufficient evidence which would be
presented to the federal grand jury
meeting early In September to warrant
the indictments.
Evidence disputing the claim of z.
w. Davis, Cleveland and Canton mill
lionaire, that 100000 of Davis notes
seized by federal agents in the inves-
tigation of French and his alleged
-swindle ring are either 20 years old
or forgeries, was made public by Col.
Clinnin- Davis was arrested at Canton
and released under $25. 900 bond
The evidence produced by Col. Clin-
min in letter on the stationery OF the
Diamond Portland Cement company.
of which Davis is president, and sign
ed with his name. 1t is dated March
20, 1921, at Cleveland, and addressed TO
E. J. Coach, of that city. The letter,
after recommending French to Coach
and endorsing the Securities Develop
ment company being organized by
French at Kansas City, NO. says in
part:
-Other men have given Mr.. French
@400. 900 in personal notes and I have
given him 100000 in my personal pa
per and $4,000 in cash with which to
capitalize his organization at Kansas
City"
A written memorandum attached OF
the department of justice, was one of
100000. dated Oct. /, 1920, and five
for 500, 900 each, dated Nov. 18, 1920.
The list corresponds with the six notes
surrendered at Milwaukee by Alva
Harshman, French's private secretary
and treasurer of the Pacific Trust
company of Missouri.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-09-09

The most embarrassing moment Il
my life was when new stenOgrapher
came To work for my boss. About
noon of her first day with US / wrote
to the old Stenographer and I left the
note in the typewriter when my boss
called me in. Just then the new sic
nographer came back from lunch aud
she read the note.
When | came out Of my bOSS'S office
she said. There IS note OF yours
in the typewriter. Do yOu want to
finish it,"
Tne note read: Dear Peggie-I am
writing 10 let you know Of our new
steDOgrapher. She is dead from he
neck up and as slow as molasses- She
has a face ike a-.'-Chicag0 Trih-
une
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-09-09
DODSON SOUNDS
CAL0MEL'S DOOM
The oliver Tone" Man Warns
Folks Against the Sickening,
SaIivating Drug.

Ughl Calomel makes you sick. It's
horrible Take a dose OF the danger
Gus drug tonight and tomorrow y0u
lose day.
Calomel is mercury When &c comes
into contact with sour bile. Il crashes
into 1t. breaking it up. Then is when
you feel that awful nausea and cramp-
Ing. II you are sluggish. II liver -
torpid and bowels constipated or yoH
have headache. dizziness. coated
tongue If breath Is bad or stomach
sour. just try a spoonful OF harmless
DodsOn's Liver Tone tonight.
Here's my guarantee-Go 10 any
drug store and get 4 bottle of DOdson's
Liver Tone for a few cents TAKE q
spoonful and If II doesn't Strafghten you
right up and make you feel fine and
vigorous. go back to the store and get
your money. DodSon's Liver Tone -
destroying the sale of caIomel because
It can not SAlivate or make you sick
Advertisement.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-09-09
BORAH DEMANDS
P|T|LESS PUBLICITY
SAYS ARMS CONFERENCE WILL
FAIL ~ IN SEcRET-IET THE
PUBLIC BE HEARD FROM.
CALLS ON PEOPLE TO ACT
Under Present System, Says Senator,
Nations Are Headed Toward Ruin.
international Problems Must
Be Solved.

Asbury Park. n. J.-Senator Borah,
OF Idaho, urged an audience here to
help get little more democracy in
foreign affairs" The Idaho senator
although one OF the foremost advocates
OF armament limitation, predicted that
the coming conference on armament
would be complete failure unless pub
lie opinion Enthusiastically demanded re
duction Of navies and armies.
"Pry open the doors of the confer
ence." declared Senator Borah. Let
the sunlight Of publicity beat in upon
the dark and secret places. Let US
know what's going on before it has
been concluded in order that public
opinion may have it's molding and oil
rect effect. Above all. let RESPONSE
bility be fixer and then let public
opinion lash from power those who
betray the cause.
Disarmament will be but a deIu-
sion. fraud veneered with tepid pur-
poses and false promises unless there
ia found demanding it and supporting
it what amounts to a moral and social
revolution 1t will come only at the
command Of the people united and
determined. persistent and untiring.
1T is your right. That conference
will accomplish nothing OF real and
substantial worth except it be directed
and dominated by the commanding
voice. In the name of the dead upon
a thousand battlefields. in the name
OF countless millions bending undcr
the crushing burden OF war, in the
name of the MANNED and wounded
who crowd our streets and hospitals,
in the name Of all who are hereafter
to inherit the earth, let us not lose
interest, let VI not give up hope, Let
us rather, as q people, resolve that
the conference shall not fail, that our
hearts and hopes and prayers will
brace and direct, yes. command the
men who have this fearful RESPONSE
bility resting upon them"
Old-fashioned diplomacy brought on
the war with Teutonic power. he said.
land the same system of secret nego-
tiations is relied upon to solve the
problems which confront US"
And already the system is bearing
fruit" he added. England and France
have travelled far apart in the last
three years. how far one hardly dares
to estimate. Public officials in the
congress of the United States and the
Diet of Japan announce to their peo-
pies that great navies are necessary
because of the treachery of the other
nation. You know and l know and
every man who can and cares to think
knows chat under this program we are
headed for bankruptcy or war. or both.
1T means moral breakdown. 1t
means Industrial peonage for the
masses. 1t may mean in the future,
as it has always meant in the past,
wounds and mangled bodies and shat
tered minds and millions dead, before
q decade has come and gone
who can stop this trend of affairs?
Nobody can stop it but you-the peo-
pie of this country. the people of
Great Britain and OF Japan. the people
as distinct from governments.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-09-09
LABOR INVESTIGATES
CORPORATE GRANTS
CLAIMS DENIAL EQUAL RIGHTS
AND OPPORTUNITIES WITH
CORPORATE iNTEREsTs.
TO PROBE THE BANKS ALSO
Will Make Sure That Labor's Deposits
Are Not Used Against Them,
Says Executive Council
At Atlantic City.

Atlantic City. N. i'm order that
corporate industries conducted under
corporate grants shall be operated fol
the commoA good and mot merely foI
the profit OF class of men, the ex
ecutive council OF the American FEEDER.
alton OF Labor announced that it pur.
poses to investigate this entire sub
ject, SO that the people of our land
may be fully and accurately apprised
OF the real situation of affairs
Rights, privileges and opportunities
equal to those granted the corporate
interests are demanded by the wage
earners, said the council, declaring
that an inquiry will also be made
with view Of devising a comprehen-
sive plan for the correction OF the
grave dangers and great evils that
have fastened themselves like barna-
cles upon our people
Organized labor" the statement
said, intends not to suffer longer un-
der the persistent efforts being made
to misrepresent their hopes, aims and
aspirations. and to deny them equal
rights and opportunities with all other
classes of citizens.
Deploring the Determinations against
the workers In favor of organized in
dustrial corporate interests, the coun-
Gil declared that it will give attention
to the revision OF plans by which the
group rights OF wage eaFners may be
., Ill &1lxr Go
guarded and SO that corporate inter
ests may no longer use their organized
power to deny like right OF organise
ton and collective power TO the wage
earnerS.
The council declared that the con-
spiracy and differentiation laws were
being misused against the workers in
behalf OF the corporate interests and
referred especially to the Kansas in
dustrial court law as "only another at
tempt to deny the wage earners the
right OF organization and of collective
decision to protect themselves against
the encroachments of corporate
wealth"
1.-The council" it was added PRO
poses that a careful review and analy-
sis be made of all laws and legal doc
trines of this kind, and if no adequate
remedy can be devised to prevent the
grievances and abuses now prevalent,
then efforts be made that all anti
combination laws and conspiracy doc
trines which have been repeatedly
used to prevent the workers exercis-
ing their collective bargaining rights
and privileges shall be wiped off our
statute books"
In behalf of the wage earners the
council declared that it would not only
protest against all these judicial de-
cisions, legislative tendencies and
practices of corporate interests, but
proposes to undertake the organizing
of local committees throughout the
land, and through them to familiarize
the public of all that is going on and
progressively to review the attitude
and activities of all groups and inter
ests, as we'll as the legislative enact
ments and judicial decisions which are
destructive of the workers equal
rights, privileges and opportunities"
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-09-09
PAY DEBT WITH suPPLIEs7
Germany Offers Enormous Amount of
Construction Material.

Germany Offers Enormous Amount of
Construction Material.
Paris.-French minister Liberate Re-
gions Loucheur and German Minister
of Reconstruction Rathenau are draft
ing an agreement at Wiesbaden by
which Germany would turn over to
France materials for construction to
the amount of seven billion gold marks.
France would pay for these with her
share OF cash payments by Germany
on the reparation account, but stipula-
ton would be made that the amount to
be paid by France in any one year
would not exceed one billion marks
The amount due upon May 1, 1926,
would be carried along by Germany
until 1885 and would bear interest at
five per cent
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-09-09
kaens Men out of "pen- y

Sioux City, Ia.-Playing tennis keeps
men out OF the penitentiaries. This is
the view OF Rev. ]. R Perkins OF Couu-
ellis Bluff, Iowa, formerly warden of
the Iowa penitentiary. In making a
sporting survey of the prison while
warden Rev. Mr.. Perkins said he found
only two men out of 500 who had ever
played tennis He made this statement
at a banquet here.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-09-09
CARROLL MUST HANG.

Man Who Killed Garage Owner Is Pro
nounced Sane.
st. Louis.-John w Carroll of Fair
Chance, Pa. under sentence to be
hanged for murder at Union. Mo, Sept
u. and whose sanity has been inquired
into, has been pronounced sane by a
commission appointed to examine him
Carroll was to have been hanged
with Charles Jacoy at Union August
II, but was given reprieve OF 80 days
by Gov. Hyde at the request of Ameri.
can Legion officials. Jacoy and Car
roll and Walter Shirer were convicted
of the murder of Benjamin Shobe, :
garage man.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-09-09
HAS NO GERMAN FUNDS.
Therefore Cannot Lend Them, Says
Treasury Department.

Therefore Cannot Lend Them, Says
Treasury Department
Washington.-It was stated at the
treasury department that nothing is
known of an ALLEGED contemplated gov
eminent loan ID upon German
funds held under the alien enemy
property act. The treasury has no
money belonging to Germany. it was
said, the alien enemy custodian hold
ing the estimated $500 100000 repre-
senting German property. Assistant
Secretary Wadsworth said that several
times of late here have been circulated
rumors of a contemplated loan. based
upon this so-called half billion OF Ger
man money.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-09-09
KILL FATTED CALF FOR BANKER.
claridee Popular Despite His S7oo, 900
ShortaQe

Blair, Neb.-Fred II. Claridge, for
mer president OF the banking house of
A. Castetter, of Blair, which was found
to have failed following his disappear
ance last February, has surrendered
and was released on bond. He is for
mally charged with taking funds from
the bank and loaning them to himself
Claridge, who is well liked in this
community was greeted by shouts of
jubilation by many citizens. who had
learned he was approaching the town
in an automobile. Some of the stores
were closed for the occasion. He told
his friends that he had always in
tended to come back
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-09-09
Small Arms School.

Camp Perry, Ohio.-The work Of the
small arms firing school. which is ~
be a schooling in the elementary and
practical uses OF the rifle and pistol.
has started here. More than 500 rifle
men, including civilians and national
guardsmen from practically all parts
of the country, were in action.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-09-09

Dublin.-The Republican ministers
are busy in consultations among them
selves and with their supporters con-
corning the Irish situation, but Il was
officially announced that no reply 30
the latest communication OF David
Lloyd George, the British prime min
lister. would be sent TO London soon.
Officials at Dublin Castle and other
persons interested in the success OF
| the peace negotiations seemed upper
| turbed over the delay in replying TO
Mr.. Lloyd George. 1t was admitted
at the castle. which generally has re-
ceived early news OF any decisions tho
Dahl Eirrean is. to make. that It was
not Known what the latest reply of
Mr.. DeValera and his followers would
be. Optimism. however, prevails At
the castle and likewise among a large
section OF the public.
1t is considered probable that the
reply drafted by the cabinet may De
altered to some extent on the advice
OF persons outside the Dali II has
been alleged that Mr.. DeYalera's pre-
vious letter to the premier was toned
down before it was sent to London.
The report that Michael Collins. the
Slim Fein minister OF finance, intends
to speak In Armagh is considered here
as an indication that the Sim Fem
intends to carry the battle for united
ireland into the "enemy's country. 1t
was said that if Mr. Collins achieved
any success canon DeValera and Ar
thur Griffith, who also represent Ulster
constituencies in the Northern Par
lament, may follow suit Mr. Collins
move is considered here to be a dan
gerous one, the belief prevailing that
his visit to Ulster may be resented by
the Obstetrics and lead to trouble.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-09-09
ASKS $4,000 DAMAGES.

Woman Seeking Throat Operation
Claims Appendix Removed.
Saratoga Springs, N Y.-Charging
that her appendix was removed by mis-
take when she was taken into the
operating room OF the Glens Falls Hos
pital for an operation upon her throat.
Mrs. Helen Litchfield OF South Glens
Falls has begun a supreme court action
in which she asks $4,000 damages
from Arthur Chapman and George
Chapman, Glens Falls physicians.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-09-09
TURKS GETTING FRIENDLY.
Considering ResumIng Diplomatic Re
lations With u. S-if Agreeable.

Constantinople.-R of dip
lomatic relations with the United
States is being considered by the
Turkish government here. 1t is neces-
sary for il to make a formal demand
to this effect, as it severed diplomatic
relations with America in 1917. 1t is
probable that IL the demand is sue
cessful charge d'affaires win be sent
to Washington Immediately
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-09-09
JUDGE TESTS EVIDENCE.
Barrel of Cider ls Rolled Into Police
Court by Policeman.

Barrel of Cider To- Rolled Into Police
Court by Policeman.
Observation-Disclosures Thomas McMa-
hon rolled q barrel of cider into the
Waukeagan police court. 1t was the
evidence against George Barber. a
prominent merchant Of the village,
who was charged with selling the bev-
erage.
Magistrate Walter Taylor judicious-
ly asked whether the evidence had
been tested, and a negative reply
brought an order to tap the barrel.
The judge drained a tumbler full and
then ordered Mcmahon to put the evil
dence to the test.
A moments hesitation, then the
Judge again rose to his feet, less pom
derously this time.
1.-TWO hundred dollars and costs"
he ruled. land, OF course. the liquor is
confiscated."
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-09-09
JUST A FAMILY AFFAIR.
Man and Wife Stage Own Election
Issue Carries Overwhelmingly.

Man and Wife Stage Own Election.
Issue Carries Overwhelmingly.
Plainsfields, I'LL. A. Hartong and
his wife were the whole works in an
election held here.
They were the election officials and
the only voters. The question was
whether the Hartong farm is to be an
.nexed to the Plainfields school district.
At the polling place Mrs. Hartong
acted as Judge and clerk while her
husband cast his vote, then they trad
ed. Together they counted and record
ed the votes.
1t was reported the Issue carried
overwhelmingly.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-09-09
stumbles-sreaks Neck.

Spartanburg. s. C.-P. c. Caldwell,
well-known citizen. stumbled and fell
on the Broad street railroad crossing.
His chin struck one of the steel rails
and his neck was broken. He died in
a few seconds.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-09-09
Northelifse In Antipodes

London.-Lord Northcl1ffe has com
pleted another lap OF his trip around
the world. A Reuter- message reports
his arrival at Auckland, New Zealand.
He received an official welcome.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-09-09
TRAINLoAD OF RAlsIns.
Lower Rates Bring Large Shipments
From the Coast.

Topeka, Kan-.-A trainload Of raisins,
As freight cars, passed through Kansas
en- route to eastern cities, Santa Fe
officials here reported. This Is the
first five such trains recently char
tered from California when lower rates
became effective. Railroad officials
said this was the first time raisins
have been shipped In solid trainloads.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-09-09
BROTHERS ARE CONVICTED.

Found Guilty OF Murder Of Deputy
Sheriff, Faces Life Sentence.
Atlantic, Iowa.-Ben and Arthur
Hickman were found guilty of the MUIR
der of Deputy Sheriff Bert Patton. IN
less an appeal is granted the men will
serve life sentence
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-09-09
Miasinn Girl Found

Florence, Ala.-Miss NovelIa Hala
whose disappearance caused a search
for her over two states, has been To-
Gated in Sheffield, according TO reports
90 police headquarters here
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-09-09
BELFAST BOMBING
TERROR|zES CITY
WILD FIRING IN STREETS OF The
ULSTER CAPiTAL-coLIiNs
TO SPEAK.
DAHL DELAYS ITS REPLY
Optimism, However, Continues to Pre-
vail az Dublin Castle and Among
the People of South ireland
in Particular.

Belfast.-Shooting and bombing has
occurred in North Queens street and
along New Lodge road. Belfast, and il
was necessary to send armored cars
to patrol the locality. Two bullet
wounds were treated at hospital. one
man having been shot in the back
The rioting was renewed with Wild
firing, which made the streets extreme
ly dangerous for pedestrians.
A visitor TO the city was shot and
died before reaching the hospital. A
youth was wounded.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-09-09
\ q saIIev 70 Atlanta.

Washington.-LeWis ]. Bailey, for
mer assistant director and chief OF the
bureau OF investigation Of the depart
ment OF justice, viii return to Atlanta
as superintendent of the Atlanta di-
vision of the bureau
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-09-09
GIRL ACCUSED NEGROES.
Curious Crowd Surrounds 5arnstabie
Mass. jail.

Barnstable, Mass.-A small crowd
surrounded the courthouse and jai
here, and extra guards were transfer
red from the jail to the courthouse for
hearings on charges OF assault on 8
young white woman. The men were
threatened with lynching at the time
of their arrest. but the crowd was com
posed mainly OF curious persons who
showed no indications Of intent at mob
vic1rrxr-
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-09-09
CONSIDERING WAGE cur.
Manufacturers Offer Glass Workers
Reduction of % Per cent.

Reduction of 8 Per cent.
Cleveland. O.-The wage committee
of the National Window Glass Work
ers' association resumed consideration
of the manufacturers offer of % per
cent reduction. Denial that an agree
ment affecting hand plants" had been
reached at q conference with manufact-
urers in Pittsburgh was made by Jo-
seph fyeenan, president of tue union.
Pittsburgh dispatches stated Neenan
had accepted % per cent reduction.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-09-09
MORTGAGE ALL ASSETS.
Russian Soviet Proposes Security for
10000, 900 Pound Loan.

Riga--The soviet authorities have
offered DR.. Fridt1,. of hansen. a first
mortgage, backed by all the Russian
assets as security, for the 10000. 600
pound loan~which he is trying to raise
among the European governments for
famine relief work in Russia. 1t is uu-
derstood that it also has been agreed
to take up later the question of recog-
nitioL of the old Russian debts
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-09-09
EBERT USES IRON HAND.
Issues Rigid Decree Prohibiting All
Demonstrations

Demonstrations
Berlin.-After a meeting of the Ger
man cabinet President Ebert issued
a decree prohibiting meetings, process
sions, demonstrations and the publica-
ton of periodicals and pamphlets like
ly to encourage seditious movements.
The government has proclaimed its
intention to suppress with an iron
hand and unrelenitng severity all in
surrections or attempts to subvert
public order.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-09-09
BLAST WRECKS PLANT.

One Dead, Several Hurt in Providence
Explosion Which Rocked City.
Providence. r. I.-One man was
killed. another severely injured and
several were slightly hurt when the
plant of the United Railway Signal
company was destroyed by an explo-
sion in it's plant here. Two other fac
tories were shattered. This city was
rocked by the explosion.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-09-09
Like the Climate

When YOUR wife gets angry does
she cryT"
yes said AIr. feektou 1T isn't
the warmth of her temper fear so
much as the humidity"
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-09-09

Meridian resignation of Rev
F. ]. Willis, for many years pastor If
the First Christian church of this city.
has been submitted to the members of
the congregation. DR.. Willis resigns
10 accept the pastorate OF the Hender-
SOL. k. First Presbyterian church.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1921-07-28
You'll get somewhere
with a pipe and P. A.!

Prince Albert 10
sold in foppy red
bags, tidy red tins,
handsome pound
and half pound tin
hunidors and in the
pound crystal glass
h u m id or with
sponge moistsner
TOP.