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The Washington times., 1921-12-04
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(VY HEN the eunuch, borne By
w his Nubians and fol.
" lowed by Astarte and the
two negro slaves. passed under
the heavy gateway Of the house Of
Herod, David. who had followed
them from the market, stood In the
shadow of Q wall, watching.
About q minute elapsed. Then
he went across and spoke to the
negroid mercenary. leaning on his
ebony-shafted spear at the right
hand side of the gate.
The Washington times., 1921-12-04
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Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-05-05
Secretary Wallace
Calls Conference on
Pink Boil Worm
The ..tlanta Journal News Bureau,
e23 Riggs Building,
ny THEODORE TILLER

WASHINGTON, May 3.-The sec
retarv of agriculture has called
conference here May 16 to consider
how best to protect the cotton grow
ing industry against the pink boil
worm. Southern members of con-
gress have been invited to attend
this conference, which will bring to-
gether boil worm experts and state
commissioners of agriculture from
all parts Of the south.
Writing to Senator Harris, who
accepted an invitation to attend the
conference Secretary Wallace says:
cit is hoped that there will be
good representation from all states
Interested in cotton production, and
invitations are being sent to the Sec
retaries of agriculture and duaran-
tine officials of these states and
others known to be especially inter-
ested in the subject and also the
farm and cotton organizations. |
shall be glad if you can attend and
participate in this conference
The pink boil worm entered Texas
from Mexico in the fall of 1917. The
fight on the pest began Immediately
and already the federaI government
has spent about $2,000,009 in the
fight. The federal department plans
to cooperate with Texas officials n
checking the invasion of other states.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-05-05
Badly Cut in Fiqht

MOULTRIE. Ga, May. 81. M.
Weathers, of Doerun, is suffering
from five knife wounds received in
a fight Saturday night with Bud
O'Neal, but his condition is not con-
sidered dangerous.
a So far as the officers have been
able to learn there were no eyeWit-
nesses to the incident and the two
men give sharply contradictory views
as to the cause. Weathers asserts
that he went to O'Neal's to buy a
quart of whisky, and after the sale
was made he rendered as part pay
ment a check given to him by O'Neal
and payment on which had been re-
fused by the bank. O'Neal wouldn't
take the check, Weathers says, and
the fight followed with O'Neal get
ting decidedly the best of it.
O'Neal declares that Weathers
came to his home, under the in1u
ence of whisky and demanded pay
ment of a debt. He said that he
explained to Weathers that he didn't
have money with which to make the
settlement and that this not only
failed to pacify his visitor but made
him so mad that he knocked him
down twice. O'Neal said that when
he got up the second time he drew
his knife and used it in his own de-
Tense.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-05-05
Mill Operatives Of
Southeast Threaten
To Resist Wage Cut
KNOXVILLE, TENN,

KNOXVILLE, Tenn, May "a
general strike of textile mill work
ers, involving approximately 15O,0
employees of textile plants in Ten
Georgia and elsewhere may be called,
tying up the textile industry of the
southeast, provided mill owners in
sist on making effective wage reduc-
lions varying from 20 to so per cent,
it was announced here today by Of
pficials of the International Textile
Workers Union of America.
John Golden president, and Frank
MckoSky, vice president OF the In
ternational union, are in KNOXVILLE
endeavoring to settle the wage con-
troyersy between the employees and
officials of the Brookside, mills,
where $500 employees quit work three
weeks ago rather than accept " IL
per cent wage reduction.
During a conference between the
union officials and representatives OF
the mills both sides remained firm
and when the conference was con-
cluded the controversy was reported
far from settlement.
The union officials say the work
ers will not resume their positions
unless the management of the mills
rescind the orders for the last p IL
per cent reduction. Representatives,
of the mills say the plant cannot OPP
crate and pay the wages that pre-
vailed previous to the announcement
of the reduction.
vice President Mcmahon is now
at Charlotte and he has advised the
local officials that a meeting of rep
resentatives of fortyfiVe local
Unions was held in North Carolina
The tte'l Workers voted unanimously to
strike rather than accept wage re-
auctions. 1t was stated last night
that the strike may be called Tues
day or Wednesday at Charlotte, also
at mills in other sections strike
has already been called at Column
bus, Ca, where 1900 employees are
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-05-05
Leave Cotton Plants
Thick, and Beat Boil
Weeyil, Advises Agent

AMERICUS, Ga, May 3.-George
0. Marshall, county farm demon
stration agent, is advising Sumter
county farmers to leave their cot
ton plants closely spaced after chop
ping operations. Repeated expert
ments at the different stations Mr..
Marshall says, "have shown that
close spacing of cotton pays in boil
weevil territory. Close and wide
spacing have been tested by many
farmers in weevil infected territory,
and without exception close spaced
cotton yielded more per acre"
In some cases where cotton was
not chopped at all, it made bet
ter yield than chopped cotton, even
when left unusually thick IN Inc
row, according to Mr.. Marshall. The
preferable distance apart IN the drlli,
he says, is one hoe chop, or ABOUT
eight inches. To vary for closer
distance, or to leave sometimes two
stalks to the hill, does not seem to
be Objectionable. ~.
Mr.. Marshall asserts that his
theory is when cotton is left close IN
the row, few vegetative limbs grow,
but the energy of the plant IS USED
in growing fruiting limbs and form
ing early squares. Also, ne says,
more plants will form more early
ing been found to be true on both
fertile and thin soil. Every farmer
growing cotton may feel sure that
he will produce more cotton by leaV-
ing his plants not over eight inches
apart in the drill, Mr.. Marshall says.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-05-05
MAN IS KILLED IN
BURGLARY ATTEMPT.

Will Henry Alexander, a negro, 1iv-
ng at 14S Piedmont avenue. was shot
and killed by T. P. Walker, 2 Warren
Place, shortly after midnight Mon
day night. The negro had attempted
to force an entrance into the Walker
home, and had been met by Mrs.
| Walker. He seized her, but was
frightened by Mr.. Walker, who ran
to her aid with a revolver, firing
vice as the negro fled. The body
was found later at Edgewood ave-
nue. and CORTLAND street, not far
from the Walker home.
Mrs. Walker told the police, as
she had previously told Mr. Walker,
that a negro had been hanging
around" the home for several nights,
and Monday night she saw him
again, just as she and Mr.. Walker
were about to retire.
They decided to watch him, and
turned out the lights, Mrs. Walker
standing near the front door and
Mr.. Walker watching through win
dow in the adjoining room.
Mrs. Walker says the negro came
quietly up on the veranda and began
to push at the front door. She open
ed the door suddenly thinking he
would oe frightened away by the &C
IAOAls OoI A41foISeANts S4LC SEtJ - liz jump
ed inside and seized her.
Mrs. Walker struggled and scream
id, and her husband rushed to her
with a revolver. At his approach the
negro released her and ran. Mr..
Walker firing twice at him.
Mr. Walker called the police and
Call Officers McWilliams and Barker
responded. They searched the -vicin-
ity and found the body of AleXan-
der at Edgewood avenue and Court
land street. 1t was identified by Mr..
Walker.
An inquest will be held Tuesday
afternoon.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-05-05
CLEMENCY IS ASKED
FOR MRS. ABBOTT

On Thursday morning at 9 o'clock
the state prison commission will
hear testimony and argument in sup
port of the clemency petition OF Mrs.
Stella Abbott, now serving an indie
eight years at the state penitentiary
for the killing of her husband, Iofn-
ny Abbott, early in 1919. Johnny
Abbott was the driver of Fire, Chief
W. B. Cody's official automobile and
we'll know figure in Atlanta.
Mrs. Abbott's petition for pardon
was presented to the prison commits
sion on Monday afternoon by Attor-
neys Reuben r. Arnold and Edmund
T. Martin, and Mrs. /. Springer,
former Albanian VINO mas long been
active in charitable work. Attorneys
Arnold and Martin represented Mrs.
Abbott n both her trials, carrying
the case to the court of appeals and
securing new trial after the woman
had been convicted and sentenced to
ten years on the first arrangement.
The petition declares that Mrs.
Abbott's conduct at the penitentiary
has been exemplary and that she is
SOW holding a position of trust in
that institution. 1t is also point
I'd out that she has served almost a
year at the prison. and will have
spent more than a year there before
he petition can be acted upon.
The killing of Johnny Abbott oc-
surred in the Abbott home on Jan
aary 81, 1919. during an alteration
between husband and wife. Mary
Powers, a pretty waitress, had call
I'd Abbott on the telephone and Mrs.
Abbott answered tbs call. Mrs.
Abbott claimed she fired in defense
Of her home and charged that her
husband had long neglected her and
their two little boys.
The first trial resulted in a con-
viction for manslaughter and a SEN
tence of ten years. but new trial
was obtained from the court of ap-
peals and at the second trial she
was convicted and sentenced to serve
from four to eioht years.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-05-05
VIVIANT'S VISIT SUCCEEDED
FAIRLY WELL, TARDIEU SAYS

and the echo thereof reached the quai
d'orsay, as we'll as certain newspa-
pers. The French government quick
ly advised M. Viviani and AmbasSa-
dor Jusserand that its viewpoint was
unchanged and that Il hoped tile
United States would not rtn7plv make
peace, but would remain faithful to
the essential principles Of reparat1on
and Justice which had been written
into the treaty.
At the same time the officials of
both governments expressed surprise
that in press dispatches a journalist
attached to the Viviani mission
should have presented as a new
amendment to the Knox resolution,
Gus paragraph five which really
formed a part of the original text.
In short, both in Paris and Wash
ington it appeared that too heavy
pressure was being eXerted to induce
France to abandon all hope of Amer
lea ratifying the treaty of Versailles
But a prompt reaction followed and
the evil quickly disappeared. Presi-
dent Harding's message, published
soon afterward, cleared things up and
produced a favorable impression
throughout France.
Dispelled Propaganda
In another direction, Viviani sue
ceeded admirably. This was in dis
sipating the misunderstanding care
fully nurtured by German propaganda
to the effect that France desired to
escape payment of her debt to Amer
lea. This propaganda even made so
bold as to declare that Viviani had
been commissioned to request can
collation.. The former premier had
no difficulty in disposing of this i'm
posture. It is Frances habit to pay
what she owes. Furthermore, the fig
ures speak for themselves. France
owes the United States 1880, 100000
francs, at normal rate of exchange.
Germany owes France 21S,000,O00,O 900
francs. The interest of France lay
not in securing American assistance
in collecting the 100000 due
from Germany under the treaty. The
truth is now established and France
homes that no doubt concerning 1t
ever will arise again.
On the whole, M. Vivianis mission,
which had no definite object, but
merely was an act of courtesy,
brought America not only our coun-
trv's situation, it's attachment to
peace, it's determination, TO obtain
payment of it's due. In offering this
testimony, Viviani did what he was
commissioned to do, and although he
could not say it in English, surely
his eloquent words, chilled though
they were by translation, had their
usual effect.
But events are marching on and
the mission, however solemn, cannot
unaided settle the relationships be-
tween those two great nnoples. Only
daily contact can do that.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-05-05

lations are reported and the penal
ties fixed.
After four violations of the
rules, student is suspended from
school.
Barred!
Waists of silk, velvet or Georgette
crepe-except simple silk waists Or
blouses and velvet jackets-and
waists that are cut too low in front
or back.
Waists of thin material with thin
camisoIes or underWaistS.
Short or tight skirts.
Rolled down or half-hose.
Fancy carriers worn below the knee
and silk Or fancy hosiery.
French-heeled shoes.
Cked!
A simple, plain Russian or French
Jacket, or white MILDLY blouse with
high neck.
If MILDLY blouse is worn, then a
blue, red c. black tie may be added.
Plain skirt of some dark ma
terial, reaching respectable length
below the knees, and of proper
width.
Lisle or cotton stockings.
Low-heeled, sensible shoes.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-05-05
Bio Still CAPTURED

SPARTA, Ga, May .3.-County po-
lice captured 2O0gallon copper
still and several hundred gallons of
beer ready to be run 4o lat &c fErid dawn in
nent Hancock county farmer who re-
sides about two miles west of Sparta,
The still was set u pand would prob
ably have been put in operation that
night, according to informatlon
gathered by the officers after the raid
and capture. No arrests We're made
as there were no persons at the still
when the raiding party arrived.
Foster Birdsong, Frank Boone,
Dick Boone and-Jewster Boone all
colorcd, a quantity of liquor and
crude still were brought to Sparta
Saturday by county police and
posse and the prisoners lodged in the
county jail under charges of vi ola A.
renewed activity of the county police
in seeking out stills during the past
few weeks has greatly reduced sales
of liquor and increased the price
charged by bootleggers in the county.
own share Of the pinch.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-05-05
Hear Petition of
DR.. NJ. 7. Summerlin
For a Communication

The prison commission. Monday
Afternoon, heard the petition of DR..
M. T. Summerlin, of Athens, for a
lcommutation of his sentence from a
three years term to present service.
The petitioner was represented be.
fore the board by the law firm of
Greene &. Gamble, of Athens.
DR.. Summerlin has served six
months of his sentence, which was
imposed after conviction by Clarke
county jury and confirmation by the
court of appeals and the supreme
|court. He was found guilty of in
voluntary manslaughter in the com
Irlission of an unlawful act. He was
charged with completely in the death
of the young woman who was en-
ployed in his office and whose deakh
resulted from a criminal operation,
The prison commission has the
case under advisement. 1t is I'M
likely that any definite decision will
be reached Immediately. DIR. sum
merlin is serving his sentence at the
IGo16ierS' Home camp.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-05-05
$1,000 Damage Award
To Mrs. Rolader Is
Affirmed by Court

An Award Of $4,000 damages to
Mrs. Nell Goodman Rolader, for in
uries received in an elevator in the
old Wilson hotel on Walton street,
was affirmed Monday by the court of
appeals, which also affirmed an
'award of $1,000 70 her husband, J. M.
IRolader.
1t develops that Miss Gladys Pres
nell, ticket seller in a local motion
picture house, who was badly burned
by acid thrown by Mrs. Rolader some
weeks ago, 'has entered suit for dam
ages against Mrs. Rolader and has
taken out punishment against the
SIS, 900 recovered by Mrs. Rolader. Pc
tition for the dismissal of this gar
nishment has been filed by Mrs. Ro-
laGer, who was recently tried and
convicted of mayhem, being sentenc-
ed to serve one year on the state
farm. This case is now in process
of appeal to the higher courts.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-05-05

WALLA WALLA, Wash.--High
school girls Of this city who follow
Dame Fashions dictates do so at
their peril.
After a months trial. compulsory
dress reform has become an estab-
lished institution in the high school
here.
The hih school girls themselves
suggested the reformation. They
laid down penalties that were to be
imposed for any infraction of the
rules.
The ban was placed on all femi-
nine attire that goes to an extreme
short skirts, rolled down or half
hose, garters worn below the knees,
silk stockings, French-heels, dia-
phanous waists and underwaists, ex-
pensive clothing in general, and 9TH
er spectacular garments.
A judicial board composed OF nine
girls, one from each of the five
sororities and one from each class,
enforces the regulations. Meetings
are held weekly at which time vio-
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-05-05
Farm Loan Body
For Sumter County

AMERICUS, Ga, May S.-Organi-
cation of the Sumter County Farm
Loan association has just been COM
pIeted here, with applications for
loans totaling $4,000 already on
file. The original stock subscrib--
ers, directors of the newly formed
association, are W. J. Josey, 70. L.
Thurman, A. B. Parker, and W. j.
Shipp, of Americas, and DR.. A. J.
Logan, of Plains. Other sharehold-
ers in the association are ]. T: Boil
ton, Mrs Lily p. Brown, B. F. Bond.
James W. Holley, F.. B. Arthur. Z.
r. Bolton, B. A. Buchanan, Thomas
E. Smith, M. H. Guest, J.. w. Bal
lew, w. S. Ivey, Herman Guest.
The newly-formed association is
branch of the Columbia, South Caro-
lima. Farm Loan bank, and was or
ganized under the federal law gov
erning such associations. 1t Is
stated that under certain conditions
loans may be obtained from the as
ISOLATION, running over a period of
36 years, with an annual payment of
$40 per $1,000, sufficient to retire
the loan, principal and interest, at
the end of that time. Shipp & Shep-
pard are attorneys for the associa-
ton, with George o. Marshall, coun-
ty farm demonstration agent. assist
ing in organizing.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-05-05
NEW COUNTY FAIR
MFEHE 4AEHEk@FRH KHNn
DIRECTORS NAMED

CONVICTION, Ga. May 3.-The di-
rectors and stockholders of the New
ton county Fair association held a
most enthusiastic meeting at tn"
courthouse at which time the follow
ing officers were reelected and the
new board Of directors appointed:
Presidential. G. Turner.
Vice president-C. w. Adams.
Secretary Manager-Henry Odum.
Directors-M. G. Turner, c. w.
Adams, Henry Odum, J. T. Swami.
Will Cook, c. u. Skinner, Green
Mitcham, Ike Robinson, D. Quinn, J.
w. Polk, G. @. Livingston, Ross
Thompson. ~.
Mr.. J. K. Luck, county agent and
Miss Annie Lee, home demonstration
agent, outlined the assistance and
needed, while Mr.. Luck
expressed his appreciation of the
courtesies and aid extended in the
past.
Many plans were discussed for the
fair which will be held in Covington
from October 10 to the is.
The results of last years fair were
ar beyond expectations and those
who were instrumental in making 1T
such a success are determined to
make even a better fair this fall.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-05-05
Flyer Killed Friday
Friend of 1t. Coney

JACKSONVILLE. Fla. May a
News of the death of Lieutenant H.
Bragg, N. c., Friday. when the avia-
tors plane fell. came as a shock to
Jacksonville friends of the airman.
Lieutenant Hartman only recently
left here, and was the official who
started Lieutenant Coney on the
flight which ended in his death. The
two were close friends and both
were we'll known in Jacksonville.
Charles H. NJ. Mann, A. P. An
thony and Georfie w. Hardee were
elected to the board of commerce of
the chamber of commerce Saturday
evening at a meeting called for the
purpose.
cluded A. w. CockreIl, Jr., A. G. Cum
mer and John A. Furch.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-05-05
BY ANDRE TARTEU
(For1ner French High Commissioner
to America,l
Lelsed Wire Service to The Journal)
copyright, 1921

(I1elSeQ wire service 10 Inc JOuEudl.J
Copyright, 1921
PARIS, May 3-Was the mis-
sion of former Premier Rene Vivi-
ami to America timely? There have
been various opinions as to that. M
Viviani, who has just returne l, is
unquestionably Frances greatest ora
tor. In 1917 he went with Macshl
Joffre to carry Frances voice to
America, and when I arrived a few
days later with the neavy task of
organizing in practical form the gil
gantic cooperation whose principals
he laid down, I heard echoes of his
remarkable eloquencs still rtsound-
ing throughout America.
It was quite natural. therefore,
that the government should have Sc
lected the former premier for the
mission of saIuting Mr.. Harding's
installation as president. AS to the
timeliness of the mission, of course,
French opinion unanimously approves
any demonstration of sympathy for
our sister republic, but the few
Frenchmen who know America won
dered whether such manifestation
had better not have been postponed
a few months. The Republican adj
ministration had just assumed pow
err and was cropping it's way without
difficulty. At such a moment it is
sometimes better &C leave people
alone, for obvious reasons.
For instance, a French mission
reaching Washington just at a time
when various factions of the Re-
publican party were seeking to reach
an agreement among themselves must
necessarily get mixed up in affairs
not properly it's business. It might
even happen that one faction would
try to use foreign visitor to bring
pressure on the rival faction, and
thus the foreigner would unWillingly
become the instrument in maneuvers
Of which he was entirely ignorant.
Delicate Moments
But on the who'll thanks to M
Viviani's tact and Secretary Hughes
far-seeing firmness, nothing Of evil
happened, although there were deli
cate moments. During the first few
days he was in Washington, Frances
ambassador extraordinary heard too
insistently in certain quarters that
the Knox resolution for peace with
Germany was the American bible,
pure and simple, and that no ratffca-
ton of any part of the Versailles
treaty was to be expected. Secretary
Hughes interviewed in this situation,
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-05-05
Uncle Sam Has Check
For This Woman

CARROLLTON, Ga, May 3.-The
southern division of the American
Red Cross has written the Carroll
county chapter of the Red Cross re-
uuesting the address of Maudie
Stamper Folds, whose old address
was No. Chestnut Hill, Carrollton,
Ca, in order that they may send her
some allotment money which is due
her from the q. S. treasury depart
ment. A thorough search has been
made in Carroll county regarding the
whereabouts of said Maudie Stamper
Folds, and if she can be located and
any one can notify the Carroll coun-
chapter or the American Red Cross
Of her Whereabouts. he should address
Mrs. W. w. Baskin, Chairman Home
Service Section, Carroll County Chap
ter Red Cross. Carrollton, Ga.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-05-05
ASPIRIN
Name "Bayer" on Genuine

Warningi Unless you see the name
"Bayer" on package or on tablets you
are not getting genuine Aspirin pre-
scribed by physicians for twenty-ene
years and proved safe by millions.
Take Aspirin only as told in the
Bayer package for Colds. Headache,
Neuralgia, rheumatism, Earaohe,
Toothache. Lumbago and for Pain.
Handy tin boxes Of twelve Bayer
Tablets of Aspirin cost few cents.
Druggists also sell larger packages.
Aspirin is the trade mark of Bayer
Manufacture Of Monoaceticacidester
of Enthusiastically