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Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-01-01
81 COTTON MILLS
IN s.. c. COUNTY
PAY DIVIDENDS

SPARTANBURG. s. c.. Dec. 81
burg county, having total stock of
$8,908,900 on January last, have paid
stock dividends amounting to $6.058,-
900 and cash dividends amounting to
$2,1S4,049, during the year ending
today, according to figures compiled
by A. M. Law & Co. for the Spartan
burg Journal. Included in the cash
dividends is the sum of $838,170 be-
ing paid in semi-annual dividends to-
day. The combined stock and cash
dividends paid by the mills Of the
county during the year lack only
$S50,90O of equalling the combined
capitalization Of the mills at the be-
ginning of the year.
The stock dividends represent for
the most part profits accumulated
during the era Of high prices pre-
vailing since 1915, but which were
not distributed until after the United
States supreme court held that stock
dividends were not taxable. All the
mills, it is said. have good surplus
accounts left after paying their divi-
dends.
Since the defation of prices began
several months ago there has been
little curtailment of output by the
mills of this county. All are running
on practically full time now and ex-
pect to continue doing so. There has
been a reduction in wages ayera gin g
20 per cent. however.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-01-01
FRIENDS RALLY
TO GET SUPPORT
FOREARM TARIFF

WASHINGTON, Dec. 31.-Senate
advocates of a tariff embargo as a
stabilizer of prices of farm prod
ucts and other commodities today
were organizing to resist Senator
Penrose if he should attempt to
block the Fordney bill.
Penrose today telephoned Senator
Watson that he would arrive in
Washington today. Watson is i'll at
his home and has been ordered by
his physicians to take a complete
rest.
This development has put a new
aspect on the situation. Watson is
in favor Of the tariff legislation
though not in the form in which it
passed the house. Penrose, on the
contrary, is opposed to it and ad-
vocates Of the measure expect him
either to attempt to block it alto
gether or to amend it materially.
For this reason they were canvass
ing the finance committee and the
senate today to learn how many
votes they can command.
Penrose and other senate leaders
are to confer soon after the Penn
sylvaEia senator's arrival. He is
expected to remain in Washington
but short time. He would not have
come at all, his friends said had it
not been for Watson's illness.
day announced he will support the
tariff bill.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-01-01
OFFICIALSKILLED.
$4,000 TAKEN BY
MOTOR BANDITS

CLEVELAND. Ohio, Dec. 31.-The
most extensive man hunt in Cleve-
lands history was on here today for
the five bandits who killed Wilfred
C. Sly, So. president, and George j.
Tanner, superintendent of the w. w
Sly Manufacturing company. and
robbed them of $4,000 after staging
an automobile wreck. The robbery
and double murder occurred on the
open street.
Sly and Tanner were driving down
steep incline toward their plant
with the money when an automobile
careened into their car, crowding
them over the embankment. The ma
chine crashed over on It's side. AS
sly and Tanner crawled from the
wreckde car another machine pulled
up.
Mrs. Maude Toohey. who witnessed
the accident and who was acquaint-
ed with Sly, approached him to ask
whether he was injured. One of the
bandits demanded Sly's name and
address and accused HIM of causing
the upset. Another bandit seized
the money bag. This seemed to be
a signal for the man who faced Sly
the woman said. He drew a revolver
and shot Sly through the heart.
AS Sly crumpled the bandit de-
liberately fired two more bullets
into the body.
Tanner seized the money bag anc
started running, Mrs. Toohey said
Three of the bandits drew revolvers
and sent shower of lead after him
Tanner fell mortally wounded. One
Of the bandits ran up and secured
the bag while his companions
brought up the second machine. The
bandits sped away. Two men! who
saw the affair from a distance ran
up and tried to give chase in the cal
abandoned by the bandits, but they
were unable to get started.
Sly and Tanner were rushed to g
hospital in another car. Physicians
said Sly had died almost instantly
and Tanner died within a few mo-
ments after the shooting.
Practically every policeman and
detective in the city was ordered out
for the man hunt. Scores of auto
mobiles manned by police, private
citizens and deputy sheriffs secured
the surrounding country and the
downtown and outlying districts OF
the city were carefully combed.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-01-01
EXPECT HOT DEBATE
IN HOUSE ON GUNDRY
CIVIL SUPPLY BILL
Echo Of Attack on Shipping
Board Looked For-Fight
Coming on Muscle Shoals
Appropriation

WASHINGTON, Dec. 31.--With the
senate beginning it's New Years re-
cess today, the house stuck to the
task of disposing of the sundry civil
appropria ton bill with leaders deter
mined to wind up general debate on
the measure before adjournment over
Saturday. This would clear the way
for consideration of the bill next
week, item by item, of which there
are more than 1000 calling for an
aggregate appropriation of $3S2,611,-
292.
Echoes of yesterdays debate on
the measure in which Chairman Good
of the appropriation committee
launched an attack on the shipping
board and declared mot single pen
ny would be appropriated for it" if
he could prevent it, were looked for
in today's discussion. The commit
tee rejected an item of $147, 100000
for the boards emergency fleet cor
poration in reporting the bill. II
was also expected the Democratic
members from the south would rally
to the support of Representative
Byrns, of Tennessee, ranking Demo
cratic member of the appropriations
committee, in his fight to include in
the bill an appropriation of $10,000,-
900 for completion of the dam across
the Tennessee river as a part of the
Muscle Shoals, Alabama nitrate plant
project.
An effort will be made to pass ar
amendment to the bill to make ar
appropriation to continue work IL
progress on the dam. Representative
Garrett, Tennessee, announced in the
house today.
Mr.. Garrett recommended an APP
preparation of $1O.OOO.OO0 in the bill
to continue the work.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-01-01
More Churches Looted;
Thieves Rob Children S
Banks and Take Wine

Burglars ransacked two more At
ianta churches Wednesday night.
At ST Luke's Episcopal church on
Peachtree, near Pine street, they
stole a quart Of wine, but overlooked
ten-gallon key of wine. The wine
Twas kept at the church for sacra-
mental purposes.
At the First Methodist church, on
+ Peachtree, at the corner of Porter
place, they looted the building of
pictures from the pastors study,
dining room equipment, and pennies
from the banks of the children in
the Sunday school room. They did
not attempt to crack the church safe
i in the stud.I.
These two burglaries increase the
number of church robberies in At
sianta during the holidays to six. All
] Saints Episcopal churth on West
fPeachtree street was broken into
I Just before Christmas aid vandals
a8strfpped the children's Christmas
I tree. On the same night he North
i Avenue Presbyterian church, block
/ away, was robbed.
& Previous to these robberes, the
second Baptist church and tie Cen
trial Presbyterian church. nea each
lother, on Washington street. were
hnrgIarzed the same night.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-01-01
Eight Highwaymen,
All Identified, Put
Under Heavy Bond

Eight negroes charged with high
way robbery were bound over We'd
nesday afternoon BY Recorder John
son, under bonds of $4,000 each,
after & hearing of the evidence
against them. All were positively
identified, and five of them acknoWl-
edged IN open court that they were
guilty.
A list of the negroes and of their
alleged crimes is as follows:
Dewey Hunter and John Payton,
charged with robbing S. MastaSa, a
merchant at 274 Decatur street, of a
considerable sum Of money at pistol
points. Mastaffa positively identified
them and they pleaded guilty.
Jim Simpson. charged with holding
up \. V. Logan, of Rosedale ave-
nue., on the street He was positively
identified.
Lawyer foley, Troy Morris and
Will Marshal. charged with robbing
w. T. origin Of his watch. They were
identified and pleaded guilty. Grant
Thomas, another negro, was bound
over under bond of $1,000 on charge
Of receiving the watch.
Tom Favors, charged with robblng
S. J. Campbell, a furniture collector,
as Campbell came out Of an alley on
Peters street.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-01-01
NEW WITNESSES
ARE CALLED UP
IN GAMING PROBE

1t was the plan of the grand jury
when it resumed it's investigation on
Friday morning of gambling, fake
horse racing, overlapping and swim
ding, to complete it's work for the
term Friday afternoon, but whether
| this can be accomplished could not be
learned Friday morning. 1t is pos
sible that the jury will meet again
| Saturday morning.
Mrs. Elizabeth Smith, wife of w.
Clyde Smith, one of the alleged ring
| leaders of the gambling and swim
| ding syndicate, over telephone to The
Journal Friday morning, denied re-
| port that she had disappeared. She
| said she was at her home, 500 Peach
| tree street. al have done nothing
and have nothing to flee for. In fact.
/ have been too sick to leave my
house." she said.
| Mrs. Smith also denied the report
that she was in intimate touch with
| the alleged gangs operations and
stated she was able and willing to
prove that her home at 500 West
Peachtree street, was not used as a
haven for the alleged gamblers and
confidence, men. She admitted she had
SCAtb- A1CA AIIIIC oOIAs L OCAA5 holiIlbIl' "
the home of friends in order to keep
him from hearing of the charges
against his father.
During Thursday and Friday new
victims appeared at the office of the
solicitor general and were admitted
to the grand jury room where they
told how they had become ensnared
| in the meshes of the gambling and
swindling web. The names of the
| new-found victims are being with
held by the solicitor general pending
an Investigation of the alleged ac-
Invites of attorneys from other cities
who are said to be in Atlanta working
in the interests of the syndicate's
ringleaders, although one is said to
have been a Georgia banker, and an
other an old confederate veteran.
A third victim was said to be a
wealthy man from a northern city
who dropped $4,000 here in a similar
game.
Among the witnesses who appeared
before the grand jury Thursday aft
ernoon were Mrs. J. D. Rembert, pro-
prietor of a downtown hotel, and
Mrs. H. Drake, of Peachtree road.
The former was questioned relative
to certain guests at her hotel in 1918
and 1919. and the latter was ques-
toned relative to certain visitors at
an apartment house where she for
merly lived, it is said.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-01-01
>Centenarian Pleads for
Army Discharge for His
Baby Bow, Il Years Old

ROANOKE, Va, Dec. ga little
stopped, but hale and hearty, John
F. Lynch, said to be 119 years of
age, today called on Congressman
James P. Woods. at his office here
and asked the representative to aid
him in obtaining discharge from
the army of his "baby boy" James
listed here three months ago.
According to his son-in-law, FL. P.
Parish. who accompanied him here
from his home in Moneta, Va, Mr..
Lynch was rejected because of "old
age'' when he tried to enlist in the
Confederate army during the Civil
war He is a nephew of Patrick
Lynch, after whom the city of
Lynchburg was named. Mr.. Parish
added. 49,
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-01-01
Slips Into Bank, Gets
$4,000 in Bonds,
Is Killed by Officers

SPRINGFIELD, Tenn, Dec. 81
Ayoung man, aged twenty-five, iden-
tilted as Hobart Austin, of this coun-
ty, recently discharged from the
United States navy, was killed this
morning, while trying to escape aft
er securing $4,000 in bonds from
the vault Of the Peoples bank and
shooting Lytle billiard, a Springfield
officer. who tried to capture him.
The ex-sailor was a depositor of
the bank and this morning appeared
there with a request for a twenty
dollar bill. r. E. Long, the cashier,
went back to the vault to secure it
for him, the young man followed
him. In the vault, the eX-sailor drew
a .44-calibre automatic pistol, stood
off the astonished cashier and pro-
ceeded to help himself to $4,000 in
bonds.
Pursued by bank officials, the rob-
Der backed out Of the rear, flourish
ing hi sautomatic. officer billiard
undertook to arrest him and was
shot through the leg.
Austin made his way under fire
barricaded himself behind pile Of
wire fencing. He was killed there
by officers who shot him after AUS
tin had fired at them. The valuab1es
taken from the bank vault were all
recovered.
Austin was discharged fro mthe
navy November IA. He had been
serving on the U. S. S. Thompson.
It is said that the ex-sailor has a
brother in the hospital for the in
sane near Nashville and his mother
today expressed the belief that her
son Hobart's mind had become un-
balanced. During his navy service
the mother says he regularly sent
her $50 q month from his pay.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-01-01
PATHETIC STORY
TOLD OFFICERS
BY YOUNG BRIDE

A narrowing, pathetic story of how
her soldier husband compelled her
under duress to sell her soul for
small sums of money and then wrest-
ed the money from her, and how he
had her thrown into jail on charges
longer do his bidding. was told to
agents of the department of justice
Thursday by Louise DeLorney, aged
% years, the three months bride of
Private O. B. DeLorney, q member Of
the motor transport corps, of Camp
Jesup.
"This is the elimination Of mar
riage I once believed would be the
F~happiest in the whole world" she
said, as the tears streamed down her
face.
All the horrible details of her sto-
ry were recited in the presence of
her husband, who dropped his head
and sobbed. Later, he made "clean
sweep" and admitted to federal
agents that he is guilty-and peni-
tent. He told of how he had plan
ned the. entire affair. and how it
worked all right until she positive
ly refused to continue" Then, in
order that he might be released from
the regulation which requires mar
ried enlisted men to allot half their
monthly earnings to their wives, he
said he turned his young bride over
to the police.
Now, the soldier is languishing In
cell at police headquarters, adj
joining the one his wife occupied.
Federal agents secured her release
Thursday, and, after listening to her
story, instructed her to- remain in
Atlanta for the present as a material
witness against her husband in the
United States court next month,
when he will face a jury on three
counts, the maximum penalty on
each being one year in the peniten-
tiary.
The young wife is an unsophisti-
Gated country girl from Mississippi;
her husband is a native of Alabama.
They were well known and popular
in their old home towns, the inspect
ing officers asserted. Atlanta is the
largest city the young wife ever Wis
tied, they said. She worked for a
large firm in the city while he sol
diered" at Camp Jesup.
Agents of the department of jus
tice said Thursday this was the dark
est case on which they have worked
in number of years. They express
ed the opinion that DeLorney will
be given speedy trial in the United
States courts, and that after his
sentence is served, he will be deliv-
cred to the army authorities for fur
Their handling.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-01-01
Sumter County Farmer
To Take Cows With
Him to Palm Beach

AMERICUS.Ga., Dec. 31-Sam
McGarrah, a farmer of Friendship
community, near Americas, has ship
ped his entire herd of Jersey dairy
cattle to Palm Beach, where, with Mrs,
McGarrah, he will spend the winter
season. Mr.. McGarrah has hereto
fore shipped quantities of milk daily
to Atlanta and Jacksonville, and aft
.er carefully calculating the expense
INVOLVED, decided he could transport
his entires herd from Americas to
Palm Beach, serve the winter tour
list trade with milk at that resort,
and return here for the summer with
81 Substantial profit earned.
( Before leaving Mr., McGarrah
planted his entire acreage, much of
which has heretofore been devoted
to. raising cotton, in oats, rye and
other small grains. He plans to re-
turn here periodically during the
winter in order to produce a grain
crop, but will plant no cotton this
IYear When his rye, oats and other
small grain have been harvested, Mr..
McGarrah will put in a crop of corn
land velvet beans, planning to pro-
duce sufficient feed for his herd not
only during the winter months, but
to provide a supply for next year.
when he will again transport them
to the Florida winter resort.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-01-01
SWEETHEART
REFUSED TO LEAVE HIM
BY EDGAR ANsEE MoWRER
Especial Cable to the Chicago Daily News
Foreign Service, by Leased Wire to
The Atlanta Journal)
lCODYright 1920l

Especial Gable to the Chicago Daily News
Foreign Service, by Leased Wire to
The Atlanta Journal)
Copyright, 1920)
ROME, Italy, Dec. 29.-(Delayed.)
During this moment of truce in the
Fiume operations comes the news
that Louise Baccara has remained
within the city and has refused to
leave the poet. Louise, an unmar-
ried woman, 26 years of age, met
Gabriel dAnnunzio in Fiume more
than year ago, having gone there
to give two concerts. She is one of
Italy's finest pianists and D'Annun-
zio who is peculiarly sensitive to tai
ent of this kind, spoke enthusiastical-
ly of her in his last book.
1t was reported that Louise and
D'Annunzio had become engaged and
that they would be married as soon
as the poet could succeed under the
Fiume laws in diyorcing his present
wife. Apparently Miss Baccara, who
had left Fiume to make q concert
tour of Italy returned to Fiume and
has been living there for the past
few months aiding the poet in va
rious ways as a friend, musician ex-
traordinary and confidential secre-
tary, impersoIating that feminine in
fluence which is SO indispensable to
him.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-01-01
Los Angeles Society
Sends Dorsey Greeting

Governor Dorsey on Thursday re-
ceiyed a. Christmas and New Year
greeting which was one. of the most
to him this year.
It was from the Georgia State So
cfety 4of Los Angeles, beautifully
scrolIed on the cover, and signed by
Tgaore than sixty members of the or
ganization.
The Georgia society of Los Angeles
ii said to be one of the most flour
Ishing organizations of its kind in
! theHC California city.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-01-01
Claim Fire Dance Is
Cure for Rheumatism

NASHVILLE. Ky-Found-a new
cure for rheumatism
Charles Bates, aged resident of the
Laurel Creek section, unable to walk,
was told to battle his feet in pure
gasoline to cure the pain.
He followed instructions-in front
of the fire. The bottle containing
the fluid fell over, ran to the fire,
and Bates soon was doing a fox trot
around the room trying to put out
the fire enveloping his feet.
The cure worked. He discovered
after his extemporized dance that the
rheumatism was gone. But he is
nursing two severely burned feet
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-01-01
Two Men Are Taken
As Gaming Suspects

J. L. BrodnaX, Of IS East Mitchell
street, and M. E. Graham, of 115
Little street, were arrested Thursday
at noon by Plainclothes Officers Ca
son and Stegall, who suspect the
pair are connected with the gambling
ring" operating in Atlanta.
When arrested, the plainclothes Of
ficers say they found on both men
a number of turf reports and tele-
grams from race tracks, giving tips
on the ponies" They are being
held at the police station under $500
bonds on technical charges of idling
and lettering.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-01-01
''He-Man's Town
Opens Up Saloons
DESPITE Recent Raids

ASHLAND, Wis. Dec. 30.-Saloons
raideG by federal officers at Hurley,
Wis, he mecca for northern woods
men all miners were reopened today
d doheyg withdrawal OF autho I,
Relates of men arrested at Hur-
ley and. lken to jail here were again
dispensing illicit liquor over the bars,
II was reorted, and vowy to keep
hurley a e-man's town" were again
Thirty-eiht alleged vendors Of
liquor who we're caught in the, raid
yes terday wre to be arraigned be-
lore United tates Commission G. c.
Gates here. ogether with these are
nIH Gs "cus9mers" caught in the
Federal offiAu. hara stated they
were not thrAgh in Hurley" and
lno oTtIta tnat Aore raids would he
D Il
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-01-01
1924 Calendar
Published Today
On Back Page

AS announced in the last issue
of The Tri-Weekly Journal, our
leaders today will find q splendid
calendar covering every day of
The New Year published on the
last page of this issue.
The Fri-Weellly suggests that
the page be clipped from the pa
per and pasted upon heavy back
ing of cardboard or other stiff
Material.
We sincerely trust that the
calendar will be of service every
day in the year
And we hope that the year 1921
will be a term of prosperity, hap
piness and weil-being for our
thousands Of friends throughout
the south.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-01-01
Superlative Pleurisy
Makes Condition Of
Caruso Very Serious

NEW YORK. Dec. 30.-Enrico Ca
ruso. tenor. who has been seriously
i'll in his apartment here for more
than week. has developed superla-
tive pleurisy. attending physicians
said last night.
Surgical aspiration was successful
~ accomplishing. the physicians an
nounced. and added. although lie had
improved Slightly during the day,
his condition still was serious.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-01-01
Cost Of lnaugurating
America S Presidents
Takes Jump Upward

WASHINGTON.-T cost Of in
augurating president has increased
from SO to 100 per cent. it is esti-
mated at the first session Of the
joint congressional committee in
charge of the inauguration of Presi-
dent-elect Harding.
Construction of the usual nam
moth reviewing stand on the Capitol
plaza and engraving of official invi-
tations were authorized by the com
mittee, which is headed by Senator
Knox, Republican, of Pennsylvania
and Representative Cannon, Repub-
lican, of Illinois.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-01-01
Insurance on Live Stock
Lower in Alabama

MONTGOMERY, A1a.-Several in
a reduction of approximately twenty
per cent in. the rate on live stock
in transit. according to information
received by the state agricultural
department. The cuts were stated to
are now receiving less for their live
stock.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-01-01
Two-Cent Rail Fare
Held Unconstitutional

DIES MONIES. Iowa. Dec ST.
Iowa's two-cent railroad passenger
fare law today was held to be I'M
constitutional by Judge Martin j.
Wade, of the United States district
court. Officials We're enjoined from
enforcing the law on traffic entirely
within the statea
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-01-01
Bundles Of Rags
| Shipped to Factory
Yield Lots Of Booze

I CHICAGO, Dec. 31.-Forty buns
Nles of rags, shipped by a New York
bag company to a Chicago iron and
metal concern, yielded forty cases
of whisky today when prohibition
agents searched several railroad
shipments. Prohibition agents have
been ordered to inspect all large
hnndles at every freight house.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-01-01
eProhi Officers VIII
Use Airplane for
Making Wet Raid

CHICAGO. Dec. 31.-Further raids
on alleged wet spots of the four cen.
trail states around Chicago are con-
templated by Frank D. Richardson.
.dry enforcement chief, he admitted
today. The plans call for the use
Of an airplane, which Mr.. Richard
aon has requested from Washington.