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Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-04-15
S15O,OOO,0OO BOND
ISSUE FOR GEORGIA
SCHOOLS IS NEEDED
W, A, Sutton to Lead Fight
for Greater Education at
Meeting of State AssoCia-
ton in Columbus

"a casual survey of the state OF
Georgia clearly indicates a need for
bond issue of at least S150,000,0 0O
for new school buildings without any
further delay"
The speaker was Willis A. Sut.
ton, superintendent Of the Atlanta
public schools, who has given The
Journal complete details of a terrific
onslaught about to be launched by
the school teachers of Georgia to
stamp out illiteracy.
Mr.. Sutton went to the annual
meeting of the Georgia Educational
association in Columbus Thursday
in an aggressive frame of mind, pre-
pared to lead the fight for a great
err educational Georgia, he asserted.
Astounding figures of the United
States census bureau were quoted
by Mr.. Sutton in support of his con-
tention that any further delay in
remedying present conditions over
the state would be suicidal.
1.-THE census figures show there
are 328,S38 illiterates in Georgia. u
he said. "Of these, 67,677 are whites
and 261,115 are negroes. Illterate
males of voting age number $4,000,
or more than the usual number of
ballots cast in state election. II.
literate females of voting age num-
Der 130,291. The need of remedy
ing such a situation Immediately is,
of course, plain"
In Fulton county, Mr.. Sutton
showed there are 1923 illiterate me-
groes, and 2,217 illiterate whites.
THE only remedy lies in an in
tensive statewide campaign in be-
half of opportunity schools and in
individual teaching, this to be ac-
complished through cooperation of
the various religious agencies" Mr..
Sutton suggested.
eff every school teacher and every
member of our religious organiza-
tons would take three illiterate sub
jects in hand and teach them syste-
matically, our problem would be
solved in a short time,
Mr.. Sutton announced he would ad-
vocate at the Columbus convention
a state bond issue for an amount
sufficient to place the state on it's
feet educationally. He said he would
further urge an immediate survey of
the state school system, to be con-
Quoted along lines similar to the
Atlanta school survey recently COM
pleted.
'All cities and counties would is
sue bonds under the plan 1 advo-
cate" he said, "and the state of
Georgia would cooperate fully. The
rural schools would be provided for
by the state and local communities
would put up part of the money
needed through a bond ISSUE"
The state of Alabama has built
hundreds of school buildings in re-
cent years under this cooperative
system between cities and counties
and the state, Mr.. Sutton said.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-04-15
UNION HEADS CLAIM
HEADWAY IN STRIKE

INDIANAPOLIS, April 13.-Con-
tinued gains in the non-union coal
fields were claimed today by the
United Mine Workers of America for
the nationwide suspension of work
in the coal industry with the unon' s
announcement that 665,000 miners
are now participating in the walk
out.
Plans for rushing the movement
into the non-union fields, particular
ly central Pennsylvania, were being
considered by union officials, with
indications that more union organ
izers may be sent into the coal
fields. Formal announcement of any
decision was unlikely, for the unions
plan has been to permit it's field
forces to appear unannounced at
their work.
With the strike now nearing the
end of the second week, the new
figures on the number of idle men
showed an increase of $4,000 since
the opening of the suspension, when
the union claimed 100000 partici.
pants. of this number, $4,000 re.
cruits have been added this week,
union officials asserting that most
have been obtained in central Penn
sylvania.
Except for the developments in
the non-union fields, no change has
yet come in the general situation.
In union circles here, the, opinion
apparently was that the strike is
settling down to test of endurance
and that any changes will occur
slowly
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-04-15
RAILROAD EARNINGS
INDICATE RETURN
OF PROSPERITY
Figures Presented to l. c. G.
Show That February Re-
turns Were 4,75 Per Cent,
Best in Eighteen Months

WASHINGTON, April 13.-Rail
roads of the country are getting back
to the days of prosperity, figures as
to their earnings during February
presented to the interstate commerce
commission today show.
During that month the railroads
earned ATS per cent on their tenta-
tive valuations-the highest rate OF
return in more than IS months. The
Improvement is shown in striking
fashion by the report that this Feb
ruary the roads made profit OF
$47,762, 800, as compared with a def.
cit of $5,176,S67 in February, 1921.
Rate Cut Likely
The figures are significant because
they indicate railroad earnings are
increasing so that the interstate
commerce commission probably will
be justified in making rate reduc-
lions in the near future, if the up
ward trend of earnings continues.
Earnings during February were
$14,884,000 under the amount neces-
sary to have enabled the carriers to
make a per cent return, al Esch-
CuIuIllIS law pIOHlS1Oll WHICH, AO-
Gently expired stating that the rates
were to be fixed so that the roads
would as near as possible earn a 6
per cent return.
The interstate commerce commits
sion now is free to base railroad
rates on any rate of return that it
sees fit, but it is understood that it
does not desire to bring the gen
eral level much below 6 per cent.
Eastern Earnings Largest
During February the roads in the
eastern district earned considerable
in excess of the per cent return,
the average being I'll per cent.
The net operating income in this
district was $29, 800, as compared
with d decit of $7,627, 592 in F'ebfu-
airy of 1921.
The roads in the other districts
however, were not so prosperous.
The lines in the south earned 3.98
per cent. In the western district,
where the agricultural depression
has been acute, the rate CT return
was Onlv 9 az ner cent
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-04-15
Arthur Conan Doyle
Describes Sensations
OF the Deathbed

NEW YORK, April 13.-(By the
Associated Press.1Sir Arthur Co
nan Doyle last night described the
sensations of the deathbed as he
said they had been communicated
to him from beyond the StyX.
Listening to him was a vast audi
encey an audience that filled Carne.
gle hall, an audience many of whose
members soon will board Charons
craft for the voyage which all must
take. Palsied heads shook with
emotion as the earnest words fell
from the lips of a man who has
turned from medicine and letters to
a search for the spiritual.
Death is not painful, but a pleas
ant process, said Sir Arthur. AS
death approaches, the soul-the
etheric body-f1oats cit from its
earthly shell, and hovers- above the
human clay. The only sensation is
one of delicious languor.
The first sight that greets the
eye is one of smiling, loving faces
bending over the deathbed, contin-
ued Sir Arthur.
PROOF" he asked.
"I have stood by the side of the
dying, seen hands turned cold in
death stretch out, heard words of
endearment fall from lips that soon
move no more. 'Delirium,' say ma
terialists. No it is not delirum."
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-04-15
is ACQUITTED;
WILL TRY TO "COME BACK''

SAN FRANCISCO, April 49,
Roscoe Arbuckle, acquitted of the
killing of Virginia Rape, now goes
on trial before the public.
The big comedian was tremen.
dously interested in news from New
York that the Famous Players-Lasky
corporation will Immediately release
one of his pictures to test out his
popularity.
The question, of whether Arbuckle
will be asked to remain in the NOV
les will be decided by the way the
public greets this picture, accord
ing to word from New York.
The verdict of mot guilty. came
late yesterday at the conclusion OF
Arbuckle's third trial on a charge
of causing the death of Virginia
Rape, beautiful movie actress, dur.
ing a wild party" at San Fran,
cisco hotel last Labor day.
The jury, it was reported, took
less than one minute to complete
the ballot acquitting Arbuckle. II
took considerably longer, however
for all details to be cleared up and
for the jurors to return to the box
to deliver the verdict.
Arbuckle's two previous trials re,
suited in disagreements of the juries.
AS he stood in the courtroom
shaking hands with jurors and with
friends, ArbuckleA-his famous smile
once more in evidence-declared he
was simply aching" to get back to
the Hollywood movie lot.
The jurors, eight men and four
women, thronged around Arbuckle,
slapping him on the back and laugh
ing with him.
Edward Brown, foreman of the
jury, issued statement asserting
that a great injustice had been
done Arbuckle, and wishing him sue
cess.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-04-15
Controversy Of Rival
Textile Unions May
Spread Other Parts

LAWRENCE, Mass, April IA
The controversy between the United
Textile Workers of America and the
one big union which has developed
out of their contest for control of
the teXtila strikers here, promises, to
spread to other places. With the
announcement today that the United
Textile Workers had been granted
a permit for tag day at Peabody
tomorrow to raise funds for strik-
ers relief, Ben Legete, leader of the
one big union, announced his forces
would send a committee to Peabody
which, with sympathiZers there,
would attempt to minimize the con-
tributions to the other organize
ton.
The one big union is circularizing
city and town governments IN an
effort to prevent further tag day per-
mits for the textile workers, claim
ing that organization is not repre-.
sentative of the main body Of strik-
ing operatives
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-04-15
COLD RESERVE HELD
HERE HAS ADVANCED
TO rs PER CENT
Figures Show Farmer Is
Looking to His Crops to
Take Care Of Future and
Notifying ndiscriminateIy

Further concrete evidence of a
firmer basic condition in the Sixth
Federal Reserve district is reflected
in the statement of the Atlanta Fed
eral Reserve bank as of April II,
showing the ratio of total gold re-
serves to. deposits and federal re-
serve note liability combined to be
77.9 per cent as compared to TIL
per cent as shown by the combined
report of all reserve banks.
The gold reserves both in this dis
trict and throughout the entire re-
serve system, have shown a steady
gain since the first of the year when
the ratio was around and under so
per cent.
The heavy percentage shown this
week indicates that member banks
are able to take care of their re-
quirements without discounting pa
per and that the financial position of
the individual is better than at any
time in recent months. Instead of
borrowing, the farmer is at work in
his fields, looking to the crops of
the future to take care of his needs
anu Duy1llS Has EC-
come a thing of the past.
More than anything else, the re-
port reflects a sounder economic po
sition of the man in the country dis
tricts and his ability to get along
without outside assistance. At the
same time it is manifest that the
banks have the money and plenty
of it for financing legitimate under.
takings. .
The total gold reserve held by the
Atlanta bank is $121, 049,6 86, this
city being numbered among the lead
ers of the nation along with New
York, Chicago, San Francisco, Cleve-
land and Philadelphia. Atlanta leads
the south and is approximately $780,
100000 in excess of st. Louis. Dali
las, Texas, is lowest with $40,-
1874 900.
The strong position of the federal
reserve banks is only another of the
numerous manifestations of gener-
al improvement in the business
structure of the nation.
Reports of railroads to the inter
state commerce commission showed
big gains over a year ago with all
average earning of Ats per cent and
almost daily come announcements or
large purchases of rolling stock and
other equipment.
Foreign exchange is showing
consistent gain from day to day
with Sterling over and above 4.40
as a general rule. The action of
German marks in registering slight
gains along with the remainder of
the list reflects a sounder position
in European economics and indicates
hopeful view of the Genoa confer
ence which is certain to be potent
factor in restoring the old world to
normal conditions if as successful as
the conference on the limitation of
armament held in Washington.
In the face of general textile
strikes the cotton market is holding
it's own and although exporters are
not buying values show no tendency
to soften, due probably to the large
short interest in the market, the I'M
certainty as to planting conditions
and acreage this season and the. de
termination of spot holders not to be
stampeded into selling in the face OF
another bull year.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-04-15
Cotton Growers Head
Says Acreage Of 1912
VIII Not Be Normal

OKLAHOMA CITY, April 49,
The nations cotton acreage in 1922
will be an increase over 1921 but
will not reach a normal stage. This
is the OPT ion of Carl Williams,
Oklahoma City, president of the
American Cotton Growers exchange
which is holding it's annual meeting
here.
"West of the Mississippi there
will be over a five per cent in
crease" he said. 1.-THE acreage east
of the Mississippi will be slightly
increased but not much. 1t will al
most be a stand-of, believe, and
will be determined to a great ex-
tent by the weather conditions"
A heavy infection of the boil
weevil is indicated, he said.
The agreement providing for the
correlation Of efforts of several state
associations with the natiopal or
ganiZation to merchandise the cot
ton crop instead of dumping it on
a glutted market at picking time,
was passed at today's meeting.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-04-15
Mississippi viii
Break Flood Record
At New Orleans, La

NEW ORLEANS, April lathe
highest river stage ever known at
New Orleans was predicted by the
local weather bureau today in a
forecast which says a stage of 22
to 22.6 feet will be reached here be-
tween April 25 and 80. The high
record here is % feet. The rise in
the past "a hours wa stwo-tenths of
a foot
Waters of the Illinois river con-
tinued rising today and three-fourths
of the $500 population of Boards
town, ILL.,, had been driven from
their homes or were residing in their
second story rooms. Half of the
area of the city is under water,
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-04-15
German Reparation
Demand Is Rejected

PARIS, April 13.-Germany's de-
mand for change in the allied
reparations demands, contained in a
note from the Wirth government,
was refused today
The allied reparations commission
decided to maintain it's previous d.
mands, including suggestions for a
German internal loan of 100000 00,-
600 marks, and allied supervision of
certain German internal finances.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-04-15
Bomb Explosion in J.
New York Tenement
Seriously Injuries Five

NEW YORK, April 13.-Five per-
sons were seriously injured and 20
cut and bruised, when two bombs
exploded in tenement early today
Police suspect black-hand plot.
The bombs were placed under
stairways, the evident intention be-
ing to wreck them, set the buildings
on fire, and trap the hundreds of
tenants.
The fires were quickly extin-
guished. Those seriously injured
were thrown out of bed by the ex-
plosion, or hit by flying debris. 9th
ers cut and bruised were hurt when
they ran in a panic into the halls
in night clothes, stepping on broken
glass and splinters
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-04-15
Flyers Postpone Trip,
Weather Conditions Bad

LISBON, April 13.-(By the AS
ISOLATED Press.)-Bad weather con-
ditions prevented a start today by
Captains Sacadura and Coutinho,
the Portuguese aviators, on the third
stage of their flight to Brazil from
the Cape Verdi Islands to ST. Paul
Rock, in mid-Atlantic. The aviators
cabled here this forenoon that the
conditions would make it impossible
for them to leave before Sunday.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-04-15
Camp Pike, Ark, Sold
By War Department

WASHINGTON, April 13-The
war department has sold to the
Surplus Trading company, of New
York, Camp Pike, Ark, with a con-
siderable quantity of accumulated
war stores at figure approximate
ing 100000. Bids also were re.
ceived from Frank Harris company,
of Chicago, and the Harris Brothers
company, of the same city.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-04-15
Late Emperor Charles
Children Are Very I'll

FUNCHAL, Madeira Islands, APP
ril 13.-Three children of the late
ex-Emperor Karl and ex-Empress
Zita are seriously i'll here.
Karl's own court physician, who
arrived here too late to save his
life, has wired to monarchists in vi
emma, appealing for financial assist
ance. He says the house where the
former empress lives with her chill
dren is unhealthy, but that Zita
has not sufficient money to move.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-04-15
Leg and Foot Found
In Railroad Yards

JACKSONVILLE, Fla, April 10
Parts of a human anatomy, a leg
and foot, were found in the railroad
yards here Wednesday night by rail-
road employees. The condition of
the gruesome find indicated it had
been there for some days. Police
and railroad officials are puzzled
over the find, as no report of an ac-
cident has been recorded.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-04-15
SENENOFF IS CHARGED
WITH MORE ATROCITIES

WASHINGTON, April 13.-Goug-
ing out of the eyes of Y. M. c. A.
| worker and the cutting out of his
tongue because he would not give
Semenoff cossacks candy and ciga-
rettes was charged to troops of Cen
eraI Gregory Semenoff by Captain
Edward L. Earl, of st. Paul, Mimi,
former British royal engineer, tes-
tifying before the senate labor COM
mittee today.
Appearing before the committee
which seeks dishonorable election of
Semenoff from this country, Earl
brought forth a series of shuddering
charges against the Cossack chief
tain including: Unwarranted attacks
on British and American forces; ut
ter insolence of Semenoff himself to
his allied colleagues; shooting down
in cold blood of innocent peasants.
Earl said one of the British Red
Cross cars was stolen by the Seme-
noff men and the British sentry
guarding it mysteriously disappear
ed
1--WE never received cooperation
from Semenoff such as common de-
cency would require from an allied
officer-he called himself one-and
in fact he did everything he could
to make it hard for u.s."
Asked as to conflicts with Rus
sian troops, he told of an attack by
Semenoff forces on train contain
ing a small British and American
contingent,
One Britisher was killed, several
wounded, and an American lost his
hand.
Cavalry men-Semenoff's subor-
dinates-threw shrapnel bombs at
the group.
Read my second telegram chal-
lenged Earl, but the attorney, John
z. Clark, claimed to have only one
message.
LIle Inquiry OlA ILLS A1Alo "e1S caDe'tA-
doned.
The young Britisher, fiery and
clever, had let the committee know
quite clearly that he had hatred
of Semenoff and would be glad to
get even with him for Semenoff's
mems cruelties in Siberia. His mes
sage seeking a contact with Sem
enoff, was interpreted by committee
members as an attempt to get
even" with the Cossaek "ataman."
Fired on Americans
Earl said that at one time the
Cossacks fired on a group of sleeping
American soldiers.
The Semenoff attorney sought to
make this appear to be hearsay.
Earl retorted crisply, IT had re-
ports from my. Canadian. sentries
who saw the Russians fire on the
sleeping Americans.
At one stage, Earl f1ared out,
"Semenoff was the personfication of
all that we realized or all that we
had heard about what the old re-
gime would carry on in the po-
groms-that is, the killings Of the
Jews"
At the conclusion of this testi-
money, Senator Borah introduced two
kilograms, clarifying the subject of
Earl's communication with Semenoff,
revealing that Earl was playing to
"get" Semenoff, meantime letting
Borah know exactly what he was
up to.
GENERAL sEMENOFF
SURRENDERS TO SHERIFF
NEW YORK, a ril 13.-General
Gregorie Semenoff, former ataman
of the Cossacks, f. whom deputy
sheriffs have been searching for
two days, surrendered in Sheriff
Nagle's office today.
The Fidelity and Deposit COM
pany, of Maryland, formally can
lied it's bond of $4,000 under |
which Semenoff had been out on
bail since his recent arrest in bank
ruptcy proceedings.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-04-15
TRUCE IS BROKEN
BY BELFAST RIOT

BELFAST, April 14.-The Irish
truce was broken in Belfast today.
Good Friday dawned with seven
casualties reported in street fighting
during the night. Two civilians
were killed and one was wounded,
while four policemen, were shot and
all badly wounded.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-04-15
Six Georgia Postmasters
Nominated by Harding
RY THEODORE THLFR

WASHINGTON, D. c., April 49,
President Harding sent. the nomina-
tons of six Georgia postmasters to
the senate late Wednesday as fol-
lows: Annie P. Harpei Stillmore;
Jacob S. Erberhardt, Carlton; Rob
ert T. Broome, Danielsville; MAI us
G. Keown, Mount Berry; Matte NJ.
Pope, Omaha; William V. Cobb,
Smyrna.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-05-27
TODAY'S BEST STORY
IN BILLY'S SERMON

Years ago some men were climb
Ing the Matterhorn, and It Is done
always with danger. A strong Al
pine guide with a wide leather belt
around his body, In that great bull
ring fastened to haIf-inch Manila
rope several feet long goes in front
and another In back. SandWiched
in between they will put from two
to four tourists, between two exper-
fenced Alpine guides.
The man In front has a Dreat ice
axe with a hook and a stubby han
die, and the one In the rear has an
Alpine stock with an equally strong
handle and a great steel hook.
In climbing Matterhorn, the man
Immediately behind the first man
fell. On the instant the man fell,
the Alpine guide braced himself,
and swinging his Alpine axe off his
shoulder, he drove 1t to the very
hiIt into the ice and gripped 1t with
all his might. T he man in the rear
drove his prong into the glacier
and, bracing himself, held while the
man slowly clambered to his feet.
Had the hold of the man In the
front given way, those six men
would have tumbed $500 feet down
into the crevice.
The men and women here tonight
are like that With every ounce of
your political and your social and
financial and intellectual influence
you are driven sUainst God, but you
stand tied. If you give way there
would be an avalanche of souls in
the kingdom of God.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-05-27
COMPLETE REPORT OF REVIVAL

Eighty pages and reports of revival from the
opening April 10Th have been compiled and
will be published in separate form and be ready for dis
tributiOn Monday morning, May 18th, the morning
after the closing The most complete report
published by daily newspaper is being compiled from the
SUNDAY REVIVAL SUPPLEMENTS of the Palladium
This S0page section will be available to leaving
orde before Saturday. May 9th. charge of 35 cents will
be made to part of the cost of printing Orders
must left the Palladium office before Saturday