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Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-06-22

Send a letter to them and ask them
to publish it. Tell me how you all
are and what you are doing. 1t is
the only paper we see on the ship.
And I thought that if you did that
1 would hear. Tell them to put it
in Sundays edition--it is the one
they get. .... ....
Revenue Men in Scheme
eft is terribly hot lying in the
sun. They go into port at night
Savannah, Galveston, New Orleans
and all the Florida ports. They get
seven to eight dollars a box, and
sell only in big lots. Lots Of revenue
officers are in the game with them.
Pray for me to do right. I hope
that you get this letter. The man
who promised to mail it for me
bought ten thousand dollars worth
of whisky for New York city.
Love and kisses to Ma and your
own dear self. Pray for. me and be
a good man. How I long for old
New York and the little chum!
JAMES J. BAKER
up. S. There are hundreds of Bos-
ton and New York men who come
out and load their boats at sea. I
pray for you all the time, night and
day. If I could only hear a word
from you-but I can't. One man
jumped overheard last night-a New
Jersey man."
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-06-22
FORD SHOALS PLAN
RAPED BY REPORT
Of HOUSE MINORITY
Bid of Auto Manufacturer Is
Attacked and Acceptance
of Alabama Power Com
pany Offer Is Urged

WASHINGTON, June 2O.-Henry
Fords offer for the Muscle Shoals,
Alabama, nitrate and power plant,
is called a fraud and an outright
attempt to rob the government" in
a report filed with the house today
by five members of the house mill
tary affairs committee.
Acceptance of the Alabama Power
company was urged.
The report, the third presented
from the military affairs committee
as the result Of it's four months
study of the Muscle Shoals problem,
denounces the Ford bid in the
strongest and bitterest terms and
urges congress to authorize the Sec
rotary of war to call for new offers
on Muscle Shoals.
The report is entitled 1.-THE Truth
About the Ford Offer"
Signers were Representatives
Kearns, of Ohio; rockingham, OF
Massachusetts,; Crowther, of New
FORK, and NORM and Crago, Of Penn
;ylvania, all Republicans. It was
aid that three more Republicans,
Kahn, Of California, now out of the
city; Ransley, of Pennsylvania, and
Parker, of New Jersey, likely will
sign the report later.
Serious Opposition
Filing Of the report fell like
bombshell in the ranks Of Ford sup
porters, revealing, as it did, far more
serious opposition than had been
counted on from Republican mem
bers of the military affairs commit
tee.
The substance Of the complaint, in
the report, is that tine government
loses all and gains nothing" under
the Ford offer which, the report de-
clared, has been misrepresented to
the country by one Of the most in.
sidious propagandas the nation has
ever SEEN"
One Of the principal contentious is
that Ford has no intention Of manu-
featuring fertilized as Muscle
Shoals unless he can do it at hand
some profit, and that the farmers of
the country are being given a "hol-
low promise"
Ford himself is called dreamer
and his proposition "frenzied
finance"
Here's a summary of some of the
objections made to the Ford bid:
l. That Ford does not agree to
manufacture fertilizer at Muscle
Shoals, md . he will eng;' . in
its manufacture SSS'~ eN'rss1. .''ss7 . as he
can get an per cent profit.
2. That acceptance of the Ford
cash offer of $5,000,000 for properties
which cost the government more
than $S5,000,000 to purchase and de-
velop, would constitute giving the
properties away"
3-That giving Ford the govern
ment's interest in the Gorgas War.
rior steam plant, SO miles from Mus.
Gle Shoals. would be unfair to the
Alabama Power company, on whose
land the plant is situated.
4-That the government stands to
spend unestimated millions of dol
lars on dam repairs, above the S55,.
600 annually which Ford agrees to
spend on maintenance and repairs.
5-That Ford will be free Of taxes
on dams which cost $4,000, 600.
6-That Ford's scheme of "fren.
zled finance" involves giving the
government only $4,674,6OO to nav
a SoO,O0O,0O0 loan, advanced to pro.
VIDE for the completion of two dams.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-06-22
S3,00O,0OO OFFERED
FOR GORCAS PLANT

WASHINGTON, June 21.-Thom-
as w. Martin, president of the Ala.
bama Power company, told the SEN
ate agriculture committee today
that his company stood ready to
pay the government 100000 for
it's interest in the steam plant at
Gorgas, Ala, eff the government
insists that $3,oOO,OOo is fair
value for the plant"
Officials of the power company,
Mr.. Martin said, believed their Of
for of $2,5OO,OOO was fair, but
that the war department estimated
the plant to be worth $3,O00,OO0.
eff the government" he said,
INSISTS upon 100000, we are
ready to pay that sum in cash.
But we believe an understanding
can be reached and the difference
between the two figures can be-
reconciled."
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-06-22
BONUS BLOC LOSES
FIGHT To SPEED
ACTION IN SENATE
Motion for Immediate Con-
sideration" Laid on Table
by Vote of Fifty-TWo to
Twenty-Five

WASHINGTON, June 20.-The
bonus bloc in the senate was crush
ed today when it challenged the
action Of the er .blican majority in
delaying action on the soldier bonus.
BY a vote of So to % a motion for
immediate consideration Of the bo-
nus. was "laid on the able" which
is equivalent to defeat.
A motion to change the order of
business of the senate and immedl-
ately take up the soldiers compensa-
ton act was made by Senator
Walsh, Democrat, Massachusetts.
"Those of us who have pledged
that we would do our utmost to pass
the soldier bonus want 6. record vote
to find out who in this chamber is
against the bill and who is for it,
Senator Walsh declared.
The Republican side was prac-
tically unanimous in its expression
and it was bolstered by a few Demo
cratic opponens Of the bonus.
Senators Norris, Nebraska, and La
Toilette, of Wisconsin, were the only
Republicans to break the Republican
ranks.
Among INC OppOSlIS
immediate consideration OF the
bonus were: Senators Glass, King,
Myers, Pomerene and Underwood.
The bonus bloc members then
laun, led an attack to harass and
delay action on the tariff.
'How do you ever expect to dis
pose of the tariff under the present
circumstances" Senator Robinson,
Democrat, Arkansas, declared.
"It is a dead certainty now that
the bonus will never come up in
this body before the November cleo
TONS"
Walsh said he made the motion
in behalf Of the minority Of the SEN
ate finance committee, which recent
ly issued a favorable report on the
measure.
st want the soldiers Of this coun-
try to know that the tariff bill has
been set aside several times" Sena-
tor Walsh said. Last week it was
set aside for the naval appropria
tons bill and L say to Senators it
can be and will be set aside any time
the Republican majority in this
chamber desire a bill passed"
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-06-22
James J, Baker, in Letter to
His Son, Declares He
Is Being Held Prisoner of
BootIeggers

A weird recital Of alleged wrongs
suffered at the hands of liquor snug
glers operating off the Florida coast
is contained in a letter now in pos
session OF, the Atlanta police, which,
according to the postmark, was mail
ed in Atlanta on May 80.
The letter purports to have been
written by James J. Baker, forty
eight years old, Of New York City,
who, according to New York police
records, disappeared March 20, 1922.
1t is addressed to Alexander Baker,
his son. Though apparently written
in either great haste or fear, the let
ter is coherent enough and bears
enough evidence of authenticity for
the police departments Of the two
cities concerned to start an investi-
cation of the alleged facts contained
in it.
The New York police are of the
opinion that Baker wrote the letter
in Atlanta and that his story Of be-
ing held by rum-runners is a fairy
tale.
Kidnapped, He Says
The writer Of the letter declares
that he was kidnapped aboard a whis-
ky runner which left New York in
March. He declares that he is now
being held a virtual prisoner, being
given no money and not daring to
try to escape. He asserts that a
fleet of hundreds of boats are en-
gagged in the business of running
liquor in to Atlantic and gulf ports,
and that many revenue officers are
in partnership with the rum runners.
The writer declares that the life
aboard the ship is so terrible that
he is tempted to jump overheard
and end it all. FIe asserts that ono
man did this the night before the
letter was written.
1t is asserted that the letter was
given to whisky buyer from New
York, VINO promised to mail it. II
is declared possible that this man
mailed it passing through Atlanta
on his way north.
The letter is written on ordinary
ledger paper bearing the water mark
of Webb & Vary, Atlanta printers
and engraVers. The book from which
it was torn had apparently been
made up for the use of some power
company.
The Letter
The letter follows:
"Off Miami, Fla, May 20, 1922.
Dear Boy: got a man to prom.
Use me he would mail this to you.
II hope he does) 1 was smuggled
out of New York on a ship. The
Italians in New York have hundreds
of boats between Cuba and Florida.
All smuggling whisky into Florida
night and day. [ never lie on a
bed lie on wet decks. These men
dream and talk whisky night and
day. It's a terrible life. 7 nearly
got away in Tampa one night, but
they never let you have any money,
so I could not get far. I got on a
train but was put off when 1 could
not pay. So they got me again
They are hard lot. I am we'll but
a mere skeleton. feel at times like
jumping overheard and ending it all
Only hoping that I will be with you
all again some day. If I have to
walk all the way I will do it. Pray
for me to get away. We are changed
to different boats every day.
81 think and dream Of you all the
day and night. I hope you keep my
home together. I never see any
thing, only a Florida Times-Union.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-06-22
Augustans Ask Barrett
To Retain Residence

AUGUSTA, Ca, June 20.-Resolu-
tons, commenting the appointment
Of Hon. William H. Barrett as
United States district judge for the
southern district of Georgia, and
urging him to retain his residence in
Augusta, We're adopted in city coun-
Gil at a called meeting held last
night.
Like resolutions were yesterday
morning adopted by the Augusta
Bar association.
Tuesday is William H. Barrett day
at the Rotary club.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-06-22
DR.. J, G, Saggus, of WASH
ington, Gap Held for Al
legged Killing of Wife and
Friend

Officials from Wilkes county were
expected to arrive in Atlanta some
time Wednesday afternoon bringing
with them certain organs from the
body of the first wife of DIR. j. G..
Saggus, former Wilkes county ply
sician now in Jail at Washington,
charged with the double murder of
his wife and Charles w. Willbanks,
husband Of his present wife. DR..
Edgar Everhart, chemist to the
state geological department, will
make a series of chemical tests to
determine whether there are in
those organs traces Of strychnine or
any other poison.
DR.. Saggus is charged with having
poisoned his first wife, who died No
vember 8, 1921, and Mr.. Willbanks,
who died February 8, 1922, by adj
ministering strychnine.
DR.. A. w. Simpson, county ply
stefan of Wilkes county, was on his
way to Atlanta Wednesday with
parts of Mrs. Saggus remains, hav.
ing communicated with DR.. Everhart
prior to the exhumation Of the body
Tuesday afternoon to ascertain what
organs should be examined.
The chemical analysis will Jprobab-
ly require several days, according
to DR.. Everhart, although traces Of
strychnine are detachable even
though death occurred several
months ago.
The exhumat ton of Mrs. Saggus'
body from the grave in the Sandy
Cross churchyard in Taliaferro coun.
ty was directed by DR.. A. w. Simp-
son, county physician; Sheriff
George M. Walton, DR.. c. E. Wills,
assistant county physician; w. M.
Hill, a local undertaken, and T. o.
Sturdivant, the Atlanta detective
who has been active in unearthing
evidence in the case.
DIR. Simpson left early this morn
ing by automobile for Atlanta, car
ry:ng with him the viscera, which
will be turned over to DR.. Edgar
Eyerhart, state chemist, for analy-
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-06-22
DOUBLE MURDER BY POISON
is CHARGED TO PHYSICIAN
OF WILKES COUNTY, GA.

DR.. J. G. SAGGUS, former
Wilkes county phys ic a n,
charged wit hthe, murder Of his
first wife and Charles w.
Willbanks, by administering
poison. DR.. Saggus married
Mrs. Willbanks after the
deaths of her husband and his
wife.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-06-22
Spot Cotton Jumps
To 23.25c Tuesday,,
Anew High Mark

Spot cotton in Atlanta jumped SO
cents a bale Tuesday to 1926 cents,
a new high for the movement, as the
result of another bulge in futures.
New York options closed from 5 IT,
IL points up after having scored new
highs, and New Orleans futures
closed to Is points up, with July
at 2302 cents
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-06-22
Harsh Bandits Take
All Clothing From
Greenwood Victim

GREENWOOD, S. c., June 90
Clothed only with an expression Of
despair, Ben Frazier, young white
man, early today called at the home
of w. M. Davenport, a naighbor and
told a story of : avine been robbed
every stitch of his clothing by
two bandits on the Abbeville-Gre
wood highway.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-06-22
WiIlbanks ELIMINATION

The body of Charles w. Willbanks,
former husband Of the present wife
OF the accused physician, will be ex-
humed this afternoon, it is believed.
DR.. Simpson expects to go direct
from Atlanta to Commerce, Ca, near
which place Mr.. Willbanks' is buried,
to direct the disinterment OF his re-
mains. Portions of the body will be
removed, and taken to Atlanta Tor
analysis by the state chemist.
Whether action will be taken
against the present Mrs. Saggus on
a charge of accessory before ana
after the fact, depends entirely upon
the result of the chemical tests, &C.
cording to Marion Felts, solicitor
general of the Toombs circuit Of the
superior court. Mrs. Saggus is still
at her home in Harlem, where the
family has been living for several
weeks since, removing from Wilkes
county after the death Of Mr.. Win.
banks. She refuses to discuss the
charges against her husband further
than to make general denial of his
guilt, and any knowledge on her part
of suspicious circumstances sur
rounding the two deaths.
DIR. Saggus, in his cell in the
county Jail, maintains an air Of
complete composure. Two of his
brothers, Marshall Saggus. of
Crawfordville, and Samuel Saggus,
also of Taliaferro county, visited
him late yesterday afternoon. They
found him calmly reading a maya
zine and smoking his pipe. This was
the first time any Of his relatives
had visited him since his arrest
Monday. His parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Obadiah Saggus, who live several
+, miles from Crawfordville, are I'M
derstood to have greatly resented
DIR. Saggus' marriage to Mrs. Will
hanks, and relations between him
and his family have been some
what strained on that account.
Prominent Counsel
w. M. Howard, of Augusta, one
of the best known attorneys in the
state, has been retained to assist
the prosecution of DR.. Saggus, &C
cording to reliable information
here. It is understood that the de.
PENDANT hopes to secure the serv-
! ices of Reuben r. Arnold, of At
lanta, one of the foremost mem.
bers of the Georgia bar.
Detective T. o. Sturdivant, mem
y,f.
ment. who, while on his vacation
assisted in the investigation of the
Saggus case, declared today that eX
cerots from letters passing between
DIR. Saggus and his present wife, be
fore their marriage, are considered
If great importance by the authors
dies These letters were intercepted
NV Rev. J. NJ. Hawkins, brother-in
law of Mr.. Willbanks, and superin
+endent of the Methodist orphans
home at Decatur, Ga, where Mrs
WilIhanks visited after the death OF
tar first husband and just prior tc
ber marriage to DR.. Saggus.
These letters, according to De
+ective Sturdivant, contain state
ments from DR.. Saggus and the for
,,er Mrs. Willbanks that their
NERVES were shot to pieces" but
that if they kept their nerve, every
thing would come out all right"
The authorities here have com
,,,,,nicated with the state chemist
and have been informed that strych
nine. which is the poison alleged tc
have caused the death of the first
Mrs. Saggus and Mr.. Willbaaks, car
he detected by chemical analysis OF
a nody many months after death.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-06-22
heWeather

WASHINGTON, June 20.-Vir.
giria: Cloudy with occasional light
showers probably Thursday; no
change in temperature.
North Carolina, South Carolina,
Georgia, Florida, extreme northwest
Florida, Alabama and Mississippi:
Local thundershowers Thursday;
gentle variable winds.
Tennessee, Kentucky: Partly
cloudy Thursday; warmer Thursday.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-06-22
YOUNG GEORGIA MINISTER
STAYS WIFE AND MOTHER
AND ISSUES CONFESSION
ELLIOTT PADRICK. yo

ELLIOTT PADRICK, young
preacher, who has confessed
Staying his wife and mother-in-
law at Dover Monday after
noon, and who is now in Jail
at Augusta.-Photo by Montell,
Augusta.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-06-22
Chief Justice Taft
Received by King

LONDON, June 20.-Chief JUS
tice Taft was received by the king
and queen at Buckingham palace
this afternoon.
The Washington times., 1922-09-23
BAPT|STCHURCH
BIBLE CLASSES
START MONDAY
Marks Beginning for All De-
nominations In co-opera-
tive Work.

The first meeting of the Organized
Mems Bible Glasses will be held in
Monday evening. September %, at
7:45, in Calvary Bapt. st Church. As
these organized classes represent a
membership Of 5000 men, IL is ex.
pected that there will be a large
attendance.
The program Of cooperative work
for the fall and winter will be pre-
sented
Frank l.. Middleton will speak on
The United Membership Drive.
Capt. +. A. Frost upon Law In.
forcement," Frank w. Bolg.ano on
The Evangelistic Field" p. L. Rog.
ers on The Glass Directory and
James L. Wilmeth on Work for
Young Men and Boys"
This meeting will mark the he.
ginning Of a large program of co.
operative work among the Bible
classes Of the city OF all denomina-
tons. October l will be the opening
of the united membership drive for
all the mems Bible classes and will
last for eight weeks.
The Ninth Street Christian sun
day School Orchestra will give spe-
+cial program beginning at 1920 and
VII play during the evening. The
Vaughn Class of Calvary Baptist
Sunday School will be the host to
the mems Bible classes on this occa.
sion. The meeting Is open TO all
members Of mems classes and any
who may be interested in this work.
The Washington times., 1922-09-23
TakOma Park Baptist.

At the IL o'clock service at the
Takoma Park Baptist Church, the
ordinance Of the Lords Supper will
be observed and the pastor. the Rev.
William e. La Rue, will speak on
the subject: THE Divine Guest"
At the meeting Of the Young
Peoples Society Of Christian En-
deavor at 7 o'clock, the leader will
be Mrs. z. w. James. and the sub
tect Of discussion: How Can We
Help Foreign Mission Work" At
the o'clock church service Mr.. La
Rue will speak on the subject: Sin;
Its Cause and Cure" At this
service Miss Margaret Byrd Mans
field will render violin selections as
follows: Alteration" CBorowskD and
"Evensong" Easthope Martin).
The Ladies Aid Society of the
Takoma Park Baptist Church will
hold a fall carnival" next Friday,
September 20, from to 9 o'clock,
on the grounds around the residence
Of Mrs. Thomas w. Marshall. 7O29
Blair road, at the intersection OF
Cedar street, Blair road, and Fourth
street northwest.
The Washington times., 1922-09-23
BAPT|STSHO[D
ECHO RALLY At
FIRST CHURCH
Two New Unions Admitted to
Columbia Federation at
Meeting.

Columbia Federation OF Baptist
Young Peoples Union held an
echo rally" OF the st. Paul Mimi
international convention, at the
First Baptist Church Tuesday.
Members OF the First Baptist
Alexandria. First. Fifth. Emmanuel
and Second Baptist unions who
were delegates to the convention,
participated in a sketch, entitled
Our Trip to st. Paul" Songs,
yells and stunts were incorporated
in the sketch.
Congress Heights and Mt. Rainier
Baptist Young Peoples Unions
were admitted to membership.
Unions represented at the meeting
were those from Alexandria First
and Second Baptist, Cherrydale and
Clarendon, Bethany. Centennial
First, Fifth. Emmanuel, Randle
Highlands, Second and West Wash.
ington. A delegation from the c.
f. of Metropolitan Baptist Church
attended the meeting. On and after
today the publicity department in
the McGill building will be open
on Wednesdays and Saturdays from
6 p. m. to 8 p. m.
The Washington times., 1922-09-23
RED CROSS RECEPTION
TO HONOR DELEGATES

Wives of Cabinet officers and
other high Government officials will
be in the receiving line at a recep
ton in connection with the conven
ton OF the American Red Cross. Oc
tober 10. at national headquarters OF
the organization.
The function is in honor OF dele
gates from all parts of the United
States. The visitors also will meet
Chairman John Barton Payne and
members of the central committee OF
the Red Cross.
ARRANGEMENTS for the reception
pro hing made bv a committee com
posed Of Miss Mabel T. Boardman,
chairman; Mrs. Montgomery Blair
Mrs. Seaton Schroeder, Mrs. Theo'
dore w. Richards. Mrs. Isaac W.
Littell, Mrs. Charles Lynch, Mrs
Charles d. Carter, Mrs. Simon Wolf
Mrs. Gibson Fahnestock, Mrs. John
Allan Dougherty, Miss Clara d,
Moves. Miss Elizabeth G. Fox and
Miss Mabel Wilcox.
The Washington times., 1922-09-23
BAPT|ST union
LEADERS SEEK
HIGH STANDARD
Campaign to Be Carried on
Here From November I to
April 80.

The Columbia Federation Of Bap
tist Young Peoples Unions will hold
a standard of excellence cam
paign," from November /. 1929, to
April 80, 1928, at which credits will
be given, for total Of 100. on the
following basis Of organizations:
Officers-President, vice president.
secretary, treasurer, pianist, Bible
leader, group captains. 2
Committees-Membership, social,
program, instruction. missionary. 2.
Groups - Members divided into
groups, each group having a cap
tain, 2.
Devotional-Weekly. 2.
Participation-Each member to
take some part in devotional meet
ing aside from singing) at least
twice each quarter, 5.
Attendance-An average attend
ance of at least IS per cent of mem
bers enrolled, Is.
Business-Meetings quarterly. with
all reports made in writing. 2.
Socials-At least one each quar-.
ter. s.
Daily Bible reading-At least rs
per cent Of all members reading the
Bible daily, Is.
Study course-At least one-half OF
the active membership to take some
study course. and pass an examina'
ton by the leader, 10.
Giving-At least rs per cent Of the
active members giving systemati'
cal!y and regularly to benevoiences
and church expenses through the
church or b. Y. =. u, 10.
Largest percentage gain in mem
bers, 10.
Largest percentage attendance OF
members at federation night meet.
ings 10.
Total. 100.