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Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-12-26
Governor Has About
Decided to Abolish
Floggiing Of Convlcts

On q showing by the Committee
on Church Cooperation, of Atlanta,
that whipping of prisoners is pro-
hibited by the constitution Of Geor-
gia, Governor HardWick has almost
made up his mind to abolish this
form of punishment.
The constitution contains a pro-
vision to the effect that neither
Punishment nor flogging shall be
imposed as a punishment for crime
in this state The Committee on
Church Cooperation has submitted
brief, prepared by Marion M.
Jackson, a member of the commit
tee and a, lawyer, in which he under
takes to show that if the courts
have not the power to impose whip
ping as a punishment for crime,
then no other authorities have such
power.
Governor Hardwick said he was
much impressed with the arguments
contained in the brief and the cases
cited In several states having con-
stitutional provisions similar to
Georgia's with regard to flogging,
the courts have held that no prls
oner or convict shall be flogged.
The committee requested the gov
ernOr to submit the brief to the at
torney general and ask for his opin-
ion. This the governor will do, The
committee is very insistent that
fIogging is a barbarious form of
punishment which has no place in
a civilized state. They called the
governors attention to the fact that
thirty-three states, the federal gov
eminent and practically all govern
ments, including Russia and Mex
leo, have prohibited flogging in any
! form.
The law of Georgia provides that
punishment Of convicts shall be adj
ministered under rules and regula-
tons made by the prison commission
and approved by the governor. Un-
der this law the governor has the
power to disapprove the whipping
rule.
1 The committee presenting the
brief consisted of John j. Eagan, M.
L. Thrower, H. A. Etheridge, Mar
vim Underwood, Plato Durham, John
A. Manget, w. W. Orr, w. w. Alex
ander, M. Ashby Jones, L. P. Mar
quardt, Floyd Field, Richard Orme
Finn, c. A. TITUS, Ben R. Lacy,
Jr., j. H. Fakes, George P. Human,
M. M. Davies, w. H. LaPrade, Jr.:,
| Charles w. Walker, Marion M
! Jackson and James Morton.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-12-26
imaginary Worries
Lead Business Man
To Commit Suicide

GREENSBORO, N. c., Dec. 25.-
Irving C. Long, SO. head of a de-
partment of the Cone Export and
Commission company, of this city,
and a director in that company, shot
himself through the head late Thurs
day in the bathroom at the residence
of Mrs. Caesar Cone, police announc-
ed Heswas a son of Mr.. and Mrs.
M. D. Long, of Asheville, and d
nephew of the late Caesar Cone and
! Moses Cone, the latter founder Of
the Cone string of cotton mills, of
Greensboro.
1t is said that Mr.. Long, who was
to have been married in January to
New York lady, had recently been
worrying over imaginary financial
difficulties. 1t is stated, however, By
his relatives and business associates
that he was well fixed financially.
Mr.. Long arrived at the home of
Mrs. Cone shortly after 1880 O'Clock
in the afternoon from his business
duties, and explaining to members
of the household who were at lunch
/ that he had a headache, went to the
room of a cousin and lay down.
| While in the room he wrote a fare
we'll note to his fiancee in which he
told her that he feared he was losing
his mind. 1t is presumed that ne
went from the room into the bath
room adjoining and there shot him
self through the head.
! The body was found shortly before
2 o'clock when members of the fam
| lily, who had not, however, heard the
pistol shot, went to urge him to hav-
| lnnoh
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-12-26
Savannah Election
Cases Are Continued

SAVANNAH, Ca, Dec. 23.-There
was no trial Friday of the defendants
recently arrested because of alleged
illegal acts in connection with the
municipal primary. All the cases
went over until January s, much to
the disappointment of a very large
gallery drawn to the municipal
courtroom, expecting to hear the
case tried.
The persons and charges on the
docket included
Albert Lodge, voting more than
once; Timothy Mcbride, vote buy
ing; Thomas Cooley, opening ballots;
D. S. Atkinson, pening ballots;
John H. Monroe, vote buying; Laura
M. Greenwood, Max Silver and j. c.
Laird, voting another's name, and
John J. Clarity, vote buying.
Thursday afternoon in the munich
pal court the case of w. II. Bennett,
! Bennett, charged with perjury in a
warrant sworn cut by Gilbert E.
| Johnson, wa sdismissed after the de-
| PENDANT had apologized to the prose
cution. Bennett had sworn Johnson
was drunk on election day.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-12-26
Governor S Decision
Sends Hancock County
Dispute to the Courts

SPARTA, Ga, Dec. Ex-Governor
Thomas w. Hardwick's announce
ment that he probably will issue
commissions to II. r. Garrett, c. M.
Layson and A. e. Jernigan to con-
stitute the board of roads and reve-
nues of Hancock county to succeed
J. r. Rhodes, William Rives and
Sam j. Hill, encumbents, after jan
uary 1, following hearing of the is
sue in the governor office Thurs
day morning, has not clarified the
tangle, but has served to get the sit
uation ready for the courts, it is
pointed out here.
In making his tentative decision,
Governor Hardwick is said to have
stated that inasmuch as one hundred
and sixty counties would be affect
ed indirectly, he was inclined to ac-
cept the opinion of Attorney General
George Napier that the terms of
county commissioners are fixed by
the various local acts of the legiSla-
ture creating them and do not come
within the purview of the cOnstitu-
tional amendment providing that the
terms of county officers in Georgia
shall be for four years.
The attorney general had furnish
ed the present board of commission
ers a contrary opinion in writing
prior to the Democratic primary, it
is contended, but at the hearing be-
fore the governor Thursday morn
ing, it was stated to the governor
his subsequent opinion given to the
new board of commissioners was a
correct view of the SitlIa ton,
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-12-26
NEGROES LEAVING
SOUTH CAROLINA IN
LARGE NUMBERS

COLUMBIA, S. c., Dec. 23.-Re-
ports from railway ticket offices and
other sources of a heavy nOrthWard
movement of South Carolina negrOeG
during recent months are borne out
by observations of Verde Peterson,
director of rural school education for
the state department of education,
according to a statement made here
today by Mr.. Peterson.
The director said that he had OBJ
served that the movement was be-
ing counteracted to some extent
throughout the state by movement
of white farmers into the state. This
movement, however, is not as marx
ed as the outflow of negroes. The
immigration of whites is not gen
eral or concerted, he SAID, but IS of
a purely individual nature and no
data is available to warrant an estl-
mate as to the number of whites
coming into the state.
"The exodus Of negroes has reach
ed greater proportions in some parts
of the state than in cthers," Mr.
peterson SAID. Itel)OIlS llUll lllJ
various negro schools tend to bear
out the general belief that there is
u comparatively heavy northward
mos enIent of South Carolina
negroes, but mere figures of enroll
ment cannot be taken as absolute
indication of the extent Of the migra-
l,on. There are other factors that
tend to swell or decrease the enroll
ment in different regions. For eA'
ample, the fact that the compulsorJ
attendance law is now practically
without teeth has resulted in some
negro boys and girls remaining away
from school who ought to be enroll
ed.
lone school in Newberry county
has lost one-third of it's enrolment
since last year. This does not md
cate that all of the families repre-
scented by negro children have NOV
ed to Philadelphia, New York or
Chicago, because in many Cases the
children take advantage OF the
absence of the father, who possibly
is among those seeking thei1 for
tunes III northern cities, to stay out
of school"
Regarding the incoming move.
ment of white farmers, Mr.. Peterson
said that it was noticeable especial
ly in Beaufort and other truck grow
ing sections of the state.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-12-26
French Free Last
German Prisoners

BERLIN, Dec. 23.-The la four
German war prisoners in France
were released at Toulon today and
Will reach Germany Christmas eve.
and the senators, as WELL can attend
and see it whenever they feel like
it. A number of senator's planned
going to Paris during the negotia
tions of the Versailles treaty. But
President Wilson let it be known
that he objected strongly to such a
plan. 1t was not carried out. The
senator's stayed at home and began
to denounce the pending treaty long
before they knew what its fina!
form was to be. A hostile atmos
phere was created and the majority
of the senate remained hostile to
the end.
Mr. Harding may continue to send
observers to Europe, may even per-
nit Americans to sit on some OF
the European commissions, but when
conference is held involving any
real action on the part of this coun'
try, that conference will be held
right here in Washington. That
much is settled.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-12-26
Admission Mail Carrier
Fatally Hurt as Train
Demolishes Automobile

ADMISSION, Ala, Dec. 23.-J. i.
P. Treadway, rural letter carrier
out of the Jacksonville office, waa
probably fatally injured Saturday
Just before noon, while crossing the
Seaboard tracks near Angel sta
ton. the injured man being carrie
to Piedmont on the train that
struck his car.
1fr. -.readway's car was corn
pletely demolished when struck by
the fast-1noving train, and his holi
day mail was strewn along the track
for. a considerable distance
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-12-26
Move to Let Courts
Settle Election Rows

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23.-Chair'
man Dauinger, of the house cleo
tons committee, which recently rec
ommended the unseating of Repre-
sentative, Harrison, Democrat, Vlr-
GINA, introduced a bill today which
would provide for the settlement OF
election contests by the federal cir-
cult court Of appeals prior to
March 4, following the election.
Mr.. Dallinger said the effect OF
his bill would be to prevent delays
in determining contests. The house
would still retain the right to re.
view the courts decisions, he SAID
but in case a review was founG
necessary, the records in the court
proceedings would expedite the
work.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-12-26
Ten Alleged Members
Of Big Bandit Gang
Captured in Chicago

CHICAGO, Dec. 22.-Ten men, al
legged menu .rs of a gang Of robbers,
which police said has obtained
100000 in operations throughout
the Mississippi valley, were under
arres here today. Associates of t2e
men w being sought.
With the arrest of the ten, police
announced that ,ore than $4,000
in Liberty bonds, stocks. warehouse
r .eipts for whisky and bonds were
recovered.
Bonds totallin'; $4,000 were found
in the safe of a saloon where the
men were arrested.
From one man, police said, a
package of $4,000 worth of bonds
was taken.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-12-26
WasherWoman Awarded
SASS in Contest of Will

NEW YORK, Dec. 25.-For
twenty-one years Margaret Flem-
ing, a Washerwoman, toiled for tho
wealthy Charlotte HiX, for only 81
a week, upon the promise of her
mistress to remember her gener-
ously IN her will.
Whco the mistress died and the
will IVES read, it appeared the wash
erwoman had been forgotten, SO she
brought suit in supreme court
against the estate. She won the
suit TO-DAY. and was awarded 81, 435.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-12-26
GRAIN

CHICAGO, Dec. 23.-Wheat trade
was of the usual pre-holiday volume
There was little buying at the start
and prices opened steady to shade
bioher. but after the opening there
was lust enough realizing by longs
70 keep the undertone easy. The
buving power was not so good after
the start and no one seemed to care
TO make new commitments. The re
mort that the Greeks had accepted
offers of 100000 bushels of wheat
caused only a ripple in the market
This may be because of the TACT
that it was Canadian wheat that was
taken. There were reports OF d
rupture among members of the farm
bloc at Washington, and should this
he the case it will tend to make the
road for agricultural legislation to
travel more rough and rugged. Cash
wheat premiums were unchanged.
Milling demand was quiet. Market
closed lac to- 1 lac lower; Decem-
Der. s1.25 -; May, $1.24 l-4qS-s;
July, S1.13 1-S@1-4.
Corn was dull ana easy. There
was enough realizing by longs 10
start the market easier and then
there was a halt in the activities. A
big increase in stocks is expected 10
he shown Tuesday because receipts
were over 100000 bushels in ex-
cess of shipments Shipping demand
was slow. Sales of 200,000 bushels
of corn were made to go to store
Good exports sales were reported at
New York, Baltimore and the gulf.
Market closed 1-Sc to 5-Sc lover; De-
cember, 72 lac; May, IL $50 nc;
July, II 1-2@5-Sc.
Oats showed little change. 1t was
a holiday market. Sales of l2O,0O0
bushels were made to go to store.
Market closed unchanged to 1-Sc up;
December, 43 5-8c; May, 42c; July,
Al lie. =
Provisions were steady. Cash
houses bought and lifted prices early
and later a little reaction set in.
Lard closed unchanged to &C up, ana
ribs unchanged.
CHICAGO QUOTATIONS
Tie following were the ruling prices IN
The exchange today:
Open High. Low. Close. Close.
WHEAT
Dec. -. 12GA 1.26A 1.25A 1.24% 1.2G%4
May -. 124h 1.249s 1.235s 1i24A 1.24S
July =. 1.13ss 1.131a 1.1212 Ibis 1.19A
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-12-26
Community Tree

GAINESVILLE, Ga, Dec. %
Under the auspices of the Three
Arts club, there will be a community
Christmas tree in the city park,
Sunday evening, Christmas eve, at
which time the members of the Jun
ior Three Arts club will sing car
OILS, all of which will be for the bene-
fit of the Georgia Children's Home
society. The people of the communi-
ty have been invited to make liberal
donations at that time for this in
stitution and it is likely they will
do so, as there is considerable in
terest in the movement.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-12-26
GAINESVILLE Bank
Declares Dividend

GAINESVILLE, Ga, Dec. 29.-
The directors of the First National
bank today declared a semi-annual
dividend of per cent, payable at
once. the report of the cashier show
ing the bank to have had a very
prosperous business.
The officers of the bank have just
closed a contract for additional
space. which will at once be used in
greatly charging and improving the
banks quarters. Plans are now be-
ing worked out and work will begin
on the new office and fixtures soon
o fter the HOLIDAYS.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-12-26
Charles w. Morse
Denied Permission
To Leave Country

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22.-Charles
w. Morse, the New York ship build
er, under Indictment on charges OF
conspiracy to defraud in connection
with war time contracts, was de-
MED permission in the District OF
Columbia supreme court today 10 go
to Rome to consult DR.. Machiafava,
the nOne'S physician.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-12-26

Lamson Bros: We feel more friendly
towatd wheat than to coarse grains.
Iowitz Il Co.: We look for higher prices.
Stein. Alsten & Co.: We recommend
purchase of all grains on good breaks.
Bartlett, Frazier & Co.: We look for In
creased buying on any further setbacks-
Harris, Winthrop 6 Co.: The technical
condition of the market is not conducive to
ready absorption of cash offerings.
Clement, Curtis K Co.: Further holiday
realizing should create good place TO Duy.
Hulburd Warren e Co.: News is bulllsh
enough but buying power is lacking on the
bulges. ,
Bache & Co.: The long side is favored
especially on the declines.
Logan & Bryan: We see no reason TO al
ter our bullsh attitude.
Thomson & McKinnon: We would not tol-
low declines from this level.
Charles Sincere e Co.: We believe re-
nnrnrias will follow reactions.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-12-26
cu1cirn pRonnGE MARKET

CHICAGO, Dec. 23.-Butter-CreameIy TX
tras. Size; creamery standards, 4S12c;
firsts. Az @5Oc; seconds, AGA 43c. .o.
Eggs-Ordinaries. 35M37c; firsts 40G f2c-
Cheese-Twins, 2612 @27c; young Ameri-
Live poultry-Fowls, 13@1sc; ducks, Ice;
geese, 16c; springs, lie; turkeys, 2oc
BOOSTERS, 13c.
Potatoes. "a cars; Wisconsin (per 100 lbS.),
85m98c; Minnesota (per 100 lbs.), 75@S5c.
NIKtrS
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-12-26
NEGRO Exodus Continues

GREENWOOD, S. c, Dec. %
The exodus of negroes from Green
wood county continues in spite Of re-
ports from the north that many who
went early in the season are anxious
to return.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-12-26
RECEIPTS IN CHICAGO
CHICAGO CASH QUOTATIONS

CHICAGO. Dec. 23.-Wheat No. red
s1.35; No. / hard, $1.2I1a.
Corn No. mixed, 1890; NO. Eello"'
% oats IS Nc. , white, 45k@4dAe; No. white
49, @44Ac.
Rye No. ., 90hc.
Barley, 6l@74c.
Cloverseed, nominal.
Timothyseed nominal.
Pork, nominal.
Lard, $10.67.
Ribs $40 O0M 112j.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-12-26
ST. LOUIS QUOTATIONS

ST. LOUIS, Mo-. Dec. 23.-Cash; Wheat,
No. red s1.39; No. red, Sl.o4@ l'o' :
December, ,S1.23; May, ST. III.
Corn, No. white, T3l2c; No. white
Ike; December, 72&c; May, &c
Oats, No. white. 4714@4Sc; No; .
white 46k @46Ac; December, 4G12c; May
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-12-26
Cottonseed Oil Market

NEW YORK, Dec. 23.-CottOnseeH on
sxrerIy: prize summer yellow $1,000 bid;
prime crude $3.50. bid Sales. $500 barrels
High. Low. Closing.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-12-26
TOLEDO Quotations
GRAIN MARKET OPINIONS

TOLEDO, Ohio, Dec. 23.-Cash whea
si39M1.4O. CIoverseed cash. $3.50; ASK
s1O.95; timothy price cash old, $500.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-12-26
WANTED HELP-MALE

MEN wanting positions firemen, brakemen.
coIored train or sleeping car porters, write
for application blank; experience unneces-
sary, first-class roads, no strike. Name po-
sition wanted. Railway Institute, Dept. SO.
Indianapolis, Ind.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-12-26

FARM WANTED-Send description and
price. John Black, Chippewa Falls, Wis,
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-12-26

FARM WANTED-If you have a good. low
priced farm in Georgia for sale, suitable
'or general farming. write me at once with
description and lowest price. John D.
Baker. DeQueen, Ark.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-04-24
Communistic Idea Has
Been Abandoned for
Once and All
PLAN REVENUE SYSTEM
Heretofore Government
Has Only Been Print
ing Money
,By Associated Press)

| Moscow, April 24.-While its dele,
cation at Genoa is trying to reach
an agreement with the European
powers for economic aid for soviet
Russia, the bolshevik government is
seeking to bring its financial and
other affairs to a sounder basis by
work at home.
The all-Russian communist party
congress has been the preliminary
battlefield on which this internaI
struggle to bring order out of chaos
in Russia's finances has been fought
Against the few remaining men,
bers of the communist party who
still cling to the idea that money
should be eliminated, NJ. Sokolnikoff
assistant to the commissar for fl.
nance, supported by the majority
carried his point that a sound none.
tary system for soviet Russia can be
gained only by curtailing the issue OF
paper money, on one hand, and by
collecting taxes, to bring the money
back to the government, on the 9th,
er.
Sokolnikoff said that Russia's in
dustry and economic resistance was
now dependent upon the amount OF
"hard" and foreign money the gov
ernment could get into its hands. Tc
attempt to go to gold standard i'm
lmediately, he declared, would be flu
tile. as the recent attempt to calcu-
late taxes, etc., on a gold basis hao
failed because of the impossibility OF
setting exchange rates quickly
enough to keep up with the market
fluctuations.
JJp to the last of March twenty
five trillion paper rubles had been
issued in 1922, it developed at the
conference. Hitherto the govern
ment while paying out huge sums in
raner scarcely ever received any OF
| it back, as there were no taxes IN
money to be. paid, no tram fares
railway fares or postal or other rev
enues. Now the income is expected
To grow. and there win be an effor'
! to check the outgo.
Gold Standard Abandoned.
rrau, April | the gold standard at
tempt vas abandoned and all taxes
railway fares. stes ealsulsted IN q
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-04-24
Shrewd Scheme to Rush
New York Port With
Hootch Cargo
WORE j. S. UNIFORMS
But Pirates Got Booze
Before Graft Could
Land
(By. Associated Press,

New York, April 24-A bootlegging
scheme whereby liquor was smuggled
in from Bermuda and Cuba on q for
mer submarine chaser commanded by
officers wearing the uniform of the
United States navy has been unearth-
ed, the customs house officials an
lnounced today.
The former sub-chaser 101, which
had been renamed the Fidus, was
seized with the commander and crew.
Officials said that the crew declared
that pirates held up the chaser yes
terday off Long Island, boarded the
craft with drawn revolvers, bound the
commander to the mast and seized
the chaser's cargo of liquor.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-04-24
Can Use Radio
Phone Without
Storage Battery
CBy Assacietea Press

Washington, April "a. Elimina-
ton of the storage battery, the most
expensive part of the homemade
radio serving set is now possible,
according to the bureau of standards
of the department of commerce.
The receiving sets which are now
used in receiving radio signals, mu-
sic, etc., over distances of perhaps
hundreds of miles require storage
battery to light the filaments of the
electron tubes. The battery must be
charged from time to time, it is
bulky and heavy, the acid in it is a
source of danger and damage to the
household and altogether it contsi-
tutes a drawback to the general use
of radio sets.
The receiving set developed by the
bureau of standards makes connec-
tion with the ordinary electric lamp
socket. The set may be used with
any type of antennae and by special
modes of connection, it is even pos
sible to use the electric light wires
themselves as the antennae.
The receiving set consists essen
tally of an amplifier with minor
auxiliary parts. 1t is described in a
paper which has been prepared and
willfbe published by the bureau of
standards about May 1.