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Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-12-30
English Nobleman,
Son of Diamond King,
Weds Russian Girl

NEW YORK, Dec. 29.-Sir Derrick
Julius Wernher, son CT the late Sir
Julius Wernher, who was said to
have made more than $4,000. 900 in
the South African diamond fields,
and Miss Theodore Romanov, a
young Russian. We're married secret
ly two weeks ago. the bridegroom
admitted today. Both he and lis
bride denied rumors that she is Of
royal blood.
Sir Derrick, who said he was in
the advertising business, first at
tracted public attention when his
father published in English and con-
tinental newspapers a notice that he
would pay no more bills for the
young man. The son was said to
have accumulated debts totaling
100000 at Elton and Oxford and
1875, 900 more at the races in Eu
rope.
When Sir Julius died it was learn
ed he had left his son $4,000 year
until he reached thirty years, when
the annuity was to be increased to
$4,000.
Sir Derrick said he was a poor"
man. He met Miss Romanov social
ly, he said, two years ago. The
wedding ceremony was performed at
church
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-12-30
Clarke S Commission
For Pension Office
Extended to June 30

Governor Hardwick on Thursday
issued an executive order extending
the commission of Colonel John w.
Clarke, of Augusta, as pension COM
missioner from December 81 to
June 80.
Colonel Clarke was appointed by
Governor Hardwick a few months
ago to fill the vacancy caused by the
death of Pension Commissioner John
w. Lindsey. Under the impression
that an act of the legislature of a
few years ago terminated the office
of pension commissioner on Deem
Der 81, Governor Hardwick issued
the commission to expire on that
date. In the last few days, however,
Attorney General Napier, at the re-
quest of the governor for an opinion,
has held that the act does not apply
to the office of pension commission.
ends on June 80, just as it did be-
fore the act was passed.
Major Charles E. McGregor, of
Warrenton, Who was elected for the
full term in the last general election,
following his nomination in the spe-
cial primary, is understood to be
planning to contest in the courts the
right of Colonel Clarke to hold over
until June 80.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-12-30
Congressional Seat
Contested in First
District of Georgia

SAVANNAH, Ga, Dec. 29.-Don
H. Clark. Republican candidate for
congress in the First district in the
last election, who was defeated by
r. Lee Moore, Democrat, has served
Mr.. Moore with a formal notice Of
contest. He alleges his name was
kept off the legal ballot by direc-
ton of the secre tary of state and
attorney general, and that he was
denied representation at the ballot
boxes. He also contends that the
election was not managed by ordi-
naries, justices of peace or freehold
ers, as the law requires, and that a
number of ballots cast for him in
Chatham county, estimated at 1,500,
were burned after the election closed
and were not counted by the man.
ayers.
He alleges one of the managers in
a box in Savannah, who is named.
by repeating and ringing votes" in
dulged in the "most illegal and
fraudulent practices" If all the bal
lots cast for him had been counted,
Mr.. CLARK alleges, he would have
been the nominee. Mr.. Moore has
thirty days in which to answer the
contestant
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-12-30
Bryan County Hunter S
Alleged Slayer Is
Taken to Savannah

SAVANNAH, Ga, Dec. 29-Ed
Dunbar, negro, charged with the
murder of Steve Phillips, a hunter,
in Bryan county, on Sunday, was
brought to Savannah at o'clock
Thursday, and placed in jail for
safe-keeping. J. G. Bell, sheriff of
Bryan county, and another officer,
brought the negro here.
A search has been going on for
Dunbar since the commission of the
crime. He was arrested yesterday
afternoon, and it was decided best
to get him out of Bryan county.
Dunbar claims he shot Phillips in
selfdefense. The white man told him
he was going to kill him, he states,
and Dunbar drew quicker than he
did and shot first. The negro volun
tarily returned to his home early
last night. He was taken in charge
by a citizen. Later he was started
to Savannah and the automobile in
which he was riding broke down. He
was transferred to another machine
and brought here.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-12-30
Foreign Capitalists
Get Huge Petroleum
Concession in Mexico

MEXICO CITY, Dec. 29-An inter
national scramble for MeXicos vast
oil reserves reached a climax today
when British, French, Belgian and
Italian capitalists obtained one of
the largest petroleum contract con-
cessions ever issued by the Mexican
government.
Colonel J. l.. OConnor,. president
of the American Foreign Oil corpo
ration, representing entirely foreign
capital, signed the contract whereby
his company will have the exclusive
rights of boring and working all fed
eral zones covering all rivers and
agoons.
The Mexican government will re-
ceive 40 per cent of the production
against which no duties or taxes will
be assessed. O'Connor, just before
leaving mere for Paris via New York,
declared that operation, which will
include a railway system of refin'
cries, pipe lines and tanker service,
will start within six weeks.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-12-30
University Of Iowa
College of Medicine
Gets $2,25O.O00 Gift

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa, Dec. %.
Two gifts of $1,125, 900 each to the
college of medicine, University of
Iowa, one from the general educa-
ton board, and the other from the
Rockefeller Foundation, were an
ncunced here today by President w.
A. Jessup, of the university, through
W. r. Boyd. chairman of the finance
committee of the state board Of ed
ucation.
The money will be used to build a
new hospital and laboratory and to
equip them, it was announced. The
next session OF the Iowa legislature
will be asked to appropriate $780,
600 annually for the next five years
to make the entire amount for the
hospital $4,50O,0OO. The gifts from
the Foundation will be available as
soon as the, legislature accepts the
plan, Mr.. BOVd announced.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-12-30
Florida Man Is Found
Slain, Knife in Hand;
Wife Confesses Killing

GAINESVILLE, Fla, Dec. %
Mrs. j. l.. Lotion confessed Wed
nesday that she shot and instantly
killed her husband at thier home
near Hawthorne Tuesday because of
ilf@treatment, according to an an
nouncement by Sheriff Ramsey.
Lotions body, with bullet
through the head and with knife
clutChed in one hand, was found in
his home. Mrs. Lotion had told the
authorities that she had seen two
men leave the house and then had
discovered the body
On being told by the sheriff that
footprints to a nearby pond, where
the pistol was found, seemingly were
hers, Mrs. Loftin told the sheriff
and several witnesses: "Gentlemen,
I'll tell the truth if it kills me. He
was coming at me with a knife and
/ shot him. / have suffered death by
his i'll treatment thousands of times.
by his cursings and beatings. NV
life has been made miserable and
If I have to suffer death for this, it
will be much better than the life 7
have led"
e.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-12-30
WILSON OBSERVES
BIRTHDAY QUIETLY
At CAPITAL HOME

WASHINGTON, Dec. 29.-Former
President Wilson, planning a quiet
observance of the occasion at his
S street home, was receiving con-
gratulations Thursday on his sixty
sixth birthday.
Without debate and with q chorus
of ayes from Democratic senators,
and silence from most of the Repub-
lican side, the senate adopted
a resolution offered by Senator Har-
ris, Democrat, Georgia, expressing
"the pleasure and joy of the senate"
upon the recovery toward health OF
former President Wilson.
The only scheduled event of the
day for the former president was a
visit of a delegation from the Wood
row Wilson foundation at o'clock
to extend birthday greetings and in
form him Of the progress made by
10000 fund to be used in perpetual
ing the ideals enunciated by him
while president.
1t was announced at a meeting Of
the foundations board of trustees
in New York yesterday that $800,OOO
of the amount had been contributed.
with another 100000 expected in
reports not yet in hand.
SOUTH CAROLINIANS
OBSERVE ANNIVERSARY
COLUMBIA, S. c., Dec. 29.-The
birthday anniversary of Woodrow
Wilson was observed here Thursday
by a group of citizens who met at the
call of former Governor Richard 1.
Manning at the home of Mrs. w. d.
Melton, state chairman of the wom-
ans division of the Woodrow Wilson
foundation fund committee. The
gathering sent a telegram Of con-
graduation to the former president.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-12-30
Bomb Sent by Mail
Dangerously Injuries
Husband and Wife

MARSHF1ELD, Wis, Dec. %
James A, Chapman and wife were
seriously injured last night by ex-
plosion Of a bomb received through
the mails wrapped as a Christmas
gift.
Chapman. chairman Of the town
of Cameron, received the package
late Wednesday and unwrapped it
with his wife, eager to see the con-
tents.
The machine exploded when the
wrapping paper was removed, re-
leasing a rubber band continuance
which set off the blast.
The full charge of the explosion
was received by Mrs. Chapman in
the abdomen, and attending physi-
clans say she cannot survive.
Chapman's left arm was so badly
rO9Dplpd that If was ANIMATED
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-12-30
Reformed and T ardoned
Crook Pleads With Boys
To Shun Paths of Evil
BY MARGARET DALE
(Ieased Wire Service to The Journal
Copyright. 1922

CHICAGO, Dec. 29.7Don't do it,
boys, it don't pay
| That was Yellowkid Joe Weller's
message to 200 "nobody's boys" at
| the Boys Brotherhood Republic here.
And the Kid ought to know. He
is an ex-convict and admittedly the
sl.ckest confidence man Chicago ever
produced. He had taken thousands
upon thousands of dollars from the
gullable. But today, on parole on
a Christmas pardon granted by Gov
ernor Small after serving three and
q half years of a ten-year sentence,
| he let it be known that he hopes in
| the future to help unfortunate boys
remain in the straight and narrow
| path.
Hardly thirty, thin-featured, with
| n natty closely trimmed Nandyke
beard hiding the lower portion o:
! his face, with heavy eyeglasses and
fashionable clothes, he looks more
the prosperous banker than the con-
| fidence man his police record shows
him to be.
There's a diamond sparkling in
my cravat," he told the boys, "and
/ diamonds in my cuff links. But /
am, or was, a crook. People don't
comment on my successful appear
ance when they see me. No, they
| say: There's a crook. Look at the
lock-step showing in his walk and
the Jail pallor on his face 1 started
out just like you kids. I had job
as a newsy and 1 BACKED boots.
But somebody told me about the
easy money and l went after it.
L got plenty but it did me no good.
my little mother died the day went
behind the gray bars over there.
It's dark in there, boys. They put
you in a cell, the floors of which
| are wet with the tears of the pris-
on1Es You never hear laughter
Il -re. You never hear sthe chatter
of children nor see the smile of
woman. Above you stands a man
who makes you do what he wants
you to do whether it is the law or
not.
Boys, when going straight seems
too hard, when somebody suggests
the easy money, come over and see
the yellow Kid He will be ready
to help you keep straight"
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-12-30
Government Plans
More Damage Suits
For War Camp Frauds

WASHINGTON, Dec. 29.-Another
series of three civil suits will be
filed shortly by the government
against war cantonment contractors,
alleged to have defrauded the gov
eminent of huge sums in the build
ing of camps.
The actions are now being pre-
pared by the justice department here
and are expected to be placed in the
hands of federal district attorneys
late this week for filing Saturay or
Immediately after the first of the
year.
The contractors, camps and
amounts involved are as yet guard
ed as secrets by the justice depart
mont
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-12-30
MAN AND WOMAN HURT
IN COLLISION NEAR BUFORD

BUFORD, Ga, Dec. 29.-Miss
Mary Philyaw was painfully cut
about the face and legs, and Bill
Mcdaniel of near Lawrenceville, re-
ceived spinal injuries and possibly
q fractured skull when two automo-
biles collided near town Wednesday
morning.
A Ford truck, owned by the New
South Bakery, of Atlanta, and driV-
en- by w. r. Cromer, was rounding
a sharp curve on the Gainesville
Buford highway at fast clip when
it skidded across the road into a
touring car being driven by II. c.
Philyaw, of Atlanta. In the truck
with Mr.. Cromer was Mr.. Mcdaniel,
who was thrown from the car. Mr..
Cromer was pinned beneath the car
as it overturned. In the other car
was H. c. Philyaw, Owen Philyaw,
of near Suwanee, and Miss Mary
Philyaw, of this place, who were
returning from Gainesville, where
they had attended the funeral of
their cousin, who was killed Monday
when a charge of dynamite was ac-
cidentally discharged.
The Stow, Bell & Stow ambulance,
of Gainesville, was called to Buford
to carry Mr., Mcdaniel to the Dow
ney hospital, Gainesville, and Miss
Philyaw was carried to the home of
her DarpntS near S1wonaa
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-12-30
Stork Pays Annual
Visit to Zoo; Leaves
Llama and kangaroo

Matt Leonard, keeper OF the
Grant Park zoo, Wednesday an.
nounced two fine additions to his
big family of animals. The stork
brought them both.
A baby kangaroo arrived Christ
mas day, and visitors at the zoo
Wednesday were greeted by a tiny
llama, which was born Tuesday.
Funny thing" said Dave Giles
pie, park manager, but the storit
always visits our zoo around
Christmas time"
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-12-30
Cyclone Wrecks Cabins;
Five Negroes Killed

NICKSBURG, Miss, Dec. %
Five negroes were killed early We'd
nesday when a cyclone wrecked
their cabin on the Champion planta-
ton between Bolton and Edwards,
Miss, and destroyed four other
small house near Bakers creek, two
and-a- half miles east of Edwards.
The victims were a negro tenant,
his wife and three children. They
were asleep when the cyclone dc
Their cabin.
no other casualties have been re-
ported. ..-.---.-..
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-12-30
Pistol, Wrested
From Guard, Costs Life
OF Escaped Prisoner

DETROIT, Dec. pa pistol that
would not fire for Jail guard played
an important part last Sunday in
the escape of seven prisoners from
the Wayne county Jail Reliance on
the same faulty weapon was re-
sponsible in large measure for the
death early today of Joseph Ryan,
the convict who wrested it from the
guard as he fled the jail.
1t refused to work when Ryan
and three other fugitives were cor
nered in an apartment house last
night, and a detective fatally shot
him and arrested his companions.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-12-30
Held
For Stealing Own Car

SAVANNAH, Ga, Dec. 29.-Ben
White is being held on a. charge of
stealing his own automobile. He is
alleged to have made his escape
from prohibition agents who had
seized his car with LIQUOR. While
he was driving to town with prohi-
bition agents following in another
car he made his escape when a pass
ing train separated the two cars, it
is alleged. He was later arrested
and charged with. stealing govern
ment property,
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-12-30
]. A. Lynch Named
Columbus Recorder

COLUMBUS, Ga, Dec. 29.-J.
Arthur Lynch, local attorney, was
named recorder of the police court
to succeed Walter Flournoy, resign
ed, at meeting of the city commits
sion yesterday afternoon. Mr.. Tour
noy is expected to be appointed so
Iicitor general of the Chattahoochee
circuit to succeed Solicitor c. Frank
Mclaughlin.
While it was announced at the
meeting that Sheriff Henry r. Rag
land of Russell county, Alabama
would be elected to succeed Chief ].
Tom Moore as head of the police de
partment; no action will be taken II
the matter until Monday. AT the
Monday meeting, Commissioner Reu-
ben Kyle will take the office to sue
coed himself.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-12-30

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Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-12-30
Man Claiming knowledge
Of Crime Declared Insane

CHICAGO. Dec. 29.-John +.
Shippey, who yesterday said he had
knowledge of the Disappearance of
Mrs. Kate Mitchell Trostell, a tele-
graph office manager was identified
by police early today as William
Decker. recently pronounced a men
tai misfit by the psycopathic hospital.
Police said he had a mania for claim
tention by suiside attempts.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-12-30
TroX Bankston Injured
In Automobile Accident

NEW SMYRNA, Fla, Dec. 20
w. TroX Bankston, of West Point,
Ga, a travelling representative OF
The Atlanta Journal, was severely
bruised and cut when his automo-
bile skidded and turned turtle near
here. 1t is not thought that his in
iuries will prove serious. Mrs.
Bankston was not hurt IN the accl-
dent.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-12-30
Child StrangIed to Death
Eatinu Christmas Goodies

WILMINGTON, N. c., Dec. %
John Winstead, two years old, IS
dead today of strangulation, the re-
ing becoming lodged in his windpipe.
He became excited when a dog
snapped at him.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-12-30
4 CRASH VICTIMS
NOT FATALLY HURT;
CAR FELL 50 FEET

Mr.. and Mrs. w. r. Wright and
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. NJ. Smith, all of
Gainesville, are recovering at the
Georgia Baptist hospital from in
iuries they received at Social Circle
Wednesday afternoon when their
automobile fell thirty-five feet from
an overhead railroad bridge, pinning
them beneath the Wreckage.
DIR. c. T. Dawson, their physician,
announced that none of them was
fatally injured and that they prob
ably would be able to return home
in few days. Mr.. and Mrs. Smith
are the parents of Mrs. Wright, and
the party was or the way to Madt-
son to visit relatives.
Social Circle physicians rendered
first aid treatment. and the victims
were brought to Atlanta on the
Georgia railroad train which reach
ed Social Circle thirty minutes after
the accident occurred.
Mr.. Wright said he became excit-
ed and lost control of the car when
he saw another automobile approach
ing, and feared a collision on the
narrow bridge. The car was demol-
ished.
At the hospital. it was stated that
Mrs. Smith suffered broken arm,
broken nose and other injuries, and
that Mr.. Smith received deep cuts
and a fractured right thigh. Mrs.
Wright's right leg was broken pe-
low the knee, and she also suffered
several fractured ribs. Mr.. Wright
had several ribs broken by the fall
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-12-30
Robbers Waterman,
Blow Safe and Escape
With $4,000 in N. Y.

NEW YORK, Dec 29.-Robbers
early today blew open the safe of
the Harlem office of the New York
Edison company and escaped with
$4,000 after attacking and gagging
Philip O'Connor, the night watch
man. His skull was fractured.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-12-30
Wife. Gets SIS a Week

GRIMSBY, Eng.-Under the will
of Sir George Sleight, who left 81
100000, the widow is to get SIS a
week, -.t .,---...
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KILLS GERMS OF
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Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-12-30
ACTION is DELAYED
ON NIXON REQUISITION

BALTIMORE, Md, Dec. 29.-Fur-
Their action in the case of DR.. B. NJ.
McKoin, arrested here Tuesday for
the murder of Watt Daniels and
Thomas Richards, after they were
alleged to have been kidnapped last
August by a white-robed mob at Mer
Rouges La, is not expected until
next Tuesday. At that time, it is
believed, Governor Albert Richie,
Of this state, will act on the requi-
sition for DR.. McKoin, preferred by
1Jisi9na aIIhtoritiaS
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I Cured NV Fits

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Mrs. Lotion is in the county Jail,
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Louisiana authorities.
The American Jewish world., 1922-10-20

BIKUR CHOLIM BAZAAR
The Ladies' Independent Bikur
Cholim will have bazaar on Chan
The American Jewish world., 1922-10-20
THE AMERICAN JEWISH WORLD
Continued from Page l3

completed, the course will be offered
to the young women and housekeep-
ers of the neighborhood.
Football Status
The House football team won it's
second real game in the Park League
when it defeated the Cub Juniors 13
to O. Both teams played fast and
clean game. No substitutes were
used by either side.
Next Sundays game against the
Liberty Cubs, another team which has
not yet lost game this season, is
creating much conjecture and prom
ises to be a good fight.
Sunday School Sessions to Resume
The Sunday School conducted by the
Council of Jewish Women at the South
Side Neighborhood House, will hold
it's first session Sunday morning, Oc-
tober 21st at 1000 o'clock. All chill
dren who have not already enrolled
kindly do SO Sunday morning as it is
desired that as large an attendance
as possible be present. All children
are welcome.
The American Jewish world., 1922-10-20
HOME FOR AGED DANCE

St Paul Patrons and Patronesses
of the dance to be given on Saturday
evening. October 28th, at the Armory,
for the Home for the Aged, include:
Messrs. and Mesdames Edw. Dock
man, J. Levy, Sol Fligelman, Sam
Friedman, I. Lieberman, Samuel Co
hen, L. Salet, J. Harris, A. Levy, S.
Lipschultz, B. w. Harris, and Mrs.
M. Burton. Additional names for
Minneapolis, not previously an
nounced, are Mr.. and Mrs. Max A.
Kohen and Mr.. and Mrs. Noah Kre-
ger.