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Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-12-28
Store Employe in
Forsyth, Georgia,
Shot and Killed

FORSYTH, Ga, Dec. Pin a
shooting affray that occurred Sun
day morning at Kings store near
Ensign mills, this county, Charley
Carter, an employe of the store, was
shot and killed. Immediately after
the shooting J. w. and w. Gwin
King surrendered to the sheriff.
They are held under a charge of
murder.
1t is said that Carter was bolster
Gus in the store and was ordered to
leave. Going outside, it is alleged he
opened fire with a pistol on Gwin
King cursing him at the time.
King told the sheriff that he re-
turned the fire and also was joined
in the shooting by his father, j. w.
King. The bullet that produced
death passed entirely through Car
ter, chest
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-12-28
Divorce Kills Jealous
Suitor; Keeps Watch
Over Body All Night

LOUISVILLE, Ky, Dec. pa
woman's story Of a quarrel shot
and her vigil from dusk to dawn over
the body of the man she killed, was
being checked up by police depart
ment investigation here today.
"I killed my friend" Mrs. Olive L..
Jones, thirty-two years old, pretty
divorce, announced when she enter
ed police headquarters just after
daylight Monday. This was the first
intimation officials had that o. l..
Black, sales manager for Louis
vile automobile company, had been
killed Sunday afternoon in Mrs.
Jones' apartment.
Mrs. Jones said she fired in self
defense. Black, according to her
account Of the tragedy, became an
cry when he learned her daughter,
Clara, seventeen, was with her, and
that her divorced hus band, c. II.
Jones, of Cincinnati, a Louisville
and Nashville baggagemaster, was
to visit her daughter. Black feared,
Mrs. Jones declared, that a recon
Citation between the divorced couple
would be effected through the visits
Of the father with Clara.
When Black reached for pistol
on a nearby table she seized the
weapon first and fired, she said.
All night she kept the death
watch. Clara returned from a pic
ture show and Mrs. Jones had the
girl sleep with her, unaware of the
presence of the body in the room,
the mother said.
Jones, it was said here, filed suit
for divorce four years ago, naming
Black correspondent. Later the petit
ton was withdrawn. Mrs. Jones
then filed suit, charging cruelty and
non support. BY consent, it was said,
this suit was not contested. Jones
said yesterday he would do anything
possible to help his former wife.
Mrs. Jones was charged with muir
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-12-28
FRANCE To RAT|FY
ARMS AGREEMENT
EARLY IN FEBRUARY
BY PAUL SCOTT MOWREK

jSpecial Cable to Isle Atlanta Journal and
Chicago Daily News-Copyright, 1921
PARIS, Dec. 27.-Full, unreserved
ratification by France of the Wash
ington treaties will be sought be
fore the chamber of deputies early IN
January. Ratification should be
completed by February. Doubtless
there will be lively parliamentary at
tacks on the naval treaty but the
Poincare government favors its &C
ceptance and it appears likely that
all the treaties will pass by large ma
jorities.
The constitution of the French re-
public does not permit parliament
10 touch a single word Of the diplG-
matte texts submitted. Parliament
must reject or accept them exactly
as presented. Hence no reserva-
tons, in the American sense, are
possible. However, in recommending
to the foreign affairs committee the
speedy ratification of the treaties. in
their entirety, Premier PoinCare re-
quested that the committee in it's re-
port should emphasize the point that
France understands the Pacific
treaty in the sense Of the reserva-
ton voted by the American senate
in connection with this treaty.
French objections to the naval
treaty are sufficiently covered, M.
Poincare considers, by Article q
which provides that ratios and liml-
tations may be changed if new sit
uations arise.
Deputy Guernier, chairman of the
committee which will report on the
Washington treaties, denies 11dig,
nantly that the delay in their ratlfi-
cation by France was due to a feel
ing of hostility against the treaties
or the United States.
From another source, I am In
formed that the usual French vel
low book, although still unpublished,
! has bsen composed and is now ready
for the press. Mr.. Tardieu, M. Man
del and other Clemencist deputies,
who a few days ago gave signs of a
desire to oppose the treaties, will,
it is said, be greatly handicapped, if
they persist in this design, by M.
Clemenceau's recent speeches and ar
ticles in the United States.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-12-28
ROAD BOND ISSUE
PLAN IN 6. c. HIT
BY STATE SENATOR

ALLENDALE, S. c., Dec. 81
Opposition to a bond issue for the
construction of highways in the
state was expressed here by J. Hen
ry Johnson, state senator for Allen
dale county. He favors the building
of highways of the state through the
gasoline and automobile taxes, to-
gether with al small property tax.
The interest on s5O,0OO,OOO worth
of bonds, which he says he believes
would be the smallest sum feasible,
would amount to 100000 year,
and this sum could as we'll be spent
on the roads.
He was discussing the plan breach.
ed at a recent meeting of citizens at
Columbia, which is now in the hands
Of a committee Of seven for formal
preparation of a plan to be laid be-
fore the legislature after another
mass meeting.
Declaring he was against the pro-
posed bond issue, the senator con-
tinued:
st do favor state system of
highways, however, but believe that
South Carolina can construct and
maintain same without a bond issue.
In my opinion, it would be neces-
sary to issue bonds in the sum Of
$50 900, 200, the annual interest on
which would amount to approximate
ly 100000 and, since we could not
well expend more thai $5,000.O0O a
wear, 1 believe that this sum could
be raised by means of the gasoline
tax, the automobile license fees and
small property tax. The $2,0OO,OO0
annual interest on the bond issue
could this be expended in building
roads to a better advantage than eX'
pending it as interest"
Senator Johnson, who is thirty
five years old, has served two terms
as state senator, one from Barnwel
county and the other from Allen
dale. He was elected last fall for
his second term from Allendale. He
is an attornty, having graduated
from the Citadel in 1906 and the law
department of the University OF
South CarO1in1 in o09
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-12-28
Two Serving Life
Terms Are T ardoned
Bv Governor Hardwick

MOULTRIE, Ga, Dec. 27.-John
II. McCracken and Bill Radney,
prominent Mitchell county farmers,
convicted in Colquitt county superior
court of murder in connection with
the killing of Henry T. Jones in
June, 1917, and given life sentences
in the penitentiary. have been par
doned by Governor Hardwick, it was
learned here Monday, when the men
were released from the Mitchell
county changing.
Several of the trial Jurors signed
the petition for executive clemency.
Both Radney and McCracken had
large families.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-12-28
c. D. P. SENATORS
To FIGHT CHANGES
IN SHIPPING BILL

WASHINGTON, Dec. 27.-Admin-
istration leaders in the senate, al
though generally favorable toward
abrogation of the score Of CONNER
cia1 treaties held to impose restric-
lions upon American shipping, In
Dictated today that they would OPP
pose the two shipping bill amend
ments proposed by Senator Nickel
lar, Democrat, Tennessee, to bring
about denunciation Of the pacts by
direct action of congress.
Senator Jones, Republican, Wash
ington, who is in charge of the ship
ping bill, recalled. his recent declara-
ton in the senate that, had abroga-
ton of the treaties been brought
about as directed by the merchant
marine act of 1920, the shipping
legislation now before the senate
probably would not have been nee
essary.
Both Presidents Wilson and Har.
ding, after consultation with the
state department held, however,
that the treaties cannot properly be
abrogated," he added. I'm view of
that 1 cannot believe this is the
time or the pending shipping bill is
the medium to bring about such
abrogation."
Considerable Democratic support,
however, is expected to, be given
the Mcclellan amendments-one of
which would bring about the abro.
cation in entirety of commercial
treaties with twenty-one countries,
through the unusual course of di-
rect notification by congress to the
governments concerned.
The other amendment would OBJ
tain abrogation in the same manner
Of the convention concluded between
the United States and Great Britain
in 1915 as the result of the War Of
1872.
Democratic supporters Of the
move today pointed to the state
ment by Senator Underwood, of Ala
bama, Democratic leader, during de-
bate on the shipping bill, that con-
gress should Gin no uncertain man.
ner'' indicate it's desire that the re-
strictions allowed under the treaties
be removed as indicative of the tenn
per Of minority senator's with re-
spect to the question.
Although the shipping bill will
continue as the unfinished business
before the senate, those in charge
of it today saw little prospect of &C.
ton for some time.
It will be sidetracked tomorrow
and probably for several days there
after for the naval appropriation
bill with it's international economic
and armament conference amend
ment. BY the time this measure is
disposed of the agricultural appro-
priation bill would be ready for the
senate and by the time 1t is passed
leaders hoped to have rural credits
legislation ready for consideration.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-12-28
MAN
ADMITS KILLING
BROTHER IN ROW

COLUMBUS, Ga, Dec. 81
Preparations are going forward for
the preliminary hearing of billiard
ing Wednesday morning Of billiard
Owens, whose written confession as
having been the slayer of his broth
er, Perry Owens. made to city de-
tectives Christmas afternoon, exon
Grated the other four arrested at
the time of the killing.
Perry Owens was killed Sunday
night in what his brother billiard
admits was a drunken brawl at a
store in the northern section of the
city. Another brother, John Owens
a soldier, and woman, were ar
rested along with f. 7. Sykes,
proprietor of the store where the
killing occurred. They will be tried
tomorrow morning on minor police
charges.
Deep regret was expressed for
the killing of his brother in the
signed statement given to the city
detectives at the county Jail yes.
terday by billiard Owens. Earlier in
the day, billiard gave a verbal con-
fession to the authorities, which diff
fered but little from the signed
document of the afternoon.
eff there had not been whisky
in US, would never have got in
this trouble" the statement says.
II never thought of killing anyone
in my life, much less my brother,
and [ would not have done it for
in the world if it hadn't
Just been an accident. L would
rather be in his fix than mine"
In his signed statement, billiard
Owens never makes the definite
statement that he fired the pistol
but asserts that Gin the sCuffle the
trigger was pulled somehow"
In his statement, the prisoner at
the county Jail said that whisky
was the cause Of an argument be
tween John and Perry Owens. Ac-
cording to billiard Owens, he and
Mrs. Perry Owens hid the liquor,
and Perry and John attempted to
find it, 1t is stated that John &C
cused Perry of hiding it, and the
alteration followed. The statement
says that John asked him for his
gun, but that he would not give
it to him. billiard tried to separate
the brothers, according to the state
ment, it being asserted that he was
hurt at the time. The confession
then tells of the scuffle between
billiard and Perry, and the firing OF
tho DiStOl
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-12-28
Rev. James M. Rushin,
Widely Known Minister,
Badly Hurt by Auto

BOSTON, aG., Dec. 27.-Rev.
James M. Rushin, aged Baptist min
lister, was seriously injured Sunday
afternoon when a car driven by
Claud Hunter, of Quitman, was back
ed over him, breaking several ribs
and seriously bruising the body.
Mr.. Rushin is we'll known through
out the state as a minister, and be-
cause Of his prominence in Masonic
circles he has been for more than
twenty-five years grand treasurer OF
the grand lodge Of Georgia. The &C.
cident was unavoidable
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-12-28
Sentenced to Die
For Staying Wife,
He Smiles at Court

NEW YORK, Dec. 27.-Abraham
Becker, a chauffeur, Tuesday was
sentenced to die in the electric chair
at Sing Sing for the murder last
April Of his wife, Jennie, whose
body was found several weeks ago
in a lime-filled grave in the Bronx.
Becker smiled as he walked from
passed the death penalty, decreeing
that he should be executed during
the week commencing February 5.
The condemned man was sent to
Sing Sing prison.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-12-28
Boys Win Scholarships
Given by N, c. & St. |.

ATHENS, Ga, Dec. Winners
of scholarships to the boys short
course at the university given by
the N. c. & st. L. r. R, have been
announced as follows:
Barlow COMMUNICATIONS Law,
Gainesville, Ga, first in Corn club.
FLOYD County-Paul Miles. Silver
Creek, Ca, first in Pig club.
Whitfield County-Baxter Gree
son, Dalton; Eugene Baker. first in
Corn club.
Goricr County-TaYlor Alex Fite.
Calhoun. Ga. route 3, first in Corn
club.
Cobb County-Earl Mckinney,
Powder Springs, Ga, first in Pig
club.
Fulton County-Allen Oliver, Ben
Hill, Ga, first in Pig cluM
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-12-28
UNITED STATES OF CHINA
VISION OF ROY ANDERSON

in spinning methods to suit Ameri-
can criticism.
1.-THE people are now moving from
the bottom up, and because the revo-
luton is taking place at the bot
tom, in the village life, the west does
not hear much about it." he asserts,
and believes that the day will soon
dawn when the Chinese will elect
their own governor on the basis laid
down in representative countries,
such as the United States. Educa-
ton will be spread over the coun'
try when the literary revolution now
under way bears fruit, he says, and
stresses the change from the old
regime where the intellectual guard
ed his learning to the present day,
when the intellectuals are no longer
the autocrats of China and when a
simpler written language is being
used by China's foremost scholars.
"All the troubles in the Pacific
can be put at the door of a weak
China, a China helpless at the vo-
racty of the powers" he asserts.
when China is strong and capable
of looking at things internationally
on the same basis OF equality that
not want to take advantage Of it,,
like Japan.
China Needs Capital
"She is self sufficient, self-contain-
ed and proud of a heritage that
places her among the ancient civ
| ilizations.
1T is to the new-old China that
I would commend the attention of
Americans. China wants capital,
not to debauch her, as was the case
with the old political loans, but to re-.
deem her through the development
| of constructive enterprises aiming at
Industrial growth, railway construc-
ton, road building, famine and flood
prevention. The flowing Of Amerl'
can capital China-ward would &C.
ment that friendly feeling China en-
tertains toward US. I put that feel
| ing among our most priceless pos
sessions. 1t will be returned a hun
dred, fold one day.
meantime, if we lose China's
friendship we lose the greatest neu-
Trailing force in the yellow peril.
It is the more menacing because 1t
is allowed to pursue its course un-
checked. Let us stick to China; let
us help her; let US not deny our
duty, and that peril will never con-
solidate itself"
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-12-28
Operation Enables
Life Cripple to Walk

ALLENTOWN, Pa, Dec. 27.-Miss
Edith Dryer, born in China IS years
ago, today was able for the first time
in her life to leave bed and walk.
A hip affection has prevented her
walking despite efforts Of many ply
sicians and surgeons. Several
months ago she was operated upon
at the Mayo hospital at Roches.
ter, MINI.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-12-28
WaQe Increase

KNOXVILLE, Tenn, Dec. 81
The Brookside Cotton mills here
nave announced a voluntary in
crease Of ten per cent in wages af-
fectinS 1850 employees. ....
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-12-28
GOVERNMENT TRIES
To REMOVE POLITICS
FROM TARIFF LAW
Atlanta Journal News Bureau,
40s Evans Building.
BY THEODORE TILLER

WASHINGTON, Dec. 27.-For the
first time in this countrys history
agencies of the federal government
seriously are undertaking to take
the tariff out of politics and politics
out of the tariff"
This experiment, authorized by the
Fordney- McCumber tariff act, is be-
ing made by President Harding with
the advice and assistance of the
United States tariff commission UNI
der that section of the law empower
ing the president to increase or de-
crease existing rates of duty not up
to so per cent.
Such notifications may be made
in order to equaliZe difference in
conditions of production in trade in
the United States and foreign COM
peting countries" and the presump-
ton is that they will be made upon
purely scientific basis after thor
ough investigation of a given tariff
Already more than 100 applica-
tions for changes in existing tariff
rates have been received by the
tariff commission and that body is
preparing a line OF procedure in con-
sidering them before announcing its
hearings and it's line of investiga-
ton. All conclusions of the COM
mission, of course, must go to the
president, who alone has the power
to act.
The president and the tariff COM
mission necessarily have to pioneer
in the business of rendering the tar
if law flexible and elastic. Nothing
of the sort was ever attempted be-
fore. There are no precedents to
serve as a guide. There are no rules
that can b einvoked. There is no
procedure now followed that can be
made use of.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-12-28
Former Albanian Expected
Soon on Visit Predicts
Great Things for Awaken
ing Giant of Far East

Roy Anderson, former Albanian
and graduate Of Emory college, who
is said by authorities to know more
about China than the Chinese" is
now in America on a visit while en-
route to China from Russia, accord
ing to special dispatches from Wash
ington, where he conferred Friday
with Georgia's senior senator, Will
liam J. Harris. While in this coun-
try Mr.. Anderson, it is understood,
will pay visit to his old home, and
renew acQuaintanceships and friend
ships of the bygones.
A United States Of China that will
become the worlds greatest democ-
racy is predicted by Mr.. Anderson in
newspaper interviews.
China is at last awake and few
years will see a unified nation, he
says. He sees China again occupy
ing a place as one OF the great ma
tons of the world, with the worlds
largest electorate in it's 100000
to 400 100000 population. Friend
ship between this great far eastern
nation and America is part of his
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-12-28
Chinese Democratic

''The evolution of ideas for this
great government is proceeding
slowly among millions of people, so
that the new union will be founded
deeply in the popular will and feel
ing of the people," he says. China's
population at heart is democratic and
Mr.. Anderson sees great possibilities
when that democracy is incorporated
excellent local government in civic
and smaller community life, he as
serts, and about 80 per cent Of her
school systems are supported by the
people themselves and not by the
state.
Mr.. Anderson has spent more than
score of years in China and the
experience gained by the years leads
him to believe that the new China
will be a federation of states-states
with Estate rights" as their guiding
principal. These states, each with
strong local power, will be banded
into a great nation, he declares.
There will be twenty-five of these
states, if Japan's efforts to take
away Manchuria and Mongolia are
checked in time, he thinks.
China has many problems to
solve" says Mr.. Anderson. For
years she has been subject to the
petty war lords who, springing up
like mushrooms, have misgoverned
the people by the force Of bandits
and soldiery. Now she is trying to
put her house in order. In this task
she requires the assistance of the
powers. .. E"
Achievements Overlooked
Mr.. Anderson asserts that the
trials and tribulations of China are
made much Of abroad, and deplores
the fact that the Celestial Kingdoms
solid achievements are as a rule over
looked. He stresses the fact that
While emma mas an lnSOlNenI SON-
eminent, that she has a solvent
country, whose trade is increasing
and in it's upward progress takes
no cognizance Of such things as
world depressions. He is optimistic
regarding the direct foreign trade
Of China, and asserts that America
is taking a larger and larger share
of that trade.
among the most satisfactory por-
tents Of a new China" he points
out, 'is the development of indus
trial enterprises. Starting with its
cotton mills, China is now testing
almost every branch Of manufacture
ing. In silk, too, the achievements
warrant the attention of the world,
and especially of America" In that
connection he stresses the change
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-12-28

South Carolina in 1909.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1922-11-30

will and some decidedly warm argu-
ments during the debate.
The new community club was or
ganized and tried many things from
singing school to small fair. The
whole thing went with so much zest
that the main question was to hold
down the number of rallies and meet
ings to a number which most of the
people could attend. There was
amusement for everyone and a liber-
al sprinkling of education sandwich
ed in here and there.
Many good idea and many a farm
Improvement grew out of that COM
munity club, and the teacher-why,
she is the most popular person for
miles around and the school board
even recognizes it in her monthly
checks. 1t pays in many ways for the
country teacher to do something for
the community and it can be done by
any teacher who is fired with ambi-
ton.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1922-11-30
FARMERS IN THE MAKING.

There will soon be no need to ask
why do boys leave the farm, because
they will not be leaving the farm.
They are now being given an incen-
tive to do things that will make them
intelligent farmers. The Milwaukee
Journal thus notes some of their en-
deavors:
Zone hundred or more boys and
girls of Wisconsin have shown their
baby beeves, choice lambs and fat
hogs at the annual prize show at
Madison. Here are at least 100 first
class farmers in the making who will
surely be leaders in the production
OF fine livestock in the years to come.
What makes this work such fun
for the youngsters? Largely it is
the responsibility given, the chance
to do things, the chance to make
some money, the chance to show
judgment and ability. Most of our
farm boys and girls have to do things
on the farm or in the village under
adult direction. But youthful minds
long for an opportunity to try them
selves out"