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Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-04-22
Alleged BlackmaiI
Plot Against Mrs. Day
Unearthed by Officials

OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLA, April
21.-An alleged plot to blackmail
Mrs. Jean P. Day, wife of Jean P.
Day, who recently was eXonerated
of the Staying of Lieutenant Colo
mel Ward P. Beck, army aviator,
was revealed with the announcement
that a man giving his name as Ed
Reed, had been arrested at Edna,
Okla. Day testified at the coroner's
inquest that he killed Beck when he
found the officer attempting to at
tack Mrs. Day.
Day said last night that letter
was received last Wednesday by
Mrs. Day from a man who demand
ed $4,000 to keep silent as to what
he said he saw through the win
dow Of the Day home April A, the
morning Beck was slain. Day said
the letter was signed G.. Daer, and it
declared, he added, that if the money
was sent to Edna in a package la.
belled merchandise, the writer would
forget what he had seen.
A package was sent addressed to
Daer, and was claimed last night
by Reed, who asked for Daer's mail.
Day said a deputy sheriff immedi-
ately arrested him. Reed is declar-
ed by officials to have received mail
at Edna under the names of G. Daer,
Jim White and William C. Wilson.
The man arrested denied any
knowledge Of the letter. He told
officers, they said that he met Daer.
White and Wilson just before he
went to the postoffice and at their
request asked for mail addressed
to them.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-04-22
|OUSE FIXES SIZE
Of NAVY At $4,000

WASHINGTON, April 20.-By the
largin of II votes the house last
light broke away from it's own lead
rship, stood behind the president
nd passed the 1928 naval appro-
riation bill with an amendment fix
hg the enlisted personnel at $4,000.
The vote on the McArthur-Vare
mendment, the big point in dispute,
nd which increased the man force
rom $1,000 as provided in the bill,
s Eas 221 to 14S, with two members
answering present. Ninety Repub-
leans voted against the $4,000
amendment while forty-eight Demo.
rats supported it.
4 There was no great shout at the
Irish like that which filled the
zhamber a week ago when the same
roposal was put through the
louise, sitting in committee of the
khole, by a margin of At votes. A
are handicap or two greeted the
announcement by the speaker. The
+alleries, half deserted, made no at
&empt at a demonstration.
With the section out Of the way
he bill was put on its passage and
kent through, 27S to rs.
AS amended the measure carried a
ZotaI of S251, 100000, or about $751;
La 600 more than the total fixed by
lie appropriations committee which
,.amed it. 1t goes now to the SEN
-. v-th the charge by Chairman
Kelley of the naval appropriations
Iuhcommittee that many millions
iii be added, which the house would
been asked to add today had
L. the big navy men changed front
tho last "
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-04-22
Senate Begins Formal
Consideration of Tariff
Measure on Thursday

WASHINTON, April 2O.-The
senate today began formal consid-
Grafton of the tariff bill.
Senator McCumLer, chairman of
the finance committee, was expect
ed to keep the measure before the
senate from now until it has been
disposed of, with intermissions only
for more Immediately pressing bust
ness.
Night sessions of the senate prob
ably will be resorted to beginning
next week, to dispose of much rou-
tine business of considerable i'm
pc lance, but which can not be al
lowed to get in the way of the tar
if measure.
Senator Simmons, ranking Demo
crat on the finance committee, indi-
Gated today he probably would not
file his minority report on the bill
at once, Simmons said he might
make his Introductory speech in op.
position to the bill before filing his
report. .r
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-04-22

fore sweeping south and west where
it now makes the Oregon-Washing-
| ton boundary, formed a huge inland
lake. It's channel shifted, and the
| lake was drained. 1t left the Column
bia basin rich in deep soil. but eli
! matte conditions brought a lack Of
moisture.
Two Plans
Two main plans for irrigating the
| big tract have been put forward. One
contemplates a gravity system with
water from another state. The 9TH
err would pump water from the Co.
| lumbia river.
Concentration of the watershed Of
northwestern Montana and northern
Idaho and delivery to the project by
canal-tunnel-lake line 100 miles
long is the method for supplying the
gravity system.
An area sof approximately $4,000
square miles drains into Pend Oreille
lake, in northern Idaho. From this,
the Pend Oreille river carries it to
the Columbia,
At Newport, on the Idaho Wash
ington line, it is proposed to divert
| 100000 acre feet for the Columbia
basin. Through a system of con-
crete lined canals, long tunnels and
natural and artificial lakes, the wa
| ter will be carried over hills and
ravines to the arid acres.
Tunnels, up to Is miles in length;
huge steel pipes, which as inverted
siphons will carry flow equal to
that of the Merrinaac river down
one hill and over the other; a mon
ster aqueduct over the Spokane
river within this city's limits
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-04-22

these are some of the features con-
nected witt, the big task, which
would put water on 100000 acres
of tested land, flood additional lands
occasionally for use as pasturage,
and through a system of power
plants along it's course, provide
cheap electric power for operation
of canneries and other seasonal in
dustries, besides dump water to
higher lands.
Pumping Project
Another plan-termed the Column
bia pumping project-would hurl
water from the Columbia river 600
feet above it's level with a gigantic
battery Of powerful pumps, stretch
ing for more than third OF a mile.
The Grand Coulee, once the bed of
the Columbia, would again carry wa
ter, this time as the pricipal canal
for the system. A slightly smaller
acreage would be watered through
| this plan.
Traversing the area are four trans
continental railway lines and several
short roads. The Columbia and
Snake rivers are navigable, and the
state highways afford yet another
outlet.
| Nearly equidistant between Spo-
kane on the east, and Seattle. Ia
coma and Portland on the west, the
project has unrivaled facilities for
shipping it's products to the east, to
the coast district and to the Orient.
Construction of the project is a
Herculean propositions; financing it
will be equally as big, The Smith
McNary reclamation measure now
before congress may open the way.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-04-22

MEMPHIS, Tenn. James E.
Cross, Kenton, Tenn, college boy,
has quit school to fight bugs.
He's going to fight 'em with the
only bug catching device of it's kind
in the world. on which young Cross
has just been granted a patent. He
calls it the "big Bertha" and de-
clares if he. can only get enough Of
his machines in action this will soon
be a bugless world.
He got his idea from the age-old
story of the moth and the flame.
But his light is an electric globe
that Eliminates a space of 1000
yards.
When the winged pests investi-
gate the source of the light, small
electric turbine at the base of the
machine creates a vacuum, which
sucks them into the big funnel con-
tanning the light and down through
a tube to the nav of the machine
ana into trap.
Checked Boil Weevil
Cross was reared on a cotton plan
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-04-22
SENATE TO DISPOSE
Of BONUS MEASURE
AHEAD OF TARIFF

WASHINGTON, April 21.-The
Republican tariff bill will be showed
aside to make way for the soldier
bonus, Senator McCumber, chair
man of the senate finance committee
announced today.
Senator McCumber expected to get
the committee at work on the bonus
bill today, and to bring in a report
to the senate within a couple Of
weeks at the longest.
AS the committee began work on
the measure, a strong feeling was
manifesting itself among Republican
senators that the senate ought to
meet squarely the issue of paying
the cash bonus. Senator Lenroot
and others have been advocating the
simplification of the whole problem
by issuance of treasury certificates
of Indebtedness on which the money
to pay the bonus will be borrowed.
That would leave for later determi-
nation the question Of raising money
to pay off the certificates when they
come due.
At any rate, according to Senator
McCumber, there will be no more de-
lay or hesitation. The bonus bill will
certainly pass if the senate is given
al opportunity to vote on it, Mr..
McCumber knows, as the result Of
numerous canvasses Of the senate.
Republicans consider it better po-
litical strategy to put the bonus
ahead of the tariff than to try to
jam the tariff through in the face of
certain clash between the house
and senate over valuation and other
features, which may tie the measure
up for many weeks after the senate
has acted on it.
Tariff discussion begun yesterday,
was resumed today with Senator
Simmons, Democratic tariff leader,
prepared to begin his fight against
the measure. Senator McCumber
hoped to have the senate pass on
large number of amendments today.
Secretary Of the Treasury Mellon
will continue his opposition to Tia
bonus bill. This underlies his freS
uuent action in making public the
letters to congressional leaders, such
as the recent one to Mr.. McCumber
revealing that he believes the treas
ury will face a. $500, 100000 deficit
on July 1, 1923. Congressional lead
ecs do not believe the fiscal situation
is so dark, pointing out that Mr..
Mellon in his summary of finances
made a much larger allowance for
army and navy appropriations than
congress is now granting.
Treasury officials also are appar-
emily attempting to block the meas
ure by stating increased taxation
looms ahead unless congress stops
snen6ing p1bliC money.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-04-22
BY PHILIP SINNOTT

SPOKANE, Wash.-The Columbia
Basin desert beat the dust eaters"
when they struggled to dry farm"
it.
Now the desert itself is on the
verge of defeat!
The Columbia basin is a tract of
mere than 1900 square miles in
southeastern Washington. Scattered
over its wastes are monuments to
the failure of the dust eaters, -
scores Of deserted homestead shacks
left by the dry farmers, who, after
years of unremitting toll, were driv-
en- out by the desert.
But a change is to come. Ii place
Of the desolated shacks, 10000 to
40, 900 irrigated farms will appear.
At a cost of $254,OO0,000, water wiz
be carried into the basin and will re-
claim nearly 100000 acres.
Such are the hopes for the Column
bia basin project, worlds largest
reclamation plan to get beyond the
gust talk" stage.
Goethals O. RS It ..
Major General George Goethals,
builder of the Panama Canal, after
a thorough investigation Of the pro-
ject, has declared in report that it
is entirely feasible.
Goethals estimates the whole area
can be turned into productive land
at cost of $145 an acre. He thinks
the project Should be financed direct-
Iy by the government.
Goethals in his report declares the
whole reclamation project could be
finished in six years.
Ages ago, the Columbia river, be
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-04-22

tation and has always been inter-
ested in the fight made by the farm
ers to check the ravages of the boil
Weevil that last year destroyed one
third of the nations cotton crop. He
designed his trap especially to rid
his fathers farm of the deadly cot
ton WeeVil.
He says his first ''big Bertha" a
homemade affair, trapped from 10
to Is bushels of weevil night. His
latest, he says, rids Is acres of cot
ton of boil weevils in two nights
time.
Now the young inventor sees a
big Bertha" on street intersections
of large cities, Illuminating them as
we'll as gathering into its nav the
winged pests Of the night.
II am working on a model now
for houses" says the boy inventor.
81. will be about the size of an cleo
trio fan. It'll light the room and
cool it by the vacuum method and
at the same time gather up all the
Bugs and the dust particles"
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-04-22
Georgia Man Kills
Himself in Hotel
In New Orleans

NEW ORLEANS, La, April I'll
A man registered as w. J. Bell,
about So years old, supposedly of
Thomaston, Ga, committed suicide
in the Grunewald hotel Wednesday
night by swallowing a quantity of
poison. His body was found in bed
in his room near midnight. Coro-
ner OHara said he had been dead
about twelve hours.
Three letters were near the body.
One of them was addressed to a
woman at Baronne street address.
This address was found to be a cigar
factory, and the woman addressed
was not known there
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-04-22
Veterans Pensions.
Likely to Be Paid
Before May First

Confederate veterans in Georgia
should get their pension money with
in a short time, The Tri-Weekly
Journal is informed by j. w. Lind
say, commissioner of pensions.
At the request of a number of vet
Grams who are readers Of the paper,
and who wanted to know how the
pension proposition stood, The Tri-
Weekly Journal took the matter up
with Commissioner Lindsay Thurs
day at the state capitol.
'"The money has already been ap-
propriated and it is only a question
of getting the revenue in hand"
said the commissioner; eve are max
ing every effort to issue the pensions
at the earliest possible moment and
we believe that this will be between
row and the first of May"
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-04-22
Man Who Says He
Saw Wilson S Letter,
Quotes 10 Platform

ST. LOUIS, April 20.-Lee Meri-
wether, whose letter to The Globe
Democrat saying that he had seen
letter from former President Will
son commencing United States Sem
ator James A. Reed, invoked a con-
troversy between the former presi-
dent and Mr.. Reed, Wednesday
quoted from the 1916 Democratic
platform of Missouri in proof of his
contention that Mr.. Wilson warm
ly praised Senator Reed for his work
on currency legislation.
The part of the platform quoted
said that Senator Reeds connection
with the legislation was such as to
bring from President Wilson words
of Draise and Thanks"
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-04-22
Senator King Urges
Blockade of Mexico
To Collect Claims

WASHINGTON, April 21.-Block-
ada Of Mexico and seizure of Mexican
ports until American claims for dam.
ages to life and property in Mexico
have been compensated, was advo.
Gated in the senate today by Senator
King, Democrat, Utah. in lengthy
address on the Mexican situation.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-04-22
Mississippi River
Passes Highest Stage
Recorded at N. O

NEW ORLEANS, April 21.-The
Mississippi river passed the highest
stage ever recorded here early today
when the local gauge registered 22.1
feet, one-tenth Of foot higher than
the previous high record established
in 1912. According to the local
weather bureau the river will con.
tinue to rise until stage of twenty
three feet is reached about May 10.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-04-22
Fifty Persons Hurt, Il
Some Fatally, When
Oil Tanks Explode

LOS ANGELES, CAL, April I'll
Probably fifty persons were injured,
a number of them fatally, when an
oil station caught fire at Downey to-
day and the fire reached under
ground storage tanks, causing them
to explode.
DoWRey is a small town about is
miles southeast of Los Angeles, and
it's fire and police facilities we're so
small that it was necessary to call
on the sheriff here to take charge
sent from the city Immediately.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-04-22
GOVERNOR IS NOT
OPPOSED To BONDS;
EXPLAINS POSITION
1ardwick Declares He Be-
lieves Time Inopportune to
Submit Issue - Suggests
Waiting Two Years.

Governor Hardwick is not opposed
to the proposed state highway bono
issue of S75,OO0,OOO, but is opposed
to submitting the proposal to the
voters at this time because he con
siders it inopportune, he stated FIJI
Day IN his return from Columbus
where statements III his speech be-
fore the Georgia Educational asso'
citation Oh Thursday wer2 construed
In newspaper dispatches to mean
Ehat ne was opposed to the bond is
Tue on it's merits.
II have taken no position regard
Ing the merits Of the state highway
bond issue proposal, said the gov
Frnor. "The position have taken
s that the proposal ought not to be
submitted to the people this year
s because conditions make it mop
fortune. 1 do not believe the pro
boscal could get fair test on its
nerits. My Judgment is that the
campaign for the highway bond is
ue ought to be carried on at least
wo years, until the general election
f 1924. By that time the people
ould be thoroughly informed with
regard to the whole proposition, and
conditions undoubtedly will be i'm
proved"
The suggestion was made by sew
ral speakers at the educational
Convention of a state and county
bond issue of something like $780,
00,000 build and equip consolidat-
grammar schools and high
chools throughout the state, and
o eradicate illiteracy.
Governor Hardwick took the same
osit with regard to this propos-
!, he stated Friday, as he took
With regard to the highway bond is
ue proposal.
Our precent total bonded debt of
he s is not over $6,000,00O,"
aid the eovcrn2r. ITO go before
he rec'''" this year with a proposal
'HHG0 for highways and
15H - 20 FOR schools would mani
est = crowding the people too
"anh~:er to Continue
Gov"l'"0s F9rdWic3l expressed the
pin'"ol that Tire people this vear7un
er TsS of business conditions.
rae" -" the. strictest economy in
he'r own effairs, and insisting or
trict ec0romy in public affairs,
cul7 not he inclined to vote for d
reat state bond issue.
Bur he took pains to make It clear
nat he was not opposing the high.
ay bond issue, and was DESTROYS
nat nothing he said should be con.
Lrued as prejudicing the movement
is position is that the proposal
Mould be submitted at a time when
VIII have a better chance than he
eiieves it would have this year.
Governor Hardwick's opposition to
lbrnitt:rg the highway bond issue
ais ycGT will not deter the move.
bent. it was declared by Frank Rey
olIs, secretary Of the Georgia State
automobile association, who return
Friday from the annual conven
on of the Georgia Association oil
ouaty Commissioners, held at Balm
rid2e on Wednesday and Thursday
'"ina question whether the bono
sue should be postponed until the
eil.ral election of 1924 was thor
ughiy discussed by the county com
issioners," said Mr.. Reynolds.
Il L.
bat the referendum should not b.
ostponed, but should be had this
ear. and a resolution to that effec
Fas adopted, urging the legislator,
pass the bill at the next comins
ession, submitting it to the peoplt
the general election next Novem
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-04-22
FORCES IN IRELAND
RESUME FIGHTING

DUBLIN, April 20.-Rebel as
saults upon the free state head
quarters, the town hall, the tele-
phone exchange and upon provision
al government patrols in Dublin
early today were beaten off after
heavy exchanges of rifle fire.
Volleys of rifle fire were exchanged
between rebel bands and ri1emen in
an armored 1orry. Filled with free
state troops at O'Connel bridge, in the
very center of the Irish capital, the
car was riddled with bullets and
four free state troopers wounded.
Guarded by Free State troops,
Michael Collins, Arthur Griffith and
other leaders went to the Mansion
House, where the peace conference
with Eamonn DeValera began this
afternoon.
The city was tense with excite
ment, but quiet as the leaders met.
Free state headquarters in Upper
Merton street were subjected to SIM
ultaneous attacks from the front and
rear.
The city hall was attacked by mu-
tineers, but little damage was done
to the building, and there were no
casualties in heavy exchanges Of ri
file fire.
Attackers Repulsed
The telephone exchange was the
principal objective Of the insurgents,
but they found it heavily guarded by
free staters, who beat them off, with
the loss of only one man who was
wounded. i ~.
A police patrol in Grafton street
was fired upon from roofs on either
side. n Caught in the ambush, the
patroSmiraculously escaped without
loss.
Rebels, emerging from their bar
ricades at the Four Courts, captured
lorry carrying munitions.
An official communicate, issued by
the free state provisional govern
ment today, said:
"Mutineers, during the night, seiz-
ed and transported to the Four
Courts a consignment of commercial
explosives, including $50 pounds of
relignite, 80 pounds of blasting pow
der and a quantity Of decorators and
fuses"
Firing SpasmOdic
There was an outbreak of firing
at ten minutes of one this morn
ing along both sides of the old quay.
The crackle of musketry spread to
the ruins of the old postoffice, and
was picked up around Parnell
Square.
Then the sound Of heavy firing
from the vicinity of the Four
Courts, where the rebels are en-
trenched, led to rumors that the
Free State troops were driving out
the insurgents. This proved I'M
true.
The Kings Inn high road was the
next scene of the exchange of rifle
fire.
All this took place in complete
darkness and without official COM
muniques, it was most difficult to
determine what was actually occur
ring.
When captured after his attempt
to kill Collins, the complaining pris-
oner had bomb in his pocket.
SHIPPING RESUMED
IN BELFAST THURSDAY
BELFAST, April 2O,-By the AS
sociataed Press.)-SnIplng was re-
neWed today in the Short Strand.
the scene of last nights fierce riot,
and the ambulance men were soon
busy taking two wounded persons to
the hospital.
Mary Keehan, who was shot yes
terday,- is dead, bringing the death
roll since Tuesday to eight, four of
whom were killed in last nights dis
orders. -..--..
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-04-22
Dawson Memorial Day

will hold appropriate memorial exer-
cises April rs. The following program
will be presented at the Palace thea
ter at 2 o'clock Memorial Day: Invo.
cation, Rev. S. F. Lowe, music by
orchestra; reading, Mrs. Jack M. Nc
Nulty; selection, introduction OF
speaker by Prof. G. J. Cheeves; ad
dress, Prof. N. 3. Warren; selection
benediction by Rev. Reese Griffin.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-04-22
CHICAGO Woman Murdered

CHICAGO, April 21.-The nude
body of a beautiful blonde woman
about 80 years old, was found in an
old moving van on the South side
here today The body was covered
with bruises. The woman had been
dead only a few hours.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-04-22
Would Reimburse
Wood Ship Builders

wASHINGTON, April 20.-Reim-
lursement of shipyard builders who
Iuffered from abandonment of the
governments wooden ship program
Fas proposed in bill introduced by
Eenator McNary, Republican, Ore
ION.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-04-22
Holland Recognizes Mexico

WASHINGTON, April 20.-The
Netherlands government has recog-
nized the Obrcgon government of
Mexico, the state department was
officially advised today.
Baron Van Asdeck will soon ar
rive at Mexico City as the represen'
tative of that country.