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Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-05-09
COTTON ADVANCES
TONEW HIGH MARK
BY ESTES DOEREMUS

New York cotton futures advanced
to new high levels for 1922 Monday,
active options showing net gains
over the previous close of from $3.50
to $3.50 a bale. In New Orleans
the gain was from $3.50 to $3.50 a
bale over Saturday.
Atlanta spots, following the up.
ward movement, advanced 1924 a
bale to 1875.
May was the only month on the
board which failed to pass it's pre-.
v;ous record and at 1888 was only
one point from its high, made last
Thursday at the crest of the first
bull drive. The high was equalled,
however, during the day.
Strong Liverpool cables and con-
tinued rains in Texas and Oklahoma
coupled with a better demand for
spots and an improved dry goods
trade, gave cOnstructiVes something
concrete on which to resume their
operations and buying was ge- eral
- JILL LA1S OAIoSI' 6Ao Nll4Co "Cl ( UlSl
up, bears were forced to cover and
at the close the market was we'll in
the hands Of longs. Closing quota
tions were within a few points of the
top for the day and movement and
the tone was firm.
New Orleans futures also closed
at the crest.
The new advance carried values
more than $13 above those of April
L and nearly SO bale over the fig.
ures of Saturday a week ago, which
marked the end of the recent long
period of inactivity, experienced in
the market.
Values were up from $1.25 to 2.20
a bale over the previous close in the
first holr of trading,
May was up rs points at 1886 and
July, October and December also
again crossed the 19-cent level after
having sold off sharply after the
long drive early last week. July
opened at 1880 and was high at
1903, October opened at 10 cents
and went to 1924, while December,
opening at 1907, shot up to 1928,
a points above the close of Satur-
day.
Sales in Liverpool were $4,000
bales
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-05-09
AGED MANUF ACTURER
CONVICTED B|GAM|ST

NEW YORK, May S.-Virginius
St. Julian Mayo, former New Haven
manufacturer, Saturday was found
guilty of bigamy by a jury in the
criminal branch of the supreme
| court.
Mayo, who is 81 years old, was
sent to the Tombs prison to await
sentence at o'clock next Tuesday
afternoon. His attorneys indicated
| they would file an appeal.
Mayo was tried on a bigamy in
dictment returned in 1919. The prin-
cipal witness for the prosecution
was Miss Wilhelmina Meyer, of
Newark, with whom he contracted a
marriage in Brooklyn in 1904. She
testified that after Miss Lillian Cook,
with whom Mayo was alleged to
have had relations, killed herself,
she learned of his first wife. Mrs.
Florence Weeks Mayo.
Mrs. Florence Weeks Mayo OBJ
tanned a divorce in 1915.
When we went house hunting in
| New Jersey, after Florence Weeks
had obtained a DIVORCE" Miss Meyer
had testified, che said he was going
to give me an elegant home fur
nished and also give me 5000 a
month for spending money and $780,
900 at his death.
"I told him 1 would not consent
to any such arrangement and that
| if he would not marry me again and
make the marriage legal, I would
return to my parnets, which l die"
Counsel for Mayo had declared
that when his client married Will.
helmina Mayer in 1904, she knew of
his first wife and of the fact that
he had never been divorced and that
the marriage ceremony in Brooklyn
was agreed to by him merely to
please her grandmother.
Later, Miss Meyer obtained judg-
ment for 100000 against Mayo in
civil suit, charging that he inVeigled
| llCL 1lAIO q DAS otAAZONO AAASNA AcSS 49,
never paid it.
Mayo then married Louise Water
bury, of Brooklyn, his present wife.
Attorneys for Mayo had argued that
the bigamy charge was outlawed
| because the Indictment was returned
in 1919 and the so-called bigamous
marriage to Miss Meyer took place
in 1904.
In charging the jury on this point,
Justice Finch declared they should
consider the evidence submitted by
the defense regarding Mayos resi-
dence in this state between the time
of his alleged marriage to Miss
Meyer in 1904 and the returning OF
the indictment in 1919.
If the jury was satisfied, he added
that Mayo, for period of five years,
not necessarily consecutive or con-
tinuous, was usually in personal at
tendance or employment on business
in New York, the statute of limita-
tons outlawing the charges was eff
fective, and the defendant was en-
titled to acquittal irrespective of his
innocence or guilt in contracting
bigamous marriage.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-05-09
DOUBLE TRAGEDY
At s. c: UNIVERSITY

COLUMBIA, S. c., May S.-Pro
fessor M. Goode Homes, head OF the
department of engineering of the
University of South Carolina, was
shot and killed in the treasurer OF
flee of the administration building
Saturday by Benjamin Halle, super
intendent of grounds of the UNIVERSE
ty, who then killed himself. =
Before turning the revolver upon
himself, Halle sent a shot over the
head Of Dean Leonard T. Baker,
and pointed the weapon at DIR. Will
liam S. Currell, president OF the uni
verify, who were in an adjoining
office, and hearing the first Shots
started to investigate.
The double tragedy, according to
a statement issued by DR.. Currell'
was believed to be the result of bit
ter feeling between the two men
growing out of their conflicting du-
ties at the university"
When Halle entered the treasur-
er's office he sent woman book
keeper out on an errand and there
consequently were no eye-Witnesses
to the shooting. AS DR.. Curren start
ed to enter the room after the hrst
Shots had been fired Halle, in warn
ing him out, shouted: You are re-
spcnsible for this" The president
left the room.
Police were summoned and inves-
tigation revealed the body of Homes
in one room and that of Halle in
the other.
Homes was shot five times, one
bullet penetrating the heart. Halle
used only one bullet in taking his
own life.
Professor Homes was born in
Boydton, Va, in 1888 and was edu-
Gated at the University of Virginia
and the United States Military acad-
envy He has held many important
engineering assignments and stood
high in his profession. He is sur
vived by wife and four small chill
dren. Professor Homes had been a
member Of the University of South
Carolina faculty since 1909.
Superintendent Halle came to the
university in 1912 from Camden,
where he was chief of police. He
was first marshal and then superin'
tendent of grounds. He was about
46 years of age and is survived by
his wife, a son and daughter.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-05-09
Body of Famous Old Time
Gunman Is Viewed by Hun
dreds-Some Enemies and
Many His Warm Friends

ARDMORE, Okla, May S.-By
the Associated Press.)-The body of
bud" Ballew, old-time gunman and
peace officer of the southwest, tho
victim Friday, at Wichita Falls,
Texas, of bullets from Police Chief
J. w. McCormick's modern pistol
weapon upon which Ballew mad
scorned, rested at a local undertake
ing establishment.
Late Saturday, err the arrival. OF
Mrs. Ballew, it was announced burial
would be at the Lone Grove GENE
terry, and that the Masons of Car
ter county would have charge of the
services. When Mrs. Ballew return.
ed here she was met by a number
of friends. ,e,.
Mrs. Ballew, when notified OF
Buds" death, was at Nash, Okla.
The use of the airplane which bore
, the fallen gunman from the scene
of his last stand to his burial ground,
was offered to Mrs Ballew, but she
declined.
Without the guns, which had car
ried their owner safely through
countless bloody battles during his
last years as a deputy sheriff,
stripped for the last time of his fa
nous cowboy boots, in which. in ac-
cordance with his oft-expressed wish.
he died, clothed in sombre
black, his shock of curly red hair
combed to a smoothness which 1T
has never before known, Ballews
body lay on it's bier today, and hWr
dreds who had known him in life,
gathered to view it. Many were his
warm friends, some his enemies, amt
there were others who had never
known him, but who were curious
to see him of whom they had heard
and read so much during his event
full career.
Scarcely able to believe that Bud
BalleW had actually been melted
down" and skeptical of the fact that
! there lives a man faster on the draw
| tIldL he, Italy lllSlSlCu upOII NASN'
| ing his body in it's last repose be
fore they could be convinced Bal
| lew was no more.
During the recent custer proceed
| ings here, when his chief, Buci
Garrett, was removed as sheriff ri
Carter county, Ballew came in fai
much of the blame charged to Gar
rett in the allegations of lax law EN-
forcement in the county. His bols
ferrous proclivities and his frequer'
habit of tearing loose" with his ''six,
gun" as the spirit moved him, had
I struck fear to the hearts of MAN.
| Ardmore citizens and his actions
! had often been made the mark OF
bitter condemnation from local pull
pits.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-05-09
| DEAD, 8 WOUNDED,
IN ATLANTA CLASH

Dan Walton. IS, is dead. two
white men and a negro are dying and
several others are seriously wound
ed following free-for-all fight be-
tween negroes and white boys here
Sunday afternoon.
Charlie Hunt, negro porter, en-
plOye of the Atlanta, Birmingham
and Atlantic railroad, is said to have
been accosted by several white boys
while on the way to his work. The
boys are alleged to have denounced
him for working for the railroad
during a strike. The fight started
pUllce dt|are, when ne res" nted
what WAS aaid to him.
The negro recruited several 9TH
era Of his race and a stone lattle
between them and the white boys
began the mix-up which latter de-
Veloped into gun bait e, when sew
eral others joined in.
A while man and three negroes
are held at police headquarters pend
ing further investigation of the af-
fair.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-05-09
FOR|NERPREsIDENT
ASKS PARTY CHIEFS
TODEFEAT SENATOR

ST. LOUIS, May Shy the AS
States Senator James A. Reed as
"a marplot," former President Will
son, in a letter to former Governor
Lon V. Stephens, made public to-
day, asked the defeat of Missouri's
senior senator to redeem the repU-
tation' of the Democratic party.
1t was Mr.. Wilson's third letter
on the subject of the Democratic
nomination for United States sena-
tor, sought by Mr.. Reed and Brock
enridge Long, former third assistant
secretary of state, in the Wilson adj
ministration. The letter was in re-
ply to one by Mr.. Stephens, in
which the former governor, referring
to a letter the former president re-
Gently wrote the st. Louis Globe-Dem-
ocrat, attacking Reed. Mr.. Reed
! made reply to this letter, in which
he questioned Mr.. Wilson's memory.
The letter, under date of April 81,
to Mr.. Stephens, follows:
"My dear Governor Stephens:
your letter of April % has graft
fled me. I am glad to be sustained
in my own judgment of Reed by
your own closer knowledge of him,
and 1 shall hope and confidently ex-
pect to see him repudiated by the
Democrats at the primaries. Ger
tainly Missouri cannot afford to be
it might check the enthusiasm OF
Democrats throughout the country
if their comrades in Missouri should
not redeem the reputation of the
party by substituting for Reed a
man of the true breed of Democratic
principle. I am sure your own great
influence will contribute to the de-
sired and expected redemption.
please accept assurances of my
entire confidence in the Missouri
wishes.
Sincerely yours,
(Signed WOODROW WILSON,"
In a letter last week to John c.
Higdon, a local attorney, Mr.. Will
son asked Mr. Higdon mot to COM
pl;cate the contest in Missouri" by
becoming a candidate for the nomi-
nation.
Mr.. Long recently opened his cam
paigr at Cape Girardeau and Mr..
Reed opened his Saturday at Mo-
berly
The primary will be August 1.
In his opening campaign address
Senator Reed defended his course
and asserted Mr.. Wilson was the
boy who is conducting the campaign
in Missouri for the other side"
Senator Reed when shown a copy
of the Wilson letter read it several
times and said:
81 have no comment to- make on
this at present"
He declined to say whether state
ment would be forthcoming later.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-05-09
Senator Harris Announces
Resumption of Acceptance
of Applications for Loans
Under Federal Act
The Atlanta Journal News Bureau,
623 Riggs Building.
BY THEODORE TILLER

WASHINGTON, May S.-Senator
Harris announced Saturday after.
noon that there would be a resump.
ton of the acceptance of applica,
tons for farm loans under the farm
loan act and that there also will be
a new issue Of government farm
loan securities. This announcement
was made after consultation with
members of the federal farm loan
board.
The federal land bank, at Column
bia, S. c., which handles Georgia
applications, today advised Senator
Harris they expect to be able within
the next week or ten days to def
nitely advise the various secretary
ireasurers of the local farm loan as
sociations in regard to filing new
applications upon an allotment plan.
The bank stopped receiving applica-
,tions last November.
The new plan is expected to allot
applications to the various aSsocla-
tions to avoid future congestion as
has been experienced in the past.
Senator Harris today complained to
the board here that Georgia had been
disseminated against in the past IN
the amount of money allotted to the
state from the sale of farm loan
bonds. AS Georgia had the largest
amount of applications on hand last
January of any state in the union:
The Georgia senator was assured
that in the next allotment it was
planned to give Georgia two or
three million dollars more than has
been provided in the past proportion
ate distribution of the funds from
the bond issues.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-05-09
Appalachian Operators
Believe Coal Strike
Is Near Collapse

KNOXVILLE, Tenn, May S.
Declaring that the miners strike in
the southern Appalachian field ais
on the verge of collapse" officials of
the Southern Appalachian Coal Op-
ment Saturday dified house SOL
an opportunity to all the men to re-
turn to work.
The operators are ready to recog-
nize the principle of collective bar.
gaining and are ready to deal with
the miners in groups but are not
willing to have any dealings with the
union, E. C. Mahan, president of
the association, said.
A reversion to the wage award of
1917, a reduction of approximately
20 per cent under the contract
which expired April 1, will be sought
by the operators. it was stated.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-05-09
PRESIDENT TAKES
SENATE BONUS BILL
UNDER AMUSEMENT
Both McCumber and Smoot
Plans Are Submitted to
Harding No Financing
Methods Suggested

. WASHINGTON, May S.-Presi-
dent Harding took under advise
diers' bonus plan presented to him
by a committee of senate Republic
an leaders. He told the senators
that he would study the proposal
and the one to be presented early
next week by Senator Smoot, of
Utah, ranking Republican on the
senate finance committee and would
renew the discussion with them
later.
Those calling at the White House
were Senator Lodge, of Massachu-
sets, the Republican leader; Chair
man McCumber and Senators Cur
tbs, of Kansas, and Watson, of In
diana, members of the finance COM
mittee. The senators said the presi-
dent had given no intimation as to
his opinion Of the amended house
bill, but asked many questions con-
corning its provisions.
The president was told, Senators
said, that it was the desire of con-
gressional leaders that no additional
taxes be enacted in connection with
the bonus and that it would be i'm
possible to put a sales tax through
congress. While no specific plan of
financing the bonus was presented
to the executive, it is the belief of
Lonus advocates that the legislation
can be financed out of the refunded
British bonds.
The president was asked by his
callers whether there was likelihood
Of the treasury receiving the re-
funded British bonds sooner than
heretofore anticipated. He was quot
ed as replying merely that the re-
funding negotiations are in progress.
Neither the commonly known Nc
Cumber plan nor the Smoot plan
calls for any considerable outlay of
money within the next few years and
some senators said that whatever
cost would be entailed could be TAX
eli CCtlS VI Jul VI lllS p-VO,OOOJNVO
annual interest on the debt owed
by Great Britain, which that coun-
try is expected to begin paying this
year.
The McCumber plan, like the
house bill, would call for no loans
to veterans by the government for a
period of three years, but banks
would be authorized to advance to
the soldiers sums equivalent to one
half of the adjusted service credit of
the veterans. At the expiration or
the three years the treasury would
make loans direct to the men.
The Snoot plan contemplates the
issuing of 20-year life insurance en-
dowment policies to the veterans in
lieu of all other options heretofore
proposed, including the vocational
training, home and farm aid and
land settlement and it would make
no specific provision for loans on
the policies. The policies would
have a face value equal to slightly
more than three times the amount
of the adjusted service credit OF the
veterans and the face value would
be paid at the end Of the twenty
years or sooner upon. the death of
the veteran.
After the senators returned to the
capitol from the White House there
was a discussion among leaders gen.
orally as to whether the bonus
should displace the tariff bill. There
was some talk about calling par
ty conference to decide this ques-
ton, but no formal decision was
reached. This may await the pres
ident's decision as to the kind Of
bonus bill he will approve.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-05-09
j. s. JUDGE EVANS
DIES IN SAVANNAH.

SAVANNAH, Ca, May S.-Judsq
Beverly d. Evans, United States dis
trict judge for the southern distric,
of Georgia, died suddenly Sunday
night at his home here.
Death resulted from a paralyt.e
stroke.
All of the courts adjourned Nor.
day out of respect. The predecessor
of Judge Evans in the federal judge,
ship here, Judge w. w. Lampdin,
also died from an attack of angina
pectoris, while in his chambers in
the federal building.
Judge Evans had been twice mar.
ried His first wife was Miss Be.-
sic Wharton, of Warthen, Ga, win
died in 1892. His second wife, who
survives him, whom he married in
1894. was Miss Jennie Irwin, Ut
Shorterville, Ala. Besides his w.d-
ow, Judge Evans is survived by four
sons. Thomas Warthen Evans 2
lawyer, Of Dublin, Ga; Julian Rich
ard Evans, merchant Of Sanders
vile; George Reese Evans, now a
student at the University of Geor-
gia, and Irwin Lumpkin Evans,
twelve years old, and one brother,
George Evans, of Sandersville.
Judge Evans was fifty-seven years
old. A graduate of Yale, practically
his entire life from the time he left
that institution was spent in prac-
tice of law either on the bench or
bar of his native state. He served
as member of the Georgia legisla-
ture in 1886, and was a delegate
from Georgia to the Democratic ma
tional convention in 1888.
Appointed a judge of the middle
judicial circuit of Georgia in 1899
he filled that office five years; be
coming a justice of the supreme
court in 1904 and presiding justice in
1907. After thirteen years as head
Of the highest state tribunal, Judge
Evans resigned to accept the fed
eral judgeship which he held until
his death. 20
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-05-09
British Hero Claims
Attempted kidnapping
Interrupted Romance

WASHINGTON, May S.-A veil
of complete mystery and secrecy to-
day was thrown around the alleged
attempt to kidnap Alexander E
Robertson, said to be a British war
hero, because of his reciprocated
love for a United States senator's
daughter-Miss Mary Culberson, OF
Texas.
Outstanding from the maze of the
unusual love affair is the apparent
fact that Senator and Mrs. Culber-
son were strongly opposed to their
daughters marriage to the hand
some Britisher at this time
So far no reply has been made by
the CuIbersOns or the senator's sec
rotary, C. E. Jurney, to the charges
of Robertson that private detectives
endeavored to kidnap him and get
him out of the country because Of
his love for Miss Culberson. The
Britisher swore out a warrant for
one of the detectives, J F. Ellis,
Bloomfield. n J., last week. ,ThH
Culbersons and their representatives
are maintaining an attitude of strict
silence on the matter.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-05-09
Georgia Resolutions
Submitted to Senate
The Atlanta Journal News Bureau,
623 Riggs Building.

WASHINGTON, D. c., May s.
Resolutions recently adopted by the
Transportation committeeJ of the
Macon Chamber of Commerce urg-
ing restoration to the states of their
control over railroads and their
rates were presented to the senate
Saturday afternoon by Senator Har-
fis. The Macon chamber is petition
ing against the gradual assumption
by the federal government of intra-
state as we'll as interstate rates.
Senator Harris also presented res
olutions of the Savannah cotton ex-
change opposing any regrouping of
southeastern railroads, under the
consolidation clause of the Esch-
Cummins law, that would consoli-
date the Seaboard Air Line road with
the Illinois Central and Central of
GEORGIA systems.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-05-09
GENERAL WI ASKS
CHANCES SURRENDER

= SHANGHAI, May S.-General WI
Pei-Fu today ordered the shattered
remnants of Chang Tso-Lin's Man
churian army to surrender uncondi-
tionally, or withdraw outside the
great wall of China.
The central commander, whose
forces administered a crushing de
feat to the Manchurian invaders, is
hourly growing in popularity. He
is hailed by the Chinese press here
as 1.-The man on horseback" who will
''lead China to the highest placl
among nations"
AMERICAN INFANTRY
ORDERED TO CHINA
LONDON, May S.-A company of
American infantry has been ordered
to Tongku, China, to protect a
Standard Oil installation there
against Chang Tsi-Lin stragglers
according to a dispatch from Tien'
Tsin published by the London Times
today.
According to the same dispatch,
Chang's losses in battle with WI
Pei-Fu forces were 1000 killed and
wounded and twenty thousand cap.
tured. Changes favorite son is re
ported to have been killed in action
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-05-09
MORE MONEY TO BE LENT
BY FARM LOAN BOARD
Driver of KnoxViIIe's
Last HorSe-DraWn Cab
Is Shot From Ambush

KNOXVILLE, Tenn, May s.
knoxyille's last horse drawn cab
made it's final trip Saturday
morning when Homer Branch,
aged cabbS, and the last relic of
the pre-motor days, was fatally
shot by an unknown assailant.
After receiving a wound in the
leg and the abdomen, Branch
drove himself some Is blocks to
the city hospital. Unable to dis
mount from his cab he shouted
summoning hospital attendants.
AS he was assisted inside, the
aged cabby expressed regret that
he must leave his horse standing
on the street unguarded.
Branch died today. He was
able to furnish a brief description
of his assailant but could not as
sign motive for the attack.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-05-09
Debs Ready to Serve
Out Term if Others
Are Not Released

TERRE HAUTE, Ind, May s.
Eugene V. Debs, freed by President
Harding from the Atlanta federal
prison in December, 1921, after serv
ing part of his term for violation of
the espionage act, is ready to return
to serve out his term if other So
called political prisoners are. not re-
released, he said here today.
"I feel that I should be sent back,
Debs, older, grayer and more bent
since his release said.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-05-09
Several Convicts
Are Reported Shot
In Carolina Mutiny

COLUMBIA, S. c., May S.-The
Columbia fire department was rush
ed to the state penitentiary Monday
afternoon to assist in quelling a re-
ported mutiny among the convicts.
Chief May, of the Columbia fire
department, is quoted as saying ten
or twelve convicts in the prison
were shot in the mutiny, which &C.
Cured shortly after lunch today.