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Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-05-10
SHELTON IS GIVEN
z 4-YEAR TERM
FOR SHOOTING GIRL

AUGUSTA, Ca, May S.-After a
legal battle lasting all day, the jury
in the case of Il. F. Shelton, con-
tractor of Atlanta and Augusta,
. charged with shooting Miss Annie
Laurie Williams, returned a verdict
early last night of guilty of assault
with intent to murder%and fixed the
sentence at from two to four years
in the penitentiary. Both Shelton and
Miss Williams have prominent con
nections here and the case has at
tracted much attention.
Miss Williams. pretty young
woman, described in graphic man.
ner to the jury how she was shot
by, Shelton, after she had fallen on
her knees and begged him to spare
her life.
I'm going to kill you'll came
down from Atlanta for that pur-
pose" were Shelton's words, Miss
Williams said, as he pressed a pis-
toll to her heart as she kneeled be-
fore him in the hallway of her sis
ter's home on Seventh street on
Sunday morning, March 4. Miss
Williams told the jury that she in
voked the name of her dead father
in her plea that Shelton desist, re
minding him that they were both
members of the same fraterndl
order, and that because of his af-
filiation with that order, he coula
not stoop to such a deed. Speaking
rapidly, but without u show OF
fright or emotion, the witness laid
bare her entire relations with the
accused from the time she began to
work for him in 1921 up to the
date of the shooting.
Miss Williams denied emphatically
p, that they had been anything more
than just good friends. She admitted
that Shelton had tried repeatedly
to win her affection, that she re
| pulsed his advances from time TO
time, but that he was a persistent
man and that he continuously an
| noyed her with his attentions. Miss
Williams showed the jury the two
bullet wounds in her arm, and SAID
the bullet in her back, which was
311LCu 6to DIG LIEU 0p LllS obeA1Ao ~
| the home of her sister, Mrs. Eliz'
abeth Brown, ranged such a distance
that it required rs stitches to dress
the wound. She said she was in
| the hospital several weeks.
The witness testified that after
! she had tried to break away from
| Shelton he fired once as she arose
! to her feet. this bullet entering her
left arm just above the wrist, and
that she was shot in the, back as
| she fled up the stairway. Darling
into her room on the second floor
of the home, she said Shelton fired
again, this time through the door,
and another bullet penetrated her
| left arm She said Shelton stood
over her and kicked her after she
had fallen to the floor and that al
the same time he drew a bottle
from his pocket and took drink.
| Shelton told Miss Williams thai
he came down from Atlanta to kill
her because she had told his wife
| about him, according to the girls
story on the stand. She said she
! had telephoned Mrs. Shelton in At
lanta, from Augusta. telling her to
make Shelton quit annoying her
and advising Mrs. Shelton that if
he did not desist in his attentions
that she would send some one to
Atlanta to see him.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-05-10
Postal to Lay a New
Cable Across Atlantic

NEW YORK, May S.-Clarence H.
Mackay, president of the Postal
Telegraph Commercial Gables sys-
tenn, yesterday announced that his
companies have completed contracts
for the laying of new cable in the
Atlantic ocean, which will operate
directly between New York and
London. The new cable, which will
be the first to be laid in the Atlantic
between America and Europe since
1910, is being manufactured. and
will be laid by August 1.
The new cable will be the largest
ever to be laid in the Atlantic and
will have capacity of twice that
of any cable now in service be-
tween the United States and Europe.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-05-10
Herrin Probe Adiourns

SPRINGFIELD, III, May g.
The legislative committee appointed
to investigate the Herrin riot of
last June was in an adjournment
today, subject to call of its chair
man. A subpoena for Hugh Willis.
executive board member of the
Illinois miners, returnable( June Is,
has been issued that Mr.. Willis,
now vacationing in Hot Springs,
Ark, may deny testimony of wit
nesses, survivors of the riot, who
have been before the committee.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-05-10
$4,000 Of Money
Stolen From Denver
Mint Recovered

* ST. PAUL, Mimi, May eighty
thousand dollars of the money stolen
in the robbery at the Denver mint
last year has been recovered here,
secret service operatives announced
today.
The grand jury will be asked to re-
turn indictments next month involv-
ing, it is understood, some of the 26
persons indicted last fall in connec-
ton with disposal of securities stolen
in Chicago and New York mail rob-
berries
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-05-10
PRESIDENT Of KRUPP
PLANTS SENTENCED
TO15 YEARS IN JAIL

WERDEN, May Spy the Asso
ciated Press. DIR. Krupp Won Bob
len, head of the Krupp Works, was
sentenced to fifteen years in Jail
and to pay a fine of 0O,OO0,0O0
marks today, as a result of the trial
by court-martial here growing out
of the shooting at the Krupp plant
on March 81.
Directors Hartwig and Oesterlen
also were sentenced to fifteen years
Imprisonment each; Director Bruhn
to ten years, and Baur and Schaeffer
to twenty years each. All were also
sentenced to pay fines of 1O0,000,000
marks each.
FRENCH PRECIPITATE
is ENGLISH OPINION
LONDON, May Shy the Asso-
ciated Press.)-The chancellor of the
exchequer, Stanley Baldwin, stated
in the house of commons today that
the government regretted the precip-
itancy of the Franco-Belgian reply
to the German reparation note and
proposed to state its own view in a
separate reply, with the least pos
sible delay.
He added that there was reason
to believe that Italy was in accord
with the British, and contemplated
similar procedure.
Mr.. Baldwin said the government
regretted the loss of an opportunity
of once, more testifying to the soil
darity of the allies by a joint COM
munication to Germany.
Great Britain believes there need
have been no insuperable difficulty
in framing a collective reply, reserv-
| ing for separate treatment by France
and Belgium. if they desired, such
questions as arose directly from their
recent occupation of German terri
tOrV
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-05-10
The Weather

Virginia: Thursday fair, slowly
rising temperature.
North and South Carolina, Geor-
STA: Thursday fair, slowly rising
temperature.
Florida: Generally fair Thursday.
Extreme Northwest Florida, Ala
bama, Mississippi: Fair Thursday,
rising temperature.
fair with rising temperature.
Tennessee, Kentucky: Thursday
Louisiana: Thursday generally
fair
Arkansas and Oklahoma: Thurs
day fair.
East Texas: Thursday partly
cloudy.
West Texas: Thursday generally
fair.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-05-10
Mrs. ]. E. B. Stuart,
Widow Of Famous
Soldier, Near Death

NORFOLK, Va, May 9.-Mrs. J.
e. B. Stuart, widow of General "Jeb"
Stuart. famous Confederate cavalry
man, is desperately i'll at her home
here and physicians said today there
virtually was no hope of her recov-
cry.
Mrs. Stuart, who is 81 years old,
fell to the pavement in front of her
home Sunday and received a severe
blow on the head. Complications
developed, doctors said which made
her condition extremely grave. She
has been living here thirty years and
up to the time of the accident has
been unusually active for her age.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-05-10
Eleven Year-Old Boy
Killed by Skating
In Mil Near McRae

M'RAE, Ga, May S.-When he
was caught in the shafting at a
grist mill near this city yesterday
Grady Wilson, eleven-year-old son
Of Mr.. and Mrs Homer Wilson, was
horribly mangled, dying a short
time later. The boy and several
children wre playing at the mil
when the accident occurred.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-05-10
American Gunboat Rushed
ToAidForeigners in China
Governments Sugar
Injunction Is Denied
By New York Judge

NEW YORK, May 49, Federal
Judge Mayer announced this after
noon that the governments appli-
cation for an injunction to restrain
the New York Coffee and Sugar ex-
change and the New York Coffee
and Sugar association from dealing
in sugar futures had been denied.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-05-10
N. Y. Banker Killed
As Apaches Battle
Gendarmes in Paris

PARIS. May 9.-James Miller
Parmelee, 26, of Yonkers, N. Y,
cashier of the Guaranty Trust COM
pany, was shot and killed on the
Boulevard Malesherbs, in the heart
of Paris, last night when he was
caught accidentally between gen
darmes ana apaches during street
Io4flo
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-05-10

him. There were large blisters on
his arms and chest from effects of
the gasoline that saturated his cloth
ing. and few bruises.
Mr.. Walker was about "a years of
age. and leaves a wife and infant
child, also his mother, one sister,
five brothers, all of whom live in
Dublin, except one who resides in
Stillmore. He was one of the best
known young men of this section.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-05-10
Six White Men and
Negro Indicted for
R. R. Guards Death

AIKEN, S. c., May Six white
men and negro, all of Augusta.
were indicted by the grand jury here
Wednesday afternoon for the death
Of Eugene NJ. Feaster and Ready
Booth, railway guards, who were
killed at a lonely spot near the
Hamburg, S. c., shops of the South
ern railway during the shopmen's
strike LAST AuouSt
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-05-10
NEWS OF THE WORLD
TOLD IN BRIEF

Rome.-King Victor Emmanuel, OF
Italy, toasts King George and Queen
Mary, of Great Britain, at gala din
ner in Quirinal palace. q
Atlanta Harding, In
message to Federation ofrWomen's
clubs, declares that national heart
and conscience are supporting world
court proposal.
Lebourget, France.-Sergeant Bury
breaks the worlds isirplane attitude
record for a machine carrying 55o
pounds cargo. He reaches an alti-
tude of $3.50 meters.
New Y0rk.-Fifty persons are
overcome by smoke during the rush
hour when a short circuit starts a
fire in the east side subway. Five
are made seriously ill.
New York. Headquarters OF
Scripps-Howard newspapers an
nounces that Robert P. Scripps is
safe at Picking and that he was not
on the train attacked by bandits.
DanyiIIe, m.-"Uncle Joe" Can
non at eighty.seventh birthday cele-
bration is affected by gift of roses
from school children and guesses he
is in second childhood, he says.
San FranciscO.-Congres L..
C. Dyer, st. Louis, author of the
China trade act, telegraphs Presi-
dent Harding suggesting joint for
eign intervention in China, he says.
=ChicagO.-Any plan which pro-
vides for the essentials Of per-
manent world peace should be ac-
ceptable. to Democrats and Repub-
licans alike, former Governor James
B. Cox says.
New YOrk.-The White House
added to the list of sugar boycott
tiers, according to a letter from Mrs.
Warren G. Harding, who says she is
economizing on sugar Ito the full
est possible degree.
Harrisburg, PA bill which
would make lynching murder and
providing for the forfeiture Of $10,-
900 by the county in which a lynch
ing occurs to the dependents of the
victim, is passed by the state SEN
ate.
New YOrk.-Testimony before the
federal trade commission discloses
the fact that well-known motion
picture stars received from 100000
to $S5O,OOO for each picture they
work in and for renewing con-
tracts were awarded as much as
$4,000.
Washington.-Suit for 100000, 900
against the government, the largest
sum ever sought through judicial
action, is filed by the Great Sioux
Indian nation. The Indians declare
millions of acres of land were lie
gally taken away from them by the
government.
, New YOrk.-Alcxander Howat for
mer president of the Kansas dis
trict of the United Mine Workers.
says he will appeal TO the st 'e de-
partment "as an American citizen"
if the Canadian authorities Go not
rescind their order barring him
from entering Canada.
Seattle, Wash.-Loggers in the
state of Washington called cut on
strike April Is b I. w. w.
have been directed to return to work
though resumption will be only
temporary, I. w. w. leaders said
today. Approximately 10000 men
were affected by the walkout.
Werden.-Dr. Krupp Won Bohlen
und Halbach, head of the Krupp
works, and his three directors,
Bruhn, Osterlin and Hartwig, are
sentenced to Jail terms aggregating
55 years and fines CT 850,000,0 900
marks by French authorities for al
legged completely in the recent dis
turbane S at the Krupp works.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-05-10

ChicagO.-Cold wave strikes the
central west, sleet and snow falling
in many states as thermometer
drops to near freezing point.
ChicagO.-Lord Curzon, British
minister of foreign affairs, allies
himself with Lady Hyde in charg-
I ing Joseph Letter with mismanage-
ment of the Letter estate.
New York-Bishop Manning tells
New York Episcopalians that diocese
is supporting him in recent con-
| troversy and assails preachers who
have repudiated their vows.
LOndOn.-Russian officials consid.
err emphatic note from British gov.
eminent as definitely intended to
bring about break in Anglo-Russian
relations. Moscow advices declared.
ChicagO.-James M, Cox tells Hill
nois Democratic Woman club at
Chicago that any plan which pro-
vides for essentials of permanent
world peace should be acceptable to
Democrats and Republicans.
M0scOw.-Dr. Tikhon, former pa
triarch of all Russia, refuses to re-
move priests robes, denying power
Of church conclave to unfrock him,
when visited in Donstoy monastery
by committee of. churchmen.
New YOrk.-Federal circuit court
Of appeals at New York rules that
draft evaders who avoided military
service by leaving the United States
for foreign lands are subject to
punishment by military courtsmar.
tial.
Wheeling, w. Va.-Federal grand
jury indicts 81 r. men, including
Sheriff Harry Clouse, charging con-
spiracy to violate prohibition law,
declaring liquor combine has reach.
ed several states and involves mil
lions of dollars. s
Washington. - Pekin government
has promised to pay ransom de-
manded by Chinese bandits for re-
lease.of Americans and number of
foreign captives, Jacob Gould Schur-
man, United States minister to,
China, advises Washington.
New YOrk.-Herbert Hoover de-
clares he believes that business in
atelligence of United States will pre-
vent dangers that may come from
accumulated gold reserves, increased
to three billion dollars since 1920
and predicts surplus of gold will
flow back to Europe in trade with
out upsetting American commercial
life.
Paris.--T-arcel Coachin, deputy
and communist leader, who has been
in La Sante prison awaiting trial
on a charge of an offenser against
the security of the state, is re-
leased on personal recognizance to-
day with ten of his communist col
leagues. They will appear before
the senate, sitting as a high court
on May "a.
Los Angeles.-Mildl ed Harris mo
ton picture actor, former wife of
Charlie Chaplin, is discharged from
bankruptcy by Judge Oscar AN Trip
pet, in the United States district
court here. When her name is
called there is no opposition to her
discharge and her debts are wiped
out when the court declares her
petition granted.
Toronto, Ont.-The Kenilworth
racing association of Windor, Ont,
and the Metropolitan racing associ-
ton of Toronto start legal proceed
ings against the Ontario government
for thu return of $461,000, the
amount Of taxes taken by the 5
per cent tax on winning tickets
from the two race tracks last year.
The action is taken, it was said, to
test the legality of the tax.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-05-10
DR.. Newton, Child
Specialist. Is Dead

RICHMOND, Va, May 8.-Dr. Nc.
CURE Newton, noted child's spe.
clalist. died at his home here shortly
before noon today after. an illness of
nearly seven months.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-05-10
Irish Free State
Definitely Refuses
Terms of De Valera

DUBLIN, May 9.-ByIthe Asso-
ciated Press).-The Irish free state
government has refused the peace
terms of cannon de Valera and has
declined to communicate further
with the Republican leader.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-05-10
Mercury Up to l0l,
/ Breaking All Records
For Early May Heat

SAN BERNARDINO, Cal, May
S.-Records of 40 years for early
May were broken Monday when the
Temperature reached 101 degrees.
The temperature in Redlands was 80
degrees.
SNOWFALL IN DAKOTA:
MERCURY DROPS SHARPLY
GRAND FORKS, N. D., May s.
Snow fell here last night. accom-
panied by a sharp drop in tempera-
ture. Other cities in this vicinity
also reported a snow fall.
FREEZING TEMPERATURES
ALL OVER MIDDLE WEST
CHICAGO, May 8.-A cold high
area of unusual magnitude for the
season has pushed southwark from
Manitoba and brought freezing tenn
peratures as far south as Northwest
trn Kansas and as far east as north
central Wisconsin, according to the
weather bureau which today fore
cast frost or freezing temperatures
tonight generally over the middle
west
Rain or snow is expected in the
Great Lakes district, and in Chica-
go today, with cherry trees in bloom,
the mercury dropped to 40.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-05-10
!. ARMY OFFICERS
AND SONS RELEASED
BY William r. Giles


u. S, ARMY OFFICERS
AND SONS RELEASED
BY William r. Giles
Especial Cable to The Atlanta Journal and
Chicago Daily News-Copyrght, 1921
PEKIN. May 9.-Majors Roland
Pinger and Robert Allen, with their
two small sons, were released by
the Suchow train bandits this morn
ing, the Chinese foreign office has
just announced.
The foreign Office also announces
its belief that all captives of the
brigands have been freed but this
information is unconfirmed.
MILITARISTS MAY BLOCK
PLAN TO PAY RANSOM
PEKN, May .9.-By the AIssoci-
ated Press) While the government
issued orders this morning to the
foreign commissioner of Shantung
province to comply with all the de-
mands of the, Suchow train bandits
who have been holding for ransom
number of Americans and other
foreigners, diplomatic circles were
not optimistic over the prospect for
an early release of the captives.
The foreign ministers expressed
the opinion that the Chinese 0a5-
met was willing to pay the neces-
sary ransom, but pointed out that
the militarists of China probably
would intervene and insist on con-
tinuing operations against the ban
dts. The ministers fear that the
efforts to rescue the prisoners will
only endanger them further and
prolong the affair.
Yesterday afternoon the repre-
sentatives of foreign governments,
interrupting a cabinet meeting, inn
pressed on Premier Chang Chao.
Tseng and his ministers the seri-
BUSINESS of the situation and the
imperative need for action
Lists of foreigners held or re-
leased still were conflicting and in
complete today. Six women seven.
men and one boy were known to
have escaped or been released.
From the best available informa-
ton, it appeared that 10 Americans
are still held
While the names of Mrs. Sander
son, Miss E. F. Fleming and Miss
JT;no;,,;, A,,Id o,Daay. ~, ,,ooe,t Of +I al
lists, there is some question whether
they were on the train that was
held up, though reservations had
been made for them at Pukow
Other Americans believed in captivi-
ty are Majors K. w. Pinger and
r. A. Allen, u. S. A., department OF
the Philippines; Major Aliens son,
l.. c. Solomon, Shanghai mer-
chant; J. B. Powell, a Shanghai
newspaperman; l.. f. Rileman, Will
liam Smith and l.. Friedman.
To this list had been added today
the names of r. III. Rowlatt, Brit
ish; V. Barube, Frenchman, and Il.
Saphieri, italian. CheValier Musso,
Italian attorney of Shanghai, whose
name also appears on the revised
list, has been reported missing from
the first, and yesterday, i'll a dis
patch reaching Shanghai, it was re-
lated that h was desperately ill,
while the bandits were holding him
for $1,000,000 ransom.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-05-10
RUMOR SAYS. ALL
FOREIGN CAPT|VES
HAVE BEEN FREED
UItimatum Served by the
Powers Brings Quick Ac-
ton by Chinese Govern
ment-Time Limit Set
BY JUNIUs B. WOOD

(Speclal (aDie 10 Lie AlIaHld duU
Chicago Daily News-Copyrisht, 1929
HONGKONG, May 9.-The Amer
lean gunboat Asheville has been Or
dered to proceed Immediately to
Swallow, and her commander Cap
tain j. c. Richardson, instructed
upon arrival there to take all neces-
sary steps for the protection of lives
and property Of foreigners.
Cable and radio communication
with Swallow have become non-ex-
istent during the last few days The
ordering of the American gunboat to
proceed there Immediately is declared
to be in anticipation of possible dis
orders should General WI Pei-Fu's
army from Kiangsi attempt to cap
ture the city.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-05-10

New YOrk.-The White House
added to the list of sugar boycott
tiers, according to letter from Mrs.
Warren G. Harding, who says she is
economizing on sugar ito the full
est possible degree.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-05-10

Harrisburg, PA bill which
would make lynching murder and
providing for the forfeiture Of $10,-
900 by the county in which lynch
ing occurs to the dependents of the
victim, is passed by the state SEN
ate.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-05-10

Wheeling, w. Va.-Federal grand
jury indicts 81 men, including
Sheriff Harry Clouse, charging con-
spiracy to violate prohibition law
declaring liquor combine has reach
ed several states and involves mil
lions Of dollars.
, 1923-01-03
Attempt to Wreck s. F. FLYER

Chicago.-An attempt to wreck train
No. 5 of the Santa Fe railroad, a filler
carrying mail and sever Pullman
cars, bound for Texas and Oklahoma,
was reported by the crew recently at
Joliet, Its first stop.
The engineer was slowing down for
the station when he noticed several
figures apparently working over the
rails in the glare of the headlight. He
stopped the train so suddenly that pas
sengers were thrown from their seats.
He reported that nm investigation
disclosed That IA spikes had been
drawn and the fishplates torn aside.
One complete section Of the rail had
been loosened.
, 1923-01-03
BALDWIN HOPES AMERICA
WILL EASE BURDENS

Iondon.-The British financial mis-
ion to the United States headed by
'tanley Baldwin, chancellor of the
v%chequer, has set sail for New York
n the liner Majestic.
In n statement Mr.. Baldwin pointed
nj that under the present arrange
rents. England's payments to the
United States would nount to be-
ween 6O,OOO,OO0 and 100000 pounds
annually.
We hope to fund this debt" he said,
and get the burden of interest eased.
T It is successful, I hope America will
',e kind to a much nor important mis-
lion which Mr.. Bonar Law is shortly
20 undertake.
'If we can effect n settlement on
nch a matter, we shall set m example
to Europe. an example which might
veil be an augury for the settlement of
even greater problems than this one ;
International ~problems."
, 1923-01-03
FIGHT IN SENATE
OVER C0NFEREiC
Arms Attitude Abroad Bars New Pact,
Says Lodge; Raps eorah
Idea

Washington. = Administration sen.
ators under the lead of Chairman
Lodge of the foreign relations commit
tee began in the senate a determined
fight against the proposal of Senator
Bornh, Republican, Idaho, for a new
international conference in Washing
ton to discuss economic conditions and
disarmament.
Senator Lodge. who vas said by his
colleagues to have ascertained the
views of President Harding and his
administration advisers. opened his at
fack, as soon as the SENATE began work,
N the Borah proposal. which is in the
form of an amendment to the annual
naval bill, requesting the president to
all an economic and armament confer
ance.
The foreign relations chairman re-
counted the difficulties of further
ornament limitation encountered at
the Washington arms conference a year
70 and declared that In view Of the
fttitude taken by other powers II
would be useless 10 attempt to limit
and armament unless 1t were estab-
ished before hand that France had
hanged her position.