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Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-09-11
National Boil Weevil
Conference Postponed
To October 18th

NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 9.-Post-
ponement of the national boil Wee
vii menace convention here from
September 10 to October rs was
announced tonight by G. G. Rives,
president of the Louisiana Bankers
association and chairman Of the
executive committee in charge Of
arrangements for the meeting. The
change was decided upon in order
that the convention might not con.
flict with the annual meeting of the
Association of State Governors.
Governors of, several states had
planned to attend the boil weevil con,
ference and discovered that to do so
it would be necessary to absent
themselves from the conference of
the governors.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-09-11

VIM. Middlestadt reports that the Witte \
has replaced forty men using buck-saws..,
Hundreds of users saw as much as forty
cords a day. etr
Mr.. White says that the average user
of White Log and Tree saw can make
easily $4,000 a day with the outfit and
confident is he that he offers to send
the complete combination log and tree 4
saw on ninety days free trial to any
one who will write to him. The prices
are lowest in history and under the
method of easy payments spread over n
year only few dollars down puts the
White to work for you|
If you are interested in making more
money saving wood and clearing your
place at small cost, write Mr. Witte to-.
day at the White Engine Works 1862
WHITE Bldg, Kansas City, Mo-, or 76znV
Empire Bldg, Pittsburgh, Pa, for fuIl =!
details of this remarkable offer. Y00Ts
are under no obligation by writing
arti
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-09-11
Twitty Is Appointed
Game Commissioners
By Governor Walker

Peter S. Twitty, of Dublin, Ca,
who has been private secretary TO
Governor Clifford Walker since his
Inauguration in June, was appoint
ed Friday to be state fish and game
commissioner. Mr.. Twitty will IT'S.
sumo the duties Of his new office
at once although Frank Rhodes,
whom he succeeds, will assist Mr..
Twitty Sin lear1.'Ag the ropes"
M. G. Bennett, who has. been war
rant clerk under Governor Walker
and who during the governors term
of office as attorney general was
his assistant, will succeed Mr.. Twit-
ty as the governors rivate secre-
tary.
The office of warrant clerk, vas
Gated by Mr.. Bennett. will be filled
by Mrs c. III. Seals, who has held
stenographic position in the ex-
ecutive offices.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-09-11
Bibles to Be Given
Prisoners in South

NEW YORK, Sept S.-The foun-
dation for free distribution of the
American Standard Bible announced
today that it had undertaken to
provide inmates of penal institutions
with Bibles. The first consignment
went to Major L. A. Odom, in
charge of an institution for the re-
formation of prisoners at Jackson
vile, Fla, who wrote that less than
three per cent of the $4,000 men,
women and children in the prisons,
prison camps and reformatories of
Alabama, Georgia and Florida had
anv religious literatl1re
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-09-11
But One Valdosta
In the World

vALDOSTA, Ca, Sept. S.-Rev.
Hansford D. johnson, of the First
Baptist church, brings story from
Sweden when emphasizes the fact
that this CITY is the "only Valdosta
in the world,'' as has been frequent
ly said of it.
Rev Mr.. Johnson went in a cable
office in Gutenberg, Sweden, to send
message to his wife tell her of his
arrival, his health, etc. He direct
ed his cablegram to "Valdosta, Ga,
U. S. A. The operator looked in
he caDle directory and then run a
mark through the ga, U. S. A"
remarking that it would cost much
less to leave them off
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-09-11

pneFe, ana so on GOWN tHrouSH
Florence to Rome.
The Appian Way
zone of the most thrilling mo-
ments of my life said DIR. Gray.
twas marked at Rome, when 1
walked along the Appian Way, fol-
lowing the path that Paul, the great
apostle, trod in chains on his way
to the Roman capital"
Returning through Switzerland, he
stopped at Geneva, where John
Knox and John Calvin gave their
mighty influence to Christianity,
and then passed on through France
to Paris, visiting the famous battle
fields of the World war and viewing
the work of reconstruction by the
undaunted French people. Then to
Brussels and the battlefield of Wa
terloo, and across the channel to
London.
"The afternoon [ spent with DR.
John Clifford, former president Of
the Baptist World alliance, at his
home near London, and my meeting
with DR.. S. NJ Loveridge, formerly
the home boards missionary in the
Canal zone, are occasions l shall
long remember" said Dr. Gray.
On Sunday morning DR.. Gray will
speak at the College Park Baptist
church, giving a brief description of
his tour.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-09-11
Banker Under Bond;
Confesses Shortage

TAMPA, Fla. Sept. g. J. W.
Simpson, formerly assistant cashier
of the First National bank, who
made voluntary confession 0f
shortages in his accounts amounting
to more than $4,000, was released
on $4,000 bond in United States dis
trict court today. The case was
transferred from state to United /
States court Friday afternoon. Sinp-
son is charged with violation of the
national banking act by appropriate
ing $4,000 to his own use. Federal
warrant was sworn to Friday after
noon by r. j. Binnicker, vice presi-
dent of the bank. The state case
against Simpson was dropped.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-09-11
Five MiIIion-DoIIar
Oil Land in Dispute

Ell DORADO, Ark, Sept. S.-Right
of ownership to 1876 acres of land in
the heart Of the Ell Dorado Oil field,
estimated to. be worth between five
and ten million dollars, is contested
in a suit filed in chancery court here
by Leo, Harry and Ben P. Horn,
brothers, of Memphis, Tenn, who
charge, in complaint submitted yes
terday, that the land was fraudu-
lently seized in a foreclosure action
seven years ago.
According to the complaint
eighteen promissary notes for a bal
ance of SAG, 500 as part of the pur-
chase. price of $3.50, 900 was the basis
for the foreclosure decree.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-09-11
Plan for Automatic
Reduction Of Taxes
Presented to Coolidge

WASHINGTON, Sept. B. Chair
man Madden, of the house approprl-
ations committee, presented to Presl-
dent Coolidge at a conference last
night at the White House the details
of his plan for annual automatic re-
d11ction in taxes, based on the sur
plus of government revenues over
expenditures. He also discussed with
the president the general fiscal policy
of the government as it may be re-
Elected in legislation to be enacted
by the next congress.
The plan worked out by Mr.. Mad
den would provide for reduction in
taxes each calendar year to the
amount Of the government surplus IN
the preceding fiscal year. No IN
crease in taxes would be permitted
in any year in which the govern
ment's income failed to meet eXpen-
ditureS.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-09-11
SEEKS.
EXTENSION Of TIME
ON SALE AT SHOALS

WASHINGTON, Sept 8. = The
government has asked the Alabama
Power company to extend from Oc-
tober "a to November 1 the time by
which, according to contract, the
Gorgas steam power plant is either
to be removed from the lands of
the power company or sold to it
by the war department.
What action the power company
will take on the request has not
been indicated to the war depart
ment
The request for the extension
comes about as a result of the re-
cent conference between Henry
Ford, President Coolidge and Secre-
tary Weeks on the formers offer to
buy the Muscle Shoals properties.
Mr.. Ford, it was said, learned at
the conference, for the first time,
that the government has contract
with the power company by which
the Gorgas steam plant is either to
be sold to the company at a price
of $3,500,000 by October "a, or is to
be removed from the company's
lands. The company has offered to
buy the plant at contract price, but
Mr.. Ford's offer of 5000, 900 for the
Muscle Shoals properties includes
the Gorgas plant. M
In as much as the government
has a contract with the Alabama
Power company governing the dis
posal of the plant, President Cool
idge and Secretary Weeks decided
to inform Mr.. Ford of the legal
complications.
The suggestion was made that if
Mr.. Ford cared to revise his offer
for the Muscle Shoals properties to
exclude the Gorgas plant the sale
price of S3,500,00 would be credited
against his $5,00O,O00 offer, leaving
the net price for Muscle Shoals at
$1,500,000. The Muscle Shoals de-
velopment cost the government
100000 900 and the ordinance bu
reau reported to congress that it's
value now, if sold for junk, was
$18,000,000.
A further complication is said to
be found under the land law of Ala
bama under which it is contended
that the whole plant will become
the property of the power company
if the government fails to carry out
the terms of the contract.
ALABAMA POWER co.
DECISION is DELAYED
BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Sept. Sat
Offices of the Alabama Power COM
parry here it was said that executives
in charge of the contract between
the government and the company
concerning the Gorgas property
could not be reached this afternoon
and it was not indicated what action
would be taken in regard to the gov
ernment's request for an extension
Of the agreement.
The Gorgas contract, it was stat
ed, was made during the war, a con-
siderable addition being built by the
government to the properts'. The
plants of the company and the gov
eminent were so interlocked in phys
ical surroundings to make separa-
ton impossible, it was agreed by
the congressional delegation which
visited the plant several months ago.
That left nothing for the government
to do but buy or sell, according to
various reports made by agencies of
the government.
Chairman George w. Norris, of
the senate agriculture and forestry
committee, who headed the congress
sional delegation on an inspection of
all government property connected
with Muscle Shoals, described the
Gorgas holdings of the government
and power company as "a mess Of
scrambled eggs"
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-09-11
DR.. B. D. GRAY SEES RAPID
RECOVERY IN ALL EUROPE
Secretary Of Baptist Home
Mission Board Returns Att
err Two Months Tour Of
Continent

Europe rapidly recovering from
tn eeffects of the World war, boun'
tiful crops in the fields, many perm
anent improvements being Installed,
and the whole situation presenting
an appearance of growing prosper
ity, at least to the casual observer;
such is the description brought back
by Dr. B. D. Gray, corresponding
secretary Of the Baptist Home Mis-
sion board, who has just returned.
from almost two months on the con-
tinent following his attendance at
the meeting of the Baptist World
Alliance inA Stockholm, Sweden.
DR.. Gray was particularly impress
ed by the prosperous appearance OF
central Europe. From the northern
to the southern boundaries of Ger
many he says, the crops are of the
finest, the industrial plants appar-
emily working full blast and the peo-
pie going about their tasks as
usual.
Fall of Mark
"The deterioration of the mark is
making some of the Germans richer
and some of them poorer" said DR..
Gray. Speculation in marks is no
ticed everywhere, and the American
dollar is priced above all other ma
tional currencies. Some members Of
our party, after investigating the
situation, came to the conclusion
that the deterioration is the result
OF manipulation designed primarily
to repudiate Germany's debts. Ger
tain it is that large class Of
Germans has profte1 immensely by
the initiation.
"There is as much building going
on in Berlin as in New York city,
and permanent impro yements are be-
ing constructed everywhere. The
tourist pays an eighty per cent tax,
but our hotel quarters in Dresden,
excellent in every particular, cost
only l$1.10 per day, American
money"
Following the Stockholm assem-
bly,, DR.. Gray crossed the Baltic,
came down through Germany to
Austria, stopping at Dresden to visit
the famous art galleries which con-
tain three of the most noted paint
ings in the world-the Sistine Ma
donna, Hoffman's Christ" and
"'Holy Night" Then through the
Drummer pass across the Alps into
Italy, stopping at Verona and Ven
ice, rich in Shakespearean atmos-
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-09-11
NEW LAMP BURNS
1870 AIR
Beats Electric or Gas

A new oil lamp that gives an
amazingly brilliant, soft, white light,
even better than gas or electricity,
has been tested by the U. S. Gov
eminent and 35 leading universities
and found to be superior to 10 ordi-
nary oil lamps. 1t burns without
odor, smoke or noise-no pumping
up, is simple. clean, safe. Burns
$40 air and go common kerosene
(coal OLD.
The inventor, A. N. Johnson, 642
N. Broad ST, Philadelphia, is offer
ing to send lamp on 10 days
FREE trial, or even to give one
FREE to the first user in each To-
cality who will help him introduce
it. Write him today for full par
ticulars. Also ask him to explain
how you can get the agency, and
without experience or money make
$3.50 to $500 per month.
ADVERTISEMENT
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-09-11
Woman Is Killed,
Three Are Injured
In Automobile Crash

FORT SMITH, Ark, Sept. "A
Mrs. Ballard, 10 years Of age, of
Buffalo, Mo-, was instantly killed,
her husband seriously injured and
Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd O'Bannon and
their daughter, Dorothy, painfully
hurt in an automobile accident near
Eureka Springs, Ark, today, &C.
cording to information received here.
They were making an automobile
tour of the Ozarks when the brakes
on their car rsefused to held as they
started down a hill, the care turning
over an embankment.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-09-11
Loses Control Of Car
Trying to Kill Hornet;
Driver Dead: z Hurt

WEATHERFORD, Texas, Sept. z.
A hornet was the indirect cause of
the death of one person and the in
jury of two others near here. M.
V. O'Donnell, 40, oil operator, died
from injuries received when his car
plunged down an embankment, and
his two small children were cut and
bruised.
O'Donnell lost control Of the car
when he tried to kill a hornet which
flew in the automobile and .stung his
daughter
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-09-11
Alabama Power Co..
Declines to Comment
On Muscle Shoals Plan

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Sept. g.
Thomas w. Martin, president of the
Alabama Power company, declined
today to make any statement in ref.
erence to the governments request
for an extension of the agreement
on the steam power plant at Gorgas
on the Warrior river.
IT prefer to make no statement
in some formal manner" Mr.. Mar
tin said.
Information here today was that
action on the request for extensions
when it came formally to the power
company, would be taken up by the
board of directors.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-09-11
EASY NOW TO- SAW LOGS
AND FELL TREES si,
WHITE Log-Saw Does the Work Of \
10 Men At 1-2O the Cost ~
Saws 40 Cords a Day

A log-saw that will burn any fuel and
deliver the surplus power so necessary to
fast saving is sure to show every ownerh
an extra profit of over 100000 year.
Such an outfit is the Witte Log-Saw
which has met such sensational successes
The WICO Magnetic equipped White is
known as the standard of power saws---i
fast cutting, with a natural "arn-swing'ss
and free from the usual log-saw troubles.
1t burns kerosene. gasoline or distillatss
SO economically that full days work
costs only twenty-five cents. A
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-09-11
TIRES WITH 500 NAIL
HOLES LEAK NO AIR

Mr.. c. G. Milburn, of Chicago. has in
vented a new Puncture-pToof inner tube,
times without the loss of any air. IN
crease your mileage from 10000 to 49,
900 miles without removing this wonder
full tube from the wheel, and the beauty
tube costs no more than the ordinary
tube, and makes riding a real pleasure.
You can write Mr.. G. G.. Milburn at 337
West 47th ST., Chicago, as he wants
them introduced everywhere. Wonderful
opportunity for agents. If interested
write him ADVERTISEMENT
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-09-11
Turkish EunuChs ORGANIZE

CONSTANTINOPLE, Sept. s.
Eanuchs of this city, who constie
tute the guardians of the harems,
have formed mutual benefit So
clety. This action is due to the
straits into which many eunuchs
have been thrown by the abolition
of the palace haren, as well as by
increasing poverty among upper
Glass Turks.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-09-11
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-12-13
Cumberland and
Kennebec Cases
Before Law Court

Two Cumberland county cases ana
two Kennebec county cases were ar
gued at the Wednesday session of the
law court The lawyers present at
these cases We're: Howard Davies,
Clifford Mclaughlin and Robert Hale
of Portla land: Frank Plumstead of Wa
terville, II. l.. Foster of Winthrop. and
e. o. Bcane. w. r. Gardiner Il. +.
Mahor and Walter NJ. Sanborn of Au-
gusta.
The first Cumberland case was that
of CT. j. Boyle VS.. Patrick Ward ct al,
which is an action of asSumpsit to re-
cover for carload of horses. The
verdict at the trial was for the plain
tiff in the sum of $S22.27. and the case
comes before the law court on excep-
tons. 1t was argued by Robert Hale
for the plaintiff and Howard Davies for
the defendant.
The other Cumberland county case
was that-of Harry Dalton VS.. Norman
Smith. This is an action of replevin
of two wagons and a buggy. The YER
dict of the jury was for the plaintiff
and is before the law court on a mo-
ton for a new trial. Attorney Clifford
ant.
The case of Albert l.. Jelley VS.. the
A. &; X. Railroad was the first of the
Kcnnebec county cases to be heard.
This is an action to recover damages
alleged to have been caused by the neg
ligence of the defendant company,
causing damage to the automobile of
the defendant. The verdict was for
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-12-13
Total
Two Cumberland
County Men File
Pardon Petitions

Two petitions for pardon, one by
Fred Smith of Portland and the
other by William A. Cameron of Ray
mond, were filed at the Department
of State Wednesday.
Smith was convicted in the South
Portland municipal court of the lille
gal possession of liquor and was SEN
fenced to pay a fine of $500 and costs
and to serve three months in Jail and
in default of payment to serve six
months additional in Jail. He was
con mittcd to Jail, Sept /, 1923.
In his petition for a pardon, Smith
states that he is unable to pay the
fine and will be obliged to serve six
months additional in Jail, making
nine months in all: that considering
his youth and that this is his first
offense, the sentence was unneces-
sarily harsh.
Cameron was convicted in the
Cumberland superior court of the
crime of larceny and was sentenced
to serve six months in Jail on Sept.
30 last.
In his petition Cameron states that
he was not guilty of the crime, that
he pleaded guilty through misun-
Outstanding, that he is suffering from
heart trouble and tuberculosis and
that he Is in such physical condition
that his life is seriously endangered.
Hearings on these petitions will be
assigned at the session of the Gov
ernor and Council, which will be held,
Friday, Dee. 81.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-12-13
P. U. Hearings on
PenObscOt Water
Company Petitions

The Public Utilities Commission
has ordered hearing to be held at
2 o'clock on the afternoon of Jan. 7
at the Common Council rooms at
Oldtown on the petition of the
Penobscot County Water Company.
having it's legal corporate location at
Bangor, asking for authority to con-
sOlidate and combine all of it's water
works in Penobscot county into a
single system and to take water
therefor from Chemo lake and it's
tributories.
At the same time and place hear
ing will be held before the Public
Utilities Commission on the COM
plant of the PenobScot County Wat
err Company against itself in regard
to rates. The company in it's COM
nishing water in Brewer, Oldtown,
Orono, Milford, Veazie and other
places. 1t alleges that the rates, tolls
and regulations named in the sched-
ule now governing the companys
service in these towns are .unreason-
able, insufficient and unjustly dis
criminatory in that they do not pro-
vide the complainant with reasonable
and just return for services and do
not distribute the costs of service
among the different consumers and
classes according to the cost and
value thereof nor according to any
just or reasonable standard of values.
The complainant asks that the rates
may be adjudged unlawful and dis
criminatory, and that reasonable
rates be established in place thereof.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-12-13

commission have saved a good bit Of
money In having tests made at their
own laboratory.
It is fact which the public may
not generally understand that all
materials entering into the construc-
ton of bridges and much of the ma
terial entering into the construction
OF State and Federal aid highways
are subjected to tests and only such
material as meets the specifica tons
fs allowed to enter into construction
work.
AS an illustration of the value of
tests and inspection, II might be
cited that metal culverts have been
shipped to the commission which
have been light in gauge Of metal,
which have not carried the full nrm-
Der of rivets according to specifica-
ton, and in some instances 12-inch
culverts have measured only 10 Ia
inches in diameter. To the casual OBJ.
server all metal culverts look alike.
There is, however, very great diff :
ference in the quality Of material
and in the workmanship entering into
the construction of these culverts.
Again, Portland cement all looks
alike. 1t is bought under specifica-
tons requiring certain strength on
standard test specimens at the end
Of seven. and % days. No visual in
spection would indicate poor cement.
The laboratory tests find 1T and poor
cement Is promptly returned to the
seller and is never used in State
work.