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Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-11-22
LOCAL j. D. c. GIVES
MAURY'S PORTRAIT
To NAVAL ACADEMY
Atlanta Journal News Bureau,
40S Evans Building.
BY THEODORE TILLER

WASHINGTON, Nov. pa mag
nificent portrait of Commodore Mat
thew Fontaine Maury, the father or
the United States geodetic survey,
and the pioneer of modern scientific
navigation, was presented this after
toon TO the United States Naval
academy, at Annapolis. Nd, by Mrs.
Charles T. Phillips, president of the
Atlanta chapter of the United
Daughters of the Confederacy.
This interesting ceremony was the
principal feature of the days pro-
gram OF the U. D. c.. convention,
which formally opened here today,
and was attended by virtually all the
delegates, who left here at 1870
o'clock In the afternoon for the trip
to Annapolis.
The Maury portrait was painted
by Miss Hergesheimer, of Nashville,
i. noted artist. whose work Is we'll
,y4iown throughout the country, and
IS said to be one of the best she has
9Yerk done. 1t was paid tor by the
StIanta chapter of the L. d. c.. of
which Mrs. Phillips is president, and
completes the portrait gallery of
6ommandants of the naval academy.
Tuesday mornings session of the
convention was devoted to commit
Tee meetings and registration of dele
gates. The first business session
viii be held Wednesday morning.
Friends of Mrs. Frank Harold. of
Snericus, Ga, and Mrs. Amos Nor
rs, of Tampa, Fla, the rival candi-
.lates for president general, have
been active since the convention
opened
Senator and Mrs. William ]. Har
ris, of Georgia, gave the Georgia
delegates a reception Monday after
noon, at the Willard hotel.
Mrs. T. T. Stevens, of Atlanta is
IN charge of the campaign for Mrs.
Harold, and she is solidly and en-
Enthusiastically supported by the Geor-
giai delegation. The Georgia division
has distributed among the delegates
very strong statement of the
claims of Mrs. Harold to the office
of president general.
Among the Georgia delegates who
came early to assist Mrs. Stevens in
The campaign for Mrs. Harold were:
Mrs. William M. Carmichael, Mrs
George. A. Clayton, Mrs. Warren D.
White, Miss Alice Baxter and Mrs.
McCord Roberts, of Atlanta; Miss
Mary Mathis. Forsyth; Mrs. Sarah
tones Fahy, Rome; Mrs. H v.
ZONES, -Norcross; Mrs. Kate Valley,
st. eMarys; Mrs. James Blount and
Mrs. Walter Lamar, Macon.
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price so much better, York farmers
are fairly rolling in prosperity.
ATKEN.-Child of Professor J. E.
Crouch is severely injured in COLI
sion between Crouch's auto and that
of S. r. Edge, of Atlanta. Sheriff
Howard attaches Edges car.
COLUMBIA.-Deliv to South
Carolina Cotton Growers Co-Opera-
tive association to date total 1900
bales more than on same date last
year.
SALUDA. ALI principal crops in
South Carolina show increase in pro-
ductiOn over last year, except sweet
potatoes and sorghum for syrup. ac-
cording to report by B. B. Hare, ag-
ricultural statistician.
GEORGETOWN. - Thomas Mel
CHAN and company of motion picture
actors are giving this town the big
gest thrill of it's life, while they are
making a production here. Movie
actors and actresses are just plain
folks, but hard workers, says local
newspaper.
NEWBERRY.-In person of a lit
tie 'light-skinned' negro, Brady Will
liams, aged thirteen, Newberry has
strange mental prodigy with mar
velous memory. His forte at present
is automobile numbers and he has
been recently amazing local citizens
with his ability instantly to tell
class and license number Of all cars
in city.
MARION.-Rear Admiral Blue, of
Florida. is the guest of his sisters,
Misses Kate Lily and Henriette Blue.
Admiral Blue has decided to make
Marion his home, and will begin con-
struction of residence at once.
GREENVILLE-Wi William Anthony
and Ernest Heely, arrested recently
in Hartwell, Ga, on charges of trans.
porting 102 gallons C whisky, have
been released on 5000 bond each.
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ALABAMA

LINEVILLE-Mor than forty
varieties of winter field crops are
planted by students of secondary ag-
ricultural school for purpose of
study.
BERRY.-Many poplar and hiclk-
Dry logs are being hauled to Barry
here.
p ADMISSION. = Preceding cere-
monial at Oxford lake, ku klux
Khan members Of Admission, Biz
mingham, Atlanta and other places.
stage parade over mile long.
Observation-Disclosures citizens
want sewer built through Postum
Valley to cost over $1,O00,O00.
DANVILLE.-This village ENJOYS
first radio concert through courtesy
of local automobile company which
installed receiving set.
EVERGREEN.-R. C. Ohrt. prom
inent lumberman, blows out his
brains with revolver while seated
in his office on eve of wedding He
leaves note to his fiancee, saying:
Its for your happiness that this is
done"
OPELIKA.-In address here Bish-
op Warren A. Gambler, of Atlanta,
Ga, disapproves of people joining
all kinds of organizations. Church
is enough to belong to-" he says.
MOBILE.-Miss Anita Clarke Ia
plan, prominent society girl, who
had been engaged to Harvey Hen
derson, of Winterhaven, Fla, for
some time. marries Felix Noble Will
liams, of Admission. instead.
SELMA.-In an address here, Leo
Favrot, Baton Rouge, La, field
agent, general educational board of
New Yorw, says this society distrib-
uted $1,000 900 last year among ne
gro institutions of south.
COLLINSVILLE. - Halls annual
turkey trot will be held November
28 Many turkeys, geese and gui-
meas will be turned loose and cap
tured.
BELTONA.-Charged with attack
ing his three daughters, aged IS to
Is, mob threatens to take life of Cal
Hardin, when he is rushed out back
door by officers and saved.
FLORIDA
QUINCEY.-Gadsden county fair,
to be held here November 10 to "a
has been called off, by request of
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the Mayor commissioner and other
authorities. 1t is estimated that
there are over 500 cases of measles
in Quincy and county.
BARTOW.-Rev.N N. E. Smith, pas
tor of Associated Reformed Presbyte-
rian church of Barlow, for eight
years, has been tendred call to Asso-
ciated Reformed Presbyterian church
of York, S. G.. He has taken call
under advisement, though an effort
is being made by parishioners to dis
suade him from accepting.
TAMPA.-Rev C. w. Richardson,
rs, who came here in 1905 from st.
Louis, Mo-, dies in local hospital.
He is survived by one daughter.
CENTER HILL.-Fifteen thou
sand dollars worth of string beans
are shipped from Center Hill in one
day, growers paid 81. so per hamper
at depot. Some of farmers of this
section say there will be approx
mately $4,000 received here for
beans daily, for the next two weeks.
1t is nothing uncommon here to see
checks for 81 500 to $4,000 paid for
single carloads of beans and many
growers are getting 5000 per acre
from first picking.
Observation-Disclosures Curry
and George r. Wallace are nomi-
mated to make race for mayor,
which will be decided at polls De-
cember IL. Election is made at ward
nominating caucus.
HASSEE.-State board of
pardons denies plea of Bernard Wild
den of Arcadia, for communication
from death sentence. Whidden was
| convicted in 1920 of killing wife.
Case was twice before state supreme
court, that body reversing lower
view affirmed Whiddens conviction
at second trial.
JACKSONVILLE.-John w. Mar.
tin, former mayor of Jacksonville,
and now candidate for the Democrat
ic nomination for governor of Florida
returns to Jacksonville after trip of
two weeks through southern west
coast counties where he visited eight
cen cities in eleven countis-Orlan-
do, Tampa, Palmetto, Parrish, Bra.
dentoWn, Manatee, Sarasota, Wyo-
ming, Fort Myers, LaBelle, Punta
Gorda, Charlotte Harbor, Cleveland
Fort Ogden, Nocatee, Brownsville
Arcadia and Wauchula.
TALLAHA SSEE. - Aubrey Lee
Nickels will be called upon to pay
extreme penalty, in dIe course OF
time, for alleged criminal assault
upan a Deland white woman about
two years ago, unless counsel finds
further grounds for taking case
again before pardon board. He lost
IN his second appeal, made on No
Vember 8, to that board, which vot-
ed 3 to 2 against committing death
sentence, imposed in May, 1922, by
Judge j. w. Perkins, in Volusia
county, following Niclels' confession.
Governor Hardee stated that
death warrant would be issued la
err. Nickels probably will be given
an additional lease of life, how
ever, unless he is executed before
January l, for act OF 1928 legisla.
'ture aboliShing gallows in Florida
will go into effect at that time, and
means have not yet been provided
to take place OF scaffold and moose,
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NEWS or THE SOUTHLAND TOLD IN SNAPPY PARAGRAPHS

tonia, N. c., and DR.. J. I. Neil. of
Sanford, N. c., vice presidents; DR..
J. l. Handley, of Atlanta, reelected
secretary treasurer. Richmond is
chosen as place for 1924 meeting.
RALEIGH.-Rev. A. It. Stroud, of
| Wayne county, personally appears
before Governor Morrison to ask
| parole of four-month sentence for i'm
morality, which governor refuses,
and he returns to Goldsboro to be-
gin serving time.
GREENSBORO.-Dr. f. r. BY
mum, former counsellor of Governor
Walton, of Oklahoma, who denied
in impeachment hearing that he had
been forced to resign from Univer-
sity of North Carolina faculty, has
never been member of that faculty,
so far as can be learned, though he
was student at Chapel Hill in 1897
9S.
ASHEVILLE.-Ser losses re-
suited from forest fires in Buncombe,
Swain and adjacent counties, first of
season, according to District Forest
Warden Peterson.
THOMASVILLE.-Two girla. Mag
gle Loflin, aged 8, and sister, Nellie,
aged E, passing by, see death strug-
gle of Mrs. Frances Loftin, aged IS,
victim of heart attack, and one
stands guard by lifeless body while
other goes for help. Mrs. Loftin
lived alone near Handy.
NEWTON.-Levi Bollinger, living
at Acme, near Wilmington, is gored
to death by enraged BULL according
to message to two sons living here
CHAPEL HILL.-North Carolina
club is told by w. f. White, Jr, of
Louisburg, that North Carolina
ranks second only to Minnesota in
losses from forest fires, and has 49,
100000 acres that need fire protec.
ton" This state and Minnesota are
two largest in fOrested area, he said.
KINSTON.-N. J. Rouse, who
claimed $4,000 damages from city
for alleged drying up of artesian
wells on his plantation by city's sink
ing wells to provide surplus water
supply, is awarded verdict of $4,000
by superior court jury.
RALEIGH.-Con of farmer
and labor representatives of this
state for purpose of perfecting or
ganiZatiOn which twill make itself
felt in 1924 state elections" is called
by Ben c. Marsh, executive secre-
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tary of Peoples Reconstruction
league, to be held here November %.
Observation-Disclosures, Jack
son, Lincoln, Wilson were Ameri-
cas- truly great presidents, all We're
autocrats, and greatest of these is
Wilson, who was first president
making it his business to guide
thoughts of civilization" says Will
liam E. Dodd, professor of American
history, University of Chicago, in
address to student body of North
Carolina College for Women.
BEAUFORT.-Fra Congleston,
young white man, Gisobeyed wife's
request to remain at home and when
he started to leave wife opened fire
with shotgun, load shattering right
thigh. Wife, native of Alabama and
mother of son, aged two, says she
shot at auto tire. No arrest is made.
RALEIGH. First National Bank
of New York, is successful bidder
for Sic, 649, 500 issue of 40-year bonds
providing funds for construction
work at state institutions, principal
ly educational, offer being for 49,
049 500 at 4 II per cent; $7,600,000
at ga per cent.
ASHEVILLE. - Congressman z.
V. Weaver, of this district, tells dele
cation of postal employees he favors
their request for enactment of law
raising pay of postal service work.
ers, but explains any advance must
apply to entire service.
RALEIGH. - Tobacco Growers
Cooperative Marketing association
wins at trial of first of So cases in
Wake county superior court when
jury returns verdict of $3.50 against
Alfred Walker, prosperous negro,
who sold 1000 pounds of tobacco of
independent market.
CHARLOTTE. - L. L. Caudle
grand chancellor, knights Of
Pythias of North Carolina, sends ap-
peals to 10000 members of order in
state asking for Thanksgiving con-
tributions to 100000 fund to build
new units at Pythian home at Clay
ton.
CHARLOTTE. - Greatest cere-
monial and parade of Masonic bodies
ever held in North Carolina is prom
ised for December IL when 1000
Shriners, in addition to members of
blue lodges, chapters, knights Temp
lar and Scottish Rite bodies will be
in Charlotte.
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SOUTH CAROLINA

WOODRUFF.-W. H. Gray, prom
snent cotton manufacturer, who died
suddenly, committed suicide by
drinking carbolic acid, according to
the finding Of coroner of Transyl-
v,Ania county, North Carolina.
10 COLUMBIA.-At least 49,S49, 1868
pounds of tobacco was raised in
South Carolina this year, according
TO B. Harris commissioner of as
Siculture.
ABBEVILLE.-S. S. Boles, of
Lowndesville, reports that wild
geese are beginning to arrive at
Cherokee shoals on Savannah river.
Hunters are getting busy.
.COLUMBIA.-Su court of
South Carolina decides that where a
person supposedly commits suicide,
this does not deprive estate Of right
to collect insurance. Burden of
proof is on insuring company. This
was. ruling in case of Dill against
Woodmen of World.
CLEMSON COLLEGE.-Clems
college begins a new form Of serv-
ice to public, particularly farmers,
in radio programs, consisting of
weather reports, market reports,
timely farm suggestions and brief
talks on various phases of agricul-
ture.
CLTNTON.-Officia of Presby-
terrain college receive check for $751;
500 from general education board of
Rockefeller foundation to be used as
endowment fund. College expects
$37, 500 more in short time.
COLUMBIA.-Rev. J. A. Derby
shire, rector of St. Timothy, and
professor of Bible at University of
South Carolina. is preaching series
of sermons that is creating lot of
talk in Columbia. Among his dec
larations is that whisky can be
bought openly in city.
GAFFNEY.-Fi girl,
Miss Anderson Stacy, daughter of
Richmond Stacy, former state sena-
! tor, and George Sentell, who was
teaching her to drive auto, are al
most instantly killed when machine
stalls on railroad crossing and train
crashes into car.
YORK.-Abundanc of money
among farmers is one of immediate
results throughout York county of
thirty-two-cent cotton. With har-
vest about same as last year, and
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NEW LAMP BURNS
94% 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
949o air and SO common kerosene
(coal OLD.
The inventor A. N. johnson, 642
N. Broad ST., Philadelphia. is offer
ing 10 send lamp on 10 days
FREE trial, or even to give one
FREE to the first user in each To-
caIity 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.
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Coolidge to Remain
On White House lob

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2O.-Presi-
dent Coolidge intends to remain on
the job in Washington. 1t was made
plain today at the White House that
he has no present intention of leav-
ing the capital for any purpose prior
to the converting of congress, and
after that he expects to be still more
busily engaged, precludinG any trips
even though he might like to accept
invita- tons which have been rendered
him from various cities.
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Retail Food Prices
Show Slight Increase;
Some Articles Lower

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19.-Ret&il
food prices during October increased
fOur-tenths of l per cent over those
of September, it was shown today in
figures made public by the depart
ment of labor. For the year ending
October Is the increase in all arti-
Giles of food combined was per cenI
while an increase of A per cent ovef
prices of ten years ago was. noted.
The greatest increase was in strict
ly fresh eggs which advanced II per
cent over prices of the previous
month. Other articles showing in
Creases included sugar, cheese, lard,
butter, flour, corn meal, onions, fresh
milk, rice, coffee, bananas and Or
anges.
Potatoes showed decrease of Is
per cent and cabbage per cent.
Other food articles decreasing in cost
were pork chops, sirloin and round
steak, leg of lamb, navy beans,
prunes, rib roast, raisins, chuck
roast, hens and ham.
Bread was among The foods listed
as making no change in cost along
with bacon, eVaporated milk, wheat
cereal, macaroni and various came
foods. The average family eXpendi-
ture for food increased in 20 cities.
although no increase exceed PEE
cent. Twenty cities showed de
CTeaSoS
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NORTH CAROLINA

RAEFORD.-Dr. L. B. McBrayer,
superintendent of state tuberculosis
hospital, who pleaded guilty in
superior court to trading with estab-
lishments in which he is stakeholder,
is fined $50 and ordered from office.
He appeals, staying sentence.
GREENSBORO. - Southeastern
State Veterinary Medical association.
in annual session, elects officers:
DR., A. L. Hirleman, of Atlanta, Ga,
president; DR.. r. H. Parker, of Gas.
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r61S.57, an increase during the present
year of 1920, 1881.

year of $1,O20,179.S1.
TALLAHASSEE Mayo
new state commissioner of agricul'
ture, announces inspection of gaso-
line and service stations to which no
attention has been given during
past few months, has been re-estab-
| lished, and that compliance with full
provisions Of gasoline inspection
law, will be demanded on part OF
manufacturers and distributors. De-
| partment now has, Commissioners
Mayo stated, four inspectors in the
field, one in each congressional dis
trict, whose duty it is to draw sam
pies of gasoline and submit them to
state chemist for purpose Of deter
mining whether or not it comes up
to standard. Inspectors will also eX-
anime and inspect all measuring
pumps at service stations, in re-
spective territories.
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electric chair was specified as sub
stitute for gallows, but it probably
will be spring before chair will be
ready for use. 1t has been ordered
and will be installed at state farm
at Raiford. Equipment is expected
in few weeks, and several months
will be required for installation.
Governor Hardee and Nathan:
Mayo, commissioner of agriculture,
voted for communication, governor
stating his action was based large
ly upon fact that Nickels did not
have trial by jury. Opinion was cor
uurred in by new commissioner of
agriculture, who also said he be-
lieved Nickels is mentally weak.
ARCHER. - Charles T. Paxon,
elder of Springfield Presbyterian
church, of Jacksonville, is chosen
moderator of the Suwannee Pres
| .. terry at session here.
Douglas Shaylor another Jack
| sorville man, was named clerk.
Suwannee Presbytery is composed
of minister and one lay representa-
tive from each Presbyterian church
in twenty counties of northeast
| Florida.
FORT PlERCE.-Probably Tor
first time in history of state legal
protection of alligator as "one OF
! Florida greatest attractions has
| been recommended by grand jury.
Recommendation is contained in
presentment of grand jury made o.
term of circuit court now in ses'
sion here. It is made in connection
with expression Of alarm at laxity
everywhere In enforcement Of game
laws and consequent rapid eXtinc
ton of game, which jury declares
| is great asset to state. Particular
| protection of bald-headed eagle and
sand hill or whooping crane is alsG
recommended, and it is suggested
| that killing of quail should be pro
hibited for five years.
, JACKSONVILLE.-Total income
tax collections for Florida exceed
! ed more than a million dollars, for
first four months Of fiscal year be-
ginning July /, 1923 the similar pc
Rod in 1922, according to announce
ment by Daniel T. Gerow, collector
of internal revenue. Total collec
tons for 1928 period amounted to
| S4,588,793.3S, while those for like
period in 1922 amounted to $3,56S,
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troller General Wright and upon
statistics Of the federal income ot
1920 which were published by the
United States bureau of statistics"
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Here Are Details Of Our Great
Fruit Garden Collection
Offer

1-HE TRI-WEEKLY JOURNAL will help you start a
Home Orchard Fruit Garden, or to add to what you
have by sending you Six fine Apple Trees Two rear
Troas Four Concord Grape and Eight Dewberry
Vines of the most profitable variety known
If you take advantage offer without delay we
will send Won THE TRI-WEEKLY JOURNAL FOR ONE
YEAR or your subscription twelve months from the
nresent expiration date, these TWENTY PLANTS ALL
EOR ONLY ST So We will these plants to at
vour mail box, with parcel post charges paid.
Think of barrels of choice apples and pears the
bushels of delicious grapes the loads of luscious
melting raise in your own garden from
these just short time you can
have all the apples pears and dewberries you can
use on your own table plenty left to put up for the
winter And after vines into full bear
ing YOU will surplus left to sell at fancy prices
Here is what collection includes:
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Six Baby Apple Trees

Healthy vigorous little "baby trees that rapidly
into large, heavycroppng trees They are produced by
Grating a branch a healthy oneyear
root and tying union with waxed twine. Though
than length they take root shortly after being
planted wonderfully rapid growth when given the
care they deserve. will send Two Genuine Delicious
the Apple and the best Two Jonathans
fayorite wherever apples be and of delightful
flavor Two Neutrality-suspicious. and profitable; splendid
keeper
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Even If cross. feverish. bilious,
constipated or full of cold. children
love the pleasant taste of "Califor.
MIA Fig Syrup" A teaspoonful
never fails to clean the liver and
bowels.
Ask your druggist for genuine
California Fig Syrup" which has
directions for babies and children
ofsall ages printed on bottle. Motheri
You must say california; or you
may get an imitation fig syrup.
advertisements
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Two Kieffer Pear Trees

Plants come Apple trees This old, de-
pendabe favorite for wherever
grown OF incompatible flavor when fully ripe
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Four Pedigreed Grape Vines

Selected year-od Concord vines from the famous South
Michigan belt where the variety has been
half century, and where the vines
have to yield Of bushel OF the
finest table grapes every is hardy and
locations where other varieties cannot be
grown. The will send selected mailing
with plenty of roots to start off with vigorous
growth They the third ard reach full size in
which, with depend upon
your choicest from vine and
cuttings which will give vineyard of any size
desire
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WOODRUFF.-W. H. Gray, prom
inent cotton manufacturer, who died
suddenly, committed suicide by
drinking carbolic acid, according to
tie finding Of coroner of Transyl-
vAnia county, North Carolina.
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FLORIDA

QUINCEY.-Gadsden county fair,
to be held here November 10 to "a,
has been called off, by request of