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Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-07-21
Move to Abolish
All Aggie Schools
Made in the House

A bill to abolish all twelve of the
district agricultural schools iii the
state was introduced Thursday in
the Georgia house Of representatives
by Representative Harris of JET
ferson. and Wimberly of Toombs.
The two legislators propose to use
funds, amounting to approximately
$250,000 a year, appropriated t0
these schools, to meet ths Smith
Hughes federal vocational education
fund for the purpose of placing an
instructor in agriculture and voca.
tional trGining in every qualified
high school in the state. The agri-
cultural schools, they stated in dis
cussing the measure, were estab'
Iished at a time vixen ther's was an
insufficient number of high schools
in Georgia.
The agricultural institutions now
have served their purpose, the rep
resentatives said, and are not rem
dering a service commensurate with
the appropriations they are getting.
In some of the schools, it was
stated, not more than fifteen to
thirty students are enrolled, with
each of these particular Institutions
receiving approximately $4,000
from the state annually. The bill
was referred to the committee on
the University of Georgia and it's
branches.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-07-21
Flogging Victim Sues
Heads of Ku Klux
For 100000

LUFKIN, Tex, July 10. - Ben
Wiley, a resident Of the Diboll sec
ton of Angelina county, has filed
a petition in district court here ask
ing 100000 damages against the Ku
Klux Khan, Homer Garrison, district
clerk announced Thursday.
The petition names William JOS
eph Simmons and H. w. Evans as
the chief officers. 1t alleges that
the khan has an agent in Angelina
county in the person of D. f. Harrell
at Lufkin.
Wiley states in the petition that
he is law-abiding citizen, and that
the defendant, without cause, circu-
lated false reports against him and
his family.
mot satisfied with such reports"
the petition recites, 1.-The defendant,
through officers, agents and mem
bers, on July 20, 1921, made an as
sault over protest and took him in
an automobile and with some instru-
ment numerically whipped him and
afterward applied tar and feathers
to him and turned him loose to go
to his family" AS result, it stated,
the plaintiff was embarrassed and
Inundated and suffered mental an
guiSh as we'll as physical pain, and
was disgraced in the eyes of the pub
lie
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-07-21
Mrs. Billiard and
Edwards Likely to
Go on Trial Tuesday

MARIETTA, Ga, July 20.-Addi-
tional bonds of 5000 each have beer
assessed against Mrs. Ruth Billiard
and Simeon Edwards, indicted on
the charge of assault with intent to
murder in connection with the
shooting Of the woman's husband
at his Powder Springs home on the
night of July 8, these bonds being
assessed in connection with the in.
dictment on a statutory charge. Tbs
bonds of $4,000 for Mrs Billiard, ana
S., 900 for Edwards were reinstated
and resigned by the same persons
following their Indictment in con-
nection with the shooting,
Courthouse attaches expect the
trial of the accused pair to begin
Tuesday morning, as Solicitor Gen
eral Wood is anxious to dispose of
the case at once, and Edwards says
that he is hoping for an earlyatriaL
Cobb superior court adjourned Fri
day morning and will reconvene
Monday to take up the criminal cal
endar.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-07-21
EFFORT To
SPAN: CONTINENT
IN ONE DAY FAILS

ROCK SPRINGS, Wyo., July 20.
by the Associated Press.)-Bat.
Ting unfiinchingly to the end in his
second race against time to span the
American continent between dawn
and dusk, Lieutenant Russell l..
Vaughan, army aviator, today had
lost again before the odds of unsur-
mountable obstacles which brought
him down with leaking oil cooler
at Rock Springs, Wyo., late yester.
day.
Winging his way westward across
-perilous Wyoming mountain ranges
at the terrific rate of 10 miles an
hour, after covering more than two
thirds of the 2,67O-mile flight, the
lieutenant was forced to descend
with oil pouring from the planes
tank in bucketfuls and nauseating
fumes engulfing {the machine and
weakening its intrepid pilot.
Lieutenant Vaughan had passed
Rock Springs and had covered about
half the distance of the fourth leg
of his four-stop flight when he re-
allied that to continue and reach
his goal-San Francisco-before
nightfall, was impossible. He swerved
his plane, turned back toward Rock
Springs and landed at the air mail
field there at sos p. m. 1t was just
fifteen hours to the minute after
he took off from Mitchell Field, N.
Y, yesterday morning.
Lieut.. Vaughan asserted he was
ready to try again" to make the
flight as an experimental measure
for possible wartime emergencies,
but added that lit rests with the air
service officials at Washington" He
wired his superiors there last night
for Instructions.
Lieut.. Vaughan, who is the holder
of the Pulitzer airplane speed record,
was unsuccessful in his first attempt
ed transcontiuental flight when a
clogged oil feed line forced him down
at a suburb Of st. Joseph, Mo. He had
returned to Mitchell field from there
and air service officials consented to
the plan for a second attempt.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-07-21
Opponents of Convict
Leasing to Continue
Fight at Montgomery

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, July 10
The fight to abolish convict leasing
in Alabama has "just begun" spokes-
men for the statewide anti-leasing
committee today announced here.
Plans were being perfected to con-
tinue the campaign and to again
carry the fight into the halls of the
legislature at the present session. it
was announced.
The committee spokesman de-
clared that the anti-lease advocates
were undaunted by the success Of
the administration fight in the
senate to continue the system.
The resolution, which passed both
houses, expressed the sense Of the
legislature that there shall be no
further legislation on the subject Of
aboliShing the convict lease system
during the present term. This &C.
ton, anti-lease advocates claim, is
unconstitutional and is in effect gag
rule" upon not only the legislature
but the people.
The anti-leasing forces, backed by
the League Of Women Voters, con-
tend that a large majority of the
people want leasing Immediately
ended and that the legislature is not
acting in accordance with that will.
Action Of the two houses will not
deter the anti-lease forces from hav-
ing bill introduced at this session
to abolish the system, Mrs. Jacobs
declared. The statewide committee.
she asserted, will meet in Birming-
ham late this week and will COM
plete plans for introducing the bill.
A bill to submit the convict lease
abolition proposal of the qualified
voters of Alabama was introduced
in the senate Tuesday afternoon by
Senator Walter Brewer, of Birming-
ham.
The bill of Senator Brewer called
for the election to be he'd ninety
days after the adourning of the
legislature.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-07-21
FARM DEPARTMENT
IS FACING ASSAULT
FROM NEW ANGLE
Representative Stewart.
Plans Bill to Demand Dras-
tic Probe-ReadS Attack
Made on ], ]. Brown

Representative Stewart Of Atkin.
son county announced on the floor
of the house of representatives Fri
day that he will introduce a resolu-
ton at a later date calling for an
investigation of the state department
Of agriculture from cellar to attic.
Rising to a point of personal priv
ilege Mr.. Stewart read extracts from
missioner of agriculture, in the Co.
lumbia Sentinel of the present week,
and declared if he had been attacked
in the same way he would either use
a gun, demand an investigation or
resign from office.
Mr.. Stewart especially stressed
claim made in the Sentinel that j.
M. Hilburn, a former employee OF
the department of agriculture, had
been retained on the payroll for one
month and paid $166.66 without do
ing any work in order that he might
be reimbursed for a contribution that
he had made to Commissioner
Browns campaign fund.
Commissioner Brown had appeared
before general agricultural commit
tee No. / few moments previously
in behalf of the bill of Representa-
tive Mann, of Glynn, and Repre-
sentative Elders, of Tatnall, to pro-
vide a distillation test for gasoline
in the state OF Georgia. The work
of testing oil and gasoline is under
Commissioner Browns supervision.
The committee voted unanimously
to report the bill with the recon-
mendation that it do pass.
This committee also had before 1t
bill introduced by Representative
New, of Laurens, to reduce the-num-
Der of oil inspectors and fertilizer
inspectors in the state to three for
each department. However, action
on this bill was postponed by the
committee.
Following the adjournment OF
the committee, Representative New
stated that the Mann bill contained
several sections that were in his bill,
and therefore instead of insisting
upon a report on his measure. he
would seek to amend the Mann bill.
Representative New also declared
that he would attempt to have the
fee for inspecting fertilizer reduced
orom 80 cents to ~ cents and the
number of fertilizer inspectors cut
to three or not more than six.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-07-21
Hundreds of Fish
Rained on Golf Links
At St. Petersburg

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla, July 10.
Hundreds of fish, ranging in size
from four to six inches long fell on
the golf links of st. Petersburg
Country club at Pasadena late Wed
nesday, when a waterspout estimated
to have been more than a mile high,
broke on the eastern shore of Boca
Ceiga bay.
Two local fish companies sent out
trucks to bring in the fish, but it
was found they were too small. The
majority were mullet, although a few
small trout and bluefish were picked
up.
During period of twenty minutes
in hard electrical storm four big
waterspouts were seen, three in Boca
Ceiga bay and one In the gulf.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-07-21
The Weather

Virginia: Fair Saturday; not much
change IN temperature.
North Carolina, South CaroIin;.:
Generally fair Saturday.
Georgia: Somewhat unsettled Sat.
urday, probably showers in extreme
south portion.
Alabama and Mississippi: Partly
cloudy Saturday; probably showers
in extreme south portion.
Florida and extreme northwest
Florida: Partly cloudy Saturday,
probably scattered showers, and
thunderstorms.
Tennessee, Kentucky: Generally
fair Saturday.
Louisiana: Saturday partly cloudy
probably local thundershowers near
the coast.
Arkansas and Oklahoma; Saturday
generally fair.
East Texas: Saturday partly
cloudy, probably local thunderstorm.
ers in south portion.
West TexasI Satui day partly
cloudy. -.-.....A.....
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-07-21
Record Movement
OF Georgia Peaches

MACON, Ga, July 19.-The daily
record of peach shipments was
broken yesterday when the local Of.
flee Of the Georgia Fruit Exchange
reported that total of 3S3 cars of
Hiley Belle, Georgia Belle and Ell
bertas moved through the Macon
railroad. yards to market. This is
more han fifty cars over previous
records. The liberia shipping sea
son has just begun as we'll as the
Georgia Belle season, and for the
next three weeks, peach growers and
buyers will have a busy time.
The melon movement is on the de.
cline at present. Only SO cars from
points south Of Macon moved yester
day. Good prices are being received
for both peaches and melons.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-07-21
Youth Injured in Leap
From Window While
Dreaming He Was Diver

PINE BLUFF, Ark, July 10
Dreaming that he was a high diver
was nearly fatal to Fort Alcorn, IL.
The boy climbed to window of his
room and jumped toward a window
Of an adjacent house.
Missing the sill, he struck against
the wall and fell to the ground.
Neighbors who heard him fall car
ried him into his home.
The lad said that he had dreamed
of jumping, but did not wake up until
he struck the ground. He wasAnot
seriously hurt.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-07-21
Villa, Mexican Rebel,
Is Slainoby Assassin

CHIHUAHUA CITY, July I'll
CBy the Associated Press).-General
Francisco Pancho) Villa, commander
of rebel armies in northern Mexico
for ten years, was shot and killed
Friday morning at $3.50 o'clock at his
big ra..ch at Canutillo, Durango. by
Miguel Trillo, his secretary.
In the battle which followed, Trillo
was killed by men loyal to their slain
chieftain and, according to latest
advices received from the ranch, the
fight is still in progress.
More than 100 casualties have oc.
Cured in the sanguinary fighting
Which followed the shooting Of Villa
ty Trlllo.
The latter is said to have become
incensed at the former bandit leader
and to have fired at him suddenly.
The bullets took fatal effect and
Villa died almost Immediately.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-07-21
Tomatoes Prove
Profitable Crop

PELHAM, Ga, July 19.-Toma-
toes have proven an important and
pl ofitaple crop to Mitchell county
farmers this season. Herbert Mock,
who lives about six miles east of
Pelham, cleared $3.50 on one-qarter
of an acre this year. Several other
farmers made very satisfactory re-
turns and indications are quite a lot
of tomatoes will be grown next
spring. At a meeting of the farmers
here last Friday afternoon about
$50 acr . were pledged for next sea-
son.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-07-21
State Director Heads
Party Of Prohi Agents
On Mountain Raids

Headed by Fred D. Dismuke, state
director, party Of federal prohibit
ton agents left Atlanta Wednesday
morning for the mountains Of north
Georgia, ostensibly to make an ex-
tensive drive to break up m6onshin-
ing.
Officials at local headquarters re.
fused to discuss Mr.. Dismuke's alb
sence aside from saying he had gone
to the mountains of Dawson county.
Unofficial information, however, was
to the effect that the agents also
would visit Lumpkin and Gilmer
counties.
Agents Sowell, Forbes and Adair
accompanied the director.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-07-21
Prominent Democrats
Are Reported Visiting
Henry Ford in Dearborn

DETROIT, July 10. Several
Democrats who have been promi-
nent in national politics have mace
pilgrimages to Dearborn. home Of
Henry Ford during the past few
weeks, according to former Judge
William r. Connolly, Democratic ma
tional committeeman for Michigan.
Connolly made this statement last
night when questioned concerning
reports that attempts are being made
by Democratic party leaders to ascer'
tain just where Ford stands on ma
tional issues and how loyal eh would
be to the party if he were supported
for the presidential nomination.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-07-21
Daugherty Is Called
As Defense Witness
In Trial of Morse

WASHINGTON, July ia sub
poena was issued here Thursday
summoning Attorney General Harry
M. Daugherty to appear Monday as
a witness for the defense in the trial
here of Charles w. Morse and others
on charges of wartime shipping
frauds.
The summons was sent by mail
to the United States marshal at Co
lumbus, Ohio, where Mr.. Daugherty
has been for several weeks. 1t is
expected that it will be served Fri
day.
Defense counsel declined to say
for what purpose they desired the
attorney general to appear as wit
ness
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-07-21
Rear Admiral Sigsbee,
Captain Of the 'Maine,'
Is Dead In New York

NEW YORK, July 19,-Rear Ad-
miral Charles D. Sigsbee, U. S. N,
retired, captain of the Inflated bat
tleship Maine, died suddenly at his
home here today.
Admiral Sigsbee had been in poor
health for the last two years, though
only yesterday he was out riding.
The arrangements for the funeral
have not been made but he will be
buried at Arlington cemetery, Wash
ington, probably next Monday.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-07-21
Brookhart Threatens
Senate Committee
Shakeup by Radical:

WASHINGTON, July Ex-senator
Brookhart, Republican, of Iowa, re-
turned to his office here today after
a trip to Russia and announced that
unless President Harding calls an
extra session of congress to help the
farmers the independents will see
tAat the reactionaries are relieved of
control Of committees at the regular
session" beginning in December.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-07-21
NEWS OF THE WORLD
TOLD IN BRIEF

ChicagO.-Jessica Brown, dancer.
and Earl of Northesk are married in
lawyers office at Chicago.
New YOrk.-One man is killed and
two detectives are wounded in bat
tie between police and bootleggers.
Port Arthur, Text. w. w. in
vasion of Port Arthur, Tex, is called
off and general strike at gulf ports
is ordered in it's stead.
Berlin.-Bourse has exciting day
when foreign Currencies amounting
TO twenty trillion marks are called
for by banks and individuals.
Valdez, Alaska.-President Har-
ding and party leave on their way
to Cordova and Sitka, two last stops
in journey back to Vancouver.
CrowfOrdsville, Ind.-Four mem
bers of freight train crew on Penn
sylvania line are killed when engine
leaves track and goes over an en-
bankment.
Washington.-Subp is pre-
pared for appearance of Attorney
General Daugherty, now at Coh1n-
bus, Ohio, as defense witness in trial
of Charles W. Morse.
Berlin.-German government, &C
cording to a semi-official statement,
does not believe there is any foun..
dation for recent references to pos
sibility of civil war in Germany.
ChicagO-Federal officials report
rumors that pictures of Dempsey
Gibbons fight will be shown for first
time at society gathering at On
wentsia Country club Saturday.
Sydney, n. S.-Declaration that he
intends to do all in his power to
overthrow present system of gov
eminent is made by Daniel Living
ston. president of District &c, of
United Mine Workers of America.
Geneva.-Michael McWhite, rep
resentative of Irish Free State to
League of Nations, announces that
President Cosgrove with strong Free
State delegation will probably at
tend annual meeting of assembly
in September.
Wausau, Wis.-Mary Lawando, 20,
missing for eight days ard sought
by sheriff's posse, thought to be
able to explain how her step-mother
received cuts and bruises believed
to have been inflicted by small ak.
is captured in swamp bog.
LOndOn.-House of Lords unani-
mously passed second reading Of
Lady .-Astor's liquor bill to prohibit
sale OF intoxicants to all persons I'M
der IS. House Of commons sustains
government in naval estimates, in
Guiding plans to fortify base at
Singapore.
Salt Lake City.-Farmer-La
party will nominate a full ticket
for the coming presidential election.
some time next fall. and will name
full tickets in all states where par
ty organizations can be perfected,
declares Farley P. Christensen.
Farmer-Labor candidate for presi.
dent in 1920.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-07-21

New York.-Louis Calvert, one o.
best authorities on Shakespeare in
this country, dies.
New Yorl<.-Thomas Settler. pub
Usher, is indicted on charge of pub
fishing unclean books.
London.-Draft of British note to
Germany probably will be sent to
allied governments Friday.
MontreaI.-Head of Ancient Order
of Hibernians urges convention to
war on the I<u KluX Khan.
Paris.-For first time since French
entered Ruhr, full meeting of repa
'rations commission is held.
Port Arthur, Tex-Authorities
promise that I. w. w. will be put
to work on city labor gangs.
Lausanne States wants
Turkey to recognize American nat
uralization laws in new treaty.
Dusseldorf Metal Works
are occupied by French troops and
several thousand workers go on
strike.
Moscow. Twenty-one Russian
girls, two of reputed nobility, plan
to come to United States as brides
of American relief workers.
Asheville, n. C.-North Carolina
officials take steps to find if Ku Klux
Khan is involved in f1ogging of two
white women near Proctorville.
Berlin. No foreign currencies
were quoted Wednesday on stock
exchange. it being second time this
happened when bourse was operat-
ing.
New Orleans.-State health au-
thorities order J. E. Jefferson, of
MarkVille. to bury corpse that had
been exhumed and which he was
exhibiting, charging admission to
see it.
Essen.-Hlgh government official
tells Associated Press correspondent
Ruhr population intends to continue
passive resistance and it is dubious
if, orders to contrary from Berlin
would be needed.
AsheviIIe, n. C.-Grand dragons
and great titans of ku Klux Khan
adopt resolutions before adjournment
Of annual conference, condemning
persons who might seek to take law
into their own hands.
Shreveport, La. Mrs. Arthur
Nancy complains to district atter-
ney's office that her husband had
traded their conference.-the son
to unidentified man for horse and
buggy and then sold out for $40.
Sydney, n. S.-Four thousand
Cape Breton coal miners vote to con-
tinue strike in defiance of order of
John L. Lewis, international presi-
dent of United Mine Workers, can
ceiling Sydney charter and ordering
men to work.
Oklahoma City.-Influenced by the
Farmer-Labor victory in Minnesota
leaders Of Farmer-Labor Reconstruc.
ton league, of Oklahoma, conside.
advisability of separating from Dem
ocratic party in 1924 and forming
independent group.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-07-21
Athens Man Ends Life
As Wife Begs Him
To ''Put Gun Down

ATHENS, Ca, July 19.-W. H.
Bruce, official dog catcher for this
city, and night Waterman for chem
ical company, shot and killed him
self in his home today in the pres
ence of his wife, who begged that
he put the gun down"
Bruce, who was "a years old, was
the father-in-law Of J. r. Smith,
killed in Green county several weeks
ago by federal prohibition agents.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-07-21
KIan Seeks Injunction
Against Publication
OF Magazine Articles

NEW YORK, July 20.-Knights of
the Ku Klux Khan, Inc, through it's
president, H. w. Evans, today sought
a federal injunction against the In
ternational Magazine company to
stop publication of articles written
by Norman Hapgood from papers
alleged to have been obtained in the
Xian's Offices in Atlanta, Ga.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-07-21
10-Year-Old Macon
Boy Breaks Neck
In Fall Off Lumber

MACON, Ca, July 19.-Herman
Collins, 10, son of Mr.. and Mrs. J.
S. Collins, of Macon, in a fall from
a stack of lumber Wednesday aft
ernoon, landed on his head, breaking
his neck in three places and frac-
turing his skull. He was dead be-
fore reaching hospital. The flu
neral took place Thursday in Twiggs
county,
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-07-21
Yellow Jessamine
South Carolina Flower

COLUMBIA. S. c., July 19.-The
yellow jessamine has been adopted
as the state flower, according to an
nouncement received here from Rep
resentative T. S. Hayward, of Beau
fort, member of the legislative
committee appointed to make the
selection.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-07-21
Chinese River Pirates
Attack British Vessel;
Z Passengers Injured

SHANGHAI, July 19.-Chinese
river pirates attacked a British
steamer, the F'uh Wo, on the Yang
tsekiang between Chung King and
Ichang. according to reports reach
ing here today. Two Chinese pas
sengers are said to have been
wounded. Details are unavailable.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-07-21
Wasp Sting Kills
Man; Throat Swells
And Strangles Him

VICTORIA, B. c.. July ia
sting of wasp in the throat Of r.
S. Vickers, a carpenter of Saanich,
near, here, cause his death last night.
A wasp flew into a glass as Vickers
was about to drink lemonade. and
went down his troat with the
draught. The sting caused the
throat to swell and strangled Yickers.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-07-21
Wealthy Tennesseean
Hangs Himself in Barn

HARTSVILLE, Tenn, July 10
William G. Lauderdale, Ga, wealthy
farmer and stock raiser, was found
dead hanging in his barn, near here,
this morning by his son, Alfred.
Worry over i'll health, the result of
influenza, is ascribed as the cause
of his suicide.