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Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-05-03
NEW FLYER BEATS
FAST SCHEDULE ON
NEW ORLEANS RUN

Number a." the new through
train put on by the Atlanta u west
Point and Southern railroads be-
tween New Orleans and New York.
made it's initial run Monday. OF
rather it left New Orleans on sun
dav afternoon at 5 o'clock, and an
rived in Atlanta at 1880 MONDAY
morning, ten minutes ahead OF lts
schedule.
In adding the new train, the west
Point Route" and the Southern nave
afforded greatly improved service
making it possible for Atlantlans TO
leave here on No. 3S at 425 in the
afternoon. arriving in New orleans
at 1925 the next morning. They can
spepd the day in New Orleans ana
return to Atlanta on No. "a. leaving
there at o'clock in the afternoon
The new train makes the trip be-
tween New Orleans and New York
in 40 hours and Is minutes, a dis
lance of 1875 miles, making neces-
sarv an average speed of 80 miles
ner hour exclusive of all stops. II
reaches New York at 915 on the
morning of the second day from New
Orleans.
Southbound, the new train leaves
New York at 3:S5 p. m. and reaches
New Orleans at 1925 a. m. on the
second day out.
Atlanta now has four excellent
trains for New Orleans over the
"West Point Route'-leaving at .
"A. m, 1925 p. M, 4:25 p. M, ana DIV
[p. M, the latter being the Ne"
Work and New Orleans Limited.
nJ1C OIL
teof the A. & w. P, and the Oldest
engineer. in point of service, IN the
United States, is pulling NO. "a pc
tween Atlanta and Montgomery; ne
bid in" the run and got it without
argument. as his seniority gives him
the right of way over all other en-
gineers with the Atlanta & West
Point road.
"JJncle john took the train at
MONTGOMERY, Ala, late Sunday mght
with a handicap OF ~ minutes -
hot box on the dining car had de-
layed it somewhere along the Louis
vile & Nashville, the connecting
line,
The chief dispatcher was asked TO
give No. 81 all the leeway possible
and give Uncle John" chance to
make ND the lost time. At Opelika,
66 miles from Montgomery, he had
made I'D 20 minutes. He pulled
into West Point on time ana rolleo
the heavy train into the Terminal
station here at 1880, ten minutes
ahead of schedule. o.u
incidentally, he scared Joe Blllups'
general passenger agent OF the A
& w. P, who was passenger on
the train, out of several years
The train operates on the tracks
of the L. & N, A. & W. T. the
Southern and the Pennsylvania rail-
roads. The Southern tracks are
used from Atlanta to washington.
Lindsay Hopkins, Atlanta finan-
cier. was one of the first Atlantlans
to make the trip on the new train
and was so pleased with the service
he teIegraphed The Journal Monday
as follows: .. s.u
hours Southern train on its initial
trip from Atlanta to New YORK.
Reached here on time for full days
work. This is certainly convenient
for business men"
The Southern railway and Atlanta
and West Point railroad ottlclals
have offered a prize Of 5000 for a
suitable name for the new train.
Thousands of suggestions have been
received, but no award mas yet
been made.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-05-03
Family Escapes as
Cyclone Hits Home

CALHOUN, Ca, April 3O.-A
cyclone swept a space of about 500
yards in the eastern part of Gordon
county Saturday evening. No lives
were lost, but considerable damage
was done to orchards and timber and
live stock was injured.
Part of the home of Dewey Cham
blee was blown away. The family
was at home but none was injured.
as they were in the part of the
house left.
The barn of J. H. Chamblee was
destroyed and the water tank at the
home of Jim Mansell.' All over the
county there was a severe electrical
storm with hard winds and rain.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-05-03

JOHN McWATERS, oldest
engineer in point of service in
the United States, who pulls
No. "a, the train over the West
Point Route between New York
and New Orleans.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-05-03
Have You a Cough?

ATLANTA, Cat had the flu
and it left me with terrible cough.
heard of a case of bronchial cough
which had been cured by DIR. Pierce's
Golden Medical Discovery. The doc
tors medicine was doing me no
good, so L decided to try the Dis
covery' myself The result was
marvellous. My cough was entirely
gone before 1 had finished taking
the second bottle and 1 have had
no cough since. Mrs. E. b. Hart.
man, 1919 Dalvigny street.
When rundown you can quickly
pick up and regain vim, vigor, vi.
tally by obtaining this Medical Dis
covery of DR.. Pierce's at your near
est drug store in tablets or liquid
Or send 1Oc to DIR. Pierces Invalids'
Hotel in Buffalo, N. Y, for trial
pkg. or write for free medical advice.
ADVERTISEMENT
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-05-03
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Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-05-03
Shotgun Fired Into
Khan Meeting; Man
And Woman Injured

SOUTH BEND. Ind, May 1.-Two
persons were shot and seriously
wounded, and several others injured
by flying glass last night when a
man fired a shotgun through the
window of a building where meet
ing of the Ku Klux Khan was in
progress at San Pierre, near here,
according to word received here.
Forest Gilmore and a Mrs. Wise
man were the nersOns shot
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-05-03
PeeIinu Potato Peril

New York.-Two women died here
from lockjaw caused by cutting their
fingers while peeling potatoes.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-05-03
Lunch Set

A tan linen lunch set Of thirteen
pieces is simply finished with two
rows of hemstitching and is most at
tractive.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-05-03
Man Stole Gun
Says Jury's Verdict,
But Is Not Guilty

PONTOTOC, Miss, April SO.-A
jury in circuit court here recently
returned the following verdict in the
case Of a man charged with steal
ing a gun:
I'VE, the jury, find the man who
stole the gun not guilty"
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-05-03
Thirty Years Without Smile

londonderry F. House, thirty
years hotel guest here. was known
as the IMAM ho-neVer-s smiled
Evening star., 1923-12-06
SEEK MEMBERSHIP
IN TAK0MA BODY
Senators Johnson and Frazier
Apply to Citizens
Association.

The two latest members Of Con
gress to apply for membership In the
Takoma Park Citizens Association
are Senator Maglus johnson Of Min
ncsota and Senator Lynn ]. Frazier
of North Dakota Their applications
will be acted on at the meeting OF
the association to be held next Non
day night at o'clock in the Takoms
Public Library. corner 5th and Cedar
streets northwest.
President Walter Trey, who was
elected as the presiding ofIicer Of the
association last month, visited the
two prospective members and will
present their applications at tina
meeting Monday night. The newly
first meeting on this occasion.
To Be Big Affair.
Arrangements have been completed
for making this one of the biggest
community affairs held in years In
Takoma Park. Roth senators Will be
present at the meeting and Presiden
Trey hopes to have brief expressions
from them. In addition Engineer
Commissioner J. Franklin Bell, who
Is also a member of the Public Ctilt-
ties Commission, will be present and
address the members Of the associa-
tion. 49,.
Takoma Park now boasts Of having
in its community three senators, and
one representative. In addition to
Evening star., 1923-12-06
|USE OF D|R|G|BLE.
IN ARCTIC TAKEN UP
Shenandoah May Be Used for
Proposed Flight to J.
North Pole.

The special board Of naval Officers
appointed to draw up plans for a
naval aeriel expedition to the North
Role next summer held Its second
meeting today and devoted virtually
all discussion to the properties OF
the Shenandoah for the flight.
The committee will approach the
important subject from ail angleE'
and equal consideration will be given
to tho use OF lighter and heavier.
than-air craft or both Commander
McCrary, master OF the worlds larg-
est dirigible, and Commander Weyer-
baoher. the constructor OF the craft,
presented to the committee many
technical data on the capabilities OF
the former ZR-l.
II was stated that the dirigible has
a cruising radius OF between three and
four thousand miles. which might
make 1t possible for the ship TO oper-
ate on the expedition with Lakehurst,
her present headquarters, ~ sb base.
In this connection, however. II was
brought out that the mir cruiser could
operate successfully from mooring
mast in the arctic regions. No deer ?
sion ON this question was reached,
but every word OF discussion was re-
corded for future reference. -
with the arrival In Washington to-
day of Lieut.. Comnander Fitzhugh
C;rsene from the Naval War College
AZ Newport the membership Of the
hoard was completed. The body, ad-
iourned for lunch and will meet again
this afternoon In the bureau OF acre
nautfcs..
Evening star., 1923-12-06
MARINE SERGEANT GIVEN
up TO U. S. AUTHORITIES
Faces Trial on Charge of COM
plicity to Defraud Commits
sary Stores,

Marine Sergt. Ralph p MacCuJ-
Tough, accused OF completely in plot
to defraud the government by taking
goods from. an Army and Navy COM
missary here. has been turned over
by the military authorities for prose-
cution~ along with two other men
involved. Martin Lusby, a butcher at
the commissary, and Lincoln Wedel,
an auditor of the income tax unit. =
Sergt. MacCullough. who served a.
short term on tho local police force
in 1920. was taken over from marine
autrohities yesterday by Agents Cox
and Golding of especial inteIli-
gence unit of the internal revenue
bureau, arratgned before Commits
sioner Macdonald and released under
$4,000 bond. His release to the civil
authorities followed conferences, with
the district attorneys office and ma
rine officials, who preferred the case
be transferred.
Evening star., 1923-12-06
HIGH BUILDING COST
FACTORS ASSA|LED
Labor Representative Claims
Workers. Are Not to Blame
for Excess Prices.
By the Asseessted rress.

ny tne Atsocl2teo Pfees. =
PHILADELPHIA, December O.
Proiteering. irregular employment
Gnwillingness of banking institutions
TO lend money on real estate and the
failure sof contractors TO employ ap
Prentices were blamed for the coun-
try-wide housing shortage by speak
ers last night, before the ninth an
nual conference of housing in Amer
ica.
Declaring labor wants the respon-
sibility for high housing costs placed
where II belongs, Hugh Frayne, gen
eral organizer Of the American Fed
GRAFTON OF Labor. laid IT at the. door
building trades entering INTO the
construction Of the building. He as
serted there was ,proiteerIns IN me
title, in money costs aud in con:
tractors, architects and engineers
charges. but he said the public
knew nothing of 1t.
Blame for Costs.
ST they did," he said. there would
be quick change IN public opinion
building would be placed where II
rightfully belongs. That Is one i'm
portant thing that labor wants TO
have done"
Trade school mechanics he styled 3
mortgage; the open shop permanent
Inability.
Speaking OF the insufficient numbers
Of trained building mechanics III the
country, he laid the blame at the door
OF the contractors declaring they
Of apprentices allowed them, but rely
on others to train workers, hoping 10
get them by outbiddinS' their COM
petitors.
Unfair to Lnb0r.
Labor, said Mr. Frayne, vas blamed
for the increased wages brought
soout by this system, whereas the
e.lployer was directly responslnle:
'fs paying for its shortsighted policy,
OF neglecting to provide proper and
decent housing for the people. Young
children. instead OF being brought
UP to he men and women OF eharac
ter and standing. are forced through
the greed of the. profiteer to live II,
oyercrowded novels under immoral
and insanitary conditions, which rot
only destroy them physically out
spiritually as well. Many of the
criminals confined in the prisons of
the larger cities, are the product anq
direct result OF these rotten, damna-
bic conditions.'
Daniel Crawford, jr., Philadelphia
builder, attacked the policy Of some
banks which, he said, prefer stocks
and bonds to real estate.
.no.a than ~ per cent OF the
total investments handled by banks
aru trust companies in this city. he
said, are based on real estate or
declared, the average builder must
ga elsewhere TO finance his opera
tions, as must the private owner
seeking a mortgage. ss,.- Se.s
Evening star., 1923-12-06
! Nv Neighbor Says:

When making Q baked Gus
tard. make = point Of warm
ing the milk before adding the
;eggG. as there Is then less
chance OF its turning out thin
and watery.
Always place a silver spoon
In Q bowl or glass dish before
you pour hot stswed fruit into
It.. This will prevent 1t from
In buying canned fruit choose
a reliable brand and avoid all
cans that arc bulged at the
ends. AS soon. as the can -
opened turn the fruit into o
glass or china dish and do not
keep 1t longer than can be
helped. Dried fruit 10 very
= useful. 1t must be examined
for 9rubs and then washed: and
soaked for several hours in the
water In which 1t is to be
stewed.:e. q
tWhsu boiling a cabbage or
bread In a muslin bag and
place It IN the saucepan. This
will prevent the odor from per-
vading the house.
To mend q small hole in an
umbrella, take q piece of black
sticking plaster. and soak 1t
until quite soft. Place this
carefully under the hole inside
and let 1t dry. This Is better,
than darning. as 1t closes the
hole neatly without stitches.
One fourth teaspoonful OF
baking powder added to mash
ed potatoes while beating Will
make them light and fluffy.
Evening star., 1923-12-06
SENTENCED FOR LIFE,
FRENCHMAN ASKS DEATH
Mspleased at Imprisonment Term
for Murder of Sweetheart. :
Who Refused to Marry.
pY the Associated Press.

Py the Associated Press.
HOUSTON, Tex, December So
George Vexenat, former French avi-
ator, was sentenced to life imprison-
rnent late yesterday for the murder
Of his sweetheart. Louise F'loquet, and
was displeased with the verdict, ex-
pressing a desire to pay the extreine
penalty.
yexenat's defense presented q plea
OF insanity. but made it's chief appeal
TO save him from the electric chair.
yeKenat occasionally protested at
the efforts of the attorneys. =.
He gave all the details Of the slay-
ing from the witness stand. saying he
killed Miss Floquet because she had
been his fiancee and later refused TO
marry him.
Evening star., 1923-12-06
PLAN EARLY START
!. ON new RESERVOIR
Engineer Officials to Open
Bids Next Month on Great
Filtration Project.

Arrangements are being made by
Maj. O'Connor. District engineer OFF,
GER. for starting the construction OF
the largo filtration reservoir and
pumping plant at the District line
just south OF the old Dalecarlia or
receiving reservoir. north of the Con-
duit road.
These are important auxiliaries of
tho system. now under construction.
for doubling the water supply of tho
District, and Will cost about $4,000
600
Bids for the work Will be opened
January 15.> with "a view of starting &
operations early next spring. The
new plant Is designed for publication
OF so,000,000 gallons of water day,
8 100000 gallons more than the ca
paclty OF the existing plant south OF
the Soldiers Home grounds.
Concrete work on the conduit now
under construction from Great Falls
to the Dalecarlta reservoir will be
suspended during cold winter wealth
er. but excavation and similar work
In connection Herewith will be con-
tinued as usual.
Evening star., 1923-12-06
.|zN CAUSES FEAR
ON WEST COAST
-
Pacific Finds Famed Rum
.SIeuth'S Visit Most An.
noying Kind.
Special Dispatch TO the Star.

Special Dispatch TO the Star
SAN FRANCISCO, December g.
Sellers of Illicit liquors and con-
sumers Of the same all up and down
the Pacific coast, and particularly in
San Francisco, are much concerned
today over Einstein theories.
Its not the well known and high
ly scientific theory on relatively and
the movement of light, however,
bout which they are worrying
Their mentaI Perturbation is over an
entirely, different Einstein--in this
partiGuiar. case 'Izzy."
r For the benefit Of the uninitiated
II should he explained that lzzy Elm
stem IS the governments most scin-
ttffatffS and best press agented rum
sieuth, Back east, IL all the stories
reSa riding Finn are to be believed, all
:dhs bootleggers lock up shop and go on
vacations whenever Izzy blows into
long distance scent for anything mel
liliuods that runs over one-half of I
per cent ard the daring OF his ex-
pt9its havezI long since become the am
bittous goal OF every government dry
agent.
ys<<To make long story short, Izzy is
somewhere. on the Pacific coast Just
where nobody knows. He came to
LOS angeles ten days ago and then
dtsappearcd. He has stayed "disap.
had dropped hint that he might"
visit San Francisco.
SAN Francisco Visited.
Now, San Francisco. at least the
furn- purveying element and that por-.
tion of its citizenry which likes
something stronger than coffee with
its meals. not only believes that Icy
hnra--hnt ha he &c
visiting.
The Einstein theorizing all comes
Of a dozen spectacular raids on
downtown cafes in the last forty
been such as are patronized only by
the socially or financially elect,
against which the ordinary rum
sleuth has been unable to obtain evil
dence.
Apropos Izzy Einstein's relativity to
the raids. proprietors Of the raided
places today are agreed that a man
answering his general description was
one. Of their most liberal-handed pa
irons jest before the government
liquor -seizing squads appeared. Brief
ly. their Einstein theory is that Icy.
sheik pompadour, tipped the signal
to his waiting cohorts.
The local prohibition director de-
clares that the raids are only
starter and that San Francisco
Christmas cheer THIS year is not 60
ing to come from bottles.
The original Einstein theory has a
lot to do with the movement OF light.
Gan Franciscans would like to have
a little light shed on Einstein-not
the scientific one. Also they'd like to
know why 1zzy should want to spend
Christmas SO far away from his dear
old New York, where oceans Of real
imported stuff can be had for IS a
quart. as compared with prof1teering
prices Of SIS here.
Evening star., 1923-12-06
FORD FOURTH SELECTION
AT S. D. CONVENTION
Bolting Fusion Group Indorses
Manufacturer for March
Primary.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
PIERRE, S. D., December Ga
fourth presidential selection has
emerged from the proposal conven-
tions concluded here yesterday
Henry Ford. choice of the fusion con-
terence, made up of Ford democrats"
and a group of .farmer-laborites that
bolted the regular convention.
That was announced last night by
James F. Houlihan, chief of the Ford
supporters in tho democratic ranks,
NYRo declared the fusion conference
also had selected state candidates, in
cluding Eric Ellefson OF Sioux Falls,
for governor.
Presidential selections of the pro-
posal conventions were Calvin Cool
idge, republican choice; William G.
McAdoo, democratic, and Robert NJ.
La Toilette, farmer-iabor nominee.
All candidates must be entered in
the March primary, when the voters
will act on the recommendations IF
tho proposal men,.
Evening star., 1923-12-06
SHOE FIRM ASSIGNS.
Hirsch-stern Assets, = $11, 500;
Debts, l1,sS4.l1.

Percy L. Hirsch and Abraham Stern.
trading as HiEsclI- Stern. dealers in
footwear at 1904 G street northwest,
today filed with the recorder of deeds
ar, assignment for benefit OF creditors
to Lunsford [. Hammer and George
E. Edelin,. The assets OF the con-
Germ are estimated at s11,500 and its
indebtedness placed at $ll,S64.1l.
Later the assignees -applied to the
District Supreme Court to fix their
bond. Justice Hitz directed the as
sisnees to fle q. bond OF 10000. :.
Evening star., 1923-12-06
OIL TANKS ABLAZE.
Fire Caused by. Lightning Bolt in
Ohio City.

MARIETTA, Ohio. December g.
Fire which followed bolt of light
ming today was rapidly consuming
1900 barrels Of crude Oil in one Of
the S0,000-barrel capacity steel tanks
OF the Buckeye Pipe Line Company
located at Corning, about sixty miles
from here. The, tank was struck Just
aft9r 3 oscfock last night, and the fire
ragged throughput the night despite
efforts to steam out the flames.
Evening star., 1923-12-06
SUES FOR HUSBANDS. DEATH,

Suit to recover $40. 900 damages has
been filed in the District Supreme
Court by Mrs. Annie NJ. Hardesty, adj
ministratrix Of her husband. James
A. Hardesty. against the Boyle Rob-
ertson Construction Company for the
death of her husband: Hardesty was
Church, at 18th and Harvard streets,
when ne received an electric shock
which caused his death. It is alleged.
Attorney G. Chester Caywood appears
for the plaintiff.
Evening star., 1923-12-06
WIFE CHARGES CRUELTY.

Chief Justice Mccoy today required
Frank v. Passeno, jr., an employe OF a
sand and gravel company, to furnish a
bond OF s5oo not to leave Washington
pending the disposition of suit for q
limited divorce brought by his wife
wifes petition the husband has de-
clared that he would not pay alimony
Mrs. Passeno charges cruelty. They
were married November 2, 1912. and
have one child. Attorney w. A. Coombe
appears for the wife, ---
Evening star., 1923-12-06
HILTON SCHOOL is HELD
SAFE FROM POISON GAS
Repairs Made to Engine and Fur
mace Will Be Properly
Protected.

Another inspection Of the Hilton
School today by school authorities
revealed no traces of poisonous gases,
which have been thrown off on sew
eral occasions by an obsolete hot air
heating furnace and 4 gas engine.
which propels the air, circul a.tinE
fans.
The gas engine was repaired yes
terday afternoon by workmen from
the District repair shop. Tomorrow
new battles will be placed in the fur.
naces. When this work is completed
officials believe there will be no
further trouble.
Evening star., 1923-12-06

crowds. The services, held under aus
spices of the Gospel Mission. will con-,
tinue until December ls. Homer Ham
montree Is song leader and Howard
Hermansen Is pianist,
Mr.. rrotter Is conducting a Bible COM
ference at the. church every afternoons
except Saturday, at 4 AS. He Is taking
up the book Of Romans
Mr. Hammontree is desirous of hav-
ing those who participated in the sing
ing during the Billy Sunday meetings,
as well as any others from various
church choirs.. assist in the singing. :,
Evening star., 1923-12-06
MELLONS-,WIN CUP.
Secretary and Brother Exhibit
Prize Bantams at Baltimore.

BALTIMORE, Nd, December g.
Secretary OF the Treasury Andrew W.
Mellon and his brother, r. B: Mellon,
were awarded a cup for the best dis
play OF any one variety Of bantams at
tary Mellon and his brother are own
ers of the Rolling Rock Club. Lough-
linton, Pa. This years exhibition is
said to be the largest of any in the
history OF the state.
Evening star., 1923-12-06
ADAM BREM ELECTED.
Chosen Commander Of Spanish Vet.
erans' Camp.

+ Anton<Brem was elected commander
OF Gen. NJ Emmet Urell Camp, No. q.
United Spanish War Veterans. at a
meeting of the Organization in Pyth-
tan Temple last night
The following also were elected
Thomas II. wilkinson, senior vice
commander; r. K. washburn, officer
Of the day: Z. NJ ,Eshelman, officer
Of the guard. and S. A. Dellar. trus-
tee.
Judge AIcorn of Cincinnati. national
commander, was present and de.
liyered an address on national affairs.