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Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-07-24
AGED MERCHANT
ALLEGED SLAYER
IS RUSHED HERE

JACKSON, Ga, July 21.-Charged
with the murder of c. A. Pittman,
aged merchant and ferryman, whose
body, head crushed in, was found
near Pittman's Perry early today
Evans Mcdowell, whom officers
claim has confessed to the crime,
was rushed to Atlanta this afternoon
for safekeeping.
Mcdowell and two other negroes.
Jim Goolsby and Lee Roberts, were
arrested early today. Bloodstained
overalls were found at the home of
McDowells father, officers said Nc
Dowell was brought to Jackson this
afternoon and confessed, officers al
lege, claiming that another negro
threw the body into the river. Of
ficers are searching for the other
negro. Goolsby and Roberts also
were taken to Atlanta for safe keep
ing.
The theory of the crime is thatth
boat, as the ferry was tied up on the
Butts county side of the Ocmulgee.
The crime was detected early Sat
urday morning when members OF the
slain mans family went to sum.
mon him to breakfast.
Mr.. Pittman, in addition to operat-
ing farm and ferry, kept a store
and slept in a small house near the
river. He is known to have kept a
receipts from the ferry and sales at
his store. His pistol and keys were
also missing.
Mr.. Pittman, who was about sew
erty years of age, is survived by his
wife one daughter, Mrs. c. A. Bank
Ston four sons, J. Il. Pittman, Gov.
ington, Ca; +. l.. Pittnan, West
Palm Beach, Fla; A. E. Pittman,
Wilmington, n. c., and c. A. Pitt
man. Jr., of Jackson.
JACKSON POLICE CHIEF
BRINGS PRISONERS HERE
c. I. Thornton. chief of police of
JdChSOI, I'd; dIIlNSU III AIidlltd OdI-
urday afternoon with the three ne
groes charged with Staying G. A.
Pittman, prominent Butts county
farmer, near Jackson, Saturday
morning
Chief Thornton left Jackson short
ly after noon, and arrived in Atlanta
during the middle of the afternoon.
He was unassisted. The trip was
made by train.
The officer said none of the ne
groes had confessed the crime, al
though damaging evidence against
them has been obtained.
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Khan No. | to Oppose
Ousting From Order
By Imperial Officers

A petition was filed in Fulton SUI
perior court late Friday seeking to
restrain the imperial officers of the
Knights of the Ku Klux Khan from
gushing from the order Khan No.
for alleged refusal to pay .itsCdues.
Officers of Khan No. 1 we're named
as plaintiffs.
Named as defendants are Imperial
Wizard Hiram w. Evans, Grand
Drag on Nathan Bedford Forrest and
Great Titan B. II. Sullivan. The
setition is understood to have fol-
lowed the action OF Khan No. 1 at a
meeting Thursday night, at which
members voted to sever relations
with the national order.
The petition set forth that the
Khan No / offered officers at the
imperial palace a check for $4,000 in
settlement of any outstanding obliga-
tons and that this check was re-
fused, the imperial officers insisting
on ousting the khan from the ma
eioral order.
The petition also charges the i'm
perial palace is due Khan NO. l an
amount in excess of $1,000 through
an agreement to pay the khan
bonus on all new members enrolled
Il
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-07-24
FRANCE NEVER HAS DREAMED
OF REPUDIATING HER DEBTS.
MINISTER TELLS LAWRENCE

areas. This ,.lready has been voted
and the French government now
must find way to develop necessary
revenues. Shall it be by another
internal loan? The answer is that
the interest rate offered to the in.
vestors on government loans to make
them attractive already has reache ed
six and half per cent. Will the
French continue to buy bonds when
nothing appears to be forthcoming
from Germany?
Key to the Problem
1T was this point that Lasteyrie
shrugged his shoulders characteristic.
cally and said:
You have put your finger on the
crux of the whole problem"
The truth is, the entire French fis
cal system for five year has been
predicated on the idea of Germany's
paying something. The beginning
of payments therefore would help the
French out of a critical situation and
that is why d reparations settlement.
which includes a loan by private
bankers to the German government
with which to pay France, would go
W. IOWSih lIICIlOWlu S ODiH'
ion here. H.
The real question is how much Of
a sacrifice must France make to get
cash quickly Her people, of course,
would rather buy another issue of in
tefnal bonds than to permit a radical
reduction of German Indebtedness.
Room for Compromise
There is room for a compromise
just now, but there is in France at
least the will to settle. Whatever
France and Great Britain agree
upon, Germany would be obliged to
accept, and probably will. France
owes Great Britain three billion dol
lars and interest thereon$ which
would be helpful to Great Britain in
paying America. The idea of Eng.
land playing a lone hand in the
situation is not taken as a serious
threat because of the invitation it
gives Germany to repudiate her OBJ
legations.
AS for America s receiving inter.
est or payments on the principal
from France-.a circumstance that
would help reduce American income
taxes conSiderably-the fact is that
Germany holds the key to it ALL no
matter how much American Off.
cials may insist that there is no re-
lationship between German repara-
tons and allied debts to America.
The French coucede that the
British played a master stroke when
they put through their debt settle
ment, but they inquire where Great
Britain will ever get the money to
pay America unless the Germans
pay a substantial part of the cost
of the war.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-07-24
]. j. BROWN ASKS
INVESTIGATION Of
HIS DEPARTMENT

Commissioner of Agriculture ]. J..
Brown, replying Saturday to the
charges against his department,
published in the current issue of
the Columbia Sentinel, invited the
Georgia les stature to launch an in
vestigation, provided it is fair and
unbiased, is made without interior
ence with the work of the depart
ment, and is not allowed to drag
over long period
The commissioner said he hoped,
"for the good of the farmers of
Georgia, that whatever committee
making the investigation, if one is
thought necessary, will complete it
during the present session of the
legislature.
The charges against the depart
ment were read on the floor of the
house by Representative Stewart, of
Atkinson, who expressed the opin-
ion that Mr.. Brown should either
use a shotgun, demand full inves-
tigation or resign from public of
flee.
One of the accusations was that
the commissioner paid a personal
obligation by allowing the name of
his creditor, j. M. Hilburn, to go on
the departmental payroll for
month during which he did no
work.
THAT charge is absolutely false"
said the commissioner. II want the
opportunity to prove it's falsity. Mr..
Hilburn put in work for every day
his name appeared on the rolls"
Commissioner Brown said he wish
ed to draw attention of the legisla.
tors to the fact that the assembly
last summer named "a committee to
probe his department, and that a
clean bill was voted it.
The entire records of the de-
partment," he said, were carried
before the investigating committee
and examined thoroughly. [ was
completely indicated. A few months
budget commission checked up my
books and complimented the depart
ment for the splendid way in which
our records were kept.
Also, a resolution by Senator
Pace, now before the senate, calls
for full data about my department,
and this will be furnished shortly
1t occurs to me that this data will
be sufficient to refute the published
charges against me, without the ne
cessity of another investigation at
the expense of the taxpayers of the
ST a TO ,;
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-07-24
Jersey Potatoes
Good Cash Crop In
Lyons Community

LYONS, Ca, July 21.-Lyons has
suddenly become a center of sweet
potatoes. Three carloads contain
ins seven hundred and forty-six bar
rels of Big Stem Jersies left mere
Wednesday for eastern markets. One
car went to Philadelphia and the
other two went to New York. The
depot presented a lively scene all
day Tuesday and Wednesday, I'M
loading wagons and trucks and
trucking the barrels into the cars
after each had been marked with
the grade and the initials of the
grower.
When the telegram arrived from
Philadelphia saying the car shipped
Saturday had arrived Wednesday
and was sold att nine and ten dor
lars barrel for No. Is and six dol
lars for Nc. IS. everybody felt as
though Toombs county had hit on
a cash crop that means something
to this section. That means that
the first car brought $1,90C, which
leaves net to the grower of $1,370
after deducting freight, commission
and cost of empty barrels. That
carload was grown on 5 Ia acres of
lane. One acre on w L. Duncan S
place produced fifty barrels, which
is the highest yield ever produced
here with early potatoes. The low
est yield reported so far this year
was eleven barrels to the acre made
by a farmer trying them for the
first time
The remarkable feature about the
crop of these potatoes is the Uni
formity of the potatoes. One grow.
or made fifty-seven barrels and only
had fourteen of them No. IS. II
the whole car shipped last Saturday
there were seventy.one No. IS and
156 No. Is. They are graded and
packed very rapidly in the fields
and when graded they make a much
more uniform and attractive looking
package than the Porto Rican no.
Sot0es make In quality they are
very dry and do not bake very sat
isfaCtorily as they are toe dry aft
er attempting to bake them for the
southerners to eat but they are what
the eastern housewives f.ncy in the
potato line.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-07-24
Inmate of Poor Farm
Leaves, Indignant When
He Receives no Wages

MOULTRIE, Ca, July 21.-John
Wescott, who pleaded poverty, i'll
health and insisted he had been buf
feted to a last retreat, applied for
admission to the Colquitt county
poor farm and was admitted, but
when he got there, was assigned
to quarters and learned that his
latest station in life carried % cash
compensation with it, he grew in
dignant.
To register his protest in a way
that would show just how he felt
about it, he left the farm.
Not a word has been heard as to
his whereabouts since his departure
1t has been suggested, however.
that Wescott ma be hunting
county where paupers are not only
fed and clothed but given pay.
John A. Williams, utility man
about the stockade, was halted by
Wescott, who inquired as to how Col
quit compensated its INDECENT. Will
lams explained the county feeds.
nishes medical attention" and was
flabbergasted when Wescott inquired
Don't they pay us anything" On
learning that he wasn't going to
get any pay, Wescott announced, Il
am going to leave here" And he,
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-07-24
Smallpox Appears
In Pittsburg Mills K
With Negro Influx

PITTSBURG, July 2t.-Smallpo x. .
which the health department early
in the week declared had not ap
peared in Pittsburg this year was
reported from the municipal hos
pital today where it was said four
negro patients had been received
from boro1ghs in Allegheny county.
The disease was in mild form. TIE
hospital reported. and there was I'd
fear of an epidemic.
Denial of the presence of small.
pox in Pittsburg was made by Dr
c. j. Vaux. director of health, III
answer to a letter from Selma, Miss. :.
to Mayor w. A. Magee. reporting
negroes who recently came here
from the south to work in the mills
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-07-24
BY DAVID LAWRENCE
Especial Gable to The JournaI.)
DOWNRIGHT. 1923

PARIS, July 21.-"France has
never dreamed of repudiatin2 her
signature, but she is sure her allies
will understand that so long as she
has received nothing from Germany
1t is impossible for her to make any
reimbursement"
This is what Count de Lasteyrie
the minister of finance in the Poin-
care government, told the writer in
an intimate interview on the posi-
bility of France beginning payments
on the three billion dollars she owes
the United States.
The minister of finance expressed
gratitude that America had reco :
,uized the difficulty of the financial
situation and had not pressed fol
payment. The writer pointed out
that IN the United States many PEG.
pie had taken seriously the state
ment of NJ. Loucheur, the former
minister, who had said France would
not pay the QSDL 10 America. y
this, Lasteyrie replied that Lorch
eur gave personal opinion when
he was no longer in an official po-
sition and that at no time had any
official made such a prediction.
Depend Upon Germany
Lasteyrie reviewed in detail the
process whereby France had cons6-
idated her internal debt N the last
five years and insisted that the queS-
ton. of what France could pay Amer.
lea, indeed, the question of when
she could he9n to reduce her in
ternal debt, was entirely dependent
upon what Germany would pay and
when.
Incidentally, the French at this
very moment have reached an i'm
passe in handling their finances
which strikingiy illustrates the gen
eral reparations situation and con-
firms the impression that a settle
ment cannot be delayed beyond next
fall.
In yesterdays dispatch, for ex-
ample, this correspondent outlined
the assets and liabilities of France
and then pointed out another three
and half billion dollars must be
raised to finish the reconstruction
of houses and factories in devastated
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-07-24
Suspect Poisoned
Liquor Killed Deputy

JACKSONVILLE, Fla, July .21.-
Efforts will be made to induce Off
Gals of PinelIas county TO eXhume
the body of J. H. Hance, deputy
sheriff there who died in Jackson
vile July Z, 70 rthe purpose of fur
Their examining the vital organs to
determine just what poison caused
his death. it was announced by F.
A. Hazeltine, federal prohibition di
rector
Hance died in Jacksonville hes
pital the morning of July T. Ele was
taken violently i'll on d train between
here and st. Petersburg, after hav-
ing partaken Of some liquor he pur-
chased in St. Petersburg, according
to his widow.
A coroner's jury here Thursday
afternoon rendered a verdict that
Hance died from causes unknown"
Chief Hazeltine declared he was not
satisfied with the verdict, and would
urge further investigation by Pinel-
las county authorities.
A law passed by the 1923 Florida
legislature makes it murder to sell
poisoned liquor in this state.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-07-24
SOUTH CAROLINA

COlumbia.-Local police are asked
10 locate Peter Buist Thornell, who
served in World war with machine
gun company from Charleston, in
Thirtieth division. Chief Strickland
receives letter from Mrs f. r. Drag
don, Belair Place, N. E.. Washing.
ton, d. c., stating that she has not
heard from boy since he returned
from France.
Winthrop College. - Seventy five
per cent of runaways leave on ac-
count of home conditions" says
Captain Grant Williams in lecture
here.
CharlestQn.-We Presby-
terrain church was founded 100 years
ago. Centennial is celebrated with
elaborate program.
Sumter.-Five generations of Ross
family are represented at reunion at
Rimini at home of J. @. Ross, pro-
gressive farmer of Clarendon county.
Columbia. - Rampage of John
Wilkes, which cost him his life at
Good Samaritan hospital, results in
another death when Eleanor Roach,
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-07-24
Grenade Is Tossed
Into Rear of Auto;
Machine Wrecked

DOTHAN. Ala, July 21.-City au-
thorities are searching for an uni
Identified man who last night threw
a hand grenade into the rear seat of
an automobile driven by Mike Sa-
Ida. Salida escaped injury, al
though the rear of the car was de-
molished.
Salida, who was driving alone to
the business place of his brother.
said he passed two men on the high
way and one of them threw some
thing into the car. He thought at
the time it was pop bottle"
Salida said today he believed he
knew the men and that one of them
previously had threatened his lite.
The grenade is said to have been
of the type used in the World war.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-07-24

81. Observation-Disclosures passes
calling general election September
Al, on project to extend city limits,
which VIII obtain $4,000 population.
Members Of committee
of citizens return from conference
with Adair Realty company in At
lanta confident that work will start
September / on proposed hotel,
Lakeland Terrace. Site, purchased
several months ago, is at Main
street and Massachusetts avenue.
Fort Myers.-Word is received
here that Henry Ford has pur-
chased, in Columbus, Ohio, collec-
ton of rare antique furniture for
his winter home here.
Miami.-CordeIl Hull, chairman of
Democratic national committee, au-
thorizes statement which shows that
this city has largest Democratic
Victory club of any city in the state.
ST. ustine.--Southern railway
with forthcoming publication of
handsome Florida booklet which
company will publish. Distribution
" ~
pected
DeLand.-Word is received from
Orange City and Enterprise that
$3.50, 600 bond issue passed in cleo
ton in those cities.
Fort Pierce.-Another bumper cit
rus crop in this county is predicted
for next season.
SarasOta.-T. V. Bryan. Of Gaines
Vile, is awarded contract to draw
plans for new intermediate and pri-
mary school building.
Avon Park.--State Senator E. j..
Etheredge, of Twenty Seventh dis
trict, known as father of DeSoto
City," is nominated mayor of that
thriving town.
JacEsOnville.-L. H Barber, for
1ner baggage master on a. G.. l..
railway, is found guilty of theft Of
interstate shipments on four counts
in federal court. -John Burdette, fol
mer postmaster at Peoria. is found
guilty of embezzling postoffice funds,
Live Oak.-United States engineer
says dredge will be put on Suwan.
nee river early in August and N
three weeks thereafter channH'
should be ready for boat line from
Branford to Cedar Keys.
Jacksonville motor club is
sues public warning to autoists 20
be wary in passing through Gala.
han, many complaints having been
received of arrests on charge Of
speeding in going through that
plalce. 1t is stated all arrested are
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-07-24
Manslaughter Verdict
In Broadnax Trial

MOULTRIE, Ga, July 21.-Henry
BroadnaX, tried for murder in con-
nection with the killing of Henry
Williams, was convicted Friday of
voluntary manslaughter by a jury
in Colquitt superior court His SEN
tence was fixed at from ten to
twelve years in the penitentiary.
His attorneys said that they had not
decided whether new trial would
be asked. The jury was out on the
case but a short time.
The testimony at the trial showed
that the two men quarrelled when
BroadnaX, who was employed by
Williams, sought to get off one Sat.
urday afternoon in April to go to
town. Williams was hit on the
head with a brick, which the state
claimed that Broadnax hurled, and
his death followed few DAYS later.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-07-24
Annual Reunion at
Fort Lamar Planned

DANIELSVILLE, Ga, July Oh
The annual Homecoming Of old res
idents, and those now residing in
Franklin and Madison counties, as
we'll as adjoining counties, will be
held at Fort Lamar, Liberty church,
Madison county, on next Saturday,
July rs.
1t has been the custom for many
years to hold these all-daX reunions,
and a special program has been pre-
pared for this occasion consisting OF
speeches. music, and va-ed enter
tainments. There will be dinner on
the ground for all who come. but
everybody will of course bring a
basket to make sure that no one
oOes hungry
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-07-24
Big Cop Of Peanuts
Planted in Hancock

SPARTA Ga. July 22.-The,
farmers of Hancock county have
planted many acres in white Span
ish peanuts, and it is said that this
crop will be a great factor in the
market this fall. In fact, they will
raise more peanuts than cotton on
accounty of the raeages OF the
weevil.
A peanut crushing plant at
Greensboro has sent representatives
through the county to contract the
crop, but it is not known how many
of the growers signed up. Several
have signed up with the Georgia
Growers association, OF
Albany.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-07-24
Macon Calls Pastor

MACON, Ga, July 21.-Rev. J. E.
Barron, of Boston, Ga. has been
extended call to the Mabel White
Baptist church. of Macon, to sue.
coed Rev. J. F. Warren, who recent.
ly resigned to accept the pastorate
of Baptist church at Wilmington
n. c. He has accepted the call
and VIII fill the pulpit in Macon the
first Sunday in August. Mr.. Barron
is a graduate of Mercer university.
and has filled several pastorates.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-07-24
Wingate Given Verdict
Against R. L. Hall for
Baker County, Farm

ALBANY, Ga, July 21-News
was received in Albany Friday of a
verdict in Baker superior court
Tuesday night, whereby NJ. B. Win
gate was given a verdict against
r. L. Hall in litigation for title to
the Newell place in Baker county,
containing between 1000 and 5000
acres, and said to be worth more
than $4,000.
Messrs. Hall and Wingate were
operating the farm as a partnership
until Mr.. Hall brought petition to
dissolve the partnership and appoint
a receiver. Mr.. Wingate filed a cross
bill, in which he contended that he
had bought the place and paid for
it under contract Mr.. Hall denied
this, and claimed that the money
Mr. Wingate had paid him was for
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-07-24
Florida Fugitive Is
Held In PENNSYLVANIA

TALLAHASSEE, Fla, July FL
An officer armed with requisition
papers, left here today for Pittsburg,
Pa, TO bring back DR.. A. Edwards
Corthell, who escaped May 4, last.
from the state prison farm.
He was sentenced by Pinellas
county courts to two years for forg.
cry, but escaped after serving a little
more than year, and made his way
to the EAST where, according to sto.
ries he is alleged to have told Pitts
burg authorities. he forged checks,
bought an automobile and travelled
about the country for more than two
months before he was captured.
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forced to go to Fernandina, where
considerable time and money arc
generally taken"
Pensacola.-Jack Byrdr is found
guilty of manslaughter, with recon-
mendation of mercy, in trial on
charge Of killing John Hoyt on night
of April 29 Hoyt was member OF
prominent family and court was
thronged, many women standing fCr
hours during trial.
Avon Park.-Big mango tree on
setate of Norton Smith. near here,
is believed to set record by netting
SIS in season.
Leesburg .-Committe of three is
appointed by Kiwanis club to de-
wise way to prevent highways being
torn up during next tourist season,
Bushnell. w. Getzen,
lawyer farmer and representative of
Sumter in legislature,' wins honor of
producing first bale of Florida cot
ton. It was picked last Monday and
Tuesday, but gin was not ready for
it until Thursday. Getzen has 40
acres in cotton and expects rs bales.
He says he has no weevils.
Jacksonville. Police Chief A. J.
Roberts lips and falls down score
Of steps bnt is not seriously injured.
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Couple Have Photos
Made on Their 18th
Wedding Anniversary

LAKE CHARLES, La, July 21.-
Mr.. and Mrs. Arevetien De Rouen, of
Hayes, La. returned to theiP home
today after having visited Lake
Charles to have their photographs
taken on their seveHty-ninth we'd
ding anniversary Mr.. De Rouen is
100 years of age, and his wife 90,
and both claim to be "as spry as
kids" 1t is believed here to be the
oldest living married couple in the
country.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-07-24

churches in North Carolina than any
other minister. was honored' when
services were held Sunday changing
name of Walnut Street Baptist
church to Eller Memorial church.
AsheviIle.-Fifty charter members
affiliated with newly organized
Florida club of Asheville.