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Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-07-19
Augusta Negro Leaders
Are Trying to Check
Migratory Movement

AUGUSTA, Ga, July 16.-Con
certed effort on the part of a ma.
jority of the leading cOlOred bust.
ness and professional men of All
gusta is being made to halt migra-
ton of members of the cOlored race
northward and to keep the coIored
people in this city. In attempting
to persuade them not to leave Au
gusta, the negro leaders are setting
forth the inducements and advan
tages offered by this city, and are
also taking steps to better the living
conditions of the race.
This effort on the part Of the lead
ers includes, indirectly, q huge, quar-
ter-million-dolIar realty development
project, the object of which is to
provide more modern and .up-to- date
homes for the negroes. Fourteen
city blocks in the colored section of
the city have been purchased by the
promoters of the project, and mod.
ern cottages of four. five and six
rooms will be erected and sold to
negroeso n easy terms. The. pur-
Chasers are the Service company,
and two organizations affiliated with
it, the Penny Savings bank of Au
gusta, and the Citizens Trust com
pany, of Atlanta, both negro bank
ing institutions.
Rev. Silas X Floyd, principal Of
the Gwinnett Street public school,
and widely known negro leader, is
one of those who are seeking to
stem the exodus, by pointing out Au.
gusta's advantages.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-07-19
Toombs Man S Death
Sentence Is Reversed
For the Third Time

For the third time the Georgia SUI
preme court Monday reversed a
death sentence imposed upon Lee
Currie, a Toombs county man now
in Jail at Savannah for safe-keep-
ing. Currie has been tried four
times, with three death sentences
and one mistral resulting. He is
charged with the murder of Bur
leigh Phillips.
The chief ground for the reversal
of the case Monday was that a mem
Der of the jury was an illigetimate
third cousin of the slain man. The
higher court held that the relation
ship was admitted and was not con.
tested by the state, though the OBJ
<jective was raised that such a rela-
tionship is not recognized in the law.
The basic law that an illegiti-
mate son is not the son of any man,
but a son OF the people, applies only
in cases of inheritance, the SUI.
preme court ruled, holding that the
laws are interpreted more literally
toward such class at the present
time.
Currie was represented in his APP
peal by Attorneys i. j. Giles, of
Lyons; A. a. Laurence and David S.
Atkinson, of Savannah.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-07-19
Three Alabamians
Held on Murder CHARGE

BIRMINGHAM. Ala. July 16.-
Three men are held in the Jefferson
county Jail charged with murder
pending investigation by Coroner j.
D. Russnm into the shooting and
killing of Tom Crane, 40 years old.
coal miner of 'Seloca. Ala, about
o'clock Sunday afternoon in a wood
ed stretch behind Cranes house at
Reed Spring, a little community
20 miles north of Birmingham. The
bullet entered the left side just be.
low the heart. killing Crane in.
stantly, officers stated.
Crane, Cal Hardin. Charles
Thomas and M. L. Kilgore were
gambling and drinking. according
to the deputies who arrested the
last named three. The officers said
a As calibere pistol, with one shot
fired and smeared with blood, was
taken from Cal Hardin's shirt
bosom. Deputies Hamilton, Lamb
and Cowart made the arrests.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-07-19
Cooperative Marketing
Spells Success for
Farmer, Speaker Says

NASHVILLE, Tenn, July IL
Cooperative marketing is the only
system to assure the success of the
farmer today Walton Poteet, direc.
tor of commodity marketing, toll
the Tennessee Federation Of Farm
Bureaus, meeting in it's first annual
convention here today. Poteet ex-
planned at length the cooperative
marketing plan and urged every
Tennessee farmer to practice this
system as a means of selfprotection.
if for no other reason.
E. A. O'Nea1, president of the
Alabama Farm Bureau. and A. f.
Markham. president Of the Tennes.
see Cotton association, were other
speakers on the morning program.
Trade, taxation, transportation
and finance are the four chief prob
lens confronting Tennessee farm.
ers today. declared DR.. w. H. Wal
ker, of Willows, Cal. vice president
of the American Farm Bureau fed.
GRAFTON, before the night session yes
terday<
Election OF officers and the nam
ing of an executive committee are
the principal events scheduled today
before the closing of the convention.
Memphis, Chattanooga and Knox
willie are Kidding for the next an.
nual meeting.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-07-19
Man Kills Himself
AS Family Looks On

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. July 16.-
In view of his wife and two children
and an intimate friend. w. Davis
Bynum, vice president Of a Jackson.
vile furniture concern. committed
suicide Sunday by shooting himself
through the head with pistol in
the backyard of his home.
Bynum. who was thirty-seven
years old, had been suffering from
heart trouble for some time and had
been respondent, Mrs Bynum said.
No inquest will be held.
Because of her husbands actions,
Mrs. Bynun, with the children.
drove to the home of w. @. Dowi-
ing, an intimate friend of Bynum's,
to get him to talk with Bynum. AS
they We're returning they saw BY
mum walk into the yard with a pis-
toll. and before, Bowling could rea3h
him he had fired a bullet into his
head.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-07-19
CHANCE IN SCHOOL
BIBLE READING ACT
OPPOSED BY RIDLEY

The Rev. Caleb A Ridley, former
imperial chaplain Of the Ku Klux
Khan, and at present member of
the Klonci,ium, speaking Monday
afternoon before the senate commit
tee on education. warned the mem.
bers that if they wanted to be re-
elected to the legislature. next year.
they had better vote against the
Stovall bill changing the manner
of reading the Bible in the public
schools.
eve will be on the firing line next
year. he said, land we are against
any change in the pte"ent law on
Bible reading" The minister charged
that the pope of Rome and his sub
ects would favor the rev li.l, and
denounced what he said was the I'm
friendly attitude of the Catholic
church towards the public schools.
Mrs. Julia O'Keefe Nelson, Ben NJ.
Blackburn and number of others
attended the hearing to support the
position Of Rev. Ridley.
On the other side was Mrs. J.. F..
Andrews, citizenship chairmanscf the
Georgia Parent-Teacher associations.
She said she had expected "Ku Klux
opposition to the bill, and added
that these people do not under
stand the Bible, or they would not
pc guilty of this persecution She
explained that ;he bill merely au-
thorizes the reading Of the Bible to
the school children in historical or
der, so they might better understand
it.
MIR. Ridley said the Bible should
be read without comment or inter-
probation, or else thrown in the
waste basket and left alone
The committee member adversed
the bill, but gave Mrs. Andrews a
unanimous vote Of appreciation for
the spirit of religious toleranceH AMI
and real Christianity she displayed
in her speech. Every member shook
hands with her and thanked her for
appearing before the committee.
Before We adjourn" said Sena-
tor E. Il. King, Il want to denoGnce
the .pirit of bigotry and intolerance
the other side showed. I also resent
the political threat made by Ridley.
We ought 20 get busy and stamp
out this spirit of intolerance in Geor
DIN -
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-07-19
Galh-Curcii' S Husband
Sued for $4,000;
SANDER Is CHARGED

NEW DIRK, July 17.-william
Thorner, well-known music teacher,
Monday sued Homer Samuel, hus-
band Of Galli-Curci, grand opera
singer, for Islander, asking $4,000
damages.
Thorner has been known and ad.
vertised as Galli-Curci's tutor The
complaint states that Samuel told
Frederick c. Hand, of Harrisburg,
Pa, and Cameron c. Baer, Of Read.
ing. Pa. whose daughter was a pupil
of Thorner that Thorner had never
taught Galli-Curci note of music.
The conversation is alleged to have
taken place in the Berkshire hotel,
at Harrisburg, on March 8, last.
He did get madame her first
singing position in America. He AL
ready has been paid $4,000, but he
did not teach her to sing" CALI
Curci's husband accompanied is al.
legged to have said, according to the
complaint,
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-07-19
Big Columbia Bank
Bought by Syndicate

COLUMBIA. S C., July 1.-THE
Palmetto National Bank of Column
bia has been purchased by a syndi-
cate Of South Carolinians headed by
LIE Roy Springs, Of Lancaster, and
E. w. Robertson, Of Columbia and
hereafter will be known as the Co
lumbia National bank, it was an.
nounced here today. The purchase
of the bank by the group was an
nounced last night and today it was
announced that a new bank with a
capital stock of 100000 had been
organized.
Others in the syndicate are B. E.
Greerand, J. w. Norwood, of Green
vile, and Walter S. Montgomery, of
Spartanburg. G.. M. Berry has
been elected president of the insti-
tuition and assumed the presidency
today.
Announcement was made recently
that the Palmetto National bank,
which had a capital of $1,000, 900
deposits in excess of $4,000 900, and
claimed resources of $4,000. 900
would be consolidated with the Lib
erty National bank, of which for
mer Congressman A. F. Lever is
president, and the Merchants bank,
a state institution. The plan was
to form a state banking institution
with a capital stock of $2,500,OOO to
be named the Palmetto Banking
and Trust company and to operate
the three institutions.
The Palmetto, it was said here
today, was unable to make arrange
ments to enter the consolidation
Governor Mcleod, Mr.. Robertson,
Mayor w. A. Coleman, and a num-
Der Of other South Carolinaians,
conferred with the comptroller of
the currency in Washington and
Mr.. Robertson last night telegraph
ed Mr.. Berry that the bank had
been purchased and that he was
leaving at once to confer with New
York banking interests.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-07-19
Unmasked Robber
Holds Up Diners
In Augusta Cafe

AUGUSTA, Ga. July II. -
Thrusting gun into the ribs of
Pete Andrews, manager and order
ing diners to keeT their hands in
the air, an unmasked white man
early Monday afternoon rifled cash
register of the Busy Bee cafe. in the
heart of the business district, and
robbed patron of $40 and a gold
watch, while scores of pedestrians
passed by, unaware Of the holdup.
The man made good his getaway
in an automobile after paying a
check for the dinner he had eaten.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-07-19
SIMMONS DENIES
SENDING MESSAGE
CHARGED BY EVANS

LITTLE ROCK, Ark, July IL
William J. Simmons, emperor of the
Knights of the Ku Klux Khan, late
Monday filed in circuit court here
his answer to the $500 200 damage
suit recently filed against him by
DR.. H. w. Evans, imperial wizard of
the order. The answer denies all re-
sponsbility for an alleged telegram
on which the suit is based.
Mr.. Simmons disclaims any knowI-
edge of the telegram, purporting to
come from him and published dur
ing May. The telegram, coming from
Atlanta was received in Little Rock.
1t made various charges against the
imperial wizard.
The answer includes the follow
ing passage;
This defendant is informed and
believes, after having read the al
legged telegram, that all the state
ments contained therein are true,
but he assumes no responsibility for
having sent said alleged tele-
grant,"
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-07-19
THREE OF DIXIE'S FAVORITE
SONS WILL HAVE BIG PART
In SELECTING A CANDIDATE
Holdings of Florida
Canal Company
Are to Be Sold

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla, July H.
1t was learned at the offices of the
Florida Coast Line Transportation
and Canal company, in this city, this
morning that the court action to sell
the property at public auction at
the local courthouse on September
second was the result of a friendly
suit and for the purpose of reor-
ganization.
1t was explained that the Rhode
Island Hospital Trust company were
trustees for the estates of George L..
and Helen M. Bradley, both deceased,
and who held, during their lifetime,
the majority of the stock in the COM
pany.
The order for the foreclosure sale
which is said to have been practi-
cally uncontested, was issued by
Judge Dewitt Gray, of the Fourth
Judicial circuit, on July End, and in
wolves the sum of nearly one million
dollars, $500,000 of which is the
principal on bonds issued and $436,-
423.31 in unpaid interest. 1t was
also stated that the reorganization
would not include new interests and
that the new company would con-
tinue the operation of the canal
which runs from Jacksonville along
the east coast to the headwaters Of
Biscayne Bay, near Miami.
The company has been ,sympathe-
tic throughout in the proposal to
have the government take over the
canal as a federal project and the
late George w. Gibbs, formerly gen.
eral manager Of the canal company,
was chairman of the St. Augustine
delegation which participated in
recent hearing held in Titusville. At
this time the matter was reopened
and a movement started anew to OBJ
tain a nllrchase hY the government.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-07-19
Woman Is Tortured
After Being Kidnapped
From Heart of Civ
BY DAVID LAWRENCE
(Copvright. 1921

OKMULGEE. Okla, July IA
story of kidnapping and torture was
told by Mrs. George Petropl, of Tul-
sa, who staggered into police head
quarters here late last night.
The young woman declared she
had been forced at the point of a
revolver to enter a motor car on a
busy street corner in Tulsa earlier
in the night. Her abductors, four
men and a woman, she said, carried
her to the st. Louis-San Francisco
railroad station where they placed
her on a train and brought her to
Okmulgee.
Acid was applied to her arms and
legs by the kidnapers in an effort
to force her to divuIge some infor-
nation relative to law suit in
Sapulpa in which her husband was
Involved, the woman told local of
ficers.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-07-19
REPEAL Of PENSION
INCREASES SOUGHT
TOSAVE 100000

Bills to repeal the increases IN
Confederate pensions made in 1920
to restore the clause refusing pen
sions to veterans or widows with
property worth $500 and to elimi-
, nate from the pension provision wild
ows married subsequent to January
l, 1870 were introduced in the house
of representatives Monday by Rep
resentatives Harris. of Jefferson.
and >kempton, of Fulton.
These bills would restore the pen,
sion laws to the status prior TO 1919
and would save the state more than
$4,000. 900 per year. according to Mr.
Harris. He said that the state for.
mally appropriated $1,250,O0O for
pension purposes and this amount
gave every pensioner 500 per year
Cnder the old classification. He add
ed that it was estimated that S., 500.
600 would be required TO pay the
pensioners in 1925 under the pres
ent act, which gives them SITS per
year and does not exempt those who
are wealthy or widows married be,
tween the years 1870 and 1891.
s The three companion measures on
pensions were referred to the ways
and means committee.
Representative Camp. of Coweta,
introduced a bill providing for
sales tax in lieu of all other occupa-
tional taxes now on the statutes.
Representative Moore. of Aspling,
introduced in the house a bill pr-vid-
Ing for biennial sessions of the legis-
lature similar to the BIZ introduced in
the senate by Senator Mundy.
Representative Wimberly, Toombs,
introduced a bill providing for the
repeal of the tax equalization law
on January l, 1925. There is already
bill pending for the repeal of this
law on January l, 1925, and several
others for its immediate repeal
Representative Bennett. of Dodge,
introduced a bill to authorize the
whipping Of convicts in state penal
institutions through an amendment
to the constitution.
The Fulton county delegation in
PRODUCED a bill giving the board of
county commissioners in counties of
more than 100000 population au-
thority TO make contracts with per.
sons, firms or corporations for put
y ting up lights on public highways
Representative Elders, of Tatnall,
introduced privileged resolution to
invite Walter Z. Duncan, comptroller
OF South Carolina, to address a joint
session of the legislature Tuesday
at ,10:30 o'clock on Taxation" but
the resolution was voted down.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-07-19
Officials
OF Cotton States to
Meet in Chattanooga

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, July IL.
The cotton states commissioners Of
agriculture, directors Of extension
and state entomolgists have been
called to meet in Chattanooga Au-
gust 6 by Harry D. Wilson, COM
missioner of the department of ag-
riculture and immigration of Louis
lana for the purpose of discussing
and determining the condition of
the cotton crop and letting the
world know the true situation.
Mr.. Wilson says that it seems
that certain interests are trying to
make it appear that the cotton
crop of 1928 is going to be quite
large. He says according to his
opinion with the lateness Of plant
ing because OF excessive rains the
shortage of labor and the very early
activity of the boil weeviI over al
most the entire cotton belt, it is inn
possible to make anything like
a normal crop.
A copy of Mr.. Wilson's letter
which has been sent to all officials
designated has been received here
and the chamber Of commerce will
arrange for the gathering of these
commissioners.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-07-19
Young Man Leaps
To Death From Bridge

MOBILE, Ala, July ia young
white man identified as Charles Lat
tier, %, Baltimore, Md, was drown
ed in Mobile river last night as he
jumped off a barge. The body was
not recovered.
LATTER was employed as a boiler
makers helper at the Alabama Dry.
dock plant, and was on night shift.
AS the barge on which LATTER was
standing with fellow workmen land
ed, he jumped but fell into q gap
between the barge and wharf.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-07-19
Clemency Refused
For Woman Slayer

MONTGOMERY, Ala, July IL
The state pardon board Monday re-
fused to recommend clemency for
Nellie Bestor, negro woman SEN
fenced to hang in Bib county, Au-
gust 8, for the murder Of her hus-
band, William Bestor.
The board, without recommends
ton, sent papers in the case to Gov
ernor w. w. Brandon. No action is
expected in the near future by the
governor.
The negro is the first woman SEN
fenced to death in Alabama since the
niNil NNnr
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-07-19
Only One ''Non-Com"
OF theLight Brigade
Alive; His Age Is 81

LONDON, July 16.-Only one non
commissioned officer of the noble
six hundred of the famous Charge
of the Light Brigade" is living and
he has reached the age of 90.
He is Edwin Hughes, troop SER
geant major of the Thirteenth Hus-
sars, and is the only person receiv-
ing aid from the Balaklava fund
which was organized soon after the
Crimean war to support the widows
and children of the commission
ed officers and to provide old age
pensions for the officers.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-07-19
Machine Gun Guard
Placed at Dipping =
Watts IN Mississippi

JACKSON. Miss, July 17.-Twen-
ty men armed with machine guns
and under orders to shoot to kill'
will guard the dipping watts of Amite
county from dynamiters and enforce
the cattle-dipping law, it was an
nounced here today by federal Of
ficers.
Amite county has for some time
been involved in battle with oppo-
uents of the dipping vat. Half a
hundred dipping watts have been de-
stroyed and one man killed.~
Knox Oneal, nephew of the county
tick inspector, is held on Il charge
Of numbering Harvey Pruick. Oneal
claims he shot Pruick while the lat
ter was attempting to dynamite a
vat.
Governor Lee M. Russell recently
refused a request that state guards
men be sent to Amite county to
guard the watts.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-07-19
Reward Increased for
SLAYER of Mr.. Dowis

DULUTH, Ga, July 1.-THE COM
munity reward for apprehension
and conviction of the slayer of Mr..
Victor Dowis has been increased
from $500 to $3.50, and total reward
of $1,000 is now outstanding. Addi-
tional rewards of 500 each are Of
fered for accessories to the crime.
A reward of 5000 is offered for in
formation leading to the arrest Of
the guilty person or persons.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-07-19
Producers of Wheat,
In Meeting, Urged to
Hold for Higher Price

WICHITA, Kan, July Icon
certed action by farmers to bolster
up the price of wheat was sought
here today at a conference of rep.
resentatives of five hard wheat pro-
ducing states.
The suggestion OF Governor Jona-
than M. Davis, of Kansas, that the
farmers urge a sellers strike" was
considered by the delegates.
Farm clubs. oranges, cooperative
associations and other farm organi-
cations of Kansas. Texas, Oklahoma.
Nebraska and Colorado, were repre-
scented at the meeting. The confer
ence met on call of John A. White
hurst, secretary Of the Oklahoma
board of agriculture.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-07-19
Senator Dial viii
Seek Reelection

sPARTANBURG, s. c., July IL
Senator Nathaniel &. Dial, of South
Carolina, announced today at his
home in Laurens, S. c.. that he
would be candidate to succeed
himself in the United States senate
in the Democratic primary next
year. He declared he would base
his candidacy solely on his record.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-07-19
No Extra Session for
Carolina Legislature

RALEIGH. N. c., July 17.-Pos-
sibility of a special session of the
general assembly vanished today
with the announcement from Attor-
ney General Manning holding mop.
erative the act of the last legisla.
ture that placed the state prison on
the same appropriation basis as 9TH
err state institutions.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-07-19
Bandits Shoot Down
Plane to Get Payroll;
Fooled by Aviator

LIMA, Peru, Juyly 17-Bandits yes
to-day shot down a low-fying air
plane carrying $4,000 payroll. They
were foiled when pc daring pilot
brought the disablA rlaneFo earth
after a sensational effort and escaped
on foot before the modern pirates
could reach him.
The payroll ship was driven by
Lloyd Moore. a former mechanic on
one Of the n. C. flying boats which
crossed the Atlantic. He was rush
ing the money from Lima to Canete
for payment of laborers working on
the government irrigation project
near CerrO Agul
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-07-19
Mobile Couple
Shot by Burglar

MOBILE, Ala, July 16.-An I'm
identified burglar discovered in the
home of w. f. Holmes, in this city,
at an early hour today, shot and
wounded Holmes and wife aud es-
capped. The burglar was heard in
the room and when Mrs. Holmes
flashed a spotlight on him. he red
one shot which rassed throgh the
legs of both the man and his wife
who were in bed.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-07-19
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