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, 1923-06-21
ONCE more the Balkans, the hot

ONCE more the Balkans, the hot
~ bed of European wars, are ablaze.
Bulgaria Is in the throes of a civil
war;; ~Jugoslavia, Greece and Rumania
have rushed troops to the Bulgarian
borders, and Hungary has called three
classes to the colors so as to seize
whatever advantage may be offered.
The conflict may be confined within the
limits of Bulgaria, or it may spread
over much of central Europe and ulti-
mately involve some the great powers.
Reserve officers of the Bulgarian
army, with the assistance of the active
army, carried out a coup d'etat by
which Premier S~tamboullsky and his
agrarian government were ousted and
a new ministry installed headed by
Prof. Alexander Zankoff. Some of the
ex-ministers were arrested. but SIAM
boulisky fled and at once began arm
ing and organizing the peasants for
the purpose of recapturing Sofia and
overthrowing the "usurping'' govern
e There were rumor hat he had
been taken prisoner, but at this writ
ing the most authoritative reports say
he has succeeded In raising a peasant
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, 1923-06-21

TN HIS final report TO the President,
= Mr.. Lasker recommends the crea-
ton of eighteen subsidiary corpora
lions, each to control one of the con-
solidated ship routes, as the basis of
government operation of the federal
merchant marine in case the efforts to
transfer the ships to private operation
finally fail. The government must as
sumo complete control, Mr.. Lasker de-
%clares, the system of operation agents
having proved in his opinion a vicious
one" resulting in the placing of its
terminal facilities and the good will
of Its lines" in outside hands. He ex-
presses the opinion, however, that gov
eminent operation should always be
with a view to ultimate sale to private
owners
The chairman numbered among the
material results of his administra-
tom: Settlement of claims a%ggregat-
ing s20O.O00.0OO for I'D cents on the
dollar and, reduction of current def
lett from $16,OO0.OO0 to 100000 a
month. At the end OF the fiscal year,
he says, the board will have S125, 0O0,-
600 on deposit in the treasury against
100000 when he took office. This
SUN is believed to be sufficient for
the board construction financing, the
report says.
, 1923-06-21

Average production of dairy cows in
the United States is 3,412 pounds OF
milk per COW per year. In Holland It
is 1855 pounds; Switzerland. 6,950
pounds. and Denmark, 1896 pounds.
, 1923-06-21

HENRY FORD, II is now reported,
IL is going to make the race for the
presidency all by himself instead Of
as the head Of a third party ticket. He
is quoted as saying: There will be
four tickets In the 1924 election: The
Republican ticket. the Democratic
ticket, n third party ticket and the
Henry Ford Independent ticket. No
candidate is likely 10 get a majority of
the electoral vote and the election
probably will be thrown into the house
of representatives"
There are 531 votes In the electoral
college, and II the two old parties are
fairly evenly matched In the 1924 cleo
ton and the third or the Ford ticket
won one large state or two or three
smaller ones no candidate would have
a majority and the election would be
thrown n the house of representa-
tives Of the Sixty-eighth congress. In
this case the Constitution provides that
the house shall choose the President
from the candidates, not exceeding
three, receiving the highest number of
electoral votes. In making this choice,
however, the house is required TO vote
by states. each state delegation hav-
ing one vote, determined by n majority
OF the members Of The delegation. A
quorum shall be one or more members
from each OF two-thlrds of the states,
and "a majority OF all states shall be
necessary TO a choice" Thus ut least
20 votes would be required to elect.
1t happens that in the next house
there are only 80 state delegations
whose majority is Republican and 20
state delegations whose majority Is
Democratic. while FIVE delegations
evenly divided between Republicans
and Democrats would not be able to
cast n vote. To effect an election It
would be necessary for members in
pivotal state delegations to r~epudlate
party affiliations or absent themselves
from the ballotlng. II there were a
deadlock. and Ford we're n OF the
three highest In the electoral college
vote, he might concelvably be chosen
by the house as a compromise.
, 1923-06-21
Wlsdom From Franklin.

Dost thou love life? Then do not
s~quander time, for that is the stun life
is made of.-Beniamin Franklin.
, 1923-06-21

find a way out. Already it has been
informally suggested that treaties be
made with each foreign nation by
which the United States would be
given the right of search within twelve
miles of its in return for modifi-
cation of the dry ship rule. What
would be the attitude of other govern
ments toward such a proposition is not
known, but the comment of the British
press is decidedly unfavorable. Any
how. it is admitted in Washington that
this plan does not offer an early solu-
ton of the problem, for senate ratifica-
ton Of the treaties would be necessary
and the senate does not onven until
December.
, 1923-06-21

ME-. LASKER, retiring chairman of
A'A the shipping board. received the
o. X. of President Harding for the
trial trip of the Leviathan with its
600 invited guests, and the Republicans
who decried the affair as a useless and
expensive junket have fallen silent.
Not so the Democrats, however. Their
national committee already has full
minated against the trip. and probably
it will be kept alive as campaign ma
terial. There. If anywhere, lies its
inadvisability.
, 1923-06-21
BY EDWARD W. PIckARD

Low would you like to SEE
the presidential election
next year thrown into the house
Of representatives? This may
result II Henry Ford carries out
his reported plan of running,
not as head of a third party, but
as an independent with a ticket
of electors in each state.
, 1923-06-21

THERE Is not n great deal to be said
4 concerning the Franco-G German sit
untion. To date Belgium has been un-
able to bring the French and the Brit
ish 80 into accord that "A Joint allied
note could be sent to Chancellor Cuno.
Poincare Will MOI recede an inch from
his demand that German passive resist
ance In the Ruhr must first be officially
ended. Curzon and a minority Of the
, 1923-06-21

Tanlac Vegetable pills are natures
W remedy for constipation. For sale
everywhere.-Advertisement.
, 1923-06-21
NEWS review OF
CURRENT EVENTS
Bulgarian Revolution Alarms All
the Other Nations in
the Balkans.
CIVIL WAR NOW IS RAGING

Chancellor cuno Working on compro-
mise Proposition to France-Presl-
dent o! China Is ousted-Ford's
Alleged Plan to Throw Elec-
ton Into the House.
, 1923-06-21
MYTH impressive ceremony III,
Wv world court established by tn,

MYTH impressive ceremony the
Wv world court established by the
League of Nations opened on Friday
at The Hague, in the Carnegie peace
palace. 1t publicly proclaimed its in
dependence of the league, but for the
present its clerical work is being done
by men and WON sent from the
leagues headquarters in Geneva. Three
cases were on the agenda for the SEES
sion. The first Is the dispute between
Finland and Russia concerning the
autonomy of East Carelia. but Russia
has denied the courts competence, say
ing the affair is an internal matter.
The second. concerning the expulsion
of German nationals from Poland,
probably will not be contested by the
Berlin government. The third case IN
wolves Germnny's right to bar from
the Kiel canal. in March. 1921, a Brit
ish ship which was carrying French
war munitions to Poland ut the time Of
the Russian attack on Warsaw.
, 1923-06-21

EOREIGN ships coming to America
l. now enter our ports with only
enough liquor for medicinal purposes,
in accordance with the decision Of the
Supreme court and the regulations Of
the Treasury department. But there
Is SO much dissatisfaction that the
government at Washington Is trying to
, 1923-06-21

TT WOULD take more han a Phila.
l. delphla lawyer to figure out the
situation In China and make clear its
complexities. After his cabinet quit
him, President Ii Yunn-hung fed TO
Tientsln, where soldiers held him pris-
mel In his train until he formally re-
signed. The functions Of the govern
ment ut Picking were undertaken after
a fashion by representatives of FIVE
ministries who requested Premier
Chang to return and resume his office.
Ii was virtually driven from Picking
by Feng publishing. the christian
general"
All the foreign captlves Of the
Chinese bandits have been released
and are again with their friends. BY
the compromise agreement with the
outlaws 1000 Of them r to be en-
rolled In the army and they were paid
$4,000.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-05-03
INDEPENDENTS AND
STANDARD SEEN IN
BITTER OIL BATTLE

NEW YORK, May IA struggle
for domination between opposing
elements in the petroleum industry
is seen by Wall street, the New
York World says today, with the
Standard Oil interests and few
other big refiners aligned against
independent companies operating
chiefly in the mid-continent field.
The total financing strength Of the
Standard Oil group is given at $780,
100000 by the paper, and that Of the
Independents as $4S9,200, 900.
The offensive. which was behind
the general smash in prices on the
New York Stock Exchange yester-
day, the World says, has been seen
by the street for three weeks. The
objective, it is asserted, is the wreck,
ing of the independents and the
eventual control Of the mid-continent
field by the Standard Oil interests
and their allies
Recently, gasoline prices have
been subject to severe cuts, always
initiated by Standard Oil companies
and followed by the independents
the article says.
'These cuts appear purely arti-
fetal to Wall street, for the reason
that while consumption was in
creased enormously this year, Mexi.
can production has continued to
slump and the total supply of gaso-
line available is relatively lower
than last year.
For these reasons, it is said,
that the price reductions, both in
gasoline and California crude oil,
have been aimed at the Independents.
If the Independents were out of the
way it would be possible for the large
interests to take advantage of de-
creasing Maxican yields and increas-
ing consumption in this country to
put the price of gasoline to almost
any figure desired.
Some persons in touch with the
fight and the circumstances behind
it believe that the combat had it's
inception in animosities and jeal-
ousies that accompanied disclosures
at the recent oil investigation con-
Quoted by committee of the United
States senate.
1T was reported that the indie
pendents probably would take their
case to the department Of justice,
claiming that Standard Oil, despite
It's dissolution, was still in a posi-
ton to strangle competition and that
its present attack on the independ-
dents constituted a violation Of the
Sherman act"
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-05-03
SHOPMEN ABANDON
FIGHT AGAINST US.
STRIKE INJUNCTION

CHICAGO, May 1.-The leaders of
the strike of railroad shopmen to-
day abandoned their case in defense
against the federal injunction OBJ
tanned last September by Attorney
General Harry M. Daugherty, and
announced that their principal con-
tentinos in the case had been up
held.
The announcement by counsel for
the defendants, coming "a hours in
advance of the hearing on the gov
ernment's application for perma-
nent injunction, caused Blackburn
Esterline, assistant solicitor general
Of the United States, to interpret
the action of the defense as amount
ing to a default, Which he termed
a "fiasco."
After announcing that all attor-
neys for the defense had withdrawn
at the request of the officers of
the railway employees department
Of the American Federation of
Labor, Donald r. Richberg, of de-
Tense counsel, explained that the
shopmen were satisfied with the sit
uation and that the government
could find such satisfaction as they
could and do as they wished with
the case. He made public letter
addressed to himself, Frank L. Null
holland, of Toledo, o., and James
sby-Smith, of Washington, the
attorneys. for the defense, from B.
M. Jewell, president of the railway
employees department, and the other
leaders, explaining their view of the
case.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-05-03
Farmer and Bride
Burned to Death
In Alabama Home

GADSDEN, Ala, May 2.-Knett
Little, %, planter, and his bride of
three months were burned to death
last night when their home near
Ohatchee was destroyed by fire. The
charred remains were found on bed
springs, indicating that their lives
were lost as they slept.
Neighbors who discovered the
blaze after the house was a mass of
flames, tossed stones through win
dows into the couples bedroom in
an effort to arouse the sleeping pair.
Efforts of neighbors to awaken
the couple, however, proved ineffec-
tua1, and it was several hours be-
fore the ashes had cooled sufficient.
ly to recover what remained of the
bodies.
Both Mr.. and Mrs. Little were
'well-known in the community. Mr..
Little was resident of Gadsden
for some time before he married
and moved to farm.
The origin of the fire had not been
determined,
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-05-03
P|GG[Y W|GG[Y
PRESIDENT CALLS
FOR PUBL|C'S AID

MEMPHIS, May 2.-Clarence
Saunders, Memphis grocery man and
president of the Piggy Wiggly
Stores, Inc, fluctuation Of which
stock recently created a sensation
on the New York stock exchange.
resulting in short sellers being
caught short of thousands of shares
of class "a" stock, in an advertise
ment published today calls on Mem
phis people to aid in his stock-seIt
ing campaign, the failure Of which
would result, he announces, in wip>
ing out his private fortune.
Today's selling campaign an
nouncement is written in the firs5
person.
II did not go into the market
operations to make money" the
statement says, "but to save money
for others, and. as Wall street says,
unless 1 am able to sell the stock
which I have on hand as a conse.
quence of the job I took for myself,
there is only one outcome and that
is, my personal fortune will be
wiped out. This will be the price
of my efforts to protect others if
am unable to find buyers for my
stock, as most Of the old ones grab
bed their profit and haven't been
heard from since
The advertisement is under the
caption; wall street is right whel
it says that unless I sell the Pig
ely Wiggly class "A stock 1 wi,
go brcle.''
Mr.. Saunders declares that the
company is on firmer basis than
at any time in it's history and "it
is only because of certain bank on
position, and other whispered prop
uganda that it is necessary to spend
so much effort to sell this stock, as
otherwise it would have been taken
ON the first offering -
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-05-03
New Appeal Made
To Governor Hardwick
To Save Short Line

An appeal to Governor Hardwick
to make another effort to prevent
the Macon and Birmingham railroad
from being junked was received
Tuesday from j. H. 3. Butts, a
merchant of Pickard, Ca, who
stated that he sees in the action of
citizens committee meeting re-
Gently held at Thomaston an indica-
ton that the effort to save the road
Is about to be abandoned.
At that meeting, according to an
account in the Thomaston newspa-
per, it was decided by the commit
tee that efforts to save "the road as
whole" were useless, and that eff.
fort should now be turned in the di-
rection of saving a part of the
road.
The part Of the road proposed to
be thus saved, Mr.. Butts declared in
his letter to the governor, would
leave the Pickard territory high and
dry without rail line, with very
large loss of peaches.
He stated that he believes the
whole Macon and Birmingham line
could be bought for 100000, and
urges the suggestion that the state
of Georgia put up the money to buy
a 81 per cent interest on condition
that property owners along the line
buy the other 40 per cent,
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-05-03
Preacher Charged With
WELDING Meat CIeaver
In Stone Mountain Row

STONE MOUNTAIN, Ca, May 1.
J. H. Simmons, who claims to be
retired Baptist minister, formerly of
Poterdale, is in the DeKalb county
Jail, and Charlie Bradfield, a local
stone-cutter, is at his. home suffer
ing from a severe wound in the head
as the result of a fight between the
two here late Monday afternoon.
Simmons, who is said to have
welded a meat cleaver in the strug-
gle, is held on a charge of assault
with intent to murder. He probably
will be given a hearing in a day or
not thought to be dangerously hurt,
is able to testify. Simmons also is
suffering from bruises about the
head and face, which he claims were
Inflicted by Bradfield just prior to
the cutting.
Simmons, who was taken to Deca-
tur by Chief Of Police Langford,
claims that an old grudge was the
cause of the quarrel. He said that
Bradfield came to the home of Mrs.
Louise Bradfield, daughter of Sim
zmons and sister-in-law of Charlie
aradfield, with whom Simmons is
Sving, with letter which he claims
Simmons wrote Bradfields wife, and
accused Simmons of trying to break
up his home. Simmons claims he de-
MED writing the letter. saying that
IL was not even in his handwriting
Mrs. Bradfield also received bruises
In trying to separate the two men.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-05-03
President and Lodge
Reach Understanding
In World Court FIGHT

WASHINGTON, May 1. - Senator
Lodge and President Harding have
reached a complete understanding
on the world court question.
At secret White House confer
ence, Senator Lodge and the presi.
dent threshed the question out, and
each now knows exactly where the
other stands.
Senator Lodge knows that Mr..
Harding has no intention of backing
down on the court proposal. The
president knows that Senator Lodge
is opposed to it in it's present form
or even with the reservations pro-
posed by Secretary of State Hughes
He knows that the senator will lead
in efforts in the senate foreign rela-
lions committee to have additional
reservations adopted, which ultimate
~ may defeat the presidents hope
for American membership, either by
causing the senate to reject the pro-
tocol, or by causing foreign nations
to refuse to admit the United States
on the senate terms.
President Harding and Senator
Lodge met late at night in the presi-
dents study. The senator carefully
timed his visit so that no one would
know OF it. He got in and out again
without being interviewed
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-05-03
The Weather

Louisiana: Thursday, generally
fair.
Arkansas: Thursday, probably
fair.
Oklahoma: Thursday, generally
fair.
East Texas: Thursday, probably
cloudy.
Virginia: Thursday, increasing
cloudiness, probably showers in ex-
IRENE west portion, little change in
temperarcre.
North Carolina: Thursday, cloudy
probably showers in west portion, lit
tie change in temperature.
South Carolina: Thursday, local
showers; little change in tempera-
ture.
Extreme northwest Florida. Ala
bama, mississippi: Showers and
probably thunderstorms Thursday;
little change in temperature.
Tennessee: Cloudy. with showers
and probably thunderstorms Thurs
day; little chang eintempe nature.
Kentucky: Thursday, showers,
not much change in temperature.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-05-03
Admits Staying Girl
Companion Of Sister;
Hearing Is Postponed

RICHMOND, Va, May l.
Joseph Encoh, twenty-three, will be
given a hearing. in police court here
May 4 on a charge of numbering
Miss Celia Shevick, sixteen-year- old
companion of his sister. The hear
ing, set for today after Enoch is
alleged to have confessed the crime
to Captain of Detectives Alexander
S. Wright and five other members
of the city's plain clothes force and
a notary public, was postponed at
the request of the police, who asked
for more time to complete the case.
DR.. j. M. Whitfield, city coroner, an
nounced that an inquest would be
held on the morning Of May 4.
Miss Shevick was found uncon-
scious early Friday on a lot within
a few blocks of her home. Her
skull had been crushed by two
blows, one on the back of the head
and the other forehead. She was
rushed to a hospital, but died late
that afternoon without regaining
consciousness.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-05-03
Youths Of Honduras
Offer to Aid Escape
OF Hammer Suspect

TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras, May
IAN attempt to free from Jail the
woman held here as Clara Phillips,
Los Angeles hammer murderess.
has been discovered by the police.
A group of romantic young men
offered their assistance to her in the
attempt, communicating with her by
notes sent to the Jail in oranges.
The woman, held under the name
Of Mrs. Jesse Carson, offered money
to her guards and intended to dash
from the prison gates at 2 o'clock
III the morning.
The full plan was discovered by
the director of police. He, however,
does not attach a great amount of
Importance to the scheme, believing
it only the Vaccinations of movie
mad" film lovers perpetrated in a
spirit of adventure and romanticism.
Copyright, 1923. by United Press.)
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-05-03
Senator Nelson S Body
Taken to Minnesota;
State Pays Homage

ST. PAUL, Mimi. May 1.-Minne-
sofa today paid homage to her
grand old man." when the body of
Knute Nelson, United States sena-
tor for % years, returned to his
home state this morning.
The flag draped, bronze casket was
placed on a caisson drawn by six
horses and escorted to the state
capitol where it will lay in state all
day. Tonight, a special train will
carry the senator to his old home in
Alexandria.
Tomorrow morning private fun
eral services will be held at the
home, with a public funeral in the
national guard armory in the after
noon.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-05-03
Irritated by Singing
OF Boy Choir, Woman
Makes Dogs Her Heirs

> NEW YORK, May 1.-"Screech-
ings" of the boy choir of the exclu-
sive Fifth Avenue Episcopal Church
OF st. Thomas, whose stately home
at Fifty-third street is considered
one of the best Gothic examples in
the country, caused the transfer of
a society woman's bequest from a
home for incurable children to me-
mortal hospital for the Society for
the Prevention Of Cruelty to Ami
mails.
This became known today when it
was learned that Mrs. Sidmon Nc
HE, wealthy brokers' wife, had Wis
tied the police yesterday and com
planned of the choir's screenings.
An investigation was promised. Mrs.
Monies home faces st. Thomas
across the street.
She recently surprised society with
the announcement that her entire
fortune was to be left for an animal
memorial hospital, with the inscrip-
ton over the door: 1.-THE more I
saw of humans, the more thought
of dogs"
She had previously announced that
her will bequeathed her estate to a
hospital for incurable children. She
did not then explain her reasons for
changing her mind and her will,