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Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-11-22
The Presidents Middle Name
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INV HAT is President COolidge's mid
M die name?" Besieged as we
y have been by seekers after this
particular morsel of truth, we may be in
dulged for pointing out that the Presidents
middle name is conspicuous by it's absence
If perchance there lowered, back in his
chrsom days, a precursive "John,"1 it has
long since taken flight. Calvin Coolidge
that's all; and certainly the syllables chime
as if meant for history.
Only nine of our Presidents, from Wash
ington forward, owned middle names; unless
we count Wilson, who, Interestingly enough,
dropped his original Thomas" and made
the woodrow world renowned. There
were John Quincy Adams, William Henry
Harrison, James Knox Polk, Ulysses Simpson
Abram Garfield, Chester Alan. Arthur, Will
liam Howard Taft and Warren GamalieI
Harding.
Mr.. Coolidge maintains the more distinctly
American bent. Long and sonorous names
sort well with ancient monarchies, being like
flourish of the seven horsetails once borne
before the sultan. But in democracies the
terse takes better. '"Theodore'' was ineyita-
bly,, and affectionately, cut to Teddy" and
even Calvin" is sometimes rendered Cal"
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-11-22

The age of discretion is that at which
man wishes he could swap some of his ex-
perience for some of his old illusions.-Bal-
timore Evening Sun.
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SchWab recently said: "The misfortunes nj
my life have come from acts of kindness tc
otners. Is his famous optimism becoming
SchWabbly?-St. Paul Pioneer Press.
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An eX-lion tanner went riding in a taxicah
when life paIled on him. His love of danger
would seem to be Unborn and uncomfortable.
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FLOWING GOLD
BY REX BEACH
CHAPTER XXI
NTargie FuIton's Son

IN the morning after the. fight MalloN
J knock at Grays door, then in answer
- to an indistinct and irritable command
"a h. Lo do inns
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-27
League Approves Conference

GENEVA, Ust. 2G.-Ny Associated Press.) proposal to hold con- ference on reparations is heartily favored in League of Nations circles. Indirectly, but Tafmly. the proposal was strongly supported at today's session of the International Labor conference when the labor leaders, headed by D. T.. Poulton. British del- egate, laid emphasis on the urgency of remedial economic measures for Europe 'if mankind is to be saved from annlhilation"
 Officials of the League of Nations explained that the league had not acted because the principal powers preferred to keep the problem in their own hands: but they said the machinery of the league was ready to be put in the disposal of the pow CTS, as in the case of the reconstruc- tion of Austria end as it will be for Hungary.
 Financial experts of the league in- cline to the view that there can be no real settlement of the reparations question without the help of the Unietd States or without a simul- taneous settlement of the question of interallled debts.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-27
Germany Withholds Comment

BERLIN, Oct. 26.-Anglo-American discussions of separations confer ence rouse hut the faintest spark of hope in Germany.
 The Stresemann government has withheld official comment, but the German in the street is unenthusias- tic and frankly pessimistic.
 He is suspicious of the French and also is convinced that there must be action from within Germany, if this country's conditions arc to be ap- preciably alleviated.
 The government will naturally welcome any investigation from any source, but officials privately express doubt that enquiries or recommenda- lions will alter the French view point.
 The immediate attention of Ger many is centercd on 0 new cabinet crisis, threats of prolatarian revolu- ton in Saxony, the menace of gen eral strike in Berlin. new confusion of the mark. and the food shortage.
 With socialists already paving the way of retirement from the cabinet. Hermann Mueller. chief socialist leader. predicted today that a re- actionary government would be in troduced in Germany shortly.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-27
Government Witnesses Link Names Of Maxwell And
 Ray At Oil Trial

FORT WORTH. Tex, Oct. 2s.- Testimony tending to directly con- meet o. L. Ray and R. L. Maxwell, two of the thirteen defendants on trial in federal court here with Dr. Freder- ick A. Cook, charged with using the United States mails in carrying on oil promotion schemes in fradulent manner with the operations of the Petroleum Producers association, of which pr. Cook is president, was of- fered by the government through wit- nesses who took the stand this after noon.
 F. F. Griswold, Wichita Falls, Tex, vice president and general manager of the Griswold Oil corporation, tes- tified a letter was sent to stockhold- CTS of his company signed by R. L. Maxwell as special trustee of the or ganization, advising them to transfer their stock 60 the Petroleum Produ- cers association. He stated that Max well was never connected with the company.
 R. II. Cox, olzmulgee, Okla, vice president of the Phoenix Oil and Gas company and a stockholder in the Glenn Rose Gas company, testified in a letter signed o. L. Ray, special trus- tee, was sent to the stockholders in the latter company relative to the transfer of their holdings of the Pc- troleum Producers association. Ray had no connection with the Glenn Rose company, and the letters were unauthorized, he stated. The com pany, the witness stated, is still in existence.
 Letters advising the transfer of stock to Dr. Cooks association were also sent to the stockholders of the SaraEan Petroleum company of Dal- las, Tex, according to the testimony of Bert M. Sarazen, trustee and treas urer of the company. The letters as introduced in evidence were signed by George II. Rattisseau as special trustee for the company.
 Miss Minnie Andrews of Kansas City. Mo-, a stockholder in the com rany, testified that she received such letters. which she identified when ln- troduced as evidence. Rattisseau, now of St. Louis, Mo-, testified he was formerly employed by the SaraZan company, but denied that he signed any letters for the Petroleum Produ- cers association to be sent to the Sarazen stockholders. He did testify, however, that he secured a list of the stockholders of the Sarazan company and turned it over to the Petroleum Producers association, for which he received S100
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-27
LLOYDGEORGEA AND
 HUGHES IN CONFAB
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 to the reparstions commission. was proposed as an alternative solution by Secretary Hughes in his note to the British government published Friday.
 All that remains now is for the government to decide upon the size of the commission and arrange for it's appointment. The investigation should be completed within a few months, one official here said Fri day.
 President Coolidge was pleased with the favorable reaction to the latest American gesture. Borah Launches Opposition.
 There was one rumble of thunder which mayor may not-bode i'll for the administration. 1t came from Senator Borah.
 "l am opposed to recognizing in any way the validity or authority of |said Any conference dominated or controlled or limited under that treaty would be wholly inadequate to the subject involved"
 Secretary Hughes believes the President has ample authority to ap- point American commissioners with out the consent of Congress. They are not to be official representatives of this government, theoretically. But actually, their names would be proposed by Washington tnd they would be American spokesmen.
 The administration is apt to find that some of the irreconcilable sena- tors take 8 different view. These senators fought the presence of an American representative on the repa- rations commission and have never liked the idea of continuing the un- official observer, 'Hol James A 14o- gan. This step may be just the op- pcrtunity that Senator Hiram John son has been awaiting before defi- ritely casting his hat into the politi- cal ring.
 On the ohther hand, the fact that it remained for the United States to bring forth the plan which may break the long deadlock in Europe, may strike such note of approval in this country as to smother any op- position-particular if it is sus- pected that political motives are back nf
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-27
Europe's Hopes Frightened

LONDON. Oct 2s.-America's de- cision to lend her advice and CO., operation in a conference for the set clement of the German reparation muddle seems to have lifted Europe out of the slough of depression.
 Secretary Hughes prompt and de- cisive response to Marquis Curzon's plea for American assistance has given impetus to situation which has heretofore been marked by utter inertia, and for the first time today British officials began to see rift in the mists which have so long en- veloped the problem.
 America's voice, stressing the inn perative need of finding suitable financial plan to prevent economic disaster in Europe, found prompt echoes in Paris, Brussels and Rome, for it became known late this after noon at the British foreign office that France, Belgium and Italy had all accepted the principle of an advisory conference of experts.
 O o O
 Look For Large Conference.
 While the British authorities would have preferred full conference of ministers to liquidate the reparation troubles. they hope the preliminary conference of experts will lead to a. larger council of allied and American statesmen. Frances consent to enter the advisory conference of experts will involve the question of accep- tance of the American principle that the interallied debts and German re- parations must be divorced, a point upon which Premier Poincare hereto fore has differed from Great Britain and the United States.
 France also will have to face the question of reducing the amount of indemnity expected from Germany under the Versailles treaty, which in the past has been fixed at 6,so0,- 000,o0o pounds sterling, or 132.o00., 000.000 geld marks. This sum. and the question of granting a mora torium to Germany. were the points which led to the failure of the last expert bankers commission, of which J. P. Morgan was a member.
 If, as the British government am tieipates, M. Poincare agrees to these and other conditions, it will remain only for the nations participating in the conference to appoint their eX- perts and formulate program Of pro- cedure.
 British officials seem to favor Der lin as the principal seat of the con ference, as this would make Ger many's books and records and the German officials themselves more &C., cessible to the experts who are to ap- praise Germany's assets and her ca pacity to redeem her indemnity obli- cations
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-27
DENIES HE WAS EVER MRS. STOKES AFFINITY
Edgar T. Wallace Travels 5000
 Miles To Testify

NEW YORK, Oct 2e.--Irritation sharpened the voice of Edgar T. Wal lace, correspondent in the w. E. b. Stokes divorce suit, as he uttered the testimony he has travelled 5000 miles to enunciate second time--a flat assertion that he never saw Helen Elwood Stokes save in the presence or other members of her family.
 His tones were convincing: he made it plain there had never been any sentimental feeling between him and the alluring young wife of the 72-year-old millionaire. His replies to Samuel Untermyer's questions were crisp, and his answers to the cross-eNamination were tart.
 So little of the Don Juan is there about Wallace that his mere pres ence on the witness stand, florid lank, partly bald, rnromantic. spoke powerfully for the defense.
 Once before Wallace has made his journey of gallantry across the con- tinent, leaving his wife at his San Francisco home. to deny Stokes al- legations of misconduct. In the 1921 trial, he was one of 16 correspond ents named by Stokes. This time he has been singled out by Stokes law yers as the man who is most likely, by the testimony of negro witnesses to be compromisingly linked with Stokes red-haired wife.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-27
ENDS LIFE AFTER
 TERRIFIC BATTLE
"Other Man" Suicides After Hus-
 hand Finds Him With Wife

LASALLE, Col, Oct. z6.-Wllllam Bedline, 60 years old, manager of the White Ash mine near here, is dead--a suicide--Nmer Nowell, 50, is in jail at Greedy, and Mrs. Mabel Howell is in the hospital with seri- ous injuries as a result of the dis covery last night by Novel; that Bedline was visiting Mrs. Nowell at Nowell's ranch home.
 After a terrific hand to- hand which furniture was smashed and the place was filled with bullet holes, Bedline knocked Nowell out, accord ing to Nowell. The mine manager then drove to his own home, eight miles distant, where his own wife had remained up waiting for him. Entering, covered with blood, Bed- line spoke to Mrs. Bedline and then entered his room and sent a bullet into his brain.
 Howell told the police he had been hiding near his home waiting for Bedline and Mrs. Nowell. Entering the house Nowell said he engaged m q desperate fight. in which shots were exchanged, knives were wield- ed and the furnishings of the place were practically wrecked
 During the fight Mrs. Nowell at tempted to intervene and lost two fingers when shs gyasped a knife in the hands of one of the men. The fight continued more than an hour. Nowell said. Finally Bedline oyer- powered Howell and left.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-27
NEGRO STILL HELD
 IN STORE MURDER
Double Funeral Services 0b- served Friday Fer Victims
 Of Meat CleaVer

Jim Taylor, negro, was still being detained by police Friday in con- nection with the double murder of Mrs. Frank Romeo, and her daughter, Mrs. Julia Vigilante, who were at tackled in their store-home, 20l Twenty fourth street. south, Monday night. Both women were killed after being assaulted with a meat cleaver.
 A second negro, Arthur Wiggins, arrested for possible connection with the assault, was released from custody Friday afternoon by Detec- tives Brannon, Brown and Goad, who arrested him Thursday.
 While the department has not re- linuuished their activities in the case, it was stated that the police had lit- tie hope of ever capturing the assail- ant During the few moments Mrs. Vigilante was conscious she IS said to have described the murderer as a tall, black negro"
 Double funeral services were held for the victims from the home of Mrs. Vigilantes' sister, Mrs. Ralph Agrimi, 2729 Ba-- ! avenue. at 2 o'clock and at 2:30 o'clock from St. Pauls Cathol lie e. ~ch. Burial was in Elmw cd cemetery with Lige Loy in charge.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-27
France Clears Atmosphere

PARIS Oct. 26.--(By Associated Press)-The French government has accepted the British proposal for an examination into Germanys capacity to pay separations. It is regarded in diplomatic circles that Premier Poin- care has thus avoided bad turn in Frances international relations, for this morning when the American note and Prime Minister Baldwin's were published here he appeared beset on all sides.
 Defied by the German chancellor in speech which was regarded as pre- saging prolongation and intensifica- tion of the troubles with the reich. and summoned by his allied associ- ates to accept the principle of con- ference which he had hitherto stead fastly rejected. the French premier seemed to have been isolated if not cornered.
 The prompt acceptance, of the a1- formative proposals made by the Brit ish prime minister clears the atmos- phere, and while nothing is expected by French officials to come from a France will have at least avoided the appearance of hanging back on a proposal approved by the American government
 Acceptance Is shown.
 The first impression regarding M. Poincare's reply was that it practi- cally rejected MT. Baldwin's proposal, since 1t limited the constitution of the examping commission by put ting the nominations up to the repa- rations commission, which was tan tamount to rejecting the idea of a conference of plenipotentiaries named by the various governments.
 When it transpired later that there were alternative projects in the Rrit- ish proposals, one for an internation- al conference and the other for a committee to be named by the repa- ratlons commission, 1t was seen that the premier's reply constituted an ac- ceptance.
 A high official of the foreign off, flee tonight declared that M. Poin- cares decision was largely influenced by the American approval of the project. France, he added, was par ticularly happy to welcome and fa- cilitate all she could such participa- tion of the United States in settle ment of the European tangle as the American government saw fit to un- dertake.
 Germans may decide to ask for a. hearing by the special commission of experts instead of pursuing their re- quest that they be heard by the in- terallied reparation commission.
 Valuable time may be gained in any case by the procedure accepted by NJ Poincare, it is pointed out in diplomatic circles, where there have been grave apprehensions over the crisis in the Franco German rela- tions. While the commission of ex- perts is at work other developments may modify the situation, such as the eventual success of the Rhineland
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-27
ARE AWARDED .dNEGIE MEDALS
jeorge D. Nelson Of Daphne, Ala, Among List Of
 Those H0nored

PITTSBURG, Oct 26.-Thirty-six acts of heroism were recognized by the Carnegie Hero Fund commission at it's fall meeting here late today. Eight of the heroes lost their lives, and to their dependents the commits sion granted pensions. In five cases silver medals were awarded. while in 31 cases the commission bestowed bronze medals. In one instance, where a hero was injured. he was granted disablement benefits. In eight other cases $12,800 was appro- priated for educational purposes and S13,000 for other worthy purposes.
 The eight heroes who sacrificed their lives in deeds of bravery were:
 James Benoit, 13-year-old school boy, Collinsville, Conn, died attempt ing to rescue girl playmate from drowning at Collinsville, July 19, 1922; bronze medal awarded father.
 Harold l.. Richard, 375 Mcclellan street, Chillicother, O.. was drowned in Paint Creek while trying to save a fellow student on May 30, 1922; bronze medal awarded father.
 Arthur G. Sheridan, 349 McKellar stret, Chillicothe, O., was drowfed to assist Richard in his heroic act and also was drowned; bronze medal awarded father.
 ls 14, SeqLim, Wash, aged 17, lost his life while attempting to rescue man and d woman from drowning at lore. Wash, June 25, 1922; bronze medal awarded father.
 J. Dexter Mcclellan, 845 Twenty second street, Oakland, Cal, an cleo trician, died attempting to save fel- low workman from drowning at Fruitland, Cal, August 22, 1920; bronze medal awarded the widow and death benefits of s65 a month with $5 a month additional on ac- count Of each of three children.
 Samuel A. Spencer, 6oS Howe street, Vancouver, B. C., 8 janitor, died while rescuing an indeternrin- ate number of persons from burning in an apartment house fire in Van couver on June 20, 1920. Spencer was burned to death; a silver medal awarded his daughter.
 James Baillargeon, 23 Beach street, Fairhaven, Mass, died at tempting to save a girl from drown ing at New Bedford, Mass, August 27, 1922; silver medal to his mother.
 Joseph Feher, sos Wordin avenue, Bridgeport. Conn.,, was burned to death while trying to extinguish the flaming clothes of a fellow work man in a mill at Bridgeport, Decem- Der 13, 1922. The widow received a silver medal, and, in addition to workmen's compensation, she was awarded benefits of S45 a month and S5 additional on account of daugh- ter.
 Two of the heroic deeds were per formed by girls, Lill S. farrell, 1520 Main street, Humboldt, Tenn, saved another girl from drowning at Hum boldt July 13. 1921. Iris V. M. Payne, 73 Smith street, Peterborough, On tario, Canada, aged Is, saved boy from drowning at Peterborough Feb luary 5, 1921. Both received bronze medals.
 George 'n- Nelson. Daphne, Ala, marine engineer, saved a man from burning to death in the hold of a ship at Pensacola, Fla, September 3, 1922, and was awarded a bronze medal,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-27
CUTS FIGURES FLYING. UPSIDE DOWN IN GALE

MITCHELL FIELD, N. T.. Oct. &c., The peak of daredevil try in aaron- aCtics was reached today by First Lieut.. Nj. l.. Elliott, who not only flew upside down on a straightaway course for a half mile, but hung by a safety belt for the benefit of photographers. The stunt was per- formed in treacherous wind and produced frequent thrills lat brought shudders evc~ to callous army air men.
 The tcpsy turvy record topped off a series of ther daring f, .t5 by Lieut. enanti Elliot. One of these was to describe the figure eight while fly ing upside wn in the same treach : e. IS gale. several loops and weird banking maneuvers also were executed. The most Lieutenant El- liott could get out of the little Sperry messenger in making the figure was 65 miles an hour,