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Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-05-26
PEK|N HEARS j. s.
WILL RUSH TROOPS
FROM PHILIPPINES

" PEKIN, May 25.-(7:5O p. ny
American troops in Manila are soon
to be rushed to Tientsin, it was re-
liably stated here tonight.
The American legation refuses
either to confirm or deny the re-
port.
The forces were demanded in a
resolution forwarded to the state de.
partment by the American Chamber
Of Commerce.
It is presumed they would be used
either actively, or, passively in at
tempting to induce the Chinese ban
dts to release their American
prisoners seized nearly three weeks
ago after the wreck of the Shanghai
Pekin express.
There now are approximately
1900 United States troops at Tien-
tsin, including 800 marines.
In Pekin the British, French and
Japanese Legation guards number
about the, same. 1t is doubtful, how
ever, how many of the forces could
be used since they are assisting in
guarding the Pekin-Mukd railway
under the protocol of 1900.
TROOP MOVEMENT WATTS
SECRETARY HUGHES REQUEST
WASHINGTON, May 25.-The
war department will not, at this
time, send American troops from
Manila to China for use against
the Shantung bandits, acting Secre-
tary of War Davis said today.
Davis said that while the war de-
partment was ready to order troops
into China the moment the state
department requested it, no such
action would occur until Secretary
Hughes deemed it necessary.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-05-26
KILLED 8 REVENUE AGENTS
IN BATTLE WHEN ONLY Is,
KENTUCKIAN TELLS POLICE

and Art left my brother Charlie and
me on guard and went away for
while. The last thing my father said
was Joe, if you see any revenue
agents, shoot on sight and shoot to
kill
Charlie and 1 hung around the
still, keeping close watch and pretty
soon we heard shooting-thirty or
forty shots on the side of the bill We
hid in the bushes and in a few min
utes we saw the revenue agents
coming down the hill. They were
carrying two bodies and when they
got close to us, we could see they
were father and Art.
1--WE let the agents get past us
and then we started shooting. I
fired thirteen shots altogether and
Charlie fired some, and we killed
eight of them altogether. Then
we skinned out"
LOurie, the officers stated, said he
and his brother had remained to-
gether until two years ago. He de-
clared they travelled all over the
world. much Of the time on the
water and in the Orient, afraid they
would be arrested. The officers said
he was covered with tattooing and
bore many marks of a life of advent.
IRE.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-05-26
Big Timber Privilege
Sold for 100000

VALDOSTA, Ga, May PSI. N.
Bray, Of this city. has just closed the
largest timber deal that has been
made in this section lately, selling to
the Barfield Lumber company, Of
Vienna, the milling privilege on 5000
acres of timber on the former lands
of Morton Turner near Quitman, in
Brooks county, for approximately
100000.
Mr.. Bray bought the land two
years ago. He retains the turpen-
tine privilege and also the land,
which will be cut up into small
farms when the timber is cut away.
1t is among the best lands in Brooks
county, and is part of the former
estates of Colonel Morton and the
late Mr.. Henry G. Turner.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-05-26
JAIL BREAK Fooled.
ORDER IS RESTORED
BY ARMED CITIZENS
Officer Is FeiIed With Brick
as He Enters CeII-AssaiI-
ant Held by Woman Till
Help Arrives

JASPER, Ga, May 25.-Quick ac
ton by his wife and the timely ar
rival of a neighbor saved Sheriff
D. p. Poole, of Pickens county, from
more serious harm late Wednesday
afternoon after Ralph King, a prfs,
oner, had knocked the officer down
with a brick in an attempt to escape
from the jail.
While Mrs. Poole held Fred Hill,
Kings companion, Oscar Champion,
a neighbor, who had driven up in
his automobile, secured the sheriff's
pistol and fired at King as he fled.
The bullet came so near hitting the
man that he stopped, and was
marched back into the Jail by Mr.,
Champion.
This by no means ended the trou.
BILE, however, as the two prisoners
refused to let anyone lock them in
their cells, holding Mr.. Champio.i
and Mrs. Poole off with bricks and
stones taken from the Jail walls.
They also proceeded to smash the
Jail furniture, and were subdued Only
after several citizens of the town
had arrived with guns, overpowered
them and locked them up.
Sheriff Poole had gone to the
mems cell with a bucket of water
when the two men, both of whom
were awaiting trial on misdemeanor
charges, made their unexpected at
tack. Mrs. Poole heard her husband
fall and rushed from the first floor
to his aid. Hill was holding the
sheriff while King went through his
pockets in search of pistol. Mrs.
Poole grabbed Hill and King ran.
Mr.. Champion had arrived in the
meantime and halted King with the
officers pistol.
Citizens of Jasper have petitioned
Judge w. d. Blair and Solicitor
John S. Wood of the Blue Ridge
circuit, for special trial in ordels
that King and Hill may be speedily
arraigned on charge OF assault
with intent to murder in connection
with the attack on the sheriff. None
of the other prisoners in the Jail
at the time gave any trouble.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-05-26
EMPEROR SIMMONS
SUED FOR 100000
BY WIZARD EVANS

LITTLE ROCK, May 24.-Wil-
liam ]. Simmons, emperor of the
ku klux Khan, against whom suit
was filed here today by H. w.
Evans, imperial wizard of the khan,
asking 100000 for alleged defama-
ton Of character, arrived in Little
Rovk at 80 this afternoon.
When informed of the action
against him he said he had not read
the petition and had no comment to
make at present. He had not been
served with notice of the suit early
this afternoon.
The basis of DR.. Evans suit was
a telegram which Emperor Simmons
is alleged to have sent to local news
papers for publication on May Is. Ac-
cording to the petition filed today
the telegram charged that DIR. Evans
during a period of six months prior
to the telegram, received money in
excess of 100000 belonging to the
Khan and deposited it to his person
al credit and appropriated it to his
own use.
The telegram, it is set forth, was
an answer made to charges against
Emperor Simmons by James A.
Conner, grand dragon of the realm
of Arkansas Knights of the Ku Klux
Khan that the Kamelia, a womens
organization founded by Simmons,
was "a fee grabbing scheme"
Another statement in the telegram,
the petition sets forth, alleged that
DR.. Evans charged to the Khan his
personal living expenses, including
house rent, grocery, light and fuel
bills, and that he was splitting fees
with his personal representatives in
several states.
DR.. Evans in his petition states
that the charges made against him
by Emperor Simmons, are false and
alleges that they were composed by
the emperor with the malicious in
tent of injuring his character and at
lacking his reputation for honesty
and integrity.
AS a result of the charges, widely
published, DR.. Evans states that his
name and reputation have been
damaged to the extent of one hun
dred thousand dollars,
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-05-26

acknowledgements regard kras-
sin note to Great Britain as making
important concessions by Russia.
Minneapolis, Minn.-W. E. Paul
Of Minneapolis elected president OF
international Union of Gospel Mis-
sions.
londonderry Bradley, senior
editor of Oxford English dictionary
and fellow of the British academy,
died at Oxford
Washington.-Miss Grace Abbott,
chief of the Children's bureau. is
elected president of the national
conference of social work.
Hickory, n. Grew. J. C. Leon
ard, of Lexington, N. c., elected
president of general synod of Re.
formed Church of United States.
Buffalo, n. Y, May 24.-The Rev.
DR.. w. B. Sawyhill, of Seattle,
Wash, elected moderator of general
assembly of United Presbyterian
church.
New YOrk.-Former United States
Senator Frelinghuysen announces
he has undertaken to form a league
to fight for limitation Of profits of
coal companies.
BrusseIs.-Belgian cabinet decides
to hold present conscripts in army
four months after expiration of
time of service, and to call several
additional classes.
New YOrk.-Douglas Fairbanks,
Jr., son of motion picture star,
signs three year contract with Fa.
nous Players asl1y corporation at
salary of $1,000 a week.
Mexicali, Lower California;
Mayor Juan Loere states thirty per-
sons are known to have lost their
lives in a fire which destroyed a por-
ton of city Tuesday night.
ChicagO.-Gen. Henry T. Allen,
commander of the American troops
that held the Rhine, says Ruhr in
vasion has cost world 100000 900
france in lost business and produc.
ton.
Essen.-Officials Of the Krupp
works confirm reports they have re-
quested Berlin government to recall
DR.. Otto Wiedfeldt, German ambas-
sador to United States, as he is
needed at plant.
Memphis, Tenn, May pa spe
cial train bearing Mrs. Theodore
Koch and her son comes from Chi
cago in 10 hours and 10 minutes, a
record for the $50 miles. Mr.. Koch
is seriously i'll here.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-05-26
News
Comes as Surprise
To Laniier S Father

News Of the alleged reconciliation
of his son, Sidney Lanier, III, with
his wife, Mrs. Peggy Lewis Lanier,
sometime Thursday came as a sur
prise to DR.. J. d. Lanier, proprietor
of the New York Dental Parlors,
who declared Friday that the first
information he had was when a.
Journal reporter asked him about 1T.
Reports were current Friday that
the Laniers had effected a reconcile
alton, rented an apartment at 100
Ponce de Leon avenue, and were
planning a trip to California soon
on belated honeymoon.
Efforts, however, to confirm these
reports proved unavailing Friday
morning. At the offices of Branch
G Howard, two Of Mrs. Lanier's At
lanta attorneys in her suits for per-
manent alimony against her hus-
band, filed in Macon, and for $4,000
damages for alleged alienation of her
husbands affections, against her
father-in-law it was stated that no
confirmation of the reported recon
Citation had been made to them, and
so far as they knew Mrs. Lanier
would go ahead with both suits
Mr.. and Mrs. Lanier could not be
reached. Nor could any Of Mrs,
Laniers relatives be found either to
confirm or deny the report.
Lieutenant John C. Davis, of the
city detective department, declared
that about midnight Thursday he
answered a call to the apartment
house on Ponce de Leon, and that
while there Mr.. Lanier appeared in
door of one of the apartments and
told him he and his wife had af-
fected a reconciliation, and would
live together as man and wife.
Mrs. George Brown, who occupies
the apartment that Lieutenant
Davis said he visited, told Jour
nal reporter Friday morning that
Mr.. and Mrs. Lanier were not there
at all Thursday night.
Later, over the telephone, she told
another reporter that Mrs. Lanier
had been there a little while Thurs
day afternoon, but left before night
fall. She said she had not seen Mr..
Lanier.
Mrs. Brown said she understood
Mr.. and Mrs. Lanier were stopping
at a downtown hotel.
Efforts to locate the couple at
hotel were unavailing.
Discussing the report, DR.. Lanier
said his son came ito his Office Thurs
day afternoon and told him that he
was going to Winder, Ga, sometime
night, and that he had not
seen him since.
When informed that his son had
said he and his wife were going to
California on a honeymoon, DIR. La
nier inquired:
Whats he going on; he hasn't
any money.
"Sidney's man; he's over q years
Of age, and he may have decided to
go back to live with his wife. He
has right to if he wants to. but
if he has, he hasn't told me any
thing about it," DR.. Lanier said.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-05-26
The Weather

Louisiana: Saturday partly cloudy
to cloudy, probably scattered thur
dershowers.
Arkansas: Saturday partly cloudy
"a cloudy.
Oklahoma, east and west Texas:
Saturday partly cloudy to cloudy.
Virginia: Saturday unsettled, prob
ably showers.
North Carolina: Saturday showers,
not much change in temperature.
South Carolina, Georgia: Unset
tied, with local rains Saturday; not
much change in temperature.
Florida, extreme northwest Flor
ida, Alabama, Mississippi: Local
thundershowers Saturday.
Tennessee: Showers and probably
thunderstorms Saturday; not much
change in temperature.
Kentucky: Unsettled Saturday,
probably showers; not much change
In temperature.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-05-26
ederaI Agents Check Story
Of Prisoner Who Says He
Has Been a Fugitive Since
1908

LOS ANGELES, Cal, May "a
City and federal officers are check
ing the story told yesterday by Joe
Buckley Lourie. % years old, that
when he was thirteen years old, in
April, 1908, he killed eight revenue
officers in a moonshine fight in the
mountains of Kentucky.
Lourie, who said he formerly lived
at Kirby Knobbs, KY, was taken into
custody by a special agent of the
Southern Pacific railroad on charge
of beating his railroad fare. At the
Jail, detectives stated, he told the
following story:
t'My father and my brother Art
ran a moonshine still. The revenue
agents were always trying to find it.
One day, back in April, 1906, father
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-05-26
Judges Retirement
Bill Is Sanctioned

TALLAHASSEE, Fla, May Is.
Legislative sanction was given to
the supreme court judges retirement
bill when the house concurred
~ a senate amendment providing
-, it's terms shall apply only to
;;::dgt., who have reached the age of
seventy-four and have served TWEEN
ty-f1ve years on the bench. The bill
now goes to the governor. 1t still
provides for the voluntary retire
ment of Chief Justice Taylor, and
it is understood that he will take adj
vantage of it's provisions within the
next sixty days.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-05-26
New Trial Asked
For Doomed Man

GAINESVILLE, Ca, May 25.-An
extraordinary motion for new trial
has been made by the attorneys Of
Arthur Whitworth, sentenced to be
hanged June Is for killing his wife
at New Holland last fall, and the
hearing before Judge Jones has been
set for June 7. A petition for com
mutation of sentence to life impr1s'
onment is now pending before the
prison commission.
The extraordinary motion charges
that n. e. Lawson, one of the jurors
who convicted Whitworth, is related
to a Mr.. Duckett, who took leading
part in raising a fund to prosecute
Whitworth A plea of this kind was
held good by the supreme court in
the Crawley case and also in the
Egberf Mcclure case.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-05-26
Court Convenes,
Jurymen Absent

GAINESVILLE, Ga, May 3d.
When the May term Of city court
convened this week it was confront.
ed by an unprecedented and very
embarrassing situation. Of the
thfrty-six jurymen claimed to have
been summoned to appear. not one
was present. The sheriff says he
gave the list of names to one of his
deputies with instructions to mail
notices. The deputy says he mailed
them.
Judge Sloan ordered the solicitor
10 issue a rule against the sheriff
and the absent jurymen to show
cause next Monday, when the court
will take another try at holding a
session.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-05-26
z Missing Students
Sought After College
Cat Day Festivities

FARGO, N. D., May 25.-Searcn
was being made today for Phillip
Fitzgerald sophomore at the North
Dakota Agricultural college, who
was handcuffed and spirited away
last night just before opening OF
gay cat day festivities.
Byron Hanson. president of the.
freshmen's organization, also was
having been captured We'd
nesday night by sophomores.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-05-26
Sheriff Fined for
Contempt of Court

TAMPA, Fla, May 25.-Sheriff
w. C. Spencer was adjudged in con-
tempt of court by Julian Hazard,
county judge, Thursday, and fined
$25 or two days in Jail when he re-
fused to arrest himself or allow
deputy to do so.
The case originated when W. H.
Stephens was arrested for having
stolen car. He was held to criminal
court, but replevined the car. When.
the time allowed for the sheriff to
contest this action had passed, the
sheriff refused to give it up and the
Judgment followed. The sheriff said
he would submit to arrest by an
eIisor asked for by attorneys, and
serve the sentence,
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-05-26
Another judicial
Circuit for Florida

TALLAHASSEE, Fla, May 25.-
A bill that would create a new ju-
dical circuit out of Lake and sum-
ter counties was passed by the
house Thursday. 1t met with the Wig
orous opposition of Representative
Hale, who declared it was not need
ed. The measure now goes to the
senate, where it's passage is doubt
full
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-05-26
Premier to Retain
Post of Chancellor
With Other Duties

LONDON, May 25.-Stanley Bald
win, new British premier, will fill
the post of chancellor of the ex-
ehequer as well. ri
Official announcement to this eff
feet was issued this. evening
Lord Robert Cecil was appointed
Lord PriVy Seal. g
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-05-26
Reinstated Solicitor
Is Greeted by Band

MIAMI, Fla, May 25.-Fred w.
Pine. reinstated as county solicitor
for Dade county by the senate last
Tuesday, was greeted by crowd OF
friends and a band on his arrival at
the railway station in Miami Thurs
day. At the station with an attend
ant was a goat bearing the m
scription This Is Fred Bolts
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-05-26
ESTIMATE:
Of PEACH CROP IS
PUT At 1880 CARS

Georgia orchards are in a fine
state of cultivation, the Fruit is
sound and the 1928 crop should bring
& good price, J. G. Carlisle, man
ager Of the Georgia Fruit Exchange,
stated Thursday in announcing an
estimate of $3.50 cars for this years
crop.
His estimate is based on a state
wide survey Of commercial orchards
within the state by representatives
of the exchange. The total shows
an increase of $50 cars over the 1922
estimate Of TAO cars, which was
within 81 cars of the actual number
shipped.
Mr.. Carlisle says there are more
trees in bearing in Georgia this
year than ever before. Furthermore,
he states the Georgia. crop has been
hurt less by cold and stormy
weather than peach crops in Arkan-
sas and Virginia, which ripen about
the same time. This factor, he said,
should be a factor in promoting
good price.
With prospects for the early peach
movements to be in full swing by
this time next week, peach buyers
and brokers from all sections of the
north and east are gathering in Ma
con and the peach belt.
The first cars of early peaches will
leave Reynolds, Monday or Tuesday
of next week, according to Lawrence
Goodwin, representing Lawrence Cen
tile Brothers, of Orlando, Fla, large
brokers, who have already contract
ed for the first car. Mr.. Godwin's
headquarters are in Cincinnati, o.
Lawrence Gentle, president Of the
company, will arrive in Macon next
week with his family, and they will
live there during the shipping sea-
son.
The Carmen and Bneeda varieties
will be short this year, but the fruit
will be bigger and better. The May
flower variety has been moving
north and east in small express ship
ments for the past several days.
Next week will see a number of
other brokers and buyers at Macon,
according to hotel reservations made
in advance. Peach growers have
everything in readiness to market
the crop faster than ever before.
The railway facilities have been put
in jam up condition with plenty of
sidings, refrigerator cars and ice.
Several thousand tons Of ice are al
ready in storage plants in Macon
waiting for the season to open.
The estimate shows that there
will be few Mayflowers, possibly
not enough for carload shipment.
The estimate is by varieties, and
follows:
Napiefu Cars
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-05-26

Iotal .'.''.:'':' ''.:;'..'. 'o'09o
The peak of the liberia move
ment will be reached the second
week in July.
Shipping during June will be
lighter than usual.
GROWERS ADVISED
TO ROUT CURCULIO
FORT VALLEY, Ga, May "a
The first curculio pupation of the
1928 season was observed in the in
sectary at the government and state
laboratory here on Saturday, May
49, Consequently the inactive stage
in the development of the insect is
now taking place in the soil under
the spread of peach trees, and grow
ers are advised to use the extension
disk close to the tree trunks as fire.
quently as possible from now until
harvest.
During the pupation period, the
curculio is in a soil CELL inactive and
in q very delicate state. Frequent
disling breaks the soil cells and the
delicate insect is killed by the heat
and pressure Of the soil.
The Early Rose and Carmen varle-
ties should be sprayed for the last
time this week. 'Hileys will be ready
for the fourth application May 81.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1923-04-26
Vernon Roberts Weds

Mr.. George Roberts returned
Wednesday from Indianapolis, Ind,
where he attended the wedding of
his son Mr.. Vernon Roberts to Miss
Saraellen Gentry, which took place
Saturday afternoon at the home of
the. brides mother Mrs. Nellie A.
Gentry of Indianapolis. The Indian
apolis Star in reporting the wedding
states that Miss Ruth Gentry, sister
of the bride, was the maid of honor
and Miss Isabella Metzger acted as
bridesmaid. The bridegroom was
attended by his father Mr.. George
Roberts of Malta. The bride was
gowned in white satin, with an over
dress of white Spanish lace"
Mr. Roberts is the oldest son OF
Mr. and Mrs. George Roberts of this
county, west side. He was a mem
Der of old Company M; was in the
famous Rainbow Division, and no
Morgan county boy saw more real
hard service overseas than did Mr.
Roberts. For over two years he has
been employed with the Rub Text
Product Co., of Indianapolis, and
throu gh his industry and honesty
has gained the confidence of his su-
periors, and has received a number
of promotions, until he is now as
sistant superin tendent of one of the
factories. He and his wife will re-
side in Indianapolis.
The Democrat extends best wishes
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1923-04-26
GOOD ADVANCE SEAT SALE
FOR THE LEGION MINSTREL

Judging from the big advance sale
of tickets for the American Legion
minstrel to be given tonight, the
opera house will be filled. Those in
charge of the minstrel are we'll
pleased with the way everything is
shaping up, and are sure they are
going to give real entertainment OF
good wholesome fun.
AS an extra feature Magician
George M. Birch who is spending q
short vacation at his home here, af-
ter finishing a very successful sea-
son in the western states, will enter
tain with some of his newest stunts
which alone will be we'll worth the
price Of admission. If at all posi-
BILE attend this attraction. The pro-
ceeds are for the benefit of the
American Legion, which is most
worthy cause.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1923-04-26
Death of Lewis McGrath

Mr. Hiram McGrath of this place
has received word of the death o.
his brother Mr.. Lewis McGratf
which occurred last Thursday even
ing at his home in st. Louis, Mo
He was 81 years of age, and was
born in this county. He was a Civil
war veteran, and for the past sc
years had made st. Louis his home
He was married four times and had
one son. All are now deceased. Fol-
many years he was in the postal
service, and was retired because OF
age. Since his retiring he had been
in the real estate business. He
leaves four brothers1Hirap and
Frank McGrath of this place; Hora-
tic Of Phoenix, Ariz.; and Isaac OF
Graham, Mo.
Funeral services were held Sun
day, with burial at st. Louis.