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Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-06-28
Klan Denies Report
+ That Headquarters
viii Go to Asheville

At the imperial palace on Peach
tlee' road. it was stated that re-
pert from Asheville that the i'm
perial council of the khan, which
was to meet there on July Is, would
discuss the removal of the imperial
palace from Atlanta to Asheville,
was entirely unfounded.
Officials Of the khan here stated
the meeting in Asheville was one of
grand dragons of every state in the
union, and the meeting would con-
fine itself strictly to a discussion of
problems arising in the several
states.
1t was stated further that this
meeting could not discuss the re-
moVal of the khan palace, or any
matters affecting the imperial Or
ganization, but must confine itself
to state matters.
The imperial kloncilium, which is
called to meet in Atlanta on July
81, officers stated, is the only body
that could discuss such a move,
Officials declared there was no in.
tention of moving the headquarters
Of the invisible empire, and that the
'eport from Asheyille was entirely
without foundation. ,....
NORTHWEST TEXAS KLANS
LOYAL TO DIR. EVANS
FORT WORTH, Texas, June 27-
At ku KluX Khan Headquarters for
north and northwest Texas in Fort
Worth today, formal statement
was issued, saying that the organiza-
ton in these two sections is loval
to DR.. II. w. Evans, imperial wizard
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-06-28
HARDING'S FIRST SWEETHEART
TELLS OF "DESPERATE CASE"
Taking Of Testimony
Is Begun in Trial Of
RAYMOND Bennett, Jr.

TAMPA, Fla, June 27.-Presenta-
ton of testimony by witnesses for
the state was begun today in the
trial of Raymond o. Bennett, Jr.,
formerly of Chattanooga, ,Tenn.s
and Long Island City, N. Y.
charged with shooting to death Her
bert M. Caruthers, woodward mana
ger, here, early on the morning of
May "a.
The jury of six was completed
late yesterday afternoon after rs
veniremen were examined. Neither
side used all of their six challenges.
Caruthers was shot through the
heart on d downtown business street
after an alleged quarrel with the
defendant. Bennett was arrested
shortly afterward at his home IA
miles north of here, having driven
there Immediately after the shoot
ing. He was held in $4,000 bail
on a charge Of second degree MIR
der at his preliminary hearing. His
wife was formerly married to w. S.
Gill, New York newspaperman, and
he has one child, small adopted
daughter.
Only six jurymen were selected I'M
der a state law which provides for
that number on second degree MUIR
der cases.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-06-28
Motor Fuel From Coal
Distillation Planned
In New Ford Factory

DETROIT, Mich, June 26.-
Backed by Henry Ford. a plant for
the low temperature distillation of
coal, hereby a ton of coal is ex-
pected o yield as high as ten gal
Ions of motor fuel as a by-product
is under construction at the Ford
factory a. Walkerville, Ont. This
announcement was made Monday by
Wallace Campbell, president of the
Ford Motor Company of Canada. -.
The factory which Will cost, il
was xii, apprc ximately half a mil
lion dollars. Will distill about four
hundred tons of coal daily.
The motor fuel by-product which,
its inventors claim, may be as uni
versally used as gasoline, will be
distilled from the coal without af-
fecting the fuel value of the residue
This residue will burn as well, or
better, it is claimed, as the raw"
coal.
MIR. Ford recently said N state
ment that he Would show the world
how to "burn coal twice"
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-06-28
SPENCE,
Of ALBANY, HEADS
PEANUT GROWERS

ALBANY, Ca, June 26.-Di-
rectors of the Georgia Peanut
Growers Cooperative association,
who were elected by mail vote of
the members last week, met here
Monday to ielect officers, hear re-
ports of the temporary officers,
make application for a permanent
charter of the organization and at
tend to other details. Victor Vic
tor. from the New York office of
Aaron Sapiro, who is general coun-
sci for the association, and Judge
Sheppard Bryan, of Atlanta, state
counsel for the association, were
present to explain legal details of
the application for charter and other
instruments in connection with the
incorporation. 49,.
Officers elected were as follows:
President-R. E. L. Spence, AL
bany.
First Vice PRESIDENT. P. Nc
Rec, Camilla.
Second Vice President W. J.
Oliver, Shellman.
Secretary-W. Il. Barnes, Albany.
Treasurer-To be filled.
Executive Committee - President,
two vice presidents; J. NJ. Hunt,
Cordele; G. R. Lundy, Sylvester.
A report on the general opera
tons of the association from the
day of the Sapiro meeting in AL
bany, February 9, to the present
time, was submitted by Col. r. E. L.
Spence, who headed the temporary
organization. Reports were also
made by John II. Mock, organiza-
ton manager, and w. E. Barnes,
ecretary-treasurer. These reports
showed the remarkable success
with which the organization work
of the association has been car
ried on.
Directors of the association are:
Col. r. E. L. Spence, public di-
rector; P. J. Brown, Albany, First
district; J. P. McRee, Camilla, Sec
ond district; J. M, Johnson, Airing.
ton, Third district; L. E. Calhoun,
Colquitt, Fourth district; T. M.
Chastain, Cairo, Fifth district; C.
M. Massey, Barwick, Sixth district;
G. r. Lundy, Sylvester, Seventh
district; w. T. Hammack, Bluffton,
Ninth district; w. j. Oliver, She'll
man, Tenth district.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-06-28
DRASTIC METHODS
To HALT HAUNTING
OF DRY LAW URGED
Treasury and Prohibition En-
forcement Officials Confer
but Reach No Decision on
Confiscation Plan

WASHINGTON, June 27.-Seizure
by the United States Of foreign YES
sells bringing in liquor in violation of
the supreme court decision and
treasury regulations is understood
to have been considered in a series
of conferences here between treas
ury and prohibition officials.
Thus far there has been no at
tempt to do more than confscate
the liquor itself, but some of the
officials who sat in the conference
are understood to have urged that
more drastic steps should be adopted
it foreign shipping companies are to
continue their policy of openly dis
regarding the treasury ruling
against bringing liquor stores into
American jurisdiction. No decision
was announced.
Participating in the conferences
were acting Secretary Gilbert and AS
s:stant Secretary Moss, of the treas
ury department, representatives OF
the state department.; Commissioners
Blair. o. the internal revenue bureau;
Assistant Prohibition Commissioner
Jones, representing Commissioners
Haynes, and Chief Counsel Britt, of
the prohibition unit
Act Requires Seizure
1t was pointed out that the Vol
stead act requires the Selling of
ships carrying liquor illegally and
the arrest of their masters, but that
the American government had been
disposed to be patient and content
itself so far with selling only the
contraband liquor. But in view of
the constant stream of ships arriv-
ing in violation of the regulations,
it was said a sharp change of policy
was under serious consideration.
The government has been willing
to have the foreign lines file suits
to test their right to bring in liquor
under their governments customs
seals, bur 20 far no steps for such
test have been taken. A problem
of warehousing the seized liquor is
threatened. among other things, and
some officials are said to be ready
to apply the full force of the law
to end the situation now prevailing
in New York harbor.
In its provisions for dealing with
ships or other carriers which trans
port liquor illegally the Volstead act
is phrased in very direct language.
1t provides that whenever intoxicat-
ing liquor illegally transported Is
seized by any officer of the law, "he
shall take possession of the Venicle
and team or automobile, boat, air
or water craft, or any other convey.
ance, and shall arrest any person in
charge thereof"
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-06-28
Twice Sentenced to Die
Six Negroes Are Freed
AT Gates of P enitentiary

LITTLE ROCK, Ark, June &c.
Six negroes, twice sentenced by
Arkansas courts to be electrocuted
after twice being convicted of muir
der in connection with the Elaine
instruction in October, 1919, were
at liberty today, a misunderstanding
or contradiction of orders having
brought them release early this
morning, suddenly and unexpected
ly as they stood knocking at the
outside gates of the state peniten-
tiary near here.
Sheriff A. L. Galloway, of Lee
county, had brought them from the
Jail at Mariana on orders from
Judge E. D. Robertson, of the Lee
county circuit court, he said. War,
den Hamp Martin had no orders to
receive them, he said, and refused
to admit them.
They were set free.
Recovering from their bewilder-
ment, the six with attendant rela-
tives and attorneys, climbed into
automobiles and returned to Little
Rock to spend the night as they
pleased for the first time since, three
and half years ago, they were ar
rested and charged with completely
in the uprising which resulted in the
death of several white persons and
an undetermined number of negroes
and the calling out of the United
States troops.
An opinion of the Arkansas su.
preme court yesterday directed the
dismissal of the case against the
negroes on petition of defense coup5
Gil which asserted that two terms of
court in Lee county, where their
third trial had been set, had passed
without their having been brought
tO trial
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-06-28
NEWS OF THE WORLD
TOLD IN BRIEF

Augusta, Me.-Captain Donald B.
Macmillan sails from Monhean
Island, Me, for Sydney, Nova Scotia,
on first stage of arctic expedition.
Providence. Ethel Barrymore
files suit for divorce from Russell G.
Colt, son of late Samuel P. Colt,
millionaire rubber man. ....
New YOrk.-Estate of $1,270,7S4,
all in stock of New York Times, Of
which he was editor and a principal
stakeholder, is left by Charles Ran
som Miller.
Oklahoma City.-Governor Wal
ton, of Oklahoma, places Okmulgee
county under martial law, declaring
state of lawIessness and terror ex-
lists there.
Marion, OhiO.-President Harding
denies he will sever relations with
Marion as a citizen as reported when
his newspaper, the Marion Star, was
sold.
Scranton, Pa.-Delaware Lacka-
wanna and Western railroad will in
crease wages two cents an hour be-
ginning July L for shop employees
who have been on strike since July
l, 1922.
HOnOlulu.-United States customs
officers seize 292 quarts of liquor
on board Japanese liner Korea
Maru, first Japanese vessel to ar
rive since new seizure rules became
effective.
New York.-French liner Paris
and the White Star liner Cedric,
third and fourth vessels to defy
American dry laws, lose their ex-
cess beer, wines and liquor when
custom officers seize all but that
required incidentally.
Salt Lake City.-Telegraph instru-
ments tick for first time in 81 years
history of Mormon tabernacle as
Associated Press dispatches of
President Harding's address are
sent from there throughout the
country.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-06-28
The Weather

Virginia; Thursday fair; mild tenn
perature.
North Carolin4, South Cardinal:
Thursday partly cloudy.
Georgia, Florida, Extreme North
west Florida: Local thunder showers
Thursday
Alabama, Mississippi: Generally
fair Thursday, except possibly show
ers near coast.
Tennessee, Kentucky: Generally
fair Thursday; no change in tenn
perature.
Louisiana, Arkansas, Oklahoma,
East Texas, West Texas: Thursday
generally fair; continued warm.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-06-28
Is Cars of Melons
Move From Moultrie

MOULTRIE, Ca, June 26,-Twen
ty-five cars of watermelOns moved
from the Moultrie territory yester-
day and today, according to local
buyers. The prices paid ranged from
$500 to $3.50, car, the highest aver
age known in a number of years.
The shipping season will be at the
highest point next week and some
drop in price is anticipated by buy
ers. The demand is still good, how
ever, for large melons-those weigh
ing from &c pounds up. The trade
that wants smaller sizes is being
supplied by Florida shippers and the
price for 22-pound and smaller
melons is low.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-06-28
Texas Cotton Pool
Officers Reelected
After a Fine Year

DALLAS, Tex, June 26.-John T.
Orr, president of the Texas Farm
Cotton association, was reelected at
the annual meeting Of the board Of
directors yesterday. w. w. Pitts Of
Wills Point, was elected vice presi-
dent. J. w. L. Hall, secretary, and
fifteen directors also were reelected
Mr.. Orr's annual report stated
that the association during the cot
ton year just closed handled $1O,-
99S,028.72 worth Of cotton. This in
cludes 77,706 bales of cotton, deliv-
cred to the association for pooling
and sale. Members now number
about 10000 cotton growers.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-06-28

Washington. - Senator Fletcher,
Florida, Democrat, declared there
was no waste of public funds on
trial trip of Leviathan.
Ottawa, 0nt.-United States is in
'vited to further discuss cooperation
in liquor law enforcement, Premier
King told the Canadian commons.
Observation-Disclosures Mohamme-
dan boy orphans are killed and IS
injured when an orphanage building
collapsed.
New YOrk.-Four killed, many in
jured by freak storm in New York
metropolitan district; millions in
property damage.
TOrOntO.-"Wet" vote caused vic
tory of conservatives in Mondays
provincial election in Ontario, liberal
leader declares.
Portland, 0re.-Louis RAIDER. of
Castor, Ore, is held on suspicion of
being author of letter said to have
threatened life of President Hard
ing.
Washington, ID. C.-War secre-
tary Weeks authorizes army airmen
to map 'round-the-world air route
preliminary to possible globe-cir.
cling flight.
Dallas, Texas.-Forty persons are
injured when wooden platform to
gateway at open-air theater collapses
sending hundred people into ditch
below.
at Ford offices that the Canadian.
factory is planning to manufacture
gasoline substitute from coal with
out pampering heating value of
residue
Mineola, n. Y.-Harvey c. Nun
ford's "air flivver" is wrecked in
test flight, and pilot of machine,
declared to be smaller than one
brought to America by Barbot, is
severely cut across face.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-06-28
Hard-Fought Matches
Mark Play in National
Public Links Tourney

WASHINGTON, June 27. - After
capturing the low medal trophy in
the qualifying round of the National
Public Links golf tournament, Ray
McAuliffe, of Buffalo, was forced to
go to the 18th green today to win
from j. G. Fraser, of New York, in
the first round of match play.
E. B. Lloyd, Of Chicago, also had
to play to the 18th hole to defeat
Ed Hayden, of Milwaukee.
Frank Dolp, Portland, Ore, de-
feated Bernard Mcfarland, Pitts
burg. and 4.
Ed Curtin, Newark, defeated Will
liam F. S Errick, New York, 2 up.
Harry Scharff, New York, defeated
L. Gordon Haw. Seattle. l up.
Walter Grove, Chicago, defeated
c. E, Sommer, New York, up.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-06-28
Douglas Woman Claims
She Was Whipped by
Her Son and Brother

DOUGLAS, Ga, June 26.--Offi.
GERS here are looking for Nose
Adams and Mace Tanner, who are
alleged 10 have taken Mrs Mary
Adams from her home early Sunday
night and given her a severe whip
ping with a bugg trace. Adams is
a son of the woman and Tanner a
brother.
Mrs. Adams came to Douglas soon
after the occurrence and obtained
warrants for her son and brother.
charging them with assault aud bat
terry. SIZE claims she was given
the whipping without cause. Mrs.
Adams had been living apart from
her husband for months
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-06-28
Four Men Wounded
As Negro Runs Amuck
With Pistol and Gun

HUNTSVILLE, Ala, June 90
Three men were seriously wounded,
a fourth slightly, Monday, at Sui
phur Springs. when Risty Ford, ne
gro farm hand, ran amuck with a
pistol and shotgun. Sulphur Springs
lies in remote precinct in Madison
county. A posse constituted of dep
uties and neighbors are pursuing the
negro into woods and swamps.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-06-28
Georgia Melons, Sold
Through Association,
Bring $762.50 a Car

ABEL, Ga, June 27.-The highest
prices ever known for Georgia
watermelons were realized through
the Southwest Georgia Watermelon
Growers association Tuesday when
the association mailed returns to its
members for thirty-pound average
melons at the rate of $762.50 per
car, which was net cash to the grow
ers after deducting all selling costs,
etc.
1t is understood that the associa-
ton is now selling it's shipments
for even more than that, and is
mailing out returns almost daily to
a most satisfied membership.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-06-28
Mrs. Rogers Hornsby
GrantedDWorce and
Custody Of Her Child

ST. LOUIS, June 27.-Mrs. Sarah
E. Hornsby today was granted a
divorce from Rogers Hornsby, star
second baseman of the st. Louis Ma
tionals by Circuit Judge Granville
Hogan. She also received custody
of Rogers, Jr., 1 IL years old. Mar
ried in. Philadelphia September %,
1918, the couple separated Deem
Der 27. last.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-06-28
Man Electrocuted
For Cousins Murder

RALEIGH; N. c., June 26.-Dan
Milton Mobiles, 38, of Columbus coun-
ty, convicted of the murder of his
cousin, Henry G. Mobiles, was cleo
trocuted at the state prison this
morning. MOBILES protested his limo.
cence until the last.
Henry Mobiles was shot to death
September % last and it was test
fed at the trial that i'll feeling had
existed between the two men for
years.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1923-09-06
Club Boys to Judge Live
Stock at Pioayune Fair

A feature of more than local
interest at the Picayune Fair this
fall will be the countrywide live
stock judging contest. The contest
is open to all Club Boys of Pearl
River County. The countrywide
contest in livestock judging was
tried out the past two years and
proved such a success it has been
made one of the leading features
OF Boys Club Work at the fair
again this year. The Business Men
OF Picayune have offered a free trip
to the Fair at jackson to the
leading boy in the livestock judging
contest, as we'll as number of
cash prizes.
Last year the Club Boys Of
Pearl River County, who were FORUM
ate in winning trips to the State
Fair, captured all prizes offered in
the Statewide livestock judging
contest as follows; first, Lee Seal
Of Industrial School $1,000; second
Fred FARRELL of Henleyfield School
$1,000 and third, Lemuel FARRELL of
Henleyfield School $500. In the
corn Judging contest held at Jack
son last year our boys came away
with prizes as follows; first, Lee
Seal $500; third Robert Stewart
of Buck Branch School $500.
All Club Boys of the county are
urged to avail themselves of this
opportunity and, with the attractive
prizes offered for both an and
stock ju1gipg, we feel that keen
int est will be taken IN the a>n+ast
which will be held during the Fair
at Picayune October 5 and 9th.
w. B. TATE,
County Agent.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1923-09-06
MIX Shippers Must
III Have Cattle Inspected

~. Cannot be Shipped Into
,u;siana Until Tubercular Test
rsde.
r.ekson. Miss, Sept. DIR. Oscar
o..,;ne. president Of the louisiana
-. Board Of Health, has re-
s;rded DR.. Hudson Chadwick, ex-
Tive inspector of the Mississippi
! ~. live stock sanitary board, that
.A.r September 18th milk from.
v;..is.ippi dairy herds cannot be
.a;cped into or sold in Louisiana
.,,eut from herds that have been
s..ted for tuberculosis and found
i,se of that disease.
Great quantities Of milk is shipped
from South Mississippi into Louis
;.n and the dairymen are ex4
,.cted to make haste and comply
iii the Louisiana regulation.
Jackson, Miss, Sept. 1.-The
,.ate live stock sanitary board has
Zen advised of the outbreak Of hog
,bolera in two or three neighbor-
mods in Smith County and have
aken steps to stamp out the disease.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1923-09-06
TICK FREE CATTLE :
SHIPMENTS MADE

Jackson, Miss, Sept. 1.-The state
live stock sanitary board has ar
,meed for the farmers Of Greene,
Wayne and Clarke counties to ship
their tick-free cattle to the central
station at Hattissburg via Meridian,
thus saving them long drive
across the country. The cattle are
not permitted to stop off at Meri-
dian, and must continue to their
destination. This action was taken
At the suggestion of P. P Gar
ner, who took time last week during
his campaign to visit the scene and
determine on plan of relie1 for the
cattle owners of those three isolated
counties.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1923-09-06
SupT. BONDS WEEKLY LETTER

Jackson, Miss, Sept. l.--Now tina
the time of year is approaching
writes States Superintendent O.
Education, w. F. Bond, for the
opening OF schools and the political
campaign is a thing of the past,
people in the various school districts
will begin to plan for the very
best session they have ever had.
in the great number of things that
viii be done the following should
not be e.erlooked:
The teachers should be in the
community at least one week be
fore the school is to open.
The school house and grounds
should be in good shape for the re-
ception OF teachers and children on
the first day of school.
The trustees should see that the
proper amount Of fuel is provided
for the winter.
Arrangements should be made
for general meeting at the school
house either on the first day u
school or on some cay during the
inst week for- the encouragement
on the children.
Community differences and fam
lily feuds will be forgotten for the
sake OF the children.
The teachers. trustees, children
and people generally of the school
district, are going to gst ready to
snsAe Il esod start q y Rat The
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1923-09-06
Farmer Kills Big
Timber Wolf, One
of Roaming Pack

Laurel, Miss, Aug. 31.-A timber
wolf weighing sixty-six pounds was
trapped and killed by P. T. Pryne,
farmer residing near Ellisville juno
ton. six miles south of Laurel yes
terday. He brought the carass here
for exhibition. A pack of the wolves
is said to be roaming through that
section and much live stock has been
killed.