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Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-09-27
Ia Toilette PARTY
ELECTORS BARRED
BY COURT RULING
California Socialists Offer
to Substitute Names
Is Accepted

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 25. -
Thirteen presidential electors, named
by petitions of California voters and
committed to supnorr the candidacy
Of Robert M. La Toilette, stood
barred today from the ballot at the
general election in November as
result of a four to three decision of
the state supreme court yesterday.
The decision of the supreme court
was based upon the finding that
presidential elector is merely the
agent of a political party, operating
solely through a political convention
i, as a sort Of messenger and there
fore cannot be placed upon the bal.
lot by initiative Petition but only
through the agency of party con-
vention.
Aroused by the decision, La Fol-
lette supporters in San Francisco
today were discussing measures
which might overcome the legal
| handicap placed upon their candi-
date by the court. In Los Angeles
the La Toilette organization resolv-
ed to start a movement to recall the
justices who wrote the majority
| opinion.
AS far as the general election was
concerned two alternatives remained
for the La Toilette supporters to-
day One was to write in the names
of the barred thirteen electors or to
accept an offer of the socialist par
ty, made yesterday, to withdraw
their electors and place the La Fol-
lette group on the ticket of that
party and thereby assure them
place on the ballot.
SOCIALIST PARTY OFFER
ACCEPTED BY LA TOILETTE
CHICAGO, Sept. 25.-Representa-
tive John M. Nelson, of wisconsin.
national manager of the La Toilette
| Wheeler campaign, announced TODAY
| that the independent organizations
presidential electors in California
would be~entered under the socialist
party label.
A formal public statement accom-
panylng the announcement said that
Senator La Toilette desired to run,
as an independent but the action Of
| the California supreme court will
force him to go on the socialist bal
| lot with the same election"
This effort Of the predatory In
terests to rob La Toilette of Cali
| fornia will not succeed" Mr.. Mel
sons statement said:
La Toilette will win California.
and the people will rebuke those who
deny the free exercise of their cleo
| ton franchise
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-09-27
Day & Heaton Failure !.
May Involve Others;
Sleuths Probe Case

NEW YORK, Sept. 25.--New eyi.
dence unearthed by expert account
ants and police detectives caused au-
thorities Thursday to speed investi-
cation of the Day and Heaton stock
brokerage bankruptcy. Authorities
indicated that several persons would
be involved in the $500, 900 failure, in
addition to George r. Christian,
missing treasurer of the firm.
Attorneys for the five members of
Day and Heaton whom Christian left
behind conferred with acting District
Attorney Brothers, with the bank
ruptcy receivers and with police Of
flc1als in charge of the case
Authorities claimed to have learn
ed in the last "a hours that Chris
tian, believed to have been in Cana
da vacationing at that time, had
mailed from the New York general
postoffice to James w. Waterbury.
of the firm of Day & Heaton, an I'M
signed letter of four pages describ-
ing thefts Of customers securities
and shortages in house accounts.
This was a week before Day &
Heaton went into voluntary bank
ruptcy and resigned fro mthe New
York stock exchange. According to
the detectives, Waterbury did not
tell his partners about the letter, as
he thought the matter could be
Strengthened OUT
The stock exchange also was In.
vestigating the failure, and seeking
to forearm itself against other resig-
nations of membership, under SINH
lar circumstances,
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-09-27
WORLD NEWS
TOLD IN BRIEF

GENENA.-Santo Domingo ap-
plies for membership in League OF
Nations
CALGARY. Alta. - Prince of
Wales arrives at end of his railroad
journey to his ranch.
MOSCOW-Nearly whole of Len.
ingrad is inundated by worst flood
in years; 10 deaths are reported.
BOSTON.-Lotta Crabtree, once
famous actress, who retired from the
stage so years ago, dies aged seven
ty-seven years.
NASHVILLE, Ten.-Mrs. Matilda
X. Baskette, SO. said to have been
only person in United States to cul-
tivate Egyptian brown cotton, dies.
MISREPRESENTATION Won.
ans party announces question of
married woman's right to sign maid
en- name to government checks will
be reopened
HELSINGFORS F'inland.-Great
damage is reported caused by gales
and floods and the water level of
the Gulf of Finland reaches it's high
est stage IN q century.
BALTIMORE. - Brakeman on
President Coolidge's special, bearing
president and party from Philadel-
ptia to Washington, is knocked
from train and killed
PHILADELPHIA. - P S dent
Coolidge is formally made a member
OF the Carpenters company, the
first outsider to be taken in at Car
penter's hall celebration.
NEWARK, n. J.-Ad Stone, of
Paterson, N. j., in sensational 12-
round light heavyweight fight, wins
newspaper decision over Young Strib-
ling, Macon, Ga, school boy.
NEW YORK. = Censorship Of
Broadway plays by members Of New
York police department will be un-
dertaken Immediately, Police Com
missioner Enright announces.
LONDON. Negotiation for pro-
posed Franco-German treaty of, com
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j. s. JUDGE UPHOLDS
THE INDICTMENT Of
CASTOR B. NE Ans

NEW YORK, Sept. 25.-Federal
Judge Foster today upheld the in
dictment Of CASTOR B. Means, former
department of justice agent; his sec
rotary, Elmer Jarnecke, and his at
torney, Thomas B. Fielder, on
charges that they received money
which they misrepresented was to
be used in the bribery of former At
torney General Daugherty and other
government officials.
The indictment was upheld when
the court overruled a demurrer re-
Gently filed by Fielder in which he
contended that the three defendants
were not charged with the violation
of any statute of the United States
and that the charges were vague
and indefinite
Means, Jarnecke and Fielder were
indicted by d federal grand jury
last March on charges that they had
received $65,80O from officials Of the
Creager system and the Glass Cas-
ket Company Of Altoona, Pa, for
purposes Of alleged bribery. They
are accused Of having represented
to these officials, who had just been
convicted Of using the mails to de-
fraud in the sale of stock Of the
Glass Casket company, that the
money was to be paid to the then
Attorney General Daugherty, United
States District Attorney Haywood
and other government officials. In
return for this money they are al
legged to have told the convicted men
the government officials would
cause them to be dealt with len
iently.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-09-27
Home Of Kentuckian
Is Riddled by Bullets
Fired by Mob of $50

LAWRENCEBURG, Ky, Sept. %.
A watch, a sweater and a trail of
blood were the clews upon which
Anderson county officers were work
ing today in an effort to determine
identity of a band of men who fired
neaflyAne hundred bullets into the
honie AJohn Sea, prosperous to-
6acco grover and independent buyer,
Tuesday at midnight.
( Members of Mr.. Seas family
escaped injury, although windows
were shattered and pictures on the
wall punctured by bullets. The trail
of blood found in the yard indicated,
officers believe, that when Mr.. Sea
returned the fire with a shotgun
and revolver he wounded members
of the attacking party.
He followed the trail in the yard
to point on a nearby road where
automobiles in which the men came
were parked. Mr.. Sea estimated
there were So automobiles and about
$50 men.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-09-27
1776 SCENES WILL
Be RE-EVACTE:D IN
BIC CELEBRATION

PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 25.-The
celebration of the 150th anniversary
of the meeting Of the first CONT
mental congress and the 200th ami
versary of the founding of the Car
penter's company, in whose historic
hall the patriots met to discuss the
relations of the colonies with the
mother country, began today.
A two-days' program, which began
at Carpenters hall today and ends
tomorrow at historic Valley Forge,
had been arranged. Tonight Presi
dent Coolidge will deliver an ad-
dress.
Carpenters hall, we'll preserved
through the interest of the Carpen-
ter's company, which still exists.
stands almost hidden between tall
building. 1t was here that the con-
gress assembled in September, 1774,
after the patriots had met at the
city tavern and found that place
tco small. They marched from the
tavern to Carpenters hall. Promi-
nent in the procession were Colonel
Washing on, John and Samuel
Adams, Patrick Henry and Peyton
Randolph, who was made president
of the congress. The congress con-
tinued in session until October &c,
and during its life issued a declara-
ton of the rights and grievances of
the colonies.
The governors of the thirteen orig
inal states were invited to attend
the double celebration today as were
also the military commands from
the states whose history reaches
back to the American revolution
These military organizations, in
their picturesque uniforms, will be
reviewed at historic Independence
hall as they parade to Carpenters
hall.
Later, the first session of the first
continental congress will be re-en
acted in the hall where it met. The
actors will be members of the An
cient Accepted Scottish Rite of Free
Masons, and it was planned to have
the costumes and speaking parts ac-
cord with the historic ones of the
meeting.
OF the conclusion certificate of
honorary membership in the Car
penter company will be given to
President Coolidge, and will be re-
ceived in his behalf by Senator
George Wharton Pepper, as the
president will not arrive in PhiladeI-
phia until tonight.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-09-27
PASTOR In DUAL POISONING
CLINICS TO LOVE FOR WOMAN.
BUT is SCORNED IN RETURN
II Never Want to See Him
Again., Mrs, SWeeten
SobS, in Jail Cell at
Salem

MOUNT VERNON, Ill, Sept. 25.-
By the Associated Press.)-'I new
er want to see that man again, new
err c.. c. Sweeten declared here to-
day, Mrs. Elsie S~eeten, his daugh-
ter-in-law, told him last night in the
Jail at Salem in referring to the Rev.
Lawrence NJ. Hight, at whose sug-
gestion she poisoned her husband.
Mr. Sweeten, despite his advanced
age, went to see her because, after
all, Elsie is the boys mother" and
wanted to talk to her about the
boys future.
My son is gone and nothing we
can do will bring him back" said
Sweeten. But there are three little
boys to look >,fter They are fine
boys and for their sake, 1 hope Ell
sic does not hang"
When the aged man confronted
Mrs. SWeeten, he extended his hand
without a word. The daughter-in-
law took it in both of her hands
and bowed her head,
"He made me do it," she began.
II didn't want to-"
L came ~ ldlh 10 YOU ABOUT Will
to do with the boys broke in Mr..
Sweeten. Let me tell you about
it, said Mrs. Sweeten. Il didn t
want to do it. When he first named
it, | said l would not. But he kept
after me. I argued for a month
but he kept telling me to do it.
l was in his power. Anything he
said I felt like 1 must do
TT was terrible for me to give
MILFORD the first poison. When he
didn't die, Hight came to the house
He handed me a peach and slipped
q note in my hand at the same time
which said TO give him some more.
All the time my husband was sick
he was coming 10 my house and
giving me notes telling me to give
more poison"
The mother begged that the chill
dren might be allowed to come to
Salem and visit her in the Jail. She
insisted that the boys not be sepa-
rated and that they be sent to the
Masonic orphanage
When her father-in-law started
to leave, Mrs. Sweeten requested
him to stay longer. declaring she
was afraid and awfuIy lonesome"
in the Salem Jail.
5. Eweetel's apathy TO food has
aroused concern. The only nourish-
ment she has taken since she was
brought here Tuesday was glass
Of milk late Yesterday. Dr. S. a.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-09-27
Dawes Attacks Are
Helping La Toilette,
Party Leaders Warn

CHICAGO, ILL.,, Sept. 24.-Ad-
vised that his continued attacks on
Senate La Toilette in the northwest
are doing more harm than good,
Charles G. Dawes, Republican vice
presidential nominee, may take q
new tack on his next trip to Wis
conSin and Minnesota.
Dawes leaves tonight for a three
day tour into the northwest. He
said he expects to talk extempo.
vaneously from now on.
From Republican sources In the
northwest word has come to Dawes
that it would be far better for the
party il he softened his blows at La
Toilette. They prefer to have
Dawes ignore La Toilette.
Dawes speeches up to this time
have dealt almost wholly with La
Follette's determination to curb the
powers of the supreme court. On
this trip, he may talk less about
this subject and more about agri.
cultural conditions and his own
achievements as federal director Of
the budget.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-09-27
Shot in Back Kills
Young Albanian;
Posse Seeks SLAYER

TALLADEGAs, Ala, Sept. o5.---
Lawrence Curd, young man of Rag
land, Ala, died Wednesday in
Birmingham hospital of bullet
wounds, and Deputy Sheriff Perry
Campbell, of this county, was in.
jured a few hours later while he
was attempting to arrest BUD
Thompson, alleged slayer of Curd.
Curd was shot in the back, accord
ing to officials, while he was work
Ing on his automobile near Lincoln,
III this county. The motive for the
shooting has not been learned.
Campbell and Sheriff George Burk,
of Talladega county, were fired upon
when they went to Thompson's
home to arrest him. After bringing
the wounded deputy back to ITALIA.
dega, the sheriff with a posse re-
turned TO search for Thompson. Of
ficers believe that one of Thomp-
sons sons was injured in the gun
battle that took place at the time
the deputy was injured
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-09-27
The Weather

Forecast for saturday:
Forecast for Saturday
Virginia: Fair and warmer.
North and South Carolina. Geor-
cia Probably showers; slightly
warmer.
Alabama: Probably showers;
slightly warmer.
mississippi: Showers.
Tennessee: Showers.
Kentucky: Showers.
Louisiana: Unsettled, showers in
north portion.
Arkansas: Showers; colder.
Oklahoma: Partly cloudy: prob
ably showers, colder
East Texas: Partly cloudy, prob
ably showers in north portion. colder
in the interior
West Texas: Partly cloudy prob
ably showers in north portion.
Colder.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-09-27
ZANNI TO HOP TO SHANGHAI
DESPITE LUIS OBJECTION

SHANGHAI. Sept 25.-By the
Associated ss.l-Major Pedro
Zanni, the Argentine aviator en-
gaged in an air cruise around the
world, will fly from Hong Kong to
Shanghai tomorrow, according to
announcement made here today by
A. Del Carril1. the Argentine con-
sular representative here
The announcements of Major
Zanni's intention to fly to Shanghai
came after a report that General
Lu Yung HSiang military governor
of Chekiang province, had urged the
Argentine consular representative
there to insist on postponement of
Major. Zanni's flight to Shanghai be-
cause Of the war in that area.
Senior Del Carrill replied that he
had obtained. permission for the
flie;ht of Major Zanni from the CEN
trail government at Pekin and added
that the Argentine aviator intends
10 land at a point in the Whangpoo
river remote from the fighting area
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-09-27
Pershing Is Entitled
To $2l, 500 Per Year,
Comptroller Decides

WASHINGTON. Sept. 24.-Gener-
al Pershing is entitled to the full
pay and allowances he received as
an active officer. amounting to $21.-
500 a year, Comptroller General Nc
Carl ruled today.
Previous opinions have held that
Pershing would retain his full sal
AIRY of $4,000 on the retired list but
would have To lose his $4,000 allow
ance of office,
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-09-27
Bandits Jail Marshal, :
Isolate Town, Then
Loot Bank Leisurely

TRUMAN, MINI, Sept. 25.-After
relieving Charles Draf, night marshal
here, of his gun, flashlight and keys.
seven bandits who drove into town
about l a. m. today, escorted the Of
ficer to the Jail, locked him in a cell
AID then leisureIy blew the vault of
the Truman National bank. They
escaped with $500 in silver and an
undetermined amount of loot taken
from eight safety deposit boxes in
the vault.
The bandits cut all wires leading
into the town and held the citizens
at bay for more than three hours.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-09-27
We Will Remain Sweet
hearts Until Death Parts
U.s." Rev, Lawrence Hight
Declares

NASHVILLE, H., Sept. 25.-By
the Associated Press.)-The Rev.
Lawrence NJ. Hight, held in Jail here
in connection with the poison plot
that cost the lives of his wife, Anna,
and the husband of his confessed
accomplish, Mrs. Elsie Sweeten. to-
day showed no outward strain Of
his plight, while Mrs. Sweetin, in
Jail at Salem, ILL.,, worried more over
the future of her three children
than her Imprisonment.
Mrs. Sweeten and I are still
sweethearts and will remain sweet
hearts until death parts u.s." the
minister said.
Jail attendants said Hight was io-
vial and talked freely. He mention
ed his children and said for their
sake he repented more than ever
of having committed the crime
through which they lost their
mother.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-09-27

mcrce falls through, because of ina
bility, Berlin advices say, of negoti-
ators TO find common basis for ac-
ton.
PHILADELPHIA Pres d { n t
Coolidge, speaking at celebration Of
150th anniversary of first continental
congress at Philadelphia, pleads for
determined resistance to encroach-
ments on constitution.
WASHINGTON : Colonel Theo.
dcre Roosevelt, nominated at Roch-
ester by Republican state convention
as candidate for governor of New
York, Announces his intention to re-
sign Immediately as assistant secre-
tary of navy.
OTTUMWA, Iowa.-United States
Senator Albert B. Cummins, of Iowa.
III an address declares it would be
absolutely certain" that the senate
would elect Charles w. Bryan for
vice president and "the deadlock in
the house" continuing ''Mr. Bryan
would become president"
NEW YORK.-Rev. o. r. Miller,
superintendent of New York Civic
league, before platform at state Re
publican convention at Rochester,
N. Y, opposes naming of Ku Klux
Khan in platform on ground that
four-fifths of members of organiza-
ton in state are Republicans.
PHILADELPHIA Alleging wide.
spread corruption in Pennsylvania
by federal officeholders' law enforce
ment league of city calls on Presi-
dent Coolidge to intervene in contro-
versy between Mayor kendrick, or
Philadelphia, and his director of pub
lie safety, Brigadier General Smedley
D. Butler.
NEW YORk.-Neptune associa.
ton, American deck officers organi-
cation, in attempt to test constitu-
tionality of recent British-American
liquor treaty, seeks injunction re-
straining Cunard Steamship com
pany, Ltd, from bringing liquor
within jurisdiction of United States.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-09-27
SARDIs CHAMBER OPENED

AUGUSTA, Ca, Sept. ga party
of Augusta business men, including
Mayor Julian NJ. Smith and John
Sylvester, president Of the board of
commerce, visited Sardis yesterday
and participated in the formal open
ing Of the Sardis Chamber of Com
merCe.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-09-27
BERLIN PROTESTS
ON IMPORT TAXES
LEVIED BY PARIS

PARIS, Sept. 26.-(By the Asso-
ciated Press.)-The German charge
d'affaires here today presented to
the French government Germany's
official protest against the French
decree imposing d IS per cent inn
port duty on all goods from Ger
many, dating from October l.
Germany's intention to try to in
duce France to cancel the levy was
made known in. Berlin on Tuesday.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-09-27
ROOSEVELT CHOSEN
AS c. D. P. NOMINEE
FOR N. \. GOVERNOR
First Ballot Gives Him Ma
jority Over Three
Opponents
All Smith Will Defeat
Roosevelt by 100000,
Norman Mack Saws

SYRACUSE, n. Y, Sept. 20
Norman Z. Mack, of Buffalo,
Democratic national committee
man, when told of Theodore
Roosevelt's nomination as the
Republican candidate for gov
ernor, said AL Smith will beat
him by 100000 votes.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-09-27
SALE RAGING ACROSS
FRENCH ATLANTIC COAST
MOUNTAINOUS SEAS Run
ON COAST OF BRITTANY
Tom Taggart Rushed
To Boston Hospital
With Appendicitis

BOSTON Sept. 24.-Thomas Tag,
sart, Democratic leader of Indiana,
was removed to a hospital here from
his Cape Cod SIMMER home today
threatened whit appendicitis.
Examination at the hospital. how
ever. indicated the patient probably
could be treated successfully with
out an operation. His general physi-
cal condition was said to be good.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-09-27
Hoe to Stop
Fit attacks

If you have attacks Of Fits, Ep-
ilepsy or Failing Sickness 1 will tell
you how to secure FREE a home
treatment which has permanently
stopped the attacks in hundreds of
cases. It gives immediate relief
Write today to Arpen Lab, Desk II,
Station c, Milwaukee, Wis.
(Advertisementl
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-09-27
l00-Year-Old Woman
Dies; Was Last Mother
OF Civil War Veteran

BLOOMINGTON. Ind, Sept. e5.-
Mrs. Ellen Busllirk. who celebrated
her Tooth birthday last January -,
with "open house." died here TODAY
after a weeks illness. SO far as
known she was the last remaining
mother of a Civil war veteran.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-09-27
Dress Remnants Sc a Yard

Remarkable offer on 5-yard rem
nants of serses. tricotines and suit
ings being made by Textile Mills
Co. Dept. 5S4, Kansas City. Mo-
Write them today for free informa-
tion.-( advertisements
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-09-27
Flood Waters Threaten
City of Lyons, France;
Gales Sweep Coast

LYONS, France, Sept. 26.-The
flood in the Rhone river valley in
this district is becoming threaten
ing. Parts of the wharves here al
ready are submerged, and the bad
weather continues.
Railroad authorities say it will re
quire at least a week to restore
communication with Marseilles.
GALE RAGING ACROSS
FRENCH ATLANTIC COAST
LA ROCHELLE, France, Sept. 20.
\ gale is raging along the Atlantic
coast of France. devastating gar
dens, damaging houses and keeping
fishing boats in their harbors. Many
vessels have failed to make port.
MOUNTAINOUS SEAS Run
ON COAST OF BRITTANY
WAVES. France, Sept. PA
storm of unparalleled violence is re-
ported all along the Brittany coast,
rain falling in ceaseless torrents.
Mountainous seas are running, keep
ing the fishermen in port.