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Evening star., 1924-09-26
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
HERIOT BAY. Canada, September
26.-The last place in the world
where a person would expect to find
treasure hunt is in the interior of
a grain elevator. Yet the most
unique treasure hunt in the world
takes place yearly in some Canadian
elevators.
Just now the resources of the rail-
way lines are centered upon empting
the prairies of some 500, 900, 900 BUSH
els of wheat, oats and barley. From
every direction wheatladen freight
cars by the thousands come and are
hurried over the double-track Cana
dian Pacific tranScontinental line to
the terminal elevators at Fort Will
liam and ST. John, where each car is
dumped in but moment of time.
And it is here in these towering
elevators that the odd treasure hunt
each year brings to light queer and
sometimes horrible things when the
machinery which winnows from the
inpouring grain all extraneous mat
ter is cleaned.
Many knives Found.
The most common articles to be
sifted out of the grain are knives
that harvesters are continually using
to cut binder twine.
Bottles are the next greatest yield
of the hunt. Both full and empty.
they bob up in the pouring yellow
tide. The majority contain liquor.
Paper bundles containing leftover
bits of food are also common. Some
times an untouched side of bacon, a
boiled ham and a dead rabbit are
found.
Next in number came tools. Ham
mers, saws and wrenches pop up.
Now and then a cheap watch re-
Evening star., 1924-09-26

state of preservation once reached
the elevator. A cat, alive though
very weak and almost suf1ocated,
came pouring out with the grain 1t
was revived and adopted at the
elevator. Stranger still was the ar
rival Of corpse. that Of a man In
vestigation in this case, showed that
the man had been hurriedly placed
on top of the wheat at a lonely way
point where passenger trains did not
stop in order to get the body to the
city for burial. Unfortunately the
word of the body's coming was mis-
laid, and so the corpse went on
through to the terminal.
= cash register-empty-w an
unusual find. A pair of lady's dane
ing shoes with the silk stockings
neatly tucked within them, suggested
romantic things
Evening star., 1924-09-26
Liue Cat, Dead Chicken, Loue Letters,
Rum Bottles Found in Grui,, Elevator

wards the watchers; at longer inter-
walls gold one. On some occasions
rings raised the value of the daily
find.
Keys, letters, both of love and busi-
ness, bank books. uncashed checks
make their appearance. In one case
the owner of uncashed checks worth
several hundred dollars was located,
and his checks returned. The man
could not account for them getting
into the wheat; they had travelled
more than a thousand miles.
A dead prairie chicken in a fair
Evening star., 1924-09-26
Swedish Singers to Tour U. S.

STOCKHOLM, September e6-The
Student Singers Association Of the
University of Stockholm, one of Swe-
dens foremost male singing societies,
has decided to visit America on a
coast-to-coast tour in 1925, thus real
izing a plan of long standing The
announcement notes that this will be
the first visit to America by Swedish
student singers since 1904
Evening star., 1924-09-26
FINNISH TOWNS FLOODED.
Great Damage Reported at vi
borg and Kotka.

HELSINGFORS, Finland. Septem-
Der 2S.-Great damage is reported to
have been done at Vibog and Katka
by gales and floods. The water level
on the Gulf of Finland reached from
40 to 800 centimeters from 5 to IL
feet above normal, which is said to
be the highest in century.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-07-19
F TWISTING TOUCHES
To DAVIS MAICT'A||NE
EXPECTED FRIDAY

LOCUST VALLEY. N. Y, July IS.
John w. Davis. Democratic candi-
date for president, had another busy
day ahead before his departure this
evening to Ia,esbor0, Maine, for a
rest after the strenuous days attend
ing and following the Democratic ma
tiOnal convention.
Conferences have been arranged
with several party leaders for the set
tlement OF q number Of campaign de-
tails. AS a result, it is hoped that
before nightfaii the finishing touches
Will be added to the organization
machinery, construction OF which has
been proceeding for ten days.
Whether formal announcement of
the personnel of this organization
would be made before Mr.. Davis left
at p. M, for the Maine home of
charles Dana Gibson, remains to be
determined. However, there was in.
creasing evidence that the directing
general of the organization has been
determined in the person Of Glenn l..
SHAVER, of Paramount, w. Va, who
conducted Mr.. Davis pre-convention
campaign
AS described by the friends of the
candidate, the campaign organiza-
ton to be set uD will be very com
plete one, covering all sections Of the
country 1t is hoped to have it ready
to function after Mr.. Davis fires the
opening gun of the campaign in his
speech of acceptance to be delivered
at Clarksburg, w. Va, probably dur
ing the first week in August.
After stay of a week or ten DAYS
IN lslesboro the candidate plans to
go to his old home at Clarksburg to
greet his friends and neishbors and
to await formal notification of his
candidacy, which will be made by
Senator Thomas j. Walsh. of Mon
tana, the permanent chairman of the
national convention.
Betore the notification ceremony
the democratic national committee
probably will be called in session at
harrisburg to perfect it's reorganiza.
ton. which has been deferred at the
request of the candidate. With the
announcement of the selection of Mr.
SHAVER as chairman it would he
necessary to have have him formally
named as member of the commit.
tee.
during his stay at Islesboro, Mr..
laws VIII devote considerable por-
lloh OF his time to the preparation
OIL ms acceptance address. He al.
ready mad discussed various phases
OF 1t with both friends and advisers
ana leaders of the party. Honesty
IN government, farm relief and for
elSn relations probably will be
among the major subjects with which
he will deal.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-07-19
GEORGIA 6 GAS TAX
COLLECTIONS LEAD
PREVIOUS RECORDS

The gasoline tax collections for
the second quarter Of 1924 broke all
records by bringing into the state
treasury $S4S,S3O72, it has been
announced by w. B. Harrison,
tax clerk in the office of Comp
troller General William A. Wright.
Mr.. Harrison estimates that at least
$4,000 more due during the second
quarter will be collected.
Fifty companies paid the tax,
which represents cents per gallon
on gasoline sold in Georgia. The
Standard Oil company paid $313,-
272.42, the Gulf Refining company
$258,S37.27, and the Texas Oil COM
pany $100,S69.43. These three COM
panies were the only ones paying a
tax of as much as $4,000
The state treasurer already has
mailed out checks totaling $288,455.-
46 to the various counties for road
work. This amount represents one
third of the gasoline tax. This is
the third quarter during which the
counties have received one-third of
the gasoline tax. The first pay
ment made on January 1 was $231,-
178.48, and the second, made on
April Is, was $266,473.S4, indicating
the steady increase in the consump-
ito nof gasoline in the state.
Emmanuel county drew the lar
gest check, amounting to $5,040.S6.
Fulton county received $1,892.63;
Bibb county, $1,S60.32, and Chatham
county. $193879
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-07-19
DISBURSEMENT BILLS
PASSAGE BY HOUSE
STIRS GREAT STORM
Continued from Page u

proceedings in the house. he said.
Members of the highway commit
tees of the senate and house check
ed out Thursday, in order to make
tour of inspection of the roads of
northeast Georgia, South Carolina
and North Carolina.
DR.. r. III. Powell, president Of the
Georgia State Woman's college at
Valdosta, was at the capitol urging
an appropriation for the erection of
an auditorium and a dormitory
The following bills were intro.
duced in the house Thursday:
By Representative Stewart Of At
kinson-To amend act incorporating
Willacoochee to increase tax rate.
Corporations.
BY Representatives Copeland of
Lowndes and Fleming Of Hancock
TIC appropriate $4,000 as emergency
fund to military department. Appro-
priations.
BY Representative Camp Of Camp.
bell-To amend charter Of town of
Palmetto. Municipal government.
By Representative Jenkins of
Wheeler-To provide time for hold
ing superior court in Wheeler coun-
ty. Special judiciary.
By Representative DeFoor Of Clay
tonic amend code section PSI fix
ing compensation in attorney gen
erals office, relative to stenograph-
er. General judiciary No. 1.
BY Fulton Delegation-To repeal
n To- y,OJc -
amendment relative to College Park.
Municipal government.
BY Representative Reville and
Rowe of Richmond-To amend char
ter of city of Augusta so as to pro-
vide a member on all boards and
commissions from the Seventh ward.
Municipal government.
By Representatives Reville and
Rowe of Richmond-To provide rep
resentetion of Seventh ward in Au-
gusta on board of education. Educa-
ton.
BY Representative Wood Of Full
ton, Stewart of Atkinson and Others
To amend general tax act so as
to levy an occupation tax on Drive
it-Yourself' enterprises. Ways and
Means.
BY Representative Arnold of
Lumpkin-To amend act relative to
commitments to state sanitarium;
to fix how patients may be commit
ted and to re-enumerate commit
ments. State sanitarium.
BY Representative Eve of Chat
ham-To permit Georgia Mutual
Fire Insurance companies to issue
and sell surplus or guarantee funo
certificates. Insurance.
By Representative Dykes of
Dooly-To amend act relative TO
paving in town of Vienna. Corpora
tons.
4 Resolution by Representative
Vaughn Of Rockdale-To relieve
surety on a local bond.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-07-19
SENATE APPROVES
TEN APPOINTMENTS
MADE BY GOVERNOR

The Georgia state senate, IN ex-
ecutive session Thursday morning,
approved the ten appointments sub
mitted by Governor Walker last
week, following a favorable report
by subcommittee that had been
appointed to investigate one appoint
ment.
The executive session, like the one
held last week, was secret, news
paper men and even attaches of the
senate being barred from the room
during the proceedings. However, il
was understood in capitol circles
that the reported hitch which devel.
oped last week concerning the ap.
pointment of Sam j. Slate as state
auditor had been smoothed out and
no objection was raised to MIR.
States confirmation.
No member Of the senate or off.
cial of that body would reveal any
OF the proceedings of either execu.
i've session. 1t was said, though,
that there was no objection to any
NPpNAhtiiASlII OlHSI LldH IIldL OIL MT.
Slate, and that the senator who
raised the objection was a member
OF the subcommittee that investi.
gated the case and unanimously ap-
proved Mr. States confirmation.
The appointments confirmed were
as follows: M
Paul Turner, judge Of the Henry
county court; FL. l.. Long, judge OF
the Leesburg city court; Will Stall.
ing Judge of the Soperton city court;
Josephus Camp, state superintend.
ent of printing; T. r. Bennett. state
superintendent Of banks; Carlisle III.
Giles, solicitor of the Baldwin coun-
ty court; Sam J. Slade, state audi.
tor; Thomas E. Miller, solicitor Of
the Lanier county court; C. w. Brin.
son, judge Of the WrightsvilIe city
court. and r. c. Jordan, judge Of
the Macon city court.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-07-19
Atlanta Spot Cotton
Reaches New High,
Closing at 80 Cents

Atlanta spot cotton Thursday
kept pace with the upward move
ment, closing at 80 cents, 25 points
or $1.OO up over the close on We'd
nesday
Spots in New York and New Or
leans also were up over previous
closes, New York being quoted at
1926 cents, 80 points over Wednes-
days close, while New Orleans was
selling at $3.50 cents at the close,
60 points up over Wednesday.
Futures also were responding to
the general onward movement that
cotton has enjoyed for the last ten
days. New York closed II to 95
points up and New Orleans closed
65 to rs points over the close We'd
nesday.
Atlanta spot price at 30 cents
is the highest mark of the present
upward movement that began ten
days ago. Cotton authorities state
that continued optimism in the tex
tile field, coupled with adverse
weather reports is responsible for
the upward movement
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-07-19
Rain Aids in Checking
Forest Fires on Coast;
Danger to Towns Past

SAN FRANCISCO, July 17.-For-
est fires, in Pacific coast states to-
day were less menacing than for
many days, due to rains in Wash
ington and Oregon and moderation
Of winds in California. Towns in
Pend CReille county, Washington
which lad been in danger from the
flames, were reported safe.
One big fire still was burning in
the Pine Creek district of Idaho, but
it was in an inaccessible and unin-
habited, though heavily timbered,
section. A number of smaller fires
are still burning in that district, but
are causing no alarm.
In California six big fires were
burning, but all were said to be I'M
der control except that al Mckinney
Creek, where the fighters hourly ex-
pected to gain the upper hand.
Virtually all fires in western
Washington were reported under
Two
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-07-19

tomobile fitting the description Of
that belonging to Major McLeary,
| and later saw the men carrying a
bulky bundle the size of a human
body into the woods at the side of the
road.
No clue, however vague, was over
looked in the search. Only yester-
| day, the North Carolina highway
commission issued orders to its 1900
engineers and inspectors, to search
within 50-foot radius on both sides
Of the road throughout the entire
| 5000 miles Of state highways.
Reporter Gets Credit
AS the search gradually spread to
/ all parts of the state, posses contin-
( ued to beat the bush around Canton
at the insistence of Ainsworth and
Miss McLeary. But it is to an Ashe-
vile newspaper reporter that Off
Gals there give all the credit for
first directing suspicion against
King.
1t was through his persistence in
. tracing the laundry-marks on the
shirt found at Kings home, which
later was found to correspond with
those on clothing in the officers
luggage, that King was taken into
custody late yesterday afternoon aft
er having been released earlier in
the day upon giving what authorities
! considered a straightforward account
of what he knew concerning the
abandoned automobile near his
home.
After being Intercepted for sew
eral hours, he finally declared:
That's his shirt. I'll tell the
truth. We did it,
King admitted being a "hobo" and
soldier of fortune and described his
travels through Georgia and later
North Carolina. He asserted that il
was while walking just outside of
Raleigh with his cOmrade en- route
. to the home of his wife in Canton
that his companion outlined the plan
to him of stopping a mOtorist on the
road and appropriating his automo-
bile, so they would not be forced to
walk.
He said Major McLeary laughed
at first when he pointed a gun at
his back after he had taken them
into the automobile; but that when
he started to dismount from the ma
chine at their orders, he made a
move with his right hand to his hip
1t was then, King said, that he fired,
killing the officer instantly.
McLeary an Aviator
Major McLeary, at one time one
OF the army's foremost filters, who
recently had been transferred TO the
coast artillery corps, disappeared on
July , at Raleigh when he stopped
over a few hours on his way to Fort
Moultrie. When he failed to claim
money at Columbia, S. c.. for which
he had wired from Raleigh, a search
was instituted by South Carolina,
North Carolina and Virginia authori-
ties, but despite all efforts to trace
him, no clue as to his whereabouts
could be found.
1t at first was thought that he
had fallen a victim of amnesia, re.
sulting from a sunstrOke he suffered
some years ago. Belief also was ex-
pressed that wounds received during
the World war might have caused |
his mind temporarily to wander.
He had driven with his wife from
Fort Leavenworth, Kan. to Norfolk. /
and the fact that he left alone for
Fort Moultrie without resting led
many to believe that exhaustion |
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-07-19
Pharmacists to Meet
At CHATTANOOGA N,xt

NASHVILLE,, Tenn, July 1.-THE
Tennessee Pharmaceutical associa-
ton Thursday decided to meet next
year in Chattanooga. Officers elect
ed follow:
T. d. Turner, Henning, president;
A. d. Albright, Knoxville; G. w.
Coulter, GAINESVILLE, and Frank Bo-
CART, Chattanooga, vice presidents;
William p. Winter, Nashville, secre-
tary; w. Fl. Sewell, Nashville, treas
urer.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-07-19
DeKalb Candidates
To Address Voters

J. A. Morris will act as master Of
ceremonies at an open-air political
rally at Brookhaven Friday evening
at 6 o'clock. Speeches will be made
by several candidates for state and
DeKalb county offices. A musical
program also has been arranged.
Among the speakers will be John
r. Boifeuillet, public service com
missioner; j. j. Brown, commissioner
Of agriculture; J.. j. Steel, of De-
Kalb county, candidate for con-
gress; A. j. Woodruff, candidate for
public service commissioner, and
Carl Guess, candidate for the state
senate
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-07-19
Women Stand by McAdoo

The devotion of the women to Nc
Adoo was a feature of the conven-
ton. A great majority of the women
delegates were for McAdoo, eager,
earnest and determined they, never
faltered. There was never a ques-
ton about their loyalty, and the
politicians were unable to handle
them, either by trickery or cajolery.
The meeting of the McAdoo women
at the Vanderbilt hotel on the Tues
day afternoon before Mr.. McAdoo's
retirement that night, strikingly
illustrated their devotion. 1t was an
inspiration, more like a revival meet
ing than a political rally. The
women talked, prayed and sang, and
they left the hotel for Madison
Square Garden determined to fight
to the bitter end for the nomination
of the candidate whom they came
to New York to support.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-07-19
Cures PelIagra or
Money Refunded

The American Compounding Co.. Box 5s7-I-
Jasper Ala will send you free Booklet on Pei
lasra. and how to treat it. They will send IL
to you in plain wrapper. and you should write
for 1t II you suffer from Pelfagra or have any
OF the symptoms Of PelIasra such sore mouth.
red hands. skin peeng off, lips, throat and
tongue flaming red with much mucous and
choking.
Pellagra sufferers can get we'll, and remember
they guarantee Baughn's Pellagra Treatment to
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you have paid. so you take absolutely no risk
ADVERTISEMENT
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-07-19
President Is Found
To Be Physically Fit
By Army Physicians

WASHINGTON, July 17.-Presi-
dent Coolidge after nearly year in
the White House is physically fit.
The president today accompanied
his father, John Coolidge, to Walter
Reed hospital to allow the latter to
undergo a physical examination.
While there, the president himself
decided to be examined, as he is
from time to time by the White
House physicians and the finding
of the army doctors was that he is
in good physical shape"
Examination of the elder Coolidge
was arranged by the president who
felt that after years on the farm
away from close medical supervision
he should know his exact condition.
The father also passed the examina-
ton in good shape
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-07-19
Overproduction Cause
OF Gasoline Price Cut,
Is Wall Street Belief

NEW YORK, July 1.-THE cause
of widespread cuts in gasoline prices
may be explained with one word
overproduction-according to infor-
nation in Wall street today.
THE street" believes the much
feared war in oil is on and it ex-
poets additional price cuts which
may end in absorption of some of the
smaller companies by the Standard
Oil company.
1t is possible, according to a Wall
street authority, that with consump-
ton now from 20 to 25 per cent
ahead of last year, prices may be adj
Vanced before the end of 1924 again
enabling the companies to show a
paper profit on accumula ted inven-
tories.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-07-19
Boy Missing, Mother
Seeks Aid of Police

County police were requested
Thursday by Mrs. Fred Smith, wife
Of dairyman residing in the Col
lier road neighborhood, to assist in
finding their fifte~n-year old son, Joe,
who, she said, is mysteriously miss
ing.
Mrs. Smith told officers that the
boy was not in his room when she
went to awaken him Thursday morn
ing, and that he has not been heard
from since.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-07-19
Railroad Sued for
$4,000 for Fatal
Accident at Bridge

ATHENS, Ga, July 1.-Two dam
age suits aggregating $150,000 were
filed here today in city court against
the Seaboard Air Line railroad as
the result of an automobile plung-
ing from a bridge on the Athens
Jefferson road last April resulting
in the death of Miss Irene Day, a
nurse; fatal injuries by DIR. J. P.
Proctor, and the serious injury of
second nurse, Miss Nellie Eber-
hardt.
The first suit of 100000 was filed
by attorneys for Miss Eberhardt,
and Mrs. Ellen Day, of Oconee coun-
ty, mother of Miss Day, filed suit
in the amount of $50, 900, the plain
tiffs claiming that the railroad was
negligent in the maintenance of the
bridge