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Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-05-03
PRISON PQPUL ALTON
DECREASES BY 489
IN GEORGIA IN 1928

The prison population of Georgia
,ropped 4S9, from 1854 to 3,165, dur
ing 1928, according to the annual re-
port of thu state prison commission
made public Thursday. OF the 3,165
JonvIcts, more than one-third, or 1,179
we're involved in murder cases or at
,empted murders, and 1858 more are
serving manslaughter sentences
However, the number of convicts
was lower than at any time since
1920, or in 1915, 1916 and 1917.
The number of prisoners on the
first of January, 1928, was 1854, and
there were S68 commitments. 214 re.
captures, and "a paroled prisoners re-
turned during the year, making a
total of AGO handled, the report
says. OF this number 256 have been
discharged, AGO have escaped, ISL
have been paroled, 35 have died, four
were returned for new trials. II were
pardoned, one was delivered to a
sheriff, and 5S7 prisoners serving in
determinate sentences were released
on parole.
Prisoners in custody on January
L of this year ranged in age from II
to 70 years. There was one eleven
year old boy, two were tWelve-years
old, five thirteen-years old, 10 Of IA
years, and - of Is years. Only one
oil Iot,t ri
or over. The largest number, or 1913,
were "a years Of age, and practically
half Of the entire list were in their
tWenties.
Murder Leads as Cause
Murder led the causes Of commit
ments, with 918. Burglary came sec
ond, with Gel. There were 1868 COM
mitments for manslaughter, 245 for
attempts to murder, 16 as accessor.
les to murder, 1853 for larceny, 1913 for
robbery, 80 for forgery and Is for
shooting at another. There were
lO7 criminal assault cases and SO at
tempted criminal assaults. Whisky
making landed e. behind the bars
and bigamy caught 30.
Farm laborers lead in the previous
occupation of the convicts, with L.
l53, and laborers come next, with
932. There are AIS public works la
borers, 50 cooks, 81 chauffeurs, 80
mechanics, p porters, 48 railroad
hands, II wash women, 10 Migrants,
10 BARRIERS, eight bankers, 16 black
smiths, IS brickmasons, nine butch
ers, 20 carpenters, one dentist, % dis
tillers, II electricians, six engineers,
81 farmers, two jewelers., one lawyer,
four merchants, 13 painters, two
printers, five plumbers, four police
men, five preachers, three soldiers,
seven statesmen, II clerks, one shoe
maker, two teachers, one stage man
ager, five tailOrs, ten taxi drivers
and three walters.
Majority Married
OF the prisoners, 1,709 are mar
ried and 1,456 single, the report
states. SiXty-eight per cent can
read and write, ii per cent can read
only, and Is per cent are illiterate.
One man is serving his thirteenth
term, while 173 are serving third
terms, 4S6 second terms and 2,447
first terms.
Fulton county leads the list with
524 of the men and women sent up,
Chatham is second, with 1859. De.
KaIb sent 40; Bibb, "a; Muscogee,
sc; Richmond, SO, and Lowndes, As.
Long and Dade counties sent up one
convict each.
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telegraph lines were put out Of COM
mission, highways in the vicinity
were made impossible by debris and
trains were held up by wreckage
which Uttered the tracks.
Joseph McNeely, twenty-one, and
Miss Katie Perry, who were riding
in an automobile when they saw
the tornado approaching, narrowly
escaped death. They abandoned the
car and attempted to reach the rail-
road station 1t was impossible to
breast the wind and they turned to-
ward a store only to be driven back
again by another blast. In the
meantime the automobile had been
overturned. The couple had turned
again toward the station when the
wind lifted the girl from the ground.
McNeely managed to grasp her.
They finally made their way to the
store but a moment after arriving
a portion Of the roof was torn away
and fell upon them. McNeely re
ceived a few scratches but the girl
was not injured.
CAROLINA TOLL GROWING;
LIST NOW STANDING AT 81
COLUMBIA, S. c., May 1.-(By the
Associated Press. South Carolina
casualty list from yesterdays cpl
demic of tornadoes stood at 81 known
dead late today. The death in Co
lumbia hospitals of Mrs. Richard
Sanders, of Lexington county, and
an unidentified negro injured in the
Horrell Hill tWister added two more
names TO the roll of victims.
With hundreds of persons injured
Ind homeless estimated at more than
1 1000, relief agencies today bent to
the task of meeting the situation.
Surveys were launched in all of the
stricken areas to determine the eX-
tent of the damage, and the needs of
victims. Municipalities and counties
provided funds to meet the, most
pressing wants, while popular sub
scriptions of cash, food and clothing
were announced in practically every
center of distress.
Late reports indicate that the prop
erty damage will run we'll over a
million dollars. Anderson, with a re-
vised estimate of S750,O00 property
loss, was the heaviest sufferer in this
respect. In Sumter and Florence
counties, many substantial homes and
hundreds of smaller tenant houses
were reported demolished, however,
and it was asserted that the financial
loss involved in these areas would
mount high into the thousands OF
dollars.
State troops were on guard today
at Horrell Hill, l. miles from Column.
bia, where four children were killed
IN the collapse of a school house, and
Where eighteen other deaths were re.
corded in the vicinity. In Anderson,
armed members Of the American Lee
glon patrOlled the deYasted areas
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NIRGINIAN AND TWO SONS
ARE INJURED IN STORM

RICHMOND, Va, May ii. carr
Courier, Amelia county dairvmar
was in critical condition at A hos.
pltal here today from injuries sui.
tered yesterday when his skull was
crushed in the destruction Of a barn
on his farm during a heavy storm.
His two sons, Robert, eleven, and
Jack, six, are at another hospital
suffering fro mouts and bruises. but
their condition IS not thought to be
serious.
Several other persons were report
ed badly hurt in the storm that
swept down on Amelia county late
yesterday and destroyed several
houses and barn and killed many
cattle. Wire communication with
the section was completely disrupted
today and only meager details were
reaching the outside individuals
estimated the damage at from 500.
600 TO $4,000.
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rushed to those made homeless by
the storm.
At Union Springs, Ala, the baby
of Tom Works was killed when the
home crashed in. The child was
blown a mile, according to reports.
The mother and thirteen other chill
dren were slightly injured. Lola
Calhoun, Tom Youngblood and Dub
Owens, negroes, were killed in the
same section.
Four negroes at Opelika and two
at Clio, Ala, were victims of the
storm when cabins were demolished.
The two-story home of Thomas r.
Slagle, near Roanoke, Ala. was torn
asunder and his sister. Miss Della
Slagle, instantly killed. A son suf-
fered internal injuries. Mrs. G. f.
Poole, of Greenville, Ala, was
dangerously hurt when her home
crashed.
Many freak occurrences were re-
ported during the Alabama storm. A
mule was blown in a well, a farm
er's stack of stove wood was blown
all over his farm, a turkeys head
was cut off and one man walked
back home after being hurled a quar-
ter of a mile through the air.
MIDDLE GEORGIA is BUSY
ADMINISTERING RELIEF
MACON, Ga, May with three
known dead, ten in Macon hospitals
critically injured, and nearly a hun.
dred others less seriously hurt, mid
die Georgia was hard at work this
morning administering relief to suf-
ferers in the path CT yesterdays tor.
nado.
Mrs. L. E. Holt and her six
months-old child, and Charley Nor
ris, negro, employed on Miss Ida
Hollis farm m Rocky Creek road,
were those killed.
Funeral services for Mrs. Nellie
B. Holt and her six months old baby,
will be held Friday. The body is
awaiting the arrival of a relative
from New York, who is expected
here tomorrow. The service will be
held at the East Macon Baptist
church. Interment VIII be in Ever
green cemetery.
More than a score of the injured
are in a local hospital % others
suffered broken legs and arms and
other injuries near Reynolds, and
large number of persons in the
1iNA PISi WI h'SLI4NI WGl5 1Ouud III"
jured late Wednesday.
The heaviest loss was at the A. T.
Small Brick company, where the
plant was demolished. the damage
being estimated at $150.OO0.
Heavy damage was done to peach
orchards in several sections. John
I. Moore's orchard in this county,
where $4,000 trees were loaded with
fruit, was hit by the tornado, One.
fifth of the trees were destroyed
and the fruit stripped from the re.
mainder. The rest of the peach belt
appeared to have suffered little
damage.
Severe lightning accompanied the
black cloud, Macon was in darkness
for several minutes, A cloudburst
followed the high wind.
There was no damage inside the
city at Macon.
First news Of the damage was 70.
ceived when the injured began to
arrive at the hospital. Thousands Of
persons visited the scene Of de.
struction during the afternoon, after
the clouds lifted and the rain
ceased
Damage was ren9rted last night at
EPehurst, Ga, where two seed
~~uses were blown down, and wires
are down at Sparks, Ga. and south
OF Naidosta, Ga, indicating damage
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jumpers, Sweaters

Hand-knitted jumpers and sweat
ers are to be very popular this sea-
son and the new woods take into
consideration all the latest shades.
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DUPLE ABANDON AUTO;
HAVE NARROW ESCAPE

SHREVEPORT, La, May BE
ted reports today from the town
Many, in Sabine parish, victim
a tornado late Tuesday, stated
lat In addition to the death of one
an, Mrs. Joseph Abraham prob
bly, was fatally injured when her
bme was wrecked, Nearly 200 per-
bns were made homeless and the
toperty damage was estimated in
kcess of 100000 Telephone and
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Impudent Cook Shot

DULUTH, Miss.-Because his cook
was impudent when he criticized her
efforts, Andrew NJ. Hilton shot her
in the arm. He was heavily fined.
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nouncement followed receipt by the
warden of the Orleans parish prison
here of a letter offering $4,000 if
the Italians were permitted to es-
cape. The letter threatened destruc-
ton. of the train if 'our countrymen
are hanged at Amite." The con-
demned men are held in the local
Jail for safekeeping.
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MAKE LIFE WORTH LIVING

Don't go around feeling tired lack.
ing in energy and strength, because
your kidneys are not working prop
erly. The use Of FOLEY PILLS, a
diuretic stimulant for the kidneys,
will give your kidneys a good flush
ing and bring the kidneys back to q
normal, active condition. Sold every
where. -(Advertisement)
The Delta independent., 1924-02-22
EXPECT TO MAKE POULTRY
EXHIBITION MUCH BETTER
County Horticultural Outlines Plans
for Better Marketing Of
Eggs

One OF the most pleasing features
of the recent meeting OF the direct.
ors of the Western Colorado Poultry
association, was the determined att.
tude Of each director to make the
1925 show one of the biggest events
ever attempted in Western Colorado.
With only a little effort on the part
OF few, the last show was successful
In many ways; especially in the inter.
est displayed by the visitors and the
attendance at the lectures given by
the poultry judges. It is really the
first time that a creditable number
ever favored our speakers at any OF
our shows with such large audiences.
1t plainly indicates a growing inter.
est in what will soon be one OF our
best profitable industries.
Prof o. G. Krum OF the Agricultur.
al college addressed over three hund.
red high school students in the morn.
ing Of the last day OF our show, over
seventy-five poultry raisers in the af-
ternoon, and nearly as many in the
evening at the Garnet Mesa club.
| Good results from these talks may
be seeen on every side. Poultry own.
ers are commencing to use better
methods, better breeding stock, better
quarters for their flocks, getting off
earlier matches in order to secure
more mature pullets for winter layers
realizing that late pullets are not
profitable as winter layers.
1t is none too early to begin to ar.
range for, and talk 1926 poultry show.
For the benefit amateur, this is TO be
ia Score Card Show. While the com.
The Delta independent., 1924-02-22
LOCAL NEWS

Are you using FLAVO HARD
WHEAT FLOUR?
Mrs. Mary Verhofstad has gone to
Long Beach for a several months
stay with relatives.
Miss Campbell of the Delta High
school was a weekend guest OF home
folks at Grand junction.
Mrs ]. L. Gavin, who was called
here by the illness of her sister, Mrs
NJ. H. Patnode, returned home to COLI.
RADIO Springs Saturday.
Mrs. Byron F. Heckert and two
little daughters can't down from Gu.
ray Saturday evening for a visit in
the ladys parents, Mr.. and Mrs. B. r.
Anderson
The Delta independent., 1924-02-22

parison show is NEST popular, it is
not entirely satisfactory; this is es-
pecially true SO far as the new ex-
hibitor is concerned, for without a
score card, he has no knowledge of
why he wins or loses. But with a
card, each section Of the bird is
judged by a scale of points as de-
termined by the Standard Of Perfect
ion. This book by the way, should be
in the hands of every one interested
in poultry.
For the information of those who
who may not have access to the
Standard, 1 will state that each rec
ognized breed of fowls must have GER,
tain uniform requirements, and in
Judging, each variety is cut in what
ever percentage the individual fails to
meet the specified requirements.
The following is the scale of points
The Delta independent., 1924-02-22

Some Log Chains
Evening star., 1924-07-10
Underwear

BOYS UNION SUITS - OF
white checked nainsook; ath-
letic style; in sizes s to Is.
Also -Children's Waist-attach-
ment Union Suits, En
sizes q to IL. ALI per- OUC
MEMS NERCERIZED
Isle VESTS-Irregulars of
75c kind. Band-top bodice
style and built-up IN
shoulders. Regular and c1SC
extra Sizes.
Evening star., 1924-07-10
ALEXANDRIA.

ALEXANDRIA, Va, July 10 (Spe-
ciaD.-With the exception of labor
union members, who threaten to bolt
both the old parties, Alexandria DEM
ocrats seem well pleased with the
ticket selected by the Democratic ma
tional convention. Judge Samuel G..
Brent said this morning: "Mr. Davis
Is the best candidate which could
have been selected"
Thirty-one thousand dollars, 10 per
cent of the total amount subscribed
toward the stock of the new hotel,
will be payable July is at the Citi-
zens' National Bank. Subscribers
have been asked 20 make the pay
ments before that date if possible.
The organization meeting will be held
tonight at 8 o'clock in the rooms of
the chamber of commerce. Proxy
blanks have been sent to subscribers
which should be returned to the COM
mittee today unless the stockholders
can be present in person. .
Officers of Sarepta Lodge, I. o. o. F..
were installed last night by District
Deputy Grand Master Kenneth Dove.
They were: +. j. Shores, noble
grand; H. w. Case, vice grand; W. N.
Brisley, treasurer; L. Z. Butts, finan-
cial secretary. and +. c. Todd. record
ing secretary. Potomac Lodge off,
Evening star., 1924-07-10
July Clearance
Boys Wear

WASH PANTS-Boys' Khaki
and Gray Crash Pants, knick-
ers full cut and tai %n-
lored for good service. fSC
Sizes s to Is.
WASH SUITS-Boys' Well
Made Wash Suits, sizes 3 to 8,
in MILDLY and but
toned-on styles. All 90
colors and combina- OOC
tionS
BATHING sUITs-Boys' One
piece Skirted Style Bathing
Suits, in sizes, 4 to l2. I0
In navy, with white or ASC
orange stripes.
STRAW HATS - Accumula-
tion of Little Boys
Straw Hats and Wash IN
Hats, in popular s1SC
shapes. Choice. :.....
Evening star., 1924-07-10
BAPTIST YOUNG PEOPLE
IN SESSION AT DENVER
5000 q. s. Delegates to Interna-
tional Convention Assemble With
Foreign Representatives.

By the Associated Press
DENVER, Col, July 10.-The thir-
ty-third annual convention of the In
ternational Baptist Young People s
Union started its business session to-
day with more than 5000 delegates
from twenty-four states as we'll as
representatives from Canada and
France attending,
The convention preliminaries got
under way last night. Rev. w. A.
Cameron, pastor of the Bloor Street
Church., Toronto, Ontario, delivered
the address. declaring that Canada
and the United States face a glorious
future in view of the religious ad-
vance on the North American conti-
nent.
The convention will continue until
Sunday night.
Evening star., 1924-07-10

ernoon for Mrs. Dora Rose. Rev. J.
A. Dudley, pastor of the Methodist
Protestant Church, conducted the
services which were held from De-
maines chapel Interment was at
Beulah Church, Fairfax county.
John L. Milstead, 219 North Pitt
street, today reported to police that
his automobile had been stolen last
night from it's parking place at Ar
lington Beach.
The Friendship Veterans Fire As
sociation of Alexandria Is holding it's
annual excursion today at Marshall
Hall. The association is made up Of
Evening star., 1924-07-10
SUGGESTS U. S. EXPLORE
ARID REGIONS OF WEST
DR.. Taussig, at World Power Con.
ference, Sees Field for New
Zeppelin, ZR-3.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, July 10.-The suggestion
has been made to the world power
conference by DR.. Taussig of Austria
that the United States might usefully
employ its new Zeppelin, the ZR-3,
which is now being completed in Ger
many, in the surveying of the arid
regions of the west for water-bear-
ing soils and various ores.
DR.. Taussig explained that the air
ship could be used for this purpose
by utilizing a new process now being
perfected whereby short radio waves
can be sent out continuously. If
these waves are reflected from the
ground under survey, he said, it will
be an indication of the presence of
waters and ores,
Evening star., 1924-07-10

made by British agents having sufh-
cient powers from their home gov
| ernment to induce Hussein to believe
| in them, but they did not have any
parliament.
Factor in Campaign.
Hussein, after the usual bargain
| ing, Joined the allies and was pro-
claimed King of the Hedjaz. the only
| part of Arabia not under the control
| tribes bothered the Turks consider
ably and were of no insignificant as
sistance to the allies in their cam
paign in the east.
In the meantime, however. the
British had to give in to the French
French had sentimental attachments
since the time of the crusaders. Later,
in 1917, Balfour made in the British
parliament his famous declaration,
of the allies victory. This decraration
has been interpreted by the militant
Zionist as pledge of the allies to re-
establish Jewish state in Palestine.
The Arabs. who hitherto had lived
with the Palestine Jews in perfect
harmony, began to look upon the
Jewish immigrants as their enemies.
They feared that, under the protec
ton of British bayonets. they would be
deprived of their lands and eventual
ly would be sent away from the
country that has been their home for
SO many centuries.
Arabs Charge Bad Faith.
These fears seemed quite legiti-
mate since AioniSts all over the world
were advocating such a policy. Some
of the Arab leaders. wakened to the
danger, began to denounce the Brit
ish as traders who did not keep
pledge to make an Arab state that
nrin
tionS of Arabia under the Scepter of
HuSSein.
Several massacures of Jews fol-
lowed and the British intervened,
killing quite a number of Arabs. But
in the meantime they began to real
fze that there was disability of
establishing a Jewish state in PaleS-
tine as long as there was such an
overwhelming Arab population. At
the instigation of British officials the
more reasonable Jews, formerly ar
dent partisans of Zionism, gave up
the idea of a Jewish state and de-
clared themselves satisfied with
merely a home for the Jews.
Those who still speak of a Jew
ish state are idealists who do not
realize the actual situation in this
country" one prominent Jew told me.
For the time being and for many
years to come there can be no ques-
tlon of restoring the old Hebrew
state. All we can hope for is to be
able to supply sufficient land in
Palestine to certain number of
Jews. to allow them to settle down
and make a decent living. OF course.
for the purpose of gathering money
from various Jewish communities in
Europe and America We had to back
the extreme Zionist idea for a long
time 1t failed. however. completely
Many of us realize that it was DOOM
ed from the very beginning"
Evening star., 1924-07-10

Assortment of Colored Beads.
Wooden Beads, Artificial Pearl
Beads, Novelty Bracelets, Clg-
arctic Cases and Vanity Cases
(slight1y tarnishedD, Brooch
Pins, Book Marks, Barrettes,
s1.9S Leather Handbags (slight-
ly shopworn) and many others;
Dress Pendants and Children's
Silver-plated Two-piece Table
Sets.
Evening star., 1924-07-10

GERS will be installed tomorrow night.
Mrs. Jacques Pfalzgraf, Fairfax,
will be awarded the automobile. first
prize of the Booster Club. given in
the three months contest recently
ended.
The body of H. E Holt, former res
fdent, brother of Mrs. w. L. Martin,
who died in Chelsea, Mass, was
brought here today for burial in the
Methodist Protestant cemetery. Serv-
Ices were conducted by Rev. DR.. will
liam j. Morton. rector of Christ
Church.
Evening star., 1924-07-10
Trimmings.

" A L L A @ e S+Remnant
lengths. to 8 yards. In 4
sertings only. sc, &C and C
&c kinds. Yerd. ........
TRIMMING II b d 0 N s.
Worth 10c and 15c. Mar Z
row. Fancy Ribbons. in OC
all colors- Yard. ........
SOC EMBROIDERED BANDS
I'm striking color combina-
tions on grounds of white and
linen-shade rat inc. -
1, 2 and inches wide. DC
Evening star., 1924-07-10

Miss Helen Carson. librarian at the
Togus, Me-, library, is the only woman
in the United States holding the po-
sition of librarian for the soldiers
homes in the country. Miss Carson
libraries.
Evening star., 1924-07-10
Choice, 1Oc

Two yards 10c Lingerie Rib
bon: yards 10c Dress Trim
ming; Csc Shoe Trees: Chill
dren's 50c Decorated Baskets:
CSC and 50c Novelty Pin Cush-
ions and Vanities: odds and
ends 25c Colorite Hat Dye, and
many other broken lots.
Evening star., 1924-07-10
July Clearance
Pearl Bead
Necklaces.

$3.50 Is and "a inch Artificial
Pearl Necklaces with sterling
silver clasp; also
80 and 36 inch, In 40
destructible Pea RI 80
Bead NJ c k aces.
Choice .............
$500 La Superbe 27-inch
Artificial Pearl Necklaces, with
gold clasp. Guar
anteed not to peel $X.9S
or diScolor. Reduced y
I0
Evening star., 1924-07-10

Three-fifths of Great Rritain's war
widows-90. 600 out of 150000-have
remarked and this despite that / 900 :
900 of Eneland's surplus women" are
doomed to single b1aSSedness
Evening star., 1924-07-10

direct descendants of the original fire
company which was formed by
Evening star., 1924-07-10

the excursion is to raise maintenance
funds. The engine and house are |
open to visitors from 8 am. to pm
Evening star., 1924-07-10
Notion Oddments
Choice, Sc

1oc Sanitary Aprons, 2 for
Csc; My Man Collar Bands;
standard makes of Shoe Pol
ishes, in white, brown and cor
dovan; 10c Stickerei Braid; 10c
Coat Hangers; 10c Three-piece
Fancy Work Sets, choice, SC
each. And &c Shoe Laces, 2
pairs for &c; SC box Hair Pins,
for SO. Many other Odds and
ends in the lot.