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Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-12-30

AUGUSTA, Me-, Dec. 27.-The I'M
thinking protests of mere man can
not deprive a dog Of his last and
we'll won honors. The dog Garry
the Irish dog, chief pal of Governor
Percival p. Baxter, and known as
assistant governor of Maine" dur
ing his lifetime, will have his of
fetal and monumental Sin memoirs
am after ALL
Despite the criticism of numerous
persons and organizations who de
clared it disgraceful for a dog to
be given higher honors than most
men, a large bronze tablet is to be
dedicated to the memory Of the dog
the governors faithful friend, who
unlike many of his friends, never
betrayed or thought i'll of him. The
most conspicuous site obtainable in
the state house, at one end of the
museum in the basement where hun
dreds of children and adults passed
daily, has been assigned for the tab
let.
The controversy over the reaction
of a memorial to Garry arose more
than a year and half ago when
Gov~'nor Baxter ordered the official
lag on the state mouse lowered On
the death of his dog Garry, and kept
it at half mast in token of mourn
ing until he had returned from his
summer home on MackwOrth island,
near Portland, after "the funeral -
Officials of i.- G.. A. r. made and
later retracted a. protest that the
tribute to a dead dog was IAN in
suit to every soldier Discussions
waxed heated then, and a few weeks
ago the governor induced his coun-
cillors to vote unanimously for the
erection of an official memorial and
the dog. Although the governor was
to defray all expenses. Objections
were raised from many quarters.
The protests were SO numerous that
the original plan to place boulder
bearing a bronze tablet on the state
house lawn was abandoned.
But now it has been settled. The
tablet is being made by a Providence
firm, and will hang on the wall of
the museum where students, animal
lovers and careless hrm1ns who do
not love their animal friends we'll
enough must see it.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-12-30
Three N. C. Children
Electrocuted as Wire
Is Broken by Bullet

HAMLET, n. c., Dec. 27.-Three
children Of Mr.. and Mrs. Pearl Mar
tin, of Hamlet, were eleCtrocuted at
Roberdell, near here late yesterday
when they came into contact with
high-powec electric transmission
wire which fell to the ground after
being severed, according to reports
reaching here, by a bullet from a
rifle fired by the older Of the three
children.
The dead are: Arthur Martin, 16;
Ethel Martin, II and, Willie Mar
tin, 8.
The three children left their home
here early yesterday to visit their
grandparents at Roberdell. Accord
ing to reports from there last night,
Arthur was firing a rifle at a target
when bullet struck the electric
wire and it fell to he ground, COM
ing in contact with the lad. Seeing
his plight the younger brother and
sister tried to rescue him and they
also were electrocuted. All three
were dead when other persons
reached them.
Upon brief inquiry, the county cor
oner decided that q formal inquest
WAS unnecessary
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-12-30
Gen. Foster Is Slated to
Succeed Gen. Cochran

DALLAS. Texas, Dec. 27.-Gener.
al James c. Foster, OF Houston,
commander Of the Texas state
United Confederate Veterans prob
ably will be named to succeed Gen.
eral James Monroe Cochran as COM
mander Of the trans-Mississippi de-
partment. L. c. V. it was said Sat
urday by wellknown veterans in at
tendance upon the latter's funeral
here. The appointment Of General
Cochran's successor would be made
by General James 4. Thomas. Dub
lin, Ga. commandments of the
L, c. V, TO continue IN effect until
the regular elections of officers at
tbs forthcoming reunions of the
veterans. TO be held IN Sallas neat
May.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-12-30
NATION s BUSINESS
IS BEST SINCE 1878,
j. s. OFFICIALS SAY

WASHINGTON, Dec. 27,-The
new year begins next Thursday with
economic conditions set for the most
prosperous period since before the
World war, many government Off
Gals stated Saturday night.
Sterilization of American business
has been effected to- an extent un-
realized since 1918, and the big. to-
tails Of business during the war days
are being approached by the heal
thy and solid expansion now under
way, reports from a dozen govern
mental fact-finding agencies show.
THE outstanding event Of 1924
was the Improvement in agricul-
ture," Secretary Of Commerce Hoov-
er said.
Farm production of the year will
be greater in volume and value than
last year. The federal reserve board,
in a statement today, notified bank
ers of the nation that increases in
value Of farm crops is officially es-
timated at 8 per cent, corn and to-
bacco showing the only decreases in
yield.
Sterilization Of business proper is
shown by reports of new business
and failures compiled by financial
agencies. Firms that failed during
the first II months OF 1924 had to-
tai liabilities of $497 $4,000, but the
decided rising tone of early Decem-
Der reports will cut the total for
the year proportionately lower, it
was said. The failures in the same
period last year totaled $487O2S,OOO,
but the over-expansion of late 1928
had to be absorbed by the deflatlon
of early 1924, when many businesses
closed down.
Firms capitalized at more than
$500 900 which entered the field
took a healthy drop in 1924, indicat-
ing conservatism in expansion. To-
tai capital of these new firms in the
first Il months of 1928 was $S,4l5,.
OIL 600, but a more normal rate was
restored this year, when the inquire
was $6,419, $685. 00.
Secretary Hoover regards the
Dawes plan for economic recovery OF
Europe, and the complete recovery
American industry, as most hope
full" and nearly as important as the
farmers recovery. Other "outstand-
ing features" were great stability
of prices, high production, fun en-
ployment, and expanding foreign
trade" he said.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-12-30
FATHER AND SON
DIE WHEN TRUCK
GOES INTO DITCH

ATHENS, Ga, Dec. 27.-Mr, r. C.
Adams, farmer residing near
here and his twelve-year-old son,
Alton, were killed early Saturday
night when the automobile truck
embankment at the Simontoh
bridge on the Athens Watkinsville
highway. Cullen Adams, 10 was
in the car but escaped with slight
injuries.
According to witnesses the truck
went off the highway when at
tempting to pass another car. Adams
and his son were crushed TO death.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-12-30
lap War With u. S.
Almost Impossible
Lansing Declares

WATERFOWL, N. Y, Dec. 27.-
Japan never will make war upon the
United States, in the opinion of Rob
ert Lansing, former secretary of
state. expressed here Saturday.
Japan can not afford to make
war upon this country, he said. "She
has no money and no one is going
to lend her any. Furthermore, she
has no iron and other raw materials
necessary for such a conflict"
The former member of the Wilson
cabinet declared Japan may take the
Philippines from the United States
some time. but that IL she does she
can not hold them. He advocated 4
stronger navy
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-12-30
Seeking Death Thrill,
Girl Swallows Poison

CLEVELAND, Ohio, Dec. 27.-A
sixteen-year-old girl who, police say
wanted to experience the thrill of
DEATH" died here early today. The
girl, Ruth Williams, drank poison
in the home Of neighbor. Her par
ents say they believe she took the
poison by mistake.
I'D love TO experience the thrill
Of death" Ruth said, according to
Mrs. Ann Siam, whom the girl was
visiting few minutes later the
girl. SWa lowed poison
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-12-30
5 Reported Killed
In "Trotzky" Clash

COPENHAGEN, Dec. 27.-FYve
worSmen were killed and several 9TH
ers wounded in a clash between sup
porters and enemies of Leon Trotz-
sky, Russian minister Of war, near
kursk, according to dispatches from
Stockholm, quoting advices to the
newspaper Tidigens.
There have been repeated reports
from points outside Russia OF dis
orders within that country but there
is no confirmation of these in dis
patches direct from Moscow.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-12-30
Mississippian Held as
SLAYER of Father in-L

GULF'PORT. Miss, Dec. 27.-Lafe
Shirley. held for the murder Of his
father-in,law. Samuel W. Price, was
remanded without bail. to await the
action of the Harrison county grand
jury. after a preliminary hearing
Saturday before Justice Evans.
Shirley Is lsid to have struck
Prizes with z Sifls during an alter
cation, the injury proving fatal.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-12-30
Knoxville Child
Is Killed by Auto

KNOXVILLE, Tenn, Dec. o.
While crossing a street en- route to
I store to get a bottle of milk for his
mother, Milton Allen. eight-yearo old
lad. was run down and killed by an
automobile driven by Miss Myrtle
Mathes, q, here today. The woman
stopped her car after the front wheel
had run over the boys head. The
dead boy was identified at morgue
an hour later by his ten-year-old
brother, Edmond, sent by his mother
70 hunt his hrothsr.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-12-30
New Estimate of Toll
In Dynamite Blast
Puts Deaths at Fifty

TOXIC, Dec. Ely the Asso-
ciated Press.)- is estimated that
fifty persons were killed and 500 in
jured when a dynamite cargo ex-
ploded Saturday in the harbor of
Otaru. Hokkaido island northeast
ern Japan. The explosion occurred
while six hundred cases of dynamite
were being transferred from a
lighter. One large vessel was dam
aged, several small boats sunk and
thn w Z en- 1,n1nt uas Hr-ro-l.ed
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-12-30
German Phones for Japan

SIEMENSTADT, Germany, Dec.
e7.-The Japanese government has
ordered $4,000 automatic telephones
from a manufactured of this city.
They are to be installed at Noho-
hama TO replace the equipment de-
stroyed by the earthquake. The new
apparatus VIII be equipped with =
dsvics for ins1ring tbs service
against earthquake distuF Dances.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-12-30
$20,00O,000 in Gold
Minted at Denver

DENVER, Colo, Dec. 27.-Al-
though more than s20,00O,0 900 more
precious metal bullion was coined in
the Denver mint during 1924 than in
1928, not a sir gle silver dollar was
turned out, Frank L. Shepherd, SUI.
perintendent Of the mint, announced
Saturday.
More than 100000 double eagles
,rera 111irted
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-12-30
This Bible May Be
Over 200 Years Old

ABEL, Ca, Dec. CIV. W. H.
Dunn. Of Cook county. has perhaps
one of the Oldest Bibles in this part
of the state. 1t is not known just
how old it is, but a birthdate in it
was recorded in 1855. Mr.. Dunn s
great grandfather was the original
owner of the Bible, and it has been
handed down. He believes that the
book is at least 200 years old. 1t
is in a very good state Of preserva-
tj0p
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-12-30

GENTLE SPEECH

Two men were becoming abusive
in the course Of political argu-
ment.
II think, cried enc OF them.
that there is just one thing that
saves Sou from being a barefaced
liar"
What's that" asked the other.
Your vhiskers. waztthe reply
Tit Bits tLondon).
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-12-30
MAINE GOVERNOR
WINS FIGHT FOR
DOGS MEMORIAL
BIZ JAMES CARSON

Copyright. 1924, by the Consolidated Press
- Associa tion-Special Leased Wire
o The Atlanta Inllrnatl
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By Martha Edgerton P1assna1n
Daughter of Governor Edgerton

movie style, shooting off his re-
volver, and shouting insults anc
curses at those he passed; he en-
tered stores and destroyed prop
erty, for which he willingly paid
when again sober; and his very
presence in town, when drunk, led
to the closing of stores, and the
general terrorizing of the citizens.
Others had done much the same as
he, but none of these were SO great
ly feared.
He had been under arrest sew
eral times, and paid the fines i'm
posed upon him; but once, when
brought into court miners court
he tore up the warrant for his
arrest and stamped upon it. His
friends advised him to go home, as
the long suffering people were
thoroughly aroused, and would
hang him, if he did not mend his
ways. He listened attentively but
instead of acting on the advice,
hunted up the miners judge, Alex
ander Davis, presented a cooked
derringer at his head, 'and told
him that he should hold him as a
hostage for his own safety. AS the
Judge stood perfectly quiet, and of
fered no resistance to his captor, no
further outrage followed on this
score"
The endurance of the citizens of
Virginia City and Nevada had been
tried to the breaking point, and
they rose to avenge the insult Of
fered their court. Over six hun
1red miners armed themselves and
marched into Virginia City, deter
mined to end the reign of lawless-
hess that Slade personified.
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Discover Sun River

While his men were busy kill
ing buffalo and jerking the meat to
supply the party when it was again
united, Lewis explored the SUR
rounding country and discovered
the Sun river which was then
called by the Indians, the Medicine
river.
The trip of Captain Clark up the
river from the Maria's was by no
means uneventful and as Gass,
who was with this branch of the
party, said in his journal they chad
most rapid water | ever saw any
craft taken through" Upon reach
ing Belt or Portage creek as it was
named by the explorers, it was
found necessary to carry the sup
plies and canoes overland for one
and one half miles.
A camp was made at Belt Creek
Concluded on Agricultural Page.)
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Butte Good Hog Market

j. E. Border. agricultural teacher
of the Harlowton schools, went to
Butte with carload of hogs for the
Wheatland cooperative marketing
association. The hogs were sold to
the Hansen Packing company, the
top market price bringing $7.75 off
the cars in Butte. This consignment
belonged to Messrs. P. l.. Netting, G.
w. Riggleman, Claude Morley, C. e.
Moore, Andrew Peterson, John Spit
hoven, the Koehler ranch, Otto Delhi
gelm, George Pollman and w. F.
Birdsall. There we're 1872 hogs in the
shipment. This method of co-opera-
tive selling is very desirable for the
small producer, as it enables him to
dispose of his stuff at as good price
as is obtained by anyone shipping in
carload lots. Mr.. Border, while in
Butte, also arranged for the sale of
eggs and poultry for the association.
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DISCOVERY OF GREAT FALLS OF THE MISSOURI
BY CAPTAIN LEWIS; PORTAGE TRAIL OF FAMED
EXPLORERS MARKED BY GREAT FALLS SCOUTS

lTHE portage of Meriwethet
Lewis and William Clark, anc
their band of companions from
Belt Creek to White Bear Islant
11o years ago, across what was
then a plain covered with prickley
pear, painful to moccasined feet
but where graveled roads and paw
ed streets now stretch, has been in
Dictated by five markers, placed by
the boy scouts of Great Falls,
writes Ann Wilson in a recent edi-
ton of the Great Falls Tribune.
The same trail determined from
maps drawn by Lewis and Clark,
that was followed many times by
weary men bent under packs of
supplies in those days from June Fl
until July 2, 1906, was traversed by
boy scouts last Saturday, when they
affixed plaques to the cement
standards.
1t was beside these same falls
that Captain Lewis sat on June IS,
1906 "filled with pleasure and
establishment" as he records in his
journal and about which he tried to
write description but SO unsatis-
factory was the result to him that
he determined to draw my pen
across it and begin again"
Power Plant Symbol of Change
Since that time the Big Falls,
still magnificent in spite of mach
inery, have been harnessed into
supplying electricity for the Mon
tana Power plant and plain at the
foot is used for the offices and liv-
ing quarters of the men employed
at the plant.
The building of power plants is
symbolical of the changes that
nave occurred since Lewis and
Clark opened the west beyond the
Mississippi to eager settlers drawn
o new frontiers by a great adven-
Of spirit and a gnaw-
ng hunger for land. Where wary
indians besieged wary explorers,
armers peacefully pillow and where
nights camp was thankfully
made, city with its complex mod
I'm life and its large population
'usy in many industries now
lands.
The falls had been the goal of
he explorers since they left the
lace where Milk river flows into
he Missouri for by this sign, the
indians had told them, they could
now that they were on the true
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ANOTHER STORY OF CAPTAIN j. "A. SLADE,
BAD MAN WHO MET DEATH AT THE HANDS,
OF THE vDGDLANTES OF VIRGINIA. CITY CAMP

Slade heard Of their coming, and
it sobered him. He sought Judge
Davis, and apologized for his ac-
ton, but too late. His repentance
could not be depended upon to be
lasting. He was tried speedily and
sentenced to be hanged, and that
despite his and his friends pleas
for mercy.
A messenger was dispatched for
his wife, who was living at their
ranch on the Madison, twelve miles
away. Once before she had saved
him from being lynched. This time
it was hoped her intercession might
prove as effective, as was her re-
volver, on the former occasion. She
was fine horsewoman, and the
horse she rode BILLY Boy" was
noted for its speed; but before she
reached town, Slade was hanged.
and his body cut down.
SHADES execution has often been
called murder. 1t could hardly
be that, if he had, as claimed, him
self committed twenty-six murders
Like Plummer, he weakened at |
the last, and begged 'piteously for
his life. These arch-villains, who
could kill a fellow man without
conjunction, could not themselves
face death calmly. I hold this to
be due to their higher intelligence.
Plunmer asked for time to pray;
while Ned Ray died cursing. |
There is one incident regarding |
Slade, that is not often told. After
he Vigilance committee began to
he claimed that he was
4 member of that body, and was
informed as to its intentions. Whe-
her this is true or not, there is no
me alive who can say. Colonel
Wilbur F. Sanders, it was general
y known, was an active member of
hat organization; and against
colonel Sanders, Slade had con-
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Frenchman, who had inconsider
ately offended him. Slade, so SAID
many, did not shoot him at once
but bided his time. Going to the
house of the Frenchman, one night
he called him to the door; shot him.
set fire to the house, and burned
the corpse, together with the I'M
offending wife and children of his
victim. This, as we'll as the murder
of Jules, must have been a premedi-
tated crime.
In "Roughing It." Mark Twain
tells of a bartender who won
SHADES i'll will. A day or two after
the occurrence Slade was one of his
customers, and asked for brandy.
Seeing the bartender about to
reach under the counter, "Slade
smiled upon him that peculiarly
bland and satisfied smile of his
which the neighbors had long ago
learned to. recognize as death
warrant in disguise, and told him
to none of that! Pass out the high
priced article So the poor bar
keeper had to turn his back and
get the high-priced brandy from
the shelf; and when he faced
around again he was looking into
+ba ,,,,,zz1a of SHADES nicto1 Sand
the next instant added my inform
ant, impressively, he was one of
the deadest men that ever lived. ~
But all this was but a part
small part-of SHADES criminal rec
ord before coming to Montana.
What did he do here that warrant
ed his execution? Pandemonium
reigned in any town where he
chose to go on spree. He gal
Ioped through the streets in true
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!, Missouri and the right trail. Upol
reaching the juncture of the Mis-
souri, and the Maria's river, nam
ed by Captain Clark for his cousin
the party halted undecided as tt
which was the true Missouri.
After a trial trip of two mer
under Gass for IS miles UP The
Maria's during which the Tetor
river, first named Rose river anc
later Tansy was discovered, but
the question as to which branch
led to the head of the Missouri
was still in doubt, further explora-
tions were then thought necessary
Lewis Discovers Big Falls
Captain Lewis and six men start
ed up the Maria's and Captain
Clark with five men started up the
Missouri, to be gone a day and a
half. Clark was gone two days
and explored As miles while Lewis
was gone four days and covered
SO miles. Had Clark been as per-
sistent as Lewis he would have
found signs which would have con-
WINGED him that the stream he was
following was the Missouri and he
would have been the discoverer of
the Big Falls.
Upon their return to their camp
near where Fort Benton stands
they decided to gamble on the
chance that the southern branch
was the Missouri and accordingly
after cacheing about 1000 pounds
of their supplies they proceeded up
the river.
Lewis left on June II with four
men tramping across the country.
Clark left several days later with
the main party passing GrogI
Springs, named because at that
point we refreshed ourselves with
/ good drink of grog."
On the morning of June Is the
,ars of Captain Lewis, who had
Just crossed a most beautiful
,lain where there we're infinitely |
more buffalo than we had ever be-
ore seen at single view," were
,reeted with the welcome sound Of |
water falling from great cloud
# spray driven by high wind
bowed like a column of smoke
-bove the plain for an instant and
vas gone. At last having travelled
bout seven miles since first hear
ng the sound of the falling water
lie stood at noon beside the falls
themselves.
After once seeing the tumultuous
,randeur of the Big Falls there
:ould be no doubt but that the
liver was the Missouri and the
alls were the ones the Indians had
aid they would reach as the plains
ose to the Shining mountains.
len were sent back to tell the joy |
I'll news to Clark and the rest of /
he party camped on small plain.
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New Fish Hatchery Approved

State Game Warden C. A. Jakways
has approved the claim of Lease &
Richards, Great Falls contractors, fol
approximately $4,000 for the con
struction of the new fish hatchery al
Giant Springs, near Great Falls.
More than 100000 rainbow trout
eggs are Matching at Giant Springs
according to Mr.. Jakways, who stated
that 100000 additional eggs would
be at the hatchery soon. Two million
native trout and 100000 grayling
eggs will also be sent to the hatchery
in the near future.
While in Great Falls, the warden
made arrangements for rescue work
in the sloughs at Cascade. Bass, cat
fish and yellow perch will be taken
from the sloughs and placed in deep
er water.
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ceived a dislike of SO pronounced
a nature, that he had threatened to
kill the Colonel on sight. This
threat was carried to Colonel Sam
ders by some of his friends, to put
him on his guard.
Shortly afterward, Slade came to
town, and Colonel Sanders heard
he was in certain store. With
characteristic promptitude, the Col
onel at once went to the store, open
ed the door and walked in. AS he
had been apprised, there sat S1ade.
Hello, Slade," exclaimed the
colonel; and Hello, Colonel" re-
turned Slade.
Then, turning his back to the
noted desperate, who had threat
ened his life, the Colonel walked
through the store, with his habitual
swinging gait, and out the back
door. If one recalls the fate of the
barkeeper who likewise turned his
back to Slade, he can realize what
risk the Colonel ran.
In all the reports | have ever
read of this affair, it was stated
that the Colonel was unarmed-
Once, curious to know, | asked my
cousin:
Wilbur, did you carry no wea-
oon?"
II had my hand on derringer
n my pocket" was his reply.