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Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-09-02
Alleged Bandit Slain :
By Woman When He
Swings Onto Auto

NEW ORLEANS, Aug. 31-Thom-
as Thomason, an alleged highJackef
and bandit. was shot and instantly
killed Saturday by Mrs. Ethel Ihomp-
son. as he leaped on the running
board of an automobile occupied by
her and her husband, Joseph j.
THOMPSON. in the business section
of the city. The Thompsons lmme-
diateIy drove to police headquarters
made statements. were charged win
manslaughter and were released on
$1,000 herds each.
Thomson, according to the po'
lice report, had been accused by the
husband and wife of holding them
w in Jefferson parish recently ana
robbing them of $3.50. Thomason IS
alleged to have threatened the cou-
pie for filing charges agai Il hIm'
which it was reported had been
withdrawn within the last few days.
The scene of the killing was at
Common and Dryades streets, a
busv corner in the business district.
Il thought he was after his gun
Mrs. Thompson declared. he mao
threatened our lives and believed
he was going to kill as. so L turned
around TO the back of the coupe
and grabbed our revolver. shot
him once and he fell to the ground
Thomason was shot through the
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-09-02

ST. PAUL, Mimi, Aug. 3O.-The
four convention halls which will
house the national gatherings of
the American Legion, the American
Legion auxiliary and the Forty and
Eight, to be held here September 10
to 10, will have accommodations for
nearly 10000 delegates, according to
Judge Royal A. Stone, general con-
vention chairman.
A stage with a seating capacity of
1000 persons has been placed in the
municipal auditorium, where the
main sessions of the convention will
be held.
The legion auxiliary sessions will
be held in the Central Presbyterian
church and the Forty and Eight
will meet at the Junior Pioneer hall.
The special offices for legion oftl-
Gals will be arranged in the senate
chamber of the old capitol building
and in the armory.
Judge Kennesaw NJ. Lands will
address the legion auxiliary. The
outstanding feature will be the
states dinner on Tuesday evening
at the Masonic temple. National of
ficers, department delegates, nation
al executive committeewomen and
all the chairmen of national com
mittees of the auxiliary, as well as
national officers and department
commanders of the legion, will be
present.
Memorial services will be conduct
ed by Mrs. Dora Platner. of Ellis,
Kan, national chairman of the Gold
Star committee.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-09-02
ALL WITNESSES UNANIMOUS
INPRAISE OF FIGHT FROM AIR
AGAINST THE BOIL WEEVIL

II think DR.. Coad and his asso-
GATES through the cooperation oL
the Huff Daland company, have
hit upon the most practical meth
Cd yet devised for boil weevil war
fare" he stated Friday in Cordele.
1--WE have viewed the demonstra-
tons carefully and we feel that
there is no gainsaying the fact that
no other method of busting cotton
approaches the airplane method for
effectiveness.
'Dr. Soule has for some time been
deeply interested in this project and
L am sure that when he returns
he will be impressed with the re-
port l shall make. / think 1t is a
most progressive step and one from
which We will hear later"
Senators Harris and George also
voiced these sentiments following
the Cordele demonstration. They de-
clared that they felt gratified at
the results and predicted that the
method would be in common use in
the near future.
Never Saw It's Equal
Mr.. Long, q deep student of sol.
conditions and boil weevl warfare.
was one Of the most enthusiastic
proponents of the method
81 have never seen anything like
it," he said. II have been amazed
twice, first in Athens and then in
Cordele. / consider this the most
forward step yet taken to offset
the raVages of the cotton pest"
Mr.. Huff. whose company de
signed the planes for the govern
ment, was pleased with the com
mandatory expressions from mem
bers of the parties at both demon
I Strations. From all sides he was
complimented for his work in as
| sisting in the demonstrations ant
his efforts in assisting DR.. Coad ir
! perfecting machine in line witt
the scientists ideas.
Commissioner Brown, who has
| worked untiring1y to better agricul
! tural conditions in the state, agreed
with the others that "the forces
| of the air will eventually conquer
the menace of the cotton belt
Farmers Impressed
AT Athens and Cordele the party
was accorded the full hospitality Of
! the municipalities. No pains wer:
| spared to take care of the enormous
crowds at both places and the agri
| cultural experts and newspaper rep
| reSentatives were extended eXcep
| tional courtesies
The A, B. q A. railroad, througt
the passenger traffic department
and it's agricultural department
added much to the comfort of tn,
party in furnishing a special Pull
man for the trip from Atlanta tc
| Cordele. The car was stationed al
| Cordele Thursday morning, remain
ing on the tracks throughout the
day and bringing the group back te
| Atlanta Friday.
Farmers of north and south GeOr
gia have gone back to their farms
deeply impressed with the power OF
the airplane as their champion ir
I the fight against 1.-The billion dollar
bandit" Interest has been aroused
to high degree and there is a feel
ing of greater security Throughout
Georgia through the consciousness
| that huge monsters of the air are
ready to swoop down to deal deatl
| to the boil weeVil.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-09-02
FULTON TAX VALUES
TURN STATE DEFICIT
INTO NET INCREASE

Fulton county overcame deficit
of $4,000 900 in the tax digests of
the other 159 counties in Georgia
and brought the state of Georgia
gain of $4,000 900 in taxable prop.
erty for the year 1924, according TO
a report made public Saturday by
Henry j. Fullbright, state tax com
missioner.
The total tax digest for the state
is estimated at $1.043, PIP, 4S0, OF
which amount Fulton county lists
$235 ,057,1S0, or more than % per
cent.
The astonishing increase Of prop
erty in Fulton county is revealed by
a review of the five-year per.od
since 1919, when the county digest
showed $149,6S1 700. The increase
since 1919 has been 81 per cent.
"Digests from 35 counties, after
adjustments were made in some or
them as the result, of the require
ments of the state tax commissioner,
showed aggregate gains of. $3,799,'
O61" the statement declared. "Digests
from 112 counties, as finally accept
ed by the state tax commissioner.
srowed aggregate losses from 1923
values of So, 721 SAT. This left net
loss on 14S counties of 1892, 7S6.
Adjustments Pending
There are three counties in which
adjustments are now pending that
will probably show losses of $2,SS2,
03S. This will mean total net loss
from ISL counties of $11 ,S04,S24.
There are eight counties yet tp
report. The sggregate values as
shown by the digests of these coun.
ties in 1928 amounted to $3S.695,182.
with a net loss from the values O..
the year before of less than $780,
900. Allowing for a net loss in these
eight counties for this year of $685.
176, we will have a total net loss
for the state, outside of Fulton coun-
| ty, of $12,000,0 900.
! THE loss in the state, outside OF
! Fulton county, in 1928, was $17,257,.
| S55. The gain in Fulton county for
that year was $14,10S,705, reducing
the net loss for the state as whole
to $3,249 $50.
1.-The gain in F'ultons tax digest
comes the loss of $12 100000 in all
! other counties and causes the state
as a whole to show net gain in tax
| digests of $19,000,000.
THE total taxable values, not in
! Guiding the returns of public utilities
made to the comptroller general,
amount to $1,043,212 ,4S0. These
| figures, will, of course, be slightly
! changed by the final returns from
| the remaining counties"
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-09-02
Experts and Lay Observers
Join in Expressing Belief
in New Method -CordeIe
Demonstration Impressive
BY ERNEST ROGERS
staff Correspondent Of The Journal

CORDELE, Ga, Aug. 29.-Re-
capitulation Of opinions expressed by
agricultural experts. business lead
ers and others interested in the
demonstra tons of the airplane meth
Cd of busting cotton with calcium
arsenate held in Athens and Cor
dele, finds All who witnessed the
events unanimous in praise of the
most modern method yet devised
for combating the boil weevil.
Senators William j. Harris and
Walter r. George, Congressman
Charles Crisp, DIR. j. Phil Camp
bell, head of the extension depart
ment Of the State College Of Agri-
culture; DR.. George A. Maloney, per
sonal representative of DIR. +. r.
Coad, of the government experiment
station, at Tallulah, La; j. j..
Brown, state commissioner of agri-
culture; David D. Long, soil expert
of the soil improvement committee;
Thomas II. Huff, head Of the Huff
Daland Aeroplane company, of
Ogdensburg. N. Y, and others, in
rejecting on the demonstrations,
gave their approval TO the new
method, and are convinced Of the
practicability Of the process.
The two planes, operated by
George B. Post and Roy l.. Mitchell,
of the Delta laboratories, in Ath-
ens-under most difficult conditions
and in Cordele-under more ia
vorable conditions due to the smooth
| ness of the acknowledgements to
approximately 10000 Georgians the
possibilities of busting cotton with
airplanes at a minimum cost and
a maximum of efficiency.
Dr. Campbell, who has made an
intensive study of the method, and
who was the personal representa-
tive of DIR. Andrew M. Soule, head
of the State College of Agriculture,
at the demonstrations, has evinced
great enthusiasm for the method.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-09-02
Ouestionnaires Quiz
Bib Candidates Upon
Khan, League, DryLaw

MACON. Aug. 30.-The Macon
League OF Women Voters has sent
out the usual QUESTIONABLE to the
Bjbb county candidates for the gen
eraI assembly and has also mailed
copy 10 Major Ben j. Fowler ana
sam Rutherford. Of Forsyth, can
1-dates for congress from the sixth
congressional district. with letters
asking the candidates to fill out
the blank and also to attend the
league meeting Wednesday after
noon, when answers TO the ques-
lions will be read. The candidates
at that time will have an opportu-
nifty 70 address the women voters.
The questions ask the candidates
position on the prohibition law, the
ku klux Khan. the League Of Ma
lions and other issues.
There are seven candidates for the
house Of representatives from Bib
They are: Tom Butler, Julian +.
Urquhart, Nat f. Winship, Mrs.
Viola Ross Napier. A. w. Graves,
John Y. Roberts and J. F. Malone.
Mrs. Napier and Mr.. Winship are
the incumbents.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-09-02
JOURNAL RADIO
CALENDAR
mason and HamIin piano used ex-
cInsiveIy. Courtesy Cable Piano COM


TUESDAY
IL to | p. NJ. -Entertanmentb by Frank
Wilson. pianist; Miss Mordee Tyndall,
mezzo-s0prano, and Usher T. Davis, bar
it0ne; Mrs. Davis, accompanist.
$3.50 =. M.--Baseball, news, markets:
Miss Bonnie Barnhardt's Burgess bed
time story.
s to r. M.-COncert by the Z. s.
Twenty second Infantry band, Bandmas-
ter John Anderson conducting; message
by General Shanks.
10:45' F. Morgan concert by DR..
Charles A. sheldon.
WEDNESDAY
II TO | p M-Fntertsnment by Mrs.
CaroIy Sparkling Nesbit. soprano; Mrs.
G., u. Thomas, contraltO; Mrs. 6. Z.
iIanliu. pianist.
$50 =. M.-Baseball. news markets;
Miss Bonnie Barnhardts Burgess bed
time story.
$ to o T.. M.-SiIent.
l0:45 +. M.-Concert sponsored by the
Woman'S division of the Chamber of
Commerce Music committee, h. Knox
Spain in charge.
THURSDAY
- to 1 P. M.-Program by the Rev.
Andrew jenkins, blind evangelist, and
family.
$3.50 p. M.-Baseball news, markets;
Miss Bonnie Barnhardt's Burgess bed
time story.
s TO o p. Entertainment by the
Bowling orchestra.
1919 7. M.-Concert by The salvation
Army Silver and Vocal quartets.
FRIDAY
10 to | T. M.-Concert by the Geor-
gia Railway aud Power Co. quartet.
$50 p M.-Basehall, news, markets;
Miss Bonnie Barnhardts Burgess bedtime
story.
s to Q T. M.-Concert by Usher T. DR-
Wis. baritone; Vaughn Gamer, tenor; Miss
Ethel Brown, pianist, and others.
1n:45 7. M.--Entertai nment by Tur-
ner's Entertainers, dance orchestra.
SATURDAY
- to r. Entertainment.
$50 T. M-Rasehan. news, markets.
'Miss Bonnie Barnhardt's Burgess bed
time story.
to T. M-Concert by Or. Tom
Gibbs Fowler. baritone; Miss Louise
Hill, pianist. and others.
10:+S r M.-Week-end Jubilee.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-09-02
new LAMP BURNS
94% AIR
Beats Electric or Gas

\ new oil lamp that gives an
amazingly brilliant. soft. White light,
even better than gas or electricity,
has been tested by the I. S. Gov
eminent and 50 leading universities
and found to be superior 10 10 ordi-
nary oil lamps. 1t burns without
odor, smoke or noise-no pumping
up. is simple. clean. safe. Burns
94ec air and sc common kerosene
(coal OLD.
The inventor. A \. Johnson, 642
\. Broad st, Philadelphia, is offer
ing to send a lamp on 10 days
FREE trial, or even to give one
FREE TO the first user in each To-
cality who will help him introduce
ii, Write him today for full partic-
ulars Also ask him to eXrlain how
YOU can set the agency. and with
out experience or money make $3.50
to $500 per month.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-09-02
Lock-Breaking Artist
OF Stage Unable to
Conquer Own Door

ANNISTON, Ala, Aus. %
George j. Lewis, known on the
stage as Great Gabriel" lock and
handcuff escape artist, was unable
to pick the lock on his own home
here last night.
After a performance at a local
theater in which he removed hand
cuffs, made his way ont through
locked doors and performed other
feats. Gabriel went to the home he
had enga Ged for his stay here, found
tn edoor locked. IIo was unable to
p:cll the lock and could not arouse
inmates of the house. He spent the
balanc eof the night at downtown
hotel
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-09-02
John T. Bofeuet Office Holder for 35
Severely Criticized for Devong His Time to Personal
Business at the Expense of the State

For more than nine weeks Mr.. BoifeulI-
let has been called upon to name a
single instance where he has Initiated
Commission. A single movement for the
benefit Of the agricultural industry Five
years ago his salary was Increased
Sl1O0 per year with the express pro
vision that he give his entire time TO nis
office still, ne writes four lengt1y
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-09-02
Sparta Water Praised |

SPARIA. Ca. Aug 80. = The
water supply OF Sparta. which is
tested monthly by chemists in the
office Of the state board Of health,
has received high praise the last few
months for its purity and excellent
quality. The water supply is &C
Quired from deep arIesisn wells.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-09-02
Honduran Insurgents
And Governmental
Enter Peace Farley

MANAGUA, Nicara qua, Aug. 3d.
Representatives of the revolutionary
general, Gregorio Ferrera, and the
Honduran government at the re-
quest of the diplomatic corps at
Tegucigalpa, have arranged meet
ing at which an attempt will be
made to arrange a settlement of the
existing difficulties, according toad
vices received here today.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-09-02

articles each week for The Atlanta
Journal for which he is paid large
office He has voted to pay an engi-
neer S25 per day to do work that he
should have done himself as a Commits
sioner He has not, and he Will not.
deny the truth Of single one OF the
a bove statements. Vote for
O. r. BENNETT, Eastman. Ga
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-09-02
SMALL SALES MARK TOBACCO
MARKET AT VALDOSTA FRIDAY

VALDOSTA, Ga, Aug. 30.-Friday
brought the smallest receipts of to-
baccO since the season opened, or
$4,000 pounds. The average price
was also low, as the product graded
low. At the Saunders warehouse,
the price was only 6 cents, and at
the Alliance warehouse it was 2I
/ cents, and about the same at the
Farmers warehouse. For the week
the receipts have been $50, 600
pounds.
The warehouses here will remain
open until about September p. when
the forces and buyers will leave for
/ North Carolina to buy in markets
there. Already movements are on
foot for another large warehouse
next season. An option on a large
lot has been secured for it. The
banks here report large deposits
from nearby places from tobacco
sales
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-09-02

birmingham, 6; New Orleans, a.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Chicago, 10; Cleveland, 1.
Washing ton, 4; New York, 2 90 innings
Detroit, 4; st. Louis, 14.
Only three games scheduled.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
New York, 2; Brooklyn. B.
St. Louis, 4; Chicago, ..
Pittsburg, 2: Chicago, 0.
Only three games scheduled
saturdays RESULTS
SOUTHERN LEAGUE
Nashville, 8; Atlanta, IL.
Little Rock, 3; Birmingham :.
Memphis, 0; New Orleans, 3.
Mobile chattanooga, postponed ram
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Washington, /; New York, 2
Philadelphia, 1877; Boston, -
Chicag 6; Cleveland, II.
Detroit, 6: s.. Louis, !.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Boston, Is; Philadelphia. 40.
New York 3; Brooklyn, :.
Cincinnati, 3; Pittsburg, IT,
st. Louis, s. Chicago, g.
SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE
Greenyille. 4: Charlotte, I.
Augusta, 2: Spartanbnrg, 3.
Asheville 8: Macon, 4.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-09-02


NEW YORK, Aug. 30.-The lead
ing candidates for the presidency of
these United States seem to be hav-
ing a great deal OF trouble agreeing
or dsa greeting a s 10 just what are
the tissues in this campaign" Until
they get little nearer together, the
man in the street must remain in
something Of a quandary. At the
present moment there is only one
point Of contact and that is the tariff.
Even on that somewhat superannu-
ated issue there is not the wide Ii
Versence of opinion that one might
expect, for while Mr.. Davis is de-
nouncing he 'robber" schedules OF
the Fordney McCumber act, he is at
The same time stating that there
must be a tariff based upon sound
comparative principles so the Amer
lean working man may not suffer
at the hands OF cheap foreign labor.
President Coolidge evidently has
made up his mind completely to
ignore the honesty in government"
issue raised by Mr.. Davis. Mr.. Cool
idge in taking the position that under
him honesty in government" is TO
be assumed, not questioned. Mr..
Davis has been courteous enough to
say that no one would question Mr..
Coolidge on that score, but he doesn't
seem to believe that Mr.. Coolidge
would be the entire next administra-
ton if elected. Instead he thinks the
president would fall victim to the
same System" which surrounded
Mr.. Harding and made Teapot Dome
possible.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-09-02
QUINCY TOBACCO NOT
MARKETED IN CAMILLA

QUINCY. Fla. Aug. 30-Ware-
housemen here are at a loss to UNI
derstand a news story sent out from
Camilla. Ga, saying that eighteen
large truckloads of bright tobacco
were departing from here last Tues
day to be marketed in Camilla We'd
nesday. Investigation shows that
but one tTucklOad of tobacco left
here this week, destination unknown,
and perhaps it went to Camilla.
The item further stated that the
message concerning the tobacco was
telephOned to Camilla Records of
the local telephone office show only
one call from here to Camilla this
week, and this call was made by a
lady uninterested in and uniformed
OF. bright tobacco.
The bright tobacco market here.
although in its first season. has
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-09-02
Agree on klan

Mr.. Davis by his speech at Seagirt
last week and by his visit to Column
bus, Ohio this week, has endeaVored
to bring the ku klux khan to the fore
as an Issue" but thus far Mr.. Cool
idge has insisted upon ignoring the
subject and the chances seem to be
that he will not agree with Mr..
Davis, that the way to deal with this
subject is for both of the leading
candidates to denounce the khan and
all its works. In any event MI.
Davis has the support of Senator
La Toilette in denouncing the khan
and here, as well as on the subject
of honesty in government" the
Democrats have the cooperation OF
the third party" nominees. This
support is not to be dispised
With both the Democrats ana Re
publicans ignoring the issues raised
by each other and with the La Fol
lette following wondering where they
can go in the face of the indecision
on the part of the two older parties,
the campaign promises to become ex-
ceedingly trying on the nerves and
no one knows just where it will end.
The Republicans, as was forecast
Ill THESE dispatches SOIllS LlillO c1So
are endeavoring to push forward the
foreign relations angle to the cam
paign They feee1 that without en-
tering the league of nations they
have accomplished much. The Dem
ocrats say they could have done the
same thing years ago by entering
the league. Thus the discussion be
comes academic, and if there is one
thing the Democrats can attack Mr..
Coolidge is that he did not act with
any too much celebrity in view of
the exposures which were being
made by the senate investigating
committees They claim Mr.. Coolidge
die nothing at all until the situation
forced him to act. OF course Mr..
Coolidge replies there was nothing
for him to do until he was apprised
of the misconduct.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-09-02
AMERICAN LEAGUE
NATIONAL LEAGUI

SUNDAYS RESULTS
SOUTHERN LEAGUE
Atlanta, Z; Mobile, 3.
Nashville, 2; Chattanooga, 10.
Little Rock, .; Memphis, g.
birmingham, 6; New Orleans, 4.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-09-02
Hard to Keep Mad

Inasmuch as the Republicans feel
they have a good arguing point on
this issue, and inaSmuch as they say
their faces are set toward the rising,
rather than the setting sun, the
Democrats are having a little diff
Guilty in keeping up their rage. .
Senator Wheeler, the La Toilette can
didate for vice president, is doing
the best he can to help the Demo-
Gratis on this score and for his as
sistance they are duly grateful. On
all other matters they are somewhat
Scornful,
President Coolidge is attempting to
spike the La Toilette guns so far
as is possible by committing himself
definitely to farm relief legislatiO in
the next congress- Just at the mo-
ment, however. the farmers are sit
ting pretty and needing no relief.
However, it is always a good idea
to hold out to them the promise Of
relief even though the farmer vote"
of the middle west always has been
Republican, The La Toilette move
ment which started off with such a
clashing of cymbaIs and beating or
drums seem to have met with de-
terrent currents because the gam
blers in the pits" have been boosting
the price Of wheat and corn beyond
the widest dreams of avarice on the
part OF the dirt farmers. On this
tissue" Mr.. Coolidge unquestionably
has carried off the breaks of the
game" and he has added to his word
that the man in the street takes no
stock in, it is academic discussions.
Most political observers believe
that the election might as well DO
held tomorrow. They think the vot-
ers have made up their minds and
that all the money, energy and words
to be expended between this time and
election day in November might bet
ter be conserved. Still and all, the
United States without a quadrennial
thrill over the presidency would be
z III
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-09-02
BIC PARTIES HAVING
HARD TIME RAISING
CAMPA| ISSUES
BY ROBERT r. SMALL

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