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Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-02-12
NEWS OF THE WORLD
TOLD IN BRIEF

ORANGE. n. J-Thomas A. Edi
son observed his 18th birthday Mon
day.
MEXICO CITY.-Mexlcan feder.
ais claim to have won important
victory in eleven-hour battle at
Ocat!an.
NEW YORk.--Four children and
two men are burned to death in fire
at Rockville Center, Long Island.
New Ir~E.
WASHINGTON - President and
Mrs. Coolidge hear pastors tribute
to Woodrow Wilson at the Central
Presbyterian church.
HERRIN, Iu.-Town is reported
quiet Monday, but more troops are
ordered from Chicago to strengthen
forces already there,
NEW YORK;. P. Morgan & Co.,
heads syndicate that completes plans
for loan of between S250,O00, 900 ard
$500, 900 600 to Japan.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. GautA-
Ter warns against fragrant abuses"
in social life, including modern dane
~ and indecency in dress.
NEW YORK.-Police seek haunts
Of bootleggers in hope of finding
slayer of Louise Lawson, who was
strangled to death in apartment.
NEW 'YORk.--More than 1000
persons are expected to attend Lin
coin CAV dinner at the National Re
publican club at New York City
Tuesday night when President Cool
iGge will speak.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-02-12
Asa Gambler S Wife
Arrested at Party
In Apartment House

The youthful wife OF Asa G. Can
der, ST., Atlanta capitalist and for
mer owner of the COca-COla COM
pany, was arrested by Police Chief
Beavers and Captain Holcombe while
seated at a table, on which was a
bottle Of whisky, in company with
w. j. Stoddard and George w. Keel
ing, prominent business men. The
party were in room at an apart
ment house in a fashionable part of
the city,
Chief Beavers stated he visited
the place on complaint of an m
known person, who telephoned MS
office and asked that raid be
made.
All three were taken to the police
station, where they We're released
under $500 bond.
Mrs. Gambler declared that il was
a harmless social party. She said
the owner of the apartment was
woman friend Of hers, but was
away from home at the time.
The cases are set for trial in po-
lice court Tuesday afternoon.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-02-12

NEW YORK DR.. James o. Green
formally announces the engagement
Of his daughter, Eleanor Margaret,
to Prince Viggo, of Denmark, con-
firming g previous announcement
that was later denied.
NEW Rk,-Ant. Saloon league
Of New York makes public letter
from VIM. II. Anderson, declaring
his Innocence from the CHARGES tOr
which ne was sentenced to imprison-
-ment.
GLASGOW. - Great demonstra,
ton Of Giydeside group Of labor
party goes on record against eXces-
sive compromises by British minis
try but avoids anv declaration that
will imperil the government.
CHICAGO. men are shot to
death at Herrin H., in trouble grow
ing out of dry raids. Militiamen are
ordered to scene from Springfield
to control a situation that is de-
scribed as desperate.
ROME Former Premier Orlando
OF Italy asserts that Woodrow Will
son agreed with Clemenceau on Ruhr
occupation to get ,Clemenceau's sup
port in Mr.. Wilson's plan to defeat
Italy's aspirations at Versailles.
Observation-Disclosures. Borah
declares that if Secretary DENLY is
guilty Ct the acts with which he is
charged he should be impeached, and
that if the Republican party is in
capable of dealing drastically with
the OIL lease situation it should be
driven permanently out of power.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-02-12
The Weather

Forecast for Tuesday:
Virginia. North Carolina, South
Carolina - Rain and somewhat
warmer,
gia-Slishtiv warmer in north
and central portion and on the
coast.
Florida - Cloudy and slightly
warmer' probably showers In ex.
treme north portion.
Extreme Northwest Florida. Ala.
bama-Rain: somewhat warmer.
Mississippi - Rain: somewhat
warmer
Tennessee-Ratu ard slightly
w~--~-e~.
Kentucky-Som twhat warmer.
Louisiana-Rain, moderate tenn,
psra.ure
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. rains. no:
much change in temperature
Oklahoma Parity cloudy, not
much change in temperature.
Fast TeNa s-Partlv cloudy. va Il
IN east 0o~tion: som ewhat colder il
vast portion.
West Texas-Probably fair,
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-02-12
CHARLES ". DUPRE
AND WIFE PERISH
IN BURN|NC HOME.

Funeral services were held at
Marietta Monday afternoon at
O'Clock for Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
w. DuPre, victims of a fire which,
at $50 o'clock Sunday morning. de-
stroyed their home on Habersham
road, and imperiled the lives of two
other occupants Of the house.
Mrs. H, NJ. Cottingham, the aged
mother of Mrs. DuPre, was dropped
from a second story window by her
son-ir-law just before the building
caved in, burying Mr.. DuPre and
his wife in the blazing mass, and
Mrs. William A. DuPre, sister-in-
law of MIR. DuPre, escaped by jump
ing from a second-story window.
While funeral arrangements were
being completed Monday for Mr. and
Mrs. DuPre. concern was expressed
by relatives and friends over the
condition of Mrs Cottingham, who
was 1T Davis-Fischer sanatorium.
Mrs. William A. DuPre had returned
to her home in Marietta.
The services at Marietta for the
fire victims was conducted by
Rev. r. r Claiborne. rector Of the
St. James Episcopal church, Of.
which Mrs. DuPre was an active
r2e~'ber before moving to Atlanta
two years ago! Mr.. DuPre was a
member of Marietta Presbyterian
church.
The bodies were taken from the
chapel of Greenberg & Bond com
pany at 1870 o'clock, attended by
! the pallbearers: Judge Samuel G.
/ Atkinson, Colonel f. +. Pomeroy, l..
! ~ Trammen, Ralph W. Northcutt,
/ George A. Griffin and Morgan Nc
Neel Jr. Interment was in the Ma
rietta cemetery.
Mass of Ashes Remains
Only a mass Of ashes remained
Monday to mark the spot where FOR
merly stood a twO-stOry frame struC'
ture in which the DuPre family had
resided for almost a year 1t was
situated in a grove of pines on Hab-
ersham road, several hundred feet
from the nearest residence.
The fire supposedly originated
from a CRATE fire which had been go
ing in the living room when the fam
lily retired. About $50 o'clock Sun,
day morning, Mrs. William y. Du-
, Pre- and Mrs. Cottingham were
awakened by Mrs. Charles DuPre,
who instructed them 70 escape by
climbing down the lattice work. The
lower floor was a blazing pit and
escape by the stairway was .mpos-
sible.
Mrs. William DuPre went to one
window but could not stand The heat,
and she quickly ran % another,
smashed out the screen with her
hand and ,ea ped Just as she truck
the ground, she said, she heard Mrs.
+ Cottingham eXclaiming that some
ore was trying 70 pusA her out the
window, and it Is behaved that Mr..
DuPre dropped MS mother-.n.law to
the ground just before :hs building
collapsed
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-02-12
Reception rendered
BergdoIl's Kidnaper
On Arrival IN Gotham

NEW YORK. Feb 11.--Corliss
Hoover Griffis. OF Hamilton. Ohio
who was released recently from
prison ., Mossbach, Germany after
serving part OF q sentence for COM
pljcity In plot to kidnap Grover
Cleveland Bergdou, American draft
,evader, arrived home today on the
ALBERT Balm. and was given a re-
ception at city hall.
Griffis declared it was an "inspira-
ton" that caused him TO go into
Germany after Bergdon. Queried as
TO who financed the KIDNAPPING eXpe-
dition that had as part OF its equip
ment an American motor car, three
detectives and a hired chauffeur. he
said the trip didn't cost anything.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-02-12
Il Religious Fanatics
Killed on Dutch Isle

BATAVIA. Java, Feb. II.-fBy the
Associated Press One Dutch po-
liceman and twenty-seTeu native re-
Ucious fanatics were killed and many
others wounded in riot yesterday
at Tangerang near Weltvreden
The trouble began when fOrty-one
fanatics, armed with swords and
knives, declared they wished 10 pro
claim new kingdom Of Mount
Gedeh Native police, under the d.-
rec.ion Of Dutch police officials. at
tempted 10 disarrn The fanatics. and
there was severe fighting before the
police gained control.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-02-12
EXECUTION BY GAS
IS DEVOID Of PAIN.
CLAIM OBSERVERS
BY LEE OVERMAN
copyright, 1874 by the Consolidated Press
sociation-SpeciaI Leased Wire
to Tile Atlanta Journal.)

A>soca tion-7SpeciaI Leased Wire
to Tile Atlanta Journal.)
CARSON CITY. New, Feb. 3
Those who witnessed the first lethal
gas execution here Friday were
unanimous in declaring that if they
had to suffer capital punishment
they would prefer to die that way.
All agreed that Inconsistencies
came upon the condemned man with
in a small fraction Of a second after
the first wave of lethal gas struck
him. They also agreed that both
Inconsistencies and death were
completely devoid of pain.
Attesting the humaneness and
quickness of the lethal gas method
is the result of a poll taken by the
correspondent among eleven other
eye-witnesses to the execution. The
question propounded to each was:
provided you were condemned to
die and had your choice of hanging,
shooting, electrocution or lethal gas,
which would you choose?"
In every instance the answer was
the same-lethal gas.
Consensus of opinion among the
seven physicians who officially
watched the snuffing out of the life
of Gee Jon, Chinese tong high bind
er, was that lack of proper parapher-
MALTA for the first experiment and
TOO low a temperature in the stone
q ri q no tn
er importation of the deadly hydro
cyanic mixture prevented the life of
the Oriental from being snuffed out
in the twinkling of an eye. But
they all agreed that the Chinaman
died within a second after the first
full charge of gas struck him. The
slight movements of the body noted
six minutes after the gas was turned
on were in reality not signs of life,
but the refleXing Of the muscular
system which comes after death.
Major d. A. Turner, OF the United
States army medical corps. who was
assigned here as official military OBJ
server of the execution, threw some
interesting light upon the lethal gas
method.
Even under the handicaps OF i'm
proper equipment" said Major Tur.
ner, the lethal gas method is the
quickest and most humane method
of putting a human to death. Hang
ing is the cruellest. Frequently hang,
ed men are conscious from seven to
fifteen minutes after the trap Is
sprung. 4, In electrocutions it is fire.
quently necessary TO shock a man
three and four times before he is
dead. There are no scientific proofs
that he is not conscious during such
an ordeal.
In shooting executions, uncon-
sciousness does not always come in
simultaneously with the Kidding OF
the heart. Lethal gas. however, pro
duces instantaneous Inconsistencies
and practically ms ,antaneous death
There is no chance for pain or SUI.
ferng.
In fridays execution 1t was i'm,
| possible to heat the interior Of the
| stonewalled execution chamber to
the required 70 or so degrees. The
! actual temperature was 40. The re.
! suit was that the lethal gas was
| inquired instead OF Vaporizing into
! Tine particles. II also took a fun
| minute and half to pump the death
! chamber full Of gas. With proper
equipment and specially construct.
ed glass-lined chamber, death could
| be made both instantaneous and
/ PAINLESS"
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-02-12
Georgian Dangerously
Wounded by Gunshot;
Grandfather Accused

DALTON. Ga, Feb. 11.-With
gaping wound in his abdomen, caused
by the whole charge from shotgun
fired al a distance OF about one foot,
r. F Purcell of Oakman, Ga, was
brought % a local hospital today. 1t
IS extremely doubtful if he can re-
cover. His injury is Of such nature
he has not been permitted to talk
According 10 the meager details
available. he was shot by his grand
father, man named Walraven, fol
lowing a quarrel over trivial mat
ter. The Two, il is said, were seated
sunday night in q room talking when
The argument arose, and the elder
man seized a shotgun and fired.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-02-12
Don't Disappoint
Yourself

1.-TWO hundred ana seventeen subscribers let their time
/ run out in January and wrote in, after had been
forced to stop the paper asking for issues that they
had missed.
Some of these requests we filled Most of them
we were unable to fill. We cannot print and keep any
considerable excess Of papers Further it unfair to
ask us to bear the expense-whch is heavy in the course
of month-of sending back numbers TO those who
we're careless about renewing
We must stop the paper this month to 10000
subscribers if they do not renew.
Examine the label and if you are in arrears
OF if your time expires "l6FEB24." If So send in
your remittance and order NOW, as to avoid miss
.ng an issue
Why not send US money order for S1.2s and
get The Tri-Weekly Journal for eighteen months
234 issues?
Then you won't have 10 bother with II until Sep
tanlber of next year.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-02-12
Woman Is Acquitted
OF Murder CHARGE

ARKADELPHIA, Ark, Feb o
Mrs. Glenn Grayson was acquitted by
a jury in circuit court here late to-
day Of charge Of murder in con.
nection with the killing OF her. son.
ir-law, Monroe Francis, former. sher-
itf of Clark county, who was slain
at his home or the might of Deem,
Der &c, last.
Mrs. Grayson admitted shooting
Francis, declaring that he had mis-.
treated mis- young daughter.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-02-12
Three Safes Cracked
By Robbers at Miami

MIAMI. Fla. Feb. 9-Three safes
in the downtown district were crack
ed by burglars last night. who got
several hundred dollars from the
safe Of the South Atlantic Telephone
ana Telegraph company's office. but
overlooked $1,000 IN the safe o. the
Florida East Coast Railway com.
panys city ticket office, the com.
b.nation OF which was knocked off.
Nothing was taken al the third place
he office OF Frederic II. Rand, Jr.,
aeaG q Rard Properties. Inc.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-02-12
Memorial Coin Plea
Laid Before Coolidge
By Gutzon Borglum

WASHINGTON, Feb. S.-Gutz5n
Borglum. sculptor Of the Stone
mountain memorial being instruct
ed near Atlanta, asked President
Coolidge today to approve pending
bills to authorize coinage of a spe-
cial 50-cant piece to commemorate
the completion Of the first section
Of the memorial.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-02-12
With More Than Seventeen
Million Dollars, He Would
Seek Dime Tips From Pr
noChIe Players
RY GEORGE BRITT

CHICAGO, Feb. edwin y.
Jennings fortune was estimated at
$27 100000.
Edwin b. Jennings played pino-
chile in a barn for Il nickel a nun
dred points.
He protested he couldn't afford
to raise it to ten cents.
He used to carry the bucket for
the party's beer to earn a dime tip.
And he never married for fear has
wife would take half the estate.
But the aged miser's lifelong
penny wise" policy is laughed at
by fate. Less than four months after
his death, mammoth legal battle
is started-one that will squander
and scatter the boarded wealth.
Jennings lodged the imagined
perils of alimony by lodging formai
marriage For 80 years, he main
tanned Miss Ida Miner in a beauti-
full apartment, introduced her as
Mrs. Jennings" and recognized
her son, Charles, as his own.
Son Fights Cousins
Charles l.. Miner, this son, has
left his laboring job in Louisville,
KY, to claim sole heirship. Eight
cousins of the eccentric millionaire
are in court to contest him. And
with $27,500,000 to spur them on,
the fight promises to be long and
expensive, with the issues set oy
the parsimonious Jennings himself
in his craze for saving.
Tales innumerable are told OF
the economies and distrusts of Jen-
nings. He bought all his clothing
and shoes of secondhand dealers
Occasionally he would lend money
but his outside limit was for $1,000
and then only for short terms, high
interest and large security. He took
Miss Miner and their son to the
theater once in their lives. Then il
was vaudeville, and they sat in the
gallery.
And at the pinochle games with
his few trusted cronies, they used
to send out in the old days for a
bucket of beer. The millionaire Jen-
nings acted az bucket carrier on
those occasions and earned u tip Of
10 cents.
Celebrated Death
Another story. like the othe>
supplied by Attorney Roe, concerns
the death Of Jennings brother, who
was with him a joint beneficiary OF
their fathers estate. The brother.
death made Edwin Jennings the
sole heir.
II feel pretty good" Jennings
told his friend, Frank Reed. ITO
celebrate I'm going to buy a bot
tie Of wine and a good dinner
The wine" says Reed, cost IS
cents and the dinner, a quarter"
Somebody can do some expense w.
celebrating when the pending suits
are all settled.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-02-12
CROWD APPLAUDS
FORMER SECRETA AIRY
WHEN He APPEARS
Chairman Frankly Tells Wit
ness That Questions Bring
ing Out His Name Were
Directed by Reed

WASHINGTON, Feb. lin at
mosphere sutcharged with political
tension, William G. McAdoo faced
the senate oil committee today and
explained his connections with the
Doheny interests.
At the outset he read prepared
statement charging that had he not
been prominently mentioned in con.
nection With high office" his name
never would have been brought into
the inquiry.
He declared he had acted In per.
feet good faith in accepting a retain
ers' fee as counsel for Doheny after
he left the cabinet, and in the course
of a long cross-examination re-as-
serted forcibly over and over his as
sertions that the attack made on
him had been purely political.
II conceive that the matter is
wholly irrelevant to the subject mat
ter of your inquiry" he said in con-
clusion, but I have been willing
to come here and give these facts
for such use and for such value as
they may have in the pursuit Of
your investigation"
Applauded by Crowd
When he appeared In the commit.
tee room, accompanied by David
Rockwell OF Ohio, manager of his
campaign for the Democratic presi-
Dental nomination, the former
treasury secretary was greeted It'll
a burst Of applause which continued
for a minute or more. He smiled and
bowed as he made his way to seat
to await the call Of the committee.
Many members of the serate and
house mingled with the crowd.
You will be sworn as all wit
nesses are" Chairman Lenroot said
after he had called Mr.. McAdoo to
the stand.
do you desire to make a state
ment to the committee?" asked the
chairman after the oath had been
administered
Seating himself under a battery
Of cameras, Mr.. McAdoo adjusted
his glasses and replied by reading
his prepared statement.
After hearing Mr.. McAdoo, the
senate oil committee took up in
executive session the nominations
of Silas H. Strawn and Atlee Pom
creme as special government counse'
in the oil cases.
RailrOaders Protest
|, Officers of railroad labor organiza-
tons were before the committee, and
some of the members said they
voiced opposition to the appoint,
ment Of Ny. Pomerene. Later Mr..
Strawn and Mr.. Pomerene wer=
called before the committee.
The railroad labor officials who op-
posed nomination of Pomerene were
J. Paul Stephens, deputy president
OF the Brotherhood OF Railroad
Trainmen: w. NJ Clark, vice presi-
dent Of the Order OF Railroad Con-
ductors, and j J. Forester, of the
Brotherhood of Railroad Clerks.
They said they had opposed Mr.,
Pomerene on the ground that he had
not had sufficient experienced IL
handling that sort Of litigation.
The committee adjourned until 70.
morrow without reaching a decision
on the nominations. Chairman Len
root said there were no other persona
TO be heard in opposition.
Questioned by Senator Walsh.
Democrat, Montana, Mr.. McAdoo
said he resigned as secretary of the
treasury on December IS, 1918, and
Continued on Page ?, Column J.
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SPRING DRESS GOODS Sc
A YARD

Rema rkabie offer on 5-yard rem
nants of serees, tr.cotines and suit
ings being made by Textile Mills Co
Dept. 1922. Kansas City, No. Write
them today for free information.
ADVERTISEMENT
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-02-12
German Crown Prince
To Form Film Company

BERLIN. Feb. 1O.-The German
crown prince is reported TO be plan.
ming to organize and participate in
new film company. He is said 10
be prepared 10 provide considera BILE
capital for the venture.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-02-12
Police Rehuke Duchess

LoNDON.-The Duchess of West
minister and Lady Maidstone were
lebuked by the police for masking
and singing carols for charity Oh
The street.
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To ons person IN each locality who viii
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Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-02-12
.FRRIN EI.AN DISPUTE
BRINGS MINE NNLk0TIT

MURPHYSBORO. ILL.,, Feb. 8
Miners employed IN IL collieries be-
t~een Herrin and Murphysboro
walked out today. Some said they
were organizing to "oust the khan"
while others said they objected to
an anti.l)an clause In their con,
~
Phillips County herald., 1924-02-07

Lloyd Davis. s5; Mervin Jacobitz, 90;
Theola Trotter. 81; Donelda Weyerts,
90.
The following were perfect in at
tendance:
vern Biddle. Kenneth Fulscher. Viola
Ewegen, Richard Spells, Felix Clay.
mon. Alma Dutton, Arvid Lundy,
John Ewegen, Joel Biddle, Larvill
Biddle. Blaine Scott. Margaret Boeh-
mer, Lester Griggs, Clyde Griggs. He.
len Pierce, Guy Dutton, Bertha Win
gert, Goldie Pierce, Theola Trotter.
Ethel Strumpler. Edward Claymon,
Glenn Griggs, Willis Demmel and AL
win Lundy.
Phillips County herald., 1924-02-07
Hindu Legend.

The Iiindus have legend that
Hanuman, the monkey faced god. with
the aid OF monkey army, helped
rescue the wife OF the divine hero
Rama from demon. Another legend
Is that Hanuman brough, men II
stolen gift. the mango. n valued In.
dian fruit. For the thief, the monkey
was condemned to death by FIRE, bsi
II escaped with only its hands. feet
and face burned. and these have been
black ever since.
The Hanumnn monkey In his native
land Is n privileged being. In some
Hindu communities these monkeys
live In the top stories Of the homes Of
the natives. II one native bears mn.
other u grudge. he places rice or corn
on the enemy's roof and the monkey
tears up the roof TO secure the par.
ticles which have fallen Into the
cre,ices. 40 that the house Is opened
TO the rain.
Phillips County herald., 1924-02-07
Laughter.


low, musical voice is one of the
greatest charms Of woman. II sets
the seal on her beauty. Without II
she loses much of her power of attrac.
tion.- But many a person has turned
away from u pretty girl because OF
her laughter There is laughter so
loud that 1t ceases 30 be hearty and
becomes vulgar, SO shrill that II gets
on the nerves, SO striient that II sug-
gests Mysteries. and so inane and
cackling that the listener concludes
that only an empty-headed woman
could laugh so.
Many girls do not realize the ef-
feet Of their laughter. and continually
laugh and giggle needlessly. Thus
they destroy their chances Of making
favorable Impression upon people
they meet.
Yet a low, musical laugh is a great
attraction, the greater because II Is SO
rare. DO you possess II? IL not, with
patience and perseverance you can
achieve II. First listen 10 yourself
whenever you laugh. You will prob.
ably be very disagreeably surprised
and realize how ugly laughter can be.
You must lower the pitch OF your
voice. Practice laughing In your own
room when you are alone. Danish the
cackle on single note; laughter is
almost scale-hnrmonlous and at
traciive.