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VOLUME XXXIII.
FAYETTEVILLE, GEORGIA, NOVEMBER 3, 1922.
NUMBER 16.
THREE ARE ARREST
ED IN AX DEATH
CASE; ALL CLAIM
ALIBIS.
No Warrants Have Been
Issued^ But Authorities
Say the Mystery Seems
Close to Solution.
Moonshine Revenge
Theory Still Holds
Efforts Being Made to
Connect Suspected Men
With a ^Moonshine Still
Destroyed in Vicinity.
SCHOOL NEWS.
Early solution of the ax-slaying of
James C. Langston, Fairburn mail car
rier, whose mutilated body was found
on a lonely Fayette county road last
Saturday, was seen by authorities con
ducting the investigation Tuesday fol
lowing the arrest of three men on sus
picion of the crime.
Those taken into custody were John
and Charles Waller, Fayette county
brothers, and George B. Samuels, a
Spaniard and a world war veteran.
It was learned that the trio have been
tinder surveillance since the day of
the crime.
The Waller brothers had been ar
rested last month on suspicion on be
ing moonshiners, Deputy Sheriff Turn
er, of Fayette county, stated.
Investigators believe that the kill
ing was done by persons seeking re
venge because the victim was sup
posed to have') furnished federal au
thorities with information which led
to a raid on a still on the Waller
property about a month ago.
Efforts! are being made to estab
lish a connection between the three
men in custody and the distilling plant
which was destroyed, officers told The
Constitution.
Held on Suspicion."
The three men, arrested shortly be
fore pightfall Tuesday by Deputy Sher
iff Noah Turner, of Fayette county,
and three private detectives, are being
detained on suspicion, pending an ex
haustive inquiry into their actions last
Saturday, the day on which Langston
was found slain on the road near
Morning creek, about half-way between
Fairburn and| Fayetteville. No spe
cific charges have,been made against
the men nor warrants issued.
After reaching the Fayette county
jail the three men retained Attorney
Lester C. Dickson, of Fairburn, to de
fend them. After a short conference
with his clients, Attorney Dickson
stated to The Constitution that the
men will be able to account for their
whereabouts at 'the time of the slay
ing.
Discredit Alibis.
The Waller brothers and Samuels
had been absolved of all connection
with the matter Monday when they
are said to have offered alibis. Tues
day, it is said, inconsistencies were
found in their stories and further in
vestigation led to their arrest. Deputy
Sheriff Turner was assisted in the in
vestigation by Detectives W. H. Haines
and W. R. Adams, of Atlanta, and De
tective Windsor, of Palmetto, all of
whom were retained by citizens of
Fairburn.
The Wallers live near each other
in the Morning creek vicinity where
the postmas was slain. Investigators
spent several hours Tuesday search
ing the settlement for the instrument,
supposedly an ax, with which the fatal
blow was dealt.
Samuels War Veteran.
John and Charlie Waller are said
to have lived in the neighborhood of
'their present homes for practically all
their lives. Samuels took up his resi
dence with John in the spring, having
moved there from Augusta. He hails
from Texas, it is said, and served
one year in the United States army
during the war.
Following the destruction of a 50-
gallon whisky still on the property of
one of the Waller brothers by Sheriff
Kerlin, of Fayette county, and Fed
eral Prohibition Agent T. !B. Harris,
both men had been arrested while
hauling a wagonload of jugs in the
direction of the stilly according tp
Deputy Sheriff Turner.
The Fayette grand jury has not yet
acted on the case.
"It is untrue that the mail carrier
furnished the ‘tip’ that led to the still
raid,” Deputy Sheriff Turner said.
"The raid was made when Sheriff Ker
lin received the information from an
entirely different source.”
The Hallowe’en party which was
given by the Fayetteville High School
was enjoyed by every one.
The school house was beautifully
decorated in pumpkins, autumn leaves,
and Jack-O-Lanterns. These were ar
tistically arranged, carrying out the
color scheme of Hallowe’en.
The side shows created a lot of
amusement, especially the one, "For
Men Only,” which goes to show that
men still like to be hissed. Many
games of rook were played, which was
enjoyed by all who played.
In the Domestic Science room,
candy, peanuts* popcorn and weiners
were sold. Most of the things were
furnished by the pupils of the school.
The aid-fashioned dance war enjoy
ed by,both young and old as the “Vir
ginia Reel” brought to mind the mem
ory of days gone by.
At the close a contest was held
in which the most popular girl of Fay
etteville was chosen. Miss Helen Allen
was awarded this honor.
The proceeds go for Domestic
Science equipment, and for the Ath
letic Association.
There "will be a basketball game be
tween Fayetteville and Jonesboro, Fri
day, November 3rd on the basketball
court at Fayetteville. Every one ia
invited.
And Save All Risk*.
There ia no excuse for murder now
adays. By waiting awhile, you may
Mve to read that your enemy killed
himself with his motorcar.—Kansas
City Star.
Liberals Win Over Conservatives.
Thursday the election day, tha
speaking day, the day that the stu
dents of Fayetteville High School had
looked forward to for over two weeks
was a day that will be long remem
bered.
The pupils of the high school with
the seventh grade and their teacher
and the high school teachers assemb
led in the court house at eleven o’clock
for the delivery of the speeches by the
candidates nominated by the two ex
ecutive committees, the Liberal and
Conservative. The court room was
filled by the students but we were not
so- crowded that we could not receive!
our visitors who we were so glad to
have as they proved to us that we
had interested some one not in the
school, and wish we could have had
more. ,
The speeches were very interesting
and showed that there had been extra
work spent in preparing these speeches
alsqi that reading ’riting and ’,'rith>
metic was not all we were learning to
master.
The meeteing was preceded over by
the high school president for the past
year. After the opening address the
campaign speakers from each party
delivered their speeches in which the
platform of each was explained. The
candidates followed telling why they
believed themselves competent to hold
the offices to which they had been
nominated. '
After the speaking, we went back to
the school building to vote, each voter
talking for his candidate and anxious
to know who would be the winner. We
feel that our election is very insignifi
cant as compared with the elections
of government officials, but it is a
means which we may learn the real
meaning of politics and accept the
correct attitude toward our future as
citizens of America.
/ EDNA STEPHENS.
REV. BILLY SUNDAY
HITS CLERGYMEN
AS “ UNCHRISTIAN ”
“Georgia Democrat”
Is the Name of New
Hardwick Paper
Governor Hardwick has changed thel
name of the newspaper he expects to
begin publishing January 1, from “The
Georgia 'Cracker” to “The Georgia
Democrat,” it was anounced at his
offices Thursday. The name was
changed at the suggestion of several
of the governor’s, close friends, and
also to avoid a conflict with the name
of the paper issued by the students
of the University of Georgia.
Governor Hardwick has received
manj^ checks for subscriptions, but
is sending them back, as he is not
yet ready to begin his paper.
Abraham Lincoln
Praised by Veterans
In Missouri Meet
Says That Liberalism in
Church Comes From
Unconverted State of
One-Third of Clergy.
Raps Harvey Attack
On Commandments
Says Woman Is Same as
Man, and All Who
Break, Commandments
Should Be Jailed.
Kansas City, Mo., Oct. 31.—Abra
ham Lincoln was indorsed as “one of
the greatest and noblet Americans
who ever lived” in resolutions propos
ed here Monday at the annual reunion
of the United Confederate Veterans of
Missouri. The veterans convened today
for a two-day session.
“We want the world to know,” said
A. A. Pearson, brigadier general of
the Missouri organization, "that the
majority of the Confederate Veterans
believe that Lincoln was one of the
greatest and noblest Americans that
ever lived. We think that the recent
criticism of Lincoln is unfounded and
foolish.”
Minola Lake, Ind., October 28.-
The present tendency to liberally in
terpret the Bible, the Ten Command
ments, and the “old-time religion,”
which has recently created heated dis
cussion among prominent divines and
laymen—including Ambassador Har
vey—may be ascribed to the fact that
"one-third of America’s clergymen
have never been converted to Chris
tianity," Billy Sunday, the famous
evangelist, declared in an interview
with the. United News.
“There’s more religion in the pews)
than in the pulpits,” Sunday shouted,
characterizing Ambassador Harvey's
recent remarks on the Ten Command
ments as they applied to women as
“poppy-cock-nonsense” and “grand-
play.”
"Women are the same as men. They
have souls like men and sin like men,”
the evangelist said. “Harvey’s pro
posed alteration of the Ten Command
ments is an example of the wave of
liberalism and individualism which is
sweeping the world and sweeping its
followers into hell. Anyone, man or
woman, who doesn’t live up to the
Ten Commandments ought to be in
the penitentiary, and whether or not
they escape the ’pen’ on this earth,
they’ll surely go to hell in the here
after.”
Blanket Barrage.
Sunday delivered a blanket barrage
on all new religious beliefs, naming
particularly Christian Science and
spiritualism.
“Spiritualism that we hear so much
about from Conan Doyle and other
people is all of the devil,” he said.
“If God wanted us to take up spirit
ualism he wouldn’t have expressly con
demned it in the Bible. The old devil
can do things supernatural and the
supernatural things these spiritualists
come in contact with are all the devil.
God keeps out of it.’,’
The war between the “individual
ists” and the “fundamentalists” rages
now as ever before, Sunday declared,
and the Ten Commandments and the
teachings of Christ remain the same.
The fundamentalists, hei explained, are
those for whom “the old-time religion”
and a literal interpretation of the Bible
are good enough, while the individual
ists are those who choose to interpret
their Bible and live in alleged accord
ance with the dictates of their con
science.
Will Burn in Hell.
The individualists may have more
“fun” here, Sunday admitted, but “they
will burn in hell when it’s all over.”
“There are and always will be peo
ple like the Rev. Samuel D. McCon
nell, of New York, who has renounced
his religion, but they are men and
women who- think they can figure
ou,t a better religion for themselves
than the one God gave them,” Sunday
declared. “They are too swelled up
to remember that they still have to
come into this earth in the same old
way and that the heart is still on
the left and the liver on the right.
“The best in an individual comes
from religion. Ttife worst in him comes
from lack of it.”
But the people are still hungry for
the old-time religion, Sunday asserted,
and “the pendulum is swinging back
to the cross.” Thousands cannot get
the old-time religion preached to them
because the pulpits are chock-full of
men who are either afraid to preach
the word of God or else won’t believd
it, he said.
“There never will be a time when
God Almighty can’t count on a mul
titude to go over the top and die for
Him,” he continued. “There is no
Christianity outsfde the Christian
church, but religious fads change like
women’s styles. They may, and prob
ably will, continue to change until
doomsday for many who will ever
lastingly repent it.
“A good character won’t; save a
man. Lots of people figure that if
they lead good, clean lives they’ll be
saved. But they’re all. wrong. A man
can’t be his own savior and Jesus
Christ is the only savior who can save
him.”
JUSTICE FISH
TO BE DEAN OF
MERCER
‘Author of Georgia Law’
to Head School After 26
Years on Bench.
Macon, Ga., Oct. 28—Judge William
H. Fish, Chief Justice of the Supreme
Court of Georgia is expected to accept
the position of dean of Mercer Univer
sity’s Law School and will assume his
duties in January. The announcement
was made here Saturday afternoon by
Dr. Rufus W. Weaver, president of the
institution.
Judge Fish is known throughout
the country as a jurist of the first
class. His decisions cited from the
Supreme Court have been followed in
a number of other states.
Judge Fish was born in Macon, May
12, 1849, the son of Judge George W.
and Martha E. Hansell Fish. At the
age of 20 he received an A. B. degree
from the University of Georgia, and in
1920 the degree of LL. D. was confer
red upon him by his alma mater. He
studied law under his father and at
the University of Virginia.
In 1876 he married Miss Mary Ruth
Hines, of Washington county, Georgia.
She is the sister of /Justice James K.
Hines, of the Supreme Court.
After several years of successful
practice of law, Judge Fish was elect
ed to the bench of his circuit and serv
ed from 1891 to 1896. In 1897 he went
to the Supreme Court as an associate
justice and remained in that capacity
until 1905, when he was elected to the
Chief Justice’s chair, which he will
have held without opposition for 18
years when his term expires December
81.
In addition to his close application
to the law, Judge Fish has long been
actives in the interest of education. He
was a trustee at the University of
Georgia from 1893 until 1905, and of
Wesleyan College from 1895 to 1915.
The placing of Chief Justice Fish
at the head of .the Mercer Law School
is in line with the work of the univer
sity trustees to make it one of the best
law schools in the South.
The adding of three full-time pro
lessors to the law school, making a
three-year course, and adding 5000 law
volumes to the library have qualified
the school as an A-l law school, ac
cording to the requirements of the
American Bar Association. Several
new class rooms for the school have
been completed with fa well-equipped
law library and three full-time law
librarians.
The recent additions to the school
include Drs. Moore and Thompson and
Prof. T. M. Smith.
Judge Fish assumes his duties Janu
ary 1 as the deian of the Mercer Law
School. His acceptance of the dean-
ship was announced Sunday by_ Dr.
Rufus Weaver, president of Mercer.
BAPTISTS OF
FIFTH DISTR1C1
Hold Meeting at Fayette-
vill Baptist Church.
“MARINE WEEK” IS
PROCLAIMED BY
HARDWICK.
Conforms With Action
Taken by Maritime Or
ganizations of the Na
tion.
Governor Hardwick Friday issued a
proclamation, designating the week of
November 4 to 11 as “American Ma
rine Week,” in conformity with action
taken by all marine organizations. The
proclamation follows:
“Whereas, the commercial success
of the United States in time of peace
and a successful defense in time of
war depend in a large measure on the
effectiveness of our merchant marine,
and
“Whereas, the various organiza
tions in the marine field which will
meet in New York City on Novem
ber 4 to 11, have designated that period
as ‘American Marine Week’ in the
hope that the eyes of the nation will
center on their activities at that time,
to the end that the great body of citi
zens outside of its own circles may
they better understand what an effec
tive merchant marine means to their
welfare, therefore,
“I, Thomas W. Hardwick, Governor
of the State of Georgia, so designate
and proclaim November 4 to 11 as
’American Marine Week,” throughout
the country by an appropriate present
ation of the subject in schools, col
leges,, universities and other seats of
learning, and at forums and other gath
erings of like nature.”
The Curat*'* Bags.
Young Curate—The other thing, my
deah friends, I shoudl like to mention
Is that next Sunday, the—ah—collec
tion will be, taken in a new pair of
bags which Miss Sweetie Dove has
made for me."—Sheffield Telegraph.
General meeting of the Baptists of
the Fifth District of the Flint River
Association, was held at the Fayette
ville Church Sunday afternoon. The
program was given over entirely to
“WOMAN’S WORK”, and presented
by Miss Laura Lee, Patrick, Corres
ponding Secretary of the Baptist W.
M. U. of Georgia, who in a masterly
manner spoke of the many phases of
Woman’s Work illuminating her ad
dress with many forceful illustrations
drawn from her past experiences in W.
M. U. work.
The right and relation of Woman’s
Work in the Church, was presented by
Rev. Chauncey L. Foote, drawing from
the New Testament the characters,
Lydia, Dorcas, Priscilla, Phoebe,
Julia and Mary, and their identifica
tion to work in the church.
Mrs. L. A. Ingram spoke interesting
ly of How the Pastor may help the
Woman’s Work through his messages
at times to fit the program of the W.
M. U. during their annual seasons of
prayer for foreign, home and state
missions, in conducting training
classes and teaching doctrines of
Stewardship.
Pastor of the church, Rev. G. W.
Garner spoke of the great family of
Baptist children and of their needs
and would impress Baptists every
where to pray for our orphans at
Hapeville, and then to systematically
work out our prayers in abundant
substance.
The great impress of the meeting
was the earnest appeal of Miss Pat
rick for direct application to Soul
Winning and Training and Fidelity to
our Every Privilege in the Kingdom
Work.'
It was voted to hold the next ses
sion with the Fairview Baptist church,
in Line Creek district, the fifth Sun
day in December.
T. R. Gay, chairman of the-district,
presided at the meeting.
NOW IN BREAD LINE
Emperor’s Sweetheart Becomes
Victim of Hapsburg Curse.
Treasures Given to Katherina Schratt,
by Francis Joseph Have Disap
peared and She Now Begs
Food in Streets.
Vienna.—Katherina Schratt, the
morgantic wife of Francis Joseph, last
emperor of the Austrians, the woman
who once' ruled a nation through her
influence over the aged monarch, is
now a daily member of the bread line
in Vienna, standing patiently hour af
ter hour, awaiting the bread and meat
ration handed out by the government.
Her jewels, given her by her royal
lover, are gone. Her clothes are in
tatters, and she is a living reminder
of the curse of the Hapsburgs.
When the emperor died in 1916 he
left $250,000 to Katherina Schratt to j
care for her in her declining years. '
But the ravages of war, and her many
gifts to those less fortunate, soon de
pleted this small fortune, until at last
she was reduced to poverty. Once the
beauty of the Austrian stage, petted
and feted wherever she appeared, she i
now lives in a barren garret, depend
ent upon charity for her livelihood.
For 35 years, from the bloom of
youth until middle age bent her
shoulders, Katherina Schratt virtually
ruled Austria through her hold on |
Francis Joseph. For her he built a
little villa right by the gates of the
royal palace, and there he spent much
of his tim*, especially after the events
which tended to uphold the Hapsburg
curse.
The firjt manifestation of this curse
came with the death of mad King Lud- !
wig of Bavaria, Francis Joseph’s
cousin, and of his brother, Maximilian,
shot in Mexico. Then there was the
case of Johann Orth, his nephew, who
ran away to sea as a common sailor
and was never heard from again. The
death of the young daughter of Arch
duke Albrecht, whose dress caught
fire from a cigarette she was smoking,
and that of the Duchess d’Aleneon in
the charity ball fire in Paris, quickly
followed. In 1S89, Francis Joseph’s
son, Rudolph, committed suicide in
Meyerling, and nine years later his j
wife, Elizabeth, was assassinated at
Geneva.
Then, to crown his sorrows, came
the tragic assassination of the heir to
the throne, Archduke Ferdinand, at
Sarajevo, the Incident that started the
World war. Through all his troubles,
the emperor clung to Katherina
Schratt, but the Hapsburg curse has
now descended upon her, and she has
become a member of the bread line in
Vienna.
THE WEEK’S EVENTS
IMPORTANT NEWS OF 8TATE, NA-
TION AND THE WORLD
BRIEFLY TOLD
ROUND ABOUTJHE WORLD
A Condensed Record Of Happening*
Of Interest From All Point*
Of The World
Foreign—
It is stated that the English war
debt funding body will pay a visit to
the United States in the near future.
Advices from Constantinople say that
the sultan has been assured safety by
the Nationalists. It is believed that
he will raise no serious objections of
being relieved of temporal powers.
Late reports say violent storms are
endangering steamers in its path off
the coast of France.
The Russian government has aksed
the Kemalist government to co-operate
with it in building a railroad in east
ern Anatolia.
A 95-year-old woman slipped on a
banana peel in London, England, lost
consciousness, and when she came to
found a policeman over her. When told
she was not seriously injured, the shock
killed her.
Formation of the republic of the
Philipipnes is sought by a concurrent
resolution introduced in the legislature
with the backing of a majority of the
members.
Fascimo now governs all Italy. “The
bloodless revolution” is an accomplish
ed fact. Benito Mussolini announces
that Italy will have a government, not
a ministry, and that those who com
pose that government will be men of
the highest technical fitness of char
acter and ability.
Moscow has become so overcrowded
that the Soviet government has been
making strenuous efforts to relieve the
situation by forcing some inhabitants
to move £o nearby towns. The police
plan to rid the city of thousands of
men and women who might just as
well live elsewhere.
Troops of the Red army represent-
the Far Eastern republic of Siberia
(Chita) are now in complete posses
sion of Vladivostok. The Japanese
garrison evacuated several days since,
and turned over to the invading army
an inventory of the arms left behind
and the keys, to the warehousing stor
ing them.
Anxiety is felt in Turkish circles
over reports that the Russians are con
centrating in the Caucasus. This move,
apparently directed against Eastern
Anatolia, is believed to indicate the
Soviet’s disapproval of the Mudania
armistice terms and a determination to
press Turkey not to attend the general
Near East peace conference unless Rus
sia i9 admitted.
The Turkish Nationalist assembly
has agreed to participate in the Near
East peace conference to be held at
Lausanne, November 13, according to
word received at Constantinople. The
Turkish peace delegates are to be ap
pointed later.
Washington—
Tractors can be used profitably on
many Southern farms, it has been de
termined by a canvass of the depart
ment of agriculture, which has just Is
sued a farmers’ bulletin on the sub
ject.
Figures made public by the depart
ment of commerce recently show that
exports of food and food products fell
last month $76,306,253, as against $94,-
254,798 the same month the year pre
vious.
Strong pressure is being brought to
have President Harding appoint an
other Ohioan to- succeed William R.
Day, who has resigned as associate
justice of the United States supreme
court to take up new duties as um
pire in the settlement of war claims
with Germany.
Classified government tax receipts
for September show a decrease of more
than two hundred and seventy-six mil
lion dollars as compared with Septem
ber, the internal revenue bureau re
cently announced. For September this
year total receipts from taxes were
$354,284,246 as against $630,758,713 for
the same month a year ago. For the
three months ended with September
tax receipts of $600,746,914 reflected a
decrease of over three hundred and
sixty-six million dollars, as compared
with the same period of 1921.
Pending receipt in Washington of
the official invitation for American
participation in the Lausanne peace
conference, official comment as to the
American attitude is withheld. There
Is every reason to believe, however,
that the trend of opinion In American
government circles does not favor
American intervention in the confer-
?nce beyond the possible appointment
of an unofficial observer qualified to
jive the,conferees the American view
point on all questions in which the
United States has a direct Interest.
Negotiations are said at the white
house to be in progress looking to
ward United States government rep
resentation on the international court
of justice, which was created under
the treaty of Versailles.
Another request that the United
States actively participate with the al
lied governments in the settlement of
European difficulties, this time involv
ing the establishment of peaee between
Turkey and the allies, and the status
of the Dardanelles and Bosphorus
straits has been recently received in
Washington.
A committee representing the Unit
ed Mine Workers of America has filed
with/ the United States coal commis
sion investigating the industry a re
port, in which it is urged that absen
tee ownership, intrusion of profit tak
ing middle men, regulation of coal pro
duction and survey of transportation
and storage facilities available should
be rigidly investigated.
Domestic—
“Big Floyd” Hopkins, who worked
out of Johnson City, Tenn., as a pro
hibition officer, has turned moonshiner,
and, because he knows all the tricks
of the trade, he is giving the revenue
officers a “merry chase.”
Three dead, four seriously injured
and two slightly hurt, is the toll of a
wreck near Adeline, La,, when the
Southern Pacific Sunset Express crash
ed into the rear end of the Wortham
Shows train.
Women leaped from flaming win
dows into life nets and scores of spec
tacular escapes were made when fire
attacked a row of buildings in Chicago
on the site of the old world fair
grounds.
The Wisconsin department of mar
kets says that ,if the big crop of po
tatoes this year is to be consumed, each
person must eat forty-eight pounds.
Mayor Hylan of New York City re
cently sent out a letter to the women
voters of that little city ending with
“Sincerely Yours.” Herbert Dreseher,
an attorney, wrote the mayor that, in
his opinion, even the mayor of a great
city had no right to address a married
woman as “Sincerely Yours.”
The railway labor board, in an opin
ion, recently enunciated, says that if the
living wage theory were carried to its
legitimate conclusion it would bank
rupt every industry in the country.
Somebody sent W. W. Sterett and
wife of Devon, Pa., a cake. They ate
it, and Sterrett died, and Mrs. Sterrett
is in a critical condition.
Joe Weiler, New York east sider,
was recently found guilty in Nashville,
Tenn., of conspiracy in connection with
the $250,000 platinum theft from the
Old Hickory powder plant in 1920.
Hope of an early solution of the
problem of railroad conditions was ex
pressed by James J. Davis, secretary
of labor, in a statement made public at
Seattle, Wash., recently.
Ruling that a chess game was not
a theatrical exhibition within the
meaning of the law Magistrate Marsh
at Chicago dismissed charges against
the parents of a ten year old cheess
marvel who were summoned to court
after a nexhibition at which the boy
displayed his ability at he game.
Six hundred farmers in the comm un
ity around New England, N. D.—Cath
olics, Congregationalists and Luther
ans—held a thanksgiving service re
cently, giving thanks to Divine Favor
who had granted them a bountiful har
vest, which they conceded had been
given in answer to prayers made to
Almighty God in the springtime.
Acyork, Tenn., is the new Tennessee
town, named so in honor of Alvin C.
York, Tennessee war hero.
Cantor Josef Rosenblatt of New York
has signed a three-year contract with
a Philadelphia synagogue tea sing at
$5,000 a performance on the Day of
Atonement. ,
The state of North Dakota has gone
into the elevator and flour milling busi
ness. Its $2,500,000 mill and elevator
has ben formally opened by Governor
Nestos of that state.
The Illinois soldiers’ bonus act, if rat
ified by the people, November 7, will
probably withstand any attack which
might be made against it in the courts
on legal technicalities.
Herbert Elliott, an old football star,
was held up by bandits in Chicago th®
other day. He killed one of them
and wounded the other. They were
trying to get a $4,000 payroll in El
liott’s care.
Mrs. Margaret Howard of Chicago
left $12,000 for the care of her dog
and two puppies. The wil will be con
tests in the courts at Little Rock, Ark.
The shops of the Tennessee Central
at Nashville were damaged by an $85,*
000 fire the other day.
Arthur S. Vernay, an expert hunter
has sailed from New York for India
in quest of a pink duck.
Indictment in New York City charg
ing Henry Hirsch with participation
in the disposal of nearly $500,000 worth
of liberty bonds, has been dismissed
by the New York supreme court.
Senator Oscar W. Underwood i* con
fined to his room from & bronchial at
tack. He liver in Birmingham.
