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HORRORS LAID TO
‘BLACK AND TAN’
JEX-U. S. SOLDIER SAYS AUXILI
ARY FORCES ARE WHOLLY
WITHOUT DISCIPLINE
KILLINGS ARE • DESCRIBED
-Sister-In-Law Os Slain Lord Mayor
Os Cork Describes Brother's
Death To Commission
Washington.—A characterization of
the black and tans in Ireland as
"wholly without discipline and not re
sponsible to anybody,” was given by
a former corporation in the United
States army in reply to a request of
the commission of the committee of
one hundred investigating the Irish
question for "an appraisal through
the eyes of a soldier of English forces
In Ireland."
Daniel J. Broderick of Chicago, who
said he served on the Mexican bor
der before the world war and in the
navy during hostilities, told the com
mission that “if enlisted men of the
United States military services took
into their own hands reprisals against
the people of occupied territory as the
black and tans do in Ireland, they
would be tried by coutsmartial and
sentenced to long terms in military
prisons ”
Broderick, who returned to this
country December 5, after a visit to
Abbey Fcule. Ireland, said he hud been
addressed by a member of the black
and lan as "one of those Yanks who
won the war.” He was searched on
one occasion at the point of a pistol,
he declared, and upon pointing out
his United States citizenship was
told: "We don’t care if you are the
president of the United States, you
are going to be searched."
Broderick said he had witnessed
the pillaging of homes by “drunken
black and tans," the “pot shooting”
of cattle by English soldiers and the
wounding of a little girl by the mili
tary.
He added that one of the black and
tans and u member of the ro. il Irish
constabulary had showed him their
ammunition, which, he said, consist
ed of "soft nosed” bullets, moulded of
lead utid Hut in I lie end.
The witness described several kill
ings attributed to black and lans,
and "the searching and abuse of in
dividuals."
D'ANNUNZIO'S MEN ARE
SHELLED FROM SEA
AS SIEGE BEG INS
Rome, Italy.- The Italian torpedo
boat destroyer Zeffiro lias shelled the
forces of Gabriele d’Annunzio, occu
pying Veglla, says the Stefanl agency.
The legionaires who landed at Castle
venler marched to Zara, hut on the
way left their commanding officer
and Hix men and two machine guns
in the hands of regular troops. The
legionaires already in Zara made their
escape in a collier. Other raids on
military positions have been currUxl
out in Dnlmutii^
Udine, Italy. -Flume, the stronghold
of C'apt. Gabriele d’Annunzio. the In
surgent Italian leader, is being be
' sieged by regular Italian troops. Gen
era! UavtglUi, commander of the reg
ular troops, has given d'Annunzio’s
legionaires and the residents of Fl
ume forty-eight hours in which to get
out of the town.
Mermaids Will Lure Surf "Mashers”
Atlantic City, N. J. Two attractive
mermaid sleuths next season will lure
surf mashers front the billowy waves
to the city Jail, if the plans of Dr.
Charles Bossert. chief beach surgeon,
materialize. Doctor Bossert says the
•'oficlal camp" will be clothed with
authority to make arrests, and attired
in "nifty" beach costumes. Four male
assistants will bo at their disposal if
mashers object to arrest, he says.
Railroad Ratires Four Executives
Philadelphia.—Pursuant to the com
pany's pension regulations, L. E.
Johnson, chairman of the board of di
rectors of the Norfolk and Western
railroad: William G. MacDowoll, as
sistant to the president; T. S. Da
vant. vice president in charge of traf
fic. and E. T. Burnett, general pur
chasing agent, will he retired, effec
tive December 31, it is officially an
nounced here.
Hundreds Os Babies Sold Each Year
Salt Lake City, Utah.-Declaring
that hundreds of babies are being lit
erally sold in Salt Lake City every
year, Judge Hugo B. Anderson of the
local juvenile court, in his biennial
report to the governor, recommended
Ihut legislation be introduced to pre
vent the continuance of the traffic.
He condemns the udoptinn proceed
ings as at present carried out in the
courts, stating that they are handled
informally and decrees entered as a
matter of course.
Conspiarcy Charged Against Mexicans
San Antonio, Texas. —Two prominent
Mexicans were under arrest and the
apprehension of others was expected
as the result of federal indictments
brought here, charging them with con
spiracy to set on foot upon Uuited
Stales soil a military expedition
against Mexico. Francisco Yasquez
Gomez, an association of Francisco
Madero, when the latter wus a candi
dato for president, and Leon ,J.
Taurel were arrested. Gomez secured
his release on SI,OOO bail.
SENATE PASSESFINANCE BILL
Leaders Confident They Can Over
ride Veto, If The President It Un
favorable, In Both Houses
Washington.-—Legislative enactments
of the joint resolution directing re
vival of the war finance corporation
as a measure of relief for farmers
against falling prices, has been com
pleted. The senate, without a rec
ord vote, concurred in house amend
ments eliminating the section suggest
ing that the federal reserve board ex
tend liberal credits to farmers. The
resolution now goes to the president.
Senators and representatives are di
vided in their opinion as to a possi
ble veto. Some believe the president
will veto the measure, while others
are inclined to the belief that with
the elimination of advice to the fede
ral reserve hoard, approval of the ex
ecutive will be given the measure.
Leaders who were responsible for
the final enactment of the r -solution,
however, express confidence of their
ability to override a veto both in the
house and senate. They are assured,
they say, of votes from Southern
members to such a contingency.
Senator Smith of South Carolina
criticises the federal reserve board for
what he says was the “too rapid pol
icy of deflation.”
In the house, Representative Ste
venson (Dem.) of South Carolina, in
troduced a resolution directing the
alien property custodian to transfer
to the credit of the war finance cor
poration funds in his hands for the
discounting of bills for products of
the United States exported to Germa
ny or Austria.
“If it fails it will fail because of
lack of proper men in charge,” Sena
tor Smith (Dem.) of Georgia declared
of the war finance corporation. He
said the federal reserve hoard helped
to "kick” the prices of farm products
downward und that everything emanat
ing from the board and the treasury
had been "hostile" to credits on
stuple farm products.
COAL ASSOCIATION OFFICES
IN WASHINGTON SEARCHED
BY ORDER OF COMMITTEE
Washington.—Records and corre
spondence of the Nutioual Coul asso
ciation obtained during an examination
of its offices here, by senate agents,
will he produced at u hearing before
the senate committee on reconstruc
tion, it is announced by Senator Cal
der (Rep.) of New York, chairman
of the committee. J. I). A. Morrow,
vice president of the association, will
also be called as a witness.
The committee took the unusual
step of ordering a search made of the
association records alter presenting
a parttul report to the senate recent
ly, declaring that profiteering and dis
organization of the distribution system
had marked the conduct of the coal
industry during the present year, and
reconunending the enactment of legis
lation for federal control.
"Representatives of the committee
went to the association offices Decem
ber 18,” Senator Calder stated, "and
produced for Mr. Morrow the subpoe
na authorizing un examination of the
records and the production before the
committee of such of them as seemed
desirable."
Nominations Sent In By President
Washington. - President Wilson sent
the following nominations to the sen
ate: To be a member of the federal
trade commission, John F. Nugent of
Boise, Idaho; to be collector of inter
nal revenue for the district of Indiana,
Burt New of Indianapolis; to be di
rector of the women's bureau, depart
ment of labor, Mary Anderson of 11
limits; to lie major general, officers'
reserve corps, John Francis O'Kyun,
former major general U. S. A.; there
were also a number of army transfers
and promotions sent.
Home Rule Waits Royal ”O. K."
London. —The home rule hill as it
finaly emerged from parliament ready
for the royal assent, is not fundamen
tally different from the measure the
government first presented. Months
of discussion und efforts to amend lu
both houses resulted in certain safe
guards being added, which its adher
ents believe will make it more ac
ceptable to the Irish people, its crit
ics. however, still maintain that it
will not be accepted by south Ireland.
Daniels Will Urge An Aviation Bureau
Washington.—Secretary of the Navy
Daniels appeared before the house na
val affairs committee to urge new leg
islation, including recommendations
that the division of uaval aviation be
established as a bureau. The secre
tary also was expected to recommend
that men who have deserted from the
navy before the United States entered
the war. hut who re-enltsted later and
rendered good service, be given a
clean record.
Prosecution Wins In Trial Os Judge
Cleveland, Ohio. —The prosecution
drew first blood in the trial of Judge
William H. McGaunon. chief Justice
of Cleveland's municipal courts, for
second degree murder in connection
with the slaying of Harold Kagy, gar
age proprietor. Patrolman Walter
Schuld testified that the mysterious
third man on the scene of the shoot
lug was McGaunon. All efforts of the
defense to shake his story were una
vailing.
THE MONTGOMERY MONITOR, MT. VERNON, GEORGIA.
KAHN ADVOCATES
TAX LAW CHANGES
BUSINESS OF COUNTRY IS DE.
MANDING REVISION OF
TAX LAWS
CONSUMER IS OVERLOADED
Stated That the Disadvantages Os
‘‘Excess Profit Tax” Overbalance
Any Advantage It May Have
Washington.—Business of the coun
try is demanding and must have revi
sions of the tax laws if it is to con
tinue a healthy growth, Otto H. Kahn,
New York banker, told the house ways
and means committee in the course
of a statement in which he denounc
ed economic aspects of the treaty of
Versailles and declared for a contin- j
uation of income surtaxes.
The excess profit tax must go, Mr.
Kahn said, adding that while it was
theoretically sound its disadvantages
outbalance its advantages.
Continuation of the income surtaxes,
Mr. Kahn explained, was a social and
economic necessity, but he warned
against excessive levies on the high
er incomes on the ground that they
did not produce the maximum of rev
enue for which they were designed.
He said also that he opposed any ex
emption under Income tax provisions.
“Your problem,” Mr. Kahn contin
ued, “is to find out how to make the
surtaxes economically sound. It is
a question of finding how and what
rates can be made to produce the
maximum. But 1 think there is dan
ger in excessive levies in surtaxes,
and this should be guarded against.”
Before Mr. Kahn was called, Chair
man Fordney stated that he and oth
er members of the committee were in
favor of “some kind” of a sales tax
as one of the means of raising the
four millions of revenue needed an
nually by the government.
“It seems a sensible tax,” said the
chairman, “but we do not want a
sales tax that will be multiplied and
pyramided into a burden on the con
sumer. We want to avoid a law
which will cause to be passed on to the
consumer a levy which nets more
profit to the merchant than tax to
the government.”
The chairman added that under
some of the present taxes, merchants
were adding much more to the price
under the guise of taxes of articles
than the tax levy justified. He con
tended that this was one of the prob
lems which congress must solve in
revising revenue laws.
Governor-elect Hardwick of Georgia,
representing bottlers and carbonated
beverages, told the committee that
sales tax should not burden the con
sumer to the extent that an excess
profits tax or a tariff levy would.
With respect to the tariff Mr. Hard
wick declared that that sort of a
tax meant that the government would
get only a tax proportionate in amount
to the quality of the commodity im
ported while the particular article as
sessed if manufactured in this coun
try would pay no tax. The same com
modity, however, he asserted, would
be increased in price to the consumer
to the same extent that an import
duty had been levied.
CRIME CARNIVAL HITS
TOLEDO, OHIO; BANDITS
CONTINUE TO OPERATE
Toledo, Ohio. —Bandits continued to
terrorize Toledo citizens during
Christmas week, following a $16,500
robbery at the offices of the Ameri
can Railway Express company, in
which ten guards were overpowered
by six masked men armed with shot
guns.
Shortly before noon of the 21st,
three automobile bandits kidnaped W. j
O. Baldwin, a bookkeeper for the I
Ohio Dairy company, and took him
to the outskirts of the city, where !
they threw him from their automo
bile after robbing him of six hundred
and fifty dollars.
After being overcome with ether,
Mrs. W. W. Simmons was bound and !
gagged by two masked men who loot- !
ed the home of everything of value. j
Several other house and street rob- i
beries were reported to the police.
A diligent search of all hangouts for (
crooks has been in progres for some
time.
Goes To El Paso For Clara Smith
Ardmore, Okla. —Sheriff Buck Gar
nett and Charles A. Coakley, attorney,
left Ardmore for El Paso to meet Clara
Barton Smith, sought since November
23, in connection with the death of
the late Jake L. Hamon, Republican
national committeeman, it is. announc
ed here by James H. Mathers of the
law firm of Mathers & Coakley, coun
sel for Miss Smith Miss Smith has
notified the sheriff and the law firm
retained for her as counsel that she
desires to surrender.
Steamship Seized By Prohi Sleuths ;
Charleston. S. C. —The steamship
Saxon, operated in the coal trade be
tween this port and Cuba, by the
Clinchifeld Navigation company, was
seized recently by federal prohibi
tion officers.
Constantine Asks Cabinet To Stay
Athens. Greece. —Premier Rh&llis
tendered to King Constantine the res
ignation of the Greek cabinet, but
was requested to remain in office un
til parliament begins its sessions.
COAL GRAFTINGJS CHARGED
Railroad Men Accused Os Participa
tion In Scheme To Divert Coal
Shipments For Price
Washington.—Charges that govern
ment officials joined in coal profiteer
ing during the period of shortage last
summer were made by George H.
' Cushing, managing director of the
j American Wholesale Coal Association,
1 testifying under oath recently before
a senate investigating committee |
In an executive session, the commit*
! tee, according to Senator Calder, Re
| publican, of New York, its chairman,
was furnished by Mr. Cushing with
the name of one man, said to have
been a principal in an operation by
which a group of men in government
service obtained four hundred and fif
ty thousand tons of coal, which they
sold later at a profit of six hundred
thousand dollars.
Railroad officials and one army of
ficer also participated in the profit
making. Mr. Cushing was said by
Chairman Calder to have charged.
This phase of Mr. Cushing’s testi
mony before the committee overshad
owed the rest of his statement, which
was to the effect that the coal short
age last summer was due to “panic”
and largely caused by statements of
the interstate commerce commission,
the geological survey, the railroad ad
ministration, and the senate inter
state commerce committee telling the
consuming public about a coal short
age this winter.
J. A. D. Morrow, vice president of
the National Coal Association, an or
ganization of operators, the office rec
ords of which were examined recently
by the senate committee, took the
stand late in the day and began a de
nial of the “panic" theory advanced
by Cushing to explain the shortage.
Mr. Morrow was excused until later
when the committee took Mr. Cush
ing into executive session.
Chairman Calder at the close of the
executive session, recounted a part of
Mr. Cushing’s statement, saying that
no names would be made public by
the committee until investigation of
the charges was completed. Certain
officials, it was said Cushing testified,
were able to secure information as to
committees where shortage conditions
were particularly feared and possess
ed information as to the effect of the
priority orders on the furnishing of
coal cars. These officials also were
said to have obtained information as
to coal in transit and to have been
able to obtain supplies which could
be diverted to more lucrative markets.
The government official named by
Cushing was said by the witness to
have resigned some time ago.
EIGHT PENNIES SAVE
LIFE OF SOLDIER SHOT
IN FIGHT WITH OFFICER
Chicago.—Examination of a wound
sustained by a sailor bandit, who,
with three men in army uniforms,
fought a gun battle recently with a
private detective in front of the home
of Cyrus H. McCormick, head of the
International Harvester company,
proved that his pocketbook containing
eight pennies, saved his life.
The force of the bullet was impeded
when it struck the pennies and it
lodged in his abdomen. It was easily
removed by a police surgeon with his
fingers.
Roger Gale, the detective stationed
at the McCormick home as a guard,
was attacked by the quartet. The
sailor, who said his name is John John
son, an apprentice seaman at Great
Lakes Naval station, was deserted by
his companions when he fell wounded
after a score of shots had been ex
changed.
Sill Granting Tax Grace Is Withdrawn
Washington. —Favorable action re
cently taken on the bill of Represen
tative Edmonds, Pennsylvania, to allow
; fifty days’ grace in tax payments due
December 15 was withdrawn by the
house ways and means committee.
| Members said it is dangerous and that
the committee had made a mistake in
reporting it.
Slain Woman Found At Long Beach
Long Beach, N. Y. —The body of a
well-dressed woman about thirty years
j old was found half buried on the
! beach here with a bullet hole over the
right eye. A coroner's investigation
was under way to determine her iden
tity and whether she was murdered or
committed suicide.
To Send International Shoot Results
New York. —Among the numerous
1921 rifle shooting matches announc
ed by the American Small-Bore league
will be an international "cable
match” in April, to be participated in
by representatives of Switzerland. Hol
land. Belgium, France, Italy, England
and Australia. The scores will be re
ported by cable. The winenr will re
ceive the title of world's champion.
The national championship match will
be held in September on the range
at Tenafly. N. J.
I Damaging Quake On island Os Yap
Tokio, Japan.—A combined earth
quake and a typhoon has wrecked
most of the buildings on the Island
of Y'ap. according to rather meager ad
vices reaching here. The Island of
Yap. which has figured much in the
news of late, is in the Caroline Island
group and was seized from Germany
early in the war by Japan. It former
ly was the seat of the German gover
nor of the Caroline Islands. It is im
portant as a cable station, in away
being a key to cable communication
on the Pacific.
NO SUNDAY MOVIES
FOR STATE CAPITAL
COUNCIL STAMPS ITS DISAPPROV
AL TO EXHIBIT PICTURES
SUNDAY AFTERNOONS
STATE NEWSJF INTEREST
Brief News Items Gathered Here And
There From All Sections Os
The State
Atlanta. —Without the anticipated
discussion and by an overwhelming
majority vote city council stamped
its disapproval on the proposal to
have moving pictures at the audito
rium Sunday afternoons.
The resolution recommending such
entertainment for the public, although
favorably reported on by the audito
rium committee after a public hearing
was tabled by council by a vote of
19 to 8, and a subsequent motion to
remove it from the table was almost
unanimously voted down.
The sponsors of the movement —
John Manget, Victor H. Kriegshaber
and Julian V. Boehm —told the audi
torium committee recently that the
plan was purely an altruistic one, aim
ed at giving the people of Atlanta,
both white and colored, a wholesome
afternoon’s entertainment, without
cost to the city and without cost to
the spectators. They said that they,
together with several other citizens,
had subscribed the funds necessary.
Opposition was waged by the clergy
of the city, who appeared before the
committee vigorously protesting, say
ing that free moving pictures at the
auditorium on Sunday is the enter
ing wedge for a continental Sabbath.
Resolutions were read in council
from the Methodist Ministers’ associa
tion, the congregation of the Baptist
Tabernacle and the Baptist Ministers’
Conference, protesting against the
plan.
Ex-Slaves To Be Given Annual Dinner
Atlanta. —The sixteenth annual “Old
Folks” dinner given to the ex-slaves
of Atlanta and vicinity, December 29,
will be spread at Allen Temple A.
M. E. church, and this time the faith
ful old negroes will be joined by the
youngsters from the Carrie Steele or
phanage. “There isn’t so much differ
ence, after all,” said Eliza Baldwin,
probation officer for negro women ;
“they are very much alike —just a
few years’ difference in their ages;
that’s all.” < This worthy cause always
has enlisted interest and support
among Atlanta people.
$50,000 Fire Loss Near Atlanta
Atlanta. —Fire of unknown origin
did damage estimated at upwards of
fifty thousand dollars to the manu
facturing plant of the Spratt Chair
company on Lee street, in Oakland
City. The flames, which were first
discovered at 10:15 o’clock, threatened
for several hours the machinery build
ing of the company, and the plants
of the Hanson Motor company and the
Bailey-Burrus Manufacturing company,
located nearby. Shortly afterwards the
Atlanta fire department, who respond
ed to the call of the Oakland City de
partment with several companies, an
nounced that the fire was under con
trol. The main building of the Spratt
plant, a large structure, was complete
ly destroyed, along with thousands of
chairs and other articles manufactur
ed by the company. A large amount
of lumber which the day previous had
been piled high around the main build
ing for early use in making improve
ments, also was completely destroyed.
Amendment For Limited Parking
Atlanta.—-Mayor Key attached his
signature to the amendment to the
traffic ordinance, passed by city coun
cil. and, effective at once, motorists
and drivers of vehicles will be permit
ted to park for half an hour on any
street in the city. City council after
a heated debate voted to amend the
present stringent laws by approving
the parking of automobiles on any
down town street for a period of
not to exceed thirt? minutes. This
amendment, however, only applies be
tween 9:30 a. m. and 4:30 p. m.
In other words, from 7 a. m. until
9:30 a. m. and from 4:30 p. m. until
7 p. m., the old parking laws remains
in effect and will be rigidly enforced.
The only streets not affected by the
new law, and which will continue to
be non-parking throughout the day,
are James, Fairlie, Poplar, Exchange
place, Equitable place and North
Pryor streeL
Cave Springs Fire With $60,000 Loss
Rome. —The store house and stock
of merchandise owned by Tumlin
Mercantile Company, at Cave Springs
in this county, was completely destroy
ed by fire at an early hour this morn
ing. The origin of the fire is un
known. The loss will exceed $60,000,
partially covered by insurance.
Liquid Cargo Os 100 Gallons Taken.
Atlanta. —Louis Russell, negro, said
to be be well known to the police, was
speeding through Hall county in a
seven passenger car en route to Atlan
ta with 100 gallons of newly-distilled
corn whiskey, when he was intercept
ed by a squad of federal officers who
had received a tip that he was on
the way with a large supply for the
Christmas trade. The officers poured
the whiskey on the hard clay roads
of Hall county and brought Russell
to Atlanta and placed him in jaiL
Yeggmen Busy In Atlanta
Atlanta. —City detectives had their
hands full searching for the cracks
men who have burglarized five safes
in Atlanta within the last few nights,
their hauls ranging from $15,000 worth
of cash and liberty bonds at the Keely
company to a pair of handcuffs and
thirty cents’ worth of postage stamps
at the army recruiting station in the
Transportation building. That not one
but several gangs of yeggmen, at
least one of them with women asso
ciates, are doing their Christmas safe
cracking in Atlanta, the police are con
vinced. They are certain that some
of the yeggs are experts, while one
of the "jobs” bore the marks of ama
teurs. The safe-crackings that have
stirred the entire city are as follows:
First, two safes of the big department
store of Keely company, at the cor
ner of Whitehall and Hunter streets,
in the heart of the shopping district,
where the yeggs got about fifteen
thousand in cash, liberty bonds, jew
elry and valuable furs. Second, a
thousand-pound safe at the Vittur
Transfer and Storage company, blown
open by dynamite, with the result that
the robbers got nothing, the firm's
custom being to keep all money on
deposit in the bank. Third, two field
safes at the army recruiting station,
prized open and looted of all the val
uables it contained, namely, the hand
cuffs and the postage stamps.
Four Prisoners Enter Penitentiary
Atlanta. —Deputy United States-
Marshal O. J. Kiefer of New York
arrived at the Atlanta federal peni
tiary recently with four prisoners.
They were Benson B. C. Lavetty, for
mer federal revenue officer, sentenc
ed to serve 18 months for bribery;
John Sonand, two years for conspir
acy; Barney Schustake, eighteen
months for conspiracy, and A. Ro
senberg, eighteen months for conspir
acy. Abe Roth, alias “Roddy Roth
am,” wanted in Nashville for the theft
of $500,000 worth of platinum from
prominent citizens of Tennessee, was.
also in Deputy Marshal Kiefer’s cus
tody. Federal officials from Tennes
see were in Atlanta recently and pos
itively identified Roth as being the
man wanted. An effort to make bond
for the prisoner is being made in New
York, it is said.
“Beauty Special” With 500 Girls
Macon. —The Georgia Normal and
Industrial college, “Beauty Special,”
arrived in Macon with between five
and six hundred young women on
board, en route to their homes for
the Christmas holidays. For several
hours Macon streets were thronged
with wearers of the picturesque cap
and gown. Many of the young wom
en put in their time doing their
Christmas shopping. The “beauty
Special,” so named because of the
pretty young women it carries each
year, operated only as far as Macon.
Man Brutally Murdered In Augusta
Augusta.—The reddest mark in Au
gusta’s new crime wave was written
when Thomas Jeferson Wiggins, 65,
a white man, was brutally murdered
and his body dragged in the shallow
river water of the Savannah river,
near the base of the levee, where the
body was recently discovered. A trail
of blood marking the ground over
which his body had been dragged for
nearly a hundred yards, led to the
gruesome discovery.
Boy’s Hand Injured By Grenade
Americus. —Henry Carter, a young
white boy living at Richland, near this
place, had his hand seriously injured
when an army hand grenade exploded
in his pocket. Carter, a member of a
prominent family, fraternized with a
party of soldiers visiting Richland with
a recruiting squad, and secured the
grenade from one of them. The safe
ty device became unfastened in the
lad’s pockets, which caused the ex
plosion. He will recover.
Macon to Organize Hospital Company
Macon. —With four military compa
nies already mustered out and assur
ance given that Macon is to have the
regimental headquarters for the First
Georgia regiment, steps have been
taken for the organization here of still
another company—a hospital detach
ment. Adj. Gen. Van Holt Nash has
authorized Dr. J. M. Sigman, who
served as a major during the world
war,' but who has since been honor
ably discharged from the federal serv
ice, to organize the new company.
There will be twenty-one enlisted men
and four officers in the company.
Rome Child Killed By Auto
Rome. —An automobile driven by
Thomas J. Treadaway, wealthy Floyd
county farmer, struck and instantly
killed Nellie Stout, the six-year-old
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Stout
of Rome. No arrest has been made.
Witnesses said Treadaway was driv
ing slowly, but could not stop his car
before it struck the little girl, who
darted across the road in front of her
home.
Young Law Student Is Under Bond.
Atlanta. —Robert L. Evans, a young
Atlanta law student, was held under
S2OO bond by United States Commis
sioner Colquitt Carter on charges of
violating the Volstead act. County
officers swore they caught Evans as
from a Southern railway train at Bol
ton several days ago with a trunk and
suit case of whiskey, which they said
they believed he was trying to smug
gle into Atlanta. Evans waived pre
liminary hearing and posted the re
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