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VOL. XXII. NO. 56. TORNADO TAKES HEAVY TOLL OF LIFE AND PROPERTY Middle West Hard Hit By Storm HEADQUMTERSARE OPENED FOR SMITH: ACTIVE FIGHT BEGUN Senator to Make a Number of Speeches Governor Dorsey Still Considers En tering Preferential Primary Senator Holce Smith opened cam paign headquarters in the Piedmont hotel Monday morning with H. Y. McCord and J. R. Smith in charge. These two Georgians have been con nected with many winning cam paigns in past years. Mr. McCord was in charge of the Hoke Smith headquarters in the senator’s cam paigns for governor and for the sen ate six years ago. Mr. Smith was in charge of the Joseph M. Brown campaign in 1908, was in charge of the Hugh M. Dorsey campaign for governor in 1916 and was associated with the management of the Wood row Wilson campaign in Georgia in the presidential primary of 1912. Organization of the Hoke Smith forces is proceeding rapidly all over the state, and reports from ev ery section are highly encouraging. In the past twenty-four the cam paign headquarters have received especially good reports from Chat ham, Burke, Richmond, Putnam, Morgan, Muscogee, Stewart, Webster and Terrell counties. Senator Smith has received invita- ! tions to make addresses in all parts j of the state. Owing to the fact that the primary is to be held on the twentieth of April, which makes the campaign short, it will be impossible ror him to accept all the invitations to speak next Monday morning in Dalton and next Monday night in ] Rome. He will also speak in Gaines- . ville. Commerce, Atlanta, Augusta, Macon. Albany, Americus and pos sibly in other cities. Hall county Democrats have promised him a big audience in Gainesville when he speaks there. A petition by two hundred Putnam county citizens urging him to speak in Eatonton was received Monday morning. It was stated Monday by Messrs. ■ McCord and Smith that Senator, Smith’s supporters are full of confi-: dence and enthusiasm all over the state. “Our mail is growing in volume every day, and we have received the most encouraging reports from every part of the state,” said Mr. McCord. “At least one-third of the members of the Palmer campaign committee have resigned and pledg ed us their support." Governor Hugh M. Dorsey was still being urged on Monday by some of his Atlanta advisers to enter the presidential primary. As the entry list closes on the first of April it will be necessary for him to make a decision in the next few days. Palmer campaign headquarters have been opened in the Kimball House in charge of Clement E. Dun bar, of Augusta, a prominent lawyer and former member of the Georgia legislature. The attorney-general will come to Georgia on the sixth f April for speeches in Gainesville and Atlanta, and the campaign commit tee will urge him to make some other speeches if he can find the time. \ Mr. Dunbar stated Monday that the Palmer headqquarters were en tirely satisfied with the progress of the campaign up to this time, with encouraging reports from many sources. In addition to the speak ing engagements in Gainesville and Atlanta on April 6 it is probable that Attorney General Palmer may speak in Macon and Savannah. CUREDHERFITS Mrs. Paul Gram, residing at 916 Fourth street, Milwaukee. Wis„ re cently gave out the following state ment: “I had suffered with Fits (Epilepsy) for over 14 years. Doctors and medicine did me no good. It seemed that I was beyond all hope of relief, when at last I secured a preparation that cured me sound and well. Over 10 years have passed and the attacks have not returned. I wish every one who suffers from this terrible disease would write R. P. N. Lepso, 13 Island avenue, Milwaukee. Wis., and ask for a bottle of the same kind of medicine which he gave me. He has generously promised to send it prepaid, free to any one who writes him.” —(Advt.) PRIZE WINNERS First Prize, $250.00, to R. W. Evans, Macon, Ga. Second Prize, $125.00, to E. T. Steed, Fitzgerald, Ga. We beg to announce that all answers, playing off the ties for the first and second prizes in our Figure Puzzle Game, has been received and audited by Joel Hunter, Certified Public Ac countants and Auditors, of Atlanta, Ga. They find that the First Prize, $250, was won by Mr. R. W. Evans, of Macon, Ga. Os the five Players tying for the First Prize, Mr. Evans was the successful one, using 95 blocks, getting a total of 216,395. Mr. E. T. Steed, of Fitzgerald, Ga., playing with five others for the Second Prize, used 95 blocks, getting a total of 216,331, winning the Second Prize of $125. We wish to thank our many friends for the interest they took in this game, and to congratulate the winners of the 67 prizes we offered. The Atlanta Tri-Weekly Journal Atlanta, Ga. ©be Pflaum ©ri- WeeKli) So urnal I COLCORD TREATY ’ PLAN MAY BREAK WILSON • SILENCE BY DAVID IrAWRENCE (Copyright, 1920, for The Atlanta Journal.) WASHINGTON, March 29. —Sam- uel Colcord, a modest old gentleman with kindly eyes and benign counte nance, who represents no organiza tion, no political faction or party, no personal ambition or desire for prominence, has presented to Presi dent Wilson, through Secretary Tumulty, a plan for the ending of the deadlock on the treaty. Instead of an appeal from the president to the people in an elec tion, Mr. Colcord brings an appeal from the people to the president. He urges briefly, that there be an adoption of the peace treaty with all the points on which there is agreement between the Democratic and Republican senators, ’and that only the disputed points be left to the campaign or a referendum. His idea is that much of the good of the League of Natiohs and treaty can immediately be derived by the United States in partnership with the rest of the world, while the points like Article X, on which hy pothetical and not concrete obsta cles have arisen, can be determined later on. Non-Partisan Petition “They may take their referen dum, if they will,” writes Mr. Col cord, “but not while the world waits in suspense and agony for the pledges of aid we are willing to give.” Signers galors, from all political parties and all walks of life, give the petition presented at the White House a non-partisan and disin terested appearance. Neither the League to Enforce Peace nor the other organizations which have worked so zealously for treaty rati fication are involved in the plan. It is solely the work of one man—Sam uel Colcord, who has used up much of his own income and principal to forward an Idea that he thinks will benefit this country and the world. Mr. Colcord has no office, no staff, no publicity organization—nothing at all. He is just an average citizen who feels so deeply about the delay in entering the League of Nations and putting the treaty of peace into effective operation that he has de voted all his time for many weeks and. is pr-epa»ad—ta -continue his es- | forts indefinitely in order to help; along a situation in which he thinks only distinterested men can help. Some Names On the petition appear the names of President Lowell, of Harvard, and Cardinal Gibbons. Then there Is Cleveland H. Dodge, Princeton class mate and intimate friend of Presi dent Wilson. Also George W. Wick ersham, former attorney general in the Taft cabinet; Augustus Thomas, playright; Hamilton Holt, editor of the Inedependent. who have been particularly friendly to President Wilson’s point of view on the League of Nations, as well as Major George Haven Putnam, Jacob H. Schiff, Ed mund D. Wight and others who have not been prominent in politics, but in civic affairs, have joined in the me morial. Accompanying Mr. Colcord to the White House were Hamilton Holt and Professor Woodbridge, of Bos ton. Os course anybody who has dared to mention the word “compromise” at the White House has had to tread softly and speak in whispers for the president has brooked no such suggestions. Indeed, it has been said that he would not receive cer tain Democratic senators hitherto on the friendliest terms with him, be cause he learned in advance that they wanted to talk compromise. Mr. Wilson didn’t see Mr. x Colcord or his committee. But the memorial they presented will, of course, be laid before the president by his pri vate secretary. Every day it is plan ned to add more names so that even tually thousands of persons whose names command public\ respect will be enlisted in the movement. May Make Wilson Speak Mr. Colcord admits he is a Repub lican but claims he is no partisan. He is the kind of man who believes much can be accomplished in the treaty situation if the individuals in terested turned their thoughts from personal hatreds to broad principles of human compassion. He plans to carry his appeal to the senate, too. He already has Interviewed several senators who favor the compromise plan and it is probable that there will be speeches on it this week. The president has not seen fit to reply to the senate resolution re -1 turning the treaty to him. Some times he welcomes occasions to speak indirectly and by implication. JURV CHOSEN IT MORNINGSESSION Os GREEN TRIAL Courthouse Packed With Veniremen, Witnesses and Spectators Ex-Banker and Wife Are Cheerful BY WARD GREENE (Staff Correspondent of The Journal) FAIRBURN, Ga., March 29. —Five panels of veniremen, totaling sixty citizens of Campbell county, had to be sworn here this morning before the jury was chosen to try William B. Green, former vice president of the Fairburn Banking company, on charges of embezzlement and arson. The selection of a jury occupied al most the entire morning session when the trial began here today. The jury, as chosen, follows: M. C. Campbell, farmer. Ike E. Wins, farmer. H. H. Cook, merchant. John Petty, farmer. Luther Jennings, farmer. J. P. Cook, farmer. H. F. Berton, who lives in Union City and conducts a meat business in Atlanta. Jacob E. Derrick, Atlanta, farmer. D. P. Condor, Palmetto, garage manager. Joe A. Duncan, Baptist preacher. J. B. Lassiter, farmer. J. P. Moore, farmer. One of the veniremen examined was P. L. Kiser, who was at one time on Mrs. Bradstreet’s bond. Tns state claimed he was disqualified, and Solicitor Napier put the ques tion: “Who asked you to go on .rs. Bradstreet’s bond?” The defense objected to this question, but Mr. Kiser answered that his partner, Cochran, made the request. Judge Hutcheson ruled he was competent to serve, and the state struck him. | Immediately after the jury was I selected the members were sworn I and court adjourned at noon until 1:30 o’clock. It was announced that the sheriff would exclude from the court room all.. .Jurors - summoned, whether examined yet or not, except those already disqualified by reason of relationship. The announcement was made that during the recess the Eastern Star would serve dinner on the grounds and that Attorney Gen eral Clifford Walker would make a political speech. Courthouse Backed The red brick courthouse of Camp bell county, standing on a hill over looking Fairburn, was packed co overflowing for Green’s trial. The number of automobiles park ed at the “Five Points” of Fair burn made it look like circus day and the courthouse grounds were black with groups of men. At 9 o’clock, the hour- set for the begin ning of the trial, it was impossible to get in the courthouse without a flying wedge. Every bench was filled, the aisles were crowded and the tables at the foot of the judge’s bench were jammed with lawyers. William B. Green, the defendant, sat at a table on one side of the court room. He looked dignified and calm in a plain blue suit, with his eyeglasses and his iron gray hair. Occasionally he laughed and joked with his lawyers. He did not seem worried. On either side of him were his brothers, Dr. Albert Green, of Union City, and George Green, of Fairburn. Next were his lawyers, five in all, George Westmoreland, H. A. Allen, Lester C. Dickson, Law rence Camp and Major C. C. Smith. Just a few feet behind Green, on the first row of benches, sat his wife and his little girl. Mrs. Green was prettily dressed in blue. She wore a picture hat and light veil. Emily, the little girl, her blond curls sweeping on either shoulder under a little black hat, sat in Mrs. Green’s lap. She was very serious and round eyed, but Mrs. Green smiled bright ly as she spoke to people in the court room. Mrs. Bradstreet Absent Mrs. Katherine Queen Bradstreet, jointly indicted with Green on the embezzlement charge, is not in Fair burn, neither, so far as is known, are her husband, Clarence, or her father, A. Pl Queen, although it is under stood that all have been summoned as witnesses and will be notified when they are wanted. At a table with that of Green and his lawyers were seated the atto?'- neys for the prosecution, Solicitor General George M. Napier, who will conduct the case for the state, Reuben R. Arnold and Henry Trout man, his associates. Mrs. Brad street’s attorneys, Judge Ben H. Hill and Fred Harrison, were both in court. Most of the room was filled with sun-tanned farmers, many of them summoned as veniremen, others as witnesses. More than a hundred char acter witnesses have been subpenaed by the defense, including Judge Charles Whiteford Smith and ex- Congressman William Schley How ard. The 7 o’clock train from Atlanta brought down about a hundred wit nesses for the state, including sev eral saleswomen of Atlanta stores. Only a few women were in court. Outside of these witnesses, Mrs. Green and other relatives of Green, including his mother, Mrs. E. W. Green, there were only two women among the spectators. Judge John B. Hutcheson, of the Stone Mountain circuit, called the court to order and then had four panels of veniremen sworn. Selec tion of a jury from these four panels began before any of the other eight panels were called. Farmers’ Bank of Canon Admitted to Reserve Joseph A. McCord, chairman of the board of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, announces that the Farm ers’ bank, of Canon, Ga., has been admitted to membership in the fed- reserve system. ATLANTA, GA., TUESDAY, MARCH 30, 1920. EBERT TO TAKE ENERGETIC STEPS AGAINST REDS BERLIN, March 28. —Energetic j measures to restore order and to ! protect the German people from il i legal acts will be taken by the gov i ernment against Communist forces operating in the Ruhr region, said a manifesto issued by the govern ment, if leaders of the Communists fail by March 30 to give adequate guarantees to General Watter, com mander of governmont troops in that district. The following stipulations are laid down as conditions upon which the government will refrain from taking drastic steps to punish those who have opposed its authority: Unconditional recognition of con stitutional state authority. Restoration of official civilian and police services, providing they have not been implicated in the move ment supporting the reactionary regime set up by Dr. Wolfgang on March 13. Immediate release of prisoners. If these conditions are accepted, the government will not Intervene, but if they are not General von Watter will receive full powers to proceed. The manifesto declares the Bielefeld agreement has not been kept, as attacks on Wesel are con tinuing and that numerous com plaints from all circles of the pop®* lace against the extremists have been received by the government. GERMAN REQUEST FOR CRUISERS IS REFUSED PARIS, March 29.—The council of ambassadors today refused Ger many’s request that she be allowed to retain her gunboats and auxiliary cruisers. The council insisted upon immedi ate delivery of these vessels to the allies. House Committee Starts Consideration Os Separate Peace WASHINGTON March 29.—Con sideration of the resolution to declare peace was started by the house for eign affairs committee today. The general plan of having , a stralghr-Ouf peace resolution was ap proved by the committee. Details of the exact language caused disputes. Robbers Get $15,000 CYNTHIANA, Ky., March 27. Officers of the Union Bank of Berry, near here, estimated today that roo bers who looted the safety deposit boxes of the institution last night, stole at least $15,000 in Liberty Bonds and other securities, $9,800,000 in Gold Arrives for Morgans NEW YORK, March 29.—G01d bullion totalling $9,800,000, consign ed to J. P. Morgan & Co., arrived h:re on the Lapland yesterday. This is the first shipment from the Brit ish treasury to pay off the Anglo- French 5 per cent bonds, due in Oc tober. Mr. Farmer! Cut Down Cost of Production! 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State KNOWN DEHTH LIST OF SEVENTY-SEVEN EXPECTEDJOOROW Southern Michigan, Indiana and Ohio Suffer From Wind —Property Damage to Run Into Millions CHICAGO, March 29.—Reports to day from the tornado-swept states in the middle west yesterday indi cate that seventy-seven persons lost their lives, while thousands were ren dered homeless, and millions of dol lars’ worth of damage done. Chicago and its suburbs show the greatest toll of life, twenty-nine per sons being killed, with the greatest loss at Melrose Park, Ohio, where wire communication gradually is be ing restored, reports twenty-four dead. It is thought when the rural districts are heard from this figure will be increased. Indiana reported seventeen known dead, and Michigan reported five. Wisconsin and Mis souri each reported one person killed. Material augmentation of the known dead list is expected. The most foreboding rumors ear ly today were from the southern Michigan peninsula and the rural districts of Indiana and Ohio.' In those states wires were prostrated in every direction, and it was said it might be days before some of the communities were heard from. The Chicago district, with twenty nine deaths, was the heaviest suf ferer, according to reports early to day. The remainder of the. known death list follows: List of Dead The remainder of the known death list follows: West Liberty, Ind.. 7; Fenton, Mich., 7; Zulu. Ind., 5; Nashville, Ohio, 4; Greenville, Ohio, 4; Geneva. Ind., 3; and one each at Monroeville. Ind.: Townley, Ind.; Hart, Mich.; East Troy, Wis., and St. Louis, Mo. Thousands of persons were made homeless by destruction of dwellings and outside relief was necessary for a number of places. Elgin, Ills., thirty miles west of Chicago, where eight were killed, suffered approximately $4,- 000,000 damage, when the tornado wrecked a large portion of the busi ness quarter and part of the resi dence section fl. " Military law was declared in Elgin and former service men volunteered to preserve order and prevent loot ing. From Elgin the tornado swept northeastward around Chicago, smashing through Melrose Park, Evanston, Wilmette and other sub urbs with a trail of wreckage and deaths. In Melrose Park and Wil mette fire further added to the havoc. Soldiers of a national guard regiment which was called out when TORNADO VICTIMS - • - As rapidly and as completely as possible over uncertain wire service out of towns stricken by the torna does of Sunday afternoon, the lists of dead and injured were compiled, with the following results, up to 2 o’clock Monday afternoon: AT LAGRANGE The white*dead: _ V. L. HOBSON, foreman of the Swift fertilizer plant. HORTON HAYNES, of the Swift plant. MRS. WILLIE BROOKS. MRS.- MYRTLE CLARK. MRS. WOOD, Unity Spinning mills. MRS. SMITH, Unity Spinning mills. An infant named Satcher. The negro dead: John Chaney and hie wife, Mattie. Lucy Chaney. Jim Morgan, Swift Fertilizer plant. Will Snipes. Louise Jackson. Mattie Dong Harrison. Four unidentified. It is estimated that from 100 to 150 persons were injured. Property damage estimated at sl.- 000,000, included mostly in the Swift Fertilizer plant and colony and the United Mills plant and settlement. AT WEST POINT The dead: ISHAM STANLEY. R. L. HORNE, restaurant proprie tor. 4 BLAKE HENRY, of Lanett. FAY MARION, 12-year-old boy. JIM FITZPATRICK, a negro.* Four unidentified negroes. Injured list estimated at 50. Property damage estimated at sev eral hundred thousand dollars, most ly in the business section. AT MACON One negro woman, struck by light ning. Propert.v damage estimated at $500,000 in plants, public buildings and residences wrecked or unroofed. AT WASHINGTON Property damage of $200,000 AT MILNER The dead: Mrs. William Carden. AT AGRICOLA, ALA. Five killed and twelve injured. the extent of the damage became known also assurned control at Mel rose Park and Wilmette. Cut Off from World The twisters which swept through Michigan and Ohio and Indiana ap parently were distinct from the Illi nois storm. In each instance, how ever. it was the same tale—wrecked houses, prostration of wire communi cation and a death list. A dozen or more Michigan cities were cut off from the rest of the world and it was reported they were in the vicinities of Kalamazoo, Battle swept northeastward across the state from Lake Michigan. The storm was said to have been particularly severe in the vicinities of 1< Creek, Lansing, Bay City and Sag inaw. In Ohio and Indiana, however, the tornado’s fury apparently was wreak ed on rural districts'. None of the large cities was hit. according to re ports. In the open country and semi isolated districts it is b<’' ! -'ved a number of persons were killed and much property damaged. THOUSANDS HOMELESS. HUNHDEDS INJURED, MO 50 HELMED DEAD ESTIMATES ranging from 30 to 50 dead; of hundreds injured, and thousands left homeless, came in over the single wire working Monday morning in the wake of tornadoes that swept LaGrange and West Point Sunday afternoon. The property damage probably will reach into the millions. Many towns not stricken like the two mentioned suffered loss of homes and business houses. Macon. Washington, Wiliamson, Jackson and other Georgia towns were visited by destructive windstorms, and Montgomery and Agri cola, Ala., also were in the storm area, the latter reporting five deaths. LaGrange appeared hardest hit. The death list is placed at Is. of whom seven are white. Early reports set the number of in jured at from 100 to 150. The first word from a Red Cross expedi tion was that from 300 to 400 homes were wrecked. West Point, just recovering -from the recent flood, saw a large part of its business section practically wiped out with damage to residences confined to those on the east side of the river. The death list is estimated at 15, with seven persons identified. The list of injured is put at 50. The West Point station and hotel were unroofed; the Presbyterian church blown down; the First National Bank building wrecked, and the waterworks and lighting plant crip pled, leaving the stricken town in darkness after the smash of the hurricane. , West Point was struck about 4:30 o'clock Sunday afternoon, and LaGrange half an hour later. At LaGrange the situation was almost indescribable. The Unity Spining mills district practically was obliterated. Many houses caught fire after the smash. The colony about the Swift Fertilizer works also was nearly wiped out, this being the reason for the big negro casualty lists. The waterworks and the lighting plants were put out of commission. Every hospital in town was filled with wounded. The Troup county courthouse sheltered 30 injured negroes. Citizens’ committees and the local Red Cross worked heroically rescuing the survivors and giving the wounded aid and medical attention. Rod Cross Responds. When the first reports of the dis asters reached Atlanta Sunday night the southern headquarters of the Red Cross promptly started a party of six physicians and four nurses, with medical supplies,- for the stricken towns, traveling by motor cars. Cap tain Legare Davis and J. L. McMil lain, of the Red Cross, had charge of that, contingent, with Dr. Frank K. Boland at the head of the squad of physicians, all of whom with Dr. Boland had seen overseas serv ice with the Emory unit. This contingent reached LaGrange several hours after daylight after a fearful journey on muddy and some times flooded roads. The first Red Cross report was made by long dis tance telephone by Mr. McMillain to Joe Logan at the Atlanta readquar ters. Mr. McMillin confirmed the reports of home destruction and, when notified by Mr. Logan that an army relief train would leave At lanta at noon, requested that 100 cots be sent for the negro injured. The army supplies came from Camp Gordon. On the regular West Point train, leaving Atlanta at 8 o’clock Monday morning, two cars of army tents from Camp Gordon went forward with other supplies and a party of twenty-one enginers from Camp Gordon, who were to join with engineers from Auburn, ■Ala., in an effort to repair the pon toon bridge at West Point which was broken by the flood water at 3 o’clock Monday morning. This bridge was put across the Chattahoochee river after the regular bridge had been washed away in the flood some months ago. Army Supplies for Sufferers Ar ranged For Army supplies for the stricken cities were arranged by Governor Dorsey early Monday morning in con ference with Colonel Noyes, com mandant at Camp Gordon, and Colo nel Zalinski, zone supply officer. Governor Dorsey asked for 500 tents, which Colonel Noyes promptly fur nished, at the same time offering 500 cots to go with them. These, however, had been acquired from Colonel Zalinski, the zone supply officer, and the outfit went forward at 1:25 o’clock. From the zone supply stores also were procured six army cooking ranges and six kitchen tents, with complete equipment. Governor Dor sey now is trying to get wood floors for the tents and oil stoves to go in them. Mayor Dunson, of LaGrange, stat ed in his message to Governor Dor sey, that he considers these supplies will be sufficient, both for his town and, from all reports, for West Point. Governor Dorsey asked Colonel Noyes for 100 soldiers to be added to the engineering party already sent to West Point, for police duty and general utility at West Point and LaGrange, and Colonel Noyes is seeking authority from the south eastern department to send the men. The personnel of the Atlanta Ked Cross party included J. L. McMil lain and Legare Davis, of the Red Cross; Dr. Frank K. Boland, Dr. Fred Hodgson, Dr. F. M. Barfield, Dr. Green, Dr. Clifton and Dr. Mc- Alester, Miss Virginia Gibbes, Miss Beatrice Daniel, Miss Marie Brown and Miss Theo Williams. At noon Mayor Key, of Atlanta, was trying to get in communication by telephone with Mayor Mark Mc- Cullough, of West Point, and Mayor S. H. Dunson, of LaGrange, t,o ascer tain what the needs of their cities EIGHTEEN ARE KNOWN DEAD AND 200 INJURED AT LAGRANGE By DONALD DENNY (Staff Correspondent of The Journal) LAGRANGE, Ga., March 29. Those in charge of relief work in the wake of the storm which hit La- Grange at 5:45 Sunday afternoon, two hours after sweeping through West Point, said at noon that are eighteen known dead, seven of whom are white people, with 200 in jured, mostly negroes. Four hun dred homes were damaged beyond repair, 77 of them being occupied by negroes. Seventy-five negro homes in the vicinity of the Swift Fertil lizer plant were demolished. The plant, representing an investment of ?750,00, gvas completely destroyed 5 CENTS A. COPY. $1.50 A YEAR / Table Shows Dead And Injured by Towns Reports from storm-stricken towns in Georgia, Alabama, In diana. Ohio, Illinois, Missouri, Michigan and Wisconsin today showed that at least 125 were killed and hundreds injured and homeless. The reported toll in dead and injured follows: Dead. Injured. GEORGIA: Macon 1 Several LaGrange ....18 West Point .6 ... Milner 1 Several ALABAMA: Alexander City.ll Several Agricola .... 6 ... INDIANA: , West Liberty 7 ... Union City .6 ... Monroeville. 13 > ... Edgerton ... 7 5 Zulu 3 Geneva .... 6 OHIO: Vanwert ... 2 20 Greenville 2 12 Nashville ... 5 30 Toledo Dist. 0 75 ILLINOIS; Elgin 7 Chicago 29 200 MICHIGAN .8 WISCONSIN 1 MISSOURI .1 ... • might be, and to offer any aid that Atlanta might*«.supply. Owing to the darkness and driving rain, and the terrible confusion fol lowing the smash of the storm, it was next to impossible to compile any statistics or get up any reliable death or injury lists Sunday night; and Monday morning found the work still hampered, while news came slowly and uncertainly from the stricken towns, due to the almost complete wreckage of telephone and telegraph wires. In LaGrange, for example, three or four entire families were report ed as missing Monday morning. The first death list out of West Point included L. D. Askew, drug gist; Isham Stanley, R. L. Horne, Blake Hendry and Fay Marion, a 12-year-old boy. Five negroes, names unknown, were reported dead, The loss of life was chiefly in the destruction of stores and business buildings. Mr. Stanley was killed in the wreck of the Presbyterian church, and Mr. Horne met his death when a restaurant roof was blown in. The storm reported at Washington, evident! ya forerunner of the fierce? hurricane that swept up out of Ala bama in the afternoon. Washington was hit early Sunday morning by a severe wind storm that did consid erable damage to property, without any known los of life. The property lamage is estimated at $125,000. The Williamson storm probably was the same tornado that devastat ed West Point and LaGrange, pass ing that town at 3 o’clock, and blow ing down several houses. No loss of life is reported. The path of the tornado was about half a mile in width, accompanied for tire most part by violent rain. The Chattahoochee river rose rap idly, and at 3 o’clock Monday morn ing it was reported that the pontoon bridge at West Point had given way. Army engineers were on their way from Auburn, Ala., to try to hold it. and the party from Camp Gordon was sent on the first train to, at tempt repairs. The Unity Spinning mills plant was almost totally wrecked, officials es timating the damage at $90,000 with $60,000 loss on the cottages blown away. No accurate estimate of damages in this section is yet possible, but business men say it will reach sl,- 000,000. The business section of La- Grange was not touched, nor was any portion of the residence section, except in the vicinity of Whiteville street, materially hurt. Among the dead is W. E. Hobson, (Continued o Page 6, Column-I*)