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MUTT AND
JEFF—
MUTT MIGHT
HAVE KNOWN
JEFF WAS
ONLY
SPOOFING.
BY BUD FISHEF
COTTON
NEW YORK, Dec. 20.—The weakness of
..iverpool and the reported suspension of a
London bank had an unsettling effect in the
cotton market here at the opening today.
First prices were barely steady at a decline
of 17 to 27 points and there was considerable
Liverpool and southern selling as well as
scattering liquidation. Offerings, however,
appeared to be pretty well absorbed around
14.90 for January and 14.85 for March, with
I .lie market later firming up to 15.00 for
I these positions or within 15 of 16 poits
I >f Saturday's closing. Trade interests were
I imong the buyers while there was continued
I covering on reports or a better tone in the
I goods trade. The census report showing 10,-
I -78.265 bales ginned prior to December 13,
’ about in line witn expectations.
/The market showed considerable firmness
•iter, particularly iu the case of January.
.About 1,193 bales of cotton have been added
to the certified stock here during the past
week, most of it grading middling or above,
but the inspected supply of 8.345 bales is re
garded as affording January shorts little
•rotection and trade interests were buyers of
hat position to cover hedges. This sent
lie price up t<Kis.l7. or a point above Sat
■rday’s closing while later months remained
> to 10 points net lower with March selling
: round 15.08.
No fresh feature developed during the
liddle afternoon and trading was quiet
rith prices .ruling about 9 to 20 points net
owar, or around 15.07 c for January.
NEW YORK COTTON
The following were the ruling prices in
ie exchange today:
Tone, steady; middling, 15.50 c; quiet.
Last Prey.
Open. High. Low. Sale. Close. Close.
Jan. ...14.95 15.17 14.90 14.93 14.93 15.16
Meh. ...14.90 15.08 14.80 14.80 14.80 15.15
May ...15.06 15.15 14.93 14.94 14.93 15.25
inly ...15.05 15.25 15.02 15.03 15.02 15.30
let. ...15.20 15.30 15.10 15.10 15.10 15.36
>ec. ...14,95 15.00 14.85 14.97 14.90 15.12
NEW ORLEANS COTTON
NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 20.—Heavier gin
dngs to December 13 tnan expected, 10,878,-
I 1(55 bales, according to the census bureau,
ogether with reports of bank failures in
•ondon and a lower Liverpool market than
lue, put tiie price of cotton to lower lev
els today, in the first las rour of tradng
prices fell 29 to. 35 points which carried Jan
uary down to 13.99 and July to 14.54.
Realizing by. shorts furnished the ring
with more of a demand than it could readily
supply and prices reached , the trading
months standing at net losses of only 5 to
< points toward 11 o’clock. The nearness of
rhe’ holidays seemed to restrict new opera- I
ions, especially on the short side.
I’rice changes were narrowed during the
-econd half of the session and what most
traders call a typical “end of the vear”
trading developed. At 1:30 o’clock prices
were at net declines of 20 to 25 points.
NEW’ ORLEANS COTTON
The following were the ruling prices in
'be exchange today:
Tone,, steady; middling, 14.25 c; steady.
Last Prev.
* .Open. High. Low. Sale. Close. Close.
Lan. ...14.00 14.25 13.98 13.98 13.97 14.30
Meh. ...14.20 14.49 14.20 14.27 14.26 14.55
May ...14.48 14.68 14.45 14.49 14.48 14.75
Lily ...14.60 14.75 14.54 14.58 14.55 14.81
Jc^, r
lee. ..-13.94 14.02 13.90 13.90 13.80 14 03
NEW ORLEANS SPOT COTTON
NEW ORLEANS. Dee. 20.—Spot cotton
juiet, 50 lower; sales on the spot, 248 bales:
arrive, 500; low middling, 9.25; mid-
Uing, 14.25: good middling, 16.75; receipts,
11,323; stock, 445,757.
SPOT COTTON MARKET
Atlanta, steady, 14.10 c.
Nevr York, 15.50 c.
• New Orleans, steady, 14.25 c.
Philadelphia, steady, 15.75 c.
Norfolk, steady. 14.50 c.
Savannah, steady, 15.75 c.
St. Louis, steady 15c.
Houston, steady. 14.25 c.
Memphis, steady. ise.
Augusta, steady, 14.88 c.
Little Rock, steady. 15c.
Dallas, steady, 13.60 c.
Mobile, steady. 14.70 c.
/Charleston, steady. 15.75 c.
Wilmington, steady, 14.50 c. •
Boston, steady, 15.‘■0c.
Galveston, steady. 15.25 c.
Montgomery, steady. 14.25 c.
ATLANTA - SPOT - COTTON
Atlanta spot cottonl4.loc
Receipts 428
Miipments" 134
Stocks rz”31,613
IMERICAN COTTON
AND GRAIN EXCHANGE
• COTTON QUOTATIONS
Tlie following were the opening, highest.
" K 4t, ‘‘lose and previous close quotations
n « American Cotton and Grain Exchange
odtfy:
Prev.
Open. High. Low. Close. Close.
an. .... 14.95 15.20 14.90 14.92 15.15
.../ 14.85 15.18 15.80 14.80 .5.15
Tci. - .... 15.08 15.15 14.92 15.92 15.25
iuly ... 15.11 15.25 15.00 15.00 15.28
lee. .... 14.80 15.00 14.80 14.97 15.15
» . LIVERPOOL COTTON
Tone, steday; sales, 3,000; good middling.
2.31 d.
Prev.
Open. Close. Close.
an 10.50 10.47 10.96
> ''eb. 10.56 10.56 11.02
•Ich. ’10.75 10.66 11.10
vpril 107.2 11.13
•lay 10.78 10.77 11.17
•une 10.79 11.18
'Uly 10.82 10.83 11.20
tug 10.79 11.15
'ept 10.75 11.10
let 10.75 11.10
Jet 10.71 11.05
for 10.68 11.02
3ec. ' 10.31 10.33 10.82
COTTON SEED OIL
~ Open Close
Spots 8.7009.50
■'an.,'8.5008.85 8.75@8.76
. ?e+>8.5008.90 8.75@8.83
March..' 9.0809.11 9.1209.14
tprij.,9.0809.11 9.1309.15
9.26(09.30 9.3209.35
fua«..-9.2509.40 9.3009.50
liny.. .. 9.48 09.65 9.5009.60
Dec.. 8.508 8.69@8.70
Tone, steady; sales, 10.000.
NAVAL STORES
SAVANNAH, Ga., Dec. 20. —Turpentine,
quiet; 92%c; no sales; receipts, 157; ship
ments, 163; stocks, 16,022.
Rosin, quiet: no sales; receipts, 546; ship
ments, 2J2: stock, 77,987.
Quote: B, D. E, r, G. H, I, K, M, N/
WG, WW, $11.00:
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET
CHICAGO. Dec. 20.—Butter, creamery, ex
tras, 52c; creamerv- standards, 44c; firsts,
38048c’ ’seconds, 33036 c.
Eggs, ordinaries. 56@60c; firsts, 64@65c.
Cheese, twins, 19%e.
Live poultry, fowls, 21023%c; ducks, 28c;
geese, 26c; springs, 24c; turkeys, 40c; roost
ers. 18c.
Potatoes. 51 cars; Wisconsin (per 100 lbs.)
and Minnesota (per 100 lbs.) $1.3501.45.
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Cotton Ginned Prior December 14
10,878,000 Vs, 9,396,646 Last Year
WASHINGTON, Dec. 20.—Cotton, exclusive of linters, ginned
prior to December 13, amounted to 10,878,265 running bales, in
cluding 198,184 round bales, which were counted as half bales;
54,467 bales of American-Egyptian, and 1,291 bales of Sea Island,
the census bureau announced today.
Ginnings last year to December 13, amounted to 9,396,646 bales,
including 103,662 round bales, 27,104 bales of American-Egyptian
and 6,236 bales of Sea Island.
Report by states follows:
(1920) (1919) (1918) (1917)
Alabama 605,939 658,221 725,376 464.693
Arizona 66,794 40,846 23,011 11,433
Arkansas 885.203 658,403 798,397 827,573
California 37,802 33,577 39,000 30,453
Florida 17,553 16,643 24,335 45,268
Ge0rgia1,323,752 1,608,364 1,872,344 1,719,653
Louisiana 354,798 281,049 k 493,853 580,094
Mississippi 775,519 777,621 989,717 773,824
Missouri 49,592 44,130 46,542 41,414
North Carolina. . . . 680,054 755,515 715,648 521,589
Oklahoma 860,184 683,825 51 6,(93 857,561
South Carolina. . . .1,364,650 1,369,414 1,329,207 1,110,327
Tennessee 234,763 219,598 254,623 187,482
Texas 3,601,851 2,232,135 2,401,542 2,941,097
Virginia 12,376 19,653 18,297 15,090
All other states. . . 7,435 3,526 3,717 3,533
T0ta1 10,878,265 9,396,648 10,281,139 10,131,594
GRAIN .
CHICAGO, Dec. 20.—Traders pressed the
selling side of tlie wneat market today ow
ing to a bank failure In London. Opening
quotations, varied from 1 cent decline
to %c advance, were followed by a mate
rial setback ail x around.
Wheat closed firm, 6c to 1c net higher.
Seaboard demand made the corn market
relatively firm. After opening at % off to
%c advance; the market hardened all around,
and then reacted somewhat.
Com closed firm, %c to l%c net higher.
Oats refleeted the strength of corn, start
ing unchanged to % Higher, and continuing
close to the initial range.
Weakness in the hog market tended to
weigh down provisions.
CHICAGO QUOTATIONS
The following were the ruling prices tn
the exchange today:
Prev.
Open. High. Low. Close. Close.
WHEAT—
Dec 1.68% 1.71 1.67 1.70% 1.64%
Mar 1.64% 1.64% 1.60% 1.64% 1.63%
Mav ....1.59 1.62 1.55% 1.61 1.55%
CORN—
Dec 69 69% 60 69% 69
May .... 73 74% 72% 73% 72%
July .... 73 75% 73 74 % 73%
OATS—
Dec 47 47% 46% 47% 46%
May .... 49% 49% 48% 49% 48%
July .... 48% 48% 48% 48% 48%
PORK—
Jan. .... 22.00 22.60 22.00 22.60 22.40
LARD—
Jan 12.95 12.95 12.75 12.92 13.07
May .... 13.00 13.27 13.00 13.27 13.25
it IBS—
Jan 11.00- 11.12 10.95 11.12 11.20
May .... 11.70 11.80 11.65 11.80 11.82
RECEIPTS IN CHICAGO
Today.
Wheat 28 cars
Corn H 8 cars
Oats L 78 cars
Hogs 50,000 head
VISIBLE SUPPLY
Wheat, 47,276,000 versus 48,408,000 last
week, 82,698,000 last year.
Corn, 4,127,000 versus 4,439,000 last week,
versus 2,174,000 last year. ,
Oats, 31,964,000 versus 32.466,000 last
week, versus 14,304.000 last year?
CHICAGO CASH QUOTATIONS
CHICAGO, Dec. 20. —Wheat: No. 2 red,
$2.00; No. 2 hard, $1.75%('0L75%.
Corn —No. 3 mixed. 68@68%c; No. 2 yel
low. 77@77%c.
Oats—No, 2 white, 48%@48%c; No. 3
white, 47%@48%e.
Rye—No. 2. $1.56.
Barley—72@92c.
Timothy Seed —$5.50(06.50.
Clover Seed—sls,ooo/20.00.
Pork—Nominal.
Lard—sl2.B7.
Ribs—slo.7s(Bl2.oo.
ST. LOUIS QUOTATIONS.
ST. LOUIS, Dec. 20.—Cash: Wheat. No.
1, red winter, $2.08@2.09; December, $1.80;
March, $1.68: May, $1.64%.
Corn, No. 2, white, 75c; No. 4, 69@71c;
December. 72%c; May, 75%c.
Oats, No. 2, white, 49%c; No. 3,49 c;
December, 50%c; May. 50%c.
GRAIN MARKET OPINIONS
Lamson Bros.; On account of uncertainty
in regard to the world’s wheat situation, we
are likely to have continued wide range in
that market.
E. F. .Leland & Co.: On sharp declines
think wneat can be bought but would not
follow the advance until the actual shortage
becomes pronounced. We would not care to
follow this advance in corn.
J. E. Bennett & Co.: The statisical po
sition of wheat is strong and on any declines
we look for substantial buying. We have no
great confidence on the buying side of corn
except on good dips.
J. S. Bache & Co.: The extremely poor
domestic fiour demand which has prevailed
for five months is against the advance in
wheat. It is our opinion that corn will
move between 70 and 75 cents for the pres
ent. \
NEW YORK COFFEE MAKKEI /
NEW YORK, Dec. 20.—Spot coffeee,
6%c. '
Open. Close.
January 6.15 6.05(06.07
FehebruyamtS@ aßla : I a B,a shrd shrd
February 6.30@6.32
March 6.90 6.55@6.57
Apri16.75@6.76
May 7,25 6.95(06.96
June•. 7.11@7.13
Ju1y7.55 7.28(07’30
August 7.40(07.41
September 7.80 7.51(07.53
October 7.61(07.63
November 7.71(07.73
December 6.21 6.00(06.05
NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET
NEW YORK, Dec. 20.—giour: Quiet and
unchanged.
Perk—Quiet; mess, $29.20(030.00.
Easier; middle west spot, $13.65@
Sugar—Raw, quiet; centrifugal, 96-test,
4.63; refined, quiet; granulated, 7.90(08.00.
Coffee—Rio No. 7, on spot, 6%@6%c; No.
4 Santos, 9%(01Oc.
Dressed Poultry—Steady; turkeys, 30(0
63c: chickens, 24@45c; fowls, 22(038c;
ducks, 3O(04Oc.
Live Poultry—Unsettled; geese, 281030 c;
•ducks, 20@32c; fowls, 22(035c; turkeys, 45
(050 c roosters, 17c; chickens, 25(029c;
broilers, 321038 c,
Cheese—Dull; state milk, common to spe
cials, 20@28c; skims, common to specials,
tO'o2Oc.
Butter, firm; receipts, 7,072; creamery,
extras, 55c; do. special market, 55%(056c:
; state dairy tubs/ imitation creamery, firsts,
i 33(052c, nominal: Argentine. 30(®44e.
| Eggs, steady: receipts, 13.670; near-by
white fancy, 84(@85c; near-by mixed fancy,
68@78c; fresh firsts, 73@76c; Pacific coast,
extras, 70@85c,
Liberty Bonds
NEW YORK, Dec. 20.—Liberty bonds
closed:
First
Second 4s, bid
First
Second JJ-J”
Third
Fourth
Victory
Victory 4%s ... J 4 -J6
LIVE STOCK BY WIRE
CHICAGO. Dec. 20.—Cattle, receipts, 18,-
000; very little donig early; some she stock
to outsiders strong to 25c higher; packers
bidding steady; bulls, weak; other classes,
mostly steady; bidding around $8.50 nn good
vealers, about 50c lower; best steers in
liberal proportion.
Hogs, receipts, 50,000; market mostly
lOe lower than Saturday’s average; top,
$9.35; one load, practcial top, $9.30; bulk,
$9.00(09.15; pigs, steady to 10c lower; bulk.
$9.00;' 130-pound pigs. $9.35(09.40.
Sheep, receipts, 24.000; fat classes,
steady; limbs, top. $10.75; good ewes. $4.00;
prime yearlings, $8.00; no feeder lambs
sold early; look steady.
EAST ST. LOUIS, Dec. 20.—(United
States Bureau of Markets.)—Steers, slow;
few low-priced kind steady; others not sold;
cows and stock erstuff, steady; earners,
strong: veal calves, top, $11.50; bulk of
cows, $5.00(06.00; bulk of canners, $2.85@
3.15.
Hogs—Receipts, 17,000; active and about
steady with Saturday’s average; top_on 165-
pound average, $9.40; pigs up to $9.75; prac
tical top on best butchers, $9.25; hulk of
sales, $9.10(09.30; all hogs in and sold.
Sheep—Receipts, 2,500; weak; no .sales;
bidding aroynd $9.50 on fair lambs; mtedium
run, steady;
LOUISVILLE, Ky., Dec. 20.—Cattle: Re
ceipts, 1,000, slow. Steers, lower; heavy
steers, $9.00(09.50; beef steers. $5.50(08.50;
heifers, $9.00(08.50: cows, $3.00(07.00: feed
ers. s(’>’oo<®B.2s: stockers, $3.50(07.00.
Hogs—Receipts, 2,600; steady to higher;
no pounds up. $9.25; 90 pounds down, $8.00;
throwouts. $7.25. down.
Sheep—Receipts. 100; steady; lambs,
$9.00; sheep, $3.00. down.
NEW YORK SUGAR MARKET
NEW YORK, Dec. 20.—Raw sugar, firm:
refined, quiet at 7.90 to 8.00 for fine gran
ulated. '
Open. Close.
Jan. 4.40 Bid 4.3504.40
Feb 4.44(04.56
Meh4.4o Bid 4.54(04.56
April 4.45 Bid 4.60(04.65
Mav 4.70 Bid 4.68(04.72
June 4.90 4.7504.80
July 4.85 4.85 04.90
Dec.
ONLY CLUES FOUND
BY THE POLICE ARE
ABANDONED TOOLS
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Among other articles, either over
looked or cast aside as dangerous,
was a $4,000 necklace, the property
of a member of the firm.
The robbers dragged the contents
of the vault drawers to a nearby ta
ble, scattering on the floor what they
discarded. The first knowledge of
the robbery came when employes in
the office, arriving at work between
7:30 and 8 o’clock, found this debris.
XiObs Partly Covered
The safe is on the far side of the
office from the vault. It was blown
open with what was evidently a ter
rific charge of nitro-glycerin, for the
heavy steel door was badly shatter
ed.
To muffle the explosion the robbers
went to the third floor and secured
about a dozen rugs. They were not
the most valuable rugs, as these
were hanging up. The robbers took
the first rugs they came to, piled up
on a table. They were found Mon
day morning on the floor by the safe,
torn almost to shreds.
About $5,000 in currency, part of
the proceeds of Saturday’s holiday
sales, was stolen from’ the safe. The
robbers would have gotten more had
they come in advance of Saturday,
winch was pay day for the big sto e.
About $5,000 in customers' checks
also was stolen, but a number of
these were found on the floor.
Officials of the store stated the
total loss could not be accurately
checked up until tfle debris was as
sorted, but it would approximate be
tween $15,000 and $20,000. The loss
was partly covered by burglary in
surance, taken out by Keely company
after the Chamberlin-Johnson-Dubose
robbery last year.
The only other things of value
stolen by the yeggmen were several
expensive furs which were taken
from show cases on the second floor.
These included three Hudson eal
coats, a mole coat and several small
er fur pieces, their total value about
$1,500.
Detectives were called to the
scene immediately after the robbery
was discovered Monday morning.
More than six of them, both city and
private detectives, are working on
the case.
ERADICATION OF
HOG CHOLERA
TO BE RESUMED
MOULTRIE, Ga., Dec. 18.—Hog
cholera eradication work, abandoned
in Colquitt several months
ago following differences which
arose between Dr. Peter F. Bahn
sen, state veterinarian, and the
board of county commissioners over
the sale of serum, has been resumed
acording to an announcement made
here.
Dr. W. B. Hirleman, who was
here at the time of the incident re
lated above, has been sent back, and
it is announced that his services
for the treatment of hogs as a pre
ventive of cholera are free to the
farmers, the only cost to them be
ing the price of serum.
The row between the state veteri
narian and the county officials came
after the charge was made that the
serum being sold through repre
sentatives of his office was defec
tive. When the matter was called
to the attention of Dr. Bahnsen, he
came to Moultrie and conducted a
personal investigation as to the re
sults of the cholera eradication work
being done. Hog owners from all
over the county were invited and
many came. The result of the hear
ing showed that in only one or two
cases had hogs died after having
been Immunized from cholera.
Owner of herd after herd said that
they had suffered no losses and ex
pressed themselves as being greatly
pleased.
Dr. Bahnsen in explaining the few
complaints said that experts no
where claimed that any serum was
100 per cent perfect and said that
when some 25,000 head of hogs were
treated for cholera it was perfectly
natural that some few should die.
Following the meeting, however,
the veterinarian here was suddenly
transferred. Hog growers been
anxious to get the cholera eradica
tion work taken un again, and have
expressed satisfaction over the news
that it is tn be resumed at once.
KEELER PINCH HITS FOR
FAT REPORTER AND GETS
REAL MOONSHINE STORY
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be killed recently. He added that his
men might he lacking a little in'
ability to make out literary reports. I
but that not one agent in Georgia had '
a streak of yellow in him—that he
was getting long-distance calls from
them from all parts of the state, ask
ing if they were needed to go on a
clean-up of the gang.
I looked over the old, brown weap
ons, two of which had sent men tum
bling in battle, the other with a bul
let hole through its stock, and I re
membered how the man with the
pale blue eyes had told, in a matter
of-fact way how Jackson and John
ny Garrett had held each other and
pumped lead ... at so close a range
that Jackson’s clothing was on fire
when his mates reached him, dying.
. . And how Johnny Garrett had
stood up under at least five bullets
from the .45-caliber service gun, and
had fallen only to the blast from
the deadly pumpgun. . . . And how
Jackson, with five revolver bullets
in him and a charge from the shot
gun, had smiled and lived to tell
his pals he had stuck with them.
Then I came out into the common
place, comforting roar of traffic along
Forsyth street, and looked up at the
towering and commonplace and com
forting Healey building, and j came
on back to the commonplace and
comforting Journal office, to write
this story. . . . Battle, murder and
sudden death, says the old Litany;
and blood and iron and manhood —all
concerned with the stuff the boot
leggers peddle under the shadows cast
by the comforting bright lights of
the city. . . Is it going too strong
to say the stuff is tinged with a
brave man’s blood? •
Lone Bandit Gets
Cashier’s Currency
In Crowded Depot
TULSA, Okla., Dec. 19.—While the
’Frisco passenger depot was filled
with people early this evening, a
lone unmasked bandit held up the
cashier, relieved him of all the cur
rency on hand and escaped afoot. No
one attempted to interfere with the
thief as he left the depot. An esti
mate placed the loss at approximate
ly $l,lOO in currency.
Farmers Kill Each
Other in Duel at
Point Near Dalton
DALTON, Ga., Dec. 18.—Jim Sloan
and V. W. Bishop, two prominent
farmers, met in the road near Tilton,
nine miles south of here, this after
noon, jerked revolvers from their
pockets and shot each other to death,
the encounter being the culmination
of recent trials in the courts involv
ing two other families.
Detectives Pretend
Insanity in Case
CHICAGO. Dec. 1 9. —Two Chicago
detectives declared themselves in
sane and got committed to a pri
vate sanitarium in order to trap an
alleged embezzler, it became known
when a proposal was sent to
Governor Harding of lowa for the
extradition of Harry Tisdale, former
auditor of the Manufacturers’ Junc
tion railroad, charged with embez
zling $26,238 from the railroad com
pany.
William G. McAdoo
On Way to Mexico
LAREDO, Tex., Dec, 18.—William
G. McAdoo, former secretary of the
treasury, accompanied by James H.
Hess, who represents the Mexican
government arrived here late today
en route to Mexico.
The Mexican consulate announced
Mr. McAdoo was on a vacation r”d
sight seeing trip and that a nrivte
car was awaiting him in Nuevo
Laredo for a visit to Mexico City.
Judge Bars Santa Claus /
From Visiting Urchins
WhoßaidedSunday School
ORANGE, N. J. —Recorder John B.
Lander sentenced three boys to re
ceive no Christmas presents, to be
barred from participation in Christ
mas Eve festivities and to go to
bed at 6:30 every evening for a
month, including Christmas Eve.
The boys are between 10 and 12
years of age. Their names, were
withheld. Their parents were pres
ent.
The boys attend the Sunday
school of St. Cloud Presbyterian
church. After Sunday school a few
weeks ago they broke a window in
the school building and stole pen
cils, erasers and other articles. A
week later they took $2 from a
teacher’s desk.
December 5, during evening
church services, they put dirt in the
lamps of an automobile driven to
the. church by the Rev. Alfred Roy
Ehman, former pastor. They stole
a watch from the instrument board
and so damaged the machine that
the clergyman could not start it
after the service.
With their hands upraised the
boys repeated these promises after
the Recorder in court today:
“I will see Mr. Ehman as soon
as possible and ask pardon and for
giveness. I will apologize to the
teachers and yri!! submit to what
ever punishment my ' parents mete
out, according to the verdict given
by the court.
“I never again will touch prop
erty not belonging to me and I
promise not to enter any premises
for unlawful purposes. J am sorry
for what I have done and I expect
that, if I do such things again, I
shall receive all punishment this
court shall inflict.”
Recorder Lander long has been
active in juvenile delinquency work.
Rich Greenville Man
Tells Details Regarding
Shooting of His Wife
GREENVILLE, S. C-. Dee. 17.
The affidavit filed today by Tom Har
rison, as basis for his appeal for,
bond. which Circuit Judge T. J.
Mauldin granted in the sum of
$4,000, reveals for the first time the
plea of accident which the wealthy
former club owner probably will ad
vance when he goes on trial here
for the alleged murder of his wife,'
Gertrude, who, died of wounds re
ceived in a shooting affray at the
Harrison home in a prominent resi
dential section of the city the night
of December 10th.
Arthur Young, formerly of Lexing
ton, N. C., veteran of the One Hun
dred and Twentieth infantry. Thir
tieth division, and reputed champion
billiard player of the southeast, was
.“Iso shot four times. His chances
for recovery were considered bright
today.
Harrison in his affidavit said that
he went out of the library about 1
o’clock in the morning, leaving in
the room his wife. Young and pos
sibly another, and upon returning to
the library from the kitchen, where
he had .been fifteen or twenty min
utes. he wa.. surprised to find that
his wife was not there and that
Young had gone out of the room.
'e said he then went upstairs to his
wife’s room and upon approaching
the door of the bedroom he heard
his wife remonstrating with Young,
being in a scuffle with the man, and
saw his wife slap Young in the face.
Harrison said 'he cried out in re
monstrance to Young, who was half
■lad, whereupon Young released Mrs.
i Harrison and attacked him. He said
he immediately drew his pistol and
fired rapidly in the semi-darkness.
He swore in his affidavit that he was
shocked and surprised to, know that
after the shooting was over that one
bu 11 et had struck his wife.
Experienced Detectives
Are Sent by N. Y. Police
To Check Crime Wave
NEW YORK, Dec. 18.—A flying
squadron of fifty experienced detec
! tives was sent out by Police Com
, missioner Richard E. Enright to aid
iin combatting the crime wave which
has called for expressions of alarm
from judges, city officials and numer
ous civic organizations.
The detectives, equipped with high
speed automobiles, were ordered to
tour the city, in day and night re
lays, on the lookout for gangsters.
They also were instructed to aid
in tracing the slender clues in the
department’s possession in efforts to
solve recent mysterious crimes.
Added to the growing list of
crimes, the police were confronted
with the solution of two more hold
ups committed last night. Carl Tied
erman. a veteran of the world war.
was reported in a dying condition in
a hospital from a wound received
when he resisted robbers who held
him up near a subway station.
Two men stopped a taxicab in Cen
tral park in which Mrs. Thomas W.
Edgar, wife of a physician, was rid
ing, removed her gloves, searched
her stockings, took from her fingers
two diamond rings, ordered her out of
the cab and directed the driver to
take them away.
Paper Says Obregon
Has Clot on Brain
KANSAS CITY. Mo., Dec. 18.—
“Authoritative information” today
was claimed by the Kansas City Post
in a copyrighted article that “the
recent illness of President Alvaro
Obregon, of Mexico, which threaten
ed to delap his inauguration, was
caused by a blood clot on the brain.’’
According to the Post, ‘a sudden at
tack may come at any time, inca
pacitating him or causing his death.”
The Post’s information was described
as being brought out of Mexico by
an American who attended Obregon's
inauguration.
This same informant, the Post
quoted as saying that a ‘‘Japanese
syndicate has secured an option on
a tract of land in Lower Califor
nia’ on Magdalena Bay.
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1920.
150 ARE KILLED
IN EARTHQUAKE
IN ARGENTINA
BUENOS AIRES, Dec. 20.—Earth
quake shocks, which on Friday after
noon destroyed several towns along
the Argentine slope of the Andes
mountains were the most severe
experienced in this country since
1869, when half the city of Men
doza was laid in ruins. Reports from
the area where the shock was heav
iest indicate great loss of lite and
property, upwards of 150 bodies hav
ing been already taken from the
wrecks of buildings.
At Tresportenas, more than 100
perished, and at Costa de Araujo
thirty more were killed. It is feared
more victims still are buried under
the ruins in each town. At Trespor
tenas, La Valle and La Central, not
a house was left standing.
Minor shocks continue throughout
the district, one particularly strong
tremor being felt yesterday after
noon at 5:30 o’clock, in the towns of
San Martin and Rivadavia. The peo
ple are reported as panic stricken.
The city of Mendoza was shaken
but did not suffer any extensive
damage.
In the town of Costa de Araujo
the quake opened great crevices out
of which hot water is spouting. The
water from one of these gfeysers
reached a height of about fifteen
feet and formed a pool in which two
persons were drowned. A Red Cross
ambulance has reached the village
and set to work to rescue any suf
ferers who still may be alive in the
ruins.
More than 30,000 persons inhabit
little villages among the eastern
Andean slope and, as reports con
tinue to add to the long list of cas
ualties apprehension is felt that the
final figures will be very high. Res
cue parties have been sent from Men
doza but details from the scene of
the disaster are meager as telephone
and telegraph wires are badly disor
gan i zeffl
King Constantine
Welcomed by Ovation
On Return to Athens
ATHENS, Dec. 20. —(By the Asso
ciated Press.)—Constantine, of
Greece, removed from the throne by
action of the allied powers in 1917,
and called back by the recent plebis
cite to resume his former status,
irrived in Athens yesterday. He
came into the city by train and was
received at the Place de La Con
corde. ‘
Those who greeted the returning
monarch included Queen Mother Olga,
the regent, and Princess Anasthasia,
wife of Prince Christopher.
Constantine’s train steamed into
the Laurion station, about 100 yards
from the Place de La Concorde, with
out ostentation and with the return
ing monarch like an ordinary trav
eler. Constantine, however, was
greeted by the cheering of thousands
of persons who had been waiting his
arrival since 9 o’clock in the morn
ing.
Queen Mother Olga and the Prin
cess Anasthasia were standing in
the royal group to welcome Constan
tine. The ministers also were pres
ent in the station.
In a carriage drawn by six horses
with outriders and followed by troops
a procession with Constantine at its
head > started for the stadium. The
crowd along the route evinced the
greatest enthusiasm, frequently
breaking out of bounds and rushing
up and kissing the harness of the
horses drawing the royal equipage.
Wild cheering wasf heard along the
entire line of march, the people be
ing almost delirious with joy.
After visiting the Cathedral Con
stantine went to the royal palace
where he read a message to the peo
ple.
PERITONITIS KILLED
“ SHEPARD, DECLARES
DR. C. C. HARROLD
(Continued from Page 1)
grower were also offered In evidence
by Solicitor Garrett.
Sensation Sprung
A wild sensation resulted when
the state introduced as documentary
evidence an application made to the
municipal court, of Jacksonville. Fla.,
by Dr. F. E. Elmer, husband of Mrs.
Elmer, for a warrant against Mrs.
Cutts. The document showed that
a warrant was issued against Mrs.
Cutts on July 15, charging her with
using threatening language. It is
claimed by the state that Mrs Cutts
went to Jacksonville and had a dis
agreement with the Elmers which
resulted in the taking out of a war
rant by Dr. Elmer, but lert the city
before she could be arrested.
Mrs. Alice Crandall', sister of Shep
ard, testified last week that Mrs.
Cutts told her she followed her hus
band, Eldridge Cutts. to Jackson
ville in July, that she (Mrs. Cutts)
was followed around Jacksonville
by Dr. Elmer, who threatened to have
; her arrested and placed in an insane
asylum.
The copy of the warrant was pro
duced by the state in corroboration
of the alleged statements of Mrs.
Cutts to Mrs. Crandall.
Counsel for the defense made tre
mendous objection to the introduction
of this documentary evidence and
Judge Mathews finally, after con
siderable argument, excluded it.
Confess $50,000 Theft
KNOXVILLE, Tenn., Dec. 18. —
Eddie Parker, ex-convict, with a rec
ord of twenty years in Sing Sing
prison, and self-confessed safeblower,
has been arrested here. Parker and
Walter Agee, also held on a charge
of robbery, have confessed, accord
ing the police, to thefts aggregat
ing ?50,000.
Decree Threatens
Excommunication of
Irish Ambuscaders
CORK, Dec. 19. —The decree au
thorized by Monsignor Daniel Co
halan, bishop of ork, excommunicat
ing any one participating in further
ambuscades of crown forces in his
diocese, was read at each mass In the
churches of the Cork diocese today.
In St. Finbar’s south church a ma
jority of the congregation left the
church amid considerable confusion,
when the decree was read. Bishop
Cohalan gave notice a week ago of
his intention to issue |he decree.
BELFAST, Dec. 19.—The court
house at Cork was raided today by
crown forces. Officials of the county
council and of other bodies occupying
the building were held up and
searched. No arrests were made.
DUBLIN, Dec. 19.—The general
officer commanding the Kerry district
has issued a proclamation that after
December 20, Irish republican army
officers and leaders in custody will be
sent as hostages with all transport
moving armed forces of the crown
by road in the martial law areas.
Two men who had been in the
custody of the military in a con
stabulary barracks at Cashel, Tip
perary, were shot dead Saturday
night. No details have been received.
LONDON. Oec. 19.—1 n the am
buscade of a Ijrry with military and
police near Ennistimon, County
Clare, yesterday morning, previous
ly reported from Dublin three of the
attacking party were killed and
four wounded, according to a dis
patch to the Central News.
Fire in Warehouse
Nets Heavy Loss
In Macon Sunday
MACON, Ga., Dec. 20.—Fire of un
determined origin, starting in the
basement of the storage warehouse
of the American Railway Express
company in the wholesale district to
day destroyed the entire building and
its contents and gutted two adjoin
ing buildings before it was gotten
under control. ,
Express shipments valued at more
than $30,000 ranging from live tur
keys to Christmas presents were de
stroyed. The loss to other property
is estimated at more than SIOO,OOO,
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13 Persons Drown
When Steam Launch
Sinks in Ohio River
AUGUSTA, Ky„ Dec. 18.—Thirteen
persons were drowned in the Ohio
river when the United States steam
launch Margaret, sprang a leak and
sank three miles below Augusta at •
o'clock tonight.
Those who perished. are:
The wife and two baby daughters
of Major H. B. Pittman, in charge of
the government dam at Chilo, Ohio,
all trapped in the upper cabin.
Captain George Hart, of the Mar
garet; his daughter, Mrs. James Cof
fee, and her husband, James CoffeoT
also trapped in the upper cabin. All
three are residents of Augusta.
Dewey Smith, Augusta; Thomao
Sellers, Augusta; Welloh Hiles, Au
gusta; Wm. King, 65 years old, Chilo,
Ohio; Wm. Hines, Nashville, Tenn.,
two unidentified men employed on tho
dam. «
The boat, which was used at tho
government dam at Chilo, was bring
ing twenty-one persons to
The launch was in sight of August*
when the engineer. Dan Dykes, dis
covered a leak in the side of the
craft. He started the pumps but th*
water came In too fast.
Within less than five minutes and
before the passengers were aware of
their peril it was said the boat listed
and went under.
Tried to Send Little Boy
Here by Parcel Post
KNOXVILLE. Tenn.—Turtles, alli
gators, chickens, and other liv(s
things have been sent through tho
parcels post, but the Knoxville post
office balked when it came to send
ing a by mail. While Guy
hmithsonTsjnformation clerk at tho
I postoffice, was busy at his desk, a
young woman came to his window
with a little boy “Can I send my
little boy to Atlanta by parcel post,
and how much will It cost?” she in
quired. adding with a smile. ‘‘He
weights about forty-five pounds afid
is such a good little boy. He won’t
give you any trouble, and his grand
mother will be looking for him.” li
In his kind and obliging way, Mr.
Smithson told the woman it was
against the postal laws and regula
tions and she could not send little
Jack by parcel post route. Jack's
mother, as well as the lad himself,
was very much disappointed.
If Jack could have been sent to
the Georgia metropolis It would
have cost only 49 cents and 2 cents
war tax.
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