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6 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. THE ATLANTA TRI-WEEKLY JOURNAL. — —x. C MAYee TH I iS A f " "7 AvMiDftAi? FishA / WHY.I was ON \ f — • A r \ tva-s r spccily'ewouGH FbRU I ooK ' \ ’ a traim oMce hwPosstßue. | tVs tru . \ S AP’ I C T\ 'MN4O'WMV »S 1 PoL* U W<l Sffls AN A SNAIL'S I Bail's ANb MAbe A Get DOWM L PIAYEH a 5 AP. J I O ucrt! 1 all VO THG MvSTARbJ \ Hoss’. J AuiATOR FueuJ \ Pftce, T \ q _< THOUSAND \IB FACTS. / TRA\J£UIMG MAN \ H<3 CAN CLIP OF? ANb CALLS IV.J < |W tWO < H'S AGE | V A Miue M«t> A UUAKTCR. ( y eighty sevcwmilet I y" houRL. WAT'I Book ANb won'. ;y THaVs sass sowe. J \ ( g " O ? nG SOMe ; I < I • <' t ? J— it.t 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 (Continned from Page 1) 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 fContinned from Page 1) 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. 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Send money with order. Mc- Eachern Brothers. Fort Green Springs. Fla. FOB SALE—TIBES GOODRICH AND DIAMOND used demon strating tires, all nonskid. Will give 4,000 mileage; 30x3. $6.50; 30x3%. $7.50; 32x3%, 49; 32x4, $10.50: 33x4, $11.50; 34x4, $12.50; 34x4%, $13.50: 35x4%. sl4; 35x5, I $15.50; 37x5, $16.50. Specify SS or clinch er. Send $1 deposit, balance C. 0. D. after i examination. Write K & S Tire & Supply I Co., Dept. F, East Chicago, Indiana. 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. Orange and Tangerines on Florida Bungalow Farm READY to move right in; complete furnish ings. horse. 450 White Leghorn hens, full implements, 2 incubators, brooder included; 25 acres: near improved road, R. 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