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MUTT AND
JEFF-
ON THE
LEVEL,
WASN’T
THIS A
BONEHEAD
TRICK?
BY BUD FISHEF
COTTON
NEW YORK, Dec. 22. —Cotton markets
showed renewed weakness during today’s
early trading with all active months making
ground for the season. Liverpool
MKak than due while unsettled slock
■MKt conditions with the re[M>rted failure
stock exchange firm probably aceount
considerable Wall street selling. There
also a good dear of selling here for
account and after opening at a
of 4 to 18 points, the market soon
net losses of 19 to 23 points with
selling at 14,50 and March at 14.42.
was more covering on the break to
Jani!ar -V and 14.28 for March, aj,
of which prices steadied up some
points later. Otherwise, there ap-
to be no support of consequence and
of labor troubles in British coal
were followed by another flurry of
selling early in the noon hour, with the tone
of the market showing continued nervous
ness.
The market became very weak during the
early afternoon under heavy southern and
Wall street selling, accompanied by reports
•f weaker southern spot markets and un
settled financial conditions. All months
made new low records with January selling
at 14.03 and March 13.85, or 75 to 77 points
■et lower.
NEW YORK COTTON
The following were the ruling prices In
hs the exchange today:
B Tone, steady; middling, 14.50 c; quiet.
■ Last Prev.
f Open. High. Low. Sale. Close. Close.
F Jan.. .. 14.65 14.74 13.92 14.15 14.15 14.78
Mar. .. 14.60 14.61 13.82 14.05 14.03 14.62
May .. 14.70 14.75 14.00 14.19 14.18 14.74
July .. 14.70 14.78 14.11 14.25 14.25 14.80
Oct. .. 14.86 14.88 14.32 14.50 14.48 14.95
Dec. .. 14.55 14.55 13.85 14.05 14.05 14.73
NEW ORLEANS COTTON
NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 22.—Overnight
telling orders and a lower Liverpool market
than due put the price of cotton 8 to 16
points lower around the opening today, all
months making new low levels for the sea
son, January touching 13.45. Realizing
by shorts became of sufficient volume to I
cause a reaction, however, and at the end of
the first hair hour of business prices were
8 to 8 points above the close of yesterday.
Reports of a failure in the stock market
broke prices to new low levels in the trad
ing up to 11 o’clock, the active months going
24 to 33 points under the last quotations of
yesterday. January fell to 13.28 and July
to 13.96.
Rumors of another coal strike threaten
ed in England and reports of failures in
the Interior of the belt caused heavy li
quidation of long contracts under which
prices crumbled away rapidly.
*■— In the trading up to 1:30 o’clock the ac
tive months were sent 65 to 82 points be
low'the closing prices of yesterday. Jan
uary traded down to 12.79 c and July to
13.55 c.
NEW ORLEANS COTTON
The following were the ruling prices in
the exchange today:
Tone, steady; middling, 13.75 c; steady.
Last Prev.
Open. High. Low. Sale. Close. Close.
Jan. ... 13.45 13.65 12.79 13.09 13.09 13.61
Mar. .. 13.80 13.96 13.22 13.51 13.46 13.93
May .. 14.00 14.14 13.42 13.66 13.66 14.09
July .. 14.12 14.28 13.55 13.85 13.80 14.26
Oct. .. 14.19 14.19 13.91 13.91 13.95 14.18
Dec. .. 13.80 13.20 13.00 13.00 12.84 13.43
NEW ORLEANS BPOT COTTON
NEW ORLEANS; Dec. 22.—Spot cotton,
quiet. 25c lower. Sales on the rpot, 391
bales; to arrive, 550; low middling, 8.75 c;
middling, 13.75 c; good middling, 16.50 c. Re
ceipts, 8,467; stock. 457.227.
SPOT COTTON MARKET
Atlanta, steady, 13.50 c.
New York, quiet, 14.50 c.
New Orleans, steady, 13.75 c.
Philadelphia, steady, 14.75 c.
Norfolk, steady, 13.80 c.
. Savannah, steady. 15.50 c.
k St. Louis, steady. 15c.
Jp Houston, steady, 13.50e.
Memphis, steady, 14.30 c.
Augusta, steady, 14c.
Little Rock, steady, 14.75 c.
Dallas, steady, 18.25 c.
Mobile, steady, 13.90 c.
Charleston, steady, 15.50e.
Wilmington, steady, 14c.
Boston, steady, 15.25 c. ,
Galveston, steady, 15c.
Montgomery, steady, 13.80e.
ATLANTA SPOT COTTON
Atlanta spot cotton 13.50 c
Receipts 889
1 Shipments 303
I Stocks 32,539
I ) LIVERPOOL COTTON
■ Tone, easy; sales, 3,000; good middling,
■ i2.oid. r
■ 1 Prev.
B Open. Close. Close.
lan 10.20 9.95 10.39
Feb 10.03 10.48
March 10.38 10.12 10.57
April 10.18 10.63
May 10.50 10.25 10.70
lune ♦*... 10.48 10.29 10.73
July 10.56 10.33 10.76
Jept 10.28 10.69
£>ct 10.48 10.25 10.66
rfov. 10.41 10.22 10.63
Dec 9.99 9.84 10.24
lUf AMERICAN COTTON
Bl AND GRAIN EXCHANGE
COTTON QUOTATIONS
W The following were the opening, highest.
F lowest, close and previous close quotations
■A in the American Cotton and Grain Exchange
today:
Prev.
Open. High. Ixiw. Close Close.
Jan. ... 14.67 14.75 23.92 14.17 14.76
Mar. ... 14.59 14.61 13.82 14.07 14.62
r May ... 14.71 14.75 14.00 14.17 14.72
- July ... 14.70 14.78 14.11 14.27 14.80
1 Dec. ... 14.50 14.55 13.85 14.05 14.75
COTTON SEED OIL
Open Close
Jpots 8.25@8.75
lan 8.37(118.45 8.360 8.39
Teb 8.350 8.60 8.400 8.55
, Uch. 8.9008.92 8.8608.87
kpril 8.91 08.93 8.8808.94
kfav 9,1009.15 9.1209.13
lune 9.1009.23 9.1509.25
fuly 9.3109.75 8.2508.45
Tone, easy; sales. 14,500.
ATLANTA COTTONSEED PRODUCTS
MARKETS
(Corrected by Atlanta Commercial Exchange)
Zrude oil, basis prime.
tank $ 6.00 .. 6.15
Cottonseed cake. 7 per cent
car lots . Nominal.
C. S. meal. 7 per cent am
monia, car lots 31.00 33.00
C. 8. meal. Ga. common
rate point, car lots 31.00 33.00
Cottonseed hulls, sacked.
car lots 15.00 17.00
Cottonseed hulls, loose, car
lots 11.00 13.00
Linters, first cut, high-grade lots, 4@6c.
Linters, clean, mill run, l@l%c.
Linters, No. 3, %@l%c.
NAVAL STORES
SAVANNAAH, Dec. 22.Turpentlne. quiet,
82%c; no sales; receipts, 246; shipments,
I 8,219; stock, 14.449.
■Rosin, quiet; sales, none; receipts, 517;
Shipments, 685; stock, 79,472. Quote: b, D,
E, F, G, H, I. K. M. N, window glass.
■a tar white. $ll.OO (last sale November 12).
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Atlanta Live Stock
(Corrected by W. H. White, Jr„ President
of White Provision Co.)
Good to choice steers. 850 to 1.000 pounds,
$7.5008.50.
Good steers, 750 to 850 pounds, 6.50@
7.00.
Medium to good steers. 750 to 850 pounds,
$6.25 0 6.75.
Good to choice beef cows. 750 to 850
pounds, $5.50@6.50.
Medium to good cows, 650 to 750 pounds,
$5,060'5.50.
Good to choice heifers, 550 to 650 pounds,
$5.00@5.500.
The above represents ruling prices on good
quality fed cattle. Inferior grades and dai
ry types quoted below:
Medium to good steers. 700 to 800 pounds,
$5.50@6.50.
Medium to good cfs. 600 t 700 punds,
$4.00@4.50.
Mixed emmon cattle, $2.7503.50.
Good butcher bulls, $3.5005.00.
Choice veal calves, $5.0006.00. ,
Yearlings, $3.00@3.50. /
Prime bogs, 165 to 250 pounds, sß.oo@
8.25.
Light hogs. 130 to 165 pounds. $7.50@
7.75.
Heavy pigs. 100 to 130 pounds. $7,000
7.25.
Light pigs. 80 to 100 pounds, $6.50@6.75.
The above applies to good quality fed
hogs.
LIVE STOCK BY WIRE
CHICAGO. Dec. 22. —Cattle: Receipts
5,000; beef steers 25c to 50c higher; early
top, $13.75; bulk, $9.00010.50: fat she
stock 25c to 50c higher; bulk, $5.0007.50;
canners 25c higher; bulk, $3.00 03.25;' bulls
steady; desirable bolognas around $5.75:
calves strong to higher; city butcher top
$11.00; packer top $10.00; Stockers and
feeders steeady to 25c higher.
Kogs--Receipts 21.000; mostly 10c to 15c
higher than yesterday's average; top. $9.65,
for 150-pound averages; bulk. $9.2009.35;
pigs mostly 25c higher; bulk »0 to 130-pound
pigs, $9.6509.75.
Sheep—Receipts 9.000: fat lambs and
yearlings mostly 25c higher; spots 50c high
er; top, $11.50; yearlings, $9.00; sheep
strong to 25c higher; coarse wethers, $5.25;
no feeder sales early.
EAST ST. LOUIS, Dec. 22.—Cattle: Re
ceipts 2,500; steers strong to 25c higher;
top, $10.25: bulk, $7.5008.75: heifers steady
to 25c higher; cows steady to 15c higher;
canners strong: bulk, $3.0003.25: Stockers
and feeders strong, only few here: veal
calves top. $10.00; bulk, $9.50@10.00.
Hogs—Receipts 13,000: active and 15c to
25c higher than yesterday’s average: top,
$9.80 on 180-pound average; top strong
weights, $9.60; pigs up to $10.15; bulk of
lights and medium weights, $9.50@9.75;
bulk of heavies, $9.3509.60; packers sows
steady: pigs 25c to 50c higher; quality most
ly good.
Sheep—Receipts 800, no early market;
very little good quality; indications steady
to strong on fat classes; others not moving;
one double deck of medium yearlings at
$7.50. the only sale.
LOUISVILLE, Ky.. Dec. 22.—Cattle—Re
ceipts, 200; slow; heavy teers, $9.0009.50;
beef steers, $5.5008.50; heifers, $6,000
8.00; cows $2.75 07.00; feeders. $6.00@
8.25; Stockers, $3.5007.00.
Hogs—Receipts, 1,200, mostly 25c higher;
90 pounds up, $9.50; 90 pounds down, $8.25;
throwouts, $7.50 down.
Sheep—Receipts 50, steady: lambs, $9.00;
.sheep, $3.00 down.
SHEPARD & GLUCK COTTON LETTER.
NEW ORLEANS. IM.. Dec. 22.—Wide
breaks were made by cotton today as the
result of a crop of rumors of all sorts of
things that had happened or were about to
happen, the effect of which was intensified
by the failures in the stock market and
in the interior of the belt and by reports
of another coal strike theratened in Eng
land. Early declines carried the price off
8 to 16 points, after which the market re
acted on realizing by shorts but when it was
three to eight points over yesterday’s close
it commenced to sag again. Heavy liqui
dation of long contracts and a large volume
of short offerings came on the market and
in the early afternoon priees were 65 to 82
points under the close of yesterday with
Jannarv down to 12.79 and July down to
13.55, all months making new low levels for
the season.
The markets of the country are now In
the period of liquidation which was inevita
ble around the end of the year. Such periods
always have their unpleasant features but,
so far as we can see. there Is potliin'r (<>
become alarmed about. Cotton is being
forced lower than it should go and is be
low its legitimate value, but that does
not alter the fact that further lionidation
of the present situation is likely to carry
it still lower. At least, we can see small
chance for better pgice under existing con
ditions.
COTTON MARKET OPINIONS
S. M. Weld Co.: While not looking for
any immediate advance of importance the
degree of resistance offered on all setbacks
is impressive and we continue to believe
that purchases on setbacks such as we had
today are advisable.
J. W. Jay Co.: The tone last night
was ’• unsettled with Indications of another
downward trend because of poor trade and
financial situation.
Hubbard Bros. Co.: We are expecting
levere breaks in our market but feel that
prices warrant purchases rather than sales.
Moyse Holmes: Cotton today was in
clined to rally but still Jean to th ebull side
on such breaks as we have encountered to
day.
Liberty Bonds
NEW YORK, Dec, 22.—Liberty bonds
closed.
3%s $89.72
First 4s, bid 84.30
Second 4s 83.36
First 4%s .. 84.32
Second 4’/<s ' 83.64
Third 4Ms 86.30
Fourth 4’48 84.08
Victory
Victory 4?is ... 94.94
Monev ana Exchange
NEW YORK, Dec. 22.—Prime mercantile
paper 7%08; exchange irregular; sterling
60-day bills. 3.48; commercial 60-day bills
on bangs. 3.48: commercial 60-day bills,
3.47%; demand, 3.52% icables. 3.53%. (
Francs, demand. 5.91; cablese, 5.93. Bel
gian francs, demand. 6.30; cablese, 6.32.
Guilders, demand. 31.25: cables, 31.35. Lire,
i»man<l, 3.40; cables. 3.42. Tks. demand,
i 1.37: cablese, 1.39; Greece, demand, 7.30
Exchange on Monreal 15% per cent dis
ronnt. ,
Government bonds heavy; railroad bonds
wen k.
Time loans firm; 60 days and 90 days
7%07%; six months 707%.
Bar silver, domestic, 99%c; foreign, 63%c.
Mexican dollars, 48%c.
rail money, steady.
Bank acceptances, 6%.
CITIES SERVICE QUOTATIONS
Quotations furnished by Atlanta Office
Henry L. Doherty & Co.
Cities service debentures
“B” 118 125
Cities service debentures,
“C” 90 92
Cities service debentures,
"D” 83 85
Cities service 6 per cent pre-
ferred 63% 61
Cities service bankers 30% 31
Cities service common 284 255
Empire Gas and Fuel, 8 per
cent preferred 82 'B4
NEW YORK COFFEE MARKET
Open. Close.
January .. 5.85@5.86
February 6.1006.11
March 6.34 6.35 06.36
April 6.5506.56
May 6.76 6.7506.76
June 6.9006.92
Jtllv 7.10 7.0507.07
August 7.1807.19
September 7.33 7.30 0 7.31
October 7.40 bid 7.4007.41
November .. ✓. ' 7.50 0 7.51
December 5.80@5.85
NEW YORK, Dec. 22.—Spot, coffee.
’ sl "- I.
GRAIN
CHICAGO, Dec. 22.—New downturns in
the price of wheat took place today owing
ehifely to weakness of the New York stock
market. Opening priees, which ranged from
1 to 2%e lower, were followed by a de
cided further setback.
Wheat closed nervous, %c to l%c net
lower.
Corn gave way with wheat. After open
ing unchanged to l%c lower, the market con
tinued to recede.
Corn closed unsettled, %c to l%c net
lower. «.
Oats reflected the depression of other ce
reals, starting % to 1% off, and then sag
ging still more.
Higher quotations on hogs gave some
strength to provisions.
CHICAGO QUOTATIONS
The following were the ruling price’s in
lh-> exchange today:
Prev.
Open. High. Low. Close. Close.
WHEAT—
Dee 1.66 1.68 1.63 1.66 1.68%
Mar 1.60% 1.63% 1.59 1.60% 1.62%
May .... 1.56% 1.58% 1.55% 1.57% 1.58
< ORN—
Dee 70 71% 69 70 70%
May .... 74 74% 72% 73% 74%
July .... 75 75% 73% 74 75%
OATS—
Dec 46% 47% 46% 46% 47%
May .... 49% 49% 48% 48% 49%
July .... 48% 48% 47% 47% 49
FORK—
Jan ". 22.85 #22. 85
LARD—
Jan. .... 13.00 13.05 12.85 13.05 12.92
May .... 13.50 13.59 13.25 13.57 13.42
RIBS—
Jan 11.37 11.55 11.37 11.55 11.37
May .... 12.10 12.42 12.05 12.22 12.10
RECEIPTS IN CHICAGO
Today.
Wheat 22 cars
Corn 140 cars
Oats 58 cars
Hogs .. ■ ■ 21,000 head
CHICAGO CASH QUOTATIONS
CHICAGO, Dec. 22.—Wheat: No. 1 dark
northern, $1.76%.
C»rn —No. 3 mixed, 69%@72%c; No. 2
yellow, 77%c.
Oats—No. 2 white, 48%@49c; No. 3 white,
46%@48%c.
Rye—No. 2. $1.57% @1.59.
Ba rley—ss @BSe.
Timothyseed—ss.so@6.so.
Cloverseed—sls.oo@2o.oo.
Pork—Nominal.
Lard—sl3.os.
Ribs—sll.oo@l2.oo.
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET
'CHICAGO Dec. 22.—Butter: Creamery ex
tras, 52c; creamery standards, 44%c.; firsts,
38048 c; seconds, 33036 c.
Eggs—Ordinaries. 56060 c; firsts, 64@65c.
Cheese—Twins, 19%c.
Live Poultry Fowls. 18@26c; ducks, 28c;
geese, 26c; springs, 24c; r turkeys, 40c; roost
ers 18c.
Potatoese—22 cars; Wisconsin and Minne
sota (per 100 lbs,), $1.75@1.85.
ST. LOUIS QUOTATIONS
ST. LOUIS, Dec. 22. —Cash wheat: No. 2
red winter. $2.0002.03%; December, $1.78;
March, $1.64%; May, $1.61.
Corn—No. 2 white, 75c; December, >2%c;
May, 71%c.
Oats—No. 2 white, 50%c; No. 3, 49%c;
December, 48%c; May, 50%e.
GRAIN MARKET OPINIONS
Lamson Bros.: Sentiment is very
on account of weakness in stocks and cot
ton. although it is difficult to see what
relation they bear to the grain market.
Leland & Co.: Would hestitate about buy
ing wheat except on reactions.
Stein & Alstein: Incline to belief that
wheat prices must eventually take the
downward path and sell lower.
Bennett & Co.: Would suggest caution in
buying wheat except on good breaks, while
business conditions are so unsettled. With
all the corn there is no market. We doubt
the wisdom of following the advances from
this level. Would buy oats on setbacks
only. . .
Wagner & Co.: There are no cures for
European financial weaknesses; just how any
revival of war export bureau is to boost
European credits remain vague.
SWIFT & CO.
CHICAGO, Dec. 22.—Swift & Co., 98%c.
NEW YORK SUGAR MARKET
Open, r Close.
January .. 4.40 bid 4.58@4.60
February 4.55 bld 4.68@4.70
March 4.65 4.78 @4.80
April 4.70 bld 4.84G04.88
May 4.85 4.9404.95
June 5.03@5.05
July 5.06 5.1205.15
December 4.48@4.55
NEW YORK, Dec. 22.—Raw sugar, firm;
refined little more active, but prices un
changed at 7.90@8.00 for fine granulated.
Charge Big Plot
To Flood South .
With ‘Phoney’ Cash
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn., Dec. 22.
What is believed to be a scheme to
flood the southern states with
“phony” money was unearthed here
yesterday when the local banks were
flooded with raised bills turned in by
merchants making deposits, the fig
ures “10” and ”20” being pasted
over federal reserve notes of the de
nomination of $1 and $2.
Bankers stated that $lO and S2O
bills had evidently been secured in
large quantities and numbers clipped
from one corner and pasted on the
$1 and $2 bills. A quantity of this
mutilated currency has been received
by the local banks, some of them
being made to appear as if the miss
. ing numbers had been burned off.
I The work of the counterfeiters is
not noticeable unless close scrutiny
is made, the “20” and “10” being
pasted so neatly and closely on the
$1 and $2 bills as to harmonize with
the other engrossing.
it is reported that similar schemes
are being worked in other cities of
the south and the police of the
opinion that an organized' gang are
taking advantage of the holiday rush
to ply *vheir fraudulent game.
Man to Be Tried for
Crime Growing Out of
Alleged Suicide Pact
NORFOLK, Va. Dec. 21.—Cheated
of death in a suicide pact he formed
with his wife, Victor Bishop Wallam
today was to be arraigned on charges
of assault with intent to kill.
Two weeks ago Wallam and his
wife were found in their apartment
seriously wounded by stabbing. A
note found in the apartment said
they had planned suicide because
Mrs. Wallam would become a mother
in May and that " there was no
money to pay the doctor.”
Police today, declared they had
found a bank book showing Wallam
had a considerable amount of money
on deposit. They also told of a
diary found among Wallam’s be
longings that disclosed he had been
much impressed by reading stories
of pirates and “wild west” adven
nres. .
VICTIMS OF “RING”
TAKE CIVIL ACTION
FOR GAMING LOSSES
(Continued from Page 1)
after they have been served with
bench warrants and either confined
in the. Fulton county Tower or re
leased on bond.
A great deal of the time of the
grand jury during the past two
weeks has been spent in securing
evidence against the gamblers and
their associates and now it Is said
the investigation has reached a point
where definite action can be taken
against the indiviuduals.
Sensational Feature
The raid conducted by Solicitor
Boykin on the deposit vaults Mon
day was one of the most sensational
features of the gambling and swin
dling probe. Armed with an order
signed by Judge John D. Humphries,
of the criminal division of the supe
rior court, the solicitor visited two
local banks and examined the con
tents of two boxes. Many of the pa
pers found in the box rented by Smith
were in the name of Mrs. W. Clyde
Smith, of 803 West Peachtree street,
and many found in the box rented by
Woodward were in the name of the
latter’s mother. Mrs. A. D. Wood
ward, of 735 North Boulevard.
Evidence relative to the operations
of the gambling syndicate in Atlanta
in 1918, linking together Woodward,
Smith, Ed O. Ellis, “Chicago Red” and
others, was revealed in a paper sign
ed by John M. Luker, of Luverne,
Crenshaw couj/fy, Alabama, in which
Luker agreed ’not to prosecute the
above named \ parties for having
fleeced him out of $2,500 in a fake
horse racing swindle, and for which
Luker was to, and probably did, re
ceive $1,500. This paper was dated
March 2, 1918.
Other papers were found which in
dicated, according to the solicitor,
that Smith had a title to the Ken
ilworth Inn, at Asheville, N. C., that
Kit Gleason, believed to have been
connected with a safe robbery at the
store of the Chamberlin-Johnson-Du-
Bose company last spring, was a
member of the gang, and .“Jack Knife ’
O’Brien, nationally known confidence
man, who diedXat Savannah recently,
was also an associate of Woodward
and Smith and that both Woodward
and Smith possessed guest cards to
several of the clubs of Atlanta.
Court Takes Charge
The action of Judge Ellis in ap
pointing ft receiver places all the
property, real and personal, known
to belong to Smith and his associ
ates, under the jurisdiction of the
court, and suits to recover on this
property will be filed immediately by
Attorney McLarty. Mr. Davis is
said to have lost $5,686 in a fake
stock market swindle and Mr. Man
ning is reported to have lost $8,700.
The evidence as a whole, Mr. Boy
kin says, confirms the theory that
the gambling syndicate operated on
a gigantic scale throughout the south
and in connection with nationally
known confidence men. Evidence
linking together Woodward, Smith
and Ellis is contained in the paper
signed by Luker. It is stated in
the document that Luker had threat
ened to appeal to the governor of
Alabama to have the parole of Ed
O. Ellis revoked On his alleged con
nection with the swindle, and while
they denied they got Luker’s money,
thev agreed to pay $1,500 as a re
lease from all prosecution, criminal
or civil.
The fact that Ellis is the son of
a minister is shown in a newspaper
clipping announcing the death of
Rev. Mr. Ellis at Birmingham, Ala.,
and naming Ed O. Ellis as one of
the sons of the deceased.
The action of the alleged gamblers
is the same which was attempted
here, Mr. Boykin says, in an endeav
or to prevent Messrs. Holley and La
mar, of Aiken, S. C., from prosecut
ing Abe Powers sot the loss of sll,-
000. He says he has evidence to
show thAt Woodward followed
Messrs. Holley and Lamar to Au
gusta and attempted to buy them off.
Signed Agreement
Luker lost his money in Mont
gomery, Ala., which supports the
contention of Solicitor Boykin that
the alleged syndicate has been oper
ating for a number of years in va
rious parts of the south. The agree
ment signed by Luker and now in
the possession of the court. Is as
follows:
“The undersigned, John M. Luker, Cren
shaw county, Alabama, claims to have been
defrauded or faked out of the sum as $2,500
in a room or rooms at the Exchange hotel,
in the city of Montgomery, Ala., on or
about the 28th day of January, 1918, in an
alleged horse race scheme, or by means of
an alleged similar subterfuge, device or
fake scheme, and also claiming that Clyde
Smith, Ed O. Ellis, Floyd T. Woodward, a
man known and called by the name of
"Chicago Red,” whose name is otherwise
unknown, and others whose names are under
signed claims to be Mr. Harris, Mr. Dale
and Mr. Sterling, claiming that said names
were so given to him by some of the parties
who he claims so defrauded him; these
being the names of all the persons that
undersigned claims had anything to do with
said alleged defrauding scheme, and the
undersigned by himself and through the
Bodeker National Detective Agency of the
city of Birmingham, Ala., the authorized
agent of the undersigned, have claimed and
charged that all the above named persons
were connected, directly or indirectly, with
said defrauding scheme or interested there
in, and undersigned and the said Bodeker
National Detective Agency have accused
them and threatened the arrest and prose
cution of all the above named persons for
having so defrauded him and had threatened
to issue and circulate circulars throughout
police departments and detective agencies
in the United States with photographs and
personal description of some of the above
named persons printed thereon, and have
also threatened to intercede with the gov
ernor of Alabama to have the parole of
Ed O. Ellis revoked on account of his al
leged connection with said alleged scheme,
and all of the above named persons have
heretofore, and do now, expressly deny that
they perpetrated fraud upon the undersigned
or aided or abetted in commission of same,
or were in ’-wise connected tb"-ewith: and
the said persons above named in considera
tion of the promises and desiring to avoid
and prevent the said threatened prosecution
and public accusations thereof:
“Therefore, for and in consideration «>f
the payment of the sum of $1,500 paid to
the undersigned. John M. Luker, by the
above-named persons, Clyde Smith. Ed O.
Ellis, Flovd T. Woodward, a man known
and called by the name of Chicago Red.’
whose name is otherewise unknown, and
others whose names the undersigned claims
to be Mr. Harris, Mr. Bale and Mr. Sterl
ing. the receipt whereof is hereby acknowl
edged, I, the said John M. Luker, '■reby
agree not to swear out a warrant or cause
same for either of the above-named per
sons so charged, nor prosecute either, nor
to appear as witnesses against either in
any criminal proceedings, nor cause either
of said persons to be prosecuted for the
offense herein before mentioned, and I do
forever relea 0 and discharge all of sa’ 3
' person separately and several,y from a>
MERCHANT IS SLAIN
AND SAFE CRACKED
BY BURGLAR BANDS
(Continued from Page D
groes ran without attempting to l»ot
the store.
Mrs. Rappold was distracted from
the murder. When policemen arrived
on the scene, they found her and the
little children surrounded by fright
ened neighbors. It is said that Rap
pold had told the police earlier in the
day that suspicious characers were
lurking near his store, and they had
promised to be in the neighborhood
that night. They were on their way
to the store when he was killed.
The funeral services of Mr. Rap
pold will be held Thursday morning
at 10:30 o’clock, from St. Anthony’s
church, Rev. Father O. N. Jackson
officiating. Interment will be at
West View cemetery. H. M. Patter
son & Son are in charge of the
services. z
A. D. Harcourt, of 294 Luckie
street, who was held up at the cor
ner of Luckie and Bartow streets
about 9 o’clock at night, told the po
lice that the two white men had
their faces blacked. They took from
him SIOB in cash, a Masonic ring
and a book of street car tickets. The
other holdup, that of Y. R. Howell,
of 54 West Baker street, occurred
at Spring street and Carnegie way
about 4 o’clock Wednesday morn
ing. The highwaymen got $64.80 in
cash, Howell’s watch and chain, and
his ring.
The Brookwood safe robbery at
the yards of the R. O. Campbell Coal
company was evidently an amateurs
job. The yeggs drilled a hoi* in
the safe in the usual fashion and
set off the charge, but the explosion
failed to wreck the safe. The S7OO
it contained Was found safe and
sound when employes came to work
Wednesday morning. It was believ
ed the thieves became frightened and
left.
A bolder job was the robbery of
J. C. Anderson’s grocery store at 762
North Boulevard. There th’e bur
glars took a battering ram and
knocked down the back door, which
was a heavy airair on rollers and
was bolted as well as locked. The
door was wrecked and the store was
"cleaned out” of more than SIOO
worth of groceries.
Another large-sized robbery was
that of Charles Bombas’ grocery, at
266 Edgewood avenue. It was the
second time in two weeks the store
had been looted. On this trip the
burglars took over SSOO worth of
cigars, cigarettes and tobacco. They
must have had a dray in order to
cart the stuff away, say the Ipolice.
The burglar who Invaded the resi
dence of H. P. Moore, at 54 Fairview
road, got only a little money. He en
tered by window and left before
the family was aroused.
Another minor theft was the re
port of Thomas Cobb, of Gainesville,
that S2OO was taken from the pocket
of his trousers while he was asleep
in a room at the Park hotel, on Mad
sion avenue.
JUDGE DISCHARGES
FOUR DEFENDANTS
IN SHEPARD CASE
, (Continued from Page 1)
by counsel began immediately after
Judge Mathews convened court at 2
o’clock. Each side used three hours
in argument, according to agree
ment, the addresses or the sense
being made by Attorneys Ellsworth
Hall, Walter A. Harris, Robert L.
Garner, Hal Lawson and John P.
Ross, while the arguments fcr the
state were made by Solicitor General
Charles H. Garrett and his associate
counsel, W. A. McClellan and S. A
Nunn. .
Mrs. Henry's Outlr—st
Mrs. Henry caused a * sensation
during the course of Atotrney Nun’s
argument. "While he ♦as outlining
the state’s case she sprang to her
feet with flashing eyes and in a
voice that crackled with anger. , de
nounced his statements “lies.
She, was calmed with difficulty and
left the court room to regain her
composure, returning in a few mo
ments. She displayed no further evi
dence of emotion except when Judge
Mathews rendered his decision.
Solicitor’s Statement
Solicitor General Garrett gave out
the following statement at the con
clusion of the hearing:
“My connection with this investi
gation has been purely impersonal.
I have not sought to give any pub
licity to myself or to tb<) case. I
sought only to asce”tain the truth.
I am not grieving over the judgment
of the court, and I would not be re
joicing if it had been otherwise.
"I am satisfied that I have done
my duty As to what the future
handling of the matter will be I
have no opinion to express. It will
be shaped largely by circumstances.
I have no personal acquaintance with
any of the defendants, but I have
great confidence in the impartiality
and courage of the investigation up
tq this point.”
Witnesses* Fees Bejected
The commissioners of Houston
county have refused to pay the fees
of witness subpoenaed to testify at
the hearing, and have instructed the
county tax collector not to honor any
orders from the clerk of the court
or the solicitor general. It is under
stood that s verai citizens have pro
tested to the commissioners against
paying any of the expenses of the
commitment hearing, and the action
of the board, taken yesterday, was
in response to these’ protests. The
state summoned forty-two witnesses,
while the defense had subpoenaed
less than twenty, of whom only
about half a dozen were placed on
the stand.
and all civil liability forth emoney alleged
to have been defrauded from me.
(Signed) JOHN M. LUKER.
Twelfth day oi March. 1918.
The Mr. Sterling referred to in the
release, Mr. Boykin says, has been
identified as “Dock” Sterling, a well
known confidence man, sought by
the police.
Kit Gleason, mentioned as one of
the members of the gang, is said to
have made his escape from the Sans
Souci hotel, operated by Woodward
at 59 1-2 Cone street, in woman’s
clothing when the police went there
to place him under arrest following
•he robbery at the Chamberlin-John
>n-Fußos'e comi any’s store.
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1920.
PEHCE IN IRELAND
IS IN PROSPECT,
IIIWLMfiSSM
LONDON, Dec. 22.—A1l lines in the
Irish conflict with Great Britain
seemed to converge toward peace to
day. Despite the continuing of at
tacks and reprisals in Ireland, lead
ers on both sides appeared to be
adopting a more .lenient attitude.
Passage of the'home rule bill, to
which King George was expected to
give royal assent today, marked the
culmination of a long fight by Irish
leaders. The bill was not just what
had been demanded. It was hoped
here, however, that the measure
would bring peace while Ireland
tpkes advantage of the bill to begin
a semi-independent career.
The bill provides for two parlia
ments—north and south, with a con
necting link in the shape of a coun
cil of forty to be selected evenly
from the two parliaments. Ireland
must accept the measure within
three and a half years or it becomes
void.
Encouraging signs from the gov
ernment were the announcement that
President Enamonn de Valera will
not be arrested if he returns to Ire
land.
ARMED MEN RAID
CORK POSTOFFICE
CORK, Dec. 21.—Armed men this
evening raided the parcels depart
ment of the postoffice. The invaders
leveled their revolvers at members
of the staff and citizens in the build
ing, but the police on duty promptly
opened fire on them. In the rapid
exchange of shots one raider was
killed and several persons are re
ported to have been wounded, includ
ing itfembers of the raiding gang,
who were taken into custody. Troops
quickly surrounded the building.
A simultaneous attempt was made
to raid the auxiliary postoffice in
Douglas street. The attempt failed.
DUBLIN REPORTS
HEAVY FIGHTING
DUBLIN, Dec. 21.—Heavy fighting
has taken place between large forces
of civilians on one side and soldiers
and police on the other in the sec
tion lying between Callan, County
Kilkenny, and Glenbower, County
Tipperary. •
The military and police were am
bushed at not less than three dif
ferent places yesterday and numer
ous casualties resulted on both sides.
These included Sergeant Walsh, Roy
al Irish constabulary, killed; some
soldiers, number undetermined, kill
ed: ten or fifteen civilians killed, and
Sergeant Shannon and several sol
diers wounded. About thirty civilians
were wounded.
HEAVY DEATH TOLL
FOR WEEK-END
LONDON, Dec. 21.—Twenty per
sons w6re killed in Ireland during
the last week-end, according to a
statement made in the house of com
mons today by Sir Hamar Green
wood, chief secretary for Ireland, in
reply to a question. Sir Hamar said
three persons were murdered by un
identified individuals. The others
were civilian Sinn Feiners who were
killed while attacking crown forces
or attempting to evade arrest.
Earthquake Wrecks
Most of Buildings
On Island of Yap
TOKIO, Dec. 21.—A combined
earthquake and a typhoon has wreck
ed most of the buildings on the
Island of Yap, according to rather
meager advices reaching here today.
The Island of Yap, which has fig
ured much in the news of late, is in
the Caroline Island group and was
seized from Germany early in the war
by Japan. It formerly was the seat
of the German governor of the Caro
line Islands.
It is important as a cable station,
in away being a key to cable com
munication on the Pacific.
The island had a population of 7,-
500 persons when its last census was
taken. Its area is only seventy-nine
square miles.
HAMBONE’S MEDITATIONS
DE DEBIL GINALLY LEAD
YOU TWELL. HE GITS YOU
BROKE IN GOOD EH DEH
HE TAKE EH
Copyright, 15za by McCluie r'c .ipaps.,'
Jacksonville Man,
x Beaten and Kidnaped,
Agrees to Leave City
JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Dec. 21.
After receiving an anonymous letter
warning him that he would be killed
tonight unless he left the city, Ben
jamin Leffler, who was kidnaped,
taken to the outskirts of the city,
handcuffed to a tre and beaten with
iron studded straps on the night
of December 11, announced today
that he was closing his store at 2
o’clock this afternoon and would
leave Jacksonville this -evening.
Leffler, who is proprietor ow wom
en’s wear stores here and in New
port, R. 1., will go to his New York
offices. “I think it bst that I leave,”
he stated.
Says U. S. Consul Tried
To Impede Passports
WASHINGTON, Dec. 21. Mrs.
Annot E. Robinson, of Manchester,
England, secretary of the British
branch of the Women’s International
League, declared today before the
ccmmission of the committee of one
undred investigating conditions in
Ireland, that American Consul Wells,
at Manchester, had attempted to pre
vent her from coming to America to
testify before the ccmmission by re
fusing to vise her passport on De
cember 6.
“We are not encouraging Inquiry
in America into the state of affairs
in Ireland,” Mrs. Robinson said she
was told by the consul.
After visiting the American em
bassy and the office of the Ameri
can consul general in London, Mrs.
Robinson said, she applied again at
Manchester for a vise of her pass
port and obtained it but only after
she had promised not to "engage in
propaganda nor to give interviews to
the American press.”
Brakeman’s Trousers
Darken Whole County
POUGHKEEPSIE. —For two hours
a night or so ago the entire county
of Orange was in total darkness and
no cause could be found. It now de
velops that the reason the villages
were in darkness was that a brake
man on the Central New England
railroad bought a new pair of over
alls here and threw, or thought he
did, the old ones into the Hudson
from the bridge. |
The garments landed on the high
tension wires of the Central Hudson
Gas and Electric company, caused a
short circuit and burned out a long
section of wires, shutting off all
power on the west side of the river.
Classified Advertisements
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WE PAY $36 A WEEK and expenses and
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Experience unnecessary, as we give com
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CABBAGE PLANTS—Large, thrifty GIANT
FLAT DUTCH and EARLY DRUM
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FOB SALE—TBEES
PEACH AND APPLE TREES AT BARGAIN
prices to planters in small or large lots by
express, parcel post or freight; 500,000
June budded peach trees; plum, cherries,
pears, grapes, all kluds berries, nuts, etc.:
shade and ornamental trees, vines and
shrubs. Free catalogue. Tennessee Nur
sery Co., Cleveland. Tenn.
FBUITS
ORANGES $1.75 per bushel; grape fruit
$1.50. Send money with order. Me-
Eachern Brothers. Fort Green Springs. Fla.
FOB SALE—TIKES
.GOODRICH AND DIAMOND used demon
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4,000 mileage: 30x3. $6.50; 30x3%, $7.50:
32x3%, $9: 32x4, $10.50; 33x4. $11.50: 34x4.
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Spanish Government i
Is Given a Majority |
In Sunday Election
MADRID, Dec. 21.—The govern
ment apparently is assured a major
ity in the chamber of deputies as the
result of Sunday’s elections. Returns
received thus far show 187 conserva
tive and 45 members of the right
groups elected, together with 80 lib
erals, 17 Republicans, 15 Nationalists,
six Catholics and three Socialists.
In Madrid the socialist leader, Ir
lesias, and one other were electwl,
while all the pthers were mon
archists.
The Republicans were overwhelm
ingly defeated, including their lead
er, Ledoux.
Birmingham Promised
An Air Mail Route to
Chicago Beforfe Mar.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Dec. 21. —An
air mail route between Birmingham
and Chicago will be established "be
fore the close of the present admin
istration, March 4,” according to as
surance from the head of the air
service at Washington to Dr. C. W.
Shropshire, of Birmingham, it was
made known here today.
A movement has been under way
for some time to bring an air mail
station to this city.
Government Overcoats >
All-wool government overcoats, slightly
worn, but in first-class condition. Tlnse
coats have been renovated, cleaned and
<z - pressed and a first-K?Sq
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\ JFjS make one from the same class
XVyws. of material. Men’s sizes from
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mail ns a deposit of SI.OO, balance on (&>-
livery. We always ship overcoats by ex
press, unless otherwise instructed.
Kingsley Army Shoe Company
3852 Cottage Grove Ave., Dept. W-206
Chicago, 111.
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