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She Atlanta 2touvnal
VOL. XXIV. NO. 76
FARM MARKET FEDERA TION
TO RAISE $500,000 FUND
Organization Certain of Suc
cess—Votes to Apply at
Once to Superior Court for
Charter —Those at Meet
Setting $500,000 as the goal, def
inite concrete Steps are being taken
to complete the organization of the
Georgia Farm Market federation,
which is the outgrowth of the move
ment jointly inaugurated by the
Country Bankers’ association and
The Atlanta Journal to provide mar
ket facilities for handling the di
versified products of Georgia farms.
A whirlwind campaign, fashioned
after the methods pursued in the
successful Liberty loan drives, will
be conducted to raise the necessary
funds.
So confident are the movants in
the proposed market federation that
■uccess will crown their efforts that
at a meeting of the organization
committee, in the chamber of com
merce Thursday, it was agreed
unanimously to apply at once to the
superior court for a charter for the
Georgia Farm Market federation, un
der the provisions of state and fed
eral co-operative laws, and in ac
cordance with charter provisions
heretofore approved.
To Apportion Funds
At the suggestion of J. W.
Vaughan, the well known Carters
ville banker, the funds to be raised
will be apportioned among the sev
eral counties of the state, in accor
dance with their banking resources,
and in each county a finance com
mittee will be appointed to direct
the canvass for subscriptions, which
will entitle the holder to capital
stock in the market federation.
It also was decided to enlist the
aid of chambers of commerce and
other civic organizations through
out the state in raising the funds
and the belief was confidently ex
pressed that the entire capital stock
of the corporation will be available
to record time.
Attending the meeting were: W.
B. Hunter, chairman; C. C. Haw
kins, of Americus; D. W. Boone, of
Newnan; L. R. Adams, of Atlanta;
M. W. Bell, of Atlanta; B. S. Bar
ker, of Atlanta; J. S. Kennedy, of
Atlanta; Ralph Smith, of Atlanta;
Fritz R. Jones, of Atlanta; C. O.
Carpenter, of Macon; W. G. Middle
brooks, of Macon; James W. Morton,
of Athens; J. G. Oliver, of Athens;
J. W. Vaughan, of Cartersville; B.
M. Gilbreath, of Cartersville; Herbert
Uren, of Cartersvihe: J. R. Hender
son, of Cartersville; H. H. Milam, o f
Cartersville; B. M, Ragsdale, ot
Cobb county; W. B. Hunter, of Cor
nelia; C. R. Porter, of Rome.
To Name" Subcommittee
Front among the membership cf
the organization committee, Chair
man Hunter will name a subcom
m.ttee of five to direct the campagn
for funds. The personnel of this i
comm.ttee probably will be announc
ed Friday. ,
The meeting was one of the most
successful and enthusiastic that has
been held in connection with the or
ganization of the market federation.
Prior to author.zing the application
for a chartei* and the campaign for
subscription to the capital stock, the
details of the charter and by-laws, as
heretofore tentatively agreed upon,
were carefully considered.
A number of important changes
were made in the tentative charter,
all of which were designed to place
complete control of the organization
in the hands of the producers—the
farmers of hte state. /
“It is important to the success o’
the movement that it be understood
by every person in Georgia that the
market federation is neither a bank
ers’ nor a business man’s institu
tion,” explained L. R. Adams, sec
retary of the-Country Bankers’ as
sociation andXfather of the idea.
“The bankers and business men of
Georgia propose simply to help the
producers the farmers, if you
please —to help themselves, and we
are going to provide the capital for
an organization that will be controll
ed from the ground up by the pro
ducers.
Purpose of Federation
The federation will have for its
purposes the following:
A. Effecting a closer co-operation
and mutually helpful relation be
tween the agricultural and business
and commercial interests of the
state.
B. Bringing about a greater and
more widespread crop diversification
in the state of Georgia.
C. Promoting the increased con
s imption of Georgia- raised products.
D. Encouraging and establishing
a better and more profitaole system
of marketing Georgia farm products.
E. Conducting publicity and adver
tising campaigns designed to bring
about these results.
F. Encouraging the production of
a higher standard of quality of Geor
gia products.
G. Assisting in the establishment
of standard grades and packing of
Georgia products.
H. Promoting better and more ex
tensive warehousing and storing fa
cilities for Georgia products and
more thorough and practical prepa
ration for markets.
I. Co-ordinating and federating the
efforts of all organizations within
the state which have these same ob
jects or any of them.
J. Encouraging and assisting in
the formation and operation of lo
cal co-operative associations among
the producers of these commodities
throughout the state under the co
operative marketing acts of 1920
and 1931.
K. Stabilizing these commodities
so far as possible as collateral for
bank loans.
Big Peanut Acreage
‘ In Butts County
JACKSON, Ga., March 23. —The
planting of peanuts on a scale that
will justify carload shipments is be
ing undertaken by the farmers ,of
Butts county. Quite a large acreage
will be put in, and farmers are be
ing assisted in obtaining fertlizers
and seed by banks, merchants and
fertilizer dealers. Peanuts are look
ed upon here as a safe and profitable
crop and the necessary machinery
will be installed to market the prod
uct to best advantage. Many farm
ers are planting peanuts on a guar
anteed price for fall delivery.
NO MINE VIOLENCE
WILL BEIOLEBJTED
WASHINGTON, March 23.—warn
ing that the federal government
would tolerate no use of violence to
prevent coal production during the
threatened coal strike was issued
today by Attorney General Daugh
erty.
Mr. Daugherty declared he was
making no threats, and he believed
a man, or a set of men, have the
right to strike in an orderly man
ner, but they do not have the right
to interfere with those who take
their places.
The attorney general did not dis
close the government’s plans for the
miners’ walkout, but it was under
stood that he conferred yesterday
with President Harding and Secre
tary Davis upon the possibility of a
public appeal by the president to
avert the strike.
In an eleventh-hour attempt to
halt preparations for a nation-wide
strike in (the coal industry, the arbi
tration committee of anthracite
miners and operators met behind
closed doors here today.
The committee was composed of
eight men. four miners and four op
erators. With them sat tw*o non
voting neutrals, a chairman and a
secretary. John L. Lewis, presi
dent of the international organiza
tion of United Mine Workers, heads
the milers’ Delegation. The
spokesman for the operators was
S. D. Warriner, of the Lehigh Coal
and Navigation company.
Upon the conference will depend
whether the 200,000 anthracite work
ers shall proceed with their 400,000
brothers in the bituminous fields and
prepare to drop their tools April 1,
while their nineteen wage demands
are given consideration.
The miners’ representatives enter
the meeting with little expectation
of reaching an agreement to avert
the strike.
‘‘Of course, we have hope,” said
Mr. Lewis. ‘‘lt would be possible
for us to conclude an agreement
within forty minutes. Such a thing
might happen. But I recall that
similar wage arbitrations in pre
vious years has taken from four
weeks to several months. There'is
no reasonable doubt but that the
general strike will be called April
1, as scheduled.”
Representatives of the operators
declined to make any predictions
as to the outcome. They continued
to maintain secrecy concerning the
program of wage reductions which
they will offer as the basis for a
new contract, as opposed to the
wage demands of the miners.
Mr. Lqwis annourreed today that
the United Mine Workers were still
ready and willing to meet with the
mine owners in any move to decide
upon a new wage scale. His organi
zation wa sin perfect accord with
attempts of the administration at
Washington to “urge the operators
to change their policy of absolutely
refusing to deal with the unions.”
he said.
SERIOUS BREAK THREATENS
UNITED MINE WORKERS
CLEVELAND, Ohio, March 23.
A possible serious breaks in tilts
ranks of the United Mine Workers
today threatened to disrupt the or
ganization as the members cf the
mine policy committee gathered here
for opening sessions tomorrow. The
committee of 116 engineers was
called to formulate plans for con
ducting the mine tie-up, scheduled
to start at midnight, March 31.
Possibility of a split was seen by
union leaders in the threat of Frank
Farrington, president of the power
ful Illinois group, that he and his
foPowers would insist upon single
state wage negotiations with opera
tors, strongly opposed by interna
tional officers of the miners. •
While it was stated in some quar
ters, Farrington’s demands are based
largely on questions of internal pol
icy, his stand is not regarded light
ly because of the large following he
controls, the Illinois district being
the largest in the union. Disscn
sion of this group would interfer
seriously with conduct of the walk
out, it was admitted.
Other problems before the commit
tee w’ill deal largely with methods
of financing the walkout, including
the probable declaration of strike
benefits to miners during the suspen
sion period.
Miners, however, are said to be in
excellent financial condition for the
tie-up.
Sentiment among most committee
men today apparently was opposed
to single state negotiations, advo
cated by Farrington, and, it is be
lieved, some plan or compromise will
bo effected.
VISIBLE COAL SUPPLY
FOR SEVEN OR EIGHT WEEKS
WASHINGTON, March 23.—The
nation has sufficient bituminous
coal to last seven or eight weeks
in the event of a. nation-wide coal
tie-up, a survey of the department
of labor revealed- today. The an
thracite supply which was estimated
at about 11,000,000 tons would last
four weeks. The bituminous sup
ply was given as between 65,000,000
and 75,000,000 tons. The railroads
supply was estimated as sufficient
to keep the trains in operation for
forty-five days.
Earthquake Shocks
Felt in Six States
Around St. Louis
ST. LOUIS, March 23.—Seismolo
gists of St. Louis university today
ascribed “weak spots” in her firma
ment as causing old mother earth to
tremble in parts of six states sur
rounding St. Louis vesterday.
The earth tremors radiated 150
to 250 miles southeastward from
here, and were reported as far south
as Troy, Tenn., and Hickman, Ky.,
and as far east as Evansville, Ind.,
according to reports received here
from the affected area, which also
included northern Arkansas, south
eastern Missouri and southern Illi
nois.
Shaking buildings and homes for
from twelve to eighteen seconds, the
shocks were described as severe and
at times as violent by observers of
the seismograph.
Only slight damage, consisting
mainly of 'falling chimneys and
plaster, was caused by the tremors,
which rattled chinaware and dis
lodged pictures and ornaments from
their places.
HELD ON CHARGES
OE BANKJRIBEBV
Robertson Submits to Arrest
and Puts Up Bond, Along
With Bank Officials, as
Result of Failures
OKMULGEE, Okla., March 23
(By the Associated Press.) —Gover-
nor J. B. A. Robertson, of Okla
homa, and several officials of Ok
mulgee banks were under bond to
day for trial on indictments alleging
illegal transactions involving two lo
cal banking institutions.
Governor Robertson is charged
-Specifically with accepting part of
a $25,000 bribe to place $150,000 of
state funds in the former Guaranty
State bank to prevent closure, when
that bank was known to have been
insolvent. The state executive came
here last night from Oklahoma City,
accepted service on a warrant, fur
nished bond of $5,000 and left in a
few hours to return to the state cap
ital. He said his visit was to meet
the issue without delay. The gover
nor declined further comment on
the charge, declaring the case was
in the hands of his attorneys, whose
advice he wouls follow.
Besides those arrested •Yesterday,
a warrant is held for Fred Dennis,
former state bank commissioner,
jointly indicted with the governor.
Dennis is charged in the indictment
with having shared the $25,000 bribe
with the governor. Dennis has been
missing from Oklahoma City since
he resigned several months ago. A
search will be instituted for him.
The indictment returned by the dis
trict court grand jury against Gov
ernor Robertson and the former
state banking commissioner charges
that Dennis, with the knowledge of
the governor, made an examination
of the Guaranty State bank in Sep
tember, 1920, which disclosed that
the institution was insolvent.
Specific Charge Bribery
The governor and the banking
commissioner, having the power and
authority under the law to deter
mine the solvency or insolvency of
the bank, the indictment alleges,
took from John H. Rebold, wealthy
oil operator and vice president of
the bank, a bribe of $25,000 pur
suant'to an agreement that $150,000
in state funds would be deposited
in the insolvent bank and that
“through the influence” of these of
ficials the bank would be allowed
-to—continue business although in
solvent, in violation of the state
laws.
The $25,000 was delivered by Re
bold to Governor Robertson and
Dennis by means of a cashier's
check, and they received cash in lieu
of the check, it is charged.
Dennis took the check tendered
by Rebold, deposited it in an Okla
homa City bank and split it three
ways, records taken before the grand
jury purported to show. Governor
Robertson was alleged to have re
ceived a check for $8,333.34, and
Dennis a similar amount, with
which he purchased a farm. No rec
ord of the third check was produced.
When a legislative investigation of
the transaction was made last year
with a view to the impeachment of
Governor Robertson, Dennis admit
ted receiving $25,000 from Rebold,
but said it was in consideration of
an oil lease which he sold to the oil
man. Governor Robertson was paid
one-third of the $25,000 for his in
terest in the lease, Dennis declared.
Charge of Corruption
A report of the house committee,
recommending impeachment, which
failed of adoption by a tie vote be
fore the full house, declared the land
in question “was not worth one dol
lar per acre, and that the sale of the
lease, if any sale was made, was to
cover up a corrupt transaction.”
Rebond at the time said he paid
the $25,000 to Dennis for the oil
lease, but said he had never ex
amined the property and did not
hold title to it. Governor Robert
son’s name did not appeal* in the
lease as -the holder of an equity.
Rebold and John P. Cooke, for
mer president of the Guaranty State
bank, are under joint indictment for
tendering the alleged bribe. Both
are charged with accepting deposits
hi an insolvent bank, and in addi
tion, Rebold is charged with accept
ing bribes and borrowing money
from the bank while an officer.
The Guaranty State bank was pur
chased on January 3, 1921, by the
Okmulgee Bank of Commerce, and
the failure of the latter brought
about the grand jury investigation
into banking transactions here.
County Attorney Hepburn, who
conducted the grand jury investiga
tion, started off on a vacation to
day, and he announced that the date
for trial of defendants in the bank
ing cases would not be fixed until
he returned in a week or ten days.
Ante-Bellum Negro
Dies at Age of 105
CANTON. Ga., March 23. —“Uncle”
Henry Washington, colored, died at
his home near Waleska, eight miles
north of here, Monday morning.
“Uncle Henry,” as he was familiarly
known by all who knew him, was
perhaps the oldest person in Chero
kee coutny, being, according to the
most authentic information obtain
able, 105 years old. He has been
in excellent health for anyone of his
advanced age, and was able to go
where he pleased up to within a
short time of his death.
He originally came from Virginia
when only a very small boy, having
been brought here by his slave
master. “Uncle Henry” would often
grow very sentimental and would
speak with much feeling while re
lating the occurrence of his being
sold on the “block” when a_ mere
lad. He has been heard to say many
times that he remembered distinctly
being sold and taken away from
his home, this being the last time
he ever saw his mother. He was re
spected by all who knew him, both
white and colored, being the ante
bellum type of negro, of whom but
very few remain. His remains were
buried Tuesday in a local cemetery.
ATLANTA, GA., SATURDAY, MARCH 25, 1922
CO-OPERATION OF BANKERS
AND FARMERS IS URGED
Sloan Simpson, Texas Cot
ton Association Treasurer
and Former Banker, Ex
plains Plan to Associates
BY RALPH SMITH
DALLAS, Tex., March 25.
Sloan Simpson, who was an
executive in the American Ex
change National bank, of Dal
las, before he became treasurer,
of the Texas Cotton association,
made a speech at the conven
tion of the Texas Bankers’ as
sociation, at Fort Worth, that
helped to straighten out some
of the bankers who have la
bored under a misapprehension
about the co-operative market;
ing of cotton. Mr. Simpson is
a business man, and not a
farmer—a business man whose
experience was gained through
long service with the biggest
bank in Texas.
Mr. Simpson’s connection
with the association is not, or
was not, of his own seeking,
nor was it of the seeking of the
association itself. Mr. Simpson
was selected for treasurer of
the farmers’ association by the
big bankers of Texas—the men
representing institutions that
underwrote the co-operative as
sociation for upwards of $3,-
000,000.
The big banks of the state
were impressed with the pos
sibilities of the co-operative
movement, but before they
were willing to put out any
hard cash to support it, they
insisted that they be permit
ted to nominate a man to man
age and direct its . financial af
fairs. The cotton association
acceded to this request, and
Mr. Simpson, then an execu
tive in the American Exchange
National bank, was nominated
to handle the financial affairs
of the farmers’ . organization.
Interested in Georgia
Talking to Mr. Simpson, at
Fort Worth, before he ad
dressed the bankers’ convention,
he expressed a regret at his ina
bility to visit Georgia and take
an active hand in the organiza
tion of the co-operative associa
tion.
“I believe I know enough
about this thing to convince the
people with whom I come in
contact that it is a wonderful
conception and almost certain to
succeed,” said Mr. Simpson.
“I feel sure that city banks
in Georgia, at least, will co-oper
ate if the matter is properly
explained to thefn. That has
been our experience in Texas.
I have had absolutely no diffi
culty in getting money from our
city banks, all that we have
needed, and our only difficulty
in the country, with the banks,
has arisen from the fact that
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HEARD 1,000 MILES AWAY
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more, according to information received by the radio de
partment.
R. F. Fahrlander, of Union, Nebraska, writes: “I heard your
radiophone this evening (Tuesday, March 21) and wish to report
that it came in loud and clear with a one-step amplifier and home
made regenerative equipment. The music was fine. There was
quite a bit of QRM and QRN (static and interference). I also
heard your radiophone Saturday night.”
Union, Nebraska, is judged to be approximately 1,000 miles
from Atlanta. This is the most distant station that has reported
having heard the radiophone concerts sent out by Station WSB.
' Radio fans in nearby states have no difficulty in listening in
on The Journal’s nightly entertainments. J. H. Wilburn, of
Columbia. Tenn., writes: "WSB came in loud and clear Tuesday.”
Similar reports have been received from radio operators through
out the southeast.
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many of them do not understand
co-operative marketing.
“In no instance has the asso
ciation failed to convert either a
city or country bankei* unless
that banker had a private ax
to grind.”
An appeal for co-operation be
tween bankers, merchants and
farmers impressed me as the
high light of Mr. Simpson’s ad
dress , to the bankers’ conven
tion. Certainly, it held the very
close attention of the 800 bank
ers present, and subsequently
was freely discussed in the lobby
of the hotel.
“Under our marketing plan.”
said Mr. Simpson, “the farmer
does not receive the f ill amount
of the sale price of bis cotton
when the cotton is sold, but re
ceives it in three or four pay
ments during the season. This
is orderly marketing. It is the
very heart and soul of our or
ganization. It is the method ap
proved by the state bankers’
association.
Co-ordination Urged
“The carrying out of this
plan, however, has proven a
hardship this season on the
farmers as well as the bankers,
Ai some cases. Why? Because
the farmo ’ notes fell due in Oc
tober and November, and in turn
your notes to the city banks and
the federal reserve bank fell
due at approximately the same
time. You’could not get settle
ment in full from the farmer,
so you could not meet your obli
gations.
“Now, let's co-ordinate our
business. We ask that you ar
range your maturities to con
form to our plan of orderly mar
keting, and also arrange matur
ities of your farmer customers
to conform to these same plans.
■ON ut ‘ABS ‘fiuj m- uioqt
vember, January and March.
“If this is done, we assure
you that in the majority of in
stances, the farmer- will receive
his money in time to meet his
obligations. I realize that this
will be changing the entire cred
it system of Texas, but it will be
a change for the better, as it
will tend to stabilize the money
market, just as we expect in
time to stabilize the cotton mar
ket.
"‘We are not asking the coun
try banker to lend the associa
tion any money, inasmuch as we
have been able this season to
borrow approximately $3,500,000
from the city banks of Texas,
and another* $1,500,000 from the
war finance corporation, and we
are assured we will receive even
greater consideration next sea
son. But we do ask the country
bankers to carry our farmer
members not only through the
period of production, but also
through the period of orderly
marketing.”
Credit Agreements
Concerning the credit agree
ment between the association,
on the one hand, and the coun
try bank or country merchant,
on the other, to which reference
(Continued on Page 6. Column 5)
BERRIEN BLAMES
BANK FOR TROUBLE
111 OWNSTAJENIENT
Lawyers Will Begin Argu
ments* When Trial of the
Broker Indicted on Twelve
Counts Is Resumed
The case of R. N. Berrien, Jr., in
i vestment broker, charged with lar
( ceny after trust in connection with
i a shortage in state school warrant
I funds, went to the jury early Friday
i afternoon. Arguments were begun
Friday morning and were completed
shortly after noon. After a short re
cess Judge John D. Humphries de
livered his charge to the jury and
turned the case over to them for a
verdict.
Solicitoi* General John A. Boykin
and Attorney General George M.
| Napier delivered the arguments far
I the state, while Attorneys James L.
. Anderson and Edgar W atkins spoko
! for the defense.
| The feature of Thursday after
' noon’s session of the trial was the
unsworn statement of the defend
ant, read by him from the stand.
Berrien went on the stand .at 4
o’clock, and finished at 4:30 o'clock.
The former broker blamed a local
bank for his financial difficulties.
I In June, 1921, he said, a* New Y’ork
I banking house wired him $430,000?
| and the local bank made an error
j in transcribing the telegram, leav-
I ing off two of the ciphers, and cred-
I iting his account with only $4,300,
whereas he should have been cred
ited with $430,000. This caused a
“run” on him and practically ruin
ed Berrien told the jury.
Believing that he had been cred
ited with $430,000 wired him by
his New York correspondent, said
Berrien, he drew checks against
that amount. The bank refused to
honor his checks, he said, and on
I November 14 he had only $l2B to
his Credit.
On November 21, he continued,
he went to New York in an en
deavor to make financial arrange
ments which would allow him to
straighten out his affairs in Geor
| gia.
Berrien declared that at the time
he ewent to New York he did not
know of the existence of criminal
charges against him here. He said
that his trip was solely for the
purpose of seeking financial assist
ance from New York banking
houses, in order that he might meet
his obligations in Georgia.
Referring to the testimony of T.
W., Colvard Thursday morning, Ber
rien said the draft Mr. Colvard said
he never received, was mailed to
Colvard by his, Berrien’s secretary.
He did not know whether Mr. Col
vard ever received the draft, said
Berrien, but he had not been in
formed that the draft did not reach
Colvard.
Dr. M. L. Brittian was recalled to
the stand by the state to rebutt the
testimony of Berrien to the effect
that he had not received a letter
from Dr. Brittian November 21 de
manding immediate payment of the
shortage.
Mr. Anderson testified to certain
transactions between Berrien and
the Atlana Naional bank about the
time the alleged embezzlement is
said to have taken place. ( He said
that early last November Berrien
deposited in the Atlanta National
bank checks against an account in
his name in the Citizens’ and South
ern bank, of Savannah, and depos
ited in the latter bank checks on his
account in the Atlanta National
bank—-a process known technically
as “kiting” when carried out an
proximaely simultaneously, which
Mr. Anderson said was done bv Ber
ri.m.
“The checks were of large
amounts and the intervals
about every other day,” he testi
fied.
The last two checks deposited in
the Atlanta National bank, Mr. An
derson said, aggregated about $14,-
000, and were returned unpaid. ' To
cover the resultant overdraft, the
witness said, Berrien deposited
aboutsso,ooo in school, tyarrants,
attached to a draft‘on his' New York
bank connection. The governor or
dered this draft stopped and it came
back with the warrants attached,
leaving the overdraft. On this Ber
rien deposited $5,000 subsequentlv,
leaving his account in the Atlanta
i\ a L' anal bank overdrawn about
♦9.000 at the time he left Atlanta.
Testimony by W. V. Crowley of
U tizens and Southern bank,
that Berrien had resorted to ques
tionable means in getting certain
bonds from the Empire Trust com
pany to secure a check, was one of
the features of the hearing
Mr Crowley said a check on Mr.
Berrien for about a thousand dol- I
lars came to the Citizens and South- '
ern bank on November 17, 1921
t L u o L that , the broker had only about
sl-8 on deposit. He said that Ber-
A Ca - me T ?? the bank later with
$- It. x in Liberty bonds to guaran
tee thx. qheck.
Dr. M. L. Brittain, state superin
tendent of schools, testified Thurs
day that Berrien admitted irregu
larities in handling school warrants,
but said if given proper time he
would make them good.
Dr. Brittain testified that in the I
presence of himself and Attorney |
General George M. Napier on No- i
vember 17, 1921, the banker admitted |
a shortage of about $25,000, and in
a letter written subsequently he ad
mitted approximately the whole
shortage of about $43,000 charged
against him.
T. W. Colvard, of Murray county, ;
testified that as superintendent of
schools of that county he received
a warrant for $2,141, indorsed it,
sent it to Dr. Brittain, but had never
received a draft or check from Ber
rien. This is the case on which Ber
rien is being tried.
J. W. Davis, superintendent of j
schools of Bullock county, and Carl i
Shultz, superintendent of schools of
Lumpkin county, testified they also
had received warrants, but that
checks signed by Mr. Berrien for the
amounts had been turned down
when they reached an Atlanta bank.
The indictment on which Berrien
is being tried —one of twelve similar
indictments pending against hm—>
alleges larceny of deferred school
warrant funds to the amount oi
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Soldier Bonus Bill
Passed by House
By Great Majority
PACIFIC W
HSMiraTIOH
IN SENATE VOTING
WASHINGTON, March 24.—A
long succession of proposed amend
ments and reservations to the four
power Pacific treaty -were voted
down one after another by the sen
ate today as it approached a final
roll call on ratification.
For the most part the majo ->'ties
were overwhelming and virtually
coincident with party lines. Only
a handful of Democrats stood with
their titular leader, Senator Under
wood, of Alabama, against the effort
to qualify the ratification resolution,
and only the little group of irrecon
cilables opposed the Republican
leadership of Senator Lodge, of
Massachusetts, to vote with the res
ervationists.
The strength recorded for the pro
posed qualifying declarations hover
ed close to thirty on succeeding roll
calls, but was not sufficient to ruf
fle the confidence of the two party
chiefs, both of whom were members
of the American arms delegation,
that the final count on ratification
later in the afternoon would show
a safe margin over the necessary
two-thirds.
Mrs. Harding, wife of the presi
dent, was in the reserved gallery.
In the diplomatic gallery were sev
eral members of the diplomatic
corps, including Baron de Car tie*,
the Belgian ambassador, and Alfred
Sze, the Chinese minister, both of
whom were delegates to the arms
conference.
Antigonish Ghost Tale
Investigator Now Sees
’Em at Home, He Says
NEW YORK, March 23.—Dr.
Walter Franklin Prince, who re
cently investigated the Antigonish
ghost, today revealed that the
ghosts are investigating him.
He told about a ghost which has
caused alarm and amazement in his
New Jersey home.
Dr. Prince’s ghost, from his state
ments, appears even more remark
able than that of Antigonish. It
rocks beds, producing a sensation
akin to seasickness in the occupier,
it raps, imitates a peg-legged man
walking on the floor above the
haunted bedroom, and gives other
unearthly demonstrations of its
presence.
Like the spook of Nova Scotia, Dr.
Prince’s private spirit is dependent
upon a girl for its communication
With this world. Theodosia Prince,
the scientist’s daughter, is very
psychic.
“I have lived in the house where
this ghost is demonstrating for
three years,” Dr. Prince said. “It
made known its presence by raps,
which continued at .times for
months.
“Visions of persons never known
to my family or myself floated in
the air. Later, tjiey were identified.
“Mr. Daughter, Theodosia, tells
W’onderful things with the aid of a
crystal. She was able to describe
furniture on the third floor of this
house as it existed many years be
fore we occupied it.
“Recently, the ghostly rappings
have occurred in my office. These
are not heard by others than myself.
They usually occur in groups.
“One phase of the unearthly
phenomena was the violent shaking
of my daughter’s bed after she re
tired. This would keep up some
times for half an hour. When I oc
cupied the' bed the same thing oc
curred. It produced a feeling akin
to seasickness.”
Character of Girls
Prosecuting Rickard
Attacked in Court
NEW YORK, March 23—Attack
ing the character of Nellie Gasko,
twelve, one of the witnesses against
George L. Rickard, Defense Counsel
Max Steuer today made her. admit
being a check forger.
Under Steuer’s questioning, the
little girl said she forged t’*o name
of Julius Berliner, of the Echo Ce
ment company, where she worked.
She made out checks to “F. Hurley,”
a fictitious character, signed Ber
line**’s name, indorsed and cashed
them, she said. Three checks for
S3O, $56 anC S3O were specified in the
testimony.
Rickard, famous sports promotor,
is on trial before Justice Wasser- |
vogel charged with misti-ecdjng
girls.
The Gasko girl also admitted hav
ing entered a house, the name of
the owner not being given, believ
ing the family was out, and that
she could steal money. Prodded by
the lawyer’s questions, she admitted
once having forced open a drawer
and stolen stamps.
The Gasko girl was temporarily
excused from the stand when she
began to cry. Steuer had subject
ed her to a severe cross-examina
tion, during which she admitted tak |
ing Sarah Schoenfeld complaining |
witness in the trial —to see Rickard j
because he was kindhearted and j
gave money to children outside i
Madison Square Garden. Steuer de
veloped a number of discrepancies
in her story. \
Sarah Schoenfeld was recalled.
5 CENTS A COPT,
A TEAM.
Canning $4,000,000,000 for
World War Veterans, Bill
Now Goes to Senate for
Action
WASHINGTON, March 23.— The
four billion dollars soldiers’ bonus
bill was passed tonight by the house
by an overwhelming majority. It
now goes to the senate, where its
fate is regarded as uncertain.
The vote was 333 to 70, or 64 more
than the two-thirds majority neces
sary for passage of the measure un
der parliamentary pro-»dure selected
by Republican leat' for the ex
pressl purpose of .eventing the
Den ats from offering a motion to
recommit.
Party lines disappeared, both in
the general debate and on the final
roll call, 248 Republicans, 84 Demo
crats, and one Socialist supporting
the bill, and 42 Republicans and 2i
Democrats voting against it.
Representative Jeffers, of Ala
bama, jazzed up the debate by
charging the Standard Steel Tire
company, with which Secretary of
the Treasury Mellon is said to be
connected, as having robbed the
government. Then he flung at the
Republicans this attack on Mellon:
“This Mellon is your man, the
prince of profiteers and grafters,
who rides in a limousine and opposes
a bonus for the man who risked his
blood for the flag to make the coun
try safe for such profiteers as he.”
When Representative Luce, Mass
achusetts, spoke against the bonus
as a “needless burden,” he was
hissed.
The special gag rule enabling its
hackers to put it through without
alteration was called up in the house
after it convened at 11 o’clock, and
tie semblance of a fight was started.
It was, however, more a game with
the cards stacked, for the whole af
fair had been rehearsed to a nicety;
noses had been counted and the
bonus, was to go through late this
afternoon without real difficulty.
American Legion men, members
of the Veterans of Foreign Wars,
society women and the idly curious
watched the play enacted on the
crowded floor.
I Chairman Campbell, of the rules
committee, presented the rule. At
once Representative Garrett, Demo
cratic leader, made thf point of or
der that the rule was not privilege'!
—in that it was “violative” of a pro
vision of the house rilles.
Resolution Passes 221-121
The vole on the resolution w<s
221 to 121 and was without a roll
call. Previously .the house had
adopted a motion for the previous
question by a roll-call vote of 276 to
126.
As the roll-call proceeded there
was more than the usual hubbub on
the floor and those in the crowded
galleries, strangers to congressional
custom, looked down in surprise as
the members milled about, talking
and laughing while the clerk read
the 435 names on the list. Those
voting were forced to shout at the
top of their voices in jrder to have
their vote heard at the clerks’ desk.
There w r as a breaking of party
lines on the vote for the suspension
resolution. Many of the Democrats
who voted in the negative on this
motion were counted upon to sup
port the bonus bill on the final vote
and leaders were confident that more
than the two-thirds majority required
under the rules would be obtained.
Discussion Begins
Chairman Fordney, of the way*
and means committee, was at once
recognized by Speaker Gillett, for
a motion to suspend the rules and
pass the bill, whereupon the house
launched into four hours’ of discus
sion. Some members were glved
only one minute, others two minutes,
others three, but by unanimous con
sent all had leave to extend their
remarks in the Congressional Record
during the next ten days.
Quoting a statement by Henry
Ford that if given the Muscle Shoals
project for development under gov
ernment contract, work would be
provided for many former service
men now jobless, Representative
Crisp, Democrat, Georgia, breaking
into the bonus bill discussion, urged
the house military affairs committee
to speed up its inquiry and make a
recommendation on disposal of the
Alabama properties.
3 MURE COUNTIES
JOIN COTTON PLAN
Three additional Georgia counties
—Chattooga, Laurens and Ogle
thorpe—have gone “over the top”
in the drive of the Georgia Cotton
Growers’ Co-operative association,
it has been announced by J. E. Con
well, manager of the organization
committee. This increases the num
ber of "over-the-top” counties to
fourteen, and there is every indica
tion that scores of others will fall
in line within the next few days.
“We have signed up 175,000
bales, said Robin Hood, the public
ity director, "and our reports from
workers in the field justify the ex
pectation that we will reach our
goal of 200,000 bales by April 1, pro
vided our field men continue their
relentless efforts.
“Considering that F. R. Shanks,
our general director of organization
w’ork, has been ill with influenza for
a week, we feel very much er*
couraged ov?r the accomplish
ments.”
Richmond Police
Will Use Radio
To Locate Thieves
RICHMOND, Va„ March 23.—Po
lice Chief Charles A. Sherry has ap
plied for a government permit to in
stall a complete radio station at
headquarters here with a radius of
-400 miles. This will bring the local
headquarters within range of all of
the big cities of the east and will,
the chief believes, be of invaluable
assistance in halting auto thieves es
caping in stolen machines.