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©be Atlanta Wv i-Wcclclfi Journal
NO. 161
VOL. XXV.
BANDITS DYNAMITE
TRAIN IN J TUNNEL
' IND KILL 4OF M
Posses Searching for Des
peradoes Who Held Up
Flyer in Oregon—Score of
Passengers Are Injured
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REDDING, Cal., Oct. 12.—The
wooded peaks of the Siskiyous, on
the’ border between Oregon and Cali
fornia, are believed to sheltr today
a little group of men wro yesterday
afternoon held up Southern Pacific
train No. 13. killed three trainmen
and the mail clerk and caused in
juries to about a score of passen
gers through an explosion whereby
they forced their way into the mail
car.
They got no loot.
Posses from Oregon and Califor
nia counties are , seeking them.
Among the posscmen are Oregon
national guardsmen.
From all available information,
the trainmen were shot down in cold
blood because they recognized the
robbers, whom officials believe are
former railroad employes or men
familial' with the operation of trains
and with the county around Tunnel
13, seventeen mi4es south of Ash
land, Ore., where the holdup took
place.
The mail clerk never had a chance
for his life. He barricaded himself
in his car and the robbers threw a
fused explosive through a window
or set off a blast at the door in ,an
effort to gain entrance. The car
was wrecked, mail pouches burst
and torn and a stove inside over
turned. Fire followed. Whether
the mail clerk was burned to death
or died of the shock of the explo
sion cannot be determined. His
body was charred beyond recogni
tion. All the maii In the car was
destroyed.
Blast Shatters Windows
The concussion of the blast shat
tered windows in the cars farther
back in the train and the flying
glass was responsible for the passen
gers’ injuries.
The train emerged from the tun
nel running slowly. Because a
bridge crew was at work in th’
neighborhood, trainmen at the rear
Qf the train felt no apprehension
when the train slowed down even
more. Then several shots wens
heard. A moment or two later
came the explosion. The draft
through the tunnel sucked th.?
fumes of dynamise back into the
tunnel and they seeped into the
cars, making more horrible a situa
tion which already had thrown pas
sengers in some coaches into
something very near a panic.
. Conductor C. G. Merritt, in charge
of the train, attempted to quiet the
frightened passengers and then
rush toward the engine, accom
panied by another trainman. They
found S. L. Bates, 55, of Dunsmuir
Cal., the engineer, and Marvin
Seng, 23, of Ashland, Ore., the fire
man, lying beside the engine cab.
Each had been shot through the
head and apparently had died in
■ tantly. Near theii bodies lay
Coyle O. Johnson, 40, of Ashland, u
brakeman, not on duty, who had
been riding on the train. Appar
ently he had rushed to the engine
ahead of the two trainmen and had
been shot. He from the effects
of four bullet wounds in his
stomach.
The body of the mail cierk, Elvyn
E. Dougherty, 35, of Ashland, was
in the burning mail car.
Trailed to Mountains
Authorities at Redding, Yreka,
Siskiyou, Cal., and Ashland, Ore.,
immediately were notified and
posses were hastily formed, under
Sheriff Andrew Calkins, of Yreka;
Sheriff Terrell of Jafckson county.
Ore. The footprints of three men,
believed to be the bandits, were
found leading away from tne seen 2
and the possemen last night were
trailing them over the mountainous
territor yin the vicinity. A guard
wa* established over the Pacific
highway and other roads near
Siskiyou.
Shortly after the holdup an auto
mobile was reported to have passed
through Ashland traveling north at
* high rate of speed. The machine
is said to have eontaineu two men
who authorities believe may have
been the bandits. Railroad men at
Siskiyou recalled having seen two
men aboard the' tender of th< en
gine at that place before the train
entered the tunnel and their de
scriptions have been given to the
authorities. The tunnel was cleared
at 8:30 o’clock and traffic resumed.
The Weather |
Forecast for Saturday.
Virginia: Partly cloudy; moderate
temperature.
North Carolina, South Carolina
and Georgia: Fair, slightly warmer;
gentle to moderate variable winds.
Florida: Generally fair; little
change in temperature; moderate
northeast and cast winds.
Extreme northwest Florida and
Alabama: Fair, slightly warmer;
moderate east shifting to south
winds.
Mississippi: Increasing cloudiness;
moderate east shifting to south
winds.
Tennessee: Increasing cloudiness
probably followed by showers and
cooler in. extreme west portion.
Kentucky: Unsettled, probably
showers and cooler in west and north
portion. ’
Louisiana: Unsettled, probably
showers.
Arkansas: Unsettled, cooler in
west portion.
Oklahoma: Partly cloudy, colder
in east portion.
East Texas: Unsettled with local
showers; colder in north and west
portions.
West Texa-s: Generally fair, cold
er in southeast portion.
Published Every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday
Id 7 orld News
Told In
Brief
PANA, 111.—Six residents are dead
as a result of drinking bootleg
whisky.
BERLlN.—United States has sub
mitted to German government pre
liminary draft of trade and consular
agreement.
PEKIN. —Marshall Tsao Kun is
inaugurated president of China, and
simultaneously new constitution is
promulgated.
LOS ANGELES. —Three men are
killed and five injured in United
States submarine explosion off Sab
Pedro, Cal.
NEW YORK.—John D. Rockefel
ler, Jr., gives $500,000 and promises
$500,000 more to New York Zoologr
cal society.
LONDON. —Ambassador Harvey
plans to leave for good his London
post in time to eat Thanksgiving
dinner at Peacham. Vt.
NEW YORK. —Federal prohibition
authorities plan to close about 2,000
resorts in Greater New York by the
padlock provisions, it is said.
STOCKTON, Cal. —Alexander Kels,
Lodi, Cal., butcher, who confessed
to murder of Ed Meservi, transient
laborer, is sentenced to be hanged.
TOKIO. —Great storm sweeps over
city of Kaha in Lee Choo islands,
between Japan and Formosa, and
many persons are reported missing.
LAKEHURST—Five-day air line
is planned between Berlin and
Buenos Aires, German pilot of
United States dirigible Shennandoah
declares. ■
PORTLAND, Me.—Mill superin
tendent is fined $lO in federal court
for sending offensive letter to Com
mander Owsley, of American Le
gion.
NIAGARA FALLS, Ont.—Former
Premier Lloyd George advocates
British-American understanding as
method of securing permanent world
peace.
DETROIT.Brig. Gen. William T.
Mitchell, assistant chief of the army
air service, and Miss Elizabeth
Miller, of Grosse Pointe, are married
and leave for Orient.
WASHINGTON. Dr. Wilhelm
Cuno, former German chancellor,
pays courtesy call to President
Coolidge and Secretaries Hoover,
Mellon and Hughes.
NEW YORK.—Five-day air line
is planned between Berlin and
Buenos Aires, German pilot of
United States dirigible Shenandoah,
declares, at Lakehurst, N. J.
BOSTON.—United States Attor
ney Robert O. Harris, at Boston,
says it is as much duty of courts
to hold over-zealous prohibition
agents within law as to punish boot
leggers. ‘
BERLIN. —Dr. Stresemann’s coali
tion cabinet fails to muster suffi
cient reichstag support to pass
authorization act, and final action
on critical measure is put over until
Saturday.
DETROIT.—Henry Ford bitterly
attacks Secretary of War Weeks
and,charges that political influences
kept Ford from getting Muscle
Shoals plant. “Let Weeks explain
to the farmers,” Ford declares.
CRANHAM. Eng.—Body of Gener
al James Oglethorpe, colonizer of
Georgia, is found in vault under par
ish church here by excavators. It
will be taken to Georgia and re
buried
TOKIO. —Officials of navy depart
ment announce that although Japan
ese navy losses in recent earthquake
were considerable naval power of
Japan will not be weakened as re
sult.
PORTLAND, Ore. —American Fed
eration of Labor convention orders
an investigation into I. W. W, ac
tivities, and denounces I. W. W. as
a force aimed to destroy organized
labor.
WASHINGTON.— President Cool
idge is becoming somewhat of a
“front porch” speaker, and makes
informal little talks to visiting dele
gates from south portico of the
White House.
SAN FRANCISCO.—Bandits hold
up Southern Pacific crack San Fran
cisco express train near the Cali
fornia-Oregon line; kill three of train
crew and mail clerk is slain when
mail car is dynamited.
SAN DIEGO. —Testimony before
naval court of inquiry growing out
of destroyer disaster of September 8
ends. Findings will be forwarded to
Washington and will be made pub
lic from there, it is announced.
CLEVELAND, Ohio. National
Wholesale Druggists, in convention,
demand that prohibition bureau
help drive out of business bootleg
ging druggists who bring stigma to
legitimate business men.
REDWOOD, Cal. —James D. Doo
little, wealthy retired hotel man,
is found beaten to death at home,
after nephew, James M. Moore, had
tied up three members of Doolittle
family and robbed house of jewels.
MANILA.—It is announced that
Manuel Quezon, president of Philip
pine senate, and other prominent
Filipinos will go to United States to
conduct campaign for Philippine in
dependence early part of November.
OKLAHOMA ClTY.—Legislature
completes plans for launching im
peachment proceedings against Gov
ernor Walton. Rioting
against N. C. Jewett, grand dragon
of Klan in Oklahoma, are dismissed
NEW YORK.—Senator Couzens,
of Michigan, returning from Europe,
urges more sympathetic interest in
European affairs, receivership for
Germany and modification of the
Volstead act to permit 5 per cent
alcoholic content.
WASHINGTON?"— Government
monopoly of banking is urged by
Western Starr, representing national
committee of farmer labor party, tes
tifying before joint congressional
committee investigating enlargement
of federal reserve system.
TORONTO. —David Lloyd George,
former prime minister of Great Brit
ain, urges unity within British em
pire, and says he fears another
world catastrophe unless something
intervenes in European situation.
This intervention, he! says, might be
supplied by a United British empire.
WASHINGTON.—Par collection of
checks and placing of all banking
under federal supervision are urged
before the joint congressional com
mittee investigating failure of state
hanks to enter the federal reserve
system.
RUTH HITS 2 HOME
HD; WO IND
MEUSEL GET ONE
POLO GROUNDS, NEW YORK,
Oct. 11.—Led by Babe Ruth who
crashed out two homers, the Y'anks
charged over the Giants and won
the second game of the world series
here this afternoon by a score of
four to two.
Ruth’s two homers into the right
field stands and one into the left
field stand by Erin Ward gave the
Yanks enough runs to beat the
Giants and get back on even terms
in the race for the world’s champion
ship.
Forty thousand fans saw a trans
formed Yankee team outhit and out
play the Giants while the National
league champions were being held
completely in the control of Herb
Pennock, the former Red Sox south
paw.
Showing no signs of thir disas
trous defeat yesterday, the Yanks
went to work on High McQuillan,
McGraw’s surprise selection in the
fourth innnig.
Erin Ward, the flashy Yank sec
ond baseman, counted the first run
,in the second inning when he con
nected with a slow ball and dropped
it in the upper tier of the left field
stand.
In the second inning Ruth, first up,
drove a smashing homer into the
upper right field stands and three
snigles by Pipp, Schang and Scott
put Pipp across the plate with an
other run behind Ruth.
In the fifth inning the great Babe
added another run when he smashed
his second homer into the lowei tier
of the right field stands.
The Yank attack, which netted
ten hits, was scattered over six in
nings, but the concentration camo
in three big punches.
In their half of the second inning
the Giants tied the score when Irish
Meusel drove a homer into the same
spot which Ward had previously
located. It was the nearest that the
Giants came to winning the game
Tn the sixth the champions scored
their second run on successive sin
gles by Groh. Frisch and Young,
with none out, but the Yankee de
sense tightened and stopped the
rally. •
Pennock’s superb pitching and
the batting of Ruth which inspired
the whole team, were the big sac
tors in the defeat of tne Giants,
Pennock was in wonderful form and
be had to be as the Giants made
him work every inch of the game.
On orders from the bench the
champions refused to swing at any
thing but good balls and the rather
weird officiating of Umpire Hans
O’Day made Pennock work hard for
every out. -
The Yankee southpaw was In reai
danger only twice when his defense
saved him in the sixth inning and
once again in the eighth when his
own cunning forced the pinch-hit
ting Hank Gowdy to fly out forth”
third out with two on base.
The crowd was estimated at about
40,000. There were many seats va
cant in the far corners of the upper
stands and it was apparent that the
weather which threatened rain
throughout, had scared away n>any
customers. ,
The two teams return to the Y'an
kee stadium for the third game to
morrow. Arthur Nehf, the Giant
southpaw who had been expected tc
pitch in the first or second game
no doubt will be McGraw's selec
tion and Miller Huggins probably
will send Sam Jones out for the
Yankees.
YANKEES THROW AWAY
FIRST GAME OF SERIES
NEW YORK, Oct. 10.—The Giants
won the first game of the world
series here this afternoon by the
score of 5 to 4 because of the
wretched base running and general
ly poor playing of the Yankees.
The veteran outfielder, Casey Sten
gel, was the hero of the battle, driv
ing out a home run in the ninth in
ning which gave victory to his team.
SIOO,OOO Damages
Sought by Youth
Flogged in Mines
BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Oct. 11.—
Suit for SIOO,OOO damages was filed
in circuit court today by Sam Renow,
19 years old, through his next friend,
Napoleon Renow, against the Pratt
Consolidated Coal company for al
leged assault and battery committed
on him by Cliff Gibson, warden of
the Flat Creek mines, while Renow
was a prisoner of the state confined
in the camp. The assault took place
on April 2, 1923, according to the
petition.
The plaintiff alleges he -was held
down by two negroes, and +he lash
administered by the warden. He was
left lying on the floor, and was only
able to arise after five attempts, the
allegations aver. He was then or
dered back into the mines without
medical attention, the petition as
serts.
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MWN EXONERATED
BV COMMITTEE IN
FARM BUREAU QUIZ
The state department of aggricul
ture was exonerated of charges lodg
ed against it at the last session of the
general assembly in the report of
the joint legislative committee adopt
ed Thursday noon after a two hour
executive session at the capitol. No
minority report was offered and the
report will go to the legislature as
the findings of the whole committee.
Only three minor amendments were
tacked on to the draft of the report
as submitted by a subcommittee.
“False and without merit” was the
report’s reference to the charge that
Commissioner of Agriculture J. J.
Brown has approved a voucher for
the payment of Representative C. H-
Kittrell’s hotel bill during the 1922
session of- the general assembly to
be paid out of the port and harbor
commission funds. The report
further held that the charge of il
legal payment of M. Hillburn’s sal
ary during January, 1923, was not
sustained, ind that the salary was
paid for services rendered.
The committee found that Mr.
Brown was “politically active”; that
he used all honest or legitimate
means within his power to secure his
re-election; fought for his friends and
against his enemies, but that there
was no evidence that Mr. Brown used
any illegal or improper methodsin se
curing his re-election. In an amend
ment, however, it recommended that
no employe go out on state funds
for the sole purpose of electioneer
ing, stating that Mr, Brown’s em
ployes had not been more active in
this regard than any others.
Stewart Is Criticized
The committee did not condemn
Representative C. E. Stewart, of At
kinson county, for his failure to ap
pear at the final session of the in
vestigatiang body, as had been pre
dicted, but it pointed to that fea
ture of the probe and stated that
he “has all along failed and refused
to produce documentary evidence, or
to swear definitely as to what docu
mentary evidence he had, or to iden
tify any documentary evidence what
soever, but on the contrary has con
tinually asked for more time, and
stated that at some future, date he
would produce these things.”
In reference to the Kittrell hotel
bill, around which a principal por
tion of the hearing revolved, the
committee’s report held:
“The evidence submitted by every
witness, for and against Mr. Brown,
showed that J. J. Brown did not
approve the same; the evidence fur
ther showed that J. J. Brown was
out of the city and knew nothing
of the transaction, and the evidence
further shows that C. H. Kittrell, by
draft Introduced before the commit
tee, paid said bill.” In an amend
ment, the committee also held that
the bill had not been paid out of
any funds of the state of Georgia.
Payment’s Declared Legal
Concerning the charge that Com
missioner Brown has approved an
item to the Wrigley Engraving com
pany. wherein the item had been
raised so that the governor would
issue a larger warrant than the
amount due, the committee report
declared that all evidence submit
ted them showed the transaction was
regular and legal, and that the com
pany received the amount actually
due them by the state.
Concerning the Hillburn transac
tion, the report held'that evidence
showed that Mr. Hillburn had work
ed during the month of January
helping his successor and that the
state money had not been used to
repay a contribution made to the
Brown campaign fund, as opponents
of the farm department had charged.
“There was no evidence that Mr.
Brown used any illegal or improper
methods in securing his re-election,
nor used the state funds of ’state’s
employes in any improper manner
in his election,” declared the report,
commenting on the political activity
charges. “His employes, through
their loyalty to him, contributed to
his campaign fund, and did their ut
most to secure his re-election, but in
a perfectly legitimate way.
“Therefore, we find as an abstract
principle, there is nothing improper
or illegal in any man holding any
office in the state of Georgia, or
elsewhere, striving. together with
those under him, to secure his own
re-election, to aid in the election of
friends and to fight politically
against those who fight politically
against him.”
Cleared on Contributions
Concerning the charge that em
ployes of Mr. Brown's department
had been compelled to contribute to
his campaign funds, the report said:
“Therefore, considering the fact
that some ,T7 ho contributed lost their
places, and some who did not con
tribute still held their places, we can
but find that there was nothing com
pulsory about this contribution to
the campaign fund, and nothing il
legal or improper on the part of Mr.
Brown or the agricultural depart
ment in reference thereto, and we
further find that J. J. Brown had
nothing whatever to do with said con
tributions.”
Referring to oil inspectors, the re
port declared the number should nol
be reduced below those necessary to
insure the collection of all inspection
tax due the state, and it further rec
ommended that the inspectors file a
duplicate of their reports with the
comptroller general to aid in the col
lection of the three-cent tax on each
gallon purchased from retailers. The
report did not condemn or defend the
oil inspection system, but said it
was run according to law, as far as
the committee could ascertain. Any
defects found therein are allowed by
law. and should be corrected, it was
stated.
The system of fertilizer inspectors I
should be changed or some method
devised by which all fertilizer could
be promptly inspected, according to
the report. The present force is too
small, the committee held.
Fee Splitting Upheld
Concerning the complaints that oil
inspection fees had been split “fifty
fifty” in compensation for political
activity, the report said only two
instances of such splitting had been
found and that these were legiti
mate, between the inspector and his
assistant.
The bureau of markets was de
fended in the report as an aid to
the farmers both in disposing of
all farm produce and as a special
aid to infant industries such as the
tobacco and peanut industries, hold
ing that “it seems to be making
vicat efforts to function properly
for the benefit of the fux’xxxei'S.'”-
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OKLAHOMA SOLONS
MOVE TO IMPEACH
GDVEBNOB WALTON
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla., Oct. 11.
By the Associated Press.)—Holding
n abeyance recommendations of
Governor J. C. Walton, that they
•onsider at once legislation affecting
he Ku Klux Klan, the olwer house
>f the state legislature today adopted
.vithout dissenting vote a resolution
nnpowering the speaker to name a
•onimittce of investigation and ini
peachment which would be empow
?red to inquire into the official acts
■>f all impeachable state officers.
The resolution was submitted by
V. E. Disney, representative from
luskogee county. Immediaately aft
r its adoption, the house recessed
intil tomorrow afternoon. The sen
te was already in recess until 10
’’clock tomorrow morning.
State-wide martial law in Okla
loma was lifted today by Governor
.Valton.
Announcement of the end of mili
tary rule, established by the gover
nor in his fight on the Ku Klux
Klan, was made through Aldrich
Blake, executive counsellor, at 10
o’clock this morning. The mandate
was made effective at once.
Military rule was lifted by the
governor as the legislature assem
bled in special session to consider
impeachment of Walton and discuss
his recommendations for enactment
of anti-Ku Klux Klan legislation.
Martial law had been in force in
the state since September 15.
Attacks Klan Anew
In withdrawing troops, the gov
ernor said the indictment of the Ku
Klux Klan in the state is now com
plete; that the military investigation
is completed, and it is up to the leg
islature to “outlaw” the organiza
tion.
"The conflict between visible and
invisible government in Oklahoma
must now be brought to a close,”
the governor declared, “with a com
plete victory for the visible govern
ment, or the state will face indefi
nite turmoil and strife.
“This invisible government is an
insidxaus, terx'orizxng empire.”
Atlanta, Ga., Saturday, October 13, 1923
GEORGIA TAX COMMISSION
ENDS SERIES OF HEARINGS
ON REVISION OF SYSTEM
To Reassemble in Govern
or’s Office October 23 to
Ascertain Financial Re
quirements of State
i
Public hearings of Governor >Va<
ker’s special tax commission were
concluded Thursday at noon after
many interesting and Illuminating
suggestions had been advanced b.»
a number of prominent citizens whc
appeared. It wa s announced that
the commission will assemble tn At
lanta in the governor’s office on
October 23 to ascertain as nearly a»
possible the financial requirements
of the state, following which its
recommendations for presentation
to the extra session of the legisla
ture will be written.
At the Thursday morning hearing
R. J. Davidson, of F. J. Couiedge
& Sons: Martin Amorous, financier
capitalist and dirt farmer of Mari
etta; Charles J. Haden, well-known
Atlanta capitalist: Dr. E. H. John
son, professor of economy and taxa ,
tion at Emory university: J. R
Bachman, representing the Retail 1
Grocers’ association of Georgia
Thomas K. Glenn, president or the
Lowry Bank & Trust company, of
Georgia, and W. C- Martin, ures»-
dent of the Bank of Dalton and the
largest land-owner in Whitfield
county, held the commission’s at ;
tention.
All Phases Cove*
i The suggestions advanced by the I
gentlemen mentioned covered in
| phase or another practically every «
known form of taxation, but the pre
dominant note was a general defensj
of the present ad valorem and an ur
gent appeal that admi istrative ma
chinery be provided for its enforce
ment.
It r< .1 for Mr. Glenn to de
velop that the commission plans to
ascertain on October 23 the financial
requirements of the state. He pre
faced his remarks by asking if any
member of the commission could in
form him as to the total approximate
requirement of the state. When in
formed that such information was
not available. Mr. Glenn said:
“Well, gentlemen, that seems ele
mentary to me. Certainly you should
know where you are going and wha’
you are going after before attempt
ing to suggest a remedy.”
To Find Needs
Ben D. Brantley, of Blackshear, a
membe? of the commission, then an
nounced that the plans are to meet
in Atlanta on October 23 and ascer
tain what the state really needs be
fore formulating recommendations
for the legislature.
Alisbrook Out; Judge Kerr
To Succeed Claud Kitchin
RALEIGH, N- C.. Oct. 11.—Rich
ard G. Alisbrook, in a statemen;
last night to the Raleigh News and
Observer, announced his withdrawal
from the congressional race in the
Second North Carolina district to
select a successor to the late Claud
Ktichin, leaving Judge John H. Kerr,
of Warrenton, as the undisputed
winner of the nomination on the
Democratic ticket.
Goodyear Raincoat Free
Goodyear ilfg. Co. 6028-1; Goody, a.
Bldg., Kansas City, Mo., is making an
offer to send a handsome raincoat free
to one person in each locality who will
-.low and recommend it to friends. Ji
you st am .one, write .today,
t
5 UENI& A COPY,
$1 A YEAR.
SECRETARY WEEKS
IS FLAYED BY FORD;
SAYS OFFER IS OPEN
Manufacturer Accuses Cabi- ;
net Officer of Trying to In
jure Him by Selling Muscle
Shoals Piecemeal
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DETROIT, Mich., Oct. 12.—Henry
• Ford's offer for Muscle Shoals still
i stands as made and the automobile
• manufacturer sees no reason why $
; another offer should be made since
, the sale of the Gorgas power plant
to the Alabama Power company re
cently. This was made plain in a
statement issued by Mr. Ford last
night, his first public statement on
the subject since the sale of the
Gorgas plant.
The statement issued by the De
troit manufacturer arraigned Secre- ;
tary of War John W. Weeks for his
stand on the Muscle Shoals ques
tions and accused the secretary and , !
his friends of keeping the Ford of
fer from coming to a vote in con- ■ ?,
gress.
Mr. Ford's statement says:
"The Pnited States government,
through Major General Lansing H. y
Beach, asked me to bid on Muscle
Shoals, not on a piece of Muscle ;
Shoals. I did so, and because my
bid included all of Muscle Shoals it a
was the only one thought worthy of
reporting to congress. But* I have
a very strong conviction that while
we have been negotiating with Mr.
Weeks, we have not been negotiating
with the United States government.
John W Weeks’ reported assertion
that Henry Ford would never get
Muscle Shoals, neither with the
Gorgas plant nor without it, is evi-
I dence that the parties to this matter
: are not the bidder and the govern
i merit but other parties best known
j to the man who is at present secre- <
tary of war.
Weeks’ Plan Scored 4
“Long ago Mr. Weeks matured in
his mind the plan to break up Mus- #
ele Shoals and dispose of it piece- J
meal. When he sold the steam plant -
at Gorgas he pulled the first stitch
in uinavelling the geiatest single
prospect ever held out to the Ameri- '
ean farmer and manufacturer. . . .
“The next steps are so plaint that 3
a child can see them. It only re
mains to sell the gigantic nitrate
pant number one and the nitrate
plant number two and finally the
! IS? and that Is tha
end of Muscle Shoals as a possible
demonstration of the cheapness with
pSced°' Ver and £ertilizer can -I
W T We«kl a f formed by John
thought n/ r - th ? pui 'P° ae - as he ;
Which Wurms Henry Ford,
wnicn shov-s how much a Boston
bond broker, in politics for a pasthne
kn ows about industrial problems ’
£.ut the injury has shot nasf
Henry Ford and has landed on the
stratiZ'f iu "T ' vi,lin «' demon- |
TKii t r AIuSC c Shoal « that power
nnuh i tl lZer Would be Produced at
much lower cost than now and that
the government could be assured
nitrates. lUate * URply of War
G, ’ ea test Munition Plant
Muscle Shoals intact would be the
greatest munition plant on earth
-yoscle Shoals in its nitrate produc- ’ J
SninJ 8 our ea test. insurance! '
against war, or, jf war comes, our
greatest assurances of victory—but
apparently that does not count with
Thn p ea( j tITC war de Partmem. •
ihe f oid Motor company never hud ’J
neeaed Muscle Shoals. We havj
water power sufficient for all ouf *'
i ° nly thing 1 could i
uhin Sc fchoais which lam not ' '
° do elsewhere would be make |
. t 'zer for the farmer. And that 1
is the sole reason why John W. 1
Weeks and scores of corporation
lawyers have exerted their cunnin"
to prevent me. The same influence 1
that prevented a vote in the hous'
last spring are responsible for tin ‘I
sale of the Gorgas plant to prevent
a vote on Gorgas.
t T rhev niay get other offers foK
other pieces of Muscle; Shoals, anil
tne total sale 'price may compaij *
favorably with the initial payment . V
called for under my offer, but tin *
sale price i s the smallest item aj
Muscle Shoals.
~ omplete Loss to People
Hceri if the friends of John W. ’
Weeks should pay the original cos', ’
dollar for dollar, Muscle Shoal!
would still be a complete Iqss to tin
people, because John W. Week.f
friends will not develop its’ match* <
less powers and will not use It fm I
public benefit. It would be well
worth while for the power and for*
tibzer financiers who control thi!
system to pay $100,000,000 if therein
they can retain the endless
which they now make through ex,
horbitant prices of power and fen J
tilizer. The demonstration whic’i
we would make at Muscle Shoail ’:
would be a death blow to all suc»
exploitation,
My offer is still before
I shall not withdraw it. There iI
nothing whatever for me to explain,
There is nothing that John M. ip
W eeks can explain, though he shoull a
talk from now until he leaves publi* I
life, but I want to say this: H i
get Muscle Shoals, we shall tut
power lines 200 miles in every diree. fl
tion from Muscle Shoals, We havf «
been working* and have learned hovj 1
to .send power long distances with II
out losses by leakage. I say thij H
now for the benefit of the interna, z •
tional financiers, who, with th! ■
Alabama Power company,*liave Mus? ’
cle Shoals almost hopelessly in theii
grasp.
“It is not to me that John W
Weeks has anything to explain, i
know just how much value to at<
tach to his explanations. Let hin) .'
explain to the farmers.”
One Killed, Another
Injured by Cave-in
At Adairsville Min’
ADAIRSVILLE, Ga.. Oct. 11.— J
One man was killed and anothtl
injured by a cave-in at the bauxlU
mines near here early Tuesday.
Bass Farmer, a miner, died frui I ”
injuries when struck by fallin i j
rocks, while Carter Johnson, ai> . 1
<<’:er miner, wag reported seriousij; ■
injured. I