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VOLUME XII.
ATLANTA, GA., TUESDAY, JULY 8, 1913.
NO. 82.
Christian Church • Completely
Exonerates Choirmaster and
LAMAR” Lie
IN LOBBY PROBE AGAIN
Edward Lauterbach Denies
Saying He Represented
Democratic Leader
(By Associated Tress.}
WASHINGTON, July. 7.—Edward Lau-
, ,, ; terbach, New York lawyer and friend
SOCTCtciry Of th6 LcidiCS Aid of David Lamar, flatly denied before
| the senate lobby committee today that
Society . ever had told Lewis Cass Ledyard,
' counsel for J. P. Morgan & Co., that he
|represented Speaker Clark. Senator
MACON. Ga., July 7.—Complete exon- st one and other Democratic matters In
ration by unanimous vote was given by ; negotiations with "Wall street” over
the congregation of the First Christian pending legislation.
church of Macon. Sunday, to Mrs. Mar- • Latuerbach testified that he did go
vin Lee Lester, secretary of the Ladies’ j the late J. P. Morgan with the res-
Aid society of the church, and Professor i * or investi sating the steei cor-
-i. n« . . . . poration, but not tor the purpose of
frrank M. Charlton, the church choir-, “shsiking him down,” as Lauteruach put
master. Charges of improper conduct,! it, but solely with the idea mat if Mr.
lodged against them by two matrons of Morgan would ask Lamar to stop the
Macon and investigated thoroughly by
a committee of elders, were reported by
that committee as being utterly with
out foundation; and tne committee rec
ommended the unreserved exoneration
that the congregation gave without a
dissenting vote.
Action upon the matter came at the
close of the morning service, Sunday,
when Rev. Leroy M. Anderson, the pas
tor, declared the congregation to be in
.deliberative session. Lenoir M. Erwin,
United States commissioner, chairman
of the investigating committee, presid-
d. The elders of the church were seat
ed upon the platform.
The report of the elders’ committee
was read by W. H. Roper, .a member
of that committee. The report discuss
ed the case in minute detail, taking up
each phase and dismissing It in turn.
At the conclusion "f the report, Elder
Roper invited any member of the corn
gregation to discuss the matter, either
for or against the committee’s report
and recommendation.
One woman responded. She was Mrs.
E. T. Gibson, a Methodist. Her ac
quaintance with the chqjrmaster dated
back fifteen years, to a time when both
them resided in Bloomington, Ill.
“In all that time.” said she. “I have
known him to be nothing but a perfect
gentleman.”
During the reading of the elders’ re
port Prof. Charlton sat in the choir loft
directly behind the pastor and in full
view of the congregation, and Mrs. Les
ter sat in one of the front pews of
the church. Both retired when the
question was put to a vote.
Upon the call for vote to sustain the
committee's report, the congregation
arose as a bodj r , the exceptions being a
few members of other congregations
who were attending the service.
Not a single vote was recorded in op
position to the report.
Upon spontaneous call from the pas
tor, the congregation sang “Blest Be the
Tie That Binds.” In his closing prayer
, the pastor thanked God fervently for
the inevitable, conquest by truth In all
things.
the exoneration of Mrs. Lester and
Prof. Charlton. New sensations are
promised in those suits, which have
teen placed in the hands of Claud Estes,
an attorney of Macon. Mr. Estes will
make announcement in a few days.
OLD CAT AND MOUSE LAW
Only a Few of Former Army
of Suffs Left to Lead-Con
tributions Dwindle
(By Associated Press.)
LONDON, July 7.—The “cat and
mouse law” has broken up organized
militancy among suffragettes, according
to the Daily Mail. The law requires
that when a suffragette who has been
sentenced to prison falls ill through a
hunger strike, she shall be released only
long' enough to recover her strength,
then shall be returned to jail.
The # Mail, which opposed the law
w’hen it was first proposed, gives it the
credit of having Uioken up militant
conspiracy. The law now requires that
when a suffragettes who has been sen
tenced to prison falls ill through a hun
ger strike, she shall be released only
long enough to recover her strength and
then be returned to jail to continue her
sentence.
Mrs. Emmeline Pankhurst, who is re
covering from her latest hunger strike,
is not likely to be arrested again, it is
said,, unless she tries to participate in
a militant campaign.
She already has been returned three
times to Holloway jail in connection
with her last sentence.
The Mail, claiming to have made a
spe'eial inquiry into the status of mili
tancy, declares that the organization is
reduced to a few disabled leaders with
their ’former army of followers scatter
ed and the organization crippled finan
cially. Subscriptions to the militant
. cause have been greatly checked by the
official warning that subscribers are li
able to prosecution. The sporadic suf
fragette crimes are attributed to a few
isolated fanatics.
STONE HURLED BY AUTO
resolution, the broken relations between
the two men would be restored.
Representatives of woolen and sugar
interests also were present. The com
mittee today subpoenaed I. A. Smith, of
Georgia, president of the Georgia divi
sion of the Farmers’ union, to testify
as to that organization’s efforts to af
fect duties on cotton goods or sugar.
Before Lauterbaeh’s examination went
on the committee debated whether his
testimony would give him immunity
from prosecution if it developed that he
and Lamar had violated federal or New'
York state statutes.
“If there is any question in your
mind as to immunity, I waive it abso
lutely,” said Lauterbach.
LAWYER TAKES STAND.
When Lauterbach took the witness
chair, Chairman Overman read to him
a statement made last week by Lewis
Cass Ledyard, a New* York lawyer, al
leging that at a conference on Febru
ary 8 Lauterbach had represented him-,
self as coming with authority of Sen
ator Stone and Speaker Clark to make
proposals to J. P. Morgan & Co. and
the steel corporation on behalf of Dem
ocratic leaders In congress.
Ledyard’s statement represented
Lauterbach as haVing said that Repre
sentative Henry was to be attorney
general; that legislation could be con
trolled in congress by Speaker Clark
and ljis friends, and that the Demo
cratic’ leaders wanted the Morgan inter
ests to agree to certain things in re
turn for a cessation of congressional
activity against them.
Senator Stone has denied that he had
ever 'had any dealings with Lauterbach.
or authorized him to represent himself,
Speaker Clark or any one.
Lauterbach swore he had not told
Ledyard he represented Speaker Clark,
Senator Stone or any other Democratic
leaders. He said, however ,he had told
Ledyard he felt confident he could stop
investigation of the steel corporation
without working through Lamar.
TO STOP TRUST PROBE.
Lauterbach said he had told t^edyard
he had gone to Washington, had famil
iarized himself with “the situation,”
and had become convinced that the Dem-
Damage suits are promised to follow ocratic leaders in congress and Presi
dent Taft did not want activity to go
on against the steel corporation.
He admitted further he haa told Led
yard he felt confident he could stop the
investigation of the steel corporation
without working through Mr. Lamar.
“Where did you get your information
that the Democratic leaders aid not
want the steel corporation investigat
ed?” asked Senator, Reed.
“I got it in New York from Mr. La
mar (who he thought received his in
formation from H. B. Martin) after re
turning from Washington,” said the wit
ness.
“Did you see Speaker Clark, Senator
Stone, Congressman Palmer or any oth
er Democratic leaders?”
“No.”
Mr Lauterbach admitted the statement
he made to Ledyard that he had “gone
to Washington and familiarized himself
with the situation, was an “exagger
ation.”
“And an exaggeration of the truth is
a falsehood, isn’t it?” assed Senator
Reed.
“Yes, I’ll call it that,*' said the wit
ness.
He said he had never seen President
Taft, but that Lamar had told him the
Republican administration was opposeu
to the steel investigation. On this he
based his statement to Mr. Ledyard that
Taft did not desire the investigation.
Lauterbach said he had censured La
mar for not letting him know of the<
telephone impersonations. toia him,
‘You have told me what you were doing.
You should have let me know about
this.’ He said that he naa aone these
things to bring to light the conspiracy
against me.”
“What conspiracy?”
“The conspiracy of which Mr. Led
yard was the leading factor. He haa
been working assiduously for two years
to defame me, because of my associa
tion with Mr. Lamar. Mr. Lamar said
he had used his own methods and had
brought this conspiracy to light.”
Lauterbach said he then “went over
the Union Pacific matter” with Lamar.
“I asked him if there was anything
about the Union Pacific matter that he
tell me. He said he could tell me noth
ing until he had been on the witness
stand at Washington.”
Invitation to Visit Augusta Ac
cepted and Report of Suffra
gettes' Request Asked
0
That the house as a body, perhans
with the senate accompanying it, shall
go to Augusta on July 16 and look over
the state medical college there that is
a part of the state university sysem;
| that the committee on privileges of the
j floor shall investigate and report upon
i a resolution extending to Georgia worn-
1 en interested in suffrage the use of the
I house for their meetings at night, and
j that Senator Hoke Smith be invtied to
| address the house during his aproach-
| ing visit to Atlanta—these three things
were discussed by the house of repre
sentatives of the Georgia legislature
Monday morning.
The Richmond delegation. Represen
tatives Garlington, Olive and Picquet,
extended an invitation to the house to
go to Augusta on July 16 as the guests
of that city and inspect the state medi
cal college. On motion of Representa
tive Brinson, of Jenkins, the invitation
was accepted, the day being declared a
legislative day. Therefore the house,
though in Augusta that day, will be
constructively in session in Atlanta.
Judge Enoch Callaway C. E. Dun
bar, a former representative; Daniel G.
Fogarty, Dr. Henry Michel and W. S.
Morris, a former* state senator, all citi
zens of Augusta composed the delega
tion which brought that city’s invita
tion to Atlanta Monday. A special train
will be provided for the trip; the pro
gram will include inspection of the col
lege and its grounds, barbecue, speeches
and a ride around Augusta, and all ex
penses wil be paid by Augustans.
Representative Smith, of Fulton, In
troduced the resolution, as anticipated
in the papers several days ago, to ex
tend to the Georgia women interested
In suffrage the use of the hall at night
for the meetings of the Georgia Wom
an’s Suffrage association, which will
convene soon in Atlanta. This resolution
will be acted upon Tuesday.
Representative Miller of Bibb intro
duced the resolution inviting Senator
Hoke Smith to address the house when
he visits Atlanta. This was adopted
unanimously by the house.
A resolution carrying an appropriation,
which was overlooked last summer
when the legislature reorganized the
state Insurance department, was passed
by the house of representatives Monday
morning. The resolution apropriates
$1,800 to pay the salary of the insurance
clerk whose position was created in
the reorganiaztion, but whose stipend
was overlooked.
An unfavorable report on the Wheat-
ley resolution requesting that courtesy
seats b< granted Leo H. Browning, of
Bleckley, and Douglas McArthur, of
Wheeler, representatives from the two
newly created counties, was returned
by the committe on privileges of the
floor.
The committee declared that no ap
propriation had been made with which
to pay the members-elect their per
diem and that insofar as the question
of their seateing had been declared un
constitutional by a large majority of
the members, it could not recommend
the resolution for passage.
Woman’s Curiosity
Leads to Recovery
Of Stolen Jewels
(By Associated Press.)
LONG BRANCH, N. J., July 7.—It
was a woman’s curiosity that led to
the recovery yesterday of most of the
rn A PTi inro n/i a ih jo 01/11: 1 ' $50,000 wofth of * jewels which were
* RACTbnEv MAN S SKULL Stolen July 2 from the home here of
Harry L. Haas, a New York lawyer.
LOUISVILLE, Ky., July 7.—Uncon- . The arrest of James McIntyre and R.
AUTO Hums FIVE OVER
IT
Waycross Party Has Close
Call When Machine Takes
Tumble
(Special Dispatch to The Journal.)
WAYCROSS, Ga.. July 7.—When his
auto plunged down an embankment
just east of the Satilla river late last
night, Dr. G. P. Folks. a member of the
board of county commissioners. wtili
Mrs. Folks, Miss Dorothy P'olks and
Miss Stella Williams had a narrow es
cape from serious injury.
Th£y were all thrown from the ma
chine, Miss Williams being the only one
injured.
** Earlier In the day another automobile
had plunged down the same embank
ment, but remained upright, no one get
ting hurt.
scious and with his skull crushed. Al
fred Atteb'ury, a Louisville grocer is
in a local hospital tonight, the victim
of a peculiar accident. Attebury was
sitting in front of his store this after
noon. when the wheels of an automobile,
running swiftly along the street, caught
up a stone about five inches in diam
eter and hurled it against his head
with such force that the skull was
fractured. The doctors do not think be
will recover. The driver of the auto
mobile has not been identified.
DROWNS IN PEACE WHERE
TWO OTHERS HAVE DIEDl ““ J5SLE. had anythins t0
Rhind. in Greenwich. Conn., yesterday as
’ the alleged principals in the robbery
was the result of detective work of
Mrs. Eugene Scott.
Rhind, who was employed as a nurse
in a sanitarium at Greenwich, had
rooms at her home. McIntyre visited
j Rhinds and the landlady’s curiosity was
! such that she listened while the men
were ‘alking in Rhind’s room, and she
heard them discussing the disposition of
some jewels.
The police recovered from a satchel
j in the possession of the two men prac-
{ tically all of the jewels, and while Mc
Intyre is alleged to have confessed,
NAVY’S “FLYING BOATS”
ONCE MORE ON WING
WASHINGTON, July 7.—Active work
by the “flying boat” squad of the navy
has been resumed, and this week is to
be a busy one for navy aviators. The
flights were discontinued for a time fol
lowing the death of W. D. Billingsley
recently, when he fell from a flying boat
to his death in Chesapeake bay, and
Lieutenant J. H. Towers was injured.
Several flights have been made already,
the principal ones by Ensign Godfrey
Chevalier and Lieutenant Bernard M.
Smith, of the marine corps, but serious
work will be commenced again today.
Lieut, Towers Taking
Vacation at Rome
(Special Dispatch to The Journal.
ROME, Ga., July 7:—Lieutenant John
H. Towers, chief of the navy aviation
corps, who was seriously injured in a
‘flying boat” accident at Annapolis re
cently, arrived here Sunday and is spend
ing three months’ leave of absence with
his mother, Mrs.. W. M. Towers. The
young officer is convalescent from the
hurts received in a 1,600 feet fall, but
7/ill not entirely recover for several
weeks.
SUFFRAGETTES ARE
AGAIN REFUSED USE
OF GEORGIA SENATE
Effort to Take From Table
Resolution Asking Use of
Hall Lost by Two Votes,
Suffs Appeal to House
Big Damage by Hail to Crops
South of City-Lightning
Strikes Station
CSpecfal Dispatch to The Journal.)
WAYCROSS, Ga., July 7.—Although
of short duration the wind storm that
struck Waycross and vicinity Sunday
afternoon was one of the most severe
ever known here. Hebardville, a sub
urb north of the city, felt the full
force of the storm. . A Baptist church,
the postoffice, and five dwellings were
blown down by the wind, the postoffice
being taken from its foundation.
One negro church in Northside, a sec
tion given over to negroes, wav com
pletely demolished and other blown
from Its foundations and so badly dam
aged it will have to be almost Qom-
pletely rebuilt. A thjree-story wooden
building at the corner of Parallel and
D streets was twisted badly by the
wind, and may have to be rebuilt.
Every window in this structure was
blown out.
In every section of the city trees
were blown down and fences demol
ished. Several big plate glass windows
were smashed, as were windows in sev
eral offices in different buildings. Roof
ing from several stores was thrown
into streets.
In the country many trees and
fences were blow’n down and crops
were damaged considerably, especially
corn. South of Waycross, around Up-
tonville and Fort Mudge, it is reported
that a severe hail g storm swept the
country, damaging crops. Fences and
trees were blown down in that section,
it is reported. Between Nahunta and
Waycross the wind was felt, but not
as much as In Waycross. The Coast
Line’s depot at Nahunta was struck by
lightning and a portion of the struc
ture demolished.
THOMAS COUNTY MELONS
BRINGING FANCY PRICES
M’KEESPORT BANK CLOSES
AFTER GOVT.’S MOVE
WASHINGTON. July 7.—The First
National bank of McKeesport, Pa., has
closed its doors. Secretary McAdoo was
so advised today. James S. Kuhn, broth
er of the president of the First-Second
National bank of Pittsburg, is president
of the McKeesport bank, whose capital
was $300,00 and surpls $500,000, accord
ing to last reports to the comptroller
of the currency. • •
Shipments of Cantaloupes and
Watermelons From Thomas-
ville and Meigs Are Heavy
(Special Dispatch to The Journal.)
THOMASVILLE. Ga.. July 7.—Water
melons. cantaloupes and grapes are
some of the productions of Thomas
county that are distributing good money
around now at a time when it is needed.
The average price for watermelons
has kept up well at $100 per carload,
this price of course being for the better
class of melons, with fancy lots bring
ing still higher prices. While the ship
ments will not be as heavy next week
they will still keep up during the week.
Cantaloupes have been bringing about
$850 a carload, with probably about half
or more of the crop shipped. While the
acreage immediately around Thomas-
ville has been small there have been
some fine crops made in other sections
of the county.
Meigs has begun the shipment of
grapes and the crop is reported as being
rather shorter than usual, w'hich means
that the prices will be higher. This
crop is an important one and there is a
large area planted in this fruit in the
Meigs district.
(Special Dispatch to The Journal. , _
WAYCROSS, Ga. July 7—One year, KlIlS Railroad Man
and two days after two Waycross peo- j NASHVILLE. Tenn., July 7.—M. H.
pie met death in the same spot Ross! Jordan, aged twenty-seven, a railroad
Ledlow, a young white man who moved
here two months ago from Alabama, mei
death by drowning in the Satilla river
Sunday afternoon.
employe, was shot and probably fatally
wounded here Sunday by Della Farley,
alias Carter. One shot was fired, pen
etrating the man’s neck
Hurt Shielding Baby
WAYCROSS. Ga., July 7.—When a
hack collided with the buggy in which
she- was riding with her hysband and
children late Sunday, Mrs. P. Kf Groff
was slightly injured, her left hand being
caught between the two vehicles when
she thrust it out to protect her baby.
JOSEPHUS DANIELS
INSPECTS HIS PAPER
(By Associated Press.)
RALEIGH. N. C., July 7.—Secretary
of the Navy Josephus Daniels left here
for Washington, Sunday, after a visit of
two days on matters connected with his
newspaper, the News and Observer. On
July 1, with Mrs. Daniels he, starts for
the west on a tour of inspection of the
naval stations on the Pacific coast.
DISTRICT CONVENTIONS
Thomasville to Be Scene of
Meeting of Second District
Lodgemen "
(Special Disbpatch to The Journal.)
THOMASVILLE, Ga., July 7.—Sever
al hundred members of the Masonic
fraternity are expected to be in Thom
asville this week at the meeting of the
Second district convention of Masons
which convenes with the Thomasville
lodge of that order dfi Thursday and
Friday. %
Among the prominent visiting Masons
present will be Grand Master Colding of
the Georgia grand lodge and Grand
Master Glover of the Florida Grand
lodge.
An interesting program has been pre
pared for the occasion which includes
an address of welcome by Mayor Ros-
coe Luke, with a response by Colonel
R. C. Bell, of Cairo, an address by
the state grand master, degree work
by the various lodges, including those
from Albany, Bainbrldge, Boston ana
others and several other features of
interest.
Hon. R. L. Wylly, of this city, is
worshipful master of the convention and
will be in charge of its deliberations.
A number, of committees have been
appointed which will be in charge of
the arrangements for the entertainment
of the visitors; a pleasant program for
which has been arranged.
DEMOCRATS OF SENATE
DEBATE TARIFF BILL
Measure to Be Reported to
Senate This Week-To Parcel
Out Schedules
SAVES TWO MILLIONS
Joseph Johnson, New York Fire
Commissioner, Puts “Arson
Trust" to Rout
(By Associated Press.)
NEW YORK, July . 7.-—The rout of the
firebugs, which Fire Commissioner Jo
seph Johnson believes he has effected in
his campaign against the “arson trust”
will save New York City $4,500,000 this
year, according to an estimate based up
on a remarkable decrease in'fire losses
for the first six months. The losses up
to July 1 aggregated $3,588,315 as
against $5,819,001 for the corresponding
period in 1912. a decrease of $2,238,686.
In one o fthe so-called firebug dis
tricts where in previous years there
has been as many as fifty-five fires in
a month, the average has been reduced
to seventeen.
TWO NEGROES LYNCHED
FOR CRIMES IN FLORIDA
Affairs .Occurred Near Pensa
cola and Jacksonvile,
Sheriff Killed
(By Associated Press.)
PENSACOLA, Fla., July 7.—For a
criminal assault near Bonifay. Fla., an
unknown negro was lynched at Milton,
twenty miles east of here, early this
morning. Late yesterday the negro was
captured.
After lodging the prisoner in jails
of two different counties, the sheriff at
tempted to reach Pensacola by train.
The train was stopped at Milton.'100
miles from the scene of the crime.
Slayer of Sheriff Is
Lynched Near Jacksonville
JACKSONVILLE. Fla.. July 7.—
Sheriff T. S. Cherry, of Clay county.
Florida, adjoining this. Duval county.'
was shot and killed yesterday by Ros-
coe Smith, a negro, who subsequently
was lynched.
(By* Associated Presi.)
WASHINGTON, July 7.—Senate Dem
ocrats cacussed again today on the res
olution and other champions of the bill
argued that opposition which develop
ed was necessary to expedite debate
and to assure Its passage.
Senator Simmons will report the bill
to the senate late this week.
It now is a little more than three
months since the ways and means com
mittee introduced the measure in the
house.
When the bill gets into the senate
chamber Simmons intends to follow the
Underwood plan of parcelling out sched
ules to members of the senate commit
tee.
IS PLACED UNDER FIRE
Federal Inspector Probing
Charges Made Against Him
and Assistant
(Special Dispatch to The Journal.
SAVANNAH, Ga., July 7.—For the
purpose of Investigating charges that
have been made against Postmaster
Marcus S. Baker, Jr., ana Assistant
Postmaster William C. Green, Frank
Frasier, a postoftice inspector from
Washington, is making a special in
vestigation tyito the affairs of the Sa
vannah office.
It is understood charges have been
preferred against Messrs. Baker and
Greene by parties who are opposed to
their remaining in office. Tne report of
the inspector will be made in a short
time and forwarded to the postmaster
general.
Messrs. Baker and Green say the
charges are old ones which have been
fully answered in the past.
An effort to repeal the action of the
state senate in refusing to grant the
use of the chamber to local suffragists
on July 9 and 10 for a rally was made
when the senate reconvened at 11 o’clock
Monday morning after a three days’ ad
journment.
Senator W. D. McNeil, or tne twen
ty-second district, proposed that the res
olution tabled last week, which proposed
to grant the suffragists the hall, be
taken off the table and voted on again.
The senator said that when this reso
lution was Introduced that he and many
of his contemporaries voted under a
misapprehension, thinking that the suf- .
fragists wished to address the senate
instead of merely wanting to use the
hall for a meeting. He characterized it
as “a resolution which we have no right
to deny.”
When the question was called as to
whether the senate should take tne res
olution off the table Senator McNeil’s
proposal was defeated by vote of 17
to 15.
ASK USB OF HOUSE.
Denied the use of the senate cham
ber for their deliberations, July 9 bud
-0, the Georgia Woman’s Suffrage as
sociation, headed by rMs. M. L. Mc
Lendon. president, and Mis Kate Koch,
corresponding secretary, has addressed
a communication to the house of rep- v
resentatives, making a similar request
for the house chamber.
The second paragraph of the letter
says:
“This body Is composed of law-abid
ing men and women representing that
class of decent, self-respecting people
who constitute the good citizenry of
Georgia.”
In accordance with the request. Mr.
Smith, of Fulton, Introduced a resolu
tion In the house Monday morning, ask
ing that the request be granted.
The senators held blit a snort session
Monday, adjourning at noon after but
nine bills had been Introduced. Among
these was a bill Introduced in the nouse
a few days ago by Its youngest mem
ber, Representative Grover Edmortdson,
asking that the disabilities preventing
W. B. Kent, of Alamo, Ga.. from prac
ticing law, be removed. It was consid
ered a coincidence that the same bill
was introduced In the senate by Its
youngest member, Senator Fred Kea, of
the Sixteenth district. Senator Kea says
that Inasmuch as since his disbarment
from parctlce two years ago Mr. Kent
has twice repreesnted Montgomery coun
ty in the legislature and has oeen elect
ed ordinary of the new county of
Wheeler, that he.shonld.be given .an-
othc chance.
‘.if
Husband Found;
Fortune Teller s
Tale Is Untrue
(Special Dispatch to The Journal.!
DALTON, Ga., July 7.—Mrs. Will
Grady, bride of three months, whose
husband disappeared about a fortnight
ago and who was led by the words of a
fortune teller to believe he had been
hanged by three men, # yesterdfey re
ceived a letter from her husband. The
lettef came from Alabama and ex
plained the cause of his absence.
Mrs. Grady hastened here to atop of
ficers from proceeding in the matter,
believing they had been impressed by
the soothsayer’s words repeated to
them and were searching for the body
of Mr. Grady. The search, however,
had not been begun, the officers refus
ing to proceed on the unsupported tes
timony of the fortune teller.
SOCIETY ORGANIZED
T0_ FIGHT MALARIA
(By Associated Press.)
NORFOLK. Va., July 7.—With the
formation of Virginia society for the
study and prevention of malaria the
first step in a nation-wide fight against
malaria, was begun. The society re
ceived notice today that a charter for
which it applied would be issued Mon
day.
Dr. William B. Driver, of this city,
president of the society, left today for
Washington for a conference with Dr.
Craig relative to beginning a campaign
to stamp out malaria.
The Virginia .society will ask the next j
legislature ot furnish free quinine for j
the treatment of those suffering from
malaria.
:
I
Confesses to Girl’s
Slaying; Two Hanged
For Identical Deed
LOS ANGELES, July 7.—Arrested for
having passed a bad check, Simon P.
Helflnstine, in jail here, today startled
officials of the sheriff’s office with a
purported confession, In which he de
tailed a series of eight murders in
Ohio. These include the slaying of
Pearl Bryan, for whose death the med
ical students, Jackson and Walling,
were executed.
Some of the circumstances of the
crimes as related by Helflnstine do not
coincide with known facts, and county
officials were Inclined to believe the
prisoner was suffering from Insanity.
Pearl Bryan was supposed to have
been killed in Cincinnati, but Helflnstine
asserts that he murdered her In Toledo
and then shipped the body to Jackson
and Walling In Cincinnati.
EXTENSION OF RAILROAD
SOUGHT BY SEN. SWEAT
(Special Dispatch to The Journal.)
WAYCROSS, Ga.. July 7.—More de
termined than , ever in his position re
garding the extension of the state road
from Atlanta to St. Marys and Jackson
ville, Fla.. Senator J. L. Sweat, of the
I'ifth district, returned to Atlanta last
night. He is hopeful of favorable con
sideration in the senate of his resolu
tion calling for a commission to investi
gate the proposition.
Discussing the proposed extension, j
Senator Sweat said that such a road. !
running from Chattanooga to Jackson- j
vilie. touching some- of Georgia's best |
territory, would pay the cost of the j
state government and would give the j
state more funds for schools. i
U. S. RETURNS MACHINE
GUN SEIZED IN TEXAS
(Special Dispatch to The Journal.)
GREENSBORO. Ga., July 7.—^Obtain
ing the permission of the United States
government for the return of a machine
gun and several thousand rounds of am
munition, J. J. Kilpatrick, a native ot
Greene cfbunty, now a resident of west
ern Texas, is returning to his home
through the southern states, after vis
iting the authorities in Washington.
Mr, Kilpatrick is^'a wealthy land
owner in the territory of Texas adja
cent to the Mexican border, where the
recent disorder has been so prevalent.
He bought the machine gun for the pro
tection of his property against the rob
bing parties who are infesting that
country. The government seized the
arms and only returned ;them to him
after a Visit to Washington.
Talking interestingly of the border
situation, Mr. Kilpatrick stated that he
believed the United States will finally
intervene, or some foreign nation will
bring such pressure to bear that Uncle
Sam will be forced to patrol the coun
try and restore order, or ignore the
Monroe doctrine.
He stated that the people were bank
rupt and some means of quieting the
disorder must be provided, or the people
will have to leave the country.
# Mr. Kilpatrick said that Mexico must
find a man such as the old Dias, *ho
would rule the country with an iron
hand, as a mild executive similar to the
late Madero would meet the fate of an
exile.