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2 THE ATLANTA SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL, ATLANTA, GA., TUESDAY, AUGUST 26, 1916. ROAN CHARGES JURY THEY ARE SOLE JUDGES OF WITNESSES’ CREDIBILITY (Continued Prom Page 1.) people who knew him prior to the time of the death of Mary Phagan. Therefore, when the witnesses by \ which a defendant seeks to prove his good character are put upon the . stand, and testify that his charac- ' ter is good, the effect of the testi mony is to say that the people who knew him spoke well of him, and that his general reputation was oth- - erwise good. When a defendant has put his character in issue, the state is allowed to attack it by proving that his general reputation is not good, or by showing that the wit nesses who have stated that his character is good, have untruly re ported it. Hence, the solicitor general has been allowed to cross-examine the witnesses for the defense who were introduced to testify to his good character. In the cross-examination of these witnesses, he was allowed to ask them if they had not heard of various acts of misconduct on the defendant’s part. The solicitor general had the right to ask any question along this line he pleased, in order thoroughly to sift the wit nesses, and to see if anything de- . rogatory to the defendant’s reputa tion could be proved by them. NOT TO BELIEVE UNSPOKEN WORDS. The court now wishes to say to you that, although the solicitor gen eral was allowed to ask the de fendant’s character witnesses these questions as to their having heard of various acts of alleged misconduct on the defendant’s part the jury is not to consider this as evidence that the defendant has been guilty of any such misconduct as may have been indicated in the questions of the solicitor general, or any of them, unless the alleged witnesses testify to it. Furthermore, where a man’s character is. put in evidence, and in the course of the investigation any specific kct of misconduct is shown, this does not go before the ■ jury for the purpose of showing af- - firmatively that his character is bad or that he is guilty of the offense with which he stands charged, but is to be considered by the jury only in determining the credibility and the degree of information possessed by those witnesses who have testi fied to his good character. FOR THE JURY TO SAY. When the defendant has put his character in issue, the state is al lowed to bring witnesses to prove that his general character is bad, v and thereby to disprove the testi mony of those who have stated that it is good. The jury is allowed to take this testimony, and have tlie right to consider it along with all the other evidence introduced on the subject of the general character of the defendant, and it is for the jury finally to determine from all the evi dence whether his character was good or bad. But a defendant is not to be convicted of the crime with which he stands charged, even though, upon a .consideration of all the evidence, as to his character the jury believes tsat his character is bad unless from all the other testi mony in the case they believe that he is guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. AGAIN SAYS FOR JURY TO SAY. You will, therefore, observe that this is the rule you will be guided by in determining the effect to be given to the evidence on the subject of the defendant’s character. If, "after considering all the evidence pro and con, on the subject of the •defendant’s character, you believe * that prior to the time of Mary Pha- “ k gan’s death he bore a good reputa- ~tion among those who knew him, , that his general character was good, e"you will consider that as one of the .'facts in the case, and it may be sufficient to create a reasonable doubt of the defendant’s guilt, if it so impress your minds and con sciences, after considering it along with all the other evidence in the case; and if it does you should give the defendant the benefit of the doubt and acquit him. However, 2 though you should believe his gen- ; eral character was good, still if, I after giving due weight to it as one ^of the facts in the case, you believe from the evidence as a whole that he is guilty beyond a reasonable -><ioubt, you would be authorized to * convict him. " JURY» CAN RECOMMEND LIFE SENTENCE. If you believe beyond a reason able doubt from the evidence in this case that this defendant is guilty of murder, then you would be author- „ ized in that event to say, “We, the ‘' jury, find the defendant guilty.’* * Should you go no further, gentle- * men, and say nothing else in your •T verdict, the court would have to “'sentence the defendant to the ex treme penalty for murder, to-wit: to be hanged by the neck until he is dead. But should you see fit to do so, in the event you arrive at the conclusion and belief beyond a rea sonable doubt from the evidence that this defendant is guilty, then, gentlemen, you would be authorized in that event, if you saw fit to do so, to say: We, the jury, find the defendant guilty, and we recommend that he be imprisoned in the peni tentiary for life.’* In the event you should make such a verdict as that, then the court, under the law, would have to sentence the defendant to the penitentiary for life. DO YOUR HONEST DUTY. You have heard the . defendant . make his statement. He had the right to make it under the law. It is not made under oath and he is not subject to examination or cross- - examination. It is with you as to how much of it you will believe, or how little of it. You may go to the extent, if you see fit, of believing it in preference to the sworn testimony in the case. In the event, gentlemen, you have a reasonable doubt from the evi dence, or the evidence and the state- ; ment together, or either, as to the defendant’s guilt as charged, then give the prisoner the benefit of that doubt and acquit him; and in the event you do acquit him the form of your verdict would be: “We, the jury, find the defendant not guilty.’* As honest jurors do your utmost to reach the truth from the evidence and statement as you have heard it here, then let your verdict speak it. GIRL IN SUICIDE PACT DIES AS SHE PRAYED (By Associated Press.) YONKERS, N. Y., Aug. 22.—Ruth Hamilton died today in answer to her prayers. Brief periods of lucidness dur ing the night were spent by the seven- jteen-year-old Boston girl in praying that the might join her boy lover, Charles Rich, who shot and killed himself after tnortally wounding her Wednesday night. They had been sweethearts a few months and had agreed to die together. ' “Oh, why don’t I die; why didn’t he shoot me right? I want to be buried With him,” she moaned continually, un heeding the tears of her mother and sis ter at her bedside. * * I 6LEASE AND TREASURER IN HOT ROW OVER LOAN South Carolina “Broke” for First Time Since Hampton's Election in 1876 COLUMBIA, S. C., Aug. 22.—Governor Blease and State Treasurer Carter were the principals in a stormy meeting of the sinking fund commission endeavor ing to straighten out the tangle in the matter of the state loan. Treasurer Carter returned the six notes to the governor with his name erased and Blease stated he was going to send the loan controversy to the leg islature in a special message and “give Carter the devil.” The state is “broke” and the treasury absolutely depleted for the first time since the Democrats redeemed the state under General Hampton in 1876. VICTIM POINTS TO NEGRO AS GUILTY ASSAILANT Woman Identifies Him Among Four Other Blacks Brought Before Her COLUMBIA, S. C., Aug. 23.—The ne gro. William Farr, held in the peniten tiary here for safekeping charged with criminal assault on a white woman of Spartanburg county, was positively identified by his alleged victim here to day. She picked him out of a bunch of five negroes who were dressed ex actly alike in citizens’ clothes at the penitentiary. Walking up in front of Farr she said, “This is the negro.” The Spartanburg woman, accompanied by her husband and father-in-law, had come to Columbia this morning with Solicitor Hill and Sheriff White, of Spartanburg, for the purpose of identi fying the negro. Solicitor Hill and Sheriff White ar ranged with the penitentiary officials that four other negroes and Will Farr should be dressed in citizens’ clothes ex actly alike, even to their hats. They were placed in chairs down one side of a room in the, penitentiary and told to keep their mouths shut, Captain Sond- ley, of the penitentiary guard, standing by to see that this injunction was carried out. The victim, in company with her husband, father-in-law, Sheriff White and Solicitor Hill, walked into the room and Sheriff White asked her to point out Farr. She told the negroes all to stand up. She then commanded them to turn their backs which was promptly done. Ordering them to face about the lady then raised her finger, pointed di rectly at William Farr, and said, “There is the negro who assaulted me.” Sheriff White asked her to step closer and be certain. . Never once did she waver in her identification. The negro when brought here for safekeeping by Chief Hayes, of Spartan burg, after Sheriff White had beaten off a mob which stormed the jail in an effort to lynch the negro, denied, his guilt. While the stage was being set for the identification the negroes were closely watched and during the whole time there were several of the penitentiary guards in the room. Solicitor Albert E. Hill announced this afternoon before returning to Spartan burg that the special term of the Spar tanburg criminal court called to try this negro had been postponed until the third Monday in September, the 15th, this be ing necessary to get in the twenty days required to draw a jury which is re quired by law. Mr. Hill said the negro, William Farr, would certainly be tried at that term of court. He said the court would last for one wek. Asked to Be Arrested To Prevent Him Trom Stealing to Get Food SAVANNAH. Ga., Aug. 23.—John E. Schwarz, recorder of the city of Sa vannah, ha* had his faith in humanity shaken again. A few days ago a man who gave his name as Manuel Noah, met a policeman on the street and asked him to place him' under arrest and send him to the barracks. “I am hungry," said Noah, “aiM out of work, and if you do not arrest me I fear I will steal something to sell to buy something to eat with." The offi cer put Noah under arrest and sent him to the barracks. When the recorder heard the story he took pity on the pris oner and said he deserved help. He had him sent back to the prison, but asked in the newspaper that someone give the man work. Morris Lepinsky, a well known citizen of Savannah, volunteered to employ the man and set him to work on Thursday morning. Noah worked one day and quit. Yesterday morning on Habersham street it is alleged he yield ed to temptation. He ran up behind Mrs. E. D. Rogers as she walked on the street and snatched her purse that con tained $35. Then he did a hot-foot, but was so closely pressed that he drop ped the purse in the street. He was finally caught and faced the recorder again this morning. His honor did not try to find work for him this time out side the chaingang forces of Chatham county. He held Noah for trial in the city court. \Noah complained that he could not live on the wages paid him by Mr. Lepinsky. He had been given sev enty-five cents for his day’s work. ACIDITY OF CORN WILL DETERMINE GRADING WASHINGTON, Aug. 22.—In connec tion with the announcement by the de partment of agriculture of the tentative adoption of seven definite grades for commercial corn, the bureau of plant industry’s standardization office de clares that its investigation in formu lating these grades have shown that the “degree of acidity” is a most important factor in determining the soundness of corn and likewise its safety for stor age and for shipment. While these investigations indicate that acidity tests affords a means of accurately measuring the quality or de gree of soundness, it has not been in cluded in the grade requirements, be cause .neither the grain inspection de partments nor boards of appeal are fa miliar with or equipped for making such determination next week in commercial grading. I The results likewise indicate that sound corn of good quality does not exceed 22 cubic centimeters in acidity; that corn with an acidity in excess of 26 cubic centimeters already has under gone partial deterioration and is unsafe for storage; while corn showing an acidity of 3 cubic centimeters or over is distinctly of inferior quality, such as would in almost every instance be classed as sample grade under the pres ent system of grading. The degree of acidity as herein ex pressed, represents the number of cu bic centimeters of tenth normal alkali solution required to neutralize the acid in 100 grams of corn. Hit HOW FRANK IS REGARDED BY HIS OWN AND THE STATE’S ATTORNEYS; EXCERPTS FROM FOUR SPEECHES Attorney Luther Z. Rosser: Y OU heard him on the stand. You can take a counterteit dollar of the right size and the right weight, one that would fool the secretary of the treasury, and drop it—and it will not have the ring of the genuine. Arnold or I could have told his story but it would not have had the ring of truth to it. I have proof that I never wrote his statement. I couldn’t have done it! He has morfe brain's than either of us. You heard his story. It had the ring of truth to it, unmistakable, unrefutable. This man is a victim of sus picious circumstances. It was an awful crime, the kill ing of that litti’e girl. But it is a far worse crime to accuse this young man of her murder. X hope I never see this trial duplicated in a courtroom. Attorney Reuben R. Arnold: W E are not claiming perfec tion for this defendant, gentlemen, any more than we claim it for ourselves, or you claim it for yourselves, or Solici tor Dorsey and his associates claim for themselves. But he is a moral gentleman. The greatest injustice in this case has been the whispered, un speakable things, the very sus picion of which is damning. The state has built its case on Conley’s testimony and it stands or fails with it. As that negro lay in his cell at police station, he conjured up the story he has told. And it was monstrous. If we hang a man on a story like that we are no better than grub worms. I am glad to espouse this man and f.ght for his cause. I know the public eventually will com mend me for it. Ar_. I know my own conscience will commend me. Attorney Frank A. Hooper: HIS defendant, like Dr. Jekyl, when the shades of night came, threw asid'e his mask of respectability, and was trans formed into a Mr. Hyde. Amj then he did not seek the companions of Dr Jekyl, but, like Hyde, went to a lower stratum where he pick ed up Dalton and his kind. And h'e went with them instead of the men who have come here to give him a good character. The factory was a great place for a man with lust and without conscience. No doubt the situa tion under which this man worked was a great temptation—too great for him. We say a crime was pr’emed- • itated, that as far hack as March Frank had his lustful eyes on this little girl. He knew that Gantt, this long-legged mountaineer was the only man in the factory who would raise his hand to protect her. So he discharged him. Solicitor Hugh M. Dorsey: I BELIEVE these poor, unpro tected working girls who say he is of bad character. Some times a man of bad character uses charitable and religious or ganizations to mask his real self. Many a man has walked in high society, and appeared without as a whited sbpulcher, while he was rotten to the core within. Oscar Wilde, brilliant, whose literary w rks will go down through the ages, had a good rep utation, but he didn’t have the character. This man has a reputation— and that is all. He has no char acter. .... As sure as you are horn that man is not like other men. Othbrs without Mary Pha- gan’s stamina and character yielded to his lust. But she did not. And he strangled her to save his reputation. His hands are red with her blood. * * FRENCH AVIATOR OTF ON LENGTHY FLIERT Leaves Paris in Hope of Breaking Record for Trans- European Journey (By Associated Press.) PARIS, Aug. 23.—Maurice Guillaux, a French aviator, left Biarritz in the southwestern corper of France at 4:55 o’clock this morning, on a long flight across northern Europe. He will at tempt to beat the record made last June when Marcel G. Brindejonc des Moulinais flew from Paris to St. Peters burg. Guillaux landed at 10:35 at Villacou- blay, a suburb of Paris, having made the fight of 425 miles in 340 minutes, an average of 75 miles an hour. After filling fuel tanks he resumed his flight at 11:03. STANDING SOUTHERN LEAGUE Clubs. Won. Lost. Pet. Mobile ... .. 75 50 .600 Atlanta .. .. 68 55 .553 Montgomery .. 65 45 .542 Rirminghaui ... . , . .. 66 59 .528 Chattanooga .. .. .. 61 59 .508 Memphis .. 61 62 .400 Nashville .. 52 72 .419 New Orleans .... .. 40 76 .345 NATIONAL AMERICAN Clubs. W. L. Pet. Clubs. W. L. Pet. N. York 80 35 .696 Ptaila. 78 39 .667 Phlla. 65 44 .596 Cleveland 70 49 .587 Pittsburg 62 53 .539 Wash’ton 66 50 .569 Chicago 62 55 .530 Chicago 64 58 .525 Brooklyn 51 61 .455 Boston 57 58 .487 Boston 49 64 .434 Detroit 51 70 .421 Cincin’ati 4S 73 .395 St. Louis 44 75 .370 St. Louis 43 75 .364 N. York 39 74 .345 SOUTH ATLANTIC EMPIRE STATE Clubs. W. L. Pet. Clubs. W. L. Pet. Savannah 31 22 .585 Thomasv. 29 16 .641 Coin mb us 28 23 .549 Valdosta ^ 25 23 .521 Jacksonv. 27 25 .519 Bruns w’k 23 24 .480 Albany 24 28 .462 Amerlcus 22 25 .468 Charleston 22 28 .440 Way cross 22 26 .458 Macon 22 28 .440 Cerdele 20 27 .426 Baseball Scores RESULTS THURSDAY Southern Atlanta 8-3, Montgomery 3-6. Birmingham 3-3, New Orleans 1-0. Mobile 4, Nashville 3. South Atlantic Columbus 12, Macon 4. Savannah 3. Charleston 1. Albany 2, Jacksonville 1. National Pittsburg 9, Philadelphia 6. Cincinnati 6, Brooklyn 4. New York 8, Chicago 2. Boston 7, St. Louis 6. American Washington 2, St. Louis 0. Philadelphia 7, Chicago 1. Boston 3, Cleveland 2. RESULTS FRIDAY Southern Atlanta 8, Montgomery 0. Mobile 4, Nashville 2. Other games off; rain. South Atlantio Charleston 1, Savannah 0. Macon 3, Columbus 2. Albany 4, Jacksonville 2. National New York 8, Chicago 1. Philadelphia 3, Pittsburg 3 (twelve innings; darkness). Cincinnati 7, Brooklyn 2. Boston 9, St. Louis 1. American Detroit 7-7, New York 4-12. Boston 2, Cleveland 1. St. Louis 3, Washington 0. Philadelphia 2, Chicago 1. RESULTS SATURDAY Southern Alanta 8, Montgomery 1. Birmingham 12-6, New Orleans 0-5. Memphis 7-0, Chattanooga 3-10. Mobile 8, Nashville 6. National New York 3, Chicago 2. Boston 8, St. Louis 4. Brooklyn 5, Cincinnati 2. Pittsburg 10-13, Philadelphia 5-8. American Deroit 8-2, New York 1-4. Washington 4, St. Louis 2. Boston 4. Cleveland 3. Chicago 7, Philadelphia 4. South Atlantio Columbus 5, Macon 1. Savannah 2, Charleston 1. Jacksonville 5, Albany 1. RAWLINGS SEEKS PARDON FOR HIS DYING BROTHER Youngest of Brothers in Fa mous Murder Case Says Milton Can’t Live in Gang VALDOSTA, Ga., Aug. 22.—Jesse Rawlings, -one of the three brothers who were sentenced to life imprisonment for killing the two Carter children seven years ago, was in Valdosta this week for the first time since he started to serve his sentence. He was pardoned by Governor Hoke Smith two years ago and he came here this week to try and get help in securing a pardon for his older brother, Milton^who is still on the chain gang. Jesse was the youngest of the three boys and was sentenced to hang with Milton. Leonard, the third boy who was sent up for life, has also been pardoned. Governor Terrell commuted the sentence of both Jesse and Milton to life im prisonment. Jesse says that Milton is in bad health,- having had an attack of appendi citis, and he does not tliink he can live long on the chain gang. Cures Old Sores, Other Remedies Won’t Cure The worst cases, no matter of how long stand ing, arfe cured by the wonderful, old reliable Dr. Porter’s Antiseptic Healing Oil. Relieves pain and heals at the same time. 25c, 50c, $1.00 MAN AND WOMAN DIE IN_A_SUICIDE PACT INDIANAPOLIS, Inffi, Aug. 22.— Fearing discovery of their clandestine love by the woman’s husband, after two weeks of secret meetings, Mrs. Ha zel Stewart, twenty-eight, and Leroy Gross, twenty-two, divided six ounces of poison .between them and then lay down to die in one another’s arms in Gross’ room at the home of Earl Pritchard at midnight last night. Fumes of the acid awakened Pritch ard and he forced an entrance to the room, where he found Gross already dead and Mrs. Stewart unconscious. Sne was rushed to the city hospital, where she died two hours later, then unidentified, and the mystery of the suicide pact was not unravelled until late this morning. Gross came here from Franklin, Ind., four years ago, but he did not meet Mrs. Stewart until two weeks ago. Her husband, James Stewart, knew nothing j even of the acquaintanceship of the ! pair. ^ Mrs. Stewart was a beautiful young woman and had had a happy married life, it was said by her mother and friends. She was away from her home for a short visit, supposedly among friends until* a few days ago, and it is now supposed she took this means of j being with Gross for a week. FARMERS’ UNION PICNIC BRINGS IN NEW MEMBERS Moultrie, Ga., Aug. 22. Several hundred farmers attended a rally of the Farmers’ union held to day at Riverside, a suburb of Moultrie. The wives and daughters were also in attendance and a big basket dinner was a feature. The rally resulted in an increased membership of the or ganization in this county and a re newed effort to organize the county in every school district. President G. W. Newton, of the Colquitt county un ion, was master of ceremonies, and ad dresses were made by State Organizer R. F. Duckworth, J. P. Campbell, state superintendent of the boys’ corn club work; J. G. Oliver, superintendent ot the boys’ corn club work in the second district, and Miss Lillie Forrest, one of the directors of the girls’ canning club organizations. In the afternoon there was a business session when co operative plans were discussed and outlined. CATALOGUE NOTICE Send 10c in silver or stamps for our up-to-date 1913-1914 Fill and Winter Catalogue, containing over 400 designs in Ladies’, Misses’ and Children’s Patterns, and a concise and comprehensive article on Dressmaking, giving valuable hints to the home dress maker. I CANADA WILL DEPORT THAW TO VERMONT IF FUGITIVE 50 WISHES Immigration Authorities Say They Will Do This If Thaw Is Agreeable and Then “Wash Their Hands” of Case I SHERBROOKE. Quebec., Aug. 23.— Out of the tangle of red tape sur rounding the case of Harry K. Thaw, detained in the Sherbrooke jail as a fu gitive from Matteawan, there issued this afternoon whaft was understood to be an ultimatum from the immigration authorities. It was that Thaw, if he so elected, would be deported to Newport, Vt., as an undesirable, after his arraignment in court here on Wednesday, and that then tho Canadian authorities would wash their hands of the affair. If he chooses to submit to deportation, he will be held here under the present commitment of being a fugitive and will not have a hearing (should he drop his habeas corpus pro ceedings) until the October term of court. IT’s L ! P TO THAW. This put the next step in the case squarely up to the prisoner himself, a situation said to be very pleasing to him. His lawyers conferred with him all forenoon, but with what result was not made known. Roger O’Mara, of Pitts burgh, reported to be on his way here to “sit on the lid” for the Thaaw fam ily, had not arrived this afternoon and Thaw was still the dominant head of the proceedings. The uncertain status of his lawyers has not precipitated an open break, hut it is understood that in the absence of any definite advice from the Thaws except “to do their best,” they were marking time and listening patiently to Thaw’s rambling advice. “GENTLEMAN ROGER” SILENT. After his admission that he was the chauffeur that drove Thaw from Mattea wan, “Gentleman Roger” Thompson kept his mouth closed today. Thaw, how ever, promptly issued a statement that he had retained counstel to defend Thompson and that he regarded the chauffeur as “a British subject”—a vic tim of false arrest. Thompson is said to be the son of a Toronto policeman. For years, however, he has lived in New York. New York officials concerned in get ting Thaw back to Matteawan are wait ing developments, meantime exerting pressure on the Vermont authorities in anticipation of extraditing proceedings in that state. Thaw was very petulent today, par ticularly oyer Roger Thompson’s declar ation that he had been “framed” into the Matteawan plot.* Letters and telegrams of encourage ment are pouring in upon the prisoner. Without personal funds, his credit ap pears to be pretty good, because import ed cigars, candy, fruits, and other lux uries are piled on his table. GREENE AND GAYNOR. If Thaw were to decline to submit to deportation and elect to face trial on the defective charge on which he was committed by the Coaticook judge, months and perhaps years of litigation could follow in possible appeals. His lawyers believe that during the life of such litigation Thaw could remain in Canada and they cite the case of Greene and Gaynor, who fought extradition to the United States for years. RESCUE RUMORS. Rumors of a possible attempt to “res cue” Harry Thaw from the prison here so alarmed the provincial authorities to day that Sir Lomer Gouin, premier of the province, telegraphed to Sheriff Aylmer asking that official to give his opinion as to whether the ordinary staff at the prison was protection enough against a “raid.” The sheriff telegraphed the premier that he had no fears on this score al though he thought an armed guard would be useful to escort the prisoner to court. The sheriff pointed out that the dis play of unusual precautions against res cue might only serve to suggest such an attempt to the prisoner or his friends or even to irresponsible persons in search of adventure or eager to get some of the Thaw money which has been prominent in Canadian accounts of the case. The sheriff was emphatic in his assertion that no more guards were needed at the jail. Harry K. Thaw’s group ot Canadian lawyers, nearly all of whom were* re tained by telegraph, found themselves today confronting three questions. First: WJio was in charge of his case? Second: From whom were they to re ceive their fees? Third: With whom were they to consult pending Thaw’s arraignment in the superior court on Wednesday next on a writ of habeas corpus? When Mr. and Mrs. George Lauder arrived here Wednesday night after Thaw’s arrest at Coaticook as a fugitive from Matteawan, it was understood that they would take charge of his case and that from them cousnel would receive instructions as to the desires of the Thaw family. Thaw at that time had been warned by relatives in lengthy messages not to insist on personal in structions to counsel and it was under stood that his lawyers were to ignore him in their efforts to thwart his de portation to the state of New York. But when Mr. and Mrs. Carnegie left Sherbrooke Thaw resumed his old tac tics and his eight lawyers were in a ..quandary today as to who was chief counsel. HUSBAND KILLS WIFE AS SHE PLEADS ON KNEES TAMPA, Fla., Aug. 22.—While on her knees pleading pitifully for her life, Mrs. Ethel Denson, of Key West, was shot to death on the street here last night by her husband, Benny Denson. T\yo ne groes were eye-witnesses to the trage dy, but were afraid to interfere. Denson, who followed' his wife from Key*West here several weeks ago, dis covered her working in a restaurant on Franklin street. He threatened to kill her if she did not return with him. When Mrs. Denson started home her husband was waiting just outside the door, and started after her. She out ran him three blocks, but fell on her knees exhausted. Denson rushed up and without a word fired two shots, either of which would have been fatal, physicians say. Denson has not been captured. wireless”from u. s. to SOUTH AMERICA SOON LONDON. Aug. 22.—Wireless telegra phy soon will be fully established be tween the United States and South American states, according to a state ment made today by William Marconi at the annual meeting of the Marconi company. He announced that a fifty- year concession had been granted by Brazil, which would enable the company to inaugurate a wireless service between that country and New York. JOBS UNDER UNCLE TRIPLE TIGUT FDR Civil Service Commission Calls on Citizens to Take Ex aminations for Places Gaynor Runs as Independent Against Tammany and Fu- sionist Candidates (By Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, Aug. 22.-—Jobs under the government are going begging and the civil commission today issued an nouncements upon examinations to be held for a. number of positions, almost every announcement bearing this sig nificant statement in blackfaced letters: “As the commission has experienced considerable trouble in securing a suf ficient number oi eligibles for this po sition, qualified persons are urged to enter this examination.” Among the positions which the com mission seeks to fill through competi tive examinations is that of preparator in the bureau of entomology of the de partment of agriculture. The position, according to the announcement, will pay the . successful candidate $60 a month. The examination consists only of passing in spelling, arithmetic, letter writing, penmanship, copying and dem onstrating general aptitude for the job through “practical tests in preparing, mounting and labeling entomogical spec imens, both pinned and microscope.” Another place the commission thus far ha*s failed to fill and for which an ap peal is made is that of teacher of metal working and * . *hanical drawing in the Indian servic,- The job also will pay $60 a month. In addition to being both aai arithmetician and an artist, the applicant, according to the specifica tions, might well have “a knowledge of wood turning.” However, the commission adds this knowledge “is desirable but not essen tial.” The real prize position open to that citizen of the United States who can qualify and demonstrate his superiority over his fellows pays $4,500 a year. It is the position of professor of pharma cology in the public health service. “The specific position mentioned.” ,says the commission’s anouncement, “is one of much responsibility and it is desired to secure the services of a man who has had broad training ^and^ extensive, practical experience in vari-1 ous branches of pharmacology, physiol ogical and pharmaceutical chemistry, chemotherapy, etc., as they relate to medicine and the public health.” Those seeking to pluck this plum, however, the commission insists must have had ten years experience along the lines laid down and likewise must have had training that would qualify them for the degree of Ph. D., if they haven’t already acquired that distinc tion. Wild ManCaught Who Roamed Hills Around San Francisco Bay (By Associated Press.) SAN FKaNCISCO. Aug. 23.—A wild man was caught today in Marin county across the bay from San Francisco by Sheriff Keating and a deputy, and will be held pending an inquiry to determine whether he is sane. Efforts to converse with him have been successful. For nearly two years complaints have been made by residents of Camp Taylor of a wild man that frightened women and children and pilfered articles of food. Until yesterday Sheriff Keating had been unable to track him to his lair. The officers stumbled upon his camp by accident and had no difficulty in arrest ing him. SHOT THROUGH HEART AS HE STOOPS TO KISS BABY Prominent Chattanooga Man Accidentally Killed in Bid ding Child Goodby (By Associated Press.) NEW YORK, Aug. 23.—Mayor Gay- nor’s determination to run for re-elec tion as an independent guarantees one of the liveliest municipal campaigns New York has seen in several years. There will be three tickets in the field, Democratic, fusion and Gaynor. The Democratic designation committee meets to name its mayoralty candidate, Edward A. McCall, recently a supreme court justice and now chairman of tho public service commission. The fusion- ists, who include Republicans, Progress-* ivetj, Independence Leaguers and some Independent Democrats, have selected John Purroy Mitchell. Mayor Gaynor will run as the candidate of the “Gay- tf6r league” with a full Gaynor ticket behind him. • The mayor will make his appeal to anti-Tammany sentiment in all parties, but his chief backers now are anti-Tam- many Democrats. The organization Dem ocrats maintained that he would not touch the Tammany vote but would take from the fusion ticket many Independent Democrats who would not vote for Gay nor as a Tammany candidate, but would support him as an independent. Neither the Tammany men nor the fusionists would admit today that the nomination of Gaynor would weaken their strength. Republicans and fushion leaders said they expected Mayor Gaynor would draw from the regular Demo cratic ticket many voters who sided with Governor Sulzer in his fight against Tammany hall. District Attorney Whitman, it was ex pected, would be indorsed by the Demo cratic committee today as a candidate for re-election, despite the fact that he is already the fusion candidate. Hale and Hearty at 107, Drinks Liquor, Smokes and Chewf LINTON, Ind.. Aug. 23.—Joseph Fish er, aaid to be 3 07 years old, and claim ing to have cast his first vote for An drew Jackson for president, passed through here late yesterday in a one- horse wagon on his way to .Bedford Ind., to make his future home. He was accompanied by his daughter, seventy-nine, and his son, sixty-four. Fisher says he was born in Washington county, Indiana, in 1806, uses tobacco in every form, drinks liquor, and nevei was sick. Spaniard Fatally Shot Crawls Half a M He For Succor (By Associated Press.) TAMPA, Fla., Aug. 25.—Shot behind the ear at 1 o’clock this afternoon, fa tally wounded and left for dead. ’Jose Valles, an eighteen-year-old Spanish cigarmaker, regained consciousness af ter dark and crawled a half mile through dense woods to a house and asked for medical attention. Valles was alive at midnight but physicians state that he will die before day. Valles joined a Spaniard and a Cu ban or a flsl. iig trip, leaving the city at noon. At 1 o’clock, according to his disconected story, the party reached a byroad and the car was turned down this. Asking wher they were going, the other two told him that It made no difference. Velles atempted to leave the car when without warning, the Span iard shot him with a revolver. He re fuses to give the names of the other parties. SHIP OF CUBAN WAR IS PLACED ON SALE (By Associated Press.) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn., Aug. 22.— Wells Boyd, member of a prominent family, was accidentally shot and killed here this morning in a peculiar yet tragi cally sad manner. He was preparing to leave his home for his office, and as he leaned down to kiss his baby good-by a pistol which he carried in a bolster fell to the floor and was discharged, the bullet passing through his heart, pro ducing instant death. Mr. Boyd was a son of Dr. A. W. Boyd and loca*i agent for a motorcycle company. He was an amateur motor cycle racer and prominent*in business circles. KILLED HER HUSBAND AND CHILDREN, THEN HERSELF (By Associated Press.) DUBUQUE, Iowa, Aug. 23.—It was positively determined today that tho body found in the burned barn at the Sternweis home was that of Mrs. Sternweis. This was determined when gold and other false teeth were dis covered in the ruins. The authorities take this as proof that; Mrs. Sternweis murdered her husband and three chil dren, burned the farm buildings and* then committed suicide. The funeral for the five dead was held today. The question of which died first, husband, wife or children, is expected to occupy the attention of the courts, as the etsate is believed to be worth fully $100,000. % RECORDS SHOW HUNDREDS VISITED PANAMA .CANAL (By Associated Press.) WASHINGTON,* Aug. 23.—A record number of tourists visited the Panama Canal zone during the first six months of the present year and reports receiv ed at the Isthmian Steamship offices in dicate tnat the number of visitors dur ing the coming dry season will establish still another record. 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