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THE ATLANTA SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL, ATLANTA, GA.. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1913.
State's Executive in Proclama
tion Extending Clemency
States His Belief in Physi
cian's Guilt
♦ M’NAUGHTON SAYS
+ HE’S DISAPPOINTED
SAVANNAH, Ga., Sept. 27.—
“I am extremely disappointed,”
said Dr. McNaughton, when told
of the governor’s decision.
"I had confidently expected a
complete pardon.
“I feel no resentment or bit
terness towards those who are
responsible for my condition, and
have persecuted, rather than
prosecuted me.
‘‘I will begin my sentence
without a word of reproach, for
I have long since reached the
point where man’s worst has no
fears.
“When I go to a final judg
ment before my Lord and Mas
ter, I know He will clear me,
and He is the only one I have
ever feared.”
Except the prisoner himself,
probably the most disappointed
man in Savannah at the outcome
of the McNaughton case, is Rev.
John S. Wilder.
Mr. Wilder did not pretend to
disguise his feelings at the re
port from Atlanta. He said he
had been much disappointed that
Governor Slaton had permitted
to be influenced by the enemies
of Dr. McNaughton.
“We shall hear a great deal
of this case all over the state
of Georgia as time passes,” said
Mr. Wilder, “and it will not be
to the credit of the executive
either.”
Dr. W. J. McNaughton will not be
hanged on October 3d for the murder of
Fred Flanders, of Emanuel county, nor
will he be hanged at all. Instead, he
must spend the remainder of his life
in the state penitentiary.
This is the decision reached Saturday
afternoon by Governor Slaton, after a
two weeks’ review of the record in the
famous south Georgia murder case,
which has engaged the attention of the
courts, the prison commission and the
governor for about three years.
In the. announcement of the commu
tation of Dr. McNaughton’s sentence
from hanging to life imprisonment.
Governor Slaton states that in his opin
ion the evidence shows the guilt of the
physician, but that it was all of a more
or less circumstantial nature, and that
“expert testimony offered since the trial
by physicians of high standing im
presses the fallibility of human judg
ment.”
“Human life is sacred,” declares the
governor. “Its protection is the high
est function of the law, and the gov
ernor, an officer sworn to enforce it,
should remember its sacredness to the
condemned criminal as well as to his
victim.”
The following brief resume of the
record In the McNaughton case forms
the preface to the governor’s proclama
tion extending executive clemency:
“W. J. McNaughton was found guilty
of poisoning Fred Flanders, and at the
October term, 1910, of Emanuel superior
court, was sentenced to death. His mo
tion for new trial was overruled, and
the judgment of the lower court was
affirmed by the supreme court, one of
the judges dissenting on tfte ground
that the evidence was legally insuf
ficient. A writ of error to the supreme
court of the United States was granted,
but before the case could be reached,
it was withdrawn. An extraordinary
motion for new trial was made, was
overruled, and by the supreme court
was affirmed, the bench unanimously
holding that the newly discovered evi
dence would not reasonably change the
result.
“The wife of Fred Flanders was
jointly indicted with Dr. McNaughton,
and application for executive clemency
having been filed. Governor Brown deem
ed it wise that a respite be granted
until the case of Mrs. Flanders be dis
posed of. An entry of nolle prosequi
against her was entered at the August
term, 1913, of Emanuel superior court.
‘*Upon consideration of the court
record, additional evidence in the shape
of affidavits and oral testimony, two
members of the prison commission
recommended a pardon, while the third
recommends commutation to life im
prisonment.
“The matter is now before me on the
evidence presented to the prison com
mission, together with additional affi
davits and oral testimony.”
DIDN’T KNOW
That Coffee Was Causing Her
Trouble
So common is the use of coffee as a
beverage, many do not Know that it is
the cause of many obscure ails which
are often attributed to other things.
The easiest way to And out for oneself
is to quit the coffee for a while, at least,
and note results. A Virginia lady found
out in this way, and also learned of a
new beverage that is wholesome as* well
as pleasant to drink: She writes:
"I am 40 years old and all my life, up
to a year and a half ago, I had been
a coffee drinker.
“Dyspepsia, severe headaches and
heart weakness made me feel sometimes
as though I was about to die. After
drinking a cup or two of hot coffee,
my heart would go like a clock without
a pendulum. At other times it would
almost stop and I was so nervous I did
not like to be alone.
“If I took a walk for exercise, as soon
as I was out of sight of the house I’d
feel as if I was sinking and this would
frighten me terribly. My limbs would
utterly refuse to support me, and the
pity of it all was I did not know that
coffee was causing the trouble.
“Reading in the papers that many
persons were relieved of such ailments
by leaving off coffee and drinking Post-
urn, I got my husband to bring home
a package. We made it according to
directions and I liked the first cup. It’s
rich, snappy flavor was delicious.
“I have been using Postum about
eighteen months and to my great joy, di
gestion ig good, my nerves and heart
are all right, in fact, I am a well woman
once more, thanks to Postum.’’
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Creek, Mich. Write for a copy of the
little book, "The Road to Wellville.”
Postum comes in two forms:
Regular Postum—must be well boiled,
Instant Postum is a soluble powder.
A teaspoonful dissolves quickly in a
cup of hot water and, with cream and
sugar, makes a delicious beverage in
stantly. Grocers sell both kinds,
"There’s a reason" for Postum.
CLAYTON WILL OPPOSE
UNDERWOOD FOR TOGA
Hopes House Leader Will Not
Run for United States
Senator
BY RALPH SMITH.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Sept. 29.—De
velopments in Washington today point
to a red-hot fight in Alabama of na
tion-wide interest and importance be
tween Congressman Oscar Underwood;
i^enry D. Clayton and Richmond P.
Hobson, for the United States senate-
Congressman Clayton, who is chair
man of the judiciary committee of the
house, issued a statement in which he
declared that he intended to make the
race for the senate, notwithstanding
the ambition and desire of Democratic
Leader Underwood tq^ succeed to a seat
in the senate. Captain Hobson has
been in the field for months, and has no
intention of quitting.
“There seems to be nothing to pre
vent me from running,” said Mr. Un
derwood when his attention was called
to the Clayton statement, “and there
seems to be nothing to prevent Mr.
Clayton from running.” He had no
othjr comment to make.
It is expected that the formal an
nouncement of Mr. Underwood’s candi
dacy will je forthcoming immediately
following the approval of the tariff bill
by President Wilson. The election will
be held next year, proceeding which
the candidates will contest for the
nomination in a Democratic primary.
As in Georgia, long campaigns are
popular in Alabama, so that it seems
reasonably certain that within a few
months the voters of that state will be
in the midst of a hot and spectacular
battle, which will be watclxed with close
attention and deep interest by the peo
ple throughout the country.
Congressman Clayton’s statement
follows:*
“I shall continue in the race for the
United States senate for the long term
regardless of Mr. Underwood’s course.
I hope h e will not run. He and I have
always oeen warm friends. He has the
commanding position in the house. He
has been highly honored by the people
of Alabama. His entrance now in .-.«s
senatorial race would not be fair to
our mutual friends or fair to, me. Mu
tual friends throughout the state are
taking this position and are assuring
me of their support should he enter. I
shall continue in the race until the last
ballot Is cast, and I am confident of
winning. I have been canvassing the
state by correspondence, and shall con
tinue actively in the campaign.”
Messrs. Underwood, Clayton and Hob
son have been in the public eye for
many years, and all enjoy nation-wide
prominence. Mr. Underwood, because of
his leadership of the Democratic party
in the house, his candidacy for the
presidential nomination and his author
ship of the tariff bill, occupied a place
of prominence in the public eye.
Clayton, because of his long service
in the house and his position as chair-^
man of the judiciary committee, has
been prominently before the country
for years. Captain Hobson, for his
notable career in the American navy,
his heroism at Santiago and his activity
on the lecture platform, has been a
conspicuous figure before the country.
Judge Clayton now holds a commis
sion irom the governor of Alabama as
a senator, but it has nevpr been recog
nized by the senate. He was appointed
by Governor O'Neal following the
death, recently, of Senator Johnston.
The legal right of the governor to
make the appointment has been ques
tioned in the senate, however, and,
pending a decision on this, Judge
Clayton has not presented his commis
sion, but has continued his service m
the house.
As Judge Clayton indicates in his
statement, he and Mr. Underwood are
warm personal and political friends,
and it is the belief here that the candi
dacies of both Underwood and Clayton
will operate in favor of Hobson, who
stands for state-wide prohibition and
woman suffrage. Hobson has been
campaigning the state for several
months or a year, and it is the under
standing here that he h§is perfected a
fine organization.
The woman suffrage issue, to which
Hobson is committted favorably, is a
question of nation-wide importance,
and in the Alabama campaign will take
rank right along with the tariff ques
tion, on which Mr. Underwood has made
his record in the house.
EFITE
SCORES APPELLATE
I0ECI
Declares Court Should Either
Be Abolished or Some New
Judges Selected for This
Bench
New World's Record
For Aeroplane Speed
Is Set By Frenchman
(By Asiociated Press.)
RHEIMS, France, Sept. 27.—A new
world’s record for speed by aeroplane
was made here today by Emile Ve-
drines. who flew 62 1-2 miles over a
measured coure at an average of 11s
miles afti hour. The old record was
111 1-2 miles pe r hour, made by Mau
rice Provost at FICris on June 17.
Stork Brings Four
Little Strangers
All in One Basket
(By Associated Press.)
CENTRALIA, Ill., Sept. 29.-—Pour
boys were born today to Mr. and Mrs.
Pearl Tates, who live near here. Physi
cians believe all will live.
Saves Father's Cows b y
Marrying in America
(By Associated Press.)
NEW YORK, Sept. 29.—Having won
an education and a bride in America,
Prince Nadikane Q. Cele, Jr., of Durban,
Natal, South Africa, is arranging to sail
on November 1 as a missionary to his
people, the Zulus. He will be married
October 20 at Danville, Va., to an Amer
ican negro girl who was a student at
Hampton institute. By picking a for
eign spouse the prince saves his father,
who is governor of a province in Zulu-
land, twenty or thirty cows, the cost
of a Zula wife.
Drowned in River
<Special Dispatch to The Journal.>
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, Sept. 29.—A
special received here today disclosed
the death of John Goebel, of Benton,
Tenn., at Parkersville Sunday afternoon,
when a launch in which several other
persons were riding capsized in t the
Oconee river just above the dam of the
East Tennessee Power company. The
other members of the party were res
cued. Gobel was well known in this
section. •
Atlantian Named
CAMBRIDGE. Mass., Sept. 29.—As a
result of elections to th e editorial
board of tne Harvard Law Review,
Herman E. Riddell, of Atlanta, Ga.. was
elected editor. He is a graduate of the
University of Georgia, 1911, and 1 - a
member of the third year class at the
law school.
Judge Augustus W. Fite, of the Cher
okee circuit, who was recently fined $500
for contempt by the state court of ap
peals because of his published criticisms
of decisions rendered by that tribunal,
takes another shot at the court in a
signed*card which he has sent to The
Journal for publication.
As in the former instance Judge Fite
takes exception to the fact that the
court of appeals reversed his court.
The case out of which the contempt
proceedings grew was that of a negro
who had been found guilty of attempt-
ijon a white woman. The
present case involves a conviction for
perjury.
In the first paragraph of his card
Judge Fite declares that the latest de
cision of the appellate court is the most
ridiculous he has ever read outside of
Gault’s Reports of Justice Courts De
cisions, and “I criticise it in self-defense
and for the public good. The decision
was delivered by Judge Russell, soon to
be chief judge of that unique court.”
Judge Fite, in concluding his card,
says that “the above and foregoing de
cision of the court is the merest non
sense, and is not founded in law or
fact, and there is nothing in the rec
ord to justify it, and I repudiate it as
a reflection upon the judge, lawyers and
jurors who tried the case. That deci
sion turns a guilty man loose on a false
issue, dodges the legal and moral ques
tion involved, outrages the law and
facts and is a travesty on justice.”
Then comes the most caustic para
graph of the card, written in a vein of
ridicule:
“Alas, I know not what made them do
it, for they are wise and honorable, but
it does seem to me that ‘Philip, drunk
or sober,’ would have known better.
Neighbors, friends and fellow citizens,
we must either retire the present judges
of the court of appeals or abolish the
court.”
With the publication of Judge Fite’s
latest attack upon the court of appeals
will very naturally follow public spec
ulation as to how it will be received
by the court, and whether the doughty
judge will be again cited for contempt.
JUDGE FITE’S CARD.
Following is Judge Fite’s card:
Cartersville, Ga., Sept. 27.
Editor of The Journal: I have just
read a decision recently rendered by the
court of appeals in the case of Black
against the state from Whitfield su
perior court which is the most ridicu
lous decision I have ever read, except
in Gault's reports of justice court deci
sions, and I criticise it in self defense
and for the public good. The decision
was delivered by Justice Russell, t soon
to be chief judge of that unique court.
The facts are as follows: Black
was a witness for the defendant in
the case of Mrs. Maynard against the
Western and Atlantic railroad company,
an action for damages alleged to have
been caused by the negligence of the
company in setting fir e to and burning
her store house by sparks from an en
gine in the day time. Black was a
swift witness for the company, and,
among other things, swore that he was
a single man, when In fact he was a
married man, having recently been
married under circumstances not com
plimentary *o his moral character at
what Is knoyn as a ’’military wedding.”
This fact was known to counsel for the
plaintiff, and they sought to weaken,
his evidence and discredit him by show
ing that he was a married man and the
circumstances under** which he was
married, and thus show that he was of
bad moral character. I held that the
evidence, as in case of a woman under
similar circumstances, was material
and admissible for that purpose, and
Black swore falsely as above stated.
Black was then indicted for perjury,
and he defended on the ground that the
evidence was immaterial, and that no
lawful oath had been administered to
him as a witness; and he was acquitted
on the ground of a reasonable doubt as
to whether or not he had been so sworn.
Later Black was also indicted for per
jury in falsely swearing that he was at
the store about ten minutes before the
fire started, and that the fire caught
near the stove flue, when in fact he
was elsewhere. He filled a plea of
former jeopardy, and a plea of not
guilty, but was convicted. His motion
for new trial was overruled and car
ried to the court of appeals and the case
was there reversed.
JUDGE RUSSELL QUOTED.
In delivering the opinion of the court
on the materiality of the evidence of
Black, that he was a single man, Judge
Russell says: “The question, then is
presented as to whether the alleged
false statement in the indictment, on
which the defendant had previously
been tried, was material. If it was,
the acquittal of the accused upon that
indictment would bar any further prose
cution for perjury alleged to have been
committed in the particular judicial in
vestigation. If the statements alleged
to have been knowingly, willfully, and
falsely made in the indictment upon
which the accused had been tried were
not material to the issue, then the plea
in bar would be worthless. In the form
er case in which the defendant in this
case was tried it was alleged in the in
dictment that he willfully, knowingly,
absolutely, and falsely swore that be
was a single man, when In truth and in
fact he was not a single man, but was
a married man and ah investigation of
MAYOR OVER MILLER
Ten Out of Twelve of Mii'er’s
Aldermen Are Elected in
Macon
(Special Dispatch to The Journal.)
MACON, Ga., Sept. 29.—Bridges
Smith, administration candidate for
mayor, was elected by a plurality of
157 votes over Wallace Miller, and a
majority of 95 votes over Wallace Miller
and A. L. Dasher, in the municipal elec
tion here yesterday. Ten out of twelve
of Wallace Miller’s aldermen were elec
ted.
The two aldermen on the Smith ticket
who were elected are R. C. Hazelhurst
and F. M. Jones. The other elected al
dermen are P. L. Hay, Charles W.
Schaefer, Will R. Evans, B. F. Merritt.
W. O. Stevens, Dr. W. G. Lee, J. B.
Riley. Steve M. Wright, W. H. Pittman
and Eden Taylor.
Stolen Ring Found
Under Leaf a Mile
From Owner's Home
(Special Dispatch to The Journal.)
ROME, Ga., Sept. 27.—A diamond ring
valued at $125 was stolen yesterday
from Mrs. George Clement at her resi
dence on the south side, but it was re
covered within a few hours in a pecu
liar hiding place. The ring was found
beneath a leaf in front of the residence
of Mrs. J. C. Lewis, on Fourth avenue,
more than a mil,e frpjn where the theft
was committed,
A Jiegro named Honnie Hamilton, had
been seen loitering about the place.
While he at first denied all knowledge
of the theft, he broke down under the
questioning of the police and led his
captors to the hiding place. Mrs. Cle
ment had left the ring on the kitchen
table and gone into another part of the
house for a few moments. Hamilton (
gained entrance through & window and
made off with the ring, which had been
given to Mrs. Clement by her husband,
who was formerly United States consul
to Honduras.
Whiskey Costs Only
12c a Gallon
(
A Kansas City Man Has Published a
Book, Giving the Formula By
Which the Whiskey Trust Makes
Their $5 Per Gallon Whiskey
For Only 12c Per Gallon.
right* the Whiskey Trust by Mailing'
His Book Containing Formula Free
To Eve/ry One.
CURRENCY IS DISCUSSED
BY SAMUEL UNTERMYER
Thinks Language Defining
Bank Securities Is Too
Loose
(By Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON, , Sept. 29.—Construc
tion of the administration currency bill
was discussed before the senate bank
ing committee today by Samuel Unter-
myer, of. New York. He approved the
general principles of the bill.
Mr. Untermyer, however, objected to
the language in the bill which defines
the bank securities upon which currency
shall be issued, saying it was too loose.
He suggested that it be changed to in
clude only commercial paper represent
ing the purchase or sale of a commod
ity.
EX-CONVICT SLAYS SELF
WHEN CORNERED BY POLICE
fBy Associated Pres*.)
WILMINGTON. Dfela., Sept. 29.—Tne
police today arrested Mrs. L. M. Wig
gins McDermott, mother of Homer Wig
gins, the escaped Convict, who killed
himself early today after a revolver
battle with the police at a lodging house
in this city. Wiggins’ brother Harvey
and two other riieh who lived at the Mc
Dermott house were also taken Into cus
tody.' All are charged with aiding ana
abetting a robbery and with receiving
stolen goods.
Mr. Marcel, located at 652 Broadway, Kansas
City, Mo., has published a book entitled “Secrets
of the Whiskey Trust Exposed;” and “Why Is
Marcel a Socialist;” in which be shows how the
whiskey trust takes a bushel -of corn, a pinch
of barley malt, a penny's worth of yeast, and
makes five gallons of whiskey at a total cost of
less than 50c: and then sells It at from four
to live dollars a gallon. He explains how the
whiskey barons make their millions and shows !
.Who pays for their mansions and automobiles.
The book is a fascinating story of a great crime
against the consumers of whiskey.
Mr. Marcel is malHflg out thousands of these
hooks exposing the secrets of th* whiskey trust j
on account of the Trust'* ftght nsa’rst lvm. Any
one Interested should write for the book, as it
will be sent free.—(Advt.) \
the testimony in the records shows that,
while this testimony was apparently ir
relevant and immaterial matter, because
it was tlie statement of a fact which,
if true, would very likely have influenced
the jury in the ^case then pending, and
in which the defendant was a witness.”
“The case in which Black was a wit
ness was that of Mrs. Maynard against
the Western and Atlantis railroad com
pany, an action for damages alleged to
have been caused by the railroad com
pany’s negligence in setting fire by
sparks which burned her two-story
frame storehouse. Tfic material ques
tion in that case was the extent of
Black's knowledge of the origin of the
fire. He testified in that trial that he
was at the storehouse about ten min
utes before the fire, and that the fire
caught near the stove flue. If the de
fendant had testified truthfully that ha
was a married man, .the jury might have
doubted his statement that he was at
Mrs. Maynard’s house at a late hour of
the night on which, the fire occurred.
He swore he was a single man, which,
would naturally cause the jury to give
credence to the statement that he was
visiting there at a late hour at night
and that he saw the fire start—that it
started from the stove flue and not
from sparks thrown out from the rail
road company’s train. And while it was
not at first apparent that his false
statement that he was a single man
would or could be material, an investi
gation of the record as a whole shows
that it was necessarily material, be
cause, if the jury believed It to be true,
it tended to supply a reason for his
absence from home and his presence at
Mrs. Maynard’s storehouse on the night
of the fire, and thus corroborated other
testimoney tending to show that the
railroad company was not liable in the
proceedings then pending.”
“DECISION MEREST NONSENSE.”
The above and foregoing decision of
the court is the merest nonsense, and
not founded in law or fact, and there
is nothing in the record to justify it,
and I repudiate it as a reflection upon
the judge, lawyers and jurors who tried
the case. Mrs. Maynard is a married
woman and did not live at or near the
storehouse, nor was the storehouse
burned in the night time, but was
burned in the day time—in broad, open
daylight. No such suggestion as set
out in the foregoing opinion was made
by counsel on either side during the
trial of the case, and if it had been I
would have treated It as too trivial for
a moment’s consideration.
That decision turns a guilty man
loose on a false issue, dodges the legal
and moral question involved, outrages
the law and facts, and is a travesty on
justice.
“Alas! I know not what made them
do it,, for they are wise and honorable;”
but it does seem to me that “Philip
drunk or sober” wp.ujd have known bet
ter. Neighbors, friends and fellow cit
izens, we must either retire the present
judges of the. court of appeals or abol
ish the court. Respectfully,
A. AY. FITE.
P. S.——It is suggested that the de
cision .is not entirely, without merit, foi
while it may tend to encourage slngk
men to keep later ljours, it will tend
to keep marfle-l men from going ie
locker clubs that spirituous malt
or other intoxicating licuprs.. atici. to
keep .them: at riome at, night^-^Y.... >V. F..
IS ID BAD
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Unfavorable Weather in the
Western Half of Cotton Belt
and Action on Tariff Com
mittee Cause Rise
(By Associated Press.)
NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 27.—The price
of cotton rose to new high levels for
the season today, and to the highest
levels seen on the boards in several
years. Continued unfavorable weather
in the western half of the belt, and
promise of more over-Sunday, coupled
with the fact that encouraging news
early in the day from Washington re
garding market legislation gav e the
bulls a free hand at first, led to the im
provement in values. At the highest of
the day, however, reports that Repre
sentative Underwood had introduced
the future tax bill caused a break..The
market lost 23. to 34 points from the
high.
In the earlier part of the day buying
for long account was heavy, much of it
apparently coming from outside
sources. The market went up in the
face erf considerable profit-taking by
buyers of the first part of the week.
There was little short selling on the
rise and spot people reported little
increase in offerings of actual cotton
from the interior.
On the opening the tone was steady
and prices were 5 to 10 points down.
This initial decline was due to the fact
that Liverpool did not make a good
enough response to the advaice on this
side yesterday. Liquidation of long
cctton was rather heavy around the
ppening, and immediately after the first
call prices wei^e 8 to 9 points under
the close of yesterday. This small de
cline brought out fresh buying in Vol
ume, which increased after the fore
cast was posted. The market grad
ually did better on reports of crPp
damage from many sections of the
western belt, and at the highest the
tradiug months were 13 to 16 points
over yesterday’s last quotations. The
market was at about its highest levels
when the reports concerning legislation
were received. The close was irregu
lar at a net loss for the day of 18 ' to
22 points.
Savannah Brokers Predict
15-Cent Cotton in October
(Special Dispatch to The Journal.)
SAVANNAH, Ga., Sept. 27.—Four-
teen-cent cotton became a reality in
Savannah yesterday afternoon, and the
spot market opened in Savannah this
morning strong at that figure. Mem
bers of the Savannah cotton exchange
are now predicting 15-cent cotton be
fore the middle of October;
MEDICAL MEN ASKED BIG EDITOR DISCUSSED FOR
PEES IN PAINTED CASE
Utl
$10,000 for Death Certificate,
$100,000 for Advice, $150,-
000 for Testimony *
JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Sept. 29;—Fol
lowing four suits for $290,000 ,fcy the
estate of the late E. Oi Painter* for, in
surance on his life, the total being
$1,178,0^0, when^firowned off a ferry
boat here,, in March, it was revealed to
day that medical men asked a fee of
$10,000 to sign proof of death, $100,000
for medical advice pending settlement,
and $160,000 if required to testify In
court, proposal rejected by family.
H, M. Pindell, Old Friend of
Wilson, Is Probable Choice
for Place
E
FOUL PLAY FEARED
(By Associated Frsss.)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 29—H. M, Pin
dell, a newspaper editor of Peoria, Ill.,
is foremost among those being consid
ered by President Wilson for ambassa
dor to Russia. His friends expect his
nomination will be made within a short
time.
Mr. Pindell was prominent at the Bal
timore convention and was largely In
strumental and swinging the big vote
of the Illinois delegation for Mr. Wilson
at a crucial time. He has long been a
friend of the president and early in the
administration was selected for comp-
t: oiler of currency but declined.
Walter Cox Sold Cotton, Cash
ed His Check, apd then
Disappeared
(Special Dispatch to The Journal.)
ROME, Ga., Sept. 29.—The mysteri
ous disappearance of Walter Cox, well-
known farmer, was reported to the po
lice this morning. Cox sold several
bales of cotton Tuesday, cashed the
check, obtained about $300 in cash,
and has not been seen since. Friends
and family fear foul play.
MISSING HEIRS
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$17,000 FIRE LOSS
SUSTAINED BY DOTHAN
DOTHAN, Ala., Sept. 29.—Fire in the
heart of the business district of the
city at I o’clock last night almost com
pletely gutted the Masonic temple, caus
ing a loss estimated at $17,000.
Origin of the fire is unknown. It
started on the first floor in the drug
store of Hammond & McNair and made
Its way through to the third floor. The
whole business section of the city was
threatened, but the fire department suc
ceeded in confining the flames to the
one building.
POPE PIUS BETTER;
RECEIVES PILGRIMS
(By Alsooiated Pren.)
ROME, Sept. 29.—Pope Pius’ health
was improved today and he said he felt
stronger. He was able to receive a
group of Brazilian pilgrims and also,
to give his benediction to a number of
girls who had just taken their first
communion.
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