Newspaper Page Text
CHRISTIAN GIVES IN
TO FOES IN SENATE,
NAME IS RECALLED
WASHINGTON, Feb. 20.—Senate
cppositicn to appointment of George
B. Christian, secretary to President
Harding, as member of the federal
trade commission, led to withdrawal
by President Coolidge today of Mr.
Christian’s nomination at the request
« of the nominee.
The White House made public a
letter to the president from Mr.
Christian, saying:
“When I informed you that this
appointment would be both accept
able and gratifying, I believed that
it would afford an opportunity for
the rendition of real service and
the doing of constructive work. Since
you sent my name to the senate,
Huston Thompson, a member of the
federal trade commission, has ap
peared before the senate interstate
commerce comnjittee and informed
that body, in substance, that in May,
1921, I had made inquiries of him
with respect to the commission’s
proceedings against the Famous
Players-Lasky corporation in such
away as to convey the impression
tnat I was endeavoring to interfere
with or influence their proceedings.
Says He Is “Amazed”
“In view of the facts, Mr. Thomp
son’s impression of our conference
has amazed me. I called Mr. Thomp
so— to the executive office in the
performance of an official duty
solely and for the sole purpose of
securing information as to the status
of this case. I frankly stated to him
that representations had been made
that this company was under investi
gation and that a hearing had been
denied them. I further stated that
I knew nothing of the mefhods of
procedure of the commission or its
rules of practice and asked him fdr
the facts.
“Mr. Thompson was most cour-
' teous and painstaking in explaining
the commission’s procedure to me
and that explanation made it per
fectly plain that the company in
volved had no reason whatever to
apprehend that any governmental
action respecting it would be taken
without the fullest opportunity to
protect its rights. I made no re
quest of Mr. Thompson, I made no
suggestions and voiced no criticism.”
Mr. Christian added that he would
be “very reluctant to serve on a
commission, a member of which was
r objecting to my appointment.”
Senator La Follette, one of those
opposing confirmation, said today
, the withdrawal would close the inci
dent unless Mr. Christian later were
named to some other post, requiring
senate, approval. Such a step is re
garded as unlikely.
Opposition to him was expressed
V by a number of labor leaders and
.recently the senate interstate com
*' merce committee was told by Hus-
L ton Thompson, chairman of the
trade commission, that Mr. Chris
r tian called him to the executive
• offices early in 1923 and inquired as
, to the reasons for proceedings by
. - the commission against the Famous
’ Players-Lasky Moving Picture cor
. r poration.
’ Mr. Thompson declared he re
«’’garded Mr. Christian’s course in re
■ gard to the picture corporation as
. unusual, and said it appeared that
•.“some one” was using the office of
the secretary to prevent action. The
committee immediately invited Mr.
Christian to appear before it today,
but he requested a postponement
and last nig-ht asked Mr. Coolidge
to withdraw his name.
Roentgen Ray Expert,
Former Sculptor Here,
Vanishes in Mystery
DANVILLE, 111., Feb. 20.—Dr.
George Dean Walter, Roentgen ray
expert, engineer, soldier and former
sculptor on the Stone mountain me
; morial at Atlanta, in charge' of the
X-ray laboratory at -St. Elizabeth’s
hospital here, is missing, and fears
are entertained by his bride of six
months and’ close personal friends
that he has either met with foul
play or an accident of some kind.
Dr. Walter disappeared shortly be
fore noon Saturday without leaving
iny explanation with Mrs. Walter
Dr his friends and no word has been
received from him since.
Dr. Walter served six years in the
.English army, four of which were
luring the World war. He was
wounded in line of duty, suffered
Dhell shock, and his wife is fearful
some sudden twist of his men-
make-up has resulted in his suf
fering a lapse of memory or an ac
cident.
Chewing Gum on Stick
Used by Robbers in
$50,000 Bond Theft
CHICAGO, Feb. 20.—Authorities
today sought two men who, with the
lid of a small stick and a wad of
Shewing gum, stole $50,000 worth
5f government bonds from the Peo
ple’s Trust and Savings bank here
Yesterday. The bonds disappeared
from a cashier’s cage during the
Absence of a clerk.
When the clerk left the cage, po
lice said, the bonds were stacked
In a neat pile. He returned, found
them disarranged and smeared with
Chewing gum and five of the bonds
missing.
’etition to Seek Building
Os Carolina Railroad
WASHINGTON, Feb. 20.—A pet!-
ion seeking authority to construct
he Appalachian and Western North
Carolina railroad will be filed shortly
frith the interstate commerce com
mission as a result today of a meet
tig here of railroad representatives
tnd the North Carolina congressional
lelegation. The railroad secured an
Ippropriation of $10,000,000 from the
Rst general assembly of North Caro-
Ina.
CHILDREN CRY FQR “GASTORIfI"
A Harmless Substitute for Castor Oil, Paregoric, Drops
and Soothing Syrups No Narcotics!
Mother! Fletcher’s Castorla has ]
teen in use for over 30 years to re
,|eve babies and children of Constipa
ion. Flatulency. Wind Colic and
iiarrhea; allaying Feverishness aris
hg therefrom, and, by regulating tn,
komach and Bowels, aids the assitr
'ation of Food; giv.ng natural sleep
THE ATLANTA TRI* WEEKLY JOURNAL
EGOMANIA BLAMED
FOR DOUBLE CRIMES
OF BRILLIANT BOY
((’ontinned frnin Page 1)
•sessed of the idea that three .sacri
fices of human life must be made to
obtain the perfection for which he
was striving.
Under this hallucination, he de
clared he burned his two younger
sisters as they slept in their room in
the Georgia home. One year late!'
to the day, he was called on to kill
again, and this time it was his
parents, though he declared he did
not realize who he was killing, that
time and place and object were not
in his mind, all he understood was
that he must kill. He also thought
that a year later he must make his
third sacrifice of human life before
he could be perfect.
Never Told Parents.
McDowell was asked if he ever
told his mother or father of having
burned his sisters to death in Geor
gia. Looking the questioner straight
in the eyes, he said: “No, I could
not do that, it would have hurt them
too much.” He said that he had
nevei' told anyone of the killing of
his sisters, though it preyed upon
his mind a great deal.
Referring to religious beliefs
again, McDowell said he believed
that one could have high and perfect
ideals and yet not believe in any re
ligion. His ideal was a world gov
ernment where everything was per
fect. His opinion Is that normal
birth will be done away with in time
and human life will be produced by
science and mechanical instruments.
This, however, he thought would,
come about slowly as will also the
perfect world government. Condi
tions are not ripe for them now. and
thev would do untold harm if inau
guiated now.
McDowell said he believed there
are as many gods as there are peo
ple to believe in, them, and he real
ized that they are a help to the ig
norant people of the present time.
However, he said, the more intelli
gent people do not believe in but
one God. .
Accused by his questioner of having
been a student of socialism and hav
ing associated with radicals, Mc-
Dowell denied the charge though he
said he had a great deal and
had tried to analyze religion and
humanity. This, he said, was re
sponsible for his confused brain,
though he declared he was not what
you would call crazy, simply not
right in his head!
Shot Father First
“Which one of your parents did
you shoot first?” he asked.
“I shot my father first,” was the
reply.
“Did your mother, who slept be-,
side him, wake up or scream?” he
was asked.
“You would naturally think she
would?” said the boy, “but I do not
recall that she did, besides I was
shooting pretty fast, and I do not
think she had time to do anything,
he concluded.
“Did you ever kill anyone besides
your two sistersand your parents?”
he was asked.
“Not that I have any recollection
of,” replied the lad, * and I had I
done so, I believe it would have
made such an impression on my
-mind that I would have remembered
it, for I recall vividly the killing of
my sisters and my parents, he
stated.
Speaking of his parents, Mc-
Dowell said no boy ever had a bet
ter father, “and I loved him. My
mother was all that a mother could
be.” He went on to say that he did
not believe he had normal affection
for anything’, that he was so self
centered, there was no room in his
head for anything else.
It was said, at the court house,
that a commission would be called
at once and likely the boy will be
sent to the state insane asylum with
out a hearing.
That McDawell will ever pay
with his life for the double murder
to which he confessed here yester
day appears very improbable. The
youth who shot to death his mother
and hij father, Mr. and Mrs. J. M.
McDowell, as they slept, will be cer
tain to plead insanity when he is
brought to trial at the next term
of circuit court, even if he is not
declared insane before that time and
sent to the asylum. Under the laws
of this state, an insane person is
not accountable for a crime com
mitted and an insane person cannot
be put to death even it sane at the
time of the crime. That it would
be easy for McDowell to prove ih
sanity is apparent from the facts
in the case.
An Egomaniac
NjfcDowell seems to be suffering
from what the medical profession
and alienists would call egomania.
He is more concerned about him
self than about ’anything else, and
his mental condition is the same at
all times. He appears abnormal all
the time, and it is not a case, of pe
riods of insanity. This was shown
by his actions yesterday before and
after he had confessed that he shot
his father and his mother and burn
ed to death his two sisters. Though
those closest to him in human rela
tion were dead he showed no sor
row, did not even simulate such a
feeling and was much more concern
ed about his own personal appear
ance than he was about the deed
he had done.
With the electric chair at least in
prospect and with his parents dead
by his own hands, Frank willingly
posed for pictures in the jail and
again on the way to Clearwater and
was much concerned about the ap
pearance of his tie and hair. John
Ludwick, publicity man for (he
chamber of commerce, took the first
; picture of McDowell in his cell in
the city jail. The youth posed in
away that he thought would bring
out to the best advantage his appear
a nee.
On the way to Clearwater, a news
paper reporter with a camera asked
for pictures. Frank hopped out of
the automobile in which deputy sher
iffs were escorting him to the coun
ty prison, arranged his tie, smoothed
his hair and then assumed what he
meant for a graceful pose. He
posed for six snapshots and then
went on to Clearwater with the depu
ties.
Before his confession yesterday,
when he knew that the police ac-
I cused him of killing his father and
mother, he showed not a trace of
sorrow for their death, and it is be-
without opiates. The genuine bear,
signature of
(Ad\ ertisement 1
lieved that he is without conscious
ness or affection for anybody except
himself.
Insanity Not Suspected
Frank McDowell was well known
here and was well liked by those
who knew him and nobody except
the family had suspected that therte
was anything wrong with his mind.
A girl who lived near the McDow
ells’ and who often rode to town
with Frank in his car, said today
that she had found him an intelli
gent, well educated youth, and she
had never suspected that he was
mentally unbalanced. She talked to
him just a few hours before he com
mitted his second crime. Tuesday
afternoon late, she said she met him
in front of the postoffice and stop
ped to talk to him. This was about
the time that he told the police he
was in Bayboro shooting at bottles
in the water. The young woman
said that Frank seemed to be just
as usual, bright and jollv. and she
talked to him several minutes and
then went on little dreaming that
perhaps, even at that time, he plan
ned to kill his parents.
Others who knew Frank well had
remarked on his brightness of intel
lect and his information on general
subjects and only those who had
talked to Him on religion had any
suspicion that he was not soupd
mentally. It was only when he dis
cussed religion that he showed traces
of the odd streak that developed into
actual insanity.
Confession of Gruesome Crimes
The burning to death of two sis
ters last year to atone for a “blas
phemy” against the “Holy Ghost”
was 12 years old. and the
murder of his mother and father
Tuesday night as a sacrificial pen
ance for the killing of his sisters,
confessed by Frank McDowell, nine
teen-years old. and his weird tale of
“hazy spells” and halluciations dur
ing which he believed hfe family
aligned with “the anti-Christ,” stood
forth today as related details of one
of the most gruesome murders
in the history of southern crime.
McDowell, held in the Pinellas
county jail at Clearwater to await
trial on a charge of murdering his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. M. McDow
ell, who were shot through the head
while they slept Tuesday night, talk
ed readily. Confessing to the shoot
ing of his parents, McDowell further
revealed that he had started the fire
in which his sister, locked in their
bedroom, perished on February 19,
1923, in the McDowell home at that
time in Decatur, Ga. The orgin of
the fire at Decatur, in which his sis
ters, Williematee, sixteen, and
Marion, eighteen, perished, had re
mained a mystery until cleared up
by McDowell’s confession yesterday.
Blasphemed “Holy' Ghost”
When he was twelve-years old, Mc-
Dowell told officers, he blasphemed
the “Holy Ghost.” This occurred on
February 19, and every year, as the
date approached, his mind, he said,
became “hazy” and he believed his
family to be aligned with “the anti-
Christ.” These hallucinations occur
red annually, he said, until last year
he felt impelled to killed his sisters
as atonement for his “blasphemous”
sin. McDowell, when asked what
this sin was, refused to answer.
After his sisters had perished in
flames, McDowell said, his mind
again became clear, and he realized
the seriousness of his crime, but did
not reveal to anyone what he had
done.
On Tuesday, February 19, the an
niversary of his “sin,” he felt that
he must kill his parents as a sacri
fice as penance for the murder of his
sisters, he said.
Kills His Parents
On Tuesday night, McDowell told
officers, he went to bed in the room
adjoining that in which his father
and mother slept, without any
thought of violence. He dreamed
that he was commanded by voices
to kill his father and mother. So
vivid and realistic was the dream,
he said, that he awoke, went into
the adjoining room and fired five
shots from a .32 caliber revolver at
his mother and father.
Both Mr. and Mrs. McDowell were
shot through the right temple,
powder burns indicating, according
to investigating authorities, that the
shots had been fired from close
range. Officers found both the man
and woman in sleeping positions,
with nothing to indicate that they
had not passed from sleep into
death.
The crime committed, and his
mind again rational, Frank said, he
hid the revolver in the bottom of
his trunk, bumped his head against
a door to support a story that his
parents had been murdered and that
he had been knocked senseless by
the murderer. He slashed the screen
of the entrance door to the home to
support his first assertion tftat he
had heard a commotion in his par
ents’ room and had been knocked
senseless by the escaping murderer.
A jury last night returned a ver
dict that Mr and Mrs. McDowell
had come to their death from bullet
wounds inflicted by their son. The
jury recommended that the youth
be held on a charge of murder with
out bail.
Placed between the bodies of Mr.
and Mrs. McDowell, authorities
found a note typewritten on paper
cut out in the form of a heart, con
taining the Lord’s prayer and ex
cerpts of Bible phrases, which young
McDowell told officers were intend
ed to refer to his three sins.
Strange Letter
This letter read as follows:
“Our father who are in Heaven,
hallowed be Thy name; Thj’ king
dom come. Thy will be done on earth
as it is in Heaven; give us this day
our daily bread and forgive us our
debts as we forgive our debtors and
lead us not into temptation, but de
liver vis from evil for Thine is the
kingdom and the power and the
glory forever and ever, Oh, Jehovah,
for thrust in the defiled womb of the
elder virgin of the issue of anti-
Christ didst I offer up this prayer
to the spirit writ upon the likeness
of he cross of sin. which dielst
weigh heavily upon mine heart, till
pu-ged in the consuming flames of
the evil one; and it was the end of
the first year of sin with me and rhe
end c-f mine sin before the spirit: and
now in the mouth of the father of
the house of Satan do I offer up this
prayer of mine Heavenly Father
writ on the likeness of mine heart,
destined to the blackness of sin that
it shall be washed away in the blood
.of rhe lamb as it gusheth from the
body of thine lain enemy; and it is
the end ot the second year of sin
with me and the end of mine sin be
fore thee and likewise in the watery
sepulchre of the Son of the House
of anti-Christ shall I mingle this
prayer to the Son of God, writ upon
tl.e likeness of a dove which arising
from the cleansing waters of bap
tism shall light upon me bearing for
giveness of Jesus; and it shall be
the end of the third year of sin in
me and the end of mine sin before
God. the Father, Son and Holv
Ghost,” Amen.
According to neighbors of the Mc-
Dowells, Frank had a reputation of
being erratic.
On the table in his room there were
several books on philosophy, and one
one, ‘ The Quest for Souls,” was par
ticularly noticeable, as there were
three different pages containing book
marks. On each pase there was a
chapter or sentence dealing with
<Uath or of an exotie nature similar
to the type of literature after which
the message on the hfeart is pat
terned.
Sworn Confession
McDowell signed the confession
late Wednesday after he had repeat
ed it orally three times. It was
sworn to before a notary public.
In the story, which he repeated
three times to Chief of Police
George M. Coslick and Chief of De
tectives John Trotter, Frank said
his mind became “hazy” at times
and that during these spells he was
obsessed with the hallucination that
the members of his family were fol
lowers of the anti-Christ.
Tracing the origin of these
“hazy” spells, Frank said that when
he was twelve years old he blas
phemed the “Holy Ghost,” and that
since that time he has been trying
to expiate his sin, but he did not
explain of what this “blasphemy
consisted.
This “blasphemy” occurred on
February 19, he said. Every year
since when the anniversary of this
“blasphemy” approached, Frank
said, his . mind became erratic, and
he believed his family to be allied
with the anti-Christ. These delu
sions continued annually until one
year ago he felt that he must kill his
sisters in order to atone for his
“blasphemous” sin.
How He Burned Girls
After he had started the' fire in
which his sisters perished, Frank
said his- mind returned to rational
ity. and he was appalled at the
crime he had committed, but did not
reveal it to anyone. When Feb
ruary 19 of this year came near,
he felt that the death of his parents
was a sacrifice demanded as pen
ance for the killing of his sisters,
he said.
Explaining the Decatur, Ga., fire
Frank said that hq crept into the
room occupied by his sisters, satu
rated the bed clothing with gasoline,
fired, the inflammable piass with
coals carried from the-family hearth
and fled from the house when the
blaze flared up, locking all exits be
hind him. Although the house did
not burn to the ground, the room
in which the two girls slept was de
stroyed.
Frank said he went to sleep on his
couch in a room adjoining that of his
parents Tuesday night without any
definite thought of violence to Mr.
and Mrs. McDowell. He dreamed,
he'said, that he was commanded to
accomplish the destruction of his fa
ther and 'mother. He said the dream
was so compelling that when he
awoke he arose from his bed, went
into the next room and fired five
shots at Mr. and Mrs. McDowell.
The first shot struck Mr. Mc-
Dowell. The bullet penetrated the
left temple and passed out on the
right side of the head. Mrs. Mc-
Dowell also was shot through the left
temple and the bullet emerged in the
same manner, imbedding itself in
the pillow where it was found later.
Apparently neither had been
aroused.
Wouldn’t Join Church
While under police guard, Frank
appeared highly intelligent for a
youth of his age. He said he had
left high school in his junior year
and passed college examinations. Po
lice found in the home many books
on religious topics on the fly leafs
on which was ■’-•r’itten Frank's name.
The McDowell family was known to
be deeply religious.
The Rev. E. -T. Ptilson, pastor of
the First Baptist church, which the
elder McDowells attended, said
Frank in the past few months had
scoffed at the Christian religion and
refused to accede to parents’ re
quest that he join and attend their
church. Frank confirmed this, add
ing that he had been torn between
conflicting ideas on religion at one
time believing in God, at another
rej -cting Christianity.
When questioned by Chief Coslick
as to whether or not he had com
mitted the murder to gain financial
ly, his reply was in the negative,
and he reiterated the statement that
the motive was purely religious, and
he did not realize that the people
he was firing at were his parents.
Rumors that the father was heav
ily insured in favor of the boy are
unfounded, although he had taken
out $5,000 worth of double indemnity
insurance on January 28, in favor
of Mrs. McDowell.
Special Clause in Policy
This policy contained a double in
demnity clause which provided that
in case of accidental death or murder
SIO,OOO would be paid to the mother
The policy also provides that if the
mother did not survive the father
that the money would revert to the
administers of the J. M. McDowell
estate.
Although Mr. McDowell took ou*
$5,000 worth of insurance, it was
taken in two policies, one for $3,000
and the other for $2,000. Both >f
these were handled by Frank, who
acted as an agent for the Union Cen
tral Insurance company.
Tne bov is also insured for $2,000
in favor of the administrators of his
estate. It is understood that the
three policies, for himself and his
father are the only ones which he
had secured while an insurance
dgent.
The boy, however, was so em
phatic in his statements that he had
no desire to secure any money by
committing the crime, that police are
inclined to believe that the motive
was principally his perverted reli
gious views.
( rime Believed Premeditated
That the boy has been considering
the crime or a similar one is evi
denced by his statement to Chief
of Detectives Trotter that he escaped
so easily in Decatur when he set
fire to his sisters by merely running
back to his room that he felt that
he could commit the crime and not
be caught because he was under di
vine guidance.
McDowell talked Wednesday after
noon to anybody who was with him
telling about his two crimes. He
said that he had to make a blood
sacrifice because of his great sin
when he was twelve years old, and
that his sisters were the first to go.
lie told how ho had planned to burn
up bis sisters and had kept the gaso
line for two days before he finally
killed the girls. McDowell did not
make a written confession. He sim
ply answered questions that were
put to him and his story was se
cured in pieces by getting answers
to questions.
McDowell was taken to Clearwa
ter late Wednesday and put in the
jail there for safe-keeping. Though
there has not been any talk of vio
lence here it was deemed safe to
have the youth taken to Clearwater.
Bodies Sent to Acworth
The remains of Mr. and Mrs. .J.
M. McDowell, second victims of a
son’s fanaticism, were sent to the
old home of the slain couple in Ac
worth, Ga., this morning on the Pi
nellas Special, for interment.
Accompanying the bodies of the
slain couple were G. A. McDoweil,
brother of Mr. McDowell, who with
Mrs. McDowell, arrived in St. Peters-
L rg last night to make arrange
ments for the funeral of his brother
and wife.
Mr. McDowell could add nothing
in the way of information relative to
the shooting, he said, and only knew
what he had been told since arrival
here. Mr. McDowell is employed in
the office of the Lewis-Chitty Con
solidated Grocery company, Jackson
ville. News of the double niurdbr
was a great shock to him. and im
mediately upon being notified of it,
h ecame to this city.
MISS MARY BIKDSEY WAS
PLAYMATE OF M’DOWELL
FORSYTH. Ga., Feb. 21.—Miss
Mary Birdsey, mentioned by Frank
McDowell as being marked for his I
next victim, is recalled here as a I
beautiful child who was a playmate
of the boy.| The Birdseys lived in |
the Lancaster hotel, the father being
a. traveling man. Mr. McDowell was
managing the Monroe Advertiser at
the time, and the family lived near
the hotel.
The Birdseys left Forsyth some
fen years ago, going to Savannah,
and some years later to Honolulu.
It is understood here that they are
now living in Savannah again.
Starving in Hebrides
Seek Aid of America
Through Lord Balfour
NEW YORK, Feb. 20.—A cable
gram from Lord Arthur Balfour to
John A. Stewart, of the Sulgrave
institution, in this city, contained
this message:
“Reported to us that 30,000 per
sons in the Hebrides in danger of
starvation. What can Sulgrave do,
if anything? Please advise by cable.
Balfour.”
Ten months of unceasing rain
which has destroyed crops, ruined
the Scotch natives’ thatched homes
and cut off their every means of
livelihood has prompted this ap
peal to the United States for aid,
Mr. Stewart rajd. Not since 1846,
when the “gr-.-at flood” visited the
Scotch Hebrides and America went
to the rescue with food, clothes and
money, have the proud but poor in
habitants of those barren silands
sought charity, he declared. .
Church Bells Chime
As Parish Rejoices
At Case Vindication
CHICAGO, Feb. 20. —Members of
the Oak Park Baptist church, whose
pastor, Dr. Carl D. Case, was legally
cleared yesterday of charges of mis
conduct made by Albert Leland, a
parishioner, in a divorce suit, which
was denied, rejoice at his vindica
tion. The church has steadily up
held its (pastor since the charges
were made.
Chiming church bells which rang
for more than an last night
sounded the church’s paean of con
gratulation, and hundreds of tele
graph and telephone messages were
sent to. Dr. Case expressing the send
ers’ jubilations. An informal recep
tion planned by parishioners at the
pastor's home grew to such propor
tions that it adjourned to the church
hall. Dr. Case did not attend.
Government Claims
Total $181,462, but
Land Sale Nets SSO
SAVANNAH, Ga., Feb. 20.—Prop
erty owned by Israel Goldberg in
various sections of the city, against
which assessments and penalties ag
gregating $181,462.44 were made by
the government because of allege I
failure to pay income taxes for the
years 1919-22 inclusive, was sold
Tuesday.
Only Goldberg's equity was soln,
a bank holding a mortgage on the
property for $25,000. The equity
brought SSO. This will be the govern
ment’s share.
Sup er Power Zone
Planned in Alabama
BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Feb. 20.-*-
Plans of three south Alabama hydro
electric concerns to form a “super
power zone," and strengthen their
services to fourteen towns in Ala
bama. and three in Florida have been
announced. The three companies I
are the River Falls Power company, i
of River Falls, Ala.; the Houston i
Power company, of Dothan, Ala.,
and the Pea River Power company,
of Troy. Ala,. '.ich will connect
their transmission lines so as to pro
vide for an- interchange of power
where needed.
More than SIOO,OOO will be spent in
connections, it is stated, with the
view of developing a capacity of 20,-
000 horsepower. Besides Alabama
m ...dcipalities, the three power com
panies will serve Greenville, Bonifay
and Chipley, Fla.
Asthma Choking
Stopped Over Night
Pleasant Tablets Taken After Meals
Are Giving Real Comfort and ,
Relief to Thousands.
Working along original lines, med
ical science has produced a formula |
which according to the common, re- \
port from thousands of users, quickly (
stops the awful choking, wheez-;
ing, gasping, coughing spasms of .
Asthma and at the same time loosens j
the pleghm, and tones up the entire
system. *
It is now offered to sufferers as a I
simple home treatment in pleasant ■
tablet form, which users say quickly i
ends sleepless nights, restores im- i
munity to stormy weather and makes I
it possible to walk fast or run with-1
out that terrible tightness in the |
chest.
Knowing that this may sound “too i
good to be true,” at least to many
chronic sufferers, F. H. Shearer, i
Dept. 205-B. Coca-Cola Building, Kan-(
sas City, Mo., offers to send a full I
size SI.OO bottle of the famous Flor-'
ence Formula, to anyone who writes !
for it, free of charge or obligation. ;
If it gives the relief and freedom you i
have lopg sought, and satisfied you ■
in every way, tell your friends and
pay only one dollar. Otherwise noth- '
mg. as you are the sole judge. You I
risk nothing in sending your name, I
for this free introductory offer. Act
now as it is good for only 10 days.
(Advertisement.) '
Send No Money
A i;tiim j lie
3; '•'■ $8.45
Rest type made with ,
83 4* r> Jr* n “' v • mooted model *4 j
aX A 4 f, ‘ '• *’ s?ef>l - ’ust like'
tpw* Ttz used over there, -'j
<’aL extra magazine
free $8.45
a , H ’" d Eiectlnq Left Hand Wheeler
.cvolver. None better made at any price. 3-’
1 ..L. $16.2.>; 38 Cal., $17.25. Brand-new latest
models, guaranteed Genuine Imoorted.
Steei ffKMBBaaBHk
Army Automatic
\l «
this price. A bar- ?£ ''-.V. AWBwSSSIB
gain for only $3.75 -o*l 3
Pocket Automatic. For depends hie
construction and str. othness of ac
t.on this 25 Cal. automatic cannot >K£SnKMI
be beau Special at $6.7$
H U Vp n n“a'q';' ry send no money
ti«faction o<iaran»**d nr m<wy promptly r»- •
fnndrrt UNIVERSAL SALES CO., Oppt. //!.
New York City.
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 33, 1924.
WM. J. SIMMONS
IS SUED FOR IMO
01KAMELIA ORDER
Suit for $25,000 damages was
filed Thursday in the Fulton supe
rior court against William Joseph
Simmons, founder and former em
peror of the Ku Klux Klan, the ac
tion being instituted by the Kame
lia, Inc., an order similar in many
respects to the klan, and organized
in connection therewith.
It is alleged in the petition that
Colonel Simmons assisted in the
organization of the Kamelia in 1922,
and that he was given a contract
to act as "supreme ritualistic offi
cer,” having charge of the prepara
tion of rituals, paraphernalia, rega
lia and similar matters. For this
service he was to receive SSOO per
month for six months, it is alleged,
but although he actually received
$2,500 for five months’ work, he did
not perform the services required
of him.
The petition, which was signed by
H. Tom Kight, “premier” of the
Kamelia, sets out that Colonel Sim
mons recently has “sold his connec
tion with the Ku Klux Klan,” and is
now organizing an order along simi
lar lines which interferes with the
operation of the klan and also the
Kamelia. Efforts are being made to
induce members of the Kamelia to
join the new order, it is charged.
This allegation has reference t'o the
recent transaction between the Ku
Klux Klan, Inc., and Colonel Sim
mons, in which he received $145,500
cash; for this he resigned as em
peror of the klan and as a klans
man, and agreed to participate in no
organization that would interfere
with the activities of the klan.
The petition, in addition to asking
$25,000 damages for alleged breach
of contract on the part of Colonel
Simmons, seeks an injunction against
him to prevent him from encumber
ing or disposing of his property, and
also to prevent him from engaging
in any activity which interferes
With the operations of the Kamelia.
Judge George L. Bell granted the
injunction as to Colonel Simmons’
interference with the Kamelia, but
refused to allow an injunction re
garding the disposition of his prop
erty.
Hearing on the case was set for
March 1.
Warren Accepts Post
As U. S. Mexico Envoy
WASHINGTON, Feb. 21.
Charles B. Warren, of Detroit, for
mer ambassador to Japan, has con
sented to accept the post of ambas
sador to Mexico. His nomination
was sent to the senate Thursday.
6IK J GLEAM)
MISS OF Him
35-Cent “Danderine” so
Improves Lifeless, Neg
lected Hair
* i
An abun
dance of luxu
riant hair full
of gloss, gleams
and life shortly
follows a gen
uine toning up '
o f neglected
scalps with de
pendable “Dan
derine.”
Falling hair,
1 itching scalp
■ and the dan
'cl ruff is cor-
rected immediately. Thin, dry, wispy
or fading hair is quickly invigor
ated, taking on new strength, color 1
and youthful beauty. “Danderine”
is delightful on the hair; a refresh- !
ing. stimulating tonic —not sticky or i
greasy! Any drug store.
(Advertisement.)
CHft NO W, m*k. th!. roe<-l*J offww
P"” «>• TFE"".*" 1 T * lo *-
Wlßagttgß MONEY le Bn d fit of Frxrw t»U
--138 f w jx% u r.x
ww rx" «:.«v
Ora Sr s
RE® oßic Sample Outfit FRET
■^.t'lx.’X 1
ammo®
Higrh power air rifle for selling B\f3g«£.’. t R"><M
boxes M ent ho-Nora Salva at 25c.
U. S. SUPPLY CO.. Dspt. CY-47 GRLEMVJILE.
PELLAGRI
50-Page Book Free
Look for These Symptoms
Tired and drowsy feelings accom
panied by headaches, depression or
state of indolence; roughness of skiir
' breaking out or eruption, sore
I mouth, tongue, lips and throat in
: flaming red; much mucus and chok
!ing; indigestion and nausea; diar
J rhea or constipation; mind affected
land many others. Do not wait for all
j These symptoms to appear. If you suffer
! from one or more, write for your copy
of the book today. It is FREE, and
> mailed in plain sealed wrapper. DR. i
. '.V. J. McCRARY, INC., Dept. 88, Carbon .
. Hill, Ala.—(Advertisement.)
TIRES WITH 500 NAIL~
HOLES LEAK NO AIR
A new puncture-proof inner tube has
■ been invented by a Mr. L. K. Milburn,
iof Chicago. In actual test it was punc
tured 500 times without the loss of air.
I This wonderful new tube increases mile
l age from 10.000 to 12.000 miles, elimi
-1 nates changing tires, and makes riding
i a real pleasure. It costs no more than
I the ordinary tube. Mr. Milburn. 331
I West 47th St., Chicago, wants them in- I
j troduced everywhere and is making a I
I special offer to agents. Write him today. I
(Advertisement.)
I r .
Since 1569 ALLENS ILCERINE BAI.VE has i
healed more old sores lli.'m all other rah,. com- I
biitetl. It is the most ;>ow< rfu! salve kimnri awl
i heals sort-, froin the l-utom tip. drawing out I
tlie poisons. By mail C 5 cents. Rook free
J. F. ALLEN MEDICINE CO.. Desk 0 ST. PAUL. MI»H.
’ ; y '* r ' Y<w» for wl-
k\\» ,/ f /2Z7 l? r £ nly 12 boxes M.r>-
jFfeh. 'W t?/ 2X d r , . r n^ eDt t'’' OiD tn’«nr> I
«' 7?> ..J" * bo T- Rsnim
2
■ y «. Ordernow
- . mon.-, w. r- a ,. ~r
P ''*- IF-17 . GKENYItLE. FA.
NORTHERN PACIFIC
LAND DRANT PROBE
81 HOOSE LIKELY
WASHINGTON, Feb/ 21.—A com
plete investigation of the federal
government land grafts to the
Northern Pacific Railway company
is planned by congressional leaders.
It probably will be conducted by a
joint committee of the house and
senate.
Chairmen Sinnott and Lenroot, of
the : ‘ house and senate public lands
committees, are conferring on the
subject with a view to agreemen*
as to procedure before inquiry reso
lutions are pressed.
Probably the first action by con
gress will he adoption of the reso
lution sponsorea by the agriculture
and interior departments and direct
ing the secretary of the interior to
defer adjustment of the Northern
Pacific claims and to withhold the
issuing of any additional patents on
lands claimed by the road pending
inquiry.
STOMAGH MISERY
ACIDITY, GAS, CAS,
INDIGESTION
“Pape’s Diapepsin” is the quick
est, surest relief for indigestion,
gases, flatulence, heartburn, sour
ness. fermentation or stomach dis
tress caused by acidity. A few tab
lets give almost immediate stomach
relief. Correct your stomach and
digestion now for a few cents.
Druggists sell millions of packages.
(Advertisement.)
Catch Fish,
folding galvanized Steel Wire Trap. It catches
them like a fly trap catches flies. Ltira
showing traps n all sizes. $1 Box °f.Magte F'sh Lur»
FREE— to Introduce our traps in your locality.
WALTON SUPPLY CO., 8 . 10 St. Louis, Mo.
Spectacles
wfeJfWwdsr
ciem/ <c> ,m
10-Karat My large size "True Virion"
Gold Filled Y\ will enable you to read the smallest print. Zjr Handzoma
Soft Comfort v\. thtaad the finest needles.see far or near. They will protect yottf ZjF Shell Rims
Cable Bows NCN. eyes, preventing eye strain and headaches. These large Sy Add Graea
Cannot Hurt slze 'True Virion" 10-karat gold filled glasses are the .Zzi to Fac*
finest and most durable spectacles
addwill give years satisfaction.
DON’T SEND A PENNY—I Trust You! I
1 ask you to send no money, simply your name and address. I know that these finely ground H
glasses will give you such "True Vision" and splendid satisfaction that. I insist on sending H
them on EREE TRIAL, so you can see what, a remarkable bargain I offer. When they ar- M I J
rive, put them on and see with what ease and comfort they enable you to read, work or dew. Mi
see clearly at a distance or close up, by da.v-f CUT AND MAIL COUPON TODAY •
light or lamplight. Note >«”» ettlly yon elm u. S. SPECTACLE CO., Dept. A-1227 ‘ |
read the fine print in your Bible. You 11 b<| I J
amazed and delighted. They are equal to glasses iszz-otß W. Adams St., Chicago, 111.
sold elsewhere st M.*> to $lB. Try them NOW—| Send me/ a pair of your spectacles on 10- I
they are SENT KRErI. Sit right down this very ( | av f loe | r i a |, jf j jjke them, 1 will pay . 1
minute and fill out the coupon. Mail it at once | s.|.<ig. jf not, | will return them and there I
Your own postman will tieliver the glasses to you w iU be no charge.
postage, prepaid, free of all costs. They will cmno| j
packed in a hcMitiful velveteen lined, spring Name Ape
back Pocket-Book Spectacle Case. Try them fori street and No1>• .
10’ full days at our risk and expense. Send the Box N() R . D . No .
coupon now. I _ . ... ’, •• 'fl
... Postofllr.e State
rarawrarawrarararaM 1 -i
1 G~ W&rSk
fflft plated Rings. All 7 guaranteed
W and Civen Free for Belling only
12 cards of our eaßily-sold Dress
Snap Faatcnera at IO cents per card (12 Snaps ou a card) and sending us the $1.20. Order now.
D. E. DALE MFG. CO.. Providence, R. I. .
THIS HOUSE GIVEh
"Stop Paying Rent
Surely vou want a fine 6 room house of your very
own, arid vou can have this one too. without, a jK
cent of cost Io you. if you promptly
thisadverlisemcnt anrldoas Isay. Thisis |r* a
yourchancetofrecyoiM'sclffromlhelanrl- j| T!# w j I ImHHK
lord’s clutches. I don't want your money. '-I '•» : S33| *
I Will Buy the Lot i
If you do not own a lot, I’ll arrange to buy
a lot for you. J give this house, without ~ .7\ .
cost, just to advertise my business. House can he built anywhere in the U. S. A beautiful and
comfortable home may l>e yours if you promptly answer this advertisement.
COSTS NOTHING TO INVESTIGATE t costs nothing I
to investigate T would like to place one of my houses in each.locality in the U. S. Rush name
and address TODAY. A post card will do. Just say, "I want one of your 6-room houses.”
C. E. MOORE. Pres., Home Builders Club, Dept., (15 .Batavia, Illinois
‘ ‘Delighted—Send Two More”
"Tri-Weekly Journal,
Atlanta, Ga.
•’The Three-ln-One Shopping Bng received this
morning. I think It is a wonderful bargain.
“In fact, I think The Tri-Weekly Journal would
bn a bargain alone at 81.35 a year. I have taken it
for many years and would not be without it for twice
the price. . • ji
“Two of hny friends, after seeing my Shopping
Bag, asked me to send in their names for the pftier
for one year, with the Shopping Bag as premium. J
herein enclose check for? 2.70 for which send your
offer to each of the names. „ ]
“With best wishes for the dear old Journal,
“Yours truly, , «
‘ “MRS. M. C. RHODEN,
“Oct. 27, 1923. Blountstown, Fla,”
Tri-Weekly Journal, for one year, and Three-fn-
One Shv j i -ng Bag, delivered, postage pre-paid—
Only $1.35
■■l M
Tri-Weekly Journal, for 18 months, and Three-m-
One Shopping Bag, delJvered, postage pre-paid—
Only $1.50
CORNS '
Lift Off-No Pain! -j
jTi
Doesn't hurt one bit! Drop a little
“Freezone” on an -aching corn, in- ' |
stantly that corn .stops hurting, then
shortly you lift it right off with
fingers. JrSslM
Your druggist sells a tiny bottle of I
“Freezone” for a few cents, sufficient 1
to remove every hard corn, soft corn, ( 1
or corn between the toes, and the I
foot calluses, without soreness or ir- ’
ritation.—(Advertisement.)
High Grade close cutting I
« n , Cutlery Steel Clippers, I .a
mF Special Barber Comb and I
/•IITC BARBER Regulation Steel Barber I
_ OUTFITSh e * rs -A. guaranteed firit I
■ s * ze ' finished, high I
grade, durable, practical I , 1
outfit. Fine for Cutting, I
oC7iug&?pricel / I
Special price only $1.95. Order today. When outfit arrives, I
pay postman only $ J .95 and postage. Try outfit for 30 uaya. I
If dissatisfied, return in good condition and amount paid tor I 1
outfit will be refunded. If you wish to aave postage, send I
$1.95 with order and try outfit 30 4«vs ynder the same I
refund guarantee. STERLING CO. T-J Baltimore, Md. I
rASTHMAi
Cured Before You Pay
I will aenrt yon a51.25 bottle of LAUE’S Treatmenton
FREE TRIAL. When completely cured lend me
thesl.2s Otherwise, yourreportcancelacharge.
D. .1. Lane, >7» Lane Bldg.. St. Marys, Kans.
OrriA
■ Found honest. P' oven t , tre ’ tnl ? nt J2U?.^ C I
■ distressing attacks. Hundreds benefited. ■
A Want you to try it. Wlll wrui FREE »» g
W Postpaid. Write R.LEPSO.
S9S lalend Avenue..
Wisconsin
3