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VOL. YU. NO. 186.
ATLANTA, GA., MONDAY, MARCH'8, 1909.
MRS. L. CONDON HENDRICK FOUND
DEAD IN BED IN SPRING-ST. HOME;
FAMOUS WOMAN PHOTOGRAPHER
Had Evidently .Been
Dead Since Last
Friday.
SHE WAS ALONE IN
SPRING-ST. HOUSE
Had Sued Ambrose Hen
drick For Divorce—Leaves
a Considerable Fortune.
+
* "TIME TO REST NOW." *
+ WROTE MRS. HENDRICK »
t On.tile de*k In Mr*. Hendrick'*
+ room was an unfinished letter, be-
v ginning. "My Dear," and saying +
* that the writer would now find v
+ "time' to rest," having sold out -r
* her Interest In the photographic •>
+ studio. It had not been addressed
+ nnd was probably Mrs. Hendrick’s -F
+ last bit of writing. *
+ The coroner nor the county phy- +
.j. slclan found no evidence to Indl- +
+ cate foul play. Mrs. Hendrick's -I-
•k jewels were found Intact In the
•k room. -k
■k k
Dead In her bed at 388 Sprlng-st..
Mr*. U f'ondon-Hendrlck wa* found at
10:50 o'clock Monday morning by Of
ficer J. IV/HollIngawotth.
The famous Atlanta photographeri
had begun moving Into the house ut 388 j
Sprlng-st. FVIday. The property be
longed to her. nnd she was removing
from her former residence on Pryor-»t.
Neighbors on the north side of the
Bprlng-*t. house heard her on Friday
afternoon Issue Instructions for work
men to report at the house Saturday
morning to complete moving In her ef
fects and make some minor repairs.
This is said to have been the last that
wa* seen or heard of Mrs. Condon alive.
All Saturday and Sunday no algn of
life wa* visible about the home. No
servant appeara to have been engaged
by Mrs. Condon. Monday morning, at
tracted by the ringing of an unantwered
telephone In the lower hall, the nelgh-
bor»-t>egan- to suspect that all Was not
right In the house. About .10 o'clock
word win sent to the police station to
tbla effect, nnd at 10:30 Officer Hol
lingsworth. In company with R. A. El
lis. of oi'lVeat Peachtree place, and T.
D. Alexander, of 36 North Forsyth.st..
entered the houae by forcing open a
front window, having In vain attempted
to enter elsewhere.
Found Dead in Bed.
The body of Mrs. Condon was found
In an upstairs bed room on the north
east corner of the houae. The brightly
biasing gas Jet that had attracted some
attention earlier In the day was drawn
over the bed. on. which lay scattered
Atlanta evening papers of March 4.
•Mrs. Condon lav on her left aide, par
tially. on • her face. Under her right
hand lay a section of the paper ehe had
apparently been reading. On her hands
were.-brown khi gloves. Her head wn»
bound up In it towel, knotted at the
back. She. was .wearing gold-rlmmed
spectacles.
From the disposition - of,, her cloth
ing, Mrs. Condon had aparently taken
a bath and got Into bed to read. A
portion of her clothing .was found in
the baUi room opening off her bed
room.'
100 HAVE PNEUMONIA
BECAUSEOF INAUGURATION
Are All Members of Massachusetts Coast Artillery,
and Were Forced to Sleep On Floor of Armory
Without Protection.,
Crowd PacKs Court
Room To Hear Sum
ming Up Of Case.
The face appeared very much swol
len and was badly discolored, as In
deed. appeared her whole person. Di
rectly under her face, which was half
burled In the pillow, was what ap
peared to be a considerable effusion of
blood, sugestlng a hemorrhage, De
composition was already In evidence to
» considerable extent.
The furniture. In the'houae.had been
arranged to lomt extent, but waa by
no means In an orderly condition. On
tha table In the dining room, beside a
litter of pictures, a hat hnd other like
objects, were the remains of-a meal;
a coffee cup, glass, plate, knife, fork
and spoon, i
Coroner Reaches Scene.
About 1 o'clock the undertaking wag
on of Greenberg, Bond ft Bloopilleld
arrived, hut the undertaker was de
tained from entering the house until
the arrival of ('oronerqPaul Donehoo,
who reached the scene shortly after 3
o'clock.
It was said that the Inquest will be
held at the undertaking rooms of the
above company, where the body will be
moved as soon as the coroner ha* made
his Inspection of the premises.
Subject to Heart Failure,
An elderly woman saying she had
been a friend of Mrs. Condon for a
number of years, but who declined to
give her name, stated to a Georgian re
porter that .Mrs. i',,ndon had Informed
her thfct *h« had rtienlly been pro
nounced, to have heart trouble by her
Physician. Mr*. Condon's friend further
"late* Mrs. Condon had Informed her
lawyer, J.- p, Wright, of Atlanta, on
Thursday that that she Intended coming
to see him soon In order to make her
will, it appears that she never tilled
the engagement.
Mr. Stephenson's Statement.
I • M. Stephen son. Joint owner of the
' ondop studio and who has been asao-
"ated with Mrs. Condon for nearly IB
' care, stated that he has no doubt Mm.
MRS. LONNIE CONDON HENDRICK.
Famous founder of photographic studio was found dead in liar bed
Monday morning when officer broke into house. .<
Meyer Revokes
Newberry Order
Washington, March 8.—Secretary
Meyer has revoked the orders Issued
some .time ago by Secretary Newberry,
closing the Pensacola and New Orleans
navy yard*. He will investigate con
ditions at the yards, and later will de
cide whether or not they will be closed.
Charles J. Taylor, a Washington
newspaper man. has ■ been appointed
private secretary to Secretary Meyer.
R. H. Moses, private secretary of for
mer Secretary Newberry, has been
made confidential clerk In the secre
tary's office.
F. L. Seely, publisher of that worthy
eul etaluleee evening psper. The At
leata Oeorgtsc. does credit to him*
ee.r and the Masonic fraternity in a
treat pig* article upon the mysteries and
••areta of tats ancient order m giving
rottee to the dedication of Atlanta's ne.vr
Muonic tamp la. Mr. Sealy la as able
writer sad stands true to his convictions
and fearleea In tho pnraolt of mighty
eylla and violations of the common law
•> Justice. Ho worked faithfully for tho
eauu of prohibition. a> well at against
our late convict lease system, and many
-stnor questions too numerous to moo-
T 111 of Which make Ooorgia a fairer
•ad brighter state. May The Georgian
continue lo prosper hnd do good.—
Clevelend Conner.
Condon's death was due • to natural
causes. .
•'Altho she w-as 65.years-old.’" said
Mr. Stephenson. "Mrs. Condon seldom
complained of ill health, and when.l
saw her last Friday she seemed well as
usual anti was bright and cheerful. She
did not come to the studio Friday, but
that occasioned no surprise, for she
had practically retired front active
business and had left the management
to myself. ,/WBH
"Mr*. Condon canto to-AIInnta about
•0 years ngo and established the studio
under the name of Mr*. L- Condon.
She became so well known by that
name that when she married .Mr. Hen
drick ten yeare ago she continued tortje
known , to her patrori* a* Mrs, Condon.
She came here originally from Louis
ville. She separated frdm her second
husband about one year.ago and Since
that . time has been living at 338
Sprlng-st. *
Sister in Illinois.
"Altlio l have been closely-associated
with Mrs. Condon In u business way
since I was a hoy, I know practically
nothing about Her private affalrx and
am not acquainted with any members
of her family. All I know of her peo
ple Is that she has a sister In llllnoj^
and a niece In LoiUavlllf, but I do not
know their names.
'■Miss Jennie Bberhart. who recently
married u Air. Cole, of Selipa, Ala., was
assbclated with' Mrs. Condon for many
years ami Is familiar with her private
affairs. I have tetegvaphed her in the
effort to 'And out something of Mrs.
Condon's people and will, notify them as
soon as I hear from her,"
Her Suit for Divorce.
Mrs. I.lnnle C. Hendrick filed a suit
for total divorce against her husband.
Ambrose L. Hendrick. In the superior
court on January 18 of till* year.,thru,
her attorney, Reuben R. Arnold, and
alleged cruel treatment and habitual
drunkenness as the grounds therefor.
She stated In her petition that they
were married In 1899 and lived together
until May, 1908, when u separation took
place. She charged that at the time of
the separation her husband was Intoxi
cated and that she wa* In the act of
leaving him on that account, when he
knocked a dish out of her hand, anti,
drawing a pistol,said If she did not go
back to the house he would blqw her
heart out. The petitioner stated that
she had no children.
She Leaves Property.
Mr*. Hendrick gave a* a lls: of her
property a farm of 61 aeres In Clayton
county, Georgia, worth 16,000; a house
and lot at No. 38S Sprlng-st., valued at
14.500. nnd a photograph business at
38 1-3 Whitehall-*!., worth '*4.000. She
further stated that Mr, Hendrick bad
no property that «he knew of except n
farm of 100 acre* in Butt* county.
Georgia, of a value unknown to her.
Air. Hendrick, on February 33, Bled
an answer to the divorce petition thru
his attorney*. Moore & BranehT The
anawer denied the allegation! of cruelty
and habitual,drunkenneaa. HI* attor
ney* say they saw Hendrick on the
street a week ago. They do not know
hla present location. It has been re
ported that he Is living In Oklahoma
Ambrose L. Hendrick, when he mar
ried Airs. Condon, waa a traveling
salesman, and afterwarQa a real estate
agent, with offices In Wall-st. Ills res
idence I* given In the telephone direc
tory as 534 South Boulevard. This mar
riage was not satisfactory to either
Alfonso Thrown
From His Auto
Madrid, March 8.—King Alfonso, of
8palti; was today hurled from a speed
ing automobile. As—he, was dashing
down a steep winding road near Se
ville, the cur suddenly whirled and
flashed Into a stone wall. KVerv oc-
cupunt of tha car waa thrown out and
the machine wna wrecked.
The motor car belonged to the Mar
quis VJanl, who accompanied the
king. Alfonso's host was thrown sev
eral feet, being shot across the front
of the cur and ngalnst the atone wall.
He la reported to have escaped serious
Injufy. The king himself suffered only
bruises, a few'cuts and a severe shak
ing up,'It Is said.
PR. MULLINS COMING
Baptist Minister Discusses
Church Work.
The meeting Monday morning of the
Baptist Minister*’ Conference devoted
most of itn available time to a discus
sion of the approaching vlalt of Dr.
/Mullins, president of the Southern Bap-
tlnt Theological Seminary. In Louisville.
Dr.’ Mulllnn Will be In Atlanta Sun
day, .March 21. and probably for a day
or. two afterward*. With Dr. Mullins
will come a staff of worker*, the object
f}t the visit being to sVcure additional
endowment fund* for the greut Baptist
University. Dr. Mullins and hi* *taff
are at present completing state-wide
canvasses In Alabama. Mississippi and
Tennessee. The Georgia *tate-wlde
campaign will be opened In Atlanta on
Mdrch. 21. , *
SEEKERS OF HOMES
’A number of resident* of Kentucky
Indiana, flllnol* and Ohio are panning
thru-Atlanta thl* month er. route to
south Georgia polnts'for the purpose of
Ihapectlng the territory a* home-week -
>1*. Several road* running from tho
middle Went have arranged with the
Atlanta. ' Birmingham & Atlantic nffi-
■Vlala to receive the*e parties tt | Atlanta
and trannport them to point* between
here and Brunswick, and It Is likely a
good number of them will locate per
manently In thl* section.
•These home-Keeker*’ excursion* be-
’.The spring home-seeker*’ excursion
are u part of the Atlanta, Birmingham/
A Atlantic'*, policy of building un
Southeast Georgia.^ Gfnerul Passenger
Agent W. H. Leahy ha* collected and
distributed attractive "pamfihletn and
circular* describing the advantage* of
the territory along the line of hi* road.
Nashville, Tenn., March 8.—Captain
G. T. Fltxhugh had been speaking more
than three hours for the prosecution
In the trial of Colonel D. B. Cooper,
Robin J. Cooper nnd John D. Sharp,
charged with murdering former Sena
tor Carmack, when court adjourned at
:40 until 2 o’clock. The talented
.Memphis attorney had made a pro
found Impression and the crowd re
mained In the* court room and other*
rushed In as well when the opportunity
came#
Captain Fitzhugh referred to Colonel
Cooper’* answer to hi* statement that
Carmack wa* “a* likely to get killed as
I am.” “Yes, he wa* confident,” de
clared Captain Fitzhugh. "He knew
the* method* they wotild employ. Ml**
Lee tells of the terrible language Colo
nel Cooper used that day at 11 o’clock
In Robin’* office. The colonel can not
get around It, and, therefore, the de
fense Just decide* that he was not
there at all; that he was off looking at
a horse. He left here at 3 o’clock on
that fateful Journey, and then with a
lie on hi* lip*. He is contradicted by
Governor Patterson. Ml** Lee, Mr*.
Blake and Mr. Hayden a* to what
transpired before he left the office for
the mansion. Take the mental atti
tude of three men at the corner, all of
them having cursed Carmack; some
wishing he wa* In hell. Yes, they went
to kill hltn;’ they took hi*.body, but,
•thank God, they can’t take hi* Immor
tal sou!.’*
Carmack Surrounded.
"Th$y recognize him at the comer
and Instead of turning away and pro
ceeding north, the Coopers go to meet
him. One crosses the street and comes
down behind a lady, to whom Senator
Carmack wap paying courtly chivalry,
characteristic of the man, with hat
lifted and cigar taken from his lips.
•One came behind the woman, the
other flanked him and got behind him.
Surprised, trapped, surrounded, shot lh
the back with two bullet* In his heart,
he ihet his death. v
Ye*. Colonel (?QOt>er Wa* ’Seized with
a sudden Impulse' at that corner, an
Impulse to kill the man for whom they
looking; on Impulse so strong that
er-rode the promises to al
to loved one*; to frlendsf to tn
ernor of the state.
“This was the wav Edward Carmack
met his death. If they had not turned
back from *hnt comer. Edward Car
mack would have been alive today,
shedding hi* radiance over., his family,
hi* friends and hi* beloved state."
Captain fitzhugh asked the Jurors* to
place themselves In Carmack's place
threats are received; they are not re
traded; Carmack knew, nothing of any
.relenting; knew only of the threat to
kill; that he was approached and
flanked on the only public highway that
he could travel to reach his home.
Fitzhugh Opens Argument.
Ft was 9:20 o’clock when Captain G,
T. FI lib ugh, the eloquent Memphis at
torney and life-long friend of Senator
Carmack, began nls argument before
the Jury.
The court roopi at this time was
crowded almost to suffocation.
Captain Fitzhugh began his address
by paying the customary tribute to the
Jury, thanking them for their untiring
patience and their uniform courtesy
and Interest. He then paid a tribute to
the citizenship of the man who had
been slain; to the distinguished service
this son of Ten lessee had given to his
country, nnd td his native state. Cap
tain Fitzhugh then defined malice to
Continued on Page Three.
Washington, March 8.—A letter re-
ceceivcd here today states that
of the 800 men which repre
sented the Massachusetts coast
artillery In the Inaugural parade,
100 of them are suffering from pneu
monia, one has dl?d from typhoid, pneu
monia nnd another is dying from the
ESCAPE IS MADE
BY NIGHT RIDER
Gains Freedom During An
Attack On the
Jailer.
same disease.
The Massachusetts coast artillery
was quartered In National Rifles’ ar
mory, and like many of the otfyer troops
were’ not supplied with cots, but slept
on the* floor with only a thin mattres*
to protect their bodies from the draft*
which swept lb thru the doors ahd win
dows.
PRESIDES OVER
COURT IN COBB
•Nigger In Woodpile”,
Is Reported Back
Of Attacks.
ELLIOTT IS RELEASED
Bike Racer Proves Inno
cence of Charge.
Milton Elliott, the former bicycle
racer, who was arrested by detectives
on “suspicion,’’ hg* been released from
the police station. It being ascertained
he was not the man wanted.
Elllbtt was suspected off Mealng an
automobile in Charleston, 8. C„ but
gave a satisfactory proof of his inno
cence.
HE WILL WELCOME
VISITING WOODMEN
Memphi,, T,nn., March 8.—Hiram
Hogg, a con tensed night rider, haa es-
caped from Jail at Dresden. Tenn..
where he has been held pending trial
a charge of reordering Captain
Quentin Rankin, for whose death eight
meii are already under sentence' tO'
hang. Hogg Is alleged to have been
Implicated In a plot to* murder Sheriff
U. A. Brasfleld late Saturday night, nnd
Is eald-to have furnished the raxor with
which one negro attacked the sheriff,
fcvho hastily summoned aid and quelled
the mutiny, but Hogg escaped In the
confusion.
Will Watson, an alleged night rider,
was placed on trial at Tlptonvllle.
Tenn., today and Hogg would have
been used as a witness against him.
Pretty Southern Girl
Says Gotham Is Just Too
Scrumptious, Anyway
New York, March 8.—The Belmont
College girls from Nashville, Tenn..
sight-seeing In American cities, sailed
for Norfolk today. The girls visited
Chinatown, Ftfth-ave., Riverside drive
and-varloirs churches today. Allas Alma
CJnrdon. a Mississippi girl, declared as
she boarded the ship this afternoon:
"Everything In New York la Just too
scrumptious for anything.”
Tatt’s Secret Service
Special Guards Mush
All Wear Frock Coats
Washington. March 8.—President Taft haa
(••tied an order to tha affaat' that hereafter
the aecret aereiee men, who are hie constant
guardians, must wear frock coata. They ao
appeared yesterday for the Drat time and at-
traettd much attention when they accom
panied the president to church. Many of
those who saw the men took them for mem
ber* of the diplomatic corps aad there were
many guessea aa to what .country thee# men
represented.
JUDGE N. A. MORRIS.
IfOiues first charge to* Jury from
bench In hi* home town.
FOUND HALF-BURIED
Victim of Second Murder
Near City Dumping
Ground.
party, their friends sssert. I.ust year
Mr. Hendrick stated to n friend thnt he
had quit Ills wife because he could not
put up with her Jealous disposition.
A Pioneer Photographer.
'Airs. Condon tras Known In Atlanta
and throughout the South as one of the
Ipadlng photographer* of the section.
She was recognised as being one of the
pioneer business women of Atlanta,
having been engaged In photography
here for more than twenty year*.
Along with her professional promi
nence. Mrs. Condon stood well socially,
numbering her customers among the
most exclusive set* m< the city. Her
studio over Jacobs', at the comer Af
Whl'ehall and Alahuma-*t*.. n long
known a* the leading *tudlo of thc[
South, and'was visited by people from I
qll over the section.-Recently the studio I
*«« moved across Whitehall-*!. Nego-i
Gallon* are said to have, been pending i
between her and her partner. W. M. I
Stephenson, by which Air. Stephenson
we* to have taken over all the Interest*!
In the business. I
R. F. Q.“_K SOLVED
Means “Race for Quarters”
For Boys’ Club.
R. F. Q.
A "Race for Quartere."
This Is ttie explanation of the three
letters that for the last few week* have
met the gaxe of all Atltntan* wherever
they might go.
Thl* race for quarter* I* being run
by the Boys' Club of Atlanta, and It Is
truly a race. The boy* and the author
ities and the friends of the club have
gone to work In real earneet, deter
mined lo raise the neceisarv fund* for a
suitable home f»i c it hoys.
The next great benefit Tor the club
will he n splendid sacred concert by
Mattlilessen's Ponce DeLeon band next
8unday afternoon at 3 o'clock.
An elaborate program if music has
been arranged, with a diversity of num
bers that Is sure to plense all tastes.
The band will consist of forty pieces
under Ihe personal direction of Profes
sor Afalthlessen.
An admlaalotkfee of only 35 centu will
be charged. Tickets can be secured nl
the E. Rivers Realty Company, 8 West
Atabama-st.. at the Boys' 'Club, or. on
and after Friday, at the Grand box
office.
The discover!' Sunday afternoon of
the body of another murdered negro
woman has led the detectives to be
lleve that jt black Jack the Ripper la
at - work in Atlanta.
Tile body of the woman, badly de
composed. was found burled In the
dumping grpund In Bedford place. Just
off of Ponce DeLeon-ave., Just a few
feet 'from the spot where the body of
another yiurdered woman was un
earthed Sunday a week ago. The cir
cumstances lead to tfie theory that’
both murdors'were committed by the
tame person and that the murderer Is
negro with a .mania for slaying
wdmen.
The' clothing found on the second
murdered woman was of stylish quality
and Indicates that she may have been
a member of the better close of ne
groes. The body Itself was so badly
decomposed that Idem mention, from
the. features,^ Is * un Impossibility. It
may be possible, however, that the
rlothlng will disclose the Identity of,
the woman.
The first* of the women to be mur
dered In the dumping ground wua
Marie Glllard. It wna several days b*•
fdre she wa* positively Identified
The discovery of the second crime
was made In the some manner as the
first, one of the woman's feeh being
found protruding from the ground. Cor
oner Donehoo Is-making an Investiga
tion and Is being aided by Detective!
Hood and Arthur.
ADMIRAL SPERRY OUT
Is Succeeded By Rear Ad
miral Schroeder. '
. Washington, March 8^—Rear Admiral
Charles S. Sperry, who was command-
er-ln-chtef of the Atlantic fleet, on its
world tour, hauled down his flag today
nnd Rear Admiral Seaton Schroeder
succeeded him. Admiral Sperry will
be assigned to the naval war college at
Newport. Rear Admiral Schroeder Is
one of the best known officers of the
navy. He Is a Brother-in-law of Rear
Admiral Richard Wnlnwrlght. of the
first division- of the fleet, who many
believe will assume fleet command In
a few weeks.
GEN. J. C. STOPPELBEIN.
Lending Woodman who will
•peak at convention on Tuesday.
Is there anythin* you could
oat a Want Ad for today?
Both Phonea SOOO.
SHOULD AMEND RULES
Daughters Did Not Demand
Crosses of Veterans
Waycroih, Ga.', March 8.—Following
the criticism front John B. Gordon
chapter. L'nllct. Daughters of the Con
federacy, at Thotnasvllle.'of the action
of Francis 8. Bartow Chapter of Way-
cross. Mrs. <5. A.' Pound, president,
states that the action of the local chap
ter Is misunderstood: that the chap
ter did not demand veterans’ cross, but
the opinion of tlw chapter was con
demnatory to veterans engaging In the
near-beer business. The resolutions
stated that If crosses of veterans en
gaged In nea»-beer business are not
voluntarily kurrendrred at the next
sta|e convention they should take up
the question and amend the rules by
which crosses ere bestowed so that
near-beer dealers could not get them.
CATCHER JACK HARDY
REP0RT8 AT MOBILE
Mobil*, Alt., March 8.—Catcher Jack
Harffy. secured by Mobile' from Nash
ville, reported today, coming in from
Cleveland. Ohio.
Wants To Settle Diipute.
Belgrade, March 8.—Tli, .Servian
state ^department today Is In receipt of
a note from Austria presented by
Count Kogach, Austro-Hungarian min
ister here, expressing his government’s
j wish for a peaceful settlement of.all
matters in dispute. -
If an effort ie made by the Mason
faction In the police board to reinstate
Policeman Newport Lanford, and If the
opposing faction should attempt to
demonstrate Its charge that Lanford
was reduced on account of Incompe
tency, a sensation will be sprung that
will shake ,up the board considerably.
It Is predicted Monday morning.
According to close friends of LanforJ.
there Is something behind the light on
him besides the mere charges of Incom
petency and they declare the real rea
son of the attack on him will be shown
up If the English faction presses Its
charges of Incompetency.
Under these statements, the question
arises:
What le this ‘‘nigger In the wood
pile?"
While no definite statement will be
given out for publication by those back
ing Lanford for reinstatement, the sug
gestion Is thrown out that, al sergeant
of detectlvea. Lanford made an aggres
sive fight on the gamblers of Atlanta.
I' Is hinted that the light on Lanfor.I
may have originated from this quarter.
That an attempt will he made to show
such a atate of affairs there Is no doubt,
provided further charges are brought
against the former sergeant.
Lanford Can’t Answer.
Officer Lanford. when seen .Monday
and asked regarding this reported sen
sation, said:
"I can not make a statement at this
time, as my hands are tied by the rules
of tho department, which forbid It. I
will say. however, that my record as
sergeant of detectives Is open nnd that
I will be prepared to meet any charges
that I am Incompetent. My record
spenka for Itself and I am satlefled it Is
sufficient answer In Itself to the charges
f>f Incompetency. I always tried to do
my duty and I think I succeeded."
Attorney John W. Moore, who, with
Attorney Lowry Arnold, represented
Lanford at the time he resigned, was
asked concerning the* rumors going the
rounds, but was reticent. ,
Couldn't 8ay “Carnegie."
. “A 11 1 c . an m y" mld Attorney Moore.
Is that Lanford will be prepared to
rofute any charges of Incompetence
brought against him. On the occasion
when he resigned, he was charged with
Intoxication, and this case fell down
utterly. As I remember It. the onjv
evidence against him was the fact that
he railed to properly pronounce the
Ca .; n<, * le - Th* fact of the busi
ness Is, Mr. Arnold, myself and the ult-
neas were unable to pronounce tin*
word correctly and It would have been
an awful thing If we could all hnve
i 1 '*" convicted of being Intoxicated on
n V J de , nCe /L tHI *' 11 looke >l- how-
Jh!e'J"jf* Lanford was going to be <11*-
w. r <fo.o f j? n 2. ,he force entirely and
we advised him to resign ns sergeant
ao he could retain n Job aa patrolman "
Police Commissioner Carlos liason
be lho nevv chfl lrman of th-
“**L° n V * a * »«n, but declined to
make any statement.
“P" „ of ‘he features mentioned In
wlth the report thnt w.
11 ,n for Lanford Is In re
gard to his sudden removal from Pone
DeI>on park, following his resignation
as sergeant of detectives. • .
At Ponce DeLeon.
The statement was made at the time
mo 1 ? j n , <, '' n "°? d ' ,h “ Lanford was re
moved from this duty because of com-
from the park management. I.an-
now"hai en in' i l 1 owev,r ' declare that he
n *°u *. n **!• possession a letter
slffHed by Hugh Cardoza, manager of
Ponce DeLeon, In which It Is stated
k".° ' om P ,8lnt »'«» made against
him b> the management and thnt his
satisfactory'! K ' S * rded “ entirely
When asked about this letter, Officer
«Jm ,rd i * ou, d make no statement,
saying lie was In a position where It-
"'“‘d not taik for publication. It I* | n -
slsted by his friends, however, that thl*
alleged letter may prove an Important
bit of evidence. >
SHIPPING EXPLOSIVES
McLendon. Interested in
Regulating This Traffic.
With s.rlrsr to louorporatlng In hl» re
port certain recommendation* n ganllng the
traiiNportatlon of explosive* bjr jho raUruetl*
of thin state. Chairman McLendon, of the
mllro«d romiuMsIon, la* collecting dntn on
the NUhJect nnd ba* requested Proaldcnf
hnlrmss [
of Georgia do not conform with the
governing InturMtnre Nhipiuent* of expl..
*lve* mi\\ hi* recommendation* will 1»e I
reeled toward bttrnionlxlng the *tate Inw
with the national law. The qtiPMtlon of the
wife transportation of exploeirc* I* a mas*
TOO LATE FOR CLASSIFICATION.
SITUATIONS WANTED*—MALE.
War Cloud Passes.
Budapest, Hungary, March 8.—After
reports which were receivtjl this morn
ing from the financial end commercial
circles of Belgrade there I* Ihtfe fepr
or war being Instigated by Scrvia in the
Balfcins.
A. It . Box 50)
I>8ITfn.N WANTkT> n* !.«•■.kk.'U|
young man with several sears’ exp
mm iMokJteeper nnd general office mr
* tlr *oher and attentive to bsdM
give the very lient of reference
dree* >1. A.. It 161. rare GtHirglwn.
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SITUATIONS WANTED FEMALE.
Y<>r\«7~LAIiV uTlh .xperten.e dei*lr.w
Will Win on
change |M>*ltI«ui. WII
ry. Address Miss D.,