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' JUDY TO PASS ON |
SLAYER’S SANITY
Clay Goes to Trial Wearing
Lunatical Expression Which
Experts Say Is Assumed.
XX earing an expression that three At
||\ lanta alienists have declared Is hut an
I**’ assumption of insanity. Robert L. Clay,
who shot and killed his wife, Katie
Clay, in the Lee street home of her
sister. Mrs. \V \v. Hughes, two months
ago. was put on trial for his life in
criminal division of superior court to
day.
The prisoner came Into ,the coin"
room wearing the same wild-eyed,
haggard expression he has affected
since the night he entered his sister
in-law’s home and opened fire on his
wife. He took a seat at the left of
the court room with his lawyers and
apparently paid little attention to the
examination of the jurors.
Drs, James Baird. J. M. Ellis and S.
H. Green, named by Judge Roan to
make an examination of the man as to
his sanity, took the stand in the order
named. Each testified that Clay had
upon three different occasions been
submitted to the insanity tests and in
each instance the tests had proved he
was merely shamming lunacy.
Enter Special Insanity Plea.
Shortly after the jury was drawn
Clay's, law yers. XV. M. Smith and Spen
cer McClelland, entered a special in
sanity plea, and the case went to trial
> . upon that phase.
XVhen court adjourned at I:3d o'clock
but four witnesses had been examined.
Deputy Sheriff J. M. Suttles, who has
been in charge of the prisoner since
his incarceration in the Tower, assert
ed that Clay had al different times
dropped his hunted expression when he
. thought that his jailers were not
watching him.
The action of Clay's lawyers in en
tering an insanity plea will give Clay
two trials. If the jury finds the man
sane, he will be put on trial for the
murder of his wjfe.
FOUR SPEEDERS FINED;
ALL AUTOISTS 00 TOO
FAST ON PEACHTREE
"Al! autoists in Peachtree street ex
ceed the speed limit, - ’ asserted Police
man Chiles today in police court, In
giving evidence against several alleged
speeders. Officer Chiles 1s on special
f duty in Peachtree to round up th"
“ speed maniacs.
Recorder Broyles agreed with the of
fleer, remarking.
t I,' "Yes. they all run entirely too fast
out there."
Four autoists were fined on tHe
showing made Chiles. 1 XX
Johnson, chauffeur for J. Carroll Payne,
was fined $10.75 for speeding and driv
ing to the left. H. J. Lee, an auto deal
er, and T. J. McGill, agent for the
e XVestinghouse Electric Company, were
fined a similar amount. Alex Johnson,
a taxi driver, was fined $5.75 for vio
lating the muffler ordinance.
The police say they are determined
tn break up speeding in Peachtree, as
well as all other thoroughfares.
YOUNG PRIEST’S KIN
HEAR HIM SAY HIS
FIRST HIGH MASS
Father Edward P McGrath, a young
Atlantan, is receiving the congratula
tions of his friends upon attaining full
priesthood in the Catholic church. Fa.
ther McGrath, who was raised to the
priesthood by Bishop John E. Gunn la.st
, Thursday, said his first solemn high
mass at Sacred Heart church yester
day. in the presence of his father and
four brothers, who occupied reserved
pews at the front of the church.
Edward McGrath is one of the five
sons of John H. McGrath, Sr., a well
known Atlantan. He was graduated
from Marist college t n 1900 and after
ward from the Catholic university In
XVashington. where he was ordained by
B’shop Gunn last week. He is 22 years
old.
A number of dignitaries of the church
from other cities came to Atlanta to
attend the mass, and the ceremonies,
with the long procession of clergy and
acolytes, was particularly impressive.
Father McGrath had the unusual pleas
ure of administering the sacrament to
every member of his family.
GEORGIA WOMAN 102
1 YEARS OLD DIES IN
WILKINSON COUNTY
DUBLIN. GA., June 24. —Mrs. Betsy
I </ Billue is dead at her home in Wilkinson
• county, less than a month after her
one hundred and second anniversary.
She was born in North Carolina on
May 24, 1810, but moved to Georgia at
an early age, her family settling in Wil
kinson county, where she spent the re
mainder of bet life. Her brother, Zo
nas Fordam, of Laurens county, is still
living at the ago of 92. On the occasion
of her last birthday a family reunion
was held at Mrs. Billue's home, when
she talked to more than 100 of her rel
atives for the last time.
WEST SIDE CHURCHES
APPROVE VICE BOARD
AND WAR ON RESORTS
The west side churches Joined today In
resolutions approving the act of Mayor
Winn in appointing a city vice commis
sion indorsing the attitude of the Men
and Religion Forward Movement in the
vice crusade, and declaring against seg
regation
The resolutions followed addresses made
Sunday bv Secretary Joseph < Logan, of
the Xssociated Charities, and Mrs. Laura
'* |U White, principal of the Atlanta nigh'
** ‘ school and associated with the <’hildren's
Home society.
Mr t.ogan addressed a meeting of men
nt rhe Walker Streel Methodist church,
Hid Mrs White a meeting of women at"
XX aha-“ Fresh'tertan church The Tern
pie Baotist and McDonald Baptist
ihurches Joined in the resolutions.
This Miss “Outkellermanns'' Kellermann
GIRL WATER ELF A MARVEL
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PLM PARK HEADS
TO CONVENE HERE
Tb® Atlanta Auditorium will be con
verted into nne vast Indoor playground
next spring, when 609 delegates to the
convention of the Playground and Rec
reation Association of America will he
held bore Experts in the comparatively
new playground movement will gather
from cities representing every part of
the country, and manufacturers of appa
ratus for helping the kiddies enjoy fresh
air will exhibit the latest Ideas in chute
the-chutes. swings and outdoor games.
The convention at Cleveland a few days
ago was Attended by several Atlantans
identified with the playground movement
Miss Mary Barnwell, the supervisor; Mr
and Mrs. V H. lYriegshaher. of the play
ground committee <>!’ the Chamber of
Commerce, and l*an t'arey, manager of
parks, were the Atlanta delegates, and
between addresses and meetings they
talked Atlanta constantly. They so im
pressed the convention with the popularity
of the playground system here and the
general desirability of Atlanta as a con
vent lon city that the delegates Immediate-
Iv decided they wanted to come South.
Mr Carey extended the convention an in
vitation, and though Los Angeles, Seattle
and other cities sent formal invitations,
backed up b\ official letters from their
mayors, the directors derided in favor
of Atlanta.
Letters u ®re received today 1»\ Manager
Carey, Joseph C. Logan, of the Associated
Charities, and Mr. Kriegshaber, of the
Chamber of Commerce, from Secretary
IL S. Barucher. of the national associa
tion. accepting Atlanta's invitations
“These conventions always meet in the
spring, just before the opening of the
playground system," said Mr Carex
“The convention is growing into one of
the reallj big meetings of Dip year M
U ashingion last year there were 300 del
egates; at Cleveland there xxere 450. an<l
,n ie.ist 600 max he eXppefed in Atlanta
It will cost about $2,500 for the expenses,
but I am sure this can easily he raised
by the • itx ami organizations and indi
viduals interested."
STATIONARY ENGINEERS
PLAN CONVENTION TRIP
Preparations to attend the national con
vention of stationary engineers, which is
to b<> held this September in Kansas t'ity,
are being made by the local association,
which meets at 8 o'clock tonight in the
hall at the Bed Men's wigwam.
1,. H Fenn, state organizer for ten
'.ears, will entertain the members with a
smoker. <>lTi<eis for the coming year will
be elected and short talks will be made
bv several prominent engineers. Among
these are F XX . I •ouglas. K XV <'ollins,
i' II IJojcl, C. E. Johnson and XV. 1
Griffin.
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THE ATLANTA GEOKLrIA_N AMD MEWS. MUMDAY, JUNE 24, 1912.
Little Miss Jennie Perkerson, xvho outclasses all women—and
most of the men—swimmers in Atlanta, caught in txx-o bathing
poses.
Atlantans Can See Rare Exhi
bition of Swimming and
Diving at Piedmont.
Atlantans who care for diving and
swimming exhibitions needn't go to
New York and see Annette Kellermann
or even wait for her to come to Atlan
ta. A trip to Piedmont park and a
slant at little Miss Jennie Perkerson. 57
East Twelfth street, will keep busy’ the
best pair of eyes in the city any old
afternoon.
Those who have seen the aquatic
wonder of Piedmont say that when
Miss Kellermann learns of her, Dick
Croker will thing he caught a green
lizard for a pet and not a diving girl.
Miss Perkerson. who hovers some
where between the mystic ages of eight
and twelve, can do most anything a fish
can. She can stand on a spring board
and dive off in good old Queen Eliza
beth fashion - or she can execute three
loops while in the air and come up with
her right foot in the palm of her hand.
XVhen in the water she swims the over
hand stroke, "dog fashion,” sailor
stroke, on her back, on her side or on
her head if necessary. She can stay
under water for such a long time that
people begin Io look for her, and site
can outswim in long-distance races the
strongest man who frequents the lake.
Outclasses Them All.
She has been pronounced the best
young swimmer In the South by all
Atlantans who know the specific gravi
ty of water and w’ho understand and
appreciate the difficulties in the path
of an ordinary fish. Having all these
good sw imtnological assets, Miss Per
kerson says she will likely go on the
stage If she ever receives an offer.
XVhen Piedmont lake opened last
summer the clerk smiled broadly at
the little brown-skinned girl who came,
up and wanted a dressing room. This
year he takes off her hat and asks the
little girl, who is none other than Miss
Perkerson, what dressing room she
would prefer.
“XVho taught you how to swim?"
some one asked her once.
“I taught myself," was the prompt
reply.
She then explained her methods.
First, she learned simply to keep afloat,
then she learned the overhand stroke.
After mastering these, she began on
fancy stunts, keeping after each until
she had a repertoire of stunts that
would do credit to a trained seal. All
this happened to her in one summer.
"Keep Your Face to the Shore.”
Having secured for herself the fine
points of the game, she is well qualified
to tell others what to do. One of het
essential rules is: "Keep your face to
the shore.”
That, applies especially to those who
don't know a stroke The* sight -of the
shore, she said, always Inspires a swim
mer with lonfldenee .ynd helps him to
keep Ills head.
Miss Perkerson refuses absolutely to
stay roped off with the other children,
ami the park officials have about quit
asking that of her.
Miss Perkerson has ope abiding su
perstition. Her superstition is Lake
wood. Hhe is afraid of Lakewood, In
spite of the fact that the pond is very
shallow all the way across.
■Tin afraid I might drown there," she
said.
A sprained ankle may aka rule he
cured in from three to four days by
applying f'hamherlain’s Liniment and
observing the directions with each bot.
tie. For sale by a! dealers. •
STUART’S
BUCHU AND JUNIPER COMPOUND
CURES KIDNKY ANO BLADDER TROUBLE*
3D DROWNED IN
DOCK COLLAPSE
BUFFALO, N. Y., June 24.—With six
teen bodies recovered and fourteen
missing, all of whom are believed to
have perished, scores of police and vol
unteer rescue workers dragged Niagara
river today for victims of the collapse,
of the excursion dock at Eagle park last
night.
Police worked al) night with grap
gling hooks and nets. They fear that
the swift current has carried the bodies
of some of the victims over Niagara
Falls and that they will never b»
found. All the bodies taken from the
river have been identified and claimed
The disaster came at the end of a
day's outtng of Court Amherst, No. 232,
Order of Foresters The steamboat
Henry Koerber had just, warped into
the dock, which was jammed, while,
scores of others were crowding upon
the staging. Captain Fox. of the steam-,
er, called out to the people tn move
slowly, but the crush continued.
Just as the gangplank was thrown
out and those upon the edge of the
pier began moving on the vessel, the
crash came. The planking held fast
to the timbers on both sides of the dock
leaving a sort of chute or pocket into
w’hich the frenzied stream of men, wo
men and children poured.
fBIII BtL I' 1 * Leonhardt's won-
■ B M derfully successful In-
terual lemrdy. HEM
• ROID, is sold at Ja
cobs' Pharmacy Co. under guarantee. $1
for 72 sugar-coated tablets, lasting 24
days. Quit using Salves and go after the
inside cause. Hem Hold book mailed
free by Dr. Leonhardt Co.. Sta. B. Buf
falo. N. Y.
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Guaranteed Fresh Country
Eggs 17?
1 Pound Pure Butter I
and 1 Pound Qft-
Good Cottee /MP I
Both For LUU I
Calitornia Red Bock 10n
Apricots 2 cans lor I Ju
No. 3 Tins Apple Sauce . 19c
No. 3 Tins Japan Plums . 19c
Mother's Cleanser. 3 cans for 6c
10c Cans Pork and Beans.
6 cans for . . . . ZOb
Cash Grocery Go.
118 and 120 Whitehall
Chafflberlin=Johnson=Dußose Company
Atlanta New York Paris
A Sale in Which Dainty Under=
muslins Make New Low
Price Records
Please understand at once that these are not
“Manufactured Bargains,” not the kind of under
muslins that some makers put together in some
fashion for seemingly low-priced sales.
They are— .
The undermuslins that a woman appreciates.
Materials are soft, laces are the kinds that wash
without hurt, embroideries are fine and sturdy.
I hey are made as the careful woman would make
them for own use.
You will not question their real worth when
you see them.
As for the prices, here—
Ciowns
FJ* FOR SI.OO GOWNS. The material
’ s a s °ft £ ra^e °f Nainsook. Neat
Cluny lace around the sleeves and neck.
A few are more elaborately trimmed
with laces and embroideries combined.
59c because they show that they have
been handled.
FOR Si.OO GOWNS. They are made
1 of this soft crepe that has won great
favor this spring. The trimmings are
linen lace edges about the short sleeves
and the low neck; Chemise cut.
Drawers
FOR 50c DRAWERS, of Nainsook—
and splendid quality for 50c drawers.
They are fitted drawers with exception
ally dainty lace and embroidery trim
mings.
*7Qc F0r51,51.25 and $1.50 DRAWERS
y 79c because they are small lots. Notall
sizes of all patterns, but all sizes includ
ed. Very sheer and soft Nainsook, ex
quisitely trimmed with laces and em
broideries.
Petticoats
r7O CF °R PETTICOATS of nainsook
y fashioned in the new straight way, with
out underflounce and with flat trim
mings of both lace and embroideries.
Splendid values.
$ .19 FOR $2.50 AND $3.00 PETTI-
COATS, heavy and elaborate flounces
of laces combined with embroidery
medallions and insertions. Marked
$1.19 because there are but a few.
A 9 5 FOR PETTICOATS TH AT WERE
/I $ 7 - 50 T° $12.00/ Some of the most
A richly trimmed petticoats of the season—
gathered at this price for clearance.
Beautiful and dainty laces and em
broideries in wide flounces.
Chamberlin=Johnson=Dußose Co.
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