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FEHR SUICIDE OF
SISTER SLAYER
News of Fatal Ending of
Scuffle Over Revolver Kept
From Ruth Berry.
Unaware that her sister lies dead In
'he Nobis sanitarium on Pryor street
as a result of a scuffle over their fa
ther's revolver. Ruth Berry, of Peach
tree City, threatened time and again
today to commit suicide if the wound
the had unintentionally inflicted ended
fatally.
She was kept under constant guard
by her father. William Berry, a deputy
sneriff of Gwinnett county, who feared
to tell her the tragic outcome of the
unfortunate fight In the Berry home.
The Gwinnett county authorities
have taken no action against the girl,
and planned none. The father insisted
'hat the shooting was entirely acci
dental. although many conflicting sto
ries were told. One had it that the
victim was shot defending her mother.
According to Mr. Berry, the younger
sister. Salite, was accidentally shot
when the two daughters were contest
ing for possession of his revolver at
their home late Thursday. It was dis-
■ narged and the younger sister was
shot through one side. The bullet
lodged against the hip bone and was
yesterday removed by an operation, but
the girl died.
Decided to Leave Revolver at Home.
"If I had only carried my revolver
" ith me when I left home Thursday, all
'his would have been avoided," said Mr.
Perry, who. with his wife, was at the
side of the wounded daughter until she
passed away.
"I had some papers to serve on per
sons several miles from my home and
at first started to take the revolver
a ong. But it was so heavy I decided
I would not and left it on a table at
home.
1 hen my daughters saw it there and
began to scuffle over it. My wife was
almost prostrated after my daughter
’hot. but neighbors summoned aid
id Sallie was rushed to Atlanta.
Puth is at home almost alone and
continually declares she will cdmnilt
IF if Sallie dies. If she knew her
had died, 1 believe she would car
r' out her threat.’’
“YOUNG MAN FROM
TEXAS ” TO ADDRESS
MEN-ONLY MEETING
' service for men only at the Taber
tiacle tomorrow at 3:30 o'clock will be
U' ted by Rev. Burton A. Hall, “The
uttg Man from Texas,” who will deliv
lecture entitled, "The Man Four
Square.”
Mr Hall will spend the entire Sabbath
■ '""lng to Atlantans. At 11:30 in the
' ng he will deliver his sermon on
t'-'ler building, at the Church of
ljn West End avenue, and In the
b he will preside over an evan
neE- ' , Ser .Y lce in the ,ent at cor
"'Lucile avenue and Dargan street.
at lhat meeting will be "The
■ ■■ iciency of the Gospel of Christ.”
the Church of Christ, baptismal
■ mmmniom *° ** he ' d ' f °"” Wed by
EDUCATOR to occupy
tabernacle pulpit
r ’ I- M. Poteat, president of Fut
university, Greenville. 8. C„ who
'inplled the pulpit of the Taber
' Raptist church for several years
j, r ' preach again this summer.
'ing next Sunday morning. July
returning July 14 and 38. Dr
p.",' ''' ,hur was greatly pleased that Dr.
1 '"D'ices could be obtained.
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GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL
INSTRUCTORS SELECT
ATHENS MAN AS HEAD
ATHENS, GA., July 6.—At the an
nual meeting of the State Association
of High School Principals and Superin
tendents, in the Academy building of
the University of Georgia, the follow
ing officers were chosen for the ensu
ing year: J. S. Stewart, professor of
secondary education at the University
of Georgia, president: Professor O. R.
Horton, president of the Georgia Mili
tary college, at Milledgeville, vice pres
ident; Professor J. H. Parks, superin
tendent of the Madison public schools,
secretary. The presidents of the asso
ciations in the twelve congressional dis
tricts will act with these officers as the
executive committee. A program was
carried out dealing with commercial,
industrial, agricultural and domestic
science instruction. The speakers were:
R. H. Bond, principal business training
department, Gordon Institute. Barnes
ville; S. L. Lewis. principal A. A M.
school, Tifton; C. J. Dickens, principal
A. & M. school. Statesboro; M. L. Brit
tain, state superintendent of education;
Roy Dimmitt, supervisor manual arts,
Birmingham public schools; C. A. Mau
pin, principal secondary industrial
school. Columbus, and Miss Clyde B.
Shuman, director domestic science and
arts, Tubman High school. Augusta.
Besides this special industrial pro
gram, a conference was held by the
teachers of each particular subject
taught in the high schools of the state.
STRIKEOF SEAMEN
TIES UP N. Y. LINER
AT HOUR OF SAILING
NEW YORK. July 6.—One hundred
and seventy-five engine room employees
of the liner Philadelphia today held up
that ship five minutes before she was
due to leave New York with 200 pas
sengers, and the men joined the strike
that is in progress along the water
front. The officials of the American
line were astonished at the action of the
men and immediately started strenuous
efforts to recruit a crew to take the
ship along on her way.
The strikers were oilers, water tend
ers. coal passers and firemen, and they
are members of the Marine Firemen's
union. There had been no Intimation
of trouble and the officers of the line
said that they were not able to find
why the men struck. They contended
that they had the besi paid lot of work
ers in service.
JOHN Y. SMITH ENTERS
RACE FOR LEGISLATURE
Hon. John Y. Smith, one of the most
prominent of-Atlanta's young lawyers,
announces that he is a candidate for
representative from Fulton county.
"My headgear is right in the center
of the squared arena." Is Colonel
Smith’s version of the celebrated
Roosevelt declaration.
Mr. Smith is widely known through
out Fulton county, and has been urged
by numerous friends to seek one of
Fulton’s three places in Mhe lower
house. He announces he is running on
a progressive Democratic platform.
■ THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. SATURDAY. JULY 6, 1912.
HEATKILLSI2IN
CHICAGO W
Mercury Hits 100 Mark, and
Suffering Is Intense Through
out the Middle West.
CHICAGO, July 6.—lndications early
today were that the period of excessive
heat would be broken or moderated by
showers before nightfall in the city.
While the heat was oppressive, heavy
clouds hung about the horizon and
seemed to forecast a respite from the
sun's torrid rays. Reports of suffering
came from many points throughout the
Middle Weßt.
In Chicago yesterday the mercury
neared the 100 mark and the death toll
reached a total of twelve, with scores
prostrated in the city and suburbs.
Police ambulances were kept busy ail
day carrying the prostrated to the hos
pitals. Hundreds of poor persons
stormed the county agent's office tn
quest of ice. Open air nurseries made
all preparations to keep the death rate
of the “slum” babies as low as possi
ble.
Traffic In the loop district was fre
quently blocked by falling horses.
Pitch oozing from the cedar blocks
caused the animals to slip and once
down they refused to get up. The
parks were crowded with every one
who could possibly get away from
home or work to get a bit of cool
breeze If there was any to be found.
The lake was the mecca for thousands
and all of the beaches accommodated
record-breaking numbers.
A large number of vicious dogs,
maddened by the excessive heat, at
tacked children playing In the streets.
Several adults were bitten also.
Winter Weather
In Colorado
DENVER, COLO.. July B.—-While
people throughout the Middle West are
sweltering In the torrid heat, Denver
folk find winter coats and grate fires
comfortable. The maximum tempera
ture during yesterday was 60 degrees.
There is snow in the mountains of
Colorado and unusually cool breezes in
all the cities. Durango made a record
by reporting a temperature just four
degrees above freezing on the Fourth
of July. Up at Corona and on the other
mountain passes the thermometer
dropped below the freezing point on
Independence day. Throughout the
state thb temperature registered a
marked deficiency to the seasonable
average.
YEGGS BLOW P. O. SAFE.
FINDLAY, OHIO, July 6.—A large
amount of stamps and money was se
cured by yeg.rs who blew the safe in
the postoffi-e. at Mount Blanchard early
today.
The exact amount taken will not bo
known until the postmaster examines
his book".
LEGISLATORS TO ACT
ON PROTEST AGAINST
MOVING LEE’S BODY
A resolution protesting against the
proposes removal of-the body of Gen
eral Henry Lee, father of Robert E.
Lee, from Georgia to Virginia will be
introduced during the present session
of the Georgia legislature.
Several months ago a resolution was
introduced and passed in the Virginia
legislature which called for an appro
priation of SSOO to defray the expenses
of removing the body from Cumberland
’island, where the Revolutionary hero
died, to the old Lee burial ground at
Lexington, Va. The Georgia Daughters
of the American Revolution, at the
state meeting at Marietta recently, pro
tested against the proposed removal,
claiming that since "Light Horse Har
ry” had been buried so long on Georgia
soil they thought it would be an act of
desecration to disturb the body.
At the time of his death, in 1816,
General Lee was on a visit to his life
long friend, General Nathaniel Greene,
at the Greene plantation at Dunge
ness, Cumberland island. He had just
returned from the West Indies, where
he had gone for his health, which had
been failing for several years. After
remaining with General Greene for sev
eral months, he decided to return to
his native state of Virginia, feeling
much improved. Several days before
his departure, however, he was sud
denly stricken and every medical atten
tion science placed within the reach of
mankind at that time was afforded the
general, but all proved of no avail and
on the evening of March 25, 1816, he
passed to his rest.
DOUGLAS KENDRICK,
DEPARTMENT STORE
AUDITOR, RESIGNS
The Davison-Paxon-Stokes Company
announces that Douglas B. Kendrick,
who since January, 1967, has been the
firm’s auditor, has resigned, his resig
nation to take effect July 15.
Mr. Kendrick is succeeded by W.
J. Mcßride. Mr. Mcßride is an old
resident of Atlanta and well known
here.
Mr. Kendrick resigns because he has
been elected secretary and treasurer
of the Consolidated Overhead Irrigation
Company, a newly organized corpora
tion. with headquarters at Rome, where
Mr. Kendrick will make his headquar
ters.
MARYLAND WOMAN HAS
LARGEST FEET IN U. S.
CHICAGO. ILL., July 6.—Speaking
of women's feet, the largest are said
to be In Maryland. Dr. John Kenison
declared that Mrs. Elsie Streeter, of
Maryland, town not designated, has a
foot eight inches across the ball and re
quiring a No. 12 shoe.
Dr. Frank King, of Erie. Pa., has a
regular patient, a banker's wife, on
each of whose feet are seven toes.
Dr. Alfred Joseph said the smallest
foot is attached to Mrs. Alice Plato, of
Milwaukee, who weighs 196 pounds and
wears a No. 1 shoe.
A perfect pair of feet is credited to
Mrs. Clara Houston, of Uhvcago. who
attribute her symmetrical extremities
to shoes that fit and stockings a tri
fle too large,
BOY BANOIT ROBS
BANK; IS KILLED
Shoots Cashier. Takes SI,OOO
and Escapes. But Is Soon
Caught by Posse.
MOUNT PLEASANT. IOWA, July 6.
A thrilling bank holdup by a sixteen
year-old boy amateur bandit, the shoot
ing of the cashier and the final slaying
of the youthful robber took place at
Rome, lowa, late yesterday. The story
has just reached the outside world to
day.
The streets were crowded with pe
destrians. when about 3 o’clock in the
afternoon the youth entered the bank,
where Cashier F. W. Hillman of the
Rome Savings bank was casting up his
accounts, and at the point of a revolver
ordered him to throw up his hands.
The demand was refused, Hillman
slamming shut the’door of the safe.
Immediately the robber shot him in
both arms, scooped up all the money in
sight (about $1,000) and fled. Jumping
into a carriage in waiting and drove
rapidly away.
Farm wagons were soon tn pursuit
of the fleeing robber. The news was
telephoned to this city, seven miles
west of Rome, and Sheriff Goe of Hen
ry county organized a posse, which
took up the chase in automobiles.
Tracked to Ravine.
The robber was traced to the Max
well farm north of Salem, where he
abandoned his horse and buggy. The
trail led from the vehicle into a ravine.
By separating and traveling along
cither side of the ravine the posse got
trace of the robber and fought a run
ning battle with him until he was
driven into a pocket near Cedar
creek, where he was killed, five miles
from the scene of tile robbery.
in the chase James O’Loughlin, a
merchant of Rome, and a farmer were
wounded by the robber, whose body
was identified as that of a boy named
Clark after being taken to town.
The youth had fought the posse with
a revolver in each hand. He had two
more revolvers in his pockets and a
large supply of ammunition In his
pockets.
The boy heretofore had borne a good
reputation. His relatives are prostrated
with grief and are only able to account
for his actions on the ground of tem
porary insanity.
TH OS. S. DE LOACH IS
DEAD; ILL THREE YEARS
Thomas S. DeLoach. 76 years old. 104
Garden street, father of S. T. Del.oach,
manager of the Fred 8. Stewart Shoe
Company, died at his home early today.
He had been in ill health for three
years, being forced to retire from busi
ness. He is survived by his wife and
five children. S. T., W. 8., Miss Mamie
DeLoach, Mrs. Jesse Jones, of Atlanta,
and Mrs'. Charles O. Smith, of Decatur.
l«Hineral services will be held at Syl
vester church tomorrow afternoon. In
terment will b" in tin church yard.
With all their prettiness the youngsters of Atlanta are no
mollycoddles. Here are three more sturdy little folks—the girls
just as strenuous as the little chap. They are, left to right,
Ardon Daniels, son of Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Daniels, of Spring
street; Florence Hewlett, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Sam Hew
lett, Piedmont avenue and Tenth street, and Phoehe Rhett,
daughter of Will Rhett. 547 Peachtree street.
Up and Down
Peachtree
Even the Cigar Man
Has His Troubles.
"Yes. ft takes a good memory and
a good humor to wait on the cigar
trade,” said the refl-headed man behind
the stand, as he passed out a box to
a customer, took the quarter and put
the box back without a word being
passed in the transaction. “For in
stance. that man hasn’t smoked any
thing but that particular brand for five
I years, and if I were to ask him what
he wanted he’d be insulted.
"I’ve got more than a hundred regu
lars. and if I don’t remember their in
dividual tastes I get In bad. Some of
them want their cigars so dry the
wrapper is ready to break. Others in- I
sist on a smoke just out of the humi
dor. There are haH a dozen who get
sore if I don’t pass out a. brand-new
box for them to choose from. There
are others who won't take a smoke
from the top layer, but insist on dig
ging deep. I have one customer who
buys three smokes a day, regularly,
one after each meal. If he blows in
between times to rubber at the news
papers and 1 offer him his usual box
he gets a grouch on. Thinks I’m try
ing to drag an extra dime out of him.
But remembering the favorite smokes
of a hundred men is where I get the
worst of the job.”
"Your case is different from my
friend Bill's,” said the man in front of
the counter "Bill is a bartender, in a
town where there are real saloons.
Bill's trouble was too much memory.
"I've got another friend there, too.
Call him Charley. Well. Charley was
engaged to old man Jones’ daughter,
and Jones was curious about Charley’s
habits. One day he invited Charley to
join him in a drink.
“‘Why, Mr. Jones. It’s very seldom
indeed that I ever go into a saloon or
drink anything alcoholic.’ said Charley.
‘But I'll join you In a lemonade.’
“They went into Bill’s place. The
old man asked for a bottle of beer, but
Bill didn’t take the trouble to ask
Charley, or even take a look at him.
He just dug down under the bar, set
out a bottle of rye and remarked:
“ ‘Guess yours is the same old thing,
eh. Old Scout.'
"And you know how strong that put
my friend in with the old man."
ONLY THREE PIGS ARE
ALLOWED TO A FAMILY
BELLEVILLE. N. J., July 6.—An
edict against pigs lias been issued by
the board of health of this city. Here
after no family will* be permitted to
have more than three pigs on their
premises. This action was based on a
report of Health Officer W. Brand
Smith. He said that he had found as
many as seventeen pigs In a single
yard.
Some members of the board opposed
the issuance of the order, as they fear
ed it might have a tendency to drive
away commuters. A great many com
muters raise their swine or poultry.
JUDGE ROGERS FREED *
OF CONTEMPT CHARGE
Judge J. T. Pendleton in superior
court today dismissed the charges of
contempt of court against Judge Rob
ert L. Rogers, an attorney, and James
T. Armstead, a farmer living near At
lanta. The charges were preferred by
L. F. Bellingrath. W. F. Cassells anil
others, who alleged that the defend
ants disregarded the court’s order that
they keep off land neat Ponce DeLeon
park. The injunction arose from dis
puted ownership, 1
CHILORENSTRAIN
WRECKED;2B DIE
Happy Youngsters on Outing
When Car Hits Freight Train.
Thirty Are Injured.
LATROBE, PA., July 6. —Twenty-six
Instead of twenty-one lives, as was at
first reported, were crushed out in ths
Ligonier valley excursion horror late
yesterday, according to Passenger
Agent Adams. Twenty-one bodies have
been recovered. ‘
Os the thirty Injured, some are so
badly hurt that they probably will die.
The accident, which occurred when a
passenger train collided with a heavy
double-header freight near Wilpen.
piled up debris in such a mountainous
heap that wreckers were still unable
to say whether anyvtnore dead bodies
remained beneath It.
A single passenger coach, crowded
almost to the doors, mostly with little
ones from Ligonier, who were on an
outing, was crushed like an eggshell be
tween ths two heavy engines of ths
freight train and another engine that
was pushing the coach along. Not a
single passenger on the 111-fated coach
escaped death or Injury.
Wrecking crews from the Ligonier
and Pennsylvania railroads are work
ing with feverish excitement at the de
bris in search for dead or injured still
pinned down by the wreck.
Frantlo Parents at Soane,
Watching the wrecking crews and
assisting all they can are frantic fa
thers and mothers whose little ones
were on the coach and have not yet
been accounted for. A score or more
physicians from here and Ligonier who
rushed to the scene in automobiles
when word of the wreck reached them
are still here. They are giving atten
tion to the Injured recovered from the
wreckage and sending them to hos
pitals in Ligonier, Pittsburg and La
trobe.
The passenger coach and its 50 or
more passengers left Ligonier late yes
terday afternoon bound up the branch
road to Wflpeii. The train attracted
considerable attention from the happy
actions of the merry children, who were
being taken up into the mountains to
gather flowers and romp in the green
woods. The coach, which was pushed
along ahead of the engine at a fair
rate of speed, was rounding a. sharp
curve near the Denny race track when
the crash came. The heavy coal train,
drawn by two big engines, met the
coach on the curve and crushed It like
paper.
Trainmen Killed.
The first freight engine turned half
way around and then fell over on its
side. Frank McConnaughey, its engi
neer, was caught beneath it as it fell
and was scalded to death by escaping
steam. George Byers, the fireman,
Jumped, but missed his footing and
fell beneath the wheels of the tender,
which crushed out his life. Engineer
Smith P. Beatty, of the second freight
engine, jumped when he saw the coi- •
lision impending and escaped with a
broken leg. but his fireman, who also
jumped, fell beneath the wheels of a
car and had both legs cut off.
The Wilpen branch of the Ligonier
Valley railroad is an outlet for the
mines of the Wilpen Coal Company.
The road is used mostly for hauling the
output of the coal mines, and the pas
senger train, consisting of an engine
and a combination coach and baggage
car. makes two trips a day over the ten
miles of railroad. The road is con
trolled by the Mellon Interests of Pitts
' burg.
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