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Eskimo Lad Studies
For the Love of a Girl
SAVAGES HAVE
1 SEWELL'S
: : STAYS MYS7
Ifiib
Native Teacher Refused Him Once
for His. Ignorance, so Boy Works
Way Through School.
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Experiences of Old West Related
fo Immense Audiences by For
mer Hold-up Man.
Malay Natives Have Primitive
Young Austell Patient, \\ ho Killed
His Physician, Recovers Health, but
Is Hopelessly Insane and Tongue Is
Silent—In Milledgeville Institution.
nhead. or loving aimlessly from poin
r to point, an old-young man sits clay
after day In the State Asylum for the
Y]nwne a» Milledgeville. unconscious
of the fact that he is a unique figure.
A slayer, he has never been tried on
%hn charge of murder, although his
' ('fime was committed three years ago,
4 fte probably never will hr tried.
He Is W. M <’ox. who Shot and
l-ilied Dr. J. H. Sewell, prominent At-
* vjanta physiejan, September 20, 1910.
Since the day of the shooting (’ox
has not spoken a word. His silence
shrouds a mystery. It probably will
never be known what moved him to
* -kill the popular, competent physician
that Dr. Sewell was. nor what was
the pow«^r that caused him to turn tin*
fatal revolver on himself ;m<l send a
bullet through his own head. The
^ record of the tragedy is cloved, in
ppite of the fact that the prime actor
still is living and apparently healthy
In body.
Cox Was Never Tried.
No move was made to try Cox for
his crime. Thought to be dying from
the self-inflicted wound, he was found
at the tide of his victim, and was
-♦ttken immediately t*> a hospital. Day
after day he lingered, near to death,
until the danger passed. But as his,
dound healed, it was apparent that
his brain* was crippled. The bullet
evidently had shattered a n< rve that
' controlled (’ox’s power of speech, and
had made him harmlessly insane.
Physicians who visited him and who
investigated his case were never in
doubt that his mind was hopelessly
impaired.
. So, recovered from his wound, lie
taken to Milledgeville. where he
been since. There was not the
formalitv of a criminal hearing on the
.murder charge, end (*oX is most likely
one of the few' living persons known
to have committed the gravest crime
against a fellow-man and yet never
tiled for that crime.
At the Milledgeville asylum authori
ties say that (’ox Is in a state of
bodily health of an excellence that
has not been his for many years. But
his rnind is broken Irreparably and
. is power of speech Is gone.
Three years ago (’ox. a cadaverous,
w oak-minded young man of Auftteil,
(la., was a patient of Dr Sewell, and
every day he visited the physician’s
office «t Whitehall and Mitchell
Streets. He seemed devoted, without
reservation, without question, after
the* doting manner of an animal, ;o
the* kindly man who was treating him
Ills health had been seriously Im
paired and he was a physical wreck
Treatment was tedious and results
were slow. There were times when
fits of despondency came over the
young man and he seemed demented.
Early in the afternoon of Septem
ber 20, 1910, he* went, as was his cus
tom. to the office of hip physician. Dr
Sewell was there alone.
The mysterious element of the trag
edy had then its beginning. Men and
women In the building and on the
street heard the report of a revolver.
Startled, those who heard It won
dered, and then turned in the direc
tion whence came the sound. Tho^e
first in the* office fecund Dr. Sewell
already dead from the* assassin’s bul
let. (’ox lay, apparently dying, a bul-
< t in his head, near him. The blue
st* • 1 revolver lay close to Cox's head,
still smoking. That is fill anybody
ever knew'.
\Y T. Morris, office dark of the po
lice* departm* nt. was one of those who
heard the shot and was in the off! •«*
almost before the echoes had died
away. Strangely enough, hr* hud been
an Intimate friend of Dr. Sewell, and
the* two had been boys together. He
knew Cox, too.
Many persons knew <’ox by sight,
for the* pale, emaciated young man
had for months before the shooting
shambled day after day through tlia
streets of Atlanta, a pitiable, striking
figure.
Bullet Robbed Hit Mind.
The physicians who attended
watched him closely, when, to their
surprise, the bullet wound in his head
did not prove fatal. At first they
thought his silence and attitude a
sham, but later it dawned on them
that (’ox’s mind was gone*.
Thus was the end of Dr. Sewell,
and, for all purposes of the world, of
W.'M. <’ox also. Legal paperp, tell
ing of his indictment by the Grand,
Jury on thY charge of murder, still
are on record, as if awaiting a trial
that will never he held in this world.
Instead of a trial, there was a quiet,
(ormal hearing before the Fulton
County ordinary, and a decree that
sent (’ox to the asylum, where, he is
to-day. He* is no longer a cadaverous
wreck. There is in his cheeks.
There are many yeai’9 of life before
him, evidently, but he will never be
heard in the Courts. And yet he killed
a fellow-mgn,. most likely with pre
meditation and ,wfth a purpose.
Still living, he keeps alive a mys
tery. What was his motive?
Did Dr. Sewell, smiling encourage
ment to the despondent young man
witness the impulsive draw of a pis
tol and feel a bullet crash into his
brain? .ft*.
Did a sudden pain eome to the
young man in the course of the doc
tor's treatmepf. to anger him?
Was there-a fit of hopelessness that
drove him to frenzied bittemeet
against the physic! n who could not
cure him fast enough? .
Why? The question must be unan
swered, though thej.murderer lives.
PHILADELPHIA. May 24. Wire
less telegraphy was invented 4,000
years ago.
This Htatment, although it sounas
revolutionary, is backed up by scien
tists in the University of Pennsyl
vania. The original inventor of the
wireless method of sound transmis
sion was a Micronesian. a native of
the island of New Ireland, adjacent
to New Guinea.
The invention . included code and
all. The wireless'system of this Ma
lay inventor Was down so pat that a
message coulfi be.fia.shed across hun
dreds of rhrles of space in a few
minutes, v .< ; j.;
The whelms station is a peculiar
shaped drum, a number of which are
now in the. Uniye/alty Mqpeujn. The
drum is six ifeet long, made out of a
log about. eighteen iijches in diame
ter. YAt the.^op there is a slit not
more’ than Jwo inches wide. By na
tive implerhents {he w hole lofe *is
hollowed out. „leaving less than one
in(^)></f*a sheTI-^a most difficult task.
ac^Mirig to the s£i£ntists.
drums giye a" peculiar Sound
\4 hWi ^beaten.. They are not waff
dxurri*‘, ag ifiight be supposed. but
ijiej used ablbiufely 4 for wireless- teT-K
An expert can-make a sound
n*ri v ‘this. irt&fumpm reaching to a
distance, wfierevls stationed*an.'
ofhefr operator, who repeats--, the,
ir 1 -- '• 5'■ i, ■ '
'The . n$U|vgs, have a co.de tor. w.hicjj.
the*tii\\ send long elaborate' irtds-
sagps frpfn^IUuge^to village
A‘vp£citliar feature of .Up■ Microne-
siatL wlrglCSlf system lies in the fact
that-'th** operators wear a peculiarly
hidebus mask. The natives look upon
these mp-hked operators as demons
and are much afraid of them.
The'fnVisk idea seemed to be an in
vention- $>f the wireless company, who-
w anted* to retain a monopoly on the
business and 1 conceived the idea of
frightening the lay ^population. The
method df *hoTfowing the instruments
is kept a close secret by the existing
native wireless operators.
The University ‘Museum has just
received a valuable collection of
masks front-the island of New Ire
land. This island has only reyehtly
been exr4o^e N d and .’it has been found
that the arts of the natives are In
adt'ance of t*h£ natives of surround
ing islands. .
11 aby .m 'i> ■ "V-LiL -u u.
OKLAHOMA C’lTY. yiay 31.—Coie
Younger, .former, bandit, train and
bank robber r ami bad man. is filling
lecture engagements in the State.
Younger’s lecture is at least interest
ing, for It is a detailed statement of
all the incidents in his adventurous
life, with a few reservations made for
the sake of policy a|id to safe
guard against* arrest in other States.
The former bandit has been lectur
ing several weeks In the Southwest
and to crowded houses.
Younger tells of the incidents that
led up to his connection w'ith the
Quantrell gang and the season of out
lawry after the close of the war.
Details of the bank robbery and the
subsequent flight in Minnesota are
given, hut the lecture does not ad
mit that he actually engaged in any
other bank or train robbery.
Younger’s talks are not without
pathos, for he has witnessed many
scenes that moved him as well as the
other outlaws to tears. Some of their
good deeds are thrown in in a light
way, but the moral of it all is that it
does not pay to become an outlaw.
While here Younger has formed • a
friendship with A! J. Jennings, at one
time leader of a gang of outlaws and
train robbers in the Southwest. Jen
nings has accompanied him to sev
eral of the towns where he was to
lecture antf introduced him to the
audiences.
Jennings is not more widely known
than Younger as a reformed outlaw,
but has a more intimate acquaintance
in- the State. Jennings is a. practic
ing lawyer in the city t and’'last fall
made a most sensational race for
County.’Attorney. He was defeated by
pipy a few vdtes.
“While 1 am with Younger." said
Jennings, “the people of Oklahoma
know tju* trains will not .be held up
and. robbed. I reformed Tight here
before them, and they know me.
They do not know Cole Younger so
well."
| . SEATTLE, May 31
tak. an eighteen-year-old Eskimo,
sailed for Point Barrow, the Arctic
extremity of Alaska, on May 22 on the
schooner Transit to claim the hand of
Miss Alice Ahlook. native teacher in
the Point Barrow Government school,
who refused to marry him three years
ago because of his lack of education.
When he was rejected by Miss Ah
look the youth trapped enough Arctic
foxes to pay for-a year’s, schooling
and worked his passage to Seattle.
Here he was permitted to. enter one
of the grammar schools because of
the knowledge he had gained at ‘the
Point Barrow school. His summer
vacations were spent with a fishing
fleet. During the last year he has
learned shorthand, typewriting and
bookkeeping in addition to his other
studies.
Patkotak came south, clad in furs.
He will return smartly dressed in
American clothing.
Wife’s Death Ad
Her Divorce Ground
Husband Sues When Spouse Learns
He Had Put Announcement of
Her Demise in Papers.
ST. LOUIS, MO.. May 31.—Mrs.
John P. Meehan has sued for divorce
from her husband, a city salesman for
a wholesale grocery house, charging
among a long list of abuses and in
dignities that he inserted an adver
tisement in the papers on Easter Sun
day' announcing the death of his wife
and that the notice of funeral ar
rangements would be given.
Mrs. Meehan charges that during
the eleven yeajs of .their married life
there were constant qvhrrels, and that
the crisis of affairs came shortly be
fore Easter Sunday, when they quar
reled and he refused to furnish her
with any funds. The advertisement
then appeared in the papers, and. she
says, when she accused him of insert
ing the “ad" he merely la'ughed and
refused to deny it.
STEPPING STONES USELESS
WHENWEARINGHOBBLESKIRT
COLUMBIA, MO.. May 31—This
town, the home of several hundred
University of Missouri “co-eds" each
year, is one of the few remaining
places in Missouri where the old fash
ioned stepping stones are still retain
ed to - afford pedestrians a means of
crossing 1 -, muddy streets. But the
new styles in skirts worn by the
modish young women have caused
an uprising against these stepping
stones and thfcy have' to “take to the
mud." /
OIL TOWN NAMED FOR TAFT
RENTS LAND BY INCHES
BAKEKKI'IELD, May 31.—The all
town of. Taft claims the distinction
of bein^ the only city in the State
where land is' rented by the inch in
stead of by the front foot.
The Odd Fellows are planning to
build a $20,000 temple at , Taft and
when the survev was made it was
found that 'a theater building adjoin
ing the lot which the lodge owns
projects an average of an inch ell
along the temple site.
One Inch is not a great deal, but it
meant much to the Odd Fellows, who
demanded some accounting.
Through an agreement with the
owner of the theater, A..T. Connard,
the matter was amicably settle! hy
renting the narrow strip of land to
t'onnard for $10 per year.
He Again Points to Needs of the
Nation in the Event of Con
flict With Japan.
Continued From Page 1.
the extreme East to San Francisco.
Hardly one of the vessels, he sav*.
is on i war footing with any ot
Japan's finest warships, and while the
strength of the United States Navy
exceis that of Japan, it is not a fac
tor, should war be declared within
the next few months in the Pacific.
In this connection, the Democratic
administrative officers In both the
Navy and War Departments are get
ting active in the hope of seeing
"where they are at." Garrison al
ready has declared that the American
army is "not as good as it should be,"
that army officers are lacking in the
detail of larger army movement, and
that their experience is such that in
actual war they would be somewhat
at sea in handling the problems that
would have to be met.
Garrison Has Plans.
In this connection. Secretary of
War Garrison said:
“I hope that the war will never
come, but in the present stage of
civilization we must recognize the
possibility, and it is with this idea in
mind that I say I believe it would be
well for the country if our legisla
tors would make provision for the
annual assembling of at least one
division, as a school wherein our of
ficers might be given that practical
training which is so necessary to de
velop educated generals and staff of
ficers.”
If a war should come with Japan,
Hobson believes it will ngt^be an en
counter on the seas except perhaps
where a force would attempt to in
vade the land possessions.. He speaks
pessimistically of the conditions con
fronting the American nation in the
Pacific and urges Congress constantly
for a greater navy, his aim being to
have as great a force on the Pacific
as there is on the Atlantic.
SALE AT AUC
6 UP-TO-DATE HOMES
READY-TO-BUILD-ON LOTS
Saturday, June 7, 1913, *T he 3 p£;,£s
These are 5 and 6 room houses, with every city convenience and connection, including furnace in several of the houses, but no
gas as yet. These houses were built of the best material, under the personal direction of Col. I. N. Ragsdale, who could not be in
duced to build a shoddy house.
These houses are real city homes, located in the social center of the Tenth Ward, and only a step from the best car service in
Atlanta. •
We urge you to go out and inspect this property. Each house will be plainly placarded, showing cash payment and monthly
payments; also the amount of the loan to be assumed.
THESE HOUSES ARE NOW RENTED, and bring in from $18.50 to $30.00 per month. Think of what a help that will be
to you, in meeting your payments, should you not be ready to occupy the house.
The houses and lots front on the following streets:
Arlington Avenue, Princess Avenue, and LaRosa Terrace.
Arlington Avenue runs off of Lee Street right at Col. Ragsdale's handsome home. Princess Avenue runs off of Avon (Oak
land) Avenue, between the Baptist church and Capt. E. P. Ryan's fine home; giving the property two approaches, each of which is
a prominent street.
This Section Has No Objectionable Feature
It is logically the place for the people to live in who are engaged in business, or who are employed among the many indus
trial and manufacturing and railroad enterprises around the Terminal Station, Whitehall Street, Mitchell Street, and the Central
and West Point railroads, and the adjacent territory. The car service and the way the streets run prove these statements to be
true. Think about it, and you’ll see it as we do.
The Lots Are Ready to Build On
These are the lots to buy, either for home sites 6r for speculation, because they are ready to build on. In addition to this,
every lot is a beauty, with nice young oak shade trees scattered over them. Also, because their location is excellent. They are
only a short distance from the business center of Oakland City. Only 2 blocks from the City School and near the churches, and
the farthest lot is only 2 blocks from the car line, and best of all, they are socially in the swim, and
ALL CITY IMPROVEMENTS DOWN AND PAID FOR
THE TERMS ON THE HOUSES
will range from $150 to $250 cash, and the payments will range from $22.50 per month to $32.50 per month, with 6 per cent simple
interest. Small loans on 5 of the houses, to be assumed by the purchaser.
THE TERMS ON THE LOTS
are right. Every lot will be sold on terms of $50.00 cash, and the balance $15.00 per month, with only 6 per cent simple interest on
the deferred payments.
HOW TO GET THERE:—Take cars at the corner of Forsyth and*Alabama Streets, marked "East Point," "Hapeville" or
"College Park." Get off at the corner of Avon (Oakland) Avenue. You will then be only a step from this property.
COME AND BE SURE TO BUY—You will never regret it if yon do, and you will be sorry if you don't. Get plans from
TO BE SOLD AT AUCTION.
TO BE SOLD AT AUCTION.
i J Ii.d bOiiD AT AUCTION.
TO BE SOLD AT AUCTION.
THINK ol the splendid car service.
THINK ol the steady growth ot this
section.
THINK of the Easy Terms; then make
up your mind to come out and buy
either a home or a vacant lot, or both.
THINK ot the location.
THINK of the conveniences.
THINK of the low interest rate.
THINK ot the income they are now earn
ing; also the help this will be to you.
! Have You Sore Gums or Loose Teeth? j
A prominent dentist, after years of J
! experience, has found a home rem
edy that will cure Higgs’ disease,
bleeding, inflamed and spongy gums,
> and tighten loose teeth by rinsing the
i mouth.
Probably you have not enjoyed eat-
! ing for some time. Get a bottle of
. STYP-STRING-ANT and that dis-
' ease of the gums and teeth will be
I cured; therefore, aiding digestion.
. 50c bottle at all druggists, or par-
1 cel post. 55c in stamps. DeLamater-
; Lawrence Drug Company, wholesale
i distributors.'
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Si ROBSON, Agents, V
EDGEWOOD AVENUE
W. FERGUSON & SON, Auctioneers