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6 D Form of Communication Be tween Villages. AND 19 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. I ■ TALK T T 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.' a Si ROBSON, Agents, V EDGEWOOD AVENUE W. FERGUSON & SON, Auctioneers