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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS.
SEEKS Ill SOLVE
CRIME ST SES
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T, M. C. Bram, Free After 17
Years. Asks Work—Marvels
at World's Progress.
i have reached j>ort at last,” said
Thomas M C. Bram, former first mate
of the bark Herbert Fuller, and free
Thursday after seventeen years In the
Federal fTison for a triple murder he
says he didn't commit, “but my sails
are flat and my hold is empty. My
future is in the hands of Qod and
the kind-hearted people of Atlanta
who freed me after seventeen year*
of unjust Imprisonment. I ask no
man for charity. All I want is a
chance, and* before God, I think 1
am entitled to fair play and a chance
to prove myself a man
*'I must have work. I will do any
thing that is honest and that will en
able me to sustain life until I have
hunted down the man who commit
ted the crime for which I have served
seventeen years in prison. That is
all I have to live for, and when that
is done I will be satisfied.
"It is my duty to clear my name
of all suspicion, and though seven
teen years have passed since the
night when I was accused of the ter
rible crime, God Is surely good enough
to have kept the murderer on earth
that he may taste the vengeance of
an innocent man.”
Appearance Not Criminal.
There is nothing of the criminal
about Bram. His cheeks are ruddy,
his flesh firm and healthy, and the
seventeen years of imprisonment have
not taken the sparkle from his brown
eyea nor the confident swing from
his shoulders. His handclasp is the
clasp of a strong man, and his speech
is well chosen and clear.
Many things have happened since
June 13, 1896, the day Bram was ac
cused of murder and thrown into
prison. The Sjtanish-American War
has been fought, America has taken
her place among the great powers of
the world, science has astonished the
world, airships, the wireless telegraph
and telephone, the trolley car and the
automobile—all of these marvels have
grown common to mankind.
And Bram, living in another world,
a man apart, had never seen any of
them until the doors of the prison
opened Wednesday afternoon. His
knowledge of what the world was
doing was gained solely by reading
and from the little he was told by
friendly guards and newly arrived
prisoner.%
Bram stood at Five Points Tburs-
(inv morning, while the busy life of •
city was unfolded before him. He
saw his first trolley car, his first au
tomobile; he heard men talking of the
latest airship flight and of the latest
wonders of science.
Gets First Trolley Ride.
•*I feel like a child,” Bram said "I
have never seen these things. Horse
cars were traversing the streets of
Boston when I was imprisoned. Air
ships were but dreams, and the au
tomobile was unheard of. I did not
know what they were.”
Bram spent Thursday waiking about
the downtown streets of Atlanta, mar
veling at the things he saw and the
things he heard. He was given his
first automobile ride by George Free
man. one of the friends who were in
strumental in obtaining his release,
and he took his first ride on a trol
ley car.
Mr. Freeman and the rest of Bram’s
Atlanta friends are trying to get him
a Job. Under the parole which was
signed in Washington Monday. Bram
must remain in the State of Georgia
unless he is granted a full pardon.
He plans to remain in Atlanta for
at least six months, while his friends
endeavor to obtain from the Board of
Pardons and the Attorney General his
complete freedom Then Jie plans to
go to Boston and begin* the search
for the man who he says committed
the murder for which he has served
seventeen years.
Praised by Prison Warden,
The hope of some day obtaining his
release and tracking down the mur
derer has kept Bram smiling and
cheerful through seventeen years of
punishment He was known at the
Federal Prison as the "smiling pris
oner.” and left a place that can never
be filled.
Always smiling and lending good
cheer to his down-hearted comrades.
Warden Moyer has said that Bram
was the greatest power for good in
the institution. One of the guards,
who has been in contact with Bram
for fifteen years, says he Is the most
honorable man he has ever seen, in
or out of prison.
‘If we had opened the doors of the
prison and told Bram to go, ,he would
not have done it until he learned If It
was legal. He was more of a friend
to us all than a prisoner.”
Bram was convicted seventeen years
ago on the testimony of a man who
had himself been accused of the
crime. The murder—the killing of
the captain, his wife and the sec
ond mate—was committed shortly be
fore midnight on June 13, 1896, dur
ing Beam's watch on deck.
A passenger named Monk brought
the word to Bram, and Bram had him
placed in irons. The bark put in at
Halifax. N. S., where Monk openly
accused Bram. swearing he had seen
the first mate commit the crime.
Bram was tried in Boston and con
victed. Later he was given a new-
trial and convicted. He served eight
years in Massachusetts and was then
brought to Atlanta.
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WATERPROOF ANKLET
WATCH SWIMMING FAD
Alverton Man to
Stay From Atlanta
To Keep Sobriety
Atlanta it to lose the periodical vis
its of .A. L. Malone, a italwart, six-
foot farmer from the sedate little
town of Alverton.
The big farmer has nothing against
the city. In fact, he is fond of it, but
he says it is a matter of self-pro
tection.
Malone told Recorder Pro Tern
Preston Wednesday afternoon that he
Intended to quit drinking, and in or
der to do so would have to quit com
ing to Atlanta.
“I never drink except when I come
here,” he said.
The Alverton man reached this con
clusion when he learned from the evi
dence of Policeman Born that he was
drunk and disorderly. He was let off
with a fine of $10.75.
HIT ir CUT
Judge Holds Prosecution Doesn’t
Have to Show He Bought
Elopers’ Tickets.
Buzzards Doomed as
Hookworm Carriers
NEW ORLEANS. Aug. 28 —Despite
th protest of Frank M. Miller, former
head of the old Conservation Com
mission, against the action of the
new commission In Issuing a state
wide permit for the destruction of
turkey buzzards, there seems to be
no immediate prospects of the slaugh
ter stopping, and the Conservation
Commission, backed by an opinion
of the Attorney General and the sup
port of sanitarians, is standing ex
tremely pat in the matter.
Dr. Sidney F Porter, head of the
Hookworm Commission, is a strong
advocate of the destruction of the
turkey buzzard. He says it is a car
rier of hookworms.
Mayor Hunt Stops
Runaway; Saves Girl
CINCINNATI, Aug. 28 — At the risk
of his life. Mayor Henry T. Hunt
Jumped from the sidewalk in front
of a runaway team of horses and,
pushing aside Miss Mabel Hartford,
who was In the path of the frightened
steeds, seized the bridle and suc
ceeded In stopping the animals.
Except for a severe shaking up and
suit of dusty clothes, the Mayor was
none the worse for his experience.
Mayor Hunt was about to board a
street car when the runaways passed
the corner. The girl was crossing the
street at the time.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 28—Fed
eral Judge Van Fleet struck a severe
blow- at the defense In the trial of
F. Drew Caminetti when he decided
that it was not necessary for the
Government to show that Caminetti
had actually passed money for rail
road tickets or sleeping car accom
modations from San Francisco to Re
no for himself and Lola Norris. It
had been the contention of the de
fense that Caminetti could not be held
because Maury I. Diggs bought tick
ets for all four of the elopers.
Attorneys for Caminetti refused to
comment on the ruling to-day.
"I can only say that we will flght
this case to the last ditch,” declared
Attorney Woodworth, chief of Caml-
nettl’s counsel. "If the case goes
against us, we 'will carry it to the
highest court in the land. Caminetti
did not take Lola Norris to Reno for
immoral purposes, but because she
wanted to go to avoid scandal, and
we will prove it.”
The prospect of again hearing the
story of the elopement, retold by
Marsha Warrington and Miss Norris,
to-day caused a display of interest
in the case. Long before the court
session began, a large crow-d of men
and women were seeking courtroom
seats.
President Helps Girl
Get Dog Park Permit
PARSONS, KAN., Aug. 28.—Miss
Ethel Probst, of Parsons, has received
a permit from the Department of the
Interior to take her dog to Yellow
stone Park. The girl recently wrote
to President Wilson:
“My father is soon to take the
management of a hotel in Yellow
stone National Park. We are in
formed no dogs are allowed . within
the park confines. I am 18 years old
and our old djg, Fannie, is the same
age. I can not bear the thought of
leaving her behind. She would not
be able to harm any of the park
animals.”
President Wilson replied that he
would see what could be done.
PREDICTED 11
City Clerk Instructed to Proceed'
Immediately Against All Who
Haven't Met Assessment.
Property owners who have failed
to pay their city taxes must either
pay up immediately or lose their
property, City Clerk Walter Taylor
having been instructed by Chairman
Charles Whiteford Smith, of the Tax
Committee, to proceed Immediately
against the delinquent ones. Approx
imately $40,000 Is still unpaid on the
city taxes by private property own
ers. while the amount due from cor
porations will swell the total to $100,-
000.
Among the large amounts is that
due upon the Atlanta Joint Terminals
and the Georgia Railroad Company.
The matter of the State's income
from the assessment is being held up
by Comptroller General Wright, but
this is expected tt» be settled in a
short while. Approximately $f»0,000
is expected to be derived from this
source by the city.
The city will also endeavor to ob
tain increased tax revenue by taxing
all of the railroad trackage in the
city. In order to determine the ex
act amount a survey will be neces
sary. and Council has appropriated
$500 for the doing of this work.
Gus Ruhlin's Ashes
Carried by Widow
NEW YORK, Aug. 28.—The ashes
of Gus Ruhlin, the <heavyweight
pugilist, are to be strapped around
the body of his widow, an % ardent
suffragette, when she goes forth "to
do battle” with Alderman Otto C.
Gelbke, whom she is fighting for re-
election in Brooklyn.
King Cables Friends
That He Is Improving
According to a cable received by
friends, George E. King, head of the
King Hardware Company, of Atlan
ta, is improving from his long illness
In the American Hospital In Paris.
Mr. King was taken sick in Venice
while he was on his tour abroad and
remained there nearly a month.
He will sail October 2 for America,
accompanied by Mrs. King, Mrs. La-
conte, Mr. and Mrs. Lyon and Miss
Mary King.
Long Branch Loungers Gasp at
New Costume Whim of
Fashionable Mermaids.
Time and tide met informally for
the first time at Long Beach the oth
er day when Miss Lillian Loraine, in
a natty bathing costume and with a
waterproof watch fastened to her an
kle by a gold circlet, took a plunge
into the surf before the admiring
throngs. Atlanta society girls are
considering taking up the fad.
Never before in the history of the
beach have people been so interested
in time. The men especially showed
the keenest Interest even when time
was submerged by the rolling surf
and when it cantered up and down
the long white beach there was a
craning of necks which would have
done justice to an aeroplane meet.
But "who should worry?”—Miss Lo
raine didn't, for she was bent on
proving beyond a doubt what she had
solemnly declared to be true—that the
watch was waterproof. She proved it
—at least, to the satisfaction of the
Long Beach crowd.
CLEMSON JUSTICE DC \ D.
GREENVILLE. S. t\. Aug. 28.—
Judge John N. Hook, justice of jth<*
Clemson Uollege Corporation, is dead
at Clemson.
biness,” said Dr. Lee. “We make too
much of a fetish of air and exercise.”
Continuing, he said:
“Smaller classes are essential to
the preservation of the teacher and
to her really reading the child. When
we learn to take our childen’s health
and education seriously, we shall
halve the size of classes in our ele
mentary schools. It will increase the
cost 80 per cent, but the children’s
lives and health are worth it.
“To further free the teacher’s time
for the normal pupil, we must have
special schools or classes not only
for the blind, the deaf, the tubercu
lous, but for all requiring peculiar
treatment, including the bright pupils
to whom tlie regular grades are as
Intellectual hobble skirt, spoiling
their natural gait.
“I believe that pupils in the lowest
grade, probably in the last three
grades, should have the afternoon
outdoors or in the kindergarten room,
not wholly because of the benefits of
the play and fresh air, but chiefly
to avoid the demoralization yf half
hearted work. Half-heartedness is a
serious mental disease, worse than
half-lungedness.”
POLITICAL RALLIES PLANNED.
MACON, Aug. 28— Rallies by the
campaign committees of Wallace Mil
ler and Bridges Smith, candidates for
Mayor, will be held to-night. These
rallies will be the first of a series to
be held during the campaign for
Mayor and Aldermen.
DROWNED MAN BURIED.
GREENVILLE. S. C., Aug. 28.—The
body of William D. Watts, who was
drowned in Colorado, reached Lau
rens Wednesday, where the funeral
took place. He was of a prominent
family.
Deputy Sheriff's
Residence Robbed
Detectives are hunting a burglar
who entered the home of Deputy
Sheriff R. J. Robinson, of 126 Fraser
street, early Thursday morning and
made away with a purse containing
$160 in bills. The burglar in his haste
to get away dropped $140 in gold.
The burglar’s failure to get away
with the whole amount was due to the
screams of Mrs. Robinson, who was
awakened by the noise of the thief
trying to get out of the w indow.
Jilts Widow When
He Hears She's Rich
Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian.
VIENNA, Aug. 28.—Beeauf«e he
learned that his fiancee, Mrs. Gustav
Mahler, widow of the composer, had
a private income of $10,000 a year,
Kokochaska, the famous painter, has
broken off his engagement to her.
He declared that he thought their
combined incomes would be too much
and that he wants to marry a poor
girl.
Film Performances
On Siberian Trains
Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian.
ST. PETERSBURG, Aug. 28.—Ap
plication to give “movie” perform
ances on trans-Siberian trains, which
make continuous journeys of about
24 hours, has been made of the Rus
sian Government by a French film
concern.
W. H. Rhett
E. N. O'Beirne
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Samose is in tablet form, pleas
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INSURANCE
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SEMI-ANNUAL STATEMENT
For the six months ending June 30, 1913, of the condition of the
First National Fire Insurance Company
OF THE UNITED STATES,
Organized under the laws of the District of Colombia. made to the Gov
ernor of the State of Georgia, in pursuance of the law's of said State.
Principal Office—Southern Building, Washington, D. C.
I. CAPITAL STOCK.
Amount paid up in cash $555,000.00
Partial subscriptions to stock 157,275.00
II. ASSETS.
Total assets of th e company, actual cash market value $1,399,354.90
III. LIABILITIES.
Total liabilities $1,399,354.90
IV. INCOME DURING THE FIRST SIX MONTHS OF THE YEAR 1913.
! Total income actuallv received during the first six months in
cash $450,603.83
V. EXPENDITURES DURING THE FIRST SIX MONTHS OF THE
YEAR 1913.
! Total expenditures during the first six months of the year in
cash $241,676.27
Greatest amount insured in any one risk $25,000.00
Total amount of insurance outstanding $18,998,317.00
A copy of the Act of Incorporation, duly certified, is of file in the of-
| fice of the Insurance Commissioner.
| DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA—Washington, D. C.
Personally appeared before the undersigned Leslie Cramer, who, be-
j ing duly sworn, deposes and says that he is the treasurer of the First
National Fire Insurance Company of the United States, and that the fore
going statement is correct and true. LESLIE CRAMER.
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 25th day of August. 1913.
GERTRUDE ELLIS. Notary Public, D. C.
Name of State Agents—RHETT & O’BEIRNE.
Name of Agents at Atlanta—RHETT & O'BEIRNE.
300 Dodsons Attend
Big Family Reunion
More than 300 members of the Dod
son family, ranging in age from a
6-month-old girl to "Uncle Daniel”
Dodson, hale and hearty despite his 79
years, gathered at Grant Park Wed
nesday for the annual family reunion.
A permanent Dodson reunion society
was formed, and the gathering of Dod
sons will be held each year on the fourth
Wednesday in August. Rev. C. H. Dod
son, of Fairburn, Ga., was elected
president of the society; Rev. B. F.
Dodson, of Clayton, vice president, and
W. J. W. Dodson, of Clayton, secretary.
The Dodsons were regaled with a
chicken dinner at noon, after which
speech-making and reminiscences held
sway until late in the afternoon.
Alverson, Flancock and Harrison
Already in Race Against Bas
kin, Owens and Warren.
Mayor Woodward said Thursday ho
expected a complete new ticket for
Council, in opposition to the element
now' in control of that body, to be
out within the next ten days.
Charles B. Alverson, of the grocery
firm of Alverson Brothers, 20 Peters
street, has declared he will run for
the First ward seat to be vacated
by Dr. J. H. Baskin.
William A. Hancock, w’ho has been
talked of as a candidate for Aider-
man from the Eighth ward, said
Thursday he was in the race against
John S. Owens to the finish, and that
he would make his formal announce
ment within a few days.
J. C. Harrison, former Councilman,
will run against Alderman James E.
Warren, of the Third ward, Mayor
pro tern.
Child Killed by Auto;
Court Gives $10,000
RAWLINS, WYO., Aug. 28.—A
Judgment for $10,000 against Ralph
Sterling Ferris, a wealthy young man
of Los Angeles and Raw’lins, Wyo.,
was rendered In the Superior Court
in favor of Martin Wierorek, whose
infant son, Michael, was run over and
killed by an automobile driven by
Ferris.
Wiezorek sued for $50,000. A man
slaughter charge against Ferris is
pending.
HURT IN AUTO SMASH.
GREENVILLE, S. O., Aug. 28.—
In an automobile accident at Mount
Vernon. Ohio, Mrs. T. C. Gower, of
Greenville, sustained a broken rib. Mr.
Gower was uninjured, though other
members of th^ party were seriously
hurt.
League Opens War on
Free Lunch Counter
CINCINNATI, Aug. 28.—“The free
lunch must go,” declared S. A. Probst,
of the Anti-Saloon League. ‘‘It Is
not legal under the new' license law.
"If a man eats his lunch in the
same place twice or the saloon keeper
should be guilty of giving it away
to tw'o different customers at the
same place the saloon man will lose
his license. The saloon man must
obey the law' as to Sunday closing
and the lunch counter, or they will
be subject to presecution by the
league.”
1 Railroader Loses
Leg, Another Arm
Ivan Doyle, of Birmingham, a yard
conductor for the Western and Atlan
tic Railroad, was knocked down by a
freight engine, Wednesday afternoon
and his right leg so badly shattered it
had to be amputated.
O. Y. Layton, a switchman for the
Georgia Railroad, lost his right arm
Wednesday afternoon when he fell
from a freight car.
HARO SCALY
Spread and Itched. Hair Fell Out.
Could Not Sleep. Used Cuticura
Soap and Ointment. Now Well.
R. F. D. No. 2, Cat-oosa, Okla.—"My
trouble began with a hard scaly place about
the size of a dollar on the side of my head,
a^d a.? it continued to spread it caused my
hair to fall out gradually as I would comb
it. At first it looked like a patch of dandruff.
It itched and when 1 scratched it, it would
make an inflamed sore. It gave me such
fever I could not sleep at night. In two
weeks the place was bald and it began to
get packed and scaly. When I would wash
it, it would bleed and afterward would form
a yellow greenish looking eruption and it
looked like it was beginning to eat into the
flesh. It really gave me such a fever it
made me sick-
“I used and everything I could
to check its growth but they seemed to
make it worse. Two friends recommended
Cuticura Soap and Ointment and I sent to
the drug store and got some and used them
and in a week there was a deal of improve
ment and in a month's time this place was
well and a new growth of hair had formed.”
(Signed) Willie Johns. Mar. 8, 1913.
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10 Per Cent Discount
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