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mwi .wwiHwwHWirii-^r 4 A H15 Alton*'» OUnUAI AMnnH /in, ATLAm'A, ItA., JjfUWJJAI, AUliUWT 31, 15JI3. EXPRESS CO RATE WAR 01 Godbee Trial Slated for September J[j[]|][ [jp[[[j j[] *■•••> +•+ +#4* +•+ +•+ +•+ »!••+ +• + Slayer Calmly Faces Crowd in Court FIGHT Meets His Rescuer After Fifty Years Chance Joiga Union V.eteran Comrade Who Saved Life in Battle. and M RS. EDNA PERKINS GODBEE, divorced wife of Judge Godbee, of Millen, as she ap peared when arraigned on the chai*ge of slaying her former husband and his young bride. She is shown below while being taken to court by Sheriff M. G. Johnson in his automobile. HOUSE 3Z Wells-Fargo Officials Say Other Concerns Will Join Fight, Espe cially for Dairy Products Ship ments From Farm to Consumer. y Sp*!- *sk**h? ; h Congressional Inquiry Into Fed eral Jurist's Acts Is Slated for the Late Fall. New Department Created to Study Food Problem and Enlarge the Order and Commission Features. Information Bureau Is Planned. CHICAGO, Aug. SO.—Officials and agents of the Wells-Fargo Exprea Company, in session to-day In Chi cago. Mruck a hard blow at the par cel post when they decided to fight the innovation of the Government with Ita own weapon—low rates. It was asserted to-night by offi cials of this company that other ex press companies are contemplating taking similar action In the war against the parcel peat. In future the citv dweller whf wants fresh butter and eggs upon his breakfast table will, according to ex press officials, do well to consult the rate column of any express company. Firms Form New Bureau. Recently the express companies have created "an order commission and food products department." The object of this department, according to the companies. Is to "study the food problem from all viewpoints, to enlarge the order and commission feature of our business and to extend the company's facilities to all, with out discrimination." "The express companies have de cided to fight the parcel post with its own weapon—low rate**," said L. F. Troja, Industrial agent of the Wells- Fargo Express Company, to-day. Instruct 25,000 Employees. "The 25.000 employees of our com pany aiong its 90.000 miles of rail road track have been instructed to ascertain what kinds of shipment* are obtainable from their offices and to have shippers apply for rates. "At the present time the express companies ure willing to furnish rates on butter, eggs and cheese which will enable citizens of Chicago and other large cities to ship in these commodi ties at a low price. "The companies are seeking to give a maximum weight for n minimum charge of 35 cents per shipment, no master what the distance. For in stance. the person who wishes to get English walnuts, prunes or other products from the P.iHfir Coast may now obtain them for the lowered rate. Plan to Post Farmers. "Perhaps the best way to make use of the cheap express rates is to form butter and egg clubs, agreeing to take at least SO pounds at once of thes- commodtuos from one farmer, if these clubs are formed it will be easy for the express companies to have eggs selling in Chicago for 21 cents, which, under ordinary circumstances, would sell for 25 cent* Butter can also he purchased much cheaper by this means.” The express companies have ar ranged to inform farmers whs* farm products are needed, and where, and by this Information bureau they will „ uttempt to "beat the parcel post." Eugenic Marriage Permits in Demand Forty-six Applicants Qualify Under New Wedding Law A. Pittsburg. PITTSBURG. Aug. SO—-The first eugenic marriage permit In Pitts burg, as provided by the new State law, has been issued, and when the marriage license clerks closed shop. 23 men, amid continual evidences of embarrassment, and 23 women, all ablush, answered delicate little inti mate questions regarding their physi cal selves so successfully that none was denied the coveted certificate. "Putting a premium on perjury," said a license clerk. Walter Nevln. "The law r is a joke, or els® we have had before us 46 of the healthiest specimens of manhood and woman hood that ever came down the pike. "The only change is It takes thir teen minutes to issue a license now. where it used to take only three min utes." Preliminary Trial of Woman Who Killed Former Husband and Bride Is Delayed. MILLEN, Aug. 30.—Mrs. Edna Per kins Godbee, slayer of Judge Walter S Godbee, from whom she had been divorced, and his bride, Mrs. Florence Boyer Godbee. on August 18, will face trial In Jenkins Superior Court early in September, according to present plans. It is doubtful if she will re ceive a preliminary trial before the September term and the grand Jury takes up her case. An effort was made Thursday to hold a preliminary trial, but because of the inability of Solicitor General IL Lee Moore to be present, the State was granted an in definite continuance by the presiding magistrate. At that time Mrs. Godbee was taken by automobile from the Jail, where she lias been confined since the day of the tragedy, to the courthouse. After the hearing was ordered con tinued. she was returned to the jail. No effort has been made to secure ball fur Mrs. Godbee, and none Is likely before her case comes up. Her cell has been converted into a bou doir, with curtains over the barred windows, rugs on the floor, pictures on the walls and neat and comforta ble furniture. Mrs. Godbee attracted a great deal of attention when taken from the jail to the courthouse. The courtroom was crowded and many congregated on the sidewalks to get a glimpse of the slayer and note the effect of her imprisonment. She made no state ment whatever concerning the trag edy, and her lawyers declare she will make none until she goes on the wit ness stand to tell her story to a jury. Mrs Godbee was stylishly gowned in a white summer frock, and wore a large Panama hat. She betrayed no evidence of uneasiness a* she faced magistrates, lawyers, officers and the crowd in court. Judge Henry C. Hammond, of Au gusta, will preside at the trial of Mrs Godbee, Jenkins County having been transferred to the Augusta Circuit. Crooked Rivers in West Straightened New Channels Cut for Streams Which Wander Aimlessly Through Iowa. DES MOINES, Aug. 30.—The meunderlngs of Western rivers are being curtailed, and this city is one of the latest recruits to the scientific efficiency plan for streams that wan der twenty miles to get over two. As a result a new channel of the Rac coon River is to be dredged. M. E. Albrecht, contractor In charge of the work, expects to have all his machin ery ready for operation by August 20. To save expense the city will have a new channel of only 50 feet wide cut for the river, depending on the action of the current to widen tha channel. In Missouri, near Rich Hill, Al- BIJOU ALL THIS WEEK MATINEFS D X It Y EVENINGS AT 8:30 THE JEWELL KELLEY COMPANY u Presenting the Sensational Comedy Drama In Four Acts. THE MAN FROM THE WEST” "Km'* Itc and !0e; 10c, 10c. ,0c: "““SffBw A Stirring Story of Life In New York—Love, Hate, Revenge. brecht just finished excavating a trench 23 miles long, which will cut off 150 miles of wandering of the river. The water escapes much fast er, he says, and the land in the vicin ity of the old river bed is now under cultivation. MACON, Aug. 30.—That Judge Em ory Speer, of the United States Court for the Southern District of Georgia, against whom charges have been pre ferred by a special examiner of the Department of Justice, will not sub mit tamely to the Investigation by the Judiciary Committee of the House, ordered In a resolution passed by the lower branch of Congress, Is the positive statement of those most Intimately connected with the Georgia Jurist, and Is further demonstrated by the afet that Judge Speer has already asked for a copy of the charges and an opportunity to appear in person before the committee In his own de fense against impeachment proceed ings. Judge Alleges Espionage. Judge Speer, In a recent speech in the West, denounced what he char acterized as the espionage of Federal agents upon judges, and Senator Bo* rah recently charged In the Senate that Federal agents had harassed judges by investigations to influence their actions in cases in which the Government was interested. Summary of Charges. Some of the charges read by Chair man Clayton to the House, after which the resolution aifthorizing the investigation was passed, were as fol lows : "Violation of section 67 of the Ju dicial code. In allowing his son-in- law, A. H. Heyward, to be appointed to and employed in offices and duties In his court. "Violation of the bankruptcy act in allowing compensation in excess of the provisions of that act to a trus tee, who was his personal friend. "Violation of the laws in drawing Juries. "Violation of a mandate of the Supreme Court of the United States. "Oppressive and corrupt use of his official position in deciding cases un justly In favor of'his son-in-law. “Oppressive and corrupt conduct in allowing the dissipation of assets of bankruptcy estates by the employ ment of unnecessary officials and the payment of excessive fees. "Oppressive and corrupt abuse of authority In granting orders appoint ing receivers for property without no tice to the owners and without cause, resulting in great loss to the parties’. Use of Drugs Alleged. "Oppressive and corrupt abuse of authority in refusing to allow’ the dis missal of litigation for the purpose ot permitting relatives and favorites to profit by the receipts of large fees. "Corrupt conduct in raising amount of fees allowed to others in order that his son-in-law might profit thereby. "Attempted bribery of officials ap pointed to act as custodians. "Use of drugs "General unlawful and oppressive conduct to serve his own private ends." Chairman Clayton, of the Judiciary Committee, announced that the in vestigation of Judge Speer's conduct would not begin until late in the autumn. WEST SALEM, WIS., Aug. 30.—When Hood's army Invested Nashville in 1864, Orlo Robinson, of this village, one of the Union defenders, fell, seriously wounded, on a field over which the Con federate cavalry wan charging. At the risk of tiis life. D. H. Hall, also a mem ber of Company I, of the Eighth Wis consin, dragged Robinson off the field, saving his comrade s life. A stranger in West Salem stopped a local man on the street to inquire his way. The presence of G. A. R but tons led to an exchange of names, and Robinson found in the visitor his res cuer of a half century ago and they clasped hands for the first time since 1864. 10,000 Posters Invite Everyone to Wedding CHICAGO, Aug. 30.—The wedding of Fred Kloese. No. 530 East Seventy- third place, and Miss Alida De Vos, No. 6035 South Morgan street, was not the quiet, orderly affair Ihey had planned. The friends of Kloese found out their plans These friends had 10,000 handbills printed and small boys distributed them. The bills announced in boxcar type the wedding, and invited everybody. And most everybody came with horns, bells, bags of rice an<j lusty voices, and sent in a^Tiot call for the police by way of a Joke. Judge Believes in Newspaper Veracity Indiana Jurist Also Has Found Re porters To Be Nice Young Men. MTJNCIE, IND, Aug. 30.—‘T said in open court, and the statement was published in the newspapers, that all these ‘blind tiger’ cases were set for trial." said Judge W. A. Thompson, of the Circuit Court, addressing an at torney for one of the accused men, who said yesterday that he thought his client s case was not to come up until Thursday. “Do you believe everything you read In the newspapers?” asked Prosecut ing Attorney J. Frank Mann. "Every little thing." responded the court. 'T believe the newspapers to be truthful and their representatives to be truthful. The reporters I have always found to be clean, nice young men." JAIL-BREAKER LEAVES CARD OF APOLOGY; CELL TOO HOT JACKSON, MICH., Aug. 30.—When Paul DeMott escaped from the jail at Forest, Miss., where he was serv ing a sentence for carrying concealed weapons, he felt a note of regret. He said he disliked to leave without even saying “good-bye," but that the unbearable heat forced him to go. He also promised to pay what remained of his fine—that is, if he could make t-he necessary money. Camera Finds ‘Sick Clerk’ at Ball Game NEW HAVEN, Aug. 30—There Is con sternation in the New Haven road’s general offices here following the dis covery of the company’s gum-shoe photographer at a local ball game, where he snapped a picture of a clerk out on "leave of absence for sickness." This photographer also has been pic turing trainmen at the bar during work* ing hours and as a result the carpet in the superintendent’s office is being worn by men called to explain. FRECKLE-FACE Sun and Wind Bring Out Ugly Spots. How to Remove Easily. Here’s a chance, Mias Freckle-Face, to try a remedy for freckles with the guarantee of a reliable de.aler that it will not cost you a penny unless It removes the freckles; while If it does give you a clear complexion the ex pense is trilling. Simply get an ounce of otmne— double strength—from Jacobs' Phar macy and a few applications should show you how easy ft Is to rid your self of the homely freckles and get a beautiful complexion. Rarely Is more than one ounee needed for the worst case. Be sure to ask the druggist for the double strength othtne, as this is the prescription sold under guarantee of money back li It fails to remove freckles. ! d< E THIS WEEK MATS. MONDAY, TUESDAY, THURSDAY AND SATURDAY A PLAY OF LAUGHS Week September 8th—"THE CALL OF THE HEART” THE ATLANTA WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHTS THURSDAY MATINEE OPENING OF THE SEASON Seat SaliJfTa Co-respondent Is ‘Fortunate Mann' Emile Willomann, of New York, Names Near Namesake In Suit for Divorce. NEW YORK. Aug. 30.—A curious divorce complaint, naming "One j Fortunate Mann ' • > ** • in the Supreme Court by Attorney S Lawrence Miller, of No. f> Nassau street, in behalf of Emile Willoman The complaint states that Willoman I married Angele Bardev in London, f England, on January 10. 1911 She if= alleged to have been guilty of j misconduct in January. 1913. dith the i "Fortunate Mann." Miller was not in his office yesterday and his client ! could not be located. TWINS PUZZLE JUDGE; FINES BOTH AS FLIRTS PHILADELPHIA. Aug. 30.—It cost either Frank or Harry Swartz. 19 ( sirs old, $8.50 to be the twin of the ' her to-day, when Magistrate Mor- flned them each that, amount be- ! 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