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HEARST’S SUNDAY AMERICAN, ATLANTA, GA., ST’NDAY, AIT,T T ST 31. 1011.
EXPRESS CO.
Godbee Trial Slated for September J!|[jC[ JjPjTP, TO
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Slayer Calmly Faces Crowd in Court [| jj il 1
Meets His Rescuer
After Fifty Years
Chance Joins Union Veteran and
Comrade Who Saved Life
in Battle.
RATE WAR 01
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R.s KI)\A PERKINS (iODBRK,
wife of Judge Godbee, of Milieu, a* she ap
peared when arraigned on the charge of slaving her former husband anil his voung briri
She is shown below while being taken to court bv Sheriff M. (J. Johnson i'u his automobile.
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Wells-Fargo Officials Say Other
Concerns Will Join Fight, Espe
cially for Dairy Products Ship
ments From Farm to Consumer,
New Department Created to Study
Food Problem and Enlarge the
Order and Commission Features.
Information Bureau Is Planned.
CHICAGO, A liar 30.—Official* and
agent* of the Wslls-Fargo Expre.YS
Company, In session to-day in Chi
cago, ftruck a hard blow at the par
cel post when they decided to fight
the Innovation of th« Government
with it* own weapon—low rates.
It was asserted to-night, by offi
cial* of this company that other ex
press companies ore contemplating
taking similar action in the war
against the parcel poet.
In future the oitv dweller who
wants frrsh butter and egg* upon his
breakfast table will, according to ex*
pre.*9 officials, do well to consult the
rate column of any express company.
Firm* Form New Bureau.
Recently the express companies
have created "an order commissi in
and food products department." The
object of thl‘i department, according
to the companies, is to "study the
food problem from all viewpoint*, to
enlarge the order and commission
feature of our business and to exten 1
. the company's facilities to all, with-
‘~out discrimination.”
~ “The express companies have de-
•"cided to fight the parcel post with in
’"‘trwn weapon—low rateo." said L. F.
T Troja, industrial agent of the Wells-
Fargo E\press Company, to-dav.
Instruct 25,000 Employees.
“The 25.000 employees of our com
pany along Its 90,000 miles of rn 11 -
? road track have been Instructed to
ascertain what kinds of shipments
are obtainable from their offices and
to have shippers apply for rates.
~ “At the present time the express
•“companies are willing to furnish rates
- on butter, eggs and cheese which will
“•'Tnable citizens of Chicago and other
large cities to ship In th+*w commodl ■
■ a' a lotr price.
*T... . are scr'*-'*»** to give
* a maximum weight for « minimum
Charge of 3f» rente per shipment, no
“'matter what the distance For In
stance. the person who wishes to get
" English walnuts. prunes or other
* products from the Pacific Coast may
now obtain them for the lowered rut<\
Plan to Post Farmers.
4 “Perhaps the best way to make use
" of the cheap express rate* Is to form
butter ai.d egg dubs, agreeing to take
f~at least 30 pounds at once of thes- 1
'♦’commodities from one fanner. If
^these clubs are formed it will be easy
* for the express companl to have
" eggs selling In Chicago for ill ednts,
■ ‘which, under ordinary circainstances,
J would sell for 25 cent*. Butter can
* also be purchased much cheaper by
this means”
The express companies have ar-
■f ranged to Inform farmers wha* farm
^products are needed, and where, and
~by this Information bureau they will
rat tempt to "beat the parcel post.”
Eugenic Marriage
. Permits in Demand
Forty-«lx Applicant* Qualify Under
New Wedding Law at
Pittaburg.
Congressional Inquiry Into Fed
eral Jurist’s Acts Is Slated
for the Late Fall.
Preliminary Trial of Woman Who
Killed Former Husband and
Bride Is Delayed.
MII.1H5N, Aug. 30.—Mrs. Kdna 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 l.s doubtful If she will re
ceive a preliminary trial before the
September term nnd 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 R. Fee Moore to be
present, the Ntuto was granted an In
definite continuance by the presiding
ma^tstratv.
At that time Mrs. Godbee was taken
by automobile from the Jail, where
she has 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 for Mrs. Godbee, and none Is
likely before her case comes tip. Her
• ell has been converted into a bou
doir. with curtains over the barred
windows, rugs on the floor, pictures
4>n 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 as sne faced
magistrates, lawyers, officers and tho
crowd In court.
Judge Henry <\ Hammond, of Au
gusta, will preside at the trial of Mrs
Godbee, Jenkins Uounty 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
meandering* of Western rivers are
being curtailed, and this city Is one
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 now channel of only 50 feet wide
cut for the river, depending on the
action of the current to widen th»
channel.
In Missouri, near Rich Hill, Al-
PITTSBURG, Aug. 30.—The first
[eugenic marriage permit in Pitts
burg. as provided by the new’ State
law, has been issued, and when the
„ marriage license clerk* closed shop,
l 23 men. amid continual evidences of
, embarrassment, and 23 women, all
* ablush, answered delicate little Inti -
» mate questions regarding their physi-
i cal selves so successfully that none
* kvns denied the coveted certificate.
> "Putting a premium on perjury,”
I ijaid a license clerk. Walter Nevln.
v “The law is a joke, or els© we have
bad before us 4ft of the healthiest
j 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.”
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
Fortunate Mann” was filed yesterday
In the Supreme Court by Attorney S. j
Lawrence Miller, of No. 5 Nassau
Street, in behalf of Emile Willonmn i
oraplalnt stal \ Homan j
v married Angele Bardev in London, j
•i jCngland, on January 10. 1911 She
«, is alleged to have been guilty of'
misconduct in January. 1918, dith th» j
. ‘'Fortunate Mann.” Miller was not in
his office yesterday and his client '
r •'ould not be located.
r WINS PUZZLE JUDGE;
FINES BOTH AS FLIRTS
. PHILADELPHIA. A tiff. 30 —It cost I
either Frank or Harry Swartz, 19 .
fetars old. 38.50 to be the twin of the j
er to-day. when Magistrate Mor- j
ed them e tch that ,nn int be- j
V collide • toil W ii' .. •:au been ;
of flirting in the park. j
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BIJOU ALL THIS WEEK
MATINEES DAll.Y
' EVENINGS A T »:30
brecht Just finished excavating a
trench 23 miles long, which will cut
off 150 miles of wafodering of tha
river. The water escapes much fast
er, he says, and the land in th* 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 lamely to the Investigation by
:he Judiciary Committee <5f 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 ha* 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 authorizing 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.
"Vlolathyi of the bankruptcy act In
allowing compensation in excess of
the provisions of that act to a trus
tee. who ftas 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
uthoritv in granting orders appoint -
rig 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 of
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 Judleiar?
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,
OHo Robinson, of this village, one of
I the Union defenders, fell, seriously
wounded, on a held over which the Con
federate cavalry was charging. At the
risk of his 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
lefal 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.
M THIS
PI WEEK
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MATS. MONDAY, TUESDAY.
THURSDAY AND SATURDAY
A PLAY OF LAUGHS
THE JEWELL KELLEY COMPANY
Presenting the Sensational Comedy Drama In Four Acts.
“THE ItfAN FROM THE WEST”
A Stirrlnfl Story of Life In New York—Love, Hate, Revenge.
M pp™! e ICc and 2Cc; 10c, 20c, SCcf t ' cket ai °l f da c y e0PEN
Week September 8th—“THE CULL OF THE HEART"
THE ATLANTA 0PEN,NG OF
"Developer of Efficient Executives ’ *
Work Pay? Thought Pay?
Are you paid only for
work? Clerking and book
keeping is drudgery un
less you are looking
AHEAD. Your competi
tion is fierce—your back
bone sapped—■'unless you
train WELL. You want
to grow. Will your inde
cision BALK your wants?
Are you always going to
put off’ the “get ready”
for a better place? You
want promotion. Then get
ready.
Take our i oUi fjintc courses iu Commerce. Accounts, Finance and
Commercial Law. Class hours don't conflict with your work or
pleasure. Number of students limited. Your future life and hap
piness mini !«■ In the Uilanoe. Decide right. Knroll note. Work be
gins Septemlier l.t.
Evening School of Commerce
Georgia School of Technology
165 W. North Ave., Atlanta, Ga.
Classes 6:15 to S: 15. Ivy 4775. Free booklet on request
THE SEASON
Seal Sale Sri’
PRODUCTION DE LUXE 1
WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAV niqhts
THURSDAY MATINEE
PF1RRMANN PRESENTS
WITH
mmm
BOOK. MUSIC W UfRICS
mCHARD
(ARLE.
BEST MUSICAL COMEDY OF THE
SEASON WITH BEAUTIFUL
GIRLS.ENCKANTING SONGS
and.
A METROPOLITAN CAST OF
50 PEOPLE~
10,000 Posters Invite
Everyone to Wedding
CHICAGO, Aug. 30.—The wedding of
Fred Kloese. No. 530 East Seventy-
third place, and Mias Alida De Vos,
No. 6035 South Morgan street, was not
the quiet, orderly affair they 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 miost everybody came with horns,
hells, bags of rice and lusty voices, and
sent in a riot 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.
MUNCIE, IND., Aug. 30.—"I 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 meu,
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. Prank Mann.
"Every little thing," responded the
court "I 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
the 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, w’here
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, Miss Freckle-Face,
to try a remedy for freckles with the
guarantee of a reliable dealer 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 trifling.
Simply get an ounce of othine—
double strength—from Jacobs’ Phar
macy and a few applications should
shew you how easy It te to rid your
self of the homely freckles and get
a beautiful complexion. Rarely Is
more than one ounce needed for the
worst case.
Be sure to ask the druggist for the
double strength othine. as this Is the
prescription sold under guarantee of
money back if it fails to remove
freckles.
PRICES: Nights, 25c to $1.50; Matinee, 25o to SI
SEPTEMBER Is
Piano Buying Time,”
and LUDDEN & BATES
Are Offering the Following ^
Remarkable Bargains'
GRANDS
1 $750 Chickering, shop worn $525
1 $675 Chickering, shop worn* $485
1 $800 Weber, shop worn $575
UPRIGHTS
1 $350 Sample Piano $210
1 $450 Shop worn $275
1 $300 Sample Piano, Kline $185
1 $500 Shop worn, Steck $275
1 Kimball, used $110
1 Kranich-Bach, used $75
1 Wing, used $ 90
1 Everett, used .. • $225
1 Cote, slightly used $155
Boudoir, slightly used $150
1 New England, used $ £5
1 Estey, shop worn $235
PLAYERS
1 $750 Mathushek, 65 note $325
1 $700 Krell Auto Grand, 65 note $325
1 $550 Stuyvesant Pianola, 65 note $300
\ \ 1 $450 Primatone, 65 note $225
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k\ Ludden & Bales
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PEACHTREE
STREET
Atlanta, Ga
Established
1870
‘‘We sold
Pianos to
Your Grand*
parents.”