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VOLUME XXXI, No. 224
GERMANS 0. K. DAWES PLAN
Today’s Augusta
News Told In
Paragraphs
FERRY OPERATING
UNDER HIGHWAY DEPT.
Furey's Ferry began operation
Monday morning- under the direct
supervision of the local office of
the State Highway Department and
charges for transporting automo
biles were reduced from fifty to
twenty-five cents and horse drawn
vehicles and pedestrians will be
conveyed over the river free. A
charge of fifty cents will be made
for heavy trucks. A regular sched
ule will be kept by the ferry.
CANGES MADE AT
POLICE DEPARTMENT.
4
Officer Jack Hoover, who has
been serving as wagon officer at
police headquarters, has been tem
porarily transferred to the detect
ive department, the transfer taking
effect Monday morning. Former
Detective Charles E. Reid has been
transferred to the position of city
license officer and special officer to
the mayor, while Former License
Officer M. O. Matthews has been
recalled by tho commission from
this office and put on duty as wagon
officer at headquarters.
AUTOMOBILE DRAGGED
BY SWITCH ENGINE.
Lieutenant K. E. Elliott and Of
ficer Marion Martin reported Sun
day that A. B. Swint. of near War
rcnton, Ga„ was driving Ills auto
mobile across the Georgia tracks at
DAntignac street Sunday morning
at about 11 o’clock and that a Geor
gia Railroad switch engine struck
the automobile and dragged it for a
distance of about 125 yards. Anoth
er nan and a woman were said to
bo in the car with Mr. Swint, all of
them receiving minor bruises. They
were taken to the University Hos'-
pital, according to the officers. The
automobile was only slightly dam
aged. says the report.
The officers stated that the ex
perience was a narrow escape from
death for all three occupants of the
car and that had the automobile
(Continued on page, five)
IN THE DAY’S NEWS
With the tobacco market in South
Georgia reported strong and a bum
per cotton crop predicted in Burke
and other Georgia'counties, togeth
er with the very optimistic trend
or mind in western South Carolina,
it seems to be indicated that pros
perity is to pay another visit to
Augusta and Georgia and Carolina
,lhi3 fall.
City detectives report apprehend
ing a negro burglar who is alleged
to have been terrorizing the neigh
borhood in the lower section of the
city which, coming on the heels
of tiie story of the catching of the
ring of automobile thieves last
week by county authorities, leads
to the belief that criminals cannot
get away with everything in Au
gusta.
The new asphalt paving on Broad
street has reached the Jacksoty
street intersection, in fact, has par
tially passed this point, on the
south side of Broad. This leaves
only three more blocks of the ac
tual paving to complete before the
job will be done. The work of put
ting the working spaces on either
side of the driveways on the two
sides of the car tracks in order, it
is understood, will require a rela
tively short time. Then Augusta
will have one of the finest business
boulevards in the country.
The campaign disputes of Sena
tor Nat Dial and John J. McMahon,
candidates for the senator's seat
from South Carolina, are about to
convert South Carolinians in gen
eral to idea that Jimmie Byrnes
or Cole Blease might slip into office
while Dial and McMahon are yet
scrapping. This, in reference to
<Congressman Byrnes, would cer
tainly please Augusta's Aiken
neighbors, as well as voters all over
Byrnes' district.
Thn only way Augusta's numer
ous parades are different from lier
numerous conventions is that there
?.-e more of them. The police de
partment is called upon nearly ev
ery month to clear Broad street for
several blocks to allow free passage
of a parade. Then. too. they must
dress In their Sunday best and head
the procession. The National De
fense Day parade will probably
prove no exception.
Visitors to Augusta who take the
time to drive out to The Hill are In
variably struck by the great number
of beautiful homes. All Augustans
are proud of The Hill and the beau
ty it lends to the “City Beautiful.”
A large sum of money has been
spent in that section of the city
the past several months for new
and handsome additions to the al
ready wonderful display of the art
of architect and builder.
Some Day Little Billie Will
Know--But Will He Understand?
KOME. Ga Billie, four year old
son of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Harwell.
Monday sat at the home of his
mother's aunt. Mrs. Fannie Bedford,
wondering why his parents did not
corns home. In the Fello ship cem
etery rests the body of his mother
and In the morgue here, unclaimed,
lies the body of his father. The
father, Paul Harwell, on Saturday
afternoon shot to death his young
wife and then turned the weapon
upon himself. Inflicting ..wounds
from which he died after
ward.
Funeral services for the mother
of Billie wfre held Sunday after
noon from ,M rs. Bedford's home,
where the tragedy occurred. The
grave of Mrs. Harwell was banked
with flowers from person who sent
no card.
It Is believed that Harwell will
be burled at the expense of the city
and county, as It was learned that
the father, C. A. Harwell, had stated
that he was financially unable to
THE AUGUSTA' HERALD
DAILY, sc; SUNDAY, sc.
LEASED WIRE SERVICE.
Senate Provides for Referendum on Fee System
First Gun In Presidential Race Fired Today
Davis to
Outline
Policy
Tonight
CLARKSBURG, W. VA.~
The starting gun in the 1924
presidential race was sound
ed here Monday with the
meeting of democratic lead
ers for the formal notifica
tion to John W. Davis of his
selection as the standard
bearer of the party.
Alignment of the demo
cratic forces was to be com
pleted with the ratification
by the national committee, of
the selection of Clem L.
Shaver, as its chairman. Mr.
Davis was to present his
field marshal and to outline
to the representatives from
the states his own ideas of
how his campaign should be
conducted.
Reoganization of th, committee
n*d been deferred until tho time of
the notification ceremonies as had
been the selection of the chairman
of the finance, executive and cam
paign committees.
After the committee meetings Mr.
Davis’ program was left free for
rest until the notification ceremo
monies at Goff Plaza, but it was ex
pected that he would use tho in
tervening time in conference with
those in command of the party bat
tle lines. The program at the plaza
will open with the "Star Spangled
Banner" played by the Clarksburg
band. The Rev. Carroll Anderson
Engle, pastor of the central Pres
byterian church, will offer the in
vocation and Senator. Thomas J.
Walsh, of Montana, will deliver the
notification address. Mr. Davis in
responding will sound the keynote
of his campaign.
WILL BROADCAST
SPEECH BY RADIO
NEW YORK—The acceptance ad
dress of John W. Davis, the dem
ocratic nominee, which will be de
livered in Clarksburg. W. Va., Mon
day night will be broadcasted by
radio stations in Washington, New
York. Schenectady and other places
in the east and middle west, offi
cials of companies operating the
stations have announced.
The words of the nominee will be
(Continued on Page Five)
NOMINEE FOR S.D.
GOVERNOR IS GORED
TO DEATH BY BULL;
SIOUX FALLS, S. D.
—Andrew S. Anderson,
democratic nominee for
governor of South Dako
ta, was gored to death
early Monday at his
farm near Beresford, S.
D., 30 miles south of
Sious Falls, in Clay coun
ty.
assume the expense of the burial.
The father stated that his son hail
lost tul of the family savings in a
garage venture at Summerville,
Ga., and had only recently come to
Borne. He had made plans to move
to Oklahoma so live. The objection
of the wife to the change In resi
dence Is believed to have precipi
tated a quarrel which resulted in
the death of the two.
FLASH KILLS TWO
RIDGEWAY, N. Y—Daniel A.
Stabler and his son, Howard, 14,
were Instantly killed when light
ning struck their farm home Sun
day night. Two other sons, Ralph
and Joshua, were scverlv horned
and Irving Cain, of Knoxville, Tenn.,
in uncle of the boys, was stunned.
Mrs, Stabler and another son were
In a nearby room and escaped un
injured.
THE ONE PAPER IN MOST HOMES— THE ONLY PAPER IN MANY HOMES.
Trust Them Not, Oh Gentle Maiden!
LAST SUMMER JferSg -
SHE 0\0«Y HAVE dS&kAf? ■TH ..
A SWOLS
State Attacks “Gland Disorder”
Theory In Leopold-Loeh Case
CHICAGO—The stats Monday attacked the theory of functional
disorders of the endocrine set up Saturday in its plea for mitigation
of punishment of Richard Loeb and Nathan Leopold, Jr., for kidnap
ing and murdering Bobby Franks.
The idea of functional disorders of the endocrine glands was built
up by direct testimony of Dr. H. S. Hulbert of Chicago, fourth ot
the defense alienists, who used X-ray pictures to illustrate what he
termed various .glandular disord er *i noting the thyroid, pineal,
pitituary and adrenals.
Robert E. Crowe, state’s attorney, upon cross-examination asked
Dr. Hulbert for information as to the function of the pineal gland
and, told it regulated the balance of the other endocrine glands,
asked if it were not a fact that medical men as a group know prac
tically nothing of the functions of the pineal gland and some question
it being a gland at all. He an affirmative reply.
SEEKS TO IMPEACH
HULBURT TESTIMONY
Mr. Crowe sought to impeach the
testimony of Dr. Hulbert by bring
ing out that the mental patholo
gist had been “too busy" to make
some of his numerous tests and had
relied on the words of others. The
witness testified that he never had
in “many” murder cases made such
extensive examinations and tests as
in the present ease.
Mr. Crowe's delving into the en
docrine gland theory was cut short
by the noon recess. It was indicated
that the defense would rest its case
soon after the completion of the tes
timony of Dr. Hulbert and that late
Monday atfarnoon the state would
begin presentation of its long list
of rebuttal witnesses including four
alienists.
PLEA OF DEFENSE
NEARS COMPLETION
CHICAGO —The defense s plea for
mitigation in the Franks' hearing
was near completion when Judge
John It. Caverly began the seven
teenth day's session Monday. Pros
pects were that the prosecution
would begin calling its long list of
rebuttal witnesses before adjourn
ment. Allan Loeb and Foreman Leo
pold. brothers, respectively, of Rich
ard Loth and Nathan F. Leopold,
Jr., the kidnapers-murderers of
young Robert Franks, were among
the three or four lay witnesses the
defense had In reserve to offer after
completion of tetimony by Dr. H. 8.
Hulbert, fourth and last of the de
fense's alienists.
Dr. Hulbert Friday and Saturday
testified along the lines of the three
alienists that preceded him—that
Loeb and Leopold are mentally *-k.
the point of the defense's plea for
mitigation In .the punishment of the
youthful murderers.
Huge crowds swarmed about the
Criminal court building ngain this
morning.
Dr. Hulbert testified under ques
tlining by Walter Baehraoh of the
defense that on the day Bobby
Franks was kidnaped and murdered
Nathan Leopold was "mentally dis
eased”: that "due to his constitu
tion and habit of life, because he
was Intellectually over-developed,
his body not well balanced nor In a
healthy state, and his Judgment im
mature, I conclude lie was mentally
AUGUSTA, GEORGIA, MONDAY AFTERNOON, AUGUST 11, 1924
diseased.
“His emotions were so slight In
relation to the ordinary things of
life that In relation to judgment
they permitted him to act in an ab
normal way.
"These conditions had a great ef
fect In causing the homicide. He
was susceptible to suggestions of
anything, proper or otherwise from
associates. ,
SAYS JUDGMENT OF
LOEB CHILDISH
..“T h 2 n,ental condition of J,oeb on
that date was a direct factor In
that he was Impelled by motives
nourished in his subconscious mind.
His judgment was childish rfnd not
subject to restraint. His collegiate
education was not a factor-jri thin.
His reading In childhood was a fac
tor. Ills judgments are Immature
and he had only an academic idea of
what ho owed society. His mental
condition, based on bis constitution
and mental state, is the direct cause
of the homicide.”
"Could Loeb have committed the
homicide if not for his diseased
mental condition?" asked Mr. Bach
rach.
"He could not," replied Dr. Jlul
bert.
Dr. Hulbert was then turned over
to Robert K. Crowe, state's attorney
for crose examination.
"I have never heard It defined,”
said Dr. Hulbert when the prosecu
tor sought a definition of a normal
person.
_ Early he began to fence with Mr.
Crowe, a slated by objections from
the defense.
“What la normal In China?” ask
ed Mr. Crowe, and the defense ob
jected that. Dr. Hulbert hnd not
qualified as an expert on Chinese
normality.
"There Is nothing In the physical
examination of a mail which would
Indicate a man Is a criminal," Dr.
Hulbert sold.
"Did you find anything In Loeb’s
physical examination to Indicate he
was a criminal or abnormal men
tally?” asked Mr. Crowe.
"Yes, the fact he Injured his leg
In a baseball game In Jail would
Indicate he was a criminal,” replied
the doctor half humorously.
"Herlously,” the doctor replied,
after the question again was asked,
that ” a phyaiml examination could
not. reveal mental abnormality or
criminalistic tendencies.”
SAVANNAH OFFICER
AND NEGRO KILLED
IN SHOOTING FRAY
SAVANNAH. Oa—W. F. Hodges,
city policeman, and a negro uimcd
Russell, who had been made pris
oner by the officer, are dead as
the result of a shooting that took
place at the Gamewell police
'phone box early Monday morning
at Cohen and West Boundary
street. Another negro, Veter Har
ris, who was also a prisoner In
charge of Mr. Hodges, Is in a hos
pltal critically wounded.
Vatrolman Hodges had effected
tile arrest of the two negroes and
had taken them to the box to call
for the. wagon. He was able to tell
headquarters that he had two men
and wanted the wagon sent to
carry the prisoners hi. As the
wagon drove up the officers were
horrified to eeo their fellow officer
dead at the foot, of the post on
which the box rests and a few feet,
away the negro, as yet unidenti
fied, lying close beside him. The
police believe that the two pris
oners made an attempt to escape
and that Hodges pulled his gun.
Whether he killed the negro who
is dead and the one captured and
now at the hospital killed Hodges
is not yet ascertainable.
The negroes were arrested for
loitering. Harris says Hint, when
the box was pulled Russell pulled
a gun and shot at Hodges, hitting
him several times. Hodges was
weakened by the shots, but man
aged to pull his gun and kilt Rus
sell. After Russell was dead Har
ris grabbed Hodges and tussled
with him. The policeman fell and
was unable to fight and It It
thought Harris then shot, him to
death.
VALDOSTA OFFICER
IS SHOT BY NEGRO
VALDORTA, Ga -Police officer
A. D. Mullis was probably fatally
Injured early Monday when ahot
through the breast by Yancey
Wheeler, negro, whom Officers
Mullis and Rogers were attempt
ing to arrest. The negro was shot
In the arm by Rogers afler an ex
change of shotsWMullla ran to the
assistance of hla fellow officer and
as he followed the negro Into a
dark alley, the negro turned arid
shot, the bullet taking effect about
an Inch above the heart.
The negro fled, but was captured
shortly afterward and placed In
Jail here.
Officer Mullis Is In a local hos
pital where little hope Is held for
hla recovery.
(ASSOCIATED PRESS.) WEATHER
BILL TO ALLOW
CITY-COUNT!
MERGE IS
PASSED
ATLANTA. Ga. -Bills af
fecting four Georgia counties
were passed without opposi
tion in the senate Monday
morning. One provides for
referendum on September 10th
under whleh the voters of
Chatham, Richmond, Bibb and
Muscogee will suy whether
their counties shall change
from the fee system to a salary
basis for payment of county
officers.
The second bill, a constitu
tional amendment, would pro
vide an opportunity for roun •
ties in which there are cities
of 50,000 population to con
solidate county and city gov
ernment. This affects Bibb,
Richmond and Chatham coun
ties. Under the terms of the
original bill, providing for
cities of 51,000, Muscogee
would hare been included, hut
the bill was amended this
morning to read 50,000 instead
of 31,000. Atlanta, however, is
not affected under a provision
excepting cities situated in
more than one county.
On motion of e'.enator Lank
ford of the 15th, all appropria
tion bills in tho hands of sen
ate committees were with
drawn from committees, read a
second time and ordered re
committed.
A number of looal bills were
passed In ths first hour of the
senate session. At »:R5 the sen
ate took a one hour rfccesa.
ATLANTA, Ga. Meeting early
Monday In a more or leu frantic
hop* of clearing up a number of out
standing measures before fmni ad
journment ia taken Wednesday the
house of representatives fougnf its
way through a storm of bills, hoping
to make port with as few casualties
es possible.
Meanwhile the senate stood placid
1y by already having made landfall
and In ballast as it were, waiting to
take aboard any cargo the distressed
sister body might vast over. Its cal
endar clear, the upper branch eouia
only wait for possible bite of unlnter.
esung legislation which might be sent
In from committee or whatever the
house might dispose of and send over
to the higher branch.
While the orders were for full speed
ahead in the lower body the fight
against the engulfing waves of bills,
amendments and varlou ( other pro-
Eoiale, seemed a hopeless one, and
urdened low end its awaeh already
appeared little chance that a Hum.
her of the more important bits of
legislative cargo could be salvaged.
Overshaowing all was the threat
ening cloud of the Lankford Income
tax bill, sweeping low and menacing
what little progress the crew of law
maker* had hoped for, it having been
announced as the eieermination of a
substantial number of members that
a fast minute attempt would be made
(Continued on Pago Five)
MISS CUMMINGS LEADS
1 1 •
CHICAGO.—Edith CumhilriK*. of
Chioiißo, national champion, wan
five up on Miriam Burns, of Kan
a/is City, ;it the end of the flrat 18
holes of the final round In the wo
en'H western Rolf championship at
Onwentsla Monday.
Mlhh Cummin** made a new low
score of XI for the tournament, ro-
InR out In with five tdrdle i on
her card and wan four up at the
' urn.
Coolidge “Amazed” at Letter
Suggesting That He Intervene
In Negro’s Race for Congress
WASHINGTONRepIying to a
letter of protest against the candi
dacy of a negro In New York state
for congress President Coolldge
Monday expressed "amusement” at
the suggestion that he Intervene
and reaffirm his Intention of ad
ministering the constitution, which,
he points out, "guarantees equal
rights to all our citizens, without
discrimination on account of race or
color."
The letter, made public at the
White House, was written by the
‘president to Charles It. Gardner, of
Fort Hamilton, N. Y. Mr. Gardner
hnd sent, a, newspaper clipping con
cerning the candidacy of a n*-gro
for a seat In congress from New
York and suggested "repented Ig
noring of the. growing race problem
does not tvcucii us for allowing en
croachments."
"AMAZED TO RECEIVE
SUCH A LETTER.”
"Leaving out of consideration the
manifest Impropriety of the pres!
dent Intruding himself In n local
contest for nomination," Mr.fCoot
idge wrote In reply, ”1 am amazed
to receive such a letter,
“During the war 500,000 colored
men and boys were called up under
the draft, not one \it whom sought to
evade It. They took their places
wherever assigned In defense of the
nation of which they «re Just ns
truly citizens ns are any others.
The suggestion of denying any
mensure of their full political
lights to such a great group of our
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Full Agreement
Is Reached at
London Confab
NOT TO CULL OFF
WORLD FLIGHT
OFCAOSF OF
ICE FLOES
REYKJAVIK, Iceland—There Ik
no question of culling off the Amri-|
lean army world flight because ofl
lea conditions around ths shors of
Greenland, according to a statement I
Issued on board the cruiser Rich
mond, flagship of the convoying
squadron. In thu opinion of Rcur
Admiral Mcgruder, commander of
the pqoadron, tlio flight will bn
completed success Cully, barring pos
i slide accidents or unforeseen ad
verse weather.
. Reports from the cruiser Ral
eigh, whioh left this port Haturday
♦o snnrch for a safe landing place
,lor the filers on their hop from Ice
land to Greenland, state that no
ice was,sighted up to yesterday af
ternoon. Dense fog was encountered,
however.
On Hie other hand a message from
the supply ship Gertrude Rask,
which was relayed here by the Ral
eigh, reiterated that tee conditions
along the Greenland coaHt were bad.
The Gertrude ltask has been frozen
in for several days, but her com
mander hopes she can be freed
soon. The vessel was hound for Ang
mngsallk with supplies for the av
iators when caught by.tlie Ice.
The aviators are faced with three
possibilities In making their next
hop. First, the Raleigh by means
of her scout pianos mny find a ssfe
landing haven for them on tho
Greenland coast; second, they may
fly to Angmngsnllk harbor which
Is free of ice, provided the Raleigh'sl
planes can take enough fuel there to
provide fur the next lap; and third,
they may attempt a non-stop flight
from this port to Ivigtut, on the
western coast of Greenland or to a
bn so near Cape Farewell, on the
southernmost tip.
Tiie last named projeet would en
tail a flight of 7*o miles, necessitat
ing the hazardous task of landing
at sea to refuel from the Raleigh.
ON BOARD TUP! U. H. R.
CRIfIBEU RALEIGH. OFF TIIH
EAST COAST OF CIIKKNLAND
Proceeding slowly through dense
fog and cautiously approaching
the east coast of Greenland In
search of a safe landing place for
the American round the world
fliers now In Reykjavik, Iceland,
awaiting word of the hoped-for
discovery of an |re-free harhor for
their next landing place, the
Raleigh at 10:30 o'clock Monday
morning, for the flral time this
morning ran Into ice In the swell
of a small drift.
population as the colored people In
one which, however. It might re
ceive In some other quarters, coujd
not possibly he permitted by one
who feels a responsibility for liv
ing up to the traditions and main
tnlnlrig the principles of the re
publican party.
CALLS ATTENTION
TO CONSTITUTION.
“Our constitution guarantees
equal rights to all our citizens,
without discrimination on account
of race or color. I have taken my
oath ta support that constitution
It Is the source of your rights and
my rights. I propose to regard It
and administer It, as the source of
the rights of all the people, what
ever their belief nr race. A color
ed man Is practically as much enti
tled to submit Ids candidacy In a
party primary as Is any other citi
zen The decision must he In a
party primary, as Is any other cit
izen The decision must be made by
the constituents to whom he offers
himself and by nobody else
"You have suggested that In some
fashion I should bring Influence to
bear to prevent the possibility of a
colored man being nominated for
congress. In reply, I quote my
great predecessor, Theodore Roose
velt:
“. . . I cannot consent to take
the position that the door of hope—
the door of opportunity la to he
shut up on any man, no matter how
worthy, purely upon the grounds
of race or color.”
HOME
EDITION
Aufluata and vicinity: Generally fair
tonight; Tuesday partly cloudy.
LONDON-The allied and
German experts attached to
the inter-allied conference
have reached a full agree
ment on the Dawes plan, it
is announced. The remains
ed in session until 3 o’clock
this morning to arrive at an
understanding on reparation
payment in kind on which
the Germans held out until
the results of Premier Her.
riot’s Paris mission
known. j
The French premier’s re-*
turn with his cabinet’s ap«
proval of his Ruhr evacua-*
tion policy in his pocket put
new life, and hope into the
negotiations and British ob
servers believe the confer-*
ence will end by Thursday.
RUHR EVACUTION I
BEING CONSIDERED.
LONDON.—The question of ths
evacuation of the Ruhr was being
considered late MnrnlaV forenoon at
a conference of the principal allied
delegates. Until they have reached
an agreement among themselves on
this problem there will not be anoth
er meeting with the Germans, and it
Is not expected such a meeting will
come before Tuesday.
Names for Hie post of permanent
agent general to carry the Dawk
plan Into effect are being dis
cussed In conference circles since
the announcement that the French
will agree to the evacuation oC the
Ruhr on conditions which it seems
IlkHy the Germans will accept.
James A. Hogan, the American rep
resentative on the reparation com
mission; Dwight F. Morrow, of J.
P. Morgan & Company, and Patti D.
Cravath, are mentioned frequently.
Owen D. Young, of the Dawes
committee, seems to be generally
regarded In conference circles as
the Ideal man to Initiate the Dawes
plan, hut his announcement that he
would only consider taking the post,
temporarily makes the selection of
his successor necessary at an early
date.
"BIG FOURTEEN”
HOLD MEETING.
Monday morning th* "big four
teen"—the allied and German dele
gation leaders—met for an hour and
a half at No. 10 Downing street and
heard M. Harriot's report of his
Paris trip. They then briefly con
sidered the one remaining problem
within tne purview of the confer
ence proper—that of the allied ra.ll
waymen remaining on the German
lines.
This Issue is so closely •"'•meets
(Continued on Pag* Five)
Laugh and Be Merry
With
Robert Quillen
He Saya—.
"The soda fountain haa
nna advantage No strangar
full of milkihake grata*
your lapela and tella you
the ead story of his life.”
"One* upon a time there
was a woman who had noth
ing to make hor miserable
but she was, for she could
never enjoy a good cry.”
SIK
E
“Thera are cuspidors In
railway atations, but taw
tobacco ehawerc of thic
decadent age can spit more
than a miaerabla .200.”
Qulllen'a paragraph* are
now appearing dally on the
editorial page of
The Augugta Herald