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VOLUME XXXI, No. 224
BOY’S COAT AND SUICIDE NOTE FOUND HERE
Today*s Augusta
News Told In
Paragraphs
J. H. GARDNER, JR.,
ACCIDENTALLY SHOT
J. H. Gardner, Jr., was slightly
wounded in the calf of one leg and
in his hand Tuesday morning about
10 o'clock by a shotgun in the hands
of his father at the home place on
Murray Hill. The shooting was en
tirely accidental, and was brought
about by the efforts on the part of
Mr. Gardner, Sr., to kill a mad dog
that had hid under the house. The
younger man was coming down a
hill on the opposite side of the
house from his father when the
latter, unaware of his son's near
ness, fired at the dog. Mr. Gardner,
Jr„ was taken to the University
hospital where his wounds were
dressed and the young man dis
missed within a short time. The
wounds were only slight.
GAS AND FIREPROOF OIL
OFF ONE CENT A GALLON
Hendy D. Rhodes, territory repre
sentative for the Standard Oil com
pany, announces that there will be
a one-cent reduction in the price
of Standard fireproof oil and
"Crown” gasoline at all Standard
service stations in Augusta, effec
tive Wednesday morning, August
13. Mr. Rhodes states that this re
duction is possible because of reduc
tions from primary points, which
benefits are passed on to the con
sumer.
GEORGE C. LENZ
IS VISITOR HERE
George C. Lenz, former Augustan,
hut now making his home at Jack
sonville, Fla., was in the city Mon
day greeting his old friends here.
Mr. Lenz at one time was connected
with the Home Folks cigar store
of this city. Leaving Augusta he
entered the employ of a large to
bacco firm at Jacksonville where
his ability earned for him rapid
advancement to the position of
manager of one of the largest cigar
stores in that city. His friends here
heartily congratulate him on the
success he has attained in his new
home.
HIGH IN PRAISE
OF LENWOOD HOSPITAL
While in Augusta Monday J. R-
Fitzpatrick, commander of the
Georgia department of the Ameri
can Legion, visited Lenwood hospi
tal and expressed himself as being
well pleased with the way Col. M.
C. Baines is conducting the institu
tion and praised the entire person
nel for its efficiency and kindness
in caring for the "boys."
Mr. Fitzpatrick and M. C. MC-
Mullin, state adjutant, visited the
local legion post. Support of the
members of the legion in this state
is being given to defense day, Mr.
Fitzpatrick told members of the lo- ;
cal organization. The two visitors
plan to leave for Atlanta 7“ es^,-
After an address at the legion
meeting Monday tiight. Mr Fitz
patrick was the guest of the local (
post at a dinner given at the Elks
club.
WALTER BLANCHARD AT
ST JOHN PRAYER MEETING
The prayer meeting st Sh John
church Wednesday evening u
led by Walter Blanchard, of th
'urtis Baptist church, who will
cneak on "Personal Evangelism.
Mr. Blanchard was chairman of t e
personal work committee for the
Gypsy Smith, Jr., meetings here
several years ago and will speak
f The^;ice n will begin at 8:11 1 and
welcomed. _
AUGUSTA BOY SHOWN
in moving pictures
Thp picture being shown at the
theater Tuesayand
wvdnosdav shows the Jamnurro
Boy Scouts on hoard
the Leviathan on their way «C
n-nhagen. Denmark, to participant
In the International o"f
rv George Stelllng. representative of
NEWS IN BRIEF
John \V. Davis formally opens
his campaign for the presidency at
Clarksburg, "W. Va., by delivering
reply to his notification in drench
ing rain. Supreme need of time,
he declares, is restoration of the
popular confidence in government.
Rear Admiral Magruder orders
cruiser Raleigh to endeavor to
locate Danish steamer Gertrude
Rask and assist her to land ner
supplies for world flight expedi
tion at Angmagsalik.
Edith Cummins, of Chicago, na
tional women’s golf champion, wins
women’s western championship at
Chicago by defeating Miss Miriam
Burns, of Kansas City, last year s
tltleholder.
Flotation of $22,000,000 loan to
industrial bank of Japan. Ltd., an
nounced at New York by National
City Company, carries unusual
provision that loan is repayable in
time of war as well as peace.
Jack Renault, Canadian heavy
weight, decisively outpointed Bart
ley Madden, Irlsh-Amerlcan boxer,
in’ 15 rounds at Long Island City.
Leßaron B. Colt, veteran United
States senator from Rhode Island,
is reported critically 111 at his home
at Bristol, R. I.
Benny Leonard, world's light
weight champion, successfully de
fend* his title by winning news
paper decision over Pal Moran of
New Orleans, at Cleveland, Ohto.
Knud Rasmussen, leader of Dan
ish expedition to study Eskimo
life, reaches Kotiebue, 150 miles
north of Nome, according to word
received at Nome, thus ending
anxiety as to his safety.
THE AUGUSTA' HERALD
DAILY, sc; SUNDAY, sc.
LEASED WIRE SERVICE.
Davis Sounds Battle Cry of His Party
Honesty In Government
Is Given As Keynote In
Acceptance Speech
CLARKSBURG, W. VA.—Having sounded the bat
tle cry of his party, John W. Davis, democratic presiden
tial candidate prepared Tuesday to begin an intensive
drive over the country.
In a series of speeches, the first of which will be de
livered at Columbus, Ohio, August 26, Mr. Davis will
treat in more detail those subjects which he announced
in his acceptance address here Monday night he views as
the outstanding issues of the campaign.
GOVERNMENT HONESTY
IS FIRST OBJECTIVE
First among these Is honesty In
government. The nominee devoted
a major portion of his first address
—delivered In a downpour of rain—
to a discussion of the Issue. He
laid full responsibility upon the re
publican party for corruption in of
fice and charged that some of those
In high places in the administration
had made an effort to weaken the
effect of the exposures at Wash
ington by crying not against the
guilty but against those who op
posed them. "I charge the repub
lican party with corruption in ad
ministration,” Mr. Davis declared,
“with favoritism to privileged
classes in legislation. I also charge
<t with division In council and im
potence In action.”
Passing to a discussion of eco
nomics, Mr. Davis accused the ad
ministration in offering the Mellon
tax bill with a desire to favor a few
possessors of swollen incomes and
declared that in the enactment of
the Fordney-McCumber tariff act
there had been an unublushlng re
turn to the evil days of rewarding
party support and political corUri
butlons with legislative favoritism.
DENOUNCES G. O. P.
FOREIGN POLICY.
The administration's foreign nol
icy was denounced by the candidate
who declared that In this, too, there
had appeared the symptoms of
creeping paralysis.” He promised
that if he became president of the
United States, America would sit as
an equal among equals whenever
she sat at all In conference with
the other nations of the world. With
respect to the league of nations he
said the democratic party could not
accept the dictum, unauthorized by
an expression of popular will, that
the league Is a close<\, incident, so
far as America is concerned. He
declared the day could nad would
come when this great question
would finally be lifted entirely
above the plane of partisan politics
and when the voice of public ap
proval would find means to make
itself heard. The world court was
endorsed and Mr. Davis declared he
deemed it the duty of the chief ex
ecutive to co-operate "officially” by
every means at bis command with
all legitimate endeavors, whether
they come from the league or from
any other source, to lessen the pros
pect of war and to promote disarm
ament.
MAKES NO DIRECT
REFERENCE TO KLAN.
Whtle omitting direct reference to
the Ku Klux Klan the democratic
standard bearer made a solemn de
claration for religious liberty and
told his audience that every right
thinking American must endorse
such a declaration.
Referring to any possible criti
cism concerning his past career and
conduct as a lawyer, Mr. Davis said
he had no apology to offer for ei
ther. *
This statement by the candidate
was in response to reference in the
notification address of Senator
Thomas J. Walsh, of Montana, to
Mr. Davis’ former employment pro
fessionally as a lawyer by gigan
tic business interests “whose policy
and conduct have aroused quite
general indignation."
DAVIS NOT WALL ST.
MAN, SAYS WALSH.
"The argument that you are a
Wall street man In an opprobious
sense,” Senator Walsh said, “is
without merit as is the assertion
that your nomination is a Wall
street nomination. It was effected
without any support from delega
tions pppularly believed to be under
the Influence of Wall street. Nei
ther oulumny or over-zealous part
isanship can rise to such heights
as to charge that the convention
from which your credentials came,
was bossed by any one."
Although he received a drenching,
as did the thousands who heard
him speak, Mr. Davis apparently
had suffered no ill effects. He was
rather tired when he had conclud
ed and was driven Immediately to
his home and retired early.
Late Tuesday he will say good-bye
again to his neighbors and friends
and leave for New York, where he
will have further conferences with
party leaders before visiting na
tional headquarters at Washington
next week.
Before going to the capita! how
ever, Mr. Davis probably will pay
a visit to Governor Sllzer, of New
Jersey. . , , . ,
Before his notification last night
further progress was made In build
ing up a campaign organization
and the national committee was re
organized with the selection of
Clem It. Shaver, of this state, as
chairman. V
James W. Gerard, of New 1 ork,
former ambassador to Germany,
v as elected treasurer of the com
mittee, and Jesse H. Jones, a Hous
ton. Tex., banker, was selected to
head the finance committee.
THE ONE PAPER IN MOST HOMES—THE ONLY PAPER IN MANY HOMES.
EVACUATION
OF THE RUHR
IS QUESTION
OF THE HOUR
LONDON—The French and Ger
man delegates to the international
conference Tuesday resumed their
struggle for a compromise on a
time limit for the evacuation of the
Ruhr—one of the questions which
is holding up the work of the con
ference and which must he disposed
of before the conference can pro
ceed in a definite way with the
program for instituting the Dawes
reparation plan.
The Germans say that the evacu
ation should be completed within
six months after it has been started
while the French are holding out
for one year. It is believed, howev
er, that a compromise will be nego
tiated. v
Meanwhile the workTlf the con
ference is proceeding with a meet
ing of the "big fourteen” at Down-1
ing street at 11 o’clock this morning.
At 4 o’clock this afternoon there will
be a meeting of the allied delegates
at the foreign office.
IS BEING THRESHED
OUT IN PRIVATE
LONDON—The Ruhr evacuation
question, disposal of which is nec
essary before the international con
ference can proceed in a definite
way with the program for institut
ing the Dawes plan, is being thresh
ed out in private interviews be
tween the leading delegates of Ger
many and the allied nations.
The French premier, M. Herrlot,
is supposed to have returned from
his Paris trip with authority to
agree to the evacuation within elev
en months, hut the question of
when the withdrawal is to take
place and the details of its execu
tion remain to be settled.
With this matter also is hound
up the decision regarding the desire
of the French and Belgians to re
tain a number of their men In the
Rhineland railway regime while the
Dawes plan Is operating. The Ger
mans nre insistent in their demand
that the railways be turned back
under an all German status.
Reports from all three commit
tees of the conference now have
been agreed to in principal and the
opinion seems general that the nut-'
come will be definitely settled by
Thursday or Friday.
ARKANSAS VOTERS
At Polls to Choose Dem
ocratic Candidates
LITTLF, ROCK. Ark.—Arkansas’
democracy went to the polls Monday
to nominate the party'* candidates
for state and county offices from
governor to constable.
Trie voters oast their ballots for a
full state ticket with the exception
of United Staten senator. Senator Jos
T. Robinson, minority leader in the
senate had no opposition and was de
clared with nominee of his party by
the state committee.
Injection of the Ku Klux Klan Issue
Into the gubernatorial contewt. focu*ed
attention upon the six men who would
succeed Governor T. C. McJtae.
Casort finally won the klan endorse
ment which was pledged to him pub
licly Monday in a paid advertisement
in a local newspaper.
Heydler Suspends
Manager Fletcher
NEW YORK—Mayor John F.
liylun announced Tuesday ha would
support John W. Davis, democratic
nomlneo for president. There had
been considera.ble doubt as to the
mayor’s position, inasmuch as he
recently let It he known that he
was "waiting and listening” for the
nominee speech of acceptance be
fore stating where he stood.
YOUNC STRIBLINO
To Battle Leo Leonard at
Charleston Tonight
CHARLESTON. S. C—Young
Ktrlbllng, of Macon. Ga., and Leo
Leonard, of Wllkesbarre, Pa., who
are to box twelve rounds Tuesday
night as principals on the Old
Hickory reunion ring program, for
which a stdlum has been erected
on Marlon Hquare, In the heart o(*
this city, announce themselves ns
fit. for the mill. The fighters will
weigh In early this afternoon.
Boots Antley, of Columbus, Ga.,
and Lew Mayra, of Baltimore, are
to fight for the mythical Dixie fea
therweight tUtle in the semi-finals.
AUGUSTA, GEORGIA, TUESDAY AFTERNOON, AUGUST 12, 1924
GLOBE CIRCLERS
OP 0. S. PLAN
TO OOP OFF
THURSDAY
REYKJAVIK. Iceland.—The
Gertrude Rack, Danltsh supply
ship of the American round the
world aviators, arrived Monday
night at Angmagsallk, on the
east coast of Greenland, Major
Clarence E. Crurnrlne reported
Tuesday morning.
The supply ship, which broke
free Monday of the Ice pack in
which It had been Imprisoned
since last Tuesday, found the
harbor of Angmagsallk clear of
Ice and weather conditions gen
erally Improved.
On receiving the news from
the Gertrud Rask, Lieut. X.owell
H. Smith, commander of the
flight, announced that he and
Lieut. Erick H. Nelson would
leave Reykjavik on the next
lap of their trip on Thursday
if weather permitted the take
off.
The start will not be made be
fore Thursday beenuse 1t will
take a day for Lieut. Laclare D.
Shulze to prepare moorings at
Angmagsallk and to return to
the water of tho bay here of
Lieutenant Nelson's plane,
which was pulled onto land af
ter tha fliers arrived here.
FIVE NON-UNION MEN
ARE SHOT DOWN
FROM AMBUSH
WILBURTON, Okla.—Ambushed
on their way home from work Mon
day fivo non-union workers in the
Bull Hill coal mine, near here, were
shot down by unknown hidden gun
men. One man was seriously
wounded.
As the men started to cross a
small creek near the mine they
were met with a fusillade of bullets.
No less than 20 shots were fired,
the men informed Sheriff Austin
I’a rk.
Everett Edwards, 2fi. the most se
riously wounded, received two
charges of buckshot In the abdo
men, chest and face. Physicians
believe, he will recover. The oth
ers, Owen McElyea, 60: Cadldle Cof
fee, Ace Williams and Bill Wilson,
all between 30 and 40 years old,
received face and (’best wounds.
Bloodhounds from Fort Smith
brought to the scene three hours
afterward were unable to pick up
a trail. „ .
The mine employed 50 men ana
has been operating as a. non-union
mine several weeks. Although
feeling In that vicinity Is tense,
work was resumed this morning.
SENATOR REED
Declares He Will Support
Democratic Ticket
KANSAS CITY. Mo.-Jlame. 4
Heed, United States senator from
Missouri will support th# democratic
ticket, state and national he declare*!
in a statement here Tuesday.
Senator Heed who Is recovering
from an Illness of several weeks made
the statement after he had read the
address of John W. Davis, accepting
the democratic presidential nomina
tion and after he had been asked
whether there was any truth to
rumor» that ho would not support
the ticket. ,
The Missouri senator said that al
though he did not agree with Mr
Davis' views on certain International
problems, he understood from the
presidential nominee's address that he
“pledges there will be no cclta*?’’*’
Into the league of nations until the
people have by a vote, approved such
a course.”
Mr. Reed, said that "with that, at
titude, I Stn content.”
”1 Intend to support, the democratic
ticket, state and national There was
never the slightest reason to doubt
my position. The rumors you refer
to originated In the Imagination or
miillpe of *om** on® who de*lr®<l “o
Injur® me or th® party.
•‘I hav® carefully read th® •ddr®«i
of Mr. Davie.” *a!d th® abatement
•‘Upon nil domestic question®, It
track® with established democratic
principle*, I* admirably Mated and 1*
perfectly sound.
“A* th* can® stand* 1 no reason
why all democrat* rnay not vote th®
ticket and settle their difference*
over matter* International when they
are duly submitted for their decision.
“The Important thing 1* to PjW*
our party In control In *t®t®. and in
th® nation In order that th®
policies of th* party may bs carried
out*.*
Freddie Heck Is
Given Release By
Charlotte Club
CHARLOTTE, N. C—Fred
die Heck, outfielder of the
Hornets, was given his out
right rejease Tuseday. Man
ager Ray Kennedy announced.
i'y ! 'wBBHMBwHt
jiW' .■r^'vw'J;*
An X-ray picture of the skull of Richard Loch, slayer of Bobby
Franks, was placed as an exhibit In the murder trial by the defense. Dr.
Harold H. Hulburt, fourth of the defense's mental specialists. Is seen
holding the picture against, the light in detailing his evidence to Judge
Caverly.
Abstract o! Davis’
Acceptance Speech
ti $ I i « v , »
An abstract of Mr. Davis’ address
follows:
CLARKSBURG. W. Va.—The au
preme need of the hour is to bring
bark to the people confidence In
their government, John W. Davis
declared Monday in his address ac
cepting the democratic presidential
nomination.
Formaly putting under way the
nattonal campaign of 19’.’4, Its in
dicted the republican party "In
tts organized capacity for having
shaken public confidence to its very
foundations," and laid against It
these specific charges:
“Having exhibited deeper and
more widespread corruption than
anv that this generation of Ameri
cans has been called upon to wit
ness.
"Complacency In the face of that
corruption and with ill will to
wards the efforts of honest men to
expose it.
"Gross favoritism to tho privi
leged and utter disregard of tho
unprivileged.
"Indifference to world peace and
tlmlty In tho conduct of foreign af
fairs.
"Disorganization, division and
incoherence.”
Declaring that on the record he
would ask the voters of the country
to pass judgment of condemnation,
"as a warning to all men who as
pire to public office, that dishon
esty, either In thought, woril or
deed, will NOT bo tolerated in
America,” Mr. Davis said the riemo
cnatiospnrty was prepared to offer
in exchciingo a "'program based on
democratic principles and guaran
teed by a record of democratic per
fomrance.”
PLEDGES HIMSELF TO
HONEST GOVERNMENT.
The chief things to which he
pledged himself were:
An honest, impnrtlnl and so fares
human wisdom will permit, a Just
government. ,
Opposition to any challenge— or
ganized or unorganized, under
whatever name or In whatever char
acter It may appear”of the enn
stlutlonal guarantees of religious
freedom. . , .
Enforcement of all laws, Includ
ing the prohibition amendment and
statutes enacted under it.
Agricultural aid through revlslop
of the tariff; governmental ssslsl
ance in extending the ro-operativo
marketing principles and by other
means. . .
Reduction In taxation a/id revis
ion of the tariff. „. _
Economy In government, but NOT
of tho kind that deprives govern
ment employes of pay equal to that
they would receive from private
employers for similar work. ,
Approval of the world court.
Co-operation officially with all
legitimate endeavors whether l/<im
the league of nations or from any
other source, to lessen the. prospect
of war; to aid in repairing the rav- 1
ages of pust wars; to promote dis
armament and to advance the v/ell
being of mankind.
To maintain the means of ade
quate national defense "until reason
is permitted to take the place of
force."
In opposition to the Impairment,
"either by Injunction or by any oth
er device” of t'.ie rights of labor to
organize and to bargain collective
ly for "an adequate wage earned
under healthful conditions ”
The protection of woman and
children from human greed and un
equal laws.
PREVENTION OF
CHILD LABOR.
Prevention of child labor and
suppression of the Illicit traffic in
soul destroying drugs.
Conservation of all of the natural
resources of the country.
"Grateful cafe' So the “veterans
of our wars, especially to those who
were stricken and wounded In the
country's service and whose confi
dence has been so cruelly and cor
ruptly abused.”
Finally, Mr. Davl* said he enter
ed the campaign free from pledge
or promise to any man and would
Continue*} on r»g« Two
(ASSOCIATED PRESS.)
INCOME TAX BILL IS
LEFT OFF CALENDAR
OF GEORGIA HOUSE
ATLANTA, Oft.—Tho rules com*
of tho houn® of representa
tives placed the port hon«l issue* on
tho calendar for Tuesday tin *the
tenth rveasuiQ on the list. This In
dicated Unit the port I*lll would
not come up until tho afternoon
session, it it was reached at all
during tho day.
Th® Income tax fssim was ills
posed of for this session Tuesday
whop the house voted Oft to 00 to
sustain a report of the rules, com
mittee leaving the Lankford In
cotno tax hill off tho calendar for
the day. As it. was proposed to of
fer a substitute for tho Lankford
bill, It been necessary
to have it pußHed in tho house
Tuesday and concurred Jn by tho
senate Wednesday to get the In
come tax hill through llio present
session.
When the rules committee sub
mitted its report fixing the cal
endar for the flay without any
mention of th<v Income tax hill,
Representative Harris, of Jeffer
son; Stovall, of lOIberl; M«’C*lfh c.
of Walker, and Stewart of Atkins,
Introduced a resolution to disagree
with the rules committee and piece
senate bill three, known a* the
Lankford income tax hill, at the
top of the calendar for Tuesday ns
a special and continuing ordei "i
business until disposed of.
Under the rules of the house,
a motion to disagree with the re
port of the rules committee Is not
debatable fluring the last sfven
days of a. session. Advocates of
the measure, however, were hiih
tnlried In a, demand for a roll' call,
and the call resulted In GO votes
for the resolution and lift against
it. In order to overlie n. report of
the rules committee it would have,
been necessary for the resolution
to receive two-thirds of the voles
of those present, constituting a
majority of the house. There were
Jfift present, and n two-thirds vote
would have been 104 The hill is a
constitutional amendment. and
would therefore require 138 votes
for final passage.
There was a. suggestion that an
effort might be made to pass the
Lankford bill without amendment
or substitute on the final day of
th® session, hut the vote Tuesday
Indicated that such an effort would
he hopeless.
ALABAMA POSSES
Still Seek Negro Slayer of
White Baby
BIRMINGHAM. ALA.-~.lohn Ml!-
ton, negro convict who is charged
with slaying the Infant daughter of
Mrs. illariey Collins and danger
ously wounding the mother wh®n
they were attacked with an axe*
near Morris, Ala., Is still at large
while posses in two sections of the
state snrch for him.
Airn®d citlsene are still •vigilant
near Morris, Another ponne, assist
ed by bloodhounds, *s bombing a
section on Mint creek in Morgan
county.
According to reports n. negro be
lieved to be MIHon was captured
Monday by T. J. IMnson, section
foreman ori tho Louisville and
Nashville railroad In Morgan coun
ty. The negro leaped from a hand
car while being taken to the llart
sello Jail, the report said, and es
caped.
Milton was a trusty Iri r» Jeff* rson
county convict carnp and had about
completed a sentence for burglary,
A double-bladed n y.b was used In
the attack #»r» Mr s f’olllns.
Her skull was fractured and a
baby In her rorna wai killed almost
Instantly.
18 CENTS A WEEK.
Believe Garment
Was Property of
Willie BJ>arker
Marks Found on Coat Lead to Discovery That Youth of
That Name Disappeared From Thomson Monday Fol
lowing Alleged Shortage at Western Union Office
Where He Was Manager—Officers Believe Note a *
"Plant”
- - - %
A gray wool coat, apparently belonging to a boy of
about 16 years of age, and believed to be the property of
Willie B. Parker, former manager of the Western Union at
Thbmson, Ga., was found on the South Carolina end of the
Fifth Street bridge early Tuesday morning by a negro man
and taken to police headquarters by the negro’s employer.
In a pocket of the coat was a note, written on a West
ern Union letter head with pen and ink and in plain hand
writing, which read as foHows:
I "Tell everybody good-bye—l’m going over. Tell my
mother I’m sorry, but it can’t be helped and I’ll meet her
there some day,
“Just leave by body where it it. I’m no good, not
worth looking for.”
STATE 10 START
REBUTTAL IN
' HEARING DF
SLAYERS
CHlCAGO—Relatives of the
young defendants who kidnaped
and killed Hobby Franks wera
called to th® witness stand
Tuesday afternoon in the hear
ing to fix their punishment. Ja
cob M. Loob, former president
of the Chicago publip school
board and uncle of Richard
Loeb, was called first. Allan
Leeb, brother of Richard, fol
lowed.
—Conclusion Tuesday of
the defend® testimony offered 1n miti
gation of the penalty Nathan Leo
pold Jr , and Richard Loch must pay
fur kidnapping ami killing Robert
Franka was expected to he followed
at once by prosecution expert, **vl
d«n< < In rebutting the claim that
the slayers are mentally dlse.'ised.
After the state ends Its cross ex
amination of Dr. 11. H. Hulbert, of
Chicago, last of the corps of psych
iatrists and pathologists who have said
flte youths art* emotionally childish
and the victims of phantasies, three
nr four witnesses, Including Allan
Loeb arid Foreman Leopold, brothers
of Kb haul and Nathan, will be quea
tloned briefly.
l»r Win. c. Krohn, who Interview
ed lie slayers after they contested
was scheduled to head the list of four
a'bnlst* and nearly fifty *t her wit
riussuH the prosecution will question
in rebuttal. _ .
Loth defendant* whispered and
srnib d to each other during the testi
mony and at Its conclusion Leopold
laughed until tho tears cam* to bis
,• ve 4 rind caused tho belief he had
IM.-n weeping. The paroxysm of
mirth, he explained later was ©cme
lon* d by n question of the prosecutor
relative to the physblal condition of
th” youths ns ielated to their men
! The state’s attorney pointed out
that Lcopopld’s heavy hair . and
swarthy skin and Loth’s scant heard
had been cited by the alienist n« sign*
of disease, although vlrtuslly Oppo
site hi the two youthr.
KLAN AND PROHI
Arc Main Issues In Ohio
Primary Tuesday
COLUMBUS. Ohio. —With th*
Ku Klux Khin nn*l prohibition en
forcement tho dominant Issm-s in
tho republican campaign, tnemberp
of the two dominant pintles Tncs
* lay worn voting to nominal** stats,
congressional and rounty candi
dates. . ,
The khin Issue was brought •*>
tha front In tho candidacy »f J
Hie her, of Akron, for the republi
can gubernatorial nomination
while tix- prohibition enforcement
Issue was probably heat *lellneateil
In the ramliflai'les of Jamss A
White of t’oltimbus. former super
intendent of the Ohio Antl-Haloon
league pn*i Homer Dtirantl of Co
aboeton nn nvowetl liberal.
While Joseph B Richer, the rsc
opnlzefl klan candidate has the
hack Inr of that organization In
many localities, other (ruhsrnato
rlul candidates and politicians con
tent that the klan vote will not be
dellvere'l to him en bloc
Former Governor Harry L. Da
vis Is one of the five other candl
ilatis seeldnr the republican nos-
Inatlon and his supporters are en
thusiastic. over his chances of vic
tory.
In the democratic contests Gov
ernor A V. Donahey seeking re
nomination Is opposed by James C.
II Beatty, leMreil pottery manu
facturer of East Liverpool. Neith
er has conducted on active cam
pnlan and organization leaders pre
dict an easy victory for Governor
Donahey.
HOME
EDITION
Augusta and vicinity: Partly cloudy
and alightly cooler tonight.
WEATHER
FRATERNITY PIN
FOUND IN POCKET
Also in a pocket of the coat wi>
found a pin emblem of a prominent
fraternal order for boys. The coat
was a light gray mixture and bore
the trede-merk of a popular maka
of clothee and the label of a cloth
ing concern in Newnan, Ga. Marked
In indelible ink in the lining of one
of the eleevo* wes the neme “Per
ker,” epperently placed there by
a cleaner.
Inquiries of authorities at New
nan showed that a boy named W. B.
Parker had his home in that town
•nd hie parents were there, but that
Ha had recently been living in
Thomson, where he wee manager
of the Western Union. Hl* age was
■aid to be about 17 years. Ths chief
of the Newnan fire department
stated over the phone that P*rker
wae a member of a prominent fra
ternal order for bgye, and others
talked to over the telephone said he
possessed a suit answering th* de
scription of the coat found, having
purchased it in Newnan sometime
afio.
MANAGER AT THOMSON
Was named parker
Officials of the Western Union
hern stated Tuesday that they had
h manager at Thomson by the name
of Parker who had disappeared un
der questionable circumstances.
They said the oash drawer was
found-empty and that auditors were
Tuesday at work checking the ac
counts of their foroier manager at
Thomson snd that any possible dis
crepancies could not be announced
until the check was completed.
City Detective M. L. Brown, who
Is at, work on the case, says he has
practically abandoned the suicide
theory In the face of the statements
of the telegraph company’s officials.
Mr. Brown says he believes the
young man used the aiuklde lettfr
ss a means of covering his tracks In
his effort to get out of the reach
of the law In connection with the
reported affair at Thomson.
LEFT THOMSON
MONDAY MORNING
Reports from Thomson were In
tho effect that young Parker left
there early Monday morning aqd
took his kevs with with, returning
Monday night to the telegraph of
fice and leaving by the hack door,
the door being found onen It wn
stated that the cash drawer we*
found onen and that Parker this
time left hlPwkeys in the office.
Western UnloiT authorities in Au
gusta were notified and say it wtf
suggested that auditors he sent W
Thomson to check Parkers ac
counts. and that this was done.
No trace of a body about the
river has been reported and..though
the theory of suicide has been about
given up by the detectives, evepr
angle of the case Is being thorough
ly pone Into an<l It Is possible a defi
nite report may bo forthcoming
shortly.
A Small-Town
Man
Robsrt Quillen, noted para
xruphsr, lives la Fountain
Inn, H C, a town of 900
people.
”1 live here.” says Mr. Quillen,
for the same reason that a cow
yra»es In the bottoms Instead of
the hillsides She sticks to tha
locality that affords tha greatest
supply of raw material."
“Th# greater part of th*
task of getting r. ady for tha
next war falls on the stork.”
, —Robert Quillen.
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