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VOLUME XXXI, No. 264
TO INVESTIGATE IMPORTANCE OF NAVY CRAFT
Davis Prepares For Another Whirlwind Campaign
Indiana
Drive to
Windllp
Tonight
CHICAGO. —John W. Davis,
democratic presidential candidate,
was ready Saturday to follow up
his campaign in Indiana, opened
last night in a ringing speech at
Gary, where he declared anew for
the “principles of human equality,
personal liberty and popular sover
eignty,” and pledged his party to
do battle “in every state, in the
union” in assault against “privi
lege and government.”
Mr. Davis was to make two ad
dresses Saturday at South Bend,
one at luncheon at noon and anoth
er at the baseball park in the af
ternoon and one address tonight at
Fort Wayne.
He planned to leave Fort Wayne
Saturday night and arrive in New
York Sunday evening. With his
personal headquarters there as a
base, he will conduct a whirlwind I
campaig in Massachusetts, Rhode
Island, New York, Delaware and
Maryland before again heading
westward.
Early in October he will speak
in West Virginia, Ohio, Southern
Illinois, Indiana, Missouri and per
haps in Oklahoma,. Kansas, and
Michigan.
DISCUSSES TAXES
IN GARY SPEECH.
In his Gary address Mr. Davis
discussed taxation with particular
feference to the tariff from the
viewpoint, he said, of the three
major theories underlying all tax
ation, the republican, the socialis
tic and the democratic.
Using- a figure of speech to drive
home his argument, Mr. Davis said
the republican theory was analog
uous to a tollgate system, under
which the proceeds of taxation were
devoted primarily to the comfort
rind well being of those riding in
limousines.”
Underlying this theory, he added,
“was the. belief that if the limou
sine owners were cared for, all the
pedestrians and those riding in less
expensive cars eventually would be
benefited by the resultant era of
prosperity.
The socialistic doctrine, he said,
proposed a system of taxation de
vised with a view that all should
ride in limousines through govern
ment control of economic factors of
life. If that theory prevailed, he
argued, the one who placed the peo
ple in their seats in the limousine
would be a despot controlling the
destinies of all.
Eoth theories are unsound, he
declared, in that they omit hu
man nature as the important fac
tor in life. The democratic theo
ry he described as one that shap
ed the whole burden of taxation with
regard to the backs that are to bear
it, and that the lundamental pur
pose of government must be equal
rights to all, high or low, and spe
cial privileges to none.
NEWS IN BRIEF
With virtual agreement on pro
tocol on arbitration and security
in sight and convocation in 1925
of international conference leaders
at Geneva feel success of their
labors is assured.
Surrender at Shanghai of Kian
gsu armies is admitted by its de
fenders to be possibility.
Secretary of navy Wilbur, recall
ed from Pacific coast by President
Cootidge reaches Washington
makes appointment to see Presi
dent but declines to talk about rea
sons for his summons to return.
General Pershing in his farewell
to the army, issued as a general
order declass his esteem for men
of ranks and admiration for their
achievements increase with pas
sage of time.
Army planes flying around the
world reach Dove Field, Dallas,
Texas, having flown 225 miles from
Muskogee, Olka., in three hours, 64
minutes.
Democratic leaders in Chicago
plan whirlwind campaign of east
for John W. Davis to be followed
by second tour of western states.
Grand Duke Cyril, cousin of Em
peror Nicholas, in proclamation to
be published at Belgrade proclaims
himself "emperor of all the Rus
sians,” says Berlin dispatch to the
London Daily Mail.
James Carruthers, known as
Canada's wheat king, dies at Mon
treal, aged 72.
During its exploration of arctic
waters MacMillan expedition
amassed information which will be
of greatest value to navigators
everywhere Captain D. B. MacMil
lan announces on arrival of schoo
ner Bowdoln at Monhegan Island,
Maine.
Mrs. O. D. Ollphant, Trenton. S’.
J., is elected national president of
American Legion auxiliary at St.
Paul.
THE AUGUSTA HERALD
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LEASED WIRE SERVICE.
BENNETTS INDICTED FOR MURDER
INVADING FORCES
PUSHED BACK
DY SHANGHAI
DEFENDERS
SHANGHAI. —In an engage
ment which started at daybreak
reinforced Chekiang troops on
the front between the Shang
hai-Nanklng Railway line and
Kiating, pushed the invading
forces back, straightened their
line and regained positions
uear Hwangtu, 15 miles west ot
here.
Wounded Chekiang soldiers
arriving here Saturday morning
said the fighting was described
as a major attack by the Shang
hai defenders.
PLANES SIGHTED
OVER SHANGHAI.
Two airplanes from Chekiang
headquarters at Lungwha were
sighted over Shanghai this morn
ing proceeding towards the front.
Fifteen hundred Chekiang troops
to reinforce the lines west of here
arrived at Shanghai at daybreak
from Hashing. 72 miles south of
here. Hashing is in the general
area affected Friday by a reported
revolt in the Chekiang troops.
Observers said Saturday morn
ing that the heaviest shipment of
arms sent to the eastern front,
near the city in a single day was
moved from Shanghai Saturday
morning. The arsenal here is
working day and night refilling
empty shells.
The Chekiang counter attack at
daybreak Saturday, the announce
ment said, resulted in the recovery
of all ground lost Friday and the
capture of many Kiangsu prisoners
MUKDEN, Manchuria. —An en
gagement between the’ second army
of Chang Tso-Lin, war lord of Man
churia, and the enemy forces of the
Peking government took place to
day near Jenol, north of Peking,
near the Chihli border. An entire
brigade on the Chlhili forces was
declared to have been put to flight
by the Manchurian troops.
FORMER PROHI MAN,
WANTED IN FLORIDA,
ENDS NIS OWN LIFE
*
SEATTLE. Wash.—C. A. McCar
thy, former federal prohibition
agent in Florida, Friday night end
ed his life aboard the trans-Pacific
steamer President Grant, by swal
lowing poison. McCarthy was ar
rested Thursday night when the
steamer, on which he was third as
sistant Junior engineer, docked here
on its return from the far west.
McCarthy disappeared a year ago
after being out on $250 bail for as
sault on a fellow agent and viola
tion of the prohibition law.
After leaving Florida, he was
traced to Tennessee and then to
China. When the President Grant
docked he was identified by F. A.
Hazeltine, division prohibition chief
of the Seattle division, formerly in
charge of prohibition enforcement
in Florida. On telegraphic advice
from Pensacola authorities, McCar
thy was arrested. In jail, he said
he would return to Florida and
plead guilty of charges of sale of
liquor and assault on a prohibition
agent. McCarthy requested Deputy
Marshals to escort him to the Pres
ident Grant to pack his clothing.
After he had packed he stepped in
to a sideroom and then reappeared.
“Its all over,” McCaAhy dra
matically announced to the offi
cer.
“What do you mean?" Inquired
the deputy,
'T’ve taken poison and will be
dead within five minutes,” was the
reply.
The ship's doctor was called, hut
he was unable to aid the patient,
owing to the absence of a stomach
pump.
He v.as then transferred to an
ambulance and taken to a hospital
where he died a short time after
ward.
ALLEGED SLAYER
Brought Back to Aiken on
Friday
AIKEN. S. C.—Deputy James G.
Weatherford returned to Aiken Fri
day from Hear, West Va , having in
his custody Harley Gunter, negro,
wanted by Aiken county authorities
for the slaying of Mose Jones, negro,
at the Teague Construction camp.
New Holland. June 10, 1923. The
crime with which Gunter Is charged
is said to have resulted from a dispute
between the two men about money
matter*. Gunter made good his es
cape at the time and his where
abouts were unknown until his ap
prehension in the West Virginia town
a few week* ago through a ne
gro woman, it Is said.
THE ONE PAPER IN MOST HOMES— THE ONLY PAPER IN MANY HOMES.
Georgia
Couple
Held to
Answer
CHATTANOOGA, Term.—
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Bennett,
of Rome, Ga„ were indicted
by the Hamilton county grand
jury here this morning for the
murder of Miss Augusta Hoff
man. .
Miss Hoffman was a spinster
modiste, whose skeleton is al
leged to have been found un
der the floor of the home of
the Bennetts here, several
years ago. Miss Hoffman, aunt
of the Bennetts, with whom
she made her home most of the
time, disappeared in 1915,
after it was said, she had with
drawn a considerable sum of
money from the bank. No
trace was heard of her until
a few months ago, when work
men repairing the house at
No. 15 Bluff View, a fashion
able residence section, dis
covered the bones of a wom
an, clothing, eye glasses, false
teeth and shoes which answer
ed descriptions given of the
missinq woman anfi her ef
fects. The Bennetts maintained
that Miss Hoffman had gong
to Washington, D. C., with
the intention of marrying and
that they never heard of her
afterwards.
NUMBER OF DIXIE
GRID OUTFITS GET
INTO ACTION TODAY
ATLANTA, Ga.—Although the
Southern football season generally
gets under way next Saturday, a few
elevens are heating tho barrier by
getting into action today for the
first time intercollegiate competi
tion this season.
Davidson College runs true to
form with an early opening on its
far famed “hill,” Elon College, tra
ditional appetizer of the Wildcats
furnishing the first opposition of
the autumn.
The Terriers, of Wofford, journey
from Spartanburg to historic Lex
ington to try conclusions with the
“flying cadets” of Virginia Military
Institute.
The Tigers, of Sewanee, bring out
their purple clad eleven for the first
time this afternoon to line up
against Transylvania in their moun
tain fastness.
Oglethorpe's petrels will not play
this afternoon as booked earlier in
the year, a clash with Piedmont
College being cancelled on account
of the dehgy the proposed Invaders
suffered in getting into the neces
sary “pink condition” for a shot at
the Robertson brothers.
Next Saturday will find the go
ing much stronger, erraetlcally ev
ery state in the south having a foot
ball menu worthy of the name,
some running to schedule amount
ing to a’full course dinner.
U. S. FLIERS LEAVE *
DALLAS ON THEIR
HOP TO EL PASO
LOVE FIELD, DALLAS, Tex
With Lieutenant Lowell H. Smith,
flight commander, in the lead,
piloting the Chicago and leading
army world fliers, took off from
Love Field, Dallas, at 9:40 a. m
for El Paso. 645 miles away.
The Jump to El Paso, the next
stop, is 045 miles by the right of
way of the Texas and Paclfle
Railroad, which the fliers will fol
low for a guide. The fliers headed
due west into a strong head wind
which Lieutenant Smith declared
before leaving would materially
lessen their speed, reducing their
flying speed to appromixatcly 65
miles an hour.
MINGUS, Tex.—The world fliers
passed over Mingus at 10:50 a. m.
Central Standrrd Time.
Sixty Meet Death
In Armenia ’Quake
OONBTANTINOPL E —Sixty
deaths and the destruction of three
villages are given as the toll of a
new earthquake reported in the
Erie rum district of Armenia.
AUGUSTA, GEORGIA, SATURDAY AFTERNOON, SEPTEMBER 20, 1924
Help!! Cost of Courting
Going Way Out of Sight
NEW YORK.—Courting the girl
of your dreams conies high today
This increase is being felt through
out the country—from Main Street
to Broadway.
Incidentally, it cost at least
$36.60 for a Broadway evening. It
used to cost $6.85.
A neighborhood evening costs at
least $5.50. One dollar would have
been sufficient 25 years ago.
“It costs a king's ransom to
court a girl in modern style,” ex
plained May Allison, who was ask
ed what was necessary to entertain
a .girl for an evening in these
wifizzing 20th Century times.
“A young gentleman who asks ft
young lady to spend the evening
with him can forget about his fin
ancial plight only If he has SSO
tucked away in his wallet.
"The least expensive evening I
can imagine costs $36.60. Usually
it will cost more. There is sl2 for
dinner at one of the proper eating
places; at least $6.60 for theatre
tickets; with couvert charges of
$4 it. is impossible to escape from
a supper club, after the theatre,
for less than $lO and it usually is
safe to estimate $5 for liquor in
some form or other: $3 is the least
your taxi fare would be.
“And that would not he called a
riotous evening by many girls of
today. One hundred dollars would
cover many a party."
Miss Allison neither drinks nor
smokes, it may be said in Justice
to her.
That is a Broadway evening.
Girls expect several such whirls
each week. Many of them every
night. To court such a girl
conventional three evenings a week
it would cost sllO.
A business girl living 40 minutes
from Times Square was asked how
much it rost a young man to enter
tnin her for an evening.
“The cheapest would be,” she
said after contemplation, “$3 for a
table de hote dinner; $1 for a
movie; 50 rents for ice cream and
probably $1.50 taxi fare.”
That totals $5.50.
‘But,” she quickly added, "I
wouldn’t tolerate him long if that
was the procedure every time he
sees me. I want to go to a road
house, the theatre, or a supper club
at least oncA a week."
A Broadway Beau Brummel of
yesterday recalled for prices of 25
years ago.
“Well.” he stroked his wrinkled
chin, ”1 used to feel like a real
spender when I started out with
$lO In my pocket. There were no
autos in those days and the horse
cars were good enough for any
body.
"That cost 20 cents. A dinner at
$3 was the best there was and if
you tipped anybody more than 25
cents you ran the risk of being
publicly kissed. Theatre tickets at
$1.50 apiece were top prices.
Let's see, that totals $6.85. One
evening of this a week was con
sidered a treat for any girl.
“You weren’t' chnse/1 from her
doorstep if you provided It only
once a month. And she would
wait for you too. Those wer« the
days when you could go it in the
parlor and take a dollar’s worth of
candy wtih you and interest each
other with conversation. But there
are no parlors In the apartments
they build today.”
A wild night midst the bright
lights, that costs SIOO today could
he had for sls In those days.
"If you wanted to put on a big;
splurge,” old timer explainer, "you:
hired a horse drawn coach for $4;
your dinner cost you $3 more; the
theatre was $3 and an after theatre
pnrtv with wine and all was high
at $5.”
Miss Allison explains from the
girl’s viewpoint that although a
man with huldging pocketbooks is
not scorned, ns soon as a girl be
comes properly Interested In a man
she Immediately becomes miserly
and insists on helping him save
money.
GLYNN VOTERS
Fail to Pass $50,000 Bond
Issue
BRUNSWICK/ Ga.—Voters in
Glynn county failed to pass the
$60,000 bond Issue Friday sought
by city and county officials to re
imburse local business men who
advanced that much to complete the
St. Himons-Brunswlek highway.
Tho vote for the bond Issue was
468, A total of 498 votes was need
ed to authorize issuance of the
bond*.
Mayor McKinnon, in explaining
the failure of the election yesterday,
declared lack of interest and de
fects in the registration list caused
its non-passage. He observed that
many voters in Brunswick confi
dent there would be enough votes
without theirs failed to cast their
ballots. He further explained a
number of the voters have moved
away.
In consideration of those facts,
Mayor McKinnon declares, will
have the registration lists purged,
and another election called In 30
days.
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Ex-Convict Is Sought For
Brutal Slaying of Woman
Who Once Befriended Him
PASADENA, Cal.— Mrs. Clifford
11 unn, a wife of a wealthy Chicago
business man is dead here, the vic
tim, police say, of an cx-convict
whom she once befriended and who
Friday night returned her kind
nesses by heating her brains out
with a hammer, shooting her
through the heart and looting her
apartment of gems valued at $20,-
000.
The man sought as Mrs. Hurin’s
slayer is Harry Connor, alias
Harry Barbutt, who, according to
detectives was released from an
Illinois prison through her Influ
ence after serving part of a sent
ence for robbery and who was
aided with her money to stm t life
anew. F. R. Gibson, ft cousin of
the slain woman, was In the apart
ment when Cononr called late Fri
day and was Invited to stay for
dinner. Ho told police the ex-con
vict had without warning locked
him In the bathroom and then had
Photos Found In Preacher’s
Home Held As Evidence In
Alleged Poisoning of Wife
MOUNT VERNON. Ills.—lm
portant additional Information ha.s
come to light within the last few
hours In the case of the Rev. Law
rence M, Ilight, Ina, Ill», clergy
man In a. Jail here charged with
the murder by poison of his wife,
Frank G. Thompson state's at
torney announced Haturday.
“We have evidence now to go to
trial on a murder charge” Thomp
son said. “I do not care at this
time to disclose the nature of the
new evidence hut at the proper
time we will he able to show that,
the Ina minister was In the market
for poison on a rather extensive
scale this summer.”
Commenting on the explanation
the Rev. Mr. Might had given for
the purchase of poison, the state's
attorney said;
“The rats In the parsonage must
have been very bad, Judging from
the amount of poison the preacher
was buying at drug stores in
Mount Vernon and elsewhere.”
MOUNT VERNON, lll,,—Two
photographs found In the home of
the Rev. Lawrence M. Might, held
in mi: here while authorities In
vestigated the death of his wife,
Anna, and of Wilfred Rweetson. who
died under circumstances said to
b» similar, Saturday, were consid
ered by officers to be sn Impor
MAY ALLISON
turned on his hostess and killed
her.
Gibson said he Anally managed
to escape from the bathroom by
crawling out. of a window and
dropping to the ground but reach
ed the front door only In time to
find Mrs. Hunn's body cm the
threshold and to sec her slayer flee
ing down tho street.
His story was corrohrated by
Virginia flunn, eight year old adop
ted daughter of tho murder victim
who witnessed tho killing.
CHICAGO.—-Clifton R. llunn, Chi
cago manager of a. printers' Ink
concern, whoso wife was slain Ir.
her apartment In Pasadena, Cal.,
Friday night, could not ho located
here Saturday. At the Illinois Ath
leilc Club, where he had resided for
the past month It was said he had
left. Mr. and Mrs. Iluhn had lived
In a hotel hern until last, fall when
she went to the coast, tin remained
at. the hotel until a month ago.
tant part of the evidence In the
case.
Photographs of the Rev. Mr,
Might and Mrs. Sweetln. pasted to
gether, Sheriff Holcomb said were
found In tho clergymen's home at
Ina, near heiw, while officers were
searching for further evidence to
prove thaht the death of Mrs, Ilight
was caused by poison. A chemist
who analyzed the contents of Mrs,
Might's stomach, reported having
found enough poison to hnve caus
ed the death of the woman.
Authorities awaited a report from
a Chicago chemist who was In
structed to examine the viscera of
Sweetln. whose body also was dis
interred.
The Rev. Mr. Might Friday waiv
ed preliminary hearing.
“I want an early trial,” he de
clared, ‘ In order to clear my name
as soon as possible ” Me Insisted
he was not guilty of any such
charge as had been brought
against, him end attributed his
plight, to a plot of bootleggers whom
he had fought from the pulpit.
Member* of the minister's congre
gation have reasserted th*dr faith
in his Innoncence and have assured
him of their moral support and
promised assistance during the court
trial.
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Worth of Defense
WASHINGTON.—Secretary Wilbur, whose western
speaking tour was cut short when he was asked to return
to Washington by President Coolidge, visited the White
House Saturday and at the termination of his interview
with the president announced that a special board would
be appointed to investigate the relative importance of the
air, submarine and surface craft in the navy.
Secretary Wilbur declared that the speeches he made
on his tour were not brought up at the White House con
ference. Only the technical details cf the budget in re
lation to a balanced navy was considered, he said.
MRS DIES 01
GALLOWS WITH
MERCY PLEA
ON HIS LIPS
HAZELHURST, Ga.—Unmoved
by fate and with a pica for God’s
mercy on his lips, Warren Waters,
66 mounted the gallows here Fri
day and paid with Ills life the
penalty exacted by the law for
the murder of City Marshall T. A.
Kersey here Inst December 8.
Walking straight to the barn,
which sheltered a rude scaffold,
where he was to die, Waters was
joined by his wife at the door. Not
a tear did he shed while bidding
his wife good bye. The woman,
rather frail and pallid from h“r
long hours of mental strain, com
pletely broke down and wept bit
terly. He tried to comfort her.
Accompanied by officers, he
crossed the threshold of the bam,
shutting out his view of nearly a
thousand persons who crowded
around the squnre In morbid in
terest.
Before mounting the scaffold.
Waters told officers he iiad a
statement to make.
A group of authorities, who were
to bring death to the man sent
enced to hang, gathered around
him silently awaiting for him to
begin.
BLAMES JUDGE
FOR HIS PLIGHT
“I blame Judge Hlghsmlth with
my plight,” he began. "Had he sent
me to the rliaingang when I was
convicted of making moonshlnft
whiskey, I would never hnve been
In this trouble.
“I am sorry I shot Officer Ker
sey. God knows I'm sorry. Hut 1
know that doesn’t bring his life
back and I’m ready to pay with
mine.
“If there are friends enough of
mine In Mazelhnrst to bury me, 1
want them to do It. I want to be
burled Iri the Oak Grave rhureh
cemetery near here. If the county
has to bury me, they can do It
any time. If my friends are going
to bury me, please keep my body
until tomorrow."
HUH in full possession of his
T)crv tearless, without even a ner
vousness of the hands visible, Wa
ters mounted the scaffold unas
sisted, The black cap was put over
his head and the noose adjusted.
Tho trap was sprung at 1:40
o'clock. The body dropped through.
1,-. twenty-eight minutes after he
had entered the barn, tho body
was cut down and pronounced
dead.
Waters arrived here at 1:10
e'ciock over the Southern Railway
ftnni Jesup, where he had been
k< pt awaiting his death. Jeff Davis
county, of which this town Is tho
1 county seat, has no Jail,
j The man's wife, his sole survl
' vor. was in Miize'hurst today, but
because of her destitute financial
I erpi'itinr., was not able to cltlm
th: hodv, Waters will be buried by
|the courtj.
STATED HE WAS
READY TO DIE
Suffering the torture of knowing
the landscape which fleeted past
his eyes during his 60-mlle journey
from Jesup to Hazelhurst would be
his last vision on this earth, the
prisoner bore the strain with sup
pressed emotion, according to
Deputy Kherlff Yarborough, who
accompanied him there.
On being taken from the Jesup
tail this morning. Waters said,
“I'm ready to die.”
Me expressed bitterness toward
Governor Walker for having turn
ed down his plea to commute his
sentence.
"The governor must be n hard
hearted man" h<> stated, “But I
placed my life In his hands and be
said I should die, —well, I'm ready
to JO."
The sentence provided that the
Continued On Pass Two
HOME
EDITIOH
Augusta and vicinity: Warmer with
probably ahowera tonight and Sunday.
BOARD SUGGESTED
BY THE PRESIDENT.
Appointment of the board was
suggested by the president, Mr
Wilbur said, adding that the chief
executive indicated he desired the
matter to be taken up at once "with
a view to adjustment of the budget"
in accordance with whatever con
clusion was reached by the board.
Referring particularly to an ad
dress made in Seatttle, Secretary
Wilbur said he had been quoted in
correctly with reference to Ameri
can-Japanese relations. He as
serted that the speech was “s-n
--phatically conciliatory.”
EXPLAINS HIS
SEATTLE SPEECH.
“I (1l»l not say there were, two an
tagonistic peoples on the Pacific
but 'two opposing civilization*,' " he
said, "and r was not referring to the
Japanese but to what might be
termed the Occidental as compared
with the Oriental. I made no in
vidious comparison between them
I might add that a. Japanese consul
present came up and enthusiastical
ly thanked me after the address."
In further explanation of the
Seattle address, the secretary tie
sorted Its purpose was to show that
“the limitation of arms conference
in making impossible an aggressive
war across the Pacific, had guaran
teed the safety of our west coast
during a period of which existing
problems could be worked out.’)
“In other words,” he said. “I was
trying to say that limitation of
arms furnished a pledge of friend
ship In such positive terms that it
could not he gainsaid."
Although of an open mind In the
forthcoming discussion of naval
weapons, Secretary Wilbur pointed
out thaht In his western speeches
lie had stated his opinion that "the
battleship still is the backbone of
the fleet," This phrase was sub
stantially the conclusion reached by
a Joint board of army and navy ex
perts which studied the subject two
years ago.
Mr. Wilbur said he also discuss
ed ihe political situation In Cali
fornia with the president, assuring
him thaht If the campaign is con
tinued there as at present the re
publican ticket will carry the state
by a plurality of 200,000 votes.
DECLINE TO DELIVER
ACCUSED MARINES TO
POLICE AT BEAUFORT
BEAUFORT, 8. C—Explaining
that Private J. O. Williams and J
d. Counts, of the United States
marine corps, who are wanted bv
Beaufort County authorities in
connection with the death last June
of Aaron Kredericksen, also a ma
rine, are "now Interested parties
boforo a naval court of inquiry,''
the commanding officer at the ma
rine corps station at Parris Island,
has declined to deliver the accused
men to county authorities, local
officials reported Friday night.
Officers who went to the marine
corps headquarters on Parris Is
land to serve warrants on Williams
and Counts, are said to have stat
ed that tho officer In command
suggested that, requisition he made
upon tho secretary of the navy for
the delivery of the two men to
Beaufort county authorities.
Williams and Counts were held
responsible for tho death of Frede
ricksen In a verdict returned hr a
coroner's Jury here Wednesday,
more than two months after the
headless body of tho marine was
found In a marsh near the govern
ment reservation. Authorities
charge that Frederlcksen met his
death after the three marines had
left Parris Island barracks together
with the Intention of desertion.
The alleged crime the coroner's re
port stated was committed In
Beaufort county.
Williams and Counts are said to
have claimed that Frederlcksen
was drowned.
WASHOUT ON A. C. L.
. BRUNSWICK, Oa—Rail service
on the Atlantic Conat Line waa In
terrupted here Friday afternoon
when a blir waahout had been
found between Brunswick and
Wayrrosa. A repair crew waa sent
to the scene. Service will be re
stored Saturday.