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VOLUME XXXI, No. 312
Georgian Says Kidnappers Forced
Him to Dig Up Body of Wife
FINAL 'RETURNS ADD *TO REPUBLICAN * STRENGTH
May Have 246
Seats In House
and 54 Votes
In the Senate
FARGO, N. D.—Vir
tually complete returns
on Tuesday’s presiden
tial ballot gave North
Dakota’s five electoral
votes to President Cool
idge.
WASHINGTON. _ As
final returns from doubtful
states and districts trickled
in Friday it appeared that
President Coolidge had car
ried North Dakota and
prcbably New Mexico and
that the political lineup in
the new congress would be
as follows: *
Senate, republicans, 54;
democrats, 40; farm-labor,
1; vacancy, 1. (Connecti
cut.)
House, republicans, 246;
democrats, 184; farmer
labor, 3; socialists 2.
CLOSE RESULTS IN
SEVERAL CONTESTS.
At adjournment of congress In
June there were in the senate 51
republicans. 43 democrats and two
farmer-labor and in the house 225
republicans, 207 democrats, one so
cialist. one farmer-labor and one
independent.
In several seatorlal contests, no
tably the one in lowa, and in half
a dozen congressional districts, the
races were so close thaht recounts
might alter the results.
Regardless of the outcome, how
ever, the republican organization in
both the house and senate seemed
assured of a working majority with
the La Follette insurgent unable to
get anywhere by forming a coali
tion with the democrats.
Included among the 54 senators
listed as republicans are La Fol
lette and four others—Norris, Ladd,
Frazier and Brookhart, who has
been re-elected on the face of un
official returns, all of whom have
consistently supported the Wiscon
sin senator in congress—but unless
they receive aid from other repub
licans who at times are inclined
to vote independently, they would
be unable to trim the republican
vote below the bare majority of 49.
MAGNUS JOHNSON
CONCEDES DEFEAT.
Magnus Johnson, one of Minne
sota's two farmer-labor senators,
Thursday night conceded his de
feat by Representative Thomas D.
Schall, a republican, who as a
member of the house had shown an
inclination at times to vote inde
pendently. In New Mexico, Senator
Bursum, republican, continued to
trail his democratic opponent, Sam
G. Bratton, although President
Coolidge retained a lead over John
W. Davis, his nearest competitor.
With a good share of the state's
precincts still out, re-election of
Representative Morrow, democrat,
appeared probable, but not cer-
The last hope of La Follette ad
herents of carrying a state in to
Wisconsin went glimmering when
the independent candidate's assist
ant manager in North Dakota con
ceded that President Coolidge had
won the state. . .. _ ,
With North Dakota in the Cool
idge column, the president’s electo
ral vote, in the event he holds his
lead in New Mexico, will be 882,
that of Davis, confined to the solid
south,” 136, and La Follette’* 13—
his home state of Wisconsin.
In 1920 Harding received 404 elec
toral votes and Cox 127.
LONG DROUTH ENDS
NEW ORLEANS—Rain which
began falling at Baton Rouge this
forenoon with every indication that
it would spread throughout this
sectlonof the state broke a drouth
record of ninety years.
Boy Emperor and 2,000
Manchus Are Evicted
PEKING—In th* wake of tho
evicted boy emperor end other im
perial Manehue, nearly 2,000 Man
chut of leaaer nobility, eervante and
clanamen were Friday turned out of
the forbidden oity and told that
their eervicea were no longer re
quired.
There were the hangers-on of the
erstwhile court which since the
founding of the republic has been
maintained on a dlminshed scale.
The older servants were given
ten dollars and the others eight
dollars each as final compensation.
As they left the flag of the re
public was raised over the former
Imperial quarters. The former em
perior. *ow Mr. Pu Til, remains
THE AUGUSTA HERALD
DAILY, sc; SUNDAY, sc.
LEASED WIRE SERVICE.
PRESIDENT Isl IIJ
CULL CONGRESS
INTO SESSION
AFTER MAR. 4
WASHlNGTON—Republican sen
ate leaders who conferred Friday
with President Coolidge reached
the conclusion that It was highly
improbable that the president would
call the new congress into an extra
session after next March 4.
The president turned his atten
tion Friday to the legislative pro
gram and discussed plans for Hie
coming short session of congrCTb
with Senators Curtis of Kansas, re
publican whip, and Moses, republi
can. of New Hampshire. Both were
of the opinion that the nation did
not want an extra session and
only the necessity of emergency
legislation would lead the president
to call the new congress before its
regular meeting time a year from
this December.
While Mr. Coolidge had indicated
he would press for tax reduction
many congressional leaders have
expressed the opinion that it would
be difficult to get through tax legis
lation at the short session with a
congress that has just fought out
its differences on tax reform.
Senator Moses expressed" the be
lief that farm legislation also wait
until the facts on conditions could
be definitely determined by the
commission proposed by President
Coolidge. It is unlikely, Senator
Moses said, th£t this investigation
can be completed and reports
drawn until late next year.
LODGE’S CONDITION
Reported Unchanged. Little
Hope of Recovery
letin issued shortly after noon
by physicians attending Senator
Henry Cabot Lodge said that
for the first time since he suf
fered a stroke at noon Wednes
day he was having short periods
of consciousness. He also took
nourishment today for the first
time since he was stricken, the
bulletin said.
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass.—The condi
tion of Senator Henry Cabot Lodge,
who has been unconscious since he
suffered a stroke at noon Wednes
day at the Charles Gates Hospital,
where he was convalescing from an
operation, was reported unchanged
at 8 o’clock Friday morning. His
physicians said there was little
hope thaht any change would be for
the better.
A bulletin issued at 8:30
by Dr. John H. Cunningham, who
has performed two operations on
Saturday Lodge since July, said:
“While still unconscious, Sena
tor Lodge’s vitality has not per
ceptibly changed during the last 24
hours.
ELEVEN KILLED
On S. C. Highways During
October
COLUMBIA, S. C.—Eleven persons
were killed on the highways of South
Carolina during October, according to
a report given out Thursday by C. H.
Moorefield, state highway engineer,
thlrtv-six uiere injured seriously, Hnd
57 received minor injuries, the report
showed.
A total number' of 75 persons have
been killed on the state highways dur
ing the year a'nd more tjian 500 In
jured, it was reported.
Son of Minister
Confesses Robbery
MUSKOGEE, Okla— Robert Gore,
20, son of a local minister, confessed
Thursday night, according to officers,
that he had robbed the First National
Bank where he is employed as a clerk
of about J 4.500.
Gore In his confession related that
while on duty one"'fi7)|ht he took some
late deposits and walked out the door.
Checks totalling 88,500 he tossed Into
the Arkansas river, keeping 81,000 In
cash, he said.
at his father's house, which is sur
rounded by guards, outsiders not
being permitted to enter.
Representatives of several pow
ers who called at the foreign office
were assured that the change would
not endanger the personal safety
of the former emperor of his suite.
The step taken merely removed on
anomaly which had hitherto been
permilted, the callers were told.
The removal of the boy emperor
from the borbldden city was de
declded upon by Feng Tu-Hsiang.
the new head of the Chinese mili
tary regime, who Secured the ap
proval of the rufv cabinet. A new
agreement was imposed abolishing
allowance of the former emperor
from |4,00,000 annually to $500,000.
THE ONE PAPER IN MOST HOMES—THE ONLY PAPER IN MANY HOMES.
Comes Back
The Tories’ victory in the British
eloctiins means Stanley Baldwin
becomes premier again. This is his
latest picture.
CONSERVATIVE PARTY
Assumes Office In England
Friday
LONDON —The new conservative
government assumes office Friday
with the customary ceremony at
Buckingham Palace when Stanley
Baldwin and the members of his
ministry thus far chosen take the
oath, receive their seats of office
from the retiring laborites and com
ply with the other necessary for
malities.
The new cabinet gets on the
whole a very favorable reception
from the London morning papers
even the opposition organs finding
grounds for approval of many of
thd appointments. It is universally
remarked that the ministry is much
stronger than Mr. Baldwin’s lasi
administration although the Times
while admitting this, regrets the in
clusion of so many former office
holders and says:
"The public is looking with al
most pathetic anxiety for the em
ergence of new leaders.”
The appointment of Winston
Churchill to such a dominant post
as that of chancellor of the ex
cheque naturally arrests the mail
attention of the commentators who
remark upon the courage and in
dependence shown by the premier
in disregarding the inevitable hos
tility which the selection will pro
voke among a considerable section
of the conservative ranks. The
choice Itself is nowhere condemned
and by several papers Is variously
described as “welcome, sound or ex
cellent.”
NORTH DAKOTA
Seems Assured for President
Coolidge
FARGO, N. D. —North Dakota’s
five electoral votes as a result of
Tuesday's election seemed assured
for President Coolidge on the face
of nearly complete, hut unofficial
returns, tabulated early Friday.
Although the missing precincts
are in territory favorable to Senator
Robert M. LaFollette, the votes ha
polled In those scattered and sparse
ly populated sections are not ex
pected to change appreciably the
standings of the two leading can
didates for the presidency .in this
state.
Returns from 1,959 precincts out
of 2,180 in North Dakota early
Friday gave President Coolidge 90,-
809.
Summary of the News
GENERAL.
Georgian, saying he was kidnapped, tells gruesome story.
G. O. P. strength bolstered by late returns.
Coolidge May call extra eeaeion after March 4.
Mra. Ferguson tells how she will administer office.
Boy emperor and 2,000 Manchus evicted from Peking.
Railroad Brotherhoods meet at Cleveland Saturday.
Senator Brookhart leada by 1,116 vote*.
Senator Lodge's condition slightly improved.
Big forest fimss rage in Kentucky.
Radio flashed across ocean to produce photo.
GEORGIA AND SOUTH CAROLINA
Nat Harria indicatea acceptance at penaion commlsaionsr.
Georgia girl staging hunger strike in jail.
Hephzibah Baptiata and aeaaiona at Daviiboro.
Fear lynching if negro caught by Jeaup poate.
Issue warrant for head of G. O. P. central committee.
Man killed in auto accident near Orangeburg, 8. C.
Negro electrocuted at Columbia penitentiary.
Eleven killed on 8. C. highways during October.
Final results on S. C. amendments still in doubt.
BPORTS.
Georgia Bulldogs play University of Virginia Saturday.
Amateur boxing at Armory Hall here Friday night.
Six Western conference team* clash Saturqny.
Stribling to roturn to ring on Armietic# Day.
Mandell battlaa Bernatain in New York Friday night.
Indoor basehsll aueceas at local mill.
Newberry loses to Rollins College.
LOCAL.
Plans complete for Fall Faatival hare.
Augusta ia facing a booze famine.
Two tent up on car breaking charge.
House it dama-/i SI,OOO by flame*.
Scotch bad acore* big hit hare.
Central Railway officials visit city.
Ceotch musicians entertain Lions Club.
Came here to vieit father; both dead.
Sentence man who broke up wife’s party.
Rain it axpactsd her* Saturday night.
AUGUSTA GEORGIA, FRIDAY AFTERNOON, NOVEMBER 7, 1924
“Ma” Ferguson Says She'll Take
Advice of Husband Just As That
of Any Other Citizen of Texas
TEMPLE, Texas.—Advice of her
husband will be taken by Mrs.
Miriam Amanda Ferguson, gover
nor-elect of Texas, “just as I will
take the advice of any citizen of
Texas, Interested in the welfare of
the state,” she said at her home
here.
Her happiness unconfined, un
flurried by the round of gaieties
and congratulatory celebrations of
which she has ben the center, yet
cognizant of the responsibility that
will bo hers for two years, "Ma"
Ferguson Is looking forward to her
inauguration day.
To Mrs. Ferguson, wife of for
mer Governor James F. Ferguson,
apparently has come the peculiar
distinction with Mrs. Nellie Taylor
Boss, of Wyoming, of being the
first woman elected chief executive
of a state. Mrs. Ross, it is under
stood, will he inaugurated before
Mrs. Ferguson but friends of the
Texas governor-elect retain for her
honor of being “first” because her
candidacy was carried through
three bitter campaigns while Mrs.
Ross was nominated in convention
about a month ago.
“I expect to be governor, Just as
any man,” Mrs. Ferguson said as
she talked her drawing room was
heavy with the odor of roses
emanating from many large bou
quets sent by jubilant friends.
“I love flowers from the humblest
posy to orchids,” she said. I can’t
live without them and I look at
them they seem to talk to me, a
language more beautiful thSn any
thing I know.” She said she would
see that there Rre plenty of flowers
around the governor's mansion at
Austin.
Her title, she said, would he
“Just governor, I guess, for no other
titlo would do.”
WON’T BE CALLED
“MADAM GOVERNOR”
“The title ’Madam governor’
would be out of place, because one
does not say ‘Mister Governor' to
a man,” she added, then smiling
broadly, "You would’nt call me
‘governess’ because that means a
wholly different thing."
With Mrs. Ferguson will go to
Austin her daughter, Dorrace.
"‘I guess Dorrace will be the
first lady of the state’ and will be
supervisor of the mansion and Jim
will be an Interested spectator"
Mrs. Ferguson said.
There will be no material change
In the family routine, she said.
"There will be entertaining but
Dorrace will be hostess.
”1 know there is a responsibility
to be shouldered,” she said "for I
recall how hard Jim worked when
ho was governor and the office lias
Its cares and trials but I am not
worried. I expect to take the ad
vice of my husband Just as I will
take tho advice of any citizen of
Texas interested in the welfare of
the state. No one should he so
foolisii as to believe that one could
tackle such a task alone. Jim took
advice while he was governor, Just
as our presidents have done.”
Mrs. Ferguson punctured another
fallacy about herself when she
declared that she does not do all
tlie cooking for the family and does
not Intend to do it while sh* is
governor.
"Yes, I belleVe Jim 4 has been
vindicated by the election,” she said
with reference to her husband’."
impeachment from the
office, “or rather I believe that he
has been vindicated of tho wrong
that they have tried to accuse him
of.” ,
She has a large number of appli
cations for state positions, she said
including every office at her com
mand.
NEW BOSS OF LONE STAR STATE
EpßhPwSl .*. ■ •"
3£Bk *
,iv i s
Mrs. MIRIAM A. FERGUSON
Radio Flashed Across Ocean
Produces Photo at New York
NEW YORK.—A radio wave flashed across the Ocean from
England, Thursday night set off a powder flashlight, clicked a cam
era and made a photograph in the Grand Central Palace at a radio
exposition.
Major .1. C. Harbord, president of the Radio Corporation of
America, Helen Keller, and the director of the exposition, wero pho
tographed by the unseen radio photographer who was stationed in
Carnarvon, Wales.
Georgia Girl on Hunger
Strike After Attempting
to End Her Life In Jail
JESUP, Ga.—“ You can’t keep tru>
here always—anjl when you do let
me go. I’m going to finish the Job."
Mary Madden, 20, described by local
authorities as a "beautiful little slip
of a girl’’ thus warn* her Jailor here.
She has tried various ways to end
her life—once by taking poison, but
the ever watchful officers have pre
vented the act so far. Just now,
she Is attempting the starvation
route. Since Sunday, she has not
taken food but Sheriff Rogers Is quite
certain she will not be able to hold
out at this long drawn method.
Mary’s outlook became evfn black
er Thursday when a deputy sheriff
from Philadelphia, her home, came to
take KHa Evans, 16, her companion
who ran away from home with her,
ISSUE WARRANT
For Arrest of Head of Oa. G.
O. P. Committee
ATLANTA, Ca.—A warrant
charging assault and battery was
Issued here late Thursday against
Dr. W. Y. Gilliam, chairman of tho
state republican central commit
tee, by Judge Luther 'A. Rosser of
the municipal court. The warrant
was sworn out by F. Marlon Thom
ason, a member of the committee
following nn alleged flst-flght at a
meeting of the committee In which
Dr. Gilliam said to have struck
Thomason In the fare.
The warrant, however, was not
served as Dr. Gilliam could not be
located. It was repeated that he left
Atlanta for hi* home In (topper
Hill, Tcnn., Immediately following
the meeting.
The trouble Is said to have arisen
•ver a dispute about party matters.
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back to Pennsylvania. Ella’s family
Is willing to take her back, and sent
money to pay for she transportation.
Mary’s family declares they wont
have her back, neither will they send
money. Ella was persuaded by Mary
to leave home.
The imprisoned girl declares she
wus forced to leave home because of
the treatment she received there. Her
mother, she said, was cruel to her.
Mary is sn intelligent girl. She lack
ed only 18 months in finishing her
course as a trained nurse.
Just what to do with her Is a prob
lem facing Sheriff Rogers. For the
time being, st least, he says he will
hold her. Perhaps her frame of mind
will change.
‘‘Rainmaker” Signs
$4,000 Contract
BAKERSFIELD, Cal. —"Ra In
maker” Hatfield Thursday night
closed a contract with the Kern
County Cattlemen’s Association and
the Sheepmen’s Association where
by he promises to produce one and
one-half Inches of rain In Kern
county between November 20 and
December 2D. If rain Is produced
Hatfield is to recelvo 14,000, the
money being guaranteed by the
cattlemen and sheepmen.
SNOW IN NORTHWEST
I HT. PAUL, Minn.—The first gen
eral snow of tho season was re
ported over tho northwest Satur
day.
Temperatures below freezing ac
companied the flakes in Minnesota,
North Dakota and South Dakota.
18 CENTS A WEEK,
Dublin Man Declares He
Was Taken to Florida Where
Captors Made Ghoul of Him
ORLANDO, Fla.—One of the weirdest tales of
arrest and its preliminaries was disclosed Friday fol
lowing the arrest of E. P. Dominy, of Dublin, Ga.,
who says he was kidnapped early Thursday morning
in front of his father’s home in Dublin, and carried
to Orlando by three men, who forced him to accom
pany them to the cemetery, where, in the presence of
nearly 25 men, he was compelled to dig up the coffin
of his wife, who was buried here on Wednesday.
ORLANDO, Fla.—E. P. Dominy, 21, «on of A. J.
Dominy, prominent Laurens county, Georgia, farmer, who
was believed kidnapped early Thursday morning is being
held in jail here on charges of kidnapping his young thild
following the death here of his wife last week.
Dominy told the police here that Ithe men who kid
napped him from his father's home in Dublin brought hl ®
to Orlando and Thursday night carried him to the ceme
tery where his wife is buried, dug up the body and forced
him to look at her.
SEN. BROOKHART
HAS LEAD OF
IJIS PER
OPPONENT
DEH MOINES, lows —With In
dications pointing to a contest in
the United States senate over the
sent of Senator Smith Brookhart,
republican, preparations were being
made throughout lowa Friday for
the official count, to be atarted
Monday.
The lead of Senator Brookhart
over Danlql F. Steck, democratic
candidate Friday remained at 1,116.
This figure probably will remain
unchanged as the unofficial ma
jority unless county auditors who
still were scanning their records
for possible errors find discre
pancies that were not uncovered in
the thorough re-check made yes
terday.
The first definite word of a pos
sible contest came Inst night with
the announcement by Secretary
Itamsny that he had been advised
b* Democratic National Chairman
llerring that the race would be con
tested. Secretary Itarrisay had no
tified nil county auditors to take
great care in preservation of the
ballots preparatory to the official
count. Neither Mr. Herring. E. J.
Feullng democratic state chair
man, nor Mr. Stock could be
reached last night.
Hehator Brookhart considers
himself re-elected. He arrived
here early Friday for the purpose
of tnking a personal hand In tho
check of the state being made by
his campaign headquarters.
18 Men to Publicly
and Deliberately
Break Dry Law
CHICAGO, 111 —John R Riley, sec
retary of the 8010 Club, of Cook
county, announced Thursday that IS
men will publicly und deliberately
violate the Volstead act on some date
yet to be set to furnish a new test of
the law’* constitutionality.
Th* 8010 Club, composed of war
veteran*, with, according to Its sec
retary, (11,000 member* of Chicago,
will sponnor the teat. The men. all
of whom are of different religious de
nominations. will he found with wine
In their possession. They will de
mand Jury trials, said Mr. Blley.
MISSOURI G. O. P.
Victorious In Nearly Every
Contest
FIT. LOUIS —Friday was for the
Missouri republican* the day of "I
told you so." for their predictions
on the outcome of the election
were shown, on the face of returns
complied by The Associated Pres*
to have come true. From president
on down to the smallest state of
fice with a few exceptions, the re
publicans were victorious with the
democrat* on the losing end. On
the face of unofficial returns Sam
A. Baker, republican, had a lead of
8,517 over Dr. A. W. Nelson, dem
ocrat, with only 157 smaller pre
cincts not Included In the count.
President Coolidge. according to
the unofficial returns will carry the
state by a plurality of probably 60,-
000 figured on the basis <*f the re
turn* from all but 157 of the state's
4,4180 precincts.
HOME
EDITION
Augusta and vicinity: increasing
cloudiness, probably rain late tonight.
WEATHER
YOUNQ MAN TELL*
GRUESOME STORY.
The young man fells a most grus
snme story about the procedure whloh
the men, unknown to him, w*ni
th Domt l ny left his wife her. a few
weeks ago and returned to Ms
father’s home In Dublin. It Is said
the young couple had considerable
domestic trouble. ......
Dominy was picked up on the street
Thursday night by local pollc*
carried to the barrack* for Investi
gation. Members of the girl
well known here, swore out the war
rant. The girl, before her marriage
was tho daughter of R. C. Livlng
eton.
BEING HELD IN
ORLANDO JAIL.
DUBLIN, Ga.—E. V. Dominy, 81,
eon of A. J. Poeslny, prominent Lau
rens county farmer who was be
lieved kidnapped early Thursday
morning Is being held in the city Jail
at Orlando, Fla., on order of the
sheriff there, according to Sheriff L.
L. Watson, of Laurens county. The
Georgia sheriff Friday received a
telegram from the chief of police of
Orlando to that effect.
TBe telegram from «ho Orlando po
lice chief came after word had been
eent to Waycroee, Valdosta and Or
lando to watch for a large touring car
with three young men headed for
Florida from Georgia. The text of
the message was:
V L. F. Watson. Sheriff.
"F P Dominy held in Jail here or
der sheriff, and tells mysterious story.
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“CHIEF OF POLICE, Fla.
FATHER SAW HIM
CARRIED AWAY.
Young Dominy, according to the
story'told Sheriff Watson and Sheriff
Player of Wilkinson county, by the
elder Dominy. went to the assistance
of two men in an automobile which
had apparently broken down near the
Dominy home. The automobile was
seen to suddenly start rapidly in the
direction of Hawklnsville and F. P.
Dominy was In the car.
The father says while he Is not cer
tain that his son did not go of his
own volition, he Is of the opinion that
he wa* forcibly carried away.
A warrant has been Issued for a
man named "Williams, alias Job*}
Doe," A J. Dominy having been told
by one of the men In the car that his
name was Williams. The warrant
charges kidnapping.
According to A. J. Doralny early
Thursday morning he noticed *the au
tomobile stop near his home and the
men begin tinkering with the engine.
Shortly he offered assistance and
finding he could not help, he volun
teered the Information that his son,
F. P. Dominy, was somewhat of a
mechanic and he would be glad to
summrm him. The men says the
elder Dominy, thanked him and ne
then wakened his son who dressed and
went to the aid of the stranded mo
torists.
The father says he was not near
when the automobile suddenly sped
away, carrying his son.
LIVED IN ORLANDO
SEVERAL MONTHS.
Word was Immediately broadcast by
telegraph and telephone to nearby
cities and towns and points through
out Oeorgla and Florida to be on the
outlook for the automobile a de
scription of which was given. A re
port was received that it bad passed
through Jlawklnsvlllo and then the
Orlando authorities were asked to be
on the lookout.
E. F. Domlny had returned to Dub
lin a few weeks ago from Orlando
where he had been living several
months. He had married in Orlando
and after difficulties with his wife the
couple had become estranged and h*
had, according to the young man’s
father, separated. F. P. Domlny re
turned to Dublin shortly after the
estrangement and Ills wife remained
In Orlando. The young man has since
been living with his father at the
Domlny home, 16 miles from Dublin.
In the opinion of Sheriffs Watson
and Player, the men who are believed
to have kidnapped young Domlny
were sent here fur that purpose from
Florida and tho breakdown of the
automobile was only part of u pre
arranged plan. The two sheriffs state
that the men who took the youth
away will be prosecuted If lb Is found
that Domlny went against hie will.
The father stated Ur' t he knew of
no possible reason," such methods
in getting his son' ~ack to Orlando
unless It were In connection with th#
estrangement of the couple.
The sheriff and police chief of Or
lando have both been requested to
furnish the Oeorgla authorities with
ull available information a* to th*
case. ,