The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-05-28
NEWS OF A DAY IN
GEORGIA'S CAPITAL
RITES OF CATHOLIC CHURCH
WE'RE ACCORDED THE BODY OF
MISS KLoECNLER.

Father BnEin Held TO Contrary
View From That of the COrOner's
Jury-His Opinion Was That the
Girl Was Murdered and Was Not
n suicide-As n suicide, She Was
Not Entitled to Burial in COnse-
Grated Ground - Another Atlanta
Girl Missing.
Atlanta. May 27.-The belief is so
strong in certain quarters that MISS
SOPHIE Kloeckler, whose body was
found yesterday in the lake at Lake
wood. did not commit suicide, that the
Catholic Church, of which she was
member. allowed burial to be con-
Quoted to-d1y under its official sane
ton.
The Catholic church does not allow
suicides 10 be buried from its sane
tuaries. but Father Bazin, in conduct
ing the services to-day, stated that 1t
was not his belief nor the belief of
the general public, that the young girl
took her own life Thus. the church
has taken a different view from that
of the coroner's jury, which pronounced
her a suicide
So far no evidence of anything like
murder has been discovered. The po-
lice say they have no reason for such
a theory. and they believe the girl was
a suicide.
Another Girl Disappears.
Another young Atlanta girl has mys-
teriously left her home, and no clew
has been obtained as TO her where
abouts. She is Miss Beulah Vesta Ben
nett, of % waddel street. Is years old.
and quite pretty. She is the daughter
Of J. H. Bennett She left home last
Sunday and nothing has since been
heard of her.
state Convention Rate.
Circulars were issued to-day by
Chairman Joseph Richardson, an
nouncing a rate of one and one-third
fares for the round trip TO Atlanta
on account Of the State Democratic
Convention, which meets June /. Tick
cts will go ON sale May 81 and for
the morning trains of June l. being
good returning on June 2.
Interpretation of Freight Rule.
At the meeting of the State Rail-
road Commission to-day that body con-
strued it's Rule No. s, holding tina, it
Is entirely WITHIN the power OF Idll-
road 10 reduce rates so as 10 put COM
petitive points in Georgia on an equal
ity with similar points In other states,
without reducing rates to intermedi
ate points. The commissions decision
on this point is as follows;
1t is entirely within the province
OF the railroads to reduce a rate or
rates from a place or places in Geor-
gia so as to place such place or places
10. Ia .ssA
petitive points in another state, with
out making reduction in rates TO
and from other stations on its line
not similarly situated with respect TO
such competitive rates,and that the pro-
viso in said rule is 20 be construed
as a part OF said rule. and refers to
points on the lines or line on which
the reduction may be put in effect"
This is a ruling that was asked for
by the representatives of the railroads
at the recent hearing of Atlanta's COM
plant about freight rates. when the
Atlanta freight bureau asked that
rates be reduced in both directions
between Atlanta and Savannah and
between Atlanta and Brunswick
Private Banks Aimed at.
AS the result of the recent failure
Of l. c. Plants Sons private bank
Of Macon, there has been considerable
talk about putting ali private banks
under the jurisdiction of the state bank
examiner. Hon. Martin V Calvin of
Richmond stated to-day that he would
introduce a bill to this effect at the
coming session Of the Legislature He
considers that this should be done for
the protection of the people
StockdeII for Mayor.
Harry c. Stockden. a prominent in
surance man, to-day announced his
candidacy for Mayor Of Atlanta. and
former Mayor John B. Goodwin stated
that in all probability he would an
nounce his candidacy within the next
day or two.