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The Washington herald., 1908-08-05

Mystery surrounding the disappearance
OF Julia lie Gros, the ffteen-year-oId girl
who disappeared from her home. Z1n
Pennsylvania avenue, Friday last. deep
ems as the absence Of the girl IS pro-
lonsed-
Members Of the family said last night
that they knew nothing Of her where
abouts or actions since leaving home. ex-
cept that she had been seen in York Har-
Dor. Ne They declare her disappearance
is a complete mystery. there being no
adequate explanation CT the girls alb
sence. They further assert that the
theory that she had gone away with a
party Of friends. not knowing where the
trip was 20 end. was merely d sUpposi-
ticu. advanced because there was no
other logical explanation Of her action
Miss Alice lie Gros. sister OF the missing
girl. Describes the idea that her sister
has eIoped as ridiculous. She said
Julia is only fifteen years old and I
am sure that she has never thought Of
marrying Il Is possible. but improbable,
that she married Stanley Mortimer. the
chauffeur. who wired US that he had seen
Julia in York Harbor. Ne He left Wash
ington fully q month before she did, and
sent her postals from the different cities
where he stopped I think he was en-
pIoyed by some wealthy person. who is
making a long tour IN al automobile
Thought Chauffeur Attractive.
stanley IS nineteen years old. with
light hair and blue eyes. and IS good-look-
ing, according TO my sisters idea of
manly beauty But I do not believe she
was fond Of him At any rate, she never
spoke OF him 10 ne
That Miss lie GrOs saved money during
the past few months and decided 10 in
vest It in vacation IS the opinion OF
friends OF the lie Gros family They say
II is most unlikely that she has run away
from home. as she was fond Of her sis
tiers. her brother. and her father. Eugene
lie Gros. all OF whom are devoted &C the
baby" OF the family. Since she was a
small girl Mss lie Gr0s has seldom been
away from home more than a day or two
at a time. when she spent q night with
a girl friend or relative
That the members Of the lie GrOs fam
ily do not expect Julia home became ap-
parent last night. when they discontinued
their custom Of the past fe- days OF
meeting al trains on which the missing
I girl could arrive from York HaroOr.
The Washington herald., 1908-08-05
ReIeased. 10 BE Re-nrrested-

Samuel Cohen. who was brought 10 this
city from Emporia. Va. about a week
ago TO face a charge Of grand larceny.
was sent back to Virginia last night TO
answer charge Of horse-steaung. The
case against Cohen in this city was set
tied and when Cohen was released he
was taken into custody again and held
for TIE LcudOun County authorities.
The Washington herald., 1908-08-05
stabbed Negro nInr DIE.

IN an argument as 10 who should pay
for a glass OF beer. David johnson. a
negro. forty years old. Of u2 Fentou
street northwest. was stabbed in the right
lung last night and is not expected by
physicians at Homeopathic Hospital 10
live many hours. Policemen Adcock and
Rector arrested Clifford Warren.
The Washington herald., 1908-08-05
TemnInrx ENInke Merrr.

An evening Of song and ulerriment was
enjoyed by the members and friends Of
the Grand Lodge OF Good Templars Of
the District al the Gait mansion. in Ninth
street northwest. last evening A large
audience was present and greeted the am
The Washington herald., 1908-08-05
BADGES ISSUED TODAY.
Child Labor Insignia VIII BE Mailed
to TOfIcES.

10 loflCEHs
BY tomorrow afternoon, every news
boy. bootolack- in fact. every boy who is
employed 10 do outdoor work. VIII have
pinned On his coat the lons-expected
badge permitting him TO Ply his respect
i've trade IN Washington.
r o. Wilmarth. superintendent Of the
work Of distributing the certificates and
permits required under the child-labor
law. said last night: We expect TO re-
ceive IGl2 badges by O'Clock tomorrow
morning. and al that hour viii begin the
work OF mailing one 20 each OF the chill
6ren having the necessary qualifications
When each child who has applied for a
permit. and has been found mental J
and physically equipped 10 work. has re-
ceived q badge, we viii then notify the
inspectors 10 begin their investigation and
prosecute the violations Of the law
The Washington herald., 1908-08-05
WANTS CADETS DISMISSED.
superintendent of West Point In
presses Wright at Interview


Col. Hugh L Scott superintendent Of
the West Point Military Academy. had
Two long interviews with Secretary Of
War Wright yesterday, in an effort TO
reach a conclusion as TO what the final
action shall be IN the cases Of the eight
cadets ordered dismissed from the Acad-
eny after being convicted for hazing
At each Of the conferences Col. Scott
contended that II the order expelIing the
cadets were rescinded Il would mean a
severe blow to discipline at West Point.
and practically would nullify the act OF
Congress against hazing.
Secretary Wright was so much i'm
pressed with the vigorous representations
OF Col Scott that he wired 10 the Presi-
cent suggesting that he talk with Col.
scott At the same tine he said that he
probably would be able to announce
within foTty-eight hours lust what should
he the fate Of the cadets.
The Washington herald., 1908-08-05
Abandoned waif Found

Shortly after 70 O'Clock last night a
basket containing an infant was found on
The railroad tracks near Somerset. Nd.
by white woman. The baby was turned
over 70 Mrs. s. Brown. Of Bethesda, Nd
Later it was taken 70 the founding asy-
lum al Rockville
The Washington herald., 1908-08-05
INDoRsE CHICAGO PLATFORM.
Porto Rican Republicans Express
Approval in Convention

san Juan. Aug. 4-The Republican con-
vention at A1ayaguez to-day nominated by
accIamation Robert H Todd. mayor Of
san Juan. 10 be a member OF the Re
publican National Committee
The convention indorSed the platform
adopted by the Republican national con-
vention al Chicago It recommended the
enactment OF laws for the Improvement
OF the economic. educational, and politi-
cal conditions OF Porto Rico.
The Washington herald., 1908-08-05
KNAPP ARRANGEMENT TODAY.
Faces SIX Charges of False Pre-
senzes

Faces SIX tEarEcs OF Falsc Pc
lenses
John + Knapp. arrested on Monday
evening by Central Ofice Detectives Baur
and Cornweu on a charge Of false pre-
lenses. viii be srraigned in the Police
Court to-day. Five or six women who
are alleged TO be his victims viii prose-
cute
Knapp was arrested for obtaining 81
from lIrs. Mary Bask. Of 1882 7 street
northwest. the money being paid as q
subscription for a paper which Knapp
said he intended publishing. Yesterday
the detectives obtained the names Of sev-
ersi other women whom Knapp is said TO
have viciuized. and they VIII appear
against him in court to-day
The Washington herald., 1908-08-05
DROVE TWO MILES A MINUTE.

Autoistes WIN Nv"AE" - AN
Up at Salisbury, y. c.
SPECIAL 10 The Washington Head
Salisbury. y c. Aug 4-H B OdeU.
Of Cleveland. Ohio. and G. P. Alexander.
OF AshevilIe. were held Up by officers
here to-day for fast driving in an auto
mobile, having made the trip from Spen-
Ger to Salisbury. q distance OF two
miles. in four minutes
Several women were IN the touring car
at the time
After. arranging bond. the party left
for Charlotte.
The Washington herald., 1908-08-05
GIRL NOT YET FOUND
Mystery of Julia lie GrOs'
Absence Grows Deeper.
WAS SEEN IN YORK HARBOR

Sister Intfmates that Chauffeur Who
Sent This Information May Know
More About Her Uhere1 bouts Than
FamfIy-StOP Meeting Trains, Indi-
eating Hope of Her Return Is Gone.
The Washington herald., 1908-08-05
PRESIDENT FOLLOWS
HIS FIRST DENIAL
Gives Out Another Statement
About Cadets Case.
MYSTERY NOT YET EXPLAINED

Secretary Wright Quoted as Being
In Favor of Keeping Students in
West Point at Time of Visit TO
oyster Bay-LOeb on His Vacation
ana Cannot Answer Questions.
The Washington herald., 1908-08-05
FALLS FIVE FLOORS
TO CHASTITY DEATH
Aged WOrkman'S Body Is
Found by His Comrades.
HITS OBSTACLES IN DESCENT
His Body Badly sgutiIated When
Discovered ia Stained Pool OF
Water by Feiioyy-yvOri<men, After
He Failed TO Report When whistle
Blew for End of Days work.

supposedly overcome DE neat WINE
working on the roof Of the new Museum
building. at Tenth and B streets north
west. about 4 O'Clock yesterday afternoon,
Edward Jones. seventy-two years old, fell
10 The ground. sixty feet below. striking
against several projections as he fell He
was dead when found.
No one saw the aged man fall, and
when re was found by employees Of the
building he was lying IN a pool Of water
about six inches deep. hidden behind large
piles OF granite The water Of the pool
was dyed red with blood Every bone
in the mans body was broken, his head
was crushed in, and part ot his jaw
was torn completely away.
Coroner hewitt visited the scene short
y after the body was found. and after
making an investigation gave certin-
cate OF accidental death The body was
taken 70 the uorgue. but viii be turned
over TO relatives Of the dead man, prob
ably to-day.
Jones was formerly q rigger, but his
advanced age prevented his pursuing this
vocation. which requires great agility and
strength. he became q steam firrer's
helper. and for several years had been
employed in that capacity. He had been
az work On the new Museum for some
months.
sent Up to Repair Fine.
About 3:45 o'clock yesterday afternoon
Jones received Instructions 20 go 20 the
roof on the south side OF the new build
ing. 10 make some necessary alterations
IN hue- That was the last time he was
seen alive
When the whistle blew az 40 O'Clock
the workmen fled into the Office Of the
building 70 hang UP their tine checks
Jones was the only man who failed to
report and several worsmen started out
70 End him A visit 20 the interior of
the building revealed no trace Of the miss
ing man and the search was continued on
the outside. one Of the workmen noticed
a large splotch on the white granite wall
Cf the building. in a small angle on the
south side he called The attention Of his
comrades 20 the marx. and several men
hurried 20 The ground az the base OF the
building
After climbing over dozens OF large
pieces OF granite, piled % a height Of
six OF seven feet and completely shut
ting on all view OF the base wall of the
building. the men found Jones' He was
hUddled iu the mud hole. and was
sHastiy sisht.
Corouer Nevi-t made an Investigation
and decided that Jones had fallen from
the roof. five stories above the grOur1
In falling he struck q Cornice about light
feet below the roof and bounding 70 one
side, feu through a hole about 8 foot
wide dropped TO q second corufce. ao1ve
the trs- floor. and fell through a similar
aperture The coroices. coming together
at the corner do not meet by ab01t a
foot and IL was through the angle formed
In this way that Jones fell
The Washington herald., 1908-08-05

Mrs Virginia Woodin and Mss Hattie
Dillon were visitors TO camp yesterday.
The Washington herald., 1908-08-05

Thomas Cannon. all Of Washington. were
the guests Of Col Ureu and the Second
Regiment mess at Fort Washington to-
day
The Washington herald., 1908-08-05

Capt J. Fred Cook paid an Official call
On Col Coffin and POST Adjt- Terrell yes
terdsy.
The Washington herald., 1908-08-05

FLORAL DESIGNS REASONABLE PRICES
Phone 2Es main litA and Eys sts. nE.
The Washington herald., 1908-08-05

Eight rounds OF blank ammunition VIII
be served TO each gun to-day, and the
dose VIII be gradually increased.
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Two Bottles OF i" Seven
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Gan of Indigestion and
Nervousness.

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REWARD OFFERED.

A reward of $500 will be paid for
reliable information to convict tho
thief, or return of jewelry stolen from
my home Wednesday evening, July 6,
Two gold watches, one plated. two
gold chains; three rings ana three
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The third 5-year plated watch one
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Information will be rewarded by
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Mr. Z. Humphrey, woh owns a large
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president Of the Adams County Tele
phone Co, as well as of the II 1]n ,
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! personals

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NJ. W. Weston OF Albany, spent ye--
terday in the city.
NJ H. Shelton of Savannah, spent
in the city.
J. n. Sullivan Of savannah. spent
in the city
W. c. Surpson OF Jacksonville,
spent yesterday in the city.
George Dale Wadley of Waycross.
spent yesterday in the city.
c. Y. Holden OF Ashburn. was among
the visitors to the city yesterday.
W, S. Robinson Of Jacksonville, was
the visitors to the city yester-
day.
L. W. Roberts, -f Atlanta, formerly
with the old q & B. railway in
Brunswick, is in the city,
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CS!ethorpe from Il to 2.30 oe!5cA. SO
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Special Notice.

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cf July 1908, or payment thereof Will
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F. D. M. strachan G. Co.,
Consignees.
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NoT!cE TO 8esTO83 AND CRED
ITORS.

All creditors Of the estate of Robert
Moses Sawyer, late Of Glynn county
Georgia, deceased, are hereby notified
to render in to the undersigned theil
claims according to law, and all per
sons ewing said estate are requested
Ito at once make payment to the un
.dersigned JAY 18th, 1908
Allen Franklin,
anu
William c. Cain. ~.
Administrators on the estate OF Rob
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BRUNSWiCK C-ENGYNG HOUSE
ASSOCIATION

The banks composing the Bruins
W.ck Cleaning House Association VIII
elise their respective Offices at one
o'clocl, p. m, on Saturdays during
tie months Of June July, August ana
September 1908, effective Saturday,
June eth
cIynn County Bank.
The Brunswick Bank G Trust Co.
The National Bank Of Brunswick,
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FOE RENT.

Five room cottage, three doors from
EostoiIice on Gloucester street Ap.
ply to 1l21 Union street.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-03-14

Mennrs. Editors: | began with tho
corn ! had. Al gathering time stalks
bearing two good cars were selected.
The ears were cut OF and hung up
In n shed. When fully dry they were
husked. aud tho upper and lower
ear were separated. s~Ht from the
the best Of the lower SO ~aa 80
lccted and planted In "a pa'Nh sspa~
rate from any other corn I'D nj far
from where any other col vas
growing Az possible. This patch ~an
our seed patch TO select seed from
h next year.
Our main crop Ia planted from the
upper ears and what lower ears are
good that VI don't need for our
seed patch.
This has been our plan for several
years and We feel amply paid for
our work. Our crop has been In
creased about one-third since We
commenced breeding up our corn In
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-03-14

this way. Va have brcn furnishing
our nr!rhboss with sc~d and II does
mo good when ! hear them aay. You
Just ought TO $50 tina, corn ~e got
from you: II 10 the nncat | over
raised"
We are sure IL viii pay every
farmer who raises corn To plant a
seed patch every year and have that
patch just an far from any other ri
aa II In possible 10 get H. Corn bears
a lot OF pollen. The wind viii carry
pollen several hundred yards and the
hra, thing you know your corn will
be- crossed with some infcrior breed
or with some other variety different
from what you wan The truo corn
breeder can't AFFORD 10 hav. u cross
Of this kind. II In just as important
TO have pcdigrced corn as TO have
pedigreed stock.
l.. A. STRUPE.
Forsyth Co. ~. &.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-03-14

Mr. French Tells How Sunny Home Farm is Planning to Make T
Record on the Largest Crop Acreage It Has Ever Planted.

lad didn't secure in his seed corr
patch that he took the entire charge
of last season. We are trying Week
ly Improved again for part of the
crop. although the prolific sorts have
not come up to the guarantee with
us as yet on our soil.
Fixing to Use More Ho~c-Powcr.
We have bought another two-horse
cultivator SO We may be able to use
more horses and then work the land
better before planting. and be able
to cultivate the crop more rapidly
after the plants come through the
ground. The lad has agreed TO work
this new machine: and ] hope the
land they won't get the thing nxed
fence building. calf feeding. and
walking about seeing that every
thing 10 In working order In labor
enough for one lazy man on our
place.
Hapid Planting and Cultivation.
We have been getting In IN un
derdrain In tho vet spots over tho
fields 30 tho c~uluvaiora viii be able
10 start AZ oon a. possible after
each rain. and no; DO compelled &c
wait a day or two because the soil
the land will DO ruined II worked
when tho balance OF tho aclda are In
order. The disc harrow with four
hosscs hiirhcd abreast ~ili work the
land in one direction. then tho apsing
tooth c%ui,!sasor wiIt work IL tho 9th.
or way. Tho corn ~;ll DO planted
with tho s~o.horsc planter and that
par, Of work wlii take only a little
of on. ,inr, Tho alans.soosh har.
ro~a will follow tho planter ~i,hsn
two or three days. shen tho ~ccdc'
will likely take care Of tho crop untll
the plan,a arc four snehca In height
Hut In case no have a packing rait
40 will bc Obliged In start Tho rulti'
vaiora earlier. a. a soaking rain puts
Tho ~ccdcr ou; OF business on heavy
lands until after tho surface has bcon
broken with a heavier tool.
Plenty of Good h~~d ts~d.
We ,ikc to usc plenty o! good seed
which 40 may always hasc Tn tho
South where ~c have such \ loaE
growing sraRnn. Then wc run the
xrodrr risht across tho ross assrs
the cu%l;ivasnra have worked them
length ~isr and 40 dnn's mind II 9
stalk In covered now and then. We
plan. our corn In four foot ru~a and
from /. 10 Is inches apart In the
rows. depending on Tho fertility al
tho ncids. A. l.. FRENCH.
II. r. u. :. uyrdsiilc. Va.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-03-14

Messrs. Editors: The Southern
farmer when he ome to know the
real value Of the corn plant. will
give the subject Of its cultivation
more thought than at present. The
plant Is Of such value - to merit
our attention twelve months in the
year., and because Of our fine climate
here in the South We may do profit
able work during almost the entire
year toward the production Of better
crops. On Sunny Home Farm" We
have set OUT stakes for a 50-bushel
average on the larges, creag We
have ever grown while In the State.
Dave, the colored hand. has got 80
stirred up over the thought Of how
he Is going TO beat the record. that
he has been fairly tearing up the
land all around the barn in his en-
deavor TO secure every particle OF
the for the thin spots In
the fields
Fail Breaking and spring Cro~s-
Flowing.
OF course he had his land all
broken more than a month ago. the
most Of II before January LIST. But
we had to watch him pretty carefully
while he was doing the plo~ing. ~
he was in such a hurry that he
would get to cutting too wide a fur
row and then II tho wide Gu, pulled
the team n little too hard VIC would
catch him raising the plo~ up a
little. We explained 10 him that this
wouldn't do. because wc wanted the
furrow slices set up on edge and
broken thoroughly all through. And
then another thin. wc wanted vas TO
have the sod and manurc that was
on the land Deposited between the
slices and no; In tho bottom OF tho
furrow. 90 tina; when the oroaa work
Ing was done IL would DO rnilcd all
through the soil To mako II warm
and mellow. an the corn plant loves
a warm and mellow soil. We vent
on n little farther and told him that
tho bacteria would do better work
IL tho waa mixed all through
the soil. Dave didn't take much stock
In this last. however. az the ONLY
bacteria he ever know anything
about was the sort thas caused him
TO scratch his head. Ito has sccn
enough farming to know iha, ~e
must pio~ deep II 80 arc TO be In.
surcd asains, an Angus, droush.
and II was only once In awhile that
he would forget. All OF tho hcasicr
portions OF the field he will cross-
piow during March and April.
seed Furnished by tho Lad"
The seed corn Was selected In h
Geid last fall of Cnurnn. what Tho
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-03-14
Plant a Seed Corn Pntch.

You Can Keep Il Good and MAKE II iirsa~r by
Careful itscrding.