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Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-03-26
7. P. A. OF GEORGIA
MEETS IN ATHENS
FIGHT MAY FOLLOW EFFORTS
OF AUGUSTA DELEGATION TO
REMOVE STATE HEADQUAR-
TIERS FROM ATLANTA.

ATHENS. Ca, March 25.-The thir-
teenth annual convention of the Travellers
Protective association convened in this
city today at the Hotel Georgian. Quite
number arrived last night, and today
hundreds of them are the guests of the
city.
The program arranged by the local or
der is as follows:
Thursday Morning, March %.
Convention called to order by Mr.. c. Y.
Wier president of Post l.
Auditorium Georgian hotel at II o'clock
IA m:
Address Of Welcome in Behalf of the
City of Athens-Mr. w. F. Dorsey.
Address Of Welcome in Behalf of Cham
Der of Commerce-Mr. NJ. G. Michael,
president.
Response in Behalf OF the T. P. A.
Convention-Mr. ]. Cary King, president.
Business meeting.
Afternoon
Ball Game-Herty field, campus, Cincin-
natl Nationals VS.. University of Georgia;
game called at 3 p. m.
Flash light drill on Herty field. cam
pus, University of Georgia cadets, at $3.50
D. m. Music by cadet band
Friday Morning, March 26
Business meeting of convention at 10
o'clock a. m, in auditorium Georgian
hotel
Afternoon
Business meeting of convention at J
| D. m.
BANQUET: time 1880 p. m.
Music by Hughsy'S orchestra.
Dining rooms Georgian hotel.
Saturday Morning, March "a
Business meeting and election of officers
and delegates. Time 1890 a. m.
| Post BIS delegation arrived this morn
ing via the Seaboard from Atlanta. The
post has instructed it's delegation to ask
for the retention of state headquarters in
Atlanta r. A Broyles is the present
/ chairman of the board, and NJ. M. An
derson, Charles H. Kelley, c. ]. Holdings
worth and r. j. Thomas compose the To-
cal members. James H. Andrews is secre-
tary and treasurer.
1t Is understood Augusta will ask that
headquarters be moved to that city, ano
warm fight may result.
Atlanta and Rome are we'll represented.
! President Cary j. King, of Rome. and
/ Secretary and Treasurer j. II. Andrews
| of Atlanta are here, while many dele
gates have already arrived. The Savan'
nah, Macon and Columbus posts did not
! get in until the Central train arrived al
1890. On this account the opening eX-
ercises were not held until 1 o'clock
when the address of welcome was made
/ by Mayor w. F. Dorsey In behalf OF
the city, and in behalf of the chamber OF
commerce by NJ. G. Michael. The re-
Spouse was by Cary ]. King, president
! Following business meeting the dele
gates attended a game of baseball at
o'clock on Herty field, Georgia VS.. Gin
| cinnati Nationals.
! At $50 this evening the delegates will
witness fashlight drill of the University
| cadets on Herty field.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-03-26
PREVIOUS RECORD FOR
WIND VELOCITY HERE
WAS 60 MILES AN HOUR

For a monstrous five minutes Wednes-
day night, Atlanta staggered and bent
beneath the bludgeons of the maddest
gale in all her history; swollen giant of
a wind that fell crashing from its lair of
black clouds tupmbled and writhed and
ripped through the streets and then, OF
its own fury, died as suddenly as 1t had
been born.
That brief space was sufficient for it to
strew the city with signs of its struggle.
Thursday morning found chimneys bat
tered into piles of brick; roofs flung from
their rafters, plate glsss windows snatch
ed from their big frames and splintered
to atoms, tin roofs peeled away as neat
Iy as a cook takes Off the skin OF an
onion. and trees that stood as landmarks
wrenched from the earth The damage
will amount into the thousands.
6S Miles an Hour
The actual velocity of the wind as re-
corded at the weather observatory was 6S
miles an hour beginning at 11:3O p. m. and
continuing until 1885. That overtops any
thing in the observatory records, and only
twice before has it been Appropriated.
On February Is, 1903, here was vino
which reached 60 miles an hour and In
April 1907 another that leaped to that
speed. Even when the brunt of the gale
was over Wednesday night II continued
raging faster than a locomotive engine
goes and at o'clock Thursday morning
II was still whirling along at 80 miles an
hour.
1t is a singular thing that though the
rain sounded as if it were falling by hogs
headfuIs, a precipitation of only .8 Of an
inche was registered at the weather bu-
reau There was little room in the sky
for rain with such a hurricane abroad.
Many TrimbIed With Fear
While windows ratified and shutters
tapped and the trees outside creaked for
their lives, hundreds Of households were
trembling with fear. The storm broke
when most people were asleep. But It's
roaring soon reused them. Lights were
turned on and many families gathered
into one room and sat waiting what they
expected to be the crash of the walls
about them No one dared to brave the
tumult without; yet to remain inside ap-
peared in many quarters of the city to be
certain death.
Persons accustomed to sleep with their
bed room windows open were awakened
by the coverings swirling about their
heads, or vases on the mantelpiece clat-
tering to the floor. On leaping up to look
out they would find that the street lamps
had gone blind. They could see but dimly
the swaying tree tops and all about them
was a sound like big river hurrying
past through the night.
Then, almost before 1t could be realized
everything grew calm again. The wind
had spent itself and only the quiet drip
ping of the rain was left.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-03-26
FIVE BOYS STOLEN
IN DASH|NG AUTO

LOS ANGELES, March 25.-Relating a
wild tale of abduction and mad automo-
bile ride through the Crescent Bay Beach
cities, five Los Angeles school boys, who
disappeared yesterday afternoon and for
whom scores searched throughout the city
last night, were located about midnight in
Venice.
The boys, whose ages range from to
IL, claim they were taken from the city
by two men who asked them If they
wanted a ride through the city.
Despite severe cross-questioning by the
Venice police, the boys would not be
shaken from their statements. They said
they had repeatedly asked the men to be
allowed to get out of the machine when
they saw they were being driven out
of town. Their pleadings, the boys say
were answered with threats of violence
1t was only when the automobile broke
down between San Manica and North
Point that boys had a chance to escape
They were found on the Venice beach
and turned over to the authorities.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-03-26
CALHOUN TELLS WHY
WHEELS GRIND SLOW
JUDGE OF CITY COURT SAYS
ENOUGH NEAR-BEER GASES
ARE DOCKETED FOR SIX
MONTHS WORK.

II understand there has been some
complaint that 'near-beer' cases are not
tried as fast in my court as some people
think they ought 10 be-" remarked Judge
Andy Calhoun, of the city court, criminal
division, Wednesday morning.
THE reason is very simple. Often
there's a rank anti-prohibitionist on the
jury, or maybe there's more than one,
or two or three. The solicitor of the city
court gets all his evidence together and
wrestles with one near-beer case before
such a jury There's a mistrial. The So
Iicitor sees the uselessness Of trying any
more near-beer cases before that weeks
Jury, because he knows they will do just
the same with all the cases as they have
done with the first. That's how cases
happen to be left over from week to
week.
7 suppose there are a hundred of them
on my docket now. If / were to do moth
ing else but try near-beer cases, l would
be busy for six months.
Some of the most energetic of my pro-
hibition friends tried to get me, at first
TO make a pet out of the prohibition law.
and give all prohibition cases the right
OF way in my coure. I refused to do 1t. l
pointed out to them that there were 9TH
er criminal cases pending of equal i'm
portance-that there were thieves, rob-
bers miscreants of all kinds, waiting tc
be tried. / told them I would give moth
ing the right of way, and that their case1
must come before me as they appeared
on the docket. That is the procedure we
have followed throughout"
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-03-26
DRUG FORCED DOWN
THROAT OF WOMAN


VINCENNES, Ind, March 2.-Mrs.
Jessie Overton Culbertson is dying, it is
said, as the result Of having csrbolis
acid forced down her throat, and her
Jaws afterwards securely bound. She was
found in a shed back Of her home. Re-
vived for a few seconds she said:
"A man and a woman dragged me into
the woodshed and poured something
down my throat"
The police attribute the crime to 5eal-
ousy They have held a letter purport-
ing to be from a Jealous woman, since
Monday. The letter was found under Mrs
Culbertson's door step. It warned her to
give up her husband under penalty OF
death.
Russell Culbsrtson, the woman's hus-
band, arrived from Lawrenceburg, IL.
When shown the threatening letter h9
said he recognized the writing as that OF
a woman he once knew, but who had
not been in Vincennes for many years
Mrs. Culbertson, who is % years old,
came here a few years ago as trained
nurse While caring for Joshua Braseltons
Republican county chairman, she fell In
love with her patients stepson, Culbert-
son. The two eloped to Lawrenceburg,
Ill.
In the shed in which Mrs. Culbertsoii
was found, the police discovered a paper
on which. were a skull and crossbones, and
the words Goodbye The writing was
the same as that Of the letters.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-03-26
HON. HERMAN MYERS
DIES IN SAVANNAH

SAVANNAH, Ca, March 25.-Herman
Myers, president of the National Bank
Of Savannah, and five times mayor of
Savannah, died last night in his apart
ments at the DeSOtO hotel of an illness
that became acute during January.
He was born in Bavaria, in 1S47, but
came to America when a child.
He first went to Lynchburg, Va, and
laid the foundation of the large fortune
that was his. He came to Savannah in
1887, and became engaged in the cigar anu
tobacco business, and later became a
large handler of wool. He was a pro-
moter and organizer of the Southbound
Railroad company, and was its vice pres
ident until it's sale to the Seaboard.
He entered politics in 1885, becoming an
alderman, and serving continuously ten
years, when he became mayor. He served
five terms, except for one intermission,
continuously. During his administration
the new city hall was built.Mr Myers was
a thirty-second degree Mason.
Recently Mr.. Myers toured Europe
hoping to recover the health he seemed
to have lost. and when he return seemed
Eaiinh tmnrovad
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-03-26
NO WHITE CONVICTS
WANTED ON ROADS

MACON, Ga, March 25.-That Cover
nor Hoke Smith is positive in his posi-
ton that white men shall not work upon
the county roads of the state while he
is in the executive chair, was borne out
by a statement made to reporters in
Macon Tuesday when he stopped over
mere upon his way to visit Minter
Wimberly's farm at Adams Park. He
stated positively that he intended to see
chat his position would be supported.
Along with the governor were Prison
Commissioners Williams Evans and
Turner. The visit to Wimberlys farm
was for the purpose Of looking over
and seeing whether it is suitable for
state prison farm.
Before the governor and his party
return they will visit w. A. Grees farm
Of 5000 acres, which is located in Tur-
ner county.
wimberly wants $4,000 for his plan
tRtion OF 5000 acres.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-03-26
NEGRO POSTMASTERS
WILL De OUSTED

BIRMINGHAM, lAa., March Pa spe-
cial from Jackson, Miss, says:
In several towns of the state move
ments are being quietly organized TO get
rid of the negro postmasters now In Of
fee at the close of their present terms
Within the past few days advices from
such towns as Ocean Springs, Bay st.
Louis and Edwards have been sent out to
the daily press stating that citizens are
tired of the negro incumbents at their
respective ONCE, and will ask the author
tiles at Washington to select competent
white men as their successors. The move
ment thus far has been singularly free
from any manifestation of racial bitter
ness or animosity and is backed by con-
servative citizens who are inspired to be-
lieve 1t will be President Tafts policy
not to appoint negroes to federal posi-
tions in the south when qualihed white
persons can be secured for the places.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-03-26
GIVEN LIFE TERN
FOR WIFE MURDER

ABBEVILLE, Ca, March 20.-ln WILCOX
superior court, Wednesday, sam watson
was convicted of numbering his wife,
some time last summer, near Pitts.
Watson and his wife went to preaching
one night at Pitts. After service was
over his wife got in the wagon with her
father and mother, telling him that she
would go over and spend the night with
them. Watson told her to go on; as the
wagon was loaded he would walk.
When about a mile from the church,
Watson suddenly appeared at the wagon
and opened fire upon the wagon-load, kill
ing Fannie his wife, and hitting her father
once in the leg.
The jury, after being out few hours
brought in a verdict of murder, recon-
mending to mercy of the court
Judge FELTON, gave him a life sentence.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-03-26
HON. GEORGE HI. BELL
CUTS HIS THROAT
ON RAILWAY TRAIN
Continued from Page One

that this form Of insanity was made evil
dent through the insane belief of perse-
cution and 1t was stated that Bell had re-
peatedly declared that is father had tried
to poison him by injecting morphine into
him against his will DR.. Green Bell,
father of Bell, who is a we'll known
Swainsboro physician, showed that such
injections had been made from time to
time to make his son sleep as he had
practically wrecked his body and mind
by the use Of intoxicants.
PARENTS OF MIR. BELL
ARE DEEPLY GRIEVED
sWAINSBORO, Ga, March 25.-The
town is greatly wrought up over the trag-
ic death of George H. Bell who commit
ted suicide on the Central train at
Swainsboro at an early hour this morn
ing. The parents of Bell are Frustrated
with grief and there are hundreds here
who have shed tears over the sad fate Of
the young man who was one OF the favor
ties of the town and the county.
IT was just thirty days ago that he
came back to the town from the state
asylum and was received win open arms
by the citizens all of whom knew and
loved him. His home coming today was
as tragic as the first one was happy.
It was two weeks ago that he left here
Macon.
great deal Of attention and there was at
no time any suggestion that his mind
was not what 1t should be.
The knife with which he cut his throat
was obtained from Mr.. w. L. Coleman,
friend. After receiving the knife he
went into the forward car where he COM
mitted the deed, first stabbing himself
under the heart and later cutting his
throat. He will be buried tomorrow after
noon.
Romance of Case
Thirteen years ago George Bell was an
actor in a company doing one-night stands
in the middle west. At that time, while
the company was in Terre Haute, Ind,
the manager attempted to leave behind
pretty blue-eyed girl with golden hair
who was ill., Bell forced the manager to
take the sick actress with the company
and she finally recovered. This girl,
now Mrs. Blanch Burton, never forgot
the act of kindness and when she came
south recently she learned of Bells
plight and worked for his freedom.
When George Bell quit the stage he
came back to Georgia. He ran a news
paper at Swainsboro, served in the leg
islature from Emanuel county, and later
ran a store in his home town of SWANS
boro.
He was about 80 years or age.
Beside Bell on the seat when he took
his life was a newspaper which contain
ed an account of his wife's petition fol
divorce.
Bell lived only thirty-hve minutes.
praying all the time to die.
His father. DR.. Green Bell, was notified
at once and his body was met at the de-
pot by a number of his friends, who just
one month ago met him to congratulate
him upon his release from the santa
rum.
DR.. Bell has wired Mrs. Blanche BUr
ton. She did so much to effect young
Bells release. 1t is possible that she will
come to Swainsboro to attend the funeral.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-03-26
ImpOsters!

PUBLIC TAKE WARNING-aganst pay
ing any money to a man who signs his name
as c. A. Monroe or C. H. Monroe. We have had
several complaints from parties who claim they
have subscribed to The Semi-Weekly Journal
through this man. paying him the money-but
he has not sent the money to The Journal
We therefore notify the public to pay no money
to any person, who is not known to them, or
who has showing from
Take due notice of these frauds and, if pos
sible, prosecute them for obtaining money un-
der false pretenses.
THE ATLANTA SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-03-26
CHICAGO zoo KEEPER
GOES BEAVER TRAPPING

CHICAGO. March 2k-In the interest Of the
lincoln Park ZOO and for the protection OF the
immense timber interests OF W. H Bartlett
board of trade broker. cy de vry, head ami
maI-keerer at the park, has turned beaver
trapper and journeyed TO the large rancn OF
the broker at Trinidad, n. NJ
done vast damage to the timber. De WY
expects To- bring back half dozen pairs OF
The animals
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-03-26
WHIsKEY FOR RHEUMATISM

To one-half pint good whiskey add one
ounce syrup sarsaparilla, and one ounce
Toris compound, which can be procured
of any druggist. Take in teaspoonful
doses before each meal and before re-
firing. Followed up, this is q sure rem
edy. .--.-
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-03-26
The Family Doctor
VALUABLE HOME RECIPE
Will Break Up Severest Cold in a. Day
and Cure Any Durable Cough

Mix one-half ounce Of Concentrated
pine compound, which can be procured
from your druggist, with two ounces of
glycerine and a half pint Of good whis-
key. Shake thoroughly each time and use
in doses of a teaspoOnful to a table,
spoonful every four hours. The Concern
trated pine is a refined pine for medical
purposes and comes only in half-ounce
bottles. each enclosed in an alright case.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-03-26
Scott S Emulsion

has helped countless thOus-
ands in this condition. 1t is
both nouris h m ent and
medicine most powerful
aid to digestion.
A small dose three times a
day will work wonders,
but be sure to get Scott s.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-03-26

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. voted bonds
to the amount Of $4,000 for electric lights
Monday The vote stood IA for and against
the proposition.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-03-26

Most children eat too much,
overtax the digestion, get
thin, weak, languid, stop
growing-that's malnutrition
or non-digestion of food.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-03-26

Send this advertisement together with name OF
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Complete Handy Atlas Of the Worid' :; =
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Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-03-26
OHIO WOMAN FLEEs HOME
WITH KIDNAPPED GIRLS

BARTLEsvILLE, Okla, March 25.-
With her two little girls, Delight and
Margaret, whom she admits she kidnapped
from a fashionable Toledo. Ohio, church
last Sunday morning, Mrs. Hattie Loos,
whose husband is said to be business
man of Toledo. arrived here last night
and took refuge at the home of her moth
er. Mrs. Lucy A. France.
Mrs. Loos has been separated from her
husband for some time.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-03-26
ACT WITH MANY FAULTS

WASHINGTON, March A.-Interest In
today's tariff discussion In the house cen
tered In the speech Of Mr.. Clark. OF
Missouri. minority leader and rark king
member Of the committee on ways and
means.
Mr.. Clark at times injected humor into
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-03-26
GRAND JURY PROBES
WHITLA ABDUCTION

Continued from Page One
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-03-26
Fordney is Dissected

"AIl through the hearings" he said,
Mr. Fordney was on hand with first aid
for the wounded" He said that the rest
of the Republicans, first or last, came
over TO our side" on different subjects
and in various degrees. but that Mr..
Fordney never lowered his colors. ''Nei-
ther Leonidas at the pass nor Horatius
at the bridge was a marker to him." he
said.
Discussing the situation in which the
ways and means committee found itself,
he said II was unprecedented. because
both parties had favored reducing the
tariff rates OF the Dingley bill
"Of course" he said, the Republican
platform was equivocal," but he added
in that connection most OF the Republi-
can members Of the committee came at
last to construe IL as a revision down
ward. The Democrats so construed IL
and he said the better part of wisdom
and patriotism would have been for all
the members to have collaborated in the
work OF preparing the bin after the hear
inRs closed. We are all American citi-
zens equally interested in the prosperity,
glory and happiness of a mighty peo-
pIe,' he exclaimed. Not one of US hao
the slightest desire to injure in any way
o. TO any extent whatsoever any legiti-
mate American industry"
In addition TO the peculiar coincidence
OF both parties being under orders TO re-
wise the tariff downward. he said, all
were stared in the face by a large and
increasing deficiency in the revenue.
There were. he said, but three ways
known among men by which a deficiency
may be cured, cut down expenses. IN
crease taxes and issue bonds. To issue
bonds, he declared, was no remedy at
all. IL was simply postponing the day
when they must be paid, principal and
interest. Taxes, he continued, never
should be increased where possible to
avoid "a
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-02-06
TRY This FOR COLDS


Nix half ounce of Concentrated pins
compound with two ounces OF glyc-
crime and half pint of good whiskey:
shake it well each time and use In
doses of teaspoonful to tablespoon
full every four hours.
These ingredients can be obtained
from any good druggist who will pre-
pare the mixture, or it can be mixed
at home.
This is said to be the quickest cough
and cold cure known to science, and at
the same time it has a splendid tonic
effect which benefits the whole system.
The Concentrated pine is special pine
product refined for medical use and
comes only in half ounce bottles, each
enclosed in round case, which is air.
tight, to retain all the original strength
of the fluid, but be sure it is labeled
Concentrated"
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-02-06

WHAT'S THE ANswER7

A young man stood before his mir
ror, putting the finishing touches to a
toilet of which he felt justly proud.
He was going TO call upon The
Girls widowed mother to ask her
daughters hand in marriage.
Everything was ready but his tie.
Before him, on the dressing-table.
rested two creations, between which
his choice now lay. One, a dream of
black, striped narrowly with white,
which he had himself purchased. The
other, a nightmare, which The Girl
had given him for present-a tie
such as women only buy.
IF l wear the black and white I'll
look my best" he unused. but II
wear the one She gave me, III please
her immensely"
Then he whistied, walked around
the room, and tied his tie.
The mother said: Yes" although
there were tears in her eyes. and The
Girl thought he was the handsomest.
best-dressed fellow in Che world.
Which tie did he year?