Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-10-26

-E-HE whole country was flooded with the enticing
literature of the Nelson Land Company. Up in
Vermont the frugal saving Woodworking Ed
wards family-father mother and grown daughter
Kitty-were unable to resist appeals like this:
Come the South and live like king! We have
the richest soil on earth. Ten will make you in
dependent. Some make $500 year on each acre."
So this simple. trusting Vermont family signed the
Nelson Land Conpany's ironciad contract, paid the
first instament the purchasing price, sold out the
comfortable home where the Edwardses had lived for
generations ourneyed hopefully to their home
the new home they had bought but had never
In Washington, D. c. at about this time Represent
alive Gordon, young Congressman of serious and
allied ideals escorted his sweetheart the pretty daugh
ter of United States Archer. lecture de-
livered by Detective William ]. Burns The lecture ap-
pealed powerfully to Gordon. who took notes. of the
following statement especially:
Every criminal leaves track through which he
NAV he traced There mysteries, and failure
10 obtain results indicates that the matter has not been
properly nor thoroughly investigated"
On his vacation, automobiling through the South,
Gordon nearly ran down Kitty Edwards. The machine
did in fact dash of her hand the pail of water she
uas carving from spring beside the road. In
sternaton the girls narrow escape the young Con-
gressman refled her pail and accompanied her to the
,serabe shack ten-acre tract of sandy, WORKOUT
I'll whore Mr. and Mrs. Edwards are bemoaning the
Tun that has overwhelmed them They show him their
~onesided contract with the land company Gordon's
- am a member of Congress-" he told them. II will
howe this matter thoroughly investigated and the swim
dlers punished 49,, -. A., 49,. 49,.
.iDt committee of the Senate and House, of which
SSnotor Archer was chairman. The committee report
81 that there evidence OF fraud Gordon's in
stnoaton over this result increased by letter
60, Kitty Edwards telling how her father calling
Ior of the Land Company to protest against further
ovents on his contract had been assaulted and near
~ burned to death when Nelson fred the building and
disappeared -. - A., q, ,, A.. 49,
N.ara netectve Burns submitting to him the Edwards
oroement with the Nelson Land Company. Burns
ahmed the paper and said;
"Our work is in Washington. will go with you at
once" 1,,.,;uu.o. o. .,,,u. a.. ....
.,on of his chief confederate in Congress-Senator
80 Ibor One day when Gordon called at the Senator's
to see his sweetheart Mary Archer Nelson had
oct heen shown the door, after having, In his aga-
on unset an inkstand, splitting its contents the
Sono+or,s hand Thus, when Mary Archer summoned
81 father to say goodby to her departing lover, the
Senator's handcasp left perfect thumb print on Cor
dcns light suede glove ., -,
4,nd him examining, with strong glass, thumb print
IN the Edwards agreement with the Nelson Land Com
pany. -, - n uoom .sLad +bo do.oo.,uo
as they shook hands.
why. it's an ink spot" said Gordon. Il wonder
where got it? $3.50 - "a.
.Havc you shaken hands with any one recently"
asled tho detective, adding: with your glove on"
.Yos" answered Gordon. with Senator Archer.
was leaving his house not half an hour ago."
The detective examined the ink spot through his
glass showing it also to Gordon.
''Why, it's perfect imprint of thumbs! exclaimed