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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-29
Declares Son Didn t
Show Filial Regard.

Il have already given my son Sc
curities sufficient to bring him an
income of $4,000 a year" the will
stated. MY son has not shown for
me the filial regard that would make
me inclined to do more for him than
is done by this item Of my will"
No beneficiary will profit by the
Will, however. for at least five years
By its terms a trust Is created the
testator declaring:
1T is my intention in the future 70
foster protect and properly develop
such properties; and to provide
against my deCease while such prop
critics are in process Of development,
and to relieve my beloved wife fro n
the immediate cares and responsible
ties of so varied and extensive inter
ests. I hereby declare a trust for all
my properties. From this trust is ex-
Cepted 100000 to the Stetson Uni
versity and $4,000 to the Florida Ag-
ricultural College for the construction
of a gymnasium.
The trust is to last five years &C
cording to the will, and II the Florida
East Coast Railway, or the Florida
East Coast Hotel Company, at that
time should require financial aid,
then il Is to continue as long as is
necessary Until the expiration of
trust, Mrs Flagler is to receive 500. =
coo a year and the Memorial Presby-
terrain Church of st. Augustine $4,000
q wear
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-29
TROOPS To MAKE
CAVALRY RAID Of
THESHENANDOAH
Realistic Advance Next Month
Into the Historic Valley May
Mean New System.

WASHINGTON. June 28.-Troopers
at Fort Myer have begun prepara-
tions for their 70-mile march into the
Shenandoah Valley next month to
participate in maneuvers expected to
result in reorganization of the mount
ed forces Of the army.
The Shenandoah Valley. where
PHI Sheridan made his famous ride
so years ago, has been chosen as the
bloodless battle ground for the test.
For two months this summer a full
brigade of cavalry and a battery Of
horse artillery will maneuver and
fight" over the red roads, the green
hills, and fields near Winchester
The department has leased tract
OF ground one mile broad and two
miles long in the heart OF the Shen-
andoah, 10 miles away, and orders
were issued to the troops some time
ago.
oglethorps Troopers on March.
Two regiments OF the brigade, those
from Fort Ethan Allen, VT, and Fort
Oglethorpe, Ca, must ride ZOO dusty
miles under a summer sun before they
can reach the valley. and they must
report July 20 The First Squadron
from Fort Myer will have only 10
miles to go. and the horse battery
from Fort Riley Kans. viii be sent
by rail.
Secretary Garrison will be a ire
| quent spectator Major General Wood,
| chief Of staff United States Army,
| probably will spend much time there,
and President Wilson may make the
! trip.
The necessity for a rehabilitation OF
the cavalry was disclosed when the
general staff some time ago made
| ambitious plans for the reorganiza-
| tion Of the army SO as to prepare It
| for the defense Of the country against
! attack by any great military power
This resulted in the sending to Eu-
rope last year OF a board Of six cav
| airy officers, who studied the German.
| Russian. Austro- Hungarian, French
| ana English organizations.
Officers Study Abroad.
| Four months were spent abroad by
| these officers and since their return
they have prepared plans for radical
| changes in the organization and use
Of cavalry OF the American army.
The tests will take place under the
| direction Of Colonel G. H Murray. Of
the Twelfth Cavalry, as Brlgadier
| General r. J, MCClernand, the head of
| the cavalry board, is prohibited from
| exercising actual command by virtue
| Of his retirement General McCler-
nand, however, with Lieutenant Colo
nels ]. T. Dickmann and Fred S. Fol-
ia, Major Jesse Mel. Carter and
| Captain Frank Parker all members
Of the board which studied the Euro
| pean systems. will be present.
Some OF the practical questions 20
| be worked out are:
| How large a command can a cap
| tain handle successfully
How many such units can colonel
| handle to the best advantage under
| conditions approximating hostilities &?
/ The new formation Of the cavalry
| into double ranks also will be tried
out on a large scale. a practical test
| by Captain Parker. OF the Eleventh
| Cavalry, at Fort Huachuca, Aria,
with an experimental squadron hav-
| ing been pronounced a complete sue
cess by General H. L. Scott.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-29
Makes Charges
Against Beneficiaries.

According to his story Amasa
FlagIer was denied q part in the flu
neral. He went on his way North,
where he has made his sensational
charges that Mrs. Flagler. DR.. Kee-
nan and J. 3. PARROT kept the dying
inanCier secluded, denying all admis-
sion that they might maintain an in
fiuenCe over him.
The three are the principal benefi-
Charles under the will, and 1t is
Amasa's inference that because they
were with him continually, to the Sc
clusion Of others, their claims were
made secure. He hints, in his inter
views, that Codicils to the original
Flagler will We're made under their
domination, cutting out other lega-
tees, particularly Harry Hardness
Flagler. the son Of the fnanCier.
However, an examination Of the
will and CodiCls proves this accuse
ton to be without foundation. There
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-29
Flagler's Isolation
Necessary, Says Doctor.

NEW YORK, June 28.-Dr owen
Kenan, brother of Mrs. Henry NJ.
Flagler, to-day issued a vigorous de-
NAL of the charges of Amasa Plum
mer Flagler regarding the circum-
stances which surrounded the death
Of his patient at West Palm Beach.
There isn't a word Of truth in the
whole thing" he said. The only ex-
plantation is that these so called
charges originated in the brain of
some cunning adventurer with an ak
TO grind. Publication Of these I'M
founded rumors have annoyed US
greatly, and Mrs. Flagler is in no con
dition to be interviewed, so that
can speak for her
80 far as | can make out, the
greatest objection to conditions this
Amasa F1agleT found at the Beach
was the isolation Of the sick man
That was natural. Mr.. Flagler was
old, his Illness was serious and he
needed quiet. The cottage in which
he died is not dilapidated. It rents
for an enormous sum every season
and some prominent Boston society
people had It last winter
If Amasa Flagler's object is to in
duce Harry II. Flagler to contest the
will it will fail. Harry Flagler Is a
gentleman, dlihOuGn ne Had not
spoken to his father but once in the
last seventeen years, He was left
$4,000, 600 and each of his children gets
$4,000 600. That seems to me to be
eminently fair
LAS TO our conduct of the case, DIT
Castlebury and l did the best we
could. Henry NJ. Flagler had as ten
der and loving care as any man ever
had up to the moment Of his death
There was no SECRECY other than that
was absolutely necessary. and moth
ing " he concealed"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-29

| not allowed to see the body of Henry
NJ. Flagler after death. The Tropical
Sun, the daily paper Of West Palm
Beach. bears a story Of how Amasa
Flagler was leaving the town. full nj
wrath at his treatment. At the sta
ton, according to the story, he could
obtain no information about his
trains.
The employees at the railroad sta
ton, the F'lagler railroad station,
would tell him nothing. He asked in
formation regarding a special train,
and was met with an indefinite an
swer. Finally, he called a boy and
commissioned him to obtain the in r.
formation The boy did. Upon his
return with the message, Mr.. Flagler
is said to have given him $50.
You are the only person connected
with this road who has exhibited the
slightest consideration or courtesy to-
ward me-, he told the boy, according
to the story.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-29
Joe Jefferson Died
In Same Cottage.

Investigation reveals that many of
the statements made by Amasa P.
Ffagler in his interviews regarding
the death Of his relative are exag-
gerations. He Is said to have de-
clared that the beach cottage in which
Henry NJ F'Iagler died was old and
diIapidated and isolated from the
community. It is however, The Nau-
titus" one of a colony Of seven cot
tages on the beach and Is within 200
feet of The Breakers" 1t is leased
for S. 600 a season of three months
to the winter visitors from the North,
and last season was occupied by
"Fingv" Corners, the Buffalo politi-
clan. Joseph Jefferson, the actor, &C
cording to the beach traditions died
in the same cottage.
Local physicians, although none Of
them was called n to assist DR.. hee-
nan and Dr. Castleberry, watched the
case as well as possible in view OF
the privacy attached to It. Several
te-day said that they would have in
6orsed the move from Whitehall to
the beach cottage, considering more
desirable the sea breeze and the relief
from the sultriness that is always the
lot of Whitehall in the early summer
West Palm Beach is divided into
two hostile camps on the question or
the treatment Of Henry NJ. Flagler,
many contending that the charges Of
a deliberate isolation and Of made
quate care of the dying man may be
substantiated by a chain of CirCum-
stances. and others laughing at the
scandal that Amasa Flagler has
sprung
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-29
Rides Box Car in Boy
Garb to Meet Fiance
Victim Of Ohio Flood Travels TO Cali
fornia on Freight Train to
Become Wife.

VENICE. CAL, June 2S.-Miss
Ethel Johnston, a young woman from
Dayton, Ohio, arrived here in be
grimed and torn boys costume to join
her fiance Miss Johnston and ]. l..
Perry had been sweethearts in Day
ton. The youth moved West a short
time ago to prepare a home for his
sN eetheart.
When the flood came Miss John
ston, who was living with her aunt,
lost her home as well as her only
relatives She cut her hair short
donned boys clothing and struck out
with but a few dollars for the coast.
She travelled almost the entire dis
lance on freight trains.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-29
.Skylarkers MObbed
By ThrOng Of Women
Man Falls in Baby Carriage While
He Plays on Sidewalk and
Starts Small lot.

NEW YORK, June 2S.-Several
hundred persons, most Of them wom-
en- attacked Frederick Mochson and
Raymond Dragoni, last night when
one Of the men, as a result Of sky
larking, fell in the baby carriage Of
the 1S-months- old son of Joseph Bill
lon in front OF the Billion home. at 81
East One Hundred and Eleventh
Street.
The baby carriage rolled off the
sidewalk. Then the crowd got active.
Mochson and Dragoni were dragged
in the gutter and kicked and pun
melled. Stones and garbage were
thrown at them. When the reserves
learned what had started the affair
they locked up the two men on
charges Of disorderly conduct.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-29
Seeks Kidd's Gold
On Seer's Advice
Patron of Fortune Teller Leaves for
West to Dig for Pirates Bur
led Treasure.

OREGON CITY. OREG.. June as
Declaring that he has received an in
spration from a gypsy fortuneteIler
which will lead him to discover the
famous treasure Of Captain Kidd,
which has been sought for centuries,
/. W Rivers. a prominent Willamette
rancher, will start from this city in
about two weeks for the Oregon
coast.
Rivers states that several years ago
while he and his wife were visiting at
the Oaks they consulted a fortune
teller who told them that they would
discover the treasure. She stated
that II would be found in a cave in a
rock which is a prominent feature
Of the coast scenery near Nestucca
Reach
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-29
Dog Rescues Girl
With Dress Afame
Shepherd Leaps Into Brook and Then
Shakes His Dripping Body on
Blazing Skirt

NEW YORK, June 2s-The re-
markable intelligence and devotion of
a Shepherd dog saved Miss Florence
Sheldon, Of 4 Llewellyn road, Mont
clair. from serious injury yesterday
when her dress was accidentally set
on fire.
Unconscious of the smouldering
fire, the girl sat on the bank OF a
brook throwing sticks into the stream.
Suddenly the dog began 10 bark flu
riously. He dashed into the brook,
and returning, threw his dripping
body on the now blazing skirt and
extinguished the fire A square foot
Of the garment was burned.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-29
COMMISSION FINDS 81
FAMlLYS DAILY NEED

LOS ANGELES, June 2S-Four
dollars a day is the minimum wage on
which a family can be supported in
this city according to the report to-
day of the Municipal Industrial In
vestigating Committee. OF nearly
1000 cases covered by the inquiry
more than 5000 men and considera-
bly, more than half Of all the women
employed received less than 81 a day.
A permanent wage commission is
urged.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-29

are seven codiCils, but none material
ly effective.
The documents are in the court
house in st. Augustine, where they
have reposed since being made The
original will was drafted February /.
1902, and names w. II. Beardsley, of
New York; Dr. william r. keenan,,
Of Lockport, n. Y, the physician who
was with him at his death, and ]. r.
Parrot, of Jacksonville, another of
the little party with him most of the
time during his last illness, as his
executors and trustees His wife,
Mrs. Mary Lille Flagler, he names
as the residuary legatee. and his son
Harry Hardness Flagler, he cut off
with the relatively small legacy Of
5000 shares Of Standard Oil stock.
This, at the time of Flaglers death,
was worth S642 a share
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-29
John Bunyan'S Anvil
Found in Junk Pile
Relic Bears Name Of Author of "PlI
grim's Progress" and Is
Dated 1647.

PASADENA, CAL, June 2s.-Bear-
ing the name Of J Bunyan the date
1647 and the word HelstOwe, an an
cient anvil, the original property of
the author Of Pilgrims Progress" is
now in the possession Of Maurice Bea-
garie, of 81 Green Street.
The relic was discovered in a junk
heap in St. Neots, near the town Of
Elstowe or Helstowe, where Bunyan
lived, by Beagarie's father, about 30
years ago, and was presented by him
to his son ten years ago.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-29

Other legatees mentioned in the
original will are: To receive $4,000,
Miss Annie c. Mckay, Mrs Ella
Green, Stephen A. Brave. John p.
BeckwIth. William H. Chambliss, Ed
J. TRAY. George w. Wilson. Bernard
O'Brien. his coachman; George Hol-
land, his butler, and Ida Scheiffer,
his housekeener: to receive 10000.
James A. MCGUIRE r. T. Goff. John
Anderson Fred Sterry, Joseph D.
Price, Henry w. Merrill. J. A. Nc
Donald. William H. Beardsley and
Jasper G. Salter; TO j. f. Ingraham,
100000 TO J r PARROT $1,000 0
c. D. Bolce and L. c. Hayes. $500:
20 the Florida Agricultural College,
$50 00Os u tbs John 3. Stetson Uni
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-29
Washers Told to
Think of Sisters
Pastor Says That Presenting on Fem
mime Acquaintance Is Greatest
Aid TO White Slavery.

MINNEAPOLIS, June ga
spendthrift sweetheart and an ex-
travagant wife have ruined many
lives said the Rev T. w Stout in
sermon at Calvary Methodist
Church. Young women can help 20
form high moral standards among the
boys by not permitting great expend-
lures upon themselves"
He illustrated how laziness makes
weak character that falls In the
crisis of life by knocking the prop
from under a three-legged chair.
White slavery begins with pTesum-
ing on feminine acquaintance and
bold advances 10 clerks" he said. 1T
ends in blood money and lost souls
Every young man should ask himself
in dealing with girls. Suppose my
sister were in her place-wnat would
want done?'"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-29
Grandparents Get
College Diplomas
Grandson Member Of Audience When
Couple Receive Degrees From
Baylor University,

WACO, TEXAS, June est leaked
out to-day that among the graduates
Of Baylor University this commence
ment were a husband and wife
They possibly possess the honor of
being the only grandfather and
grandmother to complete a college
course in the presence of their grand
child.
Mr. and Mrs. william Porter re-
ceived their sheepskins while in the
audience we're Iceland Rock, of
Bosqueville. their grandson and Mrs.
Matilda Porter, OF Waco, Mrs. Por-
ters mother.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-29
Husband Will Woo
Wife if He's Divorced
Tells Judge He VIII Renew Methods
of Counting Days If Decree
Is Granted.

KANSAS CITY June 2s.-'Tf my
wife succeeds in getting a divorce
from me am going to begin all over
with my counting days and try 10
win back her love" Andrew Mathers
said in Judge Johnson's court. Her
charges in this case do not in any
way affect my devotion and admira-
ton for her.
NIathers is a wealthy building con-
tractor and lives at 440S Virginia
Avenue. He has been contesting the
suit Of his wife, Louise Mathers. They
were married in 1895 and have three
children.
Mrs Mathers charges that her nus
band became intoxicated frequently.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-29
HOrSewhips Teacher
Who Lashed Her Son
Angry Mother Purchases Rawhide
From Harness Shop When Boy
Exhibits Marks of Punishment.

OXNARD, CAL, June 2s.-Angered
because Principal c. A. Marcy, of
the Fillmore Grammar School, in
hicted corporal punishment on her
small son, Mrs. L, NJ. Taylor horse
whipped him on the street Of the
town.
The boy exhibited the marks of
punishment to his mother
Mrs. Taylor went to a harness shop
and purchased a blacksnake whip
Concealing the weapon in a piece
Of paper she stole upon Principal
Marcy as he was engaged in CON
versation on the street Without
warning she dealt him a blow and
continued to apply the lash.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-29
Finds Watch Indian
Took From Father
Surveyor Receivers Timepleoe Of Par
ent Slain in Massacre of
Thornburg's Troop.

CRAIG, COLO, June 2S.-D. W
Grams Government surveyor, return
ed from a few days spent in the White
Rock reservation in Utah. While
there he recovered a gold watch from
one of the Indians which had evi
IDENTIFY been removed by one of the
braves from the body Of his father
following a battle with the red men
daring the early days.
The elder Grams was a sergeant in
Major Thornburgs troop, which was
ambushed and almost anuihilated
while marching from Rawlins to the
relief of the Indian agency at Meeker
and he was among those killed.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-29
hlGLlG L Olu
From Bedside.

During the period of the fnancier's
illness little definite news came from
his bedside. Newspaper men of West
Palm Beach and of Jacksonville de-
clare that no bulletins were issued,
and that inquiries were met always
with indefniteness.
For weeks F'lagler lay thus. No
one was admitted The gossip Of
servants has fingered in West Palm
Beach, declaring that the dying man
in his delirium called frequently for
his son and frequently also for Will
liam Friend, his gardener The son.
Harry Hardness Flagler, who has
been estranged from his father for q
years was not summoned until by
Amasa p. F1agler Friend, another
for whom Mr.. F1agler called. lived on
the grounds, within a half a mile of
the cottage. but was never taken to
the sick room.
The same gossip has recorded
that j. A. Mcdonald, of Miami. an
old friend of Mr.. FIagler. and Father
Mclaughlin, Catholic priest of Mi
ami. were others who could not see
the sick man.
Along toward the end came Amasa
Flagler. According to his own story.
he had sent a telegram TO herald his
visit Reaching Palm Beach. he was
informed that he could not see the
sick man. He declares that he viz
tually was ordered from the grounds
by J. B. Parrot, vice president and
general manager Of FIagler's railroad
who became president BY the express
terms Of the Flagler will
licensed, Amasa Flagler went to
the citizens of West Palm Beach with
his story. He had telegraphed ahead
for a room in The Breakers" but
these were denied him. "The Break
ers," he was Informed, was closed for
the Sca son
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-29
Gets Her Goat Back;
City Repays Sl,5O
Mrs. Mahoney Receives Formal Doc
ument Telling Her That Pet Was
illegally Impounded by Officers.

SAN FRANCISCO, June 28.-After
voIuminous correspondence between
DIT Frederick van Orden and Mayor
RoIph and Chairman Jennings of the
Finance Committee the committee
yesterday solemnly agreed to return
to Mrs. Mahoney, who lives near the
county line. $3.50 paid by her to re-
deem "one certain goat illegally i'm
pounded since the said goat was stalk
ed fast to the ground at thAtime the
pound deputies illegally and unlaw-
fully carried it Off"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-29
RUTGERS BESTOWS DEGREE
ON GRADUATE OF "a, AGE 100

NEW BRUNSWICK, n. J.. June 21.
Among the honorary degrees con-
ferred by Rutgers College at its one
hundred and forty seventh annual
commencement was that of doctor of
laws upon the Rev. John Fryer Me-
sick. a graduate of Rutgers, class of
1894. the Oldest living college gradu-
ate in the United States. TO day was
his hundredth anniversary.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-29
GrandmOther-in-la
Sued for Alienation
Educator Declares Aged Woman
Made His Married Life Unhap-
Ply and Finally Took Wife.

wARRENSBURG. MO, June Is
George J. Peck, principal of one of
the schools Of Warrensburg, to-day
filed a suit against Mrs. Narcissa
Owings. the grandmother of Peck's
wife, for $4,000 damages, alleging
alienation Of his wife's affections.
Peck alleges in his petition that
during all his married life the grand
mother has interfered in his domestic
affairs, and that several months ago
she induced his wife to leave him,
taking their infant daughter, and that
she has not since allowed him either
to Sc or communicate with either
wife or child.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-29

versity, $4,000; to Hamilton College
New York. 100000; to the Memorial
Presbyterian Church Society. $4,000
BY the terms of the will ]. r. Par
rott is TO continue in the same rela-
ton to the Flagler interests as he
maintained during the lifetime Of the
testator
There are seven codicils to the will,
made. respectively. February It, 1903;
April 2S, 1904; January s. 1906; April
7, 1908; December %. 1910; January
10, 1912, and September 10, 1912.
It is these, Amasa Flagler declares,
which are damaging to the original
document, but none Of them seem
materially to affect It. The first CO.
dicil gives his trustees the power 10
complete the southern extension of
the Florida East Coast Railroad,
which he denied them in the will.
The second codicil defines the
meaning of the term expiration OF
trust" which occurred frequently in
the will. and provides that If Harry
Hardness F1agler is not living at the
end of the expiration of trust then
the 5000 shares of oil stock lapse to
the estate. In this codicil also he
revoked the legacies Of $4,000 to the
Florida University and $4,000 to the
John B. Stetson University. and pro-
vided for requests of $4,000 to ]. p.
GreRves, Robert Murray and Leland
Sterry and giving w. H Beardsley
$4,000 instead of $4,000. II he sur
vived mis- wife. F1agler specified in
this codicil the residue of his estate
is to be divided among Roy II York,
w. L. Hardness and Mrs. John d. Nc
Lehman, of Cleveland; w. r. keenan,,
Jr, ]. K Wise and Sarah G. keenan,.
of Wilmington; J. r. PARROT, of
Jacksonville, and w. H. Beardsley,
Of New York
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-29

\ MASA FLAGLER, who limited at plot to influence Henry
NJ. Flager in making will, is shown in the top picture
while the lower photograph the indicates the cottage
which the railroad magnate died This cottage referred
to lonely hut by Amasa Fager in his first statements