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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-06
CONTESTANTS FOR LIARS
CLUB ALL PUT TO BLUSH
David Lamars Stories Witness Stand Amaze Nation and
Lamar Enjoys the Situation Because There No Law
to Punish Him for What He Has Done
By C. E. STEWART

Washington, July 5.-(Special )-All pre-
vious estimates on liars, Ananiases and
things will have to be revised. The dope
on prevaricators has been completely up
set, and the countless books which have
been written-the stories told-the his
tory made must be consigned to the junk
heap. The gentleman who said, "There
are no longer any great actors" has an
other guess coming. He should have said
we have never had a great actor-till
David Lamar-alias the Wof-appeared
upon the financial stage of Wall street.
To be asked to accept as true Mum
chausen's wonderful flights of imagina-
tion or Gullvers tale of the Lilliputians
Jules Verne's Twenty Thousand Leagues
Under the Sea- or the more recent and
modern THE Wonderful Wizard of o.
would be equivalent to giving a child his
choice between ice cream and castor oil
to asking a man to choose between these
fairy tales of his childhood and the one
presented to the Overman committee by
the wolf"
Frankly and engagingly eonfessng that
while the bulls and bears of Wall street
the nemesis that through misrepresenta-
tion, impersonation of public men, and
other equally audacious methods, proved
upon the bulls and bears for his own per-
sonal profit and from motives purely al
truistic. What an amazingly interesting
tale would the adventures of this man be.
II they could be told In full from the
gifted pen of a man his equal in imagi-
nation. With the intrigues and plots of
high finance-with Wall street as the
stage-with Lamar the villain of the
piece-there appears opportunity for
the ambitious writer of fiction to build
for themselves a tower of fame based
upon truth which is even stranger than
fiction.
In his testimony before the committee
Lamar was not in the least emba IRA ssed
by the exposure of his methods, which he
himself voluntarily gave With amazing
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-06
RAGLAND PASSES A
VERY QUIET FOURTH
Outings, Ball Games and Other
Amusments Enjoyed Despite the
Excessive Heat

Ragland. July 5.-(SpeciaL)-The Fourth
passed quietly here, nothing occurring to
mar the pleasure of the day. The man
ufacturing plants closed and large
crowd picnicked at Ingram Wells and
some went fishing at lock 3, while others
remained at home for the ball game. All
reports received were that the day was
spent pleasantly. excepting the excessive
heat.
Only one incident occurred. and that at
the lock on the Coosa river near here.
where John Whistnant, a young man,
was engaged in a difficulty with another
young man whose name was not ascer-
tained, but who came from Birmingham.
In the fight which occurred Whistnant
was cut severely, but not seriously, in
several places.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-06
young men or the community. were ar

young men OF the community. were ar
rested and indicted for the killing.
Charlie BraclSin was placed on trial
Wednesday. Homer Brackin Charlie Lee
and Jason Robinson, the other three young
men under Indictment appeared as wit
nesses. The Bracldn boys, their attorneys
and Charlie Lee sought to place the guilt
on Jason Robinson The evidence is al
most entirely circumstantial and the ac-
quttal of Charlie Brackin probably
means the acquittal or discharge of all
three of the other boys.
Public sentiment and sympathy are
largely with Robinson. His trial is set
for Monday; also Charlie Lees, but their
ca ses will not be heard as the regular
and special venire of jurors has been
discharged by the court.
Homer Brackins trial was to have come
ZIP Friday but was not reached. No new
date of the trial of these cases has been
named.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-06
Ernesto Madero Goes Abroad

New York. July 5.-Ernesto Madero.
brother of the late president OF Mexico.
sailed for Europe today with his wife
and children. They will remain abroad
some time.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-06
Friedman'S S
Annual
July
Clearance
Sale
Sale

Choice, c ! e IN, new
goods. Our re u La y
stocks, of exceptional
high value at the orig
inal Popular Pri ces,
sharply re III d for
July selling.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-06

Priton Terry, a well known white man
of Houston county, charged with killing
Dan Yelverton. another well known white
man, was arraigned before Judge Pearce
today and his case set for trial Wednes-
day, July 8. Terry is said to have killed
Yelverton by cutting him to death with a
knife
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-06

The revival services at the Methodist
church which the Rev Joseph Parkin has
been conducting during the past week,
are to be continued through another
week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-06

Pell City ball team played Ragland yes
terday afternoon a double-header, which
resulted In to 0 in favor of Ragland. :
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-06

o. X. Hicks of Fayetteville, Tenn, a
conductor on the Nashville, Chattanooga
and St Louis railway and Miss Jessie
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-01
CITY'S HEART GOES
OUT TO FIREMAN'S
WIDOW AND BABES

The big heart of Atlanta. In the ag
gregate, has gone out to the widow and
children Of James l. Gillespie, the fire
man who was killed Wednesday in the
performance of his duty Today it was
announced that the benefit fund which
is being raised for Mrs. Gillespie and
the two children had swelled to the fig
ures Of $500.
Official recognition of Gtllespie's he
roism is taken in the avowed intention
Of Mayor James G. Woodward to ask
council to keep Gilespie's name on the
payroll until December 81. 1918.
Gilespie's pay amounted to 500 a
month, and the savings available for
the little family We're meager.
The pension regulations of The city
contain no provision for such cases as
that OF the brave fireman, and the spe-
cial act Of council in authorizing his
name maintained ON the payroll is nee
cssary The request win be made at
the meeting Of council Monday aft
ernoon
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-01
|AZED NEGRESS
lARMS FAMILY
bitoI Avenue Residents Send
h Hurry Call to Police for
Assistance.

Then officers reached the residence
81 j. Spiller, 595 Capitol avenue. at
block this morning, in answer to
bic telephone appeals of Mrs. Spill
81 they discovered a crazed negress
lking entrance at the back door
*piller, who is a travelling salesman
s. absent from home last night. Mrs
Bier. her aged father and ten year
boy being the only occupants OF
house.
&bout 2 o'clock the lad was awak-
IA by noises in the rear of the place,
n running to his mothers room, told
a he believed burglars were trying 10
4 IN
Hrs. Spiller ran to the telephone and
BED for the police. officers answered,
company with Desk Sergeant Bull
b. who lives next door to the Spiller
PLY. The policemen found the ne
kss sitting on the back porch, mum
ng incoherently.
The negress was taken to the police
tracks, and today was identified by
b husband as Anna Tate. of 663 Cap
I avenue. The man said his wife
d been crazy for some time. The
man will be sent to an institution.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-01
INVESTORS COUNT
GEORGIA AS BEST
SOUTHERN STATE

Georgia is attracting more outside
capital than any other state in tn,
Union at the present time according
to Moultrie NJ. Sessions, of the ses-
sious Loan & Trust Company, of Ma
retta. In a statement today
81 have been getting remarkable re
suits, both in the East and West" sal,
Mr. Sessions. speaking of the interea
being manifested in investments in tn
section. My correspondents tell a.
that they are more impressed with thj
state than any Of the Southern grou.
and that they believe the opportunit.
for loans on farm property is more at
tractive In Georgia than in any other
part of the South"
A Chicago financial magazine called
Bonds and Mortgages declares. in a
current editorial that Georgia bids fair
to become the principal objective point
for the more discriminating investors
IN farm loans on account of It's rich
agricultural resources
II also states that land values in the
state as yet are low. adding another
desirable element to the farm loan Sc
curity offered to investors
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-01

the Southern superior to any | have
looked into and heartily recommend
1t to those who desire knowledge of
bookkeeping, accounting and stenog
raphy, based upon correct theories
and actual practice"
Ask the Business Men.
Don't attend a business college
simply because 1t may offer low rates
of tuition. Business schools are like
eggs-some are good, some fair and
some are poor.
Ask Atlanta's business men about
the business schools. They want the
best qualified stenOgraphers and
bookkeepers, and that is why they
recommend the Southern.
Ladies Well Paid.
Lady stenographers are well paid.
Rarely do they have to start at less
than $35 or $40 a month, and they
soon receive from $50 to 500 a
month. Many of the Southern's lady
stenographers are receiving from SIS
to $3.50 a month.
There are now about 100 ladies and
girls attending the Southern, and over
100 young men.
Call. phone or write at once En-
ter. next week. Address A. G. Bris
cOe Pres. or L. W. Arnold. Vice Pres,
Atlanta. Ga
Rev Thomas l.. Bryan, representa-
tive and lecturer
Send 25c in stamps for a copy of
Professor Bryan's Pamphlet on Pune
tuatiOn.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-01
CORN PRODUCTS
TRUST IS SUED
Government Asks Court to Dis
solve Combine as Sherman
Law VioIator.

WASHINGTON, March Suit tc
dissolve the corn products trust was
filed today in the district court for the
southern district of New York by Fed
eral District Attorney Wise, acting for
the department of justice. He filed a
bin in equity under the Sherman law
asking for an injunction 10 restrain the
Corn Products Refining Company OF
New Jersey; National Starch Company
OF New Jersey; st. Louis Syrup & Pre-
serving Company, of st, Louis; the
Novelty Candy Corporation, Of New
Jersey: Penic1 & Ford, New Orleans
and officers and directors of these cor
porations from carrying out contracts
alleged to be in restraint of trade.
The defendants are engaged In the
sale Of starch, glucose, corn syrup
grape syrup, candy and various other
articles partly composed OF corn prod
ucts, Factories are located in New
Jersey, New York, Illinois, Iowa, Louis
lana and Tennessee. These factories
are operated under the Corn Products
Refining Company. with a capital Of
$50, 100000.
The petition filed today alleges that
ON February 6, 1905, the Corn Products
Refining Company was incorporated
and through the issuance of stock to
subsidiary concerns, It obtained mo
nopoly Of the corn products business.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-01
$3.50 Recipe Free
For Weak Men
Send Name and Address To
day-You Can Have it Free
and Be Strong and
Vigorous.

/ have in my possession a prescrip-
ton for nervous debility lack OF vigor.
weakened manhood, failing memory
and lame back, brought on by excesses.
unnatural drains, or the fOllies OF
youth, that has cured so many worn
and nervous men right in their own
homes-wthout any additional help or
medicine--that l think every man who
wishes TO regain his manly power and
virility, quickly and quietly. should
have a copy. So I have determined 10
send a copy Of the prescription free of
charge, in a plain ordinary sealed en-.
yelope to any man who Will write me
for il.
This prescription comes from a ply
sician who has made "A special study of
men and / am convinced IL is the
surest- acting combination for the cure
of deficient manhood and yigor failure
ever put together.
/ think / owe il to my fellow men 10
send them a copy In confidence so that
any man anywhere who is weak and
discouraged with repeated failures NAV
stop drugging himself with harmful
patent medicines. secure what ! be-
1ieve is the quickest acting restorative.
upbuilding, SPOT-TOUCHING remedy
ever devised. and so cure himself al
home quietly and quickly. Just drop
me line like this. Or. a. IT, Robin
son. 1875 Luck building, Detroit Mich
and ! will send you a copy OF this splen-
did recipe in a plain ordinary envelope
free Of charge. 4 great many doctors
would charge So TO IS for merely writ
Ming out prescription like this hut ]
send II entirely free.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-01
MANY INSURANCE
REPORTSM|SS|NG

Notwithstanding the fact that today
is the last day prescribed by the new
insurance law for companies to make
their detailed returns to the comptroller
general, who is the head of the insur-
ance department, there are something
like 125 companies that have not COM
piled with the statutes.
Unless these companies are heard
from by night, they will have to face
serious charges to be brought by the
insurance commissioner and their de-
linquency may bring about the for
feiture of their licenses.
The insurance commissioner is en-
powered under the law to prescribe and
revoke the licenses of all companies
that fail to come to time with these de-
tailed reports and he has insisted all
along that the companies must comply
rigidly with the new law or take the
consequences, to be Immediately APP
piled
There are 425 companies operating in
Georgia. They are required to file with
the insurance department by March l a
full report of their business for the past
six months, the number of agents en-
ployed. the business each has written,
the salary and commission accounts of
all employees, etc. The report called for
is most exhaustive.
Commissioner Wright has been very
exacting in his requirements of the
insurance companies so far, and those
who fail to get in their reports today
unquestionably are in for trouble be-
fore the department.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-01
SPRING Term OF SOUTHERN
BUSINESS COLLEGE WILL OPEN
NEXT WEEK WITH A BIC RUSH
The Southern, a Big School
With a Conscience, Supe-
rior Facilities, and an Elk
pert Teaching Staff,
Drawing Students From
All Quarters.

The Spring term of the Southern
Shorthand and Business University,
10 West Mitchell street, will open
next Monday, March 3. and for sew
eral days thereafter new pupils will
be enrolling for the various courses
taught in this popular commercial
training school
Make your arrangements now for
entering. Write, call or phone to
the managers for catalog. Begin now
and be in good shape for position
by fall.
Many Securing Positions.
Fifteen of the Southern's students
have been placed in positions during
the past few days; four secured nice
places on Wednesday of this week
Mr., Morgan left today to accept a
position at $50 PEI. month at the start
in a bank at Copperfield, Tenn,
which the Southern secured for him.
Almost every day the managers re-
ceive letters from former students
telling about their success.
Mr.. Louis a. Searson, of Allendale,
S. c., attended the Southern several
years ago, and the managers thought
then that his devotion to his school
duties would some day place him at
the top of his profession.
Mr.. Searson is now one of the fin
est and most expert accountants in
the South and he, has just written
to the Southern as follows:
Il completed course at the
Southern Shorthand and Business
University some years ago, and
shortly afterward accepted a position
to which you directed me, with one
Of the leading wholesale establish
ments Of Atlanta, having since made
such changes in business as l felt
would prove beneficial.
For the past five or six years l
have been engaged in the practice of
accounting and auditing as a profess
sion, my clientele being among the
leading enterprises of North and
South Carolina and Florida. l have
successfully conducted audits of mer-
camille and manufacturing establish
ments, banks, county and city of
fees, etc, and have reasons for be-
lieving that my work in each case
has been satisfactory.
"It gives me pleasure TO state that
! attribute my success as an expert
accountant to the training received
while attending your institution.
consider the course of instruction at
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-01
Report of the Committee
of the Medical Staff of the
Tabernacle Infirmary

To so ruthlessly take away from
life and usefulness at a time when
she seemed so much needed a wom-
an who has largely given her life to
the service of others is but another
of the problems which the Divine
Ruler alone can solve.
In taking Mrs. Kline away, we
desire to express the profundity of
our sympathy to DR.. Kline and his
family in a loss which now appears
i1reparable and to express the hope
that they may be comforted in their
bereavement and supported by di-
vine direction.
We, the members of the Medical
Staff Of the Tabernacle Infirmary,
recommend that these evidences Of
sympathy be published in the local
papers. The Journal Record of Med
icine and a copy to be sent to the
bereaved family.
We further recommend that they
be spread upon the minutes of our
meeting as an abiding record of our
coincidence
L. P. STEPHENS, NJ. D.,
r. c. DAVIS, NJ. D.,
T. c. DAWSON, NJ. d..
Committee.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-01
NEW COMET SIGHTED
Is MILLION MILES IN
OFFING, OUTBOUND

LONDON, March 1.-The discovery
of a new comet by B. B. Lowe, at Lau-
ra, South Australia, on December 81, is
reported from Adelaide observatory. 1t
was visible with a small telescope and
was moving rapidly.
According to the approximate orbit
worked out. the comet was nearest the
earth at the time of it's discovery, a
distance of $4,000, 600 miles.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-01
CHILDREN HATE
CASTOR OIL, UGH!
Delicious Syrup of Figs" best
for their little stomachs,
liver and waste clogged
bowels.

Look back at your childhood days.
Remember the physic that mother
insisted on-castor oil, calomel. ca
thartics. How you hated them. how
you fought against taking them.
With our children it's different
The day of harsh physiC is over.
We don't force the liver and 80 feet
of bowels now; we coax them. We
have no dreaded after effects.
Mothers who cling to the old form
of physic simply don't realize what
they do. The children's revolt is
well founded Their little stom-
achs and tender bowels are injured
by them.
II your child is fretful peevish.
half sick, stomach sour, breath fe-
verish and it's little system fun Of
cold; has diarrhoca, sore throat.
stomach ache; doesn't eat or rest
well-remember-look at the tongue.
If coated, give teaspoonful of
Syrup of Figs. then don't worry.
because you surely will have a well.
smiling child in a few hours.
Syrup of Figs being composed en-
tirely of luscious figs. SIENNA and aro-
mates, simply can not be harmful.
1t sweetens the stomach, makes the
liver active and thoroughly cleanses
the little ones waste clogged bow
els In few hours all sour bile,
undigested fermenting food and con-
stipated waste matter gently moves
on and out of the system without
gripping or nausea
Directions for children of all ages,
also for grown-ups, plainly printed
on the package.
BY all means get the genuine. Ask
Your druggist for the fun name,
syrup Of Figs and Elixir Of SIENNA"
prepared by the California Fig Syr-
up Company. Accept nothing else.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-01
.PR|SONERSPR|NT
NO TABLE PAPER

Dramatic in its appeal, striking I'M
it's force and bit pathetic in it's text
is the first anniversary edition of the
United States Federal prison monthly
paper, named one year ago, in March,
Good Words"
Published by prisoners, through the
consent of the department of justice,
It's entire text, written by prisoners
held on varying sentences and charges
within the walls of the great govern
mental correctional institution in the
outskirts of Atlanta, the edition is more
than worthy.
illustrated by Jap.
In clever pen sketch depicting
knowledge pointing the path of life to
Youth" a Jap prisoner. No. AGO. has
managed to place upon the cover of
the edition a creditable illustration
This prisoner artist also drew the back
page design-that of a spreading eagle
protecting the escutcheon of the peni-
Tertiary, banner bearing the official
inscription, United States Peniten-
tiary, Atlanta, Ga"
nv - iioluc cover page is devoted
to an appreciation of the help extended
the editors and co-workers on the pa
per by the warden and officials of the
penitentlary
Pathos in Editorial.
The editorial, written by the editor
in-chief, prisoner, No. 1922, says;
Somewhere in the world of ltera-
ture there must be messages from men
who have passed through The Valley
of Humiliation messages that ,oan
bring the sunshine of happiness to the
stormy life; take the bitterness out of
the rebellious heart; point cheerfully
to the bright possibilities of the future
and suggest to those who have time for
reflection thoughts which have in them
less of pain and more of JOY 1t is the
mission of Good Words, if it has a mis-
sion, TO find these good messages and
convey them to the men behind the
bars. To help men to help themselves.
to be patient. cheerful in apparent ad-
versity. hopeful for the future and de-
termined to re-establish themselves as
honest, Industrious and law-abiding
men--Good Words is earnestly dedi-
Gated"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-01
WOMAN WILL SIT IN
NATIONAL COMMITTEE

LOS ANGELES, March Mrs. Mary
Foy, of Pasadena, today is on her way
to Washington. where she will be the
first woman to attend national party
committee meeting. AS proxy for State
Senator Sanford, she will occupy the
seat allotted to California in the
council of the Democratic national com
resentative.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-01
SUBMIT CHARTER
SAYS WOODWARD
Mayor Wants People to Vote
on 1t Before Going to the
Legislature.

Mayor Woodward declared today that
there was but one way for council TO
act fairly with the people in the char
ter reform movement and that was to
submit the Gambler Hopkins McClel-
land charter directly to the people be-
fore 1t reaches the legislature. He said
that the former activities Of charter
reform opponents had shown them
selves too bitterly opposed to any real
changes and too insincere in whatever
they did to allow them the opportun-
ty of Kidding the new charter in the
legislature.
Wants Vote First.
1T is a question Of home rule and
not Of general state legislation he de-
Clared. Whatever a majority Of the
people Of Atlanta vote for there will be
no doubt of the legislature enacting
it into law. Let the people speak!
81 don't like the plan suggested by
councilmen 90 send it to the legislature
before asking the people to vote on it.
The revision committee of %, at least
large majority, has agreed on this
charter. | believe the people are over
whelmingly in favor of it. Let council
submit any sort of revised charter it
desires to the people, but submit this
charter as soon as possible"
Speaks For Leaders.
In this matter, Mayor Woodward is
understood to be speaking for leaders
in the charter reform fight.
Aldfhe Chambers, around whose office
the ant-reform workers have revolved,
resents being styled the leader of this
opposition. He was defeated for mayor
by Mayor James G. Woodward in the
fall, and on January l his term as a
councilman expired. He declared he
was devoting his attentions TO the prac-
tice of law now.
81 am going to the presidential in
auguration." he said. 81 won't be here
when the committee of rs acts. Does
that look like l am leading this fight -
He did not announce where the meet
ing Of the ants would be held during
his absence.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-01
HORSE THIEF, ARRESTED
ON SUSPICION, C0NFESSES

ROME. GA, Feb. 2S.-Fifteen min
utes after J. L. Hall drove into Rome
with a handsome horse and buggy, he
was arrested on suspicion of having
stolen the outfit. Chief of Police Har-
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-01

ris learned that he had driven the OUT
fit from Chattanooga The Rome chief
got in touch with the Chattanooga
chief of police, and learned that a man
was wanted there for horse stealing.
The description of the outfit Stolen
from Chattanooga fitted the turnout in
Rome. When confronted with this in
formation, Hall confessed He said he
was on his way to Florida