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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-06
riminals than against the State.
Lash Must Go, He Declares,

The present abominable system"
said Mr.. Weltner, "degrades both
guards and convicts into brutes. and
is fundamentally wrong
THE LASH the stripes and the chains
must gosand even though this would
mean additional guards, the State is
we'll able to hire them on account
Of the free labor it gets from the con-
victs."
It was intimated that Mr.. Weltner
viii make q direct request that the
Grand Jury urge the adjustment Of
the lash and the other things that
have made the torture Of prisoners
A fine art in the county camps.
And N view of the attitude taken
by the Grand Jury in conducting its
probe, it is generally conceded that
the matter will be given much con-
sideration.
Horrible as have been the tales of
convicts brought before the Grand
Jury, stories were told Thursday aft
ernoon and Friday morning Of con-
ditions that are even worse.
WeItner Denounces System.
Mr.. Weltner. in his speech to the
Brotherhood of st. Andrew at the
Church of the Incarnation. branded
as almost high treason the hiring by
the State OF Georgia of convict guards
and wardens who can not run camp
without the lash. and denounced the
present penal system as one which
degrades into brutes both the prts-
oners and their keepers. Mr.. Welt
ner also brought to task the church
for not revolving against the horrible
conditions now existing in the Full
ton County camps
Tells of BrutaIities.
The speaker described the condi-
ton of a few of the convicts who
were brought before the Grand Jury,
how men were bTutally beaten when
sick and how they were whipped I'M
mercifully for missing the lick" in
their work. He told of the death of a
little daughter of one of the convicts.
THE present abominable system,
concluded the speaker which de-
grades Doth convicts and guards into
brutes, is fundamentally wrong. All
good citizens must arise and correct
It, Already there are more crimes
committed against the criminals than
against the State"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-06

Observation-Disclosures Ba,.
of Slatington, Slatington; Vanderh1.'
First National, Ulster; First Nation
al, Hamburg.
INDIANA-Delphi.
NEBRASKA-First National T..
ca.
ILLINoIs-state National, Bloom
ington.
Observation-Disclosures CITY N.
tional, Delaware City.
MICHIGAN-First National Ma.
shall; Hackley, Muskegon; Second
Saginaw.
IOWA-F'irst, Malvern; Merchant,
Cedar Rapids; First, Mason Citv
RHODE ISLAND-Ashawav Ash
away.
Observation-Disclosures ADAM.
National, North Adams; Hadley Fai1s
Holyoke; Leominster. Leominstars
First, Marlboro; Manufaoturerr
North Attleborough.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-06
Brutality Laid to
Two More Captains.

Stories of f1endish tortures and of
being whipped with a leather strap
studded with copper rivets so that
the bones of his left hand were shat
tered with one blow of the lash, were
unfolded Friday morning by Charles
Davis a negro. who served nine
months of a twelve month sentence
in the Bellwood and Miner convict
camps of Fulton County.
Davis told also of another convict,
Jonn James, being whipped every
morning for a month. until he finally
became go weak and lame In his back
that he was taken to the hospital,
where he died in few days from the
effects of the terrible beatings he
had received.
The tales told by Davis involve
Deputy Wardens F. c. Collier and
Oscar F. Jones, captains Of Miner and
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-06
Grand Jury Begins Probe
Of R0seIand Camp Abuses

that were melted out there. He said
that he had seen the whipping of
Andrew Clark, who was given 30
lashes for a most trivial infraction of
the rules. Clark, he said was beaten
until he collapsed, and has been laid
up ever isnce, having been transfer
red to the Bellwood camp because of
his inability to work.
John Cox, another negro convict,
was treated with even greater saw
agery, according to Richardson,
Kicked and lashed.
They handcuffed his hands be-
hind him." said the witness, Then
they bent him double and kept him
that way with a pickhandle. One of
the guards kicked him over on the
ground and they began lashing him.
Nearly every lick broke open the
skin. BY the time they got through,
Cox was covered with blood and
bruises. He screamed and yelled for
mercy. but it seemed as though they
beat him all the harder
out there they kick and curse you
If they think you are not doing enough
work The guards are swearing at
the men all the time. | never have
been whipped in the short time |
have been there, but | complained of
being sick one morning and the guard
swore at me and said that he would
see that l got some medicine. He
meant the whipping strap"
Tells of Work for Donaldsons.
Convict Alonzo Woodson was CUES
toned by the Grand Jury as to work
that he had done at the home of Cap
tain It. j. Donaldson, deposed super
intendent of the Department of Public
Works, and at the home of the cap
tain's brother, 81 Donaldson Wood =
son said hat he had worked for the
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-06

two since last July, mostly for he
later. He said that he had done al
sorts Of work, from sweeping about
the house and washing dishes to TAX
ing care of 81 Donaldson's horse
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-06

Fresh tales Of intolerable cruelty in
Fulton County's convict camps had
been heard by the members of the
Grand Jury when adjournment was
taken Friday afternoon. New wit
nesses will be summoned for the
hearing which will be resumed next
Tuesday morning at 10 ~'clock.
New indictments were looked for
Friday on the stories told by six ne
gro convicts from the Roseland camp,
Of which a. NJ Luck was the foreman
until his dismissal Thursday by the
County Board Of Commissioners
When adjournment was taken, how
ever no announcement was made of
any true bills.
Within a few minutes after Perry
Craig. one of the convicts, had ap-
peared before the jury and exhibited
welts and bruises from recent whip
pings and scars from older ones, So
liCifor Dorsey was called into the
Grand Jury room, presume bly, for the
purpose Of deciding on the ACCESSIBILITY
OF drawing up indictments against the
camp employees thought to be re-
sponsible for the alleged cruelties.
Prefers DekaIb Camps,
BY Dorsey Richardson, negro,
serving a three months sentence at
the Roseland camp, the jurors were
told that ne much rather would serve
nineteen months in the DeKalb Coun-
" changing than three months I'M
der Captain Luck.
Richardson. 1t appeared, was ne
gro of wide experience in Changing
service. He said that he had served
n year in Cobb County and nineteen
months with the men in stripes In
DeKalb County Then he was sent TO
Luck's camp.
He told Friday OF the punishments
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-06
LIKELY To
DEMAND LASH ABOLITION

room and make five OF us battle in
the same water In a barrel cut half
IN two. Then, if we didn't get OUT
and dressed as quick as the guards
thought We ought to, the whipping
boss would come in amongst us just
like he would amongst a bunch Of
cattle and the way he would lay
about him with that strap on those
bare bodies was sin He could make
man jump six feet with one cut of
the cursed thing
i've seen the guards AT Buckhead
come into the camY<house at night
roaring drung and beat up the pris-
oners just because they could"
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Continued From Page I.

wasn't any covering on his back
when they did 1t, either
They say the prisoners food is
good at these camps. | want 10 tell
you that when | was in charge Of the
county automobiles at the county
commissary in 1911 that all the good
meat went to Tom Donaldson and
the county officials. and all the rot
ten stuff went to the prisoners.
we used to have/a fine time when
we went to take a~bath. They would
herd about fifty of us into a little
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-06
10 Lasl1es Makes Foggng Farce Says Suspended Bos

Luck foeman the dcmpFr yndh
O fhoggngi h d O
There should be n is O a
ogvethe donyte ienny 70
criminals, VIC us augh asuca wakrn
haebe O fanycu n my fyhn me
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-06

blood the ngs have the The rules have been lived
to
owofn
whipping
dacnefun
rwoudha hy,andthe
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1914-11-26
Care of the Automobile.

At least once year. or every 5000
miles, the engine fabrication system
should be cleaned out. and this is best
done when the cylinders are taken off
for the removal of carbon deposit.
With the cylinders off the crank cham
Der can be we'll washed out with
kerosene. Many drivers omit this an
nual cleaning. but if they could see
the amount Of solid matter contained
in the old oil they would be surprised.
Not only is this largely composed Of
bearing metal and dust, but also of
carbon deposit which forms OH the I'M
derside of the pistons. peels off in
fakes and falls into the crank cham
Der. This soil material is not only det-
rimental to the bearings, but it is
liable to choke up an oil way. espe-
cially in engines having drilled crank
shafts.-Automobile Dealer and Re
parer.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1914-11-26
Oil Leakage.

Some people think there is little
wrong with motorcar provided it
keeps going. and the fact that it
throws oil at the bearings of the mag
neto drive or at the ends of the gear
box is considered point of small
moment, while tappet leakages are also
ignored. In the early days motorists
put up with Il good deal. but nowadays
most people like all the mechanism Of
the car to be clean. and oil leakage.
therefore. is by no means desirable
Gear boxes can be made to hold oil
properly, but some people think that
it is essential to use thick grease in
the gear box and thereby waste an ap-
preciable amount of power Good oil
retaining gear boxes. however are far
superior and should be fitted to every
car.-Anto Dealer
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1914-11-26
FOR BIoLoGIc STUDY.
Scientists Interested In New Marine
Laboratory In Massachusetts.

Scientists interested In New Marine
Laboratory In Massachusetts.
The new buildings of the marine bio
logical laboratory. the gift of the presi-
dent of its board of trustees. c. X.
Crane. ut Woods Hole. Mass, deserve
more than incidental notice. Louis
AgassiZ in America and Anton Dohrn
in Europe were among the first to Or
ganiZe seaside laboratories, offering Op-
portunities for biologic Investigations
that are unique. Dohrn's station at
Naples has become mecca for stu
dents from all parts of the world. and
the institution at Woods Hole. which
Is in sense a lineal descendant Of
Agassiz's original plant at the island
of Penikese. founded in 1872. promises
to, have usefulness scarcely inferior
to that Of the European seaside labOra-
tory.
The relations of biology and medi-
cine have become clearly established
in recent years. A biologic training
has become recognized as one of the
Indispensable fundaments on which
the study of medicine is reared. Biol
ogy is related not only to the affairs Of
everyday life. but also to medicine. for
which it furnishes the Indispensable
foundation. Hygiene and public health
rest on biclogic factors. The marine
biological laboratory has furnished
opportunities for investigation that
shall be unrestricted by the dictates Of
custom. inherited prejudices or the I'M
concealed demands of local interest
and sectional factions.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1914-11-26
MAKING A CHIMNEY DRAW.
Faulty Draft May Be Corrected by Use
IS Ctoxn4;nn

Faulty Draft May Be Corrected by Use
Of Stovepipe.
1t is almost impossible ut times to
get good draft in chimney having
square or rectangular hole. The
smoke and burned gases pass up in a
circular form. and a down pull is Great
ed in the corners. and it takes large
fire to make an upward draft for the
entire area.
To remedy this faulty condition OBJ
tain number of common stovepipes
of size sufficient to carry the gases
from the stove or furnace and. after
jointing them up. introduce them into
the chimney and connect the lower end
to the smoke pipe leading from the
stove or furnace. There will then be a
circular opening inside Of the chimney.
out of sight and safe from risk Of FIRE.
which will give better draft than be-
fore. 1t is not difficult to make the con-
nection.
For a similar connection to a CRATE
1t would be necessary to have fun
nel-like piece to 1T into the chimney
Just above the fireplace. The opening
in the top of this must be circular and
Of !; size to receive the stovepipe Dam.
pers or other means Of control are easy
to arrange.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1914-11-26
Curing Auto Squeaks.

A squeak in the body or squeak be-
tween the body and frame is very an
moving. and it is customary to try to
eliminate this noise by running oil be-
tween the two pieces. This sometimes
does the work. but once the Gil is dried
out the squeak again commences.
There is. however. better and perna-
nent way Of curing this squeak-name-
~. to make a thin paste of graphite
and gasoline and apply this mixture
with squirt gun or feather to the af-
fected parts The gasoline will evapo-
rate and leave the natural lubricant.
graphite. between the two surfaces.
and this will permanently eliminate
this nuisance.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1914-11-26
H. BODENHEIMER & SONS
Fire, Casualty, Tornado,
Insurance
Surety Bonds---Best Companies
Shreveport, La.
First Omnibus.

Omnibus" was an almost brand
new word in its modern sense when
Shillibeer took it from the French in
1929. and in France the name pos
sessed special significance for those
who knew their history. for from l67.
to 1916 Paris had already seen reg,,
lar service of roomy public vehicles,
"carosses a cinq sous" Only these
predecessors of the modern bus were
not omnibus" all. The letters
patent which instituted them for the
benefit of middle class people laid
down that they were not to be used by
soldiers. lackeys or any other wesrers
OF livery or artisans and laborers.
These exclusive vehicles faded out OF
existence. and the new ones, which
were started in Paris in 1928 were
named omnibus" expressly to signify
their democratic character. - London
Chronicle.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1914-11-26
Crockett Wouldn't Have M.ooie

The first school the late S. II. Crock
EFT attended was the Free Church
school in the village Of Laurieston. OF
that parish, distant three miles from
his home. When he was very wee
chap Sam used to be accompanied to
school by Maggie-a girl somewhat
older than himself. who was supposed
to look after him. Their daily appear
ance together led one of the villagers
to say to him enc day as the couple
passed her door: "Man, Sam, | think
ven be mairryin' Maggie some day:
ye're aye thegither." Marry Maggie
was the indignant boys response.
"She disna ken the names O. the kings
o. Israel yet" The lady whose sugges-
ton to the future novelist was so con
temptuously received often recalled the
incident with amusement = Westnin-
ster Gazette.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1914-11-26
THE DRAGGING CLUTCH.
Thorough Cleaning the Remedy For
This ANNOYANCE,

shorou9h Cleaning the Kennedy For
This Annoyance.
When the clutch drops or grabs 1t
should be cleaned carefully with kero-
Seize and allowed to drain thoroughly.
The principal cause of grabbing and
dragging. which is the semifuid oil.
will be removed. says Auto Dealer.
Next fill with a heavy mineral oil, to
Which should be added just sufficient
Kerosene to make it hold when en-
gagged. Too much kerosene will make
1t grab and drag. while too little will
allow it to slip.
The theory is that Kerosene reduces
the body" Of the lubricating oil in
proportion to the quantity used. When
released there should be sufficient lu-
bricant between the plates to prevent
a metal to metal contact. which would
cause dragging. while the clutch spring
should be sufficiently strong to squeeze
out the lubricant and permit metal
to metal contact when the clutch is let
in. 1t may be necessary to adjust or
renew your clutch spring. should the
clutch not hold when you have added
sufficient Kerosene to prevent dragging
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1914-11-26
A FLASH OF LIGHTNING.
Enormous Fierce Required to Break
Down Air Pressure.

Enormous Force Required to Break
Down Air Pressure.
Ch.rles P. Steinmetz. the electrical
genius. once took Il pad and pencil and
figured out the horsepower of light
ming fash. This in itself is no small
task. but 1t is rs nothing to this cleo
trical wizard. who is rated as the fore
most mathematician in the world.
Once upon time SteinmetZ was in
camp. and his active mind began work
ing on an important problem which
called for table of logarithms. The
nearest textbook was many miles away.
but Steinmetz did not worry. He sat
down and made Il new table. figuring it
out himself with no apparent great ef-
fort
The amount Of light given by sin
gle lightning fash Is sufficient to illu-
inmate an area two miles square with
an average illumination Of one candle.
To produce such IN illumination. fig
ured Steinmetz. would require the ex-
penditure of 1900 horsepower for one
second. neSe HSureS are large. DuL
the time is very short
Lightning flashes usually occur with
in thunderclouds, explained Steinmetz.
and only rarely come from the clouds
to the ground. They seem to follow
the rapid condensation Of vapor in the
air 1t requires nearly 75.000 volts of
electricity to break down one inch of
air space. or Il million volts per foot.
Even if the clouds are only thousand
feet above the ground. it will take
more than Il thousand million volts to
break down the air resistance ahead of
the tllunderbolt. 1t is this enormous
voltage. or electrical pressure. which
makes the lightning fash so destruc-
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1914-11-26
Prevents dashboard Slipping.

The modern stationary washtubs are
box shaped, with one side set at an
outward angle or slope The wash
board when used in these tubs will
slide up and down against the sloping
part OF the tub while the clothes are
rubbed against it, This annoying trou
bic can be avoided By lacking OH
the top edge of the beard strips of
rubber cut from Il discarded bicycle
tire, placing the rubber side out. The
friction of the rubber prevents any mo-
ton of the buurd
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1914-11-26
Driyino the Automobile

The most dangerous time for the
novice in automobile handling is just
when he first feels that he has mas
tered the machine and that he has
nothing to fear FROM it: that. after all.
it's an easy thing to manage and that
he is equal to any emergency Shortly
after that. if his confidence overcomes
MS caution. he will have his first real
fright or his first accident.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1914-11-26
CLEANING the Cylinders.

extreme top of the cylinder when using
oxygen to remove carbon. as the in
tense heat tends to roughen the cylin-
der walls. The flame should not lie
directed to strike the threads Of the
spark plug hole. and the wnter system
should be full Of water.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1914-11-26
Test the Dry Batteries.

Dry batteries should be tested imme-
diately after a run and not before 1t.
: 1t gives better margin Of safety to
do the testing when the batteries are
run down. as they will be soon start
ing out again. An ammeter should be
Used, and all batteries run down should
De replaced
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1914-11-26
Substitute Washers.

II in need of washers and none of
the proper size is at hand splendid
substitute can be made by wrapping
several turns of soft wire OH the bolt
before putting on the nut. This will
work equally well for large bolts MS
For small ones
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1914-11-26

ORDINARY HINGES SWING DOUBLE.
be made to fit either round or, square
posts. The gate half of the hinge is
fastened in the usual way. The post
half is bent and so placed that the
hinge pin will approximately be on a
line between the centers Of the posts.
The gate and post should be beveled
off to permit full open gateway.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1914-11-26
DOUBLE SWING GATE.

Easily Constructed by Bending Pair
Of Common Hinges.
Ordinary hinges can be easily bent
and so placed on posts that gate can
be swung in either direction As
shown in the illustration. hinges can
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1914-11-26
A Fault Finder.

"You were always u fault finder"
growled the wife.
Eyes. dear" responded the husband
meekly: II found you"
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1914-11-26
Considerate.

She Why did you ask Belle to 90
with us: He-l saw she was going
anyhow. and didn't wish her to feel
mean over it-Smart Set.
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5
five from Nymore, one from Bovey,
one from Casson, one from Dent, one
from Brainerd, and one from Boards
town, Iowa. After the meeting a
musical program was rendered as fol-
lows: Piano solo, Miss Ripple; vo-
cal solo, Mr.. Grafton; cornet solo,
Mr. Wright; vocal solo, Miss Thome.
After the program, a grand march
was formed leading to the dining
room where one hundred sat down
to an elaborate supper The tables
were decorated with cut flowers and
ferns, with place cards and napkins
of Halloween. Cards
were played during the evening. Mrs.
Auringer of Cass Lake received the
head prize and Mrs Doble Of Be
midi the consolation prize. As
sistant Marshall Lewis presented SUI
preme Receiver Mrs Nash and Dis
trict Deputy Mrs. Phalen with bou-
quets of carnations. The Cass Lake
members left on the night train and
Mesdames. Nash and Phalen left for
Crookston, where school Of in
struction is being held.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-10-29
IUn HAIR Dam
WITH SAGE TEL
esSrds1sakert her locks dark glossy
and thick with simple mixture
Of Sage Tea and Sulphur.

The old. time mixture of Sage Tea and.
Sulphur for darkening gray, streaked
and faded hair is grane1uother's treat
nent, and folks are again using it to
Keep their hair good; even coiar, which
lis quite sensible. as we ere living m an
age VIXEN 4 youthful appearance is OF the.
greatest advantage.
Nowadays though, we don't !:ssa the
.trouhlesone task of gathering the sage
and the ms1ssy mixing at home. All
drug stores sell the ready tto-usa product
called 'sWyeth's Sage aud Sulphur Hair
Remedy for about SO cents bottle.
very popular because nobody can
discover it has been applied. Simply
moisten your comb or a soft british with it
and draw this through your hair, taking
one small strand at 4 time: BIZ morning
the gray hair disappears, but what de-
lights the ladies with Wveth's Sage and
Sulphur is that, besides beautifully
darkening the hair after few applica-
tions, it also produces that soft lustre
and appearance of abundance which, Is so
attractive; besides, prevents daadruf,
itching scalp a.siif 81 :l..fff.sg hs::r