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The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1915-06-24
WRITES ABOUT
CRIMINAL TRUSTS
S. r. BIantOn Writes Interestingly
To Townsville Press About
Conditions in Washington


with the government at Washing
ington, writes letter to the Thom-
asville' Press about conditions at
Washington which is interesting
He says:
Have Just read your paper Of
May 26th and feel that ] wanted
to contribute word or two for the
benefit Of all concerned
The matter that amuses me is
the question asked by L. B. Young
in regard to the ThomasYille Ice
Co. being a criminal"
Heavens, man, how you limo
cent, trusting, unsuspecting people
strain at gnat and swallow a
thousand Jumbo elephants at one
gulp."
Say, Mr.. Editor, get Coast Line
Green to put you on the payroll
for three months so you can get a
trip pass (for | know that you
havel. t got the money to buy a
ticket and come up here for a
month. ! want to show you few
things about the criminal trusts"
and some other things about which
you need to inform your readers.
This is the headquarters Of the
criminal trust. /" ! am not
talking about those little insigni-
fcent, puny things capitalized at
$4,000.
Oh no, | am talking about the
million dollar kind, and from that
on up-the kind that are fostered,
nourished and protected by the
American congress. These fellows
Of which | speak are permitted to
plumber whole states; allowed to
levy tribute upon millions Of peo-
pie and put out the fires Of compe-
tition in a thousand furnaces; the
kind that are allowed to pilfer
and fileh with monoply's cruel and
greedy fingers" the substance OF
the poor, ignorant and oppressed,
and pile il up in banks; those who,
with their millions of accumulated
profits, feast like kings, sail the
high seas in yachts finer Ahab's
ivory palace and nearly as large as
the illfated Titanic; those who,
with another portion Of their i'll
COTTON gain, finance the campaigns
of legialators-their servants who
are bought to do their bidding.
Don't waste your thunder on the
Townsville Ice Co. Go after the
monster higher up" first. Just
here you may say: but | don't
know how"
Mr.. Editor, hear me a little
further.
While l was a petty CRATER at
the Senate, I entered the capitol
one morning about eleven O'Clock
at the south end-the House Of
Representatives. Backed up to
the curb was two horse drays.
Half dozen colored men were load
ing the wagons with sacks. Some
OF the sacks were torn and the con-
tents were piled about on the pave
ment. [ punched around in the mess
to see what kind of graft it was, and
/ found that those sacks contained
all kinds and manner and sizes Of
public documents and printed mat
ter. Being a printer | began to
take stock. | figured that there
we're ten tons of it. l asked the
white man in charge Of the loading
what he was going to do with it.
Tot trash, - he replied,
| figured that this pile y printed
matter cost the people 81 these
United States many thousande Of
dollars. As you:are a printer also,
Mr.. Editor, you might do little
figuring. This stuff was printed
at the government Office where
every worker gets four times as
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1915-06-24
TROOPS STILL GUARDING
GOVERNORS MANSION

Atlanta, June %. Governor Sla-
ton announced tonight that the
military guard at his suburban
home would be maintained for sew
eral days because Of reported
threats by persons opposed to the
Communication Of Leo NJ. Franks
death sentence, No such attempts
have been made and all has been
quiet since the demonstration Mon
day.
The governor said ne still was re-
eeiving messages from Georgians
congratuIating him on his action
and that when he was at the eapi-
TOD today to deliver his farewell
message at the opening Of tie legis-
lature, many members Of the as
sembly expressed to him their COM
Of his course.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1915-06-24

Atlanta, Ga.---The threatened
fireworks were inconsn!eious this
morning when the houss Of repre-
sentatives organized. It could hard
ly be likened to the sputtering Of 8
fuse. William II. Burwsll Of
Sparta, was elected speaker, az
forecasted missed his vGte by three.
He went in with 156 instead Of
1853, and DIR. Eichelherger's Candle
date, Mr.. Shepard, got The round
number of thirty,
Az an index Of what the eon1-
plete organization will be this yaaay
be taken to mean that the forces
which a few days ago still maintain
ed that they we're going TO control
things at this session are pretty
nearly negligible quantity.
The matter of formation Of the
rules committee was forecasted in
the Burwell vote, in that the forces
behind Mr.. Shepard finally based
their campaign on the single issue
Of the election Of that committees. !
rather than its appointment by the
speaker. All those other things
which Dr.. Eichelberger had been
charging in his paper were relegat
ed to the background early in the
" wire-palling" period.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1915-06-24
W. H. BURWELL is
ELECTED SPEAKER
SENATE ORGANIZATION

SENATE ORGANIZATION
President-G. Ogden Persons, o.
FORSYTH, Twenty-second district
President pro tem---E 2 Dobbs.
Marietta, Thirty-fifth district.
Secretary-.-D. r McClatchsy,
former reading clerk Of the houses
Chaplain. Rev. j Q. w Wat
kins.
HOUSE ORGANIZATION
Speaker William H Burwetl.s
OF Sparta.
clerk---John I. BOiieuillit Of
Bib.
Chaplain---Rev. ]. IA. ElkA
Meriwether.
Postmistress- Miss Julia Birnsy,
Of Sparta.
Otherwise the former house stands
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1915-06-24

Milledgeyille, June 23.-iuards
have been increased for day and
night duty at the state farm, where
Leo NJ. Frank is confined as q pris-
oner; extra supplies Of ammunition
have been put in during today,
enough to supply a regiment Of
men, it is.said, so that the institu-
Etion Is now believed to be imp"eg-
nable.
Governor Slaton was in commun-
ication with the prison officials here
today, following the receipt OF wild
rumors in Atlanta.
The governor was assured that
everything had been done to make
the prison safe.
Warden James e. Smith report
ed tonight that Frank was still
feeling bad, and had not yet been
placed al work.
Sheriff S. L. Terry, who has had
wide experience in handling men
It state institutions, has been dr.
rected to call on the militia in the
event that their services are needed
here.
1t would take only few minutes
to have full company Of militia
men at the state farm.
The Washington herald., 1915-09-08
DETECTIVES SEARCH
FOR MISSING GIRLS
Miss Elsie Kelberg and Pauline Kel-
ler Disappeared Saturday.
Hunt at River.

Not the movies. nor early school love
romances are the reasons ascribed by
police for the disappearance of two
pretty girls OF a. There arc no rea-
sons, at least. so far as has been learned.
Both have been missing since Satur-
day. When Elsie Kelberg vanished from
her home at 734 Fifth street northwest,
the police were told that night Late
last night, the disappearance Of her conn
panion. Pauline Keller. 1856 Third street
northwest. was reported.
Police descriptions say the girls are
attractive-unusually so. Pauline mas
dark brown hair. banged in front and
with heavy curls in back. She is large
for her age. Elsie has brown hair. bob
bed, and dark brown eyes. The former
wore a white Tam o. Shanter cap and
the latter a red English cap. The at
tractive appearances was further carried
out by modest clothing cuts and color
ings.
The parents of each. thinking separ-
ately, thought the respective daughter
had gone to Chesapeake Beach. Notes
were compared later. and il was conjec-
tured they had gone away together. each
with about s..
Washington police mad searched for
the kelberg girl at the river resort
without knowing her chum also had dis
but it was learned neither had
been there.
The Washington herald., 1915-09-08
WOULDN'T PAY ALIMONY
DIES in N. Y. PRISON
Hero of Ludlow Jail FuI6ls Oath
Taken Never to Support Wife
He Didn't Like.

New York, Sept. II will never pa.
her a cent Of alimony. No husband who
can't get along with his wife and doesr
enjoy her company should be compelled
to support her."
That was the firm conviction OF John
F. Wacker, dealer in jeweIIer supplies
He expressed it to his friends over the
counter of his store at p John street.
reiterated it at the dinner table and
loudly proclaimed it at the pinochle
ia BILE.
In June Wacker was taken to Lud-
low Street Jail to Join the other nom
believers in the alimony creed. He
was as pronounced in his oft-repeated
conviction as ever He was even more
firm and much more emphatic about
it than Sheriff" Theodore Roberts, the
actor. who was, until Wacker became
a prisoner. the hero OF Alimony Alley.
than pay alimony.
Il will die before pay one cent of
money to my wife" Wacker said many
times after the gates OF Ludlow closed
upon him. And Wacker was serious
about II. He was proud and he was
nerry. The present inmates OF Lud-
low recall that he would swell his chest
and pound it with open hand as he pro-
claimed his determine ton to die rather
than pay alimony. Many of the inmates
laughed at him.
But yesterday Wacker died Now
those who laughed at Wacker proclaim
him the first real martyr of Alimony
Alley. He talked lot, yes they say,
but he died for his convictions. His
may have been all wrong il
the eyes of the world. but it measured
up perfectly to the code of husbandly
conduct born in Ludlow street
What made Wacker's heroism the
greatest in their eyes is that he knew
he was going to die. One thousand dol
lars paid to the attorneys of Mrs. Fred
erica Wacker. the wife, would have won
him freedom at any time during his in
Freedom would have given
him a new lease on life.
When Wacker was first taken to
Ludlow street Jail he was i'll. His con-
lition. so Attorney A. NJ. Rabinovic
told Justice Donne!ly in the Supreme
court today, grew worse. He suffered
rom liver trouble. Last Wednesday he
vas transferred from Ludlow street to
he prison ward in Bellevue Hospital
lie grew still worse. and on Friday
vas almost unconscious. His attorney
pleaded for his removal to another in
for complete freedom,
hat being against his code-so that
Nacker would rot be compelled to lis
en- to the rawlings of dope fiends,
and insane persons. All night
md day they hooted and jeered. Five
lays of such an environment made
Nacker almost as delirious as his fel-
ow- patients.
Justice Donnelly on Friday ex-
'ressed the belief that Wacker should
'e transferred. and took the matter
Inder advisement. He was surprised
o learn today that Wacker's sentence
as been vacated by the greater au-
hority.
The Washington herald., 1915-09-08
TYPIST ACCUSES MRS.
MOHR IN STATEMENT
Miss Ormsby, Stenographer for Doc
tor. Signs Paper to Be Nucleus
of States Case.

Providence Sept. Who was the wom.
an who warned Miss Florence Ormsby
stenographer for Dr. C. Franklin Mohr
not to ride with the doctor on the nigh,
of July 81, when he was shot while
motoring from Newport with his secre-
tary, Miss Emily G. Burger?
Miss Ormsby today. in a ten-page type
written statement, declared that it was
Mrs. Elizabeth Tiffan Blair Mohr. wife
Of the doctor, who is charged with con-
spring to accomplish the destruction OF
her husband.
Who was the woman who a few days
before the murder telephoned Samuel
Bryant, from whom Cecil Victor Brown.
the negro who confessed to the actual
murder of the doctor. purchased the
motorcycle in which they fed after the
shooting?
Bryant says he doesn't know.
While Mrs. Mohr and her lawyers
maintained steadfast silence today. the
State of Rhode Island took its first de-
cisive steps to avenge the death of DR..
Mohr Miss Ormsby's signed statement
was taken by Chief Robbins to the office
of the attorney general as a nucleus of
the States case against Mrs. Mohr and
the three negroes.
All the evidence which the State has
against the negroes and Mrs Mohr will
be presented to the grand jury on Sep
tember 20. Chief Robbins says the state
ment will fully corroborate the confess
sions of the negroes. who say they were
the tools of Mrs. Mohr and were to get
$50O for the murder OF DR.. Mohr and the
shooting of Miss Burger.
Adolph German. the young Providence
lawyer who will handle the cases Of the
negroes up until the time OF the trial.
said today that when his clients are ar
raigned before Judge Hamill in Warren.
r. l.. on September l6 none will take the
stand.
Il shall merely move that the State
be permitted to enter sufficient Of its
evidence to warrant Judge Hamill
holding my clients for the grand
jury" declared German. 1T is with
in the powers of Judge Hamill to dis
miss my clients and Mrs. Mohr as
well, but this case is going to trial.
Then the truth will come out. Then
the country will hear a remarkable
story"
Miss Ormshy has no hesitancy in
speaking about her statement.
Mrs. Mohr called me on the telephone
several times for various reasons. But
only on one occasion did she tell me not
to ride in the doctors car. On Satur-
day. July on. she called me up and told
me not to ride In the doctors car that
night.
NO. no, I'm certain that I am not
mistaken. l knew her voice. Besides
she began by saying. This is Mrs. Mohr
speaking"
The Washington herald., 1915-09-08
JEWISH NEW YEAR
TO START TONIGHT
F faithful Will Observe the Anniversary
in Synasogues of
the City.

At sunset today Jews all over the
world will begin the celebration OF
Rosh Hashonah. the anniversary OF
the creation of the world. and thus
usher in the year 5s76, according to
the Mosaic reckoning.
The New Year in the Jewish cal
endar begins on the first day of
Tshri, the seventh month. Rosh
Hashonah comes just ahead of the
Day of Atonement, and there is con-
sequently a season of penance and
supplication for divine mercy between
New Years and Yom Kippur.
The day that begins at sunset Is
considered the day OF judgment. on
which the "inha bitants of the world
pass in judgment before God. even
as sheep pass before their shepherd"
According to tradition three books OF
account are opened and the fates of the
just the wicked and the indifferent are
recorded separately.
In the ten days of penitence the in
different get an opportunity to improve
their records.
Special solemnity will mark the serv-
ices this year because of the 100000 or
more Jews engaged in the war.
On Rosh Hashonah the Jews greet
each other with "L'shonoh teve tike-
sevu' Upon the return from the syna-
gogue 1t is the practice. as a good omen.
to eat grapes. apples or other fruits dip
ped in honey. The bread Is also dipped
in honey and a special prayer for God s
benedction is recited.
The use of the shofar. a rams horn,
on Rosh Hashonah is in accordance
with the references Of Holy Writ to New
Years AS "a day Of blowing" In olden
days the shofar announced the new
moon and solemn festivals and sounded
wars alarm. In the shofar today the
faithful are stirred with the memories of
their ancient race and their glorious his
The Washington herald., 1915-09-08
BRITISH MURDER Crew
OF U.BOAT, IS charge
Patrol Shoots Germans Struggling in
Water After Sub Sinks.
Writes Veterinarian.

Lowell. Mass. Sept AN amazing
story OF a German submarine. which IL
believed to have been the destroyer OF
the Arabic. Is contained in a letter re-
ceived by Lowell relatives Of DR.. Charles
B. Banks. now in London.
DR.. Banks was a veterinary omcer
aboard the steamer Nicosian. He says
in his letter that the Nicosian was at
tackled by a submarine and that the sub
marine was sunk by a British patrol
boat while trying to sink the Nicosan.
The British patrol boat. Dr.. Banks
says. flew an American fag. the Stars
and Stripes. until she was within point
blank range of the submarine. and then
she sent up a white flag. he says.
DR.. Banks says also that Germans
struggling In the water were shot. and
that seven who were rescued were forth
with put to death by the English crew
Of the patrol boat.
Dr. Banks writes from London. The
Nicosian. crippled by the submarine. was
towed into port for repairs. he says. He
believes the submarine was the same
one that sank the Arabic because II was
cruising in the same locality and on the
same day.
Berlin Reports Sub Lost.
Berlin Cby wireless). Sept. THE ad-
marine U-27 had sunk a small British
cruiser about August 10. but the C-boat
has not since returned to her base and is
believed to have been lost.
The location OF the sinking OF the
English cruiser is officially reported to
have been west of the Hebrides Islands.
which lies on the northwest coast OF
Scotland
The U-27 belonged to the class which
was constructed in l912-l3., Her displace-
ment was $40 tons and she had l.s0o
horsepower The vessel was capable of
making seventeen knots an hour on the
surface and twelve when submerged. and
was equipped with three torpedo tuoes.
Her crew was supposed to have num-
oered about twenty-seven men.
The admiralty statement follows:
According TO the report from SUBJ
nn rne which met the U-27 at sea, the
after sank an old. small British cruiser
vest of the Hebrides about August 10.
The U-boat has not returned. 1t has
,een out at sea a long time and must
,e regarded as lost. with its crew."
The Washington herald., 1915-09-08
HYMNS CAUSE suicide
OF FAIR EQUESTRIENNE
Story of Woman's Remorse Told by
Lover. Suspected of
Her Murder.

New York. Sept. John Kerns, I'm
dersized. pale of face. with jet black
hair and keen gray eyes. was brought
before Coroner Heilenstein To-Day on sus-
picion of knowing something about ne
death by poison of Freda FaSerstrom,
once bareback rider at the Hippodror1e
and in recent years his common .a~
wife. She committed suicide" he cx-
claimed. Il can tell YOU just how it
was. We lived next door to Lutheran
Church. She was born in Sweden AMI
was a Lutheran Every Sunday night
when they'd sing hymns IN the chur. n
she'd hear them and they would make
her blue. She never told me she was
going to kill herself. but | believe that 8
why she did it. She heard the hymns and
thought of old times
Kerns found the woman sitting dead
yesterday afternoon at table in their
home on the top floor of the six-story
tenement at No. 157 East 112th street
A glass that had contained whisky and
a bottle of prussic acid were on the
table. kerns ran over to the Third
branch detective bureau and blurted
out that Freda FaSerstrom was dead.
Detectives went back to the flat with
him. They found the woman's face
covered with bruises. and instantly
they accused Kerns of having beaten
her to death. Then they found a COM
plete counterfeiting outfit for making
50-Cent pieces in the flat, and kerns
confessed that he had been making the
queer" coin for three months.
A rudely scrawled note which Kerns
said was written by Freda FaEerstrom
also was found in the fiat. 1t stated
that she had committed suicide by
drinking some of the prussic acid
in fol
that no one but herself was to be
blamed.
When the prisoner was brought be-
fore Coroner Hellenstein today by De-
tective Carmody and a government
secret service man he displayed no
grief over the woman's death. His
own plight seemed TO worry him more
than anything else.
Il was born in West Sixteenth street."
ne said II started out all right, had
good school education. and then when it
came time to go to work l fell in with a
gang of cOunterfeiters. Pete Woods
1e's dead now-was their leader. Ten
years ago / was arrested and did a bit
If one year.
Then I decided to live on the square
became a ticket speculator I was
making good at II, but liquor got hold Of
ne and I went wild. About that time
net Freda. She took liking to me.
But she was hard to get along with be-
'ause she was always getting sore on
herself and the world. That's the way
'he had been lately.
My appetite for liquor got me so hard
hat I couldn't find n job. and then 1
vent to the coun:erfeiting game I be-
,an making half-dollar pieces-with
1lenty of silver in the alloy. 1 didn't
make more than 20 cents on every 81, but
nobody turnbled to the coins and 1t was
easy money In the alloy l used prussic |
Icid. and 1t was the acid that Freda took |
With her whisky. I'm through with |
liquor now. I'll go to jail for counter
citing. and come out and let the booze !
lone"
The coroner held him without bail |
'ending an inquest
The Washington herald., 1915-09-08
MID-C!TY MERCHANTS
PLAN Big CELEBRATION
Parade Along Seventh Street on Sep
tember 29 to Precede Opening.
Features Outlined at Meeting.

At a meeting of the MidCity CitI-
Gems Association at 1909 Seventh
street northwest last night. plans
were made for a parade and carnival
along upper Seventh street on the
evening of September 81 to celebrate
the completion of the paving. Com
ing on the same day as the fall open
ing. the carnival and parade will fit-
tingly round out a big day for Wash
ington merchants.
Thousands of tiny balloons inscrib-
ed Boost for Upper Seventh Street"
will be distributed preceding the
carnival Prizes will be offered for
the hsndsomest and most original as
we'll as the funniest costume worn by
paraders.
At the meeting last night. presided
over by A. J. Driscoll! president of
the association, many of the prominent
merchants along upper Seventh street
were present and much enthusiasm
was displayed over the plans drawn
up for the carnival.
meeting of the finance committee
will be held this afternoon at )
o'clock at 1909 Seventh street and an
other on September II at the same
address 10 work out plans for financ-
ing the project.
The parade on the evening of Sep
tember 81 will start at Seventh street
and New York avenue and move north
along Seventh street.
Committees having charge of the
various work are as follows:
Finance c"IamIttee-Ctarles 5. Shreve, chairman;
Thomas SeTseon. A. J. Driscou. NJ. L. Goldsmith.
Charles Pitt. A. Bronaugh. r. r. Haberer. J.
Frank Simpson. l.. l. Elliott and y. Holzberlen.
Publicity conmittee-A. ]. Driscou chairman;
NJ T. Ruppert, B. b Hsberer and Albert johnson
Committee docoCations-Charles Pitt. chair
man; John d. Howard +. H. Bresnahan. A j.
Drisooll. VI. Primes S. E Adler. Charles Redcll
E. G. Thompson and ]. F. Simpson.
Special committee parade and carnival-Joserh
Berbench chairman; Thomas Sergeon Harry King
NJ. L. Goldsmith, J. ShughrIe, Il. Il Habtrer
Harry Kaufman. Charles Pitt, VI. F. RUPERT.
J. P. Herman !. Cans. T. ]. Nee Joseph Stras
burger. Harry Hahn. Peter Grosan. and Ed Voight.
Committee on CIVIC and industrial Tarsde-M. +.
RUPERT chairman; W. Burkhart ]. Shuehrle
Charles S. Shreve. 5. X. Waters /. Frlend. NJ.
Holzh-rlein. B. b. Haberer. J. h. Gier. ". S.
Herndon. Thomas Sergeon. A H. Plugge. NJ. Muir
raw NJ o. Hanlon. Albert johnson. VI. Norman.
E B. Myers f. l.. Elliott DIR. W. r. Zel c. T.
Butler. ]. y. Gregg. {. r. Homer. A. Loeflcr,
Lamb Mathe.. y Miles A. B. McClosky, A. c.
Newbeck W. L. O'C"nnor. ". F. O'Donnell j. NJ
Peske, E. ]. Quinn. L. D. RoIzee. p Shughrue.
NJ Steaman E. Shuttle. 5. G. Taylor. ". J.
Dante. W. ). Thom E. G. Thompson. George
rrciolo. D. 6. Williamson. R. E. Hudson and y.
Auth.
The Washington herald., 1915-09-08
BRIDE AND HUSBAND KILLED.
Four Others in Honeymoon Part!
Hurt in Auto Crash.

Congers. n. Y. Sept. 7.-George
windler and his bride of few days
were instantly killed and three men
and a woman were seriously injured
early today.
The injured are Mrs. Louise Ben
son, of Haverstraw. cut and bruised
and possibly injured internally: James
Brophy. of Haverstraw, fractured
skull: Robert Brophy, fractured skull.
and William Curran. chauffeur, who
was cut and bruised.
The automobile party was returning
from dance at West Haverstraw.
The Windlers had planned to spend
the night at Haverstraw and then
proceed to New York on their honey
moon. None of the injured was able
to tell how the accident happened