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Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-08-15
MAN, LIVING ON
COWPEAS, WANTS
TO SELL HIS BODY
Graduate of Three Colleges,
Pressed by Unavoidable Pow
erty, Offers to Deliver Him
self to ExperimenterS

w mere can sell my DOuS
That is one of the unique queries re-
ceived by Frederick J. Haskin at the At
lanta Journal information bureau in
Washington, which supplies informa zion
of all kinds to any Journal readers who
write for it.
Since the bureau was opened, hundreds
have availed themselves of it's uses, out
none of the letters received and answer"
ed equal the above in sheer novelty,
and his reply.
The letter is from a man in Birming-
ham. His name The Journal withholds
but he says in part:
Unavoidable poverty has brought me
tc the point where L will have to sell
my body or loan 1t for experiments
in order to keep from starving to death.
Do not think for moment that 1 am
trying to perpetrate a joke or that L am
looking for sympathy, for 1 am not. This
is a straight, Observation-Disclosures let
ter, and if you can supply the necessary
information, you will be doing me a
great favor. For two months 1
have tried every day to get work of
some kind, but have been unable to do
So sI have nothing except
health, ambition, a clean mind and clean
body from right living, and hope.
nave seven diplomas from three OF the
best colleges in the country.
All now living on a dimes worth of cow
peas a day. Now if you can
tell me where 1 can make the necessary
arrangements to sign contract with
some doctor or other eXperimentor to let
him have my body when l die; or can
tell me where 1 can find some one that
wants to experiment on my body in amy
way that will not make a cripple Of me,
YOU will have done a good deed"
Replying to this appeal, Mr.. Haskln
wrote from The Journal bureau, sending
the man, an application blank for the
federal employment agency and suggest
ing that a more practical means of Sc
curing a livelihood can be found than by
making any sort of disposition OF his
body.
IF, however you desire to assist
science and at the same time aid your
self by making some use of your body.
continue the letter, you might write to
the Carnegie Institute Nutrition laoora-
tory in Boston, Mass, where some eX-
periments in fasting were paid for quite
literally a short time ago, and to the
medical department of the Johns Hop
kins university in Baltimore, Md, where
observations and scientific studies upon
the human body are now in progress.
and to the Rockefeller institute in New
York City"
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-08-15

1t is stated that about 300 or 400 of the
inmates are in good mental condition
and should be released from the sani-
tarium. This alleged condition is the
cause of the resolution.
BILLS PASSED IN SENATE.
The following bills were passed in the SEN
ate Monday:
BY Senator Mclaughlin, of the Thirty-siNth-
To amend the charter of StOnewall in Campbell
county.
To amend the charter of Atlanta sc as to
construct the Pryor street underpasS.
To authorize the ordinary Of Bryan county
to name a county depository.
To abolish the office Of Bryan county treas
urer.
To amend the charter Of Townsville.
To amend an act creating the city court OF
Gray.
TO prescribe the manner Of holding primary
elections in Baker county.
To repeal the charter of Leon.
To incorporate the Rockingham school dis
trict in Bacon county.
To provide water works bonds for the town
of Madison.
To amend the charter of Millen.
To create the recreation commission for the
city of Savannah.
To authorize the clerk of the superior court
and sheriff Of Bryan county to keep records
at the county site.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-08-15
Only Portion of Big Dam
Lost Suddenly, Is Report
(By Associated Press. }

are considered the most reliable reports
from Lake Toxaway are to the effect
that only a portion of the top of the big
dam gave away early last night and
that not all of the $40 acres of waters
were loosed. No direct communication
with the Lake Toxaway has been had
up to noon today; it is thought possible
that the entire dam may have crumbled
gradually, but at last reports efforts
were being made to stop the breaking
up of the structure.
The gorge below the dame is said to
be only two miles long, and it is stated
here by those who know the country
that the waters had room to spread out
over uninhabited country after making
this first rapid descent.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-08-15
Wilson to Be Host to
Campaign Committee

WASHINGTON, Aug. 14.-Financing
the Democratic national campaign was
discussed today by President Wilson. w.
w. Marsh, treasurer of the national
committee, and Henry MorgentEau.
chairman of the finance committee.
The president will entertain the mem
bers of the campaign committee tomor-
row at lunch.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-08-15
Water Reaches Anderson;
No Great Loss EXpeCter

ANDERSON, S. c., Aug. 14.-Water
released when the Toxaway dam broke
last night reached Portman dam on the
Seneca river ten miles west of here at
$50 o'clock this morning. An hour
earlier the flood struck the Blue Ridge
Railway crossing and continued to rise
for some time afterward. No great loss
is expected ia this section.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-08-15
One Killed, Two Injured,
In Automobile Accident
Especial Dispatch to The Journal)

Especial Dispatch to The Journal.)
NICHOLS, Ga, Aug. 14.-In an auto
accident at Nichols today one man was
killed and two injured. The car was
driven by L. C. Edenfeld, of this place.
The man killed was Ira c. Alley, a brick
mason, from Nashville, Tenn, who was
employed on the construction of the new
Masonic building. Those injured were
Mrs. Luther Davis and the driver.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-12-29
POISON KILLS 3 CONVICTS
Prisoners at Joliet Penitentiary Ex-
tracted Wood Alcohol From
Products Used in Shops.

Joliet, ILL.,, Dec. 1S-Warden n'ichael
thinner of the Joliet penitentiary said
the six cOnvicts who survived the
wood alcohol debauch on Saturday.
which killed four men would recover.
1t was thought three probably would
die, but drastic measures have counter
acted the poison.
Prison 'mOonshining," by which con-
victs extract alcohol by strange chem
ical processes from drugs and products
used in the shop behind the walls, en-
abled the men TO obtain the alcohol
from q shellac mixture.
They believed the poison to be grain
alcohol and drank it in an effort 10
forget the bitterness of prison life in
the false joys of inebriety. The dead
Alexander Archer. Iroquoise county,
fifth term for robbery; Martin Harris,
Cook county, serving two years for a
serious offense; Edward Williams,
Cook county, serving fifth term for
robbery; Frank Dawson, Grandy coun.
", one to fourteen years for robbery,
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-12-29
NOTHING IN LAW" WOMEN
ARE TOLD By BARROW
Declares in Address at Chicago That
Courts Are Boxing Rings With
Poor Man Loser.

Chicago, Dec 1S.-Pretty lawyer
esSes by the score met in the rooms
of the Brownleigh club TO hear Clar-
ence barrow encourage them in their
chosen profession, but when he got
through with them they were much
discouraged lot. The occasion was the
monthly dinner of the Woman's Law
league.
There is nothing in the law" said
Mr.. barrow, to begin with.
And then he proceeded to tell them
what they could not do.
you can't be shining lights at the
BAR" he said, because you are too
kind.
You can never be corporation law
yers because you are not old-blooded.
You have not high grade of intellect.
''YOu can never expect to get the
fees that men get 1 doubt if you ever
make a living at the work you have
chosen.
''The courts today are like boxing
rings where dwarfs are pitted against
giants and the judges referee the
game.
IF poor man gets sick and has to
have an operation the best surgeon in
the city will perform it free of charge.
But if the poor man is charged with
murder you can't get q decent lawyer
to defend him free of charge Make
that your field
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-12-29
GREECE GRANTS ALL DEMANDS
Athens Dispatch Says Constantine Will
Withdraw Troops From
ThessaIy.

London. Dec. 16.-The Greek govern
ment has accepted the ultimatum pre-
sented by the entente allies, says a
disnatch from Athens to the Central
News agency.
Athens (via London), Dec. 16.-The
demands IF the entente allies present
cd TO the Greek government were in
the nature Of an ultimatum. All Greek
troops are 10 be withdrawn from Thes-
sally. according 10 the demands. and
only a certain number of soldiers are
10 be concentrated in Pooponnesus.
The demands for PREPARATION for the
events of December and 2. when fight
ing took place between entente landing
forces and Greek troops, are to be for
mulated later.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-12-29
WILSON FORWARDS GERMAN
PEACE NOTE TO THE ALLIES
President Decides to Make No Recon-.
mendation-Decisio Arrived at
After Cabinet Meeting.

Washington, Dec. 1S.-President
Wilson's decision TO forward the CEN
trail powers peace notes to the entente
allies without any mediation offer by
the American government was made
after prolonged cabinet meeting.
The notes received from Germany,
Austria and Turkey were meant to be
identical, but the TRANSACTIONS received
here differed slightly in wording, and
an effort was made to harmonic them.
Some officials suggested that the Amer
lean representatives in each of the
central allies capitals should be re-
quested to transmit the documents d.
rect to American diplomats in the en-
tente countries.
The president has not determined
whether any action in behalf of peace
will be taken later by the United States
on it's own account, but is holding him
self in readiness to serve in any way
possible toward bringing the warning
nations together.
In other quarters than the White
House 1t was learned that some word
indicating the official attitude of the
entente allies toward the peace pro-
posal is being awaited with the deepest
interest.
American diplomacy in the various
questions relating to the war may be
said to have stopped short, temporar.
lily, with the announcement of the
Teutonic offer to talk peace.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-12-29
U. S. SUBMARINE is WRECKED
H-2 Near Humboldt Bay, Cal.
Goes Aground in Fog.

Eureka, Cal, Dec. 15.-Five of the
crew of the United States submarine
HIS. which had been pounding in the
surf north of here since dawn Thurs
day. with 90 men imprisoned in it.
were brought ashore on q breeches
buoy. A short time after the remain
ing y, including the two officers. were
rescued by the same means.
In a dense fog the H-3 struck a
sand spit 800 yards off shore. just out
side the entrance to Humboldt bay,
while cruising down the coast from
Puget sound on its way to the Mare
Island navy yard In San Francisco
bay. 1t was accompanied by the q.
S. S. Cheyenne and the submarines
HI and H-2. officers of the Cheyenne
said they believed that the accident
was caused by the engines of the H-3
becoming disabled.
The H-3, built in 1913, is command
ed by Lieut.. III. B. Bogusch, with
Lieut.. E. f. Zemke as second officer.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-12-29

ing last nights session of the chamber
of deputies delivered speech on the
German imperial chancellor's peace
proposal, in which he warned the coun-
try to beware of Frances enemies. He
added that France would not do less in
the premises than the other members
of the allied conference. The cham
Der passed vote of confidence ia the
new government. 314 to 165.
81 have the duty to place my coun-
try on guard against possible poison
ing" said NJ. BRAND, amid applause.
when a country arms itself to the
teeth, when ii seiZes men everywhere
in violation of the laws of nations
and enforces labor upon them. should
be guilty if l did not cry out to my
country, Look out; take care
"Blood on Their Hands,"
~ have the right. in the first place.
to say to our enemies for the hun
dredth time. The blood is on your
hands. not upon ours Not that
doubt the clear-sightedness of my
country, but in the face OF these at
tempts to spread dissension among the
allies l exclaim, The French republic
will not do less than the convention
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-12-29
SUICIDE MARKS GRAFT PROBE
Davenport Realty Man Pens Note I'm.
pIicating Two Aldermen and
Then Ends Life.

Davenport, Ia, Dec. 15.-Oscar l..
Susemihl, a wealthy real estate man
who a month ago is alleged to have
offered two members of the Davenport
city council $3.50 each if they would
swing a deal whereby the city would
purchase an old vinegar works build
ing on which he had an option for a
city Toulouse. committed suicide by
shooting himself through the heart
while in his Office. He left a note Inn
plicating Aldermen ]. c. Proestler and
William Moeller, saying they were to
receive a split"
A committee appointed by Mayor
Berwald TO investigate the scandal was
in session during the entire day.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-12-29
Adv vERDuN
PARIS REPORTS CAPTURE OF $3.50
GERMANS NORTH OF FORT
DOUAUMONT.
LOSS Admitted By BERLIN
General NiveiIe Delivers First Stroke
Against kaiser's Forces Since His
Appointment to Supreme Command
Troops Advance In Waves

London, Dec 16.-General Nivelle,
Frances man Of action. has delivered
his first stroke against the central
powers since his appointment to SUI
preme command. Dispatches from the
Paris war office report an energetic Of
fensive on the verdun 'front.' with i'm
pressive results. Berlin admits that
in the new offensive the French have
gained advantage on both sides of the
River Meuse.
Berlin Admits Losses.
Berlin, Dec. 16. by wireless.-French
attacks delivered on the east bank of
the Meuse in the Verdun region result
ed in gain of ground for them toward
Louvremont and Hardaumont, the war
office announced in a supplementary
statement.
British Open Drive in West.
Berlin, Dec. is (via Sayville).-A
sudden revival of the British big
push" on the western front was indi-
Gated by the German war office state
ment
The war office issued the following
statement covering the fighting on the
west front:
Near Hannecamps, north of the
Ancre, English detachments, protect
trenches. They were sanguinarily re-
pulsed.
ION the east bank of the MeuSe the
French continued their attack. After
violent struggle Besonvaux and the
wood west of the village remained liz
their hands. Their thrusts continued
farther nOrthwarc, but broke down
before our positions on the ridge north
of the village of BesOnvauX."
$3.50 Germans Captured.
Paris, Dec. 18.-Every foot OF the
- square miles of territory north of
Verdun won by the French in their
brilliant stroke of Friday has been
maintained. Two hundred and fifty
officers and 1900 men were made pris,
Oner, according to the statement is.
sued by the war Office.
On the right bank Of the MeuSe the
French obtained two more successes
today. The village of Besonvaux
suffered the fate of it's Notifications
which were seized yesterday. And in
Besonvaux, the French lines were adj
vanced substantially. Eighty-one guns
were captured by the French.
Counter-Attack Fails.
The Germans made desperate as
sault against the French positions or
Cote du Poivre pepper hilD, between
Vaucherauville and Louvemont. Gen
| Nivelle stopped the attack with ma.
chine gun barrage fire.
The Germans are now back very
| close to the line from which they
| started their present offensive in Feb
ruary of this year. The territory
which it took the crown prince Ell ,hi
| months to conquer has been recovered
| by General Nivelle in two short, sharI
| thrustS-One last summer, extending
| over three days, and the second yes
| terday, of less than "a hours duration
| The Verdun front today is virtually
what it was on February %.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-12-29
BLASTS WRECK IRON PLANT
LIewelIyn Works at Los Angeles Burn
and the Police Scent Bomb
Conspiracy.

Los Angeles. Cal. Dec. 1S.-Fire
nearly wiped out the plant Of the
Llewellyn Iron works, causing damage
estimated at more than 100000. Sew
eral explosions were reported to have
occurred. and the police were investi-
eating to determine if they were Incl
dental TO the fire or If the plant had
been dynamited.
Robert Lacy, mechanic at the plant,
reported that two explosions had oc-
Cured. followed by flames.
The fire sIread to the Lacy Iron
works across the street, but was
brought under control.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-12-29
Beakes Loses Contest.

Lansing. Mich. Dec. 15.-Represent-
alive Samuel Beakes. Democrat, lost
his fight to obtain. as the result Of al
legged errors. certificate OF election
over his Republican opponent. Mark
X. Bacon.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-12-29
SENATE HONORS SALISBURY
Pro Tenn. of the Upper Branch
Of Congress-

Washington. Dec Ex-senator WILL
lard Salisbury (Dem.) OF Delaware was
elected president pro tempore Of the
senate. receiving Al votes to % for
Senator Gallinger (Rep.) and 5 for
Cenator Clapp Of Minnesota, the can.
didate of the Prgress.ve-Rep
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-12-29

The girl who chooses q career that
fails to include baby carriages. bibs
and things will land ut the gates of
eternity with the consciousness that
she has missed something.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-12-29

l At the current ratio of progress ii
will not be many months until black
diamonds take the place of the cheap
or and more common. garden variety
of jewelry store diamonds fer per-
sonal wear.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-12-29

Each whale carries about \ half ton
of whalebones about him" There is
no great demand now for whalebone.
which is no longer used for corsets
and umbrella ribs. but the whales still
have use for IL.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-12-29

Sawdust alcohol may prove good fuel
for automobiles, as the chemists claim,
hut safety would require in some in
stances that the tanks be closed so the
chauffeurs couldn't draw any of ii off,
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-12-29

The fate of the star aviators Of both
sides in the war shows that the wage
Of success is death. The only prospect
which fame holds out to them is a
brilliant doom.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-12-29

A prominent cartOonist has drawn a
series of pictures To demonstrate that
an absent-minded man should not get
married. Ii has always been our i'm
preston that most married men pre-
fe~ 20 be absent-minded.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-12-29

Although the Venus de Milo figure
is now becoming fashionable. 1t will be
seine time before the Venus de Milo
foot will be widely copeland the
greater the pity!
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-12-29

Nothing enllvens town like
swarm of college boys, with caps and
canes and ribbons. Under the circumf
stances. who objects to few "rah,
rnhs?"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-12-29

L:.!n Americans refuse to buy our
shirts because our ShirtmakerS insist
in putting goods in the sleeves that
ought 10 he added to the tails. Why
not make 1t n Pan-American protest?
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-12-29
Three Die in MICHIGAN Min.

Marquette. Mich. Dec. l5.-An eIe-
vator bucket plunged 20 feet TO the
bottom of the shaft In the Holmes
mine at Ishpeming. killing three Of it,
occupants.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-12-29

Poetry is said to be becoming In
creasingly popular. which is something
else for those who believe in people
working for a living to view with
alarm.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-12-29

Candy has gone up so high that the
frugal youth may now content him.
self by sending his inamorata jug
Of mOlasses.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-12-29

perfectly healthy woman can in
ten minutes conversation with doc
tor convince herself that she is afliict-
cd with Is ailments any ten of which
are necessarily fatal.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-12-29

We suppose the egg trust will not
be satisfied until humanity shall take
off its hat whenever it stands i'm the
presence of a hen.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-12-29

The price of undertakers' hardware
has gone up on account of the war.
But that isn't the kind of hardware
they use In the trenches.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-12-29

Being divorced woman by occu-
patton would appear to be career
profitable in direct ratio to the amount
of the alimony.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-12-29

As Cuba's potash deposits have
farned out 10 be valueless. her indie
pendence will not be called in ques-
ton for the present.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-12-29

When four young girls earn So, 400
from the products of two acres of a
garden. the high cost of keeping alive
is softencd SO the thud is scarcely aud
ible-fsr them.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-12-29

This weather goes hard on the in
digent motOrist whose machine is in
the last stages of gasoline consump-
ton.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-12-29

Women are wearing more and cost
iier clothing. according TO depart
ment report, but not mt one time.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-12-29

A woman aviator is said by her man
ager to be utterly fearless, but what
could you expect her manager to say?
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-12-29

The news that the minis are busy
making cents doesn't cheer the man
who has been getting tired doing bust
ness for a year and hasn't made q
cent.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-12-29

That silent treatment would benefit
many more of the ills of the world
than mere tuberculosis.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-12-29

Auto racers who keep up the pace
after darkness fails should make pro-
viSier in advance for the support Of
their families.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-12-29

and some Of the chauffeurs OF today
are of the same kidney.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-12-29

Picketing must be a popular pastime
In san Francisco if they need char
ter amendment to prohibit IL.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-12-29

The cost of living may be high. but
a puts no curb upon extravaganza and
the enjoyment of life.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-12-29

but they have not yet discovered the
costless brand.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-12-29

The new dimes will buy about as
much as the old nickels used To.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-12-29

What Gcrmany's submarine freight
line needs is more Captain Koenigs.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-12-29
England Asks Pay.

London. Dec. l5.-Andrew Bonar
Law. chancellor of the excheQuer. said
in the house OF commons that no pro
posals for peace had yet been re
ceived by the British government from
the central powers. He odded that
the entente allies required adequate
reparation for the past and adequate
security for the future.
Premier Warns France.
Paris. Dec. 14.-Premier BRAND dur