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Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-07-29
Would Not Wed Until
Her Parents Died

Many friends of Miss Jean Keith
Greer, elder daughter of the late
Bishop and Mrs. David H. Greer, re-
ceived announcement of her mar
riage last Wednesday in the Cathe-
dral of st. John the Divine. to Mr..
Franklin Whitman Robinson, COM
poser, lecturer and writer on music
and head of the aural theory depart
ment Of the Institute of Musical Art
1t was learned that the wedding
The bride is forty-three and Mr.
Robinson, forty-four. Their friend
ship began in 1897 when Mr.. Rob-
inson became assistant organist at
St Bartholomew church and chief
organist at the Parish house. Bishop
olomeW's and built the Parish house
in East Forty second street. Miss
Greer wa sactive in the work of the
mission and she and Mr.. Robinson
were thrown much together.
The bride devoted her adult life to
years when 10th were in frail health
she never left them. 1t was gener-
ally understood that she would not
marry during their lives. In late
years she took her mothers place
at entertainments Off churchmen IN
the Bishops house.
Mr. Robinson went abroad five
months ago to take charge of the
educational work of the College of
Music which the American Y. NJ. c.
A. arranged to operate in connection
with a French university. Later
the American army in France took
over the university as a unit Mr.
Robinson was commissioned a ma
jor, and later lieutenant colonel
and a medal was bestowed upon him
by the Beaux Arts, Paris, for origi-
nal work in music. Both Bishop
and Mrs. Greer died while he was
in France, and the delayed wedding
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Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-07-29
Mother and Daughter Burned to Death in
Room With All Doors Nailed Up From Outside

sons in the building escaped from
the upper floors without difficulty.
Looking for the mother and daugh-
ter, Ennis went to the rear of the
building and forced an outer door in
the smoke-filled hallway. He saw a
door which opened into the bedroom
kitchen, where a woman was moan
ing. There was a rope tied around
the knob and nailed to the wall in
such a fashion that the door could
not be opened from the inside. He
tore off the rope and found Mrs.
Fieutuch sitting unconscious on the
floor with her night clothes partly
burned off.
Sylvia was lying on her back OH
top of a coal stove in which there
was no fire. She was unconscious
and burned. Fire was coming from
the storeroom, where apparently it
had started. With the door into the
hallway tied shut, the only opening
from the room was the door into
the blazing storeroom, for the two
windows in the rear had long been
boarded up. The woman and her
daughter were overcome before they
could GET to safety
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-07-29

the person who made the threat has
been given to the police.
Paul v. Ryan, of the Cincinnati
detective agency, whose operatives
are working on the case. declared
that there still are many persons
to be interviewed who appear to have
close connection with the case.
1T has not yet been decided when
the body of the girl will be exhumed
for u physical examination" said
Ryan. However, such an eXamina-
ton will be made"
City detectives of Newport were
called into the case today when al
most every cleW so far followed by
investigators led nowhere.
Another theory advanced today is
that the grave may have been mis-
taken for another girls grave, but
police do mot put much credence in
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-07-29

| would have from accumulated in
come alone $1,100,000 on his twenty
first birthday, while the total amount
Of his inheritance at that time she
estimated would be $2,700,000.
Before making the application Mrs.
Wood said she discussed the, boys
welfare with his mother and they
agreed his interests would be best
served by establishing a permanent
home for him in this country.
Mrs. Wood explained that since
the return of her daughter-in-law
and grandson to this country they
have lived at the Lorraine Hotel,
although Mrs. Hinckley was anxious
to have him where he could get
plenty of fresh air and outdoor life.
Neither the mother of the boy
nor your petitioner has sufficient
ability with which to purchase a
suitable and permanent place of res
idence for his benefit" said Mrs.
Wood. "In view of the foregoing
situation and the boys abundant
wealth, and having in view the
wishes and inclinations of a young
he is particularly DESTROYS to live
on country estate where he can
recuperate, build up his strength
and have horses and other live stock
with which to amuse himself-this
petition is submitted"
The grandmother explained that
Mrs. Hinckley had agreed to fur
nish the country home with her own
belongings from Paris and further
promised to contribute all or any
part Of her individual income out
OF the estate which may be required
| III maintaining the country place
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-07-29

A police investigation is being
made into the mysterious circum-
stances surrounding a fire which
caused the death of Mrs. Mary Fieu-
tuch, thirty-four years old, of AIS
Henderson street, Jersey City, n. j..
years old. They died several hours
after they had been taken to City
hospital.
Mother and daughter were found
dying from burns by Henry Ennis.
chauffeur at fire headquarters, who
carried them from their rooms on
the ground floor of AIS Henderson
street, a four-story brick building.
Mrs. Feiutuch's front room was used
as a storeroom, containing numerous
boxes, and the rear room IS p bod
room and kitchen Eight other per-
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-07-29
Woman Opened Girls Grave for >..
Spite. New Theory N Mystery

That the work of ghouls who
opened the grave of Clara Fischer
in st. Stephens cemetery, Newport,
KY. was the result of plan to
wreak spite, was the newest theory
advanced in the mystery following
investigation. Detectives are hunt
ing for a woman who threatened a
relative of the Fischer girl.
1t was reported to investigate tors
that the day of the funeral this per-
son called up Clara Fischers resi-
dence by telephone and complained
because she had not been invited to
the funeral.
This will be the sorriest day of
your life" is the message said to
have been given to the relative
Fearing vengeance. the relative
hesitated to inform the police con
corning the incident. The name of
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-07-29
Barrage of Frost Hats
DANGEROUS Blaze of Oil

A blazing sea made up of hundreds
of barrels of oil at the plant of the
Texas Oil company at the foot of
Third street, Bayonne. N. j., was
threatening last week to destroy the.
fifteen buildings of the plant, endan-1
gering many lives, when it's spread
was cut off by the use of chemi-
cal which created a barrier of frost.
Dams of earth also helped to stop
the flow of the flames.
Forty persons were scorched and
injured otherwise in the desperate
battle which was kept UP several
hours. One warehouse and several
cars of oil were destroyed and the
property loss mounted to $250.000.
The whole plant would have been.
destroyed and most of those fighting
the flames trapped and burned to,
death, but for the barrage Of freez-
ing spray, the dams and the heroic
work of several hundred men. &C
cording to Fire Chief Davis and Of
ficials of the company. rF
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-07-29
Cut Off Your Fingers
And You'll Write Better

Two remarkably Americans, Judge
20. D. Corley, of Texas, and MichaeI
bowling. of Minneapolis, are 20 lee
ture at a meeting of the LONDON war
pensions committee next Friday.
Themselves they suffer disabilities
which would seem to handicap mot
. men for life. Judge Corley has lost
>his right arm at the shoulder and his
left arm at the elbow, While MI.
Bowling has lost both legs at the
knee, his left arm at the elbow and
half his right hand. Yet Mr.. Dow
ling is president of one of the largest
banks in Minnesota.
ANY sensible man who wants to
do lot of writing, for instance, will
cut off his fingers. which only get
in the way" says Mr.. Bowling.
There is nothing that can not oe
done equally well with mechanical
hands as with natural ones" declares
Judge Corley. This affair of mine
(his mechanical hand) I invented my
self. Besides writing, + use 1t in
eating and can wash and dress ny
self. drive motor car-do anything
in short
Anything except tie . bow neck
tie corrected Mr. Downing as ne
filed and 1i+ 2 nine
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-07-29
New York's Vacant Lot
Gardens Clear S73,5OO

Without charging anything Tor
backaches, Park Commissioner
Gallatin, of New York City says
that the vacant lot gardens along
Broadway will this year yield
crops in the aggregate valued
at $4,000. The gardens are con-
Quoted on a community plan, I'M
der the general supervision. of A.
N. Gitteman, chairman OF the
war garden committee. Some To-
cations have more than $50 sep
arate plots. The 181st street
unit, under the direction of Will
N, Harden, the author, shows
what can be done with sidehill
gardens, he says.
On the site of New York's
worst eyesore a wonderful trans
formation was effected by J. S.
O'Brien, the location supervisor
of the Fort George Hill unit.
On the foundations of ferris
wheels, carrousel and such like,
SURPRISING crops are harvested.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-07-29
Wanting 10 Celebrate
Fete Day Sailors Quit

The French liner La Touraine,
three days behind schedule be-
cause of a patriotic revolt of the
crew, arrived in New York last
week with q disgruntled cabin
passenger complement of 279
travellers.
1t was the victory parade in
Paris on Bastile day that caused
the delay. Practically all of the
Touraine's sailormen felt that
their service across the Atlantic
in the perilous days of the sub
marine campaign entitled them
to observe, if not participate, in
the great parade of victory, and,
failing to get permission to
leave, just quit the ship and
bolted for Paris.
La Touraine was scheduled
to depart from Havre on July
y. Her saloon and steerage pas
sengers were all aboard at sail
ing time, but the crew were not
there to take the ship out OF
port.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-07-29
Famous Polish Prison
Turned Into a Museum

The prison Known as 1.-THE Tenth
Pavilion in Warsaw, Poland, will be
transformed into a national museum.
General Pilsudski, the Chief of State,
last week guided a number of Of
ficers and representatives of the
authorities through the building,
which has been the scene of martyr
dom of Polish national heroes. Gen
eral Pilsudslli showed the cell where
he himself was in prison. The Wis
itor also had pointed out to them
thJ gallows at the foot of the citadel
where the Russians executed Poles.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-07-29
Prehistoric Bird Found
In Wyoming Bad Lands

The diatryma Of the Rocky Noun
tain region, a fossil ostrich-like bird,
of which the American Museum of
Natural History has recovered bones
enough for a complete restoration OF
the skeleton, is. shown to nave been
nearly seven feet tall, with massive
neck, a head seventeen inches long
and wings too small for flight.
It's powerful beak is believed to
have served in procuring its CHIEF
food from fresh water clans. The
bones were obtained from the bad
lands of the Big Horn Basin, Wyo-
ming, where some three million
years ago. in the Eocene period, this
giant of North American birds must
have been a contemporary of the
eohippus, the pigmy four-toed horse.
There are two ways to can corn.
One is in cans and the other is in
the SilO
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-07-29
English Lord Likes
e. "Wet" Country for His

America is all right until you want
drink, thinks the earl of Lindsay,
who recently arrived in New York
for a visit to the United States.
One of his first requests on land
ing was for a drink. On finding out
that the Desert of Sahara had MOTH
ing on the good old L. S. A, he i'm
mediately announced that he had
planned to stay in this country three
or four months, but that in all prob
ability would find it necessary to
shorten his visit to oniv six weeks
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-07-29
why 6arU#GSS
ridyGQ Servant

"Dul lbS t--c t~.t-l-- 49, =, -
he war nave Occn Atttus llIi, ltl4G
praying, and l nave come TO be-
.IeVe that the only way in winch
happiness can be brought to the
people OF this world Is through
love. l believe love the solution
ana the only solution that Will
solve the problems OF humanity.
If men and women would only
strive to learn this lesson they
would do more to prevent wars
and other great causes OF wretch
edness than all the peace con-
ferences that were ever held. ~
pact that only is written on pa
per means nothing, no matter now
carefully machinery is built to
enforce it. 1t is only the peace
OF the people that will last.
1T was in the belief thar
.ould gain wider understanding
Gor such world service that L
elected to get new viewpoint on
}ife in the American home. -
Baroness Mackay Hommeu.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-07-29
We Can Take Whole Fleet Through Canal in Two
Days, Say Big Ditch Officials in Washington


The navy has made no estimate
Of the time it will take to send
the fleet through. Canal officials
say single ship can cross from
ocean to ocean in seven hours. 1t
requires about an hour and a half
ior ship to go through the three
-Ccks st Gatum.
1t is possible the fleet may be
out through at night as we'll as
:a1ing the day, which has never
sen done before.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-07-29

The Panama canal locks are
each 1000 feet long and 10 feet
wide; the dreadnaught New Mex
leo is 624 feet long over all and
81 feet AZ inches wide at the
water line, with a mean draft CT
80 feet.
Officials of the Panama canal
n Washington said it would be
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-07-29

SERVE CHURCH $50 YEARS
LONDON.-Forty years as church,
warden is the record of the late
George King of Whaddon. His ia
Their served in the same office for
forty years and his grandfather at
the same church fifty wears.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-07-29

The desroyers, being smaller,
Will be sent through first, about
six in single lock at a time, but
the New Mexico and the other
battleships will have to so
through one at time.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-07-29

CLEVELAND - Dan kaber,
wealthy Cleveland publisher, help
lessly i'll, was stabbed to death in
his bed with dagger made
from file, "a wounds in
Aictsd in his abdomen. This dag
ger, a razor bearing a Syrian
name and a pair of blood-stain-
ed canvas gloves were the only
clues left by the murderer. Be-
low the picture of Kaber is that
Of his wife, who was absent from
home the night of the murder,
and her daughter by a former
marriage, Miss Marian McArdle,
who was sleeping in the Kaber
home. Another young woman, a
man nurse and Mrs. Kaber's
mother, Mrs. J. A. Brecke1 were
also in the house.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-07-29

From monocle to tilt of cap
and angle Of cigarette, this is
typically British. IT'S Admiral
Wemyss snepped at Versailles,
where he attracted no more at
tention than peace delegate.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-07-29
Lloyd George viii
Not Accept Peerage

King George is eager to bestow
an honor on Premier David Lloyd
George in recognition of his serv-
ices in the war and at the Peace
Conference. and the form which
the honor is to take is being dis
cussed in court circles, says The
London Mirror.
The Premier would not accept
a peerage the newspaper asserts,
while Knighthood of the Garter,
which is the highest honor in the
sovereign's gift, IS practically con-
fined to Peers, although an ex-
ception was made in the case Of
Sir Edward Grey in 1912. The
Mirror suggests that if the Grey
precedent is followed some spe-
cial honor may be created.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-07-29
''Boy" of 4 Wears Is
AdODted bV Foster Mother

Surrogate Slater, Issued an order
at White Plains, New York, confirm
ing the adoption of Max Wardell,
forty-one years old, by his foster
mother, Mrs. Grace A. Duff, of New
Rochelle.
Wardel has neither father nor
mother. He divorced his wife IN
the state of Washington. He has
daughter twelve years old. At pres
ent Wardell is a captain in the
army.
He has lived with his foster moth
er for ten years. She is the widow
of the late William H. Duff and has
no close relatives.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-07-29

Let your agricultural college help
solve your farm problems whether
they be of boil Weevil, livestock,
cultivation, or what not Write for
cid as often as you need it.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-07-29

--j1io to put the Pacific fleet of
chips through the canal in
. days if it is desired to make
This, navy officials say. is
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-07-29
ADaily Newspaper Delivered to Your
Home Six Days a Week

would cost you from to ten dollars year. But
offer you six papers Week-te very of the newSfor
a small fraction of that amount.
deliver to your home. Uncle Sans mail the
newspapers avaable-the SEMI-WEEKLY JOUR-
the THRICE-A-WEEK (NEW York;
WORLD, the WEEKLY ALABAMA
FINES once week for infnitesima S1.85
whole year!
Where else could secure such prze-wnning news
getting the three best
papers published-the SENIIWEEKLY JOURNAL is ad-
mittedly, progressive the
THRICE-AWEEK WORLD, published New York
City. than and
the WEEKLY ALABAMA TIMES is nearly well known.
through the South.
now, before by the High
newspaper printing, withdraw ad. Use the
below, and keep abreast of the mesknow what's
happening all this wonderful old world of ours?
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1919-12-25

Following is a copy of New Years
greetings from the men in the Army
to tie public.
A safe and peaceful New Year
from the men of the United States
Army to the people we serve.
In your present safety and peace
we find our greatest reward for the
year that has passed.
The United States Army was the
first institution of our Government.
1t was the Army which secured the
formation of our Government. In all
the years since, it has never deviated
from its high mission of insuring the
continuance of our Government.
The one New Years resolution Of
the men of FOUR Army has ever been
and will always remain the same. 1t
is this: g
70 above all love America. =
To insure your safety and peace. .
To so worthily serve you that each
of you will constantly think Of US as
your personal representative in the
business of insuring to you the bless
ings of free America.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1919-12-25
A Hoosier Haircut.

Demas Coe: "a RiclalnnL ~l.nsiness
man and former auditor Of Wayne
county, has been trying to figure the
difference OF an Indiana and a Chicago
haircut. lie told the story after a bust
ness trip to Chicago and says lie no
longer enjoys going to a barber shop
In Chicago.
Previously to making the trip, Coe
went into a Richmond shop and had 81
shave and haircut by q barber regard
ed as expert as any in Richmond. After
arriving in Chicago he went to a bar
Der for his shave the next day.
Don't you want n haircut, too?"
asked the barber.
Il just got one the other day." Coc
replied.
I'm Indiana?" politely asked the bar
ber.
"Yes, why" was Goes answer.
"Well, 1t looks like nm Indiana hair
cut" was the BARRIERS comment.
According to Goes own story he was
Considerably wrought up by the In
cident as he is a loyal resident OF In
diana. When he told the story to his
barber In Richmond, the barber was
considerably more indignant than Coo.
indianapolis News.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1919-12-25
War Caused Amber Shortage.

Amber Is probably the M product
that disappeared from the markets
Of the entente world during the war.
Other German products were dupli-
Gated, but the closing Of Germany's
ports cut off this trade, which has It's
headquarters in Koenigsberg.
Long before the historic age the
natives upon the Prussian shores Of
the Baltic gathered from its waters,
in great quantities, priced bits Of am.
Der. 1t is found mostly on the Baltic
coast between Koenigsberg and Mem
ell. Ancient Greece and Rome traf-
ficked in this North sea product. AM
Der passed from merchant to merchant
into the furthest parts Of Asia. 1t
was even used as currency. Thales
OF Melitus used amber in his first cleo
trical experiments, when he dlscov-
cred that when amber was well
rubbed it would attract cloth.
Amber has been discovered along
Greenland's coast.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1919-12-25
ADMIRATION NOT CALLED FoS'
5Aylator Would Very Willingly Have
Forsoone Gushing Tribute Paid
Him ~ Pair Admirer.

The hardest part OF flying is land
Ing, and It Is In landing that most
would-be aviators come I'd grief. An
experienced pilot who makes 4 bad
landing and goes bouncing / 4
field Is disgraced and usually feels the
humiliation to the utmost.
Early In the war a ladies' day. was
held at an airdrome IN England.
Among the guests who thronged the
field were many ladies In gala attire.
Late IN the afternoon a pilot who was
a captain gave exhibition perform-
ance. He left the ground In perfect
style, did a succession Of vertical
turns and a few .tacrobatics," then
shut off his motor to land and receive
the applause that he knew was await
ing him from the fair sex.
AS the machine neared the ground
the captain misjudged his distance,
with the result that lie hit the ground
hard, made a series OF high jumps NIL
the why across the field, and came at
last to rest just In time to avoid crash
Ing into a fence. He turned his ma-
chine, TAXED" to the hangar and some
Whit sheepislly rejoined the guests.
His fellow pilots were having a hard
time TO restrain themselves from
laughter, and Just us 1t a~ppeared,that
they had succeeded a very int, gusll.
ing sort of woinan approached the cap
tain and said In accents loud and
%clear::s
3"My dear captnin, on behalf Of the
ladies present l wish to thank you for
the wonderful exhibition of flying YOU
have given US. 1t a truly marvel
Gus. IT. was positively n beautiful
thing to see and that landing Of yours
II. was superb! Just like ii dear little
bird-hop, hop, hop, hop l"-Youth's
Companion.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1919-12-25
PLACE CHILDREN ABOVE ALL
Little Ones Have Been APPLY Described
as Monarchs in Homes Of Serbian
Parents.

The tragedy OF the little children of
Serbia reduced to starvation, disease
and rnggedness is really understood
only when one c~onpprehends the in
tense love OF home and children TINT
fills al Serbian hearts.
.'rl,>' Serbian home is the s;inctum
of Serbian life writes Miss Wagner,
'tle shrine before which the Serbian
heart worslips, the altar upon which
the products OF hand and heart are
placed in simple tribute. And the
guiding spirit of the home is, of course,
the woman, the wife and Mother. We
nus go farther, though, and shy that
while the mother may be the guiding
spirit, the monarch of the home Is the
child. What We are preaching with re-
newed intensity today regarding the
Importance OF the child, the education
of the child, Serbia has long preached
and endeavored to practice. Almost
Spartan in its creed Is the valuation
placed upon a child life. The child Is
more than y companion to his mother,
more than an heir to his fathers bust-
ness, lands OF wealth: he is the proper
ty of the state. He is part of Serbia
Everything is sacrificed to the welfare
and advancement of the child"