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Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-08-26
INJURED WOMAN,
DECLINING AID,
DIES NEAR ROME

ROMEa Ga, Aug. 25.-Mrs. l.. A.
Kurdendal, of Hebra Springs, Ark,
died here as the result of an auto
mobile accident, having refused, it Is
said, to accept medical aid, claiming
that it was against Biblical teaching
to do so. A daughter, Frances. who
was painfully hurt, likewise is said
to have refused assistance.
The husband, L. A. Kurkendal,
was placed under arrest because of
his action in the matter. A coron-
er's jury in Barlow county recon-
mended that he be held for the
courts. Ne has furnished bond.
The party, composed of parents,
two sons and a daughter, was en-
route to the home of brother liv-
ing near Acworth. Just outside the
Gainesville city limits the car, driv-
en- by one Of the boys, overturned
and pinned Mrs. Kurdendal beneath
it. When passersby attempted to
relieve the sufferings of the injur-
ed woman and young girl they were
told, it is said, that no aid was de-
sired.
The tourists explained that they
were members Of religious sect
and that the teachings Of their faith
would not permit them to receive
medical attention.
Every effort to aid them was
made, but they refused all proffers
and repulsed both county officers and
physicians, according to testimony
at the inquest. Mrs. Kurdendal died
twenty-four hours after the acct
dent
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-08-26
Buzz Saw Hits Man
And Splits Head Open

CIltford G. CroSSman, thirty-fiVe
years old, superintendent of public
works of Winsted, Conn, was killed
instantly at his home on West Hill
road when a revolving twenty-inclf
buzz saw struck him in the face.
splitting his head and nearly severing
his right arm.
His two sons, Harold, fourteen. ana
Donald, thirteen, saw the accident.
Donald narrowly escaped his fathers
fate, The flying wheel passing within
foot of him. Donald was passing
the wood and Harold was throwing
the sawed blocks in a pile when, it
is believed, a stick in Cheeseman's
hands became caught in the saw,
Wrenching it, with both bearings,
from he frn1neWnrl,
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-08-26

der medical observation, and when
his cure has been affected his name
or aliases will be taken from the
books.
Lounging and reading rooms are
to be fitted out with flowers, drapes
and furnishings to create an atm3S-
phere psychologically necessary for
the reclamation of drug slaves.
The project is sponsored by JUS
tus S. Wardell. collector of internal
revenues; Mayor James Rolph, Jr,
and several state officials. 1t is said
several wealthy men, former drug
addicts who fought their way to red-
son through great mental and phySi-
cal torture, are backing the clinic
for the relief of narcotic victims.
United States Commissioner of Rev
enue Roper has instructed Wardell
to put his plan into operation and
the institution is to have the spon-
sorship of the government. 1t is to
be a. national experiment and if it
succeeds the government will prob
ably, adopt it in every large center
Speaking of the new experiment
Wardell says: These men should
not be dealt with as criminals. They
are sick men; some to the point of
insanity. All of them earnestly de-
sire to be cured and will welcome
relief in any form. The drug habit
are such huge criminal profits.
THE prosecution of traffickers and
the seizure of habitforming drugs is
but looping off the branches of d
plant: as long as the roots are there
they will sprout fresh shoots. What
we propose to do is to kill the roots
of the evil so the traffic and habit
will die simultaneously.
when a man suffers for lack of
narcotics ne will commit crimes to
obtain relief. With a man earning
$40 weekly and his craving demand
ing $40 worth of such drugs, the
logical result is crime to obtain the
other $40. There are 100000 drug
addicts in the United States and as
long as they remain uncured drug
traft1ckers will continue to prey on
them and the victims will commit
crimes against society.
With the proposed club selling
unadulterated drugs to addicts at
wholesale costs, traffickers will be
forced out of business. In the mean
time distinguished psychologists and
neurologists will cure the victim Of
his vicious habit"
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-08-26
Drug Plague Spreads

There are today 100000 Illicit
drug slaves in the United States.
The increase has been marked
since the passing of liquor.
Seattle, Washington, Pacific
coast headquarters of gigantic
drug ring" is said by police to
have $4,000 habitues. @
San Francisco, by statistics,
!. has over 10, 600. ~ In ~ ssl s.
!. Other large cities sho wa pro-
portienate number of cocaine,
morphine, opium, heroin and 9TH
er drug "1ends."
Enslavement is not confined to
underworld districts, but has
spread to the more exclusive resi-
Dental sections and even into the
schools of larger communities.
1t costs a moderate user of
drugs from So to $40 day to in
dulge his habit.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-08-26
e. WlEud Fzezshez:U

Wilfrid Flasher, Jr., American
newspaper man and son of an Eng
liSh-language publisher of Tokyo,
declares that Japan is doing every
thing in her power to diScredit
America in the minds of the Rus
slams. FleiSher, who has been in
Siberia for the past year, says the
allies should either send an ade-
quate army of intervention into
Russia or withdraw altogether.
"The Japanese" he insists, "have
persuaded the Russians in Siberia
that America is only interested in
the financial outlook and will make
the country pay through the nose
if they gain the upper hand.
FleiSher agrees that Kolchak, the
anti-BolShevik leader, is losing
prestige in Russia and needs rein
forcementS of allied troops to in
sure his success ..-...
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-08-26
SECRETARY BAKER
UPHOLDS MARTIAL
COURTS OF NATION

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25.-In ap-
proving the report submitted to him
by Major General Francis J. Ker-
nan, head of the special war de-
partment board of courts-martial
and their procedure, Secretary Ba-
ker today has taken the official
stand that the present system
should not be changed except in mi
nor details. theoretically the Sec
rotary upheld General Kernan's
view that "courts-martial have al
ways been agencies for creating
and maintaining the discipline of
armies" rather than agencies for
the mice exemplification Of techni-
cal rules of law
The war departments board re-
port reflected the opinion Of 225
officers who were circularized.
More than half of these gave hear
ty Apr oval to the present system,
43 condemned it as basically wrong
and the remainder. total of g..
pointed out specific weaknesses
which they thought should be rene
about equally divided for and
against any changes.
The most serious defect in the
existing system, the report asserts,
arises from the lack of competent
trial judge advocates and counsel"
and as a remedy it is recommend
ed that defense counsel be appoint
ed for each general and special
court-martial, and that special In
ducements be offered young Off
GERS to study law in order that they
may be fitted for these and other
special duties.
'It is noticeable" the report said.
that officers who served with
fighting units are as a class favor
able to the present articles; on the
other hand, officers whose duties
kept them remote from the scenes
of battle view the system with a
more critical eye and manifestly
compare it with commercial prac-
tice in the civil community to the
advantage of the latter"
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-08-26
Every Member Is dope Fiend" in the
World s>Strangest Club Formed Recently
BY JACK NEVILLE

! TO stamp out the traffic in Illicit
drugs and it's terrible toll, shown
to be on an alarming increase in
America, government. state and
municipal authorities are establish
ing in San Francisco the strangest
club in the country.
1t is an association of men and
women ens1aved by narcotics.
1t will haul this sinister thing into
the open and legitimatize it for a
period in order to destroy it-destroy
it by curing the victims instead of
bounding the elusive vendors.
The club is to be based on a mu-
nicipal drug dispensaary where
"fends" may buy their rations at
cost price; where they will be under
observation, and where, through q
tapering off process and under the
care of experts, cure and reclamation
may be effected.
1t is the first of chain of such
institutions to be established in all
the larger cities, providing the San
Francisco experiment proves sue
cesSful.
There is but one requirement for
membership-the applicant must be e
drug addict.
Ten thousand San Franciscans are
expected to apply for membership,
under their cwn names or any aliases
they may choose Daily rations of
morphine, cocaine, heroin, opium and
strychnine are to be sold at one-tenth
to one-eighth the price now demand
ed by drug traffickers. Daily the
dose is to be diminished until the
addict is relieved
Instead Of snelking into alleys,
dark Railways and into rendezvous
beneath sidewalks to meet drug VEN
doris addicts will come and go It
the clubhouse as freely as they would
enter or leave their own homes.
There will be no police, no govern
ment secret agents, no social work
ers. One department will be for
women, the other for men.
In charge of the institution will
be reputable psychopathic physicians
who. give their services gratuitous-
ly. Every club member will be I'M
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-08-26
Here S a>Chance for
Girls to Be ''Cops''
In Czecho-Slovakia

NEW YORK, Aug. 25.-Here's an
opportunity for four American
women to become policemen" in
Czecho-S lovakia. The commission
er of police in Prague has requested
that the American Y. w. c. "A.
Der attending the Y. w. C. A. sum-
mer training camp and give them
special work to fit them for work
with delinquent women and chill
dren. He will appoint them to po-
lice work at the close of the school
in autumn, according to announce
ment made today through the y.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-08-26
Stomach Trouble or Tape
worm Banished.

Many PERSONS who suffer Irom
stomach trouble really have tape
worm and don't know it. A guaran-
teed remedy which has proven to be
remarkably effective in expelling
tapeworms and giving quick relief in
all forms of stomach trouble is being
sent on free trial by the Schoenherr
Co., Dept. SIS. Milwaukee. Wis. They
guarantee it to remove, in less than
one hour. any tapeworm with its
head. No pain, no dieting, no dan
sger; also. to relieve any form of
stomach trouble or it costs nothing.
Take advantage of their free trial Of
r.. Write them today.-(AdVt.)
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-08-26

DR.. M. V. Mehta, famous sur
geon of India, is on his way to
Ireland to receive fellowship re-
Gently conferred upon him by the
Royal College of Physicians. DR..
Mehta's great charitable hospital
at Bombay is the first institution
devoted exclusively to caring for
the native sick in India. Rich In
dian princes recently gave half a
million dollars to Dr.. Menta to
further his remarkable medical
research. He will spend three
months in America.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-08-26
Wife Knew When Hubby
Fell: Perfume Was Not Hers

Fred Rossner has found out thai
his wife knows just exactly what
kind of perfume she uses; and that
if he will insist on being "Vamped''
he must be careful about coming
home with the odor of strange per-
fumes about him.
The other night when he came in
redolent of sweet perfumes, Mrs.
Rossner shifted the atmosphere just
once, and then set out in search of
the owner of the perfume, which
was not the kind she used She did
not find the lady but she found a
number of very affectionate missives
signed Harriet" and Your loving
baby" etc.
Suit for divorce followed.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-08-26
Paris "BIuebeard"
Gives Judge SCoIdinu

PAklS.-Landru. Paris Blue
beard gains confidence as the
months go by and none of the dozen
murders laid at his door are proved
against him. He even had the te-
merity to lecture the court on a
recent appearance in which Landru
acquitted himself of one charge. AS
he left the court Landru turned to
the judge and said.
please do not bother me with
confrontations of this kind We have
more interesting things to discuss,
you and |. You accuse me OF
don't know how many crimes. SAnd
you do not let me justify myself"
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-08-26
Rush Irwin Drawn
On Jury Selected
For His Own Trial

Rush Irwin. of @226 Peoples street,
Whogis confined in the tower with
out bond on a charge of having shot
and killed George j. Moody at the
formers home several weeks ago,
has been drawn to serve on his
own jury. His name was among
box IN the criminal division Of the
superior court Saturday and was
,vnnoticed until a deputy sheriff
was given copy of the script to
HerYe.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-08-26
0ne-Legged Marine
Asks Permission to
Do Another Glitch .

CHICAGO, Aug. 25.-Former Gun
merry Sergeant Joseph WeitzeI of the
devil dogs" has but one good leg.
But he wants to get back into the
game and today was awaiting word
from Major General George Barnett,
in charge of marine recruiting, TO"
permission to re-enlist.
Today the marines had a big pa
rade, and prominent among the
marchers was Sergeant Weitzal. He
wes the first Chicagoan to return
home wounded. They got him be
fore Verdun in September, 1918.
Weitzel, when. making application
for re-enlistment waived all claims
for ton for the loss of hi =
limb
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-08-26
Got Up for Water, Fell
Downstairs TO His Death

Thomas Keogan, fifty-five years
old, is dead at his home in Altamont
avenue. Sea Cliff, l.. l., as the re-
suit of a plunge headlong down the
stairs of his home in the night. He
arose to get a glass of water, missed
his footing at the top step and
fell to the bottom. His neck was
broken and his skull fractured.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-08-26
FOOD COMMITTEE CUTS
PRICE ON LARD HERE

At it's meeting Monday morning
the Fulton county "fair-price" COM
mitee reduced the prices fixed Sat
urday for pure lard and lard COM
pounds. The price for pure lard
was reduced from AZ to 40 cents a
pound for bulk purchases. The price
of lard compounds was reduced from
"a to 33 cents a pound for bulk pur-
chases.
For purchases of pure lard and
lard compounds in 2, 4, 6 and g.
pound buckets q differential rate pre-
walls which is allowed by the COM
mittee to be from 2 to 2 IL cents
higher a pound than for the bulk
purchases.
Several cases of alleged food
boarding are scheduled to come up
for hearing before Ju1ge Samuel H.
Sibley, of the federal court, who al
ready has temporarily disposed of
one case of this character. This in
volved about 1000 pounds of sugar
belonging to C. l.. Quartemus, of Co
lumbus, Ca, which was seized by
the. federal authorities "a few days
ago. Judge SfpIey allowed quartz
mus to give bond for the sugar and
sell it out within sixty days at not
more than II cents per pound.
Judge Sibley has indicated that no
special grand jury will be called to
consider food cases. as the regular
graz jury meets on September Is,
and it is thought by the authorities
that nothing will develop to necessi-
tate the assembling of the grand
jurors before that date.
Reports to the effect that the fair
clothing, shoes and fuel are denied
by Mr.. Manget. who declares that
the government has given the fair
price committee no authority to take
such action. although there are in
dications that the scope of the food
control act may be extended to cover
those comm odities.
The investigation the depart
ment of justice Of the quantities of
food products held by wholesalers
and retailers in this territory is be-
ing carried forward rapidly, accord
ing to L. j. Bailey, head of the de-
partment for this district. The in
ventories showing the amount Of
food, with the prices paid by the
dealers and the prices charged TO
consumers- are being placed in tie
hands of the prosecuting officers as
fast as completed.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-08-26
Mount Vesuvius Begins
Eruption; No Danger Yet

ROME, Aug. 24.-(Delayed D.
After loud underground rumblings
Mount Vesuvius began erupting to.
day, two streams of lava flowing
toward the valley. So far the erup
ton has not been so heavy as to
threaten the villages at the base Of
the mountains.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-08-26

HULL-3rick LeiSzner is a very
audaciouS small boy who tired OF
the\ poverty of his family in Ger
many, Struggled himself aboard a
steamer for Hull and when found
announced his intention of making
his way to New York and walking
from there to Frisco, which he
thought was about days journey.
He is i'll and has an uncle in San
Francisco
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-08-26
HOUSE To VOTE ON
APPROPRIATION To
FIGHT /. c. |. SOON
Lard Price Here Cut-May-
or Key Insists That Gro
GERS Handling U, S, Food
Garry Full Stocks

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25.-The
$1,000, 900 asked by Attorney Cen
eral Palmer for prosecution of prof
iteers and for antitrust suits prob
ably will be started through con-
gress this week, house leaders indi-
Gated today.
Requests of other departments for
funds, however, may be rejected
for, the present.
The house appropriations commit
tee today was scheduled to meet
to take up Mr.. Palmer's request and
they probably will be embodied in
a special deficiency measure which
Immediately will be carried before
the house.
Committee members feel, accord
ing to Chairman Good, that a series
of prosecutions of profiteers will
have more immediate effect in re-
ducing the high cost of living at
this time than any other official
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-08-26
BELIEVES RENTERIA HAS
sBEEN KILLED FROM PLANE

MARIA, Tex, Aug. 25.-Major
James P. Yancey, commander of
the American punitive expedition,
told the Associated Press over
the ARM field telephone at Ruidosa
today that he considered the repor t
authentic that Jesus enteria, bandit
leader, had been shot and killed
from an American airplane last
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-26
WARSHIPS HUNT
LOST AVIATORS
Vessels Of New Pacific Fleet Or
dered to Mexican Waters TO
Aid in Search.

Santa Cruz, Cal. Aug. 26.-Three
ships of the new Pacific fleet, the
old cruiser Machias, the submarine
chaser 3O6, and the tug Challenge,
have been ordered from San Diego,
to Lower California to aid in the
search for the lost army aviators,
Lieutenants F. G. Waterhouse and
C. H. Connolly, Admiral Hugh Rod
man announced here today.
Still without news of Lieutenants
Frederick Waterhouse and c. Fl.
Connolly, who have been missing
since last Wednesday, aviation Of
f1cers here today broadened the
scope of their search for them in
Lower California, Mexico.
Arrangements were made for a
conference with Governor Esteban
Cantu of Lower California, regard
ing cooperation between Mexican
and American searching parties.
Governor Cantu offered the SER
vices of his forces to aid in the
search.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-26
THREE DIE AND
MANY ILL AFTER
EATING TURKEY
Cold Storage Fowl Be
lieved Cause of Deaths
At Alliance, Ohio.

Alliance, Ohio, Aug. 26.-Colonel
Charles C. Weybrecht, who return
ed only three weeks ago from
France where he commanded the
146th infantry. died here as a result
physicians believe, Of eating cold
storage turkey at a dinner last
Saturday night at the Lakeside
Country club, Canton.
Mrs. Helen SebIing Gahris, 33,
wife of William l. Gahris, of Sc
bring, Ohio, also is dead and Mr..
and Mrs. John G. Sharer, are par
alyzed and their recovery is said to
be extremely doubtful. Specialists
from Cleveland and Alliance were
summoned here yesterday to attend
the stricken persons. Colonel
Weybrecht and Mrs. Gahris died
this morning.
Colonel Weybrecht served two
terms as adjutant-general of Ohio.
He was so years old.
Waiter Dies.
Bob Jennings, a negro waiter at
the Lake Side Country club, also
died this morning. The chef, w. D.
McElboy, is in a serious condition
at hospital in Canton. Mr.. AMI
Mrs. L. H. Brush of Salem, Ohio:
Mrs. Glen Bates, and Mrs. Willis
F. Sanford of this city, also are in
a serious condition.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-26
PITTSBURGH HAS
EXTRA POLICE TO
MAINTAIN ORDER

Pittsburgh, Pa, Aug. 26.-A call
for 1000 emergency policemen to
aid the local police force in hand
ling the trolley situation here was
issued today by Mayor e. V. Bah
cock. This action followed a con-
ference last night between city Of
ficials to consider ways and means
to prevent a recurrence of rioting
yesterday when the receivers of the
Pittsburgh Street Railway COM
pany attempted to break the strike
of 5000 motormen and conductors,
which has tied up trolley transpor-
tation for IL days.
More than a score of persons
were more or less seriously injured
yesterday in riots when an attemp
was made TO run the cars.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-26
OFFICER FOUND
DEAD IN AUTO
Discover Lifeless Body Of s. I'll.
Dixon, Marshal of New Boston
in Car on Country Road.
Especial to The Argus.l

New Boston, Ill, Aug. 26.-Sar-
ron H. Dixon, town marshal of
New Boston. was found dead in his
machine at z o'clock this morning
on an unfrequented road northwest
of here, by Willard Finch, also OF
New Boston. His clothing was
torn and disarranged, but there
were no marks on his body to in
dicate that he had met with foul
play.
He had been complaining of i'll
health, and it is presumed that he
died of heart failure, though au-
thorities are not able to account
for the disheavelled appearance of
his clothing. An inquest is being
held this afternoon at New Boston
by Coroner DR.. A. N. Mackey of
Aledo.
Dixon was last seen at 8 o'clock
last night driving his machine on
the road leading out of New Bos-
ton. He is survived by his wife
and daughter, Mrs. John Mead. who
are visiting at Clinton. IL. He also
leaves two brothers, Fred V. Dixon
of Davenport, and F. c. Dixon of
GSW Boston.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-26
NEGRO SHOOTS
CROWD OF
UNION PICKETS
Boy, IS, and Two Strikers
Victims = Springfield
Mines Idle.

Springfield, Ill, Aug. 26-
One killed and two wounded
constituted tOday's early deVd.-
Opments in the strike of coal
miners who are rebeIlin&
against fines imposed by opera
tors.
Elmer Ghlardi, aged Is, was
shot and Instantly killed and
two men, said to be strikers,
were hit by bullets when Pies
German, a negro, fired five
shots into a crowd of pickets,
who were established near the
Jones and Adams mine here.
German a coal miner, was on
his way to work when the
crowd of insurgent miners be-
gan throwing stones at him. He
drew a revolver and fired, then
ran but was Overtaken and
placed under arrest by deputy
sheriffs. The two wounded
miners were taken to a hOspi-
tai.