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Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-02-23
MANY PERSONS ROAMING CITY
AS DANGEROUS AS MCDOWELL,
ATLANTA ALIENIST ASSERTS

people Of Salem to burn their witches
at the stake.
at is the most dangerous form of
insanity because it is the most in
sidious, the hardest to discover, and
because people who are suffering
from it do not always realize their
condition.
More than $50 cases have come
under my observation in Atlanta-in
the hospitals, the charity wards and
various other places-in which peo-
Pile were suffering from this malady.
They are potential murderers, but
they don't know it, and their fami-
lies, if they know it, are Mortified tc
believe it and deliberately put the
matter out of their minds.
"That is mistake. A sufferer
from insanity should be treated the
same as any other diseased person.
Most of them can be cured-as Nc
Dowell probably could have been
cured-if the treatment begins early
enough.
1T all shows the need of an ade-
quate psyche pathic hospital in At
lanta-I wish some philosophical
citizen would give one-and the need
of revised state laws, so that per-
son thought to be insane could be
quietly examined and, if insane, be
committed to an asylum, without
the necessity of a court trial and its
attendant publicity.
Asylum Treatment Good
1.-THE public misconception OF
these cases is also largely due to d
popular but fallacious idea that the
patients Of all insane asylums are
mistreated. That is wrong Every
state asylum in the union is under
competent direction and supervision
and the asylum at Milledgeville is
one of the best and really a credit
to the state.
"McDOWelIs parents probably
knew in their subconscious minds
that the boy was insane-he must
have discussed his fanatical views
with them-but they put the matter
from their minds as abhorrent. That
probably was natural, but wrong.
These crimes must be prevented
and they cannot be prevented until
people learn to know what causes
them and that the cause is not a
disgrace but a disease"
1t will be remembered that Dr.
Owensby was frequetly mentioned in
connection with the recent murder
trial of Phillip Z. Fox. He examined
Fox but was not placed on the wit
ness stand to testify in support of
the defendants plea of insanity. He
has never rendered a public opinion
in this case, although a number Of
other alienists were placed on the
stand and swOre Fox was insane. 1t
was reported at the time of the trial
that DR.. Owensby was not placed
on the stand because his report was
unsatisfactory to the defense, but
he has never issued a statement on
the subject.
He is one OF the best known alien.
lists in the south and is the head of
the department of mental diseases
at the Grady hospital. During the
war he was in charge OF the train
ing of medical officers Of the arm Y
on mental subjects.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-02-23
EGOMAN|A BLAMED
FOR DOUBLE CRIMES
T Of BRILLIANT BOY
UnnindfuI Of Terrible Signif-
icance of His Acts Mind
Warped Seemingly Only on
Religious Subjects
Girl Has Not Seen
Mcdowell in Sixteen
Years, SAYS Mother

SAVANNAH, Ca. Feb. 21.-
Miss Mary Birdsey, young college
girl, who, according to Frank
McDowelPs confession was the
next person he intended to kill,
has not seen Mcdowell for 16r
years, according TO a statement
made by Miss Birdsey's mother
here>today.
Mrs. Birdsey said her daughter
is not in Savannah at present.
but declined to say which college
she is now attending, explaining
she did not care to have her
daughters name connected with
the case in any way whatsoever.
Mrs. Birdsey said they knew.
the Mcdowell family when they
lived in Forsyth, and that her
daughter and Frank Mcdowell
went to kindergarten together,
but since that time had long
since lost track of one another.
She expressed considerable sur
prise that the youth should even
remember her daughters name.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-02-23
Higgenbotham Plea DELAYED

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. Feb. 20
Oral arguments before the supreme
court in the appeal of T. w. Hig.
ginbotham from conviction of second
degree murder of Martin Tabert
have been postponed from February
~ 10 an unfixed date at the request
of the state. The postponement was
requested by the attorney general,
owing to the inability of States At.
torney J. Il. Kelly and his special as.
sistant, Stafford Caldwell. of Jack
sonville, who prosecuted Higgin-
holman 10 he here on Eehrllarv q
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-02-23
Memphis Cotton Factor
Indicted on Fraud Count

MEMPHIS, Feb. 20.-W. S. Skip
with, member of the cotton firm OF
W. S. Skipwith & Co., was indicted
by the Shelby county grand
jury on a charge of fraudulent
breach of trust The Indictment
charged that Skipwitb converted to
his own use stock certificates valued
at $3.50 which. it was alleged were
turned over to him to be used only
- collateral in cotton sales and
Transactions OF SkipWith X CO
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-02-23
SKULL IDENTIFIED
AS THAT Of MISSING
ORLANDO WOMAN

ORLANDO, Fla. Feb. 22.-Police
have identified the skeleton found
yesterday near Lake Ivanhoe as be-
ing that of Miss Marion Johnson,
of Orlando, and formerly Of Jack
sonville, Tampa, Miami and other
southern cities.
The skull was identified by COM
parison with detailed description
of Miss Johnson, WHO disappeared
from here in October. 1922, after
party at roadhouse located near
the place where the skeleton was
discovered. -
Search is being made in the I'M
derworlds in every large city in the
south with the hope of apprehend-
ing the murderer Captain of De-
tectives Mcmahon, here, is working
on the superstition that Miss John
son was killed by a man who had
been living in a oneroom shack on
the place which he had built, and
who is said to have been friendly
with Miss Johnson.
ROOmMate Helps U1JIcerS
A Red Cross worker and room
mate of Miss Johnson co-operated
with the police Thursday after
reading the story of the discovery of
the skeleton Wednesday. Her name
was withheld by the police, but the
description she gave officials is as
follows:
Marion Johnson was a small
featured girl, but was feet inch
es in height, weighed 125 pounds,
and had brown hair and gray eyes.
She had had one of her wisdom
teeth extracted several years ago
and had a few peculiar marks on
the inside Of the teeth in her lower
jaw"
The skull of the skeleton which
was unearthed corresponds to the
description to the most minute de.
tail The wisdom tooth is missing
and the marks on the teeth are
clearly descernible. The skull is
that of a small-featured girl.
Escort Disappeared
According to the story told the
police by the former roommate,
Miss Johnson left home one night
irf October, 1922, accompanied by
LulS UNNAMED man " ~ W d oAO"'
They were later seen at a road
house on the Winter Park road.
Miss Johnson left the roadhouse,
still accompanied by her escort, aft.
er spending several hours there and
after an argument had taken place,
according to the stories told follow
ing the girls disappearance. Both
Miss Johnson and the man had been
drinking, Witnesses said.
Shortly after the disappearance
of Miss johnson, the man who had
been occupying the little shack on
the land disappeared, but because
he was not known mere, no attention
was paid to his movements. At
tempt is being made by Orlando
and Jacksonville police to locate an
uncle and aunt and other relatives
of Miss Johnson who are supposed !
to be residing in Jacksonville.
Several angles of the case nave |
not been cleared up. Captain Nc |
Mahon is endeavoring to discover
pie left the roadhouse,s whether the !
girl was stripped of her clothing |
after she was murdered, whether |
she was buried or merely thrown |
under some brush. in what manner |
the murder was staged, and what |
became of the remainder 6 the |
homes
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-02-23
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Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-02-23

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Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-02-23
BEA UTZFUL COLLEGE GIRL MARKED
FOR F. MDOWELL'S NEXT VICTIM
HE REVEALS IN CELL INTER VIEW
Decatur Boy and Mother Whom He Slew

Franklin o oil
e e pal
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of his mother devoted t him him f
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Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-02-23

GTON.-Attorney Cen
eral Daugherty turns on his critics
and threatens to take to the country
his fight to keep his place in the
ca hinet
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-02-23

PARIS. - Gilded wooden heart,
thought to contain preserved heart
of Voltaire, is found in a pedestal de-
signed for plaster statue of French
savant.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-16

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-16

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 The noises of the street seethed in frothy, bruitaI streaks; the snarling whine of Russian Jews bartering over infinitesi- nal values; the high, clipped tenor Of metallic Italian vernaculars; the gliding singsong of Chinese coolies; and only oc- casionally an English word, sharp and lonely and nostalgia. There was the
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-18
TWO RUM RUNNERS
 HURT INV BATTLE
Cars Wrecked And S1 Quarts, Of
 Liquor Seized

HATTIESBURG, Miss, Feb. IT, Two rum runners were believed to have been wounded, two automobiles were partly wrecked and S1 quarts of liquor were confiseated as result of an at tack early today near the city limits by Hattiesburg police and county off cers on the two men who escaped after running the gauntlet of a shower of bullets.
 Chief of Police Watkins, notified early today that the men had held up q citizen of Houston, Miss, relieving him of $170 in cash and a new automobile, went to the outskirts of the city with five policemen and Sheriff Noteworthy to await their arrival. On the ap- approach of the rum runners driving two cars, Watkins ordered the driver of the leading car to halt. When he refused a volley of buckshot and bull lets was sent into the automobile, tear ing away a portion of it.. Without stopping the motor the driver leaped into a high powered car occupied by his companion, which escaped amid hail of bullets after it had crashed into and wrecked another, car parked on the side of the road. The liquor was found in the abandoned, machine.
 Chief Watkins was confident that both men were wounded and county officers and physicians in adjoining counties were notified to be on the lookout for them. ,-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-18
PASSENGER TRAIN STONED BY VANDALS
Two Injured By Splintered
 Glass A tColumbus, Ga.

ATLANTA, Ga, Feb. 1.-Two persons were injured by splintered glass, and passengers were thrown into panic early Sunday night when a West Point Central of Georgia train, No. 3, Columbus, Ga., to Atlanta, was made the target for rocks and pistol shots at a point about half way be- tween College Park and East Point, Georgia. z =
 kThe injured. were c. W. Phillips of Greenville, Ga, and Flagman Taggert of Atlanta
 Conductor Hal Cline. Atlanta, made report to Atlanta officers by tele- graph. He stated that, six or seven panes of glass had been broken by the rocks and bullets. but that only two persons had been injured.
 The rocking of the train occurred about z 80 o'clock, shortly after the train had left College Park, according to reports received here. When it reached tank near Mercer street window panes were smashed and glass showered upon passengers, following reports of several pistol shots. Search in the train later revealed the presence of a number of rocks. Passengers diff fer on the number of shots fired.
 The engineer of the train later re- ported that he saw three white men throwing rocks at the train, but did not see anyone with pistols
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-18
MARIE SEEKS TITLED
 DAUGHTER-IN-LAW
ROumanian Queen Wants Kingly
 Husband For Daughter

LONDON, Feb. 17.-Queen Marie of and thrones in the Balkans, is again Rumania, maker of royal marriages hunting for a titled wife for her young est son, Nicholas, as well as kingly husband for her youthful daughter, He ana. With this idea in mind, Ferdi- nand and Marie are to visit London and Paris in the spring to look over the marriageable youths and maidens of the nobility.
 Meanwhile Queen Marie is making quiet inquiries in Italy regarding the possibility of winning Prince Humbert, heir apparent to the Italian throne, for lleana. the latter, it is understood, hay ing shown some aversion to union with King Boris of Bulgaria. whom her mother at first picked for her.
 The young and beautiful princess told tential queen of Italy than actual queen of Bulgaria. Friends of the Rumanian royal family believe Qeana's marriage to the 20-year-old Italian crown prince would make an ideal family and a po- litical alliance, as Rumanian and Italy are so closely linked in origin, language and ideals.
 Queen Marie is known to cherish the idea of having Nicholas marry an Ital- ian princess. She is said to believe that, with ltaly's assistance, she could secure the vacant Albanian throne for the young couple. as Italy now is the dominant factor in Albanian affairs,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-18
OFFICE BUILDING
 OWNERS GATHER ]. FOR CONVENTION
Southern Conference In Birmingham Monday
 And Tuesday

2 Several score delegates to the second annual conference of the Southern. As sociation of Building Owners and Man agers, in session at the Tutwiler hotel Monday and Tuesday, arrived at the hotel Sunday night in preparation for the opening of the, conference.
 Prominent business men, represent ing millions of dollars in invested cap ital, and owners and managers of the leading larger buildings of the south, will attend the session.; Several Bir- mingham building owners and man. agers will take part in the. conference.
 Charles P. Marks, of the iJemison company, will be in charge of enter taining the delegates while in Birming- ham, An extensive program, including d luncheon to ladies at the Country club, a banquet, automobile rides and other features, will occupy the leisure time of the convention.
 Dr. Henry Edmonds of Birmingham will deliver the. address of welcome Monday morning at 9:20 o'clock, and the conference will get under way inn mediately. A number of technical papers will be read during the day..
 Rentals of southern office buildings will be one of the important topics discussed by the conference. The re suits of this discussion< will have an impurtaht bearing in the southy 1t is is5.af5
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-18
SENATOR GREENE SHOWS SLIGHT
 IMPROVEMENT
Physicians Claim Better Than Fighting Chance
 For Recovery N

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17.-Slight improvement was shown today in the condition of Senator Greene, Vermont, who has been near deaths door as a result of bullet wound received last Friday night during pistol fight be- tween prohibition officers and bootleg, gers on Pennsylvania avenue. ;.
 Senator Greene's condition was very grave last night after an opera tion for the removal of bone splinters from his brain, but the attending surgeons said he had reacted very nicely from the shock of the operation and had better than fighting chance for recov- cry.
 A chief concern of the surgeons now is to ward off complications, but it was stated at the hospital that there was no evidence of these. Senat tor Greene is conscious and is said to be resting comfortably.
 One and one-half square inches of the frontal skull structure was removed by the physicians in order to take out the bone splinter which the bull let had pressed into the brain. The bullet itself did not penetrate the skull being deflected to one side.
 Dr. Daniel l.. Borden, one of the sur geons who performed the operation. said today that although Senator Greene shows an improvement over last night, I don't consider him out of danger yet"
 Physicians at Emergency hospital declared Senator Greene's condition is still grave, but he is holding his own"
 At 9:2O tonight Dr. E. Berger said that Senator Greenes condition was still serious. but very much better than it was last night"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-18
BRYAN TO SUPPORT
 GASOLINE MEASURE

LINCOLN, Neb., Feb. 17.-Senator LaFollette's bill for federal regulation of the oil industry will have the "un- qualified support of the state of Ne braska." Governor Charles w. Bryan indicated Saturday.
 Nebraska will support any measure to curb the robbery system of the oil monopoly" Bryan said. If Lafollette has developed plan, he believes will prevent profiteering in gasoline, I will support him.
 Both Bryan and Governor W. H. McMasters of South Dakota, have ap. pealed for federal regulation, declaring, 'the system of profiteering in gasoline is beyond their control"
 National legislation of federal control IS the only apparent relief, Brayn be- lieves.
 "The people have learned that refer ring such matters to the federal trade commission and the department of jus tlce, does not mean anything" Bryan stated.
 Drastic action will end profiteering; nothing else will"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-18
SLAYS SISTER TO
 KEEP HER AT HOME
Brother Admits Shooting To Pre-
 vent Girls Return To Asylum

HUDSON, Wis, Feb. 17.-How a brother killed his sister to prevent her being returned to an insane asylum, let the body lay where it fell at the foot of the stairs for three days, before he dragged it out onto the porch, cover ing it with an old coat, was revealed here last night when it was learned that the brother, George Stevenson, and mother, |Tobina Stevenson, are both in the county. jail here.
 Ida Stevenson, 36 years old, was killed by her brother, according to his statement Tuesday night, at their farm home, near Cady, Wis, when he feared that she was deserting him to devils who haunted the house. He first shot his sister, and then, he said, took an iron stove poker and beat her "to make a, good job of it."
 T was going to see that she didn't go back to the asylum again." Steven son said.
 The entire Stevenson family was com mitted last April to the state insane asylum rat Mendota.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-18
TAKE STEPS TO STOP AUCKLAND GRAB BY
 NORTHERN PACIFIC
Although Rail Company Has Already Received $136 8 533 From Sale Of Lands Granted By Government,
 . It Is Claiming 5000, ,OOO More Acres

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17.-(By As sociated Press. "A claim that the Northern Pacific Railway company has received total of $136, ,11S, ,533 from the sale of lands from it's government grants, or nearly twice the $70,00O, ,000 cost of constructing the railroad is set up by the forest service as a chief reason, why congress should deny the railway company the right to take over additional 5000, ,OOO acres of pub lie lands, which it now claims under the original grants.
 A resolution, directing the secretary of the interior to withhold his approval of the adjournment of the North Pa clfic land grants, and the issuance of any further patents on them, until a congressional inquiry can be made, has been introduced into the House It Is sponsored by the interior and agri- culture departments and will be pressed.
 Says Grants Are Satisfied
 Asserting that the railway company is seeking acreage in the national for ests of Montana, Idaho and Washing ton worth probably $3O,OOO,0OO, the forest service, in summary of the controversy, which became public to- day, urgues that the Northern Pacific land grants have been fully satisfied Moreover, it says an accounting from the railroad. which congress has the right to demand, may justify the can cellatiOn of the patents to all granted lands still retained by the corporation.
 To substantiate this claim the forest service makes the following conditions |:
 That the land grants were made for the purpose of aiding in the construc- tion of the railroad. The total gross receipts of the Northern Pacific to June 30, 1917. from the sale of the lands from it's grant amounted to $136, ,11S,533. The cost of constructing the road did not exceed $7O,O0O, ,OOO. The sale of lands has more than paid for the cost of constructing the rail- road.
 Failed To Observe Law
 That the Northern Pacific failed to construct a 505,21 miles of its railroad d