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MRS. LEO M. FRANK CHARGES PLOT TO HANG HUSBAND FELOER IN RAGE T 0 BRING FIGHT Announcement of Attorney Gen eral Puts Tangle in Contest for Seat in Senate. There were two highly significant and interesting developments in State politics Friday. Congressman Hard wick, cf the Tenth District, formally announced his determination not to stand for the House again, which an nouncement s preliminary to his fur ther formal announcement for the Senate, and a statement was circu lated by a friend very close to Attor ney General Thomas S, Felder, and presumably thoroughly in his confi dence, that Welder will make his an nouncement for the same position Hardwick secks, within the next few dava, Congressman Hardwick apparently has pretty well burned his bridges behind him in the Senatorial matter, but the eniry of Attorney General Felder unquestionably will tangle things tremendously, even from the Hardwick standpoint. Both mien cre closely allied to the so-called Hoke Smith faction in Geor gia politics, and for both to run would, theoretically, at least, give Governor Slaton, Senator West, or whoever should undertake to stand for that facticn, a great advantage in the contest. Politicians, therefore, were giving themselves over Monday to earnest speculation as to what the outcome eventually will be, as between Hard wick and Felder, Messages Fly Fast. The Attorney General recently was in Washington, D, (~ and it is known that messages by wire have flown thick and fast between that city and points in Georgia, sounding “the faithful” as to IFelder’s candidacy for the Senate. . It is stated that some of the fol lowers of Senator Smith have been more or less upset recently by that which they please to term ‘“Hard wick's precipitate plunging into the Senaorial race.” Nevertheless, Hard wick is now go far in that it admit tedly will be a bYeg job to get him out. And yet the anti-Smith faction can hardly figure it possible that both Hardwick and Pelder will run for the same job, thus making the defeat of both theoretically likely. The anti-Smith people, ever suspi cious of the senior Senator, are figur ing that the injection of Felder at this time may be a move really to pull the senior Senator out of an em barrassing situation, “in that with both Hardwick and Felder figuring on the unexpired term of Bacon, the senior Senator well might argue that he is not taking a hand in a program “to sew up everything in sight,” for if he were, he surely would move Leaven and earth to keep both of his staunch friends from running for the junior Senatorship, He hardly would care to divide strength in that way. Senator Smith Out of It. On the other hand, it is known that Senator Smith, asked directly as to the advisability of Felder's candidacy, replied that he “would have nothing to do in making a decision in that matter'—that it was something Fel der and Hardwick must figure out for themeselves, Politicians now are asking whether it will be possible to pull Hardwick out of the Senatorial race, and, per haps, switch him to the Governorship race, and simultaneously to put Fel der in the Senatorial race, and switch him from the programed Governor's race, In fact, anyway the anti-Smith fac tion looked at the developments of Friday, they grew mighty suspicious. “It looks to me as if this lelder move is a move to save the face of Senator Smith,” said a well known anti-Smith leader to-day. “If Hard wick and Felder can be made to ap pear at dagger’s point over the junior Senatorship, it will give Senator Smith's following the chance to say it is “none of his funeral,” and he wili have nothing to do with it—that he surely could not be thought so foolish, provided he wished to con trol the entire State, as to permit boty Hardwick and Felder to run, if within his power to prevent.” Another View, A strong Smith supporter to-day took a very different view of the matter, when it was suggested to him. He said: “Senator Smith is hav ing nothing whatever to do with the junior Senatorship race. If Hardwick and I'elder get into a row about that, Senator Smith can not help it, It may as well be understood, anyway, that Senator Smity will offer for re election entirely on his record in the Senate. He is a national figure, and has no interest in State politics, fur ther than to wish his loyal friends well of course. It is wrong and un fair to undertake to couple him with either Hardwick or Felder in this matter.” Hardwick to Run For Short Term. WASHINGTON, Feb. 27.-—-Repre sentative T. W. Hardwick, of the Tenth Georgia District, stated to-day that he would make his formal an nouncement for United States Sena tor early next week. “I will not run for the long term which Senator Hoke Smith is asking THE GEORGIAN'S NIEWS BRIEFS. MME. 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S e e k- : » T PR s - ; P ; PR % B N " Gawm e A : : PR R v o o \ Grgs o e e N 2, A e = - :ffé ’,7 R A o N s »ARSo 3 RS - s i,fy‘ a 7 £ e & v 22 i ~;.,&._: o R tH S i oo % ie N Y e s e 3 R\ SECsE &g o 2 o ; % ;{: S 3 > 2 ;,i:.,-_". #3 % . g’ : e =1 g i Q 2 KANSAS CITY, Feb. 27.—-Alma Gluck, the singer, has announced that she is engaged to marry Efrem Zim balist, Russian violinist and protege of the late Joseph Fels. Zimbalist is 16-Pound Boy Is Two Feet High at Birth RIVERHEAD, N, Y., Feb, 27.—Mrs Golaski gave birth to a 16-pound baby boy. The youngster is two feet high and perfectly developed. MIGHT HAVE FIGHTS. MOBILE, ALA, Feb, 27.—Judge Richard Jones, Jr., in United States Court here to-day, ruled that the picture “September Morn” was not indecent literature, and dismissed a case against 16-year-old Gilman Roberts, of Bay Minette, Ala,, who was charged with sending the picture through the mails to young girls. The judge ruled that the picture might be that of a young woman clad in thin tights, THINK HE WAS POISONED. TIEN-TSIN, CHINA, Feb. 27— Former Premier of China Kochao- Ping-Chon, who also served as Gov ernor of the province of Chih Li, dled suddenly to-day under suspicious cir cumstances. It is believed he was poisoned to death by political ene mies, Kochao-Ping-("hon was a supporter of President Yuan Shi-Kai. TO ROPE GORILLAS, LONDON, Feb. 27. — “Buffalo Jones,” the veteran plainsman and hunter, has invented a new sport— lassoing gorillas, So great is the gorilla’s ferocity that no rull grown specimen of the great ape has ever been taken alive. But, undaunted, “Buffalo Jones” has organized a party of expert lassoers and movie picture opera tors; they will start for the French Congo and the gorillas early next month, by re-election,” eaid Mr. Hardwick, “but will be a candidate for the short term, explring March 3, 1919, I will deal in my announcement with the igsues upon which 1 propose to go be fore tha people of Georgia.” Mr. Hardwick yesterday announced that he would not run for Congress again in his district, Macon News Puts Felder in Race. MACON, Feb. 27.—The Macon News announces this afternoon that it is anthorized by Thomas 8. Felder to announce him as a candldate for the Senate for the unexpired term of Senator Bacon. Mr, Felder to-day is in Atlanta, MME. ALMA GLUCK. now touring Russia. Mme. Gluck said the marriage prob ably would be in June at the I'els home in London. Mme, Gluck was divorced some time ago. Bryan Couldn't Stick To ‘Juice;’ 30 Days PHILADELPHIA, Feb., 27.—-Wil liam J. Bryan, who is no relative of the Secretary of State, was sen tenced to 30 days in jail, because he didn't stick to grape juice. WIFE DEFENDS HUSBAND. NEW YORK, Feb. 27.--With former Police lLieutenant Charles Becker back in Tombs prison to face a sec ond trial for the murder of Herman Rosenthal, plans for the defense were vigorously begun by Mrs. Becker, his loyal wife, Mrs. Becker practically will have charge of her husband's case. District Attorney ‘Whitman said that Becker's trial probably will start in April or early in May. FOLK TO GET $lO,OOO. WASHINGTON, Feb. 27.-—Joseph W. Folk, former Governor of Mis souri, to-day resigned as Solicitor of the State Department to accept the position of counsel for the Interstate Commerce Commission at $lO,OOO a year. 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The wife, who has stood loyally by the accused man, voiced her beiief that he wilt yet go free—absoclutely vindicated. Cites Hair Evidence. Mrs Frank asserted that the whols case against her husband had becn based on vague susptcions, perjured testimony and suppressed evidence. She cited Lhe information in the possession of Dr. H. I, Harris as a glaring and most reprehensible in stance of the suppression of vital evi dence and asked why he, an official of the State, should withhold knowl edge of the fact that the hair found on the second floor of the pencil fac tory was not Mary Phagan's, as the Soiicitor had sought to establish. She called attention to the Formby aflidavit, and to the repudiation of his testimony by Albert McKnight to support her claim that a web of lies and perjury had been woven around Frank in the alleged conspiracy to railroad him to the gibbet. Not to Ask for iLife Sentence. Reports of a contemplated effort to induce Judge Hill to substitute life imprisonment for the death sentence when Frank is brought before him next week were said Friday to be without any founaation. It generally is understood among lawyers that Judge Hill, so long as the case remains in its present status, has no alternative but to rame the date on which execution shall be carried out. Solicitor Dorsey is known to hold the opinion that Judge Hill can do nothing but renew the sentence im posed by Judge Roan last August. RICH MINES IN ART/ZFCTIC. ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA, Feb. 27. Discoveries of immense commercial value were made in the Antarctic by Dr. Douglas Mawson, the explorer, who has just returned from the south, Dr. Mawson, who is still suffering from the severe hardships through which he and his men passed, said to-day that enormous beds of coal and copper lie in the Antarctic re gions. FIRE BARES ROMANCE. CHICAGO, Feb, 27.—Fire which de stroyed the $25,000 home here of George Tebeau, the Kansas City American Association Baseball Club's owner, also bared the fact that Te beau six months ago divorced his first wife and recently rewed. Mrs. Tebeau No. 2, who had a nar row escape in the fire, at first refused to tell firemenr her name, NO WATER IN 30 YEARS. DENVER, Feb. 27.-Denver has a man who has not had a drink of water for 30 years. He says so himself, His name is J. C'. Lehner, a restauranteur, “Water has only one use,” said he. “That's washing. I have not tasted water since I was 14 years old, and I tasted very little before that.” WOULD NOT ATTEND. PEORIA, ILL. Feb. 27.—The 409 delegates to the convention of the United Mine Workers of Illinois re fused to attend a theater performance because the tickets given them gratis bore no union label, 5