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THE ATLANTA SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL, ATLANTA, GA., FRIDAY, AUGUST 15, 1913.
IS
PASSED Bf CLOSE VOTE
Six Banks Come to Aid. of the
State of Georgia and Lend
Sums at 3 Per Cent Interest
to Pay Teachers
Six Atlanta National banks have ar
ranged immediately lend to the state
ot\ Georgia $475,000 at 3 per cent inter
est. To do this these banks must bor
row the money in New York and pay
therefor interest at the rate of 5 3-4
per cent in addition to being forced to
keep a big reserve in New York which
runs the rate they must pay up to be
tween 6 1-2 and 7 per cent.
It. was through the efforts of Gov
ernor Slaton that the banks were in
duced to make their offer. The gov-
ernor wrote to the various banks of the
state inviting them to participate in
the loan, but nowhere outside of At
lanta did he receive a proposition which
contemplated a rate of interest lower
than 4 per .cent and then only on a
small loan.
The money which will be turned into
the state treasury as soon as the notes
can be executed, will be used to pay a
part of the overdue installment checks
will be sent out to the ordinaries in
each county for distribution among the
teachers.
The banks and the amount to be sup
plied by each are: Atlanta National,
$200,000; Fourth National, $100,000;
American National, $75,00; Fulton Na
tional. $60,000; I.o^fry National, $25,00,
and Third National, $25,000.
Of these banks the first four men
tioned are state depositories, but this
fact does not make it incumbent upon
them to make a financial sacrifice in
order to accommodate the state. The
last two named banks are not state de
positories.
I
EMPLOYS ASSASSINS
Jap Newspapers Say 100 Have
Been Ordered to Kill- Revr
olutionary Leaders
TOKIO, Japan, Aug. 14.—On hun
dred assassins have been sent to Ja
pan to kill Dr. Sun lat Sen, Huang
Sing and other Chinese revolutionary
fugitives by Provision President
Yuan Shi Kal, of China, according to
the Japanese newspapers today.
The Japanese government, in conse
quence of these reports, has arranged
to give police protection to the leaders
of the Chinese revolution who have
sought asylum in Japan. It declares,
how«ver, that it will not permit Japan
to be used as headquarters for Chinese
plotters.
Curious Incidents and Appar
ent Defeat Marks Passage
of Administration Bill
After three hours and a half of de
bate marking the most bitter and most
sensational fight of this session, the
house Tuesday afternoon passed the An-
derson-Miller tax equalization substitute
of the senkte when Speaker W. H.
Fear of Prohibition Said
To Have Caused O'Neal to
Defy Warnings of Party
Alabama Governor Believed to
Have Appointed Clayton Be
cause He Was Afraid of His
Legislature
BY RALPH SHm
WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. 13.—The
unexpected action of Governor Emmett
Burwell, of Hancook, broke the tie of O'Neal, of Alabama, in appointing Con-
85 to 86 by voting aye. Immediately gressman Henry D. Clayton to the sen-
there was a demonstration by the adher- atc ln the face of legal advice that
ante of the measure that the vigorous Buch appontment is illegal. Is arrtibu-
poundlng of the speaker failed to atop In Washington to a fear on part
for several minutes. of Governor O’Neal that the-Alabama
The bill was taken up at 8 o’clock legislature will reenact a state-wide
when the lower assembly convened for Prohibition bill, in the event it is called
its afternoon session, and the debate by ln extra session to provide machinery
both sides lasted until 6:30 o’clock. * **
when the previous question was called
and the vote began a few minutes later.
After the first ten names were called
the vote was 7 to 3 against the bill, and
tax reformers became decidedly uneasy
for fear the same ratio would continue.
From then on, however, they forged to
.the front and at one time were eleven
votes to the good. Here the tide turned
again and it was nip and tuck down the
third and last column of the roll call.
Slowly but surely the lead of the vic
tors was cut down and when the letter
"S” was reached the tie came, nor could
It be broken.
At the conclusion of the vote it'
stood 8 6 to 88 against the bill. Then
two things happened that changed,
what seemed to be certain defeat Into
victory. One member of the house
found that he had voted “no" under a
misapprehension and changed to “aye”
cutting down the lead against the meas
ure to one. A second member was
not in the house when the roll was
called, but reached the capitol Just in
time to cast his ballot ln favor of the
bill, thus tying the scora He had been
for the election of a senator as
quired by the seventeenth amendment
to the federal constitution. The Ala
bama governor was sharply criticised
by Democrats today for his apparent
willingness to Jeopardize the tariff bill
In order to combat the prohibition issue
in his state.
It is regarded as practically certain
that Governor O'Neal’s commission of
Clayton as United States senator, will
not be accepted by the United States
The consunsus of opinion ln the sen
ate, without regard to politics Is that
Governor O’Neal was without legal au
thority to appoint a successor to the
vacancy caused by the death of Senator
Johnston. The senate Judiciary com
mittee Is of the opinion that the only
legal way ln which the vacancy can
be filled Is by means of a special elec
tion, and Governor O'Neal Is wltflout
authority to call a special election until
the state legislature provides the nec
essary machinery.
In the ordinary course of events the
Alabama legislature will not meet ln
regular cession until January, 1916.
If a special election Is to be held the
reached by phone at the Majestic hotel governor must call the assembly ln ex-
and Immediately rushed to the capitol tra session, and that he has not done
ln an automobile. It was then that the this Is believed to be due to a fear
tie was broken by the speaker and the N that the legislature may pass a prohl-
blll became a law so far as the legis
lature Is concerned. It now needs but
the signature of the governor.
MOVED TO RECONSIDER.
When the result was announced Rep
resentative J. E. Sheppard, of Sumter,
and Representative A. S. J. Stovall, of
Elbert, gave notice for a motion to re
consider. Both were ruled out of order
by the chair, as under the rules only
a move to reconsider immediately can
be recognized ln a senate amendment
Tne speaker was called upon to show
bis authority for the ruling, which h«
did, reading the rule ln full. No other
motion was offered by Mr. Sheppard
and Mr. Gower, of Crisp, moved to ad
journ. The "ayes" and "nays” were
called and the motion lost by a scant
margin. Again there was a general
clamor for recognition and Mr. Black
burn, of Fulton, was given the floor.
His move was to adjourn to a time cer
tain, a motion that Is debatable, and
Instantly Mr. Wohlwender, of Musco
gee, began to debate the question.
Every member reoognlzed at once
what It meant, for they had seen Mr.
Wohlwender filibuster before. He went
Into a lengthy disousslon of the mo
tion of the gentlman from Fulton,
praising It from every angle and en
treating his colleagues to vote for It.
bit) on bill.
The situation with regard to the va
cancy from Alabama as It reflects
upon the control of the senate by the
Democrats Is aggravated by the seri
ous Illness of Senator Culberson, of
Texas. It Is believed in Washington
that the Texan will be unable to at
tend further sessions ln the senate
this year, if he ever recovers, so that
with the vacancy from Alabama and
the absence of Culberson the Demo
cratic control of the senate Is reduced
to an uncomfortable margin that may
Imperil the tariff bill.
With one vacancy and one absentee
the Democrats will have forty-nine
senators, as against forty-four Repub
licans, and one Progressiva However,
Senators Randell and Thornton, ot
Louisiana, classified as Democrats will
vote against the tariff bill, because
of the free sugar provision. Theli
defection will reduce the Democratic
vote to forty-seven and increase the
Republican strength to forty-six. If
the Progressive votes with the Repub
licans eaoh party will muster forty-
seven votes on the bill, provided all
are present. An absent Democrat on
the final vote might defeat the bill.
In connection with Governor O’Neal's
WOMEN VOTERS MEET
IN GREAT CONFERENCE
Representatives of 4,000,000
Voters Gather at Washing
ton to Further Suffrage
WASHINGTON, Aug. 14.—Women
voters, representing 4,000,000 of their
sex in many states, gathered today as
delegates to a three days’ conference
of the National Council of Women
Voters. Plans will be made for the
extension of universal suffrage and ways
and means.for the prosecution of a vig
orous campaign will be discussed. When
the conference went into executive ses
sion delegates from eight suffrage
states and Alaska were In attendance.
Tomorrow the conferees will appear
before the house rules committee to
ask for the creation of a woman suf
frage committee in that body and Fri
day night a mass meeting will take
place in a downtown theater.
Granulated Eyelida Cured
The worst cases, no matter of how long stand
ing, are cured by the wonderful, old reliable Dr.
Porter’s Antiseptic Healing Oil. Relieves pair
and heals at the same time. 25c, 50c, $1,00.
Murray County Court
Held at Chatsworth
For the First Time
FACULTY FOR TIFT0N
SCHOOLS ANNOUNCED
TIFTON, Ga., Aug. 14—The complet
ed faculty for the Tlfton public schools
has been announced by the board of ed
ucation as follows:
Jason Scarboro, superintendent; R. G.
Childs, Toccoa, Ga., principal; Miss Alice
Woodward, of Mississippi, English and
history; Miss Emma Longino, Douglas-
vllle, Ga., seventh grade; Miss Willie
Cowart, Summit, Ga., sixth grade;
Miss Ethel Autrey, Tifton, fourth grade
A; Miss Nan Wicker, Montezuma, Ga.,
fourth grade B; Miss Oro McWhorter, i
Greensboro, Ga., third grade A; Miss!
Georgia Clements, McRae, Ga., third
grade B; Miss Ola Johnson, second
grade; Miss Marie Lanier, first grade B;
Miss Annie B. Clarke, first grade A;
* Prof. Drukenmille, music.
His efforts to keep off the reconsiders-- reported fear of prohibition, it devel-
tlon was successful. A second motion oped here today that the legislature
to adjourn oame within fifteen minutes w hich he now hesitates to call in ex-
of seven, when It was too late then to tra 8 ession to legalize the election of
block the passage of the bill, and the senator Is the same legislature that
house made a break for the doors. j repealed Alabama’s former prohibition
EFFECT CERTAIN. law. However, about fifteen legisla-
Ths suocess of the advocates or tax tors, most of whom voted for the re-
reform is expected to play an Important repeal of the law, have died or re-
part in the passage of special appropria- B ig- ne( j from th© assembly, so there is
tlons through the senate. It is a well a possibility that prohibition might be
known tact that the upper houee has ra _ enactad ln Ul0 effort of another ses-
held up consideration of these measures s j on>
ln order to see what the house would do
with the tax bill. From this It would
appear that many epecla! appropria
tions that would otherwise have been
tabled at best, ars almost sure to pass
CHINESE REBELS ROUTED
FROM FORTS OF WU SUNG
SHANGHAI, China, Aug. 14.—he Wu
Sung forts, hitherto in the hand? of the
rebels, surrendered today to the north
ern government troops. The belief is
prevalent tl«*t the surrender was large
ly a questior of money.
.Reskiol
clears bad
complexions
The regular use ot Resinol
Soap, with an occasional light
application of Resinol Ointment,
stimulates the Bkin, permits nat
ural, healthy action, and rids the
complexion of pimples, black
heads, redness and roughness
quickly, easily and at little cost.
Your druggist sells Resinol Soap
125c) and Ointment (60c and $1), or
by parcel post from Dept. F, Resinol
Chem. Co., Baltimore, Md.
through the action of the house ln pro
viding revenue to care for each item.
Governor John M. Slaton, who sent a
Special message to the general assem
bly Thursday urging tax reform, de-
tlared Tuesday night that the thanks
\t the entire state are due the Georgia
legislature.
In concluding bis statement, the gov-
irnor said:
"Another feature ln the effort to es
tablish sound business methods must
give i lfDpure to eve>y GeorgUn With
out regard to past political faction or
inferences, the general assembly
thought only of the public weal and
rose to heights above every consider
ation other than the welfare of their
State. The members who had been
stterly opposed politically were found
shoulder to shoulder for or against
the bill as their consciences dictated.
The patriotic course occasioned by this
dlsou.slon will he a source of benefit
to Georgia.
"Whenever her vital Interests are at
(take let her lawmakers be patriots
and not partisans.
“One word of warning. The appro
priations must be paid by the people,
and we should never forget the labor
White House Guard
Stops Intruder; He
Was Chief of Police
WASHINGTON, Aug. 14.—While
President Wilson was sleeping in appar
ent security early today, an intruder
leaped the fence of the White House
grounds and stealthily made his way
in the direction of the presidential
chamber before he was discovered.
Under cover of darkness, the trespass
er, dodging through the shrubbery of
the grounds, had gained the corridors of
the White House itself before a police
man arrested his progress. This was all
the policeman did arrest, however, for
the intruder was Superintendent of Po
lice Sylvester. The head of the force
was out on a personal inspection to
discover the efficiency of the guard
thrown around the chief executive of
the nation.
Near the close of the Taft administra
tion the number of police detailed to
ijuard the White House and its environs
DALTON, Ga., Aug. 14,—Murray
county has made it especially conven
ient for the “praying juries,’’ who, in
finding difficulty in reaching a verdict,
ask divine guidance, for the juries are
this week being taken to a church
about 300 yards distant from the hastily
improvised court house at Chatsworth,
for their deliberations.
Local attorneys who have been at
tending Murray superior court at the
j new county site of Chatsworth, state
| that court has spread over the entire
town. The cases are being tried ln a
secret order hall, nearby, in a bank
building, the grand jury is in session,
while the traverse juries are taken to a
church to consider the evidence and
reach a verdict.
Thursday, it is probable that the
case of the state vs. Tom Whitson,
charged with murder, will be called.
Whitson shot and killed one of his em
ployes, named Smith, claiming self-de
fense. After the killing he surrendered
to officers, but was permitted to return
home, being later indicted by a grand
jury.
First Session Opens
In Odd Fellows’ Hall
CHATSJW Oil Tin, Cia., -ri.ug. 14.—for
the first time in the history of Chats
worth and in obedience to the recent
act of the Georgia general assembly
creating this place the county site of
Murray county, Murray superior court
convened here today, Judge A. W. Fite
presiding. The court is being held in
the Odd Fellows’ hall temporarily.
The grand jury was organized and
Sam Higdon selected foreman, Dr.
Thomas W. Colvard clerk and Mart
Richard# bailiff. Three panels of the
traverse jurors were empanelled. Judge
Fite, in his charge to the jury, took oc
casion to dwell on the reasons why the
court was held here. The charge was
something over an hour long. The judge
took occasion to ask the people of the
different sections to unite and try and
get a good technological school at
Spring Place in lieu of the court house.
With flrstclass buildings there, he
thought it would not be a difficult mat
ter to have such a school there in a
short time, and it would, be of more ad
vantage to that town than several court
houses.
was cut down sharply until now only
Wa aaortflci*'*r*quired to w Lh°e Laxes twenty-one members of the metropoll-
... _ f ■' , ran t nitp nrn (in dntv ilnvimr tnrontv.
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And by his nets expresses this thought
will win the lasting gratitude of his
people.
“The spirit of this day, which pro«
elalms the highest and best thought
Df the state, and at a time when It la
most needed, will be & blessing to fu
ture generations.”
MAD MULLAH NATIVES
SLAV BRITISH TROOPS
Many Thousand Followers of
Dervish Are on Warpath
In Arabia
ADEN, Arabia, Aug. 14.—Official dis
patches announced today that a camel
corps of British native troops had been
ambushed by 2,000 Dervishes near
Burao. The British killed and wounded
Include two officers and about sixty
men.
Many thousand followers of Mad Mul
lah are on the warpath.
tan force are on duty during the twenty-
four hours.
Major Sylvester determined this morn
ing to discover whether the night shift
was sufficiently large to detect and pre
vent any attempt to enter the White
House. He expressed himself today as
entirely satisfied with his inspection.
HOW to Get
Rid of Eczema
WRONG NEGRO IS CAUGHT
BY JVNSS0URI POSSE
(By Associated Press.)
LEXINGTON, Mo., Aug. 14.—Anegro
arrested at Pittsville, Mo., twenty-five
miles south of here last night, suspect
ed of being Goldie Winkfield, who is be
ing sought by numerous posses for the
murder yesterday of Estill Potter, the
fifteen-year-old daughter of a wealthy
farmer, was released early today.
Sheriff Wadell, of Lexington, who went
to Pittsville to identify the suspect, |
telephoned he was not the man want- 1
ed. Hundreds of men with bloodhounds I
spent the night hunting for Winkfield.
If you bruise your hand, you will no
tice that a scab forms, and when it
falls off, new skin has formed. Did
salve do it? No! Skin is the same aa
muscle, bone, sinew, ligament. All are
made from the blood, from the ma
terials that your stomach and intes
tines convert from food into what we
call blood. And this blood circulates
in the myriad of tiny blood vessels in
the skin. Start from your stomach,
where blood materials begin, and it
won’t be long before you are free of
eczema. Use S. S. S. for a short time,
and not only will eczema disappear,
but the entire blood will be renewed.
There is one ingredient in S. S. S.
which serves the active purpose of
stimulating each cellular part of the
body to the healthy, judicious selection
of Its own essential nutriment. That
is why it regenerates the blood supply;
why it has such a tremendous influence
in overcoming eczema, rash, pimples,
and all skin afflictions.
Get a bottle of S. S. S. at any drug
store, and you will not only feel bright
and energetic, but you will be the pic
ture of new life. S. S. S. is prepared
only in the laboratory of The Swift
Specific Co., 189 Swift Bldg., Atlanta,
Ga. Beware of any attempt to sell you
something “just as good.”
SOUTHERN.
Clubs.
Mobile
Montg’y
Atlanta
Bir’hain
Cbatta.
Memphis
Nashville
New O.
55 59
48 64
87 69
.572
.545
.518
.505
.482
.429
.319
SOUTH ATLANTIC.
Clubs. VV. L. Pet.
Savannah 24 17 .585
Columbus 24 18 .571
JagJCville 21 22 .488
Albany 20 23 .465
Macon 18 22 .450
Chari’ton 19 23 . 450
AMERICAN.
Clubs. W. L. Pet.
Pblla. 72
Cleveland 66
Wash’ton 59
Chicago 58
Boston 50
Detroit 46
St. Louis 44
N. York 35
84
48
47
53
54
63
69
67
,679
.606
.557
.523
.481
.422
,389
NATIONAL.
Clubs. W. L.
N. York
Phila.
Pittsburg
Chicago
Boston
Brooklyn
Cinc’natl
72 82
61 37
55 51
55 51
48 58
46 56
43 67
.3431 St. Louis 41 65
Pet.
.763
.622
.519
.519
.458
.451
.391
.387
GEORGIA-ALABAMA.
Clubs. W. L. Pet.
Gadsden 49 35 .583
Newnan 44 43 .506
Opelika 44 44 .600
Anniston 43 45 .489
LaGrange 42 46 .477
Talladega 38 49 .437
EMPIRE STATE
W. L. Pet.
21 16 .568
19 19 .500
19 19 .500
19 20 .487
18 20 .474
18 20 .474
ThomTlle
Cordele
Americug
Valdosta
B’nswick
Waycross
RESULTS MONDAY.
. .. . ^ Southern
Atlanta 8, Birmingham 2.
Nashville 4, Chattanooga 1.
Mobile 6, Montgomery L
South Atlantic,
Charleston 3, Macon 1.
Jacksonville 4, Savannah 0.
Columbus 6, Albany 0.
_ _ _ American.
New York 6, St. Louis 2.
Philadelphia 8, Chicago 5.
Detroit 6, Boston 2.
Cleveland 6, Washington 1.
, National.
Cincinnati 3-1; Pittsburg, 1-13.
No other games scheduled.
RESULTS TUESDAY.
Southern
Atlanta 12, Birmingham 3.
Mobile 5, Montgomery 8.
New Orleans 1, Memphis 0.
South Atlantio,
Savannah 4, Jacksonville 0.
Macon 4, Charleston 2.
Albany 10, Columbus 0.
American.
Chicago 4, Philadelphia 2.
St. Louis 7, New York 2.
National.
Boston 7-9, Chicago 3-3.
Pittsburg 5, Cincinnati 2.
New York 6, Brooklyn 5.
RESULTS WEDNESDAY.
Southern
Atlanta 3, Birmingham 2.
Mobile 8-6, Montgomery 2-1 (first game thir
teen innings).
South Atlantio.
Jacksonville 3, Savannah 0.
Columbus 3. Albany 0.
Macon 7, Charleston 7 (six innings; rain).
American.
No games scheduled.
National.
Brooklyn 4-7, Pittsburg 8-8.
No other games scheduled.
BLEASE SAYS WHIT TILL
SLATON ASKS A FAVOR
Give Georgia Governor
Taste of Own Medicine, ’
He Declares
(Special Dispatch to The Journal.)
COLUMBIA, S. C., Augr. 14.—-“As to
Governor Slaton, I shall make no criti
cisms. When papers are sent to this
office from his they will be given such
consideration as he gave to those that
went from this office to his.
“I believe in the good old doctrine, ‘do
unto others as you would have them do
unto you.’ But I have not yet reached
that point in life where I find it advan
tageous to always follow the other doc
trine of ‘returning good for evil.’ ”
The above is from an interview given
out by Governor Blease on Governor
Slaton's refusal to grant his requisition
tor Julian Zachry. A copy of the inter
view was sent to Governor Slaton. The
interview follows:
“The decision of the supreme court in
Georgia in reversing Judge Hammond
clearly and positively confirms the opin
ion of Attorney General Peeples and
myself that Zachry has violated the
laws of this state, and if Judge Gary
had gone just a little further ln his
order, which I think all good lawyers
will agree with me that he should have
done, and add,ed, “and it is further or
dered that this child shall not be car
ried beyond the jurisdiction of this
court,’’ Mrs. Zachry could now apply to
this judge or another one and ask that
the possession of the child be given to
her, but Judge Gary, having neglected,
to make such provision, the child is now
beyond the jurisdiction of the courts of
this state, and Judge Gary himself, who
passed this wonderful order, is as help
less as a babe to give her any relief.
“However, if he had a right top ass
the order that he did, I hold that Zach
ry had no right to take the child out
of South Carolina, and tat when he
crossed the state border he became a
kidnaper. The supreme court of Geor
gia says that Judge Hammond was
wrong, therefore, the children properly
belong in the possession of the moth
er, and Zachry most assuredly is guilty
of kidnaping under the common law
and under the statute law of this
state, regardless of what Governor
Slaton may be led to believe by his
political allies, against the interest of
a helpless and defenseles woman.
“As to the other charges, when Zach
ry took this child and deserted the
mother and th eother child, leaving
them in Columbia penniless and
among strangers, he most assuredly
violated the section of the law with
which he is charged in reference to
failing and neglecting to support his
wife and children and, as to the
charge of cruelt yto the child, the de
cision of the supreme court of Georgia
certainly confirms General Peeples and
myself In that. Because when Judge
Hammond’s decision was reversed it
was not only cruelty to the child, ubt
judicial outrage that it be torn from
its mother’s breast while it was sick
and suffering and needed at that time
the careful nursing and loving care of
a mother. As to whether or not Zach
ry was guilty of violating any law of
this state, that was a matter of fact
for the Juries of this county and not
a matter of fact upon which Governor
Slaton was cal eld upon to pass.
“As I understand the law he only
has to look to see if an offense was
charged, If the papers were in proper
form, if the requisition was not asked
for the purpose of collecting a debt, or
to enforce the civil judgment, and when
he was satisfied of these questions it
was clearly his duty to leave to the
jury the questions of fact, for the ques
tion of Zachry’s guilt or innocence is
wholly irrelevant in determining the
action of Governor Slaton, that ques
tion is to be investigated and determin
ed by the court of the state where the
alleged crime was committed.
“I am satisfied that my position in
this matter has been a correct one, that
General Peeples was right in his con
struction of the law and that the lib
erty loving people of this state as well
as those of the state of Georgia, and
that every man who loves his wife and
children, and that every man and wom
an who respect a mother’s love will in
dorse my course. Therefore I care noth
ing for the criticism of that element
of people who regardles of humanity can
glory at the tearing away from the
breast of a mother her sick child.
“As to Governor Slaton, I shall make
no criticism. When papers are sent to
this office from his they will be given
such consideration as those he gave
to those which went to his office.
“I believe in the good old doctrine,
‘Do unto others as you would have
them do unto you.’ But I have not yet
reached that point in life where I find
it advantageous to always follow the
the other doctrine of ‘returning good
for evil.’ ”
Cost of Living in
England Is Rising
LONDON, Aug. 14.—A report issued
by the board of trade on an official in
vestigation of the rise in the cost of
living shows that for nine million people
in England and Wales belonging to the
working classes, with incomes of $6.25
a week or less, the cost of living has
increased in seven years $435,000,000, or
nearly $1 a week for each person.
Present prices are the highest in
twenty-five years. Retail prices of food
have risen 14 per cent since 1900, while
wages have increased only 3 per cent.
Prices of almost all foodstuffs, except
tea and sugar, have risen, the greatest
increases being in bacon, 32 per cent,
and potatoes, 46 per cent.
People have been able to meet the ad
vances only by reducing consumption.
HOMER C. CARMACK TRIED
FOR SLAYING AGED MAN
COLUMBUS, Ga., Aug. 14.—In the
court of law and equity of Lee county.
Alabama, at Opelika, this week, Homer
C. Carmack, well-known resident of Phe-
nix City, is on trial charged with kill
ing J. J. Folk, an aged merchant, wno
was quite feeble and unable to defend
himself, the object, it is alleged, being
to rob the cash drawer of the small
grocery store.
The body of the old man was found
on the morning of June 23 in hi3 store,
terribly mutilated, indicating a strug
gle. At the coroner’s hearing, following
the discovery and arrest of young Car
mack, the fact was brought out that tbe
old man begged piteously for his life,
promising all that he had, but t > no
avail.
The payment of a number of bills by
the defendant on the morning following
the murder led to his arrest, and Car
mack has never been able to explain
Just how he came in possession of th-?
money. Feeling was high at the time of
the killing, and the authorities hurried
the prisoner off to Opelika for safe keep
ing, fearing violence on the part cf
friends of the dead man, who was a
prominent Confederate veteran.
THEFT OF 1 “
Miss Hattie Hall Sweats She Was in Frank's Office Be
tween 11 and 12 o'clock and That Superintendent Did
No Work on Finance Sheet During This Hour-Her Testi
mony Different in This Respect From What She Swore at
Inquest
News of the Frank trial Tuesday.
Decidedly the feature of the Tuesday morning session of the trial
of Leo M. Frank, charged with the murder of Mary Phagan, was the
successful attack made by the defense on the credibility of C. B. Dalton,
who had previously testified for the state.
Dalton was recalled to the stand by the defense and by his own ad
missions, it was shown that he had served a chaingang sentence in
Walton county in 1884 for theft; that he was indicted in 1899 for steal
ing baled cotton, for which he received, to quote his qwn language,
“one-forty-one-eighty; ” and that he "hade come clear of stealing corn in
Gwinnett county.”
Four witnesses, V. S. Cooper, of Monroe, J. H. Patrick, policeman
and justice of the peace from Walton county, W. T. Mitchell and I. M.
Hamilton, all swore that they would not believe Dalton on oath. Mrs.
Laura Atkinson, of 30 Ellis street, testified that she had met Dalton sev
eral times but that she had never met him at the Busy Bee cafe. Mrs.
Minnie Smith, an- employe of the factory, testified that she did not even
know Dalton. Both had been mentioned in Dalton’s testimony for the
state.
Miss Hattie Hall, stenographer and bookkeeper for Montag Brothers,
proved an important witness for the defense. She tes
tified that she went to the factory at Frank’s request not later than 11
o’clock on the day of the tragedy, that she remained there until 12 o’clock,
leaving as the whistle blew, and that during the period she was there
Frank did not work on the financial sheet, which he claims to have
prepared during the afternoon. She said that she did not see any little
girl entering the factory as she left. Miss Hall also testified that Frank
told her over the telephone Saturday morning, when he requested her to
come over and assist him, that he had work belore him that would occupy
him until 6 o’clock in the evening. This testimony was ruled out by the
court, after an argument between the attorneys. Miss Hall also told of the
people she saw who visited Frank’s ffi Saturday morning between 11
and 12 o’clock, mentioning Miss Corinthla Hall, Mrs. Arthur White, a young
woman whom she did not know and two men.
On cross examination the solicitor dr :w from the witness the fact that
her salary at the time of the tragedy was $10.60 per week and that it had
recently been increased to $16 per week.
Miss Hall was severely cross-questioned by Solicitor Dorsey who
called attention to the fact that when she testified at the coroner’s in
quest she stated that she had helped Frank fill in the financial sheet
on Saturday morning, whereas Tuesday she declared that Frank had
done no work on the finance sheet while she was in the office. Miss
Hall explained her previous testimony by the statement that she had
mistaken the “averags sheet” for the finance sheet, and that it was
the average sheet on which they had worked Saturday morning.
'News of the Frank trial Wednesday.-
The character of Leo M. Frank was put ln issue Wednesday morn
ing by his attorneys during the fifteenth day’s session of his trial for
the murder of Mary Phagan.
While not unexpected the fact that the defense has thrown down
the bars and challenged the state to put a blot on the character of the
young factory superintendent was decidedly the feature of the morn
ing session. Generally the defense in important criminal cases does
not put the defendant’s character in issue, for few people can stand
the searching investigation to which the accused is generally subjected
by detectives. Since Frank was first accused of the Phasan murder
there have been constant rumors that the detectives have found wit
nesses who are ready to attack the character of the accused. These
witnesses, if the detectives have found them, could never have testi
fied had the defense not paved the way by putting his character ln is
sue and practically challenging the state to its weaknesses. This ac
tion on the part of the defense means that Frank’s attorneys are con
fident that the defendant’s life will .stand the white light of 'investiga
tion.
The direct case of the defense is almost finished. When the noon
recess was taken Wednesday, Attorney Luther Z. Rosser and Reuben R.
Arnold expected to be through with all except character-witnesses in
less than a day’s time.
The defense scored an important point Wednesday, when Lemmle
Quinn, a factory foreman, declared that he saw Frank ln his office, writ
ing at 12:20, almost the exact time that the state claims Frank Killed
Mary Phagan. Quinn was still on the witness stand, when court ad
journed for the noon recess, and the indications were that the comple
tion of his direct and cross examination would occupy- an hour and pos
sibly two hours of the afternoon.
Alfred L. Lane, who went to school with Frank at Pratt institute,
a New York merchant, who resides in Brooklyn, was the first witness
to take the stand and tell of Frank’s good character. He came to At
lanta especially for the purpose of testifying.
ATTORNEYS CLASH OVER EVIDENCE.
Philip Nash, of Greenwood', N. J., and Richard A. Knight, of Brook
lyn, N. Y„ both schoolmates of Frank, both testified that his character
was excellent. No other character witnesses were put up during the
morning. Attorney Arnold stating that the three who testified had come
a long ways and for that reason he had called them early.
Efforts of the defense to get before the jury experiments made by
four men, who re-enact d Jim Conley’s story, as told on the witness stand,
at the pencil .factory, taking part ln the conversations and movements hat
Conley claims he participated in, brought a vigorous -protest from Solicitor
Dorsey.
The solicitor contended that the court had declined to permit the
evidence in regard to Conley’s pantomime reproduction of his own story
and that to admit the experiments made by the defense would be a direct
reversal of his former decision. He declared that if the evidence is ad
mitted he will seek to rebut it with Conley’s own pantomime, previously
ruled out.
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