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The Georgian Will Pay $500 Reward for EXCLUSIVE Information Leading to the Arrest and Conviction of the Murderer of Mary Phagan WARD The Atlanta Georgian VOL. XT. NO. 228. Read For Profit—GEORGIAN WANT ADS Use For Results ATLANTA. GA, MONDAY. APRIL 28. 1912. HOME EDITION PHI C E TWO CENTS. P &A° ARRESTED AS GIRL’S SLAYER Montenegrin Army Leaves Scu tari to Repulse Threatened In vasion by Austria to Oust Little Kingdom From Spoils Won. King Nicholas’ Fight Against the Domination of Franz Josef Aligns Powers and Strains Re lations to the Breaking Point. How Nations Near Clash Compare Montenegro is Europe’s littlest kingdom, having a maximum fighting strength of 50.000 and a population of 225.000. Austria-Hungary has a popula tion of 51.340.378 and a standing army of 1,095,000. Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian. LONDON, April 28.—Advices re ceived here to-day by way of Vienna state that Crown Prince Daniio and most of the Montenegrin troops in Scutari left that city to-day and are marching northward. The Montene grins left only five batteries of guns in Scutari, it is reported. The dis patch indicated that the Montenegrin army is marching toward Antivarf, the port of Ottinje. where the Aus trians threatened to land a force. Threatened with invasion by Aus tria, supported by the powers, Mon tenegro still refuses to yield. M. Pop- vitch. Montenegrin Plenipotentiary to London, to-day handed in the reply of his country to representatives of the English and the Continental pow ers that Scutari be given up. This reply, which was formally ten dered to the Ambassadors at the For eign Office, protests against coercion and requests that the powers again examine the question before present ing an ultimatum. ••.Montenegro, despite its size, d^- vires to be placed on an equal footing with the other members of the Balkan Leagtie,” says the communication. "We request the same consideration and demand the same justice given to the stronger States." Europe Watches Austria, Firebrand of New Crisis. VIENNA, April 28.—Threatened with the gravest possibility of war, or at least by political disruption. Eu rope's attention to-day was centered on Austria, the firebrand power in whose grasp is the torch which might set the conflagration. Archduke Fran cis Ferdinand, heir to the Austrian throne, held a long conference with Emperor Francis Joseph, following a special meeting of the cabinet. Afterward it was announced that unless the ambassadorial high court sitting in London acts at once “Aus tria wi]i take independent steps to enforce the decision of the powers that Montenegro must not possess Scutari.” Invasion Is Reported. While this announcement was be ing made Austria was busily engaged in war preparations. There was great activity at the Trieste naval depot, it being reported from there that an Austrian naval division with 10,000 troops had left there for Anti- vari, the port of Cettinje, capital of Montenegro. A report was circulated on the bourse that part of the Austrian army massed in Bosnia and Herzegovina Led already invaded Montenegrin soil, but this report was denied by General Krobatm, Austrian minister of war. There was extreme activity at the -tfrire. General Von Holzendorf "City AFLUTTER THEATER OFFER First Coupons Will Appear in The Georgian Thursday—Others Through Week. FINE BILL AT THE ATLANTA Boys and Girls Plan to Get Shet- lands To Be Given Away Without Cost. Fobs to Trolley Men Urge ‘Safety First' 1,000 Street Car Employees Become Members of Atlanta Public Safety League. “Safety First, Safety Always" is the inscription on 1,000 bronze watch fobs presented to-day to street car motormen and conductors by the Georgia Railway and Power Com pany. The fobs were made from a .special design, in the form of medallions. They are intended as tokens of mem bership in the Atlanta Public Safety League and to remind them that the first duty of a motorman or conductor! is to promote public safety. Both Fire and Graft Probes Start Tuesday Woodward Has Old Witnesses Sum moned in Attempt to Obtain New Evidence. Subpoenas for the following wit nesses, to be heard when the fire prqbe is reopened to-morrow morn ing. were served to-day: R. E. Davidson. \Y. R. Joyner, Jr., Thomas Reynolds. .1. J. Rafter, P O. Hebert, H. S. Courtney. W. B. Cody and B. G. Carlton. They have ail been on the stand before, but Mayor Woodward expects to secure impor tant new evidence this time. Charles T. Hopkins, attorney for Alderman John E. McClelland, the ac cuser of Aldermen Spratling, Maddox and Ragsdale, has returned to Atlan ta. The councllmanlc graft probe will proceed in earnest: to-morrow after noon. Giving Away Doiiars The ‘Want AH” man will continue to give away dollars to the lucky ones whose names appear in the "Want Ad” columns of The (Georgian, and who have if marked when he calls in the speedy Carterear. max he Atlantans are "all interest" over the free ponies and free theater seats to be given readers of The Georgian and The Sunday American. Of course, when the plan was an nounced we expected there would be a flutter. But there has been more than flutter—there is a regular gale of ex citement. Everyone on the street cars is talking about the generous offer— you’ve heard them. If you want to see a splendid play free of all cost, don’t fail to secure the necessary four coupons. The first will appear in The Georgian Thurs day. The coupons will follow Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Send theise four coupons by mail with a self-ad dressed and stamped envelope, and we will mall you a theater ticket, one of the best in Atlanta's best theater. There’s no trick to it, no contest, no expense. It’s absolutely free. Something Worth While Offered. The Georgian feels that in giving seats to the Atlanta Theater it Is of fering something worth while to every theatergoer The Atlanta Theater never presents any but first-class attractions, and the Billy l»ng stock company is no ex ception to its invariable rule Miss Billy Long, say those who al ready have seen her play "Wildfire," which Lillian Russell made famous. ay she is more than a good actress: that she is one of ihe best. Lillian Russell herself could give no more satisfactory portrayal of the leading role, and Miss lx>ng is ably supported. Good Company Playing. The Atlanta Theater Is anxious that the Atlanta public «hall not confound this stock company with the ordinary summer repertoire aggregation. This is an infinitely superior organization The Atlanta Theater feels that when the readers of The Georgian and Sunday American have passed their discriminating verdict on the per formances. and the merits of Miss Billy Long and her supporting players thus* are advertised, all Atlanta will flock to the theater through the sum mer. Insuring the success of the un dertaking. That is why the Atlanta Theater is co-operating so heartily with The Georgian in the distribution of free seats. But the boys and girls are more in terested in the free ponies and carts, Following the announcement in The Sunday American that such pretty and valuable prizes were to be award ed to dozens of children in Atlanta, a perfect flood of nominations poured into our offices. Already enough chil dren have indicated their willingness to compete for the ponies and carls that it is plain the contests will be spirited. Particulars on Another Page. But this doesn’t mean that you haven’t an even chance. The contest is not yet started. Full particulars appear on another page of this issue And watch for the intelligent little Shetland ponies, which are on the way to their new homes. We will take pains to show them. Look them over and pick out the one you want for your very own. Then set to work to win it. You'll find it pleasant, ex citing and profitable. FORMER PUPIL GIVES A HAT TO MRS. CLARK WASHINGTON. April 2#.—Mr*. Champ Clark, wife of the Speakf. has received a gorgeous black hay trimmed with a wonderful white os trich plume, from Miss Jeanette Dcppe. of St. Louis, as a token of love and affection for her teacher of ! the little Missouri school house. "Yes, I used to be a school iea.it- JOHN M. GANT ACCUSED OF THE CRIME; FORMER BOOKKEEPER TAKEN BY POLICE J M. GANT, arrested in Marietta for the murder of Alary Phagan, gave to a reporter for The Georgian his story of his actions that led to his arrest. He protested his innocence, and de clared lie was home in bed at the time the crime is supposed to have been committed. In striking contradiction to this statement is 1 he assertion of Mrs F. C. Terrell, of 284 East Linden Street, where Gant said he slept Saturday night, that she had not seen (taut in three weeks. ' [ watched the Memorial Day parade in Atlanta,” said Gant, as he sat in the Marietta police station, "and after the parade was mostly over I wonl out to the ball game. After the game I re membered that I had left some old shoes at the pencil factory, and decided to go over and get them. I went over there at <i o'clock and Superintendent Frank let me in. "He told the negro watchman to help me find my shoes, and both of them saw rue get tiiern and also saw me leave the building. "Then I went back to town and met Arthur White, who is employed in the pencil factory, O. G. Bagiev, an employee of the Atlanta Milling Company, and Bagiev’s brother. With them T played pool in the (.lobe pool parlor on Broad Street until 10 :30 o'clock, and then ] caught a ear and went home. < "Yes. I knew the girl, f knew Mary Phagan quite well, but I swear to you T had not seen hpr since I left thp plant as an employee three weeks ago. I am iimo- cent and developments will prove it.” Gant answers the description of the man Edgar L. Sentell says he saw with the Phagan girl shortly after midnight to a re markable degree. He is about six feet tall, of slender build and dark complexion. His hair is dark and inclined to curl, and he wore a blue suit and a straw hat. He said that he is tvventv-four years old and that his name was damps, and not John, as Super intendent Frank had stated. Gant was a;,esled by Deputy Sheriff Hicks on 1 lie 1 o’clock ear. He did not appear particularly nervous and was confident that he would be able to demonstrate his innocence, but the de tectives with him were equally certain that the slayer had been raptured. Here is told in chronological order the story of the mystery: —Mary Phagan, 14 years old. was strangled to death in the Xa- tiorial Pencil Co.’s factory, 37 South Forsyth Street. (—Newt Bee. negro uiglit watchman, found her body in the i basement a little after 3 o’clock Sunday morning and no tifies the police. He was arrested. Arthur Mullinax. identified by E. S. Sentrll, 82 Davis Street, as the man who was with Mary Phagan at. 12:30 o'clock Simdaj morning, was arrested Sunday afternoon and is held in solitarj confinement, at police headquarters. 4 Leo M. Frank, superintendent of the National Pencil Co.’s faetor.v . was summoned to police headquarters this morn ing and detained there to tell what lie knows of the girl and of her terrible fate. 5 - Hair, tangled and matted, tint identified positively as the dead gii-l s. was found clinging to a lathe on the third floor of 1 the factory, which leads the police to believe that someone who bail access to the factory is responsible for Hie crime. 6 Geron Bailey, the negro elevator boy employed in the fao- torv. was also arrested. E. S. Skipper, 224 1 4 Peters Street, says he saw a girl answer ing the description of Alary Phagan being forced to ar company three flashily dressed youths, who took lier’to Whitehall, Vs near Mitchell Street, at about 10 o'clock Saturday night. The girl was weeping and septned weak and dazed. When the girls employed at the National Pencil Co.'s factory assembled for work this morning they were so upset ant excited from reading of the murder of Mary Phagan that the fa torv had to lie closed. indfj A J. M. Cant, former bookkeeper in the pencil factory, arrested in Marietta and accused of the murder. Photograph of Mary Phagan showing her in street dress. in riuriptaiv Sine regulars northern fronti er." Mr*. Clafk. "j*nd they *hou>* land, for their work is the most im- ue the highest paid officials in th?|portant if all." Slain Girl Modest And Quiet, He Says Timekeeper at Pencil Factory De clares Mary Phagan Attended Strictly to Her Work. "She was a quiet and modest lit tle girl.” was the tribute paid Mary Phagan to-day by E. F. Holloway, a timekeeper at the National Pencil Company's plant "I never noticed her talking with any of tfie employees. She was inva riably polite, as though she had been carefully reared in her homo. She paid attention stric*t!> to her own work and never was scon conversing with any of the men. so far as I know. "In Tact, 1 don’t know that she even had any acquaintances w ith any of the men except in cases where it was nee ssary a a part of her wack. The only man she ever v.as friendly with is r.o' here now. He was. dis charged three weeks ago.’’ Gaul tells The Georgian he was home and in bed at 2b I \J East Linden Avenue when the crime occurred. His land lady savs he has not been there in three weeks. Gant Was Infatuated With 1 Girl; at Factory Saturday Gant was arrested on a warrant sworn out In Judge Powers' court, charging him with murder. Gant was last seen before his ar rest at 8:45 this morning by Herbert Uchiff. assistant superintendent of the factory. A few- minutes later he was on a car bound for Marietta. The officers in Marietta were noti fied by telephone and were on the watch for a man answering Gant’s description. The detectives began to spread their nets for Gant on significant sto nes coming from half a dozen differ ent sources. All were lo effect that Gant had tried on msn\“oeeasiors to pay atten tions to the little girl, and that his infatuation for her was evident even in the failory. Gant was employed us shipping clerk for some time with the pencil company, but left three weeks ( Saturday. He was seen Fria Saturday, the latter time by H tendent Geo M. Frank, from r asked permission to go into , tory to get a pair of shoes he had Then he was seen again this mo._ ing near the factory, while the de tectives were looking in another pari of the city for him. The fact that he had been seen' about the factory Friday and Satur day was recalled by employees ben his name was mentioned in the case. Herbert Schlff, assistant superin tendent of the factory, was sitting his desk in a front office on the ond flour to-day when he *„w come out of a near-beer saloon r i