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A 4 TilK ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30, 1913. Continued from Page Two. ortJinary lantern, the globe of which was smoked. It did not give much light “It was about 25 or 30 feet from negro’s toilet to where the body was lying. 1 could not see the body from thero with his lantern, could net see over 10 or 12 feet with it. “She had on a white underskirt. Her head was in Une with the corner of the partition. A flashlight would have shown the body. It struck me that she would have been too far behind the partition for the lantern light to show her. Whet Negro “Thought at Fir»t." "The negro watchman told me when he saw the body at first he thought some one lmd placed something there to score him. He said he did not go down there very much, going down that time to the toilet. “I questioned the negro at length. Me said the toilet in basement was for negroes. “After questioning the negro, I called Frank at his residence, but could not get him. I then called Mr. Haas, of the National Pen di ’ompany. One of the women mem- l*en« of the family talked to mo. Sergeant Brown instructed tno to call some of the head men of the pen cil company.” Officer Anderson Identified the clothing worn by the girl when he found her in the basement. He was tfoen dismissed. Officer Anderson was called In again and asked to identify the dead girl’s clothing. In answer to a ques tion, he said the girl’s stocking sup porters were unfastened Q.—Did the negro say it was a white woman or s pegro when he telephoned? A.—He said: “A whit© woman lias been killed up here.” Q.—Did he toll you how she was lying? *A.—He said she was on her back. Negro Was Excited. Q Was he excited. A.—Yes. Q How long do you think the girl had been dead? a I don’t know much about that, but she was not much rigid. Q Were there any signs of a scuf fle? A.---Behind where she was lying there were evidences of n struggle. We found a bloody handkerchief seven or eight feet from the body. Q.—Did you see a handbag? A.—T did not. I did not see any evidences of her pay envelope. Q What kind of investigation did you make? A. The first thing we did was to look for the left shoe. We did not make any investigation on the second floor. you went up to telephone?" "No, we didn't look around there much. We had no light.” "How far did tin* gill's tongue pro trude from her mouth?" “This far." (The witness measured about an Inch and a half on his fingers.) ' Was the body cold?” "Yes, and i bubbly streak was com ing from her nostril.' 1 . Blood was run ning from her ears and her mouth.” Dr. J. w. Hurt, county physician, who performed the autopsy on the dead girl, asked the witness several questions relating to the condition of the body below the shoulders. He asked: “When the stocking was pulled down, did you loosen any strappings to do so?" "No, the supporter from the corset w as loose." "Was the catch on the support broken, or only unfastened?” “I don’t think it was broken ” •Did Anderson loosen the support er?" “No” "Did he use any violence in exam ining tlie body?” "No.” Dr. Hurt then turned the witness back over to the Jury. Draw Knot About Neck. “How was the cord tied about her neck ?" "It was looped and tied with a draw knot." "What else was around her neck?" “Two pieces of her underskirt had been torn away, tied together and bound around her fleck.” “How tight was the cord drawn?" ‘ Tight enough to have choked her to death." “Which was tied on first?” “I think the cord was." "What do you think cau sed her death?" "Strangulation. Sergeant Brown Tells His Story of Finding of Body Sergeant R. J. Brown, the second witness at the inquest, corroborated Nnderson’s story of the finding of the body. Brown who was in charge of ihe morning watch, was one of the four men who answered the call of the negro night watchman. Newt Lee. Brown was interrogated ns follows: “How did you get to the factory?" "(’all Officer Andersomanswered the phone call, and Anderson, Sergeant Dobbs, myself and a man named Rog ers—we call him ‘Boots’—went in Mr. Rogers’ car to the factory.” "Who met you when you got there?” “We got to the building and shook the door and a negro came and let us in. We asked where the body was, and the negro said: 'Come this way.’ Wo went to an opening in the floor near the elevator and we went down a ladder Into the basement. Sergeant Dobbs and I wefre In front with the negro, striking matches and looking around. Negro Carried Lantern. “The negro was with us, carrying a dim lantern. We found the body ly ing face downward, the arms folded underneath. I looked at the tyuly and eaid: 'For Heavens’ sake; It Is only a child.’ 1 turned the body over and it was cold and stiff. 1 couldn’t tell • whether it was white or colored. 1 rubbed the dirt and trash and cinders from her face with a piece of paper, and then I said that she was a white girl and others said she was colored. It was not determined until Call offi cer Anderson pulled her stocking down and looked at her leg. Then we saw that she was white." "Did you see any indications of the body having been dragged?” "There was an impression on the pathway over which we had come as though something had been dragged along there, but ‘the light was very dim and it was hard to tell.” "Did you find any paper?” “A couple of notes were picked up. 1 think cue was found by St rgcant I>obbs and one was found by me.” "Was the inside of the girl’s mouth clean ?” "It was covered with dirt.” “Was her mouth open?” "Her mouth was open and the PAST FIFTY? 100 j NEED “CASCftRETS” What glasses are to weak \ eyes—Cascarets are to weak bowels. i * nr ’Most old people must give to the •'bowels some regular help, else they sufl tr from constipation. The con dition is perfectly natural It jusr as* natural as it is for old people to walk slowly. For age Ip never so active as youth. The muscles are less elastic. And the bowels are muscles. So all old people need <’ascare's. One might as well refuse to aid weak eyee with glasses as to neg lect this gentle aid to weak bowels. The bowels must be kept active. This is important at all ages, but never so much as at fifty. Age is not a time for harsh physics. Youth may occasionally whip the bowels into activity. But a laflb can't be used every day. What the bowels of the old ne d i. a gentle and natural tonic. •One that «an be constantly used with out harm. The only such tonic i*- Cascarets and the\ cost only 10 cents per box at any drug More. They work while >uu sleep. tongue was hanging down toward the chin. 'Hie lips and the. corners of her mouth were covered with dirt.” "Was her face imbedded In the ground ?” “I didn’t notice.” “Could the dirt in her mouth have como from lying down?" “Not alj of it.” “Did you see a cord around her?" “Yes, o cord was around her neck nnd a piece of her underskirt was tied around her neck." “Did you go to the back of the building?” “I did.” “What did you find?” "I saw that the staple and lock on the hack door had been unfastened." “Was the door open?’’ “No; it was unlocked, though, and the staple was pulled." “Could the staple have been pulled from the outside?'’ % “No, sir.” “What kind of lantern did the ne gro have?” “An ordinary lantern with a dirty globe?” How Negro Found Body. “What did Lee say to you?" "He said he knew* nothing of the girl’s death. He said he rarely went Into the basement and that on this occasion ho went to use the toilet. He said after he had used the toilet he saw the girl’s body lying over there.” "Did he say how far she was from the toilet?” “Not in figures, but the toilet is 23 feet from where the body lay.” “Did h e say how the body was lying?" "No, sir, not to me.” “Did h© say he had touched the body?” “Not in my presence.'’ “Did you call Mr. Frank over the telephone?” “No, 1 guarded Lee while Anderson called him.” ‘ IIow long did Anderson wait on Mr. Frank?" “He waited some time. Ho asked central to hurry the cull. He told central that a woman had been mur dered there and that he was very anxious to get Mr. Frank." "What kind of clothing did the girl near?" “A kind of a purple dress." Body Not Obscured. “Could you see the body from where the negro, Lee, was standing when he said he saw It?" "I can’t say, but to do that one would have to look right close.” “Did the corner of the little room obstruct the view of tho body from the toilet?" T think it would have, of the head and shoulders, not of the legs.” "Was the coni around her neck tied In front or behind?” "I think it was looped In the rear." “Did you see evidence of a strug gle?” “I don’t know that I did. We went down into the basement hurriedly and right up to where the negro said the body was.” "Did you start an investigation?” "We looked around as much as we could, and then notified Chief Han ford. and his men caine and took charge of it." "Did jou go upstairs?” "No. sir” Were the gas jets in the baseinant lighted ?" “No.” "Did > ou me the elev ator?* "Nix' we used t lie la do. r altogether. ' "Lid the negro say that ti e eleva tor hud been used dming the even- ir.g?” •• v . "Wag anything touud upstairs when Tells of Watchman Lee ‘Explaining’ the Notes Sergeant I* R Dobbs wan the third witness. He sgid he answered the dall to the pencil company plant Sun day morning. Q—Did you find an umbrella? A.— No. Lassiter did Q.—Did you find the notes there? A - -One of them. He then identified the two notes. Q.—Were you at the plant when Lassiter found the umbrella? A.— No; he found them about 7 o'clock. g. Where did you find the body? A.— About 130 feet from the elevator shaft. Q. Did you examine the body? “Yes. When I turned {he body over I found the face full of dirt, and could not tell If it was a white girl or ne gro. We examined the legs and found it was a white woman. “I became suspicious of the negro and questioned him. I said: 'You know something about this,’ and he became very much excited.. We read the notes, and without anyone making comment the negro said the word ‘night’ meant the night watchman. Body Had Been Dragged. "I asked him why he went down ing a body had been dragged from where the umbrella was found at the elevator to where it was found." Q.—Could an ordinary man have taken a body down the ladder? A.— I don’t think so. g.—Had the elevator been used that night? A.—There was no way to use u . The watchman did not know how’ to run it. g.—Did the scratching on the ground show that a person might have stopped with the body? A.—No. It was continuous. Shoe Found in Path. Q.—Was the shoe found directly on the line In which the body hal been dragged? A.—Yes; Just a lit tle to one side, and also the hat. Sergeant Dobbs described the loca tion of the body, which coincided with other testimony. Q.—Was her clothing brighter than any boxes that were around? A.—No. g.—Was there any warmth in body? A.—No. T could work the fingers slightly. q.—Have you had much experience stairs and he said to use the toilet. I«" handling dead bodies? A^-No I asked why he didn’t use the toilet on Sergeant Dobbs said the negro told white hlm no one had been in th bulldinff the second floor and lie said folks didn’t like for negroes to use their toilet. "I had Williams to He down on the grotind. Unless one looked directly at the body it could not have been seen from the toilet. "In going back to the scene after daybreak, we discovered traces show- since 6 o’clock. y.—After the negro had gone up stairs after you found the body, did he go back down stairs? A.—Yes. Q._IMd you notice any opening in the partition when you first went down? A.—No. I thought it was a solid wall. Witness Saw Slain Girl And Man at Factory Door J. G. Spier followed Newt Lee on the stand. He liven at Cartersville, Ga. g. Were you about the National Pencil Company plant? A. Yea, sir; we walked over to the Terminal sta tion from the Kimball House. I was with a friend. I left the Terminal station at 10 minutes of 4. then walk ed back there, going back Forsyth Street. I passed the pencil factory about 10 minutes after 4 o’clock. I noticed a young girl and a young man, a Jew of about 25, talking. Q. Were they excited? A. My im pression was that they were. The girl seemed excited and the man ner vous. g. Was his face flushed? A. He had the appearance of having had a drink. That was my impression. Q. Did you come back by there later? Couple Still There. A.—Yes; I came back to the West ern Union to sec a friend. The same couple was there. Q.—Are you sure they ‘were the same couple? A. I judge they were. Q.—Were they in the same posi tion? A - The girl had moved to the outer edge of the sidewalk. Q.—Did you see the girl again? A. Yes, the next morning l saw her in the Bloomfield undertaking place. It war the dead girl. q. Have you seen the man since? A.—I think I did. I saw' a man at the pencil factory Sunday whom I was told was Mr. Frank, but I have been told since then that it was not him. g.—When did you learn of this? A. Sunday morning when I was on a car continuing a private investi gation of another matter for which I tvas here. I bought an extra, put it in my pocket and did not read it un til I got on the car. 1 was looking for a Fair Street car. Q. What time did you catch a car? A. About 8 o’clock. I got off the car at Broad Street and talked to a policeman. We walked down to the pencil factory and I told him all I knev . Q. What was the complexion of the man you saw Saturday. A. I couldn’t say. g. You are sure he was n Jew? A. Yes. Q. How tall? A.About to my shoulder. g. How was the girl dressed? A. 1 think her clothes were a little dark. Q. Did she have ribbon on her hair? A. I think so. I think she had her hair hanging down the back. g. You can’t remember the man, but you remember the girl? A. Yes. Q. Do you know whether she was bareheaded* 0 A. I can’t say. Tells Jury He Saw Girl and Mullinax Together Ikigar L. Sentell. the man who identified Mullinax as being the man he saw with Mary Phagan Saturday night, was the first witness to take the stand when the coroner’s Jury convened at 2:30 o’clock. The witness said that he worked at Hampers' grocery store, starting to work there laat Thursday. He was questioned as follows: Q. How late did you work Saturday night? A. To about 10:30 o’clock. g. What is yolir work? X. I drive a wagon. g. What time did you get in with your wagon Saturday night? A. About 9:30 or 10 o’clock. g. What did you do after that? A. I stayed about the store for a little while, then went d-own to the drug store on the corner. Saw Girl and Mullinax. V How late did you stay there? A. 1 do not know exactly, i startea walking to town and when 1 reached th Parncgle Library. 1 waited for a Magnolia street car. 1 think I waited about ten nlnules and then found that the cars had quit running. Q. Did y ou .■-eo Mary Phagan 8a - urda.v night? A. Yes. sir. Q. Was sin' \ ith any one? A. Site va* v i:’i tV- fellow Mu'llnav g. W 1 ; tie w us it ? V. I .>) not Know e\. vA. it >\; j s s*ome tint- between 11:30 and 12:30 o’clock. I ALIEN DILL AS CLOSED ISSUE President Not to Bother Further With Question Unless Japan Objects Strenuously. SACRAMENTO, April 30—That Secretary of State Bryan might return to Washington without re turning to Sacramento was ad mitted by his secretary here to day. Bryan ic said to have sug gested to President Wilton that his further stay in Sacramento could not alter the situation. It is said here he has personally re ported that the anti-alien land bill will pass. WASHINGTON. April 3ft.—So far as the White House is concerned the Japan-Callfornia question is closed and Mr. Bryan will be recalled in a few days. President Wilson to-day said lie will take no further action with regard to the alien land law in California un less Japan brings great pressure to bear on Washington. Inasmuch as the bill which will pass the California Legislature to morrow is reported by Secretary Bryan to be in accord with all exist ing treaties with Japan it is not seen here how the Toklo government can object consistently to the enactment of this measure. Should there b© any such protest, however, this Government will refer it to the regular channels of the State Department, and if damages are awarded by a court of claims will pay them as it did in the case of the Italian murders in New Orleans In the early nineties. Bill to Pass Despite President’s Protest. SACRAMENTO, April 30.—So far as the results of last night’s confer ence between William J. Bryan and the California legislators are con cerned, they have not advanced the cause of the President and his Secre tary of State an inch. When the conference was over there was a general knowledge that th© anti-alien bill prepared by Attorney General Webb, under the eye of the Governor, and with the advice of "that Governor’s confidential friends, will be passed by the Legislature and promptly signed by Governor John- von. The Governor to-day dictated a statement to the effect that confer ences with Secretary Bryan are over and that the time for passing the law has come. He said: “The conferences between the Sec retary of State and Legislature were concluded last night. We were de lighted with Mr. Bryan and all that he said was given the most attentive and respectful consideration. Every opportunity was accorded him, and the conference closed only when he Mated he had nothing further to say. No Desire to Embarrass U. S. “The members of the Government t>f California with unanimity ex pressed themselves as desiring to aid the national Government and in no wine to embarrass It. The spirit per vading the meetings was one of friendly co-operation and full of pa triotic purpose. "I think the majority of the legis lators felt, and I certainly do myself, that no sufficient reason has thus far been presented to cause California to halt in any contemplated legislation. If any law be enacted, it may be safe ly asserted, treaty obligations will be scrupulously observed. Japanese Not Singled Out. ‘The Japanese will not be singled out by any act. The classification made by th© naturalisation laws of th© nation, established by th© Consti tution of California, and sanctioned by the law s of other States, will prob ably be followed. ‘ This, of course, it Is our legal and moral right to do/and such enactment by California can not Justly and log ically be either offensive or discrim inatory." Significance was seen to-day in the notion of the State Senate in adopting as a substitute for th© pending land bill the one prepared by Attorney General Webb. The bill was adopted after Secretary Bryan had informed the legislators that the bill was not satisfactory to President Wilson. California Senator Says State Insulted Wilson. SACRAMENTO. April 30.—“It does not require much courage to pick a quarrel when some one else will have the burden of maintaining the con troversy.” This statement was made to-day by State Senator W. S. Wright, a Re publican. and a member of the ad ministration majority in the Califor nia Legislature. Senator Wright de clared himeelf opposed to the anti- alien land bill pending before the Legislature. BIDS PRETTY 6IBL5 TO FILL CHURCHES Men like to be worked by a woman’s tactful Ingenuity. Woman can never be so win some a hen she is nagging and ir ritable as when she Is tactful and diplomatic. Quern E?th«r’s attire was probably not equal to a Welch creation, but it helped to sway an empire. Beauty is no credit to woman; it’s a terrible responsibility. King Ahaeue^vu wac the anti woman’s rights man of his day. Contenders in Georgian-Sunday American Race for Twelve Shetlands Determined. BROOKLYN. X. Y„ April 30.— Above are some of the epigrams that | the Rev. S. Edward Young uttered in hia svrmon at ‘he Bedford Reform ed Church of Brooklyn. His topic “The Young Woman Whose Attrac tiveness Gives Her Power,” was bas- , ed on the story cf Esther, the J eve as who swayed a irrone and whose in fluence Is credited with saving her race from extinction. “Th© attractive young women of this part of Brooklyn.” said the pastor, "could fill every church in the city every Sunday night if they used their beauty and their attractiveness in the right way. It’s their fault, moreover, that the churches ar< n’t j filled. “There is scarcely a ci’*cle of en tertainment, however flagrant, in Brooklyn to-night that doesn’t con- | tain at least one woman who has the power and th© attractiveness to transfer the whole group to the house of Qod. “Attractiveness is a God-given power. Before it leaves yvru, young ! women, before your beauty fades, be fore your day is gone, use it to the i best advantage. If you do the churches will ^ n d to the doory , of a Sunday evening.** think it was nearer 12:30 o’clock, ns the cars had quit running. g. Where did you see them? A. On Forsyth Street, near Hunter. g. What were they doing? A. They were walking toward me. g. Wore-they together? A. They were qot exactly together. Q. Just how were they? A. Sh 1 was on one side of the sidewalk and .Mullinax was on the other. Q. Did she wear a hat? A. No. Certain of Identity. Q. Could you swear that it was Mary Phagan?—A. Yes. g. Are you sure that it was Mul linax ?—A. I could not say positively, but It was a mail who looked like him. and 1 have not seen anyone who looks so much like the man 1 saw as Mullinax does. g. How long ha Vo you known Mul linax?-—A. I have just known his name since Sunday. Q. Did you know him before?—A. I used to sec him around the car barns when I worked there last June, but I did not know his name. g. What were you doing around the car barns?--A. I worked there. Q. When did you first hear of the death of the girl?—A. About 10 o’clock Sunday morning when T was on the car on my wav to my aunt's. g. How did you know it was Man Phagan” A. 1 heard the street car men talking. They said the dead j girl's name was Phagan. and I thought j it might be Mary Phagan. as I had j ect ii her out late the night before. | Q. When did jou first tell of seeing her?—A. I went right on out to the Phagan home instead of going to my aunt’s to find if it was Mary, and told them at the house that I had seen her. Q. Wherp is your home?—A. My people live at East Point, but I board at 82 Davis Street. g. What work djd you do before going with the Hamper Grocery firm? —-A. I was In the Navy. Q. When did you quit that work?— A. April 18. Q. How long were you there?—A. About three months. Q. Why did you quit—A.?I was dis charged on account of weak eyes. Q. What was the trouble with your eyes? -A. T could not see the targets. Q. Do your eyes trouble you ordi narily?—A. No, sir. g. Are you quite sure they did not fail you when you met this girl Sat urday night?—A. Yes, sir. Q. Do you drink?—A. Sometimes, but I have never been drunk. Q. Had yon been drinking Saturday night?—A. No, sir. g. Did Man.' Phagan look Tike she had been drugged?—A. No, sir, but sl*> looked tired. Q. Did yhu speak to her?—A. Yes, sir. I walked between her and Mul- linax and said: “Hello, Mary.” g. What did she say?—A. Hello, Ed. Q. Did you talk to her any more? —A. No. sir. I walked on. Q. Did Mary Phagan’s parent a al low her to go out with boys at night? —A. No, sir. Q. Did you say anything to her about being out f,0 late?—A. No, sir, but I thought it was unusual. Q. How long have you been know ing Mary Phagan?—A. Nearlv all her life. Q. Did you ever cell on her?—A. 1 went to her house a good many times. g. Did you work all day Saturday? —A. Yes, sir. Q. Are you sure th© girl was Mary Phagan, and not some other girl?— A. I am positive that it was Mary Phagan. Sentell was dismissed at this point and the next witness callsd. OurSecondAnniversarySale OF FURNITURE, RUGS and DRAPERIES Begins To-morrow, May 1st. Your opportunity to save money on High Grade House Furnishings is Here and Now. An Arts and Crafts Clock fitted with a Seth Thomas movement absolutely Free with each purchase of $10.00 or over. Gol d sm ith=Acton=Witherepoon Co. Life Time Furniture, Rugs and Draperies. 62 Peachtree—61 N. Broad. “W« intend to win!” Every contestant who has entered The Georgian and Sunday American race for the twelve beautiful Shet land ponies announces his or her de termination to win. That is the right spirit, of course No use entering unless you intend to win. But don’t let the ambitions of oth ers deter you from trying your skill. Tour determination may- be just as strong—may be stronger than those already in the race. Particulars of The Georgian and American’s pony contest are an nounced again to-day. And have you seen the picture of one of the ponies? Did you ever see a sturdier, more intelligent, more serviceable little animal por trayed? Well, the other eleven are just as attractive, and the carts are just the sort such fine animals are proud to pull. Naturally the children of Atlanta are all astir. Children Win Parent Over. “My children have been teasing me for a pony ever since they’ve been old enough to think of such things,” said a prominent business man yes terday. ’’Since The Georgian and Sunday American have been announc ing free ponies and carts the young sters won’t let me rest. I guess I’ll have to let them try.” Here will be keen contenders— children who have wanted a pony ever since they were old enough to think of such things. There are hun dreds of children in Atlanta who have felt just that way. Scores of them will enter the contest. So send in the nomination blank, which is good for 1,000 votes at the start; begin saving the-vote coupons from The Georgian and American from Thursday on, and start at once getting your friends to subscribe for The Georgian and Sunday American. On another page you will find the limits of the city districts, and the particulars for out-of-town contest ants, together with the scale of voting strength the subscriptions' for various periods of time give you credit for in the contest. Worth while work, worth while prise*—you can’t afford to stay out of the pony outfit contest, if you love ponies—and who doesn’t? Free Theater Tickets. “The Butterfly on the Wheel” is continuing to draw crowds to the At lanta Theater. No, this bit of type has not strayed by accident out of the theatrical col umn. It belongs here. The point is, "the crowds going to the Atlanta Theater this week to see “The Butterfly on the Wheel,” played by Miss Billy Long's stock company, are paying for their neats, and they come away feeling that it Is money well spent for clean and clever amuse ment. You, as a reader of The Georgian and Sunday American, may go free of all charge. Thursday, Friday and Saturday of this week, and on Sun day, will appear in The Georgian and The Sunday American consecutive coupons, numbered 1, 2, 3 and 4. Clip them out. nave them and mall them to our offices with a stamped and self- addressed envelope. In return, you will get a reserved seat for a per formance at the Atlanta Theater. The Miss Billy Long stock company is a well-balanced, competent organi zation, giving some of the best plays produced on Broadway In recent sea sons. A chance to see the cast In plays never before present in Atlanta is not to be overlooked. Please accept a good seat, with our compliments. Big Kite Target for New Aeroplane Gun United States Will Remount All Field Artillery for Use Against Airships. WASHINGTON. April 30.—A huge kite, flown at a height of 700 feet, will be the target of the new army aeroplane gun which Is soon to bo given a final test at the Sandy Hook proving grounds. Army officials be lieve that a gun which will strike a swiftly moving aeroplane at a height of several hundred feet Is not Im possible. Secretary of War Garrison has given orders that all field guns be re mounted on carriages so that they may be used for aeroplane defense. U.S. Asked to Certify; Receipts for Cotton Memphis Bankers Seek Protection After Losses Following Falluro of Martin's Firm. f MEMPHIS. TENN., April 30.—/f petition to-day was being circulated among business men and banker* ol Memphis requesting Congress to pass! a law giving Government officials power to take charge of any cotton warehouse and issue receipts on stored cotton. This, the backers ot the petition declare, would make 1$ impossible for a cotton dealer to bor row money on cotton receipts when there was no cotton In the ware-4 houses. The petition is the result of the dla* appearance of Joseph W. Martin, wealthy cotton dealer: the bankrupt cy of the Martin-Phlllips Company, of which he was president, and the dis appearance of Leo Lesser, senior member of the Lesser-Ely cotton firm. PHILADELPHIA OPERA COMPANY, DIPPEL’S PLAN PHILADELPHIA, April 30.—It has been learned that Andreas Dippel, the resigned executive of tho Phlladel-* phia-Chieago Grand Opera Company! plans to organize an individual com-> pany that will sing only In this clt>* It has been announced at E. P, Stotesbury’s office that he will confer with Dippel next Friday. STORM-BATTERED STEAMER ARRIVES AT NEW ORLEANS NEW ORLEANS, April 30.—Badly battered, with two of its crew lost, the Holland liner Sommelsdyk arrived here to-day under low steam. 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