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\ THE ATL.WI \ UMmUl \.\ -AM) JN.&VVS,- H NLM'.MW V, Al'Kli, .iU, ID lit. 5 Superintendent of the National Pencil Company’s factory still held b ythe police. Frank’s lawyer says he has given to the police every detail of his whereabouts, not only in the factory, but outside of it, to account for his time on Saturday and Sunday. BE RELEASED Gantt's Mother, for Whom Mary Phagan Was Named, Weeps for Son. In an easy chair in front of an . **n fir-place in a little <’obb Coun- • farm hduse, sat an aped mother, lines or RiifTering: marking her a< e an.i her white head bowed in orrotv. praying that her son may be Vcfnd innocent of the terrible crime ’or wh'i h he 1s held by the Atlanta For two days she -at in the same * hai: stariri- onstantlv with dry ) fire, seeing in the clouds of smoke as they swirl upward into the chim ney. visions of her son caged in a felon’s cell her mind filled with ter rible plettrres of her boy struggling with the horrors of the “third de gree. The toother is Mrs. Mary Lou Gantt. Her son is Japnes Milton Gantt, the young bookkeeper who is held by the police as a suspect in the terrible murder of little Mary Phagan. ,Mrs. Gantt was prostrated when the news of her son’s arrest was brought to her Monday morning. Her boy had been away from home for three long weeks, and during that time had ntivowly escaped death in an ac cident at Copper Hill, Tenn.. where he had been working. Late Saturday evening she receiv ed a letter from her son. saying that he was coming home Monday. The letter was filled with messages of love that only a mother can appre ciate. and the heart of Mrs. Gantt was fill?d- with an unutterable Joy. I Eagerly she awaited the dawning of} Monday morning, counting the hours which must elapse ere she could clasp her son in her arms. At the break of day she was up and preparing . food that he had always liked. She baked a cake with which to tempt the appetite of the boy, and she don ned the soft silk dress that he loved to see '‘mother’’ wear. At th** sound of every' footstep, and every time the wheels of a wagon crunched upon the hard country road Mhe mother hastened to the door. But the hours passed and he failed to come. The warm food she had pre pared go* cold, and the cake, made an only a mother can make them, stood uncut upon the table. At 1< ngth. as the hour of noon approach- • d. a buegy came down the road. A man alighted and hurried into the house, where he told the mother that her son was under arrest, charged with the most terrible crime in the history of the State—the murder of little Mary Phagan. The me (her, stabbed to the he&ri by the message, ywooned in the arms of her daughter, Mrs. George Black- well. and was carried into the house. For hoars six* lav on her bed, moan ing and fobbing with the pain that Evidence! Secretary of State Urges Press to Block Constantly Recurring Attempts at Swindling. By JAMES B. NEVIN. Secretary of State Phil Cook has| appealed to the pre s, not only of Georgia, but of the entile nation, to j help him stop, in so far as it may, the constantly recurring attempts ai swindling without this State with re* sped to old fraudulent land grants in Georgia. Within the last, few weeks the Sec retary -if State's office has been re- eciviftg a steady stream of letters from abroad, from victims of these -eh'uti-’s. and as many of them ar» Horn the far Northwest he has con cluded that somebody in that vicinity once more is undertaking th work this old swindle to a finish. The Sec retary blames Georgia offl- als in a. way for the continued ac tivity of this “fake” scheme, and sug- g«-sis to the incoming Legislature some rigid laws touching the mat- n • sing the question to-day. Secretary <’ook said: “One reason why it i.* c o hard to stop this swindle I- because there has heefi no legislation In the State con cerning i f since 1795, more than 10* v.-ars ago. The acts of that year are Vi"v very rare nowadays, and few have access to them, thu* stealing rlytel brain. Mar • The eaft and ared her no mil that the negro, Newt Lee, had con fessed and named the murderer, and that her von would be released with in a few hours. She sank again into the depths of her sorrow when she learned that the report was false, and that her son was still a prisoner. Feeling High in Marietta. Feeling against the man who! strangled little Mary Phagan runs high in Marietta, while Gantt has thej sympathy of man 1 '. The family stands high in the business and social cir cles of the little city, and not a mar. could be found by a Georgian repor ter yesterday afternoon who would 1 utter other than good about the young man. Prominent citizens declared that he was a young man of honor and could not possibly be connected with the crime. When the boy is ,i- hr, "Ah, lia- inert*-d leifreleased and fully exonerated of the crime, or of any connection with it, the citizens of Marietta are planning such a reception .as wdll leave no room for doubt in the minds of the mother and of himself that the un fortunate circumstances that led to his arrest have not lessened their high regard for him or for his fam ily. Young Gantt his lived most of his life on a farm six miles from Mar ietta. He was raised to manhood there, and was and is considered one of the finest young men the t’ouhty rth, and 1 of Cobb has produced. For several no more about j yeafs he taught school at the old n I know rnv j Camp Grounds school house, and then came to Atlanta to learn bookkfep- ing. Three Weeks ago he received an offer from California, and started for the West. He was held up by high water at Memphis and went to work at Copper Hill. Tenn., where he worked for a week. Then he was one of the victims of an elevator ac cident, and came home to recuperate. He had been staying at his sister’s home on Linden Av rt nue. and was on yis way to visit his mother when he w as arrested Named for Gantt’s Mother. •rlef of 'he mother that her son should be charged with such a monstrous crime Is all the more bit ter because she las been the lif'- long friend of tiie Phagan family. She was present when little -Mary Phagan came into the world, and the little girl was j>: m^ti it, honor ot her—Mary 1 .on Phagan. She has locked thf dead hild to sleep, sooth ed her with luilabh s and romped with her in i’ghter moments. She was inexpressibly eri ved when she learn ed of the death <f the child, and til nrrest sorrow a hundred fold. When a Georgian reporter called at her home yesterday the mother, with all the power of a mother's love, protested -lie Innocence of her ‘-•on and declared Hint his arrest was a terrible injustice. ‘■I know my bo. could nol do such a terrible thing.” she cried, her tired old lmdv shaking with grief. “H was a grnd boy. I raised him right end nothing on e irt/i could ever make me believe that he has ever done anything wring. I know my boy a- t know no one c swear that he kn LEO FRANK’S FRIENDS DENOUNCE DETENTION mother trailed nee. broken only by the sobbing and the sob- daughter. The latter ■ ' and stirred the Are, <1 Marries shot up the n i . ' 1 r rai.I.'d hei arms right to take my boy He didn’t do it! Oh. r do it! They have ting him with the know as well as I I b lie\ ‘ that :->:i •-rave rnv :X"Z Ilf! CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE ndent. 1 believe h- name to the police to man, and i * gets his just tei n«»on the and given a message RETAINS DEATH PENALTY SACRAMENTO, April 30.—With Secretary of State Bryan an Inter e<t“d so.-c;ator. the California Legis lature yesterday voted down a bll abolish capital punishment. Leo M. Frank, superintendent of the National Pencil Company and one of the central figures in the sensational murder mystery surrounding the death of little Mary Phagan, is well regarded by a host of friends in At lanta, who scoff at the idea that h* can in any way be implicated in the, horrible tragedy. His friends are all loud in their de nunciation of the efforts that have ap parently been made to drag his name into th* affair as a principal. Mr. Frank. 2$ years of age. a na tive of Brooklyn, N. Y., came to At lanta about five years ago to take charge of the plant of the National Pencil Company. Three years* later he married Miss Lueile Selig. daugh ter of Mrs. E. Selig. of fiS East Geor gia Avenue, and has since made his home with Mrs. Selig. Mr. Frank is a mechanical engineer and a graduate of (Cornell University, and prior to his coming to Atlanta held a responsible position with the B. F. Sturdevant Co., of Boston, Ma - Shortly after he came to Atlanta Mr Frank was sent to Europ to study the art of pencil manufactur* and is considered an expert in his line. Mr. Frank is popular in Jewish so cial circles and an interested work- r in several Jewish charitable organiza tions, being president of the local order B’nai Brlth. Several of his most intimate friends seen this morning, among them being Arthur Haas, of the tirm of Haas & McIntyre; Isaac Haas, president of the Southern Spring Bed Co., and Arthur Heyman. of the firm of Dor sey, Brewster. Howell A. Heyman, were* highly Incensed a the polio* actions They were unanimous in their characterization of him as a clean-cut. manly man, with a zeal for doing good for others “The very idea that he could in any way l>e implicated in till s’ horrible affafir is simply preposterous.’’ sev eral, of them said. Among ills employees at the pencil factory .Mr. Frank was unusually pop ular and yesterday when'he was taken to headquarters for further question ing hv the detectives, f*gv< ral of the j girls and worm n weot bitterly and protested loudly their belief in Ills! absolute innocence of any complicity in the matt« '•r whatever. Mr. Ft ■a n I : is held in hi gh rej ?ard by the* r >ffic ers of the < ‘ompan.v a n d is adinired and respect ed by those working unt ler him and th' » belie f of th ose at th< factory is at he will be able to ( establish his at >so Jute in- nc •cence of any connect ion with High School Pupils Made Drug Slaves Cleveland Pharmacists Get Boy Vic tims to Sell It, Investigators Are Tofd. CLEVELAND, April 30. Hundreds of boys and glrle attending the West Technical High School and the Cen tral High School are addicted to the use of drugs, according to evidence unearthed by detectives employed by the State Board of Pharmacy. According io one girl victim, who stole money to buy heroin, a drug stor* rieer one high school brakes a practice of selling to pupils. T; druggist them t* said: “ ply to | i to have employ drug to sell it. boys yaw fellow pupils ■*i of headaches. had other ills they advised ' riser always had a sup- ay. Then it was easy he who'once had used ALABAMA COAL AND IRON COMPANY REORGANIZES nakir.g th work. “The.se old acts, fraudulent, an* time and again so declared by this office, were recorded, j evertheless away back yonder, in Montgomery Laurens and other counties, and the records still are there A purchase! of a fraudulent grant simply writes in to Laurens, say. and for a fee the records from the old books are mad* out and forwarded. It is not ex plained, however, as it should be, that these records are not worth a penny, because no such land grants realls exist. “I think it Is v rong and should he prohibited by legislation for officials to forward these records without ex plaining that tney are no good. More than one correspondent ha- com plained to me that it seemed a shame that the State, through even a county official, should have misled him. in such a matter, and that it p-.< -the State in a pretty bad light. I agree with him heartily. It docs put the State in j. bad light—It puts it in an utterly Indefensible light. It puis the county in an even worse light, if pos sible.’ One man in the West purchased from a swindler 250,000 res of this fi*a udulently granted land in Georgia and paid the handsome sum of 5 cents per acre. It wasn’t worth, of course. 5 cents altogether—that is, the so- called title wasn’t. Yet it was, in a wav, ayoaiently backed by some sort of color of title.’ Whenever inquiry is made of the Secretary of State before purchase he can, and does, stop the game. How ever, a few swindlers continue to get by. despite his befct efforts. It may be that he can induce the incoming Legislature to taass a iaw prohibiting comity officials from for warding these old fraudulent records, unless when accompanied by a cer tificate setting forth their worthless ness. Alexander A. Lawrence, of Ghat- ham. is in Atlanta’s midst. Mr. Lawrence brought his new straw .lid up with him—really it’s a new’ one this time!—but was inclined to complain of the coolish weather he encountered. It already is mid-sum mer in Savannah, of course “The w alking da legate from Chat ham” still refuses to say he will stand for Editor Stovall’s legislative assignment, after that gentleman resigns to accept the Swiss mission, but as there is an uprising of tlie people on in respect of this matter, he may be compelled to change his mind. It is possible that the next Speaker might decline to swear in anybody other than Lawrence as Stovall’s suc cessor. Barry Wright. R presentative-elect from Floyd, fresh from his honey moon, is an Atlanta visitor. The old report that Mr Wright would fight the proposed tax on bach elor.- in th»- next Legislature is un founded. He explains that he doesn’t care a hoot what becomes of bach- elors! Representative Charles R. Crisp made his first speech in the new Con gress a "day or so ago, but a number of State papers are in error when they refer to it as his “maiden speech in the House.” Mr Criep served a short term in the House several years ago. just afi- JiFtingulshed fathar, the la Speaker Charles F Crisp, died, and made one speech, if not two, during that term of serVice. He served about three months, hav ing been elected to his father’s unex- -pired term by the Speaker’s district. m • a sort of lQving testimonial to the dead man’s memory. The younger Crisp bids fair to fol low closel y in la is father's footsteps, and already has taken a high stand in C ’ongress. Judge Augustus W. Fite, of the Cherokee dri nit, is losing no sleep whatever over the talk of cutting the* Cherokee circuit in half, Hnce lie no tices that it is carefully proposed to see that he gets one of the halves to preside over. Inasmuch, indeed, as the Cherokee most unwieldy jt LTlM( )RE. Company, tin- i ration f* f»ril 30.—The newly of the Alabama Delaware corpo- •quire the property of the old Alabama < onsolldatert < oai K- Iron Company, will meet to-day. It Is exp '< 5 steps will be taken circuit is now th the State, his honor in favor the cutting Idea. The Cherokee circuit is the hardest in Georgia t<* serve. It takes up all of la judge’?* time to get arouhd, and a 'good part of his salary for expenses. If the judge can g* * a new circuit, about half the size of his present one, and no cut dovVn in salary, why— well, what’s the matter with that, anyway It is doubtfa: harder worked Judge Fite. btful whether there is a ted jMdgc in Georgia than In 1 hf* photograph art' shown the dross, the shoes, the hat. a stocking and the hair ribbons In Marv Phagan when she was murdered; also twine noose with which she was strangled. By baptist m Attendance by Young Men In creases From Thirty to Four Hundred in Two Months. The young men’s class of th** Sec ond Baptist Sunday school is claim ing the Atlanta record. In two months the membership has increased from 30 to 400 am is confidently expec number nearly 600. As a matter of fact the “class' a Sunday school in itself. If grown so large and so rapidly teacher, Thomas J. Day, found necessary to hold meetin the hour for th school meetings. the It before Sunday smaller ers. spec soloists If one ' >1T 1 new position he it by going to t reau established days the young two athletic fb tennis, and eve It Is divided into •s, has several teae.i- rcheatra, glee club and among the members, the young men wants a lsualiy secure employment bu- eently. On week n can g<> to the for baseball •; Thursday night there th? there is a “social” smoker young men get acquainted. The class started on its boom w hen the membership - ampaign was in augurated between the Ghristia’h and Baptist churches. Sunday before last the attendance was 310. The last Sunday it Jumped to 400, and to-day every member of the class is working to swell it to 600 by next Sunday. It won’t stop there, however, say those who ate at the head of the class. The new members are being re cruited from those who are not mem bers of any Sunday school, or church, and have been somewhat lax In their devotionals—and there are so many of these, said Mr. Day, the instructor, that it was doubtful whether atl? member had been taken from other denominations THE PLAYS THIS WEEK STOCK COMPANY POPULAR. “A Butterfly on the Wheel.” a* pre sented this week at the Atlanta by Miss Billy Long ahd her stock com pany. is proving a real treat for pa trons of that theater. Two perform ances before critical audiences have put the offering in good running or der and the matinee this afternoon will doubtless be well attended. Miss Long and her associate play ers are hard workers and they do not stint themselves to make each play as comp ete ns possible in its n. “A Butterfly on the full of strong scenes and calls for acting of u superior or- dtr. The company at the Atlanta appears to good advantage in it. There will be no performance of the play this evening or to-morrow evening, the theater having been en gaged for other purposes. It will 1 e presented, however, the balance of the week with matinee Saturday. WESTERN PLAY AT THE LYRIC. “Billy, the Kid,” a melodrama with all of its scenes laid in the Far West, is proving popular with Lyric au diences. The play Is chock full of fiction. There is something doing from the time the curtain rises on the first act until it descends at the end of the last. Berkeley Haswell. in the title role, has won many friends by his admirable interpreta tion of the part, and Saturday. OIOS PRETTY» TO FILL CHURCHES Brooklyn Pastor Declares Beau ties Could Draw Big Con gregations Every Sunday. 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. Quo n Esther'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 Ahasuems was the anti- woman’s rights man of his day. Matinee to-morrow Wear Gowns of Same Color as Their Gems VAUDEVILLE AT FORSYTH. it is a made to order bill of vau deville at the Forsyth this w r eek. It opens with a. gymnastic act that is worth while Then comes two clever children, followed by a novelty In the way of a singing act, closely fol lowed by two pretty girls who have won favor. Even the headliner is noW In the favorite class. Next o e show is a comedian who even the attaches of the ugh at four performances. Mme Rlano and Miss Boardman Set the Example for Washington Soc v. WASHINGTON. April 30. Madame Riano, wife ot the Spanish Minister, I and Miss Mabel Boardman, of Red j Gross fame, have united to influence j Washington society women to design their evening gowns to be in har mony with th< ir favorite jewels. i Madam* Riano’s opals and her opal f gowns have been admired nil winter. I Miss Boardman proud of her hand - • some pendant of diamonds and rubies j which was presented to her by the' King of Italy in commemoration of; her w ork at the time of the Messinu I disaster. Bhe has worn gowns of rea, and ruby velvet and chiffon winter. Miss Katherine Kikins frequently wears veilow’ and cream lace gowns to set off her magnificent topaz or naments. act sends everyone home feeling that they are glad the Forsyth is hack in the running and that vaudeville is the policy. Sophye Barnard, Lou Anger and Company present a playlet that is unusual. It is good. Better still i» i59 a. hit. Chris Rochards the English comedian, has eclipsed some of his American brothers in the art of laugh making, and Miss Muriel and Frauds a o surely scoring a worth while hit. All the acts arc good. That’s why the tln-ater Is filled. There will be the usual two performances daily an*: if the demand for seats doesn’t let up. standing room ’ will be at a premium the rest of the week. Next week the headliner will be Gus Edwards' Kid Kabaret, fifteen jolly happy prancing girls and boys. A feature* act will be Belle Story, a stately beauty, who is also some vo calist. BROOKLYN. X. Y„ April 30.— Above ire some of the epigrams that the Rev. S. Edward Young uttered in his sermon at *Te Bedford Reform ed Church of Biooklyn. His topic “The Young Woman Whose Attrac tiveness Gives Her Power,” was bas ed on the story cf Esther, the Jewess who swayed a trrone and whose in fluence i? credited with saving her race from extinction. “The attractive young women of this part of Brooklyn,” said the pastor, ‘could fill every church in the ity every Sunday night if they used their beauty and their attractiveness in the right way. It’s their fault, moreover, that the churches aren’t filled. “There is scarcely a circle of en tertainment, however flagrant, in Brooklyn to-night that doesn’t con tain at least one woman who has the power and the attractiveness to transfer the whole group to the house of God. “Attractiveness is a God-given power. Before It leaves you, young women, before your beauty fades, be fore your day is gone, use it to the best advantage. 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