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u LEE’S GUILT 99 DETECTIVES ASSERT VOL. XI. NO. 230. TV NATH KR: FAIR. Read For Profit-GEORGIAN WANT ADS Use For Results ATLANTA, GA., WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30,1913! The Atlanta Georgian EXTRA No. 8 Winn Savs He Kept Solon Off Police Committee For His Near-Beer Activities DADY MAKES ACCUSATION McClelland Holds Stand For Hours at Opening of City Hall Investigation Former Mayor Courtland Winn ap peared before the Councilmanic graft probe late this afternoon and sub- [ stantiated the charges brought against Alderman F. J. Sprat ling by Alderman John McClelland. Mayor Winn said that he had ex pected fully to make Spratling chair man of t o Police Committee of Coun- [ «11 two ■ ' s ago. but had never %old tiin .; so. When he learned that -' r; Gin?, on the strength of being nuti <■ i-l iirman of the committee, had t rowed money from near-beer doal- • V'. 10 tailed him in and informed I-.;to that he could not give him the pnoir.tment. (’heater A. Dady said he had writ- un a contract' with Maddox for the v. railing work on the Peachtree and entrenchment Creek disposal plant jobs, and »ex-Mayor Winn also sub stantiated this. The charges against Ragsdale were not probed at length. Admitting that he had gotten the information from which he lodged graft charges against Alderman Spratling from Spratling himself in the course of a confidential conversa tion, Alderman McClelland told the investigators that he made public the information because Alderman Sprat- ling had fallen completely under the influence of Councilman Aldine Chambers. When asked by Luther Rosser, at torney for Spratling. what caused his feeling against Chambers. McClelland declared that he believed that Cham bers was attorney for the Destructor Crematory Company. Under cross-examination, McClel land said that Maddox had fought continually during his term In Coun cil to get streets closed so that he could get grading contracts. He amplified his charges against Ragsdale, asserting that a greeter part of the live stock bought by the city recently was purchased from cer tain companies in which Ragsdale was interested. He mentioned a se ries of warrants for sums aggregat ing $3,000 given to the Lawhorn Com pany, which he maintained was domi nated by Ragsdale. Wedding Held Up 2 Hours By Jinx Augustans Go to Justice When Only Minister Available Refuses to Marry Divorcee. Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Campbell to-day are speeding West on a marriage tour which began last night after hours of delay, because every Atlanta minister was attending the Sociological Con gress. * From 5 until 6:30 o’clock their search was thorough and diligent— from one church and parsonage to another, while a crowd of friends fol lowed. Finally Rev. C. T A. Pise was located at his home. 19 Brown Place. "Now,” laughed Miss Hadley, the bride, ‘we’ll soon be happily mar ried.” No such luck,” said the Jinx, who had been in the wedding party for more than an hour. There Is Every Reason for Start ing Now if You Wish To Be One of the Winners. ‘VICE SQUAD' FOR E Startling Plan Is Proposed by Daughter-in-Law of Presi dent Tyler. SPRINGFIELD, ILL.. April 29. Rumors of a plot to assassinate Lieutenant Governor O’Hara at the hearing of the white slave in vestigation commission to-night were circulated throughout the Statehouse this afternoon. NEW YORK, April 29.—“In the pa rade of May 3 Jet there be a banner marked ‘Vice.’ If only one woman marches behind that banner,, thus de claring her desire to free herself from the dominion ot man, the sight of that brave woman would stir every heart and the cause would take an onward sweep toward success. Will that banner wave In that procession and who will be that brave woman?" This is the proposition put up to the Woman Suffrage Parade Commit tee by Mrs. G. Vere Tyler, widow of Dr. Lachlan Tyler, who was a son of President Tyler. Furthermore, Mrs. Tyler not only makes this appeal, but she lias found a woman who has promised to march carrying the banner. “I have read this call sent out by the Women Suffragist Committee asking ill women to join the march,” she remarked, "and T trust they are sincere in their declaration. I am going to test their sincerity. If they are sincere no woman in that great aggregation of New York women could possibly object to the woman who will hear the banner 'Vice’ and behind whom will march, 1 hope hundreds of her sisters in the same profession." Officials of County Schools Open Meet The annual convention of the coun ty school officials opened in Taft Hall of the Auditorium-Armory to- da|r. Governor-elect John M. Slaton, J. G. Woodward, Mayor, and Super intendent E. C. Merry, of the Fulton County schools, made the welcome addresses. The meeting will conclude Thurs day and be followed by the conven tion of the Georgia Educational As sociation. The first session will be held Thursday e\ ening at 8 o’clock and the last Saturday morning at 9 o’clock. Details of the contests for the .Shetland ponies The Georgian and Sunday American are to award as prizes have been announced. Many nominations preceded the an nouncement of details. Since publi cation of the details in The Georgian Monday there has been a veritable flood of entrants. What wonder? The contest entails the most pleasant kind of work and the prizes are an incentive to any boy or girl. Anyone seeking subscriptions for | The Georgian and Sunday American, we believe, will be received kindly in any Georgia home, and any contest ant may be proud of the ponies and carts which are on the way here to be distributed as prizes. The contestants already in the field, of course, have an advantage. There Is every reason for starting now. Ask your friends to save for your candi date the coupons from The Georgian and Sunday American. They will do it gladly. Your Friends Will Help. Ask -our friends who do not sub scribe fo.* The Georgian and Ameri can to subscribe. You will be asking them to do a favor to themselves, for they will get at no advance over the j regular price AH ft- Lest newspaper in the South, besides helping you. And if all your friends already sub scribe to The Georgian and Ameri can, as no doubt most of them do, ask them to pay in advance. Thev will gain by this, as well as you. Remember, there are eight districts in the city; two prizes for the State at large, one outside the State, be sides th;- prizes for carriers and agents. A subscription to the daily and Sunday papers for one year counts for 3.500 votes. Subscriptions for less terms count in a carefully grad uated scale down to 100 votes for one month’s subscription to the daily alone. Not Limited in Territory. The districts are not pitted against each other. Contests are on an ab solutely equal footing. All ycru have to do to win is to get more votes than any other contestant in your own neighborhood. You are not lim ited to your own neighborhood in taking subscriptions or obtaining vote coupons, but can have votes credited to you for coupons or subscriptions received from your friends regardless of where they live. Meanwhile, do not overlook your opportunity to enjoy a play at the At lanta Theater free of all cost. Miss Lilly Long is playing there you know. This week the attraction is “The Butterfly on the Wheel,’' an attraction which made a profound sensation in New York. The Georgian and American have no seats for this week's perform ances, but we have watched the pro duction carefully in order to be able to teli cur readers what they may expect from the • ompany. We are glad to be able to an nounce that the stock company head ed by M*iss Long demonstrates that it is capable of giving a splendid pro duction of the most trying play. At tractions as strong - and stronger than The Butterfly on the Wheel” are hooked for succeeding weeks, and, without reservation, we can promise our readers the opportunity of see ing as good theatrical attractions as it ever has been the good fortune of Atlanta to enjoy. Remember, th.ua is no contest for I heater seats. Simply clip the cou pons from Thursday, Friday and Sat urday i. sues of The Georgian and from next Sunday's American, mail their* in, and ge* a reserved seat in the best part of the house. SCHOONER IS WRECKED OFF THE FLORIDA COAST SAVANNAH, GA., April 2».—The United States cutter Yamacraw ha« returned from a cruise along th-* Florida reefs, bringing definite news of the fate of the schooner Alice Hol brook. The Holbrook pounded to pie. - s upon the Florida coast. The schoon er and cargo are a total loss. | EON M. FRANK, manager of the National Pencil Company, who was questioned by the police, and practically cleared of all suspicion in the Phagan mystery. Foe of Steel Trust Is Now a Bankrupt Coatesville, Pa., Publisher Who Bared Pool Says He Is Victim of Revenge. WASHINGTON. April 29.—S. rt. Kauffman, owner of the Coatesvil'e (Pa.) Dally Union, who gave the Stanley Steel Investigating Comm 1 - tee evidence of the steel plate po • , is now a bankrupt. At the time he unwillingly testifi <1 that the pooling agreement had been printed in his shop Kauffman told Representative Stanley he would be driven out of business. Kauffman's paper was sold by th* Sheriff. He .ays advertisers with drew, coerced by Steel Trust influ ences. He has filed complaint with Representative Stanley. CHICAGO PHONE RATES CUT PRESSED BY DEBTS, ENDS LIFE.. | CHICAGO. April 29.-Reductions In GADSDEN. ALA.. April 29. -Ernest’ • * c one rates in Chicago of $60,000 Dwell, 35 years old, despondent be-| nnuallv were announced to-day by cause hts creditors were demanding. the City Council committee on tele- settlement. swallowed arseni and phones, and agreed to by the Chi was found dead early to-day near his I eago Telephone Company, a Beii con- home in Marshall County. 1 eem, ) Official Announcement of Deci sion to Force Evacuation of Scutari Is Made. Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian. VIENNA, April 29.—Announcement was made at the Foreign Office to day that Austria had decided finally to act independently in the expulsion of the Montenegrins from Scutari. The statement said: Austria finding that the Am bassadors’ conference in London has produced no rosulta,* this Government has decided to take matters into its own hands and carry out the powers’ decision regarding the evacuation of Scu tari. Italy is protesting against Austria’s action. Peace Ambassadors Startled. LONDON, April 29.—After bavink adjourned until May 1, the Ambassa dors’ conference unexpectedly re sumed its sessions in the Foreign Of fice this afternoon. This procedure was brought about by Austria’s announced determination to act independently in driving the Montenegrins out of Scutari. Montenegro Starts To Fortify Scutari. PARIS, April 29. Montenegrin* are determined to hold Scutari against any action that Europe may take. Work of fortifying the city has start ed. Guns, ammunition and provisions are being taken into the city This information was received here to-day in a Scutari dispatch. Although the bulk of the Montene grin army has been withdrawn from Scutari. King Nicholas' military operations are veiled in mystery. The diplomatic representative here of Montenegro declares that, if the powers force Montenegro to give up Scutari, King Nicholas will abdicate. The envoy denies Nicholas bargained with Eased Pasha for the surrender of Scutari. A Oattaro telegram said that it was reported there that a hostile demon stration had been made in Cettinje against the Austrian Minister to Montenegro. Porte Lends Support to Albanian Independence. CONSTANTINOPLE, April 29.— The*Porte to-day sent instructions to all the Turkish ambassadors and ministers abroad to support Eased Pasha’s proclamation of the inde pendence of Albania with himself as King. According to the belief here. Eased Pasha hoped he might be able to re tain the suzerainty of Turkey over Albania by setting himself up as monarch. Turkey also is taking hope from rumors of dissension among the allies. Bulgarian troops are said to have been repulsed in several sanguinary engagements with Servians near Monastir and with Greeks near Sa lonika. Turkey has protested to the powers against the aid given the Bal kan States by Russia. Montenegro to Abandon Scutari, Says Diplomat. VIENNA, April 29.—According to secret information to Austria, it was learned from a diplomatic source to day, Montenegro will eventually evac uate Scutari, after having made a further show' of defiance to Europe. A C’ettanje dispatch declares Crown Prince D&nilo yesterday presented the keys of Scutari to King Nicholas there amid a frenzied demonstration. Fire Probe Delayed Again for Witness Mysterious Reynolds Wires Mayor He Can Not Reach Atlanta Before Thursday. Council’s committee probing the fire department has postponed its meet ing for to-day until Friday afternoon at 3 o'clock on account of the absence of Thomas Reynolds, the mysterious witness from Baltimore, whom Mayor Woodward expects will present some, important new evidence Reynolds is in Cincinnati, and May or Woodward has received a telegram from him stating that he can not reach Atlanta until Thursday CLASH OF SEXES U.D.C. WILL OPEN L Militants’ Violence Arouses Bitter Feeling—Mrs. Pankhurst Still Outside Bars. Special Oabie to The Atlanta Georgian. LONDON, April 29.--England Is | becoming thoroughly aroused against J the violence of the militant suffra gettes, and the early prophecy of Mrs. Emmeline Pankhurst that there would be a \t.«r of the sexes seems nearer of fulfi iinent than ever before. Anti suffragists at a meeting to day nude angry speeches, condemn ing tl’.e suffragettes for burning the ' grandstand on The Neville athle***. field. ^ number of suffragettes pres ent tried to speak. They were seized by t r antis anti severely assaulted. Bt ause of her physical condition, Mrs Pankhrust, who was temporarily released from Holloway jail April 12 be< use of illness brought on by a hui.ger strike, was granted an exten sion of leave to-day by the home >f- fl CLOSED BANK REOPENS. MERIDIAN. MISS.. April 29. rp he Lank of Cuba, closed by order of the State Bank Examiner, was reopened to-day. T. S. Ward, of Meridian, is in charge. I Daughters Unite With Ladies’ Auxiliary of Y, M. C. A. to Raise Funds. Tin- La Auxiliary of the Y. M U. A. and the Daughters of the Con federacy, of Atlanta, have united In one big effort to raise funds for the daughters. They will establish a looking si ool in the Y. M. C 4. building to run for two weeks. The school will teach every kind of > ooking known to the culinary art. Not only will the “every day" menus be prepared, but the pies that mother used to make, and the latest crea tions from the Parisian kitchens will be taught. The Atlanta Gas Company has vol unteered to furnish materials aul pay all ixpenses for the exhibit! u». The school will be run every after noon from 3 until 5:30 o'clock. It will b« in charge of Mrs. S. R. Dull, TO CONDUCT PRAYER MEETING. Rev. John S. Purser, of the West End Baptist Church, will conduct the Wednesday evening prayer service at the First Baptist Church this week. I)r Daniel, th pastor, is conducting revival aervie- s in Griffin. Ga. Nearly everybody in Atlanta reads The Sunday American. YOUR ad- vertiBement in the next issue will sell goods. Try it l PRICE TWO CENTS. p ^ r n r PAT NO “We I lave Sufficient Evidence Now to Convict Negro Night'watchman of Killing Mary Phagan,” Asserts Pinkerton Detective on Case. “We now have enough evidence to convict Newt Lee,” was the statement to-night of detec tives working on the Mary Phagan strangling mystery. The statement came at the end of a second long conference between John Black, city detec tive; Harry Scott, Pinkerton detective, and Leo Frank, superintendent of the National Pencil Company factory. Additional clews furnished by the head of the pencil factory were responsible for the closing net around the negro watchman. With the solution of the mystery at hand came the further information that what suspicion had rested on Frank was being rapidly swept away by the damaging evidence against the black man. It was announced that he probably would be liberated to night or in the morning. “It looks a great deal better for Frank, who has been de tained only for his own protection and to furnish further informa tion to the department," said the detectives. Two more arrests are likely in connection with the case. The detectives say that they have clews which make them certain that these two persons were connected in some manner in the crime or have knowledge of the details. Gantt Gets Habeas Corpus Writ J. M. Gantt, one of the five men held in connection with the? strangling; was turned over to the Sheriff’s office this afternoon by the City authorities on a writ of habeas corpus granted in therf court of Judge Bell. The warrant charging murder still holds, but the effect of the habeas corpus will be to enable Gantt to make bond. Chief of Detectives Lanford in replying to the action for a writ declared that it had not been his intention to hold Gantt, an unnecessarily length of tme. lie was kept in custody, he said, pending a preliminary hearing Wednesday afternoon in the court of Justice of the Peace Powers and the sitting of the coroner jury Wednesday morning. Judge George F. GoMr, a relative of Gantt, applied for the writ, and E. A. Stephens, assistant Solicitor-General, defended the course of the Chef of Detectives. “We have eliminated Mullinax, Gantt and Bailey from sus picion,” said a detective. The detectives are practically certain that Mary Phagan never left th4 pencil factory after she got her pay envelope from Frank Saturday noon. Wtih hours of ceaseless investigation and inquiry they have been utterly unable to trace her away from the factory after she entered there Saturday noon. Every know* acquaintance that she had has been interviewed. None of them saw saw her on the street Saturday night, although she said she was going to see the Memorial Day parade. Bloody Shirt in Negro’s Home A blood-stained shirt, which the detectives say they found at the home of Lee, was shown to the negro this afternoon in an ef fort to break him down. The negro admitted tie shirt was his, but declared that he had not seen it before for two years. Lee was under a grueling fire of questions all day. Shortly I before Superintendent Frank was brought to the station Detective Black came from the home of Lee. He carred a package under his i arm. He would not divulge its contents, but very soon after it was obtained Frank was under arrest and Lee was confronted with the garment. There was an unconfirmed rumor that Lee had broken down I and given most important information to the police. Detective Black and Harry Scott, Pinkerton man. left police* headquarters at 2:30 for West End to arrest a negro woman frier . of the black prisoner. The net was evidently being tightenc ) about Newt Lee, the night watchman. Superintendent Leo M. Frank, head officer of the National Pencil Company, was taken from the factory shortly before noon by Detective Hlack ami Harry Scott, of thp Pinkertons. The police say that Frank is not under arrest, that he was put I under police guard for his own personal safety, and that there are I no charges against him. r , . Why, then, did the police act” Y There must be some reason other than tfe - span's pergonal * V <