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ATLANTA, GA., THURSDAY, MAY 1, 1913.
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"Committee Is Forced to Clear
Men Accused of Graft to
Protect Council.”
CRNDLER IS NOT SATISFIED
Chairman of Probers Says He In
tends to Reconsider Thor
oughly All Evidence.
Commenting on the announced in
tention of the Couneilmanic graft
probe committee to vindicate the three
Aiocusod Aldermen, Mayor Woodward
to-day declared:
“Nothing but exoneration by the
Council's committee could be expect
ed when members of Council knew
of these conditions for months and
never took any official notice of them.
The committee Is forced to clear the
accused to protect Council.”
Chairman John S. Candler, alone of
i he members of the probe committee,
was undecided to repudiate the
charges of corruption of Alderman
John R. McClelland at the conclusion
of ttn* investigation last night. He
paid he intended to consider thor
oughly ill the evidence again. The
.■cn-auttee will meet Saturday to
fraiii ds formal report to Council.
What Accused Claimed.
I -‘iiy. the defense of the three
Aldermen was—
Alderman J. W. Maddox admitted
having bub-contracts with the city,
but produced a letter from City At-
-ome: James L. Mayson stating that
his actions were not illegal.
Alderman F. J. Spratling admitted
borrowing money from beer dealers
but stated it was before he was elect
ed to Council and that the loans were
secured on the basis of friendship and
not on account of any influence he
might exert in the granting of saloon
permits.
Alderman I. N. Ragsdale's defense
was that, while he was a member of
the firm of J. R. Lawton & Co., the
Belling of stock to the city by*this
company was contrary to his instruc
tions. In other cases it was presented
that he had sold worn-out stock for
the city, at the request of Council and
the departments, without receiving
any pay for his services.
* Inquiry Appears Closed.
Both Alderman McClelland and
Mayor Woodward said to-day that the
committee could get further incrim
inating evidence if it so desired. How-
Auuuu suiaas uonuEnsdAui aqj ‘J3A9
dobed.
Alderman Spratling told the com
mittee how some of his friends in the
beer business came to his rescue when
he was hard pressed for funds just
before his election to Council.
‘‘My indebtedness reached $12,000,”
he said. “While I have paid up one-
third of It during the last two years.
I have a.s yet been unable to reclaim
the notes held by the beer men.
“All of my actions have been hon
est and aboveboard.”
Turng Guns on McClelland.
✓He then turned on his accuser, Al
derman McClelland, and endeavored
to show' why the Alderman felt ani
mus toward him.
“Alderman McClelland came to my
office,” he said, “and told me I could
get any committee chairmanship 1
desired if I would vote against tear
ing down the old crematory. He tried
to get m? to leave the city just be
fore the vote was to be taken.”
Albert Steiner, president of the At
lanta Brewing and Ice Company, said
that he indorsed notes fr »r $800 for Al
derman Spratling, but k at he did it
purely on the basi.<* of friendship.
James F. Lynch, a brewer’s agent,
said he loaned Alderman Spratling
$600 in June. 1910, before his election
to Council, on the basis of friendship.
Loaned Spratling $550.
T. O. Poole, of Poole & McCullough,
brewer’s agents, said that he loaned
Alderman Spratling $260 in July, and
4193 0, and $300 in August of the same
year, but that he did not know he
was going to be elected to Council.
Frank M. Berry, assistant cashier
of the Fourth National Bank, told
how he advised the late Paul Smith, a
beer dealer, not to make a loan to Mr.
Spratling.
.Tames W. English, president of the
CRACKFRS DFFFAT BARONS: SCOBF 7 TO
Man of Mystery
Now Made Clear;
Big Story Coming
BISLAND STARS
I HUT BUTTLE
With Timely Hits; Price and
Sloan Twirl.
in a hot game by the score
7 to 4.
Bisland. the Crackers’ new shortsl
was the star of the game. He bco
Welchonce in the second with a tin.
single and also pushed another ti
over the plate in the sixth with a 1<
triple. He accepted several hard fl«
ing chances.
The Barons pushed three runs o
the plate In the fourth, helped by Price’f
wildness, who forced one of the
over the plate.
Price and Sloan did the twirling.
B A S E B A L L STIIE MIS Mil
THE GAME
This picture is odd. Running for
three days in The Georgian without
any comment, it has caused endless
discussion as to who It is and what it
is. The Georgian has been besieged
with telephone calls and letters from
its readers asking for an explanation
We do not wonder that you had some
doubt as to why it is here. Thi» Is
the answer:
The Georgian has purchased a
serial story, more interesting
than any Atlanta has had in
years. This picture typifies the
' story.
Based on the picture, what in
your judgment is the title or
ought to be of this story? Five
dollars in gold will be paid to
each of the five best literary
judgments received.
The title of the story has al
ready been selected, and it is now
in a Sealed envelope in the hands
of T. J. Peeples, cashier of the
American .National Bank.
The answers will be judged
upon their literary value and
upon their analytical clearness.
Address all answers to “Litera
ry Editor, The Georgian,” Atlanta.
Continued on Page 2, Column 8.
WEATHER FORECAST
Fair to-night and Friday. Tem
peratures: 8 a. m., 63; 10 a. m.,
69; 12 m., 77; 2 p. m., 78. Sunsire,
4:48 a. m.; sunset. 6:22 p. m.
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DEMOCRATS PREPARE TO
| DEAL COMMITTEE JOBS
WASHINGTON, May 1.—As soon
as the traiff bill is disposed of. the
Democratic members of the House
Ways ^d Means Committee, who
constitute 'The Democratic commit
tee on committees, will begin parcel
ing out committee assignments. For
ty chairmanships and about 300 com
mittee memberships are to be divided
among 147 members.
FIRST INNING.
ijcng died to Herndon. Agler Ili
McBride. Alperman grounded
\Ta r < an to McGilvray. NO RUNS
HITS.
,'viarcan walked and went out tryi
steal, Dunn to Smith. Herndon
Smith to Agler. Bodus walked.
Bride doubled to right and Bodus
to third. McGilvray filed out to
NO RUNS, ONE HIT.
SECOND INNING.
Welchonce doubled to center. ^
sacrificed. Carroll to Marcan, and
chonce went to third. Bisland si
past third and Welchonce scored.
Mams singled past first Rn.i Hi* 1
second. Dunn grounded to third
was safe on McGilviuj s * vi u..
the plate. Long
to McGIlvray.
HITS.
Carroll singled to right.
Price, who tossed to Bi:
Carrol! at the midway. M.
grown
ONE
RUN, THREE
Sloan walked. Marcan hit to Bisla:
who chucked to Alperman, forcing <
Sloan at the keystone. NO RUNS, O!
HIT.
THIRD INNING.
Agler grounded out to McGllvri
Alperman doubled to right. Welchoi
sacrificed, Marcan to McGilvray, a
Alperman went to third. Smith grour
ed out. Ellam to McGilvray. NO RUP
ONE HIT.
Herndon popped to Bisland. Boc
walked. McBride grounded to Bislai
who doubled Bodus at’ second. 1
RUNS, NO HITS.
FOURTH INNING.
Bisland fanned. Williams flied out
Herndon. Dunn grounded out, Ellam
McGilvray. NO RUNS, NO HITS.
McGilvray singled to left. Can
grounded to second, forcing McGilvn
Alperman to Bisland. Ellam filed
Williams and was safe on Wllliar
error, and Carroll went to secoi
Mayer hit one to Price, whicli w r as I
hot to handle and was sufe on fir
Ellam went to second and Carroll
third. Sloan walked, forcing Carr
across the plate with the tying n
Marcan lined to Bisland, forcing Slo
at second, Bisland to Alnerman a
Ellam scored
on the play.
RACING NEWS ON PAGE 10.
Bisland’s wild throw, Marcan go
third. Herndon fanned. THREE
TWO HITS.
FIFTH INNING.
Price walked. Long fanned,
popped to Carroll Alperman sin*
left, Price going to second. Wek
grounded out, Sloan to McGilvray. NO
RUNS, ONE HIT.
Bodus grounded out. Agler to Price.
McBride fanned. McGilvray grounded
out, Smith to Agler. NO RUNS, NO
HITS.
SIXTH INNING.
Smith beat out a bunt to first. Bis
land tripled to right, scoring Smith.
Graham fifed to Bodus, Bisland scoring.
Dunn grounded to Ellam and was safe
on Ellam’s error. Price filed to Bodus.
Long beat out a slow grounded to short.
Agler tripled to left, scoring Dunn and
Long. Alperman singled to center,
scoring Agler. Welchonce grounded out,
Ellam to McGilvray. FIVE RUNS, FIVE
HITS.
Carroll walked. Ellam flied to Wel-
ohonce. Mayer popped to Bisland.
Prough fanned. NO RUNS, NO HITS
SEVENTH INNING.
Smith singled to left, started to second
and on Ellam’s wild throw went to third
Bisland popped to Ellam. Graham
grounded out, Prough to McGilvrav, and
Smith scored. Dunn popped to Carroll.
ONE RUN, ONE HIT.
Marcan grounded out. Bisland to Ag
ler. Herndon grounded out, Alperman
to Agler Bodus flied to .Long NO
RUNS, NO HITS.
EIGHTH INNING.
McBride grounded out, Smith to Agler.
McGilvray doubled to right and scored
on Carroll’s single to renter. Ellam
hit to Smith, who tossed to Alperman,
forcing Carroll at second. Maver sin
gled to left. Prough flied to Long. ONE
RUN.
NINTH INNING.
Alperman popped to Ellam. Welchonce
out. Ellam to McGilvray. Smith flied
to Bodus NO RUNS, NO HITS.
Marcan popped to Agler. Herndon
flied to Graham.
Bodus singled to center.
McBride lifted to Agler.
GOVERNOR CRAIG WATCHES
CAR STRIKE IN ASHEVILLE
RALEIGH, N. C., May 1.—Governor
Craig in to-day keeping in constant
touch with the street car strike situa
tion at Asheville and is believed to be
ready to place the militia at the dis
posal of Mayor W. S. Rankin.
The Governor was apprised of se
rious damage to the central car barn
Ias< night. More serious trouble is
feared to-night
_ CRACKERS
. ... 010 005 100-
7
|BARONS .
... 000 300 010 -
4
CRACKERS—
AB.
R. H.
PO.
A.
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5
0 1
4
0
o
Agler, lb
• • • •. 5
1 0
7
1
0
Alperman, 2b....
• • • • • 5
0 3
5
3
0
Welchonce, cf
. . WTe • 4
1 1
1
0
0
Smith, 3b
4
2 2
1
4
0
Bisland, ss
4
1 2
4
4
1
n Williams, rf
.... 2
0 1
0
0
1
Graham, rf
1
0 0
1
0
0
<i Dunn, c
4
1 0
3
0
o'
1 Price, p
3
0 0
1
1
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Totals
37
6 10
27
13
-I
2 h
• BARONS—
AB.
R. H.
PO.
A
e. :
s Marcan, 2b
4
0 0
1
3
0
'Herndon, rf
5
0 0
2
0
0 Ij
' Bodus, cf
....... 3
0 1
3
0
•
McBride, If
4
0 1
2
0
°l
f. McGilvray, lb
4
1 2
8
0
1 r
i
° | Carroll, 3b
3
1 2
2
2
0‘
‘■I Ellam, ss
4
1 0
2
4
2
g! Mayer, c
4
1 2
4
0
0
Sloan, p
0
0 0
0
1
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<i
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0 0
0
1
0
V
d Totals
. ... 33
4 8
27
11
3
at 1
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SUMMARY.
t0 Two base hits—MoBride, Welchonce, Alperman.
Three-base
Jj hits—Bisland, Agler.
Double plays—Bisland to Agler to Alper-
man. Struck out—By Sloan, 3; by Price, 3. Bases on balls-
-Off
*• Sloan, 1; off Price, 6.
Sacrifice hits—Herndon
, Welchonce,
Ora-
E ham. Umpires—Pfenninger and Wright.
? SOUTHERN
3,
LEAGUE
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° NASHVILLE . . .
1 4002 1
0 0 0
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o CHATTANOOGA
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7 4;,
Flaherty and Noyes: Chappell* and Street. Umpires
Kerin
and Brelten-
ti stein.
« MEMPHIS
000031
0 2
-
. .
1 „ NEW ORLEANS
00000000
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Harrell and Snell: Irwin and Ange mier
° AT MORIL P
Umpires, Hart and Rudderham.
" MONTGOMERY
0 0
0 1 0 0 0 0 0
-
s MOBILE
000100
0 0 0
-
n Brown and Donohue; Hogg and Bro wn.
o
Umpires, Fifield and
Stockdaie.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
O
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE
XT BALTIMORE.
100000002 -3 96
Qalileat and Durham; Shawkey and
Egan. Umplraa, Carpentar and O’Toola.
Main* and Lalonae; Bailey
file
Umplrea
nd J.
lerhalter’ and Mul-
-6 10 3
00003000-572
Martin and Jacklltach; Bell, Lea and
igglna. Umplrea, Hayea and Nallln.
-10 7 1
McGrayn and Burna; Davla, McHale
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION
COLUMBUS-
Smith, Young and W.
AT PHILADELPHIA—
NEW YORK 000000
PHILADELPHIA 00000 1
Tesrau, Wlltae and Meyera; Alexander and Killlfer.
Byron.
At’ Pittsburg.
ST. LOUIS 4000 1 2
PITTSBURG 01 000 1
Perrett and Wlngo; Camnite. Sonzalman. Roblnaon a
Umpires, Brennan and Eaton.
AT CHICAGA—
CINCINNATI 1 30000
CHICAGO 1 20000
Johnson. Brown and Clarke: 8mlth, Toney. Leifield
Owen and Guthrie.
AT BROOKLYN—
BOSTON 0 0 0 0 1 0
BROOKLYN 1 200 1 0
Hess. Gervals and Whaling and Rar Idan; Stack and
and Orth.
0 0 0 - 0 6 1
0 0 X - 1 4 1
Umpires, Rlplsr and
0 0 2 - 9 10 I
0 3 2 - 7 13 3
nd Simon and Kslly.
1 3 0 - 8 12 4
0 0 1 - 4 5 3
and Archer. Umpire*,
0000000 1- 4 83
Reiaer and James; Kalaerllny, Link
nd Clark. Umpires. Murray and Han- »
100 002 000 01 - 3 6 4
[■OLEDO—
100 200 000 00 - 2 9 1
Vaughn and O'Conner; George and
Nicholson, Watson, Brown and Mar-
SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE
10 0-2
0 0 X - 4
7 1
9 1
Miller. Umpire*. Klem
AMERICAN LEAGUE
AT NEW YORK —
PHILADELPHIA 000003100-4 53
NEW YORK 001010000-2 73
Brown, Hoff. Bender and Thomas; Keating and Sweeney. Umpires, Dineen
and Hart.
AT DETROIT—
CHICAGO 200001500-8 12 1
DETROIT 100020020- 5 83
Russell and Schalk; Mullfn, Klawitt *r and Stanage. Umplrea, Evans and
Hildebrand.
AT 3T. LOUIS—
CLEVELAND 000102000-3 92
ST. LOUIS 010000000-1 71
Falkenburg and Cariech; Wellman a nd Agnew. Umpires. Ferguson and
O'Loughlln.
AT BOSTON—
WASHINGTON 001001000-2 10 4
BOSTON 21101300X-8 12 1
Hughes. Boehllng, Engell and Alnem Ith; O’Brien and ^Sady. Umpires. Con
nolly and McQreevy,
AT ALBANY.
CHARLESTON—
001000000-171
ALBANY -
104 0 0000X-593
Foster and Menefee; Duggleaby and
Wells. Umpires. Barr and Glatts.
AT JACKSONVILLE
MACON—
0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 -1 3 3
JACKSONVILLE—
221000020 -7 10 4
O'Brien and Bryan; Stewart and
Smith. Umpire, Later.
AT COLUMBUS.
SAVANNAH—
010100000-2 3 2
COLUMBUS—
000100000-153
Poole and Geibel; Baker and Krebs.
Umpire, Moran.
VIRGINIA LEAGUE.
8-'--- R.H.E.
N. NEWS 000 100 001—2 7 1
r Ji> i fH . .014 OA) QG*—5 8 3
Kull and Eagan; Werdell and Garvin.
Umpire. Colgate.
CAROLINA LEAGUE.
Score: R.H.E.
GREzNSBORO 010 003 003—7 6 3
A8HGVILLE 001 103 100—6 14 4
Howard. Taylor and Donk; Waymack
and Mllllman. Umpire, Cheetnutt.
COTTON STATES LEAGUE.
Score: R.H.E.
PEf 8ACOLA . 000 000 010 00—1 8 3
CLmPKSDALE 000 001 000 01—2 8 0
Townsend and Hauser; Kraft and
Br.tun. Umnir*. Hall.
Watchman and Frank Go on Wit
ness Stand This Afternoon—Dor
sey, Dissatisfied, May Call Special
Session of Grand Jury To-morrow.
Coroner Donohuoo late to-day issued a commitment against
Leo M. Frank, superintendent at the National Pencil Company,
and Newt Lee, night watchman, charging them with being sus
pected in connection with the death of Mary Phagan and remand
ing them to the custody of the sheriff. They were later taken to
the Tower. ,
Arthur Mullinaux, held since Sunday, was released.
Frank’s commitment read as follows:
To Jailor:
You are hereby required lo take into custody the
person of Leo M. Frank, suspected of the crime of mur
dering Mary Phagan, and to retain the said Leo M. Frank
in your custody pending the further investigation of
the death of the said Mary Phagan, to he held by the
Coroner of said county.
Coroner Donoliqo adjourned the inquest into the death of
Mary Phagan this afternoon until ‘J o’clock Monday, without the
taking of any testimony. The Coroner said the adjournmeut was
taken for the purpose of obtaining more clearly defined evidence.
The delay is believed to be the result of a request from the
police department and is interpreted to mean that the detectives
are on the trail of new and important evidence not previously
brought to light.
The State made its first move in the Mary Phagan case t-o-dav
when Solicitor General Dorsey called into conference Chief of
Detectives Lanford and Chief of Police Beavers.
Mr. Dorsey wanted to know just what the police have done in
the case, and it was for this reason he questioned Lanford and
Beavers.
A new arrest was made in
the Phagan case this afternoon.
Detectives arrested James Con
nolly, a negro employed at the
National Pencil Company fac
tory.
Connolly i* a sweeper in the fae- f
tory. The arrest was made on private
Information given over the telephone
to the police that Connolly had been
seen washing apme clothing in the
factory. He is about 30 years old.
Connolly, at the police station, told
the detectives that he was washing
his shirt because lie was summoned
to the inquest this afternoon. The
police were Inclined to attach little
importance to hi« arrest.
Newt Lee. the night watchman at
the National Pencil Company's fac
tory. will again go on the witness
stand to .supplement his testimony.
Lee is said to have given important
Information to the detectives, after a
two - hours’ cross - examination this
morning
iveo M. Frank, superintendent of
the factory, also will be a, witness this
afternoon.
Calls Inquiry Hesitating.
“The Investigation has been hesi
tating,’ said Mr. Dorsey, before his
conference with the police officials.
“All leads given the police have not
been followed closely and there is
much more to this thing that has not
been bright out. Unless some de
cisive action is taken quickly the
mystery will remain unsolved.”
At the end of the conference, So
licitor Dorsey said he had not fully
made up his mind about taking over
the case, but it was probable he wjould
reach a decision in time to present
the matter to the Grand Jury to-mor
row if necessary. He told Chief Beav
ers and Chipf Lanford that the
writing evidence, what he considered
the best possible clue, had been very
badly handled by the police, particu
larly so in permitting Lee to copy the
note instead of dictating it to him.
He said the handwriting tests had
been far from thorough. He criticized
two two police officials for laxity
in one or two other features of the
Chief of Detectives Lanford, follow
ing the examination of Lee. declared
that the watchman had made no con
fession. or part of one, implicating
himself, but that he had divulged facts
which will tend to lift thq veil of
my artery from the murder. *
The nolice sav that Lee's new testi
mony will relate directly to a conver
sation that the watchman and Frank
held in Lee’s cell on Monday.
Talk With Frank Is Basis.
According to the detectives, Lee will
testify that Frank commanded him to
stick to his story or they would both
go to
A conversation Lee had with a fel
low prisoner last night in his cell.
Chief lALnford said, resulted In the
questioning of Lee to-day.
This conversation was reported to
the detectives and, working on the
new lead, Lee was brought to the de
tectives’ room at 9:30 o’clock this
morning.
Chief Beavers, Chief Lanford, Har
ry Scott, of the Pinkertons, and De
tective John Black questioned him
for an hour, with the result that it
was agreed to again put him on the
witness stand.
Lee. accompanied by John Black
and Scott, was brought out of the
conference shortly after 11 o’clock
and removed to a cell.
Police Spurred to Action.
‘ Now, Lee,” said Black and Scott,
as they locked him up, “don’t you talk
about this case to anybody but us
hereafter, do you hear?”
Orders were given to allow no one
but the two detectives to see or talk
with the watchman, and visitors, law
yers and persons of all description
were barred from the corridors lead
ing to his cell.
The announcement that the State,
through Solicitor Dorsey, might in
tervene and take charge of the inves
tigation unless the mystery was clear
ed at once spurred the police to fur
ther effort late to-day.
’ Weed Out” False Clews.
Detectives Starnes and Campbell
continued throughout the day break
ing clown the stories of the persons
who have testified that they saw Mary
Phagan on the street Saturday after
she had drawn her pay at the pencil
factory at noon.
r’hief Lanford saia positively that
the hunt was near its conclusion and
with the completion of the tnquest
the truth would be established.
Mr. Dorsey was vehement In his
denunciation of the manner in which
the case had been handled.
Dorsey Voices His Protaot.
“The burden of convicting the per
petrator of this horrible crime, Who
ever he may be. will fall directly upon
mv shoulders,” said Doraey, "and !
don’t propose, for that reason, if not
lor the many others, to let H drift
along.
"No effort has been made to eotab-
liah if the shirt said to have been
found in the ash barrel baok of Lee’s
home was Lee’s.
“The handwriting tests on the notes
have not been exhausted by U>a
lire—In fact, hardly touched
“Tba marks on thejohribi \