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i HOME EDITDON FREE THEATER TICKETS FOR YOU AND YOUR FAMILY Clip Coupon appearing at the right of this page dally, and when you have a aeries of FOUK eoupons mall to The Sunday American, lueloalng aelf addreased Htainped envelope and one aent for each set of four coupons will be returned by mall. The Atlanta Georgian VOL. XI. XO. 232. WKATIIKH: FAIR. Read for Profit--GEORGIAN WANT ADS-Usefor Results ATLANTA, GA., FRIDAY, MAY 2, 1913. FREE THEATER TICKET COUPON No. 2 THE GEORGIAN- AMERICAN Name Address Four coupon*, one appearing here daily,-LU& you »to h FREE rc.-«erved seat tit ket to the AtlantaT^ater., “(WHITES ONLY) 2 CENTS EVERYWHERE p ^b»° Man of Mystery Now Made Clear; Big Story Coming 200 Witnesses To Be Cailed When Inquest Into Slaying of Factory Girl Is Resumed Next Monday—Detectives Are Busy. Coroner Declares Inquiry Will Not Be Made Hastily—‘Every Clew To Be Probed Thoroughly. Lee and Frank Are in Tower. Grand Jury Meets, but Considers Only Routine Matters—Was No Truth in Report That Militia Had Been Ordered to Mobilize. There were no developments of im portance in the Phagan case to-day. This does not mean that the detec tives and police force are not hard at work on the mystery. They are. Many so-called “clews” are being in vestigated, but scores of them have been followed up by detectives and found valueless. The Grand Jury met ‘his morning and considered only routine matters. The Phagan case was not taken up at all. The report that the National Guard had been mobilized originated be cause Adjutant-General Nash re quested some of the officers of the Fifth Regiment to be within call in rase of trouble. A few members of the Fifth Regiment were at the Ar mory last evening, but all had re turned home by midnight. Inquest To Be Thorough. Coroner Donehoo said to a Georgian reporter that the mystery which sur rounds the killing of Mary Phagan is by no means solved, and that the investigation would be carried on as Jong as there Is a thread of evidence to be unraveled. “I would not be holding this jury,” said the Coroner, “if I were satisfied or were reasonably certain as to the facts in our possession. A case like this, so deeply wrapt in mystery, can not be solved in a day, and If there is anybody in Atlanta who is not pleased with the progress being made, nis public spirit should make him come forward and lend his assistance. No pride of office, certainly, will keep me from taking any reasonable sugges tion and following it for all it is worth. It is up to the people to help all they can. Following Every Clew. “And why should the public de mand such great haste? It requires weeks and sometimes months before some of these mysteries can be cleared. Investigation of the Holland killing out at the ice house here. I re call, went on about six weeks before anything definite was found out. It is only in the magazines that solutions are forthcoming in a day. “It is not beyond the bounds of pos sibility that the body of Mary Phagan will be exhumed for a further exami nation. The Coroner was informed to-day of another clew which he deems wor thy of investigation, and in all proba bility'will subpena an important wit ness for the hearing on Monday. "The new clew which we have may be a good one,” he said. “We are following every one we can find, of course. This one may solve the mys tery ; who knows?" Newest Facts in Case. The exact facts in the Phagan case as this edition of The Georgian goes to press can be stated as follows: FIRST—The Coroner's inquest is not yet ended. It has been ad journed until Monday afternoon next: and until it is ended the State is not likely to take hold of the case except In so far as Solici tor General Dorsey may deem it necessary to acquaint himself with facts that may aid him when the Coroner’s jury renders its verdict. After this is done the case is turned over to the Solicitor Gen eral. as the chief prosecuting of ficer of Fulton County: SECOND.—It Is reported that a large nu.-ber of witnesses—200— Continued on Page 2, Column 5. 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. This 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 originality, their liter ary value and upon their analyti cal clearness. Address all answers to “Litera ry Editor, The Georgian." Atlanta. Another Revolution Brews in Honduras American Warship Tacoma Lies Off Puerto Cortez to Protect U. S. Interests. MOBILE. ALA.. May 2— Another ievolution is brewing in Honduras, according to information brought here to-day by officers of the steam ship Livingston. Conditions in Puer to Cortez, where General Lee Christ mas. the famous American soldier of fortune, is now living, are very un settled. The United States cruiser Tacoma is lying in the port at Puerto Cortez to protect American Interests in the event of an outbreak. The situation is so tense that sea men aboard American steamers are not allowed shore leave. Wilson Tours Jersey Urging Jury Reform President Puts in Busy Day in Home State—Will Return to Wash ington To-night. NEW YORK. May 2.—President Wilson put in a busy day to-day in his advocacy in Jersey City for the jury reform bill. The President break fasted at the New York home of Colo nel House and motored at once to Jersey City, where he conferred with legislators said to be leaders In the fight for the reform bill. A motoring trip through Northern New Jersey was planned to follow. The President will return to Wash ington to-night. Forecast for Atlanta. Fair to-night and Saturday. Temperatures: 8 a. m., 67; 10 a. m„ 75; 12 m., 79: 2 p. m. t 79. Sunrise, 4:47; sunset, 6:23. Orders Issued to Use Three Shifts of Men—Vessels Could Get Through Now. FIGHTING CRAFT IS NEARBY Battleships Are Ready to Enter Just as Soon as Giant Locks Are Completed. WASHINGTON, May 2.— Whether the President will take advantage of the opportunity to mobilize a great fleet of war ves sels on the Pacific coast, osten sibly under peaceful auspices but in reality to be prepared for a Japanese invasion, is being con sidered by Navy Department of ficials with keen interest. Paul T. Carroll, director of tho San Francisco Chamber of Com merce, has requested the Presi dent to mobolize such a fleet to participate in the Portola fete at the Golden Gate October 21 to 26 next, marking the four hundrodth anniversary of the discovery of the Pacific by Balboa. By JOHN TEMPLE GRAVES. WASHINGTON. May 2.—The shad ow of silence is thick upon the White House. The atmosphere is repressed and gloomy. A stenographic report of all Bryan conferences with the Governor and Legislature of Cali fornia. with questions and answers, have been laid before the President. Mr. Wilson only says: “I have nothing to say. 1 can not be expected to comment upon a situa tion so delicate.” It is conceded at the White House that Mr. Bryan’s mission to California has been a complete failure. The President declares he has done everything possible. He now puts the responsibility upon the Senate, an nouncing that that body, by making treaties and in further negotiations, must attempt to do what he has failed to accomplish. Activity in War Office. Great activity is evident at the War and Navy Departments. Diplomatic assurances are made that such activity is without reference to Japan. Thie is designed to avoid even a remote suggestion of mobiliza tion, which would be construed as a hostile act by Japan. The armored cruiser South Dakota, at the suggestion of the State Depart ment, has been ordered North from Acapulco, Mexico. The armored cruis er Colorado was ordered from the west coast of Mexico to San Diego, Cal. It is explained that only lesser draft vessels are required for the Pn- cific-Mexican ports. The Annapolis will replace the South Dakota. Canal Defenses Rushed, A sudden anxiety to get the West ern defenses of the Panama Canal into immediate commission was evi dent at the War Department. Five 14-inch guns are to be shipped im mediately. The big 16-inch gun at Sandy Hook will be first to arrive at the Canal Zone. It has a radius of 20 miles. The squadron now on the Pacific Coast could not prevent a Japanese fleet from destroying the Western ter. minal. Fourteen-Inch gung are the best and only protection. They are being rushed from the Watervliet Arsenal. Most important of all is that the Navy Department has plans by which the Panama Canal can be utilized within 50 days to shift the Atlantic fleet to the. Pacific Coast. Could Be Opened June 20. At present rate of construction, with but one eight-hour shift at work, the locks will be completed and the canal flooded by October 3. With three eight-hour shifts, the gates can be completed by June 20. The Isthmian Canal Commission admits that work is being rushed with extraordinary speed. So far is the canal itself is concerned, it could be flooded right now to ample depth for the passage of ships. The Gatun, Pedro Miguel and Miraflores lock gates, however, are not yet In place. It is stated that even slides in the Culebra Cut will present no obstacle. In case of emergency, a single day’* work could clear away sufficient earth to let any vessel of the navy type pass through. The battleships Veimont, Minne sota and Connecticut are now at Vers Cruz, and the Idaho at Tampico, Mexico. These vessels are wfth’.n wttsj reach of the G&nal. Transparent, Tight And Short Skirts Rapped by Blease South Carolina Governor. Seeing Evil Influence in Modern Faehione, Urgee Reform. COLUMBIA. S. C.. May 1—The transparent, tight or abbreviated shirt of present-day fashions affected by women that tends too strongly toward outlining the figure of the wearer Is scored as a "sinister, persuasive, In- gratlng evil Influence" by Governor Cole L.. Blease. who to-day gave out a signed Interview clramptontng dress reform. Be fears that the modern fashions will have a deteriorating effect on the young men of the South by "les sening the high regard for the virtue and purity and sanctity of our wom anhood which has been rharactertstlc especially of the true men of the South.” The young woman of the South, says Governor Blease, should stand before a light and have her mother or some near woman relative inspect her ftlothing before going on the streets. If the clothes pass this scru tiny, he says, they are fit to wear, but if not, the girl should put on more clothes before appearing in public. The Governor advises women's clubs and similar organizations to at once take up the matter of dress reform "before it is too late." RED-HOT ATTACK ON JUDGE SPEER To Print 10,000 Copies of Pam phlet Giving His Side of the Bankruptcy Case. SAFE AT LAST! IT'S GFTTiNS So a Person , CROSS Jh The ilL.i Atlanta Banks Pay $10,000 in New Tax U. 8. Deposits Here Average Half Million—Bankers Approve Government 8cbeme. When the banks of Atlanta begin paying 2 per cent interest on Govern ment deposits, the United States treasury will be $10,000 a year richer. It Is estimated that Government de posits in Atlanta are about $500,000. The figure varies little year in and year out. When the deposits in any one bank, not an active depository, go over a stipulated figure, a remittance must be made immediately to the treasury. In the rase of banks han tiling active United States accounts there is some fluctuation, but very little. Atlanta banker* think the move wise on the part of the Government. They say they think it should have been done before. Nearly all large private corporations in the North and East demand Interest on dally bal ances. SEQUEL TO COURT’S ACTION ‘’There Will Be Something Doing Outside of the Usual,” Says Macon Man. MACON, GA., May 2.—In a istaie : rnant to the public to-day, Colonel W. A. Huff, whose $125,000 estate has bean pending in the bankruptcy court for fourteen years, and in which an important decision was made yester day by Judge Emory Speer, announce** that just as soon as the papers can be printed he will distribute to the public another letter addressed to Judge Speer, In which he will attack that jurist as a man and as an offi cial. He says: “I beg to assure the public tha-i unless the printing presses in Atlanta and Macon are all broken down dur ing the next ten days there will be something doing here a little outside 1 of the usual. Quiet Nearly Fourteen Years. “In this connection 1 beg to call at- . tention to the fact that for nearly i fourteen years the newspapers, the lawyers and the Federal court officials of Macon have busied themselves In keeping the Huff case well advertised and that during all these years noth ing has ever been written for public by my attorneys or myesif—except the two communications sent by me last July to Judge Spear. One was In the form of a personal letter ad dressed to him and the other a com- j municstion addressed, ‘To Whom It! Thos* \ ,1 ,1 I Fuiows tAkc. I M awful Rl SKS Mr\ "(S In Davis Street School Wins‘Cleaning’Prize English Avenue 8econd and Oakland City Third in the Chamber'* Pledge Contest. The Davis Street School to-day was awarded first prize offered by the Chamber of Commerce for obtaining the largest number of "Clean-up Day" pledge*. Second prise was given to the English Avenue School, and third prize went to the Oakland City School. The prizes for the negro schools were won by the Grey Street School, the Roach Street School and the Houston Street School. The committee which awarded the prizes is composed of Ivan E. Allen, Fred Houser and E. H. Goodhart. The number of pledges obtained by each school was not given out. CONGRESSMEN’S CLASH ON MILEAGE PRESAGES REFORM WASHINGTON, May 2.— PersonalitlM between Representative Palmer, of Penn sylvania, and Representative Humphrey, of Washington, which the latter at tributed to a recent fight led by Mr. Palmer against the system of paying mileage to Congressmen to-day caused renewed discussion re-gar<lfrig mileage reform It was predicted there would be h reduction in the present allowance of $175,000 for each session. Look For the Want Ad Man The speedy Carte rear, with the “Want Ad” man. is making the rounds daily, giving away money. Read the “Went Ada” carefully. Your name may be there —then mark the paper and have It ready when he calls May Concern.’ “It is also proper for me to state that only a portion of my letter to the judge was published by the pa pers at the time. The balance of the Utter, together with all other com munications. will now be placed be fore the public In pamphlet form. “My Tims Has Arrived.” My lime to be heard from ha? ar rived. That J will undertake to do my full duty by the subject in hand my friends may rest assured." For sending the letter to Judge Speer last year Colonel Huff is now under an contempt of court charge. That letter was a moat severe in- j dictment of Judge Speer as a man and as a Judge. For several months Colonel Huff has been busy collecting evidence which he says he intends to use in impeachment proceedings against Judge Speer. Practically all of his charges will | be embodied in this pamphlet, 10,000 copies of which, he says, will be printed. Admits Forgeries On Georgia Banks I. W. Most, Arrested In South Caro lina, Now In Jail at Wash ington. WASHINGTON, GA , May 2.-After eluding arrest for three months. I. W. Moss. 24 years old, of Lincoln County, wanted for forgeries committed in Geor gia and South Carolina, was arrested as he was leaving Mount Carmel. 8. C., en route to his home in this State, and was brought to Washington and placed in Jail Moss confessed and gave a list of hit forgeries, which will total about $500 on various banks. Moss went under tne name or G W. Vickery,” “W. L. Brown" and ‘‘W. L. Freeland.' He was married only a year ago and Is the father of a four weeks' old baby. / 1 vjooi-dn'I^^'n Do THaCT ' ,«$ thousand A MiNoTe "Hi LOOK. AT That reu-ow Sixty Boys Mutiny In Jail; Are Quelled Guards With Drawn Revolvers Drive Young Chicago Prisoners Into Cells After Attack. CHICAGO. May 2.—A mutiny of boy prisoners from 1$ to 19 years old in thecounty Jail came to light to-day. Sixty boys attacked their guards and drove them from the Jail school room After failing to break the locks on the steel doors they de molished everything breakable on the upper floor. A dozen guards quelled the riot. The prisoners, In separate cells, to day refused to tell who planned the uprising. TWO DEAD IN FACTORY FIRE. DETROIT. May 2.—Two men were killed and property worth $100,000 was lost when fire destroyed the plant of the Michigan Condensed Milk Pom- Dany. Howell. Mwh.. to-dav Y4S&HIN* WINDOWS to JCToties o* in The AIR mo*T fee Somc |L 7<—“ o-ee ! £OM£ GINKS (SWFOl- Rt&KS HUE FATALLY Pilot, Captain and Flood Refugees Lose Lives in Louisiana River Disaster. NATCHEZ. MISS. May J Pll jt Geochagan, Captain Ed Prince and twenty negro passengers are known to have been drowned when the steamer Concordia sank near Clayton. La., to-day. Considerable live stojk was lost. There were 150 refugees from the Black River territory on board en route to a refugee camp here. Most of them swam ashore or were picked up by skiffs. The steamer went down in view' of scores of persons marooned in their homes, as Clayton has been inundate! since Tuesday. It struck a piece of the bridge across the Tensas River and sank immediately, only the smokestacks and cabin of the vesfel being visible. The steamer was returning from the Black River territory of Louisiana, which is rapidly being inundated as a result of the crevasse in the Missis sippi River levee at St. Johns Lane, La. Hanna Calls on G. 0. P. to Reunite Ohio Bull Moose Newspaper Proprie tor, in Editorial, Approves Movement for Merger. CLEVELAND, OHIO, May 2.—The Cleveland Leader, owned by D. R. Hanna, who contributed $177,000 to the Roosevelt campaign fund, this morning editorially declares for a merger of the Republican and tile Progressive parties. Mr. Hanna’s newspaper approves the action of the Republican mem bers of the Ohio Assembly, who, in secret season after the sine die ad journment of the Legislature Tuea day, arranged to call a peace confer ence of Republicans in Ohio to make proposal to the Progressives for a merger of the two parties The action of The Leader caused considerable surprise among the poli ticians of Ohio, as the Hanna news paper was one of the original Bull Moose organizations and made a hard fight in Ohio for Roosevelt. Verdict To-morrow On Women’s Styles Designtrs to Report at National Convention on Wearing Apparel for Next Season. TOLEDO, OHIO. May 2. Not un til to-morrow will the suspense of the nation as to its styles in women’s apparel be relieved. Then the com mittee on styles, comprising design ers from Chicago, Cleveland and To ledo. will make a report to the con vention of National Cloak. Suit and Skirt Manufacturers which convened here to-day. The committee will prescribe mod els for feminine finery for the entire country, for the concerns represented at this convention do business in every State and are recognized as authorities in the fixing of designs. Bandit Boards Cars at Kansas City Union Depot—-Wounded in Gun Duel in Pullman Berth, but Escapes With $1,500 in Cash and Gems. KANSAS CITY, MO., May 2. A millionaire and a bandit, were wounded in a pistol duel <>n Kansas City Southern train No. 5 early to-day during the robbery of passengers. The masked bandit escaped with $1,500 in cash and .jewelry. A trail of blood left by the wounded robber is expected to lead to his capture. .(esse E. Short, dr., a millionaire mine owner of Joplin, Mo., is in r hospiial in a serious condition, and it is feared his injuries may result fatally. Bleeding from wounds he re ceived in a pistol duel with Short, the robber left a trail of blood as he fled. This enabled ! officers to follow his tracks until i h<‘ arrived at the Blue River, al most a mile from the point where he jumped from the train. Here the trail stopped abruptly , and his pursuers expressed the belief that he continued his flight in a boat. The train was just pulling out of the depot when a tall man fan out of the darkness of the railroad yards and climbed up the steps of ths observa tion cur He had a handkerchief over the lower part of hie face and carried tw o pistols. Oscar Allen, a negro porter, who saw him board the train, rushed out und ordered him away. Makes Negro Help Him. The robber covered him with his pistol and euld: "I’m going to Dot over a trick here You ."It down there and be quiet. L will need you." After the train had proceeded about three miles rhe robber ordered Allen to go ahead of him through the train. Jn ihe sitting room of the observation car were W Scare, of Neck City. Mo., and E. A. Seaman, of Eureka Springs, Ark. The robber's voice trembled as he demanded their valu ables but they offered no resistance and gave him money and Jewelry amounting to about $200. Preceded by the frightened negro, the robber then entered the chair car, where there were about a dozen pas sengers. all men. 'Hold up your hands," was the eosn- mand with which the robber greeted them. The passengers readily com plied. The bandit passed along col lecting their money and Jewelry. Robbery of Chair Csr Easy. The robbery of the chair car was accomplished within five minutes and surprised passengers obeyed the the final injunction of the robber to sit down and remain quiet. The Pullman car was entered next. After robbing two passengers from whom he secured small amounts of money, the robber came to the berth occupied by Short "Give tne your money,” the robber demanded in a whisper as he shook the sleeping mas. When awakened sufficiently to realize the import of the command. Short handed over $1,080 and a large diamond stud As the robber turned to leave. Short seized a revolver and fired through the cur tains. The robber returned the fli-e and botli men emptied their weapons, each shooting blindly through the cur tains, which were perforated by al most a dozen bullets. One bullet struck Short's forehead, another went through an arm and a third lodged in his knee. Robber Lsapt From Train. Short fell back In his berth and the robber fled toward the rear of the train Passengers in tho other cars, aroused by the shots, followed him They saw him bock out of the door of the observation car and drop from the train, which was Just being brought to a stop. He left blood stains in the aisles and on the oair platform and the passengers said 1m appeared to be badly hurt. It xssts believed that two of the bullets flswl by Short struck the bandit. C. G. Gibson, conductor in charge of the train, when he heard the shoot ing seized a pistol and, aocompsntod by a porter, a brakeman and tTprsss messenger, started for the . Pullman car. r. Jisfose they could-*