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ATLANTA, UA., MONDAY, MAY 5, 1913.
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Bisland's Long Triple Gives
Smith’s Crew Early Lead
Over Finn's Sea Gulls.
MOBILE, ALA.. May 6—Bill Smith
sent George Bauseweln to the slab this
afternoon in an effort to stop the fast
going Gulls. The Trackers are anxious
to defeat the league leaders now, as a
victory puts them a full game nearer
the top. Campbell went to the slab for
Mobile. Dunn and Schmidt did the
catching
THE GAME.
FIRST INNING.
Long Hied to Robertson. Agler ground
ed to O’Dell and was safe on O’Dell’s
low throw to Paulet. Alperman singled
to center and Agler went to second.
VVelchonce fanned. Smith hit to O’Dell,
who slapped the ball to the outfield, and
Agler scored, Alperman going to sec
ond. Bisland tripled to deep center,
Mperman and Smith registering. Gra
ham fanned. THREE RONS, THREE
HITS.
Millions Will Seek
This Girl’s Picture
Edison Suit Against
Gould Dies, Aged 33
Inventor’s Attempt to Reopen Patent
Infringement Case Thwarted by
Supreme Court.
WASHINGTON, May 5 The Su
preme Court of the United States to
day refused to reopen the suit orig
inally brought by George Harrington
and Thomas A. Edison against Jay
Gould and the Atlantic and Pacific
Telegraph Company for infringement
of patents, dismissing it for want of
Jurisdiction. The testimony was com
pleted in the case in 1880.
In 1892 Harrington and Gould died
and Edison revived the suit against
Gould's heirs. After further litiga
tion the District Court of New York
awarded nominal damages of $1.
Harry Thaw Denies
Child's Parentage
Not Father, He Says, of Boy De
clared by Wife To Be
Her Son.
NEW YORK, May 6.—A denial of
fathership to the child of which his
wife, Evelyn Nesbitt Thaw, is the
mother, was issued to-day by Harry
, K. Thaw from Matteawan.
“My wife and I have not been on
good terms for five years," declared
Thaw.
Mrs. Thaw, just prior to sailing for
Europe Saturday, said the child was
two and a half years old. His name
is Russell Thaw. She calls him “Pom
pom.”
Limited Speeds on
Without an Engineer
Whisked From Cab While Fast Train
Roils Through Night Toward
Church Buttes, Wyo.
SALT LAKE ClTY r , UTAH, May 5
When tlie Overland Limited on the
I'nion Pacific, eastbound, neared
Church Buttes, Wyo., Sunday night.
Fireman Hurley discovered that En
gineer Alfred Nelson was missing.
The train was stopped and run back
over the road for several miles, but
the missing engineer could not be
found.
It is not known how long the train
had been running without an engi
neer. but it was believed that Nel
son was knocked from his seat as the
train passed over a bridge which
spans Blacksmith Fork Creek, about
ten miles from Church Buttes.
Lo, the New Indian
Who Isn't So Poor!
In Oklahoma They Are Getting
From $9,00 to $12,000 a Month
From Oil Lands.
WASHINGTON, May 5.—Eastman
Richard, a Greek Indian one of the
tribe of the famous Crazy Snake, was
forced by the Government to take an 1
allotment of 160 acres of land in the
rushing, Okla.. district. Since thau.
time oil has been discovered on his
allotment and he is receiving a
mommy income of from $9,000 to
$12,000 according to Indian Agent
Dana H. Kelsey, of Muscogee, who is
here to see Secretary Lane of the
Interior Department.
He said that many of the (’reek In
dians are reaping a harvest from the
oil fields at Cushing.
Her Face Has Been Selected to
Adorn One of the New Issue of
Treasury Notes.
A little Texas girl—Ellen Evelvn
James, of San Antonio—now a stu
dent in sculpture in the Art Students’
League of New York, is destined to
become much sought after. In fact,
the possession of her picture will be
the ambition of countless millions.
Why? Well, because Kenyon Cox
has used Miss James as the model
for the figure and head of “Plenty,”
a goddess appearing on one of the
new bills which Uncle Sam will soon
issue.
“1 am so sorry people have found
out I posed for the figures, because
all my friends will remind me of it
to the end of my days, I suppose,”
Miss James says.
II SEN. IRKS
MAKES STATEMENT UNDER OATH;
NERVOUS, BUT REPLIES QUICKLY
“Any Self-Respecting People| James K. Tupper, Much Excited
Should Be Ashamed to Accept ! Also Tells Chief About Some
AT LEXINGTON.
First—Maiden three-year-olds and up,
6 furlongs; Kingllng 107 (Buxton), 6.50,
3.T/0, 2.90 won; Ravenel 110 (Goose). 4.60,
4.10; Bill Whaley (field) 107 (Carroll),
5 20. Time, 1:16 3-5. Also ran: Judge
Kerr. Round the Moon. Uncle Dick,
Royal Amber, Holberg, Nancy Graner,
Donwell, Higher Dp and Rose Padlock.
Second—Purse $350. three-year-old
fillies, 6 furlongs: Guide Post 107 (Bux
ton), 34.30, 8.80. 6.00 won; Old Woman
107 (Henry), 3.60, 2.90; Annie Reed 1.07
(Vandusen), 6.90. Time, 1:14. Also ran:
Maria C., Daisy Platt, Brfghtstone and
Volita.
AT PIMLICO
First-Four and one-half furlongs:
Willie Waddell 112 (Butwell), 2.40. 2.40,
2.30 won; xGraselle 110 (Mathews). 4.80,
3.20; Cutaway 107 (J. Wilson), 3.10.
Time. :55 1-5. Also ran: I^igh Priest,
Spearhead. xKettledrum and Santa
Neca. (xCoupled.)
Second—Four-year-olds and up, 6 fur
longs: Aldobaran 110 (Wolfe). 2 60, 2.10,
2.10 won: Textile 121 (Butwell), 2.10,
2 10; Stentor 113 (Clements), 3.00. Time.
1:13 Also ran. Tom Holland and Vig
orous.
Hearst Editorial Is
Read in Congress
Incorporated in the Record as a Part
of the Tariff Debate by Mr.
Austin, of Tennessee.
WASHINGTON. May 5.—The edi
torial cabled by W. R. Hearst from
abroad October 10, 1912, warning the
Democrats against free trade theories
and making comparisons with foreign
living conditions, was read into the
Congressional Record during the tariff
debate by Representative 'Austin, of
Tennessee.
Mr. Austin was complaining against
excessive tariff cuts by the Under
wood bill and, declaring that the bill
would prove injurious alike to busi
ness and to labor, said:
“I want to read to you what Mr.
Hearst said about free trade. Mr.
Hearst rendered splendid service to
the Democrats during the last cam
paign. He rendered especial service
to the country in championing the
cause of our Speaker, Mr. Clark.”
Mr. Austin then read the editorial.
Charity From Them.”
WASHINGTON. May 6—In a
speech before the Senate, in which he
attacked the Sherman anti-trust law
as a failure, Senator Works, of Cali
fornia, bitterly criticised the methods
of Andrew Carnegie and John D.
Rockefeller in acquiring great for-
tunes.
Senator Works advocated the pass
age of measures providing for the
criminal punishment of specific acts In
restraint of trade and clothing the In
terstate Commerce Commission with
pow r er to supervise the business of
other corporations as it now controls
railroads.
He urged that the commission be
given power “to investigate any cor
poration or corporations charged with
or suspected of contracting, combin
ing. conspiring or monopolizing in re
straint of trade, and to dissolve the
combination and place the offending
corporations in the hands of a receiv
er, whose duty it shall be to close up
the business of such corporations. It
is not enough to dissolve the combi
nation. The corporations themselves
should be dissolved and their business
wound up.”
“Too Lenient With Rich Criminal*.”
Senator Works declared that rich
criminals are dealt with too leniently.
He declared there is no remedy but
“to take away the discretion of the
weaklings on the bench, make the
crime a felony and irnorisonoient im
perative.”
Speaking of the relation of a pro
tective tariff, trusts and wages paid.
Senator Work’s declared if would be
an excellent thing if the Interstate
Commerce Commission were given
power to adjust tariffs to compel man
ufacturers to pay fair wages.
Andrew Carnegie and John D.
Rockefeller and their charities were
handled without gloves After ex
pressing his surprise that Congress
should have considered for one minute
the question of incorporating the
Rockefeller foundation, Senator Works
said of Carnegie’s libraries’: 1
Calls John D. a Poor Model.
“Any self-respecting community
should be ashamed to accept charitv
of this kind, under any circumstances
Much more should they refuse it, com
ing from such a source. As a matter
of simple justice and right the money
thus accumulated belong?-' not to the
dispenser of these charities, but to the
men, women and children whose un
derpaid toll accumulated the fund.
“We do not want our children to be
taught the ways nor the methods of
John D. Rockefeller or his kind; nor
to be generous with ill-gotten gains;
nor to touch, handle or profit by gold
that should blister the fingers of the
man who has accumulated it by extor
tion. oppression and crime and is now
attempting to rid himself of it by giv
ing it away; nor to become the re
ceivers of stolen goods in the name
and under tne guise of charity.’’
Alabama Wins Fight
For 2 1-2-Cent Fares
Conspiracy—Locked Up,
Chief of Detectives Lanford was
busily engaged with detectives on th“
Phagan murder mystery shortly be
fore noon Monday when an excited
man, giving his name as James K.
Tupper, 121 Plum Street, summoned
him from the conference and. with "n
air of mystery, called him aside and
asked for a pistol.
“Lend me a pistol for a few min
utes,” he exclaimed, excitedly.
Taken by surprise, the Chief eyed
the stranger closely, noticing n
strange gleam in his eyes and that
he appeared pale and agitated. The
man declined to give his reason for
wanting a pistol, but insisted that
the Chief let him have one immedi
ately.
Chief Lanford stepped back Into his
office on the pretext of getting a *e-
LKO M. FRANK IN A CHAHA(TKRISTfC ATTITUDE.
Federal Judge Grubb Decdes
State in Railroads’
Test Case.
for
HENRY W. SAVAGE GETS
ANOTHER LEHAR OPERA
NEW YORK, May 5— Henry W.
Savage has* obtained the American
rights of “Das Puratflfnkind,” by Franz
Lehar, composer of “The Merry Wid
ow.” The book Is by Victor I *»on,
librettist of the fa mens “Widow.
MONTGOMERY, ALA., May 5 —
The state of Alabama won a sweep
ing victory over the railroads to-day
when Federal Judge W. I. Crubb.
handed down a decision upholding
the state railroad commission in re
quiring the Louisville and Nashville
^Railroad to establesh a t wo-and-one-
half-cent passenger fare in Alabama.
This was a test case for all lines.
The reduced pasenger rate has
been a political factor in Alabama
for nearly eight years. The United
States court, through Judge Thomas
G. Jones, a few years ago. upheld
the contention of the railroads and
the three-cent rate was restored, af
ter the slate legislature had reduced
It to two-and one-half cents.
SENATOR KERN TO PRESS
HIS COAL PROBE DEMAND
WASHINGTON, May 5.—Senator
Kern to-day declared that he would
press his resolution for hii investiga
tion of conditions in the Paint Creek
and C’abin Creek coal districts of
West Virginia, notwithstanding Gov
ernor Hatfield's statement denying
the allegations of the Senator,
volver, but the stranger, evident y
divining that his purpose was to have
him detained, darted down the stairs
to the second floor and into the offi -o
of Police Chief Beavers
Approaching close to th<- side of the
Chief, who was seated at his desk, the
man, who by this time was all a trem
ble. startled the Chief by demanding:
“I want to know all about this con
spiracy. You just as well tell me.
because I’m going to know' right now ’
When asked what he meant by “the
conspiracy,’ 1 the strange caller re
plied :
“You know what conspiracy. You
know what I’m doing here, and what 1
want, and you just as well come
clean."
Then Wanted $6,200 Check.
Chief Beavers humored the man un
til he could telephone to the station
sergeant’s office and summon a coll
officer. In the meantime, the man de
manded of the Chief that he turn over
to him a check for $6,200 left there for
him.
“Who told you I had a check f >r
you?” asked the Chief.
“Why, I overheard a man and
woman talking down on the street,
and I heard them say the check had
been left here for me—and l want it.”
He was unable to give any idea as
to what the check was for. Police
man Hamilton escorted him to a cell
until he coukl be investigates
WALES COAL STRIKE OFF;
30,000 BACK AT WORK
Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian.
CARDIFF. WALES, May 5.- The
strike of 30,000 coal miners In South
Wales in protest against the open
shop policy was settled to-day.
ILL; COMMIT8 SUICIDE.
CHATTANOOGA, TEN.V, May -
Despondent because of continued ill
health, James Killian, of Alton Park,
a suburb, committed suicide this af
ternoon, shooting himself. He leaves
a wife and five children.
IDT GUILTY, PLEA
Arraigned before City Judge Cal
houn Monday, L. J. Glenn, the At
lanta contractor who eloped with
Mrs. lone Pidcock, divorced wife of
C. W. Pidcock, of Moultrie, presi
dent of the Georgia and Northern
Railroad Company, entered a plea
of not guilty. It is hardly likely that
the case will be put on (rial before
T uesday.
Glenn will be tiled on the charge
of abandoning his minor children.
Warrants were sworn out by Mrs.
Glenn last September, the day after
his departure with the wife of the
Moultrie millionaire.
Since Glenn was brought back to
Atlanta from Texas a few weeks ago,
where he was apprehended with Mrs.
Pidcock, he has been confined in the
County jail. During his incart 1
tlon Mrs. Pidcock. has been a con
stant visitor at the Tower. Seated
on a stool at the barred door from
• the main corridor, she has conversed
j with him across the inner corridor.
CONGRESSMAN DROPS DEAD
IN WASHINGTON STATION
Phagan Inquest, Starting Late Mon
day Afternoon, Attracts Throng—
200 Girls and Women Summoned
As Witnesses, at Police Station.
The Coroner s inquest into the Phagan mystery did not really
begin until 3 o'clock on Monday afternoon, instead of 2 o’clock,
1he hour set for the hearing.
Lo M. Frank and Newt Lee left the jail in charge of Chief of
Police Beavers, Detectives Lanford and Starnes and entered the
patrol wagon for the trip to police headquarters.
A curious crowd waited around the jail doorway to get a look
at the two prisoners
Both men appeared nervous. Frank walked with a quiek step
between Beavers and Lanford He was freshly shaved, wore a
dark suit and a derb.v hat. Starnes followed with Lee. Neither
man was handcuffed.
Crowd Fills Police Station
They arrived at police headquarters five minutes later and were
greeted by 700 or 800 persons, who parked the eorriders and
stairways of the police station.
Both Frank and Lee were taken directly to the detectives' room
through a rear entrance, where the inquest was held.
It was necessary for the officers to cut h passageway through
the jam of humanity. Into this narrow lane Frank, with Chief
Lanford s hand ou his arm. entered, looking neither to the right
nor the left. He walked with a hurried step and appeared to be
relieved when the room, where the inquest is being held, was
readied.
Bee seemed less concerned and walked carelessly along fwnn
Ibe rear dour, up the stairs and through the packed corridors.
Barr Merely Curious From Room.
The inquest room was closed to all but those who could prove
that they had actual business inside. Sergeant Maddox stood at
the doorway and denied admittance to several bnndred persons
! who were eager to hear the testimony.
Nearly 200 women and young girls, most of whom are em-
iloyees either of the pencil factory, or of the paper factory where
Mary Phagan formerly worked, were herded into the large roll-
call room on the first floor to await the time when they should be
called upon to testify.
Jusl before hte inquest was called Coroner Donehoo was closeted
in a conference with Solicitor Dorsey, Detective Lanford, Chief
Beavers and the detectives who had bee nworking on the case.
Newt Lee Taken From Room .
Chief Lanford held subpoenas for two more witnesses whom
it was decided to call at the last moment.
Before the first witness, Leo Frank was called, the coroner
requested that Lee be taken from the room.
Prank took his stand at 2 :.)0 o'clock. He was sworn by
Coroner Donehoo. His testimony follows:
The reason for the delay in begin
ning the Coroner's inquest was that
Coroner Donehoo was in Marietta up
to 2:30 o’clock.
The body of Alary Phagan v. as ex-
humed by direction of the Coroner
who went to Marietta for the pur
pose An examination of the con
tents of the stomach will be made
fur the purpose of determining wheth-
hild had been poisoned befoi
attacked on the day of her
er th
she \
death.
It will probably be sev
fore tills examination
j pitted.
J The exhumation vva
j quietly, and few people
knew anything about it
eral days be-
•an be com-
in M
very
irietta
WASHINGTON, May
tative L. J Martin, of Newton. N. J..
dropepd dead in the Union Station
here to-dav while waiting for a train.
Heart disease is believed to have
been the cause of death.
THE WEATHER.
Forecast for Atlanta: Fair to
night and Tuesday. Temperatu res :
8 a. m., 75; 10 a. m.. 84; 12 noon,
86; 2 p. m., 86. Sunrise, 4:44; sun
set, 6:25.
Frank’s Father In Law
j Summoned to Testify.
Prank's fallier-ln-law and mother-
u- -law, Mr. and Mrs. E. Selig. 68
East Georgia Avenue were sum
moned as witnesses at the inquest
late Monday afternoon to testify as
to Frank's whereabouts on the night
of the slaying and the following
morning.
Orders for their appearance were
i issued by Coroner Donehoo just be-
Rcpresen- f or ,. the inquest was resumed, fol
lowing a short conference with Chief
Lanford.
REVIVAL SERVICES BEGUN
AT WEST END CHRISTIAN
Rev John T H ivvkins, evangelist,
will speak Monday night in the West
End Christian Church on the subject.
“Where Is Thy Brother?” A revival
which will continue for .several weeks
was begun Sunday by Mr. Hawkins.
Services will be held al 8 o’clock
every evening.
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11108.
What is vour name? A. Leo M. Frank.
Where do you live? A. No. 68 East Georgia Avenue.
What connection have you with the National Pencil Com-
A. General superntendenl.
How long have you been with them. A. Since August,
What was your business prior to that time? A. I was
abroad buying meahiuery for the National Pencil Company.
q, Where did you live before coming to Atlanta? At 152
Underhill Avenue, Brooklyn, N. V.
Q. Who were you with then? Immediately prior to coming
to Atlanta. I was with the National Meter Company.
q. What time did you come to Atlanta? A. [ came to
Atlanta a1 once and talked with the men who were getting up
h pencil factory.
q. What did you do next? A I went back to New York
and left New York the first week of November 1907 to go abroad,
q. How long did you remain abroad? A. Until August 1908.
q. What is your exact business with the National Pencil Com
pany? A. Looking after the purchasing of material and the in
spection of factory cost.
Tells of Actions Saturday Morning,
q What time did you yet up Saturday morning, A.vril 26?
A. .lust after 7 o'clock.
q. Are you married? Yes.
q. Have you ever been married before? No.
q Who lives with you besides your wife? M.v fat.herin-law
and mother-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Emil Selig.
q Have you servants around the place? A. One.
q. What is her name? A. Her first name is Minola. She
is a colored woman.
q What time does she get there? A About 6:30.
q Was she there when you got up? A. Yes.
q. What time did you leave the house? A. Around 8 o'clock,
q. Whom did you see before you left the house? MLy, wila
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