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J"-Z, - i ' V ' *• *% ■’ * THE WEATHER. Forecase for Atlanta and Georgia—Fair Friday and Sat urday. PHAGAN CASE GOES GRAND JURY The Atlanta Georgian latest news Read for Profit---GEORGIAN W/ANT ADS--~Use for Results VOL. XI. NO. 238. WRATH KB: FA IB. ATLANTA, (!A.. FK1 DA V, M A V 9. 1913. 2 CENTS EVERYWHERE p Mh s e° Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian. LONDON, May 9.—Fresh suffra- gette outrages stirred England to day. Members of the “Young Hot Blood” service of the Women’s Social and Political Union burned Oaklea mansion, at Barrow, causing h $50,000 lo*«. Other members of the union at tempted to attack Premier and Mrs. Acquith and First Lord of the Ad miralty Winston Churchill and Mrs. Churchill as they were on their way to the Victoria Railway station to day. Mr. and Mrs. Asquith and Mr. and Mrs. Churchill were leaving on a journey to Venice, where they will embark upon the Admiralty yacht Enchantress for a cruise through the Mediterranean for inspection of Brit ish fortresses and navy depots. Saved by Their Guards. Only the fact that they had a tyeavy bodyguard of policemen, soldiers and private detectives saved them from injury at the hands of militant suf fragettes. Mrs Flora Drummong, or “General” Drummond, as she is known because of her Amazonian qualities, who col lapsed in Bow Street court yesterday during the trial of the women arrest ed in the raid on headquarters of the Women’s Social and Political Union, was in a serious condition t.o-day. She had refused to eat for a week to spite the government and her health has become so badly deranged as a MILLTQWN WILL SCHOOL PUPILS 10 FISH. REGARDLESS SING IN CONCERT Mayor Pafford Declares Georgia Laws Give Residents Right to Angle in Banks Pond. Citizens of Milltown, Ga.. deny that the-town is in a state of excitement and that it will be necessary to ca 1 out troops to preserve order. Mayor William F. Pafford has issued a state ment declaring Game Warden Bois- elafr became unduly alarmed. Governor Brown has not considered sending troops to Berrien County. It ia hardly likely he will. Until the Legislature changes the law' 1 . Milltown sportsmen will continue to angle for the elusive trout in Bank?' fishpond so long as they have per mission from, owners of the land on which the body of water is located, according to Mayor Pafford. “Section 7 of the game law privi leges a person to fish with permission from the owner of the land, which the 20 persons arrested had." he de clared. “The statement of State Game and Fish Commissioner Mercer that his wardens have been intimidated and that the local authorities are too much in sympathy with the lawless ele ment to give any assistance is un true,” said Pafford. Boisclair made 20 arrests of per sons. He charges he was prevented from prosecuting the cases because the justices of the peace declared he would not convict any of the parties. The whole matter hinges on a land dispute. The Banks estate claims to own all of the property on which the pond is located. Other property own ers sgy a title to all of the property has never been vested with Banks. GIRLS TO TELL IN PULPITS OF WORKING CONDITIONS BUFFALO, N. Y.. May 9.—Horrified by the stories told them by some of the girl department store clerks who are on strike, many ministers* to-day invited the girls to occupy their pul pits Sunday and repeat there the true conditions under which they work. M ISS KATHERINE VICKERS, one of the most popular girls in West End, who will be crowned Queen of the May Festival at the Joel Chandler Harris home on May 24. FRANK AND LEE HELD: ATTACK PREMIER ASQUITH Churchill in Party Saved From ‘Wild Women’ by Guards—‘Arsonettes’ Blamed for £50,000 Blaze, and Dynamiters Swear to Brave Death. result that an operation may be nec essary. She was removed to a nurs ing home this morning Love Wins New Ally. Interesting sidelights on the or ganization of militants are being brought out at the trial of the mili tant leaders. Leaders seized by the police include a number of passionate, burning love letters from a former Socialist member of Parliament. The letters show that he is infatuated with one of the leaders of the “wild women” and that he allied himself with the “cause” at her command. Other documents show that the most dangerous branch of the union Is called the “Service of Young Hot Bloods.” No one but young unmar ried women of high courage are ad mitted. These are some of the ques tions put to them before they are ad mitted into this branch of the union: Furnish the Arson©ttes. Are you willing to die a violent death to-day? Are you afraid of dynamite or any other high explosive? Will you swear to hunger strike if sent to jail? Will you renounce the softer characteristics of womankind in favor of a great princiole? Are you healthy and strong and able to hold your own against a single policeman? The arsonettes and the members of the dynamite squad are recruited from the “Y. H. B.” service. \ Photo by Stephenson. Eighth Grade Will Render Folk Song Program in Auditorium Friday Evening, The eighth grades of the city schools, assisted by a selected num ber of the seventh grades, will sing in concert at the Auditorium Friday evening at 8 o’clock. The program will be folk songs of many countries. William M. Slaton. Superintendn: of Schools, will be in charge of the evening's program. Dr. Percy J. Starnes, the organist, will be accom panist. Mias Kate Harralson. direc tor of music of the'schools, will con duct the chorus. Thirty-five of the city schools wi] be represented. Some of the boys from the first grade of the Boys’ High School have been invited to have charge of dis tributing the programs and seating the audience. The concert is open to the public. The program reads: Songs of England—"The Fox Hunt;” “Weel May the Keel Row.” Songs of Scotland—“Flow. Gently, Sweet Afton;” “Auld Lang Syne.*’ Songs of Scotland and France by Seventh Grades—“Blue Bells of Scot land:” "My Normandy.” Songs of Ireland—“Spirit of the Summer-Time;” “Isle of Beauty.” Songs of Wales—“The Rising of the Lark;” “Why Lingers My Gaze?" Songs of Austria and Italy by Seventh Grades—“The Hills of Ty rol;" "Santa Lucia.” Songs of America—“’Way Down Upon de Swanee Ribber;” “Home, Sweet Home.” U.S. CHECKS TOLL OFTilBEHGULOSSS Death Rate Decreased From 174,5 to J39.7 Per 100,000 Population in Last Decade. LEOPOLD’S WIDOW, DIVORCED, TO WED Morganatic Wife of Belgian King, Freed From M. Durrieux, Ac cepts German Army Officer. PRAY FOR MORE CHILDREN; STORK BRINGS TRIPLETS NEW YORK. May 9.—The prayers of Lewis and Rebecca Isler were granted to-day when the stork brought them triplets. Since last January when their four children were burned to death in a fire which destroyed their home the lslers had offered up daily prayer* for more children. WASHINGTON, May 9. -That the death rate in the United States from tuberculosis during the decade end ing in 1910 has diminished from 174.5 per 100.000 of population to 139.7 was the statement made here by Dr. Frederick L. Hoffmap of Newark, in an address before the sociological section of the National association for the study and prevention of tu berculosis. “In other word?,” said Dr. Hoff man. “nearly 200,000 lives were saved from 1909 to 1910, in the campaign against this disease.” Dr. Hoffman stated that the death rate in New York City. 289.1 in 1881, had declined to 180.1 in 1912. He made no mention of any mo-called “cures.” Surgeon B. S. Warren, of the U. S. Public Health Service. affirmed that deaths of government employees from tuberculosis were much lower than that of other laborers in similar occupations, because of the superior sanitary conditions.” “About 50,000 new’ cases of tuber culosis arc constantly drifting about the country for long periods without even consulting physicians,” was the statement by Dr. Harry Lee Barnes, superintendent of the Rhode Island Statp Sanitarium. CONGRESSMEN TO PLAY BASEBALL FOR CHARITY WASHINGTON. May 9.—A ball game between teams composed of members of the House of Represen tatives will be played here May 17 for ( the benefit of local playgrounds.; President Wilson has promised to at-J tend. Victor Murdock, Progressive leader, will umpire. Representative Webb, of South Carolina, will pitch for the Democrats, and Representa tive Norton, of North Dakota, for #.he . ibUcan*. “Phagan Mystery Now Is in State’s Hands and Every Effort Will Be Made for a Speedy Solution,” De clares Solicitor General Dorsey. l.eo M. Frank, superintendent of the National Pencil Fac tory, and Newt Lee, the ni^ht watchman, are held under charges of murder, as the following verdict of the Coroner's jury will show: Atlanta, Ga.. May 8, 1913. We, the Coroner's jury, impaneled and sworn by Paul" Donehoo, Coroner of Fulton County, to inquire into the cause of the death of Mary Phagan, whose dead body now lies before us, after having heard the evidence of sworn wit nesses, and the statement of Dr. J. W. Hurt, County Physi cian, find that the deceased came to her death from strangu lation. We recommend that Leo M. Frank and Newt Lee be held under charges of murder for further investigation by the Fulton County Grand Jury. (Signed, HOMER C. ASHFORD, Foreman. DR. J. W. HURT, County Physician. Frank and Lee are awaiting the consideration of their eases Special Cabl® to The Atlanta Georgian. PARIS, May 9.—Within less than 24 hourv after she had obtained *a di vorce from her 8°cond husband^ M. Durrieux, it was reported to-day that Baroness Vaughan would soon marry again Baroness Vaughan was the mor ganatic wife of King Leopold of Bel gium, and bore him two sons. Aftei Leopold's death she married M. Dtir- rieux. but enfc*n?d suit for divorce, al leging infidelity. A decree was grant ed in her favor yesterday. Baroness Vaughan began life as a washerwoman, but her beauty at tracted the eye of the ag«ed Belgian King, who took her under his protec tion and showered wealth upon her. Her next husband, it is said, will be a German army officer. Crosses the Atlantic To See a Ball Game Relative of Pierpont Morgan Says He Is Going Right Back to Paris. NKW YORK, May 9. -A passenger came over on the ICronprinzessin <V- cllie to see one good American ball game. He is G, D. Morgan, an Ameri can who lives in Paris, and rays he is a relative of J. Pierpont Morgan. “I want to see jrnt one good old baseball game and then J am going right back.” said Mr. Morgan. HISTORIC CHICAGO THEATER BOUGHT BY MOVIE CONCERN CHICAGO, May 9. - Mt Vickers’ Theater was sold to-day to owners of a string of moving picture houses and neighborhood theaters The deal is said to have Involved an amount exceeding $500,000. The theater will be turned into a cheap vaudeville hippodrome. by the Grand Jury, which met As Solicitor Dorsey has fol lowed the investigation closely since it began and part of the time has had detectives of his own working on the case, it is re garded as probable that he would have it ready for presentation to the grand jury some time on Monday. In this event a decision as to whether indictments shall be re turned may be reached by Monday night. Solicitor Dorsey said Friday he would give the Phagan case all of his attention and present his evidence to the Grand Jury as quickly as possi ble. The solicitor has shown an anxiety to avoid delays of any nature in hunt ing down the slayer of the Phagan girl, and now that the Coroner’s jury has turned the case over to the so licitor and the Grand Jury it may be taken for granted that the investiga tion \vill be hurried along with all possible speed. Case ih State’s Hands. “The case now is fully in the hands of the Stale,” said the solicitor Fri day morning. “It will not be pre sented to the Grand .Jury Friday, but I shall endeavor to present it at the earliest possible moment. The instant that I have a complete case I shall bring it to the attention of the Grand Jury. It is my desire to bring the slayer of Mary Phagan to justice with the greatest dispatch. A great crime has been done and I am no less eager to see the guilt determined than the general public.” It required the Coroner’s jury about twenty minutes to frame its formal verdict Thursday night. The jurors received a brief charge from Coroner Donehoo and filed from the Commis sioners’ room in the police station at 6:08 o’clock. At 6:28 they were back with their verdict. Coroner Donehoo admonished the Jurors to be as ready to hold a person who they thought might be withhold ing information of the crime as to hold a person they regarded as the possible culprit. A person possessing knowledge of the crime and withhold ing It. he said, was an accessory after the fact. An immediate hush fell on the packed room when the jurors return ed. There was a dead silence except for the voice of Homer C. Ashford, foreman of the jury, when the verdict was read. Girle Testify Against Frank. The inopt damaging testimony against Frank in regard to his treat ment of employees at his factory was saved until the last hours of the hear ing. Girls and women were called to the ftand to testify that they had been employed at the factory or had had occasion to go there, and that Frank had attempted familiarities with them Nellie Petti?, of 9 Oliver Street, de clared that Frank had made improper advances to hShe was asked 'if Friday morning. the she ever had been employed at pencil factory. “No.” she answered. Q. Do you know Leo Frank?- A. I have seen him once or twice.” Q. When and where did you see him?—A. In his office at the factory whenever i went to draw my sister- in-law's pay. Q. What did he say to you that might have been improper on'any of these visits?—A. He didn’t ‘exactly «a,y—he made gestures. 1 went to get sister’s pay about four weeks ago and when I went Into the office of Mr. Frank 1 asked for her. He told me I couldn’t see her unless “I saw him first.” Says He Winked at Her. “I told him I didn't want to see him.' He pulled a box from his desk. It had a lot of money in it. He looked at it significantly and then looked at me. When he looked at me. he winked. Ah he winked he said: ‘How about it?’ “I instantly told him I was a nice girl.” Here the witness stopped her state ment. Coroner Donehoo asked her sharply: “Didn’t you say anything else?” “Yes, I did! 1 told him to go to h—1! and walked out of his office.” 'I homas Blackstock, who said that he was employed at the factory about a year ago testified as follows: Tells of Frank’s Conduct. g. Do you know Leo M. Frank?— A. Yes. g. llow long have you known him? A. About six weeks. g. Did you ever observe his con duct toward female employees of the pencil factory?—A Yes. I’ve often seen him picking on different girls. Q. Name some.—A. I can’t exactly recollect names. g. What was the conduct you no ticed particularly ? The witness answered to the effect that he had seen him place his hands with undue familiarity upon the per* son of girls. Q. Wee it often? A. A half dozen times, rnaybe He generally was seen to become that familiar while he was touring the building. g. Can’t you name just one girl?— A. Y'es. Magnolia Kennedy. g. Did you see him act with undue familiarity toward her?—A. No. 1 heard talk about it. Q. Before or after the murder?-— A. Afterward. “Girls Tried to Avoid Him.” g. When did you observe this mis conduct of which you have told?- A. A year ago. g. Did you hear complaints around the plant ?■ A. No. The girls tried to avoid him. Mrs. C. D. Donegan said she was connected with the pencil plant for three weeks. Her capacity was that of forelady. She resides at 165 West Fourteenth Street with her husband. Her testimony follows: State your observations of Frank's Continued on Page 2, Column 5. ALL THE EVIDENCE TO BE WEIGHED UNDER DIRECTION OF SOLICITOR DORS! THE PHAGAN CASE WILL BE CAREFULLY INVE GATED BY THE GRAND JURY UNDER THE PERSON DIRECTION OF SOLICITOR DORSEY. SEARCH FOR NEW AND IMPORTANT EVIDENCE ST! GOES ON. ALL THE DETECTIVES ENGAGED ON THE CASE A STILL AT WORK. IS THERE ENOUGH EVIDENCE TO INDT LEO FRANK AND NEWT LLE. MEN I LAWYERS ON FRIDAY FREELY DISCUSSED GAL ASPECT OF THE PHAGAN CASE. IT WAS T! ERAL OPINION THAT THE GRAND JURY Vvv [, EVIDENCE NOT/ YET MADE PUBLIC BET) FRANK AND LEE. THE STATEMENTS , , CORONER’S INQUEST THURSDAY Bi Dl. SCOTT AND BLACK, THAT THEY HAVE NO P0S: IDENCE AGAINST ANYONE, WAS A GREAT SU TARIFF BILL IS OP TO SENATE; Democrats Rejoice as the House Passes the Measure by the Vote of 281 to 139. WASHINGTON, May 9—The Un- derwood tariff bill, with the lowest Import dutiaa ever imposed by an American measure, is now up to the Senate Finance Committee. The bill'® passage through the Sen ate will be fought at every step by a Republican organization apparently entirely ir. accord on this subject and entirely willing to spend unlimited time and energy in an effort to de feat it. Leaders of the Democrats on the Senate Finance Committee, which will harjdle the bill, express the belief that it will go through in practically the same form a* it passed the House, and that their small majority will stand firm to the last. Few Cnanges Likely. Subcommittees of the Finance Com mittee which have been investigating the schedules of the bill for the last few weeks plan to make a few changes in several schedules, but wool and sugar and other schedules which brought out the hard fighting in the House are not to be touched, according to the present plan. The income tax and administrative fea tures also are to stand. Democratic leaders acknowledge that the two Senators from Louis iana will not accept the sugar sched ule, and that they might be willing to combine with others* to defeat the whole bill. On the final test in the House last night the vote was 281 to 139, five Democrats voting against the bill and two Republicans voting for it. Four Progressives supported the bill and fourteen opposed it, while one Inde pendent Progressive joined with the majority. House to Mark Time Now. When Speaker Clark announced the vote in loud tones that revealed his satisfaction exhuberant Democrats hoisted h stuffed Democratic donkey over the heads of their colleagues in the rear of the chamber, a ripple of applause followed and the gavel fell on the first chapter in the history of President Wilson's extra session of Congress. With the bill on its way to the Sen ate. there was a rush of Representa tives for their homes. In the House adjournment will be taken three days at a time beginning next week until June 1. In the meantime, the Sen ate Finance Committee will study the bill while the House Ways and Means Committee will organize com mittees preparatory to the transaction qf business next month. TOR DALLAS TO CAPTURE MEET Atlantans, 200 Strong, Leave on Special Train Friday Night for Convention in Texas. I want to again express my ap preciation for the assistance of Mr. Hearst and hit newspapers throughout the country. If At lanta gets the 1914 meeting Mr. Hearst and his papers will be largely reeponeible. — POTKN - TATE FORREST ADAIR. “The Imperial Council will meet in Atlanta In 1914. Personally I have no doubt of it. We have hotel accom modations: Memphis has not, and we have made a remarkable record in raising a fund of $76,000 In one day that every Shriner In America knows about. And we leave to-night for Dallas better equipped to extend an invita tion of this kind than any * city or Temple that has extended a like in vitation in a great number of years.” With this statement Forrest Adair, potentate of Yaarab Temple, an nounced Friday morning that every detail of the pilgrimage to the con vention of the Imperial Council of Shriners at Dallas. Tex., was com plete and Atlanta's delegation, nearly 200 strong, would leave in a special train over the Southern Railway at 10 o’clock Friday night. Reach Dallas Sunday. Early Sunday morning the Atlanta pilgrims will have crossed the hot sands and entered the Oasis of Dallas. They will go into the city with their coats on their arms, prepared to drown out any discordant note, from Memphis, or anywhere for that mat ter. with the now familiar slogan: “Atlanta, 1914.” At Birmingham. Meridian, Shreve port and a score of points along the line, Atlanta boosters will board the train, and go with the delegation to Dallas to swell the total and bring the convention to the Southeast next year. Mr. Adair and his official delega tion, W. A. Foster, John A. Hynds and Claude H. Hutcheson, of Jones boro, will extend the Invitation. They will be fortified with official invitations from the Mayor and City Council and every tFades organiza tion in the city, as well as open con tracts from every hotel in Atlanta, assuring accommodations for as many as 4.000 Shriners, the number ex pected here next year. .. No “Holdup” in Rates The beauty of the hotel contracts, as explained by Mr. Adair, is that “inauguration rates" will not be charged. “Only the regular rates." .said Mr. Adair, “will be in force, an«l X havgt