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VOL. XI. NO. 240. WEATHER: SHOWERS. ATLANTA, GA., MONDAY, MAY 12,1913.
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EDITION
PLE0EE0T0
ATLANTA
Contestants for 1914 Convention
Have Narrowed Down to This
City and Memphis.
By JAMES B. NEVIN.
DALLAS. TEXAS, May 12.
•—Atlanta now claims, as pledg
ed, 250 of the 460 votes in the
Imperial Council for the 1914
meeting place. Memphis still
is alive and the fight has seem
ingly narrowed down to the
two cities. If Atlanta should
lose the committee’s recommen
dation the Georgians will carry
the fight to the convention floor.
Potentate Forrest Adair declares it
is all over but the shouting. “Atlanta
will be the Shrine Mecca in 1914, un-'
less I am very badly mistaken,” he
said.
The first cheering news received by
Atlanta when the delegation arrived
Sunday morning was that the seven
teen votes of Texas are “sewed up”
for Georgia. Then followed Okla
homa. New York, Pennsylvania, Ore
gon, British Columbia and Honolulu
to the Georgia standard.
Memphis, however, still is a men
ace to Atlanta’s chances. The Ten
nesseeans claim that they were first
in the field for the meeting, and they
are using this argument constantly.
Mejnphis* tactics may result in^ a
dark horse selection. The committee
on the next meeting place will make
its selection Tuesday and inform the
Imperial Council of Its action either
Tuesday evening or Wednesday
morning.
Make Big Noise for Atlanta.
If there is anybody in Dallas who
doec not know that Yaarab Temple,
Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, is litre,
and has come to bring the Imperial
Council to Atlanta in 1914, he must
be deaf, dumb and blind.
The campaign on behalf of Atlanta
was started the very minute Illus
trious Potentate Forrest Adair step
ped off the train in this town, the
head and front of the most enthusias
tic and determined delegation that
ever went cut of Atlanta after some
thing the town wanted or needed »*i
its business.
To be sure, the immediate thing
in hand is the session of the Imperial
Council now on in Dallas, but the
first thing an Atlanta delegate says
to a brother Noble, after making him
self known, is "How about this Im
perial Council thing for Atlanta next
year?”
Atlanta Best Advertised.
Far and away the best advertised
bidder for the honor of entertaining
the Shrine next year is Atlanta. The
fame of the Yaarab Temple has been
perfectly secure in Shrinedom f 'r
many moons, and there isn’t a visit
ing Shriner in this Texas metropolis
who hasn't heard of that great “At
lanta spirit,” and the amazing things
it has accomplished heretofore.
There is a feeling in the atmosphere
that everything is about over, so far
as next year’s session is concerned,
except the hurrahing for and congrat
ulating of Atlanta.
Still, nobody is*resting. There will
be no sort of let up, not so much as
a hint of It, until after the vote has
-been taken in the imperial Council,
and Atlanta officially declared the
winner.
Forrest Adair’s Nobles have under
taken to convince the Shriners of two
things. First, that Atlanta wants the
Imperial Council to be its guest next
year, sincerely and earnestly, and sec
ond, that Atlanta can and will enter
tain and take care of the gathering
most handsomely.
“We have convinced them that we
have the hotel accommodations,” said
Mr. Adair to me to-day. “That seems
to be the only thin 0 ' that ever has
gotten on anybody’s nerves with re
spect to Atlanta’s chances of gettirg
the meeting next year.
“There is no difficulty in convinc
ing people that Atlanta is a fine place
to visit at any time and for any pur
pose. Everybody has heard of At
lanta. and knows it is a great cite.
The verv term ‘the Atlanta spirit’
comes readily to the lips of people liv
ing many miles away. Some few
have wondered, however, if a ci y
th^ size of Atlanta can take cart of
the Imperial Council, and the big in
flux of visitors it brings into a ci*.v
always.
“When I show them that we ar.-
prepared tj take care of Hit.000 visi
tors in first class shape, however
they get away from tha* hotel douac
L v..THa rroivns iitLun.'linar tli«i
FIRST—Selling. I furlongs: Lady
Lightning 103 (McCabe). 6.00, 3.40. 2.80.
won; Blue Thistle 107 (Musgrave). 6.70,
4.40, second; Jacob Bunn 98 ((‘arroll),
6.10. third. Time 1:13 1-5. The Reach.
Kiva, Weyonke, Dr. Jackson. Yiolita.
Gerard, Coeropsis. Strong, Dr. Waldo
Briggs, Theresa also ran.
SECOND—4 furlongs, purse: Casua-
rina 109 Steele), 95.70, 17.40, 9.90, won;
Harry L. 112 (Peak), 3.20, 2.80. sec
ond; Salon 109 (Hanover). 3.90. third.
Time : 48 1-5. Pabetn, First Cherry,
Belle Terre. Harum Sea rum. High
Class. Mack Nez, Caution, Requiem,
First Degree also ran.
AT PIMLICO.
FIRST—six furlongs: York Lad 112,
j (Deronde), 22.40. 6.90, 5.00, won; Tod-
jdling 112 Wolf), field includes Roseburg
i IV. Ralph Lloyd. Vigorous and George
; S. Davis, 9.70. 4.30, second; Clothesbrush
I0o (Obert), 21.30. third. Time 1:15 1-5.
! Progressive, Prosilo, Toniatar Mileage.
Aviator, Roseburg IV. Ralph Lloyd. Vig
| orous, George S. Davis, R. H. Gray also
I ran.
j SECOND—Selling, two-year-olds
furlongs: The Idol 104 (Butwell), 3.90,
i 3-40, 2.90, won; Milky Way 104 (Wolf),
i 7.10, 4.60. second; Sanctuary 104 (Sni
der). 5.70. third. Time :55 2-5. Odd
; Cross, Lennie D., Hildas Brother, Car-
i bureter, Co). C. Margaret Moise, Lit-
• tlest Rebel, Salvation Nell also ran.
! THIRD—Maidens, three-year-olds and
I up. mile: Lohengrin 100 (Shillinger),
5.00, 3.70, 3.10, w'on; Judge Walser 107
(Butwell), 2.80, 2.80, second: Petelus 107
(J. Wilson), 3.00, third. Time 1:411-4.
Brydown, Battery, Chad Buford, Top
Hat, Bally Bay also ran.
FOURTH—Elkridge steeplechase for
hunters, 2 1 /£ miles: Golden 147 (Mr. Al-
pers), 13.30. 4.30, out, won; Two Saints
150 (Mr. Hutchins), 4.00, out, second;
Peter Young 156 (Mr. Bosley), out,
third. Time 5:10 1-5. Chanticleer II fell.
ENTRIES.
AT PIMLICO.
FIRST—Maiden two-year-olds, AYj
furlongs: Veilchen 100, Superintendent
109, Dead LossT09, Cross Bun 109, Single
Ray 112, Laird O’Kirkcaldy 112^ Mr.
Sniggs 112, Heart Beat 112, Master Joe
112, Canto 112, Single Stick 109, Beau-
pre 109, Pomette Bleu 109, Gallant Boy
L09.
SECOND—Three-year-olds and up, 6
furlongs: Bwana Tumbo 123, Terrible
Bill 120. Sherwood 122, Tartar 110,
Mahubah 102, Palanquin 110.
THIRD—-Three-year-olds and up, mile
and 40 yards: Arran 96, xO. U. Buster
111, Crania 114. Rock Fish 96. Mollie S.
114. Tactics 114, Stelcliff 113, xBen Prior
Lll, Howlet 11C, xKinder Lou 89, Mad-
rigalian 119, Nadzu 116.
FOURTH—Mt. Washington steeple
chase, four-year-olds and up, two miles';
Son of the Wind 133, Nottingham 137,
Rice Grain 147, Ticket of Leave 155,
Ennis Killen 147, King Cash 145, Water
Speed 145. Flying Yankee 13.0, Sir Giles
go. Exemplar 137.
FIFTH—Two-year-olds, 4V 2 furlongs:
thletic Girl 99^ Mr. Sniggs 102, Heart
Beat 102, Master Joe 102, Peacock 99,
Centuari 99, Spear Head 102, Lily
Or me 99.
BASEBALLRIIRNS CALLED WTO
SOUTHERN LEAGUE
AT NEW ORLEANS—
CHATTANOOGA 2
NEW ORLEANS 0
More and Street; Swindell. Brenton and Yantz. Umpires. Wright and Rud
derham.
AT MONTGOMERY—
Bill Chappelle Takes Mound In First
Of Four Game Series; Parsons Hurls
for Memphis; Bailey Returns to
Lineup After Month’s Lay-off.
BIRMINBHAM 0 0
MONTGOMERY 2 0
Foxen and Mayer; Brown and Donahue. Umpires. Hart and Stockdale.
AT MOBILE —
NASHVILLE 1
MOBILE 4
Fleharty, Williams and Noyes; Berger and Schmidt. Umpires. Breltensteln
and Pfenninger.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
SIXTH—Jockey Club handicap, three-
year-olds and up, mile and one-six
teenth: Col. Holloway 102, Lochiel 110,
Pandorina 92, John Furlong 123, Flab
bergast 100, Sandhill 95, Mission 108, Dr.
Duenner 105. Kleburne 103, Guy Fisher
110. Amalfi 97.
Weather clear; track fast.
AT LOUISVILLE.
FIRST—Selling; three year olds and
up; 5% furlongs: Jean Grey 92* Maria
C 98, Silk Day 98, Little Nellie 100, Nel-
lo ICO, Martre 100, Peter Grimm 105,
Brawny 107, Husky Lad 107, Sir Den-
rah 109, Gilpy 109, Three Links 110, Al
lan A. Dale 111, Florence Roberts 114,
Back Bay 115.
SECOND—Purse; three year olds;
colts, geldings; 4% furlongs: General
Warren 102, Old Trump 102, The Nor
man 105. Old Ben 108, Roamer 108.
THIRD—Purse; three year olds and
up; mile and 20 yards: Billy Collins
88, Cousin Puss 98, Flying Tom 103,
Frog Legs 107, Buck Horn 107, Rudolfo
112.
FOURTH—Two year olds: fillies; the
Debutante purse: 4 furlongs: Maud B.
L. 110, Christophine 110, Marty Lou
110, Theodorelta 115. Aunt Mamie 115,
Ruby Hyams 115, Dainty Mint 118. Rob-
inetta 110, Mater Melon 110, Shelby
Belle 110, Birdie Williams 115, Gladys
Y 115, Frances M 115.
FIFTH—Three year olds and up; fil
lies, mares; mile: Trojan Belle 88, Mag
dalena 92, Mary Ann K 92, Lassie 104.
Winifred D 104, Stamps 104, Beautiful
104, Ursuria Emma 104, Helen Burnett
108, Supple 108. Startler 108, Wishing
Ring 108, Foxy Mary 108, Floral Day
108, Banorella 112.
SIXTH—Selling; three year olds and
up: 1 1-16 miles: Sam Hirsch 100, The
Cinder 100, Bobby Cook 105, Capitan
Bravo 107. Mockler 108. Sepulveda 108,
Bonanza 112, White Wool 114, Bann
Hard 115.
Weather clear. Track fast.
Imperial Council gatherings general
ly run around forty thousand.
“I hope the folks back home un
derstand how enthusiastic our bunch
is. We have come here to land the
next year’s meeting, and we are go
ing to land it. You wire the Geor
gian that I say we are coming home
with the bacon.”
Working in Pairs.
lids herewith wired.
And I believe it.
Certainly there isn’t a man in this
outfit that isn’t rooting and boosting
to beat the band for the Atlanta
meeting next year. Generally, the del
egation works in pairs. In this fash
ion. they scatter all over Dallas, and
stop to orate wherever a bunch of
Shriners can be located.
The big guns of the'Imperial Coun
cil have had Atlanta and 1914 drum
med into their heads ever since they
came to town.
The conviction is deepening every
minute that Atlanta is to win nu:.
Forrest Adair already has outlined a
real, sure enough Georgia barbec to
and a lot of other things as induce
ments to visitors to go to Allan;.i
next year.
From all quarters. I hear noth! ig
but* praise of Atlanta and its pluck
in raising approximately $100,000 .n
twelve hours for the Imperial Coun
cil's entertainment in 1914.
Score by innings:
CRACKERS 00
TURTLES 00
MEMPHIS, TEXN.. May 12.—Bill
Chappelle made his first appearance as
a Cracker here this afternoon. Bill
Smith sent the tall twirler to the slab to
face Bernhard’s crew in the first of a
four-game series. Parsons went to the
mound for the Turtles.
Bill Bailey played his first game in
nearly a month. He had been suffering
from an injured ankle.
Neither team scored in the first two
innings.
THE GAME.
FIRST INNING.
Long singled to left. Agler bunted
out, Parsons to Abstein. Alperman
grounded out, Stanley to Abstein and
Long went to third. Welchonce ground
ed out. Parsons to Abstein. NO RUNS.
Stanley out. Alperman to Agler. Baer-
wald singled to right and was out trying
to steal, Graham to Alperman. Love
popped to Bisland. NO RUNS.
SECOND INNING.
Bailey grounded out to Stanley unas
sisted. Rohe grounded out, Butler to
Abstein. Bisland grounded out, Butler
to Abstein. NO RUNS.
U. S, to Prosecute
Firms Cutting Pay
As Tariff Revenge
‘They’ll Land Behind Bars if They
Try to Intimidate Congress/
Says Senator Williams.
WASHINGTON. May 12.—The
criminal clauses of the S', rman anti
trust act and the prosecuting powers
of the Department of Justice will be
used In defense of the reductions in
duty prescribed by the Underwood
tarilV bill.
If combinations are found among
employers to restrain trade and in
timidate Congress by cutting wages
and closing factory doors, criminal
suits will be instituted.
This is the frank intimation to-day
of Senator John Sharp Williams, of
the Senate Finance Committee.
“The protected interests are coming
to us with the same old plea that
they are threatened with ruin,” sa.d
Senator Williams. “They threaten to
cut wages or assert that it will be
necessary to cut them. This is plain,
ly intended to intimidate Congress. If
it should be discovered the interests
are combining to this purpose, the
Sherman anti-trust act is sufficiently
broad to cover such acts, and we may
land some of these gentlemen be
hind the bars.”
Four Taggers‘Jailed’
Just for Five Minutes
Locked In by Mistake, They Try to
Get Prisoners to Con
tribute.
Four charming Atlanta taggers had
their first experience behind prison
bars Monday. They were not really
under arrest, but they were locked
in the cell room at police headquar
ters and ^couldn’t have escaped if
they had wanted to.
Mrs. Gilbert Frazer, Miss Anna
Green, Miss Mary Dorman and Miss
Dorothy Fleischman were the pris
oners for five minutes. Then they
sought to tag the prisoners.
The turnkey was called out to
search a prisoner and he locked the
dor after him leaving the taggers be
hind him.
“Girls, we’re prisoners,” cried Mrs.
Frazer just a wee bit startled as the
locked iron door barred their progress.
Several of the real prisoners check-
led. The turnkey returned in time
to save the day.
“We had decided to appeal for a
habeus corpus, whatever that is.” he
was told as he released the quar
tette.
COMMITS SUICIDE WHEN
CREDITORS ATTACH MULES
CHATTANOOGA, TEXN.. May 12.
Charles M. Wilkerson, a prominen’
East Tennessee planter, committed
suicide at his farm near Ooltewah
to-day. He shot himself through the
head. He was despondent over finan
cial reverses. Creditors had just at
tached a prize pair of mules.
THREE MILITANTS SMASH
DUBLIN WINDOWS—JAILED
DUBLIN. May 12.—'Three militant
suffragettes were arrested here to
day for smashing windows in the gei-
| eral postoffice. When taken to the
J police station each carried a large
1 reticule full of stones and a hammer.
Mayor Declares He
Earns Pay Watching
Council Politicians
Makes Hot Reply to New Attack by
Thomson—Breach Contin
ues to Grow.
“If I did nothing more than watch
the Council I would more than earn
my salary,” declared Mayor Wood
ward Monday in answer to Albert
Thomson’s charge that the Mayor’s
office had become a nonenity in the
city government'.
“As a matter of fact,” continued
Mr. Woodward, “the charges are not
worth the waste of breath in answer
ing them, still I want to assure the
people of Atlanta that I have my
hands full watching the politicians,
and I am going to continue to watch
them and their activities.”
Councilman Thomson’s attack on
the Mayor, the second he has made
within a fortnight, has been much
more discussed than his first, because
it follows Council’s vindication of the
officials accused of graft.
Politicians assert that the breach
between the Mayor and a number of
the Councilmen is beyond hope of
reunion.
Rich Stock Trader
Wounds Assailant
Prosecution Over Property at Moul
trie Leads to Serious Alterca
tion Between Litigants.
MOULTRIE, Ga., May 12.—W. P.
Brown was shot and seriously wound
ed this afternoon in an altercation
with Joseph J. Battle, one of the
wealthiest live stock men of the state.
The shooting took place at Battle’s
stable. According to an eyewitness
Brown went to the stable and accused
Battle of stealing from him, and after
applying a vile epithet, struck Battle
several hard blows. Then Battle drew
his pistol and firel.
Recently Battle prosecuted and con
victed Brown, for removing from the
state property to which he did not
hold legal -title. Brown is now out
under bond, pending a hearing for a
new trial.
Battle has not been arrested.
AT NEW YORK—
CHICAGO 000000100-1 31
NEW YORK 00032000X-5 9 1
Ritchie, Lelfield and Archer: Matheweon and Meyer*. Umpire*, Klem and
Orth.
AT BROOKLYN—
CINCINNATI 000030000-3 7 1
BROOKLYN 0201 1000X-4 81
Johnson, Brown, and Clark and Kling; Rucker and Miller. Umpire*, Rig-
ler and Byron.
AT BOSTON—
ST. LOUIS 10 110 1...-. . .
BOSTON 010031. .
Sallee and McLean; Gervai* and Whaling. Umpires, O'Day and Emslle.
AT PHILADELPHIA—
PITTSBURG 2000020..-. ..
PHILADELPHIA 0000300 . .- ..
Adams and Kelly; Moore and Dooln. Umpire*, Brennan and Eason.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
AT CLEVELAND—
NEW YORK 00103...... .
CLEVELAND 00030...... .
McConnell and Sweeney; Gregg and O’Nell. Umpire*, Connolly and Me
Greevy.
AT DETROIT—
BOSTON 03000...... .
DETROIT 10010....-, .
Leonard and Carrlgan; House and Stanage. Umpire , Dineen and Hart.
AT CHICAGO—
i PHILADELPHIA 1000010..-. .
CHICAGO 0000000..-. .
Bender and Thomas; Russell and Schalk. Umpire*, Evan* and Hildebrand
AT ST. LOUIS—
WASHINGTON 020 .
ST. LOUIS 000 .
Groome and Henry; Mitchell and McAllister. Umpire*, O'Loughlln and Fer
guson.
To Decide if Poison
May Be Put in Food
Supreme Court Will Determine Case
Where Mills Bleached Flour
by Chemical Process.
WASHINGTON, May 12,—Assist
ant Attorney General Adkins, of the
Department of Justice, filed a writ of
certiorari in the Supreme Court to
day asking a review of the decision
of the Circuit Court of Appeals for
the Eighth Circuit in the “bleached
flour case.” The question involved
is whether the food and drugs act
prohibit the addition of poisonous in
gredients in any quantity to an ar
ticle of food, or whether poison may
be added in the discretion of manu
facturers if the quantity added is so
small it is not injurious to health.
The Government libeled 625 sacks
of bleached flour owned by the Lex
ington Mill and Elevator Company,
St Louis, carrying the case to tha
trial, court.
LOWER HOUSE ADJOURNS
UNTIL NEXT THURSDAY
WASHINGTON, Maj 12.—After
transacting only routine business the
House adjourned to-day until Thurs
day next.
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION
AT TOLEDO—
COLUMBUS—
001000.......
TOLEDO—
000200. . .-. . .
Cook and Smith; George and Living
stone. Umpires, Murray and Handiboe.
AT MILWAUKEE—
ST. PAUL-
010000. ......
MILWAUKEE—
101100.......
Karger and Miller; Watson and
Hughe*. Umpires, Johnstone and Con
nolly.
AT KANSAS CITY—
MINNEAPOLIS—
00001........
KANSAS CITY-
10020. .......
Burns and Smith; Powell and Kritch-
ell. Umpires. Chill and O’Brien.
Indianapolis-Louisville; not scheduled.
State Wins Point in
Railway Tax Fight
Attorney General Obtains Order for
Review in Supreme Court of
Georgia Lease Case.
WASHINGTON. D. C„ May 12 —
The state of Georgia won a point
over the railroads Monday when At
torney General Thomas S. Felder ob
tained from the supreme court an or
der for a review of a decision that
the Atlantic toast Line and the.
Louisville and Nashville Railroad
were not to be taxed on property
leased for 99 years from the Geor
gia Railroad.
Comptroller General William A.
Wright, of Georgia, by his issuance
of tax executions against the two
railroads precipitated the case sev
eral months ago. The roads procured
an Injunction and the state carried
the case to the circuit court of ap
peals.
THE WEATHER.
Forecast for Atlanta and
Georgia—Local thunder show
ers Monday and probably Tues
day.
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE
AT TORONTO—
JERSEY CITY—
000000000 -0 40
TORONTO—
0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 X -3 11 0
Thompson, Viebahn and Sullivan;
Lush and Graham. Umpire*, Mullln and
Cross.
FIRST GAME.
AT BUFFALO—
BALTIMORE—
00000000 1- 1 54
BUFFALO—
00001730 X-ll 10 1
Roth, Johnson and Egan; Main* and
Gowdy. Umpire*, Nallln and Haye*.
SECOND GAME.
BALTIMORE—
00000........
BUFFALO—
0 0 0 1 0........
Shamkey and Egan; Cadore and La*
longe. Umpire*. Hayes and Nallln.
AT ROCHESTER—
PROVIDENCE -
100000 . .
ROCHESTER—
000000 . . .
Bailey and On*low; Keefe and Blair.
Umpires. Quigley and Finneran.
Montreal Newark; not scheduled.
SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE
AT JACKSONVILLE—
COLUMBUS—
0 10 - . . .
JACKSONVILLE—
0 0 0.........
Morrow and Kreb*; Grover and Smith.
Umpire. Barr.
AT SAVANNAH—
CHARLESTON—
000000000 -0 23
SAVANNAH—
4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 X -5 10 0
Ridgeway and Menefee; Poole and
Gelbel. Umpire*. Glatt* and Moran.
TORNADO WRECKS TOWN.
GREAT BEND. KAN’S., May 12.—
A tornado is reported to have wreck
ed Dilwyn, a little town in Stafford
County, last night. Wires to the
place are down.
Famous American Detective Cables
He Will Return Immediately In
Response to Col. Felders Plea For
His Services to Capture Slayer.
William J. Burns, the world-famed detective, probably will
take charge of the Phagan case.
The man who unearthed the dynamite outrages and brought
the McNamara brothers to justice, will in all probability come to
Atlanta within the next few days and lend his efforts toward
clearing up the mystery of the death by strangulation of Mary
Phagan.
This information was made
public Monday following cor
respondence between Colonel
Thomas B. Felder and Mr.
Burns since the discovery of the
body in the pencil factory.
Mr. Burns Is now on h!s way from
Europe, and will arrive on Tuesday
or the following day. Upon his ar
rival in New York he will confer with
detectives there and then proceed to
Atlanta.
Credit Largely Due Felder.
The services of Mr. Burns have been
secured largely through Mr. Felder’s
efforts, It has developed. Upon Mr.
Felder’s retention by the citizens of
Marietta and relatives of the stein
girl to work on the case he journeyed
to New Yprk for a conference with
Raymond Burns, son of William J.
Burns, on the case with a view to
getting the great detective to come
here.
At that time the elder Bums was In
Europe investigating the disappear
ance of Wllberforce Martin, and upon
being cabled of Mr. Felder’s desires
replied that he would return immedi
ately.
Monday it * was announced that
Burns was on his way to America
and that Colonel Felder would take
up the Phagan case with him. Felder,
it is understood, will give up his own
fee to employ Burns and will assist
in raising funds for the purpose.
Mr. Burns’ warm personal friend
ship for Mr. Felder has served ih a
large measure to draw the wizard
Into the local mystery investigation.
The history of their acquaintance
leads back to the South Carolina dis
pensary graft case, which Mr. Felder
prosecuted and on which the detec
tive was employed. It was there the
two met.
When the Phagan murder was comr
mitted and its baffling details con
fronted Atlanta police, Mr. Felder lost
no time in communicating with his
friend. That the man who has struck
terror to the hearts of criminals by
his marvelous knowledge of their
ways and his wonderful deductive
powers will quickly clear up the mys
tery is declared certain by those who
have followed his work.
With the final rounding up of the
evidence against Leo M. Frank and
Newt Lee nearing completion. Solici
tor General Hugh M. Dorsey on Mon
day began the process of elimination
of unimportant matter and the shap
ing of the case for presentation to the
Grand Jury.
Waits to Arrange Evidence.
Whether the case will be ready for
that tribunal this week is a matter
of doubt. The great mnss of testi
mony presents a tangle w hich will re
quire some time before it is straight-
eend out and arranged properly. So
licitor Dorsey declared Monday morn
ing that he would not present the
matter to the Grand Jury until it. has
been put into a clear, concise form
and can be easily handled.
Quick disposition of (he cases of
the accused men is assu'ed once the
matter is placed before the Grand
Jury. Should that body find the evi
dence sufficient to hold Frank and Lee
to trial, their cases will he taken up
immediately before Judge L. S. Roan,
who will open the Crimlns 1 Court di
vision of the Fulton County Superior
Court on next Monday.
The evidence against b*'th men will
be placed before the Grand Jury si
multaneously, according 'o Mr. Dor
sey.
Sleuth Leaves Mysteiiously.
Much importance is attached to the
departure of Solicitor Dorrey’s detec
tive Monday morning for parts un
known. While the Solicitor, when
questioned as to the destination and
purpose of the detective’s trip, would
give no direct answer, it is believed
that the mission is in connection w ith
some clew in the Phagan case which
has been unearthed by the mysterious
investigator.
The fact that a large number of
“character witnesses” are now being
interrogated in Brooklyn, N. Y., the
former home of Frank, and in other
parts of the country bears out this
supposition.
That the detective has not confined
himself to the theory followed bv city
police officials in their accumulation
of evidence against Frank and Lee,
however, was admitted by Solicitor
Dorsey and also the possibility that
he has stumbled upon an important
clew.
Wife Sees Frank in Tower.
W’hile police are exhausting every
available source of information to
unravel the mystery, Frank and Lee
remain in their cells in the Tower
chafing with impatience.
Mrs. Frank w f ent to the Tower on
Sunday afternoon, paying her first
visit to her husband since his arrest
nearly two weeks ago. Mrs. Frank
was accompanied to the jail by her
father, Emil Selig, of 68 East Georgia
Avenue. They remained in consulta
tion with the prisoner for nearly an
hour.
It was definitely learned Monday
that Chief Lanford had not complete
ly eliminated Newt Lee, the negro
night watchman of the pencil factory,
and that there still exists a suspicion
that he may know something of the
crime.
In fact, the night watchman has
come to be regarded as the real puz
zle in the case.
Chief Lanford is not satisfied as to
Lee and any possible part he may
have played in the tragedy. He de
clared he had lain awake at night
trying to figure out satisfactorily the
negro's position.
First Words Still Puzzle.
The point that prevents detective*
from eliminating Lee is his first state
ments to officers following his discov
ery of the dead girl’s body. When he
first called the police station, he said
he had found a “white woman dead in
the basement.” The officers who
hastened to the factory declared it
would have been impossible for him
to have discerned whether the girl
was white or black from his posi
tion when he found her.
When the officers arrived, Lee told
them the girl was lying flat of her
back. They went into the basement
and found the dead girl lying face
downward. Lee also told them thac
the girl had a wound in the back of
the head.
Detectives say it is possible that
the negro, in the excitement of finding
the body, may have been honestly
mistaken as to its position, but, at
the same time, they find these state
ments a stumbling block.
Facts Hard to Explain.
"Whenever I figure on eliminating
Lee these contradictory statements
always bob up.” said Chief Lanford.
"There are many apparently little
things in this case that became veri
table mountains when we try to get
over them. Newt Lee’s statements
may have been entirely innocent—if
they were, they are hard to explain
and get, out of the way.”
The Chief smilingly added':
"If a fellow doesn’t care to become
gray-haired or land in the insane
asylum, he'd better not spend too
much time trying to figure out the
truth of this mystery and reconcile
all of its varied phases and features.”
The Pinkertons have instructions
to find the murderer, no matter who
he n*av be. Operatives of the agency
employed by the National Pencil
Com pan v recently put the matter
squarely up to Luther Rosser, tha
company’s attorney. He said;
MYSTERY IN DEATH ON BOAT.
PEORIA. ILL., May 12.—Henry
Smith, of St. Louis, was found dead
in his state room on the steamer
Bald Eagle when it arrived here to
day. The police are investigating.
Smith was superintendent of regis
tration of the St. Louis Postoffice.