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2 TTTE A TLA XT A GEORfil W AND NEWS. SATURDAY. MAA 24. 1013. L'S BODY It was announced Saturday noon that l.eo M Frank hail been indicted by the Grand Jury for the murder of Mary I'hagan. The authorities are of the opinion that thev have a very strong . • . • I case against Frank and l.ee, and sufficient evidence to convict Frank of the murder. Grand to the then asked me where was Gordon j Hailey (Snowball they rail him), and I told him ht was on the elevator, and j he asked me if I knew the night watchman, and 1 told him no, air, I didn't know him. and he asked me if I ever saw him in the basement, and the oast* against j I told him no, sir, 1 never did see him down here, but lie could as the iire- j man and maybe he could tell him more about that than 1 could, and I then Mr. I'rank was laughing and j jollying and going on in the office, and 1 asked him not to take out any oney for that watchman I owed, | for 1 didn't na.e any to spare, and i he told me he wouldn't, but he would | see ta me get tsome money a little : bit Inter. He told me he had some wealthy j eople in Brooklyn, and then he held iiis head up and looked out of ► the corner of his eyes and said, “Why I should I hang,” and that's all 1 re- ' member him saying to me. When I • asked him not to take out any money for the watch he said you ought not to bir any watch, for that big fat i wife of mine wants me to bu. her an automobile but he wouldn't do It; I \ never did see his wife. On Tuesday morning, after the holiday on Satur day, before Mr, Frank got u jail, he ; come up the aisle where I was sweep- mark the affidavit of James formally. ! lnK „„„ hold his head over to me and and Solicitor Doraey is chary about whispered to me to be a good boy, and Rumors about the Jury room were definite effect that evidence produced atrainst b lank convinced the en tire jury that Frank was very strong. , Ol course the proceedings of the Grand Jurv are secret and no mem her of the Grand Jury nor any mem ber of Solicitor Dorsey's staff would I give the reporters information what had taken place in the Grand Jury room, or what evidence had been j disclosed against Frank or I,ee. That the authorities have very Im portant evidence that has not yet i been disclosed to the public is certain. The Georgian has maintained this from the beginning of the investiga tion. , Th* Jury adjourned until Friday without indicting Lee. Several most peculiar features T. e Georgian-American Pony Contest VOTE COUPON Hearst's Sunday American and Atlanta Georgian PONY CONTEST VOTE COUPON, SATURDAY, MAY 24. 1913 5 VOTES NOT GOOD AFTER JUNE 8, 1913. Vote for Address CARRIERS' AND AGENTS' BALLOT. Hearst’sSunday American and Atlanta Georgian Pony Contest Vote Coupon, Saturday, May 24, 1913. 5 l/f>XirC NOT GOOD APTER VUl tZ) JUNE 8. 1913. ; Vote for ! Address SCHOOL BOYS' AND GIRLS' BALLOT. To-morrow’s Coupons Will Count 30 Votes A S. C0LYAR, who figures in the dictograph sensation. • Records show he has been confined in two insane asylums and numerous prisons. His operations are alleged to eKtand from New York to Mexico. He is a member of a prominent Ten nessee family. jj# His exploits with the dictograph have created a big sensation in the Phagan case. /V f PLOT IN LIFE OF 8[WflS SIKS BEAVERS TILS accepting its supposed admissions without a thorough investigation. The fact that the negro sweeper places the date as the Friday befor- the murder that Frank asked him for specimens of his handwriting forms the first mystifying phase of the con fession. No theory that has placed the re sponsibility of the crime upon Frank has held that he planned It deliber ately a day before It was committed. The unanimous theory of thoee who have believed Frank guilty is* that lie did it on the necessity of the moment to prevent the girl revealing the at tack which is supposed to have pre ceded the killing. The belief that the killing was panned a* far ohegd as Friday has entered no one's mind In respect to the circumstances of the mystery. The negro al*<» says in his affida vit that Frank muttered: “Why should I hang a very significant question if it could be regarded ns likely to be mad*- by a guilty person, but a question which appears entire ly outs, ie the realm of probabilities, in vie \ of the careful watch Frank has kepi on his tongue ever since the city was shocked by the new s of the murder the morning of April 2*. The entire affidavit ie exceedingly peculiar Connelly's testimony came as a sur prise. Few persons knew' of the weighty evidence which was being carried before the Grand Jury when the negro sweeper was taken before that tribunal except the prosecution. Connally was arrested on suspicion the morning following the murder. He had been confined in the Tower since that t.'me. # Sent for Detective. Until Saturday morning his testi mony had been considered by prac tically everyone connected with the case as of small value. Just before the Grand Jury opened Saturday morning, however. Connally sent for city Detective Black. Boas. 1 wrote those notes." said the negro In reference to the bits of note paper which were found in the base ment of he factory and which had been practically the only clew the po lice had unearthed which would bear upon the personality of the murderer. When the negro had finished his statement he was taken immediately to the court house. Samples of his handwriting had already been secured and thes-, it Is «=aid, compare favora bly wiCi those in the mysterious notes. Negro’s Affidavit. Here is Connally s (or Conley’s) affidavit; State of Georgia. County of Fulton: Personally appeared before the un dersigned. a notary public in and for the above Slate and county, James Connally. who, being sworn on oath, says: On Friday evening before the holi day. about four minutes' to 1 o'clock, Mr Frank come up the aisle and ask ed me to come to his office. That was the aisle on the fourth floor, where 1 was working, and when I went down to the office he asked me could 1 write and I told him yes l could write a little bit, and he give me a scratch pad and told me what to put on it. and told me to put on there. “Dear Mother, a long tall black negro did this by himself." and he told ne to write it tw'o or three times on there. 1 wrote it on a white scratch pad. single ruled. He went to his desk and pulled out another scratch f >ad. a brown looking scratcn pad. and ooked at my writing and wrote on that himself, but when I went to his office he asked me if I wanted a cigar ette. and I told him yes. but they didn't allow any smokinj in the fac tory. and he pulled out a box of ci garette that cost 15 cents a box. and in that box he had $2 50—two paper dollars and two quarters- -and I taken one of the cigarettes and handed him the box back, and he told me that was all right I could keep the box. and I told him he had some money in the box. and he said that was all right I was welcome to that for I was a good working negro around there, and wipi the jury* that was .11 he said to me. (Signed) JAMES • 'ONLEY Sworn to and subscribed before me this 24th day of May, 1913 G. C. FEBRUARY, Notary Public, Fulton County. Ga. The Indictment. Here is the Indictment complete; STATE OF GEORGIA. FULTON COUNTY. BILL OF INDICTMENT The Grand Jury selected, chosen and sworn by the County of Fulton, to wit: L. H. Beck, foreman. 26 East Sixth; A. D. Adair, Sr. 809 Peach tree; F. P. H. Akers, 29 Spruce; R. F. Bell, 228 North Jackson; J. C Bell, 36 St Charles; Sol Benjamin, MS Whitehall; William E. Besser. 78 Bel!wood; Albert Boylaton. 81 East Third; C. M. Brown. 331 South Pryor; u. A. Cowles 334 Peachtree, Walker Dunoon, 231 Juniper; S. C. Glass. 79-B Spring A L. Guthman, 479 Washing ton; Charles Heinz, 504 West Peace- tree. II. G. Hubbard. Bell wood ; V. H. Krlegshaber, 66 Moreland. R. It.] Nash, 201 Lucile; W. L. Percy, 112 i Wnverly Way; It. A Redding. 799 1 West Peachtree; R. F. Sams. 140 Ju-I nlper; John D. Wing. 485 Peachtree. In the name and behalf of the citl- j zens of Georgia, 1 charge and accuse , Leo M. Frank, of the County and j State aforesaid, with the offense of i murder, for that the said Leo M. | Frank, In the County aforesaid, on the 26th day of April, in the year of our 1 Lord 1913, with force and arms, did | unlawfully and with malace af«»re j thought, kill and murder one Mary | Phagan by then and there choking) her, the said Mary Phagan, with a j cord placed around her neck, contrary | to the laws of the State and the good order, peace and dignity thereof. HUGH M. DORSEY. Solicitor General. .1 M. STARNES. Prosecutor. Fulton Superior Court, 1913. Leo M. Frank was confronted in his call bj the startling confesaion of till negro sweeper, James Connally. “What have you to say to this?” demanded a Georgian reporter. Frank, as soon as he gained the im port of what the negro had told. Jumped back In his cell and refused to say a word. His hands moved ner vously and his face twitched as though he were on the verge of a breakdown, but he absolutely declined to deny the truth of the negro's state ment or to make any sort of com ment upon it. His only answer to the repeated questions that were shot at him was a negative shaking of the head, or the simple. "1 have nothing to say." Solicitor Dorsey let It be known following the adjournment of the Grand Jury Saturday noon that New t Lees release within a short time was not unlikely. It is also understood that James Connally, on the strength of his ad mission that he wrote notes at the dictation of Frank, probably will be held as accessory before the fact. Girl Tells Her Story. Little Monteen Stover, the girl who went into the National Pencil Fac tory at 12:10 o’clock the Saturday aft ernoon that Mary Phagan was stran gled. was one of the eight witnesses called before the Grand Jury Sat urday forenoon. Toe girl testified before the Coron er's Jury that she went to the factory at this time to draw her money and that she was unable to And Mr. Frank, although Frank had testified that he was in his office from the time that Mary I’hagan left until Foreman Quinn is said to have called at about 12:20 o'clock. M. B. Darley, foreman at the fac tory. was another of the witnesses. He was before the Grand Jury for about half an hour undergoing ex amination. Another employee. E. U. Holloway, the day watchman and timekeeper, was called during the forenoon. Hol loway was asked by the Coroner’s Jury concerning Frank's attitude to ward the girls in his employ. Detective Is Questioned. Harry Scott. Pinkerton detective, was questioned about 40 minutes and R. B. Haslett, city detective, was In the jury room about ten minutes. H L. Parry, stenographer, testified for about five minutes, presumably identifying the proceedings of the Coroner's Jurv. Miss Grace Hicks, the girl that identified the body of Mary Phagan the morning the body was found, was the first witness of the day. She was detained less than 10 minutes J. M. Gantt, who testified before the Coroner’s Jury in regard to the ex cited manner of Frank the day of the murder, was one of the last witnesses of the forenoon A' H. Kriegshaber was excused from duty when the Jury convened at 10 o'clock George H Gershon. who has been absent in New York, sat HE ILL SEEN f But He Fails to Produce Man ‘'Gang of Vice Promoters Have to Prove Charge, as He Been After Me,” Declares Promised. A 8. Colyar, Jr., failed entirely to produce the “mysterious man whom be declared had b**en hired to "shoot to death” Chief of Police J. L. Bea vers. When Colyar gave the. sensational information of the conspiracy to kill ♦he police official he declared that he would bring to police headquarters the man who had been secured to commit the deed: that th's person • •,.11,1 make a fflda It t > beat plot charges, and would sweat also that he had been promised immunity from punishment for his act. Colyar asserted at the time of bis charge- that the man was at present In Atlanta and Intended remaining here until he had killed Beavers. <'"l- I v ar also declared that the person had ‘intimated that he might also kill (Mile! «*f Detectives Newport Lanford Colyar then stated that he knew of the person's whereabouts and would bring him before the police to prove the charges Disclosures of ’he amazing conspir. nev cam 1 ' to ltgh’ Saturday morning Police officials have been quietly in vestigating It since the astounding 'n- formation was given them. This report < rented an intense sen sation in police circles, and produced one of the greatest sensations of the Phagan mystery The name of this mysterious man has not been furnished detectives, but Colyar promised to take him Friday night to the offiqce of Chief Lanford, in the police station, where the affi davit was fo be made. Up to a late hour Saturday, however, neither lie nor Colver had put in an appearance. According to the story told by Col yar this man is not a resident of At lanta. but has boon here several days, lie Is an old friend of Colyar. He said this man would swear positively thai the murder plot proposition was made to him shortly after his arrival here, and that he would give the name of the man who engineered the deal. ‘Hard Labor’Omitted, Banker Takes Appeal LEAVENWORTH KINS. M.iv'M. Under plen that will win freedom for many Federal prisoners if he wins. Julius W Hopkins, former hank tell er of Cleveland, Ohio, sentenced !o seven years in the Federal Peniten tiary here, for embezzling $116,nt)0. will contend before the United Stalls Court of Appeals at St. Paul next week that the sentence should have read at "hard labor," according to the law governing the sentencing of violations. Rich Stockman Gets Bail: Victim Lives MOULTRIE. GA . May 25. Joe J. Battle, the wealthy live stock dealer who was remanded to jail without ball several days ago by Judge Thom as for shooting Walter P. Brown, has been releasi d under $25,000 bond, after physicians testified that Blown w as practically out of danger. Miss Booth Catches, Then Converts Thief Police Chief. Chief of Police J. L. Beavers, in answering the turmoil of accusations of graft and frame-ups which have been cast at himself and Detective Chief Lanford, declared the whole to he the result of a plot of gangsters which ha- been working against him ever since he closed up the Tenderloin section of Atlanta. “This v. hole proposition is a fight against me by a gang of vice pro moters.' declared Chief Beavers. “Tom Felder >s the leader of It and C. c Jones is his < :iief lieutenant. "They have made repeated attempts to attack me. Only last Chri-tmas I learned that they had offered $300 to a man if he would get me into a mom with a woman of ill fame "Tneir action now is the result of the constant prodding I have been giving them. They have had to come cut in:o the open and fight. This is going to be a fight to the finish, too. “1 am going to tarry this matter be fore the Grand Jurv. It is going b' be a fight to the finish, even though I get killed in the meantime.” U. S. Will Reindict 1 3 for Cotton Corner NEYV YORK, May 24.—The Gov ernment has decKed to seek the re indictment of Frank Hayne and Wil liam U Brown, of New Orleans; Eu gene Scales, of Texas, and Colonel Robert M. Thompson, of New York, on the charge that they conspired to corner the cotton crop of 1909 to obtain a profit of $10,000,000. The document contains flaws, it is understood, which the Government fears might stand in the way of con viction. James A. Patten, of Chicago, plead ed guilty last February to the count of the indictment, and was fined $4.- 000. .• • > LONDON. Ma\ 24 -Capt. Mary Booth, daughter of Gen. Bra in well Booth, head of the Salvation Vrmy. discovered a burglar in her bedroom it 2 o’clock this morning. - Instead of ''ailing the police, she confronted her visitor and learning he was driven to crime by hunger, gave him a square meal and prayed with him When be left he prem ised to turn over a new leaf. M'GOORTY AND KLAUS CLASH IN BOUT SATURDAY PITTSBURG. May 24 Eddie McGoor- ty and Frank Klaus will go six rounds here to-n1ght In the race for the middle weight championship Both are to weigh 160 pounds at 3 o’clock. Carnegie, Warlike, Ready to Fight Japs NEW* YORK. Mav 24. Andrew Carnegi . one of the greatest living exponents of -w orld peace, banged one fist into his other to-day and de clared that, if war should come against Japan or any other country, he would shoulder a musket and go to the front. This statement was made j u S’t before ihe ironmaster sailed to-day for Europe. "What are the Japanese thinking about?" asked Mr. Carnegie. “Eng land ic Japan's ally and yet England will not allow a Japanese to set fod* in her territory. Yet they expect us to give them more than their own ally.” Feud Victim Dead: Slayers Surrender MOULTRIE. GA.. Mav 24.—J. M. Homage, w ho was ounded in a feud little n nr here Thursday by the Hart brothers, has a slight chance to re cover. should no complications de velop. Horace Homage, his Son. died yesterday from iiis wounds and was buried to-day. 'he Hart brothers came to Moultrie and surrendered to the Sheriff. They have demanded an immediate com mitment trial. Georgians Boast Interurban Road YNDERSON S C Maj 24 lfftrc than 100 representatives from Georgia cities were here last night to urge the Southern Power Company to build an interurban electric railway from Ander son to Athens to connect with proposed , Atlanta lines Hartwell. Elberton. j Athens. Royston and other Georgia cities sent delegations, thirty-nine coming from Hartwell. A rally was held and speeches urging the advantage of the proposed road were made. RACING ENTRIES RACING RESULTS AT ELECTRIC PARK. First—Four anti a half furlongs. Auto Maid, 106 (Pickens). 3.90. 3.00, 2.40. first; Brush. 101 iDoyle), 4.80. 3.10, second; Inspired. 107 (Deunler), 2.50. third. Time, 1:00. Refuget. WColgate, Goldcheck, Cluster also ran. Second—Mile and sixteenth: Bad News 103 (Dennler), 4.20, 2.40. 2.60 won; Our Nugget 106 (Chappell), 2.60, 2.60, second; H. M. Sabath 104 (,Adams), 3.80, third. Time. 2:02. Al so ran: Mollie Kearney, Cat. Iber ville, Sylvan Dell. Third—Four and one-half furlongs: Id Jordan 112 (Dennler), 4.10, 2.30, out. won; Odd Cross 109 (Chappelle), 2.30. out; second; Molina 101 (Me dian. out, hire'. Time. 1:03. Also ran: Panama, Ternta, Soldi. Fourth—About seven furlongs: Ben Prior 112 (Dennler), 3.50, 2.90, 2.60, won: Royal Onyx 112 (Feeney), 4.00, 3.60, second; Hans Creek 104 (Doyle), 3.70, third. Time, 1:34 3-5. Also ran: Maxton, Washakl, Stelcliff. Fifth—Six and a half furlongs: Princess Thorpe 100 (Johnstone), 21.50. 6.50, out, won; Stairs 116 (Chap pelle), 4.30, out, second; Deduction 113 (Doyle), out third. Time 1:30 3-5. Also ran: Golliwogg and Ella Crane. Sixth—About five furlongs: Syl- vestris 108 (Dennler). 3.20, 2.60. out, won; Little Pal 115 (Pickens). 2.90. out, second: George S. Davis 110 (Bauer), out, third. Time, 1:03. Also AT WOODBINE. First—Six furlongs: Plate Glass, 129 (Knapp), 2.80, 2.60. 2.20. won; Cresco, 104 (Turner). 3.00, 2.30, sec ond; Bwana Tumbo 122 (Burns). 2.30. third. Time, 1:13 2-5. Fred Levy. J. H. Houghton also ran. Second—Four furlongs: Southern Maid 102 (Moody), 3.60. 2.40, 2.50, won; Miss Gayle 112 (Turner), 2.40. 2.50. second; Fuzzy Wuzzy 105 (Clem ents), 3.10, third. Tim**, 53 4-5. No also rans given. Third—Mile and a sixteenth: xBar- negai 104 (R. Hoffman). 4.80, 4.50, 3.50. won; xBlackford 100 (Snider), 4.50. 3.50, second; Fountain Fay 103 (Moody), 6.60, third. Tjme. 1:47 4-5. Also ran: x Watkins entry. Scarlet Letter. Myrtle Ledi, Ueacock, Pri vate, Petal and John Marshall. Fourth—Mile and an eighth: Kle- burne 117 (Turner), 2.80, 2.30, 2.30, won; xFirst Sight 117 (Knapp), 2.80, 3.00. second: xSpring Mail 107 (Moo ney), 2.00. third. Time, 1:54 2-5. Also ran: 'Mimesis, Burnt Candle. Checkles. Fifth—King's Plate. $5,000 added; mile and a quarter: Hearts of Oak 113 (J. Wilson), 2.70, 2.50, 2.30, won; .Maid of Fromme 108 (Butweli), 4.20, 2.90, second; Gld Bud 119 (Knapp). ■' 70. U*ird. Time. ? 09 1-5. Also ran: Voivode. Ondra, Elfain. Crystiowoga, Mausoieus. Kock opiings and Porcu pine. Giddins, Brookfield and Sea gram, entries). AT LOUISVILLE. First—Five and a half furlongs: Back bay, 109 (Kederis), 8.50, 4.90, 3.30. won; Coppertown. 107> (Han over). 6.20 4.40. second; Cedar Brook, 101 (Goose), (field). 5.40, third. Time. 1:07 2-5. John D. Wakefield. Brook field. Phyllis Antoinette. Farmer Joe. The Grader. L. H. Adair. Silkday, Dan Grey, Darkey, Bow and Arrow, Marshon also ran. Second—Five furlongs; Lost For tune 108 (Kederis), 8.20, 3.90. 3.30, won; Ida Lavinia 104 (McCabe), 5.80, 4.10, second: Buzz Around 97 (Mc Donald), 8.90. third. Time. 1:02 3-5. Also ran: Jack Crowdus, Birka, Vio let May, Candy Box, Mockery, Art Rick and May L. Third—Mile and a sixteenth: Miss Thorpe L02 (McCabe), 8.60, 4.80. 3.10 wan; Princess Callway 110 (Teahan), 3.90, 2.80, second; Fleeth 105 (Ked eris), 3.80, third. Time. 1:45 2-5. Also ran: Sonaday and Bonanza. Fourth—Mile anci a sixteenth: Cream 112 (Gans), 10.60, 4.30, 2.30, won; Floral Park 112 (Taplln), 4.30, 2.30. second; Govvell 117 (Loftus), 2.10, third. Time, 1:47 3-5. Also ran: Bally Shes and Maddle, AT ELECTRIC PARK MONDAY. FIRST—Selling; 4}4 furlongs: Mo hawk Queen 101, Golden Cluster 104, Gold Cheek 104. Jim Ray 106. T. B. Spears 106, Pons Nevelle 106, Pine Rock 109. Carroll 106. SECOND Selling; 5 furlongs: George S. Davis 107. Kinder Lou 100. xHudas S’Rier 105, Higher Up 95, Shillalah 107. Phew 100, Horace E 112. ’Pouch Me 115. Inspired 110, Lothario 110, Auto Maid 110. THIRD Selling; 4^ furlongs: Rofu- gita 102. Marchaway 109. Bryn 96. Me- rtae 104. Deborah 96. Satir 103, Fan- chette 109. Strike Out 111 FOURTH—Special: two year olds: 5 furlongs: Old Jordan 100. Bulgar 118, Colonel C 112, Odd Cross 108. FIFTH—Selling; furlongs: Jack Xunnally 111. Inclement 111, Little Eng land 110, Washakie 114. Maxton 111. Vig orous 121. xOld Hank 101, Excalibur 110. Bertis 117. SIXTH—Selling, mile. Barn Dance 114. Otilo 114. Hammon Pass 109. Blue Mouse 112. Slim Princess 112. xCamel 112. Princess Thorpe 113. Mollie S 112. x Apprentice allowance of 5 pounds claimed. Weather cloudy. Track muddy. WOODBINE ENTRIES. F'irst Bendor s purse. $600, selling. 3 years old and up, 6 furlongs: Daisy Platt 98 xDynamora, 100; Glint. 101; Big Dipper. 103: xMlleage 104; Lad of Lang, den. Ill; Right Easy. 113: Chtopewayan, 114 xSpellbound, 115; Star Gift lb: J. H Houghton. 116; Magazine. 118: also eligible. Henrietta W., 107; Cosgrove, llo; xBlue Laws, 117; Progressive, 108; Mlccosukee. 100; xRalph Lloyd, 93: Dr. Neel. 103. Second Doncaster, purse, selling. 2 years five furlongs: xLennie D.. 96: xCannock. 99: Louise Travers. 103: Re quiem, 102t Sky Rocket. 105; Osapie, 106; The Urchin. 107; Jezail, 108. Third—Queen s Hotel Cup. handicap. 3 years and up, mile and 70 yards: Barne- gai. 106; Colston. 112: Superstition. 113; Mediator 113; Cliff Edge. 116: Lochiel, 120 Ymir, 120. Fourth—Goodwood, purse. 2 years, foaled In Canada. 4 furlongs JCoburg Belle. .107; ^Diamond Cluster. 107: tDark Rosaleen. 107: tFroissart. 107; ‘Slipper- dav, 107; •Martola. 107; ••Alias Bass, lit). ••Beehive. 110; Marion Gaiety, 107; Deference. 107: Since. 105: Hope Des. 107: Duke of Chester, 110; Booster. 110; Old Reliable. 110. {Martin entry. +Seagram entry; •Lieutenant Colonel Hendrye entry: ••Giddings entry. Fifth—Fashion Plate stake, mares. 3 years old and up. 6 furlongs: Grow or. 103, Fandorina. 108, Minnie Bright, 113, Royal Message. 116; Moving Picture, 103; Brynary. 108; Miss Jonah, 113; Bet- tie Sue, 118. Sixth—Athole steeplechase. selling. $1,000 added. 4 years old and tip. about 2 miles: Ace of Clubs, 139; Julia Armour. 139; Bigot, 143. Seventh—William Mulerck Cup. handi cap. 3 years old and up, foaled in Can ada. mile and a sixteenth: Porcupine, 107; Sarolta. 110: Rustling. 112: Gold Bud. 113; Calumny. 114: Amberite, 115; White Caps. 110; Heresy, 125; Haycock. 126. xApprentice allowance claimed. Clear and fast. Gibson Near Break As Trial Continues NEW YORK. May 24.-‘Maurice ton W. Gibson, the New York lawyer on trial here on the charge of drown ing Rosa Menschnik Szabo in Green wood Lake July’ 16 last to secure her estate, looked to be on the verge of collapse when led into court to-day. He had refused to eat arry break fast. The big part that Mrs. Gibson play ed in the defense of her husband be comes more and more apparent. Gib son has been very down-hearted since she was removed from his side at the beginning of the second trial yester day. There are more women spectators at the trial than men. Comedians Neck and Neck in Great American Sweepstakes. Five Wives Each. Rents in Washington Dismay Marshall WASHINGTON, May 24.—“We won’t pay more titan 52.000 a year rent." (Signed ! l ine President Mar shall. Keerclaru of Labor Wilson and Secretary of the Navy Daniels. “Ahsuh-h-ti! It can’t be done." iSittned) Washington society. “Tbe proper rental for a Cabinet memlier’s home Is $5,000 to $12,000 a year.”—(Signed) Washington real estate men. With the record standing thus the new officials of the nation go on looking for reasonably priced houses, and society and the rent agents go on being shocked. Wilson Liberates 2 From Leavenworth LEAVENWORTH. KANS.. May 24. President Wilson’s clemency in be half of two men confined in the Fed eral Prison to-day resulted in a full pardon for James Moorehead. sen tenced to life for murder, and release for Samuel J. Jumper, Paris, Texas, who has lost an arm in the prison laundry, and who was received in March. 1911. to serve five years for embezzlement of money order funds. LOS ANGELES, Mnj 24.—Nat Goodwin and DeWolf Hopper are now running neck and neck in the great American marriage sweepstake®. A dispatch from New York states that DeWolf Hopper, comedian, has lust been married for the-fifth time, having been divorced April 21 by Nel- la Bergen, his fourth wife. His bride is said to be Miss Edna Curry, of the Gilbert St Sullivan Company. Nathaniel Goodwin. Jr., mining magnate and comedian, will be mar ried here to-day by Justice Summer- field to Miss Marjorie Parrott More land, an actress, of Baltimore. An nouncement was made to this effect at a private dinner at Mr. Goodwin’s Ocean Park home last night. It was .said the w edding would be very quiet. Miss Moreland is a divorcee, her first husband being Charles N. Dough ty. Mr. Goodwin said he is the hap piest man in the world “For Love” Thia Time. Further he declared: “This time I am -marrying for love. Miss Moreland is the only woman I have known ft’ho has the capacity for home-making added to beauty and talent. I consider her the coming representative American actrees. Everything I have is hers. What I am to-day she made me—to her I owe my life. Since my accident last year she has constantly cared for me and looked after my interests with the ability of a man.” It’s High Honor, Sh« Says. Miss Moreland gave the following reasons why she will marry Mr. Good win: "I consider it a high honor to mar ry Mr. Goodwin. He is one pf the few men who can be ranked as being ab solutely honest. He is generous to a fault and lives up to his ideals. De spite certain rumors heralded as rea sons why women marry Mr. Goodwin. I am marrying him for none of these. I am marrying him because I consider him the most interesting man alive. He is very, v'ery interesting. He is a financier, he is clever, he is an author ed he is a great actor. But the big reason why I am marrying him is because I love him.” Mr. Goodw'in’s former wives were Miss Elizabeth Weatherby, Miss Nel lie Baker Pease. Maxine Elliott and Edna Goodrich. Hopper Refuses to Talk. NEW YORK, May 2 .—Theatrical and Intensive matrimonial circles heard with great interest to-day that DeWolf Hopper, the comedian, has been married for the fifth time. When asked about the report to-day, Mr. Hopper refused to talk, saying that he would not discuss his "personal affairs.” Lad, Playing With Pistol, Is Wounded VALDOSTA. GA.. May 24.—The 6- year-old son of S. N. Atkins, of Mineola, Lowndes County, was shot through the left shoulder and nar rowly escaped death while playing w’ith a pistol. Assisted bj' a com panion of about the same age. the lad climbed to a shelf on which the weapon was kept. The ball parsed entirely through the boy's shoui ler. He was brought to this city fof medical attention. Fear of Oysters to Be Effectually Allayed WASHINGTON, May 24.—Oyster beds from Cape Cod to Texas are to be investigated by the Department- cf Agriculture When polluted beds have been lo cated the department w T ill bar their product from interstate commerce, and through publicity aid State and municipal authorities in preventing local sales. ELBERFELD LANDS HUNT; FRANK IS AFTER ADAMS CHATTANOOGA. TENN.7 May"'24?^ "Lefty” Hunt, the huge southpaw se cured from the Victoria Club of the Northwestern League, reported to Mana ger Elberfeld last night. It is rumored that Charlie Frank has a deal on for Catcher Jack Adams, at one time member of the Memphis Club. Senator's Daughter Weds Her Rescuer NEW YORK, May 24.—A romance which had its inception In a thrill ing rescue of the bride by the groom while bathing along the Jersey coast four years ago. came to a cul mination to-day in the wedding of John Anthony Maher, a street rail way official, to Miss Doiorita O’Gor- I man. eldest unmarried daughter of Senator James A. O’Gorman and Mrs. O’Gorman. The wedding was celebrated at the Senator's home in West 108th Street, Rev. Dr. Patton's Son Has Turned Catholic PRINCETON. May 24.—Paul Pat ton. son of the Rev. Dr. Francis L Patton, who recently resigned as president of Princeton Theological Seminary, entered the Roman Cath olic Church a year ago. It was suggested that the Rev. Dr. Patton's resignation had been due to his son's conversion, but this was de nied by Mr. Patton. TO RESTORE APPETITE Tak, H,rtf,nTs Acid Pk»«,i,at« Especially recommended for restoration of ap petite, etrenjtb and vitality. Non-Alcoholic. Adv All Run Down In the spring—that is the condition of thousands whose Bystems have not thrown off the impurities accumulated during the winter—blood humors that are now’ causing pimples and other eruptions, loss of appetite, dull head aches and weak, tired feelings. The medicine to take, according to the testimony of thousands that have been cured by it in the spring, is Hood's Sarsaparilla Get it to-day. In usual liquid form or in the tablet* called Saraatabi. We have Beautiful Bedding Plants 3c each. Atlanta Flora! Co., 555 E. Fair Slreel. White City Park Now Open