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I ) t . * DICTOGRAPH RECORD ALLEGED BRIBE OFFER follows, In part, the allpRod dictograph record of the conversa tion that took place in a room in tht» Williams House Wednesday after noon between Colonel Thomas R. Fel der, G. C. Fehuary and A. S. Golyar: Febuary: Let me understand you. You want this Coleman afdavit and all other Phagan afdavits that I can get hold of. Felder: Yes. Colyar told me that he was to have the evidence that would get those two chiefs out of commission, the Phagan papers and the Coleman afdavit. Now what have you got? Febuary: I haven’t got these pa mpers. The chief has these paprs in a large envelope. I do not know whether he keeps any graft sheets or not. I never saw one. Colyar: You will have to examine the papers aft^r Mr. Febuary brings them up. — Tell me this. jVVasn’t you employed by Coleman to work on this case? Felder: Coleman said this to me: (failed to catch part of conversation) Then I said “Mr. Coleman I was in vited by Mr. McCall.” I believe that was his name (scraping of feet on floor interfered with dictograph). 1 said. Mr. Coleman, I would like to go in on the prosecution of this case. He said. I haven’t got any money to employ a lawyer. I saic^ you mis understand me, it isn’t necessary for you to pay me any money, that has all been arranged McCall said, now you meet us down there at 4:30, wasn’t it Febuary. that the inquest was to be held that afternoon, and I went down and was introduced to Mr. Coleman, hut I have forgotten who introduced me to Coleman Xow he said Mr. Felder we would like to. have you look after the case, but 1 haven’t money to employ anybody with. Now I said Mr. Coleman, you misapprehend the gentleman, now he is asking you for no money, he is simply asking you for your consent to represent you. Before we could close the deal the coroner’s jury broke up and we all separated. Now there wasn’t anything said about the reg ularity of my employment, hut it was taken for granted. Colyar: I want to put you in posi tion where you can act, without bringing me into it. Felder: I don’t have to say you gave me the papers. Colyar: If you do. they willgive me hell and you know it. 1 will be an accessory before the fact for him getting those papers and giving them to you. Felder: You violate no law.. Colyar: He has. Felder: No he hasn't. To abstract a lot of framed up documents is no larceny. Colyar: Well, tell him what you want to, Febuary. Felder, can you bring Milos up here to see me. Can you bring hi mup at 4 o’clock? Felder: Yes. All right. *, Febuary: It is 3:20 now. Felder: Tell what you are going ’ to do about the papers. Febuary: Well. I put them back I was afraid to deliver these papers to you in Atlanta. Felder: What is that? A. S. Colyar: 1 have been stop ping here off and on for ve years. Thomas B. Felder: When 1 moved here twenty-three years ago. this was the nest hotel in Atlanta. A. S. Colyar: Well, tell me. 1 thought you told me the other day J that you became solicitor general six months after you were twenty-one And I was reading the statutes and it stated the solicitor general had to be twentv-ve years old. Thomas B. Felder: No. The stat ute has been changed since I was made solicitor. A. S. Colyar: The statute stated that he must he twentv-ve years of age and must he an attorney at the bar of Georgia for three years In good standing, and must take an oath that he will prosecute all without fear or favor. Thomas B. Felder: Yes. A. S. Colyar: How old are you, Colonel ? Thomas B. Felder: 1 will be forty- in October. How old are you? A. S. Colyar: I will be forty-seven next February. G. C. Febuary: Mr. Colyar looks a good deal older than you. Thomas B. Felder: Weill I have an appointment with another gentle man at 3:30. A. R. Colyar: Well. There’s the man you want to talk to. G. C. Febuary: Now. you know this is pretty ticklish business— A. S. Colyar: I told him last night /that they could put him in the peni- * ' tentiary as long as Hugh Dorsey is solicitor general. G. C. Febuary: Well, you see. I am the chief’s stenographer and I "rite all these afdavits. Thomas B. Felder: <’an this young man be trusted all right? A. S. Colyar: Absolutely. I would trust him anywhere on earth. Who ■ Is this fellow Miles? .. k Thomas B. Felder: Well, you see. Miles Is in the bureau of investiga tion. and he has Ipree or four experts in the way of investigators and things like that. Now, what I say to you is strictly • ondential. Day before yesterday 1 saw Woodward. A. >. Colyar: You saw Woodward Monday ? Thomas R. Felder: Yes. Wood ward says now It is all right for yoli to get the papers, and we will pav you for them. Promised Mayor to Get Evidence ^ Against Beavers and Lanford. 1 hornas B. Felder: I will tell you "hat I have been doing for the last month. I have heen investigating certain things for this company Mr. Miles works for, and I called on the mayor Monday afternoon, with C. C. Jones and I told the mayor I could get the evidence on these grafting * Beavers and I-anford, and the mayor told me to. see Mr. Miles. That he had been working on it for a month. To show vou how conscientious Mr. Miles is. 'although he lias ht eri in my ofee nearly every day, he has never mentioned it to me. The mayor also wanted me to prose cute them in the courts, as attorney, and I told him “No. I had my hands full, but I would help get up the evi dence. Miles came over yesterday afternoon and I had a conference with him about an hour or two and with out calling any names. \ told him that I could get the evidence. But 1 said this young man doesn’t want to lose his position. Well, he says, tell him for me that F will give him a position to-day just as good as the one he has. Mayor Woodward said to get him the evidence and he would he glad to prosecute this hunch. A. S. Colyar: Well. I tell you h€ wouldn't. I tell you that this thing will just put us in the penitentiary. Thomas B. Felder: Well. I assure you that 1 have never mentioned the names of either one of you. A. S. Colyar: Well, say; Dorsey told Chief Lanford, so I have been informed, that you told Dorsey Sun day night that I was the framer and double-crosser and blackmailer in the state, and you know if you know the law at all, that a black mailer has to threaten a man with a crimp, and you know I have not charged you with any crime. Colyar: Will a thousand dollars be paid if we can get the papers? Felder: Yes. Colyar: T don’t want anv of that money. Felder: Well, I have got an ap pointment with Miles. If the papers will do what you think they will do, I will give you a thousand dollars for Colyar: We will get the papers them. and turn them over to Mr. Miles. But damned If I do it in Fulton County. Felder: Why? Colyar: I have got for it. Felder: Well, if you can papers for me to examine by 2:30 to morrow— Colyar: He can tell him he is go ing fishing or something like that, just as he gets the papers, and he can go to Lakewood. Febuary: I would rather do it out there. H elder: I have some business en- Crushed Under Car, Nerve of Trainman Alone Stays Death R. C. Potts, a railroad brakemafi, lies at thq point of death at the Klkin- Goldsmith Infirmary from injuries re ceived when run over by a passengrr train. Though one leg was ampu tated and he wa.« badly bruised, the injured man has displayed remark able nerve. Potts’ nerve may bring him through an accident that usually means death. His left leg was almost completely severed. His right foot is badly c rushed and it may be necessary to remove it, too. A large hole in his head and contusions on his face make his condition extremely serious. An engine and two coaches passed over Potts Thursday night at Mag nolia Street bridge. gi Active; Earth Shaken :: As Big Fissure Opens NAPLES, May 23.—Vesuvius, dur ing the night and this morning, showed renewed signs of activity. One eruption was accompanied by a slight earthquake shock. A new and large central fissure has opened round the crater, from which ashes are emitted. The ashes, how ever. have not yet gone beyond the limits of the volcano. FEIGN CHIP Ell But f; Highest Estimate Puts Total Yield of State at 1,450 Cars—Five Thousand Last Year, mv reasons gagements to-mormw that will not allow me to get away long enough to go out there. Colyar: ’Oh! Pshaw! You can hop in your machine and go out there in a couple of minutes. Felder: You won’t meet anybody else except Miles and myself? Febuary: No. It is like you said awhile ago, “Too many rooks spoil the broth.” Felder: That’s right, Febuary: Well, if you are in a hurry now. suppose we think this thing over and let you know later to day or to-morrow whether to meet you here or out yonder. Felder: I can’t possibly go to East Lake. Colyar: You can take your man and go out there and get the papers In a few minutes, give us a receipt and the money. Felder: I told Woodward that I would get the papers that would put these two fellows out of business. Febuary: That is all you want the papers for? Felder: That’s all. Yes. Colyar: Well, we will meet you at I East Lake at 2 : 30. Felder: Well, I will send Miles out | there and you can talk to him. Colyar: Well, write your name on a piece of paper, for I don’t know whether I will know him or not. The Georgia peach crop this year " til not exceed 1,450 carloads, which is 50 per rent 1 >s than the city of New York alone purchased last year. H. D. Marks, manager of the Geor gia Fruit Exchange, estimates the to il Georgia crop at 1,454 cars. The ruit Growers’ Express figures 1.340 cars, while the Central of Georgia Railway looks for only 1,312. Last year the Georgia crop was unusually large, 5,000 varloads of Georgia's favorite fruit being shipped to market. New York City, always the greatest consumer of the sea son’s early delicacies, purchased 2,800 carloads. Still, there were more than 3,Oort carloads for home con sumption and country-wide distribu tion. This year New York alone will dc nmnd more than the entire State can supply. Last year the growers realized, on the season’s average, $575 per car load, gross, in New York. This sea son'i short crop will send the price soaring. Early shipments may bring as high as $1,000 a car, although the season’s ave rage will be less. Railroads have already begun pre paring ;o handle the crop. All F. G. E. cai*s received by the Central of Georgia are being parked in the Fort Valley and Marshallville yards. Thit road has requisitioned 1,200 cars from the Fruit Growers’ Express. Mr. Marks expects the first car load of Greensboro peaches, the ear liest variety, between June 3 and 5. Carmen peaches will begin to move between June 15 and 18; Hihley Rills June 23; Georgia Bills, June 30, and Elberta crops will be exceedingly short. Only the Hihley Bills and Georgia Bills will be gathered in great amounts. Heavy rains, preventing polleniza- tion, caused the crop shortage, ac cording to Mr. Marks. Central of Georgia officials attribute the falling off to early .frosts. Says New York Is Tending to Paganism CHICAGO, May 23 Polly, the $300 j parrot, for ten years a lively inmate ^ of the home of the Rev. J. W. Lit)- I - bertson, pastor of the Sacramento I Boulevard church, flew out of a w'in- ^ dow and with a shriek, "1 should | ^ worry!” entered the home of Mrs. C. j « F. Hall, some distance off. A large brindle cat was in the room ! when Polly landed. The parrot’s yells could be heard above the yowls of the cat. Mrs. Hall ran for the police and met Mrs. Libbertson. “There’s a ghost in my house.” she said. “It cries like a child, but it flies around like a spirit and hollers, ’I should worry!’’’ Mrs. Libbertson burst in the door. [The large brindle cat occupied the im mediate foreground. There was an expression of deep satisfaction on the cat’s countenance and a few’ feathers and a beak on the carpet. If you have anything to sell adver tise in The Sunday American. Lar gest circulation of any Sunday news paper in the South. 85c to $1 Foulards at 55c in the May Silk Sale vivV^WWiiWfl RICH & BROS. CO. More Fruits of the Buyer s New York Trip A Most Remarkable Sale of Summer Dresses Superfluous Hair Truths $5.85 Felder: Why. you just met him a STt the [.short while ago. Colyar: Yes, I know, but I don’t know whether I would recognize him | or not. so you write your name on a j piece of paper. Felder: Well. I will write my name on a piece of paper so you will know of Christianity there will be an age him. As soon as 1 can get hold of of decadence in your country follow- Miles I will send him up 1 ed by a revolt which will overthrow Colyar: Send him up by 4 o'clock. 1 the whole social system. i. —————— ' ■ — —■ Stop Experimenting If you use a simple toilet prepara- I . tion and it proves to he worthless, , you only lose money. When you use a questionable depilatory, however, it . is a very serious matter because you ' not only lose money, but you take the j grave risk of permanent disfigure ment. If You Value Your Face use De Miracle, the one safe, perfect ed hair remover of -proven merit. Re member, the injury caused by the use of doubtful hair removers will either result in permanent disfigurement or cost you many dollars because it will take months or possibly years to gain control of hair growths which have been stimulated by the use of such preparations. £kyUiraei2 Only Real Hair Remover on Earth De Miracle contains certain ingre dients which give it the power to rob hair of its vitality. Therefore, you must eventually use it to retard and gain control of growths which have been caused by the unwise use of questionable depilatories. Is it not lafer and wiser to begin using De Miracle now, before the growth gets beyond control? Leaves No Tell-Tale Smell If you «se De Miracle it will be im possible for any curious person to know that you have used a hair re mover because De Miracle evaporates immediately after accomplishing its work, therefore leaves no odor what ever. On the other hand, if you use any depilatory* with a distinctive odor, an. offensive tell-tale smell will cling to your skin for hours. If your dealer will not supply you with De Miracle, send $1 00 direct. hard, towards paganism. I’nloss your j New truths Jn next advt. people return to the elementary forms De Miracle Chemical Co., New York if Christianity there Sold and Recommended by Chamberlin-Johnson - Du Bose Co. NEW YORK, May 23.—“The idea of liberty in this country is a farce,” says Sir Robert Perks, Bart., who has heen visiting America. "New York ia leaning, and leaning s $5.95 to $8.50 Summer Dresses $3.85 ■ We buy a great many dresses from certain J makers at regular prices. Then at the end of *j their season they favor ns with their surplus 5 stocks greatly under price. That is how these jg dresses—though worth $5.95 to $8.50—come to 5 us to sell at a profit at $3.85. 5 New as the morning—shown to-morrow for the first time. Made of soft white voiles and lingeries, *■ prettily developed in embroideries and laces. Cool, in- m viting styles for summer wear. One hundred and eightv- seven (187) in the lot, and choice is only $3.85. $10 & $12.50 Linen & Lingerie Dresses w The linen dresses are in the “Com- jg posed’’ models; one-piece dresses with • white linen skirts and colored linene » semi-coats. Variously white skirts with blue, rose, JJ brown, lavender and tan coats. The other dresses are of voile or lingerie, some com- w paratively simple; others made of elaborate embroidery flouncings or trimmed with laces, crushed silk girdles, crystal buttons, etc. Worth $10 and $12.50, for $5.85. g $2.50 to $3.50 Silk Shirts $1.95 {J All white shirts of .Jap silk with turn over collar and r» French attached cuffs. Also in Imbutai wash silks with black or colored stripes. All coat styles. 5 $2.50 to $3 White Nurse Waists $1.95 n» White lingerie waists, nursing styles. High or low neck; long ** or short sleeves. 5 $2.50 Lingerie Waists at $1.25 Also $2.50 white voile waists, low neck, lay-down flat collar of 2 embroidered Bulgarian work. Bulgarian embroidered side m pocket. H Beautiful New Waists at $1 to $2.50 ip Buyer just hack from New York with the late styles. Lingerie waists at $1. Variously in voiles, marquisettes and lingeries. JJJ High or low necks. Gaby and Hat collars, long or short sleeves. S White Outing Skirts at $1 to $2.49 =5 The skirt at $2.40 is a particularly good value. Made °f white striped Bedford cord, smartly tailored; buttons :j» on side. Small tucks in back and strapped to simulate a '5 belt. Other white skirts variously tailored. Pique $1 to $1.50. Linen $2. Ratine $2.98. S! Outclearing in the Center Aisle Sale Continues Saturday : Great Wash Goods Sale Clearaway of Neckwear 2 25c zephyr Ginghams, ,, ,, „ _ I0c phvr Ginghar 25c colored Dimities, Tile Klaxons, Batistes, etc. 25c to 50c Wash Remnants, • jl White City Park Now Open CONFEDERATE VFT FRANS — CHATTA NOOGA. The N.. C. * St. U Rv. and W. & A. R R. will sell round-trip tickets at REDUCED RATES. ATLANTA TO CHATTANOOGA AND RE TURN. $3.00, tickets on sale May 24 to 28, inclusive, and for trains scheduled to arrive Chattanooga before noon of May 28. with re turn limit June 5, with an exten sion bv deposit at Chattanooga, to June 2*5 1913. Regular trains leave Union Passenger Station at 8 a. m.. 8:35 a. m.. 4:50 p. m. and 8:50 p m . All these trains carry Pull man parlor cars and first-class coaches’. The 8:50 p. m. train car ries local sleeper tp Chattanooga. SPECIAL TRAIN will leave At lanta, carrying the Atlanta party, at 2:15 p. nr. May 20. The West ern and Atlantic Railroad is the Battlefield Route. Sherman's linf of march, every foot of It being historic. For further information call upon anv agent or r E HARMAN General Passenger Agent. MEANS TO YOU! A simple, systematic, sensible Way to buy clothes. Nothing cheap, nothing shoddy-—no makeshift, but a clean, up-to-date, easy Way to purchase—a plan that s all in your favor. Pay a small amount down and the balance in payments of “A Dollar a V/eek. I am going to cut the price of my entire $25.00 Men’s suit stock Saturday. This collection consists of Fancy Mixtures and Worsteds---Basket Weaves-—Serges—-Clays and Nor- folks. You can buy them for ..... Shirtings at Half Price David & John Anderson’s Zephyr and Shieling Madras, 25c. to 65c Tootal s Madras, 25c. Austrian Shirtings, 25c. (Main Floor, Left) Usually 75c to $1.25 at In selling this neckwear at 6!h; f\ wc arc not unfair to those who bHl*. have paid 75c to $1.25 for it. For they had first, (tick of till the lines, and got full value in every instance. Now that lines are broken we must be good store keepers and hurry them out even at the lit tle price of 69c. Every bit of neckwear is its clean and fresh aa the day it first arrived. Main Floor, this $7 Corset $3.50 Fashion is ;t matter of taste. Some women like a corset just this bust height—some women don’t. The factory sides with the women who don’t; they intend to discontinue the model. And that alone accounts for the halved price. Corset is just its pictured. Made of fine imported broehe in pink and blue. All sizes to 30 in the lot, but not in each color. Fp to recently this corset has heen one of our most popular models at $7; the price to morrow is just half- $3.50. New Corsets at $1 to $5 Complete lines of these popular makes- Thompson’s, Warner’s, C. a la Spirite, Iris and American Beauty. (Corsets—2nd Floor) A Sale of New Ribbons The sale is as rare as it is timely. For pretty ribbons like these are scarce in the market' at full price—and some of these are at less than half. All new ami crisp in delightful color combinations that rlvnl the hues <d' the rninixiw. Warp prints, Homan and Persian stripes, self colored satin stripes, Bulgarian and Dres den patterns, Pico edges— the list is almost endless. Variously iu taffetas, moires and grosgralns. Divided into two lots. 50c Ribbons 4 to 6 inch at 33c 5? 6 to 10 in., 75c to ylO $1.25 Ribbons H'OC (Ribbons—Main Floor, Right) LADIES’ if black, medium Itcafherbloom Pdli- coa's. These garments are really of exceptional value and are preferred by many (o silk.■ They originally sold for $1.90 to $1.25. Saturday they go for 35c. Ladies wash while Shir Waists, beautifully trimmed with handsome lace and em broidery, Saturday for 35c. This space doesn’t of a dozen other bar gains for Saturday. Come in and see! LADIES’ Wash dresses, exquisite lit tle gowns, made up in mus lin and linen, in all the late fancy colors and stripes. The dainty hind of dresses h 35c Gauze Lisle Stockings 25c We had to go almond to get them - and .there’s been a fair shaving of our own profit 1o bring them down to 25e.. But we Uiiuk it pays to have the best 25c stocking in town —- especially when so many women will want a light weight gauze lisle for summer. The stocking is full fashioned; the finish is finer than the domestic grades. Reinforced where needed at heels, sole and toes, and garter top. Black, white, tan and a wonderfully big 25c worth. $1 and $1.25 Silk Stockings 73c These are called “ run of the mill grade,” which means they have not been examined defects. We’ve searched them over some show a dropped thread or other slight appear to be perfect. All silk or with (Hosiery—Main Floor, Right) for hurt which will never affect t lisle feet and top. Black only. 20c to 35c 1 Ac Veiling A ^ .lust about enough for a busy day's selling —lienee the “(*lose out ’’ price. In fancy mesh, solid color, brown, navy, taupe, black and black- and-white combinations. (Veiling—Mall Floor. Right) -some wea r—others Don ’t Miss the Outclearing !n Famous Center Aisle White Canvas Pumps y pairs white canvas with flat ribbon how and 150 pumps, light sole. Regular $2.50 values on special sale Saturday for $1.49. All sizes. Also 150 pairs patent and tan. kid strap and lace oxfords. Broken sizes. All $3.50 values. In the Basement Only M. FJCH & BROS. CO M ' RICH & BR0S - co - MftMN *