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ALWAYS FIRST <$ ® The SUNDA Y AMERICAN The Atlanta Georgian Read for Profit---GEORGIAN WAN7 ADS---Use for Results Ureter it fNUW.— ■ o Both Phones Main 8C00 VOL. XI. NO. 253. ATLANTA. GA„ • TUESDAY, MAY 27, 15)13. Copyright, 1906, By The Georgian Co. 2 CENTS — - - - NEW PHAGAN SUSPECT Colonel Roosevelt Denies He Ever Was Drunk Shuots Denial That Bull Moose Party Is Paying Cost of His $10,000 Libel Suit. MARQUETTE. MICH.. May 27.— Colonel Theodore Roosevelt to-day look the stand in his suit asainst George Newett, editor of The Ish- Iteming Iron Ore. Colonel Roosevelt denied emphatically that he ever drank intoxicating liquors to excess _s charged in the editorial that re sulted in his $10,000 libel suit. He said he did not drink beer or whisky, except under the direction of a doctor, but admitted that he some times drank light wines. He related briefly his career up to the time th^, editorial from The Iron ■ Ore was brought to hint as he lay .'in a hospital in Chicago, after hav ing been wounded by a would-be as sassin in Milwaukee. Says Editorial Angered Him. "1 was very indignant." said the colonel, “when the editorial was shown me.” The former President mounted the stand after a stormy few minutes dur ing which Attorney Pound, represent ing the plaintiff, was interrupted fre quently by Attorney Belden while making his opening statement. At torney Belden. Newett’s counsel, de clined to make his statement until after the testimony was taken. Colonel Roosevelt took the stand at 9:30 o'clock this morning. Replying to questions regarding his life and career, he said he was born in New York City, completed his stu dies at Harvard in 1880, was elected to the New York legislature in 1881, appointed New York civil service commissioner in 1887, police commis sioner of New 5 ork City in 1890, elected Lieutenant Governor in 1894, resigning in 1897 to become lieutenant colonel of the Rough Riders in the Spanish-American war, being pro moted to colonel after the battle of Santiago. Tells of War Service. Strenuous objection was made by (he defense to Roosevelt's replies re garding: the number of times he was under Are in the Spanish-American war. but the court overruled them and the former President continued his story, declaring he was under Are many times, more particularly at San Juan Hill „ He told of his election as Governor < of New York in 1S9S: as Vice Presi- * Continued Page 8, Column 1. Florida Mob Tries To Lynch Head of Negro Pythians PENSACOLA, FLA., May 27.— When a Jacksonville-N^w Orleans train pulled into Milton, 20 miles east of here, last night a mob of 75 men met the train and demanded S. W. Green, of New Orleans, chancellor of the negro Knights of Pythias, who was occupying a Pullman drawing room. He was only saved by the in terference of Sheriff Harvell and dep uties, of Santa Rosa County. Green bought a Pullman ticket from Jacksonville to New Orleans. Sev eral mobs met the train along the route before it reached Milton, but did not find him. At Milton. Green, see ing the mob. attempted to escape. Green is now in jail at Milton for safe keeping and charged with vio lating the “jim crow" law. He barely escaped a mob at De- Funiak on May 18 while going from New Orleans to Jacksonville. Plans to Entertain Justice Lamar Off Because of lack *of time, plans of Atlanta attorneys to entertain Jus tice Joseph R. Lamar, of the United States Supreme Court; who will pass through Atlanta Wednesday after noon en route to Warm Springs to deliver the chief address at the meet ing of the Georgia Bar Association, have been abandoned. After the sessions at Warm Springs Judge Lamar will hurry back to Washington, where a decision in the Minnesota rate case is expected soon from the Supreme Court. War on Fraternities Launched at Mercer MACON. GA„ May 27.—A petition signed oy more than 200 non-frater nity students of Mercer University, asking for the abolition of the Greek letter chapters at Mercer will be presented this week to the faculty. As President S. Y. Jameson is now of the belief that frats are a detri ment to college work, it is expected the faculty will recommend to the trustees that the fraternities be abol ished. Time for Protests To Tariff Bill Ends WASHINGTON, May 27.—Holding sessions day and night the ten Demo cratic members of the Senate Com mittee on Finance will begin at 5 o’clock this evening the actual fram ing of their amendments to the Wil son-Underwood tariff and income tax measure, which they hope to present to the Senate within three weeks. At 5 o'clock the period for hearing protests against the bill will expire. The Sunday American goes every where all over the South. If you have anything to sell The Sunday Amer ican is “The Market Place of the South.” The Sunday American is the best advertising medium. ing- for a job until your You have been loo dwindled until you fee friend on earth, while THE JOB YOU WANT WANTS YOU j m will find it in the “Want Ad” section f Hearst’s Sunday American and Atlanta rporirian. Look for it. FELDER IE LIST TO CHIEF Attorney Carl Hutcheson Accuses Beavers of Permitting Unlaw ful Houses to Operate. Ignoring the fresh volley of charges made by Carl Hutcheson, an attorney who offers to cite resorts which are allowed to operate by the city police. Chief Beavers Tuesday morning re iterated his declaration that the entire matter would be laid bare before the Grand Jury for decision. Detective Chief Lanford revealed another angle of the warfare when he declared that the fight being made against him was backed by the gam bling ring of Atlanta. C. C. Jones was named as the leader of the oppo sition In this fight. Beavers in commenting upon Hut cheson’s charges, declared that they .were inspired by Thomas B. Felder, with whose office Hutcheson is con nected, and that the attack was not therefore that of Hutcheson, but ol Felder and his • gang." Hutcheson, a young lawyer con nected with the firm Felder. An derson, Whitman & Dillon, wrote an open letter to Chief of Po lice Beavers, charging him with per mitting unlawful houses to operate on certain city streets and promising to give addresses if the Chief asks per sonally for them within three days. Beavers to Ignore Attack. Characterizing Carl Hutcheson as of too little importance to warrant an answer to his charges made against the police force. Chief Beavers de clared that he would ignore him al- together. "I don't care to answer Hutcheson’s attack.” said the police official. “Hutcheson is too small a fry to even take notice of. An answer to him would give him too much dignity. This young man is in Felder's office and is merely being used as a tool of Fel der and his gang. Felder prompted him to make the statement that he did, and so I will pay no attention to Hutcheson. "This matter is going before the Grand Jury, and not Carl Hutcheson." Regarded as Reply. On Monday morning Chief Beavers declared Attorney Thomas B. Felder had no evidence of police cognizance of immoral resorts; that he never had had any. and that he was only bluffing when he said he had. Requested to reply. Colonel Felder announced ho would make no more statements ex cept In writing, and that he had nothing to say then. A few hours later Mr. Hutcheson, a member of Colonel Felder’s firm, is sued the letter, which is regarded as a semi-official reply from Colonel Felder. Mfi. Hutcheson formerly was a newspaper man. Shortly after taking up the practice of law he achieved State-wide renown by conducting the campaign of William Schley Howard who defeated Representative Leonida- Livingston and is now serving his Second term in Congress. Following is Mr. Hutcheson’s open letter to Chief J. L. Beavers; Scores Vice Crusade. J. L. Beavers, Chief of Police. Atlanta: Newport Lanford. Chief of De tectives, Atlanta; In your great crusade against Sodom and Gomorrah with your immaculate robes of Puritanism. I accuse you in all your glory with allowing certain houses on Ivy Street, the business of which is to barter in immoral and in decent practices, to continue in flagrant operation. AND YOU KNOW IT If you do not, every sensible citizen of this city, who knows anything of the world, does. If you do not know these Continued on Page 2, Column 3. 'Ship My Body to Atlanta/ Farewell Of Suicide in Jail L UTHER Z, ROSSER, who is leading attorney of counsel for the defense of Leo M. Frank, indicted for the murder of Mary Phang-an at the National Pencil factory. New Libel Charge In Marconi Scandal Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian. LONDON. Mgy 27.—The third criminal trial grow ing out of the Mar. coni scandal began in Old Bailey Court to-day. It is the libel case of Godfrey Isaacs, managing director of the British Marconi Company, against Cecil Chesterton. journalist and brother of G. K. Chesterton, the fa mous essayist. Chesterton is charged with libeling Isaacs in an article he wrote on the connection between certain officers of the British Government and the Marconi interests. ATLANTIC CITY, N. J„ May 27. Conflicting reports are current here to-day over the condition of Samuei Gompers, labor leader, in a sanita rium here, according to reports, suf fering from nervous breakdown and a serious operation. Gompers’ nurse says he is able to walk around and that he was on the boardwalk Sunday, but friends insist his condition is critical and that he has had a replase. $500,000 Telephone Rate Cut in Chicago o NEW YORK, May 27.—Using his belt and necktie as a noose, Eber Car michael. a clerk, who was arrested yesterday for fatally stabbing Conrad Braun, subscription manager of Cur rent Opinion, hanged himself in his cell in a police station to-day. Carmichael was said to have been drinking heavily for some time and stabbed Braun, a friend of two years’ standing, after Braun had refused to lend him money. Carmichael was in bad shape, phys ically. when locked up and kept shouting. "Ship my body to Atlanta.’’ GHICAGO, May 27.—Telephone company patrons in Chicago will ben efit to the extent of $500,000 a year under the provisions of a new tele phone rate regulation ordinance passed by the City Council. The ordinance, in addition to sav ing money for subscribers, provides for an increase in wages of employees and pensions amounting to $420,000 a year. ROUTE LAID FDR Gompers' Condition Serious, Friends Say Mr. Rosser, as usual, is playing a game of silence. He has not indicated his line of defense. $25,000,000 Annual Road Fund Feared WASHINGTON. May ing that a Committee on Good Roads will open the way to an annual Gov ernment expense of $25,000,000, econ omy advocates will fight the creating of the committee in the Democratic caucus next week. They declare the committee constantly will be agitat ing for tremendous appropriations which can not now be afforded. It is conceded that, if the commit tee Is created, its supporters will have enough strength to force big appropriations. 4 Dead in Crash of Theatrical Specials SEDA LI A, MO., May 27.—Four persons were killed in a head-on col lision between two Missouri Pacific fast passenger (rains at Brandt. 20 miles west of Jefferson City, this morning. Both trains Nos. 11 and 12* are known as theatrical specials. It is unofficially stated that lap orders caused the wreck. Heflin to Lead House Attack on Suffrage WASHINGTON, May 27.—Congress soon will ring with the echoes of anti woman suffrage oratory. Represen tatives Heflin of Alabama and Stan ley W. Bowdle of Ohio are both pre paring extensive arguments against woman suffrage. Bowdle is a firm believer in "no votes for women." and has a lot of homespun reasoning to present. The first member of the Wilson Cabinet to visit the South will be Sec retary of State William Jennings Bryan. Mr. Bryan will make a trip to At lanta to deliver the quarter-centen nial anniversary address to the stu dents and friends of the Georgia School of Technolog , at the Grand Opera House. Monday evening at 8:15 o’clock. It will be the first public address of such a character that Mr. Bryan has made since becoming Sec retary of State. It will be the first college address ever delivered in the South by a United States Secretary of State. Mr. Bryan will reach Atlanta Mon day afternoon at 5 o'clock ovf»r the Southern Railway. A suite of rooonis has been reserved for him at the Gergian Terrace Hotel. The Sunday American goes every where ali over the South. If you have anything to sell The Sunday Amer ican is “The Market Place of the South.” The Sunday American is the best advertising Medium. Momentum will be added to the movement for the Wednesday half holiday parade June 4 at a meeting of retail grocers and commission men in Taft Hall Tuesday night. Business will he combined with pleasure at the meeting. A "Dutch" lunch will be served and five orators will be given free rein. R. A. Broyles. E. L. Adams. W. O. Stamp#, John M. McCullough and Harry L. Schlesinger will be the speakers. Little remains to be done except to formally ap prove plans already made. Two miles, at least, of emancipated working people will parade the prin cipal streets of Atlanta, starting at 1:30 o’clock from the Mitchell Street side of the State Capitol. The line of march will include Mitchell Street to Whitehall, Whitehall and Peach tree to North Avenue, North Avenue to West Peachtree and West Peach tree and Peachtree again to Five Points. Following the parade, special enter tainment will he given the merchants, commission men and other employers giving the midweek half-holiday. Negro, W hose Story That He W rote Notes at Frank’s Dictation Is Gen erally Disbelieved, W 7 as Often Drunk. Mrs. White Can Not Identify Him. Suspicion in the Phagan case was Tuesday morn in £ turned full-flare upon Janies Conley, the negro whose unexpected asser tion last week that he had written the notes found beside the body of Mary Phagan, at the dictation of l.eo M. Frank, was followed ; by a speedy indictment of the pencil factory superintendent. In the opinion of E. F. Holloway, timekeeper and foreman in the factory, Conley is the guilty man. Careful study of the negro's story has revealed many absurdi ties in its structure, wherein evidences of childish cunning are rife in an effort to throw the blame onto Frank. It is this which has served to bring the deed to Conley’s door. However, Mrs. Arthur White, wife of a machinist at the fac tory, who testified that she saw a negro lurking in the building between 12 noon and 2 o'clock on the afternoon of the murder, denied the published report in an afternoon paper that she had identified Conley as the one. Mrs. White stated Tuesday morn ing that she had secured only a glimpse of the man. It may have been Conley, or another negro. Mrs. White was asked to pick Conley out of a crowd of twelve negroes some time ago, but her identification was a second ehoice. The police, in spite of bending every effort to show that Frank is guilty, therefore, have resort ed to a dissection of Conley’s story. One of its weakest links, they believe, is the negro's quo tation of Frank's statement to him " Why should I hang?" That the superintendent should place this confidence in the negro sweeper appears absurd. Another damaging point against Conley lies in the declaration of Hol loway, timekeeper of the factory, that the negro had appeared for duty in toxicated on several occasions; that his duties as sweeper brought him in contact with the girls, who feared him. Where Was Conley? According to Conley's story, he was on Peters Street from 10 o’clock until 2. in the afternoon of the murder. Police investigation of this has failed to prove the statement. Conley ad mits that he can not remember any one whom he saw during that time to bear up his statement. From 2 o’clock until 6 Conley was at his home. This Las been proven. Conley declares that from 6 until 8 o’clock that night he was down town; this also has not been established. Conley states he stayed there the remainder of the night. According to the new theory of Conley’s implication, the negro wrote the notes on Saturday instead of Fri day. as he claims, and not on any body's dictation. It is further argued that, in order to ingratiate himself with the law. he made his confession when he thought that the case against Frank was clinched—that his story was the product of his own imagina- I tion. Conley’s delay in making this con fession until Frank's indictment seemed likely is another link against him. His detailed account of the incident of the note writing, in which he even j went so far as to attempt a quotation of what Frank said to him, shows premeditation on the negro's part, .t is argued, and further that the story was conceived by Conley while he was in prison. However, the negro's child ish brain was not capable of making it strong enough to withstand rigid investigation. E. K. Holloway, timekeeper and foreman of the National Pencil fac tory. seen to-day by a Georgian re porter, said he was confident the ne gro Jim Conley, under arrest as a suspect in the Mary Phagan murder mystery, committed the crime. Here is what Holloway told the re porter: "Jim Conley, when he came to work here about one year ago. was a pretty good negro. We had no trouble with him for about two months. Then Jim got drunk. He had been running the elevator and we were afraid to trust him afterward. We then put him to work sweeping in the trimming de partment. Here Conley was closely associated with the girls. He used to move their chairs when he was sweeping. Conley was the only negro allowed in this department. "Jim got so bad he used to carry whisky with him in his pocket. Sev eral times he was caught by em ployees taking a drink. This was not known by the management until after the murder of Mary Phagan. Drunk in Faotory. "About one week before the crime was committed the forelady of the trimming and finishing department, Miss Euiah May Flowers’, went to the top floor of the building to look over the stock of boxes. When Conley was not sweeping he was supposed to fill the box bins with boxes. When Miss Flowers moved toward the bin to.ioffk in she stumbled over a form. She screamed and fell back. V was Con ley. He was* dead drunk. Miss Flow ers tried to wake him up. but was unable. Caught Washing Shirt. "On the morning of the Coroner's investigation. Thursday after the murder, when the plant was shut down because we all were called to the investigation. I testified and went back to the factory. As I entered the metal department I heard a splashing in the cooling tank. There was Con ley washing his shirt. When I entered he was very much startled and tried to hide the shirt by trying to drop it through a crack in the floor. It was a blue shirt and I saw no bloodstains, for he had evidently been washing it for some time as it was pretty clean. "This is the first time in the year that Jim Conley worked here that he ever washed his clothes here. "Now, I don’t say Conley was de generate enough to commit a crime so terrible when he was sober, but lam thoroughly convinced that he Continued on Page 5, Column 1.