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rj 'The Weather, Unsettled Sunday. Lo ! cal showers Monday fair. | ?» w H1AnSTB w Atlanta Edition ot The American Consists of the Following Sections; 1— Late News. •—Editorial, 2— Extra News. 7—City Life. 3— Sports. Autos. 8—Magazine. 4— Real Estate and Want- 'files 5— Society and Foreiti*v ' Magazine. BE SURE TO C ET THEM ALL. s VOL. I. NO. D. Copyright. 1913. by The Georgian Company. ATLANTA, OA., SUNDAY, JUNK 1, 1913. PRICE FIVE CENTS. Captain Scott's Tragic Death in Polar Wastes Told in Photographs T HE SUNDAY AMERICAN, in this issue, publishes seven pictures—the only ones in exist ence-showing the last dash of the ill-fated Scott expedition to the South Pole. These pic tures vividly depict the brave struggle of the British explorers in their quest for the goal. They show the start of the expedition on the final dash; they depict their arrival at the pole, where, to their intense disappointment, they found the tent and flag of the courageous Captain Amundsen, the Norwegian explorer who had preceded them to the coveted goal; they show the pathetic tent of death in which Captain Scott and his brave comrades perished; and lastly, they show the cairn marking the final resting place of these heroic men. These pictures are the most remarkable ever published of a similar tragedy and give some idea of the terrors of the Antarctic wastes. They should prove a most instructive study to both young and old, and as such, The Sunday American presents them. They will be found on pages 2, 3, 4 and 5 of the Second Main News Section. / Fish Overrun Lake At Piedmont; Carey Lifts Ban on Angling Public Invited to Raid Mischievous Bream That Persist in Nibbling Fair Bathers' "Tootsies." Does Not Deviate in Least From Detailed Story Despite Traps to Snare Him. FRANK APPEARS PLEASED Prisoner-Tells His Friends That Sweeper’s Affidavit Is Good News to Him. . I b A grueling cross-examination of { Jim Conley, confessed accessory in the murder of Mary Phagan, in an effort to break down his charges ( against. Leo M. Frank as the actual slayer of the little girl, was made by Solicitor General Hugh M. Dorsey late i Saturday afternoon. « Before the rapid-fire questioning, > n which every imaginable snare was ^ set to entrap him, the negro did not | deviate one iota from the detailed xcount which he made Friday to the >olice. Every effort to make him con- ess that he was the slayer failed. In amazing contrast to the attitude , the negro is that of the pencil fac- I tory superintendent. To friends who visited the Tower, where he is confined, Frank declared 5 Saturday that Conley’s statement was ' good news to him. Frank had just i read the negro’p affidavit in full in \ The Georgian. That the negro was beginning to talk meant that the mys tery soon would be cleared, Frank told his friends. He had said pre viously that the murderer should be hanged. Did Not Accuse Conley. Frank did not declare outwardly that he thought Conley guilty of the murder when he spoke with his visi tors Saturday. He stated, however, that he was glad that the negro had begun to talk, and predicted an early solution of the mystery. Luther Z. Ro.^ser the noted Atlanta lawyer and counsel for Frank, also expressed to friends of his client his opinion of Conley's statement Satur day as a most satisfactory' turn In the case. Friends of the accused man declare that Frank was not In the factory at the time given by Conley. They stat ed Saturday that Frank would offer five witnesses to prove an alibi to this effect. Police Seek Meeting of Two. The police will make another at tempt this week to confront Frank with his accuser in an effort to break the deadlock. They look for a possi ble (solution of the diverging state ments, should the two prisoners meet face to face. It developed Saturday that should Conley be declared an accessory aft er the fact, as he will be adjudged should his present statement prove to be true his sentence, under the Georgia Code, will be not under one year imprisonment nor more than three years. It was reported late Saturday night that an effort will be made to prove Conley an accessory to the fact. Should this be established, and the negro is proved to have been an ac tual participant in the murder, he will be liable to the death penalty. Solicitor General Dorsey tried in vain to wring a confession from Con ley that he was alone in the crime. Time and lgain during the inter view the Solicitor cautioned the ne gro: *Tf you are guilty say . so now', it would be found out later and if pos sible it would go much harder with you. You must tell the truth, for the truth will be known.” Swears He Is Telling Truth. And the negro’s answ'er w'as al ways the same: “Before God, I am telling the truth.” Trying the trap him, the Solicitor often would completely turn the con versation and discuss with Chief Beavers some case entirely foreign to i the Phagan murder, the new police * automobile, the Stevens murder and \ Continued on Page 6, Column 5. Fish have become so plentiful in Piedmont Park and so pernicious in nibbling fair bathers’ “tootsies” that Dan Carey, general manager of parks, announced Saturday that during June the public is invited to fish in the lake. All entreaties of enthusiastic an glers have been resisted by Manager Carey. When the sparkling bream flas' ed their plump bodies in the sun- lig' it was almost impossible to re st : n them. But the argument that fin. ly persuaded was entirely dif ferent It began last summer when a woman screamed to a policeman one day that a strange man had dived and tickled her feet. A fish was the cul prit The lake was stocked with thou sands of little bream by the Federal Government three years ago. “June is to be the annual fishing month,” said Manager Carey. “But the fishing must stop at midnight on June 30. We simply ask that these two rules be observed: “No one person shall catch over six fish. “All fish caught beneath pan size must be thrown back.” Statesmen Accept Spelling Bee Defi Congressmen and Newspaper Men Will Be Matched in Contest Before National Press Club. Benefaction Is to Build and Main tain Laboratories in Charge of Eminent Scientists. ONE-FIFTH AVAILABLE NOW Cigarette Wins Wife For Austrian Officer New York, Chicago, Budapest Girl Likes Brand of Tobacco and Brand of Verse Soldier Uses. NEW YORK, May 31.—"I'm en gaged to the finest soldier in Austria and all because of a cigarette," said Miss Rosa Roth, of New York, Buda pest and Chicago, when she arrived from Europe on the Friedrich Der Grosse. Miss Roth was smoking in a cafe in Budapest. Lieutenant Leo Nov An- drafy sent her a box of her favorite brand by a waiter. On the bottom he had written a verse telling her how ardently he admired her. An introduction followed and soon afterward the engagement was an nounced. MISS YOAKUM COMPLETES PLAN FOR JUNE WEDDING NEW YORK, May 31.—Miss Bessie Yoakum, one of the first brides of June, has completed the plans of her wedding on Wednesday to Francis R. Larkin, son of Mr, and Mm John Larkin. Their marriage will take place in the Fifth Avenue Presbyte rian Church and Miss Yoakum will be attended by her sister, Mrs. Paul Ding Fordyck, Mrs. George Bourne and five bridesmaids. Income, From Remainder To Be Paid Annually to Medical School of University. NASHVILLE, TENN„ May 31 — Andrew Carnegie has offered $1,000, - 000 to the medical department of Vanderbilt University, according to an announcement to-day by Chancel lor J. H. Kirkland. The only contingency the "Iron Master" imposes is that direction of the educational and scientific depart ment be committed to a board ot seven members, three of whom must be eminent in medical and scientific work and research. Of the sum from Carnegie $200,- 000 will be given immediately for the erection and equipment of laborato ries, while the income from the re maining $800,000 will be paid annual ly through the Carnegie Corporation of Hew York for maintenance. Will Not Hurry Work. "Already there is invested in the ’ about $325,000," said Chancellor Kirk land, in making announcement of the gift, "and while we do not consider that the million dollars from Mr. Car negie will give us the greatest medi cal school in the country, it will lay the foundation for one of the greatest medical schools in the South, and we will proceed with this idea in view. We will not hurry. The laboratories which the donation provides for will be planned and erected with the ut most care. The three scientists pro vided for in the board of seven will be selected from among the most emi nent men in the nation. "This benefaction is largely the re sult of the great interest taken in Vanderbilt University's medical work by Dr. Henry S. Pritchett, of New York, president of the Carnegie Foun dation.” It is understood to be one of the provisions of Mr. Carnegie’s gift that Chancellor Kirkland himself be a member of the board of seven. Dr. Kirkland, however, did not indicate to-day whether any names had been considered for the remaining mem bers. Vanderbilt has been favored with several large gifts, but that of Mr. Carnegie surpasses them all. It is, in fact, the largest single donation ever given the university. WASHINGTON, May 31— Although many statesmen have declined for the reason, as they admit, that they are poor spellers and "were not going to stand up there and make darned fools of themselves," sixteen have ac cepted the challenge of the Washing ton newspaper men and will meet in an old-fashioned spelling bee on Thursday next, to mark the annual "ladies' day” of the National Press Club. The challenge had its origin in the comment by Chairman Underwood, of the Ways and Means Committee, on a dispatch sent out criticising the com mittee in respect to the duty on "dia- midostilbendisulfoacid” in the tariff bill. Underwood forgave the criticism, but condemned the spelling. Hence the meeting at which Secretary of Agriculture Houston will be "teach er.” Suspicious Sailors Damage Imperator Vessel's Accident and Kaiser’s Re fusal to Make Trial Trip Brand Her “Jonah Ship.” GALE SWEEPS ATLANTA; 01. DEAD IN STATE Storm Which Does Heavy Dam age in This City Covers Wide Area. Ethel Barrymore in Quarantine Q +•+ -pe-p +•+ +•+ •*••*!* v Little Daughter Has Diphtheria Ethel Barrymore (Mrs. Russell Griswold Colt), and her two children. MANY SECTIONS ISOLATED Special Cable to The American. LONDON, May 31.—A large portion of the equipment and furnishings of the Imperator have been irreparably damaged by vandals, according to statements made by German shipping masters to-day. Liquid cement has been poured into the water pipes and allowed to harden, thus rendering the system •■‘if costly paintings and carpets with which the cabins were furnished have been cut and slashed. These acts are believed to have been committed by workmen who were angered at being forced to ac company the ship to a desolate part of the coast near Cuxhaven after the Imperator had grounded in the Elbe after being launched. Sailors regard the Imperator with great superstition, and this has be come more marked since it has been learned that Emperor William has refused to go on the trial trip. Georgia Man Drowns Saving Friend's Life John D. Artley, of Savannah, Victim of the Surf at Wrights- ville Beach. r V r WHICH OF THESE CALLS IS FOR YOU ? Calls from country to city by those wfyo want good help. As usual, the people at the Summer resorts need all the ef ficient assistance they can get. There is room for many kinds of ability. Calls from city to country by those who would give such help for fair wage. Employers will be glad to hear from them. Calls for bright people to take advantage of Business Opportunities to be exploited at the Summer resorts. Good chances to make money are offered to those who recognize good chances when they meet them. Other calls, as timely as sunshine and roses in June, will be sounded in the SUN DA YAMERICAN AND DAILY GEORGIAN WANT AD SECTION If you need help in Store. Shop or Home; employment for Hands or Brains, Capital, a Partner, a Business Open ing, you will read this section carefully. WILMINGTON, N. C., May 3L—John D. Artley, 32 years old, lost his li*^ at Wrightsville Beach this afternoon ir an effort to rescue Dr. Ralph E. Lnouse, with whom he was in bathing ano who had been caught by a heavy undertow. I Dr. Knouse was afterward brought in by a fife guard, on duty nearby, and resuscitated. The body of Artley was recovered by the life-saver, who re turned in a boat and found it floating face downward near the surface. Art- ley leaves a wife and an eight-month- old child. Mrs. Artley was Miss Fleming, of [^.Grange, Ga., before her marriage. Mr. Artley was a son of A. Artley, a large contractor of Savannah. j COLUMBUS. OA.. May 31- Mrs. J. j D. Artley, whose husband was drowned at Wrightsville Beach, N. C., to-day while trying to save a friend, is visiting her sister, Mrs. Newsome Cooper, in ! Columbus. She came here this week direct from Wrightsville Beach, leaving her husband employed there. F. P. Smith, Former Atlantan, a Suicide Washington, D. C., Chief of Police Notifies Brother in This City of Death. Loss Here From Terrific Wind Will Reach Thousands—All Traffic Halted. One man is dead and another seri ously injured as the result of the storm that swept over Atlanta and adjacent territory Saturday after noon, leaving thousands of dollars' damage in its wake. A man named Rosser was killed by lightning at the river bridge Just out of Cartersville, while a man named Field suffered a broken arm c* & is i •5* *** *z AS SLAYERS Son Points Out on Atlanta Street Two Suspects in McDonough Road Fire Mystery—Success Comes as Hunt Is Given Up. Prisoners Are Placed in Solitary Confinement Preparatory to Grilling—Both Are Caught in Falsehoods, Police Declare. Wilkes, Who Says That He Is a Preacher, Admits He Marked Bible Found in His Cabin Near the Scene of the Tragedy. jm j F. P. Smith, formerly of Atlanta, and a brother of H. W. Smith, con nected with the Fulton Bag and Cot ton Company, committed suicide in Washington, D. C.. Saturday night, according to a telegram from police authorities of that city to Chief Beav ers. The dispatch read as follows: Notify H. W. Smith. 38 Cle burne Avenue, that F. P. Smith committed suicide here to-night. I —Sylvester, Chief of Police. Mr. Smith left Atlanta four years j igo. He was mairied, his wife hav ing formerly been Miss 11 ’len Watts, ul.-o of this city. No reason for the i suicide could be given by his brother j here Saturday night. at Villa Rica. But meager reports from the storm- swept district have been received, be cause the wind played havoc with telephone and telegraph wires, whole counties being isolated Saturday night. The storm seemed to have origi nated in'the mountains at the head waters of the Chattahoochee and Etowah Rivers and to have swept down the river , alleys, gaining force as it progressed until it reached its maximum of intensity in Douglas, Campbell and Carroll Count!***. Houses Reported Wrecked. Several house* were reported wrecked in Douglas County between Douglasville and the Chattahoochee River. Chapel Hill and Winston sections in that county suffered heav ily. At Villa Rica on the line be tween Douglas and Carroll Counties, a store was wrecked, Field being caught in the debris. Reports from Fairbum are that the storm was intense in that section. All country telephone lines in the west ern part of Campbell County are down. Heavy wind and rain were reported at Newnan, in Coweta County, and Hogansville and LaGrange, in Troup, but not as severe as in the counties Just north. Carr diton reported a se vere storm along r entire east side of Carroll County. Paulding, Cherokee and Milton Counties were entirely cut off and no Continud on Page 2, Column 3. Actress Forced to Abandon Her Theatrical Engagements and Trip to Europe. NEW YORK, May 31.—Ethel Bar- rymore. in private life Mrs. Russell Griswold Colt, is spending a two- week quarantine in the Mintum Hos pital in this city, where her 1-year- old daughter is confined with diph theria. Mrs. Colt has been compelled to cancel her professional engagements and her plans to sail for Europe a week from Monday have been inter rupted. When the family physician diag nosed the ailment aljecting the baby as diphtheria, the mother hastened with the child to the hospital. After seeing her daughter tucked in bed, she told the house physician that she would like to engage a room in the hospital for herself. She promptly was told that she could not leave if she wished to, for she had been exposed to the disease for two days and must consider her self under a fourteen-day quarantine. CAPTAIN AND CREW SAVE LIVES AS SHIP FOUNDERS HALIFAX. NOVA SCOTIA, May 31.— During a 60 mile gale on the Nova Sco tia coast to-day the Norwegian ship Freia was dashed to pieces on the rocks at Sunday Point, off Yarmouth, and her cargo of lumber was strewn along the coast for miles. Captain Olsen, his wife and the crew escaped after a thrilling experience. Raw Food Champion On Trans-U. S. Hike Athlete Tests Efficiency of Uncooked Diet for Those Taking Violent Exercise. NEW YORK, May 31.—Harry Sain, 21 years old, a member of the Irish - American Athletic Club, will leave Coney Island on a long hike for San Francisco some day during the com ing week in an effort to prove that a man can thrive on an uncooked diet, though taking violent exercise. His diet on the tramp will consist of cereals, raw oatmeal, vegetables, fruit and nuts, washed down with water and an occasional glass of milk. He expects to finish the trip by September. He will carry a lef- ter from Mayor Gaynor to Mayor Rolph of San Francisco. PROPERTY LOSS ENORMOUS IN HURRICANE IN VIRGINIA PORTSMOUTH, VA„ May 31.— ; Scattering reports received here to- ' day show' that the loss of life from the hurricane which -sw.ept over this section yesterday probably will not exceed two. The property loss, how ever, is enormous. Wire communica- ! tion throughout the c* token section is 1 cut off. * To a youth of 16—Wade Stevens— once himself suspected of slaying his mother, Mrs. William Stevens, and her adopted daughter, Nellie, whose bodies were found in the ruins of their burned home, will go the credit for the solution of the mystery of McDonough Road if two prisoners now held at police headquarters are rightly accused. The lad. who was arrested a few days ago in Chattanooga at the rec ommendation of a coroner’s jury, first dissipated entirely the clouds of sus picion about him, and then joined in the pursuit of the real criminals with such tenacity that late Saturday aft ernoon his efforts were rew r arded. The searchers, Detctives Rosser, of the local force; L. M. Johnson, a close friend of the Stevens family, and young .Stevens, were just about to give up the hunt after an exhaustive automobile tour of the city, when at Peters and Beerman Streets, the youth shouted: Points Out Men. “There are your men.” The machine was halted and a few moments later Walter Wilkes, a ne gro, who had been employed in the Stevens household, and Ernest May nard , an Indian half-breed, seen hanging around the place, both of whom had been sought ever since the tragedy was discovered, were In cus tody. Both suspects, denying they are guilty, are held in cells in the police station In solitary confinement. They will be “sweated.” Both men, offi cers say, already have been trapped in falsehoods. W r ilkes admitted that he marked the Bible found in the cabin he for merly occupied when he worked on the Stevens place. Many of the pas sages marked referred to the taking of human life. He declared that he was “studying the Scriptures.” A few minutes later, when asked if he had read the newspaper accounts of the tragedy, he asserted that he was unable to read. Wilkes at first also denied that he saw Wade Stevens in Atlanta Tues day night, just before young Stevens left for Chattanooga with "Red” Merchant, the companion with whom he was arrested. Under a fire of questioning, he finally admitted that what young Stevens said was true, that be did meet the boy, and that the latter told him he was going to Chattanooga. Knew Women Were Alone, Stevens told the offeera that he met Wilkes and that when he told him he was going to Chattanooga, the negro said: "Your father is already in Chatfca-- nooga, ain’t he?" Stevens answered in the affirma tive, and said the negro then re marked: "I guess your mother and sister will be alone to-night.” He then added, according to Stev ens: "I think I’ll go out and see if I can’t get my job back.” It required persistent effort on r "