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f GUNS ROUT LYNCHERS FINAL ★ LATEST EXTRA The Atlanta Georgian Read for Profit---GEORGIAN WAJ\T ADS—Use for Results EXTRA VOL. XI. NO. 258. ATLANTA, GA., MONDAY, JUNE 2, 1913. Copyright, 1906, By Tn* Georgian Co. 2 CENTS m ECT 11 il Fll II RACING COUNI in tob ^ IS! El BA1 L] Lien COOK A iIHOM Chief Newport Lanford Arrives at Scene of Tragedy Just in Time to Cut Negroes Down From Rafters of Barn. A lynching horror, in which Walter Wilkes and Ernest May nard, the two negro suspects in the Stevens murders near Constitu tion, were to be the victims, was averted by the narrowest of mar gins Monday afternoon. Ropes had been noosed about the necks of the terror-stricken blacks and a dozen enraged farmers were in the act of pullnig them into the air, when Chief of Detectives Lanford, of Atlanta, dashed upon the scene in a Georgian automobile and at the point of the gun cowed the would-be lynchers. The negroes, their faces al ready distorted by the brief period that their bodies had been swinging in the air, were taken in charge for the moment by Deputy Sheriff Livsev, of De- Kalb county . An instant later Sheriff McCurdy, of V)eKalb county and Detective Rosser, of Atlanta, rushed up with drawn weapons and while Lanford and Liv- sey held the mob at bay, they whisked the two suspects away. The near-lynching was the result of a plan to confront the two suspects with the scenes 'about the Stevens homestead which was burned down last Tuesday night after the skulls jf Mrs. Stevens and her young foster daughter had been crushed in with an Sheriff McCurdy and Detective Ros ser started from Atlanta in an auto mobile at 2:45 Monday afternoon with the two negroes. In the Geor gian automobile 15 minutes later Chief of Detectives Lanford, Deputy Sheriff LiVsey and a Georgian repor ter started for the scene. The automobile with the negroes arrived at the Stevens home first. Rosser and McCurdy tied the two ne groes to a tree while they scoured the burned ruins of the house for clews. Both of the suspects, who were picked up Saturday afternoon on the identification of Wade Stevens, son of the murdered woman, have denied an> knowledge of the crime. Revolver Taken by Son. The detectives’ hunt for Mrs. Stev ens’ missing diamond ring, gold watch and revolver, which were supposed to .have been taken by the murderer, "came to a sudden halt Monday morn ing when young Wade Stevens ex plained their disappearance. Stevens said that he sold the dia mond ring and the watch in Chatta nooga two years ago, letting the ring •go for $10. He said he took the re volver away vtith him when he went to Chattanooga last Tuesday night, the date of the murder, and sold it there for 50 cents. Despite the clearing of this phase of the mystery, however, the officers still are of the opinion that the mo tive for the crime may have bqen rob bery, as the murderer may have had an idea that Mrs. Stevens kept a large sum of money in her home. Wilkes and Maynard were kept in solitary confinement over Sunday. No one went near them to question them It was thought that a day of almost absolute isolation would put them in a frame of mind where they would be the more easily worked upon Monday. After they have been taken to the scene of the murder, it is probable that they will be removed to the De- Kalb County jail in Decatur. . Caught in Lies, Says Sheriff. “The prisoners have said that they didn’t have anything to do with the killing of Mrs. Stevens and the girl,” said Sheriff McCurdy, “but they al ready have been trapped in several miaatatements or lies. 1 “It looks suspicious that they were "ogether wnen captured. They were in a hurry to say that they fiad just happened to meet a few minutes be fore. Wilkes, when he was first taken, denied for a time that he was seen by young Stevens Tuesday night, as Stevens had claimed, but after ward admitted that this was true. “Young Stevens said that Wilkes asked whether anyone was with Mrs. Stevens, and, finding that Mr. Stevens was in Chattanooga at the Confed erate reunion, said that he guessed he would go and see if he could get his old job back. This is a circum stance that strengthens our belief in Wilkes’ guilt, although we expect to get much more positive evidence.” AT BELMONT: FIRST—Three-year-olds and up. 7 furlonged: Flying Fairy 105 (Davies). 8 8, 7-5, won: Palanquin llO (Butwell) even. 2-5, out; Montressor 97 (Wolfe) 10. 4, 8-5, third. Time 1:25 2-5. Also ran: Ringling. Sir John Johnson, Break er Boy, Delirium, Captain Matlock, Bal ly ClifPe SECOND—Maidens, fillies and geld ings, 2-year-olds, 5 furlongs: Hurakan 108 (McCahey), 5, 2, even, won; Unfurl 108 (Wolfe). 11-5, 4-5. 2-5, second; El- biod 108 (Radtke), 7* 5-2, 7-5. third. Time 1:00 3-5. Also ran: Northerner, Ortolund, The Ghost, Rosa. Black Brdom, Brooms Edge, Disparity, Water Lily. Transparency, Oktibbena. Super intendent, Virginia Lass. (Unfurl and Northerner coupled). THIRD—-^Selling, 3-year-olds, 7 fur longs: Lysander 102 (Wolfe), 6-2, 4-5, out. won; Donald MacDonald 105 (But- well), 9-10, out, second; Campeon 116 (Hanover), 6, 8-5, out, third. Time 1:26 4-5. Also ran: Astute, Tarts. FOURTH—Handicap, 3-year-olds and up, 1V» miles: Sandhill 95 (McCahey), 7-10, out, won; Guy Fisher 109 (Butwell), 2, out, second; Star Bottle 106 (Han over). 4, out, third. Time 1:51 2-5. (Only three starters). FIFTH—The Grand National Steeple chase hapdicap, about 2*4 miles: Penob scot 140 (Walker). 7-2, 7-6 # 3-5, won; Obear 144 (Henderson), 3, even, 1-2, second; Collgny 162 (Lynch), 10, 4, 2, third. Time 5:33. Also ran Ticket of Leave, L'Navarre. (Tillfe D. fell; Pall Mall pulled up). SIXTH—Selling, 3-year-olds and up, mile and sixteenth: Yellow Eyes 10y (Wolfe), even, 2-5, out, won; War Horn 110 (Butwell), 7-2, 6-5, 1-2, second; Judge Walser 111 (Frich), 10, 4. 8-5. third. Time 1:46 3-5. Also ran: O’Em, Daingerfleld, Dorothy T. Germany Wins Big Order From America Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian. BERLIN, June 2.—Newspapers an nounce that the Siemens-Schuekert Electric Works of Berlin have beaten their powerful American competitors and obtained contracts for gigantic power plants in Chile. The first order represents $3,000,000, and others of equal magnitude are to follow. They come from the Chile Exploration Company, which plans extensive exploitation of Chilean cop per ore after the opening of the Pan ama Canal. The exploration com pany is said to consist of North American capitalists. Dam Owners Tried For Austin Flood WELLSBORO, PA., June 2.—After numerous delays George C. Bayless, president of the Bayless Pulp and Paper Company, and Frederick M. Hamlin, superintendent of the com pany, were placed on trial here to day for alleged criminal responsi bility for the breaking of the dam at Austin September 30, 1911, when SO lives were lost. The company owned the dam and it is charged the disaster was due to criminal negligence. The little town of Austin, with a population of 3,000, was wiped out by the flood. Peace in Balkans Assured by Pqct Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian. SOFIA, June 2.—Definite ground now exists for belief that war be tween the States of the Balkan League has been avoided. Premier Guechoff to-day announced that a common agreement had been reached whereby the premiers of all the Balkan fieague States soon will meet and renew the agreement by which the confederation is held to gether. Bioxborough Boy Is Missing in Atlanta Making a personal hunt for her missing son, Virgil M. Collum, 15 years of age, Mrs. G. W. Collum, of Roxborouph Station. Monday asked the aid of the police. The boy disappeared last Thurfxlay afternoon from the home of his auht. Miss Frances Phillips, in Piedmont Avenue, near Seventeenth Street. He arrived at the home of his aunt for a AT LOUISVILLE. FIRST—Five furlongs, Purse $600: Lady Innocence 105 (Buxton), 37.00, 17.10, 7.50, won; Eranata 109 (Peak), 19.40. 7.40, second; Buzz Around 100 (Daniels), 4.20, third. Time 1:02. Also ran: Palm Leaf, Best Be, Emerald Gem, Tom Boy, Big Lumax, Yankee Tree, Flamingo, Marty Lou. SECOND—$700, 6 furlongs: Great Britain 113 (Loftus . 2.80, 2.50, 2.20, won; McCorkle 100 (Martin), 3.10, 2.50, sec ond; Flying Tom 102 (McCabe), 2.60, third. Time 1:12 2-5. Also ran: Celesta, Jim McGill and Phyllis Antonltte. THIRD—Purse $600. 5 furlongs: Bring- hurst 109 (McCabe). 6.40, 3.50. 2.80, won; Pebeco 112 (Loftus), 5.80. 3.30, second; Lost Fortune 109 (Buxton), 3.00, third. Time :59 4-5. Also ran: Czar Michael, Alador, John Gund. FOURTH—Handicap. 6 furlongs: Caughhill 100 (Loftus). 8.60, 8.90, 3.00, won; Buck Horn 123 (Gross), 4.00. 2.80, second; Little Father 110 (Martin), 3.10, third. Time 1:12. Also ran: Impression, Grover Hughes FIFTH—Purse $600, mile and one-six teenth: Marshon 91 (McDonald), 32.40, 17.40, 10.00, won; Beautiful 104 (Mc Cabe), 22.00, 10.50; Ben Lasca 113 (Tea- hanL 31.30. Time. 1:47 2-6. Also ran; Supple, Moisant, Foxy Mary. Hanly, Clubs, Star O'Ryan, Wishing Ring, Win ifred D. and Limpet. ENTRIES. AT MONTREAL: Blue Bonnet Entries. FIRST—Two-year-olds, 5 furlongs: Cannock 103, Parcel Post 106, Louis Travers 110, Lyrie Museo 103, Single 109, Willie Waddell 105. SECOND—Three-year-olds and up, 1 mile. Canadian owned: xAlleneen 88, xTanunda 97, Colston 101, Oakley 101, Inspector Lestrade 108, Clan Alpine 94, Tender 96, Black River 98. Burnt Candle 107. THIRD—Three-year-olds and up, 6 furlongs: Speaker Clark 99, Velsi 104, Three Links 104, Superstition 107, Strite 110, The Rump -113, Tom Hayward 104. Manhelmer 104, Stenter 107, Bwana Tumba 110, Cliff Stream 113. FOURTH—Windsor Hotel cup, $1,200 added, 3-year-olds and up, 1 mile: Bar- neagt 110. Airey 112, Horron 115, Buss kin 110, Flabbergast 113, Mediator 120. FIFTH—Steeplechase, 4-year-olds and up, 2*4 miles: Julia Armour 130, The African 136, Jack Dennerlin 147, Buck Thorn 147 Ennis Killen 152, King Cash, 130, Luckola 147, Wickson 147, Mystic Light 147. SIXTH—Selling, 2-year-olds and up, 6 furlongs: xRalph Lloyd 95, Clothes 98. Daisy Platt 98, Floridas Beauty 104, xRight Easy 105, Muff 107, Agnier 107, Incision 109, Americus 112, York Lad 116, xFairy Godmother 96, Orowoc 98, Jonquil 98, xChemulpo 105, Planter 106, xMcCreary 107, Lfttle Jane 107. Stpell- bound 112, Rye Straw 115, Lord Wells 115. Also eligible: Minnie Bright. Tom Sayers. Venta Strome, Russell McGill, Ella Grane. SEVENTH—Selling. 3-year-olds and up, mile: Pandorina 95, Blackford 99, Henry Hutchison 105, Merry Lad 110, Sandhog 96, Bann Hard 104, Elwah 106, Towton Field 110, Adolaqte 97, xPartner I 105, Griff 110. xApprentice allowance. Weather clear; track fast Boy Shoots to Death Sister’s Sweetheart NEW ORLEANS, June 2.—Florville LaConte, 14, shot and killed William Easton, 19, his sister’s sweetheart, here Sunday, as the sequel to a vio lent quarrel between the girl and Eas ton. The shooting occurred just outside the LaConte home, from which the boy had driven Easton at the point of a shotgun. LaConte declared Easton was abus ing ms sister. . T Votes to Give $260,000 For Cre matory and Pay For It This Year, City Council Monday afternoon agreed to the proposal of the finance committee to buy the crematory for $260,000 and pay for it • this year. The resolutions submitted by the committee were adopted with only one dissenting vote, that of Council man O. H. Hall. The resolutions provided that such appropriation as may be necessary to pay for the crematory in 1913 be made by the authorization of Council. The proposition, as ratified by the finance committee and the Destructor Com pany, of New York, is that the city buy the plant for $260,000, paying $125,000 of the amount gt once and holding back $136,000 until the plant has demonstrated that it will burn garbage for 25 cents a ton and fulfill its other guarantees. Provision is made also that if any of these payments be delayed the De structor Company is to be paid 7 pe: cent from the time the payment should have been made. Councilman W. G. Humphrey, who submitted the resolutions to council, said that the city would be saved sev eral thousand dollars by the new con tract. A saving og $16,800 will ba made on the face value Qf the con tract, he said, the old one calling for a price of $276,800, and the new one for a price of $260,000. He said that interest on deferred payments, amounting to $11,000, would be saved by the new arrange ment, together with about $4,500 in extras. The total saving, he said, would be in the neighborhood of $31,000. The Destructor Company was au thorized to retain possession of the present site of the crematory and to proceed with the work, pending the drafting of the formal contract. The Chief of Construction was directed to permit the work. In addition to the savings, it wa.« represented that the city is‘getting a much better plant than the specifications provided. AMERICAN ASSOCIATION AT TOLEDO— INDIANAPOLIS— 0 0 0 0 1.,..-... TOLEDO— 10 10 0....-..,. Kalserling and Cotter; Collamore and Livingstone. Umpires, Chill and O’Brien. AT ST. PAUL— ~ MINNEAPOLIS— 040000....... ST. PAUL— 320001....... Magridge, Olmstead and Owens; Gard« ner and James. Umpires, Westervelt and Irwin. AT MILWAUKEE-* - KANSAS CITY— 200000000-262 MILWAUKEE— 20010020X-571 Morgan and O’Connor; Cutting and Block. Umpires, Johnstone and Con nelly. AT COLUMBUS— LOUISVILLE— 000010100 3-5 81 COLUMBUS— 001100000 0-2 72 Loudermilk and Sevrold; Cola and Smith. Umpires, Murray and Handlboa. CHAS. P. TAFT AT WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON, June 2,—Charles P. Taft called at the White House to day and paid bis respecta to President Wilson, __ SOUTHERN LEAGUE AT MONTGOMERY- NEW ORLEANS ... 00003...... .. MONTGOMERY 00000...... .. Evane and Adams; Manning and Do nahue . Umpires, Pfennlnger and Kerin. AT MEMPHIS— MOBILE 00501...... .. MEMPHIS 0 0 0 0 1...... . . Roberteon and Schmidt; Klselnger and Beabaugh. Umpires. Hart and Brelt- enrteln. Birmingham-Chattanoo ga, no game; rain. v V NATIONAL LEAGUE AT PHILADELPHIA— BROOKLYN 010100000-2 60 PHILADELPHIA 50000001X-6 81 Ragon, Wagner and Miller; Seaton and Klllifer. Umpires, O'Day and Email*. <VT PITTSBURG— BOSTON w .,.l 00030000-4 91 PITTSBURG 0 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 X - 7 12 1 James and Whaling; Hendrix and Simon. Umpires, Brennan and Eason. Other games not sched uled. AMERICAN LEAGUE AT NEW YORK- FIRST GAME BOSTON 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 - 4 4 1 NEW YORK 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 - 3 5 3 Leonard, Bedtant and Carrlgan; Fisher and Sweeney, Umpires, Evans and Haft. SECOND GAME. NEW YORK 0000000..-. .. BOSTON 001 1500..-. ,. McConnell and Gossett; Wood and C ady. Umpires, Evans and Hart. FIRST GAME. AT WASHINGTON— PHILADELPHIA 320000040-9 15 3 WASHINGTON 1 00300000-4 11 4 Brown, Bender and Lapp; Mullln, Bochllng, Bush, Hughes and Henry. Urn* plres, O’Laughlln and Egan. * SECOND GAME. PHILADELPHIA 0 0 0 1 0 1...,. . . WASHINGTON 0 0 0 0 0 3.,.-. . Houck and Lapp; Johnson and Ainsworth. Umpires, O’Laughlln and Egan Other games not scheduled. SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE AT JACKSONVILLE— MACON— 010000....... JACKSONVILLE— 000000. . . . Martin and Reynolds; Horton and Smith. Umpire, Pender. AT ALBANY— SAVANNAH— 010004....... ALBANY— 000200. . . . Poole and Qeibel; McManus and Walla. Umpire, Moran. AT CHARLESTON— COLUMBUS— 00000002- CHARLESTON— 20000000- 2 7 2 2 4 2 McCormick and Thompson; Eldrldge and White. Umpire, Barr. , Called on account of darkness. FEDERAL LEAGUE. FIRST GAME. Score: R. H. E. Cleveland 020 000 210r-5 10 0 Covington . . . . . 000 000 100—1 7 1 Gilroy and Cooper; Hogue and Conk* lln. Umpire*. Fyfe and Conklin. Score: R. H. E. St. Louie 000 100 000 1 5 1 Chicago 213 011 00x—8 12 2 Mullln and Greer; McGuire and Me donough. Umpires, Llppert and Nlppert. VIRGINIA LEAGUE. Score: R. H. E. Roanoke 000 000 000—0 6 1 Petersburg . . .. . 000 100 20x—3 6 1 Efird and Lahtte; Richmond and Langlln. Umpire, Norcum. Smith Plans County Farm for Fulton Shelby Smith, chairman of the Ful ton County Commisaion. soon will take up the plan of a county farm for Fulton, modeled after the one In Chatham County. In Chatham the County feeds pris- onera with auppltes from the farm. Mr. Smith was so favorably Impress ed with the system that he at once announced he would try to have such an Institution eetiblished here. INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE AT MONTREAI BUFFALO— 000000000-. .’ . MONTREAL— 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - . . . Holmes and Gowdy; Smith and Burns. Umpires, Mullen and Kelly. AT TORONTO— ROCHESTER- 010000020 -3 71 TORONTO— 000000010 -1 10 1 Keefe and Jacklitsch; Brown and Gra ham. Umpires, Flnneran and Quigley. AT PROVIDENCE- NEWARK— 002000002-492 PROVIDENCE— 00130001X-590 Atchison and Higgins; Lafitte and Klcher. Umpires, Carpenter and Owens. AT BALTIMORE— JERSEY CITY- 302000. ...... BALTIMORE— 004100...-. . . Davis and Wells; Shawkcy, Dan forth and Bergen. Umpires, Nallln and Hayes. Kentucky Swept by Destructive Storm LOUISVILLE. KY„ June 2 — Heavy property damage was reported to-day from over Kentucky, which wit swept by a storm yesterday. The $50,f)00 home of Lawrence Jones, dis tiller and horseman, near Louisville was destroyed by lightning. Lightning struck the city power house In Louisville and put the city street car service out of commission for several hours. BY IP Woman Questioned by Dorsey, Be comes Hysterical; Solicitor Refuses to Tell Whether She Gave Impor tant Information; Alibi for Defense. Minola McKnight, the negro cook in the household of Mr. and Mrs. Emil Selig, 68 Georgia Avenue, with whom Leo M. Frank lived, was put through thfe severest sort of grilling in the office of Solicitor Hugh M. Dorsey Monday in an effort to break down Prank’s alibi which tends to show that he was at home about the time James Conley swore the notes found by Mary Pha- gan’s body were written. The negro woman grew histerical and her shrieks and protes tations could be hear dthrough the closed door. She maintained to the end of the two hours of rapid-fire questioning, however, that Frank had arrived had arrived home by 1:30 o’clock the Sat urday afternoon of the crime. She was taken into custody on information said to have been furnished by her husband. She later was taken to the police sta tion to be held under suspicion The details of her statements to the solicitor and the full miport of the information said to have been disclosed by her husband have been shrouded with the ut most secrecy by Solicitor Dorsey, it is said, however, that she de clared to the last that Prank had arrived home by 1:30 o’clock to her positive knowledge. Her sob* and hysterical cries \*ere heard soon after she entered the of fice of the solicitor. Mr. Dorsey was able to q^t her for a few minutes at a time, when it is supposed he obtain ed her statement of Frank’s where abouts on Saturday, April 26, so far as -she knew. At detective head quarters, the officers were non-com- T.R. T, NEW YORK, June 2.—Colonel Theodore Roosevelt, happy and con tented over winning his suit In Mar quette, Mich., Saturday, proving he Is abstemious In his habits, returned here to-day to resume his duties as contributing editor. William Loeb, Jr., formerly private secretary to Roosevelt, and Lawrence Abbott, of The Outlook, accompanied the Colonel, but when the station was reached Roosevelt broke away from them and shook hands with the crowd of friends who met him there to con gratulate him on his victory. "I am not saying anything now, and I am not going to say anything,” he said. Vice Board Inquires Into Wages of Men CHICAGO, June 2.—The Illinois white slave commission this week will concern Itself with the wages of men and the cost of living in Chicago. Heretofore the committee has In vestigated women's and girls’ wages. Now th« committee will determine whether the average workman’s pay Is sufficient to permit him to marry and support a family properly. FORMER ATLANTAN’S GAGY DIES MOBILE, ALA, June 2.—Dorothy Ewing Peper, age live months, daugh ter oi Mr. and Mrs. Herman R Pe per, lormer residents of Atlanta, died to-day at the family home here. The body will be sent to Atlanta to-night for interment, ., Grounded Warship’s Heavy Guns Removed Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian. KIEL, GERMANY, June 2.—The German cruiser Bleucher, which went ashore In Great Belt Friday, was floated to-day after her ammunition and heavy guns had been removed to lighten the ship. A hole was torn in the ship's hull and she will have to be taken out of commission for repairs. “ mital as to the nature or value of the testimony that the engro woman had given. It was on the negro cook that the defense had relied to assist in proving an alibi for Frank when his case comes to trial this month. The woman was in hysterics at po lice headquarters and kept shouting, ’’I am going to hang but I didn't do It. I don't know a thing about It” Four other persons will be prepared to testify at the trial of Leo M. Frank that he arrived at home for luncheon at 1:20 o'clock the Saturday after noon that Mary Phagan was killed, which would have been an impossi bility, the defense will assert, If Frank had directed the disposal of the body and dictated the notes at the time the negro alleges. Imormation leading to the woman's arrest is said to have come from statements made by her husband, Al bert McKnight. According to report, Albert Is said to have informed detectives of a statement made by his wife to the ef fect that Frank dtd not return to hts home until midnight on the night of the niurder. This allegation Is con trary to Frank':, statement before the coroner's Jury The negro woman is also declared to have said that Mrs. Frank com plained the following morning that Frank kept her awake that night by his extreme nervousness. Minola declares that her husband Is lying. She refused to swear to the Statements attributed to her by her husband when taken before Solicitor Dorsey. She declader that Albert's stories were prompted by a quarrel she had with him some time ago. Testimony before the Coroner's Jury by Frank and others Indicated strongly that he was at home by 1:20 the afternoon of the crime. Con ley In his affidavits declared that he went into Frank’s office at four min utes before 1 o'clock. He raid that after a conversation of a few minutes Frank heard voices and shoved Con ley into a closet. Miss Corinthia Hail and Mrs. Emrna Clark entered. Con ley was kept a prisoner In the closet, he said, for eight or ten minutes. It was after this, he said, that Frank asked him If he could write. Conley swore in his affidavit that he answered In the affirmative, and that he was directed to write several notes, most of which began: “Dear mother, a long tall black negro did this by hisself." After this, followed the giving of $2.50 to the negro, according to his story, as well as the giving of the $200 which later was taken back by Frank. All of the incidents that tb» negro has detailed. In • the minds of many Interested in the case, would have kept Frank at the factory considera bly after the time that five witnesses will swear he arrived home. Wife and Her Parents to Aid. These witnesses are Mr. and Mrs. Emil Sellg, Mrs. Frank, the cook In the Sellg household and an acquaint ance of Frank who is said to have seen him.riding home in the street car. Adding doubt to the negTo'! vlt is the testimony- of Misu:. Qd .fflda- jtbia