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9 ALWAYS FIRST ® # The SUNDA Y . The Atlanta Georgian HOME AMERICAN Read for Prcfit---GEORGIAN WAfoT ADS---Use for Results FDITION Order It NOW o Both Phones Main 8000 VOL. XI. NO. 258. ATLANTA, GA., MONO AY. JUNE 2, 1913. 2 CENTS p &re° LLiLJ 1 1 IvJiM WOM IAN HELD IN PHAGAN CASE & M € / 1 1 & & Defense Plans to Discredit Conley’s Story 510 TESTIFY If GUILTY IN CASE Judge Grubb Rules Against the Former Macon Mayor in the Speer Controversy. Colonel W. A. Huff, former mayor of Macon, has been found guilty of contempt of court for writing cer tain pointed letters to Judge Emory Speer in the famous Macon contro versy. In the letters Colonel Huff ex pressed unfavorable opinion of the way Judge Speer had conducted a bankruptcy case in which Colonel Huff was interested. Following receipt of the letters, Judge Speer filed charges, and Judge W. I. Grubb announced a decision to day, holding Colonel Huff in con tempt. Colonel Huff was formerly mayor of Macqn. He is 82 years old. At his home in Macon this morning, after rpce [ved notice from his lawyer, At torney General T. S. Felder, that he had been held guilty of contempt, Colonel Huff made the following statement: "It is what I expected. At the time I wrote Judge Speer those letters last summer I had a vague notion that perhaps I was committing contempt of court. However, I was not as fa miliar then with the law on contempt as I am now. 1 wrote the letters simply and solely to let Judge Speer know what I thought about him and about the way he had handled my bankruptcy case. He knows and the public knows, and on that score 1 am satisfied. There was never any intention on my part to attack the judiciary. I was aiming exclusively at Judge Speer. But if another court, which I consider an absolutely fair and impartial tribunal, holds that 1 am guilty, then that settles it, and I have no protest to make. I shall take whatever punishment is meted out to me without a murmur.” Judge Grubb will be in Atlanta to morrow for the purpose of conferring with Mr. Felder in regard to passing the order of sentence. Governor Pays Visit To Franklin County Governor Brown will leave for Carnesville, Franklin County, Monday • afternoon to pay a social visit which he promised his supporters there to make before the expiration of his term. The Governor will spend Tues day in Carnesville and the Franklin County folk are planning a general rally day in his honor. When Governor Brown's father ran for Governor Franklin County was his banner one, giving him more than 1,000 majority. When the present Governor made his first race the county proved Hoke Smith's banner one, but in the la-vt race it swung into the Joe Brown column by a heavy vote, giving a majority over bolh Russell and Pope Brown, and, ac cording Joe Brown practically the same vote it had given his father 51 years before. Roxborough 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 Roxborough Station. Monday asked the aid of the police. The boy disappeared last Thursday 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 visit nut mfreks ago, » Pope Celebrates His 78th Birthday Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian. ROME. June 2.—Innumerable mes sages of congratulations and good cheer poured into the Vatican to-day on the occasion of the seventy-eighth birthday of Pope Pius X. Many of them came from the United States. His Holiness spent the day quietly. He expressed profound thanks that he had recovered from his recent ill ness, and said that he felt that he had many more years to live. THE WEATHER. Forecast for Atlanta and Georgia—Generally fair Mon day and Tuesday. Kentucky Swept by Destructive Storm LOUISVILLE, KY.. June 2.—Heavy property damage was reported to-day from over Kentucky, which was swept by a storm yesterday. The $50,000 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. 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 the committee will determine whether the average workman's pay is sufficient to permit him to marry and support a family properly. Grapejuice Shower For Secretary Bryan WASHINGTON, June 2.—For more than an hour this morning messen gers were busy storing cases of sub stantial appearance in the “wine cel lar” of the State Department. Following Mr. Bryan’s declaration in favor of grapejuice as a beverage practically every manufacturer of grapejuice in the country sent a case of his product to the Secretary. Weston, Now 75, Off On 1,500-Mile Hike NEW YORK, June 2.—Cheered by a large crowd of enthusiastic admirers, Edward Pay son Weston, the veteran pedestrian, to-day started on his 1.500-mile walk to Minneapolis from New York. Weston wishes to demonstrate that, although 75 years old. he still is In fit condition. He will make about 26 1-2 miles a day. 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 9hip's hull and she will have to be taken out of commission for repairs. Vanderbilt Thief Held in Chattanooga CINCINNATI. June 2.—Nick Mo ran. of Cincinnati, a notorious hotel thief, said to have been the man who robbed Mrs. W. K. Vanderbilt in a New York hotel of $65,000 some time ago, is under arrest in Chattanooga. Tenn. After his arrest he said he had robbed guests at four hotels in Chat tanooga. CHAS. P. TAFT AT WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON, June 2.—Charles P. Taft called at the White House to day and paid his respects to President Wilson. N STfflS SLAYING GRILLE Wilkes and Maynard Taken to Scene of the Crime for ‘Third-Degree’ Ordeal. Walter Wilkes and Ernest May nard, the suspects in the Stevens mur der, were taken to the office of Chief Lanford Monday to he questioned in regard to their whereabouts the night the Stevens home was burned to the ground and Mrs. Stevens and her foster daughter were slain and left in the building. Sheriff McCurdy came from DeKalb County and prepared to take the two negroes back to the scene of the crime, to put them through the third degree. Both of the suspects, who were picked up Saturday afternoon on the identification of Wade Stevens, son of the murdered woman, have denied any knowledge of the crime. If there is any hope of breaking them down, the officers believe it will come when the two men are taken to the burned building in which the charred bodie? of the two women were found. 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 with 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 thirf phase of the mystery, however, the officers still are of the opinion that the mo tive for the crime may have been rob bery, as the murderer may have had an idea that Mrs. Stevens J<ept a large sum of money in her home. Wilke** 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 he removed to the De- Kalb County jail in Dedatur. 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 misstatements or lies. “It looks suspicious that they were together when captured. They were in a hurry to say that they had 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.” Beavers to Talk Over the Felder Row With Dorsey Dictograph conversations an(j al leged bribery charges will be dis cussed by Chief of Police Beavers and Solicitor General Hugh Dorsey at a conference to be held to-day. Chief Beavers is ready to have ev ery one who had anything to do with the graft charges called before the Grand Jury, and if conspiracy can ! be proven it is very probable there will be indictments. However, it is all up to Solicitor General Dorsey just what will be (lone. It is thought that, owing to the present state of the Phagan case, the dictographers will not be subpenaed for some time. Inquiry Into Forest Service Demanded WASHINGTON, June 2.—Declaring that a mighty empire, consisting of millions of acres of land, has been given to the railroads for practically no consideration by the Forest Serv- Ice, in the name* of “conservation,'’ Representative Humphrey of Wash ington in the House to-day demand ed a special Congressional investiga tion of the service. Humphrey declared that the rail roads had acquired great tracts of the pub’ic lands through the “lieu land system.” Smith Plans County Farm for Fulton Shelby Smith, chairman of the Ful ton County Commission, 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 oners with supplies 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 established here. Miss Alice Ormond Weds in Paris 'i« • V v • V V • T V • *1* V • "I* V • V Bride of Theatrical Producer v • v •»*••«* *!*•*!• •!*•*!« Atlanta Girl Won Fame as Writer <r ■ . :■ BUILDING FALLS KILLS SCORE. SAROOSSA, SPAIN’, June 2.—A score or more workmen were buried here to-day in the collapse of a build ing that had been struck by light ning. A number of bodies were re covered. A « Mrs. James Campbell, formerly Miss Alice Ormond, of Atlanta. 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. ”1 am not saying anything now, ana I am not going to say anything,’’ he said. NEW YORK, June 2.—Despite re ports of increasing revolt in Mexico, the Mexican Government to-day suc ceeded in borrowing $76,730,000 in New York, London. Paris and Berlin. Of this $26,730,000 was borrowed for the Mexican National Railways Com pany, which had to begin paying off to-day $10,000,000 to holders of 4 1 per cent two-year notes.' Payment here was made by the Union Trust Company. The remaining $50,000,000 is for the use of the Government. American banking houses figuring in the loan were Speyer & Co., Kuhn Loeb & Co., Ladenburg, Thalman & Co. and J. Henry S< hroeder & Co. The Mexican Government informed the financial group that with the funds in question revolution could soon be put down throughout the republic. Spend Her Honeymoon in South Africa, the Wife of James Campbell, Announcement of the marriage of Miss Alice Ormond, society favorite of Atlanta and a writer of note, to .lames Campbell, of Paris, France, on May 22 has come as a great surprise to Atlanta friends of the young bride. Equally as interesting are the plans of the couple for a honeymoon in South Africa and other remote trav els. The marriage has been made known by the bride's mother. Mrs. Florence Root Ormond, who. with her daugh ter. has been spending the last three months in Paris. Mr. Campbell is an American who has lived the past two years in Paris. He is connected there with Archie Selwyn. who owns the production rights to “The Blue Bird” and “With in the Law.” While at present the young couple are in London, they will leave shortly for South Africa, where Mr. Camp bell will present the Maeterlinck pro duction. A cordial interest will center in this marriage, the bride having lived in Atlanta until a few years ago. when, with her mother, she went to New York to devote her time to literary work, in which, through her maga zine •writings, she has made a name foP herself. She is a sister of Mrs. Hinton Hop- kinr, and of Sidney Ormond, of At lanta. Defense to Cite Discrepancies in Time to Disprove Conley’s Affidavit- Sheriff Denies Friends of Superin tendent Approached Sweeper in Cell. After a two-hour grilling by Solicitor Hugh M. Dorsey Minola McKnight, a negro woman about 21 years old, was taken to police headquarters and is held under suspicion in connection with the murder of Mary Phagan. She is believed to have made sensational disclosures to the solicitor. . At the police station she was in hysteria, shouting: “lam going to hang, but I didn t do it. ’ ’ Five persons will he prepared to testify at the trial of Lee JL Frank that he arrived at home for luncheon at 1:20 o’clock the Saturday afternoon that Mary Phagan was killed, which would have been an impossibility, the defense will assert, if Frank had directed the disposal of the body and dictated the notes at the time the negro alleges. Testimony before the Coroner’s jury by Frank ^nd others in dicated strongly that he was at home by 1:20 the afternoon of th< crime. Conley in his affidavits declared that lie went into Frank! office at four minutes before 1 o’clock. He said that after a c vernation of a few minutes Frank heard voices and shoved Coni mto a closet. Miss Corinthia Hall and Mrs. Emma Clark enter© Conley was kept a prisoner in the closet, he said, for eight or ten minutes. It was after this, hp said, that Frank asked fiitii if he could write. Conley swore in his af fidavit that he answered in the affirmative, and that he was di- rected 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 givipg of the $200 which later was taken back by FYank. All of the incidents that the 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 Selig. Mrs. Frank, the cook in the Selig household and an acquaint ance of Frank who is said to have seen him riding home in the street car. Adding doubt to the negro’s affida vit is the testimony of Miss Corinthia Hall before the Coroneer’s Jury. Miss Hall testified that she left the build ing about 11:45 Saturday forenoon. Conley described her as coming to Frank’s office more than an hour later. Sheriff Mangum made indignant and emphatic denial Monday of the re ports that Conley had been ap proached, threatened or Intimidated while he was In a cell at the Tower. Conley, he said, was not threatened in any way. He was not approached by friends of Leo P'rank and no one was permitted to see Conley whom the negro did not Wish to 9ee. “There is not a bit of truth in the statements that have been made to the effect that Frank’s friends were allowed to get to Conley and mak'j attempts to frighten him into a con fession." said the Sheriff. “It was re ported that a group of PYank’s friends, with a bottle of liquor, went to Conley’s cell. This is absolutely a fabrication. Treats All Prisoners Alike. “Frank is no more to me than Con ley, so far as the law is concerned. The law tells me to prtoect all my prisoners without fear or favor. This I have done, and this I shall continue to do. Conley wa9 treated exactly as Frank has been, or as anyone else awaiting trial or the action of the Grand Jury, “If anyone came to see him, he was asked first if he wished to see that person or persons. If he said he did not, his wishes were regarded to the letter. "The report that I am seeking the Jewish support and the Jewish vote cr any other class or race or national ity, as against another, is most absurd upon the face of it. "I have nothing to say against Chief Lanford. I would cnly suggest that he try his case in the court and not attempt to settle the whole case and hang one man or another before the twelve men the law prescribes have had a chance to pass on the prisoner’s guilt or innocence. Conley made a personal request of Chief of Detectives Lanford Monday morning to be taken to confront the factory superintendent. “I think I could make him tell everything if I could just go there to his cell and tell my story again,” said the negro. Conley repeatedly urged upon Chief Lanford that he be allowed to face P'rank. He declared he thought his presence would break Frank down. The Chief regarded Conley as sin cere* in his request, but said that he would make no further effort to bring the negro and the factory superin tendent together. All rested in the hands of Luther Z. Rosser, PYank’s attorney, Lanford announced. “I have made several attempts to take Conley to PYank’s cell since the negro began making his disclosures,” explained Chief Lanford. “All efforts have been unavailing. Frank stead fastly has refused to talk with the detectives or with anyone whom the detectives may bring to see him. At torney Rosser may arrange for a meeting of this sort, but the detective department has given it up. Conley Not To Be Indicted Now. “If Rosser Is confident that Frank is innocent, he may think it will help his client's case to give him a chance to see the negro and deny his tale.” Chief Lanford said that there would be no bar to Conley's testimony at the trial of PYank. Conley, he said, would not be indicted as an accessory after the fact at the present time, but more likely would be indicted after Frank’s fate was determined in. Qne way or another. In the meantime he will be held as a material witness like Newt Lee, the negro night watchman at the factory,