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A 6 THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. Girls’ High School Adds Twenty-one Pretty Teachers to the South’s Army of Educators COMMENCEMENT OF NORMAL CLASS IS MARKED BY GAYETY AND BEAUTY Oraduatincr Normal Class at Cirls’ Hisrh. TOP ROW Ethel Rodfr^r*. Lonisp I ><■ ipor. Nortensp Moran. Kannjp Marshall, Willie Carmichael. MIDDLE ROW: Annie Whitefoord Hill, Caroline Campbell, Vi rpri nia Stanard, Sallie DeSaussure, Frances Smith, Lida Moore, Fannie Henle.', Ruth Miller. Mattie Lou Richardson. BOTTOM ROW Lillian Bloodworth,Irene Hancock, Sarah Holmes, Vivian Winslow, Clara May Fowler. Lillian Reeves, Helen Malone, class mascot. * Frank’s home, made a statement in writing: to the police Tuesday after noon, following an hour’s cross-ex amination. The woman was ques tioned by two men hitherto not con- ne-ted outwardly with the Phagan ca«e. who have refused to reveal thv ir Identity. Preset at the fXamidaMon was the >^~Kt^ght woman i htishami Attorney G*$rge Gordon w;fu> de clares he has been retained as coun sel for Minola, appeared at the police station, but was not admitted to the inquiry. “Developments of a startling nature may be expected from day to day tn the Phagan case." said Chief 'f De tectives Lanford Tuesday morning. “They may be expected right up to the date that jtfeV total of Leo Frank begins. “Thar we feel we practically have a conclusive case against the factory superintendent does not mean that we j ire resting In our labors to the slight- > cst extent. ,YYe qre «*, little more al I rest ip our minds.’that .is all., “The detectives are working con stantly on new dews that- present themselves and are investigating every story that ifc hoard, vvhqther it Is told by a WftnNss fAvqTSfbte Ur Kmnlt *rt*1 ! EXCURSION RATE TO ’ THE EAST VIA SEA- | BOARD. i ’ IIO.lt Baltimore and return from Atlanta, proportionate rate. from 1 other polnta. On sale June 6, t 7. New steel dining care, a :a ! carte aerviee, eteel eloeplng and j observation cara. Full Informa- I t!on and reeervatlone at Olty j Ticket Offlee, 8! Peachtree, —VVv>* against him. We wish to go into court prepared to establish our case against" Frank so that not a doubt of his guilt will be possible. That is, of ■caurso,~Jf it still appears at that time as certain to u.s thut he is the guilty man as it does now. With the continued activity of the detectives, ii has become noticeable in the. last few days that the defense is at. work on its case. Both sides are p!*ef*aitng for a titanic battle when “Frank is put on trial for his life the third week in this month. Frank’s cook is'still held at police headquar ters. To Cite Time Differences. Differences in the time given by Jim Conley in his affidavit and the testi mony of Coroner’s Jury witnesses will be pointed out in the defense of Leo M Frank against (he charge of killing little Mary Phagan. it was revealed Tuesday. They will be used as initi al ions of the superintendent’s inno- oence because of their many wemlng deviations from fact. One of the most glaring was the i lion that while he was in Frank’s office to write the note Miss Corinthia FTYill and Mrs Emma Clark untered. Conley said that this was 1 o’clock or a few minutes after. But Miss Hall had left the building more than an hour before, according >n r own testimony before the Cor ner ’>• Jury.. "•What, time was it when you left the fa< tory?" Coroner Donehoo asked MS Hall when she was on the stand at thy inquest. A quarter to twelve.” she replied. *’} looked at the clock when I came down.” The negro said that he looked at the clqck when he went in the office and t^iat it was just four minutes of 1 o’clock. He had been in there a few minutes, he asserted, when the voices of Miss* Hall and Mrs. Clark were heard. Another statement which will be re futed is Conley’s declaration that he assisted in taking the body from -the second floor down to the basement on * c elevator. To Testify Elevator Didn’t Run. Two witnesses will be called tc prove that the elevator did not run that • day at the time the body is said to have been disposed of. Those two witnesses are Harry Den 1 , im and Arthur White. They were *n the fourth floor from early in the icrenoon until after 3 o'clock in FRANK DEFEND BUILDING UP Affidavits of. Negro Conley Will Be Attacked and Discrepan cies Pointed Out. Judge \\ . R. Daley Delivers Diplomas to White-gowned Graduates. • A phone in your j home for 8 1-3 cents a \ day. . t %. * me A ATLANTA TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH GO. the afternoon. If the elevator had been run they say they would have know n it. The experiment of running the elevator has beep tried since the murder. It is said that* It can not he run without the persons on the fourth floor being aware of it. The theory that will be presented by the defense is that Mary Phagan was the victim of drink-crazed Conley. From his hiding place near the stairs he saw her descending from the sec ond floor. She wm alone He quick ly stunned her with a blow over the head, the defense will suggest, ami toppled her down the elevator shaft, taking her purse and later disposing of her body. The alibis which the defense will seek to establish are. of course, the weapons on which reliance will be placed to complete the riddling • of Conley’s testimony and affidavits. Frank had arrived home in the after noon at the time Conley says the su perintendent was dictating notes in his office, according to five witnesses the defense will be able to call. Conley described at length his al leged conversation with Frank in the factory office after I o’clock. Frank says that he arrived home for lunch eon at 1:20 o’clock and he is support ed in his statement by five witnesses. Seven witnesses are prepared to testify that Frank was home in the evenipg at the time ho is said to have been telephoning to Mrs. Mima Fom by, asking her for permission to bring a girl to her house. If the State's theory is accepted that Mary Phagan was killed In the afternoon, the de fense will hold that the Fomby affi davit is ridiculous on its face. If will be pointed out that any man, whether he be Ignorant or intelligent, would not in the first place confide his crime to a negro or any other person by asking their assistance in disposing of the body. After this he would not take a cab driver, a woman and any others who happened to observe his movements into his confidence by removing the dead body to a semi-public house like that of Mr® Fomby’s. Police to Combat Them. The element of time will enter into several other phases of the defense to show that the negro has been lying in all his affidavits. He repeated a conversation which took place be tween Foreman Darley and Mi«s Mattie Smith. He said that it t*Mk place a few minutes before 1- o’clock. Grand Jury Hears Mayor, Colonel Felder and Hutcheson Tell of Conditions in Atlanta. Continued From Page 1. f barges of Corruption w hich have been made Against the poltce.* In connection with the latter accu sations. Mr. Felder declared to the in vestigating body that he would sub mit documentary^ evidence showing the existence of vice in Atlanta to prove his previous assertions. It is believed that Carl Hutcheson, the young attorney in Felder's office, is counted upon to supply this evi dence. Mr. Hu-cheson was called be fore the Grand Jury shortly before noon. While he did not carry in with him the list of resorts said to be oper ating now in this city, which he has compiled, he declared that if this doc ument were asked for by the jury men he would hand it over to them. That the Grand Jury was in pos session of sufficient information to indict the keepers and proprietors of at least houses of disreputable character was the announcement made by Mr. Hutcheson when he emerged from thb session chamber after he had be^n before the jurors for more than an hour. • Says * He Furnished Proof. He said that he had furnished posi tive evidence that these resorts and houses of assignation existed and that the policemen on the beats knew of their existence. "But did you give them positive information that Chief Beavers and Chief l^anford knew of their exist ence?’’ he was asked. "1 told them enough so that they must draw the conclusion that Beav ers and Lanford - could hardly help but know," he replied. “The heads of departments alw ays are responsible for the workings of the men under them." Mrs. Fomby in City. The fact that Mrs. Fomby. a wit ness in the Phagan case, has been summoned, gave the meeting an air of mystery It was stated on reliable Information, however, that her testi mony would have nothing to do with the Phagan case. It is understood that her name was one on the list that was to be furnished the police department by Carl Hutcheson, in which the attorney alleged she was i receiving police protection. It was ! also said that the woman was not out of the city, as hinted a few days ago. but had merely changed her ad dress and given the new location to the Solicitor. Chief Beavers. Chief Lanford and G. O. Febuary, Lanford’® secretary, were served Tuesday morning. Feb- uary’s subpena demanded that he bring the dictograph and documentary evidence he had taken in the affair. A. S. Colyar. Jr., had not been served, but Deputy Plennie Minor stated he would locate him during the morning. Before going into the Grand Jury room Chief Beavers made the follow ing statement: "I want the truth of this whole af fair to be known. If there is rotten ness in the department I certainlv want to find out about it and get it out. I want the jury to hew close to the line and let the chips fall where they may.’’ Gives All Details. It is understood that Mr. Hutche son gave names and addresses and withheld nothing. He went so far as to display keys of rooms in the al leged disorderly houses that had been obtained by himself and others who assisted him in his investigations. Mr. Hutcheson’s investigations are said to have extended over a period of weeks. He said that he had several assistants and that the investigation was made with an idea of furnishing evidence that would indict everyone against whom it was procured. "I do not care to go into any detail concerning my testimony before the Grand Jury,’” he said. “They did not grill me. They simply ‘turned me loose' and permitted me to give the information in my possession. All that I care to say Is that I gave them all that 1 indicated I could furnish to Chief Beavers, and there 4s much more that can be divulged when I get it into shape. I did not charge graft. I simply showed that these places were being protected and let the juror® draw their own conclu sions as to why.” More to Come, Says Felder. Mr Hutcheson's revelations of al leged protection are a part of Colonel Felder’s announced plan of “turning things upride down’’ in Atlanta's po lice department. "This is only a part," said Colonel Felder. “There la a mountain of evi dence to follow.” C. C. Jones, owner of the Rex sa loon and at one time a property own er in Atlanta’s restricted district, was called after Mr. Hutcheson was ex cused and was questioned by the Grand Jury for only a few minutes. The Grand Jury then adjourned, noti fying the other witnesses to be on hand Wednesday at 10 o’clock. List Given Jury Explicit. Colonel Felder, in explaining the nature of his testimony and that of Mr. Hutcheson, said that the tenta tive list furnished the Grand Jury had been very explicit and complete so far as it went. It contained, he said: The names of more than 30 landladies, or proprietors, of dis orderly houses, together with their street addresses. Their statements of the alleged connections of these places and the Police Department. Affidavits from the landladies and the inmates, as well as from reputable persons, that members of the police and detective forces had been in these resorts intoxi cated and had remained all night at the orgies and were fully aware of the conditions. Affidavits from reputable citi zens that they had notified the Police Department of the dis graceful conditions and that no cognizance had been taken of their eomplaints. “We will be prepared to go much deeper into the question when the Grand Jury reconvenes to-morrow,” asserted Colonel Felder. Mayor, Chief and Felder Engage in Verbal Tilt. A lively clash between Mayor Woodward, Attorney Felder and Chief Beavers marked the opening of the probe when the three Met In an ante room where the Grand Jury was Jn session. Said Mr. Beavers to Mr. Felder: "Somebody said that you said that I had been seen down on Garnett Street with a woman of questionable charac ter.” ”1 never did, 1 ' declared the attorney. "Just the same, there are enough of that kind of women down there for everybody who wants to go there,” In terjected Mayor Woodw ard. "You charged me with graft.” con tinued Beavers to Felder, ignoring the Mayor’s interruption. "i have charged some of the police with it, and X will prove it,” answered Mr. Felder. Beavers—"What kind of a machine is this dictograph. Colonel?” Felder—In the handv of honest people it Is a pretty accurate one. I have used it several times to catch criminals in South Carolina and I have used it .some more for that pur pose in Atlanta. Woodward—Whatever T said to you, Mr. Beavers, or Lanford, I will say to your faces'. You can’t put a matter of this kind in tide hands of a fellow like Colyar when you want to get at the truth. You ought to be taken to task for letting such crooks as Colyar and Febuary take a hand in this matter. Mayor and Chief Spar. The wordy battle, which was started by the principals In the dic- ’ograph sensation in the nature of a. loke. was not long in growing more =erious. and at one time Colonel Feld er rose from his chair and shook his finger menacingly in the face of Chief Beavers. This is as far as it got. i however, for just as the debate I reached the exploding point Colonel White City Park Now Open Felder was called in a® the first wit ness. Chief Beaver® was chafing the Mayor gently on the manner he had been trapped by the dictograph. “I said nothing that T wish to re tract or that I am ashamed of,” re torted the Mayor, bristling. “What 1 said at that time I am willing to shout from a soap box at Five Points. They ••an use the dictograph on me all they want to. “I’ll pay money or go anywhere to get graft evidence on you or any other public servant.” continued the Mayor, addressing the Chief. “I don’t care who knows it. There is nothing dis honorable in obtaining evidence in a legitimate manner. The dictograpn record was padded, however. I men tioned neither you nor Chief Lanford in my conversation at the . Williams House. That’s not saying that 7 wouldn't if 1 had occasion, for 7 wouldn’t hesitate at any legitimate method of getting the goods on you.” “Nor I on you,’ interjected Chief Beavers. “I just wish I could prove all I know,’’ said the Mayor. Colonel Felder spoke up at this point and said to Chief Beavers: “I don’t hesitate to say that I never mentioned your name or that of Chief Lanford in that so-called dictograph conversation. That document is a fraud and a forgery. I never called you a crook or a criminal, but I have called some others that, and I am go ing to prove it.” The conversation became more acrimonious after this and at one point Colonel Felder rose and. leveling his finger at Chief Beavers, said: “I am going to tell you people something before this investigation is over.” “I already know something,” said Chief Beavers, significantly. “You’re uncommonly stupid if you don’t,” retorted Colonel Felder, ignor ing the chiefs imputation. “I want say right here,” he added, “that I am not and never have been identi fied in any way, professionally or otherwise, with any movement to maintain vice or gambling or any aort of evil in Atlanta or to bring it back once it has been rooted out. Any charges that I am now or have been are utterly fal®e. “Before this is over I will uncover the greatest conspiracy against a man’s reputation that has ever been concocted in the State. It all started from my activity in South Carolina against Cole Blease.” Hartw®ll Fugitive Caught. HARTWELL.—P. H. Nixon is un der arrest at Peru, Ind., for the shoot ing here on August 2, 1912, of John F. Heaton. Ellis Nixon, also indicted for the slaying, is still at large. WHEN IT’S TOO HOT TO GQ DOWN TOWN The housewife finds ' delight in doing her marketing and shop ping over the Atlan ta telephone. J A splendid rapid- fire service, putting you in touch with practically every mar ket and store in the PFIDBE BEGUN OE The certificates were delivered h> Judge W. R. Daley at the close of an interesting program of music and oratory. The principal address of the occasion was made by Major J. Guinn. The young ladies who graduated are Misses Lillian Bloodworth, Caro- ■ line Campbell, Willie Carmichael, Sal ly DeSaussure. Annie Ruth Estes. Clara May Fowler, Irene Hancock, Fannie Henley. Annie Whitefoord Hill. Sarah Holmes, Louise Leiper. Fannie Marshall, Ruth Miller, Lida .Moore. Hortense Moran. Lillian ' Reeves. Mattie Lou Richardson. Ethoi Rodgers, Frances Smith. Virginia Stanard and Vivian Winslow. UEPDRTS THAT IE EXISTS K Get YOUR ODA From ELKIN’S K We have them in every size and at prices to fit any pocketbook. $1 to $100 We develop your Films FREE. Expert Camera Man in charge of our Kodak department We keep a full line of Eastman Supplies. ELKIN DRUG CO. At Five Points Open All Night The Camera Club was organized for you. Have you joined yet?