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VOL. XI. XO. 259.
ATLANTA, GA., TUESDAY, JUNE 3, 1913.
BITTER FIGHT
Oefense Prepares to Show Glar
ing Discrepancies in Affidavit
of James Conley.
“Developments of a startling nature
may be expected from day to day in
the Phagan case." said Chief of De
tectives Lanford Tuesday morning.
“They may be expected right up to
the date that the trial of Leo Frank
begins.
“That we feel we practically have a
conclusive case against the factory
superintendent does not mean that we
are resting in our labors to the slight
est extent. We are a little more at
rest in our minds, that is all.
•“The detectives are working con
stantly on new’ clews that present
themselves and are investigating every
story that is heard, whether it is told
by a witness favorable to Frank or
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
course, if it still appears at that time
as certain to us that he is the guilty
man as it does now.
With the continued activity of <Jae
detectives, it has become noticeable in
the last few days that the defense is
at work on its case. Both sides are
preparing for a titanic battle w’hen
Frank is put on trial for his life the
third week in thus 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 the charge of killing
little Mary Phagan. it was revealed
Tuesday. They will be used as indi
cations of the superintendent's inno
cence because of their many seeming
deviations from fact.
One of the most glaring was the
negro’s declaration that w’hile he w&s
in Frank’s office to write the notes
Miss Corinthia Hall and Mrs. Emma
Clark entered. 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
to her own testimony before the Cor
oner’s jury.
“What time was it when you left
the factory?” Coroner Donehoo asked
Mies Hall when she was on the stand
at the inquest.
“A quarter to twelve,” she replied.
“I looked at the clock when I came
down.”
The negro said that he looked at the
clock when he w’ent in the office and
that it was just four minutes of I
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 Conwy’s declaration that he
assisted in taking the body from
the second floor down to the basement
on the elevator.
To Testify Elevator Didn’t Run.
Two witnesses will be called to
prove that the elevator did not run
that day at the time the body is
said to have been disposed of.
These two witnesses are Harry
Denham and Arthur White. They
were on the fourth door from early in
the forenoon until after 3 o’clock in
the afternoon. If the elevator had
been run they say they would have
knowm it. The experiment of running
the elevator has been tried since the
murder. It is said that it can not
be 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-crazea Conley.
From his hiding place near the stairs
he saw her descending from the sec
ond floor. She was alone. He quick
ly stunned her with a blow over the
head, the defense will suggest, and
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
Continued on Page 2, Column 8.
Bryan Lands Good
Job for Publisher
Of the Commoner
Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian.
LONDON, June 3.—Militant suffra
gettes set Are to the Long Bridge
Boat Club house early today, destroy
ing the house and about 50 boats.
Most of the boats were of special de
sign. The damage is estimated at
about $5,000.
Mrs. Flora (“General”) Drummond,
the famous militant leader, and lieu
tenant of Mrs. Emmeline Pankhurst,
who was operated on yesterday for
an illness induced by a hunger strike,
was reported improved to-day.
Other militants fired a building at
Eaton College, doing $15,000 damage.
Woman Sees Her
2 Grandsons Drown
ORLANDO, FLA., June 3.—Frank
Pounds, $Jr., and Fred Wilmott, Jr.,
and 6 years of age. were drowned in
Lake Lucerne here yesterday while
the grandmother of the Wilmott child
looked on in horror.
The boys were playing in a boat
which floated out into the lake where
the water is ten feet deep. Thinking
It shallow, both jumped out of the
boat. The bodies were soon recov
ered, but efforts to resuscitate them
were unavailing.
Impure Water Said
To Cause Pellagra
Special Cable to The American.
ROME, June 3.—Drs. Scala and
Alessandrini announce that they have
discovered that pellagra is a “chronic
infection due to silex found as a col
loidal solution in certain drinking
waters.” Their theory explains the
peculiar topographical distribution of
the disease, which is limited to the
foreland of mountain ranges, more
particularly valleys.
The Medical Academy of Rome has
accepted the theory and will shortly
apply preventive method.
WASHINGTON, June 3.—President
Wilson, after a conference with Sec
retary of War Garrison, to-day de
cided to appoint Richard L. Metcalf,
of Nebraska, editor of William
J. Bryan’s paper, The Commoner, to
be Civil Governor of the Panama Ca
nal Zone.
Metcalf will succeed Maurice H.
Thatcher, of Kentucky. It if expected
the nomination will go to the Senate
within a short time.
IS. GRACE
REJOIGESAS
Militants Set Fire
To Boats and House
EIS
ED
Mother Sentences
Her Wayward Son
CHICAGO, June 3.—A mother was
called upon to pass sentence upon her
13-year-old son in the Juvenile Court
yesterday after the boy had been
found guilty of snatching a pocket-
book from a woman on the street.
Judge Pinckney asked Mrs. Anna
Burek, who had heard the testimony
against her son, Joseph, to determine
his punishment. “You must earn the
money to pay for w hat you stole,” said
the mother. “You must promise to be
In bed every night by 9 o’clock, or I’ll
ask the ludge to send you away until
>our hair grows gray,” was her ruling.
Mercer Frats Get
New Lease on Life
Copyright. 1906.
By Th* Georgian Co.
2 CENTS ^3^°
EVENING
EDITION
“Wofnan With Money Mark for
Designing Men,” She Says.
“I’ve Learned a Lesson.”
PHILADELPHIA. June 3—Tlieap-
pointment of a master to. take testi
mony in the case of Mrs. H)aisy Opie
Grace, who, in Septemb^rof last year,
filed suit for divorce from her hus
band, Eugene Grace, will be asked for
by Mrs. Grace’s counsel some time
this week.
Grace failed to reply to notice of
the action and a verdict for the plain
tiff virtually is assured.
If Grace fails to appear at the hear
ing before a master Mrs. Grace will be
called to the stand, her libel in divorce
read, and, after she has been sworn, 4
the decree likely will be awarded her
by default.
Personal service was not obtainable,
because the respondent failed to come
within the jurisdiction of the county
courts here, and, under the law, it
was necessary to advertise the suit by
legal notices in the newspapers.
Take Testimony Next.
This advertising was made return
able yesterday, and the next move
will be for the courts to appoint a
lawyer to take testimony on the
charges of cruel and barbarous treat
ment, on which the woman, who fig
ured in one of the most sensational
;rials in recent years, bases her suit.
Mrs. Grace said to-day:
"I do hope to be free from that
man forever. The world has never
known what I had to endure from
him, and now that I 9hall have the
opportunity to tell what he did to me,
I know that opinion will change. It
is true that sentiment was all against
me. because of the ptfh that I was
assumed to have taken in the shoot
ing.
Won’t Wed Again, She Says.
"I have had enough of men like
him. Since my acquittal I have been
more careful than ever of my associ
ates. and I tell you that the costly
lesson I hr. ° learned has taught me
to bewt. i
“When a woman has a little money,
she is a mark for designing men, and
the race is predisposed to that sort of
thing.
“Once 1 am free again, I tell you
it will be a long tiVne before any man
can court me.”
Baby’s Body Found;
Police Investigate
Wrapped in an old skirt, the body
of a six or seven months old baby
was discovered in a gully at the
Williams street rock quarry, near
Third Street, by R. R. Wood, a driver
for the city. Tuesday morning.
It is believed to have been an in
fanticide. Detectives are investi
gating.
Catch Tarpon and
Pelican? We Know
Darn Well We Can
Atlantans are figuring conspicuous
ly this year in fine tarpon Ashing off
the west coast of Florida. The St.
Petersburg Independent, in a current
issue, tells how H. W. Brown, of At
lanta. who was fishing off Pass-a-
Grille with George Lizotte/- landed
four big ones in one day.
Mr. Lizotte, the genial Frenchman
who makes two stone-crabs grow
where only one grew before, is well
known to Atlantans. The only thing
more plentiful than tarpon this year
on the west coast are pelican. Mr.
Brown has sent to Atlanta a copy of a
poem just composed by Lizotte, in
which the latter thus epitomizes the
noble fowl. The poem follows:
“There’s a curious bird called the
Pelican.
Whose mouth holds more than his
bell can.
He stuffs into his beak
Enough grub for a week.
Though I don’t see how in helican.”
Cattle and Wheat
To Go on Free List
WASHINGTON, June 3—The free
list of the Underwood tariff bill wili
be augmented by the addition of cat
tle and wheat, according to a state
ment of Senator Simmons, of North
Carolina, after a conference with
President Wilson to-day.
Senator Simmons to-day said the
chief executive had signified his will
ingness to have the duty removed
from both.
It is not expected that President
Wiison will sanction any further
changes in the measure.
Japs Will Continue
Protests to Bryan
Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian.
TOKIO, June 3.—In response to
questions of members of the Diet,
Baron Nobuaki Makuino, Japanese
Foreign Minister, announced to-day
that Japan could not institute legal
proceedings against the California
alien land bill until the end of Au
gust. when the measure goes into
effect.
In the meantime diplomatic protests
will continue to be made.
Hellfire Only Myth,
Say Bible Students
HOT SPRINGS, ARK.. June 3.—
Hell and hellfire are myths, in the
opinion of members of the Interna
tional Bible Students Association
who are holding a convention here.
Th *y ask ministers to discard the
“offending words.”
MACON, GA.. June 3.—Trustees of
Mercer University have indefinitely
“tabled” a resolution to abolish Greek
letter fraternities at the school.
The proposal to eliminate fraterni
ties at Mercer brought a number of
prominent fraternity men from all
parts of the State here, but none were
permitted to appear before the board.
Although he Is a member of the S.
A. E. fraternity, Dr. Jameson is lead
ing the movement to do away with j
chapters.
Presbyterians Write
Praise of Atlanta
The executive committee of the
Presbyterian Assemblies, of which
K. Orr Is chairman, has finished up
its work and formally disbanded.
The committee received letters from
all parts of the country from Assem
bly delegates, loud in their praise ot
Atlanta.
After paving the expenses incurred
by the General Assemblies, the com
mittee found a good balance in the
treasury.
A dion !
This little “Want Ad” ap
peared m Hearst’s Sunday
American on Sunday:
PLENTY' money to loan on city prop
erty. Watt Kelly, Attorney, 400 Tem
ple Court Building. 43-2-5
At 3 o’clock Monday afternoon 90
answers had been received. Yours
will do the same.
Results!
Bathing at Piedmont All the Rage M J1 Vfl
Attendance Records Are Smashed
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Fair Swimmers Come in Shoals
Clark Picks Oct, 1 as
Adjournment Date
WASHINGTON, June 3.—Speaker
Clark’s prediction that Congress will
be in session until October 1 is be
lieved to forecast a long wrangle over
currency reform and a record - break
ing debate on the tariff in the Senate.
While the Democratic caucus was
adopting a resolution to limit the
legislative program in the House,
Speaker Clark observed that, with
the work already cut out for it, Con
gress “will be here until about Octo
ber 1.” Congress has been in almost
continuous session for five years.
Miss Mattie Keisliny, one of the fair mermaids of Piedmont
Park, and her human springboard -Messrs. McKinney (on the
left) and Kelly. .
2,000 Daily, Present Mark, Ex
pected To Be Increased to
3,000 This Month.
Bathing at Piedmont Park has be
come the rage.
From the moment the life-saver
gets on his job in the morning until
the closing time at night the beauti
ful pond is literally alive with bath
ers.
The daily average thus far hasbeea
something above 2,000, but Superin
tendent Dan Carey, of the Park Com
mission, expects the number to go
well above 3,000 before the end of
June—and then some.
Attendance Records Broken.
Never, says Mr. Carey, has th •
sport been so popular. For the early
season—winter Is still far. far away
—all records are smashed higher than
a kite, and there Is some talk of
keeping a lower level In the pond fair
fear that an unexpected excess ip
the number of bathers would nuik< 18
rise abovp the banks.
Such things as aquatic records are
I yet to be established and smashed
for the season. Right now there are
some likely contenders for each and
every one of the swimming and div
ing events, and they arc; not necessa
rily of the stronger sex.
Pond Is Making Good.
But most important of all Is the
fact the pond is making good. The
water is just delightful and the most
timid bather will dive in head first
without the customary taking of tem
perature with the big toe as a ther
mometer.
Women go to Piedmont Park in as
large numbers as the men. In fact,
says Mr. Carey, the women and girls
hold the attendance records thus far,
and. unless something entirely un
foreseen happens, they will pome very
near capturing the aquatic records
when the meet is held later in the
year.
WHIPS HER HUSBAND.
ANNISTON. ALA., June 3.—Mrs. J.
L. Thomas, of this place, was fined $'•
for hitting her husband with a bottle
and throwing him to the floor. For
talking back to the Recorder. Mrs.
Thomas was fined $3 more.
U
Investigation of Reports That Disor
derly Houses Again Are in Operation
Begun—Foreman’s Move Surprise.
Dictograph Row Not Taken Up.
A broad and exhaustive probe into vice conditions in Atlanta
was the unexpected turn taken by the Fulton County Grand Jury
when it convened Tuesday morning supposedly to take up the
Felder-Beavers-Lanford dictograph controversy with the attend
ing charges of corruption and bribery of police offieials. Fore
man Reck himself conducted the inquisition.
Witnesses who gave testimony at the morning session were
asked for evidence pertaining to the existence of vice only. That
the Grand Jury will conduct a sweeping investigation of new red
light districts which are reported to have sprung up, despite the
persistent warfare against such resorts by Chief of Police Reavers,
is almost certain.
Mayor James G. Woodward,
Colonel Thomas R. Felder and
Carl Hutcheson, the lawyer who
says he has a list of disorderly
houses of holding forth by rea
son of police protection, were
the men called to testify in the
. morning.
| The Mayor was questioned closely
I as to his knowledge of existing vice
\ conditions. He Is said to have in-
i mrmed the grand Jurors that his In
formation was only hearsay. How-
i ♦•ver, he gave out what he had heard
! in full. The Mayor also pointed out
, to the jurymen possibilities for the
I existence of such practices. The ex
amination of Mr. Woodward contin
ued for more than an hour.
Colonel Felder wa* before the Grand • the p ne an( j j et t he chips fall where
Jury for ten minutes. The attorney they may.”
was not subpenaed to appear at the
hearing, but presented himself volun
tarily. He is said to have outlined Ms
own position in reference to the brib
ery charges and also the wholesale
charges of corruption which have been
made against the police.
Felder Offers Evidence.
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. Hutcheson 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 30 houses of disreputable
character was the announcement
made by Mr. Hutcheson when he
emerged from the session chamber
after he had been 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 policemmen on the beats
knew of their existence.
“But did you give them positive
information that Chief Beavers and
Chief Lanford knew of their exist
ence?’’ Ue was asked.
“I 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 always 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
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. C. Febuary, Lanford’s 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 certainly
want to find out about it and get it
out. I want the jury to hew close to
The dictograph stenographer,
George Gentry, coukl not be located
and it was reported he had left the
city. Colonel Felder said he knew of
the young man’s movements, however,
and there was some probability of his
being brought into the case in a new’
capacity.
Foreman Beck would not discuss
the Grand Jury meeting at all. He
denied on several occasions that it
was his intention to take up the mat
ter until it was presented by the So
licitor. The Solicitor, however, knew
absolutely nothing of the nature of
the meeting until informed by his as
sistant late Monday afternoon. He
said then that he did not know posi
tively the Grand Jury would take the
matter up, but intimated if it did it
would conduct its own investigation
until such a time as it called upon
him for advice.
It is not probable the jury will be
enabled to examine all the witnesses
or the testimony in the case Tues
day, and it is likely several days will
be taken before some decision can
be arrived at
Attorney Hutcheson and Colonel
Felder have the names of several wit
nesses that they probably will ask
the Grand Jury to summon before the
investigation is concluded.
Rebels Lack ‘Nerve’
For Aerial Attack
DOUGLAS. ARZ., June 3.—The plan
of the Sonora rebels to drop bombs
from an aeroplane upon the Mexican
Federals intrenched in and around
Guayamas has been abandoned.
It was found that the aeroplane,
which is an antiquated machine, has
not enough plane surface to rise be
yond the danger zone of 3,500 feet.
In addition, no Mexican has been
found with sufficient courage to as
cend In the aircraft.
Boy, 14, Begins Life
Term for Slaying
GENEVA, ILL., June 3.—Henry
Koppage, aged 14, today left for Joliet,
Ill., to begin serving a life sentence
for the murder of Mrs. Maud Sleep
and her tw’o children, aged 2 and 6.
The lad appeared unconcerned
when sentenced.