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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN' AND NEWS, FRANK DEFENSE TO ATTEMPT Five Persons to Swear Defend ant Was Home at Hour Con ley Says He Aided Him, —j Continued From Page 1. Hall before the Coroner* jury. Mias 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 Frank and no one was permitted to see Conley whom the negro did not wish to see. “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'i attempts to frighten him into a con fession,’ said the Sheriff. “It was re ported that a group of Frank’s friends, with a bottle of liquor, went to Conley’s cell. This Is absolutely a fabrication. Treats All Prisoners Aliks. “Frank Is no more to me than Con- so far as the law Is concerned. The fj^lls me to protect all my prisoners wtthdut fear or favor. This I have done, anuythis I shall continue to do. Conley was-treated exactly as Frank has been. oV 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 or any other class or -ace or national ity, as against another, is most absurd upon the face of It. "I have nothing to say against Chief Lanford. I would * nly 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 1 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 Frank. 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, Frank’s attorney, Lanford announced. “I have maHe several attempts to Lake Conley to Frank’s cell since the negro began making his disclosures.” explained Chief Lanford. • All efforts have been unavailing. Frank stead fastly haa 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 rr?-y think it will help his client's case to give him a chan?e 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 Frank. 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 one way or another. In the meantime he will be held as a material witness like Newt Lee. the negro night watchman at the factory’* The Georgian-American Pony Contest VOTE COUPON Hearst's Sunday American and Atlanta Georgian PONY CONTEST VOTE COUPON. MONDAY, JUNE 2, 1913 5 VOTES NOT GOOD AFTER JUNE 17, 1913. Vote for Address CARRIER8’ AND AGENTS’ BALLOT. Hearst’s Sunday American and Atlanta Georgian Pony Contest Vote Coupon, Monday, June 2, 1913. 5 VOTES FOUND GUILTY T POET LAUREATE DEAD AE 78 Succeeded Tennyson as Official National Bard—He Penned Much Worthy Verse. Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian. LONDON, June 2.—Alfred Austin, poet laureate of England, died at his home. Swinford Old Manor, in Ash ford, Kent, to-day. Mr. Austin, who succeeded Lord Al fred Tennyson as poet iaureate of England, was 78 years of age on May 30, Just two days before his death. He war named poet laureate In 1896 by Mr Gladstone, In preference to many admittedly abler poets, whose claims to this honorable position were, for one reason or another, set aside Mr. Austin became poet laureate at University of London in 1853, and soon thereafter entered upon the prac tice of law. He abandoned that pro fession early in life, however, for the more congenial one of literature. Edited National Reviaw. After writing much for the periodi cals he became editor of The National Review In 1883 and continued In that position until he was named poet lau reate of the realm. Among Mr. Austin’s better known productions In verse are "The Sea son.’’ a satire (1861); "Savonarola." a tragedy (1881); English Lyrics (1890) "The Conversion of Wincklemann" (1897), Songs of England (1900) and "A Tale of True Love" (1892). The latter work was dedicated to Presi dent Roosevelt. Although severely lambasted by the critics of the period In which he worked, particularly after he became poet laureate, Mr. Austin produced much work well worth while. As a critic he w r as original and Interesting, If not spectacular While he was not possessed apparently of a very active imagination, he wrote, nevertheless, aome very graceful and acceptable verse. Attacked Lord Tennyson. Much of the always evident hostil ity of Austin in England unquestion ably arose from a production of his pen in 1870, wherein, under the title of "The Poetry of the Period,’’ he se verely attacked Tennyson, w hom later he was to succeed as poet laureate, and Drowning, both then immensely popular. Mr Austin appeared to fall short of his greatest opportunities as poet laureate, and his bt st w ork was. pro duced upon relatively unimportant oc casions and topics. His poem on the accession of Edward VII generally Is rated mo9t commonplace, as was his poem upon the death of Queen Vic toria Among his better known works of prose are "The Garden That I Love' and “In Veronica's Garden.’’ Both of these are Interspersed with short poems, however. Mr. Austin boeame poet laureate at a time when every one thought that this honor was about to go to Rud- yard Kipling. Just Say ZuZu to the grocer man hand him a nickel and get a magic package direct from Ginger Snap Land. So fresh they crack with a snap. To look at them makes you hungry. So tender they melt in your mouth. NATIONAL - BISCUIT COMPANY Few Chairmanships Given North and East—Hardwick, Adamson and Hughes Win. WASHINGTON, June 2.—The Dem- ocratlc leaders of the House made their long-awaited distribution of committee "plums” and “lemons’’ to day The great bulk of the chairman ships went to Southern (Congressmen, the Northerners and Westerners only getting an occasional chairmanship. The full list was made public when the Democratic caucus met to-day to ratify the selections made by the Democratic members of the Ways and Means Committee. The personnel of the Ways and Means Committee, Accounts, Mileage and Enrolled Bills Committees already had been selected and approved. The following members received these chairmanships: Three Georgians Land. Appropriations, Fitzgerald, New York; Judiciary. Clayton. Alabama; Banking and Currency, Glass, Vir ginia; Coinage, Hardwick, Georgia, Interstate Commprre, Adamson. Geor gia; Rivers and Harbors. Sparkman, Florida; Merchant Marine. Alexan der, Missouri; Agriculture. Lever, South Carolina. Foreign Affairs, Flood, Virginia; Military, Hay. Vir ginia; Naval, Padgett, Tennessee; Postoffice, Moon, Tennessee; Public Lands, Ferris*, Oklahoma. Indian Affairs. Stephens. Texas; Territories, Houston Tennessee; In sular Affairs, Jones, Virginia; Rail ways and Canals, Dies. Texas; Mines. Foster. Illinois, Public Building?. Clark. Florida; Education, Hughes, Georgia; Labor Lewis, Maryland; Patents, Oldfield. Arkansas; Invalid Pensions. Sherwood, Ohio; Pensions, Richardson, Alabama; Claims Pou North Carolina; War Claims. Gregg. Texas. Two From New York. District of Columbia, Johnson. Ken tucky; Rev ision of Law e. Watkins. Louisiana; Reform in Civil Service. Godwin. North Carolina; Election of President. Rucker, Missouri; Alcohol ic Liquor Traffic. Sabath, Illinois; Ir rigation of Arid Lands. Smith Texas; Immigration. Burnett. Alabama; Cen sus Helm. Kentucky; Roads. Shackle ford Missouri; Industrial Arts, Un derhill. New York. Other minor chairmanships were asHgned to the following members: Post of Ohio. Ha mill of New Jer sey. Goldfogle of New York. Hawley of Missouri. Lobeck of Nebraska. Adair of Indiana. Hardy of Texas. Pepper of Iowa. Graham of Illinois. Brousaard of Louisiana. Doughton of North Carolina. Rothermel of Penn sylvania. Mayer of New York, Konop of Wisconsin. Slayden of Texas. Barn hart of Indiana and Ashbrook of Ohio Glass, Virginia, Heads Committee on Currency. WASHINGTON. June 2.—The Dem ocratic personnel of the House Bank ing and Currency Committee, which will draft a currency reform bill for submission to Congress at an early date, was announced at the Demo cratic caucus this afternoon Only flye of the fourteen old members re mained on It, and of the nine new members all but one are from the West and South. The Democratic members are as follows: Glass, Virginia, chairman; Korblv of Indiana, Brown of West Virginia. Bulkley of Ohio, Neeley of Kansas, Patten of New York, Stone of Illinois, Phelan of Massachusetts, Eagle of Texas. Wingo of Arkansas, Seldom- ridge of Colorado, Wilson of Florida, Weaver of Oklahoma and Ragsdale of South Carolina. England Threatened By National Strike Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian. LONDON. June 2.—Labor unrest throughout England is becoming acute Leaders of various trades unions are denouncing the Govern ment for not passing a minimum wage bill affecting all Industries, and a national walk-out may be the outcome. Between 30,000 and 40.000 workmen are idle. On Wednesday representa tives of shipyard workers will meet and a strike may be ordered. W J. Nolan, of Paris. Tenn., is the guest of his daughter. Mrs. H. T. Brooks, 274 Whitehall Street. Mr Nolan is a stone and marble dealer and has been inspecting the Georgia quarries. Former Macon Mayor Not to Ap peal Decision in Controversy With Speer. 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 Macon. He Is 82 years old. At his home in Macon this morning, after received notice from his law’yer, 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 vagu p 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. I 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 I 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 I am guilty, then that settles it, and 1 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. 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. Velsl 104. Three Links 104. Superstition 107. Strite 110. The Rump 113, Tom Hayward 104. Manheimer 104. Stenter 107, Bwana Tumba 110, CHIT 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. I^labbergast IIS, Mediator 120. FIFTH—Steeplechase, 4-year-olds and up, 2 ! 4 miles: Julia Armour 130, The African 136, Jack Dennerlln 147, Buck Thorn 147 Ennis Klllen 162, 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. Florldas Beauty 104, xRight Easy 105, Muff 107, Agnier 107, Incision 109. Americus 112, York Lad 115, xFalry Godmother 96. Orowoc 98, Jonquil 98, xChemulpo 105. Planter 106, xMcCreary 107, Little Jane 107, Stpell- hound 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 l^ad 110, Sandhog 96. Bann Hard 104, Elwah 106. Towton Field 110. Adolante 97, xPartner 106, Griff 110. xApprentice allowance. Weather clear; track fast. Governor Pays Visit To Franklin County Governor Brown will leave for Carneswille, Franklin County, Monday afternoon to pay a social visit which he promised his supporters there to makt* 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 fi-rst race the county proved Hoke Smith’s banner one, but in the las»t race it swung into the Joe Brown column by a heavy vote, giving a majority over both Russell and Pope Brown, and. ac cording Joe Brown practically the same vote 1t had given his father 61 years before. Americans Study Egypt's Progress Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian. ROME, June 2.—One group of the American Commission on Agricultu ral Co-operation which has been in this city investigating system** of ag ricultural credit and co-operative pro duction and marketing, headed by Col. J. Shelby Williams and Clarence Ousley, of Ft Worth. Texas, has gone to Egypt to study methods of financ ing and marketing the Egyptian cot ton crop. The Egyptian bal# of cotton has been accepted as the world’s standard, and it is a well-known fact that American cotton growers are losing large pums of money as a result of their failure to bale and grade their cotton properly. It is even claimed that in the United States one-half of the real value of the cotton crop is iost to the farmers through poor selling me mods, and laok of ffiwmcial •TWAS EVER THUS light, 10IS, International Swm Bertlna Sir Long: Shot Sends His Armor to His Majesty’s Steam Laundry. LAWSIUDENTSTO DEBATE FOR PRIZE Contest Monday Night for Medal Opens Commencement Exer cises at Atlanta School. A prize debate for the Hamilton Douglas medal Monday night will open the Atlanta Law School com mencement. week. The question will be. 'Resolved, That Capital Punish ment Should Be Abolished.” r Judges will be Mrs. Hamilton Douglas, Justice Joseph H Lumpkin of the Supreme Court, and Thomas Connally John M. Owens, of the se nior class, will preside over the de bate. Contesting speakers will be Pierce Burns, R. E. Lee Cone, Samuel Cas- tleton, W. A. Hassell. J. R. McClel land, J Samuel Htghsmlth, Franklin S. Chalmers, Brooks B. Patterson and Leonard J. Grossman Names of successful candidates for graduation will be announced before the beginning of the debate. The com petition for the Robert Elston medals will close at 6 o’clock. The law school orators will contest for the faculty prize In oratory Tues day night They will speak in the following order: R. E. Lee Cone. Du Pont Hood. Samuel M. Castleton, George F. Northen. M. J. Wood, Pierce Burns. Harry B. Terrell. Allen A. Dowds. Leonard J. Grossman. J. B. King. Richard H. Gordon and Wil helm Hassell. Graduation will be Saturday evening in the Grand Opera House. Ambassador Page At King’s Derby Fete Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian. LONDON. June 2.—W. H. Page, new United States Ambassador to England, accompanied by his private secretary, Harold Fowler, and I. B. Luughlln, secretary of the United States Embassy, to-day attended King George's derby levee at Buck ingham Palace. Eats 10 Pounds of Eels in Hour on Bet NEW YORK. June 2.—Simon Stein- gut. “Mayor of Second Avenue." bet a friend $25 that he could eat ten pounds of eels in one hour. At the end of an hour the "Mayor’’ had eaten ten pounds of eels, two pounds of bread and a quantity of beer. L Wine Merchant’s Romance Began When He Was in America as Racing Aeronaut. LONDON, June 2.—Dressed in one of the most gorgeous bridal costumes that ever came out of the Rue de la Paix. Miss Frances Scoville, of Sene ca, Kan., was married here to-day to Walter deMumm. The ceremony took place at St. George’s, Hanover Square. The bride is the daughter of Court ney Kennedy Scoville, one of the richest bankers of Kansas. In addi tion to the magnificent wedding gown, Mrs. DeMumm has a trous seau said to have cost $25,000. Her bridal outfit consists of 100 gowns. The marriage to-day is the culmi nation of a romance which began in 1910 when DeMumm visited Ameri ca and took part in the international balloon race at St. Louis, which ended for DeMumm in the Canadian wilds. The bridegroom is a member of the famous wine family. In December of last year he was shot twice and se verely wounded in a room in Paris by Mrs. Marie VanRensimer Barnes, a divorced American woman. The shooting waa the outcome of De- Mumm’s announcement that he w r a6 going to terminate his relations with her. Mother Stanislaus . Tells of Recovery Any person who msjr doobt the merits of Eckman's Alterative, a remedy for the Throat and Lungs, which has brought about many complete recoveries, should Investigate the case of Mother 8tanlslaus of St. Anne's Convent, Sanford. Fla. She writes: Convent of St. Anne, S00 Oak Ave.. Sanford. Fla. • Gentlemen In February, 1911. four doc tors examined my throat and pronounced the necessity of an operation Having heard at Peekskill. N. Y . Motherhouse of the Sisters of St- Francis, where 1 was visiting, of Eckman’s Alterative. I determined as a last resort to try it- After taking four or five bottles large pieces of diseased tissue came away I continued the AlteraUve. to my grateful and dally relief. In tec months I was restored to perfect health. I would be glad to write or talk to any person who may have a doubt about it I would like them to see and hear from my own lips. If they so desire, all I would say of it-” (Signed) MOTHER M STANISLAUS. (Above abbreviated; more on request.) Eckman's Alterative has been proven by many years' teat to be most efficacious In cases of severe Throat and Lung Affections, Bronchitis. Bronchial Asthma. Stubborn Colds and in up building the system Does not contain narcotics, poisons or habit-forming drugs. For sale by all Jacobs’ Drug Store# and other leading druggists Write the Eckman Laboratory. Philadelphia. Pa-, for booklet telling of recoveries and addi tional evidence- Traction Officials Would Relieve Congestion by Extending the Service to Edgewood Ave. Application to the City Council for a franchise to double-track Ivy Street from Auburn Avenue to Edgewood Avenue will be read In Council Mon day afternoon. The Georgia Railway and Power Company intends to extend the pres ent Ivy Street trolley service to Edge- wood Avenue and thence Into Mariet ta and Broad, as at present. Official? of the company said Mon day morning this change was pro posed In order to meet the many new improvement* in progress in Edge- wood Avenue and also to relieve the congestion of traffic on Peachtree Street where the Ivy Street lines now traverse it. The company hag been studying plans to improve trolley service from the north side of Atlanta to the Audi torium- A rmory Grand Opera Week end at other times. The extension of the Ivy Street line* to Edgewood Ave nue will enable it to run cars direct from the North Side to the Audito rium-Armory without transferring passengers. Tracks will be extended a« «oon aa Council will permit. $54)00 JEWEL ROBBERY. NEW YORK, June 2.—Four men entered a jeweler’s shop on the lower East Side to-day, bound and gagged the proprietor, collected $5,000 worth of diamonds, watches and bracelets and escaped. r Explorers Stranded Off Georgia Coast PHILADELPHIA. June 2.—The j University of Pennsylvania expedi- i tlon to South America, which left ; here two months ago on a trip which was to last two years, has become j stranded off the coast of Georgia and the yacht Pennsylvania, which was outfitted at a cost $110,000, has been abandoned. It is tied up at Brunswick. Headquarters for Wedding Gift* WRITE FOR CATALOGUE. You will probably require one or more wedding gifts for the June bride. We offer you the greatest variety of suitable gifts to be found in the South. The val ues cannot be excelled any where. The recipients will be doubly pleased if your gifts come from us, for they will know you wanted them to have the best. See our three window dis plays. A postal request will promptly bring you a copy of our 160-page illustrated cata logue. This catalogue brings your shopping to you. Mall Orders shipped prepaid. Safe delivery and satisfaction guaranteed. Special attention given to orders for gifts. Write for this catalogue to day. It will save you time, money and trouble. Cali Tuesday or Wednesday to see a wonderful exhibition of Menton English China. The entire line of new samples are on display in our China Room. MAIER & BERKELE, Inc. Gold and Silversmiths 31-33 Whitehall Street Established 1887 We have Beautiful Bedding Plants. 3c each. Atlanta Floral Co., 555 b. Fair Street. White City Park Now Open !RICHMOND AND RETURN! $16.70 VIA SOUTHERN RAILWAY. Tickets on sale June 7 and! !8. Through Pullman Sleeping! 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