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—■■■» i. ixiti i juj\ ix ± « yjrj\j i\.\Ti rxi* 2Y-> J > JN £. VV r?. FRANK VENIRE Preparations Are Made to Begin Trial Monday Despite Talk of Delay. Continued From Pag© 1. day night, according to Judge Pendle ton. Attorney Reuben R Arnold stated Tuesday morning that he probably would ask Judge Pendleton to draw the venire from the Grand Jury box. and that he felt confident he could cite enough law on the subject to sus tain his point. Solicitor to Fight Move. Solicitor Hugh M. Dorsey stated that the procedure was altogether ir regular. if not illegal, and that he would oppose such a move as strongly as he fought the attempt on the part of the Grand Jury to Indict Jim Con ley over his protest. The attorneys on both sides will be notified by telephone when Judge Pendleton begins to draw r the venire, and he will allow’ them to be heard. Judge L. S. Roan, who will preside at the Frank trial, will not return to Atlanta from Covington until Friday. He announced to a correspondent of The Georgian in Govington that the Frank trial would be called next Mon day sure, but he would not commit himself as to w’hether he would con sider any move for postponement aft er the case was called. Before leaving for Covington he re marked that if the weather was as hot next Monday as it was last week he w'ould welcome some sufficient ground for postponement. Both Sides Are Ready. Attorneys Arnold and Rosser admit they would like to se the trial post poned to escape the ordeal of a hard fight In torrid weather, but state they will be reluctant to ask for delay un less there is some very excellent rea son why the case should not go to trial. Both sides are ready. All the wit nesses who will be used are within the Jurisdiction of the court and able to attend. The inability of any one of the more than 100 to be in court on the day the case is called would sustain a request for postponement, but the attorneys for the defense made it clear that if any move for postponement for any other reason than the absence of a witness was made, it would come from the other aide, or the judge. Attorney Arnold stated that the failure of the Grand Jury to indict Conley had made little difference their case, because it had been built Y>efore any known move was made to bring about the indictment. “It made absolutely no difference to us." he said. “It was purely a tech nical point in the trial that would have been in our favor. As to the negro's character and standing, it would make little difference to a fair- minded jury whether he were in dicted.” NOMINATION BLANK I hereby nominate as the most beautiful girl in Atlanta: Only one of these blanks will be credited to any one contestant. VOTING COUPON For any regularly nominated Candidate In the BEAUTY CONTEST Name of Candidate. Address Fill out this Coupon and send It to The Georgian and American. "Booster Bntton" Editor of AMERICAN PLEAS TARVER BILL IS PASSED AFTER 35 CONVICTS IN SEEK HE ID DEATH Fire Starts in Hay Under Sleep ing Quarters on Mississippi Penal Farm. Police Attempt to Prove Pair That Nearly Killed Clerk Committed Series of Crimes. Bacon, Unopposed, Gets 29,529 Votes In Senate Election A total of 29.529 votes were cast for Augustus O. Bacon for United States Senator in the special election held July 15. No one opposed Sena tor Bacon, but more than one-eighth of the State's electorate turned out to give him a complimentary vote. The election was unique in that it wag the first to be held under the new law requiring United States Sen ators to be elected by direct vote of the people. The returns were canvassed before the House and Senate in a Joint meeting Tuesday by a committee of five Senators and five Representa tives. The senatorial committee was composed of Senators Jones, Tarver, Tyler. Turner and Bush. The House committee consisted of Representa tives Miller, McOrory, Smith, Ed mondson and Culpepper. DELLA FOX LEFT $10,000. NEW YORK. July 22.—In her will filed to-day Mrs. Della Fox Levy. known on the stage as Della Fox. left her en tire estate, said to amount to between >10,000 and $15,000. to her father, An drew J. Fox. of St. Louis. FOR INDIGESTION T«ki> Mo^lord't Acid Pho*ph«te Half a teaspoonful In -rater before meal* will be found a grateful relief from (llatreaa after eating Adv CASH PRICES FOR Wednesday and Thursday Full Cream 1 Qf* Swift’s Premium 90#* Hams CCU Large Jar of Ort#* Honey OUI# Fox River 99#* 24 lbs. Almixt Q9#* Almixt Self-Rising Flour in sures light biscuit, bread, pastry and cake, even In the hands of an Inexperienced cook. A full line of fresh fruits and vegetables received daily. D. S. Woodall Grocery Co. 8 15 Peachtree Street Meet us face to face, or phone Bell, Ivy 7629 or 7631. We Deliver. J- D JACKSON. MISS.. July 22 -Thirty- five convicts, sleping on the second floor of a wooden cage at the Oakiey convict farm 20 miles southwest of Jackson, were burned to death earlv this morning. All of the victims were negroes and their bodies were burned beyond rec ognition. This afternoon their charred bodies were buried in the prison grave yard. The fire started on the first floor at the stairway landing, cutting off the only avenue of escape. The structure was Viullt ten years ago with lumber taken from the old penitentiary build ing in Jackson. It burned with aston ishing rapidity. The convict farm is not equipped with any form of fire protection. Two night watchmen are employed at the place, but neither saw the Are unrii the flames burst through the windows of the lower floor. The screams of the dying prisoners could be heard for nearly two miles. Farmers in the vicinity hurried to the scene, but were unable to give any assistance. The lower floor of the cage was used as a store building, quantities of hay, corn and molasses being In storage. The hay doubtless caused the fire to spread with addsd rapidity. The Oakley farm is in charge of Sergeant S. T, Byrd. The prison hos pital also is located at that place, but the convicts who lost their lives were not members of the hospital squad, all of them being employed in the cotton fields Several notorious negro crim inals were among those who lost their lives. Coroner J. W. Beal, accompanied by a Jury, went to Oakley this morn ing to hold an inquest, and endeavor to ascertain the cause of the fire. Origin of Fir© Mystery. “I can’t explain It.” said Sergeant Byrd over the long distance telephone this morning “As to the origin of the Are I haven’t the slightest idea It may have been a match carelessly dropped at the stairway. 1 can not believe It was of incendiary origin. “There*was never a chance to save any of the prisoners. The blaze was under good headway before anybody discovered it. When we reached the building it was to And that the Are centered around the only stairway leading to the upper floor of the cage All of the upper windows were cov ered with heavy iron bars and it was impossible for the convicts to fight their way out. Fight Wat Useless. “We did everything in our power but the fight was useless. The build ing was doomed from the first and the piteous cries of the poor prisoners who were heln** roasted alive added to the demoralization of our forces. We have no sort of Are protection or Are fighting equipment here, and the buckets of water thrown by other prisoners on the building had no ef fect whatever.” The first news of the holocaust was received by Mrs. O. M. Spickard, sec retary of the State Prison Board, in a telephone message from Mrs. Byrd wife of the sergeant Mrs. Byrd was almost hysterical and could give but few of the details. An hour later com munication was secured with Ser geant Byrd and a list of the victims obtained. A number of the prisoners were life termers. Under prison rules, all convicts must be in their cages and lights out by 9 o’clock. The prisoners had been sleeping several hours when they were awakened by the intense heat and clouds of smoke that poured up from below*. According to Assistant Secretary 8 E. Birdsong, of the Prison Board, nearly all convict cages at the prison farms, except those at Parchman, are similarly constructed, having only one means of exit. Clark Makes White Suits Congress Fad WASHINGTON. July 22.—ir Mark Twain could return to earth and come to Congress he would be immensely Ratified by the unanimity with which distinguished statesmen have adopt ed his fad of wearing white. Over on the House side, Speaker Champ Clark, looking like a huge mountain of ice cream, is resplendent in white from his snowy hair to his immaculate white ties. Since he has ^t the fashion there, it has spreacT like wildfire over the chamber. Detectives Tuesday searched the home of R. W. Miller, at Red Oak, near Atlanta, in an attempt to un earth more evidence that Miller and T. W. Reeves, who were caught after they had knocked senseless an em ployee in the store of R. A. Gober, No. 30 Carroll street, and were trying to open the safe Monday night, per petrated a series of daring and clev erly-planned burglaries covering a period of several months. During the afternoon the two men were again cross-examined by the po lice. Their alleged attempt to loot the Gober store came near to being fatal to Eugene M. Davis, 18 years old. for merly residing in Bishopville, S. C. Davis, who occasionally worked at night for his employer, was sitting on the steps to the store about 11 o’clock when four men approached him. “Boy,” one of them said, “can you let us into the store? We are mighty thirsty and want a dope around.” Thrown Into Ic© Box. "Sure,” replied Davis without hesi tation as he pulled a bunch of keys from his pocket and unlocked the store door. Entering the store, he w’as followed by the men. The small ice box where soft drinks are kept is just inside the door. As Davis raised the lid of the ice box he was rudely seized from the rear by the nape of the neck and a rough hand was clapped over his mouth. He was bumpel against the side of the wall into near Insensibility and dragged to the rear of the store, which is used as a butcher shop. Back of the butcher shop counter is an ice closet about nine feet high and four feet deep. His captors opened the ice box door and thrust Davis in. bolting the heavy door upon him. Davis was unable to rise to his feet and lay in a crampeci position, with 300 pounds of ice not two Inches from his head. Thought H© Would Die. “The air w’as stuffy,” said Davis. “I could hardly get my breath, and 1 thought several times I would die. It was terribly cold, and a sickening sensation came over me as I felt the drops of water trickle down on myi back.” “I couldn’t hear a sound. The men had taken the keys from me, and 1 didn’t know* whether anyone would ever get me out. The keyring taken from me contained the key to the safe which I had heard Mr. Gober say contained several hundred dollars. Finally I could stand it no longer; my breath was gone and I felt 1 was lost. I remembered no more until I awoke to find men standing all around me and someone giving me a taste of something which felt warm and good. “I must have been in there fifteen minutes at least, but I don’t know. Mr. Gober says It w’as more than twenty minutes before they found me.’ Defy Police to Prove Guilt. Despite the assertion of the detec tives that they have connected the men with a chain of robberies and suit case thefts extending over a con siderable time, both Reeves and Mill- \ er emphatically denied Tuesday that they had had anything to do with them and defied the police to prove their charges The detectives went to the home of ! Reeves, 13 Stonewall street, and there found three suit eases, which, they say, are stolen property. Another suit case was found 1n a woman’s room at No. 153 1-2 Whitehall street. Chief L#anford Tuesday morning said that Reeves and Miller had stolen more than 40 suit cases at the depots In the recent weeks, and also had participated in attempts at safe cracking and burglary. Detectives Chewning. Davis, Sturdivant and Rosser have taken turns in trailing the men in the last six weeks. Washington, Watching Every Phase of Situation, Awaits Ar rival of Ambassador Wilson. Continued From Page 1. be recognized, no matter how favor ably disposed he may be toward it. Dispatches of the past two days have caused deep alarm to the State Department because of the insistent appeals for help coming from Ameri cans in the demoralized country. Tuxpam, on the southeastern coast of Mexico, is now the center of all official eyes. The town was cap tured by the Constitutionalists, and the battleship Louisiana, with Rear Admiral Fletcher aboard, is speeding toward the port from Vera Cruz to prevent possible depredations on for eign property. Senator Demands Protection of U. S. Citizens. WASHINGTON, July 22—Senator Fall, of New Mexico, to-day called up in the Senate his resolution providing that the constitutional rights of American ciizens shall go with them throughout the world and that Amer ican life and property shall be pro tected abroad. This resolution was framed from a plank in the Demo cratic platform. I ask that the resolution h e placed before the Senate for immediate con sideration,” said Fall. “Its importance demands immediate attention.” Senator Bacon, chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee, moved the resolution be referred to his com mittee. Bacon Urges Caution. We are in a position of grave re sponsibility,” said Senator Bacon, “and no man who loves his country can afford to shut his eyes to the ef fect of an enunciation on this mat ter by the Senate, therefore rare should be taken in voicing an opinion on tltis resolution." Bacon argued the resolution was open to criticism inasmuch as an American citizen in Mexico or the Balkans had no constitutional rights. Senator Lodge, a member of the Foreign Relations Committee, called attention to the fact that the resolu tion was copied from a plank In the Democratic platform which had been framed by Senator O’Gorman, of New York. Lodge Takes Issue. Can not we act upon two abstract principles, contained in this resolu tion. because these principles* are be ing violated in a neighboring country at this time?” demanded Senator Lodge. Senator Bacon asked if Lodge wished to send an army to Mexico because American citizens have been imprisoned there. “No,” said Senator Lodge. "There are diplomatic steps to be taken to rescue American citizens and a resort to arms should be had only when all other steps have been taken. This resolution can not be lightly dis missed.” "As I see it, the resolution means about this: If some person goes to foreign country and gets in trouble there, he can embroil all the people in the United States. I am not in favor of the resolution,” said Senator Jones, of Washington. in Provides for Damage Suits Homicide Cases—Was Issue in.Senate Several Years. Following a two-hour debate, in which charges of being in league with the railroads and counter charges of seeking to increase the earnings of damage suit lawyers were made, the Georgia Senate Tuesday morning, by a vote of 27 to 10, passed Senator Tarver's bill, as amended, providing for recovery by certain parties in cases of homicide. The bill has been before the Senate several years. Snator Miller, of the Tw r enty-fourth District, who opened the fight on the bill In an hour’s speech, declared the authors of the bill could not have drawn a better thing for the damage suit lawyers. He offered a substi tute bill omitting the alleged drastic features, which was voted down. Judge Allen, of the Twentieth, also opposed the bill. In rebuttal Senator Tarver declared opposition had the interests of the Thomas Protested As Crawford Case Solicitor Pro Tem Reuben R. Arnold, one of »he at torneys for Mrs. Mary Belle Crawford, under heavy bail on the charge of poisoning her husband. Joshua Craw ford, filed a protest Tuesday against the appointment of Attorney Lewis Thomas, former City Solicitor, as So licitor Pro Tem in the prosecution of Mrs. Crawford. The appointment w T as made by Judge W. D. Ellis because of the dis qualification of Solicitor Dorsey. At torney Arnolds based his objection on the ground that Thomas already had been one of the attorneys in the case and therefore also was disqualified. Attorney James said Tuesday he would go before Thomas and seek to have him indict FYed Lurnb so that extradition papers might be obtained. He said he also would urge the im mediate indictment of Mrs. Crawford. Joseph E. Johnson Dies in Sanitarium general, N. S D. A R.. and promi nently connected with Habersham Chapter, will preside. The meeting will be called at 7:4> o’clock. Among the speakers will oe Miss Rosa Woodberry, Mrs. M. C. Hardin, Mrs. M. T. McWhorter, Mrs. S. E. Cunningham, Mrs. W. H. Fei- ton, Mrs. M. L. McLendon, Mrs Frances Whiteside, Mrs. Nellie Peters Black, J. R. Smith. R. H Hardeman. Dr. A. M. Hughlett, H. H. Swift, J, L. Hope. W. L. Converse. Louis Wis dom and R. A. Broyles. Speakers to Determine Difference Meaning of “Suffragette” and “Suffragist.” in the railroads at heart. Following the vote Senator Miller gave notice of re questing reconsideration of the bill. One Other Bill Passed. In addition to Senator Tarver’s bill, the Senate passed one other, a locaf measureo ffered by Senator Smith, of the Ninth, amending the charter in corporating the town of Edison. The Senate passed a resolution, of fered by Judge Allen, extending sym pathy to Speaker Burwell upon the death of his sister, Miss Rosa Bur- well. The General Judiciary Committee of the Senate reported adversely the bill for an amendment to the Code pro viding that the only grounds for total divorce shall be adultery. It is un derstood a minority report on this measure will be filed with the Presi dent of the Senate. The committee also reported in the negative on the bill providing for the rotation of judges of Superior courts. A favorable report was made on the bill providing for the appointment of a Notary Public for the State at large, 1 as w’ell as a bill providing for in amendment to the penal code mak ing husband and wife competent is witnesses in criminal proceedings, but. not compelled to testify one against the other. Other Committees Report. The Senate Finance Committee, headed by Senator Miller, recom mended the bill forcing foreign fire insurance companies that have rein sured all policies to show cause for withdrawal from the State. The Penitentiary Committee re ported favorably the measure making it unlawful for any person with au thority to deliver a prisoner to an other. Joseph E. Johnson. 86 years old, father of George E. Johnson the Po lice Commissioner, of No. 302 Luckie street, died Tuesday morning at 5 o’clock at a private sanitarium. He is survived by three sons, George E., Orie and W. L. Johnson. For several years Mr. oJhnson was active in various lines and well known by business men of Atlanta. The funeral will be held from tly residence Wednesday afternoon at 4 o’clock. Interment will be in Oak land Cemetery. OBITUARY The double funeral of Casey Daniels and Jerry Moles, who were drow’ned in the Chattahoochee River Satur day w’hile on a fishing trip, was held from the Congregational Church on McDaniel and Hightower streets Tuesday morning. The body of Ca sey Daniels was interred at Sardis churchyard, that of Jerry Moles at Westview. Mrs. Rachel Harland, twenty-eight years old, wife of John H. Harland, cashier at the Putt & Davies Com pany, died Tuesday morning at 2 o’clock at their home. No. 196 Juni per street. The funeral will bt held from the residence nt 10 o’cloc.v Wednesday morning. Interment in Westview. Mary M. Mapes, two-year-old daugh ter of the Rev. and Mrs. A. L. Mapes, No. 210 Wlnthrop street, died Tuesday morning at 6 o’clock. Funeral services will be held from Poole’s chapel at 2 o’clock Wednes day. Interment in Westview. Melvin Nesbitt, 15-month-old son of Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Nesbitt, died Tuesday morning at the home, No. 25 Dill avenue. Funeral services will be held Tuesday morning at 10 o’clock. Interment in Westview. The funeral of Mrs. Clara Holt, who died Sunday, will take place at 2 o’clock Tuesday afternoon from ihe residence, No. 720 East Fair street. Interment at Hollyw’ood. Woman suffrage In all its phases will he discussed Tuesday night in Taft Hall. One of the Important questions to be settled will be the dis tinction between a suffragist and a suffragette. Speakers who will take up this angle of the argument declare there Is a w’ider gap in the meaning of the words than there is between sanitarium and sanatorium. The debate will be under the aus pices of the Habersham Chapter, D. A. R., and Is the last of a series of en tertainments arranged by the chapter to aid in raising funds for the new building which will be erected in Peachtree street. “This will be an open discussion on the suffrage question, as one of the leading thoughts of the day,” said Mrs. William Lawson Peel, outlining the plans. “It must not be thought for a moment, however, that the Daughters of the American Revolu tion are taking part in this discussion as an organization or even as indi viduals. “F'or instance, our last entertain ment w’as a Mother Goose affair, but it w’as not intended that the public suppose we were all geese. “Our next venture will be the pres entation of beautiful Indian legends, but it can not be inferred that we are Indians.” Mrs. Peel, who is vice president Council Serenaded After Aiding Police Council Monday had Just increased the salaries of six roundsmen $5 by chansing their names to sergeants and the leaders in the fight were leaning back in satisfaction when the air suddenly was filled with lively dance music. Custodian Joe Shearer had a phon ograph in the adjoining committee room and someone had started it. The councllmen heard all the records before they stopped the machine. PICTURES THEY FELL IN LOVE WITH.—The surprising romances that followed three paintings, ton which Cupid mixed the colors, will be revealed in next Sunday's Ameri- can. • LOW RATES EAST VIA SEABOARD. $20.85 Baltimore and return on sale August 1-2-3. Through Steel Trains, new Dining Cars. Ticket Office, 88 Peachtree. Funeral Designs and Flowei* FOR ALL OCCASIONS, Atlanta Floral Company, 455 EAST FAIR STREET. Gash Grocery Co. UhifehiiP Combination Sale To Introduce our Red Ribbon Tea,, splendid for Ice Tea, 60c With every Pound of Tea we I wl I sell— 25-lb. Bag Granulated QD|* Sugar for 20 Tb*. Sugar, with 69c 10 lbs. Sugar, with 25c No. 10 Snowdrift With Tea 59c 1 lb Barrington Hall or Luzlanne w ! th 10c THE SCENIC WAY 1 WITH DINING CARS mEateM Our Time Limited Japan Not to Aid Huerta Administration. MEXICO CITY, July 22.—Japan will not aid the Huerta administra tion In its fight for recognition by the United States. While greatly appreciating the friendship shown the Japanese Gov ernment, the latter’s charge d’affaires to-day notified President Huerta and his Cabinet that his country will not sanction any demonstration, when the new Japanese Minister arrives, which would tend to be of an anti- American character. Mayor Can Not Give i Ansley Park Relief Mayor Woodward said Tuesday he sympathized with the citizens of Ans ley Park because they had been un able to get any street work done, but he did not know how to help them. “I have been pleading for a new system by which we could make somebody responsible for such negli gence. but we have so far been unable to get it,” he said. “It would take a Philadelphia lawyer to discover who is responsible for the neglect of Ans ley Park. “If those people will band together and stir up the whole Council and all the members of the construction de partment they may be able to get something done.” ALL Compelled to Vacate Soon OUR STOCK MUST BE SOLD PORCELAIN—NO GOLD CROWN AND BRIDGE WORK OUR SPECIALTY. Whal«boo*; on B«*t Set. $3.00 No More. No Lot*. GOLD CROWN .$3.00 BRIDGE WORK.PER TOOTH 3.00 SILVER PILLING® 25 GOLD FILINGS — .60 CLEANING THBTH 50 TWENTY-YEAR GUARANTEE. Eastern Painless Dentists SSVfc Peaohtrc© Streot an TICKET OFFICE EITHER PHONE THE ATTRACTIVE WAY NORTH & WEST BIG REDUCTION CLOTHING $20 and $22.50 Priestley’s Mohair Suits Reduced to $11.90 All $2 and $3 Straw Hats Reduced to $1.25 Neckwear Reduced from 50c, 75c and $1.00 Your Choice 35c or 3 for $1 Wash Ties Reduced from 50c to White Flannel Trousers, Were $5 Reduced to $3.45 30c and $6, A. E. MARCUS CLOTHING CO. 57 PEACHTREE STREET