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Preparations Are Made to Begin
Trial Monday Despite Talk
of Delay.
Continued From Page 1.
<1»y 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 the venire,
and he will allow them to be heard.
Judge L. 8. 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 Covington that the
Frank trial would be called next Mon
day sure, but he would not commit
himself as to whether 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 j
hot next Monday as it was last week 1
he would 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 wopld come from the other
eide. or the Judge,
Attorney Arnold stated that the
failure of the Grand Jury to indict
Conley had made little difference to
their case, because it had been built
before 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."
Bacon, Unopposed,
Gets 29,529 Votes
In Senate Election
A total of 29.529 votes were east
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
was 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
compose! of Senators Jones, Tarver,
Tyler, Turner and Bush. The House
committee oonsisted of Representa
tives Miller, McCrory, Smith, Ed
mondson and Culpepper.
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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
MO.000 and $15,000, to her father, An
drew J. Fox, of St. Louis.
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Fire Starts in Hay Under Sleep
ing Quarters on Mississippi
Penal Farm.
JACKSON, MISS.. July 22 —Thirty-
five convicts, sloping on the second
floor of a wooden cage at the Oakley
convict farm 2ft 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 burled 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 Wulit 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 th«
place, but neither saw the fire uniil
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 added
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.
Ooroner 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 Fire Mystery,
‘T can’t explain it.” said Sergeant
Byrd over the long distance telephone
this morning. "As to the origin of
the fire I haven’t the slightest idea.
It may have been a match carelessly
dropped at the stairway. I 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 find that the fire
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 Was 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 beinf roasted alive added to
the demoralization of our forces. We
have no sort of fire protection or fire
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 S
E. Birdsong, of the Prison Board,
nearly all convict cages at the prison
farms, ej^'ept those at Parchman, are
simllarly^piinstructed, having only one
means ot txit.
Washington, Watching Every
Phase of Situation, Awaits Ar
rival of Ambassador Wilson.
Continued From Page 1.
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 be 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 care
should be taken in voicing an opinion
on this 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’Gorrnan. 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 step? 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 a
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.
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 gTeatly 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.
Technicality Delays Pardon Until
Too Late—Career Here Sen
sational—Jailed in Boston.
Cardenlo F. King, Boston newspa
per publisher and financier, who died
a convict on the State farm at
Bridgewater, Mass., Monday Just be
fore Governor Foss was ready to sign
his pardon, had an Atlanta career al
most as interesting as his pathetic
death, according to Atlantans who
knew him during his residence here
more than ten years ago.
He came to Atlanta from North
Carolina and was known as “Kodak -
er“ Kink because of a column he ran
In various Atlanta newspapers which
was headed by a photograph of him
self with a camera. His personal ap
pearance marked him an unusual
man, for he weighed about 300
pounds, had bright red hair and mus
tache and a rosy complexion.
His column was indicative of his
character. It always began with a
few breezy paragraphs of choice gos
sip, but a reader would not peruse
far before he discovered himself bu
ried in alluring advertisements.
Hoaxed by Walter Taylor.
Occasionally when advertisers re
fused to be convinced of the value
of this column he would be sent out
on regular assignments. It so hap
pened that one day he was sent to the
police station, the “beat” of Walter
Taylor, the present City Clerk, but
then a bright young reporter. “Ko-
daker” King was unfamiliar with the
assignment, so he decided the best
policy was to follow close on the heels
of Walter Taylor. And thereby hangs
a tale.
Walter Taylor “framed” with De
tective Billy Crim, the famous police
man who passed away several years
ago, to call him suddenly as though
something startling had happened.
Crim sprang the trick one hot August
day while Taylor and King were
walking down the street, and Taylor,
lithe and young, darted up the steps.
He did not stop until he had gained
the roof of the cupola of the police
station He did not even stop to look
around, for he knew that King, 30ft
pounds net, was following him wdth
all his might and main.
King Reached Top—Purple.
Several minutes later King, puffing
and blowing, stuck his head through
the manhole on the roof. His red face
had turned purely and the perspira
tion streamed down his cheeks.
Soon afterward “Kodaker” King left
Atlanta. He was flat broke and his
friends did not know w’hat would be
come of him. But a fev* years later
he returned with his name changed
to “Oil” King: and it was remarked
that if his oil flowed as much as his
money, he would be a second John D.
Rockefeller.
As “Kodaker” he had gone to Bos
ton. But he dropped that title with
the discovery of oil at Beaumont,
Texas. He went out there as an ad
vertising man and soon owned a num
ber of acres of rocky land.
Train Attached for Debt.
Back East he hurried and organized
an oil company. When he struck
Atlanta he was traveling In a special
train. He advertised his stock in
two-page spreads in each of the At
lanta papers. Sam W. Small, evan
gelist and newspaper man. was en
gaged as his press agent.
The only reminder of his former
days of poverty and gloom was when
all his possessions in the train were
attached by a Justice of the peace
bailiff for an old debt of $40. But he
paid that and was on his way.
The next Atlantans heard of King
was that he was in the penit rntiary
in Massachusetts. He had been the
owner of a dally paper, The Boston
Daily Tribune. His financial career
w’as ended when he was convicted of
obtaining $22,000 under false pre
tenses.
Died in Sight of Liberty.
Only a technicality prevented his
last words being those of a free man.
His wife and four sons were at his
bedside. Governor Foss had been
wired that his condition was hope
less. The Governor had canvassed
his council and decided to grant a
pardon. But the council could not be
called together to take formal action
until Tuesday.
When Dr. Emerson, medical head
of the State Farm, went to announce
that a pardon would be granted Tues
day he found King dead. Chronic in
testinal trouble was the cause.
which would tend to be of an &nti-
Amerlcan character.
Rebels Routed in
Laredo Section.
MEXICO CITY, July 22.—With the
flight of the rebels In the neighbor
hood of San Luis, the Mexican au
thorities to-day re-established wire
communication between the capital
and the rebel-ridden country at La
redo.
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Provides for Damage Suits in
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 Twenty-fourth
District, who opened the fight on the
bill in an hour’s speech, declared the
authors of the bill could not have
draw’n a better thing for the damage
suit lawyers. He offered a substi
tute bill omitting the alleged drastic
features, which was voted down.
Judge Alien, of the Twentieth, also
opposed the bill.
In rebuttal Senator Tarver declared
the opposition had the interests of
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 local
measureo ffered by Senator Smith, of
thf> 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 died 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,
as well 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 Are
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.
Thomas Protested
As Crawford Case
Solicitor Pro Tem
Reuben R. Arnold, one of the 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 was made by
Judge W. D. Ellis because of the dis
qualification of Solicitor Dorsey. At
torney Arnolds ba^ed his objection on
the ground that Thomas already had
been one of the attorneys in the case
and therefor.e also was disqualified.
Attorney James said Tuesday he
would go before Thomas and seek to
have him indict Fred Lumb 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
F
Speakers to Determine Difference
in Meaning of “Suffragette”
and “Suffragist.”
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 the
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 drowned
In the Chattahoochee River Satur
day while 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 be
held from the residence nt 10 o’clock
Wednesday morning. Interment in
Westview’.
Mary M. Mapes, two-year-old daugh
ter of the Rev. and Mrs. A. L.
Mapes. No. 21ft Winthrop 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, w'ill take place at 2
o’clock Tuesday afternoon from ihe
residence, No. 720 East Fair street.
Interment at Hollywood.
Woman suffrage In all Its phases
will be 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 wider gap in the meaning
of the w’ords 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.
“For instance, our last entertain
ment w T 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 16 vice president
general, N. S. D. A R., and promi
nently connected with Habersham
Chapter, will preside.
The meeting will be called at 7:45
o’clock. Among the speakers will be
Miss Rosa Wood berry, 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.
Council Serenaded
After Aiding Police
Council Monday had just increased
the salaries of six roundsmen $5 by
changing their names to sergeants
and the leaders in the fight w-ere
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 councilmen heard all the records
before they stopped the machine.
PICTURES THEY FELL IN LOVE
WITH.—The surprising romances
that followed three paintings, fey
which Cupid mixed the colors, will
be revealed in next Sunday’s Ameri
can.
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Gash Grocery Co. whifehiif
Combination Sale
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25-lb. Bag Granulated QC}f»
Sugar for
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10 Iba. Sugar, with 25c
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Our Time Is Limited
Compelled to Vacate Soon
ALL OUR STOCK MUST BE SOLD
BIG REDUCTION IN CLOTHIN
$20 and $22.50 Priestley’s Mohair Suits
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All $2 and $3 Straw Hats
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Neckwear Reduced from 50c, 75c and $1.00
Your Choice 35c or 3 for $1
Wash Ties Reduced from 50c to 30c
White Flannel Trousers, Were $5 and $6,
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