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Lin SCORES
NEW CHIEF OF
Charges Breach of Faith With the
Police and Questionable Pro
cedure in Phagan Case.
Continued from Pafe On®.
this evidence as It Is called for In
court, regardless of whom It may help
or hurt We mav have our private
opinion as to who Is the guilty per
son. hut this shall not he allowed to
color the testimony as It is given in
court. It is for the Jury to make its
interpretation of the evidence
Defense Gets Cop'es of Notes.
Request was made Saturday by At
torney Rosser for photographic copies
of then otes found beside the body of
Mary Phagan. The copies were in the
possession of Solicitor Dorsey, who
readily acceded to the request. The
defense will seek to show’ that Prank
could have had no part in their com
position or dictation.
The State's case Is reported to he
ready for immediate presentation. All
of the witnesses have been sum
moned. All of the panel of 144 Jurors,
with the exception of six or seven
who could not be found, have been
notified to be on hand Monday.
Both Sides Getting Ready.
Prosecution and defense continued
their preparations for the Frank trial,
the last-hour hurry of interviewing
new witnesses and gathering up the
stray ends of evidence, giving a fair
promise that the trial will start a.s
scheduled next Monday forenoon.
That Solicitor Dorsey has nearly a
score of Important witnesses whose
testimony has been carefully guarded
from the defense and the general pub
lic is well known. These witnesses
have come to his offi e from time to
time, and the Solicitor has refused to
give out the vaguest Intimation of
the line of testimony they would give
at the trial.
The prosecution has reserved their
evidence to spring as a surprise dur
ing the trial. On these persons the
State depends to clinch its cas*-
against the young factory superin
tendent. Some of them will he called
to bear out different portions of the
negro Conley’s affidavit, in which was
told the story of the disposal of Mary
Phagan’* body. The Solicitor is un
derstood to have witnesses who will
corroborate portions of Conley’s story
w’hich have been under the severest
fire.
Thinks Conley Storv True.
The Solicitor several times has an
nounced that he believes Conley >s
telling the truth in the essential
statements of his affidavit. He has
strengthened his belief by interview
ing many people who were in a posi
tion to know' of different circum
stances mentioned in Conley’s story
The only possibility of an alteration
in the State’s theory is that the time
element may be modified in certain
respects.
Similar surprises may be expected
from the defense. Attorney Rosser
has not been communicative with the
newspaper men. The few bits of his
evidence that have become known to
the public were ootained in spite of
him Except for tl)f* Minrey affida
vlt, published in The Georgian, most
of the important evidence of the de
fense has been so carefully guarded
as to make it still a matter of con
jecture. The general plan of Prank's
defense can be surmised, hut the con
tents of the hundred or more affida
vits in the possession of Attorney
RoaseT remain a deep mvsterv.
“Plant” Generally Suspected.
No one expects at this time that
the pay envelope, the bloody club or
the piece of rope found on the first
floor will play any large part in the
trial. Neither side is convinced of
their genuineness. The suspicion of
a “plant" has prevailed from the time
of their discovery.
Two operatives who began turning
up thip sort of startling evidence the
moment they were placed on the case
soon were taken off the Phagan mys
tery by the Pinkerton agency.
Both sides announce themselves
ready for the trial to proceed. It Is
regarded as doubtful that the defense
w’ill ask for another continuance, ex
cept on account of the absence of
material witnesses or the illness of
counsel. About 150 witnesses al
ready have been summoned by the
defense.
According to Rernard Chappello.
counsel for Newt L»ee, the night
watchman in the pencil factory, the
negro Saturday denied in the pres
ence of Reuben R. Arnold, attorney
for Frank, that he had broken down
and admitted catching Jim Conley
with the body of Man* Phagan
C'hapelle had heard that Prank's
counsel understood I-ee had collapsed
while being grilled with the sweeper
and called up Mr. Arnold. At his
suggestion, Arnold visited T^ee at the
jail and there Lee is said to have re
affirmed his previous statement that
he did not see Conley the day of the
murder.
1
It’s a Poor Rule
That Won ! Work
Both Ways
A GEORGIAN’ WANT
AD is a good ruls, for it
gets work for workers and
workers for work—ten
ants for houses and houses
for tenants. It buys or
sells things. It brings
loser and finder together.
It introduces people whose
interests are mutual even
if their quests are diverse.
Read lor Profit
Georgian “Want Ads”
Ise for Results
Only Reason Vacation Romances Do Not Last Is
Because People Laugh, She Says.
MISS GLADYS WATKINS.
ATLANTA GIRL PLEADS
FOR SUMMER ROMANCE
If Miss Gladys Watkins, one of At
lanta’s prettiest society girls, had her
w’ay, the good old summer time would
no longer he an open season for flir
tations; friendships formed under the
spell of the full moon and the moun
tain breezes would be as lasting and
as firm els friendships formed before
an open fire, and sure-enough, honest-
to-goodness romance would feel as
much at home in a rowboat as it is in
a sleigh.
"Is there any good reason,” ask^d
Miss Watkins, “why every romance
that begins during summer should be
greeted with skepticism and labeled a
‘summer flirtation?’ Why should not
summer, the most beautiful season of
the year, be as good a time as winter
for forming everlasting friendships 0 1
think it’s a shame that every time
a girl meets a man at a summer re
sort and speaks to him kifndly once
or twice, it is set down as a flirta
tion—when in reality they may like
each other very much.
“A girl meets many nice men at the
seashore, in the mountains or where-
ever people go to escape the heat. Yet
if she likes one particular man and
they go together much, people laugh
and sav, ‘Oh, it’s just another sum
mer flirtation.’ And that laugh has
destroyed many a romance Knowing
that no one will take them seriously
the man and maid are not apt to take
themselves very seriously.
“Summer has simply gotten a bad
name and can not get rid of it. A
girl is not nearly so apt to believe
the things a young man 'ells her in
summer as she is to he lieve the same
things in winter. And it is because
she has heard all her life that summer
friendships were just flirtations.”
Sheriff and Force
On Annual Outing
Girl ‘Hiker’ Averages
25 Miles Every Day
Sheriff C. W. Mangum and twelve
deputies, with their families, are
spending the day at Johnson's Perry,
on Roswell road, at their annual fish
fry and barbecue- The pleasure-
seeking officers left at 11 o’clock In
automobiles, and do not expect to re
turn until they have eaten all the
fish they can and have delivered all
their extemporaneous speeches.
Besides the Sheriff, those who
made the trip were Deputies J. H.
Owen, G. H. Broadnax. G. L. Poin
dexter, W. Lee ^lavgood, J. T. Gold
en, J. M. Buttles. Warren Knight,
E. T. Stanley, Drew Liddell, T. A.
Burdette, Foster L. Hunter and R. 3.
Deavers.
Pallbearers Get Fan;
He Misses the Game
MONTGOMERY, MO., July 26.—A
baseball rooter came here from a dis
tance to attend the St. Charles-Mont-
gomery game. By mistakefl he got
into a hack occupied by pallbearers
going to a funeral.
He had crape on his hat. The pall
bearers thought he was a mourner,
and he was taken to the cemetery in
stead of to the ball park.
When he realized he was in a fu
neral procession, he hurriedly de
parted. He got to the ball grounds
Just in time to see the home team
win.
Funeral Designs and Flowers
FOR ALL OCCASIONS,
Atlanta Floral Company,
— 4W EAST FAIR STREET.
PITTSRI’RO, July 26.—Miss Gladys
Mason, a petite little New Yorker,
who is “footing it" from Broadway to
the Golden Gate, left here to-day for
Cleveland. She left New York on June
29. and has averaged 25 miles a day
nncc. Her high mark for a day was
11 miles, made east of Harrisburg.
Mls.q Mason 4s 22 years old and is a
graduate of Emerson College, at Bos
ton. She expects reach San Fran
cisco and end her ",000-mile walk on
Thanksgiving Day.
Beads Only as Dress
Indorsed by Parson
SPARTANBURG, S. C.. July 26.—
The Rev. Stephen A. Nettles, editor
of The Southern Advocate, decided
It would be far better for .women to
follow the custom of many African
tribes, who are robed in nothing more
than beads, than to wear the sugges
tive dresses which are so popular at
present.
ALLEGED BIGAMIST ARRESTED.
CHATTANOOGA. July 26—The lo
cal authorities have been notified of
the arrest of Ed Langford, of this
city, at Risin, Ark., upon a charge >f
bigamy preferred by his wife here.
She has six children. Wife No. 2 was
married at Risin in April.
3 GIRLS BELIEVED BURNED.
MALDEN, MASS., July 26.—One
man was badly burned and three girls
probably perished when lire sw ept the
New England Dyeing and Cleaning
Company's plant on Charles street
after a naphtha tank had exploded.
POSTMASTER AT GREENVILLE.
WASHINGTON. July 26 — The
President has nominated Teresa G
Williams as postmaster at Greenville,
Ga.
inru ATTAINT a ttrAjrutLA aj AJNIJ .NEWS.
Fireman Jones Has Rib Broken.
Engineer Jennings, of Macon,
Injured—Porter Is Killed.
MACON, July 26.—Southern pas
senger trains Nos. 13 (northbound)
and No. 24 (southbound) had a head-
on collision on a siding at Hilton,
near Macon, this morning at 3:10
o’clock, resulting in the death of Will
Jackson, the negro porter, who open
ed the swMtch, and injuring Engineer
H. G. Jennings, of Macon, and Fire
man W. E. Jones, of Atlanta, of train
No. 24.
When train No. 24 was within 100
yards of the siding the porter became
excited over the apprehension that
he had not turned the switch prop
erly. He turned it again, opening the
siding to the approaching train. He
was struck by the engine of train No.
24 and instantly killed.
Engineer Jennings sustained a
bruised shoulder and sprained back,
and Ffreman Jones had a rib broken.
None of the passengers was hurt, al
though all were severely jarred.
A delay of less than an hour was
occasioned by the wreck, train No.
23 taking train No. 13 on to Atlanta,
while the passengers from No.- 24
were transferred and brought to Ma-
ENTRIES
ENTRIES.
AT HAMILTON.
FIRST—Purse, $500; maiden two-year-
olds; 5 furlongs; ?0diac 105. Amazement
108, Peacock 112. Goodwill 108, Indo
lence 111, Nancy Orme 112, Czar Michael
! 110, Buzzardund 108, John P. Nixon 111,
Mockery 108, Redstar 112. Also eli
gible: Fidelity 105. Lady Isle 110, Dia
mond Cluster 105, High Priest 105
SECOND—Purse. $600; thrte-year olds
and up; selling; 1 1-16 miles: xMarie
T 02. Dynamite 105. O’Em 110, Tecumseh
5*8. Howdy Howdy 107, Busy 111, Karl of
; Savoy 08, Mudsill 108, Henry Hutchison
I 112, Adolante 102. Muff 110, Spindle 112.
Also eligible: Working I^ad 110, Ber-
nadotte 98 Miccosukee 02, J. H Hough
ton 106. Clubs 111. Dilatory 107.
THIRD—Purse, $500; three-year olds
and up; selling; furlongs: Miss
Edith 102, Coy 102. Hearthstone 109, La-
Sainrella 102, Wentworth 104, Black
River 111, My Geni 102. Moisant 104,
George S. Davis 111, Delicous 102, Bit-
tra 100, Siitrix 111 Also eligible: Ru-
voco 09, Schallir 108, Tillies Nightmare
100, Smahs 07, C. H. Patton 08, Mamie
Johnson 110.
FOURTH- Sandringham plate; purse
$700; three-year-olds and up; Du miles:
Calgary 100. Flora Fina 110. Hamilton
108, Lochiel 105, Barnegat 104.
FIFTH—Purse, $600; two year-olds,
selling; 6 furlongs: Serenata 08, Laura
07, Requiram 100. Pat Rutledge 93, Rags
100, Sonny Boy 112. Louise Travers 95,
Tattler 104. Beaupre 105, Scarlet Letter
06, Ratina 104.
SIXTH Purse, $600; Kenilworth han
dicap; three year-old8 and up; 6 fur
longs: Panzareta 102, lA>ochares 114,
Prince Ahmed 11*3. Sir Blaise 107, Sun
Queen 107, Knights Differ 123.
SEVENTH- Purse, $500; three-year-
olds and up; mile on turf; Ondramtda
102, Puritan Lass 90, Tropasolum 104,
Denham 103. Half Shot 97
Weather clear Track faat.
AT BELMONT.
FIRST—Selling, three-year-olds and
up, 6 furlongs: xProgressive 97. xlvabel
103, Warlord 105, Lace 105, Deduction
110, xElla Bryson 113, Cadeau 115.
SECOND—Selling, three-year-olds and
up, 1 mile: Manmous 107. Discovery 102.
Stenter 112, Slim Princess 107. Dainger-
field 109, Fred Mulhollani 105. xEtna
104, Dandy Dixon 109, Hammond Pass
104, Waterwelle8 114, Bunch of Keys
105.
THIRD—Handicap. 3-year-olds and
un, 1 mile: Perthshire 112. Beaucoup
107, Isidora 110. Reybourne 108, Sickle
111. Bay Port 98
FOURTH—Suffolk stakes, selling, 2-
year-olds, maidens. 6 furlongs: The
Spirit 100. Anytime 107, xGallon 97,
Wooden Shoes 104. Naiad 104, Water
Lady 103. Mordecai 102.
FIFTH -Steeplechase, selling. 4-year-
olds and up, 2*4 miles: Essex II 141,
Son of the Wind 138 Shannon River
140, Racebrook 141, xGolden 133, Nose
gay 139.
SIXTH—Maidens, 2-year-olds. 6 fur
longs, main course: Stars and Stripes
110. Flgginy tlO. TManuadn 107, Small
110. Cliff Field 110. Ortyx 106, Breakers
110, Margaret Melse 107, Lily Orme
107
xApprentice allowance claimed.
Black Sleuth Trails
Negro Slayer; Jailed
COLUMBUS. July 26.—After trail
ing Manuel Bailey, a negro murderer
of Tennessee, through four States,
Frank Walker, a black detective, of
that State, caused Bailey’s arrest in
Girard, Ain., to-day. Bailey is being
held at Seale. Ala., pending the sign
ing of requisition papers by Governor
O’Neal of Alabama.
Walker will return to Covington,
Tenn.. with his man. who is wanted in
that town on a charge of murdering a
negrd preacher.
AFTER 2-YEAR
STRICKEN WITH PARALYSIS.
MOBILE. July 26.—Georg# W. Cra-
ry, for ten years or more treasurer of
the Mobile. Jackson and Kansas City
Railroaa, and one of the best-known
railroad men In the South, was strick
en with paralysis* iast night and his
condition is regarded as serious.
BLAST HURTS 6; TWO DYING.
YOUNGSTOWN. OHIO. July 26.—
Six men were badly injured, two of
whom will die. when gas exploded and
wrecked the engine room of the Car
negie steel plant in the Brier Hill
district here early to-day.
Mrs. Lily Lamar Martin, Fulton
County, Locates Little Daugh
ter in Los Angeles, Cal.
LOS ANGELES, July 26.—After a
two-year search, extending across
seven States, Mrs. Lily Lamar Mar
tin, of Fulton County, Georgia, has
located her little daughter, Sarah
Alice, at 1242 West Thirty-eighth
street, Los Angeles.
Humane Officer McLaughlin, at the
request of the mother, applied for a
writ of habeas corpus ordering the
child’s father, A. R. Martin to pro
duce the child in Judge Wilbur’s
courtroom Monday.
Martin is charged by McLaughlin
with kidnaping the child from Its
mother after its custody had been
awarded Mrs. Martin. The Martins
were divorced in Georgia April 18.
1911. The mother is now in Dallas,
Tex., but is leaving for Los Angeles
to regain possession of the child.
The litigation with the little girl
as the center dAtes back to Decem
ber 28. 1908, when A. R. Martin filed
a petition for divorce in the Fulton
County courts. He charged his wife,
Mrs. Lily Martin, with grossly inhu
man and cruel treatment, asserting
that she had pointed a pistol at him,
tried to stab him with a butcher knife
and had threatened to poison him by
putting strychnine in his food. After
this last threat, his petition alleged,
he became afraid for his life and fled.
He asserted also that she had threat
ened to kill their daughter, Sarah
Alice, who was 6 years old at the
time of the filing of the petition. Mar
tin asked for th e custody of the
child.
Mrs. Martin at once filed a cross
bill, denying the charges made by her
husband, and praying the court to
allow her to keep the little girl. Both
Martin and his wife were granted
a"divorce. and she was given a Judg
ment for alimony. The court order
ed the child placed in the Baptist
Orphans’ Home, at Hapeville, but be
cause of the crowded condition of the
home the girl was placed temporarily
in charge of her grandfather, F. L.
Pye.
A few months after the court's de
cision, while Mrs. Martin was visiting
in Americus, Ga., Martin took out a
writ of habeas corpus and took the
child away from Pye. He then left
with the little girl for San Fran
cisco, and the case began. Mrs. Mar
tin trailed her husband through sev
eral States in the West and across
the entire continent, finally locating
him at Los Angeles.
OLD CLAYT ROBSON IS
GIVEN BIRTHDAY ’CUE
OLD CLAYT DOBSON.
AD CONTEST IS.
GROWN-UPS’
Fine Opportunity for Winning an
Automobile by Work Among
Business Men Uptown.
State’s Best Known Drummer Is Surprised by
Friends Led by Old Joe Pottle.
Teachers' Loan Is
Favored by Report
The House was in session 35 min
utes Saturday morning and disposed
of some local bills. Under the rules
of the House, only bills of a local na
ture may be taken up at the Satur
day sessions, and consequently but
few more than a quorum of the mem
bers were present.
A report by the Ways and Means
Committee was favorable to House
Resolution 96, which provides for bor
rowing money by the Governor on
reasonable terms. This resolution is
in line with the effort being made to
relieve the deficit in the school-teach
ers' appropriation.
The House authorized the printing
of 200 copies of House Bill No. 22,
which provides for a text book com
mission. This is one of the bills tend
ing toward publication of school books
by the State.
Speaker Pro Tern McMichael, of
Marion County, presided.
Barwick Relents, and
Mattiford Is Freed
John D. Mattiford, arrested in Bos
ton Friday, after a 3,000-mile chase,
on a charge of kidnaping two chil
dren of John A. Barwick. of Atlanta,
has been released. Barwick notified
the Atlanta police he had recovered
his children and that he would not
press the prosecution.
It was charged that Mattiford and
Mrs. Barwick eloped with the children
about three months ago. The princi
pals have decided they will not re
turn to Atlanta to live. Barwick is now
in New York City with his children.
Old Joe Pottle, Solicitor General of
the Ocmulgee Circuit, aided and abet
ted by a dozen or more members of
the Legislature and as many more
well-known citizens of Atlanta, not to
mention an additional dozen or so or
dinary folks, surprised Old Clayt Rob
son. of the State at large, with a big
barbecue party in the Kimball House
FYiday night, the occasion being Old
Clayt Robson’s thirty-fifth birthday.
Robson knows and is known by
more people in Georgia than anybodv.
There isn’t a town he hasn't visited
many times in his rounds of commer
cial traveling, and there isn’t a com
munity in which he is not well ac
quainted.
It is said that he can use the long
distance phone in Atlanta and sell
more goods than th-ee or four ordi
nary salesmen put together. This
may or may not be so, but Robson
doesn't deny it.
Old Clayt Caught Napping.
Anyway, Old Joe Pottle loves Old
Clayt Robson with a love that sur-
nasseth understanding, and so he
came up from Milledgeville Thursday,
armed with a barbecued shoat, a lot
of fine, fat tomatoes, and other ip
proved barbecue trimmings, and he
gumshoed around town collecting up
a bunch of Robson's admh-rs, with
a whispered word to meet at the
Kimball at 7:30 in the evening, there
to surprise Old Clayt and make mer
ry for a time.
Just before the big “eats” was
pulled off. everybody was wise but
Robson. He was caught napping In
the Kimball lobby about 7:15, and
forthwith was rushed into the ban-
quete hall, and things were explained.
He admitted that it was hi** thirty-
fifth birthday, however, at-d that,
therefore, he was a legitimate object
of a surprise party, and. brides, he
liked surprise parties first-rate, any
way they came.
Presented With Umbrella.
In the meantime, a lot of Old Joe
Pottle's guests had gumshoed arounl
themselves during the afternoon, and
during the progress of the festivities
a handsome umbrella was presented
to Mr. Robson as a token of every
body’s good will and esteem, and as
The American and Georgian’s Want
Ad Contest is opening up in great
style. Contestants brought in a bunch
of want ads yesterday afternoon, and
they were just getting their hand in
at that.
But the field is still open. There’s
a great opportunity fo^ live, hustling
young men and women.
Don’t think this is just a “kids’
game.” It isn’t every day that an
automobile or a piano or a trip to
California is given for a bit of light^
work. A young man or young wom
an with some business ability and
some spare time can win a prize
worth while by working uptown
among the business men. Real es
tate firms, retail stores, every kind
of business offers opportunity for,
want ads, and they count just the
same as house-to-house business.
Some of you people with lots of ac
quaintances uptown can get in now
and win.
Contestants should let their
friends know they are in the con
test. If they will give the Want
Ad Man a list of all their friends
he will help them spread the news
and assist them in rounding up the
business and the votes. Some of the
contestants have brought in these
lists and others should do it at once.
The Want Ad Man is planning a
campaign to help, the contestants.
One young man, in his teens, won
big success on his first day out, reap
ing a harvest of want ads in one
street. It’s easy to get them if you'll
just suggest want ad possibilities.
Mrs. Jones may not think of needing
something an ad would bring her, but
a hint that she could rent that va
cant room or hire a new cook or sell
an old piece of furniture will always
bring an idea and the idea brings
the ad.
The coupon published on another^
will count 1,000 votes for a start-
page will count 1,000 votes for
a starter. Clip it out, take it to the
Want Ad Man or your district man
ager nearest your home and start in
to win. You may be driving your
own motor car this autumn.
NOMINATION BLANK
I hereby nominate as the most beautiful girl in Atlanta:
Name
Address
Only one of these blanks will be credited to any one
contestant.
an evidence of their hopes for man/
happy returns of the day.
Mr. Robson’s speech of acceptance j
was mostly smiles—his smiles con
stituting his biggest asset, anyway!
And Old Joe Pottle returned to
Milledgeville to-day, a perfectly hap
py and contented man!
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uses Eastman films and is day
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erate. Sole leather carrying case
$! extra Jno. L. Moore & Sons.
42 North Broad street. Kodak
headquarters.
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$20.85 Rourffl Trip $20.85
Tickets on sale August 1, j
2 and 3. Return limit Au- j
gust 15. Through electric
lighted steel sleeping cars.
Dining cars on most con
venient schedules.
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His Royal Highness
The World's fVl ec nzst Husband
The cruel surprise which the pretty
chorus girl wife of eccentric old Duke
Ludwig of Bavaria met when he treated
her as a horse, a dog and a goat, and
cheated her out of her pin money, will
be told of in
NEXT SUNDAY’S AMERICAN
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