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VOL. XL NO. 306.
ATLANTA, GA., MONDAY, JULY 28, 1913.
Copyright. 1906,
By The Georgian Co
2 CENTS.
PAT NO
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Presents Drastic Demand That
Federals Who Shot American
Official Be Punished,
Jackson Will Tell
Juvenile Trustees
Of Charges by Girl
The Rev. Crawford Jackson, secre
tary of the Juvenile Protective Asso
ciation. who is charged with making
improper advances to his young typ
ist, has called a meeting of the trus
tees of the association to lay the
case before them.
Although the Rev. Mr. Jackson has
been bound over to the Grand Jury
on the testimony of Miss Louvenia
Durden, the typist, he declared that
he would be fully vindicated.
WASHINGTON. July 28.—Ambas
Rador Wilson’s impending conferenre
with President Wilson is overshad
owed by America’s demand for speedy
punishment of the Federal soldiers
who shot Charles B. Dixon, an Amer
ican immigration officer at Juarez,
and the immediate release of Charles
Bissell and Bernard McDonald, who
were arrested by Federals and thrown
in jail at Chihuahua City for at
tempting to carry refugees from Par-
ral.
Bissell and McDonald are said to
be in danger of execution.
The American demands were
couched in language more mandatory
and drastic than any used by the
United States Government since the
beginning of President Wilson’s ad
ministration. It is believed any other
action by the Mexican Government
except unconditional compliance will
be considered an affront to the United
States, which may lead to strong-arm
measures.
Ambassador Wilson himself was so
exorcised over the situation that he
dictated telegrams to the American
Embassy at Mexico City and the
American Consul at Juarez. He de
clined to comment on his messages,
except to say he was still working
for a continuation of the friendly re
lations between the two governments.
The President and the Ambassador
will confer at 2:30 o'clock.
Urges Bathing Skirts
For ‘Unshapely’ Men
CHICAGO, July 28.—A legal fight
was started to-day by Dr. Rosalie M.
Ladova, who was arrested at a park
bathing beach because she appeared
in a Sunday afternoon crowd of
swimmers in bloomers.
“Women can not swim well in
skirts,” said Dr. Ladova to-day.
“Their figures are rounded so that
they do not need as thoroughly cov
ering as men. Men bathers go about
almost naked. Their hideous figures
should be covered from their necks
to their toes. They should be com
pelled to wear the skirts.”
SHOT ATWIFE P
JUDGE PRESIDING IN
TRIAL OF LEO FRANK
Reward Offered for Clem Poole,
Slayer of Dalton Policeman.
Posse Loses Trail.
Order of Moose in
Meet at Cincinnati
CHICAGO. July 28.—Nearly 10,000
members of the Loyal Order of Moose,
left Chicago to-day for Cincinnati to
attend the national convenition of the
order.
Most of them were here to attend
the ceremonies in connection with the
corner laying at the new *5,000,000
industrial university at Moose Heart,
near Aurora, Ill. Vice President Mar
shall, Governor Dunne and several
Congressmen took part in the cere
monies.
U. S, Team Picked to
Win Davis Cup Finals
Spselsl Cable to The Atlanta Georgian.
WIMBLEDON, July 28.—With only
one victory needed to clinch the Da
vis tennis cup trophy, the American
team was the betting favorite over
the English defenders in the final
day for the tournament.
Two single matches are on the
boards to-day, Maurice E. McLough-
lin, the young Californian, meeting
Champion Dixon, and R. Norris Wil
liams, of Philadelphia, clasihng with
J. P. Parke.
Decisive Battle in
China Revolt Near
m
Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian.
SHANGHAI, July 28.—The end of
the Chinese revolution is in sight. It
is believed that decisive battle of the
insurrection will be fought at Nan
king shortly.
For the protection of foreign resi
dents in Shanghai a naval detachment
from the warships in the harbor has
been sent ashore and is disarming all
rebels.
Dead Rat Revived
By Electric Current
LYNN. MASS., July 28.—Dr. G.
Warren Eastman and John Van
Sciver, a medical student, in experi
menting to solve the problem of life
brought a rat back to life with a high
frequency current of 60,000 volts after
its heart had been still for 180 sec
onds.
The rat had remained immersed in
a pail of water five minutes when it?
body was removed and medical tests
showed no spark of life. Returning
life was noticed 1 after its body had
been in contact with the electric cur
rent just 60 seconds. It lived for
40 hours.
Puts Ice in Bonnet
And Goes to Church
ALTON, ILL., July 28— Mrs. E. B.
Clarkson, aged 28. of Alton, is using
ice on her head to make the trip to
and from the First Presbyterian Sun
day School weekly, to keep up her
record of fourteen years’ consecutive
attendance.
Mrs. Clarkson puts a small chunk
of ice under her old-fashioned bonnet
to prevent being overcome by the
heat. In a paper carried at her eide
with her Bible she puts another piece.
When the first piece melts, the sec-
one piece is .substituted.
St, Louis Waiters
For Anti-Tip Law
ST. LOUTS. July 28 —An ordinance
to end the tipping habit 1s now await
ing the signature of the Mayor to
become a law.
The ordinance has the backing of
the union waiters of St. Louis, who,
at present, are striking in the princi
pal hotels and restaurants. The wait
ers say that the tipping habit has
prevented them from drawing fair
wages.
DALTON. July 28.—At an early
hour this morning the posse organized
to hunt down Clem Poole, who near
midnight shot and killed Policeman
Harry Cook while the officer was at
tempting to arrest him, disbanded,
the search being fruitless.
Poole last night shot twice at his
wife as he followed her to the home
of her parents on First avenue. There
Policeman Cook met him. As the
officer advanced, Poole fired, the bul
let piercing the po.iceman's heart and
bringing instant death. Henry Mitch
ell. accompanying tne officer, grabbed
the weapon from Poole, but he es
caped. Bloodhounds trailed the fugi
tive for a time and then lost the
scent.
The murder has greatly aroused
Dalton, for Policeman Cook was a
popular member of the force. He is
survived by 'his wife. A reward of
$100 has been offered by the city for
Poole’s capture.
Several Policemen Are Injured in
Battle With Militants Storm
ing Asquith’s Home.
Special Cable to The Georgian.
LONDON, July 28.—Twenty-four
men and women to-day were fined or
Panama Has ‘Noah’;
Believers Build Ark
Strike Situation in
Transvaal Ominous
Speoial Cable to The Atlanta Georgian.
JOHANNESBURG, July 28.—The
situation in South Africa, wh^re the
railroad men and miners threaten a
country-wide strike, has become very
grave.
So far the labof leaders have re
fused to accept any concessions lo
pnd the trouble, insisting that all their
demands be mat*
Appendix All Alone
In London, Said Jack
SAN FRANCISCO, July 28—Here
is the latest joke Jack London, the
famous author, is telling on himself:
London was operated on recently
for appendicitis. After the ordeal |
the surgeon held up the severed ap
pendix in his fingers for the patient
to SVe. The author looked at it
thoughtfully, then grinned and said:
“It was a case of all alone in Lon
don, wasn't it, doc?”
HIGHWAY DEPENDS ON GORDON.
DALTON.—Congressman Gordon Lee
has written from Washington that the
Sherman-Johnston Government highway
hinges upon the action of Gordon Coun
ty officials. Bartow, Catoosa and Whit
field have decided favorably Gordon
County haa not yet taken action.
Special Cable to The Georgian.
PANAMA, July 28.—Word has been
received from Penonome. a town in
the interior of the republic, that
Sgeundo Sanchez, a native, has pro
claimed himself the Messiah and has
issued a “prophecy” of the destruction
of the world by a deluge in a short
time.
Some of his 80 adherents are build
ing an ark, while others are collect
ing pairs of animals of all species
found in the region.
Gabrielle Ray Wins
Suit Against Loder
LONDON. July 28 —Gabrielle Ray,
the famous gayety beauty to-day won
her suit against her husband, Eric
I>oder. for the restoration of her con
jugal rights. Loder made no defense
The actress and Loder. who is tht
son of the late Alfred Loder and
grandson of tile late Sir Robert Loder.
were married March 1, 1912. The
marriage was to have taken place the
previous day, but Miss* Ray kept Lo
der “waiting at the church."
Swats ’Skeeter and
Wrecks Car; 3 Hurt
ATLANTIC CITY July 28.—Rais
ing his hand to swat a mosquito. A.
K. Siler, of Narbleth. Pa., who was
driving an automobile around a
curve near here, lost control of his
machine.
The machine went over an em
bankment and the party of five were
pinned beneath It. Three were seri
ously hurt.
THE WEATHER.
Forecast for Atlanta and
Georgia—Local thundershow
ers Monday and probably
Tuesday.
Berlin Bars Organ
Grinders; Must Toil
Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian.
BERLIN. July 28.—The eBrlln po
lice have barred organ grinders, de
claring that the majority of them arv
strong enough to work, and that there
is too much good music to be heard
to have one’s nerves racked by hand-
organs.
WIFE OF ACCUSED AT HIS
ordered to furnish bond? to keep the
peace as the result of the riots of yes.
terday, when Sylvia Pankhurst, the
daughter of the militant leader, led a
mob to storm Premier Asquith’s
house.
A huge crowd followed in the wake
of the suffragettes as they began the
march to the Premier’s house, but the
police, aided by motor busses, blocked
the way of the on-rus'hing mob.
In the fight that followed, several
officers were injured, but the police
dispersed the mob. after arresting the
militant leader's daughter and some
of her followers.
The police had been searching for
Sylvia as her release license under the
“cat-and-mouse” act had expired. Sne
was removed to Halloway jail to con
tinue her sentence for inciting to riot.
Before being taken to jail Miss Pank
hurst promised to lead a greater up
rising than evei* before upon her re
lease.
Mrs. Pethick Lawrence, Lady Sybil
Smith and Miss Evelyn Sharpe, who
were sentenced to Halloway jail for
rioting during the recent suffragette
demonstration were released today.
They had gone on a hunger strike im
mediately after being taken to jail.
Clarence H, Mackey
Sued for $2,000,000
NEW YORK, July 28.—That Clar
ence H. Mackay. to keep up the pace
of a millionaire's son. borrowed heav
ily In Wall Street and failed to pay
back after he had inherited $40,000.-
000 from the estate of his father, is
charged in a suit brought by W. L.
Stow, a broker, for an accounting of
more than $2,000,000.
The plaintiff was at the head of the
firm of W. L. Stow <& Co., which failed
for $6,000,000 some years ago. He
charges that Mr. Mackay is directly
responsible for that failure by falling
to meet obligations contracted in a
pool organized to buy and control
stocks and bonds of the Mexican Cen
tral Railway.
Columbus Fugitives
Caught iu Alabama
BIRMINGHAM. July 28.—WHIG
Pruett, a negro, said to have been
convicted of murder and to have es
caped from Columbus. Ga.. and Archie
Wright, a negro, said to be wanted
in Columbus for stealing a horse and
buggy and other crimes, were arrest
ed here by city detectives and will go
back to Georgia to-day.
Fog Drives Steamer
Chalmette Agrouud
NEW YORK, July 28.—The steam
er Chalmette from New Orleans for
New York went ashore early to-day
in a thick fog while a mile and a
half south of Barnegat.
NOVEL D. A. R. EVENT.
WASHINGTON. July 28.—Thirteen
Daughter? of the Revolution, on
from each of the original States, will
plant sprigs of ivy around Continent :1
Hall fie organization's headquarters,
this f&lL
Balkan Allies Meet
To Sign Peace Pact
Special Cable a to The Georgian.
ATHENS, July 28.—The terms of
the armistice and peace between the
othe Balkan Stata« and Bulgaria
will be arranged at Bucharest.
To-day the delegates left Nigh for
the Roumanian capitol to begin their
deliberations.
TOWN TO SUE COUNTY.
COLT ’MBPS. -The t..wn of Hurtsboro.
in Russell Count>. Ala., through Mayor
Williams, will bring suit against the
county for $1,800, whirh ib#» Mayor al
leges the county Is due the town on
road and bridev fax.
Three months and a day after the body of little Mary Phagan
was found in the cavernous depths of the National Pencil Factory,
the trial of Leo M. Frank, accused of her murder, began before
Judge L. S. Roan in the Criminal Court of Georgia with a packed
courtroom and a deeply stirred city almost breathlessly awaiting
the outcome.
There was a straining of necks as the young factory superin
tendent, calm, cool and collected, in the face of the terrible ordeal
confronting him, was brought into the courtroom on the first floor
of the old City Ilall building to take his seat with his counsel.
Solicitor General Hugh Dorsey, chief of the prosecution, de
clared himself ready weeks ago and there was little time lost in
beginning what promises to be the greatest legal battle over a
man’s life in the history of the South. Frank Hooper sat at the
Solicitor’s side.
Deputy Plennie Minor called
the court to order at 9 o’clock.
He called the roll of the jury for
the first panel of twelve men.
J. H. Jones, deputy clerk, called the
names. F. W. Stone, No. 82 East
Linden # street, was excused on ac
count of illness. R. S. Snedden was
refused on an excuse on military ex
emption. Only one man was excused
from the first twelve men.
Mrs. Frank arrived at the court
house shortly after the trial started,
being .summoned by a telephone call
, from Julian Boehm, a ft-lend of the
family.
Defense Not to Ask Delay.
Luther Z. Rosser, qf counsel for the
defense, stated to a Georgian reporter
as he left his office for the scene of
the trial that he defense would make
no move for delay.
“We will not seek a change of venue
or make any move of any kind to
delay justice for our client.’’ he said.
“We are entirely confident that Jus
tice and truth will prevail, as it al
ways must.”
Reuben R. Arnold, of the defense,
made the same kind of a statement.
“We will announce ready a« soon as
the case is called,” he said.
One Important witness for the de
fense was reported to be missing
He is a traveling salesman, and the
defense was said to be confident of
locating him.
Sentell in Navy Now.
Edgar L. Sentell, who testified that
he saw Arthur MuUlnax and Mary
Phagan together at midnight of the
day of the crime, has enlisted in the
navy and will not be able to appear
at the triAl.
A great crowd gathered in front ol
the courthouse as the hour of the
trial drew near, and when 9 o'clock
arrived. Pryor street at Hunter was
almost impasseuble. The corridors of
the courthouse were a mass of hu
manity, through which a lane had <o
be cut by deputies to allow the pas
sage of witnesses and lawyers and
newspaper men.
The crowd was tense with curiosi
ty, but to all appearances inclined to
be orderly and apparently was moved
only by the commonest of human mo
tives—curiosity.
Frank Fasling Fine. He Says.
Frank was escorted from the Tower
to the courthouse shortly after 6
o’clock in the morning, nearly three
said, as he arrived at the courthouse.
"I am glad that the trial is about to
begin after this long wait. I have no
fear of the outcome. I am not only
innocent of the terrible crime, but I
am innocent of any knowledge of it.
save as the Information has come to
me since the officers came to my
house that morning three months
ago.”
At this moment E. C. Essenbach. a
relative of Frank, appeared with a
tempting breakfast which was spread
in the prisoners’ room at the court
house. Frank gave ocular proof that
his appetite had not suffered from his
long confinement as he proceeded to
make way with the delicacies pre
pared for him.
Frank greeted his relative cheerful
ly and conversed with him for more
than an hour. The topic seldom was
on the crime or the trial which was
about to begin. Long before the
time set for the judge to take the
bench other friends and relatives of
the prisoner had appeared and some
of them were permitted to talk to
him.
Conley Ready For the Stand.
Jim Conley, Frank's accuser. wa»
made ready for the trial early in the
morning, although it was not prob
able that he would be called during
the day.
He was given a shave and a new
suit of clothes, as he had worn for
the last three months the same shab
by garments that he had on at th«
time he was arrested while washing
a shirt at the National Pencil Fac
tory.
Conley said that he was ready to
go on the witness stand at an in
stant’s notice. He declared that he
would stick to the same story that
he told in his last affidavit and which
he has since repeated many times for
the benefit of Solicitor Dorsey.
"If they had just let me face Mr.
Frank, I could have made him tell
the truth long before this,” he as
serted.
Less than half a hundred persons
were waiting about the courthouse at
8 o’clock, an hour before the time
set for the beginning of the trial. It
was thought that not a large crowd
would be clamoring for admission to
the courtroom as it had become quite
generally known that the small room
would accommodate hardly more than
the witnesses and the veniremen and
MACON, July 28.—Reports from
Dunbar, 15 miles south of here, where
John Sake, a negro burglar. was
lynched late Sunday night, indicate
that everything is quiet following the
excitement. The mob dispersed im
mediately after the lynching and not
a clew remains for the officers of the
law to work on.
The lynching followed the shooting
of J. F. Hammock, a Dunbar mer
chant. who caught Shake 1n his store
Saturday night. The negro loaded
his shotgun while in the store anu
fired two charges* into the body of
Mr. Hammock. The wounded mer
chant was rushed to Macon, where he
lies in a precarious condition.
Immediately following the shooting
a posse of more than 100 citizens
gathered and pursued the negro.
Bloodhounds tracked Shake into a
swamp near Wellston, about 15 miles
ffom the scene of the crime. Mem
bers of the posse were forced to wade
into the water, where they found the
negro submerged up to his neck.
Dragging him out, members of Hie
posse rushed the negro in an automo
bile back to the scene of the crime,
where they strung him up to a pole
and literally riddled his body with
>u Ikti
One-third of the seats in the Audi
torium were filled Sunday afternoon
for the farewell concert given by Dr.
Percy Starnes And Mrs. Starnes.
A program In which Mozart’s “Mag
ic Flute” predominated, and which
contained two compositions by the or
ganist himself, was well received.
The overture to Wagner’s “Tannhau-
ser,” which was to have been the final
number, was omitted because the
organ got out of order. In its place.
Dr. Starnes made a little speech of
farewell. He said he would take
away with him the pleasant recollec
tion that his Atlanta audiences have
been uniformly attentive and cordial.
Dr. Starnes’ two compositions were
“Improvisations Upon a Scotch Mel
ody,” the air being “Auld Lang
Syne,” and a song. “A Lake and a
Fairy Boat,” which Mrs. Starnes
nang. Passages in the improvisations
were particularly happy The song
was well wedded to Hood’s fanciful
poem.
Mrs. Starnes was best in an aria
from the “Magic Flute." similar to the
“Bell Song” in “Lakme,” although she
sang parts of “A’for’se lui” from
Verdi's “La Traviata” very w'ell.
The overture to the “Magic Flute”
opened the recital. Gabriel - Marie's
simple little “La f’inquaintaine” com
eh* itruntLOi.
hour-H before the trial was scheduled ; that it ..ould be necessary to exclude
to begin. This was done to avoid the j practlcallv all spectators.
curious crowd which it was expected
would be about the courthouse and
thronging the corridors at 9 o'clock.
Frank was up and dressed and
freshly shaven whan Deputy Sheriff
Much Preparation Made.
For no trial In the history of Geor
gia have such elaborate arrangements
been made for the comfort of the
comparatively small number of spec-
Plennie Miner appeared before hie I tators who will gain admission, the
cell at the early hour.
"How are you feeling this morning,
Mr Frank?" the deputy Inquired.
“Tip top, only I'm“ mighty hungry,"
replied Frank
Exhibiting the same poised confi
dence that has characterized him
through three months since he was
locked in a cell in the county jail, the
young factory superintendent chatted
freely with Miner on the way to the
courthouse.
Sure He Will Be Freed.
He was attired In a natty light gray
mohair suit and wore a fancy gray
tie. His face was fuller and he ap
peared slightly heavier than when he
was arrested shortly after the murder
of the Phagan girl. He seemed cheer
ful and 'n the beet of health.
"I am vary aura of mui^il" h*
attorney* who will handle the case,
the Jury and the newspaper men.
Deputy Sheriff Plennie Miner has re
ceived much praise for the splendid
preparations made.
Electric fans have been Installed at
every window and on the railing sep
arating the spectators' seats from the
bar, ozonators have been placed to
keep the air purified. It probably will
be the coolest and best ventilated
place in Atlanta.
Not more than *50 spectators will
be admitted. Approximately that
number of chairs have been placed
outside the Inclosure. When they are
“lied the doors will be closed and no
one else will be allowed in. No one
will be permitted to occupy standing
room.
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