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\ fi fTO ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS THRONG AT THE COURTHOUSE DOORS AS THE TRIAL OPENED V f ’ ■< u IHl ■ 1 E; % 1 ^ '«SrajHn If \ -nl K ' FRANK. FEELING TIPTOP. Frank was escorted from the Tower co the courthouse shortly after 6 o’clock in the morning 1 , nearly three tempting breakfast which was spread in the prisoners’ room at the court house. Frank gave ocular proof that Venire Whipped Into Shape Rapidly; Negro Is Eligible Within a minute cr two after Dep uty Sheriff Plennie Minor had called the court to order the examination process was applied to the venire panel of 144 men. From each panel of twelve one or more men were ex cused after being asked the formal questions and furnished a sufficient reason to bar them. J. H. Jones, Deputy Clerk, called the names. F. W. Stone, No. 82 East Linden street, was excused on ac count of illness. R. F. Shedden was refused on an excuse of military ex- was refused excusal. Only one man was excused from the third panel. The first surprise came with the questioning of the fourth panel, when Earl Davis, a negro, was not excused. He was ruled eligible to jury duty. There is little prospect that he will be drawn as one of the jurors. George Mathieson, Assistant Chief of County Police, was excused on account of his duties. John W. Alex ander, capitalist, of No. 439 South Pryor street, was excused because of illness. W. M. Donehoo, of Buck- head, was let out on account of the 9EQRGIIIHEIRESS LIST 3 WEEKS IS LOCHTEO Lynette Awtrey Wires Piteous Plea From Utah to Father in Acworth, Ga. Continued From Page 1. Giant Negro Hunted For White Slavery WINCHESTER, VA., July 28.—De spite the fact that several hundred regulars of the various cavalry regi ments camped near town at the ma neuver grounds have searched for him, the giant negro Franklin, who, it is alleged, was engaged in a white slave traffic and whose place near the campgrounds was raided on Thurs day night by the Sheriff, so far has eluded capture. The white women who were found in the company of a number of negri troopers of the Tenth Cavalry at 2 o’clock in the morning, when Frank lin's tent was surrounded, are still *n jail. hours before the trial was scheduled to begin. This was done to avoid the 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 when Deputy Sheriff Plennie Miner appeared * before his 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 Fre©d. He was attired in a natty light gray mohair suit and wore a fancy gray tie. His face was fuller and ^te ap peared slightly heavier than when he was arrested shortly after the murder of the Phagan girl. He seemed cheer ful and in the best of health. “I am very sure of acquittal,” he 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 Climate Failed; Medicine Effective Rest, fresh air and well-cooked, nourishing { food do help many persons suffering with Lung < Trouble. But in many oases the diaea.se is only , temporarily • arrested,” apd something more is / needed. Eekman’s AlteraUve la a medicine for > Throat and Lung Troubles and has brought ( about many complete recoveries--In many oases > where the surroundings were not Weal. Judging ■ by the many reports of recoveries received, we / believe it should In* used in every case of Lung ‘ Trouble. A remarkable case follows: Weldon. Ill. j "My Dear Sir: Through your Instrumentality S I have been saved from a premature grave. On > ’December 14. 1904. I was taken wiUi Typhoid ? Pneumonia which developed into Consumption. I In February, 1905. I went to Fort Worth, Texas. ( and later to Canon City. Colorado After being ( there two weeks, my physician informed me that my case was hopeless. Three weeks later I re- ) turned home, weighing 103 pounds, the doctor ) having given me no assurance of reaching there ) alive. "On July 14. 1905. I began taking F.ckman's wonderful remedy for Consumption. To day I < weigh 158 pounds. I am stout and well and < can do any kind of work about my grain ele- S ’“uffl.lartt) ARTHUR WEBB. i (Above abbreviated: more on request.) fcekman s Alterative has been proven by many i fears’ test to be most efficacious in cases / 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 ) of Jacobs’ Drug Stores and other leading drug gists the Eckman Laboratory, Phlladel phia, Pa., for booklet telling of recoveries and ) additional evidence. his appetite had not suffered from his long: confinement as he proceeded to make way with the delicacies pre pared for him. Frank greeted Ms 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, was 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 the 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 thai 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 that it would be ne9essary to exclude practically all spectators. 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 tators who will gain admission, the attorneys 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 250 spectators will be admitted. Approximately that number of chairs have been placed outside the incLosure. When they are filled the doors will be closed and no one. else will be allowed in. No one will be permitted to occupy standing room. The usual custom of permitting emption. Only one man was excused from the first twelve men. H. R. talloway, of No. 691 Pied mont avenue, first of the second panel, was not served. F. A. Hull, No. 180 Grant street, was excused on account of his age, 20 years. T. J. Henderson, No. 25 Woodson street, was excused as opposed to capital punishment. J. A. McCreary, No. 78 East North street, was excused be cause of his residence in DeKalb County. J. F. Patterson, of College Park, was excused on account of deafness. Five were excused from the second panel. Negro Declared Eligible. W. H. Scott, No. 215 Gordon street, was excused on account of ill health. He had a doctor’s certificate. W. H. Abbott, Record Clerk of the court, disinterested attorneys to occupy seats inside the bar will not be fol lowed. and this particular part of the courtroom will be less crowded than during the average criminal trial. How They Will Line Up. Prosecuting Attorney Dorsey and at least five assistants will occupy a table directly In front of the bench and witness stand with the Jury box close on the righthand side. Attor ney Rosser with his assistants and the accused will be seated at a table to the left of the State’s and farther away from the jury- The table for newspaper men Is back of the State’s table. The arrangements were agreed upon by the attorneys and the Judge. The table for the defense was se lected by Attorney Rosser with a view to the number of persons who would wish to be near Frank during the trial. Seats have been arranged to the back of the table to accommo date at least 30 persons, friends and relatives of the accused, who have visited him constantly since he was confined at the Tower. Deputy Sheriff Plennie Miner, who will have charge of the crowd and keeping order in court, will also have charge of the prisoners. I^ong before any crowd congregated around the courthouse Frank and Lee were brought from the Tower and placed in the room reserved for them When court opened Frank took hi3 place at the table reserved for his at torneys. The court rule to segregate the witnesses will, of course, be enforced, but It may not be until twelve men have qualified as jurors, which will hardly be before the middle of the week. When the witnesses are segregated they will be kept In the large court room on the floor above the trial room. A bailiff will be placed in the hall and one on the door of the wit ness chamber, and as the names are death of his mother. E. A. Massa. of No. 305 East Fair street, was over age. J. H. Gilbert, of South Bend, was let out because of illness. The jury panels were thus being revised and made into a compact venire by this process of elimination. Joel Hurt Out of Town. The following men were excused in the selection of the fifth panel: George R. Wall, No. 139 Hill street, on account of illness; F. M. York, No. 221 Cooper street, on account of the illness of his wife; W. 1. Brooks, No. 224 East Fair street, on account of having removed from Fulton Coun ty. The following were excused in the selection of the sixth panel: H. Maness, No. 112 Jefferson street, ac count of deafness; Joel Hurt was oul of town. called they will be brought from the floor above to the^court. It Is probable some rule will be made to keep the witnesses for the State and the defense separated, in which event the third floor of the building would have to be used. The Jury room was selected with a great deal of care. It is almost in accessible from the outside and large and airy. Its window's are about twenty feet above an alleyway that runs on either side. Deputies will be kept in the alley to keep anyone from getting this close to the room. FYom the time a Juror is acceptable to both sides until the conclusion of the case he will not he allowed to go to his home or communicate with anyone except a fellow’ juror. The least of tile deputies’ troubles will not be in handling the crowd that will gain admission to the court, bui ‘n handling the crowd that will daily •ongregate on the outside and wait through the day for news of the pro ceeding.® in the trial. Ten deputies and as many members of the county police will be on duty on the streets around the building. U. S. Health Chief Gives New List of ‘Dog Days’ Don’ts WASHINGTON. July 28.—Surgeon General Blue, of the public health service, to-day gave *v>nae hot we>ather advice, as follows: Eat plenty of fruits; all the fresh vegetables that agree with you; as little meat as possible, and starchy foods, like potatoes, in moderate quantities. Drink beverages of the soft, non alcoholic variety; plenty of butter milk and pure sweet milk, certified milk preferred; alcoholic drinkR in great moderation, if at all. and cool carbonated or oxygenated drinks. Wear white outer clothes, biue un derwear. soft collars straw hats and ea*ty shoes. worth and Marietta society, and Is considered one of the most beautiful girls in the former town. The circumstances surrounding the disappearance of the young girl are shrouded in mystery, owing to rhe un willingness of her relatives to discuss the matter. According to her friends, however, this Is all that is known of the case: Early in June Miss Awtrey left New York to tour Europe under the care of Miss Olive Faw, of Marietta, who takes parties of Cobb County girls across the Atlantic each year. There were a number of Miss Awtrey 3 friends in the party, and she had been viewing the trip wrlth pleasure. Her first letters from abroad were op timistic in tone. She declared she was having a glorious time. Sudden ly there was a change. In her let ters the girl reflected the homesick ness that, she declared, w r as making Europe distasteful to her. She said she wanted to return home and seo her friends. Miss Faw conducts tw’o tours dur ing the summer, and Miss Awtrey had arranged to take both of them When she reached London, on the second tour, however, she wrote -o her parents that she was coming homp, She was next heard of in New York, about two weeks ago. She wired her father that she was homesick and wanted to come home, and asked him to send her some money and a ticket. He wired her the $200. That same ,evening Mr. Awtrey received a tele gram asking hJm to meet her in At lanta a few days later. Found Trunk—Not Daughter. On the day mentioned Mr. Awtrey 'was at the Terminal Station to greet his daughter. The train pulled in, the lather waited, but the girl dia not ap pear. Thinking perhaps 3he had missed her train and would come on a later one, he stayed in Atlanta al) day and met every train from New York. Mis Awtrey still did not come. Mr. Awtrey investigated and found that her baggage had been checked through from New York to Atlanta and had arrived on the first train he had met. Mr. Awtrey then returned to his home. He waited several days, and when his daughter still failed to ap pear. he asl>#<] the aid and advice of his brother. John Atwrey, of Mariet ta. and his brother-in-law, D. F. Me- Cl&tchy. A few days later Mr. Mc- Clatchy came to Atlanta and enlisted the services of the Burns agency. Detective Chatham, attached to the Atlanta office, went to Marietta and Acworth to determine if any clews could be developed there. His quest was fruitless. The Burns agency then obtained a photogr .ph from a pho tographer in Marietta, a relative of the missing girl, and it was scattered broadcast over the country. Miss Awtrey’s family has made every effort to keep the fact of her disappearance a secret, and her rela tives and intimate friends have been sworn to secrecy. None of them will discuss the mysterv, nor advance any theories to account for her disap pearance. “I’m sure I do not know what caused Lynette to run away.” said Mrs. R. M. Moon, a distant relative of the girl. "It Is as great a mystery to me as it is to anyone. Elooement Is Rumored. John Awtrey, t missing girl’s un cle, refused to make any comment whatever on his niece’s unexplained absence. “All I know is that she started home from New York and didn’t get here,” he said. The girl’s father could not be seen when a Georgian reporter visited Acworth Sunday night. One of her brothers declared that the members of her family entertain no theories of foul play or of a love affair. "We are satisfied with the situa tion." he said. “She has been lo cated.” Despite the assertions of the mem bers of the girl’s family that her dis appearance is not the culmination of a love affair, several of Miss Awtrey’s friends, in discussing the case, per sist in mentioning the name of a young man. whose home is in Atlanta, who has been an ardent suitor of Miss Awtrey’s for the paRt year. The suit of the young Atlantan, It is said, has not met with the approval of the girl's family, and It is Intimated that he has been forbidden to call on her. The theory evolved out of thes° facts by Miss Awtrey’s friends is that the girl really came to Atlanta from New York and that her admirer met her here and persuaded her to elopo with him. ■ P-R-I-N-T-O-R-I-A-L-S ■ No. 194 Plan Your Printing for Fall Business N04V! Don’t wait until the “Eleventh hour”—but get in ahead of the rush and have your PRINTING ready to SEND OUT. instead of just ready to go to the printer with, when the real needs of the season urge their necessities, with plans hurriedly prepared, and your chief thought to get your printing done on shortest possible margin of time. We’ll be glad to help you plan up your fall campaign. and offer many ADVERTISING suggestions that will materially advance the merit of your PRINT ING Phone for our representative to call— no obligations Incurred. Printing Co. 46-48-50 W. Alabama, I Phones M. 1560-2608-2614. Atlanta. Princeton Seniors Rivals for Hand of Esther Cleveland BALTIMORE, July 28.—Filled with a youthful ardor to win the hand of Miss Esther Cleveland, second daugh ter of Mrs Thomas J. Preston, Jr„ and the late President Grover Cleve land. Herman Stump and H. Gordon Ewing, both of Baltimore, are rivals In a “race for love" which is interest ing not only the friends of the girl but a considerable portion of Bal timore society. Both wooers are about 21 years old and both are members of the senior class at Princeton University, which is in the town where Miss Cleveland has spent most of her life. The class mates have been friends for years. u.rougn Ma Williams, will bring suit against county for *1,800, which the Mayor leges the county is due the town road and bridge tax. Fasting and Feast Cause Man’s Death ANNISTON. July 28.—After fasting twelve days to reduce his weight and then eating with Intemperance, L. M. Mills, manager of the Postal Tele graph Company’s Anniston office, died to-day of typhoid fever. Business men are making an effort to have Mrs. Mills, his widow, ap pointed manager to succeed him. BALTIMORE, MD. $20.85 Round Trip $20.85 Tickets on sale August 1, 2 and 3. Return limit Au gust 15. Through electric lighted steel sleeping cars. Dining cars on most con venient schedules. SOUTHERN RAILWAY. _ . SEMI-ANNUAL STATEMENT For the six months ending June 30, 1913, of the condition of the Pan-American Lile Insurance Company ^ OF NEW ORLEANS, Organized under the laws of the State of Louisiana, made to the Governor of the State of Georgia, in pursuance to the laws of said State. Principal office, 1301-1311 Whitney Building, New Orleans La. I. CAPITAL STOCK. 1. Amount of capital stock and surplus $1,750,000.00 2. Amount of capital stock paid up in cash .. . . 1,600,000.00 3. Amount in notes of the stockholders $ 150,000.00 II. ASSETS. 1. Market value of real estate owned by the company $ 45,300.00 2. Loans on bonds and mortgage (first liens) on real es- . t tate 755,152.50 3. Loans secured by pledge of bonds, stock* or other mar ketable collaterals ' 74.293.50 4. Loans made in cash to policyholders on this company’s policies assigned as collateral 38,313.13 5. Premium notes, loans or liens on policies in force 4^054.89 6. Bonds and stocks owned absolutely, market value (car ried out) 841,762.17 7. Cash in company’s office 100.00 8. Cash deposited in bank to credit of company 54,515!03 10. Interest due or accrued and unpaid 23,351.02 11. Bills receivable 1,321.16 12. Agent’s balance u!778!38 13. Rents due or accrued and unpaid.. 316.38 14. Net amount of uncollected and deferred premiums (de duction 20 per cent for average loaning from gross amount) 34,830.95 15. All other assets, both real and personal, not included here inbefore 67,060.07 Total assets „ ^ $1,952,144.18 III. LIABILITIES. Net premium reserve $ 370,112.36 3. Death losses and matured endowments in process of adjustment, or adjusted and not due $1,000.00 Total policy claims . • 1,000.00 10. Amount of ali other claims against the company 40,482.77 11. Cash capital 925,000.00 12. Surplus over all liabilities 586,715.50 Total liabilities $1,923,310.73 IV. INCOME DURING THE FIRST SIX MONTHS OF THE YEAR 1913. 1. Amount of cash premiums received $ 179,395.83 2. Amount of notes received for premium® ., 4.054.89 3. Interest received 64.765.49 4. Amount of Income from all other source* .. 11,725.77 Total income $ 259.941.98 V. DISBURSEMENTS DURING THE FIRST SIX MONTHS OF THE YEAR 1913. 1. Losses paid $5,000.00 Total $5,000.00 Total amount actually paid for losses and matured en dowments $ 5,000.00 5. Surrender policies .. 5,207.48 6. All other amounts paid to policyholders or others 9,562.59 7. Expenses paid, including commissions to agents, and of ficers’ salaries 116,246.39 8. Taxes paid 6,758.49 9. All other payments and expenditures •• 4.942.85 Total disbursements $ 147.717.JJ0 Greatest amount Insured In any one risk $ 50,000.00* Total amount of insurance outstanding 11,345,793.00 •Of which $40,000 is reinsured. Largest net amount carried is $10,000. A copy of the act of Incorporation, duly certified, is of file in the office of the Insurance Commissioner. STATE OF* LOUISIANA—Parish of Orleans. Personally appeared before the undersigned. James L. Wright, who, being duly sworn, deposes and says tnd that the foregoing statement iscor- American Life Insurance Company, and that he foregoing statement is con* rect and true. JAS. L. WRIGHT, Sworn to and subscribed before me this 25th day of July, 1913. EDWARD RIGHT OR, Notary Public, Jf