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ALWAYS first ® <g> The SUNDA Y AMERICAN Order it NOW——= Both Phones Main 100 The Atlanta Georgian Read for Profit—GEORGIAN WANT ADS—Use for Results VOL. XL NO. 307. ATLANTA, GA., TUESDAY, JULY 29,1913. Copyright. 1PM. Bj The Georgian Co. 2 CENTS. VZnT • _____________________ HOME EDITION DEFENSE BATTERS S o°n N WAY 1R from A jam_ S t H o E court WITTER FIGHT 0 VER DEA TH NOTES •!*»•!• •!••+ -l-e-i* +•+ + ••; VAIN AT LEE +•+ •!••+ +•+ +•+ +•*!• +•+ •!•••}• +•+ HE ADMITS Former Tennessee Governor As sumes Blame for Arrest in Raid—Wife Is Loyal. Asks Congressional Inquiry in Mexico WASHINGTON, July 29.—A resolution proposing that Senate and^House committees investigate conditions in'Mexico and recom mend a solution of the present difficulties there was introduced in the House to-day by Represen tative Stephens, of Texas. NASHVILLE. July 29—Ex-Gov- ernor M. R. Patterson, who was caught in a raid on a house in the restricted district last Thursday nigh f , crushed and deeply mortified over the affair, has been joined by a faithful wife in a statement to the public, and in breaking the silence which he has steadfastly maintained admits that be was in a stupor from drink at the time of the arrest. He offers no apol ogy for his transgression, but makes a public pledge that such an occur rence shall not be repeated. The statements follow: I am leaving for home to-night with Mrs. Patterson, who has been with me for two days, and before going I wish to express the deepest appreciation of us both to the friends and those who were not my friends in the past for their kind and generous sym pathy. For my own part in this un fortunate affair I have no excuse to offer and have borne the con demnation of my own conscience. My mission in Nashville was not political, as has been errone ously assumed, but purely legal, and while waiting the return of Mr. Nall, of Nashville, from Red Boiling Springs, who had in his possession certain papers which I was to examine, I began to drink, and continued until all sense of respsonbility was gone. However gross my delinquency, I want the world to know that it is my last offense, and the weak ness will never be repeated which brought upon me and mine this deep humiliation and gave to my enemies an opportunity for re venge. MALCOLM R. PATTERSON. My heart and my sympathies are all with my Jiuaband. and I love him with all the strength of my soul. He has been shameful ly, cruelly treated, and I stand with him in this hour of trouble. MRS. M. R. PATTERSON. [-Georgian, Held Is Kidnaper, Wins First Tilt for Child OS ANGEI.ES. July 29.—A. T. •tin, a real estate dealer, formerly K\ilton County, Georgia, won the round in his fight against his di- -ed wife, Lillie, for the custody of r child, Sarah, when Judge Wilbur wed him to retain the custody of child pending the hearing of the : of habeas corpus, artin put up $1,000 bond. The t was taken out by D. P. Mc- ghlln, humane officer, for the her, who is in Texas, he writ alleges that Martin kid- ed the child soon after a divorce ree was granted Mrs. Martin in ton County, Georgia, in 1911. The rt gave the child to the mother, ccording to McLoughlin, Martin ges his former wife is unfit to care the girl. the weather. Forecast for Atlanta and Georgia—Local thundershow ers Tuesday and Wednesday. Crazed at Sight of Ex-Wife, Man Kills Her and Himself BIRMINGHAM, July 29.—Frenzied at sight of his former wife, Henry J. Naff, son of one of the oldest families in Birmingham, to-day walked next door to his home, where Mrs. Marie Naff, from whom he was divorced six months ago, was sitting on the porch, pulled out a pistol and shot her, and then put a bullet into his own head. The woman died on the way to the hospital. Naff died two hours later at an infirmary. Naff was living with his parents, while his former wife resided next door with friends. 25 Young Men Held For Death of Typist DALLAS, TEXAS, July 29.—Twen ty-five young men. rounded up by the police after the murder of Miss Flor ence Brown, were being held to-day as suspect8. The girl was a stenographer in a real estate office and was alone when she was attacked. Penalty Clause To Be Enforced if Plant Is Not in Operation by August 15. “If the crematory is not completed and in operation by August 15. as called for In the contract, the penal ty of $25 per day will be paid by the Destructor Company.” said Council man Claude Ashley, chairman of the Committee on Sanitation. “Tests under the supervision of a competent engineer will be made, and I will devote all the time I can to the tests, so If the plant is accepted ty the committee it will do what the contract calls for. “I have my doubts as to the ability to burn garbage composed of o,v; pound of combustible material to 1.95 water, but the company claims this can be done. However, it wdll hardly be necessary to burn garbage In such proportions. “Another thing is the fact that there is only one generator for the entire plant, and should this generator become disabled from any cause, the whole plant will be compelled to shut down. There should be another gen erator in place in case of accident.” That the test will be severe and complete is certain, for Couqcilman Ashley will personally supervise the tests, having a competent man there in his place during his absence. Bitter Fight Certain Over Currency Bill WASHINGTON, July 29.—A bitter ( fight on the question of prohibiting interlocking directorates in all banks under the proposed Federal reserve system, provided for by the Glass currency bill, is anticipated in the Democratic caucus of the House to be called August 11. President Wilson is opposed to this proposal, although the “Democrats of the House Banking and Currency Committee have accepted such a pro posal by a vote of fi to 5. Soldier Injured in Fall on House Step Edwin Leach, a young soldier sta tioned at Fort McPherson, is recover ing slowly in Grady Hospital Tues day from the effects of injuries sus tained in tripping on the front door step at the home of Miss Elizabeth Fann, No. 45 Gray street, at 10 o’clock Monday night as he left the house. Do You Know ? The largest and small est books in the world. See Page 14 House Leader Calls Lobbyist Blackmailer to His Face Be fore Inquiry Committee. WASHINGTON, July 29.—Repre- sentatlve Underwood, Democratic- leader of the House, appeared before the House Lobby Investigation Com mittee to-day and charged that Colo nel M. M. Mulhall, the lobbyist, was a blackmailer. The appearance of Underwood was an event not on the program. He came unexpectedly, and his usual bland, smile was not on his face. In stead his eyes flashed fire and he was clearly angry through and through. Underw'ood was not sworn, having become involved in an argument with Senator Reed before Chairman Over man of the committee had an oppor- unity to place the House leader undirr oath. “Is this Mulhall?” inquired Under wood, pointing his finger at the lobby ist, who was sitting in the witness chair in an apparently disinterest ed attitude. "In the public interest,” declared Underwood, ‘T think men who take liberties with the names of public men should be confronted a ■*«' prove their charges. “I regard this man as a blackmailer. He has evefj blackmailed the men wno employed him.” Underwood was angered because Mulhall had written in his letters that he had seen Underwood and obtained information from him about the make-up of the co\nmittees of the House. Underwood declared that Mulhall was giving false information to his employers. This testimony that Un derwood objected to was developed at the session of the committee yes terday. While Underwood was making his statement to the lobby committee, Colonel Mulhall denounced him for making accusations against him (Mulhall) and said he would call on the country to decide “which Is the cleaner of us.” Moore’s Aide Heads U. S. Weather Bureau WASHINGTON, July 29.—Professor Charles F. Marvin, chief of the in strument division of the Weather .Bu reau, to-day was selected by Presi dent Wilson to be chief of the Weather Bureau. He succeeds Professor Willis L. Moore, who recently was dismissed. Professor Marvin is a native of Co lumbus, Ohio, but is one,-Of the oldest employees of the Weather Bureau. He has been connected with the in strument division for 25 years. Ho is considered by members of the de partment the most expert of scientific observers in the bureau. Secretary of Agriculture Houston stfid his appointment was entirely on merit. Sylvia Pankhurst's Arrest Causes Riots Special Cable to The Georgian. LONDON, July 29.—Charged with making a demonstration in front of Holloway jail, where Sylvia Pank- hurst, daughter of the militant lead er, was taken yesterday, two women suffragettes were to-day sentenced to two months’ imprisonment and a man sympathizer to four months in jail. The demonstrators marched from the East End to the jail, followed by a riotous crowd. Violent speeches were made, blank shots fired from pistols and windows smashed. The mounted police had a hard time i i dispersing the gathering. Triple ‘Alibi’ Fails To Save Dr. F. Bird, Autoist, From Fine Dr. Frank Bird, whose automobile ran down C. H. Phillips Monday aft ernoon in Lee street near Murphy avenue, was arraigned before Record er Nash Broyles Tuesday morning charged with reckless driving. He pleaded guilty and was fined $25.75. Dr. Bird said his car was a new one. that the steering gear failed to perform its proper function and also a woman was driving the car at the time of the accident. “That being the case,” said the Re corder, “I advise you to at once dis pose of the machine or not to venture out upon the public highway and en danger the l|fe and limb of the pub lic until the machine is put in good repair.” Thief Gets $75,000 in Gems From Former Miss Mary Harriman NARRAGANSETT PIER, R. I., July 29.—The entir*collection of jew- ■eie of Mrs. ChaHes C. Rumsey, who was Miss Mary Harriman, daughter of the late E. H. Harriman, has been stolen, it was announced to-day. The gems are worth $75,000, one piece alone—a string of pearls—being val ued at $50,000. Mrs. Rumsey put the gems in a bu reau drawer in her bedroom Saturday night. Sunday night she opened the drawer to don some of the jewel*. It was then she discovered they were missing. Buffalo Organizer Located in Chicago MACON, July 29.—S. S. Bak and W. S. Wells, Supreme Lodge representa tives of the Benevolent Order of Buf faloes, have come to Macon to straighten out the affairs of the order which were put in such tangled shape here last week by Dr. Bernard C. Goldberg, of Atlanta, an organizer, who, it is alleged, absconded afteT obtaining cash payments from scores of Macon citizens and for whom there is a warrant now outstanding. Bak and Wells state they have ap prehended Dr. Goldberg in Chicago, and that they will bring him back to Macon for prosecution. Trainman Killed by Lake Shore Bandits HAMMOND, IND„ July 29.—Ban dits held up a fast Chicago bound Lake Shore train near Pine Statron. ind.. to-day. J. F. Roy, a trainman. whs killed. Three men were arrested at East Chicago, Ind.. as suspects. Roads Select Wage Dispute Arbitrators NEW YORK. July 29 —The East ern railroads to-day selected W. W. Atterbury. vice president of the Penn sylvania, and A. H. Smith, vice presi dent of the New York Central, to «i« t as their arbitrators in the dispute with the trainmen. * 'y i Who Wants a Position Wants a A Wants a Clerk Our "Ads” on swift and JJ silent wings, t VA Tell to the world ten thou- sand things. Read Profit \JJ Georgian “Want Ads” JJ ^ Use for Results ^ ELZZZZSSSSI jj jj i jj Here are Tuesday’s important developments in the trial of Leo M. Frank on the charge of murdering Mary Phagan in the National Pencil Factory, Saturday, April 26. Newt Lee, negro night watchman at the pencil factory, leaves the stand after four hours and forty minutes of exami nation and cross-examination with the essential points of his story unshaken. Efforts to discredit the negro’s story result only in show ing several discrepancies in the story he told before the Cor oner’s jury and his testimony on the stand at the trial. All attempts to confuse Lee by telling him that the ste nographer’s report of the inquest has him making slightly dif ferent statements met invariably with his declaration that “they didn't get it right down there." L. S. Dobbs, police sergeant, testifies to the finding of the body of the Phagan girl and says that Lee had a ready in terpretation of the two notes when they were found by the dead body. Newt Lee, night watchman at ■thw-NffTional Pencil Factory, was harassed mid assailed by counsel for Leo Frank Tuesday in a vain effort to win from him admissions aiding the theory that he was otherwise involved in the crime than as the man who found the body. Lee was on the stand frdm 9 o’clock to 11 AO a. m. However, through Lee and Sergeant L. S. Dobbs, one of the officers called to the factory the morning of Sunday, April 27, the attorneys for Frank laid the groundwork for the elaboration of their theory that Jim Conley was the murderer of Mary Phagan and that Lee assisted in waiting the notes that were found by her body. From Sergeant Dobbs, Luther Z. Rosser, chief of counsel for Frank, obtained these admis sions : Points in Dobbs' Story. That Lee, ignorant and illiterate, was able to decipher and explain in a flash the mysterious notes over which the officers had puzzled for several minutes. That Lee spoke up and said, refer ring to the words “night witch” in one of the notes: “That’s me, boss; that means the night watchman. That the condition of Mary Pha- gan’s begrimed and bruised face gave the Indication that the girl had been dragged along the dirt floor of the factory basement, although Jim Con ley, In his story of his part in the crime, declared that he had carried the body to the trash heap in the rear of the basement. That Dobbs, with the aid of an elec tric flashlight, was unable to te’l whether the slain girl was white or colored until he had pulled down her stocking, although Lee had testified to being able to tell that the girl was white by the dim rays from his smoky lantern while he was standing at a distance or five or six feet. Lee’s Story at Variance. That Dobbs at the Coroner’s inquest testified that he had had a Mr. Wil liams lie down in the place where Mary Phagan’s body was found anJ, taking the position Lee said he was in when he first saw the body, dis covered that, as a matter of fact, the body could hardly be seen from this point unless one was looking especial ly for it. Lee testified, under the cross-ex amination of Attorney Rosser: That the time he found the body was the first time he had gone far ther than 25 feet from the ladder in the front of the basement that night. That he knew It was a white wom an, although he did not approach nearer the body than five or six feet, and had no light except the dirty lan tern. « That he recalled that the officers, with a flHshlight, were unable to Identify it as white or colored for some time. That he did not say, “That’s m<». boss,” referring to one of the notes, One Crowd as Bad As the Other, Says Lee of His Quizzers Newt Lee, after being grilled by attorneys for more than four hours, said he was not tired, and all he wanted was a chew of tobacco. He was asked who he would rather have question him—the lawyers of the detectives. “Mr. Rosser certainly 1s terri ble," he declared, “but I would just as soon have one crowd as the oth er.” but something to the effect that “They are trying to ut this on me. M Luther Z. Rosser, chief of counsel for Frank, revealed the hand of the defense for the first time when he began a merciless cross-examination of the negro which was intended ut terly to discredit Lee’s testimony and show that he knew much more about the crime than he ever had told in his two appearances before the CcyonerVr jury and in his sweating at fhe police station. Rosser’s inquisitorial tactics brought remonstrance after remonstrance from Solicitor Dorsey, but was al> lowed to continue on a ruling from Judge Roan. Rosser read extracts from I^ee** testimony at the Coroner's inquests and pointed out discrepancies and omissions. When these were called to the negro’s atte/itlon, he declared emphatically that the stenographer had made a mistake. After a short battle of words be tween Rosser and Solicitor Dorsey, Reuben R. Arnold, associated with RosRer, asked for the first time dur ing the day to be heard, and plainly indicated that it was the intention to prove that Newt Lee was con cerned in the writing of the two mys terious notes found by the mutilated body of Mary Phagan. Jurors Sent From Room. The Solicitor objected strongly t* arguing before the jury the admis sibility of this testimony of Lee's, and the jurors were excused wrhile