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ALWAYS FIRST The SUNDA Y AMERICAN Order it NOW^ = Both Phones Main 100 The Atlanta Georgian Read for Profit---GEORGIAN WANT ADS— Use for Results VOL. XI. NO. 308.' ATLANTA, GA., / WEDNESDAY, JULY 30, 1913. Copyright. 19M. By The Georgian Co. 2 CENTS. PAY NO MORE. EVENING EDITION GANTT HAS STARTLING EVIDENCE +•+ +•+ +•+ +••{• +•+ +•+ +•+ +•+ +•+ +•+ +•+ +•+ +•+ +•+ +•+ +•+ +•+ +•+ +•* +•+ +•+ +•+ +•+ Dorsey Promises New Testimony Against Frank 'Mystery in Slaying of Girl Typist in Downtown Office Grows. All Clews Fail. DALLAS, TEXAS, July 30.—After hours of the most thorough investi gation the police of Dallas to-day ad mitted that they were no nearer a so lution of the city’s worst murder mystery than they were when the body of Florence Brown was found in the office where she was employed. A pearl button, evidently from a man’s shirt, found lying in a pool of blood was the only tangible clew in the possession of the police. Wax im pressions of the finger marks in the girl’s flesh were taken. The detec tives on the case have gone over the scene of the crime k dozen times and have compiled a complete history of the young stenographer’s life without result. Left Her Home in Auto. Miss Brown left her home at 8 o’clock Monday morning. S. B. Cuthbertson, an employee of the real estate firm emplo^Tng her, called for her in his automobile. Leaving Miss Brown at the office, Cuthbertson went on to the courthouse, where he spent less than 35 minutes transacting business. When he returned to the office, Miss Brown was not at her desk, but the other employees of the firm had not noticed her absence. G. W r . Sw'or, manager of the rental department, entered the lavatory and came upon the girl’s body lying in a pool of blood. She had been dead only a short time, and there were evi dences of a desperate fight waged by the girl against her slayer. Rings Torn From Fingers. Blood was on the wall and the girl’s throat was cut. Marks on her left arm showed where strong teeth had met in the flesh. Two rings were torn from her fingers. A blood-cov ered hammer was found. The sharp Instrument that cut her throat w 7 as not found. The murderer apparently left the office in haste, although he stopped to wash his hands of the girl’s blood. Search began to-day for a woman suspect. The police said the scratches and teeth marks on the girl’s arm were not made by a man. but that they were the marks made by a wom an fighting. The last of the 25 white men taken into custody as suspects were released to-day. A new development disclosed by to day’s investigation related Miss Brown’s activity in unearthing crook edness in the management of part of the real estate firm’s business during the absence of Miss Brown’s uncle, a member of the firm. 6th District Masons In Session at Macon MACON, July 30.—More than 150 Masons from the Sixth district are in annual meeting in Macon to-day. The sessions are presided over by J. T. Davidson. This morning addresses were made by A. W. Lane, of Macon; T. J. Brown, Judge R. T. Daniels, of Grif fin, and Grand Master Robeijt L. Colding, of Savannah. The visitors were complimented with a barbecue at noon at the Idle Hour Club. To night there will be degree exempli fications in the lodgerooms of Ma con lodge. Dreams of Baseball; Chases Fly in Sleep DALTON, July 30.—Dreaming of baseball Claude Prentiss. 12-year-old son of O. G. Prentiss, local agent for the Southern Railway, thought he wag chasing a fly in the outfield and ran out of an upstairs window of a bed room at his home and struck the brick pavement below. The little fellow got up, dazed by the shock of the fall, but only slight ly bruised. ‘Uncle Joe’ Thrown Into Lake by Auto; Never Loses Cigar DANVILLE, ILL.. July 30—The only reason that “Uncle Joe” Cannon is alive to-day was the shallowness of the small lake in Spring Hill ceme tery. The former Speaker and his daughter narrowly escaped drowning when their automobile went over a fifteen-foot embankment and alighted right side up in five feet of water. “Unrde Joe’s’’ teeth clung to the thin, black cigar. “I thought we started for a spin, not a swim,” he said gruffly. Mrs. Ernest Leseure, his daughter, who was about to faint from fright, laughed. They climbed out of the machine and waded- ashore. “Uncle Joe” rode home in a grocery delivery wagon. Dream Tango and. Horse Trot Make Others Look Slow NEW YORK. July 30.—Two new dances, the dream tango and the horse trot, soon will make their appearance. Uriel Davis, dancing master to the “four hundred,” who arrived from Europe to-day. says the new dances will make the tango, the turkey trot, bunny hug, banana peel glide and the others look like an old straw 7 bonnet. He is going to teach the summer colony at Newport the new 7 ways to glide. The horse trot, he said, is a modified turkey trot, the dancers flit ting over the waxed surface like prancing steeds, instead of wobbling all over the floor. He declined to tell what his new tango is like. $900 Clerk Twits Mr, Bryan in Verse WASHINGTON, July 30— R. E. Norfleet, Jr., a clerk in the Depart ment of Justice, has written a poem which was made public to-day, in which he twits Secretary Bryan for complaining that he cannot live on $12,000 a year. The last stanza fol lows: All things are out of proportion. To us all a yard is a yard;* If the Burden falls heavy on Bryan On us it is equally hard. And thus we word our petition, And hope that relief may. be near! For if Bryan can’t live on a thousand a month We can’t on nine hundred a year. 16-Year-01d Boy On Trial for Slaying GAINESVILLE, GA, July 30.—Bar tow Cantrell, 16 years old, to-day is being tried for the murder of Arthur Hawkins on May 27. He first decided to plead guilty and said his brother, Jim Cantrell, hired him t<? kill Haw kins. Jim Cantrell has been found guilty of murder without recommen dation. Mrs. Silva Hawkins, wife of the murdered man, has not yet been tried. Jim Cantrell is likely to be the first white man to be hanged in Hall County. Former Official of Walton County Dead MONROE, July 30.—Judge T. C. Arnold, former Ordinary and Sheriff of Walton County and Chief of Police of Monroe, is dead. He was 44 year© of age. He is survived by his wife, formerly Miss Mattie Ga 11away. Mr. Arnold had been declining in health for some weeks, but was critically ill but a short time, the immediate cause of his death being congestion of the brain. The funeral and burial took place this afternoon at 3:30 o’clock in this city. Mumps Conquered Through Inoculation Special Cable to The Georgian. PARIS. July 30.—Inoculation of children against the mumps is now possible, according to an announce ment of Drs. Nicole, Conceil and Roux, who have been experimenting with the microbe. They inoculated monkeys and made them immune. SLAUGHTER Uncensored Report of Tribe's Ex termination by U. S. Troops Reveals Alleged Massacre. SAN FRANCISCO, July 30.—The story of the killing of 2,000 Moros in the Philippine Islands by General Pershing’s soldiers was related here to-day by John McLean, a civilian employee of the United States army, quartermaster’s department, who ar rived from Manila on the steamer Persia. He said 196 women and 340 chil dren were killed in one day’s fight ing. When the Moros saw the battle w 7 as lost to the American troops, they held their women and children In front of them as shields, and the fire from the rifles and machine guns of the troops mowed them down by scores. News of Battle Censored. “The news of the fighting was strictly censored at Manila,” said Mc Lean. “The American and Philippine officers only allowed the (post mea-_ ger reports to leak out of Tolo while the treacherous Moro bandits were bei'.ig exterminated. “Three correspondents who man aged to reach the seat of war were ar- lested on orders of General Pershing, And when I left the Islands they were in danger of being imprisoned for at tempting to violate the censorship. Every Moro Slain. “At the battle of Bagsak the scenes after the fighting were horrible. Ai the American troops rushed up the side of the mountain to the edge of the crater, the Moros seized women and children, many mere infants, and held them up to snield themselves. Hundreds of them were literally shot to pieces. “It w'cLs believed that every Moro that took part in that battle was kill ed. By General Pershing’s order, all of the bodies were burned.” Negress Accused of Plot on Employers GREENSBORO, July 30.—Lucindy Park, a negress, w 7 ill De tried at the present term of Greene Superior Gourt for attempting to poison the family of B. P. Kimbrough, a prominent farmer and dairyman, residing about two miles from Greensboro. The woman, it is alleged, placed several poisonous drugs In the food prepared for the Kimbrough family, but it was detected before being eaten. It is waid she put strychnine in a jar of jelly and the poison turned the color of the Jelly, causing a mem ber of the family to suspect some thing w r rong. Japs Offer Advice To Chinese Rebels Special Cable to The Georgian. PEKIN, July 30.—The Government Is taking active measures ‘o suppress the recessionary movement in the southern states. Twenty thousand northern troops were to-day dis patched from Hsu-Chow 7 -Fu for Chin- Kiang. 45 miles northeast of Nankin. The rebels are being reinforced dally, although some of the southern states still remain loyal. It is re ported here that Japanese officers are offering military advice to the rebels. Quarrels With Wife And Is Later Killed ROCHESTER*, N. Y„ July 30.—K. Sankpeal vice president of a lumber company, quarreled with his wife last night, left the house in anger, and a few hours later an automobile in which he and Miss Martha Hartlebln. of Rochester, were riding, was struck by a train a few miles from the city. Both were killed. Hrs. Sankpeal was awake awaiting her husband's return when she was notified of his death. FRANK TRIAL BATTLE WAGED AROUND PHAGAN DEATH NOTES XoyvxAs ckoJj W ) XS^^oJ^ ( Or\JX/cy/^d cUd inM, Here is a facsimile of one of the notes found beside the body of Mary Phagan and intro duced in the trial of Leo M. Frank. The defense met with little success in its effort to make Newt Lee admit that he had a part in the writing of this note. Sergeant Dobbs, however, .testified that when the officers deciphering the note came to the word “night.” Lee said; “That means me.’’ “Night witch’’ has been interpreted to mean “night watchman.” The real battle over the notes will come when -Tim Conley, who admits writing them, is put on the stand. F Senate Committee Decides to Recommend Bill—Commission Head Praises It. Chairman R. E. Davison, of the State Prison Commission, appeared before the Senate Penitentiary Com mittee Wednesday and announced that the board Is In favor of the in determinate sentence bill. After hearing from Mr. Davison the committee voted unanimously to re port the measure favorably to the Senate. It has been reported favor ably in the House. It Is expected to receive no opposition. The bill provides that Instead of sentencing a prisoner for a fixed term of years, the Judge shall sentence him, for burglary say, for not less than ten years and not more than twenty years; or for not less than five and not more than ten, as the case might be. It is then up to the convict’s own behavior as to whether he gets out under the minimum sen tence or has to serve the full term. Chairman Davison said: fe “The Prison Commission Is hearti ly in favor of the Indeterminate sen tence. We have had practical ex perience of the operation of such a law In the Boys’ Reformatory, and it has w 7 orked well. W’e have found that it makes better boys. It gives them the incentive to w 7 ork for their release, and yet we are enabled to keep an eye on them and keep thm under our supervision after they have been paroled. They know that their only chance to get out before serving their full term Is to make good in deportment. “If the convicts are given Inde terminate sentences I .believe the same condition will prevail. Instead of increasing their evil tendencies and making them as sneaking and Idle as they dare to be they will have an Incentive to behave themselves and do good, steady work. They will be given the pow^ 7 to redeem them selves. W’e have discussed the meas ure thoroughly, and we are satisfied that with safeguards thrown around It as they are, it is a good and prac tical one.” The measure Is framed to exclude from the indeterminate sentence per sons who have been convicted of two former offenses, also persons sen tenced to life imprisonment, or per sons sentenced for treason, arson, criminal assault or attempted crim inal assault. THE WEATHER. Forecast for Atlanta and Georgia—Local thundershow ers Wednesday and Thursday. Divorce Refused by Greene County Jury GREENSBORO, July 30.—W. L Branch, a prominent citizen of Bish op, Oconee County, was refused a divorce in his suit against l\i$..wife, Mrs. Ethel Branch, of Woodville, Greene County, by a jury 7 in Greene Superior Court. Mrs. Branch received a verdict for alimony in Oconee County, and Branch then instituted divorce pro ceedings in Greene County. Mrs. Branch alleged that her husband treated her cruelly and often drank. Branch alleged that his- wife willfully deserted him. Conference Thursday On Macon Depot Issue MACON, July 30.—A delegation from Macon will confer with the Georgia Railroad Commission and officials of the Central of Georgia Railroad in Atlanta Thursday in re gard to the proposition that the claims for damages arising from the closing of Cherry street, where the new passenger depot wll be built, shall be settled by arbitration. All but one of the property own ers have agreed to arbitration and the proposition is now up to the Central of Georgia and the Railroad Commission. Negro Lad Catches Two 9-Foot Sharks CHARLESTON. July 30.—‘T got one!” exclaimed Son Brown, a negro boy fishing for sharks off the Charles ton waterfront, and he had a hard time to keep from being dragged Into the Cooper River by the fish that his mullet-baited hook had caught. Sixteen men helped him pull the vic tim in. It xvas a man-eating shark. 9 feet 4 inches long, weighing 500 pounds. A half hour later the boy caught another, only two inches shorter. These two sharks are the largest caught here this season. Senator Would Have U, S. De posits Taken From Institutions “Intimidating Congress.” WASHINGTON, July 30.—Senator Lewis introduced a resolution in the Senate to-day authorizing Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo (p withdraw Government deposits from all banks which he believes are in a conspiracy to “intimidate Congress and terrorize the citizens of the United States through inciting fear of a panic” and “which have falsely depressed securi ties of the United States and discred ited the bonds of the United States Government.” The Secretary is further author ized to suspend all the privileges en joyed by said banks and to withdraw their charter. Birmingham Man Is Newest Price ‘Heir Millionaire Is Buried In Big Cement Block DES MOINES, July 30—A coffin containing the body of Oliver H. Per kins, millionaire, who died recently, has been placed in the heart of a block of cement 10 feet deep by 10 feet square in Woodlawn Cemetery. An excavation 10 feet deep by 10 feet square was made. Cement was poured in to a depth of 3 feet, upon which was placed a steel casket. Then the pouring of cement was resumed until the grave was filled. Knife Makes Little Town Appendixless MOUNT PLEASANT. N. H.. July 30.—Colebrook. near here, has gained the name of the “appendixless town.' More than 200 of the 2.000 inhabi tants have undergone operations for appendicitis. BALTIMORE, MD, July 30.—A real live Price claimant blew into Balti more to-day in the person of F. G. Alexander, a stock broker from Bir mingham, Ala. According to his statement, the Price heirs are entitled to nearly all of the upper end of the eastern shore, as well as to a large portion of Bal timore city and county. "I am the owner of the original sheepskin parchment on which these grants of land were made to Andrew and Thomas Price by Lord Balti more," said Alexander. Evelyn Just Hates The Name of Thaw NEW YORK, July 30.—Evelyn Nesblt Thaw, or, as she insists on being called, Evelyn Nesbit, returned to America to-day on the liner Olym pic to fill a theatrical engagement. “If the manager of my production in New York insists on billing me as Evelyn Nesblt Thaw,” she said, “I shall positively refuse to appear in his company. I am done with the Thaw family for good. It is not right to make it appear that I am trying to parade the name of Thaw 7 . I am pos itively Evelyn Nesblt." FACES NEW CHARGES. SAVANNAH.—Sentenced to a year's imprisonment last October. W. O. Brown, former manager of the peed and fertilizer department of the Southern Cotton Oil Company, has appeared in the Chatham Superior Court to answer additional charges of embezzlement and larceny after trust. state ins buk t JIN BY S’ STORY Sensational testimony by J. M. Gantt, discharged pencil fac tory employee, was promised Wednesday by Solicitor Dorsey and Frank A. Hooper, who is assisting him. They admitted that Gantt had testimony that had never before been published, and would be one of the State’s most material and direct witnesses. The defense has heard that Gantt Will testify he saw Frank and Conley together on the day of the crime. Gantt was expected to follow Grace Hicks on the stand. The State added another link in the chain of circumstantial evidence it is seeking to forge about Leo M. Frank by calling W. W. (Boots) Rogers to the stand Wednesday. Rogers is the former county officer in whoso automobile the policemen went to the National Pencil Factory Sunday morning after Newt Lee, factory nightwatchman, had called up the police station. Rogers was on the stand two hours, but in this time he failed to give any material evidence that had not already been pre sented to the Coroner’s Jury. As in the testimony of Sergeant L. S. Dobbs, another of the persons who visited the factory the morning after the crime, it was the purpose of Solicitor Dorsey to emphasize the cir cumstances which he later proposes to construe as hi#ily significant of Frank’s guilt. Frank Laughs for First Time. During the testimony of Rogers, Frank laughed heartily for the first time since the trial began—In fact, U was the first display of any emotion that the defendant has made. , Rogers, was telling of his visit to the Frank residence at No. 68 East Georgia avenue when the incident oc curred w'hich aroused Frank’s laugh ter. The ex-county officer said that De tective Black had suggested that » drink of wni»ky would do Frank good. Rogers cald that Mrs. Frank had said that her father. Mr. Selig, had suf fered an ai tack of acute indigestion and that there w 7 a« no whisky left In the house. "He had had an attack of acute in digestion and drank up all the liquor,” repeated Attorney Rosser, humorous ly. “Well, I have those attacks occa sionally myself.” Defense Hints Attack Theory. Miss Grace Hicks, of No. 100 Mc Donough road, followed Rogers on the stand, and Solicitor Dorsey, after hav ing her tell of identifying Mary Pha- gan the morning after the murder, started at once on a line of question ing that indicated his theory that Mary Phagan was first attacked in or near the women’s toilet on the second floor of the factory. Attorney Rosser, on cross-examina tion, brought out that Frank seldom spoke to the girls and that she did not know that he was familiar with them. The most important points in the testimony of "Boots” Rogers in the re-direct examination were: That he heard Detective Starnes make no mention of wbat had hap pened at the factory when Starnes called Frank Sunday morning. That Frank, although the interval between calling him and the arrival of Rogers’ car at Frank’s home was only five or six minutes, was dressed for the street, except for collar, tie, coat and hat. Says Frank Was Nervous. That Frank's shirt had the appear ance of being freshly laundered. That Frank appeared nervous and asked of Detective John Black if any thing had hJ^pened at the factory, and if the nightwatchman had re ported anything to the police. That Frank’s words were jumpy; that he continuously was rubbing his hands, and that he moved about nervously. That te defendant, when he was | taken io the undertaking room, avoid ed going into the room where the Phagan girl’s body lay, and that he never looked into the face of the girl whom the State charges was his vic tim. That Frank still was nervous whea taken to the factory. That he wit nessed Frank take the tape from tn© time clock and heard him remark that the punches were correct. That he (Rogers), while Frank was in the of fice after a blank tape, examined the tape taken from the clock and saw that none of the punches had been missed. Mlncey, the star witness for the defense, was not in the witness room Wedne.«day, nor was he there Tues day. The prosecution openly stated it did not expect Mincey to be intro duced as a witness. Attorney Arnold would not discuss Mincey’s absence, but declared that he would be on hand at the proper time. Factory Diagram Changed. Court opened Wednesday with a discussion of the admissibility of the diagram of the pencil factory drawm by Bert Green, a Georgian staff artist. The key to the diagram and all objectionable wording had been removed. Attorney Arnold still obja^ted to the lines which he claimed outlined the theory of the prosecution. “You don’t have to label a horse to see it is a horse,” he said. Solicitor Dorsey cited legal au-« thority which he claimed entitled him to present the diagram as evi dence. Attorney Arnold said: “Those dotted lines have nothing to do with the building proper at all. It undertakes to show some thing that the building Itself wouldn’t show.” Revised Chart Admitted. % When Solicitor Dorsey started to continue his argument Judge Roan interrupted and said: “Do you mean for the dotted lines to show the theory of the prosecu tion?” . “Yes," answered Dorsey. “But,” continued the judge, “it is w 7 ith the Jury as to whether you prove this to be the correct theory or not.” "Yes,” said Dorsey. “On those grounds then I admit It as evidence,” said Judge Roan. W. W. Rogers, the county police man, who was one of the first to visit the scene of the crime, was the first witness of the day called. Rogers on the Stand. The Jury was brought in after the picture was admitted. The men filed into their seats, showing /for the first time some signs of the long hours of confine ment. "Call W. W. Rogers to the stand.” said Solicitor Dorsey, announcing his first witness. The young man who took th e po lice to the scene of the crime early that Sunday morning was sworn. Q. Where were you Saturday night, April 26?—A. At the station house. (j. Where were you at about 3