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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. 309. ATLANTA, 6A., THURSDAY, JULY 31,1913. Copyright. 19H. By The Georgian Co. 2 CENTS. SC«n TRAPPED US, DORSEY CHARGES +•+ +•+ +»+ +•+ +•+ +•+ +•+ +•+ +•+ +•+ +•+ +•+ +•+ +•+ +•+ +•+ +•+ +•+ +•+ Pinkerton Man Is Also Attacked by the Defense SWEARS FRANK WAS NOT AT HIS DESK NEAR 12, DAY OF TRAGEDY . / vlPilCill S; t'M . ' •' 'j/Y? i. :■ * ti : , II •' , , t mm TS COUNTY Til iWx*.*:-: ' ■ y) - . ' i*. w wm? «y ?>: V i* p Monteen Stover, Thursday witness for State. 1 $ * t Wj « mKMk -2 Support for Suffrage Amendment Asked in Senate—Senators Plead for It. • WASHINGTON, July 31.—Bearing petitions signed by 75,000 American women, a band of suffragists swept down on the Capital at noon to-day with a demand that the proposed con stitutional amendment granting wom en the franchise be passed. The suffrage demonstration started this morning at Hyattsville, Md. f a suburb, where the women w’ere wel comed by members of the Woman Suffrage Committee of the Senate. Senator Chamberlain of Oregon in an address there said: “We welcome you to the National Capital as the representatives of hun dreds of thousands of the patriotic men and women of the United States.” Then the march on the Capitol be gan. the suffragisms riding in 60 auto mobiles. As soon as the women reached the Capitol they sent the<r caj-ds to Senators representing suf frage States, to whom fchjejr presented h the petitions for submission to the Senate. On the floor of the Senate Senators Owen, Ashurst, Thomas. Clapp, Smoot, • Poindexter. Works. Jones, Lane and Sherman made speeches fa voring the proposed constitutional amendment. Lipscomb State Board Bill Vir tually Killed, but Sheppard Sub stitute Gives Reformers Hope. 1250,01111 JEWEL THEFT LAID TO 'S DEATH TOLL 7 II Recommendation That Huerta Be Recognized Expected to Fix President’s Plan. WASHINGTON, July 31.—That Ambassador Wilson’s testimony be fore the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, in which he emphasizes the fact that recognition of General Huer ta must be the basis' of all plans for a peaceful settlement of the Mexican question, necessitates a prompt and decisive shaping of policy by Presi dent Wilson, is considered certain in official circles to-day. As President Wilson is believed to be immovable in his policy of non recognition of General Huerta, the early retirement of Ambassador Wil son is looked for. It is believed that the White House has not given up hope that mediation can be brought about as a solution of the trouble. It is recognized in Wash ington that the developments of the past week have done little to clarify the situation. TIFTON WARS ON DOGS. TIFTON, July 31.—As a result of a telegram from the State Board of Health that the head of a dog kiUed here Tuesday showed positive signs of hydrophobia. Chief of Police Thrasher has given notice that all dogs on the streets without tags will be killed ana those with tags must be muzzled. Detective Declares Brown Uni versity Graduate Organized Servants Intq Gem Robbers. Five More Succumb From In juries Received Wednesday Night at Cincinnati Track. CINCINNATI, July 31.—Five more were added to-day to the death toll of the fatal accident at the Lagoon Motordrome across the river from this city last night. This brings the to tal list of dead to seven. Eleven oth ers are seriously hurt and some of them may die. The accident occurred when Odin Johnson, captain of the Cincinnati racing team, lost control of his ma chine while rounding the last lap of the final race of the evening, and the motorcycle crashed into a lighting pole at the top of the track, cutting it off. A live wire came in contact with Johnson’s gasoline tank, explod ed it and threw fire in every direc tion, causing a panic in the crowd. The dead are Odin Johnson, 34, Salt Lake City; Charles David, 5, Ludlow, Ky.; Sam Andrews, 15, Cincinnati; Miss Ethel Buchtman, 20, Covington, Ky.; Mrs. William Michaels, Cincin nati; William Patterson, Cincinnati; James Carter, 23, Cincinnati. FRAT ALUMNI BANQUET. The Atlanta Alumni Association of the Sigma Phi Epsilon college fra ternity will hold its monthly supper Friday night at 7 o’clock at Durand's cafe. NARRAGANSETT PIER. R. 1., July 31.—Jewel robberies here, in which thieves have secured $250,000 worth of gems, were the work of serv ants, organized into a band of thieves by a Brown University graduate, is the opinion of Frank Lambert, head of the Western Detective Agency of Providence. The losses w'hieh have been made public thus far follow: Mrs. John H. Hanan, $150,000. Mrs. C. C. Rumsey, $75,000. Harry L. Haas, $50,000. Mrs. Walter L. Ives, $2,000. Albert Bond Lambert, amount not given. John R. Fell, amount not given. Lambert says he has the evidence of the existence of a “servants’ gang.” He says they were organized a year ago by the Brown University gradu ate, w r ho was then almost penniless. He says this man has since become weakhy in a mysterious fashion, and that his home is frequently visited by men and women who have been iden tified as servants employed in the households of wealthy families. “My men are w r atching the man we believe to be the key to the mystery. ’ said Lambert. “We have asked the police of the town where he lives to help us. Our case against him is not complete, but it is strong.” English-High to Move to Crew St, The English Commercial High School on August 1 will vacate the property of the Episcopal Diocese on Washington street and occupy the old Crew’ street schoolhouse pending the construction of a new $75,000 structure in 1914. This is the decision of the Board of Education following the report of the committee composed of Walter R. Daley, W. M. Slaton, L. M. Land rum, Dan Green and Marcellus An derson. “It will mean a saving of $10,000 in five years if the new school is not completed at that time,” said Presi dent Daley. “The change will also mean that the board will be able to take care of all the students enrolled this fall.” Under the old lease of the Episco pal Diocese building, w’hlch expires Friday, the board agreed with Bishop Nelson to pay a rental of $125 per month. Several months ago Super intendent Slaton informed the Board of Education that there would be an increase of 76 students next year, w hich would bring the attendance up to 200 instead of 125. Moultrie Feudist Is Guilty; Brother Tried MOULTRIE July 31 —After delib erating many hours the Jury trying the case of James Hart, charged with the murder of J. M. Harnage. returned a verdict to-day of voluntary man- fHaughter. Jerry Hart, a brother of James Hart, is on trial to-day for the murder of Horace Harnage, the charge grow’- lng out of the same affray for which his brother was convicted. The trouble between the Harnages and the Harts took place in May in a roadway near Berlin and was the cul mination of a number of misunder standings. THE WEATHER. Forecast for Atlanta and Georgia—Local thundershow ers Thursday and Friday. TIFT MILL TO RESUME. TIFTON.—The sawmill of H. H. Tift, located here, will resume opera tions next Monday. The mill was shut down several weeks ago on ac count of the condition of the lumber market, but an order has been re ceived for more than 1,000,000 feet of lumber. TAKE POSTOFFICE TEST. TIFTON.—Three aspirants entered for the examination held In Tifton this week to fill the postmastership of the Alapaha postnfUce. They are L. J Austin, J. P. Griffin and J. H. PaU. With the Lipscomb tax reform bill, which creates a State board of tax equalizers to have supervision over county boards, virtually killed in the House Wednesday afternoon by the adoption of the Stovall amendment striking out all of Section 16, defining the powers and duties of the proposed State board, interest among the Rep resentatives centered Thursday in the Sheppard substitute, which abolishes the state board and establishes only county boards. The adoption of the Stovall amend ment places the perfected Lipscomb bill, as amended by the Ways and Means Committee, in the peculiar po sition of creating a State board, pro viding for its salaries and then shear ing it of all power. It presages the defeat of the Lips comb measure If It ever comes to a vote in the House, and the passage of the Sheppard substitute is considered almost a certainty. Three Amendments Defeated. The discussion on Section 16 of the Lipscomb bill Wednesday afternoon clearly defined the issue as to whether the House desired a bill creating a State board or county boards only. Three amendments offered by Moss of Cobb, Fullbright of Burke and Greene Of Houston, which made changes In the powers of the State board and added to the powers of the Comptroller General, were voted down by practically the same vote by whlan the Stovall amendment was adopted. The vote on the Stovall amendment striking out the section was 105 to 66, Several speeches were delivered in the House during the Wednesday aft ernoon session, most of them in favor of the adoption of the Lipscomb bill and the creation of a State Board >f Tax Equalizers. Mr. Henderson, of Jones County, created a sensation when he declared 65 per cent of th« people of Georgia commit perjury in making their tax returns. Cities Not Behind Bill. "I want to refute the statement that the cities are behind the Lips comb bill,” Mr. Henderson said. "The country people are in favor of tax re form. I come from a county where therg.is no town of more than 500 in habitants, and I believe the people cf my county honestly want a tax equal ization measure. The people of my county are tired of committing per jury in making their tax returns. "The people of Georgia commit perjury if they return their property for taxation at less than a fair val uation, and I believe that 95 per cent of them do this very thing. I defy any one to say that the present tax system of Georgia is not an induce ment to perjury.” The speaker was interrupted by Mr. Strickland, of Pierce County. "Do I understand you to say,” asked Mr. Strickland, “that 95 per cent of the people of Georgia commit perjury?” "They do,” replied Mr. Henderson, “if they subscribe to the oath at the tax receivers." In Neither Class. "Will the gentleman please state which class h e is in—the 5 per cent or the 95 per cent?” inquired Mr. Strickland. "Unfortunately I am in neither,” said Mr. Henderson. "It has never been necessary for me to go before the tax receiver save for a very small amount of personal property." Mr Dorrough of Franklin and Mr. Meadows of Wayne also spoke in fa vor of the establishment of a Stale board. Mr. Dorrough cited figures to shjw that the State board system had worked well in other States. "Georgia is from 25 to 50 years be hind her sister States in matters ol tax equalization," he declared. Mr Meadows declared that the State board would work no hardships on those who now make fair returns on their property, but is intended for those who evade the law and return their property at less than a fair val uation. Heat Makes Senator Forget His Collar; He Pays Calls, Too! WASHINGTON, July 31.—‘Pretty hot to-day,’ observed Senator Thorn ton, as he boarded an elevator at the Capitol to-day. “Yea,” replied the runner, “but I see you are going the limit in trying to be' comfortable.” “How is that?” inquired the Sen ator, with an uneasy tremor in his voice. The runner silently pointed at the Senator's neck, and Mr. Thornton grabbed It with both hands. There was nothing there but neck The Senator had neglected putting on collar and neckt’e until the last min ute because of the excessive heat, and then fared forth without them. “Blushing Primroses!” exclaimed the Senator, “and I have been out making departmental calls. I Just left Postmaster General Burleson.” Boys in Jail Try to Hang Cellmate for Informing on Them FITZGERALD, July 31.—The time ly interference of Sheriff Fountain prevented the hanging of a prisoner by his» cellmates in the Ben Hill County jail. The near-vlctim and the plotters are all boys from 10 to 16 years of age. They had been arrested for robbing the grocery store of Isler Brothers. Officers caught one of the boys in the act and he told who were with him, resulting in their arrest. Sherifl ■Fountain placed therti in one cel!. During the night the boys who were “turned up” made a noose from strips tom from a sheet in the cell and were in the act of hanging the informer when the Sheriff discovered them. siafter i : s China Rebels Slay Helpless Thousands Special Cable to The Georgian. VLADIVOSTOK. July 31.—Dis patches received here tell of the wholesale massacres In China by the rebels. The rebels swept through Thibet, killing thousands of men, women and children. It is reported Thibetlans who could not flee to safety commit ted suicide in preference to falling into the hands of the Chinese. One report stated that the Thibe- tian natives had almost been exter minated by the Chinese rebels. Atlanta Minister to Head Masonic Home BIRMINGHAM. July 31.—The Rev. S. C. Williams, of Atlanta, has been elected superintendent of the Ala bama Masonic Widows and Orphans’ Home at Montgomery and will take charge August 15. The selection was made here at a meeting of the board of control, of which Ben M. Jacobs, of Birmingham, is chairman. Rev. Mr. Williams succeeds Rev. Mr. Graham, who has been in charge since the institution was completed several months ago, but who has re signed. Copper Strikers Ask ‘Mother’ Jones’ Help CALUMET, MICH., July 31.—A tel egram was sent to the headquarters of the United Mine Workers of Amer ica asking that “Mother” Jones, the “angel” of a dozen mine strikes, be sent to the Calumet copper region, where 18,000 union miners are Idle. She is working among the miners of the West Virginia coal fields, who waged the fiercest strike in history in the Paint Creek and Cabin Creek dis tricts. Pryor Citizens Meet To Act on Regrading Definite action on the projected im provement of South Pryor street from Georgia avenue to Ridge avenue will be taken Wednesday night at a meet ing bf the committee at McCord Brothers’ grocery, corner of South Pryor street and Georgia avenue. A profile of the needed improve ments has been prepared. It is planned to widen, regrade and repave the street, and interested citizens will I co-operate in raising the necessary funds. The deliberate charge that he had been “trapped” by Pinker ton Detective Harry Scott was made by Solicitor Dorsey at the trial of Leo M. Frank Thursday. Scott played a curious part in the trial, being attacked by both sides. He was given the same fiery baptism that annihilated City Detective Black the day before, but he passed through the ordeal in much better shape than his brother detective. Scott left the stand at 11 o’clock and Miss Monteen Stover was called. The Stover girl testified that she visited the factory shortly after 12 o’clock, April 26, and that Frank was not in his of fice. Scott refused to be cowed by the battering attack of Luther Rosser, chief of Frank’s counsel, and fought back violously at various times dur ing his cross-examination. He was Inclined to argue with both Attorney Rosser and Solicitor Dorsey, and al one time blazed forth angrily when he thought that Dorsey was charging him with holding something back. Defense Discounts Scott’s Story. Rosser succeeded in impeaching Scott’s testimony to a certain extent by showing that his testimony at the Coroner’s inquest differed in some re spects from that given at the trial, and that the testimony at the inquest lacked much that was contained in his testimony just given under the questioning of Solicitor Dorsey, al though Scott had sworn at the in quest that he was telling all he knew. It was evident as soon s the Pin kerton detective was called that a sharp battle was to ensue over his testimony. A lively tilt occyrred be tween Rosser and Dorsey before Scott had been on the stand five minutes. The testimony had progressed only a little further when Dorsey claimed that he had been trapped by the wit ness into believing that testimony it another sort would be given. Dorsey demanded the privilege of asking leading questions in order to determine whether Scott’s memory was faulty or if he was purposely holding something back. Haas Wanted First Reports. Th* Solicitor eot from his witness the details of his engagement by the National Pencil Company and sought to emphasize that Herbert Haas, one of Frank’s attorneys, had tried to in duce Scott to withhold his evidence from the police, but Scott m cross- examination declare ' that Haas asked only that he evidence be given the pencil factory officials first. Scott testified that Frank in ths first days of the investigation had told him that J. M. Gantt, a discharged factory employee, knew Mary Pha- gan well and was familiar and inti mate with her, the Solicitor by this evidence seeking to show a disposi tion on the part oi v rank to throw suspicion on someone else. The detective described Frank’s de meanor as extremely nervous at the interview Tuesday night, April 29, be tween Frank and Le- Scott said that Frank hung his head, crossed and re- crossed his legs, rubbed his face ana lips with one hand and then the other, and seemed not to know where to put his hands. Rosser Gri’is Scott. Rosser, cross-examining Scott, made the detective admit that he had 'not told of these circumstances be fore the Coroner’s inquest and had not stated any of the conversation be tween Lee and Frank which he had just told to the Solicitor. Going fur ther, he forced Scott to admit that he had said at the inquest that he had heard none of the conversation. Scott told Dorsey that he had mala a thorough search of the first floor of the factory soon after his services were engaged, and that he had found no ribbon, purse, pay envelope of 1 bloody stick, which later was said to have been found near where Jim Con ley was hiding, by Pinkerton opera tives. Scott said that he had looked for blood spots, but that most of the evi dence of this sort had been chipped U'' before he entered the case. . Rosser and S ott engaged in a heat ed argument when Rosser called at-* tentlon to the fact that the detective had not mentioned at the Coroner's inquest Frank’s alleged remark in re gard to Gantt’s intimacy with the Phagan girl. Scott gave as his excuse that it wa® an oversight, or that he possibly had not been questioned on that matter by the Coroner. “I am not fool enough to give away the whole case in detail at a prelimi nary hearing, anyway,” added Scott. R. P. Barrett, the machinist at the pencil factory, who dlscovored the strand of hair on a lathing machine and spots resembling blood on th* floor, was called to the stand at tho conclusion of Monteen Stover's testi mony. Dorsey Quizzes Scott. Solicitor Dorsey started his ques-* tioning of Harry Scott with the query: Q. What la your business?—A* Pinkerton detective. Q. Do you know Leo Frank?—A. Yes. Q. When did you first see Frank? A. Monday, April 28, at 7 p. m. Q. Where was that?—A. In Frank’s private office. Q. What was Frank’s attitude?—A. He was composed. Dorsey said: “Your honor, I want to refresh hia memory. I was misinformed as to what the witness would testify.” Attorney Rosser objected. “I am surprised at the evidence,’* said the Solicitor, “of this witness re garding Frank’s attitude.” Noted Nothing Unusual. “What about his breathing?” asked the Solicitor—A. Well, between sen tences, occasionally he took a deep breath. Q. What about the expression of his eyes?—A. I had never seen him before. The expression of his eyes was about as they are now. Frank, sitting a few feet away, wore the same cool expression he has had since the beginning, his face utterly devoid of emotion. The expression of his unusual eyes was calm. Dor sey resumed his questioning. Q. What did he say?—A. “I suppose you have heard of the horrible mur der in this factory. The directors and I have decided to employ you to find the murderer.” Frank Said Ho Was Suspected. Q. What else did he say?—A. He said he had just come from the police station and that the police, particu larly Detective Black, seemed to sus pect him. Q. .What else?—A. He related hii movements on the day of the murder. He said that he paid the Mttle girl off that day and that when she left he heard voices on the stair. He said that later he let Mrs. White out of the factory at about 1 o’clock. She saw a negro sitting on a box at the foot of the stairway. Frank said he left the factory at 1:10 o’clock and went home for lunch. He said ha returned from lunch at about 2 o’clock and went up to his office. Scott testified as readily as though we were reading a narrative. Q, Give the Jury a description of I 1 t ! ti ji