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VOL. XI. NO. 310.
ATLANTA, GA., FRIDAY, AUGUST 1. 1913.
Copyright. 1911.
By The Georgian Co.
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Appropriations Committee Slashes
$280,325 From House Meas
ure After Anderson’s Plea.
Following a conference with Gov
ernor John M. Slaton, the Senae Ap
propriations Committee Friday morn
ing slashed $280,325 from the House
general appropriations bill, making
the disbursements balance with the
estimated revenues.
The cut was made in the fourth-
class service on a basis of 7 per cent,
including pensions, public schools and
the higher schools and colleges, in
cluding Tech and the University of
Georgia.
Following the meeting of the com
mittee, which was executive, mem
bers declared that the action of the
committee was unanimous, and that
it- would stand behind the report like
a rock wall. Under the ruling of the
committee, it will now be up to the
House to provide means for raising
more revenue if appropriations are to
be raised.
The action of the Senate committee
followed an address in the Senate >f
President Randolph Anderson, who
called upon the Appropriations Com
mittee to further consider the House
bill calling for an excess of $280,000 in
disbursements over revenues.
Later during the session the com
mittee went into executive session,
and shortly before noon a conference
was held with Governor Slaton. The
Governor, it is understood, lined up
w ith the Senate committee and Pres
ident Anderson in putting it squareiy
up to the House to provide more reve
nues before appropriations are raised.
The cuts are as follows:
Pensions service class, $75,900; pub
lic schools, $178,500; Tech, $5,GOO;
State Normal at Athens, $3,325: Nor
mal at Milledgeville, $3,775; Normal
at Valdosta, $1,750; University, $$,375,
extension of agricultural schools,
$7,000; Medical College at Augusta,
$2,100. ____
Hasty Resignation
Of Postmaster at
Cordele Demanded
CORDELE, Aug. 1.—Postmaster
General Burleson has called for the
resignation of F. G. Boatright, post
master at Cordele, charging failure to
give sufficient personal attention to
the office, his successor to be ap
pointed in 30 days. Boatright was
appointed by President Roosevelt and
reappointed by President Taft, his
present term expiring on February 16.
19t4. He refused to make a state-
ment to-day*
Congressman Charles R. Crisp, of
the Third District, has asked each of
the applicants for postmaster here to
submit their indorsements, promising
to give all due consideration before
making a recommendation. Appli
cants for the office are S. L. Felder,
assistant postmaster; O. S. Baze-
more, J. R. Kelly, Dr. A. L. McAr
thur, J. W. Bivins and J D. Pate.
MRS. H. T. LEWIS HERE.
IT. T. Lewis, of Gainesville,
§Hi widow of the former Chief Jus-
^ue of Georgia and the man who first
nominated William Jennings Bryan
for president, is an Atlanta visitor
registered at the Ansley.
Do You
Know
?
The largest resi-
; dence in the world.
Mayor's Heart Too
Tender; He Won't
Serve as Recorder
Mayor Woodward absolutely and
persistently refuses to act as Re
corder.
Judge Broyles leaves on his vaca
tion Monday, and Judge Preston
asked the Mayor Friday morning if
he would preside over the court Mon
day.
“I most positively will not act as
Recorder!” he thundered. “I have
never acted and never will. In the
first place, the Mayor has no busi
ness to act as Recorder. He might
pass sentence where an appeal to the
Mayor would ordinarily be made.
"A member of Council should not
serve in the capacity of Recorder,
but that is their business.
“No passing of sentence on the
poor unfortunates for me.”
Youths To Be TrietJ.
On Slaying Charge
DOTHAN, Aug. 1.—Jason Robinson,
who was implicated in the murder of
James Lloyd, a 16-year-old boy. in
this county in March, has been jailed
again on a charge of carrying con
cealed weapons. Robinson is to be
tried in September for the murder of
Lloyd.
Charles Braekin, a youth, has been
acquitted on the charge of the mur
der. Three other prominent youths
are to have trial in September. All
cases have attracted considerable at
tention.
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See Page 15.
X-Ray Skirt Breaks
Up Baseball Game
SOI 'TH NORWALK, CONN.,—A
girl with a diaphanous skirt ended
a baseball game here between the Na
tionals- and the Westports. The man
ager of the Westport team called the
game off ir. the ninth inning when
his outfielders turned all their at
tention to J,he maid with the gauze-
like skirt, who stood oetween the son
and the fielders.
Three flies were bated to the fence
without the players making a move
to intercept them.
Widow Will Inspect
Harriman Railways
NEW YORK, August 1.—Mrs. L H.
Harriman. acompanied by her daugh
ter. Miss Carol Harriman, will leave
early in August to visit her ranch in
Idaho.
There pas a report which C. C.
Tegethoff. of the Harriman estate, re
fused to deny or confirm, that Mrs.
Harriman will be accompanied by
railroad officials and engineers for
the purpose of making an official in
spection of the Harriman railroad
properties in the West.
Massacre and Pillage
Continued by Turks
Special Cable to The Georgian.
SOFIA. Aug. 1.—The Turks are con
tinuing their campaign of massacre
and pillage in the country near De-
deagatch. All the men in the villages
of Tartarlire. Selilu. Saryta and
Lachman. were killed when the Turk
ish troops entered thof’e places.
The torch was applied to all pub
lic buildings and looting began. All
who opposed the Turks were tortured
before being killed.
Policewomen Must
Be Single and Large
CHICAGO. Aug. 1.—The City Civil
Service Commission has decided that
unmarried women of generous pro
portions are the most desirable police
women.
Widows are net barred, but they
must be young and vigorous. Exam
ination for ten policewoman will be
held soon.
Government to Minimize Money
Stringency During Crop
Moving.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 1.—To faeill-
tate the movement of crops, the Ad
ministration. through Secretary Mc-
Adoo, announces that $25,000,000 to
$50,000,000 of Government funds will
be deposited In the national banks of
the South and West at once. Federal.
State and municipal bonds and prime
commercial paper will be accepted as
security for the money, upon which
the banks will pay 2 per cent interest.
Unusual Amount Needed.
The motive of the Administration in
establishing this new policy is to an
ticipate the money stringency in the
late summer and fall, which accom
panies the marketing and movement
of crops, especially when the crops
are unusually large, as the harvest
now beginning forecasts. He intends
to prevent or minimize the usual
tightness of money.
The Secretary announces that Gov-
ernment bonds will be accepted at
par as security far the new deposits,
and that the additional money would
be placed only with banks which
have taken out at least 40 per cent of
their authorized circulation.
United States 2 per cent bonds,
serving as security for most of the
national bank circulation, have been
depressed recently to new low market
records, dropping to 95 3-4 during the
past few days. The Secretary's will
ingness to accept these bonds at par
as security for the $25,000,000 to $50,-
000,000 of promised deposits and the
inducement to the national banks to
increase their circulation up to the 40
per cent limit are expected to help in
restoring the parity f the depressed
2s by creating a new market for them.
To Accept Commercial Paper.
F'or the first time in history the
Government will accept prime com
mercial paper as security for depos
its. This privilege will be granted,
announced the Secretary, in order t>
make these special deposits available
to the banks on securities readily
within their reach.
“The commercial paper submitted,"
added Mr. McAdoo. “sYiall first b3
passed upon and approved by the
clearing house committees of the cities
in which the banks offering such pa
per may be located. All commercial
paper and bonds must finally ba
passed upon and accepted by the Sec
retary.”
'Sleep Strike' Frees
Sylvia Pankhurst
Special Cable to The Georgian.
LONDON. Aug 1.—Sylvia Pank
hurst. daughter of Mrs. Emmeline
Pankhurst, leader of the militant suf
fragettes, who was arrested when she
led a crowd to storm Premier As
quith’s home, was released from jail
to-day.
She had Inaugurated a hunger and
sleep strike while imprisoned, refus
ing to eat or lie down.
Mystery in Blaze
That Does $2,000
Damage to Store
Fire of mysterious origin early Fri
day morning damaged the building
occupied by the G. A. and F. Grocery
Company, at No. 23 Piedmont avenue.
The loss is $2,000. Firemen conquered
the blaze in a hard fight.
The fire was discovered soon after
3 o'clock by Call Officers McHugh,
Arnold and McWilliams, who thought
they beard a pistol shot in the neigh
borhood of the store. They found
the second floor of the store in flames.
They think now what they supposed
was a shot was an explosion.
Woman Is Named to
Supervise 'Spooning'
ASBURY PARK. N. J., Aug. 1.—
Mayor R. S. Bennett has appointed
Mrs. Nanette, a social worker of Bal
timore, as a special boardwalk po
licewoman.
She will watch the “spooners" and
“mashers'’ and act as a censor of |he
bathing costumes.
THE WEATHER.
Forecast for Atlanta and
Georgia—Occasional thunder
showers Friday and probably
Saturday.
MRS, FRANK SMILING
AS SHE LEAVES COURT
Mrs. Leo Frank,
wife of
defendant in
Phagan case,
and Julian
Boehm, a friend
of the family,
snapped as they
were leaving
the courtroom.
Mrs. Frank
evidently
is well
pleased with
the course the
case is
running.
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Heat Kills 901 Babies
In Chicago in Month
CHICAGO, Aug. 1.—The heat wave
that gripped Chicago for three days
was broken today by a strong breeze
off Lake Michigan. Figures made
public to-day by the Health Depart
ment showed that heat had contrib
uted to the death of 901 babies in
Chicago between June 14 and July 12.
During the same period last year
S09 deaths occurred among children
under two years
Meridian to Enforce
‘Blue Law’ on Sunday
MERIDIAN, MISS.. Aug. 1.—The
city, authorities announced to-day
that they would refuse to permit the
newspapers to be issued here next
Sunday and the Sunday sale of out-
of-town papers. magazines, etc.,
would be stopped. Nothing but med
icines will be allowed to be sold by
drug stores. There Is much excite
ment over the blue law order, which
officials say will be enforced to the
letter.
Needle and Thread
Caused Pain in Knee
TO DEFEND A
Seizes 100 Gallons Preacher to Run for
Of Whisky on Boat; Alabama Senate Seat
GADSDEN, A11 0 ’. 1.—Sheriff Sparks,
of Marshall County. Alabama, has
seized 100 gallons of whisky and
eight barrels of beer being transport
ed on the steamer John Ross, and H
holding it under the prohibition laws
of Alabama. The liquor was coo-
signed to Decatur. Ala., to be de
livered secre*’v after a court Injunc
tion restraining railroads and steam
boats from delivering liquor to alleged
blind tiger operators had been Issued
EUFAULA. Aug. 1.—After suffer
ing several weeks with a severe pain
about the knee. Mrs. L\ M. Thomp
son had it lanced to-day and a thread
ed needle was taken out by the sur
geon.
Mrs. Thompson Is unable to account
for the needle, which evidently had
been imbedded in the fleshy pari >•
the leg for many months.
Lad Injured by Auto
Is Taken to Hospital
Raymond Roddy, 12 years old. who
lives at No. 56 Williams street, was
run down by an automobile driven by
H. Hooten, No. 70 Broyles street, Fri
day morning at Hunter and Fry or.
in front of the building in which the
Frank trial Is being h^ld
The boy apparently was badly in
jured and was carried to Grady Hos
pital.
COLUMBUS. Aug. 1.—Considerable
interest is being shown throughout
East Alabama by the announcement
of the probable entry of the Rev. vV.
J. Price, of Phenix City, for Senator
from the Eighth Alabama District. In
addition to being a minister, he is a
prominent banker, being the cashier
of the Phenix-Glrard Bank.
Mr. Price has had much legislative
experience, as he has represented
Russell County in the lower house of
the Alabama Legislature, where lie
made an enviable r^nutation. He is
the only man mentioned in connec
tion with the senatorial race thus far.
FALLS 100 FEET, UNHURT.
GAINESVILLE. FLA.. Aug. 1.—
After falling 100 feet from a balloon
here Fred I^owen was unhurt. His
fa*4 was broken by the branches of
a tree. o
TWO U. S. CLERKS NAMED
jj Stanton Henley and Hugh Fuller
\( St8T
i/Frida>
if tv cle
lay morning wer^ appointed depu
< lerks in the United States Dis-
1 trict Court.
Jim Conley, accuse’ 1 of Leo Frank, will take the stand Sat
urday morning, according to all indications Friday, to repeat the
remarkable story he told concerning his part in the disposition of
the body of Mary Phagan and undergo the merciless grilling of
the defense.
Solicitor General Dorsey said that he expected to have his
case completed by Saturday night and police, believing he will
call the negro to-morrow, had him shaved and cleaned up and
in readiness for his appearance. ,
Regardless of statements by
defense and State, it is generally
coneeded that the Frank trial
will reach its crux in Conley’s
appearance, and that on Bis story
and whether it stands up or not
under the fire of the defense,
will rest the outcome of the trial.
Objections by Attorney Hooper, as
sistant to Solicitor Dorsey, to ques
tions put to N. V. Darley by Attor
ney Arnold about the contents of the
financial sheet made out by Leo
■FYs-ok. developed the fact that the de
fense would Introduce evidence in [
rebuttal.
Defense to Introduce Evidence.
“We will Introduce this oheet and
plenty of other evidence,” said Mr.
Arnold. "You need not worry about
that.”
“That is Just what I was after."
remarked Mr. Hooper, axlde *‘T
wanted to And out w'hether the de
fense intended to introduce evidence."
It had been rumored around the
courthouse that the defense might
rest its case at the completion of the
submission of evidence by the State.
Mr. Arnold’s statement Is taken to
time the prosecution claims Mary
Phagan was slain.
This, the defense brought out, re
quired an exceedingly clear mind.
Frank Nervous After Crime.
Darley also gave startling testimony
as to Frank’‘7 nervous and upset con
dition on the two days following the
murder of Mary Phagan.
The statements G f Darley came as a
complete surprise. The nature of th*
testimony had been carefully guard-d
by the Solicitor.
Darley declared that he and Frank
arrived at the factory at about tho
same time Sunday morning. April 27,
and that he first noticed Frank s
nervousness when he saw the factory
superintendent’s hand tremble vio
lently when he grasped the elevnt>r
rope to run the elevator down Into
the basement.
“When we got down to the base
ment,” continued Darley, “and Frank
started to nail up the back door, I saw
that his hands were trembling and T
took the hammer and nailed up th*
door myself, because I thought T could
do It better than he coufc!.”
Darley also told that when he rode*
with Frank to the police station Mon
day. Frank sat on his knee.
“I could perceive that his whole
mean that Leo Frank himself will bC ho,,y ' V8f ' trembling and ahaking-
j said Darley. “I noticed It all of the
i way to the station house.”
Club Not Found in Clean-Up.
placed on the stand.
Luther Z. Rosser, chief of counsel
for Frank, declared Friday that the
ruling of Judge Roan against the ad
missibility of the evidence that per
sons other than Frank were nervous
and excited the Sunday morning after
the crime might vitiate the entire
trial.
He intimated strongly after Judge
Roan refused to change his ruling
that a new trial would be asked on a
writ of error In the event of Frank's
conviction.
Arnold, In arguing for the admis
sion of Dnrley’s testimony that other
persons at the factory, as well as
Frank, were nervous and distrait, got
before the Jury that it was hardly to
be wondered at that Frank, aroused
from his bed and told of a shocking
crime at his factory, should be agi
tated. pale and nervous.
Calls Barrett Monomaniac.
Referring to the discoveries of R P
Barrett. Arnold come out boldly and
declared that It was his purpose to
show Barrett a monomaniac who con
tinually was turning up evidence, and
who very likely was hunting for the
rewards offered.
Darley testified that scores of pay
envelope* like the one found by Mary
Phagan’s machine were scattered
about the factory every week, and
that It was most common to find them
In any part of the factory. He said
that he looked over the time tape
with Leo Frank Sunday morning and
made the same error that Frank did.
believing at the time that the punches
had been made correctly. The tape
was shown to the jury to prove how
the mistake might have been made.
Judge Roan ruled out testimony as
to the conduct and appearance of
other persons r?wm Frank at the fac
tory Sunday morning.
The defense played one of Its strong
cards in behalf of Leo M. Frank when
it secured from Darley, ms nufactur-
ing head of the plant and State's wit
ness, evidence that the prisoner per
formed three hours of the IKuU intri
cate matheinutii ‘ work Vr the
Solicitor Dorsey asked Darley about
a general clean-up ordered by a gen
eral insurance inspector who visited
the factory April 28. Darley replied
that the factory had been cleaned on
the first and second floors on or be
fore May 3. ^ ^
Dorsey then called for the bloody
club that was said have been found
on the first floor May 15 near w h*,-*
Jim Conley was sitting. Dorsey threw
It down with a clatter by the chair at
the witness.
"Was any club of this sort tumM
up during the cleaning process?"
shouted Dorsey.
"No,” the witness replied.
“And was not this a thorough
cleaning?” the Solicitor asked.
“It was a general cleaning,” replied
Darley.
Frank Explains Nervousness.
Darley said that Frank later ex
plained his nervousnes* of Sunday by
saying that he hr d not had any
breakfast and that he had just looked
upon the bo<Jv of the dead girl at tho
morgue. The witness added that
Frank did not appear completely up
set Monday, as he was able to trans
act a number of business affairs.
Darley, in spite of his testimony,
which will be interpreted by the State
as Incriminating against Frank, prob
ably was as valuable a witness for
the defense as he was for the prose
cution. It was under the skillful
questioning of Attorney Reuben Ar
nold. who had begun to take a mors
active part in the cross-examinations
than he had at first, that Darley told
of the intricate work that Frank dit
on the afternoon of April 26 aftef
the time the State claims that Fran)<
murdered the Phagan girl.
Mrr Arthur White, wife of one of
the employees of the National Pencl
Factory, who declared she saw r a ne
gro hiding behind some boxes on tho
first floor of - the plant on the dav
Mary Phagaiawaa killed, was the flrs^
witness called Friday.
The Siai.eJwith her testimony -eg