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VOL. XI. NO. 311.
ATLANTA, GA., SATURDAY, AUGUST 2,1913.
Copyright. 1906,
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Attorneys for Frdnk Threaten a Mistrial
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Grady County Posse Searches for
Black Who Attacked White
Farmer’s Family.
CAIRO, Aug. 2.—A negro entered
1 the home of George Bodiford, a re
spectable white farmer of Grady
County, living about six miles from
Cairo! and with an ax brained him.
his wdfe and five children late last
night. Some of the children have
revived, but the father and mother are
still unconscious and the chances for
their recovery are very slight.
The details of the crime are meager.
The only clew as to the guilty party
is from on.e of the little girls, who
has revived sufficiently to make a
statement. She says that she was
awakened by the negro coming into
the house. As she screamed he hit
her in the head with the ax and then
struck her father, mother and some
of the smaller children.
Girl Gives Alarm.
One girl, about 12 years old, was
struck in the head and knocked down,
but as she fell she grabbed the negro
I around the. le$s. n.nd threw him. This
frightened the negro and he ran, leav-
his ax in the house. The girl gave
the alarm and several neighbors came
to the house.
The Sheriff and a posse, with three,
physicians, went to the scene before
daylight thi9 morning. They report
it if likely that most of them will re
cover, with the possible exception of
the man and wife. The Sheriff ar
rested a negro said to have been wdth
one who did the work. Ke remained
In the yard to watch while the other
entered the house.
Ax and Shoes Identified.
The ax and a pair of shoes, left in
fhe, yard, were identified to-day by the
iwife of the suspected negro. She
claimed that he had not been home
since yesterday afternoon, when the
two negroes left together. One of
• Bodiford’s daughters says that this
negro and her father had some words
a few days ago about a watermelon
patch. This is the only motive lhat
can be given for the crime.
The Sheriff and a posse are in
search of the negro, and they hope
to apprehend him to-day'. Sentiment
against the negro is very strong, but
no threats of lynching are being made,
and if caught, there will likely be no
trouble.
‘Drink Buttermilk,
Not Wine, in Clubs/
Judge Urges Women
Buttermilk as a social beverage for
women who visit Atlanta's locker
clubs is advocated by Recorder Nash
Broyles.
The Recorder especially recom
mended buttermilk to Minnie L*.
Brown, a young woman giving har
address at 14-A West Baker street
and her occupation as a bookkeeper,
when she w'as arraigned Friday after
noon for drunkenness. She said she
became intoxicated when she visitjd
the Theatrical Club with a man.
“You should hi. . called for butter
milk instead of wines and liquors,’’
said the Recorder. “If buttermilk
w ere kept on tap in all of these locker
clubs to be served to women instead
of strong drink, women would be bet
ter off.”
BRILLIANT LEGAL WARRIORS
WHO ARE BATTLING TO CLEAR
FRANK OF SLAYING CHARGE
LUTHER 7. ROSSER.
REUBEN ARNOLD.
Senator Owen Asserts Banks
Will Gain, Not Lose, Under
Wilson Reform Act.
Slit Pants and Beauty
Spots for Men! Ain’t
It AWFUL, Mabel?
SANDUSKY. OHIO, Aug. 2.—
Twenty custom cutters, attending the
International Custom Cutters’ meet
ing hei^. to-day wore trousers of
white flannel, the legs of which were
slit to a point between the ankle and
the knee under which hosiery of deli
cate hue was worn.
Slit trousers, the cutters say, prom
ise the same degree of favor among
men as the slit skirt has attained
among the women.
NARRAGANSETT PIER, Aug. 2.—
| A young man appeared at the Ca
sino here with a beauty spot on his
left cheek. The astonishing stranger
was dressed in white and came from
Watch Hill. Teh beauty spot was a
tiny heart-shaped bit of black court-
plaster.
Bees to Knock Kinks
Out of Shank’s Limbs
WASHINGTON, Aug. 2.—With the
broad assertion that “panic will be
impossible if the administration cur-
I rency reform bill is passed,” Senator
; R. L. Owen, of Oklahoma, chairman
j of the Senate Committee on Banking
! and Currency, to-day replied to bank-
! ers who demand to know what ad-
1 vantages they will gain from the bill.
Owen asserts the bill will safe
guard banks against occasional runs,
j give the ordinary State bank peace
of mind against possible artificial
i panics, and that while the banker
loses 2 per cent on a part of his re
serve deposited with the Federal Re
serve Bank, he actually will make
money by other advantages.
Senator Owen points out that a re
serve of 15 per cent will be sufficient
instead of the 25 per cent now car
ried. With the same money, he as
serts, a bank of $100,000 capital would
make $2,750 each year more than un
der tlTt? present law., . ..
In reply to the suggestion that
bankers should control the Federal
Reserve Board because they are “put
ting up ail the money,” he replied
that the banks are not putting up
money, but are merely lending cred
it, and that the Government is really
I supplying the money which is not sup-
j plied by depositors themselves.
INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 2.—Mayor
i Lewis Shank, who has been suffer
ing from rheumatism for several
weeks, will try the stings of honey
bees as a cure. Forty-five stings are
expected to give him permanent re
lief. Frank Johnson, who has a bee
farm near the city, guaranteed to-day
a perfect cure, with no charge for the
bees.
The treatment will be made at
Johnson’s farm, where 45 bees will
I be let loose in a closed room with the
Mayor. Only his face and hands will
j be protected.
Falls 30 Feet, but
Returns to His Job
Eagles Gain 72,264
Fledglings in Year
Castro Sought by
U.S.;To Be Deported
In spite of having fallen 30 feet
from the smokestack of the Western
Newspaper Company on Central ave
nue, W. W. Burdette, of No. 232 State
street, was back at work Saturday
morning.
Burdette, the daring steeplejack,
was repairing the big stack when one
side of his tackle swing gave way.
He struck on his back on a pile of old
tin roofing lying on the ground be
low.
He was taken to Grady Hospital,
but recovered sufficiently on the way
there to be able to walk back.
I BALTIMORE, MD„ Aug. 2 —When
Grand Worthy President William G.
Brennan, of the Fraternal Order of
Eagles, reads his report next Tuesday
norning at the opening session of the
lifteenth annual convention of that
order, he. will show that within a
•ear 72,264 members, a record num-
_! ,er, have been initiated and 2,725 re-
1/ tstated, bringing the total member-
hip July 1, 1913, to 650,000.
/ Thomas J. Cogan, of Cincinnati
J ; ^sent grand worthy vice president,
I I , slated for grand worthy president,
•ithout opposition. Minneapolis,
llwaukee, Indianapolis, Spokane,
aattle and some other cities are
sklng the 1915 convention.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 2.—The State
Department to-day took measures to
locate General Cipriano Castro, In
Venezuela, to deport him and thus
put an end to the troubles which
started when Castrd landed four days
ago.
United States Consul T. W. Vetter,
at La Guayra, was ordered to request
President Gomez to spare no pains
to capture Castro.
President Gomez was informed the
United States would support Venez
uela in this crisis.
Premature Blast in
Mine; 10 Near Death
HYMERA. IXD.. Aug. 2—Ten
miners* suffered probably' fatal in
juries and ten others were in a se
rious condition to-day following the
gas explosion in Jackson Hill Mine
No. 2, near here late yesterday.
According to the min superintend
ent the explosion was the result of
a “windy shot” fired ten minutes af
ter the men quit work. State Min In.
spector Pearce announced an investi
gation will be held.
JOHNSON TO STAY FORTNIGHT.
Colonel Walter Johnson. ex-United
States Marshall, will be at the Fed
eral Building for about two weeks
longer, closing up his accounts. He
will then retire to his farm. 27 miles
from Columbus, Ga.
Beautiful Lily Elsie
Sues Rich Husband
Here are the important developments of Saturday’s session of
the trial of Leo M. Frank:
Attorneys for the defense spring a sensation by threatening a
move for a mistrial because Judge Roan has exposed a newspaper
headline to the jury. A compro-
Life Sentence for
Mrs. Silva Hawkins;
Cantrells to Hang
GAINESVILLE, Aug. 2.—At noon
to-day the jury returned a verdict of
guilty with recommendation to life
imprisonment against Mrs. Silva
Hawkins, charged with plotting the
death of her husband, Arthur Haw
kins, of Bellton. Judge Jones sen
tenced her in keeping with this ver
dict. He also sentenced Bartow Can-
trell and James Cantrell. Jointly in
dicted with Mrs. Hawkins and con
victed earlier in the week, to be hang
ed September 26. Motions for new
trials have been made in all three
cases.
Judge Jones complimented the Jury
on the verdict in Mrs. Hawkins’ case
and said he had never made up his
mind to sign a verdict hanging a
woman.
Judge Jones said this case was
worse than the Mary Phagari case in
Atlanta, as the conspiracy to murder
was entered into weeks before the
slaying. Mrs. Hawkins is of one of
the best Georgia families, said Judge
Jones.
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Special Cable to The Georgian.
LONDON, Aug. 2.—It is reported
here and hinted by the newspapers
that Lily Elsie, the famous Gayety
and Daly’s Theater actress, is insti
tuting divorce proceedings against
lan Bullough. the young Scotch land-
owner. to whom she was married a
little more than a year ago.
Print of Washington
Family Brings $200
Weston, at 75, Ends
1,546-Mile Tramp
MINNEAPOLIS. MINN.. Aug. 2.—
Edward Payson Weston, 75-year-oiii
pedestrian, to-day arrived in Min
neapolis, having walked 1,546 miles
from New York. He started from
Herald Square on June 2.
A cannon salute, the blowing of fac
tory whislles and the ringing of bells
greeted the walker as he entered Min
neapolis.
Negro Named for
Federal Post Quits
First Public Water-
Fount in Oity To Be
Dedicated Sunday
The first public drinking fountain
in Atlanta, supplying ice-cold water
to the thirsty passerby, will be dedi
cated at 12:30 o’clock Sunday at the
First Congregational Church (col
ored). Dr. W. \V. Landrum, of Louis
ville. Ky„ formerly pastor of the First
Baptist Church of Atlanta, will preach
the dedicatory sermon.
The funtain is located at the cor
ner of Courtlar.d and Houston streets.
It was presented to the church by a
member of the congregation. James.
O. Connally, inspired by a sermon on
“Water,” preached four weeks ago
by Dr. H. H. Proctor, pastor of the
church.
The water is cooled by means of h
coll pat-sing through an ice box ir
the church. The members of the con
gregation are trying to raise funds
to purchase a bond, the income from
which will assure a perpetual supply
of ice.
Georgia Father Is
Seeking Children
In South Carolina
GREENVILLE, S. C., Aug. 2— To
gain possession of his two children,
aged 8 and 9 years, respectively, Wil
liam A. Harris, of Clarkesville, Ga..
has sworn ojt warrants for the ar
rest of his wife, Mrs. Dom Harris,
and W. E. Stroud, who, it is alleged
in the warrant, are now living to
gether in thin county, near Travelers
Rest. Harris claims that his wife de
serted him in December, 1912, und
came to this county, with Stroud,
bringing with her their two children.
Judge Prince, at Anderson, has or- j
Eight Trains of U.S.
Refugees Landed in
El Paso by Rebels
dered Mrs. Harris and Stroud to show
cause why the court should not re
quire the children to be given to Har
ris.
A. H. Thomas, 33, Dies
After Short Illness
A. H. Thomas, a well-known shoe
man of Atlanta, died at a private san
itarium early Saturday morning, aft
er a brief illness. He was 33 years
old, and was formerly with the shoe
department at Daniel Brothers’ store.
He Is survived by his mother, Mrs.
Mollie J. Thomas; a brother, B. E.
Thomas; an aunt, Mrs. N. Cotting-
ham. and one uncle, <\ J. Denning.
Funeral services will be held Sunday
morning at the residence. No. 238
South Moreland avenue Interment
will be at Westvtew.
Blackmail Charged
To Federal Officials
NEW ORLEANS. Aug. 2.-—G. Ray-
monn Mathews, special agent of the
United States Department of Justice;
J. L. Mott, his assistant, and Ernesto
Fernandez y Arteaga, New Orleans
representative of the Constitutionalist
party in Mexico, are being held to
day, charged with blackmail. Police
saj they have $500 in marked bills
which Mathews accepted from Em-
manuello Castillo Brito, formerly Gov
ernor of the State of Campeche,
Mexico, to prevent Brito being prose
cuted.
Offers Pearl Riches
To Garrison; Arrested
EL PASO, TEXAS, Aug. 2.— The
last of the Americans in Chihuahua
City were being brought Into El Paso
to-day by special trains over the
Mexican National road, guarded by
1,200 Federal soldiers under Colonel
Mancilla. Eight train loads of regu-
gees have been brought out of the
Mexican city. Fifty Americans hud
dled In one coach arrived here last
night after being three days on the
way.
The refugees said they had assur
ances from Governor Carranza, head
of the Constitutionalists, that Ameri
cans and other foreigners in all the
states where his troons are fighting
Federals, will be protected. Carranza
added that the Constitutionalists will
not accept any proposals for peace
until Huerta has been deposed.
Japan Mourns for
Emperor, Dead Year
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The oldest trees on earth.
See Page 9.
Special Cable to The Georgian.
LONDON. Aug. 2.—On the third
day of the sale of engravings at
Sotheby’s. $2,956 wap realized; $9,033
in all.
Sabin paid $200 for a rare early
impression by E. Bell of Georg*-
Washington and his family.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 2.—President
Wilson to-day withdrew the nomina
tion of Adam E. Patterson, negro, of
Oklahoma, to be Register of the
Treasury. Patterson having declined
the appointment.
The name of G&de E. Parker, of
Oklahoma, for the office 'was sent to
the Senate by the President.
Yeoman Trades Vote
For Vagrant Snooze
CHICAGO, Aug. 2.—"God bless'you,
judge! You’ll get my vote."
This was the speech of Mary Mack
ey to Municipal Judge Gemmill after
he had discharged her. Mary was
found asleep in a vacant lot. and she
could not explain to a policeman.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 2.—Frank
Buffington, a pearl fisher, enlivened
Secretary of War Garrison's visit here
by offering to make him very rich.
Buffington was locked up.
The fisher, smoking a strong pipe,
strolled Into the Secretary’s hotel and
asked to see him. To a detective, who j
Impersonated Mr. Garrison, he said he |
had a pearl fishery which would net j
Speoial Cable to The Georgian.
TOKIO. Aug. 2.—AH Japan Joined
in a memorial service for the late
Emperor Mutsuhito, w he died a year
ago.
The young F^mperor Yoshihito at
tended a solemn service in the palace
w’hfle thousands of citizens of Tokio
went to Aoyama. where a temporary
chapel was erected on the open
ground on which the funeral of the
late Emperor was solemnized.
both of them Incredible wealth If
concession could be obtained.
THE WEATHER.
Forecast for Atlanta and
Georgia— Occasional showers
Saturday and Sunday.
mise is effected by the judge cau
tioning the jury to disregard any
outside influence.
Dr. J. W. Hurt, after testifying
along the line taken by Dr. H. F.
Harris ’testimony of Friday, ad
mits that no examination was
made of Mary Phagan’s lungs,
and that whether death comes by
strangulation can be determined
only in this manner.
Dr. Hurt testifies under cross-
examination that he would not
attempt to say that Mary Phagan
came to her death within a half
hour after she had eaten merely
because some cabbage, only par
tially digested, had been found
in her stomach. lie declares the
time it would take to digest cab
bage depends on the inividual.
He also testifies that in his ex
amination of the body be discov
ered no indications that would
lead him to say that the girl had
been criminally attacked.
Jim Conley is made ready to
testify Saturday afternoon, but
court adjourns at, 12:30 until 9
o’clock Monday morning.
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The Most Interesting Story Yet Printed
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A genuine sensation was sprung at
the trial of Leo M. Frank Saturday
morning when Luther Rosser and
Reuben Arnold, attorneys for the de
fense, asked the State to consent to
a new trial on the ground that Judge
Roan had allowed the jury to catch a
glimpse of a headline in the first
headline in the first extra of The
Georgian.
Judge Roan had laid the paper on
the stand in front of him. and. ac
cording to the defense, the headline
across the first page could be read
by the men in the jury box.
The headline said: “State Adding
Links to Chain."
The defense’s lawyers went into
immediate conference with the Judge, ^
and a few minutes later asked So
licitor Doraey to consent to a new
trial. The Solicitor refused
Rosser Asks Explanation.
Rosser and Arnold then came Into
the courtroom and asked that the
Jury be withdrawn.
Rosser addressed the court:
“Your honor inadvertently displayed
a newspaper w’hen you came in just
now. One side wan turned up with
large red letters reading: ‘State Add
ing Links to Chain.’ Every member
of the Jury read it. I saw them lean
ing forward to see it.
"We don’t want to make a motion
for a new trial, but we want this Jury
called back and such explanation
made by your honor as will elimi
nate any harm that might have been
done by the jury seeing this paper.’’
Solicitor Dorsey Objects.
Dorsey objected to Rosser’s re
quest of Judge Roan. - .
“T object to your honor making an
explanation as to an isolated in
stance,” said Dorrey. "It is only fair
to the State to call that jury back k
and ask it if it had seen any newspa
per. It is only fair to the State to
tel! that Jury that this objection of
protest was registered by the defense.
The Jury must have seen newspapers
on the streets In going to and from
the hotel that had headlines in them
eminently unfair to the State** caae. I
will ask your honor to explain the
matter fully to the Jury.**
Judgp Roan heatedly said: "Call
the Jury back and I will tell it what 1
see fit.”
Attorney Rosser during the Solid-