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ALWAYS FIRST The SUNDA Y AMERICAN Order It NOW — -55= Both Phone* Main 100 The Atlanta Georgian. Read for Profit---GEORGIAN WANT ADS---Use for Results YOL. XII. NO. 2. ATLANTA, GA., TUESDAY, AUGUST 5,1913. Copyright. 1906, By The Georgian Co. 2 CENTS. [ THIEF SMS mm GIFT ^Creates Alarm That Attracts the Police, Who See Fire and Rescue Sleepers. Hurrying: to investigate the sound of pistol shots coming from the home of J. B. Prater, at No. 103 South Pryor street Tuesday morning at 2 o'clock, Policemen Pearson and Chapman probably saved the lives of three men who were caught in the burning rooming house of Mrs. Brooks, at No. 88 South Pryor street. The officers saw the flames* shoot ing up from the roof of Mrs. Brooks’ home while talking to Mr. Prater about the burglar who had been dis covered in his house, and rushed across the street. By pounding on the door they aroused the three men who were the only occupants of the house, and they succeeded in escap ing, although forced to leave their be longings. They were J. C. Johnson, M. Y. Stevens and I. S. Ford. The house was badly damaged. The burglar who was in reality, perhaps, the means of saving the jives of the three men, fled after Mr. 'Skater fired three shots at him. The iiT.ruder was extremely awkward, .and. while sltpplng through the hall- *way of the Prater home, stumbled and fell. The noise of the fall awoke one of the women members of the family, o*nd securing a pistol she ran across the hallway and gave the weapon to ►Mr. Prater. The latter came out of his room and fired at the burglar as the latter ran out of the house. Policemen Pearson and Chapman, walking their beats, heard the shots and hurried to the scene. After searching the interior of the Prater •home, they came out on the side walk and then saw the fire across the street. Caminetti Trial to Follow Diggs Case SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 5.—Maury I. Diggs, charged with violating the white slave law, appeared in court to day ready for trial. Federal Judge A^anFleet announced that the case of Drew Caminetti, son of the United States Commissioner of Immigration, would be taken up at the conclusion of the Diggs trial. The two young men are charged with taking Martha AVarrington and •Lola Norris, two Sacramento girls, to Reno, jMy., for immoral purposes. bubonic Suspect Is * Isolated in France SDecial Cable to The Atlanta Georgian. BREST, FRANCE, Aug. 5.—A case of suspected bubonic plague was dis- Vcovered here to-day on a steamer ^m^und from Bangkok, Siam, to Bel fast, Ireland. ? , The patient was isolated until fur ther examination can be made. Mother Gives Blood To Save Daughter CHICAGO, Aug. 5.—Mrs. Gertrude Tate was taken to St. Luke’s Hospital to-day and made ready for an opera tion by which she will give her daughter as much blood as Ruth Tate, 18, may need to restore her health. The hospital authorities said the only hope of saving the girl was in tho transfusion of blood. $80,000 Home Fired; Militants Suspected ial Cable to The Atlanta Georgian. LYNTON, ENG., Aug. 5.—A man- owned by the estate of the late George Newnes was destroyed by early to-dav by Incendiaries, and e police are looking for militant suf- raucttes as the perpetrators. The mansion, which was one of the fl,,, t iri North Devonshire, was val ue' at $80,000. Six firemen were in jured while fighting the flames by bon.| explosions. V BRYAN Texans Raising Fund in Desper ate Effort to Keep Secretary Off Lecture Platform. AUSTIN, TEX., Aug. 5.—A plan to raise $50,000 for William Jennings Bryan, Secretary of State, was well under way in Texas to-day. The fund is to be raised by popu lar subscription among Democrats of the State and presented to the Cabi net officer, providing that he agrees to forsake the lecture platform dur ing the remainder of the administra tion and give his entire time to his duties at Washington. More than $4,000 has been sub scribed in Orange, Tex. Several Reported Killed or Injured In Central Wreck SAVANNAH, Aug. 5—A Cen tral of Georgia passenger train from Atlanta was wrecked near Oliver early to-day. Several cars were derailed and several par sons are reported dead. A wreck ing train with physicians and nurses has gone to the scene from Savannah. Details are not available at this hour. Central officials admit the wreck seems very bad. Prince Henry Must Cook Eggs At Eton LONDON. Aug 5.—When Etonians reassemble in September for the win ter “half,” the famous old public school for the first time in its history will have as a pupil the son of the King of England. The “new boy” will be Prince Hen ry, the third son of the King and Queen, who is 13 years* old. j The King’^ special'wish iJ that he should be treated like evef-y other boy. He will have no speoikl privi leges, and will have to “fag’t for his seniors; that is, run errands, tidy the house fagmasder’s room, light the fire, prepare tea, make toast, cook eggs, pastries and so on. $750,000 Gem Theft Laid to Americans Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian. PARIS. Aug. 5.—The Parisian de tective bureau, in connection with the theft of a $750,000 pearl necklace be tween this city and London, are con centrating their attention on a band of daring internatioal crooks, well kovvn to the United States secret service bureau, believed responsible for the robbery. M. Nichlause, in charge of the search in this country, declares he has secured information from the pos tal authorities showing that the neck lace was stolen either from an Eng lish channel mailboat or in England. Out of Jail on Bond Of Newspaper Men MACON, Aug. 5.—After spending 17 days in jail because of his failure to furnish $750 to guarantee the pay ment of alimony to Mrs. Evelyn Frances Brooks, his 11-year-old wife who is suing him for divorce, J. C. Brooks, a Central of Georgia Rail road conductor, has secured his lib erty by giving bond of $250 furnished by two Macon newspaper men, who felt a sympathy for him. Judge Mathews reduced his bond to $250. THE WEATHER. Forecast for tlanta and Georgia—Fair Tuesday and probably Wednesday. DIAGRAMS ILLUSTRATING CONLEY’S STORY OF DEATH OF MARY PHAGAN 1. Frank opened the door and showed me how to lock it. 2. Frank went up to his office and I stayed on the first floor. 3. Miss Mattie Smith came in with Mr. Darley and went out again. 4. Mary Phagan came in; I heard footsteps going back to the metal room. 5. Miss Monteen Stover came in and went out; I heard steps running back to Frank’s office. 6. I sat down on a box and went to sleep; I was awakened by Frank’s stamping his feet for me. Ill Europe Calls Canal Fair Agents Dilatory Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian. BERLIN, Aug. 5.—The action of Great Britain and Russia, which will probably be followed by Germany; in declining to take part in the Pai«a*n(r- # Pacific Exposition in San Francisco is declared to be not so much of a snub because of the Panama Canal tolls, treaty and tariff controversies as it is the result of the lack of ener gy on the part of the exposition offi cials in Interesting manufacturers and informing them of the cost of send ing exhibits to a foreign city. Criticism is heard her© of the "com* ‘mission Vhich President Taft seRt u inlite. foreign *governmq|ita to th* fair. Railroader Known Here Gets Promotion The Atlanta commercial office of the Missouri Pacific-Iron Mountain Railroad has Just received an an nouncement of fhe appointment of J. M. Johnsf ry As vice president of the Denver, Rioujrande and Western and Western Pacific railways, in charge of traffic. Mr. Johnson is vice president of the Missouri I’a- ciftc-Iron Mountain, in charge of traffic. The recent appointment puts him in charge of traffic over a line from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Coast. Mr. Johnson is one of the best known railroad officials in the coun try, and has a host of friends in the Atlanta territOiJy* Jim Conley, accuser of Leo Frank, was placed again under the pitiless fire of Luther Rosser’s cross-examination when the trial of Frank reopened Tuesday morning. Rosser evidently was determined to break the negro down in short order, as he started off in his quick, aggressive fashion, and with little of the easy manner of his early questioning of the day before. Conley was as unconcerned and cool as when he first went on the stand to tell his remarkable story. He answered, the questions readily and refused to be confused or mixed. Rosser at once began asking him concerning his part in the crime. He brought out. the con tradictions in Conley’s various sworn statements. Q. You had your second talk with Black and Scott on May 247—A. I disremember. D«ni«8 Sleuths Advised Him. Q. Jim, you told them you wrote the notes on Friday, didn’t you?—A. Yes, I told them I wrote them on Friday. Q. Then they told you the notes wouldn’t fit?—A. No. sir, they didn’t tell m4F tfiat. Q. They didn’t tell y.ou the notes didn’t fit in with the other part of the story?—A. No. sir. Q. You remember a lot oC other things, but you don’t remember that? —A. No, sir, I don’t remember that! Q. Didn’t Mr. Black and Mr. Scott tell you that your statement about writing the notes on Friday was all rot, and you’d have to change it to make your story true?—A. No, sir, they didn’t tell me anything like that. Q. They tried their best to get you to change your statement on May 27, and you wouldn’t do it, would you, Jim? —A. They questioned me, but they didn’t try to make me change my statement. Fails to Rsmember. Q. They didn’t question you at all. —A. They asked me if that was all, and I said yes. Q. That was on May 27. wasn't it?— A. I disremember. Q. But it was after you had made your second statement?—A. I don’t know. Q. Well, didn’t Lanford and his de tectives stay with you a whole day and stick closer than a brother?—A. No, sir. They talked to me a long while but they never stuck by me all day. Q But they told you your statement dint soud right?—A. No, sir, they never told me that. Q. What did they talk to you about for four hours a day?—A. They talk ed to me about a whole lot, about different things. Q. What did they talk about?—A. They asked me if I knew Mr. Frank, Asked All About Frank. Q. Don’t you remember anythfni else?—A. They asked me all about Mr. Frank. Q. Did Mr. Black talk *o you?—A. Yes, sir, he talked to me a whole lot. Q. On May 28 you made a tnird statement, or was it your second?— A. I think It was the third, Q. Didn’t you say a while ago that you made a second statement on May 28? Now you say it was the third. Which was right?—A. I think it was the third, but I am not sure. Q. Why did you change the time you told them you wrote the notes?— A. I thought they might think some thing wrong if I sTuck to the first. Conley Isolated in Tower. Conley was brought to the court house Tuesday morning at 8:15 by Deputy Sheriff Haygood. Unspent the night at the Tower in complete isolation. He was allowed tajsec not even his own attorney, William M. Smith, by special agreement of de fense and State. It was the first time for months that the detectives and Smith had not been permitted to 9ee him whenever they wished. Conley, by Smith’s arrangement, ate SYLVAN1A, GA., Aug. 5.—A heav ily armed posse, under the command of Sheriff Joyner, is scouring the hills of Screven County to-day searching for Cleveland Mitchell, a negro w-ho shot and killed A. J. Joy ner, foreman of the Ziegler Turpen tine and Lumber Company, last Sat urday night. Sheriff Joyner is a cou-^ sin of the murdered man. The posse has penetrated every section of the county, and the Sheriff has sent out. fifty pictures of tho murderer, but no trace has been found of him since the killing. Sav oral negroes who were with Mitchell at the time of the shooting, one of them his brother-in-law, have be-*n arrested, but will tell nothing that might lead to the capture of Mitchell. The killing ot Mr. Joyner was the climax of a series of difficulties which he had been having with the negroes employed at the turpentine camp. Mitchell had trouble with Mr. Joyner about a week ago and quit, claiming the foreman would not pay him. Did Not Take Precautions, Saturday mornin» r Mr. Joyner had some words with Mitchell’s father-in- law, and gave tin negro a thrashing. The officials of the company and Mr. Joyner did not suspeit t. t the ne groes would make any more trouble, and the foreman did not take any more than hts usual precautions. On the night of the murder Mr Joyner came up town on some bus: ness, and started home about dark, getting in his buggy in front of Over- street's drug store. Warren Nun- nally got in the buggy with him to ride a short distance up the stre.i. in front of the residence of W. C. Williams the rig was halted by Mitchell, who sked Mr. Joyner for a settlement of the amount due him. Several other negroes were with Mitchell, but none of them had any thing to say. When the negro approached the buggy Mr. Nunnally got out. leaving Mr. Joyner’s revolver lying in an ex posed position on the seat. Mitchell saw the gun and le Ded forward. Be fore Mr. Joyner cot ’ get the pist >1 the negro had the weapon and point ed it. at his former employer. Shoots Foreman in Side. “Eve got you now!” he cried. Mitchell fired as Mr. Joyner lunged forward to grab his hand, and the bullet penetrated the foreman’s side. The negro started to run and Mr. Nunnally tried to grab him, but miss ed, and Mltjchell escaped. Frightened by the sound of th shot, the horse started to run. with Mr. Joyner hanging over the side of the buggy. He fell out after the horse had run about 100 yards. Mr. Nunnally and others attract* by the shooting picked Mr. Joyner up and carried him to a drug store. He lived several hours and was con scious to the end. Mr. Joyner was well known Screven County, and came of a prom inent family. He was buried Monda nt KriF-ndship <’hu»<h. with the Ma- , „ . sonic ceremony. He is surviyeo by ' a hearty of steak and ?cram two small children, \ Ut was T kS