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VOL. XII. NO. 3. ATLANTA, GA., WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 6,1913. bXWco. 2 CENTS. K
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Resolution to Report the Hixon-
Searcy Liquor Bill Defeated.
Tax Plot Charged.
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TOO FIST I Pier
Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian.
LONDON. Aug. 6.—American so
ciety women are accused of setting
too fast a pace by Filson Young, a
famous English publicist. In an ar
ticle in The Saturday Review. Sup
plementing his article by an inter
view Mr. Young to-day said:
■*If a baboon could be trained to
play ragtime he would soon be the
rage and would be Invited out to dine
by the idle rich. Where the shep
herd goes society women follow like
sheep. In the case of questionable
dances American women have been to
blame.
•"Tango' in Latin means ‘I touch'
and It is well named.
"American women in London and
Paris are the leaders In revels which
should cause a blush of shame to red
den the cheeks of every modest wo
man. One by one the English leaders
have surrendered to the daring irrev
erence of the American women.’
THE WEATHER.
Forecast for Atlanta and
Georgia—Unsettled Wednesl
day; probably fair Thursday.
Bulgaria’s Enemies Judge’s Compliment
Relent; intercede ! Pacifies Women Who
For Conquered Ally Battled With Fists
Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian.
BUCHARF:ST. Aug. 6— Sympathy
may yet prevent Bulgaria from los
ing all the spoils she won in the
Turko-Balkan war. Premier Pasitch.
of Servia, and Premier Venizelos, of
Greece, to-day wired their respective
sovereigns for permission to extend
the Bulgarian ijj-ontier so as to In
clude a big area of the territory in
Northeastern Macedonia which was
taken away from Turkey.
It had been the original intention
of the Servians and Greeks to punish
Bulgaria for the atrocities of her sol
diers by refusing to allow the Bulgars
to profit by the war.
So eloquently did the Bulgarian
peace representatives plead their
cause and so graphically did they
paint the sufferings undergone by the
| Bulgarians in the war with Turkey
I to secure victory for the Balkan
league that the Serb and Greek en-
• voys ieleuLed.
When Mrs. J. T. King. No. 144
Piedmont avenue, ami Mrs. M. Green
berg. No. 6 Warren place, w'ere ar
raigned in Police Court. Wednesday
as the result of a fight in the former's
home. Recorder Pro Tern Preston
sought to pacify them, remarking that
“good-looking women like you two
ought not to be fighting this way.”
The compliment went home, both
women smiling their thanks.
Mrs. King said it was all the fault
of Mrs. Greenberg. Mrs. Greenberg
declared Mrs. King was to blame.
They fell out over some sewing and
used their fists. Mrs. King pushed
Mrs. Greenberg out of the house and
shut the door. Mrs. Greenberg is
said to have kicked the glass out ol
a window.
Other witnesses sjfid Mrs. Green
berg was the aggressor. Judge Preston
fin^d her $5.75, dismissing the case of
Mrs. King.
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The filibuster in the House against
the resolution of Kidd, of Baker,
which instructed the Temperance
Committee io report back the Hixon-
Searcv bill for action, and by which
Wohlwender, of Muscogee, consumed
the entire time of the House Tues
day. came to an end Wednesday
morning at 10 o’clock wdth victory
resting with the forces against the
bill.
In response to a point of order
raised by Stewart, of Coffee, Speaker
Burwell ruled that Kidd's resolution
was net in order for consideration
Wednesday, and the efforts of the
temperance forces to force a hearing
on the bill were therefore in vain.
The point raised by Mr. Stewart
was that, inasmuch as the resolution
was introduced Tuesday and specifi
cally called upon the Temperance
Committee to report the bill back
“to-morrow," it was asking the com
mittee to perform a physical impos
sibility, and was therefore not In or
der.
Wright Objects to Decision.
Wright, of Floyd, who is generally
credited with being behind Mr. Kidd
in the introduction of the resolution,
protested vigorously against the de-
sion of the Speaker.
“Doesn’t the Speaker intend to hear
those who favor this resolution?” he
demanded.
“You are out cf order.” the Speaker
replied. “The resolution has been
ruled out of order, and is not now- un
der discussion.”
Representative Wohlwender, back
ed by Myrick and Shuptrine, of Chat
ham; Nunnally, of Floyd, and others
of the anti-dry forces, appeared when
the House convened to-day determin
ed to continue the filibuster until Mr.
Kidd consented to withdraw his res
olution. This Mr. Kidd and the tem
perance cohorts absolutely refused ta
do.
Stewart Then Finds Loophole.
Conferences between the prohis and
the antis were numerous, but barren
of result, and It looked as though
the filibuster would continue, with the
anti-dry people holding the whip
hand indefinitely, when Mr. Stewart
found the loophole through which the
resolution was riddled.
The effect of the resolution and the
filibuster has been to draw the line
sharply between the anti-dry and the
temperance forces, and to smother
the more important question of tax
revision. The victory of the antis
precludes the possibility of the Searcy
bill getting a hearing at this session
inasmuch as the Rules Committee
takes charge and no resolutions sim
ilar to the Kidd resolution can be
introduced.
Claims Anti-Tax Plot.
Mr. Wohlwender. whose strong
lungs and determination defeated the
resolution, voiced the opinion Wed
nesday morning that the resolution
was an outgrowth of the tax revision
fight.
“Sheppard, of Sumter; Stovall, of
Elbert, and the others Who are fight
ing tax revision were behind the res
olution,” declared Mr. Wohlwender
“They hoped to get that bill brought
oyt because they knew if the House
once got busy on it no tax measures
could be passed at this session."
Minister Accused of Accepting
$1,500 From Own Brother,Who
Was Friendly With Wife.
MACON. Aug. 6.—The Rev. E. T.
Moore, a Baptist ministei^, at Ander-
sonville, formerly of Macon. is
charged by Attorney Oliver C. Han
cock, in a suit brought in the city
court of Americus. with extorting
$1,500 from his own brother as a prlcj
for silence in court as to his brother's
alleged intimacy with Mrs. Moore.
Last year Rev. Mr. Moore obtained
a divorce from his wife in the Bibb
Superior Court, after a hotly contest
ed trial. He charged her wdth being
unfaithful. One of the alleged co
respondents swore to improper rela
tions with Mrs. Moore, who is a strik
ingly handsome woman of about 35
years. It is now charged that Rev.
Mr. Moore found his own brother and
Mrs. Moore in a compromising posi
tion and that he threatened his broth
er, who was about to be married, with
exposure unless given $1,500.
Attorney Hancock alleges that he
can prove the facts and the actual
payment of the money.
TJUa xharge fqnpfi part of a suit
brought for the recovery of a fee for
legal services. Mr. Hancock claims
that Rev. Mr. Moore has not only re
fused to pay him for services in pro
curing the divorce, but also borrowed
$50 while the case was pending which
he also refuses to repay.
Mrs. Moore now' is living with h a r
parents at'Eufaula, Ala., and the two
children are temporarily in her cus
tody. Rev. Mr. Moore, while here, re.
sided in the Mercer University com
munity and was highly esteemed both
as a man and a minister.
Word by T.R. Worth
Army Under Wilson,
Says Gov. Johnson
LOS ANGELES, Aug 6.—Criticism
of the course of the Wilson Adminis
tration was contained in an address
by Governor Hiram Johnson, who was
the Vice Presidential candidate on
the Progressive ticket last year,
speaking at the firs4 anniversary cel
ebration of the Progressives.
“The National Administration has
not come up to expectations.” said
Governor Johnson. “We have a for
eign policy that is weak and vacil
lating. One word from ^Theodore
Roosevelt is worth a whole army un
der Woodrow Wilson.
“We were shocked by the white
washing of Ballinger by Taft. That
differed in no essential from the
whitewashing of McReynolds by Wil
son.”
This Is Comforting!
Freezing at Big Bear,
Snow in Yellowstone
,
SAN BERNARDINO, CAL.. Aug.
6.—Very chilly weather is reported
at Big Bear. In the San Bernardino
Mountains.
Early yesterday morning there was
a thin sheeting of ice around the
edges of the lake* At Pine Knot Ho
tel the thermometer registered 33 de
grees.
The minimum In the city of San
Bernardino yesterday was 48 degrees,
the lowest July record in many years
HELENA, MONT.. Aug There
was a heavy snowfall in the Yellow
stone Park last night ayd the moun
tains in the vicinity of Livingston
were white with new snow this
morning
Arkansas Has Fifth
Governor This Year
LITTLE ROCK, Aug. 6.—George
w. Hays was to-day inaugurated
Governor of Arkansas, being the fifth
executive the State has had since
January 1. He was chosen in a spe
cial election July 23.
A special train from Camden, the
home of Governor Hays, brought a
delegation to attend the ceremony.
Hays succeeds to the remainder of
the unexpired term of Joe T. Robinson,
now United States Senator, who in
January succeeded Governor Dough-
ey. The State has had two acting
Governors—Senators W. K. Oldham
and John M. Futrell—since Robinson
resigned on March 10.
Mulhall, Nervous,
Gets Quiz Respite
WASHINGTON, Aug. 6.—Pleading
that he was suffering from nervous
ness. Colonel M. M. Mulhall to-day
obtained permission of the House
Lobby Investigating Committee to go
to his home in Baltimore and take a
rest.
He promised to be on hand next
Monday to testify.
Wilson White’ for
Male Dress Rules
WASHINGTON, Aug. 6.—White i»
the proper coior for men who want to
be up-to-the-minute in their dress
at the National Capital.
The tropical raiment was adopted
by the President one day when the
mercury was trying to hit the sky.
The next day Secretary Bryan madc-
his debut, and within 4S nours “Wil
son white" was the fad. The ma
terial may be anything from silk to
duck.
Girl Leads Strike
Of 10,000 Knitters
NEW YORK, Aug. 6.—Three thou
sand more knitting mill operatives
joined the strike here to-day, bring
ing the total number of strikers,
mostly women, up to 10.000.
The strike Is being led by Miss
Jennie Persley, 20 years old.
Directors Liable in
Suit for $500,000
CHATTANOOGA. Aug. 6—Chan
cellor T. M. McConnell has instruct
ed the Jury in the Great Southern
Agency case, in which stockholders
are attempting to recover $500,000
which they allege was obtained by
fraud, to name C. J. Hebert, H. C.
Papineau, A. W. Wills, C. W. Steven
son. W. D. Haggard, John Early, E. C.
Morrow. Nathan Hale and Sterling
Fort, directors of the defunt compa
ny. as defendants.
The Jury agreed that fraud had been
practiced, but they could not agree
upon those to be held respon-ule.
More than 1,000 stockholders in Ala
bama, Georgia and Tennessee are par
ties to the suit.
Postmaster Named
By Hayes Resigns
JACKSON, Aug 6.—After serving
as postmaster at Jackson for more
than twenty years and with one in
termission of four years, having serv
ed continuously since the Hayes ad
ministration. Mrs. A. B. Hurp has sent
her resignation to Washington.
Continued ill health is given as the
reason. For many months Mrs. Harp
has been in feeble health and has
been able to be at the office but little.
Her present term would have expired
in 1915.
Know the
Largest Diamond?
See page 115
Pump Going Again;
Stands 2-Day Test
After a test of over two days, the
big 18,000.000-gallon pump at the
river station of the Atlanta water
works is again running full time.
Wednesday members of the Board
of Water Commissioners and officials
of the waterworks department visited
the station and were* more than
pleased with the condition of the big
pump.
Mystery in Death of
Rich Man in Memphis
MEMPHIS. TENN.. Aug. 6.—The
body of J. M. Hughes, wealthy lum
berman of Senatobia, Miss., was
found in the basement of a furniture
store to-day. Hughes came to Mem
phis yesterday and was at the store
in the afternoon.
The police ar** not sure whether he
was murdered or fell through an ele
vator shaft.
When Jim Conley left the witness stand Wednes
day, the State’s case against Leo Frank, charged with
the murder of Mary Phagan, practically was completed.
So far as the presentation of direct evidence against the
factory superintendent was concerned, the jury was in
posession of practically every piece of testimony.
Solicitor Dorsey announced when court reconvened
in the afternoon that he proposed to call only one or two
new witnesses. It was predicted that even these would
be prevented from testifying as the result of Judge
Roan’s expected ruling on the line of testimony that
they were expected to give.
Witness Dalton Is Excused.
One of the new witnesses was C. B. Dalton, who was called
at the forenoon session, but excused after a mysterious side-bar
conference. Dalton was to tell of the alleged conduct of Frank
at the factory on occasions to which Conley already had referred
in his testimony.
With the testimony of Dalton ruled out, as well as that of
young George Epps, whom Dorsey proposed to recall and ques
tion concerning remarks of Mary Phagan in respect to Frank’s
conduct, the probability was strong at the opening of the after
noon session that Dr. H. F. H-iris and possibly one other witness
would be the only ones called by the State before closing the
presentation of direct evidence.
Dr. Harris collapsed when on the stand last Friday before the
Solicitor had completed his questioning and before Reuben Arnold
had been given the-opportunity for cross-examination. The Solici
tor planned to quiz Dr. Harris more closely concerning the condi
tion of the young girl’s body and organs and also to bring out more
in detail the physician’s conclusion that the girl must have been
killed within half an hour after she left home because of the undi
gested condition of the cabbage he found in her stomach.
Hot Argument Over Excluding Testimony.
The fight to exclude Conley’s testimony in regard to Frank's
alleged conduct proved one of the exciting incidents of the morn
ing session. The argument was still in progress when court ad
journed for the noon recess. That and Conley’s sensational declar
ation that Frank }iad hid the murder victim’s silver-plated mesh
bag, for which the detectives have been searching for months, in
the safe in the factory office immediately after the crime were tha
features of the day.
The jury was sent away at noon to permit the lawyers to ar
gue on the admissibility of Conley’s testimony in respect to Frank’s
conduct. Solicitor Dorsey said he wished to call Dalton and oth
ers to substantiate it.
Reuben Arnold argued that it was inadmissible because irrele
vant and immaterial, and that it was a violation of the general?
principle in law that because A committed X last year, it can not
be introduced to show that he committed X of which he is now
accused.
Early Ruling Is Promised. i
Combating the contention of Attorney Hooper that the objec
tion of the defense had not been made until the lawyers for Frank
had cross-examined the negro and found that they could get no
reversal of statements from him, Arnold cited cases in a large
number of States indicating that it is a well defined privilege thati
testimony may be stricken out at the instance of the defense even
after the cross-examination has taken place. Judge Roan said
that he would make his ruling early in the afternoon session.
Colonel Arnold grew faint during the argument and got the
judge’s consent to talk sitting.
Attorney Rosser’s manner was angry and threatening when he
arose for the re-cross examination. He began at once a vicious at
tack on Conley’s story of the mesh bag. He asked when Conley
first told this remarkable tale. Conley said he couldn’t remember,
“Why didn’t you tell all thi3 when you were telling ‘the whole