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ALWAYS FIRST <j> ® The SUNDA Y AMERICAN Order it NOW======== Both Phones Main 100 The Atlanta Georgian. Read for Profit—GEORGIAN WANT ADS—Use for Results South Georgia VOL. XII. NO. 4. ATLANTA, GA., THURSDAY, AUGUST 7, 1913. Copyright 1*0... 2 CENTS. P M A J R £° By The Georgian Co. DALTON CORROBORATES JIM CONLEY +•+ +•+ +•+ +•+ +•+ +•+ •{••+ +•+ +•+ *•+ +•+ +•+ +•+ +•+ +•+ +•+ +•* *••{. Frank’s Attorneys Fight Desperately Against State's Closing Witnesses Castro Is Denounced By His Namesake NEW YORK, Aug. 7.—Cipriano Castro, the would-be dictator of Ven ezuela, is not a real Castro, or even a gentleman, according to Victor Cita Castro, who reached here on the French liner La Lorraine, and who shouted indignation from all direc tions when delayed for a time by federal officials in the belief that he was a possible ally of the redoubt able Cipriano. “I know why you are keeping me here.” he said. ‘‘You think I am going ‘Drys,’ Reported Allied With Tax participate m the revolt down J 1 r there. You wound me; you pierce my heart with your words. Oh, vile! He is a peon and a peddler; not a Cas tro or a gentleman.” Reform Foes to Defeat Govern or’s Bills, Hold Whip Hand. The "dry” members of the House of Representatives and those mem bers who oppose the enactment of tax reform measures have formed a combine to defeat all bills introduced or favored by Speaker Burwell, be cause the Speaker ruled that the res olution of Mr. Kidd, of Baker, order ing the Temperance Committee to report the Hixon-Searcy (Webb) bill back to the House was out of order Wednesday morning, after WohUven- der, of Muscogee, had held up the business of the House for an entire day with a filibuster. The formation of the combine is virtually a defiance of Governor John M. Slaton and a refusal to accede to his wishes that tax reform measures and bills putting the taxation sys tem of the State on a business basis be passed. It is a dare to the Gov ernor to veto the House appropriation bill or call an extra session, both of which the Governor has said he will do If the House does not enact tax reform measures or keep its appro priations within the estimated reve nues of the State. Plan to Resurrect Blit. In addition to trying to defeat the bills of Speaker Burwell and Governor Slaton, the combine will make every effort possible to resurrect the Hixon- Searcy Senate bill from the pigeon hole to which it has been consigned by the Temperance Committee. Mr. Kidd, the apparent author of the res olution which met such an inglorious finish Wednesday morning, declared that he will try to introduce his res olution at the first opportunity. "We intend to try in every way possible to get the bill out of the committee and before the House at this session,” said Mr. Kidd. “I in tend to offer my resolution again, and if I can not do that we will try to find some other means of combating the enemies of the bill. We were not treated right by the Speaker when he ruled my resolution out of order. We are prepared to fight for our rights, and if the bill can not come up for the consideration of this House there are a lot of other measures that will receive scant consideration at the hands of the friends of the measure. Organized Fight on Burwell. "We intend to defeat every meas ure offered or favored by Speaker Burwell or the men who aided in the defeat of the resolution ordering the Temperance Committee to report back the Hixon-Searcy bill. Burwell's bills have no chance of passing this House during the present session. I have nothing personally against any of the Speaker's bills, but we are going to get even for the treatment we got during the consideration of my resolution and for not being giv en a chance to pass, or at least at tempt to pass, the Webb bill that passed the Senate.” The combination of the "dry” forces and those ; opposed to tax re vision was formed the day before the introduction of Mr. Kidd's resolution. Mr. Wohlwender, who started and carried through a successful filibus ter, declared Wednesday that the res. olution was drawn up by Barry Wright, of Floyd County, one of the prohibition leaders. It was the re sult of a combination formed at that time between Mr. Wright and other temperance leaders and Messrs. Sto vall, of Elbert; Sheppard, of Sum ter, and other members who have consistently opposed tax reform measures. Unite Against Tax Reform. It was agreed it is generally under stood. that the enemies of tax reform were to support the Ktdd resolution on condition that the prohibition members aid them in their efforts to prevent the passage of tax bills. The idea was this; If the Hixon-Searcy bill were brought out from the committee and Continued on Page 2, Column 5. Catholic Women To Oppose ‘The Cause' BUFFALO, Aug-. 7.—Organization of a Catholic women’s league that proposes to counteract the radical tendencies of the women’s* movement including their demand for the bal lot, marked to-day’s session of the German Roman Catholic Central Verein. 0 ‘‘The femininist movement,” said Mrs. Joseph Frey, honorary president “is being promoted by women whose views are decidedly Pagan. If their demands were to be realized the Christian family would cease to exist and woman’s condition would lapse Into paganism.” U. S. Leads Europe In Child Welfare Work Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian. LONDON, Aug. 7.—"American ob stetrical methods and child welfare work In general were shown by the papers and discussions at the Infant mortality cnference Just ended in London to be superior to those of England,” said Dr. Julius H. Hess, of Chicago, to-day. "Indeed, our child welfare work now surpasses that in Germany, where such work had its origin. "The methods in the British colo nies are also in advance of those in Europe.” Bullfrogs Imported; Skins Used in Purses SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 7.—Eigh teen big mountain frogs have been brought here from the Philippines by Dr. F. M. McAllister, ship’s surgeon on the Korea. He will give them to the Park Commission for propaga tion in Stow Lake. The mouse-colored skin, mottled with spots of darker hue, may be used for the manufacture of women’s cate in spite of their si SHRDL U purses and chatelaine sacks. The frogs are edlicate in spite of their size, and five died on the voyage Sues as Wife Turns Tango Gown Model INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 7.—Pasquale L. Montani, a musician, says in a di vorce complaint filed to-day that his wife told him she preferred to be a living model in a tango gown than live with him. He says he is fully able to provide for her, but she became a model in a downtown department store, wearing a tango gown which he says in his complaint “is designed to display the leg from the ankle to the knee.” Appeals to Wilson To Save His Teeth LOS ANGELES, Aug. 7.—Dr. John Grant Lyman, Federal prisoner, charged with misusing the mails, has made an appeal to President Wilson for a hasty trial. In a night lettergram sent to Wash, ington the physician complained that his teeth have become worn to a razor edge and he is unable to masticate his food. Find Girls Lost in Snow on Mt, Rainier TACOMA, WASH.. Aug. 7—Lost in the snow on the Cowlitz trail on Mount Rainier, two school teachers. Miss Kitty Roberts, of Washington. D. C., and Miss Bernice Royce, of San Francisco, were found by res cuers too exhausted to walk. Tells How It Feels to Face Death by Rabies ROCHESTER, N. Y., Aug. 7.—Fac ing death from rabies is a grim or deal. This is the feeling expressed by Elsie Parish, noted writer of chil dren’s verses, who confidently awaits the outcome of treatment begun to forestall Infection to which she laid herself open by sucking the wounds of two little girls who had been bit ten by a rabid dog “Did you ever read an improbable story and then say to yourself that it couldn’t have happened?” asked Plunges One Thousand Feet to Mts * Parlsh ’ '' That ' 8 the wa >- 1 Of course, there is a horror in it all, but I Just say, feeling as I do now, that I Just know I’m not going .o die.” PROSECUTOR DORSEY SNAPPED IN ACTION This shows the Solicitor in an argument at the Frank trial. Death With Passenger in Test Flight in England. Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian. ALDERSHOT, ENG., Aug. 7.—Col onel Samuel F. Cody, a former citi zen of the United States and one of the most famous aviators in the world, and a passenger were killed here to-day while testing a new aero plane ov^f the military aerodrome. These two fatalities bring the avia tion death list up to 305. Colonel Cody was one of the pio neer airmen and was commissioned by the British Government to build up the aviation corps of the Imperial army, which he fulfilled to the per fect satisfaction of the War Office. Cody was a relative of William F. (Buffalo Bill) Cody, and in appear ance he resembled the famous Ameri can. Protested Taking Passenger. The name of the passenger who was killed with Colonel Cody was Evans. The aviator protested against any one accompanying him, saying that he w T as going to try out a new machine and the risk would be great. Evans was insistent and finally Cody relented. After a “grass-cutting” circuit Cody shot the machine upward and soon the car was 1,000 feet in the air. Spectators on the field saw the ma chine begin to wabble as % though one of the planes had buckle#. Suddenly it turned over on Its side and plunged downward. With a crash the ma chine struck the earth and the petrol tank burst, scattering the fuel over the bodies of the two men. Cody and Evans were picked up and rushed to a hospital In the can tonments, but the spark of life al ready had been extinguished. How He Got His Title. The manner in which Cody got his title of “Colonel” Is interesting. Shortly after King George ascended the throne he wrote a note of con gratulation to Cody foi* some air feats he had performed and called him “Colonel” Cody, evidently confusing him with “Buffalo Bill.” The avia tor seized the opportunity to acquire a title and since had styled himself Colonel Cody. Last August Cody won the British army flying tests, taking $25,000 In pri zes. Before taking up aviation Cody was an aeronaut of note and once made a balloon flight over London. He planned a trip to India in an aeroplane-balloon of his own inven tion, but his death cuts off all plans for the future. . Cody Is survived by a widow, who, like her husband, has always been fond of excitement and adventure. She was the first woman in England to make a flight in an aeroplane and is herself an accom plished air car driver. Colonel Cody came to England from the United States about ten years ago and became a naturalized British subject. Calls Mosquito King Of Disease Carriers WASHINGTON, Aug. 7.—Mosqui toes were to-day branded the “king disease carriers” of the insect world by Dr. Nelson Du Val Brelcht, for merly of the Public Health Service. Besides their implements of tor ture, these insects carry about with them germs of leprosy, yellow fever, malaria, bfeakbone fever, typhoid and five oth$r brands of malady. Dr. Brelcht awarded the gnat second hon ors as a disease carrier. Life of U. S. Rifles Is 10 Years, Say Experts WASHINGTON. Aug. 7.—The pres, ent model of rifle used by the United States should have a life of useful ness at least ten years, In the opinion of ordnance officers and a determined effort is being made £o prevent the condemnation of thousands of rifles that are turned in as worn out when they are really serviceable. A circular issued to-day declares that one of these rifles should be capable of firing 8,000 ^ to 13,000 rounds before becoming so worn as to become inaccurate. John Woolsey Suffers Broken Leg When Blown Through the Roof of Holfee. THE WEATHER. Forecast for Atlanta and Georgia—Local showers Thurs day and Friday. CUMMING, Aug. 7.—John Woolsey, the only negro in Forsyth County, was blown out of bed through the roof of his cabin, eight miles north of Cumming, and suffered a broken leg, when dynamite was set off under the house, according to information that has reached Cumming. The dy namiting took place on the farm of Wyley Smith. The dynamiters cut all telephone wires into that part of the county, which prevented the news reaching here sooner. Woolsey w r as hurried out of the county to Gaines ville by Smith. The negro had moved to the Smith place just a few days ago. He was warned to leave the county and Smith was warned to get rid of him. Neither took heed. The dynamiting resulted. The cabin occupied by Woolsey was completely wrecked. Chicago ‘Trilby’ Has Most Perfect Foot NEW YORK,-Aug.'7.—The center of attraction and interest at the meet ing of the National . Association of Chiropodists at the Hotel Marlbor ough to-day was the American ’’Trilby,” personified in Miss Clara S. Houston, of Chicago. Seafed in an extremely business like looking office. Miss Houston ex posed <for the benefit of visitors her well-shaped foot, which by all ex perts has been unanimously declared the most perfect In America. ALL SAMEE MEN. MILWAUKEE, Aug. 7.—Mayor Bading has declared that the worn en of Milwaukee may wear any kind of bathing suit as long as they wear as much as the men do. 30 Kansas Towns Suffering for Water TOPEKA. Aug. 7.—The month of July, 1913, was the second driest month since the local weather bureau was established 30 years ago. Kansas streams that have never been known to go dry are dry now. More than 30 Kansas towns have been compelled to shut off all water for lawns. Man’s Plea in Court Is Heard for Block SANTA MONICA, CAL.. Aug. T.— E. C. Shapiro, held on a charge of passing a worthless check, pleaded his case before Judge G. Edwin Brown with such vigor that he was heard half a block from the court room. De spite the vocal strength of his plea, Shapiro was held to answer before the Superior Court. Court opened Thursday morning in the trial of Leo Frank with the spectators watching with the keenest interest for the first move of the defense. The prosecution had practically finished its case. Solicitor Dorsey announced before court opened that he prob ably would call C. B. Dalton as his first witness as he hardly ex pected that Dr. Harris would be physically able to appear for tha completion of his cross-examination until later in the day. The Solicitor said that he expected to follow Dalton with Dr. [ Harris and would complete his case with the testimony of Detective Bass Bosser. He thought that he would conclude early in the aft ernoon although this was largely dependent on the length of the cross-examinations. Dalton took the stand at 9 o’clock. Attorney Rosser said that he would turn over the direct ex amination of the defense's witnesses to Arnold. Mr. Arnold said that the defense’s first witness would be Dr. Leo A. Childs, who would give expert testimony in rebuttal of such testimony offered by the State. Mr. Arnold said: “Further than this witness I don’t know what line we will pursue at present.’’ “Did you ever work for the National Pencil Company?” was the first question the Solicitor asked Dalton. Mr. Arnold interrupted. % “Your honor,” he said, “we want It understood that we object to this tes timony—all of it." Judge Roan overruled the objection. “Well, we want our objection re corded,” said Rosser. Dorsey continued his questioning. “Do you know Leo Frank and Jim Conley?” continued the Solicitor. A. Yes; I know them both. Q. Were you ever in the factory of the National Pencil Company?—A. Yes; two or three times. Q. Did you ever go to Frank’s of fice with Miss Daisy Hopkins?—A. Yes. Was in Basement. Q. Was Frank there?—A. Yes. Q. Did you ever go down In the basement?—A. Yes. The witness then pointed out on the diagram the spot he was in in the basement. Q. Did you ever see Conley on those visits?—A. Yes; and one time I saw another negro, a watchman. Q. Did Frank know you were In the basement?—A. He knew I was in the factory. I don’t know whether he knew I was in the basement or not. Dorsey then turned the witness over to the defense for the cross-exami nation. A sharp fight was in prospect over the admission of Dalton’s testimony. Before he was called to the stand it was announced that he would tell a story corroborating the portions of j Jim Conley's testimony which the de fense fought with all its might to ex punge from the record, and failed. If Conley’s story of alleged moral depravity on the part of the young factory superintendent was harmful to the case of the defense, it was re garded as not unreasonable to believe that It would b doubly harmful when supported by the sworn testimony of Dalton, who was said by Conley to have been In the factory on occasions when Frank had appointments with women in his pfflee. Judge Roan administered a severe blow to the defense Wednesday when he ruled that all of Conley’s story should stand, although portions of it, he acknowledged, would have been inadmissable had objection been made at the time the testimony was offered. Judge to Rule as Case Proceeds. It was a particularly difficult alle gation to combat. Unlike many alle gations, it was exactly as hard to fight in the event it was false as in case it was founded on fact. Judge Roan said in regard to the testimony of Dalton that he did not would allow it to be presented so that he might rule on its admissability as it came up. Solicitor Dorsey put the final rivet in his case so far as it rested upon the testimony of Conley when at the close of his redirect examination of the negro he brought to light the State’s theory of the disposition that had been made of the Phagan girl’a meshbag. Practically no mention of the mesh bag had been made during th e week and a half of the trial. The only reference made to it was in the ex amination of Mrs. J. W. Coleman, mother of the slain girl, and of the officers who visited th© scene of the crime immediately after police head quarters was called by the negro* nightwatchman, Newt Lee. Tells of Meshbag. Mrs. Coleman testified that Mary left home with the meshbag in her hand. The detectives and policemen all testified that they were able to find no trace of it either the morning after the crime or in the search that had been conducted since then. “Did you ever see the murdered girl’s meshbag?” Dorsey asked Con ley, Just as it appeared that he had finished his questioning. “Yes. sah, I see It,” Conley replied. “Where was it?” “It was right on Mr. Frank’s desk when I went in there to write the notes.” “Did you see what became of it?" “Yes, Bah, Mr. Frank went and put it in his safe.” Conley left the stand at 11:10 o’clock still sticking to his charge that Leo Frank killed the Phagan girl and that, at Frank’s direction, he (Conley) assisted in the disposal of the body. He had been on the stand fifteen and one-half hours and under the grilling cross-examination of Lu ther Rosser for more than thirteen hours. S«ys Frank Changed Note. Practically the only addition he made to his story as it appeared in his direct examination was his decla ration that while he was writing the murder notes Frank took the pencil out of his hand and then an instant later made him rub out the “s” he had written as he spelled out “ne- gros.” Conley said he wrote the note at first: “A long tall black negros did this by hisself.” A long argument over the admissi bility of Conley’s testimony in regard to Frank’s alleged conduct with wom en previous to the murder of Mary Phagan took place after the Jury had been sent from the courtroom at noonj, Court recessed before the arguments were concluded, and the debate was resumed in the afternoon. Reuben Arnold cited opinions from know what it was to be and that he ’ courts in States from the Atlantic to