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Experts Called to A. ttack Dr. Harris Testimony
Mexican President Declares U. S.
Representative Must Bear Rec
ognition of New Regime.
MEXICO CITY, Aug. 7.—John
Lind, now on his way to Mexico
City as special representative of
the United States, will not be re
ceived by President Huerta un
less he presents credentials from
the President, of the United
States, accompanied by recogni
tion of the present government
of Mexico.
Official announcement of this
was made to-day by President
Huerta. The statement was de
livered to Charge O’Shaughnes-
sy at the American Embassy by
'• Manuel Garza Aldape, Acting
Minister of Foreign Affairs of
Mexico. It was also sent to
Washington and to the powers of
Europe.
Lind, Huerta’s announcement said,
will be expelled from the country as
an undesirable alien unless he goes
before the Mexican government and
explains his official character and in
tentions or else brings official recog
nition of the Huerta administration
from the Wilson Administration in
Washington.
This is the boldest and most bellig
erent course yet taken by Huerta, and
if the Mexican President carries out
his threat Mexico will have accom
plished what, in the eyes of interna
tional usuage, usually constitutes a
casus belli.
In accord with the new aggressive
policy of the Mexican government a
delegation will wait upon Mr. Lind
upon his arrival in this city, prob
ably Saturday, and the attitude of
the Mexican government toward the
United States will be outlined then in
unmistakable terms. The United
* States battleship carrying Mr. Lind
is expected at Vera Cruz to-morrow
night.
Must Bear Credentials.
The following official statement
was issued to the press to-day by
Senor Aldape:
The Mexican Department of
Foreign AfTairs has sent a note to
Nelson O’Shaughnessy. charge
d’affairs of the United States,
stating by order of the President
that, if Mr. John Lind, who, the
Mexican government is informed,
is to come to Mexico intrusted
with a mission from President
Wilson, does not establish in due
manner his official character be
fore the Mexican chancellery, or
if he is not the bearer of recogni
tion of the Mexican government
by that of the United States, his
sojourn in this Republic will not
be grateful not satisfactory to
this government.
This was the first time that Huerta
formally recognized Mr. Lind as an
Ambassador from the United States
President.
To some extent the action of Huerta
has the approval of some of the
Americans here because it establishes
plainly the position of the Mexican
Government. Otherwise the suspense
.attending the coming of Mr. Lind and
the consequences which may follow
would only be prolonged.
In addition to coming as a special
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Judge Cooper, Noted
In Alabama, Dies
ANNISTON, ALA., Aug. 7.—W. H.
Cooper, Probate Judge of Calhoun Coun
ty, died in a Birmingham hospital
Thursday morning, following an opera
tion for cancer of the stomach. The
body will be brought back here for bur
ial.
Judge Cooper’s ancestors came over in
the Phoenix with Oglethorpe and the
family has long been active In affairs in
Alabama and Georgia. Both Judge
Cooper and his father were members
of the Alabama Legislature.
Governor O'Neal will appoint Judge
Cooper’s successor. He was elected last
year over J. J. Arnold, who was ap
pointed while a member of the Legis
lature by the Governor to succeed E.
F. Crook, who resigned on account of
illness.
Striker Arrested on
Charge of Assault
MOBILE, Aug. 7.—Joseph Mahler, a
union machinist, was arrested h^re
to-day by City Detective J. W. Mur
phy on a warrant charging him with
assaulting William Agnew, a strike
breaker, last night after he left the
Home Industry Foundry.
William Kling, operator of the
foundry where Agnew* was employed,
denounced the swearing out of the
warrant for disorderly conduct as a
farce, as It was purely a case of as
sault. The police to-day are guarding
all the iron plants in anticipation of
trouble.
Indictment Found in
Postal Fraud Case
GADSDEN, Aug. 7.—The Federal
Grand Jury to-day returned a true
bill against E. C. Drew, the Fort
Payne oil promoter, for using the mail
to defraud. There are 47 counts.
Whether Drew will be tried at this
term of court is to be determined at
the completion of the session to-day.
The indictment was returned in a
partial report of the Grand Jury, that
body not yet having completed its
work. A mistrial resulted in the case
of Oscar Ponder, charged with violat
ing the white slave act.
Alderman Accused
Of Wasting Funds
COLUMBUS, Aug. 7.—A mild sensa
tion was created in the semi-monthly
meeting of Girard Council, when Mayor
Marchant announced he had excused
Alderman Tillman from further service
on the Street Committee, because he
had undertaken a job that would cost
the city $1,000 more than necessary,
because he had not taken the precau
tion to get competitive prices
The charge of Mayor Marchant
brought forth a tart reply from Aider-
man Tillman.
ROSSER AND ARNOLD SMILING
AT THEIR “FIGHTING FACES’'
House Defeats Measure Provid
ing Election on Special Levy
to Pay Tutors.
Light Money Causes
Reduction of Fines
EUFAULA, Aug. 7.—The tight
money market is providing a boon to
offenders in the city police court. In
eight cases this morning Mayor Mer-
cey cut the fines as previously as
sessed practically in half.
“Money is too scarce just now to
place fines at the same figures as
during the w'nter,” said the Mayor
as he cut them down as low as $2.’0.
E. Z. Jones Florida
Game Commissioner
Deaf to the appeals of the country
schoolteachers of the State, who have
not been paid one cent for more than
six months, the Georgia House of
Representatives on Thursday morn
ing overwhelmingly defeated a con
stitutional amendment submitting to
the voters of the State a proposition
for a special tax levy of 1 mill in
1915 and 1-2 mill in 1916.
The revenue derived from both
levies was to be added to the common
school fund, and would, advocates of
the bill claim, have relieved condi
tions that exist at present unde?
which the State has permitted its
schoolteachers to go unpaid.
The vote was: Ayes, 70; nay*, 99.
It lacked 53 votes of receiving the
requisite two-thirds majority.
Called Slap at Slaton.
Besides being a denial of the re
quest of the schoolteachers that they
be paid what is due them, the action
of the House in,defeating the con
stitutional amendment is construed as
a direct slap at Governor Slaton, in
asmuch as the additional tax levy is
advocated in his platform, and he has
made a special request that the bill
be passed, allowing the people to de
cide whether the teachers shall be
paid.
The House by its action put itself
on record as being opposed to any
measure that will provide for the pay
ment of the teachers.
The defeat of the Governor’s con
stitutional amendment Thursday was
eccomplished by the same combino
that defeated his two bills Wednes
day afternoon and which has declared
it will fight to the bitter end all ef
forts to pass measures favored by
Speaker Burwell and the Governor.
Hardeman Leads Foes.
The fight against the bill was led
by Hardeman, of Jefferson, who de
clared he was opposed to it because It
raised the limit of taxation. Among
those who spoke In favor of the bill
were Fullbright, of Burke County;
Gower, of Crisp; Wall, of Elbert; Mc-
Michael, of Marlon; Wimberly, of
Bibb, and Wheatley, of Sumter.
Prior to the defeat of his constitu
tional amendment bill Governor Sla
ton secured the enactment of the first
of his measures that the Legislature
has seen fit to pass. It was the in
heritance tax bill, providing for tax
ation of legacies ranging from 1 per
cent on $5,000 to 6 per cent on $1,000,-
000. The vote was 135 to 13. An
amendment proposd by Greene, of
Houston, that all inheritances of
whatever amount be taxed was lost.
The House also passed a resolu
tion authorizing the Governor to bor
row any amount up to $500,000 nec
essary to supply the deficit in the
State’s revenues. The vote was 113
to 0.
TALLAHASSEE. Aug. 7.—Gover- |
nor Park Trammell has appointed E.
Z. Jones, of Jacksonville, to be State
Game Commissioner. The office was
created by the recent Legislature.
George W. Scofield, of Inverness,
has been appointed State’s attorney
for the Ocala Circuit. He has served
as a member of the Legislature.
SCHOOL CHANGES URGED.
COLUMBUS, Aug. 7.—Advocating
increased school facilities on Rose j
Hill and In the northern part of
the city in general, and sug
gesting the present High School
building be turned Into a grade school
and an academic high school estab
lished on the grounds of the Colum
bus Industrial High School, the re
port of the president of the Board <>f
Trustees of the Columbus Public
Schools has been sent to Council.
REAPER BLADE SLASHES MAN.
ANNISTON, Aug 7.—Lee Wells i
Dixie Mayor Shot
In Battle in Africa
LOUISVILLE, KY., Aug. 7.—Major
Charles R. Young, U. S. A., in charge of
the military expedition sent to Liberia
by the United States to train the Li
berian army in modern warfare, was
shot in the right arm and seriously
wounded while leading Liberian in a
battle with one of the fierce tribes ot
the interior. A letter from Major Wil-
tjen Ballard, of Louisville, told of the
fray.
Young has been ordered ter his home
In Green County until he recovers from
ilie wound and “black fever’’ which fol
lowed.
Butt of Ram Kills
Tennessee Woman
COOKEVir.T.E, TENN., Auff. 7.—
TRIPPE UNO GIRL
GO 10 STOGKIQE
Salesman Placed on Probation and
Typist Are Arrested Together
in Macon.
A. M. Trlppe, No. 74 Doane street,
a salesman, and Miss Beatrice Ren-
froe, a young typist, both of whom
figured in the police spotlight a few
weeks ago, Thursday morning were
each sentenced by Recorder Pro Tern.
Preston to serve fifty days in the city
stockade.
Mrs. Trippe, who is the mother of
three small children, was in court,
but made no statement.
Trippe and the young typist were
brought back to Atlanta from Macon
early Thursday by Assistant Proba
tion Officer R. L. Hollingsworth.
When they were arraigned the firs’,
time, Trippe promised to forget his
affinity and support his wife and
children, and was placed on proba
tion. Miss Renfroe was sent to the
Martha Home. Two or three nights
later, she made her escape and went
to Macon. Trippe joined her there a
week ago.
merchant of Anniston, Ala., was sert-! Mrs - Geor * e Choat ' wife of a farmer ’
ously injured yesterday by a mowing ' s dead to-day, the result of being
machine beina operate,, on the farm of; ^ ^ ^ i
was fading near when “team*'took s ^eep when the nnimal attacked her :
fright, jerking the blades against Lis 1 strikingr her with its head with great
leg, almost severing it. [ force.
MACON, Aug. 7.—A. M. Trippe, an
Atlanta traveling man. and Miss
Beatrice Renfroe. a sienographer, who
have been living together here, were
taken to Atlanta this morning oy
Assistant Probation Officer Hillings-
worth.
They were arrested yesterday upon
the request of Chief Beavers, of At
lanta.
When confronted by Hollingsworth,
Trippe asked: "Well, Hollingsworlii,
how are my wife and babies?"
The snapshot shows Luther Rosser and Reuben Arnold look
ing at Artist Carter’s sketch of their “fighting faces” in The
Georgian. Below, is a small reproduction of the sketch which
is declared by their friends to be the best likeness ever published
of the two attorneys.
Watch on the Ankle
Latest Society Fad
NARRAGANSETT PIER. Aug. 7.—
The ankle watch Is the latest fad of
the smart set.
Fifteen of them were observed last
night at a gay masquerade in the
Point Judith Country Club.
FIERCE BATTLE IN CHINA.
SHANGHAI. CHINA, Aug. 7.—A
desperate battle between Government
troops and a force of rebels and mu
tineers is being fought near Canton.
Dispatches report terrible slaughter.
Jockey Alleges Rich
Clubman Stole Wife
CHICAGO, Aug. 7.—Charges that
his pretty wife was "wickedly stolen"
from him were made in a declaration
filed to-day by Allen Aubuchon, a
Jockey, who has won laurels on every
big race track in the United States,
against E. C. Frady, treasurer of the
Cole Motor Car Co., and wealthy Chi
cago clubman.
Jockey Aubuchon demanded $25,000.
He charged that Frady began steal
ing his wife’s affections two years ago
Luther Rosser and Reuben Arnold began an as
sault Thursday noon upon the structure of evidence
erected by the State against Leo M. Frank, accused of
the murder of Mary Phagan.
It was the first opportunity the defense had been
given to employ offensive tactics in the grim battle for
Frank’s life.
The testimony of Dr. H. F. Harris, who had just
left the stand, was made the object of the first battering
attack of Frank’s determined lawyers.
As Dr. Harris left the stand at 12 o’clock Solicitor Dorsey
announced that the State rested.
Dr. L. W. Childs, a physician and surgeon, immediately was
called by the defense.
His first testimony of importance, if it was believed by the
jury, served utterly to demolish the most sensational declaration
of Dr. Harris, who startled his hearers last Friday by announcing
with every appearance of certainty that Mary Phagan came to
her death probably within 30 minutes of the time she ate her
dinner April 26, positively within 45 minutes. Dr. Harris stated
that he knew, because the cabbage he found in the girl’s stomach
hardly had been affected by the digestive juices.
Cabbage No Key to Time of Death.
Attorney Arnold showed Dr. Childs the specimen of cabbage
from the Phagan girl’s stomach.
The medical expert examined it and said:
“I have seen cabbage less changed by the digestive juices than
that which had been in a person’s stomach for 12 hours.”
Dr. Childs continued his rebuttal of the testimony of Dr.
Harris by saying that it was impossible to tell within hours how
long any of the carbohydrates, of which cabbage is one, have been
in the human stomach.
I The digestive processes on carbo-hydrates, he declared, are
practically nil while this class of foods is in the stomach. Cat>
bage, for example, may remain in the stomach for hours with little
change from the digestive juices. The digestion, for the most part,
occurs after the cabbage has passed into the small intestines, the
physician said.
Dr. Harris’ estimate, he declared, was only a guess.
He characterized in the same manner Dr. Harris' declaration
that the blow Mary Phagan received on the back of the head caus
ed unconsciousness.
Arnold’s Hypothetical Question.
Arnold propounded to his witness a hypothetical question
based on the circumstances under which Mary Phagan’s body was
exhumed and examined nine days after burial.
“If, under these circumstances,” said Arnold, “there was
found a wound on the back of her head which one physician said
was IV2 inches long and another said was 2*4 inches, and there
was found no fracture of the skull or injury to the brain, and only
a drop of blood which exerted no pressure on the brain, would any
physician be justified in saying that the person receiving the blow
was rendered unconscious?”
' He would have had to guess one way or the other,” said Dr.
Childs. "There was absolutely no way to tell whether the blow
caused unconsciousness.”
Arnold also brought out the startling testimony that a wound
made from one to three hours after death has the same appearance
as a wound shortly before death.
This statement was in direct contradiction of Dr. Harris’ tes
timony and will be used by the defense in strengthening its theory
of the manner in which the factory girl came to her death.
After he had reviewed some of the important bits of Dr. Har
ris’ testimony and had put into the record Dr. Childs’ testimony
in rebuttal, Arnold asked the witness if he, in all his medical ex-.