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EXTRA The Atlanta Georgian. Read for Profit---GEORGIAN WANT ADS—-Use for Results VOL. XII. NO. 6. ATLANTA, GA., SATURDAY, AUGUST 9,1913. Copyright. 1806, By The Georgian Co. 2 CENTS, 'more 0 NIGHT EDITION STATE ATTACKS FRANK REPORT +•+ +•+ +•+ +•+ +•+ +•+ +•+ ■^••4* +•+ +•+ +••!• +•*!• +1+ 4*4 4«4 4*4 4*4 4*4 4*4 Intricacy of Figures Produced by Schiff Under Fire ■ Dancers Rush From Sinking Boat While Engineer Holds Prow on Shore, Then Dies. MEMPHIS, TENN., Aug. 9.—Divers who explored the steamboat Peters I-.ee on the bottom of the Mississippi River at Lake Providence, La., to day reported finding the body of En gineer Frank O'Neil, his hand hold ing the engine throttle. He died there when the boat nk last night, having stayed at his post and held the boat's nose against the shore until the last of the 50 passen gers, most of them women, were helped ashore. O’Neil's act Is practically a realiza tion of the martyrdom of Jim Blud- soe, famed in the poem as the steam boat engineer who held her nose to the bank till all were saved, then was burned to death at his post. A dance was on when the Peters Lee struck a sunken coal barge. A hole was torn in her side. The cap tain ordered the pilot to steer for the shore. The boat struck the mud and officers and crew began taking off the passengers. Frank O’Neil in the engine’ room V kept the stern wheel churning while tha water poured Into the hold. A negro shouted through the en gine room door that the boat was sinking. "I know it!" shouted O'Neil. “You fellows get on up front where you can 'get off! Til hold her nose against the shore! ” The last passenger was safel> land ed when the boat sank in 40 feet of water. 5-Year-Old Girl Run Down by Doctor Is Only Slightly Hurt Estie Pierce, 5 years old, daughter of R. E. Pierce, No. 154 Ormond street, had a narrow escape from se rious injury Saturday when she was struck by an automobile driven by Dr. E. V. Bailey, whose office is in the Empire Building. The child In crossing Capitol ave nue at Ormond street stopped di rectly in front of the machine as it rounded the corner. The physician brought his car to a speedy halt and was the first to reach the girl's side. He rushed her in his machine to her home, where it was found she was not badly hurt. Mrs. Pierce, the mother, declined to make a case against the physician, and Call Officer John West accord ingly took no action. 'New Brain Surgery Device Is Invented Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian. * LONDON, Aug 9.—Delegates to the big medical congress are greatly in terested in Dr. R. H. Clarke's device for mapping out the brain and remov ing parts which are perhapa keys to various disorders of the body. The instrument has a tiny tele scopic knife, supported on a minia ture bridge and the direction of the knifo and depth to which it goes Is regulated to a hair's breadth by a series of scales. Surgeons who examined the ma chine are convinced the time is not far distant when they will be able with It to operate for paralysis and insanity. __ Police Seek Missing Mother and Ch’id Detectives Saturday searched for Mrs. Edna E. Mills. 26, and her pret ty 6-y«ar-old girl, who are reported to have disappeared Thursday from their flat in the Fairley Apartments. W, W. Mills, the husband, has fur bished a description of the missing wife and child, and has asked the police to use every effort to find them. According to information obtained by the husband, Mrs. Mills and the little girl went with another woman. RACING RESULTS AT FORT ERIE. ___ __ (Obert), 8-1, 3-1, 7-5, won; Tillies Nightmare 103 (Goose), 5-2, 1, 1-2, Cos- r ove 108 (Moody), 5-1, 2-1, 1. Time, 16. Also ran: Springiness, Miss Joe, Mawr Lad, C. Joel and Chilton Queen. SECOND—Five and one-half furlongs: Hedge 108 (Teahan), U-20, 1-5. out, won; MIhb Gayle 105 (Obert), 6, 1, 1-4; Hustling Brass 108 (Turner), 20, 4, 4-5. Time, 1:08 4-5. Also ran: Osaple and Perpetual. THIRD—Five and one-half furlongs: Birdie Williams 107 (Neylon), 4-5, 7-20, 1-6, won; Requlram 99 (Taylor), 8. 3, 7-10; Superl 104 (Connolly). 15, 4, 3-2. Time. 1:09 4-5. Also ran: Miss Waters. Woodrow. The Urchin and Itags. FOURTH—Mile and one sixteenth: Buokhorn 118 (Small), 3-6. 1-10, out, won; Flabbergast 105 (Turner), 3, 3-5, out, second; Sam R. Meyer 105 (Goose), 6, 6-5, out, third. Time 1:48. Aleo ran: Donerail. AT SARATOGA. FIRST—3-year-olds and up, selling. 6 furlongs: Honeybee 96 (J. McTaggqrt), 16-5, even. 1-2, won; Water Welles 109 (Wolfe), 15-1, 5-1, 2-1, second; Com pliment 109 (Byrne), 50-1, 15-1, 6-1, third. Time 1:12. Also ran: Ivabel, JJace, Magazine, Perthshire. SECOND—About 2 miles: Wickson 147 (eBamlsh), 4-1, 8-5, 4-5, won; Pen obscot 162 (Wolfe), 7-5, 1-2, out. sec ond; The Evader 146 (Haynes). 6-1. 2-1, even, third. Time 4:23. Also ran: Weld- sjiip, The Welkin, Bill Andrews, George THIRD—6 furlongs: Roamer 119 (Byrne) 7, 5-2. 7-5, won; Gainer 122 (Bore!), 7-2, 7-5, 3-5, second; Black Toney 122 (Loftus), 12, 5, 5-2, third. Time 1:13. Also ran: Imperator, Punch Bowl. Prairie, Spearhead, Early Hose. Figginy, Golden Chimes. Mr. Sniggs, King McDowell. FOURTH—Mile and one-quarter: Rockvlew 129 (T. McTaggart). 3-5, out, won; Prince Eugene 126 (Notter), 8, 6-2, out, second; Barnegat 115 (Loftus), 5, 6-5. out. third. Time 2:06 2-6. How- thorne, Rlngling. Fifth—Mile: Col. Cook 109, J. Mc Taggart 10, 4, 2, won; Stentor 112, Byrne 3, even, H, second; Swish 107, Borel 3, even, Vi. third Time, 1:89 4-5. Also ran. Creme de Menthe, Grenida, Lad of Langdon. AT TORONTO. FIRST—2-year-olds, nurse $300, about 5 furlongs: Stevesta il9 iDreyer), 2-1, even, 1-2, won; Laura 103 (Carter), 3-2, 1- 2, out, second: Shipplgan 103 (White). 8-1, 4-1, 2-1, third. Time 1:03. Also ran: Ratigan. Oldcross, Booth, Rummage, Tom Hancock, Tik Tok. SECOND—About 5 furlongs: Paul Davis 106 (V. Adame), 6-1. 2-1, even, won; Turkey Trot 108 (Skirvin), 8-1, 3-1. 2- 2, second; Bavell Lutz 103 (White), 6-1, 2-1. even, third. Time 1:01 Also ran: Mrs Lally, Lasainrella, Maybrlde, First Aid, Longum, Dr. Hollis. THIRD—About 5 furlongs: John Marrs 111 (Knight), 4-1, 2-1, even, won; Yan kee Lady 109 (Levee), 3-1. even, 1-2, second; Adriuche 109 (Jensen). 6-1, 2-1, ecen, third Time 1:03. Also ran: De lirious, I’m There, Foxcraft, Satin Bow er. Igloo, C. H. Patten. FOURTH—About 5 furlongs: Dick Deadwood 103 (Dreyer), 3-2, 1-2, out, won; Shreve 106 (V. Adams), 3-1, even, 1-2. second; Fact Child L (Skirvin), 4-1, 2-1, even, third. Time 1:02 2-5. Also ran: Etta Ray, Donation, Thirty Forty, Bodkin, Donovan. FIFTH—About 5 furlongs: Susan 109 (Knight), 6, 2, even, won; Irish Tom 106 (Dreyer), even. 1-2, out, second; Booby 109 (Warrington), 3, even, 1-2, third. Time 1:03. Also ran: Court Bell, Annagh, Johnny Wise, Maurice Reed. Sixth—About 5 furlongs: Curious 102 D- McCarthy 4, 3-2, 2-3. won; Herpes 107, Rhodes 3. even, second; Golli- wogg 104. Skirvin 8, 3, 3-2. third. Time. 1:02. Also ran: Lady Robbins, Dust Pan, Cecil, Cordova. Cloak. Racing Entries on Page 3. VERA CRUZ, MEX., Aug. 9.— John E. Lind, special envoy to Mexico, arrived here at 1 o’clock this afternoon on the battleship New Hampshire. He was at once transferred to the battleship Louisiana. HARRISBURG, PA., Aug. 9.— Rube Bressler, crack southpaw pitcher of the Harrisburg club in the Tri-6tate League, has been purchased by Connie Maok, of the Athletics, for $2,000, and will re port to Philadelphia Labor Day. GALVESTON. TEXAS, Aug. 9. The battleship Michigan is due in Galveston harbor to-morrow. Its arrival will put five ships in read iness for service on short notice. Four army transports, capable of carrying 4,000 troops and their equipment, ar# here. There are 12,000 troops quartered here ready to move. Dispatches eecived here to-day said that 500 troops passed through Texarkana en route to El Paso. WASHINGTON, Aug. 9.—8en- ator William Alden Smith to-day charged in debate in the Senate that Sherbourne Hopkins, a Washington attorney, agent for the Madero interests in Mexico, exerted powerful influence in the State Department under Secre tary Knox, and said that he be lieved Hopkins still retains that influence with Secretary Bryan and had been responsible in large measure for the removal of Am bassador Honry Lane Wilson, SAY SULZER THOMPSON Chairman of Investigation Com mittee Hints at Impeachment Proceedings. NEW YORK, Aug. 9.—Governor William Sulzer, of New York, was nearly $50,000 In debt ae the result of stock market speculations at the time of his nomination, and used contribu tions to his campaign .fund ta make additional purchases of stocks while this lebt waH hanging over him, ac cording to testimony presented to the Frawley committee of the Legisla ture. The evidence is sufficient to war rant proceedings to impeach the Gov ernor for violation of the corrupt practices act, Chairman Frawley de clares. A decision as to the commit tee’s recommendation is expected by Monday. The Governor, according to the evi dence, had dealings with three dif ferent stock exchange firms and was saved from being sold out by one firm by L. N. Josephthal, a Wall street banker, and a member of the Gov ernor's staff as naval reserve aide. Josephthal, it was brought out, paid a debit balance of $26,739 still stand ing against the account on July 1-5 last. This was after the Governor had received repeated calls for more mar gin. Used Campaign Funds. The Governor’s transactions with the other firms were for cash, and it was in connection with one of these that Governor Sulzer, according to the evidence, used campaign con tributions. Arranged chronologically, the testi mony appeared to show that on Janu ary 1, 1912, there stood on the books of the stock exchange firm of Harris & Fuller an indebtedness of $48,699 against the purchase by Governor Sulzer of 500 shares of “Big Four,” 200 shares American Smelting and Refining Company and 100 shares of Southern Pacific. This testimony was given by Melville B. Fuller, a member of the firm who on Wednesday had refused to answer the questions of the committee. Before testifying his counsel announced that the Gover nor had agreed that “Mr. Fuller’s lips should be unsealed.” There were no other purchases of stock recorded on this account, ac cording to the witness, until Decem ber 5, 1912. when the Governor bought 100 shares of “Big Four,” making 600 in all. On December 11 the firm, ac cording to a letter produced by the witness, made its first call upon the Governor for more margin. The books showed that on November 18 previous the Governor had paid in $10,000 against the account, and that on De cember 16, apparently in response to the call for margin, he paid in $6,000 more. Du ring Governor's Campaign. In October of the same year the evidence Indicated that Frederick Col well, the Governor’s alleged “dummy,” purchased from Boyer, Griswold & Co., 200 shares of "Big Four” railroad stock outright at 60, for $12,026. the $25 representing commission. This was at the height of Mr. Sulzer’s campaign for the governorship and transcripts from thfr firms books showed the stock bought on October 16 was paid for partly in checks, at least two of which were identified in the testimony as Sulzer campaign contributions. There were seven checks in all, and the others are charged by Eugene L. Richards, coun sel for the committee, as having been also campaign checks. Strikers Beg for • Copper Mine Jobs CALUMET, MICH., Aug. 9.—An end in the near future to the strike of 18.000 copper miners In the Calumet region was predicted to-day by the operators when 1.000 members of the miners' union appeared at the Cal umet and Hecla company’s mines ear ly to-day and asked for their old Jobs. Reports from over the district to day said that mines were being put in operation with the aid of non-union wo^Kers and deserting strikers. Crackers and Volunteers Clash in Third Game of Series at Nashville. Score by innings: ATLANTA 100 NASHVILLE 00 THE BATTING ORDER. Agler, lb. Daley, If. Long, If Callahan, cf. Welchonce, cf Sprett, 3b. Smith, 2b Gibson, c. Bisland, ss Young, rf. Holland, 3b Hofman, 2b. Holtz, rf Scwartz, lb. Chapman, c Lindsay, kb. Thompson, p More, p. NASHVILLE, TENN., Aug. 9.—More and Thompson were the rival twirlers when the Vole and Crackers took the field for the third game of their series here this afternoon. The visitors scored one run in the first inning, when Gibson dropped Smith’s high fly in front of the plate, letting Agler tally. FIRST INNING. Agler singled through short. Long sacrificed out, Spratt to Schwartz. Wel- chonce out, Hofman to Schwartz. Smith, when Gibson dropped Smith’s high pop up, Agler scored and Smith was safe at first. Bisland singled to left, and Smith went to third. Bis'and took second on the throw in. Holland hit by pitched ball. Holtz popped to Schwartz. TWO L RUN Daley fanned. Calahan also fanned. Spratt popped to Smith. NO HITS, NO RUNS. SECOND INNING. Chapman popped to Hofman. Thomp son out, Lindsay to Schwartz. Agler also out, Lindsay to Schwartz. NO HITS, NO RUNS Senate Enacts Bill For Inspection of Georgia Bakeries The Georgia Senate Saturday morn ing concurred in the House amend ments to the medical practice bill and passed the Hixon “germ prevention" measure providing for the Inspection of canneries and bakeries of the State The vote on the latter was 34 to 4, the only opposition arising from thoe* who argued that the bill necessitated an unwarranted expense. Sharp debate took place In the Sen ate when the Huie-Allen measure providing for an amendment to the law on corporation charters, so as to allow an extension of time of twj yeads instead of one for actual con struction, was presented. Senators Harrell and McNeil, op- posing the bill, charged It was really aimed to provide an extension of time for a corporation, which, it is said, was originally known as the GeorgU- Carolina Electric Railway, and that as such it evidently waa for speculating purposes. The bill was passed, 25 to 6, and was transmitted to the House following the defeat of a motion by Senator McNeil to reconsider. Popular Music for Visitiug Merchants At Sunday Concert A light and popular program for tno benefit of the visiting merchants and' manufacturers will be rendered at the free organ concert Sunday afternoon by Charles A. Sheldon, under the auspices of the Atlanta Music Kesli- % al Association. A wonderful series of variations on the melody, ‘‘Old Folks at Home." will be a striking feature of the pro gram. There will be a brilliant mili tary march, a composition of Ha’-ry Rowe Shelley's, with imitative pas sages of trumpets and drums. An other special feature will be Kevin's "A Day in Venice.” The only piece of classical music on the program will be the prelude to “Lohengrin,” a com position whose beautiful harmonies appeal to all ears THE WEATHER. Forecast for Atlanta and Georgia—Local showers Satur day and Sunday. I SOUTHERN LEAGUE | FIRST GAME. BIRMINGHAM .... ........ 020 000 0 - 2 2 0 CHATTANOOGA .. 000 000 0 - 0 3 0 BIRMINGHAM .. 11. - * CHATTANOOGA . 00. ... • , • - • • . AT MOBILE FIRST GAME. MEMPHIS 100 000 103 - 5 8 2 MOBILE 000 202 000 - 4 9 1 AT MONTGOMERY— MONTGOMERY . 00. • • • . . • - , • . NEW ORLEANS .. 00. ... - • • NATIONAL LEAGUE AT PITTSBURG— BOSTON 000 000 300 - 3 7 1 PITTSBURG ....... 000 000 200 - 2 10 2 AT CHICAGO— PHILADELPHIA . 000 000 120 - 3 6 1 CHICAGO 001 002 10X - 4 8 1 AT 6T. LOUIS— BROOKLYN 000 0.. • • • - . . . ST. LOUIS 201 0.. • . . - • • . AT CINCINNATI— I NEW YORK 035 0.. • • • - • • • CINCINNATI 110 0. , ... - ■ • • AMERICAN LEAGUE i AT WASHINGTON— CLEVELAND 100 020 000 - 3 7 2 WASHINGTON ... 000 001 000 - 1 4 4 AT PHILADELPHIA— CHICAGO ... 000 001 000 - l 7 2 PHILADELPHIA 000 000 000 - 0 8 0 AT NEW YORK— ST. LOUIS 400 000 100 - 5 8 2 NEW YORK 110 100 300 - 6 9 2 AT BOSTON— DETROIT 020 100 120 - 6 12 1 BOSTON 010 000 200 - 3 8 1 Asbury H. Hodgson, Influential Citizen Of Athens, Is Dead Asbury Hull Hodgson, of Athens, well known to many Atlantans, died last night at his summer home at Dillard. Ga., where he had gone In the hope of recuperating He had been in feeble health the past few years. Mr. Hodgson was a successful busi ness man of Athens. He was active In the work of upbuilding his home town. At the time of his death he was a member of the firm of Hodg son Brothers, prenident of the South ern Manufacturing Company, one of the largest cotton mills in the State, and was Interested in many other concerns. He was a steward of the Methodist church. Ha aided many charities. Surviving him are his wife: two daughters, Mrs. Julie Hodgson Mc Neil and Miss Lill Hodgson; four sons, C. N„ Frank, Henry and As bury Hull Hodgson, Jr„ and seven brothers. E. R., T. A., J. M.. Captain A C„ George T.. Colonel F. G. and F. M. Hodgson. Slezak Is Rescued; Stnrmfeld Drowns. — SOUTH ATLANTIC LEACUE. AT MACON— CHARLESTON— 00 - . MACON— 02 - . FIRST GAME. AT SAVANNAH— ALBANY— 010 001 000 - 2 SAVANNAH— 6 1 200 100 00X - 3 6 1 AT COLUMBUS— JACKSONVILLE— 0 - . • COLUMBUS— 1 - . . EMPIRE LEAGUE. AT BRUNSWICK— CORDELE— 0 - . BRUNSWICK— 2 - . Special Cabls to The Atlanta Georgian. TEGERXSKE, BAVARIA, Aug. 9.— A yacht in which Fritz Sturmfeld and Leo Slezak, the operatic tenors, were sailing on the lake here, overturned and Sturmfeld was drowned. Slezak clung to the boat and was rescued. Sturmfeld was a member of the Royal Opera at Ltepzic. He made a concert tour in the United States in 1911. Slezak Is well known In the United States, having sung at the Metropolitan Opera House in New Vork. Titanic Lookout Who Missed Iceberg Dies Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian. LONDON, Aug. 9.—Reginald Lee. one of the sailors in the lookout when the White Star Liner Titanic struck an Iceberg on April 14, last year, died at Southampton, thf,n House Votes Three Appropriations for Agricultural Work The House of Representatives Sat urday passed several important ap propriations. For the Entomological Department to fight black rot and the boll weevil, the arch enemies of cotton, $20,000 was voted. For publications and maintenance In the Department of Agriculture, $10,000 was appropriated. For the chemical department in the Department of Agriculture $7,500 was ordered. These bills now go to the Senate for approval. PREMIER GETS HERO CR08S. ATHENS, Aug. 9.—Premier Veni- zelos, of Greece, was to-day decorated by King Constantine with the grand cross of the Order of Our Saviour for his valuable services to Greecs during i ran The second week of the Frank trial ended at 12:30 Saturday with a bitter battle in progress over the testi mony of Herbert G. Schiff, assistant superintendent of the National Pencil Factory. Schiff was called soon after court opened in the fore noon and was on the stand when the adjournment was taken until Monday. Schiff, besides denying that Frank ever had women in his of fice, describes in elaborate detail the duties of the superintendent, particularly his work on the afternoon the little Phagan girl came to her death. It was the purpose of the defense to show that it would have been most improbable that Frank, after committing a murder, calmly could have sat down with the burden of guilt, resting on his conscience and proceeded with his usual preciseness in the intricate and involved computations required in making out the financial sheet. Dorsey was given the witness toward the close of the session and started at once to attack Schiff’s estimates of time that it- would have required for the various details of the work. Schiff made a good witness and the solicitor was able to make little head way in his cross-questioning. Says Frank Explained Nervousness. Schiff admitted to Dorsey, however, that Frank was really anxious to get the Pinkertons on the job and that Frank called from his home three times at intervals of little more than half an hour, instructing Schiff to take the matter up with Sig Montag, one of the officers of the pencil factory company. He said Frank declared it to be the factory s duty to its employees. Schiff also admitted that Frank several times explained his nervousness of Sunday, the day when the body was found, by the abrupt manner in which he had been taken from his house without any breakfast or coffee and by the visit to the morgue where the light suddenly was turned upon the body of the girl victim as she lay before his eyes. A search Saturday for C. B. Dalton, the man who told of vis iting the factory with Miss Daisy Hopkins, developed that he had disappeared from the courthouse. He was called for by the de fense when court opened, but did not answer. One of the girls mentioned in his story declares in a letter to The Georgian, that Dalton lied in his statement. The cross-examination of Schiff will be resumed when court opens Monday morning. Financial Sheets Put In Evidence. Reuben Arnold had in court the financial sheet over which there has been much discussion since the murder mystery deveolped. Schiff identified the series of figures and notations as in Frank’s handwriting. Arnold had also every financial sheet for the year previous to the crime, and Schiff identified them all as Frank’s work. He said that the least complicated of the financial sheets never took less than 2 1-2 or three hours to compile. The financial sheet identified as the one Frank prepared the afternoon of April 20, the day of the murder, was displayed as an evidence that the writing of Frank was not tremulous, irregular or in any way different from his handwriting in the 51 other financial sheets on file. Schiff went into the highly complex methods in which the financial sheet is made up, in order to show for the defense the clarity of mind that was required in order to complete the sheet without mistake or confusion. He narrated that, costs and profits were estimated each week on thousands of pencils of dif ferent classifications and grades, on hundreds of gross of rubber plugs, on the various.classes of leads, boxes, “skeletons" on which the pencils were arranged and other items of material that entered into the manufacture of the pencils. Schiff also read a number of orders to illustrate the amount of other work that ordi narily is taken eare of on Satur days. An attack was made upon the testi mony of young George Epps when court opened Saturday morning. Epps was called to the stand and made to tell of the visit of a Georgian repor- q Didn't he aek you when waa tha ter at his home Sunday eevrling, April last time either of yoy had aetn Mary 27. He was asked why he had not told at that time his story of riding to town with Mary Phagan on the day she was killed. Epps declared that he did not talk to the reporter. The reporter, John Minar, was called immediately after and testified that he talked at length with both the Epps boy and his sister in an effort to determine who last had seen the murdered girl and when. The re porter declared that the slater re plied that she had seen Mary Phagan Thursday before, but that young Epps, although present, said nothing, except that he had seen the girl oc casionally. Arnold questioned the boy. Q. Do you recollect the Sunday the body was found?—A. Yes. Q. Do you remember a gentleman, a Mr. Minar. coming to your house and talking to you and your sister? —A. Yes.