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EXTRA The Atlanta Georgian Read for Profit---GEORGIAII WANT ADS---(Jse for Results YOL. XII. NO. 7. ATLANTA, GA„ MONDAY, AUGUST 11,1913. By T: Copyright. 190(1, •pyrlg he Oe eorglan Co. 2 CENTS. P ^ R ^° DEFENSE BITTERLY ATTACKS HARRIS +•+ *».}. ^.*4. 4-*4- 4*»4. *•+ +•+ +•+ 4-*4- +••!• +•+ 4-a-J* +•+ *•-; +••}■ •!■•■}• +•+ +»-i- Battle of Medical Experts Waged in Court experts Testimony I CABBAGE TESTS Urges Immediate Action to Equal ize Levy and Increase Reve nue of State. In a vigorous message pointing out the need of speedy action. Governor John M. Slaton Monday urged the Legislature to enact laws looking to the reform of the tax system and the equalization of taxes in the State. Assorting that the greatest dis parity in the tax returns of the State is not between the city and rural communities, but between the rural communities themselves. Governor Slaton urged the enactment of a law that would compel each county to pay its proportionate share of the ex penses of the State. Shows Disparity in Returns. “One rural county will make returns three times as much in proportion to values as Its neighbors,” said the Gov ernor’s message. “What sound argu- m nt can be offered in favor of this injustice? County lines are but im aginary. separating Georgians only by a fiction, and all should be and I be lieve are willing to contribute their proportion to the general burden. “Legislation accomplishing this purpose, both in regard to visible and invisible property, will so operate as to make the same percentage ef fective on every citizen, regardless of the county in which he lives.” Scores State of Treasury. In his message Governor Slaton emphasizes the deplorable condition of the State Treasury, which has nor nearly enough funds to meet the ex penses of the State Government and asserts that under a system of tax equalization a deficit of this size could not exist. ‘•Tax equalization does not neces- sarilv mean increase of taxes,” he says. “The man giving in now more than his due should have his valua tion reduced to such proportionate amount as universally enforced will economically support the State. The man who is delinquent in this regard should be raised.” Senate Clears Decks For Tax Reform Work. With the deckr; cleared at last ol local bills, the Georgia Senate Mon day afternoon faced a sharp fight on the substitute to the Sheppard tax reform bill following the filing of a minority report by four of the mem bers of the Finance Committee. Senator DuBose. one of the minor ity signors, declared he would fight the measure when It comes up for passage, The bill, he declared, was not fair to the people and was framed as a result of "bulldozing'' efforts by the Governor. On tho other hand, Senator Miller, of the Twenty-fourth, Joint framer of the bill and ehaitman of the Finance Continued on Page 3, Column 6. Mexican Rebel Plot Is Foiled at Miami MIAMI, Aug. 11.—Rafael Ruesga, Mexican Consul in Miami, to-day an nounces his frustration of an attempt to ship from this port to Mexican rebels of 400 carbines and 100,000 cartridge,'. Consul Rugga overheard four rebels planning to load a schoon er with contraband, the rebels not knowing Ruesga could understand Spanish, He foiled the attempt by placing guards on all docks and keep ing a close watch on the schooner. Slays Wife While Crazed by Liquor LEXINGTON, Aug 11.—Report from McGoffln County, Kentucky, to- 4a> says Allen Howard, attacked by delirium tremens, after a prolonged spree, shot his wife dead in his frenzy at their home when she tried to quiet him. Howard escaped to the mountains. A posse is in pursuit. AT SARATOGA. FIRST -5H furlongs: Flittergold 113 (McTaggart), 6-1. 8-5, 7-10. won; Roots and Saddle 119 (Loftus), 6-5, 12, out, secon; King McDowell 103 (Brady), 15-1, 5 1, 5-2, third. Time 1:06 4-5. Also ran; Enver Bey, Galaxy, Northerner, Ralph O’Hagan. SECOND—2 miles: Clifftonlan 145 (Bryant), 5-2. even, 1-2 won; Repen- ant 130 (Tuckey), 5-2, even, 1-2 second: Bayport 132 (Mitchell), 4-1, 8-5, 4-5, third. Time—4:30. Also ran: Ariosto. THIRD—6 furlongs: Semptrite 120 (Butwell), 4. 7-5, 1-2, won; Flying Yan kee 117 (Wolfe), 6. 2, 4-5, second, Sickle 122 (Grand), 2, 4-5, out, third. Time— 1:12 4-5. Also ran: Ballycliffe, Pre sumption. FOURTH—Mile: Joe Diebold 102 (McDonald), 9-2, even, out, won; Oak- hurst 107 (Martin), 4. 7-10, out. second: Rollingstone 101 (Karrick), 7-10, out. third. Time—1:40 1-5. Also ran: Bob II. AT TORONTO. FIRST—6 furlongs: Satin Bower 113 (Warrington), even. 2-5, out, won; Out classed 110 (Franklin)* 8-1, 3-1, even« second; Miss Harvie 104 (Carter). 20-1, 7- 1, 3-1, third Time 1:02. Also ran: Hope Dels, Ironical, Miss Edna Fenwick, Porcupine, Longus. SECOND—6 furlongs: Noon 105 (Car ter), 6-1, 2-1, even, won; Tackle 102 (White), 3-1, even, 1-2, second; Star Ashland 112 (Davenport). 6-1. 2-1, even, thmird. Time 1:32. Alos ran: Flims, Miss Menard, Carrilon, Running Ac count. THIRD—About 5 furlongs: Nancy Orme 100 (McIntyre), even, 1-2, out, won; Mary Pick ford 100 (Skirvan), 15, (j, 3, second: Plumage 109 (Knight), 8. 4, 2, third. Time—1:03. Also ran: O’ie Byrne, The Parson. Chas. T.. Winnie McGee, Tom Hancock, Littlest Rebel. FOURTH—About 5 furlongs: Star Board 112 (Knight), even. 1-3, out, won; Fanchette 110 (Skirvan), 2. 2-3, out. second: May P.ride 105 (White), 8, 3, even, third. Time—1:01 2-5. Alsoran: Booby. Dust Pan, Oollywogg. FIFTH—About 5 furlongs: Pfotago- ris 100 (V. Adams*, 10, 4, 2, won: Mc- Andrews 112 (Levee), 3, 3-2. 213, sec ond: Racing BeTT ttO (Frariklm), 6. 2, even, third. Time—1:01 2-5. Also ran. Phew. Oassanova. Jim Milton, Premier, Joe Gaitens, Dust. AT FORT ERIE, FIRST—5 furlongs: Dark Roasleen 110 (Kederis), 7 to 10, 1-3, out, won; Moss Fox 108 (Buxton). 8-5, 7-10, 1-5, second; Old Reliable 103 (Connelly). 15-1, 5-1, 8-5. third. Time—1:06 4-5 Also ran: Our Mabelle, Half Law and Lady Isle. SECOND—6 furlongs: Mother Kath- am 105 (Kederies), 3-1, 6-5. 3-5, won; Counterpart 107 (Obert). 16-5. 7-5, 7-10. second: Fred l^evv 107 (Gray), 9-1, 3-1, 8- 5, third. Time-—1:17*1-5. Also ran: Pampinae, Queed Battery, Gasket and Ralph IJoyd. THIRD—6 furlongs: Panzareta 95, (Kederis). 11-10, 215, 1-4. won; Joe Knight 105 (Small), 9-2, 8-5. 1-2, se cond; Duquesne 108. (Goose), 7. 2, even, third. Time—1:17 1-5. Also ran: Ear ly Knight, Cowl. FOURTH—Five and one-half fur longs: The Usher, 112 (Moody). 7-2, even, out, won; Miss Gayle, 103 (Obert), 7-5, 1-2, out, second; Czar Michael, 114 (Buxton), 5, 6-5, out, third. Time. 1:11 3-5. Just Y ran. FIFTH—Mile and 70 yards: Just Red, 101 (Callahan), 5, 6-5, out, won; Elwah. 104 (Derdnde), 8-6. 1-2, o3t, second: Melton Street, 114 (Small). 4. even, out. third. Time, 1:50. Font ran. (Race Entries On Page 8) Visitors HearSheldon In Fine Organ Recital More than 2,000 music lovers, in cluding many delegates to the South ern Merchants’ Convention, heard Charles A. iSheldon give one of the best organ recitals of the year at the Auditorium Sunday afternoon under the auspices of the Atlanta Music Festival Association. A series of variations on “Old Folks-at Home,” with elaborate op eratic and classical selections, formed the feature of the concert. Many con sider .Mr. Sheldon at his best in this class of music. His rendition of the old favorite, with the beautiful and difficult variations, was received wph acclaim. Chicago Bakes One Hour, Shivers Next CHICAGO, Aug. 11.—Chill \\;inds which brought autumn weather ga*e Chicago its first real relief from a week of intense heat to-day. The comparative cold became so severe that much sickness was cau-ed. The temperature standing at 93 at 7 o’clock Saturday evening dropped un til to-day the mercury hovered near 65. KANSAS CITY. Aug. 11.—Cool, clear weather here to-day ended seven days of torturing heat. Crops in Kansas, Missouri and Oklahoma still are in danger from the drouth. Temperatures all over Kansas and Missouri were around the 100 mark yesterday. Dangles Unconscious in Tree Half Hour Before Being Rescued. Burned, but Will Live. With his mother and hundreds of neighbors looking on and unable to help him, 8-year-old Max Roseberry, son of J. R. Roseberry of No. 448 East Georgia avenue, clung to a live wire in the topmost branches of a tree in front of his home for more than a half hour Monday morning, with thousands of volts of electricity shoot ing through his body. The child was finally rescued by a street car motorman, who, protected with rubber gloves, climbed the tree and cut the wire at the risk of en tangling himself. Unconscious the boy was lowered from the tree and placed in the arms of his mother. The little finger of the boy’s right hand was burned completely off. and the third.finger was about half gone. He was badly burned on the bottom of the feet, and was so badly shocked that he remained unconscious almost an hour. Dr. W. H. Wright, who amputated two fingers stated that the hoy will live. The little boy climbed to the top of the tree about 8 o’clock from a small playhouse in the lower branches. The feed wires of the Georgia avenue street car line dun through the upper branches of the tree, and Max, losing his balance, to save himself, grabbed one of the live wires. He was unable to let loose. The lad’s screams aroused the neighborhood, and several hundred people gathered. Horror-stricken at the sight of the child writhing help lessly with his right hand clasping the wire, the men in the crowd tried in every Conceivable way to get the boy down. Before an electrician could be found or a pair of rubber .gloves that would enable someone to rescue him the boy had become unconscious and hung limn and a^arentl” lifeless. The absence of a pair of rubber gloves prevented the rescue of the child for half an hour, and then a street car came alon** whose motor- man had a pair of rubber gloves. He climbed the tree and cut the wire. Detective Nabs Man Impersonated Rim in Robbing Pedestrian Detective Eugene A. Coker ap peared at police headquarters Sun day’ morning to find that Riley Ma son, a young man residing at No. 7 Main street, had complained that he had been held up and robbed of $37 by Detective Coker. Coker at once began an investigation. He found that Mason had been held up early Sunday morning in the Boulevard underpass, and had follow ed the robber to the home of Mrs. Della Baker, No. 81 Carroll street. Mason asked Mrs. Raker who the man was, and was told that he had de manded admittance, representing himself as Detective Coker. Mason then went to police headquarters and entered his complaint. Coker soon rounded up Arnold Chisenhall, No. 82 1-2 Carroll street, as the man who md impersonated him. In Recorder’s Court Monday afternoon Chisenhall pleaded guilty and was bounded over under bond of $300. He will be tried Tuesday after noon on the charge of highway rob bery. NEW SCHOOL HEAD. JONESBORO. — The Jonesboro High School opens on Tuesday, Sep tember 2, under Professor O. H. Hixon as superintendent. CAROLINA LEAGUE. Greensboro . . . 000 000 002—2 6 3 Winfton-Sa'em . . 010 100 03x—5 8 3 Shore and Lafitte; Lee and Smith. Umpires. Degnan and Llebrich. Score: R. H. E. Charlotte 000 000 100—1 6 3 Raleigh 003 000 22x—7 9 1 Ledbetter and McPherson; Meyera and . Lldgat. Umpire McBride. IN FIRST Gilbert Price and Evans Hurl the Opening Game of Series at Birmingham. Score by innings: ATLANTA 200 2 BIRMINGHAM .... 000 0 THE BATTING ORDER. Atlanta— Birmingham— Agler, lb McDonald, 3b Long, If Messenger, rf Welchonce, cf McBride, If Smith, 2b Kniseley, cf Bisland, ss Mayer, c Holland, 3b McGilvray, lb Holtz, rf Marcan, 2b Chapman, c Ellam, ss Price, p Evans, p RICKWOOD PARK. BIRMINGHAM. ALA, Aug. 11.—The Crackers jumped on “Rube” Evans and scored two runs in the first inning of their opening clash with the Barons. Agler’s single and a double by Long followed by a couple of outs put the runs over the counting station. FIRST INNING. Agler singled to center. Long doubled to right, but Agler was held at third. Welchonce grounded out to McBride. Agler scored, Long went to third. Smith fliyd to Kniseley, Long scored. Bisland lined to Marcan. TWO HITS, TWO RUNS McDonald grounded out to Agler un assisted. Messenger popped to Smith. McBride singled to left and stole sec ond kniseley out Agler to Smith. ONE HIT. NO RUNS. SECOND INNING. Holland grounded to McDonald and on his error was safe. Holtz popped to Mayer. Chapman walked. Price sacri ficed Evans to McGilvray, Holland went to third and Chapman to second. Agler fanned. NO HITS. NO RUNS. Mayer out, Smith to Agler. McGil vray also out, Smith to Agler. Marcan out. Bisland to Agler. No HITS, NO RUNS. THIRD INNING. Long popped to McGilvray. Welchonce out. Ellam to McGilvray. Smith out, Evans to McGilvray. NO HITS, NO RUNS. Ellam out, Bisland to Agler. Evans out to Agler unassisted. McDonald walked and was caught off first. Chap man to Agler NO HITS. NO RUNS. FOURTH INNING. Bisland singled to right. Holland sin gled to left. Holtz hunted In front of the plate and on Mayer's wild peg was safe. Chapman filed to. Mesenger. Bisland scored after the catch and Holland went to third. Holtz out stealing Mayer to Marcan. Price walked. Agler singled to center scoring Holland. Price went to second. At this stage of the game Foxen relieved Evans. I.ong filed to McBride. THREE HITS. TWO RUNS. Messenger fanned. McBride filed to Hi Itz. Kniseley flied to Long. NO HITS, NO RUNS. Isadora. Duncan Will Not Quit the Stage Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian. PARIS, Aug. 11.—Isa do/e Duncan has changed her mind about with drawing from the Mtage. She will leave soon for South America, where she is under contract. In a letter to a friend she says that for some time she was haunted by the idea of death. At night she saw visions of three black birds and once she heard the Funeral March of Chopin. > She consulted a doctor who told her nhe was suffering from nerves. He prescribed a tonic. Fines Girl Who Wears Abbreviated Clothes SAVANNAH, Aug. 11.—Recorder John Schwartz to-day showed his at titude toward women who appear on the streets too thinly clad or in clothes too much abbreviated when he imposed a fine of $50 upon Miss Bessie Carter, who, with Henry Smoak. strolled on Broughton street, a principal thoroughfare, In a skirt that did not reach her ankles and a low-cut, sleeveless waist. “I didn’t know it was any harm.” said the girl. “I have worn such dresses on the street before.” BANKER’S BODY IN RIVER. NASHVILLE, Aug. 11.—The body of J. Randall Johnson, assistant cash ier of the First National Bank, miss ing since Wednesday, was found in the Cumberland River to-day. The cause of the drowning is a mystery. SOUTHERN LEAGUE AT MOBILE MONTGOMERY 00 - . . . MOBILE 00 - . . . E. Brown and Grlbbene; Campbell and Schmid*. Umpire*, Flfleld and Rud derham. 1 AMERICAN LEAGUE i AT WASHINGTON— CLEVELAND 200 000 0.. - . . . WASHINGTON 000 000 0 . - . Mitchell and O’Neill; Engel and Henry. Umpires. Hildebrand and Evans. AT PHILADELPHIA— CHICAGO 203 000 ... - . . . PHILADELPHIA 000 011 ... - . . . Clcotte and Schalk; Bush and 9chang. Umpires, Connolly and Ferguson. AT NEW YORK— ST. LOUIS 101 000 0.. - . . . NEW YORK 030 010 2.. - . . . Leverenz and Alexander; Caldwell and Sweeney. Umpires, O’Loughlln and Sheridan. AT BOSTON— DETROIT 002 000 202 - 6 11 1 BOSTON 000 101 000 - 2 8 1 Dauss and Stanage; Leonard and Carrlgan. Umpires, Dlneen and Egan. CALLED V i ESS NATIONAL LEAGUE FIRSTGAME. AT PITTSBURG— CINCINNATI 200 010 000 - 3 6 1 PITTSBURG 000 000 001 - 1 3 2 Ames and Kllng and Clark; Camnltz, Cooper and Gibson and Simon. Um pires. Quigley and Eason. SECOND GAME. CINCINNATI 100 00. ... - . . . PITTSBURG 030 16. ... - . . . Suggs and KHng; Adams and Gibson. Umpires, Brsnnan and Quigley. No other games scheduled. EMPIRE LEAGUE. AT WAYCROSS— BRUNSWICK— 0 - . . . WAYCROSS— 1 - . . . Clark and Coveney; Stewart and Kite. Umpire, Derrick. LATEST NEWS LITTLE ROCK, Aug. 11.—Odus Davidson, a young Boone Coun ty farmer, convioted of murdering His sweetheart, Miss Ella Garham, near Zinc, last November, was hanged at Harrison, Boone Coun ty, to-day. He had made repeat ed appeals for clemency and res pite to both Governors Futrell and Hays, but without a vail. Joe Agler Sold to Jersey City Club; Price Is $3,000 Joe* Agler. the sensational first base- man of the Crackers, was sold this aft ernoon to the Jersey City club, of the International League. It Is understood that the price paid for the young athlete Is $3,000. Agler will report to the Skeeters at the end of the Southern League season The International League schedule calls for games two weeks after the South ern closes, and Agler will probably catch the first train East after the last game is played at Ponoey Park. Hope of Early Vote on Tariff Bill Given Up WASHINGTON, Aug. 11.—All pre dictions of an early passage of the Democratic tariff bill *by the Senate are going glimmering Majority lead ers realize that, notwithstanding the fact that they have set a new' record in pushing consideration of this meas ure, only a beginning has been made, and the earliest anyone now will promise completion of the task is September 15. Ten days ago, when a member of the Finance Committee Maid he thought the Senate would pass the bill by August 20, there were some who thought it might be possible, but only four schedules have now been con sidered. 36 paragraphs in these hav ing been passed over for future con sideration. 4 SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE. AT CHARLESTON— MACON— 00 - . . . CHARLESTON- 20 - . . . Martin and Berger; Kirby and Men- efee.. Umpire, Moran. AT COLUMBUS— ALBANY— 0 - . . . COLUMBUS— 2 - . . . AT JACKSONVILLE— SAVANNAH- 000 0 - . . . JACKSONVILLE- 000 0 . ....... Poole and Geibel; Grover and Krebs. Umpire, Barr. Sylvia Pankhurst Captured in Fierce Riot of Militants Special Cable to Tne Atlanta Georgian. LONDON, Aug. 11.—“You n.>m*n are overstepping the ordinary bounds of lawlessness—you are becoming an archists.” said the magistrate in Bow Street Police Court to-day in sentenc ing militant suffragettes who took part In street fighting yesterday W'hen Miss Sylvia Pankhurst led a mob of 10,000 women in an assault upon the residence of Premier, Asquith. Sunday’s fighting was the bloodiest of all militant riots. Screaming and struggling with maniacal fury the suf fragettes and their bodyguard of hired dock workers gave the police such a furious contest that more than 50 per sons were hurt. Miss Sylvia Pankhurst had a spe cial bodyguard of men, but her es cort was overpowered and she wa3 taken to Holloway jail. NEVER HAD OWN TEETH. VERSAILLES, KY„ Aug. 11.— George Morlev, a fanner, 70 years old, has never had any teeth of his own. When Morle-y was 3 years old doctors found he would never have natural teeth. THE WEATHER. Forecast for Atlanta and Georgia — Local showers Monday and Tuesday. A bitter arraignment of the professional ethics and fairness : of Dr. H. F. Harris, secretary of tho State Board of Health, anc’.i a thorough-going attack on his theories and conclusions marked the Frank trial Monday afternoon. Attorney Reuben Arnold made a scathing criticism of Dr. Harris’ methods during his examination of Dr. Willis Westmore- j land, a prominent Atlanta physician and surgeon. Arnold was asking the medical expert hi3 opinion of the ethics of a chemist or physician who would take the organs and the stomach with its contents from a body, make his examination in absolute secrecy and would leave no material on which the other side in a legal case might make analysis and examinations. Solicitor Dorsey objected to the question. Attorney Arnold said, in justifying his question: We wish to show that Dr. Harris has violated all the ethics of his profession, as well as the principles of decency and honesty.” Dr. Westmoreland said he never had heard of such procedure before. Here arc some of the professional comments of medical ex perts given on the witness stand in respect to Dr. Harris' decla ration that Mary Phagan came to her death withip. .half or three quarters of an hour after she ate her dinner and that unconscious ness, but not death, was caused by the blow she received on the back of her head: ‘‘His testimony on this matter must be a surmise entirely. His statement in regard to the cabbage is about as wild a guess as I ever heard.”—Dr. Willis F. Westmoreland. Only a Conjecture, He Says. ‘‘Such things can not be determined with accuracy that is assmued by the testimony referred to. It is only a conjecture at the best. ’ ’—Prof. George Bachman. Following are comments made previously in the trial: ‘‘I would not hazard a guess as to how long the food had been in her stomach before death from the data at band.”—Dr. J. W. Hurt. ‘‘I never have known of an opinion of this nature being of fered with as little conclusive evidence at hand.”—Dr. L. W. Childs. ”No man in the world could examine those specimens of cab bage and tell how long they had been in the stomach. No one could give a rational opinion as to whether the blow on the back of ! the head caused unconsciousness.”—Dr. T. H. Hancock. ”"T)r. T. H. Hancock, an Atlanta surgeon, and Dr. Willis F. Westmoreland, first president of the State Board of Health, were the first medical experts called by the defense in the afternoon. Professor George Bachman preceded them in the forenoon. All joined in saying that Dr. Harris had no reliable data for his start ling statements before the jury the first week of the trial. Dr. Hancock brought specimens of cabbage into court to dis prove Dr. Harris' assertions. Dr. Westmoreland testified that Dr. Harris was entirely without warrant fos any of his conclusions. Dr. Bachman had no hesitancy in belittling the testimony of Dr. Harris. He seconded Dr. Childs in saying that it was mer$ guesswork to say that Mary Phagan was killed within half or three- quarters of an hour after she had eaten her simple dinner of cab bage and biscuit. He was shown the specimen of cabbage taken from the stomach of the murdered girl and declared that there was no way of telling by its appearanoe that it had not been in the stomach seven or eight hours before death came. Appears to Trip Up Expert. Solicitor Dorsey set out in the cross-examination to test mi nutely the witness’ qualifications as an expert. He appeared to trap him in one or two instances. One was when he asked Dr. Bachman the meaning of the word ‘ ‘amidulin, ” as used in the description of starch in its various stages of digestion. ‘ ‘ I never heard of such a word, ’ ’ said the witness. ‘‘You never did?” ” No, and no one else ever did. It isn't in any dictionary. ’ ’ ‘‘Nor in any medical work?” inquired the Solicitor. Webster ’3 International Dictionary gives the definition of “amidulin” as “a variety of starch made soluble by heating.” Dr. Bachman was called to the stand after Solicitor Dorsey had finished a searching cross- examination of Herbert G. Schiff, assistant to Frank at the pencil factory. The medical expert said that the h!m the specimens of cabbage taken average time required for t(je dlges- from the stomach of Mary phagan. tion nt cabbage, according to the standard of his profession was four andl a half hours. The prlncipa process of digestion took place in the small Intestine In the case of cabbage and other carbohydrates, he testi fied. Attorney Reuben Arnold showed