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VOL. XII. NO. 7. ATLANTA, GA., MONDAY, AUGUST 11,1913. 2 CENTS, 'more 0
EXPERT HITS HARRIS EVIDENCE
IMARY PHAGAN AND WOMEN TO WHOM TRIAL IS PITIFUL ORDEAL
Miss Monteen Stover, friend of Mary Phagan
Mrs. J. W, Coleman, Mary’s mother.
Mary Phagan, victim of tragedy.
Mrs. Itea Frank, mother of accused.
Mrs. Leo Frank, wife of accused.
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 tire 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 boy 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
become unconscious and hung
had
—•.arent!-- lifeless.
limn and a
The absence of a pair of rubber
gloves prevented the rescue of the
child for half an hour, and then a
street car came alone whose motor-
man had a pair of rubber gloves. He
climbed the tree and cut the wire.
Sylvia Pankhurst
Captured in Fierce
Riot of Militants
Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian.
LONDON, Aug. 11.—“You women
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 when
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 was
taken to Holloway jail.
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 Jiaid 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.
Prince Robbed of
$25,000 in Jewels
Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian.
LONDON, Aug. 11.— Jewels valued
at more than $25,000 have been stolen
from Prince Alexander of Battenberg
it was learned to-day. The thieves
in some way gained admission to the
Prince’s compartment on a train and
removed the jewels between Hull and
Kensington Palace.
Scotland Yard is conducting a most
searching investigation, hut thus far
no results have been reported.
bomb razes
VILLAGE
Hurled Into Store, Explosive
Starts Fire Which Destroys
Business Section.
CASTLEBERRY, ALA., Aug. 11.—A
bomb thrown into the Skinner Hard
ware Company building here last
night demolished that store, and fire
which followed destroyed the entire
block in which the Skinner store was
located. The loss is $50,000, par
tially covered by insurance.
Early to-day the Sheriff from
Greenville and a posse of regular and
special deputies arrested a negro,
charging him with being the man
who placed the bomb in the Skinner
building. While the officers claim to
have strong evidence against the
black man. they have not stated what
it is. The feeling against the ac
cused is running high, and it is re
ported that the negro has been spir
ited away by two deputies to prevent
any possibility of a lynching.
The buildings destroyed are as fol
lows: Skinner Hardware Company,
Iocs $6,000, insurance $3,000; Meach-
am & Kirkland drug store, loss $3,000,
insurance, $1,500; S. E. Rerharn
clothing store, loss $3,500. insurance
$1,000; People's Bank, all fixtures
lost, but vault and valuables saved;
House & Balliard barber shop, loss
about $500.
Mr. Skinner owned all df the build
ings destroyed. The offices of the
Mayor and a, number of the city offi
cials were in the bank building. They
lost their office fixtures.
Practically all of the residents were
attending church when the explosion
occurred, and turned out in a body to
j fi?ht the lire, their efforts confining
the blaze to the one block. There is
no regular fire department in the
town.
No reason can be assigned for the
motive of the person or persons in
throwing the bomb into the store, un
less it was due to some grudge against
some of the occupants.
Joe Agler Sold to
Jersey City Club;
Price Is $3,000
Joe Agier, 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 wdll 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 closses, and Agler will probably
catch the first train East after the last
game Is played at Poncey Park.
Joe first broke into prominence with
the Jersey City club. The Cubs bought
him and “farmed” him to the Crack
ers. He has shown marked improve
ment in his hitting here this season and
is i:ure to make good in his new berth.
As a fielder, not even the great Hal
Chase has anything on him.
Chicago Bakes One
Hour, Shivers Next
CHICAGO. Aug. 11.—Chill winds
which brought autumn weather gave
Chicago its first real relief from a
week of intense heat to-day. The
comparative cold became so severe
that much sickness was caused. 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. Crop-,
in Kansas, Missouri and Oklahoma
still are in danger from the drouth.
Temperatures all over Kansas and
Missouri were around the 100 mark
yesterday.
TAX LAW II
E
Urges Immediate Action to Equal
ize Levy and Increase Reve
nue oT State.
THE WEATHER.
Forecast for Atlanta
and G-eorgia — Local
showers Monday and
Tuesday.
ACWORTH HOME-COMING DAY.
AC WORTH.—Annual home-coming
day will be celebrated in Acworth
Thursday. August 20. The district
convention of Odd Fellows and the
Twenty-third and Eighteenth Georgia
regiments. Confederate veterans, will
meet here the same date and Joint
tie-cisea will be held.
Visitors Hear Sheldon
In Fine Organ Recital
More than 2,000 music lovers, in
cluding many delegates to the South
ern Merchants’ Convention, heard
Chatles A. oheldon give ope 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 "Ola
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 with
acclaim.
PIERCE ASSUMES DUTIES.
DUBLIN.—E. C. Pierce has gone
to Augusta to taktj up the duties of
Deputy United States Marshal under
Marsha! J. S. Davis, who was recent
ly appointed Marshal for the South
ern District of Georgia. Mr. Pierce
was formerly Sheriff of Wilkinson
County.
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.
Asserting 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 th»> State.
Shows Disparity in Returns.
“One rural county will make returns
three times as much in proportion to
valuer as its neighbors.’’ said the Gov
ernor’s ipessage. “What sound argu
ment can 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 j
to make the same percentage ef
fective on every citizen, regardless of
the county in which he lives.”
Scores State of Treasury.
In his me»sagc. Governor Slaton
emphasize* the deplorable condition
of the State Treasury, which has not
tnearly enough funds to ir.eet the ex
penses of the State Government and
asserts tha‘ under a system of tax
equalization a deficit of this size
could not exist.
Night Sessions for
Assembly Probable.
With only four days remaining in
which to dispose of many important
measures, night sessions of the Leg
islature during the coming week nut
only loom up as a probability, but
leaders in the House and Senate re
gard them as absolutely imperative \f
this session of the General Assembly
is to be spared the reputation of hav
ing done less real work than any ses
sion in the history of the State.
Several attempts were made to hold
Continued on Pago 2, Column 8,
Ralph Sims and Two
Young Women Hurt
In Auto Accident!
The overturning of an automobile
at the junction of Hapeville and
Brown’s Mill road at midnight Satur
day resulted in a broken arm for
Ralph Sims and severe bruises for
two young women, who were taken
to a sanitarium. Sims is the son of
John M. Sims and a brother of Ulaude
E. Sims, the real estate man.
The accident occurred while the
machine was passing a wagon on a
narrow road. Grass growing along
the edge of the road caused the driver
to think solid ground was there, but
instead there is a 24-foot sheer drop.
The car toppled down this, and but
for the fact that it was traveling
slowly the accident probably would
have resulted fatally.
Nurses in charge at the sanitarium
declined to make public the names of j
the young women, but it is understood |
they are well known in Atlanta.
Isadora Duncan Will
Not Quit the Stage
Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian.
PARIS, Aug. 11.—lsadore Duncan I
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 toJd
her i'he was suffering from nerves.
He prescribed a tonic.
Livery Men Unite to
Combat Motor Car |
ST. LOUIS, Aug. 11.—A $250,000
corporation is being formed in St.
Louis, it is said, to take over practi
cally all the undertaking and livery j
establishments in the city.
This amalgamation, It is said, is
deemed necessary by the liverymen
to avoid further loss to their business
from the encroachments of the motor
car, which has almost eliminated liv
ery rigs as pleasure vehicles.
Slays Wife While
Crazed by Liquor
LEXINGTON, Aug. 11.—Report
from McGofHn County, Kentucky, to
day 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 htm.
Howard escaped to the mountains.
A posse la In pursuit.
Professor George Bachman, formerly of the Jef
ferson Medical College of Philadelphia, and now of the
Atlanta College of Physicians and Surgeons, was called
to the stand in the trial of Leo M. Frank Monday after
Herbert Schiff had ben put through a gruelling cross-
examination.
He struck at once at the testimony of Dr- H. F.
Harris by declaring that cabbage ordinarily required
four and one-half hours to digest and that the main part
of the digestion occured not until it entered the small
intstines.
A new and imporant development in the State's theory of the
murder of Mary Phagan came to light Monday when Solicitor Dor
sey sought to establish, that Leo Frank very easily could have com
piled Saturday forenoon, instead of Saturday afternoon following
the crime, the intricate financial sheet which the defense has in
troduced.
Herbert Schiff, assistant superintendent of the National Pen
cil Factory, already had identified the financial sheet as the work
of Frank, presumably done by the superintendent on Saturday
afternoon as this was his usual time for doing it.
Reuben Arnold had displayed the sheet to the jury and had
drawn the jurors’ attention to the fact that the writing was reg
ular, clear and without any sign of trembling or nervousness on
the part of the writer. The evident purpose was to show that
Frank, after brutally murdering a girl, could not have done all
the difficult mathematical work without error and without signs
of agitation in his writing.
Believes Report Done Saturday A. M.
The Solicitor, however, started right out on a line of ques
tioning that indicated his opinion was that Frank had done the
work during the morning hours instead of after Mary Phagan
had been slain.
Dorsey first asked Schiff, who was recalled to the stand, if it
would not have been possible for Frank to have done the work on
the financial sheet between 8:30 and 10:30 o’clock in the forenoon
before he went to Montag Bros., and between 11:30 and 12:00i
o’clock after he returned from the Montag plant. Schiff that
there would have been time for the work,
, Dorsey recalled to the witness' mind a conversation l^tweeu