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always first as) ® The SUNDA Y AMERICAN Order it NOW=^- ... - Both Phones Main 100 The Atlanta Georgian. Read for Profit---GEORGIAN WANT ADS---Use for Results VOL. NIL NO. 9. ATLANTA, GA„ WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 13, 1913. Copyright 1906. U.y The Georgian Co o nrvTQ pay nc ^ V H,l\ 1 O. MORE HOME EDITION QUINN ATTACKS CONLEY STORY +•+ . •s-«+ +•+ +•+ •>•+ +•+ 4 , *+ v • *;•( +•+ +•+ -!*•+ +•+ -i-»+ +•+ +••{• College Mates Testify to Leo Frank’s Good Character WHILE 10 New York Assembly Votes After All-Night Session to Try Ex ecutive as Grafter. ALBANY. N. Y„ Aug. 13.—Gov ernor William Sulzer was impeached by the New York Assembly to-day by a vote of 79 to 46. The specific charge in the indictment of “high crimes and misdemeanors” was that he used moneys contributed to his campaign for speculation in Wall street. The vote was taken at 5:15 o’clock after a night of acrimonious debate. Wall street has claimed many vic tims. both high and low, but few cases have afforded a more pathetic spectacle than that of 'Governor Sul zer. standing alone after having fought his way up the political lad der through fifteen years or more of grueling battle. x To controvert evidence produced by the Frawley legislative committee, which showed that Governor Sulzer had used money contributed to his campaigp for stock speculation, Mrs. Sulzer, was prepared to go upon the stand to testify that she indorsed her husband’s name to checks without his knowledge and used them for stock purchases. Even this noble wifely sacrifice, declared the Governor’s op ponents, would not save him from po litical annihilation when the impeach ment proceedings are^ctually begun j by the managers appointed by the as- 1 sembly. Governor Sulzer’s friends, includ ing Republicans, Democrats and one lone Progressive, made a spirited fight, but the antagonists were strong in numbers and logic and were able to prevail. While the all-night battle raged Governor Sulzer remained alone in the the executive mansion, “the peo ple’s house,” as he called it, refusing to see any one or to be seen. Com forted only by his wife he remained in lonely vigil until after dawn, when a messenger informed him that he had been impeached. Tears streamed down the Governor’s face wffien he heard the news. Governor Sulzer will be tried by the Senate and a majority of the judges of the State Court of Appeals, the evidence being presented against him by managers appointed by the Assem bly. Directly after the vote had been taken in the* Assembly, Speaker Smith appointed Assemblymen Van- Woert. Cole and Bradley to inform the Senate officially of the impeach ment. Speaker Smith announced also that no time would be lost in preparing the articles of impeachment for presen tation to the court, but Mr. Sulzer has twenty days in which to prepare his defense. Shunned in Hour of Trial. The articles of impeachment will be drawn up by Assembleymen Levy of New York. Deitz of Brooklyn, Kel ly of Dutchess County, Daley of Onondaga County and Bryant of Genesee County. Mr. Bryant is a Re publican; the others are Democrats. After this committee had been ap pointed there was a conference in the office of Senator Frawley, chairman of the committee which investigated the Governor. Efforts to get word from Mr, Sulzer, however, were un- availing. In the darkened executive chambers Mr. Sulzer restlessly paced up and dow f n, Fate of Exhibit of Atlanta-Made Goods Hangs in Balance Committees are making every ef fort to dispose of the unsold space in the four top floors of the New Cham ber of Commerce Building reserved for a permanent manufacturers’ ex hibit of Atlanta-made goods. It is necessary that the space be disposed of by the middle of next week, or the proposition will be aban doned Manufacturers of Atlanta- made goods are urged to take advan tage of this opportunity to establish the exhibit of Atlanta-made goods at a central location easily accessible to visitors to the city. Every city that has established a permanent manufacturers’ exhibit has increased it later on and the proposi tion has proven eminently successful. Not One Petticoat For Shivering Girl CHICAGO. Aug. 13.—Modern fash ions that have ruled out the petti coat and a thief caused Miss May Leonard to walk eight blocks clad in shoes and stockirgs and an extremely light raincoat. She went bathing at Clarendon Beach. Some one rified her locker wffiile she was in the wa ter. They left nothing but shoes and stockings. Her bathing suit was rented and the beach officials would not permit her to w'ear it home. Miss Leonard asked every girl in the dressing room for the loan of a petticoat. Every one of them was wearing a sairt that permitted no pet ticoat. The only garment sh$ could borrow was a raincoat. Clayton to Oppose Hobson for Senate MONTGOMERY, Aug. 13.—Con gressman Henry D. Clayton, who has been appointed by Governor O'Neal to fill the unexpired term of Senator Joseph F. Johnston, deceased, an nounces his intention of entering the race for the full term, Congressman Richard Pearson Hob son had already opened his campaign j for the senatorial toga of Senator | Johnston, and will continue in the! race. He has made a number of speeches in different sections of the State. MOTOR TOURARMORY FIRE I Indorses Hearst’s Sunday Ameri can Trail-Blazing Trip Through Dixie to San Francisco. L One wild report was Sleepers Near Death In Burning Residence Fire which spread rapidly forced Eugene R. Barmore, members of his family and boarders at his residence, 215 Capitol Avenue, to flee for their lives early Wednesday morning. They were compelled to leave the burning house in their night attire. The Are was discovered by a neigh bor, who rushed to the Barmore res- idnece and beat upon the door until he had awakened the occupants. The roof and part of the second floor were destroyed. Calmly Smokes Pipe As His House Burns ANNISTON. ALA., Aug. 13.—Interest has been aroused here over the burning of the home of S. S. Tarver, a negro plumber, which was located near Ninth and Quintard streets, one of the best residence sections of the city. There are strong indications of incendiarism. Whether the negro burned his own home to get the insurance or whether tt was burned by white people who had been wanting to buy to get ihm out of the neighborhood, is a point of debate It is said the negro was found in an alley calmly smoking his pipe while the house burned. Dayton To Be Run by Business Manager DAYTON, OHIO, Aug. 13.—By a vote of over 2 to 1 Dayton has adopted the business manager form of govern ment. At the November election five ommissioners will be chosen. The one securing the greatest number'of votes will select a manager for the city. Continued on Page 12, Column 1. the weather. Forecast for Atlanta and Georgia—Generally fair Wednesday; local showers Thursday. Fire Spreading to Buffalo Shipyards BUFFALO. N. Y„ Aug. 13.—Fire which broke out about 2:45 in the Knowlton warehouse is spreading to the shipyards adjacent. Great dam age is feared. The destroyed building was filled to the roof with rosin. A resolution offered by Senator Mc Neill. of the Twenty-second, indors ing the campaign inaugurated by Hearst’s Sunday American in co-op eration with other leading Southern newspapers to blaze an all-Southern highway from Atlanta to San Fran cisco, was passed unanimously by the Senate Wednesday morning. In offering the resolution Senator McNeill declared that the proposed campaign undoubtedly meant muffi not only for Georgia, but for the whole South, as it will afford a direct road from the East to the South and thence to the Pacific Toast, where the great Panama-Pacific Exposition will be held in 1915. "I offer this resolution for the in dorsement of the Senate,” said the Sdfiator. “because the campaign is an effort to Increase interest in good roads and highways in additions to affording a route from New York to the Pacific Coast through the South. The campaign is featured by the fan that It will not cost the State of Georgia one cent." Senate Resolution^n The resolution adopted by the Sen ate follows: Resolved, That whereas the campaign inaugurated by Hearst’s Sunday American in co-operation with other leading Southern newspapers for an all-Southern transcontinental highway from Atlanta to San Francisco will mean much for the promotion of good roads in Georgia as weU as better facilities for the inter change of farm products between different States, this Senate does hereby indorse this movement, thereby encouraging the senti ment and interest for better roads and highways. The Senate indorsement of the cam paign followed fast on the heels of the indorsement of Governor John M. Sla ton. whs declared Tuesday that no better sign of the progress of the people could be had than just such movements as this one. • Other prominent citizens, Including Shelby Smith. County Commissioner, also have placed their hearty stamp of approval on the project. In fact, interest in the proposed tour has exceeded the fondest expec tations of the good roads and high way boosters, who are leaving no stone unturned to make the trans continental path-finding tour a suc cess in every particular. Pathfinder Arrange* Detail*. Perhaps the busiest of the boosters is “Pathfinder” Ferguson, who will conduct the big campaign. Mr. Fer guson arrived in Atlanta last Satur day, and since that time he has gone into every detail of the first lap of the journey from Atlanta to Birming ham. Scarcely a single detail of the ‘official” start, which will be made | next Monday, has Ween overlooked, j The pathfinders have their road maps | in readiness and the Atlanta boosters | who will have the parade 1n hand have announced "ready.” The parade will be one of the larg est ever witnessed in Atlanta. Among those who will participate will be the Chief of Police, the Fire Chief, vari ous city officials and other prominent citizens. Mr. Ferguson will go direct to Anniston, Ala., from Atlanta and thence to Birmingham, the first “offi cial” stopping place. The proposed route extends through Birmingham, Montgomery, New Orleans, Dallas. Houston, San Diego, Los Angeles iO S&n Francisco. Philadelphia Girl Is Ty Cobb in Skirts PHILADELPHIA. P.. Aug. 13.—This city has a new baseball neroine, Dor othy Moylan, eight years old. played shortstop on the girls' team of the Germantown Boys' Club and accepted eleven chances without an error. — But more remarkable was her rec ord with the bat. This diminutive girl made two home runs, three two-bag gers and two singles in seven trips to the plate. One or her home runi came with the bases full. Crowd Flees as Flames Near the Ammunition Room Over Taft Hall—Damage Heavy. Rapidly making toward the room wheer many thousan rounds of am munition were stored, fire did several thousand dollars’ worth of damage in the storeroom of the armory over Taft Former Neighbor Of C.B,Dalton,Who Attacks Character Cooper's son iat on his knee while the father was on stand. V. S. Cooper, fanner of Walton County, who testifies he would not believe Dalton on oath. Hall in the Auditorium early Wednes- day afternoon. The main auditorium was not touch ed, however. The blaze did not get within 100 yards of the huge organ. The fir,e w*as discovered by Sergeant Ward well, of the Artillery Corps, who happened to bfe in .the basement at the time. Smoke came down the ele vator shaft and he rushed upstairs into the office of H. J. Weaver, the keeper of the building. They hurried to the upper floor and discovered smoke coming out of the storeroom in which the tents of Companies C and D are kept. An alarm was turn ed ni and several companies re sponded. Firemen Find Door* Locked. It required several minutes for the firemen to gain entrance into the room on account of the door being locked. The armory is on the top floor and it was necessary to use an aerial truck and enter through the window. The firemen were driven back fo»' some time by the heavy smoke from the burning tents and were compelled to play several streams on them f »r more than half an hour. The tents which were burned were used in the recent encampment at St. Simons Island, and it is qu * * proba ble that the fire had smoldered for several days. The loss to the National Guard will amount to several thou sand dollars It required but a few moments for the room to fill with water ‘o a depth of more than two fe<*t. the flu* being unusually hard to quench on ac« ount of the waterproof tents, and having started in the center of a huge pile «>f canvas. Plastering Loosened. The water seeped through the floor and te ceiling over Taft Hall, loos ening the plaster there, while a neavy stream flowed down the stairways in to the great lobby. When the fire was extinguished the firemen under took the task of baling out the store room. using large galvanized tub® tor the work. News of the Auditorium being on fire drew’ a large crowd, but when the rumor that many rounds of am munition were stored in the apartment next to the tent room spread the crowd melted rapidly. The fire will not interfere with a prize fight scheduled at the Audito rium Wednesday night. TAX BILL IS PASSED; FOES IN NEW WAR If Representatives Sheppard of Sumter County and Stovall of Elbert County stand by their guns during the two remaining sessions of the Legislature, a determined fight to in duce the House to reconsider its ac tion in passing the Senate tax revi sion bill, providing for a State Tax Commissioner and county boards of assessors, will be inaugurated Wed nesday or Thursday. Both Mr. Stovall and Mr. Sheppard made strenuous efforts to get the floor immediately after the passage of the bill with a motion to reconsid er, but were ruled out of order at their first attempt by Speaker Bur- well. Then Ed Wohlwender, of Mus cogee. stepped into the breach with one of his filibusters, and their op portunity was gon*. They hare served notice on the House, however, that they will make a motion to reconsid er at the earliest possible opportunity Friends of the measure, however, who passed it after one of the most Lemmie Quinn, foreman in the metal department of the National Pencil Fac tory, told a story on tHe witness stand Wednesday in the trial of Leo M. Frank which gave the lie to another of Jim Conley’s courtroom statements. Conley testified that he saw Lemmie Quinn enter the fa'tory before Mary Phagan and Monteen Stover came in. The two girls entered some time between 12 and 12:15. Quinn said he did not get to the factory until about 12:20, and that he saw neither of the girls. Quinn had not demonstrated how well his story will stand up under the cross-examination of Solicitor Dorsey as Reuben Ar nold had not quite concluded with the direct examination when ! the noon recess was taken. * Aside from the testimony of Quinn, the forenoon was marked by the opening of the gates for all of the character testimony against Frank which the State wishes to produce. Three witnesses were produced by the defense to testify to Frank's good character. When the first one was called Solicitor Dorsey objected, saying: ‘ ‘ I don’t see how this testimony is material, your honor, unless the defense intends to make the defendant’s character an issue.” ‘‘That’s exactly what we propose to do,” retorted Arnold. Challenge to State To Do Its Worst. The crowded room of spectators knew that this was a challenge by the defense for the State to do its worst. Frank’s lawyers de liberately had introduced Frank’s character into the trial, ap parently indicating that they had no fear of the evidence which the prosecution might bring forth. It is known that the State has made elaborate preparations for an attack on the young superintendent’s character with stories of gross immorality. Solicitor Dorsey was asked Wednesday how many witnesses he expects to call. ‘‘I don’t know,” he replied. ‘‘It largely depends on the num ber that the defense calls and the nature of their testimony. Those called by Attorney Arnold at the forenoon session were: Alfred L. Lane, a merchant of Brooklyn, N. Y., and a class mate of Frank’s at Pratt Institute from 1898 to 1902. Philip Nash, clerical engineer, Ridgewood, N. J., and a class mate of Frank’s at Pratt Institute during the same period. Richard A. Wright, a consulting engineer, Brooklyn, who knew Frank at Pratt Institute and also at Cornell University. All testified as to Frank’s good character. Office Boy Called to Aid Frank. Frank Payne, former office boy at the factory, was asked to particularize as to certain incidents mentioned in hte testimony of Jim Conley and C. B. Dalton. He said that he never knew Frank to have women in his office, although it was his custom t obe at the office at the times Conley and Dalton testified that these gay parties took place. A full three-quarters of the forenoon was consumed in a legal wrangle over the admissibility of Dr. William Owens’ testimony. Dr. Owens was ready to testify in regard to the reproduction of the alleged movements of Conley and Frank in disposing of Mary Pha gan ’s body, as Conley recited them on the witness stand. Judge Roan reserved his decision until afternoon. Quinn was questioned minute ly in regard to the time of his visit to the factory as soon as he was called to stand. Attorney Arnold began by having him de- tai lhis movements throughout, the day from the lime he arose in the morning. The foreman told an apparently spectacular fights In the history of t and ( , anti-tax reformers In the House. It took singing, much argument, a wild ride to the Capitol in an auto mobile, a deciding vote by the Speak er and one of Ed Wohlwender'* noted filibusters to pass the bill, but after three hours’ hard work, in which every foot of the march to success was a battle, it was finally done. Bob Blackburn, of Fulton, led the singing that put courage Into the hearts of the tax reformers; Hender son of Jones made the wild ride to the Capitol and cast the tying vote at the last moment, and then Speaker Burwell stepped into the breach and saved the bill by casting the vote that broke the tie and made the bill a law. Sheppard, of Sumter, denounced the measure, declaring that it Is uncon stitutional, and Stovall, of Elbert, de livered an equally strong speech against the bill. McCrory. of Schley County, and Conner, of Spalding, aiso denounced it. Among those who spoke in favor of it were Wimberly, of Bibb; Jones of Coweta; Swift, of Muscogee; Fuffbrlght, of Burke, Georgia, declare that they hate n< fear that the efforts of Mr. Sheppard and Mr. Stovall will succeed. Racked by the approbation of Governor Sla ton. who issued a statement Tuesday night that the House deserved the thanks of the State, they have no fear that their work will be destroyed during the short remaining time of the session. Several Foes Drop Fight. Several members who voted against the tax bill declared Wednesday morning that in view of their friend ship for the administration they vf\\\ not support a motion to reconsider, even though it come from Sheppard , and Stovall, recognized leaders of .the reene, of Houseton. At 6 o’clock Holtzclaw. of Hous ton, called the previous question, and at 5:16 the roll call began on the measure. The closeness of the vote was apparent before half a dozen names were called. The vote see sawed during the entire roll call. At no time was either side more than three votes ahead. When the ver.fi cation of the roll call began at 6:10 o’clock the anti* had 86 votes and the reformers 83. Then one of the members arose and changed his vote from yea to nay, changing the figures to 85 to 84. Then Gower, of Crisp, bethought Continued on Page 12, Column 8. straightforward story, although the Solicitor did not have time for cross- examination before the noon recess. He estimated that he entered the fac tory at about 12:20 o’clock. All of the doors were unlocked, he said, and the doors of the outer and inner offices on the second floor were open. The safe door, he thought, also was open. He testified that his conversation with Frank was very brief and that he left the factory within two or three min utes Tells of Barrett’s Hope For Big Reward. He said that R. P. Barrett, desig nated by Attorney Arnold as the "Christopher Columbus" of the Prank trial, had discovered the blood spots and the strands of hair on the lathing machine. Barrett frequently had re marked to him. Quinn testified, that he w’ould draw down the big rewards if Frank was convicted. Quinn said that Barrett had mentioned $2,700 &X one time and $4,500 at another as the sum he would receive because he ha 1 been the first to find the blood spots and other evidence. The witness said that it was noth Ing unusual for factory employees (o be hurt and bleed. He clt£d the case of C. P. Gilbert, w*ho, he said, had been badly Injured by the bursting of an emery wheel and was carried bleeding, past the very place where Barrett discovered the blood spots. He testified that he never had seen Frank speak to Mary Phagan and did not know that he knew’ her. A half dozen witnesses from Gwin nett County were called to give char acter testimony against C. B. Dalton, the State’s witness, who declared he had seen women frequentlv in Frank’s office. All said that his rep utation for truth and veracity was bad and that they would not believe him under oath. Clash Over Enactment of Conley’s Story. The defense was able to get only so far as the reading of the excerpts from Conley’s testimony, so far as it related to the actual movements of the day when the judge decided that he would reserve hie decision until afternoon in the dispute over Dr. Ow’ens’ testimony. With one man taking the role of Jim Conley, another the part of Leo Frank and two others timing every movement. the four actors in the drama went to the factory and pro ceeded through the actions which the negro described in telling the story of the body’s disposal. Even the victim of the tragedy did not go unrepresented. A sack filled with material weighing 110 pounds, the weight of Mary Phagan. was car-