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/ ALWAYS FIRST ® <B> The SUNDA Y AMERICAN Ordar it NOW--—— -, - The Atlanta Georgian. Read for Profit---GEORGIAN WANT ADS---Use for Results N EVENING EDITION Both Phonas Main 100 VOL. XII. NO. 9. ATLANTA, GA., WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 13, 1913. 2 CENTS. p M A 0 T nS° FIGHT OVER RE-ENACTING OF CONIEY STORY +•+ +•+ +•+ +#+ •I**v +#+ *!••+ T#v +•+ +•+ +•+ +•+ +•+ +•»!* •}•••{• *i*i*J* *J‘**I* *?•*{• Dorsey Resists Effort of the Defense to Show Negro's Narrative Impossible 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 45. 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. W T a!l 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. To controvert evidence produced by tWe Frawley legislative committee, which showed that Governor Sulzer had used money contributed to his campaign 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 actually begun by the managers appointed by the as 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 when he heard the news. Governor Sulzer w ill 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 Ills defense. Shunned in Hour of Trial. The articles of impeachment will be drawn up by Assembleymen Levy of New YoTk, 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 Governor. Efforts to get word n Mr. Sulzer, however, were un- iling. In th' darkened executive mbers Mr. Sulzer restlessly paced and down. One wild report was Continued on Page 3, Column 6. the weather. Forecast for Atlanta and Georgia—Generally fair Wednesday; local showers Thursday. CULBERSON ILL; TARIFF IN PERIL Loss of Texas Senator’s Vote Would Put Wilson’s Reform Bill in Danger. A hot legal battle was waged between the attorneys in the Frank case Wednesday over the admission of tes timony relating to a dramatic reproduction, movement by movement, of the disposal of Mary Phagan’s body as described by the negro, Jim Conley. 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 actu-.l movements of the day when the judge decided that he would re serve his decision until afternoon. With one man taking the role of Jim Conley, another the part of Leo Frank and two others timing every movement, the four ac tors in the drama went to the factory and proceeded 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 carried from the rear of the metal room to the front of the factory and down the elevator to the basement. Dr. William Owens was called to the stand. He was one of the timers. He said that William A. Fleming, a contractor and builder, took the part of Leo Frank and a Mr. Brent the part of Conley. Dorsey objected on the ground that the judge had ruled out evidence as to the time it required Conley tc re-enact the disposal of the body. i Arnold replied that this pantomime was done under one of Conley's “lying affidavits,’’ and not as he told of it on the stand. authorities Murray County Court Held All Over Town WASHINGTON, Aug. 13.—News of the serious illness of Senator Culber son, of Texas, to-day discounted the feeling of relief among Democratic leaders occasioned by the announce ment of the appointment by Govern or O’Neal, of Alabama, of Represen- tive Henry D. Clayton, chair of the House Judiciary Committee, to the vacancy caused by the death of Sen ator Johnston. Senator Culberson is reported In a serious condition in a Connecticut sanitarium and, although the anxiety felt by majority leaders concerning the vote on the tariff bill was much relieved by the news of Mr. Clayton’s appointment, the fact that possible death or enforced absence of Sena tor Culberson will throw the vote back to the same allignment as that obtaining before Mr. Clayton’s ap pointment is causing much concern. Before Senator Johnston’s death the vote on the tariff bill stood 49 to 47 in favor of the measure. His death reduced the Democraiic majority to one. This no tie would obtain and the dependable Democratic vote of the Vice-President could not In any event come in to play. The chang ing of one vote would shift the ma jority to the Republicans. With the appointment of Mr. Clayton as a Sen ator ad interim, the; Democratic vote of 49 is restored. Culberson has not attended the ex tra session of Congress on account of hes health. DALTON, Aug. 13.—Lawyers re turning here from Chatsworth to-day state that Murray County Superior Court Is being held “ all over town.” The change of the county site be fore the building of a courthouse at Chats worth has worked inconven iences. The court, held in a secret or der hall there, has no place in the building for jury rooms, the result being the jurors, when they retire to deliberate, are conducted by bailiffs about 300 yards, where they are lock ed up in a church. The grand jury Is meeting in a room in a bank near the courthouse. TAX BILL IS PASSED; FOES IN NEW WAR 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 s«hoes and stockings and an extremely light raincoat. She went bathing at Clarendon Beach. Some one rifled her locker while 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 wear it home. Miss Leonard asked every girl in the dressing room for the loan of ,i petticoat. Every one of them wh« wearing a snirt that permitted no per- ncoat. The only garmtni she cuuhl borrow was a raincoat. Philadelphia Girl Is Ty Cobb in Skirts PHILADELPHIA, P., Aug. 13.—This city has a new baseball heroine, 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 of her homo runs came with the bases full. Sleepers Near Death In Burning Residence Fire which spread rapidly forced Eugene R. Barmore, members of his family and boarders at his residence, 216 Capitol Avenue, to flee for their lives early Wednesday morning. They were compelled to leave the burning house in their night attire. The fire 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. Dozing Man Killed By Painted Face Joke YONKERS, N. Y.. Aug. 18.—While William Tolbert, a carpenter, was dozing In a lunchroom here, a joker touched up the sleeper's countenance with shoe polish. When Tolbert awoke, someone held a mirror before his face. As soon ns he recognized himself, Colbert burst out laughing and fell dead. 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 gone. They have 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 spectacular fights in the history of* Georgia, declare that they have no fear that the efforts of Mr. Sheppard and Mr. Stovall will succeed. Backed 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 will not support a motion to reconsider, even though it come from Sheppard and Stovall, recognized leaders of the 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’s noted filibusters to pass the bill, but after three hours’ hard work, In which every foot of the march to aucces3 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 tt> the Capitol and coat 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 vpeech against the bill. McCrory, of Schley County, apd Conner of Spalding, also denounced it. Among those who spoke in favor of it were Wimberly, of Bibb; Jones of Coweta: Swift, of Muscogee; Fullbrlght, of Burke, and Greene, of Houseton. At 5 o’clock Holtzclaw. of Hous ton, called the previous question, and at 5:15 the roll call began on the measure. The closeness of the vote was apparent before half a dozen namcn were called. The vote see sawed during the entire roll call. At no time was either side more than thre* votes ahead. When the verifi cation of the roll call began at 6:10 o'clock the antis had 86 votes and Pe reformers 83. Then one of the members arose and changed his vote from yea to nay, changing the figures to 85 to 84. Henderson Rush®* to Capitol. Then Gower, of Crisp, bethought himself that Henderson, of Jones, a sterling friend of the measure, was not in the House. He began hunting for him In five minutes he had lo cated Henderson at the Majestic Ho tel, where he was waiting for a mes sage from his wife, who is very ill. Henderson was told the status of the vote and Jumped Into a taxicab and started on a wild ride to the Capitol. He arrived as the clerk was calling the S's In his verification. Mr. Hen derson gained the floor and voted yea. tying up the vote. When the Speak er announced that the vote was a tie, there was a moment of breathless quiet. Then Speaker Burwell voted yea and pandemonium broke loo»e. Mem bers shouted and sang. Jumoed udot their seats shook hands and relieved the tt-nee feeling that had prevailed. None/was happier than Pat Burney one of the older members of the House. He jumped up on his desk and let out a whoop that could be heard five blocks. The din continued for five minutes before the Speaker could restore order. 200 Want Ad Fiances Swindled, Is Charge PRINCETON. IND.. Aug. 13.—More than 200 men are said to have been victims of the alleged marriage frauds worked by Miss Ora Mabel Farri9, 35 years old, assisted by her father and mother. The three were held to-day, charged with using the mails to de fraud. Using the name of Susie Meyers, the postal authorities charge Mias Farris would advertiae for a husband in widely scattered newspapers, in vite correspondence, become engaged and then ask for money to come to her fiance. 10-Year-Old Girl to Christen the Nevada RENO, NEV., Acg. 13.—Eleanor Anne Siebert, ten years o'd, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred J. Siebert, of this city, and a niece of Governor Od- die, has been selected to act as spon sor at the launching of tne battleship Nevada, now nearing completion at the Fore River Works at Quincy, Mass. Little Miss Siebert will break a bottle of wine over the prow of the ship as she names It after her State about October 1. Numerous authorities were cited by both sides. Judge Roan finally announced that he would reserve his opinion until 2 o’clock in the afternoon, and Dr. Owens was excused. It took defense's men eighteen min utes and a half to re-enact the bare detatis of the disposition of the body. To this, if the testimony Is allowed, the defense will explain, must he add- mar b who ls o'd enough to be the young Solicitor’s father and a man of Knee’ in Streets To Pray for Rain MARSHALL, MO., Aug. 13.—In the hope of checking the disastrous drouth that has done great damage in this section, prayers were not onlv offered in all the churches here, but citizens knelt in the streets and prayed for rain. Following church services, at which pastors called on their congregations to offer pereonal prayers for rain, many business nien. while walking home, knelt In the street and offered up prayer. WOMAN HEADS SCHOOLS. COLUMBUS— Miss Alice Coulter, of Girard. Ala., has been elected principal of the Phenix City, Ala., public schools to succeed Miss Slay ton. who recently resigned, after hav ing accepted the election for another term. ed the time the negro was in the clos et—eight minutes—the time It tooK to write the notes, the time consumed in the conversation the negro report ed. the alleged exchange of the roll *>f bills and everything else that trans pired In the office that Conley told of. Dr. W. S. Kendrick, head of the old Atlanta Medical College, was the first witness called Wednesday and testi fied in rebuttal of Dr. H. F. Harris. He was the first man who employed Harris as a chemical assistant. Harris Testimony Again Attacked. Attorney Arnold put his usual hypothetical question about the cut on the back of the head and the doc tor answered: “In expressing any opinion on a wound such as you describe that long after death is nothing more nor less than hazarding the wildest guess Im aginable." q. Do you know of any way any physician could determine how long food had been in the stomach?—A. There is no way. Q. Well, If a doctor were to say. from a chemical examination of the contents of the stomach, that it had been there only 30 minutes before death, could he know what he was talking about?—A. No. Solicitor Dorsey took the witness on cross-examination. Q. Are you a specialist on the stom ach?—A. No. Q. Is Dr. Westmoreland a specialist on the stomach?—A. No; he is a sur geon. but he would have to know something about the stomach. Q. Is Dr. Hancock a stomach spe cialist?—A. No; he is a surgeon. y. You say you are not a stomach specialist?—A. Yes; but I have to have a general knowledge of the stomach to instruct in medicine. Tilt Comes Over Doctor’s Digestive Powers. Q. Tables have been compiled showing how long it takes to digest chicken, cabbage, etc. You are fa miliar with the digestion of cabbage, are you not?—A. 1 can not digest cabbage at all myself. If I should oat it to-day, t would put me In bed to morrow. Q. I am not asking you about your own stomach. You may be a dyspep tic?—A. No, I am not. Dorsey—I move that this answer be stricken out." Arnold—He had a right to answer that question that way. Dorsey—No, he hasn’t a right to shoot in statements. Rosser—That ls a reflection on this undisputed character. Arnold—Your honor, we want you to rule out that statement of the So licitor's about “shooting in.” Judge Roan—I must sustain Mr. Dorsey in his objection to the wit ness answering questions he was not asked. I also strike out Mr. Dorsey's comment on the witness. Judge Objects to Dragging in Homer. Dorsey—Dr. Kendrick, I am ask ing you about medical science—the processes of digestion have been determined, have they not?—A. I am not a stomach specialist. I have had to know something about the stomach to practice. Q. Isn’t it tru© that Homer ex ceeded his teachers in knowledge?— A. I have had to make a living by the sweat of my brow. I haven’t had time to read Homer. I had to teach Latin once Judge Roan—I don't think there is any reason to bring Homer into this case. Q. Whenever you find free hydro chloric acid in the stomach, digestion is over with, is it not?—A. Yes. Q. 18 it not true that when you find it in a small degree you know that digestion has not progressed very far?—A. Yes. Q. Well, if you find undigested par ticles of food in the stomach and only a small degree of hydrochloric acid, then would not the natural conclu sion be that the food had only been there a short time?—A. Not necessa rily. If I ate cabbage, it would be there the next day. Q. I never asked you about cabbage Get your mind away from that. You might have been laid up from eating a Welsh rarebit. Now, are there noi certain infallible rules of digestion? Arnold interrupted—Wait a min ute. let him answer that other ques tion. Addressing the witness Arnold said: ‘‘He asked you if a Welsh rarebit would not affect you the same way as cabbage?'’ Dr. Kendrick—I never saw on® in my life. A ripple of laughter ran throng* GIRLS WHO TESTIFY FOR MISS REBECCA CARSON. DEFENSE OF FRANK MISS CORINTHIA HALL. FA E5