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VIL. XII. NO. l0.
ATLANTA, GA., THURSDAY, AUGUST 14, 1913.
Copyright 1906,
By The Georgian Co.
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Call New Witnesses to Complete Alibi
Threatens to Call Out Militia to
Prevent Removal as Governor
After Impeachment.
SIVFmith Says Coast Route Means
Much to South—Senate In
dorses American’s Plan.
rhe campaign inaugurated by
arst’s Sunday American for an ali-
uthern highway reaching from Ai-
ita to San Francisco received an-
ler boost Thursday when Shelby
lith, chairman of the Fulton Coun-
Boara of Commissioners, declared
. project to be an epoch in the
>gress of the South.
•The proposed highway from At-
ita to San Francisco," said Mr.
lith, "is splendid and the most com-
ndable movement for good roads
over the South that has been
inched in recent vears. This road
unlike other roads, for the coast-
coast route leads somewhere. In
ler words, it has a.definite point
its destination.
Each State, as well as each town
along the route, is bound to be
.tertally benefited by this monster
jhway. We have many railroads in
■ United States, but how many
illy good roads have we in pro-
rtion—roads that could be used if
ire were no railroads?
Expects Laws on Topic.
‘1 repeat that this campaign means
; things, not only for Georgia, but
■ the entire South and Southwest.
J I do not hesitate to say I am
re pleased than I can tell to know
it Hearst’s Sunday American has
;en up the movement to push It
•ough to ultimate success.”
dr. Smith said further that he ex
ited to see great development in
s laws, including the creation of a
ite highway commission, as a re-
t of just such definite movements
proposed by Hearst’s American,
’ommissioner Smith’s remarks con
ning the great highway emphasize
, marvelous interest manifested in
i campaign which will be inaugu-
ed by The American next Monday,
esdav Governor John M. Slaton
ced his stamp of approval on the
npaign, and Wednesday morning
! Georgia Senate passed unanl-
, u sly a resolution offered by Sena-
■ McNeill, of the Twenty-second
strict, indorsing the coast-to-coast
>ject.
All of these expressions of ap-
>val are distinctly pleasing to Of-
Bulgarians Stirring
Mutiny Among Turks
Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian.
CONSTANTINOPLE, Aug. 18.-Three
Bulgarian army officers were arrested
by Turks in Adrianople to-day charged
with being spies. Word was received by
the War Office to-day that documents
had been found on the prisoners allow
ing that they were trying to create
mutiny in the Turkish army. They will
be court-martialed.
These arrests and the information
which they disclosed showed that Bul
garia will not remain passive so long as
Turkey is in possession of Adrianople.
flcial Trail Blazer Ferguson, accord
ing to his statement Thursday.
“We are going to conduct this cam
paign strictly on a scientific basis,”
declared Mr. Ferguson, “and intend
to check up the entire trip in de
tail, so that adequate road maps may
hp prepared, to be compared later
preparatory to selecting the very best
route from coast to coast.
“I will carry several instruments,
including a thermometer, u-hich T
shall use to make records daily, in
an effort to demonstrate beyond ques
tion that the South and Southwest
offer the very best facilities for ex
tended motor touring, such as is con
templated on this monster transcon
tinental highway.”
To Make Trip in Easy Stages.
Mr. Ferguson declared the trip
would be made in easy stages, so that
every detail in connection with the
plan for the highway may be exam
ined en route.
Stops will be made in all the prin
cipal towns and cities en route, and
information concerning the promotion
of better roads and interstate high
ways given to those interested. The
first official stop between Atlanta and
Birmingham, the first lap of the long
journey, will be made at Anniston,
Ala.
The official start will be made Mon
day. following a monster parade of
automobiles and motorcycles, includ
ing the private car of the Chief of
Police, the Fire Chief and various city
officials. Plans for this parade were
comnlptpfl Thiirsdav
Rip! Rip! Pretty Girl
Blushes and Faints
DENVER. Aug. 14. — : Downtown
streets w r ere congested to-day when
thousands of people thronged the
business section to g**eet the Knight?
Templar Conclave vicitors this week.
One incident was quite embarrass -
ing to a pretty girl and her escort.
The two found themselves wedged
hopelessly in the crowd. The man
tried to free his companion, and as he
grasped her hands and pulled some
thing ripped.
In a moment what had been the
girl’s skirt lay limp and loose at her
feet. She fainted.
Policemen forced the men to fail
back, and the young woman's escort
considerately and blushingly wrapped
his coat around her.
Mrs. John Astor Joins
Sunday Dance Antis
NEWPORT, Aug. 14.—Mrs. John
Astor let her guest? go at 11:59 o'clock
Saturday -night, so they could noi
dance on Sunday, and thus joined
forces with Mrs. Stuyvesant Fish to
stop Sunday dancing at Newport.
But there are those w’ho entertain
who will dance Sunday or nnv other
time, as did the Sidney Colford guests
Saturday night ai the Clambake Club,
which extended into Sunday.
ALBANY, N. Y., Aug. 14—For the
first time in history, New’ York State
to-day has two Governors. Although
impeached by the Assembly by a vote
of 79 to 45, Governor William Sulzer
refuses to give up office and threat
ens to call out the National Guard
to prevent his removal. Lieutenant
Governor Martin H. Glynn, who auto
matically became Governor when the
resolution of impeachment was adopt
ed in the Assembly, contests Gov
ernor Sulzer’s right to the preroga
tives of the office.
Mr, Glynn told his friends he would
send a special message to the Legis
lature. when it convenes August 19, to
test his authority as Acting Governor.
The foundations of such a test w’ere
laid to-day when Deputy Comptroller
Walsb asked Attorney General Car-
mody for a legal opinion on the status
of Governor Sulzer and Lieutenant
Governor Glynn. Mr. Walsh wanted
to determine whether or not he was
legally entitled to pay out money on
orders signed by Governor Sulzer.
Sulzer to Charge Plot.
Governor Sulzer to-day began an
active preparation of the defense he
will make when arraigned before the
court of impeachment, which will con
sist of the Senate and a majority of
the judges of the State Court of Ap
peals. He will contend that he is the
victim of a plot hatched by political
enemies, and will deny every detail of
the charges that he used money con
tributed ot his campaign for specula
tion in Wall Street.
Judge D. Cady Herrick, chief of
counsel for Governor Sulzer, is draw
ing up the defense, but the work is
being directed by the Governor him
self, w’ho is a lawyer. A big split has
been caused among the politicians of
the State by the impeachment.
Adherents of Sulzer are standing
firm, while his adversaries are at
tempting to rake up fresh evidence
of w’rongdoing against him.
Lieutenant Governor Glynn, who i9
a newspaper owner in this city, and
who is friendly with the Governor,
said he would not make an aggressive
fight to get into the Executive Man
sion. He said his sole desire is to
get the rights accorded him under the
Constitution.
Awaits Ruling of Court.
Governor Sulzer’s attitude is that,
until the State Court of Appeals
ousts him. he is the rightful execu
tive. He informed his friends that
he w ill hold the fort by physical force
If necessary, and that he is planning
to make a test of his powers by ap
pointing a Sheriff for Livingston
County, to succeed the official who
recently died there
Guards, in the pay of the Gov
ernor, occupy the executive chamber
night and day, with instructions to
hurl from the building any persons
trying to oust Governor Sulzer or his
family. Any night raid upon the Sul
zer stronghold will be stoutly re
sisted.
Pray for Rain and
It Patters Down
CHICAGO, Aug. 14.—Prayers for
rain in the parched regions of the
West were offered in se^xral Chicago
churches.
During the services the tatto of
showers on the roof testified to the
bounty of nature in Northern Illinois.
THE WEATHER.
Forecast for Atlanta and
Georgia^— Generally fair Thurs
day and Friday.
Senate Struggles With Mass of
Important Work — O’Neill-
Price Affair Dropped.
Visibly stirred over the heated con
troversy between Senator McNeil of
the Tw’enty-second and Commissioner
of Agriculture Price, who almost came
to blows Wednesday, the Georgi i
State Senators Thursday morning, on
the eve of the end of the session, pre
pared for the final siege.
The first dark sDot on the Senato
rial horizon was the House general
appropriations bill, which was shot
back to the Senate Thursday morning
with the $280,000 excess of disburse
ment over revenue tacked on over the
protest of the Senate, which sliced off
this amount last week.
Just what the Senate will do about
it is problematical. The generosity
of the House in passing the Senate
taxing bill by one vote, it is said,
may create a similar spirit in th®
hearts of the Senat*.* finance lead
ers, although this is not certain.
Other Bills Face Struggle.
Senator Starfi, chairman of the Sen-
Finance Committee, declared
ate
Dixie Man Is Given
High Catholic Office
/ MILWAUKEE. Aug. 14.—The last
of the delegates to the convention to
the American of Catholic Societies
departed to-day after choosing Bal
timore an tike next convention city.
Officers elected were: President,
Charles I. Denechau, New’ Orleans;
secretary, Anthony Matre, St. I^ouis;
treasurer. F. W. Henkenkamp, Quin
cy, Ill.; vice president, Thomas P.
Flynn, Chicago; Joseph Frey, New
York; J. A. Coler, Shakopee, Minn.;
J. J. Hynes, Buffalo; Dr. Peter S.
Gantz. Louisville; John M. Callahan,
Milwaukee; marshal, C. H. Herold,
Seneca, Kans.; color-bearer. Chief
Leo Haw’k Man, Rosebud. N. Dak.
Camden Veteran Is
Stricken Fatally in
Street by Apoplexy
Allen Deas, 72 years old. died Wed
nesday night from a stroke of apo
plexy. as he was on his way to the
boxing match at the Auditorium. He
was a native of Camden, S. C., and
had. with his wife, been visiting his
children in Atlanta for several days.
In edmpany with his son-in-law,
L. W. Watson. Mr. Deas had reached
the Grand Theater on Peachtree |
street when he fell. He was taken
into the Elkin Drug Store, but failed
to revive and died in five minute?
Mr. Deas was a prominent citizen
of Camden, and a Confederate vete
ran. He is survived by hi9 wife, two
sons. Aiion Deas. Jr., of Atlanta, and Nearly a score more of alibi witnesses were to be called by the
John Deas, of Montgomery, Ala two defense in the Frank trial when court opened Thursday moaning.
daughters, Mrs. Lynch Read, of
AUGUSTA FIRM BANKRUPT.
AUGUSTA.—The Alexander Seed
Company, that has been in business
here for ten years, has been adjudi
cated bankrupt. The assets are $3,-
Plantersville. S. C., and Mrs. L. W.
Watson, of this city.
The body is at Patterson's chape)
waiting the arrival of his son, Allen.
Jr., from South Carolina, when fu
neral arrangements will he made.
Thursday that he did not favor nut
ting back the entire appronriation,
but he may be overridden by the more
generous Senators.
Two other bills of importance will
occupy the attention of the Senator?
in the closing hours, namely, the in
heritance tax bill and the bill giving
mothers custody of their child. That
one of the sharpest fights yet seen in
the Senate will be made on these bills
is said to be practically certain, and
it la not unlikely’ the final session may
be extended well into the afternoon or
possibly Thursday nieht.
Preparations for the passage of th?
last bills, however, has no monopoly
on the time and attention of the Sen
ators who are much perturbed over
the controversy between Senator Mc
Neill and the Commissioner of Agri
culture. Outwardlv everything <s
smooth, but the Senators are free in
discussing the matter among them
selves.
The controversy w’hich almost end
ed in a serious cutting affray be
tween the Macon Senator and the
Commissioner, took place Wednesday
afternoon in President Anderson's
private room in the Senate Chamber.
McNeill and Price Quarrel.
According to eyewitnesses, Senator
McNeill met Mr. Price in the room
Just after taking oart in a heated de
bate on the bill to provide for toe
printing of the agriculture 1 bulletins.
“Well, you go. your bill through,
you old lobbyist,” said Senator Mc
Neill to Mr. 1 in a spirit (TT levity.
"Yes. but your statement on the
floor of the Senate was not exactly
true.”
It was here, the eyewitnesses say,
that the flrewor 1 .» started. Senator
McNeill inquiring of the Commission
er as to whether or not he (Price) in
tended to call him a liar.
Price, it is said, repeated his state
ment in substance, whereupon Sena
tor McNeill drew his knife, at the
same time telling Price that he would
“cut his throat.” Dr. W. C. Bryant
grabbed the Senator s arm and drew’
him back. The Senator broke away,
it is said, but was persuaded from
going further by a number of Sena
tors w’ho hacj gathered.
It is understood that both Senator
McNeill and Mr. Price are willing
to let the matter drop where it is.
Primary Bill Goes Over.
Following a spectacular filibuster
led by Senator Harrell, of the Twelfth,
the 8enate late Wednesday afternoon
postponed action on the proposed pri -
mary bill until next session. This
bill was killed Wednesday morning,
but was resurrected by its friends, in
cluding Senator Tarver, in the after
noon. After a sharp parliamentary
skirmish Senator Harrell succeeded in
getting the floor, whereupon he bland
ly announced that he intended to stay
there until the hour of adjournment.
The Senator filibustered for a half
hour when the supporters of the bill
decided to stop the flow of oratory’ by
Angry Bachelors to
'Strike' Because of
Tax; Girls With ’Em
Frank's attorneys thought that they would not be able to conclude
before the early part of next week.
A number of character witnesses also will be called before the
defense ends its case in behalf of the factory superintendnt.
Solicitor Dorsey, before the jury was brought in, said he
wanted to make a request that the mother and wife of Leo M,
Frank be excluded from the court as the witnesses have been be
cause of the outbreak of the elder Mrs. Frank Wednesday after,
noon.
“I appreciate the feeling of the wife and mother” he said,
“it is a terrible strain on them. I am sorry for them. But I must
have protection and I think they should be excluded when we ara
Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian.
REIZ. REU8S. Aug. 14.—A “gen
erai strike ”'of the eligible bachelors j subjected to outbreaks like that of yesterday.”
Attorney Reuben in reply said:
“Without criticising Mrs.
Frank, I want to state that the
Solicitor’s examination of the
witness yesterday was far worse
He was un-
Is threatened here to-day because of
the State tax placed on those who I
should marry but won’t.
“We men must stand together.” is
the slogan of the 50-odd bachelors' j
associations, organized to oppose the
laying of the tax. And the girls, most I
of them, are with the men. declaring fhan hpr ont break.
they are perfectly capable of looking ; .
after the selecting of a life partner. | dprtflkin^ to |?6t in ftviucnpP in
The latest development is th prepa- j an illegal way . He COtlld not get
ration of a ptition by marnagabie j n j„ „ l P g a | W av. He was ap-
young women of Reu»* begging for '
the remission of taxation on the, pelmg to the Crowd and to Ihe
ground that the Government’s action
is removing their only hope of escap
ing spinsterhood.
Wilson Wedding Is
Set for Next Month
CORNISH. N. H., A'lg. 14 —Miss
Jessie Wilson. President Wilson’s
daughter, and Francis B. Savre will
be married next month, close friends
say.
Invitations will be out very soon.
Mr. Sayre has been offered a position
in the faculty of a university. He
and his fiancee wish to wed and to
enjoy a honeymoon before he assumes
his duties as lecturer.
it is whispered, too, that the mar
riage will be solemnized in an Epis
copal church, of which Mr. Sayre is
a member.
Calls Sunbath Best
Tuberculosis Cure
Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian.
LONDON, Aug. 14.—The virtues cf
the sunbath cure, or heliotherapeu-
tics, were sung by Dr. Rollier, of
Leysin, at the Medic&l Congress to
day. This treatment, he said, cures
external forms of tuberculosis of
every variety at all degrees and all
ages.
The direct action of the sun and
air, he asserted, is the most energetic
tonic. It also reduces pain, forms a
powerful microbe-killing agent, and
conduces most powerfully to the
growth of new skin.
feelings of the jury. Does your
honor think that good practice—
honorable practice—especially
Castro Directs New
Rebellion by Proxy
Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian.
WILLEM8TAD, Aug 14.—The where
abouts of Cipriano Castro, who is try
ing to overthrow the Gomez government
in Venezuela, has been discovered. Cas
tro is not in Venezuela, but is directing
his operations from a small Island called
Buen Ayre, which lies in latitude 12 de
grees and 20 minutes north. Of its 5.000
inhabitants, fewer than 500 are white.
It so happens that at the present time
the United States is negotiating for the
purchase of the island, on which to
establish a naval depot.
life?”
Judge Roan ruled, after more ar
guing:
‘ You are entirely right, Mr. Dor
sey, in saying that you are entitled te
protection. Other women were put
out because the evidence was of such
a nature as to be indecent to be heard
by tlirn. It is a matter In the discre
tion or the court to state whether
these ladles should be allowed to re
main. I w ill say that ift here are any
more such outbreaks as yesterday J
shall be forced to exclude them.”
Mr. Frank, the mother and the pris
oner's wife were both in court while
the argument was in progress.
The calling of four character wit
nesses * Wednesday opened the flood
gates for the State to get before the
Jury all of its accusations against
Frank, and was the direct caupe of a
frantic outburst on the part of Mrs.
Rae Frank, mother of the defendant,
who rose from her chair and dramat
ically denounced Solicitor General
Dorsey.
It was the first scene created by any
of the members of the prisoner’s fam
ily. Frank's wife and mother were
perceptibly affected when the Solici
tor previously was hurling his charges
of gross misconduct against the de
fendant, but both had restrained
themselves from any marked demon
stration.
Feeling Reaches Bursting Point.
The elder woman persistently had
maintained an almost expressionless
face while the most abhorrent charges
were being made. Save that she
looked away from the crowd as if it
were a terrible ordeal to listen to the
testimony, it would have been impos
sible to tell that it was one of her
loved ones against whom the charges
were being made.
Her feelings, however, had reached
the bursting point Wednesday. She
could stand the attack against he* -
son’s character no longer. From th*
impassive and quietly suffering wom
an she w’as goaded to the fury of a
tigress.
From the lips of the Solicitor Gen
eral flowed a stream of implied ac
I cusations. He asked about alleged
ing no longer to aw-ait the end of th#
trial for her son’s vindication.
Denounces Solicitor.
The Solicitor continued. He gav#
the names of girls of tender years. He
narrated circumstances that brought
a crimson flood io the face of th#
younger Mrs. Frank.
"Haven't you heard of these sto
ries?” he asked insinuatingly oI
the witness, A ah ley Jones.
"No. nor you either!” cried thf
mother.
She was on her feet. The court*
room was astounded at the sudden-
| when a man is on trial for his ne8s and dramatic intensity of th®
outburst. Persons rose here and there
Cafe and Drug Store
Tj'n j i T) 1 | cusations. tie asaea aDout alleged
lUHeCl by JDUrglcirS (incidents in Frank's office at the fac-
Burglars operated in Atlanta again
Wednesday night a Greek restaurant
at 34 Walton street, and the Red
Cross Pharmacy at Marietta street
and Bellwood avenue, being robbed.
The restaurant was entered by
breaking open the rear door. Fifteen
dollais was taken from the cash reg-
j tory. about incidents in the girls’
dressing room which the Solicitor in
timated that Frank invaded without
apology or excuse.
The mother of Frank lifted her eves
to the Solicitor. There was in them
no longer the look of resignation with
which the other charges had beep
met. In its place blazed hate and
among the spectators, oblivious ot
the calls for order of the court at*
t&chea.
Mrs. Frank stood in hysterical in
dignation before the Solicitor Sha
said tilings to him that were lost In
the confusion. She would have con
tinued her tirade had she not been
restrained by court deputies and
members of her own family who rush
ed to her side to quiet and comfort
her.
"My God, my God.” she moaned as
she wn s led sobbing from the court
room. She was taken home in a hys
terical condition. She returned to
ward the clo-se of the afternoon ses
sion, but did not re-enter the court
room.
If the denunciation affected the So*
licltor, the did not show it unless it
was by a line of questioning even
more severe than he had pursued be
fore.
Testimony Aids Frank.
J ones, an insurance man, in whose
company Frank holds a policy, de
nied that he had heard any of the
reports of alleged immorality. He
said that the young man’* record. In
respect to health, habits and morals,
had been very thoroughly Investigated
before the policy was issued. He tes
tified that Frank showed an unusual
ly clean record.
The bars were let down for the in*
t^oduction of testimony against
Frank’s character when the defense
put on the stand Alfred L. Lane, of,
Brooklyn, a classmate of Frank in
Pratt Institute. Lane said that he
had known Frank for flgteen years
and that he knew he possessed a good
character.
Lane was followed by two other ot
Frank’s classmates.
They were Richard A. Wright, a.
consulting engineer of Brooklyn, and
Philip Nash, a clerical engineer, of
Ridgewood. N. J. Both testified as to 1
his good character. Several wit
nesses intervened and then Ashley
Jones was called.
Important testimony was given by
Dr. William Owens, who was one of
four men who sought to reproduce
the disposal of Mary Phagan’s body
as Jim Conley described it. William
A. Fleming took the part of Frank
and a Mr. Brent the part of Conley.
Conley said that he and Frank car
ried the body downstairs and re
turned to Frank’s office in about five
minutes.
Dr. Owens said that it *ook them
about eighteen and a half minutes to
carry out the drama in the pencil
factory, exclusive of writing the notes