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X MifiWM >W IK limi . .1 E3Aw±y ‘*< i'j* ■’*'■- * 91 ALWAYS FIRST ® ® r« si/mm f AMERICAN Order It NOW? Both Phone* Main 100 The Atlanta Georgian. Read for Profit---GEORGIAN WANT ADS—Use for Results VOL. XII. NO. 12. ATLANTA, CxA., SATURDAY, AUGUST 16, 1913. Copyright. 1906, By The Georgian Co. 2 CENTS. mVTrf° “CLUB OF TEMPORARY WIDOWS” GATHERS EACH DAY TO GREET THEIR HUSBANDS ON JURY IS URGED Violence Feared in Fight to Oust Impeached Governor—Cabinet Deserts Him. ALBANY, N. Y„ Aug. 16.—Viole.tt measures are apt to be taken to-day *y Lieutenant Governor Martin H. Slynn to force William Sulzer, the Impeached Governor, from possession of the executive chambers. Mr. Glynn’s peaeful efforts to get possession of the State having failed, he has been counseled to force the surrender of Governor 8ulz*»r. BjMr. Suiter now virtually stands Alone, having been deserted by the members of hi® cabinet, who have ailit-d themselves to he Glynn forces. Bui Sulzer refuses to abdicate, de spite the fact that the ranks of his political enemies have been strength ened during the last 24 hours. B Lieutenant Governor Glynn, who is Row signing State documents with This signature, “Martin H. Glyrn, Act ing Governor, State of New York.” announced that, in spite of any ob structions thrown in his way by the feulzer legal forces, he would continue to administer gubernatorial affairs I pending Mr. Sulzer’s trial for alleged high crimes and misdemeanors Sep tember 18. Crucial Day In Fight. This was expected to be the crucial day In the fight between Sulzer and , Glynn for the control of the destinies of the Empire State, the richest Com monwealth of the nation. Both eides are taking elaborate pre cautions to guard against a trick. Throughout the night armed guards stood watch over each State depart ment, while lawyers and legislators involved in the struggle were titled by private detectives. Mr. Sulzer was In retirement planning a new legal move with his counsel. Messenger boys with Washington and New York City telegrams could not find the Gov ernor, but members of the "inner cir cle" took charge of the dispatches, saying they would find the Governor. Leaders of the anti-Sulzer faction made the threat that Mr. Glynn, now having control of the State Military Department, would actually invade the executive chamber. "He will get a mighty warm re ception,” declared the Sulzer adher ents, who are few, but courageous. Some Fear Martial Law. Some residents of this city, realiz ing the intense seriousness of the sit uation, fear that conditions may be- dome so grave that martial law will nave to be declared, v It was assumed that Governor Sul zer to-day would reply to the second note from Lieutenant Governor Glynn, demanding the unconditional surren der of all prerogatives by Mr. Sulzer and the abdication of the Governor. I Counsel were with the Governor at the beginning of the official day, and It was reported that the Governor was urged to take a fling at Tammany Hall. I That the Legislature, when it re convenes on Tuesday, will recognize Mr. Glynn as the constitutional Gov ernor of the State was regarded as almost certain, but allowance was ’ made for events which may trans pire in the meantime. Senator James J. Frawley, chair man of the committee which investi gated Sulzer and caused his im peachment by the Assembly, will ar rive here to-morrow night or Monday forja conference with Mr. Glynn. It was expected that a truc e would be declared over Sunday, as a num ber of Legislators planned to leave They have chosen Mrs. W. M. Jeffries ‘forewoman.” There Are Eleven Full-Fledged Members and “Associate” Mem ber, Who Waves at Bachelor. Continued on Page 2, Column 5. Mrs. Rae Frank, mother of Leo M. Frank, accused of slaying Mary Phagan, who on Friday identified a letter he wrote on the day of the tragedy to his uncle in New York, took the stand again in his defense Saturday. A hushed crowd leaned forward expectantly as the saddened woman, whose outburst of auger against Solicitor Dorsey was one of the sensations of the week, took her place in the witness chair. The prisoner and his wife wore the same cool, unflinching demeanor. Frank kept his eyes on his mother. Luther Z. Rosser questioned Mrs. Frank. Q. Mrs. Frank, you said you lived in Brooklyn? Has your son Leo Frank any rich relatives in Brooklyn?—A. He has not. Q. This letter that was received by him from his uncle, were show you here?—(The small letters were in a long envelope)—A. Yes, a long paper. I don’t know what it was. Q. I show you a photograph letter. Is the writing similar to your sons?—He handed her the photograph of Frank's writing for the police which witness Nix could not identify yesterday)-—A. That is my son’s writing. Atlanta has a brand new club. It Is called “The Club of Temporary Widows.” Its membership, as its name indi cates, is made up entirely of women. There are just eleven of them. All were brought to their temporary widowhood by the trial of Leo M. Frank. All are wives of jurors in the great murder case, or, at least, they were before the trial began. All are thoroughly tired of the tedious pro cesses of the law which have kept them in their somber weeds for three long weeks. Mrs. Jeffries, “widow” of W. M. Jeffries, a real estate man, who is serving on the Frank jury, has been elected the "forewoman.” They do not have a president in the Club of the Temporary Widows. They Meet Every Day. Every night the eleven widows may be seen at Alabama and South Pryor streets as the jurors file by under as close a guard as though they were prisoners, and very dangerous pris oners at that. They are privileged only to wave their handkerchiefs—the young bride of the club throws kisses—as the men go by on their way to the Kim ball House for the night. This same young bride—or young widow—rush ed up to the line the first day of the trial and tried to speak to the hus band of whom she had been bereft. A stern look from one of the depu ties repulsed her. Softening, the of ficer explained that it would be worth as much as his job if he should let her or any of the -widows say just one little word to one of those Jurors. There's One Associate Member. Several times another young woman has been noticed on the edge of the little group making up the widows’ club. She has had eyes only for the bachelor of the jury. He has had eyes only for her. It is said that she is to be taken into associate mem bership in the club. Report also has it that she will qualify for full mem bership soon after the trial. None of the widows knew each other before the trial began. Now a number of strong friendships have been formed. In addition to the daily gatherings at Alabama and South Pryor streets, meetings are to be held each w r eek during the life of the club, which its members hope to per- i petuate for years. The meetings will LOS ANGELES, Aug. 16.—With the perfection of experiments now going on, California will give to the world another luscious dried fruit—the dried cantaloupe. They w'ill turn Into profit some of the millions of small canta loupes left in the fields every year. Thomas D. McCall, of El Centro, accidentally discovered the fine qual ities of the dried article. McCall had dumped a great heap of cantaloupes to one side, several breaking open. These dried and threw out such a fine aroma that McCall was attracted and tasted them. They were excel lent, and now cantaloupe growlers are drying all of their small nfelons. ! The dried variety is said to have a j much finer flavor than the fresh fruit. ! CHICAGO. Aug. 16.--ftolors have a psychological effect on the morals of a community, asserts Municipal Judge Mahoney. He declares that light colors tend toward godliness and that dark colors promote crime. “Brightness leads to right think ing.” says Judge Mahoney. "Darkness and uncleanliness lead to crooked thinking. This is an axiom as old as the Bible. , I am glad to see so many white buildings going up in Chicago They reflect the light and have a stronger psychological effect on the population than Is usually imagined. The smoke nuisance which covers the building with dark soot is an aid to crime.” Moonshiners Shot in Fight With Officers Physically Perfect Girl Is College Aim j be held at the members’ hom^s, and the regained husbands may be per mitted to attend once in a while. NASHVILLE. Aug. 16.—In a battle between seven moonshiners and reve nue officers in Moore County, near the Alabama State line, in which more than 100 shots were fired, one moonshiner was mortally wounded, while two others, riddled with buck shot, will probably die. All but the fatally wounded moon shiner escaped across Elk River. Hundreds of Miles Of Scallops Found PHILADELPHIA, P.. Aug. 16.— Bryn Mawr College is about to es tablish the day of the superwoman, and this fall the Phoebe Ann Thorne open-air modtl school will give stu dents the first chance ever offered by an educational institution in America for instruction to make girl® physically perfect. The girls will never breathe the air of a classroom except where they are housed and the four sides are so ar ranged as to be let down in pleasant weather. In cold weather, they are to be clothed in Eskimo suits. WASHINGTON, Aug. 61.—The dis covery of an inexhaustible bed of giant scallop® off the Atlantic coast is reported by Dr. Hugh M. Smith, Commissioner of Fisheries. This bed of large bivalves is said to extend from Block Island to the Virginia capes, and appears to be 30 miles or more in width. HELEN WOODWARD, DAUGHTER OF JUROR. THE WEATHER. Forecast for Atlanta and Georgia—Occasional showers Saturday and Sunday. Mr. Rosser said he hardly ex pected Frank would be called to the stand to-dav. Some of the testimony introduced he said, has forced the defense to change its plans, although it has nothing to do with the ease in his opinion. He was referring to the attacks by the State on Franks’ charac ter. Mother to Son’s Aid. Nearly half a hundred witnesses testified In beha'f of Leo M. Frank Friday. As a Climax to the day’s pro ceedings In Judffe Roan's court the j defendant’s mother, Mrs. Rae Frank, i went on the stand to add her *estl- mony to that vhich she hoped would | save her son from the grallows. Virtually all who were called were character witnesses. Near the close of the day Reubm Arnold announced that he proposed to call every wom- I an and stirl employed on the fourth floor of the pencil factory, as well as [ many from the other floors, to testify ! to Frank’s conduct about the factory and his attitude toward tile girls In. j his employ. ' He called three before the close of | the day and explaint I to them in ad vance that he was going to ask them I questions which he planned to direct at every girl employe" called. He then asked them if they ever had had any part in the gay parties that the State has said took place in Franks office either during or after factory I hours. He asked them if they ever j had drunk beer in Frank's office or I ever were there for a questionable purpose. All of the witnesses denleo knowing of or participating In any such parties. P'rank’s lawyer said that he would continue this line of questioning wifi all of the women he called from the factory. The testimony was obtain: 1 to discredit the stori"- of some of the State’s witnesses charging that Frank was in the habit of entertaining wom en in his office. Employees Show Loyalty. The factory employees called Fri day displayed the utmost loyalty tj their superintendent. They testifi?! as though they could believe nothing wrong of Frank and appeared indig- i nant at the suggestions of immorality made by Solicitor Dorsey. When the day closed there were I still many witnesses to be heard. It I was problematical if the defense would finish during the day. The statement of Frank was being re served until the last moment before the defense rested its case. His at torneys announced that they did not know themselves whether it would be a formal written statement or whether Frank would make it in formally from notes he had taken before and during the trial. The first move by the State in re buttal is awaited with the keenest interest. It generally is conceded that Solicitor Dorsey wilf occupy the major part of his time in attacking the character of the young factorj superintendent. He is said to be willing to let the main theory of the crime, as suggested by the defense, to go practically unassailed except by the testimony already given by his witnesses, Jim Conley principal among them. Girl Will Assail Frank. Dewey Hewetl, a 16-year-old girl, recently sent from Atlanta to the Home of the Good Shepherd in Cin cinnati, was returned to this city Friday for the express purpose of testifying against Frank. She wan brought back under the Solicitor’s directions, and is reported by persons connected with the prosecution to have testimony extremely damaging to P'rank’s moral character. Many of Friday's witnesses who testified to the excellence of Frank’s character, testified at the same time to the worthlessness of Conley’s. Miss Dora Small, a machine opera tor on the fourth floor, swore that she always had known Frank as a gentleman, and never had heard any stories of immorality in regard to him. She said that Conley’s character was bad, and that he had a reputa tion for being shiftles and dishonest. Mrs. E. H. Carson, mother of Miss Rebecca Carbon, another of the wit nesses, declared that Conley acted suspiciously after the crime. Says Conley Cringed When She Accused Him. Miss Mary Pirk said that she had accused Conley of the murder and that the negro slunk out of her sight and had not appeared around her again during the day. She was asked by the Solicitor if she ever had seen P'rank struggling with Mary Phagan or ever had noticed Frank taking her to one side to talk with her during the weeks immediately preceding the tragedy. She replied she had not. 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