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—- 3 A IIEARST’S SUNDAY AMERICAN, ATLANTA, GA., SUNDAY, AUGUST 17, 1913. LEO FRANK IS READY TO REVEAL HIS STORY 1 . .' +•* ■*•••!• •$•••!• *••!• •!••+ +•+ +•+ +•+ »!*••!• •}*#*!• •?*•+ •!- • *1* ’!*•*!* *•* Accused Superintendent to Appeal to Reason of the Men Who Will Decide His Fate E DECLARE HE PREPARED STATEMENT Defendant Will in No Way Try to Stir Emotion of Jurors, But Will Simply Outline His Contention as to Tragedy. American Girl Tells Of ‘Walloping’ Prince “I Kicked Radziwill Out of His Au to for Kissing My Hand too Rapturously,” She Says. NEW YORK. Aur. 16.—Miss Eliza beth Frewen, of Philadelphia, arrived from London to-day on the Oceanic with a Pekinese named Bo Sing, a gift from Prince Albert Radziwill, who married Miss Dorothy Deacon, a Boston society girl, some years a*o. “Just because 1 tell you the Prince gave me Bo Sing.” said Miss Ere wen, “don’t think he is a frif'nd of mine. Just before 1 left London I walloped him on the jaw and kicked him out of his automobile for kissing my hand too rapturously.” Miss Frewen is six feet tall. She was met at the pier by Joseph Daley, of Boston, to whom she is to be mar ried next month. M ISS ELIZA B E T H FREWEN, of Philadel phia, who kicked h Prince, and is proud of it. Leo M. Frank’s statement to the jury, delayed from last week by the swarm of character witnesses brought in at the last moment, is the main factor of interest remaining in the trial of the National Pencil Factory superintendent before the rebuttal is taken up by the two attorneys rep resenting the State. What this statement will be the de fendant’s lawyers themselves profess not to know. They have had little or no part in framing it, they say. All they know is that he proposes to make one, and that he has been preparing It piecemeal as the trial has progressed and one point after another has arisen. Whether it will be a formal state ment read verbatim, no one knows except the prisoner and possibly his immediate relatives. If the lawyers know they are keep ing it darkly a secret. They believe, they have ventured to say, that it will hi more or less informal and that it a. ill be in the nature of an address to the jury and the court based upon the notes that Frank has made from time lo time during the trial. Appeal To Reason. That there will be little appeal to the emotions of the jurors is prac tically a foregone conclusion. It is the purpose of Frank, it is understood, to appeal directly to the reason and common sense of the twelve men—to outline to them as he has outlined to Ms ov, n attorneys the weak points or improbabilities in the negro Con ley’s story. As well as this, it is his intention to picture to them his every' move rs nt during the entire day and to represent the physical impossibility of his having committed the crime and disposed of the body as Conley describes, if his alibi as set up by a score of witnesses is accepted by the jury. The statement will embrace much to which he testified at the Coroner’s inquest. But there will be much more. He will go Into some things on which his own lawyers have not touched. The statement practically is certain to form a most remarkable and nMxt important portion of the record \7t th« trial’s proceedings. What promised to provide a sensa tion during the presentation of th* defendant’s case may collapse into nothing. This is W. H. Mincey and I’M startling declaration that he saw Jim Conley on the afternoon of the murder, and that Jim bragged to him that he had killed a girl that after noon and didn’t want to kill anyone else. Appear to Doubt Mincey. The attorneys'for the defense have not been willing to say whether or not they would call Mincey. They have appeared to entertain some doubts of Mincey’s credibility. Reu ben Arnold said Saturday that he was not prepared to say that he would or would not call Mincey. If Mincey’s story could be corrob orated it would furnish a most ef fective weapon in winning the battle lor Frank’s life. Granting its truth- W-inesH, it is the most definite and Irect evidence of the entire case, Vibracing as it does a virtual con fession of murder on the part of the negro. Mincey said he met Conley at Electric avenue and Carter street Saturday afternoon. April 26. Con ley was partially intoxicated and be coming angered at Mincey’s insistence ;that take out an insurance policy threatened the agent and boasted of killing a girl shortly before accord ing to the affidavit made by Mm- Tf Mincey goes on the stand his testimony will become the target for some of'the State's strongest rebut tal That and the character of Frank will divide the attention of the So licitor. He will not bother about much else. He is content to let Con- iey’B story, as bolstered and strength ened by the testimony of detectives and other witnesses, stand as a suffi cient rebuttal for practically all of the evidence that the defense has brought out in favor of Frank. The Solicitor believes that when the ar guments go before the Jury the mem hers will be willing to accept the story of the negro as against that of Frank. After Frank’s Character. Dorsey, however, has been unceas ing in his efforts to wreck Frank's character. He has branded him as degenerate and a criminal of the worst type. The introduction of char acter witnesses by the defense has given him a new opening, and he pro-, poses to take every advantage of it His attitude is shown In a colloquy between himself and Judge Roan. 'How far do you intend to go in that line of testimony?" Inquired the Judge. "Just exactly as far as your honor will let me,” Dorsey replied. Judge Roan remonstrated that the Solicitor General should not seek to introduce evidence that he knew was illegal. The Solicitor smiled. Dorsey has about twenty witnesses he will use in an efTort to destroy all of the favorable impression created by the 100 character witnesses wh« have testified for Frank so far in the trial. From some of them he has promised to produce testimony of the moat sensational sort. One young girl. Dewey Hewell, hot yet out of her teens, was brought all the way from Cincinnati last Friday for the express purpose of testifying against the young factory superln tendent. Father Sells Girl at Auction in Detroit Authorities Take Steps to Have Mar riage of Syrian Child to Turk Annulled. DETROIT. MICH., Aug. 16.—The marriage license department of the County Clerk’s office has taken steps to nullify an auction sale of Marie A man. a Syrian girl, only 15 years old. Her father made the sale. There were half a dozen bidders. The girl had been In the country only seven weeks, and was brougnt here by her father expressly to be sold. A Turk, Mehammed Haj Se- leem. was the successful bidder. The bargain was sealed immediate ly by the reading of an Oriental mar riage service. The girl had a sweet heart who could not bid high enough to win her. Custom Officers Seize Davis Trophy International Tennis Cup, Just Won by America Is Held Up for Duty. NEW YORK. Aug. 16.—The Davis cup, international tennis trophy, re cently won in England by the Amer ican team, was seized by customs of ficials when it reached here to-day on the liner Mauretania, but Collec tor of the Port Mitchell Intimated to night that the prize would probably be released within a short time. The basis of the seizure was the officials claim that although the tro phy was originally American prop erty, it had been abroad so long that the payment of duty might be neces sary. Woman Not Man's Equal, Says Prelate | Archbishop Says He Wouldn’t Dare Say Suffrage Agitation Is Against Church Rules. Weds Model; Loses Home; Goes to Work ‘I Should Worry,’ Remarks Rich Re tired Merchant’s Son When Disowned. WORCESTER. MASS.. Aug 16.— Because William A. Lyttle, Jr., son of Colonel W. A. Lyttle, a wealthy retired merchant and erstwhile mem ber of the Governor’s Council, eloped with Miss Thyra Linea Johnson, a 19-year-old artist's model of this city, to Putnam., Conn., he has been dis owned by his father. Colonel Lyttle has ordered his son to give the girl up. Disregarding that mandate, young Lyttle brought matters to a crisis by quietly slip ping out of town a few days ago with his sweeaheart and having the matri monial knot tied. “I should worry,’’ said young Lyt tle when he was told of his father’s decision, and then he promptly started with his bride to Detroit, where he will learn the automobile business. Grape Juice vs. Milk Charges Sister Stole Her Husband’s Love California Woman Names Beautiful Relative In Her Plea for a Divorce. MILWAUKEE, Aug. 16.—“I do not believe the Creator intended the po sition of woman in the world should be the same as that of man,” said Archbishop Sebastian G. Messmer. of this city, in an address to the Cath olic Press Association to-day. “But I would not dare make the positive statement that agitation for woman suffrage is against the rules of the church. The church has not taken any definite stand and until it does each individual has a right to think, talk and act as he sees fit.” Triplets in Home Where 6 Twins Live President Wilson Is Honored Three Times in the Naming of the Babies. HOMESTEADER IS BLOWN FROM HIS BED BY STORM Secretary Bryan Does Not Have Undivided Support of Cabinet in Choice of Beverage. PIERRE, S. DAK.. Aug. 16.—Otto Everhardt. a young bachelor home steader. arrived at the home of a neighbor dresued only In a two-foot piece of blanket, which he said was all that remained of his household property as a result of the storm which swept this section. Everhardt said that the tornado struck his shack while he was In bed. carried away the ahan* ■ and bed and left him unin jured. Other homesteaders suffered heavy losses, reports Indicate. WASHINGTON, Aug. 16.—Grape juice as a Cabinet beverage has gone into eclipse, in spite of the promi nence given to it by Ciceronian elo quence as being the only nectar of the gods. A canvass of the preferences of oth er members of the Cabinet beside that of Mr. Bryan, whose favorite beverage is well known, disclosed the fact that plain old ml 1 .!:, sweet and buttermilk, is ahead in the race. Pres ident Wilson prefers orange Juice to that of the luscious grape. Secretary of the Navy Daniels is one of the sweet milk champions and has a fellow champion In Secretary of Labor William B. Wilson. Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo leans toward buttermilk. Attorney General McReynolds and Secretary of War Garrison are said to be ardent milk advocates. Secretary of Agriculture David Houston Is one of the two members that find enjoyment in pure unfer mented grape Juice. Secretary of the Interior Lane pre fers hot tea, while Secretary of Com merce Redfleld likes his tea cold. SUSAN VILLE, CAL., Aug. t«.— Charging that her younger and pret tier slater had stolen her husband’’ 5 ! love. Mrs. Celia Rundqulvt Schaefer asked Judge Monroe for a divorce from Marin Schaefer, a fruit grower and rancher. Miss Rose Rundquist, sister of the plaintiff, was named aa co-respondent. Mrs. Schaefer testified that her sin ter admitted that her husband wai a “grand man,” and that he showered attentions upon the sister and ad mitted making love to her. The plain tiff also claimed that she had to sup port both for two years. Judge Monroe held that there was insufficient corroborating evidence and instructed the applicant for di vorce to get more witnesses. AUTO AS MATADOR SAVES FARMER FROM MAD BULL ELGIN, ILL.. Aug. 16.—MatadWS may be succeeded by automobiles as bullfighters. This was proven when Peter Green, a farmer, 60 years old, of Huntley, was being gored by a bull in one of his pastures. His screams attracted an automobile p>arty of three men. who were in the road. They wit nessed the attack for a moment, then the driver of the big touring car made a da-«h into the pasture and after the bull. The horn was tooted and tooted, and the bull finally was driven awav from the helpless farmer. Three )f Green’s ribs were broken, but he will recover. LAONIA, WIS., Aug. 16.—Three pairs of twins and a set of triplets Is the record that Mrs. Joseph Che- cota, of this town, boasts. The trip lets will be named Woodrow. Wil son and W. W. Joseph, In honor Of the President. The* father believes this is a record j are living. that will stand for a long time come. Mr. and Mrs. Checota have been married six years and in that line have had nine children. All but one Confusion in Study Of Grammar Dispelled Committee’s Report on Standardizing Nomenclature Makes Good Impression. COLORADO SPRINGS, Aug. 16.— Standardization" of grammatical no menclature, which w'ill do away with the confusion in the study of Eng llsh, as well as other languages, In American schools, has been effected by a committee of fifteen, of which Professor Hills, of Colorado College, was a member. The committee made a report to the National Education Association in convention at Salt Lake City and its adoption without amendment virtu ally insures the following of the com mittee’s recommendations in all schools and colleges. According to Professor Hills, it wa found that in the sentence “John D good,” the word “good” was called by nine different names in 25 grammars; the word “John” in “This Is John,” was called by nineteen terms, and in ; “We made John president,” the word “president” was given eighteen dif ferent names In the textbooks exam ined. We Don’t Want Them Maybe You Do! ■ This refers to a fine lot of used pianos re turned from rental and taken in exchange on player-pianos. We need the room and they go on sale Monday at Their Actual Value Most of them are nearly new and are stand ard makes. Below we list a few of them: Wing - - Cooper - - - Cote - Smith & Barnes Temple - Everett - Columbus - - Estey - Weser . - - - Lester - - - Used - - - Used - - Used - - - Used - Nearly New - Nearly New Nearly New - Nearly New Nearly New - Nearly New $ 75.00 - $85.00 $145.00 - $155.00 $160.00 $225.00 $150.00 $260.00 $145.00 $225.00 Some Fine Bargains in Player=Pianos Ludden k Bates 63 Peachtree Street Atlanta, Georgia This Is a Thing ol the Past tor Our lire Customers RING IVY 2023 Three service cars and two motorcycles on duty day and night, every day in the year, to come to your assistance. BUY YOUR TIRES FROM US (W6 sell all makes.) Our prices are no higher and the service is free JOHNSON-GEWINNER COMPANY 83-85 North Forsyth St. Opposite Ansley Hotel Free Air Station Gasoline 17c We can reach the farthest points in 30 minutes. Service within 30 miles of Atlanta