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VOL. XII. NO. 14.
ATLANTA, GA., TUESDAY, AUGUST 19, 1913.
Copyright. 1906.
By The Georgian Co.
2 n?vrrn PAT NO
VjJLIS J O. MORK.
U. S. Charge at Mexico City Says
He Has Not Been Given Pass
ports—Situation Acute.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 19.—The
White House to-day received a dis
patch from Charge d'AfTaires
O’Shaughnessy absolutely denying
press dispatches to the effect that he
had been given his passports by the
Mexican Government or that an ulti
matum of any kind had been given to
him by Huerta.
The telegram from O’Shaughnessy
is explicit on both of these points,
and indicates that the situation has
not been changed in any way except
that a formal and diplomatic reply to
the Lind proposals was transmitted
to O’Shaughnessy yesterday by the
Mexican Minister of Foreign Affairs,
Frederic Gamboa. The tenor of this
reply probably will be made public
at the White House later in the day.
luerta Rejects
»eace Proposals.
pedal Cable to The Atlanta Georgian.
MEXICO CITY, Aug. 19.—By re
acting President Wilson’s Mexican
roposals brought here by Special
Invoy John Lind and by issutng an
ltimatum demanding the immediate
ecognitlon of the Alexican regime,
■resident Huerta has brought the
lexlcan situation to a crisis.
An El Paso dispatch to-dav declared
r,at advices there, said to have come
irect from Mexico City, asserted that
luerta had decided to expel John
ind and William Bayard Hale from
lexico within 24 hours. This action
rill be taken under Article 33 of the
Mexican Constitution, which applies
o "pernicious foreigners."
Underneath the bluster of the Mex-
:an Government, however, It is real-
sed here that Prsident Wilson and
ecretary of State Bryan will go to
ny length to avert a conflict or even
itervene In this republic. Secretary
Iryan is an international peace en-
liusiast, and President Wilson largely
hares his views.
The startling developments came
uddenly and without warning follow-
ig a long conference between Presi-
ent Huerta, Minister of War Blan-
uet and the bellicose Secretary of
he Interior Urrutia.
All indications had been that Huer-
a had adopted a peaceful course and
•as on the point of acceding to Pres-
lent Wilson's pacification proposals
o-day. It had even been announced
rom an official source that the Gov-
rnment would adopt conciliatory
oeasures.
Press Lauds Huerta for Defi.
Government organs among the Mex-
•an press were loud to-day in their
.raises of Huerta and his aggressive
ction. They declared that the
Jnited States must act now and show
ts hand. President Wilson must
ome cut either as the friend or foe
,f Mexico.
By a majority of the populace, how-
ver, the startling developments were
aken apathetically. A few military
tudents marched to the National Pal-
ce and cheered, but no hostile move-
nents were made toward Mr. Lind,
'harge O’Shaughnessy or any others
tho are here as representatives of the
’nited States Government.
There is a big conservative party
if wealthy Mexicans who are op-
losed to Huerta's policies and who do
lot want war with the United States.
Phey make no secret of their opinion
hat war can have but one result—the
•stabltshment of an armed protecto-
ate over Mexico by the United States.
Followers of President Huerta and
Secretary Urrutia have sent a cable-
tram to ex-Presldent Diaz asking him
o return to lead the loyal citizens
t Is believed, however, that the elder
Maz ha* not much sympathy for the
iggresslve course adopted by Huerta
oward the United States.
Mr. Lind denies that the note from
’resident Wilson, which was handed
o the Mexican Government through
he regular diplomatic machinery, ln-
rolved the question of recognilfon In
my way. He declared that the slt-
lation was not so grave as the jin-
toe* were trying to make It appear.
Anniston White Way
Called Best in Dixie
ANNISTON, Aug. 19.—Anniston,
which hat become widely known at
the “Electric City,” has again forged
ahead of all Southern communities
in the installation of the ornamental
boulevard lighting system, using the
same style lamp and posts a* were
recently installed in Washington by
the Union Foundry Company of this
city. The posts were made in Annis
ton, by Anniston workmen, out of
Alabama raw material, a part of
which came from the Anniston dis
trict.
Anniston was the first city in Ala
bama to have a great white way, and
it also bears the mark “Made in An
niston.”
Lunatic Says He Is
Pat Crowe, Kidnaper
WASHINGTON, Aug. 19.—A man
who says he is Pat Crowe, kidnaper
of Eddie Cudahy. Jr., son of the
wealthy Omaha packer, is held in
the Washington Insane Asylum for
observation.
The patient told the police and
physicians that he had come to "Wash
ington to forward his claim on a
patent for an invention preventing the
spreadig of rails.
He said Secretary of State Bryan
was his personal friend, and that
through the Secretary he hoped to
secure his papers from the patent
office.
Augusta-Columbus
Railroad Proposed
COLUMBUS, Aug. 19.—A move
ment which had Its origin In Macon,
with a strong second by the Colum
bus Board of Trade, has come to light
which proposes a direct railroad line
between Columbus and Augusta, pa*s-
ing through Macon and the county
seat of every county which It would
touch.
The distance would be about 240
miles, and would not parallel any
other road. Those who have begun
the movement express ■ confidence in
the project and believe that It can b«
financed and that It will become a
reality.
Laborer En Route for
Fortune Dies at Sea
NEW YORK, Aug. 19.—While en
route to Australia to get $1,000,000
which was left to him by his father-
in-law, William Lunstall. a laborer,
died at sea, according to a wireless
telegram received here to-day. The
father of Lunstall's wife died in Aus
tralia leaving a vast fortune, and
Lunstall proved the only heir. He
was a penniless laborer and had dif
ficulty getting passage money to buy
a ticket.
Bulgar Plot to Slay
All Turks Reported
Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian.
CONSTANTINOPLE, Aug. 19.—
Evidence of a conspiracy of Bulga
rians to rise up in Adrianople and
massacre all the Turks has been dis
covered, it was declared in a telegram
received here to-day by the Grand
Vizier. The contents of the message
were turned over to the foreign diplo
mats to support Turkey's contention
that an army is necessary at Adrian
ople to protect the Turkish civilians
from Bulgarian outrages.
He Feared His 'Girl'
More Than Gallows
CHICAGO, Aug. 19.—Robert Cade.
18, who surrendered to the police
because he feared the acorn of his
sweetheart more than he did the pos.
sobillty of the gallows, was released
to-day. He was suspected of the mur
der of Bennie Holstein, 13. Circum
stances pointed strongly to his guilt.
He was being sought over the coun
try.
“My girl would have nothing to do
with me when she learned that I was
under suspicion," he told the police
“I would gladly risk my neck to keep
her respect” 1
THE WEATHER.
Forecast for Atlanta and
Georgia—Fair Tuesday and
Wednesdy.
By HUGH GRANT.
TALLAPOOSA, Aug. 19.—E. L.
Ferguson, official “pathfinder” for the
All-Southern Transcontinental Htgh-
Envoy Page Called
An Enemy to Labor
NEW YORK, Autr 19.-—Walter H.
Page, Ambassador to Great Britain
was denounced as unfit to represent
the United States in England at a
meeting of the Central Federated
Union, because of his alleged enmity
to trades unions and as a result of
the strike in the plant of the Double-
day, Page Publishinging Company.
The pressmen, feeders, printers,
photo-engravers and foundry work
ers are now on strike.
“The wAges paid are far below the
prevailing rate,” said Secretary Sha-
hams, “and everything is done to
thwart organized labor.’’
WOMEN RELATIVES OF
ACCUSED AT THE TRIAL
MRS. REA FRANK.
. CQDBEE
MRS. LEO M. FRANK. MRS. EMIL SELIG.
way, and party ended a triumphant
tour through Georgia here Monday
night. The party, consisting of Mr.
Ferguson, Mrs. Ferguson .and the Fer
guson children, arrived on schedule
time at 5:45 o’clock. The tourists
left early Tuesday morning for An
niston. They will be joined en route
by President John Craft, of the Ala
bama Good Roads Association, and
State Highway Engineer Keller, who
will accompany them through Ala
bama.
That Tallapoosa is keenly awake to
the importance of the monster project
to blaze a trail from Atlanta to San
Francisco was clearly indicated Mon
day night when a score of Talla-
poosans. including Mayor C. E.
Pearce, L. E. Chandler, editor of The
Tallapoosa Journal, and other promi
nent citizens, held a conference with
Mr. Ferguson at the Tallapoosa Hotel
in regard to the formulation of plana
for the development of better roads In
this vicinity.
The Tallapoosa good roads boosters
were very enthusiastic over the cam
paign inaugurated by The Sunday
American, and pledged their heart*’
support.
All Towns Giva Welcome.
Tallapoosa’s warm reception, how
ever, was only one of many between
here and Atlanta. All along the 68-
mlle rout© the good roads boosters
turned out to give the transcontl-
nentalists a rousing send-off.
At Austell Mayor L. C. Upshaw and
Editor Dake, of The Douglasville New
Era, heading a delegation of Douglas
ville boosters, met the tourists and
escorted them to Douglasville. Here
good roads and highways were talked
of, and a typical old-time Georgia
dinner was served at the Douglasville
Hotel, with Mayor Upshaw and Mr.
Dake acting as hosts.
other Douglasville citizens who act
ed as official escorts were R. E. Ed
wards. J. F. Long, .superintendent of
the cotton mill; J. M. Banks, and
Douglas County Commissioners J. T.
Lee and A. S. Gresham.
According to Mr. Gresham, the
Douglas County authorities are pre
paring now to spend several thousand
dollars on the development of the old
Tallapoosa road. The largest work
will be the construction of a new steel
bridge over Sweetwater Creek costing
approximately $2,000.
The improvement in Douglas Coun
ty of the Tallupoosa highway which
was traversed by the Ferguson party
and which has been selected as the
official route will make this one of
the best roads: In the entire State.
Find Roads Excellent.
Pathfinder Ferguson declared Mon
day night that the road between Aus
tell and Douglasville was excellent,
and that he remaining sections were
good and could be put In fine shape
by the expenditure of moderate sums
in each county.
Leaving Douglasville Monday aft
ernoon. Mr. Ferguson and party made
a bee line for Villa Rica, arriving
there on schedule at 3:40. Temple,
Ga.. was reached shortly after 4
o’clock, Bremen at 5, Waco at 5:15
and Tallapoosa at 5:45. Members of
the party reported a most delightful
trip, with not a single mishap to mar
the journey.
A wire from Heflin, Ala., Tuesday
morning told of elaborate prepara
tions there for the reception of Mr.
Ferguson and party. From Heflfti tfie
tourists will proceed to Anniston,
Ala., where a monster good roads cel
ebration Will be held a a greeting
ebration will be held as a greeting
•guton expects to reach Birmingham
Thursday at noon.
THAW UNCAUGHT;
BORDER WATCHED
COLEBROOK, N. H., Aug. 19.—A persistent rumor is in cir
culation here that Harry K. Thaw, who escaped from Mattewan
Sunday morning, was arrested and taken from a train at Coati-
cook, Quebec. The report says that a deputy sheriff, who also was
a passenger on the train, recognized Thaw.
NEW YORK, Aug:. 19.—While a
wide search was being made of New
Statement Issued for Woman
Who Slew Divorced Husband
and Wounded Second Wife.
MULLEN, Aug. 19.—Mrs. Edn i
Godbee, divorced wife of Judge W. S.
Godbee, who shot and killed her for
mer husband and seriously wounded
his second wife, has employed Attor
neys G. C, Dekle and J. A. Dixon to
defend her. The following statement
has been issued by them:
“We have no apprehension as to the
outcome of this case. We do not pro
pose to try it on the streets or in the
newspapers, but in the courtroom.
There we expect the truth as regards
this case to convince the jury and the
country at large of the innocence of
Mrs. Godbee. There has been al
ready an effort on the part of some
people to distort the facts in this case,
and we ask in simple justice that the
public withhold their judgment until
they shall have taken a cairn and dis
passionate survey of rhe evidence in
the case, after which we do not fear
their verdict.”
Mrs. Godbee. who was so seriously
wounded by the divorced wife, is in b
serious condition, physicians not giv
ing much hope of her recovery.
Mrs. Edna Godbee is in the Jen
kins County jail awaiting the pre
liminary trial, which will be held as
soon as the condition of the wounded
woman is such as to' insure recovery,
or until death has claimed the vic
tim.
England, New York and Pennsylva
nia to-day, Harry Kendall Thaw, who
escaped Sunday morning from the
Matteawan Asylum, was believed
either to be hiding in or near New
York city or else is on his way to
Canada in an automobile.
The police at Montreal and other
cities on the border were telegraphed
a description of Thaw by the central
office and were asked to apprehend
him as a warrant for Thaw’s arrest
exists in this State.
Although more than 50 hours have
elapsed since Thaw made his dra
matic exit from tell gates at Mattea-
wan while Keeper H. H. Barnum was
getting in the morning milk supply,
yet he has disappeared as completely
as though the earth had swallowed
him up. The slayer of Stanford
White had laid his plans so carefully
that his pursuers were baffled from
the minute the search began.
Mother Thinks He Is Near.
Dr. Britton D. Evans, after a call
upon Mrs. William Thaw, mother
of the fugitive, at the Gotham Hotel,
intimated that Mrs. Thaw believes
her son is not far away resting after
the labors of his escape.
On the other hand, from the evi
dence picked at Lennox, Mass .
and other northeast points, the the
ory was founded that Thaw may
have planned to go to Canada by au
tomobile and aKirt the northern end
of this State before striking into
Pennsylvania to meet his mother at
Elmhurst, the Thaw country estate
at CresRon, Pa.
Former Assemblj Richard J.
Butler, a West Bide politician and
former henchman of Chief of Police
“Big Bill" Devery, who was reported
to have been implicated in the phot
by which Thaw escaped, denied to
day that he had been mixed up in the
escape of the Plttsburger.
Denies He Had Part in Plot.
“1 know nothing about this, and 1
certainly had no part in it," declared
Butler. "It is certain, though, that if
any man was about to he mixed up
in an affair of this kind he would not
use his own name. I believe that some
gangster who was paid to help Thaw
out used my name. In fact, I believe
that I know' the man.”
Butler admitted that he had been
away from home for several days, but
denied that he had been in Mat-
tea wan.
One of the men for whom a war
rant was issued in Dutchess County
yesterday used the name of Richard
J. Butler, of New York, while wait
ing at the Holland Hotel In Reason
for the Thaw getaway to come ofT.
Sheriff Hombeck and District At
torney Conger, of Dutchess County,
armed with warrants for the arrest
of Thaw, Thomas Flood. Roger
Thompson, Michael O’Keefe, Eugene
Duffy and Butler, came to this city
to-day.
With the State determined to make a desperate fight to break
down the impressive story told by Leo M. Frank in his own behalf,
the trial of the man accused of Mary Phagan’s murder was re-
sumed Tuesday morning.
The defense added a few finishing touches to its case calling
Mrs. Emil Selig, the prisoner’s mother-in-law to identify a suit of
brown clothes worn by Frank on Memorial day.
Wiley Roberts, assistant jail-
er at the Tower was called but
did not answer to his name and
proceedings were held up for a
few moments.
In the wait Solicitor Dorsey arose
and made the unexpected announce
ment that he himself had erased the
identification “Taken out at 8:26” on
the time slip taken from the clock in
the factory. Frank had made the
charge he had written words as an
identification of the slip and that they
had been erased. The Solicitor de
clared that he thought the detectives
had made the identification.
“Frank did not know who made
the erasure,” said Attorney Reuben
Arnold.
Solicitor Prepares *
To Uphold Dalton.
The Solicitor had announced ear
lier that his first witnesses in re
buttal would be ('ailed to support
C. B. Dalton and impeach Daisy Hop
kins. who declared sh e had never
visited the factory with Dalton or
that he had ever introduced Dalton
to the factory superintendent.
Wiley Roberts was asked:
Q. Has Jim Conley been in your
custody during this trial?—A. Yes.
Q. Has he ever asked for news
papers?—A. Yes.
Dorsey Interrupted.
“Your honor.” he said, “I think the
witness, Jim Conley, ought to have
the privilege of denying or affirming
that before he can be Impeached.”
"Conley said that h could only read
certain words.” said Arnold, “but
probably Mr. Dorsey is right. I will
have to call Jim Conley back again.
Mr. Rosser will be back in a minute
and we will close.”
Frank Proves His 9 #* *
Own Best Witnes*.
Frank had demonstrated that
was better than hi* lawyers and that
be waa hi* own beat witness when
he came down from the witness chair
Monday nierht after talking almost
continuously for four hours.
It is doubtful, as shrewd and elo
quent as his attorneys are known to
be, If anything more Impressive, more
convincing and more logical will oe
presented to the jury In hla behalf
before his fate Is placed in the hands
of the twelve men.
The young factory superintendent
made no attempt at oratory or dra
matica. He did not attempt an appeal
He
Duchess Who Rules
Luxembourg to Wed
Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian.
LUXEMBOURG, Aug. 19.—T© be
trothal of Grand Duchess Marie Ad»‘ -
laide, aged 19, ruler of the Grand
Duchy of Luxembourg, to Prince
Henry of Bavaria, was announced to
day.
Grand Duchess Marie Adelaide
Aged Fat Man in Furs
With Mercury at 100
BOSTON. Aug 19.—-While the
street thermometers registered 100
here, a man aged and fat, wearing a
heavy winter suit, a heavy ulster that
reached the ground, heavy shoes and
a fur cap. with the laps turned down
over the ears, w r as seen wandering
about the streets, seemingly cool.
ascended the throne on her eighteenth
birthday, from which time German to the emotions of the jurors,
and French plots have been directed 1 probably was wise in this, as the
at her, for both big neighbors have j memory of what he said and the man-
long looked at tho little Grand Ducn- ! ner in which he said it will remain
ess with covetous eyes. with the jurors long after an emotion
The Grand Duchess is one of thj I of pity would have passed away,
most beautiful girls in Europe. J Although Franak seldom raised his
voice above & conversational tone, his
address was deeply impressive from
start to finish. Its truth or falsity, of
course, is problematical. But it had
all the characteristic* that are com
monly accepted as accompanying the
truth.
He did not ask for pity or mercy.
He did not take the attitude of de
manding anything to which he was
not entitled. His mein throughout
was that of a man seeking merely
justice, and that alone He was an
innocent man or a consummate actor
as he stood before the jury. Thess
are the only two conclusions possible*
The, matter-of-fact manner in which,
he delivered Ms long address onlv
added to Its impressiveness and elo
quence. That a man with the bur
den of a foul murder on his oonscience
could talk easily, freely, fearlessly for,
four hours before the men whose
word can send him to the gallows
was hardly to be conceived.
t As he stod before the jura's
Newport Will See
Relative of Czar
NEW YORK. Aug. 19.—Tho Grand
Duke Alexander Michanovitch. broth
er-in-law of the Czar, who is here,
will be the guest of Barclay War-
burton and later will go to Newport.
He may take a trip West to shoot
big game.