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EXTRA The Atlanta Georgian. Read for Profit-—GEORGIAN WANT ADS—-Use for Results VOL. XII. NO. 14. ATLANTA, GA., TUESDAY, AUGUST 19, 1913. By C T ipyrtffht he Qeoi 1906. rglan Co. 2 CENTS. MORE NIGHT EDITION DORSEY HAMMERS AWAY AT DEFENSE +•+ +•+ +•+ +•+ +•+ +•+ +•+ +•+ +•+ 4*«+ +•+ *•+ +•+ +•+ +•+ +•+ Hits Cook’s Denial of Affidavit Against Frank THAW HELD IN TO FIGHT Admits His Identity and Asks “Now, What Are You Going to Do About It?” LATEST NEWS SHERBROOK, Que., Aug. 19.—Har ry K. Thaw, wha esca^el from Matte- wan assylum Sunday and was arrest ed in Coaticook to-day, was trans ferred to the Sherbrooke jail this af ternoon. Thaw has retained W. L. Shurte- leff, one of the best known lawyers in Eastern Canada and one of the most sensational International legal fights in Canadian history is expect ed. The United States Government will be represented by Heeter Verret, K. C. Thaw may be deported as a maniac upon request of the New York au thorities, according to the opinions of Canadian official- No sooner was Thaw brought here than he began to.ealize the serious ness of his predicament, and he be gan to bombard various sections of the United State with messages. H notified his familv at Cresson, Pa., of his arrest and received word that rep resentatives of the family were start ing at once for Sherbrooke. It is un - derstood that Mrs. Mary Thaw, the aged mother of the fugutive, will come here. Thaw will not discuss his move ments since he got away from the New York institution Sunday morn ing, except to say that he boarded a train east of Boston. He said he was making for the coast and planned to sail for Europe. Thaw was accompanied here by two men, one heavily built and the other slight and both smooth shaven. Recognized on Train. Deputy Sheriff Burleigh Kelsey, of Colebrook, recognized Thaw on a train bound for Canada. Kelsey got off at Colebrook, got an automobile and after a chase of almost 20 miles overtook Thaw with two companions in Coaticook. They had left the train at Beecher Falls and driven across the border into Canada. Kelsey notified the Coaticook po lice and kept on tfieir trail. Thaw, when arrested, made no resistance and to-day will be lodged in the jail at Sherbrooke, Quebec. Kelsey was on his way home to Colebrook after a trip South and was reading a paper when a stranger came from a few seats down the aisle in the smoking car and asked for a match. The Deputy Sheriff was read- , ing the story of Thaw’s escaoing ir. the paper and a picture of Thaw fitared up from the paper. He looked at the stranger and saw that the likeness at once resembled the strang er. The stranger at once noticed the * star* and said: “What’s the matter? Do you think you know who I am?” “I could make a pretty good guess,” said Kelsey. * '"Well, who am I then?” the strang er demanded. "I think you are Harry K. Thaw.” Kelsey said the stranger laughed uneasily and then said blandly, "Well, you are right. I am Thaw. But you don’t want me. You couldn’t do any thing to me if you wanted to. They have acquitted me of murder and you can’t extradite me.” "Where are you pound for?” Kel sey asked. "Canada,” the man answered. Pursues Him in Auto. Kelsey picked up his paper again and the man who had declared he was Thaw went back to his seat with the match he had come to get. Depu ty Sheriff Kelsey got off the train here. Then he found L. W. Barbour and Warner Drew and they decided to chase the party. They got an automobile and made a quick run to Beecher Falls, the next station, just south of the Canadian ’ line. There Kelsey made inquiries and found that three men answering the description of the three he had BOWLING GREEN, Aug. 19.— The wife of Cangressman D. Y. Thomai, of the Third Kentucky District, to-day at Greenville sued for divorce alleging drun kenness, cruelty and of wasting their estate. She asks the custo dy of their two children. WASHINGTON, Aug. 19.—The 8enate to-day, by a vote of 34 to 39, defeated the Bristow amendment to the sugar sched ule of the tariff bill proposing a duty of 1 cent a pound. Sena tor* Ransdell and Thornton, of Louisiana, voted with the Repub licans in favor of the amendment. YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO. Aug. 19.—Ed Walsh, the big twirler of the White Sox, will be able to pitch again in a week and will be jn good form for next season, ac cording to Bonesetter Reese. r, RACING RESULTS AT SARATOGA. FIRST RACE—Six furlongs: Honey Bee 104 (J. McTaggart), 8-5, 2-5, out, won; Briar Path 112 (Davis), 9-2, even, out, second; Besom 115 (Karrlck), 7-10. 1-4, out, third. Time 1:14 2-5. Petolusa also ran. SECOND RACE—About 2H miles: Octopus 142 (Bryant), 11 to 6, 3-4, out, won: Guncotton 164 (Dupee), 6-6, 2-5, out. second; Lizzie Flat 134 (Kermath), 6, 7-5, out. third. Time 6:63. Nose gay also ran THIRD RACE—Five and half fur longs: Surprising 109 (J. McTaggart), 9-2, 1-2, out won; Stromboli 106 (Fer guson). 1-4. out, second: Soslus 107 (Borel), 4, 2. out, third. Time 1:06 1-5. Also ran: Armament and Cliff Field. FOURTH RACE—One mile: Ten Point 124 (Ix>ftus), 6, 7-5, out, won; Nightstick 106 (Borel). 18-5, 9-10, out, second; Leo Charles 106 (McCabe), 12, 3, 4-5, third. Time 1:39. Rock View. Flying Fairy also ran. Ten Point was added. FIFTH—.Six furlongs: Undaunted 110 (Byrne), 7-6, 1-2, out, won; Delft 105 (J. Taggart), 6, 8-5,4-6, second: Old Ben 105 (Borel), 13-5, een, 1-2, third. Time, 1:15. The Urgin, Huda’s Brother, Yan kee Tree, Lily Orme, Enver Bey, Cen taury, Salon also ran. AT WINDSOR. FIRST RACE—Six furlongs; Panza- reta 100 (Kederis). 2, 2-5, cut, won; Grosvenor 102 (Vandusen), 60, 8, even, second; Crlsco 102 (Turner), 20, 3, 2-5, third. Time 1:12 2-5. Great Britain finished first, but was disqualified. SECOND—Five and one-half furlongs: Black Chief 104 (Lounsberry). 4, 3-2, 7-10, won; Tom Sayres 114 (Peak), 2, 4-5, 1-3, second; Raequette 104 (Gross), 15, 6, 5-2, third. Time, 1:07. Satyr, Question Mark, Paid Alto, Cedar Brook also ran. THIRD—Five and one-half furlongs: Miss Bayle 103 (Obert), 13-20, out, won; Czar Michael 111 (Peak), 8-6, out, sec ond; First Degree 92 (Deronde), 12, 9-5, out, third. Time, 1:05 3-5. Only three starters. FOURTH—Six furlongs: Buckhorn 122 (Small), even, 2-5, out, won; Mar jorie 105 (Deronde), 5-2, 3-5, 1-3, second; Sherwood 111 (Peak), 15, 4, 3-2, third. Time, 1:12. Little Father, Upright, Prince Ahmed also ran. Racing Entries on Page 10. Continued on page 7, column 1. Sulzer Holds Fort, Ignoring Ruling of Attorney General ALBANY, Aug. 19.—Unaffected by the opinion of Attorney General Car- mody who held that Martin Glynn legally is Governor of New York, William Sulzer occupied his office In the executive chamber this morning as usual. He came to the capitol at the usual time and took up the morn ing mail. Chester C. Platt, his private sec retary, announced that Mr. Sulzer still regarded himself as the legal Governor. "We knew what the opinion of the Attorney General would be before it came out,” he said Lieutenant Governor Glynn pre pared to take his fight into the halls of the Legislature to-day. T FOXEN FACES LOCALS IN American Charge Wires State Department That He Has Not Been Given Passports. Blackjack Wielder Held for Grand Jury W. K. Dunn, arrested for drawing a blackjack on a newsboy, was held in $500 bond Tuesday for Grand Jury action by Acting Recorder Preston. Dunn was held for assault and bat tery and assault with intent to mur der. Dunn got into a fight with little Isadore Kulbersh, 12 years old, and Bill Krell, another newsie, who went to his small partner’s aid. "Kid” Young, who has appeared in the local prize ring, tried to act as peacemaker after Dunn had pulled a blackjack, and all four were served with charges. The cases against the youths were dismissed. WASHINGTON, Aug. 19.— The White House to-day received a dis patch from Charge d’Affaires 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 waj' 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 In his telegram to Secretary Bry an, Charge d’Affaires O’Shaughnessy relates the circumstances leading up to the transmission of the Huerta reply to the mediation proposals, which Lind carried from President- Wilson to Mexico, and declares that nothing had indicated that they were in any way offensive to the Mexican Government. Found Reports Were False. He made a trip to the Mexican For eign Office late last night to ascer tain the truth of rumors that he was about to be given his passports, and that Mexico had demanded recogni tion from the American Government by last midnight. He found these reports unfounded and spread the news among the mem bers of the American colony in Mexi co City. The population seemed to take it for granted that Huerta was about to make tfie desperate play which he long had threatened. Secretary Bnan to-day denied that the State Department had received any ultimatum from Mexico concern ing recognition of the Huerta gov ernment by any stated Ume. or that Charge d’Affaires O’Shaughnessy had been given his passports and told to leave Mexico. The State Department was in formed to-day by Charge d’Affaires O’Shaughnessy that Senor Gamboa, Minister of Foreign Affairs, has de nied the statement made by Senor Urrutia, Minister of the Interior, con cerning the reported ultimatum, and it is believed here that the outlook for a peaceful settlement of the trou bles betw’een the two nations is more promising at the present time than it has been in the pt st fortnight. Wild Rumor Laid to Cabinet. Charge d’Affaires O’Shaughnessy, in his telegram to the State Depart ment to-day, reported that President Huerta and Envoy Lind were con ferring concerning the final settle ment of the difficulties between the two countries. While he did not comment on the situation beyond giv ing a bare repo t of the fact, Mr. O’Shaughnessy strongly indicated that he hoped for a peaceful settle ment and that the next 48 hours prob ably would bring developments lead ing to a compact between the Unit2d States and Mexico. It is believed at the State Depart ment that the sensational reports em anating from Mexico City last nignt were inspired by the Huerta Cabinet. SOUTHERN LEAGUE AT CHATTANOOGA— NASHVILLE ... CHATTANOOGA FIRST GAME. 000 000 002 004 1 X - 3 - 4 9 1 5 0 Williams and Gibson; Grimes, Cov elsskl and Street, and Karin. Other games not scheduled. Umpires, Wright AMERICAN LEAGUE Barons Find Dent for One Run in Opening Session; Long Back in Line-up. Continued on page 7, column 3. Kentuckians Fight Duel; One Is Dead HENDERSON, KY., Aug. It — Coleman Davis to-day was believed to be dying from two bullet wounds, and William Stelnwach was slightly hurt as the result of a revolver duel. The two men quarreled and arranged a peaceful meeting to settle their difficulties. As soon as they met each man drew his revolver and began fir ing. „ THE LINE-UP. Birmingham: Atlanta: Marcan, 2b Agler, lb. Messenger, rf Long, If. McDonald, 3b Welchonce, cf. Smith, 3b Knesiley, cf. McBride, If Blsland, ss. Mayer, c Holland, 3b. Calvo, rf McGllvray, lb. Chapman, c Ellam, s». Dent, p Foxen, p. PONCE DELEON BALL PARK, Aug. 19.—Dent’s wild, throw in the first in ning helped the Barons to one run. The Cracker hurler then settled down and pitched good ball. Foxen was Molesworth’s selection to oppose the locals. Tommy Long was back in left field, FIRST INNING. Marcan hit In front of the plate and beat It out for a hit. When Dent threw wild to first Marcan reached second. Messenger bunted to Dent and Marcan was caught at third to Holland. Mes senger stole second. McDorfald drew four wido ones and ambled to the initial sack. Knlseley slambed a one-timer to center and Messenger tallied. Mc Bride fanned. Mayer also was set down on strikes. TWO HITS, ONE RUN. Agler hoisted a long fly to Knlseley. Long was disposed of by Ellam and McGilvray. Welchonce was easy for Foxen and McGilvray. NO HITS, NO RUNS. SECOND INNING. McGilvray lofted a tall one to Long. Ellam drew free transportation to first. Foxen did the Casey act. Ellam stole second and when Chapman heaved the ball to center field Ellam reached third. Smith scooped up Marcan’s grass-cut ter and .threw the Birmingham second- sacker out at first. NO HITS, NO RUNS. Smith popped to Ellam. Bisland found one to his liking and poled it to the left garden for a single. Holland’s short fly was easy for Knlseley. Calvo forced Bisland at second, Ellam to Marcan. ONE HIT. ONE RUN. THIRD INNING. Messenger went out over the Blsland- Agler route. McDonald out. Dent to Agler. Knlseley struck out. NO HITS, NO RUNS. Chapman ballooned to Knlseley. Dent walked. Agler singled to center and Dent took second. I^ong was patient and was uwurded with a free pass, and the bases were Intoxicated. Harry Welchonce’s best was a grounder to Ellam and Dent was forced at the home plate to Mayer. Smith ended the inning by striking out. ONE HIT, NO RUNS. FOURTH INNING. McBride went out, Blsland to Agler. Mayer lined to Blsland, who let the ball go through him for an error. Mc Gilvray drew four wide ones and beat It to Agler’s cushion. Ellam walked, filling the Foxen hit a sacrifice fly to Calvo and Mayer scored. Marcan filed to Calvo. NO HITS, ONE RUN. AT CHICAGO— BOSTON 000 00 ... - . . . CHICAGO 200 00. ... - . . . R. Collin* and Carrlgan; Cicotte and Schalk. Umpires, Dlneen and Egan. AT DETROIT— PHILADELPHIA 110 - . . . DETROIT 003 - . . . Shawkey and Lapp; Hall and Stan age. Umpires. O’Loughlln and Sheri dan. AT CLEVELAND— WASHINGTON 000 01. ... - . . . CLEVELAND 100 00. ... - . . . Johnson and Ainsworth; Falkenber g and Carlsch. Umpires, Evans and Hildebrand. New York-St. Louis—Rain. NATIONAL LEAGUE FIRST GAME. AT BOSTON— CINCINNATI 000 011 011 - 4 8 4 BOSTON 100 001 000 - 2 5 1 Johnson and Kling; Rudolph and Rarldan. Umpires. Brennan and Eaton. SECOND GAME. CINCINNATI 000 100 ... - . . . BOSTON 000 000 ... - . . . Suggs and Clarke; Tyler and Whaley. Brennan and Eason. AT NEW YORK— PITTSBURG 330 110 000 - 8 14 2 NEW YORK 000 210 000 - 3 9 3 Adams and Gibson; Fromme, Cran dall and McLean. Umpires, Klem and Orth. AT BROOKLYN— ST. LOUIS 010 103 000 - 5 9 2 BROOKLYN 000 000 020 - 2 7 1 Perrltt and Wlngo; Reulbach and Miller. Rfgler and Byron. AT PHILADELPHIA— CHICAGO 000 210 00 - . . . PHILADELPHIA 101 000 00. - . . . Pierce and Archer; Seaton and Kllllfer. Umpires, O’Day and Emalle. IN BILL EMPIRE LEAGUE. AT WAYCROSS CORDELE- 0 WAYCROSS- Filllgen and Bowden; McManush and Shuman. Umpire. McLaughlin. AT THOM ASVI L_E— BRUNSWICK— l - . . . THOMASVILLE— 1 - . . . 110,823.080 IS T Hartnsr Wilkes. and Pierrie; Stile SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE. AT JACKSONVILLE— CHARLESTON- 000 - . . . JACKSONVILLE- 020 ... - . . . Foster and Menefee; Burmelster and Krebs. Umpire, Barr. AT ALBANY— MACON— 00 - . . . ALBANY- 20 - . . . Martin and Berger; Moses and Wells. Umpire, Pender, Governor John M. Slaton aairi Tues day afternoon that he will sign the bill providing for a home for way ward girls, which carries with it an appropriation of $20,000. A rumor that Governor Slaton In tended to veto the bill, not because he opposed the proposed home, but because it meant an additional drain upon the meager revenues of the State, had been in circulation since the last night of the General Assem bly. Leaders in the House and Senate told newspaper men at that time, fifteen minutes after the measure had been passed as amended by the Sen ate, that they had it on good author ity that Governor k’aton would veto the bill. Advocates Were Aroused. The report gained strength the last few days and aroused those eage<* for the establishment of the home. No less than 75 telegrams came to Governor Slaton’s office Tuesday morning from individuals and organ izations all over the State asking him to affix his signature and make the measure a law. Originally the bill establishing the home carried an appropriation of $30,- 000, and in that shape it passed the House. The Senate, however, cut $10,000 from the amount, and in the final night session the House con curred in the Senate amendment. Lack of Revenue Cited. An increase in the tax returns of $4,000,000 would be necessary to pay the appropriation embodied in the bill. This increase, it appears, is not to be forthcoming. That was ad vanced as the basis of the report that Governor Slatbn would veto tne bill. mass' sin EW Here are the important developments Tuesday in the trial of Leo M. Frank, charged with the murder of Mary Phagan: Judge Roan rules out all testimony bearing on particular acts of immorality which the State has been endeavoring to prove against the defendant. Will Turner, former pencil factory employee, testifies he entered the metal room shortly before noon one day near the middle of March and saw Frank seeking to engage Mary Phagan in conversation. He says he cannot recall any other person he (Turner) knew in the factory. Solicitor Dorsey devotes large part of forenoon in an en deavor to bolster the character of C. B. Dalton, a State’s wit ness, and tear down that of Miss Daisy Hopkins, who was called by the defense. George Gordon, called by the Solicitor, swears that the sensational affidavit of Minola McKnight, negro cook at the Selig home, was signed in his absence and that Solicitor Dor sey refused to order her release, saying he “would get in bad with the detectives” if he did. Roy Craven and E. H. Pickett, hardware store employees, t«s tilled Minola McKnight, cook i nthe Selig home, made the affidavit revealing incriminating remarks and actions of Frank without reserve. The Fulton County tax digest. Just completed by County Tax Receiver T. M. Armistead, was made public Tues day, 'and it shows the tremendous net increase in taxables of $10,823,080. The total returns for th<* fiscal year amounted to $122,198,115. as compar ed with $111,375,035 for 1912. The largest increase in any one item was that of city real estate, which showed an increase over last year of $9,043,285. The returns from city real estate this year amounted to $81,023,490. Increases in other items were not so noticeable, and in many instances a decided decrease was noted. Poll tax returns amounted to $13,- 849, as compared with $13,967 for last year. The returns from bank shares amounted to $6,817,075, compared with $6,800,650 for 1912. Stocks and bonds returns showed an increase of $539,- 536. Money, note* and accounts re turns were $10,358,175, as compared with $9,822,610 in 1912. Merchandise returns were $8,915,- 400, compared with $8,727,770 last year. The automobile returns, as ex pected, showed a gain, going up to $522,160, compared with $501,090. Tax returns in the county from man ufacturers, cotton and wool plants, etc., were $4,262,745, compared with $4,309,795 for 1912, showing a decrease of $47,050. County real estate returns amount ed to $4,708,462, compared with $4,- 731.375 for 1912, a decrease of $22,913. Capital in mining property returns were $3,350, as compared with $100 in 1912. Returns from furniture totaled $2,934,525, compared with $2,987,445 for 1912. Jewelry returns amounted to $224,430, compared with $232,380 last year, a decrease of $12,040. Roy Craven, one of the Beck & Gregg Hardware employee*, who assisted the police in obtaining the sensational affidavit from Minola McKnight, negro cook at the Selig home, declared on the stand in the Frank trial Tuesday afternoon that the McKnight woman made her statements against Frank of her own accord and without reserve, once she had been persuaded it was best to tell what the State says is the whole truth. Craven said the McKnight woman told him that she had heard conversations at the Selig home Sunday morning following the murder of Mary Phagan, indicating that Frank had rested poorly and had come home intoxicated, making his wife sleep on the floor. He had asked his wife for a revolver to shoot himself, the McKnight woman said, according to Craven, Frank also was reported to have remarked that he “didn't know why he would murder. ’ ’ E. H. Pickett, a fellov employee of Craven’s, corroborated the latter’s story and added that the McKnight woman had ad mitted getting more money after the murder than she had before. Both Pickett and Craven were sharply questioned by Attor ney Rosser, who sought to show that Minola signed the statement to obtain her freedom from jail. Dr. S. 0. Benedict, president of the State Board of Health, was called at the opening of the afternoon to show that charges of scientific dishonesty against Dr. H. F. Harris, secretary of the board, never were found to be well founded. Dr. W. F. West moreland asserted on the stand that Dr. Harris had been found guilty of the charges. By far the most damaging tes timony brought out against Frank was that of Will Turner, who testified that he had entered the metal room and come upon Frank seeking to press his atten tions upon the Phagan girl only a few weeks before the crime. When Turner was put under the raking fire of Duther Rosser’s cross- examination, the weight 0 f his testi mony suffered considerably. The youth, who admitted he had worked at the factory only a brief time, was unable to describe Mary Phagan and was unable to tell the name of any other girl In the entire factory. "I went into the rear room on the second floor one day with some pen cils,” said Turner. "It was about the middle of March. Frank was walk ing from his office toward the rear of the factory. Mary Phagan was com ing toward her machine. He told her to wait a minute, that he wanted to talk to her. She said she had to go to work. "He said: ‘I’m superintendent of the pencil factory and I want to talk to you.* She repeated that she had to go to work and he followed her as she backed away from him. A cou- asked them where to put the pencils and then T left. I didn’t see any more.” On cross-examination young Tur ner admitted he did not know whether there were other girls around at the time or not. He did not know the names of the two girls, he said, who entered the room while Frank was trying to talk to Mary Phagan. The extent of his description of Man’’ Phagan was that she had light hair. The question of the admissibility of this evidence caused a long wrangle between the attorneys. Rosser and Arnold objected on the ground that it was not at all material, proving absolutely nothing. They de nied Dorsey’s contention that It es tablished that Frank had known Mary Phagan, in spite of his declarations that he did not know her. The law yers said that it did not show that he knew her by name or that he was conversing with her on any other sub ject than her work. Charges It Was First Step to Murder. "We contend that Mary Phagan was killed right on that second floor,” re torted the Solicitor. "We contend that Mary Phagan and Frank were the only persons in the metal department pie of girls came into the joom and I at the time that this inc^ent took