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VOL. XU. NO. 19. ATLANTA, GA., MONDAY, AUGUST 25, 1913. Br^McVTn’ox 2 CENTS. ' M A AT
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Takes Rescuer’s Life
Because He Saved
Him From Drowning
TAYLORSPORT. KY., Aug. 25.-—
Lewis Phillips fell.into the Ohio Riv
er. He was unable: to swim. Wil
liam Zurelbry, at the risk of his own
life, plunged into the water and res
cued Phillips. Two hours later Phil
lips appeared at Zurelbry’s home,
armed with a shotgun.
“Are you the man who saved my
life?” he demanded.
“Ye§,” replied his rescuer.
Phillips lifted the shotgun to his
shoulder, and without a word shot
Zurelbry dead. He escaped. A posse
started in pursuit.
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Dr. Broughton, With
Black Eye, Explains
He Got It at Tennis
Atlanta Gets $800,000 of United
States Deposits—Asked for
Larger Amount.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 25.—Georgia
has been alloted $1,700,000 of the
NEW YORK, Aug. 25.—“I wish to
inform the congregation that I got it
playing tennis—not the other way,”
said Dr. Lon G. Broughton, of Eng
land, formerly of Atlanta, when he
entered the pulpit of the Madison
Avenue Reformed Church, wearing a
beautiful black eye.
$50,Q00,000 which Secretary McAdoo
will deposit in the banks of ^lie South
and west to assist in moving the
crops.
Little Miss Dixon in
‘Richest Baby’ Race
Atlanta national banks will receive
$800,000 deposits. The remaining
$000,000 will be divided among Savan
nah banks and those of other cities,
probably Including Macon.
Five Atlanta banks are eligible to
receive these deposits under the rule
laid down by the secretary that any
bank so favored must have a circula
tion equal to 40 per cent of its capital
stock. .
It is expected that the money will
be deposited within the next few days.
It will be withdrawn gradually, one-
quarter at a time, over a period ex
tending through February, 1914, so as
not to create any disturbance of
credits.
These funds are not loans in any
sense of the word. They are depos
its. The only difference between
them and the deposits of any pri
vate concern is that the banks are
required to give collateral of 10 per
cent in Government bonds and 90 per
cent in commercial paper at 65 per
cent valuation, or municipal or State
bonds at 75 per cent valuation. The
banks must pay 2 per cent interest.
Wine List Features
Dinner Given Bryan
WASHINGTON. Aug. 25.—Secre
tary Bryan's grapejuire went by the
board h,v a flood of intoxicating li
quors served at a dinner in his honor
by Dr. Francisco J. Peynade, the Do
mini 'an Minister to the United
States, at the University elub.
According to the University chefs,
the drinks included champagne,
cocktails, claret, imported beer, cor
dials of all colors of the rainbow ana
grapejuice, which bore an inconspic
uous place at the end of the wine
list.
Alcohol Baths for
Roche Dance Guests
NEWPORT, Aug. 25.—A dance giv
er. by Francis Roche at the Golf Club j
ended at 5 in the morning. Then the f
guests adjourned to Berger's and had I
breakfast of scrambled eggs, coffee j
and rolls.
Maids and valets sent their charges j
into retirement before 6 with alcohol |
baths, awakening them four hours
later for another alcohol bath. They
arrived at the tennis tournament
looking as though they had slept all
night.
Flyer Resumes Race
After Fall Into Sea
Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian.
YARMOUTH, ENGLAND, Aug. 25.
The hydro-aeroplane rare around
Great Britain, which was started ten
days ago but was interrupted by the
illness of the aviator and breaks to
the machine, was resumed to-day by
H. G. Hawker.
Hawker reached Yarmouth at 10:3G
o’clock from the outskirts, where his
machine has lain since it fell into the
NEWPORT, Aug. 25.—The arrival
of a daughter last week in the home
of .Mr. and Mrs. Fitz Eugene Dixon
lias started society speculating as to
who is the richest baby.
Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt. Jr., heir
to about fifty millions, and William
Henry Vanderbilt, th^ son of Mrs.
Elsie ' French Vanderbilt, have been
contenders for first honors, but now
little Miss Dixon theatens to outclass
them.
Mrs. Dixon is a granddaughter of
P. A. B. Widener, the traction mag
nate; so Baby Dixon has many mil
lions in prospect.
$3 Pig Tries to Eat
Dynamite; $500 Loss
ASHEVILLE. Aug. 25.—Jerry Mober-
ly. of Iredell County, left a box of dy
namite near a barn door, under cover
from the weather. An inquisitive pig
tried to eat one stick that contained a
percussion cap. It set off the box of
dynamite. The pig was blown to atoms,
the big barn was wrecked, two cows
were killed, one horse was crippled so
badly that it was necessary to kill It,
and Parsons Colley, a farm hand, who
was tossing hay into the barn loft, was
bruised and shocked.
Farmer Moberly figures his loss,
through the inquisitive $3 mountain ra-
zorback porker, at something more than
$500 He had no insurance.
Girl Hit by Stray
Bullet Is Improving
Miss Frances Brown, daughter of Rob
ert H. Brown, of Atlanta, who was hit
at Cedartown, Ga., Saturday morning
1 by a stray bullet from the pistol of .J
Namiers, engaged in a duel with
John Rogers, of that place, at the Sea
board station, was improved Monda\
T$ie bullet was removed Sunday night.
Grady Hospital physicians said that un
less complications set in she should be
able to leave the hospital within a week
dr ten days.
Woman Unable to
Swim the Channel
Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian.
DOVER. ENGLAND, Aug. 25.—An
unsuccessful attempt to swim the
English Channel was made by Miss
Lilly Smith, champion woman swim
mer of England.
She started from South Foreland,
Kentshire, but gave out after making
five miles and had to be taken on
board a boat which was following
her.
T.R. Unable to Help
Moosers Celebrate
CHICAGO, Aug. 25.—Colonel The
odore Roosevelt stopped In Chicago
for a short time to-day hn his way
home from his outing in Arizona.
He was here long enough between
trains to confer with several local
Progressive leaders. He expressed
regret that he could not attend the
Progressive picnic here next Satur
day, but agreed to write a message
Lu be read then.
MYSTERY IN THAW FEARS
MRS. FRANK ARRIVING
AT THE COURTHOUSE
One Dead, Scores in Peril in Un
explained Wreck on Georgia
Road—Atlantan Hurt.
The exact cause of the wreck on the
Georgia Railroad near Decatur early
Sunday morning in which one negro
was killed, two white women were
seriously injured and a score or more
passengers were shaken up, was still
a mystery Monday. Officials of the
road say the two trains, northbound
freight No. 19 and passenger train
No. 3 were under orders to run ten
minutes apart.
According to reports at St. Joseph
Hospital Monday morning. Mrs.
George Mathieson. of Peachtree Road.
Atlanta, and Mrs. R. T. Cresse, of
Charlotte. N. C., who were seriously
injured, are resting well and will re
cover. Mrs. Cresse Is a daughter-in-
law of Coleman E. Cresse, of 103
Piedmont avenue.
The dead negro is Max Smith, of
Lithonia. Smith's death is perplex
ing to the authorities, as he was a
passenger in the first coach of the
train and was the only one injured In
this car.
The wreck occurred just as the
passenger train was pulling out of
Alta Loma, where the regular stop
had been made. The cars had scarce
ly gone a hundred yards when the
through freight swept around the
curve just beyond the station and
smashed into the rear end of the
Pullman car.
Th e impact of the freight train,
twenty heavily loaded cars, resulted
in the demolition of the Pullman, the
engine plowing itself in under the
roof of the car.
Mrs. Mathieson and Mrs. Cresse
were the only ones found with seri
ous injuries. A relief train brought
the injured passengers to Atlanta,
where they were rushed to St.
Joseph’s Hospital.
Engineer Joe Guinn, of the freight
train, claims, it is said, that his watch
was ten minutes ahead of time and
that he was under the impression that
he had a clear track to Decatur.
Dr. George Y. Pierce,
Ex-Alderman, Dies
Dr. George Y. Pierce, for twenty
years one of Atlanta’s leading medi
cal practitioners, died at his resi
dence at 8:40 o’clock Monday morn
ing, after a brief illnes. He was 50
years old, and was born and reared
in Fulton County.
He is survived by his wife. Luna M.
Pierce, and two sons, George Theo
dore Pierce and Wilbur Y. Pierce.
Dr. Pierce was active in local poli
tics. He served several terms as
alderman for the Fifth Ward, and
was a member of the Board of Edu
cation. He was a steward of St.
James’ Methodist Church.
Funeral arrangements will be an
nounced later.
Evelyn Thaw Pens
‘Story of Her Life’
LONDON, Aug. 25.—According to
announcement here. John Lane, the
publisher, has in preparation a bi
ography entitled "The Story of My
Life,” by Evelyn Thaw.
The announcement says:
“In her book she declares hersielf
to the world and now for the first
time gives the public her full story,
her career on the stage, her associa
tion with Stanford White, her im
pressions in the sensational trial,
when she faced the shrewdest law
yers in America.”
THE WEATHER.
Forecast for Atlanta and
Georgia—Fair in northern,
showers in southern portion.
Instructs Lawyers to Have Special
Guard—Expects To Be Back in
United States This Week,
SHERBROOKE, QUE.. Aug. 25.—
“Harry K. Thaw’ will be back upon
United States soil before the week is
out.”
This declaration was made here
to-day by E. Blake Robinson, Assist
ant Superintendent of Immigration in
Canada, who is in charge of the im
migration activities in the Thaw case.
Lawyers on both sides agreed this
week likely w’ould see an end of Ca
nadian participation in Thaw’s fight
against going back to Matteawan.
Thaw r told reporters he had in
structed his eight law yers to hire spe
cial guards for him while he is out*
side the jail and court house.
“It has come to my cars that thp
New’ York authorities will try to kid
nap me if 1 am released on habeas
corpus proceedings. a« I fully expect
to be,’>" said Thaw “I understand
they will try to seize me by force and
carry me Into New York.
Sjaya Kidnapjng It Planned.
“Whether fhe'attempt will be made
in Sherbro*oke or whether ‘ the kid
napers will wait until we are on
United States soil is a question, but
they w’ould hardly affront the immi
gration authorities by seizing me Tf I
am in the hands of Dominion Govern
ment representatives.”
Thaw decided to fight his habeas
corpus proceedings to a finish after
his lawyers had put the question of
dropping them up to their client.
New York State representatives
are making elaborate precautions to
combat any attempt by Thaw’s
friends to carry him off.
It is expected Thaw will be released
Wednesday morning by Judge Glo-
bensky in the Superior Court. He
w’ill be arrested by the immigration
authorities and taken to Coaticook.
the nearest post of entry to the point
where Thaw entered Canada, where
a court of inquiry will l?e held.
Thaw’ undoubtedly will deported
into the little Vermont village of Nor
ton Mills, which immediately will be
come the scene of a big legal fight.
Thaw Gives Interviews.
W r illiam A. Blakely, former District
Attorney of Allegheny County, Penn
sylvania, w'ho arrived here with for
mer Governor William Stone, of
Pennsylvania, to help Thaw in his
fight, counseled the fugitive not to
talk any more to the newspapers. In
stead of complying Thaw started to
w’rite interviews and specific articles
for American and Canadian newspa
pers.
J. N. Greenshield, one of the leaders
among Thaw’s counsel, returned to
day from Montreal. District Attorney
K. A. Conger, of Dutchess County,
New York, admitted that John Mack,
a former District Attorney for the
same county, has been in Vymont
several days preparing to resist
Thaw's efforts there.
Thaw’s appeal from the decision of
the Immigration Court of Inquiry
(which will be against him), must be
in the hands of Acting Minister of
Justice Doherty within 48 hours after
a verdict is reached. According to
the Dominion law the Ministry of
Justice must affirm or overrule the
verdict of the court of Inquiry with
out unreasonable delay. It usually
takes the Minister about 48 hours to
act.
King Victor,Hunting,
Barely Escapes Death
Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian.
ROME, Aug 25.—King Victor nar
rowly escaped death while hunting
chamois on the Piedmont Mountains,
near Cuneo. A fall of rock killed one
and mortally injured another of his
hunters.
The King now is so nervous that
he has abandoned nuntlng for this
v^ear. ... .
Waiter Returns 10c
Tip to John D., Jr.
BOSTON. Aug. 25.—The waiter at
the Copley-Plaza who got a 10-ceit
tip from John D. Rockefeller, Jr., son
of the Standard Oil magnate, re
turned the dime to young Rockefeller
by mall. It i» learned to-day.
"I didn’t need It, and perhaps John
ny Junior will before he gets back
home,” said the recipient. "Might
strain his dad’s bank account.”
Secretary Cooper Is
Now‘Doing’ Germany
Secretary of the Atlanta Chamber
of Commerce Walter G. Cooper, now
touring Europe, has sent a cablegram
from Bremen, Germany, to his mother
in Atlanta, stating that he was in fine
health and would make a Journey
down ihe River Rhine soon*
American Dances
Stir London Church
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Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian.
LONDON, Aug. 25.—British news
papers to-day devoted much space to
the sermon of Canon Nevvbolt In St.
Paul's Cathedral yesterday afternoon
when he bitterly attacked such dances
as the turkey trot and the tango. In
part ha said^
“Would Indecent dances, suggestive
of evil and destructive of morals, dis
grace our civilization if professed
Christians were to say, ‘I will not
allow m» daughter to turn Into Sa
lome even If Herod were to give me
half his kingdom and admit me to
a high and much coveted society that
has managed to persuade itself that
immorality is artistic?’ This is an
age which mocks at marriage and in
sists upon sex topics for boys and
girls.”
Reuben R. Arnold at the conclusion of Solicitor Dor
sey’s argument at 12 o’clock, arose and made a motion
for a mistrial. Ataorney Arnold based his motion on the
applause which at different times during the proceed
ings has broken the order of the courtroom.
Solicitor Dorsey finished his speech at twelve
o’clock and Judge Roan prepared to charge the jury. A
brief recess was taken.
With frequent clashes over intimated reflections on
the motives of the counsel for the defense in introducing
certain witnesses, the trial of Leo M. Frank, accused of
slaying Mary Phagan, drew to a close Monday as Solic
itor Hugh M. Dorsey continued his arraignment of the
prisoner.
Mr. Dorsey was unsparing and vigorous as ever, although his
voice showed traces of the terrific ordeal to which he put it in his
sensational speech Saturday.
It was problematical whether recess would be taken before
Judge Roan's charge to the jury, but all the indications were that
Frank’s fate would be in the hands of the “twelve good men and
true" before mid-afternoon.
The Solicitor made capital out of the prisoner’s persistent re
fusal to face Jim Conley when he was in the Tower. He declared
that it was the first time in history that a man with Anglo Saxon
blood Mr. Dorsey said Anglo-Saxon) had failed to take an advan
tage to nail a statement by a negro which he protested was a lie.
Declares Nervousness Proof of Guilt.
The claim was made again that Frank’s nervousness the morn
ing of his arrest and the morning he saw Mary Phagan’s body at
the morgue was an unfailing sign of his guilt. Mr. Dorsey de
clared that Frank’s claim that it was due to the effect of the trag
edy corresponded to that of Durant in the famous California mur
der on which the State dwelt at length Saturday. Durant said ho
had inhaled gas.
Derision was Mr. Dorsey’s reply to Luther Rosser’s state
ment that he did not seriously consider the evidence of the State’s
medical experts on the time Mary Phagan died as indicated by the
condition of the cabbage she ate. Mr. Dorsey said this assertion
| was believed b~ the number of witnesses the defense had intyro-
j duced in opposition.
Discussing these witnesses he gave it as his opinion that some
! of them were introduede in the hope that they might be family
physicians of some of the jurors. Mr. Arnold was on his feet with
| an objection, declaring the remark an insult to the jury, but the
Solicitor was upheld. There were other frequent clashes, the de
fense claiming Dorsey was making remarks not warranted by the
records of the case, but the Solicitor was generally upheld.
Asks Why Defense Didn’t Prove Claim.
Mr. Dorsey also laid particular stress on Frank’s claim that
the haskoline which covered the alleged blood spots on the second
floor would have been pink instead of white if the blood had been
fresh. Mr. Dorsey asked why the defense had not brought in one
reputable chemist to prove this assertion.
Mr. Dorsey insisted that as a matter of fact the blood spots!
were in the condition they were because the haskoline had been
spread over them.
Bitter ridicule was cast on the attempts of the defense to show
that Jim Conley had committed the crime and thrown the body!
through the scuttlehole on the first floor. Mr. Dorsey continued to
hurl his accusations directly at Frank.
The prisoner was as emotional on the surface as ever. Before
court opened he chatted apparently cheerfully with his wife and
mother.
Mr. Dorsey received another ovation just before court opened
Monday morning. A hugs crowd gathered out side the courthouse
doors and cheered as the Solicitor entered. Even within the court
room the applause burst out spontaneously, and Judge Roan, hear
ing as it died out under the rapping of the deputies, announced,
that he would clear the courtroom if it waa repeated. .