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VOL. XII. NO. 21.
ATLANTA, GA„ WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 27, 1913.
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FRANK TO LEAD OWN FIGHT FOR LIFE
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MEXICAN
SITUATION
PRESIDENT WOODROW WILSON
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Washington Anxiously Awaits EF
feet of U. S. Ultimatum—Lind
on His Way Home.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 27.—To-day
is considered in diplomatic circles the
fateful day in the already strained
relations between the United States
and Mexico. The American people,
representatives of European govern
ments and attaches of South Ameri
can republics are waiting with ill-
concealed anxiety the delivery of
President Woodrow Wilson's message
to Congress on the Mexican situation,
postponed from yesterday at the di
rect request of Envoy John Lind and
Foreign Minister Frederico Gamboa.
Feeling prevails in Washington that
President Wilson, in his message to
Congress, will demand the abdication
of Victoriana Huerta, who seized the
reigns of government in Mexico at
the time of the Madero overthrow.
The original American note deliv
ered to Minister Gamboa by Envoy
Find demanded an armistice, an early
election, the abdication of Huerta and
his pledge not to be a candidate in
the election. While Envoy Lind’s
message failed, it is not believed
President Wilson will recede from his
posiUon.
Backed by Other Nations.
In view of the fact that his propos
als have the backing of the civilized
governments of the world, it would
not be surprising if, in his message
to Congress, be couched his demands
in even stronger terms than those em-
| ployed by Envoy Lind.
President Wilson’s implacable at
titude toward Huerta, coupled with
his well-known desire to accomplish
f his objects without bloodshed, has
given rise to widespread speculation
• as to what will follow the deliverance
of his message to Congress.
•Envoy Lind is at Vera Cruz, having
traveled in an ordinary day coach.
There he is still exchanging views
with Foreign Minister Gamboa, but
It is said in official circles these in
terchanges will not alter the situa
tion.
• William Baynard Hale, President
Wilsons other private representative
in Mexico, is scheduled to leave for
the United States to-day.
Troops Recruited and Drilled.
Despite peace messages from Mex
ico and conciliatory' interviews con
tinually given out by Foreign Minister
Gamboa, the fact remains that the
Mexican Governors and jefe politicos
have been order by Dr. Urrutia, Mex
ican Minister of the Interior, to or
ganize and drill all able bodied men in
the Republic and report the combined
strength to the Mexican Capital.
The official reason advanced that
these troops are to participate in the
Mexican independence day celebration
September 16 is given little credence
hre.
All Japan for War,
Claims Tokio Editor
BOSTON, MASS., Aug. 2*7.—Joseph
I>. Halluday, editor of The Japan Ad
vertiser. of Tokio, who has arrived
here by steamer from Yokohama, de
clares all Japan is eager for war with
the United States.
The uneducated classes would
plunge into the struggle at once, first
seizing the Philippines and Hawaii,
but the educated classes favor wait
ing ten years until the Russian war
debt shall have been extinguished he
said.
The feeling." .Mr. Halluday added.
"is that the white and yellow races
I must fight out their differences.'’
TO
Judge Forces Attorneys for Al
leged Slaver to Change Tac
tics in Revealing Defense.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 27.—It was
seen in the questioning of prospective
jurors to-day that the defense of F.
Drew Caminetti will be that he did
not have any criminal intent when he
eloped to Reno, Nev., from Sacra
mento with Lola Norris, the high
school girl.
Attorney Woodworth, representing
Caminetti, pressed his questions on
this point until Federal Judge Van-
Fleet ordered him to adopt another
line of questioning.
The women directly connected with
the whito slavery cane against Cami
netti did not attend to-day’s session
of the trial. None of Camlnetti’s rel
atives, except his brother, Anthony
Caminetti, Jr., of Sacramento, attor
ney,. wis in the courtroom.
Judge VanFleet wa9 anxious to
have the .hearing of the c ase ended as
soon as possible, and it was expected
the attorneys for both sides would
hasten the work of selecting a jury so
that the twelve men who will hear
the evidence against the son of the
Commissioner General of immigra
tion likely will be obtained by to
night.
John D. Plays Golf
With 2 Deaf Mutes
CLEVELAND. OHIO, Aug. 27.—
John D. Rockefeller cut loo^e from
his sedentary habits to-day and en
tertained at golf two young men he
did not know and had seen but once
before in his life.
The young men were Charles D.
Russell, of La Salle, Hi., son of a
Western man, and Horace W. Buell,
Jr., of Chicago, delegates to the Na
tional Association of the Deaf now
in session here.
"I have the greatest admiration in
the world for the.^ young men.” he
*
declared. ‘‘Their inability to hear
and speak has not preventfd their
becoming good, intelligent men.”
Boys’ High Seeks
Alma Mater Song
Plans for offering a cash prize for
the best original words for an alma
mater song for the alumni of dhe
Boys’ High School of Atlanta are
complete.
The purpose of the contest is to
arouse interest among the hundreds
of alumni of the Boys’ High School in
the alumni organization. The class
of 1910 has taken the lead in this,
and the cash prize has been raised
among its member'-.
Among the speakers at the, 1910
class banquet recently were Dean Pa-
den. president; E. H. Orr. Jr.. JameF
Manry. Joseph Yampolsky and James
Mangum.
Bad 'Boy' of 63 Is
Forced By Father
To Sign the Pledge
CHICAGO. Aug. 27—The sad story
of an erring son has been placed on
police court records. William II.
Palmer, Jr., is his name. He is a
rollicking rake of l>3, and his father.
William H. Sr., who is 86. called on
the police io check William’s industry
in the sowing of wild oats. Said the
father to Judge Snbath:
"I think he should rtop sowing wild
oats. He drinks a great deal. He
comes home and acts like a young
colt. I find it difficult to control him.
You can see for yourself Unit he
must be hard for me to manage. He
weighs 250 pounds, while I weigh only
95. He Is out every night carousing,
calling on women, and I edn't do any
thing with him.
"I tell him he’ll ruin his roristitu-
tion if fie keeps on the way he's going.
He always ha*-' been a wild, head
strong boy. I want you, Judge, to
| help me make a man of him. He’s
got to sign the pledge."
*‘I agree with you,' said the Court,
| addressing the father. “William is
I getting to be a big fellow now. It's
I time he learned to behave himself.
| I II give him just one minute to sign
the pledge.”
William signed.
THE WEATHER.
Forecast for Atalnta and
Georgia—Generally fair Wed
nesday and Thursday.
Willard Exonerated
By Coroner's Jury
LOB ANQELKS, Aug. 27.—After
several hours of deliberation over the
testimony presented by witnesses of ,
last Friday's tight at Vernon between
■ss Willard and ’•Bull” Young, which .
resulted In the death of the latter, the *
Coroner’s jury returned a verdict ex
onerating Willard.
Several physicians who attended ;
Young after the fatal blow was de
livered testified that the Wyoming
fighter's physical condition was ba 1
and that Young had a cigarette heari.
and that he was suffering from an
affection which had robbed him of
stamina which he may have formerly
possessed.
The verdjet of the Coroner's jury
will have no bearing upon, the prosr
ecution of Willard, McCarey and the
others ^charged with manslaughter,
according to a statement' of Prosecu
tor W. J. Ford after the Inquest.
Danish King Saves
Actress From Sea
Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian.
LONDON, Aug. 27.—According to
The Budget, King Christian of Den
mark, while cruising In the royal
yacht, Rita, off Jutland, rescued cine
ma, the actress, from drowning.
Cinema, a Copenhagen actress,
jumped overboard from a boat to es
• ape fighting boatman.
She became exhausted and the
King ordered the royal boat lowered
to rescue the actress, who was t^ken
aboard just in time.
SCORED 0! HEFLIN
Congressman Looks to Women
Who Combat Extreme Styles
for Nation’s Strength.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 27.— Women
who shun the immodesty and impro
priety of present-day fashion* can be
relied upon for the future strength
and posterity of the nation, accord
ing to ^Congressman Thomas Heflin,
of Alabama. Heflin expressed hls
opinion of diaphanous feminine drap
ery ahd the slit skirt craze as fol
lows :
“I would paraphrase the Scripture.
‘By their fruits ye shall know them,'
and sav, ‘By their dress or lack of
drefts we shall know them.’ The evil
genius of lustful fashion through im
modest dress is playing havoc with a
certain class of women In this coun
try and setting a bad example for
others,
"Thank God, the good mothers have
begun a crusade against this evil.
"The woman who instills in her
daughter the principles of good sense
and modesty and trains her up in the
way that she should go has done more
for her day and generation than she
can ever hope to do by active i»artici-
pation in politics.”
In the desperate battle that has been started for the life of
Leo M. Frank, sentenced Tuesday to hang October 10 for the slay
ing of Mary Phagan, the two brilliant legal generals, Luther Ros
ser and Reuben Arnold, will have in active council with them the
convicted man himself.
Solicitor Dorsey, asked Wednesday when he probably would
ask for the indictment of Jim Conley as an accessory after the fact,
said that he knew of no reason why it should not be done at once
on the convening of the Grand Jury.
He added, however, that he had made no decision on the mat
ter, and that the indictment might be asked when the Grand Jury
sits this week or the indictment might be allowed to hold over for
some time. The Solicitor had every confidence that the verdict of
the jury in Frank's case would be upheld.
Frank told friends Wednesday j
that lie was planning to have a
large part in the conduct of the
fight to obtain a reversal of the
verdet of last Monday afternoon.
Frank rendered his attorneys as
sistance during the preparation
of his ease for presentation at
the trial which lias just ended,
but all of the decisions of any
consequence were left to them.
The convicted man followed every
move of Rosser and Arnold, as well
as of Solicitor Dorsey, with an un
ceasing vigilance and with a thor
ough comprehension of the purpose
Involved. Friends say he feels that
he is competent to have a part In
the mapping out of the future cam- i
palgn Tor his life and liberty, and ex
pects to have a considerable voice in
every plan that is proposed.
It is his life that is at stake, and
he is convinced that he has obtained
a sufficient knowledge of legal pro
cedure at least to advise and sug
gest and, at times, direct as to what
shall be done.
October 10 Jewish S*cred Day.
That he Is not without tactical abil
ity in a law court was demonstrated
by his statement to the jury.
An Impressive coincidence in the
sentencing of Leo Frank to hang pn
October 10 is that this Is the most
deeply sacred days of all of Frank's
religion—the Day of Atonement. It
Is the day for confession of sins. It
probably Is as universally observed
by members of this faith as Good
Friday, for example, Is observed by
the Roman Catholics.
The setting of this dAte, however,
may be regarded as little more of a
formality, as it is certain that Frank
will not go to'his death on that day.
The arguments for a new trial will be
heard on October 4. and if the motion
Is denied an immediate appeal will be
made to the Supreme Court, and this
will necessitate a postponement in
the date set for the execution while
the matter is being thrashed out in
the higher courts.
While the beginning of the real
battle will not take place until Octo
ber 4. Frank's lawyers entered at on^e
Into a new plan of campaign for hls
freedom. Reuben Arnold is taking a
few days’ vacation, but will return to
the city shortly to resume his work
or/ the case. In the meanw hile wit
nesses are being examined and data
obtained In reference to several of
the points on which a new trial will
be asked of Judge Roan.
Father of Frank Prostrated.
Rudolph M. Frank, father of the
convicted man, was told Tuesday at
his home in Brooklyn of the verdict
that had been returned against his
son. An elderly man and an invalid
much of the time, Dr. Frank was
prostrated by the news.
‘‘I know Leo is innocent. He never
would be capable of committing a
terrible deed of that sort,” the old man
told Harry Lewis, the family lawyer,
who spoke to the reporters. Lewis
was one of the character witnesses
who came to Atlanta to testify at
the trial, *
Withdrawal of Habeas Corpus
Proceedings Fail to Halt De
portation Preparations.
SHERBROOKE QUEBEC. Aug. 27.
—In spite of the declarations of
Harry K. Thaw’s lawyers that the
withdrawal of the petition for a writ
of habeas corpus meant that the fu
gitive would have to remain in jail
here, the Dominion Government had
all its preparations made for the re
moval of Thaw in the first step of his
deportation long before 10 o’clock, the
time originally set by Judge Globen-
sky for arguments in Superior Court
on Thaw's application for liberty on
a habeas corpus writ.
Former District Attorney William
T. Jerome, of New York, and counsel
for the Department of Immigration,
contended that Thaw would have to
be produced at 10 o’clock notwith
standing the fact that the attorneys
for Thaw said that they did not want
a w f rit of habeas corpus. This gave
complications to the cause, such as
have never been experienced in the
local courts.
While Thaw laboriously toiled in
his cell writing an interview on va
rious subjects which concerned him,
representatives of the Dominion Gov
ernment were stationed six members
of the Canadian police about the jail
to act as guards and as an escort for
Thaw either when he was ordered
produced in the court house or else
started for the border. In addition to
these six uniformed and armed offi
cers of the law’, live representatives
of the Department of Immigration,
and four Canadian secret service men
are on the ground.
Dr. Raymond F. C. KiebUsuperin
tendent of the Matteawan. N. Y., asy
lum for the criminal insane, from
which Thaw escaped, has joined the
torces which are fighting to get the
fugitive back into that institution.
Thaws counsel is confronted by a
formidable array. *
Mr. Jerome, Deputy Attorney Gen**
eral Franklin Kennedy, of New’ Yp*k
State; Samuel Jacobs, of Mpjitreal.
representing New York State; Dis
trict Attorney E. A. Conge*, of Dutch
ess County, New York (in which Mat
teawan iR situated), and others are
co-operating with the Canadian legal
representatives.
When Thaw looked out from his
cell and saw a party of troopers pa
trolling the streets, he w’as annoyed,
but this did not interfere with his lit
erary labors.