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ATLANTA, GA., WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 27, 1913. By^T&’aTco.
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AMERICANS MUST LEAVE
ICO—WILSON
“We should earnestly urge all Americans to leave Mexico at once and should assist them to get away in
every way possible. Not because we would mean to slacken in the least our efforts to safeguard their lives
and their interests, but because it is imperative that they should not take any unnecessary risks if it is physically
possible for them to leave the country.
Frank Attacks Solicitor Dorsey’s Arraignment
DORSEY’S
Prisoner Prepares Statement to
Combat What He Terms Dis-
totion of Facts.
"Dorsey’s speech was as full of
holes as a sieve! If I could have had
just one hour to reply to his eight-
hour address I am confident I could
have shown the jury that I was an
innocent man and that the Solicitor
was misrepresenting the facts in or
der to obtain a conviction.’"
This W'as a statement made by Leo
M. Prank to friends who visited him
in the jail Wednesday.
"Dorsev twisted and contorted the
real circumstances of the case until
they were unrecognizable,” he con
tinued "He altered everything that
was said and everything that was
done until it seemed to point to my
guilt. If I could have spoken only
briefly after he finished his eight-
hour speech I could have shown, I am
sure, that he departed from the facts
of the case wherever It suited him.
”1 am preparing a statement in re
ply to his argument to the jury which
I propose to make public, if my law
yers think it advisable. In it I will
point out exactly how' the Solicitor
warped the testimony and the facts
to guit his own convenience. I know
that these misstatements of his had
their influence with the jury and that
is why I am rebelling against the un
fairness of the situation.
Frank Still Optimistic.
Frank, according to his friends, was
as optimistic as ever Wednesday in
regard to the ultimate outcome of his
case but was somewhat dotvncas*
over the wave of sentiment against
j,; nl He said he could not under
stand how people could be so certain
of his guilt when the testimony was
c'roumstantial in the extreme, except
for that of Conley, who was an ad-
putted liar and perjurer
Rabbi Marx, Emil Selig. Prince
Mvers. Rig Montag, Milton Kline and
H rbert Schiff were among Frank's
visitors Wednesday. Mr. Selig.
Frank's father-in-law remained at
the Tower from 8:45 until about
11:30.
Schiff brought with him a stenog
rapher from the pencil factory and
Frank dictated a number of letters
and also some matter in connection
v ith his own case. The former su
I wintendent is compiling in compact
form all of the important testimom
at the trial so that be more readily
may refer to it when he comes to
make his reply to Dorsey.
He sent for his diary and for a
quantity of paper while Schiff was
With him and the two worked to
gether for more than an hour.
An indictment of Jim Conley,
charging him with being accessory
after the fact in the murder of Mary
phagan will be asked c* the first ses
sion of the next Gr : y, accord
ing to the present ' Solicitor
General Dorsey.
The new Grand Jury will meet the
first week in September, and prob
ably will have the request of the So
licitor for the indictment of Conley
^■vstiifCfc.'^N'Vae 5, Column 1.
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 63, and his father.
William H. Sr., who is 86. called on
the police to check William’s industry
in the sowing of wild oats. Said the
father to Judge Sabath:
‘T think he should stop 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 that he
must be hard for me to manage. He
weighs 250 pounds, while I weigh only
05. He is out every night carousing,
calling on women, and I can't do any
thing with him.
“I tell him he’ll min his constitu
tion if he keeps on ttfe way he’s going.
He always has 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, "IVtlilam is
getting to be a big fellow now. It's
time he learned to behave himself
I’ll give him Just one minute to sign
the pledge.”
Lion on Operating
Table at Grady to
Have Broken Leg Set
A 3-month-old lion cub is the most
unique patient ever treated at the
Grady Hospital. It was placed on the
operating table for a broken foreleg.
Surgeons at Grady set the bones and
placed the leg in a plaster cast. The
treatment accorded the animal was a*
carefully given as though it had been
a human.
The cub was bom at Grant Park.
The manner in which it was injured in
not known, but it is believed that the
bone had not sufficiently hardened to
uphold the weight of the animal’s
body.
When Keeper Bbyd discovered the
injury, he bound the leg in splints.
The cub tore these off repeatedly, and
now the plaster cast has been substi
tuted.
ASKS PATIENCE WITH MEXICO
House Votes for Judiciary Com
mittee to Investigate Record 1
of Georgia Judge.
Weevil in Georgia
Year Ahead of Time
EUFAULA. Aug. 27—The first ap
pearance of the boll weevil in Geor
gia has been reported by Walter
Green and F. M. Gay, Quitman Coun
ty farmers, who have big plantations
across the Chattahoochee River from
thia city. The weevil has been found
in different spots and Is apreaaing
fast.
Green and Gay are sending speci
mens to both the Georgia and Ala
bama Entomological Departments.
The weevil was not expected here un
til next year.
Powers Let Turkey
Retain Adrianople
Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian.
CONSTANTINOPLE. Aug. 27.—
Announcement was made by the
grand porte to-day that the Euro
pean powers have agreed to allow
Turkey to retain Adrianople, in spite
of the threats of Bulgaria to try to
take Adrianople as soon as she can
collect sufficient resources to declare
war.
Builders Losing $25
A Day on Crematory
The new crematory has not been ac
cepted yet by the city and a forfeit of
$25 a day is being assessed against the
contractors, according to Mayor Wood
ward.
"It is true they notified the city Au
gust 15 that the olant was completed,
but it has not been compieed,’’ said
he Mayor, "and when it comes to a set
tlement they will find the forfeit of $25
h day charged up against them. The
plant is supposed to have three units—
they have but one in operation, and it
reaiiy isn't operating.’’
By HUGH MILLER.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 27.—After
Chairman Clayton, of the Judiciary
Committee, had made public a sy
nopsis of the charges against United
States Judge Emory Speer, of the
Southern District of Georgia, the
House to-day passed the resolution
he had introduced yesterday, author
izing the Judiciary Committee fo
proceed with an investigation to de
termine whether impeachment pro
ceedings should or should not be in
stituted against the Judge.
The resolution was passed just a
few minutes before President Wil
son appeared before the Joint ses
sion to read his message on Mexico.
Just as soon as the House convened
Chairman Clayton asked unanimous
consent for the Immediate considera
tion of the resolution and it was at
once taken up at the point it was
left off yesterday.
Representative Nelson, of Wiscon
sin, Republican, made a short speech
pointing out principally that Judge
Speer had written to the Judiciary
Committee that he was innocent of
the charges and demanding that an
investigation be made. The galleries
were rapidly filling with visitors who
wanted to see and hear President
Wilson, and the noise and confusion
were so great that few could hear
Mr. Nelson. When he concluded he
received scattering applause.
Clayton Reads Charges.
Chairman Clayton then arose.
"Mr. Speaker.” he said, "in view of
the publicity given these charges and
the further fact that a request
amounting to a demand has been
made by members of this House for
Information, I shall now' proceed to
read a synopsis of the charges made
against Judge Speer, which have been
under consideration by the Judiciary
Committee.”
Chairman Clayton proceeded to
read the charges.
"In addition,” he said, "we have
many affidavits and photographs of
documents. Altogether the record is
very bulky. I hold it in my hand
now r , that the members of the House
may see it.”
Chairman Clayton held up a large
package, containing apparently hun
dreds of pages of record.
"The committee has decided that
beyond the statement already given
to the House nothing further shali
be disclosed In the case until the in
vestigation is taken up,” he said.
Involves Son-in-Law.
The twenty charges read by Chair
man Clayton were as follows:
"Violation of section 67 of the
Judicial code, in allowing his son-
in-law, A. H. Heyward, to be
appointed to and employed in of
fices and duties in his court.
"Violation of the bankruptcy
act in allowing compensation in
excess of the provisions of that
act to a trustee, who was his
personal friend.
“Violation of the law's In draw
ing Juries.
"Violation of a mandate of the
Supreme Court of the United
States.
"Oppressive and corrupt use
of his official position in decid
ing cases unjustly in favor of his
son-in-law.
"Unlawful and corrupt conduct
WASHINGTON, Aug. 27.—Empha
sizing the fact that the United States
must remain the firm friend of the peo
ple of Mexico in their present stress and
trouble, President Wilson to-day read
his long awaited message on Mexican
affairs to Congress.
The message was distinctly pacific in
tone and contains little in the way of
recommendation for future policy except
the single one that this Government
must urge earnestly that all Americans
should leave Mexico at once and that
the United States should assist them to
get out of Mexico in every way possi
ble.
The President counsels delay before
further aotion is taken and says:
“Impatience on our part would be
childish and would be fraught with ev
ery risk of wrong and folly. The door
is not closed against the resumption,
either upon the initiative of Mexico or
upon our own, of the effort to bring or
der out of the confusion by friendly co
operative action, should fortunate occasion offer.
“So long as the misunderstanding continues we can only await the
time of their awakening to a realization to the actual facts. We can not
thrust our good offices upon them. The situation must be given a little
more time to work itself out in the new circumstances, and I believe that
only a little while will be necessary. The circumstances are new. The re
jection of our friendship makes them new and will inevitably bring its own
alterations in the whole aspect of affairs. The actual situation of the au
thorities at Mexico City will presently be revealed.”
President Wilson’s message is unexpectedly brief and closes with the
statement that several of the great Governments of the world have given
the United States their generous moral support in urging on the provision
al authorities at Mexico City the acceptance of our proffered good offices
in the spirit i nwhich they were made. The President relates the circum
stances leading up to the Lind mission and all the facts in connection with
it.
The message follows:
Gentlemen of the Congress—It is clearly my duty to lay before you
Wilson’s Conditions
For Mexican Peace
(a) An immediate cessa
tion of fighting throughout
Mexico, a definite armistice
solemnly entere dinto and
scrupulously observed.
(b) Security given for an
early and free election, in
which all will agree to take
part.
(c) The consent of General
Huerta to bid himself not to
be a candidate for election as
President of the Republic at
this election; and
(d) The agreement of all
parties to abide by the results
of the elections and co-opera
tion in the most loyal way in
organizing and supporting the
new administration.
Continued on Page 2, Column 3,
NETTI HIT
All Japan for War,
! Claims Tokio Editor
RAN 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 white slavery cape against Cami
netti did not attend to-day’s session
of the trial. None of Caminetti’s rel
atives. except his brother. Anthony
CaminetM, Jr . of Sacramento, attor
ney. was in the courtroom.
Judge VanFleet was anxious to
have the hearing of the case 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.
BOSTON. MASS., Aug. 27.—Joseph
D. Haljuday, editor of The Japan Ad-
I 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 *var
debt shall have been extinguished he
said.
"The feeling.” Mr. Halluday added,
"is that the white and yellow race*
must fight out their differences.”
Fugitive Boxer Asks
French Citizenship
Special Cable to The Georgian.
PARIS. Aug 27.—Through his coun
selors Jack Johnson, the negro cham
pion heavyweight pugilist, who fled to !
France from the United States after he j
had been convicted In the latter conn- I
try of white slavery, to-day filed dec
larations of his Intention to become a i
French citizen.
Jill SLAYER HERE
TO ESCAPE
Apparently unmindful of the fate
of his companion. Virgil Swanson, a
negro who was lynched Monday night
near Greenville, Wallace Brewster, al
so a negro, Is In the Tower for safe-
k,, pink. He is held on the charge of
killing L. 1 ’ Marchman, of Merlweth-
, r County, last Wodneday. He makes
no denial.
He was captur' d Tuesday morning
by .1 M. Wlngo, a farmer in the north-
I In part of Heard County. The negro
had walked 50 miles from the scene
of his crime and applied to a negro
farmhand on the Wlngo farm tor
lodging. Mr Wlngo recognized him
and took him In charge. Sheriff J. B.
Terrell of Meriwether County, went
to Heard County on Instructions of
Judge Freeman, of the Coweta Cir
cuit, and took the negro.
THE WEATHER.
Forecast for Atalnta and
Georgia—Generally fair Wed
nesday and Thursday.
very fully and without reserva
tion the fact concerning our
present relations with the re-
public of Mexico. The deplorable
posture of affairs in Mexico I need
ble posture of affairs in Mexico I ne°d
not describe, but I deem it my duty
to speak very frankly of what this
Government has done and should seek
to do in fulfillment of Its obligation
to Mexico herself, as a friend and
neighbor, and to American citizens
whose lives and vital Interests are
daily afiected by the distressing con
ditions which now obtain beyond our
southern border.
"Those conditions touch us verv
nearly. Not merely because they lie
at our very doors. That, of course,
makes us more vividly and more con
stantly conscious of them, and every
instinct of neighborly Interest and
sympathy is aroused and quickened
by them; but that is only one ele
ment in the determination of our duty.
"We are glad to call ourselves the
friends of Mexico, and we shall, I
hope, Lave many* an occasion, in hap
pier times, as well as in these days
of trouble and confusion, to show
that our friendship is genuine and
disinterested, capable of sacrifice, and
very generous of manifestation.
1 "The peace, prosperity and con
tentment of Mexico mean more, much
more, to us than merely an enlarged
field for our commerce and enterprise.
They mean an enlargement of the
field of self-government and the
realization of the hopes and rights of
a nation with whose best aspirations,
too long suppressed and disappoint
ed, we deeply sympathize. We shall
yet prove to the Mexican people that
we know how to serve them without
first thinking how we shall serve our
selves.
“But we are not the only friends of
Mexico. The whole world desires her
peace and progress, and the, whole
world is interested as never before.
Mexico lies at last where all the world
looks on. Central America is about
to be touched by the great routes of
the world’s trade and intercourse run
ning free from ocean to ocean at the
Isthmus. The future has much in
store for Mexico, as for all the States
of Central America, but the best gifts
can come to her only if she be ready
and free to receive them and to enjoy
them honorably.
"America in particular—America,
North and South and upon both con
tinents—waits upon the development
of Mexico; and that development can
be sound and lasting only if it be the
product of a genuine freedom, a Just
and ordered governments funded up-