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Till';' A I IjAJNTA ItKUKUlAN AMD MEWS.
FRANK Cm
Defense Confident It Will Get
New Trial on Ground Demon
stration Influenced Jury.
The lawyers for Leo M. Frank Fri
day were engaged in getting together
every scrap of evidence possible to
sustain them in their contention that
the jurors who convicted their client
were intimidated or unduly influenced
by the series of demonstrations out
side the courthouse and inside during
the latter part of the trial.
The newspaper accounts of the ova
tions that were given Solicitor Dor
sey and the popular acclaim which
met every victory of his will form a
large part in the showing which the
defense proposes to mafte on this par
ticular phase of its movement for a
new trial.
Witnesses have been found who
will testify in regard to the applause
that broke out in the courtroom Sat
urday morning when the Solicitor en
tered to resume his argument to the
jury. There was a spontaneous wave
of hand-clapping.
The defense will represent that it
was impossible for Frank to receive
an impartial trial when the jurors
could so readily observe the temper
of the people.
Frank ‘‘Man With Iron Nerve.”
Assisting the lawyers with every
means at his command is Frank him
self. His coolness and confidence witn
the sentence of death hanging over
him have won him a reputation at the
Tower for a man with an iron nerve.
He greets his friends with the cheery
manner and hearty handshake that
he would employ in his office or in his
home. There is no suggestion of the
dejected and broken man condemned
to be hanged.
He discusses his case more freely
than he did before the trial, but only
to his fj^ends. He is observing his
lawyers’ admonition as to interviews
with the newspaper reporters. He
has nothing to say to them. He even
has changed his mind, it is under
stood, in regard to the statement he'
planned to make in reply to the argu
ment of Solicitor Dorsey. He was in
tending to make it public if his at
torneys approved, but they have in
structed him to have nothing to say
at present.
He is continuing his work along
this line, however, in preparation for
the new trial which he is entirely
confident of getting. When he is not
chatting w f ith his friends he is looking
over testimony that was given at his
trials and is picking out the points in
the address of the Solicitor which he
maintains were based on false as
sumptions and misrepresentations.
He has every appearance of a man
engaged in ordinary business or pro
fessional routine. In reality he is
taking a remarkable role in the des
perate fight to save himself from the
gallows. That so much is at stake
seems not to affect him in the least.
He goes calmly and unhurriedly about
his work in his quarters at Jhe Tower.
Declares He Is Innocent.
He makes notations here and there
on the testimony and on the address
of the Solicitor. Occasionally he de
sires to put something into writing,
and he calls for the stenographer from
the pencil factory. The stenographer
comes and the prisoner dictates page
after page of matter in much the
same businesslike tones that he would
acknowledge orders for the pencils
which his concern manufactures.
“I am innocent,” he has told his
friends,* ‘‘and sooner or later the
world will know it. I am confident
that my innocence will be proved, so
there is no need for me to worry.”
His w ife and his mother have visit
ed him. To them he has been as
cheerful and optimistic as to his
friends. He was the comforter wheo
Solicitor Dorsey was bitterly excoriat
ing him at the trial. He quieted his
hysterical wife when the news of the
jury’s verdict reached the Tower. His
attitude has been the same all
through the week.
Humorists Appalled
By Mexican Names
PEORIA, ILL., Aug. 29.—Resolu
tions demanding an investigation of
the spelling of Mexican names and
recommending a change in case of
war were adopted at the business
session of the American Press Hu
morists here.
An investigating committee also
will be named to probe into the rise
of George Fitch as a politician.
'FOX FANDANGO' LATEST
ATLANTA SOCIETY RAGE
Miss Caroline Briggs and Perry Burrus, who made a hit in
the new dance.
SHERBROOKE, QUEBEC, Aur. 23
"Educated Roger" Thompson, chauf
feur, who ran Harry K. Thaw's car
when the latter made his sensational
escape from Matteawan. was ar
raigned before Magistrate Mulvena
this morning and admitted to $500
Plans to Cross Ocean
In Bottle-Like Craft
Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian.
PARIS, Aug. 29. — Constantine
Panejotti, an aged Greek, is con
struct here a 30-foot model of a bot
tle-shaped vessel, with which he pro
poses to cross the Atlantic to New
York at 100 miles an hour.
Panejotti. who is thought to be
wealthy, lives on crusts of bread
boiled in water.
NAIL TRADE GROWS.
GADSDEN. Aug. 29.—Shipments of
wire and nails from the Standard Steel
Plant have increased from four to fifteen
cars.a day.
Sold Cow in*Advance,
Spent Night Catching
One; Now He Is in Jail
Cities Menace Race,
Declares Dr. Eliot
BUFFALO. N. N., Aug. 29.—Presi
dent Emeritus Eliot, of Harvard Col
lege, addressing the delegates tof the
fourth International Congress on
School Hygiene, of which he is the
founder, in session here tod-day,
said: * 1
"The progressive civilization of the
last hundred years has worked ter
ribly against the health and perpe
tuity of the whole race. This is seen
in the reduced vitality of the multi
tudes that inhabit closely-built cities,
in the diminishing size of families, in
the incapacitv of many women to
among the Navajos in Arizona, that
disproportionate increase in the num
ber of the insane, defective and crim
inally inclined.’
Would Quit Wife for
Row With His'Hands’
Charging that his wife, Mary Bar
ton. aged 50, "has the most ungovern
able temper* that can be imagined,”
and that she has raised a row with
his “farm hands,” J. O. Barton, aged
56, a Fulton County farmer, Friday
morning filed suit in the Superior
Court for total divorc*. The case will
be heard before Judge Bell.
Barton, the petition asserts, has
lived in Fulton County seventeen
years and Is “a respectable farmer,
who has been much maligned by his
wife.”
Governor Slaton to
Return Tuesday
Governor Slaton, who has been at
tending the Governors’ Conference at
Colorado Springs, Is expected to return
to Atlanta next Tuesday night.
Hardy 11m, the executive secretary,
received a telegram Thursday from Col
onel Fred J. Paxon. of the Governor’s
staff, stating that Governor Slaton and
party would leave Colorado Springs Sat
urday. This would put them here some
time Tuesday night. •*
GENERAL WOOD’S WIFE ILL.
LEAVENWORTH, KAN., Aug. 29.
In respouse to a telegram from Wash
ington Major General Leonard Wood.
Chief of Staff of the United States
Army, here on a tour of inspection
with Secretary cf War Garrison, left
for Washington. General Wood said
his wife was seriously ill.
MINISTER TO LIBERIA.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 29. President
Wilson to-day sent to the Senate the
nomination of George W. Buchner, of
Indiana, to be Minister to Liberia.
Virginia Reel, Spanish Whirl and
Tango Combined in Delight
ful New Step.
The fox—the common red fox—has
reached the acme of fame ^nd re
nown; he has been immortalized by
having a dance*named for him. and
sits happily and serenely alongside
the turkey, the rabbit and the bear.
The latest is the Fox Fandango.
It Is the outcome of a tour of ex
ploration by some of the younger so
ciety set. who, in their everlasting
search for something new. wound up
one day at Grant Park.
Struck with the beauty and grace
of the red fox as he dragged his
frightened little body into his hole,
one of the visitors suggested that, in
asmuch as the movements of the tur
key. the rabbit and all the other ani
mals had been utilized by the danc
ing master, ^t would be a novelty to
Introduce something based on the
graceful movements of the fox.
So last Friday night at a Tech
dance at the Crystal Palace, the Fox
Fandango was originated. It is a
graceful dance, without having the
taint of suggestiveness that has
marred the trots, the hugs and the
tangos, g^nd it promisee to become all
th* rage in Atlanta social circles.
The dance Is a combination of the
Virginia reel, the Spanish fandango
and the tango. This Is about how
you do it:
First you bow gracefully—if you
can—as in the Virginia reel; then you
take the walking steps of the tango
and waltz them slowly, very slowly;
then you tear the fast-going right
out of the heart of the Spanish
dances aid waltz rapidly, although It
is not necessary that you place the
tip of the fingers on the head, or
hang on to your belt with the other
hand. You are allowed the liberty of
interpolating any elaborations you
may desire.
Miss Caroline Briggs, a Tech favor
ite, and Perry Burrus, a sophisticated
sophomore, were among the crowd
who originated the new dance, and
their Interpretation of the Fox Fan
dango Vas one of the best shown at
the Crystal Palace.
hail. Lawyers for Thaw' tried to get
the hearing adjourned until next
Wednesday.
The bail is exactly the amount >f
the tine that would be imposed on
Thompson if he had been found guilty,
and it is admitted by lawyers that
the depositing of this sum virtuailv
ends Thompson’s case. It is believed
that Thompson will get out of Can
ada .and forfeit his bail.
When the case was called, the
crown attorneys announced they were
ready to try Thompson on the charge
of "entering the country by stealth,”
Thaw’s lawyers, who also represent
Thompson, said that they expected
the hearing to be on the charge that
Thompson had "aided an insane man
to enter Canada.”
Assistant Superintendent of Immi
gration Blake Robertson stated that
the crown was not ready to take up
this charge until next Monday.
Thaw has wone another victory in
his fight against going back to the
Matteawan, although the result in
this case may’ prove only temporary.
Ex-District Attorney Jerome, who
is here in the capacity’ of a deputy at
torney general of the State of New
York, returned to-day from Quebec
after having failed to see Sir Lornar
Gouin, Governor for this province.
Jerome had planned to petition Sir
Lornar to quash all proceedings the
courts here have instituted so that
the representatives of the Canadian
Department of Immigration might act
at once.
Thaw to Shift Fight
To Pittsburg Soon.
PITTSBURG, PA., Aug. 29—Harry
Thaw’s fight for freedom will be
shifted to Pittsburg .soon. Plans for
a battle In the courts are being laid.
Thaw will petition for $10,000 from
the fund held in trust for him by the
Fidelity Title and Trust Company,
which amounts to $30,000.
If the courts recognize Thaw’s plea
for funds with which to fight his
battle against the State of New York
and his sanity is thereby established
by such act of the court, the Canadian
authorities will be placed in a pe
culiar position inasmuch as Thaw will
be held insane by New York and
sane by his resident State of Penn
sylvania.
WHITEHALL
Two Girls He Accosted and Police
Crush His Single-Handed
War on Americans.
Because he became imbued with
the idea that one Mexican is the equal
of a great many American policemen.
C. E. Ellison, No. 153 Walton street,
who says he is a Mexican employed
by r the Atlanta Gas Company, occu
pied a cell at police headquarters Fri
day. nursing several large and painful
bumps on the head, inflicted by Offi
cer Thompson and Officer Lynan dur
ing the process of relieving his mind
of his hallucination.
Ellison had a. day off Thursday, and
in the absence of anything else to do
he drank copiously of mescal and de
voured the newspaper stories of the
Mexican trouble. The more he drank
and the more he read the more Indig
nant he became that President Wil
son should tell President Huerta
where to "head in.” Indignation filled
his soul. He thirsted for the gore of
an American, and forthwith started
out to find a fresh, untainted Ameri
can on whom he migh*t wreak ven
geance.
Girls Kick His Shins.
By some strange freak of chance
Ellison wound up in the Syrian quar
ter on Marietta street, in Brooklyn,
and informed two passing Syrian
girls that Mexican courage and Mexi
can mescal make a winning combi
nation. The Sy’rian girls didn't be
lieve it. One of them kicked Ellison
in the shins, and the other slapped
his face.
Ellison began to explain volubly
that he had no fuss with Syria, but
before he got through Officer Lynan,
a large and imposing figure of a man,
came up.
"Hal” said Ellison. "An American!
Curses on them!”
Officer Lynan reached out a large
hand and grasped Ellison firmly by
the collar.
“Come with me!” he stated firmly.
"Leggo!” shouted the brave Mexi
can. “I’m a Mexican and f won’t
stand for no interference from an
American. I can whip any American
that ever worse shoes. I’ll bite you
If you don’t leggo!"
He made as if to chew’ the officer's
club. Lynan grinned and tapped him
on the head. Ellison grunted, but
subsided. Lynan called the wagon
and the brave Mexican was loaded
into it, fighting and protesting.
Finally Admits Defeat.
En route to the station house Elli
son felt his courage rising up in him
again, and he turned on Officer
Thompson, who guards the prisoners
until Judge Broyles gets hold of them.
"You're an American, too.” Ellison
said. "I guess I can lick you. too.”
Officer Thompson grinned an ! said
nothing. Ellison made a pass at
Thompson. The officer sighed, be
cause it was a shame to do it, and
tapped Ellison on the bead. The Mex
ican subsided with a low’, despairing |
gurgle, and as the waters closed over
his head, he murmured:
"Let Huerta fight ’em; I got j
enough.”
The Mexican was arraigned before
Councilman Charles W. Smith, Act- j
ing Recorder at the morning session
of Police court and fined $100.75 or 3f
days. Unable to pay the fine, he went
out In th^ big "redbird wagon, pro- i
testing that "Americano justice 1* en- j
tirely too swift.”
RETURN FROM ABROAD.
GREENSBORO.—The Rev. W. R.
Mackay, pastor of the First Methodist
Church, and Mrs. Mackay returned >
to-day from a trip to the former’s
homeland, Ireland. They also visited
England, Scotland and France and
attended the World’s Sunday School
Convention at Zurich, Switzerland, in
July.
After he had spent almost the en
tire night running down and lassoing
a cow in a pasture near the Federal
prison, Ellis Gresham, a negro living
at No. 15 Moseley street, was arrested
Friday morning at 4 6’clock when he
offered the animal for sale to Sam
Mauldin, a butcher at No. 580 Deca
tur street.
Gresham asked Mauldin late Thurs
day if he would buy a cow. Mauldin
said he would, and Gresham said he
would bring the animal Friday morn
ing. Mauldin notified the police, and
when Gresham, panting and almost
exiiausted from his hard work in
catching the cow, appeared, he was
arrested by Patrolman Hannah.
Gresham says he doesn’t know
whose cow it is, but admitted he took
the animal out of a pasture.
"Lawdy, boss," he said, "I done
think I earned dat cow. Dat’s the
liveliest cow I ever seed. I chased dat
cow all over de pasture all night be
fore I eotehed her."
McDermott on Stand
To Refute Mulhall
WASHINGTON, Aug. 29.—Represen
tative McDermott, of Illinois, who has
been under fire continuously since the
Lobby Committees of the House and
Senate have been delving into the Mul
hall charges, took the stand to-day be
fore the House Lobby Inquiry Commit
tee in his own defense.
Both Colonel M. M. Mulhall, lobbyist
for the National Association of Manu
facturers, an<j I- H. McMlchael, former
chief page of the House, have testified
that McDermott got money in small
amounts from the lobbyists.
.McDermott entered a denial to moit
of the charges made by McMlchael.
Priceless Manet Art
Found in Henhouse
Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian.
PARIS, Aue. 29—Caesar’s ashes
stopping a bunghole is a phrase
forcibly recalled by the remarkable
announcement just made that a price
less painting by Manet has been
found to have patched a hole in the
roof of a henhouse in the back gar
den of Ziem, the w’ell-known painter,
who died recently.
As the picture must have been
nailed to the shed before Manet be
came famous, the inference is that
it served to keep the rain off chick
ens for something like 50 years.
Tri-County Masons
To Meet at Dalton
DALTON, Aug. 29.—The next an
nual meeting of the Tri-County Ma
sonic convention will be held in this
city, the convention at Eton accept
ing Dalton’s invitation.
H. B. Farrar, of this city, was
elected worshipful master, and the
other elective officers were named as
follows: Frank Vonberg, of Spring
Ptfcee, senior warden; W. M. Keith,
of Eton, junior warden; W. M. Sapp,
of tiiis city, secretary and treasurer.
"BABY BAD MAN” SENT UP.
RACINE, WIS., Aug. 29.—The
"babv bad man" of record is 6-year-
old Richard Tuclovsky, youngest boy
to be committed to the State Indus
trial School for B »ys in this State.
Men and Women Can
Wear New Clothes
Labor Day
There is one store in this city that
says to every man, to every woman,
"Generous credit is your privilege here.”
Come right along and pick out your fall
clothes now. Wear them on Labor Pay
or any other day, but get them early.
No extra charge for credit at The
Menter Co. No red tape of any kind
We have been extending credit to all for
over 20 years and to-day we are the
largest "Convenient Payment Clothiers'’ :
in the world, operating nearly 100 stores
in the United States. f
There Is an abundance of new* styles
to select from. Our buyers In New York
see that we get the cream. Come and j
see us at The Menter Co., 71 Vz White
hall St.—upstairs; stairway next J. M.
High Co.’s. Adv.
Weak, Nervous and
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Dr. Hughes success-
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and perhaps save much time, suffer
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For 30 days my fee will be lust one-
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For Weak Men, Lymph Compound,
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In Chronic Diseases my patients are
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DR. HUGHES,
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ELI H U ROOT HAS COAT OF TAN. |
WASHINGTON, Aug. 29. — The
finest coat of tan in the Senate to-
/dav adorned the features of Klihu
Atoot, of New York, to whom his col
leagues gave an impromptu welcome
on his return from a European trip. 1
Picnic Hams 12'/jO
2c lbs. Sugar $1.2a
20 "os. Sugar $1.00
10c Can Georgia Cane Syrup 5c
No. 10 Cottolene $1.11
No. 4 Cottolene 48c
| F SO write for our catalog. We
have pleased others, can
please you. 22 per cent, of
our students are brothers of
former students. We have not had a va
cancy in 7 years. Never a serious illness
or death in the school’s history. Write to
UNIVERSITY SCHOOL FOR BOYS, Box 31 STONE MOUNTAIN, GA.
WILL III
LITIGATION AGAIN
Further litigation over the will of
Leonard B. Folsom, for twenty years
proprietor of Folsom’s restaurant and
hotel in Marietta street, was begun
Friday morning, when the heirs of
Jacob V. Johnson, Folsom’s cashier,
liled a petition in the Superior Court
seeking to obtain $2,500 alleged to
have been willed to Johnson.
The complaint is made against
Henry L. Folsom, of California,
nephew and executor of the estate.
The airing of the issue in the courts
is the climax of a long and Interest
ing story. Johnson, "the fat hful and
trusted cashier" in Folsom's employ,
the petitioners assert, was rewarded
by his employer by the promise of a
bequest of $2,500 upon the death of
the latter, with the provision that he.
Johnson, was still in the employ of
Folsom.
In the meantime Folsom went out
of business, but Johnson continued tn
act us cashier at the Folsom restau
rant. Soon after this Johnson died,
and later Folsom died.
The Johnson heirs now assert that
th* disposition of Folsom's business
discharged the condition of the pay
ment to Johnson, and as lawful hairs
they claim the $2,500 share of the
Folsom estate. The petition is signei.
by a half dozen members of the John
son family.
SUITE TO BETTER
An effort will be made by the State
Department of Agriculture to Improve
upon the methods of collecting data
regarding the movement and produc
tion of cotton in Georgia, and in this
connection Assistant Commissioner <.f
Agriculture Dan Hughes is working
hard to arrive at some accurate sys
tem of handling the proposition.
"It ia our Intention to fkjrniph a
weekly report to the farmers through
the press regarding the production
and movement of cotton,” said Mr.
Hughes. "We will attempt to obtain
the co-operation of the railroads and
the co-operation of the dealers and
handlers of cotton in the big inland
markets. By comparison with the
previous year's showing this would
give us a good Idea of exact condi
tions.
"We are in communication with Di
rector of the Census W. J. Harris and
expect to obtain much Information
and assistance from him. We will
receive regular reports from him as
to the cotton ginned in Georgia,
which we will transmit to the public
in weekly reports to be published in
the newspapers.”
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Boys’ Blanket Robes
For the "going-away-to-college”
boys we have just received by express
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18 years.
Price, $3.00 to $4.50
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