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TIEARST’S SUNDAY AMERICAN, ATLANTA, GA., SUNDAY, AUGUST 31, 1913.
FRANK ME Photographers Select Four of the Prettiest Babies To Be Found in Atlanta MOTHERS JOIN
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Assert Quartette of Youngsters Could Successfully Challenge the World
CELL; PUNS
LEGAL FIGHT
Sentenced to Hang October 10 for
Mary Phagan Slaying, Young
Factory Superintendent Calmly
Lays Plans to Secure New Trial.
Year’s Delay Assured Should Ap
peal Be Carried to High Court.
Friends See Final Vindication.
State Still Seeks New Evidence.
Atlanta’s most beautiful babies according to four of the city’s leading photographers. From left to right they are Louis Magid, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Ma
of Hirshburg & Phillips. Next is Mr .and Mrs. Lewis D. Sharpe’s baby, Lundie, selected by Lenny. Then Richardson Songster .son of Mr. and Mrs. A .V. Sangster,
the choice of McCrary. On the right is Francis Hill, son of Mr. and Mrs. Mohr Hill, No. 37 Colquitt avenue, who is Thurston Hatcher’s choice-
Magid. He is the selection
of Inman Park. He is
With the sentence of death seem
ingly weighing as lightly on him as
an order of his family physician to
quit smoking, Leo M. Frank, his re
markable imperturability still undis
turbed, is going about his final fight
for life in as methodical a manner
as he managed affairs of the Na
tional Pencil Company, of which he
was superintendent.
No more dramatic display of stoi
cism has ever been know than that
of Frank, when in less than 48 hours
after he had heard Judge L. S. Roan
declare that he must die on th e gal
lows October 10 as the murderer of
Mary Phagan, he ordered Herbert
Schiff, his assistant, to come to the
jail and go over the affairs of the
pencil factory. It is understood that
Frank has decided to direct in a
general way from the jail the work
ings of the company as he did before
he was charged with the most noted
crime in the history of the South.
Frank knows that he will not hang
October 10. The motion of his coun
sel for new trial will not be heard
until October 4. If this is denied, the
case will be carried to the Supreme
Court immediately.
Year’s Wait Almost Sure.
On account of the vast amount of
evidence which will have to be re
viewed, and the ponderous legal
points that ar e sure to be presented,
it will be impossible for that court
to hand down its decision in less
than several months. It is altogether
likely that it will be a year before
the case is either affirmed or re
versed and remanded to the lower
court.
His counsel has assured him that
they are confident of a reversal. At
torney Luther Z. Rosser is now go
ing over the evidence with Solicitor
General Hugh Dorsey in an effort to
reach an agreed statement of the
points in issue in order to facilitate
the work of the court and curtail the
bulk of the transcript.
So, realizing that his fight is not
of days, hardly of months, and per
haps of years, Frank has in a busi
nesslike manner arranged to have
his long wait in jail made as com
fortable and as useful as possible.
Fits Cell as an Office.
He has fitted up his cell w'ith com
fortable furniture. He has an ade
quate table on which to do his work,
both in reference to his fight for life
and the affairs, of the factory, and has
brightened the appearance of the
steel cage to make it as pleasant as
possible during the daily visits of his
wife and his mother.
On the other hand, the prosecution
just as vigilant to see that there is
no escape for Frank. It is determined
that he shall pay with his life for
that which the Solicitor so fervidly
declared he took.
Solicitor Dorsey, It is known. Is di
recting the work of detectives, who
are seeking any new evidence which
might develop to strengthen the case
of the State should there possibly be
a reversal.
The Solicitor hardly believes it is
possible that the Supreme Court will
send the famous case back. He be
lieves that the defense will largely de
pend on the applause of the specta
tors as an influence on the jurors, to
have the Supreme Court rule in its
favor.
It is said that the Solicitor will be
able to prove by the jurors that they
were not influenced in the slightest
by the applause; in fact, that they
heard none.
Friends Remain Loyal.
Frank’s friends have remained in
tensely loyal, even after the verdict
was brought in. They still maintain
his absolute innocence and believe
that when public feeling has had an
opportunity to die down and another
trial obtained, there will be as speedy
a verdict clearing Frank’s name as
the one by which he was branded
Mary Phagan’s slayer.
Attorney Reuben Arnold, worn by
the four weeks of trial, left Atlanta
soon after the the verdict was reach
ed. but the more massive and rugged
Rosser has remained on duty, pre
paring the motion.
FTank is proving of great assistance
to his counsel and is now at work on
a reply to the speech of the Solicitor,
which he will publish if his lawyer
consents.
Feminine Committee Arranges to
Voice Emphatic Protest Before
Tuesday’s Board Meeting.
Mothers in the Eighth Ward are up
In arms aeainst the proposed leasing
of Piedmont Park by the Park Board
to the Barnum & Bailey Circus, Oc
tober 27, and they are going to voice
their opposition, too, in no uncertain
tones when the board meets Tuesday
night.
They contend Piedmont Park is tho
playground of their children and was
so intended w hen the city devoted the
land to park purposes. They declare
the proposition to lend this pubiU
playground for financial gain is notn-
ing short of preposterous.
A meeting of these women was held
Saturday and a committee was
named to appear Tuesday night and
put fqrward the most vigorous oppo
sition.
In this the womei\ have a strong
ally in Mayor Woorward. The Mayor
has announced his resolve to attend
the meeting and to fight the proposi
tion on the floor. If he does not suc
ceed there, he will use every infl:i J
ence of his office to checkmate thd
move.
The Mayor contends that the circus
in one day will tear down all the
shrubbery and tear up all the grass
that the city has spent years in nurs
ing to develop the park’s beauty.
“If the park is to be used for com
mercial gain,” asks the Mayor terse
ly, “why not cut it up into building
lots and have an auction?”
ON PARCEL POST
Wells-Fargo Enters Fight for
Farm to Consumer Trade.
Says Rivals Will Aid.
Four Little Beauties, Apparently a* Healthy as . ___ . m
They Are Fair. 30 LOSE LllltS IN
CHICAGO. Aug. 30.—Officials and
agents of the Wells-Fargo Express
Company, in session to-day in Chi
cago, struck a hard blow' at the par
cel post when they decided to fight
the innovation of the Government
with its own \veapon-*-low rates.
It was asserted to-night by offi
cials of this company that other ex
press companies are contemplating
taking similar action in the war
against the parcel post.
In future the cltv dweller who
wants fresh butter and eggs upon hi?
breakfast table will, according to ex
press officials, do well to consult the
rate column of any express company.
Firms Form New Bureau.
Recently the* express companies
have created “an order commission
and food products department.” The
object of this department, according
to the companies, is to “study the
food problem from all viewpoints, to
enlarge the order and commission
feature of our business and to extend
the company’s facilities to all, with
out discrimination.”
“The express companies have de
cided to fight the parcel ppst with its
own weapon—low rates.” said L. F.
Troja, industrial agent of the Wells-
Fargo Express Gompany, to-day.
Instruct 25.000 Employees.
“The 25,000 employees of our com
pany along its 90,000 'miles'of rail
road track have been instructed to
ascertain what kinds of shipmenis
are obtainable from their offices and
to have shippers apply for rates.
“At the present time the express
companies are willing to furnish rates
on butter, eggs and cheese which will
enable citizens of Chicago and other
large cities to ship in these commodi
ties at a low price.
"The companies are seeking to give
a maximum weight for a minimum
charge of 35 cent*’ Rer shipment, no
matter what the distance. For in
stance. the person who wishes to get
English walnuts. prunes or other
products from the Pacific Coast may
now obtain them for the lowered rate.
Plan to Post Farmers.
“Perhaps the best way to make use <
of the cheap express rates is to form
butter and egg clubs, agreeing to take
at least 30 pounds at once of these
commodities from one fanner. If
these clubs are formed It w ill be easy
for the express companies to have
eggs selling in Chicago for 21 cents,
which, under ordinary circumstances,
would sell for 25 cents. Butter can
also be purchased much cheaper by
this means.”
The express companies have ar
ranged to inform farmers what, farm
products are needed, And where, and
by this information bureau they will
attempt to “beat the parcel post.”
Three Injured in
Fall of Aeroplane
Andre Debuissey, Unable to Volplane,
Is Pinned Under Wreckage
of His Car.
Special Cable to The American.
LONDON, Aug. 30.—Andre Debuis
sey, the aviator, and two passengers
were injured near Maidenhead early
this eycning by the fall of their aero
plane. The engine went wrong and
Debuissey tried to volplane, but the
machine turned over when 50 feet
from the ground.
The aviator was pinned under the
car and was the most severely injured
1 of the three.
Atlanta’s baby beauty supply is
second to none in the world. Ask
any Atlanta photographer and he will
say the statement is axiomatic.
The photographers ought to know.
Every proud father and mother think
their baby is the most beautiful, and
they want that beauty preserved by
the photographer’s art. And the cam
era man has to see every manner and
style of infantile pulchritude. Nat
urally they uecome expert judges.
Recently four of the leading pho
tographers were asked to choose the
picture of the prettiest baby who had
visited their galleries recently. The
task was a difficult one. It required
the utmost diplomacy, for the pho
tographers know the views of the
parents on this subject.
They assumed the task though, and
each mad- a selection.
Louis Magid, Jr., Is One.
To Hirshburg & Phillips, Louis Ma
gid, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Louis
Magid. presented the quintessence
child beauty. The face is open, splen
didly molded. The high forehead is
crowned by glorious wavy hair. Th^
bright, twinkling eyes are set far
apart. Good nature is indicated in
every curve of the mouth, w’hile the
head sits gracefully on a strong neck
and fine shoulders.
Of an entirely different but equally
striking type is Lundie Sharpe, Mr.
and Mrs. Lewis D. Sharpe’s child,
whom Lenny selects as the most
beautiful baby. The eyes are deep set
and thoughtful, but none the less
luminous. The face is almost a per
fect oval. The hair, inclined to curl,
is fair, w hile poise and an even tem
perament are shown in th t m uth.
McCrary likes the rollicking, joilv
little Richardson Sangster, son of Mr.
and Mrs. A. V. Sangster of Inman
Park. Who wouldn’t, though? His
great forehead mounts a pair of eyes
that were made for laughing. Toe
mouth that blesses this little fellow
couldn’t pout. His sturdy good na
ture is told in every line of his pic
ture.
Francis Hill “Little Prince.”
The princely little Francis Hill, sjh
of Mr. and Mrs. Mohr Hill, No. :’7
Colquitt avenue, is Thurston Hatch
er’s choice. Seldom is a more grace
ful child seen. His bearing is self-
confident. His eyes arq studious, but
merry. His mouth i§ made for
speaking the wisdom or tlie sages or
the quips of the comedian.
And all four of these little beauties
are apparently as healthy as they are
fair. The photographers believe
that their quartets could successfully
challenge the world. .
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Women Lead Riots
At Michigan Mines
IVPIltia Called Out to Protect Depu
ties Who Are Spit Upon by
Feminine Sympathizers.
CALUMET. MICH., Aug. 30.—Com
pany F of Saginaw’, stationed at the
Wolverin4 miine, was called out early
this morning to protect a party of
deputy sheriffs at No. 3 shaft, South
Kearsarge copper mine, from attack
by a large number of strikers and
women. The women w’ere particu
larly active, and spat in the faces of
the deputies.
The soldiers also rescued an Allouez
mine fireman, who was attacked by
strikers while on his way to work.
Strikers and women sympathizers
at the Champion mine attacked non
union men this morning, striking
them with brooms.
$250,000 Fire Loss
In Tennessee Town
Girl Asks Wilson to
Let Her Pose as Man
Elizabeth Trondle, of Brooklyn, Tells
President She Can Get Better
Wages by Wearing Trousers.
Phagan Witness Is ! Pastors Take Part in
British Vessel Just Arrived From
Africa Battled for 28 Days
With Waves.
PENSACOLA, Aug. 30.—Thirty men
lost their lives in loading the British
steamship Montenegro, which brought
a cargo of mahogany logs to Pensa
cola to-day.
Rolling in the surf until her gun
wales w’ere intermittently submerged,
the Montenegro took on huge mahog
any logs from rafts that were towed a
mile or more from the shore of Libe
ria. It was necessary' to have about
100 native Africans, known as “Kroo-
boys,” on each raft as it was towed
from shore. Thirty of these men
washed from the rafts by the surf,
though expert swimmers, could not
combat the waves and were drowned.
For 28 days the Montenegro battled
with high waves while taking on the
cargo which she will discharge at the
Louisville and Nashville Railroad
docks here.
Stories of danger and disaster at
tending the loading of the Montenegro
were told to Pensacola stevedores by
Captain Hughes and other members
of the crew.
Charged With Theft
George Epps, Who Rode to Town
With Slain Girl, Wanted
for Petty Crime.
The police are searching for George
Epps, the youth who swore that he
rode to town on the same car with
Mary Phagan the dav she met her
death. The charge against him is
stealing $1.50 from A. Montgomery at
the ball park Friday afternoon.
Epps’ address is given as Chestnut
and Kennedy streets, but the officers
have not yet been able to locate him.
Montgomery reported hi? loss to De
tectives Lloyd and Kilpatrick.
Pure Milk Campaign
Aid of Atlanta Women, Especially
Trained Nurses, Also Wanted
by Committee.
Atlanta ministers w r ill be requested
(to announce from their pulpits the
mass meeting on October 3 for a dis
cussion of pure milk. The pure milk
campaign is being conducted by a
Chamber of Commerce committee.
Atlanta women will be enlisted in
the pure milk campaign, including as
many f trained nurses as possible.
The investigation of the milk situ
ation is being, conducted by State
Chemist R. E. Stallings and State
Bacteriologist K. W. Adkins.
Miss Elliott Balks
At Tree's Realism
Actress Refuses To Be Carried Front
Stage by Two Negroes—Given
White ‘Super.’
Special Cable to The American.
LONDON, Aug. 30. Maxine Elliott*
who makes her re-entry to the stage as
Potiphar's wife in Sir Herbert Tree’d
production of “Joseph and His Breth
ren” at His Majesty’s Theater on Sep
tember 2, has found Sir Herbert’s weiN
known insistence for realism more than
she bargained for.
In the Iasi act Miss Elliott should be
carried off the stage by two great Ethi
opians. To the actress’ surprise she dis
covered that Sir Herbert had actually
engaged two negroes for the job. ,
The American actress displayed such
race prejudice that two white men who
have to black up have been substituted.
KNIGHTS GAIN 50 RECRUITS.
Fifty candidates will be Initiated
by Kibla Temple of the Knights of
KhoraMsan, No. 123, Wednesday even
ing, September 3.
NEW YORK, Aug. 30.—From a cill
in the Raymond street jail, Elizabeth
Trondle, a Brooklyn girl, appealed oy
letter to President Wilson to issue
her a permit to dress as a man.
“If I can iTvnear as a man and do a
man's work, I shall be more respected
and better paid,” reads her letter to
the. President. “It’" no crime for a
woman to wear male attire, yet I im
locked up in jail because I did so.
I want a permit from you or someone
else to wear the costume 1 have
adopted.”
Miss Trondle, arrested for mas
querading as a man, had been work
ing in male attire at a book nlnderv.
She claimed that because of her dress
she received far better wage': and re
fused to promise to dress hereafter
like a woman.
Schoolbook Inquiry
Is Set for October
Committee Will Study Prices and
Question of State’s Publishing
Its Own Texts.
A thorough investigation of the
prices paid for nchool books In Geor
gia, as well as an Inquiry into the
feasibility of the State’s printing Its
own books, will be made by the School
Book Commission In October.
The commission will consist of O.
R. McCrory, author of the school book
r A "’'"Mf n. chairman: H. C. Shuptrin'*,
of Chatham; W. J. Nunnally, of
Kloyd; B. S. Miller, Senator from the
Twenty-fourth: Judge John T. Allen.
Senator from the Twentieth, and two
members to be selected from the
Board of Education.
Explosion of Gasoline Tanks in Gar
age Hastens Spread of Flames
at Columbia.
COLUMBIA, TENN., Aug. 30.—Fire
this morning broke out in a ware
house owned by Dobbins & Ewing,
spread to the garage of the Colum
bia Motor and Implement Company
and then to four of the best business
blocks, causing a loss of $250,000.
Heavy explosions from large gaso
line tanks in the garage threw the
flames hundreds of feet into the air
and distributed fire over the adjacent
buildings.
The Maury Dry Goods Company,
Evans, Parker Moore and Bogart-
zky & Bauman were among the losers.
There were 21 automobiles de
stroyed. The Masonic Temple suf-
fv.ed small damages. The library of
the Students’ Club was destroyed.
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Over 500 pairs of fresh, new stock received Saturday. Si
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Beautiful rose Pompon to match color.
17 DAYS’ VIGIL WINS $14,000.
WINNIPEG, MAN., Aug. 30.—After
standing at the door of a land office
for seventeen days and nights. Har
vey Davis, of Lincoln, Neb., yesterday
filed on a homestead near Winifred
which is valued at $14,000.
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Misses’ low heels in black, white, pink and blue.
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