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TTTE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. F FIRST IN ROUTINE; TAKES 'GYM' EXERCISE DAILY Remarkable as was the crime of which he stands convicted, remark able as has been the fortitude with which he has borne his sentence to the gallows, remarkable as has been the tireless interest in the case, they are none more striking than the daily routine that Leo M. Frank goas through in his Tower cell. It is hard to conjure interest in these narrow confines of steel and atone. Life there would seem as dully monotonous as a lonesome existen on a desert isle. But Frank's personality makes this routine as vividly interesting as though it were enacted in the throb bing heart of the city instead of the quiet monastery of the prison For as a prisoner under sentence of death, even as he was a prisoner un der charge of crime or the manager of a business concern, Frank remains a business man. Looks to His Health. The same rules of life he followed when he was factory superintendent are followed by him each day as he awaits the decision of the question whether he is to be tried again or is to hang by the neck. As a business man Frank know-s that his health must be good, his mind must be vigorous, for him to win the battle ahead of him Accord ingly his health is his first interest. A cell has never been considered a health resort, but Frank is tnying In that cell to keep himself in the best physical and mental shape possible. He insists on nine hours’ sleep— and he gets it. If his mind is per turbed by dreadful dreams through the night, the jailers have hot found it. They say he sh ps as soundly as a day laborer who has well earned his rest. # Keeos Up With News. Promptly at 7 o’clock each morn ing he leaps from bed and his daily routine begins. First, he takes deep breathing exercir■» at the grated win dow of his little room. Then for 20 to 30 minutes he works witn the dumbbells. His Watchers say that h^ does this work with spirit and in terest. A shower bath adjoins bis cell. Un der the water he goes, and then comes « ut for a brisk rub-down. This done, he dons his bath robe, and sitting on the side of the cot. reads the morning papers carefully, absorbing not only all th* 4 news <n reference to his case, b t everything of general interest. Completing bis toilet, he walks about the cell until 8:50 o’clock, when his father-in-law. Fmil Selig. is his first visitor of the day. Mr. Selig firings bis breakfast from the Selig home. It is always a light repeast of cantaloupe or other fruit, coffee and rolls. As be eats this with evident relish, Frank con verses with his father-in-law. their conversation being largely of affairs o/ the Selig household, in which Frank resided before bis imprison ment. Gives Business Ac^'ee. Other intimate friends follow. Sig Montag, head of the National Pencil Company, and Herbert Schiff. the as sistant superintendent, never miss an hour or so each day in the Tower. When they come, the affairs of the pencil factory are the subject of the conversation. Frank's advice on all matters is eagerly sought and he keeps in almost as active touch with the concern as he did when he was a free man. Frank, in reality, is still superintendent of the National Pen cil Company in fact as well as in name. Other friends follow until 12:30, when Frank is left to himself Then he takes up the work on his case, making notes of suggestions to his counsel, studying the testimony for i weak places, reading the argument \\ of counsel for the State to suggest points of attack His dinner arrives, at 1:30 o’clock and after he has eaten, the prisoner usually lie? on his cot, resting and thinking until the arrival of his wife at 4 o’clock. Wife Remains Several Hours. Mrs. Frank sits outside the cell and they converse through the barred door. As a rule they are never dis turbed during this period. At 6:30 o’clock Frank’s supper ar rives and his wife remains until he concludes this meal. Then, with a farewell kiss, she leaves him to him self and his thoughts. When she departs he goes over the aftern«‘dn papers and magazines, which his friends send him. From 8 until 9:30 o’clock he receives visits from friends and then is again left to his studies. He invariably works on his case until a few minutes be fore 11 o'clock, when he retires. This routine hardly varies five minutes from day to day. It is as regular as that of a soldier. It is as carefully planned a> the daily life of a boarding school miss. It is simply in keeping with the remark able nature of this remarkable • pris- day night that Leo M. Frank should be hanged if his guilt was clear. Dr. Barnard took "Capital Punish ment” as the subject of his sermon. He asserted that every murderer should hang and quoted Biblical au thority from the book of Genesis: " ‘Whoso sheddeth man’s blood shall his blood he shed; for in the image of God made He man.’ ’’ "My friends,” he said, "there is nothing In the Bible, from Genesis to Revelations, to show that God did not intend for a murderer to forfeit his life on proof of guilt.” Dr. Barnard talked specifically of the Frank case all during his sermon. He said he had not been in Georgia until the last ten days, but that he had read the newspaper accounts of the case. Wants Guilty Punished. ’ This man has been adjudged guilty by twelve men good and true, men of the highest standing in the commu nity,” he said. "And I want to say I am unqualifiedly in favor of hang ing bim by the neck until he is dead '—if he is guilty. "I wo*d not for anything in the world see an innocent man go to the gallows, but neither would I see a guilty man escape punishment. " What of this man’s family, his wdfe. his mother, his father?’ you ask “‘What of the mother, the father, the sister of the poor little girl w'ho was the victim of that detestable crime?’ I ask you in answer. Would not their hearts be more than crushed to see the murderer of their child walking the streets? For Circumstantial Evidence. "A life sentence practically would mean that. 1 firmly believe that if this rnan were sent to the penitentiary he would be free within ten years. Interest in the case would die out and his friends would get busy and obtain a pardon for him. “I want to say one last word on evidence. Some people say they would not hang a man on circum stantial evidence. "Brethren, the New Testament is founded on circumstantial evidence. No one saw- our Lord arise from the dead. The only proof we have. He did arise is circumstantial. "I want to state I am most emphat ically in favor of capital punishment for murderers convicted of first de gree crimes, even if the evidence is circumstantial.” Colonel Huff Injured By Fall Down Stairs MACON, Sept. 1— Colonel W. A. Huff, former Mayor of Macon and widely known as the chief antagonist of Judge Emory Speer, who was rendered unconscious and painfully hurt Sunday by falling down the stairway of his home on Hardeman avenue, is confined to his bed to-day and probably will be for some time. He was found sev eral hours after the accident by an ear ly rising member of the family. Colonel. Huff was delirious for several hours. It has not been determined yet whether he was Injured internally. As he is 82 years of age, Colonel Huff’s relatives and friends are appre hensive lest the accident may prove se- E rlous. Pope Joins Fight on Dread White Plague Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian. ROME, Sept. 1.—The Vatican is the latest agency to be enlisted In the universal war again#! the white plague. Pope Pius X to-day ordered that all persons in Italian convents afflicted with tuberculosis be sent at once to the new sanitarium. The Pope is also sending recom mendations to all the bishops to have hospitals for the treatment of con sumption of the lungs built in their bishoprics. Girl Bathers Wear Bells on Garters EDGARTOWN, MARTHA’S VINE YARD. Sept. 1.—A girl bather started the fad here of wearing a garter with a tiny bell attached. Other women took up the fad and the beach fairly tinkled. The fad was voted a great success until u mar. walked Into the dining room of one of the hotels with a pink garter around each of his trouser’s legs, to which was at tached a cow bell. The fad blew »iP E Death Bars Dancing By Isadora Duncan NEW YORK, Sept. 1.—Fitzhugh ! Hansel has received a letter from I Isadora Duncan, the dancer, in w hich she said it had been erroneously re ported she was touring South Ameri ca. "To dance would be a crime against the great lesson of death I am try ing to learn in silence,” she said. Mrs. Duncan’s two children were recently drowned. Gets Napoleon Set That Cost $20,000 State Game Commissioner Issues Orders to Prosecute Hunters Who “Salt’ 1 Fields. Unsportsmanlike hunters who re sort to baiting to attract birds to their fields will he the special prey of the Game Wardens this season. Game Commissioner Jesse E. Mercer has Issued strict orders to his men to watch out for them and to push the cases against them to the utmost. In this campaign Mr. Mercer hopes to have the co-operation of every thoroughbred sportsman in the State. Baiting is "salting" of a field with certain kinds of feed which quail and doves are fond of. By distributing this feed liberally, over a field, the Commissioner says, it i9 possible to attract every bird in 50 miles. ‘ "Why, even .some feed dealers are putting out a feed composed of mostly wheat with cracked corn and sun flower seed, which is too expensive for chicken feed and w hich is being used for baiting." said the Commissioner. "Baiting is the most destructive and most unsportsmanlike method of hunting, if such an unfair way of kill ing birds can be called hunting. It does not give the real hunter a fair chance. It simply attracts the birds to one Held, where they may be slaughtered indiscriminately." Hunters in Middle and North Geor gia have s* nt many complaints to the Commissioner about the lateness of the season opening, charging that it is unfair to them, as most of the doves have migrated to the southern part of the State by that time. Commissioner Mercer favors an earlier opening date, but also wants the season to close February 1 instead of March 1, as many of the birds, especially in the | southern part of the State, begin lay ing in February. Marital Failures in Movies as Warning ST LOUIS, Sept. 1 — Desiring to warn young persons w’ho contemplate matrimony Mrs. Matilda Good and her son John will have their wedded life troubles spread over the country in a moving picture play. Mrs. Good and her sons have just filed suits for divorce. "The pictures,” said Mrs. Good to day, “will he especially intended for young men and girls who intend mar rying against their parents’ wishes. My mother warned me against my husband and I advised my son against his wife, but neither of us listened to the advice.” BESSIE TIFT OPENS SEPT. 1. FORSYTH. Preparations are being made at Bessie Tift College for the opening on September 17. Some of the teachers are already here. The indications are that the enrollment will he larger than last year. PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 1—The most desired collection of works on Napoleon, “The History of Napoleon,” has been brought here by Charles Lessler from Europe, where it was compiled forty years ago at a cost of $20,000. CHICHESTER S PILLS /-<C*V TUB DIAMOND KBAND. a I A»k i > o..r l>ru* f l,t for /\ I III* in K«-d and Gold metallic J*?*f*. sealed with Blue Ribbon. T*k« no other. Hut of yoar * ! Ask lor <11 l ClfCR-Trn* i»iAmo\i» non pilm, £ •« years k non as Best. Safest, A1 -ays Keliabl, SOID BY DRUGGISTS EVERYWHFP5 Prison Board Takes Up Plea of Condemned Doctor—Friends Say He Has Chance. The Georgia Prison Commission convened in regular session Monday morning at the Capitol. The session probably will continue throughout the week. Among the important cases before the Commission is the case of Dr. W J. McNaughton, the Emanuel County physician under sentence of death for killing Fred Flanders, and the case of J. J. Mangham. the Griffin cotton mill operator serving a four-year term for alleged frauds in connection with the insolvency of the mill in which he was interested. Friends of Dt. McNaughton claim he has a splendid chance to win clem ency, as new affidavits have be?» presented in which it is alleged Flan ders’ death was caused by acute nephritis rather than by arsenic poi soning. The Prison Commission will weigh carefully every bit of the new evidence. The Commission also will go care fully into the Mangham case, in which a hearing was granted several weeks ago. A vigorous fight is being made in behalf of the Griffin man. Atlantic City Bars 1-Piece Bathing Suit ATLANTIC CITY, Sept. 1.—One- piece bathing suits for women may be the real thing at European water ing places, but they don’t “get by” on Atlantic City’s beach, if Hewling Craig, official censor, sees them first. A woman came blithely dow f n the strand to-day clad in a one-piece suit. A short parade and she was the sensation of the beach Then into the breakers the fair one plunged Craig sighted her as she came up. Right down to the water’s *-dge he marched and ordered her to come out. She obeyed. CHEAP EXCURSION TO FLORIDA Via G. S. & F. Railway. Fare from Macon to Jacksonville $4.00, Palatka $4.50, St. Augustine $4.50, and Tampa $6.00. Propor tionately low rates from in termediate stations. Spe cial trains leave Macon 10:30 a. m. and 11:30 a., m. September 9. Tickets lim ited five days. C. B. RHODES, G. P. A. Macon, Ga. ^Pastor Wants Frank jed if Guilty. ] Rev. John K Barnard, of Ashe- „ ‘ * . declared in a sermon at j Tuqjrnacle Baptist Church Sun- “How Does Wrigley’s Steady Your Nerves?” “The same way tobacco steadies yours. “It’s wonderful. Try it.” It’s a soothing outlet for nervousness. It’s a refreshing, pleasant pastime that im proves teeth, breath, appetite, digestion. Carry this inexpensive pleasure in your pocket. It’s always ready to chew and to benefit you—to take away the effects of over-smoking and over-eating. It’s as good for you as sunshine. BUY IT BY THE BOX Look for the spear Avoid imitations Chew it after every meal Enthusiasm IsRunningHigh In Pedalmobile Contest r k y ft u Oi T \ LVg. “Gee, ain’t it a peach! Couldn’t I speed some if I had one of them! How many are you going to give away, Mister?” These are some of the remarks to be heard around The Georgian Office where the big red “Georgian Flyer” is on exhibition—the one just like The Hearst’s Sunday American and Atlanta Georgian will give to each boy and girl who secures forty new subscrip tions to the paper before October 1. There are many earnest workers and the subscriptions are coming fast. It would only be a wild guess now to say who will win the first fifteen cars and receive the Charter Membership Certificates to the Atlanta Pedalmobile Racing Club. These Cer- •tificates will entitle the holder to compete in any or all races and events to be held in the near future. Pedalmobile Clubs are to be found in many of the large cities, having been promoted by some of the largest and best newspapers in the country. This sort of sport may be new in At lanta, but in many particulars the Pedalmobile races are to the children what the Auto races are to the grown-ups. In fact, they are handled a good deal on the same order and are interesting to the parents as well as the children. These little machines are not to be confined to pleasure alone, but can be put to good use in many different ways. Tn some cities carrier boys who have won Pedalmobiles may be seen distributing their papers in them. All these cars are w T ell-made and serviceable and will surely gladden the heart of any boy or girl who is fortunate enough to win one. These cars are now on exhibition in the window of 0. C. Polk Dry Goods Store, 29 South Gordon Street; South Pryor Ice Cream Parlor, 353 South Pryor Street, and Imperial Tire and Tube Company, 349 Peachtree Street. While attending the Odd- and-Ends Sale at Polk’s Dry Goods Company, be sure to notice the “Georgian Flyer” in the window. OUTSIDE WORKERS. A number of hoys and girls outside of the city of Atlanta have sent in their application blanks and are now working earn estly to obtain one of the handsome little cars. The Pedalmobile man will be glad to send subscription blanks to more honest hust lers who would like to own a Pedalmobile. Just fill out the application blank below and full particu lars will be mailed vou at once. APPLICATION BLANK Pedalmobile Department of the Hearst’s Sunday American and Atlanta Georgian. 20 East Alabama St., Atlanta, Ga. I am interested in your free Pedalmobile offer and am determined to win one if my application is accepted. Please send blanks and full particulars. Name Street City . Recommended by L