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OVER 100,000 Circulation The Sunday American Leads All Comoetitors The Atlanta Georgian. Read for Profit—-GEORGIAN WANT ADS—Use for Results VOL. XII. NO 32. ATLANTA. GA., TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9. 1913. B y c l«oUTco. 2 CENTS. HOME EDITION CONLEY INDICTED AS FRANK’S +•+ +•+ +•+ +•+ i +•+ +•+ +•+ +••»• +•+ +•+ +•+ +•+ +•+ +•+ 1,000Americans Murdered in Mexico +•+ •{•••]* +•+ +•+ MILLIONAIRE TAKES UP. FIGHT FOR DAUGHTER KISSING CHARGE A PLOT, iSAYS POLICE CAPTAIN < aptain J. W. Norman, suspended for alleged spooning in Grant Park, posing with one of the zoo cockatoos. circulation money BILL Texas Governor’s Report of Mas sacre and Pillage Across the Border to Go to Senate. WASHINGTON, Sept. 9.—Senator Penrose, it was learned to-day, will charge on the floor of the Senate that more than 1,000 Americans have been killed in Mexico since the present “reign of terror” began. The Senator will cite as his authority Governor Colquitt of Texas. Governor Colquitt’s amazing charges as to what has occurred in Mexico are in the hands of several Senators and members of the House. He says: "With scores of American women mistreated and 1,000 American citi zens murdered; with pillage, black mail and ransom on every hand in defiance of American citizenship, the situation in Mexico is beyond endur ance. "If Huerta tells President Wilson to play his next card it means he will have to invade Mexico or stultify himself or hi* State Department. President Wilson will have to fight or make a Joke of his State Depart ment and a rag of his nation’s honor. "When I say scores of American women have been ill-treated by Mex icans, I speak the truth absolutely. I personally know of such instances in which the victims were acquaint ances of mine or my personal friends. "Texas has 900 miles of b6rder on the Mexican frontier. It has been my business to protect Texas citizens from Mexican putrages, and I have done so with a firm hand. I got more satisfaction from President Taft than I do from President Wilson. "The handling of the Mexican situ ation is a farce. Texas wilL take care of her own citizens at all hazards, and the United States can do as it pleases. But let the Mexicans keep their hands off our citizens and our women.” Refugees Flee To Galveston. GALVESTON, Sept. 9.—The steam ship Mexicana arrived here to-day with 170 American refugees from Tampico and Vera Cruz, Mexico. They were aided in leaving Mexico by the Red Cross and the United States officials. They declared that more Americans would arrive here - soon. Death of Cardinal Changes Papal Plan Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian. ROME, Sept, 9.—The body of Car dinal Joseph Vtves y Tuto, who died in Monte Porzio, was brought here to-day for burial in Verano Ceme tery. The deceased was the confes sor of Pope Pius X. The death of Cardinal Tuto will disarrange the papal plans of suc cession, it is believed. He virtually had been selected to act for the aged Cardinal Oreglla, who would rule temporarily should the Pope die. Growth of the Georgian and Hearst’s Sunday American Below is given the daily circulation a; The Georgian for the past three months, so that readers may obtain some idea of how rapidly their fa vorite evening newspaper is growing: CIRCULATION OF THE GEORGIAN FOR JUNE June 2 June 3 June 4 June 5 June June 10 June 11 June 12 June 13 June 14 June 16 June 17 June 18 June 19 June 20 June 21 June 23 June 24 June 25 June 26 June 27 June 28 June 30 49,725 52,609 53,494 62,692 51,311 49,114 48,862 48,007 49,540 49,228 49.691 49,536 55,119 60,141 49,083 48,860 48,934 47,490 50,127 51,065 60,774 50.877 51,487 50,349 53,806 CIRCULATION OF THE GEORGIAN FOR JULY July July July -July July July July July July 10 July 11 July 12 July 14 51 July 15 July 16 JulyU7 July 18 July 19 July 21 54 51 52. 61, 50, 52, July 22 ... - 53, July 23 52, July 24 «, 51 July 25 54. July 26 54 July 28 64. July 29 63, July 30 64 July 31 63 ,671 .401 .063 ,988 ,308 ,956 ,326 823 ,761 ,778 ,948 ,867 077 980 077 419 997 750 48 828 608 596 378 567 113 340 864 E CIRCULATION OF THE GEORGIAN FOR AUGUST August August August August August August August August 9 August 11 August 12 August 13 August 14 August 15 August 16 August 18 August 19 August 20 64 65, 74 74, 76, 75, 77, 73, 73, 72, 73, 70, 72. 71, 75. 74 75 397 453 244 857 297 002 387 523 742 743 455 709 139 534 623 669 403 208 ,306 372 208 960 502 831 681 761 the weather. forecast for Atlanta and irgia—Fair Tuesday, show- Wednssday. — August 21 76, August 22 77 August 23 79 August 25 • 131, August 26 98, August 27 82. August 28 77, August 29 76 August 30 74, Circulation of The Sunday American The circulation of The Sunday American follows, from the date of first publication, April 6, to the last Sunday in August: April 6 87,828 April 13 . ... 80,612 April 20 79,300 April 27 77,305 May 4 77,729 May 11 78,061 May 18 78,379 May 25 76,914 June 1 74,353 June 8 76,107 June 15... 80,683 June 22 85,^09 Jure 29 82,478 July 6 87.599 July 13 85.851 Julv 20 86.175 July 27 86,864 August 3 88.836 August 10 95,827 August 17 95,841 August 24 101,259 August 31 . .... ... 102,487 I Credits Extension,CurrencyBonds Retirement and Aid for U. S. Bankers Abroad Features. WASHINGTON, Sept. 9.—The Glass currency reform bill was for mally reported to the House to-day, Chairman Glass presenting a report signed Dy all the Democratic mem bers of the House Banking and Cur rency Committee, in which it was claimed that the fundamental fea tures of the bill are: Creation of a point mechanism for the extension of credit to banks which possess sound as sets and which desire to liquidate them to meet legitimate indus trial, commercial and agricul tural demands. Ultimate retirement of the present bond-secured currency with the substitution therefor of a more flexible medium of ex change. Provision for the extension of American banking facilities for foreign countries. Coincident with the presentation of this report, a report was presented on behalf of the Republican members of the committee condemning three of the leading features of the bill. The minority memiJT^rs claimed that the powers conferred by the bill upon the Federal reserve board were too great and there was extreme danger that the board would be used for corrupt partisan purposes. The majority report predicts that the twelve Federal reserve banks provided for by the bill will have joint resources of about $550,000,000 with which to begin business. Of j this amount compulsory subscrip tions of stock from the capital stock of over 7,000 national banks will be $100,000,000. Transfer of Govern ment deposits in Federal depositories to the Federal reserve banks, it is estimated, will be $130,000,000. $300,000,000 Federal Reserve Fund. From this statement It is deduced that the Federal reserve banks will start business with cash resources of about $300,000,000. The remaining $250,000,000 would be made up of re serves which under the terms of the bill would be transferred to the vaults of the reserve banks. The majority members admit that "It can not be predicted confidently how many State banks would apply for or be granted admission to the new system.” The majority report discusses the inadequacy of the present disposition of the bank reserves to provide liquid resources for the business of the country and declares the only way of solving the problem Is by placing the reserves in duly qualified institutions which shall ask the primary in in terest. The transfer of reserves from the banks to the Federal reserve banks can be accomplished, according to the Democratic members of the commit tee, without embarrassing any finan cial interests, but on the contrary will have the beneficial effect of permit ting the banks to develop longer lines of useful credit. The provision in the bill providing for the retirement of the Government 2 per cent bonds, which have the cir culation privilege, and exchanging for 3 per cent bonds, without the circu lation privilege, is declared to be “an excellent business policy for the Gov ernment.” Bonds Cost U. 8. $7,500,000. The circulation privilege, the report declares, is worth at least 1 per cent, and “the banks get no undue consid eration from the Government.” The cost to the Government of the conversion of these bonds will be $7,500,000. or about 1 per cent of the value of all the bonds concerned. The report asserts that the "compulsion” features of the bill, that is, the fea tures requiring national banks to sub scribe to the stock of the reserve banka, is not unfair .to the banks. Another Long Plea To Free Ollie Taylor Arrives From Idaho Ollie Taylor, who gained national fame through distorted reports of his "imprisonment”* for the theft of a bottle of coca-cola, jumped into the limelight again Tuesday when a lengthy petition urging Governor Sla ton to pardon "the much-maligned youth” was received at the executive office from Boise City, Idaho. Secretary Perry consigned the doc ument to the waste basket. The youngster was released from the reform school more than two months ago. His sentence was an in determinate one, so that all the agi tation about his "eleven-year term” was unwarranted. Grand Jury Takes Case of Mrs. Godbee MILLEN, GA., Sept. 9.—The Grand Jury to-day called for witnesses in the investigation of the case of Mrs. Edna M. Godbee, who slew her former husband. Judge Walter S. Godbee and his young bride. It is expected that it will require only a short time to obtain the in dictment, as the shooting was seen by several persons, and no conflict ing statements are expected. Boll Weevil Wiggle Success at Tybee SAVANNAH. Sept. 9—Lee Wor sham's quarantine on the boll weevil did not come soon enough to prevent the entrance into Savannah of its most meritorious by-product, the boll weevil wiggle. It was officially tried out at Tybee last night and given preference over the mermaid meander and some rath er new dances from the ^ast. Crusading Recorder Gets Drunk; Resigns TIFTON, Sept. 9.—After waging war on blind tigers for months, Tif- ton’s Recorder has fallen a victim in his own crusade. He was summoned to appear before the Mayor on a charge of drunken ness, and handed in his resignation as Recorder. It will be accepted by Council. Promoter Expected to Revive Old Divorce Charges to Secure Child From Ex-Wife. McAdoo Offends Senatorial Dignity WASHINGTON. Se D t. 9 —The Sen ate has rebuked Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo for a breach of of ficial courtesy. He had sent to the Senate an amendment to the income tax amendment of the tariff bill which he wished incorporated. Such communications can only be made through the President, accord ing to Washington etiquette. Officers Guard Man To Prevent Suicide BIRMINGHAM, Sept. 9.—-Coroner Spain instructed guards at the Coro ner's inquest U-day to watch closely Gus Campisi, who yesterday killod his girl-wife and then shot himself. Campisi was removed from the hospital to the jail to-day to pre vent his killing himself. Predicts Own Death Within Year; Killed CLARKESVILLK. Sept. 9.—Henry Sutton, an aged and well-to-do farm er, was killed w'hile attempting to halter a bull in the pasture of his farm near here. He was a member of the Millen nium Dawn sect and had predicted that he would die before October, 1914. Youngest Son Just Born; Eldest Is 61 SPARTANBURG, S. G, Sept. 9 — When L. M. Grant, ag*ed 61, called at the family home here, he found his father, O. P. Grant, aged 88, cod dling a tiny baby. Aged Mr. Grant proudly introduced the infant a& hia youngest son. J. E. Barlow, millionaire promoter and the central figure In a dozen deals that have astounded financiers by their boldness, will pause In At lanta Wednesday on his way from Cuba to New York to take up the fight for the custody of his daughter, Madeline, 8 years old, who Is living with her mother, Barlow’s divorced wife, at No. 219 West Peachtree street. Barlow Is known as a fighting man and he has given his word that he will have possession of his daughter. He does not propose to relinqulsn the legal battle until custody is re stored to him by the court which once before awarded him possession. He is going to New York to swing a big railroad deal, but t^i# can wait, he declares, if he finds it necessary to stay In Atlanta to contest the ac tion of his former wife, Mrs. Edith P. Barlow, who has become a profes sional masseuse in Atlanta since her separation from him. Climax Expeotod In Suit. The pretty little girl has been the cause of a number of sensational In cidents. not the least exciting of wh|bh was an alleged attempt f>n the part of the mother to spirit her out of a hotel at Lumpkin, Ga., and catch a 3 o'clock morning train out of town. The fight, which has been waged with varying fortunes, promises to have its climax when the present lit igation comes to an issue. Barlow made charges of immorali ty against his wife when he obtained his divorce from her in 1C 11. These may be revived and form an Impor tant part of the proceedings when a decision is being reached as to who Is the more fit to have the care and training of the younr- child. Barlow’s career, which finds him negotiating big business deals one day and fighting for the custody of his little girl the next, reads like a romance. He has risen like a meteor in the heavens of finance and he has fallen even more suddenly. His fall, however, apnears to have been the rsult of unfortunate and unavoidable circumstances rather than of poo* business Judgment. Fought W*y to ths Top. As a youth he had few educational advantages. He simply fought his way upward. He was a Stewart County (Ga.) boy. a few year* ago he went to Florida. It was not long before he was worth thousands of dollars and was the owner of a great acreage of orange groves. Just as he was about to reap the results of his investment misfortune sent an Icy blast on his orange trees and he was made a pauper almost in a single nlgbt. Being a fighter, he was not discour aged. He went to Cuba. Sensing the inflation of values that would follow the Spanlsh-Amerlcan War, he ob tained options on large tracts of land about Havana. The sale of these has made him rich again. Now he Is rated at several times a millionaire He has the confidence of financiers in New York, Paris, Berlin and all the large financial centers. He es says deal# that would appall men of less courage and boldness. Just now he is promoting the con struction of a rallro. in Cuba. It is the purpose of his visit to New York to interest men of money in the prop osition. He had thought he might go on to Paris, but the tangle of litiga tion which ha# arisen over his child may prevent this. Barlow has been three times mar ried. His first wife died. His sec ond, who now is living in Atlanta with their child, he met In Boston about 1903, when he was there on one of his business missions. Their max- Continued on Page 14, Geiumn d. Family Rallies to J. W. Norman’s Defense, and Woman Involved Denies Flirtation. With his wife and daughter stand ing loyally by his side. Captain J. W. Norman, the police officer whose sus pension from the department Mon day after 30 years' service resulted from the charge of two patrolmen, Green and Whitney, that they had seen him hugging and kissing a pret ty woman while on duty in Grant Park Tuesday, made emphatic denial of the accusations. The husband of the woman In the case believes his wife and the police officer innocen-t, and the woman ridi culed the stories as absurd. Captaih Norman admitted that he was acquainted with the woman, but declared that their acquaintance had never extended beyond conventional bounds. "For several years the lady has been coming to the park with her two children,” said the police officer. "Fol lowing my custom of being friendly to those who frequent the park, I spoke to her. Occasionally a few words of conversation would pass be tween us and sometimes I played with her children. Woman Also Denies Charge. "There wae nothing extraordinary In my actions toward this lady at anv time. I treated her as I did all of those residing in the vicinity of the park who came there for a daily air ing. “The assertion that I hugged her or kissed her is absolutely false, and I can conceive of no rea»on for its foundation. I am ready to answer the charges before tfio board to-night, and do not doubt that I will be acquitted.” Captain Norman s statement was substantiated by the woman involv ed when she was interviewed Tues day. She said: "My husband and I have known Captain Norman ever since we came Continued on Page la# Column 4. •'Bill" Smith, the hero of Atlanta’s battle for the Southern League pen nant, made Atlanta his official resi dence Tuesday when he affixed his name to the registration list for the coming city elections. Tuesday was the last day the reg istration books will be open before the charter election on September 24 and the councilmanic election on Sep tember 30. Lucien Harris, chief deputy to Reg istrar Stewart, said the total regis tration would be about 10,000. This is far below normal. Friends of "Bill” Smith declared they were going to run him for Coun cilman from the Sixth Ward. Wilson Sees Victory In Maine Election WASHINGTON, Sept. 9.-_Pre#i- dent Wilson regards the defeat of William A. Pattengall, who ran to fill a vacancy In the House of Repre»en- tatlves in the Third Maine District yesterday, as in many respects a Democratic victory. Although a Republican, John A. Pe ters, won the race, it is pointed out that Pattengall polled a larger vote than did President Wilson in the gen eral election last fall. Congress Plans Ban On Wooden Coaches WASHINGTON, Sept. 9.—Consid eration will be given early next win ter to proposed legislation prohibiting railroads from using express, bag gage or passenger cars not made of steel after January 1, 1918. A bill covering such a prohibition already has been introduced by Sen ator O’Gorman. Commerce Court Is Abolished by House WASHINGTON, Sept. 9.—-By a vote of 78 to 181 the House to-day decreed the abolition of the Commerce Court- It also adopted the Bartlett amend - ment to the urgent deficiency bill leg islating the judges of that court out of qttiea. One Count Charges Misdemeanor in Protecting Slayer, Another Felony in Concealing Body. Another chapter was written in Georgia’s most famous criminal case Tuesday when Jim Conley, the negro whose story played a star part in the conviction of Leo M. Frank for the murder of Mary Phagan, was indict ed by the Fulton County Grand Jury on two counts, calling for a maxi mum penalty of four years’ imprison ment. The count# charge, in the first in stance, a misdemeanor committed when the negro concealed knowledge of the crime from the authorities, and, in the second, a felony in the concealment of the little girl’s body after she had been slain. The mis demeanor charge is punishable by one year in the county chaingang, while the felony calls for a maximum of three years’ Imprisonment. The evidence submitted to the Grand Jury on which the indictment was returned included the sworn confession of Conley made in his fourth and final statement accusing Frank of the crime, together with the testimony of Detectives Starnes and Campbell, who worked on the Pha gan case. Assistant Solicitor General Stephens appeared for the State. One Count Misdemeanor. The formal indictment on the mis demeanor count read as follows: That on the 26th day of April, 1913, and with force and cause, Jim Conley did then and there, knowing that Leo M. Frank had unlawfully killed and murdered one Mary Phagan. conoeal said knowledge from the magiatcale and did harbor, assist and pro tect said Leo M- Frank. The felony charge read; That on the 26th day of AprIL 1913, and with force and cause* Jim Ccnley did then and there, knowing that Leo M. Frank had unlawfully killed and murdered one Mary Phagan, conceal her body from the officers of the law and from the magistrate. Conley did not appear in the So licitor's offices during the proceed ings. but remained in the jail, where he has been imprisoned since he ap peared as a witness against Frank- Likely to Plead Guilty. The Grand Jury’s action had been anticipated by the negro and in all probability he will plead guilty to both the counts and take his punish ment. Since the Frank trial the negro has kept his lips sealed, hardly speaking even to his fellow-prisoners. His conduct now brings out In striking contrast his actions before the trial, when he recounted to all who would hear him in the police station the pert he played in the sensational crime. Since the conviction he has been ordered kept secluded from vis itors. Conley probably will be tried some time in September. Black to Explain His Breakdown as Witness. Echoes of the Frank trial will be heard at the meeting of the Police Commission Tuesday night, when De tective John Black explains how he broke down as one of the star wit nesses for the State. Also charges will be considered against the Pink erton Detective Agency, employed by the National Pencil Company, for withholding evidence from the po- lioe. What was generally considered a viotory for Attorney Luther Z. Rosser In entangling Detective Black on oroBS-examlnation and its attendant humorous touches probably never would have been given further of ficial attention but for the fact that oeteotwe Black himself asked to be allowed to inakea statement to the Police Commission. Chief of Deteo- ttves Newport Lanford and Police Chief J. L. Beavers also will make