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VOL. XII. NO. 111.
ATLANTA. GA., FRIDA'", DECEMBER 12, 1913.
Copyright, 190«.
By The Georgian Co.
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HARRIS DEFENDS CRAWFORD POISON ANALYSIS
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Congress Malles Huerta Czar
FRANK TRIED BY MOB, SAY LAWYERS
CITE SCENE
NURSES WARN AGAINST
COLORED XMAS CANDY
Bomb in Mail Kills
Girl; Man Is Dying
NEW YORK, Dec. 12.—A bomb de
livered to-day In the office of the O.
K. Bottling- Company exploded and
killed an 18-year-old girl, Ida Anuse-
witz. Thomas McCabe, the office
manager, was fatally hurt.
The bomb was delivered by an ex
pressman and when the girl opened
it her head was blown almost to
pieces. Nearly every window in the
building was shattered.
ludge Roan Sharply Criticised
for Failure to Clear Court as
Demonstrations Broke.
Counsel for Deo M. Frank, in the
>rlef and argument which they hare
ust completed for submlssion'to tn«
Supreme Court of Georgia in the ap
ical for a new trial, greatly amplify
he charges of a "mob trial," which
hev assert heir client received, and
issert heir accusations that Judge
S. Roan's conduct of the case was
narked by indecision and lack of
jroper firmness.
The hearing before the Supreme
'ourt is set for next Monday. The
Crank case is the eighteenth on the
:alendar and probably will be reached
luring tile day.
The argument prepared by Frank’s
awyers contends that Judge Roan
.xhibited weakness in failing to clear
he courtroom during the demonstra
tors that were made against the
irlsoner and in behalf of Solicitor
Horsey, who was conducting the pros-
icution. ... . ,
Should Have Been Mistrial.
Further, it is argued that the oniy
ust course left open to Judge Roan
vhen the crowd wildly cheered dur-
ng the polling of the Jury was to
lend the Jury back to its room or
hen and there declare a mistrial.
I’he stand of the defense is that the
erdict is not complete until every
nember of the jury has been polled,
ind that if any man had possessed a
ntnd to dissent from the verdict he
vould have been frightened out of
its intention by the riotous demon-
itration against Frank that was in
>rogress outside.
Charges of Mob Spirit.
“Can the court doubt that this was
t mob trial rather than a jury' trial?"
t is asked in the argument. "Can
ha court doubt that the heated pas-
lions of these lawless people who in-
raded the courtroom and who packed
he streets and who let their feelings
■ome to the surface so plainly, influ-
nced and drove this jury into this
rerdict?
“The rule is well settled that it is
he duty of the court to protect the
ury from the influence of demon-
itrations by the public. If the judge
,a* failed to exercise this duty to the
,roper extent, and the appellate court
•an See that injury probably has been
ione. then the judgment will be re-
reraed _ . ,
"The truth is that the conduct of
he audience, continued and repeated
ls it was without any firm action or
•ebuke by the court,, made the trial
practically one by the public.
“It is better to have a man tried
ilraight out by the mob than to have
,im tried in court and have the Jury
nfluenced and Intimidated by the
nob. If the mob is to try the pns-
>ner, the court should wash its hands
>f the matter altogether.
“In this case Judge Roan should
lave cleared the courtroom. He
ihould have summoned sufficient force
o keep the crowds from collecting In
he street. He should have punished
o the extent of the law. by imprison-
nent, every person applauding and
damping his feet and crying out in
he courtroom; and. flnally.
neasures falling, he should have
rrarted a mistrial, and have held the
rial at a time and place when It
vould be free from such unseemly
nfiuences.
'“The turn which this case took un-
ler the evidence of the negro Jim
’onley, who testified to act* of p«r-
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National Forests to
Lower Cost of Meat
WASHINGTON, Dee. 12.—Hope for
relief in the dwindling meat supply and
Its rise in price is held out by Chief
Forester Graves in nls annual report to
day. He cites that the National forests
this year supplied grazing facilities for
more than 20,000.000 head of live stock,
an advance of 4 per cent over the
amount furnished last year
The increase In grazing acreage is ex
pected to stimulate stock-raising.
Jack Geraghty’s Wife
Elects Him Alderman
WOBURN. MASS.. Dec. 12—“Hand-
Borne Jack” Geraghty. husband of Julia
French and related by his marriage to
many wealthy families of New York
city, has been elected to the Board of
Aldermen here.
He is an automobile dealer and the
principal plank of his platform was bet
ter roads. Mrs. Geraghty campaigned
for him and was largely responsible for
his victory.
Atlanta Woman Gets
White HouseKerchief
Mrs. Helen Plane, honorary presj-
j dent of the Atlanta Chapter of the
; Daughters of the Confederacy, Is be
ing congratulated on the honor paid
her when a dozen members of the
organization presented her with the
handkerchief which Mrs. Woodrow
Wilson placed in the U. D. C. bazaar.
The handkerchief was hand em
broidered by the wife of the Presi
dent. The price paid for 1t was $20.25.
Meeting Planned to
Benefit Market Men
Great benefits are expected am
result of the. meeting between several
hundred commission merchants and
truck growers to take place at Sa
vannah the latter part of Januaxj.
The meeting has been arranged by
President Charles J. Haden, of the
Georgia Chamber of Commerce.
Deputies Who Oppose Action in
Deference to U. S. Are
Shouted Down.
Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian.
MEXICO CITY, Dec. 12.—General
Huerta’s authority as dictator of Mex
ico has been strengthened by extraor
dinary powers conferred upon him by
the Chamber of Deputies, which ad
journed early to-day after a stormy
session.
Huerta’s power was made absolute
during the recess which the Cham
ber will take from next Monday until
April 1. The legislative and execu
tive branches of Wie Government will
be under the absolute domination of
Huerta, and he will have authority to
change the 1914 budget at will.
Several of the Deputies protested
against the action of the Chamber be
cause of the affront it gives to the
United States Government but they
were shouted down.
A committee was appointed to call
upon General Huerta at the National
Palace to-day and inform him of the
action taken by the Chamber.
General Huerta is allowed to sell
Government property at his own dis
cretion, as the result of the sweeping
privileges conferred upon him.
The Chamber also approved the
electoral law r calling for another Pres
idential election next July, and grant
ed a concession to a British group of
capitalists to build a railroad from
Ameca to Porta Pena on the west
coast
Unfit for War, He Has
52d Wedding Fete
DELA WANNA, X V. Dec. 12.—Jno.
W. Richardson, reject" i because of
a weak heart during th*- Civil War,
celebrated to-day ’he fifty-second an
niversary of his wedding.
Sends Bill C. O.D.by
Parcel Post; Fined
MILWAUKEE, Dec. 12.— For send T
ing a receipted bill for $4.50 in a
“dummy” package C. O. D. by parcel
post, E. C. DAiruton. a shoe dealer,
was fined $25.
SEE NOTED STARS;
HELP XMAS FUND
Everything is in readiness for the biggest show in Atlanta’s
theatrical history—the All-Star Matinee for the benefit of the
Empty Stocking Fund at the Atlanta Theater, Ibis afternoon, at
2:30 o'clock.
Wilton Lackaye and Hose Coghlan. of "Fine Feathers;
Yvette, of the Forsyth ; the Australian Boy Scouts. Auriema.
House and Francis, crack Athletic Club experts, the famous
Ellery Band—they will all appear in a bill that money couldn't
buy.
And there will be a great doll auction, with Forrest Adair
as auctioneer, and John Temple Graves, eloquent Georgian,
helping things along.
It is an array of talent representing thousands of dollars to
any booking office, all inspired by the. desire to help the poor
youngsters of Atlanta have on'e merry Christmas.
Get your tickets at the Atlanta Theater right now. Orches
tra, $1; entire balcony, 50 cents; gallery, 25 cents.
General Wood to
Tour World After
He Retires in April j
WASHINGTON, Dec. 12.—When
Major General Leonard Wood, chief
of staff of the United States Army,
retires from active service on April 22
next he will make a tour of the world,
It was learn to-day. General Wood
will ma’vtt a study of the armies of
the g r eat powers.
Secretary of War Garrison served
notice to-day that friends of army
officers had better not attempt to use
political Influence when a successof
to General Wood is picked, saying:
“I consider It just as much of an
impertinence for anyone to try to in
fluence me in my selection of a per
sonal military aide, which is the
function of the chief of staff, as it
would be to try to influence my selec
tion of a wife.”
Miss Nellie
Middleton,
Grady Hospital
nurse, telling
Robert, son of
Mr. and Mrs.
D. M. Griffin,
dangers of eat
ing Candy pois
oned with color
ing material.
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Chicago Preparing
To House Idle Men;
CHICAGO, Dec. 12.—The city to
day leased a five-story West Side
building to house some of the thou
sands of unemployed men who could
not be cared for at the municipal
shelter house
Mayor Harrison sanctioned re
quests for appropriations of $10,000
for the city to give employment to idle
men.
Wilson Much Better
But Still Kept In
WASHINGTON, Dec. 12— Presi
dent Wilson was much better to-day.
and White House officials ore confi
dent the mild attack of gTip and
fever, from which he is suffering, will
not entail a prolonged suspension of
work.
Lauds Prison Here as
He Sentences Robber
SAVANNAH, Dec. 12.—In sentenc
ing George A. Clarke, who confessed
to rlbibng the Kingston postofflee, of
$75 with which to buy morphine to
thirteen months in the Atlanta peni
tentiary. Judge William B. Sheppard
paid a unique tribute to the man
agement.
“I shall send you to the Atlanta
prison to cure you of this morphine
habit.” said the judge. “There they
give prisoners in a case like this med
ical treatment and proper rare. I
hare seen other men in your condi
tion go to this place and come out
cured.”
Can Find ‘Mona Lisa'
For Big Pay—Burns
PARIS. Dec. 12.—The Mona Lisa.
Leonardo DaVinci’s famous painting,
which was stolen from the Louvre, can
be recovered if enough money is pro
vided for a world-wide search.
Such Is the statement of William J.
Burns, the American detective, to a
leading art dealer who consulted Burns
regarding the most profound art mys
tery of the century. Burns was ready
to undertake the search provided
enough money was forthcoming There
is earnest talk of raising it by sub
scription.
Woman, Aged 84, Dies
Of Whooping Cough
MACON. Dec. 12.—Mrs. P. Cook,
the last of the pioneer German resi
dents of Macon, died to-day at the
age of 84 years, as the result of Ill
ness with whooping cough. One of
her grandchildren was seized with the
malady severs 1 weeks ago and Mrs.
Cook •caught’* it from the child
Physicians sav that this is the first
instance in Macon of an adult dying
Macon of an adult dying of whoop-
from whooping cough.
$1,200 ‘Snap’ Awaits
‘Bright’ Young Man
WASHINGTON. Dec 12.—Any
young man of good habits can get a
position at $1,200 a year as Govern
ment petrographer. In addition to
good habits, he must have an eduoa
tion equivalent to that of a college
graduate and he versed in chemistry,
mathematics, geology, pyrolngy, Ger
man, Fronr.i Spanish. Portuguese.
Russian, English.
Who wants the job”
Wilson Waives Rules
To Reward Old Clerk
WASHINGTON. Dec. 12. President
Wilson appointed Miss Eva L. Moran a
clerk in the War Department In recog
nit ion of the 60 years of service of her
father in Government employ.
Mr. Moran is now too old to work.
Civil se,rviee rules were waived by ex
ecutive order.
Three New Cruisers
Planned for Japan
Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian.
TOKIO. Dec. 12.—The new naval
program of the Japanese Government,
announced by the Minister of Ma
rine. calls for the construction of
three more powerful battle cruisers.
Work has been commenced on one
of them.
50,000 Red Cross
Stamps to John D.
NEW YORK, Dec. 12.—Among the
large purchasers of Red Cross stamps
was John D. Rockefeller. The oil
king paid $500 for 60,000 stamps. It
is probable that 50,000,000 stamps will
be sold before Christmas.
21st Child Is Born
To Mother, Aged 40
EMPORIA. KANS . Dec. 12.—The
twenty-first child, a son, was born to
Mr and Mrs. Alpheus P. Moslander, of
this city, to-day. Mrs. Moslander is 40
years old.
Duchess Places Ban
On Tango in Canada
OTTAWA. ONTARIO, Dec. 12.—The
tango dance Is not to he allowed at
Government House festivities. The
Duchess of Connaught has decided to
draw the line.
Child Welfare Experts Tell Why
Dyed Goodies Are Poisonous
to Young Stomachs.
’Ware that brightly-colored Christ
mas candy!
Not wishing to cast the slightest
shadow on the happiness of the chil
dren in the approaching holidays, the
women In charge of the Child Wel
fare Show nevertheless were impelled
to issue this solemn warning to the
fathers and mothers of Atlanta Fri
day.
Candy—if it is in judicious quanti
ties is not the worst thing that can
be given to the little folks, the Child
Welfare experts will admit grudg
ingly.
But one must be sure that it docs
not contain any of the poisonous col
oring materials used to make attract
ive the well-known bonfeotions of
variegated and eye-stunning hues.
Striking Exhibit Shown.
They have rather a striking ex
hibit in the old Leyden house at No.
198 Peachtree street to drive this
warning home.
There ar*> candies of the most bril
liant carmine, blue candles, green
candies, and candies of every color of
the rainbow. They are attractive. It
is no wonder they hypnotize the
youngsters.
But along with the candies are
pieces of cloth and whole garments
that have been dyed deeply with the
poisonous coloring matter taken from
small quantities of the candy. Coal
tar dyes, for the most part, are used
In the cheaper candles.
How Does It Look Inside?
"How do you suppose your child
looks on the Inside after eating this
candy?” Is one of the pertinent que
ries on one of the placards near a
can of green confections.
“Buy candy for the children, if you
wish,’* said one of the women Friday,
“but when you do to, be sure It is of
high grade and is without deleterious
dyes It is not unusual for children
to come to their death from the cheap,
highly-colored Christmas candies.”
The show will be turned over to the
colored population of Atlanta Friday.
Negro physicians will conduct the
free clinics and negro nurses will be
In charge. The '‘explainers” also will
be from the colored race.
THE WEATHER.
Forecast for Atlanta and
Georgia; Fair Friday and
Saturday.
Conclusion of the Will Case
Hearing Apparently Still Is
Far Away. * t
i Dr. II. F. Harris, secretary of
the State Board of Health, was
recalled to the witness stand
Friday in the Crawford will con
test hearing to defend his post
mortem analysis of “Uncle Josh'*
Crawford, whom the widow is ac
cused of having poisoned.
Dr. Harris previously had testified
to having found liberal trapes of mor
phine and opium in the stomach of
the dead man. This testimony, how
ever, has been violently attacked hr
medical experts who took the stand
for Mrs. Crawfodr. They deelraed
that the State physieian had made a
wrong analysis, using a color test in
stead of a quantitative test of the
contents of Crawford's stomach.
Dr. Harris' testimony will be in re
buttal of this.
The end of the hearing appeared
nearly as remote Friday as it did ten
days ago. following the announcement
of Attorney James, representing the
4S heirs who are opposing Mrs Mary
Belle Crawford. Thursday afternoon
that he still had a great number of
witnesses to place upon the stand,
and that his questioning would g
into every possible detail to show
conspiracy in the death of Joehus B
Crawford.
Colonel James is attempting to
show collusion oeigpeen Mrs. Craw
ford and Mrs. Emma Jolinaon in the
writing of a letter addressed to “Mr*.
Savage.'' at St..Augustine, and sign -d
by “J. B. Crawford.” He stated to
Auditor Anderson that he won! I
prove the letter filed by the defense
was not the letter written, but one
substituted for the genuine document.
It is claimed by Attorney James,th t
Mrs. Johnson, at Joshua B. Craw
ford’s dictation, wrote a letter o
"Mrs. Savage,” telling her not to
come back to Atlanta, and saying lie
would not marry her. Mrs. Craw
ford has vigorously denied that such
a letter ever was written, and her
statement has been corroborated by
the testimony of Mrs. Johnson.
Attorney James also has intimated
that he would call several medical ex
perts to the stand to refute the testi
mony of those doctors who have tes
tified tha.t the amount of potson said
to have been found In Mr. Crawford's
stomach was not more than might be
expected to he found after the taking
of an opium cough mixture and a
morphine hypodermic.
Germans Withdraw
Fair Exhibit Plans
Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian.
BERLIN. Dec. 12.—The propose
that, the Government appropriate for
an exhibit at the Panama Pacific Ex
position in Ban Francisco in 1915
which had been agreed to by the
budget committee yesterday wae
withdrawn to-day instead of being
put uefore the Reichstag for debate,
as had been planned.
The proposal, w r hlc1i called for an
appropriation of $500,000, was op
posed by members of the Cabinet.
Pares Rival's Beard
To Win Hand of Girl
| YONKERS. N Y. Dec. 12.-Caleb
Jacobs complained to the court the:,
j half his mustache was cut off b*
j Bowles Tachar because the latter
| wished him to look ridiculous to the
1 woman they both loved.
Bernard Shaw
Rushes to the rescue of risque dances and
plays of the London music halls, against which
a crusade is now on. You can read all about it in
Next Sunday s American