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POWERS JOIN IN MEDIATION
Frank Defense FErases Ragsdale Story
FIRST OPERA BREAKS RECORD
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Dorsey Fights to Force Defense to
Back Confession Affidavit
Now Reported Denied.
The defense in the case of Leo M.
Frank Tuesday morning washed its
hands of the Rev. (. R. Ragsdale, the
Baptist minister who made an affida
vit that he overheard a negro identi
fied as Jim Conley confess to the
murder of Mary Phagan, and who s
said to have repudiated the affidavit
in toto
Attornevs Rcuben R. Arnold and
TL.uther Rosser, counsel for the con
demned man, obtained from Judge
Ben Hill an order striking from the
extraordinary motion for a new trial
the amendment setting up the Rags
dalas affidavit as one of the grounds
for 4 new hearing. Under this order
the defense is relieved from urging
the minister's story as evidence, but
the affidavit itself will remain as part
of the record.
Solivitor Dorsey announced Tues
day that when the hearing is re
sumed before Judge Hill Friday he
will protest any move by the defense
to "eliminate the Ragsdale aflfidavit
and w!ll endeavor to force the whole
Ragsdale matter into the record.
Comment of Defense.
Attorney Arnold, commenting on
the striking of the amendment, said:
“We are after only the truth in
this matter. We won't stand for false
evidence if we know it, and for this
reason we obtained the order to strike
the Ragsdale matter from the ex
traordinary motion. When a man
will swear in an affidavit to a cer
tain statement of facts or supposed
facts, and then turn right around and
repudiate what he said under oath, I
don't think any court or any fair
minded man would want to consider
him in the case at all. That is why
we wish to wipe from the record all
reference to Ragsdale. Ragsdale made
this afidavit of his own volition and
was recommended to us as a man of
truthfulness and honor. If he swore
falselv he alone must bear the re
sponsibility. We want nothing to do
with him.”
Then Mr. Arnold remarked:
“Since the State set the example
for lying by placing Jim Conley on
the stand, it seems that all of the
liars in Georgia are trying to brealy
into this case.”
Burns Still Confident.
Detective William J. Burns was un
perturbed Tuesday over the Ragsdale
matter., He declared the repudiation
by the rminister would have no bear
ing on the new trial hearing nor any
other evidence in the hands of the
defense.
“We have evidence enough right
now ‘o conviet Jim Conley of tne
muider of Mary Phagan without any
confession from the negro,” ne sald.
Both Ragsdale and Barber made
affidavits declaring they had heard a
negro confess to the murder of a
girl in the pencil factory. Barber
even identified the negro as Jim Con
ley. They brought their gtories 10
Frank's lawyers, and, according to
the lawvers, presented character in
dorsements from prominent men, Dr.
John E. White and Dr. J. M. Pierce
testifying to the straightforwardness
of Ragsdale, who is a Baptist minis
ter, and George E. Knott indorsing
the reliability of Barber.
A statement of Frank's lawyers
follows:
Not Known by Counsel.
“On Thursday, April 23, 1914, there
appeared at the office of L. Z. Rosser,
in the Grant Building, two men wHhO
professed to have important infor
mation in reference to the Frank trial
One of these represented limseif Lo
be a preacher and the other a former
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Mrs. Andrew
Calhoun, on
left, and Mrs.
Howard Buck
nell, arriving at
the Auditorium.
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Tillman Demands
Probe of Coal Trust
And Southern Road
WASHINGTON, April 28-—A de
mand for a Federal investigation into
alleged collusion between the South
ern Railway and the coal trust to pre
vent the mining and cheap transpor
tation of coal in the South Atlantic
States was introduced in the Senate
to-day by Senator Tillman, of South
Carolina, chairman of the Naval Af
fairs Committee. The resolution asks
that the Naval Affairs Committee
conduct the probe. It was referred to
the Committee on Contingent Ex
penses.
Tillman charged that the Rockefel
ler interests, through George F. Baker
and other trustees of the Southern
Railway, were manipulating the road
in favor of the coal mining interests
of the Rockefeller group in Pennsyl
vania.
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94 CENTS TAKEN; TEN YEARS.
FORT MADISON, lOWA, Aprl, ./
Ten vears in the penitentiary for the
theft of seven 12-cent railway tick
ets and ten pennies was the sentence
tmposed in the District Court on S.
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i Raisins for Shriners
,OS ANGELES, April 28.-—Five
lthnusand dollars from the Mystic
Shriners of San Francisco and a car
iln:ul of raisins and $5OO in cash from
| Fresno have swelledw the 315,000
{fn:ul to send the bands and patrols
lof the four temples of California to
i Atlanta,
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l CRET ABOUT
WRITING A
“WANT AD" it's tell
ing the whole story,
freely and fully. Just
to hint at, or to indicate
what you want is not al
ways sufficient. The
better way will take
more space, and a little
more money, but it
will assuredly get you
what vou want. Give
it a trial, and be the
wiser and richer.
Phone Main 100.
ATLANTA, GA., WEDNESDAY, APRIL- 29, 1914
.
President Condoles
.
Georgian Who Lost
Brother in Mexico
WASHINGTON, April 28 —Presi
dent Wilson to-day dlspatched a let
ter of sympathy to L. W. Summerlin,
of Willacoochee, Ga., whose brother
Randolph was killed in the recent en
gagement at Vera Cruz between the
American landing forces and the
Mexicans.
The President said he had been
stirred by the declaration that there
were four brothers and a father of
the zlain hero ready to lay down their
lives if they were called upon. The
President wrote in part:
“Ng one was more distressed than I
at the loss of life at Vera Cruz, and I
syvmpathize with you and your father
and brother most deeply. It is the
more gratifying to find the noble
spirit in which you take the loss, be
cause I know what it must have cost
you to lose a gallant brother Ilike
vours,”
HEMPEL ARRIVED.
Mme. Frieda Hempel, the great Ger
man coloratura soprano, declared by
some to rival Tettrazini and Melba,
reacihed Atlanta Tuesday. She was held
in New York after the departure of her
associates by a concert engagement.
Here she will sing in “Der Rosen
kavalier’”” and “Un Ballo in Masgchera."’
{ The Atlanta Georgian.
" Gentlemen__l hand you herewith n‘copy of a letter which
! the subscribers of the “Journal” at this place have signed and
'é mailed to “The Journal” with their request that they publish
5 same.
3 We will thank you to publigh the Inclosed letter with all
§ the names. Thanking you lin advance and with kindest re
; gards, I am, Very truly,
) C. E. ALMAND.
é Soclal Circle, Ga.
i Editor Atlanta Journal, Atlanta, Ga.
% $ Dear Sir:--We, the undersigned citizens of Soclal Circle and sub
’ geribers of your paper, respectfully ask you to publish the news and
5, court proceedings in reference to the “Frank Case.” We have noticed
{ for several dayg that you have published the news in Frank's favor,
, the opinions of Willlam J. Burns, as well as cards from Leo M. Frank.
{ By all means when you publish a sketch on the first page of your paper
? and refer to a continuation of same on another page, please do not
. emit the continuation. We regret that you have adopted the plan of
publicity on one side and suppression of the other. We desire to assure
’ you that we care nothing for your opinions and the oplnions of William
! J. Burns in reference to the case, but as we have paid you for your paper
. we believe that we are entitled to the news. Very truly,
) H. L. Conner, C. E. Almand, J. F. Wiley, C. W. Butler, J. P. Upshaw,
E. M. Herndon, L. A. Malcolm, J. L. Newton, A. Ernest, C. M. Haralson,
; W. P. Taylor, H. H. Herndon, L. L. Tucker, Sr, C. N. Roberts, G. L.
¢ Hurst, R. E. Stacy, R. L. Paine, P. A. Stanton, W. D. Spearman, M. D.,
§ Matthew Wiillams, W. T. Crawley, Hugh Abercrombie, W. C. Johnson,
{ I. N. B. Spence, M. D, H. E. Dunraway, C. W. Miller, J. M. Hurst, H. T.
; Beavers, W. T. Patrici, A. E Patillo, W. H. Wiley, T. M. Wofford, H. P.
§ Spence, C. T. Wiley, W. L. Lane, C. H. Hackett, W. C. Stanton, T 1
é Sawyer, C. A. Crawley, E. 8. Herndon, G. M. Duval, O. N. Stanton, O. R.
', Lindsey, W. F. Young, H. L. Rowe, B. A. Clegg, J. B. Avery, T. D,
| Stanton, J. W. Hanson, W. B, Spearman, J. J. Campbell, J. M. Langford,
C. A. Banks, J. P. Freeman, J. B. H. Day, M. D, P. B. Knox, Thomas
MeClain, A. P. Maleoin, E. L. Shepherd, J. L. Willlams, J. D. McDowell,
W. D. Bailey, W. L. Wallace, G. W. Yarbrough, J. H. Reeves, C. W.
; Williams, C. R. Phillips, B. Davis, W. D. Dolvin, J. M. Riley, Jno. H.
¢ Adams, R. B. Garrison, G. T. Doster, E. G. Mathis, Jas. A. Mobley, W. B.
Kirkpatrick, R. D. Camp, W. H. Lloyd, Perry Hilllard, M. M. Chamblee,
! Albert C. Cheek, A. L.. Fry, 0. 8. Haralson, J. O. Hollis, F. M. Langston,
{ C. W. Beeland, J. W. Lang, E. L.. Almand, W. L. Parker.
Copyright, 1000
By The Georglan (‘o
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Hall Great Sea of Life and Color
as Curtains Part on Perfectly
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Sung “Manon.
The gorgeous curtain at the
Auditorium rose at 2 o'clock
Tuesday afternoon to reveal the
familiar first act of ‘‘ll Trova
tore’’ to more than 5,000 eager
persons. ‘‘ll Trovatore’’ always
has ben a favorite. Margarete
Ober, the great GGerman contral
to, new to America; Johanna
Gadski, Riccardo Martin, Pas
quale Amato, and Marie Matt
s 3 g ' |
field were cast in the principal
roles, and Richard Hagemann
was conductor.
Miss Geraldine Farrar, whose tri
'umph in “Manen” Monday night was
‘unmistakable, was seriously indis
posed Tuesday following the strain of
the first performancéd, was confined to
her room. She will reserve her
terength for her appearance in
“Madame Biutterfly” Friday, her other
engagement of the week.
Receipts for the performance of
Massenet’s “Manon” on Monday night
amounted to more than $16,000, ac
cording to C. B, Bidwell, treasurer of
the Atlanta Music Festival Associa
tion. This sum represents an attend
ance of more than 6,000, which ex
ceeds by several hundred, the flgures
for attendance on the opening per
formance of the 1813 season uhr'n‘
Puceint’s “Manon l.escaut” was sung,
with Caruso and Bori in the leading
roles.
A Wonderful First Night.
Patrong of opera in Atlanta and
from all parts of the South rubbed a
wonderful brand of sleep out of their
eves Tuesday, more o= legs coinci |
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. v PAY NO
2 (‘EL\l']‘S MORE,
.
No Mexican Scare
In El Paso, Mayor
.
Wires W. R. Hearst
. wing telegram fromi . E.
Kellv, Mavor of El Paso, to William
Ranidoioh Hearst and Mr. Hearst's
answer to it are *“lf-r’xphn,')tnr_\-;
LL PASO, TEXAS, April 27,
VW R learst: Sensation mongers
ve nitempted to create the im
pressiog that citizenseof El Paso
dre in a state of panic over the
Yoxivn sitvatign. This is un
true. The best of feellng exists
amaong the people of El Paso, re
gardleas of nationaltty.
Tuere are geveral tiousand
American soldiers here and about
10,000 American-born Texans who
Know how to shoot, and who are
ready to defend the!r city. Thelr
Rarvices will not be needed. There
is no seare, The business of the
banks, factories and mercantile
establishments is as usual, The
pusiness of the moving plcture
theat r« is heavier, and that of
the pollce department lighter
than for some time. One hundred
and elxtv Americans of Mexican
ces . have tendered thelir serv
joo
Piease publish this in some of
Y ® iny powerful newspapers
to cLrrect an erroneous impres
s'cn created by others.
C. E. KELLY,
Mayor of El Paso.
Mr. Hearst's reply:
NEW YORK, April 28.—Hon,
. E. Kelly, Mayor of El Paso,
Texas: Dear Sir—l am printing
your dispatch stating that thers
fs ro disturbance or scare in FEI
Pago In all my papers. 1 do this
with pleasure because yvou wish
it, but T don’t think it s necea
gsary. No man with any sense
believes that Texas, or any town
in Texas, or any individual in
Texas is afrald of anybody or
anything. | know personally that
if Texas werté permitted, it could
do s'ngle-handed what the United
States ought to do, and that is.
take Mexice and make it part of
~ thig country. 1 know that no
Texan I 8 afrald of Mexico, and 1|
do not think that any American,
outside of Washington and Wall
Slrm*(,‘ is afraid of Mexico. All
American citizens with any his
torical knowledge know that
Texas was mainly responsible for
the aequisition by this nation of
tne best part of its territory, and
it war comes, we all know that
Texas will do its full share to- .
ward occupving and annexing the
remalnder of Mexico, for the glory
of our country and the good of
humanity.
WILLIAM RANDOLPH HEARST.
Judge at Savannah
Calls ‘Dry’ Leaders
. .
‘Wild Theorists’
SAVANNAH, April 28.—1 n over
ruling a mandamus petition of the
Law Enforcement (‘ommittee to coin
pel the Grand Jury to return Indict
ments against alleged liquor dealers,
Superior Judge Walter (Charlton se
verely flayed the committee, He re
ferred to its members as “wild the
orists, experimentallsts, who are con
stantly seeking to undermine our
congervatism and the supremacy of
our laws.”
In commenting on the statement of
Prosecuting Attorney Hartridge that
the Grand Jury was sovereign, he
sald: “There is no sovereign in Geor
gla but the great State itself.”
It was the most severe hiow the
anti-saloon crusaders have recelved
in their campalgn in this city.
New Yorkers Coming
To Unveil Shaft to
ille Dead
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Andersonville Dea
SALISBURY, N. C., April 28.—A
special train carrying a committee
from New York State en route to
Andersonville, Ga., to dedicate a
monument to the soldlers of thelr
State who died in the Clvil War and
are huried there, stopped over here
to-day and held memorial services
at the National CCemetery to the New
York dead among the 12,000 buried
there. The cemetery was decorated
with American and New York State
flags.
The citizens of this city turned out
in great numbers to witness the cere
monies and pay their respect to the
dead of the Emplre State
b Georgia Cities Ask
M %'l' ing C
WASHINGTON, April 28 —Various
Georgia cities are clamoring that thay
may be made mobilization sites f
volunteers or State militiamen are
used in Mexico, according to numer
ous telegrams received by Senator
Hoke Smith,
Georgla cities thus far making ap
plication are Atlanta, Savannah, Ma
con, Brunswick and Augusta. % 1
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Dictator Accepts Peace Proposal,
Adding England, France and
Spain to Go-betweens,
Special Cable to The Atlanta f?eorgvlan.
MEXICO CITY, April 28—
General Vietoriano Huerta has
accepted the proposal of Argen
tina, Brazil and Chile to mediate
the dispute between the Mexican
and [United States Governments,
it was announced to-day by For
eign Minister Portillo y Rojas,
but France, England and Spain
are to act with the three South-
American powers, the six select
ing a seventh nation as umpire.
The acceptance of Cieneral Hyerta
was announced after Sir Lionel Car
den, the British Minister, and othey
FEuropean envoys had conferred with
the dictator It is believed that
Huerta thinks he may yet be able to
avoid compliance with President Wil
gon’'s demand for his elimination from
Mex'ican affairs through the influencze
of d'plomacy
e
or 48 hourg pressure has beén
Lrought upon Huerta to accede to the
proposition of medlation, every ar=-
gument possible being urged.
The futility of opposing the vastly
superior armed forces of the United
States was Impressed upon Huerta,
and his close followers expressed the
bellef that diplomacy would undoubt«
edly prove the wiser course.
It is belleved that Germany will be
the seventh power selected. Baron
Paul Von Hintz, the German Minis~
ter, and Sir Lionel Carden were the
foremost figures among the diplomat
ic members urging Huerta to accept
medlation.
The dictator was at first full of
fight, but finally consented, pledging
his word to the diplomats that ha
would accept their advice and good
offices.
Mexicans Attack.
Army Powder House.
YALETA, TEXAS, April 28.—Armed
Mexicans attempted to capture a
large powder house north of Yaleta
early to-day, Their approach was
seen by sentinels on duty there, who
fmmediately opened flre.
Captain Eltinge, of the Fifth Unit
ed State Cavalry, was immedlately
notifled and he sent his troopers to
the scene. The cavalrymen were fired
on from the brush as they approached
the powder house, but none was
wounded.
The Mexicans escaped in the darks
ness,
Troop A, Thirteenth Cavalry, hasg
been placed on guard at the maga=
zine, and it will now be heavily pro
tected night and day.
Only Bryan Approves
Wilson’s Peace Move.
WASHINGTON, April 28.—While
official Washington was waliting to
day for the next step in the settle
ment of the troubles in Mexico, a
crisis developed much nearer home.
The split in the Cabinet, which had
Its origin last week in a difference of
opinion about the President’s leisure
ly policy in the Mexican crisis, has
grown until the dissensfon in the
President’'s officlal family is now
acute.
The blow at harmony that usually
prevails among the President's ad<
visers came with the proposal for
mediation. With the exceptiou of
Secretary of State Bryvan, the Cabl-|
net to a man opposed the manner in;
which it was brought about. Post+!
master General Burleson, Secretary‘
of War Garrison and Secretary of the|
Navy Daniels especially differed with,
the President and Secretary Bryang
and did not hesitate to say so.
The dissenters in the Cabinet aoe!
e e
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