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The Atlanta Georgian
The Paper That Goes Home and Stays There
VOL. XIII. NO. 221.
ATLANTA, GA„ TUESDAY, APRIL 20, 1915.
Copyright. UOf,
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2 GENTS SWkV
FRANK PLEA TO GOTO HARRIS
TO DELAY
APPEAL
Leo Frank’s hope for life will rest
with Governor-elect Nat E. Harris.
It was virtually settled Tuesday that
his appeal before the Prison Commis-
eon and the Governor would not de
velop before Governor Slaton goes out
of office June 26.
The delay is due to the method of
procedure in the United States Su
preme Court. Frank will not appeal
for clemency until he is resentenced
to die. He will not be resentenced
until the mandate of the United
States Supreme Court comes to At
lanta from Washington turning him
over to the State authorities. And, ac
cording to the court’s general prac
tice, such mandates are held back
until the end of the term in which
they develop. The present term of the
Supreme Court ends about June 15. A
dispatch from Washington Tuesday
said the Frank mandate undoubtedly
would take this course.
Not to Reach June Session.
Consequently, Frank’s appeal for
clemency probably will not be sub
mitted until the July session of the
Prison Commission, as the June ses
sion will be over by the time he is
resentenced. And, as the appeal must
go to the Prison Commission for re
fusal or favorable indorsement be
fore it is submitted to thl Governor
as the final resort, Governor Slaton
will have been retired a month or
more before it reaches the executive
office.
However, there is the slim possi
bility that the mandate will be sent
down at the end of 30 days. Even in
this event, though, it is hardly likely
that the case will develop before the
Prison Commission in time to reach
Governor Slaton before he goes out of
office, as there are a number of nat
ural delays.
No Rehearsing To Be Asked.
It is not customary to return the
mandate within less than 30 days in
such cases for the reason that the
Supreme Court gives to every pris
oner that length of time in which to
make application for a rehearing.
However, it is definitely concluded
that the Frank lawyers will make no
attempt to obtain a rehearing in
Washington. They are through with
courts, they declared Tuesday.
“We will go before the State Prison
Commission with an application for
executive clemency,” said Attorney
Harry A. Alexander. “I know of no
effort to obtain sL rehearing by the
United States Supreme Court.”
“We are preparing only one thing,”
said Attorney Leonard Haas, “and
that is to go before the Prison Com
mission with an application for ex
ecutive clemency. This we will do as
soon as the application can be pre
pared.”
Solicitor General Dorsey will repre
sent the State before the Prison Com
mission, Attorney General Grice’s
connection with the case having been
ended upon conclusion of the hearing
before the United States Supreme
Court.
Wilson to Review
Big U. S. War Fleet
WASHINGTON, April 20.—Presi
dent Wilson has consented to go to
New York to review the Atlantic fleet
May 17. About 69 war vessels will
participate in the demonstration.
By BRIXTON D. ALLAIRE.
(Special Correspondent International
News Service.)
ON THE ITALIAN FRONTIER
(via Paris), April 20.—Feverish mili
tary preparations are under way along
the entire Austro-Italian frontier.
Eight Italian corps are massed south
of the frontier ready for the call to
action. These 320,000 soldiers are
first-line troops and chiefly veterans
who have seen service in the Trip
olitan campaigns.
When the International News Serv
ice correspondent left Rome there was
a general belief that war between
Italy and Austria could not be long
averted. Austrian newspapers shared
the same opinion. The Trieste News
states that all the public schools have
been ordered closed, and that they
will be used as barracks for German
and Austrian troops.
The train bearing the correspondent
to the frontier passed through town
after town in which Italian soldiers
were seen. All officers wore their field
service uniforms.
AT NASHVILLE—
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Cunningham and Kitchens; Kroh and Street.
Umpire.
Rudderham.
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Black and Hale; f^rost and Higgins. Umpire,
Breltensteln.
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AT MEMPHIS—
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Fincher and Gibson; Morrison
and Schlel . Umpires, Pfennlnger
and
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NATIONAL LEAGUE |
AT NEW YORK—
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200
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Mayer and Kllllfer; Schauer
and Myers. Umpires, Byron and
Orth.
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AT CINCINNATI —
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ST. LOUIS
000
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CINCINNATI ....
100
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Perdue, Niehaus and Snyder; Benton and Clark. Umpires, Quigley and Ea
son.
AT CHICAGO— R - H * E *
PITTSBURG ....201 200 30. - . . .
CHICAGO 000 002 31. - . . .
Mamaux and Gibson; Cheney and Bresn ahan. Umpires, Klem and Emslle.
AT BOSTON— R. H. F.
!BROOKLYN 000 200 001 0 - 3 9 3
BOSTON 020 001 000 1 - 4 7 3
Pfeffer, Ragon, Coombs, Atchison and McCarty; Luane, Hughes and Gowdy.
Umpires, Rigler and Hart.
French and English
Are Pounding Away
By FRANKLIN P. MERRICK.
(Special Correspondent International
News Service.)
PARIS, April 20.—Both sides of the
German wedge in France are being
pounded by the Allies, the British at
tacking on the French-Belgian border
and the French pressing home against
the German left flank. The fighting
between the British and Germans
near Ypres, in West Flanders, is de
scribed as “almost as fierce as the
recent engagement at Neuve Cha-
pelle,” when more than 30,000 Eng
lishmen and Germans were killed,
wounded or captured.
The battle of Hill No. 60, south of
Ypres, where the British advanced
three miles, is regarded as an impor
tant achievement, for the eminence
is a position of strategical impor
tance, being the only commanding
elevation in that section of the low
lands.
British warships have again bom
barded the German positions at
Ostend and Middlekerke.
Floods on the Yser, which caused
a lull In the fighting In that region,
are subsiding.
In Upper Alsace and the Vosges the
French continue to make progress.
Near Metzeral, in the valley of the
Fecht River, in the Vosges, the Ger
mans are reported to have retreated
from several important positions,
leaving a big quantity of supplies in
the hands of the victors.
Air squadrons are active all along
the front. A Taube that tried to at
tack Verdun was driven off. The
loss of Lieutenant Roland Garros w as
a severe blow to the aerial arm of the
French service, for he was universal
ly regarded as the most daring avia
tor In France.
COLLEGE GAME.
AT DURHAM, N. C.:
Georgia 000 020 000— 2 9 3
Trinity 062 000 000— 8 6 5
Batteries: Hitchcock and Corbitt; l
Knaipe and Maddox.
Allies' Fleet Badly
Damaged, Say Turks
By LUDWIG VON KLEIN.
(Special Correspondent International
News Service.)
CONSTANTINOPLE (via Berlin
and Amsterdam), April TO.—Recent
Turkish successes at the Dardanelles
have removed the anxiety apparent
here when the first allied attacks were
made against the straits forts.
According to the War Office, eight
warships of the Anglo-French fleet
have already been badly damaged or
sunk since the Allies opened their
bombardment, while five others have
been less seriously damaged. The
forts, on the contrary, are declared to
have suffered only minor damage,
practically all of which has been re
paired.
Enver Pasha, the Turkish Minister
of War, said to-day that the forces of
troops at the Dardanelles forts had
been doubled in anticipation of ef-
(Continued on Paae 2. Column 1.)
AMERICAN LEAGUE
AT PHILADELPHIA—
R. H.
E.
NEW YORK
100
001
000 - 2 8
2
PHILADELPHIA
002
120
01X - 6 12
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Warhop and Sweeney; Shawkey and Me
Avoy.
Umplers
Chill and Connelly.
AT WASHINGTON—
R. H.
E.
BOSTON
002
001
101 - 5 12
0
WASHINGTON
200
000
000 - 2 8
2
Foster and Thomas; Gallia, Ayers and
Ainsmlth. Umpires, Mullaney and Evans.
AT DEROIT—
R. H. E
CHICAGO
200
100
000 - 3 7
3
DETROIT
200
003
10X - 9 11
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Clcotte and Schalk; Dauss and McKee.
Umpires, O’Loughlin and Hildebrand.
AT ST. LOUIS—
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CLEVELAND
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000
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Morton and Egan; Perry and Agnew.
Umpires
Dlneen
and Nallln.
AT ST. LOUIS—
CHICAGO 000 11. ... - . . .
ST. LOUIS 400 04. ... - . . .
Brennan and Fisher; Groom and Hartley. Umpires, Flnneran and Howell.
AT BUFFALO— R. H. E.
BROOKLYN 000 110 000 - 2 11 1
BUFFALO 400 020 OOX - 6 11 1
Lafitte and Land; Schulz and Allen. Umpires, McCormick and Westervelt.
AT PITTSBURG— R. H. E.
KANSAS CITY 020 000 100 - 3 6 0
PITTSBURG 000 200 02X - 4 7 0
Mann and Easterly; Camnltz, Rogge and Berry. Umpires, Brennan and Shannon.
U, S.'Must Dictate
Peace, Says Wilson,
Urging Neutrality
[By International Now* Servloo.]
NEW YORK, April 20— Declaring
that the crisis was near when the
United States must assist in recon
structing war-ridden Europe, Presi
dent Wilson, in speaking at the an
nual uuncheon of the Associated
Press, to-day stated that this nation
was the mediating country of the
world and made a vigorous plea for
strict neutrality on the part of all
the citizens of the United States.
President Wilson pleaded with his
audience to heed the call “America
first,” to think of the United States
before they thought of Europe, and
not to commit any act which would
involve the United States in the con
flict.
He declared that his neutrality was
not a matter of indifference or self in
terest, but one of feariesness and
good will.
‘We must get ready to help both
sides when the struggle is over.” he
declared. “Certain men are uttering
slanders against the United States
as if to excite her, and are commit
ting an abominable libel of igno
rance.
“We must have our judgment pre
pared and our spirits chastened in an
ticipation of time when we will aid
Europe in reconstructing herself,” he
said. “The nations at war will soon
turn to us for a cooler arrangement
of the elements engaged, and that is
the reason why we must now strive
to be a disinterested friend of all the
parties in the conflict,” he added.
The President asserted that his
neutrality was not a petty desire to
keep out of trouble, as many of his
enemies had said. “If anybody wants
a scrap, I’m his man,” declared the
President.
Doctor Dies at End
Of Medical Address
By L. V. B. RUCKER.
(Special Correspondent International
News Service.)
SYRACUSE, N. Y., April 20—Soon
after William J. Barnes had rested
his $50,000 libel suit against Theo
dore Roosevelt to-day, after only five
minutes of direct testimony, the Colo
nel himself took the stand as the first
witness for the defense. The plain
tiff's only direct witness was John
McGrath, of Oyster Bay, private sec
retary to Colonel Roosevelt, who tes
tified that he took and delivered to
the newspapers and press associa
lions of New York the Roosevelt
statement of which Barnes com
plained. The main Barnes evidence
will come in rbuttal, It was an
nounced.
Just before the ex-Presldent took
the stand, his attorney, in the de
fense’s opening statement, declared to
the Jury that in the trial the right of
citizens to promote good and clean
government was the real issue.
Roosevelt Questioned.
The first question asked Colonel
Roosevelt related to his age and fam
ily. The Colonel said he was 56 years
old, and had a wife and six children.
Roosevelt then went into details
about the public offices he had held,
related how he became lieutenant
colonel of the Rough Riders during
the Spanish-American war and de
tailed the fighting in Cuba.o
The colonel’s smile was In evi
dence while he was on the stand for
the first time since the trial began.
Colonel Not Retracting.
To correct the easily apparent im
pression following yesterday’s motion
to dismiss the case, that the defense
had “lain down,” counsel for the Colo
nel issued the following statement:
“For the purpose of correcting the
erroneous Impression which seems to
have been created, counsel for Colonel
Roosevelt says:
“ ‘The motion was merely intended
to be the usual one in the conduct of
such a case and in no way Implied
any change In the position of the de
fendant. The defense will proceed
along its original lines. There was
not, and is not now. any intention to
deviate therefrom. Mr. Bowers in
the latter part of his argument was
simply discussing the legal situation
which attached to the article as pub-
Continued on Pago 2, Column 4.
HIETT OFF
MOBILE, April 20.—Pitcher Hlett «m
ea»y for the Gulls In the last game of
the series here and the home team got
away to a good early lead over the
Crackers Hlett was forced to retire
after the third Inning, Pearson going on
In his place.
The batting Jinx of the Crackers
seemed to be In working order again as
Harkins had them In line during the
early frames.
FIRST INNING,
Bowden popped a high one to Dobard.
Williams lifted one to Miller. Elbel
rolled out to Calhoun; unassisted. NO
RUNS. NO HITS.
Powell was hit by a pitched ball. Cal
houn fanned. Miller hit Into a double
play, Bisland to Williams to Elbel. NO
RUNS. NO HITS.
SECOND INNING.
Moran doubled to left. Bisland ground
ed out. Harkins to Perm, who covered
first, and Moran went to third. Rumler
singled to .left, sending Moran home
with the first run. Tulloa forced Rumler
at second. Dobard to Perry. Tulles went
out stealing, Schmidt to Dobard ONE
RUN. TWO HITS
Northern sent a grounder to short,
which Bisland knocked down, but North
ern was safe at first Perry grounded
to Bisland, who fumbled and Clayton
W'as safe at first and Northern went to
second. Dobard bunted to Hlett who
threw low to third to get Northern and
the latter scored, while Perry went to
third and Dobard to second on the bad
peg. Baumgardner hit to Bisland, who
made a high throw to Elbel, pulling
him off the bag, and Baumv was safe.
Schmidt filed to Rumler, no advance be
ing made Harkins fanned. Powell
walked forcing Perry in with a run
Calhoun fanned. TWO RUNS. ONE
HIT.
THIRD INNING.
Jenkins grounded out, Baumgardner
to Calhoun. Hlett filed to Northen
Bowden grounded out, Perry to Cal
houn. NO RUNS. NO HITS.
Miller walked Northern heat out a
roller to Elbel. Miller took third on a
had throw to second by Jenkins. Perry
forced Northern at second. Tullos to
Williams, while Miller scored. Perry
took second on Hlett's wild throw to
first. Dobard went out, Blpland to El
bel. Baumgardner walked On an at
tempted double steal, Hiettt threw the
hall away, and Perry stored. Baum
gardner scored on Schmidt's single
Harkins singled to center. Powell lined
to Bisland. THREE RUNS. THREE
HITS.
FOURTH INNING.
Wiliams grounded out, Baumgardner
to Calhoun. Elbel singled through
short. Moran forced Elbel at second,
Baumgardner to Perry Bisland sin
gled to center and Moran stopped at
second. Rumelr filed to Miller. NO
RUNS. TWO HITS.
Pearson relieved Hlett after the bom
bardment of last Inning Calhoun fan
ned. Miller walked. Miller stole second.
Miller stole third. Northen fanned.
Perry walked. On an attempted double
steal, Miller went out at the plate. Jen
kins to Filllams to Jenkins. NO RUNS
NO HITS.
ATLANTA 0 1 0 l 0 0 0 1 0-2
[MOBILE 0 2 3 I 0 0 2 0 x •• 7
CRACKERS. Ab R H 2b 3b Hr Sb So Bb Sh 0 A E
Bowflen, li .....a. ..4 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 I 0 1 0 0
William*, 2b ....... * 010000000330
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dt 4 111000000101
land, n ,...4 010600000222
Rumler, rf. .........4 0 1 0 0 0 6 0 I 0 1 0 0
Tullo* fb 3 010090000110
Jenkins, o 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 011 2 0
Hiett, p 1 0 0 0 0 0
Pearson, p . .2 8 1 0 0 0
Total* 13 2 8 1 0 0
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GULLS.
Ab R H 2b 3b Hr Sb So Bb Sh 0 A E
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Miller, cf... . ..2 1 •
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Perry, 2b.,,....^...2 3 0
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8TH INNING—Tulles singled. Jenkins singled. Pear
son singled, filling the bases. Bowden forced Tuiios at
plate. Williams singled, scoring Jenkins. Eibel forced
Williams at second, and Eibel was out at first. ONE RUN.
FOUR HITS.
Calhoun out, Williams to Eibel. Miller walked. Miller
out stealing. Northen flied out. NO RUNS. NO HITS.
9TH INNING—Moran out, Dobard to Calhoun. Bisalnd
out. Perry to Calhoun. Rumler safe on Perry’s error.
Tullos singled. Jenkins out.
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REDS GET WING0 BY TRADE.
CINCINNATI, OHIO. April 20,—Just before the fieds-
I game this afternoon it was announced the
deal was completed, Gonzales and a cash consid-
being given St. Louis for the Atlanta boy.
c
3 ET0WN, April 20.—The British have occupied
Ke; anshoop, the most important city in German South
west Africa.
high throw to Calhoun. Jenkins hit Into
a Rouble play, Dobard to Perry to Cal
houn. Pierson fanned. NO RUN8. NO
HITS.
Dobard fouled to Jenkins. Baum
gardner hit a line drive to Williams.
Schmidt filed to Bowden. NO RUNS.
NO HITS.
SIXTH INNING.
Bowden grounded out. Perry to Cal
houn. Williams flied to Miller. Ethel
hit a high one to Powell. NO RUNS.
NO HITS.
Harkins fanned. Powell beat out a
bounding grounder to Pearson. Calhoun
singled to left and Powell went to sec
ond. Miller hit a high foul to Jenkins.
Northern popped to Tullos. NO RUNS.
TWO HITS.
SEVENTH INNING.
Moran grounded out, Dobard to Cal
houn. Bisland grounded out. Perry to
Calhoun. Rumler grounded out, Dobard
to Calhoun. NO RUNS. NO HITS.
Perry was hit by a pitched ball. Do
bard filed to Moran. Baumgardner sin
gled to right and Perry went to second.
Schmidt filed to Bisland. Harkins dou
bled. scoring Perry and Baumgardner,
Powell fanned. TW«
HITS.
O RUNS. TWO
FIFTH INNING.
Tullos was safe on Baumgardner’s I (For Further Details See Red Type.)
GREENWOOD, S. C.. April 20.—Dr. S.
L. Swygert, a prominent local physician,
died suddenly of apoplexy this after
noon just after be had made a short
address to the South Carolina Medical
Association, holding its annual conven
tion here.
SUPREMACY
The net paid circulation of The Sunday American is now over 82,000 copies, which
shows an increase for the past six months of over a thousand copies a month.
82,019 COPIES
This circulation demonstrates the superiority of The Sunday American, and its su
premacy over other Atlanta newspapers. It exceeds by 23,000 copies the circulation of
The Sunday Journal, and by 44,000 copies the circulation of The Sunday Constitution.
Sunday American
Sunday Journal
Sunday Constitution
82,019
58,935
37,868
Copies
Copies
Copief
AT HAVRE DE GRACE.
FIRST—Six furlongs: Progressive.
108 (Shilling), 6, 2, even, won; Water
Lily, 108 (Turner), 10, 4. 5-2. second:
Coy, 108 (Ural), 9-2, 8-5. 7-10, third.
Time, 1:13 1-5. Ben Quince, Fly Home,
Glint, Sherwood. Hudas Brother, Gordon
Russell also ran.
SECOND—.A bo jt 2 miles: Rhomb,
145 (Williams), 9-10, 1-3, out, won; Fox-
oraft, 147 (Allen), 7-5. 2-5, out. second;
Judge Walser, 137 (Stevenson). 20. 6. 2.
third. Time, 4.06 Sun King. Roger
Gordon. Lady Grant, Sir Caledora, Frog
also ran.
THIRD—Five and one-half furlongs:
Wanda Pitzer, 106 (Miller), 2, 4-5, 1-5,
won; Sarsanet 97 (McCahey), 5-2, 4-5,
1-3, second; Cliff Field. 99 (Lilley). 20.
8, 3, third. Time, 1:08. Bolala. Capt.
Parr. BHamour. Amie K. also ran.
FOURTH—Six furlong*: Slumber II,
110 (Buxton), 11-6, 9-20, out. won; Po-
mette Bleu. 106 (McCahey), 3-5, out,
out, second; Surprising, 116 (Turner),
6. 4-6, out, third. Time, 1:14 3-5. Only
three started.
FIFTH—Mile and seventy yards:
Hermuda, 112 (Buxton), 12, 4, 2, won;
Cnarles F. Grainger, 107 (Hopkins), 30,
12. 6. second; Paton, 115 (McCahev). 3,
7-5, 7-10. third. Time, 1:45 4-5. Tamer
lane, Lovelady. Abbottsford, Buzz
Around, Weyanoke, Col. Ashmeade, Su
preme also ran.
SIXTH—Four furlongs: Tom Elward,
110 (Butwell), 13-5, 4-5, 2-5. won; Lo-
Ute, 107 (Dryer), even. 2-5. 1-4. second;
Typography, 107 (Turner), 8, 5-2. even,
third. Time, :48 3-6. Broom Corn, Nar-
mar, Semper Stalwart, Ellen Smyth,
Tlngallng also ran.
(Racing Entries on Page 2)
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
AT CLEVELAND. Rr.H. E.
Louisville .001 100 001— 3 13 0
Cleveland .. . 002 000 21x— 5 7 1
Batterlea: Scanlon, Mark* and Clem
ons; Jamea and Devogt. Umpires, Owens
and Knapp.
SOUTH ATLANTIC.
AT COLUMBIA: R. H. E.
Savannah 000 000 000—0 3 1
Columbia 200 000 CO*—2 3 1
Batterlea: Wolfe and Short; Gardln
and Stuart. Umpire. Norcum.
AT CHARLESTON: R. H. E.
Augusta OCO 010 000—1 6 2
Charleston 000 003 CO* 3 9 2
Cheney and Johnson; Eldrldge and
Eubanks. Umpire, Vitter.
RAW COTTON EXEMPTED.
[By Inttrnatlonal News Servloe.J
LONDON. April 20.—Foreign Min
ister Sir Edward Grey officially an
nounced in Parliament to-<»y that
raw cotton has been excluded from
th» list of contraband of war.