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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-08-27
STRUGGLE FOR
POSSESSION OF
THAW CONTINUES
NOT READY TO COME BACK
Laws Of immigration Will
Be Attacked

Sherbrooke, Quebec, Aug. 26.-Pos
sibility of a long struggle in the
courts over the constitutionality =
Canada's drastic immigration act, un-
der which it is proposed to deport
Harry K. Thaw, the fugitive slayer OF
Stanford White, was discussed today
by both factions, gathered at Sher-
brooke. Going over the situation in
formally, VIM. T. Jerome and Dis
trict Attorney Conger, of Duchess
county, sat by a roaring wood fire in
the Magog house the storm center,
since Thaw's arrival, of nearly all the
conferences about him.
81 can't express an opinion on every
theoretical defense suggested by
Thaw's lawyers" said Jerome. eve
hope to get him back to Matteawan,
where he belongs, but it does look as
though we were in for a siege"
Thaw continued today to show lit
tie interest in anything except his
publicity plans. He is mailing an !
telegraphing statements to papers in
Vermont, where, Notwithstanding all
the theories of court delay here he
apparently expects to be deported. He
also insisted again today, that in view
of Jerome's presence here, he wanted
his lawyers to REISSUE a statement
quoting Jerome as saying in New
York, in 1908, that Thaw was sane.
t. B. Williams, of the dominion i'm
migration department was quoted to-
day as saying that he placed no faith
in Thaw's chances of testing the i'm
migration act in the courts.
1--WE believe Harry Thaw will be
promptly deported," he said, "and we
don't place much faith in this story
that he had made an international al.
fair of his case. Our duty is simple.
We will gave Thaw a hearing. As
soon as he is turned down by the
minister of the interior, as ! have
every reason to believe he will be,
then we will take Thaw to Vermont
and turn him loose. That will settle
our end of the affair. What happens
in Vermont is none of our affair"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-08-27
Big DOINGS At
LOCAL PARK TODAY
Field Day viii Be Held Be-
ginning at 2 O'clock

Fans will get run for their money
this afternoon. Besides the ball game
with Cordele the two ball clubs will
hold field meet. A nice list of prizes
has been raised and the boys will hav
something to spur them on to do their
best The local merchants were eA-
tremely liberal and the prizes are all
nice ones.
The exercises will begin promptly az
2 o'clock. The ball game will be cali
ed at 3:15 after the field day stunt.
The admission price will be the same
as usual for both One ticket is good
for the whole show.
The events are 10O-yard dash; cir.
cling bases; bunt and run to first; fun
go hitting; accurate throwing; long
distance throw; throwing match for
pitchers. Both the local boys and
the Cordele bunch will be entered II
the meet.
The prizes as raised by COMMITTEES
include: A pair of shoes given by the
Pinkston Co.; box or cigars, given by
the Windsor Pharmacy; box of cf~
gars, donated by 81 Hawkins; a pock-
ct knife, given by the Buchanan Hard
ware Co.; Manhattan $500 shirt, giv-
en- by the Rylander Shoe Co.; gold
signet stick pin engraved with winners
initials, given by Daniels the jewelers
a box of 10-cent cigars given by the
Glover Grocery Co.; calabash pipe.
given by Murray & Hooks; dozen
collars, given by 2. S. Childers; box
of cigars given by " HI. Gaines, and
other prizes. Several of the local me.-
chants have signifed that they will do
nate prizes, but they have not nams6
them as yet
In addition to the field day, Dick
Manchester will be presented with tha
silver loving cup that he won in The
Atlanta Georgian contest. Mayor Low
rey will present the cup to the popular
local boy.
There'll be big doings, and as this Il
the last day of the season the fans
should turn out and cheer the boya.
along. 'fs's EN
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-08-27
PITCHER LUHRSEN
OF ALBANY team
Wins First Game He Enters
For PittSbufg

Philadelphia, Pa, Aug. 26.--Luhrsen
the pitcher imported by Fred Clark
from Albany Ga. to bolster up his stat
of boxmen for the Pittsburg Pirates
made his debute before a Philadelphia
crowd Saturday in the second game oi
6 double header, between the Quakers
and the Pirates and won the contest
handily.
After the heavy mitters of the home
team apparently had the game on ice
in the first inning by bunch of bingi-
es that netted four runs, Luhrsen re-
lieved Cooper the Pittsburg pitcher
who suffered the onslaught.
Except in one inning the sixth, when
pinch hitters were used, the Albany
curve artist had everything his way
Philadelphia batsmen who had ham
mered the ball all over the lot fell
easy victims to him although four runs
were made in the eight innings that
Luhrsen pitched, but three clean hits
were made from his delivery, one q
home run by Luderus and the runs
were not enough to win.
Luhrsen struck out two men, whilt
four bases on balls and wild pitch
were charged up against him, but h5
tightened up in the pinches and eight
Philadelphia runners who managed tc
reach bases while he was pitching
failed to score.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-08-27
BURGLARS LOOT AND
FIRE WAYCROSS HOME

Waycross, Ca, Aug. 26.-Caught in
his room on the second floor of the
home of George w. BarnesV Joseph
M. Greene, an Atlantic Coast Line en-
gineer, was forced to jump from 4
window to escape from fire that was
started by burglars in a downstairs
closet.
Two children, Mack Barnes, Jr., of
Charlotte, and George FISHERMAN, OF
Waycross, who were asleep in the
room where the fire started, were res
stolen jewelry, is estimated at $4,000
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-08-27
nUERTA HUSTLES
IN REQUEST FOR
ADDITIONAL Time
WILSON GRANTS HIS REQUEST
And WithhOIdS Message to
Congress

Washington d. c., August 90
Eleventh hour developments in the
situation today postponed delivery OF
President Wilson's special message
to congress until Wednesday and in
dicated that the government of pro-
visional President Huerta after all
might withdraw or modify its rejec-
ton of the proposals of the United
States.
Official announcement was made OF
the proposals by the United States to
Huerta, made by Mr.. Lind. They are:
Cessation of hostilities in the rev.
olution and a definite armistice.
An early and free election for
president.
Huerta to bind himself not to be a
candidate.
Agreement by all parties to abide By
the results of the election.
Upon the proposals the Huerta
government at the last moment asked
further time for consideration.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-08-27
MARKET BOOMS
While FARMERS
REMAIN Sellers
ADVANCE OF FAQUARTER CENT
Put Prices to IS 3-4 Cents
Yesterday

Nearly sixty dollars per bale wa5
the satisfactory price at which the
fieecy sold in Americus yesterday, AMI
farmers bringing cotton to town lost
no time in becoming separated from
their bales at that satisfactory price.
the highest notch to which the market
has yet attained.
The actual price here was IL 3-a
cents, although a few sales were re-
ported at slight advance above thar
figure. During the morning the flS-
lures market advanced to 1914 cents.
but closed at 11,97, for the October
option.
Americas buyers readily absorbed
all offerings at current quotations,
and Warehousemen experienced M
delay in making sales. There is =
sharp demand for cotton, and while it
is believed that prices will go higher.
spot holders are willing to sell Their
bales for the money so much needed
now.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-08-27
CONDITION OF MISS WILLIAMS
CONSIDERED MORE FAVORABLE
Rested Well After Very Serious
Operation.

Reports yesterday evening from the
home of Col. ]. R. Williams regarding
the illness of his daughter, Miss An
ME Williams, were much more reas-
suring than ON the evenig previous
following an operation for appendix
tis. While the condition of Miss VIII
liams is still regarded as serious, there
was such improvement yesterday as
lent strong hope for her ultimate re.
covery.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-08-27
NORWAY HAS FIRST
WOMAN ON BENCH

Christiania, Aug. 26.-Norway has
It's first woman judge. Ruth Screnser,
SO years old and unmarried who qua
flied as a lawyer in 1900, was appointed
yesterday as a justice at Hammerfes:
She will jurisdiction over divorce ac-
tons.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-08-27
BUSY
WITH MOTION FOR
ANOTHER TRIAL
in CASE OF Leo M. FRANK
Ground Upon Which Motion
is Based

Atlanta, Ga, Aug. 26.-While Leo
NJ Frank awaited the sentence for
the murder of Mary Phagan, his at
torneys were busy preparing an ap-
peal from the verdict returned against
him late yesterday. The convicted man
betrayed no apprehension over his
fate, confidently predicting that his
declaration of innocence would yet be
sustained.
1t was understood that the appeal
to be taken in Franks behalf would
embody, in substance, the motion fo~
mistrial made by his attorneys just
before Judge Roam delivered his
charge to the jury yesterday. Several
popular demonstrations, unfavorablo
to Frank, are held by his attorneys 70
have reached the ears of the jurymen,
and to have prejudiced the case.
81 am as innocent now as l was a
year ago!"
This was the comment Leo N.
Frank made to several of his friends
who had gathered at the jail to sym
pathize with him after the verdict had
been brought in.
Frank learned of the fearful news
with fortitude. (For some time after
the jury had returned it's verdict, the
news was withheld from the waiting
man, He and his wife sat in his cell
hoping and praying that the verdict
would be acquittal and that he would
once more walk the streets of Atlanta
G free man.
Many of his friends had gathered "A
the office of the Jail below. Among
them were Rabbi David Marx, Arthur
Haas, DR.. B. Wildauer, Montef1ore
Selig, Sam Boorstein, DR.. Rosenburg
and others.
They waited in silence below. Frank
and his wife waited in silence above
His friends feared to break the news
to him. Finally Rabbi Marx and
others went up and told the frightful
story of the jury's finding.
Mrs. Frank swooned away COM
pletely. Frank took the verdict coolly.
He made little comment, save that
quoted in the foregoing.
Although each member of the jury
Leo M Frank declined to discuss their
deliberations after they had been
charged, and before the verdict was
brought in, it can be stated with posi-
tiveness that only one ballot was
taken and that the jury was unani-
nous in that ballot.
Various estimates were made of the
time the jury would be out. These
ranged all the way from one hour 10
several days.
When it became whispered around
the court room that the jury was
ready to bring in verdict, the report
ers and lawyers knew what it would
be. 1t would have taken many hours
10 have reached a verdict if innocent,
while mistrial would not have been
announced for days, possibly.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-08-27
many KILLED In WRECK
ON VIRGINIA RAILROAD
Twenty Lives Lost in COIliS,
ion There

richmond, Va, Aug. 26.-Two pas
'ehger coaches and freight car OF
mixed train overturned at 2;4O p
H. today near Dremo Bluff, on the
oucklngham branch of the Chesa-
peake and Ohio railroad, according
u d report at 8 p. M, to the genera
manager here. Private reports were
mat twenty persons had been killed
Inc railroad report is two injured.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-08-27

Atlanta, Ca, August 26.-Leo M.
Frank superintendent of the National
Pencil company's Atlanta plant, Will
ba hanged October 10 for the murder
of Mary Phagan, unless the higher
courts or the governor interferes with
+he sentence of the lower court. The
sentencing of Frank this morning came
as a climax to the great trial that has
held Atlanta in awful suspense for
weeks.
Yesterday afternoon the jury re-
turned a verdi without recommended
ton. Wild scenes were enacted about
the court house. The defendant was
not in court. Judge Roam announced
that sentence would be imposed later.
The people were not expecting the
sentence today. Taking advantage CT
the absence of a crowd Judge Roam or
dered the sheriff to bring Frank to
court
Before the news was spread th9
sentence had been passed and the con-
demned man was on his way back to
the county Jail, heavily guarded.
Frank Calm and UnmOved.
Unmoved and seemingy the least
perturbed man in the court house,
Frank stood up and received the SEN
tence of death with that same calm
ness that has characterized his every
movement since the day little Mary
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-08-27
FRANK SENTENCED To GALLOWS
WILL Be HANGED OCTOBER 10
Such the Sentence Imposed by Judge Roam Tuesday
Frank Calm and UnmOVed When Sentenced to Death
fOr ArOCiOuS Crime Motion Filed for Trial

Phagan was found dead in the base
ment of the pencil factory.
He was pale and appeared weak; MOI
a trace of nervousness was apparent
He stood erect while the court ad-
dressed him and then took his seal
between his lawyers as quietly ant
calmly as if he had been sitting down
at banquet table.
Neither Mrs. Leo Frank nor Mrs
Rae Frank, mother of the convicted
man, both of whom had sat with him
in the courtroom throuhgout the trial
was present when sentence was pro-
nounced. Friends carried the news
to them at the Frank home.
Newt Lee is Released.
Newt Lee negro night watchman at
the National Pencil factory, who was
arrested on suspicion on April 81
was released today.
Lee was taken into custody imme-
diately after he had reported to the po
lice the finding of the murdered girls
body in the factory basement. To-
gether with Frank, he was bound over
to the grand jury after the coroners
inquest but no indictment was re-
turned against him.
James Conley, negro sweeper at tie
factory, who told the Frank jury he
helped dispose of Mary Phagan's body
is still held on the original charge OF
suspicion
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-06-23
THE MEANING OF FREEDOM.

A notable plea for better inter-
probation of the word Freedom was
that contained in the commencement
Grafton OF Belle F1igelman Of Helena,
Mont, who was chosen to represent
the senior class of the university Of
wisconsin as commencement orator,
it being the first time in ten years
that this honor had been won by a
coed.
1t is the custom for disillusioned
public to regard with good humored
amusement the flood of advice and
reproof poured upon the world by
hundreds and thousands OF young
men and women at commencement
time There is little place for scott
ing, however, when Miss Fligelman
talks. She said:
in this country, where liberty
means a freedom in industry that
allows half million lives to be sac
rifced every year. freedom OF cap
ital to take advantage OF labor and
of labor to take what 1t can from
capital, a freedom to squander the
nations resources and freedom OF
men and women to look only to the
present and refuse to look ahead and
to conserve for the future-in this
country-freedom has been looked on
only as glorious abstraction. AND
every Fourth of July we have
splendid massacre of the children to
prove to ourselves that we enjoy our
liberty
I'm this orgy OF unrestrained free
dom, the real significance of our lib
erty has been overlooked. While we
have been viewing freedom in the
light of an abstract proposition, we
I Rave failed to appreciate that liberty
no sooner grants privilege than she
imposes a duty to use this pricilege
to its best possible advantage. Every
citizen should realize that he not
only has the liberty but the obliga-
ton to raise the standard Of living in
1 his community, morally intellect
tually and physically"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-06-23

home in Chicago, where she is employ
ed as nurse at the Chicago Foundlings
home.
Mrs. Lionel Fairfax and daughter,
Mrs. Almond Houtcheps, of Warsaw,
visited last week with the formers
neice. Mrs. Hal Miller.
Mrs. Carl Trou.e and daughter,
Venita, OF Keokuk, are visiting her
cousin, Mrs. E. e. McAdams.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Ross cwigert depart
ed Thursday for Abba, Ia where they
Lave a sale.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Duncan, who were
called here by the Illness of his mother
returned to Chicago Wednesday.
Miss Mary McCarty departed Wei
nesday for Springfield anG Peters.
burg
Mrs. Chas. Hart is visiting her sister
in Quincy.
Clarence Walker went to Fl. Madi-
son Monday to visit his brother, Clyde.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. P. Griffin, Of Chaplin,
visited at the w. H. Paris home last
week
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-06-23
Every Mans Opinion
and Every Other Mans

La Crosse Leader-Press: There
are certain broad questions in which
every mans opinion is as good as
every other mans but there are 9TH
ers IN which one mans opinion is not
as good as another mans, in which
the opinion of one man may be Of
more value than the opinions of many
other men" Thus speaks President
Van Hise OF the University Of Wis
consin in his most important address
of the year. And he then proceeds
to contrast the two roads of govern
ment by initiative and referendum
and government by expert.
1t needs someone Of DR.. Van Hise's
standing occasionally to speak out
strongly lest the theory of direct gov
eminent be carried to the absurd. In
the old days the people fondly be-
lieved the king could do no wrong,
and that doctrine still remains a part
of the law of the land in monarchial
countries. In our country the phrase
has been changed to read, The people
can do no wrong. a principle as I'M
tenable as the other, and hence we
have propositions to carry direct gov
eminent to impracticable lengths.
Under our system the people are
the only ultimate source of authority.
They have the legal pow er to go as
far In direct government IS they like.
So has the citizen individually the
right to do with himself as he pleasas
SO long as he does not trespass on
the rights of another Yet he does
not think Of carrying such right to
the lengths that it is proposed he
carry the right of direct government.
If man falls sick he calls a doctor,
If he gets into legal tangle he sends
for lawyer to get him out of it, If
he Is seeking investment he goes to
his banker, for religious consolation
he confides in his clergyman, in mat
tiers Of education he trusts the school
master. All these men are experts.
They are able to do better each piece
of work that the Individual might try
to do for himself II he pleased. To
say to the people that they may need
experts in all OF these things, but in
matters of government they are as
fitted to do the right thing as men
who have spent years In training,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-06-23
is LIABL. III 81 A REACTION.

Marengo el:-There is no
question but what the temperance
people are slowly but surely draw
ing the string little tighter around
the liquor business each year. 1t
may be all right to do this, but We
are of the opinion that there is a
limit to the restrictions that should
be put around the personal liberties
of the citizens of the state of Iowa,
and sooner or later there will be q
reaction that will make all thinking
people sit up and take notice.
We have heard no less tnan.a doz-
en- good citizens of the city make the
following remarks during the past
week: II have always been opposed
to the open saloon, and really the
smaller towns did not need saloon
SO long as a person might ship in
goods for his own personal use, but
since that is impossible, and since
the laws are so strict that it is dan
gerous for man to go into wet ter
ritory and secure liquor for his own
use, am now ready and willing to
sign saloon petition for the estab-
lishment of mulct-pcrmit houses in
Iowa county The sentiment along
this line is growing rapidly, all on
account of the strictness of the laws
governing the shipment of liquid re-
freshments. I
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-06-23
INSTRUCTION IN FIRE PREvEN
lion.

Ole o. Roe, state fire marshal told
the teachers of Woodbury. county in
an address to them last Tuesday THAI
in the modern trend OF education no
work was being done by parents, and
that it was up to the schools to lead
the young Alright.
Mr. Roe spoke on the subject OF
prevention of fire. He mentioned the
parlor match as a common cause OF
fires, and condemned the carelessness
of smokers, who SOW match heads
all about them. Teachers were told
to inculcate IN the young healthy
fear OF gasoline Mr.. Roe said too
great care could not be exercised
either in the garage or the kitchen,
where such oils often are found N
quantities.
Carelessness in kitchens Mr.. Roe
charged, caused the greater per cent
of deaths from fire causes. Use of
oils to start fires was condemned in
this instance
That the safe and sane Fourth cam.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-06-23
"JIm' Mckinney is Challenged.

III tsi~iSsts'Sy - 5S''Se''S''S
Macomb Journal Elsewhere in
these columns is an article telling OF
college degree conferred upon ex.
Congressman Hon. James Mckinney
Of Aledo, which article also incidental
ly states that he won the champion
ship OF "quoit-pitching' at Hot Springs
Ark, where he has recently been on
a health-recuperating trip.
While the Journal believes there
never was a more worthy bestowal
OF college degree than the one re
ferred to; that there never was bet
or congressman, or fellow" for that
matter. still, If "quoits" means horse
shoes, he mustn't go struttin' around
as the worlds champion until he ac
cepts the herewith hurled challenge
by the "old man" of the Journal to
a pitching tournament, said
contest 10 take place any time be
tween now and the San Francisco ex
position; place, the Journals north
So under a string Of boxalder shade
trees; rules, the Spring Creek he
fore.the-war'' code, with such other
amendments as the "old man" may
prescribe. If he ("Jim" Mckinney
accepts and vanquishes, he can con
tinue strutting with his chest out. But
not till then.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-06-23
AMERICANS IN MEXICO.

Sixty-efght American families com
prising three hundred persons, rosid.
ing in Southern Tamaulipas, have APP
piled through the United States consul
at Tampico to President Wilson for
protection. They say, I'VE do not
desire to take measures for our own
safety which would embarrass our
government without giving due notice
beforehand The message, which
was transmitted by wire, says in
part:
Having been left without any pro-
lection whatever on the part of both
| sides in the pending controversy,
therefore we can look for protection
only from our own country. We must
know once for all IL we can expect
same. Having been subjected to
! sights and great variety of indig-
mites and gross abuse during the last
| few days the situation calls for most
serious preparations for our own
personal safety and the defense of
cur families and our interests. There
fore, we have assembled for the pur-
nose of considering the best way. We
Iconsider protection necessary now"
The message further says the petit
TONERS have borne financial losses
lsiIently, but that many of them can
mot obey the advice to get away If
lin danger, as their departure would
mean the abandoning of the accumu-
llaticns of years.
The petition says: Eve consider
ourselves and our families in danger,
land the situation has justified this
petition several times in the last
few days. It is no LONGER doubtful
that the slightest spark will bring
ION the dread conflagation at any mo-
ment In many instances the small
arms sold American citizens on the
part of the American government for
ltheir protection have been demanded,