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The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1913-07-19
WASHINGTON LETTER,
Washington. y. G.. July u, IL.
THE TARIFF RIIL.

THE TARIFF BILL.
The Tariff ~ now before the
senate 10, dshate. H. ~ believed
that this hill will he debated ny
the Senate ~, four or five weeks
aud that ii will pass the senate
about Agnsl l5lh The President
il very certain that the bill will
pass the Senate by substantial
majority,
The Democrats have fifty one
members IN The Senate bnt II is
likely that one or both Of the Lou
isia,,a Senatota will prove loyal IN
then State and vote against t.se
hill 40 that will leave forty nine
Democrats 10 pass tho bill, there
ID son. doubt about Schaffroth OF
Colo, ado and Newlands Of Neva
/ ia II these two Senators should
90 SO far "a 10 vote against the
bill it il very certain that POin
dexter Of w asl,ing,on, "Progress
i've" will vote With the Democrats.
thp,eby making the votes stand
forty eight fnr and forty eight
against the bill, causing \ tie. In
that event Vice President Mar
shall will cast the deciding vote
and pass the bill.
CURRENCY bill.
The currency bill which ha.
been introduced in both houses ot
Congress IL heing discussed In ev
cry town and hamlet in the land
Ihe thing that puzzles I'D many ie
that III, bill deals with our great
cat problem in such simple and
efficient way. While 1t takes the
power Of controlling our finances
| absolutely ont If the hands ~
even the influence Of Wall Street
| ii nevertheless will prove q great
blessing to our banks aud viii
through them prove a great bless
ing 10 all legitimate business en-
terprisea, and will place the bankt
more completely under the contro
IT The Government than they evel
have been. The two main points
If he Currency bill are therefore
absolute Government control Ol
The mnney Of the country and tht
automatic expansion Or INCREASE
If money accol ding to the require
mpnt of bnainess.
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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-22
Newspapers Will
Not Render Verdict.

My aim is 10 set down in a fair,
truthful way my own opinion OF
the case. ] do not know whether
the editor OF the Hearst newspa-
pers indorses my views or not
am Of the opinion that the edi-
tor of The Sunday American and
The Georgian believes that it is
not within his province to try
Frank or Conley, but that It is his
duty 10 give all the facts in the
case that are obtainable and to
let the law and the jury decide
WHO Is guilty.
! am not a believer in trials by
newspapers. l believe in the law.
/ believe In the courts, in our
judges, and In our juries.
! know nothing about the Pha-
gan case that has not been pub
lished In the newspapers. I do
know that Frank has been in
dicted. ] do know. as does every
one else, that there is a chain OF
circumstantial evidence which,
held together In court, will make
the case against Frank very Sc
rious.
My own opinion is that there
are several links IN the chain that
are so weak that when one IL
broken, the chain viii fall apart
l can not be sure whether / am
right or wrong, however, until the
Solicitor General presents his evil
dence. In the meantime, | still
believe that the community is
anxious to give all concerned
square deal; and that the average
man is fair-minded and is willing
to have the case tried In the
courts and not IN the newspapers.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-22
Correspondent
Assails Rosser.

Leo Frank, James Conley, or
whoever may be held accountable
for the death Of Mary Phagan,
must and will be tried according
to those rules of evidence the
Anglo Saxon race. through CEN
turtles OF experiment, has found 10
be best suited TO the establishment
Of justice and truth.
And here a thought occurs to
me that is worth while comment
ing on, perhaps,
A cores pondent--a very foolish
and misguided correspondent
addressed me a communication
early I'm the week, bitterly and
with utter unreaSOn assailing I.u-
Their z. Rosser for undertaking
the defense OF Frank. Rarely
have read a more unjust and I'M
necessary letter. It bristled with
invective and vehement protest
IL went so far as to say that Mr..
Rosser Is interested in the Frank
case knowing Frank to be guilty.
and that he is prepared to stop at
nothing TO free Frank of the law,
regardlessl
] shall not defend Mr. Rosser.
He does not need it, The people
of Atlanta know him. But does
not this correspondent know that
the law of Georgia, Jealous OF
the rights and liberties of the
people, not only confers upon
defendant at bar the presumption
Of innocence, but actually win not
PERMIT him TO go TO trial, no
matter how poor and humble he
may be. WITHOUT COMPE-
TENT COUNSEL?
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-22
BY AN OLD POLICE RE.
PORTER.

There we're few developments In
the Phagan case last week that to
my mind were worth considering
seriously or that threw new light
upon the mystery.
Perhaps Il was because Of this
that a good many people wrote
letters TO THE Old Police Report
er''-some commencing my art-
cles, others condemning them; but
in every case indicating clearly
that the interest has not lessened.
I observe that some Of the
State newspapers are publishing
foolish little paragraphs, bearing
the Atlanta date line, 10 the eff
feet that the Hearst newspapers
have been bought to defend
Frank" This IS too foolish to
notice.
Still other newspapers are TAX
ing advantage OF the silly season
10 point out various phases Of the
case that TO my mind are neither
vital nor interesting.
Let me say again, as positively
as / can, that these articles writ
ten by an old police reporter, are
not for the purpose Of either max
ing a case for or against any
other individual.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-22
Extremists
On Both Sides.

There are extremists on both
sides Of this Phagan case. There
are people. who, convinced
against their wills, are going to
remain for their lives Of the same
opinion still.
In the aggregate these people
are inconsequentiaI, however
The average Albanian and
Georgian Is standing to-day with
impartial and open mind, ! think.
He wants the TRUTH establish
ed-thats all. He is neither for
nor against Frankie is, to en-
ploy an expressive slang phrase,
from Missouri" strictly!
And t. is Just here. with the
gentle readers permission, that /
shall hand a small and modest
bouquet to the Hearst newspa-
pers in Atlanta. The Georgian
and The American FIRST called
for calm and patience, when all
about us a storm of protest, mis-
information, non-information,
passion, prejudice and reckless
Indignation was running riot I'm
the community!
The big sheet anchor they threw
to the windward was the SU-
PREMACY OF THE LAW
Alert and vigilant ever, the
brave and courageous Governor
Of this State instantly promul-
gated his unqualified approval Of
that Course-and since that time,
poise has been restored, reason
e-enthroned, and the unruhled
and quiet dignity Of the blind
folded Goddess Of Justice reas-
sured to the people.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-22
Old Reporter
Glad of Work.

II this old Police Reporter, aft
er his own manner and method
Of doing things, has had a hand
In that work. he is very glad
his work has been abundantly
and abidingly worth while
We are coming very close to the
trial Of Leo Frank, duly indicted
by Grand Jury composed OF
good men and true" for the muir
der Of Mary Phagan.
Much has been written OF this
crime that is worthless as evil
dence In a court Of law. Hearsay,
a mass OF II, long ago discarded
by the court officials as incom-
petent, has been printed for what
II might be worth by way Of
news The newspapers are agen-
cies for the PRONUNCIATION Of news,
not for the administration of JUS
tice-and within the broad scope
OF the word news" always is to
be found much that is totally ir-
relevant in legal procedure.
This fact, The Georgian, The
American and the Old Police Re
porter constantly have sought to
impress upon the public-many,
many news Stories" legitimate
and ethical, have been given out
with the advice that they be taken
with a grain Of salt.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-22
Hardly Price
For ROsser.

In one of the letters sert to me,
it was stated that the author OF
the articles signed by an old po-
lice reporter Is Luther 4. Rosser.
| take that as a compliment, for
Rosser is a very able man, and
they tell me he earns 500, 600 a
year. l sometime have doubts
about my own ability, nut have
no doubt at all about my earning
capacity. / do not make 500. 600
a year, Rosser is not the author
OF these articles, has no hand in
them, and l hasten TO lift THAT
responsibility from his broad
shoulders as quickly as possible.
Also l have received long let
ter from a woman defending the
Jews as a race. 1t was a very in
teresting letter, but wholly out
side Of the case. l do not con-
slider race, creed or color a mat
ter to be discussed in attempting
to solve the Phagan mystery.
] have great admiration and re-
spect for the Jews as race, as
every other fair thinking man
and woman must have. But even
II Frank is condemned, l can not
see how that would be any re-
Election upon the race any more
than II an Irishman, German,
Swede or japanese were found
guilty Of the crime. Surely a
whole race should not have to
carry the burden Of one mans
crime!
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-22
Counsel Can Be
Furnished Free.

Georgia, through the orderly
and impersonal processes Of her
courts, furnishes the most de-
PRAYED criminal the free benefit
of counsel, and that lawyer who
refused to undertake the defense
Of a defendant when ordered by
the court would himself no mat
ter how satisfied HE might be as
70 the innocence or guilt Of the
accused. be in contempt Of that
court and subject to the punish
ment It's displeasure might pre-
scribe
I have never mentioned the
Phasan case to Mr.. Rosser but
once, and then casually and with
out tangible result, OF my per
soual knowledge. ! do not know
what he thinks OF il. really. /
have been told by a brother attor-
uey. however. who does know
him Wei. and who has discussed
this case with him. that Rosser
unquestionab,y believes vehe-
mently and thoroughly in
Franks complete innocence. And
this brother attorney is one of
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-22
Question of
Imagination.

There is one point Of fact that
! shall touch upon to-day, and
that merely because l have been
called to account in that direction
by a correspondent. very courte-
ously, however. This correspond
ent disagrees with my doubts as
to the complete truthfulness of
the final Conley affidavit, and
gives 1t as his opinion Conley
could hardly have imagined or
made up the tale concerning
Frank he sets forth therein"
Wen, Conley is three times a
confessed liar. That is admitted
by all parties on all sides A pre-
sumption of lack of veracity in
Conley is not unwarranted, there
fore, as to his fourth attempt to
speak the truth.
Now, let's SEE whether Con-
ley could have imagined the
wonderful tale he tells of Franks
doings on the day Mary Phagan
was killed, al ingenious, in parts,
as that tale is.
A few days ago, Conley gave
out an affidavit concerning a new
phase of the Phagan case. He
sets forth in detail how a GER
tain man had undertaken to feed
him sandwiches, which he de-
clared he suspected of being
POISONED, and which he, there
fore, shudderingly REJECTED!
Quite dramatiC-even melodra-
matte!
The truth of the matter is, Con-
ley land this has been establish
ed beyond all doubt RAVEN
OUSI.Y DENOURED THE SIM
Pile SANDWICHES THIS MAN,
OUT OF MERE PASSING
KINDNESS, GAVE HIM, AND
PRONOUNCED THEM FINE,
If Conley afterward imagined
all that poison stuff and non
sense. with its melodramatic
turn, why could he not have i'm
agined. after three weeks in jail.
the other melodramatic thing
involving Leo Frank. particular
~ i'm seeking to throw aCCumu-
laung suspicion from himself?
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-22
Race Question
Not Considered.

I refuse, therefore. in these ar
ticles to consider the race ques-
ton seriously. II is not the Is
sue
The sole question to come be-
fore the court Is, WHO killed
Mary Phagan? And whether he
be Jew or Gentle, white or black,
yellow or green, II the evidence is
CONVINCING, and the jury con-
victs or acquits, the court and the
jury win have done their DUTY.
The Jewish race needs no de-
tense from anybody. In fact, my
experience with representative
Jews the world over leads me to
believe that this often prosecuted,
but undying, race will go on, as
II has for centuries, in Its own
splendid way, making history and
doing good IN the world, without
regard to obstacles, real or inn
aginary, that may be placed In its
pathway Of progress.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-22

the leading members Of the At
lanta bar
l shall not enter to-day into a
discussion Of the facts, near
facts, gossip and rumor abroad
with respect to the Phagan case.
l have looked back over the files
OF The Sunday American, and |
can find little, If anything, that |
would change IN what heretofore
I have written.
Every word has been set down
In an earnest and sincere desire to
throw such light upon the great
mystery as l could. In doing
that, l have gone pretty far. per-
haps, in many directions know
that, because I have been both
approved and disapproved so gem
erously and so vehemently-but
inasmuch as l have kept my own
conscience clear, and as that Is
the only conscience these articles
MUST satisfy, I am reasonably
well satisfied with what have
done.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-22

after Michael Torhan, whom he
thought was his missing father, upon
learning that he had been trailing the
wrong man.
The elder Torhan disappeared from
Newark, \. J., % years ago, leaving
a wife and three children. His son,
John. since 1903. visited several cities
from Boston to Omaha and finally 10
Gated a Michael TOrhan in Philadel-
phia, only TO find he is a bachelor and
much younger than the missing
father
He returned to Yonkers disappoint-
ed yesterday.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-22

top of Lassen Peak have been solved
by constructing a house in sections
and packing it up the peak on horses.
The station, which will be 10x10 feet
was designed by Forest Supervisor
King and was built at Red Bluff. No
section is more than six feet on it's
longest side or weighs more than 100
pounds.
The house is now being packed up
the mountain where it will be assem-
bIed and fastened together with iron
clamps and steel cables extending
from opposite diagonal corners and
anchored to the ground.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-22

DRONINENT speakers at
| Methodists meetings to-
day for a representative
church in Washington. Bishop
John C. Kilgo, of Durham,
n. c., is at the top, next is
Rev. W. r. Hendrix, while be-
low is DIR. George Sexton, of
Dallas.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-22
Sole Aim Is
To Get at Truth.

Now, again, may ! make II
CLEAR that what l am writing
represents only my OWN views
the views Of an old police report
er. who has had great deal Of
experience, and whose SOLE aim
is to get at the truth, and keep
an open and fair mind.
Il may be that our detectives
are correct in declaring that
Frank is guilty, or that Conley is
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-22
JURORS, NOT NEWSPAPERS,
TO RETURN FRANK VERDICT,
DECLARES OLD REPORTER
Writer Declares He Has Only
Worked for Fair Trial and Fair
Play---Race Question Is No Issue in
Phagan Case---Rosser Not Writer

guilty. but, personally. I shall
wait until hear all the evidence
in court That would seem to me
to be the fair way, and the legal
way, to go about the business Of
reaching a final verdict
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-22
Trails Wrong Man
as Father 10 Years
Son Abandons Quest When He Dis
covers Man He Had Followed
Is An Old Bachelor.

NEW YORK, June 21-John Tor
han, of 165 Oliver Avenue, Yonkers.
gave up a ten-year chase yesterday
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-22
House Taken to Top
Of Peak by Horses
Problem Of Putting Fire Lookout
Station on Top of Mountain Solved
by Equine Transportation.

Los ANGELES, June 21.-Trans-
portation facilities in connection with
building a fire lookout station on the
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-22

Wechs Grape Juice, pit 25c qt.. Abe
$100 Boroyptol &c., soc size 45c; 25c 21c
81 Pompan Massage Cream $780, 75c size &c., 49c
Hunyad Janos Aperient Water &c., for. $1O0
$100 Herpicide &c., soc size 43c
$00 Danderne Hair Tonic &c., SOC size &c., Csc size 19c
$100 Cuticura Ointment SOC; SOC size. 44c
6Oc Sal Hepatica 48c; 25c size 21c large size $1OO
soc Nestles Milk 45c 25c size $780, hospital $24O
$1OO Lsterine zee; soc size SIC; 25c size 100
$100 Bromo Settler 75c soc size SIC; 25c size 19c
$100 Soans Lniment &c., soc size 39c; 25c size ice
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-01-29

State loses? Contractors In the state
renitentiary at Moundsville have made
good profits. Few OF them have been
known to abandon their contracts as
long as they could hold them. Some oil
these contractors have amassed for
tunes and it is understood or at least
rumored that contractors have had
too much influence in the manner anu
method of awarding contracts. There
is good ground for believing that the
tSate has not been receiving as much
for convict labor as 1t should receive
and that different methods should pre-
vail.
DR.. Hatfield is advocating a very
popular proposition when he suggests
the employment. of convicts on the
roads and the people will enthusias,
tfcally support him. The labor of con-
yicts belongs to the people and its
profits should not go to private maj
yiduals. What belongs to all the peo'
nile should not be farmed out to prl'
vate enterprises to reap itch profits.
The bill which will be introduced by
Delegate Gray, of Marshall county, is
along the ideas of Dr. Hatfield and has
been endorsed by both lin and Gov
ernor Glasscock. 1t covers the ground
in Il comprehensive and judicious
manner and should be passed without
serious question.-Wheeling lntelli'
gencer.'
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-01-29
DON'T BE DISCOURAGED

In speaking of the great number OF
special bills introduced in the legisla-
ture and the short time left of the
session the Times Charleston cores
pondent says: This means that the
little charte" amendment measures
and legislation Of like nature will
meet with MYSTERIOUS ends"
DO not let this disappOint any friend
OF the Fairmont special charter bill.
There is plenty OF time. Write to your
representatives or any ether friend
You might have in the legislature. and
tell them you are holding them indi.
vidually responsible for the passage
of this bill. The members from Wood
county got the parkersburg bill
through in one day and if our dele
gates can't do as we'll with the great
support they are receiving for this
measure a; home they are either neg
lIgent or incompetent.
The Fairmont bill is not one of the
Little Chartef amendments 1t
means greater Fairmont with bet
ter government. II will mean the end
OF government at Random. The tax
payers Of this city who have read the
figure of the Wilson Audit, showing
many thousands of dollars In mistakes
and unaccounted for. know that it Is
no little thing for this city.
Huntington has about four special
bills and the representative from ca
bell says he can get them all passed.
Can our representatives moi do as well
with only one special bill? 1t is IN to
the Chamber of Commerce to see that
they do this and they can If they will
do it. The representatives from this
county cannot honestly represent our
people and lot this bill fail for Lack OF
attention. Write them today and tell
them you are looking for them for
immediate relief. II this bill comes TO
MYSTERIOUS" end. the mystery
will be solved.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-01-29
THE CASE OF THORPE

Everywhere in Tie athletic world
keen regret will be felt over develop
ments in the case of Thorpe, the In
dian, the most remarkable athlete in
the world. Not the least Unfortunate
feature OF his admission that he mas
played baseball for money, thereby
putting himself in the professional
rank, is the unhappy light ii viii leave
this country in in European eyes.
Thorpe's wonderful performance at
Stockholm made him the cynosure CT
all eyes, and America WAS proud OF
him. His confession Of professional
ism relieves him to some extent from
the charge that he knowingly perpe'
trated wrong upon the Amateur
Athletic Union and upon his fellow
athletes. He says he was an Indian
boy without full comprehension of the
rules of sport; that he played base
ball in the summer with minor
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-01-29

league team not for the money, ne.
cause he had enough TO live on, buy Ply
for the love OF the game, not knowing
that acceptance Of salary made MIN
ineligible for amateur competitions &
He has done what he can do %,
make amends, but nothing he can 90
will save this country from the si ltt I
that will be visited upon 1t for failure
to protect the foreign amateur from.
professional competition.
The foreigner has Insisted that the
whole American system Of treating
athletics as business smacks Of pro,
ressionalism, and he will seize with
avidity this demonstration that his
criticisms of us are justIfeG.
The Thorpe case proves that in the
future less must be taken for granted
with athletes who represent this eoan,
try abroad.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-01-29

not publishing the list of the names
of those caught in the gambling raid.
Because some Of hose caught were
members of influential families was
not given as one cf the principle red
sons but in justice TO some young
men, or possibly boys, who might take
warming and reform. AS matter OF
fact there we're no wealthy" people
caught, most of them were poor work
ing men who could My afford to waste
time and money oyer the gambling
table. II any fave ritism was shown
it was to the common, average clti-
zen and not the wealthy class as tho
1ntelIigencer enormously believes. 1t
is true that in the raid there were
some caught who are connected Win
the most respected families OF the
city, enjoying high station in the busl'
ness affairs Of tho city, hut some OF
these were 80 hardened in the gam
bling habit that publicity would noi
reform them. only their relatives
would be humiliatcd by exposure.
II is a question as to what is the
best policy in such matters but those
were the views OF the West Virginian
under the circumstances which could
not be so-well understood by news
paper in another city.
An exposure of, or M attack upon
individuals, is not so important as an
exposition of the evil itself. and its
general effect upon socict,'.