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Atlanta Georgian., 1914-02-27
Lot TIERS
SEEK HIS
LIFE, SHE
CHARGES
Asks if Georgia VIII Not Show
Same Fairness New York
Did in Becker Case.

Charging that "vile conspir-
acy" had placed her husband in
the shadow of the gallows and
citing the recent startling devel-
opments in the Phagan mystery
to support her accusation, Mrs.
Leo NJ. Frank Friday addressed
a letter to the public asking if
the courts and officers of Georgia
could not be as fair, at least, as
those in New York where Lieu
tenant Charles Becker was
granted a new trial because Of
the low character of the wit
nesses who testified against him
and because of the hostile atmos-
phere that enveloped the entire
trial.
The wife, who has stood Loyalty by
the accused man, voiced her belief
that he will yet go free-absolutely
vindicated.
Cites Hair Evidence.
Mrs Frank asserted that the whole
case against her husband had been
based on vague suspicious. perjured
testimony and suppressed evidence.
She cited the information in the
possession OF DR.. H. F. Harris as a
glaring and most reprehensible in
stance of the suppression of>Yital evt-
dence and asked why he, an official
OF the State, should withhold knowl-
edge of the fact that the hair found
on the second floor of the pencil fac
tory was not Mary Phagan's. as the
Solicitor had sought to establish
She called attention to the FormbY
his testimony by Albert Mcknight to
support her claim that a web of lies
and perjury had been woven around
Frank in the alleged conspiracy ia
railroad him to the gibbet
Not to Ask for life Sentence.
Reports of a contemplated effort to
induce Judge Hill To substitute lifa
Imprisonment for the death sentence
when Frank is brought before him
next week were said Friday to be-
without any foundation.
1t generally is understood among
lawyers that Judge Hill, so long as
the case remains in its present
status, has no alternative but to
name the date on which execution
shall be carried out.
Solicitor Dorsey is known to hold
the opinion that Judge Hill can do
nothing but renew the sentence inn
posed by Judge Roam last August.
Backed by Decision.
He has a decision of the Suprems
Court to back him in his contention,
which is said to hold that in this
event Of appeals superseding the sem
Continued on Page a, Column I.
Atlanta Georgian., 1914-02-27
Father. Who Figured in Affair With Girl in
Church Vestibule, Faces Suit

the petition cites, until he was dis
graced by his actions with other wom-
en-" The petition also says Richards
aereed at the time of his wife's death
that McHan should keep the child.
This Richards denies.
Richards is a salesman for the
DowmanJ Johnson printing concern.
Mr.. McHan is a wealthy farmer Of
Pickens County.
Patrolman Greene, of the Atlanta
police force, was the first witness
called in the case He testified that
on the night of February 4, 1914, lie
arrested Richards and young girl in
the vest:bule of the Jones Avenue
Church
''ln Compromising Position"
he said the two were in compro-
missing position, and that he carried
them to the station house, where bond
8 furnished for their appearance.
This bond was forfeited, he said.
Richards at the time of the arrest at
tempted to conceal his identity by
giving wrong name, the policeman
said
This testimony was listened to by
Richards second wife. who refused 70
leave the courtroom when warned that
the testimony might embarrass her.
Richards win have a score or more
witnesses testify to his good charac-
ter and the indications were that the
case would not be concluded Friday.
Atlanta Georgian., 1914-02-27

Another legal battle for the posses
was waged Friday before Judge
Charles S. Reid, of the Stone Noun
tain Circuit Court, between Mr.. and
Mrs. A. McHan, 7of Jasper, Pickens
County, the grandfather and grand
other, and John B. Richards, Jr, IA =
ther of the boy Judge Reid sat in
the old City Hall Building in Atlanta,
by consent of the parties to the suit.
John B. Richards, Jr., is the man
who was arrested in the vestibule Of
the Jones Avenue Baptist Church
about a month ago in company with a
woman with whom it was charged
he was flirting and spooning.
Case Dates Far Back.
Publicity given this affair caused
the grandfather to make the effort
Friday to get possession of the boy
Richards Jr.'s character repeatedly
has been attacked and defended the
between father and grandfather and
the legal fight has swept through the
lower courts to the Supreme Court
a back again since August, 1905
with no settlement yet made
Fridays hearing before Judge Reid
was precipitated by writ of habeas
corpus sued out by Mr. and Mrs. Nc
Han praying the court to take the
child from his father and place him
Mr.. McHan's care. Mr.. McHans
reason for this request is the alleged
bad character of Richards, Jr, which
Richards denies.
Says Mother Gave Him Son.
Mr.. McHan's petition, truth of the
contents of which are denied by Rich
ards. Jr.. says that in August, 1906
when his daughter, Mrs. Richards
died, she told Mr.. and Mrs. McHan
that she wanted n to take the
little boy and keep him
Richards. Jr., lived at the McHans
Atlanta Georgian., 1914-02-27
Maybe Model Wore
Tights, Says Judge

MOBILE. ALA, Feb. 27-Judge
Richard Jones, Jr,, in United States
Court here to-day, ruled that the
picture September Morn" was not
indecent literature, and dismissed a
case against 16-year- old Gilman
Roberts, of Bay Minette, Ala. who
was charged with sending the picture
through the mails to young girls
The judge ruled that the picture
might be that of young woman clad
in thin tights.
Atlanta Georgian., 1914-02-27
SAYSWOMEN
WOULD AID
PROGRESS
Names Education, Health, and
Park Boards as Particularly
Needing Feminine Members,

In the light OF an experience of
more than thirty years of intimate
connection with the administration of
Atlanta's civic affairs, Captain J. w.
English believes it proper and high
ly desirable. that the women of At
lanta be given representation on
many of the boards and committees,
both elected and appointed, which
are charged with the city's business.
Particularly on the Board of Edu-
cation" said Captain English.
Captain English had written let
ter to Mrs. John X. Ottley, processing
his deep interest in her resolution. re-
Gently adopted by the Atlanta Fed
Grafton of Women's Clubs. recon-
mending a minority representation
of women on certain boards and city
committees Part of the letter fol-
lows:~
Would End Budget Fight"
Besides the boards and commit
tees mentioned - parks, Fairgrounds,
schools, sanitation, hospitals and
charities-you could have mentioned
others where am sure women could
be of great benefit to our city at
large and help the committees to
solve some of the problems with
which they have to deal. / even wish
that one of the good women of the
club could be selected as umpire to
settle the financial question that is
now pending before the Finance Com
mittee. and, / believe, the Mayor and
General Council. I believe such an
prompt relief
Il do, therefore. urgently fecom-
mend that the women's clubs will
push that question to a successful
conclusion.
so far as the School Board is con-
cerned," Captain English explained,
I'VE have a case in point right now.
DO you imagine that any such diff
fculty over the selection of school
books could arise if the intelligent
women of Atlanta were well repre-
sented on the board? And / deem it
most fitting that one or more Allan
ia women, reared in Atlanta, and edu
Gated in the Atlanta schools, should
have a part in the administration of
Atlanta school affairs 1t is a work
that like teaching, an intelligent wo-
man is supremely qualified for"
In regard to other boards and com
mittees Captain English went over
the list quickly and checked off those
on which he believed a representa-
tion OF women would be to the ad-
vantage of the city.
Boards Needing Women.
"Of the elected boards" he said, Il
should pick out the Board of Educa-
ton. of course. Then l would select
the Board of Health the Park Com
mission. the Board of Trustees for the
Grady Hospital and that of the Car
negie Library, and the Cemetery
Commission.
"Of the various standing commit
tees appointed from Council, l believe
the following should include one or
more representatives from the ranks
of Atlanta women:
"Benevolence and Pensions; Bureau
Of Municipal Research and Statis-
ties Cemetery; Hospitals and Chari-
ties. Library. Parks; Prisons; Pub
lie Buildings and Grounds; Pubic
Continued on Page 5. Column A.
Atlanta Georgian., 1914-02-27
Neighbors Rebuild
Home Lost by Fire

DALTON, GA, Feb. 27.-The home OF
W. M Camp. popular resident of the
Five Springs section, was destroyed by
fire last Saturday.
Sympathetic neighbors on Monday
went to the woods, cut down trees,
hauled them to a sawmill. had all ma
terial assembled by Wednesday, and
with forty men working on it, rebuilt
the house so it could be occupied TO-
day. The work did not cost Mr.. Camp
one cent.
Atlanta Georgian., 1914-02-27
Taft. Presidents
Guest at Luncheon

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27.-William
Howard Taft, former President of the
United States, was the guest of Pres
ident Wilson at luncheon at the
White House to-day.
Mr.. Taft's calls at the White House
have been frequent since he left on
March last. This is the first time
however, that President Wilson in
vited him to lunch with him.
Atlanta Georgian., 1914-02-27
LT|ES|N
CAMPS LAID
TOHEADS
Presentments Say Donaldson In
fIuence Was Defended-No
Probe of Locker Clubs.

The final presentments of the Full
ton County Grand Jury. embodying a
vigorous attack on the Board of
County Commissioners, particularly
aimed at Clifford L. Anderson and
Tull c.. Waters, for their ignorance of
conditions in the county convict
camps, We're delivered to Judge Ben
Hill, of the criminal division of the
Superior Court, Friday
No recommendations additional to
those made two weeks ago, which
resulted in the removal of Captain
Thomas J. Donaldson and his brother,
5. III. Donaldson. from the control Of
the county's prison system, were
made
The presentments dealt only gem
orally with the locker club agitation,
stating that despite the difference of
opinion as to the technical interpre-
tation of the liquor laws, the Grand
Jury had found no disposition to defy
them on the part of the bona fide
social clubs, but rather a manifest
effort to comply with their provisions.
Liquor Probe Unnecessary.
I'VE have, therefore, not deemed it
necessary or advisable said the
Grand Jury, ITO formally investigate
the workings of these institutions"
In it's reference to the prison system
Of the county, and prefacing the at
tack on the County Commissioners,
the presentments state that the probe
was the result of information OBJ
tained at the outset, by accident, from
witness brought by the Solicitor.
Questions asked to get general infor-
nation disclosed d situation which
the Grand Jury characterized as sur
prising every member. The present
ments say:
so shocked and disguised was this
body with the revelations of these
prisoners that it was the consensus of
opinion that further inquiry was inn
peratively demanded to ascertain the
true facts. The County Commission
ers themselves, and the State Prison
Board were subpoenaed to give tes-
timony.
Commissioners Scored.
THE ignorance of the County Com
missioners on all matters pertaining
to the actual conduct of the prison
camps and the treatment of the pris-
oners was astonishing. Two of the
Commissioners, Clifford L. Anderson
and Tull c. Waters, were either un-
able or unwilling TO disclose any
knowledge of the true conditions; on
the contrary, they defended the sys-
tenn that had been in force for a quar-
ter of a century under the admins
tration of Thomas ]. and S. II. Don
aIdson
THE three other Commissioners. 5.
B. Turman, w. T. Winn and Shelby
Smith, acknowledged they had little
information on the subject. but stated
that this was not the result of ina;-
tention, but of difficulties in their
way, due to the Donaldson influence
over their appointed employees in
charge of the prisoners and camps,
who ignored any authority other than
that of the Donaldsons themselves.
These Commissioners stated ef-
| forts had been made by them to bet
ter conditions which they believed to
be bad but that every effort to act
Continued on Page g. Column 5.
Atlanta Georgian., 1914-02-27
Chicago Man Offers
S42,5l6 Income Tax

CHICAGO, Feb. 27.-The largest in
come tax in Chicago was offered the
internal revenue officials when a man
whose name the authorities withheld
sent word that he would pay an in
come tax of s42, 1852, the assessment
on an annual income of $750,OO0.
Atlanta Georgian., 1914-02-27
Political Foes Poison
Ex-Premier of China

Special Gable to The Atlanta Georgian.
TIEN-TSIN, CHINA, Feb. 27.-
Former Premier of China Kochao-
Ping Chon, who also served as Gov
ernor of the province of Chih Lii died
suddenly to-day under suspicious cir
cumstances. 1t is believed he was
poisoned to death by political enc
mics.
Kochao- Ping Chon was supporter
of President Yuan Shi- Kai
Atlanta Georgian., 1914-02-27
Senate Refuses to
Curtail Burleson

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27-By a
vote of "a to 80, the Senate to-day de-
feated an amendment to the postof-
flee appropriation bill taking from
the Postmaster General the power to
make further changes in the rates,
weights and zones of the parcels post
Atlanta Georgian., 1914-02-27
Victim of Fall on
Snow Seriously Ill

e. ]. Perkerson, of the Law Broth
ers Company, was in a serious con-
dition Friday at the Wesley Memo
rial Hospital as the result of broken
hip sustained Thursday afternoon
when he fell on Whitehall street
Mr.. Perkerson had just alighted
from a street car when he slipped
in the snow.
Atlanta Georgian., 1914-02-27
Make an
IHOeSHgatlOH

THERE is little doubt
but a slight inves-
tigation would disclose
the fact that you have
some article of value
you no longer need
that is of value to some
one else. Why not
turn it into money by
placing a Want Ad" in
The Georgian and
Americana 1t will sur
prise you with its en-
terprise. What is it?
Phone your Want
Ad' to-day to NJ. 100.
Atlanta Georgian., 1914-02-27
Sues When Husband
Denies Fancy Chairs

PITTSBURG, Feb. 27--Because her
husband wouldn't provide her with
rocking chairs other than the kind
that rock both ways" Mrs. John
Grayson sued for a divorce.
Atlanta Georgian., 1914-02-27
Miners Refuse Show
Tickets Minus Label

PEORIA, ILL, Feb. 27-The 400
delegates to the convention of the
United Mine Workers of Illinois re-
fused to attend a theater performance
because the tickets given them gratis
bore no union label
Atlanta Georgian., 1914-02-27
l6-Pound Boy Is Two
Feet High at Birth

RIvERHEAD, N. Y, Feb. 27.-Mrs
Golaski gave birth to 16-pound baby
boy. The youngster is two feet high
and perfectly developed.
Atlanta Georgian., 1914-02-27
Highway Robber
Aided by Woman

CHICAGO, Feb. 27.-While man
hold a revolver to the head of Her
man S. waldman, a wealthy lawyer, a
woman companion of the holdup man
searched him and took $50.
Atlanta Georgian., 1914-02-27
Folk Gets $4,000 as
Commerce Counsel

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27.-Joseph
w. Folk, former Governor of Mis-
souri,, to-day resigned as Solicitor of
the State Department to accept the
position of counsel for the Interstate
Commerce Commission at $4,000 a
year
Atlanta Georgian., 1914-02-27
Bryan Couldn't Stick
To juice 80 Days

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. Civil
liam J. Bryan, who is no relative
of the Secretary OF State. was sem
fenced to 80 days in Jail, because
he didn't stick to grape juice.
Atlanta Georgian., 1914-02-27
THE WEATHER.

Forecast for Atlanta and
Georgia-Fair and warmer
Friday night; Saturday prob
ably rain, with rising temper
ature.
Atlanta Georgian., 1914-02-27

Continued on Page 5, Column a.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-02-04
MOTHER. NO USE
TAKING CHANCES
IF Child Is Cross, FeqeriSb.
Cost.Ve, Give California
Syrup of Figs

~ your httie ones tongue is coated.
10 U.s. "a sure sign Cine iomach, liver and
bowels need q gentle thorough cleans
ina ri once when your child IS cross.
peefish Hstless palc doesn't sleep.
cat or act naturally Il breath Us bad.
stomach sour system ful of cold.
throai sore. or # feeariah. give tea
spoonful Of 'Gal'f4wa syrup ~ Figs"
and in faw hours Hli tine ci0egcd
consupatcd waste sour bile and un-
disested food wil gently move out 0f
ihc bowels. aud you have "a we'll play
fal child again
Sick chHdfen needn't be ceaved io
take this harmless fruit lagauve. A."
Millions Of mothers keep 10 handy be-
cause they know its action on the
stomach liver Wd bowels is prompt
laud sure Thay also know little given
to-day s8fes sirs CHILD tomorrow.
ASK your druggist for 50-cent
bottle 81 "Call1rnia Syrup OF Flga"
(which contains directions for babies.
children Of ull aees and FOR grown
lurs plainly ON tha bottle Beware OF
couu,orrelts sold here Get the eonu-
ne. made h california Zig syrup
company Don't De fooled
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-02-04

Eeal estate purchases.
ies pr tradc-are easily solved uY
eelinl want ads Read Them use
'aeia ho il today
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-10-22
SAYS STEEL TRUST
is LAW ABIDING
Carnegie Had No Thought OF
Monopoly In Selling
His Interest.

PHILADELPHIA. Oct. 21-Counsel for
the United States Steel Corporation to-
day told the four judges who are hear
ing argumen in the Federal District
Court on. the governments suit TO dis
solve the bilion-dolla concern that IT
is a law-abiding institution and that 1T
had a beneficial effect on the business
life of the country.
Richard V. Lindabury, of Newark, n.
j., spoke five hours in defence OF the
corporation, after Jacob NJ. Dickinson,
chief counsel for the government in the
suit, finished his opening address,
which had consumed six hours.
Mr. Dickinson said that directors OF
the Steel Corporation were also direc-
tors of railroad companies which con-
trolled about half the mileage in the
United States, and gave instances where
Steel directors, sitting as railroad di-
rectors, steered business TO the Steel
Corporation.
Mr.. Lindabury contended that the
corporation was a natural development,
and said there was no thought i'll the
mind of Andrew Carnegie when he sold
his interest in the Carnegie company
TO the new corporation that monopoly
was to be created.
"Mr. Carnegie's offer to sell his in
terest.n counsel added, "was not based
upon a desire to enter comolnatlon'
but upon a desire to retire from ousl-
ness and devote his life and means 70
philanthropic purposes"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-10-22
GRAINS UP IN CHICAGO
Markets Recover Tuesdays
Decline-Provisions Drop.

Chicago, Oct. 2l.--Huge export sales
at rising prices communicated 10 the
wheat market to-day an appearance of
great strength. The finish, although
somewhat unsettled, ranged from ID
to lac net higher. Corn closed fsks
up, and oats with a gain of l@lMs.
In provisions the outcome was "a 70
TIC decline. Right from the start
export houses were taking wheat rap
idly, and there we're dispatches from
the seaboard, Duluth and Kansas CITY.
all telling Of persistent foreign buying.
A setback in the rate Of increase Oh
the worlds available supply counted
against the bears, and there was 4
notable falling Off in the Quantitp
ahoat 10 replenish European stocks.
Disturbing action by the Turkish gov
ernment in regard to the movements Of
the Anglo French Mediterranean feet
tended also to lift prices higher. EST
mates were current that 80 per cent 81
the farm surplus in the leading wheat
states, exclusive Of North Dakota, had
already been sent to market Partly as
a result of this showing cash wheat to-
day was relatively stronger than fut-
ures, there being a reduction Of a cen.
in the discount as compared with re-
cent figures. Range Of prices:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-10-22
new PLAN FOR
COTTON POOL
Southern Bankers to Loan
on Scent Rate, North
ern on 4la.

AT a conference in the Chase Ma
tional Bank yesterday afternoon there
was brought up the most definite plan
for relieving the Southern cotton situa-
tion that has been presented since
Festus j. Wade, the st. Louis banker,
proposed to the Federal Reserve Board
the formation of l50,000,000 cotton
pool. The plan has TO do with the ad-
minlstration of such q pool.
Among those who attended the con-
ference were W. p. G. Harding, who
was an Alabama banker before he was
made a member of the Federal Reserve
Board; Festus j. Wade and George W..
Simmons. of st. Louis; Albert II. Wig
gin, chairman of the Clearing House
Committee; Alexander j. Hemphill,
president of the Guaranty Trust Com.
pany; Lewis l.. Clarke, president of
the American Exchange National Bank;
James 5. Alexander, president Of the
National Bank of Commerce, and Wal
ter +. Frew, president OF the Corn Ex-
change Bank.
The plan became known earlier in the
day in the financial district and met
with fairly general approval, though 1t
was said that there would be q number
of changes in il before it came up for
the wise of the Federal Reserve Board.
In its tentative form the scheme pro-
vides for the issuance by the central
committee, made up of members, of the
Federal Reserve Board of two classes
OF certificates. The first, based upon
cotton at cents pound, will be for
Southern bankers; the second based
upon cotton at considerably lower
price-perhaps AZ cents-will be for
Northern bankers. The idea is that the
Southern bankers, who are more IA
miliar with conditions in the cotton
districts, and who have more to gain
by making the loans, shall assume the
larger part of the risk.
It is planned for loans to the plant
ers on warehouse certificates for cot
ton to be made with the Endorsement
of local committees in every case. The
certificates will provide the pool with
funds it needs for practically redis-
counting the paper which the banks
have assumed. The certificates will
bear interest at 6 per cent and Will be
secured by warehouse certificates, the
cotton to be valued in no case above 9
cents q pound.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-10-22
MONEY AND EXCHANGE.

CALL MONEY-Business was light
Rates, 6d7 per cent.
TIME MONEY. The market was quiet
with per cent as the ruling rate.
MERCANTILE PAPER was quiet Rul-
ing rate, 6is per cent for best names and
Others at Z per cent.
CLEARING HOUSE sTATEMENT--Ex-
changes 1881. J52. 419 balances. s193o2-
O9s The Sub-Tressury was debtor TO
the amount OF S34T,4i6.
UB-TREASURY. New York banks
gained from the Sub-Tres sury s33S,o0O
and gained since Friday $500 600.
DOMESTIC EXCHANGE Boston, par;
san Francisco. 40c premium; Cincinnati
ESQ premium: Minneapolis SOC premium
ST. Louis, SOC premium bid. coo premium
asked.
BANK CLEARINGs.-Boston. exchanges
500. 844 537 balances 81, 81 ,347; Baltimore,
exchanges S6.3j5.579. balances 81 EOS. 722 ;
Chicago, exchanges S47,935 473, balances,
So. OO6 424; Philadelphia, exchanges $50
7sT.164, balances 81, 106 sos; ST. Louis. ex-
changcs SIC, O12 oil. balances S659.6S7.
SILVER MARKET-Bar silver in Lon
don was % 13-16d an ounce. OF i d. New
York quotation was SOC, OFF ssc
FOREIGN NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. was
active and rates vera lower. cable ster-
ling $3.50; demand sterling, 494So.
Cable francs 5.osis demand francs
5Oslk. Cable marks. 81; demand marks