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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-23
To
CHILL ALL
GEORGIA
Storm Expected TO Begin Send
ing Temperature Down by
Monday Afternoon,

Bad news from the weather man!
The blizzard that is raging all over
the North and the Central West will
be venting it's fury in Atlanta and
the remainder of Georgia within the
next "A hours and there will be a
drop in temperature of from 20 to %
degrees.
That story about the back of win
ter being broken by the warm
zephyrs that have sifted over the
Southland for the last day or two is
all a myth and Atlanta is about to
experience one of the most severe
cold spells of the season.
The cold wave win come galloping
in on a gale that will sweep over the
country at the rate of from 80 to SO
miles an hour if the storm is of the
character of that which is affecting
Chicago, St Louis, indianapolis, Des
Moines and other cities about the
land.
Before the storm IS over Atlanta
will have temperature in the neigh
borhood OF 20 degrees above zero
1t may drop even lower than this
making the low temperature record
for the entire winter.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-23

Il would not go so far IS to say
that moving pictures and vaudeville
are driving legitimate drama to the
wall" said Miss Katherine Kirby
Denig, Of No 674 Washington street,
Saturday Miss Denig is the talented
young Atlanta actress who will join
the Norman Hackett Stock Company
as Mrs Purdy in Forty five Minutes
from Broadway" to-night.
However" she continued. unless
the reaction l expect on the part Of
the American people sets in pretty
soon. the movies and the variety
houses are going to force a reorgan-
ization. on q much less elaborate scale
handful of moving picture houses
Of the legitimate drama.
Chicago instance Cited.
when you consider that there was
one important vaudeville house and
in Chicago three years ago. as com
pared with four really big vaude-
Vile houses and many small ones,
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-23
Funeral to Take
Place of Wedding

BIRMINGHAM. Feb 23.--Instead of
being married. Miss Mary Lou Cobb. a
prominent young society woman Of Biz
mingham, will be buried tomorrow she
having died Unexpectedly at o'clock
this morning within four hours after
Lieutenant Ralph c. Holiday, whose
regiment is at Texas city on the Next
can border. and his best man. Lieuten-
ant r. T. Batson. had left her in APP
parently good health Sundaynight.
Physicians who attended the young
woman say death resulted from heart
failure
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-23
Frank Appeal
To Be Filed Monday.

Franks attorneys declared Monday
that the appeal for rehearing VI
franks case by the Supreme Court
which has been in process OF prepara-
uon since the court denied Frank
new trial last week, will be filed some
time during the day.
Neither Mr.. Arnold nor Mr.. Rossor
would give out any of the details Of
ne appeal Monday morning, declar-
ing that it will not be made public
until it is placed in the hands OF the
clerk of the Supreme Court.
1t is generally conceded, however
nat the appeal will cite 80 or more
instances where. in the opinion Of
franks counsel, the court overlooksi
Continued on Page 2, Column l.
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CHICHESTER, ENGLAND, Feb. %.
One person was killed and another
probably fatally injured in the COL
lapse of an army biplane here to day.
The passenger was killed and the
army aviator received injuries from
which he will likely die.
LANDS END, ENGLAND, Feb. 20.
A wireless rs. o. S." call from the
German steamship WildenfeIs, bound
for Calcutta, was picked up here at
noon. The WiIdenfeIs asked that help
be sent at once.
PARIS, Feb. 23.-several thousand
coal miner in tho st. Etienne district
went on strike to-day in protest
against the elimination by the SEN
ate of several clauses of the under
ground workers pension bills. Troops
have been sent to ST. Etienne to keep
order.
NEW YORK, Feb. 23.-More than
1000 dogs Of SO breeds were on ex
hibition when the thirty eighth an
nual bench show of the Westminster
Kennel Club opened in Grand Central
Palace. number of expert judges,
who came here from Enala and, will
assist in placing the ribbons.
DEBRECZIN, HUNGARY. Feb. %.
Five persons were killed to-day when
Professionals dynamited the offices Of
the Greek Catholic 5ishopric of Tx
lossy. The 5iohop escaped with his
life, but his secretary was killed.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 23.-The mil
itary academy appropriation bill, one
of the smaller annual budgets, was
reported to the House to-dsy by the
Military Affairs Committee The bill
sppropriates Se78,oo0, which is $107,
900 less than last year and $4,000 less
than the estimate.
HANCOCK. MICH. Feb. 25.-Al-
! legged abuses Of authority on the part
OF Michigan National Guardsmen were
rseited TO-DAY at the Congressional
Committees hearing on the copper
strike Mrs. Boris Fodar, of kear-
sage, testified that soldiers who came
| to her house to arrest her hush and
without warrant. dragged her into
the yard by her hair and one of them
/ struck her on the head with the Butt
of his gun.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 23.-Richsrd
L. MotcaIf head Of the Department of
Civil Government of the Panama
ton April for a conference with Sec
Rotary OF State Bryan, it was learned
to day. He wishes to be Governor Of
Nebraska and his conference with
Secretary Bryan is expected to focus
on this political consideration.
MILWAUKEE, Feb. 23.-The entire
west coast OF Lake Michigan 10
blocked with ice from Chicago TO
Sturgeon Bay. Four boats are out
side Of Milwaukee Harbor trying to
force their way in.
SPRINGFIELD, ILL, Feb. %
With railroad traffic tied up. street car
transportation demolished and all the
schools in tho city closed for the day,
Springfield is literally shaking in the
worst blizzard Of years.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-23
N KNIGHT IS
BELIEVED To
HAVE FLED
Man Affidavit Charges With Coer-
cion Says He Will Prosecute
Mcknight for Perjury.

Interest in the sensational affidavit
Of Albert Mcknight, in which the ne
gro swore that prior to the trial of
Leo NJ Frank for the murder of Mary
Phagan he was coerced by Roy L.
Craven and others into making state
ments damaging to Frank, reached an
acute stage Monday. when it became
known that Mcknight had disap-
peared.
According to Craven and o. Nor
rison. manager of Beck-Gregg Hard
ware Company. where the negro was
employed Mcknight has not been
seen around his accustomed haunts
since Saturday afternoon, when he
was closeted with Franks attorneys
for more than an hour.
We have been trying to locate Nc
knight since we heard he had made
the affidavit" said Craven and Nor
rson. and we can't find any trace of
him
Not al Home Since Saturday.
stand, has eiiclted the information
that the negro has not been seen
snce saturday. We intend to keep
on hunting for him, and when we find
him We will make him face us and
repeat the story he swore to in the
Affidavit published Sunday morning.
Mcknight was to have come to work
this morning, but did not show up"
Both Craven and Morrison indirect
ly charged that Franks friends are
responsible for the disappearance of
The negro, and intimate that he has
been sent out of town so they can not
make him face them with his new
story
One of the other negroes here told
US they saw Mcknight Saturday"
said Craven. land that he appeared
very happy and oontented."
Craven and Morrison declared that
they will keep up the search for the
negro until he is found, ana that they
viii try to have the negro prosecuted
for perjury in the making of the sec
ond affidavit.
Craven Denies Coercion.
FL can prove that the negro made
his first affidavit OF his own free viii,
md without any suggestion from me,
said Craven, land I'm going to do 1t,
and then let Mcknight and Franks
attorneys prove his statements that |
eoaxed him into making his state
nents that damaged Frank"
In his original affidavit. made prior
70 the trial, Mcknight declared that
he saw Frank about 80 o'clock the
afternoon of the day of the murder,
and that the factory superintendent
Vas nervous and would not eat any
lunch
He also related several converse
tons which he asserted his wife, Mi
noa Mcknight. haw overheard in the
Frank household
In the affidavit released Saturday
by Reuben Arnold and Luther Ros-
ser Mcknight declared that he made
these statements under coercion and
that he did not see Frank at all on
the day of the murder. He charged
chat his evidence was the result OF
9 plot between Craven and others to
get the reward offered for the muir
aerer of Mary Phagan.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-23

CHICAGO, Feb % -Four persons are
dead and many others sustained injuries,
plateglass windows in the big downtown
retail stores were broken and all rail-
road trains were from one TO seven
hours behind schedule time as re-
suit Of the worst storm Of the winter,
which swept Chicago and vicinity last
night and to-day
So many persons were injured by the
force OF the wind in the streets lined By
skyscrspers that the police on several
loop thoroughfares were doubled.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-23
Stage Folk Want Real Footlights, Not Gold,
Glass Eye" Asserts Actress

together with a perfect army Of NOV
ing picture palaces; and when you
realize that the same condition exists
in New York and other American
cities, you are forced to admit that
things look gloomy for the old time
play"
Miss Denig accepted an engagement
with Mr.. Hackett while resting at
her home here after successful
Northwestern tour with THE Awak-
ening of Helena Richie" company.
She is known on the stage as Kathe-
rine Kirby.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-23
Many Trains Not Heard From.

KANSAS CITY. NO. Feb. 70 -Kan-
sas city to-day was the geogra phical
center Df wide area Of country which
suffered the worst blizzard Of the win
ter yesterday
Many railroad trains duo in Kansas
city during the night have not been
heard from. Telephone and telegra p1
wires are down In all directions from tine
city, and the damage to the property Of
companies operating them will reach
several hundred tpougand dollars.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-23
Washington Team Off
For Spring Training

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23.-The
Washington baseball aggregation lett
to-day for Charlottesville. va where
they will begin their condtioning
Clark Griffith will try out q number
Of young pitchers.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-23
100 PASSENGERS snowbound.

PEORIA, ILL, Feb. 23.-More than
100 passengers were snowbound on
trains near Peoria to-day as the re-
suit Of the blizzard. Forty persons,
Imprisoned near fremont on Big
-Four train, were fed at farmhouse
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-23
OAR|NGCH|EF
SAVED BY
F|RENEN
PIunges Into Smoke-filed Base
ment of Fulton Bank and Is
Almost SuTocated.

Fire Chief Cummings was dragged
in a semi conscious condition from
the basement of the Fulton National
Bank Monday afternoon a a fire which
baffled the department for more than
an hour.
Smoke pouring in dense clouds
from the windows leading out of the
basement attracted huge crowds and
for some time traffic was blocked and
the sidewalks were impossible
Because Of the sitting smoke, the
FIRE smouldered and blazed for fully
half an hour before the iremen could
get near enough to determine exactly
where it was.
Dashes Into Easement.
Fearing that the blaze would be-
come unmanageable in a few min
utes more, Chief Cummings, followed
by two of his men, dashed down the
stairs into the smoke-filled base
ment
The three Immediately We're blind
ed and choked. They fought their
way further into the basement to-
ward where the fire seemed to be. The
two flremen, close on the heels of
their chief. saw him drop.
When they reappeared on the street
they were supporting the chief in.
their arms,
Police Kept Busy.
The crowd surged forward as the
word quickly spread that the chief
had been injured or suffocated.
The police had difficulty in ham
ding the throngs.
The chief was revived after his
men had worked over him for some
time.
J. c. Lawton. a bookkeeper for the
Fulton National Bank, was the only
one in the bank. it being closed on
account Of the holiday. He was first
10 smell the smoke and give the
alarm.
The origin of the fire is a mys-
terry.
Records and other papers in the
basement were destroyed. The loss
aside from this was small.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-23
Cow ox'S ex-Wife and
His Political Foe Wed

CLEVELAND, Feb. %. Richard Lee.
an attorney and leading member OF the
Cleveland Automobile Club. who fought
Governor James NJ Cox in his effort to
obtain an auto license law in the recent
Legislature. married Mrs. Mary Harding
Cox. former wife of the Governor.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-23
Daniels Scores Man
Too Good for Politics

CHICAGO Feb 23-The good" citi
zen who is SO good that he washes his
hands Of politics because IT is so dirty"
should lose his right to vote. according
to Secretary Of the Navy Daniels who
delivered a Washington Day address
here
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-23

North Georgia and East Tennessee
had rain with lowering temperatures
Monday morning. The mercury in At
lanta was expected to begin its down
ward trip Monday afternoon.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-23
THE WEATHER.

Forecast for Atlanta and
Georgia: Rain Monday; much
colder, with cold wave; Tues
day fair, except rain on che
coast.
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Realities, change
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GRO WHO ACCUSED FRANK MISSING
LATEST
NEWS

CHICHESTER, ENGLAND, Feb. %.
One person was killed and another
probably fatally injured in the col
lapse Of an army biplane here to day.
The passenger was killed and the
army aviator received injuries from
which he will likely die.
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Continued on Page 2, Column l,
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SPRINGFIELD, ILL, Feb. 23.-
With railroad traffic tied up. street car
transportation demolished and all the
schools in tho city closed for the day,
Springfield is literally shaking in the
worst blizzard OF years.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1914-01-08
WITHIN
THELAW
By MARVIN DANA
r o THE PLAY OF
BAYARD WELLER
. T--xrlt4 ,rsa -
Copyright, 1913, by the H. X. Fly
company.
Continued From Last Weekl

Continued From Last Week.
planned, because you have done ali
the harm you can to me. And now I'm
trying to give you the chance to do
better by the others. You ask me why
l dare. / have a right to dare. l have
been straight all my life. have want
ed decent food and warm clothes and
"a little happiness all the time l have
worked for you, and I have gone with
out those things just to stay straight.
The end of it all is, you are sending
me to prison for something | didn't do.
That's why I darer!'
Glider could not trust himself Just
then to an audible command. He was
seriously disturbed by the gently spo-
ken truths that had issued from the
girls lips. He was not prepared wi,
any answer, though he hotly resented
every word of her accusation.
Cassidy faced about, and in his
movement there was a tug at the wrist
of the girl that set her moving toward
the door. Her realization of what this
meant was shown in her final speech,
''Three years isn't forever" she said
in a level voice. "When. I come out
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1914-01-08

on December 80. 1919. the grim reap
er of death claimed him and his soul
took its departure into the hands Of
his God and Maker.
The deceased is survived by eight
children. three sons, Peter. John w.
and Mathew, and FIVE daughters. Mrs.
Marcus Schmidt, Mrs. viii Schmidt,
Mrs. Nicholas Mack, Mrs. John Lands
berger and Miss Anna, who kept house
for him and nursed him in his Illness.
The funeral was held Thursday
morning at nine o'clock from the I'm
macnlate Conception church in this
city, and the remains were laid to
rest in the Holy Rosary Cemetery at
Kranzburg, beside those of his de-
parted wife and daughter.
The sympathy OF the community is
with the sad and sorrowing children
who mourn the loss of a loving father.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1914-01-08
John Sadler Long
and Successful Life.
Brief Sketch Of the Life Of John Sad
Ter, Who Was an Old and High
" Respected Citizen.

On Tuesday morning, December
Goth, 1918, at his home in this city,
John Sadler departed this life at the
age Of 70 years past.
The deceased was born in Bech,
Canton Echternach, Luxembourg, on
August 6. 1S41, where he spent his
childhood and grew to manhood. AS
a young man he with companions lent
a willing ear to the call of the new
world, and in May, 1869, landed in the
port of New York, and came to Da-
kota county, Minnesota where he en-
gagged in farming. In October, 1872.
he was united in marriage with Miss
Elizabeth Speller, which union was
blessed with ten children, two OF
whom answered the call to the great
beyond, Nicholas who died in infancy
while a resident of Waterfowl.
In 1879 the deceased came to Ham.
Ill Soulty Souti IsAhCtn III iOSdtSQ
on a homestead in Hamlin township,
land the following spring moved his
resided until 1908, when he retired
from active farm work and moved to
Watertown.
On December goth, 1895, his below.
ed wife and helpmate departed this
life, leaving the husband and nine
children to-mourn the loss OF a loving
wife and mother.
For over three years the deceased
had been ailing in health more Oh
less, having been afflicted with scel
rotium, which resulted in a complete
nervous breakdown, and when in Aug
ust, 1913, he suffered a partial stroke
of paralysis his physical condition be
came weakened to such an extern
that he continued to fail in spite of al
that kind and loving hands could dt
to nurse him back to health ant
strength. He later suffered a frac
ture of the hip, but being a man o
extraordinary vitality he PRACTICAL,
recovered from the injury and woul'
have regained the S Of his liml
had not his old afliction become NOR,
pronounced, and it 500 became evi
dent that he could not withstand tn
ravages of disease much longer, an,
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1914-01-08
Farmers Near Henry
To Hold an Institute
Farmers In the Vicinity of Henry viii
Hold a TWO Days Session on
January 20 and 2t.

Arrangement have been perfected
for holding a two days session of a
farmers institute at Henry on Jan
uary 90 and 81,
Meetings of this character have
proven to be very enjoyable and very
profitable throughout many portions
OF the state.
Speaking of the matter, the Henry
Independent of last week said:
Let is make these meetings bet,
ter this year than they have ever
been before. Let every business mar
in Henry put his shoulder to the
wheel and make q mighty effort to
make it a success. Let us provide for
a big exhibit, both of farm and kit
chen products, and then let every
farmer and his wife, as well as the
town ladies, bring in their products
for display.
The corps OF lecturers will be
stronger this year than ever before
The whole United States has beer
secured in order to secure the besi
Farmers Institute lecturers obtain
able. Then let everybody, both towr
and country people, turn out and make
the Farmers Institute days this yea,
the gala days of the year"
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1914-01-08

meant to prolong the glow Of sen sat
isfaction by continuing to care for this
waif of the river.
Joe Carson. the notorious forger, led
the dripping girl eastward through the
sguaIid streets until at last they came
to an adequately lighted avenue. and
there a taxicab was found. 1t carried
them farther north. and to the east to
an apartment house that was rather
imposing, set in a street Of humber
dwellings,.
Here Carson paid the fare and then
helped the girl to alight and on into
the hallway. Mary went with him
quite unafraid. though now with a
growing curiosity.
The two entered and went slowly up
three flights of stairs, On the landing
beyond the third fight the door of a
rear Dat stood open. and in the door
way appeared the figure of a
"H7e1i To- who's the .skirt?' this
nd his
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1914-01-08

~ ~ 0SSSS
you are going to pay for every minute
of them. Mr.. Glider. There won't be
a day or an hour that | won't remem-
Der that at the last it was your word
to pay me for that. You are going to
pay me for the five years l have starv-
ed making money for you-that too!
You are going to pay me for all the
things l am losing today, and
The girl thrust forth her left hand.
on that side where stood the officer.
So vigorous was her movement that
Cassidy's clasp was thrown off the
wrist. But the bond between the two
was not broken, for from wrist to
wrist showed taut the steel chain of
the manacles. The girl shook the links
of the handouts in a gesture stronger
than words.
You are going to pay me for this!'
she said. Her voice was little more
than a whisper, but 1t was loud in the
listeners heart. Yes. yos are going
to pay-for this"
They We're grim years. those three
years during which Mary Turner sery-
ed her sentence In Burnsing. There
was no time off for good behavior. The
girl learned soon that the favor Of those
set in authority over her could only be
won at a cost against which her every
maidenly instinct revolted. So she
went through the inferno of days and
nights in a dreariness of suffering that
was deadly. Naturally the life there
was altogether an evil thing. There
was the material III ever present in the
round of wearisome physical toil-the
coarse. distasteful food: the hard mar
row couch: the constant. gna wing irk-
someness of Imprisonment, away from
light and mir. away from all that
makes life worth while.
The best evidence of the fact that
Mary Turner's soul was not fatally
soiled must be found in the fact that
still at the expiration Of her sentence
she was fully resolved to live straight.
as the saying Is which she had quoted
20 Glider. This. too. in the face Of
sure knowledge as to the difficulties
that would beset the effort and in the
face Of the temptations offered to fol
ow an easier path.
There was, for example. Aggie
Lynch, a fellow convict. with whom
she had q slight degree of acquaintance,
nothing more. This young woman. a
criminal by training. offered allure
men.s Of Legitimate employment In
the outer world when they should be
free. Mary endured the companion.
ship with this prisoner because a sixth
sense proclaimed the fact that here
was one immoral rather than immoral,