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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-11-12

oak library tables. clock shelves
chairs, A. H. s. foot stools, pedes-
tails. and electric lamp stands. Tie
second year class has had some ex-
perience in this line and some
fine work is being done.
zee
At Fridays chapel We enjoyed
two favorite selections, given by the
Girls Glee club. The girls have
practiced together since the first
week Of school. under the instruc-
ton Of Miss winona McLatchey'
and their voices harmonize very
we'll. The Glee clubs performance
was followed by a speech by supt.
Stacey telling the students that
school is real life. Mr.. Stacey's
speech was followed by two selec-
tions given by the A. H. s. or
chestra. The orchestra has only met
twice for practice. but, in spite OF
that fact. remarkably good music
was rendered.
Miss Hunts sophomore English
class has been doing some original
work lately in editing newspapers
supposed to be contemporary with
shakespeare's Merchant OF Ven
ice. The papers have quite a mod
ern tone. "shylock Loses All In His
Suit Against Antonio, Merchant"
Christian Elopes with Jewess'"
Great Wreck at Sea-" Such head
lines are common In these interest
ing examples Of. journalism. An
original portrait OF shylock APP
pears ON the front page Of one pa
per. The advertisements and so
ciety notes have q very modern
tone. One paper even contained the
advertisement Of q candidate for
office. Perhaps some Of the bust
ness firms Of Abilene will recognize
the following notice which appeared
|, the Venice Herald Daily:
Notice
Owing to the stringency OF the
times and as we have to pay cash
for our goods, we find 1t necessary
to sell for cash and cash only.
(Signed) TUBAL BROS
J. s. sALERINo.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-11-12
MUST FINISH OR QUIT
Harrington Tells Construction Co
Specifications Must Be Followed

Harrington, Nov. 6.-Herington is
having trouble with extension OF It's
water system. City Attorney Frank
Green, on instruction from the city
council, has advised the Tonkawa
Construction company Of Tonkawa'
Okla, either to finish the water
works contract according to the
plans and specifications or get off
the job. II the company does not
comply within six days the city will
take charge of the Job, make such
changes as are needed and then ask
damages from the company for fall
ure to abide by the plans and speci-
fications. A similar letter was writ
ten to the Tonkawa's bonding COM
pany. The city is holding back b
per cent of the contract, but the
damages it asks will probably be in
excess of this amount. The plant at
the springs is under lock and Key
and the construction company holds
the key.
The council is making its move
on the advice of City Attorney Green
and G. w. Hurd Of Abilene. There
is good deal of money involved in
this case, and the council thought 1t
wise to secure additional counsel,
hence the employment of Mr.. Hurd'
The principal bone of contention
between the city and the contractor
is the manner in which the reser-
yoir has been cemented. The plans
say that it shall be cemented on the
outside whereas it was cemented on
the inside.
Another question over which there
is a controversy is the amount u
rock the company claims to have
gone through in laying the mains.
The city says the contractor did not
go through as much rock as ne
claims and says 1t has evidence to
bear out it's contention. The amount
involved in this particular dispute
is about $500. Efforts have been
made for two or three weeks to get
a settlement, but without results.
If the city takes the plant over,
the water will be turned into the
mains at once.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-11-12
CARL ANDERES LAID
TO REST AT ELMO

The funeral services for Carl An
deres were held Monday morning at
10 O'Clock at the Catholic church in
Elmo. Father Fleming officiated.
The funeral was one Of the largest
ever held in South Dickinson. The
deceased was well known and num-
bered among his friends many Dick
insonians. Burial was in the GENE
terry near Elmo.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-11-12
CROWD MAKES
EYES AT NEW BUILDING

Word has come to the local post
office that shipments Of material
and equipment for the new federal
building have been started on their
way, SO that the postoffice people
hope to be in their new home some
time next week. The lock boxes,
the furniture and another shipment
Of marble have been shipped.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-11-12
CftH Commisnioners Meet

Chris Johntz attended the weekly
session Of the commissioners this
morning after a two weeks ab-
scence on account of illness. Only
routine business was transacted.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-11-12
DOUGLAS COUNTY ELECTS
STAUFFER REPRESENTATIVE

DR.. E. E. stauffer was elected rep
resentative from the twelfth district
to the state legislature at the cleo
ton in Douglas county November 8.
DR.. stauffer is a former Dickinson
ian.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-11-12
HEDGE LAW CARRIES
IN SALINE BY 23SS

The hedge law carried in Salina
county Tuesday by a majority OF
1888 according to the official fig
ures. The total vote was 1898 for
the law and 1910 against it.
The hedge law is state law OPP
t!onal with the counties. 1t required
certain per cent of the township
officers of Saline county to place
the law optionally before the peo-
pie. This petition was filed with
the Saline county commissioners
some time ago.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-11-12

For sale mule coming years
old. P. B. BrySon. cheever town
ship, Buckeye phone. SWst'
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-11-12
King Burs yOseph Whlte PrOperty

King Buys Joseph WhlCe Properly
H. w. King, county clerk, has
purchased the property on West
Third street formerly owned By Joe
White and later by DR.. w. o. Fan
son.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-11-12

For sale or trade, a Buick run
about. H. F. Martin, 514 w. Third
6d3t12w1t
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-11-12

For sale or trade, one 4-roll corn
shredder in good working condi-
ton. Address H. F. Kohrs, Dillon.
5wtf
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-11-12
8 9 .

The manual training department
is busy making different kinds Of
furniture from oak, walnut, gum
ana pine. The furniture is Of many
kinds; for instance. Quarter-sawed
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-11-12

Prof. ]. w. French gave very
interesting explanation of the bal
lot and how to vote it, in chapel
Monday morning. Training for good
citizenship is not neglected in our
high school.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-11-12

Monday evening the domestic
science department served a five
course dinner to the members OF the
board Of education and their wives
The tables were decorated beauti-
fully in Halloween style. The girls
of the class enjoyed the work, and
are willing to repeat the affair as
soon as the board has sufficiently
recovered.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-11-12
HIGH SCHOOL NEWS
Z AAaAsAAAAAa44AX

AS a part of the work in senior
English, students OF the high school
under the direction Of Miss Grace
Galloway, instructor in English, are
gathering and preparing news notes
for the local newspapers. The first
notes of the year appear today. The
work gives the student practical
training In gathering news and
writing 1t clearly and briefly. They
receive credit for their work.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-11-12

All classes of the high school
we're relieved at the enc OF the
first period Tuesday morning 10
attend the Maxwell picture at the
seelye theatre. 1t greatly interest
ed the students, as nothing in the
mechanic movie line has ever been
shown here.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-11-12

SKZla:luS

distinguishes from fellow You can tell one as ar as
find other make How well
Models this season.
or your money back Great pleasure to show you
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-11-12

The girls had their first basket
hall practice Friday afternoon. With
those girls who played last year and
the promising material In the
Freshman class, an all victorious
team ought to be produced.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-08

of those who suffer wrongfully on
this earth.
Reasserts His Innocence.
"Your honor, in this presence, and
before God, l earnestly ask that God
in His mercy may deal lightly with
those who, unwittingly, / trust, have
erred against me, and will deal with
them according TO His divine judg-
ment.
IF the State and the law wills that
my life be taken as blood atone
ment for the poor little child who
was ruthlessly killed by another, then
it remains for me only to die with
whatever fortitude my manhood may
allow. But / am innocent of this
crime, and the future will prove it,
am now ready for your honor's SEN
tence."
Franks lawyers announced that they
would have ready for filing within a
few days an extraordinary motion Cor
a new trial on the ground of newly
discovered evidence. Formal notice
will be given the court probably this
week. Luther Rosser returned from
New York Saturday night and started
work on the extraordinary motion.
April II, the date on which Frank
will hang, il the extraordinary mo-
ton and other Efforts to save his life
do not intervene, will be the thirtieth
anniversary of the prisoners BIRTH.
The date of the hanging was set by
Judge Hill without any knowledge Of
this curious coincidence.
Few Persons in Court.
Only a few persons were present at
the resentencing, the exact time that
Frank would be brought into the
courtroom having been kept a secret
by the judge and the other county Of
ticials. The regular court session had
been dismissed for some minutes and
the spectators gradually drifted away.
There were less than score of per-
sons present, other than court at
taches and reporters when Frank
was brought into the courtroom at
about a minute before il o'clock.
Order was quickly obtained and
Judge Hill asked if there were any
reason WHY the prisoner should not
he sentenced at that time. Attorney
Arnold remarked that Frank himself
desired to say a few words. The pris-
oner, squarely facing the judge, then
began his statement In clear, steady
voice that rose in intensity as he
dwelt on the great and irreparable
error he said would be made if he
should be hanged for the murder of
the little factory girl.
The address was brief; the judge
consumed less than two minutes in
delivering his sentence and Frank was
back in his cell in the Tower within
about twenty minutes after the time
he had left 1t.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-08

his trial testimony as false and as
being made under coercion by Detec-
tive John Black.
His new statement, in which he re-
asserts the truth of his trial testi-
mony was made before half a dozen
leading citizens of Milledgeville.
among them Superintendent Joseph
Lovvorn. of the State Reformatory;
l.. c. Hall, cashier of the Merchants
and Farmers Bank; Postmaster r. b.
Moore, .. r. Horton. president Of the
Georgia Military College; Colonel
John Sibley, j. c. Cooper, clerk of the
Superior Court, and George p. Brant-
ley. the MilledgeVille correspondent of
The Sunday American.
Seemed to Realize Importance.
The affidavit now in possession OF
Franks counsel was written in Bir-
mingham and sworn to in Milledge-
vile before Stiles Hopkins and Clerk
j. c. Cooper of the Superior Court.
over the long distance telephone Sat
urday night Mr.. Cooper said the af-
fldavit, in which the boy repudiated
his trial testimony, was read to the
boy by Mr.. Hopkins at the time and
that young Epps also read il himself.
Mr.. Cooper said also that he had
tried to impress upon Epps the nature
of an oath and the seriousness Of the
statement he was making, emphasize
ing the necessity of it being the alb
solute truth. Mr.. Cooper declared
that the boy appeared to understand
his instructions and seemed to know
what he was doing in signing the
affidavit.
In his statement Saturday, however
the boy declares that he signed this
affidavit because he had been threat
ened with imprisonment If he didn't
| He said he had been told that il he
didn't make an affidavit repudiating
! his trial testimony he would be sent
| to Birmingham and placed in jail.
Tells of Birmingham Episode.
Young Epps said that before he
made the Birmingham affidavit, and
before he left Atlanta, he was APP
preached by a prize fighter named
! Jim Terry, who asked the boy to &c
to New Orleans with him. Terry. he
said, paid his expenses and gave him
81 before leaving Atlanta, and another
| 81 later
When they reached Birmingham
young Epps said, he was arrested by
a detective who said he was wanted
on a charge of perjury and stealing
$40. He claims he was hurried to q
hotel and locked in room and an
other detective was summoned.
Epps says he was threatened ant
told that If he didn't make an afiida.
Wit repudiating his trial testimony h'
would be placed in jail. The boy
says he made the statement like Ter.
ry told him, which was taken down by
a stenographer and that he thei
signed it. as the detectives told hin
they Wanted TO get through with 1t
Later it Mas sworn to in Milledgeville
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-08
Frank UnmOUed as He
AgGin Is Doomed TO Death

Leo Frank, with the words Of Judge
Hill sentencing him to be hanged on
April II still ringing in his ears. said
in his cell Saturday night:
Il hope Solicitor Dorsey rests as
easily in his bed tonight and sleeps
as soundly and as free from worry
as shall"
The prisoner may have been great
ly depressed and discouraged by the
sentence of death which he had heard
for the second time, but his mien was
evidence of the contrary.
II never have felt more confident
Of ultimate acquittal than I do right
at this moment" he said. He was
especially jubilant over the new evil
dence of the murder notes uncovered
by his friends and attorneys.
Franks Talk in Court.
Sentence OF death was reinposed
upon Frank by Judge Hill at IL
o'clock in the forenoon The formal
ity, somber and impressive in itself,
was made the more dramatic by an
address made by the prisoner as the
death penalty was about to be pro-
nounced upon him. in it he declared
that his hanging would constitute
nothing less than the blood sacrifice"
of an innocent man and that the
State of Georgia would be the party
to a murder in his execution. Here
are some of the things he said:
TN your honor's presence, repre-
senting human law, and in the pres
ence of the Supreme Judge, who at
this very moment is casting the light
of His omnipotent and omnipresent
eye upon me, from His throne on
high, ! swear that / am innocent of
| little Mary Phagan's death and have
| no knowledge of how it occurred!
Law. as we know it, your honor
\ is but the expression of mans legal
experience. 1t is but relative. 1t
tries to approximate justice, but, be-
| ing man made, is fallibie. In the
/ name of the law many grievous errors
have been committed--errors that
! we're colossal and irretrievable.
declare TO your honor now that the
State of Georgia is about to make
such an error
your honor is about to pronounce
words that will thrust me over the
abyss that separates our earthly ex-
istence from the higher life, the life
eternal. I may shortly stand before
the tribunal of the Highest Judge
that is within the conception of mere
human minds. Before that tribunal
| will be adjudged, as / now am,
innocent, and will receive the reward
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-08

Colleen Rule, do unto others as
you would have others do unto
you'll say, that moral death is my
terror. ! have lived in the open.
have taken my chances. / have
made some success. l brought or
der out of some chaos. ! had n
good name. / persuaded a good
woman to share my fate. I met
daily those with whom I did bust
ness, or with those with whom 1
had social relations, and without
reproach. My schoolmates and COL
lege fellows say that l was decent,
my business associates that 1 was
honest.
Was all this fabric reared on
sand? Was / smarter than every
body else to deceive all of them all
of the time?
No; l was not.
In the sight of God and IN His
name, by the honor which ! hope
will be restored to me, by every
thing which a man may hold sa-
cred, l swear that l am innocent of
crime.
Am l asking Communication OF SEN
tepce? ! am not. Am I asking par
don for something that did not do?
| am not. Am l asking favorable
Interpretation of uncontroverted
evidence? l am not.
! am asking at your hands that
of which, in time, every person may
stand in need-that which is square,
is right, is necessary; that without
which the Dark Ages would return
and witchcraft again become re-
ligion-a fair. square trial, with
naught eXtenuated and with naught
set down in malice-and to that l
have right.
Am l to be sacrificed to a politi-
cal necessity? Am l to be victim
simply because some previously ac-
cused of crime have gone unpun-
ished, and, therefore, SOMEBODY
must be convicted of SOMETHING?
Is il not true that if were guilty
before and was properly proven so,
that it is easily possible by the same
processes and by the same wit
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-08

nesses to prove it again? Is it not
true that if I am not allowed TO
disclose to the world the dastardly
conspiracy which has enmeshed me
and am therefore hanged, then
when truth outs, as truth has al
ways done, every man, be he high or
low, will stand in danger of that
law which visits the sins of the ia
Their upon the children?
People, can you afford to take
this responsibility who can
render a reason for what you do?
Are you not giving yourselves a
chance when you give me a chance?
The Formby woman has repudi-
ated her affidavit-that document
which damned me irretrievably in
the eyes of the public. This denial
exists. This denial is true in spite
of excuses and clubbing. Why was
that first terrible affidavit used on
the public, but not used on the
trial? Why was it permitted to be
circulated to affect public opinion
and to do its dirty work. without
compelling those responsible for OBJ
tanning it to come out in the open
and vouch for it? / know, and you
know, il was because it was feared
that it would then and there be re-
pudiated, as it has now been. Is
any other reason possible in the
light of the recent revelations?
Why is Conley kept concealed
from every person DESTROYS Of
learning the truth? Why now, when
he has had { sentence to punish
that which he admits, is new trial
appealed for? Simply to keep him
out of sight of anyone but those
who trained him UNTIL AFTER
AM DEAD That is why, and you
who read this KNOW 1T.
l believe that 1 am entitled to q
new trial, c fair trial. Let those who
have the right to pass on it know
that I should have one, and be-
lieve that l will get it. l am not
pleading for my life. ! am asking
for a fair, square deal, with naught
extenuated and naught set down in
malice.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-08

We're looked up and No. 1913 was
found 10 have been for piece of ma
chine steel from the Cotton States
Betting and Supply Company.
Leo Frank was asked for a com
ment on the latest development 10 his
case. He said:
"They will have to change Conleys
statement again if they are to get
around this. They will have to get
him to say that, instead of reach
ing in my desk and getting out a pad,
! went down into the basement and
brought that old pad up that bore
Becker's duplicates and had him
write on that.
Were / an onlooker, instead of the
person most concerned, | still would
regard it as an Immensely strong
piece of evidence The note, it is
shown by these most recent revela-
lions, was written, not on the sort of
pad that / keep in my desk. but on
a pad that had been used by Becker
nearly four years before.
None of the '191--' order pads had
been in my office since January J.,
1912. The pads which | had been US
ing for the year previous to the muir
der were all new stationery and were
printed with the 191-' date blank.
ANpAit VI A1C1hGl > OAh uultAANdAt BdIo
ever was in my office. He had the
care and disposal of them. When he
was through with them he had them
fled for a time, after which they were
taken to the basement to be de-
stroyed."
Records Investigated.
w. II. c. Rose, of the Southern
Betting Company, showed The Amer
lean reporter various orders that had
been given by the pencil factory.
Il knew Becker very WELL" he said.
I'm the early days of the pencil fac
tory we had most Of our dealings with
him. We supplied the factory with a
greater part of the betting that was
used"
Mr.. Rose then looked up the record
of the 1909 orders from the pencil
factory, the serial numbers of which
ranged around 1918. He also had in
his possession an order dated April
10, 1913, seven days before the Pha-
gan murder. II was signed by Frank
and was different in several respects
from the order sheet on which the
murder note was written.
II. A. Alexander, who gave to the
newspapers Saturday night the de-
lenses account of its investigations
had this to say of the significance Of
the discovery:
Aiexander's Views.
How can one explain this old,
grimy duplicate pad being in Frank
office? 1t is preposterous to think
that it was there. The simplest ex-
PLANTATION, and the one which seems
correct from every logical viewpoint,
is that the pad was carried from
Becker's office either at the time the
cleaning was done there or at some
previous time and taken TO the base
ments along with many other used
up pads.
Here it was found bv the negro
and used by him TO write the note
through which he hoped TO throw the
blame on another negro entirely dis
similar in appearance from himself
long, tall negro, black, that hoo it
was, long. slim. tall negro"
Order No. 1913 was for Il DC is
Ia is inch steel" A close in
spection of the first note written by
Conley shows on the first line the
remnants of "el' from the last word.
as though the negro had endeavored
TO erase all on the pad before he
started to write the note. Further
down is Becker's signature much
clearer.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-08
AM | To BE A POLITICAL
SACR|F|CE?' FRANK ASKS
BY LEO M. FRANK.
TO THE PEOPLE OF ATLANTA:

NO THE People OF ATLANTA:
condemned The shadow of physical death does not dis
may If such be my end shall go it without fear and with
quam born face and endure that which the
chance of Fate may bring. If my attitude which know and
which God knows from the consciousness of innocence
thought by the unfair and by the unhg be harhood and
brag not help it.
To those who would give square deal and those who
in their hearts with sympathy repeat not Judge not that be
BIO Judged but the simple, DID, always and immortal
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-08
"CAsCARETS" IF HEADACHY, BILIOUS.
SHAKY, CONSTIPATED- DIME A BOX

untold misery-foul gases, bad breath.
yellow skin, mental fears, everything
that is horrible and nauseating. A
Cascaret tonight will straighten YOU
out by morning. 10-cent box from
your druggist will keep your Liver
active, Bowels clean, Stomach sweet
Head clear, and make you feel bully
for months. Don't forget the children
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-08
Magnifying
Misery Into Joy
pyspe ptIcs, Stomach Sufferers and
Appetteless People May Quickly
Find Relief In Stuarts
Dyspepsia Tablets.

When a stomach sufferer gets relief
he is one of the happiest OF human
beings and he looks back at his old
self with a distinct feeling of horror,
Stuarts Dyspepsia Tablets quickly
readjust the out-of proportion stomach
and digestive machinery and bring JOY
Of life and love for food to the man
or woman who win use them after
each meal for a short time.