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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-09

He spoke calmly and steadily.
His voice rose as he declared his
innocence and asserted that he
would be "blood sacrifice" in
the event that the State insisted
on the forfeit of his life. At the
height of his address, his Ian
gusge was eloquent but con-
trolled.
At the close Of his brief speech he
said that he felt kindly toward those
who had prosecuted him and prayed
that God would deal leniently with
them in their terrible error.
As he concluded with the words, II
am now ready that sentence be pro-
nounced upon me-" Judge Hill, who
had been listening attentively to the
prisoner and observing his demeanor
drew the formal document of SEN
tencG toward him and read from it
the dryly worded legal phrases that
gave Frank to the hangman on April
II.
To Ask New Trial.
Attorney Arnold announced to the
reporters that an extraordinary mo-
ton for a new trial would be made,
but that formal notice Of 1t would be
withheld until the return of Luther
Rosser, chief Of counsel, who Is ex-
pected back from trip to New York
and Washington by Monday. The mo-
ton will be made on the ground OF
newly discovered evidence and will
contain many Of the affidavits which
have been made public recently
Frank spent the forenoon with his
friends in the Tower. At 1885 o'clock
he was led from his cell by Deputy
Sheriff Plennie Miner and was taken
TO the Thrower Building.
He was brought into Judge HilPs
court at exactly IL o'clock The reg
ular session Of court had been adj
journed some minutes before and
there were hardly more than score
Of persons who had loitered around
the building.
Reuben Arnold and Leonard Haas.
Of counsel for the defense, met him In
the courtroom. Solicitor Dorsey had
entered court some time before. At
torney Arnold said that he had no In
tnetion Of asking for life sentence
instead of the death penalty
LEO Frank, stand up" commanded
Judge Hill as soon as order had been
obtained.
rs there any reason why sentence
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-09
COUNTY PRIMARY TO
BE HELD ON MAY 5

have time to get ready by then" he
argued. possibly from personal infor-
nation, as Mr.. Brannan is a candi-
date for the job of County Tax Col
lector.
Moreover (Mr Brannan said, the
county could save $4,000 by ANAL
gamating its primary with that of the
State in August. This date was made
into motion, but nobody seconded It.
Then Mr.. Brannan tried for June l,
instead of May 5. George NJ. Hope
seconded this motion, but it was voted
down by large majority
In speaking against the amalgama-
ton date, Committeeman Howell said
primaries in the same election, all
that by having the State and county
manner of political trading and chi
canery" would result.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-09
Harris Is Preparing
To Call Committee

WASHINGTON, March I'm or
der to secure a full attendance Of the
members OF the Georgia State DEM
ocratic Executive Committee, w. j,
Harris, the chairman, to-day began
writing letters to the 70 members
asking them what date would be the
most convenient for them to attend
a session to be held in Atlanta prob
ably early next month to make plans
for the Georgia State primary.
After he has heard from the mem
bers. Chairman Harris will call the
meeting upon the date that is the
most acceptable to the majority.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-09

The County Democratic Executive
Committee met Saturday, fixed the
date of the next county elections as
Nav 5, and voted down by a ma
jority of 20 to motion to put to a
vote of the people the proposition to
incorporate the referendum and the
recall in the county government.
The heralded effort to get the com
commission form of government for
the county, or for splitting it up into
fifteen districts, each with a repre-
sentative, did not come up at all.
The other Questions however. were
debated with enough acrimony to
make the meeting exceedingly lively.
Branan Motion Defeated.
Charles Branan made the motion
to institute the referendum and the
recall, speaking in behalf Of the At
lanta Federation of Trades. His own
and the vote of B. Lee Smith were
the only ones In favor of the motion,
the question being put after a warm
discussion.
The primary date also developed a
row, with Mr. Branan again in the
minority.
The sense Of the meeting was that
1t would be well to get the county
primary out Of the way before the
Shriners came to town. so that the
newspapers would not be crowded at
that time with the statements OF can
didates making uncomplimentary re-
marks about each other,
Other Action Adverse.
Mr. .Brannan's idea was that May
was too near. "The candidates won't
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-09

should not be pronounced upon the
prisoner at this time p" continued thea
Judge. "Mr. Arnold, have you any
thing to say?"
Attorney Arnold replied: mo, but r,
believe Mr.. Frank wishes to say ~
few words.
Frank arose and made this i'm
pressive statement to the court:
Swesrs He ls Innocent.
May it please your honor, wish
the court to understand that / am
speaking impersonaliy and without
any feeling for my own fate.
Il know full well that your honor
has had naught to do with the va
rious vicissitudes with which my case
has been hedged.
But l wish to say in your presence
and in the presence of the Supreme
Being whose eye now is upon us that
l am innocent of the murder of little
Mary Phagan and l have no knowl-
edge of how it occurred.
Law Msrsly Experience Expressed.
Law, as we know 1t, your honor.
is but the expression of mans legal
experience. 1t is but relative It
tries to approximate justice. But
being man made is falliblel In the
name Of the law many grievous .er-
rors have been committed-errors that
were colossal and irretrievable! ri
declare to your honor now that the
State of Georgia Is about to make
such an error!
The law says that when one has
lost his life through violence Of an
other, the perpetrator Of the deed
must answer with his own. Let me
be just. But the law does not say
that where one is killed a blood sac
riflce shall be made of the next con-
venient individual II this latter OBJ
tains, then taking Of such life is not
Justice. 1t is but murder legalized.
Oh, what a terrible thing this is to
contemplated
IF the sentence which you are
about to pronounce is executed, win
be thrust over the eternal abyss. But
l will go before Higher Judge. Be-
e Him l will be adjudged innocent
Of the great crime of which l have
been accused.
Your honor. there have been a
great many things to enter this trial
which never should have come up.
Stories of the vilest nature were cir
culated in regard to me. They were
false. every one, but they were in
the minds of those Jurors when they
found the verdict OF guilty against
me.
Jurors Minds Poisoned.
From men whose minds were poll
soned with this sort of venom. were
the jurors chosen.
Your honor, in this presence and
in the Divine presence I again declare
Mary Phagan. pray that God may
deal gently with those who have erred
against me.
IF the state and the law says
that l must give up my life, then I
must forfeit 1t, a blood sacrifice. [
reassert that am innocent and that
the future will prove it.
Your honor, l am now ready that
sentence be pronounced upon me-"
Court Crowd Impressed.
1t was an eloquent and impressive
statement. All In the courtroom felt
It, Judge Hill hesitated moment.
adjusted his glasses and then drew
toward him the formal document
which bore the death sentence.
He began its reading in formal
tones and at its conclusion named this
date on which Frank is to be sx~
ecuted.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-09
Helen Keller Goes
Into Ecstasy as She
Hears First Sound

LOS ANGELES, March For
the first time in her life, Helen
Keller, the remarkable girl who
was blind, deaf and dumb for
years, heard a sound when she
was listening" with her finger
tips to Nine. SaItxrnan- Stevens, of
the Chicago Grand Opera Com
pany, sing "Die Walkure." AZ
Nine. Stevens uttered the first
owords of the song, Miss Keller
jumped up and down joyfuIiy
shouting:
ooh, I've heardI heard her
voice!" 8.
Miss Keller was so excited her
companion, Mrs. J. A. Macy, led
her away to her room to quiet her.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-09
BRANDED AS
BLlJEBEARD
At TRIAL
Spectators Are Locked Out of
Court for Demonstration
Against Artist.

ROMORANTIN, FRANCE, March Z.
ferdinand Pinney Earle, who, with
his latest affinity, Miss Charlotte
Herman, of Rutherford, N, j., is on
trial here for abducting his son, this
afternoon heard himself pictured as
a modern Bluebeard. Counsel for
Nine. FTschbacher, mother of the
child and Earles first wife. resumed
his speech at the opening of court
directing a bitter trade against the
eccentric American.
Earle, who had declared that he is
as famous as President Wilson or
Colonel Roosevelt, sat with a smile
on his face as he listened. He flushed
deeply when the audience of fash
ionably gowned women cheered the
attack of the lawyer.
Earle wore a pink camelia on mis-
buttonhole. and white spats. while
Miss Herman. wore. fashioqably cut
gown and an enormous picture hat,
The defendants sat apart and be-
fore court was called 70 order Earle
entertained the spectators in earshot
by making witty remarks to Miss
Herman, who smiled back.
Acted in Hatred"
Counsel for Earle presented writ
len statement to the. judge before
court was convened declaring that
Earle would seek no justification OF
The "baser principles enunciated oy
The most eminent French writer's such
as Anatole France
In the course of his remarks Maitre
Boppo. lawyer for Nine. Fischbacher,
declared that when Earle kidnapped
his son Harold, he acted more in ha-
tred against his divorced wife than
in spirit of love for his child.
Maitre Boppo demanded the maxi
mum penalty for Earle, but said ne
thought leniency should be shown
Miss Herman, who sis more unfortu-
nate in being in Earle's influence
than she is a criminal"
During the proceedings two riots
occurred. one outside the courtroom,
he other inside.
During the reading of letters from
Earle to his former wife, men and
women among the spectators leaped
to their feet shouting: Stop, it's too
disgusting"
Gendarmes were called into the
room to restore order The court
room was cleared and the doors lock-
ed. then the reading of documentary
evidence went on.
In the meantime the incensed men
and women, who had been elected,
fingered by what they had heard and
by the refusal of the court to allow
them to re-enter, began demonstra-
ton against Earle outside the court
house, crying:
He should not be allowed to live
TO further defile women"
For a time it looked as though SOL
ders would have to be called to re-
store order.
Letter to Affinity.
After the case was resumed let
Ter Earle had written to Dora Sid
ford, a former affinity who eventually
married and then divorced Earle, was
read. In it the American vowed never
10 wash his face until a baby was
born to the woman.
AS a consequence" said Earle In
he letter. my face has become all
covered with pimples and ell my cold
cream has been used up"
Earle's diary was introduced in or
der to establish his handwriting. II
contained a special set of rules for
the moral conduct of his wife
The sketch of a hand in the diary
meant blow, the sketch Of shoe
meant a kick and the picture Of
H.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-09
Old Player, Tired of
Auto Game, Resigns

NEW YORK, March Vincent
Campbell. formerly an outfelder for
the Pittsburg Pirates. but who left the
game to go into the automobile bust
ness, to-day signed up to play for the
indianapolis team in the Federal
League.
Before leaving for Chicago this af-
ternoon on the Twentieth Century
Limited, President Gilmore, OF the
Federal League. expressed keen dis
appointment that he had not been
able to land more of the big league
players who returned yesterday from
their world tour.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-09
Push and Pull

Put the claims of the
Want ADJ service of
The Georgian and
American in the cruci-
bic of an investigating
reading, or, better still,
apply the acid test of a
trial." it matters little
what about, and you
will know of a certain
ty the truth and just
ness of our representa-
tons.
They push open
the door of the rich and
the humble, and they
pull" for you "a hours
in the day.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-09
Chicago Mayor Now
Genuine Movie Fan

CHICAGO. March Mayor Har-
rison has become a real movie fan.
He spends part OF every day with
the city's board of censors watching
the first Of the movies shown In the
City Hall.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-09
VOWS INNOCENCE IN
ELOQUENT SPEECH AS
FATAL DAY IS NAMED

Saturday sentenced by Judge Ben Hill be-
hanged April II in the Fulton County Tower.
mandate of the court carried out the prisoner win
part from anniversary the day he entered it He VIII
be 80 years old on April IT,
solemn formalty made the impressive by re-
marabe address by prisoner showed
agitation that might have been expected
narsnn in his traoin nnsiton
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-09
RANK RESENTENCED TO HANG
f}61nity Earle Threatened by French Mot
Mother Saves Son
From Death by Fire

Willie Miller, aged s, son of Mr..
and Mrs. w. S. Miller of No. Rag
Fulton street, was painfully but not
seriously burned Saturday morning,
when his nightgown caught fire as he
had stood before a CRATE.
His mother came to his assistance
and wrapped him in the bedclothes,
extinguishlng the flames. His arms
were severely blistered.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-09
West Favors Atlanta
AS Reserve Bank Site

WASHINGTON March Senator
". s. West, the new member OF the
Senate from Georgia, is unqualiHedly
for Atlanta as the location of one OF
the reserve banks
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-09
Dewey'S Fleet May
Assemble for Fair

SAN FRANCISCO. March T,-AeeorV1-
ing to word received from Washington,
there Is a strong possibility that all OF
Admiral Dewey's feet. which took part
in the battle OF Manila Bay. will assem-
bic In San Francisco harbor the latter
part Of this year, to be present at the
opening Of the Panama Pacific EXPOSE
finn
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-04-16
FRANK EXECUTION is
POSTPONED; NOTHING
NEW is MADE PUBLIC

ATLANTA, Ga, April 16.-After the
presentation of an appeal in the case
or Leo M. Frank, Judge Hill set the
hearing for next Wednesday, April %.
This definitely stays the execution of
Leo Frank, who was to have been
hanged tom orroyv for the murder of
Mary Pha5ani
Inc attorneys for Frank offered no
amendments TO the motion not al
ready contained in the document and
made public before today, although
further grounds will be disclosed at
the time of the hearing
The points presented in the argu-
ments for the appeal are principally
the testimony of c. Brutus Dalton. the
character witness, the statement of
Mary Rich, the negreSS who depOses
that she saw Jim COnley. the negro
witness against Frank. emerge from
the alley door in the rear of the Ma
tional Pencil CO. factory at 2:15 D. m.
on the day of the murder, and the
alhdaVltS OF other witnesses for the
state who rePudiate their testimony at
the trial.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-04-16
TWO GIVEN DIVORCES
Courts Free Husband From Wife and
Wife From Husband.

Two divorce We're granted in the
circuit and superior courts on Thurs
day, Kate /. Creme being freed from
her spouse Alberto Greene. in the
circuit court by Acting Judge Slick,
and Arthur l.. Berkeley being relieved
OF hus spouse by Judge Van Fleet
Berkeley experienced some trouble
in getting his divorce. He had left
here in 1919 and lived in both Chi ago
and Detroit His contention was that
he had merely been on a sightseeing
tour and that his trips to both OF these
places had been but temporary alb
sences from South Bend.
Ii developed that he had left his
household belonging in this city and
this seemed 10 bear out his contention.
Then there was trouble over a juris-
dictionai witness. Three were tried
and finally two were selected who
could qualify and who had known the
plaintiff for the requisite length of
time.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-04-16
KNIFE AND FORK
To HAVE LADIES'
NIGHT APRIL z
Date is Fixed So Wives of
Members Can Hear 0pie
Reads TaIk-InfOrmaI Eve
ming is Requested.

The dinner TO be given by the Knife
and Fork club at the oliver on April
p, Will be the annual Ladies' dinner
given by this club. this occasion being
selected by the committee for the an
nual affair at the earnest solicitation
OF the wives OF the members who are
the principal attraction at this dinner.
In making the announcement OF the
Ladies day dinner, the committee
laid especial stress on the need for
infOrmality on this occasion. The
continuation Of the Ladies day din
ners depends TO a great extent on the
lack OF fOrmality evidenced on this
occasion, according TO q prominent
member of the club In making the
announcement on Thursday. In other
words If the wives of the members
feel that forcal dress is necessary on
this occasion they are respectfully in
Vited not TO attend as a tendency to-
wards fOrmality will mean the drop
ping OF this annual event from the
plans OF the club. he said.
For program at this dinner, in ad-
dition to Opie Read, who will repeat
The Kentucky Feud' by request. the
club has secured NJ. B. Hammond, Of
Columbus, o., noted as a student Of
Industrial dispute problems and a
member of the Ohio State Industrial
commission, and David y. Waldo of
Kalamazoo, Mich, president of the
Western state Normal school.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-04-16
GARY MAN KILLED
BY LAKE SHORE
At NEW CARLISLE
identified As James Casey BY
Naturalization Paper in His
Coat = May Have Fallen
From Train.

James Casey. age 30, a resident Of
Gary was killed some time Wednes-
day night near New Carlisle either by
falling orr a train on which he was
beating his way or by being hit while
walking on the tracks.
The body was sound on the Lake
shore right Of way. The remains were
badly mangled and were StreWn along
the tracks for some distance The
Identification a tentative one. was es-
tablished by the presence Of a natural
izatiou paper in the pocket of the
mans coat.
Casey was a cement fnisher by
trade. medium heaght. five foot seven
inches tall, weighed about rs pounds.
had black hair and blue eyes and a
scar on the back OF his left hand.
Coroner SWantZ viewed the remains
At New Carlisle and declared that
death was accidental. The body is
being held AT New Carlisle. pending
an inquiry. The coroner communicat-
I'd with the address given on some
papers in the clothes OF the dead man,
$40 Washington st, Gary, and expects
to complete the identification in this
Waw
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-04-16
CHURCH HOLDS RECEPTION
Quincy Street Baptists Entertain New
Members.
Come and see us

The Quincy st. Baptist church gave
q reception Wednesday evening in the
church parlors for % new members.
A program of unusual interest consist
ed of a talk on THE Value of Church
Fellowship, Deacon John ID. Parker;
Relation of New Members to Church
Service, T. b. Finch: Financial obi
cations of New Members" o. +.
Neithardt; Call of the Sunday
SchooP, John w. Randall; "B. y. 2.
u. a Training School,, Mrs. A. Jain.
The Ladies Aid society served refresh
ments during the social hour following
the program.
Prayer meeting will be held this
evening when the pastor will deliver a
stirring sermon on "A Hundred Years
of Missionary Achievement. A gen.
eral invitation is extended.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-04-16
WENT TO JAIL JUST TO
SHOW HIS NEIGHB0RS
Man Accused of Letting Chickens Run
at Large Has Queer Way OF
Getting Even.

go TO Jail first just to spite the city"
SO declared Carl Tiedge, 1927 Lin
den av., Thursday morning, when ar
raigned in the city court for violation
OF the city ordinance against allowing
CHECKERS 10 run at large. The COM
plant came from neighbOrs. T1edge
demanded a trial which was set for
April is, bail being fixed at $25.
The accused man insists that his
neighbOrs are finding unnecessary
fault with his brood, and that he don't
intend 10 let them get anything on
him by his furnie hing the city with a
bond IN order to retain his liberty. He
Will fight the case.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-04-16
HOFFMAN co. WILL DROP
GENERAL CONTRACT WORK
Has Secured Gravel Pit and VIII Go
into New Lire Here at
Once.

The George J. Hoffman Co. have
decided to discontinue the general
contracting business in South Bend
in which this company has been en-
gagged for the past 2 years and Will
take up a new phase OF this work,
sand and gravel washing, as soon as
the necessary machinery can be put
in place.
The company has bought the old
South BEND and Gravel Co.'S pit and
has placed an order for the necessary
machinery. This is expected in a
short time and viii be set up inside
OF 80 90 40 days The company will
retain it's present name and will have
its headquarters in the Orpheum
block as before The decision TO
abandon the general contracting b-si-
ness becomes effective at once.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-04-16
ANNUAL BALL HELD
BY METAL P0LlSHERS

over 25O couples enjoyed the first
annual ball given by the Metal Pol
iShers Local union No $50 at Place
hail, Wednesday night,
A waltzing contest 10 discover the
best walters featured the program.
George Barsel won first mems prize,
a IS pair OF shoes donated by Doug
las shoe store, while his partner. Miss
Evelyn Reno. won a silk paTaSOl do
mated by the Clauer ieWelTy store.
Other prizes were awarded 10 Tillie
NIalazk, Jack Crum, Belle DesOnia-
Walter I4uCkey, sylvia Walker g. +.
AShman. Mrs. Emily Avery, Marie
Rockstroh. Ralph Brilliant. Martha
Bouge and Mack Levinski.
The Garment Workers union an
nounced that they would give a dance
i'm the near future but that no date
had been set
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-04-16

KNOWN AND DESIGNATED As GRADE.
CURB AND WALK on EAST SIDE tF
PRAIRIE AVENUE, under Improvement
Resolution No. 3Oz- In the ,ity OF South
Bend, Indiana
detailed drawings, plans. prOfileS and
specifications are on file and may be seen
az Inc office Of said Board. and all work
In the making Of said public improve
mentS must be done in accordance there
with.
said Board has fixed Tuesday. May loth.
1914, as a date upon which remoust RANGES
may be fled heard by persons Interested
or affected by said public improvement IS.
and on said dav at Z 10 O'Clock D. p..
said Board will, at its said office hear
and consider any circumstances and persons
interest, or whose property is affected hY
said public improvements and will decide
where the benefit that vii accrue To- the
property, abutting and adjacent a. tue
proposed improvements. and TO said city.
Will be equal TO or exceed the estimated
cost of the proposed improvements. as e~-
tmated by the city civil engineer
y. NJ. MORRIS
A. II. RICE
J. T. WEBER
Board OF Public Works
ARTHUR +. PERLEY, Clerk.
Apr 16&23
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-04-16
ASKS S12.5OO DAMAGES
Michigan City Man Caught on Bridge
When il Lifted.

The damage suit OF William r..
Werner against the city OF Michigan
City which was brought here from
the Lake county circuit court on q
change OF venue. was filed in the St
Joseph circuit court on Thursday.
Werner asks SIP, 500 damages from
the city for a broken leg he sustained
while jumping from a bridge. The
bridge was one OF the jack knife
variety and Werner was starting to
cross when the operator, without
warning, raised IL. Werner was on
the end that raised and managed To
Jump off as the structure started up
wards. He spent $500 for Doctors
bills he set forth.