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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-06-22
Governor Of Georgia Saves
Atlanta Young Man BY
Life Imprisonment
SLATON SAYS ACT
!. MEANS OBSCURITY
Prefers That, However, to
Having Prisoners Blood
Upon His Hands

MiIlsdgevIlIe, Ga, June Fl. - At
The Georgia prison farm, dressed
In stripes denoting the lowest
grade prisoner, Leo NJ. Frank to-
day again protested his Innocence
OF the murder Of Mary Phagan and
expressed a conviction that "a day
10 not far distant when ! will be
exonerated."
Frank said no had no lntimatlon
Of what was going to happen late
last night when officers went to
his cell In Atlanta to get him for
the trip here. He expressed grati-
tude toward Gov. SIaton, and said
he felt intuitiveiy that he would at
least commute his sentence.
Atlanta. Ga, June 21.-Leo M.
Franks death sentence was committed
to life imprisonment today by Cover
nor Slaton. The announcement OF
the governors decision came several
hours after Frank had been secretly
taken from the jail here and hurried
to the state prison farm at Milledge-
VILE. Frank was sentenced to be
hanged here tomorrow for the murder
OIL MARY THoSdn LII APiAl, i0Io'
Governor Slaton still was at his
country home when he announced his
decision In making the announce
ment the governor dictated the fol-
lowing brief statement:
"All that ask is that the people
of Georgia read my statement Of the
reasons why I : commuted Leo M.
Franks death sentence to life i'm
prisonment, before they pass judg-
ment.
Feeling as / do about this case I
would be a murderer il l allowed this
man to hang. 1t means that I must
live in obscurity the rest of my days,
but 1 would rather be plowing in
field than to feel for the rest of my
life that had that mans blood on my
hands,"
Governor fSlaton was completing a
long statement giving his reasons for
his action, and this, he said. would be
made public later.
Carefully Plan Removal.
Franks removal from the Jail here
was carefully planned and the officers
were able to elude newspaper men
and others who might have recognized
their prisoner. Leaving the jail by
the rear door shortly before midnight
thew went in an automobile to the
terminal station, where a detuty pur-
chased tickets for the party to Macon.
Frank was without handouts and was
without the heavy spectacles he usual
ly wears. A black slouch hat was pull
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-06-22

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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-03-25

these as never a Republican manager
had. but it will not of necessity require
the services of Mr.. Root or any other
one leader to bring this about.
Whether Mr.. Root accept the tender
of campaign generalship or whether
he elect instead to stand as one of the
advisers behind the throne. the result
promises to be the same. A mag
nificent Republican outpouring is as
sured and nothing less than woeful
mistake in the selection of candidates,
of which there at present seems little
likelihood, could possibly withhold it.
Even a mediocre nominee for presi-
Dental honors next time might be
elected easily on the Republican ticket,
but there are indications that the
best the party has to offer in both
candidates and platform will be none
too good to place before the voters at
that time.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-03-25
THE 1915 CAMPAIGN

PEAKERS before the Union League
in Philadelphia heralded eX-United
~ States Senator Elihu Root as the
foremost leader of the revitalized
Republican party and the one man to
lead the party to victory in 1916.
There can be no doubt about the
ability nor the popularity of ex-senator
Root. But as for him being the one
man to insure Republican victory next
year, that is putting the matter bit
strongly. Indeed, there are many who
believe that a Republican President
and a Republican Congress will be the
result of the 1916 elections, leadership
or no leadership. The country is so
dissatisfied with the Democratic ad-
ministration that nothing now appar-
ent can prevent an overwhelming Re-
publican majority when the time rolls
around for the election of a successor
to President Wilson.
Ex-senator Root is right when he
says that business men should not be
called upon to endure the aspersions
that have been heaped upon them and
there is no sign that they will choose
to do so. If Mr.. Root be chosen to
lead the Republicans in 1916, he will
find behind him such a host of work
ers and supporters from the ri.nks of
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-03-25
LIGHTS ON BY July 4

~ ARK SUPERINTENDENT NJ.
- HARVEY TAYLOR makes the
i gratifying announcement that the
lights on the ornamental stand
ards along Harrisburg's Front Steps
will be turned on by July A..
Might it not be well to make that
a feature of Harrisburg's celebration
this year? What could be more at
tractive than to turn the current into
the great line of river wall lights for
the first time on the evening of July :?
When this improvement is COM
pleted it will be unique among the
cities of the country. No other mu-
nicipality has anything just like it.
The path along the top of the steps
leading down to low water mark will
form a promenade somewhat COM
parable to the seashore boardwalks
and with an outlook as beautiful as
that of any similar river front in the
whole country. Not only that. but the
lights which are proposed for it will
give it charm otherwise impossible
and make it q place of popular resort
by night as we'll as by day.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-03-25
THE BOYD MEMORIAL

A ENCOURAGEMENT that work on
N the John Y. Boyd Memorial
building for men and boys
will be started within the next
few weeks brings to mind anew the
thought that ALT too few Harrisburgers
are as thoughtful and as generous as
was Mr.. Boyd in their bequests.
Scores and scores of Harrisburg men
and women enjoy through their lives
the incomes of fortunes founded, IL
not made entirely, within the bound
aries of Harrisburg, yet but very few
of them remember the city or it's peo-
pie when they come to make their
wills. A proper regard for the stew
ardship of the talents entrusted to him
ought to make any man who is the
possessor of a large fortune look about
for some public need on which to set
tie at least portion of his wealth.
There are so many needs and the
available revenues are SO small that
one wonders at the narrowness of vi
sion that limits the bequests of those
who in life are regarded as the big,
broad minded men of the community
This is true not only of Harrisburg
but of the country at large.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-03-25
HOME FOR THE BIRDS

~ NE of the most delightful fea-
lures of life in early Spring
~ time is the return of the song
birds from their winter homes
in the southland. Long before the
first crocus has dared to push its
sturdy stem from the half-lrozen soil,
the robin, the bluebird and the black
bird are heralding the approach of
warm and pleasant weather.
Stringent laws have been enacted
to protect these CHEEKY songsters who,
unlike some human stars of the musi-
cal world, are useful as well as melo-
dious. They not only please us with
their songs, but they go about freeing
our gardens and our trees of millions
of the insect pests that prey upon our
flowers, our fruits and our vegetables.
But while statutes have been provided
and policemen have been hired to pre-
vent the killing of the song and in
sectivorous birds, little or nothing has
been done to encourage their propaga-
ton and to attract them from the syl-
van glades where nature provides for
them to the haunts of man.
Here and there some thoughtful citi-
zen has erected a birdhouse on his
lawn or in his trees. This occasional
bird residence is never without ten
ant The little feathered summer
boarders delight to occupy such well
protected resting places as these,
where their offsprings are not only
safe from the weather, but out of the
reach of marauders as well.
One of the most delightful memories
that visitors to Harrisburg carry away
with them is the squirrel-life and bird
life of Capitol Park where the little
furry Dummies and the pigeons are
so tame that they make ready friends
with all corners. How fine it would be
If this could be so enlarged as to take
in all forms of wild bird life. Bird
houses in the parks and about private
residences would not cost much, but
they would add wonderfully to the
pleasure of summer days in Harris
burg.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-03-25
THURSDAY EVENING, MARCH 25
THE PEOPLE WANT TT

n H1MBERS of the Legislature who
M have been thinking that the
4Vx people would lose sight of
local option in the discussion
of workmen's compensation, highway
Improvement, child labor regulation
and other big legislative problems of
the day are commencing to change
their minds and are being impressed
more and more every day with the
strength of Governor Brumbaugh with
the people.
The Governor has met the oppo-
nents of local option more than half
way. Although backed by a clear
majority of the committee in charge
of the bill he has urged hearing for
the other side. The liquor interests
did not want a hearing for a time.
Then they did. Now the Governor has
joined with them.
Everything the Governor does in be-
half of local option is met by cries
that it is not fair and discussions on
the subject have been magnified into
open warfare. The liquor interests
are being fought by strong-willed
Governor, backed by the people of a
State and they are "up against it" at
last.
The people of Pennsylvania want
local option and they are behind the
Governor in his effort to get it.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-03-25
A DIGNIFIED CAMPAIGN

WTHATIinayStEE may be .,,edsafo said for or ,t
Wv must be admitted that those
who are waging the campaign
in Pennsylvania to be decided at the
polls next November are preserving a
conservative and dignified mein. They
have permitted nothing "freakish" to
enter into their activities and in this
they differ very widely from their sis
ters in New York and neighboring
States. Possibly that is one of the
reasons why their resolution was
passed by two sessions of the Penn
sylvania Legislature with so little op-
position.
This being true, the women in
charge of State headquarters here no
doubt were astonished a day or two
ago to discover that an enterprising
newspaper reporter had placed over
als on the suffragists who are to pre-
side at the casting of the suffrage Lib
erty Bell that is to play a prominent
part in the campaign next Fall
The Telegraph is pleased to quiet
their fears and to set at rest the minds
of male voters who might be consid..
ering a trip to the foundry upon the
occasion of the casting by letting it
be known that the suffragists who will
pour the hot metal are men and that
no women will have any active part in
the ceremony.
You see, there are some things that
women do not pretend to do as well as
men, and one of them is casting Lib
erty Bells and another is wearing
overalls.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-03-25
ECONOMY AND EFFICIENCY

T HE plan underlying the two bills
presented last night to reorgan-
n ize the legal business of the
State is excellent, and it is to
be trusted that the measures will go
right through. They are plain enough
and the additional expense which ap-
pears to be involved is really a saw
ing.
For years the State has had a null
titude of attorneys. Most of the de-
partments or bureaus had their own
lawyers, and attorneys fees have
mounted, the counsel expenditures of
the Auditor Generals department be-
ing extensive indeed at times.
Now it is proposed to place all legal
business under the chief law officer
of the State, cutting out all extra law
yers, centralizing the control and Civ
ing the best of advice for the Com
mmwealth.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-03-25
SPORT ROYAL"

.HE war game of the present day
is costly pastime, even for
\ kings, as statistics from Europe
published from time to time
have indicated. The climax came the
other day, however, when the French
warship Bouvet, valued at $5.5OS,S5O,
and the English ships Irresistible and
Ocean, valued respectively at $5, ,24O, $50
and $4.241.s9O, were sent to the bot
tom within few hours. A total loss
of $15,163,420 in almost less time than
1t takes to tell it. to say nothing of the
enormous damage inflicted on the
Turkish forts during the same period,
knocks bookkeeping balances about on
a gigantic scale.
War may be. as somebody has pro-
nounced it. sport royal" but it is a
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-03-25
WELL KNOWN PEOPLE

The Rev. William Powick, who
retires as a Methodist superintendent
in Philadelphia, was formerly station
ed in this part of the State and is
well known here.
E. 4. Stotesbury the Philadel-
phia banker, is home from the South
and is entertaining extensively.
Judge j. q. VanSwearingen, of
Fayette, just promoted, was the field
manager for Josiah " Thompson
when he ran for Governor.
Magistrate Joe Call, who was here
yesterday. used to be a Philadelphia
legislator
David j. Smith, who is handling
the moving picture censorship ruction
in Philadelphia, was formerly q direc-
tor of safety in that city.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-03-25

Sheriff G. w. Richards, of Allie
gheny county, was at the Capitol
meeting old colleagues.
The hearing on the House election
bills, sponsored by the committee of
seventy, is attracting some attention
owing to the men who are to speak
james E. Barnett, former State
treasurer, was among the legislative
visitors.
William Wayne, former member
from Chester, sat in the House for a
time last night.
Elk EX-Representative Frank Gray, of
Philadelphia, spent a short time here
yesterday.
The drugless therapy bill was
made special order for next Monday
night, being the first bill to be so fixed
this session.
Some of the Democratic members
of the Legislature are reported to have,
bucked on the proposition to put in
some Democratic bills for the same
objects as those presented by Repub-
licans, solely for the sake of making
campaign thunder 1t is declared that
one man said that he would not want
TO be charged with the cost of print
ing.
The House had an informal con-
cert last night when the session end
ed. Mr.. Cromer, of Allegheny, gave
proofs that he was some singer ami
caused much comment among the leg
islators because of the volume.
Representative Wobensmith, of
Philadelphia, lays claim to have been
| soldier in the United States engi-
neer corps in Porto Rico during the
Spanish war.
A bill to appropriate $3.50 for the
maintenance of Childs Park in Pike
county appeared yesterday. The park
was given by Mrs George w. Childs
years ago and nothing has been done
by the State to care for it,
Anthracite region people believe
that there will be an agreement reach
ed in regard to bill that will give the
districts producing coal a share of the
tax. Another conference will be held
next week.
Representative II. B. Shoop, of
Cumberland county, is a Dauphin
county man by birth. He was born
and reared at Berrysburg and then
moved to Cumberland county.
Representative w. H. Dell, of
Huntingdon county, received his de-
gree from Juniata College, of which
DR.. Brumbaugh was president.
Speaker Amber put Representa-
night and the Mexican man handled it
as though he was used to the job.
A Washington dispatch to the Pub
lie Ledger says: Vance c. McCor-
mick, who was the Democratic nomi-
nee for governor in PENNSYLVANIA last
November, one of the men who bat
tied with A. Mitchell Palmer to re-
claim the Democracy of the State, will
consent to be a candidate to succeed
Mr. Palmer as national committeeman.
This became known here tonight rs
the result of a conference participated
in by Palmer, Mccormick, Fourth AS
sistant Postmaster General Blakslee
and Joseph Guffey, of Pittsburgh. The
entire situation in Democratic politics
was discussed by these men who fore
see the move about to be made in the
next primary to grasp control from the
reorganizers. President Wilson, it was
asserted tonight, had informed the
reorganizers that he did not expect
them to compromise with individuals
VINO did not represent straight -out
Democracy in Pennsylvania politics.
Therefore, there will be no attempt to
win the Old Guard back"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-03-25
How You Can Quickly
Remove Hairy Growths
(Aids to Beauty

A well-known beauty specialist ad-
vises this treatment for the removal
of hair from the face. Mix into a paste
some powdered delatone and water,
apply to hairy surface and after about
2 minutes rub off, wash the skin and
every trace of hair has vanished This
method is quick and entirely safe. To
avoid disappointment however, it is
well to make certain you get genuine
Observation-Disclosures
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-03-25
Help for
HOarSe ThrOatS

When you're so hoarse It hurts to,
talk or swallow; when your throat is
all filled up" Goff's Cough Syrup will
have an almost instant effect; removing
the congestion, opening the clogged air
passages and overcoming the danger of
Bronchitis and Pneumonia. Get a 25
or 90 cent Sbottle at your Grocer's or
Druggists and stop that Injurious
hoarseness. Guaranteed satisfactory. or
money back. Contains no opiates.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-03-25

the rank and file who must provide the
dollars.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-03-25
[OUR DAILY LAUGH
THE REASON.

Cholly: Since
I'm on the stage
all the girls are
going crazy over
me!
Marie: Y o u r
Voting W o u | d
drive 'em crazy,
Z should think.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-03-25

estant Episcopal church of the Dio-
ceSe @ OF Pennsylvania, has gone to
California for a complete rest.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-03-25
NEWS s. FHl FRH12lRssTTS0fHEE&S sTSfE E&SAR

GFrom the Telegraph. March 25. 1861
Hardec Reports Victory
Richmond, March 25.-Gen. Hardee
reports the repulse of one column of
Sherman's army which is moving to-
ward Raleigh.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-03-25

New Orleans. March 25.-The cap
ture of Mobile by Union troops is re-
ported in this city.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-03-25
OSseS Reported

MOre losses Reported
HeaVy losses, caused by the flood,
are reported from the northern part
of the State.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-03-25
Ex-Governor in

Ex-Governor in City
Ex-Governor Ritner was in the city
to-day. ''
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-03-25

From the Telegraph, March 25, 1861
Bishop In California
Bishop Alonzo Potter, of the Prot
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-03-25
FUsT 30.
A FOOL THERE WAS
BY Wing DinEer

Here I've gone the whole darned winter
Tramped through snow and slush and
so forth
In a manner very bold,
But | bobbed up quite serenely
Every time-no damage done
And the elements defying,
j considered heaps of fun.
Then came Spring. with weather threat
ening,
Down the mercury did go.
Followed by a solid day of
Falling, melting, sloppy snow.
Then came balmy air and sunshine,
My Spring suit | donned at once.
Now I'm hacking, coughing, sneeZing-
Bring the cap and crown me Ounce"
THE CATBIRD
1T mimics the vireo's song,
Insistent and jerky and sweet;
Like a robin it ripples along,
Like a sparrow it rhymes with the
street.
It's call is now iluty and far,
Like a Veery at sunset alone:
Now sad as the wood pewees are,
Now bright as the orioles tone.
Now mocking the doughty chewink,
Now bold in the call of the jay:
Now matching the craZed bobolink,
or the meadowlark's brisk rounde-
lay.
And all through the marvellous feat
A something uncanny, untrue,
A tang of the mockeE the cheat,
A hint of petulants NEW.
Amos r. Wells, In Suburban Life.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-03-25

Stop Newspaper Circulation
Cairo, March 25.-Rebel General
Slaughter has prohibited the circula-
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-03-25
MobIIe Reported Captured

ton of all newspapers in Texas.
explanation is given.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-03-25
LEGISLATORS ASK
PEOPLES PRAYER
Requests Sent by Members Of the
House For Church People
to Aid Local Option
SPECIAL DAY Is APRIL
State Grange Sends Its Proposed
Highway Department Bill
to the Governor

Letters were mailed last night by
member of the House of Representa-
tives to men prominent in religious
work in their home districts asking
them to fix Sunday, April 4, as a spe-
cial day of prayer in their churches
in behalf of the Governor and local
option.
The movement originated among
several of the men who have been
active in religious movements at home
and who have been working earnestly
for local option and for all temperance
movements. Several of the legislators
asked as high as thirty or forty
friends at home to arrange with their
pastors for the special prayers.
The idea of selecting April was
that it is the plan to act on the local
option bill in committee on April 6,
that date having been set for hearing
by the law and order committee yes
terday. 1t is probable that the bill
will appear in the House soon after.
Drafts of proposed State high
way bill providing for State High
way Commission of three were sub
mitted to Governor Brumbaugh by the
executive and legislative committees
of the State grange. The commission
ers are to be paid $500 per year and
are to be appointed by the Governor
for three year terms. They must meet
at least once a month with State su-
perintendent of highways who is to be
paid $1,000 per year. The bill classi-
fies roads as municipal. main and
township. Township supervisors are
to select county road superintendents
and each county is to have a board of
road commissioners, to be composed of
county commissioners and the county
ir,tf lnr,
thority over main highways, when
maintained in part by county funds.
Each townships roads shall be in hands
of supervisors. The main object of the
bill is to do away with segregation of
main highways from other roads and
appropriation of State funds for dis
tribution among counties or basis of
and divided between main and
township roads in a definite proper
tion.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-03-25

A stranger in Market Square wait
ing for a car was very curious to know
the meaning of the destination letters
on various street cars and asked other
waiting passengers whenever a new
car appeared what the initials stood
for. When the Elliott Fisher Typewrit-
er workmen's special car arrived he in
quired what the 'T-W'' signified, and
was told by an employe the letters
meant "to-work."
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-03-25

n H1MBERS of the Legislature who
M have been thinking that the
4Vx people would lose sight of
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-03-25

~ NE of the most delightful fea-
lures of life in early Spring
~ time is the return of the song
birds from their winter homes
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-03-25

Member American Newspaper Publish
ers' Association. Audit Bureau of
Circulation and Pennsylvania Associ-
ated Dailtes.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-03-25

Published every evening (eXcept Sum
day. at the Telegraph Building, 2l6
Federal Square. Both phones.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-03-25

w THATEVER may be said for or
M against woman suffrage, it
w must be admitted that those
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-03-25
THE CATBIRD

Its call is now fluty and far,
Like a veery at sunset alone:
Now sad as the wood pewees are,
Now bright as the orioles tone.