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The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1915-09-30
Some of the Commuters that
SlatOn and Grant and ROsser
are Banking ON.

snow that the clClZenS OF georgia rose up
and demanded that Slaton save his client,
Leo Frank
These Jew bought papers fail to prove
that the men and women who vainly pleaded
with Slaton, last gear, to save the lives of
Cantrell, Umphrey and Wilburn, are not as
good as the scattering few that were per-
suaded into signing for Frank.
But to show you the f1imsy character Of
the defense made for Slaton, this gear, when
he was moving heaven and earth to get
hackers, / will place before you some sam
Piles of those petitions.
They publish the names of seven citizens
Of Montezuma. town of 1000 inhabitants.
Who are those seven petitioners?
They are as follows:
Joseph Knoll, Jew merchant
Mollie Knoll, his wife.
Bella Knoll, his daughter about 8 gears
DID,
Roy Freidin, about Is years old.
Cecilia Freidin, about 13 years old
Cornelius Freidin, about II years DID,
Julius Freidin, about years old
These Freidin children are the children of
L. Freidin, Jew farmer, living about IL
miles from Montezuma. Three of these chill
dren 90 to school there. You will notice that
L. Freidin did not sign.
So you see here were two children of z
years, three more less than Is, one Jewess
and one Jew, all the children being Jews,
also.
The letter in which this information is
given, proceeds to say:
"There was paper gotten up from this
town asking Slaton to let the Law take it's
course and nearly every voter signed it,
Ask the papers to publish it, in next Sum
days issue, zoe aoiW assure them there qci1
be no 7-year-0ld school girls names on It,
The above are facts, Mr. Watson If YOU
need them certified, just write any citizen of
Montezuma.
We feel sure that school children signed
this paper all over the country, just as they
did here"
Now, what do you think of a Governor
who pays more attention to merchants
family and to the school children of one
other man, than he does to nearly all the
other voters?
But they not only got the names Of z
year-old children, but used names that were
entirely fictitious. In other words, they fax
ed petitions, just as so many other things
were faxed in this horrible case.
The following letter explains itself:
Gainesville, Ga Sept. %, 1915.
Dear Sir: I enclose clipping our County
Paper. [ can furnish you any number of
afhdavlts that there are no such people liv-
ing in Habersham County, and that the pc
tition is fake
I am satisfied that 9o-1OO of the good peo-
pie of Habersham are with you on the
Frank case.
Your Friend
WI. COOPER,
Formerly Of Sylvania Ga.
The clipping from the County paper, The
Advertiser, reads:
''This paper doesn't propose to take part in
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1915-09-30
THOMSON, GA, SEPTEMBER 80, 1915.
How Much Longer is Georgia to
be bounded i'm the jew
bought Papers ?

IN the New Yory Times, which, like the
Chattanooga paper, is owned by Adolph
Ochs, the following statement appears:
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1915-09-30

The clipping from the County paper, The
Advertiser, reads:
''This paper doesn't propose to take part in
this controversy, but a list of names pur-
porting to come from GAINESVILLE, Ga, ask
ing Gov. Slaton to commute the sentence of
Leo M. Frank has been published.
as there are no such names IN either the
toaOp of CzdrkesVizze or IN Ha5ershamo Conn.,
ty, it is in. justice to this town and county
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-03
GRADE CROSSING
 HAMPERS GRAND
 ST. BRIDGE PLAN
( Question of Safeguarding Traffic Over Structure
 Engages Commission.

as While the I4electors of Bridgeport have voted s22o,ooo for a bridge. over theS Pequonnock river between Grand and Arctic streets a aBsquestion has aris- en over the right of the city to main tain 3. t1oroughfare over the New Ha- ven railroad tracks there at grade, and as to what arpan gements can be made with the road to protect the great traffic which it is estimated will is settled no engineer for the bridge Is settled n oengineer for the bridge will be named by the commission and it appears unlik ely now that any meet ing Of the commissi on will be held this week although Mayor Wilson had in tended to call a meeting for Wednes- day night
 The mayor a week ago wrote Presi- dent Elliott Of the New Haven road. telling him what the city planned to do in the way of building the bridge. AS yet he has not heard from Presi : dent Elliott or any of the other rail- road officials. It is not anticipated that there will be any objection from the railroad but if the work is halted until the New Haven engineers decide on the matter it may be several months before the city's commission can select an engineer and plans made for the bridge.
 Should the railroad refuse to come to an agreement with theA bridge commission within a reasonable time the commissioners may appeal to the public utilities commission. To ele- vate the bridge over the tracks at Grand street would mean a span of 40 feet in height over the river which would cost much more money than the com nission has for the bridge.
 There is a crossing at grade there now, one of the few grade crossings in the city. It is not used to any great extent, except by pedestrians. When the bridge is built it is estimated tEssre will be continuous traffic in either direction there. Several years dent of the New Haven road a horse was struck and killed on this crossing g. At that time it was maintainad by att torneys for the company that the road was not liable for damages be- cause tine crossing there was not au- thorized and could be closed by the railroad, as were the terminals of the streets leading to Hawley's dock when the railroad viaduct was built and the tracks Of the road elevated into the present railroad station
 A portion of the land along the Pe- quonnock river at the present ending of Grand street is claimed as city property and thereon the western sabutrnent of the bridge will rest.
 The mayor does not favor elevating the approach of the bridge above the railroad tracks and although there is rather a dangerous curve at the Grand street approach he said he believed an arrang cement can be made with the railroad company to maintain proper safeguards.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-03
M'ADOO PREDICTS LEGISLATIVE AID
 FOR US. SHIPPING
Secretary of Treasury Says Democratic Party Will
 Redeem Promises.

Cornish. N. H.. Aug. S.-Secretary Of the Treasury eMcAdoo, who arrived at the summer capital late yesterday, left hers today. with Mrs. McAdoo for their summer home at North Haven Me, after a stay of IS hours with President Wilson at Harlakenden House. Before departing Mr NGcAdoo reiterated that his visit had been merely social and he had discussed no important business with President Wilson. The secretary declared he was devoting much time to studying the shipping question. and that he confidently expected that It would be taken up by the administra- ton at the next legislative session
 .The Democratic party is pledged to provide an adequate merchant marine for the United States said MT. Nc Adoo, land in my opinion no time should be lost in taking action. The need for more ships under American registry is being shown more and more every day"
 Secretary McAdoo said he also was studying the question of systematizing the operation of the government finances and of providing 8 budget system, and expected the subject would be an important one during the coming session of Congress.
 President Wilson did not play golf this morning but remained at Harla kenden House talking with MT. and Mrs. McAdoo. After their departure he went to his study and worked on official business.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-03
ANOTHER PLANT
 ON EIGHT HOUR
 DAY BASIS SOON
Head of Local Factory Says Manufacturers Can't
 Avoid New Schedule

The Bridgeport Die and Machine Company, located in the : Crawford building. CouFtla-nd street and Fair field avenue. employing between 20 and 30 machinists is likely to grant the reduced hour schedule to it's workers before the end of the week.
 James W. Ogden, president of the company, who worked up from the ranks, when asked if the runors per vad6ng labor halls that his shop was going to the eight-hour basis was correct, said:
 That move will be purely voluntary upon our part We, have not been approached by the labor heads. but with other shops in this city going from 10 to hours they will get the cream of the help.
 Because an employer is in a high CT position than his men it must be remembered that man is a man and they want to be treated as we want ed to be treated when we were work ing in the ranks
 q believe all the factories in Bridgeport have got to come to the eight-hour day, and while our conn pa.ny does not belong to the Manu- facturers' association and I cannot say what other factories will do I am making rangements. to increase my rates on contract work rather than let other factories take my help.
 seThe experience of factories in a. city where others offer better advan- tages to the men is this: One ma chinist will come in the shop in the morning and tell the others that he has got a. better job in such and such a shop. The other employees become restless and the first thing the em- pleyer knows one of them has asked for half an hour off. He goes over to that same factory and gets a job. The exodus has begun
 eff a factory has a good organiza- ton, the owner should not wait until tte men make demands
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-03
GERMANS 1fTAGKTNG
 RAILROAD CENTERS

London; Aug. 8.-The armies of Germany and Austria Hungary are. being held by the Russians west of Warsaw but they are making pro- according to the official statements e1Kanating from Berlin and Vienna, their most determined attack evi- dentIy being that directed against VVyszkow, a town s5 miles northeast of warsaw scomrnunications of Grand Duke Nich- olas. heavy German forces are attack ing the railroad linking the main 8Varsaw aw-Petrograd line with Ostro- 1anHa- The latest despatch direct 5frorz Warsaw coming from a cores dated July S1, shows that conditions M the threatened Polish capital are much better than were Indicated in 4he latest direct despatches to the london newspapers, which were sent July 29.
 The latter infofmaton of the Asso- ciated Press states that the people are Feturningfo their homes and that the life of the capital is resuming a nor nsal aspect, although the official es- tablisilrnents have made all prepara- lions for the expected evacuation, the French and Belgian consu1ates being placed In the hands of the American consul
 Tn the west fighting again is in pro- gross on the British section of the battle front and there has been re- sumption of infantry activity, with the French admitting that the Ger mans have captured some trenches in the Argoune and the Marie Therese district but claiming that counter attacks have regained a portion of the lost ground
 Tn the Vosges Mountains. Paris efafea French fI1e7-aE have fa ken several German trenches after indict- ing heavy losses on the defenders
 The record of British submarine ac- tivity given out by the British Admit day by "a Petrograd official report which announces that an English ssubn1ersible has sunk large Ger man transport in the Baltic.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-03
Program of Vice
 Probers Not Made;
 Chairman Is Away

Although the common council Voted the Vice Commission $500 at it's meet ing last night with which to prosecute its investigation of conditions in Bridgeport, it is not likely that any plan or scope for the work win be adopted until after Attorney Paul S.. Chapman receives word from Hart ford, Chicago and several other cities where he has written! Attorney .Chap- man said that when he has these re- ports he will call together the sub committee of the commission of which he Is Chairman and go over the re- views
 Rev. John R. Brown pastor of the First Baptist church and chairman of the Vice Commission, is out of the city on his vacation. At his home today it was said that it was not known when he would return. Attorney Chapman said it was unlikely that there would be a general meeting of the eonnis- sion until that time althoug ghsif the commission gathered the information. Lucien T. Warner, vice-chairnaan of the commission, might be asked to call a meeting.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-03
BRIDGEPORT MAN
 SENT TO RUSSIA FOR Q|C0. Fl AMI
William J. Herbert will Be Receiving Agent in
 Czar, s Territdry.

William J. Herbert, an employe Of the Iocomobile CO, will sail for Russia soon to represent the local company in the Czar's domain. His title is to be receiving agent and it is understood that he will give the Russian govern ment officials any information or fn- structions they may need regarding the automobiles which are being rap idly shipped to that country from the local plant.
 Herbert does not intend to take any chance of being sent to the bottom by a hostile submarine, He won't patron ize an English boat but will sail from New York on the American liner St. Louis, Augusts14. He applied to Natu- ralization Clerk M J. Flanagan today for a passport and the document will be received from Washington in time for him to sail.
 Two others applying for passports today were Emma F. Traves and Helen F. Robbins of Stamford. They intend to visit Canada on a vacation trip. That makes four applications within a week for Canadian passports.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-03
TWO AIR FLEETS JOIN IN ATTACK
 0H STRASSBURG
COMPLETE TALLY
 SHOWS EASTL- AND. DEAD TOTAL 98I
Judge Landis Frees U. $, Inspectors Under Bonds
 of $2,5O0 Each.

Chicago, Aug s.-Nine hundred and seighty-one persons lost their lives in the steamer EastIand disaster, accord ing to final figures given out today by the Western Electric company, which completed the checking of it's employees and friends who boarded the vessel. The identified dead are 838. unidenti- fed two and the Western Electric company verified the final list of miss ing at 141.
 Judge Landis, in the United states district court today ordered the re- lease of the steamboat inspectors, Robert Reid and Charles EckIiff, upon their own bonds of g, 800 each. A. L. Thurman, solicitor for the department of commerce. promised to produce Elem in court August Il.
 5 The arrest yesterday of Reid and Eckliff grew out of the conflict be- tween the state authorities and Secre- tary Reddeld, of the department Of commerce, over the investigation of the Eastland disaster.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-03
BOYS SENSE OF HUM0R ALMOST
 FATAL TO TWO
Maroons Companions on Breakwater While Heavy
 Surf Spatters Them.
GOES
 TO THEIR RESCUE
Rising Tide Would Have Covered Rocks and Caused
 Double Drowning.

Abandoned on the breakwater rocks this morning by a companion while heavy surf battered against them Victor BardinelH, aged 14, of Middle street and Raymond Cowan, aged seven of 751 Hallett street, would have lost their lives by drowning but for a hurried rescue trip by William A. Lamond, harbor master, and David Goldstein.
 The tide was rapidly rising this af- ternoon when the boys were taken from the rocks. Were they there a couple of hours later they would un- doubtedly have been washed into the sound,
 The two boys with Ernest Cowan, age Il, and another boy whose name they do not know, took a boat from near the Yellow Mill bridge this morning and padded it with sticks outside the harbor. According to the boys who were rescued, the strange boy pushed them off the boat onto the rocks and then compelled Ernest Cowan to paddle to the shore of Sea- side park. He ran away then and the boat drifted away. The stranger chuckled over the other lads plight as he reached the shore
 Ernest ran to the park cottage and from there a telephone call was sent to the office of the harbormaster. The motor boat of the city department was rushed Ithere and a small boat was rowed to the rocks.
 The surf was breaking over the rocks when the rescuers reached the terror stricken boys who had been there a long time. They have been taken to their homes, where they are still showing the effects of their fear.
 Search is being made for the youth with the strange sense of humor. The reason for his action is not known by the boys who suffered.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-03
Nolle Reckless
 Driving Charge
 Against Resnick

The charge of reckless driving in the case of Sam Resnick was nolled in city court today by Judge Frederic A. Bartlett. Resnick/was endeavor- ing to teach David R6binowitz the art of driving a jitney on Last Thursday and while driving along Adams street Rabinowitz. instead of resting his foot on the brake, threw in the clutch The machine jumped to the sidewalk and struck Emily Redmond, 211 Adams street, who was swinging on the gate Tn front Of her home. She was re- moved to the Bridgeport hospital where she is suffering from severe bruises and contusions Judge Bart lett decided that the affair was purely accidental, and entered nol1e.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-03
CONTINUE CASE OF
 ALLEGED AssAILANT

The case of Joseph Lister. 599 East Main street. charged in the city court today with assaulting Patrick Dunz leavy, z T Cedar street, was continu ed until August A, awaiting the appear ance of DunIeavy who is confined to St. Vincent's hospital suffering from abrasions, scalp wounds and a Potts fracture Of the left ankle, received during the assault Both men were drinking together in an East Main street saloon and an argument started after which Lister attacked Dunleavy, giving him. a severe beating Bonds in the case of Lister have been fixed at s1eo.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-03
LOUDBURST HITS PEORIA; SlOO, 900
 DAMAGE RESULT IFS

age estimated at .s1eo, ,0oo was caused in Peoria and vicinity last night when a cloudburst visited this section. The city's sewer system proved mad equate, resulting in the flooding of streets and the basements in business houses. theS tracks of the Peoria 6 Pekin Union Railway were washed away six miles below Peoria Heavy damage to the entertainments of the Rock Island were reported. Surrounding towns repo6t great damage to prop erty.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-03
HEIRS TO NEW HAVEN ESTATE ARE LOCATED
 AT EAST-IN PRISON

New Haven, Aug. 3. Joseph and Morris Golden, who are serv- ing sentences at WethersfieId pris- on, are to be notified that they are to receive a portion of an estate which is being settled by the pro- hate court here. Recently Cap Ian Golden died and two days la ter his wife killed herself. The rsrbate court could not at first find any heirs. A few days ago a daughter Lena. was located in, New York and to-day the court was informed that two sons were at the state prison.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-03
French and British Aero planes Drop 9 Bombs on Capital of Alsace LOT raine, Inflicting Consider able Damage No Casual ties Reported.
Heavy Fighting is Renewed At Ypres, England Re
 ports - British Steamer Sunk By Blockader
 Warsaw Still Holds Out Against Teutonic Invaders

Paris, Aug. flotiIla of British and Trench aeroplanes today flew over the German city Of Strassburg and dropped g bombs, according to des- patch from Geneva to the Ha- vas News Agency.
 The extent of the damage caused by the explosion of the missiles has not yet been as eertained.
 Strassburg, the capital of AL sace-Lorra1ne, lies 80 miles southeast of the German for tress Of Metz.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-03
Promised Quarter, Beats Man Who Said
 He "Was Kidding

John Dicker, resident of Water street was fired $5 and costs in city court today for assaulting James Ar menis, IFS Gilbert street. Dicker told the court that Armenis asked him to go to the store for him for which he would be rewarded with twenty-five cents Dicker did as he agreed but upon his return he was surprised to learn that Armenis was much obliged but was only kiddin'.' as he said in court this morning. With that Dicker took the quarters worth out of Armenis.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-03
EXlCAN BANDITS KILLED IN FIGHT WITH US. TROOPS

rownsvi11e, Texas. Aug. s.-Twe1ve tc fifteen Mexican bandits are reported Killed an lighting today with United States eavaIrynnen and American posse men in the low, thick. thorny brush north of Brownsville. Private Mc- Gnire. of the Eth cavalry. was re- per4ed Ailled. Private Curtis possibly fata1iy wounded Joe Taylor, a GUS tom guard, shot in the shoulder. and Deputy sheriff C. 4. Monahan ot
 vsviIle, shot in the leg.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-03

Utica, N. Y, Aug. 3-A meeting of the pieceworkers of the Remington Arms and Ammunition Go. of IHon, who left their jobs yesterday until an agreement could be reached over the difference in wages. was held this m forming at Polishers' hall in Ilion. Re ports of the committees were received relative to the conference held at the offices of the company yesterday, which was to the effect that no un- derstanding could be reached until the
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-03

Paris, Aug s-B. varasdate,. mem Der of the5eonnittee of the Armenian Social Democratic party, writing to L' Hum anfte says sthat the committee. has received word that Turks, after massacrinE all the males of the pop ulation in the region of Bitlis. Turkish Armenia. assem bIed g, ,e0o womens and children and drove them to the banks
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-03
C.. O.P. APPOINTEEs START ON TASK OF
 EARNING S42, 900

Hartford, Aug. 8.-The commission on statute revision held a meeting at the capitol to-day all the members being present with the exception of Harry Back. Chairman Frank E. Healy said the commission merely took up consideration of the appor- tionment of the work of revision and adjourned to no set date.
 The commission will get SAP, 900 for it's work.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-03
Il ION REMINGTON WORKERS ON
 STRIKE ESTIMATED AT 2,OOO

conference with General Manager c. c. Tyler.
 An expression was given out at the meeting that no violence would be tol- erated of any kind. The meeting ad- journed until after the conference with MT. Tyler later in the day.
 The total number of men who have now left their jobs is given out as 2,OO0. All feel confident that g, sat- isfActory agreement will be reached shortly.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-03
lDkERCHlEE GAME EXPERT GETS $4OO

Alex 1ossowski of 1se Spruce street lost s4oo of his s411 savings this morning when he fell a. victim, to the .'handkerchfef game He drew the money out of the bank for security while he held presumably large "roll'' of money for a suave. strang- CT.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-03
Annie E. H. Roberts Estate

Judge Miller today appointed Thora- as J. Hogan, administrator of the es- tate of his mother, Annie E. Hogan Roberts He is the sole heir The estate consists of an equity in the property at 154s North avenue Thomas McCoo1 and Edward Dargan were named appraisers.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-03
ONE MANUFACTURERS IDEA OF
 BENEFITS EIGHT HOUR DAY

It means *++* that employ greater number of (neary double the force and consequently turn out nearly double output and that without increasing present investment in buildings machinery, etc.
 shorter day for the and greater return per hour.
 greater production for the Bullard Go, and employee hence if it is good for both of us it must De ideal plan of operation.
 E. P BILLIARD. ~
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-03
MASSACRE OF 5000
 BY TURKS REPORTED

of the Tigris where they shot them and threw the bodies into the river.
 These advices have not been sub stantiated from any other source
 Twenty members of the Armenian. Social Democratic party, M. Vara zdate says. have been publicly hanged in Constantinop1e after being charged with. planning to found an independent Armenia
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-03
YPREs AGAIN SCENE
 OF HEAVY FIGHTING

Amsterdam, Aug. .s.T9eavy light ing again Is progressing 0n the British fzonts near Ypres. According to tele- grams from Courtrat. Belgium. the bomo of great guns and explosions was audible there for hours and it was quickly followed by a steady stream or wounded men from the vicfri ty of 1te aaospaa ftfaa. It1e caSuaItiea were tlla result ef zhrapne1 wounds.