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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-12

draws pay from the something he sells, so don't pay any attention to what they are for but go to see them all and get a ride from each. Then buy-something.
 speights says the Maxwell is a won der.
 Bolton says there's nothing like the Mitchell
 Coke Matthews says the Overland is great
 Knapp says the Paige is his favorite.
 Don Drennen likes the Hupp.
 Boorse is wild over the Chalmers.
 The months of November and Decem- the visiting of factory representatives that Birmingham has seen in a long while. The boys don't like Ghe town as well as they used to.
 Paul Crawford sold four Chandler six s in Montgomery last week. He expects to have National demonstrator in this week.
 Tow Shields, the Peerless angler, and Sam Jones will wet the motor best ill the Warrior today.
 Hubert Drennen was in Jacksonville at the southern Cadillac dealers convention last week. He says stock chassis made 97 miles an hour on a track down at the beach.
 Yes the dealers actions were in per- feet accord with the record of the stock chassis.
 Joe Anderson reports the sale of four Studebakers last week. The record of the endurance run made by Stakeholder all over the country recently, has stimu- lated the Studebaker business greatly The only trouble is getting them fast enough to fill the orders.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-12

Hubert Drennen was in Jacksonville at the southern Cadillac dealers convention last week. He says stock chassis made 97 miles an hour on a track down at the beach.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-12

that we still cannot produce cars fast enough. This. in spite of the fact that in October we produced more cars by 50 per cent than last year and with 97 per cent increase in November.
 "Sedans were the big sellers in the early fall. but now the year round touring car seems to be the favorite and orders are coming fast for this type of car. We also are having num- erous requests from dealers for winter tops for cars which were sent out ear- Her In the season"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-12

decided that autoists were on to them and could see them coming on their mo- torcycles.
 T have it." said one of the wise ones, I've will use the Ford car and If the speeders suspect that every Ford car carries officers they will certainly be kept at low speed all the time.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-12
GOOd Advice

From the Louisville Courier-Journal
 Now, gentlemen" said the dean of the law college, let each of you make resolve not to descend to petifogging or to put himself upon level with the criminal classes"
 Here be looked around the classroom
 Tn other words, be legal light, not a legal dark lantern"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-12
F0rds to Get Speeders

Fords to Get Speeders
 The Ford car Is doing a new duty now it is the policeman in many large cities Officials in many of the larger cities were worried because they were unable to catch speeders despite the fact that they knew speeding was going on They
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-22

Consid derable surprise was manifest ed by members of the common council last night, when a communication from the City Plan commission was read which presented figures to show that the new Stratford avenue bridge will cost less if built on the site the City Plan commission approves than if built on the site chosen by the Bridge comnissi on.
 Members of the City Plan commis- sion claim that F.T Staples. D. Fair child Wheeler and Wi1not F. Wheel CT. the special committee employed to estimate the land damages for the Y shaped approach to the bridget have given an estimate of $69,000. On the other hand this same committee has estimated the land damages on the Bridge commission site at $39,- 690. Tn this latter estimate the com rnittee had the assistance of A. W. Burritt It would appear from these figures. the City Plan commission says, that the Bridge commission site has a superficial advantage in money of $29. 31o. 0e
 The committee that has worked with the board of appraisal of bene- fits and damages, Percy F.. Anderson,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-22
TAX ON OPERATORS
 OF JlT NEYS UNFAIR AL ASSERTS
Roswell Refuses to Sanction Ordinance Committees
 Report on Busses.


 With A1dermen Frederick and -Ros- well dissenting the so called ..jitney bus ordinance passed the common council last night and is now ready for the signature. of Mayor Wilson Alderman Roswell voted against the ordinance on the. ground that it is unconstitutional and cannot be en- forced.
 When the secretary of state gives man 8 license to run an automobile I don't think that the city of Bridg ge- port can make him pay another license and the city attorney doesn't think so either. He knows we can't enforce that ordinance. Now what's the use of posing legislation which only holds us up to ridicuIe? I am in favor of regulation of these 5itneys but we must have the general assembly take the matter up and regulate it for the whole state.''
 AIderHqne Frederick said This is just as Slam aAest11e little fellows who are making a little money on the side by running jitney cars. The com pan4es that are organized don't want them in the business. Anyway if the mayor signs it the ordinance can't be enforced. If I owned a car I would fight it''
 The ordinance adopted last night provides that the superintendent of police shall issue license to jitney drivers, the fee to be $1o each. The licenses shall date from October I, each yearrr Aspnosrata. 7srnouz1t. is to be deducted from the time the license
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-22
ONE KILLED, POUR HURT AS SPEEDING AUTO HITS
 BIG ROCK IN ROADWAY

Fhomaston, Conn, June 22.-One man was killed and another seriously if not fatally hurt, and three others more or less injured in an automobile accident near Thomaston early to-day. Bristol.
 The injured, John Mf1ino. 25, of Bristol. skull fractured, may die; Jo- seph Mtlino. of Bristol, his brother, suffering from outs and bruises: John Dowd, of Terryvi11e, cuts and bruises; John Hemernan, confusion about the head and bedy
 The car is said to have been making pretty good speed from TerryvilIe to Waterbury, when one of the fore- wheels struck 2 rock on the highway
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-22
.SLATON, SAVING LEO FRANK FROM
 GALLOWS, PREFERS PEOPLES ABUSE TO OWN ACCUSING CONSClENCE''

She did work in the jail and formed the acquaintance of Conley. who wrote to her many lengthy letters. These letters are the most obscene and Iecherous4 have ever read. In these letters the word did is ire ed that in ConIey's3 testam ony he uses frequently the word negro and in the Annie Maude Carter notes he says T have a negro watching you.
 Jury Didn't See Notes.
 The Annie Maude Carter notes, which were powerful evidence in be- half of the defendant and which tend ed strongly to show that Con1ey was the real author of the murder notes, were not before the jury.
 atAnother feature that was not known at the trial and which was not presented to the jury but came up by extraordinary motion was regard ing the hair alleged co have been found by Barritt on the lathe The evidence on the trial of some of the witnesses was that the hair looked like that of Mary Pha.gan. It was not brought out at the trial that pr. Harris had examined the hair un- der a microscope and by taking sec tions of it and comparing it with Mary Phagan's hair thought that on the lathe was not Mary Phagan's hair,
  tain of it. This, however, would have been the highest and best evil dence.
 ''The jury which heard the evidence and saw the witnesses found the de- fendant, Leo M. Frank, guilty of Tnur- der. They are the ones under our laws. who are chosen to weigh evil dence and to determine it's probative value.
 Under our law the only authority who can review the merits of the case and question the Justice of a verdict which has any evidence to support it is the trial judge. The Supreme Court is limited by the Constitution to the correction of errors of law. The Supreme Court found in the trial 10 error of law and determined as a mat ter of law, and correctly. in my jadg- ment, that there was sufficient evil dence to sustain the verdict.
 EtBut under our Judicial system the is called uponsto exercise his wise dis erection and he%cannot permit a verdict to stand which he believes to be un- just. A suggestion in the order over ruling a motion for a new trial hat the Judge was not satisfied with the verdict would demand a reversal by the Supreme Court.
 Judge Roan Not Certain
 ''In this connection Judge Roan de- clared orally from the bench that he was not certain of the defendants gui1t-that with all the thought he had put on the case he was not thor oughly convinced whether Frank was guilty or innocent-but that he did not have to be convinced; that the jury was convinced and that there was no room to doubt; that he felt it his duty to order that the motion for a new trial be overru1ed.
 This statement was not embodied in the motion overrultng a new trial
 Under our statute, in cases of con Viction of murder on circunastantiaJ evidence, it is within the discretion of the trial Judge to sentence the de- fenaant to life imprisonment
 tfThe conviction of Frank was on circumstantial evidence as the SoIici- tor-General admits in his written ar gument. Judge Roan however mis- construed his power Surely. if he en-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-22
FAIRFIELD REDMEN
 TO WORK DEGREES
 IN OPEN AIR MEET
Unquowa Tribe will Have Unique Celebration in
 Latter Part of August.
0speciaI to The Farmer.l

Fairfield, June 22-For what is be- lieved to be the first time in the his tory of the Red Men in Connecticut, the *fbaby 7tribe,, Unquowa lodge, No. 60,s will work the initiation degree on candidates in the open air August 2 A big pow-wow will be held on that date and 25 will be received in the tribe No selection ee the scene of in itiation has been made but it is ex- pected a site will be obtained soon. The degree team of the local tribe will put the candidates through their paces. z
 Judge Bacon wakenan and Consta- ble H. R. Elwood went to New Haven today and saw the baseball game be- tween Harvard and Yale Judge Wakeman is a, graduateE of Yale.
 Eight mad dogs have been shot in Fairfield during the month of June. One was killed yestreday when Mrs. R. c. Penny of Southport complained of a dog that was acting strangely in the neighborhood of her residence. a
 A dozen unclaimed letters are at the local post office
 Percy F. Anderson of Bridgeport has purchased 20 acres of the property owned by John Freeman, north of Greenfield Hill
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-22

Atlanta, Ga, June 22AThat he could withstand abuse and condemna- ton for his action, but not Ian accus- ing conscience." was the text of 9 statement made public last night by Governor SIaton, following the ex- ecut4ve order committing the sentence of Leo n. Frank to life imprison- nent
 Governor SIaton held that he would be "a murderer did he allow Frank to hang for the murder of Mary Pha- gan, of which he stands adJudged guil- ty The statement, which would fill nine newspaper columns, covered a the case as well as the many legal moves to have Franks case heard again
 Regarding the trial of Frank and the alleged mob spirit Gov Slaton says:
 If the audience in the court room manifested it's deep resentment to- ward Frank it was largely by this evidence of feeling, beyond the power of a court to correct. It would be difficult anywhere for an appellate court or even a trial court to grant a new trial in case which occupied thirty days because the audience in the court on several occasions indi- cated their sympathies- However, the deep feeling against Frank which de- ve1oped in the progress of the evil dence was in the atmosphere and re- gard1ess of the commission of those acts of which the court would take cogI1izance the feeling of the public was strong.
 ''The jury found the defendant guilty, and with the exception of dem onstrations outside the court room there was no disorder. Hence it will be seen that nothing was done which courts of any State could correct through legal machinery. A court must have something more than an atm osphere with which to deal, and especially when the atmosphere has been created through the process of evidence in disclosing a horrible crime.
 Our Supreme Court after carefully considering the evidence as to demon strations made by spectators declared them without merit and in this regard the orderly process of our tribunals are not subject to criticism.
 No Racial Prejudice.
 The charge against the State of Georgia of racial prejudice is unfair gia is descended from one of the original Colonial families of the State. Jews have been presidents of boards of education, principals of our schools, mayors of our cities and conspicuous in all our commercial enterprises"
 Gov. Slaton then reviewed the States evidence; devoting special at tention to the. story told by the negro Gonley and says:
 .4Conley admits he wrote the notes found by the body of Mary Phagan. Did Frank dictate them? Conley swears he did. The state says that the use of the word did instead of done indicates a white mans dicta- ton. ConIey admits the spelling was his. The words are repeated. In Con- ley's testimony you will find fre- quently that he used the word did and according to a. calculation submit ted to me he used the word 'did' over fifty times during the trial.
 While Con1ey was in jail charged with being an accessory there was al- SO incarcerated in the jail a woman named Annie Maude Garter, whom Conley had met at the court house.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-22
CITY PLANNERS CLAIM NOW TO HAVE FIGURES TO SHOW THEIR
 BRIDGE SCHEME IS CHEAPER
Surprise Manifested Chamber Commlnica-
 ton Presented Git Planning Commission Giving
 Figures to Show Economy of Their Plans. Il

Dorr R.. Whitney and Charles H. Botsford, has reported land damages of $126,1 on the City Plan location and $42,544 on the Bridge commis- sion location, g. difference of $83, ,616. The City Plan commission says these figures are both excessive and points out that it's plan provides two approaches each so feet in width, while the Bridge commission plan provides only one approach 62 1-2 feet wide at East Main street and Stratford avenue and thence widening to 80 feet at point near. Kossuth street. The City Plan commission also claims that $50, 900 would be sav- ed on the cost of construction because a, shorter bridge would serve in the location it proposes.
 In it's communication the City Plan commission argues that even if the location 1t has chosen is the more costly, more adequate traffic service will be provided in the future. The copamission urges it's plans in prefer ence to the penny wise, pound fool ish methods of past years.
 The communication was referred to the Bridge commission by Mayor Will son last night.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-22
Kanoaroo For Submarines

Paris. June 22-A t.kangaroo' Gre ferrfng to that animals' method of carrying. it's young) ship to carry sub marines. is the suggestion of the Mi roir to explain how German subma- rfnes are able to get so far from their base as the Dardane1les undetected. The Miroir gives section sketches, showing a submarine hidden in sort of tunnI within an apparently neu- traT merchantnan and says:
 gro the clever German master builder there is nothing inherently impossible in the construction of such a vessel, which would also be the tender and supply ship
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-22
FREIGHT CONDUCTOR
 AND DETECTIVE KILLED

New York, June 22.-o. s. Tim mons, one Of the oldest freight con ductors in the employ of the New York, New Haven & Hartford Rail road Company and Sherman Williams a detective employed by the railroad were instantly killed yesterday near Harrison station by the White Moun- tain express, which struck them while rounding a curve
 Timmons and Williams, riding on a freight train which had come to a halt, had gotten off the train and were walking along the track when struck.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-22

takes effect until October 1, 1915, less any other license fee that may al ready have been paid. The license numbers are to be painted on both sides of cars operated as jitneys. No car may carry more than three pas sengers above its seating capacity and no passengers may ride on the run ming boards. sides, top, lenders or the doors of cars. The superintendent of police is given the power to route jtt- neys in any way he sees fit to prevent traffic congestion on the occasions of parades or public demonstrations. AL dernlan Frederick first sought to have the motion tabled but his motion did not prevail, The ordinance was adopted on a rising vote.
 On motion of Alderman Whitney the council voted to request the Con stop in front of the Warner building in Fairfield avenue.
 A communication was received from the park commissioners stating that there are no funds to provide side walks around West End park at State street and Fairfield avenue in the junction.
 Reports of the lamps committee rec ommending eighteen streets lighted for the streets in the vicinity of St. Vincent's hospital werer eceived and adoptd.
 Alderman Clancy offered the draft of an ordinance proposing a license of $25 monthly for vendors who sell rolls or bread not baked in this city. The draft proposes that the licensing g of these vendors be left with the SUI . perintendent of police and that the vendors be compelled to display their license numbers conspicuousIy on their carts When asked about his reason for proposing this legislation Alderman Clancy said he introduced it at the instance of some of his con- stituents who are bakers. He said he believed in protecting home in- dustry as much as possible and that
 first class bread and rolls are baked in numerous bakeries in this city he did not believe outsiders should be allowed to compete on the same ba- sis with local bakers.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-22
Decea.ates Earl Granar.d

LonaDn, June 22--Tlle King be- slowed the decoration of Knight Com n1ander of the oval Victorian Order on Earl Granard, who commands the Fifth battalion of the Royal Irish ! Regin4ent
 This regiment was the first raised in 1884 by an ancestor of the Gran ards and the battalion of which hesis now In command was raised by the present Earl at the request of Lord Kitchener.
 Until the change of the Govern naent Earl Granard was Master of Horse. He married Miss Beatrice aIflls, daughter Of Ogden Mills Of New
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-22

+Ar+ajned the extreme doubt indicated bv his statement and had remembered the power granted him by the code, ne would have sentenced the defendant to life Imprisonment.
 stIt will thus be observed that If communication is granted the verdict of the jury is not attacked, but the pen aIty is imposed for murder, which IS provided by the State and which the fudge. except for his nninconception- would have imposed. Without attack ing the jury or any of the courts l would be carrying out the will of the judge himself in making the penalty that which he would have made it and which he desires it shall be made
 New Evidence Shown.
 Tn the Frank case three matters have developed since the trial which did not come before the jury, to wit: The Garter notes. the testimony of Becker, indicating that the death notes were written in the basement, and the testimony of pr. Harris that he was under the impression that the hair on the lathe WAS not that Of Mary Pha- gan, and thus tending to show that the crime was committed. on the floor of Franks office.
 While made the subject of extraor- dinary motion for new trial it is well known that it is almost a practical impossibility to have a verdict set
 
 might not have changed the verdict, but it might have caused the. jury to render a. verdict with the recommend atfon to mercy.
 Tn any event the performance of my duty under the Constitution is a matter of my conscience. The respon- sibility rests where the power is re- posed Judge Roam with that awful sense of responsibiltty which probably came oyer him as he thought of that judge before whom he would shortly appeal calls to me from another world to request that I do that which he should have done. "I can endure misc on, abuse and condemnation, but I cannot stand the constant companionsFip of an accusing conscience, which would as Governor of Georgia, failed to do what though to be right. There is a territory beyond, a reasonable doubt and absolute certainty for which the law provides in allowing life Imprisonment instead of execu- | ton.
 ."This case has been marked by Judges of the Supreme Court of Geor- gia doubted. Two Judges of the Su- preme Court of the United States doubted. One of the three Prison Commissioners doubted.
 '1n my Judgment, by granting a commutation in this case I am sus- taining the jury, the Judge and the time am discharging that duty which is placed on me by the Constitution of the State,
 Herr Rathonaw, manager of the General Electric Co.,, died in Berlin.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-22

about a quarter of a mile below this town. The shock of the impact threw all five men out of the car only the driver, Frank Berger, remaining in his seat.
 CoIapestro struck the ground head first, fracturing his skull and slid along the road for a considerable dis tance before his body stopped. The wheel striking the stone was broken down to the hub but the car ran nearly two hundred feet, it is said, be- fore being brought to stop. It re- mained upright. John Mi1ino was taken to a hospital at Waterbury.
 Coroner Herman is expected here during the afternoon to( hold an in quest.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-22
Put Field Guns on Trees

Paris, June 22-ssCannon on Trees. is the title of a photograph in the Excelsior. showing two seventy fivess' mounted. carriage and all. on tree-trunks as an anti -afrcraft bat, terry The end Of the carriage base is attached to band of concrete around the trunk to resist the recoil. The guns are thus enabled to pivot Sd as to point in any direction instead of Sweeping less than 1. half circle. as they do when they are on the ground.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-22
Enemies Interned
 At Race Courses

London. June 22@The cessation of racing has resulted in a scheme on the part of the Home Office to use the tracks for the interment of alien enemies Gatwicl1, situated in one of the most beautiful parts of Sur rey, with large grand stand and members buildings and a plentiful water supply, is now being put in order for their reception. bout 30, ,00O Germans, Austrians and Turks have been rounded up in London alone, but the task is not yet completed.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-22
Ask Uniform Monuments

Paris, June The governing committee of the Republican Alliance
 proposes that "a single design be adopted for a monument to the French dead of the European war.
 to be selected, reproduced and erect
 ed, in different sizes, in, all the cenne- teries of France. Artists and scu1p-
 tors have risen up against this pro- position, mortified at the monotony Of a uniform design of monument in
 every town and village.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-22
Gets Nelson's Dinner Set

London, June. 22-The dinner set of 2s pieces used by Horace Nelson on the victory upi to the battle of Trafalgar has been given to the Navy League by an anonymous donor to be sold. for the benefit of the ed Cross and St Johns Ambulance societies, conditioned on the purchasers pre- sentfng the pieces to the messes of warships disfing gushing themselves in action The awards to the ships will be made by a special committee at the close of the war
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-22
French assIalties Secret

Paris, June 22-In reply to a re- quest made by the League of the Ri ghts of Man that the total French the Minister of War, replied that pub Ieaton of the figures at this time is not necessary
 He says that public opinion has shown no inapa4sience in this regard ana that prennature requests of this sort rnays start inopportNne discus SsStar1e e