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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-19
Governor Seeks to Bring
LyncherS to Justice

Atlanta. Aug. 18.-Plans for investl.
eating the abduction and lynching OF
leo N. Frank went forward steadily
to.dav. Governor Harris stated that
thorough inquiry would be made, ana
that rewards would be offered for the
arrest and conviction of the men VINO
hanged Frank. . ,.,ap said
the Governor. This affair has placed
a blot upon the fair name of our state
that can never be wiped out. Inc
lvnching will be probed to the bottom
and every effort within my power VIII
be made to bring the guilty members
of the mob to justice. At the proper
time | will offer rewards for the arrest
and conviction of the men, and l VIII
urge the judge, the solicitor and tne
sheriff to make diligent efforts TO ap-
prehend them"
Governor Harris will have confer
ence with the three members OF the
State Prison Commission tomorrow
Each of the commissioners was IN war
den Smiths home the night Frank was
taken away. They had been making
regular inspection of the prison.
The Governor hopes 10 obtain infor-
nation from the commissioners, and
possibly some of the prison officials
who were overpowered, that will lead
TO the Identification of some OF the
lynchers. Only a few of the members
of the gang wore masks. If the iden-
tifcation Of any Of the men is estao-
lished. the Governor said to-day, ne
would make every effort to have them
arrested.
r. +. Dawson. chairman Of the com
mission. announced here to-day that
the identity of one member Of the moi
might be disclosed through pair OF
handouts which were left on the
wrists of J. NJ Burke. superintendent
of the prison farm. Mr.. Dawson said
they bore the serial number OF the
manufacturer and that he had been IN
formed the name of the original pur-
chaser could be obtained by this means
The Marietta end of the investiga-
ton was not pressed to-day. The cor
oner's jury, which held brief session
yesterday, had adjourned until next
Tuesday. Much interest attaches u
what may be brought out when the jury
reassembles with the special counsel
provided by the county commission
ers. Official opinion here is that MIL
ledgeville is the place for the lnvestl-
cation, or at least the beginning OF y.
That the Prison Commission woul
not make an inquiry was further indl-
Gated to-day when another member,
+. l.. Rainey. stated that he did not
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know exactly what the facts are. III
they refuse to be convinced OF the
truth then. we won't care. But the rec
ord will convince them"
Case Ended. Cobb County Hopes.
Left TO itself, Cobb County VIII not
prosecute the slayers of Leo NJ; FRANK,
In the opinion Of those most familiar
with conditions there. IL is held Una,
no grand jury that might be impanelie,di
there would find an indictment, ana IL
is extremely doubtful If the coroner
inauest, adjourned to Tuesday, VIII re.
turn any verdict other than death NJ
the hands Of persons unknown
There is, however, a movement uhoer
way here to force action.
In the opinion of some local lawyers,
who declare the lynching to be blot
upon the state, prosecution wouid ne IN
any Of the four counties through when
Frank was taken. This is based upon
the presumption that the killing was
What ia known in law as continuing
crime-that is to say. one over which
each of the counties trayersed mas
This, however, is not the view OF
other LAWYERS, who hold that In Coop
County alone could action De hao IVi
murder. while at Milledgevilie the only
crime charged could be abduction or
Jail breaking.
,SIaton's Friends Ridicule Inquiry
Governor Harris has declared It to
be his intention to have the matter
probed TO the bottom, but friends OF
Frank and followers Of ex-governor
Slaton do not expect much will result
from any inquiry the Governor might
orJer. For this reason it is now pro-
posed to offer a heavy reward Tor eyi-
dence as to the members of the lynch
ing party on the chance that proseclu,-
ton can be had in other than SopO
County, where Marietta is situated.
One lawyer, a leader in this move
ment, told me this afternoon that 1t is
inspired not by any love OF FRANK, ouI
because Of fear that the mob spirit and
race feeling are beginning to run at
such pace as to threaten serious con
sequences.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-19
Would Bar Requisition
Papers from Georgia

Chicago, Aug. 18.--Edward J. Dodd,
nresident of the Chicago Patrolmens
Association, made public a letter to-
day which he said he had sent to Gov
ernor Harris, Of Georgia. The letter
stated that the lynching OF Leo NJ.
Frank indicated that Georgia was not
capable of self government, and there,
fore he would ask Governor Dunno OF
Illinois not to honor requisition papers
sent him by the Governor Of Georgia.
Dodd said it was his intention TO
request the heads of every policemenn's
organization in the country to make
similar requests of the governors OF
their respective states.
Resolutions condemning the lynchlng
of Frank were adopted to-day at the
annual meeting of the Illinois Fedora
ton of Colored Women's Clubs.
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Frank. When the Federal courts re-
fused 10 act we, who stood for law and
order. had no reason but TO think that
the law would take its usual course.
at did not. however. In the Supreme
Court il is the practice to allow thirty
DAYS to pass before the order affirming
Judgment is entered. Not so in this
case. Louis Marshall. of New York;
who argued that case, at once waved
this right and moved that the remlttl
tur issue at once, thus bringing the
case back into Georgia. while Slaton
was yet Governor.
"The lynching Of Frank is the out
ward demonstration Of outraged pubic
opinion.
"Now. I 10 not believe in lynching.
I stand for law and order, but the peo-
pie who lynched Frank are as good
people as YOU have in New YORK or
any other place you may name: they
are intelligent men. who did things IN
ar intelligent way. Without lntelll-
eence they could not have driven 17O
miles and back, gotten the fellow and
executed him as they did.
Says He Saved Burns.
az would not help lynch anybody
! am. in fact, the man who saved Will
lam J. Burns from being lynched here,
and there never was a man since the
DAYS Of Noah as badly scared as he
was.
But right here we believe and stand
for the honor and purity of our WON
en-. We insist upon their protection
And when. as in this case, the la"
does not ayenge their wrongs, when II
is deliberately made to miscarry, as 1t
was in this case, then outraged public
opinion is bound to act.
MARY Phagan was born in this
county; so were her father and her
grandfather Only a little while ago
Ier grandfather died, ard fine old
gentleman he was. And the people
Of this county, sympathizing with this
little girl and resentinG the wrong
done, acted. The people who did IT,,
800. are church members, people as
GOOD as any you will find anywhere.
81 do not Know who did it. | do not
want 10 know. But | will say this: You
will find no one in this section that
does not believe Frank was guilty and
that ne got his Just deserts. He was
not hanged on the evidence OF niger
Corley alone. Leave Conley out of 1t
and the evidence in that record inevi-
tably points 10 him as the man who did
the murder / say that as a lawyer.
The evidence is there for all who want
il tc read. and in il. all reports TO the
contrary Notwithstanding, there is evil
dence Of deceneracy.
% any .nusuce has been done it has
beer 70 the people Of Cobb County and
Marietta They have been held up to
the world as vicious and moved by the
moi spirit Taey are not vicious, ana
thew were moved not by any mob spirit
but hy . determination to protect their
womenfolk and their homes"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-19
Warns Jews of Danger
of Outbreaks in Georgia

Macon, Ca, Aug. ia note Of warn
ing to the Jewish press of this coun-
try that the safety Of jews IN Georgia
depends on these publications is sound
ed by "The Macon Daily Telegraph IN
an editorial which will appear to-mor-
row morning, saying, in part:
"Soberly and earnestly, its vision I'M
obscured. and its focus unclOuded by
prejudice and malice, The Telegraph
aspiring only TO safeguard the best
interests of all the people in Georgia,
takes a look through the veil which
covers the immediate future in this
state. There is pregnant in this state
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SLATON
FOR LYNCHING

Continued from page |
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think any one connected with the prs
on was TO blame. The commission mas
absolute power in handling prison az,
fairs, and in the conference tomorrow
the commissioners will act only In an
advisory capacity.
Local postal authorities to-day ex-
cluded from the mails postcard photo
graphs of Franks body before IT was
cut down. Photographers and others
did a large business selling them IN
Marietta and Atlanta. Acting Mayor
Ragsdale received several protests DI'
said he was powerless to stop the Venq-
ers who had obtained license. ne
said no more licenses would be issued
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places, may he make peace for us and
all Israel; and say ye, amen.
And so il will come about in future
years that at shutdown each August
a little, white-h haired old man will ASK
his wife 10 light memorial candle
while he will totter TO the synagogue
20 say a "kadisch" for his son. For
Leo VI. Frank. victim of a mob. left no
children TO mourn for him.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-19
MARIETTA HIDES
FRANK LYNCHERS
Continued from page I

reach the Jail. 40 miles distant. about
ten o'clock. Meantime a party of If
teen Milledgevlle men were to cut the
wires there and join the Marietta dele
CATION. FOR some reason not yet eX-
planned. the Miledgeville group failed
to arrive at the rendezvous, and for
two hours the self-styled avengers OF
Mary Phagan waited, fearful that the
plan had miscarried.
Finally at midnight it was decided TO
proceed and take n chance Because
of this two hours delay the lynchers
were forced TO amend their plan and
lynch Frank where they did. To reach
the cemetery where the girls body lies
involves driving through the centre OF
the city.
Al the prison things went easily.
Those with whom | talked to-day said,
as did Carter that every one seemed
to ne asleep. And without struggle,
except that made by The prisoner, he
was manacled and thrown into an ~
tomobile and headed across country for
this place. For four hours they rode,
and then it was broad daylight, but
they continued on their way until they
neared William Frey's cotton gin, on
the outskirts. Frey was up and saw
the party pass, with Frank sitting up
right in one of the four machines.
It was then nearly o'clock, or four
hours after the Associated Press ana
THE Atlanta Constitution" had mott
fed Carter, their local correspondent,
that Frank had been taken from jail
and was heading this way. Carter
notified the night policeman, n. d..
White, and together they went to the
cemetery, but found nothing. No eff
fort was made, according TO Carter,
10 notify deputy sheriffs or TO depu-
tie any person to assist in prevent
ing the lynchirg should the party
come here.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-19
Gun Repels Unknown


Just before T a man named Chandler,
a member of railroad surveying
party, reached the forks at Freys place
to 60 to his work. There as he stepped
into the wooded road that abuts on the
national cemetery a man stepped from
behind a tree, levelled "A gun at him
and ordered him to move on. He
moved. This, and the statements ac-
credited to members of the party, fix
the actual time of the killing as be-
tween and 1918 o'clock.
According to the story told by Chan
dler tonight, he did not go so far
away. however. but that he saw part
Of what was going on.
az saw Frank taken from the second
OF the four cars stalled down the road
a Bit" he said. "He limped along like
a man in a hobble skirt, with a man on
either side Of him, to the tree where
sfterwarG saw his body Then the
crowd got around him, and | left. None
of them had masks on then. He made
no cutlery that | know Of"
Rode as in a Daze.
Aside from the alleged refusal to de-
clare his innocence given out this af-
ternoon, there is nothing TO indicate
that Frank said anything after being
taken from his cell. One report has
it that all the way from the prison he
rode as one dazed, the blows he re-
ceiyed upon the head when being
dragged down the jail steps having
apparently stunned him.
An hour later word came to the
crowd that was waiting at the village
cemetery for the party to arrive that
the body had been found. Carter was
one of the first on the ground
"The body" he said. twas hana;1g
about three feet from the ground.
Around the neck exactly under the
chin was regulation hangman's moose.
About the upper part of the body was
a shirt Of light mesh and nightshirt
on which was embroidered Lee Mrs.
Franks pet name for him. About the
lower part of the body piece of gunny
sacking was tied. On his face, tilted
upward by the knot, a handkerchief
had been thrown. The pressure of the
rope had burst open the cut on his
throat and blood was flowing from it,"
Soon after Carriers arrival the crowd
began TO arrive in force. With it came
a local bad man, a member of one of
the Oldest families in the state. This
man has served time for a killing
family influence and money are credited
by his friends here with having saved
him from Franks fate. He at once
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-11-27
c. X. DAVIS, COAL
OPERATOR, DIES

Charles X Davis, well-knOwn bus
mess man and coal operator. died
in his apartments in the Hotel stat
Ter. Friday afternoon. He had been
sufferer from nephritis for some
time and his heart finally became
affected
Mr.. Davis, who vas AZ years of
age, was born IN Tennessee, but
spent most OF his life in Wellston.
O.. coming here from there nine
years ago He was OF an inventive
turn OF mind and was the originator
OF the brick burning process used by
the Ajax Brick Co. OF which he was
president: OF a form OF mine loco
mobile manufactured By the G. h.
Davis Co. OF which he vas also
president. and OF number OF other
useful appliances. lie also owned
large Goa, properties In Jackson
county, o.
A widow and one son survive Mr..
Davis. DR.. Dorothy Sellards, OF this
city. is a sister The body was TAX.
en- TO Wellston. o., Saturday morn
ing. and the funeral will be held IN
that city Sunday afternoon at :
o clock
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-11-27
CHANGE SHOWN
IN THE DESIGN OF
MOTOR BODIES

During the last year a decided
change has been made in the design
OF bodies used en- automobiles made
in this country. and this will be read
ily apparent 10 the visitor 10 the
1915 national shows in the Grand
Central Palace. New York, Dec al
Jan. 8. and the Coliseum and First
Regiment armory, Chicago, Jan p
% TIE feature OF 1915 which ia
most opparent 70 casual inspection
Is the modified lines Of the touring
body which is as a rule roomier
than last years and EXHIBITS more
thought in attention to detail and
finish.
A body development that is Of al.
most paramount interest 10 the
motoris, who would like TO use his
car for y months IN each year but
has been preeluded from doing so
by climatic considerations. is the
introduction OF the closed body OK
limousine. coupc or other tvpe which
may be fitted 10 the standard tour
ing car or runabou' body by anyone
even fairly efficient IN the use OF
tools 10 be found in any household.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-11-27
LUMBERMEN-
ORGANIZE
Local Board to Pro-
mote the Proper Use
of Wood.

A bulletin issued 10y the trade ex-
tension department OF the
Lumber Manufacturers association
makes this reference to the recent
action OF Detroit lumbeImen
The Detroit Lumber Board OF
Trade MI be, as far as known. the
ouly local organization TO actually
include all branches OF the lumber
trade, and for the specific and single
purpose OF promoting the proper
use OF wood. The object OF the cor
poration. as outlined IN the proposed
bylaws. is:
To. promote every legitimate use
or wood and 70 CounteTact false aud
misleading statements published re-
gardtng lumber To educate lumber
men themselves 10 use better mer-
chandising methods, to maintain n
permanent exhibit % wood products
20 furnish Information 20 the public
rega riding wood personalities. proper
scltc elton OF materials. etc"
The example or Detroit In form
ing a Lumber Board OF Trade for
the legitimate promotion OF the local
lumber trade slows that new spir-
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-11-27
DID ASHLAR
MEMBERS WILL
HOLD ROUND UP

Tuesday evening, Ashlar lodge
No. 81, r. a A. NJ, will have a
round-up," All members OF Ashlar
are invited. and 1t Is particularly
esired that those who joined previ-
|011s to 1911 be present, as the aim
~ 70 get rs many as possible OF
tie older members 10 attend.
~ The r. G. degree will be worked
- p. m. supper at $50 after which
M Mort program will be enjoyed In
Ne dining room. Shadukiam Grotto
and will furnish music, and r. b
tevens will speak, w. II. Cour
alne, Jas. Huxtable, Ahram Sapiro
md others will furnish entertain
lent. Attendance Is restricted e
kshlar members.
H Among those who have promised
~ be present are William Living
none. president OF the Dime Saw
hga hank, and Gen. william S
seen, two of Ashlar's Oldest mem
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-11-27
ELECTION
PROBE ON
80 Pittsburgh Men to
Testify Before
Grand Jury

PITTSBURGH. Pa, Nov 21-An'
ticipating a presentuent TO the
grand jury today. 50 additional elco-
ton officers have been arrested and
II the presentment Is made, Will ap-
pear before the jury and tell what
they know in connection with the
alleged fraud In the recent pri.
mar.es. The charges grow out OF
the grand lury's probe in this re-
gard Sixty warrants were sworn
out. by order OF District Attorney
r w. Jackson. but the officers
failed 10 locate one man. All the
arrested were released on $1,000
bond
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-11-27
OPEN HELY
SCHOOL
Several Changes in
Teaching Stats Will
Result

Monday viii see the opening OF
the new Albert Hely school at the
corner OF Harper and Baidwin.aves.
uu The east side and on The extreme
northern edge OF town until the re
cent annexation u Is a brick school
ol 20 rooms. although al the begin.
ming only Il teachers will De as
signed 10 il, including the principal
and assistant Pupils OF the Rose
and Thomas schools living north OF
Medbury who are below the A.
grade will Dee transferred 10 the
Hely Thos" who viii graduate this
school year viii not be disturbed.
Following are The teachers assign.
cd 90 the new school Miss Nora l..
Egan, principal transferred from the
larke school, Miss Edith Shaw, as
slstant principal transferred from
he Greusel school, bliss Lillian
Atkinson. Miss Agnes irving. Miss
Mary Holland and Miss olive Lake.
teachers. transferred from Parke
school. other teachers are Miss
Virginia Jordan. from stephens
school, Miss Fanny Hicks, from
Thomas school Miss lrma Mar
tens. from Rose school Miss Susie
X. Thompson. from Jackson school.
Miss Gilberta Holt, from Parke
school. will become director OF kin
dergarten and Miss Ella Behrens.
OF the same school, will be her as.
sistant.
Miss Cooney and Miss Hunt nor
nal students. will complete the stan
for the present The Hely school
appointments make necessary other
changes. as follows Miss Kitty
Moynahan. principal OF McKinstry
school. will 40 10 Parke school: Miss
Marietta Wilmarth, principal OF Clay
school, will 20 10 McKinstry school.
Miss Dora Teagan, principal OF Lys-
ter school. will go to Clay school
Miss Inez Caswell. principal of Gus
ter school, will go 20 Lyster school,
Miss Mary Dunphy, first assistant
principal az Lillibridge school, Will
become principal al Custer school!
sistant principal at Lillibridge
Miss Irma Engel teacher at Mum
ford school, will become first as
school
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-11-27
CITY ENGINEER
TO DRAW BRIDGE
PLANS AT ONCE

COMMISSIONS t'enkell. of the de.
partment OF public works. has in.
structed City Engineer r. r. Nc.
Cormick to prepare plans for a tenn
porary bridge TO Belle Isle. The
commissioner will undertake the
construction OF the temporary struc-
ture. after having refused 10 sccep,
the contract that the council made
with a private engineer 70 build a
wooden and steel bridge on piles
west Of the old piers.
Engineer Mccormick says he ex.
poets 10 have the plans ready for
the commission in about 10 days.
he will not discuss the nature OF
hts plans until after they have been
accepted by the commissioner The
permanent bridge viii also be de
signed and built under the super
vision Of the commissioner OF pub
lie works, and Commissioner Fen
kell says he will get busy on the
digger job ia the near future
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-11-27
NEW ORDINANCE
WILL RESTRICT
WHOLESALERS

Aid. John G.. Lodge will introduce
an ordinance in the council meet
ing, next Tuesday night, restricting
the location OF wholesale liquor
houses Under the proposed ordi
nance the city will be divided into
six districts, as follows: First dis
trict-First. Third Fifth and Sew
enth wards; second-Ninth. Eley-
cnth, Thirteenth and Fifteenth
wards; thirds Seventeenth. Nine
teenth and Twenty-frst wards
fourth-Second, Fourth, Sixth and
Eighth wards; NTH Tenth.
Twelfth and Fourteenth wards:
s,xth-Sixteenth, Eighteenth and
Twentieth wards.
The Lodge ordinance is intended
to replace the Reinhardt ordinance.
recently declared invalid by the cir
cult court on the ground that IT was
prohibitive Corporation Counsel
Dingeman thinks that dividing the
city into districts will eliminate the
rrohibitive feature
The need Of regulating the mum
Der and location OF wholesale liquor
houses became apparent As soon a.
tie Watson restriction ordinance
for saloons was generally enforced
and the council began 20 cut down
the number OF saloons. An attemp'
was made to replace some OF the
ousted saloons with wholesale
liquor stores that do a profitable
business In bottled goods.
II is not likely that any opposition
will develop 70 the Lodge ordinance
A maximum penalty OF 5000 and gu
days IN the House Of Correction Is
provided for a violation OF tho pro
posed measure.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-11-27
NATIONAL BISCUIT
COMPANY
LANDLADY SAVES
LIFE OF BOARDER
WHO TRIED TO DIE

~ Before he turned on the gas je
4. "a HIS room and lay on the bed
waiting for the fumes 10 overcome
him. Ernest Rasmussen, SS years
\ old, penned lengthy note TO the
& 1andlady OF the fiat, at no. so West
n High-st.. in which he said he was
'fttired OF life" and was extremely
sorry" for her. because he had de-
fermined TO end his life in her
}k0me.
X Three times Ernest tried to END
his life, Friday afternoon. But he
Z eouldn't make up his mind. He
wanted 20 end It all. but when the
xes filed the room, and he became
I. slightly stihed. ne changed his
! mind.
Mrs. I. A. Osborne. the keeper @,
Sfhe rooming house, went 10 the hall
B N front OF the young mans door
.4hree times Friday. smelling the gas
(: fumes. On her last attempt to find
the source OF the gas. she called
eAErnesi."
"yes. Mrs. Osborne" came the
reply from the room. and the door
was opened.
There was the man, in slightly
\ hazed condition. Upon her ques-
t1oning. be admitted that he had
&oughf to end his life, and. not hav-
Ing any home and out OF employ
Ement. had decided upon ner home
sos the place.
H was Thanksgiving day that
\ Rasmussen came tc the house. and
4 obtained room. saying that his
trunk would arrive Friday. as II
krould not be moved on Thanks.
'6fving day.
Mrs. Osborne called the police
md the young man was taken to
<{he city hospital When he reached
HE outer air, he lapsef into uncon-
ltciousness, but was revived AT the
koepital In few minutes.