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The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1915-07-01
PAGE SEVEN

now, to comprehend how he could have
done that cruel, cruel murder: calling for
has pistol that he might end it all
Such IS the scene which rises before YOU,
as you reflect upon the cooks simple story
Invented? If so, whoever invented it
should go to writing novels. A cook with
that talent is hiding bright light under a
small bushel
The cook proceeds: II haven't heard
Miss Lucille say whether she believed it or
not.
81 don't h1aoD achy Mrs. FrunA didmt
come to see her husband (when he was in
Jall), but 1t ac0S q pretty long time before
she 2could come to see him, MAYBE TWO
WEEKS"
1t was nearer three weeks, before Mrs
Frank would 90 to see her husband-a cir
cumstance to which John NJ Slaton does
not refer.
Nor does he refer to the fact that she did
not come before himself, on the petition for
clemency.
There is only one possible explanation of
Mrs. Franks failure to appear before Gov
ernor Slaton, and plead for mercy; and
that is
She hnew beforehand achat S7oton meant
TO do!
I say there is only one explanation, be-
cause, while her refusing to 90 to him, for
three weeks after his commitment to Jail,
pr0res that she knee him to be guilty, we
cannot suppose that she would refuse to ask
Governor SlatOn to spare his hfe-unleSS
she is afraid he will kill her, when he gets
out
(She will be we'll advised, if she never
gives him chance)
In her affidavit, the cook swears that the
Sehgs paid her money. and told her to be
careful what she told Before the notary
hoY 10 clos *
asked:
"Has Mr.. Pickett, or Mr.. Craven, or Mr..
Campbell, or myself, influenced you in any
way, or threatened you In any way, to
make this statement!
Answer: "No. sir"
Question:: ''You make it of your own
free will, and in the presence of your at
torney, Mr.. Gordon?"
Answer: yes sir
The cook signed her name, and took the
oath, before G. c. February, Notary Public.
The date was June Bird, 1913.
| venture to say that every white man
who has an intimate knowledge Of the
characteristics of negroes, will agree, that
negro cook, who had no grudge against her
white folks, could never be induced to fab
ricate such tale as Mnola told. 1t is too
circumstantial. It gives away inside facts
which no human brain could have invented.
1t bears the ea1-no01Hs Of truth.
What negro would ever have drawn that
gruesome night picture of the young wife,
lying on rug, on the floor; and the young
husband, drinking himelf into stupefaction,
wildly wondering how he came to murder;
and calling for his pistol, that he might kill
himself?
The appearance rhich this distgouaW
y0nng man presented to tie police officers,
mert morning, acas IN enact accordance acith
his int0ric0tcd condition the night before!
The evidence of the two white men. John
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1915-07-01
THE COOK TELLS HER STORY.

Since the affidavit of Minola Mcknight
has been discussed by Mr.. Slaton, let us
look into it. He says she swore to it, I'M
der duress. In this. particular instance, the
duress was creative, as well as coercive.
Who applied the coercion, and who sup
piled the creativeness?
The cook mentioned two white men
Pickett and Craven-each of whom swore
positively that nobody threatened the wom-
an, nobody tempted her, and that the only
method used with her was the usual one
of asking questions Both these white men
worked for the Beck, Gregg Hardware
Company, and r. L. Craven swore that he
went to see the cook because her husband
wanted his help to get her out of jail. It
was the cooks husband, Albert Mcknight,
who told the white men about what his wife
had told him. Therefore, it was Albert Nc
Knight who supplied the creative faculty,
if Minola Meningitis story is an invention,
and not a true tale.
The cook was put up as a witness for the
defense, and she said, "My husband tried
to get me to tell lies" In the same con-
nection and same breath, she mentioned the
white men, and swore that "they said | had
to tell lot of lies"
With her husband demanding that she
tell lies, and the white men telling her she
must tell lot of them, the cook got busy.
She testified that, II wept, I cried, and l
stuck to it,"
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1915-07-01

- = A' 'Sii lioN elSe she came by that
k!hd CT an upward ranging wound. John
nj. Slaton IS not that human BEING He
lodges 1t, just as he lodges the sailors knot
tied around that girls throat
lioW many Georgia negroes can tie any
t'1ng but the simplest knot?
Another thing which cannot be explained.
except by Conleys evidence, is, the total
absence Of blood from the first floor and
the basement
= Another is, the position in which her
hands and arms had stiffened
Another IS, Franks astounding failure to
point the finger Of suspicion at Jim Conlev.
Another IS, his refusal to face the negro,
and to offer himself for any questions the
State might ask
In attacking Conley, and defending
around like a blind horse. For one thing,
he says that Conlev heard Mary scream. and
then dozed off to sleep!
What Conley did swear to, was this:
He saw Mary Phagan go up stairs, and
he heard steps gong Dack to the metal de-
partment. after they went back there, I
heard the lady scream
Then he didn't hear any more. and the
next person he saw coming in was Monteen
Slower "She stayed a pretty good while
She came back down the steps and left
After she came back down the steps and
left, [ heard somebody from the metal de-
partment come running back there upstairs
on their tip toes, then [ heard somebody
tlp-toeing back to the metal department.
"After that | kinder dozed off,
Now, when you contrast that plain official
record with Slaton's summary, you can
Judge whether he really meant to state the
case with "absolute fairness"
To hear a scream, and then go to sleep,
is not believable; but to hear scream, not
followed by any other disturbance, and not
causing any outcry from the men upstairs,
or from Monteen Slower, was not such an
alarm as to necessarily excite half-drunlzen
negro, who knew that Frank wanted to be
alone with girl. jim could not even know
whether Monteen had seen Frank or not
but if he was lying there "in the GLOOM to
grab white girl and rob her, he had the
best of chances to try it on Monteen.>
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-03-15
his LAST TEA F|sH1
~ HOPE AINslEE.

Copyright, 1915, by the Mcclure Newspa-
per SyndicateJ
Don't ask me to 60 to any more OF
these tea fights. Helen. beg Of you.
protested Donald Moore ~ he antici'
pated his sisters invitation.
Helen's pretty face became clouded
at once. George! How rude! Tea
Aghts!"
well. pink. blue or yellow teas
or anything you like to call them. I've
escorted you this whole winter from
one studio to another. I've imbibed
gallons Of sickly tea and eaten pounds
Of cake and tarts and jam. and I've
listened to would-be artists rave for
hours about their souls and their tenn
peraments. I'm sick Of it."
Wont you 90 just this once-this
afternoon? l promised you would be
there and l believe you'll really like
Caroline Becker. She has no tempera-
ment and of course find her rather
dull"
I'll co." interrupted her brother.
ANY person living in q studio and
having tea and that you can find dull
must be an oddity."
George turned away. whistling. He
had q sincere hope that his sister
would develop some common sense
after she had season or two OF New
York studio life. She was young.
As they walked briskly down Cen
trail park west toward the studio build
ing in which Helen's dull" artist
friend lived, George Moore began to be
curious about his hostess to be.
He was more than curious when he
took her proffered hand and felt her
warm, strong grip as she welcomed
him and his sister to her studio. The
girl was beautiful. in a simple, sweet
way. She was like the girl he knew
in the West, not particle like the
girls his sister "adored" and who lived
in the studios he had been frequent
ing.
Neither was this studio like the
others. 1t looked more like q rea
home than anything he had seen ir
New York. There was no orienta
scent in the air; there were no diml!
lighted candle lamps. no smoking
table with ladies cigarettes" lyini
on 1t.
This is SO cheerful and homelike
Miss Becker" he found himself say
ing after he and his sister had admire'
the picture that had won the Academ,
prize.
"Oh, it is. really?" asked Caroline
earnestly.
1T is, indeed" George repeated.
That's been one of my main Of
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-03-15

When potted lilacs set In tightly
closed cases are placed beside a recon.
tacle full Of ether. the ether VIOLA.
tilizes. and within thirty-six hours Tho
lilacs are in . state Of torpor closely
resembling intoxication. II the plant.
are then sprinkled with fresh wa,er
and set in warm dollhouse vhsn.
the humidity is sufficient. at the snd
Of the fifteenth day they will sbou,
abnormal development.
But not all plants thrive under
such conditions. The rose is refrao.
tory to the treatment. The carna,,o,
pink and hyacinth. however. show !
depioraole taste for the alcohols on
others which produce into1ication :
Harper's Weekly.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-03-15

jectS III the furnishing Of n and in all
my little entertainments. I've tried
to have the home atmosphere-the
way mother does at home in Omaha
and. now don't laugh when I show.
you something" She ran behind .
screen and returned with . stone
crock in her arms.
"The cookie crock!" cried Helen.
Il can hardly believe my eyes," add
ed George.
"And real, homemade cookies!" ex.
planned Caroline. removing the top Of
the crock. Mother sends them every
week and I always have some"
Each Of the guests took . round
sugar-covered cookie and ate 1t - II
It were the best thing they had ever
tasted.
Il wouldn't exchange this cookie for
all the French tarts or pate-de-foie-
gras tid-bits in all the studios in New
York." said George Moore more en-
Enthusiastically than his sister had heard
him express himself since he had left
home.
They are good" admitted Helen.
Its Just that-they remind me Of
home" said Caroline.
As George reached for third cookie
his sister frowned upon him.
George Moore! You laugh SO loud
and eat SO much. I'm ashamed of
you." she admonished.
Don't be, please. Miss Moore"
pleaded Caroline, putting q friendly
hand on Helen's arm. ITS 80 good
| to see and hear him. It's like home
ITSELF"
And after that the guests began to
arrive SO that George and his sister
could not monopolize their hostess
Helen had to drag her brother home
/ and as she usually had to urge him to
remain even polite length Of time she
was more than amused.
THAT is the first real girl I've met
at these tea fights, SIS" he said as
they walked home.
"Yes?' replied Helen, raising bel
eyebrows. she's very pleasant"
| Pleasant! l should think she wal
she's a peach! She's a real genuine
girl and l intend to see much of her
And hope that cookie crock will no
grow empty for intend to make man!
a raid on it."
II thought this was your last tie,
fight" suggested his sister.
George laughed. "Ill forgive 20,
for taking me to this one, sis-hones
will"
For you saw the handwriting Of
the wall of Caroline Becker's studio
didn't you?" she asked, teasingly.
He nodded. Il did; did your"
And apparently the writing wa
there. for the girl with the stone cooki
crock and the man who did not lik
studio teas went to housekeeping in
real home within twelve months fror
the day of their meeting.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-03-15
Heart toHeart
Talks
TIE rArru THAT WEARS.

TIE FAITu THAT WEARS.
The only faith that wears well and
holds its color in all weather. u that
which 10 woven Of conviction and set
With the sharp mordant Of experience"
says Lowell.
First, Of course. you have to know
the meaning Of the word "mordaAt"
which may be unfamiliar to some read
err.
Here's the dictionary Of 1t:
''Mordant. any substance. - alum OF
copperas, which, having q twofold At
traction for organic 6bers and coloring
matter. serves as q bond Of union and
thus gives 6xity to. or bites In. the
dyes."
Il IL a good metaphor. that Of COM
pairing the faith that shall serve ~ .
shield against the trials and disap-
pointments Of life. and be an evidence
Of belief visible to all men. to Q gar
ment that II made Of the cloth Of 6rm
belief and IL dyed In the colors Of ex-
perience. The sentence shows the pen
marks Of the finished literary artist
He tells us that before our faith may
become a sure refuge we must believe
In 1t firmly. We must be convinced
Of its truth
There must be no faitering. no IFS
or "but." We must believe with a
whole sOuled. strong, unsuitable be-
lief in the power not ourselves that
makes for righteousness" the power
that rules the world and will set all
things right in its own good time
whatever men may do to impede the
progress of right on this earth.
We must hold, with TennysOn:
Oh. yet we trust that somehow good
Will be the final goal Of Ill;
That nothing walks with ainless feet;
That not one life shall be destroyed
Or cast as rubbish to the void
When God hath made the pile complete
We may adorn our faith II we will
with the addition Of unessential doc
trine But the background Of the pat
tern must be the belief which II
woven of conviction"
As life goes on the thinking man
with deep. sincere belief in righteous
ness and its power Of ruling all lives
holds faster and faster to. the faitl
that all will yet be well. even If thu
explanations Of some things are still
hidden from mortal eyes.
That is setting the colors Of life will
1.-THE sharp mordant Of experience"
1t IL a belief and hope that are borl
Of the soul Of man and not of the ex
periences OF the body. The latter pass
the former Ia Immortal.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-03-15
Causes Of Unhappiness.

The worst kinds OF unhapplncss, as
well as the greatest amount OF it,
come from our conduct to each other.
II our conduct, therefore, were under
the control Of kindness. it would be
nearly the opposite Of what 1t is. and
30 the state of the world would be
almost reversed. We are for the most
part unhappy. because the world Is an
unkind world. But the world Is only
unkind for the lack of kindness in us
units who compose it.-Frederick VIII
liam Faber.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-03-15
Bubonic plague Ravaae,

Bubonic plague appeared in EurrD|
In 1902 It had started in Asia, vhs
more than 200,000,00O of human
ings persisted. After reaching EunI|
the plague lasted 20 years, and duri
that period 1t carried of 100000 900 \
sons. When 1t began Norway hsl |
population Of 100000, when 1t sat
this great population had been
duoed to fewer than 100000.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-03-15
Trappinu ScarroWs.

In England sparrows are trapped
with a sieve, one end held up BY q
short stake to which long string 10
tied. The trap is baited with bread
crumbs, oats or wheat. The'birds are
permitted to eat the bait'until num-
Der have gathered under the sieve.
when the cord il pulled. removing the
stake and allowing the trap to fall
over the birds gathered under the
Sieve.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-03-15
Debt Ilouldated.

well, I've settled that there note
rye been OWN Jack Gap for 80 long!"
triumphantly stated a prominent citi-
zen Of the neighborhood Of Rumpus
Ridge. THAT so?" returned another
and equally prominent resident Of the
same locality. 'Where'd you git the
money!" Jaw, it didn't take no money!
! Just shot Gan."-Judge.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-03-15
Chlna's Cattle Industry.

Contrary to general belief, G.
not only raises cattle in large q
bers. but exports frozen beef in a
titles which have now ASSUMED
commercial magnitude Of such Z
that world-widespossib may ID
pected in time to come. Upwih
10000 cowhides are annually eZp
ed from Shantung.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-03-15
No Cause for Tears.

We have never had a president
named Charlie" remarks the Toledo
Blade. Nor to the best of our knowl-
edge have we ever had one who was
called Reggie or Algenon. but We
can't see that the fact In calculated
10 move any oas b sAlty tsars.-Philar
delphiA hQuifVe.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-03-15
Where Loyalty Counts.

WWeSO SVyaSy VVUvtsos
Loyalty to ones employer 10 the
FIRST lesson that should be taught to
the aspirant for . place in the bust
ness world. says a circular sent out
by the efficiency bureau of the New
York university. The reason given
is that loyalty means success to the
employer and resultant prosperity to
the employee.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-03-15

There is one thing that has q.
ways refused to Dose through my
noodle" remarked Jasper Knox, the
sage Of Piketown.on.the-B Blink. and
that is this: II, - the newspapers
would have US believe. all brides are
beautiful, where In Sam Hill do al
the homely married women come
from?-Judge.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-03-15

To ct Al Jsiss Prsm tss Lemon.
n you Win ny holding the lemons IN
hot water . few minutes before cut
ting, for making lemonade, they win
yield double the juice they would 9TH
arwise.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-03-15
Mot LOCKING Too Far Ahead,

What 10 your boy going to be
when he grows up?"
81 don't know. We've not got that
far vet. We're devoting all our time
to ways and means Of bringing him
safely through his college football
period. After that wen probably
choose q career Tor M
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-03-15

kew insects Regulate opee&
Motion pictures Of insects In 6ig3e
show that they regulate their sped
By changing the inclination Of their
wings rather than by altering the
Yapidity OF their motion.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-03-15
Failure.

The only failure a man ought n
fear is failure in cleaving to the pur.
pose he sees to be best-Georos
Eliot
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-03-15
For Eastern Lauahs.

MI. Denver called again this mor,.
ing. said the new Office boy as M
Wilson entered the office. apsd von
tell him l had gone to California =.
told you, Frank" Yes, sir" ~Wn.,
did he sayf He asked when vo,,
would be back. and l said, Altar
hnch.'-lndianapolis Nsga
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1915-03-26
AUsTRiANS ARE DEPRESSED
By CAPTURE OF PRZEMYSI

Venice, March 26.-The fall of Pre-
mysl has exercised depressing effect
throughout AustriaHungary, accord
Ing to advices received here. Espe.
cially is this the case in Hungary,
where the danger Of a Russian inva.
sion has greatly increased. The news.
rapers, however, are united in declar.
Ing the situation in Galicia and the
Carpathians to be absolutely unaffect
ed by the loss of the fortress. In
Vienna the news Of the capitulation of
Przemysl was received somewhat
alphabetically, but it was noticed that
the people sought their homes from
the cafes and restaurants earlier than
usual. The newspapers printed inter.
views with military and political per.
sonages who, for the most part, con.
fine themselves to praising the hero
ism of the garrison.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1915-03-26

-Four different bills on women suf-
frage have been introduced in the
house, and it is thought that at least
the one allowing women to vote on
presidential electors will pass. The bill
allowing full suffrage, which would
have been voted on as an amendment
to the constitution, it will be remem-
bered, was defeated by one vote in the
senate a couple of weeks ago, the sena-
tors considering they could better de-
eide the matter than the voters of the
state. During the debate on the bill
Senator Jones of Duluth we'll said:
81 will vote for this and all other
measures that give to the people the
right to express their opinion on a
matter Of Importance to them. There
is opposition to suffrage and many Of
the women do not care to vote. But
bless them, if they do not want to
exercise their franchise, they do not
have to, only about two-thirds Of the
the men do. This is one of the many
matters upon which the people are en-
titled to express their desires. The
legislature has just voted to increase
the number of judges at the recon-
mendation of few members of the bar
association. Here is a measure sup
ported by $4,000 or more, so why
should not their wishes be considerede
How can you say that the common
people have not the right to vote on
this matter and announce through
their ballots whether they desire suf-
frage or not7''
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1915-03-26
CAN YOU SPELL?

Bemidji Pioneer: At kokomo, In
diana, a few days ago the superintend-
ent of the schools held a spelling con-
test. Every person Of the city was
eligible and six hundred took the test.
Of that number only ffty-two made a
perfect score.
Newspaper men, doctors, lawyers,
merchants, teachers and scholars sub
mitted lists Of twenty words each and
from that total, twenty words were Sc
lected. The complete list with the num-
Der of times each word was mis-spelled,
follows: Miscellaneous, 1854; calendar,
1924; parallel, 273; privilege, 270; sup
erintendent, 24S; principle, 242; niece,
223; lose, POI; separate, 1876; disap-
point, 1T; disease, 1854; principal, 142;
necessary, 1877; business, 1870; relieve,
1875; receive, 100; truly, IS; govern
ment, "a; grammar, ~: believe, 70.
One woman, who made a perfect
score, had been servant for IS years
and had had only eight weeks school
ing: A county official, who had been
in business all his life, missed every
word. Another man only got one right.
One woman missed all but three.
Here are the words, arranged in the
form Of two sentences. Hand this to
q friend, ask him to dictate the SEN
fences to you, write down the words
and see how many you mis-spell:
-. :: .N,The privilege of separating ninety
cellaneous calendars, arranged in
two parallel lines, was against the prin-
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1915-03-26
S-S-S,S-S-S

Sudden swallows swiftly skimming,
Sunsets slowly speeding shade;
Silvery songsters sweetly singing
Summers soothing se1enade.
Susan Simpson strolled sedately,
Sitting sobs, suppressing signs,
Seeing Stephen Slocum, stately
She stopped, showing some surprise
"Say,' said Stephen, "sweetest sighe1
Say, shall Stephen spouseless stay9''
Susan, seeming somewhat shyer,
Showed submissiveness straightway
Summers season slowly stretches
Susan Simpson-Slocum she;
So she sighed some simple sketches
!, Soul sought soul successfully.
Six September seasons swelter-
Six sharp seasons snow supplied
Susan sat in sofas shelter
Six small Slocums side by side.
New York Evening Sun
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1915-03-26
TERRE HAu1E MAYOR JAILED
FAILS TO GIVE BONDS ON NEW
CHARGES.
Witnesses Are Called by Government
In Effort to Confirm Testimony
az to Election Frauds.

Indianapolis, Ind, March 25.-Wit
nesses were called by the government
in an effort to confirm, testimony pre-
viously given to the effect that cleo
ton inspectors were instructed by
Mayor Dom M. Roberts to work tho
lever of the voting machines and stand
In such position as to see how each
man voted.
Edward Holler, former chief of DO
lice, was recalled and questioned re-
garding the part his department
played in the election. Holler has
pleaded guilty.
Mayor Roberts, Sheriff Dennis Shea,
City Judge Thomas Smith and Street
Inspector Alexander Aczel, aliaa
Steel, spent the night in Jail, the re-
sul3 of their failure to give additional
bonds of $4,000 each on charges pre-
ferred by Judge Anderson of attempt
ing to corrupt government Witnesses