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The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1915-07-01
WHOSE HAIR WAS 1T?

WHOSE HAIR WAS 1T?
The animus Of Slaton against the State is
shown in his reference to the testimony Of
r. p. Barrett, who was Franks machinist,
working on Franks own floor. Slaton
says
''One Barrett says that on Monday morn
ing he found six or eight strands of hair on
the lathe with which he WORKED and which
that it was Mary Phagan's hair. &c"
ut was strange that there was total alb
sence of blood, and that Frank, who was
delicate, could have struck such blow
Who sWore that Frank was 'delcate?'
At the time of his arrest, he looked anything
else than delicate, if the snapshots were at
all trustworthy.
Where is the young man. weighing 125
pounds, who is too delicate to knock little
girl down?
And, in falling, why wouldn't her weight,
violently striking the metal handle of
turning machine, give her terrible shock?
And thus give her the wound that ranged
"f1om dorm upaca7d?" The girl had a
dense mass of soft, auburn hair and it
would depend upon the way she was wear
ing 1t, how long it would act as a sponge,
and hold the blood oozing from the wound
under the hair.
[ cannot see anything strange in there be-
ing no blood where she fell, if something
was soon placed under her head. and she
was soon moved away.
Can you? We all know that thick. soft
hair is an absorbent, and witnesses testified
to the matted blood that had dried in Mary's
hair.
Mr. Barrett swore that he used the lathe
machine until quitting time, 5 30 on Friday
No hOIy Eh1
hair attracted his attention Monday morn
ing. The hair aras hanging on the handle,
sacinging dorm:
The handle of the bench lathe is like the
capital letter 1.-The end of the handle be-
ing outward, of course.
The piece of work which Mr.. Barrett had
left in the machine Friday was still there,
mdistwbed. There were six or eight of
these long strands of hair.
With the exception of the presence of these
golden strands of womans hair dangling
from the bright metal handle which he had
been turning at $50 Friday evening before,
there was nothing on the machine, or close
to it, that caught his attention, early Mon
day morning.
But as soon as he returned to his machine
Monday morning, this trusted employee Of
Frank saw the hair dangling there on the
projecting handle.
Whose hair acns 1t?
elaton says that, if it was iary's, it fur
nished the highest and best evidence of
Franks guilt.
Now, let us turn to the record, and see
whether Slaton was bound to know that it
aooS Marys hair,
How many women folk worked for Frank,
in that pencil factory, which had lobbied so
hard against the Child Labor law?
There were about 100, some of whom were
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1915-07-01

was pregnant; but it excites feeling Of
profound disgust to see the charges vir-
tually repeated by a man whom we once
supposed to be honorable.
What did the Supreme Court say on this
vital point?
| quote from page 255, Ga. Rpts. al:
"The testimony tended to show that the
sexual organ of the girl indicated external
violence. The epitheleum of the walls
Of the vagina was torn and bruised. There
was no spermatozOa found
"Fr0m the testimony, it was inferrible
that the slayer undertook to have some sort
of relation or connection with the sexual
organ, possibly IN an ue1aaturaz acay."
Slaton says, ''The mystery in the case is
the question as to how Mary Phagan's body
got into the basement"
He argues that it could not have been
taken down In the elevator, because the ele-
vator always hits the dirt floor of the. base
ment, and 1t 1T had done so, on Saturday
evening, Conley's excrement deposited that
mornlng) would have been mashed
But there are two answers to that One
IS, Conley knew the excrement was there,
and may have intentionally stopped the car
before it bumped the ground
The other is, that elevators often stop
within a few inches of the usual level;
and, unless started up again, remain just
above the level, or just below it-as YOU
have noticed in all the hotels
There would be nothing strange in the oc-
currence, if Frank and Conley, in their ex-
element, let the elevator stop few inches
short, and tumbled the body of Mary out
upon the dirt floor.
When he endeavors to account for the
ma VIII +ho of rr;,,
reached the basement, Governor Slaton re-
jects, necessarily, the idea that the crime was
committed there.
He says, she did not come down in the
elevator, because the Negroes dung was not
mashed: she was not pushed down the shaft,
as the notes say, because her body would
have fallen into that filth: therefore. the
gubernatorial branch Of Rosser's firm was
driven to the conclusion that Jim Conley
toted her body down the ladder!
This steep ladder reaches from the dirt
floor to trap door, twelve feet above; and
the trap door is two feet square, barely
large enough for one person to squeeze
through.
How did Conley render the stout girl I'M
conscious by hitting her, on the back Of the
head blow which made wound ranging
from down upward"
How did he manage to give her black
eye in front, and a split skull behind, at the
same time?
Somebody did it; but hooo did the negro
do 1t, on the first floor, or in the basement?
Conley could not have lifted the trap
door, and carried the girl down IN his arms,
without leaving some signs on the floor, or
around the door, some signs on the ground
at the foot of the ladder: and some blood,
somewhere, on the first floor and the base
ment.
No evidences of this kind were ever dis
covered.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1915-07-01
TIE JEFFERSONEAN
PAGE THREE

Governor Slaton argues that Leo Frank
was too frail to knock Mary down! A man
weighing 125 pounds and in his Youthful
prime, unable to drop l+-year-old girl with
his clenchcd fist? How absurd
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-03-26
Commerce Of Holland Suffers
By German Submarine
Campaign On Shipping
MAY DECLARE EMBARGO
ON GERMAN SUPPLIES
Shippers Tire Of Mere Pro-
tests and Demand That
Government Act

The Hague, March 2G.-The sinking
Of the Dutch steamer Medea by the
German submarine U-2S has aroused
the Netherlands government to the
point Of action.
This was indicated today when the
cabinet was summoned into extraordi-
nary session to discuss the attack up.
on the vessel. 1t is generally under.
stood that the session resulted not only
from the fact that the government Of
ficials are eXasperated by the con.
tinued attacks upon neutral shipping
but also because Of demands made by
Dutch shippers.
The commerce Of Holland has suf
fered severely as a result of the wal
and the submarine campaign inaugur
ated by Germany, and shippers are now
demanding that the government cease
confining its actions to mere protests
The belief is expressed in some circles
that should Holland announce an EN-
barge upon shipments of food TO Ger
many, the imperial government woult
speedily instruct submarine command
ers to take every precaution agains
the sinking Of Dutch vessels.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-03-26
JObSeekerS Join Rush
To Seward, Alaska

Seattle, Wash, March 2G-Follow
ing announcement from Washington,
made Thursday evening, that Seward
mad been chosen as the tidewater ter.
minal for the government railroad in
Alaska, a throng Of eager ticket pur.
chasers appeared at the offices Of the
Pacific.Alaska Navigation company
this moring, seeking passage north on
the steamer Admiral Evans, which is
due TO sail at 1880 O'Clock this after.
noon The rush continued throughout
the forenoon.
When the Star announced last
night tnat Seward was to be the ter.
minal our offices were closed for the
day." said Passenger Agent Lavier
this morning owe anticipated the
rush this morning, however, and were
prepared for it,"
Indications are that the Admiral
Evans will sail loaded to capacity with
iobsakers in Alaska.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-03-26
DAM BREAK FLOODS
YAKIMA VALLEY AND
INHABITANTS FLEE
No Loss Of Life In Rush Of
Waters But Property viii
Be Damaged

Ellensburg, Wash, March 26.--Be.
tween 200 and 800 families, it is esti.
mated, living between Lake Keechelus
and the town Of Gle Elum, on the
Yakima river, were driven from their
homes when the reclamation service
crib dam at Lake Keechelus burst at
9 o'clock this morning,
The dam is at the head of the
Yakima river, 1t is a temporary
structure.
While considerable damage will be
wrought at Gle Elum and Easton by the
wall of water sweeping down the river
valley, it is not believed Ellensburg
will suffer. Ellensburg is the largest
town in the neighborhood of the lake,
which is 80 miles from here.
Unless government engineers who are
working on the broken dam can repair
the rift, the lake will be lowered l2
feet by the volume Of water rushing
out Of it. Lake Keechelus is a mile
wide and five miles long. This water
is sweeping down the narrow Yakima
valley toward Ele Ilum and Easton.
Ellensburg is in telephone commune
cation with Gle Elum. Residents here
are not greatly alarmed at the prospect
of local damage. They believe the
force of water will have lost most OF
its velocity by the time it reaches
Ellensburg, The damage will be con
fined to whatever results from an over
flow Of the river Easton is three
miles from the lake, Gle Elum Is
miles.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-03-26
Steel Darts Rain Upon
Deck of Steamer Diana

mand that the Netherlands government
take measures to protect them was In.
timated today In dispatches from
Amsterdam The owners of the Dutch
steamer Medea, reported sunk by tho
submarine U.2s, have sent reports Of
the attack to The Hague, 1t is stated,
with the request that sharp protests bo
made to Germany.
Another dispatch declares that ouch
shippers, incensed by the recent sub.
marine attacks upon neutrals, have
urged The Netherlands to retalate by
placing an embargo upon shipments Of
food 20 Germany.
The greatest satisfaction was ex-
pressed here today with the announcer
ment from the admiralty that there
was treason TO believe' the sub
marine U.20 had been sunk with all
hands The British press accepted
without question the report that the
vessel had been destroyed, thus re-
leasing British shipping from one Of
its worst menaces. The admiralty TO.
day would not amplify its brief state,
ment issued last night.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-03-26
Pastors Dream Princess"
Materializes, Asserts Wife

Berkeley, Cal. March 2G.- Rev
Arthur Maxson Smith, former pastor
Of the First Unitarian church here,
used to dream in his youth that he
awakened in the morning to find n
"prineess cuddled in MS arms.
Today Mrs Sarah II. b. Smith has
an interlocutory decree Of divorce from
the minister In recent years, she al.
legged, the childhood "dream princess
Of her husbands S materialized. Smith
admitted his infatuaton for Miss Alice
Giffen in a letter to his wife in which
he said their love was the most
desperate sort of passionate love-"
" "Perhaps | was intended to be n
Mormon,' Rev Smith wrote to his
wife. 'The horror of my situation
was the perpetual conviction that /
could not really belong to two women
and keep my soul whole"
In her testimony Mrs. Smith told Of
her husband persuading her to employ
Miss Giffin, who was endeavoring to
work her way through college. She
declared Smith was rarely at home dur
ing the past two years and that she
discovered he had been travelling
about the country with Miss Giffin.
-
A woman 8 idea Of a mean husband
is one who refuses to talk back.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-03-26
Army Supply CRATER
VIII Be Disgraced

Paris March 26.-Before beginning
to serve his sentence of seven years
imprisonment for having stolen army
supplies, Francois Des Claux will be
publicly disgraced.
This was officially announced today
following the conviction of Des Claux
and Nine. Bechoff yesterday ON charge
preferred against them by the latter s
maid Des Claux, formerly connected
with the commissary department Of the
army, will be paraded before the mill.
tary school Of Paris, his decorations,
buttons and cpoulets stripped from him
one at a time, Nine. Bechoff began
serving her two years sentence TODAY.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-03-26
Acts, Of McManus Murderers
VIII Not Be Handled As the
"Tampico Incident"
NOT COUNTENANCED BY
RESPONSIBLE OFFICERS
Conflicting Reports Of Battle
Vessels Loading SisaI
AT PrOgresso

Washington, March 26,-The result
offered the American flag by the NAL
treatment Of the Zaptatistas who mur-
dered ]. b. McManus in Mexico City
will not develop into another "Tampico
incident. "
This was emphasized today both at
the state department, through Secretary
Bryan and the White House. 1t is held
that the murder Of MeManus and the
violation of the national coors and the
seal placed upon the door of McManus'
home were the work of men seeking
revenge for the killing of comrades by
the American when the Zapata troops
previously occupied the city. The acts
were not countenaneed by responsible
Officers, and the incident will not
therefore, take on the serious aspect as
at Tampico. An early apology for the
insult offered the flag when it was half
torn down is expected.
The most conflicting reports were re
eeived today as to the situation il
the vicinity Of Tanpico. Both Villisti
and Carran2a headquarters claim vic
tory in the initial skirmishing of wha
is expected to be decisive battle
Both sides are being bringing up rein
forcements for the struggle.
The battleship Georgia and tn,
cruiser Des Moines are now at Progress,
and report that vessels there are load
ing sisal at will. The Yucatan situa
ton is generally improved.
President Wilson today went owe
the general International situation
with the cabinet members and It wa
agreed that the insult Offered th
American flag in connection with tn
murder of j. b. McManus in Mexic,
City would not be made an issue. A
least the matter win not be presse,
until stable Mexican government i
established
1t was formally announced that th
reply Of this government to England
latest blockade decree had been com
peted.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-03-26
COUNTY COURT HAS
NO AUTHORITY TO
CHANGE ASSESSMENT
Action Of Equalization Board
Subject to Review By Law
Court Only

The state tax commission today gave
out an opinion holding that, after the
county equalization board has com.
pleted its work with the assessment
roll the county court has no authority
to compel the tax collector to make any
change or alteration whatever in the
assessment Of any property on the roll,
The opinion is given in response to a
request from the tax collector of
Baker county in which in instance Of
the kind covered by the opinion is sup.
posed to have been attempted.
"Under an old statute" said Tax
Commissioner Galloway, in discussing
the opinion this morning, "the county
court had the authority Of finishing up
the work Of the board of equalization
in the event the latter did not com
plete its work within the time limit
prescribed by law, and some of the
country courts got into the habit Of
making changes upon the roll after the
Adjournment Of the equalization board.
The board Of equalization now has ex-
elusive jurisdiction over the assessment
rolls and any changes made by them
is final and the county court has no
jurisdiction to make any changes
whatsoever.
The tax commission states, however,
in its opinion that in the event Of an
error being discovered upon the rolls
after the equalization board has ad-
journed, such as a double assessment or
other Serious mistake, the county as.
SCISSOR or tax collector, whichever may
have possession Of the roll at the time
the mistake is called to their attention,
may make the correction, but in all
matters of equalization such as excess
or insufficient assessment the only re.
course the taxpayer has is to the cir
emit court and not the county court.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-03-26
Rush To Alaskan
Territory Anticipated

Washington, March 26-Anticipating
Premature rush toward Alaska fol-
lowing announcement made yesterday
Of the route and terminal Of the new
government railroad the interior dc.
partment today is preparing data re-.
garding the country which the line
traverses. This will be available for
the public.
There is no disposition TO minimize
the bright outlook for the future which
the department believes is ahead Of the
territory 1t is deemed best, however,
that persons going there to settle
should know all facts concerning the
country in advance
It was authortatively stated today
that the Hartman interests plan TO
open n bank in Seward, April 10.
Get the best Of n man in a trade II
yoi want TO see his sore spot
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-03-26
Plant of Bankrupt
Company Is Purchased

Tacoma, Wash, March 26.-To in.
crease the capacity for work in Eastern
Washington and to secure plant that
will enable il to compete with the large
paving concerns of Spokane and Port,
land, the Washington Paving company
of Tacoma, has purchased the Spokane
plant of the American Asphaltum and
Rubber company, which recently went
into bankruptcy, according TO an.
nouncement here today. The acqusi-
tion of the Spokane plant makes the
Washington company one Of the larg.
est on the Pacific coast
The American Asphaltum company
had several large Canadian plants
which were operated under the name Of
the Canadian Mineral Rubber company,
limited, 1t was capitalized at $lOOO,-
000
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-03-26
Us. SUBMARINE "a
DIVES TO ITS DOOM
WITH ENTIRE CREW
American Under Sea Boat Goes Down In Practice ManeuY-
ers AT Honolulu and Fails To Rise To Surface With It's
Crew Of Is Men---Al Hope Of Saving Entombed Sail
OrS Given Up---Oi Floats To Surface Near HarbOr
Oil Comes to Surface.

hoped for the best but said he was fear
full Of the outcome.
Oil Comes to Surface.
Commander Smith Of the First Sub
marine division reported to the navy de-
partment that oil had come to the sur
face at the harbor entrance whore there
are 30 fathoms Of water. Such author
tiles as Admiral Taylor, of the bureau
of construction, believed this might in
dicate the submarine had collapsed. At
the same time the presence Of the oil
served to locate the position of the sub
marine for the craft endeavoring to
save her, it was accepted here, and there
was believed to be chance that tho
oil was discharged by the crew in hopes
of tightening the vessel.
First Time In History
Secretary Daniels declared that if the
F'4 should ultimately be lost il would
be the first case Of its kind in the his
tory Of the American navy. Unless tho
submarine is soon brought to tho sur
face, however, hope for her crew OF
25 men and her commander, Lieutenant
Alfred l.. Eide must be abandoned,
Efforts nre being made to reach tho
F'4 with graphing hooks. She has
hooks on the outside Of her hull, which
can be caught by the grapplers, but the
fact that the sounding bells of the F-a
are silent and her marker buoy has not
been sent to the surface has caused the
greatest apprehension.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-03-26
BY Ed L. Keen.


London, March 26.--A thrilling story
of having steel darts rainod upon his
vessel by German Taubes flying over
the chnnnel was brought to South
Shields by Captain Vogt Of the Nor.
wegian steamer Diana reaching this
port today
The report OF Captain vogt i'm.
pressed officials here with the fact
that neutral shipping carrying cargoes
TO England Is suffering from the Ger
man policy of reprisals through the air
az well as British vessels,
As the Diana was steaming toward
port, Captain Vogt said several Ger
man ayiators attacked the vessel. At
least 500 darts, each foot long and
extremely sharp, came hurtling down
upon the ship from the sky. The crew
Of the Diana scurried below for pro.
lection and the darts, whizzing toward
the vessel with almost the speed Of
bullets. splintcred the deck. The air
men disappeared In the direction OF
Calais, Captain vogt said.
That Dutch shippers are about to de-
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-03-26
Hope Is Abandoned.

Honolulu March 26.-Hope that the
crew of the submarine F.4 will be res
cucd alive had been practically aban-
doned hero today after hours Of con-
slant diving and searching for tho sub
merged American craft.
In their efforts to locate the sub
marine divers went down to depth of
nearly 2Og feet. The pressure was 30
great that they were unconscious when
brought to the surface.
1t developed today that James Hog.
gett, electrician on the F.4 was ashore
on leave when the vessel went out for
target practice yesterday. He is there
fore the only member of the crew Of 20
men known to have escaped.
Messages received here declare that
two vessels graphing for the IA had
reported that their hooks had caught
fast on some object, II was believed
this might be the submarine, but moth.
ing to confirm this surmsc has been re-
ceiyed.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-03-26

Washington March 26.--For the first
time in history, the United States navy
has probably lost submarine.
The F-4, missing since yesterday, now
lies in thirty fathoms of water at the
entrance of Honolulu harbu, accord.
ing to reports to the navy department
this afternoon
Nineteen men mostly trained warrant
officers and Lieutenant Alfred l.. Eide
are imprisoned in the steel hulk Of the
war craft, which will probably prove to
be their tomb.
The report Of Commander Smith that
oil had come to the surface near the en-
trance Of the harbor, and the lack of
any subsequent messages from the com.
mander as the day progressed, crushed
the hopes Of Secretary Daniels and 9th.
er officials.
Crew of the Submarine.
In addition to Lieutenant EIDE, the
crew Of the F.4 included the follow.
ing;
George 7. Ashcroft, gunners mate,
first class, Los Angeles; Clark &. Buck,
gunners mate second class, Tacoma I;
| Earnest o. G. Cauvin, machinists mate,
second class, New Orleans; Harley Col.
we'll, chief electrician, Seattle; Walter
+, Covington, machinists mate first
class, Fort Worth; George l.. Deeth
electrician, second class, Portland, Or.
Aliston II. Grindle, electrician, San
Francisco; Edwin S. Hill, machinists
mate first class, Etowah, Tenn; Fran.
els NJ. Hughson, machinists mate first
class, Los Angeles; James M. Hoggett,
electrician, third class, Macedonia Mo-. /;
Alfred NJ, Jennie, electrician, Festus,
Mo-; Archie II. Lunger, gunners mate,
second class, Erie, Pa; Ivan l.. Mahan,
maehinists mate, first CLASH Lima, Ohio;
Albert II, Mellien, chief mOchinists
mate, Oregon City; Horace l.. Moore,
gunner's mate, first calss, Germantown,
Pa; William $. Nelson, chief machin.
lists 5 mate, Los Angelesj Frank G..
Pierard, chief gunners mate, San Di.
ego Cal; Charles H. Wells, machinists
mate, second class, Norfolk, Va; Hen.
ry A, Withers, gunners mate, first class,
San Diego, Cal.
Cause of Death Unknown.
While speculation as to the fate Of
the submarines crew was general
throughout the capital today officials
declared it would be utterly impossible
to tell whether the men were drowned,
suffocoted or possibly the victims Of
some internal explosion until the YES.
sci is hoistcd to the surface. Neither
can it be determined whether they are
still alive until that time,
1t was recalled that ten years ago n
submarine of much earlier type than
the FL was disabled OH Newport and
went to the bottom The power pumps
refused to work. but the crew managed
to raise the vessel to the surface by Il
use Of hand pumps
Secretary Daniels cabled the Homo
lulu naval station TO spare no efforts to
save the apparently doomed crew. All
available men and vessels from the Ha.
waiian station were ordered employed
| In the work Of rescue.
Admiral Taylor Of the bureau Of con.
structioh said that the depth Of the
wnter Off Honolulu was only lS0 feet,
while the submarines Of the FL class
could be submerged 2s3 feet without
danger The admiral added that he