When it became known incrowds ;-egan to gather on dostreet corners. 'ithm threetheir demonatrationi had realcalling ont two-thirds of theforce, and an order fo lowed elerearhy »a.«>ons and clubs vlior«ecu -,cd.The mob bogan to form in f

the Cit> Ball. Mounted polve <

them thei half dorenraed them. «They

again, ir. an uglier mood, n*

; ga -«armed i

vor: tof denunciation in the Senateher, anno incing there th«,t GflSlaton \«a« automatical? depos-c

mtixi ,1 hit lignai :re to th«mutat.or. k'l sentence.

... *w<:'.o,i te approximate]thousand men, they mai.

-treets of the town, doman,ltader who woul.i conduct

. ledgeville and the lynching of ri

j No cíe «as for!{mounted police and the re

a h¡.ifteree 1 ghte, filled the patrol «

with captive« and here them awa;

r.ight the militia are *>rcp««jeii tothe eil '* at til*ernor's command

ehl littlawhose nenes oí steel had never

him in all thedeal, Itlti *¦. ,-i.r. on the state

from ur.de:' the fallow v tha

ready 'or him a week v;the eoGil . Fulton C<

tad said of the rope.

cord vrt flicked th

d ti« th:.. -. fr««m n

Prlaoaor Sho»s No Kmotion.

calmh at death than ha"»r received

if i im upon 12 o'«

last nicht that S If C. W Mur

whispered the -¿h theFrank took the informi

with an absolute absence of emoti«

Prank did n '- knoai antil a fewutes before he started or. the ridMilledgeville thai he was to leavecell last c H-.s heavy, distin«eyeglaaaei arar« remojad, he wo

.louch hat and the few «pereoni at

ra:lw-a> not recogniseprisoner. H-.s identity became knwhen the train reached (îriffin, an

Macon he was reported to he veryvoua, needing the support of ShMangum when he was transferred fthe railway conch to an aut««mobi

In the stealthy fl.ght from thedoor of the prison, in the mi«ln

journey by rail that followed, in

long 'cross-country automobile rid«the place where he will eventuallyhe said little, and this was in a ma

of fact tone."I began to think I wouldn't see

place," ne told the warden of the s

farm, as he entered the groundsdawn.

Yet. de«pite his Iron self-control,man is drawn and haggard. He is tand pallid; his movements are quand nervous. To-day he receivedprison garb of stripes and was plaat work on clerical matters. Physicido not consider him capable oflabor of a field hand, but whenphysical condition is improved he in

work sho'.el and hoe with his felloIf his conduct is good, at the end o

month his stripes »ill be exchantfor a suit of gray.

"I am innocent " This was the h«den of the conversation he held w

visitors to-day "1 cannot say mi

now. I am now- shaken by my expeence, but, somehow, I believed all alothat I would not be hanged. Time w

prove that 1 am innocent."Governor Slaton Says Little.

Far less communicative than the mwhose life he saved was GovernSlaton to-day. Late this afternoon )stenographer made public the lengtanalysis of the case. Early this mor

ing he received the newspaper m

while still in bed. His eyes we

swollen, for he had worked night ai

day in the examination of the reeor

of the case, and he did not go to b«last night until the message came th;Frank had safely reached the stafarm.

"All I wish now," he announced, "

»hat the people of Georgia will witlhold judgment until they have giv«calm and careful consideration to ttstatement I am preparing on this cas

I am sure my action has Deen the ngione, the just one and the one that a

patriotic (icorgians will agree with.""All patriotic Georgians" have n«

airreed with him. There was much ra|tng-and-bohtail in the noisy mob wn.c

roamed the city streets to-day, bithere w;,<. also an ample repreaentatioof pongee-clad and Panama-hatted citlens. One of the forenioht real estaimen in the city is now- in jail for irciting to ;

At Marietta, twenty mile« away, thformer home of Mary Phagan, Go«ernor Slaton was hanged in effigy. Ainscription on the dummy read: "JohSlaton, Georgia's traitor Governor."Lxcept for his early morning stat«

ment, no one has seen or heard froithe Governor to-day. It is believethat he is at his home, which has beeunder guard all day. The sentimenagainst him is strong in other partof the state. Mobs in Macon havmarched the streets, bellowing hiname with hisses and booings. Peoplhave called openly for his assassinstion.A carrent rumor that he had gone t

New York nsi kept the mob here froidirecting actual violence against hin"He has gone to Broadway." the

have yelled again and again. "He hagone to shake hands with the rest o

the damned Jews."On the steps of the Capitol thi

afternoon he was flayed by the Re*William Sams, the minister in whoschurch at Marietta Mary Phagan, thmurdered girl, worshipped."He is a Solomon, ain't he?" th

preacher demanded. "He is a blacHearted Judas. I'd rather have JinConley for Governor than him."Onlv the prompt action of the polie

early la '.he day forestalled much mon

serious trouble than hys yet developedA mob several hundred strong boarde«the suburban trolley at Marietta, witlthe intention of coming to Atlantabreaking into the jail and freeing th«condemned negro wife murderer.

"If Frank can get a commutation,'they averred, "the nigger ought to g<free."For several hours the police forbad«

the suburban cars to run. Mayor Wood'ward, at the re«iuest of the chief ofpolice, prohibited the evening papersfrom issuing extras, asserting thatthey excited the people.The wildest rumors have been gen¬

erally believed by Atlantans. It hasbeen freely spread abroad that Gov¬ernor Slaton received a vast gift fromthe Jews of the country in exchangefor commutation of Franks' sentence.The amount <<f this gift has varied fromt500.000 to Í2.OO0.000. according to theviolence of the retailer's imagination.It was also current rumor for a timethat Frank had been pardoned, r*h*rifTMangum we« haled to the Senate Cham¬ber to swear to the mob assembledthere that he had actually deliveredhis prisoner at Milledg«ville.

Governor Reviews Case.In his statement exhaustively ex¬

plaining his -easons for commutingFrank's sentence, Governor Slaton re¬

viewed the circumstances surroundingthe murder of Mary Phagan in the Na¬tional Pencil Factory here, on April '¿6,1913. the conviction of Frank and his

appeal for clemency.The Governor then referred to

Georgia's laws relating to change ofvenue, declaring these provisions mostbroad in behalf of the defendant to

insure a fair trial Frank, he said,1ment to trial without asking a changeof venue and submitted his case to a

jury that was acceotable to him."Daring tue pregreee «X the trial,''¡

CONVICT «W AT rVflLLEDGEVlLLE

Leo M, Frank, saved from death by Governor Slaton. For two years hefeucht for «his life. When the courts failed him he appealed to the Governor,who commuted his sentence -..-sterdav to life imprisonment.

the Maternent continued, "afterdencr had been introduced layingcrime, with many offensive detupon Frank, the feeling agninst himcame intense. If the audience incourtroom manifested their deepSentraenl toward Frank, it was Inriby this evidence of feeling beyond

power to correct. It woulddifficu"* for an appellate court or s tcourt to grant a new trial in sue

long «-ase, because the audience incourtroom or. a few i«ccasio:is indie«their sympathies."The jury found the (defendant gui

and with the exception of the d<onstrstion outside the courtroom thwas -." disorder. N'oth.'.g was dwhich the courts could correct throilegal Tnnrhircry."The Governor pointed out that

Unit« States Supreme Court had s

tained this ruling. He declaredchp.rp» «gainst the State of Georof rac'.i' prejudice was unfair.the:- reviewed the evidence. Heserted the state proved that Frank v

in his otSce at the factory a little af12 o'clock on the day of the murder a

hat he admitted payiiitr Mary Phagrages due her. So far r.- known,says. Frank wns the last person w

saw her alive. Other facts "numeralby the Governor as to him the mc

important of those shown by the stiwer»:That Frank at 4 o'clock on the aft«

noon of the murder allowed the negwatchman, Newt Lee, to leave the fitory for two hours; that the sat

evening Frank called Lee on the te

phone; that Lee found the double inndoors locked; that Frank had nev

done these things before: that a co

similar to that with which the gwas strangled was found in quantition the metal room floor, ano in lequantity in the basement, where tlbody was discovered

Reviews Conley's Testimony."The most startling and spectacul

testimony in the case «van that giv«by « negro, Jim Conley. who finish«in the ehuin gang," the statemeinays. He referred to the "murd.notes" found beside the body, whi«Conley fin-illy admitted he had writt«»t Frank's dictation. "Conley claim«frank asked h'm to come to the fatory on Saturday and watch for hirus he had done, which, h; cxplainemeant that Frank expected to me.

some woman," the Governor say'Conley occupied a dark place besiithe elevator, behind some boxes."Conley mentioned several male aii

female employes who went up the sterto the second floor, where Frank's officwas. He said Mary I'hagan went up thstairs, that in a few minutes he hear

going toward the metal roorrthat he heard a »cream and then doze.In a fe wminutes Frank stampel, an

i «.: .«", locked 'he door, und then Franwhistled and Ccnley unlocked the docend won! upstairs. He said Frank w_

shivering and trembling, and told huhe made advances to the girl and shrepulsed him, and he struck her tohard «nd she fell and hit her hea»gainst something and he didn't kr.o«how badly she was hurt. Conley s«ihe found the girl in the metal roor

with a cloth tied about the neck a

though to catch blood, although therwas no blood at the place.

"According to Conley's story, Frantold him to get a piece of cloth an

wrap the body In it, and Conley gotpiece of bed ticking and tied up thbody, carried it to near the dressinroom, dropped it, then called on Franto assist him. He said that he an.

Frank took the body to the basemenin the elevator; that they rolled thbody out of th« cloth, then went tFrank's office; that Emma Clark an.

Corinth« Hall came into the office, an'

Frank put him in the wardrobe, an.

after they left that Frank dictated thmurder notes."The statement then points out al

leged inconsistencies in Conley's storand mentions several contradi« tions iihis story as related in various affidavits. Among them, he shid, was evi

dence that the elevator had not beeiused Saturday afternoon; that Krancould not have carried the girl dowithe hatchway, while Conley, a powerfunegro, could have done so; that no be«ticking had ever been seen in the factory; that it was agreed the murdeicould not have been committed befor«12:01 p. m , and yet Conley said KmmiClark and Corinthia Hall were irFrank's office after the body had beerdisposed of, while unimpeached testimony showed that they reached th«factory at 11:86 and left at 11:46 a. m

In conclusion the Governor «aid:"In any event, the performance ol

my duty under the constitution is i

matter of my conscience. The respon¬sibility rests where the power is re¬

posed. Judge Roan, with that awfulsense of responsibility whicii probablycame over him ax he thought of thatJudge before whom he would shortlyappear, calls to me from another worldto re«iue»t that I do that which heshould have done.

"I can endure misconstruction, abuseand condemnation, but I cannot standthe constant companionship of an ac¬

cusing conscience which would remi.'dme in every thought that I, as Gov¬ernor of Georgia, failed to do whatthought to be right."There is a territory 'beyond a rea¬

sonable doubt «nd absolute certainty'for which the law provides in allow¬ing life imprisonment instead of exe¬

cution. This case has been marked bydoubt. The trial judges doubted Twojudges of the State Supreme Courtdoubted. Two judges of the t'nitedStates Supreme Court doubted. Oneof the tnree prison commissionersdoubted.

"In my judgment, by granting a com¬

mutation in this case, 1 am sustainingthe jury, the judge »nd the appellatetribunals, and at the same time am

discharging that duty which is placeden aie by the «Ute constitution."

SLATON JUST, SAYFRANK'S FRIENDS

Continued frnm pngr I

the good n»me of the State of Georgiaits executive was obliged by right andthe force of public opinion to commutethe sentence, he said.

"All I can say is that it was r. braveact on Governor Slaton'r- part," saidSamuel Cntt-rmyor.

"It has iifted a load from mv heait,this decision.*1 said Dr. Joseph Silver-man. rabbi of Temple LmanuT.'. "Forweeks Frank's impending doom .hasbeen preving on mv mind. Governor].^¡aton's ruling is the beginning of the]vindication of Georgia. I say this Ilargelv because the way is now clear'to assemble new evidence as the basisof a new trial."Among the most enthusiastic over!

Governor Slaton'l ruling in this cityyesterday was Magistinte Samuel D.Levy. Ile said: "God bless GovernorSlaton. All pinist« il due him for themanly act performed and for the greetservice which he hss rendered humnn-Ity in commu'ing the seiit'-nc» of LeoM. Frank. Every other service whichGovernor Slaton may render his stateand country may slip into the back¬ground of time, but the honorable,br.ive and honest policy which he haspursued will remain known throughthe aires and will aeree »¦ an exampleof what a fair-minded American fi¬xen when put to the 'est will do inbehalf of another man.

Calls Slal«*»n National Figure."Such acts bring us closer together

and muke us all one big brotherhood.From being practically unknown out-side of his state Governor Slaton to¬day looms up as a big, resplendent -«ndnational figure of the true \meiicintype. He IS .a credit to h«s state andcountry."My interest was not centred in the

Frank case because both of us are.lews. 1 would feel just as concernedif he had been of any other creed ordenomination. If I felt that Beckerhad not had a fair trial I would havebeen just as concerned about him. WcAmericans stand for fair play an«! a

square de:»l, and Frank did not receivethem."Mr. Justice Hughes felt that there

was a reasonablo doubt. He wroteinto his decision those bron.1, br.sicAmerican thoughts that made GovernorSlaton's decision possible. All «.'loryto such distinguished men as JusticesHughes and Holme«, Loail Marshallan«l Governor Slaton, whose ;ic7s willhe forever imperishably imrressed, likemonumental bronze, upon the hi-tory1of America."

Fire Commissioner Robert Adam«on,himself a Georgian and a close friendof Governor Slaton, yesterday laudedthe latter for his humanity «nd broad-mindedness in commuting the sentenceof Leo II. Frank."The first politics 1 ever learned I

got from «Tohn Marshall Slaton," snidMr. Adamson. "He is a young, vigor¬ous and aggressive man of the newerItype. He possesses great ability as anexecutive) is a man of large wealth andhuman from top to toe."His father was head of the public

schools of Atlanta, and another son,.the present Governor's brother, suc¬ceeded him as superintendent, both of.them serving in that capacity since al¬most the Civil War."This decision came four days be-1

fore Slaton steps out of public life, foron Saturday night hll term ernes toan end Suroît il II a Bttlng climax.1 have always insisted 'ha* then woe

nal .. dl ibl ' ' ¦«." M Frank's¦ttd John Marshall Slaton baa

realized if "

I« behalf of th«- majority of theben of the Georgia Cluo of Ne»

Mi,' mis, the president, said.,' Governor Slaton'a action In com-

¦i the sentence met with their| sppiovsl.

Prevents ftlnt on State."If Prank had boon executed It

have been a blot upon the good. of our state," said Mr. Magnus.

I'« «rill ha\e a meeting next w«ck atwe will draw un a resolution!

ID the Governor in lus de-cslon "

Rabbi Rudolph Grossman, president¦' the N'en York Hoard of Jew ich Min-

explain« ! thai the members ofr inflation wen elated over the'ration. becaUM it Indicated a

-. of American justice an«l fairplay.

"\\i> heartily congratulate the Gov-ernor of Georgia en bis very courage-

is net." aid Dr. Grossman. "Il servesto strengthen our faith in AmericanMu-hood, that it mav be rolieit upon

ill times to do the thing that isright."

(¡ener.il Horatio C. King said: "Con-s«(ierinjr the doubt a-« to the guilt ofKrank. Governor Slaton did the only

thing under (he circumstances."'Some hit of evidence hitherto un-

renche«! mav vet be disclosed." laidDr. Maurice H. Harris, president ofthe Fas'ern Council of Reform Rab-bis. "Truth and justice Will still be«indicated and wrong ritrhted."

Judges Praise Governor.Justice Seudder, of the Supreme

Court, said he believed Governor SJa-ton'l action proper under the circum-i-.unces and »he conditions surround¬ing Frank's sentence to death.

"I am delighted at the news," saidCounty Judge Harry E. Lewis, oiHrookhn. "The Governor did his fullduty In view of the great difference ofopinion of the judges .vho passed uponthe case as to whether Frank nadha«l a fair trial. To my knowledgethirty lawyers have read the record ofthe case, and not rue said there was

enough evidence before the iurv toconvince them of Frank's guilt."Edward C. Rlum. partner of Nathan

Straus, In the firm of Abraham &Straus, evnr«sred delight that Frankshould have had his sentence com¬muted. "You Pe.iv sav for mo thitGovernor Slaton's decision ir onemerely of justice. Brooklyn rejoicesthr-t Prank should have a chance toprove his innoence."Joseph Goldetein, a promirent Rrook-

lvn lawyer, who encored thousands o'signatures to a petition to the GeorgiaGovernor, vas too happv to make anylong comment. "Just nay T want tothank everybody who helped me get upthe petition." he said.

Prominent Jews PraiseFrank's Commutaton

To the Editor of The Tribune.Sir: Governor Slaton hBS done

honor to himself, to the State of Geor¬gia and to the whole people of the'Jnited States bv commuting the sen-

fence of Leo Frank. Many judge.lawyers, public men and hundred* ofthousands of citizens of the UnitedStatei believe that Frank did not havea fair trial, and there can be no doubtbut that his original trial and con¬demnation in the press of Atlanta in¬fluenced the minds of the people andthrough them of the court.

It rives one a sense of ultimate re¬lief in divine and human justice toknow that there was a man so braveus Governor S aton to set aside thisimproperly nrou.*ed and mledireetedpublic opinion, and to do what Frankand his cou-i-ol asks: not to pardonhim. but to commute his sentence tolife, im-iisonrrent. so that this manwho has not yet had hi» dav ir. courtmav have a chance at least to provehis innocence of the horrible murderwhich all men condemn.

CYRUS ADLER.Philadelphia. June 21. 1916.

To the Editor of The Tribune.Sir: The action of Governor Slaton

was demanded by the most ordinaryronse of duty to justice, to humanitvand to law. Naturally, he wo'ild notbe entitled to commendation for do¬ing that which he ought to have done,nor would a man of his stamp expector desire such commendation. When,however, we reflect that the trial iudge;.t Atlanta, the Supreme Court of Geor¬gia and the Pardon Commlseion of thestate all flinched in terror of something,we are justified in expressing admirn-*ion for a mr«n who could not be daunt¬ed by the terrorism which affected so

many.When, too, we reflect »hat only two

justices of the Supreme Court of theT'nited States could see that staterichts were not tronche«! upon if con¬

viction bv mob law were declared tobe an infringement of the rights of acitizen of the I'nited States, our appre¬ciation of the spirit and dignity ofGovernor Slaton is heightened.

All honor to the brave Governor,who has in a measure redeemed thehonor of the State of Georgia.

MAYER SCLZRERGER.Philadelphia. June 21. 1915.

To the Editor of The Tribune.Sir: I think Governor Sluton did

his duty manfully and courageously Inchanging the sentence of Leo Frankfrom death to life imprisonment. IfF-ank i» guilty, life imprisonment is a

punishment of the severest kind. Ifhe Is innocent, it will give him and hie

Leo Frank's Sister Overjoyed;"He'll Be Free Soon," She Says

Telegrams and 'Phone Calls of Congratulation KeepHer and Husband Busy All Day-Both Sure

Truth Will Vindicate Governor Slaton.

Mrs Otto Stem, sister of Leo Frank,was kept so busy with telegrums ami

telephone calls of Nng**atulatton allday y.sterdiiy that she »¦».« unnble to

do her housework. Mr. Stem nl"»staved home to relie\e hi» wife of

»om« of the str«m. B»»*-h were kept,busy.About I o'clock Mrs. Sten. left her

hum.«, a; It_ Underbill Avenue, to give

the little girl and babv John »n air

ir.g. Neighbors Stepped her every h.sir

block tr, tell her hoW glB.I thev were

at thn action taken by Governor Slnton.Down Vanderbllt Avenue, at th« mar-

ket, the butcher shop, the news vend-,«r's, the s«»da fountain, and all the way

up Park Plnre to Flatbueh Avenue »he

win constartly halted to recel\e tel,,tat ions.She and Mr Stern said when she re¬

turned home that, »f course, they Were.or, glad for words, but that they Were

.lee somewhat unstrung. "Vet our

presence here shows OOr faith In Leoand in Governor Slaton." sai»i both n*

once. "We knew the boy was inno¬cent, and we trti-fe.1 Governor SlatonWe knew that, as one of the beat law-vers of Georgia, us well as Governor,lie rnuld not fail to commute the sen¬

tence. Some near day. when the truthcomes out, as it surely will, GovernorSlaton will be hailed as the savior of

.he state," added Frank« brother-in-law."We want to thank the press of the

City" for its aid in the case," continue»!Mr. Stern. "Several of the po-pers havebeen wonderful. They have sent their

friends ample time ,n which to

prove it.Personally, I have alwavs believed

that Frank was innocent, and have never

believed he was guilty of the murderof which he wn.i accused anil convicted.I have never felt that he had a fairtrial, but hare believed that the mobspirit dominated the whole atmosphereto «n extent which prevented justicebeing «Ion»-. I am glad that GovernorSlaton has made it possible for thefriends of Frank to prove his inno¬cence. SIMON" WOLF.Washington. June 21. 191S.

To the Editor of The TribuneSir: Governor Slaton's nction in

commuting the death .sentence of I.eoFrank to life Imprisonment is highlygratifying to me, aft-.r much hesita¬tion nn<i reluctance, offering idvice tothe Governor of a sister state

I urged Governor Sla'on to commuteFrank's sentence for the reason thatsuch action would at once vindicatethe courts and uphold the majest;' ofthe law, as well as hold out a ray ofhope to Frank that, if innocent, hemight yet have an opportunity to es¬

tablish that fact to the satisfaction ofthe world an»! thus to roga«:i hie libertyanil good name.

1 think Governor Slaton will receivethe commend.'ion of all liberal mindedand law loving Americans

MOSES ALEXANDER,Governor of Idaho.

Boise, Idaho, June 21, 1915.

[By Tel'-graph to The Tribune.!Hartford. Conn., June 21. Comment¬

ing at his home in Southington to-nighton the Frank commutation. GovernorMarcus H. Holcomb, who was a judgeof the Superior Court until he reachedthe nge limit of seventy years, said:

"I believe Governor Slaton did hisduty as he saw it, and that he dcsenesall credit for his courage in followingthe course that he believed to beright."

W«. Ttlffrapl. t.i Iks Tribune.]Lake Placid, N. Y.. June 21.- Dr.

Stephen S. Wise, rabbi of the FreeSynagogue, «New York, at his camphere to-night said:"Georgia is to be congratulated upon

the fearless action of Governor Slaton,which does nothing more than benr.out the doubts of th« trial judge andtwo members of the United States Su¬preme Court. For my part, 1 rejoiceas much for Georgia's sake as for thesake of Frank. The Governor ofGeorgia will find himself sustained bythe best judgment of the nation andultimately by the grateful approval ofhis own state."

Sons of Israel BeginFight to Free Frank

I By Telegraph lo Tl.«« Tribun«.]Boston, June 21. Henry H. Leven-

son, grand master of the Sons of Israel,whose grand lodge is assembled in con¬vention at 47 Mount Vernon Street,Boston, to-day said: "Georgia has vin¬dicated, through Governor Slaton, herright to the respect of all Americancitizens for American justice and fairplay."Ths Sons of Isrsel, like many other

organisations, fought for this ond be¬cause we believe Frank innocent. Con¬sequently the fight has only just be-gun. We shall not rest until Frank isproved innocent and the stigma to hisname removed."Of course, I am delighted that com¬

mutation has come, for while the noosewas around Frank's neck the main ob¬

ject was to save his life. This has now

been done. We can now begin the fightfor justice."Robert Silverman, grand secretary of

local men down there to see tor tnem-

¦elvee. The Tribune story Mondaymorning told the truth about Leo. Heis wonderful, as he always was. Hewrote us several days before thewell, before yesterday, telling us thathe was perfectly sue of Governor Sla¬ton's action."Mr Stern said that some of th» pa-

«pen of Atlanta eauaed much of^ the

trouble in the 'ir" «place beeauee of theexcitement They sent out extras

«every half hour, he said, proclaimingthat Prank wai the son of a millionaireand other things that wore false, un¬

til there '.vas aroused a feeling againsta rich man because he was rich.

"Leo's fn'ber, Randolph Frank, isnot rich," laid Mr. Stern. "About threeyean »go. when he was «searing ¦.-

enty-one, be had to «top his work witha house furnishing company as travel¬ling salesman, a position he had holdfor twe.nlv yearn. He saved, and M

romfortnbly provided for financially,but the aeciuatlons about Leo's richeswere not true It was a matter of cap¬ita! and labor Then came the intimi¬dation of the jury by a mob. Wc are

n'l sure that .f the same jury couldhave another vote on the case now, inspite of all the present excitement,they would »eijuit Leo."

Leo's sister nodded assent with a

smile."Mv wife Is happv to-dar," snid Mr.

Stern'.'Why shouldn't I be?" smiled Mrs.

Stern In r«'ply. "It won't be long till|Leo Is freed entirely."

the Sons of Israel, said: "The news ofthe commutation of Frunk's death sen-

tence to life imprisonment is witnessto the fact that public opinion is thecontrolling factor in American life."When outside protests began to pour

in on Georgia there was '.ocal resent¬ment with foreign interference withGeorgia justice, but without the over¬

whelming force of wideeproad publicopinion there is little doubt an awfulmiscarriage of justice was slated inGeorgia to take place to-morrow."Saved by a hair's breadth from

death, Leo If. Frank and his friendswill now begin the fight for vindica¬tion. Convicted by an unfair process,he may yet overcome the prejudice ofhis neighbors.

"It is with some pride that the .--ons

of Israel notes its achievement as one

of the sponsors of the commutationmovement in this sta1«-."The gratitude of all lovers of jus¬

tice will go out to Governor Slaton ofGeorgia."

Frank, in Prison, SureHe Will Be Vindicated

I-. IWsgrspk '» '¦"¦¦*. Trit.ur." 1Milledgeville, Ga., June 21. Leo M

Frnnk, brought to the state farm thismorning at sunrise, was registered as

prisoner No. 966. He was assigned to

the cell of the sime number.Frank did not complain of the hard

work that is in sight for him. Thepri-ion authorities stated that for thepresent there were no light jobs insight, as they had all the bookkeepersthey needed. Frank is slated for thefirst opening as a bookkeeper.After Frank had been registered and

had had his bath and donned the reg¬ulation prison stripes, he .as permit¬ted to talk to newspaper men.

"I wieh you would teli the world thatI am innocent." said Frank. "I believethat, outside of a few excited personsin Georgia, the -A arid believes inme. I never killed Mary Phagan. I amas confident as ever that with the lapseof time the fact will be established andI will be vindicated before the world.

"I have eaten nothing for forty-eighthours; I have not closed my eyes dur¬ing that time. I believed that GovernorSlaton would commute my sentence,but the Governor had g'ven me no in¬formation on the subject. Just beforelast midnight a t-uard «me to my celland informed me that I would be takento Milledgeville. I knew that my sen¬

tence had been commuted to a lifetu in. I was told to hurry."Frank was deathly pale when he ar¬

rived here this morning at sunrise.The color had not returned to his«hecks and he wes still nervous whilehe was going through the examinationat the state farm."Have you any comment on the com¬

mutation of your sentence?" he was

asked., "I am happy," replied Frank. "Timewill show that I will be vindicated. Inm innocent. A» t«; the statement ofthe Governor, I would be glad to com¬

ment on it as soon as I receive a copy."Prison authorities are sure that

Frank will be granted the same privi¬leges as others in the prison. Thatwill make it possible for Mrs. Frankand his friends to see him at statedperiods, with the consent of the PrisonCommission.When Frank first arrived at the state

farm it was upparent that he would beunpopular. Murmurs of «lissatKinc-tion are heard already from other,prisoners, who were well informed on

the case. The first prisoner who makesfriends with him behind the prisonwalls will, it is apprirent, undergothe ostracism common within priioncircles.

JAIL AT MILLEDGEVILLE. WHERE FRANK HAS BEGUN TO SERVE LIFE TERM.. .. - -

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Frank is known ns "Convict No. 965" nt the Georgia prison farm. He ii drensed in stripe***, the costume of the lowest gradeconvict. For a while he will he under a phyeician'e care. When he has recovered from the strain of the ordeal he has gone throughhe will labor with the hoe and rake.

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CONVICTS RISE UPAGAINST SLAYER

Threaten Illinois PrisonComrades Suspected ofKilling Warden's Wife.

OFFICIALS SUSPENDALL PRIVILEGES

Take Drastic Measures to Pre

i vent Outbreak Inquest Point-to Campbell's Guilt.

Joliet, 111., June 21. Fearing a rep<tition of the demonstration by sixteehundred prisoners against Chicken Jo

f'ampbell and Winter Edwards, negr

convicta suspected of slaying the wif

of Edmund Allen, Warden of the BUIPenitentiary here, prison officials sa«

that each convict was locked i.i hi

cell to-night and special measures wer

taken to prevent any outbreak. Eve

th" trusties were locked up, for thfirst time in the history of the pri«orand all privileges to inmates were sus

pended.In spite of the watchfulness of th

day guards, thirteen hundred convictrose in the main dining hall while a

midday dinner and shouted threat

against Campbell, then the only sus

peet. One hundred guards rushed th«convicts, and with clubs quieted th«uproar.To-night there mm suppressed ex

citement in the prison, and old guardsaid the whisper had gone from cell t«cell to punish the negroes whose alleged crime has jeopardized the honosystem which has been in 'peration n

the prison.The Coroner's inquest into the dent!

of Mrs. Allen, formerly a light opensinger, whose charred body was foun«yesterday morning after a fire had destroye«! the bed in which she slept irthe warden's apartments . the prit.onoccupied most of the day, and will b*continued to-morrow.

Testimony Against Camphell.Captain P. D. Clarfceon, a guard, tes

titled that Cr.mpbell, a house servantand Edwarde, a trusty who served ai

the Allen«' waiter, had both change«clothes immediately af'er the fireCampbell, after a long questioning irthe solitary cell where he was confinedad littcd this. Michael Kane, a guardalso testifie«! he had come upon Campbell dressing in an anteroom of MrsAllen's apartments soon after the bod«,was found.Miss Anna Emery, houeekoepor, tes¬

tified that the alcohol jug, fragment»of which wer- found in the ruins ofMrs. Allen's bod, was kept in an ad¬joining lir.cn room, to which bothCpmpbel! and Edwards had acco*-.A blood-stained collar, recovered

from the linen closet, also figured inthe testimony. Campbell, who pro¬tested with tears that he was innocent,admitted in his cell that the collar washis, but that the bloodstain was dueto a slip of his razor.

Says Negro Acted Queerly.James Larkin, one of the keepers.

testified that lie sa*v Campbell dm lyin the corridor near Mi.--. Allen's room.

This «me between 5:45 and 6:10 a. m

"Campbell then came toward me a«-.ddid an unusual thing," said the witmilC."He held out his hand and said: 'How-do you and I stand?' He went backthen, and when he again emerged fri.-nthe darkness in that part of the corri¬dor he had Mrs. Allen's dog. He tookthe dog into the yard, and when Ilooked through a window I observedthat he was gazing up at Mrs. Allen'swindow."

Dr. J. P. Benson and Dr. BaldoneCleminson, who were attracted to H't,Allen's room by the smell of emotte,testified that they found her with b r

head crushed and her body be 11yburned by the flaming bedclothes.

If. P. Evans, of the Chicago police,obtained fingerprints from the water-bottle with which Mrs. Allen was killedand from Campbell end Edwards, andprobably will testify before the Coro¬ner's jury to-morrow.

Frank Fought for LifeBefore Many Tribunals

Atlanta, June II. Two hearings were

held here on Frank's application forexecutive clemency, one before theState Prison Commission May 31, andthe other before the Governor. Thelatter hearing extended through sev-1eral days and ended June 16.

Before the Prison Commission oralargument on Frank's behalf was n*udeby his counsel and by jurists, lawyersand prominent citizens of Georgia, Illi¬nois and Massachusetts. Pe«itions bear¬ing hundreds of thousands of namesfrom various state legislatures, socle*ties and committees, and thousands ofindividual letters urging clemency furFrank, were presented to the commis-sion. In opposition to the applicationthere were filed a lr'ter from SolicitorDorsey, who prosecuted Frank, and a

protest from citizens of Cobb County,,'Ga., where Mary Phagan formerlylived. The commission recommendedagainst clemency by a vote of I to 1.

Frank's counsel, prior to the clem-eney appeal, had made seven unsue-cersful attempts before the County Su-parier and State Supreme Courts 'o«obtain a new trial or to have the ver-

diet set aside. Tne Federal District!Court refused to grant ¦ writ of habeascorpus, and the I nited States SupremeCourt declined to grant a writ of error

for review of the case, and also deniedFrank's sppeal in habeas corpus pro¬ceedings. Four times the sentence »«fdeath was pronounced upon him forthe murder of Mary Phagan in April,Itlt._RAID GERMAN ARMSDEPOT ON WEST SIDEPolice Find 100 Rifles and

1,400.000 Rounds of Ammu¬nition in Building.

Morris J. Ahcarn was arraigned in '

the Jefferson Market police court yes¬terday for storing explosives in a WestHouston Street building without « per¬mit. The explosives consisted of 1,-400,000 rounds of rifle »mmunition. It,was asserted that 100 Springfield rifles.which, with the ammunition, «ere ^aidto be intended for Germany, were «Iso jstored there.

Neither Ahearn nor others broughtbefore the magistrate in connectionwith the case would explain mattersfurther than to say a permit had beenapplied for. The case was adjourneduntil Thursday, and Ahearn was patoled.Firemen ot F.ngine 10, at __n West

Houston Street, reported the storage ofthe war supplies at the MacdougalStreet pollee station. *t. was said thatquanritie» of cartridge» had been takento « Brooklyn pier, but that the crewof the ship upon which they were tobe loaded had refuse I to seil whenthey learned the munitions were in¬tended for Germany.The Fire Department has receivedthe application fo- » permit to »toreexplosive» in th« hinlding. «nd it willprobably b« granted.

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give him a turkey dinner. Only K«is necessary. Guests at Beach Bmi|».low, at the foot of Beach Eighty-AftaStreer, Rockavvay Beach, atugttithemselves of that yesterday.On Sunday a seagull fluttered ¡o ti«

sand near the house, snd was captarteby Harold Snndifer. . hoi« tssutt t¡it the bungalow. The creator« t «

evidently exhausted and had beim »_.feted by neavy weather. Its fe»t»«Mwore ruffled, «nd sever«! quül» ig ¡t»left wing were broken.Harold carried it to the ver«n«i» uj

placed it in a box. where it rested ¦the afternoon, eyeing its new »equal».anee«' in the fiiemiliest manner la-aginahle. Thejr had turkey, with «if.irg and cranberry ssuc*. Stindsy ni|ktat the bungalow, and the gull got«hare, to its evident delight.Yesterday the intelligent bird it*r

strayed far from the home. Insteadof mingling with the other gulj -itheir fights over scraps, it loaf«.day, coasting on the roliers ne»r ihatt.When the supper beil rang, it mstraight to the bungalow, »nd _ttiue ts had no peace until the bird kadbeen fed. It wore a slightly hurt m-pression when chops wer« »erred n-stead of turkey, but was hungry, tatevidently resolved to make th« butof it.

LODGE PROTESTSDRAFTING CITIZENS

Must Protect Naturalised Antr»ica>is from Foreign War

Service. He Says.[Frism TT¡» T".' i.-.s Bluta«*.]

'.Vashington, June 21..In as «i-

change of corresponden«:« bet*««Senator Lodge, of Massachusetts, Us

acting Secretary of State L«minf eiw

tiie drafting of Ugo De Prato. wh« «w

born in Boston, after hi« father sti

been naturalized, into the Italian«r_7.Senator Lodge declared that ti«United Stater should protect iti «ti-zens of so-called dual nationality, de-spite the fact that the laws of s fer-eign country might not recogniietwpersons to be citizens of th« Uaite«States.

In the case of De Prato th«r« «v

no conflict, Senator Lodge pointed eitas even the Italian law would not elsisthat he wa» liable to military MBut had he been born in this couatirbefore his father v»a» naturalized «J .

citizen he would have been liable t»

military duty in Italy, according tea«Italian law, although under th« mmthe United States the fact that h« »'

born here make» him s citizen of tricountry._"The fact that there il a conflict «

law» i» very different from «daitUr.»that the law in conflict with out tatis valid," declared Senator Lodge. "Be¬cause Italy, or any other country, bm

» law which conflicts with oun it ta*>not follow that we should fail to is»

tain our own law and our own do."«-»'If we did so there wou'd be no eou-t'-of laws, bocause we should thsa mmit to the law of another country «.

s'ead of maintaining our own- m

fact that France or Italy, or »ny »<»'.

country, makes a claim upon ¦»__¦_]ican citizen does not alter the duty e.

the United State» toward h'.m u»«*-

tier own Con»titution."_FRENCH MUNITIONS GAINWar Minister Millerand «S»ti*-

fled with Rate cf Output.Pari*. June 21. The mtriutttWt^

arms and ammunition in rrea»

progressing satisfactorily, .«ord',«M.an official communication mow

n¡cht concerning a tour oí IMJJries where the work is « P^made by Minister of War MillereniSunday. The statement *ayi:"The Minister of War went SJÇ

on a tour of the factories in M*terior of France «""V*^"¿1 ",,%.*this morning. In all th. t'«0"",,;visited, those privately owned a« jas those belonging to the im*'«

Minister witnessed very great eci^-He has satisfied himself P«r,.°*that, thanks to the great and P

gressive efforts shown up to he P

Ottt, the expected results tM *MT

where be realized, and m s Joo4 ¦

factories probably exceeded.

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