Saturday, 24th July 1915: State Prison Farm Probed Again Today, The Atlanta Constitution

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Great Interest in the Governor's Visit Frank's Condition Continues to Improve.

Milledgeville, Ga., July 23. (Special.) Chairman R. E. Davidson arrived tonight by auto from his home in Greene County and the State Farm Probe will begin early Saturday, shortly after the arrival time of the Georgia Train from Macon with Governor Harris and Prison Commissioners E. L. Rainey and T. E. Patterson.

The plan for the Investigation is not given out, but it is certain that besides inquiring into Details of the Assault upon Leo M. Frank, the Charges made by Joe Johnson will be taken up, item by item.

Frank is continually improving. He had a nice, comfortable day. At 7 o'clock, his Physicians made an Examination of his wound. They invited, to go in with them Dr. A. W. Findley, of Cave Springs, Representative from Floyd County, who was at the Prison, at the time, being in Milledgeville as a Member of the Legislative Committee, visiting the State Sanitarium today.

Dr. Findley says the wound is beginning to heal from either end, but in the middle, it looks bad; a good deal of irritation and pus is present; that Frank has a cough, which starts up whenever he talks. For that reason, he did not ask the Patient many questions.

In response to how he felt, Frank said, very well. Dr. Findley stated that if everybody could see what he saw, it would forever put an end to the rumor that Frank was not seriously cut that the wound was little more than half the circle of his neck and very deep.

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CAPITOL GOSSIP BY Ned Mc Intosh

Ask $16,000 Appropriation.

The Wheatley Bill, asking for a Special Appropriation of $16,000 to replace the burned Academic Building of the Third District Agricultural School, at Americus, which comes up for consideration before the Senate under the head of unfinished business Monday morning, is a measure of extreme and immediate importance to a large Section of South Georgia.

Proceeding upon the assumption that the State would not hesitate to replace this Educational Building immediately, the Trustees of the Third District School have advertised for students and are already expecting about 150 students for the coming Session. Unless the money for this building is forthcoming at once, however, says Crawford Wheatley, of Sumter, Author of the Bill, there will be but one thing the Trustees can do and that is to announce that there will be no Session of the school this year and close up the Institution until the new building is available. The dormitories, barns, cattle, farm, and everything needed for the school is ready for service, except a Building to teach in. The importance of this Building is readily seen.

Already the appropriation of the money has been passed by the House and the Bill has been approved by the Senate Committee. The Bill came up in the Senate Friday morning and was argued, but no action was reached before adjournment. It will be considered again, Monday morning.

Governor's Staff.

Governor Harris on Friday announced the appointment of a portion of his Staff. Other appointments will be announced later.

Friday's appointments were as follows: To be Adjutant General and Chief-of-Staff, Brigadier General J. Van Holt Nash, of Atlanta. To be Colonel and Chief of Aids, Asa G. Candler, of Atlanta. To be Lieutenant Colonel and Military Secretary, Frederick R. Jones, of Macon. To be Lieutenant Colonels and Aides-de-Camp; George M. Hope, of Atlanta; Henry F. West, of Atlanta; Ben J. Fowler, of Macon; John D. Walker, of Sparta; John W. Murrell, of Atlanta; Charles P. Rowland, of Savannah; John C. Woodward, of College Park; Steadman V. Sanford of Athens; Robert E. L. Spence, of Albany; William M. Camp, of Atlanta; J. R. Nunnally, of Monroe; Claude C. Smith, of Atlanta; Cliff T. Williamson, of Macon; Dennis Fleming, of Albany; Oscar Palmour, of Atlanta; William S. Coburn, of Atlanta; Ozy R. Horton, of Milledgeville.

The Governor states that his Staff was only partially completed, the remaining Members to be appointed after the Legislature acts on measures now pending before it, affecting the Staff.

Leaves for Milledgeville.

Governor Harris and Members of the Prison Commission left last night for Milledgeville, where they will, today, conduct a Probe into the recent attempt of William Creen, a Life-Time Convict for murder, upon the Life of Leo M. Frank, also serving a Life Term at the State Penitentiary for the murder of Mary Phagan.

Governor Harris, besides taking part in the Investigation of the Frank incident, will also make it a General Inspection of the State Farm and Reformatory Properties there.

Senator Boykin a Fluent Orator.

Perhaps the most effective Speaker in the Upper House of the Legislature is Senator Boykin, of the Seventieth. Whenever a Senator has a Bill before the Senate and wishes to put a pyrotechnic finish on his argument for the measure, he sneaks over to Senator Boykin's desk and nudges him. In a few minutes, the silver-tongued Senator will be running the gamut of human emotions in his forceful and eloquent way. He made one of his best speeches Friday advocating Senator John D. Walker's School Teachers' Pay Bill.

Andrews in the Camera Eye.

Thursday, the whole Legislature was invited to walk out of the Capitol for the Moving Picture Man, who wished to snap the Senators in action for the Georgia film being promoted by the Chamber of Commerce. Representative Andrews was so busy on one of his Bills that he forgot about the Camera Man until all the other Solons had had their beauty struck. Suddenly, remembering the request, and not wishing to be absent from a picture that represented the Legislature of the State, Representative Andrews rushed out on the Capitol Steps. "Where is the Movie Man?" he shouted, turning around and around in order to discover the Camera. When he had circled about in confusion several times, some laughing Legislator informed him that the Movie Man was within ten feet of Colonel Andrews, whose picture had been taken while the Subject was in rather a frustrated pose. All the fellow Representatives of the Fulton Member are anxiously waiting for an opportunity to see the Moving Picture of Andrews in action.