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l THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. TRIAL INTEREST SETS RECORD Brilliant Array of Lawyers and the; Dramatic Features of the Case Make Spectacular Clash. Xo murder^trial In Fulton County ever has approached the spectacular interest which is in prospect in the Frank case from the first, sharp skirmish between the opposing attor neys, through the long, bitter legal battle, and to the final pleas of the prosecution and the defense. The presence of Luther Z. Rosser and Reuben R. Arnold in the brilliant array of legal talent at once made certain that the trial would be out of the ordinary. Neither has the reputa tion of making a half-hearted fight when there is anything at stake. This time it is a man's life that is de pending upon their legal ability, their shrewdjies6 and their eloquence. Both have a disconcerting habit of carrying the fight to their opponents. In ring parlance, they do not give their courtroom rivals a chance to “get set.” This is going to keep the spectators constantly on the edge of expectation, and will furnish a series of exciting incidents that will give the Frank trial a place by Itself in tne criminal annals of Georgia. Crisis Whin Conley is Grilled. To describe Rosser’s tactics as ag gressive Is expressing it euphemis tically. If he were only aggressive, his name would not inspire the trepidation that now is felt by per sons who have to face him in the wit ness box or by young lawyers who have to pit their strength against him. . , Rosser and Arnold are at their best when they are cross-examining the witnesses called by the other side. This fact i* expected to bring about the most thrilling situation of the entire trial in the witness box grill ing of the negro Jim Conley. Not satisfied with seeking' to prove :he entire innocence of their client, the two lawyers propose to show that Conley himself is the man who at tacked Mary Phagan in the National Pencil Factory and flung her dead body upon the trash heap in the base ment. From whom are they to get testi mony of this startling nature? Certainly from no one else than the negro, and from hitn they intend to get it. It is a bold plan, but one char acteristic of the two-handed fighting methods of Rosser. Anyone who has seen a witness made the object of Rosser’s attack knows that Jim Con- lev Is in for a bad day when he is called to the stand to testify that Leo Frank had him asfrtst in the disposal of Mary Phugan's body. Chance Seen for Confession. Only a Rosser would have the cour age of his convictions to expect to break down tne negro after he re peatedly had told the remarkable story of finding the girl's dead body on the second floor of the pencil fac tory and carrying her. at Frank's direction and with Frank’s assistance, down the elevator into the basement. Reaper’s plan opens up the dramatic possibility of a courtroom conresslon from Conley. In the opinion of those, who are convinced of Frank's inno cence and the negro's guilt, it would not be a matter of great surprise if Conley, undbr the fire of questions directed at him by Rosser and Ar nold. should collapse and confess he alone was concerned in the crime. The cross-examination of Conley i* certain to be one of the spectacular features of the trial. His vivid talo, under the lead of questions by Solici tor Dorsey and Attorney Frank A. Hooper, will be repeated to the court room full of spectators. It will lose , none of its dramatic elements. In that its essential features already are well known to the public. They, are wait. . ing to hear it first hand from the ne gro's lips. Raked Up His Past Life. Then Conley will be turned over to the scarcely tender merries of counsel • for Frank. He probably will be on the rack for hours. Whether he will be able to stand the ordeal is prob lematical No point in his history that could have any possible bearing on the case will be overlooked. The defense is in possession of a mass of information relating to Conley’s con duct for years. He will be asked in regard to every one of these circum stances. Before the events of the day of the tragedy are reached the negro will have undergone a searching exami nation of significant incidents in his past life. Then his story of his part in the crime will be attacked. The discrepancies will be brought out in the glare of th^ cross-examination. The falsehoods/fnat he told for days after he was arrested will be resur- • rected. All of his affidavits will be ridiculed. The two attorneys will Join in an effort to break down and utterly to discredit the story to which he now sticks. Whether or not they are successful, their attempt will be a dramatic feature of the trial A fight, scarcely less «pectacu:a r , will develop over the story of William H. Mincey. This time the attorneys for the prosecution will be in the role of scoffers. Mincey has declared that he heard Conley boasting of killing a girl. Mincey, a quiet—almost diffident— , type of the country pedagogue, will be made the target for the Solicitor « and Attorney Hooper's fire of quev . tion#. They will seek to show that Mincey never saw Oonlev the aftcr- „ noon of April 26. when Mincey assert- . ed he had the conversation with the negro. ^ Climax When Frank Is Called. A hot fight also will be precipitated by the demand of the defense that the State make known the identity, at ‘ the beginning of the tidal, of all the Witnesses against Frank. Solicit »r Dorsey has said that he will fight any demand of this sort. The subpenafe duces tecum issued * by the defense wfll form another casus belli that is expected to provide a spirited skirmish between the at * torneys at the beginning of the trial. The defense insists on having in l court, for the purpose of comparison all of the affidavits taken from Jim Conley, Newt Lee. Monteen Stover, W. M Matthews and others Dorsey declares this is a flimsy trick to dts- . credit the State’s witnesses and pro poses to resist to the extent of his ability anv move to compel him lo comply with the demand. Col. Brewster Denies Aiding Dorsey in Case Colonel P. H. Brewster has written The Georgian a letter correcting a statement in The Sunday American. The letter quotes the report that Col<>- nel Brewster had atdcil^Mr^^JDorse^ and proceeds' "Where such information could have been obtained J can not under stand. wince it is absolutely false • I have had nothing whatever to do with the Frank case My advice has not been even sought as to any ques tion inolved in the caw, nor have I volunteered it, and I have prepared no briefs on any phase of the rase Mr Dorsey, the Solicitor General, is fully competent to meet every demand hi* office imposes on htm, and I do not wish the impression to be made that he leans on me or others, nor that I am interested in any way in the prosecution of Mr. Frank. "The statement made in your Sun day issue In unjust to me, to the pros ecution and the defense, and there fore I trust you will at once correct this statement.” JUDGE PRESIDING IN TRIAL OF LEO FRANK IDLE OF SOOTH STREET CIO HITS Buried by Comrades ROBBER'S ROLEI Tl DETECT! Man Who Trapped Reeves and Miller Says It Is Exciting, but Once Is Enough. Plaving burglar for six weeks in the interest of society la a "ticklish busi ness,” according to J. A. Harris, for mer railroad detective. He fays he doesn't want to try it again. Harris, whose Identity has Just been disclosed, is the man who caused the undoing of T. W. Reeves and R. W- Miller, accused as the leaders of a burglar band and who are now in the Tower facing numerous charges Working as a pal side by side with Reeves* and Miller in different Jobs. Harris obtained information that en abled city detectives to run the al leged burglars to earth last week Detectives say Harris’ feat Is one of the most daring ever attempted in this section ir\ an effort to bag crimi nals Harris' own story in court of how he acted the role of burglar fol lows: “My part in this affair has been solely to aid the detectives in round ing up these men. who I felt were a menace to society. I have known Reeves and Miller for some time. A few weeks ago 1 was approached by them to Join in a plan to rob. They told me they were making lots of money, and making it easy, and that they were in no danger; that they were getting away with their game for the reason that they were both above suspicion. I saw that here was an opportunity to do a good turn, ami I immediately took hold of it. I told them 1 would liko to make some of this easy money, and fell for their gams—at least, I convinced them I did. "They seemed to trust me Implicitly, and I was soon completely in their confidence. "When I realized that they meant business and that l really could be come a fake burglar, my next step was to report to Thief of Detectives Lanford. I assured the Thief I could trap this gang, and he told me to go ahead and work the game for all it was worth I would meet with Reeves and Miller, we would discuss and frame up possible Jobe, and 1 would report to Chief Lanford as quickly as possible "I made daily reports to the Thief, putting him wise to every move being made by the gang. Sometimes T would meet the Chief at his home and sometimes I would slip down to his office in the police station. But I would never r^k the telephone. "The night Reeves and Miller were captured in Gober’s »tore in Carroll street I was along and made my es cape from the store. Of course, the detectives let me get away. As I dashed away from the store I heard several pistol shots—the detectives were shooting into the air "But I've got enough now—I don’t want another job like this." Committee Ready For Currency Bill WASHINGTON, July 28.—Presi dent Wilson having withdrawn his demand that the Glass currency bill be sent Immediately to a Democratic caucus of the House, the Democratic members of the House Banking and Currency Committee prepared to con sider the bill late to-day, with the ex pectation that an agreement could be reached before the end of the week. The committee planned to take up the Ragsdale amendments to the bill providing for an industrial and agri cultural currency. It Is expected these will be voted down. Judge Roan has presided in nearly all of Atlanta's celebrtaed murder trials in the past ten years. He is distinguished for his knowledge of criminal law and procedure. DR.DUBOSETIkKES SUNDAY SCHOOLS RIP IT'LIUS' Noted Minister Says Nothing Is Cheaper or Easier Than So- Called “Advanced Thought." Declaring that there is nothing cheaper and nothing easier than to assume the role of "heretic,” Dr. H. M. DuBost*. pastor of the First Meth odist Church of A'tlanta, and one of the most widely known ministers of the State, has issued a statement in which he sharply criticises the views of the so-called “liberals.” Dr. DuBose's statement was called forth by the recent utterances of Dr. J. B. Robins, pastor of Trinity Church, who declared that the "here tic of to-day is the preacher of to morrow." "My mature conviction," said Dr. DuBoue, “is that in all the so-called ‘liberal.’ advanced' or new thought’ of the day there is little that deserves serious criticism, for most of it is mere meaningless talk without a pre mise and reasoned to a sequence of thin air. Likewise the advanced ideas' and new thought’ set forth, for the most part, are overworn and be lated sophistries. "As to the role of the heretic, there is no more overworked harlequinry in all the worldfl There is nothing cheaper and nothing easier. It is a business that is carried on with small capital.” Strike Situation in Transvaal Ominous Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian. JOHANNESBURG, July 28.—The situation in South Africa, where the railroad men and miners threaten a country-wide strike, has become very grave. So far the labor leaders have re fused to accept any concessions to end the trouble, insisting that all their demands be met. HEAT FATAL IN EAST. PHILADELPHIA, July 28.—Phila delphia is experiencing one of th* s of the summer to-d ty. Two death# from the heat had been reported before noon. $1,400 Guarantee Of Wedded Bliss ROCHESTER. MINN., July 28.- That the son will make a model hus band and the daughter a faithful and obedient wife are the pledges of the fathers of Cassian Bart and Eliza beth Blodi, members of well-known families near here, who are soon to be wedded. A bond was signed by each father. Bart promising that his son will not Ionf, gamble, drink, play pool or dance with young women, hi# pledge being a 1700 farm. The father of the brie e-elect de posited a cash bond of $ 00 that his daughter will not gossip, run around with other men and will took lo her husband # satisfaction. E Attendance 64 Per Cent Greater Than Last Year—Fresh Cam paign Being Planned. Qf a total enrollment of 6,399 per sons in twenty Atlanta Sunday schools 5,121 were present Sunday. The average attendance of eac h school was 320. which is a gain of 64 per cent over las*, year The following table shows the in- crea-se in attendance of Atlanta Sun day schools, comparing Sunday, July 27. with the attendance one year ago: Attend. Attend. SCHOOL. Year Ago. Sunday. St. Paul Methodist .... 500 517 Tabernacle Baptist 496 608 Central Presbyterian ... 531 560 Second Baptist 305 474 First Christian 340 624 Grace Methodist 262 249 Park Street Methodist... 248 380 First Baptist 299 370 Wesley Memorial S73 393 Capitol Avenue Baptist.. 309 333 St. John's Methodist ... 260 325 North Ave. Presbyterian 198 292 West End Baptist . ... 231 226 Ponce DeLeon Baptist... 149 207 West End Christian .... 105 137 Woodward Ave. Baptist. 162 200 Gordon Street Baptist.. 70 196 St Mark's Methodist.... 163 185 Inman Park Baptist 38 112 Central Congregational.. 93 121 Central Presbyterian Sunday school stands second on the list, being out ranked only by the First Christian. Other churches are forging rapidly to the front. During the coming year it is planned to conduct a campaign which will interest the young people with a view to enhancing the increase in Sunday school attendance In Atlanta. Author, in Duel Over Book, Wounds Critic Story of Pretty Little Girl’s Death Gripped Public, Eager to Discover Her Slayer. As Leo Frank faces? to-day the or deal decreed by law that for man’s life, man’s life sh^.11 pay, interest In his case that has held Atlanta, Geor gia and the South enthralled for three months has diminished not a whit since the Sunday morning the body of the little factory girl was found. Wise Judges of news, men who are paid thousands of dollar# each year for their knowledge of the fickleness of the public, men who can time to the second the period when interest dies in one thing before the public eye to be born anew in another, have for years contended that no single item of news can sustain its Interest longer than one brief week. And yet for three months the pub lic has read of Mary Phagan’s death and the quest for her slayer and their demand for this news has been in satiable. That the vaunted insight of these news experts is as shallow as the mirror reflection of a beauty of the stage is the thought that common logic first presents, Insight of Experts Borne Out. 1 he insight of these experts has no* been at fault. On the contrary. It has been sustained. For in the mystery veiling the death of Mary Phagan and the trial of Leo Frank ns her slayer, a more varied array of things that in terest, thrill, horrify, shock and make men think is presented than In any one case developed since typesetting machines’ made the modern newspaper possible. Harry Thaw’s case comes to mind, that tragedy of romance that present ed in the same cast of characters the brilliant Lothario, the man of mil lions, and a woman as fair as the dawn. But there was never the ele ment of mystery in the slaying of Stanford White. District Attorney Jerome described It pretty well as a commonplace tragedy of the tender loin. The only question that confronted the public was whether there was a law decreed by God that a man should take up arms and avenge his family honor that should nullify the law made by man that decreed that the courts of the country and the judg ment of heaven could alone mete out reparation for personal injury. But in the Phagan case, there is a mystery so deep, so impenetrable, that there are thousands in Atlanta who believe that Mary Phagan’s slayer walks about to-day a free man as another battles for his life accused of his crime. Viotim Only a Child. There was mystery in the famous case of Henry Clay Beattie, the Vir ginia aristocrat, who met death in the electric chair fpr slaying his wife after his infatuation for Beulah Bin- fqcd. * But again, we. have a feature of the Phagan case which was missing in the Beattie tragedy , that makes the Atlanta mystery as grippingly pitiful as the Virginia problem was sordid. For in the Phagan case a child is one of the principals. All the world may love a lover, but all th© world loves a child more. And when the innocent, -wistful, appealing face of the little factory girl first appeared in the public prints more heart strings were touched than there were thrills caused in all the sinister rev elations of the Virginia trial. The child interest has made many a case appeal to the public interest more than struggles of statesmen, ravages of nature, or even the love of man for woman. The entire United States waited breathlessly for news of the capture of the kidnapers of little Billy Whitla, the sturdy Pennsylvania lad, in 1909. But when the kidnapers were taken and Billy Whitla returned safe and sound and maybe a little happier from his thrilling experience to the home of his parents, the public forgot all about little Billy and to-day. in four short years, there are few who remember his case at all. For Billy Whitla lived. Mary Phagan died. Lamana Case Was Absorbing. In 1907 the hearts of every mother and father in the Southland bled for the wealthy father and mother of the little Lamana boy, who was taken from their New Orleans home by members of the Crescent City Mafia. Interest was Intense at every period of the search and public sentiment was kindled near to the blazing point when the beheaded body of the boy was found in a Louisiana swamp. But as thrilling as was the Lamana case, it did not have that quality that is so essential to make a case uni versally absorbing. The Lamanas were foreigners, the kidnapers were foreigners. And Americans want an American in their news stories. And so on and on. Recall any case of thrilling interest to your mind, an alyze it. and you will discover that the Phagan case has features which that case does not possess and any one of those features would make a story of breathless interest in itself. R. R. Gresham, Father of Ten, Dies Three Hours After Crash. Thrown Forty Feet. R. R. Gresham, a dairyman residing In Wyman street, Kirkwood, was struck by an outbound Kirkwood car at Whitefoord avenue early Monday morning and received injuries from which he died three hours later with out regaining consciousness. Gresham’s skull was fractured, his throat gashed and his ankle broken. The accident occurred when the dairyman, driving his wagon into At lanta. attempted to cross the car tracks in front of an approaching car. The wagon was smashed into splint ers by the speeding car and its driver thrown 40 feet into a ditch. The horse was knocked over on its side amid the debris of the vehicle. Gresham was picked up unconscious $nd hurried in an ambulance to the Atlanta Hospital. Physicians who at tended him held out little hope for his recovery. He died three hours later. Mr. Gresham was 52 years old. mar ried and the father of ten children. But one member of the family, Her man Gresham, a son, reached the In jured man before he died. ‘Artificial' Wine Must Be Labeled WASHINGTON. July 28.—Secre tary of Agriculture Houston has in formed the California members of Congress that he will require all ar tificial win5 sold in interstate com merce to carry labels showing the componnls of which it Is made. He states that hi# department will not be able to control the wine whicn is shipped into States in bulk and there fraudulently re-bottled and la beled. Representatives of all railroad or ders served as pallbearers Sunday afternoon in Kennesaw at the funeral of J. M. Arrington, a veteran con ductor of the Western and Atlantic Railroad. The pallbearers were J. O. Hargis and W. C. Stradley, of the Order of Railway Conductors; C. E. Pratt, of the Brotherhood of Locomotive En gineers; S. G. Pyron, of the Brother hood of Locomotive Firemen; E. E. Skelton, of the Brotherhood of Rail road Trainmen, and J. F. Mayfield, of the Order of Railroad Telegra phers. Arrington was 56 years of age, and had been connected with the West ern and Atlantic Railroad for 32 years. He was a member of Atlanta Division. No. 180, O. R. C., and Ken nesaw Masonic Lodge, No. 314. COMMITS SUICIDE IN RIVER. COLUMBUS.—Mrs. Mary Small wood, aged 35, wife of M. R. Small wood, a city employee, committed sui cide last night by jumping into the Chattahoochee River. Her body was recovered to-day. Her mind was af fected. Blacks Avenge Death Of One of Their Race WAYCROSS, July 28,—Angered at the killing of John Davis, a negro employee of the Hebard Cypress Company, a crowd of negro laborers to-day endeavored to kill Ike Beals, alias Charles Johnson, a negro, whose home Is at DonalAsonville. Beals was ■hot a dozen times and is probably fatally wounded. He was brought to Jail. Before Beals was captured by dep uties he wounded two negroes. THE PLAY THIS WEEK Arctic Pictures at Grand. The wonderful series of motion pic tures taken in the Arctic regions by the Carnegie Museum Alaska-Siberia ex pedition will be placed on view at the Grand this week. Aside from the educational and scien tific value of the pictures, they are rich in human interest. There .will be daily matinees at 2:30. 10 cents for all seats, and at night at 8:30 the prices will be 10. 15 and 25 cents. All seats are reserved and in addition to the feature pictures there will be the best first-run scenes from the greatest producers. New Bill at Forsyth. Joe Welch and a host of other star vaudeville features will be the attrac tion this week at the Forsyth. The popularity of the Forsyth has never been greater. The excellence of the shows ha6 helped to make the theater more than busy. As a Hebrew Welch is in the class with Warfield as a German. Robert L. Dailey and company will make their first appearance in Atlanta in their best sketch, “Our Bob." The Dolan- Lenharr company will be another of the real sure enough hits of the season. Other features include Cunningham and Marion, the talkfest acrobats; Elsa Ward, the California songbird; Karl Cress, the painter in oil, and the Leffel Trio of bar artists. At the Bijou. , “The Girl from Dublin,” this week’s attraction at the Bijou, promises to eclipse many of the best offerings that the Bijou has presented The company numbers some twenty people, including a cast of principals especially chosen for the various characters portrayed, and a chorus that is said to be one of the prettiest and best drilled in musical comedy tabloid. DIDN'T EXCITE DALTON A BIT. DALTON.—The appearance of the slit skirt caused only a slight flurry here. Yesterday two women, wearing skirts slashed daringly, got off a train iiere. They were not molested by the police. LEADS ATTACK Several Policemen Are Injured lii Battle With Militants Storm ing Asquith’s Home, $ . Special Cable to The Georgian. LONDON, July 28.—Twenty-fou® men and women to-day were fined or! ordered to furnish bond# to keep th# peace as the result of the riots of yes^ terday, when Sylvia Pankhurst, tho daughter of the militant leader, led a» mob to storm Premier Asquith's house. A huge crowd followed fn the wake of the suffragettes as they began thtf march to the Premier's house, but th# police, aided by motor busses,.blocked the way of the on-rushing mob. In the fight that followed, several officers were injured, but the police dispersed the moh, after arresting th£ militant leader’s daughter and «ome of her followers. The police had been searching for Sylvia ac her release license under tho “cat-and-mouse” act had expired. Sr»^ was removed to Halloway jail to con-* tinue her sentence for inciting to riot. Before being taken to Jail Miss Pank* hurst promised to lead a greater up* rising than ever before upon her re-4 lease. Mrs. 'Pethick Lawrence, Lady Sybil Smith and Miss Evelyn Sharpe, who were sentenced to Hallow-ay jail for rioting during the recent suffragette demonstration were released today. They had gone on a hunger strike im mediately after being taken to jail. Southern Urged As Solicitor General WASHINGTON. July 28.—The Sen ate Judiciary Committee to-day or* dered a favorable report on th© nom*< ination of Representative John W, Davis, of West Virginia, to be So licitor General of the United States^ BALTIMORE, MD. $20.85 Round Trip $20.83 Tickets on sale August 1, 2 and 3. Return limit Au gust 15. Through electric lighted steel sleeping cars. Dining cars on most con venient schedules. SOUTHERN RAILWAY. Spsclal Cable to The Georgian. ROME, July 2S.—Resenting: criti cism of his book, Guido Verona, a novelist, to-day fought a duel with Gian Tito Rlcardt, music publisher and head of the Italian music trust. The publisher was wounded In the neck. Verona expressed himself satis fied and the duel terminated. The only wav to break a silence is to make a noise. Silence is The barrier between wanting and getting. Make your noise with Georgian Want Ads, and your want will be heard by thousands. Read for Profit Georgian Want Ads Ise for Results EISEMAN BROS., Inc. Cool Clothes At Discount Prices! Domestic and 25° /o [ liscount Canadian CRASH SUITS Tropical Worsted Suits MOHAIR SUITS 50 Styles of 25° /o D liscount STRAW HATS Including Pana= mas and Bang* koks COOL CLOTHES are going to be in demand for the nest two months. August always is a month of solid summer weather, succeeded by September, not much the less so, is an awfully good ‘ ‘ hunch ’ ’ to weather-wise buyers to make this store the point of greatest economy in buying liberally while our REBUILDING DISCOUNT SALE is whacking prices right and left. Every summer wearable need has had the price ticket “trimmed," and bargains, bargains of the real substantial sort, abound in every department. In the Men’s Wear Department (Main Floor), the season’s best SUITS are selling for 25 per less In the Men’s FURNISHING GOODS De partment (Main Floor Left), 50 different makes and styles of COOL UNDERWEAR are selling at greatly reduced prices. Neckwear, SHIRTS, Ho siery, too, are all repriced at lessened figures. In the Men’s HAT Department (Main Floor Right), 50 styles of the season’s best makes of STRAW, PANAMA and BANGKOK Hats are sell ing for 25 per cent less. In the SHOE Department (Main FloorRear), .Fine Footwear is now selling at greatly reduced prices. The sale includes Men’s, Boys’ Children’s and Misses’ SHOES, and in the Children’s line in cludes Little Juniors and Plamates. In the Juvenile Section (ENTIRE SECOND FLOOR), WASH SUITS at greatly reduced prices are a stellar feature of the sale of children’s clothes. More than 200 different styles to choose from. STRAW and W T ASH HATS, too, under wear, blouses, shirts, hosiery, neckwear, etc. Make this store the rendezvous of economic research for summer supplies in apparel needs. Eiseman Bros., Inc. Store Closes Wednesdays at 1 o’Clock till Sept. 1st. 11-13-15-17 Whitehall