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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. OPENING CM LOST BY JUDGE PRESIDING IN TRIAL OF LEO FRANK Judge L. S. * ' ;• k. Roan, ~ y, s-% of Stone Mountain Circuit. WHOLE OF SOUTH TRIAL SETS At 9:58 o’clock Solicitor Dorsey announced that he was ready to open the case of the State against I<eo M Frank, charged with having killed Mary Phagan by strangulation. This was followed by the request of the defense that the State's witnesses be called, sworn and put under the rule The prosecution opened by an nouncing its readiness to go on with the trial and called the list of wit nesses. Bailiffs brought them down from the second floor In regular or der called, their names were: Mrs. J W. Coleman, mother of Mary Pha gan; J. W. Coleman, the girl's step father; George Epps, newsboy; L. S. Dobbs, policeman; W W. Rogers, bailiff for constable; L. S. Starnes, detective and also prosecutor on the indictment; Pat Campbell, detective; Grace Hicks, girl who identified Mary Phagan’s body; J- M. Gantt, one© held for inquiry, now supposed to be a star witness for the prosecution; Harry Scott, the Pinkerton detective; R P. Barrett, pencil factory em plovee; B. P. Haslett, policeman; M K H Hawkins, No. 359 Edge wood ivenue, a negro, who was accepted n the prosecution, but struck by the iefense. I, K. Davis, for cause. David Woodward, foi cause. M. J. Rewell, for cause. Third and Fourth Panels Go. The following men were struck on the third panel: Charles Wither spoon, by defense, H. J. Kuglar, for """“'■L ;vr ' from what the newspapers sain 1 served on Ihe State s attorneys d Mr ; !pmnKra th. Rnlirtto the affidavits of Jim Conley and , hl . talesman w; «... / i^ t h .. npnmtuu /if HnllHtnr • . I V. IVarley, factory employee. W A. GheeslinK. undertaker that rarer) for the Kiri's body; Hr Claude Smith, City Bacteriologist; Dr. H. F. Har ris. member of the State Board of Health; Dr. J. W. physician, E. D. Parry, court stenog rapher; K. W. Smith, Monteen Stover, girl employee at pencil factory; Mi- nola McKnlght. cook at Franks home; Albert McKnlght, Minnie's husband I McKnight did not appear in court); Helen Ferguson, Mrs. Arthur White, wife of factory employee, and L. Stanford. Attorney Reuben Arnold asked concerning the duces tecum that h had for others. Oil the promise of Solicitor Dorsey that he would produce the af fidavits whenever needed the duces tecum was waived Solicitor Dorsey said he did not concede thp right of th* defense to force a production of the affidavit. He, however, at the request of Mr Arnold, dictated a statement Riving the dates of each of the affidavits signed hv Conley, saying they were all of the affidavits t'onlev had made and that he would produce them whenever necessary. « The Solicitor asked then that the defense’s witnesses be called and sworn. This was met by strenuous objection on the part of Attorneys Rosser and Arnold, who claimed their list was fragmentary. Solicitor Dorsey protested vehe mently, declaring that it would lie ex tremely unfair to the State not to swear the defense’s witnesses at this time. Attorney Rosser said it would delay the trial to complete their list at this time. Judge Roan ruled that be would giv,. the defense time to get up the list. The defense capitulated and it took but five minutes for the list to he made up. Witnesses for Defense. Attorney Stiles Hopkins, at the ta ble for the defense, called the names of the witnesses by whom they expect to clear Fsonk. They were Mary Burke. Dora Small, Elln Thomas. C. P Gilbert, F. Payne. Eula Flowers, Josephine Striker, Mattie Thompson, Mrs L. J. Cohen. J. C. I.owe, M. H. l.lebman, Miss Bessie White, Joe Williams. Fred Howell, Wade Camp bell. J. A. Price. J. E. Lyon, Cora Lav ender, M. O. Nix, J C. Matthews. F. Jenkins, Mrs. Josephine Sellg, E. Se- Ug, J. H. Haas, W. H. Mtncey, J. B. Spier. E. L. Skipper. E. I-. Sentell. May Barrett. Rebecca Carson, C. H. Carson. Harry Denham. Corinthl.i Hail, Mattie Hall, J L. Holloway, Mrs. George Jefferson, Jerome Mi chael, George W. Parrott, M. W. Mor row, Mrs. M. W. Morrow. Rabi David Marx, A. E. Mayo, Fred Weller, A. K. Marcus, Ed Montag, 1. H. Haas, W B. Owens, T Y Brent and Ossie Shields Story of Pretty Little Girl's Death Gripped Public, Eager to Discover Her Slayer. catiRp; C. J. Hale, for cause; J. B Hays, by defense; E. L. Winn, for cause; W. H. Abbott, for cause; SC. P. Mayaon, for cause; Boyd Perry, for cause. The entire fourth panel was struck: I, . Samuel Schoen. by the State. W. S. Hurt, Coroners slnpIeton by defense; Earle Davis, a negro, was accepted by the State, but struck by the defense: C. S. Cantrell, for cause; John W. Collier, for cause; W. W. Hammett, by the State; A. F. Rellingroth, by defense on ground that he was a brother to an employee ol cltor Dorsey’s office and that he had expressed the opinion that Frank was guilty. “I said It looked like he was guilty from what the newspapers said.” fle- r Dor- lat the talesman was not disqualified by this. However, Judge Bonn disqualified him for cause. “I think he should be net aside for his own sake,” ruled the Judge. D. Berger, for cause. Two More Panels Struck. The following men were struck from the fifth panel: W. C. Willis, for cause; H. C. Hasty, prejudice; C. H. Cook, by defense; C. H. Candler, in answer to a question from Solicitor Dorsey if he was Impartial, said "No;” George R. Low, by the State; S. K. Owens, for cause; J. C. Hen derson. for cause; C. M. Brown, op posed to capital punishment; C. A. Vaughn, prejudice. The following men, comprising the entire sixth panel, were struck: Ren F. Willis, by defense; C. M. Petton, prejudice; W. H. Hudson, not impar tial; G. R. Milner, by defense; John Head, age; Robert Smldt, opposed to capita) punishment; V. N. Carroll, not Impartial; C. H. Allen, opposed to capital punishment; P. F. Barber, op posed to capital punishment; O. Win gate, for cause; T. E. Winsow, by | State; A. W. Wofford, by defense. very man on the' seventh panel was struck, including H. H. Kelly, prejudice; N. A. Long, biased; C. W. Gittens, by defense; H. D. Ferguson, opposed to capital punishment; W. L. Merk. by defense; F. E. Walker, prej udice; P. B. Sale, prejudice; W. S. Gaston, biased; C. L. Anbury, biased; J. W. Chatham, prejudice; C. W. Sea- groves. prejudice; Carl Weinmeister, opposed to capital punishment. The last panel, from which the last Juror was secured, was Panel No. H. The following men were struck: S. L. Miller, by defense; H. L. Solomonson, biased; L. O. Hendon, by defense; H. C. Ashford, for cause; E. E. Woch- endorff, prejudice; Nicholas Ittner, age; Bud Waites, prejudice; W. W. Sorrell, by defense; Soloman Ben jamin. member of Grand Jury. The buzz of conversation in the lit tle courtroom Instantly was hushed when Judge Roan appeared and Dep uty Sheriff Plennie Miner called the court to order. The Impaneling of 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. Brilliant Array of Lawyers and the Dramatic Features of the Case Make Spectacular Clash. These were all of the witnesses I Jurora was begun at once whole narnep were called. but at least Luther/,. Roaaer chief of counsel 100 more, who will he used mostly a. or I‘ rank pressed his way to the de- character witnesses, were in the room Dense s table Just as Deputy Miner on the second floor waiting to be ra PP«? for ° r<1 r r - So» c »°r Dorsey , ' ann nls nan called. —h First Talesman Too Old. After the venire had been sifted and many excused/W. S. Copeland was the first talesman examined. He was excused when he said that he had passed the 60-year mark. Solicitor Dorsey put the questions, using the formal ones ask in murder trials. Being conscientiously opposed to capital punishment or conviction by circumstantial evidence was held not to disqualify a juror by Judge Roan. This was in connection with O. T Camp, the second talesman. “I am conscientiously opposed to capital punishment on certain grounds.” said Camp. “What are those grounds.’’ asked, Solicitor Dorstey. “Circumstantial evidence,” he re plied. Judge Sustains Defense. “That disqualifies him. then,” said Solicitor Dorsey. Attorney Rosser objee'ed, saying that such belief did not disqualify the juror. Judge Roan sustained the defense, but Solicitor Dorsey struck him. A. W. Brewerton was disqualified because he was opposed to capital punishment. » W. H. Winn was struck, Solicitor Dorsey taking this action after look ing over his record. R. G. Elliott was struck by the de fense. L. A. Smith was struck for cause. C. T. Hopkins. Jr., struck by State. W. E. Cates, disqualified because opposed to capital punishment. T. G. Young, struck by defense. D. D. Hewey, struck because he did not believe in*capital punishment. That ended the first panel of tales men and not a single Juror was ob tained. The State struck three ani the defense two. Seven were dis qualified for cause. Four Jurymen Obtained. Four jurors were obtained from the second panel. They are: A. H. Henslee, No. 74 Oak street, a salesman. * F. V. L. Smith, No. 481 Cherokee avenue, a manufacturers agent, J- F. Higdon. 108 Ormewood ave nue. a contractor F. E. Winburn, No. 21 Lucile ave nue. a claim agent. On the second panel the following men were struck: Howard Oliver, by the defense. H. E. Luckey, for cause. O. L. Spurlin, No. 156 Lawton etreet. by defens* .Sfcjde. for cause. and his associates were at their table busily* arranging papers and docu ments several minutes before the swearing of the veniremen began. An imposing array of legal talent was presented when the case was called. Heading counsel for Frank were Rosser and Reuben R. Arnold, two of the foremost lawyers of the South. At their table were Herbert J. Haas, a civil attorney, who has been engaged In looking up character witnesses in behalf of Frank; Styles Hopkins, of the Rosser & Brandon law firm; Oscar Simmons and Paul Goss, engaged especially to assist In picking the Jury; George Cox, of Ar nold &. Arnold law firm, and Luther Z. Rosser, Jr. Wif® at Frank’s Side. With Solicitor Dorsey were Frank A. Hooper, the brilliant attorney who made his reputation as a prosecutor in criminal cases; E. A. Stephens, As sistant Solicitor, and detectives who have been working on the ease. Jim Conley’s attorney, \V. M. Smith, also was in court. A stir was created when Mrs. Frank, wife of the accused, made ner way into the courtroom and hurried past the rows of spectators into the anteroom where her husband was confined. She bore herself bravely, and when she reached Frank, was seen to converse cheerfully with hint. The loyal woman, "ho Insisted »n being by the side of her husband un til he was called into the courtroom with his attorneys*, drew the attention away from the routine proceedings several minutes. Judge Roan in Good Humor. Judge Roan appeared in unusually radiant humor and enlivened the dull routine of the early proceedings with facetious remarks directed at the Ju rors who sought to evade duty on va riouR pretexts. To one who claimed deafness. Judge Roan said that he had heard his own name readily enough when it was called. Another juror, Dr E. L. Connally. well known capitalist, and gray haired veteran of the war. remarked, smiling rather slyly, that he thought he* was over age. "How do you know that?” inquired the judge. “My mother says I am.” was Dr. Connally’g reply. "Do you claim exemption on that account?” asked the court. "I guess 1 do, judge,” admitted the ca pita list. “Well, then, 1 guess I will excuse you,” said the Judge, amid a general laugh from the courtroom. Dr. Connally left his place with a vigor that belied his years. Old Dr. Stork was responsible for the excusing of several of the jurors. By the time the eighth panel of men had taken the oatl^ three men had told of new arrivals at their homes and had been excused. Defense Not to Ask Delay. Luther Z. Rosser, of counsel for the defense, stated to a Georgian reporter as he left his office for the scene of the trial that he defense would make no move for delay. “We will not seek a change of venue or make any move of any kind to delay Justice for our client,” he said. “We are entirely confident that Jus tice and truth will prevail, as It al ways must." Reuben R. Arnold, of the defens*, made the same kind of a statement. “We will announce ready as soon as the case is called,” he said. One important witness for the Je- fense was reported to be missing He is a traveling salesman, and the defense was said to be confident of locating him. A great crowd gathered in front of the courthouse as the hour of the trial drew near, and when 9 o’clock arrived. Pryor street at Hunter was almost impassable. The corridors of the courthouse were a mass of hu manity, through which a lane had ro be cut by deputies to allow the pas sage of witnesses and lawyers and newspaper men. The crowd was tense with curiosi ty, but to all appearances inclined to hie orderly and apparently was moved only by the commonest of human na tives—curiosity. Judge Andrew Calhoun entered the courtroom when the court was about midway in its forenoon session ani took a seat by Judge Roan. In the Intervals when the proceedings were interrupted by conferences of the at torneys, he conversed with Judge Roan. Newt I>ee, who found Mary Ph.\- gan's body, was brought from the Tower in the middle of the forenoon in the custody of a deputy sheriff. He was placed in an anteroom adjoining the courtroom. It was expected that he would be one of the early wit nesses. If not the first, to be called oy the State. Lee testified before the Coroner’s inquest that he found the body of the slain factory girl in the 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 hilt late to-day, with the ex pectation that an agreement could be reached before? the end of the week. Th * 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. THE PLAY THIS WEEK Author, in Duel Over Book, Wounds Critic Special Cable to The Georgian. ROME, July 28.—Resenting criti cism of his book. Guido Verona, a novelist, to-day fought a duel with Gian Tito Ricardt, music publisher and head «>f the Italian music trust. The publisher was wounded in the neck, Verona expressed himself satis fied and th® duel terminated. Arctic Pictures at Grand. The wonderful series ol motion pic tures taken in the Arctic regions by the Carnegie Museum Alaska-Siberia ex pedition will he 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 has 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 Polan- Lenharr company will pe another of the real sure enough hits of the season, other features include Cunningham and Marion, the talkfest acrobats; Elsa . rd 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 tturry here. Yesterdaj two women, wearing skirts slashed daringly, got off a train here. They were not molested «&• the police. As Leo Frank faces* to-day the or deal decreed by law that for mans life, man’s life shall pay, interest in his case that has held Atlanta, Geor«~. gia and the South enthralled for three months has diminished not a w’hit since the Sunday morning the body of the little factory girl was found. Wise judges of news, men who are paid thousands of dollary 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 flayer 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 tnat common logic first presents Insight of Experts Born® 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 La9o Frank as 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 er] 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 ♦ he public was whether there was a law decreed by God that a man should take up arms and avenge his family nor that should nullify the la\N made by man that decreed that th** ourts 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 nis life accused of his crime. Victim 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 for slaying his wife after his infatuation for Beulah Bin- ford. But again, we have a feature of the Phagan case which was missing in the Beattie tragedy that makes the Atlanta mystery as grlpplngly 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 the 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 w-as intense at every period of the search and public sentiment w'as 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 docs not possess and any one of those features would make a story of breathless interest In Itself. No murder trial in Fulton County ever has apnroaehed 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 arra; of legal talent at once made certain that the trial would be out of peatedly ha* told the remarkable story of finding the girl’s dead body on the second floor of the pencil fac- and carrying her, at Frank s direction and with Frank’s assistance, down the elevator into the basement. Hosier's plan opens up the dramatic possibility of a courtroom coniession from Conley. In the opinion of those who are convinced of Franks inno cence and the negro’s guilt, it would not be a matter of great surprise it Conley, under 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 is 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 flret hand frem the ne gro's lips. Raked Up His Past Life. Then Conley will be turned over to the scarcely tender mercies 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 STREET GAR HITS 1H, KILLING the ordinary. Neither has the reputa- . - - , tlon of making a half-hearted tight "Sard to every one of these circum when there Is anything at stake. This • 8 time It is a man’s life that is de- ~ pending upon their legal ability, their shrewdness 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 til a criminal annals of Georgia. Crisis When 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 tnat 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 is expected to bring abo it the most thrilling situation of tha 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, th’ 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 upoq 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 him they intend t< 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 ley is in for a bad day when he is called to the stand to testify that Leo Frank had him assist in the disposal of. Mary Phagan’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 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 >ast life. Then his story of his part n the crime will be attacked. The discrepancies will be brought out in the glare of the cross-examination. The falsehoods that he told for days after he was arrested will be resur rected. All of his affidavits will be ridiculed. The two attorneys w r ill 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 spectacular, 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’s and Attorney Hooper’s fire of ques tions. They will seek to show that Mincey never saw Conley the after 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 trial, of all the witnesses against Frank. Solicitor Dorsey has said that he will fight any demand of this sort. The subpen.as duces tecum Issued by the defense will form another casus belli that is expected to provide a spirited skirmish between the at torneys at the beginning of the tria*. The defense insists on having in 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 dis credit the State’s witnesses*, and pro poses to resist to the extent of his ability any move to compel him to comply with the demand. 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 ah 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 end 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 and 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 eon, reached the In jured man before he died. 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 lo end the trouble. Insisting that all their demands be met. HEAT FATAL IN EAST. PHILADELPHIA. July 29. delphia is experiencing one of the hottest days of the summer >• Two deaths frong the heat had betm reported before noon. BALTIMORE, MD. $20.85 Round Trip $20X5 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. The only way 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 bv thousands.. Read lor Profit Georgian Want Ads Use for Results EISEMAN BROS., Inc. -n Cool Clothes A t Discount Prices! Domestic and Canadian CRASH SUITS Tropical Worsted Suits 25° ° Discount MOHAIR SUITS 50 Styles of 25° ° Discount STRAW HATS Including Pana= mas and Bang= koks COOL CLOTHES are going to be in demand for the next two months. August always is a month of solid summer weather, succeeded hy 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 11 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 cent 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 Floor Rear), Fine Footwear is now selling at greatly reduced prices. The sale includes Men’s, Bovs’ 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 WASH 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. 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