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, 5 THE ATL<AJN l'A liEUKUlAM AND NEWS. LEO FRANK’S 01 STORY TO ADD FINAL TOUGH TO STATE’S GREATEST TO By JAMES B. NEVIN. It Is rather . n exlraordinary thin* that on this Monday, the beginning of the fourth week of the most remark able murder trial aver held in Geor gia, the Interest should be in nowise abated or lessened, and that the open ing of court to-day saw the biggest, hungriest and most insistent crowd of curious spectators yet on hand at the opening of court. Far from letting go the Phagan mystery, the public to-day seems to be gripping it even more eagerly than ever before. Opinion still is widely divided as to the guilt or innocence of Leo Frank, and there have been many switches of conclusion and reversals of the ory, pro and con, within the past week, and no doubt there is much more of the same sort of thing to come. People to-day believe Frank guilty who started out believing him inno cent, and the rule is working right around the other way, moreover! Despite the many things that have been said and the countless things that have been written of the Frank trial and all that led up to it. it re mains, on the threshold of its fourth week, the most absorbing melodrama ever enacted in Atlanta—the most bitterly fought and the most uncom promisingly contested trial known to the criminal history of the State of Georgia. The principal parties to the case are, of course, Mary Phagan, the dead girl; Leo Frank a defendant at bar. and Jim Conley, the grimly ac cusing nei j. Four months ago no one of these people was known to many Geor gians. Mary Phagan, a sweet little work ing girl, had a circle of perhaps a hundred friends—not 1 per cent of the population of Atlanta ever had t ard of her. Frank Little Known. Leo Frank, the sunerintendent of the National Pencil Factory, was hardly known by very many more people—he had a business and col lege acquaintance, and a limited cir cle of social Intimates. Not more than 2 or 3 per cent of Atlanta’s pop ulation ever had heard of him. Jim Conley, the negro, more than well known in police circles, along the way of the "Butt In” bar in Pe ters street, and a familiar figure enough along Darkest Decatur, num bered among his respectable ac quaintances not more than 60 people —if nearly so many—perhaps. Now—less than four months after the terrible deed enacted in the pen cil factory on Saturday, April 26— there 1b not a hamlet a crossroads store or a country or city home In all Georgia that has not heard of every party to the sordid story, and that has not discussed everyone of them, to gether and singular, from every point of view imaginable! It is more than morbid curiosity upon the part of neople that prompts this great and never-flagging interest in the Phagan case—it Is more than the mere fascination of crime that links the heart and mind of the people to It. In the case of Leo Frank there is that Indescribable element we call •human interest,” that vague and eluttive thing that tugs at the heart strings and nags at the conscience— there is the knowledge upon the part of the public that a monstrous crime has been committed, and that re sponsibility for it must be fixed, no matter the cost and no matter the effort! The public does not clamor for Leo Frank's life so much, nor for Jim Conley's—it demands that responsi bility for Mary Phagan’s brutal mur der be fixed, and it will not be satis fied until that responsibility IS fixed. At the same time, I believe—and I have believed all along—that the public wants to see Justice done and fair play Indulged in. If FTank is not guilty he has been punished already beyond reason or reparation. He should be turned loose, with every amend decency and mistaken zeal may summon to their embarrassed effort at righting a frightful wrong. If, however, he is guilty, and that is shown, then the inconvenience and discomfort accorded him thus far will matter little, if anything. It is a tremendously big game the lawyers are playing in the stuffy lit tle courtroom In the old City Hall Building. On one side is the majesty of the law of the land, that must be main tained at any and all cost—that ma jesty of the law that may be invoked in behalf of the humblest no less than the highest. On the other hand Is the defendant—an abstract thing in the sight of the law. On one side is the great State of Georgia, calling for a “tooth for a tooth and an eye for an eye"—on the other side are those guaranteed rights of citizens, embodied In Frank, that must not be challenged lightly or without complete and compelling reason. It Is a Big Game, It is a big game—it Involves that most precious of all gifts of God, A human life, and a human reputa- GIRL WORKER WHO TESTIFIES TO GOOD CHARACTER OF LEO FRANK tion, a home and the happiness there of. It Is a grime, nevertheless, that involves on the contrary a sinister charge of utter unworthiness upon the part of the man who still pro tests his rights to these precious gifts, jealously given of a Divine Power, and as jealously guarded by His laws, no less than by the laws of human beings. One can not get away from the con- clurion, cited many times, thAt, after all is said and done. Frank's charac ter will determine the verdict in the case now on trial. His character will be found to be his greatest, asset and h1s most aure dependence, In this his hour of press ing peril—as hi? lack of it, if shown, must prove to be his final and ever lasting damnation. Frank, by injecting his character in issue, has challenged the worst upon the part of the State. He has cited scores of witnesses to uphold it—he has made a brave, and maybe an abundant, showing. The State, however, says It will break down that character—that It will show Frank’s unspeakable de pravity, even as charged glibly and smugly by the negro, Conley, as yel uncorroborated by any person the most abandoned would care to ba- lieve. If the State can do this thing Can it be possible that Frank, through all these years, has been leading a double life? Can it be true that he has, while professing to be an honorable and upright man, a faithful husband, a dutiful and worthy son, a deserving and decent friend among his neigh bors and his kind, nevertheless been, really, a moral degenerate, an ignoble and deceitful creature—and can it be that these things, so long and so clev erly concealed, at last led him to mur der? The State’* Contention. The State holds that his family cir cle, his intimate social acpuaintances, and his business associates, would, as a matter of fact, be the last peo ple in the world to know the truth of Frank’s double life—for, say they, Frank would employ every artifice and summon to his aid every possible device to keep those very people from discovering the truth concerning him. This, so the State contends, is pre cisely what Frank did do—and in that way they justify his alleged in timacy with Conley and his quick calling upon Conley for help, when eventually he found himself with the blood of a human being on his guil ty hands. The State is asking a good deal when it asks the public to believe this of Frank, in the light of the ev idence of his good character tender ed last week, and It hardly is possi ble that the public WILL believe it, unless the State makes its charges crystal clear. Men will ask themselves—and will ask themselves wisely—whose repu tation is safe, if it may be brushed away and broken down by the un corroborated word of such a creature as Conley? But, Conley uncorroborated in one thing—while Conley corroborated is quite and altogether another! The State is yet to be heard in re buttal of Frank’s character witnesses —and so Judgement must be suspend ed pending their revelations. The only point is—and it has been an evident point so long that to re emphasize it seems trite—the State must make good on its sinister charge of perversion and degeneracy upon the part of Frank, or its case will be greatly weakened, perhaps beyond re pair. I have an idea that Frank’s state ment on the stand may weigh heavily in the minds of the Jury. Frank the Star. Indeed, it is not improbable that the very best Jury speech and jury argument put forth in defense of Frank, with all due appreciation and respect of and for Mr. Rosser and Mr. Arnold, will be made by Leo Frank himself! His statement, although not sworn to, will carry an appeal that hardly can be framed of other Ups—either that, or it will fall flat and stale and of no consequence whatever. The trial lung ago resolved itself into a matter of Frank vs. Conley. It is the defendant’s word against the negro’s. Both have self interest in the ver dict- the life of one or the other must pay the forfeit of Mary Phagan’s murder. The forthcoming statement of Frank, and the rebuttal of the char acter witnesses, constitute the two events ahead that may, within them selves, make or mar this case, as one may come to view it eventually. And it is this situation, no doubt, that holds up the interest to-day, as the fourth week begins—for, despite all that hao gone before, the case is not yet nearly ended, and there still remains many things undetermined. BUTTS COURT SITS. JACKSON, Aug. 18.—Butts County Superior Court was convened for a weeks’ session this morning. Import ant damage suits and criminal cases are docketed. Atlanta Postmaster Counts on Aid of Strong Political Influence in Committee. She was one of many factory employees who aided accused. WASHINGTON. Aug. 18.—The Postofflce Department has received information that Postmaster Hugh L. McKee at Atlanta will refuse to send In his resignation as asked for by Postmaster General Burleson in a let ter dated August 14, but will throw his case before the Senate Committee on Postofflce* when the name of his successor comes up for confirmation. Notwithstanding the fact that he will not receive any support from Senator Hoke Smith or from Repre sentative William Schley Howard, of Atlanta, Mr. McKee can count on aid enough to make a fight that will rank with the contest in the Gainesville of fice, when Mrs. Helen D. Longstreet opposed being supplanted. “I will leave it to the people of Atlanta to decide whether or not my administration as Postmaster of At lanta, Is inefficient. The patrons of the office I consider more competent to Judge than the Postofflce Depart ment officials In Washington.” said Postmaster Hugh McKee Monday, following the receipt of a communi cation from Firs't Assistant Postmas ter General Roper Sunday demanding his resignation within the shortest time possible. "Further than this I do not wish to discuss the subject at this time,” de clared the Postmaster. "Within a few days I will prepare a reply to the letter received by me from my superior officer. I am not Inclined to exploit my grievances with the Gov ernment in the public press.” ‘Tf there is inefficiency in the At lanta Postoffice I repeat that I do not know it. While the time I have yet to serve is 6hort. my term ex piring in January, to the best of my knowledge I am guilty of no violation of departmental rules and »ee no rea son why I should not serve out my full term. "The report of the Postofflce In spectors which was reported to have been submitted to the head of the department several months ago, it has been stated, contained all sorts of charges'against me. I have never seen the report and do not know that there was ono prepared, hence I am still m the dark.” Down Went His Gum, On Went His Train ATLANTIC CITY, Aug. 18.—Chew ing gum or tobacco while on duty has been forbidden the motormen by tho management of the Short Line road. Glen Grice bought a penny stick of gum at Ocean City Just before he boarded his train for a run to this city. After the train had attained a 30-mlle gait. Grice swallowed the gum. It lodged In his throat and shut off his wind. The motorman fell over unconscious and the train, heavily loaded with passengers, ran for three miles be fore the conductor could stop it. U. S. Will Cremate Dead in Canal Zone WASHINGTON, Aug. 18—The bodies of persons who die in the Panama Canal Zone will be cremated there by the United States as a pre vention against the spread of pesti lence. A contract for the crematory plant has been awarded to a Boston firm and erection will begin immediately. Organist Would Bar Babies at Recitals Eugene Wyatt, famous English or ganist, was of the opinion Monday that if he performed a second time at the Auditorium-Armory he would of a necessity exclude infants in arms from his audience. HU recital Sunday afternoon was frequently interrupted by the ambi tious wails of prospective Carusos, Gardens and an occasional Scotti. Professor Wyatt is the first of a num ber of organists to be presented by the Music Festival Association be fore un official city organist is se lected. He made a fine impression on a large audience. Columbus to Have Eight-Story Hotel COLUMBUS, Aug. 18.—Vice Pres ident J. Ralston Cargill, of the Co lumbus Hotel Company, whloh Is to erect a $28,000 hotel in Columbus, is asking for bids for the erection of the structure. It is to stand on the comer of Twelfth street and Second avenue, and is to be eight stories high. TRIES TO Savannah Minister Declares That Flanders, Alleged Victim, Died From Natural Causes. Autos Can’t Speed At Five Points, Says Recorder Preston SAVANNAH, GA., Aug. 18.—The Rev. John S. Wilder, pastor of the South Side Baptist Church, haB re turned from Atlanta, where he ap peared before the State Prison Com mission In behalf of Dr. W. J. Mc- Naughton, the Emanuel County phy sician who is in Jail under sentence of death in September for the al leged murder of Fred Flanders. All of the evidence has now been presented to the Prison Commission with the exception of one or two af fidavits, which will be sent to At lanta early next week. The commis sion is expected to act on the case on the first Monday in September. Immediately after the decision of the commission is rendered the matter will he taken up with the Governor. Everything will have to be done dur ing the first week in September, be cause September 6 is the date set for the execution. "I feel that nothing short of a par don would vindicate an innocent man and correct one of the greatest mis takes ever made in Georgia,” said Mr. Wilder, who expresses the ut most confidence that Dr. McNaugh- ton will not be allowed to hang. "I have always contended that Flanders was not murdered, but died from nat ural causes. I think this has now been indisputably established. We have the sworn statements of seven teen of the most prominent physi cians in Georgia, including an expert who gives mure arsenic possibly than any other physician in the Southern Slates, ail of them agreeing that Flan ders did not have the symptoms of arsenic poisoning, but the symptoms of nephritis, or Bright's disease. If these medical authorities are correct, then no murder has been committed, and Dr. McNaughton should go free." Patient Dies After 300 Neck Operations BALTIMORE. Aug. 18.—After un dergoing more than 300 operations during three years for the removal of a growth in his throat, George Mc Dowell, 31 years old. formerly of Spartanburg, S. C.. died in a hospital here while surgeons were making a last attempt to save his life. For the last eighteen months. Mc Dowell breathed through a silver tube inserted in his throat. He had been under so many operations that he be- •tcame immune to the effects of co caine. Recorder Pro Tern. Preston Mon day morning stressed the dangers of pedestrians at Five Points. C. W. Green, a chauffeur, was on trial at the time for running his car against Herman Lichtenstein, a mer chant, Saturday afternoon and Jam ming him against a trolley car. Traf fic Officer Burnett and several wit nesses testified that Green had speed ed the car in an effort to beat the trolley car: Lichtenstein was in the act of boarding the car when struck. He was only slightly hurt. Green was fined $15.75, and Judge Preston warned that autoists must run slow ly and use the greatest of care at Five Points. THE PLAY THIS WEEK ON HALF RATIONS Factional Fight in the Tennessee General Assembly Hits That State’s Wards. Sailor* In Movie Romance. “Victory,” a wonderful motion pic ture in five reels, will be the attraction all of this week at the Grand, daily matinee at 2:30 and night at 8:30. The picture was made in Cuba by a company which had the aid and the permission of the United States Navy. It is a story of love and war. It shows exactly what the navy does in peace and what might happen in war. The Bat tleship Utah plays a most prominent part, and in the land and sea battles hundreds of sailors and marines are used. After the picture was exhibited pri vately in Washington last month. Act ing Secretary of the Navy Franklin Roosevelt gave the owners a strong let ter of indorsement. Many Surpri»e* at Forsyth. Pleasant surprises feature the bill at the Forsyth thi3 week, taking the place of some of the acts announced to ap pear. In one case sickness prevented a feature coming on from New York and an accident broke the promise of an other of tho acts. However, these two happenings made it possible to secure Toots Paka and her Hawaian dancers and musicians, and brings the famous < ’astillions, in their wonderful novelty act to Atlanta. The bill is going to be better than originally announced. Willie “Weston will appear in charac ter songs and recitations. The othei numbers on the bill will be Clayton Ken nedy and Mattie Rooney in a piano play ing. singing and dancing novelty: Fors ter and Lovette in a comedy idea; the Nikko Troupe of Japanese, the be*t In the profession, and Grace Demar, a pret ty and entertaining comedienne. NASHVILLE, Aug. 18.—The Ten nessee General Assembly is sched uled to reassemble Tuesday so that the appropriation bill may be passed and prevent suffering in some of the charitable institutions of the State. /With the fall months approaching and some of the State institutions subsisting on half rations, the ques tion grows serious with them when winter supplies must soon be pur chased and the available means now being far less than the required sums for the summer months. The institutions mostly in need of aid are the State Industrial School, the School for the Mutes, the Blind School and the Boys’ Reformatory. Notwithstanding these appeals that have come from trustees of these In stitutions, there is grave doubt as to whether the prolonged session of the General Assembly may be gotten in working order at any time soon be cause of the intense feeling that ex ists over the fight between the Dem ocrats and the Fusionists. ROB NEWPORT GEM SHOP. NEWPORT, R. I., Aug 18. — Burg lars cleaned out Herrman's jewelry store during the night. The loss is estimated at between $7,000 and $10,000. $6 WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH Round trip Saturday, Aupist 23. Special train, sleepers and coaches. Leave Old Depot 6 p. m. SEABOARD. Widow of Wealth ‘Turkey Trots’ at 78 PORT JERVIS, N. Y.. Aug. 18.—In proceedings to test the competency of Mrs. Mary N. Gray to manage her $50,000 estate, It was testified that thg 78-year-old widow had these fad«: Joy rides from Honesdale to New York. Turkey trotting in the Wayne Hotel corridor. Giving huge tips. Wearing four skirts and a sweater to keep out evil spirits. Robert H. Gray, of Denver, a nephew, says her physician has drawn exorbitant fees. Woman Prefers Jail Term to Probation When Mrs. Lutie Allen, 19. of No. 69 Tennelle street, vehemently refused to go on probation. Monday, she was allowed to pass 24 hours additional behind prison liars to "think it over.” Mrs. Allen, whose break with her husband, C. C. Allen, resulted in both husband and wife appearing before Recorder I’ro Tem Preston last week, was arrested by Policemen Scott and McDaniel early Monday at Five Points at the request of relatives who wished her placed on proba tion. SEABOARD EXCUR SION TO WRIGHTS VILLE. $fi round trip. Saturday, August 23. Special train leaves 6 p. m. SEMI-ANNUAL STATEMENT For the six months ending June 30, 1913, of the condition of the Franklin Life Insurance Company OF SPRINGFIELD, ILL., Organized under the laws of the State of Illinois, made to the Governor of the Stqte of Georgia in pursuance to the laws of said State. Principal of fice. Sixth and Lawrence, Springfield, HI. I. CAPITAL STOCK. Amount of capital stock $ 100,000.00 Amount of capital stock paid up in cash 100,000.09 II. ASSETS. Total assets $6,039,945.90 Less unadmitted assets 80,447.81 Admitted assets $5,959,498.09 III. LIABILITIES. Total liabilities .. $5,959,498.09 IV. INCOME DURING THE FIRST SIX MONTHS OF THE YEAR 1913. Total income $ 843,189.91 V. DISBURSEMENTS DURING THE FIRST SIX MONTHS OF THE YEAR 1913. Total disbursements $ 741,745.62 Greatest amount insured in any one risk $ 15,000.00 Total amount of Insurance outstanding 46,411,123.00 A copy of the act of Incorporation, duly certified, is of file in the office of the Insurance Commissioner. STATE OF ILLINOIS—County of Sangamon. Personally appeared before the undersigned Henry Abels, who. being duly sworn, deposes and says that he is the secretary of the Franklin Life insurance Company, and that the foregoing statement is correct and true. HENRY ABELS. Sworn t« and -subscribed before me this 15th day of August, 1913. WILL TAYLOR, Notary Public. | “A- i ( ,'liL “ RICH & BROS. CO.f Lace Remnants Are Flying They have taken the aeroplane eraxe. All in a heap have we plaoed them an dannounce that all will be sold for just half the market price. To make this reduction absolutely fair to ourselves, we ought to tell that the marked price is just one-half the original sell ing price. All-overs, bands, edges, flounces—every form of every lace. One-half marked price—1-4 original price. (Laces—Main Floor) Modest—Pretty— i 3 Comfortable $1.25 Princess Slips 98c Double Front Gore Style. Fashion seems to lend us on with little- heed to extremes. Then, when we grow most wary, she produces one of her favorite offer ings. This time it is a dainty princess slip with a double front gore. It is well-fitted, tastefully trimmed with linen lace and af fords a security which one petticoat never gave. Sizes—.34, 36 and 38. 93c. Other dainty styles. These are not made with double front, but have a tiny yoke with pretty machine embroidery. Sizes—16, 18, 34, 36 and 38. 98c. \\ (Muslinwear—Second Floor) Y £ 1 Fall NoveltiesS in WashXioods silk of i tal Which do you prefer—heavy wool a which must go to the cleaners or wash mate 1 much the same effect? It is all a matter of but the new fall goods show silk and cotton g< which can enjoy the tub without injury, while' rivaling the heavier materials in style and effect. New Fall Ratines. 1 t Half silk and cotton. In new bourette effect. Extreme- ly handsome. The yard, 75c. £ Brocaded Charmeuse. j Half silk. This needs a label in order to be distinguish- g» ed as a wash fabric. The yard, 75c. 3» Brocaded Tussah. % All colors. Usually graceful for drapery effects. £ Half silk. The yard, 50c. £ Brocaded Ratine. 2 Latest importation. 40 inches wide. The yard $1.60. Ratine Raye. « Good quality of popular weave. 40 inches wide. The £ yard, $1.00. £ (Wash Goods—Main Floor, Loft) £ The August furniture sale continues to maintain its record of all furniture at a reduction of from 10 to 50 per cent. (Furniture—Fourth Floor) :! Royal Society Packages j I 10c--19c--29c l 1 * . ! ■=5 Did you ever hear of a prettily designed telephone pod, ■ /S shaving pad, shoe bag, laundry list or work bag going out! -S of style? Impossible. Yet because we have many discon-1 tinned patterns in Royal Society packages we have made < 5 reductions on just three articles. 35 Yon may now obtain: 25c and 35c packages for 10c, ; gt 50c packages for 19c. 75c packages for 29c. j All in the noted Royal Society designs with working j a materials and full directions. (Center Alslo, Main Floor) i Corsets for $1.00 | Perhaps you have suffered during the warm weather £ more than necessary . A summer net corset would have S saved much annoyance. You can get one now, in all sizes, £ for $1.00. .Medium bust: long hip. Ought to be called £ “Comfort” model. Baliste corsets—durable and dainty— « $1.00. (Corsets—Second Floor) INWWMJW M- RICH & BROS. CO. Mfflflta!l ~T i