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TTTE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. FELINE WAIF FINDS PROTECTOR IN PRETTY HOTEL ANSLEY MISS By JAMES B. NEVIN. lN*ank Hooper'* speech In behalf of the prosecution against I/*o Prank, charged -with the murder of little Mary Phagnn, reflected much credit upon him. It wag fair, to the "point, well thought out and appealing In tone and delivery It went for the defendant, hammer end tongs. but it waa devoid of any thing that might be construed act ba- low the belt. Undoubtedly, it waa not pleasant to the defendant, sitting there, stolidly following the words of Hooper—but Dorsey and Hooper, in its final aspect, have made out a most dangerous case a gains* Prank, and Hooper was there to explain and sustain it. He per formed his duty in a way that hardly can fail to bring him lasting applause and commendation. If, however. Prank felt to the gloom of the case made out against him by Hooper, he was more than abundantly taken care of when Arnold followed. The case made out in defense of Frank by Arnold was extremely plausible—It oovered in detail every point developed by Hooper. It, like Hooter's, waa a speech evidently carefully considered. Jury Held in High Esteem. Now, the thing about these two speeches that made them particularly and uniquely noteworthy, perhaps, Is that both were seemingly designed for the consideration of a Jury held to be highly intelligent and not apt to rush pell-mell to a verdict either for or against Prank. And if the opposing counsel enter tain that opinion of the Jury—if they hold it in such compelling esteem and respect—and if the Jury is such a Jury as deserves that opinion, which J think it is, then the chances are chat its verdict will be righteous and Just, whatever it may be. And that the finding of this Jury gHALb speak the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth — that, in the words of Hamlet, "is a consummation most devoutly to be wished l” “Try this case, gentlemen, accord ing to the law and the facts!" said Frank Hooper, addressing the Jury Thursday. That is the final and the ultimate request any man for or against the defendant could or should make of the "twelve good men and true" there to pass upon the fate of Leo Frank. Neither the State nor the defense, in Justice and right, dare will plead for more or less! The two opening speeches in mur der trials are presumed to outline clearly the trend of the completed ar guments both ways. Concluding attorneys may amplify and enlarge upon points raised by opening attorneys, but they rarely ga far beyond the primary' outlining of the two main points of view. And so, while Rosser and Dorsey may go further than Hooper and Ar nold in invective, sarcasm, ridicule and passionate outbreak, neither is apt to add anything material to either side, as compared with the things Hooper and Arnold have said. There is some advantage to the State—or, at least, there is supposed to be some advantage to it—in that it has the concluding 'argument before the Jurv. No Injustice There. Some people think this is an injus tice and a hardship upon the defense, but when one comes to consider the theory upon which that practice is founded the apparent injustice and hardship of it vanishes, and it may be seen readily enough that in this, as in so many things the law has been most carefully thought out—and Is Just and right. The law throws about the defend ant at bar the presumption of inno cence—it places upon the State the burden of proving him guilty..rather than putting upon the defendant the burden of proving himself innocent. But the law, having done this, per mits the final voice to be the voice from the grave. The dead—he or she is not there to speak, and to say as to the truth, and so the law directs that the State’* prosecuting counsel shall speak it In stead. Thug does the law, with impartial hand, protect first the defendant and then protect quite as Jealously its own majesty, and the rights of the dead! The law, however, in the event tbe defendant elects to introduce no wit- the full nesses in his behalf, and to rely sole ly upon his own Isolated statement, not under oath, reverses the order of argument and permits the defense to open and close—for the law w'lll not permit a defendant even to place himself at a disadvantage without fully compensating him for the same! What will the Frank jury say? Will It find the prisoner not guilty, clear his name of all stain and send him forth a free man? Or will It find him guilty and fasten upon him forever the disgrace of one of the most inhuman and diabolical crimes ever committed In Georgia? To render the latter verdict it must believe Frank a monster, lost to every sense of decency and right—& man who has meanly and unpardonably deceived his mother, his wife, his friends, his faithful employees and his acquaintances. It must believe him a cruel murderer, for an un speakable lust—the vilest and most evil creature ever known among his kindred and his kind! Will the Jury believe that? It is not easy to think it will. And yet— The Alternative. Not to believe It Is to believe those girls who swore Prank’s character la bad, who cited inetances of a auspi cious nature to uphold that belief, are wrong—that they knew him not, not withstanding their opportunity—and that all the circumstances of the crime seemingly connecting him with it are errors, and that Conley’s story, no less too big to be true than too big to be untrue, still Is untrue, and that all the things alleged against Frank either are wrong naturally or wrong by design and malicious purpose! Will the Jury look at the matter that way? It is not easy to think it will! And yet, again, it MUST believe th#> one or the other—or there will be no verdict! What, then, CAN honest minded mortals, men and women who want to see the right and the right alone pre vail. do other than put their faith in the JURY there, and believe that It will speak the TRUTH of this case, no matter what may be anybody’s preconceived opinion? The time for argument has passed. Rosser and Arnold and Hooper and Dorsey have about concluded that. The general public should now pre pare itself to receive the verdict as the final and determining circum stances in the case. Individual opinion is interesting at times, but after all. one man’s opin ion is as good as another’s, but not more so. The Important Thing. What you think, reader, and what 1 think, is relatively inconsequential —the thing that matters SUPREMK- LY now. and the thing that alone matters supremely, is what does the This is Miss Gladys Brinkley and | ‘ Governor Slaton” in a special pose for camera man. // ■ ~ ! tv ' ‘ Governor ’ ’ is never quite happy unless he is safe in the arms of his fair guardian. No one can step on his tail then— he’s sure of that. The Danger of Imitations. An Ohio druggist writes to “ The Practical Druggist,” a prominent New York Drug Journal, as follows: “ Please furnish formula for Castoria. All the formulas I have worked with are either ineffective or disagreeable to administer.” To this “The Practical Druggist” replies: “We do not supply formulas for proprietary articles. We couldn’t if we wanted to. His experience with imitative formulas is not surprising, but just what is to be expected. When Castoria is wanted, why not supply the genuine. If you make a substitute, it is not fair or right to label it Castoria. We can give you all sorts of laxative preparations for Children, but not Castoria, and we think a mother who asks for Castoria would not feel kindly toward you if you gave her your own product under such a name. ’ No mother with a spark of affection for her child will overlook the signa ture of Chas. H. Fletcher when buying Castoria. Why is the soda cracker today such a universal food? People ate soda crackers in the old days, it is true—but they bought them from a barrel or box and took them home in a paper bag, their crispness and flavor all gone. Uneeda Biscuit—soda crackers better than any ever made before —made in the greatest bakeries in the world—baked to perfection —packed to perfection—kept to perfection until you take them, oven-fresh and crisp, from their protecting package. Five cents. NATIONAL BISCUIT COMPANY ft pi JURY think, and what will the jury say! No one of us has the opportunity to know so well the ins and outs of the case as the Jury. The Jury does not read what 1 write nor does it hear what you say. It is there, in the courtroom, aside from the out side world, off to itHelf, a thing apart —there to do justice, to the State and to Frank, though the heavens fall! There is no responsibility upon in dividuals expressing opinion pro and con. They are not under oath—the life of a human being, on the one hand, and the majesty of the law of the land on the other, are no direct legal concerns of theirs. It is all very well for you to say, “If‘I were running this thing I would turn Frank loose in a Jiffy,” or ‘‘If I were running this thing I would hang Frank,” when there is no le gally imposed and oath-bound obli gation upon you to render a verdict that means something definite in law. With a jurymaniihowever. the case is different—he is there to fashion a finding that means everything! Within twenty-four hours, per haps. the public will know what the Frank Jury thinks of the cas e made against 'him. The jury may convict him, and it may acquit him. No man possibly can know at this time—and nothing Is so uncertain in the matter of forecasting as the verdict of a jury. Public Should Accept Verdict. But whether it be acquittal or con viction. the public should, and the law-abiding public WILL, prepare it self to accept that verdict as right eous and just. No man ought to be willing to set his opinion doggedly against that of those “twelve good men and true,” whatever their verdict may be. Leo Frank, the defendant, is en titled to all the protection the law gives defendants he is entitled to an absolutely fair trial, without favor or prejudice, one way or tho other. He is entitled to all of that—but no more. The State has rights as sacred as the defendant's—they must be con sidered. What more can human ingenuity and the forms of law provide by way of flnding the truth of a case like the one now on trial, than has been provided in the present hearing? STATE ASYLUM INSPECTED. Representative J. R. P. Thompson, chairman of the House Commtttee on the State Sanitarium at Milledgeville. will report Friday that the affairs of the institution are in excellent condi tion. He completed his inspection Thursday. NEGRO HELD FOR MURDER. Dave Wright, a negro who was shot by rvbe Smith, another negro youth, Tuesday afternoon In Court land street, died in Grady Hospital Thurs day Smith Is held awaiting prelimi nary hearing on a charge of murder. “Governor Slaton” Is One of the Most Distinguished Young Cats in Atlanta. “Governor Slaton’’ was peeved, and justly so, for a hurrying traveling man had stepped on his tail. He arched his back, dug his claws into the soft rugs at the Hotel Ansley and snarled vengefully. He loved no body and nobody loved him. Then Miss Gladys Brinkley came along. Miss Brinkley Is one of the prettiest of the young women who work at the Ansley. Diners unite in saying that the smiles she dispenses as she hands out the hats fit the door of the rathskeller are worth more than the dinner It was one of those whole-souled, Joyful smiles tha Miss Brinkley be stowed on the disconsolate “Govern or.” The “Governor” succumbed to the witchery of the smile r and knew right away that he had found a friend. So he sheathed his claws, dropped his bax?k, and leaped straight | into Miss Brinkley’s arms, where he purred contentedly while she stroked him behind the ears and crooned over him. For “Governor Slaton” isn’t what you might think he is at all! He’s a cat! And the “Governor” is quite a re markable cat, too. To begin with, he is snow white; not a blotch of color mars his sleek beauty. He is abso lutely alone in the world, having no brothers and sisters, and his mothet deserted him w r hen he was quite young. He Is further distinguished by the fact that he probably is the only cat In captivity born in a big j hotel. For the “Governor” first saw the light of day in a vacant room on | the thirteenth floor of Atlanta’s new- • est hostelry. “Governor Slaton” does not care I much for human companionship—ex cept Miss Brinkley—but once in a ’ so sorry for him I couldn’t keep from cuddling him.” The hotel attaches tell a rather re markable tale about the coming of the cat, which shows why he was named “Governor Slaton.” It seems that when the rugs came to the Ans ley and workmen. took them to the thirteenth floor, a big white cat Jump ed out when they unrolled one. Kitty ran down the hall, and no attention was paid to her. Two weeks later the hotel opened, and Governor John M. Slaton was the first man to regis ter. The same night one of the hotel employees found a little white cat on the thirteenth floor, crying its little heart out for something to eat. By consulting a few clocks and watches, it was learned that the cat had been born at the exact moment Governor Slaton was inscribing his name on the hotel register—hence the name. PREPARING FOR LABOR DAY. COLUMBUS*—The Columbus La bor and Trades Assembly is prepar ing a program for Labor Day at Wildwood Park. Ther e are about 2.500 union men in Columbus. Children Cry For ALCOHOL 3 PER CENT j AVege table Preparation for As slrailatlng rhcFbodandReguia ting (lie Stomaciis andBwdsof V imu-mmi.mil Promotes DigestlonJChterM- ness and Rest.Contalns neitter Opiuni.Morphine nor Mineral Not Narcotic. am* t/o/J DcSiMoamm RmfkiiSmcl- Jlx. Srma f MMhSdlt- jtmrSnd * MraJM- Aperfect Remedy for Comity* tton, Sour Stomach.Dlarrtioei Worras.Couvulskmsi'ererish ness and Loss OF SLEEP- ThcSimile Signature of Tm Centauh Compare NEW YORK. in use tur over ou . Alb months bid Doses Tbe Kind You Have Always Bought, and which has been In use for over 30 years, has borne the signatnre of and has been made under his per sonal supervision since its infancy. Allow no one to deceive you in this. All Counterfeits, Imitations and “ Jnst-as-good ” are but Experiments that trifle with and endanger the health of Infants and Children—Experience against Experiment. What is CASTORIA Castoria is a harmless substitute for Castor Oil, Pare goric, Drops and Soothing Syrups. It is pleasant. It contains neither Opium, Morphine nor other Narcotlo substance. Its age is its guarantee. It destroys Worms and allays Feverishness. For more than thirty years it has been in constant use for the relief of Constipation, Flatulency, Wind Colic, all Teething Troubles and Diarrhoea. It regulates the Stomach and Bowels, assimilates the Food, giving healthy and natural sleep. The Children’s Panacea—The Mother’s Friend. GENUINE CASTORIA ALWAYS BEARS the Signature Guaranteed underTbeFoSla Exact Copy of Wrapper. of THI CENTAUR COM PANV, NEW YORK CITY. READ FOR PROFIT GEORGIAN WANT ADS USE FOR RESULTS while he will allow Mrs. Morgan, who keeps a shop on the mezzanine floor, to pat him. He has no use for men, unless they come bearing gifts, which he accepts and then sticks a claw into the hand of the giver. He is happy about six hours a day. That is when Miss Brinkley is on duty and he can snuggle up at her feet or purr luxuriously in her lap. And Miss Brinkley likes the “Gov ernor.” too. “All cats are nice,” she said, “but 1 just dote on ‘Governor.’ He is so well behaved, and never tries to scratch me. He always hunts me up when 1 go to work, and will sit with me for hours at a time. The ‘Gov ernor’ has been my friend ever since I first saw* him, the day the travel ing man stepped on his foot. 1 felt Final August Clean-Up O f M en s an d B oys Summer w ear Wo still have a splendid assortment left for you in all lines—and ik or Furnishing Goods which you are in need of are waiting for your visit MEN’S SUITS MEN’S SHIRTS $18.00 values $13.50 $1.00 values $ .75 $20.00 values $15.00 $1.50 values $1.15 $25.00 values . $18.75 $2.00 values $1.40 $30.00 values . $22.50 $2.50 values $1.90 $35.00 values . $26.25 $3.00 values $2.25 $40.00 values $30.00 $5.00 values $3.75 MEN’S SHOES ALL STRAW HATS $6.00 values . . $4.75 For Man or Boy $5.00 values . . $3.85 HALF PRICE $4.00 values . $3.10 $3.50 values . . $2.90 Men’s Neckwear and Belts Reduced All Boys’ Low Shoes Reduced. for Quick Selling. > doubt the very Suit, Hat, Shoes to-morrow—come see any way. MEN’S UNDERWEAR $ .50 values $ .40 $ .75 valuis $ .60 $1.00 values $ .76 $1.50 values $1.15 $2.00 values $1.50 $2.50 values $1.90 BOYS’ WOOL SUITS $5.00 to $15 values now $$3.75 to $11.25 BOYS’ WASH SUITS $1.00 to $5.00 values now 75c to $3.50 Parks=Chambers=Hardwick Company Atlanta, Georgia 37-39 Peachtree .T... .