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TJtirj A IX^AJM I A UEUriAtLAiN AiVU 1\ 1MY ©. SUPREME COURT SETS TO y P TRUTH IN FRANK CASE PEG TOP HAT, LATEST FROM PARIS,TOADORN OURSPRIGHTLY GIRLS find the B/ JAMES B. NEVIN. observers, people with nprejudiced and free of bias, ’ ighed a weight of sincere rn their souls when, at last, ,,,,ents closed in the Supreme ring of the Frank case, and ,. s cause had been given o the keeping of Georgia's s- .urt of review. ; pile generally will incline to a little if anything of fur-' nas thrown upon the case . ,i e to the controversy, so iratorieal efforts pro and . concerned in the Supreme Anri. after all is said and ■ ourt will proceed to its ; p.>n the w’Htten records in mil not otherwise—and so, w is nothing much gained by :abundance of eloquence re store the high court, there ■ t much lost. And there : - -in opinion of one observer, at :u neither side to the Frank j , \ i 11v festooned itself with V the matter of the Supreme Court arguments. Its Rulings the Law. Those [>eople, of high or humble efJ , ;r v hn iove their country, who patriotism pure and unde- <» ho i.lease to linger lovingly ,,'vpr s ■ 11 phrases as "the majesty of . , an i all that sort of thing. ;ho Supreme Court of this the majeflrty of the ult i tun i e dignity! iat court s:iys, that then i ? ? he Law of the land! n es and judgments are be- v ,, ; .impute—it speaks from out the palling chaos the faeflfabie •Cited word of truth and right n ., ... - irv to restore reason and bring ur*' i '• -1 y to its own again absolute and impartial justice. mm the madding crowd’s ig- ■p , • iff*" sits the Supreme Court, serene ; nd unafraid! mi< case, in the hands of the r , i tribunal within the iMerle impersonal. What- ive been the passion and opinion characterizing - and their methods, their i their movements, in the re.the trial court below, led small and inconse- !: ngs, indeed, to lug into - . ->f the Supreme Court! Squabbles Out of Place There. >-.m hm\ sadly out of place seemed Lies and the vehement 1 > ged this way and that in ’ ■ r •>art, when one sat there in - of the final court of re- <Mjgli(r upon the tremen- : 1 11'i. a nee of the matters then n r on; iteration,, and what they in* a eventually to every citizen of ' he ( inmonw eajth—for upon the nt -he Supreme'Coiirt in the ' Frank < so depends.-' perhaps, far m snmV^ . e^s^gotng and ' chinking citizens may imagine. !' was not surprising, therefore, point in the hearings Mr. . Evans expressed a measure . ' s coldness toward oul- kiirs-s i feeling in the Supreme < r: and rather sharply 'reminded the attorneys engaged that the court t e hen w ere dealing with and ad- nre^Mng directly cared for none of • ’ anchor of the Ship tpf the law—the impersonal and Tfl&fe, and notli- ng more nor less! And it is the miehtv i rovince of the Supreme Court - a- IS—and equally what is Tf Leo [- la hank was tried according Supreme Court of Georgia much—and that will end 11 Her. if he was not tried ac- " ■ law, the Supreme Court - much—and PTank will be Honor of State Involved. life, a man’s liberty, and a t' m honor are Involved in of the Supreme Court— over and beyond that, as it as the stars are far ■ ‘ sea, the dearest honor of mii , State of Georgia^— ’ imasWa proud ancestry among the original thirteen States— is involved. it is that sacred honor pf Georgia, the guarding of which has been placed in the hands of the Supreme Court! The sovereign—Georgia—can do no wrong. Nobler and braver than that. Geoigia WILL do no wrong! She will do in the Frank case as her ac credited ministers direct - as the Su preme Court shall say. And in directing a course of con duct for Georgia, that course must be right, though the heaven* fall. It must be remembered that the Su preme Court of Georgia is not serv ing Leo Frank in this matter, save in so far as he is the huh about which mighty principles of law temporarily revolve—It is the people of Georgia the court is serving! Franks may come and Franks may go. but the supremacy of the law abides forever! At last, "the tumult and the shout ing dies; the captains and the kings depart. * Into the austere keeping of the highest court in the State the last word of argument in the Frank case has been confided. Weighted With Dignity. Much of that which has gone be fore now seems utterly confusing and vague. Where are the storms and ragings of yesterday? The winds have blown them all away. Sitting in the presence chamber of the Supreme Court, over In the grim and grimy old Capitol, callous Indeed must have been the spectator who failed to feel heavily the full signifi cance of the proceedings. When the honorable Court filed in in the morning there was no need to admonish those present that it was their part to stand the while the Court seated itself. Somehow, one instinct ive! v rose to his seat and remained silent as the Court settled itself to work. The law does not design to he spectacular—it is full of purpose to be dignified in the extreme, however. Less and less attorneys incline nowadays to proceed to Supremo Court hearings by way of verbal pleadings. More and more they In cline to appear by brief and written arguments alone. Those few who heard the oral pleadings in the Frank case probably all agree now that the written method is the better—certainly it appeals more in keeping with the spirit an i intent of the high Court’s functions. For one thing, human' beings arc- more careful in what they wrne than in what they say. The written word stands a permanent witness that in the afterwhile may arise to confound or affright the writer if he fails to consider carefullv the things ne writes. The spoken word, reckless of consequence and mindful of la*er confusion and possible indefiintencss of meaning* lend itself inevitably to error and miscarriage of justices Looks to Records for Truth. And so, in considering .this famous ^miscarriage of justice in tfre final Word the Supreme Co’tift speaks. One recalls again and again the ad monition of Mr. 'Justice Rvan^—’the warning word that, t.fier all, the Su preme Court will look to the WRIT TEN RECORD for the truth of tha Frank case’s history and may forgot entirely thb passionate vehemence of attorneys in partisan argument. And.s o, in considering this famous Frank case in its final analysis, those who wish to see it ended—and their name is legion—will do well to re member that the Supreme Court is not going to put Dorsey's constru - tion upon the evidence, nor yet Ros ser’s, nor Felder's, nor Arnold’s. The .Court will make up its own mind in its own way. Dorsey may shout and Rosser may imagine vain things—the one may sa;. thus and'so proves this and that, and the other may bear himself to willing fragments contending that thus ami so mean nothing of the kind. The Supreme Court still will decide fur itself. From out the warp and woof of this curiously and amazingly complex weave of the Frank case, the Su preme Court will unravel the red thread of truth- that surely MUST be somewhere tangled therein. You, reader, believe thus and so to be the truth of the Frank case, and in. that conclusion you do violence o FINAL SPURT FIR PIPE I [ OF IT And now it s the "peg-top hat. ’ The etyle, di rect from Paris, of course, has Just struck America Fashion experts admit that the hat will attract atten tion It can not fail to do that. they said, because the hat has a real "punch." It is not fluffy, like the cre ations with ai grettes and such things on 'em The make-up of it is more like that of a prizefighter's fist. The "peg top” has an outward coating of velvet. Its interior com position is of good ateel wire, guar anteed not to break or bend when it comes in contact with a human face. There is a dis tinct list to star- hoard in the new style. The "list" is what makes the hat catchy and "fetching ’’ It gives the gen eral design a rak ish appearance, like that of a boat which has just struck a coral reef during a heavy storm and doesn’t know where it is going thereafter. °ersons inter ested in styles said to-day that the new headwear for women really is an off-shoot of the Tam o’ Shan- ter. From the Tam o’ Shanter there gr*'w the picture hat, then the "cavalier’’ and finally the "peg." Workers Must Get $12,500 Per Day to Complete the Fund by Sunday. Approximatelv, the Oglethorpe fund lacks $50,000 of the quarter-million mark, and it is the honest and ener getic persuasion of every worker that that deficit will be wiped out next Saturday night. That leaves four days, including Wednesday. And that means $12,500 a day. That is more than the committees have been able to average dally thus far—not counting the big "lump" sub scriptions that have been turned in through the central committee. But the renewed certainty of success, the ninth-inning rally to make good and sure, is bound to have its effect on the final spurt of the flftv workers. So the workers started out earlier than usual Wednesday morning, with the understanding that those who subscribed before Saturday night would be the real founders of Ogle thorpe. "The thing has such a splendid im petus." Ivan E. Allen said, "that it is bound to run well over the mark set as a minimum. But the real found ers of Oglethorpe will be those who get in with their subscriptions before the $250,000 is attained. You might say this is the ‘last call' for the founders of Oglethorpe ” In order that no one may be held back by the failure of some commit teeman to see him, it was announced Wednesday morning that subscrip tions might be telephoned to the of fice of the general chairman. Ivan E Allen. Ivy 800, or to the office of Dr. Thornwell Jacobs, Ivy 2568 Mrs. Pankhurst, Ill From Hunger Strike, Wins Release Again Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian. LONDON, Dec. 17.—Mrs. Emmeline ; Pankhurst, who was rearrested last ►Saturday under the "cat and mouse" law. was released from Holloway jail I to-day. The famous militant leader had re- I fused to take any nourishment since ; she was incarcerated. She was in a i state of collapse when the Home Of- i fiee ordered her release Mrs. Pankhurst is still serving the three years' sentence imposed on her last April for inciting suffragettes to dynamite Chancellor David Lloyd- George's home. Lysm, ■ • »• is A m your well-meaning neighbor who dif fers radically with you. It all depends upon which lawyer you heretofore have pinned your firm est faith to. Flower of Georgia Bar. But consider—how much of the evi dence did you hear, and in what or der of its bearing upon the case in hand? How much do you. of your own knowledge, KNOW of the Frank case? And are your conclusions ra tionally sequenced, and do they fit into one another as they should, the very great gravity of the matter being well kept in mind? In seeking poise and patience to await the decision of the Supreme Court, it perhaps is well enough to hold fast to the thought that the Su preme Court of Georgia is composed • f the very flower of the Georgia bar, that it commands the respect of all classes of citizens more surely and more securely than any other civic tribunal does or may—and that it can have no higher ambition than to ex pound the law of the land as it really and truly is! Leo Frank is making virtually his last stand. He is making.it bravely, too—tha: must be ungrudgingly ad mitted! He is fighting with his back to the wall, sore pressed and with all promising avenues of retreat shut off. The record may soon be closed, the clasp snapped tight and locked eter nally Bear these grim and thought- arresting things in mind—and be fair! So far the day has gone altogether in the State's favor, but that is no sure sign the State has won the battle Prince May Come • With German Ships Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian. BERLIN, Dec. 17.—The German Gov ernment has notified the American Em bassy that the German navy accepts with pleasure the invitation to take part In the international review at Hampton Roads in 1915. It is likely the Royal Prince will ac company the squadron, which will pass through the Panama Canal en route to San Francisco. finally. Gallantly enough the State’s generals have pressed their advan tages—and with stubborn courage, that well might in weaker hearts have engendered despair, have the defend ant’s generals fought back! The sun is sinking in the West—the morrow must dawn bright and rain- bowed with renewed promise to Frank, or the sinking sun must go down for him in darkness the last time and not to rise again. The matter of Leo Frank vs. the State of Georgia, murder, is out ot the hands of the lawyers—it is in the bosom *>f the Supreme Court, and this Commonwealth will believe that ail is well! m % The Ideal CHRISTMAS GIFT For a Boy or Girl is a SAVINGS BANK BOOK from this Bank of Per sonal Service. As little as a Dollar will do for the initial deposit. Start the account in your Boy,or GirVs Name, and put the BOOK in the Christmas Stocking. TRA VELERS BANK & Trust Company Grocery Stores Isms ; £*31395 SPECIAL PRICES 75c and $1.50 See Our Line Before You Make a Pur chase of Toys BRADLEY’S 29 South Broad St. I Open Until 9 P. M. j[ 'A' - S 'eSm'6 ft WITH HIM IN MIND you ought to buy your holiday gifts in a men’s shop, where men's likes and dislikes are stud ied and known. We GUARANTEE that he will be satisfied. Neck wear that pleases at popular prices. 50c to $2.00. Demise of Leading Candidate for Successor to Pope Leaves Merry del Val Favorite. Alfonso Would Model Schools on America's PITTSBURG, Dec. 17. -Dr W. J Hoi land, director of the Carnegie Muieum, who returned yesterday from Spain, said that in an audience he had with King Alfonso the Spanish ruler ex pressed hope that there might be brought about for his people a develop ment of education such as there la In the United States. Kaiser Lets His Heir Return to Berlin BERLIN, Dec. 17 -Crown, Prince Frederick William will return to Ber lin very soon from his long banishment In Dantalg. but he will have to work hard Ills father gave him his choice be tween a year’s voyage to the German colonies or a return to Berlin to be trained at army headquarters. Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian. | ROME, Dec. .17.—Pope Pius X wept to-day when informed of the death of Cardinal Rampola, former papal secretary of state, who died of an gina pectoris shortly after midnight. The death of the 70-year-old prelate caused surprise in the Vatican, for it was' not known that he was seriously ill. The death of the cardinal removes the leading candidate for the pontifi cate in the event of the present. Pope’s death and leaves Cardinal Merry Del Val, the present papal secretary of state, as the foremost personage In the li»t of possible successors. At the time of his death Cardinal Rampola was preparing to preside at a religious festival chle^y in honor of Americans at St. Peters to-mor row. As a result of the deaths of Cardi nal Rampola and of Cardinal Oreglia, who died on December 5, the mem bership of the Sacred College has been reduced to 56. There is an old tradition in Rome that the death of a cardinal Is followed by the demise of two others within a brief period of time. OLIDAY Books in many instances lose interest when once read—but tke kooks issue J by t k 1 s Bank are always read witk a CONSTANTLY IN CREASING INTEREST (4%) Tke gift affording lasting joy and benefit is a Savings Account witk Cathedral Rejects Carnegie Window WASHINGTON, Dec. 17. Andrew Carnegie, who presided at the annual meeting of the Carnegie Peace Founda tion, said the Dunfermline Cathedral In Scotland has rejected hls gift of a stained glass window because It is modern. Fr, Vaughan Lauds American Catholics Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian. LONDON, Dec. 17.—Father Bernard j Vaughan, speaking at Bristol on his 5 recent American trip, said that what J had most appealed to him was the en ! thusiasrn he found among ihe Oath- I dies. 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