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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-30
BARROW, CONFIDENT,
RESI- MES STAND TO
FINISH HIS DEFENSE

Los ANGELES, July 30.-Resuming
the witness stand when the morning
session of Judge Hutton's court opened
today, Clarence barrow expected today
to complete his testimony in his own
behalf. Fortified by a good nights rest,
the famous labor lawyer had a conf
dent bearing
Rogers, chief counsel for Darrow, and
barrow conferred before the trial open
ed Rogers in his direct examination
wanted to jump ahead to the more i'm
portant points but Darrow protested to
his counsel that he preferred to take
the story up chronologically. He said
it would be easier that way, and Rogers
acquiesced.
Coincident with the order of the court
that the defense be permitted to in
spect all documents in the possession of
the state purporting to be written by
the defendant. District Attorney Fred
ericks turned over to the defense a
fat envelope today Before he went on
the stand, Darrow perused copies of tel
egrams and letters, most of which were
secured by the Federal authorities orig
inally.
II is expected that Darrows cross
examination will begin before the end
Of the days session.
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SENATE BILL FIXES
LAWYERS CHARGE
IN DAMAGE ACTION

Damage suit lawyers partial to the con
tingent fee method will find hard shedding
If the state legislature passes the Harris
Hamilton bill.
This measure, which went to the sen
ate Yesterday. limits contingent fees
taken by lawyers to 20 per cent of the
amount of the judgment. The % per cent
applies to judgments under $4,000. Be
tween $4,000 and 1000 the bill limits
the fees to Is per cent. On judgments
of more than $4,000 fee Of not more
than 10 per cent can be taken.
Senator Harris said the present law
handicapped persons unable to pay law
yers large retainers. As a result Of the
present system, he asserted it was not
uncommon for a lawyer to take 50 per
cent OF q Judgment as q fee
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-30
LADY CON To Do
SALOME IN j. 5.
EarI'S Daughter Will Dance for
Pay in a New York Vaude-
vile House.

LONDON. July 3O-Lady Constance
Stewart Richardson, daughter of the
Earl of Cromartie and kin to many a
noble house of England and Scotland,
is to dance Salome on Broadway, New
York
This latest plan of the accomplished
but most unconventional young woman
to startle society is not a plan to aid
charity. She sails in a few weeks to
appear as Salome as strict profess
sional in the production which is
staged by Reinhardt, the great German
producer" and which will be offered to
the American public at a vaudeville
theater.
New York society has not yet for
gotten the surprising appearances of
Lady Constance a few years ago in the
fashionable entertainments given for
charity. Her daring dances in scanty
and ilmy garments sent gasps through
even the blase audiences whom she en-
tertained.
Since her return from America she
has decided to go in for professional
dancing and has done turn at the
Palace theater, where Miss Maud Allen
set the fashion in lack Of attire few
years ago
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-30

pressionless. inscrutable There were
moments when the testimony became
unprintable; when almost forbidden
subjects were discussed with comment
bordering on buffoonery. But still Mrs.
Grace leaned over her table. her dark
eyes fixed upon the face of the wit
ness, her cheek unmarked by blush or
pallor 1t was as though all the smaller
things of life had been forgotten in the
face of the great question the tribunal
had been called to answer.
And Eugene Grace. the dying man"
of so many newspaper extras; the man
who had descended into the shadow Of
death the hopeless cripple who would
never smile again-he lay on his cot
and laughed softly as his friends made
comments on the case. He chuckled at
the sharp tits between the counsel and
commented caustically upon bits of the
testimony His face was brown. as
though he had been playing golf in the
sun. There was no trace of the pallor
which comes from long confinement
save in the slender hands. which We're
white and emaciated. Grace seemed
the merrest man in all the room.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-30

every stamp, hearing little, seeing less
and apparently supremely happy de-
spite the willing of their garments and
the trickle of perspiration through the
powder on their cheeks
There We're perhaps 50 of them-some
old enough to be grandmothers, some
girls not far in their teens one wom-
an bore child of five who fretted and
whined on her lap and begged to be
taken outdoors again. There was a
little girl who ran through the crowd
when the doors were opened. lodging
between the legs of the grownups. gain
ing ground by her very insigni1cance,
until she found front seat by the
Judges stand
Just Ordinary Women.
There We're little groups OF women,
duIl-eyed. who chewed gum incessant-
y and chatted together in low tones
as the case progressed. saw no wom-
an whose garb or manner stamped her
as one of the monde few of the
type the world would call refined"
iHeE seemed just ordinary women,
whose husbands We're at work for day
wages TO them the trial of Mrs. Grace
was the great "show" of the year. 1t
Was to their starved, sensations hungry
souls what the grand opera is to the
over of great music. II was the event
OF their lives.
And how little they saw and heard!
Most of them were crowded into seats
ia a the left of the court room. with
the judges bench and the rallied do
mnions Of the clerk shutting off their
view of all the PRINCIPALS I'm the drama.
They saw no more than if a wall had
been built between them and the court.
Perhaps they caught a glimpse of a
vhite-covered cot as Eugene Grace was
borne into the room ana out again. Per
hans they saw bit of brown plume
as Mrs Grace rose TO make her exit
But through IN tho siv hours Of the
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-30

TO the spotlight by plethora OF news
paper publicity. When the average man
knows the result of the Grace trial his
interest soon will wane. But no verdict
of the jury viii ever satisfy the I'M
spoken queries which have arisen in
the mind OF every woman who has read
of the Grace case.
No matter what The trial brings
forth. the Grace case is but a vara
ton of the domestic equation. The
Graces were Incompatible. either by ma
ture or through worldly circumstances
which arose early in their welded life.
The wherefores Of this incompatibility
the reason for the climax. whatever
it was-are the things about the Grace
case which disturb and compel the at
tention OF the women
But She Wants to Know.
u object to being classed among the
idle curious. said a we'll dressed mid
dle-aged woman who sat in a front
seat al the trial. She was speaking to
a friend
"Weu. it's hard for me to say why
l came" said the friend Il confess to
this-I am not so much interested in
in the chain of circumstances which
brought about the shooting"
"Of course" said the middle aged
woman, there was tragedy in the
Grace home-that much is sure There
are thousand possibilities. She may
have been undutifu or he may have
been. If 50. why? Did their natures
interlock? Or did an outside circum-
stance force itself in and disturb the
domestic balance?
If the full details of the Grace case
were known don't mean merely the
details which led directly to the shoot
ing-they would show = problem which
arises in the lives of every married
couple In their case. it might have
been primitve-they might have fall
en- out about some petty thing or they
may not have fallen out at ALT might
have all been under the surface
But whatever the trouble vast
arose because of the inability or the
failure of one of them TO bear an equi-
table part Of the possibilities Of
married life. There are a million ways
in which this old. old formula can be
violated In some instances you see a
man and woman apparently fashioned
for each other. Both of them are gem
tie in spirit, both are considerate, both
allow to each other the little necessary
privaces-and there is enough money
to keep the wolf at a safe distance from
the door. Yet there is no permanent
happiness. 1t may be that one of them
tried to do too much. 1t may be that
the stronger withheld from the weaker
certain matters which should have been
met by both of them together
and so it was with the Graces
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-30

at the cot where her wounded husband
lay
Look at her-she can't keep her
eyes off him" whispered the younger
woman.
Yes" responded the middle aged
woman. "Elementally she Is no differ
ent than she was the first day she saw
Eugene Grace He fascinated her. The
two types point to that clearly"
Il don't see how they ever fell in
love with each other" said the younger
woman.
She Was Fascinated"
4 don't know that they did" said
the middle aged woman But can see
this He had never known much of
her type of woman and she had never
seen much of this type of man. They
were novelties to each other She is
clearly a woman of a whimsical nature.
She is the kind who could concentrate
her whole nature in the achieving of
one particular thing. He was tall and
good looking and with the unmistakable
marks of Southern breeding-he was
new element in her life. She was fas-
cinated-and still is down at the bot
tom, regardless Of what she thinks she
thinks of him
"And what of him? What did she
mean to him."
u don't believe that the emotions
which she stirred in him could have
been of very firm texture" answered
the middle-aged woman Il don't be-
lieve that he was ever more than mere
ly infatuated with her. And that
think. is in a measure responsible for
the present situation"
The women were silent for a long
period They listened closely to the
evidence. Finally the middle aged wom-
an seemed to lose interest AS if pos
sessed by a sudden thought she nudged
her companion.
Then They Dissect the Men.
"A woman will always know what to
wear" she said I'm wager that Mrs.
Grace picked out the simplest gown she
could although it fits her horri-
bly,"
Yes" agreed the other there are
lots of things which figure in a trial
besides the sworn evidence"
But all mothers are just alike.
They all look the same, they all act
the same Their actions spring from
the one primitive animal impulse of
protection for their young The fact
that Mrs. Grace's mother has rushed to
her daughters side proves nothing. If
her daughter were innocent as an angel
or black with guilt. her attitude would
be the same It's beautiful, though
The two women then fell to dissect-
ing the men The prosecuting attorney
was certainly very insistent for lit
tie fellow-and how Mr.. Rosser roared.
Neither one of them could understand
how such a benevolent looking man
as Judge Roam could sentence anybody
to prison. Both agreed, however, that
the jury was very intelligent looking
body as a whole.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-30
CONVICT CAMP COOK
SLABS WHITE YOUTH

CORNELIA. GA, July 80. -Tinney
Woods and W. W. Galley. white youths,
and General Gordon negro cook Of the
Habersham county convict camp, To-
Gated near Alto. in this county, were
placed under bond of 800 each for
engaging in a. three -cornered fight in
the public road near the camp. Galley
was painfully, but not severely, stab
bed in the back in two places by the
negro. A preliminary hearing will be
held on Thursday.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-30
BEAUTY DOCTORS DROP
COSMETICS FOR NATURE

CHICAGO. July 30 Back to ma
ture away with harmful cosmetics is
the slogan of the National Cosmeti-
clans Society which has been meet
ing here,
"Our purpose" said Madame Marie
Mainelo. president of the society, lis
to uplift our profession and to weed
out those who work harm to the pub
lie Nature is the best guide and pro-
vdes remedies If worked out properly
that arc benohcial.,
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-30
HOTEL KEEPER CHARGED
WITH SHOOTING TRADER

Jake Goldberg proprietor Of the Albian
hotel, this afternoon before Recorder
Broyles will face charge Of having shot
and seriously wounded Jonas Nash yes
terdaY
Nash was shot in the right thigh when
he and Goldberg had a quarrel at the lat
ters hotel Is South Pryor street. The
trouble is said to have resulted from at
teutions paid 10y Nash TO young woman
at the hotel Nash, a horsetrader, lives
at $50 West Hunter street
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-30
$4,000 FIRE SWEEPS
ONEIDA LAKE RESORT

UTICA. y. Y, July 3o.-Flames swept
a section of Sylvan Beach a Oneida
lake early today and for time it was
feared the noted resort would be wiped
out The blaze started in NJ. T Burts
palm garden, which was destroyed, to-
gether with a number of the restau-
rants, cafes and novelty booths The
loss is estimated at $4,000
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-30
The Probable Causes of the Tragedy
Specialized Upon by Two Women
as They Study Gene and Wife.
BY T. B. SHERMAN.

The wifes outward composure, the
husbands disdain, the tender care in
The face of the aged mother-each
made manifest in many different ways
throughout the course of the trial play
With strange effect upon the. heart
trings of the women spectators at the
rial of Daisy Opie Grace.
AS for the men they are there to sat
sly an appetite for details about two
persons who have suddenly been lifted
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-30
WIFE DRUGGED AND THEN
MARRIED HIM, HE SAYS

CHICAGO, July 3O-Assertng that
his wife courted him, proposed to him
and that Ne was drugged when ne
agreed to a marriage. Harry Wolchano-
vesky presented q startling defense to
his wife's suit for abandonment heard
IN Municipal Judge SCOTS court
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-30

am sure, regardless of what form it
took"
Just then the bailif raped for or
der
The spectators will have to keep
quiet and stop interrupting the court"
he bawled. The two women were silent
for moment At this particular mo-
mert Mrs. Grace turned her head and
gazed for the barest part of second
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-30
SAM HYDE, CONDEMNED
TO DIE, IGNORES FATHER

ANDERSON, S. G., July 30 have
not heard one word from my SON." said
George W. Hyde, father of Samuel Hyde,
the Anderson man who killed his wife
and father-in-law and who is in the pen
itentiary now awaiting the report of
alienists George Hyde spent his small
means in the effort to save his son from
electrocution Sam left here two months
ago for the penitentiary and has cut him
self off from all communication with his
home people
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-30
MAnIErrA SCOUTS ORGANIZE.

MARIETTA, GA. July 5o-A Boy
Scout troop has been organized IN
Marietta with twenty members. Suits,
tents and full company outfits are to
be had right away. and some real COM
pany and scout work will be done be
fore the boys have to return to school
The boys viii also help care for the
state reunion of Confederate veterans
to be held here August 2S and %
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-30

trial lawyer for the defendant quarreled
over the wording of phrase. There
We're questions seemingly without a
shadow of Importance answers appar-
entity meaningless. There were half
angry alterations between the lawyers
over points bearing no meaning to the
auditor; flashes of rough wit az cross
questioner tried to ridicule the witness
into tangling his testimony
And Mrs. Grace, central figure of "tae
play, sat at her lawyers table. Elk
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-30
CHANGE OF VENUE DENIED
IN ALABAMA KILLING CASE

MONTGOMERY, ALA, July SO.-Judge
Armstead Brown Of the Montgomery
criminal court, overrued petition by
the defense for a change of venue or for
a continuation of the case against Walter
Jones. the Lowndes county citizen, who
is charged with the death Of Sloan Rowan
Rowan was killed on a train as he was
about to leave Montgomery short time
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-30
A Graphic View Of the Women at the
Hearing Who Find in 1t a Big Show"
Varying the Monotony of Dull Lives
BY DUDLEY GLASS.

If any spectator at the Grace trial
expected to be awed by the solemnity
Of the tribunal and thrilled at the dra-
matte stage setting accused wife and
wounded husband glazing at each other
before the judge-he must have been
somewhat disappointed.
The striking detail one couldn't get
away from was the women in the audi
ence. the poorly clad women who sat in
those rear seats breathing that fetid
atmosphere. surrounded by men of
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-30
BEE IN HIS WINDPIPE,
HE NEARLY SUFF0CATES

ITHACA. N. Y. July So.-Aubrey
Personious. Of Brockton. seven miles
from here, had narrow escape from
death by sufocation when bee flew
into his mouth and lodged in his wind
pipe.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-05-29
REPUBLICANS HOLD
TWO CONVENTIONS
TAFT ROOSEVELT FACTIONS
SPLIT AT FT. WORTH
Roosevelt Men Meet in Place Desig-
mated for Convention-Taft Men
Claim to Have Representation
from 203 Counties.
Associated Press.

Associated Press.
Fort Worth, Tex. May 2S-The
Roosevelt-Taft fight in Texas today
resulted in the holding of two state
conventions here, and the selecting
of contesting state at large delega-
tions to the national convention at
Chicago The Taft faction refused
to participate in the state conven-
tion where the Roosevelt forces DOM
mated.
The Taft convention endorsed III.
f. MacGregor for national commit
teeman. The Roosevelt faction en-
dorsed Cecil Lyon.
The Roosevelt convention claimed
to have representatives at tending
from 169 counties The Taft sup
porters claimed that 203 counties
were represented in the Taft conven-
ton. Ihey based the vote OF their
meeting on representation of one
vote for each hundred votes cast for
Taft in 1908. The Taft men promise
to make their fight on this basis OF
representation in the contest before
the national convention.
The Roosevelt convention held
forth at the place designated by the
state executive committee. They
adopted the majority report of the
executive committee on The temper
airy roll
The Taft convention adopted the
report signed by two of the
81 members of the committee.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-05-29
JOHN CONWAY BUYS
ANOTHER BIG TRACT
ACQUIRES 7,4OO ACRES ADJOIN-
ING CONWAY GARDENS
Will Construct Another Big
Canal Which Will be First Link
in Great Holt Gravity Canal Pro-
ject-Price 100000.

A land deal of great importance
was consumated last week when the
La Lomita Irrigation and Construc-
ton company of this city sold to
John J. Conway 400 acres of land
in Porciones 81. 81 and 63, former
ly belonging to John J. Young, in
Hidalgo county.
This land lies on both sides OF the
railroad between Mission and Nc
Allen. Mr.. Conway proposes to sub
divide and develop them and open
same for settlement at a very early
day. They will be known as the
Conway Gardens" and will doubt
less attract a high class of settlers,
as the lands are especially we'll sit
uated and Of fine quality.
1t is proposed to have these lands
watered by canal system to be built
by the seller. who has taken over the
water right, water appropriations,
pumping site and right of way here
tofore belonging to James w. Holt,
the president of the new company.
1t is expected that work will COM
mence almost Immediately on the
plant and canals system
and that the system will be com
pleted by the end of the year. The
company proposes to construct first
class canal from the pumping site
owned by it adjoining the Mission
plant.
Special interest is lent to this
transaction by the fact that it marks
the commencement of the first link
OF the long-proposed Holt gravity
canal system and brings this great
project somewhat nearer realization.
The consideration approximates
nearly 100000.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-05-29
ANOTHER MANATEE ARRIVES
IN BROWNSVILLE
Caught at Isabel Monday Bought
by w. A. King for Exhibition Pur-
poses.

A manatee, or sea COW, arrived in
Brownsville from Point Isabel on
Monday evenings Rio Grande train,
and probably will be taken away at
once on a tour of the Southern states
for exhibition purposes. This mana
tee was captured Monday morning
in the bay near the Point by some
fishermen of the Brownsville Fish
company The animal made a val
liant fight and one of the fishermen.
Ramon Rodriguez, was struck by one
OF its flippers and quite painfully in
jured while the big catch was being
taken out of the water.
The sea cow was purchased from
the fish company Monday afternoon
by w. A. King, the snake farm man,
who had it brought to town. Mr..
King expects to leave this afternoon,
or as soon as possible, with his new
pet, which he will take for q tour
of the Southern states for exhibition
purposes going first to Florida.
This is the second sea COW cap
tured in Laguna Madre this season
and the -third of the species to be
taken in these waters. The first was
caught last summer and was taken
from here for exhibition purposes.
This latest capture is about twelve
feet long and weighs about 5000
pounds 1t was brought up in a box
car, and has been the object of much
interest since its arrival here.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-05-29
SENATE COMMENDS
CAPTAIN R0STRON
THOUSAND DOLLARS APPROPRI-
ATED FOR GOLD MEDAL
House Passes Appropriation for Navy
Carrying $4,000, ,0O0-Judiciary
Committee Continues Archibald In
vestigation.
Associated Press.

| Associated Press.
Washington, ID. c., May 2S-The
senate met at III a. M, and consider
ed routine business. The subcom-
mittee of the commerce committee
reported on the investigation Of the
sinking Of the steamship Titanic
Senators VIM. Alden, Smith and
Rayner spoke.
Senator Newlands introduced an
amendment to the metal schedule
that comprises tariff plan to grad
as to avoid the impairing of any of
the Industries.
The conference report on the
liberized homestead law bill was
adopted. The joint resolution was.
adopted extending thanks to Captain
H. Rostron and appropriating 1000
for gold medal for the Titanic res
que A determined opposition to
the workmen's compensation bill de-
veloped in the judiciary committee
The senate adjourned until noon
Wednesday,
The house met at ] j a. m The
judiciary committee continued the
investigation Of the charges against
Judge Archibald of the commerce
court.
Representative Roberts moved an
amendment to the naval appropria-
tion bill calling for two new battle
ships. Action on the amendment
was deferred. The naval appropria-
tion bill. carrying $4,000 900
was passed. The house adjourned
until noon tomorrow.