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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. WEDNESDAY* MAY 1. 1337. Advice to Women r Mrs. Pinkham’s Standing Invitation to Women All sick women are invited to write Mrs. Pinkham, Lynn, Mass., for advice. She is the Mrs. Pinkham who has been advising sick women free of charge for more than twenty years, and before that she assisted her mother-in-law, Lydia E. Pinkham, in advising. Thus she is especially well qualified to give advice to sick women. Write today, don’t wait until too lrfte. • Mrs. Pinkham never violates the confidence thus entrusted to her, nnd although she Is constantly receiving testimonials from women who have been bcnefltteil by her advice and medicine, never in all tier experience lias she published such a letter without tbo full consent, and often by special re quest of the writer. Neither has she ever disposed of her confidential letters in any other wnv. Every one of the hundreds of thousands of letters written to her by confiding women sho lias to-day under lock nnd key In the Com pany’s laboratory at Lynn, Mass. Itcmember, the best medicine for women is Ift . Lydia E. .Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound. EVERY WOMAN SHOULD CONSIDER THESE FACTS First,'that almost every operation in our hospitals, performed upon women, became uecessary because of neglect of such symptoms as Backache, Irregulari ties, Displacements, Fain in the Side, Dragging Sensations, Dizziness and Sleeplessness. Second, that Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound, made from native roots and herbs, has ovcrcomo more cases of female ills than any other one medicine. It regniates, strengthens and restores women’s health and is invaluable during the period of Change of life. Third, tbo great volume of unsolicited and grateful testimonials on fllo at the Pinkham Labpratory at Lynn, Mass, many of which are from timo to time being published by special permission, give absolute evidence of the power of Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound over the illnesses of women. • GUILTY—OR INNOCENT? CASE OF NEGRO JOHNSON IS A_ HARD PROBLEM Condemned to Hang,! He Protests In nocence. MISSING THREADS IN EVIDENCE Attorneys Convinced That . Their Client Is Inflo- L cent of Crime. I* Will Johnson guilty or not guilty? Is the negro who hu been tried, con victed «n<l twice sentenced to death for the most heinous offense. In the catologue of crime, the victim of his own Ignorance and an Incriminating chain of circumstances, and has Jus tice widely missed the mark In fasten ing upon him tho burden of guilt for a crime he could not have possibly com mitted? This Is the drift of the questions which have arisen In the minds of great numbers of people since the sen tence of death was Imposed upon Will Johnson, convicted of assaulting Mrs. Georgia Hembree, near her homo In Battle Hill on August IS. last. A Jury of twelve men has said that Johnaon la guilty and that he ahould hang. Three Judges of tho eupremo court have concurred In the opinion ex pressed by the lower court, while two have vigorously dissented, and havu declared that In the light of new evi dence that has been discovered. Will Johnaon should not hang until hla case St more fully Investigated. Chain of Circumstances. The circumstances connected with Johnson’s case aye most peculiar. Ar rested as a vagrant while the life of another negro, who had been positively Identified aa the criminal assailant of Mrs. Camp In Fulton county, was hang ing In the balance, Johnaon was car ried before Mrs. Camp, who had pre viously Identified the negro who was on trial, and was himself Identllled as ths guilty msn. Joe Glenn, for he It was who was then on trial for the crime, was then acquitted, and Johnson was placed In Jail awaiting furthar Identification and action by the grand Jury. A short while later he was positively identified by Mrs. Hembree as the man WILL J0HN80N. Condemned to hang on May 24 for assault last August. who had attacked and assaulted her near her home In Battle Hill, on the morning of August IS. Ho was Indict, cd by the grand Jury and placed on trial for his life In the criminal court a fow weeks later. Attorneys Alex Stephens, Walter Me- Klreath and Mnrk Tolbert, who has since died, were appointed to defend him. Conflicting Evidence. Johnson denied the crime. He stated that on the day the crime was com mltted he was at home with a sprained back; that he had been at work for several days previous but on that day could not work on account of hla In jury. It was proven conclusively thst John son had worked for the concrete com pany before tbo crime was committed, but the foremnn of the company, who had the record of the men who worked on that day, had left town and could not tie located. Johnson’s story that he waa at home that day was corroborated by the nc gro woman who lived In the house with him. She stated that Johnson was In the house when the hounds, following tho track supposed to have been'that of the assailant of Mr». Hembree, passed within a few blocks of the house. She staled she said to John son; “I hear them dogs barking out then aomewhere," to which he replied: “Well, shut ths door. Ws haven't ROOSEVELT DEDICATES BULLOCH HALL JUNE 10 Jamestown Exposition, Vs., May 1.— [be hero to dedicate “Bulloch Hall' the It Is now the aim to have everything fully completed with all structural mechanics off the grounds by June 10, on which day President Roosevelt will Georgia state building, the foundation of which is Just completed, and to ad dress the National Editorial Associa tion, which will be In session here on that date. RHEUMATISM Rheumatism curt relieves pains In legs. arm*, back, stiff or swollen Joint* In a few hour*. Positively cures In a few days. Contain! no morphine ot drug* to deaden the pain, bat neu tralizes the add and drives out all rheumatic poison from the syetem —MUNYON. Price 25c ‘ i Monroe's Dyeyepwa Cars positively sp~£m» oMaalgMtlou sad stomach Uanroivs’coM Care prevents pneumonia pad breaks up a eoM la a fow bom. stops £& •sr'ucvMrc ® feru.s of ktdnoydtsoafc. Price Sc. Uunyoa's Headache Cm atopa headache to three i.Jr.atr*. Price Be. Mcayon's None Coro carer ell the •xeap- tou.% of nervous esbacittoo. Price Be. Must os's pile otatmeat pesitvely corse all forms of piles. Price Be. tree- portlier of i titllnusneee. Janadlee, eoastlpatlea sad I troubles. Price Sc. Meeyea’e Constipation Core to the teteet endjuost^sctenMlfc treatment for email kfnnyon'a Female Remedies are a booe to If you have catarrh or are afflicted with desfneee nae Moayoa's Improved got anything to do with the hounds.' A lady living near Johnson's house testified that she saw Johnson at home about thirty minutes before the crime la said to have been committed. Looked Like Johnaon. On the other hand, a gentloman liv ing on the rond lending from John son’s house to Battle 1IIII, stated that he saw a negro, fitting tho description of Johnson, pass along ths road to ward Battle IIIII, a few moments be fore the perpetration of the crime. Tt\ witness did not positively, Identify Johnson, but the Impression.left by the testimony was that Johnson was tjis man. The evidence was against Johnson nnd he waa convicted and sentenced to hang. A short while later the foreman who had chnrgC of the work where Johnson was employed was located, and In his possession was found a time book which showed that Will Johnaon had put In nearly nine hours of labor on August 15, the day ths crime was committed. Attorneys McRIreath and Stephens secured n stay of execution nnd with the new evidence In their possession, carried the rase to the supreme court. They argued that Johnson's state ment that he wne nt home on the day of the crime with un Injured back whs either a fabrication wildly formed In the desperate effort to free himself from the chnln of evidence which wns forming around him or that he had been at home alck on some occasion and had forgotten the date. They argued that the time book waa proof conclusive of his Innocence and that he could not have committed the crime and at ths asms time be em ployed st a point some miles distant. Dissenting Judges. With Hires Judges upholding the de cision ot the lower court and two dis senting, the opinion was handed down that Johnson should hang. He waa accordingly sentenced death for the second time by Judge Roan Monday morning and the date of his execution wo* set for Friday, May 24. Undaunted by the decision of tho su premo court and firmly convinced that a blunder has been made, the attorneys representing Johnson have declared that they will lay the case before the pardon board In an effort to secure a commutation ot his ssntsnce. But Attorneys Stephens and McEl- reath are not alono In their opinion that there Is room for doubt as to Johnson's guilt. Solicitor Charley Hill has stated that he will sign the petition which will be carried beforrf the pardon board, and favors a commutation of the sentence. Many of those who were In the court room during the trial and who followed the progress of It throughout are of the opinion that there Is grave doubt of the negro'e guilt. The description said to have been given of her assailant originally by Mrs. Hembree and which was published In a local newspaper at the time tallies In no respect with Johnson's description, although he was later Identified by Mrs. Hembree sa her assailant. The negro waa originally described as being rather short and heavy set. Johnson Is tall and of slim proportions. Thera is ths Question. The conflicting evidence In Johnson's case and the recognised difficulty In positively Identifying a negro In a esse of this kind has caused doubt to arise In the mind* of many people and the opinion has been expressed that the negro should be given the benefit of the doubt Since the dty of hla arrest Johnaon has denied his guilt. Hs Is a negro of leas than average Intelligence and when asked If he has anything to say. merely replies, “I am not guilty.” Just what effect the evidence In the case will have upon the members of the pardon board can not be forecasted, but should Johnson be allowed to hang there will always be the eternal possi bility of Innocence and this question will remain unanswered: l)ld over-sealous Justice make a scapegoat of Will Johnaon and hang an Innocent man for another's crime? FOLLOWINGJUflRREL Double Tragedy Occurred at Home of Their Broth- er-in-Law. Special to Too Georgian. Rochelle, Oa., Slay I.—Frank fias- worthy was killed and his younger brother, Grover, was fatally Injured In a shooting affray at the home of S. T. Harris, their brother-in-law, at Dou ble-Run, g miles from here, yesterday afternoon. At a late hour lost night Harrison had not been captured, but the father of the young man killed has offered a 150 reward. ' The men were brothers-in-law, and It Is said that the terrible affair was caused by a quarrel over a lot ot tim ber. Both young men lived In Cordcle last year. Will 8erve Barbecue. Special to The Georgian. Montgomery, Ala.. May 1.—The Sal vation Army will give a barbecue on the Fourth of July to the working women and children of Montgomery, at Pickett Springs. It Is expected there will be at least 1,000 present. "HELULYPOCKET EDITION OF CHICAGO, Asserts the City Is by Thieves and Grafters. Run WHAT THE KIDNEYS DO Their Unceasing Work Keeps Us Strong and Heilthy. All the blood In ths body paues through the kidneys once every three minutes. The kidneys filter the blood. They work night and day. When healthy they remove about lipo grains of Impure matter dally, when un healthy some part of thla Impure mat ter la left In the blood. This brings on many disease! and symptoms— pain In tho back, headache, nervous ness, hot, dry skin, rheumaUsm. gout, gravel, disorders of the oyeilght and bearing, dlsilness. Irregular heart, de bility, drowsiness, dropsy, deposits In the urine, etc. But It you koep the filters right you will have no trouble with your kidneys. H. C. Hanson, cabinet maker, living at 251-2 Mitchell street, Atlanta, Qe., says: “I had backache for several year*. Every time I caught the slight- eet cold It would settle in my back, and then It waa difficult to describe my sufferings. I have been obliged to lay off work for ten days at a Ume, and could seldom get out of bed without assistance. I got very little sleep on account of the severity of the pain. The kidney eecreUoni were Irregular and caused me much annoyance. I used liniment after liniment and pias ter after plaster but got little perma nent benefit I taw Doan's Kidnoy Pill* advertised and got a box from Brannen & Anthony's drug store—102 Whitehall street and 10 Marietta street. I had little faith In them at die time, but I took them and can say that I never bad anything act ao quickly and effectively aa thla remedy. In forty-eight houra from the time t took the first dote the pain In my back left me and I am happy to state thtt It has never returned. The difficulty with the kidney secretions was also corrected, and I feel much better In every way. I am glad to Indorse Doan's Kidney Pills.'' For sale by all dealera. Price 64 centa. Foster-MIlburn Co.. Buffalo, New York, sole agent* for the United 8tates. Remember the name— Doati't— aaJ lake no other. Madison. Mis., May 1.—“There are people who say Chicago Is a pocket edition of hell; I tell you hell Is only a pocket edition of Chicago,” declared the Rev. Jqseph Corden, rector of the Epls. copal church of Beloit, Wl«. “The city If run by thieves and political graft- ore." , He denounced Rockefeller and Car negie, and charged the churches with hypocriay. 0000000000000000000000000a O CHICKEN8 GET DRUNK; O O ROOSTERS AND HEN8 DANCE; O O OWNER FED THEM MALT. O O 0 O Elmont, L. I.. May 1.—Two thou- O O sand chickens on tho farm of 0 O James Mann went on a spree that O O has shocked the temperance fowls O O of this place. Gray-headed old O O roosters danced with ancient hens O O and the spring chickens stood on O O their heads. At the end of the re- O Q markable exhibition all the fowls O O fell over and went to sleep. Mann O I O fed malt to them. 0 0 O OO0O00O0O000000000000 OO 0og ATLANTA VS. BIRMINGHAM APRIL'29-30, MAY 1-2 Ladies’ Day Tuesday Awnings For store*, Offices, Residences. Public Buildings, etc* manu factured and put up. All work guaranteed Lowest price*. Phone or write for estimate*. J. M, HIGH CO. Atlanta. Ga. GASOLINE ENGINES 2 to 200 H. P. Largest visible etock In the South. Re liable as ateam power. Convenient aa electric power. DUNN MACHINERY COMPANY, 54 Marietta 8t* Atlanta, Ga. 00000000000000000000000,500 2 UUI ^J , JP.X ELL8 OFFICIAL 0 O HIS CAPTOR IS INSANE, 0 O AND WALKS AWAY FREE. 0 O o Council Bluffs, la* May 1.— o O While the Insane man that Po- 0 O llceman Steve Maloney, of Omaha, O O had arrested, walked out of the O O Bernards Insane Asylum here a O O free man, Maloney was held for O 0 un hour, after the lunatic had 0 O convinced the authorities of the O O asylum that the policeman was O O Insane and not he. Maloney was 0 O released when the police captain 0 O of Omaha hud arrived and Identl- O O fled him. o a o OOOOOOO00OOOO00C00OOOOO0OO TAX NOTICE State and County Tax Books now open. Make your returns at once and avoid the rush. Books will close in a few days. T. M, ARMISTEAO, Tax Receiver. rop a Poc^ THE TRIPOD PAINT CO, 37 N. Pryor St* and a fkavfom ARTIST Will bring you a sample-card and glvs you an estimate on Tinting your walls with DECO-MURA, ths new sanitary Wall Finish. '"'GRAND “CAPRICE OF CAPRI” r-COMIC opera— Friday and Saturday Nights, 8atur. day Mstinee. Prices; 25o, 50c, 75c, 51.00. Tickets on sale now at box office. Curtain will rlsa promptly at 8; 16. All are requested to be in their seats on time. ™e bijou Tonight—Matinee Thursday. nir.a countess von i/Lun hatzfeldt In the Musical Comedy Success, —THE- LITTLE DUCHESS Next Week: “THE NIGHT BEFORE XMAS” ST. NICHOLAS AUDITORIUM, MAY 29,30,31 and JUNE 1. $8,000 FOR ARTISTS ALONE. 8EASON TICKETS. $3, $4, and $5. ON SALE. CALL OR WRITE W. C. HUMPHRIES, 810 EMPIRE, ATLAN TA. REDUCED RAILROAD RATE, ONE FARE PLUS 25 CENTS ROUND TRIP. TEETH EXTRACTED poaMrelj without l»lo. 50c each, best iretb B. Money can net buy better* IIILAdeLPIIU RAZORS CONCAVED Shears, Knivas and all Edge Tools ground and repaired. HEALEY BARBERS’ SUPPLY CO* Bell ’Phone 2428. Atlanta, 442. No. } N. Forsyth St* Atlanta, Ga. LOOK OVER vour laundry and if you find any rea son* for dissatisfaction you should stnd your linsn to us, for we guar antee to Launder Your Linen and all other article* in a way that Cannot be turpaiaed. EXCELSIOR LAUNDRY, 40-42 Wall Street. Phones, 41, Main. •nlWHIBKEV HABIT* cured cl home witty out rain. Bockefrir. titular. Scot FHIj; B. M. WOOLLEY. M. XX ta.Ua. Office josN.Pnror Stress, No. 77 PEACHTREE STREET. Continuous Performance. 1 to 6—7 to 11 THI8 WEEK'S BILL. Mlsa Leo White, Illuatrated Songs; uranberry & Lamon, Sketch; Mlsa Violet Erie, Elocutionist; Perry and White, Singing Sketch; Mlsa Lamon, Songs;- The Rowes In “A Letter from Kitty" and “The Mitchell's Family Or chestra." diiiAnmiiiWiifti NO. 46 WHITEHALL ST. ( WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY "SAVED BY A MELON" “ALADDIN AND HIS WONOERFUL LAMP” “MISS SMITHSON’S PORTRAIT" “THE VACIUM CLEANER" “THE LADY CABBY” No. 7 VIADUCT PLACE. WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY “THE TERRORIST’S REMORSE” “THE AMATEUR PHOTOGRAPHER” St. Nicholas Auditorium PONCE DELEON PARK-Bkatlag Dally. 11 to 1—3 to 6:30-8 to 11. Ladies free mornings. Musio every night, Tuesday, Thursday and Satur day afternoons. ■ »