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THE NEWNAN HERALD NEWNAN HERALD } Consolidated with Coweta Advertiser September. 1886. ' Established 1866. » Consolidated with Newnan News January. 1915. ) NEWNAN, GA., FRIDAY, AUGUST 27, 1915. Vol. 50—No. 48 FARMER’S Supply Store We wish to thank our customers and friends for their loyal support and kindnesses shown us since we moved into our new store. We are now better prepared than ever to serve them. We have clean, commodious quarters and a new, clean stock of goods throughout. Plenty room to take care of our friends’ packages. Also, ample hitching grounds for stock, as well as for parking vehicles. Our line of shoes consists of the best work shoes made, as well as fine shoes and oxfords—all new stock. We buy direct from the manufacturer, get ting the best that can be bought for the money. We carry also a full line of staple dry goods. “Headlight” overalls we claim to be the best made, and we sell them. Work pants for men and boys. Everything to eat for man and beast. DeSoto flour, the very best for the price. Every sack guaranteed. Buy it and try it. Cuba Molasses. We buy in large lots the following articles, and can sell them at wholesale prices— Flour, Starch, Snuff, Soap, Soda, Tobacco, Tomatoes, (canned,) Lard, Matches, Coffee. Help out your feed bill by sowing peas and sor ghum. We have peas and sorghum seed for sale. Sorghum seed, Red Top, Orauge and Amber. Scovil hoes, handle hoes, grain cradles, barbed wire, hog wire, poultry wire. Come to our store, rest here, store your bundles, and drink ice water with us. We will enjoy having you do this. I. G. ’Phone 147. 8 Corner Madison and Jefferson Streets. HAVE YOU Tried That Delicious Home-Baked Ham THAT Broadwater Bros. Are Selling? Well, they will certainly please your palate. Cooked daily. Al ways fresh. The choicest of beef, pork and mutton, Cured meats of all kinds, at all times. Give us a trial and be convinced. Polite service, courteous treatment, prompt delivery, and satisfaction guaranteed. White Star Market Broadwater Bros., Proprietors ’PHONE 62 T. S. PARROTT Insurance—All Branches Representing Ifi Fire Association, of Philadelphia Fidelity and Casualty Co., of New York American Surety Co., of New York Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Co., of Newark, N. J. 14 1-2 Greenville st., Over H. C. Glover Co. THE LONG ROAD. Wo art* women toffethor. nty mothor and me. With our eyeH on the dull Kray pant, And the pain «he knows is the pain 1 see, For our ways are one at last. Oh, the roada were rousfh and the sharp winds tore Ah she hnttled fiercely nhead; And my brain grew nick and mv henrt Krew sort*, But 1 followed her whither Hhe led. For a mother’s cry is a dauarhtor’s cry. And the load is the name hard load. Ami the mothers Iuk and the daughters fiy Till they meet on the Hint-strewn roud. It wur sweet to rush to her yielding breast, But it'a better to clutch her hand. And we know our love la the love thnt’a heat For both oi u« understand. — iJaneBurr. COMMENTS ON FRANK LYNCHING per- [Rarnesvillc Nows Gair.ette.] If lynch law was ever justified haps, it was in this case. [Moultrio Observer. 1 The people of Georgia are not any more lawless than the people of other States of the Union, regardless of the criticism that will be brought as a result of the lynching of the notorious Frank. LCumpbrl! County Nows. 1 It is unfortunate that the mob had to execute the verdict of the jury and the sentence of the court. But tho people had waited nearly two and one-half years for the execution of the law by due proceBs;and, after the execution of the law by sworn officers had been throttled by the action of Gov. Slaton, which action many believed was illegal, the people became restless, disgusted, and decided to take the matter into their own hands and vindicate, as far as lay within their power, one of the boldest and most brutal murders ever committed in this State. [Senola EntsrpriBe.Gn7.0tt0.1 Much has been and will be written about the killing of Leo M. Frank by a mob at Marietta early Tuesday morn ing, but it is all of no avail. Frank has paid for the crime he was convicted of, the death of the little factory girl has been avenged, and nothing else under the sun would have satisfied the people around her old home. “He that shed- detb' man’s blood, by man shall his blood be shed.” It was an awful thing to do, but the people there felt that it was their only chance. They felt sure he was the guilty party, and that he should pay the penalty. [Uuchanun Tribune. 1 This was not one of your hastily gathered mobs, but a dignified, well- organized band of citizens, bent not upon spilling innocent blood, but upon carrying out the dictates of the law, which ordered that Leo Frank be hung by the neck until dead, which verdict was so rudely trampled upon by the State’s wandering Governor. This band of citizens did not consider that they were breaking any law in doing as they did. Really, they believed down in their hearts that they were doing a duty, made incumbent upon them by the traitorous action of a traitorous Governor. [Gninesville Newa.] John M. Slaton was the cause of this stigma upon the State. When the Governor of a State sets himself up bb bigger than all the laws of hiB State and nation, and practically annuls the verdicts of our courts, the people are going to revolt; they are going to take the law into their own hands and see that justice is, in some measure, ad ministered. The people of Georgia are not outlaws, nor do they believe in, or practice, as a rule, mob violence. But when their highest officers disregard the findings of their juries, and the people are taunted with insults hurled from without the State, they simply will not stand for it. They will take the law into their own hands. [Meriwether Vindicator. But. for the interference, of officious meddlers of other States the law would have been executed. A purchased press outside of Georgia raised a storm, and the courts and people of this State were denounced as mobs and outlaws. A craven press, influenced by ignoble power, declined to defend Georgia’s courts and Georgia’s people. Georgians resented this interference and denunci ation of our courts and population, and were outraged when the Governor, by one stroke of his pen, set aside the verdict of the jury and sentence of the court. They felt that there had been a perversion of justice, brought about by methods which were wrong. The lynch ing iB the result of this. So far as Frank is concerned, he received the punishment which the law ought to have meted out. [Th'.maaton Timed. 1 That he met a just fate 90 per cent, of the people of Georgia will agree. Moh violence as a common practice is to be condemned, but in this instance thb verdict of the courts and law of the State had been thwarted by its Chief Executive, and the people, who are sovereign, took the law into their own hands and meted out justice. Of course, the usual rewards will be offered by the Governor, and doubtless a perfunctory effort will be made to apprehend the members of the mob, but it will soon die out and the Frank case will be a closed chapter in the his tory of the State. The courts of the land did their work well in the Frank case, but the hanging will no doubt have a wholesome influence on tho en forcement of law and the execution of the courts' decrees in the future. 1 M ull-tm Mmilnnnlnn. 1 The jury was convinced of his guilt, and every court in the land upheld the conviction. Yet while this case waB still in the hands of the courts, tho At lanta daily papers were demanding of the courts what should be done with tho case. Some of the preachers — God pity them! joined with these pa pers in their efforts to mob the courts. The columns of these papers were closod to everyone who dared uphold the courts. Tho most gigantic efforts ever made in a criminal case, within the knowledge of the writer, were made by newspapers, certain preach ers and certain politicians to violate the solemn decrees of the courts. But they didn't succeed. Then came the re-trial of the case by a partner of Frank’s leading counsel, which partner happened to be the Governor of Geor gia, John M. Slaton. And he did that which undid Georgia—and now the re sult: A mob overrides all constituted authority and murders Leo Frank. And, worse than this, the mob spirit is ram pant in Georgia. There is less respect for law and order in our proud old State than ever existed within our knowledge. We are humiliated. r ’VorltnB" In Suvnnnnii Proas.1 Let us trust the people. Everybody knows the facts in the Frank case, and everything is deplorable, from the kill ing of the innocent little girl to the awful sequel. The law had spoken thoroughly during long processes through every court. The people evi dently thought its majesty had not been respected, and some deeply ag grieved men of a community who know more than we do about the ter rible things connected with the child's death became death avengers. Such things have happened before in civil ized communities when the lex talionis is exercised by the people themselves directly concerned, Lot us therefore not judge too harshly and wuil too much about what is called mob law when in intense, trying, exasperating moments the people become the su preme law, holding the power of life and death among themselves. This seems dangerous doctrine, but as Ed mund Burke said, “we cannot indict a whole people, and we need not be too dreadfully alarmed, for when pas sion subsides the sea becomes tranquil again.” Let us keep cool; there is no real danger. [Lnurona County Cltizon.J Let’s see what brought about this state of affairs. We will eliminate all questions as to whether the convicted man was a Jew or Gentile, whether black or white, yellow, brown or red, but place him as a mere man charged with one of the most brutal crimes in the history of the whole nation. He was convicted by a jury of twelve of his countrymen, after one of tho great est legal battles ever known in this State, where money, influence, power, brains and talent were thrown to his aid, and where the power of the presB and powerful influences from all over the nation were brought to bear in the effort to establish his in nocence. After conviction his case was carried before the Supreme Court of this State, and the findings of the jury and the sentence of the lower court were sustained. From there the case went to the Supreme Tribunal of the United States, one of the greatest courts in the world. Here, too, he was turned down and tho stamp of appro val placed upon tho findings of the lower courts. The people of the State of Georgia were satisfied that the assault and murder of the little Atlanta work ing girl would be legally avenged. There was no thought of taking the law in hand and administering justice other than through due legal process of the law. And then came the break— the departure from the plain and order ly path of procedure. The Governor was appealed to for executive clemency, and in spite of the expressed wiBh of a majority of the people of the State, Gov. Slaton commuted the death sen tence to life imprisonment and Frank was sent the State Prison, where it is claimed he was living a life of ease and luxury, procured through the influence of money. It is openly charged that the ex-Governor sold out the State and thwarted the will of the people for money. As to this we do not attempt to say, but it is an undisputed fact that he w,.8 petitioned by hundreds of promi nent Georgians to let the law take its course. Sentiment was decidedly against a commutation of sentence, and yet Frank was commuted. Slaton placed his reasonable doubt of the man’s guilt against the moral conviction of twelve jurors and two of the highest courts in the country and set aside the operation of the law. Right there he dealt the majesty of the law a far deadlier blow than did the party of Cobb county citi zens who hanged Frank Monday night. If there is blame to be placed in this unfortunate affair it. Bhould rightly fall upon Slaton. Slaton had nothing to in- llenco his action, (unless, as is charged, he was out for the money,) while the people of Cobb county had a'right to feel that the machinery of the law had stopped; ti at there wns no redress for their wrongs, and that the gallows held no terrors for the murderer with plenty of money and powerful friends. For these reasons they took matters in hand and meted out the justice to Frank that the twelve jurors and the trial Judge prescribed for him, after the constituted authorities of the State had failed to do it. Who is the anarchist here, Slaton, the executive who failed to enforce the law, or the Cobb county citizens who did execute it? If Frank had been lynched without a fair and impartial trial and without proper ap penis to the courts of the country, it would have been a different matter; but he had all of these and they said guilty, and it is a pity that the law was not allowed to inflict the sentence of the court. One-Paper Towns. Albany Herald. It is by no means unusual for some hopeful newspaper man to establish, in a “one-paper town,” which already hns a successful daily or weekly, as the case may be, a rival publication, and about once in a hundred times the new comer drives the old paper out and oc cupies the field alone. No one-paper town can support two papers. One or the other must go to the wall sooner or later, unless the one that lights the los ing battle is backed by somebody with a well-filled money barrel. The “spite paper” in the country town or small city is far more common than “spite fences” or “spite wulls" in our big centers of population. A lo cal clique or faction, or it may be n sin gle individual, is offended by some state ment made by the local paper or some policy for which it stands. A now pa per is launched for the avowed purpose of driving the established one out of business, and about onco in a hundred times it succeeds. Frequently local pol itics ns responsible for a new paper, which iB established solely for the pur pose of giving some political faction an orgnn. Discussing these things in connection with the recent establishment of a new paper at Eastman, the Rochelle New Era says— “Local politics is almost without ex ception the cause of a second newspa per being established in a small town. We happen to know thut this is the caBe at Eastman. Methvin has always got ten out about as good a weekly news paper as there iB in the State, and the paper is really a credit to the town and county, but friend Claude haB had polit ical aspirations, and—there you are. “Albany, Valdosta and Moultrie are three large towns that have but one newspaper each, and they are all finan cial successes. They are live and up-to- date, and the business men of thoBe towns are proud of them to that extent that they would not even think of giv ing encouragement to competition. “A newspaper man can drop into any average small one-newHpaper town and get all kinds of TONGUE encouragement to start another paper. And thon, as a rule, they will give him some nice ad vertising for a few issues, and then — they will let him slowly starve to death.” What Are Good Manners? What are good manners? Many defi nitions have been given from time to time, but one of the best is the sort of manners which are guided by kindness and consideration for others. If you keep this in mind you need not be afraid of criticism. If you let your ac tions be guided by motives of kindness, if you consider others before yourBelf, you are bound to do tho right thing— which is the kind thing—at the right time. Of course, there are various forms in social usage which can only be acquired by association with refined persons, but if this is denied one, tho seeker after good manners cannot go very far astray if he or she remembers to let kindness and consideration rule. In these days, when the average per son is “out for himself,” when selfish ness is the predominant note of social and business intercourse, the man or woman who thinks of others and acts according to their wishes will soon be marked for a kindness of manner which cannot be equalled by thoBe who have been called to higher places in life. Despondency Due to Indigestion. “About three months ago when I was suffering from indigestion, which caused headache and dizzy spells and made me feel tired and despondent, I began tak ing Chamberlain’s Tablets,’’ writes Mrs. Geo. Hon, Macedon, N. Y. “This med icine proved to be the very thing I needed, as one day's treatment reli ved me greatly. I used two bottles of Cham berlain’s Tablets and they rid me of the trouble.” Obtainable everywhere, “Frank Tree” Guarded by Owner. Atlanta Constitution,-21nt inst. Marietta Friday was the same quiet little village it normally is. The lynch ing was referred to hy one citizen as “the storm that recently passed’’—and most of the residents of the city regard the incident in that light—a storm past and gone. Any passion which existed at tho place where Mary Phagan lived seems to have given away entirely to a philosophical calm. “We are not sorry it was done; we are sorry it had to be done,” was the way one resident of Marietta expressed the feeling of a large part of the com munity. It was freely admitted that the action of the “vigilance commit tee” might lead to other lawlessness thst would be deeply regretted. It haB been reported from time to time that the identity of many of the members of the lynching "committee” was known to a majority of the resi dents of Marietta. Diligent inquiry by persons who know Marietta and her people proved these reports untrue. The people of Marietta either do not know or do not want to know who con stituted the lynching party. The trunk of the oak tree to which Frank was hanged is entirely covered with cotton bagging—the jute material that covers cotton bales. This was done at the direction of Mr. Frey, own er of the place, to protect the bark from souvenir huntera. Men from the nearby cotton gin guard the tree day and night. Mr. Frey reiterated to-day that he had been offered as high as $250 for the tree. Ho refused to sell. “I do not need tho money,” he said, “and, besides, Mary Phagun’s folks don’t want that tree cut down. Sever al of her people came out here Friday. They hugged and patted that old tree, and then they stood still and looked up ward for a long time. I think they must have been praying.” The Passing of Whiskey. Macon Telegraph. Public opinion is a powerful agency. The beat law, after all, is public opin ion. Public opinion has relegated the use of intoxicating drinks to a very large extent. It has created a sentiment against intoxicants. Wonderful has been the change in regard to the use of them within tho past decade. The man who "drinks” cannot now get a job. We are due thanks to the great rail road corporations for the initiative in relegating liquor. And the captains of industry in other lines of business have followed the railroads in building up a public sentiment for temperance among their employees. The manufacturing and the industrial corporations demand soberness in their men. And this is true of the business world generally. There is silently going on a wonderful transformation. The change is marked. Everybody knowB it, and rejoiceB ac cordingly. The propaganda of prohibition organ izations have not wrought this change. BusincBB did it. The business man doeB not employ the man of drinking habits. The change is working so silently, yet so effectually, that if we exercise a lit tle patience it were better than ex treme measures. Public opinion is ban ishing the decanter. The Georgia Bank ers’ Association, the police and the sheriffs’ organizations, all now rule out alcoholic beverages at their banuuets. The growth of temperance is simply re markable. "Oh, will he bite?” exclaimed one of Fitzwilliam Square's sweetest girls, with a look of ularm, when she saw one of the dancing bears on the street tho other day. “No, hut he can hug.” “Oh,” she said with a distracting smile. “I don’t mind that.” A WOMAN’S BACK. The Advice of This Newnan Woman is of Certain Value. Many a woman’s back has aches and pains. OfttimeH 'tie the kidneys’ fault. That’s why Doan’s Kidney Pills are so effective. Many Newnan women know this. Read what one has to say about it: Mrs. K. S. Lane. 25 Robinson street, Newnan, says: My back ached con stantly and it was lame and sore, especially in the morning. I could not do any stooping or lifting on account of dizziness. The kidney secretions were unnatural and the least cold set tled on my kidrevs and made my con dition worse. I doctored and used different medicines with no results. I finally took Doan’s Kidney pills, pro cured from the J. F. Lee Drug Co., and they soon relieved all signs of kidney trouble and strengthened my back. Price 50 cents, at all dealers. Don’t simply ask for a kidney remedy— get Doan’s Kidney Pills— the same that Mrs. Lane had. Foster-Milburn Co., Props., Buffalo, N. Y. Do Not Gripe We have a pleasant laxative that will do just what you want it to do. ^ We Bell thousands of them and we have never seen a better remedy for tha bowels. Sold only by us, 10 cents. John R. Cate* Drug Co.