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CONFESSES SLAYING
STEPDAUGHTER; WIFE
SWEARS VENGEANCE
IX)S ANGELES. Aug:. 16.—Charles
Eugene Greenfield, of Chicago, accord
ing to the police. hSs confessed that he
killed his little stepdaughter, who was
found with her throat cut at Venice, a
cuburb.
Greenfield said he and the little girl
had planned to die together. They
were going to drown themselves at the
beach, he said, but there was too big a
crowd. They went to a room and he
cut her throat with a razor. Seeing the
blood, he said, he lost his nerve and
could not kill himself
Mrs. Greenfield, almost insane from
the shock of her daughter's death,
showed the first sign of relief when told
her husband had confessed.
"Now, I want to sleep,” she said
"and then I want to kill him. I do not
want the police to do anything. I want
to get justice from him myself.”
FEATHERWEIGHT GROOM
HAS HEAVYWEIGHT BRIDE
NEW YORK, Aug. 16.—. Miss Al ph hi
Blitch. who weighs 650 pounds and
claims tn be the fattest woman in the
world, will be married at Coney Island
this evening to L. H. Aiken, of Spring
field, Mass, who weighs 120.
FLIES 60 MILES.
ATLANTIC CITY. N J . Aug 16
Aviator C. C. Bergdoll made a cross
country aerial dash from Philadelphia to
Atlantic City today, arriving here un
heralded at 7; 15 o’clock. It took him an
hour and thirty minutes to negotiate the
60 miles in his monoplane.
VOTE FOR J. J. BROWN
A Practical and Suc
cessful Farmer, for
Commissioner
of Agriculture.
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Mr. Voter—J. J. Brown, of
Elbert county, is a candidate for
commissioner of agriculture, and
asks you for your vote at the
primary next Wednesday.
Mr. Brown is a practical and
successful farmer, and stands for
the development of Georgia’s
farming interests—the greatest
business in the state, and the
main source of her wealth,
Mr. Brown is now the assistant
commissioner. He has managed
the office with marked success,
and is the best equipped man in
the race.
When you go to the polls re
member J. J. Brown.
“The High Cost of Living!”-
That expression is coined by politics
for the use of politics. To the aver
age man it has no meaning—he is not
even aware of it. Statistics show that
at the present time people save more
money than ever before. This indi
cates “good times,” and that the in
come of the people is greater in pro
portion than the cost of living.
Perhaps in the near future this will
not be so. Such a thing is possible,
and points a present opportunity. Keep
your money now and put it away. Save
it for the time when living will cost
more, and your income will be less!
Interest is paid on savings at the
F U LTO N
NATIONAL BANK
I:MPIRE BUILDIN(
NEGRO SINGERS
HEARD 814,0 DD
Opening Night of Music Fes
tival and Passion Play Is
Great Success.
The conclusion of the Negro Music
festival, which opened so auspiciously
last night, will take place tonight at
the Auditorium. An organ recital will
be given this afternoon. The feature
singers of tonight will be Harry T.
Burleigh and Anita Patti Brown.
The "Passion Play” Waif given before
a large audience last night, among
whom were many prominent white cit
izens. More than 4,000 persons were
seated.
The presentation of the play was
done with an eye to scenic splendor.
The drops w.ere realistic and convinc
ing effects helped to show the progress
of the negro race from the African
shores through the slave marts to its
present condition in the United States.
Anita Patti Brown a Hit.
Anita Patti Brown, who sang “Way
Down on the Suwanee River,” ‘Home,
Sweet Home.” and others, scored a big
hit. The old-time negro melodies also
fodnd Immediate favor with the audi
ence. (
The program for tonight was ar
ranged after much study and the di
rectors feel that it should please. The
program Is as follows:
Fifth Regiment orchestra.
Solo, Reclt. et Aria from "La Gfo
conda,” Ponchielll—Harry T. Burleigh.
Chorus. "Liberty,” Fanlng.
Solo. "Indian Bell Song” (in costume)
from opera "Lakme”—Anita Patti
Brown.
The Fisk Jubilee Singers.
Orchestra.
Solos, (a) "Legend of the Sage Brus,”
Massenet (from "Le Jongeur de Notre
Dame”); (c) "She Rested by the
Rock” (Stevenson), Coleridge-Taylor;
(c) "Beat, Beat, Drum!” (Whitman),
Coleridge-Taylor—Harry T. Burleigh.
Girls Chorus—(a) "Springtime," (b)
"Swing Song.”
The Fisk Jubilee Singers.
Solo, “The Shadow Song” (by re
quest)—Anita Patti Brown.
Orchestra.
Duet, (a) “I Feel Thy Angel Spirit,"
Garaben and Coffman; (b) Barcarolle,
"O Lovely Night," J. Offenbach—Anita
Patti Brown and Lulu Vere Childers.
Solos, (a) “My Captain” (Whitman),
Cyril Scott; (b) “A Banjo Song" (Wi
der), Sidney Homer; (c) “A Negro Ser
mon" (Rogers), Will Cook; (d) “Jean"
(Stanton), by request, Burleigh—Har
ry T. Burleigh.
JOYRIDE MAKES JUDGE
LENIENT WITH SPEEDERS
NEWARK. N. J., Aug 16.—Judge
Charles H. Orr, of the second precinct
court. Is lenient with automobile speed
ers after an automobile trip with a friend.
They went 70 miles an hour, but the
Judge thought they weYc only going fif
teen.
AEROPLANE USED AS
AMBULANCE FOR FLYER
MINEOLA, N. Y., Aug. 16.—An aero
plane. was used as an ambulance here
when Joe Stevens, an aviator, was hurt.
He was carried through the air to the
hospital.
EQUALIZING VIDALIA TAXES.
VIDALIA, GA., Aug. 16.—A board of
tax assessors has been appointed by
the city council and is now engaged in
equalizing the tax returns for the city.
Last year's assessments were more than
$1,500,000 at a two-thlrd valuation, and
it is said that the consolidation this
year will show a handsome increase.
COBB COUNTY VETERAN DIES.
MARIETTA. GA., Aug 16. —W. H.
White, a prominent farmer of Cobb coun
ty, living near Blackwell. Ga.. died at
bls borne there yesterday, and was buried
today. Mr. White was a Confederate vet
eran. He leaves a wife and several chil
dren.
THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. FRIDAY, AUGUST 16, 1912.
HIS STAND FOR COURTS
SHOULD ADD TO TAFT’S
SUPPORT—C. D, HILLES
By CHARLES D. HILLES.
Chairman of the Republican National
Committee.
NEW YORK. Aug. 16.—President
Taft’s defense of the courts entitles him
to the support of every thinking man,
and especially of
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every poor man,
in this country.
Mr. Taft’s stand
In this respect has
been peculiarly
courageous, be
cause it has been
made at a time
when there was
so much popular
clamor against th<
courts, and when
men with much
pollrtval sagacity
and no scruples
have been trying
to sell the people
a gold brick in the
form of the recall
of judges and ju
dicial decisions.
It would have been easy to be an op
portunist, to go with the tide, to out-
Herod Herod and attack the courts,
because many good men. without stop
ping to think, would have thrown up
their hats for what they had been led
to believe was progress. And that is
precisely what President Taft’s politi
cal opponents have done. Seeking only
to promote their personal popularity,
and unembarrassed by conviction or
conscientious scruple, these opponents
have been quick to perceive the’politi
cal advantage to be gained by espous
ing instead of opposing popular dlamor.
Ihe opposition to the courts, which
has culminated in a demand, more or
less prevalent, for a system whereby
judges may be recalled, grows out of
the assumption, too often fostered hy
men who know better, that In the great
majority of instances the decisions of
the courts are in favor of the rich cor
poration and detrimental to the poor,
the weak and the oppressed. Nothing
could be further from the truth.
Most Decisions Help Poor.
For every judicial decision affecting
and seemingly benefiting a great cor
poration, which receives extensive pub.
liclty and attracts wide attention, there
are at least a hundred which benefit the
poor man, the weak and the oppressed.
No one hears much of them, because
they do not affect some great corpora
tion or interest, and, therefore, they- are
not of sufficient interest to command
the attention of the press.
Over and over again Judges have
rendered decisions in direct opposition
to popular clamor and which a large
majority of the community regarded as
Indefensible, but which time has fully
justified.
It is the independent Judiciary which
Is the chief defense of the poor and the
weak against oppression. This must
always he. Waves of sentiment sweep
through a community, and popular im
pressions, too often aided by an Irre
sponsible press, become convictions.
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SEMI ANNUAL STATEMENT
For the six months ending June 30, 1912, of the condition of the
Franklin Life Insurance Company
OF SPRINGFIELD.
Organized under the laws of the state of Illinois, made to the. governor of
the sthte of Georgia, in pursuance to tile laws of said state.
Principal office, Fifth and Monroe Sts. »
I. CAPITAL STOCK.
Amount of capital stock ........................ $ 100,000.00
Amount of capital stock paid up in cash 100 000 On
11. ASSETS.
Total assets . . 4 $51902,334.66
Less unadmitted mssets 94,845.35
Admitted assets ... $5 807 480 31
111. LIABILITIES.
Total liabilities .. .. $5 807 489 31
IV. INCOME D4JRING THE FIRST SIX MONTHS OF THE YEAR'I9I2,
Total income . $ 709 00" 39
V. DISBURSEMENTS DURING THE FIRST SIX MONTHS OF THE
YEAR 1912.
Total disbursitments . . .. $ 712.858.81
Greatest amount insured in any one risk ? 15,000.00
Total amount of insurance outstanding 43,083,524.00
A copy of the act of incorporation, duh certified, is of file in the office of
the insurant- - commissioner.
STATE OF ILLINOIS Bounty of Sangamon
Personally appeared before the undersigned. Henry Abels, who. being
dub sa.cn deposes and says that he is the secretary of the Franklin Life
Insurance « PtniMii; and that tit. foregoing statement is < orrect and true
HENRY ABELS.
Sworn/to and ȟb' ribed befon me this 14th day of August. 1912
W ILL TAYLOR, Notary Public.
Amoun
Amutin
Fanned into passion, such waves of
sentiment find expression in lynchings.
Against such waves of sentiment an
independent judiciary stands impreg
nable. But subject the judiciary to
all the political influence of the recall
and no individual will have any re
course.
ft is the Independent judiciary which
dares to say alike to the labor union,
"So far shalt thou go and no farther,”
and to the employer, “Responsibility
for this man’s death rests upon your
shoulders; he was your employee, and
you shall support his widow and chil
dren."
It is the independent judiciary which
dares to assert that a given law, al
though possibly beneficial in its jyartic
ular application, will establish a prin
ciple which would work tyranny in a
broader application, and must, there
fore, be rejected. Judges are human
and have made mistakes, but their mis
takes have been comparatively few and,
with rare exceptions, they have been
mistakes of judgment—not the response
to political or other improper influ
ences. »
Perils of Recall as He Sees Them.
'Die recall would place the judge at
the mercy of every gust of popular
passion. Men with no training or no
special aptitude for judicial judgment
could start a wave of criticism which
would sweep the county, or state, or
country, and the judge who had ren
dered a decision in exact accord with
the law would be thrown out of office,
bereft of employment and disgraced in
the eyes of his fellow men. Can you
imagine that such conditions would
make for justice?
The spectacle of the local political
boss exerting an undue influence over
local judges Is seen too often, espe
cially in our great cities. Can any man
in his senses regard as progress a sys
tem which would extend these condi
tions to judges in all sections? Or
can any thoughtful man fail to appre
ciate thast It would be the corrupt boss
and the influences behind him who
would exert the greatest influence on
the judfpe who was subject to recall?
Such & boss is an expert in the culti
vation of popular sentiment. Therein
rests hfls power. Every facility is at his
disposal—the political machinery, the
organ tzat ion, a considerable part of the
press* and funds almost without limit.
What chance would the poor man have
to eocert an influence comparable with
the. Up
“Had Courage To Do Right,”
President Taft’s course in vetoing the
Aria.ona bill was characteristic. He
knew, of course, that Arizona could, and
pralbably would, adopt the judicial re
call as soon as it became a state, and
that a pretext was at hand for refusal
to> act. but he knew, too, that It was
I’fe duty not to approve a provision so
subversive of good government, what
ever might come after.
He had the courage to do right. The
people of this country love courage.
■That is why I maintain that the as
sumption that the voters will reject a
president of that character and put an
other in his place is an unwarranted
reflection on the intelligence and pa
triotism of the American people.
SENATE REFUSES TO
MAKE WOTHERSPOON
SUCCESSOR TO GRANT
WASHINGTON, Aug. 16.—The sen
ate military affairs committee has vot
! ed to recommend immediate confirma
tion of the following military appoint
ments. made some time ago by Presi
dent Taft:
Clarence R, Edwards, chief of the
bureau of insular affairs, to be briga
dier general in the line of the army.
Colonel Frank Mclntyre, to be chief
of the bureau of insular affairs, with
the rank of brigadier general, during a
term of four years.
Colonel George Andrews, to be adju
tant general of the army, with the
rank of brigadier general, for a term
I of four years.
Colonel Edgar Steever, to be brig
adier general.
As the result of opposition *by Sena
tor Bristow and others, no action was
taken on the president's appointment
of Brigadier General W. W. Wother
spoon to succeed the late General Fred
erick D. Grant, as a major general.
The opposition <o General Wother
spoon was based, it is understood, on
the ground that he had not sufficient
line duty to qualify him for the ap
pointment.
The highest point of woman’s hap
piness is reached only through moth
erhood, in the clasping of her child
within her arms. Yet the mother-to
be is often fearful of nature’s ordeal
and shrinks from the suffering inci
dent to its consummation. But for
nature’s ills and discomforts nature
provides remedies, and in Mother’s
Friend is to be found medicine of
great value to every expectant mother.
It is an emulsion for external
application, composed of ingredients
which act with beneficial and sooth
ing effect on those portions of the
system involved. It is intended to
prepare the system for the crisis, and
thus relieve, in great part, the suffer
ing through which the mother usually
passes. The regular use of Mother’s
Friend will repay any mother in the
comfort it affords before, and the help
ful restoration to health and strength
it brings about after baby comes.
Mother’s Friend
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expectant moth-
ers which contains much valuable
information, and many suggestions of
a helpful nature.
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beauty and utility, to the higher priced silverware.
the distribution of 45-piece Blue and Gold Dinner Sets will conclude [gd
on Saturday.
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VALDOSTA COUNCIL TO
BUILD CITY ABATTOIR
VALDOSTA, GA., Aug. 16.—The dif
ference between the health committee
of the city council and the butchers of
Valdosta over inspection fees is to be
settled by the creation of a modern
abattoir. This decision was reached at
a special meeting of council. The prop
osition seems to suit the butchers.
Recently the council passed an ordi
nance requiring all meats to be in
spected by the city inspector, the butch
ers to pay the tees for same, and pre
scribing rules governing the marketing
of meats, etc. The butchers employed
attorneys to fight the ordinance. They
stated that they did not object to in
spection of meats and markets, but
thought the city ought to pay for the
work. As a result, th/ enforcement of
the ordinance was held in abeyance
while the health committee investi
gated the abattoir proposition.
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CHICAGO CONVENTION
METHODS AGAIN ARE
SCORED IN CONGRESS
WASHINGTON, Aug. 16.—The Repub
lican convention in Chicago was again
made the subject of a hitter speech in the
house today. Representative Warburton,
a progressive Republican from Washing
ton. asserted that Colonel Roosevelt was
illegally deprived of the votes of that
state. Mr. Warburton’s speech was in
answer to those of Representative Mon
dell and Bartholdt, of the Republican na
tional committee, who recently defended
the Taft nomination.
He reviewed the history of the Wash
ington contests and introduced into <he
record telegrams from various citizens of
his state who said the Roosevelt delegates
had been arbitrarily kept out of the
Washington state convention.