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NEW POPULAR VAUDEVILLE
. MAKES A HIT AT FORSYTH
Popular vaudeville registered a hit at
the busy Forsyth on Monday that meant
everything to the future of the policy.
It is the same kind of vaudeville Atlanta
theatergoers have been paying to see for
three years, with the simple exception
that five instead of seven acts make up
the bill, and that there are no big name
headliners. There have been a number
of shows at the Forsyth in the past that
developed some little unknown as a star
to make good for a high-priced feature,
but in popular vaudeville every act stands
alone. In the case of the opening of the
policy at the Forsyth, the five acts were
accorded a liberal indorsement. There
are three excellent numbers and the other
two are worthy. The attendance was
large, in fact it was big. The matinee at
tracted the usual capacity crowds, and
at night the first show, starting at 8:15,
was played to a capacity house. At 9:15
the second show was ready, and in less
than two minutes the big crowd inside
was ushered out of the theater by the
buckle and Forsyth street exits and the
immense gathering in the lobby and on
the street was soon seated.
The program opens with a selection of
motion pictures unusually good The
vaudeville honors were won by the De-
Michalle brothers, musicians, who por.trav
See The Monster
Living Manatee Sea Cow
Exhibited, beginning Wednesday. 21st, while resting enroute
to New York Aquarium
Educational and Interesting. Os especial interest to ladies
and children at
165 Peachtree Street
SOME LASTCAMPAIGN WORDS
FROM HONORABLE JOE
HILL HALL
Macon, Ga., August 19, 1912.
To the Democracy of Georgia:
Mr. Slaton has been finally forced to
publish a platform. All the good that is
In it at all in Issue consists of what he
appropriates from the views and poli
cies I had been publicly advocating for
months.
For instance, to quote his platform
aa abridged by himself, read as fol
lows:
"The projection of the state's credit.
“No Increase in the state’s bonded
Indebtedness.”
It will be noticed, however, that Mr.
Slaton does not propose to have the
state to live within its income.
As we will see a little later on, he
proposes, on the contrary, an additional
expense to be incurred “for the devel
opment of our swamp lands,” which
enterprise I will hereafter explain.
How this expense is to be incurred
without any increase of the bonded in
debtedness, when we are already spend
ing more money annually than we col
lect, Mr. Slaton does not Indicate.
Mr. Slaton says that he stands foiV-
“The preservation of the Western arfc
Atlantic railroad as a property for* the
state,” and that he is opposed to—
" Any movement that might endan
ger the Western and Atlantic railroad
as a property.”
As there is no proposition pending or
threatened to destroy or endanger this
property, these planks would seem the
merest platitudes.
An explanation, however, may bring
out their meaning If they have any.
As is well known, the railroad cor
porations in Georgia are in favor of the
preservation of the state’s road, just as
It stands, that they may continue the
useful connections with It that they
now enjoy.
Mr. Slaton is the candidate of these
corporations. They understand Mr.
Slaton to mean that the present condi
tions are to remain.
Recently, however, on entering the
race for the nomination, Mr. Alexander
declared that he was strong!/ in favor
of an extension of the staterroad from
Atlanta to Savannah, not only because
it would be a vital improvement to the
property and to transportation in Geor
gia. but because such extension was ab
solutely necessary to the preservation
of the property. .
While Mr. Alexander lives in Deca
tur DeKalb county, his law office and
business and business interests are in
Atlanta. He is strong with the Atlanta
prohibitionists and other citizens In At
lanta, and Atlanta is very ‘anxious to
have this extension built and equipped
at the expense of the state, because it
would give Atlanta another and more
direct route to the sea, and because it
would enable it to invade for business
purposes a territory now largely tribu
tary to Augusta and Macon and other
smaller cities and towns.
The proposition is very popular with
Atlanta people, and others along the line
of the proposed road that would be ben
efited but is not popular with the peo
ple of the state at large. The masses of
ihe people would seem to think that
Atlanta’s railroad facilities and other
advantages are sufficiently superior al
ready, and that if they are to be in
creased it should be at the expense of
Atlanta and not of the people generally,
most of whom would not be benefited
and some of whom would really be
damaged.
It is estimated that the construction
and equipment of this extension would
cost the state about $70,000 a mile
or about twenty millions of dollars.
These two planks of Mr. Slaton’s
platform are so worded that his friends
who are in favor of the extension un
derstand that he is also, while, on the
other hand, his railroad friends give his
words a strict construction and under
stand him to mean that he is only in
favor of the preservation of the prop
erty and of a continuation of its pres
ent use.
Without really taking any position on
the question, these two planks are the
means adopted by Mr. Slaton to ward
off the blows that are being given him
by Mr. Alexander in Atlanta and along
the line of the proposed road.
Now, 1 am opposed to the extension of
this road at the expense of the people
of Georgia, simply for the) benefit of
Atlanta people and a few others.
Mr. Slaton says that he is opposed to
“A too liberal use of the pardoning
power."
So are Mr. Alexander and myself, and
so is everybody else. The question as
to what is a “too liberal use of the
pardoning power" Is left entirely open.
In INfl Ma M ASHEVILLE, N. C.l has prepared Boys for College and Mari
» I n VS n M COL R BINGHAM < hood for 119 years. Our Graduates Excel
In all th* Colleges they attend. North and South. Ventilation. Sanitation and Safety
Against Fire pronounced the BEST by 150 doctors and by every visiting Parent
A verape Caln of 1* pounds term nt entrance accentuates our Climate. Fare and Caro
of Pualla. Military, to help in making Mon of Beys. Uux io
the Italian street musicians to perfec
tlon. One is a very clever violinist and
the other an expert harpist. They are
clever and interesting and the imperson
ation of the violinist playing "Everybody's
Doin’ It” would make a sick man la'ugh.
The sketch of Jimmy Rosen and company
is clever, showing the little comedian to
a good advantage, and the bull terriers
of Al Rayno did some stunts that kept
everybody in a good humor Fentette and
Vallorle. in songs and sayings, are fair,
and the bumpty bump acrobats create
some laughter.
It was the same Forsyth crowd of pa
trons. and every one seemed to enjoy the
popular policy.
SEA COW WILL BE
EXHIBITED THIS WEEK
There will be on exhibition at 165
Peachtree street, beginning Wednesday
evening, a mammoth sea cow, or mana
tee, the only living specimen on exhibi
tion in the world. The creature is a
giant in size, measuring 11 feet 6 inches
in length, and having a waist measure
ment of 7 feet 6 Inches. His daily diet
consists of 100 pounds of hyacinths, cab
bage and lettuce. This is an exhibition
that every educator and student will be
interested in Ladies and children are
especially invited.
The only meaning that this plank ha's
1b simply this:
Many of the people think that the
pardoning power has been recently
abused, and this hook, even without any
bait on it. Is thrown out to catch them.
What Mr. Slaton has to say about
the registration law and respect for the
judiciary, etc., is upon the issues be
tween him and Mr. Alexander, and I
will only say on this subject that I am
in favor of pure elections and a pure
administration of justice, and of the
greatest respect to all government and
all law - .
Now, as to the plank in Mr. Slaton's
platform In favor "of the development
of our swamp lands." Do the people of
Georgia know what that means? 1
happen to know, and I will tell them.
There are many hundreds of thou
sands of acres of swamp lands in Geor
gia, in the Okefenokee swamp, in all of
our river and large creek swamps, and
in the lands of people away from rivers
and large creeks. It i s not proposed to
develop all of these lands. That would
cost millions of dollars. We have no
funds under present conditions with
which to pay the expenses of such de
velopment, and would have to issue
bonds in order to raise funds for that
purpose, and saddle the same upon the
present generation and our posterity.
There are a number of people who
have perhaps been organized into a
synditfete and are interested in the
Okefenokee Swamp. A movement has
been on foot for some time to get. a
state appropriation to pay the expense
of drainage and development of this
swamp in the Interest of these owners,
and I have been opposing that move
ment and have been bitterly denounced
In the newspapers and otherwise for
doing so.
Now all that can possibly be meant
by this plank in Mr. Slaton’s platform
if tlie development of this private
property at the expense of the state for
the owners of the same, without devel
oping like property elsewhere belong
ing to other citizens of the state be
cause. as I have already shown, the
latter proposition would be prepos
terous.
The people interested in this move
ment for the improvement of the Oke
fenokee Swamp are to carry that im
mediate section of the state for Mr.
Slaton as I understand.
We now come to a plank’in the plat
form of Mr. Slaton that is very illus
trative of the campaign that he has
secretly carried on until, very recent
ly, nanjely, he says that he stands for—
“ The Improvement of educational fa
cilities until every tow-headed child
may receive sufficient education to en
able him to successfully meet modern
competition."
1 suppose that the expression "tow
headed child” is used because of the
tender pathos that it may be supposed
to carry to the loving hearts of par
ents.
It is subject, however, to some criti
oism. The original meaning of "tow"
is a turf of wool, but perhaps Mr.
Slaton did not mean every wooly head
ed child. By “tow-headed child" he
perhaps meant a child with soft whit
ish hair; but why should the benefi
cence of the state 1n the matter of
education be limited to this class of
children? Why should not all the
black haired, brown haired, sandy
haired and red haired children of the
state enjoy the same advantages?
Indeed quite a number of children
ate born almost bald-headed and I
do not see why there should be anv
discrimination against them.
And pray why exclude all the girls?
Mr. Slaton proves true to his edu
cation and instinct. He has been de
voted to special interests so long that
when he comes to deal even with chil
dren he selects a few for favoritism
and excludes the masses.
To get away from this platform
clap-trap and to become serious again.
I will only say on this subject that I
am in favor of doing all for the edu
cation of all the children of the state
provided for under the present consti
tution and as it may hereafter be
amended.
1 am very glad to see that while my
friend Mr. Slaton has been ignoring
my candidacy lie has at last conde
scended to help himself modestly to the
choice pieces of my platform; and that
while my friend Mr. Alexander has
seen fit to ignore my existence, he has
made it a point to follow mv tracks as
far as possible. If the friends of my
principles and policies will go to the
polls and work and vote 1 will be nomi
nated Very slncej'elv,
••• JOS. H HALL.
THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NE\VS. TUESDAY. AUGUST 20. 1912. "
num sons
PRISON STRIPES
Begins Five-Year Sentence at
Milledgeville for Wrecking
Cotton Mill Company.
Broken in health and beaten in his
two years’ fight fdr freedom, J. J.
Mangham, of Griffin, surrendered to
the Milledgeville authorities, donned
prison stripes and began his five-year
sentence for wrecking the Boyd-Mang
ham Cotton mill.
His brother, J. W. Mangham, sen
tenced by the superior court of Spald
ing county, to one > ear or 81,000 fine
for conspiring with his brother to de
clare illegal dividends, has paid his
fine and will escape prison.
J. J. Mangham was convicted of em
bezzling $75,000 of the funds of Boyd-
Mangham Company, and sentenced to
four years in the penitentiary. He
was given one year additional for de
claring illegal dividends. After a
lengthy legal battle, which finally went
to the court of appeals, Mangham lost
every attempt to get a new trial.
When thg court of appeals, a little
more than a week ago, sustained the
original sentences in every detail,
Mangham’s lawyers finding no consti
tutional peg upon which to hang an
appeal to the federal courts, abandon
ed the contest.
On assertions made by his attorneys
that Mangham was in ill health as
a result of the strain of his two years'
fight, the stale prison commissioners
sent the man to the Milledgeville farm
instead of the road camps.
CITY APPROPRIATES
$5,000 FOR ORDER AT
POLITICAL MEETING
GREENVILLE, S. C„ Aug. 20.—City
council at a special meeting last night
aVjjropriated $5,000 to maintain order
here on Thursday, on the occasion of
the visit of the Blease-Jones campaign
party. This action was taken when re
ports became current here that hood
lum gangs from Anderson. Spartan
burg and Laurens were cqming here to
break up the meeting as they suc
ceeded in doing at Anderson on Sat
urday.
This city has always been noted for
its good order, and in the words of
Chief Holcombe, "We are going to have
peace If we have to fight for it.”
The action of the aldermanic board
received the support of practically ev
ery business man in the city, many of
whom have volunteered for duty, on
Thursday as special police.
SOLICITOR'S RACE HOLDS
INTEREST IN DOUGHERTY
AI,BA NV, GA., Aug'. 20.—The only
interest evident in the election in
Dougherty county tomorrow centers in
the race for solicitor general of this
circuit and In the state senate. For
solicitor R. C. Bell, of Grady pounty,
is opposing W. E Wooten, the incum
bent. L. L. Ford and D. H. Redfearn,
two local attorneys, ate fighting for
senatorial honors.
Judge' Frank Park, of the superior
court, and C. M. Clark,-Sr., for repre
sentative, are candidates for re-elec
tion without opposition.
MORRIS CLOSES CAMPAIGN.
MARIETTA, QA., Aug. 20.—Judge N. A.
Morris, of Marietta, candidate for re
election as judge of the Blue Ridge cir
cuit, closed his carflpaign in Cobb county
last night with a speech in the court
house here. A large crowd heard him.
H. L. Patterson, of Cumming, is oppos
ing Judges Morris.
PICNIC ENDS IN FIGHT.
MARIETTA, GA.. Aug 20.—About 400
negroes from Atlanta at a picnic at Pow
der Springs in Cobb county yesterday got
into a free-for-all fight In which five or
six were more or less cut up and about
25 were arrested and brought to the jail
at Marietta.
Indorsed by more Pure Food authori
ties, expert chemists, chefs and house
keepers than anj' other EXTRACT in
the U. S. A. "SAUER’S,"
EXQUISITE WEDDING BOUQUETS
AND DECORATIONS.
ATLANTA FLORAL CO.,
Call Main 1130.
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Don’t forget to vote for
Augustus 0. Bacon. He is
one of the leaders of the
United States senate.
$6.00 Umbrellas at $3.50.
M. Greer, Trustee Sale. 25
per cent off on everything
in the store. 21-2 Walton
street.
J. J. Brown has adopted
The Albany Herald’s slogan,
“Hog, hominy and hay,” as
one of his planks in his race
for commissioner of agri
culture.
Hundreds of representa
tive people recognizing Rob
ert B. Blackburn as a man
amply qualified to represent
this county in the legisla
ture, have given him their
indorsement. Vote for him
and the interests of our peo
pie will be taken care of.
J. J. Brown is a practical,
progressive farmer. Vote
for him for commissioner of
agriculture
DORSEY CLEVERLY
REFUTES CLAIM OF
CAMPAIGN RIVAL
Solicitor General Hugh M. Dorsey.
| who is opposed for re-election by Mad
ison Bell, is being credited today with
considerable campaign cleverness for
a card he has issued, refuting Mr. Bell's |
claim to indorsement by certain mem
bers of the Atlanta bar who are out
spoken in the support of Dorsey.
Dorsey, in presenting hjs original plea !
for re-election to the public, attached I
the names of some 350 Atlanta attor- '
•neys as his indorsers and promised sup
porters. Dorsey's announcement was
followed soon by Bell's, and to the lat
ter was attached many of the names
appealing on Mr. Dorsey's original an
nouncement.
Dorsey today issued a card, signed by I
these men whose names appeared on
Bell's announcement, in which they say
that they are for Mr. Dorsey, and only
signed, under pressure, a statement that
Mr. Bell Is a fompptent attorney.
In his card, Dorsey also says he is i
being supported by a vast majority of
’ the labor leaders in Atlanta, whereas, '
he says, Bell counts only three in I
his ranks.
NEW ATHENS DAILY PAPER
PUBLISHES FIRST EDITION
ATHENS, GA.. Aug. 20. —The Athens
Daily Herald, a new afternoon, eight
page daily, published its first issue to
day. W. G. Gredig, formerly of Atlanta,
is managing editor, with J. C. Latimer,
also of Atlanta, as business manager.
‘ Bowdre Phinizy and T. J. Sheron, of
• Augusta, are also identified with the
new enterprise.
The Herald is occupying the building
formerly used by the old Athens Daily
Tribune. Associated with the new pa
per are F. X. Hines, former circulation
manager, who will continue in the sanp
capacity, and Ross Creekmore, who will
continue his old position of city editor.
His Hearing Was
Restored
Veteran Musician Could Not Hear ,
His Beloved Cornet.
Tells How Deafness Was
Overcome,
Below is a picture of Henry Farrar, a
veteran who is a natural born musician,
and whose cornet has helped in his career
With the approach of old age and the in-
I diction of various disorders, he gradually
became more and more deaf until he
could not hear his own cornet which he
’ had been accustomed to play on various
occasions throughout the year. He also
became harassed with those head noises
which so often accompany the advance-
I ment of deafness. This infirmity dis
i tressed Mr. Farrar greatly. He is a man
of activity despite his age—in fact, he
looks much younger now than the 70
: years that he is.
i i
G 1 >. ./
The loss of his hearing was a sad mis
fortune and the future looked very dark.
Os course, Mr. Farrar had tried one thing
after another; he had followed medical
advice, had consulted specialists and had
adopted various devices and remedies
(spending much money), but all to no
avail. He felt that he was doomed to
end his life in that melancholic stillness
which is dreaded by all who are inclined
toward - deafness.
ABLE TO HEAR PERFECTLY.
Mr. Farrar has always been popular,
and his friends were exceedingly sympa
thetic, but even these kind sentiments did
not appease his dejection. One day, how
ever. he happened to learn of a simple
and harmless home self-treatment,
which he decided to try. He did not have
much hope, because he had been disap
pointed in his previous attempts. Yet in
this case, to his surprise and joy, he
found that his hearing began to Improve,
almost immediately, and It continued un
til he became so well that he has been
able to do jury duty, listening to the var
ious witnesses and the court proceedings.
FREE TO DEAF PEOPLE.
Mr Farrar is so delighted with the
manner - in which he was liberated from
the thraldom of deafness and head-noises,
as well as the way in which his health
was generally improved, that he is giving
information about this wonderful treat
ment to all who write him and will cheer
fully send full particulars of how his own
hearing was restored, also telling how
others may get the same treatment It
is only necessary to write to Mr. Henry
A. Farrar, 151 B Washington Street. Han
over, Mass., inclosing a stamped envelope
for reply. Persons of all ages- men. anti
women and children have followed the
information given by Mr. Farrar, and
cures of deafness have been reported ;
after all else has failed.
Diseases of Men
MY experience of 35 years has shown
me that more human wrecks are
; caused by a chronic local disease than
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DR. WM. M BAIRD
Brown - Randolph Bldg.
Atlanta. Ga. conscientious treat- j
ment are features of my office Exam- i
inatlona free Office hours Bto 7. Nun- |
days and holidays. 10 to 1 My mono* I
grephe free Ln plain, sealed wrapper.
FIGHTING COTTON PEST.
ALBANY. GA., Aug. 20.—The first
shipment of arsenate of lead which the
state agricultural department is fur
nishing to the farmers of this section
to combat the cotton caterpiller has
arrived here and is now being dis
tributed to cotton planters in the dis
trict already affected with the pest.
A Fighting
Cock
* I feel like a fighting cock ”
ia the expression of the man
with an active liver —he
tackles his work with vim—
he is successful—nine times
out of ten you will find he
takes
Tutt’s Pills
which have been used by a
million people with satisfac
tory result. At your drug
gist’s— su.Tar coated or plaitr.
Vote for Augustus 0. Ba
con for United States sena
tor.
by any other. No
disease needs more
careful or scien
tific attention to
effect a cure I
also know there is
no quick cure for
specific blood pol- I
son. Temporary
removal of symp
toms Is not a cure.
Experience, care
ful attention to de- !
tails and a thor
ough knowledge of I
how and when to i
use the remedies
known to be bene- j
ficial In the treat
ment of this dis- ■
ease, produce re- I
suits Honest bus* j
I'lness methods and
MEN AND RELIGION BULLETIN NO 13.
“ The Houses in Our Midst.”
A SOURCE OF SUPPLY
\
“Some of our daughters are brought into bondage already,” cried
the laboring men of Nehemiah’s day.
Let them consider the situation today!
A census of houses in sixty cities discloses this as to four thou
sand inmates.
Five hundred were formerly garment-makers.
Eight hundred had been rope-makers, milliners, laundresses, work
ers in textile mills or shoe factories.
One hundred and sixteen came from department stores.
But the majority had never had work, yet needed to obtain the
means to live.
The Chicago Vice Committee gives thirty cases as typical.
Os these, twenty-five had been working girls.
Their average wage was five dollars a week.
The investigator for the Men and Religion Forward Movement in
Atlanta, a trained social worker, reported with reference to two hun
dred and sixty-five of the inmates of the houses in Atlanta.
One hundred and four of these had never had work outside of the
houses.
But before entering them, ninety five had been earning by labor
an average of five dollars and a quarter a week.
Many girls are trying to live upon similar wages in Atlanta.
They are not in homes with parents.
They are in boarding houses.
Four dollars for room and board and sixty cents a week for car
fare taken from five dollars and a quarter leaves sixty-five cents.
If she returns to the boarding house for lunch, sixty cents more
goes to car fare.
Should she spend ten cents a day for lunch* down town, sixty
cents must be deducted.
In either event, Sunday finds her with five cents left for clothes,
which she must have to retain her position, amusements, which she
needs to keep health and sanity, and for saving against a day when
she may not work, which will inevitably come.
But the Houses in our Midst are open.
And the girl must choose.
Five dollars and a quarter a week, grinding toil from morning
until night, and a cheerless boarding house of an evening on one
hand!
On the other, the promise of gilded luxury, easy idleness
throughout the day, and lights, laughter and song of an evening, with
an income of twenty-five to one hundred dollars a week!
She who falls learns too late that these are living lies, false bea
cons lit and kept burning, under the fostering care of the city of At
lanta, by wreckers, to lure girls and women to destruction.
Instead of luxury, she has degradation.
Instead of receiving twenty five to one hundred dollars a week,
she is never out of debt to her masters.
With Atlanta’s approval she has been brought into a bondage
worse than death.
In Nehemiah’s day men whined, “Neither is it in our power to
help it.”
In our day, thanks to the liberty born of the Spirit of Jesus
Christ, they know better!
Right, the laws of God and of man, and the ballot are theirs.
They are aware of their power.
Atlanta should and will close the Houses in our Midst!
THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF
THE MEN AND RELIGION FORWARD MOVEMENT
A SQUIRREL
EATS AND WORKS
IN THE SUMMER
AND SAVES PLENTY
FOR THE WINTER
FULTON
NATIONAL BANK
■■EMPIRE BUILDINGBB
Interest la Paid On Savings
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