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SEES HOPE FOR
OR. N 'NAUGHTON
Colonel Saffold Thinks Mrs.
Flanders’ Trial Will Clear
Condemned Physician.
Colonel Frank Saffold. of Swains
boro. one of Di McNaughton s attor
neys. talked most interestingly today of
the famous poisoninc cess, and the di
rection to be civen it by the prison
board, after having heard the plea for
executive clemency.
• 'olone! Saffold said
'All we ask is justice for Dr. Mc-
Naughton. and we are gratified beyond
measure that the prison board is to
recommend that the doctor he respited
until his alleged accomplice can be
tried, and that the governor is to lend
a favorable ear to the recommenda
tion
“Dr. McNaughton can not be guilty
of poisoning Fred Flanders, unless the
woman jointly Indicted with him also is
guilty. If the state can not convict her,
it must have erred in convicting the
doctor. Her trial will throw a bright
and illuminating light on the Mc-
Naughton case It may and 1 believe
will —clear the doctor absolutely of all
suspicion of crime
"Dr. McNaughton should be kept
alive at least until after the trial of
Mrs. Flanders, in order that he may tes
tify, if necessary, in the cnee against
the woman. We realize that we have
lost the doctor's case in many courts,
but we invariably have lost on techni
cal points of law, and not on the facts.
It is for just such cases that the rem
edy of executive clemency la provided.
“The prison board and the governor
will be rendering the state, which
stands for exact and Impartial justice,
a high and patriotic service in insisting
that McNaughton be not executed, in
any event, until his alleged accomplice
in crime, who never has been called to
account, and who Is now at large on a
paltry $2,000 bond, has been convicted
or acquitted "
It is understood, in view of the dl
rection io be given the McNaughton
case by the prison board and the gov
ernor, that a strenuous effort will be
made to call Mrs. Minnie Flanders to
trial at once —possibly within the next
two weeks.
If there is no violent opposition to
that, attd her trial may be brought
about without further delay, the famous
McNaughton case may be, at least,
nearing Its end
In any event, the doctor will not hang
so long as the case against the woman
Is pending in tiie courts.
SKIN TROUBIf”
BURNED M ITCHED
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Little Blisters Formed on Ankle.
Raw Red and Inflamed. Swelled
Badly, Could not Wear Shoe. Cu
ticura Soap and Ointment Cured.
Sh»nn Va—"A scratch with the finger
•n my ankle caused the trouble. After
tbe skin was scratched off just a small
place then little blisters formed around it.
which made quite a large sore. The sore
was raw and the akin red and very much
inflamed. It caused the ankle and foot, to
swell very badly. It, continued to spread
and became very hurtful, so at. times I
couid not. sleep, it would burn and Itch so.
but so tender I was afraid to scratch. It
hurt so 1 couid not -wear my shoe. 1 tried
many remedies and also washes, but all
proved a failure It was sore for four
y ears or more, until I was recommended to
try the Cuticura Soap and Ointment for
healing the skin. I purchased a box of
Cuticura Ointment and a cake of Cuticura
Soap and when I had used two boxes of
Cuticura Ointment with the Cuticura Soap,
it. made a permanent cure and has not
been sore since " (Signed) Mrs. Addie L.
Phillips, Dec. 31). 1911.
If you wish a skin clear of pimples, black
heads and other annoying eruptions, hands
soft and white, hair live and glossy, and
scalp free from dandruff and itching, begin
to-day the regular use of Cuticura Soap for
the toilet, bath and shampoo, assisted by
an occasional light application << Cuticura
Ointment Noother method is so agreeable,
so economical, and so often effective Cuti
cura Soap (25c > and Cuticura Ointment
(80c.) are sold everywhere Liberal sample of
each mailed free with 32-p Skin Book Kd
dress post-card Cuticura Dept T. Boston "
WTender-faced men should use Cuticura
?oap Shaving Stick 25c Sample free.
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NOW'S A TLANTA’S TIME
TO REALIZE HER HOPE,
■THE BLUE PRINT CITY"
By MRS. W. L. PEEL.
Once in an Eastern city a man asked
his friend whom he was going to vote
for. out of several candidates "I don’t
know." he said, "but I. thank God I
can't vote for but one of them."
There are just
two kinds of men
and women 1n the .
world —the effi
cient and the in- ]
efficient. There is
one universal call
for the efficient —
in church, in phi.
lanthropy, in all
business concerns
—most of all in
civics. With ig
norance and inca
pacity at the helm,
no city can pro
ceed. No citizen
is too small to as
sist in process of
trying to help
things along
Read this storv :
While men are trying to eradicate
graft and protected vice from New
York, Philadelphia and other great
cities, the example of Virginia Brooks,
of West Hammond, Ind., should not be
overlooked.
Miss Brooks is only a girl in her
twenties, who inherited property in
West Hammond. At the time she was
a resident of Chicago. In looking after
her Inheritance she discovered that the
assessment was very high and went to
see about it. She was soon on the
trail of graft. The 5,00(1 inhabitants of
the town are nearly all poor people,
most of whom have an imperfect
knowledge of English, and the grafters
found them easy marks. Practically
single-handed and alone, the girl be
gan to investigate and soon found that
thousands of dollars were being taken
annually from the taxpayers. Vice and
gambling were protected and flourished
on the main streets; the town was
overrun by saloons; the white slave
traffic was In full force, and generally
the place was not only "wide open.”
but the bosses were reaping the profits
Girl Elects Reform Mayor.
Miss Brooks made her first trip to
West Hammond only about a year ago,
and yet recently, through her efforts, a
reform mayor and alderman were
elected, and a vigorous attempt i» going
forward to clean up the town Through
letters to the Chicago papers and by
other means this young girl has gone
forward in a task that many strong
men would have hesitated to undertake.
Best of all, she is winning out. We
need « Virginia Brooks in every city in
the land.
The first thing behind any great
movement must be public opinion—
never sea demand for men will
create men. Never yet was there a
great occasion, a great opportunity but
some hero arose to fill the place de
signed for him.
People sometimes ask "What leader
have we got?" And the answer is
any number of successful captains of
industry, men of ability, high-minded.
God-fearing, who are only waiting for
the cal). The Chamber of Commerce
has a great opportunity and a great
responsibility to w hich It seems, at last,
to have awekened Its members have
the right and the duty to form them
selves into a nominating committee to
say who shall stand for the city and
lead us to heights of progress and suc
cess as yet undreamed of. The whole
city Is behind them, even the women
whose aid they have formerly invoked,
when they promised us a better gov
ernment. Have they kept the faith'.’
When Mrs. Belmont was asked if she
was supporting Mr. Roosevelt, she said:
"Oh, no; he has fooled us too often!"
Gentlemen, take care. Even the worm
w|ll turn.
Am I My Brother's Keeper?
This is the age of co-operation, of
consolidation, of elimination, of far
reaching effort along many lines of hu
man endeavor The world Is growing
better every day. is growing smart.*t
every day. for it is proved that tis the
part of wisdom to be good. The great
conservative movements of the present
age are fraught with significance.
There is no room for the degenerate.
The weakling—mental, moral or physl
<aJ —is act aside for special attention
and intelligent and loving care. But
he no longer marches with the proces
sion. No. indeed!
When competition is free from im
position it helps business. When par
tisanship is free from bitterness it helps
statesmanship. Difference of opinion
has encouraged scholars to take long
and tiresome journeys In search after
truth Knowledge Is the result of the
mind at work Questions and answers
sharpen the wits. Power is the con
neetion of the positive and negative
A Log On the Track.
: >f the fast express means serious tmu
: ble ahead if not removed, so does loss
Os appetit. It means lack of vitalitV.
loss of w’ength and nerve weakness
If appetite fat's, take Electric Ritters
quickly to overcome the cause by ton
ing up the stomach and curing the In
digestion. Michael Hesslieimer. of I.ln
coin. Nebr., had been sick over three
years, but six bottles of Electric Bitters
put him Tight on his feet again Thev
' have helped thousands. They give pure
I blood, strong nerves, good digestion
j Only 50 cents at all druggists. (Advt.)
J W. Copeland, of Dayton, Ohio, pur
| chased a bottle of Chamberlain's Cough
. Remedy for his boy who had a cold
and before the bottle was all used the
I boy's cold was gone is that not bet -
I ter than to pay a five dollar doctor's
i bil' For sale by all dealers tAdvt.)
LOOK YOUNG
The double vision glasses worn bv
the man " woman of middle age took
oxa <t, v k * s.ngle vision gla- ee e wort
bv vounx peo; rs the enses nr.
KRYPTt'KS It.. Moor. x So,
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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. SATURDAY. OCTOBER 5. 1912.
Fundamentals are accepted rules that
have become reconciled by mutual
agreement. No question is understood
thoroughly until the for and against
are heard.
It is difficult to define truth, because
truth to one man may not be truth to
another, and yet both may be right. It
is the same with wrong. However,
there are two universally recognized
spirits in this world that are diametri
cally opposed to each other. They are
called Good and Evil. Whatever their
source may be we shall not attempt to
explain. It is sufficient for us to know
that they are here.
Power of Good and Evil.
On the side of Good we find right
eousness, justice, tolerance, knowledge,
love and happiness. On the side of
Evil there are ignorance, superstition,
intemperance, misery and selfishness.
The individual who rubs against the
destructive forces and overcomes them
with Good grows stronger with every
stroke. The one who forsakes the voice
of the conscience grows weaker.
Now, some people argue that certain
evils have prevailed since the days of
Moses, and will ever prevail. Not so.
Nothing is done as it was in the days
of Moses. The world has progressed
Science and religion have come to the
rescue, and by the force of an enlight
ened public opinion we restrain our
brother from harming himself —in a
way that, like a pebble cast in a pool,
would leave an ever-Widening circle of
misery, harming others also.
We congratulate the gentlemen of the
Chamber of Commerce that they have
taken the affairs of our beloved city in
hand —as the whole city is stirred by
recent events. Let’s eradicate the old
landmark# and have a new, clean, beau
tiful city rising again like a Phoenix—
a blueprint city, with lines drawn and
definite plans made for all time, that
even the women will approve of.
And can you guess what the blue
print man will do the very first thing?
He will take in the whole of Fulton
county, and EXTEND ALABAMA
STREET TO THE RIVER. Have you
ever been on Sunset avenue? It is as
far from the center of town as the
Georgian Terrace, but you can go
quicker to Roswell or Marietta. Try it.
TO URGE IMPROVEMENT OF
THREE RIVERSJN GEORGIA
MACON. GA., Oct. 5. —A delegation
of shippers along the routes of the Oc
tnulgee, Oconee and Altamaha rivers
will appear before the United States
board of engineers in Washington, on
October 21, and show reasons why the
government should expend more money
In deepening the channels of these
streams. .1 G. Weatherly, of Bruns
wick; A. .1 Long, W E. Small and B.
Gilham, of Macon, will head the dele
gation
SAUERS PUPE FLAVORING EX
TRACTS have no equal. Sold every
where 10c and 2uc the bottle, at vour
grocer's. (Advt.)
EXQUISITE WEDDING BOUQUETS
AND DECORATIONS.
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To Stand the Winter Season?
/WwJP
Wj • Sr ' Coat of Stain on your shingle
itej ’ roof. or a Coat of Paint on vour
metal roof will help withstand
'TMik'lv Ihe snow ami sleet.
Mau, uSjr OUR PAINTS AND STAINS ARE BEST
•<<lanta 329.
A Bank
In the Home
<APEN an account in our Savings de
partment and get one of those inge
nious little savings banks. They will con
vert vour spare nickels and (limes into
dollars before you realize it.
“The little savings bank in the home,
means more for the future of the children
of the family than all the advice in the
world.
“It gives them the right start.”
WM. McK/NLEY;
BOY, 11, SOLOIST OF
BAND AT LAKEWOOD;
IS YOUNGEST IN U. S.
Leo McConville, of Baltimore, who
has been featuring a series of concerts
given at Lakewood recently by Miller's
band. Is 'aid to be the youngest cornet
soloist in America. He is eleven years
old.
Young McConville, who is a pupil of
Daniel Fieldman, of the’ City Park band,
of Baltimore, and a member of the
famous red drum corps of the Fourth
Maryland regiment, shows such re
markable talent that he will be placed
in vaudeville next year by Colonel H
Clay Ward, of Baltimore.
DR. J. E. WHITE TO REVIEW
HISTORY OFJ4IS CHURCH
A short lecture on the history of the
Second Baptist church delivered by Dr.
John E. White, pastor, will be the sea ■
ture of rally day of the Bible school
on Sunday. The special committee in
charge of the rally day exercises prom
ises an excellent musical program.
A HIPPY CHILD
INAFEWHDURS
When Cross, Sick, Feverish,
Tongue Coated or Bilious
Give Delicious ‘Syrup
of Figs.”
Mother! look at the tongue! see if it
is coated. If your child is listless,
drooping, isn’t sleeping well, is restless,
doesn’t eat heartily or is cross, irrita
ble, out of sorts with everybody, stom
ach sour, feverish, breath bad; has
stomach-ache, diarrhoea, sore throat,
or is full of cold, it means the little
one’s stomach, liver and 80 feet of
bowels are filled with poisons and
clogged up waste and need a gentle,
thorough cleansing at once.
Give a teaspoonful of Syrup of Figs,
and in a few hours the foul, decaying
constipated matter, undigested food and
sour bile will gently move on and out of
its little bowels without nausea, grip
ing or weakness, and you will surely
have a well and smiling child shortly.
With Syrup of Figs you are not drug
ging your children, being composed en
tirely of luscious figs, senna and aro
matics it can not be harmful, besides
they dearly love its delicious taste.
Mothers should always keep Syrup of
Figs handy. It is the only stomach,
liver and bowel cleanser and regulator
needed—a little given today will save a
sick child tomorrow.
Full directions for children of all ages
and for grown-ups plainly printed on
the package.
Ask your druggist for the full name.
"Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna,”
prepared by the California Fig Syrup
Co. This is the delicious tasting, gen
uine old reliable. Refuse anything else
offered (Advt.)
NOTICE.
September 16, 1912.
The annual meeting of the stockhold
ers of the Atlanta and West Point Rail
road Company will be held at the office
of the company, room 9 in the At
lanta Terminal Station. Atlanta. Ga.. at
12 o’clock noon, Tuesday, October 15.
1912 W. H. BRUCE. Secretary
(Advertisement.)
Men and Religion Bulletin, Extra
“The Churches in Our Midst”
“I Know That in
Ignorance
Ye Did It.”
—Acts 3:17
The Churches in Our Midst are not in politics.
Their Committee, the Executive Committee of the Men 'and Reli
gion Forward Movement, is not in politics.
Therefore, believe no man who tells you that this organization, as
such, is supporting any candidate for office.
It is not; it will not.
But this Committee and the Churches to which it owes its life will
keep before you facts which are vital.
a I
Prior to the action of Chief Beavers in closing the houses and end
ing “protected vice” in Atlanta, Mr. Woodward now a candidate for the
office of Mayor, stated publicly that he was in favor of a policy of
strict segregation. ‘ ,
The other candidate. Mr. Chambers, made no public utterance in
this connection other than a general statement that he favored the
enforcement of the laws of Georgia.
Neither candidate has made a public statement, since the action
of Chief Beavers, with reference to him and his position.
Chief Beavers, as an honest man, had no alternative.
The simplicity of the ordinances of the City of Atlanta makes the
existence of protected vice impossible in the city, so long as the chief
of police regards his oath of office as superior to the clatter of poli
ticians.
Neither candidate iur the office of Mayor of Atlanta has stated
that he will support Chief Beavers in doing his duty, as it is set forth
in the Code of the City of Atlanta.
Why is such a statement necessary? ■' r ”
An Atlantan, who knows the world and the history of reform
movements, one not in sympathy with this Committee, when he heard
of the action of Chief Beavers, said:
“An honest police official could have done nothing else, but it
means the end of the chief. You crazy reformers forget. You urge a
man to do his duty, then go to sleep and leave him with the bag to
hold. The people back of these houses never sleep, never miss a trick.
In less than two years, when you church folks are chasing another
fad, the chief’s head will be taken off. They won’t strike openly now.
But watch the line-up. They will get him!”
The cynic is mistaken.
This will not, can not happen in Atlanta, if the men in it are
awake and watching, not for some great explosion in which to rush
amidst tumultuous applause to the rescue, but for every movement
in the leaves of the political jungle.
The snake in search of its prey, scarcely stirs the grass and leaves.
Be on your guard and crush its head.
This city and the men who owe an eternal debt to Chief Beavers
will never tire, will never sleep.
And those who persistently demanded that the chief do his duty
can not, with honor, knowingly support for public office any man or
men who, for political reasons or otherwise, deliberately refuse to pub
licly pledge themselves, if elected, to support him in his present course.
The question is one only of law and honesty.
Chief Beavers did not make the law which forbids the existence
of these houses.
His oath requires him to enforce the law, which leaves to him no
discretion.
Shall a man, solely because he regards his oath as sacred, be con
sidered such a character that men running for office in Atlanta, dare
not publicly say that they approve his honesty and obedience to law
and pledge themselves to back him and all other such officials?
Keep cool.
Think of the significance of such a situation.
More is involved than appearances.
The hour is critical.
Without fail, Sunday, go to your church and pray for God’s guid
ance of people and candidates.
Neither candidate has declared himself.
We ask that they do so unequivocally.
Atlanta should and will indorse a man who does his duty with
out fear.
THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF
THE MEN AND RELIGION FORWARD MOVEMENT