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8 WIFE IN BATTLE TO SME BECKER Prepares to Retain Best Appel lant Lawyers for Fight in Highest Court. NEW Y<'RK R Mi>. Charles Becker, wifi <>f the former police of ficial now in the tie,th house in Sing Sing, today began her fight to eave him from death in tin electric chair the second week in I tecember. She pre pan to retain the best appellant law yers In the country to argue his plea for a new trial before the court of ap peals. and. if necessary, before the su preme court of the United States, “There is nothing too much for me to do to demonstrate my love for my husband." she said. "We have been married seven years, and 1 < an not con ceive that any man and woman could live more happily than wi have We have Implicit trust In each other To my mind, he has been an ideal hus band and an ideal man—strong, kind, and always thoughtful where the weak were concerned. “The greatest shock I had at the trial was tn sit and listen to men with ulte rior motives paint his character so black as to make him appear a mon ster in the eyes of humanity. “You may rest assured I shall leave no stone unturned to right this bitter wrong." Mrs. Becker, at the second of her two interviews with her husband dur ing his first day in Sing Sing, proposed that she sell their home in Williams Bridge, as she Intended to live in Ossi ning. but this Becker opposed. Becker Sleeps Well In Death House OSSINING, N. Y., Oct. 31.—Charles Becker, now known as "No. 62,768” In Sing Sing prison, today slipped into the hard and fast routine prescribed for prisoners In the death house, and be come merely one of the eleven men now awaiting death In the electric chair. His sleep during his first night in the little cell, eight by ten feet, was of the childish sort. He was awakened at 6 a. m. and an hour later ate a hearty breakfast. Exercise for Becker, who has been used to plenty of it all his life, will be permitted him twice a day from 10 a. nt. to 11 a. m. and from 3 p. tn. to 4 p. m. The rest of the time he will spend tn reading various volumes from the prison library. His visitors must stand behind a screen three feet from his cell door. EB WILLIAMS BACK FROM STUMPING NEW ENDLAND Eb T. Williams, who has been speak ing for Wilson and Marshall in the New England states, has returned tc Atlanta confident that the Democratic candidates will sweep the nation In next Tuesday’s election. Mr. Williams has been assigned by the Fulton executive committee to B)>eak at Dalia*. Ga„ on Saturday, which will be observed as Wilson and Mar shall day throughout the country. ■ ir . Pimples Ruin Good Looks But Cheer Up! In a Short Time Stuart’s Calcium Wafers Trans form Worst Complexions Into Perfect Loveliness. Many a sigh and heartache have been caused by pimples. But never mind. You will shortly get rid of all those siKtts and blemishes by using Stuart’s Calcium Wafers. £ The action of tlii'o Wafiis is won derful. They make th- -U<iu breathe out just a- youi lungs expel impurities. Every minute of the day and night these wonderful Wafers keep the pores busy. Instead of clogging the pores In the form of pimples. blackheads, ~ zema rash, liver spots and other skin erup tions, these impurities cease to gather, they dry up and Nature a.nn gi-..< the •kin the bloom of youth and health. If you would have a beautiful com plexion, pleas, stop using cosmetics Can you not realize how they plaatei up the pores? Were you to cover youi entire body with «u<h a mask, you vould die in a day or uyo Stuart’s Cn’ -iuni Wafers are very pb-asant to tl . tart. H ro put up in con ’ ’ '■ • ’ - oh at am drug .to . at 51 . . nts a l»’»x Make your dr-ants of M I<nelj ~o in. * Kitchen to Make Pullman Galley Look Like Barn COOK’S WALKING CUT How far does a housewife walk in I cooking three meals? The Atlanta Gas Company’ says she Walks seven miles a day in an ordinary ; kitehen. They made a test by hanging pedometers on the women demonstra tors in the cooking department, who go out and show housewives how best to prepare a meal. But at the gas people’s convention and exposition, which will be held in the Auditorium December 2 to 7. the local company will exhibit a modern kitchen designed to cut cook's pedes trian exercises down to three miles a day. or a mile per meal. They say it will save four miles of walking a day 1 for the average culinary expert. 1 All kinds of gas appliances are to be shown at this exhibition, and local : men are already’ busy hanging gas pipes all over the big auditorium. There < will be a stove as big as a house, gas i hair curlers and gas engines. Rut the i Atlanta company, which does not man ufacture anything but gas and can’t show that except by its work and its * smell, proposes to confine its exhibits AT THE PLAYHOUSES LOUIS MANN APPEARS AT THE ATLANTA TONIGHT Tonight Louis Mann will be the offering at the Atlanta, when the famous star will appear in "Elevating a Husband," in which he remained in New York six months last season. Supporting the fa mous star will be the exact company which played in the metropolis, this tour being preliminary to a long engagement in Chicago. Friday afternoon Mr. Mann will give a matinee, it being the only afternoon performance between New York and New Orleans, and being arranged at the earnest solicitation of numerous club women. The engagement will end Friday night. WILLIAM HODGE IS HERE NEXT WEEK AT ATLANTA Tomorrow morning seats will bo placed on sale at the Atlanta for the engage ment of William Hodge In that famous comedy, "The Man Prom Home." which will be offered Tuesday and Wednesday, with a Wednesday matinee. This play was pronounced the best comedy’ seen here last season, while the company was characterized as perfect. The same com pany returns this year, It being that which has been giving the play for three years. The present tour is the last in which Mr. Hodge will star In this comedy. CROWDED HOUSES SEE VAUDEVILLE AT GRAND Vaudeville at the Grand is still the pop ular form of entertainment and the big theater is being crowded twice every day with people who know values and who ap plaud and talk about the merit of the several splendid acts that make up the program. "The Apple of Paris" Is great. There has never been a company so clever as this group of pantomime experts, and the act is winning favor for the theater. "Dick," the writing dog, has attracted a great deal of attention, and the Bison City Four make a hit that is decidedly valuable. For next week the features will be Laura Guerite and Arthur Conrad, Bert COLUMBUS FILES SUIT TO ENJOIN TELEPHONE RAISE COLUMBUS?. GA., Oct. 31.—The city of Columbus has instituted injunction proceedings against the Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company to prohibit it from Increasing its rates November I. according to an announce-, ment made by the telephone company officials some time ago. The action on the part of the city is following the rejection of the request that had been made by a joint commit tee from city council and the Board of Trade, which asked that the proposed increase in rates be postponed from November 1 to January 1. The city will ask that the temporary injunction be extended until such time as the joint committee can make its investigation of the justness of the proposed raise. MISSIONARY AND BISHOP TALK ON MISSION WORK HARLEM. GA., Oct. 31.—The Wom an’s Missionary meeting of the Au gusta district of the Methodist church has been in session here this week, being largely- attended by delegates from all over the district. Matters per taining to missions were discussed. Miss Emma Lester, a former mis sionary to China, was present and told of what is being done by missions in that country. Bishop McCoy, of Alabama, was present and delivered a sermon on mis sionary work. Bishop McCoy will pre side at the next North Georgia confer ence. SUIT FOR RIGHT-OF-WAY AT GROVANIA IS DECIDED PERRY, GA.. Oct. 31.—The suit of the Hawkinsville and Western Railroad Company against the Georgia Southern and Florida Railway Company for the right of crossing the latter’s track at Grovania, and damages sought by the latter, was decided in Houston superior court, tile jury returning a verdict as sessing the value of the easement at SSO and the damages at $450. Counsel for the Georgia Southern and Florida railroad have filed a motion for new trial, which will b< heard on No vember 30. TWO MEN ARRESTED FOR ABDUCTING ELLIJAY GIRL GADSDEN, ALA.. Oct. 31. —Corban Bu"nes and Oscar Ponder, two young white men, have been arrested here, barged with abducting Pertha Pankey, sixteen years old, from her home at Ellijay. Ga. The two men were found with the giU at Alabama City. They are being ; ie!d awaiting advices from J. H. Pen , land, sheriff at Ellijay, who asked the police here to make the arrest. DROPS DEAD WHEN HE HEARS OF SHERMAN DEATH NEW I'dtK. Oct. 31. The news ol I Vice President Sherman’s death shouted ’ by news boys caused Walter Morris, man- ; | ager of the s.m Hemo hotel, to drop dead I in the street of heart disease THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. THURSDAY. OCTOBER 31. 191- to an ideal kitchen, the last word in convenience and utility. “We have made exhaustive tests,” said an official today. “We have found that the average distance traveled by a housewife in an old-style kitehen is seven miles per day. That is because the stove is in one corner, the sink in another, the flour bin in a third and the coal scuttle in the fourth, with pepper and salt and lard scattered over 40 shelves in 40 places. Our kitchen is a marvel of compactness. It makes a Pullman dining car outfit look like a horrible example. A housewife can pre pare three ordinary’ meals of several courses each in our kitchen and walk only three miles a day, or a mile to a meal. Come and prove it tor your self." Louis Statz, of New York, secretary of the National Commercial Gas as sociation, arrived in Atlanta today to assist in arrangements for the exposi tion in the Auditorium. Every gas com pany and manufacturer of gas appli ances in the country will be rep resented. Leslie, the slang kid. and company, and that daffydil, Bert Fitzgibbon. LITTLE EMMA BUNTING IS POPULAR AT THE FORSYTH Little Emma Bunting has done more to make the winter stock season at the For syth a real success than every other in ducement. She has a following that is wonderful, and, supported by a capable cast, she is presenting a performance of "Texas" that is being voted to be one of the strong features of the present season. For the coming week the card of en tertainment will be “Leah Klesbna," a play of more than ordinary interest, and one that will require all the skill of the mechanical department to give it its prop er surroundings. LARGE LYRIC AUDIENCES SEE "TRAVELING SALESMAN" "The Traveling Salesman” has visited Atlanta once before, at higher prices, but it is no exaggeration to say that the present production of the play at the Lyric this week Is quite up to the standard set by the original company. The comedy has proved a success with Robert Lee Allen as Bob Blake, and In the players surrounding him Mr. Allen has a support worthy of him. No one can fail to ap preciate the humor of "The Traveling Salesman." Matinees will be given today and Saturday. "GIRL IN THE TAXI” IS NEXT ON THE LYRIC BILL It Is estimated that "The Girl in the Taxi" has caused more people to laugh, than any ten plays combined. It has been acclaimed as the superior of "Char ley's Aunt,” wh*ch, until "The Girl in the Texi” was produced, held first position as the greatest laugh-producer this coun try has ever known. "The Girl in the Taxi” comes to the Lyric theater for an engagement of six nights and three matinees, beginning next Monday night. Cm Tuesday night the election returns will be read from the stage. PASTEUR TREATMENT FOR THREE VICTIMS OF PUPPY SAVANNAH. GA.. Oct. 31.—Physi cians have prescribed the Pasteur treat ment for three of the victims of a rabid dog’s bite, an examination of the dog’s head by the city bacteriologist having determined the existence of hydropho bia. They are Miss Madeline Dube, Richard Young and Edna Long. The mother of the dog died of rabies sev eral weeks ago. The puppy later died in the throes of rabies. seeksTost husband TO CAPTURE A LEGACY ST. LOUIS, Oct. 31.—Mrs. Elizabeth Bauer, of 2648-A Oregon avenue, is seeking her husband, Alois, an Aus trian. who disappeared six years ago. and who has an inheritance awaiting his claim at Gretna, La. Mrs. Bauer has traveled all through the South, working as a nurse and supporting her self, in a vain effort to And Bauer. WASHINGTON AND RETURN $19.35, On sale November Bth to 14th. limit December Ist. Steel equipment Dining Cars. Two through trains daily. SEA BOARD. (Advt.) LADIES of ATLANTA You are cordially invited to attend the big demon stration of the celebrated “Wear Ever” aluminum wart* every day this week. / I WEAR-EVER » TRADE MARK We have with us one of the best demonstrators on the road, and she will tell you something interest ing about this famous cooking ware. Today she is serving hot waffles made with the aluminum waf fle irons. Something new served each day. SPECIAL DURING DEMONSTRATION One 1-quart Sauce Pan I Regular price for the <J»« One 1 1-2-quart Sauce Pan \| I 1 One 2-quart Sauce Pan | three. $2,15 r.... King Hardware Co. 87 Whitehall Street GEN TRUNK THIEF BEGINS JIS TEffl George Wren’s Mother De nounces Cousin, Who Was Sleuth in Famous Case. George Wren, last of the three youths directly implicated in the Piedmont ho tel diamond robbery, in which $30,000 worth of gems were stolen from sample trunks of the 8. & F. Gllsey Jewelry Company, of Cincinnati, will begin serving a year’s sentence on the chain gang today. Wren was found guilty in the superior court yesterday afternoon, and Judge Edwards imposed a sentence of twelve months. Carl Roddy and Geoige Kaul, who conspired with Wren in the theft, pleaded guilty to simple larceny at a recent session of court and were given one year each. Wren fought his case. Mrs. mother of the boy’ un der indictment in connection with the robbery, appeared in court and asked the judge to be lenient. She denounced Detective George Bullard for his hand Ih the conviction of her son. "He is my cousin, judge,” she said, “but I hate to tell it.” Detective Bullard denied today that he was Mrs. Wren’s cousin, and as serted that he had shown no personal animus in his part of the Wren prose cution. After listening to Mrs. Wren’s speech, in which she reproached Bullard for his activity in the case. Judge Edwards said: "1 have known Mr. Bullard for years, and I have never heard anything said detrimental to his character. I don’t believe he’ was in this case for any other purpose than as a police officer, doing his duty.” PACKERS IN dIcTEdIn U. S. PROBE OF RENDERING FIRM BOSTON. Oct. 31.—Indictments were presented today by the Federal grand Jury’ here against the Consolidated Ren dering Company, a Maine corporation, and the following directors and officials of the company: Edward F. Swift, of Chicago, president: Horatio W. Heath, of Boston, general manager; Edward A. Tilden, of Chicago, vice president and director, and George P. Swift, of Bos ton, director and principal stockholder. SPECIAL SESSION OF JURY CALLED TO PROBE KILLINGS MONTGOMERY. ALA., Oct. 31.—An or der has been issued by Judge Armstead Brown calling the Montgomery’ county grand jury into special session November 6. It is intimated that the killing of J. A. Bachelor, a constable, at the fair grounds, last week, by N. E. Rowell, a Louisville and Nashville engineer, will be probed. It is also rumored that further investigations may be made in the Sloan Rowan and P. J. Westhofen killings. HomelTunsafF Local Druggist Who Sells Dod son's Liver Tone Guarantees it to Take the Place of Calomel. If your liver is not working just right, you do not need to take a chance on getting knocked all out by a dose of calomel. Go to any Atlanta druggist who sells Dodson Liver Tone and pay 50 cents for a large bottle. You will get a harmless, vegetable remedy that will start your liver without violence, and if it does not give complete satisfaction the druggist will refund your money with a smile. If you buy a bottle of Dodson's Liver Tone for yourself or your children, you have insured your family relief from attacks of constipation, biliousness, lazy liver and headache. It is as bene ficial and safe for children as for adults. A bottle of Dodson’s Liver Tone is something eygt’y man or woman should keep in ths house. Your money is safe because you can return the bottle if it falls to satisfy. (Advt.) ALABAMA ROADS TO ANSWER ORDER TO RESTORE CUT RATES MONTGOMERY, ALA., Oct. 31.—The Louisville and Nashville Railroad Com pany will answer the Alabama railroad commission’s order tomorrow to show cause why it should not restore the 2H cent passenger rate in Alabama. Since last June this railroad and four allied lines have been charging 3 cents per mile for passenger traffic, under a Federal court decree permitting them to ignore the statutory freight and passen ger rates. The allied lines have also been cited and their hearing will follow in close suc cession. These lines are: Western Rail way of Alabama, Central of Georgia rail way, Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis railroad and South and North Ala bama railroad. DRESSES IN DEPOT WHEN NEGRO FAILS TO WAKE HIM SUNBURY, PA., Oct. 31.—Because the poster failed to 'wake him in time to dress on the train Charles Moyer, of New York, rushed to the depot in his pajamas and dressed there while station men kept women outside. SUBSTITUTE FOR POTATO SEEDJS DISTRIBUTED WASHINGTON, Oct. 31.—Ten thousand bushels of seed dasheens, a substitute for potatoes which can be boiled, fried or mashed and tastes much like the potatoes have been distributed by the department of agriculture. A TEN fflf BOX ■ OF_XASCARETS'’ Keep your liver and bowels active and you feel bully , for months. Put aside—just once —the Salts, Ca thartic Pills, Castor Oils or purgative waters which merely force a passage way through the bowels, but do not thoroughly cleanse, freshen and purify these drainage or alimentary organs, and have no effect whatever upon the liver and stomach. Keep your inside organs pure and fresh with Cascarets, which thoroughly cleanse the stomach, remove the undi gested, sour and fermenting food and foul gases, take the excess bile front the liver and carry out of the system all the constipated waste matter and pois ons in the intestines and bowels. A Caaparet tonight will, make you feel great by morning. They work while you sleep—never gripe, sicken and cost only 10 cents a box from your druggist. Millions of men and women take a Cascaret now and then and never have Headache, Biliousness, coated tongue, Indigestion, Sour Stom ach or Constipated bowels. Cascarets belong in every household. Children just love to take them. (Advt.) Hall Caine’s Story “The Woman Gavest Me” WMlk New Letters of Standard Oil / This masterly I work—“ The Wo- J man Thou Gavest ' M e ” —is by the great- I J est living English author. It is K destined to be the most notable story of the coming year. In it a reckless father sacrifices his young daughter to social ambitions. ■ His blind attempts to fill her future life with the same sadness with which he surrounded her mother causes her refusal to obey his stern commands. In Hearst’s Magazine is told her life story. The Plot —The Marriage Bond B 1 It is really a remarkable work. Its absorbing plot and I sustained interest equal—or possibly exceed —that of the I author’s “The Christian” and “The Eternal City.” Read f it and enjoy a beautiful and powerful romance concerning I a woman’s rights in the marriage bond. I Standard Oil Correspondence § ■ These letters are published in the interests of truth and for the 1 enlightenment and information of the public. They clearly involve ' || Roosevelt, Archbold, Penrose and others. 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