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MEDICINE VICTIM
NOT INJOBBERY
Birmingham Man Is Freed of
Suspicion of Complicity in
the Jones Case.
Ben \V. Fitts, of Birmingham, who
arrested yesterday morning on
sv<i ion of complicity in the Jones
übbeiy last Monday night, was re
as, I this morning by Chief of De
neuves Lanford.
Or. the request of Chief Lanford,
l.ibio v Dougherty and “Red’' Flanni
u ,n were arrested at Rome, Ga., yes
fp dav afternoon by Special Officer W.
\ Wright, of the Southern railway, and
e he brought here today to be held
f. further Investigation in the Jones
. ..ic They are suspected of being a
I arty to the robbery of Jones.
Fitts was arrested yesterday morn
ing at the Georgian hotel, following
his recovery from the effects of an
overdose of medicine, and the finding
of a note signed by him declaring his
innocence of any part in the Jones rob
bery.
An investigation by police and de
, ■tlves established Fitts’ innocence
without doubt, and showed that the ac
cused man was laboring under a mis
understanding.
It was proved that Fitts had not been
with Farmer Jones last Monday, as
Fftis himself acknowledged. Instead
be had been with a man from Douglas
ville. Ga., whom a barber told Fitts
Tuesday morning was Jones, the man
robbed Monday night.
Thereupon, It was said, Jones be
ieved the detectives -were on his trail.
He became ill Tuesday night and took
hii .verdose of medicine. His condi
tion became grave and he, believing
his death was near, wrote the note de
claring his Innocence, but which led to
his arrest.
Fitts said this morning that he would
conclude his visit in Atlanta today and
would start for his home at Birming
ham.
BOY STABS TEACHER WHO
THREATENS TO WHIP HIM
CLYDE, MISS., Dec. 19.—When threat
ened with a whipping for whispering in
school, Daniel Grantham, fifteen years old,
non of Eb Grantham, a prominent planter,
stabbed Professor N. B. Branton, at the
Grantham High school, here.
The professor may die. as three
wounds were inflicted, in the chest. His
home is in Columbus, Ga., and he will be
taken there immediately.
The Grantham High school was a pres
ent of the boy's father to the town.
JACKSON VOTES DECEMBER 27.
JACKSON, GA„ Dec. 19. —The regis
tration for the city primary’ is un
usually heavy this year, and a record
vote Is looked for. The primary will
be held on Friday, December 27. There
are two tickets in the field, headed by
Mayor W. E. Watkins and W. M. Tay
lor. a former aiderman.
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SEARCHING SIDELIGHTS
ON GEORGIA POLITICS
Honorable Seaborn Wright, the dis
tinguished statesman and lecturer of
I loyd county, has just returned from a
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short trip through
lowa, and talks
most interestingly
of the trend of po
litical thought as
he found it in that
section.
Mr. Wright
views with genu
ine alarm and un
easiness the seem
ing inclination of
certain party
leaders Inside the
Democracy, espe
cially with re
spect to the or
ganization of the
cabinet, to stren
uously preach
h a r m o n y”—
which, Mr. Wright thinks, means noth
ing less than compromise along most
Inadvisable lines.
“The word ‘harmony’ is the most
deadly’ political expression In the lexi
con of statesmansnip,” said Mr. Wright
today, discussing the national situation.
"It’s blight may’ be seen on every party
that ever undertook to follow its false
and misleading logic, and the pathway
of progress is dotted all along with the
wreckage of political organizations in
voking .‘harmony’ at precisely the
wrong time.
"The Democratic party must stand
up straight for the next four years, or—
well, there is the Man of Oyster Bay
watching it! Unless it follows up by
its works the splendid faith it pledged
in bringing about Wilson's election, it
will go down to ruin four years from
now, and all through its own fault.
“The proposal to take both Mr. Bryan
and Mr, Underwood into the Wilson
cabinet is absurd. Bryan and Under
wood have little, if anything, in com
mon. I am not 'knocking' either—l
give both credit for honesty and sin
cerity. They merely represent opposite
types of Democracy, and, being essen
tially- honest, they no more could work
in harness peacefully and effectively
than oil and water can be mixed.
"The Democratic party must be whol
ly and unmistakably’ progressive, or its
finish is right around the corner wait
ing for it. The progressive element
must dominate the party, or the party
will fail—the president-elect must real
ize that.
"It may be a curious thing to say, but
to my mind the greatest factor of all
that will work for Democratic success
within the next four years Is neither
Mr, Bryan nor Mr. Underwood, nor yet
any man Inside the party’—the man
whose tremendous personality will
force the Democracy to give a good
account of itself is Theodore Roose
velt.
“There he will stand —perhaps, as he
more or less fantastically calls It, at
Armaggedon—watching, and saying to
the Democratic party: ‘Do what you
promised to do, or four years hence I
will do it!’
“And he will, too! He Is far and
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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS.THURSDAY, DECEMBER 19. 1912
BY JAMES B. NEVIN.
sway the most popular man of them all
In the mighty West. His following out
there is compact and aggressive—it be
lieves in him thoroughly. We may have
heard the last of Taft—we have by no
means heard the last of Roosevelt.
"But if the Democratic party will be
progressive—if it will stand up straight
—Wilson will be renominated four
years from now, and triumphantly re
named president, no matter what
Roosevelt may say. But If the De
mocracy falls a victim to the deadly
blight of ‘harmony’—which means
trimming and compromise—Roosevelt
will return to the white house in 1916.,
And he will return to stay’—well, I do
not know how long.
“The people of this country’ do not
want ‘harmony,’ and if they can dodge
it in no other way than by' keeping
Roosevelt in the white house, they will
put him back there—that’s all!"
The unanimous indorsement of Con
gressman Charles L. Bartlett, of the
Sixth, for the vacancy on the house
committee on ways and means occa
sioned by the withdrawal from congress
of William G. Brantley, of the Eleventh,
means that Mr. Bartlett assuredly will
be awarded this plum by- the house.
Mr. Hughes and Mr. Hardwick had
their eyes on this coveted assignment,
and the new member. Mr. Crisp, had
been spoken of most favorably' for the
same, but Mr. Bartlett is the dean of
the Georgia delegation, and when It be
came apparent that he desired the place
all other aspirants withdrew Immedi
ately' In his favor.
Congress adjourns today, and the
Georgia delegation will hasten home to
frame up, in large measure, the slates
for appointment to Federal office under
the new order of things to be Instituted
in Washington on March 4.
After the Christmas holidays the rep
resentatives and senators wil have no
opportunity to consult, face to face,
with the folks back home. The con
gress is now in the home stretch. The
short session must end on March 4. and
there is a great deal to do. After the
resumption of business in January,
there will be precious few chances for
a congressman to get back home, with
out neglecting his duties in Washing
ton.
Therefore, the would-be "pie” eaters
are getting ready’ their indorsements,
assembling their why and wherefores,
and preparing for a grand assault on
the statesmen while in Georgia during
the holidays.
That Is why a congressman of the
Georgia persuasion smiles a sickly,
peevish and more or less erim sort of
smile nowadays when a constituent
wishes him a “Merry Christmas" and
a "Happy' New Year."
He doesn’t see where he is to have
much of an opportunity either to be
merry or happy, as the shadows of
coming events fall across his pathway
through the holiday season.
STROKE OF PARALYSIS FATAL.
GREENSBORO, GA., Dec. 19. —Frank
Harrison, who, while at the breakfast ta
ble, was paralyzed and never regained
consciousness, died at his home here.
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Because here you wil] find what you want! The Christmas stocks are as
complete as they could he made.
The additional space that we made by remodeling the store allow ns to bring
to Atlanta greater assortments of those slippers and shoes best for Christmas
giving.
They are all ready. Choose them at your very earliest convenience.
Besides those pictured, there are many other practical gifts here sure to
please some member of the family and sure to he of god service.•
Tourist Slippers, of ta.n and brown kid. that fold into a neat little kid case
for women. $2.50; for men. $3.00.
Shoe Trees, for men and women at at SI.OO.
Men’s Golf Shoes, finest quaJity. at $5.00.
Men's 17-inch Hunting Boots at $9.00.
Or what could be better than a air of Byck’s Shoes that are the best to be
had at every price?
Gift Hosiery for Men and Women. Prices begin at 25c.
BYCK BROS. & CO.
Footcoverers to All Mankind
Women’ l ; Dressing
Slippers, black,
f t*d, tan. light
L blue, pink,
i $1.25
DANIEL O. FLYNN,
VETERAN GATEMAN
AT STATION, DEAD
Daniel O. Flynn, for ten years the
“gatekeeper of Atlanta" before the new
Terminal station was built, died last
night at his residence, 36 Park avenue,
after an Illness of more than tw? years.
He was 68 years old.
During the ten years preceding the erec
tion of the new station, Daniel Flynn was
gatekeeper at the old union station, and
through those gates he saw pass the
thousands of persons who caused At
lanta .to make such wonderful strides
during the decade of 1900-1910. He was
with the Atlanta and West Point railroad
forty-two years, being for nine years sta
tionary engineer at the old Butler street
yard house, ten years as gatekeeper, and
before that being employed in various
capacities for twenty-three years.
He served In Thompson's artillery dur
ing the Civil war, though he was but a
lad. and saw service around Charleston
and Savannah. He is survived by his
wife, a daughter. Mrs. Farris Bailey; four
brothers, John. James and Marion Flynn,
of Red Oak, Ga.. and P. C. Flynn, of
Atlanta; and three sisters. Mrs. Mary Ann
Cook, Mrs. Amanada, of Red Oak, and
Mrs. Nancy' Cook, of Felton, Ga.
The funeral arrangements will be an
nounced later.
HEAVY BRIDGE TIMBERS
BREAK YOUNG MAN’S NECK
GREENSBORO, GA., Dec. 19.—Willie
Horton, 20-year-old son of A. L. Horton,
of this county, accidentally met his death
at Camak, wihle assisting in unloading
some heavy timber from a railroad car.
In some manner his head was caught be
tween two of the timbers and his neck
was broken. He was working for the
Georgia road in a bridge gang. The body
was taken to Beardstown, where the
funeral occurred. Rev. L. E. Dutton con
ducted tlie services.
CAPT. CUSHMAN DETAILED
TO EMBASSY IN SWEDEN
CHATTANOOGA. TENN., Dec. 19.
Captain Guy Cushman, of the Eleventh
cavalry, has been detailed by the secre
tary of war as military attache of the
American embassy at Stockholm, Swe
den. He is making preparations to leave
for his new post in the early part of
January.
Captain Cushman is famous through
out army circles as a polo enthusiast, and
he is equally well known as an ardent
follower of the hounds.
ACUTE STOMACH DISTRESS
RELIEVED IN FIVE MINUTES
That lump of lead feeling will quickly
leave the stomach: the digestive juices
will commence to digest food and your
stomach will feel fine and satisfactory
in five minutes.
That is. if you will simply swallow
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—if you won't, then you must suffer.
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case of indigestion,
no matter of how
long standing, or
money back.
Perhaps you know
that when your
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not digest and consequently blood is not box. (Advt.)
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Order any of these Slip
pers or Shoes by mail.
They will go forward to
you the same day the order
is received.
To avoid ail possibility of
mistake, cut out and send
the picture of what you
want with the order.
LEADERS PLEASED
BY PROGRESS MADE
IN SEAL CAMPAIGN
Atlanta’s business women, society de
butantes. college girls—all—are doing a
splendid work in the Red Cross seal cam
paign, and Mrs. F. G. Hodgson, chair
man of the Atlanta committee, today ex
pressed gratification over the results they
are accomplishing.
“I must stop even in the midst of the
campaign,” said Mrs. Hodgson, “to ex
press a word of appreciation of the splen
did spirit the girls are showing in taking
hold of and pushing this work. It is real
work, hard work, and they are going at it
with the same determination as if it were
a question of building their own fortunes.
Atlanta should and, I believe, does appre
ciate such efforts as these in behalf of a
cause which must interest every man,
woman and child in tlie city and state.”
The merchants of Atlanta are not only
buying the Red Cross seals this year, but
’are using them more liberally on the pack
ages, bills and letters than ever before.
The committee is anxious to see them
used, because the use of the stamp cre
ates inquiry and leads thereby to a wider
knowledge of the cause, exciting interest
in it.
The public schools already have begun
to submit their reports, and it is thought
by Saturday evening tlie children, through
their teachers and principals, will have
reported a full SI,OOO
ROME MASONIC OFFICERS
CLAIM SERVICE RECORDS
ROME. GA.. Dec. 19.—As far as known
and can be ascertained by local Masons,
R. H. West holds the world’s record as a
Masonic secretary. He has been elected
secretary of the Cherokee lodge of Ma
sons for thirty-nine consecutive times.
In addition to this, the Cherokee lodge
has a worshipful master. Max Meyer
nardt, who has been elected twenty-seven
consecutive times.
CO-EDS NOT TO PLAY
WITH RIVAL SCHOOLS
ITHACA, N. Y.. Dee. 19.—The young
women students at Cornell will not be al
lowed to play basket ball games hence
forth with teams from other colleges be
cause of the high physical and nervous
tension resulting.
The athletic council took this step upon
the recommendation of Dr. Esther Parker,
i the women’s physican, who told the coun
j oil that intercollegiate games were in
| jurious to the players.
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