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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. W**’ Blaet- « Brown Kid Blippewk— sl.so Men’s Fineat, Soft KM Slip- P er «, Black or Brown- $2.00 Men’s Brown Undressed KM Clippers— s2-50 Men’s Best Felt Comi'ys— sl.2s ' Ail-belt Slippers—even the soles— sl.2s SEARCHING SIDELIGHTS ON GEORGIA POLITICS Honorable Seaborn Wright, the dis tinguished statesman and lecturer of I loyd county, has just returned from a r/R - ■ .. - 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 Men’s Feit Nwi lifers— Blue k S1 50 Gray, SI.TS • —~" •' *•— Men’s Brown Alligator Slip per#— $2.50 IBEWMSBr f StT* t At**G£* Fleece Soles for Crocheting— Women’s, 35< Men’s. 4O< X' 1 "" ■ Women's Black Feb Bedroom Slippers — SI.OO '. 4‘ '. S’ I '••</■■' Gsfc.'L—-**' Women’s .Satin Evening Slip pers ; all colors— s2.so, $3.50 and $5 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. Women's Felt Rom eos, f gray * nH I green, Z/W Jffi I tr i mmed fTH * with Chin- fJ'i ,- aMtgHk chills Fur. /jr / ,2 - 00 /ijSJ \ ' Byck’s For Gift Slippers and Shoes 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 two MI-O-NA STOMACH TABLETS —if you won't, then you must suffer. Perhaps you don't , know that MI-O --NA STOMACH TABLETS are gua - anteed to cure any case of indigestion, no matter of how long standing, or money back. Perhaps you know that when your stomach Is upset, that your food doe- where can supply you at 50 cents a not digest and consequently blood is not box. (Advt.) Women's F'ur-Trim mail jjSßjhk Romeos, blank anil mESHE red. 81 00 j ’ragßgHlsSk __ Women's Fur- Trimmed Ro lneoß ■ finest telt, in black, r “d, purple, 1 fRI 50 Order By Mail 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. ■ furnished with sufficient nutrition to i properly nourish the body. If you are distressed after eating; if gas or sour food is forced up into the mouth, then your stomach is not right; your food is fermenting, not digesting, and you need MI-O-NA STOMACH - TABLETS and need them bacly. It’s an easy matter to set the stomach MI-O-NA CONQUERS DYSPEPSIA Women's Felt Comfys, wine, taupe, light blue, lavender, old rose, purpie, red and pink, $1.50 Women's Kid Hou>e Slippers, black and red, $2.00 right, and if your stomach does not properly digest the food you put into It, the proper thing to do is to get a box of MI-O-NA STOM ACH TABLETS at once. Druggists every- Bcastoria For Infants and Children. 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