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THE ATLANTA GKORfHAN AND NEWS MONDAY. APRIL 21, 1913.
•UVAINSBORO. April 21.—Jordan
Flanders, one of the brothers of the
late Fred Flanders, for whose death
Dr. W. J. McNaughton has been sen
tenced to death and Mrs. Mattie Flan-
Q C rs, his wife, is now under indict
ment for murder, has given out a re
markable statement from the family
of the dead man.
“We do not concede the inno
cence of my brother’s wife,” he
says. “We do not for a moment
doubt her guilt.
"But we do recognize a differ
ence between the guilt of Mrs.
Flanders and Dr. McNaughton.
Mrs. Flanders actually adminis
tered the poisons which resulted
in his death, b'*t it does not nec
essarily follow that she knew the
character of the drugs. I am
quite sure now, although unknow
ing at that time, that even I also
have administered poison to my
brother.
“We know that not every dis
loyal wife is willing to join in a
plot to kill her husband, and not
every man who conceives a plot
to murder his affinity’s husband
and secure his property, as well
as his wife, is willing to trust her
with the secret of his intention.”
Jordan Flanders’ Statement.
The statement of Jordan Flanders
follows:
No one regrets the necessity
of this continuance more than
the Flanders family.* The con
stant worry and repeated prepa
rations for this case have been a
great strain on us. I would be
thankful, indeed, if it could be
terminated, but there are so many
witnesses scattered over the State
that it seems, even with every
effort, almost impossible to pro
cure their attendance when need
ed. We can only do all in our
power, and I sincerely pray that
at the July term nothing will pre
vent a final disposition of this
case.
Until the night before the case
was called we expected fully to
be able to dispose of the case, but
the pres nee of our absent wit
nesses was so very material that
even Colonel J. Alex Smith and
• Colonel Luther Rosser, represent
ing the defendant, were obliged
to concede the force of our posi
tion. The Flanders family have felt
since they have been engaged in
the prosecution of this, the high
est crime known to law. that they
wished to do everything in their
power to insure this case being
disposed of fairly and impartially.
Alleges Plot to Mislead.
We have rigidly refrained
from rushing into print to poison
the public mind, feeling that such
a ourse, while possibly approved
by usage when indulged in by the
defendant, is unbecoming when
used in behalf of the State. But
the persistent efforts to mislead
the people of Georgia unfamiliar
with this crime,, by the manipu
lation of an evidently carefully
planned campaign devoted to the
writing of such articles, have led
us to the conclusion that it is our
duty to the people of Emanuel
County to set right some of the
erroneous impressions sought to
be made.
Dr. McNaughton has been sen
tenced to death, and, as we all
know from our knowledge of hu
man nature, that fact in itself is
sufficient to rally to his support
all of those well-intentioned but
misguided people who, being of a
sentimental or hysterical t,urn of
mind, see nothing but the con
demned man in jail awaiting the
gallows. It has always seemed
strange to me that this class of
people devote so little thought to
the innocent victim whose body
ies beneath the sod. but yet such
is the nature of mankind. The
dead are soon forgotten, while
the living continue to occupy our
thoughts.
Fred Flanders was our young
est brother. 1 suppose there are
none who knew him who would
take issue with the statement
that be was a kindly, Christian
man.* If he had ever done harm
to any one. 1 have never heard of
it. He would go out of his way
to do a kindness, and a harsh, un
kind word seldom, if ever, fell
from his lips. While no children
had been born to him and his
wife, yet they lived happily. Into
this happy home crept a viper,
and the result we all know.
Do Not Doubt Her Guilt.
We wish particularly to cor
rect the statement so often made
in the public press of late that
the Flanders family conceded the
innocence of 'Mrs. Flanders. We
do not for a moment doubt her
guilt; much less do we concede
it. Still we recognize the vast
difference between the case
against Dr. McNaughton and
that against Mrs. Flanders.
Dr. McNaughton was a physi
cian. He attended Fred during
his last illness, being the only
one who prescribed any part of
the course of treatment or the
drugs used. Two facts must be
admitted; to deny them is sheer
folly. One is Fred Flanders is
dead. The second is that he died
as a result of an administration
of arsenic. Dr. McNaughton
claims, in substance, that he died
as a result of a complication of
diseases. This explanation of
his death from a physician is
about as intelligent as to say that
the man is dead because he died.
The arsenic was found in
Fred’s body; will some of those
who are so hysterically* support
ing the cause of the doctor give
us any reasonable explanation
of how it got mere? They have ■
never offered but one, that was
through the use of embalming
fluid. No one who heard the
trial, or who will take the.trouble
to read the reported evidence at
the trial, would have the effront
ery to claim that this explanation
is not completely exploded; flrst,
because the body was not em
balmed; second, because there
was absolutely no arsenic in
what little fluid was used by the
undertaker.
Admits He Gave Drugs.
Search the facts in this case
where you will, and the finger
of fate points uneeringly to Dr.
W. J. McNaughton as the needle
of the compass to the north. Still
we recognize the fact that as
far as the case against Mrs. Flan
ders is concerned, she must be
connected with the administra
tion of this poison. It, of course,
must be shown that she had
knowledge of these facts, and
while the relations shown to
have existed between McNaugh
ton and Mrs. Flanders furnished
a motive for her, yet it did not
necessarily show’ that she was
acquainted by McNaughton with
the character of the drugs he was
administering.
She, of course, administered
these drugs, but, as far as that
is concerned, I have no doubt
that I have also administered
them. I certainly gave to my
brother at different times medi
cines prescribed* by the doctor.
And I am quite sure upw, al
though unknowing at the time,
that these drugs contained some
of the very arsenic that killed
him.
We know that not every dis
loyal wife is willing to join in a
plot to kill her husband, and not
every man who conceives a plot
to murder his paramours hus
band and secure his property,
as w’ell as his wife, is willing to
trust his paramour with the se
cret of his intention. Generally
her very infatuation tends to
blind her to the real purpose of
her lover.
Distinguishes Between Cases.
We have thus called attention
to the distinction between those
two cases because we believe it
is right and fair to the people of
the State that it be done. We
want to be frank in this matter.
We believe the guilty should be
punished. but they must be
legally punished. We have never
been willing to ask for a convic
tion «)n sentiment. We must ask
it on facts.
During the present week a
number of emissaries of Dr. Mc
Naughton have been here, not for
the purpose really of the trial of
Mrs. Flanders, but for the sole
purpose of endeavoring to work
up an artificial sentiment in fa
vor of McNaughton. They have
tried to create the impression
and have through newspaper ar-
ticles said that one dare not in
Emanuel County mention above
a whisper his belief in the in-
! Flanders’ Relative
Indicted for Arson
I Accused of Burning Swainsboro
House After Chase a la Sher
lock Holmes.
The elements of a Sherlock Holmes
yarn are contained In the story re
lated to-day by State Fire Inspector
W. R. Joyner of the manner evidence
was obtained wnich resulted in the
finding of an Indictment for arson
against Charles M Flanders.
By the arrest of Flanders- another
member of the prominent Emanuel
County family is brought into the
limelight. The entire State has beer
Interested in the case of Mattie|
Flanders, whose arraignment for
complicity in the murder of her hus
band, Fred Flanders, has been post
poned again, the sixth time.
The Sheriff’s bloodhounds, tell-tale |
footprints, a five-mile trail of a buggy
track and a half dozen other favor
ite sleuthing devices were employed
in faster.in upon Flanders sufficient
suspicion to warrant the issuance of
the true bill.
Young Wife Kidnaps
Her Own Husband
Pretty Bride Makes Bold Attempt to
Prevent Divorce Suit Brought
by Spouse.
PUEBLO, COL., April 21.—Kid
naping her husband for the purpose
of getting him out of the State be
fore a divorce suit which is now-
pending could be brought to trial
Mrs. Frank Kasmandell is alleged to
have hired a stranger to impersonate
a United States officer and spirit he*
husband away.
Kasmandell is the son of a wealthy
Boston broker. He is suing for
divorce on the grounds that he was
intoxicated when he married in Colo
rado Springs last fall.
Kasmandell was sitting in the office
of his attorney, T.H. Hoffmire. Hoff-
mlre was obliged to step out of the.
room for a moment, and at almost
the same moment Mrs. Kasmandell,
with a stranger, entered. Kasman
dell was told that he w r as under ar
rest and w’as dragged out of the of
fice and into a waiting taxicab. He
was driven to the Union depot and
was being loaded on an eastbound
train w’hen the police interfered.
FRANCE LAUNCHES TWO
WARSHIPS IN TWO DAYS
Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian.
BREST. FRANCE, April 21.—The
super-dreadnought Bretagne was
launched here to-day. this being the
j second French w arship launched with
in two days. France is rushing na-
1 val construction work since the Ger
man-French jingoes have become so
active.
nocence of McNaughton. Yet
these very emissaries have dur
ing the present week boldly pro
claimed their intention to obtain
an absolute pardon for McNaugh
ton. and have been quite bold in
their statements that he will be
pard jned in less than a week.
Foresees Plea For Pardon.
We have no doubt of their in-
| tention to ask for a pardon in
the extreme to which sentiment
will go, but that such pardon
will be granted by the Governor
who has so fearlessly stood for
law r and order, after this man has
received, as the people of this
county know, as fair a trial as
w’as uver accorded to a human
being, and after this conviction
has been twice passed on by trial
judges, and twice affirmed by the
Supreme Court of George, we dis
miss is absurd.
The agents for Dr. McNaugh
ton have endeavored assiduously
to create an impression that he
w’as denied a fair trial; that he
could not obtain a fair trial in
Emanuel County. This is a large
county, one of the largest in the
State, and as citizens proud of
our native heath, which we be
lieve one of the' fairest. Its
population is above 25,000; its
people, we believe, are the fair
est-minded on earth. A charge
such as this we think a slander
on the integrity of our citizens,
and we are not willing to let it
go unchallenged..
We invite any impartial per
son • to come and investigate for
himself, and see whether or not
the people of Emanuel County
are the best judges of the guilt or
innocence of Dr. McNaughton.
They knew Fred Flanders in his
life; they knew’ Dr. McNaugh
ton; they saw the conduct of the
i three before the death; they saw
the conduct of the doctor and the
widow’ after the death. They are
familiir with the surrounding
facts and circumstances. They
heard the evidence at the trial,
and *he peopD of our county,
after nearly three years’ lapse of
time, are still firm In their be
lief that justice has been meted
out in this case according to the
verdict of the jury.
like ram
Continued From Page One.
He was somewhat di. appointed when
an examination by one of the news
paper photographers revealed the fact
that the camera was broken.
"Well, 1 am back to you again.” iie
replied to a greeting. “• have been
treated mighty nice in Atlanta, and
am always glad of the opportunity to
come back. L think the city is beau
tiful—is what you call hustling—
while the appreciation of music is
great.
Pickaninny Interests Caruso.
“All of us like to come here, and
we are always talking when away of
the time when we will come back
here. When a person wants to
come back to a place 1 suppose that
is the best evidence that they like it
mighty well.”
Caruso was very much interested
in the negro “as he really is,” and
tlie appearance of a little ragged
pickaninny drew general attention
from the troupe. Caruso and several
others took snapshots of 11 «• little ne
gro, and w’hen Caruso handed him a
half-dollar the little negro showed his
appreciation by jumping into the air
and executing a dance, then walked
away singing, giving the great vocal
ists an exhibition of melody in i s
natural state.
More interest centered around An
tonio Scotti than any of the other
great star*, for it w is Scotti who Es
hailed as the man who obtained grand
opera for Atlanta.
A radiant, blender, dark-eyed girl
attracted t^ie eyes of most of the star
ing throng that was at the Terminal
Station yesterday afternoon to greet
the flrst of the grand fpera singers.
The eyes lighted with recognition as
they fell on the familiar faces of En
rico Caruso and Antonio Scotti, and
then widened with unbelief at the
sight of Mademoiselle Lucezia Bori.
All consideration for grammar fled
‘‘Is that her?” asked the throng of
each other, and then presved closer.
Charmed by Bori’s Beauty.
The women in the staring throng
were first to acquire the conviction
that this was really Mademoiselle
Lucrezia Bori, the beautiful. In
tricacies of an artistic sartorial en
semble impressed them before it did
the men. Rut after a long look or
tw’o, intuition came also to the men,
that the slender young woman was an
unusual person. Then everybody
seemed to know.
Mademoiselle Bori, patiently posing
before photographers and moving pic
ture operators, accepted with a smile
her dismissal at their hands, and with
an active leap w;as in the automobile
that was waiting to take her to the
hotel.
Caruso and Scotti were put through
the same gauntlet r-r photographers
and admirers. It was something like
fifteen minutes after the train from
the East arrived thar the little party
left the station for the* Georgian Ter
race Hotel.
Opera Promoters Greet Start.
At the station a numr-^r of leaders
in the Atlanta Music Fe-ttival Asso
ciation were present to greet the
stars to Atlanta.’among them H. M.
Atkinson, John E. Murphy, Harvey
Johnson and B. M. Grant. The four
accompanied the singers to the Geor
gian Terrace, where a crowd, a little
more sedate than the Terminal Sta
tion throng, but. staring with no less
avidity, awaited the coming of the
stains.
With the singers was W, J. Guard,
publicity agent of the Metropolitan
Company, who was busiest of all at
the station, because he f ound a num
ber of friends. Other members of
the party w’ere Vincenzo Bori, Arthur
D. Payne and G. Scoquamitio, Caru
so’s accompanist.
Miss Leishman to
Wed German Duke
Engagement Definitely Announced
Displeases German Emperor
Extremely.
Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian.
BERLIN. April 21.— The German
news agency Geselisschaftliche Kor-
respondenz to-day confirmed reports
of the engagement of Miss Nancy
Leishman. daughter of .United States
Ambassador John G. A. Leishman,
to the Duke of Croy, an immensely
wealthy German nobleman.
Mrs. Leishman and Miss Nancy are
in Paris at present purchasing a
trousseau. As a result of this be
trothal of a foreign and untitled girl,
the duke must resign his commission
in the Emperor’s regiment, the Garde
Du Corps.
The Duke of Croy is 24 years of age
and owns an immense estate In West
phalia. The match is said to be very
displeasing to Emperor William, who
desired to see the rich young noble
man married to a feminine member
of the German nobility. The engage
ment grew out of a romance w’hich
dates back about a year.
Indorsed by tbe Grand
Opera Stars
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600 School Children
In Pittsburg Strike
|
! Children Protest Against Reinstate
ment of Superintendent Accused
by Maid in His Home.
PITTSBURG, April 21— Six hun
dred school children this afternoon
went on strike here as a protest
against the reinstatement, of Super
intendent S. L. Heeler, of the Pitts
burg public schools, who was last
week acquitted of charges made by
a former maid in the Heeler notne.
Much feeling was caused here owing
to the charges. *
Four hundred children struck in the
Lawrenceville District and 200 on the
North Side. Others are expected j
join the movement.
GOVERNMENT TO FILE
BRIEF IN RATE CASES
WASHINGTON, April 21.—The Hu-
preme Court, of the United States to-
! day granted the Government’s peti-
j tion for leave to file its brief iri the
! State railroad ease*. This means the
: indefinite postponement of a decision
in the cases.
Worsham Defends
'Long Distance’ Pay
Declares His and Dr. White’s Work
Would Co3t More Under
Any Other System.
E. 1.. Worsham, State Entomologist,
to-day declared lie would make no I
fight on the proposed action of the
board of the State experimental sta
tion to discontinue the co-operative
system by which he and Dr. H. O.
White, of the faculty of the College I
of Agriculture, are members of the J
staff of the experimental station and |
receive salaries.
“If any fight is to be made it nec- i
essarlly would be made from the oth- \
er end,” said Mr. Worsham. “We can
only await action. The work w° are
doing, however, is work that can not
be done in any other way except by
making a much larger expenditure.
“We are doing work for the State
experimental station now that would
cost at least $2,000 if undertaken in
any other way. By the co-operative
system and the aid we get from the
Federal Government, it is costing a
little over $800. 1 do not think the
board contemplates discontinuing the
co-operative system, as it has given
the best results.”
Illinois Considers a
Woman’s Wage Bill
Legislative Measure Names Com
mission to Fix Pay in Various
Cities of State.
MERCER AT FISHERIES MEET.! jell fishers of th«* oyster States. He
Stale Game Warden Jesse Mercer
left to-day for Norfolk, Va.. where
he will attend a convention of th-'
will outline to the convention his
plan for protecting the oyster beds
that are being depleted.
‘^auKonnHasiDB ■ b hebbbsbbbb
Deposit Your Savings in the
TARIFF DEMI IEI Strongest State Bank
In the South
4 Per Cent, Compounded Semi-Annually
Trust Company of Georgia
General Belief is That Bill Will
Not Be Passed by Senate Until
Late in August.
CHICAGO. April 21.—A women's
minimum wage law’ will be intro
duced In the Illinois State Legisla
ture this week at the instance of the
Senate White Slave Committee. It
wIll provide lor & permanent commis
sion. which shall have power to fix a
scale of minimum wages for different
parts of the State.
The principal features of the meas
ure, already drafted, are:
Establishing of .1 State commission
of five members to determine wages
of women in various cities and locali
ties, the commission to consist of
two employers, two wage-earners and
one sociological expert. One member
of the commission is to be a woman.
Employers may appeal from the de
cision of the commission to the Su
preme Court of Illinois.
‘Mother May Shout
In Her Son’s Church’
Rev. Caleb A. Ridley Tells Congre
gation Parent Has Religion.
Gets Many Converts.
“That is my mother, and she ha-s
a right to ‘shout’ in my church when
ever she wants to,” is how Rev. Caleb
A. Ridley, pastor of the Central Bap
tist Church, explained to the congre
gation in the First Baptist Church in
Marietta, when an elderly woman in
terrupted the singing with a demon
stration of religions fervor Sunday.
“I know some of you cannot un
derstand why she praises God in that
way,” le continued, “but it is be
cause you never felt as she feels.
She’s got religion.”
The meeting in Marietta was a
successful one, and more than 100
professions of faith were received
and 60 new members taken into the
church.
* —————
Montenegro Ignores
Threats of Powers
Bombardment of Scutari Goes On,
Servians Aiding in Attack
on Turkish City.
CETTINJE, April 21—Bombard
ment *of the Turkish city o* Scutari is
going on in spite of threats by Lh?
powers. The European Governments
have handed an ultimatum to Monte
negro, but this Government refuses
to take alarm.
A dispatch from the front to-day
stated that many Servians dressed in
Montenegrin uniforms are taking part
in the attack. The Servians are help
ing prepare for a general assault.
The ultimatum was presented by
an officer of a German torpedo boat.
According to the terms of this note,
the international fleet will land troops
at Montenegrin ports unless the Mon
tenegrins desist from cannonading
Scutari.
WASHINGTON, April 21 The
floodgates of tariff oratory will be
opened wide in the House this week i
when general debate on the Under
wood tariff bill will begin, (o last
probably for eight legislative days.
At a Democratic caucus to-night a
resolution will be adopted to bind
members to vote for a special rule
limiting general debate to eight day.*,
after which it will be in order to con
sider the bill under the five-minute
rule.
Democratic leaders said to-day they
hoped to send the bill to the Senate (
shortly after Ma^ 13.
May Become a Law in August.
The Senate may pass it by August
1. but it is generally believed the j
date will be late in that month.
Tb« report of the majority mem
bers of the Ways and Means Com
mittee, which framed the bill, will be
presented to the House to-morrow.
The minority Republican report was
presented to-day.
Representative Victor Murdock,
Progressive member of the commit
tee. also expects to present a report
on behalf of the Progressives.
Congress Hears Protests.
Protests continue to be received
against the Underwood bill. A large
delegation of printing press men and
allied trades came here to-day from
New York to file a protest against it.
Other delegations are expected in the
course of the week.
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CONDEMNED MAN BEGS TO
DIE IN FASHION’S LATEST
UNIONTOWN, PA.. April 21.—John
Harris, a negro, sentenced to be
hanged Thursday, to-day asked the
authorities to allow iiim to die attired
in a flashy black and white suit and
tan shoes, instead of the plain black
clothes and shoes usually furnished
by the county. His request probably
will be granted. Harris killed Thomas
Jones here.
UNFAIR TO
THE DRUGGIST
The Old Joke About "Some
thing Just as Good,”
Doesn’t Apply to This j
Drug Store.
^ ou have probably heard dozens
of times the old story that a druy
store was a place to "get some
thing just as yood," There is at
least one druyylst In the world that
you can't say this about.
It is certain that an inferior ar
ticle will never be substituted for
R guaranteed one by any dealer
who sells Dodson's Diver Tone.
Take, for Instance, a safe, reliable
remedy for constipation and liver
trouble like Dodson’s Liver Ton"
This harmless vegetable liquid has
proved so satisfactory a liver stim
ulant and reliever of biliousness,
and to entirely take the place of
calomel without any danger or re
striction of habits or diet, that
there are dozens of preparations
springing up with imitations of its
claims.
Hut Dodson’s Liver Tone is guar
anteed to do all that is claimed for
It, and if you are not satisfied with
it. your druggist will hand your
money back with a smile. Any
person going to a drug store for a (
bottle of Dodson's Liver Tone will (
be sure of getting a large bottle of
this genuine remedy in exchange
for his half-dollar.
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So it is well for the lover of the beautiful and at tbe
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THE PLAYS
THIS WEEK
Variety in Bill at the Grand.
A whole lot of confidence is put in
what has been said in advance of at
tractions coming to the Grand, and the
advance declaration for this week Is
that the show is one of the best com
binations of real quality in vaudeville
that lias been assembled at the big
theater.
There are two headliners and five fea
tures on the program, and none of
these seven acts conflict with another.
There Is variety, and It Is variety that
has made vaudeville as popular as it is.
Truly Shattuck. famous during two sea
sons as the most popular musical com
edy star that has been associated with
a Broadway success, is one of the head
liners Miss Shattuck has been identi
fied with recent George M. Cohan sue
cesses, and would still be entertaining
with that comedian but for induce
ments that brought her to vaudeville
for a brief season Another headliner Is
Little Billy, a boy who is the tiniest
headliner in all vauleville, but a giant
in entertaining ability
Others on the blh are Jere Grady.
Frankie Carpenter and company in their
stage-life comedy plaj, "The Butter
fly.” James Leonard and company in a
travesty entitled “When Ham Lets
Her;” Ed Morton, the comedian who
sings: the Mario Trio, e most inter
esting aerial act, and the Fred St. Onge
company in a delightful and interest
ing novelty bicycle act.
Stock Company Opens To-night.
To-night .he Miss Billy Long Stock
Com pan j’ will open its summer season
at the Atlanta Theater in the Lillian
Russell play, “Wildfire.” Popular prices
will prevuil. and during the summer
matinees will be given Wednesdays and
Saturdays. This is the first summer en
gagement ever played at the Atlanta,
and the management is confident the
company will make a hit. Miss Iamg
'■'as a wonderful personality and it is
believed that she will quickly leap into
popularity. “Wildfire” is a play that
will appeal to all. and the indications
I ooint to a good patronage in the face
I of grand opera and other attractions
The Southern States Life Ins, Co,
■ THE REPORT
DEATH CLAIMS: “Claims are paid fully and promptly
GENERAL: “The books are carefully and accurately kept and
all the Company’s records are in first class order. ” “Attention is
being paid to economy in expenditure, consistent with efficiency*
“The calculations of the Company’s Actuary have been
checked and total shown is in agreement with his figures. ’’
The laws of Alabama require an annual examination of the insurance
companies charlered in that state.
I he foregoing extracts are from the report of W. R. Halliday, official
Examining Actuary for the Alabama Insurance Department, made in compliance
with that law, in his examination of The Southern States Life Insurance Company
of Alabama, on March 29th, 1913.
HOW W© G This report is In keeping with the previous
reports based on an annua! examination
January showed an increase of 51 r " -pi , • j l r .1 • i
February showed an increase of 35 , 1 he uncriticised record of this company and
March showed an increase of 28 the splendid co-operation of the home office should
appeal to life insurance salesmen.
Attractive and Liberal Agents'
Contracts for the right men
“The Company That Has Never Contested a Death Claim”
W1LMER L. MOORE, Pres.
ATLANTA, GA.
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