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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS
Man Who Trapped Reeves and
Miller Says It Is Exciting,
but Once Is Enough.
Playing burglar for six weeks in the
interest of society is a “ticklish busi
ness,” according to J. A. Harris, for
mer railroad detective. He says he
doesn’t want to try it again.
Harris, whose identity has just been
disclosed, is the man who caused the
undoing of T. W. Reeves and R. W.
Miller, accused as the leaders of a
burglar band and who are now in the
Tower facing numerous. charges.
Working as a pal side by side with
Reeves* and Miller in different jobs,
Harris obtained information that en
abled city detectives to run the. al
leged burglars to earth last week.
Detectives sav^Harris’ feat is one of
the most daring ever attempted in
this section in an effort to bag crimi
nals. Harris' own story in court of
how he acted the role of burglar fol
lows:
“My part In this affair has been
solely to aid the detectives in round
ing up these men, who I felt were a
menace to society. I have known
Reeves and Miller for some time. A
few weeks ago I w'as approached by
them to join in a plan to rob. They
told me they were making lots of
money, and making it easy, and that
they were in no danger, that they
were getting away with their game
for the reason that they were both
above suspicion. I saw that here was
an opportunity to do a good turn, and
I immediately took hold of it. I told
them I would likd to make some of
this easy money, and fell for their
game—at least, I convinced them I
did.
“They seemed to trust me implicitly,
and I was soon completely in their
confidence.
“When I realized that they meant
business and that I really could be
come a fake burglar, my next step
was to report to Chief of Detectives
Lanford. I assured the Chief I could
trap this gang, and he told me to go
ahead and work the game for all it
was worth.. I would meet with Reeves
and Miller, we would discuss and
frame up possible, jobs, and I would
report to Chief Lanford as quickly as
possible.
“I made daily reports to the Chief.
pqttijig„him wise to every move being
made by the gang. Sometimes I
would meet the Chief at his home and
sometimes I would Slip' d<5wn” to his
office in the police station. But J
would never risk th.e., telephone.
‘“The night Reeves and Miller were
captured in Gober’g Ft ore in Carroll
street I was along and made my es
cape from the store. Of course, the
detectives let me get away. As I
dashed away from the store I heard
several pistol shots—the detectives
were shooting into the air.
“But I’ve got enough n6w—I don’t
want another job like this.”
j Climate Failed;
Medicine Effective
R«st. fresh air and well-eoofted, nourishing
food do help many persons suffering with Lung
Trouble. But In many ca*es the disease is only
temporarily ''arrested," and something more is
needed. Erkman’s Alterative Is a medicine for
Throat and Lung Troubles and has brought
about many complete recoveries—in many cases
vyhere the surroundings were not Ideal. Judging
by the many reports of recoveries received, we
believe it should be used In every case of. Lting
! Trouble. A remarkable case follows:
Weldon, Ill
"My Dear Sir: Through yogr Instrumentality
I have been saved from a premature grave. On
December 14. 1904. I was taken with Typhoid
Pneumonia' which developed Into Consumption.
In February. 1905. I went to Fort Worth. Texas,
and lgtor to Canon City. Colorado. After bet >■»
there two weeks, nly physician .informeu me that
• my case was hopeless. Three, weeks later I re
turned home, weighing 103 pounds, the doctor
having given me no assurance of reaching there
alive. •
"On July 14, 190f>. I began taking F.ekman's
wonderful remedy for lonaumption. To-day I
weigh 1A8 pounds. 1 ain stout and well and
can do any kind of work about my grain ele
vator."
(AflWavin ARTHITB WEBB.
(Above abbreviate^: more on request.)
Eckman’s Alterative has been proven hy many
years' test to be most offloarioua hi eas** of
severe Throal and ^ Lung Affcctlorfs. Bronchitis,
Bronchial Asthma. Stubborn Colds and In up
building the system. Does not contain narcotics,
poisons or habit-forming drugs. For sale by all
of Jacobs’ 1 Drug Stores ahd other leading dmg-
,gist*. Write the Ecknian Laboratory, Philadel-
| phih. Pa . for booklet telling of recoveries and
additional evidence.
DANGEROUS CALOMEL
GOING GOT OF USE
Safer, More Reliable Remedy
Has Taken Its Place in the
Drug Store and in the
Home.
A few years ago. men. women
ind children took calomel for a
jluggish liver and for constipation,
rhe-y took risks when they did ao,
’or calomel is a dangerous drug.
Four family doctor will be the
Irst to tell this if he discovers you
losing yourself with calomel
But the drug trade has found a
safer, more pleasant remedy than
salomel in Dodson's Liver Tone.
Dealers teli us that their drug
,tore sells Dodson s Liver Tone In
jractically every case of bilious-
less and liver trouble where calo-
nel used to be taker.
Dodson’s Liver Tone is a vege
table liver tonic that ts absolutely
harmless for children and grown
people. It sells for SO cents a bot-
■le and is guaranteed to be en-
’trely satisfactory by all druggists
who will refund your money with
i smile if it does not give quick,
rentle relief Without any of calo
mel's unpleasant after-effects.
THE CRUISE OF THE “PIFFLE”!
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Copyright, 1018, IntrmaUoaai News Service.
VelUDwJAP^ AHpGrREA*ERSv-~
t AM Iht FAVOR OT PEACE'. VHV
AM I IK FAVOR, o? PEACE.'?- StCALtet,
BOHTihtC?'. ANP MY FRIENDS
l KEEP THE MOMEY'
“Avast! If you don’t care to avast then I insist that you either ahoy or belay, whichever you pre
fer !” This stirring maritime language was utttered by Admiral Juice, of the battleship “Piffle,” as he
stepped ashore on an island known as Jappo-Greaso! It was inhabited by two tribes of hostile natives
called the Jappo and the Greaso tribes respectively! They may not have been quite the most disagree
able natives on earth but they were near it—very near it! The Greasos were always looking for trouble
and the Jappos could live on two cents a week and s ave money! With fierce gestures they shouted
“Down with honorable American laws!” “Viva la revolution!” and other coarse and impolite ex
pressions! Advancing firmly toward them, followed by a sailor known as Professor Slick, Admiral Juice
said, “My friends, if you will gather around me and produce two dollars apiece I will deliver a lecture
“Peace, and How I Make It Pay!” after which the Professor here will read extracts from his “Life of
Colonel Harvey!” There was intense silence for a moment and then with blanched faces and cries of
terror the natives turned and fled! They were a tough lot but they had to draw the line somewhere!
Suddenly a deep, hollow rumbling was—(To be continued before long).
GEORGIA
POLITICS
JANIS B.NEV7N
There seems to be little, if any.
doubt that the Legislature is to hurry
along the general tax act, just as it
has hurried’along the general appro
priations bill.
There are, counting to-day, exact
ly fourteen working days left to the
Legislature's credit. This does not
include two Saturdays and two Sun
days, however.
It, therefore, may De seen that the
Legislature can. i*f it will, place both
the appropriations bill and the tax
acts—the general tax act, at.least—
in the hands of the Executive ten
days ahead of-adjournment, as he has
requested.
If - this is done—and it likely will
be done—the present.Legislature will
have accomplished a record of speed
never before equaled in the history of
the State.
Despite all the complaining and
criticise to the contrary, the present
Legislature-has been the most prompt,
within the memory of any Georgian,
in the matter of passing the two
vitally big and necessary measures of
the session—the general appropria
tions bill and the-general tax act.
Credit must be awarded the com
mittee heads, the committees and the
Speaker for this remarkable achieve
ment. and President Anderson has
given his assurance that the prompt
ness of the House shall be duplicated
in the Senate this week and next.
Taken altogether, the record of the
Legislature as made up for this ses
sion is all right and a credit.
It is, indeed, far better than usual.
Mr. Shuptrine, of Chatham, is very
much*opposed to - the measure permit
ting the addition of a kindergarten
system to the public schools of the
State.
Mr. .'Shuptrine does not believe the
Constitution of the State contem
plates anything of the kind, arid,
moreover, he thinks it would be b it
the first .step in the direction of giea*-
ly expanding the school fund, already
smaller thah the necessities of the
State seem to warrant.
“If we pefmit this innovation, not
warranted in the fundamental law at
all, we shall have application made
Within the "life of the. present Legis
lature, perhaps, for more funds to
meet the kindergarten requirements,”
said Mr. Shuptrin to-day.
“I know that it is proposed to add
this feature to the school system
without- additional appropriations to
cover it. but that is merely a sop to
*rcl the bill on the statute books. Once
we inaugurate this system, we shall
have to take care of it. and it will be
argued that funds as now appropri
ated are not sufficient to handle the
new department.
“Georgia already is dealing most
generously with her schools—she is
ttraiiiing the limit to take care of
them—and I am not complaining so
much about that. But I do think it
would be a sad mistake to add any
further burdens to her budget—and
certainly' along the line of providing
public education to tots from 4 to 6
years of age.”
Senator M. C. Tarver has aban
doned for the present his effort to
get the Representatives and Senators
of the various counties affected, in
terested in the proposed Chickamau-
ga judicial circuit.
“The bill could rot be passed at this
session,” said Mr. Tarver, “for sev
eral of the Representatives of the
counties proposed for the new cir
cuit are opposed to any change of the
present arrangement. Others, while
desiring a change, couldn’t get to
gether on an arrangement of counties
that was mutually satisfactory.”
Mr. Searcey’s bill to make the
buyer and the seller equally guilty in
“blind tiger” cases, was killed in the
Senate, upon the theory that it af
fords the “blind tiger” exactly the
protection he desires, rather than re
tards him in the operation of his
business.
“The one thing a ‘blind tiger'
dreads above all other things,” said
a Senator, discussing the bill, “is
that among his numerous customers
may be one who will tell.
“This bill removes that dread, for
anybody who reported a ‘tiger’ under
this measure would become a crimi
nal himself. Besides, because of the
law which excuses a man from in
criminating himself in testifying, this
man would become immediately in
competent as a witness.
“It is hard enough now' to convict
‘blind tigers’, and it would be a thou
sand times harder under this law.
“Prohibitionists who seek to go the
limits this bill proposes are to b<
commended for their zeal, perhaps
but surely' not for their common
sense. This bill is sound enough in
theory, if you view’ it from a certain
angle, but it falls to pieces as a prac
tical measure and would defeat the
very object its author had in mind
when he framed it.”
The Senate defeated the measure
by a vote of 18 to 22, which was not
such a wide margin of defeat, after
all.
$1,400 Guarantee
Of Wedded Bliss
ROCHESTER. MINN., July 28.—
That the son will make a model hus
band and the daughter a faithful and
obedient wife are the pledges of the
fathers of Cassian Bart and Eliza
beth Blodi, members* of w’ell-known
families near here, who are soon to
be wedded.
A bond was signed by each father
Bart promising that his son will not
loaf, gamble, drink, play pool or dance
with young women, his pledge being a
$700 farm.
The father of the bride-elect de
posited a cash bond of $700 that his
daughter will not gossip, run around
with other men and will cook to her
husband’s satisfaction.
‘Artificial’ Wine
Must Be Labeled
WASHINGTON, July 28.—Secre
tary of Agriculture Houston has* in
formed the California members of
Congress that he will require all ar
tificial wine sold in interstate com
merce to carry labels showing the
compounls of which it is made.
He states that his department will
not be able to control the wine whien
is shipped into States in bulk and
th.*re fraudulently re-bottled and la
beled.
Kings to Send Costly
Gifts to Miss Wilson
WASHINGTON, July 28.—Despite
President Wilson’? attitude in dis
couraging the gift of Baltimore Demo
crats to his daughter, Jessie, at her
wedding next November to Francis
B. Sayre, kings and- princes of for
eign nations will flood the White
House with costly gifts.
The marriage of a President’s son
or daughter is the only occasion on
which foreign governments can get
around the American constitution,
which forbids the President accept
ing personal gifts from ruler^ of for
eign nations.
The gifts from foreign potentates,
naturally, cannot be discouraged.
DIDN’T EXCITE DALTON A BIT.
DALTON. —The appearance of the slit
skirt caused only a slight flurry here
Yesterday two women, wearing skirts
slashed daringly, got off a train here
They were not. molested by the police.
CASTOR IA
For Infants and Children.
Tuo Kind You Kate Always Bough!
Bears the
Signature of
Turkey Trot Causes
Fatal German Duel
Special Cable to The Georgian.
BERLIN, July 28.—The turkey trot
caused a fatal duel at Landau be
tween a Prussian general and a col
onel, whose names are suppressed.
The general challenged the colonel
because the latter criticised him for
allowing his daughter to dance the
turkey trot with an officer at a gar
rison ball.
j* After a desperate fight with swords
rrne colonel died from his wounds.
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