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Don't buy from an agent.

Don't buy from an agent
Nine times out OF ten when you buy
from an agent you buy something yon
don't need and don't want--the next
day.
Look about the home and see u
this Is not true. Pick out the last
ten things you bought from an agent
and see how many OF them you cave
for or ever use.
Many holmes In this town are full
OF useless and needless things sold
by agents. Look in your own home.
ard look in your neIghbors.
1t may be kitchen cabinet. an
Armstrong sweeper. an enlarged pic
ture. a kitchen utensil. some polish or
cleaner OF one sort or another. set
Of books you have never read. mag
azlne or newspaper you have no use
for-or any one Of a hundred other
things.
The agent may not be a fakir--
though some are He nay be a hard
working. honest man. But his whole
aim Is to sell you something you new
er suspected you needed or wanted.
When you go to n store you 20 be-
cause you need something The clerk
shows you the goods. You buy II the
thing seems TO be what you want. II
the clerk butts In too much and tries
to sell you something you think you
don't want you do not like II. You
don't like for clerk In store TO try
too persistently to sell you something
But at the front door an agent re-
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In figuring out your political be-
liefs don't let the fact that the maiori-
ty of the people say SO and so in-
fiuence you.
The majority have rights. There is
no doubt about that. We certainly
believe in majority rule. right or
wrong.
But the majority is not always
right.
You do not have to read history to
find that out. You can depend on
memory for twenty years back.
Do you remember when Blood-to-
the-bridles Waite was elected govern
or OF Colorado? That was only TWEEN
~ years ago. He was quite the fad
that year-he was the whole thing
Everybody nearly-at any rate good
healthy majority, believed in Waite
and his cry for reform. He was elect
ed overwhelmingly. The majority was
strong for him.
Two years after he was repudiated
defeated by a non-entity. For six
teen years he has been spoken of only
in derision. He has been dead only
dozen years and he has no defenders
living today.
In the case of Waite the majority
was sadly wrong.
Do you remember the Mckinley
Bryan campaigns of 1896? That was
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Most people do not read history.

Most people do not read history.
Few people remember the political
history of our times back even three
or four presidential elections.
Only a few people can tell you OF
hand who were the vice presidential
candidates four years ago or who were
the presidential nominees by the third
largest party four or eight years ago.
A very few people only today can
tell you the leading differences be-
tween the Republican and Democratic
parties, and fewer voters who favor
the third party candidate today can
tell you the real distinctive things
that their candidate stands for.
Politics today is chiefly a game "a
the part of the leaders TO get power
and office. On the part Of the people
it is chiefly prejudice. impulse and
hero worship. This is no new thing.
II was ever thus.
The reading of history is especially
entertaining at this time.
1t brings out one fact most clearly
that the governments of all nations
have been in the hands of the con-
servative party most of the time. Not
merely most OF the time but nearly III
of the time. Perhaps 80 per cent, per-
haps SIS per cent, perhaps more OF
the time.
Pick up your Roman history and
scan the pages for seven or eight hun
dred years. Read of England and
France for six hundred years. Read
American history since 1776. Read Of
the Republican party from the time
of Fremont and Lincoln. Read any
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Reform by Machine Methods

politicians who have used them merely
to turn a political trick or two.
II is ever thus. The innocent in
any reform movement of a political
nature soon fall in the hands Of
practical politicians who use the pop.
ular wave and the popular slogan for'
personal advantage. A chance OF sue
cess, a popular cry soon attracts the
politicians who is ever on the look
out for new worlds to conquer for
new Jobs to hold, for new ciAues to
rule.
However worthy may be the cause,
however sincere may be the advocates.
the practical politician soon gets in
and uses the Issue for his own eleya-
tion.
In local Affairs II seems that the
practical politicians. not this time job
hunters. but practical politicians just
the same. used n good issue and sin
cere advocates for this personal
add little to their tenn
porary powers.
A good many Republicans of all
are indeed disgusted-to say
the least
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assailed her und corinne Turner. a SIS
ter artist at the Chase Art school.
atop a Fifth avenue bus. The giris
were suddenly imbued with an appre-
citation OF the Adonis-like proportions
of a mounted traffic policeman. AL
we're also seized with desire to paint
him. Miss weitbrec. accordingly sue
ceeding in invading the sacred pr9-
cincts OF the private offIce OF New
York's police commissioner. w +.
Baker. and requested him to lend them
a policeman. preferably of the mount
ed variety. Baker. first stared. then
frowned. chuckled. giggled. and sue
combed to the amazing proposition"
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Here from Joplin.

Mrs. Snodgrass and son, Mr.. VIII
\. Snodgrass. and his wife. Of Joplin,
Missouri, are guests Of Mr. and Mrs.
George Carr. Mr.. Snodgrass Is mining
statistician for the district around
Joplin.
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Visiting Her Uncle.

Miss Leana Doller. who has been
visiting in Portland and Spokane. Is
stopping. en- route home. with her
uncle. VIM. Doller. 52l Pike avenue.
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One Million Dollars for Motorcycle.


Uncle Sam Is getting ready TO add
to the efficiency of his postofflce de-
partment by spending 81 100000 for
motorcycles which 90-day series OF
experiments has determined as the
most rapid and effective system OF col
lecting mail.
a bill approprlating this sum has al
ready passed the house OF representa-
tives and It is proposed TO obtain the
machines for various large cities TO
facilitate the collection of mail. The
motorcycle. as tested by the govern
ment. is equipped with an especially
constructed van providing a chute
where mail can be dropped in ana o
hopper bottom where 1t can be dropped
,ut at the postoifice.
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FOR sALE-Good brass eornet. or VIII
trade for bicycle. Enquire SO.
whipple isTpt2.wit.
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Record Want Ads 6 cent. t. line
, 1912-07-24

The Dutch schooner "Venture" was fl Dat-
ed from Creque's Maritim me Railway D)ck
on Friday. Since the purchase and reuova-
ton of the old Slip this is the largest vessel
195 tons) the Railway has so far lifted.
LII i'll interview with Captain Watkins Of the
schooner he expressed to our reporter his
thorough satisfaction with the operation of
the Railway and said its entire working gave
him perfect confidence. There was only one
slight hitch while the vessel was beng lifted
bv one Of the cradle arms being broken, but
apart from the little delay while this was
being temporarily fixed there was not the
slightest difficulty in the working of the
rails or other machinery.
The launching of the vessel was perfect,
the Captain declaring his entire satisfaction.
She gfilel smoothly into The water without
any rocking. Captain Watkins further said
that though it WAS a general rule for ships
after decking to take in n little water he
observed that up to yesterday afternoon his
vessel had not lone so-a good testimony to
the efficient work done on her. The schoon-
er was scraped, cleaned, caulked and painted
inside and out and when hoated locke like
q new craft.
We are glad to note these things, as the
restoration of the Slip must mean to this
island a great and lasting amount OF good
by the circulation of money to the ship work
ers aud others.
We sincerely hope the lifting OF the @'yen-
ture' is only the beginning of the revival of
the docking of such craft in our harbour.-
There may be something in the name-as it
is a Venture.
The schooner leaves this afternoon for her
destination, st. Murtin.-L1ght6owIn' Mall
Notes, July 20th.
, 1912-07-24
SSH SAY NOT "SUFFRAGIST''
MEN SICK OF WORD, So DELEGATE
SUGGESTS SUBSTITUTES.

Mrs. Charles D. Blaney, of California, one
of the two women Delegates to the Chicago
convention, is, Of course, an ardent snfra-
gist, but she doesn't like the name. She says
all such terms as ''women's rights "votes
for women" "suffragette' and even ''suf-
~fragist'. have become to men like a red rag
to q bull, and that the women who are try
ing to Undue men to give them the ballot
would do well to avoid the use of these OPP
probrious terms.
"In our California campaign" she recent
Ay explained, eve needed the help OF our
men, and it was not our intention to anita
gonize them or make them feel that there
was a warlike movement on foot. Besides,
there had been so much talk of suffrage that
women sickened at the very thought Of it, SO
we called our cause the eighth amendment,
as it was literally in our state. We urged
the men to vote for the eighth amendment.
We wore Eighth amendment buttons.
eve asked men how they would like to
be deprived of their vote, and whether they
did not think that women as ~taXpaying citl-
zens were entitled to q voice IN the disposal
of the money expended for public welfare,
We made them feel we would be on their
side in every good cause and that women's
participation in public affairs would be for
the good of the community.
Women in public affairs is a great deal
better than Hwomen's rights Men really
recognize the big undertaking that women
have carried to completion in clubs, as for
instance the reforms brought about by the
Chicago Woman's Club. They must be
made to see that women would use the bal
lot for Just such work"
Both Mrs. Blaney and Mrs. Florence Col
Inns Porter, her companion at the conven-
ton, seem to be lying rather low and trying
to be us i~nconspicuous as possible. They
declare their Mission is to vote, not to talk.
Mrs. Porter, however, was induced to admit
that she had two boys, but found time to
mother the Roosevelt League of Los Ange-
les, of which she is president.-N Y. ri
6Wne, Goth JWne.
, 1912-07-24

According to ala Democracia," a Spanish
paper of San Juan, it was DR.. Frias who
when called TO attend a case of suspicious
sickness declared it bubonie plague. DR..
Frias. who is now q resident OF San Juan,
was during the year 1908 when the bubonic
plague broke out in Venezuela (and where
it still exists Director of Hygiene OF the
district of Caracas and so had much to do
with the epidemic there. He says that
among other necessary measures to check
the spread of the sickness, the chief thing
is the killing of rats and heas. 1t IS the
animal most liable to infection, and thus
through it's feas, which are the same feas
that bite man, comes the disease germ
among people. Consequently, says the doe
tor, the principal protection against the
plague is the destruction of rats by traps,
cats, and poison. The medium, he says,
,ehrough which the grippe is carried is
air, dysentery through water, both of which
are necessary for mans existence, but the
medium whereby the pest is carried-rats
is of no use to man and can be easily des-
troyed with u little effort and goodwill.
Cleanliness of person, clothing, and dwell
Tings he strictly enjoins.-M. Thomas Bu3e-
tin, july I1th.
, 1912-07-24
lEz.onl Ine Vest End Neeosl.

Il may interest Those who have not yet
been to Hams Bay since the arrangements
for constructing the Lighthouse have be-
gun to know that the work is going ahead.
At the extreme end of the Bluff below the
eastern hill is where it will be situated. Up
to the present, the Foundation wnll(of the
blackish rock which is SO plentiful out here is
erected, about three feet high and about
Thirty feet wide by forty long. There is also
a quantity of concrete slabs about Is by 70
and threaded through with wire piled up on
*he ground. These are probably for the
walls and there are not less than 500 of them
already moulded. There is also a small
wooden room about 10 feet square, appar-
emily a snail workshop and storeroom for
fittings etc. We hope to give a fuller ac-
count when the work is more advanced.
, 1912-07-24

The sloop tIrma," Captain Sewer, which
left here on the 9Th of this month with a
large number of labourers for S. P. de Maco-
rs was refused permission to land it's pas
sengers on arrival at its destination
The sloop was boarded by the port doctor
aud all passengers were found O. K, but
later the Captain was informed that he was
exiled from that country and must return
with his vessel aud passengers, He was
short of water and provisions, but was sup
piled with neither. He had to purchase four
barrels of we'll water for 81.
When he got into the Mona Passage he
ran completely out of provisions, but was for
innate enough to receive some from a pass
mo American steamer, the "Vermont," bound
70 Ponce. which gave him a liberal supply
.opd a barrel of ram water and expressed their
sympathy with am
, 1912-07-24
Crystals per l0Ofbs. $685.

S. I Crystals per l00tbs. $685.
"Os Muscovado 80 test 10Otbs. 3.484
Moiasses Eng. Islds. per gal. no quotation.
Liverpool Cotton, middling Upland, z 3-20d.
Exchange, New York &London, so days sight
4.848
Exchange New York and London, sight 4.87B
London. July 23rd.
Dem. Crystals les. 9d.-17s. Sd.
.sroor Muscovado, floating terms in
0"S"i' bond, los. 0d.-10s. 3D.
German beet 88 f. O. b. LIS Sd.
Java Sugar 5000 Gibraltar or Channel for
orders, floating terms, Us. I'd.
Demerara Rum, Is. Adds. Sd.
Cocoa Trinidad, good middling Red, nom.
pr cwt. 72s. Cd.
Cotton, Medium Fine ST at Liverpool, nominal
Is. gid.
Bank of England Rate Of discount 8.
Conso,s TAI
Three per cent Rentes in Paris 1920.
, 1912-07-24

The authorities at TortoIa axe initiating
those of Santo Domingo in dealing with
natives from plague-infected places. One
Abbott, we learn, skipper of a trading boat,
who went III q steamer to Porto Rico last
month for the purpose of having an opera
tiou performed, being DESTROYS OF getting
back home, chartered a sloop and went to
Road Town but on arrival was not allowed
to land. He came here night before last,
but not being able to get into our l~azaretto
was obliged to return to Porto Rico.-&.
Thomas Bulletin, July Goth.
, 1912-07-24

The report in circulation in town that ne
was refused p~ratiqne because they believed
our island infected is absolutely untrue
Ljqht6oura's Mail Notes, July 17th.
, 1912-07-24
A C~ONQUEROR OF THE AIR.

The fact that every phrase of appreciation
(which the death of Wilbur Wright has call
ed out applies equally to his brother OrviIle
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-13
Dog -FondIing Women
Not Worthy Of Name
Of Wife, Says Pastor

Or Charles Q. Jones. Of Grace Meth
odist church. thinks thai woman who
fondles a dog instead of a baby is I'M
worthy of the name Of wife.
He told his congregation so in a SER
mon on The Duties of Motherhood, "
preached last night
They asked Napoleon what Was the
greatest need of France. said Or. Jones,
and the emperor answered that France
needed mothers"
Dr Holderby Of Moore Memorial
church. took occasion Sunday to criti-
else the action of the Methodist bishops
in recommending that the ban be lifted
from theatergoing. card playing and
dancing
1T is clean compromise with the
devil, said Or Hoderby should these
recommendation be adopted the whole
church viii receive a tremendous blow.
In this compromising the church is
surely losing power. The old-time Cos
pei Of sin and Judgment ana eternal
punishment rs no longer being preach
ed The world is demanding a soft gos-
pei of the church and ] am ashamed to
say it is getting it
Or r. Dean Enenwood, Of the First
Universalist church took the opposite
view Of the question He told his con-
gregation that the old-time religion
would not satisfy the twentieth CEN
fury
Not that there is a lack of religion
said Dr. Elenwood but the religion
that is preached fails to appeaI 10 he
love of reason, 70 the love Of tair play
which IS the predominant character
istic Of our enlightened age. The old
time religion is not enough"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-13
REUNION Loss To
MACON $4,000
Thousands Of Cots Never Used
by Veterans and Provisions
Are Dumped Into River.

MACON. GA, May 1S-Carefu es-
Inmates place the financial loss sus-
tanned by Macon people on the reunion
at not less than $250000 The greater
part of this was invested in thousands
of cots which were never used
There are numerous instances whore
the loss falls upon those least able to
bear IT, In one case an aged school
teacher mortgaged her home, spending
$500 for cots, and failed to rent even
one \ Russian barber, who had saved
$500 to bring his parents from the old
country Likewise bought cots. and did
not have a single roomer.
The trouble was that the people Of
Macon We're over enthusiastic about the
reunion. They confidently expected
and prepared for 100000 visitors. Less
than 10000 came OF the 200 lunch
stands. only four made amy profit and
one is said to have lost $1,000
In the last two days more than so
600 buns. loaves of bread and sand
witches have been dumped into the river.
Souvenir dealers were also hard hit
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-13
Ellen Glasgow May
Drop Pen and Give
Time to Suffragists

RICHMOND. VA. May 13.-Equa
suffrage viii be kept fresh in the minds
Of Virginia legislators according r
Miss Ellen G. Glasgow the author. who
has Just returned to her home in this
city following a trip 10 New York
where she and other suffragettes OF
Virginia including Miss Mary John
ston. participated in the recent sulfra-
gist parade.
II is reported that Miss Glasgow is
thinking of retiring from the sphere Of
novel writing. SO as to devote all heI
time to the cause Of the equal ballot
She fears it viii be some years before
Virginia win be sufficiently enlightened
To grant the ballot to women
Miss Johnston, who is now devoting
practically her entire time to the cause
rs little more hopeful She thinks
a constitutional amendment allowing
women to vote viii be gained at tho
next session of the Virginia legislature
two years hence
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-13
AffinitieS Elope to
Augusta, But Police
Find Their Paradise

AUGUSTA. GA, MAY IS. Augusta
today turned up real affinity case
The police officers of this city. at the
request of H s. Gotthelf. of New York,
have placed under arrest Mrs. Gotthelf
and Antoine Gunterman. German cleo
trician. with whom she was living in
this city
Mrs Gottbelf and Gunterman were
sqInqns aul W ssenoo Nzoa ny punoI
the latters two children with them.
Mrs. Gotthelf. who had deserted her
husband and two little daughters in
New York. stated to the police that her
husband mistreated her and she found
solace and happiness in her life with
Gunterman They had started gar
den.
Gotthef some time ago wrote the city
editors Of two local newspapers about
his troubles and they informed the Pc
lice. who began a search Tor the clipping
Wife Mrs Gotthelf says that her hus
band is the son of wealthy clothing
importer Of New York but hat he is
dissolute in his habits. She declares
that she viii not return to New York.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-13
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN
INSTALLS DR.. WALKER
AT NOTABLE SERVICE

Dr. Hugh X. Walker is today official
" pastor Of the First Presbyterian
church He was installed at special
service attended by the entire member
ship Of the church and many visitors.
Since coming TO Atlanta from Los
Angeles two months ago, Dr.. Walker
has become one OF the most prominent
figures in Christian work in the city.
Officiating al tho installation service
Neie d.. w L. Lingle. Of Richmond
Theological seminary. Who preceded d..
Walker in the pastorate. Or. a. r.
Holderby, Who presided. Dr. J. LNun
Baehman. Of Knoxville, Br. A. A. Lit
tie, Dr. Dunbar H. ogden and Elders
John j. Easan ana S. NJ Inman
d. Lingle read the Scripture lesson
and delivered The sermon. Or. Bachman
delivered the charge, expoundng The
duties Of the pastor to the church. and
john j. Eagan. one of the elders. closed
the ceremonial part of the service with
PRAYER
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-13
GREAT LAKES SWEPT
BY STORM: HARBORS
CRIPPLED; 2 KILLED

CHICAGO, May 13.-Heavy damage
was reported today as 4 result Of ths
storm that swept Lake Michigan YES
torday while two mon here arc dead.
The three nrasted schooner Quicksten
which nearly went down in sight OF the
harbor and was towed in after Ave
hour battle With the sale, is badly Grip
pied. Damage along the entire lake
front is reported and at Indiana Har-
Der Al the southern end of the lake
where The northeast gale had full
sweep the loss win reach into tbon-
SANDS If dollars. Adds avenue The
lake FROM dfire Of that city. was under
mined by the tons of water that ware
hurled against It. water mains and gas
pipes torn out and residence property
heavily damaged
The two men who lost their lives in
Chicago we're Blinded by the driving
rain and walked into the path 81 an
preaching street cars.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-13
Hoodoo of 13 Mice
His Gift on May l3,
Years Old Today

J Emhert Brown, city ticket agent Of
me seaboard Air Line, had a birthday to-
GAY and received thirteen mice as enc Of
his birthday presents. This is the 18th Of
the month, too
ar Brown has been worried by mice
eating tickets. documents and other
things mice delight in. and Saturday
afternoon he set trap for them When
be opened the anice today he found thiI-
teen mice scampering about Brown is
exactly % years old
am going TO keep these mice as a
birthday present, and 7 think to have
them quit destroying papers around the
office would be the best gift could re-
eeive he told friend
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-13
PICTURE SLIDES TO
HELP DEVELOP LOVE
OF ART IN ATLANTA

Reproductions in hand colored slides Of
the worlds famous art masterpieces with
short lecture on each one is planned
by the Atlanta Art Association for every
Friday afternoon from 3 to o'clock at
the Montgomery theater
There viii be no extra charge for the
slides which have been secured by the
local association with view Of educating
Atlanta people 10 an appreciation of art.
The slides have been secured with the
co operation Of the American Federation
Of Arts the Metropolitan museum and
The Detroit Museum Of Art. Rev w. w
Memminger viii make short tax eN-
planning each picture as II is shown
on next Friday samples of English art
will be shown. These viii be followed
by French, Flemish ami Italian master
peces
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-13
PIONEERS BODY BORNE
TO GRAVE WITH H0N0RS

The funetaf Of Sampson 4 Morris.
one OF the best known of Atlanta 5
pioneer citizens, at 81 Pauls Methodist
church Yesterday afternoon was at
tended. by an honorary escort from
among the most prominent residents.
Rev 3 f. Frazer ofiiciated and the
intelment was in Oakland cemetery
All Morris died late SATURDAY after
noon al his home 2S6 Park avenue,
from a stroke Of PARALYSIS Tie was 50
wears Of age and as one oC the city,
most active business men had accumu-
lated considerable estate He vas q
Confederate veteran. served two terms
Ia the city eouret and was affiliated
with number # frsternal organiza-
fionf nc Is Vrvived hT hts wife. cne
son. T Norris, and daughter Mrs.
L. H Ewing