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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-28
Heat That Makes Iron Boil Like Water

'OR some years past scientific
men have been striving to pro-
duce heat fercer than any tenn
perature of which we have expert
ence in ordinary life. The greatest
neat ever developed by the agency OF
man was obtained by Sir Andrew
Noble, who exploded cordite in
closed vessels, so that q pressure OF
nifty tons to the square inch was
registered, and a degree of heat
never previously recorded.
The highest temperature reached
III fuel furnaces for practical pur.
poses is between LOO and 1900 de.
grees eentigrade. and at such a heat
nreclay and porcelain are melted.
ihen We come to the flame fed with
hydrogen and oxygen, or oxygen
MA coal gas; by these means a
temperature of 1000 degrees cent?
grade may be obtained.
a new industry solely deDendent
upon the employment Of great heat
Is that of melting quartz. This min.
eraI, fused by the oxy hydrogen
lame, is converted into tubes and
TASKS and other vessels for chemi.
cal purposes. These vessels are an
solutely inert, and may be heated
hundreds Of degrees higher than is
possible with glass: they NAV also
be plunged at such heat into cold
water without injury.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-28

principle Of all things common IN
,..,sc dist days And signed,
"Mizpah.'
Dread of the waste basket"
cropped out in many of the letters
This is fayorite expression Of that
dread: In the name Of humanity do
not throw this letter into the waste
basket until you have read it,"
Hundreds do protest too much" az
the start, as: This is not a begging
letter" And, IF you knew how it
hurts me to write And, Il am not
an impostor,' and, III you will ask
my minister" etc
Many of the requests from charity
and other benevolent institutions con.
tanned phrases that were monuments
of imbecility, bad taste and insincer
ity. Here are a few examples:
i have set my alarm clock for .
a m Each time it rings will rise
and ask God to ask you for $50. 900.
God !ovoth a cheerful giyer."
May the Holy Spirit do His work
in your heart ana lead you to give
el,5000oc" Ito u Western unive-.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-28

It has been discovered that Of
whirling q centrifugal wheel ut lisn
velocity in the combustion-chamter
of furnace the nitrogen is cast 10
one side, while the oxygen Is con
centrated, and in this way a lriga,
er flame and greater heat are OBJ
tanned. A similar appliance used
during the combustion of coal III
furnace enabled firm OF paper.
makers to save twenry-seve1 per
cent of thei1 coal bill by the elini-
nation of the hydrogen gas formed
in combustion.
But most remarkable Of all rue
phases of the utilization of extreme
heat is tho discovery Of the Weldlhs
material known as thermit. Ins
inventor discovered that aluminium
Is very much attached 10 oxygen.
and holds it closer than a brother.
Therefore he mixed graduated a.0'
minium with oxide of iron, for the
lighter metal wants oxygen, and ll5
oxide of iron has it to give. A smAl
quantity of magnesium filings was
placed on top of the mixture anu
storm-match applied, and immea'
ately mass of molten iron was
seen boiling at a temperature \.
5000 degrees centigrade - maeA
higher than any temperature I'D o''
binary use.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-28

Sity)' We would appreciate a reply
over your own signature"
II was very great pleasure to
zee you once more and to know Of
Goas kindly dealings with you. p. s
Sectlon ), above, is not quite true 70
lact, but trust you are to be A co.
Iaborer and so | send this with a
photograph Of myself"
III ~ Is recognized that begging let.
S must be examined carefully as a
Das!s Tor discriminate and helpful
giving. In some cases a begrino
letter furnishes evidence that tba
writer should have other attention
ar once - that some one shorId
ing for an ambulance" For in.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-28

GNTou VIII never miss It," 10
" the favorite argument
% Of the begging letter
writer.
The fallacy Of this argument Is
apparent In the authorized state
ment that within two years after
the death of g. II. Hartman, the
railway mlgnate his widow re-
ceived 5000 begging letters asking
for an aggregate Of $267 100000
What is the conscientious. philan-
throDically inclined master or mis-
tress OF millions to do in such a
situation? Laboriously examine in
30 the merits Of each application for
material aid, submit TO being i'm
pOverished. or throw all the begging
letters into the waste basket?
Mrs Hartman chose the course
hrSt named. First, to the limit Of
her time and strength, she read and
analysed each Of those 5000 beg
ging letters, Then, convinced that
many of them contained legitimate
requests, she submitted the whole
correspondence for expert analysis
20 william II. Allen, Director OF the
Bureau of Municipal Research and
National Training School for Pub
Tie Service. The extremely inter-
esting. and often surprising, result
is Mr.. Aliens book, lately isseud by
DodG, Mead & Co, N. Y, and called
Modern Philanthropy; a Study OF
Efficient Appealing and Giving"
In foreword Mrs. Hartman
writes:
Gifts spiritual, gifts mental, and
gifts material are the three greatest
means Of expressing human inter-
est. They have been unequally be-
slowed upon men and unequally OBJ
tained by men"
Mans individual gifts must be
used Systematically as we'll as sym
pathetically to be successful in
their mission Of benefiting himself.
his country and his race"
With the aid Of card index sys-
TEN, Mr.. Allen classified and anal
yzed those 5000 begging letters sent
tc Mrs. Hartman. Two Of his In
teresting conclusions are;
"Tha, those who give without
missing it are sure to miss it In
J4lell giving,
THAT there is need for a CORE
Epondence school In the art OF ap-
pealing and the art of giving"
For example as to the former, the
emotionally metaphorical woman
who wrote asking Mrs. Hartman
FOR Just one drop from your over
flowing bucket for a sister In deep
waters"
Please do sit down and write a
check for one million dollars"
wrote another woman. 1T will look
so small that you will sec you'll
never miss the sum and make me
famous and fortunate"
A man writing from California
was so tactless as to convey a hint
about the Biblical camel and
needles eye; You could never
miss $1,7Oo, and when n man goes
20 the home beyond he cannot take
his riches With him"
Three thousand OF these letters
we're from men. women and chill
iren IN the United States, asking
y2200OO00 for themselves. 400
personal letters from Europe. Asia.
Africa and Australia asked for
S32, 100000: 100 benevolent agen-
cies IN the United States wanted
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-28

stance: -, u.;so ma
children in an institution ana o4,
rows money from hotel clerks ,1 W.ya
which to buy newspaper ana bI ts'
quotations to further one OF 'ue
greatest constructive schemes 10
make $3.50 O00 O0Q' should be exam
ined for his sanity, Otherwise, IN
stead of .,ecoming one Of the most
helpful, progressive and useful men
of my time. he may easily become
homicide"
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Mrs. Harri-
mans cncouragement-Mr Aliens
book ends with Il carefully thought
out Magma Charta for Givers.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-28

A few simple pretty clothes for
girl Of %. do you blame me for not
wanting to marry him when he IS
wealthy unless | have themY
Merely the gift of IN auto.
mobile for my aged mother and
myself. witch would be nothing In
your sight $500 in the Lord s name
for a minister whose present auto
mobile is Worn out.
"A tombstone so expensive that
am unable TO do much, still 1t IS
sacred duty"
Money to put an artificial leg on
the market.
twenty-five dollars to pay for
copyright of a drama.
Fifty dollars to carry out a plan
TO keep a family of twelve children
from tormenting their neighbors.
To pay debts contracted without
her husbands knowledge.
This letter will reach you on
Saturday Win you have the kind
ness to send nue. an answer by spe-
cial delivery, as on Sunday ordinary
mail is not circulated. Ny time is
limHed il, This hotel"
"One OF the freakiest letters, q"
writes Mr.. Allen, fairly reeking with
1nsincerity, was from man who
claimed to have spent ten years
demonstrating from 6rst-hand con
tact that it is worth while to
investigate the horrors, disgraces.
malevolent and ignorant outrages,
procedures intensely dangerous to
health and life itself, now borne with
equanlmity and patience by all the
generous aud trustful public. ...
among ordinary cheap restaurants
where the majority of our Americans
are now getting their pot luck"
The tactleSsness of many of these
mendicant letter writer's was amuz.
ing. A wife whose husband was lin
bad health and unable to work" al.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-28

S207, 100000 while various institu-
lions in foreign countries asked for
S6,000,00 Yet, writes the expert
with few exceptions requests
are prefaced with the assurance
that writer's want only what Mrs
Hartman would never miss"
Two oat Of three OF these begging
letters were from women; less than
ten per cent asked aid for others
the majority Of these personal beg
gars had TROUBLES of their own"
One letter in twenty-five. only. was
from a minor; but these were near
ly always altTuistic. often In the
interest OF mamma, who is sick
and worrying for the debts" Only
about one in ten of the personal
letters we're from illiterate persons.
while 358 were apparently from
persons of far more than average
education.
1T is not merely the slum-dweU-
err" writes Mr. Allen. "or the slum-
worker in great city who writes
to the rich men and women advcr-
tised in the press On the con-
trary, $500 different localities are
represented by these 5000 appeals.
For Mrs. Harriman's office and ou-
own we prepared two pin maps ill.,
dicating the localities in the United
States after the first 5000 letters
mad come. Little black pins mean
individuals asking for themselves
and families. Large red pins are
used for colleges and universities,
little red ones for industrial schools,
etc; white for churches, green for
hospitals, yellow for boys clubs;
blue for homes and asylums. Law
ender for scientific and civic bodies
In explaining why SO much study
was given to these letters, Mr.. AL
len, who seems to be speakip8 for
Mrs. Hartman, says.
THE first twenty or fifty tines
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-28

dressed Mrs. Hartman
as Dear Sis in Christ"
a business man in
need of more capital
started his letter 10
Mrs. Hartman with
the inquiry, is your
soul saved?"
A woman who admit.
ed that she was only
the candlestick of
Heavens light" wanted
The means of financing
a scheme to revive the
loSt art OF letter writ.
ing"
A man with a record
Of tifty-eight Jail sen.
FENCES IN enc year de-
sires the means Of plac-
Ing on the market a
health remedy made
Oi celery water"
a champion crank
ended his letter thus:
Yours for the immedi.
ate restoration Of truth,
justice and sexless pro-
.rrnes as thn sni1nA IN cic
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-28

one reads: You viii
never miss such a tritle,
while to MT one thous-
and dollars would look
like Heaven ITSELF the
heart response is inn
mediate. 1t seems i'm
perative to answer an
appeal to save a tuber-
culosis fiance, rescue n
paralyzed baby, rebuild
a church that was
struck by tightening,
supply the last City
thousand toward a col
lege which will IL
lumine a State or give
an old couple the
longed-for trip back
home.
What right have I
with an income Of $50
or $500 a day to hest
tate when l pass dis.
tress, or when 1t comes
to me In my morning
mail?
rs there any lesson
in these hundreds of
appeals for me, for
others who want TO
give wisely, for those
who ask and for those
who are trying to I'm
derstand, interpret and
direct social forces?o
50 even personal let.
;ers were carefully an.
alyzed that contained
excuses Ike these:
SsSrS @ g.
PAUsNGg 9 60 NJ
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-28

Above Is Mary Harri.
man, Nov Mrs. c. c.
Numsey; Below Misa
Carol Hartman, Daush.
ters Whose Financial
Welfare the Late Mr..
Hartman Left in His
Wite's Hands Together
with His Whole Fortune.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-28
drs. Mary w. Hartman.
Widow e the Late
FinsrcieT.

Mrs. Harriman's 8er
cling Map-the Most
Remarkable Map in Ia'
World, as the Beggiag
Letters Came in th;
Places They Were Sent
from. Wer, Marked with
Pins-Little Black Pins
FOR individuals, Large
Red Pins for Colleges
and Universities, Little
Rcd Pins fer industrial
Schools. etc. White tof
Churches, Green tof
Hospitals, Yellow fer
Rows Clubs, Bile for
Homes, Lavender for
This Reproduction bu'
Illsn's Modern Philan-
: stie, Research.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-28

1V ToU viii never miss it." is
Y the favorite argument
e. Of the begging letter
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1912-07-22

are Lefty Leads, a gun man, whit
ey' Lewis, Harry Vallon, gambler;
Sam Schepps, a gangster and "Itsky''
another gangster.
1t was learned that Rosenthal had
scarcely fallen to the sidewalk under
/ a fusillaGe of bullets when some one
telephoned District Attorney Whit
man: You had better get down to
the Metropole ahead of the police or
a pistol will be found on RosenthaPs
body"
The prosecutor hurried to the
scene and satisfied himself that there
was no weapon on the body. He then
went to the police station and found
out that no mention had been made
of weapon in the entry on the po-
lice blOtter.
Later the story developed from sew
eral sources that the murder plot in
cluded a statement to be given out by
| the police that Rosenthal had been
killed in a gamblers duel, that two
other gamblers had been wounded
/ t'l'd IIt DOllCe were !OOhlDS lOE lie
| injured men.
District Attorney Whitman's prompt
arrival on the scene is said to have
thwarted that part Of the plan. The
district attorney. received communi-
cation signed "a woman who knows"
giving the name of the gun man who
fired the first shot at Rosenthal.
This man. the writer said. came origi-
nally from Cincinnati, and may have
returned there.
William Shapiro, Lolis Libbey,
chauffeurs and owners of the murder
car" Louis "Bridgie" Webber, Jack"
Rose, and Sam Paul, all charged with
homicide in being implicated in the
arragned before Coroner Feinberg
this afternoon for examination
| When Coroner Feinberg called the
Rosenthal hearing to order, District
ments in the cases involving Shapiro
and Libbey. Mr.. Whitman declared
that public interest and the interest
OF justice demanded adjournment. Ad-
journments in these cases were then
ordered until Thursday.
Counsel for Jack" Rose objected
t. postponement in his clients case.
Mr.. Whitman thereupon asked that
Deputy Police Commissioner Dough-
erty be called as the first witness.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1912-07-22
HANFORD RESIGNS BY
Wire TODAY
JUDGE ACCUSED or MANY THINGS SENDS
HIS REGRETS TO TAFT ON GROUNDS
OF FAILING HEALTH

Seattle Wash, July 22-U. S. Dis
trict Judge Cornelius H. Hanford,
whose conduct on the bench has been
under investigation for nearly a
month by a subcommittee Of the
house judiciary committee, telegraph
ed his resignation today to President
Taft. Judge Hanford gives i'll health
as the reason for his resignation.
The members OF the house commit
tee assembled at an unusually early
hour prepared to continue the hear
ing but the committee was not called
to order. In short time the com
mittee and Judge Hanford's counsel
adjourned to an anteroom, and the
nervous air about the six men and
the alternate departure and return
of the attorneys gave a hint to the
people in the court room that import
ant conferences were in progress.
Meanwhile Judge Hanford was seated
on the bench in an adjoining room,
listening to a motion calendar.
He seemed to be under no greater
strain than for weeks.
About 1915 o'clock Chairman Gra-
ham of the committee left the build
| ing and then told the reporters that
| when the committee re-assembled il
| would Immediately take recess. BY
this time, a rumor had gone into the
| ante-room that Judge Hanford had
| resigned
At Judge Hanford's chambers the
Judges son, Ned, told newspaper
men that his father had resigned and
was preparing statement of his
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1912-07-22
DENEE.N GIVEN ULTIVATUM
BY DIXON IN ILLINOIS

the regular nominee of the Republi-
can party for president and that as
such he felt obliged to support his
candidacy.
Secretary of State Doyle, auditor of
public accounts, Mccullough and At
torney General Stead were waited on
answer as did Governor Deneen. An
drew Russell, candidate for state
treasurer, made no reply, but told
Chairman Mccormick he would send
him an answer by mail
Lieutenant Governor Oglesby who
is at Elllhart, was asked by letter by
Chairman Mccormick and has made
no answer as yet.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1912-07-22
TRUSTS DID NOT
ROOSEVELT |: !.
CAMPAIGN
FORMER SENATOR SCOTT TELLS The
SUGAR PROBE COMMITTEE THAT
SUGAR king DID NOT PUT UP A
DOLLAR TO AID ROUGH RIDER IN
1904
HARVESTER PEOPLE
DID NOT CONTRIBUTE

Washington, D. c., July 22.-Form-
er Senator Nathan B. Scott, of West
Virginia, today told the senate COM
mittee investigating campaign funds
OF 1904 and 1908, that no contribu-
tons were made 70 Colonel Roose-
velts campaign by corporations, by
Henry Havermeyer, the sugar king,
OF by any representatives or the In
ternational Harvester company, SO
far as, he could recall.
Mr.. Scott testified that the largest
contribution of which he had know.
ledge, made to the national committee
in that campaign was his own, am
ounting to $4,000 or $4,000. George
W. Perkins. he said, had given S15,-
900 but not to the National commit
tee. Both contributions were used in
the West Virginia state campaign.
''In October, 1904" Mr.. Scott said,
Mr. Perkins asked me the situation in
West Virginia and l told him we had
very hard fight on Yor governor and
that it was doubtful whether we could
kins said, as friend of President
Roosevelt, he would be sorry to see
the state go democratic and made the
contribution"
Mr.. Scott said none of the 'Har-
vester people" had contributed to the
1904 campaign.
How about the Perkins contribu-
ton? asked Senator Clapp.
well, | understood that Mr.. Per
kins' contribution was a personal
matter said Mr.. Scott, because of
the personal relations that existed
between him and President Roose.
welt"
Was Mr.. Perkins at that time a
member of J. p Morgan e Co. ask.
ed Senator Jones.
Mr.. Scott did not know.
do you know whether Mr.. Perkins
interceded with the President as to
J the taking over of the Tennessee Coal
! and Iron company" asked Senator
Paynter.
81 don't know anything about the
matter" said the witness.
| Mr.. Scott said he knew of no one
connected with the Steel, Oil or Beet
| 'trlsts" who had given anything tC
the campaign. 1t had been the set
tied policy of George B. Cortelyot
4 and Cornelius N Bliss, as the heads
OF the committee, to make known tha
no such contributions would be re
ceived, he said.
My own corporation never gave
/, dollar to the campaign" he added
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1912-07-22

Chicago, H., July 22.-"There
must be full third party state tick
ct in Illinois with candidates for gov
ernor and other offices favorable to
Colonel Roosevelt"
That was the ultimatum Of Senator
Joseph NJ Dixon, Colonel Roosevelt's IS
campaign manager delivered today to
the Illinois leaders of the third party
movement. 1t was in answer to doubt
expressed at Roosevelt headquarters
here whether a third ticket would be
put out in this state, pending Gov
ernor Deneen's answer to question
whether he would support Taft or
Roosevelt.
When shown Governor Deneen's
announcement that he would support
President Taft Senator Dixon said:
1T simply means that Governor De
neen is not in the progressive party
and that a third party candidate
against him will be put out"
Following the interviews with the
state officers. the progressive repub
lican committee held conference a
the end of which Chairman McCor
mick announced that the progressive
republicans would put third part,
ticket in the field but there woult
| probably be no county tickets.
The committee of five progressiv,
republicans who were appointed b.
Medill Mccormick, to wait on Govern
or Deneen and ascertain whether h
would support Taft or Roosevelt fo
president, were informed by the gov
ernor today that he considered Taf
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1912-07-22
new YORK MURDER SQUAD
HELD A REHEARSAL or THE
ROSENTHAL MURDER IS LATEST
MOST EXPERT GUN MEN IN NDRLON DISTRICT OF GREAT CITY WERE
EMPLOYED BY POLICE SYSTEM TO PUT GAMBLER WHO SQUEED OUT
or THE WAYTHAT JACK SEELG WILL SURRENDER TODAY IS The
BELIEF
BLACK JACK MEN STOOD ON GUARD
ABOUT METROpOLE TO AID the KILLERS

New York, July 22.--A picked band
OF gun men was selected to shoot
down Herman Rosenthal and had had
a rehearsal OF the killing, it was said
by officials of the prosecutors Office
today.
Investigation shows that there was
not slip in the plans and that the
principals behind the plot were most
careful to establish alibis.
William Shapiro, held in connection
with the killing, in a supplementary
statement revealed how gang men
kept the street in front of the hotel
Metropole practically clear of taxi
cabs for thirty minutes before the
murder, in order, apparently that the
murder car" might have a "clear get
away"
Shapiro said at least sixteen men
must have known of the ''CrOak' to
be pulled off, as they were in front OF
the Metropole, ready to black jack
or kill. if necessary, any one who in
terfered With the job, or tried tc
block the getaway of the gun fight
! ers.
The coroner's inquest will be helt
this afternoon, when several of the
principals, now under detention b!
the police, probably will be called as
witnesses. There we?e reports tha
Black Jack" Rose, "had squealed'
and that Commissioner Dougherty
was in possession of all the names o.
those men who were in the murder
car" Dougherty has promised i'm
portant arrests but further than that
will not discuss the case.
big Jack" Selig, gun man and
gang leader, will surrender today il
was reported.
| Because of the illness of Mrs. Ros
enthal, widow of the gambler, District
Attorney Whitman announced there
would be no proceedings of the grant
jury. W%S S&l9
The prosecutor wishes to call Mrs
| Rosenthal as the first witness.
countrywide search for the Rosen
thai slayers is on. The names of thu
gun men who shot and killed thu
gambler have been known to the po
lice through a third degree given sev
eral prisoners and the gun men are
believed to have fed, having become
convinced that the police System
will not be able to protect them.
Some of the east side characters
whom detectives are searching foI