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The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1912-01-04
Prendergaf, Roman Catholic, Says
Catholics Use Bad Business Methods
New York World, Dec. %, 1911.

- COMPTROLLER Prendergast is
Ia sued yesterday a long state
~ ment defining his position
yersy with the Catholic charitable in
stitutions, receiving city funds which
his depaI uent has been investigat-
ing. The investigation has led to a
serious alteration between the
Comptroller and representatives of
the charities, notably Eugene A
Philbin, who some time ago attacked
the Comptroller and his representa-
tives.
The Comptroller repeats his as
sertion that fund of $4,000 was to
have been raised for DR.. d. C. Potter,
then head of the bureau of char
liable institutions in the Finance De-
partment, and charged with exam
lining their accounts, and now head
of the Ambulance Board, to which
position he was appointed by Mayor
Gaynor. He amplifes this with the
Endorsement on the back Of a YOU
cher for $500 drawn on st. Joseph's
Union by Father M. J. Fitzpatrick.
The Endorsement read:
'"This amount was our share (mis-
sion) Of the fund amounting e I'M
derstood) to $4,000, which was to
be raised by institutions to take Rev.
DR.. Potter out of his financial trou-
bles. This check was cashed and
amount given to the Rev. j. M. Fitz-
patrick, who saw that it reached
person for whom it was intended
Following this the Comptroller
quotes testimony given before the
Commissioner Of Accounts by Father
Fitzpatrick, who said he supposed
it would not have been wise to make
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1912-01-04
PROTESTANT LEAGUE

you have been reading the series Of articles The Roman
Catholic Hierarchy, the Deade Menace Our Liberties and
Our Civilization" in Watson8 Aagasne you have realized
how calmly and udcaly, Mr.. Watson has completely ex
posed the historical falsty Of the Catholic Chur fonda
TONS and how imminent is the danger of the part which the
Church playing IN the politics. the actual govern
men Of this country
That the Roman Catholic Church is despon tyranny
almost beyond belief the twentieth century, clearly shown
In the of Mr. Watson history This fact brought out
very strongly by the action of the Federation Catholic So
cetes which has declared boycott against Watsons Maya
Our advertisers have been hreaened subscribers
have been peed with scurrous and defamaory pamphlets:
priests have tried by brides and mcnace copies of
mailing lists; anonymous letters, obscene and frohtul
have been showered upon editor other publications have
been warned not accept adverng and support
club with
From business standpoint, the threats SANDER and at
tempted coercion have all failed Our advertising patronage is
growing and subscribers right with Watson has
gained thousands Of readers by the publication of these
articles the Roman Catholic Hierarcy and they are men
and whose known the world-promnent
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ter; that he presumed the amount
was "a little present from friends
and the least known about it the
better; that William G. A. Dougherty
was responsible for the Endorsement;
that he wouldn't be surprised if the
entry on the books of the amount as
special counsel fees was intended
to conceal the fact that the money
was to go to DR.. Potter, and that the
transaction seemed to him a "quiet
way OF giving a present.
Prendergast asserts that the
church authorities made "every en-
deavor to influence me to drop the
matter" he being told by the Rt.
Rev. Bishop Mundelein that the
church authorities of New York
wanted him to do nothing further
Of the charge that the Comptrol-
ler's representatives insisted on ex-
aiming private records and asked
1mpertinent questions, Prendergast
says first that the system Of book
keeping in the institutions was in
volved and irregular and that only
records required by law to be access
ible were asked for.
One question complained of,
COulIlDuIlCu
the Pope how do you make out the
check?" he says. was never asked;
that he would have repudiated it,
but that the Investigators found one
instance in which church and insti-
tutlonal records were intermingled,
and therein found an item OF 81, 200
payable to the Chancellor of New
York and intended, so it was learned,
for a payment to Peters pence.
Prendergast denies that any dis
courtesy was shown, or that, as May
or Gaynor complained in letter to
Thomas M. Mulry, desks were brok-
en- open, and says he has heard on
high authority that Father Ludlow
has asserted that no such events
took place.
That Investigators have found
nothing Irregular" he says, is not
significant, because the investiga-
ton was not undertaken with that
object, but solely as a legal duty
and because of the poor business
methods of the institutions and the
TACT that many Of them had not been
investigated, as required, for sever
al years, the institutions receiving
the largest sums from the city sig
nidcaHtly going longest without ex-
animation
Prendsrgast asserts that these in
stitutions have had from the city
from $3,51S,535 between 1905 and
1910 that of this total SUM $685.
COS was not paid out for the pur-
pose Of which, in his opinion, the law
intended it should be used.
One instance citad is the rebuild
> ing and repairing of ST. Malachy's
Home at Rockaway Park after a fire
in 1909-$1S,00O for repairs and
additions being charged up in the
city money fund book, the institu-
ton having received also from in
suranee companies over $4,000,
and the care and maintenance. &C.,
seemingly being paid for out of the
private receipts kept in another
book.
In the Roman Catholic Orphan
Asylum records 1,406 vouchers are
missing, being practically all those
for 1907, the year the Potter fund
was started, and in the Convent of
Mercy it was found that there were
no receipts or records Of any kind
for 1921 600 paid to foster parents
between 1906 and 1909. Repair
items at this institution, he says, ap-
pear to have been numerous and
large, and $54,183 paid in salaries
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Tariff Primer is worth reading for
it teaches you something. Send us
25 cents and get copy.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1912-01-04

At last Russia has succeeding in
chuting Mr.. Shuster from his Persian
job.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1912-01-04
NOTICE.!
If anyone knows the address
Of SIDNEY WOOSLEY, they
will greatly obIige US by
sending same to
JEFFERS0NlAh PUB. co.,
Thomson, Ga.
RICE, RICE, RICE AT THE RIGHT
PRLCE-FREEGHT PREPAID TO
YOUR STATION

400 pounds long grain, Honduras
= variety ................... .$6.75
100 pounds round grain, Japan
variety ................... $50
400 pounds of broken, good t.,bIe
rice .................. 4.25
At these prices rice is the cheapest
food that can be had and there is moth
ing better for mankind. Send your
orders to E. A. CALVIN, Mgr. Gulf
Coast Farmers Rice Co., sos Kiam
Bldg. Houston, Texas. Reference,
Commercial National Bank, Houston.
Texas.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1912-01-04

OMPTROLLER Prendergast is
sued yesterday a long state
ment defining his position
with reference to the contro-
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-10-15
GIVES 100000 FOR
SPOILED PORCELAIN,
SOLD AS ANTIQUES

CHICAGO. Oct 15.-Who is the Chi
cago millionaire who paid $4,000 for
100 pieces of porcelain, spoiled by over
burning in modern kiln, under the
impression he was purchasing priceless
antiques from a royal table?
George P. Davis chief examiner. of
the Chicago Appraisers Stores, today
said Mos: of our trouble is over art
antiquities. Only about ten per cent Of
the European antiquities brought into
Chicago are real" On the millionaire
he said:
What he paid 10000 for was the
work OLA modern pottery In Austria,
and il was not even good modern work.
The whole batch had been ruined by
unsuccessful burning"
Who was stung?" Mr.. Davis was
a sked
ITO answer that wouldn't be fair" he
said
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-10-15
UTE SQUAW SEEKS
PALE FACE HUBBY
Indian Widow, "a Years Old,
Ready to RenounCe Customs
of Her Ancestors.

GRAND JUNCTION. COLO. Oct is.
A white husband, modern home and
a college educa ton for her lS-months-
old pa poose form the dream which has
Indian widow of the Ute tribe. whose
home is on the Uintah reservation. 90
miles west of here, TO cast her bonnet
into the matrimonial ring Unless n
white mate can be found, her relatives
fear she will pine away
Rumors brought to her by her broth
ers from the Mesa county fair, which
was held at Grand Junction. that Post
master Harrison, Of Denver. was seek
ing for an Indian bride for New York
farmer crystalized her desire for a
white husband. and before campfire
council she made her declaration
Me heap tired teepee life" she in
formed The astounded braves Me want
white man Little John, him go to col
leSe Play football. mebbe.'
After a long conference and much
smoking Of the pipes, the leaders of
the tribe decided that the widow should
have her desire granted. They have
entered heartily into the plan andl are
ready TO give Mrs Mcintosh, whe is
known to them as Valley Rose, their
heariiest Endorsement as an estimable
young woman who stands high in So
cial circles Of Ute life.
Fine woman. good mother was the
comment made by her four brothers.
Little John. oGat Eye, bes' papoose
born they added as they exhibited the
little fellow as testimony to Valley
Roses high efficiency as a mother.
AS for the young widow. she is pa
tiently waiting for the New York farm
er or any other white man to claim her
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-10-15
TURKEY TROT is HERE
TO STA Y, DECLARES
KIRMESS DIRECTOR

ZIP East they have invented a new
one They call ii the Horse Trot.' II
is sort of lope kind Of cross between
a ope and a fox trot, rather. While
it is very popular at the summer re-
sorts, ! don't believe it will ever have
the vogue Of the Turkey Trot.' 1t is
too fatiguing
other Zoo Dances Not Liked.
OF the rest of the bunch OF bizarre
dances that followed the Turkey Trot"
the Texas Tommy" the Grizzly Bear"
and a host OF others, MIR Lynwood has
slight commendation. If they were not
built especially for the stage, he thinks
they had best stay in the dance halls
where they originated.
III they are at all proper" he said
they usually are so fatiguing that they
could never be popular"
On the subject OF fancy dancing and
folk dancing, Mr.. Lynwood is an enthu-
siast. He Is a lot more interested in
such forms Of dancing than the ball room
favorites.
In speaking Of the Kirmess to he given
by the Elks in November for the benefit
of the Christmas Stocking Fund" he
said:
Il safely can promise that the Kirmess
will be the most successful thing Of it's
kind ever given in Atlanta 1t is planned
TO have $50 persons in It. II will be one
Of the biggest things Mr. Agostini and l
ever have attempted -
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-10-15
COLLEGE HEAD IN
9O0-M|LE JAUNT
DR.. John Finley and Vice Presi-
dent of Erie Railroad Plan
Long Hike.

NEW YORK, Oct. 15.-Dr. John H
Finley president of the College of the
City of New York and F. D. Under
wood. president of the Erie railroad. are
to go on hike from New York to Chi
cago. The distance is about 800 miles
The challenge was made by Under
wood, who is a walking enthusiast.
DR., Finley wanted to walk around
Manhattan island. Underwood seoffed
a that little jaunt The college presi-
dent then suggested New York to Phil
adelphia. but Underwood asked:
What's the matter with Chicago
IT'S a 60 replied DR.. Finley. and
they shook hands on it.
Then it developed that both Under
wood and DR.. Finley had been longing
for decades to take the walk from New
York to Chicago but had never had the
inclination or the time to make the
start
Nothing, they agreed should shake
their determination to make the trip
together at the earliest possible time
convenient TO both.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-10-15
QUITS BED FOR MEETING
TO PLAN A CELEBRATION

NEW YORK, Oct. 15-Rather than
miss any of the meetings of the Com
mittee of One Hundred, in charge OF
the Bay Ridge celebration, to be held
Saturday, October Is, jeremiah j.
O'Leary, president Of the West End
Board of Trade left his bed. where he
was confined with the grip and at
tended session held at Exempt Fire
mems hall, Bay Ridge and Third ave-
nues
Although very ill., Mr.. O'Leary of
Tered some excellent suggestions that
VIII be carried out at the gala event
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-10-15

The Turkey Trot" has come to stay
the theories of some Of Atlanta most
exclusive sets to the contrary notwith-
standing Its nationwide vogue and its
successful foreign invasions will yet make
the most stubborn of this citys society
FORK yield to it's bizarre epticements.
All this and more is the opinion of p.
L. Lynwood, dance expert, who came to
Atlanta with F. NJ. Agostini TO drill the
Elks' Kirmess. Lynwood says tina even
the straight-laced Canadian cities have
given ground before the advance of the
Turkey Trot" II is now being danced
from Bar Hsrbor to Bann.
And Lynwood, a dance expert, consd-
ers 1t worthy Of consideration.
"Of course, It's rapid jump into popu
larity has made it more or less OF fad,
but there is no doubt in my mind but
that 1t will linger for years as pop
ular dance" said LYnwood, in speaking
of the pastime that had Its origin in the
dance halls Of San Francisco.
"As Proper as Waltz"
at is a perfectly good dance. and. to
my mind. as proper as a waltz The
Turkey Trot is not fatiguing. and per
hRps It has that to recommend it most
Of all At any rate. they are dancing It
from one end Of the United States to
the other.
THE fact OF the matter is a girl who
cant dance the Turkey Trot nowadays
stands the best chance in the world Of
clinging to the wall during an evening
spent the summer in New England
summer resorts and in Canada, and /
saw more turkey trotting than anything
else Its sudden popularity is unusual,
but there is no dsputing the fact that
it has come to stay for some few years"
Mr. Lynwood who had seen the dance
in San Francisco, its birthplace before
It became popular, talked interestingly Of
its beginning
Originally Car Barn Dance.
strange as 1t may sound. the dance
originated In the dance halls contiguous
to the old Turk street car barns in San
Francisco the year after the earth
quake
somebody sprang IT,, nobody knows
who, but it became the rage in the
dance halls. Resorts on Frisco's famous
Barbary coast took # up and for a long
time it was the victim OF police edict
Finally il assumed propriety and be-
gan to invade the fashionable clubs.
'Trotting parties became the thing, and
all San francisco, from the North Beach
dance halls to exclusive Burlingame, went
Turkey TrOt mad.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-10-15
WIFE BEATER is BEATEN:
SHE USES A BROOMSTICK

NEW YORK. Oct Magistrate
Manner held John McGuirl for trial in
the court of special sessions on a charge
of assault
when McGuirl reached his home he
was IN an ugly mood, and proceeded to
smash furniture. His wife demonstrated
with him, eand she asserts he assaulted
her.
she then procured a broomstick, be-
iaDored him on the head and body, and,
Dragging him to the street, was forcing
him to the Bedford avenue police station
Wnen Patrolman Boyan appeared.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-10-15
SONS PRIDE LOSES WATCH:
SHOWS 1T, THIEF GETS II

PHILADELPHIA, PA. oct l5.-Lit-
tie Willie Klotzsk found, his fathers
gold watch and chain ON a dressing
table in their home.
Being proud of the timepiece. he took
it downstairs and out on the street to
show several companions. sHe was bus
lily engaged in impressing them with its
magnificence when three young mer
stroled by.
one Of them showed little William
against the wall and wrenched the
golden prize from his frightened clasp
Then he ran, as did his companions.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-10-15
$500 FOR BROKEN HEART:
DECLARED SHE WAS TILTED

PHILADELPHIA. PA, Oct. 15.-Miss
Irene Rooster. a saleswoman in a denart-
ment store, who sued Clarence Fl. Brown
for breach of promise of marriage, was
awarded a verdict of $500 by a jury in
Judge Staples court
Miss Koestner met Brown a dance in
Falkland. Pa, during July. 1905 After
an ardent courtship. during which, she
said. he gave her diamond engagement
ring, in the presence Of two witnesses. he
fixed their wedding day for the fall of
1910 She said he Tilted her, however
July 9, 1910
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-10-15
ELEVEN EAR-OLD BOY
GROWS PRIZE CORN EAR

GUTHRIE. OKLA. Oct. 15.-Thir-
teen Oklahoma boys % from Kansas
and one each from Missouri and Texas.
competed during the present season in a
corn growing contest. and as a result if
has been decided by Professor J>L.
FRITZ. of the Kansas State Agricultural
college, that the most perfect ear wa 9
grown by an eleven year-o boy,
Ralph Bruner, of Arkansas CITY Kans,
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-10-15
GARAGE IS NOT STABLE.
AT LEAST JUDGE. SAYS so

PHILADELPHIA. PA, oct. b.
Judge ~Barratt, in court Of common
pleas No, ?, in an opinion handed down
IN the case of Harry E. Asbury and
others. trustees of the will of the late
I, Henry Asbury. and Charles w. AS
bury, against William G. Carroll. dis
agrees with his associate, Judge Wilt
bank. ON the question whether ga
rage Is stable. He says a garage is
not a stable.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-10-15
DIVORCED, REMARKED AND
SEPARATED IN FEW MONTHS

DENVER, COLO, Oct. 15-Married
six years ago.
Divorced April u. 1912.
Remarked July 81. 1912.
Separated September IS. 1912.
This, according to county ana police
records, is the short and varied expe-
rience of julius j Epstein, newly elect.
ed secretary of the Denver Baseball
club. and he has now asked the police
to aid him in locating his wife who
disa ppeared from home.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-10-15
ORANGE GROVES TOO FLAT.
SAYS LONDON SPECIALIST

RIVERSIDE. CAL. Otc. 5-Dclar-
ing that the fiat system of culture now
in vogue in California orange groves re-
duced the probable life of an orange tree
to twenty years, c. Bogue Huffman the
London, tree specialist. urged the adop-
ton of ridging the soil surface and plant
ing the trees upon mounds.
He said grading Of land does not mean
leveling but equalizng the thickness of
the soil LAYER.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-10-15
NOT ENOUGH TO DO.
HE QUITS A TOWN JOB

LANSDOWNE PA. oct 15.-Charles
Ewing. a civil engineer. who was elected
business manager for the Borough Of
Lansdowne, has given up the job Mr..
Ewing was highway commissioner build
ing Inspector and borough engineer He
severed his connection with the borough
as business manager because IL has not
sufficient work TO keep him busy
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-10-15
FINED FOR DOPING CANDY:
HE USES SULPHUR DIOXIDE

PHILADELPHIA, PA, Oct. 15.-Chris-
tian Pfaum, Jr., wholesale confection-
er. was sentenced by Judge Martin to pay
q fine of $50 and costs for selling adul-
terated candy.
The candy for selling which Phaum
was sentenced, consisted of marshmal-
lows, adulterated with sulphur dioxide.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-10-15
MARRIES 2 YOUNG GIRLS:
TOO FOND OF BRUNETTES

SALISBURY MD. Oct 15-Nathan
White was taken to the penitentiary by
Sheriff Smith on the charge OF bigamy.
White is from Somerset county and had
a mania for marrying young girls.
Al the trial here. Miss Rosa Larmore,
OF Crisfield, and Miss Daisy Niblett of
Wicomico county, both appeared against
White, each claiming to be his wife.
Neither is of age and both are pretty
hrnnettea
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-10-15
SLEUTH SERVES WARRANT
ON STEEPlE OF A CHURCH

PHILADELPHIA, PA. oct 49, Coun-.
~ Detective Harry p Theesemau. ~
camden, ~ he risk ~ his lie climbed
me steeplc ~ lhe Broadway Methodist
Episcopal church. camden. POP arrest
charles 4>ephsrt vho was engaged ln re.
pstrinE ne inNer and Nhu wa wanted
IA tnI- rlA f6r wife dcserii0n lc vss
tskou in ths anIee ~ Prosecutor Bowie.
Shtfe kephar effected IL reconciliation
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-01-09
BEAUTY INDEED!

The maiden asked: Can you
make me beautiful"
"For S." said the witch, 81
can make you so beautiful that all
men will turn to stare at you as
you pass" E,
The maiden smiled disdainful-
ly. Her experience had taught
her this was not such an easy
matter.
"For $10," said the Witch, 81
can make you so beautiful that
the photographer will copyright
your pictures.
Still the maiden, unsatisfed,
shook her head.
For $15-and only one at the
price," said the witch-"I can
make you so beautiful that you
will not have a woman friend ia
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-01-09

Baltimore was today selected
asthe city in which the next dem
ocratic national convention will
be held, and June Is theday when,
the convention will begin.
Wasf1ington-The Democrat
ic Committee, this afternoon,
adopted the Presidential Pri-
mary Resolution.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-01-09
OBSERVATIONS

Ninety-nine women mysteri-
ously disappeared from Los An
geles the past twelve months.
Domestic trouble the main cause.
Some had domestic trouble with
their husbands and some with
other women's husbands. One
great-hearted husband threw
down the bars to extravaganza
BY offering 81 reward for the re-
turn of his missing helpmeet.
They blow in the money regard
less, that way, in Los Angeles,
sometimes. 4
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-01-09

charge of wife. deserticn. Said
he'd just gone out for walk. Case
dismissed.
Mrs. Bessie Lisbon, Pittsburgh,
testifying in divorce suit, said
husband wanted to sell their baby
to Italian count for $4,000
What'd the l. C. want with the
baby, anyhow?
Fred w. Kline, St. Louis, in
cross bill to wife's divorce suit
accuses her of infatutation. for
three ball players. Three! Ma
gee, Bliss and Knight, first two
are Cardinals.
The Examiners informs its
readers this morning that "His
hands cold and clammy =. d. DR..
Harry Elgin Webster denied any
knowledge of the murder. ="
Evidently written by a 'lady
reporter" who played hands"
with the doctor.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-01-09

all the worIdp
"Ah," cried the maiden, rap
turously, that will be beauty in
deedp'
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-01-09

Dearest" he piped from his
knees, when l gaze into your
limpid eyes, l feel transported to
a higher sphere. My heart ether
tally years and my burning soul
goes out-er-er-goes out"
Try one of those dinged fireless {;
cookersp roared a harsh farmer
like voice from the head of the
stairs.
Over so per cent of New York
City's mattresses are married wo- I.
men %
Bisbee daily review., 1912-09-03
DID HE EARN
THE MONEY?

Senator Boies Penrose is chargd
with having received $4,000 from John
d. ArchboId of the Standard Oil COM
pany in October, 1904. According TO
j Washington dispatch Senator Pen
rose admits having gotten that amount
of money from Archbold. He says hq
spent large part of il electing Roose-
Welt.
Very few persons care how Penrose
spent that money. The people. though,
are greatly interested in the fact that
a United States senator got such an
amount of money from the vice presi-
dent of Standard Oil.
What service did Penrose render in
return?