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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-27
Who Was Shakespeare?
BY GARRETT P. SERVISS

his schooling, if ever he had any,
or concerning the manner in which
he acquired his universal knowl-
edge or developed his matchless
power Of literary expression.
Yet the plays and poems We're
written by some one! Who was it,
then? Most of those who have un-
dertaken to demolish the Shake
speare legend have assumed that 1t
was the great scholar and universal
genius of that age-Lord Francis
Bacon-and that Shakespeare, the
actor was simply puppet used by
Bacon to conceal his authorship,
because, at that time, and particu-
larly because of the political sig
niticance of the plays, it would have
been fatal to Bacon to be known
as their author
This is the view taken by Sir Ed
win Burning Lawrence, who has
just sent me a copy of a pamphlet
written by him on THE Shake
speare Myth" l do not find this
pamphlet to be as convincing as
many of the more extensive works
on the subject that | have read,
but | mention it as showing how
vain is the hope of the defenders
Of Shakespeare of Stratford through
thick and thin that they may be
able to discourage further question:
ing by denouncing all doubters
with contemptuous and scurrlous
epithets. THERE ARE AS GOOD
SCHOLARS AND AS ABLE
THINKERS ON THE OTHER
SIDE OF THE QUESTION AS ON
THEIRS. I do not think that |
could recommend to any intelligent
person course Of reading of more
fascinating interest, or more in
forming than that which would be
furnished by an attentive perusal
of the best that has been written
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-27
"VOtes for Wirnrnin"
BY DAMON RUNYoN.

I HEAR PUNK drum onen
About this Nmmn, wich PUNK
! hadn't thought neither, if PUNK $ Il
I'll a chanst Mother
Now PUNK has his an hair:
He could hide behind a o spare
when PUNK
III take chanst Mother the
SEE PUNK; When wmmin where will feers
They'll o office
An they'll be public
So I'll take o al ga
twenty years l to state
They amt hair Peters
An never had when
So III take a o an
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-27
Whaling Industry Doomed

The end of the whaling industry sight according TO
hoy Andrews who recently returned from Corea with
DIE additions for the museums in New York City.
As m other fields the japanese have made the most of the
whale and canned whale eaten in the Orient substitute
for beef. which is costly and hard obtain
Only since the Russian War have the little brown men
made whaling science but already they oreseen the
end OF the pursuit and engaged in perfecng traw
ing system by which steady supply of fish may relied upon
instead OF the waStefu methods orefathers the jan
ese have treated the whale with the intelligent handling
'al he modern packer bestowS the Nothing is al
lowed TO
Our propensity for killing viii put the whale in
CLASS with the carrier pigeon and the doda
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-27
Are Not Adaptable

Old people are not adaptable and
1t seems impossible for the woman
who has ruled supreme in her own
house to take second place i'm som
body else's. 1t is Likewise jmpnssr-
BILE for mother to realize that her
children ever grow up and that
when they are married they have q
duty to husband or wife that comes
even before their duty to her This
is why the advent Of the moth'r-In-
law in a family is almost invariably
the beginning of trouble, and why
no mother should go to live with
any one of her married children
1t is possible to avoid it,
Undoubtedly daughters In-la"
and sons in-law are not angels 70
live with. They lack much 10 pa
thence and consideration in d-a.'L.s
with their wives and husbands
mothers. But mothers skirts a's
not clear, either. and the 7o'.a"
who has really her children.s 'h.a.
est at heart, who loves the" "
seldshly. will go to an old ladies
home before she viii go 10 NV
with them.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-27
The Conceit of Age.


Nor is it worth while to remind
her that other people have just az
good a right to their own code of
ethics and conduct as she has, and
that she holds no divine commits
sion to go around reforming the
world, and forcing other people to
measure up to her little narrow
inch rule
Colossal self conceit is one of the
unloyely characteristics of age that
only the biggest and broadest
minded people escape. BY the time
a woman has admired herself for
siXty-odd years vanity becomes an
incurable disease. BY the time she
has been sure she was exactly right
for half century you could remove
a mountain easier than you could
shake her faith in her own infalli-
bility, and her mind is as imper-
vious to the suggestion that she
might be in the wrong as a granite
bowlder is to the prick of a cam
brio needle.
Old people always think they are
Solomons that their way of doing
things is the only way; their point
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-27
An Appeal.

Now. | am not going to express a
definite opinion on the question as
to who really did write the great
est masterpieces that English liter
allure can boast but l am going to
make an appeal fol concerted eff
fort. by competent scholars. to clear
up the mystery. There are many
who think that an exploration of
the Shakespeare tomb at Stratford
might cast great deal Of light
upon it, Why, then, should not
such an exploration be made? To
speak of proclamation" in such
case is in itself a proclamation,
Others are of opinion that a more
thorough search than private means
have yet rendered possible of the
. innumerable repositories of books.
pamphlets, manuscripts. letters, etc,
which exist in England and else
where might have surprising re-
suits. Many discoveries. bearing
more or less upon the subject in
controversy, have already been
made in unexpected places. one of
them in London, only two or three
years ago.
What is needed is ORGANIZA-
TON and MONEY, and the world
at large would, surely. be as much
interested in knowing who the "Wil-
liam Shakespeare" whom it has been
taught to revere as the foremost of
all its geniuses really was, as in
. knowing the character of the ice
covering the south pole.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-27

n TARK TWAIN'S last book
Nj was called rs Shakespeare
Dead ?" and in it the IA
nous humorist, who had often
proved that he was no mere literary
clown, but a man of slngularly pro-
found judgment and most pene-
trating intelligence, ridiculed, in his
inimitable way, the time -honored
legend that William Shakespeare,
or Shakspere, or Shagsper or what
ever really was his variously
spelled name, had written the i'm
mortal plays and poems that go
under the name of William Shake
speare.' Notwithstanding the stud
led silence of most Of the Shake
spearean literary critics. who would
apparently have been glad if the
world could be kept in ignorance of
what so widely read and univer-
sally praised an author as Mark
Twain thought on this subject. his
book has recently appeared in a
European edition Of English mas
terpieces which everybody reads,
SO that the attempt to smother it
has notably failed
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-27
The little People" Are
ALWAYS Robbed

Somehow They Do Not Seem to Get Used It. By Learn
ing How to Vote They Gould Change Conditions Perhaps
But Being Robbed Is Easier Than Learning to Vote
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-27

: Or the old lady nags and frets ,t
her son-in-law because he SMOKES
when she disapproves Of tobacco
or ne has beer with his dinner
when she is a. W. c. T. u. or he has
old chums Of whom she is susn,-
cious. or because he will read tba
Sunday newspaper instead Of 60
ing to church,
1t never occurs to the old ladv
that her daughter-i NAV he a
far more intelligent woman than
she is; that ner way of keepIng
house and raising children may be
thousand times more scientific.
or that the daughter-in- laws wav
may represent the advancs in prog
ress of a generation, ane that even
If It doesn't. the daug9ter-fn-Iaw
has Just as good right to run her
own affairs in her way as she had
to run hers IL her way.
1t Is Imperti1ence.
Nor does it dawn on her that anv
man who pays for THIS support of a
home has the privilege of doing in
it as he pleases, and &bat it is an
insolent impertinence fo- anv OH.
slider to interfere with him.
Mother-in-law is always an un-
welcome guest. whether it is in her
sons or her daughters house. and
it is her own fault in the majority
Of cases that this is true. And it is
true because she can not keep her
finger out of her chidren's pies.
Because a woman happens to he
the mother OF her host or hostess
does not make her any the less l
guest under his or her roof. and
she could only remember this, d.
conduct herself according to ua
rules laid down by decent socle,v
for the guidance OF guests. It wout
enormously augment the sum e
human happiness.
Because woman is staying n
her sons house gives her no rigst
to try to boss it and her daughter.
1n-law. or to criticise the bread
she eats On the contrary. it sho4i4
make her that much more dfscrea.
and chary OF making suggestions.
Daughter-in-law Will ask for her
advice when she wants it, and the
wise thing is to withhold counsel
even when it is requested.
Nor does the fact that she is Nv
ing with her daughter give wom-
an the right to police her sou-ln-
law and make herself disagreeable
to him. On the contrary as she
pays for her board with her society
II Is all the more up to her to make
that society agreeable. soothing ard
hatteriDp
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-27

on both sides of this curious con-
troversy. The anti Shakespear-
lists" have one disadvantage-the
have as the nature of the subject
rendered inevitable, attracted to
their side a number of persons who
ordinarily are looked upon as
''cranks," and whose concurrence
is rather an obstruction than an aid
tn their pausp
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-27
Followed the Footmarks

Il
Mark Twain was simply follow
ing and Illuminating the footmarks
of many able writers who have
traversed this ground since Della
Bacon opened the controversy more
than half a century ago. Probably
hundreds Of books and pamphlets
have been published with the aim
of proving that Mr.. Shakespeare,
of Stratford on Avon, was not and
could not have been the writer of
the Shakespeare plays and poems;
that at best, he was nothing more
than fairly good actor, whose
knowledge of the world and man
kind was confined to what a play
actor in those days when play act
ing was profession that Guilt
waited people looked down upon,
could acquire; that he was so igno-
rant that il Is nice question
whether he could even write his
name; that he died without the
slightest public notice being taken
of his death and leaving no trace
of books, manuscripts, notes. let
tiers or any, the least, of the in
Vulnerable things which great
thinker, writer, scholar, poet and
philosopher lsuch as the author of
the plays evidently VAS must nat
uraly have possessed; that many
of the greatest of the plays made
their frss appearance YEARS AFT
Err HIS DEATH; that he never
claimed to be the author of the
masterpieces bearing his name. and
took no interest in their preserva-
ton, that hundreds of the most
wonderful lines in the great plays
were added by an unknown hand
after he was In his grave. and many
other remarkabla facts of SINH
lar nature. Ii has also been shown
that he was a person Of SO little
Importance that not a scrap of gem
uine information exists concerning
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-27
By DOROTHY DIX

n N old mother went to live with
"A her son, whose wife's mother
also lived in the same house.
Both the son and his wife did all
they could to make the old lady
happy, but she disapproved of the
manners and point of view of the
daughter flaws mother, and felt
it to be her sacred duty to express
her opinion freely on the subject.
Trouble ensued.
Then the mother went to live
with her married daughter but she
didn't like her son-in-law's rela-
tives any better than she did her
daughter-in-l laws, and she likewise
felt it nothing more than right, and
her privilege, to vent her senti-
ments, thereby stirring up strife
again, and precipitating another
family row.
1t appears that before mother ar
rived on the scene both her son
and her daughter were on the most
affectionate terms with their in
laws" and got along beautifully
with them, and because they re-
fucad 70 Savar fbnca lyIpd1va +foS
and take mothers part in the fool
ish quarrels, she feels that she mas
been very badly treated, and calls
them undutiful children, and re-
CARDS herself as a prosecuted mar
tyr.
OF course, there is no use in
telling this old lady that her son
and daughter are right, and that
there's just one person more fool
ish than the individual who is al
ways getting into quarreIs, and
that is the one who takes up some
body eIses quarrel Nor is there
any good in telling her that, so far
from having grievance in her
children loving their "in-laws,' she
should be down on her knees
thanking heaven for the miracle
that has been vouchsafed in their
behalf.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-10-12
A uoic. In the Niaht.

Business had detained the master of
the house. Strictly speaking. il was }
o'clock in the morning rs he softly
crept up the stairs. and everything was
calm and peaceful
Carefully and noiselessly he opened
the door OF his bedroom and crossed
the threshold with the grace of an
Indian on tile trail.
Unfortunately. however. the family
cat was enjoying well earned rest
on the rug by the bedside. and the
master of the household elected under
misrepresentation. 10 deposit the
weight OF his foot upon the feline :
caudal appendage-
Naturally, the feline uttered Il shrill
and noisome complaint, piercing sounds
that awakened the mistress of the
house. This good lady sat up in bed.
perturbed. but not at loss
Frederick" she murmured. don I
you think it's a trifie late to be sing
ing? The neighbors might complain.
you know"
Then Frederick nimbly elected the
musical mouser and deity slid between
the sheets.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-10-12
a Pack Of Sheer Nonsense
He STAYED In.

Senator Bacon of Georgia passed a
constituent around the capitol for
awhile and then, having some work TO
do on the floor, conducted his visitor
to the senate gallery. After an hour
or so the visitor approached a gallery
doorkeeper and said:
My name is Swate. 1 am friend
of Senator Bacon He brought me
here. and 1 want to go out and look
around a bit l thought that l would
tell you so / can get back in"
That's all right" said the doorkeep-
err. but 1 may not be here when you
return In order to prevent any mis-
take 1 will give you the password so
you can get your seat again
Whats the world?" Mr.. Swate
asked
"Idiosyncrasy-"
"What?'
'+IdioSyncraSy-
Il guess I'll stay in said Swate--
Washington Star
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-10-12

George W. Lee. the rowing coach.
who prepared the representatives, of
Grand Rapids (AIich.l Boat and Canoe
club. which Won seven races in five
days at the tri-regatta at Peoria. H. *
entitled to a place in the hall of fame.
if the rowing authorities ever organize
such I'm Institution Lee put the Grand
Rapids club on the map. so TO speak.
He accomplished more in the two
months in which he coached the row.
ing men than was ever credited to one
man in rowing
Before Lee began the arduous task
of turning out men fit to row against
the best amateurs in the world he was
in charge of a lot of men who had
never accomplished anything in the
rowing line He was in the midst of a
lot of young men who had never been
used to being kept in line and be-
cause of this Lee had to overcome
many breaks in rules of discipline that
he framed when the club engaged him
But his knowledge of the game and
perseverance enabled him to send to
the races men who won eight firsts
three seconds and one third. The club
won eight cups, six plaques. one ban
ner and sixteen medals.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-10-12
cHAFIN AND WATKINS

The Prohibition nominees now in the
field. Eugene Wilder Chain and Aaron
Sherman Watkins. are good campaign
erS. They were teammates in 1908 as
candidates for the same offices for
which they have been renominated-
Chain is a native of Wisconsin. where
he was born Nov 1. 1852. He has
long been one of the most prominent
figures in his party a lawyer by pro-
feSsion. he was twice candidate for
the office of attorney general OF Wis
consin. once a candidate for the same
office in Illinois and prior to that ran
for congress He was a candidate for
the Wisconsin governorship in 1895
He removed TO Arizona in 1909 and
now resides at Tucson. that state. He
is possessed of pleasing manner and
makes it a rule in life to look on the
pleasant side of things
Watkins. the Prohibition candidat re
for vice president first saw the light
at RuShsylvania o. Nov %. 1863.
He. too. became Il lawyer. having been
admitted to the bar after four years in
Il law office He later entered the
Methodist ministry and was ordained
in 1895 He took up college work in
1908 IS professor OF literature and phi
losophy. was the Prohibition candidate
for governor of Ohio in 1905 and in
1905 received the double honor OF be
ing renominated for governor and
nominated for vice president
Among the party's leaders are Rob
ert Howard Patton of Springfield. H.
Prohibition candidate for governor Of
Illinois IN 1904
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-10-12
Aooardina to STYLE.

During the Spanish-American war
the navy department, by way of a
graceful compliment to the great uni
versities, renamed two converted cruis
ers Harvard and Yale. Not long after
Commodore Dewey was asked what
new names should be conferred upon
two little Spanish gunboats that had
been captured in Philippine waters
Oh said the commodore, well just
call one the Massachusetts Institute of
Technology and the other the Pennsyl-
vania College of Physicians and Sur
geons.'-Chicago News.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-10-12
OUR CONSUMPTION OF FRUIT.
We Eat Up Nearly 100000, 600 Worth
Yearly, Statistics Show.


Yearly, Statistics Show
Our consumption of fruit runs UP
in one year to the enormous total of
nearly $500. 5000 says the New York
Press The statistics for 1909 show
that our apple crop was worth $751;
0O0.O COG. our peaches S2S.000.00o. our
grapes so. 100000 and our strawberries
ST., 100000. our oranges reaching the
same large figures We consumed S1U.-
OC0.o00 of plums and prunes. S1.0o0,0o
of pears and cherries and S5.0oO.0O0 of
the raspberry. And all of these things
are part of the high cost OF living since
there has been an increase of nearly 40
per cent in the value of orchard fruits
between 1899 and 1909. while there has
been less than per cent in the in
crease of production
One of the curious features of this
production of fruit has been the lessen
ing of the apple crop. which in the past
decade, with a growing population. has
decreased from 115,000,o00 to 100000
coo barrels On the other hand. the
production of tropical fruits in CONT
mental United States has about trebled
in the same time. and ten times as
were produced ten years ago When it
is realized that since 1899 there has
been 4 decrease of nearly 100000
quarts in our small fruits and that the
value of the crop advanced nearly So
100000. it is easy to see why the cost
of living increases among the sweets OF
life as we'll as among the more sub
stantial things that man needs to 90 on
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-10-12

John McFadden and DR.. W. W. Was
son have been added to the University
of Colorado coaching staff, according
TO the announcement of General Man
ager Herman Weinberger. The en-
ployment of two additional coaches
was recently authorized by the ath-
letic board
McFadden will be assistant coach to
football. head coach in basket ball and
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-10-12
The Flight of lime.

One must be Il genius to be a sue
cessful barber One is reminded of the
tonsorial artist who operated in the
same village for fifty years and never
made mistake In his early days a
handsome boy got in his chair
Shave. sir?" asked the barber
You fatter me. No; l can only use
a hair cut
Years passed In fact, thirty years
did The same man came to the same
barber
Hair cut. sir asked the barber
You fatter mer' sighed the man
mo; only Il shave."-Cleveland Plain
Dealer
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-10-12
IickIish Proposition.

Clerk-Your ad- reads. plain cook
wanted" They rather fight shy of
that, sir.
Subbubs-How shall 1 put it, then?
Clerk should say. Woman want
ed to do plain cooking
Subbubs-Change it, will you? Glad
you mentioned it And, by the way,
instead of woman you'd better make
it .lady."-Boston Transcript
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-10-12
Phonetic SpeIIina.

In Indiana it is necessary for Il man
saekin. a marriage license to tell in
the application If he has bean married
before and. if 80. what became of his
other wife or wives One politician out
there desired to WAX a trIfie poeticaI
when he came TO the question about
what became of his first wife and he
wrote
Gone 70 the CRATE beyond Wash
ington Herald