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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-13
Invites Own Friends;
Ball Is Called Off
Daughter of Nelson Morris Fails in
London Society When Mrs. Will
liams Withdraws Support
Special Cable 70 The American.

Special Cable TO The American.
LONDON, July 1.-THE bail which
was TO have been given this week by
Mrs. Schwab the daughter Of Nelson
Morris, Of Chicago. which Mrs VIII
liams undertook TO manage, has been
abandoned This is the sensation Of the
moment and has brought TO light some
revelations regarding ball giving in Lon
don.
Mrs Williams undertook the manage
ment of the bah on the condition that
she should not be interfered with by
the actual hostess.
The Countess Of Enroll. Niscountess
Massarene and Lady Paget had ar
ranged dinners before. Afterward Mrs.
Williams learned that Mrs. SchWab had
asked guests unknown to her and
promptly withdrew, giving as her excuse
that she would have spoiled Ii by in
wiling her own friends
1t was only at the last minute that
the dinner guests were told that the ball
was off and every one is now wondering
what Mrs. Schwab's next step will be.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-13
The Fair operate Star Makes Trip Zeppelin
Herself Fiend or Sky Riding

aluminium ladder-the cutest
thing you have ever seen-and
before you knew it we were off
off-way up in the air. Oh, joy"
Every Comfort Aboard.
Her eyes danced as she pro-
ceedCd, and she grew so animated
that if the Metropolitan Opera
House pee. had seen her. they
would have been aghast at such
VivaCity.
Every imaginable comfort
the last word in iLXury-greeted
US in the car. 1t was a lovely
room, with comfortable basket
armchairs along the sideS-a big
wide room. that you couldn't i'm
agine to be a space in an aiTship.
We sat there, and we drank
champagne, and we ate dainty
sandwiches, and we wrote hun
dreds of postal cards to friends"
Even in the air, / thought, the
terrible habit of postal card writ
ing appears to thrive. 1t is an
ineradicable habit.
THE German Government has
provided special airship stamps.
and ! can tell you we used them
plentifully. Oh, how delicious it
all was You touched an electric
bell, and instantly a steward APP
peared TO do your bidding The
luxury of the most luxurious no.
tel and the elegance Of the most
modern steamship We're at our
beck and call There was room for
IS people Nobody was scared;
nobody felt the slightest discom-
fort; We all sat in our delight
fully coy chairs and revealed. We
We're masters Of the air-I believe
we went up $500 feet THINK
so, at least-and l-I-weu,
never wanted to come down"
She looked so amusingly re-
gretfuI that l laughed. She real
~ meant what she said.
Wants to Buy Craft.
"A steward thought was crazy.
! said | wanted to buy an airship,
and he told me it cost half a mill
lion marks "A mere tlif1e,' 1
said, and he thought I was de-
mented. What a splendid adver-
tisement for any American mil
lionaire, Just think Of it. Oh.
I've forgotten 10 say that | prom
Used to drop a bouquet for Mr..
Adlon, Of this hotel, who is an
old friend Of mine. / did it /
rockoned 1t all out. We dipped
sometimes you know. and
swerved, and during one Of these
dips, when we We're over this roof.
dropped the bouquet. and it was
recovered. Wasn't that charming
and sweet-aud dear2"
thought it was, an that and
more To get a bouquet from the
ciouds-WhO could desire any
thing more touching
As to singing oh, forgot all
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-13
Special Correspondent of the HeGrSt's
Sunday American.
BY ALAN DALE.

Sunday American.
Special Gable to The American.
BERLIN, July 12.-Geraldine
Farrar forgot all about music, all
about her art" all about the
Metropolitan, all about trivial
mundane happenings when l met
her to-day at the Acton Hotel.
She had Just made a trip in an
airship-one of the Zeppeiins that
fly from Hamburg to Leipsig, and
she was all emOtioned, as they
say in French. Excitement, and
not No. IS, flushed her pretty
features, and she certainly did
look awfully charming in a rather
severe navy blue walking dress
and a black Happy" hat-not one
of the basin shapes that make a
CELL look as though she were
clamoring to be eXtinguished.
Miss Farrar is too wise for that
sort of folly. Besides. she isn't
clamoring to be eXtinguished.
Perish the thought,
I've had the experience of my
life" she said emotionally, "and.
nothing now matters but airships
to my mind Henceforth I'm an
airship fiend and III be engaged
for six whole months to any man
who can supply me with an air
ship. and-of course-remaiu in
the background"
Felt She Owned World.
She laughed in the quiet and
untinkling way that CELLS over
frn no
there, but makes no noise about it.
Il felt" she went 'on, that l
owned the world. splendid
feeling of superiority possessed
me-a delightful sensation Of be
ing above all the petty things Of
life. No. I'm not rOmanCing or
drawing a long bow. I made the
fight with mother. father and
two friends, and I assure you that
it was a revelation. | want to
own an airship. I must do so. It
is the most glorious method of
transit Imaginable
She paused for moment to get
breath. for she was genuinely eX-
cited. and looked with diSdain at
the music on the open piano-a
reminder of the daily struggle.
Let me tell you all about it,"
she said. 'MOmmer, YOU know.
is very nervous and inclined to be
light headed. She can't look
down from a height or out of
moving train 50 she was really "A
good test of the airghipS COM
fort. And she never once had a
Qualm We started from Pots
dam, where there is a field and =
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-13
Queen Alexandra
HOnors American
George Sdair Is Among Visitors
From United States Stopping
at Hotel Cecil.

VTNNTdT NdUTU 70 TE FNTTTET TLUWs
LONDON. July 12.-Mrs. Tryphosa
Bates Batcheller has been working hard
finishing her book of travel in Spain.
Queen Alexandra accorded her an honor
rarely given to an American, receiving
her this week in "A special audience and
presented her with an autographed pho
tOgraph in her coronation robes.
At the Savoy registrations include
Howard Gould, who spent a couple OF
nights there before going to Paris,
Earle c. Anthony. OF Los Angeles, and
Garrett W McEncTny, Of San Francisco
At the Cecil "A party from the Ameri-
can Agricultural Commission has been
Hamilton Patton. OF Chicago, and C. W
Adair, of Atlanta.
Anthony Drexel has left for a yachting
trip 10 Russia. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Henry Grasty, OF Baltimore have been
spending the week motoring into the
country. Colonel Sam Hin has taken
his family on an auto tour through
England
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-13

about tall about such triviali-
ties and details. / forgot my
work and my ambition. All / felt
was a strong wish never TO come
down, but Pm afraid to go up
again for fear l might spoil those
glorious first sensations. You
knOw-you do or you don't
that Zeppelin is planning
to send an airship across
the Atlantic and believes he can
do II IN two days. He is asking
the Government to grant him
three warships for the purpose.
Wouldn't it be great?
Describes Ships Machinery.
81 understand all about the ma
chinery and the makeup and the
possibilities of these airships. You
see, It's like this and then
and so and thus ="
She went into an elaborate de-
scription of machinery and tech
niCal details that made my head
whiZz. I'm an awful failure at
anything Of the kind, but Geral-
dine Farrar had no conjunction.
She told me aIl-all about it. and
if | don't understand a Zeppelin
airship it is MY fault. And l
don't. But she loved telling me
all about it. and when | left her |
felt | must fly as she did. It's
fearfully cheap. Only $25 a fly!
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-13
British Hospital to
Give Way to Hotel
New York Man Is Believed Head Of
Syndicate Which Has
Purchased Site.
sneciar Cable to The American.

Special Cable to The American,
LONDON, July 1l-One of the finest
building sites in London which is now
occupied by St Georges Hospital, has
been sold to a syndicate, Of which
Hardy r Black, Of New York. is be
lieved to be at the head. and d mag
nificent hotel. to cost Sc. 250, 900, will be
erected thereon.
While the personnel of the purchas-
ing syndicate has not been announced,
il is known that Mr.. Black has been
endeavoring to secure the property for
some time Under the agreement as
announced the hospital retains the right
to occupy the property for two more
years, during which time new and
larger hospital will be constructed in
the suburbs.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-13

Don't Hide Them with a Veil; Re-
move Them With the Othine
Prescription.

This prescription for the removal
Of freckles was written by a prom
ineut physician and is usually 50
successful In removing freckles and
giving a clear. beautiful complexion
mat Il is sold by Jacobs Pharmacy
under an absolute guarantee 10 re-
fund the money IL Il fails
Don't hide your freckles under a
veil. get an ounce Of Othine and re-
move them Even the first few APP
plications should show d wonderful
Improvement, some Of the lighter
freckles vanishing entirely
Be sure TO ask the druggist for
the double strength ornine. II is this
that is sold on the money back guar
aUtee.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-13
PRIVATE COMPANIES PILFER
FRENCH ISLES IN PACIFIC

Special Gable to The American.
PARIS, July l2.-French islands in
the Pacific are being piifered. the
French Colonial Office finds out. by pri-
vate companies and individuals.
In one case. il Is stated that a ma
tive named TaarOa OF Tahiti, who acts
as a kind Of local surveyor for the
French Government, sold three islands
to an English company.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-13
Two Await Death;
GarrOte Is Missing
Cuban Official Finds That instrument
of Execution Has Been Given
to Museum.
Special Gable TO The American

HAVANA, July 12.-The Secretary Of
Government during a visit of inspection
to Havana jail made the grimly hui
morous discovery that although two per-
sons, We're there awaiting the garrote
the instrument Of execution. was miss
ing
Ex- President Gomez during his ad-
ministration committed all the death
sentences or pardoned those condemned
TO undergo capital punishment and
shortly before he retired he presented
the garrote TO a newly established mu-
scum as a historic curiosity
The Secretary Of Government sent or
ders 10 the museum to return the gar
rute @ once.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-13
Young NOblewOman
Seeks Stage Honors
Nvonne Ftzroy Surrounds Self With
Clever Intimates Who Plan
to Produce Play,
Special Gable to The American.

Special Cable 70 7 he AmerIcan.
LONDON, July 12-Yvonne titzroy
is another patrician who yearns for
stage honors She is constantly ar
ranging smaller amateur theatTiCals
and her talents entitle her to serious
consideration. She is one of a group
who believe that woman should have a
vocation and surrounds herself with
clever set, much to the harm of her
fashionable relations.
Miss Fitzroy is an intimate friend Of
Lady Arlington, who loves play acting
and elaborate theatricals are in pros
pect for the country houses soon. She
Is also an adept at the new dancing in
balls Her Independence takes the
form Of d modified tango and an I'M
SApurgated turkey S-G
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-13
ROAD PAYS FOR sPILLlNG TEA.

LONDON. July l2.-Alleging negli-
gent shunting, Miss Cordelia Moir
Lloyd. of Manchester has been
awarded $3.50 damages against the
Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
for injury to her clothing by the up
setting Of a cup Of tea She was drink
ing in a carriage.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-13
SPARROW NEST 100 YEARS
OLD FOUND IN TREE TRUNK

Special Gable to The American.
LONDON, July lZ-While cutting up
an ash tree at a saWmill at Embletou,
Cumberland. the sawyers found in the
center Of the trunk a sparrOw's nest
containing the feathers and skeleton Of
a bira and four eggs intact n is as
sumed that the bird built its nest 100
years ago i'm a hollow Of the trunk,
which was sealed up as the tree grew.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-11-09
UNFAlRNESS is ALLEGED
Charges Against Representatives of
Government.

kansns City. Mo. November Sem
sational charges alleging unfairness on
inc part OF representatives OF the
United states Department OF Justice
in preparing "A case against the I'iori-
GA truit Lands Company. pending be
Tore the Federal grand Jury here, were
contained in petition filed in tho
Federal district Court here TO -dav by
Herbert 5. Hadlcy. former Governor
Of Missouri. attorney representing;
agents Of The Florida Lands Company
The petition charged specifically
that Sylvester r. Bush. an assistant
attorney-ec general OF The United states
had questioned prospective witnesses
IN the case and. upon finding them fav-
cradle 10 the land company. had dis
missed them.
Tho case being Investigated by tho
Governmcnt resulted from the sale OF
10000 acres OF land In tho everglades
10 1000 persons in various parts OF
Jae United states
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-11-09
LEVY WILL ENTER RACE
Announces Candidacy 10 Succeed Sen
ntOr Iclihu Root.

Especial 20 The Times Dispatch
Washington. November s. Repre-
sentative jefferson Levy. Of the old
Sulzcr congressional district. New
York CITY. IS a candidate for tho United
states Senate to succeed Senator Iclihu
Root. Republican, whose term expires
March 3, 1915 Mr. Levy VIII make
formal announcement OF his candidacy
within tho next few days ana viii open
a state w!dc campaign FOR the popular
vote
Basing his candidacy on his long
service TO the Democratic party. Mr..
Levy says that 20 per cent OF the
administration currency bill was taken
from reform currency bill he intro
dUCed in Congress years ago. He CON
tends that II the principles OF currency
reform he then proposed are good
enough for the Democratic administra-
ton now they are good for him 10
stand on in his light for votes for cleo
zion 10 the Senate.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-11-09
DISCUSS MEASURE
NEXT WEDNESDAY
Committee Wrangles All Day
Without Result Over Question
Of Fixing Number of Re
gional neutrality-suspicious.
Threaten to Carry Fight
to Floor of Senate.
Wilson Gives Order
for Senate Caucus

Especial to The Times Disputch.I
Washington, November S.-prcSi-
dent Wilson lnNc the order late this
afternoon for senate cnUcus
currency. Following conference
with the President. senator swan
son. Of Virginia, in churgc during
the absence al Caucus Chairman
Kern. returned To the Capitol and
issued the cail. the caucus will he
held wednesday, AFTERNOON.
AZ soon ns the Currency ComInit-
tee adjourned the Democratic mem
hers. with The exception al Senators
Reed ami Hitchcock, clo%etcd them
selves in the room or senator Hollis
and went over the situntion. They
rrnchcd the conclusion that n full
agreement in the committee MAS
impossible. and that "a cnIIcuS was
the only solution. senator SWIM
SON rrnchcd the room at that mo-
iucnt, mud Senator's Owen, poEic-
rene. ShAfrofh aud Hollis signed
the caucus petition. senator O't.or-
mum did not .i.u.
The caucus petition was signed ly
tvrnty-scNCn Democratic Senator's
practically Mi who are in the city
kilograms for all nbscntccs hnvc
been sent out.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-11-09
FRENCH WILL NOT CONTEST
Interesting Facts in Connection with
Divorce. Action.
b 'rhn 'rlnnns.nisnatch /

Especial 20 The Times Dispatch
Newport, Il. l.. November s.-Five
interesting facts came TO light to-day
IN the divorce suit which Mrs. Pauline
Leroy French has filed against her
hanltcr-husband. Amos Tuck F'rcnch, Of
New York. They are:
Mr.. French viii not contest the &C
tion.
Mrs. French brings hcr complaint
solely on tho ground of nonsupport
Sh" asks for suitable almony for
herself and her children.
Evidence Will be by deposition. and
every effort Will be made to keep the
case as inconspicuous as possible.
Edward Tuck, OF Paris. the very rich
uncle of Mr. French. and tho famous
benefactor OF Dartmouth College. is
Said TO he coming here for consultn-
non with the French family.
IL now appears that divorce papers
We're served In Providcncc. Mr. French
came TO that city because 1t was
thought that service could be made
less notable than in New York state.
Charles T.. Koohnc, attorney acting
for Mr.. French, said:
Mr. French is charged only with
nonsuprort. Mrs. French asks for al
iowance for herself and children"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-11-09
ASTRONOMERS DISAGREE
Take Issue on Question of Inhabitn-
bjlity of tho Planet Mars.
Especial to The Tirnes-Dispatci

Especial to The Tiinespispatch
Boston. November S.-Two noted au-
thoritics In the realm OF astronomy. Pro-
lessor Edward Charles Pickering head
OF the Harvard Observatory. and Pro-
lessor PerCival Lowell. owner of tho
famous observatory at Flagstaff. AriZ..
nave taken issue on tho question OF
the inhabltability of the planet Mars,
which promises to rouse II world wild @
controversy among scientists.
no astronomer in good standing
believes that there is sufficient cyi-
dence as yet to absolutely warrant tho
belief thht intelligent life exists on
tho planet Mars" declares Professor
Pickering. Professor Lowell has used
his imagination too freely in making
his deductions. He has not used good
Judgment
Or. Lowell. In an interview. said:
ihtse criticisms of my deductions
arc made By men who are not ex oerts,
ana who, therefore. have no authorita-
tive opinion on the subject"
George ASassiz. son OF the late Pro-
fcssor Alexander AGassiz. who has
studied ;he markings on Mars, colrob-
crates the finds of DR.. Lowell. as does
also Professor j.. A. Scagrave, form
er!y Instructor at Harvard, and a noted
providence astronomer.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-11-09
FINDS NO GOOD FEATURE
Emilio DcsrhampS Unrshiy Criticilcs
American Women.

ESPECIAL Gable 10 'rhc Times DigpatCh |
Parls, November S.-"rhe American
woman as a mother is like the Chinese
women. who throw their babies into a
DUST bin says Emilio Dcschamps, of
the Faris Geographical Society. in his
book, Uncle Sans Women" published
to-day.
Deschamps. who spent many years in
America studying social conditions
does not see a single rcdccminS fea-
turc IN American woman, but calls her
cynical cAtraVagant. mad. impossible
audacious. persistent, aggressive and
despotlc. iilled with unhealthy curl
osity. which she viii do ANYTHING to
crafty. totally neSlects her children
and is bent only on her own amuse-
mcnt. He SAYS she is a hybrid with
many masculine and a few feminine
qualities. and Is neither a good wife or
lover, nor mother.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-11-09
CITY OFFICIALS INDICTED
East st. Louis Defendants Charged
with COnspfracy TO Dcfrnud.

III
-, East ST. Louis. Ill. November s.
The East ST. Louis court grand jury
day returned nfty-nine indictments
against present and former city OH
cllis, the report suDplementinE thnt Of
october ~ when former Mayor Lam
bert and twenty-yevcn other persons
were Indicted.
Tho Indictments returned to-day in
,ho main substantiate those reported
previously. which charged the defou-
dnnts with conspiracy to ,lcfraud Tho
state alleges that they were in Il pact
70 defraud the city. and that tho
amount paid By the city for lncrcilan-
use anu service was in excess Of what
should have been paid by fully 100000
me new Indictments 30 into details
relative TO the conspiracy. giving DAYS
ana dates on which the alleged acts
or Conspiracy wore committed.
Violation OF law prohibiting. 81 CITY
oiicial from holding an interest in.
coht:acts for furnishing supplies to tho
CITY Is charged against T. Fred GcrOld
treasurer under the Lambert admins
tration; eight indictments charge Ger
1ld, Lambert and William r Roden-
berger, former city comptroller. with
cmbeHzleinent, and eight charge Cierold
Lambert and John J. Faulkner, former
city comptroller, with cnbczZlemcnt
four other officials or former officials
anu TWO other persons were also in
dlctcd. number OF the indictments
were Joint true bills
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-11-09
MAY WIPE OUT DEFICIT

Especial TO The 'riInes-Disr

ESPECIAL 10 The Tiines- Dispatch
Washington, November S.--protite to
the postal service from the parcel post
are expected TO be large enough to
wipe out whatever deficiency there NAV
be from the operation Of the general
system II has been estimated that
these prohts may reach s3O,O00.OO0 this
year
FIRST Assistant postmaster-Cienernl
hoher' administration Of the parcel post
law said tonight that il was impo.-
slpie 10 tell at this time with any dc
gre OF accuracy what have been the
PIoii's OF Tn" parcel post since its in
ausuration last January because nl,
NE receipts from the parcel post until
the latter part OF September were con-
H"rted INTO the general receipts Of the
Post -Otice Denartnenf
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-11-09
SITUATION is SERIOUS
Government I'hysicians Sent In islands
ON tIl,I.u

Washington: November S.-Bccause
OF an epidemic of measles on KODIAK
and Arognail Islands. Alaska. Secretary
OF interior Lane to-day ordered three
government physicians to the stricken
districts. Assistant Surgeon Krulish
OF Public Health Service who is ON
special detail with the United States
bureau az Education and now ut
Juneau. -Alasll;,. and Drs. II. O. Schale-
ben and o. Il. orr, OF the Interior De
partmnnt Will proceed to the islands
Immediately.
Secretary Lane took this action after
he had received telegram from
Governor Strong, OF Alaska. stating
that many Inhabitants of the islands
were destitute and that the situation
was serious. There are 40 cases OF
measles at :Nfognnk village. three
deaths have been reported at Lodliull
and ten deaths at kagnak.
Secretary Lane requested OF Sccrc-
tary McAdoo the cooperation OF the
dcmic
The cutter Tahoma, Mt Seattle. late
Island
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-11-09
SPINSTER ADOPTS DAUGHTER
Famous Maiden Woman Author Tells
story To Her Friends.

Special 10 The Times Dispatch
Roston. November S.-The adoption
oil q child by famous maiden woman
author was revealed in Boston by tho
arrival at the suffrage festival of Miss
Maria WINSTON. Of shirley and her
daughter Miss Alison Wnslow
IL was lonely and felt that needed
some one to care for me" said Miss
Winslow i'm telling her friends of the
odd adoption. so fourteen years ago
decided To ADOPT 4 daughter OF my
own Although spinster, have felt
all the JOY OF being a mother my
adopted daughter has been all that a
real daughter could be to real
mother"
The daughter" is a charming girl
of the blonde type. She is twenty
enc, and is very fond and proud Of he'll.
author-mothcr. Like her mother"
she is an enthusiast suffragist Both
Misses Winslow presided over the au-
tograph book stall at the suffrage fcs-
tiNal
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-11-09
STUDENT BADLY INJURED
Skull Probably Fractured in Motor
cycle Accident.
Especial TO The Times Dispatch

ISpcClHI % Inc Times -DispatCh
Hanover. y. il, November S.--in-
honE NJ. Euse. son Of Or. Ruse. an
eminent Chicago surgeon, was taken
TO the Students Hospital tonight suf-
fcring from! II probable fracture OF the
OF being thrown twenty feet from n
motorcycle. on which he was riding at
the rate of fortN-iiVe miles am hour
on the roadway between this town and
Lebanon. y heavy rain was falling ut
the time. and the motorcycle skidded
ana brought UP against stone wall.
ltuSc is senior at Dartmouth. and is
the father of number of football
songs one OF which WAS sung to-day
ut the Harvard princeton game