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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-24
AS THE SUMMER TERM BOOMS
The SOUTHERN BUSINESS COLLEGE
PLACING MANY PUPILS IN POSITIONS
The Popular Business School,
With a Large and Efficient
Faculty, Is Daily Sending
Out It's Well Trained Pupils
Into Good-Paying Positions.

Several new pupils have just en-
tered the Southern Shorthand and
Business University. and they could
not have selected a better time to
begin a Business Course than the
present.
Miss Mae Garner, one of the re-
cent bright pupils, has been placed
by the managers Of the Southern in
a good steno- bookkeeper's position
with Messrs. Collier & Co, a prom
tnent firm in Barnesville, Ca.
Il like my place fine, so far"
writes Miss Garner, and it is stated
that the firm is pleased with the
services Of Miss Garner.
Several others have been placed
in good positions by the Southern
during the past week. Mr.. Parkin-
SON. Miss Davis. Mr.. Stripping. Mr..
Mackey, Mr.. Hollingsworth and Mr..
Meredith being among them.
No trouble to secure a position II
the business man to whom you ap-
ply knows that you are a graduate
Of the Southern.
Il am informed that your school
is the best I'm the South" writes =
prospect, and similar statements
are frequently made by those writ
ing to the Southern for information.
1T looks more businesslike here
than in any other business school 1
have visited" said one OF the callers
upon the managers Of the Southern
Shorthand and Business University.
Your school seems to have a
large attendance, and from the IA
vorable information | have gath
cred, | have decided to place my son
with you"
The foregoing remarks were made
to the managers Of the Southern by
a gentleman who made a very thor
ough investigation Of business
schools.
Business Mems Endorsement.
Those desiring to become expert
stenographers and high-class book
keepers are requested to follow the
course of the gentleman above re-
ferred to
Make diligent inquiry among At
lanta's prominent business men
Then the task of deciding where
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-24

NEW YORK. June 24.-Vaslav Nj
jinsld, which is a name and not an
epithet thank you, is to stand for a
now epoch in the dance Nijinsld is
the foremost Of the Russian dancers,
who is able to get more expression
and art from the muscles of the great
toe than most masters can command
from a whole ballet.
Wherefore the Russian speaks
with authority, and when that au-
thori.y says that each age has its
dance and that the dance takes its
color and its action from tine rea!
doings Of the particular age, you may
be sure that you are getting no idle
chatter from mere dreamer. It is
expert testimony.
According to Nijinski the dancer
must represent something. The type
must be distinctive Of something
that age is doing off the stage
Thus, there is to come the Rookie
Teller ballet, with the clammy finan-
cial part of the period in the far
background along with vivisection
anu AllN tleT~bN g VI lltN anu SlldHSN
germs. Rockefeller plays golf, so the
ballet will present Rockefeller by
getting gOlfy. 1t is the Nijinski idea
that a chorus of fairies wearing golf
toys, pursued by Cupid Caddies car
rying sixty pounds of plumbers tools
that are essential to make one hap
by while on the links, will justly
represent the era of Jawn D.
They are to balance airily rs
though about to drive into the top
gallery, swing in rhythmic cadence
and poise as though peering over the
long green to see where in thunder
the ball anded Then they are TO jog
toward the setting sun in fairy troop
and go through the various other an
tics that beset one who is possessed
Of the devil Of golf.
Further drawing upon sport for in
spiration. the great Russian artist
sees in tennis an outlet for the spirit
of the dance. The tennis court at
the White House where Theodore
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-24
Ragtime Artists Will
Pit Fingers Against
Player-Piano Again

The second attempt to settle the
question Of Atlanta's champion rag
time player will be made this after
noon at Weatherholt Hall. 70 North
Broad Street
At this time several of Atlanta's
most expert pianists will compete
with a Weatherholt player piano and
all the varieties of ragtime will be
produced.
Frank Hammond, executive secre-
tary to Mayor Woodward, will act
again as judge, and indications are
that a large crowd will be present
to witness the contest.
The first contestant will begin play
ing at 3 o'clock Everybody who en-
Joys ragtime is invited to attend It's
free.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-24
State to Provide for
All Veterans Attending.

HARRISBURG, PA, June 24.-Pru-
vision has been made by the State
Senate to care for all veterans who
may attend the emi-centennial of
the battle of Gettysburg in excess Of
aO,OOO, the number for which pro-
vision previously had been made.
An item of S35 600 was inserted in
the general appropriation bill to meet
the cost Of transportation, where vet
Grams are entitled to it and quarters
and subsistence at Gettysburg.
The commission believes about So
200 veterans will attend the celebra-
ton.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-24
REUNION TESTS
GETTYSBURG
HOSPITALITY
Village Scurries for Food for
100000 Visitors-Vanguard
Is Arriving,

GETTYSBURG, PA, June 24.-The
vanguard of the go 900 strangers who
Will take part in the celebration of
the semi-centennial of the Battle of
gettysburg next week arrived to-day.
As this is town of only 1000 inhabi-
tants, the people are panic-stricken
at the outlook. Every hotel for ten
miles around already is bought out
with reservations, and it is feared
many visitors will have to sleep in the
open and go hungry.
SO badly frightened are the towns
people at the outlook that many have
bought provisions to last them two
weeks, fearing famine when the
celebration takes place.
The Sons of Veterans already are
encamped on the outskirts and the
pennsylvania Veterans of the G. A. R
VIII be here Thursday. Forty-five
thousand veterans will be under can
vas.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-24
Enters Girls Room
At 2 A. M; Arrested

AUGUSTA. June 40. z. Cakes,
"ntil recently Of Atlanta, city sales
man for one of the big packing houses
OF Chicago, with branch offices here,
was arrested by the police after hav-
Ing entered the bed room of young
woman at o'clock in the morning.
He claimed he made mistake and
was seeking the manager of his con-
Germ, who roomed at the house.
Cakes was released, after a few
hours in Jail, as he showed evidence
of having borne a good character
previously and after his friends had
stated that he was drinking when he
entered the house.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-24
Barker to Manage
Newly Built Road

The new Gainesville and North
western Railroad will have as its vice
president and general manager B. S.
Barker, of Atlanta, commercial agent
of the Southern. Mr.. Barker has ten
dered his resignation for July /, and
will so to Gainesville to his new Of
flee.
Mr. Barker has been in the employ
of railroads for 25 years. The new
road has just been completed It ex-
tends through Hall and White Coun-
ties. with it's terminus at North
Helen, a booming town.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-24
eco or TOO Georgia
Veterans to Attend.

Assurance tAat sufficient money had
been Appropriated to entertain every
veteran who desires to attend the
Gettysburg reunion was received by
Governor Brown Tuesday morning in
a telegram from Lewis L. Better,
secretary of the Pennsylvania Gettys-
burg Commission.
At frs. 1T was thought that only
500 vetelans from Georgia could be
entertained, but the telegram means
as many as can attend will be cared
for.
General A. J. West. of Atlanta, will
be in charge Of the. Georgia delega-
ton. He has been active in the cf-
fort TO work up a full attendance.
From 600 and 700 Confederate vet
Grams from Georgia will make the
trip. Many Georgia Federal veterans
also have signihed their intention Of
attending.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-24
Marshall Heads Senate
Gettysburg Committee.

WASHINGTON, June 24.-Vice
President Marshall to-day designated
as Senate committee to attend the
Gettysburg semi centennial ceremo-
MES Senators Newlands, Bankhead,
SNivHlv Dupont. Thornton, Nelson.
Works ard Bradley.
The Senate had designated the Vice
President himself as a member Of the
committee.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-24
Says Too Easy Life
Makes Girls Lazy

NEW YORK, June 24.-Mme. NAL
vina Cavallazzi. who retired last week
as head of the Metropolitan opera
House ballet school to return to Italy.
declared American girls are the most
graceful and intelligent In the world.
but lacked perseverance and patience
Things come to them so easily that
it makes them lazy and ftfuI," she
said
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-24
Hetty Green's Home
Is Taxed at $4,000

BELLOWS FALLS, VT. June "a
The tax listers of the town Of Rock
ingham in their abstract Of the tax
list, show that Mrs. Hetty Green.
who holds her permanent residence
here, is assessed on a valuation of
SIP. 900.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-24

to take your business course will be
an easy one.
The people admire the Southern's
businesslike appearance.
They like its large, wide-awake,
enthusiastic and efficient faculty.
They are pleased with the way in
which the business men speak Of II.
Write call or phone for catalogue,
and enter now. Address
A. G. Briscoe, President, or L. W.
Arnold, Vice President, 10 West
Mitchell Street, Atlanta, Ga.
Rev. Thomas L. Bryan, represen-
tative and lecturer.
Send 25c in stamps for copy of
Professor Bryan's Pamphlet on
Punctuation.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-24

not pretty they keep her back in the
race with man in business and profess
siOnal fields.
These things were related TO the
national convention Of neurologists
and alienists by DR.. Albert E. Sterne,
of Indianapolis, and DR.. H. c. r. Nor
riss, of Enderlen, n. Oak. The two
doctors agreed that the only thing to
do was clothe woman in trousers.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-24
o'NEAL STRIKES sHAckLEs.

MONTGOMERY. ALA, June "a
Two important humanitarian orders
have been issued by Governor O'Neal
ALI shackles must be removed from
convicts and cities must cease leas-
ing their cOnviCts
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-24
Important
Sayings
BY important people on
topics of live interest

THE matter OF leprosy is one Of
great concern to the whole nation
because of the bility as
we'll as the widespread distribution of
the disease. Humane segregation AMI
treatment is necessary and will ulti-
mately have to be provided IL the
States are to answer to their re-
sponsibility for the care and the con-
troll of this disease. DR.. Rupert
Blue, Surgeon General of the United
States Health Service, in an address
at St. Paul, Mimi, declaring that
leprosy is on the increase.
while our high schools supply ex-
cellent preparation for college life and
train our young men and women
thoroughly well for higher education
they do not help the solution of this
great problem OF industrial education
A thorough reorganization and up
building Of the public and common
schools is necessary New methods.
new ideas and ideals must be insti-
tuted. Abrams Elkus, in address at
City College, New York.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1913-12-24

Ir} Z Leader want Ad.
The Caucasian., 1913-08-17
rhs DANGER ef Too Much.

It is the mark Of our era to want
more OF everything than we can use,
yet when we get the too much we de-
mand we are crushed by It, as Tar
peia was crushed by the shields.
have often thought that the sheer.
brute mass Of life-of people to know,
Of books to read. of plays to hear, OF
pictures to see, of things to do, buy,
learn, enjoy-within reach OF the well
to do person In the modern world far
outruns the capacity Of any human
being to take 1t in and make Of 1t the
sane whole that a life should be.
Yes; yet we go crazily on, trying to
expand to illimitable possibilities,
thinking we shall be happier SO soon
as we have discarded all our present
belongings and opportunities for big
ger, newer, richer ones. How many
people do you know who have not met
d substantial Increase Of income with
d corresponding enlargement of their
whole scale Of living, a senseless ex-
pansion sometimes. outrunnfng thefr
increased ability to provide for II
There il no future but chaos for SO
ciety with such ambitions. They are
centrifugal and can only lead to dis
integration Cornelia a. P. Conner IL
Atlantic.
The Caucasian., 1913-08-17
GRADING the Suburban Lot.

When grading or terracing is to pc
done on the suburban lot, go about IL
in the right way by removing the TOP
soil first to a depth of from SIX 10
eight inches-more If this soil is deep
or, the color will tell you-over the
entire surface to be excayated, and
also over the area which is to be ter
raced or ramped or altered IN any way.
Put this il, a convenient place where
It will not interfere with building and
grading operations but will be aceess11-
BILE when wanted. Then do the work
Of grading everywhere. bringing all
levels to within six inches Of their pro-
posed finished surface When all this
is done restore the top soil to the top.
spreading It evenly and little deeper
than six inches allowed over those
areas which have been built up. as
these will settle. From Suburban
Gardens. By Grace Ta Dor.
The Caucasian., 1913-08-17
macy. you see, was necessary evil,

Lunacy, you see, was necessary evil
TO be treated as SUCH not as some
thing tu be cured We have abolished
that and we are on the road to the
prevention of tnsallity.
One necessary evil going.
We have been herring much of the
reclamation Of girls and women who
go wrong There will come Il time
when they will no longer he regarded
as i necessary evil when the same
spirit which freed the lunatic from the
charge of rliminality will treat these
uilfortunates us victims of causes out
side Of themselves.
So will another necessary evil be
eliminated.
III spite Of pessimism the world does
advance in righteousness. The pessi-
mist is wrong in looking only at the
cloud. The optimist proves his shal-
lowness sometimes by seeing only the
silver lining, -.~.-.
Better than either is the meliorist,
who holds that the world is advancing,
slowly perhaps but no less surely. in
the ways Of right and Justice,
The Caucasian., 1913-08-17
INVESTIGATE YOURSELF FIRST.

There was n time,' says Mrs. Will
liam Forse Scott, woman of national
reputation, In letter to New York
newspaper, when man went into his
closet and with prayer and bitter ira
vail of spirit Investigated himself. To-
day he goes into the public press and
Investigates the other man,
True. quite true!
Investigation IL the order Of the age.
We want to know all about everything.
Even in the awakening days of the re-
naissance. when the ordinary man first
learned that he had mind where
with to think, there was no more Of
the spirit of investigation abroad than
there Is now.
But we all want to be the investiga
tors, not the investigated
we are nll willing to have Diogenes
turn the light Of his lantern on the
other fellow. not on us. We do not
need to he investigated. @. s5
50 we think But is it SO?
Instead Of turning our searchlight on
our neighbor. would it not be better If
we switched it's rays on ourselves?
II do not need Investigation, you
say. or course you can bear all the
probing and prying that some one else
can inflict on you, but how about \
raging your own life?
IA Self examination Is often the best
kind.
II YOU will sit down some day, when
neither business nor pleasure presses,
with your soul for your only company
and candidly ask yourself, rs there
any way IN which ] am lacking. In
which | am not living up to the best
that is in me-is there any way in
which | am wasting my opportunities
or my time?" perhaps the result would
astonish you.
You know. of course. that very often
the most profitable conversation a per.
son can hold is with himself. when
there is no second person present. II
does not always take two persons te
make talk.
This is not addressed to the idler
nor to the man who is perfect in his
| own eyes or wise in his own coneeit
He will not see how man may tall
| with himself and gain benefit from tht
| result.
But the man or woman who will sub
| NIT himself or herself to a candid sell
examination. who will admit that In
| vestigating may Hike charity. begin a
| home. will see that self probing is fa1
better oftentimes than investigation o
| ones neighbor.
The idea Is not new one. but it hal
been somewhat obscured in recen
j times.
Long ago the Good Book expressed
| 1t In the we'll known saying about tn,
beam III ones own eye and the mot
/ In that OF ones brother.
The Caucasian., 1913-08-17
Notice for Publication-03979.

Department Of the Interior, Uni
ted States Land office at Baton
Rouge, La, July 30, t9i3.-Notice is
hereby given that William G. Sui
ton. Of Forbing, La, who on July 4,
1910, made Homestead Entry No.
O3979 for north half Of northwest
quarter Of section 2, township j.
north. range IS west, Louisiana me
ridian. has filed notice of intention
to make three-yeaf proof to eslab-
lish claim TO the land above de-
seribed before the clerk Of the First
District Court at Shreveport, La, on
the 9th day of September 1913.
Claimant names as witnesses H. S
A. Forbing, of .Forbing, La; P. B
Sutton, Of Forbing, La; Armstead
Jamison. Of Forbing, La; and Hiram
Tranble, Of Forbing, La.
JNO. +. .NUITALL, Register.
Caucasian, August 8, 1918.
The Caucasian., 1913-08-17
Sl,e,.iT'S Sale.

No. II .i0n-In The First Judicial Dis
trict Court of Gad,lo Parish. La:
Guaranty Oil Compaly IS. H. 5.
Dean. .="@@
BY yil.tlle Of a writ of seizurG and
sale ln nlp directed from the Honor
able l'irsI Judicial District t,ourt Of
Caddo Parish Louisiana. IN the
above nulnh.Ied and c'hitled suit
] have s,sjzre9 bud Will Offer for sale
at public auction for cash and with
out The benefit of appraisrment. al
HE principal front door of the court
house oi Gadtlo Parish. Louisiana,
during thn legal hours Of sales. on
SATURDAY.. SEPT. l3. 1913,
Tho southeast quarter Of he north
west quarter of the southwest quar-
ter OF section two. township
twenty. range sixteen. Catldo Par
lsh, La, containing ten acres. aud
being The same property bought
from Angel. as per act in convey
ance book 81. page l22: also lot II
of block five Caddo City. as per map
of same recorded in the clerks of
flee, being the same property bought
from Martin as per act in convey
ance book 48. page 545; also the west
half Of the southwest quarter of the
northwest quarter Of the northwest
quarter section two, township &c.
range l6, containing one and one
half acres. being the same land
bought from w. H. B. Groom as per
act in conveyance book %, page 354,
Of the records of Caddo Parish, La: !:
also lots 7, 8. 9, 10, in the northwest
corner of the northeast quarter OF
the southeast quarter section 30,
township 81. range Is, Caddo Parish,
La. being the same property bought
from HeiIperln and Lieb1nan. as per
conveyance book 40, page 1856, Of the
records of Gaddo Parish, La. with
buildings and improvements. Said
property seized as belonging to The
above named defendant and TO be
sold to pay. and satisfy the debt az
specified in the said writ, say in the
sum Of one thousand and no-i0O
dollars. With eight per cent per an
| mum interest thereon from the 23ld
day Of June 1909 less a credit OF
$4,000 paid March 4. 1911, and all
| costs Of this suit. as we'll as ten per
cent on said principal and interest
as attorneys fees.
J. P. FLOURNOY,
Sheriff. ex-Officio Auctioneer
| Caucasian. August 9, 1913.
The Caucasian., 1913-08-17
the truly great of the earth Above
themselves they have placed the cause

the truly great Of the earth. Above
themselves they have placed the cause
for which they toiled and fought.
The army of the Potomac needed q
new commander. III the opinion of the
north alsl tile military authorities In
Washington Que man after another
WAS suggested Lincoln decided to ap-
peint s'iFiglting Joe" Hooker.
..Nhat. Huokerl. said the friends of
the president Why. that man has
been going about critirising you.
And here shone ont the greatness of
the soul Of Lincoln.
Hooker is Il good general. nc said.
tIIc has the confidence of the people,
II makes 10 difference what he thinks
Of me- @..=.
In appointing Hooker, Lincoln wrote
to him:
II have heard, Ill such q way as to
believe it. of your recently saying that
both the army and the government
needed Il dictator. OF course it was
not for this. but III spite OF It. that !
have given YOU the command.
Despite his faults, Hooker was
good general and firm Union man. IN
few things was Lincoln more great
than in his power Of judging men and
their motives.
But the moral Is this:
A smaller man than LincolH would
hive resented Hooker's criticism OF
himself He would have placed him
self above the task then set to do, that
of saving the Union. To replace Burn
side, be would have appointed one OF
the many other generals of the north
willing and anxious to take up the bur
den
But he thought Hooker the best man.
SO he chose Hooker. He placed his
country, his cause. above himself.
When you have work to do, you must
choose yonr tool according to the task.
not according to It's difficulty Of ham
ding You must ask:
,"Will it enable e.to do the work 2
That is the true test.
The Caucasian., 1913-08-17
Sllerif's Sale.

No. Il, ,i7o-In the First Judicial Dis
trict Court Of Caddo Parish, La2:
Andrew Kuhn ct alshevs. Arthur
Hawkins
BY virtue Of writ Of fieri faclas
to me directed from the Honorable
First Judicial District Court Of Cad
do Parish, La. in the above mum
bered and entitled suit, have seized
and will offer for sale at public auc-
tion on terms hereinafter set forth,
at the principal front door Of the
court house Of Caddo Parish, La,
during the legal hours for sales, on
SATURDAY,, AUGUST 30, 1918,
A certain lot in the O'Neal Subdi-
vision of the City Of Shreveport,
La, described as follows: Commenc--
ing at southeast corner Of certain
lot sold by these vendors to vendee
fronting on Alberta avenue, run
thence south along Alberta avenue
200 feet, to point. thence west at
right angles 13O feet, to point,
thence north 200 feet to property of
vendee, thence east along said prop
erty line to place of beginning, with
the buildings and improvements
thereon. Said property to be sold as
belonging to the above named de-
fendant without the benefit Of ap-
praisement to pay and satisfy the
sum Of $4,000 with s per cent in
terest thereon from September q ],
1910, including ten per cent on total
sum as attorneys fees: with special
recognition Of the plaintiffs lien and
privilege as vendor, to pay and sal
lisft the sum of $4,000 with per
cent per annum interest from the
2ist day of September 1910, and all
costs Of suit. and 10 per cent on said
amount and interest as attorney $
| fees. And on terms of credit to pay
and satisfy the note Of 100000 to
correspond with the maturing OF
date due September 81, 1913, and in
the further sum of 1850 with five
per cent interest on said amount
from judicial demand. and all costs
] of this suit. j. P. FLOURNO1,
Sheriff. ex-Offieio Auctioneer.
Caucasian. July %, 1913.
The Caucasian., 1913-08-17
Sherif's Sale.

No. 17,226-In the First Judicial Dis
trict Court Of Caddo Parish, La:
Gaume& Go. vs.. Frank tTomHn-
son.
By virtue of writ Of fieri facias
to me directed from the Honorable
First Judicial District Court Of Cad
do Parish, La. in the above num-
bered and entitled suit, have seized
and will offer for sale at public aue4
ton for cash and according to law
at the principal front door Of the
court house Of Caddo Parish, La,
during the legal hours Of sales, OH
SATURDAY, SEPT. 6, 1913,
An undivided One-eighth interest in
and to fractional northeast quarter
Of southwest quarter Of section 20
township 20, range IS, and also eight
acres in northwest quarter of the
southeast quarter Of northeast quar-