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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-19
" And He Found a Crooked Sixpence''
BY WINIFRED BLACK.

r rs all there-every bit of it
in the Mother Goose book.
The little boy showed me the
pictures this very morning.
There was a crooked man and
he went a crooked mile" OF
course, he did, poor, crooked man;
he never could walk a straight
one to save his life. And he
found crooked x-pence"-
crooked, to be sure it was. If II
had been straight it would have
been in a good, sensible, straight
purse somewhere or in a till or
anywhere else where the good,
straight money goes. And it lay
against a crooked stile."
He bought crooked cat which
caught a crooked mouse"-that's
the only kind the poor, crooked
cat ever does think of catching.
And they all lived together in
the little crooked house"-poor,
crooked things, poor, warped,
twisted-out- of honest proportion
creaturesi wonder If they
thought they were happy, living
in their crooked way in the lit
tie crooked house?
I suppose so. I know a crooked
man who's so proud Of being
crooked that he never let's you
forget it for one minute. He's
always talking about fools" and
easy marks" and something be
calls "come-ons." BY these names
he means, have discovered, hon
est men and women who believe
what they are told unless they
have strong reasons for disbeliev-
ing it.
He was rich when l first knew
the crooked man. He lived in a
fine house in the fine part of a
fine city. He had a stable full Of
fine horses, two automobiles, a
French chef and a little black
eyed wife who wore as many dia-
monds as a Hindoo IDOL.
He's poor now. the crooked man
oh. very poor. So POOR that he
can't even hire anyone to send
special meals to him at the prison
where he is And the black-eyed
wife has run away with the chef.
And the crooked man is quite
alone, for all of the .,eopIe who
flattered him and laughed at his
strange talk of come ons" and
easy marks" are busy laughing
at the jokes Of the man who
bought the crooked mans house
the day he went to the pentten-
tiary
~4 to see the Crooked Man
the other DAY. He once did a
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-19

favor for one love and I CAM
quite forget that-crooked thoueh
he IS or may be. Poor thing"
thought when I waited in the grav
gloom Of the warden's gray Office
for the Crooked Man to coma
from his cell. Poor. thing, He'll
want to taR about straight
things and straight people now.
suppose.
But he didn't. He's crooked
yet, the Crooked Man: born so
and will stay 80 as long as he
lives.
l don't think the Crooked Man
likes straight money or honest
prosperity. I believe he'd rather
cheat someone out of 500 than
earn $1,000 fairly and honestly.
That's how he is made. He isn't
sorry for what he did that got
him into the northumberland he
lie isn't bit ashamed of It. He'E
ashamed of being causbt-tbat.s
all. He feels foolish about that.
put never mind, when he gets ont
nell show 'em-heu fool 'em-
the honest men" who put him
oehlnd the bars, There must be
something crooked about them
There is about everyone. He'u
ind It out he'll track EN- down
hell get even-see if he doesn't.
Turn straight? Keep honestq
DO the square thing? Why he
can't-poor crooked mania
couldn't to save his life. THAT'S
why he thinks no one else can
either.
I wonder why?
It buys so little-the crooked
money-and it's always crooked. I
too, the thing the crooked monex
buys, and nobody wants anything
TO do with 1t but crooked people
I'd rather be poor than have any
Of It, wouldn't you-poor and
honest and self-respectinE and
lightheartedP
It's a kind Of disease. the
crooked way Of looking at things
A disease like meningitis or lock-
jaw or anything else dreadful and
mysterious. Let's hope we never
catch It And If any friend of
mine ever sees me stopping IN nv
path to look even a little longing
ly at a crooked sixpence that hap
pens to fall in my way. I hope
that friend will love me well
enough to turn me around in nv
tracks and keep turning me till 7
come to my senses. For 7 do not
want to live in q crooked house"
or have anything to do vita
what crae4@>ss- --<pence will bE2
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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-19
You Really COULDN'T Imagine George
Washington inv audeville or Thomas
Jefferson YOdling.
And So You Can't Blame the Paris Temps for What 1t Say
About Mr. Byan's Vaudeville Performances.
Copyright.

pleasant for country to be made ridiculous by its
citizens
But when the country is made ridiculous is well enough
to know it try avoid performances the
We quote below the comment of lie Temps the leading of
fetal newspaper Paris upon the performances Scre
tary State who with the japanese Ambas
sador fill engagement entertainer sandwched in be
tween ugglers and yoders.
The history of the United States would read rather queerly
learned that during the discussion of Declaration of
Independence Thomas Jefferson had left hurredy to keep
date Oshkosh that Ben Franklin had said Excuse me-
l due at Hammerstein half an hour.
We need not complain Europe judges this country by the
Secretary CT be selected the
capable of representing the country.
This is what LIE Temps has to say:
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-19
Written for The Georgian
Bv DIR. G. H. PARKHURST

at the sacrifice Of his own better
impulses.
II he has only himself to care
for, it may stu be difficult for
him to decide what course TO take,
but if he has a wife and children
dependent upon him the situation
becomes doubly and trebly difficult
Such a situation is one that tries
a mans soul, even tortures it. It
reduces it TO a question Of pocket
versus conscience, for when my
inquirer uses the word Ideals
he means simply the demand of
conscience.
So that he might have put his
question in this shape-Shall a
man ever go against his con.
science? Which might still be put
in a yet more direct form: Ought
a man ever to do what he ought
not to do? Put in that way his
own moral sense will dispose Of
the question without help from me
or from any one else.
Just word more The situation
would, perhaps, be in some slight
degree modified if a man could
disobev his conscience without
damaging it. But he can not.
Every time it is violated it loses
some of its value as a guide and
monitor. Pricked too often, the
moral nerve ceases to respond.
Men and Ideals.
Also, the men who stand by their
ideals are the only ones that mako
duty plain to the world and i'm.
press the world with the moral
splendor Of doing always that
which is exactly right, the only
ones, therefore. that help to pro-
mote the worlds betterment and
uplift 1t would be gratifying to
know what my correspondent con
cludes to do.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-19
-. In=ShOOtS -.

The habitual knocker would as
soon knock his friends as anyone
else,
Sometimes one succeeds by
embracing the other fellows OPP
pOrtunity.
Most people who marry in haste
do not want to wait to repent at
leisure
The man who proposes you for
an Office may not always be your
friend
There IS no admiration in the
sympathy bestowed upon the man
-Slo wines.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-19

So the astronomers in Green
witch, now surrounded by London,
decided to make the civil day be-
gin in the mid-Pacific sea when the
sun was passing the 1S0th meridian
and low humans were awake while
high were asleep in London, whose
longitude is nothing. Everybody
fell in with the idea at once of
having days begin when they slept
Let a ship be on its way from
Greenwich around the world,
iourneying, like the star of empire,
ever to the west. Then, when they
are approaching the 1S0th degree,
let the officials begin observing the
ships Chronometer at. say, shortly
before even hour of a. m, on De
cember 81 Let them keep their
eyes on the seconds hand until 80,
10. >, . and l second before 9. 1t
is still December 81, but when the
fraction of a second after a. m.
has been reached it becomes 9 a. II.
on New Years Day, January l.
The change is when the post
bearing the hands of the chro-
nometer crosses the exact lS0th
degree, measured either east or
west from Greenwich. A source
of continual trouble in young stu
dents of astronomy. CALIFORNIA;
standard time is based on the 10th
degree from Greenwich west, and
not on any spider thread in the
State Here are data from this
meridian of 12O degrees to Manila.
/. E.. from 100 degrees west of
Greenwich:
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-19

This cartoon needs but little explanation
young starts life IS stage in any kind of act
he chooses to pick for himself.
Other have gone before him-some good-some bad.
1t up him make his good he possibly
His audience is the word-and every looking
critic.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-19

This : hours 46 minutes - sec
onds is that given by the great
Ephemeris published four years in
advance by the United States Gov
eminent, as computed by the staff
of expert mathematicians in the
United States Naval Observatory.
And the hand Of man hath not
produced anything with a greater
degree Of precision. This is time
absolute between a point in San
Francisco and a like point in Ma
Mia. not anywhere at random in
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-19

As long he interests the word-he world interested
in him
No occupy lifes stage for long if he juggles
WHISKEY, CHARACTER AND MONEY together.
later he drops character his money
He has only whiskey left.
Then he is of no to the world AND OF NO USE TO
HIMSELF
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-19

craftsmanship the derner des METERS which means the
last and meanest of occupations.
This country still has who take public service se
ousy and Mr. Bryan Office represents them about poorly
he represents the United States the Secretary State
Office,
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-19
Answer.

n ND this is much ado about
\ mere question Of longitude
and time. This question
has long troubled a multitude Of
others besides Mr. Bliss. have
been asked as many questions
since the age Of twelve years about
time. perhaps, as upon any other
subjects save two, which are, is
the Bible inspired" and is eyolu-
tiop trueo" These two have led
an others in actual thousands. I
VIII now answer the harassins,
simple question regarding longi-
tude and time.
As longitude and time had for
centuries. since the foundation of
the Greenwich Observatory and
before Washington was laid out
been reckoned from the middle one
Of a set Of spiders threads in the
eyepiece Of the standard transit
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-19

ECVT THICH is the better thing
w to do, keep your posi-
ton or stand by your
ideals?"
That is the question sent me on
a postal card by an anonymous
inquirer. The writer, whoever he
is, finds himself in a difficult spot
It would be interesting to know
what that spot is. Perhaps he is
in a position that pays well, but
that involves doing some kind Of
work that goes against his con-
science.
Pulled Two Ways.
1t may be that he has got to give
up his situation or work on Sun
day. He may possibly be on the
staff of a newspaper that has a
different political faith from his.
own, so that he will be obliged to
get off of the paper or write in a
way that contradicts his prin-
ciples.
There have been, to my knowl-
edge, cases where a man brought
up in a barroom has learned to
hate the liquor business and is
ashamed to stand behind the bar,
but does not know how to do any
thing else.
Shall he throw up his place or
go on doing work that he has a
moral contempt for? My in
quirer's situation may not be
either. of the ones just supposed,
but is probably more or less like
some one of them. At any rate,
he is perplexed. He is pulled In
two ways.
There is something he wants to
do that he is getting pretty well
paid for doing, but that he is doing
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-28
WILL LIVE IN SIMPLE STYLE.
Mrs. Marshall's Statement Regard
ing Her Washington Program.

PHILADELPHIA. February 2S.-Mrs
Thomas r. Marshall wife of the Vice
President elect. gave her views on life,
people and institutions in general. and
the role of second lady of the land in
particular, yesterday In the course of a
restfuI afternoon. which she spent at the
Bellevue-Stratford. while her husband
went to Trenton. y. j., to have q talk
with Gov. Wilson.
This nne-hour separation from her hus-
band is virtually the longest Mr.. and Mrs.
Marshall ever have been apart during
the seventeen years of their married life.
Home is where Mr.. Marshall is,' the
Vice P:esident-elect's wife said, with a
smile as she laid down her novel and ap-
pie to greet the visitor.
'Of course, I'm glad Of the honor which
has come to him. and I'm looking forward
to the social life in Washington with
pleasure she said But we will live in
the simplest manner possible, as we must
meet all our expenses with the Vice Presi-
dents salary.
Mrs Marshall described the hike of
the suffragettes to Washington as too
silly for anything" and blamed the Ameri-
can man for thoughtlessness and hack of
interest in affairs which make women
tempt to right political wrongs.
Il don't belong to an anti-suffragist So
ciety because l wouldn't do anything to
oppose the vote, If women get it, and I
would certainly exercise the right Of
franchise" she added, but women have
first to bring about dress reform and set
tie the domestic problem"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-28
.ENTOMBED MEN RESCUED
Three Miners Found in Ex.
hauSted Condition in Penn
syIvania ColIiery.

POTTSVILLE, Pa, February 2s.-
Weakened by hunger and benumbed by
cold, three miners who we're entombed
on Wednesday in colliery near Mahanoy
City were rescued early today. Two OF
them were completely exhausted and had
to be dragged through a small aperture
which had been made during the last ten
feet of digging in the wall which sep
arated the men from liberty.
Without Food or Water.
During the ffty-eight hours the men
were imprisoned they were without food
or water Their clothing was soaked
with icy water, and they suffered great
hardship The waters of creek broke
through the mine wall and caught five
men. Two were washed by the rushing
water. to place of safety. but the
others were caught and imprisoned. After
many hours of labor the rescuers de-
SPARED of saving the men until faint tap
ping was heard. Then the rescuers, work.
ing in relays, redoubled their vigor, and
finally saved their comrades.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-28

House Resolution Affecting
Hotels of Capital Goes to
Committee Archives.

No action will be taken by the Senate.
1t was predicted today, on the House reso-
luton aimed to prohibit an increase IL
the rates of hotels and boarding houses
in the National Capital during the in
augural period. The resolution, after its
passage by the House had been reported
to the Senate, was referred to the Senate
District committee. In the archives of
that committee it is expected to remain.
No more meetings of the Senate Dis
trict committee are TO be held during this
Congress- and therefore action on the
resolution by the committee is practically
precluded. Strong objections to what are
regarded as unusual requirements of the
bill have been made by some members of
the committee, and they have taken the
position that no action should be taken.
1t is also urged that the business of the
Senate Is SO great In the few hours re-
naming of the session that there will not
be time to properly consider the legisla-
fjOn
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-28
INCREASES NAVAL BUDGET.
Senate Committee Also Rseotres the
TWo-Battleship Plan.

All the principal items stricken from
the naval bill by the House, including
the wo-battleship provision. were re-
stored by the Senate naval committee to-
day with Senator Tillman the only op-
ponent. The bill will be called up in the
Senate tonight.
The committee made about twenty-five
amendments. increasing the total by
about s13OOO,OOO If the two-battleship
provisions passes the Senate. a deter
mined fight in the closing hours of Con-
gress is expected when the bill goes to
conference with the House.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-28
Chafes at the Delay.

Although he was glad that the broken
rail was discovered in time, he chafed
somewhat at the delay, especially since
other passenger trains behind were sent
ahead on another track while tracilmen
worked on a new rail- Mr. Wilson count
ed four trains as they went by and re-
marked that he could not understand
why the train was held up so long.
The train on which Mr.. Wilson was rid
ing finally was switched to another
track Mr.. Wilson got off at West Phila-
delphia at 1915 o'clock. hurried to a taxi
cab and dashed away to his dentist. He
had expected to spend only an hour and
a half with the dentist. going to New
York later to see a personal friend.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-28
POSSIBLE WAR IN EUROPE.
Predicted that Belgium May Become
Battle-Ground of Powers.

BRUSSELS. Belgium, February Is
Apprehensions Of possible war of the
great European powers appear to exist
among the members of the Belgian cab
met, and are shared also by the leaders
of the opposition parties. The latter
have been taken into the confidence Of
the ministry with the object OF making
the pending increases of the Belgian
army non partisan in character.
NJ. Hymans. leader Of the liberals in
the house of representatives. declared
today: Belgium in the event of the out
break of war would become the battle
ground of Europe. The country must do
its utmost to prepare for it's defense" .
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-28
Does Not Pass on Trials.
BUST OF CANNON ACCEPTED.
Likeness of Former Speaker to Be
Placed in House Building.

The House today adopted resolution
offered by Minority Leader Mann accept
ing marble bust of Uncle Joe" Cannon,
to be placed in the House office building.
Mr.. Cannon is to present the bust himself
The resolution also carried vote of
thanks to Mr. Cannon for the bust and
recited the fact that the former Speaker
took the initiative in the movement for
the erection Of a House Office building
to relieve the congested condition of the
Capitol and also to provide offices for
members of the House not cared for in
the Capitol
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-28
RECEIVES HEAVY SENTENCE.
Member of So-Called Arson Trust
Goes to Sing Sing.

NEW YORK. February 2S.-George c.
Grutz, a fire insurance adjuster and bro
ker high in the councils of the so-called
larson trust" was sentenced today to
Sing Sing prison for a maximum term Of
twenty-five years and six months
He was convicted of causing tenement
houses on the East Side to be set afire
largely on the testimony of 'Izzy, the
Painter"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-28
WRECK BARELY ESCAPED
BY THE PRESIDENT-ELECT
Gov. Wilson on Train Which Was
Held Up by Broken
Track Rail.

PHILADELPHIA, February 2S-Presi-
dent-elect Wilson escaped a possible
train wreck today on his weekly journey
from Princeton TO see a dentist here. A
track walker on the Pennsylvania rail-
road discovered a broken rail near Ia
cony, suburb, and the train on which
Mr.. Wilson was riding was held up on
the block three minutes later. The pre-
ceding train had broken chunk out of
the track just beside a culvert The Pres
ident-elect was delayed forty minutes in
getting to his dentist
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-28
Control Will Shift.

When the Senate District committee
next meets it will be presided over by a
democratic senator chairman. Through
the shifting of control of the Senate from
repu blican to democratic hands the con-
troll Of the committee will likewise shift
to the democrats, and a majority Of it's
members, during the next two years at
least. will be democrats.
Senator Gallinger, who has been the
chairman of the committee for num-
ber of years. and who has been regarded
during that time as a stanch friend of
the District, probably will remain mem
ber of the committee. The Craftsmanship
is a matter of conjecture. but many SEN
ators believe Senator Pomerene Of Ohio
will have the place. He has been one of
the most active of the democratic men,
bers of the committee since he entered
the Senate two years ago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-28
Receptior by Cabinet Officers.

Two cabinet officers will have recep-
tions tomorrow to say farewell 10 the
officials and employees under them. At
torney General Wickersham will receive
the clerks and officials of his department
from 2:3O to o'clock in the afternoon,
Secretary and Mrs. MacVeagh will re-
ceive. by invitation. at their home. from
< to o'clock.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-28
Miss Mary Foy Sets Precedent.

LOS ANGELES, Cal. February 2S.-
Miss Mary Foy Of Pasadena today is on
her way to Washington. where she will
be the first woman to attend a national
party committee meeting. AS proxy for
State Senator Sanford, she will occupy
the seat allotted to California in the coun-
Gil OF the democratic committee, and will
be California s sole representative
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-28
Emperor William Loses Suit.

ELBING. Germany, February 2S.-Em-
peror William today lost a law suit
brought against him by tenant farmer
named Sohst, whom he bd |eted during
a recent speech that he had Thrown out
because he was no good Nrhe district
court decided that the emperor was not
entitled to terminate the lease Of his
tenant, which ran until 1918.