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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-26

Rick woodward claims that it is harder
for any other club The opposing teams
always play better ball in Birmingham
than any whore else. according to Wood
ward. It's nice to kid yourself with this
stuff, too, especially when YOU have PEN
nant that hasn't been hauled up yet
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-26

Peacock has two baseball coaches
Professor Harden, of Davidson college
and Professor Patterson who was a for.
mer Vanderbilt player. They are bott
experienced men and are well acquainted
with inside baseball
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-26

Although but two of last years team
are back, there Is a wealth Of new ma
terial on hand at Peacock
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-26

For pitchers, Peacock will have Sans
and Mangum. Sans is a rangy chap
with wind-up like Smoky joe Wood
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-07
CHANGED AND CHASTENED.

The United States Senate is Il
changed aud chastened body. Controi
81 II has passed from one party to an
other. and leadership IN both parties
has passed from the stand pat 70 the
progressive element. The new ma
ioriry has discarded the principle or
seniority in committee appointments.
Innovation is rampant, individuality Is
cIamorous and there IS scarcely a trace
left Of the spirit Of self-satisfaction ana
complacent superiority 10 popular opin-
ion which dominated the upper house
of Congress in the DAYS Of Aldrich ana
Hale.
Those days seem long ago. Yet 1t Is
only two years since the Aldrich'Haie
dynasty ended. It was Just two years
aro LAST Saturday that cold guardism
In the Senate won its last and hottest
fight. The title Of William Lorimer
was then declared valid. after NIL
buster conducted under "old guard
auspices had forced the question to 4
vote. Forty.six Senator'S expressed me
opipion that Lorimers election was not
limited. Thirty-fve Of them were Re
publicang and eleven were Democrats
or the thirty-fve Republicans only
eleven now retain their seats and I'VE
OF the eleven Democrats have been TO
tired TO private life
The Lorlmer vote Of March ], I'LL
was typical of the Senate's former a'u-
tude and temper. The vote last suin'
mer by which the Illinois Senator was
elected heralded the transformation OF
which the Senate now feels the iull
force. II IS no longer serepely feii'
confident and self-contained. NO Won
der it submitted without q protest 10
Vice President Marshalls comparison
Of its humbled functions 10 those OF the
FLINDERS on scary horse.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-07
POLICEWOMEN!

The plea put forward first by Miss
Lillian Wald and now 10y Mrs. Oliver
II. =. Belmont for a force Of police
women deserves serious consideration.
II is certainly nothing 10 be laughed
down or hastily dismissed.
Wholly aside from the question OF
suffrage. The country's conception Of
what services women can render the
state has changed radically IN IN"
last few years In the task or pubic
housekeeping women are taking a more
and more considerable part. And ""
are hut Just beginning 10 make us" 81
the great reserved strength Of women
In these new fields
Whether the field of police duty is
one IN which women can give valuable
assistance Or light probably only eN-
pertinent, which some cities are already
making. can really show. But there
will be few open-minded men who VIII
care 10 decide the question on abstract
grounds of theory
Our civilized communities are but
now beginning to attack the great
moral problem that has IT'S outward
and official sign in the unending row
Of women arraigned in our police
courts night after night upon the same
futile charge That We have been
treating this queStion-and the women
involved-With sort of blind. hypo-
critical stupidity is becoming clearer
steadily. What can be done we are
perhaps still as far as ever from de
Gliding. But il seems al least likely
that women must ana will have a large
word TO say in the development of any
better plan Of action. And might not
policewomen he Of ineStmable service
IN this very labor ~ investigation,
amelioration aud possible reform
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-07
MAKING OF AN AMERICAN.

There are not only pleasant words
and a quaint style hut good reading for
all Americans in the letter from Gl0-
Nanni Sestini. Of Lawrence. Mass"
which we print in another column.
The letter is written Oh the paper OF
the public school where this ffteen-
year-old boy ont Of Tuscany is learn
ing his new tongue and his new
thoughts The seal OF the city OF Law
renee Is IN one corner and the Anerl-
can fiag in the other. Lawrence has
received much unfayorablc notoriety III
the last year: these words of new
conner are interesting testimony that
there is at least another side 10 the
picture aud that American opportunity
still means something even in a hive
Of industry swarming with alien faces
and loud with alien tongues.
Incidentally. the letter displays in
peculiarly clear fashion the vital work
that our public schools accomplish
toward the making of new Americans.
Mary Antin has written of this service
with a depth of emotion and apprccia-
ton that viii not soon be forgotten.
Let Giovanni Sestini. late of Lucca.
Italy. now a resident Of a new ana
beautiful country bear witness also
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-07
A DEFENCE OF PORFIRIo DIAz
He Is Called an Altruist as Well as
Capable and Wise.

10 the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir. I'm a recent edition Of Tie tribune
Won denounced Poriirlo D!az on the
grounds that he had used h!s position IL
President Of Mexico toward lettering DIS
own condition and attaining the fortune
la now nossesses at the expense OF the
population.
Having spent some time IN MeNIVo' ~"
coming In close contact with men high UP
In the financial and political world De
ueve I am both justified and correct III
e,yiur the editorial was wrong in that re-
gard.
Aside from the ignorant masses VINO
are ever ready 10 10 led by the ndven-
turer and his promises OF wealth and In
iluence. both the natives and Americans
have. and have always had, tho highest
regard for Diaz and consider him n most
CAPABLE man. and the only type or man TO
handle a situation such as now exists IN
Mexico Very few Intelligent people doubt
that Mexico was. and still IL. the passion
OF Dlazs life. and while an absolute ruler.
he extended every effort toward lettering
the country and educating tho people.
And no one believes that any part OF
Dlazs fortune was gained at Mexlco's eX-
pepse. While he ruled absolutely. he was
ever Just and wise In all his dealings
with the people.
MRS. A. : THOMPSON.
New Brighton. y. Y. March 6. 1918.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-07
ADVANCE IN AGRICULTURE.

II is significant that three Of the men
most prominently talked Of for the
head Of the Agricultural Department
came into consideration primarily owing
10 their activities in connection with
rural education IN the South. The new
Secretary. Chancellor Houston; PreSi-
dent Dabney and Walter II. Page have
all been leaders i'm the work of The
Southern Education Board. They were
early associated with Robert &. Ogden
in the campaigns which aroused the
people of the Southern states 10 the
needs Of their country schools. led To the
foundation Of the General Education
Board and ultimately 10 Mr.. ROckcfcl-
ler's farreaching plans for not only ed
ucational but social and industrial adj
vance. These men realized that the ed
ucational problem Of this country, AZ
least the rural portions ~ il. was an
economic problem. and that conversely
the agricultural problem was an cduca-
tional problem. The country districts
ifliSl w uiih' il'i' bfi'0l''ibNN ~ 'h'f
were 10 have good schools. ana new
agriculture and new enterprise must be
taught the present farmers as well as
the children before that prosperity
could be achieved.
The selection of Or. Houston. there
fore is likely 10 give Il new emphasis
10 the educational work of the depart
inent. Much has already been done in
that direction. The late DR.. Seaman
A. Knapp. with his tomato canning
clubs for girls and his demonstrations
of diversified farming. wrought a revo-
luton in many a community. The work
that he inspired has been maintained
Oh an increasing scale since his death
by cooperation between the depart
ment. the governments Of several South
ern states and the General Education
Board. This coordination Of private
bcncficencc and state and federal ac-
tivity for the regeneration Of rural life.
for the tying of school and farm to-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-07
POLITICS AND THE COURT.

Justice Mccall resigned from the Su-
preme Court on February = 10 become
chairman of the Public Service Com
mission. Since then there has been Il
vacancy on the bench in New York
County.
Several men have been mentioned as
the possible successor to Justice Me
CAL. but for political reasons Governor
Sulzer has held up the appointment.
Three parts Of the Supreme Court are
closed this month because there is not
n sufficient number Of justices. The
clerks and attendants GO on drawing
their pay from the county while IN
idleness: litigants and lawyers are in
convenienced and the ordinarily slow
machinery Of the law is further
clogged
OF capable lawyers in New York
there are plenty who would feel non
orcd by appointment 10 the Dehcl
Of the Supreme Court The only rea-
son for delay is political. How long
must the city wait on the political con-
venicnce of Governor SulZer and Muir
ply as they haggle over the choice OF
successor 10 Justice Mccall:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-07
THE MAKING OF AN AMERlcf--'
Young Italy Finds Lawrence MASS
a Good Spot to Live In

To ,be Editor Of Tie Tribune
Cir. Nv name is Giovanni Sestinl. h'o
=, = valley street. Lawrence Mas'
,,ao,,.r, the Oliver School, when IS
best school ,..,,,,s nav
The last 18th of october, columbus D's
vas celebrated in La Nrencc WIN Z" -
feast In the principal streets VI VIC ~
many hundreds OF people went III pa ~
=, v,as very beautiful; each man H"o q,
titlo American dag in his haids' anu
.ho,. c.oro walking with solemnity III t'e
a,,1o,s Altar they went 10 tho Common
a,so uort with them \ great nag WAS
,,sod IN mir. while all the people were
waving the little flags. In that hloN'e"'
tried n sentiment of respect TOT '""'
Mo who had so much enthusiasm 10, "''
reou,iful flag. And remembered OF hiS
for country. or my native city.
came from Italy the last 25d OF oep-
,eroher | lived in IMcca. TUSCANY o"'
~, ,ho mare importsht cities in my couil-
,r,. rwo vcars before my father mao
conc IN America with my HUE DEot".'
ana my grandmother. TO hhui ny -.
and nv grandfather. He wrote 10 "io VIZ.
America is a beautiful country soou w.
the workers. ard Lawrence II IA, y,
clear CITY. So / came 10 America anu :
found true what my father "ro'c' Nv
djd not know anything about 'he r-"e
language. and could not tax WIN '"o
o,,,or noon,e 90 went to school. NO"
am fifteen years ola! -i,,.
! live I'm valley street. II Is not pI'i.-
cipal street. but Il IS clean ana u'"H''''
A,ouud ms house extends laisc gu
den where my two brothers play anu -
-, combines. There are nine rooms III
-. houso have sunny and clean ped
room We are nine people in my ia'h''!'
with my little cousin. who rs a very h''e
Laby and the favorlte Of the mouse
have a good father. good Srandio'h-
or a best mother; when she KISSES ''''
and laughs To- me J am glad.
Lawrence IL a very nice city. IL -
M, TOO large. but Il IS beautiful IL mas
many large. clean streets Iheie are
MANY marks. many best schools. many
ure,,y houses. But there are, too. some
gront mills where people may so TO WORK
one day went TO visit one OK those
muls and was surprised nj so many
,,o,hiues In Essex street there are
many beautiful stores. as IN the great CT
les. there are. too. three or -FOUR lhea'FcS
and some Moving Pictures. II YOU go UP
one ~ the mountains which encircle the
city Won viii see beautiful panorama
GIOVANNI SESTINl
oliver school, Lawrence, Mass March T.
'gi9
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-07
THE CONSERVATIVES SIDE.

TO the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir The doctors. the health ohcers
and other people whose business ana
right IL is 10 talk about the friedman
system OF treatment Of tuberculosis have
nil expressed their opinions concerning
the matter. | hope that YOU will now
allow the person who has. TO foot the
bill" Tor the whole matter-l mean the
consumptiyeto say few words concern
ing IT.
DO YOU realize how many millions Of
prayers went up every hour Tor such 4
discovery? Al last We are told our
prayers have been granted. DR.. Fried
mann, II is said. has discovered the rem
edy we have longed for. ! hold no brief
for DR. FredJaann. know nothing about
his discovery but what have ,ead in the
papers and what has been explained 10
me by my physician. All | do know is
that my life since became aware OF nv
terrible disease has been surrounded by
the utter darkness OF 'ieaeh. until now Il
ray Of light has fallen into IL through tho
news of Dr. Frledmann's discovery. l.
am no coward who fears his end, nor
fool who is Respondent over Il matter he
cannot change, but am impatient for
chance which may again make me man
who can be useful 20 Others, and | am
willing to stand the test.
The influential physicians and author.-
ties who oppose DR.. Friedmann's discov-
cry declare that while that discovery
may be of no value. they do not consider
1t harmful. Why, then, was there any
Interference in allowing us To make use
Of that discovery? SUFFERER.
New York. March s, 1913.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-07
THE REGULAR CHANNEL."

Governor SulZer may be the state
leader" as he says. but he must con-
sent himself with being the leader I'm
the domain Of ideas, not of patronage.
lie went, he saw. and he found that
:the regular channel for appointments
was Senator OGOrman AS members
of the Cabinet Mr.. McAdoo and Mr..
Jedfeld viii be influential in distribut-
bng New York's quota of places. Mr.
sSulzer will not be the dictator. The
4riumvirate will not even be made a
''quadriateral'' for him. as he was
gently informed by Mr.. Murphy.
Mr.. O'Gorman, as the regular chan.
mel" by which the wants OF Mr.. Muir
e1hy. Mr.. McCooey and Mr.. Fitzpatrick
are 10 be made known 10 the President,
rs 70 be something OF m immunity
bathtub. He must take the organiza-
tion men agreeable 10 these leaders Of
srammany and its branches and show
The President that they are freed from
lihe faint Of Tammany Hall. This IS n
dedicate task. but probably Senator
lO'Gorman can do 81 better than any
body else. He was a Tammany man
himself, gave himself an immunity
bath and emerged an Independent lead
or without breaking with the Tammauy
boss If anybody is qualified TO keep
the New York organization behind
President Wilson without giving fl
offensive prominence in the councils OF
the administration st is he. Governor
Sulzer as the regular channel" would
have crossed all the wires between the
White House and Fourteenth Street.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-07
CONFUSION, NOT PROGRESS.

Professor Hanus, in his searching
criticism OF the Mckee bills, making
haphazard changes in the school ad-
fninistration, points out clearly the
retrogressiye character Of these meas
ures. which are urged on the city In
the name Of progress. They can only
be explained as the expression Of a set
purpose TO bring the schools into poll
ties and substitute lay for expert opin'
ion in their management.
Under the direction Of the Board OF
Estimate the school system has been
carefully studied by leading educa-
tional authorities. and high hopes were
entertained that their illuminating re-
ports would lead 10 thorOughgoing re-
form OF the whole system. Instead,
their constructive suggestions have
been thrown aside and bills brought
forward which run directly counter TO
them
In defence of the bill giving the Board
Of Education full power TO make the
courses of study, President Churchill
has been quoted as saying that it viii
nut the board on the same footing as
the city boards in Massachusetts,
PENNSYLVANIA and several other states.
Inquiry by the Public Education Asso-
citation, however. brings denials Of the
statement. "Such Is not the practice III
Massachusetts" says Commissioners
Snedden Of that state. while the
State Superintendent Of Pennsylvania
writes: "In Pennsylvania the superin-
"tendent makes the course OF study
and the Board of Education approves
at" That is exactly the New York
rule now. The Board OF Education
acts on the recommendation Of the
Board Of superintendent. The pro-
posed legislation would place the en-
tire power in the hands Of the laymen.
The other bills are Of the same char
acter; all interfere in one way or an
other with the functions which prop
erly belong 10 the expert staff, and
wonId aggravate rather than relieve
the present confusion.
II. as Professor Hanus suggests, the
city superintendent does not enjoy the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-07
ltisfled 10 see the third party smoNc'

satisfied TO see the third party snoAc
less"
Elsie aged ski wish | had ne"
doll. mamma. avar
Nother-Your doll Is as good as ever,
Elsie-Well, | am just as gooo DO ~
too; but the angels gave you ne" O"'''
Boston Transcript.
Invitations for a birthday party gwen
last week by her parents for s"i u
sweet sixteen had the word "dane'i5 u.
the lower left hand corner or the coz
The entertainment took place on a ou'u'
day afternoon. when the children "iio'e
ages ranged from fourteen to siA'ee'
wears. might attend without losins 'a."
able school time The entertainment
said the mother, was q great succe'''
cent the dancing part. When the Yum"
noonIe found that there would be. VIM
,be, called .old-fashioned' dances anu Nv
turkey trotting' and similar u'n
many Of them sat down with all 49, ',,,
MAY EXPRESSION on their faces anu w. ~,
NOT dance We 'old-fashioned' people -.
M, Lrow which to wonder at most
the children wanted the ne"
where they learned them
p.sos,,tor-uere. why did you STRIKE
that boy? Sc,
n'1".,rior-GliupOse he dlu uo'.
lnoy YOU should return GOOD LOT eNt him
Irrchin-Well, an didn I ''""
good?-Boston Transcript.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-07
=H-~ -
FRIEDMANN'S TEST.

The demonstration which Dr. Fried
Liagm gave yesterday Of treatment with
his turtle serum may be said to have
proved nothing But ii revealed Il
good deal 1t strengthened the unfa-
yurable impression which the previous
conduct OF those who have been man
aging the German physicians visit
mere had already produced. 1t showed
him to be unwilling TO treat any but
incipient cases Of tuberculosis or those
whose outlook was favorable. A serum
which Is useful only under such con-
ditions does not add much TO the
weapons OF medicine. for incipient tu-
herculosis can almost invariably be
cured by proper food. rest and an out
door life.
Aud however great disappointment
IL may he to those seriously afflicted
with this disease 10 know that the
new "cure" is available only for mild
cases. IL is better that they should
know it low rather than be held
longer in suspense. The Juror over
The physicians visit is likely 10 die
out after yesterdays exhibition. 1t
might have been killed off at once had
the technical obstacles TO his treating
patients. which suddenly disappeared
yesterday, been sensibly regarded by
The medical and health authorities
from the outset Had this been done a
great deal Of needless suffering would
have been spared to the worse stricken
victims Of the disease, who have been
cruelty excited by the false notion that
their deliyerer had come.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-07
ON THE MORNING AFTER"

The Democratic majority i'll inc
House Of Representative has at last
awakened to the necessity OF putting
some check on its own prodigality'
The appropriations of the last session
are not yet officially footed up. but
everybody knows that when the sun
dry civil and Indian appropriation
bills. which failed to become laws, are
repaSsed at the extra session the cX-
penditures authorized for 1913-14 VIII
materially exceed those for any pre-
yious fiscal year. The House is eVl-
IDENTITY not little ashamed OF ihe
spirit OF reckless extravaganza when
il has recently shown and seems al
most willing TO give bonds for future
good behavior. The Democratic caucus
has named q committee TO report on
the feasibility Of creating standing
Budget Committee. whose function IL
will be To adjust the expenditure 10Y
any year to the estimated revenues
and then allot definite sums 10 the
various committees which frame the
supply bills.
There is urgent need for such "a com
mttee in the House. The Senate
created a somewhat similar body three
years ago. 1t did not live long. how
ever. chiefly because its leading mem
hers were the Chairmen Of the various
committees that handle approplla-
tons, and they were unwilling to foreso
the immemorial privilege of discover
ing new opportunities for expenditure
which the House had overlooked. Inc
upper house has always been & freer
sDender than the lower one, and the
reform which Mr.. Aidrich suggested
fell fiat because IT did not Originate
in the proper branch. The House is
supposed TO hold the purse strings OF
the government md to De directly re
sponsible for appropriations. The best
Mace TO make the fight for rational
economy IS in the House and the hest
time TO make st IS before the appro-
Driafion measures ARE actually reduced
10 shape.
A sensible budget system, amer
which the President can cooperate
with House Budget Committee
would save the country many millons
OF dollars every year. II would con-
centrate responsibility and force the
log-rollers and pork barrel packers
who now work under cover 10 come
ont in the open and Try to override
the authority Of the foremost commit
tee IN the House. Many members
would stand ont for rational economy
II they were not demoralized by see
Ing less scrupulous colleagues rush IN
and carry of much more than 'he!r
proper share in "the great divide
Individual appetites would be curoed
under the new system and more atteh-
ton would be given to an equitaDie
appcrtionment Of appropriations Tot
fhe heneft OF all.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-07
THE MARRIED TEACHER.

The progressive majority IN inc
Roard of Education will have an OPP
nortnnity 10 show that It's name
means something by granting TO tDe
woman teacher who Is applying Tor II
Iaove Of absence to bear and rear Il
child. The attitude Of the Board Oh
Superintendents who refused this APP
nIicotion is a survival. The educatlohai
authorities used 10 dismiss women
teachers from the schools upon their
marriage. The Court Of Appeals heio
that they could not legally do so, anu
since then they have obstinately Sought
IN accomplish as much of their carrier
purposes as they could by dismisslnS
married women teachers who are COM
pelled to be absent by the birth or the
nurture Of children.
Members of the Board Of Education
who defend this practice say That the
thought of children AZ home abstracts
q teachers attention from her work.
Mothers are not the only persons
who have home anxieties. Unmarried
teachers may have cause To worry
about parents, brothers or sisters. The
prospects Of marriage may even enter
dismrbingly into their thoughts. They
NAV be having experience with young
men. slow or tickle. which only the
agony columns Of newspaper could
rplievp If the mothers work actually
suffers. why not dismiss her because
her work suffers and not because she
is mother:
The opposition to reasonably hui
name policy asserts that in this partic-
lIar case the woman teachers hus-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-07

meeting of the Newport Colony suffras.
League at the home Of Mrs. John Elliott.
Mrs. Hamilton Fish Webster has gone
to New York.
Mrs. William Grosvenor is having
Hill Top, in Rugges avenue, renovated.
d. Leroy Dresser left for St. John 10.
day. He will sail for Europe on Satur.
day.
Mrs. Rodgers. wife Of Lieutenant John
Rodgers. L. 8. ~, and her mother have
arrived at the Andrews cottage.