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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-03

of this foolishness. they would end up
by flinging the food at the pictures on
the walls, the usual pellet being soft
ened bread and the favorite target the
noses in the family portraits. which. hit
and covered with d spraWhng mess.
looked so ridiculous as to provoke
screams OF laughter.
The talk at the table was generally
of horses and dogs but sometimes il
was of love, courtship and marriage.
including conjugal fidelity, which was a
favorite subject Of ridicule, both with
the women and the men.
Thus my husband would begin by
saying Che often said it in my hearing)
that once upon time men took their
wives as they took their horses on trial
for a year and day. and really with
some women there was something 10
say for the old custom"
Then Mr. Vivian would remark that it
was "a jelly good idea, by Jove." and
If he ever married, by the Lord. that's
just what he would do"
Their Ideas of Marriage.
Then Mr. Eastclif would say that II
was ridiculous superstition that a
woman should have her husband all TO
herself. "as If he were a kind of tooth
brush which she could not share with
anybody else and somebody would
add that she might as reasonably want
her dentist or her hair dresser TO be
kept for her own use only.
After that the ladies. NOT TO he left
behind, would Join IN the off hand rat
tie, and one of them would give II az
her opinion that wife might have an
iucorrigiby unfaithful husband. and
yet be well off
"Ugh!" said Alma one night. shrue-
ging her shoulders "Think of a poor
woman being tied for life to an entire
~ faithful husband"
Il adore the kind of man who goes
to the deuce for woman-ParneU and
Boulanger, and Gambetta ana that
sort" said a "samtr" girl or three or
four and-twenty Whereupon Camilla
Eastclff (she was a Russian cried.
That's Why the o-respondents in your
divorce courts are so sharming. They're
like the yllayns in the plays always
SO dee -lightfully wicked"
oh, the sickenng horror Of II ALI
Whether II was really moral corruption
or only affectation and pose, it seemed
equally shocking and though l bore as
much Of it as could with Il cheerful
face, escaped as often as possible to
the clean atmosphere of my own room.
From day to- day my maid came to me
With iusi4ious hints about Alma and my
husband ! found myself listening 10
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-03

Mary O'Neill. daughter of Daniel
D.NeiH, millionaire Of the Island of
Elan is forced by her father into a
ruyeless marriage With Lord Raa, a
5.ssolute nobleman. She finds out
on her honeymoon what it means to
ne married to a man she does not
love and refuses to be wife in any
thing but name until her husband
wins her love.
She travels with her husband
through Europe and Egypt. each
kesplng to their separate rooms. but
miugling in society as though they
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-03

When the Bonds of the Loveless Marriage Be-
come Strained and Are Almost at the Break
ing Point, Mary O'Neill, the Heroine of Hall
Gaines Compelling Story, Seeks Aid From
the Church, From the Law and From Her
Father. This Extract from a Long install
ment of the Story in Hearst's Magazine for
March Tells of the Causes That Led to Seek
ing Dissolution of the Marriage Tie.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-03

were really man and wife. She be-
comes disguised at the people he as
socrates with and surrounds her with.
and finally discovers that he is carry
ing on an affair with Alma. who pre-
tends to be her dearest friend. He
takes Alma every place, sometimes
with his wife, but more often with
out her.
Mary falls i'll and this leaves her
husband and Alma more to them
selves Her illness has little effect
on either the husband or his gay
companion
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-03

IL NE night, after Alma and my hus-
band had gone TO a reception In
Grosvenor square, l had sudden
|atack of heart strain and had to be
,v- to bed, whereupon Price, who had
|7saIzed that l was really ill., told Hob
san nv husbands valet, to go after his
,,aster and bring him back immedi
lately.
nm be all as one, but III go if you
hike" said Hobson. -
In half an hour he came back with
,g, husbands answer: Send for doc
|tor"
This put Price into a fever of min
rIed anger and perplexity, and not
knowing what else to do, she tele-
p,aped to Martin on his ship, telling
him that was i'll and asking what doc
Tor she ought to call in to see me.
Inside an hour a reply came, not
from Tilbury, but from Portsmouth,
|saying:
call DIR. -. of Brook street. Am
coming up at once
All this I heard for the first time
when Price, with another triumphant
look. came into my bed room flourish
|1ng Martins telegram.
You don't mean to say that you tele-
graphed to Mr.. Conrad?" I said.
Why not?" said Price, when a lady
|ts SD and her husband pays no attention
her and there's somebody else not
FAR off who would give his two eyes to
elye her a pain. in, her 5jttle finger
lFhat is a woman to .do?'
told her what she was not to do She
|vas not to call the doctor under any
circumstances, and when Martin came
he was to make It, plain to him that
|sae had acted on her own responsibility.
Her Old Friend Arrives. e
Toward midnight he arrived, and
sPrce brought him into my room in
hong ulster covered with dust. FLUSHED
KIND trembled' at sight of him, for his
S1ace betrayed the strain and anxiety he
Bad gone through on my account, and
h. hen he smiled at seeing that was not
Is III as he had thought, I was ashamed
h. the bottom of my heart.
You'll be sorry you've made such
Bong journey, now that you see there's
s. little to do with me-" l said.
"Sorry?" he said "By the holy saints,
b would take a longer one every night of
spuy life to find you so well at the end
H. it,
Ills blue eyes were shining like the
sun from behind a cloud and the cruel
B. looks could not have hurt me more
tried to keep my face from express
D. the emotion [ desired to conceal.
&and asked if he had caught train
i a~ily from Portsmouth, seeing he had
i rrivcd so early
No Oh, no, there was no train up
&until II O'clock" he said.
i Then how did you get here so soon?"
q asked. and though he would not tell
pm at first, Tgot it out.of him at last
p had hired a motor car and Travelled
Il he 90 miles to London in two hours
#ud half.
4 That crushed me. I could not speak.
4 'hough | should have choked. Lying
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-03
HUSBANDS AND TOOTH
BRUSHES.

WITHIN the next few days the house
w party arrived. There would be
twenty Of them at least, not counting
Wallets and ladies' maids so that large
as Castle Raa was, the house was full
They were about equally divided as
to sex and belonged chiefly to my hus-
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-03

there with Martin at arms length Of
me- l was afraid of myself, and did not
Know what l might do next. But at
last, with great effort to control NV
sell l took his hand and kissed it, and
turned my face to the wall.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-03

bands class but they included Mr..
Eastcliff's beautiful wife, Camilla, and
Alma's mother, who, much to Alma's
chagrin, had insisted upon being in
vited ....
MY husband required me to receive
them. and I did so, though I was only
their nominal hostess. and they knew
| it, and treated me accordingly.
| | should be ashamed to speak of the
petty Sights they put upon me, how
they consulted Alma in my presence
and otherwise wounded my pride as
woman by showing me that l had lost
my place as a wife in my husbands
house.
know there are people of the same
class who are kind and considerate,
guileless and pure. the true nobility of
their country-women who are devoted
to their homes and children, and men
who spend their wealth and strength
for the public good-but my husbands
! friends were not Of that kind
They were vain and proud selfish,
| self-indulgent. thoroughly insincere, ut
| terly hammered, shockingly Him
formed, astonishingly ill-educated (save
| for the several languages in which they
could say their smart nothngs). living
and flourishing in the world without
religion, without morality, and Of it is
not a cant phrase to use) without God.
Their Guests Conduct.
! What their conduct was when out
shooting, pienicking, driving. riding,
motoring and yachting Cfor Mr. East
| cliff had arrived In his yacht and It
was lying at anchor in the port below
the glen), I do not know for doctors
! orders" were Alma's excuse for not
asking me to accompany them.
But at night they played bridge
/ (their most innocent amusement, gam
! bed. and drank, banged the piano,
danced "Grizaly Bears" sang duets
! from the latest musical comedies. and
I then ransacked the empty houses Of
their idle heads for other means Of
killing the one enemy Of their exist
| ence-1ime.
! Sometimes they would give enter
tainments in honor Of their dogs when
! all the animals of all the guests (thcre
seemed to be d whole kennel Of them)
would be dressed up in coats of silk and
satin, with pockets and pocket hand
! kerchiefs, and then led downstairs to
the drawing room, where Alma's wheel
| ing spaniel and my husbands peeyish
! terrier received them.
! Sometimes they would give freak
! dinners" when the guests themselves
would be dressed up the men i'm wom-
! ems clothes. the women In mems, the
male initiating the piping treble of ,he
! female voices. aud the tema.r The nycr-
JNoWaIed slang Of the male until. firing
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Mary Invites Alma.

rake me home, beg, pray
AT length, seeming to think I must
be homesick, he said: We'll, you know
my views about that Cod forsaken
place, but the seasons nearly at an end
and l don't mind going back on one
condition--that you raise no objection
to my inviting a few friends to liven it
up 81 bit"
1T is your house" I said You must
do as you please in IT,"
Very good; that's settled, getting up
to go. 5-ssA,ndsI4daresaY it Will do you,
no harm to be out of the way of all this
churchgoing and confessing to priests,
who are always depressing people even
when they're not making mischief"
Hardly had my husband left me when
Alma came into my sitting room in the.
most affectfonate and ihsincere of her
moods
My poor. dear, sweet child" she said
IF I'd had the least idea you were
feeling so bad l shouldn't have allowed
Jimmy to stay another minute at that
tiresOme reception, But how good II
was Of Mr.. Conrad to come all that way
to see YOU That's what l call being a
friend now"
Then came the real object of her Wis
til saw it coming.
81 hear you're to have a house party
at Castle Raa. Jlmmy's in his room
writing piles Of invitations He has
asked me and l should love to go, but,
of course, l can not do so without you
wish lido you?"
What could I say? What I did say
scarcely know. l only know that at
the next minute Alma's arms We're
round my neck, and she was saying:
You dear, sweet, unselish little soul!
Come let me kiss you"
1t was done. I had committed my
self After all what right had ] to
raise myself on a moral pinnacle now?
And what did it matter anyway? /
was flying from the danger OF my own
inf1deities, not to save my husband
| from his
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-03
INVITATIONS TO CASTLE
RAA.

HAT was the beginning of the end
and when, next day toward noon
my husband came with drowsv ewes 70
make a kind of ungracious apoloev
saying he supposed the doctor had been
sent for said: James. / want you to
take me home.".
Home? You mean Castle
Raa ~
Yves"
he hesitated, and 1 began to plead
with MIN, earnestly and eagerly, not
10 DENY mo y-ba+ 7 n el,o1
The Washington times., 1913-09-10
TWO SCHOLARSHIPS
GIVEN BY GONzAGA
Contestants So Close College
Decides to Honor One More
Applicant.

Gonzago College was compelled to give
two scholarships today instead of the
one that was primarily offered to the
pupil Of the public or parochial schools
of the District who passed highest In
the competitive examination for the
honor. The scholarships will be pre-
sented to Leo Kaufman, of the Holy
Comforter parish school, and Charles
Green, of ST. Dominics parish school.
So closely did the two winners press
each other in the competition for the
scholarship originally offered, that the
Rev. Father Eugene Del. Mcdonnell,
president of the college. decided to pre-
sent each of the boys with SCHOLARSHIP
Nineteen students from the Catholic
parish schools and public schools en-
tered in the examination for the schol-
arship which was held in 4 large class
room in the college building yesterday.
Coincident with the announcement of
the result of the competitive examina-
ton was the formal opening OF the
college for the 1894 season. More than
200 students will be enrolled in the diff
ferent classes of the institution during
the year, which presages to be the
banner year of the colleges history.
Today will be a short day for the
students. 1t will be taken up for the
most part with the distribution Of
books and the assignment OF the
students to their respective desks and
classes for the term. The real work
OF the term will start tomorrow when
the students will be expected to begin
their studies In earnest.
The Washington times., 1913-09-10
CHANGES announced
IN FEDERAL STAFF

The Department Of Commerce today
issued a statement announcing the fol-
lowing changes in its personnel:
Charles F. Young has been promoted
to assistant messenger at $70 in the
office Of the Secretary.
In the Bureau Of Standards. the ap-
pointments of William T. Rogers as
clerk at $500 and William H. Sigh as
aide at S7a0 have been terminated; Lau-
renee G. Wesson laboratory assistant
at 81, 200, has resigned. and Keiven
Burns has been temporarily appointed
as associate physicist al 81, 500.
Benjamin Frand has been probation
ally appointed as clerk in the Bureau of
Foreign and Domestic Commerce at
New York city.
In the Steamboat Inspection Service,
Ozro w. Brumfield, clerk at $1,000 at
Nashville, Tenn. has resigned and
Thomas II. harrington has been tenn
porarily appointed as clerk at 800 at
New York city.
Miss Virginia c. Broun has been 70
instated as clerk at 500 in the Bureau
of the Census.
John G. Hall has been PROBATIONARY
appointed as negative cutter and lithos-
rapher's helper at 800 in the Coast
and Geodetic Survey.
In the lighthouse service, probationary
appointments have been given to Joseph
w. Gauthier as third assistant keeper
OF Sabins Bank Light Station, Texas:
Harvey II. Mercure as second assistant
keeper OF Detroit River Light Station.
Mich. and Harry T. House as second
assistant keeper of Eagle Harbor Light
station. Mich
The Washington times., 1913-09-10
Wilson NAV See Inauguration.

Congress permitting, President Will
son Will see Prof. A. T. Ormond in
augurated as president of Grove City
College, Pennsylvania and the author
tiles of the college are going to hold
the date open for a while, at least.
Prof. Ormond, who is close personal
friend of the President, having been
G member of the Princeton faculty for
twenty-seven years, called at the
White House this morning with Con-
gressman Burke. of Pennsylvania, and
extended the invitation. The President
hopes to get away tomorrow for a
weekend with his family at Cornish,
NH
The Washington times., 1913-09-10
Baltimore Association
To Hold Banquet Here

A day at Mt. Vernon. followed by a
big dinner at the Fritz Reuter- Hotel
this evening, is the program for this
years outing of the Old Time Mer-
chants and Manufacturers Associat ton,
Of Baltimore, which reached Washing
ton 2sO strong this morning and took
the 10 o'clock boat for Mt Vernon
Seven special cars brought the crowd
of veteran business men. many of
whom were accompanied by their wives,
and are being held here in readiness to
take them back at $50 this evening.
The party is in charge of c. w.
Fletcher, district passenger agent Of the
Washington. Baltimore, and Annapolis
line. who accompanied them to Mt
Vernon.
The pleasure seekers are due back at
the local wharf shortly after 6 o'clock
this evening
The Washington times., 1913-09-10
CR|T|C|SES CLERK
FOR SEWERAGE BIDS

DR.. Llewellyn Jordan. chief Of the
surety bonds division of the Treasury
Department and a resident OF Silver
Spring. Nd, has written a sharp let
ter to Berry Z. Clark, clerk of the
board of commissioners Of Montgomery
county. criticising Clark's failure to ad-
vcrtise in Baltimore and Washington
papers for bids from qualified engineers
on the new Silver Spring sewerage sys-
TEN.
Silver Springs new sewerage plant
VII cost in the neighborhood of so 900
and the commissioners are anxious to
receive bids from qualified engineers
The bids. as advertised, are not sealed
proposals, and they were advertised in
the Rockville Sentinel, a publica ton
limited almost entirely TO the county
seat OF Montgomery county.
DR. Jordan is anxious TO obtain
healthy competition from Baltimore and
Washington engineers who might de-
sire TO bid on the proposition but who
know nothing OF the project owing to
its limited publicity The bids are ad-
vertised to close September 16
The Washington times., 1913-09-10
BIG STICK" USED
OVER CURRENCY
President Wilson Insists on I'M
mediate Action on the New
Measure.
CONTINUED from First Page


Senate Democrats to the White House
and reported that with all but one or
two exceptions the Democrats were
for speedy legislation. However. prom
inent Democratic Senator'S sharply
practically the whole steering COM
mittee would like to go slowly and
that over half its members are
strongly opposed to haste. They do
not want to get into an open fight
with the President and so are taking
a different tack. But they expect such
obstacles to arise in committee and
in the Senate debate that the currency
question will have a long period of
discussion before there is a law en-
acted.
On uthe whole. in view of the situa-
poets seem better than ever for the
special session to last until about the
time for the regular session to begin or
to run squarely into the regular ses-
sion. Unless there is decided change
OF Senate feeling on the part of num-
erfjns Democrats and nearly all Repub-
licans. the President will find il ex-
tremely difficult to drive a currency
bill through before next winter.
Tells of Conference.
Speaking Of the conference at the
IT do not care to say what the Presi-
dent said. For myself. insisted on ac-
tion on the currency question as fast as
II could be pressed, consistent with the
committee having all the facts before
IL. There is no odubt in my mind about
legislation | nthe special session. / ex-
pect TO see II about November J. The
whole country is now In state of un-
certainty and we ought 10 act as es-
pedftiously possible"
He pointed out that in view of the
widely varying views of bankers as to
the effect of the legislation the country
YVES Of divided opinion and uncertain
what the effects Of the proposed legisla-
ton would be.
Experts Not Needed.
Personally, however. Senator Owen
thinks there is no real need of further
information. He said:
IF the committee will go through the
record II has 1t will have all the in
formation needed. Nothing new can be
said ON the question. These things have
been said and printed time and again
until they are nauseating. / know all
1 need to know about this subject II
Is not necessary that We hear a large
number Of experts"
Senator Bacon. chairman of foreign
relations. was at the conference today
In addition to the members OF the steer
ing committee, who consisted OF Sem
ators Kern, Hoke Smith, Lea, Clarke,
O'Gorman. Martin, Chamberlain, owen
and Thomas
The Washington times., 1913-09-10
Paris Consul General.

President Wilson is expected TO send
to the Senate shortly the name of Alex
ander NJ. Thackara for the post of con-
sui general at Paris. Mr.. Thackara is
now consul general at Berlin, and the
nomination would be a promotion. \
long list of consular nominations has
been submitted to the President by Third
Assistant Secretary of State Dudley
Field Malone, based on the merit system
only, and all names on il were taken
from the present consular service. Here
after applicants for appointment to the
consular corps will be required to take
regular examinations and be graded ac-
cordingly.
The Washington times., 1913-09-10
Immigrants Food Bad.

Officials of the Bureau of Immigra-
ton are receiving reports Of the testi-
mony adduced at the hearing of charges
at Ellis Island in New York that con-
tractors furnished immigrants with i'm
pure foods. One Of the most important
witnesses heard was Jacob Minsterman,
cook for the immigrants for year, who
described the meat furnished at Ellis Is
land as putrid and decayed, and unfit
for human conSumptiOn.
The Washington times., 1913-09-10
Contracts for Life Boats.

The Treasury Department today
awarded the contract for the construc-
ton Of ten life boats to cost S.7E each
to the Electric Launch Company, Of
Bayonne. \. j. The boats are to be
self-righting and self-bailing and
equipped with gasolene engines. Seven
are to be placed in the life saving serv-
ice at New York and three at Astoria,
Ore
The Washington times., 1913-09-10
Moffitt Goes To Calumet.

Secretary of Labor Wilson today sent
John A. Moffitt, of the alien contract
labor division Of the immigration Ser
vice, to Calumet, Mich. with instruc-
tions to use his good offices in helping
bring about a solution Of tn cooper
strike Of the Western Federation Of MIN
ers, at that place.
The Washington times., 1913-09-10
Chinese Apologize.

Explanations. apologies, and salute
by the Chinese rebels are mentioned in
mailed reports which have reached the
Navy Department. telling of the incident
following the action of the rebels last
month in firing on the standard Oil Com
nany's steamer. Mei-an, while the latter
was off the Yochow forts in the province
of Human. After her experience the
Mei-an turned back to Hankow, where
the matter was reported to the American
consul
The Washington times., 1913-09-10

After a preliminary hearing before
United States Commissioner R. P. w.
Garnett, yesterday afternoon. Frank
Dennison. white, and Samuel Brooks.
colored. were held for the action of the
grand jury Of the United States District
Court ON the charge of breaking into
the post exchange at Fort Myer, on
July 80. They pleaded guilty and said
that they had taken about twenty pack
ages, containing sardines, 800 cigarettes,
and canned goods.
The Washington times., 1913-09-10
legislative News In Brief
Medals for Life. Savers.

Secretary Daniels has requested Sec
retary McAdoo to issue life saving med
ais to Erie II. Smith, machinist's mate,
second class, of the DESTROYER Jenkins.
and Thomas j. Glavin, quartermaster,
first class, of the destroyer Perkins, for
rescuing a shipmate from drowning at
Newport recently.
The Washington times., 1913-09-10
Road Bureau for Canada.

j. A. Pennybacker, statistician to the
joint committee in the construction Of
post roads, and secretary of the Ameri
can Highways Association, has been en-
ployed by the Canadian road commission
to organize a statistical bureau. He will
retain his two positions in this country,
while helping the Canadians organize
their road work.
The Washington times., 1913-09-10
Pottery From Ohio.

Almost half the pottery manufactured
IN the United States last year came from
Ohio, with New Jersey standing next
The Geological Survey in a report Just
issued shows the total production of
pottery last year was $685.
sos, 1886, and New Jerseys $s,oO0,000.
The Washington times., 1913-09-10
Pension Man At Camp.

Veterans attending the national en-
campment OF the G. A. R., at Chatta-
nooga, Tenn, next week will have m
quiries they may make regarding pen
sions answered by representatives OF the
Bureau Of Pensions who will be present:
Commissioner Saltzgaber has arranged
for Representation of the Pension Bu-
reau.
The Washington times., 1913-09-10
Envoys Call On President.

Henry Morgenthau, recently confirmed
as ambassador to Turkey. and Prof.
Henry Van Dyke, of Princeton Univer-
sity, named as the new minister to the
called on the President to-
day to pay their respects before leaving
for their new posts. Mr.. Morgenthau
said he would have a conference with w.
W. Rockhill, whom he succeeds, in New
York within the next few days, and that
his departure for Constantinople would
depend on that.