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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-10
Who Wants To Be Rid of SLEEP?

fairly strangle it into stiffness
and subsection.
No sleep! Dear me, what fiend
ever conceived such a plan?
No sleep--and the butcher to
meet--and no money in the bank
and none coming till next week.
No sleep, and the boy going
wrong and won't listen TO a word
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-10
Written for The Georgian
au REV. JOHN z. WHITE.

Pastor Second Baptist Church
JN a company Of gentlemen
discussing anonymous let
tiers It was brought out that
every man present had Tor years
received at stated intervals
ANONYMOUS letters Of quality
more or less malicious.
Il was the opinion Of one that
considerable "sslon" Of author
ship is engaged in this type Of
literature IN every community.
and that the hest way 10 deal
with fl was 90 ignore IT,
Another objected with the
statement that vicious anony-
nous letters were not only COW
ar5lv. but criminal and that with
rs many as three such letters
fror the same person he would
undertake uuerringly TO uncover
the secret coward and criminal
IN his lair
But another gentleman present
pvofegted that this ought not 20
he done The anonymous letter
writer. ne said. does no real harm
and sometimes produces a good
result 10 may humble "a man
pride momentarily Co discover
that there is somebody iu the
world who does not think he is a
rsragou 81 perfection. hut what IS
such pride for but fn be hum
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-10

nous book appeared from the
Harper press which was eagerly
seized upon When az Last 1t was
discovered who the author was
the interest IN lt Immediately
waned
That Tarhee genius. %. Henry
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-10
What S in a Name?

= FULLY asree with the gentle
man who spoke last
The anonymous letter writer
may De- "a coward and a criminal
aat he is NOT always q fool
Literature has long recognized
trs riauaucy OF anonymity The
letters OF Juuius played Erear
part .n English politics and as
literature continue 20 this day at
tracing attention
Many people rEus .t adds
nothing % Shakespeare plays TO
prove that Shakespeare wrote
them and accept rhe doubt on
that subject AS a -ar- 90 drama fie
sauce ra rr. feast .f genius
Twenty years ago an auony-
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-10
When the Awakening7

No sleep and the ROSTERS be-
gin to cry that day is coming
day is coming.
No sleep and the watch dog
lies down to rest-now that his
enemy who taunts him from the
moon has gone
No sleep. and from the house
next door comes the stir Of new
life, some one shakes down the
range, and milkman is heard
Chirp. chlrp, the sparrows twit-
ter to each other about the fine
maps they had when the wind
went down last night-rattIe
rattle. some one is early with the
lawn mower.
Mfph, mfph. bacon and eggs
next door on one side, ham on
the other, chops across the street.
sausage and cakes downstairs
Hurrah, The house is up at last
No sleep. where then shall
come our awakenfngs?
No sleep why that's the way
they punish the worst criminals
OF al IN China What have We
done in this year of grace that
we should be tortured so?
Sleep blessed. balm-EfviuE
wholesome, sorrow drowning
sleep, Out upon the man who
dares to invent any way whatso-
ever to 60 away with Il. say L
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-10
BY wINIFRED BLACK.

THERE now, it's all settled.
No more problems. no more
troubles, no more debts, no
more sorrow, no more cruelties,
no more the sins of forgetting
no more illness, no more failure
life one long sweet song from
the cradle to the grave. They've
solved the riddle at last-no, l
mean again.
This time It is to keep from
sleeping. No more sleep, never,
never again. No more alarm
clocks. no more rush hours, moth
ing but one long. merry, joyous
working day for ever and ever.
Oh, joy! Oh. rapture! oh,
amt II grand"
Who was the man who had
everything settled another way
not long ago? He had It fixsd
for no more cooking. no more
cooks, no more grocery bills, no
more meeting the butcher face to
face on a blue Monday morning,
all on account OF a tiny pellet
which was going to feed us all for
next TO nothing.
Who Wants to Be Rid of It?
/ can't even think of the inven-
tor now. migrate that am.
wonder how long it will take to
remember the name of the glori-
ously endowed person who has
discovered the way TO live with
out sleep? I shan't remember it
a minute for my part II I can help
it.
Get rid Of sleep. forsooth. Who
on earth wants 70 get rid Of it,
I don't, do you? why, I'd rather
sleep than work any time,
wouldn't you? And as for wor-
~, a good nap beats all the wor-
" there is In the world. twice
around the clock.
No sleepl Why we would be a
world OF mad men n six months.
Il isn't the body that needs al
that sleep It's the mind. the
tireless. interchangeable weary1ng,
worrying. grinding. mulling mind
that won't let the body rest. or
the soul either unless you take it
BY the throat. I wonder If minds
do have threats, BY ths way, and
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-10

you try to open his eyes!
No sleep. and one YOU love
loves you no longer, and tries IN
cover the coldness of the heart
under an excess Of outward en-
dearment!
No sleep, and the other feIIovy
Is getting ahead Of you in bust
ness by trickery, and you won't
stoop to compete with him on his
own ground
No sleep, and the woman who
.bores you TO madness coming for
a two hours visit tomorrow,
No sleep, and every time van
look in the glass you see that
you've gained a pound or sol
No sleep, and the bright starr
fade 20 dawn and the gray broad
ems into rose, and the tall non
lars at the foot of the garden
whisper and whisper in their drv
branches
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-10
ATLANTA IS A GREAT CITY--MAKE IT STILL GREATER!

Nondayur the formation of club of
the of this
should population
inhabitants and is growing BUT NOT
FASTENOUGT.
of HALF MILLION CLUBa club
who will pull for Atlanta
ALL THE TIME Tell the world that
section that
gdpIa live It's fine which to make 1t
of
inhabitants and they can be induced to
splendid advantages the city
brought 0 the
should be organized RIGHT
AWAY actively and with determination do
together pull for that 100000 At
operated
business Atlanta match
of the Southeast
all heyear roundt nethe o. Stacks.
the resstles
building
With half the 1T is
spring loOkb on AZ records of achievement
of the days
We in of big and
big achievements place yesterday accomplished feat
to-day and whr they airs
WAYnd the only beginning
talk places with equal
erencea pride-New York and Atlanta
thrilling
brst
crowd other and the
before another
ding for icmsd OomIT Is AN EVOLUTlON
NDTIEFOUNDATIONSAR ARE THE GRANITE STONES OF OPTI-
ENTERPRISE.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-10

cities of the that ts@
lofty and destiny
creation splendid hab1a
proceeds
bken with
worlds railroads. all record "
thousand occupations live the busy happy lives of the successful
PROGRESS OF ATLANTA
ydepotof btlng with cities and towns
wordan imperial
South But require adjecves emphasize our
greatness figures The statistical story Of 1913
Atlanta is making and
weal
operations considerable gain 1872 which itself
beginning complete Building
1913 January 9OO5 February
March 1896 $40; April 1927 1856 May, $771,65I
with building During
corresponding
o19 in numb
theenu Atlanta had 154S9 residents the
Atlanta 1913
the decade 1913 1923
dealers and business generally that
of foundation
looked brighter
this make the following
impressive showing:
w dn 70 ss4no0
9 A%
aw70n eksns March Aaan9M n7uOm
80 Week March 20 EN- Ma Is "
mApu ending Ma 20
Grndto months .$290448,213
Atlanta its
I'll thHA
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-09-29
EUCENICS ON STAGE.
Play Dealing With Limitation of Off
spring Is Planned.

New York, Sept. 29.-As part of
ards of morality in New York state
group of sociological workers announce
their intention to stage here sub
scription performance of a play in
which for the first time in dramatic
history the perplexing problem of the
limitation of offspring now engaging
the attention of eugenists and sociolo-
gists is dealt with
Frederic H. Robinson of the sociolog-
ical fund, which is arranging for the
plays, disclaims any salacious treat
ment of the subject and proposes to re-
strict the performance to persons who
are interested in sociological work. The
movement contemplated for new state
laws includes making all births legiti
mate and authorizing physicians to
prevent the birth of undesirable chill
dren.
The play having this idea as its mo-
tive is a dramatization of novel which
the sociological fund workers hope will
stir state legislators to the need of new
laws governing these matters. 1t is
proposed to invite the members of the
state legislature to attend the perform
ance in a body, scheme which if car
ried out will be new in the promotion
of legislation in New York state.
The committee in charge of the So
ciologisal fund is made up of many
we'll known men and women, including
John D. Rockefeller, jr., Mrs. W. K.
Vanderbilt and Mrs. o. H. P. Belmont.
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tContinued on Page Twoo
THAW CALLS JEROME.
VIII Waive I5xtradition If an Indict-
ment Be Produced.

Poughkeepsie, n. Y. Sept. 29.-John
Ringwood of counsel for Harry K.
Thaw. upon his return to this city from
Concord N. H, gave out a statement
authorized by Thaw. in which he said:
"Thaw will consent to waive extradi-
ton from New Hampshire and discon-
tinue all the proceedings now pending
and will voluntarily come to Dutchess
county and answer the alleged indict-
ment. if there be one in existence, if
Mr.. jerome will make good the state
ment he made at. the hearing before
Governor Felker, that AN inductment
was found and signed by producing
such indictment or certified copy and
forwarding the same to Governor
Felker.
Friends and associates of Thaw are
worrying considerably over the fail
ure of the Matteawan fugitive to rid
himself of heavy cold with which he
has been afflicted for a week.
One of the noticeable features at the
extradition hearing before Governor
Felker last week was Thaw's deep and
persistent coughing. Thaw has been
under the care of a local physician
but has not responded well to the
treatment prescribed. His broken rest
and the hard work he has been doing
with his secretary since his arrival
here have reduced his weight some
what.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-09-29

began a six days convention in Detroit
today. Secretary Houston, by whose
presence the American government for
the first time will be officially repre-
sented at a national good roads con-
gress, was due to arrive from Wash
ington this morning
A. w Campbell, deputy minister of
railways and canals of Canada, was
among the other speakers on the days
program. 1t is estimated five thousand
delegates, including scores of men of
national prominence have arrived in
the city for the meeting. In connec-
ton with the convention the road
building machinery and models of high
ways depicting the stages of progress
in road construction since the time of
the Roman era are on exhibition.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-09-29
T. R. SAILS OCT. d
Will Be Buried Three Months
in South America.
Will Do the Killing for Party
of Naturalists.

New York, Sept 29.-For more than
three months, from about the middle
of December to the end OF March, Theo-
dore Roosevelt will be buried in the
wilds of South America. Arrangements
for this end of the coloncFs South
American trip were announced today
but the announcement did not cell
much about names and places because
the colonel himself is not sure just
where he will go or when he will
emerge into civilization.
Colonel Roosevelt will sail from New
York Oct and will spend about two
months visiting various cities in Bra
zil, Argentine. Suez and Paraguay In
these countries he will be the govern
ment's guest and he will deliver sew
eral formal addresses.
Late in December a little river
steamer will leave him and his party
of naturalists at Cuyaba, Brazil the
head of navigation on the Paraguay
river, and at that point the hardships
of the journal will begin.
The colonels companions from this
point will be Anthony Fiala of New
York, the Arctic explorer; George X.
Cherrie of Indiana, and Lee f. Miller
of Newfane, VT, naturalists connected
with the American museum Of natural
history, under whose auspices the ex-
pedition will be undertaken. Mr.. Fiala
will look after the equipment of the
expedition. Mr.. Cherrie will have
charge of the collection and prepara-
ton of bird specimens and Mr. Miller
will superintend the collection of man..
mails.
The ex-president will be the party's
chief huntsman. These four with ma
tive Indian bearers. canoemen and SER
want, will embark at Cuyaba in light
draft motorboats and canoes. although
later II is expected that canoes alone
will have to serve.
1t was said today that when Colonel
Roosevelt first received invitations to
lecture in Brazil. Argentine and Chill
his first idea was to decline. but that
the opportunity to hunt and collect
scientific specimens was too attrac ctive
for him to resist. This opportunity was
brought to his attention by Rev. John
A. Zahm of Washington, provincial of
the order of the Holy Cross, a mission
ary and scientist. who has explored
much of the wild country that Mr.
Roosevelt will enter. Father Zahm has
been consulted about the itinerary and
the equipment of the Roosevelt expedi-
ton.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-09-29
September Weather

When the report on the weather
for the month of September is issued
from the government weather bureau
at Topeka it will show that the month
was one of the wettest Septembers on
record.
Up to today the precipitation for
the month amounted to 5.9S inches;
the average for September is 3.56
inches. But four Septembers in the
last 81 years have had more rain than
has fallen to date. In 1909 the rec
ord was 11.47 inches; in 1905, $40;
in 1900, 7.47, and in 101, 6.02.
All parts of Kansas have been in
cluded in the distribution of rain.
The temperature had averaged one
degree above normal this month.
While the fore part of the month
broke all heat records the latter half
of September has been below normal
in temperature.
There have been but two Septem-
berS since the records were first start
ed 27 years ago that were more windy.
The average wind velocity has been
over nine miles an hour. September
of 1911 tied this month in point of
wind velocity.
There has been 65 per cent. of sun
shine: Sc per cent. is normal There
have been but ? clear days to date.
There are but few counties in the
state that will not have an adequate
supply of stock feed to last through
the winter season according to reports
from observers over the state. Har-
per and Sumner counties in the ex-
treme south report that there will be
shortage. Stevens county in the
southwest will have to buy feed. These
districts in the east-central part of the
state will be lacking in feed: Nor
ris county, the north half of McPher-
son county. Butler county, Greenwood
county and the south half of Norton.
All sections of the state received
rainfall in the As hours ending at
o'clock this morning. Rain Sunday
night at Topeka amounted to just half
an inch.
Rain fell in the following amounts
at government stations in the period
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-09-29
Steamer Mohawk Strikes an
Embankment in the Hudson.
Three Hundred Passengers
Aboard Transferred Safely.
ACCIDENT CAUSES A PANIC
Several Persons Thrown Out of
BerthS and Hurt.
Impact Tears a Great Hole in
the Ships Side.

Poughkeepsie, Sept. 29.-Three hun
dred passengers on the steamer Mo-
hawk of the Manhattan Navigation
company were transferred from the
vessel early today after she had gone
hard aground on an embankment off
Hyde park, seven miles north of here.
The boat struck shortly before mid
night, but it was after o'clock this
morning when the transfer of the pas
sengers had been effected. Most OF
them resumed their journey to Albany
over the New York Central road.
In the panic that followed the
grounding several passengers were
slightly hurt. Many had been thrown
from their berthS in the impact which
tore a great jagged hole in the Mo-
haw's bow and forced her nearly 80
feet up the river bank, almost to the
New York Central tracks. Officials
of the line said today that the accident
gear.
The Mohawk left New York City
for Albany at o'clock last evening.
Nearly every one had retired when
the ship hit the rocks. The excited
passengers swarmed to the decks and
while the crew tried to calm their
fears. the life boats were got ready to
be lowered. The vessel was so fast
aground, however, as to be in no dan
ger of sinking and it was decided to
wait for assistance.
In response to the vessels whistles
of distress, the steamers Trojan and
IroQuois of the same line came up and
took off consgnments of passengers
many of them hysterical women
at Poughkeepsie before they could
take trains for Albany.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-09-29

Mr. Hughes took the position of
chief of police after he had been de-
| feated in race for mayor of the city
! by X. L. Cofran, present mayor The
two opponents in the mayoralty con-
! test have worked together in perfect
harmony, and there is no 1ntlmatlon
whatever of any friction between the
two AS representative OF the limos
Life Insurance company, the demands
on his time have been greatly IN
creased by reason of his territory be-
ing made six times as large as for
merly.
Asked this morning whether he had
anyone in mind to fill the vacancy
caused by Chief Hughes resignation,
Mayor Cofran declined to give any m
formation. Sergeant Joseph Ross IS
being mentioned for the place, and is
in fact about the only person under
discussion this morning by those
speculating on the question OF VINO tne ne
new chief will be. Ross has had 20
years service on the Topeka police
force and has been the close adviser,
and enjoyed the full confidence or
Chief Hughes. Chief Hughes gives
him credit for much of his s@success as
chief, and Hughes has been success
as chief of police. A rigid law en-
fo1 cement policy has been carried out,
the pounding that has usually been
the lot of a chief of police.
Chief Hughes denied emphatically
that he was resigning with a view to
again becoming a candidate for mayor.
mo, sir, 1 have had all ! want of
running for mayor. 1 will never again
be a candidate for mayor" said Chief
Hughes
The resignation of Chief Hughes is
as follows:
Sept. 81, 1913.
Hon r. f. Cofran, Mayor City of To-
peka.
My Dear Mayor: Last April, with
out my solicita ton. you bestowed upon
me the responsible position of chief of
police of the city of Topeka
The appointment was accepted in the
spirit in which it was made and I have
tried to discharge the duties of the Of
flee, pledging both you and myself to
do my best for making and keeping
the city clean.
How well 1 have performed those
duties I leave it for you and the whole
people of Topeka to Judge, but my per-
sonal business as manager of the 1ll1-
nois Life Insurance company has grown
to such proportions as to require my
exclusive time and entire attention.
I therefore hereby tender you my
resignation as chief of police, to be
effective on or before Oct. 1, 1913. l
assure you that I do this with sin
cere regret. Our relations have at all
times been of the most amicable and
cordial character, and l assure you
that 1 shall ever treasure the conf
dence and faith you repOsed in me,
together with the strength and en-
couragement of your support in the
discharge of the important and per-
picking duties which L have done my
best to perform. as among the most
pleasant memories of my life.
Again Mr.. Mayor, L thank you most
heartily and sincerely for the conf
dence repoSed and the invaluable nelp
you have given me, and assure You
that in the discharge of your onerOus
duties of the high office of Topela's
mayor, you shall have my continued
best wishes and individual support.
/ have the honor to be, sir,
Most sincerely yours,
J. w. F. HUGHES.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-09-29
MARKING AUTO ROAD,
HutchinSOn-Anthony Highway Ex-
tends to Ell PaSo.

Hutchinson, Kan, Sept. 29.-Motor
clubs are today making tho Hutchinson
Ell Paso road from Hutchinson to the
city on the Mexican border
H. H. Taylor, who represents the
highway organization here, where it
joins the New Santa F'e trail, and Will
S. Thompson contest referee for the
Kansas Automobile associa ton, are to-
day marking each turn, with a marker
at the center of each section, on the
line from here to Pratt. Other organi-
zations are marking the route on to Ell
Paso.
The markers here read Hutchinson
and Liberal road and beyond Liberal
and ElPaso road"
1t is a fine winter highway for the
more than 800 miles.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-09-29
HUGHES RESIGNS.
Chief of Police Gives "PresS of
Private Business" as Reason.
Effective Oct. been Good Offi-
cer-NO Successor in Sight.

]. w. F. Hughes has resigned as
chief of police of the city of Topeka
His written resignation, addressed to
Mayor Cofran, was read before the
board of city commissioners this
morning and accepted. The resigna-
ton reads to become effective on or
before October l. The press of pri-
vate business is given by Chief Hughes
as his reason for giving up the posi-
ton at the head of the city's police
department.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-09-29

San Francisco, Sept. .29.-Accompanied by
his wife and 13-year-old daughter Erwin
Mason. an American mining engineer, who
escaped imprisonment in Korea after hav-
ing been convicted of killing a Chinese.
arrived today from the Orient en- route to
Mexico. The Chinese was killed by Mason
for attacking his little girl He was SEN
teced to three years in prison but Ameri-
cans and Koreans protested so strongly
he was released.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-09-29
Paper Rates Held Up.

Washington, Sept. 29.-Increases in
the freight rates on paper in carloads
from Milwaukee, Wis, to destinations
west of that point, the rates being
factors in the making of through
rates from the east to the destinations,
were suspended by the interstate COM
merce commission today until April 8,
1914. The proposed increases will in
volve an extended investigation by the
commission
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-09-29
WITH FIFE and DRUM
Bull Moose Candidate Starts on Tour
of Massachusetts.

Boston, Sept. 29-An automobile cam
paign tour of the entire state was started
today by Charles S. Bird. Progressive
candidate for governor. Four automobiles
carried Mr.. Bird and his party when they
left this city with the intention of visit
ing every one of the 353 cities and towns
in Massachusetts in the course of five
weeks. A fife and drum corps occupied
one of the cars.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-09-29
Naccabees to Chanute.

Chanute, Kan, Sept. 29-The local
lodge of the Ladies of the Maccabees
is making arrangeme to entertain
800 delegates who will come to the
state rally here October 3. A feature
Of the meeting will be the work of
the crack drill teams of the state,
number of which already have en-
tered for the contef
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IT IS UNSETTLED
The Weather Offers Shifting
Clouds and Sunshine.
Flora DiScOurSeS on September
Weather as a Whole.

The weather is unsettled today.
There were threatening clouds this
morning and a light driZzle fell in the
forepart of the day. although there was
not enough moisture to measure. At
two o'clock the sun was shining but
there We're a few clouds in the sky.
There will be clouds and sunshine
Tuesday, according to the weather
man. The wind is blowing from the
west at the rate of twelve miles an