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Atlanta Georgian., 1913-10-20
WTlJ6S on
The Sin of Knowing
Nothing
"The Stage Is Doing What the
Pulpit Dare Not or Can Not
Do. Dare Not Preach This
Sermon"
By REV. CHARLES f. AKED, DID.
Written The Atlanta Georgian.

Jured wife Here is the Ga.
logue:
DOCTOR-when the marrisg.
was proposed you doubtless mad,
inquiries concerning your fut1r.
son-in-law's income: you invssti-
gated his securities: you salts
fied yourself as TO his character
You only omitted one point, but
1t was the most important OF all:
you made no inquiries concerning
his health.
LOCHES-No.
DOCTOR-And wf1yf
LOCHES-Because It Is not ira
custom.
DOCTOR-Well, it ought 10 Be
made the custom
And the applause stopped
him.
This Is very important. Legls-
lators may we'll take notice of Il.
Preachers like. myself are bound
to consider IT, Clergymen Of the
Episcopal Church in Chicago have
adopted a plan Of demanding such
certificates OF health. am not
yet convinced that this is the
right way to go about it. Yet it
is clear that something is going
TO happen in this wonderful new
world Of ours.
But to return to the play The
doctor resumes: Before giving
his daughter in marriage a father
ought to take as much care with
regard TO her husband as a house
Of business takes in engaging an
employee" And again the au-
dience cheered.
Women are usually victims.
Wives are polluted by their hus-
bands. And the women led tho
cheering-yOung, apparently IN
married, women and girls led the
cheering. Let It be added to the
credit Of the men, they Joined in
the applause. 1t looks as though
women were at last going to de-
rnand from men the cleanliness
of life which men have always de-
manded from their women.
Great Teaching.
Next in importance was the ap-
plause which greeted the demand
for police interference with a sys-
tenn which leaves boys to the en-
ticements Of evil women. A fs-
ther whose boy has gone wrong
and who has contracted diseaSe is
now talking with the doctor, and
the father says: is it right, cir
that that should be allowed
Aren't there enough police to pre-
vent children Of Is from being
seduced like that? I ask, Is il
right?" The doctor answers, No" a."
And the audience cheered. 1t is
not right. II is wrong. And the
wrong thing is going to be stop
ped.
The enthusiasm Of approval
reached its height when the doc
tor exclaimed, hotly:
"Ths mystery and humbug IN
which physical facts are envel-
oped ought to be swept away and
young men be given some pride in
the creative power with which
each one of us is endowed. They
ought to be made to understand
that the future of the race is in
their hands and to be taught TO
transmit the great heritage they
have received from their snces-
tors intact with all its possihiiL-
ties to their descendants"
This is great teaching. And We
shall hear more of 1t. This Is nc
passing craze, no fad This ia
not freak legislation" nor yet
freak Imagination. This Is ths
sort of world we or our children
after US are going 10 live in. Ths
whole burden of the Brieux play
IS "I did not know" This is tbs
broodlng sadness which hangs
over it from first to last. This il
the tragedy which finds its cb-
max In widssnread min and hog-
Atlanta Georgian., 1913-10-20


Is ways known that the sin
Of doing nothing is the
deadliest Of the seven deadly
sins. Brieux Is alive to teach the
world that the sin which hides in
the shadow and whimpers 81 did
not know" ranks second in ma
levolence.
Since I wrote for The Georgian
a respectful remonstrance ad-
dressed to the women Of a club
who had burned Brieux I have
attended a public performance Of
Damaged Goods" in New York.
was awed, silenced, solemnized
And I was humiliated. The stage
is doing what the pulpit dare not
or can not do. I dare not preach
this sermon. ! do not know any
preacher in the city who would
dare. And yet, for myself I do
not know whether I ought not to
seek forgiveness for my shrink
ing of soul. At least, I thank
God that the theater IS doing
what ] can not do; that the the
ater has dared to do what I fear
to attempt.
It seems probable that about
100000 persons have seen the
play.
Considered Seriously.
First Of all, the character Of the
audience interested me,
Young men and young women
were in the majority. Very young
men and women. youths even and
young girls, were present Girls
had come in groups, and many
had come accompanied by men.
They sat through the whole of
the performance without appar-
ent distress. There was no inde-
corum. There did not seem to
be any sense of improperly.
was told that once, and only once,
there was some foolish giggling.
Mr.. Bennison, in the great role
Of the Physician, stopped and
said: This is a very serious mat
ter, and we have only consented
to produce this play under com
pellinE sense Of seriousness. II
the young women who are calling
attention to themselves do not
appreciate this, they may be eX-
cused and may have the price OF
their tickets returned at the Of
fee" Two or three foolish per-
sons among 100000 Of the Amer
lean public-it is a fine record.
It is significant Of the day we
live in that tens Of thousands OF
young people should see this play,
should see It together, and should
see It without any feeling OF
wrongdoing. Times have changed;
II 10 preposterous to blind our
ewes to this fact. It Is useless to
hurn Brieux-for BrieuK is burn
ing himself, his convictions, his
living gospel, into the mind and
conscience OF our generation.
And, with great respect to the
ladies who have books to burn,
this is for the blessing Of the
world.
This Is Important,
Not less significant was the
applause. I knew the play.
could pass an examination in it.
What I wanted 70 know was the
effect Of the play upon e metro
politan representation Of the
Young manhood and young wom-
snhood of America. The places
at which they broke with loud
epplause into the terrific solemni-
~ Of the hour must be noted.
In Carlyle's phrase, ut boded
things" 1 am not speaking Of
the applause which greeted the
sctors, a testimony to their good
work: that is a matter OF course.
I mean the occasions when q
speech was interrupted, the feel
ings of the audience finding ex-
pression I'm passionate approval
Of the author S views,
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-02-10
WANTS $500 AS HIS
DAMAGE FOR N0N-RENTAL
Essex Press Building-owner's
Claim Against Contractors.

Judge Frederick Adams has under
consideration motion made by
Frank e. Bradner, representing the
&c. N. Waldron oC., to strike out a
counter claim of $4,000 made by
William e. Gilmore, president of the
Essex Press. represented in the claim
and counter claim BY William e.
Helm and Matthew J. Ready.
The two claims arise out of the
practical destruction by fire of the
Essex Press building, at 216 Market
street. about two years ago. After
the fire MIR. Gilmore, owner of the
Essex Press building. made an agree
ment with the Waldron company
whereby the latter company agreed
to repair the building so that it would
be rentable and comply with all the
regulations Of the department for
$4,000.
1t is asserted by Mr.. Gilmore that
the building company has failed to
keep it's agreement and that $4,000
or $4,000 worth of work is needed be-
fore the building can be rented. This
the Waldron company contends is not
a fact and started suit for payment
of the SIC, 200 contract
Mr.. Gilmore then put in the counter
claim of $4,000, alleging that by the
failure of the Waldron company to
fulfil its contract he has been unable
to rent the building, which brings in
rentals Of $1,000 month.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-02-10
lspeelnl % the Newarl star.l

LYME, Conn, Feb. 10.--This little
old town is likely to be President
Wilson'S summer capital--at least Il
Mrs. Wilson has her way.
While it is not matter of general
knowledge, the coming first lady in
the land is an artist Of great talent
and skill, and when the Wilson's spent
the summer here three years ago she
was charmed with the opportunity
she had of transferring her impress
sioras OF the beautiful scenery of the
Surrounding landscape TO her can
vases
For this reason Mrs. Wilson is
urging her husband to lease again
the -old colonial mansion of Miss
Florence Griswold, where he stayed
before, and transferring his family
here at the earliest date on which his
official duties will permit.
But the charm of Lyme does not
appeal to Mrs. Wilson alone. The
Presldent-elect is bound to this little
hamlet by ties stronger than those
which hold Mrs. Wilson.
Holds Sentimental Charm, Too.
It was here that probably the most
momentous event in the President,
elects life took place and Woodrow
Wilson will probably have a tender
sentiment for this part of Connecticut
for the rest of his life.
For it was while lie and his family
We're stopping here three summers
ago that the first overtures were
made to him to consider becoming the
Democratic candidate for governor of
New Jersey. whence dated the story
OF his political rise
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-02-10
PROMINENT MEN TO TALK
AT LINCOLN CLUB DINNER

The list Of speakers at the Lincoln
Clubs sixteenth annual banquet
Wednesday evening, at the Continent
tai Hotel. has been announced and In
cludes former Governor Edward c.
Stokes. former Senator John d.
Prince. Senator Austen Colgate. the
Rev. William J. Dawson, pastor of
the First Presbyterian Church; for
mer Congressman L. Wayne Parker,
Mayor Jacob Haussling. August Y.
Hamburg, president Of the Board of
Trade, and Herbert W. Taylor, chair
man of the Republican county com
mittee of Essex.
The POSTMASTER will be Gilbert e.
Crogan. president of the club Hand
some souvenirs will be given away.
The members of the banquet commit
tee are as follows: William J. Cleve-
land, chairman; William f. Beach,
Jerome T. Congleton. Gilbert E. Gro
gan. Augustus F. Egsers, Scott Ger
man. Herbert L. Greene, Joseph Ken
worthy, James LoVatt. Charles E.
Mallard, Robert z. Michel, George
a. Smith, Fred G. Stickel, jr.. Her
bert l.. Thowless and John ]. Young
blood, jr. The officers of the club are:
President, Gilbert E. Crogan; vice
president, Herbert L. Thowless:
treasurer, Alfred J. Phillips; CORE
spending secretary, Edward L. Hart
man; financial secretary, John ].
Youngblood, jr.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-02-10
REPRIMAND FOR AUTOIST
WHO SMASHED R. R. GATE
Schneider Didn't Stop, Looks
and Listen,


Arrested on charge of exceeding
the speed limit. Louis Schneider, of
500 Adams street, Elizabeth whose
automobile crashed through the gates
at the Frelinghuysen avenue railroad
crossing, pleaded guilty when ar
raigned in the First Criminal Court
today.
The auto collided with "a moving
freight train, after it went through
the gates, early yesterday morning,
Schneider was arrested by Sergeant
Bonnet, of the Sixth precinct.
Before Judge Hahn today Schmei-
der admitted driving his car at
twenty five miles an hour when the
shasmup occurred. He declared his
wife was with him at the time. She
was uninjured. The police say that
the auto was going at far greater
rate than that Schneider admitted.
Schneider exhibited his bandaged
right hand which was cut in the
smashup. He was discharged with a
reprimand.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-02-10
GOV. WILSON WILL
NOT USE THOMAS
His Mothers Desire Caused
President-elect to Drop
His First Name.
lFrom . star oorrespondent.l

PRINCETON, n. J., Feb. 10.-Pres-
ident- elect Wilson does not take
kindly to the revival of his first bap-
tismal name, Thomas, He says him
self that for years he has been trying
to get rid of It and thought that he
had succeeded.
When correspondents called at
his cottage in the evening he asked
to be excused. A message was sent
to him asking him il he would make
any comment on the action Of Gen
eral Wood in sending out invitations
to the Inauguration of Thomas
woodrow Wilson, lie replied that
he knew nothing about the matter.
The President-elect contracted his
name to Woodrow Wilson at his
mothers request. She was a Wood
row and came from a long line Of
men of letters. She was anxious that
the name be perpetuated The Presi-
dent elect was Just graduating from
Princeton when his mother made her
wish known to him.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-02-10
"CASCARETS" BEST
BOWEL CLEANSER
Headache, Sour Stomach, Bill
iousness and Bad Taste
Gone by Morning.

Furred Tongue. Bad Taste, Indiges-
ton, SalIow Skin and Miserable
Headaches come from a torpid liver
and clogged bowels, which cause your
stomach to become filled with un-
digested food, which sours and fer
nents like garbage in a swill barrel.
That's the first step to untold misery
indigestion, foul gases, bad breath,
yellow skin. mental fears, everything
that is horrible and nauseating. A
Cascaret tonight will give your con-
stipated bowels thorough cleansing
and straighten You out by morning.
They work while you sleep--a 10-ceut
box from your druggist will keep you
feeling, good for months. Millions of
men and women take a. Cascaret now
and then TO keep their stomach, liver
and bowels regulated, and never
know miserable moment. Don't for
get the children-t heir little insides
need a good. gentle cleansing, too
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-02-10
''MADE IN NEWARK" SHOW
CONTINUES THREE DAYS
$4,000 Visitors on Saturday,
Bamberger Idea Approved.

Because of the great interest that
is being daily manifested in the
Made in Newark" exposition, now IN
progress at, the, Bamberger store, its
duration has been prolonged three
days. The exposition was TO have
closed Saturday.
1t is estimated that more than To-
go people visited the store ON Sat-
urday. Fully half of these people
were non-residents, it is claimed.
The Bamberger firm has received
hundreds OF letters from prominent
people and digerent business houses
Throughout the country commencing
Them for their enterprise and origi-
nality Among those who have sent
letters are Mayor Haussling, former
Governor Franklin Murphy, Moses
Plaut, Bishop O'Connor, Postmaster
Book, Wallace NJ. Scudder, Superin-
tendent Poland, the public librarian.
Mr.. Dana, Curtis r. Burnett, Freder-
ick T. Ward. Franklin Philips, A. Y.
Hamburg, Rabbi Foster. Bishop
Lines ana former United States Sem
ator James Smith, jr.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-02-10
TWO MEN AND A WOMAN
ARE FINED AFTER RAIDS
Three Girls on Probation.
Two Must leave City.

Two men and a, woman, alleged
keepers of disorderly houses, were
fined $50 each today in the First
Criminal Court on the, complaint. Of
Captain Michael j. Ryan, of the
First precinct. The captain, with
Plainclothesmen Smith. Mcclure and
Crawford. on Saturday night raided
a house at AZ Green street.
Henry Whiting, of the Green street
address, pleaded guilty when charged
with conducting the place and was
fined. Two girls who We're arrested
at the same time, Hattie Miller, 20
years old, and Elizabeth Walker, IL
years old, We're ordered sent to the
proba ton officer by Judge Hahn. The
girls gave their address as ia Green
street.
Plainclothesmen Crawford and Nc
CURE early today arrested Festas
O'Donnell, hotel keeper at lag Market
street, on charge of running q dis
orderly house. William White, Of S51
West F'orty-fifth street, New York
city. and Maude Brown, of 1S0 Wash
ington street, We're also arrested at
~ lOOililtll DlStNF. w AA4lC u4N1 nv 81
pear in court today and forfeited s25
he had left as q deposit to insure his
appearance. Maude Brown was dis
charged with a warning to leave the
city and O'Donnell was fined $50.
May Evans was fined $50 ON the
charge Of running an illegal resort
at 504 Washington street. Judge
Hahn warned her also to leave New
ark. She was arrested today by
Plainolothesmen King and Smith,
who also took into custody Dorothy
Smith. The latter was turned over
| to Probation officer Gascoyne. Cap
tain Ryan had been asked by rela-
tives of Dorothy Smith, at Williams
port, Pa, whero the girl is wen
known to look for her When the
police located her at the Washington
street address they also arrested May
! Evans
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-02-10
LINCOLN TABLET FOR
RIDGE STREET SCHOOL

Uriah seely, patriotic Instructor Of
the State G.. A. r., will conduct the
unwilling ceremonies and patriotic
exercises by the school children at
the Ridge Street School tomorrow
afternoon, when the Lincoln tablet in
memory of Elias G. Heller will be
presented by the latter's sons. The
tablet is of bronze and marble and
bears Lincoln's Gettysburg address.
The program will be as foliows
Invocation, the Rev. Frederick w.
Lewis, pastor of the Forest Hill Pres
byterian Church; recitation, Wesley
Morgan; address. Lincoln" General
Frank Q. Cole, OF Jersey City,. the
singing Of THE r-Spangled Ban
ner" and the recitation of the Get
tysburg address by the school; unveli-
ing of the tablet. the singing of
America" and the flag salute by the
school and benediction by the Rev.
Eugene Hill, chaplain of the New
Jersey Department of the G. A. r.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-02-10
Partially Adopt 5-Year-Old Lad to Be Playmate Equal
vnson Until Latter Is IS and Then Be His Vallejo
Guard Against Snobbery.

PALM BEACH. Fla, Feb. led
ward g. Mclean and his Wife. the
former Evelyn Walsh, daughter or
the late Thomas r.. Walsh who have
3-year-old son, Vinson, commonly
known as thea "SlOoOoo,ee9 baby be-
cause ii is said he will inherit that
sum, have taken a little negro boy
as their fosterling. He is John VIM
bush, jI:, 5-year-old son of John Win
bush, of p street, near Massachu-
sets avenue. Washington.
P. II. Spencer, Mr.. McLean's attor-
ney, brought the little negro boy to
Palm Beach, after having prepared
papers, which the cllild's parents
signed for consideration, relinquish-
ing their, rights over the boy for
ever.
BY the contract, Mr.. and Mrs. Nc
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-02-10

Lean do nos actually adopt the child.
He is mot to bear their name or to
inherit from them except as specified
in the contract.
He is. however, 70 be treated as
an equal of young Vinson Mclean
and furnished with every luxury until
he is 10 years old, when he is to be-
come Wilson'S valet
Mr. Mclean made this statement
| concerning the transaction:
II do not want my boy to grow suE
living the life common to children
of wealthy people. I am getting this
boy for my sons playmate BECAUSE
he is q healthy, normal. simple-mind-
ed child. The companionship of this
child will keep my son mindful OF
the fact that he is one of the peo-
|, pie. I don't want son of mine q
snob. The trend of wealth is in. thai
direction
! Moreover, my son has been in the
company of men, his detectives and
nurses so much that he is becoming
precocious. It is the best thing for
him to have healthy little boy OF his
own age to play With. I was brought
up in the same way. first with ne
gro nanny, then with q negro boy
who was my playmate and later my
valet"
Jack Winbush, jr., began leading
his new life when he left Washing
ton, where he had been supplied with
9. fine wardrobe. He had drawing
room to himself on the Florida spe-
c;oI an tho Geo hoarJ He 40 - q I
table with young Mclean in the fam
ily's private dining-room. He. is the
only negro allowed on the bathing
beach.
Mr.. Mclean has engag ad one of the
negro's bellboys at the hotel as per-
sonal servant for this child.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-02-10
HELD FOR SLASHING
MAN DURING FIGHT

On a Charge Of assault and battery
made by Thomas Wilson, negro. 20
wears old, of II Rutgers street. Mich
ael Pail of IS Rutgers street. was
arraigned before Judge Herr in the
Fourth Precinct Court today and
paroled for the grand jury,
Wilson alleged that he was going
home early yesterday when Pail and
. stranger accosted him. They got
into a fight. and, according to Wilson.
stranger cut him in the head with a
knife. The wound was treated at
the hospital and Wilson and Pail
were both brought to the police sta
ion and held. The other man made
his escape. Wilson was paroled for
his appearance before the grand jury
rs a witness.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-02-10
SAVES CITY MONEY.
IN MEADOW WORK
Bill to Permit Municipality to
Provide Filling Material for
Proposed Avenues.

A bill giving authority 20 re 49,
to fill in and construct avenues
through the meadows and assessing
the cost of the work against the
abutting properties will be introduces
in the Legislature at Trenton today.
The measure. which was drawn by
the city engineer, Morris r. Sher-
rerd, enables the city to do the work
insteal of letting it out on contract
1t was approved by the regular con-
ferences of city officials at noon and
turned over to the city counsel
James r.. Nugent, for introduction in
the Assembly.
IF the bill goes through both houses
the city will have thousands of dol
lars. Under the provisions of the act
the city can use the ashes and other
refuse collected daily for filling in
AT present all this work must l1o
done under contract or no assess
ment can be collected against the
abutting properties for benefits.
The measure would also allow
great saving in paving materials, as
under provisions of the act the city
could use the Broad street granite
blocks for pavement in the meadows,
1t was pointed out by Mr.. Sherrerd
that when Market street was repaved
the old granite blocks were sold by
the city to contractor, who after
cutting them down used them in
paving street in Kearny. 1t is to
allow the city this privilege that he
suggests the Introduction Of this bill.
The plan is to have the city furnish
al 1.-The materials and then let con-
tractor do the work, the latter charg-
ing only for time. Under this plan,
while the sh''tt'ng property owners
not benefit directly they will de-
rive behe,ir Through the city saving
money on the work
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-02-10
PEDDlE MEMORIAL HOLDS
FOUNDERS ANNIVERSARY

In commemoration of the generps-
ity of Thomas B. Peddie, who, during
his lifetime, contributed largely
toward the erection of the First Bap-
list Peddie Memoria Church. "Foun-
Lars Day" was impressively observed
by the congregation yesterday. In
the morning the pastor, the Rev. DR..
Thomas J. Yillers. selected for his
subject "a Man Just and Devout,"
and during his discourse touched up
on those invaluable characteristics
which made Mr. Peddie an ideal citi-
zen and devout Christian. At Il m,
the Bible school, under the direction
of Fred Ashley Dunnell. superintend-
ent. fittingly celebrated Founders
Day" with the holding Of special ex-
ercises.
At the evening service, Handel's
oratorio. 1.-THE Messiah" was given.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-02-10
HE ATE IN RESTAURANT,
B0ARDER AT HIS HOME
Fight That Followed Was Ter.
ribIe to See.

The sight of a ,roomer eating in his
home proved too much for William
Hastings, of II Warren street, and a
scrimmage ensued during which a
telephone was torn from the wall and
Hastings and the roomer were both
battered. Hastings and George Ken
well, who is the boarder. sweres ar
raigned IN the First Criminal Court
today and fined $40 each on charges
OF disorderly conduct.
Hastings declared he himself had
to eat in q restaurant, and when he
entered the house Yesterday morning
he found Kenwell enjoying breakfast
According to Mrs. Hastings, both men
had been drinking and the battle
which followed waxed so furious she
had to call in the. police. Mrs.
Hastings explained to Judge Hahn
that Kenwell had made arrangements
to have his meals at the house on
Sundays and holidays.