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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-17
TAKES HOT STOVE TO
BED; NEARLY BURNED

LONG BEACH, CAL, Jan 17.--Herbert
Ewing came home late in the night from
Los Angeles, hilarious with cheer, but
laboring under the delusion that he was
in danger of freezing to death His land
lord, smelling smoke, investigated and
found that he had taken the gas stove TO
bed with him and set he bedding on fire.
1t was extinguished and Ewing, sobercd
somewhat, was put into another room
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-17

Dig figure in poll
tics.
They do not
have white pri-
maries in munich
pal affairs in Sa-
vannah; they set
tie their differ
ences in a general
election. and let it
go at that.
II h e con $ e -
quenCe IS that
something like 500
negroes re gister
and vote - about
10 per cent of the
total re gistration
- ana vote in
every municipal
election that comes
along down there.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-17
PRISONER ENDS LIFE
WITH STR0P IN CELL

PATTERSON, n. j., Jan. 17.-Napoleon
Dennetti. who was released from Jail sew
eral days ago, where he had been sent
because he acted peculiarly in the streets
of Passaic, was again arrested there and
hanged himself in the Jail with can
vas strap from his cot. He was dead
when the guards found him.
Prior to the successful attempt upon
his life he tried to hang himself with a
rope made of strips from his Waistcoat'
but was found in time.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-17
z0'OOO MUSKRATS ARE
KILLED IN TEN DAYS

q; ,I,o lI'OSSE, WIS. Jan. 17.-Between
rstr ana 10000 muskrats were killed in
10 ', 'errltory within ten days, according
II. NE declaration of NJ. Rostenstein of
w. Lacrosse Fur and Hide Company.
me average price for musI1rat hides is
~ +. s,e 40 and 80 cents, making a total
3, s11'3oV that has been paid out to Ind
,a ,5 ana trappers by fur and hide com
penes Of Lacrosse. N'''
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-17

love you, and don't resort to harsh
physics that irritate and tnjure Re-
member, that your sour disoplered
stomach. lazy liver and clogged bow
els can be quickly cleaned and regu-
lated by morning with gentle. thor
Ough Cascarets; a 1O-cent box will
keep your head clear and make you
feel cheerful and bully for months.
Get Cascarets now--wake up re-
freshed-feel like doing a good days
work-make yourself pleasant and
useful. Clean up! Cheer ups
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-17
HEALTH BOARD ORGANIZES

bo,l., ~ ia, Jan. 1.-THE new
has ,'.1 BOARD appointed by city council
sr, T-eeted DR., H. L. Erwin chairman
ST., ;. Shope secretary. DR.. John
s5o Is health officer, at a salary of
WV wv per month. The other members of
h. j. Ault ->0''iii" anu IL
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-17

Z present governor. is an e\, as well
as the real article-stood discussing the
whyfores of the which when former
Governor Northen came along and took
hand in the talk.
| Governor Hoke Smith was the only
| living lex" governor who wasn't on
hand-and he might not have joined the
merry party had he been in reaching
distance, anyway. Likely wouldn't have,
indeed!
OF course, John NJ. SIaton is an lex"
after a fashion-but his rs days Of
acting" governor will not serve to put
him into the ranks of the real ''exes,"
particularly as he has plenty Of time
| before him in which he may arrive
eventually.
Neither The Griffin News nor The
Savannah Press thinks the state capitol
ever will be moved to Macon-that is,
neither thinks it to hurt, if at all.
Commenting upon the suggestion, The
| Griffin News says:
Macon has about given up hope
of getting the state capitol moved
from Atlanta down there, and is
now engaged in an effort to swipe
the general offices of the Central
of Georgia railway from Savannah
The Press believes that one is about
as big chimerical scheme as the
other. and predicts that both wall
have an easy death.
Atlanta never has worried paPticu-
larly over the suggestion that the state
capitol be moved to Macon-not that
Macon isn't a fine and dandy town.
moreover
: 1t merely is that Georgia is satisfied
to have its capitol in Atlanta and never
will agree to move it elsewhere.
Thomas j. Shackleford Of Athens.
| attended the meeting of the University
of Georgia trustees in Atlanta Thurs
| day
Mr. Shackleford Is an active candi-
date for appointment under President
woodrow Wilson to the United States
district atterneyship of north Georgia
and has stout hearted and influential
lineup of friends behind him.
1t has been understood generally that
'NPSi -NiSAdlluSl, VI DehaI0 county.
was slated for this particular plum but
Mr. Shackleford evidently believes the
| other man by no.means has II nailed
down yet.
Anyway, Shackeford is a mighty
popular man in northeast Georgia. and
is not one to waste his strength and
speed on as cold trail, moreover. He
believes the attorneyship still Is very
much an open question, and the in
dorsements he already has for the place
are significant and highly impressive.
1t generally is accepted as fact
nowadays that Georgia is not to have
cabinet place under the Wilson admin
| istration
There has been mention OF Georgians
here and there. but those who could
have one Of the plums would not en-
courage the idea. and those who could
not, have not of course, been suffi-
GENTLY urged.
While the PRESIDENT elect has been
| enacting the role of suggestee, and not
| suggestor. In the matter Of cabinet
| making~ there are some apparent facts
established-and one of them ia thai
Georgia is not to figure in the cabinet
1t is said, however, that Georgia is to
be awarded some other particularly
engaging plums high up near the ton
of the plum tree-and it may be that
that accounts for the other thing.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-17
~ VOTE AT RINccoLp.

cs.- 80 On GA, Jan. 17.-Ringgold
tfoD county has held it's city cleo
O,,' q. "A. McClain being elected mavor
cafr, vi ~, votes polled, Mr.. Mccain re-
ca-y,r- o.. his opponent, A. Garter. re-
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-17
SIDELIGHTS
ON GEORGIA POLITICS
BY JAMES B. NEVIN.

Savannah is one of the very few cit
ies-certainly by far the largest-in
Georgia, in which the negro still cuts a
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-17

and there always is a great scramble
to get them rounded up.
AS was the case back in the days
when all cities in Georgia had that sort
of thing to contend with, Savannah
finds the negro an expensive luxury (D
in politics, too! In very large meas
ure he is purchasable and must be
purchased
1t is said that Savannah desires very
much to eliminate the negro from her
local politics-that both factions in that
burg would be only too glad to unload
him. if only way might be found to do
ii that would operate to the disadvan-
tage Of neither side in the unloading.
AS the matter stands today however,
neither side is willing to advocate Cuff
fys political humiliation in Savannah,
for fear that it might give the other
side a chance to use him to their ex
elusive advantage.
Following the recent municipal cleo
ton in Savannah, it is said that not a
few well known negroes of the town
Very comfortably increased their bank
accounts. and some started new &C
counts, from the proceeds of election
day rake off"
In Atlanta. Rome, Macon. Columbus,
and the other large cities of Georgia,
the negro long ago was "cut out" COM
pletely, and nowadays very few even
take the trouble to register-but in Sa-
vannah the negro still very much Is in
it!
"Uncle Billy" Wilson, who represent
ed Gwinnett county in the last legis-
lattre, says there is the prize contest
of all on for the postmastership of
NorCross.
He says there were 1913 votes cast for
Wilson and Marshall in the Norcross
box, and that there now are 104 candi-
dates for the postmastership, every one
of whom, with one exception, claims
to have voted for Wilson-and the one
exception says she would have voted for
him had she been permitted!
Some people hope the woman will
get the job" said Uncle Billy" dis
cussing the matter today, Just to put
the entire strength of the ballot box in
Norcross back in the ranks of humilia-
ton, where it belongs"
There was almost a full collection of
eX-governors of Georgia punched up in
the corridor of the capitol yesterday
just after the board of trustees of the
state university met in the library.
Governors Mcdaniel and Brown-the
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-04-03

been accepted This bears the portrait
of Washington in miniature, inclosed
in a medallion, with no other engrav-
ing surrounding it except the border
of the note, q simple design in scroll
work, with the value in circle at the
lower corner Other past presidents
portraits are to adorn the notes of 9TH
er denominations.
The new notes will be six inches
long by two and half inches in width.
This is about two-thirds the dimen-
sions Of the money now in circulation.
1.-THE new money will look as paper
money ought to look" according to the
designer, tested by modern standards
of artistic taste and practical convent
ence for handling. 1t is generally
acknowledged that our American cur
rency is clumsy and antiquated in
style, as compared with that of Euro
pean nations-France and England,
especially.
Foreign bank notes, as a rule, are
economical in size, fine in texture and
simple, though with elegance and dig
nifty, in the pictorial designs printed
upon them. These are qualities which
fittingly characterize a great nations
currency-not a maze of complicated
lathe work or tangle of meaningless
scrolls, or large surfaces Of heavily
shaded engraving, such as is ordinari-
ly put in on portrait plate OF line
reproduction for black-and-white print
ing of the effects of an oil painting "
Mr.. Cox is especially pleased that
all the official features of the bank
note, ali numbering, lettering and sig
natures will be on the face of the bill,
leaving the back a clean slate for the
categorical design. All precautions
against counterfeiting, he considers
are safely entrusted to the bureau of
engraving and printing.
The figures were studied from mod.
els. America vas drawn from a pro.
fessional model who has figured in
other works by the artist. The model
of Mercury was his own fifteen-year-
old son, tall, slim, good looking
youth.
Mr.. Cox does not regard his design
as revolutionary or iconoclastic. A
cubist conception or a post-impression.
ist figure would have justified such
criticism, but he considers his work as
most conservative even in the novelty
that it extends to the new money OF
the United States.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-04-03
IN A SHADOW.
lnVeterate Tea Drinker Feared Par
aiysis.

Steady use of either tea or coffee
often produces alarming symptoms as
the poison (caffeine) contained in
these beverages acts with more po-
tency in some persons than in others.
81 was never coffee drinker,"
writes an Ill. woman, "but tea drink
er. l was very nervous, had frequent
spells of sick headache and heart
trouble, and was subject at times to
severe attacks of bilious collie.
"No end of sleepless nights-would
have spells at night when my right
side would get numb and Jingle like
a thousand needles were pricking my
flesh. At times l could hardly put my
tongue out of my mouth and my right
eye and ear were affected.
''The doctors told me / was liable to
become paralyzed at any time, SO
was in constant dread. l took no end
of medicine-all to no good.
THE doctors told me to quit usill;
tea, but I thought / could not live
without it-that it was my only stay.
/ had been a tea drinker for twenty
five years; was under the doctors
care for fifteen.
about six months ago, l finally
quit tea and commenced to drink
Postum
II have never had one spell of sick
headache since and only one light
attack of bilious collie. Have Quit hav-
ing those numb spells at night, sleep
well and my heart is getting stronger
all the time" Name given upon re-
quest.
Postum now comes in concentrated,
powder form, called Instant Postum.
1t is prepared by stirring level tea
spoonful in a cup of hot water, adding
sugar to taste, and enough cream to
bring the color to golden brown.
instant Postum is convenient;
there's no waste; and the flavor ia al
ways uniform. Sold by grocers every
where.
A Soap trial tin mailed for grocer's
name and 2-cent stamp for postage
Postum Cereal Co.. Ltd, Battle Creek,
Mich
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-04-03
Too Late fer Answer.

Henry Watterson, the well-known
American journalist, told this story at
a recent dinner party:
Zone day when / was the city edi-
tor of small newspaper, fine tur
key waa left at the Office. We all
hankered after the bird, but the editor
finally claimed it, took it home, and
had it cooked for dinner The next
day a letter was handed in to him
which he opened and read:
"'Mr. Editor sent you a turkey
yesterday which had been the cause
of much dispute among us. To settle
a bet, will you please state in tomor
rows issue what the turkey died Off =
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-04-03
NEW MONEY DESIGNS
Great Transformation Wrought
in Bank Notes.
Equal in Beauty TO Those of European
Countries-The Size to Be Much
Smaller and All viii Be
Very Artistic.

Westinghouse great transforms
ton, more radical than anything il the
past, will be accomplished in the pa
per currency of the United States
when the new issue in all denomina-
lions, recently decided upon, is put in
to circulation. The notes will be
smaller, much smaller. They will be
backed in every denomination with a
design regarded as the masterwork of
Kenyon Cox and as the last word in
artistic development of paper cur
rency.
America enthroned between Peace
and sperity-three draped femi-
nine figures-and Labor bringing his
products to Prosperity as a gift to
America, and Peace dispatching Mer-
curry on mission OF commerce TO dis
tribute the commodities of America to
the world, two additional partially
draped masculine figures, the whole
without background of any sort-this
is the group that Kenyon Cox has
drawn.
The design has been accepted by
the United States. There is not a
sign of dollar mark or any value fig
ure or lettering except the "U. S. A.
that appears under the central figure.
The fine arts commission has ap-
proved the design. The secretary of
the treasury has directed the bureau
of engraving and printing to begin the
work of engraving the plates. More
than thousand will be needed.
While the back is to appear on notes
of all denominations, only the design
for the face of the one-dollar bill has
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-04-03
Perils Of the Aviator.

During one of the aviation meets
young woman went through the han
gars under the guidance of a me
chanic. After asking all the usual
foolish questions that aviators and
their assistants have to answer during
a tour of inspection, she wanted to
know: "But what if your engine stops
in the air-what happens? Can't you
come DOWN." That's exactly the
trouble" responded the willing guide
There are now three men up in the
air in France with their engines
stopped. They can't get down and arc
starving to death"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-04-03

OWING 20 ali apparent general mta-
apprehension on the subject. General
Wood. chief-t>f-
Examinations staff of the army,
IN r., C+r;o+ has deemed it
N necessary to is-
sue a bulletin to the army to show
that the medical examination of Of
ficers of the army for either promo
ton or retirement is not perfunctory
affair, but it designed to be strict and
thorough in every respect, especially
in determining the question as to the
origin of any disability discovered in
the candidate
I'm making medical examinations,
says the chief-of-staff, "it is necessary
not only to direct the attention OF the
exaI- liner to slight and inconspicious
signs and symptoms which would
probably be otherwise overlooked, but
also to assist in the Interpretation of
symptoms which may be common to
many different conditions, in order
that they may be properly grouped as
a symptom complex, which points to
some well-defined pathological condi-
ton. For the board to be deprived of
so important a guide would limit the
accuracy and extent of the profession
al scope of the examination and so
diminish its value.
''This limitation would be quite as
likely to be as prejudicial to the in
terests of the officer being examined
as to be favorable to him. Retiring
and examining boards are not bound
by the strict limitation of the rules
of evidence as applied in criminal
procedure. While the government
may properly assume that its citizens
are innocent until they have been
proved guilty of an offense against the
laws, it never has been assumed that
all of its military officers are entitled
to the privilege of retirement when
disabled until the disability is shown
to be an accident of the service.
The question as to whether or not a
disability is an incident of the serv-
ice is one to be decided by ar investi-
CATION which should be not ex parte.
but impartial, and in which the board
should avail itself of the testimony
of the officers and of all other evi.
dence obtainable."
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-04-03
A GENEROUS GIFT
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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-04-03
Equally as Good.

A Sunday school teacher in the mid
die west asked all of her pupils who
wished to go to heaven to hold up
their right hands. All did but one
little girl.
why, Mary" said the teacher, why
don't you hold up your hand today,
just as you did last Sunday when |
asked the same question:"
81 know" said Mary, "but papa has
Just got tickets for Los Angeles"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-04-03
Al. But.

What do you think of my new
hat?"
Very pretty. I hope it'll satisfy
you for awhile
"Of course it will. The color is not
quite what like, and the trim
ming doesn't come up to my expecta-
tipns, and the shape is not as good as
it ought to be, but otherwise the hat
is a splendid bargain, and l like it
awfully well."-Lippincott'
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-04-03

Few government bureaus of nigh
ly scientific or technical nature can
lay claim 70 any
Veteran OF considerable age,
tho Rurnaue with perhaps
single exception.
That is the United States coast and
geodetic survey, which, upon the rec
ommendation of Thomas Jefferson,
was authorized by congress In 1907.
At that time it was merely a ma
tional coast survey, and formed part
of the treasury department. No work
was done however, until 1871, when
preparations were begun, and the
actual field work undertaken in 1916.
From 1918 until 1892 the work was
suspended. In 1871, the bureau was
enlarge, and in 1877 1t became the
coast and geodetic survey. La 1903 il
was transferred to the newly estab-
lished department of commerce and
labor.
That is a brief outline of what to-
day represent one oil the most import
ant branches of Uncle Sans nachin-
cry. Not only can this branch of gov
eminent service claim long life, but
it has the further distinction of stand
ing at the head of the list of similar
institutions in the world.
A history of the coast and geode
tic survey, written in detail would be
a striking example of the forward
strides which have been made by
science. 1t would show conclusively
that what was at one time a matter
of conjecture, more or less, has been
brought almost to an exact science.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-04-03
Tho Reason Whv.

"Ye're lookin' vera doleful, MI Nc.
Cormick. What's wrong?"
I've just cam frae Wully Websters
funeral"
What! Is Wully dead?
LAS sure as I'm stanin' here. AS
matter of fac, that's the principal
reason we've been buryin' him. THE
OnloOker.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-04-03
ANYHOW. Boy Had the Right Idea.

An overgrown schoolboy who found
English grammar entirely beyond him
was given the sentence "The girl pur-
chased a hat" to diagram.
Nov, of what word is hat the OBJ
iect?" asked the teacher, encourag-
ingly.
"Hat is the object of girl STAN
mered the youth.
Perhaps you're right" replied the
teacher.
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why INCUBATOR CHICKS DIE
Where 1t Happened.

A seven-year-old colored boy was
before Judge Taylor in Juvenile court
not long ago for shooting at his play
mate with a rifle. AS is customary in
all such cases, the attorney in ques-
tioning the boy asked:
'You were in the state of Indiana,
Marion county, when this happened,
were you not?"
The little fellow studied q minute
and then answered:
mo, sab. All was on tn front
po'ch."-Indianapo News.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-04-03
Probably.

She-Sometimes you appear really
manly and sometimes you are effem-
mate.
He-I suppose it is hereditary. Half
of my ancestors were men and the
other half women!-Tit-Bits.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-04-03
Who Was Loser?

Porter-Have you lost something
sir?
Sandy-Aye, aye; but it's naethin'-
only the threepenny bit O. siller "a
was ABBOTT tae give We for carryin' ma
bag!-London Opinion
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-04-03
Htlucle's" Season.

Bill-What season do you think is
the most popular?
Jill-Oh, the summer.
"Why?"
Because it is the season when the
women put up their parasols and the
men their overcoats.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-04-03
His Passion.

1T wouldn't do to make an actor ;
judge"
why not an actor!
Because actors are all in favor o
the recall"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-04-03

The postal museum, which formerly
the postoffice de-
Now a Thing partment, is a
nf Tho Past thing of the past.
Some time ago
the dead letters, curious and other
postal relics representing the accumu-
lation of century, together with a
comprehensive exhibit of mail equip
ment and transportation facilities,
were assembled and catalogued at the
direction of the postmaster general
and transferred to the New National
museum.
Later Mr. Hitchcock ordered the re-
moval of the postage stamp collection
of the United States government, all
that remains of the large collection
that formerly occupied the third-floor
corridors of the postofice department
building.
The American stamp collection is
more complete than any owned by
other governments, and it's value is
conservatively estimated at half mil
lion dollars. Practically every issue
of postage by the nations included
in the International Postal Union is
represented by all or nearly all de-
nominations, as there is an arrange
ment between the postal administra-
lions of those countries for the ex-
change of specimens of all new issues
of stamps.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-04-03

Some girls are so eager to thump a
piano they can't wait to wash the
dishes.