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The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1913-01-10
A Study of State Schools

education, some valuable assist
ance in publishing the results OF
a careful statistical comparison
of the public schools of the for,
Ety-eight states. To many of
them it presents unwelcome
truths. To begin with it sets
forth one weakness of all Ameri-
can schools: The United
States has shorter school day,
a shorter school week, and a
shorter school year than any 9th
er highly civilized country in the
world But there is ground
for hope in the doubling OF
school expenditures in the last
ten years. The country now ex-
ponds half billion dollars on
public schools. Tennessee is
given thirty-seventh rank for
general school efficiency. 1t is
the best of the last group Of
twelve states.
Some states have long school
years and short attendance years.
In North Carolina, New Mexico,
Arkansas and Alabama the at
tendance period is so short that
the average pupil would need
about twenty-five years to com.
Iplete an elementary course OF
eight years of nine full school
months each.
In eighteen of the forty eight
states the annual pay of public
school teachers is less than a
dollar a day. Tennessee rank:
thirty ninth In this respect. the
average pay of teachers being
1898. 1t is remarked that one
southern state rents its conyict'
to contractors at little more
than $4OO year, while it pay;
its public school teachers slight
ly over $500.
In all round efficiency o.
schools Washington leads and il
followed by Massachusetts, anC
New York.
Whether it be an excuse or al
explanation of economic back
wardness, the study shows tha'
some of the southern states are
expanding as much for schools
compared to their real and per
sonal property valuation, a,
some of the states with the bes
schools. Oklahoma has an hon
orable lead, expanding IS cents
to the 800 of property valuation
Washington is second with ::
cents. Utah is third with ).
cents. Idaho expends 40 cent
} in 800 and Oregon Is cents
North ard South Dakota expenC
: # cents; New Jersey, 43 cents
: Vermont, 40; Indiana, 80; Yves
Virginia, 81 Kansas, 3G; Mich
gan and Ohio, IS; Massachusetts
81; California, Tennessee, Tex
as ard Florida, 33; Colorado
Maine and Kentuck, 30; Con
necticut' Louisiana and Wiscon
, sin, 81 i; Minnesota, 30; Illinois
Georgia, Arkansas, Nebraska
Mississippi, New York, 80; New
Hampshire, Virginia, Nortl
Carolina and Montana, %; Penn
sylvania, Arizona, Rhode Island
South Carolina, 81; Iowa. 25
Delaware, Nevada and Alabama
%; Maryland, 81; Wyoming, 90
and New Mexico, 10 cents in tn,
800 of property valuation.
Tennessee ranks seventh il
table. One cannot help wonder
ing whether property valuation
would not increase faster thar
school expenditures if the latte
were increased and were wisel,
!. used.
The rank of Tennessee in mum
t Der of children in school is %
! in school plant, Al; in expens,
per child, 43; in school days pc
child, 33; in length Of schoo
year, 10; in attendance, "a; il
: ratio of expenditure to wealth
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-07
L|ANS
MAY WAR ON
DANCES
Atlanta Diocese Expected to Fol-
low Lead of CathoIic|and
Presbyterian Churches.

ROME, Nov THE introduction
by DIR. r. c. Reed Of Columbia, S. c.,
of a resolution denodncing the tango
turkey trot, grizzly bear and other
modern dances and its passage by
the $50 commissioners to the Synod
of Georgia in session this week, has
created a sensation here. The Atlanta
Diocese Of the Episcopal Church
meets here next week, and there is
much speculation as to whether that
church will follow the lead Of the
Catholic and Presby terrain Churches
in condemning the dances.
Immodest dress was scored also in
the resolution by DR.. Reed. 1t calls
upon the parents, especially the moth
ers, to guard their daughters against
all forms or woridliness and prohibit
them from wearing slit skirts and
dancing the tango. It calls upon the
members of the church, as Presbyte
rians, to Danish from their social lives
such evils.
Discuss Dance War.
Before the session this morning
there was much discussion among the
ministers about the resolution.
"The movement started by the
Catholic Church against the modern
dances and immodest dress" said one
prominent Augusta pastor, as most
commendable one, and should be
taken up by every denomination.
only wish that the resolution was
stronger, so that dancing and tango
or wearing slit skirt could be suffl-
cient cause to expel a member from
the church"
Many other ministers and laymen
expressed their strongest condemna-
ton of the evils, some even declaring
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-07

that they were worse than whisky
and more insidious than the creeping
serpent"
Local Presbyterians, as a rule, are
in favor of the resolution, several Of
the women members belonging to the
Mothers Club which recently banned
the dances and slit skirt and passed
resolutions deploring the decay of ETH
quette among the men of to-day.
Atlanta Presbytery Leads.
The Atlanta Presbytery has carried
over the honors in the reports to
date, having enrolled so new members
by confession of faith and sent out
five preachers. The net again in mem
bership over the State over last year
is 2S9, and there was a nte loss Of
five ministers.
The commissioners were very much
pleased with their trips to Shorter
College and the Berry School, and
passed resolutions of thanks to the
heads of the institutions and to the
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-07
Sweet Tooth Wins
Him Fair Bride; Pair
Elope to Atlanta

A chocolate candy romance, orig
mating in Chattanooga six months
ago, eliminated in the elopement and
marriage here Friday of Miss Rose
Lersch, 20 years old, and Walter c.
Daniels, a civil engineer, both Of
Chattanooga.
The young couple are at the Ara
gon Hotel, awaiting an answer to
kilograms informing their parents
Daniels first met Miss Lersch when
bis penchant for chocolates led him
to a candy store in Chattanooga. He
looked at the dainty girl who handed
him his toothsome candies.
Parental objections onEaccount OF
the girls age blocked their plans for
marriage and they eloped.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-07

will extend an invitation in behalf o.
Atlanta.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-07

the manufacturers are sending their
pest men here to assist Atlanta deal
efs and agencies in advocating the
merits Of their particular cars
Nearly every Atlanta. agency will be
aided by one or more men from the
Factory. In some. instances the gem
eral sales manager or another official
VIII be here to supervise the exhibit
and talk to prospective customers.
L. B. Snevely, an expert electrical
engineer arrived Friday at the Buick
Agency, and will remain through the
show. F. W. a. Vesper, assistant gen
eral sales manager, was expected later
In the day. Both men are from the
FIlnt Mich, factory. The Buick peo-
pie viii have six cars on exhibition.
Mechanical School Planned.
The Buick firm will inaugurate a
school in mechanical engineering. as
IL bears on auto construction. during
the show. This will be the first time
such move has been ATTEMPTED in
the South, although it was conduct
ed with great success at the last
show in Chicago.
The company will be put to an ex-
pense Of about $4,000 in carrying out
this feature in their local headquar-
tiers. Expert engineers will be in
Charge. More than $50 already have
registered TO take. the course of in
strnction which has been arranged
for Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday
Joseph Wheeler, representing the
Lozler car, is on a trip about the
country and will come to Atlanta
from Mobile.
F. A. Witt, of the Metz, has been in
attendance at the auto show in'Dallas
Texas, and is expected in Atlanta Fri
day night.
The Krit car will have James E.
Dougherty here as it's special repre-
sentative. Mr.. Dougherty also was at
the Dallas show.
C. f. Miller, the New York dealer
in automobile supplies, who has
many branches in many of the larger
cities OF the country, will be here per-
sonally to superintend his exhibit
$1,000 Spent on Decorations.
Sousa's band, toward whose advent
the music lovers of the city are look
ing forward with anticipation, viii
present its first program next Tues
day afternoon. Proofs of the pro-
grams for the entire week were re-
ceived from the printers Friday by
the committee in charge. The band
as an appropriate touch to it's first
days playing here, wilt render a mum
Der of typical plantation songs and
dance airs. The band will play every
afternoon and evening during the re-
mainder of the week
The decorators Friday were com
pleting their work of beautifying the
Auditorium. The decorations will be
more elaborate and on more preten-
tious scale than ever before attempted
for any exhibition in the city. Sever
thousand dollars was set aside for the
purpose, and it was said Friday that
the entire sum probably would be
used.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-07
''CASCARETS'' FOR
BILIOUS LIVE R
For Sick Headache, Bad Breath,
Sour Stomach and
Constipation,
Get a Decent box now.

No odds how bad your liver, stom-
ach or bowels; how much your head
aches, how miserable and uncomfort-
able you are from constipation, IN
digestion, biliousness and sluggish
bowels-you always get the desired
results with Cascarets.
Don't let your stomach, liver and
bowels make you miserable. Take
Cascarets tonight; put an end to the
headache. biliousness, dizziness.
nervousness sick, sour, gassy stom-
ach, backache and all other distress;
cleanse your inside organs Of all the
bile, gases and constipated matter
which is producing the misery.
A Decent box means health, hap
piness and a clear head for months
No more days of gloom and distress
If you will take a Cascaret now AMI
then. All druggists sell Cascarets
Don't forget the children-their little
insides need a gentle cleansing too
Advt.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-07

Chamber of Commerce for the use II
automobiles.
The devotiona. exercises this morn
ing were led by the Rev. j. B. Ficklen
They were followed by a report on
Christian education and ministerial
relief by the Rev. j. G. Patton The
report showed that the Georgia
churches We're educating about so
young men for the ministry and aid
ing many others.
An address was made by DIN i.
Martin, of Davidson. To- night, if ne
arrives, the Rev. Thornwell Jacobs
will lecture on Oglethorpe University
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-07
Second Burroughs
Divorce Trial Ends

DURHAM, n. c., Nov. THE sec
ond divorce suit of John w. Bur
roughs against Kate c. Burroughs
was given to the jury to-day.
Mrs. Burroughs was not in court,
owing to serious illness. She is
living in Philadelphia. Al Galloway,
a travelling man, was named as CO.
respondent. Last year Burroughs was
granted divorce, but the defendant
appealed to the Supreme Court, which
granted her a retrial.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-07
McManigal Will Be
Given Full Freedom

Los ANGELES, Nov. District At
torney Fredericl1s, of Los Angeles Coun-
ty, prosecutor of the Mcnamara broth
ers, to-day said Ortie McManigal, con-
fessed dynamiter and informer on the
McNamaras, will be set free soon.
FrederickS said: THE two years
which McManigal has spent in jail has
impaired his health. He has been sent
away to recuperate. When he is
brought back he formally will be liber-
ated -
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-07
Miss Wilson's Eiance
Is Given Promotion

NEW YORK, Nov. Frances B.
Sayre, fiance of Miss Jessie Wilson,
daughter of the President, to-day was
appointed Deputy Assistant District
Attorney by Charles S. Whitman. He
will hold the position for a short time,
as he will become secretary to President
Harry Garfield, of Williams College, at
the beginning of the new year
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-07
AUTO FACTORIES
SEND EXPERTS
To EXHIBIT
Atlanta Agents Get Aid of Ex-
perienCes of Manufacturers
Best Men.

Representatives from automobile
manufacturing centers gathered Fri
day in Atlanta for the South's great
est automobile exhibition, which will
open Saturday night in the Audlto-
rum.
Recognizing the South as stratez
gic point in the worldwide campaign
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-07
and Thornwell orphanage.

There is considerable speculation
as to what city will get the next an
nual synod, and 1t Is probable that the
Atlanta Presbytery will make a
strong fight. Augusta and Savannah
are also in the race. The choice will
be made at the closing session to-
night, or left to the executive commit
tee. Dr. A. A. Little, the moderator,
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-07

Eureka Coffee is roasted
daily a n d blended in At
lanta.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1913-11-30
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POINT THAT ATTRACTED fliM'
Vegetarian Dinners Had at Least Gin. Good Idea That Re Could
 Appreciate.

After steadfastly declining many Invitations to public dinners a man astonished his friends by attending shree vegetarian dinners.
 Are you a cop7ert?" they asked.
 Il am not" said the man. q go, be cause the vegetarians have one GUS tom that deserves to be encouraged Their speechmaking precedes the din uer. Anyhow, it did at tie three. din ners I attended. What Is a most com mendable custom. It ought to be adopted at all dinners. Everybody is in a hurry to begin eating, and they don't take time to meander through : iot of dull speeches.
 T don't know why the vegetariAhs reversed the usual order. None oi them that I asked could tell. Person ally, I think it is because they are SC anxious to get away ana order 8 square meal somewhere after their ap petltes havo been whetted by thei, own little snack that they can't wait Tor the speaking I may be wrong But the speeches are put out ot the way first That IF the main thinx."
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1913-11-30
n, Government Printer.

WAeo it comes to printing your Un. ele eamuol takes hrst rank among the naA1oua. He has 31b, ,000,O 900 printing eneo that is tho best equipped in the world. Although certain private pub nA1nS houses tn this country exceed tho 100000 copies of printed matter ssn4 cut wsskly from the United States government printing office. no plant approaches tho multitude of diff Awpnt publications that 1t prints and aa11A 0vse . thousand publications ago lssueA from tho presses in the eouue c . ysar, appearing daily. veskH, monthly, annually or at irreg- u1ag tnAe9vale. For the purpose of na1nng them moro than . thousand a10Rsot railing hsts must be kept in ~ n room-New York Sun.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1913-11-30
:. -,! FEARLESS SAILORS,
Fa incident os the Old Gays Of the
 Gaze of Coed Hope.

Fa Incident of the Old Gays Of the
 Gaze of Good Hope.
 An.eris;i, vessels i.i those days t1S33, surpassed the sailing records of ships of every other nation. Once when down nearly to the latitude of the Cape of Good Hope we encountered the most severe gale of our outward bound voy. age. mountainous sea was heaving in from the south. and the wind. which had originally come from that direc- tion. was now blowing directly from the west with hurricane force. High as the Washington stood above the water, occasional crests would sweep her main deck and she steered so hard that had to keep two men continually at ihe wheel and have them relieved ev. pry half hour
 The wind. however. was fair. and therefore every man on the ship. from Captain l.. to the cooks boy, would have felt disgraced had the order been given to heave the ship to. Under dou Dle reefed topsails and fore course she wis logging upward of sixteen knots and ull hands were as pleased as if they had just been granted weeks shore leave at New York
 Later in the day, when the wind had moderated somewhat. we sighted a large British bark hove to under short canvas She was flying distress sig. nnls. so Captain L. ordered the wheel put up and ran down to have look at Der As soon as our signals could be clearly seen he asked what she want. ed. and the bark replied with request to stand by. Captain l.. then ran up t'ags demanding if the bark were in jured or anything wrong on board The Eritisher replied again. Stand by. Do nrt like look of weather"
 When the second mate read the ;nn.:ling of this signal out of the code honk great hugh went up in our snbin. and Captain l.. replied with flags reading, "See nothing wrong in this weather" and hoisted the Ameri can ensign above the signal in order to give point to his remark. No doubt the British captain said. Another of those crazy Yankeesr' when he read our flags. but we were in Batavia q week before he appeared. From "Thc Journal of Captain Nathaniel Webber' In Outing.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1913-11-30
Workinu Up . Joke,

A regular amateur jester broke pas: the guards aud got into our office yes terdHy He came for the purpose of making us bite on some of his prcpar ed catches. We hate to discourage genius. and also we weren't extremely clever. so we took the card he forced Here's the way he did 1t:
 'Of course you hate adnlterntion. have found that many of the wines are watered. Now, what do you think of watering wineY"
 "It'a a grOso swindle."
 'Yes?"
 "Yes. And what do you think of putting sand into sugar?"
 "lt's grocer swtndle. Ha. ha! Ha ha. ha. h-a-ar' = Cleveland Plaiii Dealer.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1913-11-30
COST OF A COCKTAIL.
Tho Drink Young Business Man Hat to Have Before Lunch.

to Have Before Lunch. In New York city there Is q mar who once paid $6,OOO for cocktail He did not know it then. and he ncvc, will know 1t unless he happens to reu'i this story.
 A certain prosperous manufacturing company needed new departmentn' manager. The salary was $6UOO q year. The officers of tue compan, considered great many candidates and at last decided to offer the position to clever young man of un,iSua! busi ness ability. He seeued to be exactl! the man for that particular place. l'll. president and general manager invited the young man to lunch with them n' a downtown club. Ostctsbly to tait over less important business matter They wanted to "lOOk him over'' just Once mOre
 The man met them at the appointed hour. and the president. anxious tc make the occasion u pleasant one. or dered an elaborate luncheon. The waiter was long time in bringing the first course. and the guest began to appear i'll at ense. He seemed nb sentminded and unintercsted in the conversation. He twisted about in his chair and tapped his fingers nervons'y upon the table. Finally he turned to. ward the president and said almost desperately. "Wonld you mind very much if [ ordered cocktnil?" Then he flushed n little and offered a laugh ing apology for making fine request.
 The other men exchanged surprised and significant glances. but they called the waiter and ordered the cocktail When 1t came the guest drank 1t ca. gerly. In a few moments he had be come another rnan--the man of keen vision and quick mind. who could be so useful in their grcnt business. There was no more preoccupation in his man ner. no shifting ahont In his chair He was alert, eager. clear headed.
 Rut as the luncheon went on neithel the president nor the manager men tloned the real object of the interview Each was thinking the matter over SC riously. and neither could be sure oi the others secretly formed opinion The situation became awkward. Final. ly the president excused himself on the pretense of going into the library to speak to friend who had just on tered. But after spcnking to his frient, he went straight to the desk md wrote message on telegraph blank. He gave the message to uniformed nt tendant and went back to the dininl room
 ID few minutes a page brought 2 telegram to the manager who read Il hnrriedly. while the president finished telling their guest about shootins tr1p in Maine. This is what the tele gram said:
 ~hk job Is too big for a boozer W, can't run our business by cocKtai, power
 Youths Companion
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1913-11-30
oilina tho swamps.

The oil that is distributed through the swamps of Panama to prevent the 50 unpleasant Is sent on its errand in a novel fashion At the head of ever! little watercourse an oil tank is placed that gives its oil drop by drop. When the sudden showers come, as they do, in bucketfuls. the water flows off the higher lands into the swamps. carrying coating of oil where 1t is most need ed.-Christian Science Monitor.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1913-11-30
An Artists Record Rapidity.

AS an instance of the amazing rapidi ty and ease with which Japanese art list works Mir. NJ. E. Huish. in '.JapaI and It's Art" quotes the marvellous achievement of Fukui Kotei. who was selected to exhibit his prOwess before Prince Arthur of Connaught when tht prince was in Japan on the Garter miS sion. In one summer day. workin: from sunrise to sunset. he painted 1; picture for each of 1.224 guests to M entertained that evening! Kotci work ed with two brushes.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1913-11-30
The "DeviI's Graveyard"

cemetery known us the Devils sAsraveyard." on top of q rocky hill overlooking Sion. Switzerland. where for centuries were buried sorcerers and sorceresses. is being blasted away to make room for public improvements
 From the tenth century to the early seventeenth those supposed to be in tra:!ic with the evil one were tortured executed and buried there. The exca
 sators have found bones estimated to br those of many hundreds of persons
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1913-11-30
VII. w..,d ,a. p.nn 'Erl

oo0o hundred yearu ago small boy,
 - Ol tpur heothsEH, heard . visitor say . kis mother. "What pity one of ww boys had not boon . girl" Drop phg hh gams. so tho story runs in Wouazfs Work In America, he called eae: well, I'd hke to know who'd "a ban 'aei l wouldn't 'a' bonn Ger; Ed wouldn't 'a' bonn 'ef; Joe wouldn't "a bonn 'ee; Jim wouldn't 'a' henn 'er, and ra Mke to know who would "a benn Ae."
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1913-11-30
TODAY IS YOUR ONLY. DAY.
Yesterday ls a Record and Tomorrov
 May Never Come.

May Never Come.
 Good days and bad days exist only in your own head. The weather has noth hing to do with it. Each day is what you make 1t for yourself Bad weather is only an unfortunate opin- lon
 Suppose 1t is raining pitchforks. You get word that your salary has been doubled or that a forgotten uncle has left you. S. 100000. What do you care nbOui the weather then? Or suppose the person you love is dying. Unex pectedly turn for the better comes The doctor says your dear one will Ike. What if it is hotter than Tophet? II Is Il good day. great day. Il happy day
 It's what you think and feel about 1t that makes each day what it is. You. within yourself. can make each day. every day, Il good day. Put down i'll the notebook of your soul the poet Iiuneberg's thought:
 ''Each day is life"
 When you get up in the morning throw back your shoulders. take q deer breath Meet the new day like a man Say to yourself:
 "Another day-another life!'
 For all we know, 1t may be the only day we'll ever have. Let's make 1t the best day we can. Let's strive to see that it is day worth while. Let's move step forward in our work Let's do all the good we can. Let's get all tae happiness we can-today.
 Right now is the only time you cnn control Yesterday is q record. To nlurrow is B secret Today is yours. is lnine.-American Magazine.