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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-12

- the peerage is now agitating
British high society.
The young Duke of Leinster, the head
OF one of the most illustrious families in
the United Kingdom, is said to be madly
IN love with the statuesque Russian
dancer. Mile. Trouhanowa. The young
man is one Of the only two unmarried
dukes In the Kingdom and decidedly the
most eligible of all British bachelors. He
is twenty-six years old and good looking.
For over thousand years his family
the FitzGeralds-hav been famous. The
most high born dowagers In the country
vain to secure him for one of their daugh.
tiers.
Now to find him devoted To a Russian
dancer infuriates them. The Dukes third
brother, Lord Edward FITZGERALD, recent
ly married May Etheridge. the pretty
pink pajama girl of the Gaiety Theatre.
That was trying enough to the dowagers,
but nothing compared to the enthral-
ment or the relgnlng Duke.
The young Duke is enamored of physi.
cal perfection. Mile. Trouhanowa is not
strictly beautiful but she has a superb
body OVERLOOKING with health, strength
and vitality. She was developed by the
wonderful regime of the Russian Impe-
rial Ballet College, which raises dancing
4o 70 ronlr Of tho highest art
She is understood to be the original Of
the most brilliant of the new drawings
of dancers made by Leon Bakst, the
famous Russian artist, whose art has
combined with that of his dancing COM
patriots in the Russian artistic invasion
of civilization.
One of these drawings appears on this
page. having been drawn exclusively for
this newspaper by the great Bakst him
SELF
The Duke says that she alone of all
women is fit to be Duchess of Leinster.
Her, Astounding vitality. he feels. would
restore the blood of the FitzGeraIds.
somewhat adulterated by the matrimonial
mishaps of thousand years.
But the Dukes desire to make the
dancer a duchess is not the most re-
markable feature of this romance. The
dancer refuses to be duchess unless she
can continue to dance. Mile. Trouha-
nova is noted for her audacity. When
Richard" Strauss suggested that she
should dance in a certain way In his 'Sa-
Iome," because the Kaiser wished 1t. she
replied:
who Is the Kaiser, any way? What
does he know about dancing?'
So now she declines to give up her
beloved art for dukedom. The loveiorn
Duke hesitates to maintain a duchess on
the stage. He wishes her to preside over
his ancestral castles and fill them with
splendid race of new FitzGeralds. He Is
cruelty torn by conflicting emotions and
he may fall at any moment.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-12
Latest Romance of
Mile. Trouhanowa
of the Ballet That
Bakst Made Famous

ROMANCE even more remark
able than any of the recent
alliances between the stage and
the peerage Is now agitating
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-05-09
mrs. WILSON'S CHARITY
Visits Poor Boy Who Is in Deaths
Shadow

The sympathy and charity of Mrs.
Woodrow Wilson were demonstrated,
it leaked out yesterday, by an unan-
nounced, unostentatious visit a few
days ago by the first lady of the
! land" direct from the White House to
the bedside of poor boy dying of
tuberculosis.
DR.. Cary GraySon, naval surgeon
and aid to the president, who spends
spare moments caring for the sick of
the poor, told the presidents wife of
a particularly distressing case, while
discussing the remedy which DR.. F.
F. Friedman claims he had discov-
cred for the cure of tuberculosis
Dr. Grayson said he knew the little
fellow was in the last stages of con-
sumption, and though there was little
hope, he was trying to prolong his
life
Mrs. Wilson was touched. Collect
| ing a bunch of spring flowers from the
garden of the president, she accom-
panied DIR. Grayson, in a White House
automobile, to the home of the un-
fortunate boy in the poor district of
the national capital. Neighbors spread
! the news of the Observation-Disclosures
Post.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-05-09
SNIP SHOTS
AT HOME NEWS.

Strawberries are selling today at the
rate of ten cents for a quart box
The Shawnee Agency is erecting a
bungalow for DR.. s. E. Gilman at L1o
Boswell avenue.
A building permit has been issued to
George Metzger for the erection or
5000 dwelling at sol East Sixth avenue
Miss Irene L. Nielsen of Springfield.
Ill, arrived in Topeka today and will be
the guest of Rev. and Mrs M F. 1roxaIl
and family at 315 Western avenue
The cost of living will soon be reduced
to a considerable extent, particularly
among those who live largely on a diet
of vegetables. Several varieties OF local.
ly grown vegetables are now on the mar
ket and prices have taken a crop
The closing feature Of the first state
meeting of the stationary engineers VIII
be a banquet at the Throop hotel at elght
o'clock tonight The visitors are oeiae NJ NJ
ceived at the hands Of the local COM
mitteeS-
The annual election of officers of the
Central Y: M G A VIII pc neia o+io| has
been using it's influence in the direcuoh
of the appointment of George IL Hoyes'
tary, as the general secretary 10 succ Eli
r = Rrownen whose resignation Will
become effective May To-
second game of the basketball series
between the First Congregational ana tne
christians for the Howard troPhy Guy
was played at the Central Y. M. - -, "a
"Wednesday night. Inc COnBIeSeItAOAAe'i
won by a score of 46 to r. me gaIIs
showed much team work on the part %
the Congregationansts- The tn1r9 ga Ia'7
of the series will be played Wednesday
evening at $50. This will be a haro anu
close game as the Christians ana CohsIe-
gationaIists have both lost one game
The closing feature Thursday evening ~
- the forty-seventh annual meetns u
az Kansas Medical society was d GiIl inS.
81 the state hospital followed by cln II'.s
Tbe total attendance at the SESSIONS i M+to
OK e The committee appointed to LOOK ,, mo
the question of preventive IN me aa1ceT
par+icuIarly those relating to the =
e pa con1nosed of the following: n
NasseIrod kansas City, KAN l. -
loves liberal; NJ. t sutton, 1 Law 81
- n walker, Salina; NJ. Truehart' 0ter-
ling. bo has
nv Edear Blake of Chicago, VINO mas
besn one of the most popular SpeakeiS 5, a.
+be state Sunday school conVent-oh 80 Sus
beId in Wichita, will speak at the I.iais
NIetbodist church this evening AT o SIo0T
An of the Topeka Sunday school peop ~
are invited There is no charge 40. 81
MISSION. Dr. Blake is at the hedu o. IA
Nietbodist Sunday school organization ION AM
is in great demand all over the coulllr ~
u IIir ~ tonic will be, The Sunday School as
an Asset" The address is intensely Pr
fipa1,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-05-09
FINDS LAND OF PLENTY
Washington Physician Writes of His
Work in Liberia.

Monrovia as a land of commercial
opportunity and a field for Christian
teaching is revealed in a letter re-
Gently written to friends in Washing
ton by DR.. G. {. Boone, negro medi-
cal missionary, who has just been sent
into the African country from this
city. The missionary had worked in
the Kongo and become in a general
way acquainted with the peoples
among whom he is now working, and
acquired a slight knowledge of their
language and customs.
He is located in a small community
known as Brewerville. Within a ra-
dius of 10 miles from the ocean, he
says, the land is level and we'll wood
ed. The soil, he asserts, is the most
fertile he has ever seen. Practically
all vegetables common to America, the
writer says, are to be found in Mon
rovia, including the watermelon, so
popular with the people of his race.
Six Months of Rain.
The country, being situated to the
north of the equator, experiences a
rainy season from May until October.
The thermometer at the time of writ
ing, March 26 last, registered 81 de-
grees.
The people of Monrovia are grouped
into many tribes, each speaking a diff
ferent dialect. The Day tribe, how
ever, predominates, and the stranger
going into the country endeavors to
acquire its tongue. Once one has mas
tered this dialect he finds little diff
ficulty in picking up the speech of
other tribes.
The country has many peculiar Gus
toms, and the trace of the barbaric is
yet to be found among them. Schools
are being established, however, and
Christianity is spreading with remark
able rapidity- DR.. Boone, having ar
rived in the midst of the coffee-g gath
ering season, postponed the opening
of the school which he purposed estab-
fishing until the middle of the pres
ent month. This work he will turn
over to other religious workers and
devote himself to the practice of his
profession.
Demand for Physicians.
The demand for physicians, he says
is constantly growing. Patients, he
added, have travelled for many miles
to be treated by him. Within the fiji
teen days which had interviewed be-
tween his arrival and the writing of
the letter, he said that he had made
25 calls, held p consultations and
had discharged patients as cured.
The negro BaptiSts of Brewerville
he states, have purchased % acres of
ground, and are now prepared to aid
in the erection of mission buildings so
soon as the Lott Carey board of mis-
siOnS. to whom the property was Civ
en-. shall announce its plans.-Wash-
ingtOn Post.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-05-09
LEGAL SUPERSTITIONS.
Many Curious Survivals of the An
cient Law Customs.

We hear much of the superstitions
pertaining to certain forms of rel-
gjon and of their somewhat remark
able persistence in a materialistlc II
not skepticaI age, a survival that Is
but incompletely explained by the
difficulty of differentiating faith from
creduIity, or by the tendency-old as
the human races-to attribute nat
uraI phenomena to supernatural
causes and to magnify both by tradt-
ton Though not so much discussed
the law also has its little superst1t1ons
Notwithstanding the prevalent concep-
ton of that science as cold, uneno-
tional and severely logical
For instance. what useful purpose
is served by inserting in a bond, con-
ditioned for the payment OF money,
a penal sum of twice the amount OF
the actual debt? Bonds have been
thus drawn since the days of Lord
Coke, and the printed forms in COM
mon use today contain the ancient
penal clause BY the letter of such
a bond the obligee is clearly entitled
to recover the full penal sum on the
obliger's default in paying the sum
specified in the condition. But has
the obligee, for these two or three
hundred years, ever been allowed to
recover more than the actual debt
with interest and costs?
By another common practice deeds
are made to recite that the grant is
made lin consideration of the sum
of 81, good and lawful money of the
United States of America. to me in
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-05-09

bridges, the subwey tunnel to Brook
lyn, the Hudson tubes to New Jersey
and the Pennsylvania Railway tunnels
under the East and the North rivers
renewed the congestion for local mas
senger traffic but give no relief to the
freight congestion. The He'll Cate
bridge will provide for four lines Of
steam railroads, two for passenger and
two for freight trains When n is
completed it will be possible to travel
without change of carriage from One
bee on the north to any of the south
ern or western cities in any part of
the great Pennsylvania system. and
Manhattan Island, instead of beine, an
OBSTRUCTION to the traveller, will be-
come convenience
Freight traffic to the island at pres
ent depends on ferries and floats. and
70 a part at least of this traffic the
building of the Hell Gate bridge will
bring a very great relief. Desnita az
great proportions and strength ne Hi
Gate bridge its architectural features
nave been so carefully planned that N
gives the appearance of symmetry and
Hghtness. ~
The bridge, of course. will he os
steel; the abutments of the arch win
De stone and concrete towers. which
VIII divide the arch bridge proner
from the steel viaduct approaches. The
base or the towers will be of granite
the upper portions of nodded concrete
Ihe design of the simple and massive
towers harmonizes with the design az
the arch
Gustav LindenthaI, formerly bridge
commissioner of New York, is the con-
sult1ng engineer and architect.-Sphere.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-05-09

learned in equity pleading have fol-
lowed the ancient practice of con-
Guiding a bill of complaint with the
solemn assurance And thus your ora
tor will ever pray, etc. Apparently
modern lawyer knew what the de-
caudated formula meant, until recent
ly a we'll known author ran the thing
to it's lair among the ancient rolls of
the Court of Chancery and found that
(before it lost its taiD it was a prayer
for the health and longevity of the
king
These are only a few of the super
stitions that have survived the days
when the trial by battle and the
criminality of witchcraft were finally
eliminated from that law which is our
proud heritage and which has been
so fondly praised as .'the perfection
of human reason Bench and Bar
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-05-09
Abuse of Deputy Sheriff Power.

Abuse of authority on the part OF d
number of persons who are claiming 10
be carrying commissions as deputy sher1Hs
has caused I. L. Kiene to announce the
cancellation of such deputizations From
now on persons claiming to be deputy
sheriffs will be promptly arrested unless
the police are notified that they have
right to their commissions.
Kiene says that there has been conSld-
cradle complaint on the part OF the ponce
on account of abuse of alleged authority
There are a number of deputizations out,
but he thinks most of the trouble has
come from persons who are entitled to
commissions.
IT shall reissue commissions to those
who are entitled to them including police
OFFICERS watchmen, railroad special
agents. keepers at the ball park, and
Others Kiene said, but 1 am going to
try to put a stop to the abuse of au-
thority on the part of those who have no
right to commissions"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-05-09

length, will cost about s6,0o0,0O0, out of
which the cost of the He'll Gate bridge
will probably be e1,200,000.
The connecting railway, which joins
the New Haven system with the Penn
sylvania, begins at the New Haven
viaduct to the Bronx Kill. which it
will cross by a lift bridge 300 feet
long. A viaduct $500 feet long will
bring the line to Little He'll Gate, which
will be crossed by a bridge, and a third
viaduct, which crosses Wards Island
will continue to the edge of He'll Gate,
which will be spanned by the great
bridge.
The catastrophes of the Tay bridge
and the Quebec bridge are borne in
mind by all competent engineers, and
in the carefully wrought plans for the
Hell Gate bridge every possible pre-
caution has been taken to insure its
safety 1t will be built strong enough
to support on its four tracks at one
time four lines of the heaviest modern
locomotives. But it is hardly within
the bounds of possibility that under
the worst conditions of congestion it
will ever be called upon to bear such
a burden
About 100000 cubic yards of concrete
will be required for this bridge and
1000 tons of steel. Some pieces of
steel will weigh 100 tons apiece.
The necessity for this bridge is very
urgent. As Manhattan Island, on
which the major portion of New York
City is built became more and more
congested by rapidly-increasing popula-
ton, the difficulty of transporting pas
sengers and freight increased alarming
ly, and it became essential to make the
island practically a part of the MAIN
land. The building of the Greensboro
the Williamsburg and the Manhattan
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-05-09

hand paid, the receipt whereof 1
hereby acknowledge" or some equiva-
lent formula. The idea that a deed
must express consideration is in
eradicable and equally fixed appears
to be the superstition that a consid-
GRAFTON of 81 is quite as effective as
a consideration commensurate with
the value of the estate granted.
Lawyers learned in the law of real
property know better, of course, but
such is the popular notion 1t is ele-
mentary that as between the parties
a deed is perfectly valid without any
consideration at all; otherwise there
could be no such thing as convey
ance by way of gift.
Why do we begin a will with an
invocation to the Deity and recital
that the testator is ''of sound MIND
and disposing memory Does the
former aid the testator spiritually and
does the latter furnish any evidence
of his testamentary capacity? And
why do we often insist on attach
ing a seal opposite the testators sig
nature? Our statutes do not require
a will to be sealed, wherefore the
seal is wholly superfluous, as the
law books have long advised u.s.
Then there is the invariable Gus
tom of writing 'tss'' after the venue
of an affidavit or an acknowIedg-
ment. What legal efficacy do these
two letters possess? How many law
yers even know what they mean? 1t
is only lately, we believe, that the
painstaking author of very useful
little book succeeded, after much an
tiquarian research among the pipe
rolls and other interesting lore, in as
pertaining the original significance of
the abbreviation, which is ''scilicet,
or Ito wit The omission of the
letters is now quite immaterial-
Many generations OF lawyers
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-05-09
LARGEST BRIDGE IN WORLD.
Steel Arch Over Hell Gate VIII Be
Marvel of Construction.

The steel arch bridge over the He'll
Gate, in the northern part of New
York City, will be, with its viaducts,
the largest bridge in the world. Its
construction has only recently begun,
but preparations for it have been in
progress for seven years. 1t is ex-
pected that trains will run over it in
less than four years. The bridge and
viaducts will measure $40 feet in
length The Tay bridge in Scotland is
10,7SO feet, and the famous Forth bridge
5000 feet.
The He'll Gate bridge will form a
part of the so-called connecting rail-
road, which, though only 10 miles in
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-05-09

Mary Chesney, 400 Kansas avenue, who
has a long police record but who has es-
capped arrest for some time. was raided
last night by the police and was lodged
in the city Jail charged with maintaining
a disorderly house. With her Ruth Myers
. years old, was arrested as being found
in such a disorderly house. The cases
are set for early hearing.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-05-09
Big Sale

Over hundred lots to be sold tomor-
row and Sunday. Some of the finest lots
in this beautiful addition remain for
your choosing tomorrow and next day.
You must get out quickly, though, if
you want any of these lots.
This chance will not last always
somebody is going to get these big bar
gain lots and make the profits on in
creasing values.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-05-09

Mrs Thomas J. Preston, who was
formerly Mrs. Grover Cleveland, has
entered actively into the fight to pre-
vent women from getting the ballot
She was recently elected vice pres1-
dent of the New Jersey association OPP
posed to woman suffrage. She thinks
women are not we'll enough informed
on national issues to make it safe for
them to be given the vote.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-05-09

You can't get into that set" "wbv
not? They're too exclusive well
they've gotta have somebody to snub."-
Louisville Courier-Journal
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-11-20
SIOUX CITY sPORTSMEN MAY
BUY LAND IN NORTHERN
MINNESOTA.
WOULD PROVIDE SPORT
y FOR FUTURE SEASONS
Wild Duck Hunting in Northwestern
x lows Has Been Very Unsatisfactory
~ Urls Yea-Soo Gun Club Would
Secure Tract on Northern Lakes to
Assure Sport.

9. Sioux City, Nov. 20.-Because the
haunts Of the wild duck are rapidly be-
coming less thruout Iowa, Nebraska
and South Dakota, Sioux City sports
men are planning to purchase game
preserve in the northern section OF
Minnesota The wild duck season which
closes on Dec. Is has been the most I'M
satisfa ctory in years TO the hunters and
the new move is taken to provide sport
In future years. A similar course al
ready has been taken by st. Paul
sportsmen.
ID, The plan to purchase or lease tract
I In the lake section Of Minnesota has
been started among the members of the
500 Gun Club and the members OF that
organization Will be stockholders in the
enterprise. Ducks have been growing
ecarcer in this section for years. The
settlement Of the country and the drain
ing Of water by means Of bitches has
done away with many of the feeding
grounds of the migratory Of birds.
- Sportsmen thruout Iowa Will be IN
terested in the proposed action of the
Sioux City hunters owing to the scar
city Of game in recent years and it is
probable that hunters in other sections
will show like interest and take steps
toward maintaining preserves.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-11-20
clarion Nsvss Notes.

Special to Times Republican.
Clarion. Nov. 2o.-At the brides
home this evening took place the mar
riage Of Miss Florence. daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. J. B. Jackson, to Mr..
Earl Pardun, son Of Mrs. Esther Par
dun. Both Of these young people have
grown up in this city and are well
known thruout the entire community.
Mr.. Pardun has an exquisite baritone
voice and has done considerable sing
ing in the churches in various parts OF
the state. He took his course In Chica-
go. Att present time he has carry
ing mail on one of the rural routes ont
Of this city. The couple will 80 at once
to housekeeping in this city.
Mr.. Otis Whiteside who was injured
when his car turned turtle Is reported
as gaining in strength, and 1t Is thought
that there are no injuries Of perma-
nent nature.
H. NJ. Guy, Of the Clarion Clipper, Is
rejoicing over the arrival Of daugh-
ter at the home yesterday. Mother ana
child doing nicely.
Mr.. J. L. Lundblad is enjoying visit
from his father from Dayton.
The Russian whe stole q couple OF
watches and some clothing from his
fellow workmen on the Schultz dredge
is serving six days sentence in the
county Jail.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-11-20
GrinnsIi and Vicinity.

Special TO Elm es- Republican
Grinnell, Nov. 20.-The general ex-
cellence Of the selections presented by
the forty-thrse contestants for honors
in the high school declamatory, con-
test just closed made 1t difficult mat
ter for the Judges to make selec-
ton for the honor of appearing in the
finals. It was finally decided as fol-
lows: Dramatic class-Dotha Mears.
Lottie Kensinger, and Leila Bradshaw:
oratorical class-cyrus Breeder. Her
bert Tuttle. and Walter Bliyen: hu-
morous class-Jeanette Lowrey. Leta
Dunlavey, with tie, as yet undecided.
for third place. The finals will be
heard on the evening OF the 2eth inst.
From the nine who will enter the fin
ais one Is to be selected to represent
Grinnel1 high school at the district de-
c!amatory contest to be held at some
time in the winter. The preparation
has stirred up not only the forty-three
participants but the entire school and
the outcome Of the finals IL eagerly
and anxiously anticipated.
Elmer McKarahan gave his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs J. NJ. McKarahan, Of this
city, a great but very pleasant sur
prise last evening when he reached
Grinne11 from his home in Kansas City,
for a brief visit.
L Thursday and Friday OF last week
were mum DAYS for the city and COLI