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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-25
COURT ACTION STARTS
TO PARTITION 100000
SPHINX FAMILY ESTATE

Forrest b. Sphinx has filed petition in
superior court requesting the partition of
the estate of the late Mrs. Elizabeth Sara
Sphinx, consisting of 300 acres of land on
the Chattahoochee river near Atlanta,
valued at 100000.
F. B. Sphinx, who was made executor of
the estate by the terms of the will, eX-
planned to the court that two of the heirs,
r. c. Sphinx and B. C. Sphinx, are resi-
dents of Oregon and must be notified le-
gally of the proposed partition. He as
serted that the partition was necessary
to provide for the maintenance of two of
the heirs, William Sphinx, who is insane,
and Paul w. Sphinx, Jr., minor. The
other heir is Miss Alice L. Sphinx.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-25

Mrs. Ella c. Foster, 81 years old, died
early this morning at the residence, 302
Oak street. The body was removed to
Barclay & Brandon's undertaking estab-
lshment The funeral will be held from
the residence tomorrow morning at 1920
o clock and the interment will best in
Westview cemetery The deceased is sur
vived by a daughter, Mrs. w. G. Wood
son; three sisters, Mrs. F. a. Moulthrop,
Mrs W. c. Phelps, and Mrs. M. d. Floyd,
all of Macon. She had resided ten years
in Atlanta and was the widow of A. M.
Foster, formerly of Macon.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-25
POLICE UNIFORMS TO BE
MADE BY ESSIG BROS. co,

Atlanta policemen will appear in neat
serge uniforms next summer the same in
cloth an finish as those of the New York,
St Louis and New Orleans police de-
partments.
Essig Bros. Company was awarded the
contract, and the new uniforms will be-
ready by May l, when Atlanta will have
not only the best police force in the South,
but the neatest as well.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-25

THE calls for nicely furnished rooms at
this time of the year in the city are
uncountable. The approach of the
we have calls from advertisers to dis
continue their ads after the first tnser-
ton. as they filed their vacancies and
could have filled many more IL they had
them. The public knows that The Geor-
gian is the "for rent medium" of the
city and that it has the largest list to
choose from. That's why most every one
uses The Georgian to do their renting
for them. Your ad in this paper will be
readily answered.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-25
GRAND BILL VERY GOOD.

The Grand bill this week works in pro-
gression, beginning very good and wind
ing up great Up to the last act it could
be counted an average bill. Last on the
list, however, is Paul ChOnchas, billed as
Kaiser Wilhelm's military Hercules
and julius Newman, who is beyond
ever seen in Atlanta. Herr Chonchas' act
consists of Juggling cannon balls, two
sizes, and wagon wheel, wagon
tongue and steel covered half wheel.
Herr Nawmann is his aid, but he made
last nights audience chuclde and chuckle
ad lib. The feats of Chonchas are mar
velOus. in deXterity, skill and sheer
strength, and it proved to be the one
closing feature Of the Grand bills which
kept the audience seated until the fall of
the curtain. In itself, this is a feat
worthy OF remark
Just preceding this act were Conlin,
Steele and Carr, in "Follies of Vaude-
Vile" Probably their names will recall
nothing familiar, but as soon as they APP
peared-two boys and a girl-they were
remembered and were given a round of
applause. This is the team composed of
fun which might be termed Just
stands on his head and plays the piano
Remember EN- now? Well, they are as
funny as ever.
THE Movies" billed as the feature act.
the moving picture craze it may he typi-
cal of a rube town-but not a city
Such shows and such songs and such pic
ture machines are not known in Atlanta
Others on the bill were the two Georges,
in a very good gymnastic act of the usual
kind; Princeton and Yale, in a skit fea-
tured by a looking girl and slangy
young man; LAMBERT in some splendid
representations of old music masters, and
Mae West, a comedienne who was well
received
This weeks bill would be worth going
10 see for the last two acts alone.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-25
HE SPENT $4,000 IN NINE
MONTHS; GUARDIAN NAMED

MINNEAPOLIS, Feb. 25.--In nine
months George c. Douglas. &c years old,
son of the late millionaire, Walter D.
Douglas, Titanic wreck victim and
founder Of Quaker Oats has spent $49,-
600 Suits have been filed against him,
exclusive Of simple collection matters, to
the amount of $4,000 more.
Judge John Dahl in the probate court
today appointed William A. Kerr as
guardian for Douglas. on application of
George Piper. executor of his fathers
estate
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-25
CAPITOL AVENUE.
NORTH SIDE.

THIS IS ALSO a corner. with a
new, modern, up-to-date we'll
built home, double foOred, storm
sheathed, furnace heated, has
dandy sleeping porch, and the lot
is a beauty, We can make
close price on this and very easy
terms. See Mr.. Sharp.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-25
w. e. McAlIIsfar.

w. e. McAllister AZ years old, of Min
eral Bluff, died last night at private
sanitarium. The body was removed to
Barclay & Brandon's undertaking estab-
lishment and will be sent to Mineral Bluff
for funeral and lnterment
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-25
SEMI-CENTRAL.

WE DON'T have to advertise
this to sell it, we are using it
as a filler If you are interested
take this up with Mr.. Sharp.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-25
EVERETT
PROPERTY

fronting 71,9 feet on Peachtree
street and extending through to
Alexander street.
Next, we will sell for the exec
utors of the W. B. Lowe estate
q splendid piece of railroad prop
erty, at the corner Of Castleberry
street and the Central railroad.
At the same time we will offer
about IS lots on Highland ave
nue., East avenue and Kendall
street.
We suggest that you call for
plats and examine each Of these
properties before the date of sale.
FORREST & GEORGE
ADAIR.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-25
DAVE LEWIS WELL RECEIVED.

Dave Lewis. playing the farce, "'Don't
Lie to Your Wife met a splendid recep-
ton when ii opened a weeks engagement
a the Lyric last night. Lewis is a Splen.
dle-aged old gentleman who likes a gay
time he is well placed and was well liked
by last nights audience
Don't Lie to Your Wife" was made
not to take seriously. If half the ladies
in the audience last night thought it was
prevalent habit of bubbles to act as
Lewis, did in his part of Doppledae there
would be a lot of explaining today. But
as a fun maker the farce serves the pur-
pose admirably.
The cast supporting Lewis is qualified
in every way. and Miss FRITZ Van. play
ing the hOusemaid sang well a song called
MY Harem," and Lewis sang two songs
which were well received
Don't Lie TO Your Wife" will continue
It's warning all week. with regular Lyric
matinee today, Thursday and Saturday.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-25
RAYMOND PAINE RENEws FRIENDS

Raymond Paine Of "CandY Kid" fame,
and a couple of dozen principals and
"ChiCklets" presented THE Girl CUES
ton" is merely an hour and quarter of
nonsense and songs, and Raymond Paine
occupied the center of attraction almost
all the way-to his evident delight and to
the enthusiasm of his audiences.
The Girl Question" is one of the best
tabloids of the season So far ana merits
the same praise that a regular two and a
half-hour girl show Of its caliber usually
gets Its abbreviation helps rather than
mars.
Here at matinee day and two per
formances a night all week
And here's a tip: Paine cavorts as Of
yore.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-25
Real Estate For Sale.

On Tuesday, March 4, at the
court house door, we are going
to have two very important auc-
ton sales.
First. we are going to sell the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-06
Clever Cripples.
From London Tit Bits.

rom London Ilt-Bits.
Talleyrand, the notorious French
statesman, friend of Napoleon and
ambassador at the English court was
desiened for a military career, but an
accident. when one year old. rendered
him a cripple for life His cunning
cleverness, political penetration. adroit
lntrigues and ingenious subterfuges
We're vehemenly opposed by the en-
peror's wife. Josephine. who enerseti-
cally denounced him as a Cursed Grip
pie"
Josiah Wedgwood, the famous potter
and scientist suffered from a disea Sc
OF the right knee which necessitated
tue arnputat1on OF the limb. referring
70 this intirmity. Mr.. Gladstone once
declared, 1t sent his mind inward: it
drove him To mediate upon the laws and
secrets of his art. The result was that
ne arrived at a perception and grasp
of them which might, perhaps. have been
envied by an Athenian potter" The early
years Of John Flaxman, who designed
the choicest specimens of Wedgwood
Ware, We're spent behind his fathers
shop counter. propped up by pillows and
amusing himself by drawing and read
ing. 1t was long before he could walk,
and he learned 10 do so only by hobbling
along on clutches.
Alexander Pope, the poet. is said to
have Inherited nothing from his father
save his physical deformity. and moth
ing from his mother except her violent
headache Little more than four feet in
height his bodily infrmities rendered
his life one long disease. yet he labored
necessarily and received E5.32O for his
translation of the Had"
Mrs. Browning. the distinguished poet
eSS was al a delicate constitution and
never enjoyed robust health. Her suf-
fei1ngs Were due to AN accident which
happened in her sixteenth year She
WAS one day trying To saddle her pony
an field when she fell with the saddle
upon her. mourning an injury to her
spine. The aftcr-effec:s were so serious
that for wears she had to recline on her
| back
I Both Lord Byron and Sir Walter Scott
We're lame. Sir Walters laneuess was
caused by a kick from a horse when
acting az quartermaster of the Edin-
! hurgh Light Cavalry
Sir William Thomson, who became
Lore, Kelvin, was cripple, and so was
TT. James Nactfree0r. one of the great
est o. Scnttish nreachers
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-06
Vocational Education.
" York Evening Post.

From the New York Evening Post.
\ strong current in present-tay Amer
lean life. felt in the industrial world.
and even in the most sheltered bays OF
education, is the growing belief in the
relation between Industrial efficiency and
education. Vocational training is be-
coming a great popular demand. \
complex population, called upon TO defend
its economic position against the world $
competition. is requiring public provision
for teaching its masses of artisans and
technicians. The complaint is that the
common schools have insisted upon prep
aration for life without insisting well
upon preparation for livelihood. The prog
ress of the movement in recent years.
with many in the colleges crying ii down.
and more in the high schools urging b
on, is impressive. The first state sub
sidy for agricultural or trade training is
Younger than the century. Yet now
twenty-nine states have passed laws con-
corning industrial education. The ma
tional training in the island possessions.
and the recent Page bill would have eN-
tended some features Of the system over
the country. Ohio and Wisconsin have
virtually compelled working children TO
attend public trade schools. which indus
trial communities must support. Many
large cities have carried manual training
and business Schoos farther than the
state. And this in the face of assertions
that vocational education will not mere
ly ruin the liberal school system. but
will institute a modified class division
along European lines.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-06

The last century brought little to the
Drury Lane Theater to make it worthy
the name of great which Ii had under
Garrick and Sheridan Edmund Kean.
Macready and Henry Irving brought
brief intervals of light into its his
tory, and as long as il was one of only
nVe royal theaters it was not hard
10 MI It's enormous auditorium though
the seating capacity is over 800. In
1888. when an act of parliament gave
IL numerous competitors its history be
came that of charlatans and adventur-
erS. But when Sir Augustus Harris
made IT the national theater for the ex-
pIo1tatlon of those national virtues OF
morality. humOr and horror of crime
which are embodied in every good melo-
drama, he found a true and successful
vocation for the theater Ever since
1t has been the home of melodrama and
pantomime- OF recent years 1T has
sent to America The Whip" and the
'Speckled Band as specimens of its
best work and has received in return
'Ben-Hur' and ''Everywoman" Thanks
to this theater the Drury Lane melo-
drama and pantomime are. for the
modern playgoer in. England and Amer
lea, as distinct types of dramatic art
as were comedy and tragedy in Greece
$500 years ago.
The tourist of today knows the Drury
Lane Theater well, at least from the
outSIue- II III InaI central DdTl
of London which is neither East End
nor West End. and which Mrs. Siddons
designated as a wilderness. 1t Is still
wilderness of old streets around
Covent Garden as center. but its
three theaters, the Covent Garden the
Lyceum and the Drury Lane. give il
a distinction unequaled by any other
theatrical quarter of the city. If you
have any theatrical feeling within you
you cannot pass through it without
a certain leap of the soul Nell Gwyn.
the orange girl. lives again for you.
Lamb and Hazlitt give you their crit
zeal opinions. You almost expect to see
Garrick or Sheridan management. with
Macready or kean in the leading parts.
Even twentieth century mclodrama and
movies cannot wholly efface the dig
nified memories of theater that has
bewitched mems souls in the past. and
is the oldest theatrical site in Europe
that is still in use
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-06

festival of the year takes place
closely connected as might be expected.
with the all-important question Of food
PIGS are not bred in villages. but are
run down in the jungle when very
young and then brought up among the
people. subsisting precariousiy on the
miscellaneous debris discarded by their
human companions.
The slaughter of these pigs Is made
the occa sion for "A dance and general
iollifica tion. ON one occasion FOR sew
eral davs friends from the neighboring
villages had been collecting at Pari-
mau. straining the house accommoda-
ton TO the utmost and causing intense
excitement ON the night previous 70
the day of days a great dance TOOK
place entirely on the part OF the
women, for the men-noble creatures
never demean themselves by Joining
in such frivoiities. The dancing takes
the form OF 4 curious shutting 81 the
feet and much undulation Of the BODY.
The greater the movement - the la
ter. combined with the least aS.ioi -
the legs, the nearer Is the artist 7" y
lection. according To Papuan stahaaia.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-06
Ruskin and the Bible.

From ,he London Chronicle
Of an English writer's none is under a
deeper debt of obligation to the Bible
thah kuskin- His works TEEN with
quotations from it, In Ethics of the
Dust. for instance-one of the shorter
books-there are no fewhr than thirty
two direct quotations from Scripture
And Ruskin has taught us how
the Bible should not be read The
way III which common people read their
Blblcs he writes. is just like the way
mat the old monks thought hedgehogs
ate grapes. They rolled themselves lit
was said over and over where the grapes
lay on the ground. What fruit stuck to
their Spines they carried off and ate. So
your hedgehoggy readers roll themselves
over and over their Bibles and declare
that whatever sticks 10 their own spines
~ Scripture, and that nothing else is. But
you can only get the skins of the texts
that way. If YOU want their juice you
must press them in cluster
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-06
Concerning Dress.

From the Chicago Journal.
Ida Tarbell holds that women can bet
ter conditions and lower the cost of liv-
ing by changing their attitude toward
dress. She points out that the instinct
for adornment was once quite as evil
dent in male attire as in female Men
have given no most Of their ornaments.
women cling To theirs. The adoption OF
as rational and economical standards OF
clothing among women as now prevail
among men would save enormous sums
per Year.
True, without doubt but practically
uuimportant Women Will not adopt mas
culine plainness of dress-for men Won
Let them. II would be a drab world IN
deed if ladies took To plain blacks
grayS. blues and browns affected ~
their brothers and husbands. In sheer
hunger for bit of brightness and gave
~. men would go back TO crimson knc,
breeches and embroidered purple cloaks
In one point. however. Miss Tarbell i
correct. Without any loss of real beauty
in dress. women can end the age 81
chiffon. and bring back the era Of sub
stantial fabrics. That would be reform
enough for one generation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-06
NEWSPAPER ENGLISH"
Forcible, Plain and Justified Lam
guage Used by the Press.

From the Boston Herald.
Not long ago the misuse of language
by the public press was a.byword or A.
ground of concern. Manuals of composi-
tlon Tor high school and for college were
culling their choicest horrors from the
columns OF the newspapers; "newspaper
Ensllsn was about their blacklist cate
CORY. In England. too, in France and in
Germany, the guardians of a pure YER
nacUlar Were thrusting at the press in
ScoFn or Indignation. according as thew
rated low or high the newspapers effect
on speech and literary style. Schopen-
hauer, pessimist as he was. never wrote
more bitterly. more apprehensively, than
against the men he saw on every side
mutllating and debasing the venerable
sterling of German word and sentence
form
Undoubtedly there was occasion for
singing ont the press as head offender
against good English usage In those
days II was not much OF a shower that
could not bring down a ''cataciysm The
oeNourinS element with ''lurd en-
braces and fiery naelStromS' surely
used to near out the headlines with VIC
Ience pretcrnatural And in wordin q
palmer matters the style too often was
aWry: the oifside approach. the touch
with manner the roses that were rad
Ishes. the accordions that We're napkins.
l these well meant. ill-considered in
@enuities of earnish deserved the scorn-
ings that they got; they have had their
reward.
But today such old-time faults have be-
come exceptional. No reader that fol-
lows the news in twenty or thirty jour
nalS, east amt west. noting contributed
articles and editorial comment can fail
to see that in the main TIE newspaper
writer words the fact and shapes the
phrase with professional respect for
the better usage. However the change
has come about whether by the lists of
expurgatory don't 5, like those of a Bryant
or Dana; or by the good standards of
the special men that now rewrite the
news rs delivered to the office; or by a
wish To make the English of the simply
written news page consistent with the
English of the Observation-Disclosures the
cause has been, we may well be glad
that the predominant use of forcibe I'M
suited English by the press not only
commends itself to lose well lettered
but also makes for a more correct and
telling use OF our mother tongue by the
millions on whom its destiny depends.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-06
WHY We Are Right Handed.

From knowledge
At first il has been contended men
used both arms indifferently. ana ihose
who when fighting pushed the right size
forward had the advantage Of shleidins
their hearts and 50 lived 10 produce a.
scendants who inherited their tendencies,
BE this As il may. there is no DOUBT that
the two sides OF the brain have dlrereht
functtans and right or left handedncss
is by no means restricted TO the arms
alone One investigator was Very often
able to recognize left handedness ~ the
examination Of the left eye. 4 ne center
OF speech is on the left side Of the BRAN
OF a right-handed person. and On tns
right side OF that of a left-handed per
son. Children show unmistakablr eV4-
dence of two speech centers, thouGn one
atrophies owing to the preference given
ia one hand Nevertheless. experiments
show that il can be successfully resusci-
tated.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-06
LONDON WOOL AUCTION.

LONDON. July 5.-TEe offerings at the
wool auction sales today amounted to H.
$40 bales. CrosshrcGS We're in good sup
ply and they had a steady sale at recent
rates. The best grades Of merinos Were
readily taken, but inferior clips are still
irregular and they Were frequently tn
drawn. Americans bought a few lots of
medium crossbrcds Next week 10 100
bales will be offered. oday sales fol-
low: New South Wales 1,;iO bales; scour-
ed, Is 1dals lid; greasy, 1da1s 3D. Queens
land. Loco bales; secured Is 4da2s
greasy, ?1adals. Victoria, $40 bales:
secured. Is 6da2s lid; greasy a1sdaIs
3l3d. South Australia, 2to bales; secured
Is 2iadals sad; greasy. Iaida1s I'D. West
Australia. go bales: greasy. 1da1s ND
New Zealand, 400 bales; secured, Is I'D
ais I'd; greasy. tda1s 2lad Cape of Good
hope and Natal. coo bales; secured, Is
41.dals lid: greasy, Gda10i1d.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-06
Festivities Among the Papuans.

From the Wide World Magazine.
Festive seasons are few and far be-
tween among the Papuans. Poor crea-
lures, They have little time to spare
for amusement their thoughts being
entirely directed toward the supply of
sufficient food. This statement refers
more particularly to the women. who
are the workers and chief food col
lectors, the men varying their time
between occasional hunting trips and
lolling about in blssful idleness on the
sands opposite the village. The Papuan
male evidently has a rooted dislike for
work and ideas of his own to the
duties of wives.
In the month of May the principal
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-06
SIX MONTHS FAILURES
REPORTED BY DUN'S
Aggregate Liabilities for First Half
of Year Reach Highest Point
Since 1898.

Commercial failures in the United
states during the first half of 1913. AS
! reported to the Dun agency We're S.163
In number and S132.909 061 in amount
OF defaulted Indebtedness Numerical
ly. this represents a gratifying de-
crease from the S,317 failures in the
corresponding six months last year.
but, owing to several insolvencies of
exceptional size, the aggregate liabili-
ties rose to the highest point since 1893
and compared with $10S,e12223 in the
same period of 1912
Separation of the statistics according
TO the usual general classification
shows that there were 2.049 suspen-
sions i'll manufacturing lines for $50
493. 26a: trading losses numbered 5.7>3
and involved S60.5S2.724 while reyerses
among agents brokers and concerns
Of a similar nature were 33l, with debts
of s16.S33.06S.
These figures compare with 1.92S
manufacturing defaults for SI5.1I4.f21
last year, 5000 defaults in trading oc-
cupations for S49.535,6Gi and 3I9 in
other commercial branches, involving
S13,362,501.
Thus, II appears that the falling off
III the number of insolvencies was con
fined wholly to the trading division,
whereas the Indebtedness was larger
in all three classes-Jhe difference in
both manufacturing and trading being
III excess of $l0.000,000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-06
Origin of Irish Lace

From the Westminster Gazette.
Irish lace originated from the fallure OF
the potato crop that caused the famine ~
1916 The abbess OF convent in County
Cork, looking about for some lucrative
employment 10 helpsthe half starved chill
dren who attended her schools, unraNeled
thread by thread 4 scrap OF point de
Milan and finally mastered the compl
Gated details. She then selected the girls
who were quickest at needleWork. and
taught them what she lad painfully
learned The new industry prospered.
and one Of the pupils in a pardonable
bull" declared that If il had not been
for the famine We would all have been
starved"