davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-28
REAL SCIENCE. SAYS
NEW YORK EXPERT, HERE AT TRIAL

opinion was that the woman herself
wrote the letter. Another case in
which Mr. Carvalho's testimony Sc
cured an acquittal Of man accused
Of murder was the famous Roland B.
Molineux case Of New York. in
which Molineux was accused Of poi
soning Mrs Adams The States
contention was that MolineuX wrote
the superscriptiOn on a bottle Of
poison which he sent to Harry Cor
nish, and from which the woman
drank Mr.. Carvalho stood against
the District Attorneys office and
thirteen handwriting experts, and
said Molineux did not write the SUI
prescription. MolineuN was acquit-
ted, largely on the handwriting tes-
timony.
Mr.. Carvalho declared that most
Of the criticisms that have been d.
rected at handwriting experts are
unjust because, he asserts, there Is
slight possibility Of a mistake when
man is familiar enough with his
subject to pose as an expert.
"The science of questioned hand
writing" he said, could hardly be
called an exact science, but when
ample standards OF known hand
writing are obtainable Of a person
whose signature is questioned 1t Is
certain that an opinion can be
formed, one way or the other, suf-
liciently reasonable as to make it
positive as to the identity of the
questioned handwriting. - The expert
can, under conditions, establish to
the satisfaction of both judge and
jury the authorship or otherwise Of
any given piece Of handwriting
There is nothing so technical about
the science that the ordinary man
can not understand if or cross
examination render 1t obscure
Characteristics Noticed.
Superficial lilenesses in hand
writing count for nothing, but the
determining Of the characteristics of
PERSONS handwriting Is one of
the definitions of the science. The
characteristics of mans handwrit-
ing is where ii differs in construc-
ton Of letters or words from the
standard Of penmaDship.
The sChoUlmasters hand or the
copy book have no characteristics,
they are perfect letters. The de-
partures from the perfect letter in
their many ramifications and multi
phcity by the Individual are what
constitute the characteristics, and
differentiate them from another per-
sons, whose characteristics must be
different These characteristics or
departures, If they could be charted
together in a given case and then
compared with the disputed hand
writings and treated after the same
manner would Indicate, if possess
ing the same departures, almost GER
tain identity.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-28

David N. Carvalho, Of New York
City. one or Americas most noted
handwriting experts, whose sensa-
tional testimony in the Lee will case,
in which he denied the authenticity
Of the signature on the will purport-
Ing to be Mr.. Lees, brought that
case sharply to public notice, thinks
the general public is beginning to
realize that a man who has special
ICED along certain lines is able to give
a more valuable opinion, based on an
intimate knowledge OF his subject,
than the man who bases his opinion
solely on sentiment and personal re-
gard for the person his opinion is to
affect
Especially is this true in the case
of the handwriting expert" said Mr..
CarValhO Friday morning at the
Piedmont, and II IS true because the
handwriting expert, like the expert
in all other professions, has learned
that little knowledge Of handwrit-
ing Is dangerous thing to possess.
a man should be thoroughly and pro
foundry conversant with his subject
before he poses as an expert, and 1t
is because the tendency is more and
more toward specialization that the
general public is now placing more
confidence in expert testimony than
ever before
"A few years ago there were no
specialists in most professions, and
there were few even in the medical
profession, If You had a sore throat,
your family doctor treated it, now he
sends you to a throat specialist it
was the same with the science OF
questioned handwriting Lots Of
men knew a little about il, but every
few knew enough not TO be dangerous
with their small amount Of know
edge They posed as experts, per
haps, but they really know iu.t
enough to make them dangerous and
nullity the work of the real experts"
Little Learning Dangerous.
The men who study handwriting
seriously know that this trifle of
knowledge is dangerous, because one
can he easily affected by likenesses
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-28
ADVICE To RAISE
FROGS CITED AS
! ONACY SIGN
CHER Suggestions of Mrs. Emma
Lee to Friends Recalled in
$4,000 Will Fight.

= deposition by Mrs :. d. Holmes,
ot Covngton. Ga, in which she de
.'ares tnat Mrs. Emma G. Lee advised
her TO draw the frogs from her well
and sell them to the people at Ok
ford, Ga who boarded Emory Col
lege students was introduced in the
Lee will case Friday morning by
counsel for Mrs. LaRue Mizell, in sup
port Of their contention that Mrs. Lee
was of unsound mind when she made
, will dividing her $4,000 estate
equally between her three daughters
Mrs Mizell, Mrs Maude Thompson
and Mrs. Claude Stamps.
This advice was offered her, Mre
Holmes deposed, only a few weeks
prior to the making of the will. when
Mrs. Lee came to Covington to col
lect the rent She deposed also that
on another occasion, when she asked
Mrs. Lee to have the chimney cleaned
out Mrs. Lee told her to climb up
nto the chimney and sweep it out
herself
Half a dozen witnesses testified
Friday, that during the past few
months of her life Mrs. Lee was &C.
centric and showed signs of being
mentally unbalanced
Frank j. Cohen, owner Of an At
Ianta printing plant, testified that on
numerous occasions he saw Mrs. Lee
down town, when she had forgotten
where she lived and he had to take
her home. At other times, he testi-
Ted, she would get on a street car
and forget where she wanted to go
and ride to the end of the line. Ser
wants in Mrs. Mizell's home testified
lliat Mrs. Lee used to come into the
house and put out all the fires, even
when meal was being prepared.
saying that they were wasting gas
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-28

prised how entirely different you will
feel
This new effective preparation
soaks right in and cleans out the
clogged up, inactive kidneys, so that
they can filter out all the poisonous
waste matter and uric acid and keep
the blood pure.
Croxone is truly a remarkable rem
edy for the prompt relief of kidney
and bladder disorders. You will find
it entirely different from anything
you have ever used. 1t is 80 quick
acting and effectively prepared. that
It is practically impossible to take
1t without results.
Every druggist recommends it. and
Is authorized to return the purchase
price If Croxone fails to give the de-
sired results the very first time you
use it.--Advt.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-28
Calhoun Is HOnored
By Chinese Republic

Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian.
PEkING, Nov 2s-In connection
with the recent inauguration of Yuan
Shi Ksl as President of the Chinese
Republic. William J. Calhoun. the re
firing united States Minister, receives
The honor Of First Class Of the order
Of Chia-Ho. or THE Excellent Crop"
Several other foreigners also receive
nouors
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-28
Girl Turns Boy to
Make Honest Living

MEMPHIS, Nov. 2S.-Clalming she
became a boy in appearance because
IL was hard for a girl to make an
honest living a girl giving her name
as May Harris and Nlurfreesboro
Tenn. as her home is held bv the
police pending further investigation.
The girl admits Harris" is an as
sumed name. but refuses to make pub
he the .denuty of her parent.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-28
Aviators Preparing
For Atlantic Flight

PARIS. Nov appropriations are
being made in New York and London
for su acroplaue night across the At
lantc Ocean, TO take place next Au-
gust It was learned here to-day
Glenn " Curtiss. John Dale Cooper,
an assistant and an Euglishman said TO
Ice the leading British aviator, are
named as the flyers The plane calls for
q hight from newfoundland to the
Irish coast IN the largest hydro aero
plane ever built
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-28
Debs Finishes Paying
Railway Union s Debt

DENVER, Nov. 2S.--Eugene ". Debs.
Socialist party leader, announced here
,o-day that the last OF the Indebted
ness incurred in financing the American
Railway Union strike OF 1894 has just
been paid.
pebs stated that he personally had
paid 500 600, raising the money by writ
ug and lecturinE
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-28
DR., Poteat to Give
Happiness Lecture

% Edwin NJ Poteat, president of
Furman University, Greenville. :. c..
viii lecture Monday night at the Sec
"ud Baptist Chul,h under the aus.
uices of the Young Mems Bible class
of the church
Or. Poteat VIII take as his subject.
The Philosophy Of Happiness DR.
Poteat lis well known here and pop
Wur speaker.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-28
New Head for Gates
S50,000,0O0 Oil Firm

HOUSTON. TEXAS, Nov 2s-The
Texas on Company, Tire $50 OOO 600 con
Germ founded by John w Gates. under
went nun change in management when
tne stockholders tavoring executive
committee control, dominated the an
nuai meeting and elected r. c. LuCkin.
. Eew1fork. president in succession 70
csllinsn, OF Houston.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-28

TERMINAL DISTRICT
AUCTION
DECEMB ER 18TH
FORREST ADA|R, Auctioneer
The property of F. M. Stocks,
bounded by Nelson, Mangum,
Peters and Haynes streets, and
Southern Railway, A., B. & A.
and Central Railways. In five
minutes of passenger station,
all freight offices, team tracks,
parcel post, express Office; and
every lot facing on a private
track.
Absolutely the most desira-
bic wholesale and manufacture
ing district in the entire South.
Six roads out of Atlanta by
Southern and two by way
of A., B. & A. Package
cars, in fact, more than all the
modern conveniences for ship
pers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-10
HEARD AND SEEN HERE AND THERE
By Earl Goodwin.

name-who never seemed to connect
with his assignment. His report was
They would not answer the door bell, -
or 'They have left the city"
That goes about once in a hundred
times, and when the reporter hangs up
a record of fifteen or twenty excuses
like that the city editor generally sus-
poets something is wrong. Now this
particular reporter. with the suspicious
record, was sent to a house where a
man had just died. to find out some dis
agreeable feature connected with his
death. He came back and said:
They did not answer the door bell"
"They didn't" snapped the city editor
Il don't believe you went anywhere
near the place"
:Oh, yes, 1 did" replied the suave
young MAINLAND 1 rang the bell, and
I can prove it."
And with that he produced from un-
der his coat the door bell knob, about
six feet of bell wire, and the crepe
that had been hanging to 1t. Never
again was he accused OF not ringing
the bell.
Charles Murphy, chief sachem Of Tam
many Hail. the we'll known chowder
party organization of 14th street, New
York city. is looked upon as the only
living sphynx on this side of the water,
and in that opinion Ray Morgan, one OF
our newspaper correspondents, will agree.
Ray sought out Mr.. Murphy at the Bal
timore convention and asked him bale
Of questions, each one Of which was
fraught with sharp political Significance
and to each Of which Mr.. Murphy gave
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-10

nails in some way another. Take the
way i'm which the news of an additional
bald head gets around among the buzz
ing pests. They act as il q new play
ground had been opened The way they
dodge fly paper is another sign that flies
can talk. If you lay a piece of the stuff
down in the middle of a room which is
filled with flies the old veterans will
walk all around it. sniff at it and then
make straight for sugar bowl It's the
same way with dogs. They told each
other that it wouldn't do to bark at auto
mobiles. Remember ten years ago how
every dog in the county would break his
neck almost in an effort to reach the
front gate to bark at a passing motor
car? Several good dogs broke through
the gates and endeavored to stop the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-10

machines from passing. and now the
grass is green above their graves.
SO they told each other It wouldn't do
to bark at those large whizzing things
that went by. And honestly. believe
the flies have told each other about fly
paper. BUZZ! BUZZ! Please pass the
swatteF.
4 \
Theodore Tfller. the Washington cor
respondent for a string Of southern news
papers, claims to be the only living men,
Der Of the press who can claim the dis
tinction Of having once employed an ex-
member OF Congress at the rate Of a
dollar a day. Tiller was at that time the
owner and editor Of Georgia newspaper.
The ex-congressman had fallen from his
once high estate through constant asso-
citation with liquor. Tiller put the ex-
congressman to work at the sum named.
At the end Of the first month, Tiller
visited thirteen saloons and hotels which
ran advertisements in his paper to COL
1ect the accounts. At each place he was
met with something like this:
We don't owe you any money. You
owe u.s."
How Is that" asked Tiller
Why, ex-Congressman Blank has been
buying drinks here for the last thirty
days. and charging them to your paper"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-10
THE SPANISH POLICEMAN.
Eng1ishman's Conception Of Courtly
Guardians Of the Law.
From the London Star.

! From the London Star.
He is polite. There is a live and let
/ live air about him. He possesses neither
the easy kindly dignity Of the policeman
Of London, nor the turbulence OF the
policeman of New York-but he is very.
| very human. And he has the blessed
gift-that no other brand Of policeman
seems to possessed appearing to be no
more than an ordinary person.
True, he is armed. He Is an arsenal
moving on legs. But something tells
you that he wouldn't really hurt fly. l
like him.
And here I must say that he is not to
be COMPOUNDED with the guardia civil.
The guardia civil ia quite another person
! altogether. He is stern and austere, and
he patrols country districts and lonesome
mountainous places, and may be likened
to the constbulary of ireland. He was
used to put down the Neutrality-suspicious.
adopts in the art of swift, forceful Dor
rowing, whose presence did so much to
heighten the romance OF old sunny Spain.
financial artists. but now-even after his
job has been finished-he still wears a
cold, austere air. He il, indeed, not to
be COMPOUNDED with my friend, the po-
liceman.
The first time met the Spanish police
man was one night In q certain town in
Andalusia. Truth compeis me to state
that l met him In q professional way. L
was INDUCING with others in a row when
he appeared-in force. / was gathered In
by five OF him. But how polite he was.
He put his pistol to my head-or. rather.
the five Of them put their pistols to my
head-and made me feel that would be
doing him the greatest OF favors by COM
ing with him to the police station.
The whole affair was courtliness itself.
To be arrested in such a manner was TO
have a privilege conferred upon me. 1t
would be apt to make, even an anarchist
think kindly of conventional justice.
At the police station was again treat
ed with politeness, and, In the end-with
locked door.
The Spanish policeman Is not too well
paid. He sports not an ambassadortai
salary. All he gets IL two pesetas a day.
the rate Of exchange, amounts to about
one-and- fivepence. He is, therefore,
amenable to the friendly and c0nsiderate
tip This must hasten to say. however.
makes him none the less a worthy and
effective guardian OF law and order.
He is shabby In uniform But that IL
not his fault It 10 the fault OF q frugal
government. In appearance he looks
something like an English postman and
an impoverished Spanish officer. But
there is artistry about his shabbiness.
He fits into the picture.
Very often. especially in Andalusia. he
is old and rather tnfirm. One is often
sorry for him as he humps along with his
sword trundling behind him. But he has
the wisdom that goes with age. II he
sees a row he looks at IL with his blind
eye, and allows It to simmer down-a very
good thing with rows.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-10

All eyes in Masonic world will be
turned this week toward Denver where
the Grand Encampment of knights
Templar is TO be held from Tuesday
10 Wednesday. About 125 sir knights
Of the five Washington communicates
arc in Colorado Springs today on their
way TO Denver. They are to attend a
special service this morning on the
summit of Pixies Peak, 14,109 feet above
sea level.
The list of prominent District Masons
VINO left for Denver on the beautifully
appointed special train included Charles
II. Baldwin. grand master of Masons:
Past Grand Commanders Thomas p
Morgan and Alexander Grant; Charles
Arvine w. Johnston, grand recorder and
grand secretary; Henry K Simpson
right eminent grand commander, and
many others.
From a spectacular standpoint the
competitive drills Wednesday and Thurs
day promise to attract more attention
than any feature of the Grand Encamp-
ment. District Knights Templar are pin
ming their hopes on the drill team of Co.
lumbia Commandery, No. . captained by
Eminent Commander Frank f. Gibson.
The District delegation Is to remain in
Denver until the last day of the encamp-
ment, and the program prepared assures
them four busy days. Entertainments of
ranged, and the arena in which the com
petitive drills are to be held has already
been spoken of as one of the best in the
world
Because of the warm weather No
Scottish Rite bodies are scheduled to
meet during the present week, but
among the blue lodges Federal No. l.
and George G. Whiting, No. %. are the only
two whose meetings have been called
on. Naturally there will not be much
activity in Washington among knights
Templar because of the Denver en-
campment, but Washington Command
cry. No. j. has a meeting scheduled for
Wednesday. Practically all Royal Arch
chapters have been called Off but there
Is TO be a school ofs instruction We'd
nesday.
Norshipfal Master John l. Painter of
Dawson Lodge. No. l6, has announced
ihat at the next stated communication
% that lodge, to be held tomorrow the
y. {. degree will be conferred upon
three candidates and that it is expect
ed that the r. A. degree will be work ed
AT the stated communication of August
20 All members are invited to be pres
ent at these communications
because OF ill health George w Sig
gers. past master of Dawson Lodge.
No. 10. has rendered his resigna ton
rs representative on the board of di-
rectors of the Ma sonic and Eastern
star nome, position IN which he
faithfully served for several years.
At the stated communication TOMORROW
an election will be held to fill the va
cancy.
William W. Jermane is acting grand
master OF Nasons of the District OF
Columbia Edwin r. Hesse is acting
grand commander of knights Templar
and Z. st. Clair Thompson is looking
after the work OF the grand secretary
of MAsOns In the Jurisdiction.
The master Of Stansbury Lodge. No.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-10

warth. Past Sachem George Kolb Of Os-
ceola Tribe No. 10: Great Council Press
Representative Lewis NJ. Bernstein Of
Seltese Tribe, No. 10; Great Representa-
tive James Madison. jr.; Past sachem
Frederick Burrows Of Logan Tribe, No. S.:
Past Sachem E. Briscow of White Eagle
Tribe, No. II; Great Junior Sycamore
John l. Bunch, Jacque Heidenheimer,
Past Sachem Charles Leimbach, Past
Sachem A. c. Nichols of Sioux Tribe, No
Is; Great Keeper of Wampum j. B. Alt
man. Past Great Sachem William B. King
of Seneca Tribe, No. H.
The Great Council ways and means
committee held a meeting in the wigwam
Of Usage Tribe last Monday.
An extra session of the Great Council
OF the District of Columbia is called for
Monday, August 1S, at Usage Tribe, No. 6,
meeting hall.
A Past Sachem Association meeting was
held last Monday. Past sachems of all
Whitman was elected temporary chair
man: Lewis NJ. Bernstein, secretary, and
William B. Garner, treasurer.
Talks were made by DR.. w. S. Whit
man, Lewis NJ. Bernstein, Henry w. Tip
petit William B. Garner, I. E. Anderson
J. r. Shepard. A. E. Thompson, Charles
Leinbach, e. Briscow T. NJ Stump, John
Holzarth. o. G.. Sabens and others. The
next meeting or the association will be
held with Seneca Tribe, Friday, August IS.
All past sachems are requested to be
present The charter of tine Past Sachems'
Association was filed by Brother Lewis
M. Bernstein, and a certified copy will
be ready for the signatures of all past
sachems on the date named
Osceola Tribe, No. 1S. held its regular
meeting on Tuesday, August ), with all
the officers present.
White Eagle Tribe, No. II, held It's reg
ular meeting last Wednesday.
Logan Tribe. No. s. held its regular
meeting last Thursday. Following the
regular business talks were made by
members and visitors
Seneca Tribe, No. II, held its regular
meeting last Friday.
Sioux Tribe, No. Is, held a meeting
Thursday, August ..
Mineola Tribe, No IA, met last Friday.
with all officers in attendance.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-10

Saturday next, August Is. many of
the members of Canton Washington,
No. 1, accompanied by their wives and
friends, will go to Colonial Beach for
a weeks outing. About thirty members
have signed up for the trip. and all
have secured accommodations at the
Crown Castle cottage. For additional
information apply to any member of
the canton or to Grand Secretary w.
f. Clapp at Odd Fellows Hall.
Last Thursday occurred the annual
reunion trip to Pen Mar, "a. The at
tendance from this Jurisdiction was not
as large as in former years, although
quite a large number of members and
their friends and families took advan-
tage of the opportunity to again visit
the resort. The fact that this Is the
third year in succession that the re-
union has been held at Pen Mar, and
the additional fact that the members of
Canton Washington. No. i, owing to their
coming outing to Colonial Beach. voted
not to attend the reunion in body this
year, account in q measure for the
lessened number that attended from
this city.
Next Thursday will occur the annual
excursion OF Harmony Lodge. No. 8, to
Chesapeake Beach. The annual outings
OF this lodge have always been well at
tended in the past, and all VINO nave
accompanied the lodge on former trips
to Chesapeake Beach have had good
time Next Wednesday evening the
lodge will confer the third degree upon
several candidates, and cordial In
vitation is extended to all members Of
the order to be present.
Wednesday evening last Eastern
Lodge, No. :. conferred the second de-
gree. and the coming "Wednesday even
ing will confer the third degree. The
work of the lodge in comforting the
Degree Of Truth Is known to be excel
lent and the attendance of the men,
bers of other lodges will be ap-
preciated.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-10
Historic Names for Streets.
from the Chicago Evening Post.

From the Chicago Evening Post.
Mayor Harrison shows that he has an
appreciation of the fitness Of things by
his action in saving for the city streets
the historic names which were suggested
by the Association of Commerce and the
City Club John d. Riley OF the map
department wanted the naming to follow
an alphabetical rule rigid enough to be
ridiculous. The mayor has vetoed Mr..
Riley's letter law and it is taken for
granted that the city council will up
hold him in his act of restoration No
argument properly can stand against a
proposal to name the thoroughfares for
men and events that have been associated
with national or local history. There is
a dignity and fitness in tina plan to which
the mayor has given his sanction.