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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-07-27

General Fold Agent Of tho American Humans
Education Society.
|THE habitual crimes perpetrated against
our friend. the horse. throughout this
country and especially In the large
cities. If realized by the public at large would
shock the makers and enforcers OF laws Into
drastic action. There Is no worse blot upon
civilization than the widespread, inhuman. In
credbly westeful treatment Of horses by all
classes OF people. Nothing but the publicly eI'
posed evidence OF the camera-fn fact. nothing
less than q persistent publicity crusade d''
rected at guilty owners and drivers OF horses
will mt An end 20 this shameful follower OF
barbartem.
II can be proved that a vast majority OF
horses are wlckedy tormented by clobe-fttng
binders, tight check reins. cheap, suffocattns
nose-bass, heavy, old junk harnesses. cruel bits
and stuf1y ammonia.reeking dark stalls barely
large enough to hold the animals body in q
standing position.
These conditions are due partly to ignorance
and thoughtessness, but mainly to human love
Of dtrplay and TO greed Yet, with respect TO
the last-named consideration, there Is the very
reverse of economy in denying q horse COM
mon comforts which mean health, strength
and Willingness to work Love OF display robs
the horse OF his ny-ighting tail. gives him the
oerammed blinders--which actually do blind"
him ia time-and the absurdly heavy harness.
Horses need out.and-out fighters for their
rights The animals friends too apologize.
It is a begging proposition where the justice,
humanity and law, too, Is on their SIDE Innu-
entail animal tyrants bulldoze the public and
dout all humane suggestions. hence these
crueltiee continue to exist They cant stand
the light OF day. and the public won't stand for
these abuses when they are given full publicity
There are mutitudes Of humane owners
any number OF them. am not criticizinG them
at all. am speaking OF the prevailing bad
conditions permitted by the ignorant or shift
less poor and by the educated rich who defy
fashion and deny the horse. Nothing but the
command. You stop that" crystallized into
humane Harvesting and stabling law. Will ever
bring these animal tyrants TO terms
Don't make the mistake Tor minute OF
thinking that fashion or trade Is going to let
There is nothing doing. absolutely nothing
The situation requires fight. I've leen through
this humane mill q good many months as
field agent trying by coaring TO get horse own
and drivers to do the right thing by their
beasts. II goes IN at one ear and out at the
other.
The smart set listen in a bored way; the
wellm Gaming crank. and the frank. outspoken
cabby or hunky hired to Cypress horses. tells
you plumpy to go to Hades and mind your
own Affairs" Some OF the tougher. calloused
hrutes will give you the whip.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-07-27
By E. II. PACKARD,

General Field Agent Of tho American Humane
Education Society,"
HE habitual crimes perpetrated against
our friend. the horse. throughout this
country and especially In the large
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-08
GREMATED BODY
HELD FOR DEBT
Ashes of English Officers Pre-
served Pending Settlement
by His Kin,

LONG BRANCH. CAL. June "A
metal box eight inches long, five
inches wide and three deep, con-
tanning the mortal remains Of Colo
mel Alfred Logan, represents the
novel reminder Of the debt which
Bert Paul. of this city. undertook
when he bore the expense Of the Gre
nation which occurred following
Colonel Logan's death at FL Cajon.
in June of last year.
Colonel Logan was a wealthy re-
tired officer of the English army.
In his will, which made 40 provision
for the SlS5- necessary to have his
body crematod. he asked that his
ashes be consigned 10 the broad
bosom Of the Pacific. Paul. who is
"a well-known local real estate deal
err aundertook the task of comply
ing with this last wish but first he
felt that he should be repaid for the
money spent. which he could IN af-
ford 10 lose. He has written the
wealthy English relative of Colonel
Logan, and rs soon as their remit
lance arrives the ashes viii be
thrown to the four winds from the
deck of a vessel as Colonel Logan
desired.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-08

on tour again. I viii appear in New
York, and then only provided there is
any manager who viii present me
realizing the conditions. ] love the
stage. but I love my children more,
and I want 10 he with them when
night comes. as any other mother
would. I can't do this on the road,
and so the tours must go. / shall not
play even as far away as Philadel-
phia.'
Feels Moment Coming.
Miss Barrymore in private life f.
Mrs. Russell Griswold Colt, the most
devoted OF mothers.
This moment Of decision I felt was
coming. she said. Il knew that SON,
day I would have TO choose between
the stage and my home Now, the
moment is here. and I gladly say that
there is not the slightest hesitation
Miss Barrymore voice did not car
~ the slightest hint that the sacrifice
she is making is great. However. 1t
is estimated that her actual loss. be
rause Of her refusal TO again go on
tour. will be about $4,000 a year.
The receipts from some of her tours
have amounted to as much as $780,
GOO and $500 90O. her own profits, ap-
proximately a fourth Of this. being
S1O0. 900 during a successful season.
In New York the profits Of a star
rarely net over $4,000.
There will be another home tie for
the great actress this summer.
Another baby is expected in the
Colt home. Now, there is son and z
daughter. Samuel and Ethel.
Miss FRITZ Schiff. long suffering,
has called a halt on her critics. To-
day she declared that she has been
for years the victim Of misrepresen-
tation and of false report, which held
her everything from vixen 70 a
wealthy nincompOop.
How these reports ever started IS
beyond me TO answer" she said.
Il am not unreasonable and impos-
sible 10 manage.
4 am not temperamental beyond
control
I am not Jealous Of associates.
Il am not irresponsible and IN
Trustworthy
n am not a wealthy snob, nor am
7 irr0usfderate OF my associates.
The truth is that I am simple
little woman. with homely instincts.
As long as these reports were con-
fined To- the profession there was not
great cause to worry. But they have
reached the playEoing public and !
have % suffer Now / viii defend
myself"
She did. and ably. speaking her
mind with emphasis.
1t is likely that the reports be
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-08
Two Noted Stars Show That the
Life of the Actress Is Not
All a Bed of Roses.

NEW YORK, June There are
other things more to be desired in life
than the career of theatrical star,
however great the stars magnitude.
The stage is not a bed of roses, you
awe-struck maidens must know.
The conclusion is announced almost
simultaneously by two of the greatest
stars, Ethel Barrymore. majestic Eth
ell Barrymore. and FRITZ Scheff, pi-
quaint little singer.
Miss Barrymore will forsake the
sock and buskin. Miss Scheff rails at
the theatrical world
"A mothers work and home is
greater said Miss Barrymore, to-
day.
Freedom from gossip and I'M
friendly tongues is better" said Miss
Scheff, to-day
Baby Wins Over Stage.
The mother instinct has steeled the
heart of Miss Barrymore, most be-
loved actress, against her profession.
To-day she said she may appear on
the stage in New York hereafter, but
never will she again take a road tour.
The decision was announced as she
sat by the side of her baby daughter
Ethel, who is i'll from diphtheria in
the Minturn Hospital. Miss Barry
more watches night and day over the
child
"A person never thinks of the stage
in a moment like this" she said. pat
ting the hand Of the tiny sufferer.
Now. l know that I can never be
away from my home for a single
night.
Possibly this means that / will
give UP the stage as a career. Ger
tainly it means that l shall never go
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-08
Pastor Calls Eden
Chapter Mere Myth
Unitarian Preacher Says That All
post Mortem Christianity Must
Go"-Wants Flag for Cross.

BOSTON June THE Garden Of
Eden story and all the other things
that have raade up old Christianity
have got to 60" said the Rev. DR..
Edward Cummings, pastor OF the
Second Congregational Unitarian
Church, before the forty sixth annual
convention of the Free Religious As
ISOLATION here to-day
Or Cummings. called an the teach
ings in the first two chapters Of
Genesis myths.
These fables. or myths. as you
wish TO call them. must GO" said DR..
Cummings. we want to get rid Of
this story of the Garden OF Eden
We want 20 get rid Of this post
norton Christianity.
1T would have been better had
there been no cross. We have made
too much of the tragedy OF the cross
in our religion. In its place / would
tut a white flag upon every church,
and on this white flag I would put a
star That star would stand for a
new civilization. II would represent
the Christ child and that flag would
stand over every poor tenement Of
Boston"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-08
EDEN
FOR 5000 FARM
COLONY WOMEN
Plan Is Outlined for thousand
Acre Tract Near New York as
Antidote for Loneliness.

NEW YORK. June THE lonely,
aimless life led by hundreds of wom-
en- Of means in New York was told
by Mrs Kate Trimble Woolsey yes
terday afternoon. in outlining the
plans Of the Woman's Farm Coloni-
zation Society, before a meeting Of
the W6man's Press Club at the Wal
dorf-Astoria.
Since the announcement Of this
farm colony was made few weeks
ago" said Mrs. Woolsey, Il have re-
ceived upward of 5000 letters, many
from lonely women of means-wid-
ows. retired professional and bust
ness women-who said they would
like to join for companionship as
well as something to do.
Mrs. Woolsey said the society had
an option on 1000 acres within so
miles of New York. and that an
nouncement Of the location and de-
tails of this unique woman's expert
mental farm colony would be made
within the next two weeks"
The colony will be an Adamless
Eden to begin with" said Mrs Woo. o.
sey. but this does not mean an anti
matrimonial policy is part of the farm
colony program, Every woman will
be self-supporting from the produce
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-08
Surgeon Builds New
Chin on Burned Child
After Many Weeks Treatment Little
Girls Mouth, ShriVeIled to Small
Hole, Is Reshaped.

BALTIMORE. June AFTER many
weeks Of treatment the rebuilding OF
a little girls chin and the restoration
Of her mouth, after they had been Ter
ribly distorted by burns, have been
completed at a hospital here.
Her face was SCARED to such an ex
tent that when the wound healed on
" a small hole was left where the
mouth had been. So small was the
opening that the little finger could
be inserted with difficulty. Nothing
was left Of the chin but the bone and
a covering Of SCARED flesh.
A large flap of flesh was cut from
the child's abdomen, one side being
left attached to tho body. Then a slit
was made in the arm Of the patient
sufficiently large .. allow the inser-
tiou Of the raised end of the flesh on
the abdomen This was done to es-
tablish circulation in the abdominal
flesh.
After weeks that part of the flesh
attached to the abdomen was cut and
the child's arm, with the flap of flesh
growing to il. was raised and the part
that formerly had been joined to the
abdomen was Joined 10 the lips and
chin, from which the Scared flesh had
been cut.
When the child was discharged
from the hospital she could eat, talk
and move her jaws as well as any Of
her companions II is only upon close
examination that the patchwork chin
Is seen.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-08
Cowboy LassOes Boy
In Peril of Drowning
Expert of New Mexican Plain I'm
provises Lariat When Boy Falls
From New York Pier.

NEW YORK, June lit was a for
tunate thing for John Finan, years
old. Of Dover Street. that John
Lopez, of 16S South Street. was once
a cowboy in New Mexico. for it was
his dexterity with an improvised lassO
that saved the boy from drowning
yesterday afternoon when ne fell into
the East River at the foot of Roose-
welt Street.
The boy was playing with cOmpan-
ions on the pier at the foot Of Roosc-
Welt Street when he slipped at the
edge of the pier and fell overheard.
The cries of his playmates brought
Lopez with 500 other persons to the
pier Lopez. who now works as
longshoreman. obtained a rope and
making a moose in it, threw it over
the head Of the boy as he rose to
the surface after going down twice.
Then towing the lad 20 shore, others
lifted him out before he was ChOked
seriously by the moose.
Dr. Crane was called from the Hud
son Street Hospital. but ne found the
boy with Lopez the center Of an ad-
miring throng. He took the lad home
instead OF to the hospital.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-08

gan when I left grand opera for a
career in comic opera" she said.
Then ] was happy TO talk to all
newspaper men who were kind
enough to talk to me At that time
I could talk little English. and a few
of my interviews. I must confess.
made me appear ridiculous when ]
was doing my best in the circum-
stances Then Mr. Dillingham;, under
whose management I was playing.
thought il best that / should give no
more interviews. For several years,
then, was not taking advantage Of
"A means Of becoming intimately &C
quainted with the public.
Had Only Two Managers.
"As TO the charge that / can not
get along with managers. I can say
that in eight years / have been in
operetta / have had but two. Mr.. Dill
bingham and the Shuberts. That
doesn't look as If ! We're impossible.
now does it?"
The little singer threw out her
hands with naive smile Of appeal
Il am a hard working, self-roEant
woman. of honest instincts. and gross
" misunderstood with it, / have had
to work hard all my life. I have never
been able 10 stay IN New York. wait
ing on some operetta that I like, as
other prima donnas have. Conse-
quently, ] have never been able to
obtain a show that approached Mile.
Modesto my first success, in popU
larity and desirability
They are charging that my reap
pearance in Mile M1diste' is a mat
ter Of coming back after a spell of
failure and dcgeneracy of talent and
Of youth. ! did not come back
am still very young / believe my
friends will understand me when ]
say that ! simply returned TO role
in which the public seems To like me
very much.
I am very much misunderstood and
misrepreseuted. have self-Cuufi-
dence. / know my limitations and my
abilities. And I am not what they
have tried 10 make me out
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-08
BOY RECEIVES
100000 FOR
CHANGING NAME
Real Grandfather Leaves CodiCil
Giving His Grandson Fortune if
He Resumes Family Cognomen,

NEW YORK, June Henry Fran
els Shoemaker, multi-millionaire rail-
road financier, gravely i'll at his home,
Cedarclif, at Riverdale, CT, received
word from Seattle that the suit
brought by his son, Henry w. Shoe
maker, to change the name of his
five ear-old son back to Shoemaker
had been won.
The elder Mr. Shoemaker recently
added a remarkable codicil to his will,
whereby the sum of $4,000, 600 is left
to his young grandson, Henry Perry
on condition that the lads name be
changed to Shoemaker.
The boy has been known as Henry
Perry since he was legally adopted
by DR. Richard Perry, of Seattle.
whom Mrs Beatrice Barclay Shoe
maker Perry married after her di-
vorce from Henry W. Shoemaker.
The court annulled the adoption of
the boy and restored his name to
Shoemaker. Mrs. Perry was awarded
the continued custody of the child.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-08
1000 Terrapin Rise
To Dinner Bell Call
Oeiieacies Of Chesapeake Bay Did
Not Come To Be Eaten, but
TO Greet Governor.

BALTIMORE. June For the ed o.
i6cation Of Governor G1ldsborough
and his party, 1000 terrapin showed
their heads above the surface Of their
mud pond. II was not TO see the dis
tinguished party that the terrapin
came TO view, but to respond TO the
dinner bell. which turned out TO be "a
false alarm. The demonstration CO.
CURED IL the terrapin farm Of Tawes
& Co. n Crisfeld
IF my husband We're here" said
the absent watchman's wife. "he
would feed them for you. but just "a
show you how they act I will rims
the dinner bell"
Then she picked up several sleigh
bells on "a string and shook them I'm
mediately above the surface Of the
mud there protruded some 1000 little
heads, making the pond look very
much like bed Of asparagus
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-08

BOSTON, June If you are a wo-
man who has lost the left hand you
had better write at once to Mrs.
Annie Huntress circuit. of 21S How
ard Street, Melrose She can save you
money on gloves.
Fourteen years ago Mrs circuit lost
her right hand. She has an artificial
hand in its place. but only wears It
on special occasions Consequently
her left hand gloves wear out more
quickly than do the gloves on her
artificial right hand.
Up to few weeks ago Mrs. circuit
has been buying gloves with a Mrs.
Hodgdon, of SOmerville. The latter
had lost a left hand. so il was a sim
pie matter for the two women to go
to a store, order a pair of gloves
Mrs. circuit taking the left glove and
Mrs. Hodgdon the right.
Then came the puzzle, Mrs. Hodg-
don had a death in the family and
went into mourning. Mrs. circuit
doesn't like black gloves, so there you
arel
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-08
EXPELLED FROM BACHELOR
CLUB FOR WISHING TO WEI

FARRELL. PA, June William
owens. master doorkeeper Of the Pro
tective Bachelors club. Of this city,
is the first member Of that ironclad
institution 10 break his oath
At least that Is the story that the
officers Of the club tell Following a
stormy session last night owens was
kicked out" because ne admitted his
intentions" were TO make a pretty.
society girI his wife as soon as she
would name "a date
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-08

Sigh no more, ladies, sigh no more,
Men were deceivers ever
"One foot in sea and one~on shore,
ITO one thing constant never
PRINCETON, June THE full du-
plicity Of the Princeton seniors has
been exposed. Two hundred and six
of them are writing to girls, and
these POS have on their correspond
ence lists FIVE HUNDRED AND
SEVENTY NINE trusting maidens.
one man boasts of SIXTEEN fair
correspondents, and papers his room
with their letters
The eos average two and a half
girls apiece.
On the 206, ~203 have-whisper it
KISSED their CORES pondents. The
estimated number of girls kissed by
the 203 Is 1.792-or more. That's an
average Of about five apiece. The
man with sixteen correspondents also
holds the kissing record, with-oh.
well, you wouldn't believe il, anyway.
These horrible figures were disclos-
ed as a result of the recent canvass
of the class. when each senior was
put on his honor to answer truthful
~ questions put to him. From these
answers statistics were compiled.
One Has a Clear Conscience.
Listen, out Of the 2O6, only one
man admitted that girls are his ia
vorite study!
The other 206 must settle with their
conscience.
Listen once again,. Out Of those
$40 trusting maidens who get weekly
letters with a Princeton" letterhead,
only thirty three have known the joys
Of a proposal. Nine succumbed, for
the records show nine seniors are en-
gagged and twenty -four have been re-
3ected after doing their best.
Think Of it-only nine engaged men
NJ Of 203 kissers.
these statistics shed a great light
on 'he educational institutions Of our
country. They are commended to
Harvard, Yale, Dartmouth and the
rest.
Here are some more figures for
your edification.
One hundred and eighty-four SEN
Tors smoke
Seventy learned In college.
Fifty one quit in college.
Two hundred and nineteen believe
dancing is all right and one Of our
most popular indoor sports.
Nineteen think it's immoral--espec-
tally the trots and hugs.
One hundred and ninety-two play
cards.
Sixteen think it's wicked
Fifty-six have been disciplined by
the faculty.
Twenty one have been sent home. "
Up to Harvard Now.
The average seniors expenses for
the four years have been S4216. The
maximum expense has been $4,000
and the minimum $500.
The average age is twenty-five and
a quarter The maximum is twenty
nine and the minimum twenty two.
Think Of the Wreckage these young
things have made with their letters
and their kisses.
Twelve are self-supporting
Fifty eight are partially so.
Twenty have won their "P.'
Sixty five have won their 80
Ninety-one wear glasses
Fifty-seven put them on in college.
There's the record.
Can Harvard beat it2
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-08
ROADS WILL HIRE WOMEN
AS ENGINEERS SAYS ORATOR

SAN FRANCISCO. June Mrs
Clara Bradley, grand president Of the
Ladies' Auxiliary Of the Brotherhood
Of Railway Trainmen, said IN an adj
dress here that transportation com
panies soon may be employing WON
en- as engineers. conductors and even
as firemen.
Women have sufficient strength 10
operate the levers Of oil burning en-
gines which are coming into general
use" said Mrs. Bradley. 1T IS not
at all impossible that railroading will
come TO be a field Of industry for
them"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-08
TEACHERS, WHO DANCE,
ARE FOUGHT BY PATRONS

MORGANTOWN. W. Va, June T.
Because several local church people
here have registered complaints with
the Board Of Education. the appoint
meur Of several high school teachers
who indulge in dancing are being held
up
Formal complaints have been made.
and the petitioners say they will not
send their boys. ana girls to school
n the teachers are allowed to con-
tinue TO dance. About two-thirds Of
the local high school teachers are
attending dances regularly.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-08
Pig and Preparation
Gave Balkans War
Army subsisted on Hogs Captured
on March, and Were Ready to
FIGHT. Is Experts Theory.

WASHINGTON. June Pigs and
prepa redness were the main factors
in the success of the Balkan allies,
according to official reports al the
Army War College. and not deadly
guns and craftsmanship. \ member
of the staff said tonight.
The reports show that pigs figured
prominently in the campaign. II seems
that the armies went through regions
where pigs were a staple product
and tine soldiers subsisred largely on
pigs. saving a large item of trans
pOr-ation
The allied troops were drilled and
disciplined. the officers trained and
experienced. The Turks were lacking
In everything in which :heir adveT-
Ear.es eNcelleG.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-08
HUSBAND TELLS COURT
HIS WIFE DID C0URTING

Mt. VERNON, n. Y. June Mrs.
Cora c. Hughes, who began an ac-
ton against George Hughes, a
wealthy resident of Poughkeepsie,
for a separation, asked Justice Mills,
in the Supreme Court. for $50 A week
alimony and counsel fees pending the
trial Mr. Hughes is 20 years old
and worth, his wife says. 5000 600
while the plaintiff is AZ years old. Mr..
Hughes In his answer says his wife
did most OF the counting and pro-
posed to him.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-08
Jurors SnOre Basis
of New Trial Plea
Convicted Man Asks Rehearing Be-
cause One Of His Judges Went
TO Sleep Thirteen Times.

Los ANGELES. June IA loud
and raucous snore" formed the basis
for a motion Of new trial filed here
to-day in behalf Of Lee Rial. alleged
head Of national bunco syndicate %
who was convicted Of having swim
died G. P F'riosz. an Illinois farmer.
out OF $4,000 through "A fake horse
race.
The defendant asserted he had not
been given a fair trial because one
juror. George II. Peck. a millionaire
realty operator Of San Pedro. had
fallen asleep and snored repeatedly
during the trial despite apparent
efforts 10 keep awake by chewing
gum and tanning himself Il was
asserted that one day Peck went 10
sleep Il times
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-08
UNKNOWN BABY GIRL FOUND
IN CATHOLIC CHURCH PEW

HARRISBURG. June During an
early morning service in st. Patricks
Cathedral members of the choir found
a baby only a few days old lying in
one Of the rear pews. Pinned to A
small blanket, in which the little girl
was wrapped, was a note requesting
that the little one be taken to "A Cath
Ollie priest baptized Margaret Mary
Vincent, and placed in a Catholic
home