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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-15

him but a little while TO live. The
book Of Charles W. Morse seemed
closed. To him remained only a de-
voted wife and friends.
Pardoned After Two Years.
After serving two years. he was
pardoned by President Taft, who was
assured that Morse would live only
a year. and with the physicians SEN
tence OF death upon him. the broken
banker went 20 Europe.
That was January is. 1912. Today
he is back in New York, his face
rudy. his jaw tight He is presi-
dent of the new Morse Securities
Company, he has the backing Of an
IS, 600 600 corporation, he has credit.
and Wall Street is beginning again
70 feel his firm grip on the situation.
Charles W. Morse. IL Is prophesied
In financial circles, is coming back
into his own.
Il is considered marvellous, too.
Morse is an old man. BY all laws Of
men and of Dr. osler, reCuperation OF
health and of business station would
have been impossible 10 the ordinary
man past sixty years old. But al
though not the power he was before
the crash came. ne has a fOothOld IN
his old world and there are some who
believe he can recover his old posi-
ton.
His History Is Thrilling.
II his past career is repeated. It IS
likely that he will The story IF
Charles W. Morse is remarkable and
thrilling The story Of his fall from
high estate is as remarkable There
is something I'm the story that Is
analogous 10 the adventure Of Ma
poIeon. by quick successive steps
Morse rose in the business world u
leadership. by a single Waterloo he
fell Atlanta was his ST Helena.
But unlike the great Bouaparte, he
NAV regain his place.
Morse was well along IN years
when. 10 lSgS. the public first began
10 hear OF him. In the twelve years
that followed he furnished more
stories Of frsnz,e5 finance than any
other SIN men ever have done FRS
ra organized the American Ice Com
uaUy. and subsequently, a larger ice
combine Then he acquired a string
~ banks after the panic period.
meantime 6ahbruE In inGus-rials.
and no one tiue had eiglty-one
ocean going steamships. and a num-
her 20 smaller boats plying the Hud-
son river In 1908 be had won prac-
teal nnUrru. OF corporations whose
com .ne. raSnrr. S. Were more than
Ss"HUU| "In- De- was this position that
An Instance -f the remarkable
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-15

admitted that he had been offered
tho post Of Ambassador at Berlin and
said he refused il. despite the fact
his wife had urged him To accept
Mr.. Spreckels made the statement
for the purpose of putting at rest
the numerous rumors concerning his
possible connection with the Ameri
can diplomatic service which have
been circulating in the American
colony In London recently.
Years ago announced my irrevo-
cable determination never TO accept
public office either by appointment or
election" said Mr.. SpreCkels
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-15
Military MinStrelS
At MariSt College
Miss Hazel Massa and Mrs. Frank
Pearson Score Success in Co.
G.'s Annual Show.

A unique and entirely original pro-
gram was presented by Company G
of the Fifth Regimen National
Guard of Georgia, at its annual min
strel show in the auditorium of the
Marist Military College Friday night.
J. l. Harrison, Jr., was interloCutor,
and the end men were s. r. Dull Jr.,
Frank Pearson, Bernard Kane and NJ.
r. Turner Others partici lting We're
Flew johnson. Paul Fields, Bonnie
Cleyburne, Captain E. r. f. Schmidt
and Messrs. Wildly, Stephens, Wal
lace and Maurer.
Miss Hazel Massa. IN character
songs, and Mrs Frank Pearson We're
especially pleasing in their numbers.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-15

clerks acting as dummies, began 20
tOtter.
Morse could not make good on a
loan Of $500. 900, and a federal inves-
tigation began, resulting in an in
dictment against him for violation Of
the banking laws, and his subsequent
conviction and sentence TO fifteen
years Imprisonment.
Now he has begun again. He is
still fighting for his health, and ap-
pears at his Wall Street office only
three or four mornings a week. With
him in the office are only HIS son,
Harry, and a stenographer
Nobody knows why Morse returned
to Wall Street after his misfortunes.
Many believe that he is there for a
purpose. but he will not tell. His
ambition seems undiminshed, and
his strength seems equal in spite of
the verdict pronounced by physicians
when Morse was in the Atlanta pris-
on, to his hopes.
Charles ". Morse is coming back.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-15
Fair Visitor From
Up East Swings Cane
Terminal Attaches Gasp as Girl Pas
senger Parades Station With
Walking Stick.

There Is something new under the
sun. and four people-two young
women and two young men who got
on the Southern train from New York
at the Terminal Station Saturday
evening. showed At.antans what IL is
When they came up out Of the train
sheds into the waiting room Terminal
Station attaches gasped and looked
again.
For one Of the young women ear
ried a camel
Yes. sir, She twirle5 the ivory
PeacLtrgg beau on dress parade
tipped stick just as iauutily as any
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-15
Folk Song Lecture
By Negro Musician
Leader of Chorus In Colored Music
Associations Annual Festival
to Speak at Church.

Professor John w. Work, of Fisk
University, Nashville, Tenn, who IS
to have charge of the chorus work in
the fourth annual music festival of
the Atlanta Colored Music Festival
Association, will give an address at
the First Congregational Church, Col
ored Sunday night on THE Folk
Songs of the American Negro"
Professor Work is writing a book
on this subject. He is accompanied
by his wife, who will sing one Of the
folk songs, You May Bury Me in the
East"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-15
pR. HANscoMls suRIEcTs.

PeV. George LOring HanscOm, OF
Central Congregational Church, Car
negie Way and Ellis Street, will
preach Sunday on the subject, THE
Hidden Life" In the evening his topic
will be, The World or the Soul
which,"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-15
NEW sPANIsH CABINET

Del.d| AaGte &c q ne American
MADRID. june l4-C0uut Aware
.e RQUaulu,s formed "a new Spanish
'ab.re. to-day. rl.E himself as Pre-
w.ar. Lopez Eluaz is Enr.Eu E.u-
istar ami General D-LU4l. MIriste.
" War
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-15
Charles W. Morse GripAgainStr onginWanStreet
Story Of Recovery Reads Like Arabian Nights Story

Pictures tell vivid story of recrudescence Of former Ice
King In the top picture Charles w Morse he
day with health and fortune recovered In the middle picture
Mrs Morse taken while she conducted the bankers fight for
freedom In the lower picture Morse shown the invalid chair
in which he left the Atlanta Penitentiary.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-15
pR. sPALpINe 10 PREACH.

Rev A. T. Spalding, D. D.. will
preach at Edgewood Baptist Church
Sunday at II o'clock a. m.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-15
SpreCkelS Declines
German Embassy
San Francisco Man Admits That Post
Was offered Him, but Reiter-
ates Refusal of Office.

Special Gable TO The Atlanta Georgian.
LONDON. ENG. June Rudolph
Spreckels, Of San Francisco, to-day
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sion be held tho first OF November IN 1914
was carried
Hamilton Wade Chapter. U, d. c., offered
a Confederate flag 10 tho school collect!ns,
the best original data from tho Veterans
during tho year.
Three OF the Instructors from the Radford
Normal school gave interesting addresses
Miss Eloise a. Harrison spoke on arithmetic
methods. Professor w F.. Gilbert gave Thu
cihlds Viewpoint" and Professor J. q.
AHent spoke on "Motovistn'' or 'Incsntives't
10 arouse interest in school work.
Tho Hamilton ID. Wade Chapter, OF u,
u G., was entertained on Tuesday after4
noon at the homo OF Mrs, Frank Hicock
E"ch member responded TO roll call by
answering question in history. Mrs.
sumter called attention 10 the sadly neg
lecteh condition of the graves OF Confed4
crate veterans at the Montgomery White
sulphur Springs Mrs, Sumter spoke OF the
chair OF Southern history recently esteb-
!ished in the Peabody Normal and an
pointed Misses Edith All and Elizabeth
stuart and Mrs II. l. Roop as q committees
TO formulate plans to Arouse interest in the
study OF Southern history. y rising vote
or thanks was given Mrs Rico Charltor,
Tor a charming historical paper.
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take up the matter of allowing her p
part OF the pension paid 10 her hus-
band. This proposition led to Il further
investigation, when 1t was learned
from the records in this county that
Mrs. Ayers had been divorced from her
husband. She was then advised that
IL was not possible for the government
to give her relief.
The investigation conducted by the
government not only revealed the
whereabouts OF Ayers, but also brought
to light that he was living under an
assumed name.
In the village OF Maysvlle. near
Huntsville. Ala, where Ayers lives
with his second family, no is known to
everybody as "Anson Q. Byers," ana
his business affairs are conducted un-
der this name.
Notwiths tanding this situation, the
government still sends him his pen
sion vouchers regularly. recognizing
him as the same brave Elbonan Ayers
who fought valiantly for the preserva-
ton Of the Union during the last year
OF the Civil War. although he had
prior to the closing year of that strug-
gle been In the service OF the South
ern army.
In earlier days, Ayers was recog-
nized as n genius. He was a scientific
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few days this week at tho home of Lewis
J. Faber, in the city.
Mrs J. l.. Jones n recent guest OF
her friend. Mrs. r.. b Rawlings. In Min
eral.
Mrs BEDFORD and children OF Richmond.
have been spending the week with her par
cnts. Mr. and Mrs George wilkins IN the
city.
Iohn O. wooifolk and family. OF Uno. were
guests several days this week OF Mrs. Moot
folks mother. Mrs Mollie Sneed
Mrs A. Il. Martin has returned from 4
visit to her daughter Mrs Z. E Morris at
Somerset
! c. utz has been spending the week with
friends In Kentucky
Q. Ii. Watson. orange County Treasurer.
was In Cordonsvillc ;his week on business.
a. J. Bell, II prominent man or Gotham
was In the city business THIS week
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. l.. y. Sneed have returned
from visit 10 the lntter's mother Mrs
X. l.. Marshall. IN charlottesville
Miss Belle Martin has been spending the
week with her sister. Mrs. g. Il Morris, at
Somerset.
Mr.. and Mrs F. O. Llnney. OF Roanoke.
were guests on Thursday and Friday OF his
brother. y. a. Linney. in tho city
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Marshall. Of Greene
County, were guests on Thursday or Mrs
Sidney Wood.
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gardener and frult-growcr in this
county, and was also noted for his
ability rs mechanic. He had politi-
cal aspirations, and on one occasion
made the race TO represent this
county In the State Legislature.
Although limited In his education
he was man of striking and original
views, and his massive, statesman like
head, as 1T shows even in his old age
I! is suggestive OF the great influence
which lie might have welded in the
shaping OF government had il not been
that domestic friction thwarted his
early ambitions
When special examiner from the
Pension Bureau called at the home Of
the aged divorced wife Of Ayers to
notify her OF the real conditions, she
accepted the situation calmly and
good -naturedlv. The government rep
rcsentativc first met Il daughter OF the
aged woman. and. having apprised
her OF tho fact that her father was
stun living, she hurried into the room
where her mother was seated, and ex-
claimed with joy. oh, mamma, papa
is still alive!''
Well" calmly responded the mother.
after pulling tho pipe-stem from be :
tween her wrnkled lips. do you
| 'spose l care?'
The aged woman then went on TO
explain that another woman had come
into tho life OF her Elbonan. and that
she declared, accounted for his sudden
disappearance and long absence Had
| 1t not been for that woman" philoso-
phiZcd the aged woman. II have no
doubt but Elbonan would have crossed
the White House steps ere this, for he
was man OF great brain"
Although the divorced wife felt that
the great government might have done
something TO add to her comfort in
the iniirmities of extreme old age. she
accepted the situation calmly, and had
resumed her knitting with renewed
vigor ere the government man was
ready TO tako his departure from the
humble cabin home. She Is said to
have expressed no hungcring desire to
again sec the soldier husband who left
her soon after the close OF tho sixties.
preferrine rather to cherish the dream
OF their early love than to hope for
the luxury OF his attention In the
gathering shadows Il lfe's closing
days.
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Diplomatic Costume OF German
Ambassador to Washington, Count
BernstOrfY.


or our State Department n few years
later, or during the Mckinley regime.
Then, under the personal Instructions
% the Gar. tho Minister of Foreign
Affairs issued circular formally
notifying all embassies and legations
~ ST Petersburg that the regular
court costume had been prescribed for
representatives Of countries that had
not adopted specific uniforms or cos
tunes for their diplomatic officers
This circular was aimed ut our am
bassador at St Petersburg, Charlie
imagine Tower. who was given unonf-
cially 10 understand that tho imperial
family looked upon his plain black
evening clothes, at court ceremonies
very much as those assembled at a
dinner party In New York would regard
4 guest attired In tweed and kn!cker-
bockers Mr. Tower was reminded that
such u costume would render him and
his suite inconspicuous. and save him
the humiliation often experienced by
his predecessors OF having their
servants summoned TO identify them at
the Winter Palace
Blue Velvet Suggested.
The court chamberlain held out for
blue velvet costume with brass but
toned swallow tailed coat ana waist
coat OF blue and white. But AIR Tower
after some difficulty. brought him down
TO - suit OF black cloth. However. the
chamberlain Insisted upon gold braid
around edges and upon lapeis Then
our ambassador called himself into ex-
ccutivc session. wherein It was moved
and seconded and passed that he should
carry out \ state Department rule
that n United states representative
should conform 10 the customs OF tho
country To which he is accredited. He
adopted the costume. some Of whose
details were described at the time as
follows:
The coat was buttoned high at the
throat aud down the waist line. The
skirts were cut suddenly away In
front There was a quantity OF gold
trimming on the collar and cuffs. at
the edges Of the coat and down the
back This gold embroidery was worn
In the form OF heads of wheat There
were gold stripes down the trousers
legs And 1t was added that he wore
the usual court sword and 4 cooked
hat OF the fore and aft pattern, with
nodding white plumes." After Mr..
Towers transfer To Berlin he appeared
ut the kaiser's court in the same cos
tune and his successor at ST Peters
burg followed the same custom
Secretary Bryan's order harks back
10 sixty years ago, when William L.
Marcy, Secretary OF State, issued "a
circular instructing our minister TO
appear at court in the simple dress
Of an American citizen" They were
instructed 10 thus appear as far as
practicable without impairing their
usefulness. But in the event that they
could not do so without detrimcnt to
the public interest. they were recon-
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JAMES w. GERARD.
Ambassador to Germany.

ure IN the room. amid n host .. mon
ciaporatcly uniformed ana decorated
with every sort OF order and medal
known to the courts OF Europe. But
although he lived up to Marcy's in
structions he was heard To say that
tho Secretary of State had u great deal
to learn.
Our minister at The Hague August
Belmont, WAS permitted to appear be-
fore the Dutch King In citizens dress,
although it was stated that uniform
would have been better liked" Min
lister Vroom, at Berlin. on hearing that
the King would not consider an APP
pearance before him without costume
respectful provided himself with
what he described AZ n plain and
simple" court dress. "In tho society OF
my family, and on occasions of court
no one can be received but In court
dress" was tho word which tho King
of Sweden dispatched TO Minister
Schroeder. who there vpon continued to
appear at court in tho costume which
no had previously worn.
Gnrb Caused n RcsiEnation.
AT Paris. Henry :. Sanford, our
charge daffaires. was, after Marcy's
order. permitted to appear at the
Tuilerics in citizens dress. but his sue
cessor, the new minister. John Y Ma
son. after consulting with the French
by the above mentioned Sanford as "a
coat embroidered with gilt tinsel, a
sword and cooked hat, the invention OF
Dutch sailor yn Paris borrowed
chiefly from tho livery OF subordi-
nate attacho OF legation OF one OF
tho petty powers Of the continent"
And after penning this caustic descrip-
ton Sanford resigned his position as
secretary of the legation, because OF
disgust ut his new chiefs buds. After
reaching this country no complained
, of our ministers abroad who were still
| consulting their individual notions as
| TO dress at court.
| "One, TO my knowledge" said he has
| the constellation of our Confederacy
embroidered In thirty-odd emblemntiC
stars on the collar of his coat; another
! adopted tho uniform of the United
States army; another that of n MUM
! cipai councillor OF Paris, viz, black
/ velvet dress with rich silk embroid-
! cry. One functionary had all his but
! with spread eagle attachment and
hear OF another proposing to have q
gorgeous suit manufactured out OF the
Star Spangled Banner"
! y few years after this complaint
was uttered, John Ward set out upon
! his mission us our first minister to
! China In quandary as to what lie
! should wear to win the respect Of the
celestial potcntate. Having once been
elected captain OF Il little Georgia bat
| terry. the Chatham Artillery, he be-
| thought himself OF the uniform proudly
| worn In thnt capacity and packed II
I'm his trunk. Once while he was dis
porting himself at the court OF Picking
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hanan. who represented vs. a, London
Upon the eve of the meeting of Parlia-
mont the master Of ceremonies sent
him 81 printed circular TO the effect that
no one would be admitted to the dip
lomatic gallery or body OF either
house unless In court costume. Buc-
hanan stayed away. He racked his
brain as 10 what he should wear at
court. II was suggested to him that
he adopt the civil dress worn by George
Washington. but he said: "It would be
considered presumption In me to adopt
the style OF dress Of the Father Of
His Country"
Later tactful courtier dropped hi,:i
a hint that the Queen would be con-
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Secretary Bryan Forbids Court
Dress Re-Established Under
Cleveland Rcgime-How This
Will Affect Our Ambassadors.
Will Have to Dress Like
Upper Servants" of Royal
Palaces, but Mr.. Bryan Is But
Executing the Law-Our Dip
lomatic Dress at Other Periods.
Some Grotesque Designs.
Troubles Which the Problem
Has Caused.
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CHRISTIANSBURG
ISp.cI,l 10 nh. TImes.Dlsnat,h

a u
Christiunsburg. Va November The
Ladies' Bible class OF the Presbyterian
Church gave very delightful reception to
their teacher. Miss Elizabeth w Simpson.
on Wednesday evening at the home Mrs.
~ Noop Miss simpson goes to Wash
Clyde Wade Mrs William Flanagan. Mrs
r Morrison. Mrs. O. II Graham, Mrs
W. II. Eduionson. Mrs. Bette I.inkous, Mrs
j. W Sheiourne. Mrs. lack Fagg, Mrs
Joseph Shumaker. Misses Elizabeth Woods
Bessie and Lou liicock. Evelyn and Rose
Charlton, Grace and Ethel sheitman. Mar
gnret Junkin ANA Pet Fasg.
Miss Hattie Bryan. of schenectady. ~ Y.
is the guest OF Miss Anne Con.
Mrs y. \. Manon wna hostess 10 the
Wednesday Retirement cpIb This week.
Misses Madeline Mancnl and Jennie ChiI.
dress assisted in receiving ana servin. re-
frcshments.
Mrs w. NJ Pierce. Mrs. Anna Robinson
and Mrs LATHE Moore were the invited
guests About thirty members were pres
Miss Cynthia stephens has returned from
an extended stay In Nova Scotia, Boston
and other Northern cities
Rev Hugh G. Smith has gone TO lynch
buGg 70 attend IL meeting OF the Baptist
General Association. OF which Organization
he Is secretary. Before his return DR. smith
VIII attend e jubiatc OF the Bnptist Church
at Martinsvlis lie ia the speaker OF the
occasion.
Mrs John II. johnson :. tho CUES, 81
Professor and Mrs. r. c. Price. OF tho Mil
;, Tho school teachers of Montgomery county
met at the courthouse in annual session on
saturday morning, November 10.
Professor J. Il. II, Smith was elect -d
president OF Tho association and Miss Emma
;. ferby, OF Blacksburg. WAS chosen as
secretary and treasurer
Delegates TO the State Teachers Con.Ay
ence TO DO held In Lynehburg were e;cc :, /
as follows; Christiansburg District, Ms
Mooule Williams, BlacksburG District. &lsk
Matte j. Lmkous: Allegheny District r f.,
Poindcxter; Auburn District. Miss McCoy
Miss ferby's motion that " two days sss,
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mendcd to adopt the nearest approach
10 such dress that was compatible with
the due performance Of their duties.
The simplicity OF our usaGes and
the line OF feeling among our people
Is, said Secretary Marcy. much more
In accordance with the example OF our
first and most distinguished represent
tative AT royal court than tho prac-
tice which has since prevailed. II is
TO be regretted that there ever was
any departure in this respect from the
example OF DIR. Franklin"
Snrtorinl Embnrrassments
Our ministers abroad had severe
time carrying out Secretary Marcy's
instructions. particularly James Buc-
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tent TO receive him at her drawing
rooms without court costume il he
would wear some mark, such as a
sword, distinguishing him from the
upper court servants. who wore plain
black
So our minister appeared at the next
court levce clad in the somber black
garb which he wore at tho reception
of the President of the United States.
but with the addition OF a very plain
black handled and black -hilted dress
sword. After the ordeal was over he
wrote home TO his niece. Harriet Lane.
that he was never prouder of his coun-
try than when he appeared before the
Queen as the most simply dressed fig