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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-09
Mrs. Kate BeYnon, So wears old. d

There's a woman who would
rather dance than be a duchess.
This remarkable romance of Mile.
Trouhanowa, of the Imperial bal
let, will be told in next Sundays
American. A glowing portrait
Of her in colors, drawn especially
for this newspaper by Leon
Bakst, the marvellous Russian
master of color and form, will ap-
pear also.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-09
Kills Herself Rather
Than Live in a Jail

NEW YORK, oct. 9.-Because she
dreaded the prospect of spending her
life behind prison bars as the wife Of
a jail warden, Mrs Henry o. Schleth
to-day killed her 4-year- old son and
then committed suicide in the war
denis apartments of the Queens Coun-
ty Jail.
Schleth has been warden OF the tail
for twelve years and was soon to he
appointed keeper Of the Ludlow Street
jail. The monotonous life preyed upon
his wife's mind
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-09
Court Fight to Give
Mother School Job

NEW YORK, Oct. 9.-Declaring
that the removal of Mrs. Bridget c.
Peixotto from the rolls Of New York's
public school teachers because she
bore a child shows that public and
private morality in this country is at
its lowest ebb," Attorney A. J. Tai
ley, who is working for the woman's
reinstatement, said to-day that her
case would be carried to the higher
court.
A writ OF mandamus will be asked
for in the Supreme Court to compel
the reinstatement OF the teacher who
had been in the school service eigh-
teen years.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-09
2 Magistrates Under
Charges in Savannah

SAVANNAH, oct. "a justice Of
the peace scandal will be aired be-
fore the Grand Jury for the Novem-
Der term
Justices A. II. Lane and F. S. Van
Gleason are under charges Of gross
misconduct In using their offices as
collecting agencies. About 500 war
rants are said to have been issued by
them, for the purpose of collecting
the fees, after which the warrants
were supposed to have been de-
stroyed.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-09
Two U. s. Cruisers
Ordered to Mobile

MOBILE. Oct. 1.-Two of the
largest United States cruisers will be
the naval vessels assigned to Mobile
during the Southern Commercial
Congress, according to telegraphlc in
formation received by General Direc-
tor l.. G. Irving from DR. Clarence
y owens, managing director Of the
congress.
DIR, owens stated that he had been
in communication with Secretary of
the Navy Josephus Daniels, and as
sured them.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-09
Widow Given $4,000
For Engineers Death

MACON, Oct. S.-Mrs. Georgia May
Yates. of Macon, has been awarded a
verdict of $4,000 against the Georgia
Southern and Florida Railroad at
Perry in the Houston Superior Court
for the death of her husband, an en-
gineer, who was killed in a wreck at
Bonaire eighteen months ago.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-09
Rockefeller Offers
To Aid Good Roads

CLEVELAND. OHIO. Oct s.-John
d. Rockefeller took his big French
touring car and inspected county
roads. Upon his return he declared
Cuyahoga County has some very bad
roads and said he wanted to aid
financially in their repair.
Some of these roads are certainly
rotten" said Rockefeller.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-09
TO NAME HIS AIRCRAFT.

SAVANNAH, Oct. 9.-Captain Mat
thew A. Batson. U. S. A, retired, who
plans to cross the Atlantic in hydro
aeroplane. announced to-day that it
would either be named the Savannah
or Georgia
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-09

How Wealth oppresses II.
Poor Chorus Girl" is all exnl.;,
ed in next Sundays American :.
August Belmont's disourD.,
daughter-in-law.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-09
Anti Feeling
Stirred by Priest
speeIaI cabIe to The AtIanta GeoraLan.

KIEFF. RUSSIA, oct. S.-Anti-
Jewish feeling which threatened to
get beyond control of the military
authorities to-day followed the read
ing OF the Indictment in the ritual
murder case OF Mendel Beiliss, Jew
ish priest, who is charged with slay-
ing a l3-year-old boy as a human
sacrifice during a religious celebra-
ton.
High feeling was aroused by the
details as set forth by the attorneys
for the prosecution.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-09
Writes Feelings as
He Dies From Gas

PASSAIC, N. j., Oct s.--In killing
himself by inhallng gas Chester
Pierson sat at a table and wrote
his dying sensations.
Il am tired OF life," no wrote. Life
Is not worth living / have turned
on the gas. can feel II getting into
my lungs. / am getting weak" -
Then came illegible markings.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-09
Spends Years Pay
To Make One Arrest

MENDHAM, n. j, oct. a-MarshaI
John Tigar spent his years salary,
$25, to take a prisoner to town In an
automobile. William Kirk, the pris-
oner, was arrested for disturbing the
peace.
The town allows Tigar no extra ex-
penSeS.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-09
DIR. TITLES SERMON.

Or. A. A. Little, pastor of the West
minister Presbyterian Church, Boule-
ward and Forrest avenue, will preach
next Sunday evening on Serving Two
Masters"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-09

Pantalettes" are back, says
Lady Duff Gordon in her weekly
review of fashions in next Sun
days American. The famous
Lucille Of London and Paris de-
scrlbes in greatest detail in full
color page some of the oddities
which make this seasons modes
so strikingly unusual.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-09
Animals Escape From
Circus; Kill Flocks

Special Gable TO The Atlanta Georgian.
BERLIN, Oct. 9.--The destruction
of the fiocks and herds in the noun
tains of Styrta, Austria, caused by
wild beasts that escaped from a
menagerie in September has been so
great that the Austrian Government
has ordered an expedition to kill
them.
A reward Of $3.50 is offered for the
head Of the lioness, and smaller re-
wards for the heads OF the other ami
mails
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-09
OBITUARY.

The funeral of Ellen, the 11-month-
old daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. John
w. Shannon, who died Tuesday
night at the family residence, No.
Anna street, was held at Poole's
chapel Thursday morning at 9
o'clock, and the body was sent to
Tilton, Ga, for interment
The funeral of Herbert Vandiver, the
5-mOnth-old grandchild of Mr.. and
Mrs. l.. NJ Moffett, who died at
the residence, Nog 5 Ethel street,
Wednesday, was held at Poole's
chapel Thursdays afternoon at
O. o'clock, and the body was sent to
Corinth, Miss, for interment.
Tho body of Lucy N. MaoEln, 2-year-
old daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. c.
Mackin, No. 254 Clark street, who
died Wednesday night, was sent to
Stone Mountain Thursday for fu-
neral and interment.
Mrs. Kate 5eynon, SO years old, died
at the residence of her daughter,
Mrs. A. Nassau, No. 1874 Mills street,
Thursday. Mrs. Beynon is survived
by her son, Harry Beynon, and an
other daughter, Mrs Abe Smith,
both Of Carnegie, Pa. Funeral ar
engagements will be announced later
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-03-03
New Women of Persia.

Persian women are essentially fem
mime. They want our dress, our edu-
cation, Jul freedom, our happiness.
Dress, 1t will be observed, comes
first in the catalogue Of feminine
wants, but a change of dress or Golf
fure seems essential to all revolution
airy movements.
In Teheran, in place of the face veil
OF white cloth, the Persian new WON
an now wears a small square Of black
net or woven horse hair; her shoes
have high heels; a European skirt
has taken the place of the short skirt
and narrow trousers; the head ker.
chief is being abandoned. One lady
tried to introduce an outfit to take
the place of the "%chuddur," leaving
the face heavily yelled; but 1t was
too revolutionary even for Teheran,
and, after being mistaken for the ex.
Shah in disguise, the wearer revert.
ed in disgust to more orthodox
clothes. In her home the new woman
offers cigarettes instead of the water
pipe.-Moslem World.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-03-03
REVIEWED HIS WHOLE LIFE
Drowning Man Even Remembered
Where He Had Put His Res
cuer's Promissory Note.

The undertow had been playing
rather roughly With Dubbleign.
and when they got him ashore
1t was considered desira Bile to roll him
over a barrel a half dozen or more
times in order to send him into liqui-
dalton. 1t was with a sigh of relief
that the lifesaverst observed his return
to consciousness and assured safety.
by George. boys" said he, as he
opened his eyes and realized the sig
~nificance OF what had happened, that
was a terrible experience! don't
want to go through that again." .
Il should say not" said Bildad, who
had been instrumental in pulling him
out. You had a narrow escape"
II guess l did" said Dubbleigh
"And, say, Bill. do you know that
statement is a fact that the drown
ing man lives ove again the whole
story of his past life? BY love! it
was mighty interesting-right, from
my boyhood up, every incident in my
life passed In review before my con.
seriousness. l was even back in school
again, and then in college. and all
those years after graduation, from my
beginnings as q bank messenger up to
this morning when l jumped into the
surf"
ITS a wonder you didn't die of
modification"
YES" said Dubbleigh; but I'm
glad / didn't, for among other things
that came along was a vision of where
put that lost promissory note OF
yours for 3S0-the one you wouldn't
pay because I couldn't produce the
document"
Gee! I'm almost sorry ! pulled you
ashore. Judges Library.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-03-03
rossino the caher.

One OF the strangest and most an
Client games OF Bonny Scotland Is
throwing the caber. than which there
is probably no more severe test OF
muscle and skill. says Popular Me-
chanics. The game has been played
by the hardy Scots since the earliest
times and is still n Of the feature
events on.the programs of all athletic
contests. The caber is a long section
of tree trunk. tapered so that it is mo-
ticeably smaller at one end than at
the other. The man who essays to
test his strength by tossing it raises
the pole to a vertical position in his
hands, smaller end down, and then
throws 1t into the air and away from
him. He must make the large end of
the pole hit the ground and the pole
hit such a way that the small end will
describe a half circle. The prize goes
to the man whose caber. having been
thrown in the manner described, lands
on the ground with its smaller end
tarthest away from the throwing point.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-03-03
HORSES LOVE THE SMITHY
E~ndearlng Terms Used Led Masss.
ehusetts Animals to Run Away
To Be Shod.

Scituate has a blacksmith who is 80
polite to animals that they 20 to him
OF their own accord. Julian Sneed IL
this village smith.
Scituate people accustomed to the
Whoa there" and Cit your tail outer
the way" method Of some other
smiths, stood around and marveled
when Mr.. Smeed assumed his duties
at the local smithy. Smeed may be
heard almost any day after this fash
ion:
Nov, dear" in the softest of
tones, now, sweetheart, let's have
your foot. Raise up now, please,
dearies."
Whatever the passerby might think
of this method, the horses %undoubted-
ly approve Of It.
Two horses. Lady Jane and Lady
Mary, belonging to Henry T. Cole, the
owner Of the local livery, recently es.
capped from the stable. They walked
to the blacksmith shop, entered, hur
ried up to the hitching ropes by the
side Of the work bench and held up
their feet to be m~anicured, desiring
to hear sweet nothings.
The story ia true and goes to prove
that endearing conversation can be
combined with chiropody to good Of
feet as we'll In a blacksmith shop "a
In n other place In the world.-Bos
ton Journal.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-03-03
6rTne Baths for Horses.

A bath in which four horses can
stand in hot brine, has just been fit
ted up at D~roitwich, England. The
bath has been built so that the horses
can walk into four stalls, where they
will find themselves in about 2 feet 8
inches of warn brine. After standing
in this for the number of hours or
dered by a veterinary surgeon, they
will be brought out, dried and proper
ly bandaged, to avoid all risk Of catch.
ing cold.
Droitwich brine is twelve times an
strong as ordinary sea-water, and the
cure is intended for racehorses. polo
ponies and hunters. The proprietor
says that he has for years used the
brine. made hot, on lame horses by
dipping bandages in 1t and applying
them to the legs. He has found the
cure successful for strains, bangs and
rheumatism.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-03-03
TRUE SECRET OF POPULARITY
olrI Must Have Some Beauty, Grace
and Intelligence, and ESPECIALLY
Radiance.

What al q young girl. who II mel
Their a great beauty nor q great heir
ess. nor one to whom the gods stood
sponsor at birth. do to make herself
popular!
Let us sit down and take our chins
In our hands and think about It
A girl must have. at least In some
small degree. four qualities. There
are children Of fortune who have them
all, and In abundance, but as from q
small palette Of primary colors a great
picture may be painted, just SO out
OF a few elementary attributes quite
wonderful results r possible. The
four qualities Of personality are:
Beauty, grace, intelligence, radi-
ance.
Beauty may be that of face or fig
ure. OIL 1t may be merely an effort OF
beauty through style, charm, or even
one Of the other three qualities fol
lowing:
Grace includes not alone symmetry
Of movement, but all accomplish.
ments In activity, such as dancing
skating, swimming, riding, and also
any especial gifts, such as a talent fol
music r acting. In other words, the
girl who has the gift Of grace" is the
girl who does things we'll.
BY intelligence is meant the sympa
thetic, adaptable quality Of mind. rath
er than that Of the brilliant order. But
the one great attribute that crowns
them all-granting, Of course, some
gift of the other three-but without
which beauty, grace, c%leverness are
all as apples of Sodom-is the sens
Of ENJOYMENT, the gift Of happiness
1 don't think l can better define 1
than by the word radiance. And bes
Of all, radiance is a quality that cal
be cultivated.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-03-03
RECORD OF CRIMINAL LIVES
Book Which Would Be Condemned
Today Read by Men. and Women
Few Generations Ago.

One Of the scarce books which has
to be sold at an approaching auction
sale in this city bears this fascinat-
ing title: The Lives of the Most Re
markable Criminals, Who Have Been
Condemned and Executed; for Murder,
Highway, House-Breakers, Street Rob
berries, Coming or Other Onenses;
from 1920 to the Present Time" The
present time" referred to in this IT,
tie was only the year 1875, so that
the whole period covered by these
thrilling and numerous criminal lives
was only Is years. 1t must nave
been a great time for criminals, for
between the i've of the book are
the stories of Jack Sheppard, Kennedy
the Pirate, Jonathan Wild, Mrs. Grit
fin, Edward B~urnsworth, William Bar
wick and several other quite cele-
brated criminals. Cheer up! Those
were worse times than ours for GRIM
inality-and those we're the days, too,
when men and women were hanged
for burglary, counterfeiting, sheep
stealing, and even p%oaching and Snug
CLING.
An odd thing about that time. too,
was that hundreds of books were print
ed which contained full and harrow
ing details of murder ard robbery,
n that almost everybody. including
clergymen and delicate ladies', read
these books eagerly as fast as they
came out. The oldest public libraries
IL New England contain, in the book
collections which were spread before
the youth OF the community. many
such criminal lives.-New York Mail.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-03-03
When Men Carried Muffs.

We would call men effeminate Il
they carried mufrs. but for nearly a
century. beginning in the reig1 of
George III, they were as much used
by men as by women. We see them
still on the stage when old plays like
School for Scandal" are revived, and
the sight Of them is curious in our
eyes. Quaint %conceits there were in
those times and earlier with regard to
muffs. many OF which have been re-
peated to please modern women. AS
long ago as 1908 there are records. In
the wardrobe accounts Of Prince Hen
ry, of two embroidered muffs, one of
cloth OF silver embroidered with
"purles, plates and Venice twists of
silver and gold, the other Of black
sateen embroidered with black silk
and bugles."
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-03-03
DIDN'T FORGET THEIR MOTHER
Boys Who Struck OIL Decided They
Would Buy the Old Woman
New Az.

OIL had Just been struck on the
rough quarter section Of Oklahoma
farm land which for ten years had
yielded only a scant living for the
rugged settler, his wife and their four
boys, now just about grown. Whil0
the mother busted herself with
dinner for the drillers the farmer AM
his sons stood near the flowing well
and INDUCED in a discussion as to how
they should spend their. newly-acquir-
ed wealth.
I'm a-going to take a trip to CHI
cago and Niagara Falls" the Oldest
boy declared.
Reckon I kin afford that horse and
buggy Jason was offering for $500 last
week" The speaker doubtless hadn't
forgotten the ~pink-cheeked daughter
of the nearest neighbor.
"Now, boys" the father expostu-
lated. Boys. don't be forgettin' your
nav. Jes' you remember how shes
shaved for all Of US these years. We
mustn't forgit to provide for her."
"'Course we won't fergit nav" re
piled the youngest lad. We'll provide
for her-wen git her a new Az
Kansas City Journal.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-03-03
Savage Clubs Founder.

sir John Hare, in a diverting speech
at the Savage club, told this reminis.
cence:
"of Andrew Halliday, the founder Of
this club, perhaps I may be forgiven
II / tell you a little %anecdote, which
may or may not be known to you,
Andrew Halliday was an author, not
q very distinguished author, but an
extremely nice. charming fellow. At
dinner one night at the club a stran-
ger was present, and Harry Leigh
asked who was the gentleman at the
head Of the table. That is Colonel
DUFF, Obi Yes. that Ia Halllday's
brother I thought his name was
Hallidayf He took the name Of Hal.
liday rs a nom de plume oh! I see
positive Duff, comparative Duffer.
superlative Halliday London Eve
ming Standard.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-03-03
sleep and Altitude

Some Swiss doctors maintain that
the amount. of sleep should be regu.
lated by attitude. Too much sleep,
they say is as harmful as too much
food or drink. In low lying districts
eve hours slumber may be enjoyed
with impunity, but up In the noun
tains five hours is enough. These sleep
specialists also ban the practice of
remaining in bed in the morning. half
awake, and insist On the necessity of
rising as soon as sleep fails. AS a re.
suit of their announcements endeav-
ors have been made to form sleeping
societies. In Switzerland for the pur-
pose of regulating the amount OF sleep
TO be taken in the different dist, lets.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-03-03
Doctors Fees Of Old.

Doctors nowadays don't get SO
much more than they used to get.
At the beginning Of the eighteenth
century the usual fee to a graduate
in physic was about $3.50. though he
usually asked twice that amount. Old
Sawbones. who was only a licensed
physician. couldn't very we'll expect
more than $1.66. though he usually
had hopes of getting $3.50 a visit. A
surgeons fee was a quarter a mile,
whether the journey were far or near,
and to that charge he added a quarter
for blood-letting. and II the patient
wanted his arm or leg cut on 1t cost
him $25.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-03-03
New enaland,a ADVANTAGE.

Here is how the spirits of the wise
sit In the clouds and mock us. Even
at the risk of %arousing western preju.
dice, maintain that New England
and ali broken, hilly, rocky countries
have a decided advantage over re-
gions of great fertility, In that human
stupidity and mole.eyed greed can
never wholly divest them Of forests
that their sterile crags and steep &C.
clivities must mainly be left TO wood
forever" Horace Greeley.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-03-03
PACIFIC COAST !.
IMMIGRATION CONGRESS

Realizing the importance of the i'm
migration to the Pacific coast, the Pa
cifc Coast Immigration Congress has
been called to meet in San Francisco
April 18th and 18th, 1918, with plat
form broad enough to include all per-
SONS aud organizations interested in
the subject on the coast. The gather
ing is not held to discuss the wisdom
of immigration laws nor to debate the
industrial significance of immigration
but rather to emphasize the humani-
tartan phases of the subject-the seri-
GUS problem OF caring for immigrants
after they reach these shores; how
to qualify them quickest and most
effectively to meet the problems that
will confront them.
The addresses and discussions Of the
Congress will be confined to the ques-
ton Of reception, protection, educa-
ton, distribution and location of i'm
migrants as set forth in the Purposes
Of the Congress-"
no X VIII LhCOL HI liz u
torium of the Young Mems Christian
Association Building. There will be
morning, afternoon and evening ses-
sions on both dates, closing with a ban
quet at one of the principal hotels.
Governor Hiram w. johnson of Cali
fornia has expressed his deep interest
in the movement and will have a part
on the program of the Congress-. He
will also attend and be one Of the
speakers at the Banquet. The follow
ing prominent State officials have been
invited to attend the Congress and ban
quet: Governors Tasker L.. Oddie of
Nevada, George P. Hunt of Arizona,
Oswald West of Oregon, Ernest Lister
of Washington, John N. Haines OF
Idaho and T. w. Patterson of British
Columbia
Some of the prominent men who will
address the Congress are: DR.. Edwin
A. Steiner, Lecturer and Author, Chair
Political Science, Grinnel College,
Iowa, who has made intensive study of
immigration both in Europe and
America; Hon. Robert Watchorn, Los
Angeles, Chairman California Immigra-
ton Commission and former Commits
sioner at Ellis Island, New York; Rt.
Rev. Edward j. Hanna, Auxiliary
Bishop of San Francisco; DIR. Martin A.
Meyer, Rabbi Temple Emanuel, San
Francisco; Mr.. Chas. R. Towson, Inter
national Secretary of the Young Mems
Christian Association, New York City;
DR.. Dana w. Bartlett. Los Angeles,
California immigration Commission
Bishop Edwin II. Hughes, Resident
Bishop of the Methodist Episcopa'
Church, San Francisco; Simon ]. Lubin
Sacramento, Vice President California
immigration Commission, and Rober
Newton Lynch, President ant
Manager California Development Board
San Francisco, and Secretary Califor
mia immigration Commission.
Three committees representing tn,
entire Pacific coast have been ap
pointed and will submit reports tn,
afternoon Of the second day, when tn,
entire session will be open TO discus
sion of same.
The Congress is open to all and W
invite organizations to send delegate
to take part in the proceedings Of tn
same.
am, in behalf of Officers and Com
mittee,
@. w. BLANPIED, Secretary.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-03-03
Blind Potatoes.

Everyone knows, Of course, that DO.
tatoes have eyes, but II may be news
that they are sometimes afflicted with
blindness. A recent publication OF an
English agricultural authority makes
the assertion that some potatoes are
afflicted with blindness, and says the
disease Is so called on account of It's
completely destroying the eyes of tu.
bers, making them worthless for seed.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-03-03
Exceptlon.

How did you find the roads nm
around Jingleville Corners?" asked
Bilkins OF Slathersberry, who had
Just returned from q motor trip.
"oh, ! wasn't particularly stuck on
them" said Slatherberry.
Really" said Bilkins. well. I
guess you're the only man that WASN'T.
I was stuck on 'em for a whole day
last year."-Harpers Weekly.