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Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-05-16
The Real Story Of an Artists Model

experienced I seemed. It seemed to
him as if L must have posed before.
but I never had. But always [ had
dreamed! always L had imagined
how 1 would some day pose for an
artist.
By dusk the outline of my por-
trait had been sketched in char
coal, L made another appointment
for second sitting and went away
full of happiness.
did not think of my punishment
at school. The punishment was
severe; L had to sleep alone; I was
not permitted out in the yard for
one whole day; the teacher made me
stand in the corner and a note was
sent to my parents complaining.
Everybody looked at me with pity.
aBut 1 did not care; my only worry
was how to get out again. I ran
away twice again, but the artist
finished the picture. That canvas
has always been in my mind-un-
finished. 1 have always had a de-
sire to go back to .Kief to let that
artist finish his work. L never saw my
friend again, for something. happen,
ed to take me forever out of his life.
ITO Re ConfinueHN
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-05-16
Childhood Sweethearts
To Marry in Manila

ROME, Ga. May 15:-on next
Sunday, May Is, two native Romans,
childhood sweethearts, who Travelled
half way around the world in diff
ferent directions, and met by chance
in the Philippines, will e married in
Manila. They are Miss Beulah Bale.
daughter of Representative John W.
Bale, and Capt john Newton Steele,
of the U. S. Army. The wedding
will take place, at the home of Capt.
and Mrs. Millss Of the army.
Miss Bale and Capt. Steele were
both born in Rome, and were school
mates in Lafayette, Ga. Their ways
parted years ago when the young
man entered the army and the girl
studied to become a trained nurse.
During the war Miss Bale was as
signed to hospital service and was
sent to Siberia. Her work completed
there, she started Oh her return jour
ney and stopped at Manila, not know
ing that Capt. Steele was there. The
two met by accident and the romance
begun among the North Georgia
mountains years ago, lowered into
life again in the old capital of the
oh ilinninaS
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-05-16
Magnificent Jewels
GiVen>to Mrs. Wilson

The magnificent corsage orna-
ment presented by the citizens of
Paris to Mrs. Woodrow Wilson
when she went to France on the
first trip with the president at
the opening of the peace confer
ence was made by Rene Lalique,
regarded as the worlds greatest
craftsman in jewelry and glass
ware. 1t was brought to the
United States when President anG
Mrs. Wilson returned in Febru-
airy.
The ornament is in the form of
an immense olive branch made en-
tirely of diamonds. Among the
diamond twigs are perched eight
doves of translucent enamel, both
olive branch and doves embIematic
of peace. The backs of the doves
are of the color of FURNISHED
gold.
The ornament was inclosed in
a beautiful casket of engraved
glass, also the work of La1ique
The casket has a frame of gold
set with glass decorated with en-
graved butterflies and leaves. The
casket is considered by connois-
seurs masterpiece of art.
The value Of the diamond orna-
ment is not known, but it is i'm
mensely valuable.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-05-16
Former Augusta Boy,
Thought Dead, Returns

AUGUSTA, Ca, May 15.-After
being Officially dead" for many
months and mourned as among those
Americans who made he supreme
sacrifice in the world war, Clifford
Marston has casually dropped in on
his relatives and friends in Augusta,
giving them, momentarily, the shock
of their livas. which, quickly changed
into sincere rejoicing.
Mr.. Marston is a former Augustian
and for sometime priod to Americas
entry into the war. he was resident
of Atlanta. He was with the Second
Division in France, was twice wound
ed and lay desperately i'll in a hos
pital for many months, after which
his name appeared in the casualty
lists. His appearance in Augusta,
with a bayonet cash across his hand
and a machine gun bullet lodged
somewhere in his lungs, was un-
heraIded. He is visiting his sister,
Miss Fannie Mae Marston; his uncle,
S. F.. Marston, and an aunt, Mrs. s.
r. Ra11
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-05-16
Mosleys Placed on
Trial Third Time

LOUISVILLE Ga, May 15.-For
the third time, A. S., G. G. and How
ell Mosley charged with the murder
of DR.. e. P. Bonar, at; Lyons, Toombs
county, a year ago, were placed on
trial in the superior court here this
week. The case was transferred to
this county on account of mistrial
being declared in both former trial IS
in Toombs. Judge Robert N. Harde-
man is presiding. f..
The case got underway Tuesday,
the entire day being taken up with
introduction Of states evidence
which is practically the same as in
the former trials. Judge j. K. Hines
of Atlanta, is leading counsel for the
prosecution and E. j. Giles, of Lyons,
for the defense. Both sides have an
array of witnesses, and the case will
probably consume the greater part of
fI,a y1yoolS
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-05-16

--. SAN FRANCISCO. - Here's one
ship that shipped hoodoo
Sailormen never know what makes
ship get morose. But it's an &C
knowledged fact among sea-faring
men that once in a while ship does,
so to speak, get possessed of devil.
She may be the trimmeSt craft
afloat, with the cleverest captain and
staunchest crew. And then-sudden-
ly things will begin to go wrong.
Sailing through some black night
or long grey day, maybe, the vessels
mood will experience a sea-change.
From a peace-loving craft she will
become man-Slayer, a brute with
out conscience. or logic-a devilship.
Why? Sailormen shrug their
shoulders: They don't know. No
That's the story of the swift little
fleet, which was lately towed into
San Francisco in laundering condi-
ton, rigging blown away, spars
splintered, crew lying half dead from
eXhauStion-and decks despatched
with human blood.
Say the owners:
Shes as fine a little vessel as
ever weighed anchor"
And she is-or was, until some
thing got into her.
1t all began on the trip out from
San Francisco. Fires Sprang up in
the hold. When the frantic crew
had successfully douSed the blaze
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-05-16
For Direct Transmission
of Telephone MESSAGES

COLUMBIA, S. c., May 15.-Al-
though expressing doubt as to the
constitutionality of the act passed by
the general assembly at its last SEES
sion, Governor Robert A. Cooper has
signed the bill requiring telegrap phi
in South Carolina for another point
in the state to be transmitted by
the most direct and practical route.
Governor Cooper in announcing
that he had signed the act, said that
while he entertains grave doubt"
that since there is doubt, he feels
that he should decide in favor Of
the act and the courts decide the
uueStiOn
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-05-16

TO NCOpyTlSnl, 1919, Dy Cn0 NSWSpd-
per Enterprise Association.)
CHAPTER TWO
How well 1 remember my first
artist friend, and how I posed for
him!
He had come to the village on the
outskirts of Kief to paint. the scene,
and he saw me dancing with the viii
lage children and spoke to me. I
told him how I came to the village,
how I hated the discipline in the
school, and wanted to be dancer.
He was kind, and told me he would
gave. me his studio address in Kief
and began to tell me L need not be
afraid of an artist. or of posing. :
I told him | was not afraid. I
of the possibility of helping an ar
fist to create a beautiful picture. I
made an appointment to go to his
studio, but it was hard to get out
of the school.
I made up a story that 7 must
sleep nights thinking of what poses
I would take; how I would help the
artist create something and see my
self on a canvas. I imagined his
while the school lessons were going
my turn to read I did not know
the place; I had not turned a page
in my book. Finally the day came,
and I got away; it was in the after
noon, during recess time.
He was a very successful artist
even then, though young. but he was
poor. He met me at the door him
self and took me into his studio.
The reality of the studio was diff
ferent, of course, from what I had
dreamed, but it was even better. 1t
had no wonderful furniture, but
there was the atmosphere of art and
artistic things. 1t had the smell of
the paints.
He began to tell me that I should
not be bashful, should not be afraid,
and I told him it was not necessary
that he should say that, for I was
not afraid at all.
First I looked over all his brushes,
all his paints. and asked him all
sorts of questions, about everything
he used - the canvases, the colors,
the brushes, the palette, the easel.
He told me how he mixed the col
ors. He showed me his work and I
asked him to explain it to me. I
could not stop questioning, it. was
all so new, so interesting. I could
not stop running from one thing to
another, even when he told me we
did not have much time because it
was getting dark.
He wanted to show me how to
pose, but L asked him to let me take
my own pose. He was surprised how
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-05-16

There's no reason why person
should take sickening, salivating cal
omel when a few cents buys a large
bottle of Dodson's Liver Tone-a per-
feet substitute for calomel.
1t is a pleasant, vegetable LIQUID
which will start your liver just as
surely as calomel, but it doesn't
make you sick and can not salivate.
Dodson's Liver Tone. because it is
perfectly harmless.
Calomel is a dangerous drug. It is
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-05-16
Oldest Woman Voter
Casts First Ballot

Juliet Calhoun Blakelee, aged 101
years, who cast her first ballot at
the spring election in Albion, Michi-
gan, is believed to be the oldest
woman in the state of Michigan to
exercise the privilege of voting. Mrs.
Blakelee will be 101 years old on May
Is.
How does it seem to vote?" said
Grandma" Blakelee, when interview
ed on the subject. It's a wonderful
have missed for the world. Yes,
am nearly 101 years old, having been
born back in 1918, when this country
was comparatively young, and short
ly the fathers of the new nation
decided all men were created equal
but the women didn't count.
When 1 was a girl people would
have deemed me crazy if Il had told
them I ever expected to vote like
men. It is some jump from 1918
TO 1919. and during that period L
have seen the coming of the rail-
road, telegraph, telephone, phono-
graph, wireless telegraphy and tele-
phony, automobile, and lastly, the
Rirplane. Before die 1 want to take
Just one ride in an airplane."
Questioned on whether she thought
the world was better or worse, Mrs.
Blakelee replied as follows:
at is true that divorces have in
cTedSeu III the last Lew years. pul
SO have the number of marriages. L
really believe that, in proportion to
the population of those days, that
divorces would have been just as
plentiful when L was a girl as they
are now, had men and women dared
face the publicity of a legal separa-
ton, rather than suffer the penalty
of having to spend their lives to
gether, totally unsuited to each
other
It's a wonderful world" conclud-
ed the aged woman, land 1 hope to
zee a number of years more, for l
feel as well and happy as L did fifty
years ago.
The man who has never tried to
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-05-16
Fast Air Mail Service
Is 81 Per Cent Efficient

WASHINGTON, May 15.-One year
ago today the postoffice department
began operation of the New York
Philadelphia-Was fast air
mail service. .~
Today the department considers
the air mail as an established branch
OF the service, and is planning ex-
tensions.
The two airplanes that took the
air today. onef rom each terminal
are the same that carried the mail a
year ago. They have been in service
constantly.
One plane has a record of more
than 100000 letters carried. The
service las been self-supporting.
Ninety-two per cent performance is
ice
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-05-16
Railroads. I Present
Serious Problem, |
Declares Bankhead

BIRMINGHAM Ala, May 15.---
Senator John Hollis Bankhead, of
Alabama, is of the opinion mis-
take was made by the government
in taking over the telegraph, tele-
phone and cable wires of America.
He favors the return of these pub
lie utilities to their private owners
as soon as practicable. He told
newspaper men here that he be-
lieved the most serious problem fac
ing congress was the railroad ques-
ton.
1T is my firm conviction" said
Senator Bankhead, "that the most Sc
rious and difficult problem confront-
ing the coming session is that OF
the railroads. This is really diffi-
cult problem and must be- consider
ed from SO many angles that it will
take much time and thought to han-
die the situation properly.
''In so far as the wires are con-
cerned they ought to be given back
to their owners as soon as possible
In fact, 1 am inclined to think they
should never have been taken from
them in the first place."
Senator Bankheard left for Mont
gomery to pay a brief visit to
his daughter, Mrs. Thomas L. Owen.
before going on to Washington. r.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-05-16
Bishop Bratton Heads
Sociological Congress

KNOXVILLE, Tenn, May Is
Bishop Theodore D. Brattou. of jack
SON, Miss, was reelected president
of the Southern Sociological Con-
gress in session here today. Judge
D. c. Webb. of Knoxville; Miss Belle
Bennett, of Richmond, KY, and DR..
J. w. Jent, of Shawnee, Okla, were
widdie, of Washington, treasurer; and
DR. E. McCulloch, Of Washington,
educational secretary. A board of
governors, state executive commit
teemen and state secretaries also
were e1ected
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-05-16
Sufferers Should Realize That
1t Is a Blood Infection.

Doubtless like other sufferers,
you have often asked yourself this
question, which continues to re-
main unanswered.
Science has proven that Rheu-
natism is caused by a germ in your
blood, and the only way to reach
It is by remedy which eliminates
and removes these little pain de-
mons. This explains why lini-
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-05-16

you need. Take three or four every
day. The healing oil soaks into the
cells and lining of the kidneys and
drives out the poisons. New life and
health will surely follow. When your
normal vigor has been restored con-
tinue treatment for while to keep
yourself in condition and prevent q
return Of the disease.
Don't wait until you are incapable OF
fighting. Start taking GOLD MEDAL
HARLEM Oil Capsules today. Your
druggist will cheerfully refund youR~
money If you are not satisfied with
results. But be sure to get the original
imported GOLD MEDAL and accept
no substitutes. IN three sizes. Sealed
packages. At all drug stores.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-05-16
SAFE, GENTLE REMEDY
BRINGS SURE RELIEF

For 200 years GOLD MEDAL Haar-
lem Oil has enabled suffering human
ity to withstand attacks of kidney,
liver. bladder and stomach troubles
and all diseases connected with the
urinary organs, and to build up and
restore to health organs weakened by
disease. These most important organs
must be watched because they filter
and purify the blood; unless they do
heir work you are doomed.
WEAKNESS, sleeplessness, nervous
ness, dependency, backache, stomach
trouble, pains in the loins and lower
abdomen, gravel, rheumatism, sciatica
and lumbago, all warn you of trouble
with your kidneys. GOLD MEDAL
HARLEM Oil Capsules are the remedy
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-05-16
Gar and Streaky Bacon
Are Preferred to Lenine

STOCKHOLM.-"Do with Lee
nine and horse flesh rations," long
live the car and streaky bacon"
reads the inscription on the wall Of
Putilov factory. 1t may be the
work Of a joker, but the demonstra-
lions against Bolshevik rule are not
Promises Of extra bread have caused
many strikers to retrun to work, and
those who would not have been
locked nm
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-05-16
Trust Me! Try Dodson's Liver Tone!
CaI0meI Harms Liver and Bowels
Read my guarantee! Liven your liver and bowels
and get Strengthened up without taking sicken-
ing calomel. Don't lose days work!

mercury and attacks your bones.
Take a dose of nasty calomel today
and you will feel weak, sick and
nauseated tomorrow. Don't lose a
days work. Take a spoonful of
Dodson's Liver Tone instead and you
will wake up feeling great. No more
biliousness, constipation, sluggish
ness, headache, coated tongue or
sour stomach. Your druggist says if
you don't find Dodson's Liver Tone
acts better than horrible calomel
your money is waiting for you.
4 AdNf
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-05-16
Remove Runions This WAY

with your bunion if you hurry a
postal with your name and address
to the Foot Remedy Co., 1861 Ogden
Ave-, Dept: "a, Chicago, Ill, who
have agreed to send free, to any
subscriber of this paper, their mar
velous bunion cure, 1t instantly re-
lieves the pain. They want you to
tell your friends how it cured you.
\
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-05-16
crouched the Japanese

ionway, crouched the Japanese
dooki
swung a strange Weapon-a heavy
potato-masher. Captain Ferem
dashed this from his hand. and the
arms, hip and chest.
Dripping with blood. the captain
secured the knife. The maniac,
ems bare breast with his teeth,
drawing blood. At last he was sub
dued and placed in irons, leaving the
captain in terror Of insanity.
The ship was taking 16 inches of
water in the hold every hour. They
kept, her afloat until finally, SO miles
off San Francisco, they gave up and
lay down, awaiting death.
A tug found the Tampa drifting,
her decks awash. She was towed
into port.
How do you explain the hoodoo?
Scattering men only shrug their
shoulders
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-05-16
Representative Burnett's
Funeral at GadSden

GADSDEN, Ala, May 15.-Funeral
services for Representative John
Lawson Burnett. of the seventh Ala
bama district, who died here Tuesday
night, will be held at the First Metho
dist church here Friday afternoon
The services will be conducted by
the Gadsden lodge of Nasons, where
Mr. Burnett was member. Several
representatives are expected to at
tend tha funeral
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-05-16
What Is Rheumatism?
WHY Suffer from Ii?

ments and lotions can do no per-
manent good, for they cannot pos
sibly reach these germs, which in
fest your blood by the millions.
S. S. S. has been successfully
used for Rheumatism for more
than fifty years. Try it to-day,
and you will find yourself at last
on the right track to get rid of
your Rheumatism. For treatment
of your individual case address
Chief Medical Adviser, Swift Spe-
cifc Co. Dept. 43, Atlanta, Ga.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-05-16
Now Ebert's Salary Is j.,
Cut to $4,000 a Year

EIMAR.-1nstead of paying
President Ebert $4,000 a month sal
airy the national assembly has de-
cided that $4,000 a year is enough
dition it would give him an expense
fund of S125 OO0
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-05-16
Sim Fein Scouts
Sent to PriS0ff

Sim Fein boys are being trained IN
opposition to British rule. Six months
in prison has been given four OF
them because of Illegal drilling aYd
because instructions for the destr6c-
ton of bridges were found on them.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-05-16
Georges Brother
Also Powerful

Wales looks on Premier Lloyd
George as it's biggest man. The man
who comes second in both political
and religious influence is the pre-
mier's brother, William George.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-05-16
Hun Soldiers Buy
Barrel OruanS

Barrel organs are bringing big
prices in Berlin. They are bought by
returning soldiers who with their aid,
gather coppers on the streets, to the
annoyance of the old mflitarist
1naderS NV
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-05-16

Taking walk on an empty stom-
ach is said OF cure ndigestion-but
you should be careful whose stomach
you walk on.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-05-16
Tribune Wins First
Point in Ford Suit

MOUNT. CLEMENTS, Mich, May
Interrogation of prospective jurors
continued in the Henry Ford-Chicago
Tribune million-dollar libel suit.
The same twelve who underwent a
barrage of questions from counsel on
both sides yesterday were being held,
still subject to challenge.
Some, however, were due to be re-
leased today, it was believed.
Counsel for the defense yesterday
won it's first tilt when Attorney Stew
enson was permitted by the court to
define anarchy" and "anarchism"-ove
the vigorous protests Of Ford's coun-
sell The defense announced they
will attempt to prove that in a sense
Ford is an anarchist, as the Tribune
charged in the alleged libel.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-05-16

Now that Matching is over in many
sections and will be over very short
ly everywhere, the real important
factor is feeding and care of the
youngsters. The Department of Ag-
riculture at Washington issues a cir
cular on First Care of Baby
Chicks" G-3O, which is very help
f,,l
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-05-16

Many a would-be poker player
makes a mistake in his calling.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-05-16
Denmark Is Training
Its UNEMPLOYED People

COPENHAGEN.- 9 u r S in
housekeeping, motor care and driv-
ing, cabinet work and other trades
are among the advantages which
Denmark is now offering to it's I'M
employed.
Ethel Lyngberg, 15-year-old high
school girl of Salt. Lake county,
Utah, plowed, narrowed and leveled
so acres of ground the past season,
besides helping her father in other
ways on his large farm.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-05-16

All crippled chickens Should be
killed imm ediately on being removed
from nest or incubator. Do not al
low sentiment or tender-heartedness
to overrule good business ability or
common sense. Weaklings and runts
will not pay any dividends. Do not
invest too much time or feed on
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-05-16

Yesterdays neglect causes two
thirds of to6aY,S worries.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-05-16

A New England manufacturer has
in his factory women making IS
day doing piece-work at which men,
before the war made SO at the same
rate of pay, and three women opera
tors are equal to five men. <
Toronto, Canada, has over 1000
men employed in the automobile
business,
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-05-16

The man who has never tried to
manage an opera company has miss
ed a few of life's trials and tribu-
lationS
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-05-16

40 Copyright, 1919, by the Newspa-
per Enterprise Association.) p
GHA HTEE TWO