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AIM OF HIS LIFE
TO 0 F LAY DEATH
Scientist Finds Parasite in
Dogs That Attacks Harmful
Microbes of Did Age.
PARIS, June 17.—“1 am still seeking
to discover the means to prolong youth,
to find the cause of old age and to de
lay its coming as long as possible,”
said Professor Elie Metchnikoft. of the '
Pasteur institute, today.
"Old age and the inevitable death .
that follows it are due chiefly to three
illnesses—hardening of the arteries, j
cirrhosis of the I’ver and intestinal in- ,
flammation of s he kidneys," continued ,
the great Russian. "Let us arrest
these and we arrest decay.
War of the Microbes.
'White rats, being essentially omniv
orous, were selected for many and va
ried experiments at the Pasteur instl
tue to determine how to destroy the
baleful microbes that hasten old age,"
Metchnikoff went on. referring to the
paper he read before the Academy of
Sconces, in which he made the state
ment. "We found that animal food,
generally, produces more toxin mi
crobes than vegetables.
“Now mark you, our digestive organs
rapidly absorb sweet food, whereas al
buminoid foods, less assimilative, lodge 1
themselves in the large intestine which
seems to be the chief center of the ,
struggle between the toxic microbes
V and the beneficent microbes, the 'pha
gocytes,' which may be called the po
licemen of the human system, living
germs of great voracity which prey
upon the harmful microbes.
"Sugar acts as an energetic destruc
tive agent on toxic microbes. But sug
ar is too rapidly absorbed, so it does
not reach the battlefield where good
and evil microbes struggle.
Working Out the Problem.
“So we of the Pasteur institute
Fought to solve a double problem. We
wished to find a microbe which assimi
lates sugar and which we could send •
into the large intestine. But, besides,
this microbe must be able to live where
only albuminoids remain.
“I rejoice to say that we have dis
covered this sugar-earrying, sugar-pre
serving microbe," Metchnikoff con
cluded. "It exists in dogs. It is a par
asite of starch and it transforms starch
into sugar.. It*has the further advan
tage of not attacking albuminoids or of
producing any poisonous matter.
"I am extremely hopeful that we have
. solved the problem—that soon we will
be able to prolong human life, to delay
time to balk death—for years at least.”
■ MYSTERY SURROUNDS
SLAYING OF WEALTHY
MAN IN MONTGOMERY
MONTGOMERY. ALA.. June 17.
Police are endeavoring to clear up the
mysterious killing of Brooks Fuller, a
wealthy Montgomery man, and the se
rio- 'y wounding of his negro chauf
feur, who were shot while driving by-
Smith's, hotel in Commerce street. The
police declare the shots were fired from
the hotel doorway. Louis Smith is in
jail, charged with the shooting. A
double-barreled shotgun is said to have
been used.
Clyde Smith, brother of the accused
mani was badly beaten with his own
revolver by Fuller a few days ago. This
is a link in the chain of circumstantial
evidence that led to Smith’s arrest, the
theory of revenge playing a part in the
deductions of the police.
WIFE OF RICH MEMPHIS
LAWYER_SEEKS DIVORCE
MEMPHIS. TENN.. June 17.—Mrs.
Thomas B. Collier, wife of a promi
’ nent 'A' wealthy Memphis attorney
and pjfrian. has brought suit here for
divorce. The Collier family is one of
the oldest in Memphis, and both Col
lier and his wife are prominent social
ly in Tennessee and other states. Col
lier was formerly- a member of the Ten
nessee legislature from Memphis, and
ran for speaker of the house of repre
sentatives. _
STANDARD OIL NOW IS
FINANCING RESTAURANTS
XEW YORK, June 17. —Through re
cent sales of stock of the Childs R®s
tau'-ant Company it has been learned
that rhe chain of eating places is now
financed and controlled by the Stand
ard Oil interests. Profits earned in the
oil combine have been diverted to buy
* up the restaurants, and the system will
be extended throughout the country.
The annexation of the Childs res
taurants by the Standard Oil group
gives to these men many- varied inter
e est= In addition to producing oil and
Its hundred oi so by-products, they are
engaged in the manufacture of candy,
breakfast foods. rubber. drugs and
medicines, syrups and now are about to
embark into the tobacco business.
SCHOOL HEAD., AGE 65.
MARRIES STUDENT. 19
ROSWELL. N. M , June 17.—John I.
Cassidy. 65 years old. president of the
National Park Seminary, Washington,
T). C., and Miss Stephana Prager, nine
teen years old. daughter of W. S. Pra
ger, a sheep owner of this city, were
married here today.
Miss Prager "as a student at the
seminary last year.
BOHEMIANS ELECT
WOMAN TO CONGRESS
VIENNA, June 17.—Frau Kunetitzky
has been elected to the Bohemian prov
incial parliament. She is the first
, woman ever elected to this body and
there is much curisosity as to what at
t tude the governor of Bohemia will
take in the matter-
It is expected he will refuse to ratify
the election on the ground of sex.
Younq Atlanta Deserts Streets for Real Place to Romp
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Miss Barnwell Is in Charge of
Youngsters Fun Parks This
Year.
The mothers’ problem—what to do
with the children to keep them out of
mischief —will be solved tomorrow, and
mothers who have ben wishing school
was in session the year round will have
a rest again.
The summer playground will be open,
ed early in the morning and thousands
of little folks will shoot the chutes and
play in hte sand piles in the little
parks provided by the city.
Miss Mary Barnwell, formerly kin
derkarten teacher of the Sheltering
Arms and one of the foremost play
ground experts in the South, will hav<
charge of all the playgrounds this,
summer. A large corps nf
has been provided, and a young wo
man will be at the head of each play
ground.
New apparatus has ben provided, the
grounds have been put in good condi
tion. and tomorrow the kiddies who
have been playing in the streets and
backyards since eshool closed will have
a real place for fun.
DIVORCES HIS WIFE
TO WED HER MOTHER
STERLING, ILL.. June 47. —Frank
Healey, who, in April, was granted a
divorce f om his wife, May Fritz Hea
ley, wed Mrs. Jane Fritz, his mother
in-law, in lowa.
The divorce was granted on th
grounds *of incompatibility, and was
not contested,* although it was said at
the time that the real reason was be
cause of Healey’s infatuation for his
mother-in-law. Healey is 45 years of
age and his bride 58.
His divorced wife, the daughter of
the present Mrs. Healej-. .is 24 years of
age. Healey has one son, two years
old, who now becomes the son of his
grandmother
SIX CARS OF CORN CONDEMNED.
COLUMBUS. GA.. June 17. Dr. J. T.
Moncrieff. city health officer of Colum
bus. has condemned six carloads of
corn, containing about 6,D00 bushels.
The wholesale dealer agreed to ship it
to Memphis, if th® health officer would
allow him to do so, stating that it was
wanted in that city for hog feed.
THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AXD NEWS. MONDAY. JUNE 17, 1912.
Lehrs Tram Boy To Be Chesterfield
FIT HIM TO LEAD SOCIETY
NET YORK. June 17. -Tv train an
American boy for society as a "career,”
to deliberately educate him for the po
sition of a modern Chesterfield, to sur
round him with tutors who will teach
the finesse of pleasure, the science of
etiquette and the art of doing nothing
—that is the which Mr. and Mrs.
Harry Lehr are attempting, if reports
of their plans are true.
The boy in the case is. of course,
young "Jack” Dahlgren, the son of Mrs.
Lehr by her former marriage. It is
said to be the ambition of his mother
and his stepfather—himself the “glass
of fashion" for so many years—to see
the boy grow up Into an ideal man of
leisure—an epitome of American aris
tocracy.
The friend of the Lehrs who men
tioned the new human experiment yes
terday pointed accurately to the sev
eral recent stages of Dahlgren's prog
ress through the whirlpools of youth as
indicating a marked intention on the
part of his elders to steer him clear not
only of the pitfalls of love, but also of
the shackles of a profession.
Torn From Candy Shop Girl.
The young man was In Cambridge
preparing to enter Harvard last fall,
when he began to show a tendency to
spend his time in a candy shop w here a
certain Mabel Hobbs dispensed sweet
meats and smiles. Mrs. Lehr heard
of this over in Europe and, rushing
across the Atlantic, she cancelled her
son's Harvard education and brought
him here to Fordham, where he could
be under the eye of his uncle, Eric
Dahlgren.
Thus was "marriage out of one’s
set" banished from the mind of the fu
ture Beau Brummei.
At Fordham, he developed a marked
interest in the study of medicine. It
was reported that he intended to be
come a practicing surgeon. It is said
that the report reached his nearest
kindred and steps were taken to turn
his interest to other than professional
lines.
Just a few days before he sailed to
Join his mother at the Ritz in Paris,
where were rumors that he had told
his friends he intended to become a
priest and ally himself forever with
the Society of Jesus. This idea was
refuted by a friend.
Society, Not the Priesthood.
"The prtesthod? Well, not for ’Jack’
Dahlgren." he said. "True, the fami
lies on both sides are good Catholics,
but this young man will take his place
in society, not in the church. His
mother objected strongly to his be
coming a physician, not that she op
posed his having a thorough educa
tion, but that she had set her heart on
schooling him for the life of leisure
that befits his wealth and position.
“There was a time, too, when he
showed a tendency to take up elec
trical engineering. 7 Both his mother
and grandmother opposed that plan."
Shortly after the return of Mr. and
Mrs. Lehr to America, which is ex
pected during the early fall, they will
announce their plans for the building
of an elaborate palace at Newport
Mrs. Lehr, of course, expects her son
to take a foremost place in that social
Capital of the “Four Hundred.”
Within less than a year young Dahl
gren will step into the first of several
inheritances which he will eventually
receive. This first installment will
come from his grandmother's estate.
He will also tak® possession of two
houses and valuable real estate In
Philadelphia from the fortune of his
grandmother, who was Elizabeth
I trexel.
ROOSEVELT'S HAT
IN the_drink NOW
CHICAGO, June 17.—Roosevelt's hat
in the ring proved an Inspiration to one
of Chicago's skilled drink "artists.” and
visitors to the hotel where he presides
at the bar now find tn their glasses
little “Teddy hats" made, of orange
peel.
One of these little novelties is put in
every drink served, but among the Taft
advocates it is more popular in lem
onade than in any stronger beverage.
They like to joke about “Teddy’s hat
in the lejnonade now," and then point
out that the colonel himself is being
“handed a lemon” by the national com
mittee.
ARMY ORDERS~|
WASHINGTON. June 17.—The fol
lowing army orders have been issued:
Captain F. L. Munchon. infantry,
unassigned, to Ninth infantry.
Captain R. B. Harper, from office
purchasing commissary, Chicago, to
assistant to chief commissary. Central
division.
Captain L. J. Owen, medical corps,
from Fort Benjamin Harrison, Ind., to
Schofield Barracks, Hawaii.
First Lieutenant J. E. Green from
Wilberforce university, Ohio, to the
Twenty-fifth infantry.
NEGROES WILL HOLD
BIG MUSIC FESTIVAL
HERE AUGUST 15-16
The third annual music festival un
der the ausnices of the Atlanta Col
ored Music Festival association will be
held at the Auditorium-Armory Thurs
day and Friday. August 15 and 16. An
original cantata and tableau illustrat
ing the historical progress of the negro
race will be a feature. The drama will
be in three acts. At a matinee Fisk
Jubilee Singers will participate and
Professor Meilville Charlton, of New
York, will give an organ recital.
In the grand concert, Harry W. Bur
leigh. the colored baritone, of New-
York; Anita Patti Brown, an orchestra
and a chorus of 100 voices will take
part.
Professor L. V. Childers, head of the
department of music in Howard uni
versity, Washington, D. C., is to begin
the work of training the chorus. A
chorus of 100 children will take part In
the cantata the opening night.
FALSE TEETH FUND
. IS RAISED BY WOMEN
PLAINFIELD, N. J.. June 17.—Plain
field women have started a false teeth
fund for three poor women who have
attracted the sympathy of the Charity
Organization society. Each one of the
women is without teeth, and as each is
the bread winner for her household she
must have teeth In order to be able to
eat the kind of food that will sustain
her.
A special cost price has been ob
tained from a local dentist who is
charitably inclined. He will make each
-•et for $25.
Up and Dotvn
Peachtree
Heavens! Manicure Girls
Going to Charge for Talk?
Manicuring, per man SI.OO
Listening to story of his life .. .. 1.50
Ditto—troubles with his wife .... 2.00
Ditto —personal love talk 3.00
That’s the tentative price schedule
now under consideration by Atlanta 10.
cal No. 1. International Manicures and
Barbers Assistants union, at present
composed of two blonds and one pretty
brunette, who hold your hand while an
uptown barber does his worst with
your whiskers. It hasn't gone into ef
fect yet, but the members maintain that
50 cents is entirely too little for restor
ing two average-sized mitts to the
beauty of infancy, and the line of talk
they must perforce absorb should be
assessed at the same rate as a long
distance talk between Atlanta and Chi
cago. If they can persuade the rest of
the manicure girls to enter the union,
organize against strikebreakers and get
a firm hold on most of the barber shops,
they figure they’ll be riding in their
own automobiles next summer instead
of sharing a taxi with a new friend
every day.
Thus does the cost of high living con
tinue to undergo revision upward; thus
must wifey’s allowance for hair and
other makeup be cut in order that hub
by's hands may reveal no trace of hon
est toil. Time was when the office
shears and a hunk of yellow soap sup
plied all the essential ingredients for
manicuring an Atlanta man, but the
world progresses, Tessie, and one must
march with the procession or get butted
by- somebody’s limousine.
"But, honest, 50 cents for a mani
cure doesn't keep me in chewing
gum,” said one of the fair organizers.
"You needn’t mention my- name in the
paper, for I’ve got a naturally timid dis
position and don’t believe in self-ad
vertisin'. Still, if you insist, I can get
you a brand new photo which the artist
says is a beautiful piece of work,
though it doesn’t do me Justice. I’ve
Just given it to a gentleman friend, but
I can get it back, all right. Anyway,
It ain’t the trimmin" and the brushin’
that gets my goat. It’s the line of hot
air us girls has got to soak into our
systems from the time the first guy
blows in until the boss hands out his
last check and locks the door. You
gentlemen are always kickin’ on the
free conversation the barbers throw in
with a shave, but you don’t get more'n
twenty minutes of it on a stretch. It's
different with us girls. I bet I've heard
more tales of misplaced affection and
more monologues on foolish wives that
don't understand a man’s true nature
than Robert W. Chambers could sling
into a shelf full of books. I think if a
man Just must talk he ought to hire a
hail or pay the listener by the hour.
Why, good-morning! Yes. you're next.
Why, what on earth have you been do
ing with these hands?”
But Can a Sister
Blush Like Mabel?
The telegraph operator at the Pied
mont smiled broadly when she re
ceived a very gushing telegram from a
smartly dressed young woman this
morning The telegram was directed
to a college student at th® University
of Georgia, and was signed only by
the first name of the sender.
It read:
Mr. John Jones,
University of Georgia,
Athens.
I’ll be over to commencement
Saturday, and you know, dear, how
glad I’ll be to see you. I haven't
been able to sleep at nights for
thinking of you. I wish you would
come over here oftener, because 1
am always in good spirits when
you are here. One million hugs
and kisses.
(Signed) MABEL
Os course, the name wasn't actually
John Jones, and wasn't signed by Ma
bel. but they will, serve just as well.
As th® smartly dressed young girl was
leaving the hotel, she noticed the broad
grin on the face of the telegrapher.
She blushed furiously, started out of
the door and then returned.
"Will you let me have that telegram
back?" she asked of the operator. Up
on receiving ft. she made a change at
the bottom. The telegram was now
signed—
"MAßEL JONES.
"John’s Sister.’’,
Impudent Auto Horns
Insult Bill Blevins.
“It ain't the way these here auto
mobeels keep a man jumpin’ like St.
Vituses’ dance, or the way they squirt
mud and gasoline on his clo'se, that
makes me plumb sore.” remarked Mr.
William Blevins today as he stood In
the Peachtree entrance of the Kimball,
sprinkled the sidewalk with the es
s< • ce of navy plug and eyed the pass
ing procession with interest born of
novelty. "It’s the durned insultin’
hawns them chiffoniers blows Jes’ be
fore they hits you.
"I dont mind havin' to cross Peach
tree street in three Jumps and a hop.
I don't mind gittln’ caught between
two or three of them snortin' hell
carts and a street car and havin’ the
buttons ripped oft’n my coat tails. I
ain’t got no objections to them hawns
that blows a soft and soothin’ note like
a steamboat giftin' ready for a land
in'. But when one of them Smart Ike
niggers reaches down and toots a trum
pet that sounds like a saw bittin' a
hickery knot and does it so sudden I
swallers my eatin’ terbaccer, then I
gits hot under the collar.
"They’ve got hawns in this town
that’s positively insultin'. They don't
say, Please give me room,’ like them
soft ones I jes’ mentioned. They yells,
'Seat, you poor white trash,’ and then
they’re gone by like a bad-smellin’
comet. I’m goin’ to see if Randolph
Anderson and Hooper Alexander and
me can't frame up a law this cornin'
session that'll make them things a cor.
poral offense."
DRESS OF YOUNO
GIRLS INN DOES!
Never Been More So Since the
Days of Louis XVI, Says
Social Worker.
CLEVELAND, OHIO. June 17.—That
the dress of our young girls has never
been less modest since the days of
Louis XVI was the startling charge
made by Miss Beulah E. Kennard in
an address before the National Confer
ence of Charities and Correction hera
this morning. "Young girls were once
sheltered and restrained by family life,”
said Miss Kennard. "They had violent
emotions, but no expression for them
except in harmless forms of poetry or
music or the explosive form of hysteria.
The present freedom of girls from
parental control and authority makes
self-control and inner restraint neces
sary to their safety. They are sophis
ticated to some extent, but far less
than their confident manner would in
dicate, and are too young to regulate
their emotions.
More Home Training Needed.
“The continuance of the race and fta
welfare, which is the main business of
life, is being left in the hands of care
less children without any preparation
or guidance w hatever. The safeguard
ing of our dance halls and places of
amusement against the more obvious
dangers is well, but not enough. Train
ing must be given in the homes, devel
oping moral earnestness; in the schools,
giving safe channels for emotion
through art and music, and social cen
ters, by vigorous games, folk dancea
and other emotional safety valves.”
"The legitimate curiosity of the
young In regard to the origin of life
and the processes accompanying It can
not be gratified by vague explanations
based upon the mysterious and the su
pernatural, " said Mr. Evangeline W.
Young, of Boston, in discussing an ad
dress by Dr. Ira S. Wile before the
National Conference of Charities and
Correction here this morning.
Too Squeamish With Facta.
"The first essential in the equipment
of one who would instruct in matters
of sex is a wholesome and unembar
rassed state of mind toward 'it.
Through an unfortunate heritage of
superstitions and false traditions we
have come to associate the very word
Itself with all that is base and unwor
thy.' but that which has fallen sb low
must be exalted, and this great funda
mental law of nature must be given
the status of dignity and beauty which
it deserves. The second requisite for
the successful teacher of sex facts is a
comprehensive knowledge of biology,
No rational study of sex can be made
which neglects a consideration of the
manifestations'of sex in forms of life
lower in the scale than the human."
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