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11 KARST'S SUNDAY AMERICAN ATLANTA, GA . SUNDAY, APRIL 27, l‘J13,
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M
t SCIENTISTS FIND
THE LONG SOUGHT
GIT! OF 001VEBA
‘.-chaeologists Expected to Throw
Light on People Whose Exist
ence Was Thought a Myth.
RUINS ON NEBRASKA RIVER
Evidences That a Large Town
Existed as Described by the
Spaniard Penalosa.
OMAHA. NEB., April 26.—Western
archaeologists, headed by Dr. Robert
K Gilder, of Omaha, have at last
succeeded in locating the exact site
„f the ancient city of Quivera, for
which Coronado and the old Spanish
conquerors searched so diligently and
fought so valiantly.
This summer a party of archaelo-
gleti and scientists will make exca
vations and explorations which are
expected to throw great light on the
people of the kingdom whose loca
tion has been in doubt for four hun
dred years and more.
The mins of the ancient city skirt
the Doup River in Nebraska for sev
ered miles, and according to those
who have vfcdted them the popula
tion must at one time have been
enormous.
Here Before Pilgrim*.
Nebraska is generally looked upon
is a country comparatively new to
white men. but eighty years before
the landing of the Pilgrims the fauna
and flora of Nebraska had been writ
ten about by a white scientist.
Early white men came to Nebraska
seeking the city of Quivera, where
ceUow gold was supposed to be so
plentiful that it had no value. They
found yellow corn instead of yellow
eold and they went back home in
disgust.
Twenty-five years ago, near River
ton. Neb., a farmer dug up an ancient
* addle stirrup. It was so strange to
him that he sent it to the State
museum. Here it was recognized as
htdng the exact counterpart both in
shape and material, of those used for
centuries by Moorish horsemen and
Spanish kntghts errant.
Stirrup Revives Old Story.
The finding of the stirrup revived
the old story of the early Spanish ex
peditions and so stirred archaeolo
gists that James W. Savage made a
personal trip to Madrid for the pur
pose of delving into the records in
the Spanish court archives concern
ing the expeditions of the famous
Coronado. Castaneda, Penalosa and
others to tile kingdom of Quivera. As
a result df years of research, Mr.
Savage gave the following summary
ns his reasons for locating Quivera
lust north of the Platte River, in
Nebraska:
"Quivera was situated northeaster
ly from Santa Pe. It was distant
from the latter city 800 or 900 miles.
If was north of the fortieth parallel,
’he southern boundary of Nebraska.
It lay north of a. wide but fordable
stream.
Ml of these conditions, and others
hs well, are fulfilled upon the Loup
River, a tributary of the Platte. And
now the archaeologists have discov
ered along this very stream the re
mains of a city of immense size.
Describe* Ancient City.
In describing the city of Quivera,
11 - Spaniard wrote: ’’This was one of
'he cities of Quivera. It contained
thousands of houses, mostly circular
In shape, some two, three and even
'our stories in height, framed of hard
"'°od believed to be black walnut, and
skillfully thatched. It extended along
the river for more than two leagues,
o which distance a third stream
flowed into a second. Beyond this the
" again stretched out for many
leagues.” ,
I’ c "Seven Cities of Cibola" and
the Kingdom of Quivera." have long
• eon thought to be myths and inven
tions of the minds of Indians or of
■lie early Spaniards themselves. But
-o far as Quivera is concerned, recent
'ears have shown the ancient story
to he correct,.
r>n both sides of the Loup River at
the -ite located are many artificial
mounds and dwelling sites, with piles
0 a ’hes and general debris of a city
o' long standing.
L’fom the ruins of old Quivera Mr.
urter and his assistants hope to ob-
ain such evidence of the customs
habits and home life of the inhabi-
"vnts that much light will be thrown
upon the earliest people known to
cave lived in the country between the
.'i.ssouri River and the Rocky Moun
tains
MODERN PREACHERS TRUE
CHRISTIANS, SAYS JUDGE
jP®TROIT, April 26.— Clergymen
' no stacce vaudeville shows in theii
^urche.s or distribute gratis pipes,
obacco, sandwiches or exercise other
' ,iea £ s to attract attention and as-
* f mblf large congregations are true
^ ns rreRsives. in the opinion of Judge
' ibn. of the Records Court, of this
city.
f hevp men are just preparing to
‘; { their Master," savg the Judge -
> an say to Hint: ‘I did my best
■o fid my church and carry out my
kb sen work.’
i he clergyman who seeks tQ fill
1 lurch wltii some startling
’ ’ng cord not only gets the op-
‘•■'tunitN to talk to those of hi*
n faith, hut Vo persons of other
■'’hhs as well.
’ n NSTER BIRD LIZARD
found on pacific coast
„ -OXG BEACH, CALIF., April 26.—
0 discovery of what may prove to
t ')e of the most valuable deposits
prehistoric bones on the Pacific
. ■•*** is announced by Professor
Cowley.
Professor Cowley declares he has
^n^arthed the bones of the teradac-
I ■ monster reptile, mixture of, bird
,n Jj*, hzarcl. extinct year?
‘ bones were discovered along
seashore.
M ISS ACT XES A. ERI1YRT,
who confesses joining in
a plot to foil a suitor.
TEN STATES
PROVE EFFICIENCY
OP CIVIL SERVICE
New System Is Making Good
Headway Throughout Coun
try, Statistics Show,
MACON ADOPTS NEW METHOD
Tied and Robbed
by One Suitor to
Avoid His Rival
Girl Admits That an Alleged
Burglary Was Plot to Escape
Marriage.
NEW YORK, April 26.—Miss Agnes
A. Erhart, nineteen years old, living
in a furnished room at 424 West Fif
ty-seventh Street, appeared in the
West Forty-seventh Street Station
yesterday afternoon carrying a rope,
a black cloth and some towels. She
told naptain Tunney that on Tues
day, as she returned to her room,
a man sprang from a oioset, strangled
her. tied her to a choir, gagged her
with the towels and tied the black
cloth over her head. Then he took
$125 from her. and a gold watch
worth $75; her engagement ring,
worth $75, and three valuable hair
combs-
The police were skeptical and after
a visit to the house subjected her to
a vigorous cross-examination. She
finally made, they say, the following
confession;
"I know a man by name of Feador
Helnickel of East Ninety-sixth Street.
He wanted me to marry him and go
to Germany. I did not want to go.
I told another friend, an actor in a
moving picture theater on Sixth Ave
nue about it.
“The actor said he could fix It up
He would gag and rob me so that I
could say to Feador when he came
that I had no money as I was robbed.
The actor gagged me, tied the cloth
over my head and bound me with
rope and I gave him $125, a gold
watch, a ring and three hair combs.
I remained in that condition until
Feador came around at 7 o’clock. He
told me to report It to the police.”
Thie confession was supplemented
by the girl-in conversation. She said
she liked the actor better than the
other man. No arrests were made.
G-irl Raised Among
Utes Sure She Can
Suppress Rebellion
Big Rabbit. Chief of Band, Close
Friend of Colorado School
Girl,
GRAND JUNCTION. COLO., April
26.—To stop the revolt of the Ute
Indians on Big Ute Mountain south
of Cortez is the aim and ambition
of Mips Mayme Meldon, who is at
tending school in this city. Her par
ents have been missionaries among
the Utes of Eastern Utah for years,
but since 1900 have confined their
work to the Northern Utes and have
not invaded the Ute reservation near
the New Mexico border for more than
short visits.
MISS Nleidon was born on the Ute
reservation and speaks the language.
She is nineteen years old and a child
of nature. At the time of the murder
of a Mexican sheep herder by Big
Rabbit Miss MSldbn feared trouble
She urged her widowed mother to
hurry from Dragdon, Utah, down to
Cortez in an effort to prevent the
Utes from carrying out their threats
of vengeance if Big Rabbit was pun
ished.
Agent Speer announced that if the
band of fifty warriors do not surren
der Big Rabbit he will send Federal
troops after them
"It would be terrible," declared Miss
Meldon, "for it would cost the lives
of two hundred Federal soldiers to go
into the mountafh recesses after Big
Rabbit. I have written my mother for
permission to go down and talk with
Big Rabbit. 1 am sure I. could get
them to cease their revolt. Big Rab
bit will know me, for all the Indian"
have given me many presents. He
will give himself up If I can see him
and show him how wicked he has
been and how God will punish him
if he resist* the taw any longer."
C HRISTO MEL RANK-
HURST, tile “Suffra
gette .Joan of Are,” who hides
from British police.
STATE TO HONOR
Southern Cities Rapidly Falling
in Line and Handicapping
Politicians,
WASHINGTON, April 26.—The
merit system is making great head
way throughout the country'. Ap
proximately 25 cities have now adopt
ed in whole or In part the com
petitive system in making appoint
ments in the public service, while ten
States have come to the merit sys
tem.
In New Jersey during the term of
Woodrow Wilson as Governor the
merit system received popular ap
proval In the vote taken for the
adoption of the State Civil Service
law by the counties of Hudson and
Mercer by Jersey City and Trenton
and the village of South Orange.
In Massachusetts thirty-two cities
have voted on the proposition of ex
tending the merit system to the
position of chief of police, twenty
adopting and twelve rejecting it.
The city of Pueblo, Colo., at a spe
cial election, by an overwhelming
vote, adopted a new charter provid
ing for the commission form of gov
ernment, and containing civil ser
vice provisions affecting higher of
fices, such as chiefs of fire and police
departments and judges of municipal
courts to be appointed by the com
mission.
In Macon. Ga„ the city council re
cently put the police and fire de
partments under the merit system.
In California an amendment to the
State Constitution applies the merit
system to the city and county of
San Francisco. Such a provision was
contained In the charter of San Fran
cisco when It was originally adopted,
but the supreme court held It void
because of a lack of power to effect
Its purpose by charter legislation.
As a result of the amendment,
however, the county service has been
brought under the county service
law.
Charters establishing the commis
sion form of government permit the
installation of the merit system in
Modesto, Monterey and Vallejo, while
that of Oakland makes the system
mandatory. Oklahoma City and Bar
tlesville, Olcla., also have civil service
provisions in their commission gov
ernment charters, and the new char
ter for Chattanooga, has a merit sys-
ter division.
The commission government for
Port Arthur, Tex., empowers the city
council or commission to establish
civil service regulations, though not
providing for a separate civil service
Commission.
Plans included In the draft of a
new charter for Grand Rapids place
under the merit system higher officers
such as fire marshal, police chief,
health officer, etc.
For the People to Say.
A new charter for St. Paul also
contains m^rlt provisions, and tne
adoption of a merit system for Min
neapolis has been recommended by
the mayor
A law has just been passed in Con
necticut ptcvidlng for the adoption
of the merit system by popular vote
In any political division of the State.
This does Dot apply to the State ser
vice.
The effect of the merit system in
bringing about efficiency and econo
my In public administration has been
demonstrated. In Los Angeles, the
construction of an aqueduct 150 miles
long, to cost $125,000,000, was put in
to the hands of engineers selected in
the usual way. An inquiry showed
great waste and subsequently the
selection of the engineers on the
work was made In accordance with
the civil service rules.
It Is now stated that the work is
one of the most successfully man
aged In the world and that the aque
duct will be built for far less money
than under the old system.
In Chicago the supervision of ad
ministrative methods and efficiency
in tho city service, as well as original
appointment and separation, has been
given to the Civil Service Commis
sion.
Kansas City. Mo., offers a striking
example of the efficiency and econ
omy which the merit system can
produce, the business of all depart
ments of the city government having
been increased with an actual saving
In operating expenses.
In Wisconsin the position of finan
cial agent of the State University at
a salary of $5,000, a place of great
responsibilities, has been placed in
the classified service and made sub
ject to competitive examination. In
New York the chief of the Flrt De
partment was appointed upon a com
petitive promotion examination, pro
ducing admittedly the most compe
tent executive fireman In the coun
try.
The President of the New York
City Civil Service Commission said
this examination showed that "prac
tically any public office that does not
involve the creation of a responsi
bility for administrative policies may
be satisfactory filled by Intelligent
and just competition."
FORMER OUTLAW ASSERTS
WIFE HAS REFORMED HIM
OAKLAND, CALIF., April 26.—El
mo Barnett, under arrest here on a
charge of having robbed a street "at
passenger, told the police to-day a
romantic love story in pleading to be
released. He was shot in a fight about
two years ago. and was taken to a
hospital. He fell in love with itis
nurse, who, he said, reformed him.
They were married In Kansas City
last June.
"t used to be a bad egg." Berm it
said. "But this girl msde me Mraigh:.
J Please let me go."
V
Bill Before Pennsylvania Legisla-
I
ture to Erect Memorial to Hero
ine of Battle of Monmouth.
c.\BLI8L> PA., April 26.—Patrlo-
tic citizens and orders are manifesting
much interest in the project now be
fore the Pennsylvania, State Legis
lature to erect a fitting monumental
memorial in Carlisle to Molly Pitche.',
heroine of the battle of Monmouth,
who lies buried here in what is known
as the Old Graveyard.
It is planned to fittingly honor this
first American woman, who bravely
assumed her husband's post at a car
non In one of the fiercest battles of
the Revolution after her mate had
fallen. One of America’s foremost
| designers has planned a pedestal sur-
! mounted by a figure of the illustrous
j Molly, whose married name was Me-
I Koll, or McCauley.
Great pains have been taken by
the sculptor to make the likeness a
perfect one. Five female descendants
of Molly, now living in Carlisle, were
used as models for the statue. Per-
j feet, descriptions from persons who
i knew the woman were available and
were used In moulding tho figure. On
i he proposed monument, for which the
( State of Pennsylvania will be asked
i to pay $16,000, are two bronzed tab-
j lets, one of which will show Molly
' with her traditional pitcher lending
succor In the midst of battle, and the
i other will show her at the cannon's
mouth. In front of the monument nil
exact reproduction of the cannon she
l served will be constructed.
| Great interest has been shown by
‘ the women of Pennsylvania and
1 America in this enterprise of honor-
j ing America's Amazonian warrior.
' and it is predicted that equal suf
frage organizations of the country
will be formally represented at its
dedication.
Christabel Guards
Suffragette Funds
Pankhurst Girl Abroad With Money
to Prevent Legal Action
Against It.
LONDON, April 26.—There has
been a good deal of criticism of the
continued residence in Paris of Chris
tabel Pankhurst. w T ho used to be
called the “Suffragette Joan of Arc.’
Various reasons for her residence
abroad, out of reach of the English
police, who are. very desirous of cap
turing her, have been given. A story
that is now being told appears to be
plausible.
It is asserted that Miss Pankhurst
cannot be seized on the order of the
Women’s Social and Political Union,
which is kept abroad in order that it
cannot be seized on theorder of the
English courts to pay for the property
damage done by suffragettes The
treasure, which is said to be large,
is kept across the Channel, and
whenever funds are needed Miss
Pankhurst responds by sending the
exact sum necessary. This money is
put into circulation before there is
any opportunity for the law’ to lay
hands on it.
Miss Christabel has been in Paris
since last September.
Wireless Wanted
To Use in Floods
Ohio Senator Urges System High
Water Cannot Put Out of
Commission.
COLUMBUS, . OHIO, April 26.—
Senator Dollison has offered In the
Senate a resolution calling for the
appointment of three Senators as a
committee to inquire into the ad
visability of establishing wireless
telegraphy stations in every county
of Ohio under the control of the Ad
jutant General. This is one of the
good aftermath measures and is
prompted by the destruction of tele
graph and telephone communication
during the high water.
Senator Haas, of Delaware County,
offered a bill which seeks to validate
the appointment of the Ohio Flood
Relief Commission which Governor
Cox already has named, The five
members of the commission are 10
serve for two years without pay.
THIEF PROVES IN COURT
THAT HE IS STARVING
PHILADELPHIA, April 26.—When
Charles Miller, of Pittsburg, told
Magistrate Hughes, in the Moyamen
sing Avenue and Dickinson Street,
police station, that hunger had forc
ed him to steal milk and bread from
doorstep;, he waa given a chance to
prove this.
“Sit down here end eat what you
took.’’ the magistrate ordered. The
man was quick tc obey. In a few
minutes two bottles of milk and two
loaves of bread had disappeared.
“I have satisfied my hunger,” Mil
ler said, addressing the magistrate.
“Now do with me as you will.”
The magistrate not only released
Miller, but gave him money and ob
tained for him a position in a fac
tory.
Man, 84, Takes Wife
63 for Companion
Twenty-three Children Give Nothing
but Honor In His Old Age—He
Wants More.
CHICAGO, April 26—“Old age
brings a desire for companionship.
One’s children cm give little but
honor when their lather is constantly
with them. 1 want a wife to fin
ish my life with me."
Albert Kakuska, progenitor of
twenty-three descendants, thus sum
med up yesterday his reasons for
marrying Josefka Kabele, sixty-three
years old.
Forty-six years ago Kakuska came
to this country. He went to St Louis
c$nd became editor of a Bohemian pa
per. There he wa* married. With him
Worked Carlos Kabele, whose wife.
Josefka, was one of the beauties of
the Bohemiam colony. Mr. Kakuska
came to Chicago and hie success con
tinued. Then his wife died.
A month ago he met Josefka and
learned that Carlos was dead. He
asked h r to marry and she accepted.
They will be married next Thursday
WOMAN TREASURER TO
HANDLE CITY FUNDS
PRAIRIE CITY, ORE., April 26.—
For the first time in its history the
town of Prairie City will have its
cash handled by a woman treasurer
At the city election Mrs. Laura Brad
ford was elected City Treasurer. Miss
Dona Hughes, who had been nom
inated for the same office, withdrew
from the race, leaving Mrs. Bradford
the sole nominee. Mrs. Bradford is
the wife of C. A. Bradford, owner of
the local telephone system.
The first woman to cast her ballot
In this city was Mrs. W. H. Kin*
who was present when the polls
opened. A number of other women
had planned to yain this distinction
but were beaten to the polls
Great interest was manifested in
this election by all the women of the
city.
BANKER, MOVED BY SONG,
LIFTS $8,000 CHURCH DEBT
KANSAS CITY. MO.. April 26. —W.
K. Halsell, director in the National
Reserve Hank, while out taking h
spin in his motor car, passed the
Troost Avenue Methodist Episcopal
Church.
The sound of n hymn reached his
ears. He remembered that his wife
and three daughters were members
and that they had been very busy re
cently participating In church affairs
to pay off a church debt.
He called out a trustee and wrote
him a check for the $8,000 debt
MAN LIVED 101 YEARS
EATING WITH SEASONS
GREEN BAY. WIS, April 26.—
William Battershill, the oldest man
in Green Bay, who piloted the firsf
steamboat into this port, died to-day
aged one hundred and one years. He
was born in London, England, and
came to America in 1837.
In 1839 he purchased a steamboat
at Chicago, whicn he brought here.
Shortly after he urged the Govern
ment to make a survey of the Fox
River and establish a channel. Hi*
request was granted.
His long life was attributed to the
fact that he lived according to sea
sons During the spring and summer
he ate only vegetables, in the fal 1
fish, and in the winter hi? food con
sisted chiefly of wild game.
ICE POLLUTES WATER ON
TRAINS; MUST SEPARATE IT
TOPEKA, KAN'S.. April 26.—The
Kansas Board of Health, in making
tests of drinking water furnished on
the railroads in Kansas, found one-
third of that tested was fit to drink,
one-third doubtful and the other one-
third absolutely dangerous for hu
man consumption. The pollution of
the water came from the handling
of the Ice that went into it.
That is the reason for the order
by the board that after July 1 all
the Kansas railroads must put water
tanks into their care in such fashion
that the ice does not touch the
water.
HEALTH OF COUNTRY
CHILDREN IS POORER
WASHINGTON, April 26.—Country
school children *.r» generally lex*
healthy than children in the city
schools, according to the United
States Bureau of Education, which
bases its conclusions largely on 1n-
vestigations made by Dr. Ernest II.
Hoag Into rural educational condi
tions In Minnesota.
Failure to teach the children m
the little red school houses even the
rudiments of hygiene and the Ignor
ance of the average country teacher
ah-ng this line are held to be the
causes.
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