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11 KARST'S SUNDAY AMERICAN ATLANTA, GA . SUNDAY, APRIL 27, l‘J13, 5 O 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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