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4 D IIEARST'S SUNDAY AMERICAN. ATLANTA, GA.. SUNDAY, MAY 11, 1013 Sim SLIGHTED Bf SHIS BRITTAIN State Superintendent of Educa tion Feels Southern Literary Men Have Been Hurt. MANY DESERVE A PLACE Only Poe and Harris Placed in Book Written by Columbia University Man. Modern Society Too Sheeplike, Thinks Martin ♦•+ +•+ +•+ Americans Do Not Think Independently Enough I STILL MENACE *amu Hiccnrdo Martin, the not*‘d t<*noi\ who discusses the effect of ht-s on independent thought. fads u pon art* seem \ The voice of M. L. Brittain. Geor gia State Superintendent of Schools, is added to the charge* of partialit> and discrimination against the South that is being made by Southern edu cators generally regarding Brander Mathews’ text book "An Introduc tion of the Study of American Litera ture." The South, thinks Mr Brittain, has not been given its Just due in the book. "Dr. Matthews has not treated the subject of Southern literature fair ly,” he said yesterday. "It seem® that he Is Incapable of doing so, as any other Northerner 1s. "But then.” he qualified, and smiled, "that may be only the way we feel about It." Dr. Matthews, the Columbia Uni versity professor, who Is considered generally the leading figure In Amer ican belles lettres, recently published hl» book. It was balled as the last word In Its subject, and was adopted in many public schools everywhere. Then the South. In many parts cf which the book was accepted, began to be sorry, and protest against the tone of the volume has come from many quarters. The voice of the Georgia State Superintendent is only one of a number. Not Adopted in Georgia. The book has not been adopted in any of the schools of Georgia of which he Is aware. Mr. Brittain said. Although not necessarily looking to ward adoption, it has been examined by a number of teachers in the course of their effort to keep up with the latest publications along educational lines. The criticism by Mr. Brittain Is that the author has made but an In significant presentation of Souther.) literature, with the result that chil dren in the schools where the book is used will go out without a fair knowledge of the true place of South ern writers. The charge by Mr. Brittain came yesterday at the same time ns a widely published attack on the book by Mrs. Thomas Randolph Leigh, state historian of the Alabama Divis ion of the pnlted Daughters of the Confederacy. Mrs. Leigh's atta <\ was bitter. "It is a misnomer." she declared, according to dispatches from N# v York that bore the story of her un sparing criticism. "It bears the title of a book concerning 'American* lit erature. i consider that the mental food for our children should receive as rigid inspection as their physical \ food. For that reason I call a ha.t Ion the use of Professor Mathews' Vext book, in that It Is not what its title purports it to be." Mrs. Leigh resents the exclusion of Poe's poems, when Ha Heck’s and Drake's are quoted. She condemns Dr. Matthews for mentioning Bet on Thompson, and forgettIn'- Audubon, and for the neglect accorded Joel Chandler Harris. Sidney Lanier, Hen ry Timrod Simms, and others who n she terms "Southern sclntlllants." Only Two Southerner*. "Professor Mathews’ book,' she charged, "contains 28 portraits of lit erary men. and of this number only two Southerners are represented— Edgar Allen Poe and Joel Chandler Harris. The picture of the latter id #•» small it may be covered with the thumb. Though the book contains 269 pages only two short sentences are devoted to that inimitable Georgian, whose unforgettable figure of Uncle Remus will sit by the fireside on w in ter nights and entertain countless children and grownups years after moths have devoured the 269 pages written by the partisan professor, who gives a list of 2R8 literary con tributions by Americans, among which are found only 24 from the pens of Southerners. "Nowhere in Professor Matthews textbook appears the patrician coun tenance of Sidney Lanitr. although Lanier’s and Poe’s writings form the highest course given in the Engli i departments of some of America’s and England’s greatest universities. Not a single poem of that gifted Lt- nier is called by name. Whittier Ha* Big Place. "On the other hand," she continue#, "seventeen pages are devoted to the plebeian, Whittier, whose clumsy p»n ao often stumbled and fell as he mixed indifferent verse with aboli tion ribble with such rancor that his own fellow citizens rose up as an in dignant mob and sacked and burned his printing office. Professor Mat thews, after using 17 pages of writ ten notes, says: ‘It is the hard fat • of nearly all writing done to aid a c.ause that it is killed by its own suc cess—so interest in these polenoj writings is now mainly historical.’ " While agreeing with Mrs.Leigh In the general charge aganst the tex book. Mr. Brttain stops at her attack on Whittier, and takes up an argu ment in defense of the New Englan i poet. “Whittier has too high a stand among our people to be dismissed in tanner.’’ he said. 1s no doubt." he con front our viewpoint tit• if Modem Fads on the Whole Country. Rlccardo Martin, most distinguish ed tenors, who was heard in At lanta during the season Just ended, consented before leaving to give the Sunday American his views on prevalent In America, which he aiders have a powerful effect modern civilization. "The eajse with which fad» created in this country would to a casual observer to indicate that superficiality controls sound thought," said Martin. "For instance, our new styles of dress are ridiculed at first. Only the extremists adopt them and through their persistency the public at large, in the course of a few months, generally succumb to the* dic tates of Dame Fashion and every one dresses approximately alike if purs© permits. "In a similar way half fledged en terprises and novel ideas spread and grow, needing only the advertisement of popularity. That which is new or up to date is most desired by the fashionables in every city and old Ideas are discarded over night. Fads seem immune from Judgment as to their merits. Novelty is their pass port and there seems to be no strong er recommendation." Cigarette* Hurt Voice. The tenor lounged In a low. broad chair and puffed now and then at a dark hued panatella, which he de clared was habitually his single smoke of the day. Moderate cigar smok ing, he replied to a question. did not impair his voice, but cigarettes, he said, were decidedly harmful. “While I would scarcely go so far as to say that whatever is popular is right in the public view,” contin ued Martin, "I do believe that too many people are blind adherents to the unfortunate maxim. 'When in Rome do as the Romans do.’ It is surprising how many persons appear to take these words literally and fol low the advice with implicit faith that such Is the safe cour t'. Thin is a very dangerous policy, for giv en an uge of unrestraint and degen eracy. or a tendency in this direc tion, it would mean that every indi vidual would join the march to ex tinction and oblivion. No matter how dangerous the fad, it would be embraced by young and old of all classes, because all follow the exam-* pie of the well to do, who exert a prime influence over popular fancy. “Nothing illustrates the indulgent attitude of modern society quite so forcibly as the success of the turkey trot and similar dances. Despite the attacks of the clergy and many well- known society women and thinkers of various classes, the offensive dan at the outset attracted young people of both sexes. Because it was the latest thing it seemed smart, and. In the exercise of choice between two evils, namely, being regarded as con servative and out of date or frowned upon by their elders, they brooked the latter, clinched madly and start ed the whole world scolding, watch ing and grinning. And now staid couples of 60 years are teaching it to their friends, and dancing has be come more popular than ever before. Fickle Fashion Saving Grace. "Where are we coming to?" Mar tin knocked the ashes from^hls eigar into a tray, “Why, don’t suppose for one minute that the fickleness of Dame Fashion hasn’t Its saving grace. Would it not be most un natural if an utter extreme In danc ing were to follow in a season or two? The ballroom contingent will be back at round dances and holding each other at arm's length again be fore they know it. Let some neatly dressed couples, say two or three, start in arm’s length dance at New port this summer and the whole country will all be doing it by De cember. To put it colloquially, our young swells cannot stand having any one ’put one over.’" The singer was asked what he con sidered the cause of Atlanta's sus ceptibility to fad. “The atmosphere of enterprise— progress, so fast thfit we do not have time to weigh and reflect. If time is money the world over, it must be ten times as valuable here aa it is anywhere else The tendency to live beyond means, the common effort to appear prosperous, the atmosphere of freedom and equality and the conges tion .of the popal&tioiA together mili tate against conservatism. "We will learn probably by our own bitter experience. The youth who is prodigal and spends bis earn ings on trivial things, living too fast and Drinking of material possessions and excitement rather than nobit achievement, some day learns his fol ly. Fortunately better judgment comes with years and he finds out that he can wander back on the safe road. When it comes to a consider ation of some of our cheap amuse ments. silly fashions and wild ex travagances, America seems like the wayward youth. Powerful Tradition*. "There are great and powerful tra ditions In this country which despite the rapidly changing population stir our citizens to patriotic and sacrific ing endeavor wheii the occasion calls. It is to be hoped that great calami ties will not be needed in order to put us face to face with realities. We have had awful disasters |n the last few months sufficient to stir the consciences of every one. The greatest thing to be feared is pessimism It gives reign to reckless waste and viciousness and is opposed to self respect. There is so much good being done throughout ‘ the country and all over, the world that only ig norance can be responsible for a dis belief in the constant betterment jf civilization. Of course there are oc casional setbacks in a locality, but the tide of opinion is strong. The press is mighty. “There is comfort in the reflection that our population is huge, and when w e see one class getting rampant over a new fad another class i? devoted to an entirely different custom. There are man> ''inflicting sentiments and theories in cosmopolitan Atlanta. In- C OUNTESS G I Z Y C K A, former Chicago girl, who made Washington society gasp when she placed crest on her hosiery. Drug Condemned by Civilized World Finds Its Way Into Every Country. Special Exhibit Palace to Be Devoted to This World Absorbing Subject. they will think alike and the less they dress alike the less they will think alike. Too Little Thinking. “The trouble with our voters, our leaders of fashion, our physicians and others is that there is not enough In dependent thinking, and if we were to help the individuality of each person in a community by allowing him to dress as most becomes him, despite the efforts of cloak and suit makers to economize in styles, we would open the gates to much valuable new thought. Every one should have his own, peculiar kind of clothing. He should be permitted to wear anything decent that he chooses for hlmseif. instead of being subjected to rude stares, mean criticisms and open de rision. Our conventionalism in dress in the last analysis is villainous nar row minded ness "I*do not believe one should be al lowed to wear apparel that would ob struct progress In the streets or take up too much room generally, but I am heartily in favor of such leniency as will permit men and women to dress in a more hygenic and comfort able way. Our manner of dressing is ludicrous. I’m nut referring merely to tight skirts, which prevent proper walking; men and women alike have been wearing pinching shoes for gen erations, which do more harm to the body than tight skirts. Tight corsets do the human race a great deal of harm, but high cut. tight fitting vests and too many clothes, added to over heated rooms, produce results almost as deplorable. “Modern civilization needs scien tific, sanitary, psychological dressers, men and women to preach the gospel of proper clothing—clothing fit for each and all of us, guaranteed to match the complexion, fit the form, and protect the body; enable us to walk, ride or jump, if need be. and be properly distinctive in deference to individuality. These clothes mission aries should go Into every nook and corner at the four historical corners of the earth and spread the glad tid ings of sensible suits. Choose Own Styles. "Every now and then some writer comes out for a readoption of knick erbockers, silk stockings and ruffles for men. What is the use of it? Some of the wearers of this picturesque garb would look superb, but quite as many would want to hide in hallways and cellars as soon as an attractive girl approached alone the street. We should all dress exactly as we choose and as best becomes us, rather than submit to the styles dealt out by self- imposed, money making censors, who are none other than the manufactur ers themselves. They should cater to us rather than we to them. "I might add that I think a ceitain uniformity in full dress is desirable, especially on the part of one sox at least. As it is now the black suits and white expanse of shirt of the men afford a good background for the vari colored dresses of the women. For informal dressing, however. I consider that individuality should have full reign. The idea of people dressing according to their vocation, so far as applied to practical ends and the bod ily convenience and comfort of indi viduals. is well founded. Those whose occupations entail largely politeness and attention to the majority should be'clad uniformly, but the majority should not be thus restricted. “What man does not feel a sense of weakness and guilt when he buys a hat with a funny little bow at the rear like the propeller of an aero plane simply because a lot of other men are wearing such? What after all is the value of appearing up to date when you pass among crowds of strangers—-or among intimate friends? Always Look Well. If nobody looked fashionable nobody would toe puffed up about his appear ance or be slighted by the superior appointments of his neighbor. If ev ery one dressed as best suited him. regardless of prevailing fad. he would always look well and there would be no vain, unceasing effort to keep pace with some one else who has more of the material possessions of life. The question resolves itself ultimately to one of mere imitation—the enemy to individuality. To the weak imita tion may be necessary, to be sure, but what is the use of openly admitting weakness? Most of us will have to plead guilty." ents eren »ates t in Woman Beats Flirt With His Own Cane Mrs. John Matthews, of Garrison. Routs Annoyer in Short Order With Severe Drubbing. NEW YORK May 10. -Attacked by a flirt In Croton yesterday Mrs. John Matthews put him to rout by whack ing him over the head with his own ^ane. Mrs Matthews, who lives In Garri son, was visiting in Peekskltl. While on her way with her young niece. Elsie Mllliot. to view the waterfall at Croton Dam a man with a gray eult otTered himself as an escort. She reproved him. nut he followed her. occasionally prodding her with his cane. She turned, and seizing it. struck hi.n over the head. He tie 1, leaving his cane and crushed hat be hind. DYE ON DOLL’S RED SHOES CAUSES YOUNG BABY'S END ST. PAUL. May 10.—A tiny red shoe on the foot of a baby’s find doll to day caused the death of Robert, the six-months-old child of Mr. and Mrs S. \Y Wicks. Poisonous dye which faded from the little shoe was swal lowed be the infart, causing death. Mr. Wicks took the doll home to the baby Saturday afternoon. The child gurgled with delight and. baby like. put its tongue to the brilliantly Janitors Fighting for Waste Paper Custodian Wants to Take Special Privilege Away in Illinois State House. SPRINGFIELD. ILL.. May 10.— Franklin McCombs, of Chicago, new custodian of the State House, has come into collision with the State’# janitors in the Capitol. In consequence the Legislature may be asked to specify who shall receive the money accruing through tlie sale of waste paper that accumulates in the State House. Hitherto the jani tors have collected and sold it. re taining the $20 or $30 i month that ii brought. Mr. McCombs instituted a now practice. He has the janitors collect the paper ard put it in a base ment room, where it is baled on a newly installed machine, for sale. The now custodian, whose salary is $3,600 a year, claims the right to the proceeds. The janitors have appealed to several legislate rs for a bill giving them th rt waste Mr. and Mrs Wicks r.< UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS COEDS RUN A LUNCHROOM CHAMPAIGN. ILL.. May 10.—Uni- wrsity of Illinois coeds*, instead of studying French and music, are rur.- | nlng a lunch room. They have opened I a cafeteria in the Air ora i •a; itta S' While of Dr. woman’s building xperience in lunch ■t is not comm* r- bc declared. S.u- » seats at noon. \ By JONATHAN WINFIELD. WASHINGTON, May 10.—When ali ihe civilized nations in the world con demn, and by process of law provide for, the exclusion of a certain article of any sort from commerce and that article still finds its way about the world, seemingly with ease, and cer tainly in large quantities, the situa tion becomes interesting. This is the state of affairs with re gard to opium. In spite of the fact that Uhina, the country of greatest production, has decreed against the production of the drug and against its domestic commerce and exporta tion and that all other civilized na-, tlons have forbidden importation and commerce In it and on top of thes*e provisions have prohibited the use by any person for any purpose whatso ever of the forbidden article, opium is grown, exported, transported, sold and consumed almost everywhere. The Secretary of the Treasury in his last annual report said of opium: "It is of great importance that Con gress should give its attention to the opium situation in this country; and do at least all that has been proposed by the concert of the State and Treas ury Departments. The situation is horrible The smuggling is very great and is carried on by methods and under circumstances that make the administration of the law most dif ficult, inadequate and unpleasant. The situation is even worse than? the oleo margarine one. It is extremely de moralizing; and is largely defeating the enlightened policy of the Gov ernment with respect to the opium traffic and to the opium habit—and preventing America from doing its full share of a great international duty. Results Reported to Congress. "Much consideration has been given to the practical problems by our Department and the State De partment, and the results to date have been reported to Congress. With all we can do—and much, of course, is being done in the way of repressing and punishing the illegal traffic—the policy of the Government and the wishes of the people cannot be car ried out with any degree of thorough ness with the laws as they are now. I hope that Congress will become ac tively interested in this opium prob lem, at any rate to the extent of giv ing to the executive departments the laws which have been asked." The Secretary was extremely well qualified to report on this matter as he is the head of the customs organ ization of the nation and receives all reports of smuggling discovered. The Secret Service als<o comes under the Secretary of the Treasury, and, there fore, he receives direct and full re ports on smuggling cases detected. From this vantage point, he says, that the situation is horrible and therefore it may safely be conceded to be so. Congress, however, has 1 been dormant as far as opium is con cerned. No new legislation has been put Into effect for some time and the smuggling goes on just the same. It is extremely doubtful whether the smuggling of opium ever can be en tirely stopped. It is* an article of commerce which is too precious hoth to the dealer and to the consumer, for the traffic in it to be utterly fore gone simply because of man-made rules and regulation against it. Cupidity Excites Dealers. As for the dealers in the drug, cu pidity chiefly excites them. Most of them are users of opium, but also, have enough to sell and the rich re wards which such trafficking brings are strong inducements to risk much. A small package of opium will bring hundreds of dollars, a man may con ceal a small fortune in the drug upon his person. In the old days when smuggling was rife on the West Coast of this country, opium was made up into little packages which easily could be carried by a man without attract ing too much attention. These pack ages were valued at $300 each. Practically all of the opium used is raised in China, in the poppy fields, for opium Is extracted from the poppy. Many years ago this opium raising was one of the first industries of the land. Great fields of poppies covered the landscapes in every province and the output of the drug was tremen dous Immense quantities were used by the Chines but its use even in China has now become illegal. The new Chinese republic is taking dras tic means to suppress the practice. * English Influence First. English influence in China first put a check to the raising of the opium poppy. So much of the stuff was being shipped to England that the latter nation represented to the Chi nese that the exportation of opium to great Britain would have to be stopped. Although the first to take this step, it Is said that more opium is used in England to-day than in any other country of the Occident. Lon don has many opium dens where the pipe may be procured at a price which makes the Chinese barber or laun- dryman, or whatever he professes to be, willing to risk the law. A favorite way of getting opium out of China is for the Chinese junk men to smuggle it aboard their little lateen-sailed. flitting craft and sail down to the Philippines. There it !? secreted, through the co-operation cf the proper parties, sufficiently bribed, in the huge bales of Manila hemp, exported from that port to all parts of the world. The bales are given distinguishing marks and are kept track of carefully throughout their journeys. , The diff< rent means employed in the smuggling of opium are so many that even the Government secret serv ice agents have been unable to dis cover ail of them. The Chinese are extremely ingenius, and naturally the tradesmen, dealing ir such valuable { wares, and the opium smokers who! crave the drug, are capable of devis-! ing brilliant scheme fir the evasion* of the officers of the law. SAN FRANCISCO, May 10—The practical application of the princi ples of social economy which have been put to such significant usage in the building of the Panama Canal, will be made a special exhibit of the Panama- Pacific International exposi tion which is to be held at San Fran cisco in 1916. W hen the United States undertooa to build the canal it was recognized that the Canal Zone must be habita ble before the real work of construc tion could be begun. The first step was to rid the two terminal cities. Colon and Panama, of the yellow fever which had meant death to 30 per cent of those attacked by rhe scourge. The work that has been done in the Canal Zone exemplifies the principles of hygiene, the branch of Social Economy which has now become such an important part in the curriculum of all schools and col leges throughout the country. The following figures show very clearly and definitely the results of the ef forts of the expert medical staff that worked under the direction of Colonel George Goethals, chief engineer of the Canal. From July 1st, 1904, to June 1st 1906, 77 cases of yellow’ fever origi nated on the Isthmus; June 1906, 62 cases; in July 42; in August 27; in September 6; October 3; in No vember 2 and in December only 1. During 1906 there w’as only one case of jthe fever on the Isthmus at Colon, and since that time there has not been a single case. Campaign Against Malaria. The campaign against malaria was conducted on equally successful lines. The work resulted in reducing the number of malaria cases treated in hospitals from 6.83 per cent of the working force in per month in 1906 to 1.53 per cent of the working force per month in 1911 and the death from malaria among employees from 233 in 1906 to 47 in 1911. The Isthmus now is practically free from the disease. The maintenance of health among the employees at work on the Canal has been secured through the measures taken to provide the em ployees with •comfortaible quarters and wholesome food and recrea tion. To carry out the prevention meas ures against the terrible scourges which retarded the great work, a force of about 1,400 is employed. More than 700 are employed in the two terminal hospitals at Colon and Arcon, where 30,000 were treated and cured during 1911. The total appropriations for the Department of Sanitation for the eight years of its existence has been $12,900;000. Of this amount $380,000 has been spent on the sanitation of about a hundred square milts of territory with a population of 90,000; that is to say, about one cent a day per person. It is the application of these prac tically recently formulated principles that has enabled the work to pro ceed at such a rapid pace and with such remarkable success. Consequently, the Social Economy department at the Panama-Paciflc Exposition, will be one of the most interesting of all. for Will it not dis play to the world, among othe: things, the means by which the canal has been constructed? Without health and proper social equipment the great work could never have been completed. Social efforts are being made by the Exposition authorities to give to the world the most com prehensive exhibit of matters per taining to the new study that has been presented. Comprehensive Display. As a matter of fact, no exposition has* had such an opportunity for so comprehensive a display as has the Panama-Pacific International expo sition, of which the object is the celebration of the completion of the canal—a work which could have been effected only under the conditions which the Department of Sanitation created. Tlie presentation of exhibits rela tive to the study of Social Economy, will be made in one of the fourteen main palaces now' being erected by the exposition company at Harbor View where on the . holes of the bay of San FTaneisco, the world's fair will be held in 1916. The Department of Social Economy has been divided into 15 groups, in cluding 52 classes. One group is de voted to agencies for the study, in vestigation and betterment of so cial and economic conditions. This group will deal with public bureaus, offices, commissions, etc., with full detailed examples of the work of societies, museums, commercial or ganizations. social reform associa tions, churches, educational con gresses and literature, surveys and special community investigations. Other groups will present the re sults of work in economic resources and organizations, demography, eu genics. hygiene, alcohol, drugs and tobacco, labor, co-operative institu tions. banks and provident institu tions. charities and correction, pre paration. enactment and enforcement of legislation, nomination and elec tion systems, public utilities and their regulation, municipal advance ment. recreation and town and city planning. The hygiene group will be given the greatest amount of space in the exhibit. It will deal with vital statistics: grow th and nutrition, food, hygiene of infancy ami childhood, communicable diseases, state and municipal hygiene, public health work and health laboratories, car;? of the sick, nursing, care of defec tives. life sav’ing. industrial hygiene, occupational diseases, special hygiene. traffic and transporta tion. military, naval, tropic, mental, sex and dental hygiene, educational publicity. THIEF RETURNS LOOT; TOO CHEAP. HE DECLARES MINNEAPOLIS. May 10.—Because a camera he had stolen from E. P. Beehler was worth less than $6. a thief to-day returned the property with an apologetic note stating that he was in the grand larceny business and did not want to be guilty of petit larceny. Countess Gizycka Puts Crest on Hose Washington Belles Also Rush to Her aldry for Stocking Ornaments. Crests Inset in Lace. WASHINGTON, May 10— Countess Gizycka, the chief faddist of Wash ington society, has a “new one"— nothing more or less than to wear your family crest inset in real lace on your dainty silk stocking. This is an expensive fad and will add a pretty penny to the cost of milady’s wardrobe, as each w’ill have to have separate lace made to order and inset in the hose by an expert. The Countess, who was Miss Elinor Patterson, of Chicago, had hers done in Paris, and she sprung the inno vation on society at the Horse Show yesterday. She wore a simple gown of white cross-barred muslin, slightly slashed at the ankles to display a dainty white suede shoe and white silk hose with the crest inset of filet lace. Society gasped and then rushed off to books of heraldry to got the de sign to be worked in their stockings. Given Champagne Instead of Dress Chicago Woman Sues Husband That Tried to Tantalize Her For Divorce. CHICAGO, May 10.—“When I asked for an new’ dress he offered me a bottle of champagne. “He came home with the choicest delicacies and wines. He would then force me to leave the house. When I returned I found the food and wine untouched. He simply wished to tor ment me." The above was charged by Mrs. Nellie Newcomb Burton in a bill for separate maintenance filed yesterday in Superior Court against Robert C. Burton. Mr. Burton is a member of the pioneer Burton family. He is a grandson of the late Stiles Burton and one of the heirs of his estate. He is said to be worth $500,000. He is a cousin of Burton Holmes, the lecturer. Mrs. Stiles Burton, who is 92 years of age. resides at the Congress Hotel with her daughter, Mrs. Ira Holmes. “We were married in Waukegan on December 28, 1908," states Mrs. Burton. “Mr. Burton has been ad dicted to the use of opiates for many years, and while under the influence of drugs would often beat me. 0?i October 1, 1912, ho came home and without provocation knocked me down and beat me. A week later he threatened to kill me and brandished a knife at me. I was forced to flee from our home at 3236 Calumet Av enue and seek refuge with relatives On October 15 he beat .ne so severely that I was bruised about the body and was ill for several day9. "Mr. Burton desires the company of chorus girls more than he does mine. I have had no new clothes f:>r several years. When I asked for a new dress he offered me champagne “At times when he is under the influence of drugs he imagines that he is J. Pierpont Morgan and berate# those who contradict him.” MISSOURI MAN JILTS GIRL; MARRIES SISTER SPRINGFIELD. MO.. May 10.—Out- witting an angry father and a Sheriff. Jamgs Johnson was married at West Plains to Bertha Malone. 15, a sis ter of the giri to whom Johnson, it is said, was to have been married w ithin a week. The couple were mar ried just as Sheriff Davis appeared on the scene. GIVEN MUCH HELP Crocker Party Will Sail on Diana in July From Sidney, Nova Scotia. NEW YORK, May 10.—Prepara tions for the Crocker land expedition, which is to start from New York early In July under the auspices of the American Museum of Natural History, are rapidly progressing and several contributions have been re ceived from scientific societies and individuals for the exploration fund, which now’ has reached a total of about $46,000. The navy has detailed an electrL* clan and a wireless operator in addi tion to its previous assignment of Ensign Fitzhugh Green to the car tographic and magnetic work of the expedition and the hydrographic of fice and naval observatiory are loan ing a number of surveying and other instruments. The University of Illinois has mads an appropriation which provides for the addition of a trained zoologist to the party and Dr. M. C. Tanquary, a graduate of the university, has been appointed. Georgetown Univer sity is loaning a Wiechert seismo graph for the establishment of a sta* tion on Flagler Bay, 700 miles furth er north than an/ other seismograph station in the world. The Weather Bureau is providing a full equipment for a meteorological station on Bache Peninsula and the Carnegie Institu tion is to supply the instruments re quired for magnetic observations. The expedition will carry an up-to-date wireless outfit. Donald B. Ma Millan, who accom panied Peary on his dash to the north pole and who was a co-leader with the late George Borup in the origi nal proposed Crocker land expedition, is to head the exploration party, w’hich will sail from Sidney. Nova Scotia, in July cn the Diana. Arctic Race to Find John Franklin's Body Captain Peter Bayne Says He Will Beat Discoverer of Blonde Eski mos in Reaching Goal. SEATTLE, May 10.—Captain Peter Bayne, the explorer, announced to day that he will head an Arctic expe dition in an effort to recover the body of Sir John Franklin. Captain Bayne claims to know the location of the explorer’s body r.g well as the point at which a number of records were cached. He declares that he will beat Ste- fanson, discoverer of the tribe of blonde Eskimos in his race to Vie nna. torialand GIRL REMAINS CONSTANT AND WEDS MAN SHE LOVES GLADSTONE, MICH.. May 10.—In his young manhood, Michael Babich, now of this city, wooed and won Miss Mary Toniac, a comely young girl, in his native country of Austria. It was agreed that Babich should come to America and make a “stake,” and should then send for the girl, and they would wed. Babrleh settled at Gladstone and se cured a position, but it was not so easy to make a “stake,” as he had ex pected. He kept up a correspondence with his fiancee for a time, but when he came to the conclusion that he could not earn enough to wed. he let the correspondence drop. Fifteen years passed and people at Gladstone generally 'thought Babich had never had a love affair. But they know now that he did. Babich now has money, and it occurred to him a few weeks ago to learn whether the gir! remained faithful to him. He wrote and found she was still single and still loved him They were married at Gladstone last week. To Cure Corns, Callouses Bunions and Aching Feet'• The following is said to be the si ost and quickest cure known science for an foot ailments: "D solve two tablespoonfuls of Caloci compound in a basin of warm v ter. Soak the feet in this for fu fifteen minutes, gently rubbing t sore parts.” The effect is rea wonderful. All soren< goes instantly; the f< feel delightful. Cor and callouses can peeled right off. It gh immediate relief for s< bunions, sweaty, sme and aching feet. A cent box of Calocide said to be sufficient cure the worst feet, works through the poi and removes the cause of the trouh Don t waste time on uncertain rerr dies. Any druggist has Calocide col pound in stock or he can get it in few hours from his wholesale hous. FRECKLES Don't Hide Them With a Veil; Remove Them With the Othine Prescription. This prescription for the removal of freckles was written by a prom inent physician and i9 usually so successful in removing freckles and giving a clear, beautiful com plexion that it is sold bv Jacobs’ Pharmacy under an absolute guar antee to refund the money if it fails. Don’t hide your freckles under a veil, get an ounce of othine and remove them. Even the first few applications should show a won derful improvement, some of the lighter freckles vanishing entirely. Be sure to ask the druggist for the double strength othine: it is this that is sold on the money- back guarantee.