Newspaper Page Text
Mr. Watermelon Comes to Town to See Old Friends GIRLS FIRE BOOKS
AT AGNES SCOTT
Forerunner of Georgia Cousin
Six Thousand Cars of Luscious
Product to Pass Through
Atlanta on Way North.
Seniors End College Year With
Torchlight Parade and Big
Bonfire on Campus.
Smiling
'R&stus,
one of
Atlanta's
welcoming
committee,
joyously
greeting
the first
visitor
from
Florida.
Abandons Course Used Success
fully With England—Orientals
to Grasp Opportunity.
of Atlanta, we
Men and women
have with us to-night our old friend.
Mr. Watermelon.
Just from Florida, dressed in the
old-time mottled and variegated garb,
flesh pinker than perfection, blood
redder and juicier than ever, hanker
ing to be split. He has arrived from
Florida to tell us there are plenty
more where he came from—enough
to last four weeks.
And by that time the more numer
ous branch of the family, the Geor
gia watermelon, the most luscious of
them all, will arrive in full flush of
glory.
The Central of Georgfa Hallway has
set apart 6,000 freight cars to trans-
With stars twinkling and torch
lights glimmering the seniors of
Agnes Scott made a bonfire of their
books on the campus. Aided in the
torch-bearing by sophomores an 1
surrounded by several ifHodred alutr>-
nao and friends, they went through
the ceremony with all of the gayetv
that only a crowd of college mail*
could display.
Burning of the hooks followed a
torchlight parade on the campus. As
the torch-bearers tripped over the
beautiful lawn, their class songs an 1
cheers drew a hearty response from
’he nowd.
A glee club concert opened with the
cantata, "Death of Joan of Arc," lei
by Miss Almedia Sadler and Miss
Isabel Norwood.
"The Last Bose of Summer" ami
A Serenade,” by Miss Rosa Hill,
"Mammy’s Little Honey" and "My
I^ady Clo,” by Miss Sadler; "Loves
Dilemma," by Miss Norwood, and a
rendition of-"Annie Laurie," by Misses
Jean Ashcraft, Isabel Norwood, Pau
line Bruner and Rosa Hill, were fea
tures.
Tuesday night the two literary so
cieties will cross swords in a debate
on the question: "Resolved, That the
Panama Canal «hould be free.”
WASHINGTON, May 27.—Students
nf statecraft declare that the Wilson
administration has needlessly, not to
Saw stupidly, walked into a trap in
(he controversy with Japan over the
California alien land law.
. In its reply to Great Britain's Pan
ama Canal tolls protest, this Gov
ernment laid down the principle that
Until an overt act had been commit-
Hay-f^uncefote
n would have no
in other tvords,
Sv/zto^j
Old Gold and Whit«,
From Your News Dealer
led against the'
treaty, Great Britai
Standing in court;
that Great Britain’s grievance would
become a matter for diplomatic ad
justment only after an American ship
had actually passed through the ca
nal free. This statement cleared the
atmosphere and left Great Britain no
feasonable grounds for oontinuing
the debate.
The same principle applies in the
controversy with Japan.
The obvious reply of Secretary of
State Bryan to the first Japanese
protest, in view of the attitude as
sumed toward Great Britain, was to
state that the treay with Japan hgd
not been violated, and, therefore,
there was no matter for contention
between the two governments until
after some Japanese subject in Cali
fornia. had been aggrieved by the
operation of some California law.
But instead of adopting this logi
cal course, it was pointed out here
to-day the Wilson administration
floundered about in the diplomatic
puddle, and, denying that the treaty
of 1911 had been violated, invited
furthe r negotiations, thus giving the
Japanese Ambassador an excellent
opportunity to quote the State De
partment against itself, where the
very same principle is involved.
w As the matter is now, instead of
making a firm stand on precedent
and silencing the Japanese protest
as tin British protest was silenced,
tfce Wilson administration has pro
moted bickering between the two na
tions, Japan and the United States,
and is in the ridiculous position of
folding two diametrically opposite
policies in relation to identically the
sanx problem. If the American po
sition is Fight in regard to the Pana-,
Canal protest it is wrong in re-,
gard to the Japanese protest, and
vj< * versa.
It is the expectation here that
Japan will take instant advantage
of the inconsistency and incongruity
of the position of the United States.
For the convenience of our readers we have
arranged with the following news dealers to redeem
Hearst’s Sunday American Pennant Coupons;
JACKSOX-WESSEL DRUG CO.. Marietta and Broad Street*.
MARSHALL PHARMACY, Peachtree and Ivy Streets
PALMER BRANCH, 389 Peachtree Street.
( RL I( KSIIANK CIGAR CO., Peachtree and Prvor Streets.
CRIJK KSIIANK CIGAR 00., Mitchell and Whitehall Streets.
HARBOUR’S SMOKE HOUSE, 41 N. Pryor Street.
WEINBERGER BROS. CIGAR STORE, Alabama and Pryor Street*.
BROWN & ALLEN. Alabama and Whitehall Streets.
STAR NEAVS CO., Marietta and Broad Streets.
STAR NEWS CO., Peachtree and Walton Streets.
WORLD NEWS 00., Peachtree and Marietta Streets.
HAMER DRUG CO.. 380 Whitehall Street.
ARAGON HOTEL NEWS STAND.
ATLANTA SODA CO., Broad and Marietta Streets.
ATLANTA SODA CO., Mitchell and Whitehall Streets.
MEDLOCK PHARMACY, Lee and Gordon Streets
WEST END PHARMACY, Lee and Gordon Streets.*
JOHNSON SODA CO., 441 Whitehall Street.
WHITEHALL ICE CREAM CO.. ‘_’84 Whitehall Street.
Hill’s Market Basket
Bond Sale a Success
* ST. PAUL, May 27.—James J. Hill's*
plan of selling city bonds in certifi
cates of $10 each through the North
western Trust Company was a big
success to-day. Men and women
were waiting at an early hour for the
company’s office to open, and a steady
stream filed in and out all morning.
The officers were prepared and be
gan to issue receipts for the money
promptly. One hundred and seven
small investors bought'a total of $10,-
000 worth of certificates up to noon.
Lawson and Friends
in Real Panther Hunt
SCITUATE, MASS., May 27.—
Thomas W. Lawson has taken a hand
in the hunt for a panther which has
invaded Scituate. and has been seen
by a score of persons.
It is possible Mr. Lawson and a
party of his friends will stalk ttie
beast themselves. They want to add
the beast to the menagerie at
"Dream wold.”
Girl of 4 Is Second
Cousin to Herself
Marshall Tells Girls:
‘Be Just to Servants
MINNEAPOLIS. May 27.—Mrs. Jen
nie Golden, who when thirteen years
9Id was married to her half nephew,
then twenty years old, has filed suit
to have the marriage annulled, so the
relationship of ■ their four-year-old
daughter, Margaret, may be straight
ened out and the girl not be com
pelled to go through life as second
cousin to herself.
Christian Golden; the husband,
wants the marriage annulled, too.
WASHINGTON, May 27.—Vice
President Marshall was the star
speaker before the graduating class of
a local girls’ seminary.
"Deal justly with your servant.” he
advised. "You do not need to try to
make her your equal and introduce
her to yeur fiance, nor is it necessary
to make her a common menial."
Wuxtry! Wuxtry!
And Again, Wuxtry!
"Talk about nature faking." ex
claimed the hotel clerk, ^just listen to
this from a papdr published out West.
The items were sent in by the corre
spondent at Azusa, wherever that is.”
And then he read the following:
"James Snyder, of this town,
brought hohie- four baby squirrels the
other day and the family cat has
adopted them and nurses them with
her kittens.
"Then John r)avis and Sherman
Ward caught eight young foxes and
their family cats have adopted them.
"Fred Bierer owns a calf that has
but one foreleg, but runs just as well
as any calf with its complete quota of
JEFFERSON < ’IT Y, MO., May 27.
Opal Mitchell, ten years old. of Lick
ing, Texas County, won a $100 prize
and was declared the best speller in
the State. In a contest in which 60
pupils from as many counties con
tested, she misspelled but 3 of 200
words.
The three words misspelled by Opal
Mitchell were: Chalice, besieged aqd
weasel.
THE PLAYS
THIS WEEK
Red and Black.
GOOD BILL AT FORSYTH.
Old favorites and new join in the
bill at t*he Forsyth this week—and an
unusually good bill it is, too. Every
act is a topnotcher of its kind and
there’s variety enough for every one.
Maggie Cline, by struggling along
some way, it seems, has been able to
miss Atlanta for nineteen years. But
she's here this week, and although
the younger generation is not on
right close speaking terms with her
at first she soon warms the house
and gets one of her "regular" old-time
receptions. She sings the good old
Irish stuff in the way that made her
famous many years ago, and for good
measure gives her greatest hit of the
olden days, "Throw *’Im Down, Mcj-
Closkey.” which brings down the up
per part of the hpuse hs of yore.
Among the other splendid numbers
on the bill are Ethel Kirk and Billy
Fogarty, who have a high-class song
and patter act: Carl Roslne, a ma
gician who doesn't bore you as you
think he Is going to; the great How
ard, a ventriloquist, who has an en
tirely new line, of stuff and puts it
over in a novel way; Cesare Nesi, a
splendid singer who warbles under
the title of "Young Caruso," and does
not libel the great and only tenor to
any extent; Madden and Fitzpatrick,
in a clever sketch in which Madden
does some original piano playing, and
the Equilli brothers, equilibrists who
really are different. Of course, there
are the motion pictures.
All in all. it’s a bill worth while—
the best yet of the summer season.
port watermelons from the South
northward. Every car must pass
through Atlanta, and prospects are
that at least 1,500 of them will be
halted on the way. There’s a regular
army of thirsty Georgians here, and
it’s hard to run the gantlet.
Commission merchants and trans
portation officials have a joyful an
nouncement to make. The watermelon
crop this year will be a bumper, one
of the best ever in the State.
Let the small boy rejoice and be
gay of heart, for he shall be satisfied.
And let the old boy come dowi\ off
of his high pedestal of dignity and
rejoice also, for the older he gets the
bigger fool he is about the fragrant
fruit of the vine.
Six thousand freight cars will hold
exactly 3,761.942 big watermelons and
two small ones. That’ll be enough to
feed the country at large when* the
Georgia crop comes in. This year
Preacher Sentenced
To Gallows Appeals
"Ardell Smith. 16 years old. was
knocked down and run over by a hog.
The doctors called in stay his left knee
will be stiff for the rest of his life as a
result of tl}e accident.
"J L. Brown’s old hen has every
day for the past three weeks laid an
egg three inches long.
"Since the ‘clean up’ here there
hasn’t been much refuse in the streets
and the birds got to eating tobacco
crumbs and acquired the tobacco hab
it. Now they refuse grain and live on
cigar and cigarette frtubs.”
LITTLE ROCK. ARK., May 27.—
Rev. Marion Capps, a former Metho
dist preacher, has filed an appeal
to the State Supreme Court from a
sentence of death imposed upon him
by a Sebastian County jury. He was
convicted of burning to d^ath three
of his children. Evidence at the trial
was that the children were tied in
bed, which was saturated with oil.
and the house fired.
Capps was convicted on the testi
mony of two elder children, who es
caped, but who, it is alleged, have
since declared they swore falsely
against their father.
Orange and Blue,
Sure, Let ’Em Pay
For the Luxuries.
Atlanta barbers have been discuss
ing the edict that came from Trenton,
N. J., the other day raising the price
of trimming a Van Dyke beard from
two bits to 35 cents.
"They’re right,” satd the head bar
ber, as he deftly deposited a comb be-
hind his left ear and began running
lqs fingers through his customer's
hair.
"Never tsaw a guy who insisted on
wearing a bunch of spinach like that
who wasn’t harder to please than your
wife with her new summer hat. And
a guy who will insist on having his
mustache curled—well, some men is
queer. Soak ’em, says I, soak ’em.
and soak ’em good and plenty.”
And the < us#imer went out war
bling:
right—high enough to suit the farmer
and cheap enough to please the con
sumer. The season has already
Governor Attends
Lucy Cobb Finals
rwo \\%\f
friends M&m!
of health—
tbs dentist and
Water Fashionable
Beverage in London
Governor Joseph M. Brown left for
Athens Monday, where he will attend
the commencement’exercises of Lucy
Cobb Institute. The Governor’s
daughter. Miss/Cora Brown, is a
member of the graduating class.
While in Athensrthe Governor also
will pay a visit to the University. He
is not scheduled to make any ad
dresses on the trip.
Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian.
LONDON, May 27.—Champagne
now takes a back seat in London,
and claret, moselle and whisky an!
soda are the drinks of the moment.
But temperance is a current cra&e.
Barley water in special “brews" may
be found at the Carlton and Bach
elors’ Clubs.
A few smart men drink plain cold
water, among others Sir Arthur
Walsh and Lord Charles Beresford.
The King has cider laid down in his
cellar, and among cider drinkers are
the Duke and Duchess of Teck. th •
Duchess of Leeds, Lord Knollys ana
Lord Mount Stephen. Beer is seldom
seen at dinner or luncheon, but iced
lager beer is popular at balls and lare
parties.
t’"* 0 '- RIBBON
PBNTOC GRSftM
Four Colors
Its delicious flavor
makes a treat of the
regular twice-a-day
care your teeth need.
Its safe, antiseptic
cleansing checks de
cay-germs and leaves
the mouth whole
some and non-acid.
Sold Everywhere
Minister ftabs ‘Tiger’
Then Rides With Him
"ST. ELMO” SATISFACTORY.
Miss Billy Long and her company
began a week’s engagement Monday
at the Atlanta in "St. Elmo,” present
ing the old Southern book play as ac
ceptably as it can be played.
The play is a selection from six of
fered the patrons of the Atlanta, and
the strength of the company lent itself
admirably to the play.
Mr. Vail as St. Elmo Murray, the
cynii* played the part forcibly and
sympathetically. Miss Long’s part,
Edna Earl, was almost negligible, but
was well handled.
Miss Inslee as Gertrud*- Hammond,
an irresponsible young girl, was re
sponsible for a delightful bit of char
acterization. quite naturally done.
St. Elmo” wilLbe seen nightly ami
Wednesday and Saturday matinees, i
for the Pennant Coupon
Sunday
What! The kibosh on the Van Dyke,
And an extra charge to boot
When the barber does* your mustache
With a curl so cute and sweet,
sweet and cute?
KANSAS CITY, May-
After he
had arrested Bert Snyder, driver for
a wholesale liquor company, on a
charge of violating the prohibition
law, the Rev. J. M. Dunlavy, welfare
officer of Kansas City, Kan., climbed
into Snyder’s wagon and accompanied
him as he delivered beer to his vari
ous customers.
The minister remained wifi* the
driver until be made his legal < v-
erieaiand- then U«»k i.im to th* police
siatlfn. where Uie Hum was released
on bond.
issue
But we’ve something to be thankful
for,
Downtrodden men;-by heck!
The barbers haven’t raised the price
For a shave
Upon
SECOND QUADRUPLET DIES.
BOSTON, May 27.—Eleanor Seeley,
one of the quadruplets born to Mrs.
Thomas H. Seeley, *»f Dorchester, is
dead of inanition. This is the sec
ond of the four babies to die. The
two others, now nine months old, are
in fine health.
if you uave anything to sell adver
tiss in The Sunday American. Lar
gest circulation of any Sunday news
paper in the South.
ir i
r "i
jit? i
1 il J