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4 A TTEARST’S SUNDAY AMERICAN, ATLANTA, 0A„ SUNDAY, JULY 27, lOU Slashed Skirts Block Fitfh Avenue +•+ +•+ +•+ +•+ N.Y. Mob Jeers Four Gay Women •!*••!* *!*•+ +•*!* Police Rescue Scared Wearers An actual snapshot of a slashed skirt wearer just before she and some other women caused a traffic blockade in Fifth avenue, New York. Governor Keeps Silence While His Friends Sound Georgia, and the Hoke Smith Clan Prepares to Decide the Factional Struggle. There ia a well-defined, positive and p rgressive movement on to nominate Governor John M. Slaton for Senator in next year's primary. The Governor himself is not known to be a paity to It, and the impres sion is that he is not, at least, di rectly. Nevertheless, the Slaton senatorial boom is on, and it is causing no end of comment, not only among mem bers of the Legislature now in At lanta ami visiting statesmen, but throughout the State generally. Guvvrnor Slaton certainly has said no public word that can be twisted or construed into the suggestion of his senatorial candidacy, and it prob ably is true that he has given the matter only the most casual thought thus far. It is generally taken for granted that Senator Moke Smith will he a candidate to succeed himself. He has served a portion of Senator day’s cnexpired term and has given his friends to understand that he will be In the August primary of next year. Brown Name Discussed. If there is to be a hotly contested senatorial campaign next year, there fore. it likely will open ulong about May. Before Governor Brown retired lrom the Executive Office, his name frequently was discussed for the senatorial succession. The wiser and more experienced cbservers of things political in <#eor- p.a predict confidently that Governor Slaton and former Governor Brown will r.ot both be in the senatorial race, and that whichever announces, If either, it will be with a pretty thor- < ugh understanding of what the oth- tr will do. The dopesmiths, therefore, are fig uring a ? < natoriul race next year with Senator Smith on the one hand and either Governor Brown or Qovernor BJuton on the other. Which one it shall be probably will be thrashed out between this time and January 1, 1914. If Governor Slaton elects to have a try for the Senate next year, there by giving up the Governorship at the expiration of a first term, it will pre cipitate a very warm fight for the Executive succession, and already ru mor is fixing that up also. Both Factions Groom Men. In the event Governor Slaton an nounces for the Senate, it is said that Congressmen Hardwick will be put in the race for Governor by the friends of Senator Smith, and that Congressman Gordon Lee or former President of tile Semite W. S West will he his opponent, put forth by the Slaton ind Brown people. In addition to the aforementioned gub.-i natorial prospects reported mmv or let i " lull g t > have theta* selves figured upon, it is being stage- whispered that Speaker Burwell and Pr •: Merit Anderson, of the present l egislature, have their eaVs to the 1 round, and Attorney General Thom- S. Felder is another Barkis thought to be not absolutely and al together unwilling. Old Fo~s Once More. Of oour t, if the Slaton senatorial boom really isn’t a boom at all. and if the Governor should put a quietus upon it. why, then, the rather pret ty and thrilling house of cards the wl«e political bigwigs have set up will tumble down, and the next sen atorial race will resolve itself, per haps, into a fight between those an cient enemies. Senator Hoke Smith and former Governor “Little Joe” Brown. If that race materializes, it will be hot enough for all ordinary purposes, t > be sure, and in a way it would be more clean cut and demonstrative of genuine strength, moreover. It would line up for a final battle royal the two factions that have dis puted control in Georgia for many years, with the assured prospect ahead that a settlement had come at last to stay put. That there will be a merry war for the senatorial succession n*»xt year is not to be doubted. Senator Smith’s friend? realize it and make no bones of admitting it. They, however, express themselves as perfectly willing to meet the is sue thus set up. if that becomes nec essary. They call attention to his undoubt ed influence in the Senate and his •’••seness to the White House, and they assert that he is more useful Georgia in Washington than he ’ r;s evenin the State Capitol in At- 3r rta. Un the other hand the Senator’s ’ Moving friends claim that far from withdrawing from Georgia politics s rwe he was sent to Washington, he is more intimately engaged in under taking t«» shape things locally than over before, and that his hand fig- tires in every political frame-up es- v*d even to the smallest and most inconsequential poetofflees. SEASHORE EXCURSION AUGUST 7. J acksonville, Brunswick, St. Simcn, Cumberland, At lantic Beach, $6.00—Limit ed 6 days. Tampa, Fla., $8 —Limited 8 da vs. TWO SPECIAL TRAINS. 10 p. m. solid Pullman train. lf kl5 p. m. Coach train. Reservations Now. TERN RAILWAY. Taxicab Needed Also to Quell the Stampede Caused by Daring Costumes. NEW YORK, July 26.—It required three policemen. a quick-witted chauffeur ‘ and a taxicab to rescue from a Jeering crowd four young women who ventured into Fifth ave nue dressed in gowns of the latea: and most daring Parisian styles. The young women, who. It is said, are models, appeared shortly after noon. Each was bewilderlngly clad, the most striking point of their at tire being skirts daringly slashed above the knee. The slash was : n front, too. which gave he skirt a rather startling appearance as the wearer walked. And every skirt Was of the “transparent” variety that »s calculated to “turn the head” of any man. A crowd quickly collected. Up Fifth avenue from Forty-first to For ty-second street the unique parade passed. At every step recruits fell into line, and soon the crowd over flowed the curb and threatened to hold up traffic for blocks. By the time they had reached the library esplanade the girls were badly fright ened and striving to get away from their pursuers. At Forty-second street and Fifth avenue the Jam became so great that the fair devotees of fashion were un able to progress. Backed against the wall, they were forced to listen for several moments to remarks of a complimentary, but embarrassing, na ture from grinning and appreciative spectators. Traffic policemen finally forced a path for a taxicab and the four blushing young women were hoisted In and wheeled away. Tin Cans Now Used To Make Shingles Pittsburg Inventor Finds Way to Utilize Component Part of City Trash Heaps. PITTSBURG. July 26.—An indus trial process makes it possible to con- \ert a disreputable and wholly un lovely tin can into a roof shingle. Every dump in the Pittsburg district is being raked over far old tin cans. The shingles have been tested and pronounced good. A machine for cutting off the ends of the can and rolling it into a straight form is now operating. After being rolled straight, it is put through a corrugating machine. It is then put through a weatherproofing process and through a vat containing a liquid paste, like tar. SNAKE GULPS HER APPLE. SUNBURY. PA., July 26.—Sitting in a hammock that was swung under a tree. Miss Lillian Gaul, who lives on a farm a mile to the south of town, fel» asleep with a small harvest apple in her hand. Something awakened her, and she wae horrified to find a small garter srakej in her lap trying to swal low th* apple, which had rolled from her hand. Watch Marks Time Of Owner's Death Timepiece Stops When Machinist Drops Dead From Heart Fail ure on Street Car. MILWAUKEE, July 26. — When Gustav Maresch, a machinist em ployed by the Columbia Construction Company, dropped dead from heart failure on a Muskego avenue car on Eleventh avenue, his watch, which he had carried for seven years and which he boasted never lost a second, sud denly stopped. Maresch, according to reports made by the street car crew and the police, fell from his seat in the car at 6:34 a in. The large silver watch taken from the body at the morgue showed that it had stopped at that moment BOARD AT $3.25 PER MONTH. BALTIMORE. July 26.—The hgli cost of living has no terrors for Air. and Mrs. Jacob Lindeman, No. 23 North Eden street, who furnished board anti lodging for adults at $3.25 a month and made a fair profit—until the boarders began to leave without paying. Then the Lindemans had to close their boarding hoUf*e. MANY WIDOWS MARRY. VANCOUVER. WASH.. July 26.—Of the 171 marriage licenses issued in Clark Court.v in June, fifty were to widows. The greatest number of those married came fron Portland. Cornish, Where Summer Capital Is Located, Is Mythical Village in Vermont Hills. By JONATHAN WINFIELD. CORNISH, N. H„ July -26.—(There really Isn’t any such place as Cor nish. but It makes a good date line.) When President Wilson selected the mythical town of Cornish for the “Summer Capital of the United States” and the Churchill home as the Summer White House, he little dreamed that he was getting within striking distance of the most qnique town in the United States. Yes, I know that “most unique” is a phrase condemned by all writers and speakers of good English, but it is the only superlative adjective applicable to the town of Baltimore, Vermont. There Is at least one other Balti more in the United States which has gained prominence because of its size and the excellence of its crabs .and oysters. Baltimore. Vt., has exactly 22 inhabitants and 12 voters! Also, 1 have It directly from the oldest in- habitanf of the place that neither of the other Baltimore’s luxuries have ever reached this namesake of the Maryland metropolis. Few Know of Town. So small is the town of Baltimore, Vt., that but a select few in this sec tion of the country know of its ex istence. Shortly after my arrival here I heard rumors of the strangeness of the town from a “foreigner” here, who had evinced an interest in the peculiar things in his adopted land. The only man in Windsor, N. H., the town opposite Cornish, who would admit that he had ever heard of such a place was the oldest Inhabitant, Da vis by name, who volunteered to guide me to the smallest town in the Uni ted States, provided I would supply the automobile. The road to Baltimore led up the side of a steep mountain and during our a went the patriarch of Windsor regaled me with strange tales of the town which we were approaching. In Vermont, it appears, every town must have a charter. Baltimore obtained its charter in 1736 when there were twenty people in the township—think of it, a cen tury and a quarter, and the population of a town increases only 10 per cent, or two persons. Baltimore Holds Back Returns. In this connection, said the oldest inhabitant, an interesting incident oc curred during the 1900 election for President. Vermont was the laut State to file returns of her election in that year. Indeed she v^as so far be hind the others that many queries were made from Washington as to the reason for the delay. “Baltimore has not yet sent in the returns” came back the reply from Montpelier to each of the questions concerning th reason for Vermont’s tardiness. Fin ally one enterprising New York news paper sent a man up to "discover” Baltimore and to find out why It had not sent in Its election returns. After many hardship* he reached the town and put the question to the leading citizen, who renlied with a tone of surprise: “Waal, you see, we done forgot to vote on the right dav, an’ we’re waitin’ to find out if it's le gal to vote now.” They have little or no money «n Baltimore, practically all the ex change of commodities being done oy means of direct trading. The commu nity is practically self-supporting, and the inhabitants make their own clothing and knit their own socks. Even their hats are home products. The only article of wear that I could find which was not made by the Bal timoreans was their shoes. These are curiosities! The men of the village—pardon, town—on week days wear the most primitive of foot wear—leather boots with iron soles. The Sheriff of Baltimore showed me his pair of nevefe-wear-outs, which, he said, had been fn his family for 30 years, and they did not show the lea3: sign of giving way. Sheriff Kennedy informed me that he and his sons had "leather shoes ' for Sunday wear, but he admitted that they were ‘ a mite uncomfort able after wearing the other kind.” The only mail which reaches Bal timore arrives every other week. Their school is their mother’s knee, their church the parlor of the Sher fff’s home. Every one of the 22 In habitants is related, and their physi cal condition is a touching proof *»f the evils of intermarriage and the danger of tuberculosis in the moun tain districts. Lincoln Highway To Cross Country Association Plans to Spend $10,000,- 000 on Mammoth Undertaking of Coast to Coast Road. DETROIT. July 26—The Lincoln Highway Association is the new name of what has been known formerly as the Coast to Coast Rock Highway Asso ciation. according to a formal announce ment made at the headquarters just es tablished here. It is declared that the object and purposes of this mammoth undertaking have not been charged, and of the $10,000,000 necessary to carry the work through to completion more than $4, 200.000 has already been pledged. In fact, engineers of the Lincoln High way Association are already at work mapping out the route of the highway. Uncle Sam Enters Moving Picture Field Films Are Being Made to Aid Work of Reclaiming Lands in West. Four Days Left in Race for Shet- lands—Splendid Chance for Every Entry. Standing of the contestants In The Georgian and American pony contests again is published Sunday. It was found impossible to change the stand ing every day, or even to bring them completely up to date for Sunday, but the vote tables, as printed, In complete as they are. show that it still is ‘anybody's race,” and that the contestants are passing and re passing one another at the lead in bewilder ing fashion. Four days remain of the contest, and only two days of the “Red Let ter Ballot” offer. Many of the boys and girls have been holding strength in reserve for this final spurt and from Sunday on to the close will set a trying pace for the “trailers.” It Is no time for the weak-hearted, but it is the very season which the real contenders enjoy. Large numbers of the boys and girls are expected Sunday to visit the newly arrived poples, which are “tabled with the original nine In the rear of Loomis street. The baker’s dozen of newcomers are beauties. One is just the thing for some little fel low—it is so small that it could stand between the legs of a full-grown trot- ing horse and never disturb the big fellow*. Good Breeding Shown. All have kind faces, with small heads and ears, considered by horse men to be the signs of good breed ing. John G. Mobley, who raised the po nies. wrote an Interesting account of how they were shipped in his last letter to The American. “I had three carpenters working all day building thirteen crates, one-for each of the ponies.” he says. "Into each crate was built a box, later filled with oats. Each pony was given a new tin pail full of water and hitched to the crate with a new halter. They should arrive In per feet condition.” They did. No one ever saw a friskier bunch than was unloaded from the express car Thursday. The “dark horse” who has been waiting for the final week to make a sprint to victory has an excellent chance in the “Red Letter Ballots,” which make subscriptions for The Sunday American count strongly in vote totals. A $2 year's subscription to The Sunday American yields thi contestant 2,000 votes, and even a $1 subscription, for six months, yields 800 votes. These are not extra votes, but include both the regular and ex- tia votes. It is not necessary, the contest manager explains to clip a coupon from the paper for every “Red Let ter Ballot.” It serves as well to write “Red Letter Ballot” on the corner of the receipt which every contestant uses. Four More Busy Days. Someone is sure to be disappointed when the contest closes and the dis appointed boys and girls will be those who were too sure of their strength, and "took it easy.” Those who did their level best will not be disap pointed, for they will have the satis faction of knowing that they were fairly beaten. The only soreness will be felt by those who say “I could have done more, but I thought it was needless.” By next Sunday probably It will be possible to announce the winners. But in the meantime there will be a busy four days. WASHINGTON, July 26.—Through the award of contracts for several thousand feet of motion picture films it has become known that the United States Government is eneaged in the moving picture business on a large scale. The enterprise is being carried on by the Reclamation Service in its camps ;n the West, a number of which have been established for great irrigation projects and other engineering work. The “movies*” fur nish their part in the general scheme to keep the workmen and their fam ilies, Isolated from the world, con tented and happy. Woman to Run for Council in Chicago “Bath House John” and “Hinky Dink” to Have Rival in First Ward. CHICAGO, July 26.—Mrs. Anna Car- lo-Blasi is a candidate to represent the First Ward in the City Council. For many years she has been a leader among the thousands of Italians who live in the First Ward, and she has lent her aid admitted as important, to “Hinky Dink’’ Kenna and “Bathhouse h.bn” Coughlin, who, from time imme morial. have been returned to the Coun- •ii by the First Ward quite as a matter of course. “But they have been Aldermen long enough,” said Mrs. Celia Palmer, quot ing Mrs. Blasi, her mother. "Thousands of working men and women. Italian, German, Bohemian and of other nation alities, have urged her to run.” Gets 7,109 Words On Back of Postal Albanian Athlete Proves To Be a Wizard When it Comes to Fine Writing. BOSTON, July 26.—Joseph S. A. Ber- tasso, Albanian, athlete and “small let ter champion,” maintains he is the “finest writer in the world,” and from the records 9 available it appears that his claim is well founded. Bertasso lays claim to trie unusual art of engrossing legibly, on the back of an ordinary postal card, more tnan one- quarter of the words to be found in the most modern unabridged dictionaries, and that by so doing he has more than doubled the record of any other “fine” or “small” writer >n the world. Bertasso’s record is 7.109 words, writ ten with an ordinary pen, on the back of an ordinary postal card, in seven hours and fifteen minutes. $25,000 To Be Spent On Nickel Problem Massachusetts Institute t*> Investi gate How Far Five Cents Should Carry Passenger. BOSTON, July 26.—The Massachu setts Institute of Technology will spend $5,000 annually for five years, the gift of an anonymous benefactor, to determine how far a street rail way can carry a passenger with rea sonable profit for a nickel. Incident ally it may use some of the money to investigate the conflicting claims j of the Boston Elevated and the citi zens of Ward 26. The railroad com- • nany declared it can not afford a 5- ! rent fare to Hyde Park and the citi zens there say it can and should. ‘Valueless’ Land Worth Thousands Farmer Awakens to Knowledge De spised Acres Are Desired by Lumber Company. MEDICINE LODGE, KANS., July 26.—Ten acres of plow land in a little canyon for which he never expected to get $100 has been found by J. W. Smith, known hereabouts as “Buffalo'* Smith, to hold a fortune for him. The ten acres are covered with old walnut trees, the only grove of the kind with in miles of this city. Several years ago Smith rented his ranch, which included the canyon of walnut trees, and went to Idaho. Sev eral months ago a timber hunter for a walnut mill learned of the gro/u and tried to buy .he land. The man’s insistence aroused Smith’s curiosity and he came back to look it over. Smith had a survey made of the patch and Is now dicker ing with the walnut mill for a sale. The last offer w as for $10,000 for th .» patch. He is holding out for more. Harvard Planning to Start Kindergarten University to Experiment in Edu cation of Children From 4 to 6 Years of Age. CAMBRIDGE, MASS., July 26 — Harvard plans to establish an experi mental kindergarten rext fall with children from 4 to 6 years of age. The faculty of the department of eu- I ucation will be in charge. The proposal is to accept about 100 students of either sex at a tuition fee of $100. They will be carried through I to the age of 9 years. ^ ■ - ■--'■■■ ■ = BALTIMORE, MD. $20.85 Round Trip $20.85 Tickets on sale August 1, 2 and 3. Return limit Au gust 15. Through electric lighted steel sleeping cars. Dining cars on most con venient schedules. SOUTHERN RAILWAY. Railroad Chief Leaves' $20,000 to Secretary Man Who Ended Life In Missouri River Provides Handsomely for Employee in Will. Notorious “Black Bart” Holzhay Released from Michigan Prison After Serving for 24 Years. MARQUETTE, MICH., July 26 — "Black Bart” Holzhay, whose crimi nal career was one of the most spec tacular ever recorded in the United States, is now a free man, after hav ing served twenty-four years of a life sentence imposed on him in 1889 for murder. His release is made possible by legislation enacted two years ago, which extends the benefits of the parole law to convicts undergoing life sentence. Holzhay Is now 47 years old. When he entered prison he was Illiterate and possessed a record as* a desperado, stage coach and train robber. He gave the prison much trouble during the first few years, but following a surgical operation his character changed completely and he became a model prisoner. Had Picturesque Career. Because of his swarthy appearance and ill-kept beard Holzhay gained the name of “Black Bart,’’ the bandit, and under that sobriquet he became notorious as the moft picturesque criminal in the histories of Wisconsin and Michigan—the terror of two States. His exploits in the woods of North ern Michigan rivaled those of Jesse James. A peaceful lumberlack for a long while, he suddenly broke into a series of crimes which continued until the mention of his* name struck terror to the hearts of travelers in the North woods. Holzhay’s career of crime continued unmolested, banks, stores, trains, stage coaches and private houses alike falling into his hands and get ting out again w T ith less than they possessed before. Finally Holzhay planned to hold up the stage which passed Lake Gogebic, learning that several Chicago bankers, among them A. E. Fleischbein, were to be on board. He stopped the coach and demand ed the money from the bankers. Fleischbein reached his hand into his pocket, but instead of cash he pulled out a revolver. Before he could shoot, the bandit had fired and Fleischbein fell mortally wounded. A second man tried to resist, but Holzhay shot him also, searched the men and got away. Two States Joint in Pursuit. The authorities of two States took up the pursuit. Trains were watched and stages guarded. But for a long time Holzhay evaded his pursuers. He slept in the woods, only going to the villages for necessary food. He was captured in Republic. In his cell he was as fearless as if he were holding up a train or a coach. On one occasion he stole a table knife, sharpened it on the flloor of his cell and held one of the guards at bay. Finally the physicians decided that he was insane, and he was seflt to the asylum at Ionia. There he was oper ated upon and then returned to Mar quette. Since the operation Holzhay has been a different man. He has given no trouble whatever, his demeanor has bef»n as gentle as that of a child, and all his time when not at work has been devoted to reading. KANSAS CITY, July 26.—The win of George Townsend, lnterurban rail, way builder, who ended his life in th* Missouri River, filed for probate her^ leaves his estate to his relatives and to Mrs. M. A. Schadden, his privati secretary. Henry M. Beardsley, his attorney, said he thought $25,000 would cove) the personal property. The remalndej of the estate is composed mostly ol Kansas lands, which are expected .* bring the total to $100,000. Mrs. M. A. Schadden, of Kansa* City, his confidential secretary, wa) originally bequeathr**: $2,500. This had been changed to $20,000. Townsend was a brother of Congressman Town send, of New r Jersey. STRAY DOG SAVES TOWN WHEN HE DISCOVERS FIRE IOWA CITY, LOWA, July 26.-—A* stray dog, sheltered for the night by a kindly man, saved the town of Downey from destruction by Are when It awakened Its protector, Station Agent Flynn, who found a nearby store and factory ablaze. The two structures were destroyed, but Flynn aroused the town and the citizens, Improvising a Are brigade, saved thei remainder of the village. Jacobs’ Liver Salt On Arising and You’ll Enjoy Your Breakfast FINDS SNAKE IN HIS BED. NASHVILLE, IND., July 26.—Joshua Rogers, living 5 miles south of Coooer, can explain the feeling cf a man who awakens suddenly and finds a big blacksnake his bedfellow. O appetite in the morning? Bilious? Head ache? Best thing In the world for you is Jacobs’ Liver Salt. Bad breath, bil-* iousness, consti pation, flatulence, daytime drowsi ness, wakefulness at night, means FOOD-POISONING. Undigested food, fermented, is doling out poison to the system. Jacobs’ Liver Salt instantly flushes the alimentary tract with water, sending a cleansing stream through It from all parts of the system. Pack ed. clogging matter is loosened ami with the fermentation washed away, pressure Is removed, liver and kid neys resume their natural cleansing processes of elmination. No forced action, as with calomel, and severe purgatives; never a griping pain or nausea. Take Jacobs’ Liver Salt on arising. It is effervescent and stimulating. You feel better at once, good appetite for breakfast and good digestion; that dull heaviness vanishes and your brain is clear and quick. Keeps one up to the notch. Jacobs’ Liver Salt Is the business man’s best stimulant. 25c, delivered anywhere, postpaid. All Jacob’s Stores And Druggist* Generally Takes Off Freckles, Removes Tan. BeautIfy your complexion. Get rid of those freckles. You can invest 50c in u Jar of WILSO N’S iHECKLE CREAM ami they’ll disappear. Severe cases may require two Jars—no more. We posi tively guarantee this, and If your complexion isn’t fully restored to its natu ral beauty, we agree to refund your money without argument. .Uid in addition, WILSON’S FRECKLE CREAM is a fine, fragrant toilet cream. I Doesn't cause hair to grow and does positively remove TAN and FRECKLES, i Fry it at our risk. Price 50c—sent by i mail if desired. Mammonth jars $1.00. j WILSON S FAIR SKIN SOAP 25c. Wil- { son Freckle Cream (To., Charleston. S. C.. makers. For sale and guaranteed i by all druggists. Delayed Shipment of Gold- Filled Frames Just Received Great numbers of people have been unable to get our special offer glasses in last few days on account of this shipment. As they are now in, you will have another opportunity. ALL THIS WEEK $£? Gold-Filled $« .00 GLASSES 1 = Bifocals and Lenses Ground to Order of Lowest Prices Columbian Optical Co. 81-8J Whitehall Street- With Columbian Book Co. NUXCARA Cures Indigestion! Indigestion and all its accompanying evils—headache, loss of appetite, sleep lessness and irritability—can be com pletely and permanently cured. TAKE NUXCARA 3 Times a Day One-half hour before each meal. Then eat what you please, for NUXCARA will in stantly relieve while gradually effecting a permanent cure. NUXCARA is a pure vegetable prep aration. ASK YOUR DRUGGIST $1.00 a bottle, 6 for $5.00 Lamar-Rankin Drug Co. DISTRIBUTORS Edmondson Drug Co. Special Atlanta Agents 106 N. Pryor 11 N. Broad St. Manufactured by the NUXCARA Co., Atlanta