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Document Contains Severe Ar
raignment of Custom of Wear
ing Jewelry in This Country.
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 23.—All
controversies regarding the disposi
tion of the estate of Benjamin Frank
lin have been settled by the restora
tion of his will by the manuscript
repair department of the Historical
Society of Pennsylvania.
The document, recently resurrected
from a vault under the City Hall
for the purpose of verifying an of
fice copy, was found to have dete
riorated so much during more than
a century of obscurity that it was
practically indecipherable. Through
the renovating process to which it
was subjected It has regained much
of its original freshness and legibil
ity, making It possible for every de
tail to be understood.
In a finely-worded passage he
makes disposition of his best cane at’
follows: “My fine crabtree walking
stick with a gold head curiously
wrought in the form of the cap of
liberty I give to my friend and the
friend of mankind. General Washing
ton. If It were a scepter, he has mer
ited it and would become it. It was
a present to me from that excellent
woman, Mme. de Forback, the Dow
ager Duchess of Deux Pont*.”
A small painting of the King of
France, presented to him by that
monarch, which was mounted in a
frame containing *08 diamonds, he
bequeathed to his daughter, with the
following curious proviso: “The
King of France’s picture, set with 408
diamonds, to my daughter. Sarah
Bache, on the condition that she is
not to form any of the diamonds into
ornaments either for herself of
daughters, and. therefore, counte
nance the expensive, vain and useless
fashion of wearing jewels in this
country.”
HEARST’S SUNDAY AMERICAN, ATLANTA, CA„ SUNDAY, AUGUST 34, 1913.
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TOLD HE'D DIE
WHEN 29, BUT
LUG AT 191
Centenarian Walks to Church on
Last Birthday and Gives Sun’
day School Advice.
NEWBURGH, N. Y„ Aug. 23.—
William T. Oaborne, of this city, was
101 years old to-day and he didn't
mind it a bit.
Answer to “Old Subscriber,’’ “Vox
Populi,” “Constant Reader” and
“Friend of the Paper:” NO, HE
NEVER SMOKED OR DRANK.
In the spring of 1841—when he was
29—four physicians visited him at dif
ferent times to give him some con
crete idea of how much longer he
was going to adorn the earth. All |
said he was firmly in the grip of cop- I
sumption. Three said he'd be lucky i
to last more than a few days. The
fourth said Osborne didn't have a !
chance of picking anything off the I
next Christmas tree.
The four doctors are dead.
Five generations gathered at his
home to-day. Naturally, he was de
lighted. Being a regular communi
cant of Trinity Methodist Church, he
went there this morning. He wanted
to walk, but the temperature made
that seem unwise. Before the service
he addressed a class in the Sunday
school and told the scholars to be
clean in their habits, stick on the
sprinkling cart and keep up a strong
activity in labor. He thinks that if
he hadn’t worked so hard he would
not have taken part in to-day's party.
The old man didn't dance any jigs
to indicate that he was as lively as
he used to be, but he gave plenty of
evidence that he was around the
place. A natural decline in the power
of his eyes recently forced him to give
up reading but he still writes, can
hear well, enjoys walking and has a
good memory.
He was born nine miles from New
burgh. He has been a farmer, tan
ner and storekeeper. His wife Sarah
died eleven years ago at the age of
91.
OF PAIR 5 TlS
Young Engineer Kept From Love
by Succession of Revolu
tions,in Republic.
DENVER, Aug. 23.-—What chance
has a little fellow like the god of
love in a mlx-up with a big bully like
the person who holds down the Job
of god of war?
The young man Is Arthur N. Zwe-
tow, a mining engineer employed in
Mexico. He and the young woman,
Miss Mildred Lowln, have tried to
got married five times, to us« their
own expression, and each time that
god of war person has “butted in” and
dealt Cupid a knock-out blow.
Young Zwetow r is In Concepcion del
Oro, a mining camp near tho border
of the State of Coahulla. Six months
ago ho wrote his betrothed that he
had obtained a leave of absence and
the wedding halls would ring any
“ne she said. The young woman got
r trousseau ready and set the wed-
ng day. But the bridegroom did not
me. A letter from him said the
. oderals had started a war. the rail
road had quit running, bullets were
dying and he had to stay.
So It has been for five successive
attempts.
Girl Chases 8 Cows
With Auto; Gets $4
ilew Jersey Chauffeurette Uses Ma
chine to Hustle Bovine Tres
passers to Pound.
PETERSON, N. J., Aug. 23—Four
dollars of the money Joseph Smith
paid for the wanderings of his cows
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BILL BITS EVERT
CLASS
Professors, Trades, Occupations
and Even Day Labor Limited to
48 Hours Weekly Work.
SALEM, OREG., Aug. 23.—If the uni-
verbal eight-hour bill, filed under the
initiative to be voted on at the next
general election, should become a law
a day, or more than forty-eight hours
a w*eek.
By this law neither manual labor,
trades, nor the professions shall be
exempted, but every form of labor,
skilled or unskilled, as well as every
trade and profession, and person*
working therein or thereat, shall l»e
Included, In. by and under thi« law,
and the same ghall be Included, In, by
and under this law. within the State
or Oregon.
The measure provides that the
Labor Commissioner must see to the
enforcement of its provisions, and if
he does not do this immediately it be
comes mandatory upon the Governor
to remove the Labor Commissioner
from office.
AGED FATHER THRASHES SON
WHO THINKS HIM EASY PREY
EAST LIVERPOOL OHIO, Aug. 21.
When Francis Beaver, 30 years old,
charged his father, Henry Beaver,
aged 66, with having spoken in an un
complimentary tone of the former**
yesterday went into the purse of Miss
Minnie DeGray
Eight Smith cows entered her gar
den and were eating her corn. She
chased them in her auto out of the
field, across a lot, into the road and a
half-mile to the poundmaster’s yard.
Smith paid $8 for their release. Miss
DeGray received half of it.
it would revolutionize the Industries
of the State.
The measure is drafted to apply to
every industry, every business or vo
cation or profession in the State. No
one is to be permitted, under its pro
visions. to work for more than eight
hours out of nine consecutive hours
wife, the father resented the imputa
tion and soundly thrashed his son.
Thp son. thinking he could easily
worst his aged father, began the fight
with a hard blow on the elder man’*
nose. Thoroughly arou>*ed, Beaver, Sr.,
then started In and soon the son Was
lying on the ground with a fractured
ankle and a fractured right leg.
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ANNIVERSARY CLUB MEETS WIT
THE SOUTHERN STATES LIFE
toast, “Alabama—Her Part In the Na
tion’s Progress.”
Hon. W. S. Witham concluded the
evening’s gayety with a wonderful
potpourri when he was presented to
his hearers, with the following title
for his toast, “A Toast, Like a Text,
Is Given to Talk From.”
J. R. WILLIAMS, Vice President.
splendid work just closed, and the
beginning of the new year of the An
niversary Club, the first month of
which’saw the agents break all pro
ducing records.
Officers are not elected by the An
niversary Club, but office Is won by
the amount of insurance written. The
T. PETERS, JR.. Georgia Vice President
Banquet Menu.
B. B. MURRAY, Florida Vice President.
H. CLAY SMITH, Alabama Vice Pres.
Leading Life Insurance
Agents Hold Conven
tion Here—Every Man
Produced Over $100,-
000 Worth of Paid For
Business in Twelve
Months — Interesting
Sessions Held.
There was a feast of reason, a spar
kle of wit and a flow of soul at the
brilliant banquet given at the Hotel
Ansley last night when the Sixth An
nual Convention of the Anniversary
Club of the Southern States Life In
surance Company brought that gath
ering to a close.
Over one hundred guests were pres
ent.
This convention is celebrated by
those members of the agency force of
The Southern States Life Insurance
Company who produced over $100,000
worth of paid for insurance during
the year which ends June 30.
This convention had been in ses
sion two days, business sessions be
ing held in the morning, the after
noon and evening being given over
to entertainment.
Opening Session.
The first session of the Conven
tion was held in the assembly room
J. C. WALDEN, SR., President.
of the Hotel Ansley on Friday morn
ing. The largest attendance in tha
history of the club was present.
President Wilmer L. Moore, of The
Southern States Life Insurance Com
pany, greeted the club membership In
a warm address of welcome, In which
he congratulated them upon the
.'ffcian ' \
Hotel Ansley Scene of
Wonderful Banquet to
Club Last Night— i
Toasts Were Made by
Speaker Burwell.Hon.
C. B. Brown, of Ala
bama, Hon. W. S.
Witham and Clark
Howell.
"Success Is Measured by Ambition.”
He was followed by Hon. Clark
Howell, who resnonded to the toast,
"Civic Duties—Every Man Has His
Part.”
Hon. Cyrus B. Brown, Assistant
Commissioner of Insurance for the
State of Alabama, i©presented that
commonwealth and responded to the
were carried out In tip- flowers, ice*
and place cards.
President Wilmer L. Moore presided
as toastmaster, and Introduced the
speakers.
J. C, Walden, Sr., President of tho
Club, was the first and his response
to the toast, “The Anniversary Club—
the Top Rung,” was warmly received.
He was followed by J. R. Williams.
Vice President, whose subject, “The
Southern States Life—Confidence Be
gets Loyalty,” was handled in a
splendid manner.
G. J. McDowell, a member of the
Anniversary Club, and a familiar
speaker at these banquets, responded
to the toast, “The Keystone Degree—
An Incentive to Work.”
Burwell Responds.
Speaker W. H. Burwell, of the Gen
eral Assernblv of Georgia, delivered
a splendid toast in response to Pres
ident Moore’s cordial Introduction, on
MENU
GEORGIA CANTALOUPE
CELERY QUEEN OLIVES ALMONDS
CONSOMME FLORENTINE
CHEESE STRAWS
POMPANO A LA CARONDELET POTATOES ANNA
CALVE S SWEETBREAD ST. CLAIR
MOYENS PEAS
CHICKEN FILLET, LUCULLUS
PEELED ASPARAGUS HOLLANDAISE
LETTUCE, RUS RIAN DRESSING
BEATEN BISCUIT
MOUSSE A LA PAR1SIENNE
» PETITS FOUR
CHEESE AND BENT’S CRACKER
DEMI TASSE
APO LLTNARIS
CIGARS
agent writing the most business is
President, the second man is Vice
President, the leaders In each State
are State Vice Presidents.
J. C. Walden, Sr., of Alabama, won
the coveted honor of President. J.
Williams, of South Carolina, was
installed as Vice President.
Officers Installed.
The State Vice Presidents Installed
were T. Peters, Jr., of Georgia; B. U.
Murray, of Florida; H. Clay Smith, of
Alabama, and G. J. McDowell, of
South Carolina.
In addition to these there were
present other mem’ rs of thltJ Club
who qualified for 1912-13: H. N.
McAfee, of Georgia, a member for the
sixth time; H, Willis Hogg, of Geor
gia, a member for the third time; J.
T. We«rm\ of Georgia, the oldest
member of the agency force of tho
company in point of service, for the
sixth time; Fred Hines, of South Car
olina, for the fifth time, and L. E.
Black, Jr., C. S. Gurr and J. R. Mun-
roe, for the first time.
Joe W. Vinson, whose absence from
the meeting, owing to ill health, was
greatly regretted by all present, com
pletes his fifth year of membership
He also signalized his Intention of
making his election for next year sure
by not only leading the agency forc^
in the month of July but by beating
his own and all other previous records
of written business in any one month,
and thereby establishing a high mark
for agents to aim at.
Brief addresses w r ere delivered to
the club by the President and Vico
President of the Club.
Unanimously Re-elected.
Robert F. Moore, Agency Secretary
w-as unanimously re-elected Secretary
of the Anniversary Club, which po
sition he has held with credit since
the beginning of the organization.
Following the roll call of the An
niversary Club badges and certificates
were distributed, after which the first
“Keystone Degree” was conferred.
“New Policy” was the subject of an
interesting paper by Supervisor of
Agents. W. S. McLeod, which was fol
lowed by discussion and questions.
Agency Secretary Robert F. Moore
followed with an interesting paper on
“Items of Expense Charged to First
Year’s Business—Economy, What it
Means to the Agent and the Policy-
ROBERT F. MOORE, Secretary.
holder.” His paper was followed by
discussion and questions.
The photograph of the Anniversary
Club, which appears on this page, was
taken, after which the Club was en
tertained at luncheon at the Capital
City Club by President Moore. Fridav
afternoon the Club attended the base
ball game and Friday evening occu
pied boxes at the Forsyth theater.
Concluding Session.
The concluding s salon of this In
teresting convention was held on Sat
urday morning, at which time a sym
posium of talks entitled “Confidential
Chats With Medical Depart ment,”
was participated in by E. M. Veat^h,
Dr. Gaines, Dr. W. S. Kendrick and
Samuel Barnett, Actuary. This WQ3
followed by discussion and questions.
“The Company’s Method of Pay
ment of Death Claims—What It
Should Mean to the Supervisor, the
Agent, the Company and the Bene
ficiary,” was delivered by Supe^rvis >r
Frank E. Brodnax. This was fol
lowed by a discussion on the analysis
of this subject under the following
heads: (1) Bankers Agents Contracts.
(2) Local Advertisement; (3) Draft
on Local Bank, and (4) Follow Up of
Prospects from Payment.
j. E. McLauchlin, Director of th*>
Metropolitan Agency, followed with
an interesting talk on “Systematic
Following Up of Prospects.”
A symposium of actual experiences
by all agents came next and the for
mal addresses of the Convention we^
concluded wflth a most interesting ad
dress by Hon. Hervey W. Laird, for
mer Assistant Insurance Commis
sioner of Alabama, and now Asslsta it
to President Wilmer L. Moore.
Entertained at Luncheon.
The Club was entertained at lunch
eon at the Hotel Ansley and again at*
tended the baseball game In the af
ternoon.
The Banquet at the Hotel Ansley
last night was probably the most bril
liant gathering held in the history of
the Club and the Hotel.
Over one hundred guests were en
tertained. The colors of the Southern
States Life Insqrance Company—Red,
Blue and White, and the Keystone
Arch, the insignia of the Company,
THE SOUTHERN STATES LIFE INSURANCE UO. .v.s ,\i v OEUE.