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HEARST’S SUNDAY AMERICAN, ATLANTA, GA, SUNDAY, AUGUST -24, 1!)T3.
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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 hie 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 ae
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 Ponts.”
A small painting of the King of
France, pre**ented 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 mv 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.”
m HE'D I
WHEN 28. BIT
Centenarian Walks to Church on
Last Birthday and Gives Sun'
day School Advice.
NEWBURGH, N. Y., Aug. 23 —
William T. Osborne, 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 con
sumption. Three said he’d be lucky
to last more than a few days. The
fourth said Osborne didn’t have a
chance of picking anything off the
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.
IB IN BIIEXIGD
OF PAIR 5 TIMES
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 mix-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 Lcwln. have tried to
get married five times, to us»e their
own expression, and each time that
god of war person has “butted in” and
dealt Cupid a knock-out blow.
Young Zwetow is in Concepcion del
Oro, a mining camp near the border
of the State of Coahulla. Six months
ago he wrote his betrothed that he
had obtained a leave of absence and
the wedding halls would ring uny
time she said. The young woman got
her trousseau ready and sot the wed
ding day. Rut the bridegroom did not
come. A letter from him said the
Federals had started a war, the rail
road had quit running, bullets were
flying and he had to stay.
S§v> It has been for five successive
attempts.
Girl Chases 8 Cows
With Auto; Gets $4
New 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
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.
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BILL BITS EVERY
CUSS
Professors, Trades, Occupations
and Even Day Labor Limited to
48 Hours Weekly Work.
SALEM, OREG., Aus. 23.—If the un1-
versal eight-hour bill, filed under the
Initiative to be voted on at the next
general election, should become a law
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
a day, or more than forty-eight hour*
a week.
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 be
Included, in, by and under this* law,
and the same shall be Included, in, oy
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. 2L
When Francis Beaver, 30 years old,
charged his father, Henry Beaver,
age«d 66, with having spoken in an un
complimentary tone of the former's
wife, the father resented the Imputa
tion and soundly thrashed his son.
The son. thinking he could easily
worst his aged father, began the fight
with a hard blow on the elder man’s
nose. Thoroughly aroused, Beaver. Sr.,
then started In and soon the son’was
lying on the ground with a fractured
ankle and a fractured right leg.
ANNIVERSARY CLUB MEETS WIT
THE SOUTHERN STATES LIFE
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
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, woa
the coveted honor of President. J. L
Williams, of South Carolina, was
installed as Vice President.
Officers Installed.
The State Vice Presidents installed
were T. Peters, Jr., of Georgia; B. B.
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 this Club
who qualifL d 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. Weenm of Georgia, the oldest
member of the agency force of the
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
wr
He also signalized his Intention of
making his election for next year sure
by not only leading the agency fores
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 were delivered to
the club by the President and Vice
President of the Club.
Unanimously Re-elected.
Robert F. Moore, Agency Secretar.-,
was 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” w-as 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-
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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 ision of this in
teresting convention was held on Sat
urday morning, at which time a sym
posium of talks entitled “Confidentia!
Chats With Medical Department, ’
was participated in by E. M. Veat_*h,
Dr. Gaines, Dr. W. S. Kendrick and
Samuel Barnett, Actuary. This was
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,” wag delivered by Supervis >r
Frank E. Brodnax. This w r as 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
Follow ing Up of Prospects.”
A symposium of actual experience*
by all agents came next and the for
mal addresses of the Convention W'e r o
concluded with a most interesting ad
dress by Hon. Hervey W. Laird, for
mer Assistant Insurance Commis
sioner of Alabama, and now Assista 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. Tho colors of the Southern
States Life Insurance Company—Red,
Blue and White, and the Keystone
Arch, the insignia of the Company,
'Tftsisn fi
Hotel Ansley Scene of
Wonderful Banquet to
Club Last Night—
Toasts Were Made by
Speaker Burwell.Hon.
C. B. Brown, of Ala
bama, Hon. W. S.
Witham and Clark
Howell.
were carried out in th*- flowers, icas
and place cards.
President Wilm.r L. Moore presided
as toastmaster, and introduced the
speakers.
J. C, Walden, Sr., President of the
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-