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■ "W 10 D TfEARST’S SUNDAY AMERICAN. ATLANJTA, QA_ SUNDAY, ATGT7ST 31, 1913. LIFE PRISONER Society Leader Poses as •Vt+ Dances Barefoot With Neptune Thomas Bram, Who Declares He Served 17 Years for Another's Crime, Wants Work. Continued From Preceding Page. prisoners. Only absolute pardon could free him. Through the efforts of Pram's new found friends, Congressman William Schley Howard of Georgia Introduced a bill and fought it to a passage pro viding that life prisoners could be pa roled after fifteen years of servitude. This opened the way for Bram’s parole. Another powerful ally for him appeared In Colonel Daniel W. Kountree. Atlanta attorney, who took up the fight. The prisoner was eligi ble for parole July 12, and at that time the papers in his case were filed with the parole board In Washington. Pigeonholed Order Found. Bram’s attorney, who had fought his case In Boston, never has ques tioned his innocence. Since that time, according to Bram, this attor ney has been made District Attor ney, and his assistance in the mat ter of obtaining the parole was of the greatest weight. As soon as their showing was sub mitted, the parole board decided to act favorably and so reported, hut in some way the recommendation found its way to a Washington depart mental pigeonhole, and the parole or der was not forthcoming. Bram’s hopes had been raised high, and when days and weeks passed without the expected order giving him freedom, this hope turned to the blackest despair, but his friends didn't quit for a minute. They put power ful influences to work. The pigeon holed report was discovered, and Wednesday the order came for Bram’s release. Bram t&keafels freedom ns he took his imprisonment, calmly, dispassion ately. He is now seeking only com plete exoneration and work. lie talks freely of his trouble and his victory. He believes that full publicity will aid him In his fight. Here Is nis own story of htmsHf. the crime of which he was convicted, his struggle for lib erty and his hopes for the future. SES mSTERY Paroled Life Prisoner Protests Innocence of Triple Murder on the High Seas. Continued From Preceding Page. the charge, and I was Brown’s fellow- prisoner when we reached port. We were surrendered to the Cana dian authorities, but inasmuch as j Brown and myself were both Amerl- i can citizens and the crime had been ' committed on the high seas in a ves sel flying the United States flag, we were turned over to the American , .luthorlties and it was decided that we be tried in the United States Court in i Boston, from which port we had ' cleared. Sentenced To Be Hanged. Tn the preliminary investigation Brown repeated his accusation against me, and for some reason ne was believed. Any circumstantial ev idence they had against me was of the flimsiest sort, and Frown’s direct evi dence was absolutely uncorroborated. Brown was not indicted, but I faced the awful charge of murder. There was prejudice against me, I guess. In Boston. Anyhow, after my Indictment I was speedily brought to trial, de clared guilty and sentenced to death My attorney fought gallantly for me. He obtained a new trial. Again 1 faced a Jury and again I heard the hideous words "guilty as charged,” but this time the penalty was fixed at life imprlsonrr ent. I did not despair. I knew that rome day, as sure aB there is a God in heaven, I would be vindicated, and I feel that they day is drawing close at hand now. Has Big Task Before Him. From the moment I surrendered to the bark's crew until last Wednesday I have never known freedom. And now that I am free I have a big work before me. I will not cease working until I have a full pardon from the President and M RS. FLORENCE NOYES is hem seen ns she pirouetted at the opening of the famous Blue Garden at Beacon Hill, the Newport estate of Commodore Curtis James. Reclining on a huge sea shel lborne by six Tritons, Mrs. Noyes, the origi nator of rhythmic dancing, was carried into the ballroom. She interpreted the Sea Goddess in a pageant. Neptune, following on a white horse, greeted and invited her to dance. Throwing off h er robes, she entered a tank glistening with colors of the rainbow as they fell over multi-colored lights. j Best Canvases Will Be Shown, Whether Work of Master or of Unknown Toiler. * 3BK; . V ! -,v . %'■ -Vi* z* ■ : ■ V \ - .. 'f%. , 4 ■ ■ •• * ■: %, ' V'- •' ^ m< . '*?/*' f v '' _ , ' ^ j ■*' silt -■ . - »; V:/ • -* —... ■ «- w/|k 2 Generations Ride Baby Buggy Trail Children Will Bump Over Same Course Parents Took Thirty- -• three Years Ago. VANCOUVER, Aug. 30.—Thirty- five years ago Mrs. W. C. Springer and Mrs. Herman Funk were young married women and were close friends. When their first babies were born they took them out in baby buggies for dally rides. In time they had a regular route they would take on their daily walks That was 35 yeas ago, and the children who were then babies have grown up and married. Recently a daughter of Mrs. Springer became a mother. A daughter of Mrs. Funk has a baby a few months old. As soon as the infants are old enough, the grandmothers will take them for a ride over the course they were wont to wheel the children’s mothers when they were babies. DEED DATED 1756 IS FILED; HANDED DOWN IN FAMILY PHILADELPHIA, Auk SO. A deed that was recently recorded In the Re corder’s office in Lancaster shows how old country families cling to ancestral acres It was dated November 14. 17.'n. and had been handed down in the fatnil> ever since that tin!*-. > ciy n. : y w • corded. It transfers from James King to hi* son Vincent 235 acres in Little Britain township my good name and civil rights re stored. Why do I w^nt these things? Why am 1 not satisfied in this glorious freedom my friends have obtained for me? Don’t think for a second 1 am not intensely grateful to them; that I am not enjoying every moment of this blessed life in the open air. When I awoke Thursduv morning I thought that I still dreamt. 1 waited I for that rising gong that I had heard for six long years in the prison here and for longer, more bitter years m the Massachusetts State prfson. Then 1 realiz d that 1 was indeed free and l actually sang a song of joy and praise. But under the parole},Jaw I may not leave the State of Georgia. The Geor gia people have been gloriously good to me, but I would like to »ee my family, from whom I have been sep arated for so long. They are in New York and have kept in constant com munication with me, but that is not seeing them. Right now I can’t bring them down here to m \ for I am absolutely with out money. The $5 note which the Government gives each released pris oner was the first money I have seen since a few months after my incar ceration. Must Find Work to Live. I haven’t needed money hero in At lanta. The prison authorities gave us everything a temperate man wants, but now that I am out I need money desperately. I must find work, find It right now. 1 have never done any thing ashore, but I guess 1 can learn something. I am strong, earnest and willing. That ought to be enough. Under the parole law i have to re port to Warden Moyer once each month. The warden has been among my best friends, but it is hard on an innocent man to have to make an accounting to somebody like a truant schoolboy or a probetioned drunkard. In seeking the pardon 1 have no thought of trying to fix the blame for ihe cxlnn- on another. 1 don't know whether Brown is living or dead. I don’t even accuse him of committing the deed. “Veng am e is mine,’’ .-says the Lord. I am wi ling that it be His. He is far wiser, far more just, far more forgiv ing than I possibly could be. And I know that He will repay me for the suffering 1 have undergone, Just as Mire as» He will punish tho^e w no have made an Innocent man suffer. My only wish is for my name to b ‘ cleared, so that I can look every man in tile e>e and demand the respect of all men. Outdoor Mythological Pageant Opens Famous Flue Garden in New York. Mrs. Florence Noyes was the lead ing figure in the outdoor pageant held at Beacon Hill House. New’port, the home of Commodore and Mrs. Arthur Curtis James, to dedicate their blue garden, on August 15. More than 50 persona took part in the entertain ment. which was under the direction of Mrs. J. W. Hawksworth. Representing Areihusa, thp nymph, she reposed on a huge sea shell and was carried by six Tritons into the center of the garden. The shell and Its burden were then carried to the edge of a tank, the water of which was beautifully and dazzingly color ed by th»* reflection of electric lights of every hue. Neptune, following on a white horse, came to Arenthusa’s side and asked her to dance with him. To gether they plunged into the tank and a few seconds later, in the inist that rose from the water, they dis appeared. Mrs. Noyes also posed ns Spring and as Ariadne in the pageant. The classical dancer’s School of Rhythmic Expression, at Sharon, Mass., is attended by many sociey Women. Robin, the sculptor, says that Mrs. Noyes has the most beautiful arms In the world She played Liberty .it the suffrage pageant in Washington on March 3. Boiled Dog Opposed By Humane Society Vigorous Protest Made to Frontier Committee to Stop Arapahoe Feast at Cheyenne. CHEYENNE. WYO, Aug. 30.—The big tribe of Arapahoe Indians which will arrive in Cheyenne Sunday for the annual celebration of Frontier Days, reauested permission to enjoy its tribal least of stewed dog, but the humane society has made a vigorous protest to the Frontier committee. Stewed dog is an Indian delicacy, and the Arapahoe looks upon the dish in much the same manner as the wealthy New Yorker does his dish of diamond-backed terrapin On the reservation, the squaws do not even take the trouble to kill the dogs, throwing them, yelps, hair and all into the hot water. WOMEN ORGANIZE BROOM BRIGADE; SWEEP STREETS EVANSVILLE, 1ND., Aug 30—After they had mtfde numerous requests to have their street cleaned ami tailed to get any response, women living along Lin wood a Veil ue farmed themselves into a broom brigade and gave the street a good cleaning It is said the Linwood avenue women will now organize a street cleaning club and that they will meet once a week to clean up Linwood avenue, in the event that the Board of Fublic Works fails. Third Set of Teeth Grown by x\gcd Cat Successfully Passes Period of Ninth Life and Enters on Tenth. HUNTINGTON. PA., Aug. 30 —Dr. C. W. Fox. of Roaring Springs, has a 17- year old Maltese cat which apparently not only has the allotted nine lives, but is also in possession of its third set of teeth. Some time ago the feline became weak and thin and it was feared that the ninth life would soon be ended. How ever. the physician, noting that the cat was toothless, fed it for several months on ground steak. A week ago a change for the better was noted, and the animal became plump and fat and its fur thick and glossy. Never in the history of art has such tin opportunity been presented to the unknown and unrecognized artist an that which will be offered to the world at the Panama-Pacific Inter national Exposition in 1915. The works of art shown in the clas sical Palace of Fine Arts in 1915 will not be merely the work of the great masters, either ancient or modern. The best will be shown, whether It is the work of the master who is loaded with diplomas and financial fortune or w’hether it is the accomplishment of the silent, unseen worker who has toiled through the years unrecognized except by the fulfillment of his first inspiration in the work he has pro duced. Committees of eminent artists are now r searching the continents for such artists that they may have the oppor tunity w#iich they have yearned for— the opportunity of letting the world see what contemporaneous artists can do. It is conceded that there are many artists in the world who are doing wonderful work, but who a»*a not recognized merely because no op portunity has been given them. The Panama-Pa rifle International Expo sition will present that opportunity. Critics Hunt for Unknowns. Some of the most famous artists and art critics are engaged In different parts of ^he world searching for auen men. In Europe the committee of discovery is headed by such famous artists as Sargeant and McEvren, and all over the United States artists have been deputed by the exposition art commission to make a thorougn search for the best work in painting, sculpture or the other departments of art which are to be represented in the Palace of Fine Arts. This Is a totally new departure tn the display of the fine arts in an ex position of world Importance. The exposition, celebrating as it does a distinctly contemporaneous event — the opening of the Panama Canal— will be contemporaneous In all Its ex hibits. Every picture or piece of stat uary of worth that has been done since 1905 may be submitted for award In the Palace of Fine Arts. In addition to the award section in this department there Is to be what the management hopes to make the finest loan exhibit that has ever been on view in America. Loans have be?n promised from some of the finest col lections in this country, while It is also certain that a selection of the masterpieces that have never been out of Europe will be brought to San Francisco in 1915 Palace for Art Exhibits. The art exhibit will be contained in a beautiful palace of late Greek and early Roman design. Fronting the main palace, which is to be 1,100 feet lonflr, there will be a tempi 3d dome standing out of a lake to a height of 120 feet. The front of the main exhibit sec tion of the Palace of Fine Arts will b« surrounded by a massive colonnade 40 feet wide, the floor of which will be of mosaic and the walls of which will be adorned by some of the finest specimens of statuary extant. The whole building will be fireproof. It is being erected with steel frame and every protection is guaranteed to the works that are exhibited during the ten consecutive months of the ex position. Outdoor School to Train Perfect Girls Final Product of System Desired Is Paragon of Womanhood—Fresh Air a Factor. PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 30.—The de partment of education at Bryn Mawr College will conduct on the college grounds* during the coming academic year an “outdoor model school for girls.” The plan is to train for college a class of fifteen girls between the ages of 10 and 12. The course will take six years. No energy is to be wasted on nonessentials, and it will be the aim of the school to develop thorough ness*. concentration, discrimination, initiative and originality. Each girl will be Individually studied and the School will attempt to develop com pletely and harmoniously every side of her nature, physical and mental. The final product desired is a per fectly trained mind. Fresh air and physical exercise will be important features of the school. Cowboys Rush to Hear Daring Pastor I Threats Against His Life Did Not Feaze Colorado Preacher, Who Jailed ’Punchers.’ LOVE LOTUS Young Men See Their Photos and Hasten to Send Hearts by Parcel Post. ST. LOUIS, Aug. 30.—The young , women who served the other day on the first all-women jury in East St. Louis are being besieged with love letters from youths in Illinois and Missouri, and their mail Is growing daily heavier with the gushing epis tles. One of the writers, as an evidence of prosperity, states in his letter that he "owns his own horse and buggy,” and knows he is ‘‘the one man for her.” He pleads for an answer, and wants to accompany her on a Joy ride for life. Another tells a fanciful tale of a vivid dreg.m, and refers to the young woman as his "dream girl.” Misa Ruth Littlefield, 18 years old. of No. 1306 St. Clair avenue, East St. Louis, who is a stenographer, w as the first to receive one of the love mes sages. it was w'ritten by a youth at Canton, Mo., who called her his “dream girl’’ and said he was ‘‘all up in the air about it.” What a Question to Ask! She was askfid by City Attorney Fe- kete, In questioning her for Jury duty, if she was 21 years old. “Indeed, I am not,” she answered, as she ruffled up and sent a wither ing glance tow'ard the young lawyer. “I am not 20 yet; I am only 18.” When she opened her mail subse quently she received the fervent let ter mentioned. Miss Emma Mitchell, of No. 739 North Thirteenth street, East St. Louis, a stenographer, who was fore woman of the Jury, received her first love note from a “modest young man” of Red Bud, Ill. At least, he so de scribed himself. He addressed her as “My dear Miss Mitchell of the woman’s jury,” and plunged at once Into a w r ord picture of his ideas of a perfect woman, and assured her that her picture is the “image of an ideal girl.” He Is a home-loving man, he writes, and knows he would make her a good husband. A message received by Miss Ruth Brown, 18, of No. 3804 Waverly place, a stenographer, was from a lovesick youth of Bonne Terre, Mo. “Kind frien^,’’ It read, “I saw your picture last eve and I thought I would drop you a few lines to get ac quainted with each other, as I would like to get acquainted with a nice girl like your photo in the paper. I hope you will accept the letter and answer it. for I think I am the one man for you. Although I have not seen you personally, I would like to. | Youth Owns a “Turnout.” “I am a young man just of age. I | have my own horse and buggy—in 1 fact, we are very well-to-do. So if you say. we can write to each other. | for there’s no harm in friendly let ters, are they? We must meet each other some day. You write to any body about me, for we are the old est settlers in Bonne Terre. “So I will close, hoping to hear from you. " p - —Please excuse bad writing, the pen p.oint is bad. Will do bet ter next time, if there is any next. At least, I hope so.” », Th< L Jury of y° u ng women fined Mrs. Thomas, of No. 716 Baugh ave nue. $5 and costs on a charge of dis- turbing the peace of a neighbor Mrs. Thomas was arrested later on an other complaint and was fined $200 and "Costs by Justice Chandler. Court^ids Umpire; Profane Fan Fined Delaware Judge Also Punishes An other Spectator for Throwing Stone at Official. DEBEJQUE, COLO.. Mik 30.—The Rev. A. L. Glover, of the First Meth- odist Church, finds that he must enlarge his church to accommodate the crowds which attend his weekly services since his arrest of a dozen cowboys on # the streets here a few weeks ago for drunk enness. The cowboys were shooting up the town. They were fined $10 each. They swore they would kill the preacher. Glover rode to the Summer camps, 40 miles away, and started to preach to the cowboys. Despite threats he conducted prayer meetings on the inountkln every night and converted three cowboys. The next Sunday his three converts rode 40 miles fo attend church. The week after they brought two friends. This continued until Glover’s church was fiUed. Woman Mayor Gets Ten Offers to Marry Ousts City Attorney and Grants Sa loon License Over Protest of Suffragettes. WARRENTON, OREG., Aug. 30.— Miss Clara Cynthea Munson, “the only woman Mayor in the West,” is making very good progress for an official who is a mild supporter of equal suffrage. So far she has fired the city attorney and a policeman and has permitted a saloon license to be granted over the protest of most of the women voters. Also she has received ten offers of marriage. “I figure it that as long as Uncle Sam and the State were in partner ship with the man selling liquor, it was not fair to hit the individual," said Mrs. Munson. Wisconsin Offers to Feed Starving Stock Seven Chambers of Commerce Wire Offers to Kansas and Nebraska Drought Districts. MILWAUKEE, WIS., Aug. 26.— Steps have been taken to relieve the situation in Kansas and Nebraska, where cattle are starving to death and dying of thirst. Telegraph of fers were made to the stock men in the afflicted region to provide free pasturage in Wisconsin for the suf fering animals. The Wisconsin invitation is sent through the Chamber of Commerce of seven upstate cities, which are now negotiating with the railroads for relief by emergency freight rates. GFTYPHOID A PUZZLE 10 SIT! St. Louis Doesn’t Know What to Do With 14-Year-Old Katie Fischer, Now in Hospital. * ST. LOUIS, Aug. 30.—This city is. puzzled to know what to do with the 14-yeur-old girl suspected of having unconsciously caused seven deaths and 72 cases of typhoid fever at St. Mary’s Female Orphan Aslum. Innocent though she be, should Katie be permitted to go at large with the possibility of communicat ing typhoid to anyone with whom she comes in contact? And healthy, hearty, plucky little girl that she Is otherwise, should she be isolated and incarcerated indefinitely? And if so, where and whose is the authority and responsibility? Her case is something like that of “Typhoid Mary” In New York. Phy sicians say that in Europe Dr. Koch established many isolation stations to meet such contingencies, but there la no such provision against the spread of typhoid here. Dr. Martin C. Woodruff, chief vac cine phusican of the Health Depart ment, who, wth Dr. Downey L. Har ris, chief city bacteriologist, made the microscopic tests in the Katie Fisher case and pronounced her positively a typhoid carrier, told of other cases, one in particular, that of a man. an inmate of the United States Marine Hospital at San Francisco, who has been the innocent cause of perhaps seventeen deaths from typhoid. He undoubtedly is a permanent car rier of the disease, but is to be turn ed loose upon the community for lack of authority or means or sufficient reason for detaining him. Katie has lost her father, and was placed in the orphan asylum by her sister. She Is undersized, but plump and rosy and robust. She is an old-look ing child, with a puckered brow, off set by an eternal effort at cheerful ness, an eagerness to please and to' serve. CARD PARTIES BANNED BY OKLAHOMA SHERIFF GUTHRIE, OKLA., Aug. 30.—A ban has been placed on local society card parties at which prizes are given. C. M. Carter. City Commissioner of Public Safety, has issued an order that the police arrest all persons par ticipating in s'ueh affairs. Members of many of the society card clubs here are said to play for prizes. It was stated that some of the women card players, if arrested, would go ito court to test the order. THE ATLANTA WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHTS THURSDAY MATINEE OPENING OF THE SEASON Seat Sale* 0 ,* 0 ” PRODUCTION DE LUXE PF1RHMANN PRESENTS WILMINGTON. DEL.. Alik. 30.— \\ llmingrton baseball l'ans may no longer curse a baseball umpire .even though he is admittedly a poor one This was decided by Judge Church man when he declared Frank Balling guilty of this offense and imposed a small fine and costs. At the same time the Judge fined Norman Carter J5 and costs for throwing a stone at the umpire. The trouble resulted from decisions made by ‘‘Buck” Freeman, an ex- American League player, during a game here with Trenton. After the game the crowd tried to mob Free man. LYRICS fmCHARD (arle. WITH EES! MUSICAL COMEDY OF THE SEASON WITH BEAUTIFUL GiRLS.EKCHANTlNG SOMS and. A METROPOLITAN CAST OF 50 PEOPLE~ PRICES: Mights, 25c to 31.60 5 EViaiinee, 25c to SI Dead Man Is Placed Deacon Has Alibi On Election Ballot j For Sunday Work Democratic Voters in Kentucky Roll Up Big Majority for Can didate Killed. FULTON. KY., Aug. 30—Voters of Fulton County nominated a <lead man on the Democratic picket. All of the returns wore received, but on account of the fact that officials in West Kick- man failed to certify to the dead man’s vote, his live opponent was given the nomination. H. F. Remley, candidate for County Attorney, was killed accidentally, but bis friends went to the polls and rolled up a big majority for him in the State wide printary the following day. Remley’s opponent was James Roney. He Only Buries Horse and Saves Children From Fire—Loses Suit for Libel. WIFE MAKES EXILE OF HER FORMER HUSBAND MILWAUKEE, WIS.. Aug. 30 — If you are divorced by a Wisconsin woman ami she advises you to leave town, move, if you are in the jurisdiction of Judge Eschweiler’8 court. Mrs. William Sclnvarting. of Thiens- ville, a village near Milwaukee, secured a divorce, but her former husband re mained in the village She cal ed bn the judge, said her former husband au nt yed her by calling attention to her former married state, and the court gavu Uiiu 34 hours to leave He obeyed. Hobbles Still Pester Pennsylvania Hoad Injuries to Six Women in Three Days Emphasize Merit of Railway’s Crusade. ALTON, ILL.. Aug. 30.—Justice of the Peace Barrett here dismissed a slander suit brought by Deacon John Denother of the Salem Presbyterian ! Church, near upper Alton, against Dea con Koch, on the charge that Koch falsely had accused him of working on the Sabbath day. The Justice held that Deacon Den- j other was not slandered, because even ■ if Koch charged that he worked on the > Sabbath, he was not injured, as the Scriptures Justify necessary labor on that day. He denied that he plowed on the ! Sabbath, but said he led his horse to I water past the com field, buried a dead ! horse and nailed boards around a stove ; to prevent his children from burning themselves. LICENSE FEE HINGES ON WHETHER SHARK iS FISH XKW YORK. Aug. 30.—The crusade ; of the Pennsylvania Railroad against I high heels and hobble skirts as the two j prime causes of accidents in getting on : and off trains was still further sup- ’ i ported yesterday by a list of injured j for the last few days Tn three days, August 11 to 13. in- J | elusive, there were six accidents to ! , women reported on the company’s ! lines. There were three hobble skirt j | accidents last Monday. PHILADELPHIA, Aug 30.—Dr Rob ert E. Lee. president of the Darby- Health Board, has applied to the State I Fish Commission to aid him in ascer- j tainlng whether a shark is a fish or an animal. The health officer charges I that he was victimized by non-payment • of a prize for the biggest catch of the : season, offered by the fishing club of which he is a member. Dr. Lee landed a 90-pound shark, which had to be killed, with an ax. He claimed the prize, but the others refused to pay on the ground that a shark is a “mammal.” TATE SPRING UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT A high, cool, healthful resort, Ini the heart of the Cumberland Mountains of East Tennessee, an unexcelled climate. 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