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■ 4 D TIEARST’S SUNDAY AMERICAN, ATLANTA, OA., SUNDAY. AUGUST 31, 1013. JUDGE SPEER TO Pr^ent to Open Knoxville Fair +•+ +•+ •!•••!• +•+ +•+ FIGHT CHARGES Wireless Will Flash His Signal D tr U h l H 0 u j l Conservation Exposition Ready | T. A. Wright, president of the National Conservation Expo- Congressional Inquiry Into Fed-i sition Company, and view of the mines and minerals building, one eral Jurist’s Acts Is Slated the p le v *R structures to be dedicated to-morrow. for the Late Fall. ‘Age Curable Disease,’ Says Teacher at Summer School of Perpetual Life—Eats Nuts. MACON. A tiff. SO.—That Judge Km- \ ory Rpeer, of the United States Court for the Southern District of Georgia, against whom charges have been pre ferred by a special examiner of the, Department of Justice, will not sub mit tamely to the Investigation by the Judiciary Committee of the House, ordered In a resolution pawned by the lower branch of Congress. in the positive atatement of thoae most intimately connected with the Georgia Jurist, and la further demonstrated by the afct that Judge Speer ha* already naked for & copy of the charges and an opportunity to appear in person before the committee in hla own de fense against impeachment proceed ings. Various chargee againat the Geor gia Judge have been brought during the past three or four years, hut this investigation, on the findings of which Attorney General McReynold* has presented a special report, has been conducted during the year by R. Col ton Loewis, a special examiner of the Department of Justice, and others. Examiner Lewis spent a number of w eeks In Georgia. Judge Alleges Espionage. Judge Speer, In a recent speech in the Weet, denounced what he char acterised as the espionage of Federal agents upon Judges, And Senator Bo rah recently charged In the Senate that Federal agents had harassed Judges by Investigations to Influence their actions in rases In which the Government was Interested Judge Speer maintained In his speech that this deliberate attempt on the part of the department to Influence legis lation will. If action is not taken to put a stop to It, lead eventually to the bankruptcy of attainable Justice in Federal courts, because Jurists will he robbed of all Independence of ac tion and will be deprived of the priv ilege of adjudicating coses upon their merits and the testimony. Judge Speer claim* that the clamor against him has been largely promulgated by influential litigants in his court, against whom adverse action had been rendered Summary of Charges. Some of the charges read by Chair man Clayton to the House, after which the resolution authorising the investigation was passed, were as fol lows: "Violation of section 67 of the Ju dicial code, in allowing his son-in- law, A. H Heyward, to be appointed to and employed In offices and duties In his court. "Violation of the bankruptcy act In allowing compensation in excess of the provisions of that act to a trus- ,e ?; w k° was his personal friend. "Violation of the laws In drawing juries. "Violation of a mandate of the Supreme Court of the United States "Oppressive and corrupt use of his official position in deciding cases un justly In favor of his son-in-law*. "Corrupt and unwarranted abuse of his official authority in using court officials as private servants, who were paid by the Government without ren dering any service to the Govern ment. "Oppressive and corrupt conduct In allowing the dissipation of assets of bankruptcy estates by the employ ment of unnecessary officials and the payment of excessive fees. “Oppressive and corrupt abuse of authority in granting orders appoin - ing receivers for property without no tice to the owners and without cause, resulting in great loss »<. the parties Use of Drugs Alleged. "Oppressive and corrupt abuse of authority in refusing to allow' the dis missal of litigation for the purpose of permitting relatives and favorites to profit by the receipts of large fees. "Oppressive conduct in entertaining matters beyond his Jurisdiction, fining parties, etc “Oppressive conduct in allowing money to remain on deposit without Interest in a bank in which relatives or friends were interested. “Allowance of excessive fees to re- I celvers, etc . for purposes Improper. “Corrupt conduct in raising amount of fees allowed to others in ord?r that his son-in-law might profl: thereby. "Attempted bribery of officials ap pointed to act as custodians. "Urn of drugs "General unlawful and oppressive conduct to serve his own private ends." Chairman Clayton, of the Judiciary Committee, announced that the in vestigation of Judge Speer's conduct would not begin until late in the autumn TWINS PUZZLE JUDGE; FINES BOTH AS FLIRTS BERKELEY, CAL., Aug 30.—Four hundred years ago Ponce DeLeon grew old and died searching for the fountain of eternal youth. To-day comes a man from London acclaim ing that he has found it. Hls name is Harry Gaze, a young man—In ap pearance at least—who has forgotten hls birthday and expects to live for ever. He has a considerable following in a summer school of perpetual life at the Fir.*n Unitarian Church and as serts that he has a theory based on scientific knowledge and sound com mon sense. Gaze never says die. "Age Is a curable disease,” he said, at hls apartments at Bancroft way and College avenue. "I have forgot ten how old I am and I never expect to die. I believe 1,000 years of life will only whet my appetite for liv ing.” The cool enunciation of mich a doc trine takes faith, and it is Just such faith that Is essential to perpetual life, according to Gaze. Hls phil osophy In a nutshell Is this: To Build Better Bodies, “Every eleven months, according to science, we build an entirely new body. The secret of perpetual youth Is the building of a better body each succeeding year. We don’t grow old; we become old by not growing. There Is no limit to a man’s age except the on© he fixes himself. Banish the Idea of maturity. Make war on the 'prime of life.’ Co-operate with nature, don’t defeat her. Cheer up; the best is yet to come.” Gaze himself is the picture of youth, muscular, alert and vital. There seems to be nothing of the poser or freak about him. "People call me an Englishman, but really I am a native son. I have been here a year and my body has been Rebellious Members Tackle Task of Settling Tariff and Currency Questions Before Fall. By JONATHAN WINFIELD. WASHINGTON. Aug. 30.—With summer on the wane, tired members of Congress have become reconciled to the fact that both the tariff and currency questions must be disposed of before adjournment, and have set tled back to await the arrival of fall. It’s hard on the statesmen who had figured an adjournment about July 16 or August 1. Congress has been in almost continuous session for the past five years. It’s either long regular session or extra session following the short ones. The truth Is, the contin uous performance in Congress is cost ing the members, as well as the coun try, a lot of money. The majority of the national legislators are law yers— men who have built up pretty good practices back home. Otherwise they might not be here, * Not so very long a to there weren’t a half dozen Investigating commit-* tees grinding away; the tariff ques tion was comparatively quiet; Inter national muddles were few and t’ar between, and the country struggled along some way with Its currency system. G. O. P. Slumber Is Disturbed. Sixteen years of Republican rule rather got everybody In the habit of taking things easy and not hunting for trouble and there didn’t seem half so much for Congress to do. In those days a member of Congress could count upon spending at least four to six months of the year at home and frequently he could put In eight to nine months on hls private affairs. It made a difference finan cially and otherwise. Since early in the Taft administra tion, how*ever, Congress has been grinding away, getting a good start with the Payne bill, which passed on August 5, 1909. When President Wilson called the current extra ses sion last April it was hoped to get the Underwood bill through not later than August 16, but such hopes van ished when the Senate Finance Com mittee and the Senate caucus held up the measure almost two months after it passed the House. Then the President came along with his currency message and the anxlous-to-get-home fellows Just groaned. At first there were hopes of calling off the President and hints were thrown out that currency might go over until the regular see sion. The President’s message was plain enough, but he supplemented it with certain observations made when in- quiring statesmen dropped in at the i White House to ascertain If he were really in earnest about this all sum mer business. Adjournment Plot Fails. The grumbling Increased as the weatner got hotter. Then, seizing the psychological moment, certain Repub lican Senators broached the subject of a compromise; they agreed to rush the tariff through If the currency question were left over until fall. The President, however, sat on the propo sition, so the Republicans went ahead talking tariff. The physical inconvenience due to an all-summer stay In Washington, however, is but one of the causes be hind the complaints of "overworked" statesmen. The little matter of Finance is also involved. Things have actually come to such a pass that a Congress man must give practically his entire time to the Government’s business, and he has had to cut out the "side lines." The Chautauqua lecturers in the Senate and House are compelled to cancel their midsummer engage ments; the lawyer members are forced to turn their law business over to an understudy and the farmer statesmen have to. get someone else to harvest the crop. Many law-yer members almost have decided to live on what Uncle Sam pays them. With all that, there are a bunch of fellows "back home" willing to take the Congressman’s Job if he doesn't like it, and it will be noted that there are few* resignations. Govor 1 Iooper To Be Present at Dedication Ceremonies Monday. PHILADELPHIA. Aug. 30—It cost Ither Frank or Harry Swartz, 19 old, $8.50 to be the twin of the ?r to-day, w'hen Magistrate Mor- rls\Hnel them each that amount be- ihus’ he couldn’t tell which had been guiltv of flirting in the park. After Vacation Peel Your Discolored Skin (From Broadway Weekly.) Women returning from the seaside with brow ned, reddened or freckled com plexions will be wise In immediately taking up the mercolized wax treatment. Weatherbeaten skin had best come off, for no amount of "beautifying ’ will ever make such skin pretty to look at. The surest, safest, easiest v*u> to shed the despoiied cuticle is with the treatment suggested. Put the wax on before re tiring as you would cold cream, and rinse it off next morning with warm wa ter. Minute particles of scarf skin will peel off day by day. gradually showing the healthy, youthful skin ijeneath. One ounce of mercolized wax. obtainable at any drug store, is enough to mak*- any discolored or spotted complexion clear, white and satiny soft. Its action is so gentle no injury Is caused and the face shows no trace of its use Burning heat, irritating winds and dirt are such wrinkle-makers that the daily- use of the following astringent-tonic lo tion at this season Is highly advisable: ..Powdered saxolite. 1 oun h. dissolved in 1 tch hazel, H pint Used as a face this is a splendid wrinkle remover (preventive.—(Ad vj KN('.\ v Aug. 30.—Promptly at 10 o’clock Monday morning in Washington President Wilson will flash a wireless telegraph message to Knoxville. The message will be picked up by the wireless station in the grounds of the National Conservation Exposition in this city. The receipt of the message from the President of the United States to T. A. Wright, president of the exposi tion company, will be the signal for the formal opening of this exposi tion. the first in the history of the world devoted to the cause of con servation and designed to teach oy concrete example the necessity of conserving all material resources if the country is to grow and prosper. Manner of Opening Unique. Even as the National Conservation Exposition is unique in history, so is the manner of opening it unique. No exposition ever before has been opened by a wireless menage sent by the President. Ben W. Hooper, Governor of Tennessee, and his staff will be present on the opening day. The exercises will be impressive. There will be speeches by Governor Hooper, Mayor Helskell of Knoxville and President Wright of the exposi tion. The new buildings on the grounds will be dedicated; there will be an automobile parade, the formal open ing of "Joy Street," as the midway will be known; Art vorks, band con certs and a general good time. The official program starts the fun going at 8 o’clock in tne morning, and it will continue without a break until late at night. Two promises made by the directors months ago will be kept. These were: The exposition would open on time and be complete down to the last de- tail. The exposition would open free of debt. Buildings All Are Ready. Opening day wirl see the exposition grounds looking more beautiful and more attractive than ever before. Eleven great exposition buildings, all snowy white, are filled with exhibits of all kinds, Government, State, mu nicipal and private. Flou t r beds dot the landscape. Hags are Hying. The lakes are alive with motor boats. The grounds present a gala appearance. But it is In carrying out the idea of the exposition itself—the idea upon which it was founded—and in teach ing the lessons of conservation that this exposition, projected by the South and brought into being by men of the South, stands out as different from any other exposition. From start to finish, from one building to another, the main idea of teaching conservation lessons never has been lost sight of for a moment. The big mines and minerals build ing is an example. Here the displays have been so arrannged as to em phasize the fact that in the South nearly every mineral is found, and also to emphasize the fact that all of these ores have a commercial value. A model coal mine dug into a hill forms a feature of this exhibit. The exposition will run until No vember 1. Woman on Rampage With ‘Perfume Jag’ Rancher’* Wife Drink* Cologne and Start* Fighting Stranger on Street Corner. VISALIA. Aug. 30.—Mr*. Dave Rivers, wife of a rancher at Goshen, imbibed a quantity of cologne which which she blames for an exhibition of exuberance in Main street. She stood at the curb and dealt right swings and left hooks at male passersby until a riot call was sent for the sheriff and two deputies. TREES ALL FED TO CATTLE. PLEASANT HILL. MO.. Aug. 30 — So dry are pastures around here that farmers are feeding their trees to their cows. In some instances farm ers who are short of feed have re sorted to cutting limbs from oak trees and tossing them to their stock. entirely rebuilt out of your California fruit, nutet olives and sunshine,” he said. While Gaze believes he has found the fount of youth in the human mind, he regards «*ho physical as an im portant factor. Water and Sun Baths. “Take brisk walks every morning. Take water and sun baths. Eat spar ingly and only when hungry. Eat meat if you can not enjoy other foods, but nuts and fruits are the best diet. Eat as much uncooked food as pos sible, for heat breaks up the vital composition of food. Fruit contains elements that do not ossify the body. "Eat at least one apple every day in the year. Chew thoroughly. The ripe olive is an excellent rejuvenating food, but the green olive has no food value. Olive oil is a solvent for lime deposits and should be used internal ly and externally. Do not drink water with your meals, but drink about one-half gallon of distilled wa ter a day. Do not drink coffee, tea or alcoholic beverages. "The mental attitude toward eating is more important, however, than the food. A feast of pork and pickles eaten in harmony is better than ap ples and fiss in strife." Pays $40 Alimony to Another Man’s Wife Detroiter Grows Tired of Contribut ing Further to Support of Former Spouse. ANN ARBOR. MICH.. Aug. 30.— Honry Hubbard, a meat dealer of De troit, has filed a petition in the Circuit Court here, praying that the divorce suit, tried here in 1911, by which nis wife was granted her freedom and alimony of $40 per month, be re opened. He declares that his wife has since married a man who was posing as a boarder in her home, and that th* fact has been kept secret in order that she might collect her alimony. He asks to be relieved from paying further alimony, and petitions for the custody of two children of his for mer marriage. He is also remarried. 200,000 Mummies In Aztec Catacombs Niches in Great Wall Surrounding Cemetery Rented for Any Number of Years. GUANAJUATO, MEXICO. Aug. 30. In the catacombs and cemetery at Guanajuato, within an inclosure em bracing about six acres, rest the a3hes and bones of over 200,000 hu man beings. It contains mummies of Aztecs who had their life and be ing centuries ago. Surrounding the spot is a wall built of masonry, twelve feet high and twelve feet thick. The wall is honey combed on the inside with holes about eighteen inches square, some of which ore open, while others are sealed with cement. It is said that there are about 5.000 of these niches. They are used to stow away dead bodies and are rented for that pur pose for periods ranging from one year to five years. When the period of rent expires the reiiuan* are removed and the bones cast Into an underground chamber. The municipal authorities of Gua najuato charge eighteen cents for a burial permit. Women Start War On Horse Nose Bags Hard-Working Equine* Lose Oats When Campaign Is Started in San Francisco. SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 30.—A taste of feminine militancy was given to the people of San Francisco when four women started a crusade against nosebags for horses. Invading the business district, they hunted out horses that were feeding from the customary canvas bags, and, w ithout ceremony or apology, and de spite protects from teamsters, hurled all the feedbags they could find into the gutter. The crusaders were members of the Animals' Friend Society, which is op posed to nosebags. Whole U. S. Playing Teek-a-Boo’ +•+ +•+ +•+ +•+ +•+ Everyone Gives ’Em ‘Once Over’ +•+ +•+ +•+ +•+ +•+ +•+ What? the X-Ray, Slit, Etc., Skirt Half the Nation Stares, Other Half Shudders— and Stares, Too. Slit skirts. X-ray gowns, diapha nous dresses, kneeless stockings, ank lets, and kneelets. back-to-Eve cos tumes, all in one mighty array have swept the country, leaving one-half of the nation staring and the other half shuddering, although the shudderers also have stared. Back in the prehistoric days when Roosevelt was President and Evelyn Nesbit Thaw still beautiful, the di- reotolre gown made its appearance and the public felt the first thrill and a premonition of what was to come. After the directoire came the hob ble and the harem and modistes be gan to rank with statesmen and slay ers in public interest. The diaphanous dress has been the greatest boon to the newspaper cor respondent since the man invented the story about the bell buzzard and the genius thought out the yam about the e%gle that flew away writh the baby as the mother stood in frozen horror. In one day last week, August 24. correspondents came in with slit skirt stories and they were from cold New England, the Runny South, the great West and the Golden Coast. Here they are: Slit Skirt One Sign of Insanity. PEORIA. ILL., Aug. 24.—Miss Edns K8y, 22 years old, who yesterday cre ated great excitement as she prom enaded through the principal thor oughfares of the city dressed in clothes of the latest cut and design, Including a slit ?»kJrt of the extreme variety, was to-day sent to an asy lum. Crowds of old and young men fol lowed and looked until she was ar rested by a policeman. She was put in jail and later turned over to Judge Stone for a hearing. After hearing the evidence the judge decided to send the woman to the Bartonville Insane Asylum for treatment. Anti-Vice Society Asks Law Agin ’Em. BALTIMORE. Aug. 24.—The in- vasion of Baltimore by only one wearer of an "X-ray” skirt was enough for the Society for the Sup pression of Vice. It will petition the trousers have come to stay, and with in a few years everybody will be w'earing them.” Diaphanous Gowns Bring Out Reserves. HARTFORD, Aug. 24.—A crowd of men gathered at the busiest comer of Asylum street, gazing raptly in one direction and emitting every* -now and then a ripple of sound—applause or ridicule, me policeman on the beat couldn’t tell which. The policeman Joined the crowd and soon discovered It wasn’t t he glorious setting sun at the foot of the street which the men w*ere admiring, al though it was the sun that was fur nishing the show. Women dressed in the latest trans parent skirts were tripping down the Board of Police Commissioners or Marshal Farnan to prevent the wear ing of such skirts in Baltimore. A young woman walked along Howard street in a transparent gown yesterday and was more of an at traction than an ordinary circus pa rade. Alderman Exposes Calves for Coolness. Los ANGELES, Aug. 24.—P. J. Durbin, City Trustee of Vernon, appeared before the Board of Public Works to-day in the first pair of "slit trousers" to be Introduced into offi cial circles. The slit In the trousers runs halfway to th eknees, and a corresponding slit In the sleeve ex tends halfway to the elbow. "I Intend that Vernon shall have the latest styles," said Durbin. "Slit thoroughfare, and—weH, It took the reserve* to disperse the audience. Kneelet Is Latest; Skirt Cut to Show. ATLANTIC CITY, Aug. 24 — The “kneelest” to-day made its ap pearance upon the board walk, cir cling the legs of two young women, who acknowledged they came from Pittsburg. The “kneelet” Is worn with the slit skirt and is the twin to the anklet, with the exception that it Is worn Just above the knee instead of around the ankle. Also, the slit in the skirt extends much higher, to show the “kneelet.” Bride’s X-Ray Gown. Surprise to Husband. LOS ANGELES, Aug. 24.—Los An- geles to-day had It* first X-ray bride. She wore a diaphanous wedding gown of white charmeuse and lace through which the light shone with startling effect. Miss Belle Hassler, of Waco, Texas, who has been living with friends in Los Angelas, was married to J. M. Pitcher, a well-known Spring street merchant. When Miss Hassler told Pitcher that she would become his wife, she also told him that their wedding must be the latest thing in dress and a little ahead of the times. 'Pitcher says he knew* nothing about the gown until he walked up the steps of the cler gyman’s house with Miss Hassler and the light struck the skirt. Garden of Eden Clad Pair Run Out of City. FARRELL, PA., Aug. 34.—Wearing a spldndid creation of the diaphanous gown, Mis* Helen Garden Harvedge, who is visiting this city, appeared on the streets to-day with an escort, Henry Burton, who wore trousers that were slit from the bottom to the knee. Before they had traversed two blocks “trailers” were behind them in constantly Increasing numbers."When the pair reached the center of the business section they were hemmed in by a howling. Jeering mob. They appealed to the police for pro tection, were placed in an automo bile and told not to come back to town unless they were fully clothed. Fortunes in Coal Oil Sought in Calgary Baby's Cry an Index To Future in Life EXP w rt n B Be " eV ' We f r rn Canada Society Woman Declares She Can Will Become One of Greatest Read Child ,, Dls |tlo „ F.eld. In World. In H ls Wails. CALGARY. ALBERTA, Aug. 30.—If the expectations of experts who have been conducting drilling operations to the southwest of this city for nine months are realized, Calgary will be come the center of the world’s new est and one of its greatest oil fields. Although the members of the two syndicates which are drilling will say but little about their operations, there have bean rumors of late that oil has been struck in small quantities. “We are finding that the geological formation is much broken," said A. W. Dingham, of the Calgary Pe troleum Products Company, "and as a consequence the oil field, if there is any, is broken and distributed. This may mean that the oil, if struck, will not be in paying quantities." BOYS WITH AI^GUNS”RID CITY OF ENGLISH SPARROWS APPLETON, WIS., Aug. 30 —While “swatting the fly” is now the pre dominantly popular summer sport with the young, the boy with the alrgun is still chasing the sparrow, and the chase has become so warm that the sparrow has quit the battle. A few years aeo the streets were literally full of sparrows, but to-dav one is rarely seen. Farmers state the same condition applies about their farms. WASHINGTON. Aug. 30.—Mrs. L. B. Bishop, a society leader, of Chi cago, now in Washington, can tell from a baby’s cry the kind of a man or woman it will make when grown. She said; "The baby that cries with a whine or snarl note will make a discontent ed. fretful adult. The infant whose cry is a series of wails will have a chip on its shoulder always, while the youngster with a strong, lusty cry, with a laugh and smile at the close, makes the world leaders, de termined to succeed.” Mrs. James S. Marcum Learn* Through Medium She Is Heir to Property Worth Millions. HUNTINGTON, W. VA. Aug. 80.—. The voice of a ghoet, developed by a spiritualistic medium, may bring Mrs. Fannie S. Marcum, wife of Senator James S. Marcum, of Westmont;land* a fortune of from $1,000,000 to $7,000,- 000. Mr* Marcum was persuaded a few weeks ago to accompany two friend* across the Ohio River to visit a spir itualistic medium, and while her friends were apparently conversing with friends in the great beyond a voice suddenly cried out, “I* Fannie Marcum here?” Mrs. Marcum an swered. Tells Her to 8eek Fortune, *T am William M. Pierson, your uncle,” said a voice, ‘Tou are heir to my wealth, but if haste 1* not made a fortune will be lost to you. Go at once to Aurora.” With the ghostly oommand still sounding in ner ean, Mrs. Marcum returned to her home, only to find a letter, postmarked Aurora, awaiting her. The letter inquired whether or not there were any heirs of “William M. Pierson” alive. Senator Marcum test ed the “ghost.” Every word spoken to Mrs. Marcum was repeated. Their son. Attorney P. H. Marcum, was dispatched forthwith to Aurora, and there, according to hie state ments, the entirety of a marvelous story waa unfolded. The Piersons lived on the sit© of which Is now Huntington until 1859. when the hus band went to Louisville to dispose of a fleet of timber. Wife Married Second Tima* He never came back to his w*lfe, who, after several years of mourning, supposing him to be dead, became the second wife of the late Dr. P. H. Mc Cullough, one of the prominent citi zens of the county. In 1910 Mrs. Pierson McCullough died, naming her niece, Fannie B. Marcum, wife of James H. Marcum, as her sole lega tee. Pierson, however, was not deed. He went from Louisville to Denver, where he purchased a silver mine, and later is reported to have invested in Mexican mining property, and to have smuggled goods between Mex ico and Cuba, becoming as the result of hls various activities, Immensely rich. In February, 1882. he died In a hotel at Hot Springs. After his death a will wag discov ered. which made millionaires of tho Bell brothers, the beneficiaries, but the claim is made that Mrs. Pierson was entitled, under the laws of Texas, to inheritance of one-half of her hus band’s property. They All Hand It to Us Don’t yoa fall for any of that $25 or $30 talk. The wise boya*’are going to or der a Scotch Woolen Mills Suit or Overcoat Made-to-Order w«'« a whole store fan 0* snappy Fall and Winttir styles and all wool materials. Come In. 107 Peachtree MARRIAGE INVITATIONS CORRECTLY AND PROMPTLY ENGRAVED SEND FOR SAMPLES AND PRICES J. P. STEVENS ENGRAVING CO., ENGRAVERS 47 WHITEHALL ST.. ATLANTA. GA