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TrF.ARST’* SUNDAY AMERICAN, ATLANTA, OA., SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1913.
II. S. CONTROL
Polaire Adds to Her Ugliness With Nose Ring
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Famous French Actress to Wear It in Atlanta
Mademoiselle Polaire, famous French actress, wearing her nose ring. She will appear
with this ornament when she plays in Atlanta this winter.
Every Section Joins South for
Federal Protection Against
River’s Spring Floods.
LEVEE PLAN RECEIVES FAVOR
JJill Is Now Pending In Congress
to Relieve Yearly Suffering
In Southern Valley.
MTCMFHIS. Fept. 18.—The Mayor*
of cities In more than half of the
State* of the Union have come out
for Government aid In the protection
of the Mississippi Valley State* from
flood* Thl* sweeping Indorsement of
the Ran.adell-Humphreys bill, which
provide* 180.000,000 for levees and
comes up at the December season of
Congress. 1b one of the Interesting
exhibits of the work the Mississippi
River J>evee Association U doing In
the Interest of Government levels for
the lower Mississippi River.
Out of the replies already received
not one chief executive has expressed
the slightest disapproval of the prop
osition. The Mayors of cities In the
far Western States, In New England,
In the Middle West, In the great
northern section and from every
Southern State have come out unani
mously for the project. Each letter
•hows an unusual familiarity with
the subject. The people of Califor
nia. Massachusetts and Montana
seem to have been s+udylng the flood
proposition with as much Interest as
the residents of the States imme
diately affected by floods.
Levee Plan Favored.
One of the most interesting letters
Is one from the chief executive of
Galltpolts, Ohio, a city which almost
was sacrificed to the Ohio floods of
1813. Mayor Cadot, of that city, says
In part:
"While our own valley suffers
greatly from floods I believe the
greater damage Is done In the Mis
sissippi Valley, and I earnestly hope
you will succeed In securing the re
quired appropriation from the Gov
ernment. and be able to begin active
operations at the earliest possible
moment.
"In my opinion, the levee plan Is
the best remedy for overflow that has
yet been proposed."
Mayor Joseph M. Halloran of New
Britain. Conn., writes In part as fol
lows:
"It seoms to me that the building
and maintaining of levees Is a matter
for the Federal Government to act
upon Immediately.”
Mayor C. O. Meigs, of Twin Falls,
Idaho, w'rltes:
"I believe, and always have be
lieved that this should he a national
task father than an expense to bo
borne by the citizens living Imme
diately adjacent to the river, and as
the Mississippi drains a huge portion
of the United States. I take pleasure
In stating that I heartily concur with
the views of the Levee Association lit
this matter."
The Mayor of South Milwaukee,
WIs write# in part:
"I am heartily n favor of the proj
ect and shall help you whenever 1
can ”
The Mayor of Ogden City, Utah,
says among other things
“In my Judgment. It Is clearly the
duty of the Federal Government to
make ample provision to carry the
work of controlling the floods to com
pletion as rapidly as posable.”
Mayor R L. Metcalf, of Pasadena,
Cal., writes as follows:
"In reply to your request of the
18th Instant, will say. in my opinion,
nothing w ill solve the flood problem of
the Mississippi Valley until Congress
makes some move to that end, and
I feel sure that It Is the only method
to follow.”
The Mayor of Poughkeepsie, N. T .
writes In part:
"I am heartily In favor of your
work and believe that It Is fair and
Just that the National Government
should take up the burden and give
you whatever aid Is needed.”
The Mayor of Indianapolis, Ind .
writes.
"I heartily concur In the views ex
pressed In your communication re
garding the spring floods of the lower
Mississippi 1 believe the Govern
ment should lend every aid possible
to protect the people of this vast ter
rltory and that steps In this direction
should he taken at the earliest possi
ble moment ”
The Mayor of Phoenix, Arlz.,
writes.
“I am In receipt of your favor of
the 18th. and will state that I am
heartily In favor of the Congress of
the United States appropriating a suf
ficient amount to prevent the flood
ing of the lower Mississippi Valley."
Nation Realizes Necessity.
The Mayor of Walla Walla, Wash..
A. J OlUls, writes
"The control of the flood waters of
the Mississippi Is a problem of such
magnitude tnat It can be properly
handled only by the national author
ities. and it Is of such vital Import
ance to all of our people that the in
difference of Congress is hard to un
derstand. Remote as we are from
these constantly recurring floods we
feel that our people are deeply Inter-
'•ted In their prevention and that
Any assistance that can be given your
work should be freely given Hease
advise me of what way 1 can be of
assistance and I will be glad to do
what I can"
The Mayor of Lynn. Mas*.. George
Newhall, writes:
“I believe the flood conditions In
the lower Mississippi River should re
ceive the consideration of the Na
tlonal Government and that they
should assist the different States In
giving safe and thorough pro’ectlon
to the lower Mississippi Valley from
floods."
These are only a few of the nu
merous letters that have been receiv
ed They Illustrate, however, the sen
timent toward the levee proposition
and the widesperad interest in the
matter of floods.
Cougar Holds Right
Of Way Over Train
Beast Measuring Ten Feet In Length
Takes Hia Time About Clearing
the Track.
American Will Present New Plea
to Italy When He Faces Trial
as Slayer of Wife.
Cripplde Boy Treated With Serum
Now Running About Streets
of Washington.
Fascinating Artist Has No Hope That Ornament
Will Be Generally Accepted Fad.
Mademoiselle Polaire, being by com
mon consent the ugliest theatrical
star alive and the most fascinating
withal, has an absolute right to wear
what she pleases It Is only when a
woman has an open pride in her lack
of pulchritude that she bus achieved
a sort of free-will condition as re
gards clothes and ornaments.
And because she is an independent
in matters of raiment the fascinat
ing Polaire is going to show Atlanta
something that will open the eyes of
every' man and woman within its
limits—she is coming to Atlanta, you
know, with Gertrude Hoffman and
Lady Constance Ttewart-Richardson,
the dancers.
Her particular innovation Is a nose
ring—a daring, unprecedented nose
ring, suggestive of nothing so much
1 as a FIJI Islander. But then the tur-
i key trot Is hardly suggestive of the
’ art of terpslchore, so it is not an un-
believable thing that Mademoiselle
Polalre’s nose ring will become-—but
no, American girls mean no harm by
my of their fads, and even their crlt-
tlcs vow that they have common
| sense enough and to spare.
There will be no nose ring fad,
however much the fascinating Po-
lalre flaunts her badge of eccentric
ity before their faces.
Polaire, it Is announced, never
I dreams that her own freak fashion
1 will become the vogue. Perhaps that
I Is why she adopted it. At least, she
| wUl have something to herself.
But Atlanta will have an opportu
ne of Judging, and perhaps if it likes
can place an order for early winter
1 delivery.
CASKET AND RING ARE
STOLEN FROM A GRAVE
ALBANY, N. Y., Sept. 18.—An inves
tigation of the grave of Mrs. Pauline
B|um revealed her body reposing In the
rough box. The casket had been stolen.
Her wedding ring finger had been sev
ered and the ring was missing. .
Special Cable to The American.
ROME, Sept. 13.—BYora the beau
tiful Italian lakes to the sunburned
hills of Sicily the chief topic of con
versation is the trial of the Ameri
cano, and a feeling of pity has been
I aroused at the thought of the added
! bitterness of the man fighting for hia
I life before a court in which he can
not understand the language apoketi.
Porter Charlton himself, however,
has so far seemed undisturbed by
this consideration and has already
made arrangements to take lessons
In Italian—a desperate effort which,
of course, wdll have no appreciable
result In the few weeks at his dis
posal.
Lawyers are all agog over his
counsel’s intention to introduce Into
Italy the hitherto unknown defense of
"brainstorm,” which Is expected to
have a great vogue with certain
classes of criminal lawyers. They
have decided that in Italy it will have
more effect If designated as "morbid
fury” and "irresistible force."
Prisoner Is Tranquil.
Of this "irresistible force" there Is
at present very little Indication, in
: the prisoner. His conduct and words
are tranquil and deferential almost
1 to humbleness, while he neither ex-
; presses remorse nor seeks to Justi-
i fy himself. Indeed. Ms attitude seems
to be that of a person taking a rest
1 cure.
Charlton has already exercised his
i small amount of Italian upon his
I Jailers, and is much puzzled at the
| difference between the Como dialect
, and that of the Genoese stewards on
j board the Re dTtalla.
i The slovenliness which was a
1 marked characteristic of Charlton
during hla sojourn with his wife at
i Moltrasio has entirely disappeared.
Indeed, although alone In his cell and
! unvisited by anyone, his dress ip kept
j In an immaculate state. On one point
he is classed with the "crazy” Eng-
! lish, as lie insists upon having an ex
j tra supply of water for his ablutions,
over which his jailer grumbles, say
ing. #”What is the use of washing
and then doing It all over again next
day?” But a few lire soon soothes his
ruffled feelings.
Wilson’s Influence Talked.
Absurd rumors are flying about as
to what Is being done for Charlton In
I the Tilted States; as, for Instance,
that ex-President Taft is using his
influence with the Italian Govern
ment, and that, If things go badly foi
the prisoner, President Wilson will
1 ask to have him pardoned—all of
w'hlch Is absolute nonsense, since
[ once he Is in the hands of Italian
j Justice and tried by a Jury, even the
! King himself can do nothing for
; Charlton.
In fact, any extraneous Interfer-
; ence would probably prejudice his
case. Of this the American Govern
ment is well aware, as it has not
even communicated with the Embassy
| at Rome or the Consulate at Milan.
JUDGE BINDS MAN OVER
ON IDLENESS CHARGE
WILMINGTON, DEL.. Sert. 13.-
For the first time In this State
man was held in bail on a charge of
Idleness in the Municipal Court here.
When Alphonsus M. Acton was ar
raigned on a specific charge of breach
i of the peace, preferred by his wife,
1 Judge Churchman remarked that, ac
cording to the defendant’s wife, he
would not work. The Judgi ‘hen said
i that having understood that idleness
j is a crime, according to Blackstone,
he would also place that charge
; against the accused.
Acton was held under a $300 pence
I bond and ordered to give $300 addi
tional for a hearing on the idleness
charge.
WASHINGTON, Sept. IS.—Two of
the worst cases treated by Dr. Fred
erick Friedmann, the noted German
physician, on his visit here have been
absolutely cured, the sufferers them
selves declare, and a number of oth
ers have shown such improvement,
they assert as to warrant the pa
tients’ hope of ultimate recovery. The J
two patients who it Is claimed have
been cured are Philip Chase, aged 6,
of No. 2114 Fourteenth street south
east, and Edith Strauser, aged 7, of
No. 3221 Reservoir street northwest.
Each of these children was treated
once by Dr. Friedmann. The Chase
boy was taken to the George Wash
ington Hospital, barely able to limp
on his crutches. Yesterday he was
running around like any normal boy.
His father claims that the lad is
cured, and gives all the credit to Dr.
Friedmann. *
"Cured,” Child’s Mother Insists.
The mother of little Edith Strauser
yesterday w r as one of the happiest
women In Washington. “Oh, to thin*
that my little one has been cured 1”
she cried. “And that after ter. doc
tors had given her up. When I took
her to the hospital for Dr. Fried
mann to operate on her, I did not be
lieve that she had a chance for re
covery. The doctors had told me that
there was no hope. He gave my
daughter only one treatment, and
within five weeks she showed great
Improvement 1 . Before I took her to
him she had not been able to move
In Led for eight months. During those
whole eight months she was In agonv.
Not a muscle could she stir, she was
so weak. To-day she is able to play
with the other children In the neigh
borhood, although I believe she would
still be better if\she could get Just one
more treatment from Dr. Friedman."
Mrs. Btrauser said that since her
daughter had been treated she had
not suffered any pain, where former
ly she was In agony. A cough, which
annoyed the little girl before she went
to the German physician, has not to
tally disappeared, according to the
mother.
“A Blessinq From God.”
"Oh, I believe that Dr. Friedmann
could have saved many a life,” she
•ontlnued, "if it had not been for the
people and the doctors in this country,
and even this city. They did not give
him a chance. People advised me
against takine my daughter to him,
and even afterward they said he was
‘faker,’ but he has saved my little
girl. I believe in him, and if he were
to come hack to-morrow I would let
him use my whole house as a hospital
if no other place would be thrown
open to him. He is a blessing from
God.”
POTLATCH, WASH.. Sept. 18.—A
large cougar, mistaken for a calf,
was nearly run d6wn by the logging
train on its way up into the wood*
near Lake Cushman after a load of
loga The cougar, whose length is
estimated at ten feet, paid little at
tention to the engine and loped along
for about 600 feet before getting out
of the way. #
The animal was on the property
which adjoins the water power site
which has been offered to the city of
Seattle. Only a few hundred yards
away is the camp of Government
cruisers Dennle Ahl and G. Hutton,
who took up the chase. Other old-
time hunters took up the search, but
have not as yet located the lion.
The road to Lake Cushman, which
Is much traveled, lies but a few hun
dred feet away, and the locality Is
daily frequented by campers and fish
ermen.
Snake Collector
Has Rattler Pets
’Lonesome Jack* Allman Has Cap
tured 18,000 Reptiles—Declares
Ther Are Affectionate.
LOS ANGELES, Kept. 18.—Ever
since "Lonesome Jack" Allman w*s
7 years old he has been "foolin’
’round" snakes. He captured his 18,-
OOOth snake the other day.
‘ The rattlesnake Is the most In
telligent of all reptiles and the most
affectionate,” Jack declared. "After
they have been fanged they are the
most desirable of snake pets They
can be made to come to you Just like
a pet dog or cat." Jack and his
brother Shirley made a Journey
through the mountains the past
week In quest of snakes and brought
back several large rattlers
Weird Fascination of Woman In
Case Is Brought to Notica
by Friends.
DENVER, Sept. 18.—The young
and handsome wife and the friends of
Francis W. Keeler, a Denver broker,
have brought up another defense for
his arrest with Mn. Jacquanna Rue-
sum.
They point to the past reoord of
the woman whose weird fascination
has. according to the writing# of Pro
fessor Os^ar L. Trigg of Chicago
University, caused several other man
to give all for her smiles.
Keeler and Mrs. Ruseum were sov
rested here in a hotel room and he tf
now a defendant In an alienation euli
for $75,000 damages brought by the
woman's husbana, Thomas Russum,
of Chicago. Keeler's firmest frienda
assert that Mrs. Russum had an Irre
sistible influence over him.
"I did not know the woman was
married," Keeler told close friends,
"She had a fatal fascination for me
that seemed irresistible. When X
found she was married I suspected g
blackmail scheme, thinking she and
others had conspired against me, be
lieving I was wealthy.”
BELL8 ON FRUIT TREES.
LANCASTER. PA,, Bept 18.—HV-
ram Wagner does not propose to have
his choice peaches carried off by
thieves, so he has placed bells on the
trees, which will ring with the slight*-
est movement of the llmba
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No More Dandruff or Falling
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To bo possessed of a head of
heavy, beautiful hair; soft, lus
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dandruff, Is merely a matter of
using a little Danderine.
It is easy and inexpensive to
have nice, soft hair and lots of It.
Just get a 25-cent bottle of
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dandruff or falling hair, but your
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—Danderine is, we believe, the
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If you want to prove how pretty
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and carefully draw It through your
hair—taJring one small strand at a
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moments—a delightful surprise
awaits everyone who tries this.
War Veteran Regains Gum Chewing Brings
Sight Lost in Battle! Health, Says Doctor
Dazed by Things Ho Sees Since Sue- | The Habit 'Exercises the Jaw and
Dainty
piNM] Dashing
Bj’l Singing
Dancing
GIRLS
cessful Operation, He Declines
$100 Pension.
PTTTSBURG, Sept. 18.—'Isaac
Gates, of West Virginia, a veteran
of the Civil War and blind since he
was affected by a wound at Chancel-
lorsvtlle, left the Eye and Ear Hos
pital after an operation the other day
possessing full sight and so happy
that he has talked ever since about
the wonderful things he sees.
He is dazed by the hundreds of
modern things.
Just before the operation he was
offered by the Government a pension
of $100 a month. He sent word io
Washington that the Government may
keep the pension; he is happy with
out 1L
"1 am 77,” he said, "but talk about
enjoyment! 1 did not know what
life’s charms were until 1 got baca
my eyesight. The years that I was
blind made a great difference to mo.
•Now 4 am enjoying myself."
SAYS MOUSE WAS IN STEW.
NEW YORK, ept. 13— In a suit
for $10,000 damages filed In the Su
preme Court, reciting that he suffered
I great menial and physical anguish.
Jerome Smith alleges he found n
mouse in a plate of beef stew served
him at a Childs’ restaurant. July 9.
Cleanses the Teeth, Speaker
Tells Ohio Physicians.
CEDAR POINT. OHIO. Bept. 13.—
A discussion of disease^ and abuses
of sanitary conditions, described
causing most of Ohio’s sickness and
suffering, marked the sessions of the
sixty-eighth annual convention of the
Ohio Medical Society.
Gum chewing was approved by Dr.
H C Brown, of Columbus, president
of the National Dental Association.
Gum chewing exercises the muscles
and the tissues of the mouth, at the
same time cleansing the surface of
the teeth, said Or. Brown, who added
that the American people do not use
their molars enough.
"It !>» a fact to be deplored that the
uncivilized have better teeth than the
civilized.” said Dr. Brown.
STOCK OWNER ENRICHED.
SPOKANE. Sept 18.—Nearly twen
ty veans ago Patrick Hurley paid $170
for 4,250 shares of stock in a Coeur
d’Alene mine The stock now worth
$1 a share, and Hurley has* been lo
cated by officer** of the company aflei
Blx months' search.
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