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HEARST’S SUNDAY AMERICAN, ATLANTA. OA^ SUNDAY, MAY HO. 101'
EUGENIC LIS
Measures Providing for Health
Certificates Before Marriage
Are at Fault.
WASHINGTON. May It.—Moat of
the so-called eugenic law* which have
been Introduced in the Lefliiaturei of
thirteen State? lari winter have
nothing to do with eugenics, accord
ing to the American Genetic Assor-a
tlon. an organization comprising
nearly all the students of heredity In
the United States, and largely offi
cered by scientist* of the Federal
Government
"Those that have some connection
with eugenics are »n inadequately or
carelessly drawn that their passage
is undesirable." declares Dr W. C
Rucker, assistant surgeon general of
the United States Public Health
Service, who as secretary of the as
sociation’* committee on education
review*'these measures In the latest
iesue of The Journal of Heredity
"Eugenics is a science It Is a
fact, not a fad It Is a means for the
continued betterment of the race
stock At present It can not counte
nance any attempt to Interfere lytth
marriage by law ”
States Consider Laws.
Nebraska Washington, Iowa and
Mlsaouri have considered laws which
provide for the sterilization of the
Insane and feebleminded persons and
tome other classes of degenerates in
State institutions Dr. Rucker says
people of this kind should be kept
shut up and properly cared for. in
which case sterilization is unneces
sary. and that "legislative tendencies
in this direction are of little value to
the science of eugenics.”
Vermont. South Dakota. New York.
Indiana. Missouri. Oregon. Illinois.
Nebrasks and Wisconsin are consid
ering either the passage of so-called
eugenic marriage laws or the amend
ment of existing laws making a
health certificate necessary before
marriage
Dr Rucker points out that this is
merely a matter of preventive medl- ;
cine, with which eugenic* he* noth
ing whatever to do, snd vigorously
protests against eugenics helne con-
fused with the sex hygiene campaign. ;
Public Net Ready.
"Neither the science of eugenics j
nor public sentiment is ready for leg- ;
islatlon putting further restrictions
on marriage, so far as those restric- j
tions are strictly eugenic rather than
hygienic in Intent." he declares “It
is time for the friend* of eugenics to
stop promoting such legislation as
that herein outlined, and to divert
more of their energy m s broad, con
structive policy for the furtherance
of eugenics" He suggests that they.
Promote research In heredity
Disseminate a knowledge of the
law* of heredity:
Try to create ~ "eugenic con
science" in the public
Give the young people of their ac
quaintance a chance to meet and fall
In love with suitable life partners
Further every means that will re
move some of the social snd econom
ic bars to marriage and parenthood
that now tells so heavily on the eu-
genically superior classes
Fish Not Poisoned,
They Were Drowned
Don't Laugh, Please, for Chemist
Makes That Assertion Seriously
snd Gives Facts.
NEW YORK. May 29 As chemist
and bacteriologist of the Water De
partment, Thomas W Malta has de
cided officially that the recent deaths
of about 200 carp and a few perch In
Klssena I«ake. Flushing. L. I., were
caused by drowning When the fish
were found floating on the lake there
were sensational reports that th'iy
had been poisoned Then a subtle
humorist suggested they had commit
ted suicide
But upon a thorough Investigation
Mr Mslla discovered no foreign ele
ment that would have caused the
deaths. He learned that In a lake in
New Jersey in 1906 there prevailed
condition* like those that confront
the Queens Park Department The
fish in the New Jersey lake died from
no apparent cause Experiments
were conducted and it was found that
the annual changes In the water,
known as "the lake bloom.” caused
bv sudden changes in the tempera
ture absorbed all the oxygen In the
water snd the flsh were actually
drowned
Mr. Mells found that a similar con
dition existed in Klsaana I-ake.
Parents Tie Children
By Thumbs;Are Fined
8ASTOK, PA May 29—Mr and
Mrs Jesse Tortright were sentenced to
pay fines of $500 each, the costs of
prosecution, snd to serve six months
In orison after havlmr been found
guilty by a Jury of treating Inhu
manely their children. Elizabeth, 8,
and Russell, 6
At the time of the arrest of the cou
ple the feeling of the neighbors ran
high It was to protect the parents
that they were committed to Jail, and
tha children, emaciated and half-
starved were taken In charge by rein-
tives The children said their mother
punished them continually, and on two
occasions the little girl was hung up
by her thumbs. Her little brother was
compelled to swing her to and fro
while she shrieked in pain.
ALLEGED TILES
OF SPOOKS AHE
OF SUITE
Mummies Grin and
Bold Burglars Flee
Scare Intruder* From New York An
tique Shop Before They Se
lect Best Plunder.
Burglar*
Gallery,
Los Angeles Man Charges Spir
itualists Plotted to Alienate
His Wife's Affections.
Napkin Ring Shows
Co-ed Is Engaged
STANFORD I r N1VBRSITY. May
29.—Mias Gladys Briggs, pretty mem
ber of the university graduating class,
throw her napkin ring under the ta
ble In the Kappa Alta Theta Sorority
house at breakfast and then crawled
after It
Then the girls of the sorority lift
ed on their shoulders carried her
around the room and gave vent to a
cheer that would make the rooting
squad of a football game sound like
the meditation part of a campmeet
ing
For when * girl of the Kappa Alta
Theta Sorority shies her napkin ring
under the table, and then does a bri
dle after it. her sisters know at on. e
that she Is engaged
LOS ANOELBS. May 29 -A com
plaint that deals with "spooks." the
superna t ural and oracles of future
happenings, as well as disclosing the
past, has Just been filed In the Su
perior Court In it Frank B White
charges that John Slater, noted apir-
Ituallst, and his co-worker, Mrs. Rose
Hyams, are guilty of a conspiracy to
alienate the affections of Mrs White.
White asks whatever damages the
court is willing to grant and array*
himself against the doctrine* preach
ed by Slater and Mrs Hyams
White says he lived happily with
his wife until the spooks’’ of Slater
and Mrs Hyams were wafted In his
direction Then came storms His
wife sued and got a divorce decree
April 9 lkl4
All thla happened, he maintain*, be
cause Slater claimed that the spirits
had told him that Mrs. White was
not acting properly on an Eastern
trip, and White, believing It. wrote
letters to which Mrs. White took ex
ception Then, to further prove that
the ’spirits'' of Slater and Mrs. H.v-
ams were against him. White ds-
Cla res:
"The defendant. Slater, held a
meeting, charging an entrance fee.
and which wa« attended by 300 or 400
people At this meeting he. berated
the plaintiff aald he had killed a Lo«
Angeles policeman, was an ex-prize
fighter, a gambler, an associate .,f
thugs, such as ‘Gyp the Blood,’ 'Lefty i
Louis,' Broncho Kid’ and 'Banjo
Eye Kid,’ and a friend of Jack John- !
son; also that he had taken the third
degree, had been In the ’pen,’ and
through alleged clairvoyant power
had freed many thugs from prison,
thus placing himself in good standing
In that class "
At this meeting White alleges.
Slater. In order to cover up any
charges of conspiracy, had ^ome one
arise and defend the good name of
White.
White also claims that 81ater and
Mrs. Hyams carried tales to Mrs.
Whits, painting White's character
very blackly. At present, he says,
agents of Slater and Mrs. Hyams are
following him about the streets, try
ing to run him out of town.
NEW YORK, May 29-
ntered the Egyptian Art
conducted by Robert d
at No. 784 Fifth avenue, and packed
up about $2,000 worth of Jewels and
valuable antiques Then they hap
pened to look into one corner of the
store and ran. Two mummies were
grinning at them.
The burglars overlooked one old
pa nting which, it li asaerted, has
been valued at $75,000. It is an an
cient daub, done with pigment on a
rude piece of linen. It represents the
Egyptian goddess Hath or surrounded
Girl of 14 Elopes Faithful Old Engine
With Her Husband 1 Spared Violent Death
richest men in Oklahoma and that the
Government and scores of oil produc
ers have for months been moving
heaven and earth to locate him.
Thlocco has been in Mexico several
and
years, speaks Spanish fluently
apparently prefers the turbulent ca
reer of a Mexican citizen to the *as*
and abandonment of an American
millionaire.
Ohio Bride Add* Another Tangle to
Knotty Problem Faced by
Official*.
FINDLAY, OHIO, May 29.—Dis
guised as a woman of 30, with a long
dress, Mrs. Roland C’hane, formerly
Rustafjaeil, j p^j| en fjiinnore. 14, has tied another
knot into a kinky t-ase, by eloping
with her own husband, Roland
Chane, 19.
The girl was in the detention home
last December w r hen It was quaran
tined for scarlet fever, but managed
to elude the officers and escape over
a high board fence to her sweetheart
on the outside.
The two went to Monroe. Mich.,
where they married. When they re
turned. the girl was taken in charge
by her parents, and the Juvenile
Gourt sentenced the youthful hus
band to the workhouse for nine
by worshipers It was found among ♦ months,
the ruins of an ancient shrine at De.r The Common Pleas Court ruled
Rl-Bahari, <n Northern Egypt, in 1905. j agalnat his proceeding and liberated
Mr Ruatafjaell says It is the most
ancient example of canvas painting
known.
From a case containing Jewelry
valued at more than $1,000 the men
took only one necklace, worth 'ess
than $200. They also overlooked a
valuable statue. The robbers took an
amethyst ring, ten scarabs and a
gold-rimmed piece of pottery. The
mummies were not disturbed.
Kaiser’s Double Is
Arrested as a Spy
PARIS, May 29.—Captain Weihe, an
absolute double of the Kaiser, has
been arrested in San Remo on suspi
cion of being a spy. On more than one
occasion Weihe Is said to have been
charged to impersonate the Kaiser
and harangue the German troops.
both. Then the father of the bride
filed action to have the marriage an
nulled. and the girl was sent to the
detention home Again Her second I
escape from that institution has cha
grined the officials.
Court Held by Phone
And Motorist Fined
FINDLAY OHTO, May 29.—J. D. Mil
ler, who said his home Is in Illinois,
whizzed through the classic precincts of
Rluffton. The eagle eyes of Marshal
Murray espied him He telephoned
Findlay officers to arrest Miller when
he made his appearance here. They
did
Then the village marshal came on in
a trolley car and called up the Mayor.
Miller pleaded guilty over the telephone
of exceeding the speed limit and lie was
promptly fined $5 ami costs, which he
paid to the marshal Then Miller and
his gasoline burner started for Detroit.
Railroad Officials Refuse to Let No.
9, in Service 25 Year*, Finish
in Movie Scene.
SAN BERNARDINO, CAL., May 29 —
Kanta Fe engine No. 9, after 25 years'
service In Southern California, is going
to a grave on the scrap heap, and not
to a spectacular finish in a moving pic
ture wreck. Just because officials of the
railroad have a bit of sentiment.
The "Nine Spot.” which in its day
was a mogul, though now a "teapot.”
never figured in a had wreck In Its long
years of service, and the Santa Fe of
ficials will not now consent that its lust
run will he a smash-up that would
wreck it from cab to pilot. So mechan
ics are taking the old locomotive to
pieces In tha shop here, and Its burial
will he In the scrap heap.
Engine No. 9 was brought here from
the East on the opening of the Santa
Fe in Southern California A moving
picture company had tried to buy the
old locomotive.
Indian Croesus, Long
Missing, Is Located
Fine Biscuit,
Mother* IX
K
iW’hen the whole family praises-
Your perfect biscuit, the secret is
in the flour. If you want to be sure
of perfect biscuit*, use
rins Biscuit,
Mother*
TULSA. OKLA.. May 29. -Barney
Thlooco. the missing and much want
ed Indian whose allotment In the
rushing oil field is worth several mil
lions. has been found in Mexico
Thlocco was unaware he is one of the
W« clean any windows you hare to
clean by flit* month >or "he job at very low
price*. Windows Irt residence* from 15c
to 10c each. General housework, reno-
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janitor maintenance. All work guar.in
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on time everywhere In thl* city Call
ley 5938 snd leave your address.
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William Borak, Manaqer.
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Fme Biscuit.
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“MISS DIXIE” is the very highe*t
grade flour, we guarantee it to be abso
lutely pure and wholesome.
This is an Atlanta Product, without a
superior anywhere, if your grocer offers
you something he claims is just as good
—tell him you believe In Home Products
and if he will phone us, we vyill deliver
to him what you want—immediately.
Atlanta Milling Co.,
“Miss Dixie Self-Rising
"Capitola Plain
Basement Specials
j0 2 $6.00 Go-Carts ... $1.50
^■12 $7.50 Cedar ('hosts $4.98
^50 $1.00
\
50 $1.00 Chairs 50c
12 $6.00 Rockers $2.00
1 $20.00 Sideboard . .$5.00
1 $15.00 Dining Table $6.00
Basement Specials^
1 $150 Folding Hod. . $50.00
1 $50.00 Davenport. $30.00
1 $65.00 Rofrigoi-ator $25.00
1 $50.00 Library Suit $20.00
2 $20.00 K. Cabinots. .$15.00 (P
1 $25.00 Bookcase .. .$10.00
Can't Treat Unless
It's Your Wife or Kin
MADISON, WJB . May 29 A hill pro
hibiting trusting to Intoxicating liquors
baa been passed by the Assembly of
the Wisconsin legislature
Early In the session this bill waa
reported for Indefinite postponement.
Finally an amendment was Incorporated
which permits a person to treat his
* wife or ji relative
^Last Day. Buy Your Cabinet Monday Sure
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Largest Southern Manufacturers.
SUITE 1.—Three-piece mahogany finished Buffet, Table
and six chair*. Reduced
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Oongola
aby Cab—the
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—the sw el lest
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reed,
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$7.50
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Cedar
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Furniture
These goods j
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and curved
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backs and
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a I i f e ti m e.
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$49.50 £
s
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$5