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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN, MONDAY. D 7 ‘SAPHO IS NO7 IMMORAL, ” SA YS OLGA NETHERSOLEIN ' CHATTING ABOUT HER PLAY ART OF COOKING Free Lecture and Practical Demonstration Begins Tomorrow, Tuesday, and Continues Every Day This Week, By Professor Joseph Becker, One of the World’s GREATEST Chefs. MlfcS OLGA NETHERSOLE. Mist NstHsrsols will pressnt her two leading plays* “Adrienne Lecou- vrour” and "Sapho” in Atlanta. She is considered the foremost expo nent of the realistic emotional school of acting in America. The Ladies' Opportunity to Acquire Valuable Knowledge. By SELENE ARMSTRONG. ■ "It Is too bad that I have kept you Halting," and there was the very Olga Betheraole at thought of whom you Hid always felt the same little thrill rag fear and admiration. So cordial Is ^fer handshake und so gracious her ilanner, that one quite forgets when In her presence^ the terrifying qualities of genius. And to spend an hour th-re in the little parlor of her car, '^Nethersole," chatting with her about "Adrienne Lecouvreur,” "Sapho," about men, women and things is sufficient to convince one that Olga Nethersole possesses in pre-eminent degree the fir? t requisite of great art—sincerity. "Why did I choose to play 'Adrienne Lecouvreur’ and ‘Sapho* In Atlanta?” Miss Nethersole. "Well, l wish to give ‘Adrienne’ because for sheer there Is nothing In my reper- Ire which surpasses, or perhaps bats It. Even I am satisfied with ji costumes, and that, my company buhl tell you. means it great deal, for km not easily pleased. Each costume Is been copied with painstaking care |m those of ‘Adrienne’s’ century licit may be seen on great canvases re in tho Luxembourg, and the glng -of the play Is t>erfect.” Sapho Not Immoral. ' _|You ask if I had any especial rea son for deciding to give Sapho in At lanta. I always play it if I am to re main In a city for only two or three ^Hagements. You see, In It I have th» opportunity to present every phase ■ my art—comedy, tragedy, poetry realism. ‘Sapho,’ Indeed, runs the nut of human experience, and Is as nprehenslve as all the rest of my -ertolre. pNo, ‘Sapho’ Is not Immoral. As a ky, it Is Justified not so much by eat art, aa by the great moral which if teaches. Those who condemn It so lolently. are. those who Judge It by Je first and second acts, whereas It id only the play c1* a whole which can be taken into account/’ ^Referring to her sensational trial ■me five years ago In the courts of New York, and the effort then made to suppress "Sapho," Miss Nethersole glared that the case was brought about by the frantic methods of yel low Journalism. When the advertis ing value of such a trial was flippantly suggested to her, sh«j replied, with en ergy, "No, nothing could justify It. I was cruelly wronged. And, remember, my dear, that a wrong*TJr»e* not make a right." Discusses Hor Art. Some writer has said that a passion ate attachment to her work gives’Olga Nethersole un Intensity which Is “per sonal and religious," a comment which Is understood when she speaks of her art. It is at once her life gnd her religion. “Ah you remarked," said she, critics seem fond of saying that %ladame Bernhardt Is the high priest ess of idealism, and Olga Nethersole of realism. Why do I believe In the latter above the former? Because I believe with all my heart, that truth Is greater than beauty; that to por tray life as it Is teaches more to portray life as we idealize It. cause Sapho shows the evil as well as the good of life. It shows, must show that good is to be chosen above evil. Has the txainter a moral right to por tray only that part of a scene which Is fair to the eye? No. I believe that the most vital art Is that which takes cognizance of evil ns well ns good, In order to teach the better way.” "Before you say goodbye, I must tell you that my friends in England and- on the continent are good enough to say they feel grateful to Georgia. Following my trial in New York over five years ugo, I had a desperate Ill ness. M£ nurse was n young Georgia* girl, Miss Josephine Hill, of Savannah, and she became one of my very dear est friends. I took her to England with me, and she visits me every year. My friends laughingly say that Geor gia saved my life." Rarely does one meet a woman of more Interesting personality than Miss Nethersole. A fluent and brilliant con versationalist without a hint of the pedantic, sho combines with the voir falre of a woman of the world a She Personal Mention Jf Mr». John B. Cobb und Mr,. W. B. left yesterday for Nnehvljle, inn, after epen^lng a week In Ma cau, us guests at the residence of Mr. an I Mrs. J. J. Cobb. Mrs. Cobb and Mi a Lowe will be guests of Mrs. Mal- tta' w Pilcher In Naehvltle, until De cember 12, when Mrs. Cobb leaves for ■e West to sail for the Orient. She ^■1] make u short stay at Denver. Kan- sa City nnd 8«n Franeleco. sailing on M§<> 21»t for Japan and China. Mrs. Hbh will be In China until next fall, ^pen she, in company with Miss Mary feller White, will tour Europe, and Uslbly Egypt ami Palestine, on their fey back to America. Mrs. Lowe was >merly Miss Eugenia Cobb, and l» Erse If possessed of many friends In >n. She accompanied Mrs, Cobb «... New York, and will be in Nash- Kle until her mother leaves, when It I probable that she will again come I Georgia before returning to her home J New Ycrk.—Macon News. ills. Clyde Brooks, president of Atj ntn Young Women’s Christian 4 8HO * ktlon, and Miss Adele Dixbro. secre Jry gulf states committee, left Mon ty for New York, to attend the meet- V of the world's committee of the bung Women’s Christian Association. J| Mrs. A. McD. Wilson left Sunday for New York to attend the conference of ■e world’s committee of the Young ■omen’s Christian Association, which ■rtvenes In that city during the pres ■t week. I Mrs. Octavia Patterson Gremmer, ■ter spending some time with her I e, Mrs. C. Decker Tebo, leases next k for Athens, to spend a while with daughter, Mis* Ernest Whltchard. rs. Howell Cobb Ennis, Jr., and y, Buna Patterson, expect to leave L week to spend the holidays In ibridge with Hon. and Mrs. I* F. tenon. tv. C. W. Byrd, pastor of West End S. church; Mrs. Byrd and their son with Mrs. Ell Morris, 1500 Brood- ,_ until the completion of the^ new (onage.—Nashville American. Iss Adrienne Battey returned Mon- front Mucon, where as the guest if 1 Lillian Battle she was the reeip- of many social courtesies. rs. Hunnewell Orlflln and baby, lynde Patterson, will spend Christ- in Balnbridge. the guests of their -nte, Hon. and Mrs. L. F. Patterson. tutenant* Pinkston and Horton and Hart, of the marine corps, will be n the city for several weeks at the ton Air, on Peachtree street. Mrs. Cecil Wlttcox and little daugh- er. of Jacksonville. Fla., are spending evcral days In Atlanta at tho Majes- Mm» Owen Phelan is the guest of rieiMlx at Jacksonville. She will re- urn to AtlafUa Wednesday. Mrs. L. J. Amsden left Sunday for New York to attend the conference of the world committee of the Y. W. C. A. Mrs. Robert Lee Granbery has turned to Nashville, after a visit to At lanta friends. Mr. and Mrs. A. P. Treadwell have returned to their home In Columbus, after visiting Atlanta for several days. Mrs. B. F. Noble, after a visit to her parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Patter son, has returned to Montgomery. Miss Blankenship and Miss Butt, W’ho have been the guests of Miss Julia Meador, have returned to Columbus. Mrs. Clarence Cubbedge, of M&con, has a* her guest Mrs. Meyers, of At- lunta. Mr. and Mrs. St. Elmo Massengalo and Mtxs.Massengale leave soon for a visit to New York city. Mr. and Mrs. John D. Carter are the guests of Mrs. J, D. Carter at Mont gomery. Mr. Herbert Harrell, of Balnbridge, has accepted a position in the city with the Atlanta Paper Company. Nothing to equal this exhibit has ever been attempted before in Atlan ta. Not only does this eminent pro fessor bake dainty pastries and cake right before your eyes—but he also explains each and every one as it is made, the time being limited for each demonstration. • He will during the week bake 83 different kinds of pas tries, and will also give receipts free to those interested. The virtues of the Great Majestic Family Range are shown by the great Majestic Chef at our store each day this week from 2 to 5 o’clock and each day he will give Free Cooking Lessons and demon strations for the benefit of the ladies of Atlanta and vicinity. - Be sure to come tomorrow. Majestic Drip Coffee and All Kinds ofDelicious Cakes Served FREE. <j EVERYBODY INVITED q Some Advantages of the GREAT MAJESTIC RANGE. It saves Kitchen Space. It saves Labor in Operating. It saves over Half Your Fuel Bill. It has Only One Plumbing Connection, It saves Time and is Always Ready for Business. It saves the Food, and Assures an Evenness of Heat That Can Be Depended Upon At All Times. MENU for TOMORROW Majestic Coffee. French Cream Biscuit. Diamond Tarts. This Dem Lemon Cakes. Layer Cakes. Jelly Rolls. Honej’ Cake. This Menu Served Free Tomorrow. Receipts Free For the Asking. Atlanta Milling Co.’s Flour Used In is emon- stration. Anderson Hardware Co, 33-35 PEACHTREE ST., 2-16 EDGEWOOD AVE. ADMITS HE GOT $10,000 ON E VE OF MARRIA GE New York, Dec. S.—Noam Jasogrod- sky, of 68 West One Hundred and Sev enteenth street, was a defendant in the Tombs police court yesterday c chargo of obtaining $10,000 under f pretenses. The defendant was arrest ed at his home by detectives, who had a warrant Issued by a Bay City Jus tice. Pending extradition proceedings. Magistrate Whitman could not accept bail, and Jasongrodsky was committed to the Tombs. The man 1* wanted in Michigan in connection with a transaction by which he Is alleged to have secused $10,000 Mr. Alfred Truitt Is in Alabama on i short business trip. A! Ism Adelaide Everhart will return 1 Interment. Mr. George P. Hardy Is In New York on a business trip, Eugene Hutchens. The funeral services of Eugene Hutchens, aged 25 years, who died Bun. day night, were conducted Monday aft ernoon at his reqfdence. 202 Ira street, i The body wax sent to Marietta, Go., for • Interment. Knn Francisco, Dec. 3.—I. 8. Averlll, first cousin of K. H. Hnrrliuon, president of the Southern Pacific nnd s director of n score of other roads, has disappeared from his home lu Berkeley. Ills wife has asked tho aid of the police In finding trace of him. 4 The police fear that robbers watched cr wedding expenses, and failed to re turn the same. The prisoner admits the transaction, which, he aays, was of the type known ns an "exchange of notes," and says that payment had been deferred on ac count of a dispute over the Interest payments. . The obligation waa fncutred, he said. Just prior to his marriage last April to a daughter of the late Rabbi Wolf Landau, of Bay City. Jasogrodsky says he taught Presi dent Roosevelt to play chess. II, S, TO DECLARE ALL SEATS Havana, Dec. J.—Twenty-five of tho forty three congressmen elected last year re spotidod to the auintnoua from Governor Magoon for a meeting at the pulace. Governor Mflgoon informed them that „ decree would l*e issued shortly under the specific authority of President ItooNcvclt, declaring vac— * w — **- liers elected « her 12. 1906. FI T TO VOTE S Dos Moines, la., Dec. S.—The governors of more than thirty states have accepted the Invltntlou of Iowa to appolnt ( delegates to attend s conference In DcS Moines next Wednesday to dlseufes ways and mentis to secure nu amendment to the Federal eon direct vote.’ aald they would appoint Special to The Georgian. Chattanooga, Tenn., Dec. 3.—By a decision rendered by a special Jury in the chancery court no Insurance com pany can question the Indorsement of a competent physician when he has once examined an applicant and certi fied that he is a good risk. In the case of Mesdames Janies Russell and T. J. Fitzgerald vs. the Wisconsin Life in surance Company, who were suing for the collection of a policy of R. E. Fog arty, the brother of the complainant, the complainant* were awarded the full hmount of the policy, $2,000, with In terest. Vstsrans of War. Those veterans of tbe Spanish-Amer ican war, the Philippine insurrection and the Chinese expedition, regulars, volunteers, soldiers, sailors or marines. resident In Atlanta, who wish to Join the Camp of United Spanish- American War Veterans, now organis ing. can sign the charter at 222 Century building, before Friday of this week. The charter membership will be closed on Saturday next. Enough signature have already been obtained to lusure the success of the new camp. THIEVES FORM COMBINE TO ROB WHITE MERCHANTS. Special to. The Georgian. Jackson, Miss., Dec. 3.—A very cu rious state of affair* has been un earthed at Columbus, In this state. The police arrested a-number of negro por ters employed In the stores of that city, charged with stealing. An Inves. ligation led to the discovery that the negroes had bought a lot and were erecting there a store building, which, it I* charged, was to be used for sell ing the goods they stole from the white merchants. It further developed that the negro porters in the various Co lumbus stores had syndicated on steal ing and had others out selling the stolen goods, and that hundreds of dol lars worth of goods had been disposed of below (he regular price. ATTORNEYS ARE CITED TO APPEAR IN COURT. Special to The Georgian. Chattanooga, enn., Dec. 3.—Follow ing the report of the grievance commit tee of the Bar Association,* which was not made public until Saturday con cerning professional conduct of Attor ney* W. B. Miller. R. T. Cameron and J. O. Benson. Judge Allison, of the cir cuit court, who ordered the Investiga tion. gave an order this morning exon erating Miller, bat requiring Benson and Cameron to appear before court next Saturday. Companies Which Went Un der Ax-e Withdrawing State Deposits. WILL BEGIN WORK ON ORPHANS’ HOME. Rpeeial to The Georgian. Jackson, Miss., Dec. 3.—The Odd Fel lows of the state who have located their widows’ and orphans* home at Haf- tlesbufg. expect to begin work on the home at a very early date. It is to cost between $<9,000 nnd $50,000 and U is the purpose of the grand lodge to add tu U from time to time. The securities of the Trader* Insur ance Company, of Chicago, III., on deposit tilth the Georgia insurance de partment for the protection of policy holders in the ‘State were this week taken over by C. T. Furlow, of Atlanta, the receiver of the company appointed for this state, and have been sold for $13,085. This "urn is more than suffi cient to cover all claims against the company In Georgia, but It is under stood that it will be tied up in litiga tion by claimants In other parts of the country for return premiums. The legal question Involved Is a very deli cate one and ha* never been adjudi cated by the courts. Some claim that the owner of a burned property, the loss on which ha* not been settled, has first claim on the funds of a fire in surance company, while on the other hand, it is asserted that such action would make loss claimants preferred creditors and that policyholders wh< have paid premiums are as fully enti tled to their share of the company's assets In the form of return premium* on account of their contracts not being arried to completion, a* are the loss claimants. The receiver of the North German Fire, of New York, another company which was forced Into a receivership last week by the results of the Sar. Francisco conflagration, has made In quiry of Comptroller General W. Wright concerning the withdrawal Its deposit, which Is now In the hands of the state treasurer. The North Ger man was reinsured In the Cosmopoll- lan Fire, of New York. This Is the first time that the question has arisen in this state or sclxewhere of the bus iness of an insurance company being taken over by another company not authorized to do business In the sum state, whlph was not followed by th* admission of the reinsuring company In this case the deposit cannot be withdrawn until all the ricks of the North German In the state of Georgia have expired at the end of the term * r which they have been written, New Firm is Opened. The new Insurance agency of W. R. Joyner & Son, which »i»ened a fine suite of oWces In the Candler building Saturday, will. In addition to the American of Newark, represent the Queen Insurance Company, with whl?h Richard Joyner has been connected for several years past In the office of the Southern department, under# Manager 8. Y. Tupper. This representation will be what Is know n as a "second agency,” the first agency remaining with J. L. Dickey, Jr, W’ho ha* for some time had the company on a single Agency basis. Mr. J. 8. Daniel, the formerly well- known local agent of Atlanta, who sold his agency some time ago to become special agent of the German of Free port In Georgia and the Carolines, has since the retirement of the latter com pany last week, returned to Atlanta and will act os an Independent adjuster until the conclusion of other arrange- GEORGIA'S INSURANCE LA WS ARE CRITICISED IN LOUISVILLE TRADE PAPER The Insurance Field, of Loulevllle, In Ite laeue of thl* week saya: Georgia le In striking need of a state Insurance department. The necessity has been apparent for many years past, but le even more so at present. There are Indications that the Insurance agents and managers all over the state will this fall begin an active camp, for the establishment by the next let luture of a separate division of the state government to handle this Impor tant branch of supervision, and the matter le being earnestly discussed at Atlanta, where most of the head off of the companlde doing buslneas In the atate are located. No criticism whatever attaches to Comptroller Gen eral William A. Wright In this connec tion. For many years he has held of fice without reproach and conscien tiously fulfilled hie duties accoedlng to the etrlct Interpretation of the Geor gia Insurance laws. Hie Authority Limited. The comptroller general Is, however, merely ex-officio Insurance commis sioner, and under the state statutes hie powers regarding companies In the state are very limited. Although he has full authority over corporations chartered by the state, he can go nd further and may not question the right of any outside company to do business In the state, no matter what Its meth ods, as long as It Is abls to satisfy him concerning Ite financial solvency by means of sworn statements. The comp troller himself has In recent Inter views with Insurance men told them plainly that his authority Is so re stricted that If he were actually to know that a foreign company of any kind was doing business under mis leading promisee or false representa tions, he would be legally unable to eton It as long aa It waa actually finan cially solvent, according to Ite own showing. In consequence. Georgia u rapidly becoming the dumping ground of many companies of queetlonublo reputation, whose sphere of activity has been narrowed by expulsion from other states on account of methods and results to policyholders. It Is regarded by reputable life and fire Insurance agents aa moat deplorable Hint (he laws of Georgia do not give better De tection to Insurers throughout the state, aa wel las to the best class of Insur ant, Interests. While no Insurance men or compa nies favor in the least the Inquisitorial authority assumed by many Insurance commissioners In the present unsettled conditions both in firs and life in surance, the movement In Georgia for an active and authoritative supervision will meet with the favor of all. Mr. Wright, himself, would be an excellent man for the position, and he has no one but friends In the business, but his hands have been tied for years by In adequate laws, aa has been universally recognised. Tbe elate Is without many of the,acts which tend to the best methods of conduct of the Ilfs Insur ance business, particularly such as anti-rebate and anil-discrimination acts. It rests principally with the In surance agente of the elate themselves whether such a movement as his been started for better conditions In Geor gia will be successful. mints, which he now has pending. The well-known wrecking firm Samuel Guns A Co. will shortly open a store and salesroom In Atlanta for the disposition of satvagee from flr.s of which the company handles a large number in Southern territory. Atlanta has for some time been the headquar ters of a branch managed by Mr. 8. It. Hendrickson and the work In this field has grown to such an extent that the St. Louie office has been discontinued and Mr. Ike Small, the company's rep resentative at the city, has been trans ferred to Atlanta to take charge of the salesrooms. Ite will shortly oj**n such place In some convenient location, here It will be accessible tu both the liolesale and retail trade. W. K. Blalney, of Chattanooga. Tenn.. speelul agent of the Slumlord Life and Accident Company of Detroit. Mich., a visitor to Atlanta this week and entertained by W. H. Hoyt, local representative of the company. leneral Agent R. X. Hughs, of the Jefferson Fire of Pltlludelphia. returned to Atlanta this week from a visit to tho home office, where arrangements were completed for pushing the work of the company in the Southern field, where Mr. Hughe and his partner. M. It. Yates, have full charge. The company has been doing business In Georgia for some time and has recently entered Virginia and Alabama. MR. BRYAN SPEAKS OF IMMORTALITY Lincoln. Nebr.. Dec. 3.—Will la in Jcon!n s « Bryan delivered s eulogy at the annual memorial exercises of Lincoln Lodge N.> *) of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Klks, of which he le n uieuil»*r, takluSI “IinmortnUtjr" ss bis theme, Mr. Itryau said. In pnrt: "To the young tbe thought of death affrights. but us we make progress along that path that leads to tbe great light, u« nil iMH-oate accustomed to the wont. We no longer shudder nt the thought; w# tu.ijr even corn* at last to wait for It with Im patience. This lx God’* plan; this 1* i way in which He weans us from thln-« that are dear to us at first and prep*;. * ‘ i> Join In harmony with Ills plan. year-old daughter of J. L. Harrell, pro prietor of Hotel 8t. Lawrence here, in dead fallowing fin operation for atqten- dlcftls. She was known und admire I' by jcueat* of tho hotel (rota throughout Hie country. special to The Georgian. Albany, Ga., Dec. 3.—Sol. Boone, i negro convict, working for the Tennc-- xee Fertiliser Company, escaped Bat- urday morning. An aged negro com i» i made an effort to capture Boone, b it he fought him off with an ax handle. It Is stated that a conspiracy ex.-it.l among a number of the convlcta to escape, but when the appointed time came Boone waa the only .*no bold enough to make a dash for liberty. OOOOOOOOQQOOOOOOOUOOOOaOQO O o O HARVARD PROFESSOR O O TO AID SIAM’S KING. O O Cambridge, Mas*., Dec. J.—Pro- O O fesxor Mubix, professor of Inter- Q O national law lu the Harvard I O O School, will become contM -«l O O adtlxer to the king of SUop, ha\ O O in# t-cxigned hta position at tin O O vard. O O O OO9OOOO0OCOOC0OO0OOCOOOO0o