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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NKWS, MONDAY. APRIL 28. 1913.
High Rental as Vice
Cause to Be Probed
Illinois White Slave Committee
Will Force Landlords to
Tell cf Their Profits.
CHIC AGO. April 2S -High rent :».«l
| h cause of immorality of women will
I be the subject of inquiry by the 1111- |
noifl Senate white slave eomfnltt*' i
tl “High r
First Coupons Wili Appear in I he I ability to
| lion,” sal
Georgian Thursday—Others
Through Week.
FINE BILL AT THE ATLANTA
•ntal exl
provide
Lie ut
j <)’Hara. ”It • <*m|x*
( insufficient quart**!
j wirls of needed pi
their pride. It also
musts a family s
healthful ierroi-
••nant Governor
s many to live In
i, deprives young
ivaey and lower >
•xbausts the fam-
Boys and Girls Plan to Get Shet-
lands To Be Given Away
• Without Cost.
iiv'rt vitality so that parents have n.»;
the opportunity to devote t«* their
and attention neces-
m clear of tempta-
tim<
er tl
c hildren lh<
arary to
tion."
Landlords will be sumifioued ro teli
of their profits, and experts will he
heard on tlx 1 actual valuation of the
property on which high rentals are
charged.
Spring Guano Sales
Largest Ever Known
at
Commercial fertilizer* experienced
heavier movement lat: week than
an> time during the- season. The
Atlantans are a interest” over the j
free ponies and free theater seats t<> j
be given reader.-- <( The Georgian and i
Th--- Sunday American. Heavy Rains Cause of Record-
|Of course, when the plan «a.»ap. Breakl „ a Movement Ourin 8
nounccj we expected ther,- could bcii|
hatter. But there h«» beer, more than • tne rast weeK ’
flutter—-there is a regular Rule of ex
citement Kveryone on the street cars
is tlTlting about the generou* offer —
v#uve heard them.
If you want to, see r. splendid play
free of ah cost, don’t fail to secure the
pfccefsary four coupons. The first
Will appear in The Georgian Thurs-
4a> T!m coupons will follow Friday,
fts'urduy and Sunday. Send tlu *o
four coupons by mail with a self-ad
dressed and stamped envelope, and we
WI.l mall you a theater ticket, one of
the best In Atlanta's best theater.
There's no trick to it. no contest, no
espense It's absolutely free.
Something Worth While Offered.
■p The Georgian feels that in
seats to tlie Atlanta Theater it is of-1
faring somethin# worth wliik to every
theatergoer
Tlie Atlanta ’I’heater never present*
soy but first lass attractions, and the
Billy Long stock company is no ex
• iption to its Invariable rule.
Miss Billy Long, sav those who al-
rt&dy have seen her play “Wildfire.”
which Lillian Hussell made famous.
*t:< she is more than a good a ( tress
(hat site is one of the best Lillian
Russell herself could give no more
satisfactory portrayal of the leading
rile, and Miss Long is ably supported.
Good Company Playing.
The Atlanta Theater Is anxious that
the At Junta public .Vnall not confound
this stock company w ith the ordinary
summer repertoire aggregation. This
Is an inflniteh superior organization.
The \tianta Th ater feels that when
the >* 0 '+~ readers of The Georgian
*nd Sunday American have passed
their dl* imilitating verdict on tlie
pei fci main < s. and the merits of Miss
Billy Long and her supporting players
thus are advertised, all Atlanta will
flock to the theater through the suin-
me , insuring the success of the un
dertaking. That i« why the Atlanta
Theater is co-operating so heartily
with The Georgian in the distribution
of free seat*
But the boys and .girls nr»» more in.
treated in the free ponies and ( arts.
Following the announcement in The
.Sunday American that * i li pretty
and valuable prizes were to he award
ed to dozens of children In Atlanta, i
perfect flood of nominations poured
into our offices. Already enough chil
dren have indicated their willingness
to compete for the ponies and carte
that it it plain Hie contests will be
spirited.
Particulars on Another Page.
But this doesn't mean that you
haven't an even chance. The contest
if not yet started. l-*ul! particulars
appear on another page of this issue
And watch for the intelligent little
Shetland ponies, which are on the
way to their new homes. \\> wiil
tike paints to show them. Look them
over and pick out the one you want
for your very own. Then sot to work
to win it. You’ 1 ; find it pleasant, ex
citing and profitable.
Lillian Lorraine and
Movie Owner Rewed
unuKUully IjOua > demand i.v believed
to have resulted from the heavy
rains, which delay* d the farmers with
their work.
Fertilizer inen are expecting this
week to prove the banner week in
sales, indications {minting to a heavy
demand as the season nears an end.
The total amount of fertilizer used by
Georgia cctfon planters this season Is
expected to surpass by a great figure
the records of former years.
giving Air Tragedy Claims
British Lieutenant
Biplane Stops Suddenly 400 Feet
Above Earth. Then Plunges
Downward—Cause a My6tery.
Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian.
FARNBOR* >UGH. ENGLAND, April
28. Lieutenant Rogers Harrison,
British Army aviator, was killed hero
to-day by a fajl of 400 feet in the
Cody biplane which won the $25,000
army prize Inst year.
Lieutenant. Harrison, one of tin
most daring of the aviation corps,
was maneuvering over the aerodoroe
here \\ hen the machine suddenly stop,
ped, hung suspended, then dropped
suddenly.
The biplane was considered one of
the best in the world. Experts can
not account for the accident.
ODDITIES
—in till'—
DAY’S NEWS
PASTRY TABOO \T HARVARD.
Pies, puddings, cream puffs and oth
er pastry are taboo at Harvard Fni-
verslty. Feieal* in various forms
have been substituted and are very
popular with the student^.
STRANGLES HFRSKLK WITH A
SHEET. Although strapped ham,
and foot to a bed in the Insane de
partment of St. Frauds Hospital,
IMttsbUig, Pa.. Mrs. Edith Rollins
aged 41. tore a strip from the bed
sheet with her teeth and hands and
strangled herself to death.
Show Girl Becomes Mrs. Frederick
W. Gresheimer Second Time
in Thirteen Months.
FIGHT OVER EHFRCH COLLKlL
TloX. Twenty-five persona were cut
and bruised, one seriously. in a dis
pute over which faction should take
up the collection at the Greek Easter
services in St. Mary's Greek Eatlio
lic Church, New Salem, Pa. Special
policemen quelled the turmoil, but the
collection was not taken up.
DANCES HERHEl.F NEARLY TO
HEATH. Mrs John Kuzhis, of Bea
ver Falls. Pa., a bride of three davs,
trying to establish a mark of 800
dances at $1 a dance at her wedding
festivities, collapsed within sev»
mcos of her goal and may die. A -
curding to a Polish custom, each male
guest war to give the bride a s.ilvo
liar for each dance with her.
Dr. A, J, MiKelway Takes the!
South to Task for Conditions.
Great Congress Meetings.
A ftc.fthiog arraignment of the
Southern States for permitting wha*
lie terms the slavery of children ir
he mills and factories by Hr. A. J
MeKclway. of Washington. Southern
‘ e, r- ta y of the National Child Labor
VongreM* formed the big feature of
the■ (let artmeiitM conference* <>f the
Southern Sociological Congress thi«
morning.
L>r. McKelway spoke on "The IOx-
ent of Child Labor in the South” at
the conference on child welfare at the
First Methodist Church, the most
important meeting of the day. In ad
dition to Hr. McKelway’a forceful ex
position of the child labor problem in
ilie South and Ida remedial sugges
tions, other addresses on the subject
were given. Principal J. A. Burns,
>f Oneida, Ky. t known throughout the
Fnited States .i« “Burns of the
Mountains,” spoke on “Tlie Children
if the Southern Highlands.”
oilier conferences this morning
were as follows:
Organized charities, at tiie Wesley
Memorial Church; courts and prisons,
at the First Baptist Church Sunday
vhool room; public health, at. tin.
First Baptist Church; travelers' aid,
at the First Methodist Church Sun
lay school room; church and social
service, at tiie Central Congregational
Church; race problems, at the Bap
tist Tabernacle.
Great Sessions Held.
Although one of the principal
speakers failed to arrive, the two
general sessions of the Sociologic »i
Congr.-.s held yesterday afternoon
arid evening at the Auditorium and
at the Wesley Memorial Church are
considered tlie greates- sociological
gatherings in the history of the work.
Fifteen hundred people beard ad-
Iresses by men who have devoted
their lives to educating America along
civic, economic and moral lines.
'Phe speaker who failed to arrive
was Richmond P. Hobson, Congress
man from Alabama. Mr. Hobson was
delayed by u storm on the Ch*;si-
peake, where lie was u spectator at
the navy target practice, and it Ik
doubtful if he will come to Atlanta at
nil.
A stirring address on “Tne Social
Program <>f the Church,” by Dr. Wal
ter Uauschbenbush. one of America's
greatest sociologists, whs the big fea
ture of the afternoon session. Dr.
Rauschenbush declared that the
church could and should do much
toward solving the child labor prob
lem the greater problem, he declared,
that confronts the people of the
Southland.
What ‘Thy Kingdom Come' Means.
Hr. Owen U. Lovejov, of New York.
Koneral secretary of the National
Child Labor Committee, spoke on
‘The Gospel for Model n Industry.”
“ ‘Thy kingdom come.' ” declared
Dr. Love joy. “means the coming of
the day when child labor will he done
'vway with, when every little tot shall
have its quota of sunlight and hap
piness, of hours of play and recrea
tion. The time will come eventually
when the little ones will get their
share of the Joys of life when the
inen and women of this country will
awake to the awful curse of child la
bor and that time is not far off.”
With a brilliant plea for a bureau
>»f vital statistics in Georgia. Miss
Julia Lathrop. director of tlie Federal
Children’* Bureau, at Washington, D.
C , delivered a strong address at the
veiling session of the congress.
“Europe, to maintain its armies,
must know of the advent of each
•hild." Miss Lathrop said, “and if this
information is valuable in maintain
ing armies, how much more valuable
it would be in times of peace.”
Others who delivered addresses yes-
terda> included Bishop Wilbur Thir-
kleld. -i New Orleans, and Dr. T VI.
Moore, of Toronto. Canada.
NEW YORK April 28. Lillian
mne. whose “swing song ' in
“lollies of 1910” lifted her inti
front rank of stage eelebrit . s. ,
is the bride of Frederick W
heimer, a moving picture ami
PREVENTED SERIAL A LIVE.
Enusual precautions against being
i , ur ■ ii ^ were taken by Mo. Ma
' riuntoa Rh-e.ardi, of New York City.
She requested that no one be allowed
to touch her body for five hours after
her death and that it should not be
embalmed. Her instructions were
carried out. She was buried in a bur-
Grcs- ) ^i ir-proof steel coffin,
real !
MONEY
LOANED TO SALARIED MEN
AT LAWFUL RATES
ON PROMISSORY NOTES
Without Endorsement
Without Collateral Security
Without Real Estate Security
NATIONAL OISCOUNT GO.
1211-12 Fourth National Bank Bids.
estate man. Their marriup. lYidu> j RATTI.K.H I Si.U HUI \S HK1>.
•was their second in thirteen months. • • ..•:.■■• I’uri • r<-. of NVw York. Is ro-
•’Y'es." Mie v JA.rrain. told 4 rejen t- .overinp irotna In. ■ 1 >>\' iup 1 -xoerieni'i'
er, Ve were married again. You'In Re.lv. od vonyon, neur Oakland,
know Mr. Gresheimer and I wont! r«t ij. wok. 1 niRht to nti.l a
through a ceremony a year Hr' 1 latu i rtr Y* l altlo'iih lie ■ oli d on tits bi-east
month, but the fact tl-.st he was not i : ' 1 - v tl ‘ M,r "' ■ 11 <lil1 not to
j move.
r
Where
Shall I Go?
last 1
was not I
free from his former marriage made
R illegal. Oh! I can’t explain. It wa.-
aomethinb about tin law.”
An to her possible return to the
stage Mrs. Greshcinn is undecided.
At daylight the snake seemed
ttizr and Carrerv drew his pistol
blew off its head.
FRATS ONLY ‘TOLERATED’
AT MERCER. SAYS HEAD
Women Gamble for High Slakes
MACON. April 28.
ihe offi ■«!•« of M-r- «•••
ward the Greek letter
kr.w ?. n by P •.-aident S*
Hie attitude
Fniv-rslt>
■frats” is iiu
Y. Jacieaon
of
• .! it.itKM uj t n every- >
out all right when at- \
ailments which (heir ^
. ....or ...
reply to the executive ommitti.
tlie Kippfi Sigma Fraternity whichl
nought permission to name a local a
riser whose duties it would be
tiring the members <»f this frat i
th»* fsc'iity into a <*!oser relation,
rats are omj Loleratcd a M
replied Dr Jameson.
women are gamblers for
very high stakes. They stake their
health an-' good looks upon every
thing working
tacked hy those
ailed upon to sufff
The only excuse can ignorance ^
of iht dangerous consequences or an i
aversion t- undergo medical examl- \
r.atlc.n This may often }»• uvoided \
>•> recourso to Ly.da K. 1‘Inkhan; s \
Ve»tatde C'gnpourd, \ purfeotly safe S
toward l a'-.iii. j-s remedy, -oinp' inded •
, • \ from r<H)ts and herl-«. wld- h ior near- <
s Amer- \
ln i]
of > ,
Must linvc a key made,
a safe opened, an elec
trie wire tixed, shoes
half-soled. Koti repair
ed, a trunk mended—
or . thousand and one
things attended to. but
where shall I tm'
The Business Guide in
I in-'' Want Ad s, -tion
of The Cioor.:'iun au-
sa i'1-s 1 lie ouo-; ion.
I'
Free Pony Contest
NOW OPEN!
9 •
£ VERY Boy and Girl that wants to own a Shetland Pony, Cart
and Harness should enter this popular Contest now!
An equal chance for every Contestant to win one of the
Twelve Pony Outfits offered by Hearst’s Sunday American and
The Atlanta Georgian.
—Eight puny outiits wi!) be given away to white boys
and girls in Atlanta and suburbs.
The distribution will be made as follows:
One pony outfit to the boy or girl receiving the greatest
number of votes in each of the following districts:
District No. 1—East of Marietta Street and west of Pied
mont Avenue, from (leorgia Railroad right-of-way to
city limits.
District No. 2—East of Piedmont Avenue and west of
Edgewood Avenue, from (leorgia Railroad right-of-way
to cit\ ilmits. Includes Druid Hills, Edgewood, Kirk
wood and 1 )ecatur.
District No. :t South of Edgewood Avenue and east e?
South Boulevard to city limits, east and south. Includes
South Kirkwood and Oruiewood.
District No. 4-—West of Smith Boulevard and east of South
Pryor from Georgia Railroad right-of-way to city lim
its. includes South Atlanta and Lakewood Heights.
District No. 5—West of South Pryor to Central of Georgia
l ight of way. West of railroad to include Oakland City,
Fort McPherson, East Point, College Park, Egan and
I laneville.
West of Central of Georgia right-of-way to
from West Hunter Street south to Oakland
Nominations for contestants will be received during the
period beginning Monday. April 28th,and concluding at mid
night, Saturday. May ">l.st,.
Voting coupons will appear daily in THE GEORGIAN
and in every issue of HEARST’S SUNDAY AMERICAN,
beginning with THE GEORGIAN'S issue of Thursday, May
1st, and concluding with THE GEORGIAN’S issue (if
Thursday, July 31st. The contest will close at midnight
July 31st.
THE GEORGIAN'S Daily vote coupons will count for
five votes each, and THE SUNDAY A M E R LC A N vote
coupons for fifteen votes each in favor of the contestant
whose names they bear.
\ otes will be credited for paid-in-advance subscriptions
received, according to the following table:
I )istrict No. 6-
city limits,
(’ity.
District No. 7—North of West Hunter Street and west of
Marietta Street to city limits, north and west.
One ponv outfit to the carrier or newsbov employed bv
THE GEORGIAN and HEARST’S SUNDAY AMERICAN
receiving the greatest number of votes east for newsboys
and carriers.
Four prize pony outfits will be given to Out-of-town boys
and girls. They will he distributed as follows:
Two pony outfits will be given ro the white boys or
girls in the State of Georgia, o itside of Atlanta and suburbs,
who receives the greatest mi tber of votes and next great
est number, respectively.
One outfit will be given to the white boy or girl receiv
ing the greatest number of votes east for contestants out
side of the State of Georgia, anvwhere that THE GEOR
GIAN and HEARST’S SUNDAY AMERICAN are sold.
One outfit will be given to the out-of-town agent em
ployed by THE GEORGIAN and HEARST’S SUNDAY
AMERICAN who receives the greatest number of votes
cast for agents.
term in
Votes.
• 3,500
1.700
800
250
2,000
950
450
150
1.300
650
300
100
•ribers who
advance as
Daily and Sunday, 1 year.. . .
Daily and Sunday, 6 months.
Daily and Sunday, 3 months.
Daily and Sunday, 3 month. .
Daily only, 1 year
Daily only, 6 months
Daily only, 3 months
Daily only, 1 month
Sunday only, 1 year
Sunday only, 6 months
Sunday only, 3 months
Sunday only, ] month
The above vote credits will apply to old subse
pay subscription arrearages or for
well as new subscribers.
No vote credit will be issued for
than one month nor more than two years.
In the event of a tie vote for any of the ponv outfit
prizes, the contestants so tying will each receive a ponv
outfit.
Vote coupons dipped from THE GEORGIAN.and SUN
DAY AMERICAN must be voted within fifteen days from
(bite of issue. Coupons that are more than fifteen days old
will not be credited to any contestant.
Except for the separate prizes offered to THE GEOR
GIAN and HEARST’S SUNAY AMERICAN carriers, news-
bo} s and out-of-town agents, no employee of these newspa-
ers. nor any member of employee’s family, will be eligible
as a contestant.
subscriptions for less
If you know some bright boy or girl
who would like to own a handsome
pony, cart and harness, send us his or
her name on this
NOMINATION BLANK
Onh one Nomination Blank can be voted for any con
testant.
1 nominate, as a candidate in The Hearst’s Sunday
American and Atlanta Georgian Pony Outfit Contest:
Name
Address
Nominated by
Address
GOOD FOR 1 QOO VOTES
Hearst’s Sunday American
and Hie Atlanta Georgian
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