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/ A c 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 1 < \ l 4 - t .1 i, ! L a