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W H E N A R E W E REALLY DEAD j THE SUNDAY AMERICAN EXPLAINS A GREAT MYSTERY THE ATLAM'A UEURliiAN AN.U JSEYVb SATLKUA Y, MAY 3, 1913. M IS3ES Ethel Thornton, top, and Verna Ruth Harris, two of the three talented Atlanta young wom<* r ^'ho will give a recital to-night at Cable Hall for the , -vitt of the supper fund of the Night School for " 'jirls. » Baptist and Christian Churches 1 Will Discuss Contest at the Auditorium-Armory. More than 5,000 scholar* reprc.sout lag the First Christian and the Soc- oQd Baptist Sunday schools will as semble in front of the (Georgia i^tate capitol to-morrow morning and march to the auditorium, whore rivals iti one of the most exciting contests ever held In Atlanta will gather In joint service. The campaign for members, begun three months ago on a chal* lengi from the Second Baptist Sun day school, comes to a close Sunday, May 11. To-morrow the contestant# will meet to discuss the campaign. Rev. U O. Brlcker. of the First Christian Church, said to-day “We have won. It has been a great con test ard the results have been mag nificent.*' K< v. John K. White, pastor Second Baptist Church, said: battle U not yet loat. We time.” At the meeting to-morrowsth •The have First 'All Men Are Liars' She Said;‘Insane,’ Promptly Voted Jury Harsh Views of the Sterner Sex Prove Unfortunate for Mrs. Fenes. YONKFItS. May 3. Harsh views of men, written by Mrs. Lula Fenes, a prominent New Rochelle woman, con vinced .i Sheriff’* jury that examin ed her that she Is incompetent, Hnd tlipy returned a verdict accordingly. "All men are liars." she wrote. "Man*wants woman to slave and work for him, to cook, to nurse him when he is sick, to close his eyes when he dies, to dig his grave and then He down In It herself.” Mrs. F» nos wrote her husband, Ur. Fhh<>. letters addressed, "Murderers’ Row. New Rochelle,” while In a san- Itai lum. If you have anything to sell, adver tise in The Sunday American. Larg est circulation of any Sunday news paper In the South. BENEFIT RECITAL Proceeds of Entertainment To night to Aid Girls’ Night School Supper Fund. Atlanta’* interest in tlie Girls' Night School has already insured success for the recital to-nlgh-t itt (’able Hail by Miss Bthel Thornton, Miss Verna Ruth Harris and Miss Agnes Coleman for the benefit of the school’s supper fund. More than 150 working girls of At lanta. otherwise denied advantages of education, are enrolled in the school, and the heavy attends nee well- nigh has exhausted the .supper fund. I The rwolrai was found necessary, of ficials of the school say, that they might be able to pay the bills of I the school fbr the final month of the session. Th< recital this evening wi'l be one of readings and elocution. Selections humorous, dramatic anil in dialect will be given by the three young ! women, all of whom have attained local fame in their work. The Girls' Night School i* or/ the second floor of the building at Peach- iron Street and Viaduct Place. Its enrollment numbers 1 F*r» girls, who g<> for instruction each evening at 0:30 o i lock, Immediately upon quitting work. It is t.ha* they may reach the school at once that the supper i«* spread for them. Much of the expanse of the supper is paid by the school management out of ihe supper fund. Says He'll Eat Sixty Eggs For Breakfast Husky New York Mechanic Prom ises to Perform Feat Every Other Morning. NEW YORK. May 3.*—Here's what William II. Reinke proposes to have every other morning for break fa ! t as Tong as the bank roll lasts and he hits' a good job: Fifteen v cram bled eggs Fifteen fried eggs. Fifteen soft boiled eggs. Fifteen bard boiled eggs. Seven' c offee rings. Five cups of coffee. Reinke will begin getting on thoj outside of Ids first sixty eggs this; ' morning. The egg eater is a mechanic cm-: ployed in a garage. He is twenty years old, hard as nails, close to six feet in height, and weighs 190 pounds. Big Shetland Pony Contest On! Early Start Will Help You Win *!•«*•'• +•+ Nomination Counts 1,000 Votes Miss Mabel lmslee, one of t he attractive young women in the stock company at the Atlanta Theater. ^ Third Coupon of Series Good for Theater Seats Appears To-day—Clip It. Vicious Dog Attacks Child in “Tag" Game Little Alga Peters, of 216 South Pryor Street, Is Severely Bitten Before Rescued. Christian Sunday school will report, a* the result of the contest, an in crease in membership In the three months from 330 to an enrollment of 4,000. The Second Baptist will re port an increase from an enrollment of 4-0 to 3,700. When the two school* assemble on the capitol step* a panorama picture of the gathering will b< taken, arid the procession moves across the Washington Street viaduct a moving picture film will be made. It is esti mated that more than 5,000 members j of the two schools will be present and appear in the pictures. Prior t<>i the gathering ut th' capitol, «v.ch of j the schools will meet In their res pec- 1 live places for exorcises o’clock. The joint meeth at 10:15 o’clock and the t the auditorium will beg (/’clock, lasting an hour. Pastors of the two churchea will make addresses, drawing lesson* from *lnc contest and summarising its re sults. Professor Percy J. Starnes w ill preside at the organ, and Mrs. Starm will sing Gounod’s "Ave Marla." Th? ■ oi twenty-third Psalm .-. i.-oorts >f the contesting schools for Mas 4 will be read. A chorus choir, comprising members from both school* will oc cupy the p Including day’s work schools in Christian. 38.530. whi lead of 5,821 points. Work to Overco "It ivill be a dlfficul come that lead.” said day. “But the Sepoi not quit the.fight unti tforjn. the results Second the Chrb the entire nerlcd about 2.000. It said that while the 5,000 lead of the Christian school may not be over come by May 11, that number may be greatly reduced At the conclusion of the present contest the Baptist Sunday schools of the city will challenge thi* Methodists to a similar membership campaign, which, if accepted, will enlist 60 Sun day Schools In an effort to increase their enrollments. More Than an Event. Dr. White said: "The contest just closing has prov 1 more than an event; it is a move ment. Wc boll♦-•vo Atlanta can bo made the banner Bible school city of the world. Ami the really greatest part of the movement Is that it is bringing the children back into thi church service. There has been an alarming decrease In the churches everywhere in attendance on the part of children at church. In my church the Sunday school and the church arc practically one and the same thing. ••Th- 1 contest has stimulated other Sunday schools of the city and it U estimated that the attendance has in three months Increased from about 10.000 to 18.009. All the churches have felt the effects of th* rivalry that has spurred us on to enlarge our Sunday schools, and the results will continue to be felt. And. think of it. if the c mtcsi can be arranged with the Methodist schools there will be 60 organisations of men and w omen and boys and girls nils led in a campaign to make this the greatest of Bible study cities. Churches Drawn Together. Th - Bap ist and Christian churches have boon drawn very closely togeth er in this>'ontsst. The best of Chris tian spirit h is been displayed and j THE PLAYS THIS WEEK Good Bill at the Forsyth. It’s a good bill of Keith vaudeville which has been presented this week at the Forsyth Theater. The vurlous per formances huvo been well attended, sure proof that the bill luis pleased patrons of that house. Matinee this after: <>um and another performance tills ♦ veiling Next w < k’s bill Is headed by Ous Ikiwards’ Kid Cabaret, which la said to be one of the most entertaining avis which ha ever appeared in Atlanta. "A Butterfly on the Wheel” at Atlanta. “A Butterfly on the Wheel,” the sen sational divorce play, which has been given admirable presentation by tbe Miss Billy Dong stock company ut the Atlanta this week, will be seen at mat Inee this afternoon and again at an evening performance. Mia* Long and the members of her company hate al ready become popular w ith local theater goers. Nexi week's play will be a come dy. •‘The Girl From Out Yonder." "Billy, the Kid,” at the Lyric. Two performances are scheduled for tho Lyric to-day. and when the 4 curtain goes down on to-night’s performance of "Bi 1>. ti o Kid," the Lyric will be closed temporarily, us this attraction concludes the regular theatrical saason. "Billy, the Kid.” has drawn well-pleased audiences. If you hav® anything to sell, adver tise i i The Sunday American. Larg est circulation of any Sunday news paper in the South. Alga Peters, ten yeans old, is in a serious condition at her home. 218 South Pryor Street, as a result of a strenuous game of "tag" which she and other children of the neighbor hood played. A bulldog belonging to G. G. Wat ers, 98 Waters Avenue, became ex- i cited when it saw the children run ning about the street, and leaped | upon the Peters girl. She was se verely bitten about the head and arms before rescued. The Peters family notified the po lice. and an officer was sent to kill the dog. Waters, however, refused to allow the animal to be shot. WOMEN DESTROY STILL AMD QUANTITY OF BEER Well, the pony contest is on! Of course, you saw th'> second cou- on. good for five votes in The Geor gian yesterday. Another appears to day, and there will be a coupon worth five votes every day in The Georgian i until the contest closes, while in ev ery issue of The Sunday American there will be a coupon worth fifteen votes. Begin at once to save them. Get yoor friends to *ive them for i you. And remember they must be voted within fifteen days; otherwise, they ! are valueless. But while coupons from the daily and Sunday issues are worth saving, and will help you to win one of the Shetland ponies, with harness and cart all complete, the votes for new subscriptions are really what will de cide the winners. A subscription to The Sunday American only for one month gives the contestant 100 votes, while a sub scription to the dally arid Sunday for one year gives 3,500 votes. Subscrip tions for intermediate periods are carefully graded in value. Contest Rules Simple. Remember that advance subscrip tions from old subscribers count the same as new subscriptions, and pay- ROMK. GA., May 3. Refusing to tolerate the presence in their commu nity of a "wilil-cat” still, a band of ment of arrearages also counts in the 1 women of West Armuchee inarched on ■ same proportion. : he plant yesterday and demolished it The Georgian and American are The moon, hineis were at work, but giving away twelve ponies to success- I took flight when they saw the women f M i boy«* and girls in a subscription i women dcstroyed 'The ^outfi t! °*1:ig h ♦ r ‘ 'Best in which the rules are sim- , hundred gallons of beer .-ofiked in the pbcity itself. Eight go to children m ground. The raiders were led by Mrs. Atlanta, one to a carri Buttle Hunt. have be >ected ” Brickti said ■ entered the conte school wc had ini. The plan hr Krenter and th* rolled in the Sunday schools than we had ever (ir■■•am d would be possi ble. Of course \v» expect to win the contest, but the Baptists have been a most worthy rival.” As an evidence of the effects of the contest on the two schools it is point ed out that last Hunday the actual at tendance v* as 3,800. I>r. White saiu to-day the Baptists would have at least 2.500 in attendance to-morrow. There were present last Sunday l.- 700 ird at th’ Fb ^t Christian 1.978 Leaders of both schools are confluent thai their memberships will continue to show* marked Increases. "When the i ■ ntest elores." said Dr Whitt-, "it ; ally means the beginning of o> > f the vreate'T movements ever launched in Atlanta." MARKET OPENINGS. NEW YORK STOCK MARKET. Stock quotation® to 10 a. m.: 10 Pr« STOCK-— High. Low. A. M. Clo Amal. Copper. 72‘ 2 72’* 72^ 73 Am. Ice Sec 24-' a 24', 24? a 24 Am. Smelting. 66*„ 66h, 66}* 6fl Am. Car Fdy.. 46 48 : 4 48 ! 4 48 Anaconda 37 37 37 37 American Can . 321 22 .. 32! 2 32 Can. Pacific.. 237^ 237 ^ 237' 4 239 Corn Products 10' 4 10 1 4 10' 4 1C Distil. Secur.. 15’ 4 15 4 15' 4 16 Erie 28 23 28 f£ G. North, pfd. 126* « 126 126 126 III. Central . . 112-‘ 8 112*., 112 115 Interboro. pfd. 51 51 51 51 K. and T. . 23 23 23 Zi Lehigh Valley 154 154 154 154 N. Y. Central.. 101' * 10V d 10L 8 101 North. Pacific. 114 114 114 117 Pennsylvania.. 114*4 114 1 . 114 2 114 Reading .. 160' . 160'4 160 1 16C Rock laland... 19 IS 18W 1S So. Pacific.. 97'., 97' 2 c 7 > 57 So. Railway. 24 23~s 23 7 3 24 St. Paul.. . 106' 2 10€ 2 106* ? 10€ Union Pacific.. 146’ 2 148 B 148 4 148 Utah Copper. . 50 4 53'4 50 ? 4 £C U. S. Steel 60 597, 60 GC West. Electric. 61' 2 61 • > 61' . C: or newsboy In Atlanta, two in Georgia and one outside the State. Every pony is guaranteed to bo a I sound, healthy, serviceable pet. broken Mrs. Edith Wharton May Sue For Divorce Rumor Revived That Noted Woman NovHiet Will Seek Solace in oourt. Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian. PARIS, May 3. The rumor current a short time igo lhat Mrs. Edith Wharton, the American novelist, was about to bring a suit for divorce is insistently renewed here. Jt is im possible to learn details, but there seems to be some ground for the , i story. The couple are said to be Hiring ( apart and it is added that the dis- 1 agreements betwten them have pass- * ed beyond the possibility of reconcil iation. 1 Versions vary to whether the proceedings will be brought in New Y’ork or in Fran* v after Mis. Whar ton acquires tbe necessary domlcll- . 1 iary status here. to drive, gentle, kind and safe for a child to drive. An early start in the race for the beautiful little Shetlands is a great advantage, and nominations are com ing in rapidly from the boy3 and giHs of Atlanta who realize this fact. Do not delay longer if you contem plate entering, as every boy and girl of spirit does. The nomination itself counts for 1,000 votes. Save Theater Coupons. Miss Billy Long is a Georgia girl — that is, she .claims the State for her home, although born in Texas. She was educated in Athens, and spent much of her girlhood days in the State. Ao a Georgia girl who has "made good” on the stage. Atlantans natural ly ar£ Interested in seeing her. This is one of the reasons The Georgian and American free seat presentation is proving so popular. But it is not merely local, pride which is causing crowds to go to the Atlanta Theater to see the sto'.'k company playing there. It is because It is a good company playing there, and in productions that were sensations In New York. But if you are a reader of The Geor gian and American, you need not spend your money for a seat in fol lowing the crowd to the Atlanta The-, ater. The first coupon in a series ap peared Thursday. Another appeared Friday, another to-day ar*d the fourth Sunday. Glip out these four and send them to us with a self-ad dressed and stamped envelope. By early mall you will get a seat at the theater In the best part of the house. What clo we gain? We are happy to have the pleasure of introducing our two sets of friends—the read:r.j of our publications on the one hand and the Billy Long Stock Company on the other. What does the Atlanta I heater gain? The management feels that if the readers of The Georgian come first free of cost they will be so pleased that they will come often, and as paying patrons. There's no trick to it. you see. s'FLOWERTTndTLORAL DE&IGNSj ATLANTA FLORAL CO.; \ Beth Phonos Nurr.bar 4. 41 Peachtre- Amcr* ATLANTA THEATER Metlnees Wed. an* Sat Nights 15c to 50c ALL THUS WEEK Except Wed. & Thurs. Rights Miss BILLY LOiiG And Company Zrt A Butterfly on the Wheal First Yinte (n Atlanta This Week hiaU. Tuei., Thurs., Sst. BELLY THE K9D A DRAMA OF THE WEST. With the Young Am*rfcan Star, BERKELY HASWELL. Home Again With Vaudeville FORSYTH 1 o-nlght a i 8:30 Sophye Barnard-*Lou | Angler <3. Co.—Chris Richards — Gaby — j „ Heim Children—Barr- { Gus Edwa ds <S Hope—Muriel <1 Francis ard Others.... Kid Kabaret Great Magazine Section in Color Continuation of the se ries of extraordinary revelations by Sophie Lyons on "Why Crime Does No! Pay” e e s e « a "How Dancing Develops a Beautiful figure” Another of the instruc tive articles by the famous dancer, Ruth Denis. May Irwin’s Famous Recipes Brand-new cooking se ries by Americas most popular comedienne and best cook. Lady Doll Gordon F orernost creator of fash ions in the world, has an unusually interest ing article on “Why Women Must Not Fight Their Savage Tastes' Gorky’s Romance The celebrated Russian novelist is the central figure in an amazing story in which the other figure is an ac tress for whom he deserted his wife and child. Dozens of other fea tures exclusively in The Sunday American. Order Year Paper Now