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Will You Help Atlanta's Children to Get an Education?
W HEN Atlanta’s Public Schools open next Monday, more than 250 children will be unable to enter because they lack money to buy
clothes and the necessary school books. I'he Associated Charities has sent out a call for aid. Superintendent Logan asks for
money and cast-off clothing to enable the children to get an education.
THE GEORGIAN AND SUNDAY AMERICAN TO-DAY HEADS A SUBSCRIPTION LIST WITH $50 and will be glad to
receive other cash subscriptions which will be turned over to the Associated Chanties to aid this most worthy cause.
OPEN UP YOUR PURSE! YOU NEVER CONTRIBUTED TO A BETTER CAUSE
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VOL. XII. NO. 26.
ATLANTA, GA., WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2,1913.
Copyright. 1906.
By The Georgian Co.
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Here’s the $50 check of The Georgian and The Sunday American, thelfirst answer to the appeal
of the Associated Charities for a fund to buy books and clothing for poor children who are
eager for an education, but are kept from school by poverty.
Lillian Russell In
Airship: Thinks It
Helps Complexion
PARTS Sept. 2.—Lillian Russell,
who left Paris recently for Germany
telegraphs the following: graphic ac
count of her experiences in a Zeppe
lin airship:
Yes. I flew through the air over
the City of Berlin to-day. Only
one word describes the trip—won
derful.
I have often envied the birds as
they flew through the air, but to
day I flew faster than any bird.
When the dirigible balloon is per
fected there will be no more wars.
There will be universal peace, and
1 shall be glad of it. From our
commanding position to-day a
whole army could have been de
stroyed.
I could not advise women with
weak hearts to make this trip.
But the wonderful air should be
food for complexions.
LILLIAN RUSSELL.
Ten-year old Willie Watson, who
lives somewhere on the East side of
the Georgia railroad, wants to go to
school and learn things. Then he
can do something worth while, and
his mother and his big sister will not
be forced to work all their lives in
the factory.
But just because mother and sister
must work, for little, and because all
their money is needed for things to
eat and a little to wear and a place to
sleep, there Is none left for school
books and for such clothes that Wil
lie, properly clothed, may face his
schoolmates without shame. There
fore, the boy must stay at home with
his two llttler brothers and sisters.
It makes him cry sometimes, in
spite of all his manly ambitions, to
think that school opens so soon as
next Monday, and there apears no
chance, not the sllghest chance, for
him to enter.
But Willie is only one of more than
two hundred and fifty children of At
lanta. Boys and girls of manj of the
city’s unfortunate families are feeling
the pinch of poverty to-day more than
If they were without Are or bed
clothes In the middle of winter—more
than If they were Just hungry. They
have not the means to pay even the
slender expenses incident to their at
tendance at public schools. Books
are beyond their reach. In the case
if 129 there are even no presentable
clothes.
Appeal Made to Public.
The fact is revealed in an appeal
which went out today from the office
of Joseph Logan, Superintendent of
the Associated Charities of Atlanta,
an appeal to the generosity of the
public. Not oi ly money contributions
ere asked, but gifts of clothes as well.
The Georgian and Sunday
American has heeded the ap
peal, heading the list with a
subscription of $50. The
Georgian and Sunday Amer
ican also will receive cash
contributions from the pub
lic which will be forwarded
immediately upon receipt to
the office of the Associated
Charities.
The appeal of Superintendent La
gan specifies that all donations >»f
clothes be sent to the office of the
Associated Charities, in the Gould
Building on Decatur street and Edge-
wood av?nue, between Peachtree and
Pryor streets.
Going to school, it seems, is not the
bugaboo to children that popular fan
cy paints it. The 250 boys and girls
poverty threatens to keep at home ill
want very much to to school. Wit
ness little Willie Watson crying. Wit
ness dozens of the incidents which
Superintendent Lorran relates of sor
row in homes where sickness of the
bread-winners or actual failure of the
tiny pittance puts books and clothfs
out it reach.
In some instances the coveted
amount is less than |1. These .re
the cases of the smaller children, who
maybe have already sufficient clothes
to make them presentable and whose
little reader and speller and arith
metic book can be had for a few pen
nies. Willie Watson, for instance, is
crying for lack of just tl.ose few p3i-
nies.
In other cases the need is greater.
The larger children, already with a j
smattering of education, want to go
to higher grades, where the books are
more costly. They study geography,
you remember, in the third and fourth j
grades, and perhaps history.
Some Need Clothing.
Some of the children must be pro
vided with entire outfits of clothing.
These are the children you never see
on Peachtree street, who probablv
never come from their own narrow
streets, and who, it is threatened,
may be forced to stay in the same
narrow streets and in the same nar
row life, ignorant and unlettered—
Just because they lack the money that
even public school attendance re
quires.
The amount necessary will amount
In no case to more than $10, it is esti
mated.
It is with something of an apology
that Superintendent Logan, of the
Associated Charities, makes the ap
peal for public help.
"No one regrets more than I," he
said, "that our finances are in such
shape that we can not meet this sit
uation without an appeal to the gen
erosity of the public, but the fact
remains that this is the only cours°
we can take to secure necessary aid.
We have been for several months in a
hand-to-mouth struggle to meet even
emergency distress calls.’’
Mr. Logan related many instances
of extreme poverty. One case was
that of a widow with six children, twe
of whom, suffering from tuberculosis
of the bone, are kept at home, help
less. Two others \york in the mills
and are the only support of the fam
ily. Then there are two small chil
dren, one 7 years old, the other ».
who can not work and who can not,
because of their poverty, buy books
and clothes to go to sc hool.
Time to Give Is Short.
Another case Is that of two or
phans, unwelcome children in the
home of a grandfather, who drinks
and neglects them.
"They give these orphans a place to
sleep and a little to eat,” said Mr
Logan, “but the children have been ir.
school only one year, and unless out
siders take an interest in their cas«
and help them, they will grow up in
absolute ignorance.”
The appeal has a simple directness
which, it is hoped, will be answered
by contributions from every quarter.
The gifts must be made immediately,
because less than a week remains
before the time for the opening of the
school session.
Finds Lost Husband
When She Asks Work
Forced to seek employment to sup
port herself and two small children
when her husband left her in Ander
son. S. C., Mrs. M. B. Wallace ap
plied at the Fulton Bag and Cotton
Company Tuesday morning. She was
asked to place her name and address
in the company’s application register.
As she did so she noticed the name of
the applicant before her. It was that
of her husband.
She threw down the pen and ran
from the building, returning later
with a policeman. Wallace was ar
rested on his wife’s charge of de
sertion. She declared he disappeared
August 11.
Sentencing of Diggs
Deferred to Sept. 15
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 2—The
sentencing of Maury I. Diggs, con
victed of violating the # Mann white
slave law’, to-day was deferred until
September 10.
That the prosecution of Drew Cam-
inetti, charged with violating thu
Mann white slave law, will be con
cluded to-day or early to-morrow, and
that the case w’ould reach the jury
by Thursday night or early the next
day, was the statement of Special
Prosecutor Roche shortly before the
case was resumed to- day.
PENCIL PLANT MYSTERY SOLVED
+•+ +•+ +•+ •!•••!• +•+ •!••+ +•+ +••> +•+ +»4*
Cotton Up 70 Points on U S. Report
GIRL WHO STRANGELY
WAS LOST FOR A Q£Y
It w&s feared
that she had
met a fate
like that of
Mary Phagan.
WASHINGTON. Sept. 2.—The con-
dition of the cotton crop over the
entire belt averaged 68.2 on August
25, the lowest condition of that date
recorded since 1909, according to the
estimate of the United States Cen
sus Bureau, announced at noon to
day.
Reports of continued drouth and
high temperatures in Texas and Ok
lahoma had made it apparent to the
trade that there would be heavy de
preciation from the July condition of
79.6. but the most pessimistic private
authorities had looked for a condition
of not worse than 69.6 and the pri
vate estimates ranged from this fig
ure to 70.6.
The decline in the Condition of cot
ton for the month is 11.4 points. In
August, 1909. a condition of 63.7 was
recorded, and in August. 1902, the
condition was 64.0. In August, 1900,
the condition also was 68.2.
Cotton futures in New’ York were
strong today. Shorts were fearing an
extremely bullish report and the
weather during the three days that
the exchange had been closed has
been most unfavorable to the Texas
and Oklahoma cotton. At noon, w hen
the trading came to a standstill to
await the flash or the government
figures, quotations were from 19 to
33 points over Friday’s close, with
January options standing at 12.41
cents. Fifteen minutes after the flash
January touched 12.53, May 12.71.
Near the close October sold at
12.97, December at 12.93 and January
at 12.78—advances of 70, 73 and 69
points, respectively.
The average August condition for
the ten years from 1903 through 1912
was 74.7. For July, the ten-year con
dition average was 80. The ten-year
average decline in condition, there
fore, has been 6.4 points, compared to
11.4 points this year.
Once, with a low August condition
figure, there was a big crop. This
was in 1911, when the August figures
were 73.2. It now’ is suspected that
the government made an error in
computing the average that year and
besides, the weather during the lat
ter part of August and all of Sep
tember that yea* was ideal for the
crop. This year the drouth in Texas
and Oklahoma remains unbroken to
date, a week after the date of the
Census Bureau report.
The condition in the various cotton-
growing States follows:
Aug.
25,
1913.
76
78
U. S. Soldiers and
Texas Blacks Clash
GALVESTON, TEXAS, Sept. 2.—
Twenty-five persons were injured,
three probably fatally, to-day in a
clash between soldiers, negroes and
Mexicans.
The trouble started w’hen a negro
struck a soldier on the head. Four
of the Injured were stabbed. The
three most seriously Injured received
fractured skulls.
Georgia
N. Car..
S. Car. ... 77
"Virginia . 60
Florida .. 81
Alabama. 72
Miss 69
Louisiana. 67
Texas ... 64
Arkansas. 72
Tennessee 80
Missouri.. 72
Oklahoma 45
California 96
July.
25.
191*1.
76
77
*75
8t
82
79
79
81
87
90
86
81
100
Aug.
1912.
70
75
73
80
73
75
70
74
76
76
78
84
95
Aug.
25.
1911.
81
76
76
96
85
80
70
60
68
78
88
88
62
100
74 8
74.7
Aug.
25,
1910
71
76
73
82
74
72
71
60
69
78
78
78
85
95
72.1
BUTLER COLLEGE OPENS.
BUTLER.—The fall term of Butler
Male and Female College opened
1 Monday. The faculty consists of W.
M. Pettis, principal; Misses Ella Foy,
Katie Neil Adams, Mrs. W. M. Pettis,
and Mrs. J. W. Edwards, iu charge of
the music department.
Average 68.2 79.f
10-yr. av. 74.7 80
Atlanta Holds Own
As Cotton Center.
Cotton received at Atlanta for the
seaeon ended September 1 amounted to
200.000 bales, in round figures, compared
to 350,000 for 1911. which was the bump
er crop y**ar
Every Indication points to a large
crop In Georgia this year, and conse
quent heavy receipts in this city. At
lanta. according to those in the trade,
is holding its own as a cotton center
There is considerable business in cotton
compressed here in transit, but the
amount sent here direct also is large.
Atlanta women are not as bad
as New’ York women.
The devil would hardly enjoy a
walk along Peachtree as well as
he would along Broadway.
And, even at this, the morals of
New York now are apparently
better than ever before.
The W’omen who affect the ex-
trefne style of few clothes are but
a coterie of rapid ones who do not
in any way represent the great
bulk of American women.
Thus spoke Dr. Len G. Broughton,
who arrived in Atlanta Tuesday
morning. Twenty-seven pounds heav
ier than he was when residing in At
lanta, and just as ready as ever to
fight the devil, the noted divine talked
interestingly to a Georgian reporter,
and sprang to the defense of South
ern women.
In contrast, though, he declared
London to he the most remarkably
moral city in the world, doubly so
when considering its immense popu
lation.
"Moral Conditions Better.”
"But I can not help believing that
moral conditions generally are bet
ter," he said. "New' York is the gay
est at this time that I have ever seen
it. Tiie theaters are Just opening their
season, anil the theatrical hotels are
wonderfully lively. It is around these
places that the extreme in feminine
attire is to be seen, where the few-
trimmings and abandonment of mod
esty must indeed bring joy to the
devil. But this class of women should
not be taken as representative of the
true American women.
"It is true that the European ide3
of the American women is that the
feminine sex here are extremists in
the matter of dress, and judging by
the general class of American women
visiting Europe, the Europeans can
not be blamed for forming such an
opinion. The slit skirt, shadow dress
and the other styles of dress, or lack
of dress, can hardly be other than the
devil’s own Invention.”
Silent on Vice Situation.
Dr. Broughton did not care to ex
press himself upon Atlanta’s vice sit
uation.
"I have not been here since Chief
Beavers began his crusade, and there
fore am not in a position to express
any opinion on it. But 1 will say this j
for Chief Beavers: I have known him
for many years, and there was never
a cleaner or more upright gentleman,
and I do not think a mistake could be
made In trusting him. As to any
fight against him, I do not believe
the people of Atlanta would turn him
down.
"Atlanta is a fairly good tow'n
morally. In fact, 1 think the condi
tion of the world’s morals is gradu- |
ally improving. In New York, for in- \
stance, less drinking and other dissi- 1
pat ion is to be noticed in public. Of
course, it is impossible to Judge of
what is going on behind the doors, bui
to all appearances the town generally '
is improving. I believe London is the I
most moral big city in the world.
Puzzled by Interviews.
"The newspaper boys in New York
had quite a good deal of fun out of
me and my remarks of women's at
tire was commented upon in a way
to make no* wonder if I had really
said all of the things credited to me.
But I suppose it is all in the game
Continued on Page 2, Column 3.
Phagan Argument
‘Settled’ in Court
A discussion of the merits of the
Frank case was responsible for the
presence of (4. H. Hargett, No. 115
Connally street, in Police Court Tues
day morning, wh<*re he paid a fine of
$5.75 for disorderly conduct.
Mrs. Stella Effel, No. 98 Connally
street, was the complainant in the
case. According to her story, she and
Hargett had engaged In an animated
debate on the Justice of the verdict.
The woman wan rather inclined to
think there were unfair features to
the trial. When she thought the argu
ment had proceeded far enough she
had Hargett arrested for using of
fensive epithets.
TEXAS BANKER SHORT.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS, Sept. 2.—
The State National Bank to-day an
nounced that M. L. Woods, vice pres
ident of that bank, is short $25,00l
and has disappeared. He w is proml
nent in church circle* and has beet
connected with the bank for twenty
years.
September Brings
Heat August Didn't
September was started as a hot
month. The maximum temperature
Monday was 90 degrees, four degrees
higher than the first day of August.
During Monday night the mercury
did not drop below 73, and at l
o’clock Tuesday afternoon the official
thermometer again registered 90. Only
two days last month were that hot.
Intermittent breezes tempered tho
heat.
Fair weather, w'th slightly lower
temperature, Is predicted for Tuesday
night and Wednesday.
Slaton's Return to
Georgia Is Delayed
As a result of missing train con
nection in Denver Monday night. Gov
ernor John M. Slaton and party will
not arrive in Atlanta until Thursday.
Major Hardy Ulm, secretary to the
Governor, received a telegram Tues
day morning telling of the misfortune.
The Governor’s party will leave Den
ver Tuesday afternoon.
Miss Clara Belle Griffin, the Na-»
tional Pencil Factory girl W’hose
strange disappearance from her homo
at No. 265 North Ashby street led
the police to fear another Phagan
mystery, was found by her brother
Tuesday noon at Grady Hospital,
where she explained her failure to re
turn home Monday afternoon.
She said that she went to the pen
cil factory Monday morning, but that
she became faint soon after arriving
there and went to the hospital, wher*
the had received treatment before.
She was ill all day, she said, and that
was the reason her relatives had not
been informed of the reason for her
disappearance.
Following close on the tragedy of
which Mary Phagan was the victim,
at the pencil factory, Miss Griffin's
unaccountable disappearance spurred
the police to an immediate investiga
tion After making inquiries of all
her friend® and acquaintances, the
detectives decided upon a thorough
search of the pencil factory.
Detectives Black and Bullard went
to the factory and were about to be
gin their search when the news cam*
that the girl had been found at the
hospital safe and sound.
Relative* Are Frantic.
Miss Griffin lives with her mother
and her brother, Louis A. Griffin,
at the Ashby street address. They
were frantic when she failed to re
turn home Monday night. She had
left in the morning at 6:30 o’clock,
saying that she had some work to Jo
that would keep her at the factory
until about noon. She informed her
mother that N. V. Darley, the genera'
manager, had told her that she would
have to work only the half day.
The apprehension of her relatives
was increased by the fact that Mon
day, like the day on which Mary Phs
gan was slain, was a holiday, when
only a few persons would be arouii"
the factory.
The police were notified Mondav
night, and inquiry was made at the
home of girl acquaintances, where i
was thought she might stay over
night. This investigation bringing n
result. Detective Ba?s Rosser was as
signed to the case Tuesday morning
and was instructed to spare no effort
to locate the missing girl.
The girl’s brother, who is a ma
chinist at the Gate City Coffee Com
pany, visited the pencil factory the
first thing in the morning and made
rigid inquiry in regard to the where
abouts of his sister.
Darley, the general manager, and
E. F. Holloway, the day watchman,
told him that no one had been work
ing there Monday, on account of it?
being Labor Day, and that it was pre
posterous to suppose that the gir‘
could have been at the factory.
Detective* Begin Search.
Griffin, however, was extremely
fearful that his sister had met a fate
similar to that of Mary Piiagan, from
the fact that she never had stayed
Continued on Page 2, Column ».