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TllK ATLANTA 0LOH0JAN AND NEWS
Will You Help Atlanta's Children to Get an Education?
VVTHEN Atlanta’s Public Schools open next Monday, more than 250 children will be unable to enter because they lack rioney to buy
* * clothes and the necessary school books. The 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 Charities to aid this most worthy cause.
OPEN UP YOUR PURSE! YOU NEVER CONTRIBUTED TO A BETTER CAUSE
250 Atlanta Children Without School Books
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Aid Asked to Give Education to the Poor
The Atlanta Georgian
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order of The Associated Charities
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... TUty D otLA« $*>'<»
School Childrens Fund
THE GEORGIAN COMPANY
TO THE AMERICAN NATIONAL BANK
ATLANTA GA 1
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lli'i't s tin- $.»U check of The (ieorfrian ;in«l 'l'he Sunday American, the first 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.
Georgian and Sunday American Start'
Fund With $50 Check
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 at ay at home with
his two littler 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 slighest, chance, for
h'm to enter.
But Willie Is only one of more than
two hundred and fifty children of At
lanta. Boys und girls of many 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
of 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,
•n appeal to the generosity of the
public. Not 01 ly money contributions
are 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-
w’ood av >nue, between Peachtree and
Pryor streets.
Going to school, it seems, is not ♦he
bugaboo to children that popular fa-i
cy paints It. The 250 boys and girls
poverty threatens to keep at home ill
want very much to * r o to school. Wit
ness llUle 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 ant’ rlothfs
out < f reach.
In some instance- the coveted
amount is less than II. These e
the cases of the smaller children, who
maybe have already sufficient clothe*
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 p^i.
nies.
In other cases the need is greater.
The larger children, already with a
•mattering of education, want to go
to higher grades, where the books are
more costly. They study geography,
you remember, in the third and fourth
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 strc»ets 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 w-ith something of an apology
that Superintendent Logan, of the
Associated Charities, makes the ap-
p< il for public help.
"No one regrets more than I,” he
said, “th;^ 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 course
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, two
of whom, suffering from tuberculosis
of the bone, are kept at home, help
less. Two others work in the /nllls
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 w ho can not,
because of their poverty, buy books
and clothes to go to school.
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 Ml*.
Logan, "but the children have been in
school only one year, and unless out
siders take an interest In their case
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.
Queen Mary Sends
Back Gift Crucifix
j
I Special Cable to The Atlanta Ceorglan.
I LONDON, Sept. 2.—Queen Mary’s
extreme Protestantism has been out
raged by a harmless gift.
King Manuel’s bride-elect. Princess
Victoria of Hohenzollern, lately be
came the Intimate friend of the
Queen's daughter, Princess Mary.
During the Queen's absence, Princess
Victoria presented Princess Mary
with a gold crucifix. The Queen
seized the gift and returned it.
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Big Display at Fair
Urged by President
J WASHINGTON. Sept. 2.—President
Wilson has under consideration to
day plans for an appropriation for a
big Government building at the Pan
ama-Pacific Exposition, and will con
fer soon with members of Congress.
The United States already has appro
priated $500,000 for exhibits.
The President expressed renewed
interest in-the exposition and hoped
that any impression abroad that the
affair was a sectional one would be
dissipated.
MARBLEHEAD. MASS., Sept.
2.—The yacht Ellen owned by
former Police Commissioner
Charles P. Curtis, of Boston, won
the second of the international
bonder races to-day, defeating all
of her competitors by nearly tnree
minutes. The contest was a
drifting match. With this vic
tory, the Americans took two legs
of the cup series.
GARDEN CITY, N. Y. ( Sept. 2.
The second qualifying round of
the national amateur golf cham
pionship began to-day. S'xty-four
candidates were eligible for the
second 18 holes of stroke play,
and but half that number will
qualify for match play. Chick
Evans has doubtless won low
score gold medal, for he made 71
this morning against 77 yester
day, a total of 148.
GAINESVILLE, FLA., Sept. 2.
F. J. Hyland, representing an At
lanta company, has been arrest
ed by Sheriff Ramsey, charged
with violating the "blue skv M la w
passed by the Legislature la 8 t
spring, in that he was attempting
to dispose of stock in the com
pany without a license from the
State. He is under $300 bond,
pending preliminary trial before
County Judge Mason Saturday.
GALVESTON, Sept. 2.—The
United States battleship Michi
gan, which for Several months
hs been stationed in Mexican
waters, will arrive here to-mor
row morning for a stay of ten
days. She will pick up the sail-
ors of the New Hampshire, who
were left here when that ship
left suddenly for Vera Cruz with
John Lind on board.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 2.-John
Kirby, of Dayton, Ohio, presi
dent of the National Association
of Manufacturers told the Sen
ate lobby inquiry committee that
the association had attempted
to defeat President Wilson be
cause of the labor plank in the
Democratic platform, that the
association had attempted to
elect or defeat congressmen and
expected to d oso in the future.
Kirby attacked, unsparingly, or
ganised labor as represented by
Samuel Gomper#.
WASHINGTON. Sept. 2.—John
A. McDemott, a orewery agent,
of New York, oetore the Senate
lobby investigation committee to
day admitted he gave $500 as a
personal contribution to support
James T. McDermott, of Illinois,
in the primary campaign of 1911,
but he denied that McDermott
received $2,000 from him or his
organization, the Brewer*,, in the
Cannon rules fight.
CHICAGO, Sept. 2.—One per
son is dead and four were over
come to-day from the intense
heat here. The thermometer
registered 97 degrees at 4 o’clock
vsntch was within one degree of
all September records.
WINDSOR, VT.. Sept. 2.—Presi
dent Wilson left this afternoon
for Washington and will arrive
at 10 o'clock to-morrow. None
o* his family accompanied him.
He took his last spin over the
New Hampshire hills to-day and
played golf with Dr. Cary T.
Grayson, on the Hanover links.
NEW YORK, Sept. 2.—Presi
dent Lynch awarded last Satur
day's disputed game between New
York and Philadelphia to the
Philadelphia team by the *core of
8 to 6.
The City Council adopted a
resolution i uesday afternoon
providing that all motion picture
films snail hereafter be censured
by the Board of Trustees of Car
negie Library before they are
shown on an Atlanta screen.
This resolution amends one regu
lating stage wearing apparel in
picture houses which was adopt
ed some months ago.
GIRL WHO STRANGELY
WAS LOST FOR A DAY
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 women who affect the ex
treme 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. I
In contrast, though, he declared
London to be 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. The theaters are just opening their
season, and 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-
estj* 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 idea
of the American women is that the
feminine sex here are extremists in
the matter of dress, and judging by 1
the general class of American women
visiting Europe, the Europeans can
not be blamed for forming such an
opinion. The slit skirt, shadow dres>
and the other styles of dress, or lack
of dress, can hardly be other than the I
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 u position to express
any opinion on it. But 1 will say this
tor Chief Beavers: 1 have known him
for many years, and there was never \
a cleaner or more upright gentleman,
and 1 do not think a mistake could be j
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 town
morally. In fact, 1 think the condi
tion of the world’s morals is gradu
ally improving. In New York, tor in
stance, less drinking and other dissi
pation is to be noticed in public. Of
course, it is Impossible to Judge of
what is going u behind the doors, but
to all appearances ;he town generally
is improving. I believe London is the
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 me wonder if 1 had really
saiii all of the things credited to me.
But I suppose it is all in the game
and that news was dull. In the very
fast newspaper game I suppose some
of the reporters think it is all right
to overstep or understep things.”
Dr. Broughton is Just a little afraid
that the London suffragettes may get
afur him when he gets back to Lon
don. He also said that the condi
tions there are as bad as reported,
and that If it had not been for the
actions of the militant suffragettes
that England would have granted the
women there the usi of the ballot a
year ago.
Fears Militant’s Anger.
"Since I have been In America I
have had reports that the suffragettes
are attacking churches in London,
and suppose I will coir.e In for my
share when I return there. It is really
a pity that the suffragettes have
stooped to arson and violence, for the
spirit of suffragism is strong in Eng
land. Undoubtedly the suffragists
would have won the right to the bal
lot a year ago except for the action
of the militant suffragettes."
"The hunger strikes which the suf- I
fragettes are having are a bit amus
ing. in view of the fact that England
has a very strong law against allow
ing persons to commit suicide. A bill
is already pending in Parliament,
though, which will relieve this condi
tion. then the authorities may be able
to properly handle the situation."
Visitmg His Brother.
Dr. Broughton is $topping at the
home of his brother, Dr. Joseph F.
Broughton, No. 102 West Twelfth
street. He was surprised when the
reporter called upon him. as he had
made efforts to keep the time of his |
arrival here quiet, in order that he j
might rest for a few days. He left
New York at midnight Sunday, after
a five weeks’ service, in which he
preached three times a day and is
very much worn out.
He will go to Macon in a few days
to conduct services there, and will
return to Atlanta Sunday week to as
sist in the installation of Dr. Mc
Connell as pastor of the Baptist
Tabernacle. i
It was feared
that she had
met a fate
like that of
Judge Pendleton severely scored the
gambler and the pistol-toter in his
charge to the new Grand Jury Tues
day morning, and asked the members
of the jury to see that every man
charged with either of these offenses
was indicted if the evidence indicated
a possibility of his guilt.
The judge was bitter in his arraign
ment of persons who carry concealed
weapons, declaring '.hat this was re
sponsible for much of the lawlessness
and violence with which the courts
are flooded at present. He branded as
a coward the man who carries a pis
tol in a civilized community.
Judge Pendleton could find no ex
cuse for the practice of gambling.
There was no more senseless vice in
the catalogue than this, in his opin
ion. He asserted it was the duty of
the grand and the petit juries to see
that the gamblers are \ anished to the
extent of the law.
The present wave of crime was
mentioned by the judge. He said that
he had observed the prevalence of
lawlessness and that he was ^dis
turbed by it. He did not think, how
ever, that Fulton County was any
worse in this respect than any otHer
county of the State.
"Atlanta,’’ he said, "is a cosmopoli
tan city. We have here people from
all parts of the world. Some of them
possibly are not the most desirable
citizens. So it is not to be won
dered at that we have occasional
waves of crime and violence."
IT. Y. McCord. Sr., is foreman of
the new Grand Jury. The jury will
meet Friday morning and take up a
long list of cases, prominent among
which will be that of Jim Conley,
charged with being accessory after
the fact in connection with the murder
of little Mary Phagan, for which Leo
M. Frank is under sentence of death.
After being organized the jury re
tired to the Grand Jury room where
they were in short conference with
Solicitor Dorsey.
! Folowing is the personnel of the
J Gland Jury: H. Y. McCord. Sr., fore
man, John W. Alexander, Georg® H»
Sims, D. J. Baker, John H. Mullin, P
H. Pickett, John J. Finnigan, T. A.
Capps, Jerry W. Goldsmith, C. C.
Tohrn, O. H. Mrorow, W. E. Wood, R.
B. Seagraves, C. L. Fain, C. L. Elyea,
H. M. Walker, George T. Howard and
George W. Moore.
I
Need More Police
Stations, Says Mayor.
Mayor Woodward declared Tues
day that the crime wave that haa*
spread over Atlanta emphasized thei
need of police sub-stations. #
"Ninety per cent of the cases made
by the police are against persons in
Decatur, Peters and Marietta streets,"
he said. "Because of the police sta
tion on Decatur street, that is the
most orderly of the three. We need a
sub-station on Peters street and one
on Marietta street.
"With the police within easy call of
these concentrated districts crime
would be greatly diminished in At
lanta and our city would be a safer
and better place to live in."
Mayor Woodward was an Alderman
at the time the Decatur street police:
station was built, and acted as chair
man of the committee that had charge
of its construction. It was the plan,
then to add two sub-stations. He
| pointed cut Tuesday that Atlanta’s,
| rapid growth and the records of dis-
I order and crime made the need of
sub-stations now Infinitely greater.
After trying his 185 cases Mon
day, Recorder Pro Tern W. H. Pres
ton declared Monday It was the rec
ord day since prohibition.
Authorities at the Grady Hospital
fix the number of victims of crime
they have treated within che past two
weeks at approximately 150. The fa
talities reach a dozen.
Most of the record arrests have been
among the negroes, and this fact is
pointed out as an especial reason for
police sub-stations. When policemen
are around the negroes can be kept
orderly.
REBEL TERRITORY
U. S. Envoy Is on Visit to Old
Friend During Lull in
Peace Parley.
Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian.
VERA CRUZ, Sept. 2.—Special En
voy Lind, accompanied by Rear Ad
miral Fletcher. U. S. N., and Louis
Pant in, counselor of the United
States Embassy In Mexico City, lef*
here to-day for Sierra Blanca to visit
R. M. Emery, an old friend of Mr.
Lind, who is manager of a sugar plan
tation.
Sierra Blanca is the seat of a re
gion held by the Mexican rebels.
The Lind party planned to remain
away from Vera Cruz not longer than
48 hours.
The absence of the special envoy at
this time indicated that no immediate
change in the Mexican situation is ex
pected.
Wm. Bayard Hale
Reaches Key West.
KEY WEST, FLA.. Sept 2.—Wil
liam Bayard Hale, President Wilson’s
and Mr. Bryan’s special investigator
in Mexico, passed through this city
from Havana this afternoon.
He stated that Mr. Lind’s mission
in Mexico was unsuccessful and thaf
Lind will leave for the United State?
in a few days. Other than this, Mr.
Hale refused to talk on Mexican af-
fairs, und will make his detailed re
port to President Wilson and Secre
tary Bryan.
CORPORATIONS
PENALTY
Interest Is Charged Delinquent
Companies—Comptroller Will
Issue Bills of Execution.
That bills of execution forcing the
payment of the annual tax will he is
sued against all delinquent corpora
tions within the next ten days was
the statement made Tuesday morning
by Comptroller General Wright. More
than 100 of the smaller corporations
throughout the State have failed to
comply with the State law requiring
payment of the tax by September 1.
Although Mr. Wright has issued no
extension, he probably will not draw
the hills of execution before Septem
ber 10. In the mean time, each day
will see an accumulation of the in
terest on each tax due.
Figures in the Comptroller Gener
al’s office Tuesday* show an increase
of $30,729 in corporation taxes this
year. The valuation of the corpora
tions this year is $14 1,166,907. The
total taxes paid in by the corpora
tions will amount to $720,835.06. The
income tax this year amounts to $5,-
6S6.12.
Among the corporation taxes re
ceived Tuesday was the Georgia Rail
way. Light and Power Company’s tax
of $64,000. and the Atlanta Georgia,
Light Company's tax of $12,500.
MARSHAL SLAYS BARBER.
DYKRSBURG. TEN.V, Sept. 2 —
John Moore. 25. a barber, was killed
today by Town Marshal Jim Finney.
Moore heard that his brother had
been arrested and securing a revolver
went to F*inney’s home and threat
ened to kill the officer.
Big Drop in Meat
Prices Predicted
WASHINGTON. Sept. 2.—A predic
tion that the Democratic tariff sched
ule placing meat on the free list
will reduce the cost of living so far
a? that commodity is concerned
made tc-day by Representative Kin-
kead, of New Jersey. He expressed
the opinion that the admission of
meat duty free would result in a sav
ing to the. consumer of from 7 to 10
cents a pound.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 2.—The gen
eral deficiency appropriation bill, car
rying one-third of the arpount asked
for by the government departments,
was reported to the House to-day by
the Appropriations Committee. The
bill includes the $100,000 asked for by
Secretary Bryan to aid destitute
Americans to ieavc Mexico.
j.’iovi-'ion also is made for the abo
lition of the Commerce Court sixty
days after the passage of the bill.
The measure carried oniy $3,809.-
379 40 instead of the $9,923,406.78
I asked for by the Treasury Depart
ment in behalf of other executive de
partments.
The Interstate Commerce Commis
sion received $300,000 to start the
physical valuation of railroads.
An appropriation of $39,000 is al
lowed to the Civil Service Commis
sion f<»r competitive examinations for
fourth-class postmasters.
The committee allows $654,659 to
continue work on public buildings aV-
1 ready begun, which is less than one-
half the amount requested.
Provision is made for reimbursing
the Army and Navy departments for
expenditures in relieving flood suf-
! I'erers in the Ohio' and Mississippi
valleys
INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL OPENS.
COLUMBUS.—The Columbus In
dustrial High School began its eighth
annual session to-day, with the larg
est enrollment in its history. C. A.
Maupin is principal.
BOOK company asks charter.
I L7LBERTON.—C. H. Robinson and G.
i A. Smith, of Charlotte, ana J. P. Garri-
• son ami S S. Brewer, of IOlberton. have
! applied to Superior Court for a charter,
Book Company, the;
, apital stock being $8,000. already paid •
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FOR THAT TIRED FUELING
—
I Takr Horsford'i Acid Phosphat*
Excellent for the relief of exhaustion due to
Summer heat, overwork or Insomnia.
Adv
HEIM BILL 12
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BILLS DODGED
CHICAGO, Sept. 2.—“The women
America are ‘beating’ their millim
out of of $2,000,000 a year,” declar
Madam Marie Harries this afternoi
praparatory to introducing a chan
in the by-laws of the organization
the convention of the National As.«
ciation of Retail Milliners, limiti
the credit to the fair wearers of t
latest styles to not more than 30 da
Three thousand members of the t
sociation, which numbers 20.000 mil
ners throughout the United Stat
met in convention in the Congri
Hotel to-day to pass the last word
fall and winter styles.
Madam Harries, who is president
the association, believes that $;
should be a m.nlmum average
“dead ” accounts lost by each memt
annually.
I favor enlisting the assistance
husbands in closing up the unc
sirable accounts," the president add
“Many times the wife buys withr
his knowledge, and while she m
have the right to do so to a limil
extent, I believe heavy accounts hoi
be taken without delay to the head
the house."
CAS i GROGFRY C0„
MAXWELL HOUSE
COFFEE. LB.
If purchased with i ib.’of Meadow
Gold. Brookfield o r Elgin Butter at
35c lb.
35c Wesson
on, 24c
Gallon 88e
Vo. 10 Snow
drift RNo
Medium . . 44c
Picnic Hama,
lb 12He
1 bo.
Sugar .. ,$U5
20 lbs.
Su^ar 41.00
10c Can Ga.
Lane Sjrwp, Oc
Vo. 10 Cotto-
lene .91.14
Medium Cotto-
leno 48c
Vo. 10 Silver
Leaf
Lard . ... 91.33