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2 TTTF ATLANTA fiEOROTAN AND NTTTS Will You Help Atlanta's Children to 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. 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 $50 and wiil be glad to receive other cash subscriptions which will be turned over to the Associated Charities to aid this most worthy cause. OPEN UP YOUIl PURSE! YOU NEVER CONTRIBUTED TO A BETTER CAUSE 250 Atlanta Children Without School Books •r*+ *!*••»* +•*!• *!•••$• +•+ +•+ '**•*’* Aid Asked to Give Education to the Poor The Atlanta Georgian Pay to the — order of— The AofocUted Chari tie« N? I 7430 Indi 1913 |Q)3 — mty— DnLLAHa $ 50.00 1 School Children* Fund. 1 • | to The American national Bank ATLANTA. GA i Co»p.<«r.i»»,A THE GEORGIAN COMPANY Here’s the $50 cheek of The Georgian and The Sunday American, the first answer to the appeal of the Associated Charities for a fond 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 Wation, who live! somewhere on the Kaat 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 l**ft 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 Ills two littler brothers and sisters. It makes him cry sometimes, in spite of all his manly umbitlons, to think that school opens so soon as next Monday, and there a pears no chance, not the slighest 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 many of the city’s unfortunate families are feeling the pinch of poverty to-day more than if they were without tire 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 Ix)gan, Superintendent of the Associated Charities of Atlanta, an appeal to the generosity of the public. Not 01.ly money contributions are asked, but gifts of elothes 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 L>- gan specifies that all donations of clothes be sent to the office of the Associated Charities, in the Gould Building on Decatur street and Edge- wood avmue, 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 all want very much to ro to school. Wit ness little Willie Watson crying Wit ness dozens of the incidents whl-h Superintendent Logan relates of sor row in homes where sickness of the bread-winners or actual failure of the tiny pittance puts books and clothes out cf reach. In some instance- the coveted amount is less than $1. These e the cases of the smaller children, wno 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’ p.M- nies. In other cases the need is greater The larger children, already with a smattering of education, want to go to higher gi’ades, where the books are more costly. They study geography, i remember, in the third and fourth and perhaps history. ^ Some Need Clothing, of the children must be pro vided with entire outfits of clothing These are the children you never s°e on Peachtree street, w’ho probabiv never come from their own narrow streets, and who, it Is threatened, may be forced to wtay 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 Bogan, of the Associated Charities, makes the ap peal for public help. "No one regrets more than 1,” he said, "that our finances are in such shape that w f e can not meet thiH 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 mills and are the only support of the fam ily. Then there are two small chil dren, one 7 years old, the other 'l, who can not work and who 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 Mr 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 I which, it is hoped, will be answered I 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. COTTON GOES OP .S. Queen Mary Sends Back Gift Crucifix Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian. LONDON, Sept. 2.— Queen Mary’s j 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. Big Display at Fair Urged by President WASHINGTON, Sept. 2.—President Wilson has under consideration to day plans for an appropriation for a big Government building at the Pan- ama-Pacifle 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. 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. hut 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. Rise Starts at Opening. Cotton futures in New York were strong toduy. 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, when the trading came to a standstill to await the flash of the government figures, quotations were from 19 to 33 points over Friday’s close, with January options standing at 12.44 cents. Fifteen minutes after the flash January touched 12.53, May 12.71. At the close October sold at 12.95, December at 12.98 and January at 12.80—advances of 68, 73 and 71 point**, respectively. Far Below Average. 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 111 points this year. Once, with a low August condition figure, there was a big t 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 Texa^ and Oklahoma remains unbroken :o date, a week after the date of the Census Bureau report. The condition in the various cotton growing States follows: Aug. July. Aug Aug Aug 25. 25. 26. 25. 25. 1913. 1913 1912. 1911. 1910. Georgia . 76 76 70 81 71 N. Car.... 78 77 76 76 76 S. Car.... 77 75 73 76 73 Virginia .60 81 80 96 82 Florida . . 81 82 73 85 74 Alabama.. 72 79 75 80 72 Miss .... 69 77 70 70 71 Louisiana. 67 79 74 6(> 60 Texas ... 64 81 76 68 69 Arkansas. 72 87 77 78 78 Tennessee 80 90 76 88 78 Missouri . 72 86 78 88 78 Oklahoma 45 81 84 62 85 California 96 100 95 100 96 Average 68 2 79 6 10-> r av. 74.7 80 4 B 74.7 73.2 72.1 Atlanta Holds Own As Cotton Center. Cotton received at Atlanta for the season ended September 1 amounted to 200,000 bales. In round figures, compared to 350,000 for 1911. which was the bump er crop year 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. FOUR COMPANIES AT G. M. C. MILLEIX1EVILLE.—The Georgia Military College opened the fall aes- slon here Monday. The cadet bat talion has so increased that it will necessitate the forming of four ’arge companies, which will be command ed by Lieutenant F. E. Wilson, U. S. A., who is stationed here. nn !- >1 i J 2 H, u y u u l 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. 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 Condition* Better.” "But I can not help believing that moral conditions generally are bet ter," he said. "New York is the gay est at thla 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 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 idea 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 und the other styles of dress, or lack of dress, can hardly be other than the devil's own Invention." Silent on Vice Situation. I)r. 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 for Chief Beavers: I have known him for many years, and there was never a cleaner* or more upright gentleman, and 1 do not think u 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 town morally. In fact, I think the condi tion of the world’s morals is gradu ally improving, in New York, for 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 on behind the doors, bui to all appearances the town generally is Improving. 1 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 said 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 after 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 use of the ballot a year ago. Fears Militant's Anger. "Since 1 have been in America I have had reports that the suffragettes are attacking churches in London, and suppose 1 will come 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 sutTragism 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 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." Visiting His Brother. Dr. Broughton is stopping 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 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. lie 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 I>r. Mc Connell as pastor of the Baptist Tabernacle. Judge Pendleton severely scored tha 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 that this w’as re sponsible for much of the lawlessness and violence with which the courts are hooded 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 j unished to the extent of the law. The present wave of crime w’as 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." H. Y. McCord, Sr., Is foreman of i 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 Grand Jury: H. Y. McCord. Sr., fore man, John W. Alexander. George H. Sims, D. J. Baker, John H. Mullin, R. H. Pickett, John J. Finnigan, T. A. Capps, Jerry W r . Goldsmith, C. C. Tohrn, O. H. Mrorow’, W r . E. Wood, R. B. Seagraves, C. L. Fain, C. L. Elyea, H. M. Walker, George T. Howard and George W. Moore. Need More Police Stations, Says Mayor Mayor Woodward declared Tues day that the crime wave that has spread over Atlanta emphasized the 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- I 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 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 the past two weeks at approximately 160. The fa talities reach a dozen. Most of the record arrests have beer among the negroes, and this fact is pointed out as ari especial reason for police sub-stations. When policemen are around the negroes can be kept orderly. 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. IT. S. N., and Louis Dantin, counselor of the United States Embassy in Mexico City, left 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 that Lind will leave for^the United State? in a few days. Other than this, Mr. oefickt bill sz.iii.im hat CUT MUMS BILLS DODGED EVERT YEI Interest Is Charged Delinquent Companies—Comptroller Will Issue Bills of Execution. That bills of execution forcing the payment of the annual tax will be js- 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 bills 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 $144,166,907. The total taxes paid in by the corpora tions will amount to $720.S35.06. The income tax this year amounts to $5,- 686.12. 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. Hale refused to talk on Mexican af fairs, and will make his detailed re port to President Wilson and Secre tary Bryan. MARSHAL SLAYS BARBER DYERSBURG, TKX.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 Finney'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 as that commodity is concerned i.m made to-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 amount 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 leave Mexico. Provisiion also is made for the abo lition of the Commerce Court sixty days after the passage of the bill. The measure carried only $3,809,- 379.40 instead of the $9,923,406.78 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 for competitive examinations for fourth-class postmasters. The committee allows $654,659 to continue work on public buildings al 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 ferers in the Ohio and Mississippi valleys CHICAGO, Sept. 2.—“The womer America are ‘beating’ their millin out of of $2,000,000 a year," decla Madam Marie Harries this afterno praparatory to introducing a chai in the by-laws of the organization the convention of the National As elation of Retail Milliners, limit the credit to the fair wearers of latest styles to not more than 30 da Three thousand members of the ; sociation, which numbers 20.000 mi ners throughout the United Stai met in convention in the Congr Hotel to-day to pass the last word fall and winter styles. Madam Harries, who is president the association, believes that $ j should be a m.nimum average ‘ dead’’ accounts lost by each mem j annually. "I favor enlisting the assistance husbands in closing up the urn sirable accounts," the president add ' Many times the wife buys with. | his knowledge, and while she rr i have the right to do so to a limi extent, I believe heavy accounts ho be taken without delay to the head the house." 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. ELBERTON.—C. H. Robinson and G. A. Smith, of Charlotte. an<i J. P. Garri son and S S. Brewer, of Elberton. have applied to Superior Court for a charter for the Robinson Book Company, the capital stock being $8,000. already paid in. FOR THAT TIRED FEELING Take Horsford's Acid Phosphsto Kxrallem for the relief of exhaustion due to Summer beat, overwork or insomms. 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