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TTEARST’S SI a'DAY AtfftfaCAN, ATLANTA, GA., SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1913.
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PROSPERITY EM SEEN
BYGEORGIABANKERS
Biggest Money Crop in Years Believed To Be
Already Assured Farmers, While City Mer
chants Are Jubilant.
Love Preceptor
•1- • •!•••!* +»+
Lillian Bell’s
iiYtvnxcp Fisher and Albicoie
ieeK^ Jivorce In Death struggle
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Advice Fails
Man Refuse* to Give Up When Big
Fish Hauls Him Into
Water.
Mrs. Lillian Bell Bogue, former Atlanta and first aid to Cu
pid, who seeks divorce.
Continued From Preceding Page.
Me aize of the crop in this State
Gentlemen otherwise c alm and Keren®
are wont to grow purplish of face
and thump desks when the subject is
argued.
J. T>. Price, Commissioner of Api
culture for the State, says Georgia
will grin 2.000,000 halos of cotton. He
believes dry weather has lopped
400.000 to 500,000 bales from the early
prospect.
A. P. Coles, who ha* made the es
timate for the Central Bank and Trust
Corporation for seven years and
missed it not more than 50,000 bales
in the seven, puts the crop at 2,600,-
000 bales. A favorite estimate is 2,-
600,000 hales. Other Azures stand In
order between these two extremes.
GREAT PROFIT ASSURED.
Just to stay out of the argument.
2,260.000 hales has been selected as
the basis for computations given here.
It does not affect the argument. If
the crop is 2,000,000 bales, Georgia
still will make an enormous profit.
If Georgia’s crop is 2,600.00 halts—
all the better.
As to 14-eent cotton—it Is not
an Impossibility, hut a probability.
Thirteen cents now is being paid at
Ravannah for middling. That part of
the crop which has been gtnned is
being sold freely. Although little lias
been said about it. there undoubtedly
is a good deal of ‘‘dlntress cotton” on
the market—cot ton sold to pay debts
which are pressing. With continued
reports of bad weather in the West,
or anything like an early frost, and
consequent shortened yield, the mar
ket may jump again.
And there is little cotton left for
the mills of the world to use. The
visible supply at. the end of the cot
ton year, August HO, was in round
figures only 2.000,000 hales. The crop
has been estimated at 12,900,000 hales.
That leaves 14.900,000 bales for the
world to use, and the mills of Eu
rope. Japan. India, China and the
United States want 16,000,000 bales
yearly now, the best authorities
agree.
It looks like a “hull" year.
Georgia has been through the test
r*f fire The year lias been an ordeal
But harvest time finds sagacious
business men in Jubilant mood
Cheerfulness amounting almost to
exultation is the keynote «>f senti
ment to-day among the shrewdest
Expressions of the city’s recognized
leaders are unanimous in their fore
cast of prosperity.
Looks for Huge Crop,
Easily 2,600,000 Bales
A. P. Coles, of the Central Bank
and Trust Corporation* Is convinced
there will be a huge crop in Georgia,
and he never before has missed It
far. He writes to the country banks.
“We have made careful Inquiry and
considerable personal inspection of
the crop* of Georgia. Information
compiled from reliable sources leads
us to believe that we are on the eve
of harvesting a bumper crop in Geor
gia. not only of cotton, but of corn.
We believe that with an open fall and
a reasonably late frost the cotton er«»p
In Georgia will easily reach 2,600,000
bale* and that the corn crop is prob
ably by far the best that has ever
been produced In this State, all of
which means prosperity in Georgia,
at least temporarily.
"There Is no reason why a suffi
cient amount of funds can not be ob
tained to move the cotton crop, pro
vided the bankers, farmers and mer
chants work in harmony. Country
bankers, especially those located In
the cotton districts, should endeavor
to educate the fanners to the habit
of depositing choc ks received for the
sale of cotton and paying their debts
by check. This would go a long way
toward relieving the currency strin
gency during the cotton-moving pe
riod.
“We confidently expect a prosper
ous fall and good business.”
City Banker’s Views
Give Cheerful Analysis
VENTCE, CAL., Sept. 18.—R. N.
Reppert, formerly a motorcycle officer
In the Venice police department, bat
tled for his life in the w&v*« to-day
while he was dragged about by an
albioore which he had succeeded in
hooking. As he was pulling in the
1 fish, which weighed close to 60 pounds.
Reppert’s leg became entangled In the
line and he went overboard headfirst.
Reppert would not drop the line,
for it was his intention to land the
big fish. The alblcore made a sweep
to the surface and jumped clear of
the waves. The next moment the fish
was on a course for the bottom with
Reppert in tow.
A companion flnallv cut the line
and permitted the alblcore to con
tinue Its journey alone while he
helped Reppert Into the boat.
“I see no reason." says Robert F.
Maddox, vice president of the Amer
ican National Bank, “why 1914 should
not find the whole United States en
tering upon a. i*eriod of unsurpassed
prosperity.
“Now. just take stock of the year
Just closing. Notwithstanding the
fact that the cotton crop for 1912 was
1,000,000 bales short of the 1911 crop,
there have been no failures of im
portance among banks or business
houses. The failures were few and. in
Georgia, of comparatively little im
portance. That shows the banks and
mercantile houses were In good shape
financially and could take care of
their customers who have gone
through a period of depression which
was more or leas world-wide.
“The fall season opens with every
assurance of a cotton crop 500,000
bales larger than last year and raised
at less expense than any previous
crop ever grown; better and more
scientifically cultivated. From every
point of view this augurs a splendid
trade for fall.
“If the crop experiences no backset,
we can reasonably expect excellent
fall collections. The farmers will be
able to pay their obligations to the
country merchant. He will be able
to pay the wholesalers in the cit
ies, and the wholesalers In turn will
reduce their indebtedness to the city
banks.
“This is sure to make money easier
after the crop moves, and ull lines of
busine»t9 are bound to feel the good
effect of the splendid period of pros
perity now so promising.
“1 believe the further consideration
by the Senate of the currency bill and
the expressed desire of the Senate
committee to get all the facts con
nected with the proposed legislation
is certain to lead to the passage of a
wise and conservatively planned
measure.
“If this is true and such a bill is
passed, It will eliminate for all time
the danger to the country which
arlaes every fall from the fear of
having Insufficient currency to move
the crops. This will, therefore, be of
special benefit to the South and the
West, and 1 see no reason why 1914
should not find the whole United
State* entering upon a period of un
surpassed prosperity.”
Famous Author of Matrimonial Essays Sues for
Freedom from Young Chicago Husband.
Mrs. Lillian Bell Bogue, famous au
thor, fit the days when she still was
Miss Lillian Bell, of Atlanta, indorsed
a cynical bit of advice. It was:
“Marry early, and if the circum
stances permit—often.”
Now Mrs. Bogue is an inconsistent
person, as you will come to know.
She forgot what she had written, at
least the last part of It, married Ar
thur Hoyt Bogue, a young Chicago
man seven years her junior, and
vowed undying love.
Later she recollected, and wrote:
“What Is marriage for, anyway?
Is It built on anything but selfish
ness? And if so, is it surprising that
it fails? The wonder to me is that
so many hold.”
And now she Is seeking a divorce
from her husband.
Considered Love Expert.
Her divorce suit has created some
thing of a stir in literary circles, be
cause Mrs. Bogue professed to be an
authority on matters pertaining to
love and marriage. But the courses
of erotic experts sometimes go awry,
it seems.
Under the name of Lillian Bell she
wrote miles upon miles of pseudo ad
vice and instruction upon the relation
of sex to sex. One of her pet theories
was a “college for lovers,” in which
she would establish courses in “How
to manage a clever woman,” “How to
keep your wife in love with you,”
‘How to develop your wife's person
ality,” and all that. It is notable that
most of her advice went out to men.
Through it all her writings were a
strange mixture of sentiment and a
cynicism, with more of the latter
than the former, perhaps, just as her
c areer has been a strange mixture of
happiness and sadness. Altogether,
she is inconsistent. For Instance:
“No man under 25 Is fit for mar
riage. Younger than that, men are
stupid, egotistical and boorish.”
When she wrote that she was 23
Within a few month* she met, loved
and married Arthur Hoyt Bogue. Just
25 years old, a Chicago real estate
man.
“Of course,” she explained it, I do
not really believe all the thins* I
wrote. That article was merely the
result of a conversation with a maga-
zine editor.”
Another proof of her inconsistency;
Miss Lillian Bell laughed at the
suitor who did too much suing. She
said the man must take what he
wants, after the manner of the old
cave dweller.
Compelling Power Wins.
“Tt needs a compelling, not per
suasive power, to win a woman,” said
she. “No man who takes me like
this chn have me," and she gently
touched together her forefinger and
thumb. “He must take me like this,”
and she clenched her fist.
Then she married. To all appear
ances; that is, to judge from appear
ances as she presents them, Mr.
Bogue was anything but the charac
ter of forqefulness.
“My husband has never earned a
living for me since we were married,”
she said in an interview the other day.
“I have supported him and our daugh
ter for the last ten years.”
Mrs. Bogue, it seems, has not the
ability to abide by her own precept,
nor to persuade her own husband to
accept her advice.
Too bad. too. She had much advice
to give, especially along the lines that
had to do with man and maid. All
she wrote was on that sentimental
subject of love, courtship and mar
riage. “The Love Affairs of an Old
Maid,” for instance, and “From a
Girl’s Toint of View" and dozens of
articles of the same tone.
Mrs. Bogue says her husband Is a
drunkard and worthless. If so, she
can hardly bejrtdamed. Mr. Bogue
says his yvlfe i* fanatical And intoler
ant. If so—but this is not brief of
their afftflf.' It is merely a revelation
of the fact that Mrs. Lillian Bell
Bogue. estimable author, preceptor of
lovers and wedded folk, is an incon
sistent philosopher, and a teacher
without the ability of self-instruction.
Also, It might illustrate the fallacy of
setting one’s self up as an authority
on matters of love, courtship and
marriage.
Boy Six Years Old
Arrested 20 Times
Career of Criminal Prodigy Ended
by His Commitment to Industrial
School.
RACINE, WIS., Sept. 13.—Richard
Tuclovsky, six years old, was to-day
committed to the industrial school for
boys, there to remain until the age
of 21.
Richard, despite his tender years,
has caused the police more trouble
than any ten grown-ups. his crimes
ranging from plain burglary to high
way robbery, In which he used an un
loaded revolver. Twenty times has
Richard** name been entered on the
police blotter for crimes that would
have placed older boys behind prison
bars.
Threatening other children with a
knife induced summary action against
the youngest subject in the State’s
annals of criminology.
One Drink Costs Him
$1,000 and His Wife
“Water Wagon Contract” Burden
Too Much for Man Who
Never Got Drunk.
MINISTER LEADS CHURCH
AT “EXCAVATION PARTY”
BLOOMINGTON, 1NTV, Sept. IS.—An
“excavation” party was a new social
stunt given by the Fairview Methodist
Church last night to further the build
ing of a new church. While the wom
en of the church gave a vaudeville
show and served sandwiches, the men,
led by the minister, the Rev. C. M.
Croft, with wheelbarrows, spades and
other implements, excavated under the
church and made room for a Sunday
school basement. Three hours’ work
completed the basement.
CHICAGO, Sept. 13.—The existence
of a “water wagon contract” for
$1,000 a year between George Herr
mann, president of the insurance firm
of George Herrmann Company, and
his son, George Herrmann, Jr., also
an official of the company, was re
vealed recently by the junior Mrs.
Herrmann, who filed suit for divorce
on the grounds of cruelty.
"George broke his contract this
year in March,” said Mrs. Herrmann,
who is twenty. "He started drinking
and. of course, it cost him the $1,000.
1 don't believe he has ever been
drunk In his life, at least I never have
seen him drunk. He was honorable
about it, and told his father about
the drink that cost him $1,000.
“I think my husband is a fine man.
I admire him, but not as a husband.”
OHIO TO PAY CONVICTS
WITH DEPENDENT FAMILIES
COLUMBUS, Sept. 13—Convicts
serving terms In the Ohio peniten
tiary, or their dependents, will be
given compensation for their labor on
and after September 1. The amount
of compensation to prisoners will
range at 1 to 5 cents per hour, and
the gradings will be based upon
character, industrial efficiency and
good conduct.
Cobbler in Poverty-
Gets $20,000 Legacy
Fortune Comes When Aged Straggler
Is Vainly Trying to Enter
Charitable Institution.
ALLENTOWN, PA., Sept. TS.—
Working dally for many years at the
bench in his cobbler shop and able to
earn only a scant living, Carl W.'
Gosuner, a shoemaker, was overjoyed
when he received a letter informing
him that he had fallen heir to half the
$2h,000 estate of his brother. Wilhelm,
who died recently in Germany.
Gossner Immediately left for Phila
delphia to consult the German Consul,
and expects the money in a few
weeks. His sister, who lives In Switz
erland. shares in the estate.
Gonsner was working to save $100
to enter an old folks' home, but that
will now be unnecessary.
No Horses in '63 in
Chicago Is Predicted
If Present Rate of Decrease Contirv
ues Draught Animals Will Soon
Be Unknown.
CHICAGO, Sept. 13.—There will he
no horses in use In Chicago 50 years
from now If the annual decrease of
2 per cent In the use of animals in
this city continues.
‘Flush ’ Year Is Time
To Learn Economy
Frank Hawkins, president of tbe
Third National Bank, 19 not given to
hyperbole. Yet he waxes enthusi
astic when drawn Into conversation
about the crop outlook and the busi
ness proepects for Georgia this sea
son.
“There is a general cheerful feel
ing.” he explains. “S^me of the coun
try merchants and the city whole
salers report the best business they
have had for several seasons, and. of
course, they expect to do even better
when the cotton crop moves.
“Outstanding obligations— some of
them, to tell the exact truth, older
than they should be—will be wiped
out by the present crop, and settle
ments pawing from hand to hand up
the line should make money easier all
around.
“But this is the time when I would
preach thrift. It Is something of an
absurdity to preach thrift to a man
who is ‘broke.’ But now that the
Georgia farmer and the Georgia mer
chant have money in their pockets,
or at least have money in eight, they
should practice thrift. They should
fortify themselves for the possible
lean years. 1 hope there will be no
lean years, but history teaches us to
believe there will be.
“Remember recent history. That Is
all I would ask. Remember the ban
ner crop of 1911, the extravagances
which followed, and then the short
crop of 1912, and what befell. If only
the farmer will keep his money from
burning a hole In his pocket, this sea
son will result in permanent good for
Georgia.”
Country Banker Expects
Moderate Crop, Big Prices
It is interesting to know what the
country banker thinks of all this. P.
I). Rich, of Colquitt, was in Atlanta
the past week.
The country banker, as typified by
Mr. Rich, does not believe Geo* U* is
g ing to make such a \von>UrfutC> Vq
He doesn’t think it will go to 2.500,-
hales He does think Drices for
cotton will be high and that Georgia,
with two million, or, say, two million
and a quarter bales, will get more
money than It has in some years for
huge crops.
r rhe country banker finds himself
able to get all the money he needs in
New York and Atlanta at a rate
which is not excessive.
He believes that the remarkable
ginners’ report of September 1 does
rot spell a great crop so much as it
does an early movement.
Crushers Foresee Busy
Season in Southeast
Cotton seed crushers are prepar
ing for on*- of the greatest years in
their history in Georgia. They ex
pect a crop of 2,500,0o9 bales, and ex
pect to crush, ,n round figures, 900,-
000 tons of seed, or Just about the
same amount as was crushed in 1911
w hen the banner crop was grown.
L. G. Neal, vice president of the
Empire Cotton OP Company, one of
he largest corporations
fcia cotton seed trade, su\. .,a- Em-
pire’s mills in South Georgia, number,
ing seven, have been operating about
ten days.
Seed now is bringing about $20 a
ton.' said Mr. Neil, “and is yielding
about 39 gallons of good quality oil to
the ton. With the exception of the
fact that there is considerable mois
ture in the seed, there are no unto
ward factors to be considered this
year We look ful *.n excellent sea
son.
Boys 9 Nor folks
With Two Pairs
“Knickers”
Norfolks have the style, and
so they’re well liked by the
boys.
Muse Norfolks also have the quality—the quality of hue ap
pearance, and the quality of good wear. They're well liked by
those who buy clothes for boys.
The Norfolk with two pairs knickerbockers is the suit pur
chase to please everyone. They’re the double duty sort, that save
up one pair while the other works.
They afford the best pants proposition ever put on a boy—.
the rollicking real boy. Is that your kind l
Then these are your kind of clothes.
They’re here in our Boys’ Shop in best fall and winter fab
rics.
$6.50 to $12.50
%
Boys’ Shop Second Floor
Geo. Muse Clothing Co.
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