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i r MAIN SHEET-Part II. ALL THE LATEST NEWS. MAIN SHEET-Part II. ALL THE LATEST NEWS. ATLANTA, GA., SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1913. ,V ' ^" -if* i ■ ' k-' ;V •, ■■»?■• j? V ERY interesting Indeed la the news that the beautiful Duchess of Roxburghe ia the mother of an eugenic heir. The Duchess has many relatives scattered over the United States. She was Mary Goe- let, of New York, and took a $15,- 000,000 fortune to her husband, who was by no means poor himself. Still, the more money an English Duke has the more he needs. For Dukes are prodigal indeed. It was this thought perhaps that passed through the brain of King Edward when he heard of the engagement. “Good for Roxburghe!” the King was quoted as saving. “We need the money!” The Duchess Is very generous to | 7 V her relatives and friends. She is ^ compelled to keep an enormous ward robe. Her gowns are all made in Paris. She can not wear them more than once or twice—particularly evening dresses—and then they are expressed away to those whom she loves and remembers, to be worn at swell functions in other cities. this tour he will seek a peaceful meeting in New York upon its termi nation. He is too happy to worry over anything while he is oik his honeymoon tour. The young couple say they would have invited the Meldrims to their hasty wedding ceremony had they not known it would be impossible for them to get from Montreal to Ashe ville In time for that event. General Meldriin was at the inter national bar meeting, giving ex-Pres ident Taft a close run for the presi dency of the association at the time his daughter married “Ted” Coy in Asheville. I HEAR that a certain distinguished- professional man, a bachelor, has been gathering together some very nifty articles for personal adorn ment I shall not mention his name. Neither shall I tell whether It was Chicago, New York, London or Paris where the purchases were made. But you will know him by his $12 shirts and his handkerchiefs em broidered In Bulgarian colors that cost $5 each or $60 a dozen. • • • She used to walk with manly stride As down the street she went. A jaunty swagger was her gait, Her air showed full content. •With graceful ease, she swung along, Each step unhampered, free, And in her youthful health she was A pleasant sight to see. But now all that is changed, for she Is bound in Fashion's thrall. Bo tight her narrow skirt she now Can scarcely walk at aU. The men observe her mincing steps And chuckle in their glee, And when she steps upon a car, Oh, myl what things they see! \ /OU know, it’s really funny, when ' you reflect upon It—this furore created by every new fashion launched for women. The first thing we know, these staid old United States will be taking as much inter est in women’s styles as Paris Itself. I never before heard of men being as deeply concerned In fashions as they have been of late. And the wise ones should know that Interest and criticism, either favorable or the op posite, will encourage women in their pursuit of fashion and will serve to increase the natural instinctive inter est all women have for this fascinat ing subject. It’s all very curious—this wide spread crusade for and against the styles. Why shouldn't women wear a diamond anklet as they wear brace lets? And why should a slit skirt attract more critcism than a decol lete gown? There is no reason ex cept that one is new and the other is made common by custom. By the way, I note that the New York women of fashion aie taking up the anklet with avidity. I read that at a fashionable Newport affair of last week a charming guest wore a black lace gown with a discreet slit, through which a magnificent diamond anklet showed to good effect. • * » I - RIENDS of “Ted" Coy and his bride, who was beautiful Sonhie Meldrim, of Savannah, have as sured me that “the Meldrims would never forgive Sophie.” I do not be lieve that the parents of this charm ing Georgia girl will withhold their forgiveness for her marrying the man of her choice. It may be that the haste with which the ceremony was performed wag a source of regret to them, and probably was, but parents are apt to forgive thoughtlessness on the part of their children sooner or later. I understand that young Coy. when he heard a rumor that General Peter ileldrim was searching for his daugh- * wjred their whereabouts and is nnfidently awaiting a loving mes- BS6 '. young couple have been spend- . — ir. T .If The n z their and are now on honeymoon s big car through the NOVEL experience enlivened Mrs. J. E. C. Pedder’s Western tour this summer. Having a brother who owns an extensive ranch In New Mexico, near Silver City, Mrs. Pedder was given opportunity to at tend a cowboy dance one evening. Her husband, -who was traveling with her, gave permission for the “Mrs.” to be dropped for that one evening, so this charming Atlanta woman was Introduced to the “boys” as Miss Ped der. Petite and girlish looking, and a dancer of rare grace, “Miss Pedder” was the belle of the ball that even ing, and no cowboy failed to try to get at least one dance with the “girl from Georgia,” Mrs. Pedder has just returned from her stay in the West. The first part of the trip made by Mr. and Mrs. Ped der was broken by a camping party in Southern California, where they were guests of Mr. Pedder’s brother and his wife. They traveled leisurely in their cars, pitching their tents wherever fancy dictated and staying as long as they liked. I have heard of no summer’s experience that I en vy more than this trip, which was full of pleasant and unusual experiences. In New Mexico, Mrs. Pedder tells me, the motor car followed the old Santa Fe trail, where the caravans of the “Forty-niners” passed on their way to the gold fields. Every step of the way was full of interesting asso ciations. Last year, I recall, the Pedders had an unusually interesting foreign tour. They are not content to make their travels along the beaten paths, but each summer contrive some novel journey, and as they have kinspeople in many parts of the world, and friends as well, there is always some one to give the glad hand of welcome wherever they happen to go. * • • • HAVE heard that the young fellow who caused pretty Viola John ston to break her engagement to young William Felton—an act that set a-flutter all the good people of Macon—Is a member of Baltimore’s exclusive and wealthy set of young bachelors. He was at Toxaway this summer, where Miss Johnston was a belle, and was so deeply smitten and urged his suit so well that the young woman decided not to marry just yet —at least until she had a little while longer to think it over. While, of course, I regret the shat tering of any romarce, I think it is wise for a girl to have a few years in which to enjoy her young woman hood before she marries and settles down. (Query: Do the young mar ried couples settle down nowadays?) Viola and William Felton hava lived near each other all their lives on beautiful College street in Macon. Their mothers and fathers are warn friends, and the romance between the two, which began many years ag», met with their approval. Both are wealthy, good-looking and popular—and it is not to be expected in this contrary world that such in ideal match would really come off. Now young Felton has gone abroad, alone instead of with his bride, as he had intended. I hear that a young couple to be married soon—an At lanta girl and a wealthy young man from the East—were to have met the Macon couple in Nice, and the four were to have toured Southern France as a party. Well, “of all sad . words,’’ etc. But maybe we will hear of another engagement, after a while—and may- l*e of two—for there are lots of pretty girls where young William Felton is going, and his youth and good looks and wealth will surely attract some of these. * * * I PREDICT that events in Washing ton will take on a much livelier and more interesting aspect from now on. Miss Genevieve Clark re turned yesterday from a tour of sev- months abroad. I have heard that Miss Clark was a genuine sen sation abroad—“a different kind of American girl,” she was called by European society, which had hereto fore only known American girls of social ambitions and nothing more. Miss Clark, you know, has sociai charm plus—as my friend Elberi Hubbard would say. She likes pretty clothes and wears them well, but she also likes polltici economy—and 'knows it well. She originates styles In hair dressing, you will recall, and her own charming head Is full of thought and purpose as well as wom anly vanity. And best of all, she has a keen sense of huftior. In her own country this cleve? young woman has already attracted particular attention. She is to be a debutante this coming season, I be lieve, although, of course, she Is al ready well known in Washington and New York society. By the way, the Georgia folks are settling in Washington now. Repre sentative Howard and Mrs. Howard have taken a house on Ontario road for the coming season and will move in next week. Former Representa tive W. G. Brantley and his family like Washington so well they have decided to live there for the present and are established at the Highlands. • • • A YOUNG married woman told me of an incident of her trip to and from a seaside resort this sum mer, which was slight in itself, but for some reason opened up a train of reflection on her part. She said that on the trip to the place she went alone, as she was to meet her hus band there, he having come down from New York as she went up. The morning after a night in the Pullman she was rather “under the weather” from a touch of train sick ness, and as she was naif sitting, half lying, with closed eyes, a man on the train brought a refreshing drink and asked if she would have it. Needing it sorely, she accepted, and they engaged in conversation. She found him to be a very interesting and cultured man, a highly success ful physician of a neighboring city. When they arrived at their destina tion—the same resort—they separated with friendly good-byes. While at the resort it happened that they did not meet again, but as she boarded the train on her return journey the same man also came aboard. Naturally, she nodded, and he promptly took a seat beside her and asked if she had enjoyed her stay— or something equally harmless. In the course of a few’ minutes’ conver sation she happened to remark tnat her husband was making the return trip with her. She did not announce this fact, you understand, as a fact— it simply came around in casual con versation. The man immediately left her—and did not look in her direction again. The more she thought of it the more she was puzzled over his view point of the meeting. She put the question to me as to whether there was any harm in the way she acted, and I didn’t see any, but it appeared that the man did—or at least, sup posed that there was a probability that the husband \0ould. The story only goes to prove, to my way of thinking—that it is the thought or purpose which underlies any act that makes it harmless or harmful. Certainly on this woman’s part there was only a natural friend liness which made her actions harm less. I shared her uncertainty in re gard to his m^ives. • • * HAVE come across another story of hotel signatures which caused trouble since I told you of the Tallulah incident last week. This other event occurred in Asheville. A young Atlantan and a belle of this city, going over to Mountain Mead ows Inn for. afternoon tea, were asked by the hotel clerk to give their sig natures, and the man, in thoughtless mischief, inscribed his own name with the “and wife” in addition. The next day the Asheville papers published the list of guests at Moun tain Meadows Inn, including, of course, the name of the young fel low “and wife” among the guests. Consternation reigned among the young people of the particular hotel at which he had been “posing” as a single man for two weeks. And he had a hard time explaining the affair. The moral of these stories is plain: Never pretend you have a wife—at least, when you are in a small town. • * * HAVE been wondering if the col lege boys in this part of the country are going to take up the college auto robe fad. While the Tech colors are almost too dainty, Georgia and Mercer colors would make up into beauties, and their insignias are pretty, too. Of course, even if this Joes become a fad, the boys can’t be so generous with these valuable robes as their pennants. But the possession of-one become.s all; the more desirable for that reason Blind Postman’s Girl to Ride With Him Miss Jessie Wilson Sees That Post- office Department Rule Is Lifted for Her. WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 —The lit tle blind daughter of Mail Carrier Sherry at Mandale, Ohio, may ride with her father over hia rural free de livery route, although a postoffice regulation expressly forbids it, be cause Miss Jessie Wilson, the Presi dent’s second daughter, interceded for the child, and got Postmaster General Burleson to issue a special permit. Jessie Columbia, 13 years old, of Cleveland, spent her vacation this year with her grandfather, the post master at Mandale, and saw the blind girl’s plight. She wrote Miss Wilson of how little Miss Sherry longed to ride on her father’s mail cart, and an appeal to the Postmaster General was followed to-day by an order waiving in this case the regulation which for bids that anyone but a carrier shall ride on a mall wagon. Society Revelers Climb Into Windows Only Way Ardent ’Trotters’ Could Get Into Club to Finish Dance. Special Cable to The American. BAR HARBOR. MAINE, Sept. 13.— The liveliest whirl that thp smart contingent has indulged in for years took place following a subscription ball at the Malvern—when the turkey trotters still wanted to trot. When the time came for turning out the lights in the Malvern ballroom —and Proprietor Brob insisted the rule must be obeyed—Edgar Scott In vited the whole bunch over to his “trottery.” the Swimming Club. The revelers had to climb in the windows, but they got in, the ladies being judiciously aided by the men in negotiating the high places. After dancing, with gay music, un til dawn, the crowd wound up at one of the cottages for a badly needed rest. Girls' Tomato Club 1 Attracts Eye of U. S. Western Farm Lassies Compete With Each Other in feetting .Up Cheapest Meals. CLEVELAND, Sep? 13.—The To- mato Club, founded by Mrs. J. K. Turner among a group of farm girls in Geauga County, and the recent at tack on the high cost of living on the farm, also led by Mrs. Turner, have attracted the attention of the United States Government. Miss Ilena May Bailey, of the farm management office of the Department of Agriculture, Is at the Turner farm, near Chardon, to investigate the work being done. Miss Bailey is interested particularly in the contest among farm women to prepare the best and most economical meals in the farm house for the month of August. Police Get Burglar Pausing to “Primp" Robber Is Donning Stolen Raiment When Neighbors Notice Him and Give Alarm NEW YORK, Sept. 13.—Stopping for half an hour to “primp” before a mirror and adorn himself In raiment he was preparing to steal caused the undoing of Thomas Kennedy, arrest ed on a charge of burglary In a home in the fashionable South Side resi dence district after a revolver battle with three policemen. Kennedy forgot to pull down the blinds. Neighbors called the police. Several hundred dpllars’ worth of jewelry had been collected in a bun dle by the intruder. Boy Twice Struck By Lightning Bolt Knocked From Wagon, He Recovers and Goes Home, To Be Hit Again on Doorstep. PORTERVn.LE, Sept. 13—Royal Danner, aged 15, after being knocked unconscious from a delivery wagon by a bolt of lightning yesterday, re covered sufficiently to reach his home, but as he started up the front porch steps he was felled by a second bolt. He quickly recovered, however, ana is little the worse to-day for the dou ble shock. USES CORSETS AS WEAPONS IN FIGHT WITH CONDUCTOR CHICAGO, Sept. 13.—Mary Newas- ki, who was arrested Friday evening for hitting a street car conductor with a package of corsets, was lined $50 and costs by Judge Mahoney yester day. She asked for a jury trial on a charge of larceny, which is also pre ferred against her. She is charged with having stolen the corsets which were her weapon. Newport Belle Again Dodges Cupid +••!■ Father Denies Troth Fourth Time Young Belmont Latest Victim Miss Margaret Andrews, beautiful daughter of Paul A. Andrews and most-reported-to-be-engaged girl in America. tJgm' y .. ' ■ Most-lieported-To-Be-Engaged Girl in States Still Reigns Supreme. United NEWPORT, Sept. 13—For the fourth time Paul A. Andrews, pos sessor of millions and a surpassingly attractive daughter, has wearily penned a note to the public. It is the same note every time with but the only difference that each bears the name of a different young man coupled with that of beautiful Mar garet Andrews, the surpassingly at tractive daughter hitherto mentioned. This last note was a denial that Miss Andrews was engaged to Mor gan Balmont, son of August Belmont. One before that had its mission in telling the world that Miss Andrews was not engaged to Harold Vanderbilt. Before that it was Herman Oelrichs. And the first one was Vincent Astor. And Miss Margaret is but 19. and her second year out. She is the most- reported-to-be-engaged girl in the Newport set. Rumor has coupled her name so often and so sincerely with one youth after another of the gilded set that it would seem Rumor would lose its reputation for veracity. For each time the gossip has fallen flat, under the emphatic little card from Father Andrews. Young Belmont Attentive. This last time all Newport thought the pursuit of beautiful Margaret An drews over. Morgan Belmont was most assiduous in his attentions. The things he told Miss Andrews and the manner in w’hich he told them didn’t seem to make her a bit angry- They were together much of the time. And so, in Society's mind, it was all set tled. Until came the note from Mr. Andrews. The affair has nerved merely to in crease the score of Miss Andrews as the most-reported-to-be-engaged girl for her years. She is just 19, and they say her head is not turned a bit. And she is well worth while in other ways, being beautiful, nlender, lively and a daring motorist, rider, swim mer, tennis player and all that. From the moment she first entered the gayety of the younger set she has been courted. Several years ago, when she was very young, indeed, and before she had made her debut, Vincent Astor noticed her. He was then a freshman at Harvard, and morning, noon and night found him at the sdde of the dainty girl. But she was very young then, and Society’s gossip of their engagement did not bear much conviction. Herman Oelrichs Ardent. Vincent Astor, the suitor, was some what distant, somewhat superior, somewhat open in his attitude of be ing the richest youth. Miss Andrews’ next suitor, however, was as ardent as could be desired. He was Herman Oelrichs, not quite as rich as Vincent Astor, but wealthy enough at that. Then it v was Harold Vanderbilt, who courted in a warm, orthodox fashion himself. But of them all, Morgan Belmont was the most attentive, the most tireless, the most devoted. And So ciety believes that is the reason Fa ther Andrews’ note of denial bore so emphatic an4 conclusive a tone. He probably was perturbed a bit himself. • Miss Andrews, the object of all this go?wip, is with It all the most popular girl in Newport. She is ne^er bored, never listless, never indifferent. In so far as that goes, she is different. Therefore, she has more than her share of attention, and no girl who gets attention can hope to escape the gossip. Hence the reports, and hence the weary job of Father Andrews in penning his notes to the public. BUMPER CROP FORETELL PROSPERITY 111 GEORGIA Fine Yield of Corn, Oats and Hay, With Top Prices for Staple’s By- Products, Is Expected to Give the State Its Banner Year. FEELING OF OPTIMISM IS EVIDENT IN ALL BUSINESS Strict Economy Practiced by Farmers Makes Margin of Profit Tremen dous-Bankers Are Jubilant, While Merchants Predict Great Season. Ey M. A. ROSE. Georgia, the whole Southeast, and Atlanta—because It is th« commercial and financial center of the Southeast—will enter upon one of the most prosperous eras any section of the nation ever has enjoyed when the cotton crop is moving in earnest this fall—by October 1 at the latest. In 1911, all seasons put their heads together in kindly con spiracy, and Georgia grew 2 ; 768,627 bales of cottton, the greatest crop the historic State ever knew. It is the fashion to quote 1911 as the most wonderful year the State could expect. Unmistakable signs show 1913 will overtop 1911. Here is the proof: In 1911 Georgia grew, or let us say gathered—for it grew thousands of bales which never were ginned or even picked— 2,768,627 bales of cotton. But the whole South grew 15,622,701 bales, excluding linters. Prices were correspondingly low. Georgia got about $124,500,000 for its 1911 crop. Almost ready for the gins to-day are 2,250,000 bales. Indica tions are that this crop will bring Georgia $155,500,000, for 14- cent middling cotton is a probability, not a possibility. Of this $155,000,000 a much greater proportion will be profit than accrued from the banner crop. Pour reasons are apparent: This is a yield produced at less cost than any previous crop ; drouth in the West will make the total yield short of the world’s actual needs, particularly as the left-over supply Is abnormally small; Georgia will spend less for corn, hay and oats than ever before, having record-breaking crops of all three food-stuffs; the shortage of corn, hay and oats will mean good prices for that most impor tant by-product of cottton, cotton seed. SHORT CORN CROP INEVITABLE. Consider the last first, because it has been overlooked gen erally. Drouth in Kansas and the other great agricultural States of the West and Southwest makes a short crop of com inevitable. Corn is selling at an abnormally high price—around 77 cents at Chicago and St. Louis for the actual stuff. Seventy-seven cent corn means high beef and pork. It’s pret ty expensive to fatten hogs or cattle for market on that sort of diet. High pork spells high lard. High lard means greater de mand for cotton seed oil products, so much so that the cotton seed oil speculator watches the lard market as closely as he does the oil quotations. Expensive feed, too, means a shortage of cattle for slaughter and a shortage of blood and hone fertilizer, the packers’ by-product, which is just where cotton seed meal fertilizers may reap a harvest. Expensive corn, again, insures greater demand lor cotton seed hulls as cattle feed. No one wants to go on record as saying that cotton seed will sell at a record price. But it is evident it will not be a drug on the market. Already cotton seed is selling for $20 a ton and bet ter in South Georgia. Crushers say Georgia will send 900,000 tons of seed to oil mills this fail. At $20 a ton that is $180,000,000. Add that to $155,000,000 for the lint—it makes one dizzy! Back to the first reason for Georgia's enormous prospective profits. Everyone recognizes that economy has been the watch word for the year. The farmer has bought as little as possible at the store. He has borrowed as little money as possible. He has cut down his supply of fertilizer. The old harness, the old wagon, the same old mule, the same overalls, have served another season. Small expense and good selling pricir/make excellent profits. LITTLE COTTON IN WEST. Texas and Oklahoma, experts say, will produce not more than 4,000,000 bales this year, as against 5,278,500 in 1911. Alabama and Mississippi show severe deterioration through the combined malevolence of bad weather and inseets. Louisiana never has been a factor in the cotton world since the boll weevil invaded the Cre ole State. The Southeast will make, in proportion, the best crop of all the belt. All this would be of little avail if the Georgia farmer had to spend all the money he got for corn, hay and oats to feed his mules. In past years he has done this, but this year he will not. Georgia this year produced the largest corn crop in its history. The hay and oat crops also were good. It would be ruinous to spend the proceeds even from 14-cent cotton for 77-cent corn. For tunately, in 1913 Georgia will not. There is some difference of opinion just now as to the proba-