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ATLANTA. GA.. SUNDAY. SEP I KMKI-.K 14 1913.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
PCIRCULATION
Growth of The Georgian
and Hearst’s Sunday
American.
IN OPEN REVOLT
H elate t* fffveii the virouiafa'fH fig
ures of Hcarat’s Sunda American
and Atlanta Gcorqian w that read
ers tn.au *** the remarkable growth
of th** ttco leading newspapers ot th*
Georgia Man Seeks
Job as ‘Diatoceff
;-•+
Rockmart Applicant Writes Post-
office Department, but Letter
Goes to Secret Service.
Proposes European Air Line
South.
Brother of Assassinated President
Leads Army of 1,500 Men
On Aguas Calientes.
WASHINGTON. Hept. IK. What is
o “di a toe eft ?” This 1e u question
that ifl puzzling the Postofflce Depart
rnent. To-day the following letter
; from a Georgia man applying for e.
I job was received,
j Postmaster General
Inventor Sees Sure Success
“Dear Sir—I wont a job With you
.11. Sa j. 1 wont a job of dlatocefV
Circulation of
Convicted Woman Immediately
Begins Fight for New Trial.
Declares She Will Surely
Be Freed in Long Run.
The Sunday
American
FEDERALS AWAIT ATTACK
} You writ soon to me. 1 sure wont a
job with you all. My age is 25 l-: 1
years old.
“Your kind friend.
Georgia Man Plans Ocean Flight 14-GENT COTTON UNO
UMPER COOP FORETELL
REIGN OF PROSPERITY
TH
* Hptain Matthew A. Batson. U. S. A. retired, of Savannah.
,o is the inventor of a multiplane which he doe la res "ill make
aerial commercial navigation possible.
Mother of Slain Bride Expresses
Joy When She Hears of Convic
tion Without Death Penalty.
Dramatic Scene in Court.;
The circulation of The
American follow?, from the
first publication, April 6*. to
Sunday in August.
April £
Sunday
date of
the last
i
jbovernment Force Has 2,000
Troops in Town—Dr. Urrutia
Refuses to Quit Office.
MILLEN, Sept. 13.—Stoical and
exatim as s*he has ever been since she
fired the shots that ended the lives
of he*' former husband and his young
bride. Mrs. Edna Perkins God bee
immediately began preparations for
her fight for a new trial as soon as
she heard the jurj pronounce her
guilty and the court fix iier punish
ment ac life imprisonment.
Colonel F A. Saffold. senior coun
sel for Mrs. Godbee. announced this
afternoon that, a skeleton motion for
new trial would be filed at once,
according to statutory' regulations.
Slain Bride's Mother Glad.
L am glad Airs. Godbee was given
a iifo sentence,” was the comment
ui Mrs. M. G. Boyer, mother of the
slain girl, after Judge Hammond had
set the penalty. “She deserved pun
ishment, although J did not want her
aanged. A woman of her type is
Mrs. Godbee would not see report-
dangerous at iarg.-."
rs, bur it was reported by friends
visited he • jirtl t !u*' m 9he was
eelful and optimistic, and was con
fident of an acquittal on a new trial.
Miss Sarah Godbee, the beautiful
daughter of Airs. Godbee. collapsed as
the foreman of the jury announced
the verdict. She has been a constant
companion of her mother during the
trial, and her own cheerfulness has
had much to do with the cheerfulness
of her mother.
She held her mother’s hand in hers
the juy filed slowly into the court-
mo cannec he fac<
of each man. hoping for a sign that
they would declare Airs. Godbee not
guilty. Each mans fact* v\as §»ia\c.
Tier hand tightened over that of her
mother, and tears rolled down her
cheeks. As the foreman rose to an
nounce the verdict she leaned l'or-
•«trd, the most intensely eager person
in the room.
Mrs. Godbee Not Moved.
A- the dreaded word “guilty” fell
from the lips of the jurymen Miss
Godbee sliriehod and collapsed. Tn a
-.yah broken only by the sobs of the
daughter. Judge Hammond ordered
Mrs. Godbee to stand and receive the
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July 6 ...
July
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August 3
August 10
August IT
August 24
August 21
87,828
80.612
79.300
77.305
77,729
78,061
78,379
76,914
74,353
76,107
80.683
85,309
82,478
87.599
85.851
86.175
86,864
8S.836
95,827
95,841
101,259
J 02,487
MEXICO CITY, Sept. 13.—Private
dispatches received here to-day an
nounce definitely that the family of
Francisco I, Madero, Jr. f who way
assassinated after abdicating the
presidency of Mexico, has launched
a full-fledged revolution against the
regime of President Huerta.
Raoul Madero, a brother of the lata
President, is reported to be leading
an army of 1.500 rebelu against the
I city of Aguas Calientes. capital of
the State of the same name. The city
isi defended by a Federal army of
2,000.
Dr. Urrutia has refused to give up
the portfolio of Minister of the In
terior and will be allowed to retain
that office.
j Rockmart. Ga.
The Postoffice Department thinks
j that “diatoceff” may be Georgian for
! detective. If it is discovered the
I Rockmart youth is afflicted with
| “Sherlock Holmeeitis,” the application
will be turned over to the Secret
Service Bureau.
Marshall at Last
Finds $2,000 House
Vice President Keeps Location $e
cret Fearing a Raise in Rent
by Landlord.
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CIRCULATION OF THE GEORGIAN
FOR JUNE
9
June
June
June
June
June
June
June
June. JO
June 11
June 12
June 13
June J 4
June 16
June 17
June 18
June 19
June 30
June 21
June 23
June 24
June 25
June 26
June 37
June 28
June 30
19.725
52,609
53.494
52,692
51,311
49.114
48,862
48,007
43.540
48,228
49,69 ■
49.683
55.1 If
50.151
49,083
48.860
4S.334
47.490
50,127
51.065
50.774
50.877
51.487
50,349
53,806
Americans' Absence
Stuns Hotel Keepers
WASHINGTON, Sept. .13— Aftei
long months of weary house hunting.
Vice President and Airs. Marshall
have found a house which comes well !
within the 82,000 the Vice Presiden
feels he can afford for house rent out
of his 412,000 salary.
Lest some envious person see their
house and try* to raise the bid on it. {
the Vice President and Mrs. Marshal' :
are refusing to tell it? exact loca
tion.
It is admitted, however, that it is
on the fashionable Avenue of the
Fine Yield of Corn. Oats and Hay.
With Top Prices for Staples By-
Products, Is Expected to Give the
State Its Banner Year.
FEELING OF OPTIMISM IS
EVIDENT IN ALL BUSINESS
V ' \ - j
Strict Economy Practiced by Farmers
Makes Margin of Profit Tremen
dous-Bankers Are Jubilant, While
Merchants Predict Great Season.
August Is Disastrous to Both Boni
faces and Tradesmen in South
ern Germany.
Poetess Enjoys
After-Dinner Cigar
CIRCULATION OF THF
FOR JULY
GEORGIAN
Special Cable to The American.
BERLIN. Sept. 13.—The hotel keep-
| n s and tradesmen in certain quar
ts s of South Germany aro dismayed
i the mark* dorreage In American
\ ig a ilmost
( IriaMrou.s to them.
T o' .tlunich hole! proprietors were
n I liardr-f; am 1 are complaining
■ loudly. This loss of American pa-
; fronage is clue largely*, it is said, to
ilic agitation by certain Americans
hi Munich against the systematic ex-
j ploltation to which travelers are sub-
! .wet- d in that city. Experienced tour-
! ists, tired of paying double prices for
.everything, are shunning Munich and
I going to Berlin and other North Ger-
‘ man cities.
Sister of President Lowell, of Har
vard. Makes No Attempt to
Hide Smoking.
BOSTON. IS.—That Miss Amy
Lowell, poeTSs?. 1 later of President
Abbott Lawrence Lowell, of Harvard
University, made a regular habit of
smoking ari after-dinner cigar on the
deck of the Cunarder Laconia, was
sentence o:
f the court. Gently disen-
sas-ingr ,he llands of her
daughter. Mrs. Godbee rose and stood
without a tremor while the rourt or
dered that she be confined in the pen
itentiary the remainder of her natu
ral life.
.J,. s Godhec-S daughter, young and
iieaiitiful. presented a pitiful specta
cle that brought tears to the eyes of
eTery person in the courtroom. She
c , un s to Mrs. Godbee's neck, while
the' mother gently patted her head
tnd whispered words of encourage
ment. As t' le Sheriff stepped forward
and placed his hand on Mrs. God-
nee's shoulder to lead her away to
the young daughter broke
doWn completely. She pillowed her
ead on her mother's breast, tears
streaming down her face, her sobs
audible in every pan of the court-
room.
\ rfie band of the Sheriff fell upon
er shoulder, opening wide the gates
of the prison. Mrs. Godbee disen
gaged her daughter’s hand, imprint
ed a last kiss upon her lips and rose
to her feet, gazing calmly at the jury.
*«l am ready.” she said.
Still Expects Liberty.
Silence fell over the crowded court
room as convicted woman was
led to the doors. The crowd outside,
•ensing the dramatic touch given to
the trial was as silent as the grave
while Mrs. Godbee entered an auto-
mobile that was waiting. She was
followed to the Jail by a number of
!:er friends, many of them prominent
in Millen society. As the gates
clanged behind her, her mly words
July 1
July 2
July 3
July 4
July o
July 7
July 8
July 9
July 10
July 11
July 12
July 14
July 15
July 16 .
July 17 .
July 18 .
July 19
July 21
July 22
July 23
July 24
July 25
July 26
July 28
July 29
July 30
July 31
51,671
51.401
51,063
49,988
51,308
49,956
51,326
50,823
52.761
50,778
50.948
51,867
54,077
51,980
52,Q77
51,419
50,997
52.750
58.748
52,828
51,608
54,596
54,378
64,567
63,113
64.340
63.864
Ambassador Wilson
To Take Platform
Former Diplomat Will Write Book
and Lecture on Experience
in Mexico.
CIRCULATE OF THE GEORGIAN
FOR AUGUST
\E\\ YORK. Sept. 18.—Henry
Lane Wilson. \\ ho has resigned as
Ambassador to Mexico, L writing a
book and is getting- ready to make a
lecture tour with a lyceum bureau.
Mr Wilson has arrived at the Wal
dorf from his home in Indiana to
receive his household furniture, which
was forwarded from Mexico City.
The book will deal with Mr. Wil
son’s seventeen years in the diploma
tic service, including his work in
Mexico and events of a recent date.
Farts of the book dealing with the
situation across the Southern border
will be printed in a magazine. The
lecture will deal with the Mexican
situation. Mr. Wilson declined yes
terday to comment on Mexican af
fairs.
Multiplane Intended to Carry Pas
sengers Across Ocean Is Being
Built in Savannah.
SA VA N NAIL Sept. 13. —A Georgia
man, with ambitious vision, is plan
ning an aeroplane trip across the At-
lantc Ocean. The time for the ven-
] ture is not far distant, and the busy
hammering and filing that can be
i heard in the workshop near Savannah
Captain Batson’s multiplane, in which lie plans to fly across
the Atlantic from Savannah to England
Aug us; !
August 2
August 4
August 5
August 0
August 7
August S
August 9
August 11
August 12
August 13
August 14
August 15
August. 16
August 18
August 19
August 20
August. 21
August 22
August 28
AUgUSi 2:5
August 26
4 gus:
A 23
64,897
65,453
Washington to Lose
Most Noted Beauty
74,244 i
74,657
76.297
75.002
77,387
73,523
73.742
72.743
73,455
70,709
72,139
71,534
74.4*;-j
Mrs. Spencer Cosby Accompanies
Husband to New Post as
Military Attache.
76,208
77,306
Special Cable to The American.
WASHINGTON. Sept. 13.—Wash
ington will soon lose 'its most beau
tiful woman,” for Mrs. Spencer Cos
by, wife o# th© newly appointed mil
itary ittaehe of the American Em-
fiass; in Paris will accompany her
husband to the French capital in a
few days.
Prince Christian <»f Prussia., during
his re.••■Hi. American visit, saw Mrs.
< osby iii V-Lshington and exclaimed:
"Tin r. is tiie most beautiful Ameri-
m woman I hav ever seen.” Airs.
Cosby has * fragile, delicate beamy,
the assertion made by her fellow pas
sengers on the vessel, which arrived
Wednesday from Liverpool.
No attempt to conceal her penchant
for cigars was made by Mine Lowell,
these passengers say
To newspaper men at the dock Miafl
Lowell admitted that she was inter
ested in suffrage, though she denied
any sympathy with the militants and
insisted that she supported them very
“mildly." Miss Lowell’s age, a mat
ter of some discussion among hei‘
fellow passengers, is understood to be
about 45.
Charleston’s New
Channel in Use
Affords Depth of 28 Feet at Low Wa
ter and Will Be Made
Deeper
Syndicate Formed
To Build Defender
Cornelius Vanderbilt, J. P. Morgan
and Others Join Forces in
Constructing Yacht.
CHARLESTON, Sept. 13—Mari
ners entering and leaving this port
hereafter will use the new straight
channel just opened, which, at low
water, affords a depth of 28 feet,
and at high water a depth of 33 feet,
and which will be made deeper in a
y ear or two. The new course was
laid out when the Atlantic fleet was
here last November, and since then it
has been brought to perfection. It
greatly improves the port facilities
‘t'li £Ui JLreari Iv Una lur.-
NEWPORT, R. 1., Sept. 13.—Cor
nelius Vandervilt, J. P. Morgan, Hen
ry Walters, Frederick G. Bourne, Ar
thur Curtis James and George F.
Baker comprise the syndicate which
will build the first of the yacht to
strive for the henor of defending
America's cup.
Other syndics U s may be formed for
building other yacht- and all will bo
given try-outs In N'arragansett Bay
next spring.
The Hene ; .|V order n>, -m* eup
defender ha*-* come front the V under-
•> ll S.W.O
Commuter Travels
684,376 Miles
Championship Awarded New York
Clerk Who Has Done Dis
tance in 11 Years,
WASHINGTON. Sept. 13. A man
j who ha it- traveled 684,376 miles to ;tnd
! from work during the past eleven
; years has been discovered by the De
partment >f t' ininiero and promptly
( awarded all honors for long distance
cominut mg.
Hanford. »
He
s .1. J.
Mu rune
da; •
tells that every preparation ie being
made.
It is Captain Matthew A. Batson,
a retired army officer, who will make
this challenge to destiny. He ha«
been working for years toward this
end. and has perfected a unique type
of flying machine that is popularly
known aH the Batson hydro-aero
plane.
So certain are Captain Batson and
his friends that the daring venture
will be successful that a concern has
been organized, known as the Bat
son Aero Company, incorporated un
der the laws of New Jersey, with a
capital stock of 3300,000, “to operate
between Savannah. Ga.. and Liver
pool England, a line of passenger-
carrying air craft. ’ according to the
words of the charter.
Captain Batson is president of Die
company The line will not be es
tablished for little more than a year,
but there will be trial flights a-plenty
before that time, as the plans state,
at Thunderbolt. Brickyard Island, on
the Wilmington River, where the
plant, is located.
Models Fly Faithfully.
The first flight of the hydro-aero
plane will made early. The mod
els of the machine have flown faith
fully. The entire machine is now as
sembled, the flying section having
been fixed to the boat hull several
dfeys ago.
It is the intention of Captain Bat
son to navigate the craft into the
Wilmington River, and to inak* the
first trial flights in th*- direction of
Wilmington Island. Th. mats of the
airship will be Visible from the Casi
no. Thunderbolt, and it is expected
thui thousands «*f people will make
the trip to fie resort m ■>- th- big
machine as i. takes o tne air.
< » a '11 permit the - allying of
Continued on Pace 4 Column
By M. A. ROSE
ij' ovyi;;. tin- whole Southeast, and Atlanta—because it is the
commercial and financial center of the Southeast—will enter upoi;
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 eottton, the greatest
crop the historic State ever knew. It is the fashion to quote 191!
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. Indies
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. Four 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 worldk aetua*
needs,’ particularly as the left-over supply Is abnormally small,
Georgia will spend less for corn, hay and oat* than ever before
having record-breaking crops of all three food-stuff*; the shortage
of corn, hay and oats will mean good prices for tha' most impor
tant by-product of eottton, cotton seed
SHORT CORN CROP INEVITABLE
Consider the last first, because it has been overlooked geo
era 11}
Drouth in Kansas and the other great agricultural States of
the West and Southwest makes a short crop of corn inevitable
Corn is selling at an abnormally high price—around 77 cent* a 1 '
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 tile
oil quotations. Expensive feed, too, means a shortage of cattle for
slaughter and » shortage of blood and bone fertilizer, the packers’
by-product, which is just where cotton seed meal fertilizers may
reap a harvest. Expensive corn, again, insures greater demand
for 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
,.his fall. At $20 a ton that is $180,000,000. Add that to $155,000,001'
tor the lint—it makes one dizzy!
Rack to the first reason for Georgia's enormous prospective
profits. Everyone ?-ecognizes 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 ami good selling priee make excellent profits
LITTLE COTTON IN WEST
Texas and Oklahoma, experts say. will produce not more than
I 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 insects. Louisiana never has been
a factor in the cotton world since the boll weevil invaded the Cre
oh- State. The Southeast will make, in proportion, the best crop
of all the belt.
U1 this would be of little avail if the Georgia farmer had to
■wuu ail .hi money in got for corn, hay and oat# to feed to
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