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[[CIRCULATION
Ge jXa^TOatooefl' Georgia Man Plans Ocean Flight ] j.
Illf HER LIFE
Growth of The Georgian
and Hearst’s Sunday
American.
[
He low %s given the circulation tig-
, of Hearsfs Sunday American
and Atlanta Georgian ho that read
ers may see the remarkable growth
i of the two leading newspapers of the
South.
Convicted Woman Immediately
Begins Fight for New Trial.
Declares She Will Surely
Be Freed in Long
Circulation of
The Sunday
American
•he*
+•+
+•+
Rockmart Applicant Writes Poet-
office Department, hut Letter
Goes to Secret Service.
Brother of Assassinated President
Leads Army of 1,500 Men
On Aguas Calientes.
FFDERALS AWAIT ATTACK
WAaHJNGT N, Sept. 13. W hat is
a "diatoceff?” This is a question
that is puzzling the Poatofllce Depart-
i ment. To-day the following letter
! from a Georgia man applying for a
job was received:
“Postmaster General.
“Dear Sir—I wont a job with you
ail. Say, 1 wont a Job of diatoceff.
You writ soon to me. I sure wont a
job with you all. My age is 251-2
years old.
“Your kind friend.
Proposes European Air Line
*!*••!* •/••*!* •!•••?* v • v
Inventor Sees Sure Success
Captain Matthew A. Batson, U. S. A. retired, of
who is the inventor of a nuiltiplane which he declares
aerial commercial navigation possible.
Savannah,
will make
BUMPER CROP FORETELL
ION OF PROSPERITY
The circulation of The Sunday
Run. | American follows, from the date of
first publication, April «, to the last
_ Sunday in August.
Mother of Slain Bride Expresses April s
Joy When She Hears of Convic- April 20
tion Without Death Penalty. May" *1
Dramatic Scene in Court May 11
V1ILLEN, Sept. 13.—Stoical and I
'J&lm as she has ever been since she
fired the shots that ended the lives j
of her former husband and his young i
bride, Mrs. Edna Perkins God bee j
immediately began preparations for 1 July 13
■i-er tight for a new trial as soon as ^0
July 27
May 18
May 25
June 1
June 8
June 15
June 22
June 29
July 6 .
Rhe heard the jury pronounce her
guilty and the court tlx her punish-
nent at life imprisonment.
Colonel F. A. Saffoid, senior coun-
a I for Mrs. Godbee, announced this
afternoon that a skeleton motion for
a new trial would be tiled at once,
according to statutory regulations.
Slain Bride's Mother Glad.
I am glad Mrs. Godbee was given
t life sentence," was the comment
>f Mrs. M. G. Boyer, mother of the
•lain girl, after Judge Hammond had
et. the penalty. “She deserved pun-
shment, although i did not want her
tanged. A woman of her type is
Mrs. Godbee would not see report-
iangerous at large."
.;s, but it was reported by friends
.ho visited her cell that she was
heerful and optimistic, and was con-
ident of an acquittal on a new trial.
Miss Sarah Godbee, the beautiful
laughter of Mrs. Godbee, collapsed as
the foreman of the jury announced
he verdict. She has been a constant
companion of her mother during the
trial, and her own
August S
August 10
August 17
August 24
August 31
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
88,836
95,827
95,841
101,259
102,487
Government Force Has 2.000
Troops in Town—Dr, Urrutia
Refuses to Quit Office.
MEXICO CITY, Sept. 13.—Private
dispatches received here to-day an
nounce definitely that the family of
Francisco I. Madero, Jr., who was
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 late
President, is reported to be leading
an army of 1,500 rebels against the
city of Aguas Calientes, capital of
the State of the same name. The city
is 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.
“Rockmart, Ga."
| The Postofflce Department thinks
I that “diatoceff’’ may be Georgian for
; detective. If it is discovered the
Rockmart youth is afflicted with
“Sherlock Holmesitis," the application
will be turned over to the Secret
Service Bureau.
Marshall at Last
Finds $2,000 House
Vice President Keeps Location Se
cret Fearing a Raise in Rent
by Landlord.
CIRCULATION OF TH: GEORGIAN Americans' Absence
FOR JUNE
WASHINGTON. Sept. 13.—After
long months of weary house hunting.
Vice President and Mrs. Marshall
have found a house which comes well
within the *2.000 the Vice President
feels he can afford for house rent out
of his *12,000 salary.
Lest some envious person see their
house and try to raise the bid on It. j
the Vice President and Mrs. Marshal 1
are refusing to tell its exact loca
tion.
It is admitted, however, that it is
on the fashionable Avenue of the
Presidents.
Fiiic 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.
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cheerfulness has |
:iad much to do with the cheerfulness
of her mother.
She held her mother’s hand in hers
as the jury filed slowly into the court- |
room. Eagerly she scanned the faces
of each man, hoping for a sign that i
they would declare Mrs. Godbee not :
guilty. Each man's face was grave. !
Her hand tightened over that of her
and tears rolled down her |
June
June
June
June
June
June
June
June 10
June 11
June 12
June 13
June 14
June 16
June 17
June 18
June 19
June 20
June 21
June 23
June 24
June 25
June 26
June 27
June 28
June 30
49.725
52,609
53.494
52.692
51.311
49,114
48.862
48,007
49,540
49,228
49,691
49,535
55,119 I jurist
50,141 |
49,083 '
Stuns Hotel Keepers | Poetess Enjoyg
After-Dinner Cigar
August is Disastrous to Both Boni
faces and Tradesmen in South
ern Germany.
Special Cable to The American.
BERLIN, Sept. 13.—The hotel keep
ers and tradesmen in certain quar
ters of South Germany are dismayed
by the marked decrease in American
traffic; August was almost
disastrous to them.
The Munich hotel proprietors were
Sister of President Lowell, of Har
vard. Makes No Attempt to
Hide Smoking.
BOSTON, Kept. 13.—That Miss Amy
Lowell, poetess.- sister of President
Abbott Lawrence Lowell, of Harvard
University, made a regular habit of
smoking an after-dinner cigar on the
deck of the Cunarder Laconia, was
48,860 [bit hardest and are complaining
48,934 [ loudly. This loss of American pa-
47,490 tronage is due largely, it is said, to
50.427 j the agitation by certain Americans
51.065 | in Munich against the systematic ex-
50,774 ploitation to which travelers are eub-
50,877 | Jected in that city. Experienced tour- j
51,487 |ists, tired of paying double prices for j
50,349 , everything, are shunning Munich and
53,806 j going to Berlin and other North Ger-
! man cities.
CIRCULATION OF THE GEORGIAN
sees:
FOR JULY
pother.
. heeks. As the foreman rose to an
nounce the verdict she leaned for
ward. the most intensely eager person
;n the room.
Mrs. Godbee Not Moved.
the dreaded word “guilty” fell i July 10
July
July
July
July
July
July
July
July
ar 1 *
Art
She
while
n-om the lips of the jurymen
Godbee shrieked and collapsed. In a
hush broken only by the sobs of the
daughter, Judge Hammond ordered
vj r , Godbee to stand and receive the
sentence of the court. Gently disen
gaging the clinging hands of her
daughter, Mrs. Godbee rose and stood
without a tremor while the court.or-
• dered that she be confined In the pen
itentiary the remainder of her natu-
, cal life- ,
Mrs Godbee’s daughter, young and
beautiful, presented a pitiful specta
cle that brought tears to the eyes of
every person in the courtroom,
clung to Mrs. Godbee’s neck.
The mother gently patted her head
and whispered words of encourage
ment As the Sheriff stepped forward
and placed his hand on Mrs. God
bee’s shoulder to lead her away to
prison the young daughter broke
down completely. She pillowed her
head on her mother’s breast, tears
streaming down her face, her sobs
audible in every part of the court-
room. _ _
As the hand of the Sheriff fell upon
her shoulder, opening wide the gates
of the prison. Mrs. Godbee disen-
„ a ged her daughter’s hand, Imprint
’d a last kiss upon her lips and rose
o her feet, gazing calmly at the Jury.
I am ready.” she said.
Still Expects Liberty.
Silence fell over the crowded court
room as the convicted woman was
led to the doors. The crowd outside,
sensing the dramatic touch given to
ihe trial was as silent as the grave
while Mrs Godbee entered an auto
mobile that was waiting
followed to the Jail by
her friends, many of them prominent
■ n Millen society. As the gates
Clanged behind her. her only words
Miss | July 11
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July 16 ...
July 17 ...
July 18 . .
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July 21 ...
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July 26 ...
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July 30 ...
July 31 ...
Ambassador Wilson
To Take Platform
51.671
51,401
61,063 |
49,988 Former Diplomat Will Write Book
51,308 i and Lecture on Experience
in Mexico.
49,956
51,326
50,823
52,761
50,778
60,948
51,867
54,077
51,980
52,077
51.419
50,997
02,750
53,748
52,828
51,608
54,596
54.378
64.567
63,113
64.340
63,864
NEW YORK, Sept. 13.—Henry
Lane Wilson, who has resigned as
Ambassador to Mexico, is writing a
book and is getting ready to make a
lecture tour with a lyceum bureau.
CIRCULATION QF THE GEORGIA!
FOR AUGUST
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.
Darts of the book dealing with the
situation across tlie 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.
She was
a number of
were;
..f*11 pe freed in the ions run
August l . .. 64,397
August 2 65,453
August 4 74,244
August 5 74.857
August 6 76 297
August 7 75,002
August 8 77.387
August 9 73,523
August 11 73,742
August 12 72,743
August 13 73.455
August 14
August 15
August 16
August 18
August 19
August 20
August 21
August 22
August 23
August 25
August 26.
August 27
70,709
72,139
71,634
75,623
74.669
75,403
76,208
77,306
79,372
’ .. . 131,203
. 98.950
82,502
August 28 77.831
August 29 76,681
August 30 . . . ... 74,761
Washington to Lose
Most Noted Beauty
Mrs. Spencer Cosby Accompanies
Husband to New Post as
Military Attache.
Special Cable to The American.
WASHINGTON. S*pt. 13.—Wash
ington will soon lose ‘its most beau
tiful woman," for Mrs. Spencer Cos
by, wife of the newly appointed mil
itary attache of the American Em
bassy in Paris will accompany her
husband to the French capital in a
few days.
Prince Christian of Prussia, during
his recent American visit, saw Mrs.
Cosby in Washington and exclaimed:
“There is the most beautiful Ameri
can woman I have ever seen." Mrs.
Cosby has a fragile, delicate beauty,
and her arms and hands have been
pronounced by sculptors to be fault-
ices in proportion
Multiplane Intended to Carry Pas
sengers Across Ocean Is Being
Built in Savannah,
Captain*Batson’s multiplane, in which he plans to fly across
the Atlantic from Savannah to England.
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 Miss Lowell,
these passengers say
To newspaper men at the dock Miss
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 her
fellow passengers, is understood to be
about 45.
Charleston’s Now
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.
NEWPORT. R. I., 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 yachts to
strive for the honor of defending the
America's cup.
Other syndicates may be formed for
building other yachts and all will be
given try-outs in ^Tarragansett Bay
next spring.
The Herreahoff order for tiie cup
defender has come from the Vander
bilt syndicate.
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
year 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. II
greatly improves the pet facilities
Commuter Travels
634,376 Miles
Championship Awarded New York
Clerk Who Has Done Dis
tance in 11 Years.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 13.—A man
who has traveled 684.376 miles to and
from work during the past eleven
years has been discovered by the De
partment of Commerce and promptly
awarded all honors for long distance
commuting. He is J. J. Maroney, of
Hartford, Conn. Maroney has made
1,414 trips between his home in i-lari-
ford and his office in New Yoi
SAVANNAH, 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
heard in the workshop near Savannah
tells that every preparation Is being
made.
It is Captain Matthew' A. Batson,
a retired army officer, who will make
this challenge to destiny. He has
been working for years toward this
end, and has perfected a unique type
of flying machine that is popularly
known as the Batson hydro-aero-
plane.
So certain are Captain Batson and
his friends that the daring venture
wi'l 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
capita! stock of $300,000, “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 the
company. The line will not be es
tablished for little more than a year,
but tiier* will be trial flights a-plenty
before that time, as the plans state,
at Thunderbolt, Brickyard Island, on
tin Wilmington River, where the
plant is located.
Models Fly Faithfully.
The first flight of the hydro-aero-
plane will be made earl} The mod
els of the* machine have flown faith
fully. The entire rnachim* is now as
sembled, the flying section having
been fixed to the boat hull several
days ago.
It is the intention of Captain Bat
son to navigate the craft into the
Wilmington River, and to make the
airship will be visible from the Casi
no, Thunderbolt, and it is expected
that thousands of people will make
tiie trip to the resort tn see the big
machine as it takes to trie air.
Of a siz*- to permit the carrying of
Continued on Page 4, Co'umn 5.
By M. A. ROSE.
Georgia. ih*- whole Southeast, and Atlanta—because it is the
com mi i ll and financial center of the Southeast—will enter upon
j one of the most prosperous eras any section of the nation ever ha.-
j 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 grev
thousands of bales which never were ginned or even picked—
2,76H,627 bales of cotton. But the whole South grew 15,622,701
hales, 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-
eent 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 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
taut by-product of cottton, cotton seed.
SHORT CORN CROP INEVITABLE.
< -onsider the last first, because it has beeu overlooked gen
erally.
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 cents at
Chicago and St. Louis for the actual stuff.
Seventy-seven cent corn means high beef and pork. It’s prev
ty expensive to fatten hogs or cattle for market on that sort of
diet High pork spells high lard. High lard means greater de
rnand 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 bone 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 fall. 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 price 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
Hi i triu flights in the direction of nn( j Mississippi show severe deterioration through the combined
Wilmington Island. The tests of the
malevolence of bad weather and insects. 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 hip
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