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U. S. NOT DEMY
FOR«, SAYS
GEN. EVANS
Gulf Department Commander to’
Push Propaganda in South for
Additional Land Forces.
Brigadier General Robert K. Br
ans. commander of the Department
of the Gulf, United States Army, in I
announcing his intention Saturday of
instituting a propaganda through the
South in behalf of the
of the United States, made a vigorous
plea for a better understanding of
the needs of the regular army and the
State militia and for additional State
and national legislation.
"One of the purposes of the Army !
Deague, just organized,” said General
Evans, "is to combat that persistent I
fallacious argument that' the way to !
avoid war is to be entirely unpre- !
pared for it
1 have read with great interest the J
books of Baroness von Suttner and
others on disarmament but 1 am un
convinced. although, like almost ev
ery other army man. I would like to
be able to believe that her plans are
practicable and feasible.
Land Forces Below Standard.
"Uncle Sam's land forces, I regret
to say. are considerably below the
standard in strength and organiza
tion. We never have been fully pre- ;
pared for a war and It has cost us I
dearly. The best guarantee against
trouble with foreign nations is a
finely organized and sufficient army
and navy. This is incontestable. If
you don’t have trained men to fight
your battles you are going to have
mobs to do it. It is easy to see which j
is preferable—as easy as to deter- |
mine whether it is better for a skilled I
surgeon or a butcher, with saw and
cldaver, to amputate a leg.
"The interests of the regular army i
and the State militia undoubtedly I
have suffered from the arguments of ;
these advocates of ‘universal peace.
These persons are thwarting their I
own purposes, however, for the in- ;
stant they persuade Congress to let
up on the building of warships and
the bettering of the land forces, that i
instant they encourage other nations
to take advantage of our weakened
condition.
Will Explain League's Plans.
"I propose to outline to the citi
zens of Atlanta soon the needs of the ,
army and the purposes of the Army |
League. I wish to arouse as keen
and loyal an interest in this section
of the country as there exists any
where else.
"Much of the recent development
of the navy is due to the efforts of
the Navy League. There Is no rea
son why the Army League can not I
become exactly as powerful in set
ting forth the necessity of advanced ■
military legislation, of a consistent |
and adequate military policy and of I
many reforms in the administration j
of military affairs.
"Briefly, the purposes of the league I
are to collect and make public in
formation respecting the condition,
organization and equipment of the
army and militia; to point out where
they may be bettered in order to
constitute an adequate military force;
to arouse public interest and induce
co-operation in a legislative way and
in every other direction, and to com
bat the anti-military propaganda that
is being spread abroad.”
Woman Raises Colt
On Bottle; Wins ftace
NEW YORK, Sept. 20.—Mrs. Mary i
Jane Connors, of East View, feels 1
amply repaid for having raised her
pacing map, Mamie C., on a bottle, j
when she won the race at the White .
Plains Fair. The purse was SIOO.
When Mamie C. was foaled several '
years ago her dam died. From the
first day of the filly’s life until it
was able to go to pasture, Mrs. Con
nors ‘ brought it up by hand.”
Savannah Chamber
Boosts Tyhee Road
SAVANNAH, Sept. 20.—Joseph H.
Gray, prtident of the Savannah
Chamber of Commerce, left for Wash
ington to confer with the House
Committee on Military Affairs about
the proposed military road from Sa
vammh to Tybee.
In the event of the Govemmnt not
acting favorably on th highway bill.
Uiatham County will be asked to
.’irat a bond issue to pay for It.
The Blight of the Tainted Havemeyer Millions
New Tragedies That Mark the Ever-Broadening
Trail of the First Sugar King’s 111-Gotten Wealth
Exclusive Feature in the Great
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TH REE ATLANTA GIRL Fl N ANCIERS
' INCREASE $3 TO $50,50 IN A MONTH .
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Inman Park Society Misses Tell
How They Earned Money in
Unique Contest.
Out in Inman Park are three young
j society girls, members of the Inman
I Park Girls’ Club, who have Just com
pleted a task that would have
stumped many of Atlanta's Peachtree
gallants, had they suddenly been
asked to do It. Competing for prizes
| offered by the president and founder
of the club, Mrs. S. C. Dobbs, of No. 8
Oakdale road, each girl started with
sl, and within one month increased
their combined funds of $3 to $50.50.
Miss Lois Pattillo, of No. 127 Eliza
beth street, won the first prize, a
five-dollar goldpiece, increasing her
i dollar to $20.50.
Miss Lucille Dennis, No. 104 North
Moreland avenue, was but 50 cen’s
I behind Miss Pattillo, winning sec
ond prize, a five-pound box of the
; finest candy, with S2O.
Miss Marte Mixon, of Cascade ava-
I nue made $lO during the month, and
won the third prize. $2.50 in gold.
The money was made bj- the young
women through their own efforts and
by their own hard work. One of tne
conditions of the contest, in which all
of the 25 members of the club partici
pated. was that they should receive no
aid from members of their families or
i their friends. The methods they used
Ito increase their $1 were varied. Miss
| Pattillo made her entire $20.50 by
| baking cakes and selling them, and
I Miss Mixon sold homemade candy
■ and embroidery and canned fruits for
her own household, for which she
was paid a "salary" by her father,
Qirl "Shopped” on Commission.
Miss Dennis, who lacked but 50
cents of winning the first prize, had
experiences galore while earning lie”
S2O during the month. She embarked
in more different enterprises than did
any of the other contestants, and
was always on the lookout for some
means to make an extra dollar. Or,
as she laughingly said, "Even a nickel
looked mighty good.”
"The first $5 of the S2O I made
working for my relatives." Miss Den- i
nis said. "When we began the con
test, I wrote to all my out-of-town
kin folks, and offered to do their At
lanta. shopping for them on commis
sion. I wrote circular-letters —I guess
' them, and I dwelt largely on the peace
j and quiet they were enjoying in their
j homes and w hat a shame it would be >
i for them to have to come to Atlanta
Ito shop. I bought SSO worth of goods
I they would be called that—-to lots of I
I for them during the month, and re
> ceived a commission of 10 per cent. 1
ilf it was to do over again, I'd ask a :
larger commission. I believe, because i
it is hard work.
"Aft,er I got the 'shopping-on-com- 1
mission’ scheme started I began bak- 1
ing cakes arid selling them. 1 made i
$4 that way.
Tries Many Promising Schemes.
“Then I gave a card party at my i
home and charged each of the two 1
couples 50 cents, making $2 on the i
enterprise. The montn before I made i
$8.50 on a similar affair at East Lake,
but then I had twelve people in the
party.
“After the card party I gave a pink
tea at my home and made $6 on tha«.
"Then I 'went into the catering :
business. I prepared and served "he
refreshments for a meeting of our
club, and Mrs. Dobbs, the president,
paid me $3 for the afternoon's worn,
which is a pretty good salary for a ■
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few hours’ work, don’t you think—
especially when I ate aa much as any
of the other girls?”
Miss Mixon said she did not keep
any books and does not know the ex
act amounts she made on each of her
three enterprises.
“I know I worked mighty hard,” «sh?
said, "and made $lO selling candy and
hand embroidery and canning fruit.”
Contest May Be Repeated.
The contest that has just closed
was the second Mrs. Dobbs has con
ducted. In July Miss Dennis won the
first prize, with $lO. and Miss Lucy
Stockard, secretary of the club, won
secohd place, with $5.76. All of *he
members of the club are enthusiasiL*'
over the new scheme for raising
money and are urging Mrs. Dobbs io
continue the contests
“It’s great fun to work and make
money,” Miss Dennis said, “especial
ly when every cent you make goes to
help the poor people. All the girls
are continually studying out some
way to add something to our treas
ury.”
The purposes of the club are solely
charitable. Every cent made by ’h'*
members—and they have raised S3OO
within the past year—is devoted to
relieving some case of necessity that
is brought to their attention. The
club gave $lO to the Associated Chari
ties recently to aid in buying books
for poor school children, and each
Christmas the young women take
care of a large number of poor fam : -
lies, giving them food and toys for
the youngsters. Mrs. Dobbs is presi
dent of the club. Miss Pauline Coul
ter vice president, Miss Lucy Stock
ard secretary and Miss Lois Pattillo
treasurer.
CENTURY-OLD NEWSPAPERS.
SAVANNAH. Sept. 20. —Copies of
the Columbia Museum and the Sa
vannah Advertiser, bearing dales
from December 17, 1799 until after
Christmas of the same year, were
found behind a safe In an old office
building here to-day. They were
turned over to a local historic so
ciety.
THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS.
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Stubs Toe on $50,000
Bar of Gold in Wood
LA CROSSE, WIS., Sept. 20.—Her
man Putzier, proprietor of a hotel at
Fountain City, Wis.. to-day sent to
the University of Wisconsin labora
tory a bar of gold a foot long and
four inches square to bp assayed
It was believed to contain $50,00(1 <
worth of pure gold. Putzier stum
bled on the bar as he was walking
through a wood near his home.
Nearly 25 years ago a Burlington
train was robbed of a shipment of
gold bars. At the time the robbers
were said to have hidden their loot j
near Fountain City.
Marshal Is Found
Guilty of Rioting
WAYCROSS, Sept. 20—Found
guilty on the charge of rioting, Steve
Williams, for two years marshal of
Homerville, the county seat of Clinch,
and his son Robert have been given
twelve-month sentences at the State
farm.
A son-in-law of Williams was given
the option of paying a fine, which nc
| has done. Williams* son had some
| trouble with the marshal at Howell,
I in Echols County, and the investiga
tion made by the father caused the
arrests.
Mail Route Changed
When River Runs Dry
DOVER. TENN.. Sept. 20—The
('umberland River is practically dry
here, and all river communication has
been cut off.
An 18-rpile portage is necessary io
transport mail to Dover from Cum- j
berlund City. j
Argentine Beef Is
Cheaper in the U. S.
PHILA DELPHI A. Sept 20—Two
carloais of beef from the Argentine
Republic—4o,ooo to 50.000 pounds In
all—arrived in this city to-day in
good condition. The consignment was
the first to come here in a fight to
end the high prices exacted by Chi
cago packers.
Agents of the consignee said the
Argentine beef was of better quality
than the grass-fed Texas stock, and
that the wholesale price was 1 to 1 1-2
cents lower than for the best Ameri
can beef.
Allows Navy Officers
, 30 Cts. a Day for Tips
WASHINGTON, Sept. 20. The
Comptroller of the Treasury ruled
naval officers would not be allowed
more than 30 cents a day for tips.
One officer drew up the following!
Porter, 2 cent*; taxicab driver, 1 j
cent; bell hop, 2 cents; barber. Si
cents; icewater boy, 2 cents; waiter. I
per meal. 5 cents; hat boy, three ,
times dally. 3 cents; bootblack, 2
cents.
Women Form Commerce Body.
CLEVELAND, Sept. 20. — Women
here have organized a Chamber of
Commerce, which is said to be the
first institution of its kind in the
world.
Stockings Match Eyes.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 20.—Stock
ings to mkteh the color of their eyes,
regardless of the hue of their dress
es. is the latest color scheme adopted
by society belles here.
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THE KING
DIAMONDS
A CDEAT NEW
STODY BEGINS
IN THE
GEORGIAN
MONDAY |
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FOR SALE-REAL ESTATE
3 LOTS
BY OWNER
TWO corner lotsc" inside lot. in Dahlgren subdivision. half
block South Decatur car line. First reasonable cash offer gets them.
Get Busy. care of Georgian.
DINING CARS
WITH A’LA CARTE SERVICE MPaOM
70 CINCINNATI & LOUISVILLE O&S
CANAL TO BOOM
ATLANTA, SMS
BARRETT
Pan-American Director Urges the
Gate City to Begin Early to
Exploit Advantages.
John Barrett, director general of
the Pan-American Union, asserted on
his visit to Atlanta Friday that the
South occupies, from a commercial
standpoint, the most strategic posi
tion in the world to profit from the
opening of the Panama Canal.
Atlanta and the remainder of Geor
gla. he said, will reap Incalculable
i benefit from the canal if the mer
chants. manufacturers, exporters and
importers will awaken to the trade
possibilities presented.
Mr. Barrett Is making a tour of
the principal cities of the South to
urge upon the business men the in
creased necessity for them, nt this
critical period, to exhibit the most
acute interest in everything Involved
in the commercial progress of this
section.
Trade Scramble Certain.
He is making a particular plea
j for large representations from every
• city at the Southern Commercial Con
gress in Mobile October 27, 28 and 29.
With Clarence J. Owens, managing
director of the Southern Commercial
i Congress, he was the guest Friday
afternoon and night of the Atlanta
Chamber of Commerce.
He called to the members" attention
[ that immediately upon the opening of
the canal there would be a scramble
among the various States and among
the foreign nations as well In an ef
fort to seize the*greatest commercial
benefit from 'Che big ditch.”
Referring to his mission in an in
terview. he said;
"It is my purpose to impress upon
the business men of the South three
Important points:
"First, the imperative necessity of
sending a large delegation to the
i Southern Congress In
i Mobile tn October.
"Second, the advisability of Atlanta
. and the remainder of Georgia sending
ten or twenty men on the excursion
! to the Canal Zone after the Com
mercial Congress Is ended.
UrgeA South American Tour.
j 'Third,' the vast benefit
that would accrue to Georgia cities
If Atlanta alone or In combination
| with other important Georgia cities
would send one or two of the Statet
best men on the trip around Soutn
American countries which will follow
the visit to the canal.
"The mission of these men will be
to tell the people of the South Amer
| lean countries about Atlanta ind
j about Georgia, and to discuss with
■ them the market and trade possiblll
' ties.
Should Prepare for Opening.
"Then these men will return to the
local manufacturers and tell them
what South American trade means to
i the city and the State.
"The biggest question for Atlanta
and the remainder of Georgia at pres
j ent is getting ready for the opening
'of the canal. Other cites, other States
; and other countries are doing thia
Georgia will be left behind if she doe,
i not get busy.
The South has the advantage of all
the rest of the world if her citizens
w|i’ only come to a realization of it.”
Director General Barrett left Atlan
ta at midnight. He will speak in
Jacksonville Saturday nleht. His trip
; will take him as far West as Texas
and Arkansas.
FISH DIET.
The Season Now Here. Fresh As
sortment
EVERY DAY.
TRY THEM AT DURAND'S.
Guaranteed Fresh CoßDtrv
EGGS
CROCES V
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™SUNDAY
AMERICAN
TO-MORROW
Will publish in full Prof.
Sir Oliver Lodge’s great
paper on
Immortality
The Great British Scientist
startled the world with his re
markable paper. It is being
read and discussed everywhere.
You must read it to be up with
the times. It is a thoughtful
essay on the great question:
DOES
TH E
SOUL
LIVE
AFTER
DEATH?
It is the most remarkable
message from Science to man
kind for many years. Read it
in the Sunday American' to
morrow and discuss it with your
friends.
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SUNDAY
AMERICAN
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