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CENTRIL CITY MMT
IS URGES IS GUT HIGH
PRICES ATLANTA PAYS
Government Estimates Show Gate
Citv Second Only to Boston in
Living Expenses—Shopping Condi
tions Barrier to Elective Economy.
Why is the cost of living higher in
Atlanta than in any other city of
the United States. Boston alone ex-i
eepted?
Careful and widespread investiga
tion by the Federal Government, im
partially distributed throughout the
I’mon, places Atlanta right near the
top notch as an expensive city in
which to live, and although explana
tions of this unsavory indictment
have been many and varied, no one
of them has seemed to explain com- ■
pletely and convincingly.
And yet. there must be some rea
son why the coat of living is rela
lively so high in Atlanta —in Atlan
ta, where, of all places. it should be
at least as reasonable as the average,
if not l»elnw the average, taking into
consideration the very many advan
tages Atlanta unquestionably has as a
place of residence
Some of Atlanta s marketmen
frankly admit that the Government’s
figures do Atlanta no injustice what
ever. They say Ihe crust of living in
high in this city, and that they can
not help it or. at least, if they can
the way has not yet been shown
them.
Other marketmen vehemently dent
that there is anything whatever about
Atlanta’s marketing situation that
differentiates it <*on«picur»ualy or un
favorably from any other city, and
that the Government figures simply
make a mountain out <>f a molehill,
to Atlanta’s senseless discredit
Various reasons are assigned for
the high cost of living in the Gate
City of the South.
High Living Blamed.
Atlanta people merely are high
livers, and pay the price because it
suits them to do just that, the farm
ers do not diversify their crops suf
ficiently to make Georgia Independent
of the outside world, which they
might do easily enough; Georgia
farmers do not raise beef, and for that
reason the city is dependent upon the
West for its meat supply, and this
runs up the coat of living tremen
dously; rents are abnormally high in
Atlanta, and the merchants have to
add to their margin of expense suf
ficiently to take < are of the rent, of
course, and this the consumer neces
sarily pays; cotton crowds all other
lines of agricultural Industry so close
ly that many foodstuffs must be ob
tained from sources beyond the State,
at a higher rate of expense than
would he entailed if wheat, oats and
corn wer<* raised at home; butter,
that might he made in Georgia. Is not 1
made here in particular!} apprecia
hie quantity, and that keeps the price
of butter up; freight rates are dis- 1
criminatory, and people do not shop
Intelligently, anyway!
These are a few of the reHsons
why Atlanta, according to local mar
ketmen. has been handed the doubt
ful award of being next to the most
expensive city in the United Slates I
In which to live.
Whatever the cause may be for the .
high cost of living in Atlanta, how
ever. one thing seems to stand out
undisputed th, cost of living 1s some
high, .ill right!
The One Vital Question.
Indeed, there i- no topic in which*
th«- public, the home makers, r 3 pe
ol til' ill) and ••icpellingh
interested as this problem of living
within the family income.
The peoph of Atlanta are much
more seriously concerned with the
question of h«»w to live on their daily,
weekly »>r monthh stipends than they
are with whether Mayor Woodward
Is a “cheap skate ’ or (»r. Lincoln Mc-
Connell “a coward!”
They will hearken much more in
terestedh to a sensible dissertation {
on* how the cost of living may be
brought down, even a little hit. than
they will to why somebody sent His
Honor a tube of carbon dioxide in 1
stead of a nosegay of tuberoses.
What Mr. and Mrs. Atlanta want to
know, above all things else nowadays.
Is howßhey may live within their in
come and lay by something for a
rainy day ’
As the matter stands, they not only
are ‘up against it” to the limit every
month, but constantly are in dread
that conditions may grow to be even
worse.
And Mr. and Mrs. Atlanta are not
pessimists ;.ir b« pessimism and
auch from them!
They believe in their home town
they have been swearing by, and not
at. thi- fair city for years. and they
propose to pro e» ,j right along that
optimistic and i rimrosed path In the
future.
!; ’« only that t <e\ are able to see
’ ■■ i ' 1 \ anta ■ unfavora-
bly held up in comparison with other
< itif And it ever has been their
ability to meet outside criticism fair
ly and manfully, to recognize unto
ward conditions and to remedy them
enthusiastically. that has made At
lanta the great and wonderful citv
It is
It is not “knocking” Atlanta to say
that such and sir. h a condition ex
Ist* here that ought not to exist, and
that does not exist In tome other
great citie*
The truth doesn’t iurt any city that
!b frank and honest with !t*»elf and
with its neighbors and friend*
Must Face the Question.
.quanta is honest with itself and
with its neighbor- and friends, which
every i itrlotic Atlantan prepared
to affirm t is. then There can com*
no harm, even if there comes r.o
good, of f.« ing tliis question of the
high Cost of living openly and above
boa rd.
After all that is a question con
cerning Atlanta more, tn its imme
diate aspects, than any other city.
The problem to be solved in cir-
l»g 1» 1| n 1 Atlanta’s lead
1? not : tonishingly high or disturb
ing, fron many points of view, when
the , • -’r,. »it-i.” ion is taken into con-
Sldcra; i<>n.
A numb* r of explanations of the
in Atlanta have been pro-
and exploited In the public
Ml
; <-rrii •••, , . « <)liG PX _
ci:-*- nthgfF ogi •' Ind rational
I statements of fact, and still others
shots in the dark
May be the farmer miglit relieve 1h»
status of affairs by diversifying his
crops Ik has had that pr« ached to
him for many years, and he hRw of
late shoao some inclination and dis
position t<» accept the advi< »• and sug
gestions. Whatever he has done in
that direction, however, the price of
food steadily has advanced, never
theless.
Maybe rent,® nr a tittle stiff in At
lanta. but landlords are not going to
lower rents so long as the demand
for store spare in Atlanta Is growing
more and more insistent; and no
body wants to throw any obsta. i» s
In the way of progress In the city •
particularlv that quality of
Indicated in continuously- Increasing
real estate values
Many Atlantans are high livers
relatively speaking, but th* average
• citizen will deny the impeachment
vo< iferously. when put to the test
and no doubt his denial will be right
tenus enough, and hi.- ability to prove
, it ample.
Maybe freight rates are too high.
The fhainh-r of Commerce might
look if) to this, may iw.
Maybe a lot of thing-, of court**
■ and yet. no one maybe thus fat
thrown out appear* to suggest a rem
edy guaranteed to produce material
results.
Ohl High < ’oat of Living remains
right on the job, grinning in mockery
and derision, the while Atlanta hems
and havva over the whsreforeness of
Old Hiuh < ’oxfa why!
Estimates Are Truthful.
This writer has talked to many
persons of late concerning the prob
lem revealed to A lania In the recent
more or less disconcerting Govern
ment figures with respect to the high
cost of living.
The Government’s estimates arc
t ruthful-- t hey were based upon hon
est Investigations scattered ill th<
way from Maine tn California No
body undertakes to dispute or qu» >
. linn them. They concern themselves
With various BtAptefl Ufa
hold necessities that can not bn dis
pensed with in the average house.
hold without serious diwomfort both
to health and happiness.
Very few people ♦xj>ect or antici
pate any considerable reduction ii.
the cost of living because of the
enactment of the new tariff law. per
haps that wiF save a ft a dollars her.
j and there, taking the year’s outgo as
a whole, and perhaps it will save a
gyod many. If tire latter comes true
- it will he a pleasant and agreeable
surprise to Mr. and Mrn. Atlanta
who are hoping
Not vary many households are fl :
wring next year’s expense account
upon the new tariff schedules, how
ever Ask the first ten persons you
i me t and see If any one of them is
taking the new tariff law seriously
into consideration as a possible fm t.»r
*ln relieving perceptibly the present
expense of living.
What, then. If anything. »'.\N be
<h»ne to bring down the expense of
i living in Atlanta ’.’
| Well, there is one housekeeper <u
Atlanta who has some notions about
things, and her ideas are worth con
sidering, for they suggest am» th-» t
whereby conditions may be remedied
in a measure in Atlanta, if not tre
mendously relieved
Work of Housekeeper.
This woman, who is the w>t. of «n
Atlantan receiving a monthly salarv
of >l6o. ami the mother of three chil
dren. talks after this fashion;
“The questions of freight rates. 11-
v« isifleation of crops and tin- like are
things for the business men to set
tle, 1 think, and no doubt ea< h has lis
specific tvearing upon the cost of liv -
I ing inasmuch an the mon are is
deeply* concerned in this problem as
the women the one the bread-vviu
| tiers and th<- other the bread-dis
tributors inside the family 1 take It
that they will not shirk the respon
sibility* of regulating those things »n
due season.
“My business is to distribute the
money* my husband gives me for
( housekeeping purposes intelligentlv.
economically and with as great re
sults hh 1 possibly ran manage. Not i
ing distresses me more than to think
j that I have frittered away or used to
small purpose so much as a dime of
the hard-earned salary my husband
provides for the home anti its up
keep.
"We have just so much income
every* month I know exactly what
house rent is, approximately what
lights and fuel will cost, what must
go to the church and the Sunday
school, what pleasure is to have
swarded to it —for we spend some
thing that way and what must go
into the savings bank for life insur
ance. taxes and fixed charges of that
kind
‘ My husband puts, and rightfuPy. I
the rest»onslbillty of shopping in 1 |
marketing on me. 1 should not r* I
spect him so much as I do if he didn’t. |
And then, having put thf responsdbi’ |
' ity there, h» turns m< loos< and hr
never ‘makes a holler* if 1 fail t<> gt ’ i
, th. maximum of result from the min- |
I imum of financial effort. That. p< **-
haps, is one thing that makes n,
feel so bad when 1 know, away down
In my heart, that I haven’t done ih.
very best that might be done with ny
household money
"The worst obstacle I find in ’is
i pensing my household funds intelli
gently* is the apparent impossihilitc |
’of really intelligent marketing in At
lanta
Good Food Hard to Find.
1 do not think the quality of food I
Isold in Atlanta always is al! that i* i
should be Now I do not mean hv I
that that 1 think it is not possible o> '
obt tin th< \• ry '■• st > : f in \t 1
lanta for 1 think it is but what I so I
mean is that it is next to impos>ild-' I
for the ave age mark°»er. w l?a h 1 ,*n ;
■ n
for a given sum.
“Take the average diaplMV of f.voj
stuffs in the average Atlanta ni.r
'K. t and grocery stor* Is tp , ,
j high water in.”k '.’ 1 think ioi it j
’maybe •hal t 1 r< ha- ia-en i > at i;\ i
COST OF LIVING INCREASE SHOWN
IN THE LARGEST CITIES OF U. S.
rs ■* ///.’ I'ill'ih nn/ Itibh .thhtr-n thf prif'm 1 ttfven xtiiplf* fir-
/ ti'b* tt f Inod t>ii dealer* of the *aine rank in fifteen as the larg
fut citif * in tht country, according to figure* compibd by erptrf*
of sh Ucptu tim nt of Labor. The total in the la*t column *h.O9r* how
uiv<h thf eoinHtnt r tn each of the fifteen citic* paid for hi* order of a
pound ot fiirloiu i ound *lrak. pork ehop*, tmeon. ham. egg* and rrcani-
I cry butbr.
Sirloin Round Pork
Steak. Steak. Chops. Bacon. Ham. Eggs. Butter. Total.
Boston . . 38 .35 .24 .28 .32 .35 .30 $2.22
ATLANTA . . 27. 2 -20
New York 25 .25 .22 .24 .28 .31 .41 1.96
Cincinnati ... .23 .25 22 .30 .30 20 A2 1.97
Los Angeles . . -25 .20 -25 .30 .35 .20 .35 1.95
Seattle ... .22 ?0 25 .30 .30 25 .40 1.92
Denver 22 ? .20 20 .35 .30 .25 .40 1.92 2
Baltimore . . .24 2 2 20 .28 .30 .24 .40 1.88
Kansas City 25 .20 2? .30 .30 .20 .40 1.87
Ch.caqo . . -25 20 13 .30 .30 .20 .40 1.83
Charleston . . 22 20 20 .25 .28 .25 40 1.82
Buffalo .. • 24 .20 21 22 27 .25 .40 1.79
Washington .. . -25 -23 22 .25 .20 .22 .42 1.79
Cleveland . . -25 22 22 .26 .21 .22 .40 1.78
Detro.t . - 26 18 20 .23 .24 .22 .39 1.66
<.f good, plump, sound tomatoes, fir j
instance, this year, hut I have not seen
it ro stated any w here. Yet it is a !
fact that nowhere in Atlanta, with j
perhaps an <»c. asional exception, has
it been pos-ible to see the best if
th* m on display this season.
The |./ * • ol tom itoes In At: mta
may b» th- sum* as the prl* of 1-
mat<’eh in Nashville, and yet if Nash
vlile get.* a better tomato for th<- sanv
m<»ney than Atlanta gets the Atlanta
h<>us» keeper is the loser.
Truck g n*dening seems to have be
come a lost ait around ami about At
lanta In the remote! r* siih ntial sec
tion* wag«*n fr* sh from the farm*
visit households occasionally, an •
sweet, tend<-r vegetables fresh eggs.
* * untry butter and the like mat !••
ii id but I he total sum of this sort * f
shopping in Atlanta Is relatively notn
ing
Small Store; Btg Price.
"If a housekeeper has to pay even
the down own pri< e for pi«>du< • thut
r* quirod. v hi* h «h<* doesn't, she ha.*
Miived money, nevi-rtheiess. for sh*
has obtained a mor*- wholesom*
article of rib I more often than not.
and she ha. received it fresh from
th* farm, br-sidcs saving the tim*
and carfare of a rtlp downtown.
"Siu- d< p* mis upon the neighbor
hood gr*-i!\ store for nothing much
more than the small ncresslties, for
experh m v has taught her that she
<mi not expect much more in tha t
quarter. She realizes that the small
grocery of the neighborhood must
charg< ;* maximum price in ordei
tn live .it all. She has no possible
*juarrM with the neighborhood gro
cery- she merely knows It is not a
particularly inviting place in which
to make Im i pennies stretch very far.
“What, then. Is my remedy? 1 hav*.
set up numerous obj<*ctions to shop
ping <ondltlo|iH as they now* exist In
Atlanta, and it is ’up to me.’ 1 sup
pose. to say what 1 am gedng to do
about It!
”1 can tell you what I would LIKE
to do about It, and what 1 SHOTLb
BE able to do about, and the which
If I could do about it. could save
myself a pretty sum every month
;*nd got ale tter quality of food in
qiv home, moreover!
If we had In Attenta a big (’enter
market -or. better still, h (’enter, a
Northern and a Southern market—l
could go there and get the best of
everything the markets afford, am!
get it exactly when, how and after
whatever fashion I desired.
"In one of these cit)f markets it is
possibl* to shop with a maximum of
result, ami at ii tr* nien<lous saving ot
time and nerve tissue, moreover.
Articles offer* *1 for sale In one <»f
th. ss markets n* • >iv ot ,ll ‘
b< st qualltv (for (he money asked)
to be obtained. As kissing goes by
favor, so patronage In a big market,
where contrast* In displays are im
mediately observable, goes to the
ino-t deserving.
"If Mnrki'i’imi A In » *'*c market
offers me tomatoes at so much per
dozen or per pound, he must make
in. the Offer In the full and steady
ing knou ledge that light next door to
him. in tlie neighboring stull. Market
num It also lias tomatoes for sale.
Whlehev. r lias the best tomatoes for
the price gets my coin'.
"It Is the same way with cauli
llower. snapbeans, bents, pickles, pre
serves, chc«‘s*' ami what not. Over
in the’ meat and fish stalls the same
rules obtain Get the point—-it is
plain enough.
“A shopper can not very well con
trast tlw wares of Grocery man A. on
this corner, ami Groceryman B. on
yonder corner, two or three blocks
away, for one can not carry things
*»f lhat sori In one’s head. But when
they* are tn a big market, 'side by
each.’ as the saying goes, on*' can tell
mighty quick which is which!
Salesmanship Inspired.
“A < ity market inspires anti
prompts salesmen to offer only the
I om see winsmr
Dancing S :<
GIRLS t%>J
% / ■ ■ Jr
WITH THE
I BIG WHITE FA
WAY \ \
BURLESQUE Co.\)
Fun, Frolic, Mirth, Melody *■■■■■■
COLUMBIA Bill All the Week
Burlesque Theater. Three Sbcws Daily
16 Cent r al Avenue. Mat. 3 P. M.. Night 7:30
Opposite U r ion Depot.
WHIIES ONLY Pnce ® 15 , c “ d 25c. Boxes 50c
Smoke if You Like.
J — ! c?
HEARST’S SUNDAY AMERICAN. ATLANTA, GA SUNDAY. SEPTEMBER 21. 1913.
, host of everything for the price ask
ed It makee It a necessity that the
tnarketman offer n maximum of ma
■ terial for a minimum of charge.
■ Moreover, what he may lose in mar
gin of profit by reason of thia change
as compared with his present meth
ods* of selling his goods—he more
than makes up in the increased vol
ume of business he does. He has
the additional satisfaction, too, of a
perf» < tl v pleased patronage, without
any loss whatever in the total of
noney he makes.
It is astonishing to me that At
tn tn has no city market. There is
hardly a city of its size in the na
tion that has not two or more—and..
,s a matter of fact, I know of many
much smaller cities that have city
markets to make glad the hearts of
iiousekeep»»rs.
"There must be a mistaken idea
. omewhere as to the value of a city
market, or Atlanta long ago would
hav had one or more.
I fee! safe in ventut ing th<» as
ertion that no present resident of
Atlanta who ever has lived in or near
municipality wherein a city mar
ket is located will Ray that it did not
make shopping easier. more eco
nomical and more satisfactory in
dozens of way’s.
W ho lias visited one of these city
markets habitually for any length of
time, and failed to be won complete
ly by the sensibh ness and merit of
it as a business proposition?
"They do not interfere with an / es
tablished business that ought not to
be interfered with—on the Contrary,
they frequently greatly extend estab
lishevF businesses and make them
mon profitable.
“There Is another thing in favor of
the city market, and any physician
will affirm this statement —it is pos
sible to enforce sanitary’ regulations
therein with far less expense and far
bigger results than it is to enforce
them in scattered markets, small and
managed by dealers unmindful of the
great part sanitation plays nowadays
in the matter of conserving health
and happiness among the people.
Question of Sanitation.
“Seldom, if ever, are bad odors en
countered In city markets —the dealer
w ho manages a stall that falls to come
up to every reasonable sanitary regu
lation is hopelessly outclassed by his
neighbor who does—and whose ef
forts may be plainly seen and imme
diately contrasted.
"1 honestly believe that 1 can take
a dollar hill Into a well-regulated city
market and make it go as far as a
dollar and a quarter now goes—and if
I could do that in Atlanta, I could
solve part of MY problem of the high
cost of living, all right!
*‘l kn>>w I can do this, because I
HAVE done it in another big city in
which I once lived—a city in no way
more delightful, more inviting or more
charming than our own dear Atlanta,
at that!
"To be sure. 1 do not offer my city
market suggestion as a final and com
plete solution of the high cost of liv
ing prolilem After such a market
were established there still would he
a high cost of living problem to face
—only* eternal vigilance and persist
ent application of common sense and
intelligence will hold within reasona
ble limits the problems of living, rear
ing a family, and otherwise becoming
a level-headed, reasonably contented
and satisfied American citizen.
"But I know there is merit in the
city market suggestion—T know it by
experience extending over several
years in another city that I left to
come to Atlanta, and which leaving I
never have regretted.
“Atlanta is a great city, constantly
growing, forever expanding, continu
ously waxing greater and grander
She can take another long step for
ward in establishing a city market
er two or three of them -and sooner
or later she will. The sooner, how
ever. the better!”
MKBEGKS
MILLIOmE IN
JUST DNE YEAR
Burr Byxbee, of South Norwalk,
Left $lO-a-Week Job; Makes
Millions in South America.
YORK. Sept. 20.-—Young man.
go South!
That is the arivlee that comes from
!< ’larence Burr Byxbee, a rear ago a
I 110-a-xxeek insurance <ler!< in lis
j home town. Norwalk, Conn., but n >w
i the poasessor of more than J2.600.it00
| ns the result of mining operations in
South America. He is 21 years old
Success came with leaps and
bounds. A student of theosophy and
a deep thinker, Byxbee met Miss
Stella f'hlnllla. daughter of a weal’h.
Chilian planter and the postwireor of
a SIOO,OOO dowry. She, ton. was In
terested in the "New Thought" move
ment, and It was this that brought
them together.
The wedding was a double one. for
Let the Big Store Be Your
First Shopping Place To=morrqw Morning
b<>r it is here where you will find the articles you want —and find them at much lower prices than you
had expected to pay. Take advantage of our dignified credit system —it will help you lots.
Specials Specials
tar value to-morrow Mfa TE _ s', K f y y y ii ii i H ‘k" n S
only for the .mall M llE&dlFl KU Lr k.-f' V ▼ 7 J ’’""‘•I? ‘', r ‘ ,al ' ' e
5i0.68 ijagSei s| - 25
A ehifPorohe in < i her SKSn* ’**
nak or m»l.o«aiiy fln- Va I f Lol ■ ■ led wi 1 II Acid-proof brass >■<•!
».i which has a WxgMw H V B satin, gloss < •
arparate place for XAT I 1 ■■ ■ 'elret finish. Sinph
everythin* a , m * n Wa ” or double sizes. Tak-
« 1 839.50 F I i
V..r, -.ur.-nr. • / 1
oS’’"' Vt'i”? "lahl Here is a three-piece parlor suite which will add attractiveness to any room. Tile frames are made c " r i” B.n’imJ
"'- k M ’ kr of tnalioganized rock maple, polished to a mirror like finish. The suite Is well proportioned, snlistantiallx ;' r
morroo** ’r'r" >ard. maile. litis best re-tempered steel springs and is upholstered in genuine leather. This is a rare value—the .i .i -c m-r ssuar.-
onlT kind that’s found only at the big store. for onl>
75 cts This Suit Sold On Special Terms of $2.50 Cash SI.OO a Week <5 cts
Z 5 "Tlj $17.90
1 1 i > 90c Cash, $1.0(1 a Week !
~ MOODS’ SPECIAL DAVENPORT
One of the handsomest and most attractive of 1914 designs, it
This outfit consists of one two-inch continuous post gold bed. makes an ideal piece for the parlor or library, and by a simple and
one pair comfort giving bed springs, one sanitary cotton mattress *' as . v ONE MOVEMENT you can quickly convert it into a full size
and one pair sanitized feather pillows. This is the greatest value comfortable bed. We will give free this week with this davenport
in a "complete” lied outfit in Atlanta. Come in and see for yourself. a ii |le sanitary felt mattress. FurniMied in Golden Oak. Mahogany-
The price is remarkably low and the terms are easy. nn or Minion finish. c, -
90 Cents Cash, SI.OO Per Week sli.7V $2.50 Cash SI.OO Per Week
Blue Tag Bargain Basement
life, come to oui’blue tag bargain basement to .
make your selections of odd pieces. You will
w7ia7 . vou want here, carrying price tags
y that are amazing. Come to-morrow —sure.
$70.00 China SIOO.OO Mahogany $30.00 Parlor Iff "t 2~IW -JI. " 'VU
1914 Sturgis Babv Vehicles cl “ el D,, “' r ,r " >M ... ?“ k ‘" !r ""’ “. al
Now On Display $ 3 0.00 S i de - m°° SIOOOO “
All have rubber tires, best re-tempered sl6 00 °° ,1> 0 ° " stLi $7.50
steel springs, will give your babe com- Table |S.OO $6.00 Rocker $3.00 Table $12.50 I
fort and you genuin? tory ser- nMWMMi whmmm x** ' ' -
SOO Xf^rnitu^ 7 48
103-5-7-9-11 Whitehall Street, Corner Mitchell LCHtS
Ih- r sister Irene was married at the l
same tifne to Charles R. Hammers
ley. a teacher, from their homo town,
( Valparaiso, ('hili. The nuptials too*; i
i place in Brooklyn August 30. 1912.
"This is the land of opportunity,” '
I Byxbe*- wrote his widowed mother, '
Mrs Eunice J. Byxbee, in Norwalk ;
| “Everything is in the embryo state |
and anybody with energy can ma <e t
] money fast. Just watch me.”
Now he is rich. He has purchased
la modest home in Iquique. (’hili, the
' center of his operations. His young
■ wife is spreading her ideals and 1
i thoughts among her native people.
Byxbee writes he will come ba'*k
homo wrien he has made his thir 1
! million. Norwalk !s preparing a |
! rousing reception for Byxbee when he
comes back, and it is s J that the
i mayqrsfytp will be offered him.
GOLD CROWN PLACED
ON PRIZE COLLIE'S TOOTH
GRAFTON. W. VA., Sept. 20. —Dr.
N. E. Sba: has placed a gold crown
on a broken tooth of his prize collie.
In a fight some time ago the dog had
one of its teeth broken nff. The bro
ken tooth interfered with the dog's
eating, so last Sunday Dr Shai put
in a gold tooth.
The dog objected strenuously to
the operation, hut after the work was
over seemed delighted with it.
TERRIER ADOPTS KITTENS.
SALEM, OREG., Sept. 20. — In lieu
' of her first two puppies, w hich died a
j few days after they* were whelped,
i tw’o orphan kittens have been adopt
i ed by a fox terrier belonging to T. M.
Jones, a liveryman of this city.
YEAR OF TRIAL
KDOIHS MS
BRIDECOmi
Wife, 21, Says Novel Match
Proves Truth of Theory That
Freedom Holds Love.
PHILADELPHIA. Sept. 29—One of
the country’s best known trial mar
riages has proved to be a sucess af
ter a year, according to Mrs. Julia
Davis (’handler, of this city, whose
(laughter. Miss Heioise (’handler, wa
married to (’arleton W Washburne. a
student at the University of Chicago,
at Los Angeles a year ago.
An agreement was reached by
which each was to enjoy a sense of
absolute freedom, and was to be tied
down by none of the conventions. The
death of love in either party to the
contract was to he the signal for free,
unostentatious separation.
In a letter which her mother has
received from the trial bride the latter
wrote:
“The sac t that we know ourselves
i. be free makes each show the best
i side to the other that we may cotk-
I dnur to hold each other by the one
ti than can ever really hold people
I togeth* r—love.”
Mrs. Washburne also wrote that her
husband says that they are as happy
as two young people possibly can be.
and that their love for one another is
constantly increasing.
Immediately after the wedding Mrs.
J W.is'nburne obtain’d a position as Il
lustrator, on the theory that she
should enjoy as much independence
as h< r husband. She is 21 years old
and her husband-is 23 They have
,; v d mar Pasadena since their mar
riage.
Husband Kept From
Church by Wife, Sues
; Wealthy Pennsylvania Man Takes
Trip to Reno When Religius
Devotions Are Stopped.
' REN’ii. Sept. 2('. -Junie* G. Shep
ard. of Scranton, Pa., unable to esti
mate his wealth because it is mostly
1 standing timber in ihe Northwes*.
said he had a wife who would not lit
• him go to church. To testified in his
f divorce ease to-day that Jennie Shep
i ard. his wife, however, told him he
might Ro to church to live. She per
petually nagged, he asserted, an I
Spoiled a nine months’ trip abroad tn
that manner, finally she threatened
him with a revolver as he was dress-
■ ine for church.
IJe left her January 13 last. Shep
i ard owns a famous art collection.