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CENWIGITYMAfIKET
IS URGEDIB CUT HIGH
PRICES ATLANTA PAYS
Government Estimates Show Gate
Citv Second Only to Boston in
Living Expenses-- Shopping Condi
tions Barrier to Effective Economy.
Why in the cost of living higher in •
Atlanta than in any other city of
th** United States Boston alone ex
cepted
Careful and u idrsnnad investiga
tion by the Federal G-vernnu nt. Im
partially distributed throughout the
Union, 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 cost «>f living is rela
tively so high in Atlanta in Atlan
ta. where, of all places, it should he
at least as reasonable as the average,
•If not below the average, taking into
consideration the very many advan
tages Atlanta unquestionably has as a ,
pip t c of residence
Some of Atlanta's marketmen ]
frankly admit that the Government a ,
figures do Atlanta no injustice what- <
ever They say the cost of living is .
high in this city, and that they <an ,
not help it or, at least, if they can
the w*o has not yet been shown
them
Other marketmen vehemently deny f
that there is anything whatever about
Atlanta s marketing situation that ,
differentiates it conspicuously or un- * t
favorably it.an any oth«r city, and ,
that th* Govenirnent figures simply t
make a mountain out of a molehill,
to ’Atlanta's s» -n*» less discredit. T
Various reasons are assigned for
the high cost of living in the Gate '
City of ihe South J
High Living Blamed
Atlanta people merely ate high
livers, and pay the price because it
suits them t" <lo just that; the farm- j
•»rs do not diversify their crops suf- t
fb-ientiy to make Georgia independent r
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 f
W est for its meat supply, and this
runs up the cost of living tremen
dously; rents are abnormally high in
Atlanta, ami the merchants have to
add to their margin of expense suf
flcient ly t » lake rare of the rent, of
course, and this the consumer neces- J
warily pays, cdton crowds all other ;
lines of agricultural industry so close
ly that many foodstuffs must be ob
tained fr.»m sources beyond the State. 1
at a higher rate of expense than ’
would be entailed if wheat, oats ami '
corn w "I. i... < i ~i bom*; but tor.
that might be made In Georgia, is not ’
made here in particularly apprecia- 1
ble quantity, and that keeps the price ’
of butter up; freight rates are dis
criminatory. and people do not shop
Intelligently, anyway!
These are a few of the reasons
why Atlanta, according to local mar- '
ketmen, has been handed the doubt- '
ful award of being next to the most ’
expensive city in the ( nited States 1
In uhlch i" 1 ve
Whatever the cause may be for the
high cost of living in Atlanta, how- '
ever, one tiling seems to stand out ‘
undisputed the cost of living is some
high, all right *
The One Vital Question.
Indeed, there is no topic 1 i which
the public, the home makers, espe
cially. is s» vitally and <*ompelling!y 1
Interested as this problem of living ■'
within the family income.
The people of Atlanta are much 1
m »tt seriously <<»n<-< rned with the 1
question of how to live on their dally,
weekly <»r monthlv stipends than they
are with whether Mayor Woodward
is a “cheap skate or Dr. Lincoln Me- ’
Connell “a coward
They will hearken much more in
terestedly to a sensible dissertation
on how the cost of living may be
brought down, even a little bit. than
they will to why somebody sent His !
Honor a tube of carbon dioxide in
stead of a nosegay of tuberoses.
What Mr. and Mrs. Atlanta want to
know, above all things else nowadays,
is how they may live within their in
come anil 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
X’t ssimifar be pessimism and
ouch from them! • |
They believe in their home town-- :
they have been sw» iring by. and not
at, this ■ ir ty . r years and they
propose to proceed right along that
optimistic and primrosed path In the
future.
It Is only that they are able to see
t nt ■ M nta is unfavora
b’\ held up in comparison with other
citie- And it ever has been their
abi’itv t<> him outside criticism fair
ly and manfully, to recognize unto
ward conditions and to remedy them
enthueia-i icaliy, that has made At
lanta tb.» great and wonderful city
ft is.
It is not "knocking' Atlanta to say
that such and su h •< condition ex
ists hen that ought not to exist, and
that does not exist In some other
great cities*
T'r e truth doesn’t urt any . Ity that
Is frank and honest with Itself and j
with it- neighbors and friends.
Must Face the Question.
■- .-s cint.t is honest with Itself and
with lt> neiahb t- and friends, which
every patriot-.- \tl.mtan 1* prepared
to affirm it is. t‘ *-n there can comi
no harm, even if there comes no .
good, of facing this question of th* .
high -ost of Jiving openly and above
board
After all. that Is a question con- ;
ceroing Atlanta more, in it* Imme- '
diate a-•pet ts. than any other city. (
The problem to . - - '. •
cums’antes of the present cost of liv- ’
to nd Atlanta** lead
Is not ■■ toni> nnglx high or disturb- i
• • n
the - ■ . situation is taken into con- 1
rlckra!. j
A .. r explanations of thei
Fitua';-’). in Atlanta have been pro
mulgated ii i * x: i dled in t»< public
print.*? Some t explanations!
mig be termed apologies and ex-,
cu* j others og: a! and rational
statements of fact, arid still otner
shot* In the dark
Maybe the farmer might relieve the
status of affairs by diversifying his
crop- He hr* had that pr* ached
him foi many years, and he ha* of
late shown some inclination ami dis
position to accept the advice and syz
gegtions. Whatever hr has done in
that direction, however, the price of
fond steadily has advanced, never
theless.
Maybe rents nr s ”ttle wiiff in At
lanta. but landlords are n»-t going to
lower rents so long as the demand
for store space in Atlanta is growing
more and more Insistent; and no
body wants to throw uny
In the way of progress in the city
parthuhirlv that quality of progre*
indicated in continuously increasing
re,d estate values.
Many Atlantans are high livers,
trial ivrlv speaking, but the average
citizen will deny the ,mpea<hment
vn< iferou*ly, when put to the test,
and no doubt his denial w ill be right
teous enough, and his ability to prov
it ample.
Maybe freight Tate* are too high.
The Chamber of Commerce might
look |/>to this, maybe.
Maybe a lot of things, of c<»ur**-
and yet. no one maybe thus far
thrown out ajqa-ars to suggest a rem
edy guarant«*rd to j»roduce material
results
( ’ld High (’o.wi of Living remains
right on the job, grinning in mockery
and derision, the while Atlanta hems
and haws over the wherefarenes* of
<>ld High < ost's 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 nigh
cost of living
The Government’s estimates arc
truthful they were base<| ujion hon
est Investigations scattered all the
way from Maine to California No
body undertakes to dispute or ques
Hoti them. They concern themselves
with various staphs .if life house
hold ncepvMltles that can not be dis
penned with in the averag« house
hold without serious discomfort both
to health and happiness.
Very few pooph* expect or antici
pate any connlderable reduction In
the < ost of living because of the
enactment of the new tariff law. Per
haps that will save H few dollars here
and there, taking the year’s outgo as
a whole, and j»erhaps It will save a
good many. If the latter comes true.
It will be a pleasant and agreeable
surprise to Mr and mi u Atlanta
who are hoping
Not very many households are fig
uring next year’s expense account
upon the new tariff schedules, how
ever Ask the first ten persons you
meet and see if any one of them Is
taking the new tariff law seriously
Into consideration as a possible factor
in relieving perceptibly the present
expense of living.
What, then. If anything, CAN be
done to bring down the expense «»f
living In Atlanta'.’
Well, there is one housekeeper in
M hint a who has some notions about
things, and her ideas are worth con
sidering. for they suggest a metho i
whereby conditions may be remedied
in a measure in Atlanta, if not tre
mendously relieved.
Work of Housekeeper.
This woman, who is the wife of an
Atlnntan receiving a monthly salary
of $l6O. and the mother of three chil
dren. talks after this fashion:
"The questions of freight rates. ]|-
veisilication of crops and the like are
things for the business men to set
tle. I think, and no doubt each has its
specific bearing upon the cost of liv
ing Inasmuch as the men are as
deeply eoncerm d In this problem as
the women the om the bread-win
ners and the other the bread-dis
tributors inside the family—l 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 intelligently,
economically and with as great re
sults as I possibly can manage. Not i
ing distresses me more than to think
, 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 and its up*
keep.
We have just so much Income
every month I know exactly what
house rent is. approximately what
light* 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 wav and what must go
into the savings bank for life Insur
ance. taxes anti fixed charges of that
kind.
My husband puts, and rlghtful’y,
the responsibility of shopping and
marketing on me. I should not r?-
spe, t him so much as 1 do if he didn’t.
And then, having put the responsibil
ity there, he turns me loose and he
never make* a holler’ if 1 fail to ge*
j the maximum of result from the mln-
I imum of financial effort. That, p* •-
haps, is one thing that makes no
feel so bad when I know away’ down
in my heart, that I haven’t done ihe
very best that might be done with ny
household money.
"The worst obstacle I find in dis
: ponsing my household funds Intelli
■ gently is th< a; parent impossibility
”f really intelligent marketing in At
lanta.
Good Food Hard to Find.
1 do nd think th*- quality of food
I sold in Atlanta alwavs is all that it
should he N>»w. I do not mean bv
> that that I think it is not possible io
obt e very belt of food Ift At-
Manta for 1 • • ink It is- but what I a
; mean is that -r is next to impossible
| for the a vp K . mark 'er. who h I .m
I to locate the best that may be h i I
: fur a given sum
Take th* iverage di>; .. . of f<»,
. stuffs in the averagt Atlanta mar
' kid and grocery ston Is it up
i high water nia’k " J think not. It
ma v hr- i u i, hnc , r-. ••••
! COST OF LIVING INCREASE SHOWN
IN THE LARGEST CITIES OF (J. S.
<-T~.,7/ foll'iu ii -/ tnbb Khoirt thr pririK charged fm Kevce xt'ipb ar
y ti< bi 111 fund Illi dritlcm nf the mime rani: in fifteen nf tin larg
<vf ■ tn - in thi count) it, m coi ding to fujuren compihd bn i j-pi rtu
nt th In pnrti.ii nt of l.nhor. The total in tin taut column f.linu < Innc
much tin ' ir. iiinni in eai li of thi flfti i n citicx paid fur hin orih i us u
pi,and of niito:,>, ri'i'nl nfrnt:. pork ehopH, fnicun. hum. igijn and 'iram
i erg butter.
Sirloin Round Pork
Steak. Steak. Choos. Bacon. Hem. Eggs. Butter. Total.
Boston 33 .35 .24 .28 .32 .35 .30 $2.22
ATLANTA .. . .27 2 .20 .22'/i .37 .22'/ 2 .30 .40 1.99’i
New York 25 .25 .22 .24 .28 .31 .41 1.96
Cincinnati ... .28 .25 .22 .30 30 .20 .42 1.97
Los Angeles ~ . .25 .20 .25 .30 .35 .20 .35 1.95
! Seattle ... .22 20 25 .30 .30 .25 .40 1.92
Denver ... ? -20 ?0 .35 .30 25 .40 1.92 2
Baltimore ... .24 .22 .20 .28 .30 .24 .40 1.88
KaniajCity . . -2’ 20 22 30 30 20 .40 1.87
Chicago .. • -25 -20 .18 .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
Detroit ... -26 .18 20 .23 .24 .22 .39 1.66
• nf Rood, plump, sound tonwitoee, for I
I Instance, this year, hut 1 have not seen
lit so staled any where. Vet It is a i
fact that now ure in Atlanta, with |
11 ch ips an ue 'usional exception, has
it been possible to see the best us
them on display this season.
"The price <»f tomntors in Atlanta
' may b»» the same as the pri« e of )-
matces in Nashville, and yet if Nash-
1 vllle g’ t* i br’fer tomato for the sanv
I money than \thmta gets the Allan -"a
I houseke’ per is the loser.
"Truck gardening seems to have be
come a !• art around and about At
lanta. In th» r» mot’l residential sec
tions w.igons fresh from the farms
visit households occnsionall v. an
sweet, tender vegetables, fresh eggs
• ountry butter and the like may ’•
htd but th* total sum of this sort « f
shopping in Atlanta is relatively notn
Ing.
Small Store; Big Price.
“If a housekeeper has tn pay < vrr
thn downtown j>ri< ’ for produce thui
acquired, which she doesn’t, she ha>
saved money, nevertheless, for sh<
has obtained a more wholesonw
article of <llet more often than not
ami she ha re. . ived it fresh from
the farm, besides saving the thn<
and carfare of a rtip downtown.
• She dejtrn'M upon the nelghbor-
’ hood grocery store for nothing much
more than the small necessities, foi
exp»‘Ti«nct has taught her that sh<-
<an not ’Xpert much more In that
quarter. She realizes that the small
gro« <ry of the neighborhood must
charge a maximum price in or<hr
to live at all. She has no possible
quarrel with the neighborhood gro
eery she morel} knows It Im not a
particularly inviting place In which
to make her pennies stretch very fur.
“What, then. Is my remedy? I hav.
set up numerous objections to shop
ping conditions as they now exist In
\tlanta. ami It Is ’up to me,' I sup
pose, to say what 1 am going to do
about it!
I <llll tell you what I would LIKE
to <lo about It. and what 1 SHOI’I.It
HE able to du about, and the which
If I could do about It. could save
: myself n pretty num every month
mid net ti bi tter quality of food In
m\ home, moreover!
If we had In Atlanta a Ink Center
market <>r. better still, a Center, a
Northern and a Soutlv*iti market 1
: could KO there and get the best nf
every!hliiK the markets afford, and
get It exactly when, how and after
whatever fashion I desired.
• In one of these city markets It U
possible to shop with a maximum of
I result, and at a tremendous saving of
( lime and nerve tissue, moreover.
"Articles offered for sale in one of
■ these markets necessarily are of th<-
best duality (for the money naked)
to be obtained As kissing go. a by
, favor, so patronage In a big market.
■ where contrasts in displays are Im
mediately obsi-rvahle, goes to the
i most deserving.
"If Murk.■(man A in a big market
offers me tomatoes at so much per
i dozen or per pound, he must make
I me the offer in the full and steady
. Ing knowledge that right next door to
him. In the neighboring stall. Market
man H 'also has tomatoes for sale.
I Whichever has the best tomatoes for
, the price gets n.y coin!
"It is tin Slime way with cauli
flower. snapbeans, beats, pickles, pre
servos. cheese and what not. Over
. In the meat and fish stalls the same
rules obtain. Get the point—it Is
i plain enough.
"A shopper can not very well con
. trast (Is- wans of Groceryman A, on
i this corner, and Groceryman H. on
yonder corner, two or three blocks
away, for one can not carry things
t of that sort In one's head. But when
they are In a big market, ‘side by
1 each.' as the saving goes, one fan tel!
mighty quick which is which!
Salesmanship Inspired.
p "A city market Inspires and
• prompts salesmen to offer only the
iQH'suwms hldF
, Maj.-.*
> iSTif Dainty
"LDashing A >
Jlr '( Singing f
Dancing *
G!RLSVfi>j
WITH THE V
BIG F\
WAY \
BURLESQUE Co.> '
Fun, Frolic, Mirth, Melody *H*B*BHM**B
COLUMBIA
Burlesque Theater,
16 Central Avenue.
Opposite Union Depot.
WHITES ONLY.
HEARST’S SUNDAY AMERICAN. ATLANTA, GA “SUNDAY. SEPTEMBER 21. 1913
. best of everything for the price ask
ed -It makes it a necessity that the
tnarkettnan offer a maximum of rna
. ter la I for r> minimum of. charge.
Moreover, what ho may lose In mar
gin of profit by reason of this change
R 8 ’ <»rnp;irprt w ith his present meth
ods of selling" his Koods—he more
than maken up In the increased vol
ume of business he does. ||<> ha:?
the mhiitioriHl satisfaction, too. of a
pcrf<’< tlv pleased patronage, without
•ny Joss whatever in the total of
non? y he makes.
"It is astonishing to me that At
anta has no city market. There Is
hardly a ’ ity of its size in the na
tion that has not two or more and,
is a matter of faut, I know of many
much smaller cities that have city
markets to make glad the hearts of
')oiiS’ > k»‘cpers.
“There must be a mistaken idea
‘••OH w here as to th’- value of a city
market, or Atlanta long ago would
‘iu\« had one or mon-.
"I feel safe In venturing th*- as-
' Hon that no present resident of
\t.;inta who ever has lived in or near
municipality wherein a city mar
k< t is located will shv that It did not
make shopping ♦•asler, mote *<•(>-
notniual ami more satisfactory In
dozens of ways.
''Who has visited one of these city
narketx habitually for an> length
iitne, and failed to he won complete
ly by the sensibleness and merit of
it as a business proposition?
They do not interfere with any es
tablished business that ought not to
i»e interbred with on the contrary,
they frequently greatly extend estab
lished businesses and make them
more profitable.
“There is another thing in favor of
the city market, and any physician
will a fl!rm thi* statement -It is pos
sible to enforce sanitary regulations
thoreln with far !•** oxpen** and far
bigger results than It Is to enforce
them in scattered market*, small and
managed b> dealer* unmindful of the
great i>art sanitation plays nowadays
in the matter of conserving health
and happiness among the people.
Question of Sanitation.
“Seldom, if ever, are bad odors en
- oiiulervd In city markets the d**l*r
who manages a stall that falls m come
up to every reasonable sanitary regu
lation is hopelessly outclassed by his
neighbor who does -and whose ef
fort* may’ be plainly seen and imme
diately’ contrasted.
“I honestly believe that I can take
a dollar bill Into a well-regulated city
market and make It go as far as a
dollar ami a quarter now goes—and if
1 could do that in Atlanta, I could
solve part of MY problem of the high
cost of living, all right!
“I know 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, I do not offer my city
market suggestion as a final and com
plete solution of the high cost of liv
ing problem After such a market
were established there still would be
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 1 know there is merit in the
city market suggestion—l 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, contlnu-
I uusly 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 *he will The sooner, how
‘ ever, the better!"
Bill All the Week
“Almost a Husband.”
Three Shows Daily.
Mat. 3 P. M.. Night 7.30
and 9.
Prices 15c and 25c. Boxes 50c
Smoke if You Like.
sit® KGOIB
?j!H i in
lillLLlUlimllL Hi
just me ram
Burr Byxbee, of South Norwalk,
Left $lO-a-Week Job; Makes
Millions in South America.
NEW YORK. Sept. 20.—Young man. I
go South!
That i.M the advice that comes from
Clarence Burr Byxbee. a year ago a
$lO-a-week insurance chrk in Ms
home town. .Norwalk. Conn., but n >w j
the possessor of more than $2.60i).00f) 1
as the result us mining operations m
South America. He Is 21 years old.
Success < -a me with leaps and
bounds. A student of theosophy and
a deep thinker, Byxbee met Miss !
Stella Chinilla, daughter of a weal:a,. ,
( hilian planter and the possessor us
a SIOO,OOO dowry. She. too, was In
terested in the “New Thought" move- i
mrnt. and It was this that brought j
them together.
The wedding was a double one. for
Let the Big Store Be Your
First Shopping Place Tomorrow Morning
l“or 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
/Jl rvyWTYYt* |gk J] PjatN
Ki fil H m” .MX wkUixW 1 ®
jprj
I'.r fl " Wk III! L. j g g IqJWK I 11 Mdim<ln«l«l
* $39.50 F I
Very attractive stair x I wmwt "patterns "'rmi
'vid< ~,r "*iaid Florp is a thrt‘p-p|pcp parlor suite which will add attractiveness to any room. The frames are made ‘”‘ r * n r.-nuu-<
tree this u-eek Make of maliogatilzcd fni’k maple, polished tn a mirror-like finish. The suite is wpII proportioned, substantial! v Unnieum* r.d i
morrow. Per yard. made, has l>est re-tempered steel springs and is upholstered in genuine leather. This is a rare value the choice, per -.man-
•w kind that's found only at the big store. ,or " D, »
h cts This Suit Sold On Special Terms of $2.50 Cash SI.OO a Week 75cts
f| Ilin $17.90
IS I
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, ami by a simple and
one pair comfort-giving bed springs, one sanitary cotton mattress &as . v ONE MOVEMENT yon can quickly convert it into a full-size
and one pair sanitized feather pillows. This is the greatest value comfortable tied. We will give free this week witli this davenport
in a ■‘complete” bed outfit in Atlanta. Come in and see for yourself. a fine sanitary felt mattress. Furnished in Gohlen oak. Mahogany
The price is remarkably low and the terms are easy. nn or J l ission finish. -a
90 Cents Cash. SI.OO Per Week $2.50 Cash SI.OO Per Week $37.50
Blue Tag Bargain Basement w
- vou t° the biggest values of your
lite, come to our blue tag bargain basement to
make your selections of odd pieces. You will
*’ w hat you want here, carrying price tags W
VrSsHi that are amazing. Come to-morrow —sure. eS h -
$70.00 China SIOO.OO Mahogany $30.00 Parlor [[l ~ , ~,h|
1914 Stum’s Baby Vehicles CIOSet $:!5 00 Dresser $50.00 Rocker $15.00 J
S ix. . ,500 ° B ” ffet * 25 - 00 J4oo ° Golden Oak $25.00 Library ■"W/
Now On Display $30.00 side- . Chlffonier ,2000 SIOO.OO se h tU r e ,12 - 50
All have rubber tires, best re-tempered $16 . 0 0 ”° " Stand $7.50 ,2^lSv $45
I steel springs, will give your babe com- Table SB.OO $6.00 Rocker $3.00 Table $12.50
I fort and you genuine satisfactory ser- , MI) ,, IJL , LL _m, N |N B n,| | /■*' " .
vice To-tnor- WJ % 'V" TR
o o o di
value for only M I V ¥
sk.oo 48
103-5-7-9-11 Whitehall Street. Corner Mitchell CdltS
I h> r sis or Irene was married at the
same i me to «’harl*s Ft. Hemmer.s
. iey a teacher, from .heir home town.
: v.i]par<i’.*o, <’hill. The nuptials took
, place in Brooklyn August 3". 1912.
'This is the land of opportunity.*’
Byxbe wr-Ke hi* widowed mother.
I Mie. Eunice J. Byxbee. in Norwalk.
' Everything is in th<» embryo state
and anybody with energy can ma Ke
money fast. Just watch me.”
Now ho is rich. He has purchased
•. modest home n Linique. Chili, th?
(center of his operations. His youn:
wife Is spreading her ideals and
thoughts among her native people.
Byxbee writes ho will come ba
■home wnen he has made his third i
million. Norwalk is preparing a
rousing reception for Byxbee when he
1 comes back, and it Is s. J that the
! mayorship will be offered him.
GOLD CROWN PLACED
ON PRIZE COLLIE'S TOOTH
GRAFTON. W. VA.. Sept. 20.—Dr.
N E. Shat has plat ed a gold crown ■
<>n a broken tooth of his prize collie.
In a fight some time ago the dog had
; one of its teeth broken off. The bro
' ken tooth interfered with the dog's
■ mating, so lasi Sunday Dr. Shai put
1 in a gold tooth.
The dog objected strenuously to
the operation, but after the work was
over seemed delighted with It.
TERRIER ADOPTS KITTENS.
SALEM, OREG., Sept. 20.—1 n lieu
j of her first two puppies, which died a
few days after they were whelped,
two orphan kittens have been adopt
: »*d by a fox terrier belonging to T. M.
Jones, a liveryman of this city.
M OF iOiSI.
HINE FIKOS
BIIIIIECmT
Wife, 21, Says Novel Match
Proves Truth of Theory That
Freedom Holds Love.
PHILADELPHIA. Sept. 20.—One of
rhe country’s best known trial mar
riages has proved to be a sucess af
ter a year, acenrding to Mrs. Julia
Davis (’handler, of this city, whose
daughter. Miss Heloise Chandler, was
married to Carleton W. Washburne. a
student at the University of Chicago,
at Los Angeles a.ywr ago.
An agreement was reached by
which each was to enjoy a s-nse of
absolute freedom, and was to be tied
down by none of the conventions. The
I death of love in either party to the
contract was to be the signal for free,
unostentatious separation.
In a letter which her mother has
received from the trial bride the latter
wrote:
“The fact that we know ourselves
< b# free makes tach show the best
side to the other that we may cov,-
mut to hold each other by tne one
».• i an can ever really hold people
i together—love.”
Mrs. Washburne also wrote that her
j nusfiand says that they are as happy
t young people possibly can be.
and that their love for one another is
i antly Increasing.
liniu* <?i"at‘ ly after the .wedding Mrs.
1 \V ourne obtained a position as 11-
r un the theorv that she
I should enjoy as much independence
1 t- h i husnand. Shu is 21. years old
and her husband is 23. Thev hav*
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'*. Sopl. 2'i. Janies G. Shep
ard. of Scranton. Pa., unable to esti
mate h ! s wealth because It Is mostly
standing timber In the Northwest
saiu he had a wife who would not Ist
him co to church. Te testified in his
divorce case to-dny that Jennie Shep
ard. his wife, however, told him he
micht co to church to live. She per
petually nagged, ho asserted, an I
Spoil. .1 i nine months' trip abroad in
that manner, finally she threatened
him w ith a revolver as he was dress
ing for church.
He left hrr January 13 last. Shep
ard owns a famous art collection.