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SUFFRfICISTS OF ATLANTA ARE ANXIOUS TO GREET NRS. PANKHURST IN THIS CITY
ENGLISH LEADER
IMLLBEiISKEDTO
VISIT THE SOUTH
Mrs. McLendon Declares That Her
Presence Would Be Inspiration
for Workers in Cause.
Mrs. Emmeline Pankhurst, militant
suffragist leader, of England, daily
approaches the shores of the United
States And here In Atlanta the suf
fragists have come to a great desire.
They would have the staunch British
woman come here to tell them of her
work and her hopes.
Here and there over the United
. States are knots of suffragists who
are ready to scoff at Mrs. Pankhurst.
Some have said even she would not
be welcomed, according to dispatches.
Not so in Atlanta, Mrs M. L. Mc-
Lendon, president of the Georgia
Equal Suffrage Association, said yes
* terday Mrs. Pankhurst would be wel
comed to Atlanta, and enthusiastical
ly. Mrs. McLendon said she has talk
ed the matter over with suffragists
In Atlanta, and now she is even cast
ing about for some means to induce
the British leader to come to At
lanta.
Mrs. Pankhurst Real Leader.
Os course, she tells you, and the
other Atlanta suffragists make haste
to affirm, the militant methods of
English suffragists are not to be ac
cepted. Atlanta suffragists do not in
dorse the extremities of their Eng- !
llsh sisters. Still
"Mrs. Pankhurst Is the leader in a
great fight," said Mrs. McLendon.
“She Is our greatest champion. Sure
ly we should welcome her, and be glad
to hear her. We are seeking always i
for the truth, and we should like to
hear from her Ups the story of her
fight In England. Surely there must
be some factor In the English situa
tion that we know nothing of to cause
the militancy that is being held
against the cause by so many peo
ple.”
Mrs. McLendon's Idea Is to secure
a hall, in event Mrs Pankhurst comes,
and arrange for public lectures by the
English leader.
The thought that Mrs. Pankhurst !
will tell something of the fight in
England that Is not known to suffra
gists here Impels other suffrage work
ers of Atlanta to desire her coming.
Miss Katherine Koch, of No. 382 South
Moreland avenue, one of the leading
suffragists of the State, is another:
who would welcome Mrs. Pankhurst,
and for much the same reason as Mrs. i
McLendon.
"Not only is Mrs. Pankhurst our
leader, but she can tell us facts con- |
corning the fight in England that
r I probably do not get to us now," said
y ( Miss Koch. “We are seeking always
for the truth.
"Certainly women of the South
, would never Indorse Mrs. Pankhurst’s
militant methods. For one thing, it
would not be necessary, as our men
are not like the men of England. The
situation is different.”
Mrs E A. Matthews, of Washing
ton terrace, another leader in suf
frage work in Atlanta and through
the State, would be glad to see Mrs. ;
Pankhurst in Atlanta.
All for Same Cause.
"She Is working for the same cause,
and is the bravest lighter for that
cause." she said. "Without Indorsing
the extreme methods of the British
suffragists, we should gladly welcome
the opportunity to pay tribute to the
most indefatigable and fearless work
er in a noble cause and to hear her
story.
k “Her appearance, too, would help
the cause, attracting attention to ft
from all sides.”
Mrs. Matthews’ daughter. Miss Ma
mie Matthews, is one of the foremost
suffrage advocates among the young
er set in Atlanta. She is now a stu
dent in Shorter College, but last
spring, at the time the Atlanta work
ers were preparing for the great suf
frage parade in Washington, she was
In Atlanta and was one of the most
active.
"If she were here,” said Mrs. Mat
thews, "she, too, would feel that Mrs.
Pankhurst should ue welcomed.”
Denver Mayor Uses
Riley for the Blues
' Hoosier’s Poems Recommended by
Colorado Official as a Tonic
for Depression.
, DENVER, Sept 20.—Mayor Pee
kin a who Is a physician, prescribas
James Whitcomb Riley’s poems as a
tonic for depression of the nerves and
milder forms of the "bines."
He especially recommends them as
a tonlo for convalescing patients
While making his professional calls
ft is his custom to give "sit-up" pa
tients "Farmer Whipple" or "A Coun
try Pathway,” and when they clamor
for another "dose" administer "Down
at the Capital" or "The Rubylat of
Doc Siphers." He says it "cheers ’em
up." tpaklng their recovery quicker.
"Perkins' Special Tonic” has become
popular with the physicians at St.
Luke's Hospital, where the Mayor is
a member of the staff, and they fre
quently call on him to administer It
to their patients,
, Woman, 60, Winner
of 100-Yard Dash
Defeats Younger Rival After They
Had Raced Dead Heat in
First Trial.
TACOMA. Sept. 20—Mrs. George
Beck, aged 60. won the 100-yard dash
from' a field of eleven women at a
Labor Day picnic given by Fox Island
residents.
More than 150 saw the race. In the
first trial Mrs. Beck and another
woman, leading the other racers by a
good margin, crossed the tape to
gether. Mrs. Beck was not satisfied
and demanded that her contender run
’ the race over with her to nettle .he
« tie. ’ r he two women started again,
and at the end of 80 yards Mrs. Beck
was three feet ahead of her younger
opponent, and crossed the tape an :
easy winner. !
"I could do that six times a day and ;
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Mrs. Emmeline
Pankhurst
(top), militant
British leader,
who will be
urged to visit
Atlanta on her
trip to the
United States,
and Mrs. M. L.
McLendon,
head of the
Georgia suf
fragists, who
will welcome
her advent.
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Suffragists Invite
Southern Governors
President of Georgia League One of Those to
Sign Appeal to Executives.
"Southern women look to Southern
men to glvo them the ballot,” said
Mrs. Mary L. McLendon, president of
the Georgia Equal Suffrage Associa
tion, yesterday.
"We would rather be granted suf
frage at the hands of our own State
Legislatures than by means of an
amendment to the Constitution of the
United Statee. You see. being South
erners, we have our regard for the
doctrine of State's rights.
"But, of course, we want the ballot,
and falling Its grant by the State, we
should look to the constitutional
amendment, the prospect of the pass
age of which through Congress la
bright."
It is this sentiment that is the es
sence of a letter which has been sign
ed by leading suffragists in the dif
ferent Southern States, and sent to
each Southern Governor. Mrs Mc-
Lendon displayed the letter, of which
she 1s one of the signers.
Ask Governors to Meeting.
"We are asking the Governors of
the Southern States to meet with ua
in New Orleans, where a convention
of the Suffrage Workers of the South
will be held November 10 and 11."
The letter is:
"My Dear Governor: The under
signed women of the Southern States,
on the part of the suffragists of their
respective Statea,earnestly request the
Governors of the Southern States or
thetr representatives, to meet them In
conference tn New Orleans, November
10-11, to discuss and adopt a uniform
plan of action for the adoption of
woman suffrage in the South.
“We are united in the belief that
suffrage is a State right and that the
power to define a State's electorate
should remain In the executive right of
the State. However, we recognize
that woman suffrage la no longer a
theory to be debated but a condition
to be met. The inevitable 'votes for
women' is a world movement, and un
less the South squarely faces the Is
sue and takes steps to preserve the
State right the force of public opin
ion will make It mandatory through
a National Constitutional Amend
ment.
’Tn fact, the National Council of
Voters, consisting of enfranchised
women, has for Its object the Influ
encing of national legislation to se
cure the ballot for the women who
have not yet received it. While as
Southerners we wish to see the power
of the State retained, yet as women
we are equally determined to secure
ttt parnuiQual iaporttuiue Uia rlthi
which Is the birthright of an Ameri
can citizen.
Responsibility on Men.
"We, therefore, appeal to you|gentle
men vested with the power to so large
ly shape conditions, to confer with us
and Influence public opinion to adopt
woman suffrage through State action.
Faffing to accomplish this, the onus
of responsibility will rest upon the
men of the South. If Southern women
are forced to support a national
amendment, weighted with the same
objections as the Fifteenth Amend
ment.
“Hoping for an early and favorable
response.
"MRS. SOLON H. JACOBS, Birming
ham. Ala., president of the Alabama
Equal Suffrage Association.
"MRS. ALICE ELLINGTON. Little
Rock, Ark, president of ths Ltttle
Rock Political Equality League.
"MRS. CHESTER JENNINGS, Littls
Rook, Ark., president of the Little
Rock Political Equality League,
“MRS. HELEN RAND TTNDET.T,
Washington, D. C.
“MRS MARY L. McLENDOM, Atlan
ta, Ga., president of ths Georgia
Equal Suffrage Association.
"MRS. DESHA BRECKENRIDGE,
Lexington, Ky., president of the
Kentucky Equal Rights Association.
"MISS LAURA CLAY, Lexington.
Ky, secretary of the Kentucky
Equal Rights Association.
“MRS SARAH CLAY BENNETT.
Richmond, Ky.
“MRS. MARY B. CLAY, Richmond,
Kv.
"MISS KATE GORDON, New Or
leans, president of the Louisiana
State Suffrage Association.
"MISS FLORENCE LEEBER, New
Orleans, president of the Era Club
of New Orleans.
"MRS EMMA MADDOX FUNCK,
Baltimore, president of the Mary
land Woman Suffrage Association.
“MRS. DONALD R. BOOKER, Bal
timore, president of the Just Gov
ernment League.
"MRS. ANNIE KINKEAD DENT,
'Yazoo City, Mtss., president of the
Mississippi Woman Suffrage Asso
ciation.
"MRS. ROBERT SOMERVILLE,
Greenville, Miss.
"MRS. EUGENE REILLEY, Char
lotte, N. C.
"MRS. ADELTE C. STEPHENS, Ok
lahoma City, president of the Okla
homa Woman Suffrage Association.
"MRS. MARY WINTHROP GIBBON,
Charleston, S. C.
"MISS SARAH BARNWELL EL
LIOTT. Sewanee, president of the
Tennessee Equal Suffrage Associa
tion.
"MISS M. ELEANOR BRACKEN
RIDGE. San Antonio, president of
the Texas Equal Suffrage Society.
“MRS B. B VALENTINE. Richmond
Va.. president of the Equal Sus-
Xrajga League of .Virginia.” i
TTEARST’S SUNDAY AMERICAN, ATLANTA. GA.. SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 21. 1013
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‘U.S. BLIND TO BAR
MRS. PANKHDRST’
/
Mrs. 0. H. P. Belmont Also De
clares Militant Made Monkeys
Out of Statesmen.
NEW YORK, Sept. 20.—“1f the
United State Immigration authorltlea
attempt to bar Mrs. Emmallne Pank
burst from this country, they wifi be
displaying woeful ignorance and nar
row-mindedness,"
This statement vraa made to-day by
Mrs. Q. H. P. Belmont, at whose home
the famous militant suffragette will
stay while in New York. Continuing
Mrs. Belmont said:
"Mrs. Pankhurst Is the most won
derful woman In the world to-day.
When I was In Parts, I saw her dally.
She and her daughters show such
pluck and courage as I never con
templated before. They have made
monkeys out of the strongest and
most famous statesmen In England.
They have made the English Govern
ment and King George the laughing
stock of the world.
"Why, the other day Premier As
quith was attacked on the golf links
by some militants, and it took six
teen detectives to rescue him. Wasn't
that elorious? He was afraid to ap
pear In court against them and
wouldn’t prefer charges. The clowns
In Parliament w ho are opposing wom
an suffrage will soon And themselvss
In a ticklish position before the pe>-
p!e, as suffrage Is bound to come,
and that quickly.”
DRINKS “ON HOUSE” ARE
FORBIDDEN IN BOSTON
BOSTON, Sept 20.—There will be
no more "drinks on the house" In Bos
ton saloons. This is the order of the
licensing board, which became effec
tive recently.
"It Is wrong In principle, against
the best interests of the proprietors
and may be morally and physically
Injurious to the customers,” the board
says In Its notice. Bartenders say
that competition has made It neces
sary to give away one drink in three,
and the dealers expect to save money
iiroparUouately bx tlxg otdqfo
W e Want Mrs. Pankhurst to Come to Atlanta
And Tell of the Cause, Deciares Georgia Leader
IN the interest of truth and fairness Mrs. Pankhurst should
be invited to Atlanta, if for no other reason. Suffragists of
Atlanta are eager to see Mrs. Pankhurst and to hear her
tell the people of this city the story of her work and of her
struggles, and of her ideals. They are eager to hear the truth
of the attempt in England to get the ballot. We do not hear
the truth in this country. There are always tidings unfavor
able to the cause, and never anything of justification for the
suffragists and their methods. There is another side. The
PANIC CAUSED
Bl BOLL WEEVIL
IB SUBSIDING
, Farmers Are Learning How to
Cope With Destructive Pest,
Says Demonstration Agent.
SAVANNAH. Sept 20.—That the
Georgia fanner must begin now his
preparations for combating the boil
, weevil is the message which Profes
sor J, Walter Hendricks, district dem
onstration agent for the State De
partment of Agriculture, brings from
Mississippi, Louisiana and Alabama,
where he has been with other agri
cultural experts studying the ravages
of the weevil.
“The first thing that impressed me
with the cotton fields of Louisiana
and Mississippi.” said Professor Hen
dricks, “was that there-were nowhere
1 any blooms to oe seen. At this time
the weevils had already destroyed ah
the cotton squares, so that no more
i blooming was possible. It is almost
impossible to have a top crqp under
weevil conditions.’
“If the farmer is alert, follows the
best cultural methods and picks the
weevil carefully, as well as the young
squares in which the eggs are laid, he
can, by planting early, always get a
bottom crop, afid at least a part of the
middle crop, but none of the top crop.
If he is careless and indifferent and
will not follow the best agricultural
methods, pick weevils and punctured
squares, he seldom gathers any cotton
at all.
"Another thing that impressed me
| is the spirit of hope and determina
| tion in the weevil territory that has
been infested for several years. In
' other words, the farmers have found
how to make a profitable yield of cot
i ton under weevil conditions, and the
i panic caused by the coming of the
weevil is over. This Is true in Ix>ulsl
! ana and Texas, but not so in Missis
sippi and Alabama. In Mississippi
the recovery from the panicky condi
tions attendant upon the weevil’s ad
vent have not disappeared, though
some of the farmers are getting on
their feet in the matter of growing, or
else have turned to other crops. Jn
Alabama the panic is just beginning
to be felt, since that State is not yet
more than one-half infested, perhaps
•‘Someone may ask what will be the
effect of the boll weevil upon the
: Georgia farmer. It will most cer
j tainly force a higher and better class
of farming, or else cause the farmer
to discontinue his occupation. It will
be Impossible, in my opinion, for all
the Georgia farmers to leave off
growing cotton and depend upon oth
er crops. Therefore, it will be nec
essary for them to learn now how to
grow cotton under weevil conditions.
This I believe a great many farmers
will do even at the beginning, and
when they have done so others will
follow their example.”
Threw Self at Girl;
They'll Wed in Java
Accident on Train Leads to Pretty j
Romance for Young Hollander
and American Girl.
COLORADO SPRINGS, Sept 20
When a stra-nsre young man literally
threw himself at her a year ago. Miss
Eugenia Campbell, daughter of Mrs.
Mary J. Campbell, of this city, had
no idea that the incident would lead
to the altar and that the aforesaid
altar would be tn a temple In far
away Java
Mlsa CatnpbelTß engagement to
John Peter Scholten la the meet ro
mantic that haa ne to light in
many months.
Scholten, a young Hollander, was a
passenger on a Short Line train to
Cripple Creek, and when the train
gave a lurch he was thrown into the
lap of Miss Campbell, who occupied
the seat across the aisle from him.
The apologies that followed were the
beginning of a romance that will
culminate in the wedding of the two
a year from now.
Misuse of Word To
Halt Ohio Hunters
“Before” Instead of “After” Will
Prevent Killing of Game
Until 19t5.
BANDUSKT. OHIO, Sept. 20—The
word “after” Instead of “before.”
which apparently was intended, has
the effect of prohibiting hunting of
quail and other game in Ohio until
after November 15. 4915, according to
an opinion given Clerk of Courts Je
rome Stoll by Prosecuting Attorney
Henry Hart.
“No person within the State shall
catch, kill or injure, or pursue with
such Intent, Virginia partridge or
quail or Carolina dove, «>n or before ;
November 18, 1915,” is the way tiie
statute reads in ■ : the ses-
sion laws distributed by the Secre
tary of State.
Hart admits an error may hav*
been made in printing and that the
draft of the Ulw may be cor
rect i
EBB? EXTINCT,
TITLE TO BBIIISL
PLOTISINDOUBT
I
i Tombstones So Old Inscriptions |
Are Effaced—Ownership Puz
zles Savannah Officials.
■ SAVANNA H, Sept. 20. -On the
j eastern side of the city, in the subdi
. i vision known as Hawthorne l ark.
! there is an abandoned cemetery •
! wherein the members of an old Sa- i
vannah family are buried. Four
i tombstones, the inscriptions on which
are barely distinct enough to be read,
1 are si’ill there to identify the plot as
a burying ground. So far as is known '
the family whose members are burled i
i there is extinct. The question as to l
who is the rightful owner of the prop- I
erty has been raised.
The existence of th* nld cemetery 1
was brought to light when N. P. Nils- I
son. who owns the adjoining property,
applied at the city hall for permission.!
to clear away the weeds and grass—
the signs of many years of neglect '
Because Nilsson could not say who
the property belonged to he did not !
get the coveted permission.
Nilsson bought the property a few ; i
months ago from the Hawthorne Im- q
provement Company. Hawthorne
Park was a tract belonging to Pound
er. The Hawthorne Improvement '
Company was organized to take the I
property over and subdivide It. Prac
tically all of the property has been ,
sold off in lots. • !
One of the three lots which Nilsson
wanted to buy was the one on which '
the abandoned cemetery was located.
The agents of the company explained :
that they could nut sell him this lot,
as their deed only gave them the cus-
1 tody of It. But they agreed to deed
to him their rights in the cemetery
property on condition that he would ,
buy the other two lots. This propo-
! sition was accepted.
1 The tract of land now known as
Hawthorne Park was sold by John
Bilbo to Dennis "Reardon in ISM. In
this sale Bilbo reserved the right for
the members of his family to use the
plot, 35 by 35 feet, as a burying
ground. Reardon subsequently sold
tn* tract to Pounder with that under
standing. The Hawthorne Impress
ment Company agreed to the same
conditions. And Nilsson, the last
purchaser, is bound by the same
agreement. But the question is, must
Nilsson allow the property to remain
as a burying ground if all the mem
bers of the Bilbo family are dead?
Bold Bandits Wear
Monocles as Disguise
Police Search for Hold-up Men Who
Intimidated Victims With
English Dialect
CHICAGO, Sept. 20—Police are
Bearchintr for a pair, of youths wear
ing monocles, although that isn’t the
charge against them. They had th
bad taste to use the newly revived fad
•as disguises In holding up Stan', -y
IGnlvek and Vladlslaw Narozniak in
front of their home. They also us -1
ugly looking revolvers and vaudeville
"English" dialect.
The pair, stylishly dressed, ap
proached Gnlvek and Narozniak and
bowed, presenting their weapons a'
the same time. ”1 say, old top,” said
one. "better jolly well hold up your
hands." Gnlvek stared at the glassy
eyes for two seconds and was slow
about elevating his arms
"Be bloomin’ quick about tL too,”
said the other, gesturing with his pis
tol. “or I'll jolly well have to ‘pink’
yea,” Not wishing to be “jolly well
pinked,” both victims complied.
Mother Legally
Adopts Own Sons
Goes Through Court Proceeding in
Order That Boys May In
herit Property.
SAUNA, KANS., Sept. 20.—A step
father’s love for his two stepsons
brought about a peculiar proceeding
In the Probate Court of this county
this week. In which the natural mo
ther of two boys, William and Bur
ton Howland, 7 and 9 years old, re
spectively, relinquished all claims to
her children In order that she and her j
second husband might adopt them
legal heirs of the stepfather, F E i
Miller.
Tiie first husband of Mrs. Miller, i
named Howland, was father of
the boys. Miller, the second husband,
Is of a wealthy family In California,
and it was his desire that the two
boys inherit his share of the property
with their mother after his death.
GREEN SPECTACLES GIVEN
COWS TO OFFSET GLARE
GARY, IND., Sept. 20.—Because the
I recent drouth has wiped most of the
vegetation away tn th” sand dun* s,
farmers living tn the Black Soli bor
der along the dunes north of Miller,
Porter hnd East Gary have been
obliged to fit their cows with green
colored spectacles Several of the
bovines ha\ gone blind as a result u£ |
vs tuuid, i
whole truth has never been told. We want Mrs. Pankhurst to
come to Atlanta to tell us of it. We will try to get her here.
Mrs. Pankhurst is our leader, and is the most wonderful
and courageous woman working for our cause. Even if we
should not indorse the militant methods, we pay tribute to Mrs.
Pankhurst because she is leading the same fight as ours. She
is sincere. She is patriotic. There must be a very good reason
why she should lead her forces to the use of extreme methods.
This reason we want to hear —MRS. M. L. M’LENDON, Presi
dent of the Georgia Equal Suffrage Association.
Asks 85,000 for
Taking Wine Bath
Autoist Given Drenching In Alcoholic j
Refreshment Flies Suit Against
Owner of Spirits.
LOS ANGELES. Sept. 20. Morris
Smith wants $5,000 for a wine bath.
He is not selling such ablutions. He
took the bath in question himself,
and wants the money as damages.
Suit was filed by Smith In Superior
Court yesterday against Frederick W.
Beau de Zart. Smith says the latter
was negotiating with Ills employer,
who conducts a wine store, to sell him
an auto truck for delivery purposes.
Beau de Zart told him he would show
him how to drive the truck. Instead,
he was hurled over the tailboard into
the street by tlm sudden starting of
the machine and rfrnply inundated by
the contents of many cases of log.
medium an high-priced wines Beau
de Zart had promised to show him
how to deliver in jig time.
840,000 Price of Fifth
Husband Is Charge
First Wife Declares Second Spouse
Spent This Amount for Divorce
Decree.
DENVET}, Sept. 20.—When the
divorce of Mrs. William D. Cur
rent, daughter of E. J. Gates, wealthy
banker and cattle raiser of Albion,
Neb., comes up It probably will be
charged that $40,000 was the price
paid by Mrs. Current for her -fifth
husband.
The first Mrs. Current was a well
known society girl of Louisville.
When Current met the banker's
daughter, who had been divorced four
times, it was a case of love at first
sight.
Mrs. Current No. 1 demanded $40,-
000 alimony. Current alleges that his
present wife paid this sum so he
could obtain his freedom.
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THIRTY-SIX
COHipany WHITEHALL
Uncharted Rock in
Sea Fatal to Thirty
Captain of State of California,
Wrecked, Freed From Blame
by Board.
SEATTLE. Sept. 20.—The thirty
passengers and sailors who per
ished In the wreck of the steamship
State of California, commanded by
Captain T. H. Cann. In Gambler Bay,
Alaska, lost their fives primarily be
cause of the failure of the Govern
ment Coast and Geodetic Survey forces
to locate and chart the rock on which
the vessel struck.
Such effect is the decision of the
United States Marine Inspection
Board which investigated the death
dealing disaster.
The decision of the board Is now in
the malls and on its way to Wash
ington. It holds that neither Captain
Cann nor any of the officers was to
blame.
School Is Guarded
To Permit Lessons
Warring Factions Os Town Each
Strive to Get Control of
Educational System.
PITTSBURG, KANS., Sept 20—As
a result of a disputed election of
members of the School Board, hold
several weeks ago, armed guards sur
rounded the schoolhouse at Curran
vllle, a small mining town northeast
of here. Inside a corps of teachers
appointed by one faction of the rival
board members conducted the les
ions, while outside and just beyond
the body of armed guards stood a
principal and six teachers, appointed
by the other faction.
Frequently recitations were inter
rupted by shouts from the "outsider*"
or by the command of some of the
guards halting persons venturing near
the building. Four women teachers
of the "outsiders” were arrested and
taken before a justice, charged with
disturbing the peace.
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