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THU ATLAM'A liHOHHlAN AND NEWS,.
IE BULLETINS'TO BE
CONTINUED; PROTEST BE
LEAD
Continued From Page 1.
. 11 . i ; i. 11 ; r impression that*A<lanta
mpiv reeks with wickedness. Th<*
ty has a reputation for being w icktd
i!mt extends from one roast to Gift
• ther. and it is due to the constant
agitation of immoral subjects in these
bulletins of the Men and Religion
Forward Movement.”
Matt Meeting Likely.
Mr. Daniel’s suggestion that a
meeting be called to protest against
the bulletins has met with the ap
proval of many of the men who are
supporting Colonel Paxon and Mr.
Adair. The latter said he would he
willing to attend and take part in
such a meeting, and Colonel Paxon
declared that such a gathering seemed
the logical outcome of the agitation.
Others declared themselves In favor
of the meeting, and it is freely pre
dicted that the suggestion of Mr.
Daniel that the meeting be called by
half a dozen responsible business men
will hear fruit within a few’ days.
Although more than a score of busi
ness men, including Robert F. Mad
dox, of the American National Bank;
Ivan E. Allen, chairman of'the At
lanta Convention Bureau and the man
who put the Oglethorpe project
through, and John E. Murphy, \ T lc**
president of the Trust Company of
Georgia, have enlisted with Colonel
Paxon and Mr. Adair in their fight
>n the bulletins and the present prop
aganda of the Men and Religion For
ward Movement, statements made by
various members of the Executive
Committee Tuesday indicated that
they are in full accord with the pol
icy outlined exclusively in The Geor
gian Monday by John J. Engan, chair
man of the movement, of ignoring all
rit- -»ms directed against the com
mittee and continuing Its work along
the same lines as heretofore.
The fact that many of the members
«f the committee refused to be
quoted as making any comment «>n
he controversy indicates that a pact
of silence has been made, and that
little will be said that does not come
as an official committee announce
ment. This was intimated strongly
by one of the members of th>? com
mittee Tuesdav.
Those memb rj who consented to
make public statements regarding
ihelr attitude in the controversy
warmly Indorsed the bulletins as writ
ten by Marlon Jackson, and declared
that they have done and are doing in
finitely more good than harm. By
Harry Etheridge, one of the members,
Mr. Jackson wa« called a "genius.”
*'He and John Eagan are the great
est moral force that Atlanta has ever
had,” declared Etheridge.
Deny Voting Indorsement.
The meeting of the executive com
mittee of the Men and Religion For
ward Movement at the Baptist Tab
ernacle is expected to spring a sur
prise within a few days, although
virtually every member of the com
mittee insists that nothing official
was done regarding the criticisms,
and that no official recognition was
made of either Colonel Paxon’# or
Mr Adair’s assertions that the bul
letins were harmful and destructive
It Is known, however, that the sub
ject was brough'. up by both Mr.
Eagan and Mr. Jackson, and that
several of the other members dis
cussed the question thoroughly. It
was rumored shortly after the meet-j
ing that an indorsement of the bulle
tins and of Mr. Jackson as their au
thor was voted unanimously, but this
is denied by various members of the
committee
It is regarded as extremely likely
thaf at the meeting of the committee
next Monday some'action will he
taken, as well as at the meeting of
the Evangelical Ministers’ Associa
tion, which body, according to the
president, the Rev. W. C. Schaeffer,
actually controls the work of the
executive committee of the Men and
Religion Forward Movement. It is
thought that by that time the pro
tests against and criticisms of the
bulletins and the propaganda of the
movement will have reached such pro
portions as to compel some action.
Jackson Has Silence Policy.
Marlon .Jackson declared Tuesday
morning that no statement of any
kind would hereafter he issued by his
committee, and that the policy of the
movement leaders would be to take
no notice of the criticism. While he
refused to be quoted. Mr. Jackson
reiterated the statement he made to
The Georgian Monday that the work
of the movement would continue as
though nothing had happened. A bul
letin will appear in Tuesday’s Geor
gian, but Mr. Jackson declined to
state what subject it will discuss.
In Indorsing the bulletins that al
ready have appeared and approving
the language in which they were
toothed, members of the executive
committee stated that the work would
go on and bulletins appear regularly
despite the criticisms and attacks by
Mr. Adair, Colonel Paxon and oth
ers.
"I will engage in no controversy,”
declared J. W. Patterson, one of the
members, "but 1 will say this much
the work will continue as though we
had never been criticised.”
Dr. John E. White, pastor of the
Second Baptist Church and prominent
in the movement, declared that he
thoroughly approved of the bulletins
as they have recently appeared.
Praise by Dr. White.
“They are th£ greatest educational
force at work in Atlanta to-day,” he
said, “They call attention to our
municipal Ills and offer the cure. I
heartily approve of them, and am sure
that they can not he stopped merely
because some citizens do not fully
agree with our ideas."
H. Y. McCord, of the McCord-
Btewart Company and a member of
the committee, said:
"I have never attended a meeting
of the executive committee, but the
work It is doing has my approval.
The recent bulletins that have ap
peared. and which seem to have start
ed this controversy, also are In line
wMth my ideas. I think the lan
guage Mr. Jackson used in O. K. These
bulletins are doing more good than
any movement that has been started
here In the past decade, and they do
the city good all over the country. I
am sorry some of our best citizens
see fit to criticise these bulletins and
the work of the committee, and can
not conceive why they should do it,
unless it is that they are afraid the
agitation will event\ially result In a
strict enforcement of the prohibition
law's.”
Dr. C. B. Wllmer, prominent Epis
copalian minister ami member of the
PURE FOOD
STORES
Rogers Stores
Closed All Day
Thursday, January 1st
Taking stock and getting ready for
1914, the ‘‘banner year.”
Kindly phone your orders as early as
possible to-morrow, so that we can give
you prompt and satisfactory service.
Thanking you for a generous patron
age, which has made the year fast closing
the biggest in our history, we sincerely
wish you a Happy and Prosperous
NEW YEAR!!
L. W. Rogers Co.
committee, declared that l.e had no‘h ]
•ng to say for publication.
\V W. Orr, of the George Muse
Clothing Company, w’ho also is h
member of the committee, likewise
declined to make any public state
ment
J. K. Orr, of the J K. Orr Rhoe
Company, also Indorsed the bulletins
end declared the work should con
tinue.
Lauda Vice Crusad*.
Attorney Harry Etheridge, a mem
ber of the committee, declared tha;
he approved of every bulletin that
has been published, with the excep
tion of one that appeared during
Mayor Woodward* last campaign,
which, he dec lared, was worded in a
manner calculated to do Mr. Wood
ward more good than harm.
"The bulletins should not attempt
to get; into politics, and that one in
cident was the only mistake that !
think Mr Jackson .nade in all the
bulletins he has issued,” Mr. Kth
erldge said. "I heartily approve of all
the reel of them, and think that they
have made Atlanta a better city th: i
ever before The vice crusade \v. s
one of the greatest movements ever
started anywhere, and it has done in
finitely more good than harm. The
Men and Religion Forward Moveme'
stands for Christian citizenship, and
la PMpared to fight the devil wher
ever he pops bis head up. I think
John J Eagan and Marion Jackson
are the greatest moral force Atlant i
has ever seen They have my hearty
approval and all the assistance I can
give them !n their work."
Colonel Frederic j. Paxon declared
Tuesday that he is more than ever
convinced thaf the majority of the
people of Atlanta are disgusted wPh
the bulletins that have been appear
ing Terentiy sign.d by the Executive
Committee of the Men and Religion
Forward Movement, d dec’ared
that since his Interview criticising
them appeared exclusively in Sunv
day’s American he has received more
than 200 messages of congratulation
on the stand he has taken.
Monday more than twenty wom
en,"ome of them among the most in
fluential in Atlanta, called me up and
expressed their approval of my ac
tion In taking a stand against the
disgusting bulletins issued by 'he
movement,” Colonel Paxon said. “One
of them told me she had found it
neressars to hav* the newspaper ’n
which they were appearing discon
tinued because her 12-year-old daugh
ter had formed the habit of reading
them and of asking questions that
could hardly he answered."
Colonel Paxon showed a Georgian
reporter a stack of letters a foot high
that had come In during the day. all
from people indorsing his stand. On
his desk were halT a dozen telephone
('alls that had come in during a few
minutes' absence from his office.
Adair’s Vice Charge Defended.
Mr. Paxon and Mr Adair both said
Tuesday that they had received hun
dreds of telephone calls from people
praising them for their criticisms and
assuring them of their snipport. Both
received a call from A. W. Elliott, su
perintendent of the Southern Rescue
Mission, who declared that he was
heartily in at cord with their views,
especially with those of Mr. Adair,
who .declared that the vice crusade
had scattered the social evil instead
of exterminating it. Mr. Elliott, Mr.
Adair declared. told him that he had
not even gone far enough in his state
ments.
Ivan K. Allen, chairman of* the
Convention Bureau, and one of the
city’s most influential leaders iri civjc
affairs, declared that the Men and Re-
ligion Forward Movement is trying to
cover too much territory, and de
plored its attempt to regulate the
liquor business of Atlanta. He also
declared that some of the language
used in many of the bulletins should
never have been printed.
“The Men and Religion Forward
Movement," Mr. Alien declared,
“should finish what it has started
before beginning on the liquor ques
tion It Is trying to cover too much
territory. As a prohibitionist. I think
that the agitation of prohibiton by
the. movement, especially In Atlanta,
only makes things worse. Atlanta i*
to-day as well regulated, so far as
the liquor selling is concerned, as any
city her size in the country, and the
Forward Movement would do infi
nitely more good to the State at large
if they would let Atlanta alone and
spend the money they spend here in
Augusta or Savannah, where the liq
uor laws are hardly enforced at all.
"As far ns the bulletins are con
cerned, there are a lot of things that
are printed In them that if they were
In a patent medicine advertisement
would he excluded from the newspa
pers. There has been a great deal of
language used in them that T do<snot
approve of. although there, have been
a few bulletins that were all right. 1
do not believe in Ailing the bulletins
with a discussion of Inherited disease
and various phases of immorality, and
then putting it where the children can
get. hold of it.
Harm Done to Citv
“The Men and Religion Forward
Movement has undoubtedly done At
lanta a lot of good, but it has done as
mufch harm as R lias done good, and
has hurt the city. The bulletins an*
the movement’s propoganda have
made tho outside world think Atlanta
is a great deal worse than she real
ly Is.”
Robert F. Maddox, vice president of
the American National Rank and one
l of the city's leading men, declared
that the Men and Religion Forward
Movement has wandered greatly from
the original aim of the movement as
it was explained when the movement
was inaugurated in Atlanta.
“The movement as first organized,”
said Mr. Maddox, "was intended to
develop interest in settlement work
associated charities work, public hos
pital work and similar things, as 1
understood it, and 1 do not believe
the movement in Atlanta is following
the plans outlined at that time
"I doubt the wisdom of what the
movement is doing, and 1 do not be- J
lieve they are accomplishing the re
sults at which they are striving On
the other hand, l think some of the
bulletins have injured the good repu
tation Atlanta has always enjoyed."
The criticisms directed against the
bulletins by Colonel Paxon were
I heartily indorsed by Charles Win«Mp.
president of the Continental Cotton
Gin Company.
"Mr. Paxon has the right idea,
said Mr. AVinship, "and 1 indorse
every word he says. The bulletins
are read by young people who do not
understand them, and the resultant
discussions lower the tone of social
| intercourse and are decidedly harm
ful.”
B. J. Eiseman’s Views.
B. J. Eiseman, secretary of the
Eiseman Brothers’ Company and one
of the business men who have at
tended the informal conferences held
recently', at which the question of
agitating a protest again*! the Men
1 and Religion Movement and its bul-
I letins was discussed, declared Tues
day that he agreed with Colonel Pax
on and Mr. Adair that the bulletins
and the propaganda of the movement
nr© harmfdl. both to the city and to
! its Inhabitants
j "I most certainly approve of Colo-
J m l Paxon’s and Mr. Adair’s criti-
j cisrns." said Mr. Eiseman. "and agree
with them that something should be
done to halt the publication of the
bulletins. They have worked great
damage to the city in tho outside
world, and it is only logical to sup
pose that they have hurt business,
masmuch as business is the life of
any city They have created the im
pression In the minds of people
throughout the country that Atlanta
is a hot-bed of wickedness and vice.
"Many people have failed*to come
to Atlanta who would have come here
and brought their business here and
made their homes here had it not
been for these bulletins
Tells of One Instance.
"I am personally acquainted with
the incidents enumerated by Colone 1
Paxon inrl Mr. Adair, and there are
others that I have heard of that have
not yet been mentioned
I have In mind a man of consid
erable wealth who lived in a small
town In Georgia. He had several
boys and girls, and contemplated lo
cal ing in Atlanta in order to give his
children the advantages of the city’s
educational facilities Then the bul
letins begarj appearing and he got the
the impression that Atlanta was the
most immoral city in t ie universe
He stopped his subscription to the
Atlanta paper. 1 understand, in order
that his children might not read the
bulletins. His ultimate decision was
that he could not afford to bring his
family to a city where conditions
were such as tho bulletins staid exist
in Atlanta. »o he moved his family to
Philadelphia, which probably is really
more wicked than Atlanta The dif
ference is that only the had points of
Atlanta are advertised in the bulle
tins; I have never seen any of the
good things we have here enumerated
or even mentioned
"I would not care to take the initia
tive in calling a mass meeting of pro
test, but if one is called I certainly
will attend."
GRAIN
NEW FORK, Dec. 30.—While trading
was heavy, price changes were unim
portant at the opening of the octton
market to-day and first quotations were
from unchanged to 2 up to 1 point
lower than Monday's close.
* 9 *
Notices for less than 50.000 hales
came out, nearly all from a large Phila
delphia spot house. Notices were ab
sorbed mostly by the same source that
Issued them Commission houses sold
January, while Europe and spot houses
bought them. The result of these cross
( urrents of trading being to advance the
liet to 2<&-6 points from opening range
There was considerable liquidation on
the call, owing to the amount of no
tices issued, but the demand after the
all was good However, sentiment is
against the market, and it took little i
selling to depress the list. It Is said
thaf a further advance will bring out. j
further selling by Wall street.
There always are some hangers-on
who wait until the last minute to get
out of an untenable position and these
were selling
December. resulting in I
prices easing oft to the previous close. ! STOCKS— High
Llverpol cables were steady. { Amal. Copper. 74 7 4
Following ate 11 a. in. bids in New | American Can
York: January, 12.08; March, 12.42;
May, 12.35; July, 12.37; October. 11.71.
Following are 10 a m. bids in New
Orleans - January. 12.46; March. 12 74;
May. 12.8B July, 12.91; October, 12.83.
NEW YORK COTTON, *
By CHARLES W. STORM.
NEW YORK, Dec 30.—A strong tone
prevailed in the stock market ai toe
opening to-day and nearly all issues
maxi*- gains ranging from fractions to
2 points.
Canadian Pacific, after opening 1
point higher. Increased Its gain to 2
points within half an hour. The strength
in this stock came from London, where
there was good buying based on the net
Increase’ of .$630,000 shown in the No
vember earnings.
Nearly all issues increased their gams
from the opening t»rice. Union Pacific,
after opening at 157*8 for a gain of %,
went to 165%.
Among the other advances were:
I'lah Copper, %; Fnited States Steel
common, %: Norfolk and Western, %;
Chino Copper. %; New York, New Ha
ven and Hartford. %; Erie, %; Chesa
peake and Ohio. %; and Northern Pa
cific:, %. Southern Pacific yielded V 4
and Amalgamated Copper. Baltimore
and Ohio and Reading declined frac
tionally.
The curb was steady.
Americans in London were irregular.
Stock quotations to noon;
''III Prev.
lOnenlHijrh ITjOW'Nbnn Cln«*«
A.&W.P.B.R. Change
Effective January 1
Announcement of appointments
and changes in the service of the At
lanta and West Point Railroad were
made Tuesday morning by Freight
Traffic Manager E. T Eckles. E. S
Center, now general agent of the At
lanta office, has been appointed as
sistant general freight agent, with
offices In Atlanta; Frank G. Browder,
Jr., assistant general freight agent,
with offices at Montgomery, Ala.; E.
G. Hitt, division freight agent, with
offices at Montgomery. D. P.
O’Rourke, general agent, with offices
at Selma, Ala. The office of division
freight agent at Selma has been
abolished. The appointments will
take effect January 1.
Town Too Slow for
All but President
PASS CHRISTIAN, MISS., Dec
30.—Tiring of unaccustomed inactivi
ty, President Wilson to-day turned to
work for relief. He dictated a num
ber of letters and prepared to com
mence drafting his important anti
trust messafe.
President Wilson’s health has im
proved greatly since he came here,
hut Dr. Grayson is still advising him
to "go slow.”
The President is having more fun
thap any of his official family at the
"Winter White House" Pass Chris-
tion is too "slow knd rural” for most
of the party.
Dec. .
Jan. .
Feb. .
Mch.
A prll
M a y .
June
July .
Aug.
Sept.
Oct. .
! ! 112.26-27
12.05 jL2.11 12.03 ;12.06'12.05-07
n. 14-is
. 12.4112.43 12.38 12.41 12.39-40
12.32-34
12.31 12.36 12.3012.33 12.32-33
12.32-34
12.33 12.38! 12.83|12.35i 12.83-34
1 12.14-18
11.75-82
11 .69 11.72 11 .69 11.72 11.68-69
Am. Car Fdy
Am. Smelting.
Am. T.-T
Anaconda ...
Atchison
B. and O ....
Can. Pacific...
Cen. leather..
C. and O
Consol. Gas ...
Distil. Secur...
Erie
NEW ORLEANS COTTON,
I I I I I Prer
lOpeniHigh ILowfNoon] Clos*
I >ec. . ,
• ■i
..
112.
40
Jan. .
. . 12
.43
12
.47
12
.43
12
.47
12.
40-
-41
Feb
. .1
.
• 12
45-
■47
Mch. .
.12.
68
12,
.75
i2.
68
12
66
,12,
.66-
■67
April .
,12.
.61-
-64
May ...
. .12,
.79
12.
86
i2.
79
12.
. 85
12
79-
-80
June .
12
.80-
■82
July .
. . 12.
89,
,12.
92
u.
88
ii.
.91
12.
84-
-85
Oct. .
11
.79-
■80
LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET.
Futures opened quiet and
steady.
Op ing. 2 P.M
Close.
Prev.
Olo<se.
i Dec. . . .
. .6.72
6.76
6.72%
j Dec.-Jan.
.6.73
6.74
6.75%
fiS2' 2
i Jan.-Feb. .
. .6.73
6.73‘o
6.75%
6.73
Feb.-Mch.
6.75%
6.76
6.78
6.75%
Mch.-Apr.
. .6.77
6 78
6.80%
6.77%
j Apr.-May
nr
6.80
6.77%
i May-June
. .6.77
6.80
6.77%
June-July
.6.75%
6.77
6.75
July-Aug
. .6.71
8.72H
6.73%
6.72
AUK.-Spt.
. 6 61%
6.62
6.63%
6.62
Sept.-Oct.
. .6.44
6.45%
6.44
Oct.-Nov.
. .6.34
6.34
6.36%
6.35
44%
64
123%
36
94
92
208
27^4
61%
127
28^
Gen. Electric. 140
G. North, pfd. 127
G. North. Ore.. 3D4
Interboro .... 15
do, pref... . Cl %
K. C S.. . . 24 %
L. Valley. . . 150\
Mo. Pacific . . 25
No. Pacific . . 109%
Reading . . . 170Vi
R. I. and'Steel 20V*
do, pref. . 80 %
So. Pacific . . 89%
So. Railway . 23%
St. Panl ... 100
Tenn. Copper. 32',4
Texas Pacific 13*4
T'nion Pacific. 156
F. S. Rub7>er. 56 1 2
U. S. Steel . . 59%
Utah Copper. 51
Low.
74
29%
44%
64
, 123 Vg
35 7 4
94
92
207
27* 8
61
3 26%
17%
28U
140
126%
34*4
15
61
24 %
150 %
24%
109%
168 %
20%
80%
88%
23
99%
31
13%
355
56%
58%
50%
Previous
Noon .Close
74% 74*,:
30
44%
64
123%
36
29*/
44
64
94
92
207%
27%
61%
127
17%
2**4
140
127
24 %
15
61%
24%
150%
109%
170*4
20%
80%
89%
23%
180
31 %
13%
155 %
56%
59%
51
35%
93%
92
205
27 Vi
60*4
130
17 %
27%
140
126
33%
14%
60%
•149%
k 23%
109 %
168%
19%
80
89%
23%
99%
30%
13
154%
56
58%
50%
CHICAGO, Dec. 30.—-While May and
July wheat were the smallest fractio’n
stronger at the opening to-day, the De
cember wheat was easier. Liverpool,
after opening higher, reacted on more
pressure in the way of Argentine offer
ings and a poor demand.
Corn was irregular, December being
up as much as lc at the start on shorts
covering, and later dropping about %e.
May was %c lower. A lighter movement
is expected in corn, which will bring
about smaller hedging transactions.
Oats were slightly lower.
Provisions were easier.
CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET.
Grain quotations to noon:
Previous
WHEAT
High,
Low.
Noon.
Close.
Dec
88%
88%
May
!H>14
90 %
90%
July
871*
86 7 *
87
87
CORN—
Dec
71%
70%
704,
70*4
May
69
68%
6S'>,
68%
July
68 %
68 > -
68 (g
68*4
♦ OAT'S—
T >ee ....
39
38-*
39
38%
Mav
41 %
43 %
41
July
40%
4(1
40%
40 %
PORK—
.Ian... .
May. . . .
20.65
20.65
20.65
20.25
20.67%
LARD-
Jan
10.62%
10.62%
10.62* 2
10.65
May....
10.97%
10.95
10.97%
11.00
RIBS—
Jan....
10.70
10.70
10.70
10.70
May....
13.02%
11.00
11.00
11.02%
Negro Slayer Gets
Respite for 2 Weeks
Jim Baxley, a negro slayer of an
other negro in Coweta County, has
been granted a two weeks' respite
from ths hanging, the original date
having been «et for next Friday.
Tiie OCvernor aeted on the recom
mendation of the trial Judge and the
Solicitor General, who stated that a
certain conflict in the evidence left a
doubt as to the negro’s guilt.. They
asked a commutation %> life impris
onment. The Prison Commission will
investigate the case.
House Is Ransacked
In Family's Absence
DUBLIN, Deo. 30.—The residence of
P. L. Wade, which has been closed
for about three months, has been ran
sacked by thieves, during the absence
of the family.
The discovery was made by neigh
bors, who noticed that a wire screen
at a rear entrance had been cut, th»*
glass broken, the door opened, trunk»
broken open, clothing scattered over
the floors, linen closets ransacked and
beds tumbled.
Closed firm.
STOCK GOSSIP.
G. D. Potter says: ‘‘I believe that
foreign liquidation in certain issues,
such as Canadian Pacific, will be over
by January 3, and expect this will help
tho market.
“I am very bullish for the long pull
on stocks and on this recession would
buy Union Pacific, Anaconda Copper,
Reading and the Tractions."
* * *
Canadian Pacific was strong on good
impression made by November state-
ment. shrswing increase of $630,000 :n net
earnings.
* * *
Texas Company was strong in sympa
thy with an advance in Standard Oil
stocks on the curb and tho optimistic
feeling regarding the outlook for oil in
dustry.
* * *
The advance in Missouri Pacific was
regarded as an indication of progress
with plans for financing
COTTON GOSSIP.
About 50,000 notices were issued at
the opening, mostly by McFadden.
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The New Orleans Tinfes-Democrat
says: ‘‘Queer as it may seem, only a
little is heard of the statistical position
of cotton, while a great deal is heard
about large ginnings. and prospective
large tenders at New York to-day.
Under the circumstances most traders,
seem to think the cotton snarket, by
holding its own at this time, is doing
splendidly. The influence of the holi
days Is a modifying factor. The fear
of tenders of low grade cotton, for some
of which there is no ready sale to con
sumers. is an influence of moment.
"The knowledge that no cotton has
matured In recent weeks and that the
gins have been rapidly cleaning up the
crop seems to exert less influence on
sentiment than the fact that the tal
ent expects larger ginnings for the pe
riod December 14 to January I than
last year, to be reported Jby the Gov
ernment. Tn this latter connection some
analysis is now apropos: prior to De
cember 14* the Census Bureau reports
12.923.000 ba'es ginned. If the crop be.
say 14.250.T777) bales, and the new growth
included in 1914 he the same as in 1913
and the linters and repacks amount to
575,000 bales, there Would remain to be
ginned after December 14 some 750.-
000 bales." *
XMAS RATES
Reduced over N., C. & St.
L. Ry. and W. & A. R. R.
Apply any Agent.
MUSICAL COMEDY
SPECIALISTS*CAPTURE
PATRONS OF BONITA
The Ailes and Meyers Musical
J Comedy Company, playing at the )
Bonita Theater this week, is with
out question one of the best com-
l panies that has been seen in At-
J lanta. While there is a sem-
<; blance of a plot in the hill, yet it ,
\ is different, in that it abounds in
specialties that are delightful.
Ross Ailes and Simon Meyers \
( are the principal comedians—Irish
} and Jew—and they are real en
tertains.
> George Brower, in addition to •
( his splendid interpretation of his
j parts, makes a decided hit in his
s song, "The World's All Wrong
Again.”
Nell and Flo Drisdall are har
mony singers who get real music
out of every song they sing, and j
they are as pretty as pictures.
> Miss Esther Roberts in her song.
"Malinda's Wedding Day,” cap-
'i tures the house.
' Dick Tope, at piano; Percy
> Lynn, violin; Clint Barber, cor
net, and Billy Ritter, drums, gives
Atlanta.
an orchestra the equal of any in
From pretty Miss Eva Bailey, {
cashier, on through the list, Man
ager George Campbell has the
best manned and equipped theater
n Atlanta, and with the class of
show's he is giving Is making it
one of the most popular.
3 New Warships
For Italian Navy
Specla 1 Cable to The Atlanta Georgian.
ROME. Dec. 30.—Construction of
three new Italian dreadnoughts Will
he begun shortly, it was learned t<^-
day. Italy. Austria and Germany are
reported to have agreed among
themselves to meet the naval expan
sion of the powers in the triple en
tente—England, France and Russia.
Mrs. Blake, Pioneer
Suffragette, Dies
ENGLEWOOD, N. J. Dec. 30.—
Mrs. Lillie Devereux-Blake, one of the
pioneer suffragists in the United
States, died here to-day, aged 78. Mrs
Blake has been ill for several weeks.
She was president of the New York
Woman Suffrage Association foi
eleven years
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| N a statement, in which it substitutes fiction for fact, the Chicago Tribune asserts that it has a
* larger net pawl city circulation than any other Chicago morning newspaper.
iCest anybody whom it mav concern should he deceived into mistaking bluff for genuine circa -
lation, the Chicago Examiner makes the following proposal:
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That ail the Chicago morning newspaper* open op their circulation books and
records to the Association of American Advertisers and to such other represent
ative bodies as may be selected.
The Chicago Examiner herewith agrees to have this investigation made and it
herewith invites the Association of American Advertisers to take the first step
to bring this about.
The investigation, under these auspices, would be fair and square, comprehen
sive and comparative. It would remove all doubt in the mincHs of national ad
vertisers and Chicago merchants as to the circulation, particularly the city
circulation, of each of the four Chicago morning newspapers.
The period for tins investigation shall be the six months beginning July 1,1913,
and ending December 31, 1913.
If any one of the other morning newspapers of Chicago refuses to open up its
books and records, then the Chicago Examiner agrees herewith to have a joint
investigation made with the remaining Chicago morning newspapers.
If all of the other morning new&papers refuse to open their hooks and
records, then the Chicago Examiner herewith agrees to submit to this
investigation alone because the Chicago Examiner insists on proving
its own circulation.
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HE CHICAGO EXAMINER honestly hefieves that
city circulation is far m excess of any other Chicago
this investigation will prove that iti
morning newspaper, both Daily and
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The Chicago Examiner honestly believes that this investigation will further show that the net
paid Sunday circulation of the Chicago Examiner is almost double that of its nearest e&mtetiter.
Chicago Examiner
Tiut <kn&puicjy prt/uev a» <i fidi page w £*« Chicago r on />«*»>«• 26. 1933.