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4 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. • • * 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 START THE NEW YEAR WITH AN ATLANTA TELEPHONE m c e n t s D Y our Low' S p 1 e s y Ho Rates n J i cl i n m e vs. Circulation | 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: • • > • 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. e r v i c c Phone our contract depart ment, 309, or call at office, Edgewood and Ivy. ATLANTA TELEPHONE ^TELEGRAPH COMPANY T Sunday. 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 m 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.