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ATLANTA, GA-
Coast Steamer Cretan, Wrecked
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in Fog, Headed for Norfolk
Under Own Steam, 1
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. {By International News Service.) ‘
NORFOLK, Feb. 25.—Advices re
ceived here to-day by E. H. Lohr,|
general manager of the Merchants
and Miners' Transportation line, state
that the steamer Cretan, of that line,
“was in collision with an unideniiiied
schooner off Cape Hatteras early this
morning, but neither was seriously
rdamaged ’ 1
The captain of the Cretan, how
aver, declided to take no chances and
wirelessed "“S. O. 8.” calls until the
Steamer Dorothea, of the Bull line, re
sponded. The Dorothea took off the
Cretan’'s passengers and is heading
for Norfolk. None of the passengers
S was se iously injured.
The Dorothea and the Cretan are
expected to reach Norfolk some time
to-night
The passenger list of the Cretan
furnished by the Merchants and Min
ers' line is as follows:
For Savannah—Harry F. Jarvis and
W. H. Heyward
For Jacksonville—Dr, D, €. Hughes,
J. R. Standring, Harry W. Sundell,
the Rev. A. F. Houser, Mrs. Houser,
E. F. Clare, H. L. Neff, Mrs. Neff, R.
J. Fouion, James F. Jackson, A. Rit
ter, John Sweeney, W. F, Purner, Mrs,
Mary Lanin, Lucie Chenox, L. Glass,
Mrs. Glass, A. Glass, Willlam Man-,
gress, H. E. Jones, Mrs. Jones, Miss
K. Salmon, J. Schneider, G. W, Dor
rah and Morris Rosenburg. |
After the steamer’'s collision last
night off Cape Hatteras, its first calls
were picked up by the coast guard
cutter Onondaga, which headed for!
the location given by the “S. O, 8"
messages. Shortly afterward the
steamers Jacinto and Atlanta also
caught the messages and started for
the Cretan
The Cretan has been engaged !n
trade between Philadelphia and Jack
sonville,
During the last 24 hours several
ships have narrowly escaped disaster
in the fog
$40,000 Steamer Is
- Lost Off Wilmington
* WILMINGTON, N, ~ Feb, 25.-~The
flighing steamer Thomas F. Austin, 80
. tons, probably is a total loss on Cape:
bar, where she was sunk Thurs
ot night attempting to enter South
-3 harbor without a pilot. The crew
f:?wemy escaped in boats,
. The steamer is valued at $40,000,
Bhe was southbound from Philadel
- phis Part of the cargo went down
_ With the vessel.
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Lommodore Benedict
Halts Yacht atTampa
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L TAMPA, Feb. 25.—E. C. Benedict,
‘ofee commodore of the New York
‘Xacht Club, put in here to-day on his
_¥ackt Onelda while touring the gulf,
B his party are Mrs. L. D. Hunting
on and dlnghter. of New Rochelle,
s Y.. Miss Rhoda Jones, of Green
eh, Conn., Miss Thompson and Miss
Brown, of Key West,
~ Mre. Preston, Formerly Mrs. Gro
ver Cleveland, was with the party, but
lough weather caused her to give up
‘the trip at Key West. Commodore
‘Benedict and the former President
fish at Lake Hamilton, near here,
than thirty years ago.
Fair Weather for
- Saturday Predicted
- Baturday Predicte
- Fair weather Friday night and Sat.
Pday was the forecast of the oM.
aBl weather bureau at noon. A light
08t was included in the prediction
for the State at largd.
_ Unofficial observers observed that
£ probably would be cold enough for
n oat Friday night but not too
i 1o prevent attendance on “The
Deestrick Skule” at the Audito-
M, where the steam was turned on
hrly in the day.
The greatest price
slaughter of splendid
merchandise this city
has ever witnessed.
Nothing reserved.
COME
SATURDAY
J. B. Department Store
Salvage Headquarters
26 West Mitchell St
Same delicious soda foun
tain drinks, same qualllyi
cigar depariment, and
same splendid service at
Brown & Allen Termi
nal Station Branch as at
main store, corner W hile
hall and Alabama Sts.
ZEIFAY A
HE Judge was muttering
| strange words to himself
as he moved over on the
front platform to make room for
his old friend, and the Culonel
looked at him inquiringly.
“They say talking to yourself is
the first symptom of insanity,” he
observed. “Too bad, old man.”
“What they say is right, I reck
on,” returned the Judge. “But I
wasn't exactly talking. 1 was
trying to memorize something,
and it isn't as easy as when [
was a schoolboy.
“You see, those blamed Shrin
ers roped me into promising to
play a part in this ‘Old Deestrick
Skule’ they're giving Friday and
Saturday nights dowu at the Au
ditorium. They told me ali I'd
have to do would be sit on a
bench and spell and look llke a
prominent citizen. But they got
me down to rehearsal and mada
me recite Rienzl to the Romans
and such stuff as that, and before
I knew it 1 was one of the leading
scholars and a star actor.”
New Air Craft
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Is Secrctly
| Developed
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‘ TAMPA, Feb. 25.—Four Chicago
men—G. R. Lawrence, Perry 8 Lewis,
Lester H. Gibson and H. W, Powers—
working in seclusion in a palmetto
jungle on Old Tampa Bay, have per
fected a hydro-aeroplane which they
belleve will revolutionize air service,
The men refuse to disclose their se
cret, but from the fact that they claim
to develop a speed of 82 miles an hour,
using an engine of but 456-horsepower,
it is belleved they have found some
way of utilizing more of the power de
veloped than other machines are now
able to do. They have been carrying
on their work In the utmost seclusion,
but have finished their experiments
and are ready to start back to Chi
cllnrtn continue their work on Lake
Michigan as'soon as the weather
warms a bit,
Lawrence managed a photographic
supply house in Chicago and devel
oped the idea they have worked out.
He and Lewis have been abroad and
from guarded remarks they have made
it is hinted they have sold their secret
to the English Government,
Dog Hero Burns, but
Family Is Rescued
(t‘v International News Service.)
CHICAGO, Feb. 25.—Blackened
rafters of a suburban home in Oak
Park to-day marked the funera! pyre
of a hero. Sport was his name, and
in appearance he was no different
froniym-ny another dog who answer
ed to that appel!lation,
But he was a hero. When fire at
tacked the home of Willlam L. Har
ris, the famlly —father, mother and
three small children—was soundly
sleeping. Sport's incessant barking
A{ukenod Mr. Harris and he found
Ks wife and, elldren overcome with
‘lmoke. He carried them to safely,
‘bm Sport was forgotten. When the
flames were extinguished his charred
‘hody was found In the ruins, |
High Cut, Low Cut 3
Which Do You Prefer? i
The ‘‘Mark-Down Man’'’ cut- ‘
ting High and Low for Saturday's ;
i Selling.
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of His Many o
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Deep Cuts: | %
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£5.00 Extra High Cut :
Lace White Arabian ;’J\ 'A‘
Cloth, French White Cov- {5 ™ %
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cut); Cut I'l'it'(s‘3°Bs \ \ u
S.OO Extra High Cut m \_‘_
Lace White Kid, French o
White Covered \
Heel; Cut I’rit‘os3°Bs \\-J
$4.00 Paris Pumps, in dull
kid (like ecut): A 2
Cut Price : s2°Bs
Men’s Shoes Cut
For Saturday Selling, as
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£2.50 Values .... SI.OB } .;
$3.00 Values .......8245
£3.00 Values .... $2.85 /
£4.00 Values .. $3.45 7
$4.50 Values $3.85 %_
Heavy Cutting in
1 Children's Dept.
1 Parents should benefit by the great cut on all Dress and
| Schoo! Shoes
| Visit the home of Shoe Economy before buying, for It
| MEANS MONEY TO YOU.
Yours to Please,
MOON’S
N 29 Mitchell 4
“Didn’t know you had dramatic
talents,” remarked the Colonel.
“Didn’'t know it myself,” said
the Judge, “but I reckon I have.
At least Forrest Adair—he's the
teacher, you know-—says he nevar
heard anybody recite quite like
me. He says my conception of
eloquence ig absolutely unique
and deserves a public hearing. So
I reckon I'll have to be there
when the show opens.” .
“l never knew a man vyet, from
Scott Thornton to Eddie Foy, who
didn’t think he could be the
greatest Hamlet of all time if he
had the chance,” said the Colonel.
“I reckon that's right,” admit
ted the Judge. ‘“For me, I never
had ambition to be an actor. I
lay claim to no divine fire, But
speaking of Hamlet, I never saw
one yet who read the soliloquy
according to my idea. Take the
line, now, that beging—"
“I positively refuse,” said the
Colonel. “I'll come down to ses
you in the ‘Deestrick Skule,’ but
1 won’t hear you butcher up
Sgukespure. Here's where 1 get
off.”
PeersinW
Berth, Seeki
Fleeing Wis.
CHICAGO, Feh. 25.—~When a Big
Four train from Indianapolis chugged
to a stop at the Englewood Station
early to-day a man descended whose
left eye was a blue-black, swollen
marvel. The story was brisf. In his
frantic search for his supposed run
away wife he had looked into the
wrong berth |
The injured man was Fred A. Stew
art, a wealthy saloon keeper of In
dianapolis. He was taken, from the
train by Detective Sergeants Magner
and Bailey and at the detective bu
reau was regarded as unbalanced by
the loss of his wife.
Stewart’s wife has been missing for
three days. Last night information
came to him, he told the police, that
she was to flee from Indianapolis on
the Big Four train in company with
another man. In pursuit, he boarded
the train and waited until it was well
under way.
- Then he began his berth-th-berth
search. In ths gloom of lowpr 4 he
peered upon a sleeping couble, Mr.
and Mre. Fred Pettibone, of Louis
ville, Ky.
“I've got you now,” he shouted. The
man arose and demanded to know
what he was talking about.
“Give me back my wife,” Stewart
sald. Pettibone, who is an officlal of
the Mutual Audit Company of Louis
ville, responded with the blow to the
saloonman's left eve.
The train was thrown into an up
roar by the struggle that followed.
Bleepers rushed into the aisle to be
overborne by the fight. and it was
some time before Stewart was sub
dued by the traln crew and taken to
the baggage car. He insisted upon
renewing his search through the
«sleeping car until the inspiration
came to him that his missing wife
was in one of the trunks. There was
another fight to prevent him opening
them.
A telegram to Chicago brought the
detectives to the Englewood Station.
They had hard work to prevent
Stewart from pouncing upon a farmer
whom he accused of stealing his wife,
He was locked up, although no charge
was entered against him.
THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN.
How the Rank and File Regard
Corporation Doings—A Typ
ical Letter,
By B. C. FORBES.
1t is deplorable that so few finan
clers and corporations really under
stand the public.
Acts that are accepted as customa
ry, and, therefore, right by capitalists
may strike the public as wrong he
yond question.
And anything the public as a whole
are convinced is wrong is apt to be
changed more or less ruthlessly soon
er or later,
The ballot, not the dollar, is des
tined to rule.
Misunderstanding is the mother of
most quarrels.
And secrecy {s the most prolific
breeder of misunderstanding and dis
trust.
- Publicity is as a slowly rising sun.
In time it will shine over all.
But so many men of affairs do not
realize this.
S 0 many of them seek to hide un
der the shadows of secrecy.
Even many who have nothing dis
reputable to hide oppose letting in the
light, |
Need of Publicity. ‘
On no subject do I receive more let
ters, year in, year out, than the lack
of thorough publicity in conducting
corporations, |
Let me give a typical letter exactly
as written: :
“Sir—l appeal to you and to your,
valuable, fearless paper to start a se
rious movement to compel (tm‘pora-fi
tion officials to make quarterly re
ports of their affairs, or, better still, |
monthly reports.
“Only through such publicity will
stockholders have a fair chance in the
stock market, and not as it is now,|
when those in power, who in reality
are after all but the servants and
high-salaried clerks of the stockhold
ers, the real owners of corporations,
take advantage of what they know (o‘
be transpiring on the inside, long be
fore it is made general knowledgze,
and by manipulation of the stocks |
to high figures on ‘fake’ tmnsat'tl.mw.;
through which they fool the investing
public into belief that genuine buy
ing is In progress, under cover of
which the inside thieves sell out.
“There is no moral difference be
tween the criminal who hits the trav.
eler on the head and steals his purse
and the rank Inside official or clerk
who uses his knowledge to steal
money from stockholders. Both vio
late the commandment
“‘THOU SHALT NOT STEAL.
“If corporations do not read the
‘handwriting on the wall and realize
that it is high time that they adopt
' honest methods toward the stock
holders, who own thelr companies
and their jobs, perhaps a revolution
might open their eyes, Preach this,
. SEMIANNUAL STATEMENT '
For the six months ending December 31, 1915, of the condition of the
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Missouri State Life Insurance Co.
OF ST. LOUIS, MO,
Organized under the laws of the State of Missouri, made to the Governor
of the State of Georgla in pursuande to the laws of said State. ’
Principal Office—Northwest corner Fifteenth and Locust Streets, St
Louis, Mo. :
I. CAPITAL STOCK.
1. Amount of capital stock .. .. .. .. .. .. ..$1,000,000.00 .
2. Amount of capital stock paid up in cash .. .. .. .. .. $1,000,000.00
1. ASSETS.
1. Market value of real estate owned by the company .. .. $491,338.56
2. Loans on bonds and mortgage (first liens) on real estate. 7,702,031.99
3. Loans secured by pledge of bonds, stocks or other
SRR CORMAREIIIE ia s s onimn s e sh secde o 15,205.48
4. Loans made in cash to policyholders d¢n this company’s
policies assigned as collateral. .. .. .. .. .. <0 o 0 «» 2,124,051.14
5. Premium notes, loans or liens on policies in force .. .. $0,013.72
6. Bonds and stocks owned absolutely: d
PHE U .2 $o 00 4 25 se nn sris e ob oo 20N
AR VOING (DTI DIIR) .o s ov os oo suon ve 0 69,925.00
L 1 CONRYE OO .o i ov osi ansiiie sane ae ee 6,369.02
8. Cash deposited in bank to credit of cOmMpPany.. .. v« oo «. 878,677.98
10. Interest due or accrued and unpald.. .. .. .. «o oo 2o o 0 314,448,238
ST TORMEPUIID ) oo he su'an om ov 58 so 00 ne be 06 bp 67,658.59
B 0 RO DRI a 3 i Ss a 6 aBl eg i snihe Ve an o ab 0b 61,223.10
14. Net amount es uncollected and deferred premiums (de
duction 20 per cent for average loading from gross
S 0 i Ve s R Nl i e v s 343,988.15
16. All other assets, both real and personal, not included
herolnDefore .. . v «o 40 o 5 4o 60 00 90 00 0¥ su s 5,000.00
| ’ SUE————
TOLRE BDUORE .. iv o 6 oo 60 46,45 aquae vian an weve. FIREGLTED 00
| IS BERIED i s 45 b ur as b 4 shne oo enea oy . ANADAINE.IS
111, LIABILITIES.
1. Net present value of all the outstanding pol-
BRSBTS .o v ia in h s by » DRINEINE 00
Deduct net value of risks In this company re
insured in other solvent companies.. .. .. 12,080.00
Net PrOmMIGI FODFTS v o 4 oo 55:66 o 0 50 o oo so'ns - JODEOSVE.OBO
8. Death losses and matured endowments in proc
ess of adjustment, or adjusted and not due . . $85,675.11
4. Death losses and other policy claims resisted by
DD ODIRDENY oo 0 40 0k ae 'weins wh e oo o BREERAO
S Annnity chim URPEME .o oo oo stos 00 o bs o 0 - ILODO.OO
TUID! DONRY O .o oo o 6 59 s2Baioes b sdune b b 104.547.11
7. Dividends d:-rod .nd due and remaining unpaid.. .. .. $3,169.70
§. Dividends declared or provisionally ascertained, but not
PUR GNP .0 4vs42ssshstohG-A648 Soepav e DE b 489,345 .24
BT DS B IUEE . «c 66 on Buiis sBRV ov an 6 06 52,970.12
10, Amount of all other claims against the company .. .. .. 163,376.89
2. COOR ORDIAL ..«40000026006580p¢ 00 80 00 08 wo 1,000,000, 00
35 Durplus over All Habillen .. ¢o oo o+ oo 06 00 05 oo op w 0 $14,125.08
o e
TOIRE MIORMULION <+ . «u o 4 4o o 0 %s s de 40 ov 3¢ 2e 5o SISOOODOB.IS
IV. INCOME DURING THE LAST SIX MONTHS OF THE YEAR 1915
1. Amount of eash premiums received.. .. .. .i .. «. «. «. $1,904.685.70
B TR -PR » s 000 6 on 54 oiv o 6 0% Fo Wb se on've ou 381,848, 74
4. Amount of income from all other sources .. .. .. .. .. .. 4903.71
: Sm———————
TOWRE INOOMIE o oo ss Ga ns s¢ oo os 5o os 'on be 5 v JROORNDS. 18
V. DISBURSEMENTS DURING THE LAST S|X MONTHS OF THE
YEAR 1915,
BTN DRIE s <y v oo ns oe 08 e ve an DR D
2. Matured endowments pald .. .. .. «¢ «« «. 1690000
s B AR T T TR R Y T
Toug amount actually pald for losses and matured en-
VIR «« oo &e §6 0o ut s Po uv bn 06 0d su de m
4. Annuitants . B A ke e ee e 1 m::
ST DU (6 s Ss 5 45 ob 20 56 0% 60 %s 5o s uom'n
6. Dividends pald to policyholders orothers .. .. .. .. .. .. $6.633.10
7. Expenses paid, including commissions to agents and of- ey
e A RN G CRERRE TS TT W e T 72.5% .00
RN DI il 0U e i e i 2323301
8. All other payments and expenditures. .. .. .. v. o 0 o 0 oo $9.904.04
DA DRI .63 e s o 60 e 0e bs od bs 56 00
Oreatest amount insured in any one risk (net). $25,000.00 Wy
Total amount of Insurance outstanding (vald ‘
A'"“:f’.!;bokfl&! we Wi m‘ voo 10688039217 :
copy neorporat uly certified,
Insurance Commissioner iy Bhte offige of the
T el sapenod et e
ap the undersigned T. F. La
dnty.m :ou-n and says that he is the mwwm
“.‘lul neurance Company, and that the foregoing statement is correct
. T F._LAWRENCE, Secretary,
| m-wmmw-oaumu‘aw.u
' Notary mhvdulab.& \
fearlessly. Don’t hesitate to ecall 1.l
spade a spade, and a thieving corpo
ration official a thief. Very trulyl
yours, AUGUSTUS W. RICE." |
Reflects Public Opinion. i
During the last four years I benevel
some seérvice has been rendered by
plublishing letters from all classes.
It is well to let capitalistic Jeaders
know how thelr actions are regarded
by the rank and file. I
Suppressing public opinion serves
no useful, helpful purpose. l
Airing it not only acts as a safety
valve, but ends to bring curative :'e*‘
suits,
The letter printed above should be
pondered by financiers and others
‘identified with corporations which
still refuse to practice genuine pub
licity.
- The railroads several years ago
were compelled to issue monthly re
ports of earnings.
~ Why shouldn’t industrial companies
owned by the public be compelled to
issue reports at least every quarter?
' The largest industrial concern of
‘them all issues illuminating trade fig
ures every month, and a financial re
port every three months. '
| Favor Quarterly Reports.
Several other industrial enterprises
now supply quarterly statements.
~ In every case where the question
‘has been put before stockholders fair
1y and squarely the vote has been in
‘tavor of quarterly reports.
Why are s 0 many corporations lag
ging behind in this matter?
~ Why don’t they act voluntarily?
~ Why wait until forced by law to
do so?
~ Action then will come with (1l
grace; it would come now with good
grace.
The majority of outsiders, let me
tell financiers, are quite sure that op
position to fuller publicity is because
insiders would not be able to do so
much profitable speculation in the
companlies’ stocks.
1 know, of course, that such an as
sumption is wrong in nine instances
out of every ten. ;
But you can not convince the pub
lic of this.
And I'm not sure that it is the duty
of financial writers to exert them
selves to remove this misconception.
The best way to remove the mis
conception is to remove the cause
of it.
Do away with secrecy and you will
do away with suspicion,
Corporations that have sold securi
ties to the public ean not hope to be
regarded or treated as strictly pri
vate concerns, and their activities as
no business of the public’s.
The privilege of accepting the pub
lic's monev rightly carries with it re
sponsibilities. |
And not the least of these respon
gibilities is that of supplving all rea
gsonable demands for publicity.
The quarterly report is a reason
able demand.
Let it be furnished voluntarily be
fore it has to be furnished involun
tarily.
Senator Will Ask
.
U. S. Aid for Poles
(By International News Service.)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 26.—Senator
Hiteheock, of Nebraska, announced
to-day that he would introduce legis
lation within a few days for a large
,npproprht!on for Polish relief and re.
questing dction by the administration
'lo insure its arrival in Poland without
British or German interference. |
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Mutual Life Agents
Adjourn geeting
journ M
Georgia agents of the Mutual Bene
fit Life Insurance Company who have
been meeting in convention at the
Hotel Ansley, adjourned Friday to re
turn to th\r homes after a session
of two days.
Frank 8. Palmer, I. K. Norman, of
the Leaders’ Club, and officials of the
company made talks before the rep
resentatives Friday morning.
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G. 0. P. Nomination
(By International News Service.)
COLUMBUS, OHIO, Feb., 25.—Al
torney Frank S. Monett, of Colum
bus, former Attorney General; to-day
filed with Secretary of State Hilde
brand 'the declaration of William
Graut Webster, of Chicago, as a can
dida‘e for the Republican presidential
nomination.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 191 w,
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More Army Recruits
Sought in Georgi
g orgia
More Georgla recruits ~for iy,
United States army are being sougy,
in a canvass of towns and citieg i,
the central part of the State, being
made by Sergeant Frank Hippert, o+
the Atlanta recruiting bureau. .
He has returned from Marietis
where he conducted a temporary gy}
station, and Friday was preparing to
go to Macon on a recruiting skirmisy